CHAIN
IIP
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fata U Charge Against Director
Of Training School Near
French town, N. J.
CONDITIONS ARB UNSPEAKABLE
oys Show If arks Of Cruel Beating
Many Of The Beds Pound .
Infested With Vermin. -
Camden, N. J., Aug. 8. Following
complaints made by Edwin B. Sparks
jr., of No. 1123 Marion street, this city,
Gorge W. Dunham, Assistant Prose
cutor of Hunterdon county, issued a
warrant (or the arrest of Henry. O.
Right, director of the Fairview Train
ing school, near Frenchtown.
Right, it is charged, severely whipped
and beat boys under his care, kicked
them shackled them with chains to
fieir beds and half starved them on a
diet of bread and water. The school is
not one to which boys are sent for pun
ishment. Sparks, whore business requires him
to travel much of the time, placed his
eleven-year-old son Henry in the school
two months ago. Last week he received
a note from Right saying the boy had
fallen and hurt himself. Eddie has
always been well and strong. Sparks
went to the school, expecting to find him
per laps suffering, but under good care.
"He lay partly conscious in a Morris
cl.air when I went to the school," Mr.
Sparks said today. "It was biasing hot
but be had drawn a heavy blanket
over his head to keep off the swarms of
fee. His right shoulder was paralysed
and there were two big cuts in his knee.
He has wasted almost to a skeleton and
coi ld barely talk to me. He looked as if
he had been beaten within an inch of his
life. When I told him I would take him
home he put his arms around my neck
and fainted."
i parks took him home and placed him
in the care of private physicians. His
body was covered with bruises. The
physicians say it is doubtful if he will
live. He told his father a long story
of abuses at the school. Mr. Sparks in
formed the authorities and Prosecutor
Dunham was sent to investigate. The
warrant for the arrest of Right is the
rest It of his visit.
Mr. Dunham, it is said, found con
ditiens quite as bad as the Sparks boy
reported. The account of bis visit
recites that he came upon a group of
about a doaen boys, from ten to sixteen
years old, all in rags and all bearing
signs of neglect and cruelty. Some of
them had marks and scars of beatings
others carried running sores which had
been treated improperly. Bedding in the
dormitories is described as unclean,
many of tie beds being infested with
Vermin.
AT MERCY OF SEA.
Machinery Want Wron g On Gigan
tic Imperator la Ml docean.
New York Aug. 7. When the gigs n
tic steamship Imperator of the Hamburg-American
Line arrived at her
pier in Hoboken with 3 342 passenger
aboard one of the officers told of an
Incident in midocean on Saturday night
when the great vessel with her steering
gear blocked swung in a sharp circle
at the mercy of the sea for more than
six minutes. At the end of that time
the difficulty had been found and re
paired. The accident was due to the breaking
of a glyce.ine tube connected with one
of the valves it the machine.-y which
controls the rudder of the steamship.
The steamship was going at full apeed
nearly 23 knots at the time. The turn
of the rudder threw her off her course
immediately and she swept around in
a great circle her decks listing sharply
to port.
Persona not ia their berths realized
instantly that something had gone
wrong. They were quickly reassured
. however and there was little excite-
There is more Catarrh ia this section
of the country than all other diseases
but together, and until the last few
yean was supposed to be incurable.
For a great many yean doctors pro
nounced it a local (Meases and pre
scribed local remedies, and by
ataaxly failing to cure with local treat'
meat, pronounced it incurable. .Science
ha proven Catarrh to be a coaati-
tutioaal disease, and therefore requires
ceuetltutioaal treatment, rial's Catarrh
Can, manufactured by F. J. Cheney
Co., Toledo, Ohio, Is the oaly Con
edtutioaal cure aa the market. It
taken internally ia dons from 10 drops
to a teaapooaiuL It acta directly oa
the blood and mutuous surfaces of the
system. They offer aa hundred dol
lars for any can ft falls to cure. Send
for circulars and testimonials.
Address: P. J. CHENEY CO.,
Tthdo, O.,
Sold by Druggists ,75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for
tipatioa. Adv.)
