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AER0PLANE FALLS,
PILOT IS KILLED
MOTOR EXPLODES WHEN MACHINE
is 1850 FEET UP.
AIRSHIP CRUMPLES AND AVIATOR
MEETS DEATH INSTANTLY.

NICE, France Dec. en-. Fernando,
the aviator, was instantly killed today
following the explosion of the motor
when his aeroplane was being maneuvred
at an estimated height of 1850 feet. The
machine 'rumpled and with its pilot,
dropped to earth.
The aeroplane shot downward and
was crushed TO splinters. Fernando,
though popularity ranked as a French
aviator. was of Spanish birth. He
learned the trade OF IA tailor and was
engaged In this work when he became
interested in the possibilities Of flying
He read with eagcrness the stories pub
lished of spectacular flights and evident
ly determined 10 build flying machine.
With the aid of Il cutter i'll his employ,
he constructed bi-plane resembling in
a general way the models of the Wright
brothers. Fernandez exhibited his ma
chine at Rheims during the exhibition
there last summer, but was unsuccessful
in his efforts to accomplish n flight of
ascent took the flying world by surprise.
While the height attained by him can
only be estimated it is believed to have
been not less than 500 meters and so to
have equaled and possibly exceeded the
official worlds record.
NJ. Fernandez participated in the avla-
ton contests at Rheims last August. At
that time he was operating a biplane.
Fernandez is the third man killed in
motor aeroplane. The first fatality was
the death of Lieut.. Selfridge while flying
as passenger with Orville Wright at
Fort Meyer in September 1905. +. lie
febvre the French aviator, was killed
September I. last. His aeroplanc turned
turtle two minutes after his fight had
been begun. Lefebyre was using n
Wright machine.
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WATSON HITS ASQUITH
and Daughter of the British
Premier

NEW YORK, Dee. 6.--The real reason
of the visit of William Watson, English
poet, author Of THE Woman With tho
Serpcnts Tongue was revealed by Mr.
Watson when he said that he considered
it one Of his greatest missions in life to
show to the world that the British pre-
mier. his wife and his daughter were
traitors not only to their friends and to
the Liberal party, from which Asquith
has received so many honOrS, but to
their country as well.
1t was necessary for Mr.. Watson, he
said, to come to this country to make
the announcement that Mrs. and Miss AS
uuith were referred to in his poem be-
cause Ae was unable to get the facts be-
fore the British public in any English
publication. Incidentally he was afraid
Of the British libel laws.
81 am not worried" said he, "because
of all this talk about violation Of the
laws of hospitality My object in caus-
ing all this discussion was to show the
whole world that the Asquiths ought to
be shorn of all their power"
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most closely populated, is w. G. (west
centraD. 1t Is a world Of boarding
houses, and, being the most conyen-
lent part Of London for railway sta.
lions. places of amusement and sight.
seeing generally, 1t Is peopled with
the most cosmopolitan set to be found
anywhere in the world.
one Of the puzzles Of this address
Is that II you write w. c. after 1t the
recipient will probably not bother to
call, but II you write in such and
such place and add Russell Square
that makes it all right. Russell
Square Is recognized, but west cen
trail is not
On meeting new people the first
thing they invariably ask Is your ad.
dress. If you are wearing a nice frock
and say you live w. they immediate.
ly ask you to dinner, but if you say
west central the nice frock carries
no weight. They simply say, How
very odd, and talk about the weather, ="
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phrase sanction from experience? And though
mother be "a slave to her children has father
parental cares? Are there households in which
father has sink his Individuality" and preferences
wishes-allow his meals to fixed where he shall
live when and where he shall take his holidays and
how long he shall remain in harness-"for the
sake of the children?" Is devoted husband merely
contradiction in terms AS to the comparative losses
gains of entering the marriage state, does the
standing at the altar surrender nothing and incur no
responsibilities from which he would otherwise be free,
and does the acquire nothing but the burden OF
fresh duties and gold ring of somewhat monotonous
pattern?
apologize for the elementary and homely character
Of these nterrogatores But the fact that they arise
out of controversy shows where that contro-
versy is taking And | put the question, mat
ter for timely discussion Who gains most by mar
riage. man or woman? And that question cannot be
answered without answering the deeper question: I'm
of which (apart altogether from the in
stitution of and the entity Of family 1t most
necessary that institution of marriage should be
preserved?'
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HOW THE POLE "WOBBLES."

