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Stanton receives flowers from Miss Carlisle, which he lg-?e8- S."100 meets Miss Carlisle on a ilT,n- , They aIirht to take walk, and train leaves. Stanton and Miss Carlisle foIow In auto. Accident bv which San ton IS hurt 1 mimtan... TT t i . with Stanton, tells of his boyhood. Stan ton, again meets Miss Carlisle and thev aine together. Stanton comes to track sick, but makes race. CHAPTER VI. (Continued.) There was a bad turn. His eyes on the machine in front, Stanton round ed the banked curve at a pace which sent the shrieking crowd of spectators recoiling from the danger-line and sprayed yellow soil high into the air. As the Mercury lurched into the straight stretch beyond, as Floyd was in the act of turning to examine the rear tires, there came a sharp explo sion and a reeling stagger of the car ?as a rear casing blew out, wrenched itself bodily from the wheel and rolled like a hoop- into a field a hundred yards away. The machine tottered to the edge of the road, stopping under the power ful brakes. Floyd sprang out, drag ging loose one of the extra tires car ried, while Stanton reached for the tool-box. They had no need or time for conversation, as they worked, peo ple from all directions flocking around in a pushing, eager circle to watch the proceedings. The two worked well tntrAther Floyd's deft swiftness balanced by Stanton's strength. When the task was finished, the driver first regained his place. "Get In," he ordered crisply. "Are you going to take all day, or am I go ing to catch that Atalanta?" Floyd obeyed first and retorted sec ond; an invaluable habit. "If you're goin' to catch anything Dut a smash, I'd suggest a slow-down for that turn," he countered, in the blurred accent so softly deceptive. "No tire built is goin' to stick on a wheel under such roughln'." Stanton shot a glance askant out of the corner of a stormy blue-black eye. He was irritated by the lost time, he felt more ill than he could have been brought to admit, and interference pricked him like a spur. "I'll give you a lesson In driving." he cast across his shoulder, and bent over the wheel. It was Stanton at his worst and best who made the next two circuits of the long course. Other racers, warned by their mechanicians of the thunder bolt bearing down upon them, drew prudently to one side, preferring the chance of later regaining the advan tage. From every angle and curve the people fled, at sight of the erav oar followed by its whirlwind of dust and carrying the huge "5" on its honrt Twice the Mercury rushed past the grand-stand, to a tumult of cheers drowned by the car's own roar. The second time, the two men elimDsed an official rising, megaphone in hand, and rightly guessed that they had made the fastest circuit of the dav. And Floyd had received the nrnm Ised lesson, for Stanton had safely ne gotiated the turn that before cost them a tire, at a pace equally fast. Safely, once; but, not content, he came around the second time driving as runousiy, with unslackened speed Down upon the turn thev swent gin Stauton unerringly repeating his ex quisite reat or skill and twisting the Mercury around on the two inside wheels; then the predicted hanrmr The crack of an exploding tire came while they were on the bend. Instantly echoed by the bursting of its mate from the opposite wheel; the car tnr. Itself from control under the double shock and shot off the course into the field beyond, plowing deep furrows in the soft earth until it overturned with a final crash. Partly held by his steerintr-whi Stanton was flung out on the meadow grass as the car upset, its speed then so much checked that he escaped scarcely bruised. Floyd, unprotected had been hurled from his seat by the first shock and lay half-stunned near the edge of the course. From far and near came the people's cries or horror and shoutB for aid. But before the first man reached th.m Stanton was up and at the side of his mechanician. "Floyd!" he panted. "Flovdl" Floyd was already rising to one knee; gasping for breath, soiled with dust and grass-stains, and with the blood welling from a Jagged rent in his left arm, but with his attention only fixed on Stanton. "You're all right?" he articulated I? Yes. A fool always Is. You But he could see for himseJf that the mechanician was not seriously in Jured, without Floyd's reassuring nnd "Call