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Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-02-09
WASHINGTON D. C.

WASHINGTON. D. c..
Biuro ola spraw Filipi6ekich,
nalezace do departamentu
wojny,. o%trzYma}o wiadomo5-
CT kablowe. I'd general gu
bernatora W ysp: Filipi6skich,
Forbesa, donoszace, a3e wul.
kan Taal wyrzuca 20 siebie
lave. .Wedle. nades|anej de-
peszy, wulkan ME uspokoi
sic wkr6tce j sgrozi zpiszcze-.
okollcom W p'rocmien1iu
80 mil fiaok61o: General GU :
bern ator Anie spiodziewa "sie'
gwaitowniejszych' wstrzas-
MEN. lima depesza, nades4a-
ma przez ksiedza vAlque'go,
zarzadcy biurs meteorological
nego ma Hopiewa,
re W pronlieniu, stu mil Cd
wulkanu daily sic we znaki
slime trzesienia siemi. Ksi9dz
Alque ME ~przewidnje niebez-;
piecze6st'v; ola miasta Mani
Ia.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-02-09

.EE >:
NEW YORK.. Uprow&dzo-
ma zosta}a 2 ulicy Monroe
Str. szesnastoletnia Antonina
Sanfrati)lo i antomobi1em
uwieziona " strone Brook
lyna. O uwiezieniu dat znat
policji brat uwi5e,zzionej Alfre-
do, kt6tra ,generelnym alar-
mem %zawiadomila Wszystkie.
Sta'cie .:poheyine: W. ggodzine
p6zniej, >dano znac *:ze stacji
PREY Bergen St: W. Brookly-
ME ze jeden policjant: zatrzy-
mai: ma ulicy podejrzany au-
tomobil ": Klt6rym znajdcwa-
Ia sig tli' uwiiezioonia dzi iie'l1l IA
" :tqWarzys.t~ie czterech "a. "a
Ann'on ii /. sa !:
.farellc, opo7wisdat}as s&e, dis
r:ano wys7}a z domu W towa-.
rzystwie Mary Garone o godz.
7ej rome abY sic udaf do
piracy. Zaiedwie wystapila ma
ulice,. gdy z AUTOMOBILE obok
stojacego wyskoczy}o dw6cl1
mezczyzn, chwyci}o ia pod
i W mgnieniu Okla VISA
dzilo do automobile, kt6cy
tel samej chwili odjecha}.
Krzyezecc o :ratunek ME mo-
gla DO ia zakpeblowano. An
tonina, ma}ego wzrostu ale
bardzo piekna o %ciemnych
oczach; j. kruczych w}osach,
opowiada}a dalei ze :przed kill
XII tvgodniami, pogardzi}a
.yznaniami miiosnym; pew
nego wlocha W niej zakocha-
nego.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-02-09

ma pssazne Amerykanki, ze
Stub lorda Decies ME odbe-
die sic i jezeli lord Decies
ME: odstapi dobrowolnie cd
zam;aru swegoo, to: przemoca
przeszkodzi sic 6lnbowi, To.
.warzystwo zamierza: ma prey;
sz}o6e W TAXI sam spos6b.
postepowac re wszystkimi
podobnymi intruzami:
.Niekt6rzY przypuszczaja, re
ten list jest prostym zartem,
albo swawolnym iwybrykiem,
ale wiel y &. ssadzi, 70 e pogr6zka
ME Jest b%ynajmniei zartobli-
wa. ai.: ..tYs.:
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-02-09

NOWY YORK. Eksplozya
bomby ma progu domu
mieszkalnego PRIV E. 80 uli.
cy, ~wywo}a}a pop}och miedzy
lis mieszka6cami, kt6rzy W
MED statecznej odziezy:.po
wybiegali ma ulice~' Zupe}pie
zburzona zosta}a golarnia W
suterenach; rozmaiteo bal
iw711erskie przyrzady, q raczej
'kawa}ki 2 Mich; poroz)atywa'
ly SIGMA aulic4.' Dwaj :Wl6si
.mieskkajacy mad golsrnia wy
'padlazyI:z lock przebit' Sofa
D a. "a dd;relwa WINS h ma 4 Gale gruba
! M mocno ;! sic ppeokaleczyli. Po-
llieqya >! sadz7i: ze Jest: to spra:
t,Czarnej Rski", ale a. "a:
den: z mieszka6c6w domu ME
Original list6w z pogr6zka-
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-02-09
Doskonala odprawe polskim

