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The Washington herald., 1911-03-05

II there is any matter in which a
Koreans whole mental capacity comes to
a perfect state of not only lively con-
sciousness, but of white heat, 1t is in
regard to marriage. writes the Seoul COR
respondent OF the Japan Mail. He is a
born matchmaker, a born marrier.
What money Is to a son OF the West,
so marriage is to the Korean; every man
is after ii. I have tried long and hard
to see the full bearing of the marriage
question on the race. but I feel that
am as yet mere trifer with its mys-
terry. The Koreans --eas are not ours.
He never. never associates with mar
rage such line as kiss me softly and
speak to me low and yet he wants to
be married.
Theoretically he says: LET me be mar
ried in the spring. when the plum bios
SONS greet you, and when the peach
flowers and apricots tint the hillside, :"
but he never thinks Of his bride as his
plum blossom. Spring Is the mating sea-
son. and he would mate, maskee the
mated. He wants to be married. not for
his selfish pleasure. not because there Is
q little soft-coated heart and soul that
longs to rest<fn his love and be looked
after; not bit Of II.
He wants son. son of his very own.
to be born: he wants a son wi.uly; I'M
reasonably, crazily-anything to get him.
Wife, and love, and poetry. and domestic
JOY are unseen in this scramble for the
gift of the gods.
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The stranger was as cool and nonchalant
as a West Texas cowpuncher. This was
his reply:
This lady has told me that she is sim
gle. Now you beat It quick and don't
bother US again.
More words followed fast. and before
the lady could explain. which, she said in
court, she was about to do, seeing there
was going to be trouble, the affair culnni-
mated in fistic unpleasantness and ter
minated in the husband having the stran-
ger arrested on the charge of assault.
The stranger was taken Immediately be-
fore the towns justice Of the peace for a
hearing. He made hasty inquiry for a
lawyer, and visitor who knew Mr..
Hechhimer sent for him.
Probably in any other court except the
have been promptly adjudged in con-
tempt for appearing in such scaut attire
but the magistrate was broad-minded.
Some 200 persons, many OF whom were
also in bathing suits, Witnessed the brief
trial. held in q long. partitioned hall,
half Of which was the court room and the
other half a laundry.
Mr.. Hechheimer apparently never once
thought of his bare feet legs, and arms
and his wet bathing suit. which dripped
puddles of water on the judicial fioor. but
conducted his case with as much energy
as IL he were in the presence OF digni-
ned member OF the supreme bench OF
Baltimore His scross-examination brought
out the fact. highly amusing to the spec
fators. rs to the agreement Of the couple
20 pose as unmarried. and the justice de-
cided that the stranger was not TO blame
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father and mother. get carried away by
the children's enthusiasm and beg q
trip down the hillside.
The older ones are nervous at first,
but If no untoward event, such as a spill,
occurs, they enjoy the sport as we'll as
the smaller ones. OF course, there are
numerous upsets. but accidents are rare
and park policemen give very good SER
vice in regulating the fun. On Satur-
day and on Sunday-imagine the Lords
Day Alliance overlooking the discretion
of the first day of the week!-the slides
are crowded with bobbers and tobog
ganists. Skiing and snowshoeing par
ties are everywhere to be seen, and il
is these things which put the roses in
Miss Canada's cheeks and make Young
Canada the vigorous chap he is.
But il the Lords Day Alliance toler-
ates this awful disregard of the Sunday.
what shall be said of it's inactive at
titude in the matter Of iceboating? And
for hire, at that! There is a fleet of
twenty-fOur ice yachts on Toronto Bay
this winter. The open weather through
out the month of January was ideal for
iceboating, as the temperature was uni
formly cold enough to keep the ice in
a condition of safety. Much Of the time
the bay was entirely clear of snow and
the sport was perfect. The bay was so
uncommonly safe and free from air holes
much of the time last month that even
midnight yachting parties occasionally
indulged in an exciting innovation. If
you have never had a sail on one of
these swiftly moving craft with a yawn'
ing gap of black water menacingly con-
fronting you at each end of the course,
and the boat covering anywhere from
thirty-five to forty-five miles an hour,
you have something coming to you you
will never forget.
