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NOT ALWAYS THE ~SELFMADE" MAN CHAMPIONS THE PEOPLE

seat in the Senate which lis descendant
now holds and in 1913 wasappointed the
first Secretary of the Nav,
Butler Ames. who is amtious to wear
the Lodge toSa. also Is I distin guished
ancestry. There were twosallant officers,
brothers, by the name o Butler In the
Revolutionary war. bu: IFS Ben" But
Ter. Of more recent fame, Shom the men
ton of his grandson sumDns to our no
tice Ben Butler was OF OF the most
picturesque figures on th9ages of Amer
lean history. and the picresque appeals
before all else to the nerican spirit
Even his enemies admittl his great tai
ents. his brilliancy. his fVer and force.
and ne was without doubtne OF the most
remarkable Americans at ever lived.
Ben Butler left q rich intitance, q large
share Of which Butler mes inherited.
hence he has known ND Of the hard
ships that are sulposedo bring out
mans mettle.
Chauncey DepeS Youth.
No pathetic tales can told Of Senator
Depews boyhood. n parents were
wealthy people for tho days and his
childhood and young M hood were COM
Portable and happy. Hsraduated from
dlo AZ twenty-five du5SoAsSN Sos ~ =
career phenomenally stessful.
His colleague, Senaf Root. was the
son Of a college prdssor. his father.
Oren Root. having n for years the
chair Of mathematical Hamilton Col
lege. His parents weitherefore. neither
rich nor poor. but weenoush on to give
their children all III was the due Of
children in their circI
None of the justil OF the Supreme
Court are self-madfnen. All Of them
came of at least wfto-do parents and
no great sufYerinRf privations mark
their early years, less the service In
the Confederate ar Of Justice White
anil Justice Luptontolved such. Among
the forbears of th{ eminent men there
seem TO hava beenne unusually distin-
euished excsot or Wendell Holmes.
whose SON is the Ysnkee member of
the court. and theSre mention Of whose
name brInrs 10 M the gentle and witty
"Autocrat OF the 4akfast Table" Back
Of Oliver Wendd Holmes. on both his |
mothers and his fher's side. there II q |
linz ~ sturdy tiota. and the poets
own father was tinistsr. the Rev. Abtsl |
Holmes. of CanPee
Nor were any the members OF the
Presidents Cabf With perhaps the ex-
ception of Secfry Wilson. the archi- |
tects Of their b fortunes. or II they |
vero the archfs. they did not begin |
thetr buildina . good foundation had |
been laid by Il pIents. Ine tather o.
the Secrstaryis tete weS . spccessful
banker and ~ m:n e WeeNh VS.
counted in Tvs ot tne ~ century.
NJ Vnox v}to college, studied lsW, 1
~ hurr ou1 shingie without alAsle 1
;rtervsev viks volt Of poverty.
S.rr~ts~ Wsagh. VINO holds ths
r,.s.nry Mo. was born On . faSm,
-hich ceun1 though hs might have
n.Ss q nj beginning. but sueh Q
go, n marvel IN al Waya, and
-. f.thsr rich and influential nea
Of ChsstaT W. - "S Tx 0fs
was locAtaI
eoosutsr Z. su9eee
49, - n ~ eouth Aus1ng fhet
se@,~.sc ~ ~ haA aoauQa . - Il
sssir - 'lless - 70 al,sv ~ = =
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supplement his academic course by a
course in law and later on to study at
the universities of Paris and Leipzig.
Born OF Rich Parents.
The Attorney General was born in Pitts
burg Of rich parents. He was an infant
prodigy. HI graduated from the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania just after he reached
his majority. and even before his gradua-
ton had been admitted to the Philadel-
phia bar and practiced there until his tai
ents secured for him a position in that
solid old firm in New York. Strong & Cad
wallader, of which he subsequently be-
came q partner. and remaining with 1t
until he resigned to accept a portfolio in
President Taft's Cabinet.
The Postmaster General graduated from
Harvard University and did nothing save
study to help him through that classic
institution. which tells the story OF his
carly fortunes.
Secretary Meyer was born to wealth,
achieved wealth. and has had wealth
thrust upon him. He lived in luxury and
maenificence at Harvard and he has lived
In no other way ever since.
Secretary Ballinger had q less luxurious
existence at Williams Still, he had
enough. and 1t did not take him long
after graduation to make a competency.
Secretary Nasels parents had more
than enough. but they were driven from
their home In Texas because of the civil
war. Nagsl senior, however. rehabilitated
his fortunes In St Louis and sent his son
through the law school there and then
abroad Tor Postgraduate course at
Berlin.
Just as 1T requires moral courage to say
good word for the upper dog In the
flRht. IL Yeouir.sa moral coura - IN ADMIT
that there are any successful men who
are not self-made: but from these few ex-
amples I viii be seen that poverty and
obscurtty do not always lead to success
nor does the wealth and prominence Of
ono generation mean failure Of the next.
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MY ~UNCLE.~

