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New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
JOAN OF ARC TO
BE PATRON SAINT
BE4TTFIC4TION rs CON
FERRED ON HER.
Canonisation of French Patriot and
Warrior To Be Completed Prob
ably at Easter.
abIy at Easter.
.foopyrssh,. 1905. by tho Brentwood company-l

-fcc,v-srht 1908 by tho Brentwood Coupanyl
joan OF Arc has for hundreds of years been
the national heroine of France She is now IN
g fair way TO become the patron saint OF her
beloved country for which she sacrificed her
existence For on Sunday last the honor of
beatiicstion was conferred upon her with I'M
T,ressive ceremonies at the Vatican by Plus X
and II is understood that this will be followed
q q very early date by her full canOnization.
since the requirements Of the latter were shown
BY the DEGREES issued at the ceremony a week
ago and by the Pontiffs address on that OCCASION
no have been already fulfilled. But not untli
this canonization has been completed, probably
st next Easter. will the Maid OF Orleans become
ecclesiasticaIly entitled to the designation Of
Saint loan Of Arc Beatificatfon, however is not
sl1xavs followed by canonization. and as good
deal Of misconcepton exists about the matter
srnong the laity especially among that portion
thereof who do not belong 10 the Roman Cath
olic Church il may be Of timely interest TO oner
q Few words Of explanation.
Cancnizatfon and beatifcation were inaugu-
rated by the most ancient Of Christian churches
some ten centuries ago for the purpose of insu-
tuting supervision and control over the popular
cult for the dead. Reverence for the departed
tspeciaIIy when -ley have excited admiration ny
1heir virtues. by their heroism or by the sacri-
fee Of their lives on the altars Of patriotism or
Of faith may be described an instinct Of hu-
naanity irrespective Of race cline or belief In
some Of the empires Of the Orient It has taken
the form Of ancestor worship and during the
war OF four years ago in Manchuria the world
was thrilled by the prodigies Of mingled Vaior
and seif-abnegation the part Of the japanese
officers and men. who had no other object than
10 render themselves worthy Of their foreoears-
Perhars the ancestors in question were not al
WAYS worthy Of such devotion on the part OF
-g-r,a nal "
ses1e rz-be- kindly with the dead. and as years
mass by the memory Of their shortcomings dis
supears. and their good qualities are not only
-ecaled but likely 10 be exaggerated
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
LITERALLY TRUE

Tho Powder Manufacturer-Fancy 90 sas Vdis
all people goinE into the gunpowder So - AZ -
lighted candle I should have thoushI
would be the last thing he'd de- .xt,, n -
The hich properly sS0~~
sir.-Tit-BitA
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

affIiction, SO n1ercfuI, they said, were they;
they trioked her, and they gave her the death OF
fire" Of her capture Mr.. Lang writes: Now
all her men had fed only d'Aulon, his brotner'
49, hro+b.rs ard two or three more were with
her when she was surrounded by men - the
hostile forces Buraundians. Picards, sF 'sh-
The Lambertville record., 1908-03-25
HAD TWO MORE PLATES.
And Felt They Saved the Honor of the
American Navy.

Every graduating class at Annapolis
leaves behind It the fame of certain
heroes in the line of physical prowess
or mental endeavor. One of these he
roes was George Dewey. fine. manly.
athletic youth, the pride of the boxing
and fencing masters and the terror of
all bullies
In Dewey's class was n youth of an
excellent bent for applied mathematics,
but so tender Of physique that he often
suffered from the rough horseplay OF
his elders. Dewey took the boy under his
protection, and the two became fast
friends. They swung their hammocks
In the same watch on their graduating
cruise and when the ship touched at
Liverpool obtained permission to run
up to London on days leave. BY
rigid economy the two had scraped to-
gether little more than e apiece. and
they landed In the English capital ar.
rayed In spick and span new uniforms
A round of sightseeing had reduced
their combined capital to sovereigns
and their return tickets when their
boylsh appetites announced the hour of
noon.
With the cautious economy of his an.
eestors the Scotsman suggested chop
house, but nothing but the best would
suit Dewey, and he accordingly steer.
ed his chum into the finest hotel he
could find.
The two seated themselves ut one Of
the tables and scanned the menu with
a magnificent air. The first item that
caught their eyes was straw wberries and
cream. and this, with Its "reminiscences
of home, they proceeded to order
Now, the time was winter, and
Strawberries from the hothouse are ex-
penslve In London, so 1t was small
wonder that the other guests who had
| learned the order looked inquiringly at
these specimens of the jeunesse doree
Of the American navy. An oxford lad
who sat next them seemed particular
ly impressed and turned his large eyes
upon them with awe. The strawber-
ries were good, and all went well until
the obsequious walter returned with q
bill for IL. The Scotsman nearly col.
lapsed. but Dewey noticed the eyes Of
the OXonian upon him and, turning su-
| perbly TO the walter, ordered two more
| plates.
The mlddies left with empty pock-
cts, but haughtily conscious that they
had saved the honor of the American
| navy.
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His Souuenir

