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"Hobbies” May Be Good Plea For Musical Family Names
What’s in a Name—a
Family Name?
OTHIXG is so clearly indicative of
K y the cosmopolitan character of the
JKj population of this big country of
w W ours than the many strange and
widely varied surnames which are
found on the rolls of the census re
turns. The same curious evidence
may be secured by inspecting the di
rectory of any city of a few thou
sand inhabitants. We will have ex
hausted but few letters of the alpha
bet before we are impressed with
the unanimity with which the four
quarters of the globe have poured
their surplus hordes into the bounds
of the United States. The expert 6nds little dif
ficulty in tracing the nationality of the individual
by the peculiarites of his name, and he will tell us
that there are few communities in the known
world—no matter how isolated—which have not
contributed their quota toward swelling the pop
ulation of the greatest republic of history. Of
course, the preponderance is in favor of those na
tions which maintain a rigid attitude toward the
masses and make the conditions of life so arduous
as to encourage emigfation to a country where
there is bread and promotion for the man who is
willing to apply himself.
In our perusal of the census returns or the di
rectory we would encounter many queer names—
a great many incomprehensible to the average
man, and almost as many more appealing strong
ly to his sense of the ridiculous. It used to be the
custom to try to determine the origin of family
names by the occupation of one’s ancestors, but
the belief is steadily growing that such a system
is extremely unreliable. It. has been found, in
many instances, that family names originated in
some peculiar trait on the part of the founder of.
(lit family, or some pronounced characteristic
which descended frpm generation to generation*.
Again, it has been proven that some peculiar inci
dent. a battle field episode, a superstitious‘notion;
the result of a trade, or the unusual turn of a love
affair, afforded the foundation for the. title by
which some of the established families of the
world are known today. It is evident, therefore,
that the method of settling the origin of family-
names is hopelessly arbitrary, and that the prob
lem is becoming still mqre complicated through
the developments of a complex and detailed civil
ization. with its many radical changes and altera
tions.
What we have said on this subject, however, is
only introductory to a more important and urgent
phase. Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, whose writ
ings invariably receive thoughtful attention from
the world of readers, publishes on this page of our
current issue an article in which she bunches the
most ludicrous names wdiich she can remember or
collect, and demands, in the name of musical har
mony- and the eternal fitness of things, that many
of the best known family names of the country
be discarded and legislation invoked to substitute
others which will not jar on the risibilities or of
fend the most melodiously attuned senses.
Mrs. Stanton's views are expressed entertain
ingly, but we doubt if she is in earnest in her pro
testations. She cannot forget that many of the
names which she ridicules are connected with
some of the foremost inedents of not only Ameri
can, but European history-. Many of the earlier
pioneers of American civilization; patriots galore
w-ho figure in revolutionary- history-; names con
nected with the civil war which both northerner
and southerner holds dear; and Others identified
vi'th the commercial progress and welfare of the
United States, bore names which will not/meet all
the sentimental, ideal requirements w-hich Mrs.
Stanton outlines. But they- are dear to the hearts
pf those who own them, and recall hallowed mem
ories of brave deeds or quiet self-sacrifice nobly
acconiplished. Their use in certain relations may-
cause a smile, but many of them stand as monu
ments to energy, brilliance and determination.
It is hardly probable that Mrs. Stanton w-fll win
many converts to her new movement. To be sure,
there are many people who have changed their
names by- legal enactment in the past, and there
will be as many more in the future. But such ac
tions are generally inspired by a desire to escape
the odium for some deed committed by an unfor
tunate ancestor or living relative; to forswear
lineal connection with an unpopular religion; or
to qualify legally for the inheritance of a fortune,
bequeathed conditionally. Such actions are well
understood and condemned pr tolerated, as the
impelling motive may demand. But to expect
that people will discard the name handed down
by an honorable parent, or endanger the confu
sion of their own identity in the business dr social
world for the sake of foolish euphony, is to make
too little allowance for the strong common sense
and inherent loyalty which w-e believe are lead
ing traits of the American people. ' *
More than this, it is probable that as people and
ideas multiply, present standards wane and others
‘ake their places, this curious business of familv
■.lames will be subjected to stranger developments.
