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Uncle Joe as Speaker
Glimpses of Joseph G. Cannon, Who Presides
Over (he Nation's Legislators
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f i - :.g to the present bolder of
lid uot allude to him at
t ..:mo. but slniply a Unci
('..cli- Joe-ties so sticks out
. i that It eclipses any official
,. . vi-r bright He Is not like
r liiau. past, preseut or to
.t- -.-.iinot le classified. He Is
,. '..ut an original. He says
himself and did a darn
iit It." At any rate, he
llint no oue cau duplicate.
h lu- Is not an orator, but a
Hi- ui:u;s'M in uo circunilocu-
! c s straight after an Idea
r kills or cripples It at the
i. If it happen to he a man
after be adopt the same
. ,.i limilar results. He uses
v a and bomely illustrations,
ij.-arly seventy years old, he
all day and all niirht and te
r as a dancing master for the
s scrimmage. He never boars
,d tlie wounds he leaves on
e of tlie Hort that heal quick
:!ior words, there is no malice
tt.i k He is a bard hitter,
s fa r He looks like a dea-
Ko Coll Moments In His Vicinity.
When Cannon first I vme 1 luu prom
inence he whs referrvd to as "rt bl;
cvn." bi:t flint pun 1-Hme a hanging
o.T.-.re t-veniv year ago. Besi-1;, a
1:nii"? U more In keop!i!R ilh his
i-nni.l i stvle. lie usually keeps hla
temper. U i i.nw and then then U an
I'vplojou that clears the aiai.Mphere
for hours nftcr.'.:r 1. His blue eyes
alternately twinkle w. h li" r aud
flash with the tire of buttle, ii mouth
turns up at the comers, nvnij tJ slip
int a smile nt any iiio!.-e:i!. He Id
stralKhtforwanl. stnrtllii:.:;.- frank and
ahvavs interesting. There are no dull
moments in his nelghb.irho.Kl. If a
rar.-.p meeting ehrter and a horse
Jockey could Ih combined and the coin-.
poslte result was Incarnated as a poli
tician the result would be something
like I'ncle Joe.
When he svns chairman of the appro
priations committee, a place that he
held fur many years, he attempted one
day, to cut tlowu the salaries of the sci
entists in the agricultural department.
It was objected that good scientists
conid not be hired for less than ?3,0V
per year.
"Why, retorted ( aunon, ' there are
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VSjf in Washington
Mh. Cannon h fsiJ
ecu and sweurj like a pirate. Yet his
oaths ore of an amiable sort that eon
tain no blasphemy. They are simply
rigorous adjectives. He always has
a cigar except when asleep or in the
h-peaker's chair. The cigar Is usually
cheap, long and black, nnd the various
angles nt which It is tilted indicate
the mood of the possessor as certain
ly as the barometer indicates the
weather. He wears spectacles, but de
tests to be pictured In them: says ho
looks oi l enough anyway.
An All the Time American.
He .i florid of face, nearly bald.
phaves his tipper lip and wears whis
kers th.'t once were sandy, but now are
almost white. H? is only of medium
height, thin, gnarled aud Airy, slightly
toopitj in posture .:ud careless as to
dress. His vest is usirlly half unbut
toned, mJ in action .' j sheds bis coat
and vi st. often ev .n his collar and
cravat, and not infrequently rolls up
Ms sleeves. Ilather he did these things
when he was a lighter on the tfoir.
Since taking the chair it Is essential
for Mm to keep his wardrobe intact.
He usi -i a desk for putting his feet on
more o'ten than for any oilier pu -
chews tobacco when not smokin :
bis friends on the back, tells e.;; u:
stories and generally enjoys life an i
makes others do the same. He has
never leen known to have the swelled
bead. 1 ut is the same I'ncle .1 now
mat ne was before made ''the king of
the boise." He has not a musical
voice. 1 ut one that rasps Its way home.
In private conversation he drawls more
or less, but says "no" with a finality
that leaves no doubt of his meaning.
