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JOHN B. ENGLISH. Editor.
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PITH OF THE
WEEK'S NEWS
Latest Telegraphic and Cabled
Intelligence Epitomized.
OLD WORLD AND THE NEW
Fast Passenger, Bearing G. A. Ft. Vet
erans from Encampment, Making
Up Lost Time, Strikes Spreading
Rails and Falls Into Outlet.
Washington
Senator Bailey, of Texas, it was re
ported, will take up the practice of
law in New York City after his term
expires, on March 3, 1913.
William W. Russell presented his
credentials as American Minister to
the president of the republic of Santo
Domingo.
The controller of currency has is
sued a call for the report of the na
tional banks to show their condition
at the close of business on Friday,
Sept. 1.
Close political friends of President
Taft's let it be known that they were
in favor of ousting Frank Hitchcock
r.s chairman of the next Republican
National Committee and appointing
Collector Loeb in his stead.
Personal
George von L. Meyer, secreary Oi
the navy, visited England's dock
yards, detention camps, gun and ship
factories.
The father of Mrs. Upton Sinclair
characterizes Sinclair as "an unripe
persimmon" and "an overweening ego
tist."
United States Senator A. H. Cum
mins. of lowa, will answer President
Taft's argument at a Progressive Re
publican dinner in Minneapolis, Octo
ber 26.
Sporting
Boxing Commissioner Sullivan re
signed, but Governor Dix said he
would urge him to remain in office.
The motor boat Dixie IV., won the
Harmsworth international trophy at
Huntington, L. I.
W. T. Burgess swam across the
English Channel in 22 hours and 35
minutes. It is estimated that in the
zigzag course he was compelled to
take, he covered sixty miles.
Earle Ovington, of Boston, in a
monoplane, and Lieut. T. D. Miller,
XT. S. A., in a biplane, were first in
their respective classes in the 160-mile
tri-state race of the Harvard aviation
meet. Sopwith and White, British
aviators, declined to compete because
the course was too dangerous.
General
It was stated at Chicago that the
sentiment of the international officers
was against a strike of the Illinois
Central Railroad.
On account of a demand for SSOO
and threatened burning of his farm
buiiidings at Valp* riso, Ind., Hans
Anderson's place s being protected
by a sheriff's posse
Probably forty candidates are now
listed in the race for mayor of Pitts
burgh to succeed William A. Magee,
who is ousted by the nortorious Penn
sylvania Ripper.
J. E. Bowman, of Newburgh, N. Y.,
a flour salesman, committed suicide
by hanging in the Grand Union Hotel,
New York. In his handbag was found
several feet of gas tubing.
Colonel Astor's offer of SI,OOO to per
form the marriage ceremony was re
jected by a Baptipt clergyman and a
Methodist pastor also refused over
tures.
Frenzied by grief, Miguel Lopreti, of
New Rochelle, N. Y., killed himself
over his wife's dead body. She hal
eaten toadstools in mistake for mush
rooms. Several others in Westches
ter County towns are suffering from
the poisonous fungi.
Seveuty-two Chinese students ar
rived in San Francisco, anc will soon
be assigned to various American uni
versities. Amorig them are three
Chinese girls, first feminine students
to come to this country under the
Boxer indemnity.
Giuseppe Costabile, whom detec
tives arrested on the street in New
York Cliy while he was carrying a
bomb, was said by Inspector Hughes
to be chief of the Black Hand gang
which has committed many outrages
recently.
Hurrying back from church with his
bride, J. Stanley Page, of Burlington,
N. J., jumped into a canoe and won a
race after his clubmates, worried by
his absence, had given up hope of
gaining the trophy.
A $15,000,000 shipping company has
been organized to operate regular ser
vice from coast to coast via the Pan
ama Canal.
Horse Creek, Wyoming, reported a
etorm which left hail four feet deep
over a wide area of country. Crops
were destroyed for a radius of twenty
miles and stock killed by the score.
A gang i?r Italians cut of the nose of
Aaron Stebor, employed as a watch
man at a Plainfield, N. J., factory.
Damage to the torpedo boats and
other naval property at Charleston, S.
C., hy typhoon, will not exceed $4,000.
Textile mills in New England, em
ploying 60,000 workmen, were re
opened.
Joseph W. Bailey says under no cir
cumstarces will he again run for the
United States Senate.
The itinerary of the President's
13,000-mile trip through twenty-four
states, was announced in Beverly,
Mass.
The Merchants and Miners steam
ship Lexington, ashore on the Georgia
coast, has been moved 700 feet by the
wrecking crew.
