CLOTHES FOR LONDON'S DESTITUTE. |!f fk V- ' - r* . Photo by American Press Association. These garments were sent from N e\v Zen la ml to be distributed among the war sufferers. Rhode Island's Capitals. Rhode Island adopted h constitution In 1842, which named five capitals tor the state, designating Newport. South Kingston. Bristol, East Greenwich and Providence as the places for successive honor In 1854 an amendment restrict ed the meeting places of the general assembly or legislature to two places— Newport and Providence. In 11)00 Providence became the only seat of the legislature. The Boy's Idea Ta?" "Yep ** "1 don't see why the men who wrote the rules of grammar didn t make 'I done and 'has went* proper It's easiei to say It that way." Detroit tree Press. A Great War "Scoop." Days have changed for the war cor respondent since Archibald Forbes was praised in the house of lords by Lord Salisbury and received by Queen Vic toria at Buckingham palace in recog nition of his exploits as a news gather er during the Russo-Turkish war of 1877. Forbes' greatest exploit was his ride from Sliipka pass to the nearest telegraph station at Bukharest and his reception en route by the czar, to whom he was the first to communicate news of the Russian victory, the for mer trooper of the Royals having out distanced not only all rival correspond ents, but the official messengers as well.—London Mail. Relics of the Past. "I'd like to see a one boss shay," re marked the city visitor. "Out of date," said his country host. "The nearest we can come to it now Is a one cylinder car."—Pittsburgh Post. III? ' 'wjy'*':- i 1 ■ H ■ - ■-> • v ; s ■- r ■£ AW A- ; :• ■: • TtfSWPW . r <-> .\ ■ - v' - * 'Z&SFY * <&'. & i 3 * **■>.." <: ."S-..,. . v ■<** A;: . > -1 — - Photo by American Press Association. This shows the destruction wrought by shells from the 42 centimetf guns used by the Germans. These steel turrets, surrounded by concrete, were regarded as well nigh Impregnable Capitals and Armies. Twice the United States has lost its capital to a foreign foe, but neither time did It produce much effect upon the war. The first time was when Howe's redcoats swept into Philadel phia after the battle of Brandywiue. The other occasion was when anoth er British army seized and burned Washington. What Howe needed to end the war in 1777 was not Philadel phia, but Washington's army, and that he didn't get. A country's anny Is worth a dozen capitals. The British captured America's three largest cit ies, Boston, New York and Philadel phia, but that availed them little in the Jong run.—Philadelphia Ledger. TURRET OF FORT AT ANTWERP. TEST OF A TOASTMASTER. His Speech, Whether It 3c Good or E*d. Should Ce Very Brief To the average man an invitation to "make a feu remarks" a Met dinner La at once a terror and a secret pride To be asked to he the toast master at a big dinner Is usually taken as recognition ®f wit uud knowledge. The toastmaster's speech should be very brief. If he Is a good speaker himself a speech of any considerable length imposes unfair competition upon the real speakers, usually visiting guests, whom he ts to Introduce, if the toastmaster is a poor speaker he bores the audience and the waiting guests as well. And in any event every minute occupied by the toast master is a robbery of the time of the real speakers of the evening, and an after dinner speaker may have a real message that needs delivery, and the long drawn introduction, with side, lights and anecdotes, will really cheat the audience of something worth while The toastmaster has a task of courte sy—to prepare the diners for the man who Is to speak, to tame and train the audience into a proper frarrte of and to turn it over to the speaker in formed as to his identity, prejudiced In his favor a little perhaps, but eer tainly not in the reaction following a laugh raised by the toastmaster.—Bos ton Globe. Our First Sawmill. It is said that the first sawmill in the United States was at Jamestown, from which sawed boards were ex ported in June, 1007. A water power sawmill was in use in 1025 near the present site of Richmond. Luck. Willie —Paw, what is luck? Paw—Common sense, my son.—Cin cinnati Enuuirer. Wallack on ths Ballet. The late Lester Wallack once told a story of his still more famous father, James W., that as either an actor or a manager he could never tolerate the ballet. Qite day there came to him a friend, a man about town, who said. "My dear Waliack, it is very curious that you do not see the beauties of imagination shown by the looses of the ballet. Go ing on in this strain, the visitor at last wore out the patience of the actor manager, who replied: "Look here, it is bad enough to stand these absurdities in an opera; but though I can comprehend people sing ing their joys, I am hanged if I can their dancing their griefs." Are Foxes Vegetarian®? Foxes are not generally accredited with vegetarian instincts. You never aee their tracks, as you see those of rabbits, around a young oak tree shoot which has been nibbled down to the tough stem. But Aesop evidently thought otherwise when he wrote his fable of the sour grapes, and there is plenty of testimony that vat right. Foxes do eat wild grapes • tazny observers have testified, climb Ing a considerable way to get them and probably at times they eat berries and perhaps apples. I have found their tracks, at any rate, beneath appir trees. I have also been confidently