Who lives vhese hang three golden ballA
And uiases to 6nd too few the calls
10 lease dhirta dlsspeA. shestA end shavsf
My updA
WheD boys a poAt know declenAmf
Who uses terUs ] mustn't msntim.
To oue 0eh pauper Old 40 pension:
w u6aA
Whs ooly In this tins d bom
ytnds eH Fupssity his doom.
Ard WAN . fscs q ssttled sloem!
NJ wdA
Who Ands his business quits dasGNvA
And. deeming life IN aching vnld.
la1snds to join he unempaossdi
WA tsunh,ss hhe ~ ps9f
Who neees IL Uoml1s a IL -.
Nat soea ID plaes 1ag NJ y hNss
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of his forbears was George
Cabot. whose life he wrote and whose let
tiers he edited. This Cabot began his ca
reer on the sea. but abandoned it to be-
come a political factor in his own State
and later on in national affairs. He had
already made several voyages as master
of a vessel when he was chosen, at the age
Of twenty-five. n member of the provincial
Congress of Massachusetts,. and from that
time on until he retired from public life
his interest and influence in politics were
maintained. In 1853 he was elected to the
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A story Is told of DR.. Thornton. that
captured the City of Washington and
destroyed the Capitol building. a loaded
cannon was trained upon the Patent
Once for the purpose of destroying it
also. He is said to have put himself be-
fore the gun and. in a frenzy Of excite
ment. exclaimed: Are you Engiishmen
or vandals? This is the Patent Office. .
depository Of the ingenuity Of the Ameri-
can nation, in which the whole civilized
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ODD!

That we should speak OF vadipg
through q dry book.
That one can make ones maiden pro-
posal TO a widow.
That . fellow en- b In . girls pre-
ence and yet b gone"
That the more We think Of some people
the less We think Of them.
That saying . man ID capable Of any
thing b very different thing from
recommending him - thoroughly esps-
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simple matter to examine applications
and issue patents, which in so per cent Of
cases would cover new and useful inven-
tons, and which cannot be successfully
attacked as to validity.
Always Was Self-sustaining.
but is and always has been self-sustain-
ing. The fees more than pay all the
charges for its maintenance: in fact.
there Is q net annual surplus which has
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| world is interested. Would you destroy
it? If So fire away and let the charge
| pass through my body
| Rr1lp1,~x D,~~ In nwr H1stA-
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SYNOPSIS.
~ LOUIS 1oSE1H HaihrE