J Doskonala odprawe polskim
fczerWonym towarzyszom dale
Iniemiecki socyalista W ME-
mieckim ,Miesieczniku So
cyalistycznym' DR.. J. Muel-
Ter. Otto co ten czfowiek pi-
SIZE ,:Religia jest przeciez
czems innem jak fantazya,
Jest ona potezna r~zeczywisto-
scia sp6}eczna, Z kt6ra socya-
linn %powinien sic obchodzic
inaczej niz dotad, = ME spy
chac jej do znaczenia sprawy
~prywatnej jednostek."
,,Urzadzenia klasztorne So
|idea1em socyalistycznym, W
praktyce spe}nionym jedynie
z pobudek religijnych." -
Doswiadczenie uczy, il ist-
nienie w%zajemnej, troskliwej
pomocy zalezy cd religijno-
Sci" ,,Samym Unforeseen mas
i klas ME da sic ustalic zbio-
rowej piracy spo4ecznej i in
.stytucyi spo}ecznych." Re
Eligia jest jedna z n~ajg}6wniej-
szych sprezyn postepu spo-
fecznego" it'd.
TAX, urzadzenia wszelkie =
ME tylko klasztorne - stoja
religijnoscia, a navel klasz-
torne sic rozprzegaja bez tel
podstawy, jak tego dowodzae
zajscia W klasztorze ma Jasnej
Core.
Niechaize te kilka zda1
pos4uza "a nauke tym, ktorzy
W swej naiwnosci juz, juz 60
towi sic rzucic W objecia czer-
[wopych towarzyy|szy z pod
'ciemnej gwiiazdy,. DO which
- snifo i'm sic, - re widza
1przyjaei6f lqdqt. {
Mysmy wszyscy pod wielu
wzgledami tylko dziecmi ME
acknowledgements: I'D e::igroba
uczyci sic nam: trzeba; tor ME
s}uchajmy tych, kt6rzy. nam.
obiecuja rzeczy,; :kt6rych sami
nie,.posiadaja, ami tel :zatem
nikomu ich da6. ME. NIGGA:
Socyalizm dobry. dla pr6znia-
k6w, tremp6w, kt6rzy i tax
ME maja mic do .stracenia, ME
zas ola ludzi kt6rzy sic uczci-
vie czego dorobili albo dora
Zosta6my wierni Bogu,
to i ma tym swiecie pociechy
doznamy! !
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-02-09