me what you like," Stanron permitted, between clenched teeth, as he dragged out his .handkerchief to bandage the slender arin. Theappalled crowd was upon them. mtn a sputtering roar, the DnnlT ma chine rounded the turn and sped down trie straight . stretch, its mechanician staring back over his shoulder at the wreck. But Floyd brushed the girlish curls off his forehead and staggered c'cl, neipiess laughter shaklnc him "Call you? I think you've got the best disposition an' the worst temper I ever saw! Tie this up an' we'll right the car. We've got to be movin' on." There were plenty of sympathetic helpers. Incredible to the witnesses but as Floyd had foreseen, the Mer J-ury had not materially suffered. The big car was righted by fifty hands; Stanton and Floyd unaided, accord ing to racing rules put on the new ures, ana took their seats amid hearty aamiration and Kood wishes Twenty minutes after she left the course, the Mercury shot down It once more. By the time the grand-stand was fully aware that "Stanton bad got his again," and the ambulanoe naa Deen- hurried cknrine tn th scene of the possible tragedy, the Mer cury wniriea past the judges, running mure comet-nae than ever. But Stanton took the turns conser vatively; for him. The race was lost. Even Rtnntnr, could not regain the half-hour lead given nis competitors. Late in the fourth hour he signaled Floyd to lean Lioser, ana when he was ohowxl "Where's the Duplex?" he ques- uonea eagerly. "At its repair Dit for th loot hn Floyd made hopeful answer. "An' tueres only the Atalanta ahead of us. Stanton shook his head, but let out uis car a little faster. The Mercury came across the line, ai me nnisn, just five minutes behind the Atalanta; to receive fullv as erat an ovation as the winning car. The apeciacuiar driving, the record of the fastest lap and highest snood made on that course, the second place won in spite of the accident, almost eclipsed the Atalanta's victory. in the midst Of the Invnna him-,n Floyd descended, stiff and wnrv enough after the continuous run of five hours and fifty-eight minutes. But stanton did not follow; leaning upon his steering-wheel, the focus of snap ping cameras, curious crowds, and mended congratulations and sympa thy. Only when one of the judges came over to shake hands, was the ex planation made evident, "If I am to get out, some one will have to help me," announced Stanton impassively, and unclasped his mask, baring a face gray with exhaustion under its coating of caked dust. And, in fact, it was necessary to aid the cramped, over-taxed driver to dis mount from his car: to the all those familiar with his usual su perb endurance. A little later Floyd, some of the grime removed, somewhat rested, and issuing from the ambulance sur geon's care with his arm bandaged in civilized fashion, felt a touch on his shoulder. "I'm going to get out of this up roar," Stanton briefly imparted: "Come with me; send for your things and stay at my hotel tonight." Floyd drew back, hesitating oddly. "I'm sorry," he began. Stanton's straight dark brows con tracted. "You mean that you don't want any thing personal to do with vour hmto of a driver? Oh, say so." "No, no! Only I " The steel-keen eyes sent one rliroof glance Into' the troubled gray ones. uood-by, pronounced Stanton defi nitely, and turned on his heel. "Stanton!" cried Floyd, in distress. The other kept on, unheeding. "Stanton!" Floyd appealed, overtak ing him. "Please I give you my word I never meant that. I've got to be back at my own hotel, tonight, that was all. I'll do anything vnn say." Stanton slowly halted. "Will you come with me now to dinner? Suit yourself.-' 'I'd like to," was the hiimhlo render. Like a woman, Floyd yielded But. after -all whon v " . uic iia)u was brought, Stanton could eat none of it; although maintaining a pretense of doing eo, which forbade his com panion to comment upon the fact "Were you feeling 111 yesterday?" Floyd inquired, when the last course was removed and they were left to themselves. His own bearing was less assured than usual, his gaiety subdued to quietness almost Savoring of tim idity. "Not until evening, after dinner." The mechanician looked at him started to speak, checked himself, and at last impulsively put the indiscreet question: "Do you mind telling me where you dined?" "Of course not," Stanton returned, without a trace of hesitation. "With