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WHEN ENaL1sHwoMEN MARRY
Best Age Between Is and %, But
They Never Cease to Hope.
From the New York American

From the New York American.
Given the average woman, to calculate
from her age and civil condition (spinster
or widow), her exact chances Of getting
married, and to show among which group
OF men and in what civil condition with
either bachelors or widowers), she has
the best chances Of finding . husband.
We. must, of course, begin with the
spinster. Her need IL greater than that
of the widow. The statistics show that
the best marrying age for spinsters Is
from twenty-five to Twenty-Five. One
in every eight marries at that period.
Now. that is an enormous proportion
when we remember, as have just shown.
that. compared to the total POPULATION.
only fifteen women In every 1.0oo-that il.
only one and half in every O0-get
married, and that the number Of young
men or other persons making from 500
to $1,000 q year 10 not more than 2l8. 80
that is. not more than hve In every LOO
Of total population.
The next best period when girls (spin-
sters) are in demand for the marriage
market Is from twenty to tventy-four,
when one in thirteen finds q partner. 1t
is significant to note, therefore, that the
This becomes very evident when the
statistics show us that OF girls from
the ages of fifteen to nineteen only one
spinster in every seventy-three marries.
whereas spinsters from thirty to thirty
four marry three and one-half times az
often as these young ones zone In twenty
three), and, incredible dictu, even spin
STEERS from thirty to thirty-four marry
two and a half times as often
Zone In twenty-eiehDs while even
those fat. fair and forty lfrom iorty 70
forty-four) find a husband once in fifty
eight times to the sweet seventeen's once
in seventy-thfee.
From forty-hve to hfty-four. moreover.
the spinster has a very good nghting
chance. for one In every no narrtes. as
AGAINST. one in seventy-three for the girls
from fifteen TO- nineteen.
:; HnIt, even after that age-they- needsuot
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The Gains of Golf.
From the Cleveland Leader.

rom the CleVeidnu Ledoer.
Golf will never be a really popular
sport i'm America. There is not enough
stir and noise and direct personal strug-
Cling, man to man. There is nothing In
IL for spectators unless they are devoteee
of the game. 1t makes grandstands use
less and discourages outbursts of en-
thusiasm on the part of those who fol-
low champion players around the links
But for all this the gains Of golf are
many sided and noteworthy. 1t spreads
from big cities to smaller places. and the
number of golf clubs grows out of all
proportion to the increase in the popula-
ton where the sport has foothold.
Golf never loses ground once gained.
Its changes are all progress. Its spell IL
not broken by the ups and downs Of
other games. 1t does not boom. II
makes no sensational advances. But the
golfers multiply, and their favorite recre-
alton gains vogue and prestige continu-
ally. 1t is an excellent form Of progress
in sport because Ii is SO wholesome a
game, so fine an outdoor amusement. II
gives health and recreation to many men
and not few women. who would not
otherwise take any equivalent exercise.
1t means judicious and admirable COM
bination of the great outdoors with as
much physical exertion. or as little, as
every individual player desires
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COOLEST ATMOSPHERE.
Result of STANDARDIZATION Ascen
sions in Equatorial Africa.