On a bright moonlight night iceboating
contains its thrills. My last experience
was under very different conditions. On
a night when moon and stars are buried
deep in opaque clouds and the distant
lights of the city are obscured by a thick
white veil of drifting, binding, whirIing
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Nv .ELANEI II.


Although certain foreign countries do
not openly advertise their readiness to do
business with those who aspire to affix a
handle to their names, the fact generally
is recognized that a considerable traffic
in titles is carried on. 1t is interesting to
note that a great deal of the money thus
acquired is devoted to charity. The tiny
republic of San Marino. for instance.
which does a roaring trade in titles of
nobility at fixed rates. devotes the great
er part of the profits to the maintenance
of its founding and orphan asylum. 1t
will make you and all your heirs. or only
your mail heirs, if such is your desire, a
duke for 5000, or an earl for Sc, 80. Italy,
too, will make you a prince or a duke
for 5000 and a marquis for $500. The
title of count will cost you $3.50, and that
of a baron $3.50.
An idea of the traffic done in titles may
be gathered from the fact that a Ger
man firm, trading in Sweden. sends out
a circular, marked Private and Conf
DENTAL" offering to secure any orders
and decorations required. The circular
goes on TO say that the firm has first
class connections. which enable them to
procure such decorations, and that they
have been doing a big business for the
past thirty years. The list includes papal
honors, for the Pope does a little busi-
ness. too, and will make you a count for
S2,250 or Il baron for $3.50; honors of
Persia, Turkey. Spain. Portugal. Italy,
RoUmania, and Austria, the cost OF
which varies considerably.
The Portuguese Order of Christ, accord
ing to the list. may be had for between
$1,000 and $500, while the Order of
Isabella Of Spain. with a ribbon identical
with that of the Pr1ISsian red eagle coSts
from $1,000 upward. The Austrian crown
runs TO 5000. although the order of
Francis Joseph may be had for half that
price. For SS75 to $500 one can secure
the well-known Turkish Order off the
Medjidjeh, and $500 will purchase the pic
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vided as q permanent "nest egg" The
entire endowment fund 10 in bonds that
draw interest at the rate Of per cent.
per year, and it Is this income that 10 to
be used for al the expenses Of the Insti-
tuition. However, inasmuch as the en-
dowment fund when enriched BY the ad-
dition recently announced viii give the
Carnegie Institution Q net income far In
excess Of 81, 100000 q year. II is easy to
understand that henceforth there need not
be much limit to its activities on bshalf
Of mankind
And this brings us to the purpose Of all
this spending. To put the matter In q
nutshell, the Carnegie Institution has In
yaded all scientific nelds for the express
purpose Of accomplishing tnings that can
not be accomplished by other organiza-
tions or by individuals because Of the e1-
Vense involved or the lack OF facilities or
both. In other words, the Carnegie In
stitution with Its immense wealth and
the apparatus which plenty >of money has
enabled 1t to buy need stop at nothing In
the way of exploration or investigation.
And all these activities are designed,
mind you, to be thoroughly practicable.
In Q general way the Carnegie investlga-
tors are aiming to acquire information
that will prove for the general good Of
the whole people-even though the pub
lie may not beneft Immediately by some
Of these new-found truths-ratner than
to indulge In . mass Of theorizing of no
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05

With the exception OF the hours COM
pulsorily spent in school and bed, the
youth OF Toronto live outdoors. You
don't find them sauntering about the
streets or lettering about the scent
picture shows. They are too red-blooded
for that. Some of the more sedate fire.
quent the closed skating rinks, but these
are comparatively few for a city Of
nearly 10000 inhabitants.
The famous Ravine, which gives Tor
onto a picturesqueness exceeding that
of most other Canadian cities, plows
deep and tortuous furrow through the
entire central length of the city. This
furrow is a glorious winter playground
for an almost unbroken distance of
eight or ten miles. The eXtremities at
Riverdale Park on the east. and High
Park on the west are especially favor
ed for tobogganing, bobbing, snowshoe-
ing, and skiing.