Miialau ftrts
ynaty Antral t the annartl Han
nstanmt Bench? What an they ptalnr
f rw of the Elect -The "Ninth
STAKV
PUPILS
D. W. Whitehurst has returned
from Norfolk where he went to undergo
an operation. He was operated on at
St. Vincent's hospital and is sufficiently
recovered to be out.
Mothers! Have Your Children
WdVius?
Are they feverish, restless, nervous
irritable, dizzy or constipated? Do they
continually pick their nose or grind
their teeth? Have thev cramoine oains.
irregular and ravenous appetite? ThWe
ate all signs of worms. Worms not
only cause your child suffering, but
stunt its mind and growth. - Give
"Rickapoo Worm Killer" at once.
It kills and removes the worms, im
proves your child's appetite, regulates
stomach, liver and bowels. The
symptoms disappear and your child is
made happy and healthy, as nature in
tended. All druggists or be mail, 25c.
(Adv.)
RICKAPOO INDIAN MEDICINE
COMPANY.
Philadelphia, Pa. St. Louis, Mo
Lazy men would rather find fault
than find work.
Minister Praises This Laxative.
Rev. H. Stubenvoil, of Allison, la., in
praising Dr. Ring's New Life Pills for
constipation, writes: "Dr. Ring's New
Life Pills are such perfect pills no home
should be without them." No better
regulator for the liver and bowels
Every pill guaranteed. . Try them.
Price 25c. at all druggists. (Adv.)
About al the average manl takes for
a cold is advice.
The Best Pain Ktter.
BucUen's Arnica Salve when applied
to a cut, bruise, sprain, burn or scald,
or other injury of the skin will imme
diately remove all pain. E. E. Chamber
lain of Clinton, Me., says: "It robs
cuts and other injuries of their terrors.
Aa a healing remedy its equal don't
exist." Will do rood for you. Onlv
25c. at all druggists. (Adv.)
No woman is supposed to look her
age, no matter what it is.
GMldren Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CAS TO R I A
Even experience falls down when it
tries to teach a fool.
Children Ory
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTOR I A
What a girl likes about a young man
usually what her mother doesn't
CASTOR I A
far Infants and Children.
Thft Kind You Havo Always Bovght
tut
of
A young man makes a guess at
what a woman is going to do, but that'
Costi, Treatment.
"I was troubled w constipation ami
indigestion and spent hundreds of
dollars for medicine and treatment,"
writes C. H. Hines. of Withlow. Ark
I went to a St. Louis Hospital, also
to a hospital in New Orleans, but no
cure was effected. On returning home
began taking Chamberlain's Tablets,
and worked right along, I used them
some time and am now all right."
Sold by all dealers. (Adv.)
his limit.
Do not be one of the majority who
Gooff Reason for His Enthusiasm.
When a man has suffered for several
days with colic, diarrhoea Or other form
of bowel complaint and is then cured
sound and well by one or two doses
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera an?
Diarrhoea Remedy, as is often the
case, it is but natural that be should
be enthusiastic in his praise of the reme
dy, and especiai y is this the can
i severe attack when life is threat
ened. Try it when in need of such a
remedy. It never fails. Sold by al
dealers. (Adv.)
expect more of a friend than they
are willing to give,
How the Trouble Starts. ,
Constipation is the cause .of many
ailments and disorders that make
life miserable. Take Chamberlain's
Tablets, keep your bowels regular
I you win avoid these diseases.
For salt by all onlers. (Adv.)
A grass widower
is not always as
green as he sounds.
Cure of Dysentery.
I was attacked with dysentery
abo.it July ISth, and used the doctor's
saediria and other remedies with o
relief, oaly getting worse all the time.
1 was unable to do anything and my
weight dropped from 145 to 125 pounds.
I suffered for about two months when
was advised to use Chamberlain's
CoHc, Cholera aad Diarrhoea Remedy.
I used two bottles of It and it gave
ma permanent relief," writes B. W
Hill, of Snow Hill. N. C. For sale by
all dealers. (Adv.)
Still the magazines will be open
to
tat Hon. Henry Lane Wilson.