It is morally certain that if Mrs. Stanton, whom
we have always respected for-her sound sense and
mental vigor, lives long enough, our many- out
landish names will afford her superabundant ma-
or Foil Steeds
OBBIES are very ordinary happen
ings. Though, for some obscure rea
son, the idea is prevalent that but
few people own them, as a matter
of fact each man’s mind or tempera
ment stables one or more of these
curious, arbitrary steeds—the favor
ite of the master and the most care
fully guarded link in the chain of our
mental possessions and talents. A
great many respectable members of
society shy at the very name of hob
by, and will enter vigorous denials
to the truth of the assertion we
make in the foregoing paragraphs.
If. However, they will deal conscientiously with
tlnmselves, it will not require much reflection to
bring the confession that they own some particu
lar weakness, some pleasure, some plan, some the
ory, which is the favorite creature of their imagi
nations, and which is often considered to the ex
clusion of all other subjects. A pretty conclusive
test by which we may determine whether or not
we are entertaining one of these peculiar visitants
is to put the question frankly and answer it sin
cerely; is there some specific subject which we are
always ready- to consider, to which the powers
of the mind lend themselves voluntarily, without
forcing, and to which we often turn when other
occupations appear colorless and uninteresting?
If the individual who asks himself this question
answers in the affirmative—and he will do so if he
is honest—he may rest assured that he is harbor
ing a hobby. It may not be in as healthy a condi
tion as that of his next door neighbor, but it an
swers to the same name, and its effects and results
arc identical. About the only people whom we
really accuse of owning hobbies, and whom we
speak of slightingly in this direction, are those
who let their pets run away with discretion and
judgment, and thereby become hide-bound and
one-sided. We frequently call them bores, be
cause they are so completely saturated with one
subject that they attempt to foist it on every one
with whom they come in contact. No place or
situation is too grotesque or incongruous for its
discussion, detraction only augments their ardor,
and an effort to sidetrack their hobby that some
more congenial and generally acceptable subject
may be introduced, excites anger and dogmatic
resentment.
But then, these are only the extreme cases—the
betes noire of society-—who have worshiped so con
tinuously at one shrine that the result is a narrow,
congested viewpoint. The vast majority of peo
ple seldom speak of their hobbies. They never
l:.:ul them out on what may be called dress parade,
ar.d when they are found discussing a topic which
interests them particularly; you may- be sure it is
with congenial spirits and a willing audience.
Hobbies are extremely valuable as indicating
the trend of the individual mind. In this connec
tion the word “bent” is helpful in arriving at a
definition. ‘ We say that a man is supply following
liis beut when he is indulging a hobby: His mind
is “bent” in that direction and proceeds along-the
line of least resistance. This inclination may lead
him to the professional field or cause him to study
a trade; he may turn out a farmer or a bicycle
rider. There will be objection on the part of some
readers to the effect that a hobby-, properly speak
ing, is oofly a pleasure in which we indulge in odd
moments. This is not making allowance for oqr
first premise that a hobby is that subject which
the mind pursues with least effort and of its own
volition.
It frequently happens, though, that people
stumble into the wrong fields in bread-winning,
or that they are occasionally forced to assume
some occupation which, while it may yield a live
lihood, is distasteful and does not call out their
best abilities. It is in such instances as these that
‘he hobby comes into play, and takes the form
of an avocation* patronized in leisure hours,
and forming the substance of most of those
pleasant phantoms—day dreams. We will ap
preciate this more readily when we recall
the great men in past and present his
tory who were enthusiastic, energetic owners
cf these strange steeds—Hannibal, Caesar, Alex
ander the Great, Columbus, Watt, Stephenson,
Dickens, Holmes, Edison—and a battalion which
could be named. It is not difficult to see, there
fore, that the insignificant, obscure man with a
hobby today may be the favored son of fortune
and fame tomorjpw. It is just to this extent that
we will do well to nourish these favorite children
ot the mind in the hope that they may lead to
better or higher things.
There are, of course, hobbies which cause us
to degenerate, and which are a nuisance to other
people. The only thing we can do is to watch
cut for the leading symptoms and discourage
iheir development. If w-e don’t take this salutary
step ourselves, it is probable that our friends wjll
show us these petty- failings with scant ceremony
and impress on us the necessity of keeping them
to ourselves, if we wish to retain them at all.
The iShort Story Contest
W ITHIN a few days unsuccessful entries in
The Sunny South short story contest will be
started on a return to the writers who received no
prize. The reading of the manuscript has pro
gressed sufficiently to admit of the beginning of
this movement. By degrees those stories which
failed to win a prize will be returned to their au
thors. Many which, on a first reading, appeared
unpromising, have, when subjected to more crit
ical examination, shown unexpected merit. In
the general run of story contests, the method of
or. reading only has been ,in use. The Sunny
South has made a radical difference by giving each
story two readings, and where there were indica
tions of worth, even giving the manuscript the
benefit of a third critical inspection.