a przez to pacza karyere moe:
najlepszych j najzdolniejszych.
mfodzienc6w. &,
Wiele sic wybacza kreWko-
Sci i niedoswiadczeniu MILO
dziezy, lecz gdzie jej lekk o.
myslnosc koniecznie powodu--
je krzywde sp6feczna, tam po-
.winno sic .zastrz e ostrem
prawem spo}ecze6stwo pre-
civ powtarzaniu sic takiej
swawoli iraz ma zawsze koniec
jej po1ozyc. Dobrze ola kraju,
gdy m1odziez poczuwa sic do
patryotyzmu, ale nigdy ME
MONA ~pozwolic ma to, ably
ten patryotyzm zamienif sic
w szowinizm.
Gdyby ci sami studenci po-
tra6li sic zastanowic mad swym
postepkiem, n~iezawodnie u
znaliby jego niew}aSciwos6,
ale gdzie tam pytac o rozwa-
&c u rozpalonych glow niedo-
warzonych ! Colby ci studenei
powiedzieli na~to, gdyby ma,
przyk4ad PREY niemieckiej
wszechnicy W Berlinie usta-
nowiono katedre :jezyka pol
skiego j polskiej literatury i
%powofano ma MIA r~odoWitego
Niemca z pominieciem pro-
fesor6w Polak6w?... Albo
gdyby przeciwnie powofano
Polaka r%odowitego a niemiec-
cy studenci sic zbuntowali
przeciw zarzqdowi wszechni-
cy? Czyzby ME nazwali takie-
90 buntu 49, niemieckim szo-
~winizmem?..:
, w Krakowie nadtos demon
|: strowa1a Geese student6w
przeciw wyk}adom gsocy9elogii,
chrzescia6skiej noWego'' profe-
:,sera ks. Zimmermanna, kt6ry
aczkolwi&k nazwisko ma ME-
::mieckie, JEST przeciez 4odo-
witym Polakiem. Til vice "
rachube nie wchodzif pattary1o-!,
tyzm. wcale, tu nienawisc& ku:
.Koscio}owi gf6wn@ %odgrywa4a
role. Jedynie Ola. tego, ze ks:
Zimmerman jest ksiedzem
katolickim narwani czfonko-
vie, ,Towarzystwa etycznego''
i Z partyi socyalistycznej
wrzaskiem i hafasem unie-
mozliwiali jego wyk}ady. Il
,,Precz z Rzymem!" MECH
zginie wszelki przymus, ma
kaz, presya, wszelki dog
mat!'':.: Otto has}a tel niedo-
warzone5 m}odziezy. Me cho-
dzi jej %bynajmniej o nauke, !
lecz % jakies sekcmrskie
bzdurstwa. -Krzycza: ,precz
z przymusem,": a :tymczasem
zmuszaja swych koleg6w dol!
czasu: drogiego i nieko-
z: sswiatfych wykla-
Jakiz W tenn ro-
zum?... J.
Ma takie ,,fewarzystwa e. /:
;yczne" jedyne :lekarstwo u
'6zgga''! (
C---
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-02-09

krzykliwej polityki a wiecej
rozsadku " rzadzen,iu krajem,
a ME bedziemy mieli m}odych
AMI starszych zbrodniarzy. Ale
groch to o.sciane rzucany!
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-02-09
4 AGENCI.

Up9waznlen1 So do kolektowanla
abonanentu W1ARUsA nastepujacy
nasi agenci mieitcowi::: i" @::*
ASHTON. Nebr. Mich. Mendyk
BRENHAM Tex, W.. Kowalski
FRIEDyN. Oak D. F. szarkowsk'. IT,, :.;<:f
oRxNV5lLE,, s.Dak:,; !tozef Gruba
INDEPENDENCE Wis. ::MichaI Mish'
Melen, Wis, ''reofi Derdowsk
NANTIcOKE, Pa! Fr,,Jablonsk / {a<*%:;
zEw @vERLY. Tex. F.. F. Proch
NORWAY MICH: MateuszB ilski. ia, ::
OAK HILL, Mich st pogorzeIski
EREMOND. Tex. Jan. Ian = t..
WA3SAW. N. d: Teodor Wv sock'r :
W1LNos MINI. FIR. Badzihski. -, sa,-.. 80
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-02-09

