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The New King

Among the new "Don'ts" is "Don't sneeze." You might break an ear-

drum.

The face that the year 1900 beat all records for suicides may be attrubutable to the end of the century argument.

There is some question whether the same of the present year shall be written "M D C C C C” or M D C D or M C M. What is the objection to plain “1901?"

It is estimated that the losses from fire throughout the world amount every year from $150,000,000 to $200,000,000. Of course, the larger part of this falls upon the fire underwriters of the different nations.

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of Great Britain.

of Edward VII,

Wales.

1901 KD. Ilf a

A Sketch of the Career

as Prince of

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ALBERT EDWARD, known

for more than half a century

as the Prince of Wales, and now King Edward VII, was

born November 9, 1811. The second child and the eldest son of Queen Vic-

with boundless enthusiasm. He danced at a ball given in his honor at Washington, where he was cordially welcomed by President Buchanan. The United States, indeed, was prepared to receive him with open arms. At Hamilton, the last place in Canada where he made a halt, he had spoken some kindly words which awoke general approval here. "My duties." he said, "as representative of the Queen cease this day.

of <)pecu i

toria, his advent into the world was greeted with great rejoicing. As the first child of the royal couple, now the

Empress proved to be a girl, the

was naturally anxious

lioy. llb(.

Buckingham Palace

iltarles of

and State, whose presence at the ex-

by royal etiquette. They gathered in the ante-room close by the Queen's

iveT ii:

A* the child of

Dewager of Germany, had

British nation that the second

should be a boy.

When the Queen's confinement was expected Prince Albert sent couriers in

hot haste from

to the various dignitaries of church

pectant birth of an heir is demanded

bed chamber. Among them were

Archbishops and Bishops, arrayed in silk shovel hats and gorgeous aprons;

Both Arkansas and Mississippi which are to have new state houses to cost about $1,000,000 each, have by a singular coincidence selected as the sites for the buildings those formerly occupied by penetentiaries. It is reported by the Chicago Record's San Juan correspondent that the republics of South America are negotiating an alliance, having been prompted to do so by the fear that American influence will become paramount in the western hemisphere. The movement is said to be an outgrowth of the Ibero-American congress recently held In Madrid.

The new German code of civil procedure makes the husband supreme

in most social matters. He may fix the hour for dinner, the manner of serving it. the number of servants, and he may limit the yearly supply of linen, but under no circumstances may he open his wife's letters without her permission. Though he may fix the dinner hour. it is probably just as

well for him to be when the dinner

robably Just

on hand at the time

is actually ready.

The North Carolina experiment station has discovered that the flavor of eggs is determined by the feed. After giving hens chopped onions for two'wet-ks the eggs became so disagreeable in flavor that they could not be used. Wheat, shorts, cottonseed

meals and skim-milk increased the

• ducted nndcr the tutelage of the Rev.

number of eggs laid, but the eggs had

ibbs. barrister-at-law; the Rev. C. F.

by til

Foi

For four

hours this assemblage awaited for the event. Their patience was rewarded. When it was an-

' hat the v

nounced that the wishes of a nation had been fulfilled, and that a boy had been born there was universal congratulation. Prelates and statesmen embraced one another with uncontrolled effusiveness. Cannons on the grounds without thundered the news to ail the surrounding district. Thousands of church bells took up the glad ridings and pealed out the announcement to'an expectant nation. Early in the morning the privy council met in state to ordain "prayer and thanksgiving from one end of the country to

the other.

A few weeks later, on the occasion of the Prince's baptism in the royal of Windsor, he was shown from

huge crowd of perwith delight.

was un-

the balcony to a

sons, who went wild

The boyhood of the Prince

THE THRONE AT WINDSOR CASTLE.

law; th

and corn dough resulted in fewer

for fl I

i session at Edln-

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a disagreeable flavor. Cracked corn

- . Tar

then

eggs, but larger ones and of better flavor. The voting machine is rapidly gaining public favor. The first state law authorizing its use was passed by New York in 1892. allowing towns to use the Myers automatic ballot cabinet in town elections. During the past year Rhode Island created a voting machine commission to examine machines and make regulations for their use by cities and towns. In Iowa, the nse of voting machines has been authorized at all elections, and a commission to examine voting machines created.

brated in 8t. Gee

Castle, rtn S All Englat

1 over the event.

(land rejoiced

Tennyson, the recently appointed poet laureate, wrote one of his finest poems,

occasion.

The Princess soon made herself very popular with all classes of the British

public, not only of manner, amiability. The

only by her outward grace but also by her virtues and

Prince

himself has

but in a private capacity I am about to visit before my return home that remarkable land which claims with us a common ancestry and in whose extraordinary progress every Englishman feels a common interest." His first step on American soil was in Chicago. Thence he passed on to St. Louis. Cincinnati, Pittsburg, Baltimnore and Washington. For five days

he was a guest of President Buchan-

ST. JAMES'S PALACE.

From the capital the

and his party set out for Rich-

centre of

an. He visited Mt. Vernon and planted a chestnut tree by the side of Wash-

ington’s tomb.