While this system has inured to the benefit of
the contestants, the progress of the contest has
been slightly delayed, hence the slowness in re
turning unsuccessful manuscript. The editor
feels, however, that both the writers and the read
ers of The Sunny South will be amply compen
sated by the assured excellence of the stories ad-
"”*.ted to the prize column.
€5*0 Week in a Busy
£? World ^
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first criticism is on the
American custom of using
initials for names. Notice
the letters of most of your
correspondents, and you
will find their names ab
breviated with some Jet-
ters of the alphabet.
Now. A, B and C do very
well for kegs of fish,, bar
rels of flour and spools of
thread, but not for immor
tal men and women.
Some people named after
distinguished men and women, who ought
to be proud of their names, do the same
thing.
I know a man named Wendell Phillips
who signs' himself W. P.
Dodd. Now, Wendell Phillips would dig
nify Dodd, but W. P. only adds to its
insignificance.
By ELIZABETH CADY STANTON.
A worse blunder of the American peo
ple, however.. is the handing down of
such names as Bull, Hoar, Catt,- Cram,
Fish, Grab, .Hitchcock. Cfulkabank. etc.
A man should be ashamed of himself
to give a family of Innocent sonw and
daughters any of those names, when by
a simple act of the legislature they can
be so easily changed.
ImagUfe two beautiful girls. In white
muslin and blue sashes, announced in an
English drawing rocm by a loud-mouthed
usher as ‘'The Misses Bull," while we
have such dignified family names as
Douglas, Hamilton, Livingston and Mont
gomery.
Think of the audacity of Obedlah
Hitchcock asking the queenly Margaret
Livingston to change.her name for his
rusty cognomen.
When women are more cultivated and
Independent, as they should be. they will
inaugurate a complete change In this
direction.
We have already shown their incom
petency regarding this matter.
In the first place, as women grow more
self-respecting they will insist on retain
ing their life-long-names even after mar
riage.
When they are no longer ciphers in the
state, the church or the home, but full-
fledged American cltlaens. they will not
consent to be known by such lgnomlnous
names as Mrs. Hiram Hogg, thus bury
ing the woman whose own name has
been distinguished both by her father and
herself.
A man should have some pride In giv
ing a euphonious name to hip wife and
family. If an old grandfather saw fit to
dub himself Bull or Catt, that is no
reason why his descendants should per
petuate it to the end of time.
Here is a department of social ethics
to which woman must now give her su
pervision.
Man. by long experience, has proved
himself incompetent for this work.
^ Why Some People Don't Marry
VERY now and then one of
those amiable individuals
whose perpetual mania is
giving advice sets up a
wail over the decline of
matrimony. The latest of
these Jeremiahs is Presi
dent Andrews, who has
been counseling the school
teachers and summer stu
dents of the University ot
Chicago to rush into matri
mony, and telling them
that a man or woman who
voluntarily remained single was a moral
degenerate.
This advice sounds like that of a doc
tor who always prescribed port wine and
turtle soup for his patients, whether
they lived in palaces or hovels, but, as
a matter of fact," the altar is one of the
places in life where extremes meet, and
the only two clashes that are absolutely
free to marry when they please are mil
lionaires and paupers. The rich may be
cause they can afford to pay for their
luxuries and the poor because they are
in a position to take risks-j-they can’t
be any worse eff than they are.'
Between these two are the multitude
of cultivated and refined people- who
have to consider ways and means, and
with whom it is an open question wheth
er the marriage, that will require the
crucifixion of their tastes and the daily
and hourly sacrifice of their comforts will
return sufficient dividends in happiness
to make it a paying investment.
Ther^, is no greater misfortune than
that the world should be banded togeth
er to view matrimohy altogether and
solely from a romantic and sentimental
point of view, when it is the one ques
tion on which we should bring to bear
the most good, hard, common sense. We
act precisely as if life tended, as a novel
does, at the church door, and as if the
happy couple wouldn't be clamoring for
By DOROTHY DIX.
beefsteak and onions by the next meal
time.