A famous novelist arrived one day at
a little country place and from the mo
nent he crossed the threshold OF the
quiet inn comforted himself with ex-
ceSsive ease.
He was passionately addicted to cab
bage and instructed the landlord to
prepare for dinner on his arrival an
immense dish of that vegetable, which
he conscientiously devoured.
Next day there was cabbage In the
soups and cabbage in the stew, and
by the third day the whole culinary
department by order was conducted on
the basis OF cabbage.
After weeks stop the novelist had
sickened of II and announced his in.
tentlon of departing Just before start
Ing he waited on his host TO present
his respects. lie found him In the gar.
den-the kitchen garden.
Good sir" he began loquaciously.
may | not hope that, after having
been the guest of so capable an enter
part without n souvenir of the visit?"
The country landlord looked Mt him
with surprise and then, inspired with
nm idea, called aloud
"John"-a bring one of
your finest cabbases for this gentle
man."-London Standard
The hawk eats the dove. but thu
hawk seems to be surrounded by as
many dangers as the dove-Atchlson
Globe
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A HAND AT WHIST.
The Story of the Result Put Bridge
Yarns In the Fish Glass.

Yarns In the Fish Glass.
At an uptown bridge whist party a
man member told this story while the
company was taking bite between
rubbers: 81 had heard of man hold
Ing Il complete suit, but never saw 1t
until last week. was invited to play,
ut DR.. Blanks home, and II was my
deal mt the start of the second rubber.
| looked at my cards and could hardly
believe my eyes There We're thirteen
cards all of the same suit. Gentlemen
said |, this Is embarrassing. l hate to
make the trump
"'WhyT was asked.
"'Well,' said l, If We're playing
with people who knew me less we'll |
would dislike TO show my hand
"'Now. after all this fuss, what do
you make it?'
Hearts, said l.
"Quiek as flash the man at my left
said, 1 double. and then realized that
In my excitement miscalled my hand
l had all diamonds. They made a
grand siam and said few things to
me also
The day after he had told the story
the man received postal card on
which this was written:
''The old rule that an affidavit should
so with every fish story and pepsln
tablet with every piece of amateur
mince pie has been changed to include
bridge whist stories in the fish Glass;
New York Tribune.
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Bobby's parents had forbidden him to
accept presents of money from casual
visitors or strangers. The visitor to his
home who was attracted by the boy s
bright face and who wished TO show
his approval by Offering Bobby his
stray pennies was politely but firmly
told any other kind of present would
be welcomed, but that the boy was not
allowed to take gifts of money. The
parents explained that they wished to
keep the innocent boy untainted by the
lust for money, which he would only
squander ON harmful sweetmeats.
However, In cases where Bobby had
rendered an actual service he was per-
mitted to accept remuneration when
offered, as his parents reasoned that
the laborer is worthy of his hire.
A nice old lady who was friend of
the family noticed Bobby passing one
day and. calling him In. asked him to
run down TO nearby store for her.
Bobby executed his commission and
returned promptly. The old lady was
pleased.
"That was very nicely done, Bobby,
and you are bright lad" she said.
fumbling in her purse. "Now, here Is a
penny for you"
Bobby drew himself up with dignity
"My price for doing that kind of an
errand," he said very distinctly, as 5
cents. New York Press.
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MUSIC AND THE MASSES.
Popular Opinion Should Be Educated
to Be the Arbiter as to Merit.