The National Association of Super
visory Postoflice Officials voted to
place all postmasters under the civil
service, with a life teuure of office.
Mrs. Eddy's bequest of $72,000 to
the Second Christian Science Church
was adjudged valid in the New Hamp
shire Superior Court.
At Winchester, Ind., 125 glass blow
ers went on strike on account of a cut
In wages of 1 to 4 cents a gross on all
wares.
Beattie still expressed confidence of
ultimate freedom and said he did not
believe in showing grief to outsiders
or in wearing mourning.
Jacob Becker was arrested in New
York charged with being concerned
in the blowing up and burning of a
German newspaper in Paterson, N. J.
William E. Kelly, of Brooklyn, was
elected president of the National As
sociation of Letter Carriers, in session
at Rochester, N. Y.
Grahame-White carried a passenger
thirty-three miles in twenty-seven
minutes in a contest on the Boston
aviation meet's closing day.
Members of the faculties of prom
inent American colleges denied the
statement of R. T. Crane that dissi
pation was general among students of
American universities.
With potatoes bringing from $1.50 to
$1.75 a bushel at Branchville. N. J.,
only about a quarter of a normal crop
will be harvested as a result of the
dry spell of midsummer.
Mrs. Marietta Casco, the tenth vic
tim of poisonous toadstools gathered
in the fields of Westchester County,
died at her home In the Bronx, New
York. Three deaths from the same
cause were reported from Paterson,
Arthur K. Hamilton, young nephew
of Mrs. George J. Gould, was fined $5
for speeding through Lakewood, N. J.,
on a motor-cycle and disturbing the
community's peace.
Application will be made for the
probating of Father John J. Quinn, a
Connecticut priest who disappeared
seven years ago, while* aboard a
steamer, and is now regarded as
dead.
John C. Richberger, president of
the Illnois commission on uniform
laws, stated at Chicago that more
than 90 per cent, of the states have
uniform legislation in the causes for
divorce.
Henry Solomon, Comissioner of
Prisons, reported in Albany, N. Y.,
that conditions in Sing Sing had im
proved since Warden Frost was su
perseded and that the convicts were
happier.
Sopwith and Hammond fell with
their biplane into the ocean at Bright
on Beach, New York: Graham-White
had a narrow escape from death when
his SIO,OOO monoplane landed in a
dith, and Beatty's machine was
wrecked when it crashed into a fence.
Samuel Cohen, who had been ar
rested in New York on a young wo
man's charge that he obtained all her
savings after promising marriage, was
held in $5,000 when a detective made
affidavit that Cohen is wanted in Chi
cago for the alleged theft of violins
worth $2,900.
Foreign
There have been four fatal cases of
cholera at Meirelbeke near Gliant in
Belgium.
The food riots in France increased
in gravity. Two riots occurred at the
Paris markets, and shops were ran
sacked.
The Yang-tse-Kiang floods were re
ported to have affected 700 miles of
the river's length; severe famine is
expected.
The Portuguese government re
ceived a report from its investigator
that about 4,000 or 5,000 royalist sol
diers in the northe are expected to be
gin an invasion in about a week.
A movement was begun in New
foundland for union with Canada in
order to secure better trading terms
with the United States than hitherto
obtainable.
The most important feature of the
French army's manoeuvres begain In
the presence of the Grand Duke Boris,
the minister of war, and foreign dele
gates. The plan is to raise the sup
posed German siege of Belfort, where
the French are assumed to be locked
in as they were in 1870.
Augusto Vasconcellos, Portuguese
minister at Madrid, has informed the
government that a monarchist force
is contentrating on the frontier oppo
site Chaves, intending to enter Portu
gal.
Dr. Belisario Porras, Minister from
Panama, married a Costa Rican sen
orita by proxy, he being in Washing
ton and the bride at her home.
Cholera is ravaging the troops at
Constantinople. In two days there
have been 8850 deaths. Of 45 officers
returned from Albania, 37 died of
cholera.
Two women of a party of nine were
drowned in the rapids of Menkala
River at Helsinfore, Finland. The
wind caught their sunshades and cap
sized the boat. Their hobble skirta
prevented them from swimming. j
"WETS" WIN
IN MAINE
Vote Against Prohibition Was
Big in the Cities.
VILLAGES CAUSE CLOSE VOTE
The State-Wide Primary Plan Goes
Through—All Officials Must be
Nominated on the Same Day,
Including the State Officers.