Prince

mond, then a centre of political intrigue, and soon to prove the focus of dis-

affection against the Union.

His next halt was made at Philadelphia. where he visited Independence Hall and other places famous in An-glo-American history. From Philadelphia he took sail for New York, landing at Castle Garden on October 11. He was driven through Broadway to

Hotel,

always shared in this popularity, although the sterner Puritanism of his potential subjects have often been shocked by stories of his dissipation. He is a fervent sportsman, and has never been without a string of thoroughbred racing horses. He is as fond of a good dog as of a good horse. His kennels at Sandringham are fourteen in number, built of brick and iron, with every modern improvement that architects and dog fanciers

could suggest.

The affection and esteem in which the Prince has been held was never better amplified than in December, 1871, when he was attacked by typhoid fever, and for some weeks hung between life and death. The anxiety of the public was intense, and the news

AN EXTRAORDINARY RIVER. Mysterious Canyon at the Gunnison Expored at Last. The black canyon of Gunnison River, an affluent of the Colorado, is one of the most remarkable geological formations of the West. It is a ghastly gash

whistles night and noon

execrable tune; whenever he balks my plan

I try to love my fellow man, I always do the best I can,

Even though he Some fiercely Even though he be the motorman

Who grins whenever To board his swiftly speeding car

Which I had heralded afar;

Though he be one of those who say Just what the plot is at the play

And taps his foot against my chair Until he drives me to despair;

Though he be up at early dawn To shovel snow or mow the lawn I love him still I do my best,

But, oh; is it a fearful test!

-Washington Star.

Blobbs - They are as like as two peas in a pod. Slobbs - But, my dear fellow, there's only one p in pod. Sillicus - Clothes don't make the man. Cynicus - Nor the woman. The new woman often wears old clothes. Hoax - What an egotistical fellow that young medical student is. Joax - Yes; I suppose he is going to be an I

specialist.

Tommy - Pop, an eagle is ten dollars, isn't it? Tommy's Pop - Yes, my son. Tommy -Then does it take an eagle to go on a lark? "I think," said the man who was growing bald, "I'll have a hair cut." "Why not have the whole dozen or so cut?" queried the funny barber. Wilson - I told the chef to prepare the fowl so that it would tickle my

of his recovery was greeted with great joy. On his first appearance in public to take part in the memorable “thanksgiving service," in St. Paul's Cathedral on February 27, 1872, the streets along the line of his route were covered with a cheering multitude. He has had five children, the eldest of whom, Albert Victor Christian Edward, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, was born January 8, 1864, and died

in Janu George or York

Princess Mary of Teck,

(Two Eiffel Towers and a Washington Monument could stand on top of each other In the Gunnison Canyon.) in a desert land, so deep that the rays of the sun cannot penetrate to its depth, so that the river is practically a submarine water course. For the first time in history the depths of this canyon have been tra-

The feat

of their e object

there was not

some path by which the waters of the Gunnison could be conducted out of its tunnel and made to irrigate the

farms of the

drought-parched

escorted by

the Fifth Avenue the Mayor and other

him honor. Albany. Boston and Portland were

In

and other civic dignitaries.

his way by vast crowds

had gathered

visited

place 1862. be i

narked for England 1862, accompanied

from the latter his party em-

on October 20. In by Dean Stanley.

the East, in-

-cluding a visit

The young Prince was now of a marriable age. Speculation was rife as to who would be the lady of his choice. The question was settled In the early part of 1863, when his engagement was announced to Princess Alexandra, the eldest daughter of the King of Denmark. She was three years younger

Observations. A furtive nature never can endure an open door. The best wordly bank is laughter.

social

Weeping is It takes not

bankruptcy.

only humor, but sense to enjoy a satirical story directed toward one's self.

No isolation is so appalling as being alone amid a crowd. There was never a man who was not made nolder by loving the right woman. To outwit a foe is better than to slay him. To know one’s self is wisdom; not to know one’s neighbors is genius. Inclination is often miscalled duty. Genius and patience are never very far apart. - Philadelphia Record. Air Currents Cool the Water. In some parts of Mexico it is a cus-

A movement has been started in Virginia, and it has received the indorsement of several state leglslatures, favoring the acquisition by the Federal government of 500 acres at Yorktown, including the old Moore mansion, .where Washington, Lafayette and Rochambeau received the sur render of Lord Cornwallis, which act closed the Revolutionary struggle for independence. The ground Is historic, and the object is to preserve it as a public memorial of the event which transpired there.

married the

Duke of Fife in 1889. Victoria Alexandra Olgo Marie was born July 6, 1868, and Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria, born November 26, 1869, married Prince Charles, the second son of the Crown Prince of Denmark, on

July 22, 1896.

The Duke of York, the next male heir in the direct line of succession, now becomes the Duke of York and Cornwall, and has followed

the naval career with gence, having attained

Commander

West Indian station in command of the gunboat Thrush. He married the Princess Victoria of Teck in May, 1883. and has four children, three Princes and a Princess, the eldest of whom is Prince Edward Albert, now nearly seven years old.

great dilithe rank

i years old.

