Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1901 — Page 2

THE NEW PRESIDENT

Theodore 'Roosevelt Is flotev the flation s Chief Magistrate.

By the death of William McKinley at the hands of the assassin Czolgosz, Theodore Roosevelt, the Vice-Presi-dent, becomes President of the United States. Theodore Roosevelt was born, in New York City October 27, 1858, of Dutch and Scotch-Irish ancestry. By all laws of heredity he is a natural leader, as his ancestry on both his father's and his mother’s side, who trace back beyond revolutionary days, were conspicuous by reason of their quality. His father was Theodore

Roosevelt, after whom he was named, Mid his mother, whose given name was Martha, was the daughter of James and Martha Bulloch of Georgia. Educated at Home. Young Roosevelt was primarily educated at home under private teachers, after which he entered Harvard, graduating in 1880. Those qualities of aggressiveness which have marked his more recent years of public life were present with him in college, and he was a conspicuous figure among his Mlows. It was an interesting period in th» history of the party and the nation and young Roosevelt entered upon th political field with eagerness and energy. The purification of political and official life had been for some time ar

MRS. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

Ideal with him, and with this came tfte belief in the efficacy of the appliAtlon of civil-service rules to executive conduct. So strongly did he impress himself upon his political associates that in 1882 he was nominated for the state assembly and elected. In the State Assembly. He served for three years and soon came tft be recognized as an able and foarleeß advocate of the people's rights sad he succeeded in securing the passage of several measures of great benefit- The abolition of fees in the office of the county clerk and the abolition of the Joint power of the board at aldermen in the mayor’s appointments were among those of special benefit to the city of New Yolk. Another important work done by him wse the investigation of the city government, and particularly the police Appartment, In the winter of 1884. AnSfcher important service was securing t£e passage of the civil service reform law of 1884. Hom for Mayor of Raw York. „ , la 1888 Mr. Roosevelt was nominated as an independent candidate for mayor of New York, but. although indorsed" ; by the 'Republicans, was detested. In jtfß4 he was chairman of the New York, delegation *tn the national ReMblicftt convention lie had been

among those who did not sard Mr. Elaine as the most available candidate of the party, but after the latter’s nomination Mr. Roosevelt gave him his hearty suppoit, and in the face of the remarkable defection in New York at that time. 11l tlia it ! '» itl Civil Sar vice. In May, 1899, Resident Harrison appointed him civil service commissioner, and he served as president of the board until May, 189(5. During his incumbency he was untiring in his efforts to apply the civil service prin-

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.

ciples of merit and capacity to all executive departments.' As a result pf this zeal the country was shown the first practical application of the rules to civil government. Civil Service Reformer. He proved that unflinching civilservice reform was not only consistent with party loyalty, but in the highest degree was necessary to party service. None doubted the reformer's Republicanism, but it was not an easy task. Judgment, tact, honesty, energy, and a certain sturdy pugnacity were necessary to the accomplishment if his purpose. Every detail of the system was opened to carping criti■ism and to hostile attack. The adninistration itself was only friendly o the movement. Not only had poliiclans to be kept out of places, but ompetent servitors had to be prodded. > In the Police Commission. As president of the civil-service ommission Mr. Roosevelt resigned in lay, 1895, to become president pit the lew York board of police commisgionrs. Legislative investigation had down the corruption in that body, nd to this field he turned with a new est. An uncompromising enforceent of law was his policy. It brought Iticlsm and vituperation upon him, et he persisted. Honest methods in e police department were forced, d civil-service principles were em.odied into the system of appointments and promotions. Sunday closing of saloons became a fact, and a seemly observance of the day was insisted upon. Navy*# A.sl.tant Secretary. In April. 1897, Mr. Roosevelt was nominated by President McKinley to be assistant secretary of the navy. He pushed repairs on the ship i and work:d with might and main, forseeing t*> conflict with Spain. He left nothing undone to secure the highest efficiency in the navy. On May 8, 1898. Mr. Roosevelt re 1 signed this place to muster in a cavalry regiment for the Spanish war. Life in the west had made this a fitting ambition. As a hunter of big game, used to the saddle and the camp and an unerring shot with rifle and

ROOSEVELT’S COTTAGE AT OYSTER BAY, L. I.