Mr. Carlisle of the tire company, and his daughter. They are here for the races. He wanted to talk tires to me, Heaven knows why. We didn't get very far; after Miss Carlisle left us I began to feel so sick that I ex cused myself and got awav to th nearest doctor." Floyd turned his head, and catifi-ht his breath in a brief, quick sigh. When he looked back at' his host, his candid eyes were clearer and more gentle tnan they had been since the assist ant manager had given the account nf Stanton's amazing disappearance. "Acute indigestion, your doctor called your attack?" "Something like it" "Miss Carlisle doesn't seem to he a lucky companion." Flovd observed dryly. "She made you miss your train here, you came near breaking your wrist with her car, and her dinner seems to have poisoned you. What did she' give you, lobster and ice cream?" 'No I hardly know. I never care what I eat." He passed his hand Im patiently across his forehead, sudden ly giddy. Floyd leaned nearer. "Stanton, how did you feel? What? Tell me; I'm not Just curious." Nausea, violent successive attacks of seasickness that left me too weak to stand. I've got the headache yet" His voice died out: he had a vague impression of Floyd starting un and coming toward him. 'I had to make the doctor steady me with some drug so I could race " he resumed abruptly. "I'm brute enough without that in me, Floyd." Hush, try to rest." urged his mech anician's earnest young voice across the mist. "I'm tired," he conceded. It seemed to him a long time after- ward that a sensation of exquisite coolness extinguished the flame-like pain binding his temples, although the rich sunset glow was still in the room when he opened his eyes. Flovd was bending over him, bathing his fore head with light, firm touches. Stan- the savage irritability of a strong man "What a position for you and me! What will you do for me the engine is shaking loose from the chassis, by j the feeling? Get your tools." "Don't try to talk. I have sent for j a doctor," soothed Floyd. "You are all right Here," a hand was slipped behind his head, a glass of water held to his lips. "Drink this." "You might have been a nurse," Stanton wandered dreamily. "Your sister couldn't do better. And you're so nonsensically good-looking! Floyd," the feverishly brilliant eyes flashed wide, "what is your sister's name?" "Jessica." "Jesse Jessica ?M "We are twins: I told vou that They named us so purposely." The heavy white bandage encircling his mechanician's left arm caught the patient's failing attention. You've had a bad day: eo home and rest," gasped Stanton the brute, before things slipped from his ken. (TO BE CONTINUED.) HIGH PLACE PREDICTED FOR WILLIAM AVERELL HARM Career of Power Open to Fortunate Youth, Elder 5on of the Railroad King, Who Is Being Thor oughly Trained to Step Into His Father's Shoes and Direct the Famjly's Immense Interests. . "i IMMENSE INHERITED WEALTH IS HIS, BUT HE WILL LIVE NO IDLE LIFE Already He Has Sholn Ambition and Industry and Has Gained Notable Success at Yale. A Di rector of the Union Pacific and the Harriman Bank at Twenty-one, He Will Nevertheless Start In at the Bottom. record made by Bob Cook In the earlv seventies. And Bob Cook's crew won! If Harriman's crew should do likewise after the five consecutive defeats at the hands of Harvard he would be come the idol of the college and of the alumni. As a student, Harriman has shown brilliantly, and, true to his trend of TUTORS OF THE WIZARD'S SON WHEN HE LEAVES COL LEGE. Ex-Judge Robert S. Lovett, head of all the Harriman lines. Julius Krutschnitt, Vice-President of the Union Pacific, and trans portation expert. Oliver Ames, Henry C. Frlck, Mar vin Hughftt, Otto H. Kahn, Chas. A. Peabody, Wm. Rocke feller, Frank A. Vanderlip. (All old associates of E. H. Har riman, who will help to develop his son.) What could YOU do if you had such successful men to guide you? GLISTENING gold does not daz zle William Averell Harriman. Fortune has looked upon him with no threatening eye. Yet here is a young man. Just turned twenty-one, who seeks to write his better deeds of achievement, not in water, but on marble. Harriman, like Vincent Astor, has great aspirations! The frivolous work of polished idle ness is not for this elder son of Ed ward H. Harriman. He is designed to succeed his famous father as the head of the enormous railroad inter ests of the Harriman