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The Florida star., 1909-11-19

um is confined TO no one Iocanry. 1Icn
Is evidenced by the fact that those
who are taking up this new and i'm
pOrtant work have received inquiries
from pr0SpectOrS in nearly every far
western state. Samples OF the ore
needed are kept ut the school for the
examination OF prospectOrs. and Mr..
Walsh has decided 10 send specimens
TO the l1StinaSters Of mining towns in
the west. Colorado towns will he sup
piled first and then the other western
states us fast aS the samples can be
secured. This will enable prospectors
In all parts of the west To make per-
sonal examination of the ores. to de-
termine their appearance and charac-
ter. PitchblPnde looks like magnetic
iron and has great specific gravity,
with the lustrous black Of gun metal.
The Florida star., 1909-11-19
The LARGEST Flower.

The largest flower iu the world d.
the Raflie,ia arnoldi Of S4matra. IT,,
size Is fully three feet iu diameter
about the size Of a carriage wheel
Thchve petals of thi,immeuse flower
are oval and creamy white. CROWN.
round center filed with countless
long, violet hurl ,tamcn, The
flower weighs about fifteen pound,
and i capable OF contain.u. near.
two gallons of water The bud- I--
like gigantic brown cabbage head.
The Florida star., 1909-11-19
Rules at Funninan's Hotel.

Guests are requested no, 70 Spea';
to the dumb waiter.
II the room get 700 warm open
the window and zee the fire escape.
Dout Worr, about paving .our
hill Tie house : supported b,
the foundation.
Guest, wishing to do a litllr drIv-
ing will find hummer and nails in
the cupboard.
Guest, Wishing 10 .et up without
being called can have self raising
flour for supper.
If You're fond of Ith'rtic- and
like good jumping I.ft the mattre,,
and see The bed >pr.n..
II voJr ga -oc> out take feath-
CT out of rac pillow. That's light
enough for any room.
The Florida star., 1909-11-19
Why She Didn't Appeal.

The woman with the prematurely
gray hair was telling them about her
case in court.
81 didn't win," she sai6, "and |
won't appeal. don't care. I'll let
it 60"
why" asked her listeners.
"Why, because if it never comes
up again | won't have to tell nv
age. Don't you know, the Judge
looks hard at YOU and SAYS. How
old are you:' when YOU 90 into
court. And if you don't tell the
truth you'll be jailed for perjury"
Philadelphia Press.
The Florida star., 1909-11-19
The DiHarenea.

At dinner one day DIR. Whately,
archbishop of Dublin, sat near q
young aid-de-camp, and in the
course of the meal the latter asked
his grace, "DO you know the diff
ference between an archbishop and
an ass"
The archbishop was too taken
aback to reply, and, seeing his hesi-
tatiOn, the aid-de-camp continued.
'One wears a cross ON hi, inter: the
other wears il ON hi- back
DR.. Whatclv looked the Young
man over with the utmost gravity.
and without relaxing "a muscle Of
his face he propoHudcd another CO.
nundrum. do YOU Know" he said
"the difference between an aid-de-
camp and am d., :"
"No, do not" replied the OIL
Ger.
Neither DO |, sir" Numbered
his grace-Exchauge.
The Florida star., 1909-11-19
His Psrt

"Oh, wees. remarked Ketchley
in a self satisfied way. Lulu and !
will start out in married life under
very favorable circumstances. Her
mother gives us a neat little home.
her father furnishes il. and her
uncle De Long has given a carriage
and pair. Besides, Lulu has a snug
income in her own name"
What part do YOU furnish :"
"Well, principally the nane-
principally the name. London
Answers.
The Florida star., 1909-11-19

rolling 1t until he gets tired. when the
other takes his turn. and. as shown in
the accompanying illustration. there is
always an opportunity for one Of the
men to rest without delaying the jour
ney.
The moving home is a novel affair
and has been put together with no lit
tie ingenuity. In il are bed and
seat, which are mounted OH axles so
that as 1t rolls these remain in position
Here is a suggestion for the fresh air
crank who wants all the windows in
the train open when he travels and
also for the parSimoniouS chap whose
hotel bills spoil much of the pleasures
OF the trip.
The Florida star., 1909-11-19
The Hunt
For Radium
In America
INTENSE interest has been arouse,

~ INTENSE interest has been aroused
In the mining world by the pos
sibility that In the near future
that priceless metal radium may
be produced In this country and enor-
nous fortunes made thereby. IL such
proves 20 be the case 1t will be due in
no small measure to the generosity of
Mr.. Thomas Il. Walsh. the multimil-
lionaire mining king. Heretofore few
prospectors have known just what kind
Of ore to look for In prospecting for
radium. Mr.. Walsh proposes to carry
on campaign Of education In this di-
rection and has established a fund at
the Colorado State School OF Mines for
the free examination OF ores which may
contain this. most precious OF all min
eral substances.
The average prospector might pass
over vein OF the richest ore in the
world, never dreaming that II would
yield many times what a vein OF gold
The Florida star., 1909-11-19
Utilizing an Accomplishment.