FROM the Scientific American.
The decrease in the temperature of
the air with increasing altitude, exem-
plifed in the fact that the top of
mountain is colder than its base, is
matter of common knowledge.
1t Is fact that occasional diversions
Of this distribution OF temperature may
occur-as when fruit trees in a valley
bottom are nipped by a frost that does
not touch the hilltops: but it remains
true, in general, that the temperature
of the air decreases upward, and that
the air at great attitudes is extremely
cold as compared with that at the sur
face of the earth.
Until Teisserenc de Bort announced
his discovery Of the isothermal layer,
eight years ago, it was not suspected
that this decrease of temperature did
not extend upward to the limits Of the
atmosphere.
Now. however, we know that at a GER
tain altitude. averaging, In middle lett
tudes about II 900 meters (seven miles)
the fall in temperature with increasing
altitude ceases rather abruptly, usually
giving place to a rise in temperature
for a certain distance upward, above
which the temperature remains approx
imately constant as far as the highest
ascents of sounding balloons have car
ried thermometric apparatus.
Hence, above any given spot on the
earth's surface the air is coolest Just
below the region of the upper inver-
sion, which marks the beginning Of the
great isothermal layer Cor. as it is now
called by it's discoverer. the stratmos-
phere).
The altitude of the isothermal layer
varies with the barometric pressure at
the earths surface with the season, and
especially with the latitude. 1t Is some
what less over the poles than over
middle ATTITUDES, and very much greater
over equatorial regions than anywhere
else in the world.
In other words, the decrease Of tenn
perature with altitude continues to a
much greater height within the tropics
than elsewhere, and this explains the
fact that the lowest temperature ever
registered in the atmosphere was met
with almost exactly over the equator
viz. -s4.3 degrees c. (-119.7 degrees
F.. at an altitude of $4,000 meters
(about twelve miles), at Shirati, on
Victoria Nyanza, August 80. 1908.
This was one or the many interesting
results of the remarkable series of
sounding balloon ascensions executed
in equatorial Africa by the expedition
under Bosom and Elias, sent out by the
Royal Observatory of Lindenberg, the
complete report Of which has just been
published by the observatory.
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kings of Armenia, only 300 years after
the crucifiXion.
Below Alexandropol. a branch of the
railway runs up to the city OF Kars, an
other point OF great strategic importance
in case Russia and Turkey should ever
come to blows again, as they have so
many times in the past, for 1t commands
all northern Armenia.
The Russians intend to annex the rest
of Armenia to their dominions sooner or
later, and then they will have Persia
practically surrounded. This is the sec
ond time they have occupied kars. They
captured 1t during the Crimean war, but
were compelled to give it up. In 1877
year 1t was definitely assigned to them
by the powers of Europe in the treaty
of Berlin. The improvements since that
time have been purely military, like ev-
erything else that Russia does down
here. The old town remains just as 1t
was in Turkish times, and the new
town is like Alexandropol and other
places 1 have described.
Not far south of Alexandropol the rail-
way passes through the extensive ruins
of Ami. from the beginning of things
down to the eleventh century, the CAPT.
tai of the Armenians. In 1O46 the king
relfnquished his authority in favor of the
Byzantine emperor at Constant1nople. and
from that date UP to 1877 this territory
has been a part of Turkey.
Splendors of the Past.
There are evidences of considerable
spendor. The walls which surround the
city are only partially destroyed and a
considerable section still remains forty
and fifty feet high, with numerous round
towers and battlements. built of yellow
stone and ornamented with courses and
crosses and other ornaments in black
basalt The gateWays were imposing
The churches must have been large. The
walls Of several remain. as well as Dor
lions Of beautifully arched roofs
Here and there are decorations of rich
carving. mosaics and ties. which, however,
are rapidly peeling away and crumbling
from neglect. Upon the edge of a ravne
are the ruins of an extensive building
with a monumental gateway, which Is
supposed to have been tn palace of the
king although there is no description of
such building in Armenian literature
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those in the gathering being a houseboat

