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had For Tall HNta.

st. Sylvester. Is celebrated In Berlin
by the blowing of tin horns. the ring
ing of bells and all other devices for
making a noise. The only horse play
INDUCED in is ut the expense of the
wearer Of the silk tile. Any one on
the street is privileged to bring his
cane down or the crown Of the Of
Tending headgear as hard and as often
as he can. When the man with the
dilapidated hat complains to the po-
lice the only consolation he gets is. ut
serves you right for wearing 1t on Syl-
vester night"
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G~lakXOvv's Cable ROad.

A massive rope is used daily in pull
ing all the L.ondoa trains out of Glas-
cow from Queen street high level sta
ton over the Cowlaire gradient. the
first mile and Il half OF which is so
steep as to exceed the power Of the
locomotive. This rope. which is made
of steel Wire and is three miles long,
costs iGoO and lasts from ten to twelve
months. 1t is cuuless and lies on the
surface Of the up and down tracks
supported on iron pulleys, dipping I'M
foreground 1T either end. At Glasgow
each train is Fastened on to it by a
chain arrangement, and the rope, being
set in motion by the stationary engine
at Cowlaire. pulls the train to the sum
NIT, from which point it continues the
journey unassisted.-London Graphic.
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The hamburger Nachrichten contrib
utcs he following to the stories rela,
tive to the relations between Emperor
William IL. ana bismarck. III the kali
ser wished to ride alone" said Bis
marck. Il could have found no objec-
ton. That he drove me away, though.
wounded me. II he wanted to get rid
OF me he should have told me SO frank
", and would have taken six months
vacation. II things got along without
me l would have remained away. 9th
crwisc l should have returned. But
this! l WAS nearly thrown out Of my
house in the Wilhelmstrusse. l had to
pack my belongings in haste. for Ca
privi was waiting ut the door"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-30
Skirts For Men,

Bell skirted o%vercoats are the latest
novelty in the tailoring world. says the
London Mirror. They have been in
troduced by tailors of High Holborn.
in London. and already there is quite
a boom In the article. The effect Of
the new overcoat is graceful If some
what feminine. The cloth Is taken in
at the waist, then allowed to hang
loose. falling in natural folds. like a
lady's skirt. "Quiet colors are best
for such a novel STYLE" said one Of
the sartorial artists the other day.
"Green checks or stripes. which can
be worn with impunlts for q less at
tractive style Of coat, would look II.
dlculous."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-30
ThE NUDGE.
An Incident Illustrating a Trait In
WOman's Nature.

An Incident Illustrating a Trait In
Woman's Nature.
DO you see the woman walking In
front of us there?" asked the man with
the fashionable tie to the friend who
was strolling up broadway with him.
"Do you notice anything particularly
striking about her? Nothing, except
that she is very well dressed? That's
what l would say. Now, I'll bet you
half a dollar that when she passes the
three wome walking just ahead of her
all three will nudge each other stimuli
~taneously."
The woman behind was walking
faster than the three In front and she
o o passed them. The three women
looked her over from foot to head, then
nudged each other with their elbows as
II possessed with the same thought.
How did you know 1T" inquired the
friend as the other pocketed the half
dollar.
Il didn't know it," was the reply. III
I had 1t would have been taking an un
fair advantage Of you to bet. But I
was reasonably certain Of 1t. There Is
a certain indescribable something In
some women's manner, appearance and
carriage that causes all other women to
nudge each other at sight Of her. I
couldn't tell you just what it is, but I'm
ready to put up a wager on it every
time. The nudge is simply a part Of
women's sign language which means
something that cannot be put into
words, but which every other woman
understands.'-New York Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-30
TROLLEY SLEEPING CARS,
One Dollar For II Berth From Illinois
Points to st. Louis.

Sleeping cars will be placed in serv-
ice Dec. l on electric car lines between
central Illinois points and St. Louis,
says a special dispatch from Blooming
ton, III. The price of a berth will be a
dollar.
The cars are now in the shops Of the
company in Bloomington. Ill.,. ready
for regular service. They cost $4,000
each and weigh 100000 pounds. Each
a has four $50 horsepower motors.
They are Of handsome equipment. and
each can accommodate twenty persons.
These are the first interurban sleep
Ing ears to reach Illinois. and the ex-
pertinent will be watched with interest
in transportation circles.
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FISH,,
When Dried, the Queer Arms Closely
Resemble Plaster of Paris.