Tet for all bis breeziness he Is not
without a certain dignity. Perhaps that
U not Just the term, for there Is more
. or less affectation about that Idea of
dignity, and there is no affectation
- about Joe Cannon. Tet there la a cer
. tain dignity of the "sort I mean even
, about a yellow Jacket, and this is the
kind that appertain to your Uncle Joe
Ha la genuine, rlrile, partisan to bis
finger tipa and an all the time Amtri
' can. In speaking be beats the atmos
phere, poonda faia desk with both fists,
keep bis body in constant motion and
la aa Eely as a fly In bottle. In fact,
members la bis immediate vicinity
bar to gt oat of the way for personal
safety. Ha doea not do tneae things
for effect, bat because be cairc help it
Tber babbie out of him as sfttntane-
oosty as a song out of a katydid;
tiundreds aud thousands of scientists
who would le glad to take the position
at fl'.OtiO, and whenever there is a va
caucy scientists come rushing In for
the place like a duck after a June bug."
"Spirit of Beauty."
Here is a characteristic Canuonesque
thing that Kate t'arew declares the
speaker got off In one of his inspired
moments:
"I wouldn't give three whoops in h
for any man whose heart would not
beat faster, who would uot breathe
deeper, whose eyes would not take fire,
whose spirit would uot swell as If to
strangle him. who would not be moved
to the shedding of tears ('and that with
out any shamel by the voices of birds
and children, by a mother's smile, by a
song that Is sung greatly from the
heart, by the face of a beautiful wo
man and the voice of her pleading, by
noble oratorj- or the noble acting of
actors on the stage, by any Iranian art
through which the spirit of beauty in
one speaks to the spirit of beauty iu
another."
Think of a congressman getting that
off without ever stopping to take
breath! If proof were needed that
Cannon la a man out of the ordinary,
that would furnish it. But proof is not
required, for no one questions the state
ment.
It was Uncle Joe,- by the way, who
originated that pun about h.'ch cities.
He was talking to a Chinese prince
through au interpreter, of course
when something was said about sky
scrapers. "Yes," said Cannon, "your Celestial
excellency will find that the most char
acteristic three cities In this laud are
distinguished by some manifestation of
highness. Iu New York we have high
buildings. In Chicago high winds and
in Sau Francisco high roriers."
Joe afterward tried to ring In some
tiling about highbinders, but that waa
top much, and the Interpreter balked.
Hie Illinois statesman ia a thorough
believer In the victor taking the spoils,
and It is asserted that be has secured
his share. In every department be bus
secured appointments for Lis friends.
Ills styhS of gaing after these places
Is characteristic. He pounds the desk
to the same way and, bring as rigor
ous arguments to bear aa be would
In advocating a bill In congress. Ter
baps the dread la which TJncle Joe bas
been held as chairman of the appropria
tions committee bad sometHing to do i
with bis aacceaa In landing Jobs for
bis constituents,
v Greats! PU Eater la Cooiresa,
Caunou baa the record aa the greatest
pie eater In congress. Ills djctor for
bade meat, eating- because of gouty
teudeuclea, ao the speaker foil buck on
pie, Four pieces for luucb Is not bad
for a bum apttrouchlug seventy.
Soou after being elected speaker Uu
cie Joe gar the newspaper boys a
recipe for spending Christina. . He toM
them to take oue drink, no more, and
that should be straight whlky. After
describing the Ideal Cnrlstmaa dinner
be addad that one should tilt back hla
cbalr. put bta feet high up and light a
cigar. .
"Be so contented." be said, "that you
even forget to cuss the scoundrel who
wrote Ilea on you."
After giving that advice Uncle Joe
went out to Illinois. When be got back
bo found several bushels of - (otters
from temperance people protesting
against his advice to take one drink of
whisky.
l'pon wading Into these worm epis
tles for an hour or two Uncle Joe
gasped to his secretary:
Good Goil, Busbey! What woukl
they have said If I had madelt two
drluks of whlskyr
As speaker Mr. Cannon bas not so
many opportunities for bis wit as for
merly. Still he frequently gives vent to
something that convulses the house.
At the time the Philippine bill was on
passage the Republicans paid little at
tentlou. and only a few scattering
ayes were beard. But the nays from
the Democratic side were united and
vociferous.
'The nays Bcem to niaCe the most
noise," said the speaker, "but the ayes
have It, aud the bill Is passed."
On the eve of his first election to the
speakership oue of the members came
to bid him good by.
"What do you mean?" said Cannon.
The member, remembering the meta
morphosis through which other men
had gone who had been elected to the
position, replied:
"I suppose you'll be speaker now."
Waving bis cigar toward the house.
