ttih crnznrT, fkidav, dko. sa, mio.
EDWARD M. SHEPARD.
Mayor Gaynor Wants Him -to
Succeed Senator Depew. (
Nov York. Dec. 20 The senntorship
situation probably was settled In the
City hall when Mayor Gaynor and
Charles F Murphy had a long confer
enco. While neither Mr. Murphy nor
the mayor would answer any (Hicstlnn-
concerning the subject. It enn be stat
ed that the talk was mainly confined
to the consideration of the man who is
to be selected by the Democratic cau
cus of the legislature to succeed Chaun
cey M. Depew.
The outcome of the conference I
that the choice has been narrowed
down to Edward M. Shepard and Wil
liam P. Shochan.
The mayor, from what could be as
certained after his talk with Mr. Mur
phy, told the loader of Tammany Hall
that he favored the selection of Mr.
Shepard. It Is understood that Mr.
Mun hy told the mayor that a great
deal of pressure was being brought to
bear on him by friends of Mr. Shee
han. REBELS CAPTURE NAVARRO.
Mexican General and Troops Lost In
Big Battle.
City of Mexico, Dec. 20. Genera!
Kavarro has been captured by the
rebels and is now held a prisoner.
This information has just reached the
City of Mexico. The Information Is
contained in n letter from a high au
thority at Chihuahua. General Na
varro was captured nt the last battle
at Pedernales.
It is also said that the rebels cap
tured two mountain guns in the same
battle, lassoing them from their horses
and dragging them away.
During the six hours' fighting the
rebels charged the government troops
twice. The second time the federal
troons were thrown into confusit a. It
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was on this occnslon that Navarro nnd
Hie cannon wore captured.
The rebels now have the troops be
sieged In l'cdernnles, which Is practl
rally surrounded. Pickets nre sta
tioned at nil points to see that no
move Is mndc. The strongest efforts
arc being made to prevent the govern
incut getting re-enforcements through
from Chihuahua.
FIRE DESTROYS SCHOOL.
Explosion In New $100,000 Building
Starts Blaze.
Woodbury, N. J., Dec. 'JO. -The new
$100,000 high school building here was
destroyed by lire, and In consequence
S00 students will be without Bchool
accommodations for some time. The
building was one of the Ilnest In the
stale The fire started from an e.t
plosion In the cellar shortly before the
time for assembly, and In a short
while the llames had leaped to the
roof. There were no pupils In the
school at the time.
The local lire force, tumble to cope
with the llames, asked for help from
Gloucester and Cnmden, but by the
lime the fire lighters from those two
places arrived the building was prac
tically destroyed.
Three firemen were Injured, but noi
severely, by falling debris and Umber
The lnsuranre on the building amounts
to about SSO.000.
INJURED SPINE BRINGS $17,500.
Two Trials Before Workman Gets Sec
ond Largest Verdict In Erie County,
l'.uffalo. Dec. 120. The second- largrst
veidlct eer reported by nn Eric coun
ty jury In a negligence case was re
turned In favor of Peter Larson and
against the Lackawannn Steel com
pany. I.arsen gets ?17,r00 for injuries
to Ids spine sustained while working
for the company two years ago. lie
was caught and whirled around a
shaft. ThN was the second trial of
the case.
I.nrscn got only S-l.OOO nf the tlr"
(rial, and the appellate division a
Rochester set aside the verdii t pui
ordered a new trial on the technically
Portuguese and Codfish.
It is an interesting fact that the fish
ermen of northern Portugal started
and developed the fishing Industry on
the "banks" off the northern coast of
America, and, though they now send
fewer ships, their tasto for salt cod
from Newfoundland is unabated in
fact, it is a naUonal Portuguese dain
ty. It is found in every little grocery
shop, bard nnd brown as a board. A
number of rortugueso hare made their
home on the islands to the south of
the mainland of Massachusetts, and
thcro the dark eyes of tho Iberian
maiden, raven locks and a certain pic
turesque clement in dress arc not in
frequent This connection with Por
tugal dates back many years, the
ships of Marthas Vineyard bridging
the distance over sea and returning
with Portuguese crews. Exchnngp.
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NOVEL FESTIVITY.
Church Women Entertain Supper
Crowd With Stnff of Life.