Children Ory
MR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
What 11 Best for Indigestion?
'Mr. A. Robinson of Drumquin, On
tario, has been troubled for years wit!
indigestion, and recommends Chamber
Iain's Tablets as "the best medicine 1
ever used." If troubled with indi
gestion or constipation give them a
trial. They are certain to prove ben
ficial. They are easy to take anu
pleasant in effect. Price, 25 cents
For sale by all dealers. (Adv.)
It is a mean excursionist who makes
his wife carry both the baby and the
lunch-box.
Granulated Sore Eyes Cured.
"For twenty years I suffered from a
bad case of granulated sore eyes, saj
Martin Boyd of Henrietta, Ky. '3
February, 1903, a gentleman asked rm
to try Chamberlain's Salve. I bought
one box and used about two-thirdi
of it and my eyes have not given rat
any trouble since." This salve is
for sale by all dealers. (Adv.)
NEGRO EDUCATOR IN FIGHT.
He Attacka Station Master
Who
Touched Hie Pride.
Briston Tenn.-Va. Aug. 7. Capt.
W. W.-Boaz station master and F. W.
Woodfin negro head of the Bristol
Normal school for negroes came to
blows in the Union passenger depot
here.
Woodfin had his pride touched when
the station maste- forbade him leaving
the depot for a train through the door
of the ladies' waiting room. The two
came to blows and Woodfin bruised and
scratched Boaz's face wrested his billet
from him and took his reyolver. Police
man Cormary separted them. Woodfin
was locked up but gave bond in time
to leave on the next train.
The incident threatens serious race
antagonism. Woodfin's school is sup
ported by wealthy Northern churchmen.
Children Ory
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTOR! A
Are you looking for some nice
boat lumber? We have good supply
of Juniper. Tolson Lumber and
Manufacturing Co.
CHICAGO EDITOR
TAKEN OFF TRAIN
Medell McCormlck, Locked Up in
Syracuse, Denies Charge
Of Intoxication.
HAD A MERE ALTERCATION
This, He Claimed, Led To The
Circulation Of "Nonsensical
Yarns" About Condition.
Syracuse, Aug. 8. A man, who
said his name was Medill McConnick,
was taken from the Twentieth Century
Limited train here early yesterday morn
ing. The police locked him up at the
station, and he was arraigned. He
pleaded guilty and was paroled. He
gave his occupation to the police as
"journalist and politician," and said
that he was a friend of Col. Theodore
Roosevelt.
There was no positive identification,
but the accused gave out this statement:
"It is as unnecessary as it is futile
to deny gossipy stories of intoxication,
At Unpenning we had an example of
that sort of rot. I spent the evening on
the train with Mr. Runnells, President
of the Pullman Company, and an old
friend of mine, we later were joined by
some of the train crew with whom there
resulted a discussion which has been
productive of the nonsensical yarns
about myself.
"These gentleman and I did not
agree and it became not merely a dis
cussion but an altercation with results
which I know they now regret far more
than I
"I think it is unnecessary for me to
say more to the men who have worked
with me in the forty-eight States and
who with me believed that it is better
to suffer a little ia the cause of common
humanity than to engage in lawsuits
"Perhaps it is unnecessary for me to
say to my friends that I was on my
way to Boston to join my wife and
child, aad that although I had been
uncomfortably ill for some time with
grip I did not go to join Mrs. McCor
mick under the circumstances that
have been suggested."
Early yesterday morning the police
received a telegram that a man was in -
toxkated and. making trouble in a
Pullman car on the Twentieth Century
Officers Daniel Weber and Patrick
Dowting were sent to the traia and took
the man off the car and locked aim
up
After declaring himself as the ooteblelc.wn Rai.wmv Comnanv will oner
Chicago publisher he said that he took
dinner oa the train with the Presi
dent of the Pullman Compaay. Hewy niht lor Kaieign. un tuts wun
rid that later oa be went to bed, bui lwill be three package cars which will
that his berth was over the wheels.!
aad be found that be could not sleep.
