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OYSTERS NO NOVELTY.
Helen OF Troy May Have Eaten Then
Nero Imported Them.

The oyster is the key to that paradise
called Appetite
That's what Prof. John r. Phlpots
says, and he knows more about oysters
than all the shuckers from Chesa peake
Bay to Cotuit.
Just why We think of oysters as a
modern dainty it would be hard to tell,
but probably half of the men and women
who scan the oyster section of the bill
Of fare do cherish that delusion. Never
theless In Nero's time millions of bushels
OF oysters were eaten annually in Rome.
But even Nero becomes an object of
pity to the American when we read that
the best Of the oysters he had to eat were
imported from Britain. Probably the
Roman Emperors had the same delusion
that we have. They doubtless con-
sidered that in providing an oyster
course at their banquets they were bring
ing their menu strictly up to date.
They didn't know that in primeyal
times the oyster shucker was an i'm
portant parsonage. This must have
been so, for in the remains known as
kitchen middens in Denmark there are
thousands and thousands Of oyster shells
bearing evidences Of having been arti-
fc:ally opened. Not only taat, but Dr.
Schliemann in his search for the ancient
city Of Troy found oyster shells in the
ruins Of the prehistoric settlements of
Hissarlik.
A writer in the National Hopdfine saws
that the oyster Is valuable not 20 much
for its nutritivc qualiues-and these
must not he undercstmE tod by any
mesns-as for -its Toculif.r oondimen-
tality and its rcrdy digostibilty. For
thu invalid it il osI eciFlly valuable. for
II is tho only known food that will not
at some ti,no or another nEufeate the
pGtioSt. icing unquestionfbly tho most
iiy digostcd OF ell animal foods.
Some ro out-.b bic physicians. howov YER,
have maintained thct tho ufc OF the
oyster should nevor To permitted nuy
diot@tio patient. TIE Lancet. tho mo Il
influential medics.l orgEn in Greet Bri ain,
diSagrees with this. II snys:
According 70 our analyses the ar cunt
Of liver sugar In the oyeter was ' cry small,
and certainly considerable less than half
that found by previous observers. We
made number OF experiments on this
point and In no instanoo did the amount
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MANY rfiLoRs DEcErvED.
More Than 1 ;OOO. Exclusive Samples ssel
Unto the Wrong Hands.


piece OF cardboard covered with
square samples OF woollen cloths for
mems and women's suitings might not
seem TO the average man very valuable
article, yet elaborate schemes 10 est
hold OF such sample cards are planned
apd sometimes carried through. sse
couple arrived recently at the beat
OF the Philadelphia hotels and set out
to visit all the leading tailors. The nab
wanted winter outfit OF cotnprsheu4
sive character, while the woman was
just as interested in accommodating a wine,
ter wardrobe OF the tailor made variety
Occupying large rooms in the hotel, there
was no reason to believe that the two
we're anything other than they represente3
themselves SO when they gave the uufn-
ber OF their suite in the hotel the samples
were forthcoming. - s.su ssft
After several days had passed without
the expected orders the tailors began
to send to the hotel for information.
The answer returned was that the two had
given up their rooms and left tho day
before. No samples were to be found
The number OF inquirers became 10
large that they we're referred by the hotel
clerk to police headquarters. More than
1. 900 samples OF cloth had been sent by
the tailors to the couple. Investigation
showed their purpose when in the Broad
street station were found two wooden
packages they had checked there. filled
with sample cards from which the cloth
had been torn away. ~
The couple had succeeded In acquiring
possession Of the best samples Of the :
firms that deal in the high class excl,l-
sive patterns. OF course they viii sell
their patterns to the cheaper firms tnst
endeavor to reproduce them.
Even boideE ell ort to get the exciu-
sive samples Is reported from Chicago. :.
There two men rented a store iu which
TO open tailoring business Of a high
priceu character and sent to the manu-
facturers for their samples. The sampIeS
were sent. but no orders ever caues - t'
Later inquiry from the mapufactnrefa
showed that the hrm had got no further
In its career than taking the store Tor a
month. 1ts object was plain when some
OF the best designs were turned out ~
the cheap 'nills- M
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and exact experiments with models. and
the last named discovery. that Of means
OF maintaining equilibrium in the air,
opened an entirely new epoch.