No one would undervalue the beauty
and sacredmss of love, but it is a cold
fact that It Is not enough capital on
which to get married, and those who
start out with no other resources soon
find themselves bankrupt in sentiment
as well as purse.
Lore and Hunger
No man is In the proper frame of mind
to be a lover when he is hungry, and the
afTectlon that has to stand the wear and
tear of shabby clothes and the harass
ment of unpaid bills is pretty apt soon to
show signs of frazzling out around the
edges.
In theory afld poetry love is enough.
Practically it is very far from being
enough. Ir. the first flush of love a man
thinks there Is nothing he would not be
filing to sacrifice for a woman. Some
times while he is still in that state of
mind he marries her. and then he finds
that the income that made one person
very comfortable can make a family very
uncomfortable.
He has the tastes of a gentleman and
the habits of good society, and he has
been used to his little indulgences. Im
pecunious matrimony changes all that.
With a family to support he must dress
cheaply, live In a common little flat
where the ugliness of everything is an
insult to taste cultivated up to the Turk
ish rug and blue chtna ideal. He gets
his exercise dodging the bill colector in
stead of knocking golf balls and knows
the plays he delighted in only through
the newspaper review.
Is it any wonder, facing these condi
tions, that the moderately well-to-do
bachelor pauses on the safe side of mat
rimony and asks himself If love Is going
to make up to him for the sacrifices
of the tastes and habits of a lifetime?
Indeed, he may well go farther and ask
himself if he will even love the woman,
now so dainty and beautiful, when he
has dragged her down to poverty with
him, and she wears made-over clothes,
and does her own cooking? We all have
seen men who turned from Ute hard-
worked drudge on their hearthstone to
some beautiful woman, in shimmering
silks and laces, who represented man's
ideal of the eternally feminine.
But, say these advocates of indiscrimi
nate matrimony, these young people
would be able to marry If they would
begin life where their parents did. It Is
q nonsensical argument. Nobody can go
backward. Nobody can use tallow dips,
and be Satisfied, after they are used to
electric lights, or travel by stage coach
when they are accustomed to the auto
mobile. It Is true that we demand more
luxuries than our parents had. but we
are used to more. Rightly or wrongly,
there Is the educated and refined taste
to be dealt with, and so we are left
with a condition that the theory does not
fit.
This Is not arguing that only the rich
should marry. Far from it. The haj-
plest and most congenial marriages are
those In which young people of moderate
means have pooled their capital of brains
and ener.V and worked their way up
together.
But unless between them a man and
woman have enough, income to support
them in the way of life In which they
have been accustomed to live, matri
mony is a hazardous experiment to try.
and anybody who would recommend a-
young couple to get married without a
definite way of making a good living on
the theory that they would get along
somehow or other would recommend a
man who couldn't swim to jump over
board at sea, because there have been
people who didn't get drowned.
There are exceptions to all rules, of
course. There have been men who could
live on bread and cheese and kisses and
be happy. But, as a general thing. It Is
better to have loved and lost than to
have gotten married on a beer Income
When you have champagne tastes.
Drugs Baneful In Housekeeping Commodities
By HARRIETT P. SPOFFORD.
MONG the many qualities
necessary to the happi
ness of. married people is a
certaip.pecullar faithful
ness in the matter of the
houaehohj purchases. It
is an«(.- whose . cultivation
- is sometimes neglected;
yqt.;it,i6 pi.the utmost tm-
• portanot only as an
■ affair..pf stewardship, but
®s the. tender Care for the
•health of the family is lft-
volved in it; and it- is one
requiring not a little devotion, as it
means, with all the rest, dally oversight
of the household stores and attention to
their purchase from the proper dealers;
that IS, not from the cheapest, but from
the most upright. Certainly there is con
stant danger of Injury front the use of
provisions and medicines bought from
irresponsible dealers, who, in order to
furnish wares at a low price and thus se
cure custom, do not trouble themselves to
make sure of their quality.
It is a shame that the cup of tea or
coffee on which one in some innocent
measure depends, and which with the
poor is not only a necessity, but sonle-
times a sole luxury, should be the means
of robbing what health and strength one
has. But while there are unscrupulous
persons to coat the tea leaves and coffee
berries with arsenic and sulphate of cop
per, the fatal touch may be felt by all
those who cannot afford the high priced
articles, or who are too careless to at
tend to it and buy of the conscientious
dealer; and the responsibility rests with
the wife who has the buying In charge.