III lee kind o glad when Josh
gits home from school, said Farmer
Corntosscl. II have an idea he can
be right useful"
Are YOU going to put him to
work. -
MAYBE. I've exhausted all the
language | know on that team of
mules. But | haven't given up
hope. ] want to see whether Josh
can't startle 'em some with his col
l":c veil. Washington Star
The Florida star., 1909-11-19
Keepino His Promises.

Mrs. Synnex-When Tom asked
-ne to have him he promised me
that my lightest wish would always
be law with him.
Mrs. Sauer-And of course that
was all the promise amounted to
merely empty words?
Mrs. Synnex-No, | won't say
that. Tom always respects my
lightest wishes. 1t is in matters of
Importance where he is bound to
have his own way.-Boston Tran
script.
The Florida star., 1909-11-19

stating that he did not wish to he sep
arated from his wife. even for -
short Il time.
The MarShallS have been most dr.
voted since their marriage. ana IN,
closeness of their intimacy and their
mutual reluctance to be separated were
foreshadOwed in the gubernatural
campaign Of last year. when Mrs. Mar
shall was 50 frequently with her nus
band at places where he was billed
to speak. She was not always AT his
meetings, but she WAS in the immedi
ate neighborhood and was usually
Joined promptly by Mr. Marshall after
the speaking and resulting haudShak
ing were over.
The Florida star., 1909-11-19
A NOVEL TOUR.
Two AdVenturesome Italians Who Are
Rolling Around the World.

Two AdVenturesome Italians Who Are
Rolling Around the World.
Some years ago. when people used to
ride around the world on bicycles. col
umns were printed in the newspapers
all over the land about the tours.
and the cyclists were great attractions
wherevcT they appeared.
When that mode Of covering the
globe became more common some ven
turesome pedestrians started to walk
the distance. and intense interest was
also taken In these Journeys. Now We
have an around the world journey that
for novelty surpasses anything Of the
kind ever before undertaken. This is
the tour of two Italians. who propose
to cover the distance with barrel. one
The Florida star., 1909-11-19

was arranged re-
Gently many gov
ernOrS were inyit
ed To make The
journey with him.
including Govern
or Marshall. Al
though fully real
iZing and appreci-
atinG the honor Of
accompanying the
distinguished par
~. Mr.. Marshall
declined. frankly
The Florida star., 1909-11-19
Lived 1b2 Yeara

VIM. Parr-England's oldest man-married
the third time at l2O, worked in the fields till
1872 and lived 20 years longer. People should
be youthful AT so James Wright of Spur
lock, Ky, shows how To remain young. Il
feel just like l6 year-Old boy" he writes.
after taking six bottles of Electric Bitters
For thirty years kidney trouble made life "A
burden, but the first bottle of this wonderful
medicine convinced me had found the great
est cure on earth They're godscnd To
weak, sickly. rundown or old people. Try
them. soc at Banner Drug Store.
The Florida star., 1909-11-19
THE CUNNING MooRS.

Dogs Used by Them to Draw the
Spanish Fire..
We have beard Il great deal in the
past few years about dog police and
dog detectives, but these clever ca
mines must now make room in the
limelight for some other fourfOOted
marvels. These are the dog soldiers
that are being used with such good
effect in the Spanish-MOrOccan trou-
BILE
Major Richardson of England. the
bloodhound expert. who recently re-
The Florida star., 1909-11-19
Sacrifice Prevented.

"IOu refuse me because | have a
title said the count bitterly. "but
| will relinquish it. | will become
a plain citizen"
"How noble of YOU" responded
the American heireSS. Il. too. feel
called upon to make sacrifice. /
will relinguish my fortune, and
Why, he's gone" "-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Florida star., 1909-11-19

HOW DOGS ARE USED BY THE MOORS Tt
DRAW THE SPANISH FIRE.
turned from Morocco. gives. an inter
esting account Of how the MOOrs use
dogs to draw the Spanish fire. The
animals. he says. are dressed in white
turbans and gowns and sent in from
Of the Spanish soldiers. who soon be-
gin firing at the supposed MOOrs. The
Riffs, who meanwhile have taken COW
er, now have the enemy located and
have no difficulty in wounding and
killing a number of the SpaniardS.
This is only one OF the many tricks
used by the MoOrs i'm their affair with
Spain. and they have shown them
selves to be foes not easily conquered.
The accompanying illustration gives
one a pretty good idea Of how they use
the CANNES TO fool the SpaniardS.
The Florida star., 1909-11-19
Kills TO Stop the Fiend