When Dried, the Queer ArnAs Closely
Resem bic Plaster Of Paris,
At its marine residence, away down
In deep water, the name on the door
plate would be "Astrophyton,' and it
belongs to a species called %ophiurans.
It has a we'll marked control disk. not
unlike a clam, but has no shell. From
this central body radiate arms, FIVE in
number, like those of the familiar star
fish, and these arms are divided into
minute branches, like the twigs on q
tree, until they number in some cases a
thousand separately defined hairlike
tendrils. While the body Ia not large,
the branches when extended measure
about eighteen inches in diameter. The
creature has the power Of incurling
these branches until it closely resem-
bles a shallow dish. This It does when
caught and about to die. remaining in
that shape when dried.
It has been given the name of basket
fish. 1t frequently when caught by a
dredge. for that Is the only way it can
be taken) throws off these arms or
parts Of them, so that q perfect speci-
men Is hard to be procured In its natu-
raj condition.
These arms and their subdivisions
are almost white when dried and close
~ resemble plaster Of paris. They are
very brittle, easily broken and cannot
be repaired. The fish live among the
roots Of seaweeds and are supposed to
feed upon these, moving about nv
wriggling and clambering with their
arms or fastening upon the roots and
pulling themselves along.
Most of the knowledge regarding
their habits Is conjecture, for none
have been taken alive and kept for suf-
fcient ting to give them proper ex-
animation aid study.-St. Nicholas.
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NEEDLESS NOISES.
0addening Effect Of some Sounds
That Assail Ones Ears.

1addening Effect Of some Sounds
That Assail Ones Ears.
1t Is the needlessness Of most noises
that renders them insufferable. You
sleep very we'll through the roar Of a
wintry storm, but If some one has for
gotten to fasten a blind and it begins
to bang then you are lost. You might
as we'll get up and locate that blind
and fasten it first as last. The mani
fold noises Of your steamers plunge
through the night, with the perpetual
wash of the sea, unite in a lullaby to
which the worst conscience sinks into
repose, but a snore breaking from the
next staterOOm recalls the memory of
all ones sins. The rush and leap and
incessant but varied grind and clang
Of The sleeping a become soothing mt
last, but a radiator. beginning to fizz
and click after the steam has been
turned Off, seems to leave the would be
sleeper no but suicide. II you
could get ut the second engineer and
leave him weltering IN his gore, you
could snatch a few cat maps before
morning. But you cannot get Mt the sec
ond engineer after midnight In most
hotels. Continuous noises and necessa-
ry noises are things you can adjust
senses or your spirits to, but the noise
without a reason, without an apparent
right. like the gnawing Of n rat in the
wainscot, is what drives so many to
perdition.-W. ID. Howells in Harper's.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-30

l remember telling Walter Pater
about "The Story Of nj African Farm
and the wonderful human quality Of it.
lie said. repeating his favorite formu.
Ia. mo doubt you are right. but I dc
not suppose l shall ever read It," And
he explained to me that he was always
writing something and that while he
was writing he did not allow himself
to read anything which might possibly
affect him too strongly by bringing a
new current Of emotion to bear upon
him.-A. Symons In Monthly Review.
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The History Of Tacifus.

The entire history Of Tacitus, as we
have the work. was regained from Il
single copy found In the fifteenth CEN
fury in a monastery Of Westphalia.
That we should owe the works of this
author to II copy is Il remarkable cir
cumstance, for the Emperor Tacitus.
who claimed to be a descendant of the
historian, had copies Of the history
placed in every library Of the empire
and each year had ten copies TRANSCRIPT
ed for presentation to scholars. All, it
seems, persisted, save the Westphalian
copy.
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In England. where everything that is
excessive in Il great civilization is to
be found. mental alienation is very fire.
quent. Many especial causes contrib
ute to this. such as i'll assorted mar
riages. which engcnder hereditary in
sanity; hazardous and desperate spec
ulations, the frequency Of commercial
crises, the increasing fluctuations Of
political life, the laziness peculiar to
the rich. the abuse Of fermented liquors
and, lastly. the immense number Of re-
liglous sects.-London Hospital.
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Low Down.,

"You are anaemic." says the ply
s!cian after humping and prodding.
You should practice deep breathing"
Deep breathing!" retorts the pa
tient. why. doctor, that Is just what
I do all the time. l work In a subway
cellar sixty feet below the street lev
el."-Judge.
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Mrs. Gayboy (severely)-What time
did YOU get home last nights Gayboy
(cautiously)-Oh. a little after dark.
Mrs. Gayboy-After dark! Why, It was
daylight when you came In! Gayboy-
Well. isn't that after dark?
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So lye Heard.