And this, perhaps trifling, matter of tho
tea and coffee is not all. For look at the
cartners of fruits—there are those among
them who, wishing an easy way. to pre
serve their product. from fermentation,
utfe one of the im>st.powerful arid danger
ous of drugs, salicylic acid, whose, action
ought to be Weil known, and which the
physician himself gives only with the
consume ..f ile -dainty JsjfSi.' sattefad-
fjon, ignorant that they are eating, their
way to' destruction—those who have yn-
suspecte^ affections „to .sudflen heart' fail-'
ure. and other,* to ; no less' serious if more,
prolonged trouble. And. .since there are
righteous canners, It Is wisdom for the
house; mother to ascertain that her pur
chases are made of firms who do not al
low the use of the salicylates, and to
make sure, moreover, that her .milkman
is one who would scorn .to take advantage
bt tile antiseptic property of the drug,
even if he knew of It, as much as he
would scorn "to rob her of any portion of
her nourishment by watering it. Poison
is bad enough in the workman's beer, but
in the children's milk it is unforglveable.
Investigations that have been made into
the habits of various of the dealers in
t'he great staple of food make It possible
to discover where safety lies.
Serious Adulteration
It may not be a vital matter to her
when the provider finds candy adulter
ated by terra-alba, since one is hardly
more deleterious than the other, as a
frequent article of diet. But it Is much
more serious when she finds the arrow
root—which, when it is wanted, is want
ed in its utmost purity—mingled with
flour or with bone dust; arrow root that
is fed to babies on the edge of their little
graves, and which, if of an Impure sort,
can only precipitate them into that dark
ness.
family at--the. .and- d*sea,se.- tSIJwWIg '.fSid. however, no
The good wife will find other things,
those, with which flour Is mingled. If she
stays to discover, iafid where, when ex-
pdsed to the air, or left In damp; or closed
receptacles, the flolir breeds a mlroscoplc
fungus, which produces complaints that.
If not fatal, are productive of discomfort
ING A LEX AX-
DER. of Servii,
who has decided to
adopt a strong,
healthy peasar.t
boy and make him
heir to the throne,
is the only mon
arch in Europe
who knows how to
work up surprises
for his people In
this case Alexander
claims that as hts
JCing Alexander own ancestor was a
swineherd, a peasant heir to the throne
will be entirely fitting. The Servian king
ts now 27, but owing to his wife's senior
ity he has no hopes of her bearing him an
heir. He is the fifth of the Obrenovic
dynasty, which was founded in 1829 by
Black Michael.
ORD LONDON-
DERRY, who quit^
the position of post^
master general held
in Lord Salisbury's
cabinet since 1900.
for the new minis
try of education, is
a descendant of Vis
count Castlereagh.
lx>rd Londonderry
has always taken
an interest in poli
tics. and wmie still
Lord Londonderry Viscount Castle
reagh entered parliament tor County
Down in the conservative interest. Ho
was viceroy of Ireland for three years
before becoming postmaster general. He
has shown unusual ability as a diplomat.
He is also much given to entertaining
and his functions are attended by all- the
celebrities of London.
UDGE OLIVER P.
SHI HAS, of Du
buque, Iowa, who
has been mentioned
as the probable suc
cessor of his brother,
George Shiras, as as
sociate Justice of the
United States su
preme court, is a na
tive of Pittsburg, in
the vicinity of wnlch
he spent his youth.
Ho was graduated
Judge O. P. Shlrat from the Ohio uni
versity. and form the Yale I,aw school,
-where, he took his LL.B. in 1876. In the
same year Mr. Shiras eime to Dubuque
and engaged In the practice of law. Iq
3SP2 he ascended the federal bench of
northern Iowa, and since that time he
has won the approbation of the entire bar
of the state with the wisdom and probity
cf his decisions.
tbhVaoair ■
hies practlcedr ( ithh''cre4ip of tartar, by
means ofepowdebed.-gypsum oir alum or
qfher substahcles; since cream of tartar,
‘■besides its Use: Ify'fOpd, is administered
Mn crifi^l^ijustuffcep^oj iilinfjas, fry order
.to'make otje! organ do tire work of Smother
organ, giving the latter time to rest and
recuperate and go along again for a
period: but when thus adulterated the
drug is deprived of its. power and is even
sometimes made to bring about an exact
ly contrary result.
