VANDERBILT CUP WINNER. George Robertcon'a Luck In Escaping Harm on His Fast Ride. When George Robertson lu his loco mobile passed the line as the winner of the Vnnderbllt cup at tho great race over the now Long Island motor park way It wns'the flrst tlmo In tho history of tho trophy that an American car piloted by an American driver had won It. To make tho victory still more complete, the victory scored by Robert son was won In tho fastest average tlmo and after tho closest finish In the records of Vanderbllt cup races. Rob ertson also had tho distinction of scor ing the fastest lap of tho day. Most remarkable of nil was the fact that he won after a mishap which caused his car to leave tho course In tho last lap. Tho delay occasioned was only two minutes, and Ilobertson did not lose his nerve, but got back on the track and sped away toward tho finish at the same breakneck Bpced as before. Robertson, whose tlmo averaged 04.3 miles an hour, flew over tho 258.00 miles in 4 hours 48 seconds, 1 minute 48 seconds ahead of Herbert Lytic, in an Isotta, who was the only other driver officially timed at the finish. After risking his life again and again In tho course of his eleven trips around tho circuit and coming safely through all these dangers Robertson hod the misfortune to sprain an auklo after ar riving In New York In simply stepping from his cur to the pavement. RYAN BACK FROM EUROPE. Homecoming Has Bearing on Reor ganization of Traction. New York, Nov. 18. After flvo months' absence abroad Thomas F, Ryan arrived here from Bremen nboard tho Kronprlncessln Cccille. Mr. Ryan's homecoming Is expected to have an Important bearing on the reorganization of the Metropolitan traction lines nnd the taking of these properties out of the hands of receiv ers. Mr. Ryan was asked regarding Sec retary Root's candidacy for the United States scnatorshlp. "What have I to do with Mr. Root?" asked Mr. Ryan, walking away. NEW TREATY WITH JAPAN. Said to Guarantee the Integrity of Chinese Empire. Honolulu, Nov. 18. The Hawaii Shlraho publishes the text of a new treaty between Japan and the United States. The treaty, us published, guarantees tho Integrity of China. The emigra tion of laborers from either country to the other Is prohibited until a further agreement is reached. CANADA'S PREMIER COMING. Sir Wilfrid Laurier Promisee to Visit Boston. Ottawo, Nov. 18. A deputation of the Merchants association of Boston waited upon Sir Wilfrid Laurier bear ing a message of good will and asking him to visit Boston as the guest of the association, Sir Wilfrid promised to do feo. London's Lord Mayor. No man can bo lord mayor of Lon don without the sanction of the sov ereign. The veto, however, has not been exercised since tho time of the Stuarts. Portugal. About the year 1004 the name of Por tugal appears In the annals. Alfonso VII. of Castile In that year signed over to Count Henry of Burgundy, who had left his native land to help flght the threatening Moor, the country of Portugal as a nef. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL Closing Stock Quotations. New York, Nov. 17. Money on call was 1V4 per cent: time money and mercantile paper unchanged In rates. Closing prices: Ainal. Copper,... 88 V4 Norf. & West... 83 Atchison WV4 Northwestern ..178 AJ. w Jt .........a-w a ...III. At. At.. . . .Adf7a Brooklyn R. T... 55 Readlnr 140 Ches. & Ohio.... 46 Rock Island 23VI C.,C.,C.& St.L.. 67H St. Paul UWt II A. n 1 T:On -Don. tl T5 1 lrtl I D.. I &W 608 Southern Pac... 118 D. AH 177 Southern Ry.... J5V4 Erie 31 South. Hy. pf... GO Gen. Electric..,. 155 Sugar 133!i 111. Central 148M, Texas Pacific... 32V4 Int.-Met 14 Union Pacific... 1S3V! Louis. & Nash... 118 IT. S. Steel 67 Manhattan 144 U. B. Steel pf...U3 Missouri Pac... C3 West. Union.... C5U N. Y. Central.... 116 Market Reports. WHEAT One-half cent higher; con tract grade, November, Jl.04Hal.05. CORN Steady: November, MUa89c. OATS One-half cent lowerj'No. 2 white, natural. 61V4t55c. LIVE FOULTRY-Bteady; fowls, 10a 11H0-! old roOBters, Kc. ; spring chickens, lOVtallVic; ducks, llal2c. DRESSED POULTRY Firm : fresh kill ed fowls, choice, 13al4c; do., fair to good, i:al3c; old roosters, bhc; west em roasting chlokens, 16al7o.; do., broil Inc. 13al7c. POTATOES Steady: Pennsylvania, choice, per bushel, 85a88c; New York and western, Kassc; do., rair to good, 75a7sc. BUTTER Creamery, specials, 30at0l4o. extras. MaJSWc: firsts. 2Sa2tc: seconds, J2a34c; thirds, S0a21c; held, specials, 28a aftc; extras, ziiiiYtC.; nrsts, aazew:.; seconds. 