II wonder if there be any Industries
carried on in heaven?" inquired the
town ignoramEs.
'1've alters hecrd as how matches
are made there" was the guarded an.
swer Of the local sage.-Louisville Cou.
rier-Journal.
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lnsinCeeity,

Be honest with yourself, whatever
the temptations. Say nothing to 9TH
ers that you do not think and play no
tricks with your own mind. OF all
the evil spirits abroad at this hour OF
the world insincerity Is the most dan
gerous.-J. 4. Froudc.
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GOLDSMITH'S 3
The Sale Of the Manuscript Copy Of
"The Vicar Of Wakefield"

"The Vicar Of Wakefield"
Utter incapacity for managing his
own money affairs had brought poor
Goldsmith, not for the first time, to his
last penny, and his landlady to the
end of her stock of patience. 1t was in
these circumstances that 1.-The Vicar
of Wakefield was sold to pay the un-
happy authors unpaid rent. Boswell
tells US that one morning in 1764 DR..
Johnson received an urgent message
from Goldsmith begging he would
come to him as o as possible, rs he
was in great distress. johnson at c
sent Kim a guinea and then went over
10 see his friend. He found Goldsmith
much excited and in q violent passion
because his landlady had arrested him
for his rent. II perceived" says the
doctor, that he had already changed
my guinea and had got a bottle Of
madeira and a glass before him. l put
the cork in the bottle, desired he
would be calm and began to talk to
him Of the means by which he might
be e~xtricated." Goldsmith then pro-
duced the MS. copy of 1.-The Vicar Of
Wakefield" lying in his. desk ready for
the press. johnson looked at 1t, per-
ceived its merits and %thereupon took It
to a bookseller named Newberry and
sold 1t to him for EGO. II brought Gold
smith the money" continues Johnson,
"and he discharged his rent. not with
out rating his landlady in a high tone
for having used him so ill."-London
Tit Bits
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How He Knew 1t.

Fair Passenger-They say you can't
fool a street car conductor with a
plugged nickel. but l worked one off
on him a few minutes ago. The Other
Passengcr-l know it. madam. He
gave it to me in change just now.-Chi-
cage Tribune.
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ODD o r By A Y
Nebraska Woman Sought Gift Of
Tongues, but None Understand.

Nebraska Woman Sought Gift Of
Tongues, but None Understand.
The gift Of tongues promised in
Scripture has been granted to three
members Of the Advent Christian
church of Lincoln, Neb., according tc
the firm belief Of the three persons sc
endowed, the pastor and the congrega.
tlOn, which consists Of about 100 mem.
bers, says the st. Louis Post Dispatch.
Mrs. G. c. Shumate is positive that
the gift for which she has been pray
ing for a number Of weeks has been
granted her. She arose In the meeting
and testified and sang hymns in the
new language. She does not under.
stand the words which she utters and
university professors have been unable
as yet to recognize it, though several
Intimate 1t may be Sanskrit. 1t Is no
dced that the same sounds frequently
recurI and to be used consistently
to express the same thoughts. In re.
gard to her gift Mrs. Shumate said:
II don't attempt to explain it. ]
only know that the Lord has sent II
upon me in answer to my earnest pray.
er Of weeks. l was converted only q
little more than a year ago, but ever
since then l have longed to have the
gift, and l knew that l would get it II
I was earnest enough and faithful
enough"
Evangelistic services have been In
progress in the little church. and the
pastor has encouraged his followers to
pray for the gift that they desired, as.
surfing them that an answer from heav.
N would be vouchsafed II they were
earnest and faithful.
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II think" said the reporter. that the
public would like to know how You
managed to live to such a great age"
"Ry perseverance," replied the CEN
tenarian. Il Jest kept on livin'.".-
Philadelphia Ledger.
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No Kick COmfnR.

Mrs. Jones-Do you appreciate what
that is you are eating? Tramp with
bis mouth fulD-No'm! Mrs. Jones'
Well, that Is angel cake with wine
Jelly and whipped cream Tramp-Oh,
we'll, anything tastes good when a fel-
ler's hungry. mum!-New York Press.
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4 Greater Light.

Teacher Which Is farther AWAY.
England or the moon? Pupil-England.
reacher-Why? rupil-Because you
can't see England. and you can see the
moon.
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The Great Difficulty.