estate. That prospect is enough to dazzle and con found many a youth. But such joy as ambition finds animates young Harriman and he has accepted eagerly the chance to strive for a- place among the princes in the empire of construc tive endeavor. What a vision to thrill even one who was born to luxury and millions! Already Hariman has put one foot on the ladder. Although still a senior of the crew, Averell fired the huge lo comotive all the way over the moun tains to Rawlins, a distance of 120 miles, and the run was made on per fect time. That Incident furnishes a keynote to his character. He showed .his caliber in another way when he entered college. He doesn't look like a rugged lad and was even slighter then. But he started out at once to make the freshman crew. ii SHREWD IDEA OF DIPLOMAT Where Russian Officer of Embassy Proved More Than a Match for Abdul Hamld. People From All Directions Flocking Around. to a superior will: like a man, there were no small reservations in hi a yielding. There was a taxicab waiting tn it Stanton led the way. The destination was one of thp large hotels of the city, and neither of the companions were dressed for tne public dining-room. In the guest-crowded lobby Stanton paused to order dinner sent to his own nnart. ment, perfectly indifferent to the sen sation caused by their entrance. You are unwell, sir?" the clerk ventured, regarding him wide-eyed ino, ne denied laconically. But he looked far more fatigued than his comparatively frail mcrhm. ician, nevertheless. Fatigued, and ill You didn t hurt yourself In our un set, I hope." Floyd said with anxiety. when they were alone in the stiff, im personal hotel room. "No. I had a bad night Of it," Stan ton explained. He sat down in an arm-chair, resting his head against the cushioned back. "Make yourself com fortable as you can, Floyd. There Is nothing th matter with me there can't be, I never was sick a day. since I can re.member. Probably I need feeding; I've eaten nothing since that confounded dinner last evening, and It is nearly six o'clock now." Diplomatists abroad tell how a dis tinguished member of the Russian corps diplomatique cleverly outwitted Abdul Hamid, the late Sultan of Tur key. The Russian displayed a curious Ingenuity in Introducing the business of his country In the guise of personal pleasure. It appears that the Sultan had abso lutely Tefused to grant an audience to any member of the diplomatic body at Constantinople and that during the period In question Abdul Hamld spent the greater part of his time in cock fighting, an amusement whereof he was passionately fond. The Russian heard that his imperial majesty stood in need of fresh birds to supply the place of those killed in fight, whereupon the wily Muscovite procured a fine-looking white fowl of tne oarnyard species, caused it to be trimmed and spurred to resemble a gamecock, and sent It In a richly deco rated cage to the Sultan. The ruse was successful, but the Sultan, at first delighted with the gift, soon sent for the diplomatist to ex plain, if he could, why his bird had shown no Inclination to fight. The Russian went, examined the bird in tne presence of Abdul Hamid, and with great astonishment and regret acknowledged that it was quite unable to cope with the royal gamecocks, which were undoubtedly of a superior breed. A conference followed on the subject of gamecocks In general; and when this was finished the Muscovite suc ceeded in drawing the Sultan In a mood for conversation of a different character, and to time adroitly intro duced the political matter he had so long awaited an opportunity to discuss. After a long Interview he returned to nis embassy triumphant over his col leagues. Harper's Weekly. The Deadly Dust. Out of every thousand of those whose occupations' .calls for constant work in dusty quarters, five die of con sumption, according to German ofilcial figures ; whereas among those who are not exposed to the action of dust only two out of a thousand die of the dis ease named. 