Portland, Me.—With the cities of
the State of Maine turning out an un
usually heavy vote and a large num
ber of the towns not polling their nor
mal vote, the State came out for the
repeal of the prohibition amendment
at the special election.
The decision of the voters on the
face of the returns to take prohibi
tion out of the constitution does not
mean that liquor can lawfully be sold.
The Legislature must act before the
present statutory law adopted in lSf>7
can be repealed. Whether Governor
Frederick W. Plaisted will call a spe
cial session of the Legislature for the
purpose is not definitely known, but
among prominent Democrats it is re
ported that the Governor will take
such a step.
Adam P. Leighton, president of the
Business Men's No License League,
said that in the event of a close "wet"
victory, steps would be taken for a
recount.
As had been predicted, the cities
were the chief strongholds of the re
peal faction, but the majority of 12,-
000 in the total city vote was barely
sullicient to offset the vote ol the rur
al communities.
In addition to the prohibitory law',
the people cast their ballots in favor
of three t other referendum questions.
Two of them have to do with amend
ing the Constitution, one to make Au
gusta forever the capital of the state,
and the other to raise the debt limit
of cities of over 40,000 population
from B to 7 1-2 per cent., which af
fects Portland alone. The third
question has to do with the adoption
of a State-wide direct primary law
which was initiated by petition of 15,-
000 voters.
Of interest almost equal to that of
resubmission was the question of
whether .Maine should adopt nthit
wide primaries. The vote in its favor
was much larger than was cast for
the prohibition amendment.
UP TO CHINS IN MOLASSES.
Streets Flooded as 5,000,000 Gallons
Burst from Warehouse.
New Orleans, La. —Several streets
in the commercial section of this city
were flooded with molasses when
tanks containing 5,000,000 gallons of
sweet stuff burbt in the warehouse of
the Sugar Planters' Storage Company.
Many lives were imperiled, as many
men, caught in the brown stuff, were
compelled to wade up to their chins to
get away from the warehouse, where
the molasses was thickest.
The sticky fluid lolled out in a
vast gush and spread in all directions.
Its depth just after leaving the reser
voir was more than fifteen feet and
it reached Magazine street, a third of
a mile away, with a depth of ten
inches.
Just when it was thought possible
to save much of the molasses a water
main burst in the warehouse section,
and in a remarkable short time the
water and molasses, mixed together,
disappeared in the sewers, but not be
fore hundreds carried away tins and
pails of the produce. The loss is es
timated at more than $200,000.
LOCOMOTIVE WORKS TO CLOSE.
Lack of Orders Forces Brooks Plant
to Shut Down.
Dunkirk, N. Y. —Manager Swoyer,
of the Brooks Locomotive Works, the
Dunkirk plant of the American Loco
motive Company, said:
"The unpleasant fact exists that all
the engines scheduled for the Brooks
Works have been completed and only
a few orders for repair parts remain
to be filled, consequently the company
has no other alternative but to close
the works indefinitely until business
generally takes a turn for the better."
TWO MIDSHIPMEN DROPPED.
Holmes and Clifford Thus Punished
for Quitting Target Practice.
Washington.—The escapade of the
two young midshipmen, Gaston L.
Holmes, of Mississippi and Charles L
Clifford, of Massachusetts, in quitting
the Naval Academy practice squad
ron at Bergen, Norway, has cost the
young men their places in the navy.
After a careful consideration of all
the facts, the Acting Secretary of the
Navy has decided that they shall be
dropped from the service.
LOUVRE SHORT 323 PICTURES.
Paris Newspaper Finds Wholesale
Thefts —Dogs Now on Guard.
Paris. —Ten police dogs have been
told off from night duty to watch the
art treasures of France in the Louvre.
As a result of the excitement over the
theft of the "Mona Lisa" the French
authorities have ordered an inventory
taken of all the pictures in the Lou
vre. Curiously enough a representa
tive of the French press has just made
a careful count and he says that 323
canvases are misßing.
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For the Hostess
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Paper Costume Party.
A girl noted for her clever parties
Issued this invitation:
A Paper Gown
Rod, white or blue.
Or any shade
Preferred by you,
We ask you to wear
Next Thursday night.
And be present to witness
A pretty sight.
Judges will reign in majesty
And award the prizes
Of whieh there are three.
First, beauty we seek.
Originality, too.
Or. if the most comical,
We'll give to you
A dainty little gift
That you'd love to win-
Now please don't be lato
l o or at eight we begin.
So wear your paper gown
And bring a heart full of cheer.