It's importance became appreciated
only much later in the life of its author; in
fact, only shortly before his untimely
death. Like Meusnier's ideas, il was then
submitted to the French Academy, and ite
value being recognized it started in flight a
flock of aerostatic f1edglings which we're
then struggling to master the art OF true
flight and which included the balloons
identified with the well known names
OF Lebaudy and Zeppelin.
II was a French Brazilian amateur,
Santos -Dimont. who first broke the spell
Of general disbelief in balloon propulsion
near the end OF the last century. when he
boldly put one OF the new tricycle. gasolene
motors aboard q one man airship. He'
had not learned enough Of what was then
known about Renard's work, and even
when his fifth model brought him at last
gratifying success there remained still
a faulty suspension and other radical
CONSTITUTIONAL errors to remedy, Yet
he attained higher velocity because his
motor was at least seven times more
powerful for it's weight than Renard's.
At about the same period Count Fer
dinand Won Zeppelin, with splendid bold
ness. struck out in an entirely new depar-
ture In airship construction. He did not
need to learn from Renard: he did not
have the same difficulties to face. because
they were eliminated at the very outset
by making the whole gas vessel rigid like
the hull OF ship on the water. The ex-
perience OF no predecessor could help him
to correct his mistakes; they were new
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to understand that as wives they are
held by the laws OF the land to earn ano
own not shilling and that any little hard
saved treasure they have stored can be
spent at any time by their husbands
when and as they choose.
Another case followed still more re-
Gently TO emphasize the position OF wife
standpoint. In this case the man had
been abroad for some years and h ad sent
his wife for the family support such sums
as he thought At. The wife, choosing to
devote her energy and ability To the eco
nomical conduct Of her home rather than -
az she had been dong-to earning an
income In profession, saved some OF the
allowance.
AS in this case. at any rate the husband
being out OF the country could not have
been deprived of any home comforts the
county court Judge was rather doubtful
IL the law deprived the wife OF her small
savings. But the High Court OF Justice,
all doubt. The judges repeated that
the law is that IL q wife has no outside
source OF income she can own nothing.
"A lady had a dozen photograp phs taken
at a cost Of a guinea and had paid for
them out Of her house keeping allowance,
The husband claimed that he could sup
press the negative as II was paid for with
his tnoutN anu VINO NuNp Nbo liiNlo' VI WIG
point Of view but so dreadfully important
TO women In another point OF view was
settled in the husbands favor on the
ground just recounted. namely. that o wife
has absolutely no rights to any money
at all as earned by home making and child
tending labors.
FINALLY. not only does a wife not earn
a single penny by her household work
but she may be left by will absolutely
a pauper on her husbands death, though
he may have quite fortune TO leave be-
hind him. and she have been a faithful
wife during the whole OF her days of
strength and ca rninR capacity. Even If a
husband die intestate the law does not
give his widow his property--though IL
does give widower all the property OF a
wife who dies intestate.
at was represented as a great act of
grace when the House OF Commons quite
recently ordained that the widow might
have what was left by an intestate up to
E500 in cash. In landed property also n
wife has certain rights in intestacy. but
she has none In case her husband makes
n will and chooses TO leave her penni-
less in eriater days after n life spent In
the service of his home.
1T Ia the laws that are unjust. in the way
the position Us regarded Of women who
could have, II they trained in youth and
kept TO work. made good professional in
comes, but who have accepted wifehood,
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evolving the perfect airship. By Capt
at least pointed cut. ....
His work. like that Of Gen. Meusnier
was far in advance of his day. Not only
did he invent the balloon Ia France oi
1sS4-s5 but also the Vile de Paris in 1907
In other words he stopped short at moth.
ing connected with the navigable balloon
problem. and his successors needed In
fact only to add improved motors.
He had to use very imperfect source
OF power-an electric motor driven by
batteries-not only because the steam and
gas engines OF his day were too crude and
heavy. but especially because they offered
no protection against the risk Of setting
the gas on fire. Clifford. who In 1853 put
rather recklessly the first mechanical
motor on a primitive elongated balloon.
using a low pressure steam engine fired
with coke, was obliged to suspend the car
80 low that propulsion became problem
atical Compared to tho present airship
motors Of Ave pounds weight to the horse
power Renard's propelling mechanism
weighing over 100 pounds to the horse
power was almost as far from the goal
as Meusnier's human power OF more
than 600 pounds horsepower.