He said that he took about fifteen grains! .... . . .
of a bromide aad that the next thine
be knew he was "locked ap ia a very"l OoMsboro, being nanoiea oy
well conducted jaU."
The man left for the West late in the
afternoon.
H. Hi GRAINGER IS
NEW PRESIDENT
Stockholders of A. and N. C. Rail
. way Company Held Annual
Meeting Yesterday.
CRAVEN WELL REPRESENTED J
' " j
Meeting Waa Well Attended And!
Proved .To Be Very In
teresting. (Special to the Journal.)
Morehead City Aug. 7. The fifty
ninth annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Atlantic & North Caro
lina Railway Company was held today
in the assembly hall at the Atlantic
Hotel. A large number of stockholders
were present and the meeting proved
a very interesting one.
The following directors were appoint
ed for the State by Governor Loclce
Craig: R. W. Taylor Carteret; C. E.
Foy Craven; H. H. G.ainger Lenoi';
C. S. Weskett Pamlico; J. F. Sprague
Wake; Frank Gough Robeson.
The following directors were elected
by private stockholders: Henry Weil
L. H. Cutler Dempsey Wood and
George Folk.
After a meeting of the stockholders
at which the usual routine business
was taken up and disposed of the di
rectors met and elected the followin
office-s: H. H. Graineer of Lenoir
President; Captain T. W. Slocumb of
Wayne Secretary-Treasurer; J. K.
Wa.-ren of Jones County Attorney;
and W. F. Hargett of Onslow count v
State Proxy.
The following Finance Committee
was elected by private stockholders:
George H. Roberts and George Green
of Craven county, Hodges of Lenoir.
The Proxy Com. electee t by the private
stockholders was: H. R. Bryan Jr.
and Col. P. M. Pearsall of this city.
Among those in attendance at the
meeting were C. E. Foy L. H. Cutler
P. M. Pearsall C. B. Foy H. R. Bryan
Jr. George Green Thomas Daniels
S. M. Brinson and Vireil Walker of
New Bern; Henry Weil Goldsboro;
L. T. Tapp and Charles H. Foy of
Lenoir; H. L. Gibbs and C. S. Weskett
Pamlico; W. S. Chadwick Beaufort;
E. C. Duncan Raleigh; F. W. Hargett
Msloiv.
T. D. Warren went down to Morehead
City last evening for a short visit.
Children Cry
The Kind Ton Have Always
In use lor over so ye;t-s,
All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good " are but
Experiments that triflu with and endanger the he: 1th of
IgdSsj and Chlldaan Experience against Experiment,
What Is CASTORIA
Caatoria 1 a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotio
substance. Its age Is Its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. For mow than thirty years it
tn been 1 i constant use for the relief of Constipation.
Flatulency, Wind Colic, all Teething Troubles and
Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach ard Bowels,
assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
i X
I Bears the
The Kind Too Dare Always Bought
In Use cor Over 30 Years
OtNTMIS SO... T
WILL OPERATE
A FAST T
1 uro nm v doiitucbM nan WAV
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COMPANY TO GIVE PATRONS
BETTER SERVICE.
Beeinnint August 16 the Norfolk
I . , . ' . . , . ... ..
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dropped at Chocowiaity. One of
wln com, to N,v Bern
" K "
I passenger train which arrives here
shortly after 4 o'clock a. m.
I This new train will prove of great
IN
HERE'S A TIP TO
TOMATO
JOURNAL'S ARAPAHOE CORRES
PONDENT GIVES VALUA
BLE SUGGE STION
Arapahoe, N. C Aug. 7. Crop
conditions are not so good in the vicinity
of Arapahoe as they were a month ago.
on account of the heavy rains which
have fallen lately.
Would like to say to the Journal
readers, that if you would like some
fine fresh tomatoes for slicing next
winter, go now and cut the old vines
(which have quit bearing), back to
mere stubs. The stubs will then put
out new growth, which will bear fruit
until frost. When frost threatens
gather all the green ones, which are
nearly mature, and stow them away
in paper where they will not freeze.
I have kept them in this way until
well after Christmas. They will ripen
nicely when exposed to the sun a few
days.