I'ncle Joe said:
"Iu there I'll be speaker; away from
there you'll find that I'll be Joe Can
nou."
It has been even so.
lucres notning liKe power, re
marked a new member to Uncle Joe.
You feel like a regular czar or sultan
at times."
' es, said Cannon reflectively.
"There are times when I do. These are
wheu I meditate on the fact that I
have complete control over the barbers
In the two shaving establishments of
the. house. I hold the snickersnee over
their beads, every one of them, and I
get pigeon breasted when I contem
plate It."
Some one asked the speaker his defl
nltion of a pessimist.
A pessimist," said he, "la a fellow
that goes around looking for thorns to
sit on."
One day an obstreperous member re
fused to be seated and cease talking.
"The gentleman might as well quit."
said the speaker, vigorously pounding
the desk. "I can make as much noise
as he can."
The member saw the point and sub
sided.
Here Is another Uncle Joe-Ism:
"A president without both houses of
congress back of him doesn't amount
to much more than a cat without claws
In that place that burnetii with fire and
brimstone."
ever thirty years. ITe was offered the
nomination fur rice president last year,
put rigorously decllued It, Ills friend
tay ha is worthy a blglier place.
' - J. A. KIMJKRTOX.
LOIIGWORTII STORIES
: STYLES IN FOOTWEAR.
Clr4 lthr rnmpa mm4 aew
.' - Pair Belli Sesea. .
rumps Iu welts and turns are ouch
seen. They come tn both kinds of leath
ers, and bi patent atock make a very
dressy shoe for evening wear, says
Shoe Betallor. Some are ahown In
men's lines for use on full Areas occa
sions and for dancing purpose. ,
In addition to these tn black atock.
a number of the store catering to
fashionable custom art showing them
In colored suede kid stock,. In such
thadea aa green, blue, red, pearl gray,
tan and white for women's wear at to
door dress functions. Their great popu
larity during the past season has led
the dealer to look for some call for
them during the fall and winter for
bouse wear.
Button shoes for both men and wo
men are much seen in the fall dis
plays In -both tbejlull and shiny leath
ers. Those made of the latter stock
usually bare the uppers of a dull finish
ed leather with buttons of the same
kind to match.
Tho "pidgin" last la the name of the
latest freak In men's shoes and la In
clined to be rather an extreme cut The
Inside edge Is cut almost straight while
the outside edge comes to a stop with
a practically square cutoff, which tends
to give It a "pigeon toe" appearance.
from which Its name Is taken. The
soles are heavy and quite extended.
which should not be especially desirable
for winter use, since extension soles ac
cumulate so much dirt and dampness.
Goodyear welts In women's lines are
much seen, indicating that the dealers
look for a continued call for heavy
boots for out of door wear. These are
mostly cut along the lines of mannish
lasts and are designed to be worn with
out rubbers, a thing which women
have become accustomed to since the
introduction of Goodyear welts In wo
men's lines.
Custom lasts are still shown in men's
lines, some of them In patent leather.
but as they are first of all designed to
provide comfort for tender feet the
more porous leathers are the best sell
ers to those. who can wear a shoe of
this kind.
Miss Alice Roosevelt's Fiance
In His Earl Days. . f
E0T7 EE QUIETED A DISTffllBJU.CE
Throat. te Thrash pake ef Man.-
. hir. Wk Rala4 Hew at Wl
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Baeert IIraatB Who Sa4 III
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MACHINE TO SMOKE CIGARS
"Knows Whom to Bark at and When."
Ilolman of Indiana used to be called
"the watchdog of the treasury." "But
Cannon," said a man who had served
with both, "is n better trained dog than
Ilolman was. Ilolman barked at every
body and all the time; Cannon knows
whom to bark at and when."
A visitor once asked for an appropri
ation, and Cannon said "No" so frank
ly that the man who had made the re
quest seemed surprised and almost
gratified.
"Tou asked me, didn't you?" said
Uncle Joe. "Well, I told you. What did
you take me for? Did you think I was
going to fill you up with hot nlr and
then not do anything?"
Cannon has an original sort of a bow.
all his own. He needs about six feet
square for the maneuver.
"I can't figure out," said the late
Postmaster General Payne, "whether
Joe thinks be is planting corn or hitch
Ing a horse."
Balks at High Hand Shake.