as sured that they eat the persimmons in Virginia, that the "ol* houn' dawgs'* now how good this fruit is, too, and if you wish to find the very best bee tree take a "dawg" with you. Waltei Pricbard Eaton in Harper's Magazine. A Famous Warhorse. The following inscription marks th< grave at Strathfieldsaye ®f Wellington's famous charger, Copenhagen, which died in 1535 at the ripe old age of twen ty-seven. This charger was buried with military honors: God's humble instrument, though meaner clay. Should share the glories of that glorious day. Copenhagen, It might be mentioned was the grandson of the mighty Eclipse, and Wellington paid £4OO for him. IBs powers of endurance were marvelous T rode him," said Wellington, "at the battle of Waterloo from 4 in the morn ing until midnight. If he fed it was in the standing corn and as 1 sat in the saddle."—London Globe. Maddening Unanimity. She (sighingly)—l wish I had been born a man. He (gloomily)--So do I.— Philade'phia Ledger. Curious Laws In India. Some of the old laws of Nepal, India, were curious. Killing cows ranked with murder as a capital offense, for in stance. Every girl at birth was mar ried with great ceremony to a betel fruit, which was then cast into a sa cred stream. As the fate of the fruit was uncertain, the girl was supposed never to become a widow. To obtain divorce from a husband a wife had only to place a betel nut under his pil low and depart In Nepal the day is considered to be gin when It is light enough to count the tiles on the roof or distinguish the hairs on a man's hand against the sky. I —Exchange. i, . - EAST OHIO MINES MAY BENONUNION Owners Favor Breaking OH fil iations With Organization "OPEN SHOP"'POLICY LIKEL' At Today's Session of Operators • Cleveland Decision of Vital Inter to Workers In Big Coal Territc Will Be Made—Union Officials a M ine Owners Unable to Agree c Scale After Repeated Conferences Cleveland, Jan. 0. —A meeting i j eastern Ohio coal operators will be he today and the session will be watcliec . with keen interest by miners in th ecal territory. It was learned from an authoritative source that at the meeting today tht question whether the mines shall be operated with union labor or whethei an "open shop" policy will prevail would be decided. It will also be de cided about the eviction of striking miners who have paid no rent since last April 1. An unannounced development in con nection with the meeting of the oper ators was a joint conference with Wii liam Green, international secretary ol the mine workers' organization, and John Moore, president of the Ohic miners' organization. These twe miners' officials first met all the operators and then held a conference with the seven operators who com posed the operators' representatives, which resulted in failure to agree on a wage scale. After this conference it was said no agreement was reached. Both the op erators' and miners' officials remained firm in their previous demands. Mr. Green, who was an Ohio state senator and the author of the Gree~ anti-screen law, said he told the oper ators that "our honor is at stake be cause when the miners signed a scale with other districts now operating in central and southern Ohio we told the operators that we would not sign a lower scale with the eastern Ohio op erators." There are 35,000 miners working in central and southern Ohio on the 47 cents a ton anti-screen basis, Mr. Green said. The eastern Ohio oper ators offer 44.61 cents a ton. This was rejected by 15,000 miners in eastern Ohio the first of last April and they have since been on a strike. MAY POSTPONE PAGEANT Gold Hill In Movement and Canal la Likely to Be Blooked. Washington, Jan. 5. —Possibility of a postponement of the cruise of the International fleet from Hampton to San Francisco through the Panama canal in connection with the opening of the canal and the exposi tion was suggested in the course of a conference between Secretary Garri son and Colonel Goethals, governor ot the canal. Though the great earth slides at Cu curacha have apparently been con quered, according to Colonel Goetlials' report, the earth movements continue in the neighborhood of Gold hill. that point the superincumbent masses of earth on the side of the canal by their great pressure are continuously forcing rock and soil in great quanti ties in the canal prism. The move ment Is sufficiently extensive to re quire the continuous employment of dredges to maintain the channel. While this can be done to meet the needs of the present number and size of vessels that are applying for pas sage Colonel Goethals reported that he could not guarantee that there would be a channel broad enough and deep enough for the great dread naughts which will make up the naval parade by the date they expected tc arrive at Cristobal next, spring. Turkos Taken Prisoners by Germans *. I M „ . .V % & v ■: % , PI , I Photo by American Press Association. One of Wiison's Opponents In Senate tSR 9 by Reinecka SENATOR REED of Missouri. 5,003,000 WILL DIE Editor Holt Thinks Cost of War In Lives Will Be Enormous. New Y r ork, Jan. 