Long-Lived Birds. It used to be believed that ravens lived longer than any other species of birds, and it was said that their age frequently exceeded a century. Recent studies of the subject indicate that no authentic instance of a raven surpassing seventy years of age is of record. But parrots have been known

The people of Australia are raising excellent cotton and they believe they can grow along their northern and northeastern coasts more of this fibre than they ran nae. They have long been the largest wool growers in the world. British manufacturers have argued that although Australia might raise enormous supplies of wool and cotton it could never make cloth because the atmospheric humidity required for spinning was lacking. But the needed humidity is now artificially supplied to spinning mills and there seems to be no reason why Australia should not make cotton and woolen cloth as well as provide the raw materials.

One lost its mem-

100 years.

ory at sixty and its sight at ninety. There is a record of a golden eagle which died at Schoenbrun at the age

of 118 years. Another golden eagle was kept in the Tower of London for ninety years. A third died at Vienna aged 104 years. Geese and swans are tenacious of life, and extraordinary accounts exist of the great age that they have attained. Buffon and other authorities have credited them with eighty and 100 years of life -Albany

Argus.

which method

vappat-

ented by a New Jersey man. It applies practically the same principle as the Mexican method, except that here the entire quantity is subjected to the action of the air Instead of a small portion. The device consists of a series of perforated trays suspended in a wooden frame over the water receptacle. with a feed pipe at the top. As

HIS FELLOW MAN.

palate. Smythe - Did he obey. Wil-

"I pine for you"

obey,

feathers on.

son - Yes; he left

it\to sp

plied the girl; which disproves the theory that women have no sense of humor.

the

sighed the lover.

"Then you ought to spruce up," re-

Mrs. Suburbs - How along without a hired

CiUi

Cities - Very badly. I never could work right unless I had some one over me.

are you getting girl? Mrs.

gist," "we “I'd

"Look coffee's

"In dealing with the criminal classes," remarked the eminent psycholo-

must rely upon psychic force." upon the police force."

Cheerful idiot.

the patron, "this

rather rely

murmured the

here!" cried

cold." "Well.” retorted the

waiter. “If it was hot it would burn

your mout' ter beat de band. You don't know what's good fur ye."

"I dunno what's the matter with me today." said the clumsy butcher, “my fingers seem to be all thumbs." "Yes." remarked the customer significantly, "they appear to be in the weigh." "I'm sorry. John, but the moths have eaten a hole through the pocket of your winter overcoat." 'Through the pocket, eh?" returned the husband, I'll bet they were female moths.” Blobbs - Wigwag went out in his new automobile for the first time the other day. Slobbs - How did it turn out? Blobbs - It didn't turn out. That's the reason Wigwag is in the

hospital.

Smallest of Wild Cattle. Celebes has the distinction of being the home of the smallest living representative of the wild cattle, or indeed of the wild cattle of any period of the earth's hlstoty. for no equally diminutive forsil member of the group appears to be known to science. An idea of the extremely diminutive pro-

portions of thea anoa. or sapi-utan, as

the animal in question is respectively called by the inhabitants of Celebes

and the Malays, may it be gained when

it is stated that its height at the

if it all, larger Southdown sheep,

scarcely, exlittle domes-

the water trickles from one tray to the next it form a spray, which is par-

the air currents.

tially evaporated by The latter may be

tificial, and the

either natural or ar-

as it falls into the tank

Good Work by Schoolboys.

Good for the Wilton schoolboys. On the first day of the holiday vacation

ten of them went to the home of a

poor widow and tackled her woodpile

pleted it. -Portland

(Me.) Eastern

Even the highest personages in Turkey are sat exempt from suspicion. Their movements are watched and re-

the palace by an army of

ported to spies, who swarm in every quarter.

years ago at the Indian exhibition held at Earl's court. The anoa has many of the characteristics of the large Indian buffalo, hut its horns are relatively shorter, less curved, and more upright. In this, as well as in certain other respects. It Is more like the young than the adult of the last-named species, and. as young animals frequently show ancestral features which are gradually lost as maturity is approached, it would be a natural supposition that the anoa is a primitive type of buffalo. - London Knowledge.

Weight by Inches.

"Forty and a half." sung out the cutter of a Chestnut street tayloring firm as he passed the tape across a customer's chest. Thirty-eight was registered when the measure girded the customer's waist, and then the cutter stepped back and sized up the patron’s height as compared with that of the salesman who was recording the measurements. "Your weight is 165 pounds," he said. "One sixtyseven," spoke up the man who was being measured for a coat. "How did you guess it?" "No guesswork about it. I simply compared your height with that of the salesman here, who I know is 5 feet eight inches tall. You are about two inches taller, or say, 5 feet 10 Inches. With chest and

wrlgfet • slxty-

r two of sy close

avoirdupois proves. Of course, there are exceptions, notably the man with the very slim waist and wide shoulders, who is invariably much lighter in build than his appearance and meas-

In that case I from my figures, pretty near the

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