C1Ou IOA OOS AdOAdGs
MEM: "A jesli kto Ko6ci6l
Bozy gwAlci, zatraci &c Bog.
Albowiem Kosci6f Bow
6wiety jest, ktorym wy jes.
L. Kor.3- r..
Pan Bog pie mole bfogo..
slavic tekich chrze6cijan ka;
tolik6w, kt6rzy %przyjmuja j
gazety i. pisma >wro-.
gle religii, podobnie jak kr6l
ME moze otacza: mi}oscia i
wzgledami tych swoich pod
danych, kt6rzy sic znosza z
jego wrogami, %otrzymujac Cd
Mich pisma, W kt6rych on
bywa ]zoay i w%y6miany.
Chrzescijanin katoGk, kt6-
~ abonuje i czyta pisma
wrogie Ko6ciolowi, podobny
jest do swego> wyrodnego. sY-
ma, kt6ry, styszac obelgi rzu-
cane ma jego ojca lub ma
ike, s1ucha ich u6miechem
i p}aci jeszcze szydercom "a
to.
Popierac gazette bezbozna
test takim: samym grzechem
jak trzymac drabine ziodzie~
pc kt6rej on wspinasie
do okna, by obkrasc dom:
Obkrad&ja one wiernych 2
4aski Bozei, religii i pokoju
sumienia.
Kap}ani " stosunku do
pism bezboznych znajduja
sic 8 zawsze: ", k}opoeie; Jeze:
i ich. ieI.zwalczaja, ME 'po-
sic Bogu $50 jeze]i
zwalczaja," ME podobaja5 sig
ich ~wydawcom i redaktorom
Wierni %psowinni :pamietasc,; ze
tam pc wiekszejj czeSci to-
macy sic ia wi 81 niepa;
wise niekt6rycb. pism' do
ap kni d%uchownej: Kap}an1ii
jednak temp'. j! ME :porl1aad(za..: /
Freed mimi stoi zaWsze albo,
A juz:: .lepiej> znosi6. obek,
81 cd lu6zi, niz swpa5e:@w:re-
ce Boga "zagniewanego.
Niekt6rzy glosza, re kap}a-
nj dlatego zwalczaja pewae
DO to psuja ,interes'.
m6wia. Unforeseen
jest szerzyc chwa}e
j pracowac mad zba-
viz n EN- dusz. Kt6re -::pismo|
,rzeszkadza kaplanowi W tym
must bye przaz ME
zwalczene, jake wiogie
'aj5w. zamiarom Bozym.
ChrzeScHanizm m1si prze
iwdzjalac szata6skiej :robo.:
lie pism bezboznych, ale. o.
sic ich niema czegc.
' prawdziwej swojej fcrm;e
j. W Ko5ciele kato)ickim
est on opoka, o kt6ra roz
lila sic najwieksze burze Il
ozpry6nie sic W tysiace kro-
Ii kazda fala %z}owroga. A
ozbicie sic jej tenn %pewniej'
20, czem wieksza si}a o
ia uderza. Zgina W tych |.
tylko ci, kt6rzy czyta-
&c pisma bezbozne ,,niebez-
ieczenstwo mi1uja." Bo
to- mi}uje niebezpieczehstwo
MEM zginie. j
Pisma bezbozne wreszcie, !,
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-02-09
- -. 80. re e. 500. So 49,. = -- -.
Uwagi ma czasie.

Matka wydziera -dziecku 2
reki n6z, szkto, a tembardziej
brzytew i ME oddaje mu ich
pomimo krzyku i nieutulo-
nego placzu. I madrze czyni.
Inaczej by1aby matka z}a i
niedba}a, matka niekocnajaca
swych dzieci albo matka g1u-
pia, kt6ra ME rozumie swe.
go powolania i .obowiazk6w.
Taxa wla6nie matka by}by !
Ko6ci6l katolicki, gdyby ME
ostrzegali.nie :zabrania} dziat-
kom swoim duchownym czy-
tania ksiazek. i pism bezboz-
nych, kt6re :.:nieobliczone
szkody przynos2a ich duszy.
Jak niegdy6 Zbawiciel wo-
}a1 do uczni6w Swoich: street
Gle sic f%alszywych prorok6w,
kt6rzy przychodzs do was W
owczem odzieniu, a wewnatrz
sa wiley drapiezni, = tax
dzisiaj Kosci61 6w; must wo-
lac do syn6w swoich; strzez-
Gle sic ksiazek j pism fa}szy-
wych, kt6re wdzieraja sic do
dom6w waszych pod pieknie
%brzmjacera haslem lub ma
g}6wkiem, a. wewnatrz So
petne trucizny zab6jczej
pelne 6m 9i9ee Vq4 E i}aaq:
Ouch sw. ostrzega ma vie.
,lu mieejReaesh5 RkiameNkfwiete-
go; azeby wierni ME wdawali
sic W rozmowe z ludzmi pre-
.wrotnymi, percy or6Y7najae; s !tt'
bezboznych do rak. toczace-
go .cia1o, (K i!z : r. r Il,
II Tim. 3. -1e): P ff3es'g
ia odnosi sic; tembardziej do
z}ych k:s&iiialzzek::i: pism ggorsza'.
cych: :WieI;ciej BOWEN s:St9 diego
wyrzaazaja pisma, n i. s}owa
Nadto pisma, bez-
BONE :maja jeszcze i to do.
10 :wcisna sic tam,
~czlowiekowi przewro.
:Wstep zawsze zam~
kniety.
Ojcowie KoScio}a wszy-
czas6w dowodza, ze:}
,zytanie ksiazek i pism bez-
Jest gretchen inaj-
nierozumen. Sw.
pisze: ,,Czytac bez:
pisma Jest tenn samem,
% djab}u ,kadzid1o palic".
. sw. Hieronim strofujac
a to samo chrzescijanina
woich czas6w, tax sic dol
lego odzywa: ,,Nikt ME VISTA.
"a do }odzi dziurawej, azeby
rozbic;a sic "a mo-
zu, a ty do ksiazki bezboz-
!ej zwracasz swego ducha,
zeby sic stamtad nauczyc
atolickiej ~prawdy". Najdo- ]
adnlej za6 v tel sprawie pi-
re-. Tertulian: Mkt sic z to-
0: ME zbuduje, co rujnuje; ]
nj sic e6wi.,ci tam skad po.
hodza ciemno6ci"
Zreszta sam rozum wska-
nje, 10 Z metnego zr6d}a
ikt sic czystej woody ME ma
III
Eatolika czytaiacego gaze, !
I bezbozne mozna por6. !
,nac4 do podpalacza Koscio|a
Diego, kt6rym jest on sam
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-03
PERFECT HEROISM.

