THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1000.
PEOPLE OF THE DAY
New Minister to China.
Charles It. Oriino of Clilcnjjo, who
lias been selected for the post of min
ister to Chlnii by President Tuft. Is
well acquainted with affairs In the
far east. Until recently Mr. Crams
was a Democrat In politics. It Is said
that Mr. Tnft Is the first Republican
candidate for president for whom Mr.
Crane voted.
It was while on an extended tour of
the world In 1S70 and 1SS1 that Mr.
Crane acquired the keen Interest In
the east which he has ever since re
tained. At that time he visited India,
Java, Burma, China and Japan, spend
ing the greater part of two years on the
CHARLES R. CRANE.
journey. lie spent several months lu
China and traveled extensively In the
Interior when travel there was not so
easy and comfortable as it is now.
Later Mr. Crane made journeys to
other parts of Asia.
To go to PcUln Mr. Crane will be
compelled to resign the active direc
tion of the Crane company, which em
ploys 0,000 people. For six years Mr.
Crane was president of the Chicago
Municipal Voters' league. lie is presi
dent of the marine biological labora
tory at Woods Hole, Mass.; Is a mem
ber of the Chicago club and University
club and the Century club, New York.
Mr. Crane is a native of Chicago and
fifty-one years old. lie will leave for
China early in the autumn.
Gompers Tells a Story.
Samuel Compors was talking about
a recent attack on a rich corporation.
"It was a cruel attack," Mr. Uom
pers chuckled. "It was as cruel as the
Jonesvlllo Clarion's paragraph about
old Deacon Hiram Ludlow.'
"This paragraph headed the Clarion's
obituary column. It said:
" "Deacon Hiram Ludlow of Frisbie
township, aged eighty-two, passed
peacefully away on Thursday last
from single blessedness to matrimonial
bliss after a short but severe attack
by Maria Higgins, a blooming widow
of thirty-seven summers.' "
An Arctic Wanderer.
To find Dr. Frederick A. Cook, ex
plorer, is the quest of a rescue expedi
tion fitted out in New York to Invade
the frozen regions of the north. Dr.
Cook, who has had much experience
in explorations, both In the arctic and
antarctic, went north in the summer
of 1007. John 11. Hradley of New
York, an amateur explorer and sports
man, fitted out the expedition. Mr.
Bradley left the party at Uensselaer
harbor In August of that year, return
ing to New York in October.
The last actually seen of Dr. Cook
was in March, VMS, when he loft his
base of supplies at Annatok, on tlio
northwestern coast of Greenland, and
disappeared toward the north over
Ellesmere Land into the little known
regions of the north Arctic ocean.
He left his only American compan
ion, a young German American named
Rudolph Francke, at Annatok, twenty
DR. FREDERICK A. COOK.
miles north of Etnli. which is the last
inhabited settlement on the west coast
of Greenland. Two weeks later ho
sent a lett' to Francke by a native
saying that If ho (Dr. Cook) did not re
turn by June Francke should return to
New York. The letter reached Francke
jn May 7, 100S. lie was picked up by
Peary's steamer Erik and brought to
Kowfoundland. In this letter Dr. Cook
slated that he was allowing three
months for his trip over the polar sea
nnil his return. When he started north
lie had ISO dogs and was accompanied
by "Ight KsWmos. He had about a
fear's provisions at his disposal,
Dr. Cook Is a native of Brooklyn nnd
4 veteran traveler In polar regions,
lie Kas spent several Hummers and at
least three winters in the far north nnd
was n memb'T of one of Captain
Teary's expeditions. Ho was also a
member of the Itelglan expedition that
Bpent n whiter In the Antarctic ocean.
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VASHiNGTON LETTER
Speclol C'oneciicmctoace.
The news t Mitt Rock Creek park Is
open to cnmperM came as a welcome
message to those unable to leave the
city for a summer resort. As a mat
ter of fact, though, this privilege has
been theirs for years. The only trou
ble has been that they have never
cared to take advantage of It. FIther
through Ignorance or disinclination
they have failed to Inquire of the com
missioners as to their rights as camp
ers In Rock Creek park and by so fall
ing have deprived thence! ves of the
Ideal camping ground of Washington.
T.Tay Tent In Rock Creek Park.
iicernli:'i their privileges as camp
er n the reservation. Commissioner
Ma 'Vrl.ind explains that "Rock Creek
p.-!'; 1 elongs to th" people, and every
p l" It should be enjoyed by them."