1 SECRETARY BRYAN JOKES OF OFFICE The Worst of It. "My wife always tears her hair when I come home late." "Which makes you feel mean, eh?" "Yes- and- - i i i . wiijcu aiso maaes it necessary for me I to buymore hair." Boston Record. His daily life at Yale is quite dif ferent from what it will be when he bucks up against the financial world, but nevertheless It is very busy. At 7:15 a. m. he rises, shaves and has breakfast. at Yale, for a little more than a month he has been a director of the Union Pa cific railroad the medium of many of his father's many triumphs and also of the powerful Harriman Na tional bank. Modest and unassuming, Harriman has shown signs of tenacity and th. oughness that have delighted the old associates of his father, who are keep ing a close eye upon him. And he knows something of railroading, too, for he was working as a chain bearer for a surveyor's party on the Oregon Short Line railroad at S65 mrvnth when called east to the bedside of his dying father. He has been also engaged in the operating and trans portation divisions of other roads dominated by the elder Harriman. Fired Engine Entire Distance. It is related of him that several years ago, when E. H. Harriman was making a tour of inspection in Wyom ing, the fireman of the big Mogul en gine that pulled the special train out Of Laramie was surprised when Av erell crawled into the cab and grabbed a shovel. The fireman and engineer looked wise and expected to see the youth soon tire from his self-imposed task of hurling coal Into the furnace, but he stuck to it. To the astonishment and admiration Hie evenings are spent In study and in social occupations, always attend ing the secret rites of Skull and Bones on Thursday and Saturday evenings- The sharps shook their heads and prophesied that he wouldn't last. But he won, and at the same time lost, only to turn his defeat into a telling victory! Harriman had been just selected for the first varsity boat when he was or dered by his physician to stop rowing permanently. So what does Harri man do but make a scientific study of oarsmanship, with the result that at the end of his sophomore year an un precedented thing occurred. The frail youth was appointed coah of -the freshman crew! Captain Radclifte Romeyn and the graduates agreed that he would make good. He certainly did! All of last year he quietly labored with the fresh- mam crew. He had everything his own way and in the end, out of common place material, turned out the best crew of neophytes that Yale had had in vpara Went to Study English Stroke. Several weeks last SDrine wer spent by Harriman in England wntrh ing the stroke of Cambridge and Ox tora. His power to easily master all his studies won him a furlough from Yale. He also studied the Cornell stroke. Returning to college in the fall he spent much time with the yarsity He was working as a chain bearer for a surveyor's party on the Oregon onorx iine railroad at $65 a month when called east to the bedside of his dying father. mind, has been Drominent In the Vain Economic club and allied organiza tions. His daily life at Yale is auite differ ent from what it will be when he bucks up against the financial world hut nevertheless it is very busy. Here is the routine of a day: 7.15 a. m. Rises, shaves and has breakfast. 8.10 to 8.25 a. m. Chapel. 8.30 a. m. First recitation of the day. 12.30 p. m.Luncheon. 1.30 to 6 p. m. Coaching the Yale crew, rain or shine, at the harbor boat house. 6.30 p. m. Dinner at the training table with the members of the crew. Evenings Spent Quietly. His evenings are spent in studv and In social occupations, always attending the secret rites of Skull and Bones on Thursday and Saturday evenings. At least one other evening he spends in che Psi Upsilon tomb, a less secret and presumably as enjoyable a gathering Jlace as that of Bones. But he is not by nature in sympathy with the se crecy practised by such societies. Aristodemus wrote: " 'Tis money makes the man." It is an old axiom that "He that lacks money, means and content is without three good friends." Having those words of wisdom in mind, study the plain ways of Harri man's manner of living. That is best typified by the fact that he lives in Connecticut hall, the old est building at Yale. It was put up in 1750. Nathan Hale and John C. Cal- William Jennings Bryan is heartily enjoying his new position as secretary of state, according to the impressions he gave a number of friends with whom he conversed the other day. Dixon Williams, president of the Southern club of Chicago, which enter tained the colonel. Is telling a number of anecdotes which the secretary related. "This new position of mine has put me in a place where I can get back at my critics," said Mr. Bryan in the course of a