revolver, the country recognized ip him the making of a dashing cavalry leader. He had experienced military duty id the New York National Guard in the ’Bos. Cel. Wood was put in command of the Rough Riders; Mr. Roosevelt was lieutenant colonel. 'On

June 15 the regiment sailed to join Gen. Shafter in Cuba. With the Rough Riders. From the time of landing until the fall of Santiago the Rough Riders were giftnt figures in the campaign. Their work reached a climax on July 1, when Lieut.-Col. Roosevelt led the regiment in the desperate charge up San Juan hill. He had shared all the hardships of his men, and when he broke the red tape of discipline to complain of Gen. Shatter’s camp and Us dangers from disease the army was with him and the war department listened to his judgment. On July 11 he was commissioned a colonel of volunteers. Elected Governor of New York. Scarcely two months later the new -military hero was nominated for governor of New "York. In the convention he received 753 votes, against the 218 cast for Gov. Frank S. Black. Col. Roosevelt entered into the campaign with characteristic energy. Men of all parties supported him and he was elected by a plurality of more than 18.000, His administration was very satisfactory to his state. As reformer, official, military leader and state executive, he has carried his earnest dashing personality into it all. A* a Writer. As a writer of outing papers his varied experiences on the trail have served him well. In biography, his life of Thomas 11. Benton and of Gouvernour Morris have been praised. Essays and papers dealing with political life have added to this reputation. Of his latest work. "The Rough Riders” lias been pointed to as ”one of the most thrilling pieces of military history produced in recent years.” When his name was first proposed for the vice presidency, Mr. Roosevelt declined the honor, preferring to remain governor. He finally consented, after much pressure.

Mr. Roosevelt's Family. Mr. Roosevelt has been married twice. His first wife was Miss Alice Lee of Boston; the second. Miss Edith Carow of New York. He is the father of six children, ranging from 16 to 3 years of age. His domestic life is ideal. Whether ensconced in winter quarters at Albany or New York, or at the famous Roosevelt home at Oyster Bay on Long Island, he is an indulgent father and romps with his children with as much zest as the youngest of them. The youngsters are known as the Roosevelt half-dozen, and all reflect in some manner the paternal characteristic. All Bright Children. The oldest girl is Alice, tall, dark and serious looking. She rides her father’s Cuban campaign horse with fearlessness and grace. The next olive branch is Theodore, Jr., or ‘‘young Teddy,” the idol of his father’s heart and a genuine chip of the old block. Young “Teddy” owns a shot gun and dreams of some day shooting bigger game than his father ever did. He also rides a pony of his own. Alice, the eldest girl, is nearly 16. She is the only child by the first Mrs. Roosevelt. “Young Teddy,” the pres-

ALICE ROOSEVELT.

ent Mrs. Roosevelt's oldest child, is 13. Then there are Kermit, 11; Ethel, 9; Archibald, 6, and Quentin, 3.

Shallow Lakes for Fish.

Prof. Marsh of Wisconsin, in speaking recently of the peculiarities of Lake Winnebago, said that it is remarkable for Its shallowness. Although It Is about twenty-eight mllea In width, it has a depth of only twenty-five feet. This is due to the fact that the lake’s outlet is constantly deepening and that its inlet is gradually filling Its bottom with a sandy or earthy deposit. But Winnebago’s shallowness makes It remarkably rich in fish; indeed, it is cne of the most productive known. Shallow lakes always have more fish than deep ones, chiefly, perhaps, because there Is more vegetation on the bottom of the shallow one. Vegetation does not flourish la deep water.

An Alphabetical Advertisement.

This alphabetical advertisement ap peared in the London Times In 1842: To widowers and single-gentlemen.— Wanted by a lady, a situation to superintend the household and preside at table. She is Agreeable. Becoming, Careful, Desirable, English, Facetious, Generous. Honest, Industrious, Judicious. Keen, Lively, Merry, Natty, Obedient, Philosophic, Quiet. Regular, Sociable, Tasteful. Useful, Vivacious, Womanish, Xantippish, Youthful, Zealous, etc. Address X. Y. # Z., Simmonds’ Libray, Edgwareroad.