U "'uriherntori' urges the tract north i
el the mlllMry road as tlu perfect
camping spot hecatne of the absence
of vehicles in that parti ular district.
In hN opinion It Is the prerogative of,
every District taxpayer to uo as much '
of Rock Creek park as he wants when
ever he please:.
Sanitation pro) Ionia wl'j have tn be'
vi iked out should the crowd of camp
r 1 -"(.me large, but with such a tre-,
ih its tract of laiiil It Is Improbable
t'nl these rolileius would be dilllclllt
mi surmount. The camp life Itself will '
alTerd a relief to (lie man not possess
ing a large i.'Iary. The commissioners
say that Rock Creel; park should at a
times be at the disposal of the District
taxpayers, to be u-uil by them as they
see lir.
An Ideal Camping Flace.
There is no pleasanter place near
Washington than Rock Creek park.
Filled with large shade trees, possess
In;; hundreds of those fascinating by
paths that wend their way tortuou-lv
in and out through fields and glades,
and with the tiny creek and lis nuiaer-
oux soian uiouiaries running weiiimci
throughout Its length and breadth, it
makes n norfnet- linvon for htm wlio
longs to camp for camping's sake alone.
In urging the tract north of the mili
tary road the commissioners call utten-1
Hon to the fact that this tract Is safe j
from the noise of touring cars, and It .
is peaceful.
An Air Cooling Device. i
An air cooling device which can re-j
duee the temperature In an apartment ,
twelve degrees in a few minutes has j
'"on perfected by Dr. William J. Mao- j
mi'g, medical and sanitary othcer of '
the government printing office. The1
device for rapidly lowering the tem
perature of the air lias been erected In
the emergency hospital at the govern-'
ment printing office, which institution
is also of Dr. Manning's creation.
Dally demonstrations of the simple and 1
Inexpensive device are made. During I
recent days when the mercury In the j
thermometers was soaring well up to .
the hundred mark and humanity swel-1
tered in the grasp of the hot wave the 1
temperature in the little hospital yat
the lirintery was reduced by the Man-1
ning method to a degree of comfort.
Evaporation Lowers Temperature. i
Tlie cooling apparatus is based on '
the principle of the cooling effects of
the ovapor.it ion of water. Suspended I
from the ceiling of the emergency hos-1
pltal In the government printing office i
Is a strip of cot toil twill in n vertical j
plane three feet wide and forty feet in
length. Through a hem In the up-
per edge Is run a tube one Inch in !
diameter and perforated on the bot- j
torn with holes one inch apart and one-1
eighth of an Inch in diameter. At the !
lower edge of tills strip of cloth is a j
metal trough. Connecting the tube
with the water faucet by means of a
common rubber hose, water is passed
through and, percolating through the
holes, trickles down through the fibers
of the cloth, thoroughly saturating it
in a few moments. The trough is in
clined slightly, and the flow from the
cloth is rim off through nn outlet nt
the lower end. Thus a moist area of
great extent is produced, nnd all that
is necessary is to induce rapid evapora
tion. This is accomplished by Dr. Manning
by means of two electric fans, one at i
each end of the strip. As these are set j
In motion the cloth screen, saturated i
with water, rapidly vibrates and rip-!
pies and waves In the breeze created i
by the fans. Thus the water is quick- j
I ly evaporated, nnd as the flow is con
j tiiiuous the process of cooling goes on ,
without Interruption. j
Parks to Line Potomac. 1
In line with the general movement ;
I "for a more beautiful America," as
I advocated by tho American Civic asso
! elation, plans are pending in congress
for a thorough improvement of the
river front of the nation's capital,
These 'provide for a park system
along the picturesque I'otomnc and
the beaullllcatiou of both sides that
will be a credit not only to Washing
tlon, but to the nation.
Commissioner .Tudson's plaus include
the building of stone or concrete
docks in place of the wooden struc
tures and shanties that now mark the
busiest part of the city. It is proposed
lu time to have a splendid driveway
and promenade, a scheme which, It Is
believed, will lead to the extension of
the city to the other side of tlfo Po
tomac. Potomac Park Only a Beginning,
I'otomnc park itself was established
upon the flats, the elevation being
made with the mud and clay dredged
from the river when the channel was
deepened. Xhh park Is only the be
ginning, and similar recreation places
will be established along the river
front now available for commercial
purposes. Along the upper Potomac,
too, it Is proposed to make parks.