Ra~s Courage Of Or. Frsnx Mve,Is~ In
his Tragic Death.
Hesotsm has been defined as 'The
brilliant triumph OF the soul over the
desh"-that is to say. over fear-fear
OF suffering. Of sickness. Of isoia ton
and Of death An instance of this
dazzling and glorious concentration Of
courage b given In Mr.. Frederick Roc.
land Marvin's book. The Excursions
of a Book Lover"
DR.. Franz Mueller OF Vienna, who
fell a victim to the bubonic plague
when that disease was first under BAG.
THEOLOGICAL investigation In that city
in 1897, contracted the malady from
bacilli In culture tubes. When he be
came certain that he was infected, be
Immediately locked himself In an iso-
lated room and posted message on
window pane:
81 am suffering from the plague
Please do not send a doctor to me. as
In any event my end viii come tn
four or five days"
az ouCe uuInpSr VI Ills dsSOcldtes /
all Of them young physicians, with /
much to live for and with full knowl-
edge of the chances TO which they .
would expose themselves, stepped for /
ward and not only offered their serv-
Ices, but IN some cases begged to be
sent to DR.. Mueller. The patient re-
fused TO permit it and died alone with
In the time predicted.
At the end he wrote farewell let
ter to his parents and placed 1t against
the window so II could be copied from
the outside and then burned the orig
inal with his own hands, fearful that
1t might be preserved and carry out
the mysterious and deadly germ.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-03

A grass plant will In the course Of
hot day exhale its own weight Of wa
ter. and young leaf of wheat or rye
exposed to the sun may even exhale
Its own weight In an hour. Expert
ments summarized by Storer indicate
that more than 800 pounds of water
pass through plant and are tran
spired from It's leaves for every pound
of dry matter fixed or assimilated by
the plant" In Wisconsin. King found
the mean amount of water used by
barley, oats. corn. clover, peas and po-
tatoes in producing a ton of dry mat
ter ranged from 270 tons for corn to
576 tons for clover. "the average for
the six crops being nearly 450 tons. or
four acre inches for each ton Of dry
matter" - Agricultural Department
Year Book.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-03

The lady Guaranteed Silence, ard Sire
Made Good.