- u
ing visi. With Ills friend. ouain, Comes Up
On young lady equestrian who has been
dismounted BY her horse becoming flight
ensd at the sudden appearance In the road
Of burly Hindu. He declares no Is
6shaH Lh Chattef1i. '-Ths appointed
nnouthpiece Of the Bell" addresses Ambsr
=. man Of high rank and pressing q
KEN" into his hand, disappea.s In the
WOOD. The gtri calls Amber BY name.
10 u turn addresses her as Miss Sophie
eaMell. daughter Of Col. Farrell OF the
Snush diplomatic service in India and
Etsiung tho Quains. Several nights later
The Quain homo Is burglarized and the
Pron1e box stolen. Amber and Quain 30
9undng on an Island and become lost and
aooIt. hnally reaches 2 cabin and rec,
PANIED Rntton. whom he last met In Eng
When Miss Farrell is mentioned Rutton Il
strangely aSttated. Chatterji appear
and summons Rutton to u meeting Of q
mystsrious body. Rutton seizes a revol-
tprni wildly excited. says he has killed
Tho Hindu. takes poison. and when dying
AIS Amber to 80 TO India on a myster-
Gus errand. Amber decides to leave at
pncs for India. On the way he sends q
letter 70 Mr.. Labertouche. a scientific
friend In Calcutta, by a quicker route.
Upon arriving he finds q note awaiting
p = certain place. The latter tells him
he knows his mission is to get Miss Far
FelI out Of the country. Amber attempts
10 dispose OF tho Token to q money len
der. is mistaken for Rutton and barely
escapes being mobbed-
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shah Junction, Rajputana Route .
Then tonga to Kuttarpur. /.
Farrell's there and his daughter. /.
That's right, my man, throw me
out! ;"
His downfall was spectacular. In
his enthusiasm for the part he played.
he had erred to the extent Of deliv-
ering a blow In Doggott's face. more
forcible. probably. than he had IN.
tended 1t to be. Promptly he landed
sprawling on the station platform.
And the train continued on its ap-
pointed way. bearing both Amber and
the injured Doggott
Thus they came to tho heart Of
Ratputana.
In the chill Of dawn they were do
posted at Badshah Junction. A scanty
length Of rude platform received them
and their two small travelling bags.
They stood, then. forlorn in howl
Ing desolation. For signs Of life they
had the station. flimsy shelter roof
cd with corrugated iron. beaten
track that wandered of northwards
and disappeared over a grasslesa
swell. handful Of mud huts at a
distance. and the ticket agent The
latter. sleepy. surly Eurasian in
pyjamas. surveyed them listlessly
from the threshold Of the station. and
without sign either Of interest or
contempt turned and locked himself
In.
Amber sat down on his upturned
suit case and laughed and lit ciga.
rette. Doggott growled.
Presently the sun rose in glory and
sent its burning level rays to cast a
shadow several rods long Of an en-.
ragged American beating frantically
with clenched fists upon the door Of
an unrsponsive railway station.
He hammered until he was a.weary,
then deputized his task to Doggott,
who resourcefully found him a stone
Of size and proceeded to make dents
In the door. This method elected the
Eurasian- He came out, listened at
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three days OF this. Doggott," he OBJ
served, surrendering himself to the
ministrations OF the servant
It was the third morning succeeding
that on which he had risen from his
bed In the Great Eastern hotel In
Calcutta, possessed by wild anxiety
to find his way with the least possible
delay to Darjeeling and Sophia Far.
rell-a Journey which he was destined
never to make. For while he break.
tasted a telegram had been brought
to him.
Your train for Benares." he said.
leaves Howrah at $3.50. Imperative
It was signed: Pink Satin"
He acted upon II without thought Of
disobedience; he was In the hands Of
Labertouche. and Labertouche knew
best. Between the lines he read that
the Engishman considered It unwise
to attempt further communication In
Calcutta. Something had happened
to eliminate the trip to Darjeeling
Labertouche would undoubtedly con.
tr1ve to meet and enlighten him. eth.
er on the way or In Benares itself.
In the long. tiresome, eventless Jour.
ney that followed bis faith was sore
ly tried; nor was It justified until the
train paused some time after midnight
at Mogul SerA. There, before Am.
Der and Doggott could alight to
change for Benares. their compart.
ment was invaded by an unmistakable
loaier. very drunk. Tall and burly:
with red.rimmed eyes in a pasty pock.
marked face. dirty and rusty with q
week-old growth OF beard; clothed
with sublime contempt for the mode
and exalted beyond reason with liquor
"A typical loafer Of the Indian rail.
ways-he dung the door open and
himself into Ambers arms. almost
knocking the latter down; and resent.
ed the accident at the top Of his
lungs.
"You miserable, misbegotten blighter
Of wall-eyed American" At this
point no became unprintably proianc.
and Doggott fell upon him with the
laudable intention OF throwing him
out. In the struggle Amber caught
his eye. and II was bright with mean.
ing. pink Satin!" he hisscd. Hes
gone ahead. You're 10 keep
on to Agra Change for Bad.
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sy.Produe, From smeIter Acid.