The speaker balks at the high band
shake. A young man tried It on blm
one day, but Joe said be didn't belong
to that lodge and was not familiar with
the grip.
But everybody shakes hands that
way now," said the young man.
Everybody!" cried Cannon. "Then
excuse me. I shall continue to asso
ciate nnd shake hands with nobodies."
A young naval ofllcer who did not
know . Cannon went Into the appro
priations committee on business and
wondered who the deacon was aitting
at the head of the people. He was
suddenly transfixed by having the sup
posed deacon turn around and say:
"Well, young man, what the devil
can we do for yon?"
Sunset Cox once allowed Cannon
time in a debate provided the Illlnoisan
would keep his hands in his pockets.
Inside of a minute, however. Uncle
Joe's famous left came out for a ges
ture, and he had to relinquish the
floor.
One morning the speaker came to
his office with two collars on and no
cravat lie could not tell bow It hap
pened. . Some one waa commenting on the
lack of patriotism of a certain man
and waa wondering how it could be,
since he came of good old Bevolution
ary atock. " - . ' -
"Well, what of Itr exclaimed Mr.
Cannon.' "Ton can't pump patriotism
out of a pedigree.' - f .
Mr. Cannon la quit well fixed as this
world's goods go, He has a . rented
house In Washington, presided over by
bis daughter. Miss HcJen, where be en
tertains - extensively. Uncle Joe' la .
quite a social feature In the national
capital.
Joseph O. Cannon was born In North
Carolina In 183a Ills parents were
Quaker. TJ went early to Indiana.
attended school till fourteen, then
clerked la a store till be bad aared
S500. He then studied law and began
practicing 'In Illinola. Tor several
years be waa district attorney, then
XSSl&jTOnftTesB, wherf be bas served
Secretary Wllaon laes It to Fix Val
ve of Clarara.
Smoking six or eight cigars, from a
clear Havana grown In Connecticut to
a Pittsburg stogie, all at the same time,
Is a feat performed at the department
of agriculture every day, says a Wash
ington special to the New York World.
The officials wanted to test the burn
ing qualities of different tobaccos. In
the absence of a "smoke squad" like
Chemist Wiley's "poison squad" the
trick is being done by machinery. The
machine is fitted with glass tubes, Into
which fit cigars, and the draft Is given
by vacuum caused by a Jet of water.
The machine has not been perfected so
as to blow rings.
The department has received many
samples of "asbestus leaf," which does
not burn freely and Is practically
worthless. In a specially constructed
room all the samples received are kept
at an even temperature and moisture
and are made into cigars, which are
fed to the machine. Should the cigar
burn evenly, without flaking or other
objectionable feature, the seed receives
a favorable report Should the cigar
prove to be of the "fireproof" variety
the seed Is recommended for the fur
nace
The officials in charge also test wrap
per .leaf grown In the United States.
This should be completely consumed.
The wrapper Is placed on a cigar shap
ed mold and lighted. If It burns prop
erly the seeds of the plant from which
the leaf was taken are laid aside for
use next year.
By this method of elimination the of
ficials expect to materially Improve the
quality of tobacco and to reduce to a
minimum the growers loss on unsala
ble tobacco leaf.
, Now thut Bepresentatlve Nicholas
Lougwortli of the First district of Ohio
Is a uatlonal, even International, char
acter, because be la going to marry
Mis Alice Roosevelt, the president's
daughtvr, his friends are. tolling sto
ries about blm and bis early days, says
a Wuahlugtou special dispatch to the
New-York World. , ;.'
.- Lougwortli is a broad shouldered.
athletic chup who bas been a cham
plou golfer lu hla day and a good box
er. He Is ruddy faced, walks with a
springy step end looks like a person
well able to caro for himself In any
kind of a difficulty. -
One of bis sisters married the Vis
count Charles De Chanibrun of Paris,
wh;i U at present secretary to the
Frcuch embassy at Washington. The
wedding was a uotab.'o society affair
lu Cincinnati several years ago. Among
(he guests were the Duke of Manches
ter aud bU wife, who was Miss Zlin
nicruiau, daughter of a Cincinnati mil
lionaire. The duke and duchess were much In
evidence at the receptlou aud break
fast that followed the wedding cere
mony. While the reception was going
on the duke observed the bride's table
and asked If he and the duchess were
to he seated at thut table. lie was
told that It was the American custom
to have none but the intimate frieuds
and the wedding party at the bride's
table. Ills highness Immediately rais
ed a row, declaring that be and the
duchess must be allowed to sit at the
bride's table because of their rank.