A novel Idea for a church entertain
ment is a supper In which all ths
courses are of bread In tome form or
have the staff of life as an important
factor in their composition.
For n recent function of the kind in
ritntlons trcr issued in the following
form:
"TUc Ladles' Aid society of St.
John's church cordially request your
presence nt a staff of Hfo supper on
(such a date) at 7 p. m. (price 75
cents)."
Perhaps a better idea cannot be giv
cn bf how to conduct such a merry
making than to describe the suppor
for which these cards were issued:
The table was cffccUvcly nnd at tho
same Umo most economically decorat
ed. Tho centerpiece was a huge sand
wich loaf hollowed out to form n boat
and filled with paper flowers. Smaller
loaves also scooped out and lined with
paraffin paper held tho olives and
salted nuts.
Tho first courso was a delicious
cream toast served in place of soup.
This was followed by bread fritters
with a substantial courso of veal loaf
and green peas in little boxes of hol
lowed out bread browned in the oven.
Instead of a salad they had excellent
club sandwiches and for dessert French
pancakes rolled in powdered sugar.
Coffee and cake came last of all.
Tho place cards found nt each cover
bore on one side the names of tho
guests ns usual, and on tho reverse
each had a question relaUng to bread
In history, legend, etc. Between
courses these queries were read aloud
and tho nnswers searched for. It
helped to pass'tho time merrily.
ncrc are a few of the qucsUons as
examples of the scries:
What real person when told that tho
poor were dying for want of bread is
reported to have said, "Why don't they
cnt cake?" Marie Antoinette.
Who first called bread tbe "staff of
lifer' Jonathan Swift.
What marvelous bread saved many
llvcsT Tho manna that fell in the
desert.
After supper the frolic assumed the
general character of a sociable, with
several merry contests in which bread
played a part. For instance, a table
was rolled upon the scene upon which
several kinds of loaves were heaped up
and players were cnllcd on to give
each its proper name, as New England
loaf, etc. All those who succeeded In
writing out complete lists drew for a
prize In the form of a pretty bread
plate.
A Poor Plan.
The trouble with some men who
reach the top is that they go right on
over and down the other side. Chica
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TOY AEROPLANE
Any hoy can build a toy acroplnno
which will fly faster than he can mn.
There Is no more fascinating toy In
the world than these model airships,
nnd thousands of boys here and
nbroad arc actually conquering the
olr with these craft of their own mak
ing. A variety of models may be
made inexpensively and the great
feats of the bird men reproduced with
n remarkable realism. Already the
boys in widely scattered cities have
organized themselves into amateur
aero clubs and llown their airships In
many thrilling races and competitions.
It Is not only one of the most fas
cinating of sports, but the most dem
ocratic In the world, since it Is within
the reach of any bright boy ten years
I'hoto by American Press Association.
FI.TI.SO A TOY AEKOI'LANK.
or more of age. While there are few
of these model aeroplanes for sale in
the shops and these are likely to be
very expensive a surprisingly prac
tical model may be built with ma
terials costing only a few pennies.
Alauy simple and helpful directions
as to how to build model nlrshlps are
given lu detail In the "Boys' Book of
Model Acroplnnes," by Francis A. Col
lins. More than fifty photographs are
shown of model aeroplanes actually
built and llown by boys.
The material necessary for con-
, structlng a model airship is very
cheap and easy to obtain. Surprising
' lv crood models nre built with dowel
ucks, whicti cost Put u cent npicce
and can be bought nt nlmost any hard
ware store. The wings, or planes, may
be made of pieces of silk or light
cloth, which any boy may borrow
from the family scrap bag. A few
hairpin will answer for the metal
parts of the simpler forms. IJoys will
do well to begin by building gliders
Uiat Is, a perfect model airship with
out any motive power. Briefly, tho
wings may be mnde by joining tho
sides, made of dowel strips, to form
long rcctnnglcs, the ends being tied
and glued together. The covering
should then be stretched tightly over
its frame and glued down. These
planes should then be fastened to a
central axis, or backbone, In Imitation
of the large aeroplanes. By adding
a weight to the front of tho aeroplane I
it may be balanced so Uiat It will glide j
fifty feet or more. Many of the best
model aeroplanes have been made by
boys, using their own designs. One of
the most successful of these amateurs,
Ryan Beattey of Now York, who has
received a gold medal and other prizes
for his work, says that practically any
model, If carefully made and equipped
with a strong enough motor, will real
ly fly.