The worst i"e iur l. years uf John D,.v, sf
Glsdwiu. Mich Wa, "a running nicer. d.
paid doctors over StuOu without benefit
Then Bucklen'~ Aruica Salyc Killed th, ulcer
aud cured him. Cures teyrr-,or,, hpiI.. f.I
ons. eczema. salt rhcum. IuMllibl- for rii,-
burns. scald, cuts. corn, - al Ranner
Drug store
The Florida star., 1909-11-19

In many of the Indian campaigns.
Colonel HeiStand began his career In
the adjutant generals department in
1897 and for many years has been on
duty on Governors island as adjutant
general of the department of the east
He has already held several posts in
the Philippines and was with the
American forces in the international
march to the relief Of Peking during
the Boxer trouble.
The Florida star., 1909-11-19
Smashes All Records

As an all-round laxative tonic and health
builder no other pills can compare with Dr.
Kings New Life Pills. They tone and regu-
late stomach, liver and kidneys. purify the
blood. strengthen the nerVe,: cure constipa-
tiOu. dyspepsia. biliOuSness. iaumdice head
ache. chills and malaria. Try them 25c at
Banner Dru. Store.
The Florida star., 1909-11-19
Queer Auction Custom.

Candle auction" is an ancient
custom which still survives in SOM
erSctshire. England. 4 valuable
piece of meadow land in the village
of Tatworth was sold recently by
auction while the candle burned.
The ceremony consists of the burn
ing of an inch of candle. the last
bidder before the candles final flick
er becoming the tenant for the en-
suing year. Previous to the auction
Trecho!dcr> assembled for a supper
of bread and cheese. beer and pic
kles. the funds for this being pro-
vidcd from the ''colting" of the new
tenant. Fines are also imposed for
speaking. nose blowing, laughing
ont loud and moving. other than
bidding, while the candle is burning.
The Florida star., 1909-11-19

II. ". -. hel-
stand. who re-
Gently departed
for the Philip
pines. b av in =
b bePn appointed
adjutant general
there. Few Otfi
GERS have had a
more interesting
career. Gradual
ing from West
Point in 1878. he
served s during
the next four
teen years in the
far west. where
hn n,wtso;,,.e,l
The Florida star., 1909-11-19
A Tiny Baby

Cal't tell you in words what the trouble is;
but il it's complexion gets pasty, if it gets
weaker and weaker, loses flesh and is cross
and peevish you can be certain that il has
worms. Give it Whites Cream ..Vermifuge.
guaranteed harmless. Expels the worms
and puts the iaby in healthy normal con-
ditiOn. Sold by all druggists
The Florida star., 1909-11-19
A Devoted Couple.

One of the most devoted couples u,
this country is Thomas X. Marshall
and his wife of Indiana. When Pres
ident Taft's "Trip down the Mississippi
The Florida star., 1909-11-19

tack the vital organs, causing catarrh OF
the bladder, brick-dust or sediment in
the urine, head ache, back ache, lame
back, dizziness, sleeplessness, nervous
ness, or the kidneys themselves break
down and waste away cell ty cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from a arrangement of the kidneys and
better health in that organ is obtained
quickest by proper treatment of the kid
neys. Swamp-ROOt cOrrects inability 70
hold urine and scalding Tain passing Il,
and overcomes that unpleasant necessity
of being compelled to 60 often through
the day, and 10 get up many times during
the night. The mild and immediate effect
of Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy
is soon realized. 1t stands the highest be
cause of its remarkable health restoring
properties. A trial will convince anyone.
Swamp-RoOt is pleasant 10 take and Is
sold by all druggists in fifty-ceut and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have q
sample bottle and a book that tells all
about il, both sent free by mail. Address,
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, n. Y.
When writing mention reading this gen
erous offer in this paper. Don't make
any mistake, but remember the name,
Swamp-ROot, and don't let dealer sell
you something in place of Swamp Root
If you do You will be disappointed.
The Florida star., 1909-11-19
A Broken Back

That pain in your back caused by lumhago,
stld muscles OF strain Is an easy thing To get
rid OF. Ballard's Snow Liniment cures rheu-
matlsm, lumbagO, sore and stiff muscles.
strains, sprains, cuts, burns. bruises. scslds
and all aches and pains You need a bottle
in your house. Sold by all druggists.
The Florida star., 1909-11-19
Safe on the Railway.