Give me the approval of the masses,
and can survive without the aristoc-
racy or the critics. not that the latter
are to be despscd or ignored. but their
minority decision should not be final.
What makes or breaks great works
on their first performance i'll Europef
Not the verdict of the aristocracy nor
of the critics, but the masses, the COM
mon people. 1t is in the galleries that
the battle is waged with Kisses and
applause and il Is upon the prevailing
opinion of this portion of the audience
that the fate of a work depends. But
In America. alas. the masses do moth
Ing, Ii is the critic who assumes to
tell this nation what Is good work and
what bad, and | believe and am daring
enough to say that there Is no man or
small coterie of men capable of teach
Ing nation art. 1t needs the battle of
minds among the people, and again
say. alas, cur people, our masses, have
not yet been unsteady educated, have
not yet had an opportunity to live In
tht uluSltui atmosphere.
One great drawback for the masses
here Is that the opera season lasts but
a few months and that the prices of
the limited number of representations
during that brief period are SO very
high that the people generally cannot
afford TO go. 1t Is dreadful to me to
realize that 1t Is the very people whose
souls long for music and who sooner
or later will, | believe, be the chief
factors In building 1t up here as they
have been in Europe and who are now
denied the opportunity not only of sat
isfying themselves, but of lending their
aid 10 the spread of art feeling and
comprehension Mary Garden In Ev-
erybody's.
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AN ANCIENT HIGHWAY.
Enaland's Great North Road ls Two
thousand Years Old.

Thousand Years Old.
Before we reached Hatfield, few
miles out of London, we had already
been impressed with the magnihcence
OF this Great North road. which IL
said to have been built by Mr.. Cae.
sar, whose headquarters were In Rome
at the time. II is the direct route
from Lonu0h 10 tuInDurgn and mas
been Travelled for so many centuries
that the earliest histories of England
contain accounts of the movement Of
troops upon It. 1t is great thorough
fare for vehicles of all sorts, motor
lists and cyclists, and In these modern
days there are well worn footpaths
along either side for pedestrians. We
passed scores of motors, and I was
told while In England that the popu-
larity OF motoring had noticeably d.
minished the number of first class
travellers by rail. We found the road
for Its entire length of 400 miles IN
perfect condition. In many portions
the macadam Is said to be nine feet
thick. Long sections of the road are
oiled, and on no part of 1t was there
any apprecIable amount of dust There
are few sharp curves, and the grades
are so slight that 1t has become
great thoroughfare for speeders, with
the result that there are many police
traps for which one has to watch. We
found that we could stop in almost any
little village and get Information as to
Just where the traps were located-as.
for Instance, they told us at Bigles-
wade, which is better looking place
than Its name, TO look out for traps
just the other side of Buckden and
again in approaching Weston.-Frank
Presbrey In Outing Magazine.
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SPANISH THRONE ROOM.
outrivaIs In Splendor Anything Of the
Kind In Europe.


Kind In Europe.
The throne room of Spain eutrlvals
In splendor any In Europe.
The ancient throne stands In the
apartment known as the room of am
bassadors. The decorations of this
apartment include vast crystal chande-
Hers. huge tables inlald with precious
marbles. vast plate glass mirrors, glld-
lngs, rich hanglngs and above all the
painted ceiling representing the long
line of Spanish kings IN the various
picturesque costumes of the provinces.
Here Spanish kings receive on state
occasions, and here, too, their bodies
lie In state after DEATH The throne Is
of rich velvet, embroidered. Around It
are grouped four great silver lions with
their heads turned away as IL guarding
the occupant. -Four broad steps lead up
TO the throne room from the polished
floor of the room and the crimson cov-
cred footstool Is In Itself work of art.
In this room have been gathered for
ages curlos and gems from Spanish
possessions the world over at time
when Spain was mistress of the world.
And here In front of the throne hang
chandeliers of rock crystal which have
for generations been the envy OF other
European rulers.-Pearson's Weekly.
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SAVED BY THE MUD.
Exciting Elephant Adventure In the
Heart of Africa.