All these sports have their devotees,
but the bobs the thing for the younger
element. Bobbing is as much more fas-
cinating for the little fellow than
tobogganing. as iceboating is to drag
ging little sister on a she'd along a half
bare sidewalk. That is. these small
enthusiasts will tell you so; and il you
watch them for Il while in High Park
or any other of the precipitous parts of
the Ravine. you Will believe them. Zero
weather has no terrors for the youngs-
ters. 1t appears to add to the zest. And
there is also the incentive OF rivalry in
turnouts.
Some Fancy Sleds.
Some of the bobs are very elaborate
affairs. luxuriously upholstered, and Law
ishly supplied with robes and rugs for
comfort; but these splendid vehicles are
not always the swiftest nor the company
OF passengers the most popular. This
rivalry is only an undercurrent. however,
No indication OF 1t ever appears on the
surface. 1 have counted eighteen per-
sons on one of these swift-running bobs.
They were not all tenderlings, either.
Big brothers and sisters and very often
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est and most valuable Of all the % burld-
ings owned BY the Carnegie Instttution,
has been especially welcome becs1ss Il
provides a nreproot repository for the
records ana puoncario Of the Institu-
tion. of which the accumulation on hand
already represents an Investment Of sew
eral hundred thousand dollars.
Next to this nerve center In Washington
from which are directed the Investaxa-
tiops being carried on In more than 30
different fields research embracing more
than 40 different countries, perhaps ths
most interesting seat Of activities Is one
OF the 10 vessels which the institution
owns. The craft referred to Is a floating
magnetic observatory-the nonmagneic
ship Carnegie, which was specially built
ant equipped for the important work In
which she IS now engaged. Already this
odd scientific scout has in the course or
her crutsings on the high seas brought
TO light important errors in the nag
netic elements shown on the best sail
ing charts in use by our mariners The
noDmagnetic ship. 1t may be explained
is q ship built without the uss Of any
steel or iron and its function Is to take
observations that viii in effect rectify
the compass or rather show mariners
what its variations are In all ATTITUDES
and Iongitudss. TIE good ship Carnegie
Is now headed for Cape Town on 4 three
year cruise and 1t will he at least IL
years ere she completes all the work
mapped out for her.
II Is impossible to touch even brienS
upon the work Of all the various branch
Offices Of the Carnegie Institution, but
Passing mention must be made of the new
$50, 900 building for use as q geophysicaI
laboratory-next to the administrator
building, the hand<oDest building erected
by the institution-and where Inarvelous
experiments are being conducted to In
crease human knowledge concerning the
physical condition Of the earth. Similar.
ly public attention has lately been di.
rected to the solar laboratory Of the Car
negie Institution, located at Mount VII
son, pear Pasadena, Cal, owing to the
announcement that this best-equipped Of
all astronomical stations Is shortly To
be provided with a wonderful new tele-
scope. This apparatus will be far more
pow erful than any spyglsss ever hereto
fore turned upon the heavens, and it Il
expected that 1t VII enable the sages on
the mountain top to discover thousands
Of new worlds, Is well as learn much
more than We have even g much as
suspected Up to this time regarding the
moon and Mars and ali the earth's neigh
bors, in whom We naturally feel an espe-
clal interest.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
TRAFFIC IN FOREIGN TITLES

| turesqUe title Of Swedish knight Of the
Order OF the Polar Star" The orders
of st. George vary in price in differenr
countries. In Sicily It costs $50. but you
may become a knight of Montenegro for
as little as S75
The King of Greece does a prosperous
business with the ORDER of the Redeemer
which can be had for $50, while Servia
bestows the Order of Takova for a like
sum. The Prince of Monaco has for
disposal the Order of the Star, for which
he asks S175, and for $50 less one can
secure the Order of the Sun of Nasr-ed-
Din" from the Shah of Persia.
Although titles cannot be bartered in
Great Britain, it is an open secret that a
generous contribution to political funds
often paves the way TO place in the
peeraga. Apropos of this, it is interesting
to note that five years ago Franz Kos
suth, the son of the famous patriot,
charged the Hungarian government with
receiving no less than 81. $4,000 by selling
baroHies to wealthy Jews at 800. 900
each.
Another phase of this traffic in titles
is revealed by carefully worded adver-
tisenents, which have appeared in the
papers from time to time, offering for
sale the titles of impoverished noble
families of France. 1t is not so long ago
since three titles, two of which were
French one a count and the other a
marquis, and one Of an Austrian prince.
were put UP for sale in London, the prices
ranging from $4,000 to $4,000.