But Renard settled once for all the
great questions Of shape Of small re-
sistance for the gas bag. the amount Of
stiffening required. the value OF high
position for the centre Of gravity. correct
suspension, elimination OF surface friction
both in balloon and car. proper placing
and shaping OF the rudder. economical
propeller. and last but not least the
equilibrium In flight. All these discover
les were the result OF painstaking, long
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the surrounding air il elongated and
pointed like a submarine and provided
with propelling instrument and rudder
Yet, with one notable exception. hardly
one Of the countless schemes proposed
up to the latter half Of the last century
touched upon these vital points. In
stead there were complicated and fan
tastic combinations of the initial round
ball with various contrivances.
The balloon. like the steam engine. had
its James Watt very shortly after its
birth. This was a Frenchman. Gen.
Meusnier, who with keen insight into
essential principles submitted a very
credtable design OF a dirigible balloon
to the French Academy as early as 17si.
The design was judiciously adapted to
the only available motive power, human
arms, and there was an astonishing
anticipation Of the modern propeller.
called by him rotating oar.
Meusnier's plans were never executed
and were soon forgotten in the storm Of
the French Revolution. For over a
century they lay buried in the library
Of the French Academy and yet they
anticipated all tho essential points Of
modern aerostatios. A characteristic
proof is found In the Generals statement
that he did not expect to drive his ship
against any save the most gentle zephyr
by the sole efforts Of its crew but that he
expected to be able gradually to steer
it across the wind. to raise or lower It
without any loss Of ballast or gas and to
reach the destination Of q long sky voyage
10y thus taking advantage OF the most
favorable air currents.
The inventor also embodied In his
construction fundamental features Of the
first self-propelled balloon that ever
returned to its starting point-which
feat occurred exactly 100 years later-
namely. the oblong form of the car.
which is needed to preserve the shape OF
the gas bag, the internal balloon which
keeps the gas bag taut and regulates its
sscensional force and the system Of
staying the car fore and aft, which pre-
vents it from swinging.
A hundred years elapsed. as has been
said. before there was any real progress.
Then in 1884 the airship came at last into
existence. Again French officer. Capt.
Renard. led in its development.
Under the stress Of the siege OF Paris
10 1870 the wish for q means Of communi-
cation by which besieged fortress could
not only be left but also reentered just
as safely had become 90 deeply rooted
In the heart OF the French nation that
unlimited funds were placed at the dis
posal OF q newly founded military aero
nautical department for the purpose OF
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THAT RECORD JUMP BY q. W.
Alleged Origin OF Thackeray's Story Of
the n Foot Leap.

the n Foot Leap.
Three college athletes have had an ideal
shattered by reading a paragraph in a
speech that Sir G. Tr velyan made in
London before the Publishers Circle at a
recent dinner. These men. in addition to
being athletes. are devoted 10 Thack-
cray and THE virginians"
There is reference in that book 10 the
prowess Of George Washington as an
athlete. particularly as a broad jumper.
This is to the effect that Washington was
able TO jump 20 feet. which, considering
that il was away back in the eighteenth
century, was some leap. Although the
best American record now is "a feet II
inches, II has not been standing so long,
and in the early days OF American ath-
letics % feet was remarkable perform
ance in the broad jump.
These three used to pride themselve es
on knowing about that performance
credited to Washington. and they pointed
out how in 1875 and for three years fol-
lowing the American championship was
won by leaps OF less than 20 feet, and that
from 1880 TO 1885 inclusive the champion
did not do ~ feet. although close TO II on
several occasions.
So they used always to tell folks who
asked about great broad jumpers that
Washington held the American record
from about 1852 TO 1895. What shattered
all this wrs the following from the Ire
velvan speech;
Il was p 'esent at dinner where Ihaok-
cray dIsooursed to a delighted audience
OF young people about The Vlrginians.
which he was then writing and which
seemed to I'LL his mind to the exclusion Of
everything else. Among other matters
he asked us. all around the table. what was
the widest jump any Of US had ever known.
and whom we agreed upon twenty-one
feet, he said: Then must make George
Washington jump one foot more
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motherhood and home making for their
occupation in life's heyday.