conversation. "All I have to do is to appoint them to some diplomatic post. "You see, there are a great varie ty of posts. If I want to get a man out of the country all I have to do is to send bim to some remote place. The trouble Is that I can send him only 12,500 miles at one time. If I send him any farther he'd be coming back. "I'm beginnlne tn thlnlr " H. mnin. lied, his .eyes twinkling, "that It would be a good thing to appoint only Repub licans to offices in the diplomatic service. I might manage to get ehdugh Republicans out of the United States to Insure Democratic 'success at the polls four years from now." Mr. Bryan, as 1s known, is never averse to telling jokes on himself. In fact, he seems to make it a point to get an audience to laugh with him over something that happened to himself. "The reason President Wilson put me in the cabinet is because he needed a shaker of hands," confided Mr. Bryan. "He knew I had probably shaken more hands with less effect than any other man in the country. "This Democratic victory has rather revolutionized things in tne Com moner office. I told my staff the other, day that we would have to make a . vu&c i cuiujuaiB. ab long as tne paper nad existed It had criticised administrations. It was now going to turn squarely around 'and support one." NEW HEAD OF NAVIGATION BUREAU When Young Father's Attitude at Buying Shoes for the Baby Under goes a Change. The first baby, when she needs her firetpafr of shoes, hears this from her proifd and happy father: "And does it want some 'ittle shoes-ums for its 'ittle feet-ums? Well, papa shall get it all the 'ittle shoes-ums it wants an M shall." When the order for the second pair At the end of his sophomore year an unprecedented thing occurred. The frail youth was aDDointed coach th. freshman crewl crew, and presently a still more sur prising event occurred. He was made head coach of the varsity crew! There has been only one other to liVhal?lstinction- To be head coach sun an undergraduate Was comes he seems a little surprised and says: "What! Has papa-s ,lttIe soon"0rSnOU'd b1f pret "w shoes so soon? She iti a little rogue, so she Is, to kick out her shoes so " Before the child is a month older her toes are to be seen through her third pair of shoes. "What!" cries papa, when he is informed of the fact "Well, I'd just like to know how on earth that youngster kicks out her shoes so fast? She wears out more shoes than I do. She'd break up a bank at this rate." if -mmmmmmmm Secretary Daniels has appointed Commander Victor Blue of South Carolina to be chief of the bureau of navigation, navy department, in place .. of Capt. Philip Andrews, resigned. The incumbent of that ofHce has the rank and pay of a rear admiral. Before the navy personnel had fairly recovered from the surprise caused by the change in head of the navigation bureau, Secretary Daniels issued a fresh order that will have far-reaching consequences. That makes sea service an absolute condi tion for promotion. It took the form of an Instruction to the naval exam ining board, requiring: "That officers coming up for pro motion, shall have had sufficient sea services In the grade from which they are to be promoted, to insure beyond doubt that they are fully qualified and experienced at sea to perform the sea duties of the next higher grade." The new chief of the bureau of navigation has had a conspicuous career In the navy. During the Spanish war Commander Blue was promoted for heroism as a result of daring reconnoitering tours around Santiago to locate the enemy's fleet. Later he was commended for conspicuous gallantry while commanding the gunboat Alvarado. During the past two years he has been on duty with j the general board in this city. Captain Andrews probably will be given command of a battleship. BACK TO FARM IS PLAN OF MOORE Averell crawled into the cab and grabbed a shovel. houn had rooms there. To the average student of wealth the luxury of Van derbilt, Haughton or Fayerweather halls offers greater attractions. Con- ! necticut hall is meant for youths of limited means. It has four stories and i the top story rooms are low and have dormer windows. Averell Harriman lives on the fourth Btory! j With Charles Henry Marshall and George A. Dixon of New York he oc cupies three rooms. These lodgings cost each of the men $68 a year. The furnishings, as in the case of all Yale men, are provided by