Although the use of these foreign ele
ments is as bad as the weakening of
laudanum or of quinine, for which some
druggists, so offending, have been right
eously condemned and punished, yet our
good wife will hear little about them, and
should Instruct herself as to the neces
sary tests for them. None of the so-
called poisons Is the druggist allowed to
sell without a prescription and a warn
ing on the bottle, yet these other equally
potent poisons the dealer possessed by
detestable greed uses with Impunity, and
only Inspecting care on the part of the
purchaser can evade them.
As the household commissariat, she will
find that she cannot exercise too much
supervision of the selection of articles,
the names and brands of manufacturers,
and the responsibility of dealers, unless
she wants to hear ringing In her mind's
ear the ancient cry, “There is death in
the pot!”
Wisdom of Living WitHin Yo\ir Income
By MAX O’RELL.
.ONCE heard ot a dealer In
works of art who, finding
himself in straight circum
stances, pawned a few
bronzes which he had just
received on six months'
credit from the manufac
turer, in order to raise
money and pay some press
ing debts.
Fortunately for him, he
innocently confessed what
he had done to a friend,
informed him that what he
had done was illegal, and that he was
liable to Imprisonment for raising money
on goods which had not been paid for,
and which, therefore, did not belong to
him.
I know m-any men who are very little
better financiers than this dealer in works
of art. I know men in business, I do not
say of business, who. when they receive
money for goods which they had sold,
consider that money as theirs, and have
no hesitation in spending it all, not only
on the necessaries, but on the luxuries
of life.
When comes the time to buy more goods
and restock their stores, they are sur
prised that they are short of cash to pay
for these goods.
They do not understand that the money
they have received does not properly, be
long to them, but to their business; that
what belongs to them is only the profit,
that is to say, the difference between the
price they paid for the goods and the
price at which they resold them.
And even the profit should not be con
sidered as their property to be disposed
of at once. For If thej- constantly spend
all their profits they will be able tt> live
only as long as they can work and as
long as their business Is profitable. Only
a small portion of the profit shdbld be
spent, and the rest put away and care
fully invested in order to be prepared for
the rainy days.
Don’t Spand All
I do not care how small the Income
of a man is. he should never spend the
whole of It, especially if he has a wife and
children. He should, at least, save enough
to pay every year the premium on a good
life policy.
No man Is worthy of the name who does l care of themselves.
not do this, at least, at the price of what
ever privations he has to submit to. Some
pleasure may be derived from high living,
but certainly no happiness.
I will go further and say that while
there may be pleasure In self-indulgence,
pleasure of a few minutes, there is In
variably happiness in self-abnegation,
forethought and devotion to others, and
lasting happiness, too. And what should
make a man always prefer happiness to
pleasure is that it lasts ever so much
longer.
I am not Jealous of people who take
champagne at every meal. I am satisfied
with good claret. If I could not afford
this, I would take good beer, and If I
could not afford good beer, I know I
should be perfectly contented to drink
good water. Provided that the food sup
plied to me Is good and whoelome, I have
all I want.
Live within your means, never con
tract debts, always put away something,
and, almost without knowing It, you will
discover that the late John Bright was
right when he said: "Take care of the
pence and the pounds sterling will take
New Breeds of Poultry
Outing: The last quarter of the nine
teenth century saw the appearance of
many new breeds and varieties of fowls.
The fanciers of the United States and
England were especially active In such
production, and the list of these new. or
comparatively new, breeds and varieties
Is formidable. The knowledge that the
greatest profits were to be derived from
Improved breeds and varieties, and that
the promise of such Improved breeds and
varieties lay in the manufacture of new,
rather than in the development of the
old breeds of fowls, serves to explain
and to Justify this pronounced activity.
The first essential toward the creation
of a new breed or variety is the forma
tion of an Ideal. The clearer the Ideal the
more accurately directed will be the
breeder’s efforts. But a clearly formed
ideal may require to be changed during
the progress of his operations. The re
sults may prove that in Its original form
it is either Impractical or imperfect.
Having formed his ideal of the new
breed or variety, the breeder should
Select, from existing breeds or varieties,
the ones which will give him the best
materials for the accomplishment of his
purpose. For example, it is known that
when a fowl with the black-red type of
coloration—such as is seen upon the
brown Leghorn or black-breasted Red
Game male—Is crossed with a pure white
fowl, the black disappears, while the red
remains, and the red pile coloration Is
produced. "Why black should be an evan
escent color and red" a permanent one Is
mysterious, but the fact is as has been
stated, and needs to be known In making
crosses. So, too, it is a fact that the
light Brahma marking—a white body col
oring. with black stripes in the hackle,
black in the wings and a black tall—can
be produced by crossing a fowl trans
versely barred upon one more pure white
in color.