The lady Guaranteed Silence, and Sire
Made Good.
Unexpectedly an uptown pastor who
encouraged congregational singing
gained new parishioner. Keen
though his delight In hearing his peo-
pie sing. there was one member of his
flock whose endeavors he never en-
couraged. But The man sang without
encouragement, much to the discount
ture of pew holders anywhere near
him. who claimed that his loud. unmu-
steal voice threw them out of time and
tune.
Repeated complaints convinced the
minister that somebody would have to
assume the responsibility of silencing
the ambitious singer. He decided that
the mans wife was best fitted for the
job Owing to a difference in rei.
gious views husband and wife attend.
ed different churches, but the minister
knew her, 80 he called and explained
his predicament. She was genuinely
surprised.
do you mean to say he sings?" she
said.
Tries to-" amended the pastor.
She thought a minute II shall have
to come there to church." she said.
II shall be glad to see YOU" said the
minister. But what effect will that
have on your husbands singingT"
The look she gave him was more
significant than words. and they
meant n good deal.
John will never open his mouth
when | am around" she said.
And John never has. - New York
Times.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-03
Easy to Identity.

A Chinese prince in this country Wis,
tied police headquarters In New York
and was much interested In the thumb
mark records preserved there as
method Of identification for criminals
I'VE have used thumb marks for
several thousand years as seals on
mercantile and other papers" the Chi
naman told the man In charge OF the
thumb mark bureau. but we do not
use them in any other way
"rIow do you identify your crimi-
na,s2' asked the thumb mark man.
''Oh. we have very simple method
OF identiflcation-we cut off their
heads. saturday Evening Post.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-03
ERlN'S ANCIENT KINGS.

Untin,ely Death Wac The Rule For
Mooarehs Of Old ireland.
IT'S ould Oireland can bate them all,
begorra, when II comes to talkin' OF
kings and coronattonsi For there was
probably king OF Ireland when Noah
was building his ark. There certainly
was one In 1900 B. C. To be sure.
though. Ireiands ancient monarchs
mostly came to unhappy ends. either
dying of the plague. being assassinated
OF killed In battle, says London An.
swers.
For instance, King Lughaidh. who
reigned In the second century. was
killed by being thrust through the eye
with spear during a conspiracy. His
successor. Feargus, was assassinated
by order of the next conner Cormac-
Ulfhada. who. however. was merely
supper.
slain by bis successor" indeed, was
the fate of very many Irish kings. but
of Congal Cionmaghair, who died In
693, 1t is simply but eloquently re-
corded that he died suddenly" He
was a "cruel prosecutor of the Irish
church" In 39S King Dathy was
killed by thunderbolt, while King
Connor died of grief In 1877. And one
Of the greatest OF them ALL the valiant
Brian Boroihme. was assassinated In
1014 while at prayer after he had de
feated the Danes at Clontarf.
1t is hardly surprising to learn that
four of Erin's kings resigned their
crowns to become peaceful. clustered
monks
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-03
EARLY DAYS OF COACHES.
Wtsn Complaint Was Made That "tbs
Wo~id Runs on Wheels"

When Complaint Was Made That Athe
World Runs on Wheels"
John Taylor, an English poet. known
as the water poet" who died In 1854,
had this to say about the use OF
coaches:
The superfuous use Of coaches
hattie been the occasion of many vile
and odious cfin,es. as murder, theft,
cheating. hangtngs, whippings. Pill.
tories. stocks and cages. for house
keeping never decayed TIL coaches
came into England, till which time
those were accounted the best men
who had the most followers and re
tanners. Then land about or near
London was thought dear enough at q
noble the acre yearly, and a ten pound
house rent now was scarce 90 shil-
hngs then But the wttchcraft OF the
coach quickly mounted the price of
all things except poor mems labor and
withal transformed In some places TO-
20. 30 40. so. 90 or 100 proper serving
men into two OF three animals-vide
ncet. a butterfly page. trotting foot
man. a stiff drinking coachman. q
Cook. a Clark, a Steward and a But.
Ter. which hattie enforced many a dis
carded tall fellow Through want of
means to live and grace to guide him
In bis poverty to fall into such mis-
chtevous actions before named, for
which think the gallowsee In Eng
land have dsvoured as many lusty
valiant men within these thirty or
forty years as would have been a suf-
dcient army to beat the foes Of Christ
out Of Christendome and, marching to
Constanunople. have plucked the great
TURK by the beard; but, as Is afore-
said. this Is the age when wherein the
world runs on wheels"
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PLAYED No Favorites.