'i. —The way to uni versal peace, according to Hamilton Holt, editor and peace advocate, who was the principal speaker at a dinnei of the Intercollegiate Socialist society, la impossible until the world is politi oftlly organized. Mr. Holt advocated an immediate world organization with a view of drawing up a code of international rules. He proposed that the United States and England be the first to ban j together in the organization and forii u league of peace, having disarma ment as its purpose. Every other coun try in the world would come into the league and submit to its rules, he said, If these countries could lead the way. The cost in lives of the European war would approach 5,000,000, Mr. Holt laid. The indirect economic loss was Incalculable and the moral effect on the race involved, he said, would stretch over three or more genera tions. VERDICT DOESN'T SATISFY Shooting of American Duck Hunters to Be Further Investigated. Buffalo, N. \\, Jan. —Relatives of Walter Smith, who was killed by Canadian militia at Fort Erie, are not satisfied with the coroner's jury ver dict of "accidental shooting," and have taken steps to bring about a more thorough investigation through the department of state. Further evi dence, it was announced, will be taken before Vice Consul Curtiss at Fort Erie within a day or two and this re port will be filed with state depart ment officials at Washington. Although the verdict released the three militiamen as civilians, they are still detained awaiting the official re lease from the militia authorities. Ohio Ministers' Harvest Is Ended. New Cumberland, W. Va., Jan. i.— No longer will the wings of Cupid carry sweethearts into this state for a license and then sail them merrily back into Ohio to have the nuptial knot tied. No longer will the Ohio ministers reap a harvest in the per formance of the marriage ceremony. State officials have notified ministers and others that the practice—a cus tom for a long time —is illegal, and that a license issued in West Virginia must be used in West Virginia. Kaiser Says Happy New Year. Berlin (By Wireless to London), Jan. . —Emperor William has sent from the German army headquarters a message to President Wilson convey ing his wishes for a happy New Year. The emperor also expresses his best wishes for the welfare of the United States. Probe of Coal Strike Asked. Martins Ferry, 0., Jan. L—Congress man W. B. Francis of this city has re ceived so many letters from the peo ple of this section asking him to make an investigation of the eastern Ohio mine strike that he has decided to ask the department of labor to in vestigate the strike. Good COOKS In Ocmand. "I've had my daughters learn to cook so that they might get better hus bands." "And did they?" "No, they feel above marrying now." —Boston Transcript. An Old Larch Tree. Italy can boast of a larch tree the age of which is estimated to be 2,000 years. It is situated on the northern flank of Mont Chetip in the direction of the huts of Plan Veni, above Cour mayeur, a few steps from the footpath that skirts the limits of the meadow land. Due allowance being made for the extreme slowness with which the larch grows, for the altitude above sea level (1,050 meters) at which it is root ed and for Its northerly exposure in the near neighborhood of the glacier, where the cycle of its development is barely five months every year, this venerable larch, untouched alike by woodman's ax and thunderbolt, cannot be less than 2.000 years oicL—fecots man. German Commander Who Has Been Doing Good Work Photo by American Press Association. GENERAL VON FRANCOIS. QUIET DAY IN WASHINGTON Usual Brilliant Functions Missing on First of Year. Washington, Jan. *. —Never in the social history of Washington has there been such a quiet New Y'ear's day. Hardly an army or navy uniform wai to be seen on the streets while usual ly the national capital presents a pa* ticularly festive appearance on the first day of the year. The only of ficial affair of the day was the recep tion of the speaker of the house of representatives and Mrs. Champ Claris They held "open house" from 3 until 8 o'clock. All the official world was rep resented there at some time during the "open hcrtise" hours. It has always been the custom on New Year's day for the secretary ol state to entertain the entire diplo matic corps at a midday breakfast, for the chief of staff of the United States A Curious Superstition. Many Greeks firmly believe to this day in a curious heathen notion, which holds that the fate of every child is controlled entirely by three mysterious spirits, who are spoken of collectively as the "moral." These three "fates" are supposed to be invisible women, who come on a visit of inspection shortly after the blrtli of each child. They always come after sundown, says the superstition, and the Greek parents when a newly born baby is in the house and a visit from the "moral" is rxpected carefully leave the door open and lay a feast and money offerings all ready for the "fates" when they should arrive. Last Wish or a Poet. I wish to lie on the north side of the churchyard about the middle of lie ground, where the morning and evening gun can linger the longest on my owe. I wish to have a rough, unhewn stone, something in the form of a milestone, so that the playing I >O3-3 may not break it in their heedless pas times, with nothing more on it than this Inscription: "Here rest the hopes and ashes of John Clare." I desire that no date be inscribed thereon, as I wish it to live or die with my p •; . * Spjl SS '■ s! w .* :\ - '..* ■• t ; t' .f. - < - 5*J A- : \ : \ *"] - * .•• V ft V ■ 'j<-- .-V . ; - • , '• •;" .' - '. '"- ; > ~i . . *A, •v , cf - ••, " °*o> "• .- ' . *~~~. 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