By.Produet From emeltsr Acid.
It is announced by the geological
survey that the discovery Of phosphate
rock In Montana IL likely to have On
important effect In providing an out.
let for the sulphuric acid that might
be manufactured BY the big smelters
there, but which is now allowed to 20
to waste and poisons the range within
a radius Of thirty miles from the
smelter works. The Withdrawal Of
the phosphate lands from homestead
entry was announced some weeks ago
after the fields were reported BY Hoyt
Dale. one Of the neld biologists. These
deposits are extensive and are con.
sidered Of great potential value. The
smelter trouble with the production
Of sulphuric acid fumes has been In.
vestigated BY the bureau Of animal In.
dustry Of tho department Of agricul.
ture. There have been . number OF
suits against the smelters, bu' they
have allowed the acid fumes to 20 to
waste for lack Of some profitable way
to employ them. With the comblna.
ton Of cheap sulphuric acid and phos.
phate rock In close proximity, the OF.
fcers Of the geological survey say
cheap phosphate fertilizers are . pos
sibiilty.
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night to you-and, / say. be kind
enough to shut the door as you 80 In.
I'll Just wait until you do"
The Rajput found no answer; con-
ceivably. his chagrin was intense.
With a curt nod he turned and re-
entered the house. Moto following.
The door closed and Amber jumped
briskly into the ghari.
Home, James," he told the ghan.
wallah. in great conceit with himself
7 mean, the Great Eastern hotel
and ju1dee jao!"
The driver wrapped q whiplash
round the corrugated TANKS Of hil
horse and the ghari turned tho cor
ner with gratifying speed. In half I
minute they were In the Chitpur road
In 16 they drew up before the hotel
A Bengali drifted listlessly past. .
bored and blase babu in q suit oi
pink satin. wandering home and in
terested in nothing save his OWE
bland self and the native cigarette
that dropped languidly from bis lips
He passed within foot Of Amber
and from somewhere voice spoke
the Virginian could have taken an
oath that the babu's lips did not move
lin clear yet discreet whisper.
Tomorrow" It said: 'Darjeeling
Amber hitched his cloak round him
and entered the hotel.
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tentively to abuse and languidly to
their demands for tonga to bear
them to Kuttarpur, and observed that
the mail tonga left once day-at
three in the afternoon. Doggott
caught him as he was on the point Of
returning to his interrupted repose
and called his attention to the un-
wisdom Of his ways.
Apparently convinced. this ticket
agent announced his intention Of en-.
deavoring to find tonga for the
sahib. Besides. he was not unwilling
to acquire rupees. He scowled
thoughtfully at Amber, ferociously at
Doggott, went back into the station,
gossipped casually with the telegraph
sounder for quarter Of an hour, and
finally reappearing, without word or
nod left the platform for tho road
and walked and walked and walked
and walked.
An hour passed as three. The heat
became terrific; not breath Of wind
stirred. The face OF the world lost
Its contours in wavering mirage.
In the simple fulness Of Asiatlc time
tonga came from heaven knew
where. Amber got up and looked It
over with Just eye and temper
none the sweeter for his experience.
1t was a brute Of q tonga, patched
and ramshackle wreck Of what had
once been a real tonga, with no top to
protect the travellers from the sun.
and accommodation only for three, In.
cluding the driver.
Tho Eurasian ticket agent alighted
and solicited rupees. He got them
and with them Amber's unvarnished
opinion Of the tonga; something
which was not received with civility
BY the driver.
He remained In his seat-a short,
swart native with an evil countenance
and. across his knees, . sheathed tul.
war-arguing with Amber In broken
English and abusing him seandalous.
ly In impurest Hindi, fingins at him
In silken tones untranslatable scraps
Of bazar Blllingsgate. For. as no ex.
planned In an audible aside to the
ticket agent, this sahib was an out.
lander and. being as ignorant az most
sahibs. could not understand Hindi.
At this the Eurasian turned away to
hide q grin Of delight and the driver
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CHAPTER xI.
Tho Tonga.

Tho Tonga.
"Badshah Junction, Mr.. Amber 4.
. Badshah Junction Well
be there In 'alf an hour :"
Ine1orably the voice droned on, re-
peating the admonition over and over.
Mutinous. Amber stirred and grum.
bled In his sleep: stirred and. grum-
bling wakened to another day. Dog
gott stood over him. doggedly insist.
tent
Not much time to dress. sir: we're
due In less than 'alf an hour"
Even tonga will be relief after
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Accept your limitations. Seize your
opportunities. Enjoy the good Of
the hour. Improve the bad and II
you fail. let It DROP. s. Blackie.
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Two things operate to rid us of q
friend-pleasure in which we do not
need them, and trouble In which we
do need them.-Petit.Senn.
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New Idea In Judicial Lore.

The suggestion Of French Judge,
who presided at breach Of promise
suit, has aroused the interest of Amer.
lean men and women. The suggestion
Is that when young people become en-
gagged an agreement to marry should
be drawn up with clause providing
damages II 1t is broken.
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fioners Bestowed.