party.
". A. Callahan has returned from an
interesting saltwater fishing trip to the
vicinity of Norfolk. One days fishing
near the mouth of York river netted the
angler about 400 trout and croakers. The
of catching them enjoyable.
Westinghouse who are enjoying the
summer season at Virginia Beach. Cape
Henry, Ocean View, Old Point Comfort
ing fishing much better this season than
usual. At Lynnhaven inlet weakhsh.
speckled trout and spots AFFORD anglers
sport, while off Ocean View and other
places the hogf1sh is an added attraction
w H. Rabbit Of Rockville. who fire.
ouently accompanies Washington anglers
on bass expeditions, went it alone Sunday
and tried his luck near Pennifleld: He
had good bait. the weather was good and
there was nothing to mar his day
pleasure.
Been a long time since we had any
fishing in this section" one of the Older
residents said to him before he made his
start. THE water has been terribly mud
dy, and we have only been looking for
frogs
The veteran angler from Rockville sur
prised the natives in the afternoon. He
had nine bass, the largest OF them tipping
the scales at four pounds.
Ringgold Hart, who went to Lucketts.
Va. as the guest OF A. B. Shreeve. tried
his luck in the muddy water. He says he
caught three small perch, entering g. Wig
orous protest against the statements OF
friends that what he pulled from the
water were tadpoles.
But" he admits. there are tadpoles
in the river about Point of Rocks. al
though 1 didn't catch any of them"
Now his host tells him he came to the
mountains and river too soon.
Frederick Berens caught four rockf1sh
and two bass in the river below Chain
bridge Tuesday. There has been good
fishing in the deep water in the vicinity
OF the bridge this week, one angler land
ing fifteen rockf1sh
John Lyons and Mrs. Lyons. driven
home from the Shenandoah river by the
muddy water. have gone to Atlantic City
to catch some of the big salt water fish.
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A Prophet.
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
Joe-Congratulate me. old man.. I'm
going to marry Miss PeachIy.
Fred-Things are coming out just ~
predicted.
Joe-What do you mean?
Fred-I told her when she. refused me
that she would live-to regret its
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party loyalty. that actuates you In tho
| performance of your public duties?"
Young man." Mr.. Brownlow rumblee
| in reply, II certainly have. boast the
against any proposition to take money
| from the federal treasury.
| The uplifter gasped for breath and
had nothing more to say. Mr.. Brownlow
| ambled on his way, smiling.
"Got Even" With Hale.
Mr. Brownlow was an excellent hker
and a grand hater. He never forgot
favor done nor forgave ingratitude. In
deed. this last he considered one of the
seven deadly sins. When. some years
ago, Mr. Brownlow came to believe that
Representative Nathan Hale, then In the
House from the second district OF Ten
ressee. had given him the double cross
he made up his mind to get Hale, VINO
had ousted him in the favor of President
Roosevelt, and in consequence was dls-
tributing all the federal patronage Tor
Tennessee. So Brownlow sent for Ken,
ard w. Austin of Knoxville. who mad
under Brownlow. and who was then
abroad United States consul. AUSTIN
obeyed the call, announced himself as a
candidate for Hale's seat, and ne and
Brownlow started in and cleaned up the
earth with the incumbent.
There Is one story told at the Caplto!
that illustrates better than almost any
thing else that could be said. Mr.. Brown
lows work for his district and his ability
to get what he wanted. despite opposition.
He was a member of the appropriations
committee and his colleagues had notified
him one session that he already had grab
bed off for his district more than fafl
share of everything mat wasn't nailed
down. They told him to quit for rev
years and let somebody else have a
cnance. He agreed and couple of days
L@fD f1n
mittee to thank his colleagues for their
kindness. Then he made a little speech
to the effect that his constituents of the
first district were so grateful to the fed
thing for the federal government to show
their appreciation. Whereupon upon be-
half of the district Mr.. Brownlow pre-
scented to the government tract of land
in which the body OF former President
Johnson was buried.
Moved the Committee to Tears.
He made such an affecting speech that
most of the members of the committee
were in tears before he finished. All
thanked him profuseiy. They changed
their tune the following year. however,
when Mr.. BrownIow blandly made a de-
mand for an appropriation of about $40,
coo a year forever for keeping in good
shape the cemetery his district had
worked off on the government.
Mr. Brownlow was fond of calling at
tention TO the fact that he had represent
ed in the House for fourteen years as a
protectionist republican the same district
represented by the late President john
son from 1913 to 1853 as q free trade
democrat. He was always ready to de-
fend Andrew Johnson and when. a year
or so ago, a leading magazine published
"reminiscences In which the memory of
johnson was bitterly attacked by the late
Senator tSewart, Brownlow came back in
equally vigorous language.
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abandon matrimonial hope. Even from
flfty-five to sixty-four one spinster in
every 385 maFries, which In not 90 dusty.
when the young girl OF nineteen marries
only Ave times as often.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn, July 9.-Walter
Preston Brownlow, who was serving his
seventh term in Congress from the first
district. died last night Ct Brights dis
ease Mr.. Brownlow was republican and
distinguished himself among other things
for persistent and enthusiastic advocacy
Of third presidential term for Mr. Roose-
welt
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Founded by Famous King.