22ai4c: state dairy, tubs, finest, 28c; good to choice, 24a27c; common to fair, 20aZ3c; process, specials, ztaztftc.; extras, 2ta23c: firsts, 21a22c; seconds, HaMc; thirds, 17al8c. CHEESE State, full cream, specials, 14al(c; September, small, colored or white, fancy, is?ic: large, ishc; October, small, colored or white, best, lie: laree, 12?ic; late made, small, best, 12Wc; good to prime, nvials'.tc, ; common to rair, juvia 11V4C. : sKlms, 1 pound specials, lie.; nne, 8a8o.; fair to good, 7a7c; common, 8a4c; full skims, 2a3c. EOQB Btato. Pennsylvania and nearby, selected, white, fancy, 48aMc.; fair to choice, SSa45c; lower grades, Ma82c.; brown and mixed, fancy, 88a40c.s fair to choice, 80&36C ; lower grades, SKaBC. YUAN SHI KAI. Great Chinese Statesman Who 8uo- ceeded.to Shoes of LI Hung Chang. The Chinese, whose Interest In things American has been greatly stimulated by tho visit of Admiral Spcrry's fleet to their shores and by tho current dis cussion of closer relations between Chi na and tho United States, have a pro gressive leader In the great liberal statesman Yuan Shi Kill. Ills country homo Is near tho summer palace, about twelve miles out from Pcktu, and It was here that he recently celebrated his fiftieth birthday, an occasion of which the high class Chinaman makes much. Ho is one of tho busiest of all the high officials of China and, though VIOBROY YUAN RBI KAI. he has now reached the half century mark, thinks nothing of working from 4 o'clock In tho morning to a late hour at night, much of that time receiving In audlenco tho many subordinate offi cials responsible to him. Speaking a short time ago of American and Chi nese relations, he said: "We have never in tho whole course of our international dealings had occa sion to suspect the United States of coveting any of the territory of China. The government of the United States has demonstrated this not once, but many times. The last net, that of re leasing China from the payment of a large portion of tho Boxer indemnity, has greatly impressed the Chinese peo ple with the special consideration felt for them by the American neoDle." c Yuan Shi Kal proved n voluablo friend to the foreigners in China at tho tlmo of the Boxer Insurrection. He was then governor of Shantung prov ince. On the death of LI Hung Chang he succeeded that eminent 'Statesman as viceroy of Chill, the metropolitan province of tho empire. He has been In official life more than thirty years, but it is only within tho last decade that he has become an International figure, and he is now by many ranked as the foremost statesman In the king dom of tho "Great Khan," which con tains one-fifth of the inhabitants of the globe. It Is fortunate for tho future of China and for the continuance of good relations with the United States that he Is an aggressive reformer, a friend of progress toward the highest Ideals of civilization. For awhllo after he became metro poll tan viceroy Yuan moved with cau tion. Meanwhile his foreign officers steadily augmented and drilled the lu shun, or new army, which Yuan had secured the permission of the empress dowager to create. Then came the Russo-Japanese war and the wave of pan-orientalism In Its wnke. New forces began to stir In China. Yuan took notice, carefully estimated their direction and strength and assumed a position moderately In the van, nlways ready, however, to sidestep at the least sign of reaction. On one side he used his influence with the empress dow ager, whom ho was Instrumental lu ex tricating from the palace intrigue of 1803, while on the other ho encouraged the progressive clement and took pains to attach the more able men among It to his pcrsoual fortunes. At the pres ent time there is perhaps no one in China except the empress dowager wno wicias n greater muuence tnan Yuan Shi Kal. BROTHER BILL'S BOY. Charlie Taft and His Instructor, Uncle Horace. The youngest of Judge William II Taft's brothers is Horace D. Taft of Waterbury, Conn., who is an educator, and he is sometimes alluded to as the "kid" of the fnmlly, though he is now a man of considerable dignity nnd of repute In the educational world. He Is headmaster of the school which his lively nephew Char lie, son of the Re publican candidate, nttends. Recently lie presided over the convention call ed to nominate candidate for repre sentative In the Connecticut gener ClIAUl.Ii: TAFT. al assembly, when an enthusiastic admirer presented hl.i name for the office. Instantly tho oth cr candidates withdrew, and tho crowd burst into cheers. Before Chairman Taft could restore order ho had been nominated by acclamation. But he would not accept. "Brother Bill Is getting nil tho pollt leal glory the Taft family can stand,' ho declared. "My Job is to stay hero nnd teach Bill's boy,' and I'm going to do It." The Yellow Peril. At any