II is to be hoped that the report is
correct that the British crown authori-
ties are going to take steps for the res
toration of Ethan Palace. 1t would be
nothing short of disaster If the beautiful
old banqueting hall. with its magnificent
roof, were suffered to fall into decay
Ethan is one of the historic spots, of
which too little is known. It is in the
County Of London and forms part of the
Borough OF Woolwich. 1t was a royal
manor in the days of Edward the Con-
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knowledge is designed to be IN every
sense . national institution and the men
in control have fortunately been able to
emphasize this phase Of the matter by
locating their observatories and labora-
tories IN widely separated localities
thereby giving every section Of the eoun-
try Q chance to see some Of the work In
progress in its vicinity. For instance,
the Department Of Botanical Research
has q laboratory in the desert at Tue
son, Arizona, while the Department of
Economics 10 at Yale University. The
Department OF Marine Biology has head
quarters at Dry Tortugas, Florida, and
the Nutrition Laboratory is In Boston.
The Solar Observatory is on Mount WILL
son in California the Geophysical La
boratory Is In the outskirts Of Washing
ton, D. c., and the Department Of Ter
rsstial Magnetism carries on its most in
teresting activities on q specially con-
structed non-magnetie ship that Il con-
stantly sailing up and down the oceans Of
the globe.
Just at present, however, the chief IN
terest In the institution, aside from that
inspired BY the new $4,000, 900 donation,
is centered In the new administrative
building which has been erected at the
pational capital as q permanent home for
the executive headquarters Of the cor
poration- This imposing structure which,
together with its site, cost more than
S30o. 900. Is located within sight Of the
White House and not far from the home
Of the National Geographic Society. The
entire interior of this stone and terra
Gotta structure Il given over to ofnces
and nle rooms except such space ss Is
de-oted to the two show rooms Of the
edihce-the one a spacious board room.
fitted with the costIIest mahogany fur
niture and the other the splendid central
rotunda. which is open to the roof OF the
building and is highly ornamental in char
acter. FIanking the broad steps which
lead from the street to the main entrance
Of the building are two superb marble
vases. which were carved specially for
the institution in Italy and cost 81, 900
each. The completion Of this. the new
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05

Those IN charge Of the Institutions nc-
tivities do not think they have q monop-
oily OF all the new ideas. nor do taey In
dst on doing everything themselves and
IN their own way. The major psrt of the
Institutions tidy income goes for what
we might call hrst-hand work-that Is,
investigation and experiment carried on
by scientists and experts who are regu-
larly on the payroll Of the Institution:
but aside from this tnousa uds upon thou.
sands of dollars are devoted every year
to extending q helping hand 10 a nice
way to poorer institutions or to individu-
ais who have not the means to pursue
their labors for the common cause Of hu-
uanity, but who nre doing something OBJ
yiously worth while aud who snould be
their own way.
However. for all that. dozens Of DIFF
ferent individuals and outside institu
tlous are thus beuebtting by the Car
nezfe propaganda OF prUgress Il Is. MT
urally, what Is being accomplished in the
institutions own scientific establishments
that is bringing It the greatest fame.
1t is these ofIshoots Of the institution
that are doing things that are really
worth while in the world of science. All
told. the Carnegie institution has ten In
ocpcuNChA NGpdEb"chhs Va ACsSeASAs S-N-
with its own stan OF Investigators and
assistants. and as seats Of activity for
these independent departments there
have been established two obseryatories
and 1--WE laboratories. Since the work
was taken up there has been . total Of
more than ! 200 individuals engaged In
the Investigations and more than 500
people are 80 engaged At the present
time II is to pay for the knowledge
thus acquired that there has been ez-
pended the major part Of the $4,coo.ooo
which the Carnegie Institution has dis
bursed thus far and what the institu-
tion's experts have learned in the course
Of their Investigations Is set down for
the beDeht OF posterity in more than 15o
volumes Of research publications, totaiing
more than 1000 pages.