Just to perplex Cook and Peary In
their efforts to prove they reached the
north pole, the scientists now soberly
declare that the pole does not stand
still Instead, 1t moves frequently,
swaying back and forth enough to per
pick astronomers for more than a cen
fury.
The movement is very slight-never
more than sixty feet-but even that
little bit throws the exact mathemat-
les Of the heavens into error, and. Of
course, a north pole discoverer cannot
attempt to say that he planted the
flag exactly at the pole, when he can
not for the life Of him tell whether the
pole Is where he stood or sixty feet
away.
After years Of observation Of the
mysterious movements from astronom
ical stations in all parts Of the earth,
the International Geodetic Association
incorporated in its report a diagram
showing the movements of the pole
from 1895 to 1899. This map shows
that the end Of the earths axis moved
in curves and ellipses, one inside an
other, without seeming regularity. At
no time is the pole more than thirty
feet from It's normal position, and the
diameter OF Its course Is never more
than sixty feet.
There have been various explana-
lions OF the movements Of the pole.
Edwin B. Frost, Of the Yerkes Observ-
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LOST ON CANNIBAL ISLAND.
Fears Expressed for Fifty-cight Men
Who Are Missing.

FL PASO, Tex, Dec. & Missing for
n month on the cauuihal island If Tubu.
ron, in the Gulf Of California, eight Ari-
zonians and fifty Mexican soldiers are
believed TO have met the same fate as
Prof Tom Grindcll, who was killed on
the island several years ago while head
ing an exploring party.
The island is several leagues 70 the
south Of the Mexican Pacific coast Mt
Guuymas and is inhabited by the can
nibal Scri Indians, remnant Of rene
gadcs driven from the mainland Every
attempt to explore or prospect the island
has met with rebuff and many men
have been killed 10y the Indians.
Tales Of rich mines have been brought
from the island The present expedition
was for the purpose of locating these
mines, while that u Prof Grindcll was
for sci f1tiiic research
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PEARY FINDS ST. LOUIS COOL.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Dec. 4.-Command-
or Robert T.. Peary's reception here was
a disappointment to his friends There
were no cheers for him upon his arrival
and Friday night only from $500 10 1000
persons heard his lecture in the Coli
scum. for which citizens here had agreed
To pay him $4,000 The absence Of ap-
plause at the lecture is explained by
Peary's friends on the ground that his
short, terse sentences were not calculated
TO provoke enthusiasm. but rather served
10 convince the audience That large
number did not greet the explorer Is at
tributcd by his admirers TO the loss Of in.
terest in the polar discovery through the
lapse of time since its announcement.
Eight thousand persons heard Dr CoOl.
at the same place recently when he de-
scrbed his polar trip, and he was given
a tremendous ovation.
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WHERE TO LIVE IN LONDON.
A Good Address OF More Importance
Than Square Meals.