The motive power Is easily supplied.
First a propeller about one-third the
width of the plnnes should be cut from
a piece of tin in tho form of two long
ellipses connected by a strip nnd the
edges turned slightly In opposite di
rections. This should be mounted
with n hook of wire attached to the
center which turns smoothly In a
block of wood attached to the rear
of tho central axis of the backbone.
The motive power Is supplied by loop
ing a number of rubber bands over
this hook and running to the extreme
front of the plane. By turning the
propeller nbout 1C0 times, enough en
ergy will be stored up to turn the pro
peller for twelve or fifteen seconds,
which should be enough to fly the mod
el for from 100 to 200 feet. Boys will
find It a very easy matter to copy the
simpler forms of aeroplane, and their
own ingenuity will soon enable them
to devise original models of their own.
The Canadian Lynx.
The lynx has a bad reputation even
for a wild cat. It is said to do more
harm than good. It eats grouse and
other birds, hares, rabbits and squir
rels, nnd will even attack and kill
young fawns. It is a fierce looking
beast. It has a large head with tuft
ed ears, a powerful body, long legs,
nnd usually a short tall. When alarm
ed It takes rapid, straight leaps for
ward, and if hard pressed takes to the
trees, which it climbs by aid of Its
powerful forelegs and claws. When
running at speed it looks odd. indeed,
for It makes a series of leaps, with its
back arched, and 'nil the feet coming
ta the ground at nearly tho same time.
A Parting Shot.
Cabby (badly worsted In the dispute)
Well. I 'opes, as the nex' four wheeler
ye tikes, mum, will be nn 'enris!
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DENTISTS FOR HORSES.
With the Aid of Special Instrument
They Extract and Fill Teeth.
In every largo city thero nre now
dentists who devoto their entire at
tention to horsos. They arc of courso
provided with special instruments for
the extracting and filling of the teeth'
of animals needing attention.
Ono of the Instruments, called a
speculum, presents Uic appearance ot
nn ivory handle and four Bin all bam
of nickel, working on a ratchet and
crossing ono another In such a man
ner as to form a hollow squaro that
can be mndc large or small by tho
turning of a screw.
Sotting this device to tho proper
size, the horso dentist will slip it
gently Into the suffering nnlmal's
mouth, which during the operation is
kept parUy open by a groom. When
the Instrument Is fitted upon, say one
of tho back teeth, the beast's mouth
is kept open as wide as possible.
Tho groom now takes hold of the
handle of the speculum with one hand
nnd of the horse's tongue with tho
other, says Harper's Weekly, enabling
tho dentist to obtain a good view o
the damaged molar. It may bo that
after careful examination the dentist
1 decides that a splinter should como
, off. Taking up a etitter, a sclssora
' Bhaped Instrument two feet long and
with sawllko edges, he applies It to
the tooth and with a quick movement
i snaps off the offending corner.
I Gold, as well as aluminum and
amalgam, are tho materials used In
i the filling and crowning of horses'
teeth. The foe charged varies great
ly, ranging anywhere from ?D to yn5.
1 Where gold is employed it is of coarse
the most expensive Item in the opera
tion, for the back tooth of a horse
measurc!ifcn Inch In breadth and threo
Inches loHjt and It requires therefore
a larger quantity of the valuable metal
to fill up these molars.
World's Ore .Mountains.
The world contains at least fo-ir
ti ountalns composed of almost so ld
iron ore. One Is In Mexico, one in
the t'nited States, another in India
and a fourth In Africa, just below
t e Soudan, and there have been re
ports of such a mountain existing In
Siber a
Nerves nnd Tobacco.
Tho members of the fair sex h" 0
nerves as well as their husbands and
b. .ilbers, and If tobacco smoke af
rt rds a grateful solaco. why sboutd
thpy not be equally entitled to thh
hern along with tho men? Good
Health.
Matrimonial Complnints.
Nine-tenths of the unhapplnrs- of
pei pie who Imagine they have con
tr.ved to marry unhappily is puriy
ot their own making. The world
would not go right with them wheth
e. t"y were single or married.
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