The Carnegie Clearing House for new
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Zae Ngd0eHc e1zo
1cAe0eAe

TEE Hen II was recently an
~ nouneed that AodreE cMneEh
was 10 give $1o.ooo.ouo - fur
thsf extend tie work of ths
CsneRis Instftut1on. almost everybody
was duly impressed, for even the cham
uion Rift-g1Ver has not bes1 accustomed
to dispense his bounty IN tsn millioa dol-
lar instaImeats. At the same Tina q
considerable portion Of the public was
more q less mystined a. 10 Just which
ope Of the famous iron masters numer-
ous human1tar1an projects 10 to beDs-
At by this latest burst Of generosity. And
same even Of those who did figure out
In their minds which identical establish
meut was the beneficiary have been un-
able to get 1t through their heads just
how this new food Of gold from the
Sootchnan's Golfers Will or can be ex-
pended under the purposes and policy
Of the institution that has received it
Truth to tell, 1t is no reflection on any
citizen If he has a hard time In getting
the straight of the horde of hobbies
which the former Pittsburger has been
busy these past few years setting up for
the benefit Of his fellow man. II n
doubtful II anybody save q census man
could keep tab on their spread So
manT Carnegie anu SaE0eSlc
schools and Carnegie libraries and Car
negie art galleries have made their ap-
pearance in all parts Of the country, to
say nothing of Carnegie peace palaces
and Carnegie church organs, that the
brain Of the casual looker-on at the
worlds progress is likely to be In a
whirI when he attempts to take in at
glance the scheme for culture and
education In all its vast ramincations.
r. ~ hA aa{d hak
the Carnegie institutiOns-whateyer be
the full name OF each institution-are, Of
course In q class by themselves as COM
pared with the libraries. the schools and
the art galleries. There are several in
Etitutions and each institution has wheels
within wheels in the form Of depart.
ments or dependent scientific establish
ments. The Carnegie institution which
is going to start its second decade Of
history with an additional $1o,ooO.Oo in
its strong box is. with all due respect
to the others. decidedly the most i'm
portant Of the Carnegie Institutions. For
time It was known as the Carnegie
Institution and in the scientific and edu-
cationaI world 1t is today spoken OF as
the Institution with the emphasis on the
the" However, in order to enable the
public to tell what's what, the recipient
of the latest ten million has been known
IatterIy as the Carnegie Institution of
Washington, from the fact that its head
quarters are at the national capital. This
new title also helps TO prevent 1t being
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-14

respectively. J is the point of attach
ment for the ordinary wagon double
tree. Instead of having the ordinary
double-tree here, two pieces of fat
iron. ID and T. are used, f being twice
as long as d. These two arms arti-
culate at J. the wagon hammer hold
ing them in place instead of the dou-
ble-tree. The diagram shows these to
be fastened underneath the tongue.
This is for greater clearness In illus
tration. In practice they should rest
on top Of the tongue Just the same as
the ordinary double-tree. The two
rods. c, connect ID and f with the
bar A. under the axle as shown. The
single-tree F fastenes onto the end OF
ID and the double-tree G onto the end
of f. Thus hitch for three horses
is provided, the draft is equalized
and there are two horses on one side
of the tongue and one on the other
A sickle bar from a cast of mower
is good material for the bar A. Show
this diagram to your blacksmith and
II he Is any good he can make an even.
er that will answer the purpose splen.
didly. where three horses are required
on the wagon.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-12-14

In reply TO a query a diagram OF a
three-horse evener is given, the idea
being for two horses 10 walk in the
road and one on the outside.
In the first place. II two horses are
TO work on one side of the tongue
there will be some side draft 20 be
equalized. hence there must be some
way Of doing this so that each horse
will be drawing his proportionate
share OF the load The accompanying
cut illustrates the appearance of the
eyener. "A portion Of the tongue and
axle Of the wagon viewed from be-
meath. II is the axle. u is block
Of wood fastened under the. hole
where the King pin comes through so
that the iron bar A Will be allowed TO
move back and forth under the axle,
free from the obstruction of any nuts
or bolts that may be there. The bar
A Is fiat piece Of iron ~ to 3
inches wide and one-half TO five-eighths
inches thick. fastened at | by means
OF the King pin being heightened suf-
ficiently and having a key in its end TO
hold II In place. One arm of this bar
A is twice as long as the other, good
lengths being twelve and six inches,