IN the writing room Of a London
club a few days ago an Englishman
was writing a letter while an Ameri-
can friend waited for him. Presently
the Englishman folded his letter, put
1t In an envelope and proceeded to
address It.
I'D know you were an English
man If I'd only see you addressing
an envelope" said the American, &C
cordlng to a New York Suns London
correspondent. "Engllshmen always
seem to put all they possibly can into
an address"
Well, the address of an Englishman
is very important thing, almost as
important as his pedigree. A good
address, especially in London, is more
highly regarded than square meals,
the latter often being sacrificed for
the former. This great truth has been
recognized by woman who wrote to
an Australian newspaper
There are only certain parts Of
recognized. 1t Is divided into dis
trlcts, the most important Of which
bears the address London, w.
THE next district in Importance is
S. w. (southwest). This includes
Chelsea, where the artists congregate,
and South Kensington, where upper
middle-class fashionable folks live.
IN. w. northwest includes Ham
stead, St Johns Wood, Belslze Park
Zone OF the prettiest and healthiest
parts of London), where wealthy city
men reside, and the many large resi-
denCes there can boast beautiful gar
dens and lawns, such as are unob-
tainable in any other part of Lon
don
The next district, and one of the
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hiding in the Magato Businesses Of the
Zoutpansberg Several prominent Dutch
men in this part Of the country secured
knowledge of the district in which the
gem was concealed, and negotiations
were set on foot for the recovery of the
stone. The native chief to whom the
diamond was originally intrusted has
now, it is understood travelled to Pre-
toria and handed over the stone 10 the
rightful owners on payment Of n sum Of
1900 and guarantee of indemnity
against prosecution under the Illicit dia-
mond buying law. The negotiations were
waller, who received. 1t il said. a large
sum for having been instrumental in the
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atory, writing in the World To-day for
November, holds that an adequate
cause for part of the variations may
be found In the movement of the ice,
water and air from the pole toward
the equator and its return.
Observations made simultaneously
at Honolulu and Berlin showed that
as the latitude at Honolulu decreased
that at Berlin increased with the move
sment Of the pole The reverse also
was true. This means positively that
there IL a shifting Of the axis of the
earth.
A japanese astronomer, Kimura, ar
CUES that the movement of the earths
axis and the pole can be explained by
the theory that the center Of gravity
Of the earth is not fixed, but moves
backward and forward five or six feet
every year. Mr.. Frost thinks how
ever, that this explanation cannot be
considered as established by fact.-St.
Louis Post-Dspatch.
Nearly every citizen of town be-
lAves that he made it."
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BUYS FILIPINO TRACT.
Representative Of Havemeyers Gets So
900 Acres for the Cultivation
Of Sugar.

MANILA, Dec &c. l.. Poole Of
Havana. Cuba, closed n deal today
with the Philippine government for tho
purchase of the San Jose Irar estate
of $1,000 acres in the island Of Mindoro
The purchase price was S367 900 The
tract will be used for the cultivation of
sugar and it is understood that the buyer
represents the lInvcmcycrs. The prop
erty Is a part Of the lriar estates which
was bought from the church by the gov
eminent.
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Home Cleaning Of Rugs.

The hOuSckveprrs who are freeing
themselves of carpets are fast solving
the problem Of the annual uproar" of
housekeeping. They find that the geuer-
al tearing up' is over, aud the rooms
are now easily aud quietly cleaned and
put tn order. The following recipe
makes one of the finest compounds for
cleaning Smyrna rugs. chenille lrdperies.
undiscovered Cuuyucs uad furniture. etc.
Shave two aut uac-baIt bars At ivory
soap tine, and boil until Ii is dissolved
in uun and pUe-hHlt quarts Of soft wa
ter. Add half pound Of h1raN. Boil
ton minutes longer Steep three ounces
or soap bark in one quart Of water for
half am hour. aud strain. Add one
fourth ut "a pint ot 8qua ammonia; put
into =uuo quart of cold water Mix all
together aud add water enough to make
good six gaIiouS Soft water is pre-
fvrrei. Sci aside ro cool. ana cover to
keen clean. When ready for use dust
the articles Well ana apply with good
large brush. rubbing vigorously, Then
wipe with a cloth until quite dry For
doing large rugs IL Is desirable ID have
two people working, enc to follow up
with the dry cloth as soon as a space is
rubbed
The recipe sells for - cents, and is the
/ cheapest cleaner have ever bought. L
make the entire recipe ut the cost of
about % cents. II will supply my wants
/ for a year. One woman made IL for
others and sold il, when wanted, at 20
cents per gallon.
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Another Cullinan Diamond Story.