The disturbance became so great that
Nicholas Long worth' was sent for to
straighten matters out He came and
toll the duke that It would be Impos
sible to make a rearrangement of the
seats at the bride's table. The duke
Insisted. Longworth finally told the
duke that If be and the duchess did
not like the arrangements for the wed
ding breakfast they could lump them,
only there was not so much circum
locution ued. Gathering his ducal
wraps about him, the duke called the
duchess, and they left the house.
The duke was much Incensed at this
lack of respect for bis high estate. He
went to a club and said -some unpleas
ant things about the Longworth fami
ly and about Nicholas Longworth In
particular. . While he was fulminating
a friend of Nick Longworth went to
the Longworth house and told him
what the duke was saying. "You go
back," said Longworth, "and tell him
that 1 am too busy with this wedding
celebration just now . to come to the
club, but that when my sister and her
husband get away I will come around
and puucb bis nose." -
The Ci3ssage was conveyed to the
duke. The-duke did not wait He
had business elsewhere, and he left
Cincinnati a day or two later without
revisiting the club.
GOOD TIMfS Ton TRAPPERS.
Far Word, more Sow Tbaa far Part
Thlrtr-.br Yara.
The many trappers operating la
northern Minnesota will reap a rich
harvest the ' present winter, meaning
many comfor. even luxuries. In tho
log cablus of icorcs of Hturdy settlers
lu the wilds of the uortheru couutry
who art mainly dependent upon their
traps during the void months for- a
livelihood, say the Duluth Herald.'
The settlers nnd professionals hi the
couutry (lirec-Uy tributary to Duluth
look for the most part to mink, mar
ten and otter to niaks their trapping
operations profitable, and the pelts of
tboso little auluials at present com
mand 8 higher price tbaa at any time
during the past thirty-three years,
while there ha been a decided slump
In the price paid for furs from th
black, blue and silver fox, which brlug
ouly S50 each now, where s year or
two ago they were as hlfh as S300
apiece. " ' ' . , - .v.T." .."'. - -' ?
Last winter S4.C0 was considered a
good price fori mink pelt, and It
wasn't more than a season or two back
that $2X0 was the highest paid for S
single pelt of this kind. Now a choice
raw mink fur will bring f 11 and a
marten pelt from $13 -to &U, where 0
or $7 was paid hut winter. 1 An otter
skin la worth 23 Just as It comes from
the trapper's bands, which Is 'away
above any price paid for. more than
thirty years. ..Quite a few fisher are
caught through northern Minnesota,
and these are worth from 3 to 1X
Beaver ore very scarce In Minnesota.
They are worth from 7 to 0 each.- .
The higher prices paid for furs will
also prove a boon to the Minnesota In
dians, or such of, them at least as bare
any business ability., A good many of
the Indians trap during the winter,
but the trouble with the majority of
them Is that they do not know the val
ue of their catch and are likely to sell
a twenty-two dollar otter pelt for $4 or
$3 and an eleven dollar mink pelt for
a dollar or perhaps a pint of whisky.
The white man Is well aware of this
fact. , and some agents make it then
business during the winter to do noth
ing but buy furs of the Indians, sell
ing them later at a handsome margin
of profit , ;"
Even the little weasel, scores of
which dally leave their tiny tracks In
the snow on the outskirts of the city.
awe worth $1 each for their pelts. They
were valueless three years ag and
two years ago were- worth 10 cents
each. Tor a time hist winter the pelts
brought 60 cents each. Many black
bears are trapped and shot by settlers,
Indians and trappers.
f.Eni:.LFLiG!iTFo:!;.::;i
John P. Holland Says We Will
- Soon Fly With Ease. 7
TO . EMULATE " ACTI0X3 OF EIHX3 .
Iavat at laaa.ar.na Daata'Is Com.
I(U; Maeala With Whlra Mea,
: He ClaiaM, Caa Tkranaa tua
Air a Sa(lr aaa Euljr aa Walla
WalkiaawT Be re'U4 hr Ha-
aaaa Paw Aleae,
A RUSSIAN PROPHECY.