Il urge that these women actually do
earn their living-that a husband has no
more right to refuse a wife an independent
income, in proportion to his means. than
the Office partner in a manufacturing
business who actually gets the money
in hand has to refuse the proper share Of
it 10 the partner who overlooks the in
ternal arrangements OF the factory
that a wife has a just right to spend
or TO save as she pleases from her portion
her wages for her home making work
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- 70 y y fttI..Il
spacious by connecting the two care, Of
rather engine rooms with an enclosedi
gallery and building n regular windowed
cabin in the centre of the latter. In many
successful airshirs the Zeppelin has carr
ried q number Of passengers, ohiehy. on
that most enjoyable air voyage Of twelve
hours through the wonderland of the
Swiss mountains and lakes. ia !.
Other German balloons are also inter
esting. In so far as they overcomsslthe
difficulties Of the French In an original
fashion Tho reason why so far M
elongated gas bags required n-1ohe frame
as a help toward keeping them ins'silape
was the necessity OF bringing tbs oar vel
up to the bag to prevent IT itfrcin'swlneinr
the whole fabric like pendulum. Mejcf
Won Parseva invented a stIikingly clever
device for completely eliminating this obs
lection ard raking a, low Sisrenu'up
possible and practicable. ~, ~, 4.
His balloon Is stifened solely by As1s
pressure. maintained by two air be3r
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WRONGS or ENGLISH WOMEN
PRESENT LAWS WORK GRAVE
INJUSTICE TO WIVES.

A Husband May by His viii Leave Hit
Wife Penniiess-A Wife's Household
Savings Not Her Own-Her Allow
snce at the Husbands Discretion
The suffragettes over in England are
commonly supposed In this country to be
fighting more for an abstract principle
than for any practical personal ad-
vantage to women. That there are sil
on the statute books laws which are as
tonshingly unjust to women was proved
10 longer ago than August Of this y ear.
Two wills proved during August. says
the London Illustrated Neus. have re-
minded us Of one Of the rights that
British husband possesses in excess OF
those enjoyed by the less fortunate mar
ned men OF most other countries. the
right Of leaving the partner Of his life
2enniless at his own discretion.
One Of the testators in question had a
grm sense of humor. He commands his
widow to enter a convent and spend the
rest o. her life in pray in which case
he pays for her board with legacy OF
SLuUJ to the superior Of said convent;
mt II the widow refuses this disposition
of her future existence then she Ia TO have
M provision at all but is TO face the world
with only her wardrobe and jewelry.'
The other husband certainly utterly
lacked hunor. for his wife died before
hrI, and yet we are informed he resisted
TIE entreaties of his friends to erase from
ms will clause leaving his poor spouse,
who now wanted no more in this world
!.I of wants. one single shilling out OF
~ fortune.
1T is surely doubtful il the law ought
u sanction the enormity Of woman
who has glven up in her married life all
othsr prospect Of providing for her own
nd age being LETT at last destitute by hsr
hlsuand's will, This possibility is the
more crIel because IL Is further the case
TIA Under English law a wife may not
s"r" the merest pittapce for herself out
o' mouey received by her from her bus
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EVOLUTION OF TIE AIRSHIp
DIFFICULTiES TT TOOK ONE
UI'NDRED YEARS TO SOLVE.

The DirlEibie Balloon In Its Present Form
suggested by q Frenchman IN 1SSA
His Idea Carried Out in 1854
Capt. nenard's Great Discovery.
II took a century 70 develop the dir
igibe balloon after II had been conceived
in its present modern form. For one
hing motors of the efficiency Of those
Nv available were lacking. but the
delay was due in at least equal measure
TO the fact that no one thought Of certain
little details Of oorstruction-deta
which may easily escape the notice OF
the layman but arc vital
10 make a dirigible gas balloon seems
in a way very simple now. Obviously
!, will move in any desired direction in
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Advance, Five Years 1890. T50
District No. L.
Including all of Wenatchee south
of Orondo avenue and R. F. D. Nos.
l and 8.
District No. 2.
Including all of the City of We
natchee north Of Orondo avenue and
r. F. D. No. 2.
District No. 3.
Including Waterville. Chelan, Will
son Greek, Peshastin, Cashmere,
Leavenworth, Entiat and all other
outside P. O. and Mail Routes not
nave little trouble in catching a
basketful OF speckled beauties.