And I'm certnin this party
Will be remembered all the year
Crepe papers are so beautiful that
the judges had a difficult time ren
dering their decisions. Tarleton may
be used as a foundation for the
dresses.
One especially amusing costume was
made from Fels Naphtha soap wrap
pers, the girl called herself "Aunty
Drudge." "Aunt Jemima's Pancake
Flour" was also represented and one
girl made a decided hit as the"Local
News," her costume bcitig entirely of
newspapers.
A Grown-Up Party for Children.
Children's parties for grown-ups
have been very popular and now the
youngsters from six to eight years of
ige are having loads of fun by giving
imitations of mother's afternoon teas.
Heal grown-up names are chosen, writ
ten on cards which are presented to
the youthful butler, and all the youth
ful guests are dressed in long skirts,
hair done up and have all the acces
sories of the grand dames who goto
"teas" and "bridges." If desired some
of the guests may be asked to bring
their children (dolls). Arrange a tea
table, a small one, of course, with doll
china, and have the little hostesses'
friends assist in "pourin." Dainty
asndwiches, cambric tea, peppermint
bonbons, vanilla ice cream and angel
food oake will make a satisfactory
menu. A visit to the toy department
will reveal some very interesting
card games within the comprehension
of the guests and prizes may be
given. If this feature is not prac
tical, the children will have a grand
time in just being permitted to dress
up and goto a party.
A Tree Bazar,
All the Ladies' Aids and Guilds are
keen after ideas to add money to the
treasury I think the scheme outlined
a delightful one for this season of the
year. It calls for eight trees, which
may be dead ones or live ones, as the
case may be. Decorate entirely with
large potted plants and autumn leaves
with wild grape vine and woodbine if
obtainable. The crepe papers that
come in leaf design will work in
beautifully with t-iiis decoration and
an entire arbor or lattice may be
made by cutting out paper leaves and
pinning on the trellis. Oleanders and
rubber plants help out, too.
Tables may be placed in front of
the trees, making booths, the top.
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ly worked. —Exchange.
front and sides being covered with
cheesecloth on which paper leaves are
pasted or pinned. If a grape arbor
can be constructed, tea and other
beverages or light refreshments may
be served from small tables under
neath the enclosure thus made. Elec
tric lights placed among the leaves
adds to the effect if the affair is held
over into the evening. At the end
of the arbor, have grape juice, grape
jelly and raisins for sale.
Here is the list of trees which may
be arranged around the room as best
suits the committees: "The Pair
Tree;" on its boughs hang everything
that comes in pairs, like scissors, tied
with ribbons, slippers, (knitted or cro
chet, or ribbon or leather), mittens,
gloves, cups and saucers, twin bottles
of perfume, combs and brushes, cuff
links, etc.; on the table have spiced
pears, pear marmalade, canned pears,
pear-shaped candy boxes.
The Peach Tree —Decorate with real
peaches, which may be tied to the
branches if a real bearing tree rs not
obtainable. On the table serve peach
ice cream, peach shortcake, marma
lade, spiced peaches, etc.
The Palm Tree has real palms do
nated by a florist, to be sold on com
mission, and back of the palms have
a fortune teller.
The Orange Tree is literally covered
with orange-colored paper fruit, each
containing an article worth five .or ten
cents; this takes the place of the
grab bag found at most church affairs.
It may be presided over by quite a
young girl and should prove a lucra
tive attraction, as its "fruit" will be
all clear profit. The table next this
should contain orange marmalade,
candied orange peel, orange-colored
bon-bons and orange cake. Orange
ice may be served, also orangeade.
For the Banana Tree have bunches
of real bananas; in cities banana
shaped candy boxes are obtainable.
The Date Tree will have all sorts of
calendars, engagement tablets, note
books, telephone lists, diaries, in«fact.
everything with which to make or
keep a date. Sell stuffed dates, plain
dates, date cake, etc., on the table in
front of the tree. Suspend small arti
cles from its branches.
The Sugar Plum Tree will have
candy canes hung on its branches,
bags of candy, and all sorts of lolli
pops and sweetmeats for sale.
A lemon tree may be added, or any
otners at the discretion of those in
charge.
For September.
Remember that this month claims
the sapphire for its stone, the morn
ing glory for its flower and it is con
sidered a most auspicious month for
marriages. Here is a verselet for a
maiden who has a birthday in Sep
tember's thirty days;
"A rmlrten horn when September leaves
Are rustling In September breeze,
V sapphire on her brow should bind;
'Twill cure diseases of the mind."
