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BOBEIIT TREAT PAINE
A CONSPICUOUS FIGURE IN
EASTERN POLITICS.
Croat Grandson of the Signer of the
Declaration of Independence of That
Name—Knllsted as a Private In the
Tate ULspano-American War.
i Hon. lately
Robert Treat Paine, Jr.,
n candidate for governor of Massachu¬
setts, comes of one of the most dis¬
tinguished colonial families of that
state. His great-great-grandfather,
■Robert Treat Paine, was one of the
signers of the declaration of independ¬
ence, while his great-grandfather, Rob¬
ert Treat Paine, was one of the fore¬
most federalists of New England. His
father, Robert Treat Paine, stood high
in the councils of the Republican party
until X8S4. Besides possessing an-
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cestral distinction Robert Treat Paine,
Jr., enjoys great wealth and social
prestige. Many of the best families of
Massachusetts are connected with him
either by ties of blood or marriage.
In keeping with the traditions of his
ancestors he entered the profession of
law; but, like his father, he soon
withdrew from the profession on the
conviction that he was called into
other lines of work. Both father and
'son have been identified for several
years past with many philanthropic en¬
terprises and both have given liberally
of their means to worthy objects. He
is thirty-three years old, good looking,
polished, and like all the Paines, tall
and slender. In his short career he has
‘done some things that indicated his
striking independence of character. At
a dinner early last year of the Massa¬
chusetts Reform Club, an organiza¬
tion of many of the most distinguished
men of the state, he startled the ccn-
seravtive opponents of a war with
Spain for Cuba's freedom by speaking
In favor of a war, standing alone in
Ithis attitude among ail the other mem¬
bers. He went further than the speech,
(however, for when war was declared
he raised a military company and of¬
fered it to the governor, who declined
its services. Thereupon Paine imme¬
diately enlisted as a private in the
Massachusetts artillery and served in
that capacity throughout the Spanish
•war.
TO ARBITRATE OUR CLAIMS.
After eight years’ delay it is an¬
nounced that Russia has agreed to ar¬
bitrate the claims of American sealers
whose ships were seized by Russian
vessels off the coast of Siberia. The
claims, which aggregate only $150,000,
will be submitted to T. M. C. Asser,
one of the most distinguished lawyers
of Holland and a member of the Dutch
Council of State, and his decision is
to be final. The three American ships
were about eight miles off the coast of
Asia when they were seized. Hereto¬
fore It has been held by writers on
international law that the marine jur¬
isdiction of a nation extends only one
marine league from Its coast. A league
was the range of one of the old-fash¬
ioned cannon and on that fact the de¬
cision was based. Now Russia claims
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that as the range of cannon has great¬
ly increased, the marine jurisdiction of
countries along their sea coasts should
be correspondingly increased.
Vandals in Berlin.
One of the pet projects of Emperor
William in his work of welding into
cne nation the many states of the Ger¬
man empire Is the completion of the
magnificent Avenue of Victory in the
Thiergarten of Berlin. This avenue,
according to the plans, is to be lined on
either side by splendid monuments
showing the heroic figures in the his¬
tory of the German states, from Henry
I, and Otto the Great to the founder of
the present empire. Already many of
these monuments and statues have
been erected, and the Avenue of Vic¬
tory Is one of the show places of the
German capital. The motive of the van¬
dals who crept through the shrubbery
surrounding the avenue the other night
and wantonly mutilated several of the
beautiful white marble statues is un¬
known. They appear to have been ac¬
tuated only by a ,desire to ruin the
statuary.
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PENS WITH HISTORIES.
Occurrence* Which Have Made Them
Famous and Valuable.
Many of the pens which have signed
great treaties, documents giving life
or dealing death, or which have put In
black and white books which live
through the centuries, are still in ex¬
istence, said one of the greatest anti¬
quarian authorities In England to a
contributor of Tit-Bits. Even taking
modern examples, one of the treasures
yet remaining to the terribly bereaved
ex-Empress Eugenie is a pen made
out of a golden eagle’s feather, and
mounted with gold and diamonds,
which w'as used by the fourteen pleni¬
potentiaries who signed the treaty of
Paris. Sir Walter Scott was constant
to one pen for long periods, and the
much-cut-down quill with which he
wrote "Waverley” is still in existence.