Fishing is fine now at "Live Oak"
beach. One party reports catchiag
more than a hundred fine trout re
cently and several others have done
nearly or quite as well. I
Messrs. W. R. Reel & Bros, new grist
mill is now running and making a
superior quality of meal. i
Elder John Watters is holding a series
of revival meetings at the new Ch istian
church this week. He is assisted by
Prof. J. M. Perry and wife, who have
charge of the music and are rendering
excellent service. Elder Lee Saddler is
visiting friends here and attending
the services at the Ch:istian Church
this week. Other visitors at Arapahoe
are M. Solomon Vendrick, Misses
Maud Williams and Ruth Medford,
of New Bern.
Mrs. W. J. Rawls returned a few
days agb from Norfolk where she had
been visiting relatives and friends.
Accompanying Mrs. Rawls home were
Mrs. Lenie Roberts and Mrs. Irvins,
of Norfolk, who arc spending a few days
with Mrs. Rawls.
Mrs. W. W. Cuthrall who has been
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Lee, has returned to her home
in Belhaven. Accompanying her home
were Misses Maude and Nettie Law
rence, who will spend a couple of weeks
in Belhaven with their aunt, Mrs.
Cuthrall and other fri?nds
Mrs. Ida Lee and Mrs. Eva Tingle
are visiting their parents and friends
at South River. Miss Mollie Tingle
is alsovisitingwith them.
for Fletcher's
Bought, and which has been
nas Dornetae signature of
. ana nas oeen maae nnaer ms per
sonal supervision since its Infancy.
Allow no one to deceive you in this.
Signature of
UT I1MIT mw TO CCTT.
benefit to the merchants and manu
facturers of New Bern. A few weeks
ago the Journal had an editorial setting
forth the benefits that such a train
would bring. This matter was taken
up with the company by E. VV Warren
who is in charge of their local freight
warehouse and yesterday he received
a letter stating that the train would
be put into service on the above named
date.
When the train is In operation it will
be possible for a person living in
New Bern to telegraph an order to
Norfolk as late as 4 o clock in the after-
- no" ,nd the l000 on the A'
lowing morning, or they can place a
package in tbe might warehouse here
a, ate M 4 o'clock in the afternoon
and it will leave here on the 12:40 train
,l,d 4rnvt in NorfolsVon the following
morning'
tne( Are you looking for some nice
boat lumber? We have good supply
of Juniper. Tolson Lumber aad
Manufacturing Co.
PRESTER JOHN.
Legende of an Elusive Warrior of the
Twelfth Century.
The famous If somewhat phantom
personage Prester John, who for two
or three centuries occupied so promi
nent a place In the historic annals of
Europe and In the minds of Europeans,
was, from the most reliable accounts,
a Christian conqueror of enormous
power and great splendor, who com
bined the character of priest and king
nnd ruled over vast dominions In the
orient In the middle ages. He had, it
was related, established a powerful em
pire either In Asia or Africa, and won
derful stories were told of his victo
ries, his riches and bis power.
His mode of warfare, which was
unique and entirely effective. Indicates
an Intimate acquaintance with ex
plosives and combustibles. He pos
sessed an army of life sized copper
soldiers mounted on brazen horses,
which were charged with explosive
materials, projectiles and poisonous
gas. This formidable array was mar
shaled to the front and spat forth its
deadly fumes and dangerous projec
tiles with horrid effectiveness, making
havoc In the ranks of the enemy.
The first mention of this extraordi
nary man, who appears and disappears
from historic annals at long Intervals,
occurs In the Chronicles of Otto, Bish
op of Frlesengen, who narrates Pres
ter John's conquest of the Persians st
Egbatana, In the extreme orient, in the
year 1145. Boston Herald.
CREATING NEW STATES.
Work That Congress May Do,
Once Done, Cannot Undo.
but,
Several times it has been proposed
to mnke two states out of tbe state of
New York. In fact, resolutions have
been Introduced In the state legisla
ture once or twice, bat have died In
committee. Tbe purpose bas been to
include all of the present state south
of Westchester county In a new state
to be called (In one Instance) tbe state
of Manhattan. North of tbe Bronx
district the name of New York was
still to be retained. The surrounding
Islands of the south all those of Long
Island sound. Long Island complete
and all of the counties comprising
New York city were to be embraced
within tbe new state of Manhattan.