SHAFFER IS IN HOT WATER

Clamorous Men Demand Admission to Amalgamated Offices. REFUSE TO BEGIN WORK. Excited Committees Tell the President They Win Ignore Hle Dictnm —Shaffer Says the Term* of the Settlement ns PublUbed Are Wrong. Pittsburg, Sept. 17. —Demonstrations by strikers shifted from the Star and Monongahela plants of the American Tin Plate Company to Amalgamated headquarters yesterday. From early morning until late in the afternoon, excited crowds of mill workers thronged the offices of the association, demanding interviews with President Shafter regarding the terms of settlement of the strike. In an inner room sat Mr, Shaffer. In the outer office were Secretary Williams, Trustee Pierce, Vice President Morgan and others. They circulated among the excited strikers, advising peace. In the crowd were committees from the Star and Monongahela tin plants, all the local tube mills, McKeesport, Demmler. Monessen, Wellsville and other places. They know little of the art of diplomacy and their language was mpre emphatic than elegant. All wanted to see Shaffer and learn from him the conditions on which the strike was settled The door between them and Mr. Shaffer was kept closed and locked. Get Scant Satisfaction. Owing to the frenzied actions of the men each committee was admitted to the presence of the president separately. As each .committee went in ..here was a stormy interview, ending at a statement from Shaffer that the settlement was the best he could get. Nouo of the committees received, any satisfaction, and as soon as they came from the inner office they were “Jollied” out of the building by the other officers oi the association. Nearly every committee went away vowing it would advise continuing the fight. Meetings ot lodges were held last evening. Nearly all the lodges in the tin mills, which, by the terms of the settlement are out of the union fold, voted to continue the strike. Similar action was taken at meetings of striking t;ube workers at the Pennsylvania and Continental plants. The strikers at Painter’s lioip mills also decided to refuse to go back to work. “The terms of settlement a/ published are all wrong,” said Mr. Shaffer. "Before we left the confer ence we made an agreement with the members to say nothing about the conditions on which the strike was terminated. We got the best terms possible. Labor leaders and others familiar with the circumstances advised us to settle. Many of our men wanted to go to work, and to hold out longer would have resulted in breaks at different places. Now some of our members, without waiting to hear the conditions, jump up and say they will not go to work. All big strikes end this way. It is not reasonable to think that everyone can be satisfied. There i 3 some sore feeling now. but it will pass away as soon as the men who are kicking find out that it was impossible to have done better. It Is useless to continue the strike. The lodges will get official notice of the terms of settlement in due time.”

Six KILLED AND THIRTY HURT.

Colorado Mine Kxploslon Proves DisastrouH to Men Underground. Newcastle, Colo., Sept. 17.—8 y an explosion at the Gulch mine, owned by the Colorado Iron and Fuel company, six men were killed and thirty injured. There were seventy-five men underground when the first alarm was sounded, and it was supposed they all had perished. For the ijext four hours rescuing parties worked vigorously until a roster of the dead and injured was obtained with the foregoing results. The Gulch” mine had been in operation for fifteen years and this is the first accident reported. There is on y one opening to the mine, and it is supposed that the highly combustible properties of the bituminoin coal, vhich caused the deaths cf forty men last year in the same district, were responsible.

Cup Race Next Week.

New York, Sept. 17.—The challenge committee of the New York Yacht Club, in conference with the representatives of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club, have decided' that the first race for the •America’s cup shall take place on Thursday, Sept. 26, a postponement of five days from the date originally set. The succeeding races are to follow according to the original plan, so that they will be sailed Saturday, Ss>t. 28; Tuesday, Oct. 1; Thursday, Oct. 3, and Saturday, Oct. 6.

Quebec Greet Royal Guests.

Quebec, Sept. 17.—The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York made their formal entry into the Dominion of Canada yesterday, and were given a royal welcome by the people whom they may some day rule as king and queen. Thousands of their loyal subjects assembled to greet them, and they were guests last night In a city that was brilliant with its decorations and lights.

Bankers Put Off Meeting.