During a hunting trip in Africa A.
Henry Savage Landor had narrow
escape from two elephants which he
was stalking. He had got TO within
ten yards of the male elenhapt and
taking careful aim. pulled the trigger
The story of what followed is told In
Mr., Landor's book Across Widest
Africa
The cartridge never went of, but un-
fortunately my kresh, who relied Oh
the effectiveness Of my weapon, fired
ut the same moment with his match
lock. We We're such short distance
from the animal that he actually hit
him In the head | shall never forget
my surprise when the elephant lifted
his trunk skyward and In his fury
roared like thunder.
A moment later the elephant, with
his trunk extended, dashed after us, l,
too, with my useless rifle in my hand,
having by that time acquired high
rate of speed.
Had | been running n race for the
worlds record | am sure | should have
Noi tut piiEt. II WIS ull1aZlHG 10 lie
how fast could run, as | confess my
blood turned perfectly cold when |
could feel the hoarse blowing trunk OF
the elephant only few rods behind
me. and | expected every minute to be
crushed into a Jelly.
In that particular part of the country
these marshy plains are extraordinarily
sticky and slushy, so the moment !
dashed into the grass at the record
breaking speed at which | was travel
Ing my feet stuck In the soft and slushy
mud, and was precipitated with my
face and hands in the sush my rifle
sinking deep
This was the supreme moment of ap
prehension. said goodby TO the world
and imagined myself dead No one
could have been mere surprised than |
was when, reasonable time to be
Killed In having elapsed. | got up again
and perceived the elephant few yards
off, eantering away In the opposite d.
rection.
His back View was great relief 10
me. He had come to within two or
three yards of where had fallen and
having himself sunk In the soft mud
had turned around and struggled away,
leaving big circular footmarks regular
holes four or five feet deep in the mud.
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Antiquity of Petroleum.

Though II Is only within recent times
that petroleum has become an article
of commerce, there is abundant proof
that 1t was used IN the arts forty cen
turies age, The mortar used In con
structing The walls of Nineveh and
Babylon had petroleum mixed with II
for the purpose of securing greater co
hcsion and excluding dampness Traces
of the bItuminous matter are very DIS
tInct In the ruins, and the existence of
petroleum springs at Is, some 12o
miles from old Babylon, indicates one
history Of several eastern countries al
lusion IL made In Hnmlstaknble terms
to the existence of petroleum springs
New York American.
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GOLD MADNESS.
A Passion For Literally Revelins In
the Yellow M-tal.


the Yellow Metal.
A singular passion for literally revel-
Ing In gold Is exhibited now and then
by men who have suddenly become
rich. Some years ago II London jour
nalist who had speculated In railroad
stocks netted $4,000 as the result of n
lucky venture. Drawing 1t in gold, the
fortunate man repaired to hotel. emp
tied the bags OF gold In the bed and
went to sleep literally In the sands of
Paetolus. The man was SO crazed by
his good fortune that he found indie
scribable pleasure In revellng In q
golden bath.
Paganini, the viollnist, when he re.
eeived the proceeds of his concerts-he
insisted upon being paid In gold-used
to wash his hands In soverelgns
A French novelist, Soullc, wrote II
book entitled "The Memoirs of the
Devil" 1t took. The publishers paid
him for the first volume $4,000 In gold
The author carried the gold TO his bed
room, poured 1t into footbath and en-
1oyed for half an hour the excitement
of moving his feet to and fro In bath
of gold coins, smoking meanwhile the
biggest of Havanas.
A Boston merchant of great wealth,
believing certain symptoms indicated
that he would become insane, consulted
a specialist and, under his advice, be
came an Inmate of a private asylum.
For twelve years there his recreation
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ON hnSiness."

VII bhSihNSS'
She was looking ut him above the
ylolets now. and he felt that she saw
straight through that lie, so he piung-
ed desperately.
I'D like awfully well to take you out
to dinner with me tonight at-at any
old place you might name; but, you see,
I've no evening clothes with me. !
didn't think. l came on business
"Oh. bother the evening Clothes" ex-
claimed Maude. with shaky laugh.
"rll wear tailored suit and shirt
waist"
Its awfully good of you.' lie said
do you know where we can get good
food without too much style?"
The girl looked at him oddly.
II don't know. Sometimes l think
Eve forgotten what good food tastes
like It's been tea and cocoa and rolls,
with an occasional banana. for me so
long that real hot food sounds like
well. heaven"
He was staring at her as she stood
there against the bank of flowers.
Il don't understand" he began. She
closed her eyes suddenly as If shutting
out unhappy memories. Last night
those 1owers-that beautiful dress you
wore-and the countess
Yes, last night finished 1t all. 1t took
every dollar had earned by teaching.
Most of those folks were other musi-
clans They came on passes. They
spent on flowers what | needed for
food and clothes. The countess and the
rest of the patrons gave their names
| and nothing more-through my mana
ger. He got $50 out of 1t; | got So
That's what 1t means to give your first
concert In New York. That's what mu-
steal success means for girl without
backing"
For moment Victor Marshall could
not find his voice. Then very gently he
drew the girl to his side.
1--WE been In wrong" he said slang
lily, but earnestly. Il thought you did
not care, and so I pretended not to-"
Her head was on his shoulder, her re-
laxed form shaking with sobs. Then.
being a wise man in love, If not In af-
fairs musical. Victor Marshall told her
quietly and gently all about the d. r.
and Fort G, case, the Queen Anne cot
tage. Its new bay window. the rugs and
the Marshall mahogany.
And when he had finished they went
forth together into the glttering
streets, she wearing the California yio
lets and he single spray of lilies of
the valley. Then for the second time
that day Marshall ordered and ate this
time with much gusto. a steak four
inches thick, which Maude Mowry. ex
concert viollplste and bride prospective.
compared favorably to ambrosia. which
goes TO show that Olympus may be lo-
Gated anywhere between New York.
McKeesport and Hongkong.
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MOVING PICTURES.
Originated In the Spinning of a Coin
by Sir John Hersche.