But I might say that there are scores
of important collections of historic
pens, such as the pen with which
Queen Elizabeth signed the death war¬
rant of Mary Queen of Scots. This was
taken away by a nobleman high in
office, and handed down to his succes¬
sors, who disposed of it many years
ago. There is in existence, too, the pen
with which Lord Nelson made his last
entries in the log of the Victory, and
pens used by Napoleon the Great on
various historic occasions. Even in
my hiemory pens have brought very
large prices among collectors. One of
Charles Dickens’ pens—a well-worn
gold one, which he had used for sev¬
eral years—fetched over £40; and a
quill that was a favorite with Charles
Lamb was bought for 10 guineas by
an American. The pen last used by
Lord Beaconsfield—he used a quill to
the last—before he died, was sold for
20 guineas, and an old-fashioned pen
and holder for the pocket, belonging to
Robert Burns during his excise days,
could not be bought for gold.
ECCENTRIC MUTE.
Has Invented and Carries His Own
Telephone with Him.
Chicago Chronicle: A walking tele¬
phone caused considerable merriment
in the business houses of Evanston the
other afternoon. J. C. Chester, of
Glendive, Mont., was the curiosity, and
he carried speaking tubes and 400
yards of insulated wire wound about
his person and threaded In and out
through his clothing. A sign up on
his breast which read. “Yell ‘hello’ and
place the receiver at your ear,” made
him additionally conspicuous as he
walked from store to store. Chester
is an Inventor and Is deaf and dumb.
He says he is on his way to Wash¬
ington to secure a patent on his con¬
trivances, which “assist deaf persons
to hear and dumb persons to talk.” He
needs money to get there and asks for
assistance by means of a little tin
whistle which is connected by wire to
the receiver and through which he
lisps and breathes at the same time.
The sound thus produced is very faint,
but the electric current, which is sup¬
plied by a battery carried in the hip
pocket, adds to its volume, and through
the receiver resembles a Punch and
Judy dialect. Chester is a graduate of
the Columbus (Ohio) Deaf Mute Insti¬
tute, he says, and carries credentials
purporting to be signed by Prof. C. M.
Fulton of that institution.
OUR CONSUL AT PRETORIA.
Since the recent outbreak of hostili¬
ties in South Africa Britain has re¬
quested Charles Everson Macrum,
United States consul at Pretoria, to as¬
sume charge of British interests in that
quarter. This young American con¬
sular officer who has thus been called
into prominence was born in Pittsburg,
Pa., in 1866. Early in life he located
with his parents in Fair Oaks, Ohio,
where he obtained his education and
established himself in business. Suc¬
cessful from the start, he soon made
his influence strongly felt in commer¬
cial circles in Ohio; and possessing
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the good will of President McKinley,
he received In 189S the appointment of
United States consul at Pretoria. First
he was offered the appointment of con¬
sular representative of this govern¬
ment at Tahatl, on the Society islands,
hut he declined to accept. Then he was
given the position which he now holds.
Mr. Macrum is wide awake and ener¬
getic and is said to be one of the most
competent men in the government’s
employ. In the management of Great
Britain’s affairs he will be called upon
to exercise great diplomatic tact, but
he will no doubt prove equal to the re¬
sponsibility.
Beauty Acquired.
It is a curious fact, but in many
cases it seems indisputable, that two
persons living many years together as¬
sume a likeness in facial expression,
features, and most certainly in char¬
acter, but more so from the point of
features. No doubt it is for this self¬
same reason that ladies procure the
services of pretty and lady-llke nurses
for the bringing up of their Infants,
who, not possessing beauty by her¬
edity, may attain it by the simple
method of constant impressionable
contact.
WALES IN BIKE SUIT.
THE PRINCE SUBMITS HIS DE¬
MOCRACY TO CAMERA.
Future King of England Ill antra tow the
Leveling Tendency of the Wheel—
The Favorite Dog Is Always with His
Royal Highness.