The 16th, ISth and 20th are consid
ered especially happy wedding days;
an old saying goes:
"Married In September's srolden glow.
Smooth anil serene your life will flow.**
MADAME MEKHI.
DEATH BEFORE 100
YEARSjSSUICIDE
Prof. Munyon Says Ignorance
of Laws of Health Explains
Early End of Life.
NOTED SCIENTIST HAS
ENCOURAGING WORD
FOR DESPONDENT
MEN AND WOMEN
"Death before 100 years of age has
been reached is nothing more or leas
i UII suicide. A man (or woman)
who dies at an earlier age is simply igno
rant of the laws of health."
Such was the origirual and rather
startling statement mtitle by Professor
James M. Munyon, the famuus Philadel
phia health authority, who is establish
ing health headquarters in all the largo
cities of the world for the purpose of get
ting in direct touch with «liis thousands
of converts.
Professor Munyon Is a living embodi
ment of the cheerful creed he preaches.
\ irile, well poised, active and energetic,
he looks as though he would easily at
tain the century age limit which lie de
clares is the normal one. He said:
"I want the people of the world to
know my opinions on the subject of
health, which are the fruit of a life-time
devoted to healing the sick, people of
America. There isn't a building in this
city big enough to house the people in
this Slate alone who have found health
through my methods. Before I get
through there won't be a building big
enough to house my cured patients in
this city alone.
"I want, most of all, to talk to the sick
people—the Invalids, the discouraged
ones, the victims of nerve-wearing, body
racking diseases and ailments—for these
are the ones to whom the message of
hope which I bear will bring the great
est blessing.
"I want to talk to the rheumatics, the
sufTerers from stomach trouble, the ones
afflicted with that noxious disease, ca
tarrh. I want to tell my story to tha
women who have become chronic in
valids as a result of nervous troubles. I
want to talk to the men who are 'all run
down,' whose health has been broken by
overwork, improper diet, late hours and
other causes, and who feel the creeping
clutch of serious, chronic Illness.
"To these people I bring a story of
hope. 1 can give them a promise of bet
ter things. 1 want to astonish them by
showing the record of cures performed
through my new* system of treatment.
"I have taken the best of the ideas
from all schools and embodied them in
a new system of treatments individually
adapted to each particular case. I have
no 'cure alls,' but my present method of
attacking disease Is the very best thought
of modern science. The success which I
have had with these treatments in this
city and all over America proves its effi
cacy. Old methods must give away to
new medical science moves. I know what
my remedies are doing for humanity
everywhere. I know what they will 'do
for the people of this city. Let me prova
my statements- that's all I ask."
The continuous stream of callers ami
mail that comes to Professor James M.
Munyon at his laboratories. Fifty-third
and Jefferson streets, Philadelphia. Pa.,
keeps Dr. Munyon and his enormous
corps of expert physicians busy.
Professor Munyon makes no charge for
consultation or medical advice; not a
penny to pay. Address Prof. J. JT. Mun
yon, -Munyon's laboratories. Fifty-third
and Jefferson streets. Philadelphia, Pa.
When the Minister Scored.
In a contribution to the Christian
Register, Thomas R. Slicer tells this:
"Some men the other night, in con
versation with me, knowing I was a
minister—and it is the spirit of this
time to put it up to a minister in
terms at least of gentle satire —said:
'We have been discussing conscience,'
and one of them said, I have given a
definition of conscience; it is the ver
micular apendix of the soul,' and they
laughed. And I said, 'That is a good
definition in your case; you never
know you have it until it hurts you.'
Then they did not laugh."
A Senate of Lawyers.
In the senate of the United States
there are 61 lawyers, five bankers
eight business men, four farmers,
three journalists, two mine operators,
two manufacturers, one author, one
doctor and four members whose call
ings are not given. Of the four farm
ers, two are from the same state,
South Carolina. They are Tillman
and Smith. The lawyers clearly out
number all others.
The Recoil.
Tobacconist —You learned long ago
how to pack a barrel of apples, didn't
you, Uncle John?
Horticulturist —Sure thing. Billy;
same as you packed that box of cigars
1 bought of you the other day—all the
nice ones in the top row.
The more virtuous a man Is, the
more virtue does he see In others. —
Bcott.
Try For
Breakfast —
Scramble two eg'g's.
When nearly cooKed,
mix in about a half a
cup of
Post
Toasties
and serve at once —
seasoning to taste.
It's immense!
"The Memory Lingers"
Pottum Cereal Company, Ltd.
Battle Creek, Mich.