On an island In the lake Ii pictur-
esque Armenian monastery called after
st. Sevan, alleged to have been founded
by Tiridates, the most famous Of all the
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Going to the Funeral.

Vice President Sherman has appointed
the following committee to represent the
Senate at the funeral: Senators Curtis OF
Kansas, Smith of Michigan. Bradley and
Paynter of Kentucky. Jones Of Washing
ton. Frazier and Taylor of Tennessee.
The committee to represent the House
will consist Of the Tennessee delegation.
Tennesseans in the government depart
ments, with whom Representative Brown
low was always popular, are making ar
engagements TO send a magnificent floral
tribute to the mountain branch OF the
Soldiers Home, where the funeral will
take place.
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THE
BRITISH
CRISIS

LONDON. June 29.-Never was hap
tismal name more inappropriate than that
given to the British battIeship Dread
nought when launched in 1906
It's boastful name, representing its revo-
lutionary character, has suflced to upset
the naval policies Of every maritime ma
ton. Its building has made the British
navy fear for its traditional supremacy,
unquestioned and unquestionable for a
hundred years.
1t made all existing battleships obsolete
or. obsolescent. 1t forced the Jealous ma
lions to build new and costlier navies. II
levied new and heavier taxes upon the
toilers of every considerable nation in
the world.
Since that ship was launched the word
'dreadnought" has possessed the minds
and souls OF all the naval experts, all the
diplomatists and all the gossips OF inter
national political life.
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Turn Seats Into Beds.

They are divided into compartments
for the accommodation Of two and four
people. with the seats running from side
to side. and are arranged 80 that the
back. which is upholstered can be lifted
to a horizontal position, like an upper
berth in one Of our Pullman cars. Thus
q day coach may be transformed into a
sleeper without extra charge. although
passengerss. II they would be- comfort
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Expect a Morgan Foal.

There is some hope Of getting a foal
from the Aepelik zebra and a Morgan
mare that is now at the station. II this
Is done 1t Is apt to make the burro ze-
broids look like counterfeits. The De-
partment Of Agriculture found some years
ago that the Morgan strain was in danger
Of disappearing and 1t collected some Of
the best specimens it could, find and has
been ever since breeding them up.
The mare in question is the sort OF an
animal that lover of hoPsefiesh would
get enthusiastic over, She is very dark
bay with black points, a skin like satin
and a head like a society beauty. She is
as rounded, and perfect in her way as
the zebra is in his. and like the best OF
the Morgans she has style and action all
over and is speedy enough for everything
except the race track, and has endurance
little short OF an automobile
What sort of q colt one from her and
His Highness would be it.would be hard
to say, but the probabilities are, SO the
-ofIacials think that it would be pretty
enough to put under q seass case.
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Thus the fear Of the dreadnought chills
two great political worlds-that interna-
tional circle In
Trouhled Politics which war Is al
49, ways imminent.
anu GAnaACSs' and that domestic
political circle in which the question OF
taxation is always uppermost.
England will vote heavier taxes to keep
up the race, for it Is a matter OF life and
death for Britain. There is no alterna
tive.
Said Sir Edward Grey, the British
minister OF foreign affairs. explaining the
position of the British government:
THE great countries Of Europe are rails
ing enormous revenues. and something
like one-half Of them is being spent on
naval and military preparations. You may
call it national insurance-that Is per-
fectly true; but it is equally true that
one-half of the national revenue OF the
great countries of Europe is being spent
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Twelve Great
Dreadnoughts,