\ well known humoriSt entered
an English railway carriage in which
was one of those ladies who travel
m constant fear OF collisions. At
every lolt or >Iddcn stop she cried
out: Have We left the rails? Is
It "n accident: Are we going to be
killed." Her fellow passenger paid
no attention. but remained wrapped
in silence.
Presently the lady said to him.
Are YOU not afraid of railway ac-
cidents :" Not |, madam" answer
ed he, reassuringly. 1T has been
predicted that ! shall die on the
scaffold."
She changed carriages at the next
station.
The Florida star., 1909-11-19

America has lost for a time one of
her most popular army officers. Colonel
The Florida star., 1909-11-19
The Cause OF Many
Sudden Deaths.

VI
IS because 60 decep
tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused
by it-heart dis
ease, pneumonia.
heart failure OF
aPoPlexya are often
the result Of kid
ney disease. II
kidney trouble is
allowedtoadvance
thekidney-poisOn-
ed blood viii at
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16
Anglo-American Memories
Copyright. 1909. by George ". smaney.l
WITH SOME OF THE CIVIL WAR ARMIES.

IN force: two brigades in line pushing steao1Ly
forward: force of cavalry in advance, two
divisions following. BY the time in
touch with Lees left, it was dusk. We could
the flashes of the rebel rifles which drove
Hooker's cavalry back upon the il fantry divis-
ion. Hooker played the game of war as the
youngest member of a football team plays foot
ball. He had to the full that joy of battle
which Mcclellan never had at all; and showed it.
Between the man by whose side had stood
two days before at South Mountain, and the
man near whom I now rode, the contrast
complete. Mcclellan was not general: he was
q Council of War, and ii IS a military axiom
that councils of war never fight. He surveyed
the field of battle beneath him at Turner's Gap
a chessplayer surveys the board At the
naval battle of Santiago. S the Spanish ships
sinking, bluejackets began to cheer.
Said Admiral Philip: Don't cheer. boys. They
dying over there" If everything else about
Philip should be forgotten. that will be remem
bered; and re will be loved for it; for this
touch of human feeling for a human enemy
amid the hell of war. But for the pawns and
pieces the chessplayer sends TO slaughter, he
has no regrets. I don't say Mcclellan had none
for the men whom his mistaken strategy drove
to death. All I say is that ! looked at him
I sign OF it. A general, we told, can
no more afford to have feelings amid a battle
than surgeon with the knife in his hand
feel for his patient. It may he. But Napoleon,
who is always cited as the highest example of
indifference TO the lives of men. is perhaps the
hest example to the contrary He would sacri
flee brigade without scruple for a purpose;
never one single armed man without a purpose
He had men enough to consume for victory;
never one to squander He economist
of human life though for purely military rea
sons II is awful TO reflect how many thousands
, of Americans in these early Civil War days
were sent to death uselessly by the ignorance
of their commanders; or as in McClellan's case,
by his iTresoution, and his incapacity for the
handling of troops in the field.
Hooker's was face which lighted up when
the battle began The man seemed transformed
He rode carelessly on the march but sat
strai ight up in his saddle the martial music of
the bullets whistled past him. He a leader
Of men, and his men would have followed him
if he had not gone ahead of them. Hesita-
ton, delay, he hated them "If they had let US
start earlier might have finished tonight"
he muttered. But night upon us, and even
Hooker could not fight an unknown force un-
known ground in the dark. II 2 O'Clock
when went into camp; Union and rebel lines
so close that the pickets got mixed and capt
ured each other Camp is a figure Of speech.
We lay down on the ground were. l slept
with my horses bride around my arm At 4
o'clock next morning with the earliest light os
coming dawn and as a man could
see the sights on his rife, the battle began
G. W. S.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16
THEATRICAL NEWS.

The Messrs Shubert have announced the post
pone1uent until next Saturday night of the first
performance in tins city Of THE Midnight sons
which was to have been given tomorrow night at
the Broadway Theatre
The Game OF Love" Will succeed sham at
WaIack's Theatre. As already made known. MISS
Crosman's engagement will terminate on Saturday
night
George c. Tyler, managing director for Lieber &
Go has secured a new play for Henry r. Warner
entitled ''In the Blood" 1t will be produced next
season
Olga Nethersole is writing her autobiography
She SAYS It will he published in book form next
March.
The Cobun players will give a performance OF
Mr.. Mackaye's Canterbury Pilgrims at Barnard
College ON the evening of May %.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16
MISS GOULD PROVIDES OUTING.
Seventy Boys from DR.. Whites Bible School
Visit Her Country Home.