Whether H. R. H. had thh* picture
taken in a sudden burst of sinful pride,
or whether he had it made to show the
world that even he unbends occasion-
ly. Is locked as a secret In the royal
archives of his breast. But the world
should be thankful to him for It, his
Impelling reason may have been, for
It shows in truly warning manner the
leveling tendencies of the bicycle suit.
The stout, disappointed person who is
portrayed here is the Prince of Wales,
indeed, but he might be almost any¬
body else. There is no distlugue air
about him at all. This leads one to
the awesome thought that perhaps It
was not the dignity of royalty or blue
blood or rank that made him the land¬
mark of fashion, but just .plain clothes.
But such a thought is not only awe¬
some, but absolutely Immoral, u
might have pleased the author of Sar¬
tor Resartus to ponder over it, but far
be it from us.
One cannot, however, shut his eyes
to the fact, made cruelly and un¬
equivocally apparent by the camera,
that it is good for H. R. H. that princes
do not wear silk tights and things like
that any more. There is a democratic
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thickness about the royal ankles here
depicted that would interfere sadly
with the symmetrical beauty of his
form, if he had to wear fancy shoon
and long ringlets.
It will be observed that both the dog
and the master wear an air of patient
boredom which is only superficially
supercilious. The observer who views
these things carefully and with reflec¬
tion will be sure to note that beneath
this outward appearance of languid
calm there is disappointment—maybe
imagination, but the dog certainly
looks as if he were gloomy at the prob¬
ability of never belonging to a king
of England and an emperor of India
at this rate—and, on second thought,
if this is so, that makes it unnecessary
to wonder at the prince’s looks.
Strange Honeymoon Resort.
In an article on “Colonial Memo¬
ries," in Cornhill, Lady Broome tells
of a strange kind of honeymoon re¬
sort, more of the type that poets dream
of than matter-of-fact young couples
generally select: There are many
Islets, some five miles or more away
from Trinidad, and towards the Bocas
or mouths of the great river. These
little islands are a great feature of
Trinidad, and splendid places for
change of air or excursions. They all
have houses on them, and one tiny
Islet may, I think, claim to be the
smallest spot of earth which holds a
dwelling. It is just a rock, on the top
of which Is perched a small, but com¬
fortable and compact house. Beyond
its outer wall is, on one side, a minute
plateau about ten or twelve feet In
length, and Is all the exercise ground
on the island. I was assured it was the
favorite honeymoon resort, which cer¬
tainly seemed putting the capabilities
of companionship of the newly-mar¬
ried couple to a rather severe test!
Fishing, boating, and bathing are the
resources at the command of the islet
visitors, and the air is wonderfully
fresh and cool on these little fragments
of the earth’s surface. Whenever I
could make time, It was my great de¬
light to take the government launch
with tea and a party of young friends
to one of these islets, and it was cer-
tainly a delightful way of spending a
hot afternoon.
THE DAHLIA’S HISTQRY.
Its Wonderful Development Since Its
Discovery 100 Years Aro.
More than 100 year* ago Baron Hum¬
boldt discovered the dahlia, a small,
single flower, in Mexico, says the Lon¬
don Globe. Could some prophetic
vision have revealed to him the dahlia
of today in its dazzling hues and varied
forms he might, perhaps, have been
prouder of that discovery than of all
his other scientific achievements. It
was sent by him to the pOLtnical gv-
dens, Madrid, where it received the
name of dahlia, in honor of the botan-
1st, Prof. Andrew Dahl. The same
year it was introduced into England,
where it was cultivated under glass.
For a few years it was lost to cultiva¬
tion, then reintroduced Into England.
Cultivation soon developed the double
form and every color except blue. For
many years the Ideal dahlia of the cul¬
tivators was a perfectly double, ball¬
shaped flower. Those who remember
the compact Sowers of thirty or forty
years ago knew how nearly that Ideal
was realized, and remember the de¬
served popularity of the dahlia of that
day. But people soon tired of the regu¬
larity of that type, and for a few years
it was neglected. Florists were giving
time and labor and thought to the de¬
velopment of the rose, carnations,
chrysanthemums and other popular
flowers. At last some far-seeing cul¬
tivator recognized the possibilities of
the dahlia, and in new, Improved and
more beautiful shades of color it re-
sumes its sway, and today greets us in
so many varied and attractive forms
that every taste may be suited,
OUR POPULATION lb 75,000,000
l itty Thousand Enumerators Must GatJiei-
tbo Census in a Month.