Lieutenant Edwin w. Washburn,
son of the taIe Rev. Dr. Washbnrn
and nephew Of Mr.. Peyton X. Har-
rison, of this city, has been the recip-
lent of distinguished honors from the
Italian government in the way OF a
silver medal and the bestowal OF diplo-
ma OF merit for the part he took at the
great earthquake disaster at Massina,
Italy.
Lieutenant Washburn was with the
United States feet on its great voyage
around the world and as they were
passing through the Suez canal they
received orders to proceed to Masslna
and render such help as they could TO
the suffering people. Lieutenant Wash
burn's ship was one of the first to ar
rive and with his crew rendered heroic
service in saving life and property.
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NUMBER 26.


What is thought will lead to the
breaking mp 81 d bold hand Of fie,ght
carrobhers, that have systematically
loutei the 3. 4 o. fast freight trains,
between this city ard Magnolia, w.
Va, water station forty miles cast or
Cumberland, says the Cumberland
Allegsnian, cuiminated ia the arrest
Of four young men last night when IS.
n q Patrolmaa Smits, kenney and
| Prince surprised the accuretl living III
tent across the Potomac river In
West Virginia, at nighifail and placed
them under arrest, They are: Peter
Reichert, 70 years ola, 4 paroled prison
CT Of The county coufgss tihaun" Jones,
aged ~, irwin Wright, aged IL, and
aud "Skip'' jones, ~ 4 II, all living
T IN South Cumber ans. The young
men were brought / This city and
taken before Magistrate Humbird, who
held them fora hearing Monday aud
they were sent to Jail.
II Is believed by the B. a o. detect.
ives that at least \ doxsn' more youths
OF this city are connec;e with the ear
thieving and that more arrests Will
follow.
According to the officers making the
arrests, the accused wore stolen cloth
ing and guns taken from B. q O. cars.
They Will be held or concealed weap-
on charge before the West Virginia
courts.
This morning, one ofthe alleged rob-
hers, "Skip, Jones. was taken back to
Magnolia and volunteered to show the
hiding place Of an immense lot Of car
loot Of merchant ile Of al kinds.
When the arrests were made knives,
4 jeweI,y, clothing, shoes, alarm clocks
and various articles thRt could be used
In canping, II IL said were found IN
the tent Berkeley Spring Post
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1t appearing that Sheriff Kettering
holds $500 orders payable out Of the
Dog Tax Fund, and there being more
than that amount in the county fund
from dog tax, it was ordered that the
same be used to pay these orders now
held by the Sheriff.
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Wedding in Wincllester

here was very pretty wedding at
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G..
alters, in Winchester on Thursday
ernocn of last week when their
aiming young daughter, Miss Nena
pa Walter became the bride of Mr..
Earl Carter, of Gerardstown, but
20 has been living in Baltimore city
lere he is engaged ia business for
PIE years,
ne brides gown was white silk
10 pearl trimmings and she carried
mower bouquet of handsome BRIDES
'es and lilies of the valley. The par
was handsomely trimmed with
ling vines potted plants and cut
|wers.
ne bride was given away by her
uef and the ceremony was perform
W 'he brides rector, Rev. w. ID 4.
mn, OF the Episcopal church. Mrs.
Az ofndorf, cousin of the bride pre-
gu al The piano and rendered the
dding music.
MISS Eaith Walter, sister of the
ue' was maid of honor and wore
ne oaliste With yellow trimming
carried white carnations.
'eie was reception after the cere-
ny AFTER which the happy couple
Tue Z. V. train for Harrisburg
whence they went to the Grea |
~ ioF wedding trip.
D' wedding was attended by the
wa : venerable father, Dir. j. 2.
WY us sisters, Mrs. Wsrheld, Mrs.
~, MISS Mamie Carter, his breth-
nav and sister, Mrs. d. 5. Grit
auu their daughter, Miss Mary
a. 10Y UIl'hth, all of Gerards town
, Will reside in Baltimore.
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Young McGraw Dead.

Mr.. S. G. Young, of Charlestown'
passed drought here on Monday even
ing on his way TO Deer Park to attend
the funeral of Mr. joni L. McGraw Jr
nephew of Col. John L. McGraw
who died at the summer home OF MS
uncle at Deer Park on Sunday lie
Informed us that the young man hao
Int RECENTLY returned from Yale uni
verslty where he had just completed
the law course.
The funeral took place at Grafton, w
Va, on Tuesday where the remains
were laid at rest in the family lot.