RAISING BLACK FOXES:
Mala
Parmer' Scheme to Praeaya
Valaabl Pelts.
A Maine farmer who raises nothing
but foxes claims, to have discovered
that the black fox hi not a freak, and
he Is proceeding to prove this theory by
mixing a black fox from Ohjo with s
red one caught Tn the Maine woods,
says the Worcester Telegram. From
the cross he has a pair of fine- black
foxes ten weeks old, and as these
twins are not the first he has raised the
some way be Is confident that In time
be may be able to replace all the red
foxes on his farm and raise for the fur
market nothing but the finest blacks,
whose pelts sell for (200 to $300 each.
Judging from sales made In the past,
the four black foxes be bas now are en
tered on his stock list as worth $1,000,
uitd he feels rich. lie bas the foxes in
closed by a wire fence sixteen feet high
nnd running down to the ledge, so that
(he sly rascals cannot dig out He
fee's the animals and lets -them have
'ha full run of the farm, which looks
:ke a weed garden with a few trees
growing in It but pays s profit with
email outlay for labor.
BesrlelSa Roral Tatar. '.''" '
A sensation bas been caused by ths
act that King Peter of Bervla ha as
pointed Lieutenant Colonel Mishltch OS
tua tractor to the crown prince, says a
Belgrade correspondent of the London
i'all Man Gazette.. It is well known
bat Mljhltch was one of the principal
regicides' and that be personally took
part In the assassination of the former
king end q leen. and the general opln
Ma la that he Is hardly the man to set
good example to the wild young
prince.- It la whispered, however,' that
the king ha given the matter due con
sideration and that be would not have
taken such a step had be not persuad
ed himself that the prince can only be
controlled by fear and that Mishltch is
the only man that can Inspire that
timent In bis son. ,
Congressman Longworth has been an
interesting figure in Cincinnati and
Washington, says the New York Amer
ican. Nick Longworth, as her is popu
larly known, has been a heart breaker
among the girls ever since be reached
bis majority, fourteen years ago, and
possibly long before that The young
congressman is said to be many times
a millionaire. His fortune has been
variously estimated at between $10,
000,000 and $15,000,000, all of which
be Inherited from hla father, who was
an extensive grape grower.-
II is wealth and excellent family
name enabled young Longworth to cut
a wide swath lu Cincinnati society. Us
la said to belong to more clubs than
any other man in the west bis mem
bership Including entree In the Cin
cinnati. Washington. - Boston, New
York, London and Paris exclusive cir
cles.
Longworth, though thirty-six years
old. Is hardly settled in his habits. His
friends Haave always proclaimed him
not a marrying man. He la tail and
well proportioned and always dresses
In the height of fashion. He bas
frank. Jovial countenance. Ills face
is long and made to look longer by rea
son of a half baklness. Hla forehead
Is unusually high, giving his face an
Imprint of Intellectuality.
Mr. Longworth has a high talent for
music, both vocal and instrumental.
His best songs, those, which have mobt
delighted his friends, are of his own
composition. .Indeed, If Longworth bad
not taken tip the law and politics he
could have made a reputation as a
composer of music. - : ' :j
As a horseman It Is said Longwortb's
equal does noLexlst In Cincinnati. . Th
Longworths are an out of door people,
delighting In all. kinds of sports, and
being ardent advocates of the strenu
ous life. Up to within the last few
years Longworth delighted to startle
the natives of Cincinnati by his reck.
less, hair raising rides through town.
On the recent trip abroad of the con
gressional party .Mr. Longworth and
Miss Roosevelt went horseback riding
and strayed away from the main par
ty. It is related that Miss Roosevelt
had a narrow escape from a runaway
and that her gallant escort distinguish
ed himself and earned ber undying
gratitude by quick and timely action.
. JtfHeaa Oil.
The oil fields that have been discov
ered In J flics, are ao rich that the pre
diction Is made by American consuls,
ays the Hartford Con rant, that AfrfH
will ultimately show the largest J
producing areas tn ths world.
Oala of Baaaraata, -
Esperanto la Invading the colleges of
Cambridge university, says a London
cable dispatch to the Philadelphia Pub
lic Ledger. Under ths fostering care of
Dr. George Cunningham of Downing
and supported by Oscar Browning a
society for the acquisition of the uni
versal language already numbers near
ly a hundred members, although the
first meeting was only held on Nov. 24.