In June of next year the people of
the United States will be counted for
the twelfth time since the establish¬
ment of our government. “It will re¬
quire about fifty thousand enumerat¬
ors,” writes Clifford Howard in the
November Ladies’ Home Journal, “to
take the census, and their work must
be finished in one month's time, or by
the first week of July, 1900. That
means that about seventy-five million
people must be recorded in thirty days,
or at the rate of two and a half million
a day. The rate will be even greater
than this, however, for in towns and
cities of eight thousand inhabitants the
enumeration must be completed with¬
in two weeks. The enumerators will
not be permitted to have any assist¬
ance in the work; It must be dona
by them in person, except in such sec¬
tions of the country as contain a great
many foreigners, where the employ¬
ment of interpreters will be allowed, as
otherwise it would be next to impos¬
sible to secure the necessary data. The
enumerators will be paid for their
services in accordance with the amount
of work they are called upon to do.”
Technical Education in Germany.
The great interest in technical high
schools recently shown by Emperor
William calls attention to the fact that
for Gome years Germany has led- the
world in manual training schools. As
a result of this training Germany has
been transformed from an almost
purely agricultural country to a great
manufacturing and Industrial com¬
munity. As far back as 1891 there were
nine technical high schools and pe y-
technic Institutes, under the control oi
the government, thirty-one schools oi
agriculture, fifteen schools of mining,
fifteen schools of architecture, nine ol
forestry, twenty-three of art Industry,
and seven for public Instruction In
music.
MARRIED IN HASTE.
Ouo Couple United In Very Oulck Time
In I’ll ts burg.
A wedding ceremony was conducted
r ecently in the office of Alderman Wil¬
liam Watson, East street, north side,
at a lightning express rate. The high
contracting parties were Harvey Bar¬
ber, a negro, and Hattie Allen of the
same race. The event was wholly un¬
expected even by the bride, but was
the result of an impulse which struck
the groom as he was in the act of
delivering a load of coal in the neigh¬
borhood. Barber, who Is a teamster,
and his girl had pledged their troth
and gone through all the forms which
it is customary to attach to a mar¬
riage engagement. Some days ago the
marriage license was procured, but
the groom wanted to see his way a lit¬
tle clearer at the financial end before
having the knot tied. Yesterday morn¬
ing he began the delivery of coal ear¬
ly. It was a good day for business and
he caught onto a few dimes extra. The
sum total of his catch was $1.35. Har¬
vey’s last job for the day was the de¬
livery of a load of coal in the vicinity
of Squire Watson’s office. Ho was
driving leisurely along East street
when he spied his fiancee gayly trip¬
ping along the sidewalk. She had
lust stepped out to buy some “supper
things" for the lady who employed
her. This is what she told Harvey
when he hailed her with a “Good ev¬
ening, girl; right glad to see you.”
Harvey had a dollar to spare, and his
maxim through life had been never to
let a good chance go by. He asked
Hattie how much time she had to
spare and was told: “Just fifteen min¬
utes.” “Just about the same way
here,” said Harvey. He then asked
her to go to Squire Watson's office and
have the wedding take place at once.
Miss Allen didn’t object. Harvey sang
out, “Gee, whoa, hoa/’ and the team
was up against a hitching *post. The
horses were tied and then the couple
fairly rushed into the squire’s office tc
get themselves hitched. "Come to get
married, squire,” announced the
groom. “Here’s the license. Please
hurry up. I haven’t any time to
spare. This girl has to get back to
cook supper, and I have coal to leave
right away.” The prospective groom,
with coal-begrimed fingers, fished out
ten dimes from his fob pocket, and
laid the money on the counter.
“Here is the fee, squire. I didn’t ex¬
pect this little matter was going tc
happen or I would have had the coin
all in one piece,” he said. Constable
John Homan was Impressed as a wit¬
ness, and the twain were made one.