The Cullnan diamond, the largest and
most valuable gem the world has ever
seen, has been the subject Of many a fan
tastic story, the latest Of which is told
in the Transvaal Leader The Cullinan
stone was found. it will he remembered.
about four years ago at the Premier mine.
but only portion Of it, according To the
South African newspaper, reached Eng
land. There is said TO remain from the
Cullinan stone weighing 1923 carats. of
ten inches in circumference and three
and one-half inches in diameter. The
story continues: THE finer and larger
portion Of the stone had been discovered
by native workers, and removed to safe
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-09

DR.. William A. Bell, prominent
Yonkers physician, fell dead of heart.
failure in New York city in the homej
Of former Aid. Dudley Il. Valentine.
which he had just entered to attend
Charles Valentine, child, critically ili.i
When the doctor reached the patients i
room he suddenly clasped his hand "a
his chest. hastily threw opcn a window
and fell back upon the bed. Three doc
tors endeavored in vain to revive him.
Or. Bell was SO years old. and one of
the best known physicians in Westchae
ter county, New York.
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Prominent Physician Passes AWAY

DEPERE, Wis, Dec. DIR. Andrew
9. Mailer, one Of the best known IAgs-
clans in this section, died Friday morn
ing, after a long illness. lie had prac-
ticed medicine III Deperc for over thirty
years. He was born in Depere in 1893.
and served as mayor from 1892 to 1894.
lie represented the Second senatorial
district in the Legislature from 1896 to
1892, being the unanimous nominee of
The Republicans. He is survived by his
wife and two children.
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One of Them,

MY dear" Judge makes the caller
say, with smile, to the little girl
who occupied the study while her
father, an eminent literary man. was
at dinner, Il suppose you assist your
father by entertaining the bores?"
Yes, sir" said the little girl, grave.
ly. please be seated"
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Ethel Roosevelt Engaged?

LONDON, Dee. William Phillips,
newly appointed first secretary of the
American embassy in this city, has been
preceded here by story that he is en-
gagged to be married to Ethel Roosevelt,
second daughter Of the ex-president Of
the United States.
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pla wing with Fire.

There is certain modern pose which
does not 20 with our morals and our
civilization. but which may work out in
an older civilization, where women some
times seem able Ia 20 very near the
danger mark, az the edge Of the cliff,
and yet keep from falling over II was
only recently that a beautiful woman
calmly remarked that she must have
adulatiou. holul 90 and admiration from a
number pf men, rs She could not live viii
out it. but that she always came back
TO her husband. And she added that her
experience was that of every woman.
This speech. made by a much published
aud advertised fashionable beauty was
in the presence Of several young girls
who are to be dehutautoS this year; and
when YOU take into consideration that
the ambition Of every aspiraut To the
life fashionable is 10 make "A success,
YOU can we'll measure the force and the
influence of such bit Of advice aud slice
nf experience upon uuSuphistjcated girl
hood Selected.
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Never Forgets EN-.

"Maude is continually giggling. She
seems to have an ever-present sense OF
humor."
Not at all, What she has is simply
an ever-present consciousness of dim.
pies. Boston Transcript.
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The more we need advice the less
likely we are to appreciate the kind
we get
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Dies Near His Patient.

restoration Of the colossal gem. Lon
don Express
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s:TOWERS OF SLOAN LESS IN NUMBE2."
By William Scott Palmer.