Tbe creation of a new stato confers
a right that cannot later be abrogated
and In this respect Is unique In the
establishment of political areas. After
the people of the district in question
have decided by vote that the carry
ing out of a new state is desired, con
gress passes upon the application. Up
to this point congress Is supreme.
Once, however, congress agrees to the
new state creation and tbe new state
becomes an established fact, then no
power of the republic can undo whnt
Iib.i lieen done by lerlslallve w-t No
repeal can revoke the privileges of a
law abiding sovereign state. New
York Sun.
Ball a Q lets' Game.
Of an the games ball seems to be
peculiarly a girl's game throughout the
ages. Tbe Roman girls used to strike
balls with the palm of tbe band to
keep them bouncing or would (ling
thnii against the wall to drive tlieiu
back on the return or would pass the
ball from hand to hand In tbe ring or
la a row. The ball of the olden times
was much like tbe one now in use. It
was aoft or hard, as occasion demand
ed; It was plain with pointed or em
broidered cloth; It was a hollow large
balloon or a small light sphere. The
German poets make frequent allusion
to ball as a girl's game. It was de
scribed as a first sport of summer.
One writer observes, "When I saw the
girls on the street playing ball then
came to our ears tbe song of birds."
The game was a favorite one with
youths and maids, who would contend
for the ball, that the one wbo gained
It might throw It to tbe one loved best
Kansas City Times.
An Artist at Six.
Among painters tbe prodigy of prodi
gies was Sir Thomas Lawrence. One
of his earliest pictures, It is said, was
produced In 177S, quite early enough,
for tbe lovely cherub wbo painted It
was then six yean old. He was get
ting on In life, tottering on the verge
of twelve, when tbe quality crowded
his studio at Bath. The fates were
kind to the Infant prodigy when they
made his father landlord of the Black
Bull, Devises, the Inn where fashion
able men and women called for rest
and refreshment on their way to the
waters. At the Black Bull tbe prodigy
made his first acquaintance with the
great world which flattered blm In aft
er life and which be flattered on can
vas. 8t James' Qaaette.
A Pertinent Query.
The drummer bod been bragging
about his achievements for a goodly
time, and finally tbe meek little man
la the corner piped up.
"Excuse me," he said, "hut perhaps
you can tell me why you gentlemen
are called drummers?"
"Well, why shouldn't we be so called!
We drum up trade, don't we?" waa the
retort
"I know," said the meek little man.
"but tbe drum la not a wind lustru
aent" Harper's.
Unchanged.
"That's Just like Jim." said the wld
aw, wearily, after a flapping curtain
bad knocked over tbe urn In which all
that was mortal of her cremated hus
band had been placed and spread Its
contents on the Boor. "Always drop
ping his ashes everywhere!" Harper's
Weekly.
The- sinews of sucreaa cannot be ho
rowed. Ton will not really develop
with any capital but your own.
Craven County Farm Life School
For Boys and Girls
Vanceboro N. C.
A High School emphasising Agriculture and Domestic Science.
J. E. TURLINGTON, Superintendent
O. A. MARSHALL, High School Principal
MINNESOTA'S NOSE.
Curious History of the Jog In
Northern Boundary Line.
Our
How did tbe United States come to
net that smnll corner of land which
Juts out from the extreme northern
boundary of Minnesota? History ofl
(hat little "nose" which sticks out Into
Canada from Minnesota and which
constitutes tbe northernmost point of
the United States is very Interesting.
Under the treaty of 1783 the boundary
between the United States and British
possessions was fixed. A certain point
on tbe Lake of the Woods was mutual
ly agreed to as one starting point, this
being considered tbe headwaters of thd
St Lawrence river and great lakes
system.
At that time It was not known wheth
er this point was north or south of the
forty-ninth parallel, but It was known
to be close to It. The understanding
was that from that point the boundary
should go north or south to the forty
ninth parallel, us the case might be.