by Sir John Hersohel.
Sir John Hersehel after dinner In
1926 asked his friend. Charles Bah
bage. how he would show both sides of
Il shilling at once. Babbage replied by
taking n shilling from his pocket and
holding 1t to Il mirror. This did not
satisfy Sir John, who set the shilling
spinning upon the dinner table at the
same time pointing out that II the eye
Is placed on level with the rotating
coin both sides can be seen at once.
Babbage was so struck by the expert
ment that the next day lie described
1t TO n friend, DR.. Fitson, who immedi-
ately made q working model. On one
side of disk was drawn bird, on the
other side an empty blrdcage. When
the card was revolved on silk thread
the bird appeared to he In the cage.
This model showed the persistence of
vision upon which all moving pictures
depend for their effect The eye re-
tains the image of the object seen for
| q fraction Of q second after the object
| has been removed. This model was
| called the thaumotfope. Next came
the 2oetrope, or wheel of life. A cylin-
der was perforated With Il series of
slots. and within the cylinder was
placed Il band of drawings of dancing
men. On the apparatus being slowly
rotated the figures seen through the
slots appeared to be In motion. The
first systematic photographs taken ut
regular intervals of men and animals
were made by Muybridge In 1877.
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An Effective STAGE Speech.

Slgnor Grasso, the actor. who is
looked upon as one of the glorles Of
Italy, made an effective response 10
the enthusiasm Of an Argentine au-
dlence after performance. Adyanc-
ing to the front Of the stage, he drew
from his pocket n letter.
This letter." he said, '.is from my
mother in Catanla. She Is eighty years
Of age Then as his eyes moistened
he added, II cannot thank you as
would, but feel that should like to
embrace every one Of you as embrace
the page on which my mother has sign
ed her name" The enthusiasm of the
audience was transformed to delirirSn
Paris Cor. London Mail
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Sure Enouuh Hous.

Nose, the darky cook Of party Of
surveyors In eastern Texas, was great
ly annoyed by the razorback hogs that
roamed around the camp. One evening
while he was at the spring particu-
larly ravenous band Of these "piny
woods rooters" raided the cook tent
and ate up everything that was edible
and some things that weren't. For sew
eral moments after his return from the
spring Nose could find no words to ex-
press his feelings. "Waal." he finally
exclaimed, "de good Lawd suhtainly
knowed his business when he named
hawgs hawgsv Dey sho' is hawgsv'--
Everybody's Magazine.
The Lambertville record., 1908-03-25
"Whippede From a Lunatio Asylum.

Among the amusing anecdotes told
of parliamentary life Sir Henry Drum
mond Wolf In Rambling Recollec.
tions' gives the following as an ex-
ample of skillful "whIpping;"
"At the time of an important division
member happened to be confined In
a lunatle asylum. Every vote was nee
cssary. Arrangements were therefore
made TO deliver him at the house at
celved by the whip of his party, who
induced him 10 walk through the lobby
by preceding him with Il stick of bar
ley sugar In his hand. This | believe
to be perfectly true story"
The Lambertville record., 1908-03-25
Witchcraft In India.

The belief In witchcraft is wide
spread In India, especially among the
tribes low In the scale of civilization.
The oiha, or exoreist, Is an important
member of the community. His mum
meries and incantatloDs impress not
only the lower classes, but even or
thodox Rajputs aud Kayasths. He is
paid to denounce witches, and, with
the cunning Of his class, he usually
chooses harmless old women whose ex-
istence Is rather Il burden upon the VII
lage. Some of these women, however,
have as implicit belief In their powers
Murder frequently follows the denun-
citation