,Tr. Cunningham Intends to propose
tbst Esperanto shall be the efflclar lan
guage of the International Dental un
ion and the International Skating un
ion,' with both ef which he 1 con
tec ted. ; '
Hlalster Fifteen Year Aaro.roretaM
Preaeat Coadlttoaa la Empire. ,
A, prophetic document written In 1800
by the late M. Vischnegrodsk!, minister
of finance, whose pupil Count Witte
was. Is recalled by the present condi
tions In Russia, soys a cable dispatch
from St. Petersburg Mo the Philadel
phia Public Ledger. Addressing his
fellow ministers, M. vlschneg.-odskl
foretold In the most precise terms the
breakup, of tile bureaucratic power and
Insisted upon "the 'development ; of
some representative system ofcontroL
Action in this direction is none the less
necessary." - continued the memoran
dum, "because the Influences pf reform
will come from without rather than
within the empire, but we shall not rec
ognize that those Influences are- here
until some foreign power. England per
haps or England In coalition with some
eastern power. Is knocking bard at our
gates. ". .;.. V
"The danger will at all events come
from the east, and if we are -beaten
there the effect of our defeat will be
Immeasurably greater lu our home do
minions than In our Asiatic dominions.
We should therefore make It our object
to conciliate pur people by wise meas
ures of reform, and especially by the
readjustment or our financial Duraen, I V) . g I f J
not engaging In any adventurous pol- rrOICSSlOalcal ItlTClSe
Icy until we have so strengthened .our
domestic position that it need not fear i
assault from either within or without"
John P, Holland, the Inventor of the -submarine
boat In us by the United
oiate navy, la putting the fiulshlng "
touches to a flying machine which be
expect to have ready for an expert
ment In the early part of "spring, says
the New York Tribune. He believe,
so be said at hla home In Newark,
N. J, ths other day, that the machine '
will be theaolutloa to the problem of ' ' -man's
aerial flight So confident Is Mr.
Holland of th practicability of hla "
machine that has did not hesitate . to '
say that within a year men would be
soaring through the air with as much -safety
and case as while walking . .
The question of; the control of bis
machine by the operator, the Inventor
said, was on which occupied most of
bis attention, and In planning a "flyer ' '
which ' Is to be propelled by human -T .
power alone," combined with the el - "
ments necessary for aerial navigation.
the stumbling block of all. other ma- ,
chines the construction of the mecb- -anlsm
with .amnio safesuard aratnat -
accident has been obliterated. Com
pared to the aeroplane the only advan
tage Mr Holland said that bis Ihven- - -'
tlon bad'was in Its motive power. -The x
aeroplane, be admitted, would he used
to more advantage In the carrying of .
freight or passengers, but bis vehicle) - -Is
to be for Individual travel,
r The machine which the Inventor will . '
use In his experiments will when com-.'
pleted. weigh about thirty pounds. It
will be. arranged to be strapped about ,
toe dbck, -fastening nrmiy out easuj . - v
about the waist and at the shoulders; -
There win be two vertical arms cross- . .
Ing at right angles from the axis and TV.
two pairs of wings, which, -are to Tl-,
brate in opposite directions. ,'
One pair will be placed at the back " '' ,'
of the head and the other. Bear the-'
waist They will be so arranged that - "
they may be operated by.,the feet or
hands or by both. : '. V" ":v s'!i:'-
The Inventor declared that be was.
not exaggerating when he said that tJ .
matt who could walk three miles an
hour could with bis machine make the
same distance with no more exertion - '.
than it requires In walking 1 little-
more than ten minutes. ; , ; 1
The wings are to weigh about
pound each. 1 They : will be of - Krupp -steeL-
v . '-Jf?
""My machine will be patterned much
after the actions of a bird,", said Mr.
Holland. "A man will be able to fly as
be will and, Mike a bird, jmt, for In- ,
stance, the eagle; will be able to soar. "
There will be absolutely no danger as -with'
other machines; when a cog will - .
break or something else wi.l go wrong.
.You will ask what will happen If imna
gets up In my machine and becomes .
exhausted. There will be no danger
then.; As soon as the propelling ceases; .
like a bird which stops the motion of
Its wings, he will soar te the earth and -land
so that his feet will reach the
earth first. ," ' "
"The speed will depend a great deal
upon the course of the winds. : There
ere many points Involved which can
not be determined until after 1 have -'
made my first experiment'" You can
say that in a year we will all be flying. ' -We
can go down to the next luaugura ;
tion In Washington and get back -th "'
same night" - - - : " " ' -
AN OUTING A LA ESKIMO.