John Addison Porter. once secre-
tary to the president. oveFdrew his &c.
count on one occasion. when he went
of on a vacation. and Comptroller
Tracewell disalowed 1t. When Secre-
tary Porter returned to Washington be
told the president about II, and Presi
dent Mckinley telephoned to Trace
well to come to the White House. on
his arrival there Tracewell was ask
ed why be had dlsallowed that &c.
count, and he replied:
81 disallowed 1t, Mr.. President, be
cause 1t is my duty as comptroller OF
the treasury to protect the money OF
the people from every kind Of miscon
struction of the law. II you should
draw one months salary In advance l
should certainly disallnw it"-C1nctn.
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newfoundland.

In spite of ease and swiftness OF
communication we break down over
the pronunciation of names that lie
outside our front door There is New.
foundland. Our earliest speculation In
American settlers. But you can't pro
nounce 1t SO as to satisfy everybody
a visitor has protested. The name
has three solid syllables. One must
win. In English mouths the accent is
generally put on the second syllable.
for the dogs found their day. That
Is wrong, quite wrong. But do you
know whether you should say New
fnln" or Observation-Disclosures Chron
icle
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VANILLA BEANS.
They Arc Not esans at All, but Pod.

They Are Not Beams at All, but PODS
Filled With Tiny Seed.
The vanilla plant Is the only orchid
OF any industrial value. as orchids
go. the plant is not unattract1ye. for
the foliage Is much greener and more
enduring than In the case of most of
the species. It Is a climber, and when
the leaves are fresh 1t brightens a
small tree trunk wonderfully. The
Vanilla planifolia. to give 1t its full
name. is q terrestrial parasite. Ii
climbs from the ground, but once es-
tablished has feeding stations on the
bark all along the line. The leaves
long. very smooth and light green
are alternate, and at the axil Of each
is a sucker a few inches In length that
fastens itself securely to the tree, ~
ing fat against the bark.
The blossoms are inconsptcuous 1t
is the resultant pods that are the va
nllla of the Industrial world They
are slim pods six 30 eight inches long
and when dried for the market are Of
a rich, deep reddish brown. These
are called vanilla beans. but without
warrant They contain no bean; the
seed In them Is as fine as dust. These
seeds are the black specks that are
usually found In the finest grade OF
vanilla ice cream. the best chefs the
world over preferrtng to grind the
"bean" rather than use the extract
Vanilla is found growing Wild In the
Bahamas, West Indies and Central
America. In Madagascar and some of
the neighboring islands II has been
introduced and now forms an impor-
tant article OF export But American
vanilla Is the best-Harper's Weekly.
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Tho Mannatio Naedla.

There are two places on the earth's
surface where the magnetic needle
must point due south. They are not
easy places TO reach. One is in the
arctic regions north of the northern
magnetic pole, on the line between that
pole and the geographical north pole,
The other Is In the antarctic regions.
south of the southern magnetic pole,
on the line baween that spot and the
geographical south pole In the first
case the point of the needle Is attract.
ed to the northern magnetic pole. In
the second case the other end Of the
needle is attracted to the southern
magnetic pole,
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Maine Central R. R.
TNfT3 Arrangement of Trains
lk4allI!l In Effect June rs
l ..ak 1911
of Trains

Trains leave skowheRan as fo11ow..
30, 500 A. NJ. for all points west:
also to Belfast. Dover. Foxeroft. Ban,
g go, and way Stations. 1885 a m. for
ton. Augusta Gardiner. Brunswick
PORTLAND and Boston. Dexter. Dover
ana Foxcroft, Greenville. Bangor
Aroostook and Washington Co 81
John and Halifax. go o m for W.
terville. enabling passengers to take
gTI atr 90 trains for Bangor, the New
Org express and night Pullman for
portland and Boston-41O D. m. sun
GAYS only, to Waterville. Connecting
ior Portland, Boston and New York.
,1ARRIXALS-74 As a m. from Water
Rlile daily except Sundays-I0e5 A m
passenger from Portland Oakland
NaterYille, Augusta and Bangor 80
a a eZ9 p. m. from all points, and at
lV.5V a. m. Sundays only