Many hunters made Skagway their
headquarters during the summer
months, and few tourists leave the
city out. of their itinerary.
Skagway has two daily papers,
churches, schools and many fine res
mentioned in districts I and q
Each district mentioned will fur
nish one OF the successful candidates,
it being the rule of the contest that
no two winners can be residents of
the same district. Each candidate,
however, is entitled to receive votes
from all the districts.
The entire party VIII travel first
class to Alaska by way of the beau
tiful Inland Sea route, including
first-class transpor tation both ways,
stateroom, meals and all accommoda-
lions while enroute. 1t is indeed a
truth that along the coast no trip
like this"
Those who contest do not neces-
sarily have to be subscribers to the
World and the three who win the
free trips may go whenever they
choose. individually or in group. The
best accommodations possible have
been arranged for so there will be
no doubt of convenience and safety.
Enter your name, or that of your
friend at once. She may win free
trip. Nothing is easier than winning
if you go about it rightly and So
i licit the aid of your friends in help
ing you out. Of course, the best
way of securing votes is by getting
your friends subscribe for the paper,
thus. getting the coupons issued there
on. There is another way of voting,
however. and that is by clipping the
ballots from the World and Advance
and filling in the name OF the young
lady you wish to vote for and bring
it to the contest department of the
World. The votes will be counted
at o'clock each morning.
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Interest increases daily in all three
districts and battle royal is look
ed forward to- Miss Bessie Graham
has assumed the leadership of district
No. 2, and most of the leaders con-
tinue to tack on a few more votes
each day, while the others continue
to rise and be in line for leadership
at the first chance. This is a most
pleasant contest and all are feeling
friendly towards each other. Fer
this reason, the Worlds only regret
is that it is not possible to send every
young woman to Alaska who is in
this contest, but, according to the
rules of the contest, only one candi.
date from each district, besides the
chosen chaperone, can win the prize.
The friends of the young ladies are
realizing now more than before what
this trip means to anyone taking II
The famous Alaska summer excur-
sion is an education in travel, geog-
raphy and the worlds finest scenery.
The trip takes from ten days to two
weeks, stops being made at points OF
special interest long enough TO see ev-
erything. People come annually
from the far eastern states and even
from European countries to the Sound
for the whole purpose of taking this
delightful Alaska excursion. 1t can
be truly said that there is no trip like
it in America.
Last Special Offer.
II Candidates and readers of the
World should bear in mind that the
double vote offer is now in vogue and
has bue few more days to run.
Those who fail to take advantage of
this offer may lose their chance of
winning a free trip to Alaska.
New Schedule.
One months subscription to the
Daily World-Old subsc-:htr, 100
votes: new subscriber 100 votes.
Three months subscription to the
Daily World-Old subscriber, 400
votes; new subscriber, 500 votes
Six months. subscription to the
Daily World-Old subscriber, 1000
votes; new subscriber, 1,400 votes.
/ years subscription to the
Daily World-Old subscriber, 2,400
votes: new subscriber. 5000 votes.
Five years subscription to the
DAILY World-Old subscriber, 10000
votes: new subscriber. $4,000 votes.
One years subscription to the Adj
vance-Old subscriber, 600 votes;
new subscriber, 500 votes.
Five years subscription to the Adj
vauca-O.d subscriber, $500 votes,
new subscriber, 5000 votes.
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Salt Lake City.

A visit to the old Mormon metropo-
lis is treat no traveller should deny
himself enroute east.
The Oregon abroad & Naviga-
ton company from Spokane connect
ing with the Oregon Short Line and
Union Pacific is the only route pass
ing through this wonderful city.
If not going east winter "trip to
delightful California. the land Of
sunshine and flowers, is suggested:
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or you may be looking for good farm
and fruit lands at very moderate
prices in mild climate.
Inquire for full particulars of E.
E. Ellis. General Agent, COS First
avenue, Seattle, Wash, or William
McMUrray, G. P. A.. Portland, Ore.
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AND OF TEN

Three Separate Contests.
The World is conducting three
separate and distinct contests at the
same time.
The young woman who received
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A name that stands for character,
that is synonymous with integrity, is
the best advertisement in the world.
Success.
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II you are not picki1g up some of
the bargains that are being adver-
tised in each issue of the Daily
World.