Miss Helen Miller Gould entertained seventy
seven boys from DIR. Whites Bible School yester-
day her farm back of Lyndhurst, N. Y. The
boys arrived about 10 o'clock In two special coaches
from the Grand Central Station, and after forming
in double file marched TO Miss GouIds farm. about
a mile south Of the station.
At the farm Miss Gould's servants had been busy
for several days erecting large tent and providing
means for entertaining the boys. When they ar
rived they were greeted by Miss Gould. and then
allowed play games until Il o'clock. when
dinner was served. The boys enjoyed the sport OF
camping out ard preparing their dinner. They
brought lunches with them, but Miss Gould had
provided coffee, sandwiches. cake, ice cream ana
candy. After dInrer there were baseball and other
games. and then the boys were formed into a
marching club taken visit the historic land
marks in TaTytOwn
The boys returned TO New York on the so train
This was the first Of series of fresh air outings
provided for the boys and girls Of DR.. White s
Rihle School by Miss Could. A party will visit
I4yndhurst every Saturday
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16
DRowNEs PARTED BY NEW YORK Law
South Dakota Divorce Didn't Hold-Dlsputes
Over Son Recalled

The marital troubles of Henry r. browne ana
Louisa r. browne ended yesterday py the
signing of the final decree of divorce by Justce
Gerard who awarded to the father the CUSTODY U
their eIeven-year-old son. Henry r. browne Jr-
browne. who was the plaintiff in the action -
member of the firm OF I4awrte, Mann 6 Drowhe'
wooIen merchants at No 45 East ifth street IN
1906 Mrs browne obtained divorce from heF nus
hand in South Dakota. Then ensued a iiVely con
test for the possession OF the boy
Despite the lads preference for his mothers com
many Vice-Chaneeler Stevens In Newark, y J..
gave him to his father There was physical en-
counter between the parents on February H. lSs'
at the Grand Central Station. The father Won He
sent the hoy 10 school in South Newton, Mass
Young browne ran away. His mother brought
him "a New York. The father, accompanied by a
law clerk met them at the train Parents. clerk
and boy had a royal tug OF war In the connlct
the law clerks eyeglasses were smashed
Mrs browne finally consented to permit her son
to go with his father. but it was only after gentle
force was used to get him into cab that browne
succeeded in getting his son TO his home, where
he was placed in the care Of his sister, Ethel
Mitchell DrowDe-
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16
PLAYGROUND COMMITTEES NAMED.
President McGowan Picks Men to Care for
Different Parts of Work

President MCGOWAN OF the Board Of Aldermen
announced the appointments yesterday or seVeral
subcommittee of the Playground Commission
Among the members of the committees are: com
mIttee on sites for Fairgrounds. Egerton Il
Winthrop, Monsgnor NJ ]. Lavelle, Barlow ;
Weeks Darwin R James William H Maxwell ana
General George W. Wingate; committee on tae OF
eanlzation equipment and management or play
grounds DR. Luther IL. Gulick the Rev. Gaylord
: White Charles r. Stover, DIT, ". H. Pound
George u. Pratt and Robert G. Kamnlerer, commit
tee on city property available for Fairgrounds
s R Guggenheim II. Bradstreet, James + Suill-
van and Gustav,s T Kirby: committee the bet
terment Of present Fairgrounds, Charles b StoVer'
Evert Jansen Wendell. Eugene Lamb Richards IT,
Darwin r James, DIR. Luther FL Quick and Bar
tow s. Weeks: COMMITTEES on street plaSSIouiluS'
General George W Wingate. s. r. Guggenheim'
George D. Pratt, Darwin r. James, II Bradstreet
and Monsignor NJ ]. Lavelle-
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16

DR.. JAMES HENRY PAYNE, for many years
prominent Boston practitioner. died Friday night
at his home in Boston. He was born in Albany,
in 1923. of English parentage He graduate
Of the University OF New York and a we'll known
authority AsItaic cholera.
CHARLES A. DOTEN, f5r eighteen years Cor
oner of Fairfield County and OF the best
known attorneys in Western Connecticut, died yes
terday at Bridgeport from heart disease. He was
ffty-nne years of age. He a graduate Of
Columbia University.
ENSIGN BENJAMIN GREEN. L. s. N, died IN
Los Angeles Friday. He appointed from
the ranks, and had served in the navy twelve years
He had received four medals for bravery.
URIE WARD WESTON, a constructing engineer.
known nationally. died at the Long Cliffe Hospital
for the Insane in Iogansport Ind. yesterday.