Verestchagtn Called Jtbroad
New York Evening Journal: Ve-
restchagin, the celebrated Russian
artist, who Is at work at Fort Myer,
Va„ on an historical painting of the
rough riders at San Juan hill, has re
ceived a cable dispatch from St. Peters
burg Informing him of the serious Illness
of his eldest son.
The artist, will depart for Europe on
the Fuerst Bismarck, leaving the picture
unfinished. He has expended a great deal
of time and research on the work, going
to Cuba in order to get a faithful Im
pression of the scene and to depict with
fidelity the brilliantly colored tropical
plants and trees that must form the
background of the painting.
The length of his stay in Russia de
pends upon the condition ef his son. He
will return In any event to complete the
picture.
Fort Myer is an army post across the
Potomac river from Washington and
within a few hundred yards of Arlington
cemetery.
HEODORE J.
SHAFFER. presi
dent of the Amal
gamated Association
of Iron and Steel
Workers, who is crit
ically ill at his homo
in Pittsburg, was
graduated from a
rolling mill into the
Western Univerjty
of Pennsylvania, and
In time into tlij? Wes
leyan Theological
Theodore Shaffer seminary. That led
him, into the ministry, and by stages
back into.a rolling mill again, where Jip
was calledt'to .'become president'?
Amalgamated Association. President
Shaffer is one of those unfortunately bril
liant men whose physical resources are
inadequate to maintain the drafts made
upon nlm by his versatile and active men
tality. After working all day and night
as a boy and youth in the rolling miffs
to acquire an education, he was met
with the professional Judgment of one
physician after.another that he must lay
aside intellectual labor and return "to
physical tasks if ho Iroped to preserve
ids health. Reluctantly he followed th»
advice and left the pulpit. He succeeded
M. M. Garland as president of the iron
and steel workers in 1896.
AVAL experts have
been treated to a
monster war game*
on part of the Unit
ed States navy—an
exact Imitation of
what would happen
should a flostlle
flee * attack tho
I nlted States coast.
The maneuvers oc
curred off New
England. in a
bloodless, gunless
•Admiral Hi^ginson battle, the “blue”
defensive squadron of Rear Admiral Hig-
glnson met and defeated the "white-
squadron of commander J. E. PllTsbury
and vT 0,i u- Th ° Kea ™"«e. Alabama
and Massachusetts of the "blue" engagrd
- v.o r ' i ’ anthpr a nd supply n t f he
white and Commander Pillsbury sur-
rendered.
The hostile fleet was discovered by a
,, a ! y alK,ard ' h e fag ship Keapsarge
at 4:20 o clock standing in Salem har
bor from the sea. The enemy was over
hauled in short order, and at 5:40 o'clock
came the surrender.
The gigantic •’search problem” of the
Inlted States Atlantic squadron, on
which the naval experts or the world
have been figuring, closed as every pa
triotic American do* red. The enemy
was discovered and tnen captured. The
end came like a clap of thunder. The
mimic battle was short and decisive.
DMIRAL VON
DIEDRICHS has
resigned his post in
the German navy
and will be suc
ceeded by Vice Ad
miral BuechseL
The position relin
quished by Von i
Dledriehs is that of j
chief of staff of the
imperial naval
service. Emperor
William, in accept-
Von Diedrlcht ing the admiral’s
resignation, referred In highly flattering
terms to his services In .ssia and in the
reorganization of the navy, and appoint-
ed him honorary admiral of the naval
corps. Admiral Count von Baudisslp.
who was in command of the imperial
yacht Hohenzoliern when Prince Henry
visited the United States, has been ap
pointed second in command of the east
Asiatic squadron and will proceed to his
post immediately.
Admiral von Dledriehs gained interna
tional reputation by the fact that he
was in command of the German fleet at
Manila on May 1, 189S, during the opera
tions of Adml-al Dewey in the destruc
tion of the Spanish vessels in the bay.
It was reported at the time that there
had been a serious difference between
the German and American commanders,
hut it was afterwards stated that It was
highly exaggerated, and that at no time
was there any unpleasant passage of
words between the admirals. Admiral
von Dledriehs has been residing in Berlin
for some time.
DBTINCT PRINT