CARL SC1IOFJELD.
THE SPORTIHG WORLD
Summers' Good Record.
Ed Summers, the Detroit Americans'
young right hand plti her, is making
good all predictions made for him
last season. Last fall Manager Hugh
Jennings declared that with another
year's experience Summers would
ED BUMMEKS.
make the pitching stars of the Ameri
can league look to their honors. Sum-
mers' recent feat, when he twirled an
eighteen inning game against Wash- i
Ington, allowing but seven hits, was a
remarkable performance for a young- 1
ster. In the fall of 1007 Jennings ob- I
tallied this youngster from the Indian- I
apolis club of the American associa
tion. Last season Summers made a
splendid record In the box, winning
twenty-four games out of thirty-six
pitched.
Unique Bareball Decision.
Raseball players and experts on the
technicalities of the national game
agree that a decision by Umpire Clar
ence Owens in Louisville, Ky., recently
which gave Louisville the winning run
Is unique. I'eltz was at bat for Louis
ville with two on bases, and McSurdy,
pitcher for Toledo, after a conference
with Catcher Land, decided to give
l'eitz his base. Three wiiS; ones were
thrown to l'eitz, and before the fourth
was pitched Land deliberately stepped
"out of line" and received an excep
tionally wide throw. Owens promptly
called It a ball and signaled Sullivan,
on third, to come in with what proved
to be Louisville's winning run. Tho
rule on which Owens based his deci
sion was passed several years ago nnd
Is said never to have been called into
force before.
Blackburn Natural Athlete.
Rnssel A. Blackburn, the new short
stop of the Chicago Americans, Is one
of that natural type of athletes who
break into the game now and then and
make famous names for themselves.
Blackburn Is naturally adapted to
baseball, football and basket ball nnd
Is n strong player at the latter game.
He was one of tho stars in the ffig
professional league lu the east, no
did not piny hist year, being unable to
come to terms with the club to which
he was assigned. He Is ns good a
pitcher as ho Is a shortstop. Fast, hit
ting inllelders of class nro so rare there
is little chance of his being called on
to pitch. It Is as an infielder that Co
miskey wants him in his effort to build
up a fast young team.
Syracuse May Meet Harvard.
According to a current report iu in
tercollegiate rowing circles, Syracuse
j may meet Harvard next year in a two
j mile race. The orange oarsmen, it is
known, are nnxlous to meet the crim
; son and have been after Harvard for
; some time to arrange a race. It is
said there Is a possibility of a meet
, lug between the two colleges, as It Is
' satd that Columbia will not meet Har
j vard next year.
; Tho only objection to the race would
i be that Harvard may not wish to row
i two preliminary races before meeting
' Yale. Coach Wray, it is said, is in
, favor of only one preliminary race, nnd
that with Cornell.
Cleveland's New Southpaw.
On tho recommendation of Scout Jim
MeOulrc the Cleveland club has pur
chased riUhor Gregg of tho Spokane
(Wash.) club of tho Northwestern
league. Gregg is a southpaw, twenty
one years of ago, weighs 184 pounds
and stands six feet two indies in
height, He has terrific speed nnd a
good assortment of curves. Ho will
not report until next sphlug, as Spo
kane docs not feel that it can spare
him this season.
Roseben Never to Race Again.
The mighty sprinter Roseben will
race no more. Davy Johnson has de
cided to let tho "Rig Train" pass the
remainder of his days nt tho farm of
lames W. 'Wadsworth in tho Ojmiokoo
valley, Tenn, Roseben broke down
hopelessly in the forelegs after his
race at Sh'eepshead Ray, N, Y,, re-'-ently
I tea- .-nr .. , s , J
ft Tito ft
The Cause of tho Delay.
English Is full of pitfalls for the for
riguer who wrestles with it, nnd tho
language gets some severe jolts at
times, as this anecdote from India
shows. Tho story Is to tho effect that
when n battalion of tho Middlesex reg
iment was ordered to take part In a
recent ceremonial parade nt Delhi the
commanding oflicer determined to relit
It with new boots. He accordingly
telegraphed to a Calcutta firm:
"Send 1.U00 pairs of boots for Mid
dlesex by next train."
Days passed, and no boots arrived.
The colonel's anxiety Increased hourly.