"One-half Of the worlds happiness is
solved when Il person learns to mind
his own business"
YES. but it's the other half that
causes tho most trour..e."
whats that?'
Getting other people to mind theirs"
Home Notes.
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One Kind Of Tanning,

Pop"
Eyes, my SON."
What kind Of wood do they use
most in tanning?"
well, when l Went to school. my
boy, they used birch."-Yonkers States
man.
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The Best

The best literature of our day is not
In fiction. 1t is in poetry, in biography.
in history and In criticism.-Londou
Sphere.
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Do not borrow trouble. The Interest,"
Is too high.-Dallns News.
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Production VIII Reach @25 10000 o
Against S15,OOO,OOO In 10O5-He1
Treasures Only SKINNED, Believer
Judge J. C. KeIlum, Who Says Inn.
II Augment Her Resources.
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CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

Jack O'Connor, Of the St Louis Amer.
leans, is scouting in the American Asso-
citation for some new talent
OF all the men who pitch baseball.
Dygert IS said 10 have the easiest motion
in the shoulders. His arm is set on ball
bearings.
Artie Hofman's first basing is all that
can be desired, but at the same time the
Cubs miss the hustling leadership Of
Chance.
To date Bill Gleason has not paid that
bin of $40 Barney Dreyfuss sent him for
Gripping the Pirates in the recent series.
President PUlliam has the case under
Amusement.
The ST. Louis Cardinals are making a
desperate effort 10 win more games than
the Chicago Cubs lose this season, as
their record in the race. with the odds
slightly against them, shows.
Pitcher Steele ought to be quite useful
TO the Boston Americans, who have Just
obtained him from the New England
League While with the Lynn team he
won thirteen out Of fourteen games.
The debut Of Shipke. the youngster
from Des Moines, who joined the Wash
ington team in Chicago, was very fashy.
and his stops and throws were of the
spectacular order. says an exchange
The VS. sure We're working overtime
for Pittsburg. Willis weird winders and
the weighty wallops from Wagner's we'll
welded willow brought woe TO the wig
wan Of Brooklyn's willing workers.
What?-Pittsburg Sun.
Too young was Drechto, the Minnesota
college pitcher. signed by Manager Can
tillon, OF Minneapolis, and he will not
join the Millers. DrechtO's parents OBJ
jected, and. as the lad is only twenty
years Of age, he obeyed.
Even Jack Thoney-Thoney. the star NJ
the Eastern League and the pride of the
Toronto fans-has fallen under the nm.
pire's ban. He just couldn't refrain from
expressing himself TO Umpire Sullivan the
other day. and was fined S25.
President T. J. Bryce. of the Columbus
American Association club. spent a day in
Chicago inquiring of Messrs. Comis-
key and Cantillon concerning possible
trades for surplus players. Both asserted
they needed more surplus than they had.
Owner Taylor. Of the Boston Americans.
has two flrst-Class scouts roaming In the
haunts OF the minor leagues for likely
material He does not expect any results
this season. but hopes 10 begin the race
next year with some high-class young
sters.
Tommy Corcoran. Of the Giants. is now
a full-tiedged member Of the hospital
corps. From q spike wound he received
in Brooklyn a slight attack OF blood
poison has developed, and it may be sew
eral days before he can again don a uni
form.
Chief thinner is having a lovely time
as an umpire in the Southern League.
About half OF the critics around the cir
cult are undecided whether he should be
sent to the blind asylum or the peniten-
tiaTy while the other half say he is the
best umpire in the league
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INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE.
COugressiORaIS Lost so BrOOkIand
Methodist Church by : to q.
STANDING or THE TEAMS.

W. L. Pct. ". Z. Pct
Independents 0 1000 Eckinztou.... i SO
BgDokiand.... 2 ! GO Rl0aming3ale. O. Gs
Congrcssionls / ! SO Res,r1 0irs...... 9 ~
To-day's game-ReservJir Heights rs Independ-
Cnts al McDevitts Field
After getting an early lead Of three
runs, the Congressionals lost yesterdays
contest to the BrooklaRd Church tenn
by TO 6. before a large and enthusiastic
crowd.
The fielding of Cord in left field and he
playing OF the Congressional team as a
whole were the features.
The official srnre.
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CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE.
81. Stephens Institute Tie for Lead
by Defeating Atlantics.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS

Alo,.iu.. " y i Ps5 s southern Ry. " + r IS;
St. Stephens 70 : s5s Columbia i .S9
To-days game - Government Printing once vs..
southern Railway, at First and NJ streets northeast
5I5 p. M
ST. Stephens Institute, with Jimmie"
Kerr in the box, achieved an easy win
over the Atlantics yesterday by Is to 3.
Until the fifth inning Kerr had the
North Fasteners under his control by
Is to /, with one hit. but errors in the
fifth and sixth sessions By the West End
ers gave the Atlantics four runs. Rube
Clark's one-handed juggling stop of a
hot grounder and Kraft's scoring four
runs on four bases on balls were the
features.
Yesterdays victory caused a tie for
first and second place in the percentage
column. The outcome Of the race will be
watched with much interest
The official score:
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KENILWORTH RESULTS.

FIRST RACE - Five furlongs Aphrodite. 100
'Goldsteini, TO J. won; Uncle Toby. ll2 Smith
60 ! Tor place. second. Desideyatm l09 N.-Car-
thy. TO I 10 show. third. Time on Is Guard
Hands Around. Tie Gosling. LBzctta Henry Kelly
Fred Mace. Bridge Whist, and Teetck also ran-
SECOND RACE-Fiye f;,rlongs Seymour Benfler.
is Brown 10 2 won; King Folly l65 u.ycurgusi
70 for place. second. Drgtgc lO5 iGrandl, %
% show. third. Time. on - Donald T.. Frau
Elbertus. W0osuun. and Giles also ran
THIRD RACE-Steeplechsse about two miles.
Ducian. lSl iaodrocki. 20 ? won; Caloorahatchie.
81 lHaganl, even for place second. Bonfire I55
NlcHalel. even 10 show. third. Time. asOl5
Northampton, Rutchs Rather, and Panther also
ran.
FOURTH RACE-SiX fuTlOngs. Edna Jackson g
Grand. % 8 wun Tickle IS AfcDauieD even
for place, Second; Mark Anthony H. 100 Ieel. 10
to show. third. Time. LIP b George : Davis
ran third, but was disqualified. New Year II also
ran.
FIFTH RACE-One mile and forty yards Willis
Green. l03 Ueel. TO 5. won; Algebra. 50 Gold
seinl. . 70 FOR place second; Perfecto l03 Hoggl
10 20 show. third. Time AZ - Matty Darby.
Leura A., Captain Hale. Le0paul Dairy Maid Null
yaney. Stoney Lee. and Simon y. also ran
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
DEPARTMENTAL LEAGUE.
LabOrites Down Navy in Last SEIZED
uIed Game by to =.

The last Of the regularly scheduled
games in the Departmental League was
played yesterday, Commerce and Labor
defeating Navy in slow game by tc 2
For FIVE innings the contest was a good
one. not a man reaching first base but
after the fifth Navy seemed 10 lose heart.
and the laborites scored with ease.
Murray pitched a creditabic game. but
his support was ragged. and several Of
the drives that were safe could have been
fielde5. Wheatley pitched fine ball, fan
ming nine sailors, and deserved a shut
out
The first Of the postponed games, that
between Treasury and Post-office, will be
played in a few days. the date TO be
announced lFter.
Tho official coogo.
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Richmond at Portsmouth.
Norfolk at Lynchburg.
sTANDING % - TEAAfs-
LYNCHBURG SHUT OUT.
Otey, ON Slab for Norfolk, Is Easy,
but Wins Game.

but Wins Game.
Special 70 The Washington Herald
Lynchburg. Va, July 15.-Otey was on
the slab for Norfolk and was hit hard,
but with substitutes on the team, the
locals could not tally. Score:
R.HE
Lynehburg .......... 0 % o 0 90 6
Norfolk .-............ / 1 u Ks /
Batteries Oakley and Goode; 0tey and Edwards
UIEpires-AessIs. Handib0e and Coif0wer.
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TO-DAY's GAMES,

PittsburG at New York.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
ST. Louis at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Boston.
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MARQUETTE LEAGUE.
Miester Had -. Peters BufTaIoed
and Won for st. Dominic's.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.

To-day's Eame-st. Martins IS. ST vincent's, a
Thlrty-hfth and w streets
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was not as strong as the present associa-
ton when Il started to expand. but 1t
went ahead and prospered. just the same
Don't be surprised some of these days if
You hear of such a ITOject going through
AS I said before, it will depend great
deal on the action of the big league mag
mates themselves"