Later and more accurate surveys
showed that point was about twenty-
flve miles north of the forty-ninth par
allel, and so at this place the boundary
makes u Jog above that line.
Uncle Sam thus has a little piece of
territory of about a hundred square
miles In extent nortb of the general
boundary. And the Joke of It Is that
any one has to go by water In order to
reach this little piece of territory unless
he wants to go through Canada. Path
finder. LOVE SWAYS THE ARTIST.
His Work Show the Glorifying Power
of the Grand Passion.
"How Wagner must have loved when
be wrote that!" exclaimed old King
William of Prussia when be hoard
"Tristan und Isolde" for the first time.
We know now through the publication
of Wagner's love letters and other bio
graphical and autobiographical mate
rial that he was In love with Mathildc
Wesendonck when he composed the
opera. This passion was warp and
woof of that Immortal music drama,
the greatness of which compelled Wag
ner all the rest of his life to hold him
self up to his highest level of produc
tion. Frank Harris has pretty definitely
proved that Shakespeare wrote "An
tony and Cleopatra" under the Influ
ence of n tragical and hopeless love for.
Mary Fitton. It has been declared byl
a great critic that "Antony and Cleo
pntra" has in It every sbred of Shake!
speare's vitalizing power and thnt as
tragedy It marks the zenith of his
achievement. If It Is Indeed Mary Fit
ton who Is in It she possesses a monu
ment more glorious than any memorial
of stone ever raised to a potentate
saint or n god.
Not evc: ni in who lives by art Is n
Shakespeare or a Wagner, hut every.
artist, great or small, Is subject to the
same principle of the animating and
glorifying power of love. Joseph Ed
gar Chamberlain In New York MalL
Mental Medicine.
"Imagination." says a doctor, "musd
always be reckoned with in medl
cine- sometimes as a friend, aome-l
time a- a foe 1 know a doctor who
treated an old woman for typhoid, and
each visit he took her temperature
by holding a thermometer under herl
tongue. Due day when she had nearly!
recovered the doctor did not bother tol
take her temperature, nnd he had"
hardly got H yards from the bouse
when her son called him back.
" 'Mother i w orse,' said the man.
Come back ut once.'
"The doctor returned. On his entry
Into the sickroom the old woman look
ed up nt him with angry nnd reproach
ful eyes.
" 'Doctor,' she said, 'why didn't you
give me the Jigger under me tongue to
day? Thnt always done me more good
than all the rest of your trash.' "New
York Tribune.
Sharpening a Psnoil.
An expert manual training man talk
ed with tbe writer about so simple a
thing as sharpening a lead pencil. In
the first place, he says, the knife should
not be oversharp, but should bo a
little dull, as If too sharp It will cut
quickly through the wood and cat
away tbe lead. Then, again, bo says,
it Is beet to bold the pencil In the left
band with tbe end to be sharpened
pointing away from you and to cut
away with a pushing cut rather than
toward yoa with a drawing cut, as
then the point of tbe pencil Is rested
agutnst the side of the thumb nnd Is
sharpened by a draw cut stroke of the
knife blade. Scientific American.
Told by London's Bishop.
The bishop of London told the fol
lowing story to illustrate the dlfB
culty sometimes met with by mission
arles among tho working class.
"A curate goes to a bouse," be said,
"and knocks timidly at the door. H
bears a voice shout, 'Who's there
Sally r and Sally replies. 'I 'lease
mother, it Is "religion." 1
"It requires a little bit of tact foi
a man to do what be ought to do when
he Is ushered In as 'religion' on wash
Ing day." - -London Standard.
At the Theater.
"What! Yon enn't see anything'.!
Didn't yon bring your opera glass with
your"
"Yes. but 1 can t use It"
"Wbyr
"Because I forgot my rings." Lon
don Telegraph.
Bounds Bsttsr.
"Ife all In the way you word It."
"What do you meanY"
"A thing seems much more dexlrnhh
Ifa popular prlerd that If ii h cheap.
Louisville Courier Journal,