Just when lie had become almost fran
tic the I'.abu manager In Calcutta sent
him this telegram:
"Order received, but not compre
hended. Male sex I know; ditto fe
male sex: middle sex, however, not
known. Please send specimen."
Priae,
Could one nsccml with an unheard of
tllclit
Anil xUywunl, skyward without limit
soar.
.As If tho pinion ot a Bod ho wore,
Till osn-th uuro left u dwindling star,
ttinisu IlKht
Fh v.- f n lut upon his track at last his
liolglit
.Ml lu-h;ht vould vanquish. There In
de-i-l'S of space
Were neither upper nor Interior place,
Distinction's litllo zone below him quite.
on, happy dreams of such a soul have I,
And portly to 'my heart of him 1 sins.
Whoso sei-.i)h pride till piido doth over
win;;. Sou's unto inoeltnoss. reaches low by
hlRh
And, as in uruml tqunlitloa of tho sky,
Stands level with the bossar nnd the
kins!
David A. Wasson.
Foolscap Paper.
Doubtless many boys and girls who
have had occasion to write upon fools
cap nt school have wondered why this
quality of paper is thus called. Tho
watermark gives the explanation, and
a watermark, as every one knows, is
the maker's trademark, visible in the
paper when a sheet is held up to the
light. Tho watermark of foolscap is
supposed to bo a figure of Britannia
supporting a cap of liberty on a polo
The resemblance of the cap of liberty
to a dunce's cap led to the common
use of the name which tho brand of
paper now bears. Chicago Xews.
Fishes of tho Sea.
The players sit in a circle, except
one, who represents the sea. Each
player takes the name of a fish. The
sea walks slowly outside the ring, call
lug her companions, one by one, by
their fish names. Each one, on hear
ing her name called, rises and follows
tho sea. When all have thus left their
seats the sea begins to run about, ex
claiming, "The sea is troubled, the sea
is troubled," then suddenly seats her
self. The others follow her example
ns quickly as possible, and the one left
without a seat becomes the sea.
Conundrums.
Why is the wick of a candle like
Athens? Recnuso It is in Greece
(grease).
Why is a tire fender like Westmin
ster abbey? Recause it holds the ashes
of tho grate (great).
What iji..that which u coach cannot
move without, yet is of no use?
Noise.
What Is the difference between u
light In a cave and a dance in an inn?
One is a taper In a cavern, the other is
a caper in a tavern.
A Growing Sundial.
In the grounds adjacent to Went
wonjh castle iu England Is to be seen
a unique sundial, which is composed
of a fine yew tree for the pin and
closoly cropped box bushes for tho
Roman figures and bordorings. It was
planted more than 200 years ago and
Is still in a good state of preservation.
Its time keeping cotnpnres favorably
with sundials of more modern con
struction. The Fish's Joke.
"If you wish n visit from me," said
the little fish to the little boy, "Just
drop me a lino." Philadelphia Inquir
er. The Watch Cat.
At night you see me out on guard.
Tho watch cat bravo am I.
My fierce Breen eyes, my pricked up ears,
Let no marauders by.
There's not a wicked lightning bug
Nor nlKht moth, howe'er rash,
Would dare my claws. I am so quick
I'd have hint In a flash.
And all tho field mice fear to pass
Within our garden gate.
Behind a tree, as still as death,
They know I lie In wait.
I crouch behind the shrubbery
Or paco the shadowy yard.
No fear this household ever foels
The watch cat Is on guard.
Youth's Companion.
Profuse Perspiration.
Some of its most uupleasnnt effecta
may bo allayed by bathing the parts
affected with a lotion made of one
part of boraclc acid to twenty afhot
water, Roraclc acid in tho forur'of
powder may also be dusted on the
skin and will be found a valuable
agent iu overcoming tho troubto.
Sleeves which arc too tight, cither
along the arms or iu tho armholes, fro
quentiy occasion excessive perspiration
of tho hands. For tho latter uso a
spoonful of n'mraonla In tho rinsing
water awl then before putting on
gloves bathe tho palms with tho fol
lowing solution: Powdered alum, one
half nu ounce; boiling water, one p&t;
spirits of ammonia, one tonBpoonfiil.
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H. 0. HAND, Prksidekt.
VY. 13. HOLMES, YK'K PltKS.
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It has conducted a growing and successful business for over 85 years, eeivinu
an increasing number of customer!, with lldelitv and satisfaction. '
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