the lodgers themselves and are in good taste, but In no way elaborate. If a visitor were told that the place was occupied by Harriman he would be likelv to think the budding young financier was doing it on a bet. From the New York World. In the Title Market. In the past 55 years nearly 450 American girls have wedded titled for eigners and It has been estimated by those who keep in close touch with such affairs abroad that 160 of thpan girls brought to their husbands dow ries aggregating $161,000,000 in cold American cash And in the great ma jority of the marriages this cash has been squandered in a most extrava gant manner by the husband whn has proved himself anything but thoughtful or dutiful. This realization of their grave mistake caused the wives to become disgusted and either live apart from' their husbands or im mediately to start legal proceedings for divorce And when the order for the fifth pair comes, papa observes: "Well, if this don't beat everything! I'd' like to know if I've got to get that young one a new pair of shoes every day of her life. Tm tired to death of this thing, Clara. If she wants another pair of shoes this month she can take the pennies out of her bank and buy 'em, I won't" Poor papa! Willis L. Moore, chief of the weather bureau, whose resignation, to take effect July 31, has been accepted by the president, broke winter camp in the Pownatan hotel the other day and supposedly started on a hike to his Rockville home. A large and profitable estate is" owned by the chief of the weather bureau near Rockville. That he will devote his attentions to this and his Virginia place is generally expected. Professor Moore Is a native of Scranton, Pa., where he was born January 18, 1856. At the age of eight years, his father having joined Grant's army, and being unable to bear the separation, oung Moore joined the troops in the field, where he supplied them with newspapers. He was educated in the Bingham ton public schools, and science seem ed to be his strong point. However, he didn't take It up as soon as he InitnrhoH intn monirtr,l . no 1 u " " ujwjauwu, yao lie LC?" came a compositor and later a reporter on one of the Binghamton papers, and then went to Burlington, Iowa, where he continued to do newspaper work. In 1886, at Closter, N. J., he married Miss Mary Lozier. Norwich Uni versity in 1896 gave him the degree of LL.D., and In the same year the Uni versity of St. Lawrence made him a doctor of science. .Before this was done, however, he had joined the weather bureau forces, which were then a part pf the United States signal corps, and began watching the clouds and the sun and other meteorological adjuncts of the earth. He rose in the weather bureau to be local forecast official at Chicago, 1891-94. Since 1895 he has been chief of the central bureau at Washington.' McADOO SUGGESTS USE OF MAIL Europe in its "entirety has 107 In habitants to the square, mile. The United States mail is sug gested by William G. McAdoo, secre tary of the treasury, as the best means of applying for a job in his department of the federal govern ment Driven almost to distraction by the rush of the hungry to his pie counter during the first days he was In office, he slipped back the other night to New York as a haven of refuge from the mob. Mr. McAdoo returned the next morning sufficiently rested and refreshed, but the army of job hunters also had a good rest In Washirigton during his absence, and they swarmed about him thicker than ever. Mr. McAdoo, in desperation, gave out this statement: "Without any disposition to be disobliging, I am compelled to discon tinue my efforts to receive personal applications for office. I have tried It for ten days and I find that it consumes my entire time and leaves me no chance to attended imonitant public business. Besides, it is absolutely futile, because none but a Buperman could remember at the end of a day every one who has poured a'stbry.'Wo his ear. "While I fully appreciate and sympathize with the very natural and proper deeire of those who are seeking places, nevertheless, it should be made clear to them that nothing is to be gained by haste. Ample time is going to be taken to consider all applications. "Applications should b$ made in writing and mailed to the secretary of the treasury. They will be filed and: receive much more carefuj consideration than if pressed in person. - . i y