Providence and prudence, said Sweden
!: :
l N borg "act as one" | earthquakes and
] WI volcanoes, wrecked ships innocent suf-
| WI | fering while the guilty prosper. see micro
| ~ | scopic parasites Staying their thousands and
! | mosquitoes dangerous than quck-fring
| 4 | guns Disease, pain, misery, and the Incl
IN | dence Of death, working by grim law which
go is morally Indifferent chance, seem out of
all connection with love justice. My heart sickens
as my minds eye the world where every living
thing lives peril; and where the peril turns
to disaster that this tower of Sloan falls with
out distinction upon young and DID, just and unjust
valuable or worthless lives. Or say when the
tower falls upon ourselves upon those whom love
as we love ourselves.
Now and then something happens in the world to rid
OF Of these dangerous towers, these Indifferent
agents of death misery and breathe freely
For example, malaria and yellow fever growing
daily less terrible and whole countries which that
tower always shook and often fell freeing them
selves from a death that slew indiscriminangly,
lovingly unjustly At least this is what say of
when it smites them in tender place.
There not many Of If there any, who would
be foolish mark the boundary beyond which
and management of things will not be able to
pass and skill and prudence will not be able to
avoid catastrophe. Some of US even believe that
may to world skillfuy enough to ward
off all disease bodily pain, that life last
much longer than it does now and death come, for by
far the greater number, in the way of old age
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The Silent Partner.


be is contained in Womau's Home Com
panion for June: The invitations were
obliged TO be verbal, as they suggested
contributions for the necessary articles
required for the Silent Partner, whose
needs must hc definitely considered. The
result proves no end Of fun.
THE skeleton of the Silent Partner WAS
found to be n new broom. The head
mad" Of paper, was tied 10 the top of the
handle, with n notwithstanding face drawn
upon it with pen and ink. Below the
head, in the place where shoulders are
expected t. appear, n piece of hath about
one and onc-half feet long had been
nailed 10 the broom handle.
Then with newspapers and twiup u
fairly well shaped body was made 10
each shoulder was fastened II pancake
shovel and fire shovel, tin spoons for
arms aud these W"r" covered with tea
towels pinned on the form of bell sleeves.
The Silent Partner wore a long bingham
apron made with a bib, ana upon her
head was SWcepugcap, \ cheese.
cloth buster covered her shoulders as 20
hchu, ana fastened in front with II
Coully cutter for Il 'Suuburst.'
Tea and coffee straiucrs were hung
from each side of the head for earrings.
The busting bug hung from one arm,
while in the pocket g? the apron Was o.
bar Of soap ana a dishcloth The apron.
strings were brought around in front aud
tied, while ON the ends were fastened uu
egg b"atcr pairing knife ana nutmeg
CRATER.
above her mead and pinned Up the
wall was card bearing her name So
article for Kitchen Use was forgotten. alI
those not u sight being cuunmgIy uu
slowed on the person If lho Silent Fart.
urr."
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Never worry about troubles to-day
that you can put off till tomorrow.
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ulaon Of Palestine who possessed Of six fingers
1t is reported that he slain in battle.
Among the notions Of the middle ages which
almost forgotten belief that the faculty of pro-
phetic dreams sixth sense, which outwardly
indicated by the possession of six fingers toes.
No one except searching critic may have discovered
that Pope Sixtus w. who is represented Raphaels
sistne Madonna, is possessed of six fingers Raphael
was too great painter not to be able to render this
feature so inconspcuous to make it difficult for
casual observer to discover the sixth finger on the
Popes hand, and yet it is plainly visible to everyone
who takes the trouble to look for it.
The is true Of St Joseph, who according to the
reports the New Testament receives his instructions
In dreams He accordingly Is a typical example of
person who in all his walks Of life is guided by divine
commands rendered to him through dreams. He there
fore is represented with six toes
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of his unholy, unseish Joy? Once becomes
husband nothing to bear and forbear? Has the
compound word 'henpecked" crept uselessy into our
language? Has mans individuality been sapped
or overw hemed by overpowering personality In pet
tcoats? Though it be true that wife has wages"
is a husband allowed to husband his? Though wife
may be "a slave to her husband" has the converse
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SUPERSTITION IN EARLY ART.
By DR.. Paul CaruS.

Psychologists are familiar with the fact
that six fingers are sometimes actually found
on one hand and that the popularity seems
to be hereditary in certain families, but such
instances are malformations and have not
justified the theory that they are indications
of superiority Of any kind We have even
an instance in the Bible, where a case is
mentioned of giant among the Gentle pop