two are German. two belong to thu
United States and one to japan.
At the end Of this year the total will b
almost doubled. reaching twenty-one. o.
these there will be ten British. hve Ger
man, four American ana two japanese.
If ships now building are completed OF
schedule time the end Of 1911 will see NJ
less than forty OF these huge hehting ma
chimes afloat: fourteen under the Br1tist
flag, nine under command Of the German
emperor. six under the stars and Stripes
six under the rising sun OF japan, fou
under the tricolor OF the French republic
and one bearing the green banner o
Brazil.
The next year, 1912. less than thre'
years hence. the number OF dreadnought
and alf-big-gun super-dreadnoughts vii
have been increased to sixty-seven. pro
vided all ships now building and ordere,
for that time are completed. No estimate
is made of possible future orders.
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T0m0rrOw-THE BRITISH CRISIS.
v. The Sh1pbuilders' Great Race.
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This does not take into account, how
ever, the British colonial naval plans
which have not yet
British Colonial crystaliised. 1t may
Plans. ~ ,shsn N TIN. -
add three or four other dreadnoushts to
this list, representing Australia, New
Zealand, South Africa and Canada.
In passing it may be mentioned that
the high British admiralty authority
responsible for all these figures expresses
the belief that the japanese program as
published probably falls far short OF the
actual facts. II the American navy would
keep pace with the japanese In the mat
ter of dreadnoughts. it Is believed In Lon
don that the Washington naval program
must be increased from two to four ships
a year.
Interesting as this may be to the Cos
sips Of world politics. 1t Is even more in
teresting to the taxpayers OF these ma
tons. who must pay from $10.O00.O00 to
l4,oOO,0 900 for each one OF these ships
placed in commission, taking no account
of the cost Of maintaining them. and dis
REGARDING the scores Of older ten-million-
dollar ships made obsolete.
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1t requires a little more than two years,
at the best, to complete one Of these
ships. The present plans
Future Cannot extend only to the end
OF 1872, and 1t is impos-
"oe SeeA' sible to predict what
will happen after.
At that time the sixty-seven dread
noughts will be divided: Twenty British.
thirteen German, eight American, seven
Japanese, eight French, four Russian.
two Austrian, two Italian, two Brazillian
and one Argentine. By the end Of 1913
Germany probably will have caught up
with Great Britain in the race, and each
nation will have twenty-five mammoth
ships armed with big guns OF long range.
When that time comes the British SUI
premacy OF the seas Is no longer to be
accepted as q matter OF course.
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Thus the fear of the dreadnought chills
wo great political worlds-that interna-
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At the beginning Of this year there we
twelve battleships OF the dreadnoug
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on what are. after all. preparations to
kill each other.
Surely the extent 20 which this ex-
penditure has grown really becomes q
satire and a rejection upon civilization.
Not In our generation, perhaps: but IL n
goes on at the rate at which IL has re-
Gently increased. sooner or later. / he
lieve, II Will submerge that civilization
The burden already shows itself in the
national credit. Sooner or later n must
lead to national bankruptcy"
The Winslow mail., 1910-08-20
DEMOCRATS IN
CAUCUS LAST
SATURDAY
Democratic Convention Being
Held in Holbrook Today.

The democrats of WinSlow
precinct met in caucus in the Elks'
Hall last Saturday night. The
attendance was far and above
that of any political caucus held
here for some time past. Keen
interest was displayed by all pre-,
sent in the matter of selecting
delegates to the democratic con.
vention at Holbrook to oe held
today, this convention being
called for the purpose of nomi-
mating two delegates to the Con-
stitutional Convention.
The caucus was called to order
by DR.. Geo. P. Sampson. By
vote of those present Dr.. Samp.
son was chosen chairman OF the
meeting, ]. J. Collins being elected
secretary.
By unanimous motion, the
chairman appointed a committee
of five to retire and select a list
ottwelve delegates from Winslow
precinct to attend the conven-
tion at Holbrook. The committee
made the following selection: DR..
Geo. P. Sampson, T. K. Seeger,
DR.. K. 6. Bazell, Geo. Irwin, w. G.
Kelly, DR.. C.L. Hathaway, ]. L.
Service, w. P. Geary, e A. Saw
yM, VIM. Daze, w. A. Parr, John
-Aoore-Aftcr considerable argu-
ment the report ofthe committee
was adopted and the delegates
chosen stood as the choice of the
caucus.
From the interest displayed by
the large number of democratic
voters present, both in the mat
ter of chosing delegates and in
other matters that came up, it
would seem that the democrats
of Winslow are up and doing
and that they intend to do all in
their power to send two demo-
cratic delegates to the Constitu-
tional Convention.