New York, Sept. 17.—The annual convention of the American Bankers’ Association, called to meet at Milwaukee Sept. 24 to 26, has been postponed indefinitely because of the death of President McKinley. The mother oflhe late Baron von Ketteler refuses to receive Prince Chun to express condolence for the death of her son

BISHOP HIPPIE IS DEAD

Famous Friend of the Indians Dies in Faribault, Minn. HE BUILT THREE COLLEGES. Former Chicago Divine Succumbs to Angina Pectoris After Several Days' Illness Settled In Minnesota Shortly After It Became a State. Faribault, Minn., Sept. 17.—Bishop Henry B. Whipple, senior bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church of America, famous friend of the Indians and founder of educational institutions, died at his residence here at 6 o’clock a. m. A week ago he was attacked by angina pectoris, but seemed to rally. Yesterday, however, he began to weaken, and the end came quickly. There were present at the time his wife, his two daughters, Mrs. H. A. Scandrett, of this city, and Mrs. F. W. Jackson, of Cleveland, O.; his nephew, H. B. Hill, and the attending physicians, Drs. F. M. Rose and A. J. Stone. Colonel Charles H. Whipple, U. S. A., the bishop's son, was called to Chicago on important official business Saturday and could not be present when death came. The funeral Is set for 2 p. m. Friday next. Services will be held at the cathedral and the remains will be interred in Faribault. Other details of the funeral have not yet been arranged. The deceased prelate was born Feb. 15, 1822, at Adams, JefTerson county, New York. He began life as a clerk, but early abandoned that occupation to take up the ministry. He was made a deacon Aug. 17, 1849, and was ordained a priest July 16, 1850. He became rector of Zion church at Rome, N. Y., and in 1857 he went to Chicago as rector of the Church of the Holy Communion. On Oct? 13, 1859, he was consecrated first episcopal bishop of Minnesota at Richmond, Va,, and at once came to Faribault to take up the work of his life. Bishop Whipple was the first bishop of Minnesota. He came here shortly after the admission of the territory to statehood. His claims to recognition were not based upon theological grounds, nor to eminence as a preacher, but rather on the broad foundation of humanity. He was best known for two things: First, for his great and steadfast friendship for the Indians, and secondly for the upbuilding of the Episcopalian institution of learning at Faribault. His zeal and earnestness in behalf of the Indians was something pathetic. His first and last thoughts were always of the savages.

BASEBALL GAMES.

American League. At Boston—First Game— o 1 o 0 0 1 3 ft 0 1-S Washington 2 03000000 0-5 Second Game— 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3—& Washington 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 I—7 At Philadelphia— Philadelphia 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 0 •—lO Baltimore 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 o—2 National League. At Philadelphia— Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0-2 Philadelphia 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 •—3 At New York—First GameNew York 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0-2 Boston ~...0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 •—3 Second Game—®Oßton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 I—2 New York 0 0200002 «—4 STANDING OF THE CLUBS. American League. . Won. Lost. Pet. Chlca S° 79 48 622 ®°f to " •••••71 54 . 568 Philadelphia 65 60 . 620 Baltimore 60 61 496 Washington 55 68 447 Cleveland 53 72 Milwaukee 46 79 .jjg National League. Won. Lost. Pet. Pittsburg 76 44 633 Philadelphia 72 51 585 Brooklyn 71 54 .533 St. Louis 66 57 . 537 Boston 63 62 504 Chicago 50 77 394 New York 48 74 .393 ► Cincinnati 46 73 386

Tidal Wave at Jamaica Bay.

New York, Sept. 17.—Hundreds of tons of water, forming a waterspout of tremendous force swept over Jamaica bay last night, wrecking boats in its path and breaking over a Long Island train crossing the trestle between Beach channel and the Raunt. Passengers on the train were terrorstricken as the waterspout struck the cars. Women fainted as the flood poured through the windows and descended on the cars with terrific violence. A tidal wave and sandstorm followed the waterspout, spreading alarm through the summer resorts on Jamaica bay, and at Rockaway beach.

Will Be Taken Up Friday.

Washington, Sept. ](7. —A telegram has been received at the treasury department from Comptroller Dawes stating that he will not take npjh. matter of the reorganization of the failed Seventh National Bank of New York before his return from President McKinley’s funeral at Canton next Friday.

Tried to Blow Up House.

New York, Sept. 17.—Leon Czolgosz was arrested six years ago at Duryea, Pa., charged with an attempt to blow up the house of a Polish Catholic priest. Many sticks of dynamite with caps and wires were found In his trunk.

Czar Quits Kiel for France.

Kiel, Prussia, Sept. 17.—The czar and czarina, with the other members , of the Russian imperial party, sailed for France today on the imperial ‘ yacht Standart.