moment now Captain Ilobsou is confidently expecting an outbreak of acute gastritis among tho Jarktcs of the fleet, Milwaukee Sentinel. The Woman That Hustled Copyright, 1903, by T. C. McClure.J For several years tho new church at Hawesvllle remained unpalnted and without a cupola. It was owned joint ly by tho Methodists and tho Baptists. Ono day the widow Larking set tho ball a-rolling with a view of getting tho work done. Not a1 hint escaped her that she was working for an ob ject. It was eight months later that carpenters began work aud It was learned who had raised tho money. Tho painters followed tho carpenters. nnd the second coat was hardly dry when the bell arrived and was hoisted into position. There was a grand turn out for the first Sunday. The minis ters of both denominations wcro to oc cupy the pulpit, and there would be "talks" Instead of sermons.' To the amazement of everybody who looked over the assemblage tho widow Lar klns was not present. It was known that she. was home, and no one had heard that she was 111, and what had kept her away no one could giiess. After tho Bervlce Parson Turner wend ed his wny to her house to solve the problem. Ho found her In tears, and the tnoro solicitous he was the moro tears she shed. There Is an end to even woman's tears, however, and by nnd by the widow wiped hers nwoy and controlled her voice and said: I am glad you came. I have a con fession to make. There are several things that weigh on my conscience, and that was the reason I was not nt service this morning. Pnrson. you know I set out all alone to get that carpenter work done." "I know, and It was ft brave thing of you." "I owned a kicking cow. It was known to everybody In the village that she was a kicker. She has kicked over moro of her milk than was ever saved. I would have been glad to sell her for $10. One day a man came along from Cherry Hill, and I sold her to him for 17. I never said o word about her kicking. That $17 bought the first lumber. Do you think I can ever bo forgiven for my sin?" "Uml Urn!" said tho parson to him self. "You were not asked if the cow kicked?" "No." "Well, I shouldn't worry much. It Is quite possible that with other sur roundings she may cease to kick at all." 'I owned two spotted hogs," contin ued tho widow. "They were running around the village for a year and were several times complained of as nui sances." "Yes; they rooted up my garden last spring." "Well, a hog buyer came along one day and offered mo $3 nplecc for them. Ho drove them away after dark. When ho paid mo he paid for three spotted hogs instead of two. Ho must have driven away ono belonging to others. I didn't notice the mistake un til the drover was gone, and then L did not run after him. I turned that odd hog into more lumber." "Uml Urn! I can't exactly see how you can bo held responsible for tho hog buyer being nearsighted. You might have run after him and ex plained that he had paid you for an extra hog, but you didn't think of It until too late. I should say that every hog removed from our village to some distant sphere was a distinct gain for us. A hog In a mudbolc Is a nui sance; a hog turned Into a cupola of a church Is a joy forever." "You know I wont to Chicago about three months ngo. I have some world ly relatives there. When I told them of the work I was engaged In they were much interested. My brother-in-law insisted that I put $10 on the races on n ten to one shot. I was in duced against my will to do it, and my horse camo in ahead. I got $100 in cash, and that went into tho cupola. I am feeling now that it was the great est sin of nil." "Well, I don't know," mused the par eon. "You did not bet through any sordid motive?" "No. I had the cupola In mind all the time." "You didn't see any of the horses nbused or urged beyond their strength?" "No. They really appeared to enjoy It. It was the first tlmo in all my life that I ever bet on a horso race, and I I"- "Uml Of course the principle of horse racing Is wrong very wrong but there are occasions when an Inno cent person mny bo persuaded against his own Judgment. You did not go to Chicago to bet on the race?" "Oh, no, no, no! I didn't know that such n thing wns contemplated." "It was your brother-in-law who sug gested that you lay a wager?" "It wos." "And you showed a proper relue tonco for a time?" "I did." "Well. I don't think tho sin Is unfor givable. Besides, the money has gono Into the cupola and can't be separated from tho rest. Is there onythlug more?" "There there lu!" groaned the wid ow as her tears began to fall again. "You didn't attend a prize fight, I hope?" "No. I was not so lost as that. My brother-in-law came home ono inorulug and asked how much money I lacked to finish tho cupola. I counted up and found It was $12. He laughed nnd threw me over tho money." 