Jeaibara of aa Aretlo Clab Will Lire
'''.".".. Iea' Hnta. ,t; .-,';
Some time this winter about 100
members of the Arctic club in New
York will move far enough ..north to
find the kind of snow that can be cut
into blocTJS, establish a typical Eskimo
village, camp out a week and then
come back to town, says the New York
Times.- ; - " '";' .
This expedition has been talked of
before by the Arctic club - At the re
cent annual meeting for the election of
officers the plan for o winter village
-was decided upon and a committee was
appointed To get everything In readi
ness by Jan. 27, the date of the an
nual dinner and reunion of the club."
: By that date the committee will know
the names of all those who will go Into
the village. It Is already announced
that not less than 100 members and
guests will build, snow buts and sleep
In bags during the week selected.
Among those who have .already an-'
nounced their Intention of participat
ing In the expedition are Professor Wll
lam H." Brewer of Yale, president of
the club; Rudolph Kerstlng. secretary;
Ralph L. Sbalnwald, Jr treasurer, and
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, a member of the
executive committee. . - - : .
Polarvllle will be established aa soon
as sufficient snow, fans within easy
traveling distance of New York to al-
DR. D. E. IVlcCONNELL,
DENTIST. '
Office first floor Y. M. C. A.JBld'ar
. GASTONIA, NC.
: ' Phone 69 , ' " -
Drs. FALLS & WJLKINS
, DENTISTS.I
GASTONIA. N. C,
. Office in Adams Building. "
Phone 86. ; . . ; Z
Dr C. M. BEAM,
jDENTIST, ; ;
DALLAS " -Nr C. -
Offices Over Bank, '
Telephone: Dallas. No. IS X rina.
Dr J. M. Hunter ;
OP ROCK HILL, S, C.
- Makes Speclalty.of . .
Cancers, - Tumors; Chronic Ul-
cers. Diseases of the Liver, Kid
neys, Dyspepsia and Indigestion,
and Diseases of the Gen i to-Urinary
Organs. - i
Treats Without the Knife, Loss ef
Blood, and Little Pala to Patient.
Terms of Treatment Satisfactory.
low the building of mow huts. The 25 years of practical experience.
committee will seek out a place where
the snow Is hard, ao that the huts will
not cave In on their -occupants. - The
snow camp win probably be establish
ed somewhere In the Catskllls. An en
thusiastic member of the club said that
a snow house can be built In from two
to three hours by using blocks 18 by
20 Inches. . In the Polarvllle camp each
but will be occupied by three men,
who must build It themselves. Each
man will have a sleeping sack of can
va.i or of fur and s bag with a week's
rations In It Each snow hut family
wDl have a cooking outfit, lanterns.
axes and the like. - ; ., '
There will be In camp Eskimo sled sea
and dogs to give an arctic color to the
scene, and the Polarvllllans will try to
live the simple Eskimo life as far as
possible. It bas been decided to elect
chief,, whose reign over 'Polarvllle
will be supreme. Several ladles have
asked to enter the snow village, but
the question of allowing women to live
at PoUutUm hasn't been decided yet
Sl5-3a
Dr. V. H. Vakefield
OF CHARLOTTE
will be in Gastonia at " the Palls
House on Friday, Dec. 22nd., for the
purpose of treating diseases of the
Eye,' Ear, Nose and Throat and
Fitting Glasses. .
The Doctor .can be seen in his
Charlotte office in the Hunt Build ,
ing on every' Mondav and Tuesday
Also- on jSunday by 'emergency
cases. ; Ftn.
THE CKOWELL SANAT02IU?!
' Charlotte, N. C.
For tTie trrmlnimt f WHISEEY, Mok
PHINB. other dm; addictions. n! "Nfck
VOUS DISEASES. Static electricity and
other modern electrical ni h y1ro-tbersteu- '
tic tawore. Electrical nd other orm of
nasMcre. special rooms and trained Buiaea
for laay patient.
S. M.CPOWELt,M. D. 5ot-t -CK.G&ESX
L, liiA, A t ke. itij.iciin.
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