A WEEK IN INDIANA.

RECORD OF HAPPENINGS FOR SEVEN ' DAYS. Trial of a Family at Vincennes Charged With Burning a Methodist Church — Couple Wed While Biding Fifty Miles an Hour. Meeting' of Ministers at Brasil. Bishop Fitzgerald opened the fiftieth session of the Northwest Methodist Episcopal conference at Brazil and the roll call showed 225 ministers present. A devotional service was held and prayers were offered for McKinley. The presiding elders of the various districts reported all the ministers in good standing and a vast number of new churches built this year. Rev. L. C. Buckles, who has been an effective member of the conference for thirtyfive years, was placed on the superannuated list and the stewards were instructed to make him a claimant. A resolution was adopted Instructing the secretary to send J. H. Hollingsworth of South Bend, who is dangerously ill, a telegram assuring him of the prayers of tne conference. Rev. E. W. Laughlin of Boswell was attacked with heart disease and was carried from the con-ference-room to the basement and medical aid summoned. He is in a serious condition. Auditor Will Fight Order. The city council of Biuftton and Auditor Marsh are having a controversy which If It gets into court will be looked forward to with Interest by every city and town in Indiana. June 1 City Clerk Koontz filed a certified copy of the tax levy adopted by the city council with the auditor, who has refused to place on the tax duplicate without compensation. Heretofore the auditor received S2OO a year for placing city taxes on the duplicate and the treasurer $l5O for collecting the same, but City Attorney Sturgis’ opinion is that the auditor under the state law is compelled to place the same on the duplicate, and, as no compensation is stated, he is not entitled to pay. A writ of mandate will be issued if Auditor Marsh does not change his attitude. If a test case takes place it will be of vital importance to all cities in the state. The supreme court has never passed on such a case

Bought by a Chicago Firm. The Collier Shovel and Stamping company of Washington, Ind., has been consolidated with the Chicago Steel Manufacturing company of Chicago, the deal having been consummated Thursday. The price paid for the Washington plant was $150,000, the capital stock of which is to be increased from $500,000 to $650,000. The officers of the company will be: President, F. S. Hutchinson of Chicago; first vice president, F. M. Baldwin of Indianapolis: second vice president, A. F. Cabel of Washington; treasurer, M. S. Denslow of Chicago; secretary, L. H. O’Donnell of Washington, Ind. The Washington plant employs about sev-enty-five men. It will probably be removed to Hammond, Ind., within the next few months and consolidated with the rolling mills of the Chicago company, which are located in that city. Charged With Firing Church. The trial of Isajic Barekman, his wife, Lucy, and their daughter, Miss Helen Barekman, was begun in the Circuit Court at Vincennes. The Barekmans are charged with burning Barekman Chapel, a Methodist Church, east of that city, last March. The Barekmans were arrayed against practically the?> entire congregation. Mr. Barekman had donated the site for the church. On the morning after the fire, it is alleged, a horse and cart were tracked from Barekman’s gate to the church and back.

Wed at Fifty Miles an Hour. John Sanderson and Miss Josephine Breitenbach of Greentown were married on the Clover Leaf passenger train between that pljice and Kokomo. At a given signal of the engineer, while the cars were going fifty miles an hour, the couple stood up and was married by Mayor Rogers of Greentown, that official having accompanied them to Kokomo to procure the license. New Electric Line Plnnned. The Cincinnati & Indianapo is Trac tion Company, organized for the purpose of building an electric line from Indianapolis to Cincinnati, has been incorporated. The route will be through Marion, Shelby, Decatur, Franklin and Dearborn counties touching Shelbyville, Greenburg and other county seats. Thieves Beat and Bob Woman. Mrs. William Haberkorn was at tacked at Valparaiso by two unknown men, whom she refused something to eat. She was found unconscious two hours later by her husband. The thieves ransacked the house and se ‘ cured SIOO and some jewelry. Her in juries may prove fatal. Two Prison Officials Jtestgn. Harry L. Henderson, chaplain and State agent, and Dr. A. L. Spinning, physician of the State’s prison at Michigan City, have resigned and are no longer connected with that institution. They resigned at the request of Warden Shideler. who declines to make public the reason except to say that he asked for their resignations for the betterment of the prison. Warden Shideler tendered his resignation to Governor Durbin a few days ago and it has been accepted.