'That was very kind of hlra," mimed the parson. M. QUA& Selections SUNKEN REEFS. Sweeping the Ocean Floor Instead of Sounding. Tho mishap of tho cruiser Yankco brings forth the comment that it is tho more remarkable as occurring on tho coast "perfectly charted." Pre mising that the Yankeo got off her course in a dense fog, it may be said that, while our coast Is as well charted as that of any nation, "perfect" is not the characterization yet to be employ ed. The methods of surveying tho ocean floor to locate reefs And shoals are now undergoing a revolution which, when fully accomplished, will reveal to tho mariner many danger polntB which have heretofore escaped record. Tho old way of finding out reefs and rocks not evident to tho eye wns by sounding. Now the coast survey pro ceeds by "sweeping" that is, by sink ing to the depth n plpo bar, which is trailed along by two boats, ono nt each end of the cable passing through it Any obstruction encountered is imme diately pcrccptlblo and Is nt once noted, located and observed. Coastal waters are carefully "platted," and each plat Is thoroughly gono over. The superiority of "sweeping" over "sounding" Is made evident by the fact that in a comparatively limited area of the Mnlno const, covering rather more than forty linear miles, fifteen reefs have been discovered heretofore unchnrted. It often hap pens In-sounding that the lead line avoids some narrow spindle of rock whose point Is Just below the surface of the water and which goes unchart ed. When tho cruiser Brooklyn was gashed by ono of these unsuspected pinnacles on our coast n few years ago It was found to be isolated and surrounded with deep water up to within a few feet of its sides. Sweep ing will minimize the probability of repetitions of such accidents. Boston Transcript. Umbrella as a Weapon. In one of the women's fencing schools of Paris Instruction In the art of at tack and defense with foils has been discontinued nnd umbrellas Instituted, says Popular Mechanics. The first lesson the pupils learn lu this up to date means of defense from nttnek on the streets Is to baffle tfie watchfulness of the aggressor by skill ful blows. The most simple and at the same time most cffcctlvo consists In applying n flat stroke of the umbrella upon his headgear. Surprised by this stroke nnd perhaps blinded by the rim of the hat, he has not the time nor the presence of mind to seize the um brella. The lunges which follow such a blow are not only effective, but dan gcrous. The first is known as tho hors do combat blow. Seizing her umbrella near tho handle with one band and near the point with the other nnd ad vancing a step well forward, the point If well directed ngatnst the center of the aggressor's neck will drop him to the ground senseless and probably badly hurt. The same blow aimed at the pit of the stomach will probably send tho recipient to the hospital and perhaps cripple him for life. Municipal Theaters. The flrst municipal, uncommercial theater in America an endowed Insti tution Is lu successful operation In Red Wing, Minn. Red Wing is a town of only 10,000 persons, forty miles down the Mississippi river from St. Paul, and to it several years ago a citi zen left $80,000 to found a municipal theater. A citizens' committee under the terms of the bequest manages tho playhouse, and so well has It done its work that for 'the last three years a dividend on the capital Invested has been paid to the town. Professor Rich ard Burton In a lecture on the drama, using the Red Wing experiment as a criterion, predicts that "in ten years probably and in twenty-five years cer tainly every considerable city in the United States will have its municipal theater." Milk Bricks. Milk bricks are sold in Belgium and Denmark. These bricks are milk fro zen solid, and when Intended for use as soon as received in tho household the lacteal fluid for the tea or coffee has to be chipped off according to the quantity desired in tho drink. This brick milk has grown to be a necessi ty In tho warmer countries of Europe The Belgium government has given a yearly subsidy to Increase the trade. In Copenhagen a Arm engaged In this business makes a weekly delivery of 800,000 pounds. A great deal of this goes to distant countries. The Comet Now and Then. Times have changed since 450 years ago, when Halley's comet, for whose reappearance astronomers' are now looking, was in the heavens. Then tho Christian world prayed to be delivered from "the devil, the Turk and the comet." Now it says the devil is not so black as he has been painted, the Turk Is n negligible quantity, and the comet would be rather welcome than otherwise. Boston Transcript. Balloons and Bullets. Experiments conducted abroad have demonstrated that balloons traveling at a height of from 000 to 2,000 yards could be hit only once out of six shots, whllo they were absolutely safe at height of 8,000 yards. Even when struck the damage to the gas bag was so small that the balloon was able to continue its journey for hours before tbo escaping gas made a landing neces sary. ABOUT MABEL s Mabel puzzles me a lot. Mabel's changeable, I ween. Pretty Mabel, who Is not Any mora than fair eighteen. Mabel has sucli ruby lips. Oh, her charms are very many! Last year she had rounded hips. This year Mabel hasn't any. Mabel's eyes are azure blue. Mabel's cheeks' are rosy pink. Blio would take your heart from you If she only smiled, I think; Tet a fickle maid she trips Through the world In ways un canny. Last year she had rounclod hips. This year Mabel hasn't any, Mabel's smile Is still the same, Mabel says her heart is mine. Seeing her you would not blame Mo for kneeling at her shrine. But the changes Mabel slips Over me ore far too many. Last year she had rounded hips. This year Mabel hasn't any. Detroit Frco Press. The Ingenious Maiden, She Why don't you marry, Mr. Scratch? He I'm too nervous, nnd a faint heart never won n fair lady, don't cher know. She Yes, but I'm dark. Tatler. ' Getting a Substitute. "Never got out of trouble by bring ing it on some ono else," remarked a man on tho train tho other day. "I re member," ho continued, "when I was a small boy I was one day going ulong tho road when I came upon n man holding n ram by the horns. As I enrac up ho said, 'Here, sonny, hold this ram till I climb over tho fence and unlock the gate.' I took hold of the rnm, and he went over tho fence. When safely over ho said: 'Thanks. I've been hold ing him for nu hour. I hope you got rid of him ns easily as I did.' " LIp- plncott's Magazine. Not Fit For Publication. "Isn't It scandalous about the Wappsleys?" 'What about them? I understand that Mrs. Wappsloy has secured a di vorce, but 1 haven't lenrned any of the particulars." "Nobody elso has. The case Is such a nasty one that the records have nil been hidden." Chicago Record-Herald. He Was a Mean Man. "What's tho mntter now?" "Before we were married you used to steal kisses from me." "You mean when your face was turned nwny?" "Yes." "Well, if you'll turn your face away I'll see if I can get up enough courage to steal one now." Houston Post. Tho Knowledge That Hurts. Towne So Dumley married a col lege woman. My, It must bo fierce for him to be tied to n woman who knows so much that he doesn't kuow! Browne Oh, that doesn't hurt him so much as the fact that she knows "how" much he doesn't know. Catho lic Standard nnd Times. Striving to Please. "Yes," said the housewife, "yours Is a sad story. But It Isn't the same story you told last year." "Well, lady," answered Plodding Pete, "you surely wouldn't expect a man to go all dat time an' not show any improvement!" Washington Star. A Strictly Feminine Comment. "I notice that a leading actress tele phoned that her automobile was bro ken down and sho couldn't attend a meeting of her creditors." "Wasn't that sweet of her? Going to all that trouble for a lot of fussy old credltorsl" Pittsburg Post. Notice It? "People usually try to do as they are done by." "For instance?" "Whenever some one Is run down by a motor car a lot of folks begin run ning down the cars." Kansas City Times, A Great Difference. "Margaret, it was very naughty of you to make such a fuss. You said If I'd buy you that new dolly you'd go to the dentist's without a murmur." "I didn't murmur, muvver. I scream ed." Llpplncott's Magazine. Wise Youth. "Come," said tho reckless rounder, "got in tho push nnd be n high filer." "Not me," replied tbo wise youth. "I've noticed that It is usually tho high filer who drops tho hardest." Pitts burg Post. A Mlxup. "What made Miss Flip look so sour at the ball last night?" "Probably becauso sho was in a pic kle at her prettyrlval's being so suc cessful in her preserves." Baltimore American. An Odd Combination. "Young De Peyster's match with that girl who so unexpectedly fell into a fortuno was a brilliant stroke." "In what way?" "He made a lncky bit with a lucky miss." PROFESSIONAL CARDS. Attomcys-at-Low. RM. SALMON, . ATTORNEY A COUNBKLOR-AT-LAW. Ofllce-Ncxt door to post ofllcc. Formerly occupied by W. HDlmmlck. lloncBdale, Pa. w M. II. LEE, ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-I. AW. Office over no.it office. 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