RAILROAD NEWS.

MR. SEAGRAVES LOCATES 200 FAMI LIES IN COLORADO. Coma from Northern Europe to Bnloo Sugar Boot*. Mr. C. Jj. Seagraves, passenger agent of the Santa Fe, has returned from the sugar beet district of Colorado, and completed arrangements to locate two hundred families from northern Europe, the first fifty families to locate near Holly, about October 20. Mr. Seagraves said: “The leader of the colony is an expert agriculturist, and has visited and carefully investigated all sections of the United States, and pronounced the Arkansas valley the most promising of any section visited, on account of the superb climate, rich soil and the most perfect irrigation system in the world, backed by a reservoir supply with sufficient water to irrigate all the lands for two years without a drop of rain, thus insuring the farmers against failure of crops. After the first movement the balance will follow as fast as homes can be provided for them." Mr. Seagraves advises that the farmers in the valley are very prosperous, and as that section will be densely populated and brought up to a high standard of cultivation, it will In five or six years become the richest and most prosperous community in the country. He says: “Sugar beets are a very profitable crop for the farmer and the only drawback is the laborious work in the thinning season which lasts about two weeks. This feature, however, is being overcome by labor brought Into the valley from New Mexico, who contract to thin beets at so much per acre. “In the vicinity of Rocky Ford, where the land has been cultivated extensively, it is possible under only fair conditions to raise twenty tonß of beets to the acre, while thrifty and industrious farmers grow from twentyfive to thirty tons to the acre, and in some instances as high as thirty-five tons. “The price of beets is determined according to their sugar content, the average being about $5 per ton. The cost of growing beets, including all labor, seed, as well as harvesting the crop in the fall Is about $25 per acre, leaving the farmer $75 or more profit an acre for his beet crop. "The Arkansas valley of Colorado is considered the ideal sugar beet country, as they grow more tons to the acre and contain a larger percentage of sugar than beets grown anywhere in the world. The Rocky Ford factory is now rearranging some of its machinery, the beets being so rich they will not submit to the usual methods employed at the other factories. “Cantaloupes are also a very profitable crop, and many growers estimate they will pay SIOO an acre net. I saw two and one-half acres near Rocky Ford that yielded, the grower one thousand dollars. This wan on rented land of which the jDwner received onethird of the crop. This may be rather an exceptional case, but it proves what intensive farming will do. “Alfalfa, as well as small grains, do well and are profitable crops to grow. Vegetables of all kinds, poultry and dairy products command good prices, and a ready market in Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo and the mining camps. “Lands in the vicinity of Rocky Ford, hefore the erection o t the sugar factory, that sold for thirty-five, forty and fifty dollars an acre, are worth today from one hundred and fifty to two hundred and fifty dollars an acre. The question is what is land worth that will net over and above all expenses from seventy-five to one hundred and twenty-five dollars an acre? “Lands in the Holly district and the very choicest In the valley and under a most perfect system of irrigation, with a never failing supply of water, a perpetual water right going with the land is selling at thirty-five dollars per acre, with ten per cent down and the balance In seven years at six per cent The company will also build houses, barns, etc., on which they require fifty per cent down and the balance in seven years at six per cent. “The Dunkards and Mennonites are now colonizing large tracts of lands, while other settlers Eire pouring into the valley from all over the country, the valley from all over the country.— Topeka State Journal, Sept. 2, 1901.

Wed Without Formality.

In Scotland the path to matrimony is broader and smoother than in England. The great holiday time in Glasgow is the fair week. All the shipyards are closed and man has time to marry. But many shirk the toll gates of the high road. Seventy irregular marriages took place this fair in Glasgow. The method is simple and inexpensive. The couple take each other for man and wife before witnesses and then they go to the sheriff and ask for warrant to register. There is an absence of fuss and wedding cake which appeals to the modest and economical mihds. Besides miners, laborers, engineers and shipyard workers generally, the seventy numbered a ventriloquist, a physician, a valet, a school board officer, a hotel-keeper, a coachman, a soldier, a sea captain, a lapidary and a motor car driver.—London Chronicle.

Stout Gent—Well, sir. I'm a selfmade man. I began life as a barefooted boy. 'lnin Gent —Well, as far as I can make out. I wasn’t born with shoes tic, either.