“See you down at the house tomor¬
row,” was the groom's parting salute,
and he went to deliver the coal, and
she hurried away to get the “supper
things.”—Pittsburg Post.
PICKED UP THE PIN.
And Has Had Nothing but Had LucI:
Ever Since.
“These homely old superstitions we
have all heard since childhood are
very mysterious things,” said the re¬
cording secretary of the New Orleans
Ananias club to the New Orleans
Times-Democrat man. “Take the one,
for instance, about finding pins. Last
week a friend of mine, who is rather
portly, saw a pin lying on the side¬
walk. He didn’t want to pick it up,
but was afraid to pass it for fear of bad
luck, so he stooped over, slowly and
painfully. As he did so he busted a
pair of $2 silk suspenders and ripped a
pair of $9 trousers. At the same time
his $6 gold eyeglasses fell off and
smashed all to pieces, hilt he get the
pin and rose up suddenly, being mad,
just in time to bring the back of his
head in contact with a piece of scan¬
tling which a carpenter was carrying
along the pavement. The concussion
raised a bump as big as a goose egg
and knocked off his new white alpine
hat, which rolled into the gutter and
was ruined. Nevertheless, he still
hung onto the pin and stuck it undet
the lapel of his coat. In taking off the
garment at his office he scratched him¬
self on the back of the hand with the
point, and a couple of days later in¬
flammation set in. You see, the con¬
founded pin was brass and probably
covered with germs. Anyhow, his
hand swelled up until it looked like a
ham, and he hasn’t been able to use it
yet. As he happens to be a bookkeeper
the thing has already knocked him out
of a week’s work and may lose him his
job. The worst of it is, he doesn’t
dare to throw away the pin for fear of
having had luck. These old supersti¬
tions are certainly very curious—very
curious indeed.”
Why Changes Are Needed.
Change of scene, change of occupa¬
tion and frequent changes in furnish¬
ings and diet are all important at this
season, and the time of rest may be
cecured from these changes even when
an expensive outing, or the usual sum¬
mer vacation, has not been afforded.
No woman who has ever tried it can
conceive of the rest and pleasure re¬
quiting from a change of some sort.
Make such changes as are possible by
rearranging rooms in the matter oi
furniture, pictures, ornaments, etc. Da
something, anything, to rest the eye
and brain from dead-level monotony.
It is said that marked cases of in¬
somnia have been cured by changing
from one sleeping -room to another.
The wise woman will also change her
family dietary as completely as pos¬
sible as the seasons change.—Pittsburg
Dispatch.
How It Happened.
The Conqueror—I t’ought yer said
per could lick me wit’ one hand in yer
pocket. The conquered—Well, I for¬
got to put me hand in me poclcet.-
Kevv York Journal.
44 A Miss is As
Good as a Mile.”
If you ore not entirely ’well, you are ill.
Illness does not mein death's door. It is
4 sense of 'weariness, a " tired feeling a
life filled 'with nameless pains and suffer¬
ing. In 90J„ of eases the blood is to blame.
Hood's Sarsaparilla is Nature's corrective
for disorders of the blood. ‘Remember
Best Snakes Come From India
Snakes and birds form a large part
of the animal importer's business.
These creatures come in great number*
from India, Africa and South Amer¬
ica. The public is peculiarly fascinated
by snakes, and they are among the
most popular creatures exhibited. The
best specimens of reptiles come from
India, and a snake twenty feet or more
in length Is worth considerable monoy.
In a cage it is the size of the snake
more than its venomous qualities that
attract, and a large boa constrictor or
python Is worth more than a rattle¬
snake of smaller size.
Thirty inlimtBh is all the time required to
dye w ith Putnam F jldei.es* Dies. Sold by
all druggist.-.
A Youthful Schemer.
out Tommy—I bought this dog to make money
of him.
His .Sister’s Beau—How’s that?
i’otnmy—I expect you to givQ me ten cents
sister, fortyin^ lie’s him awful up ever’ savage.—Ohio time you come State to Jour, see
nal.
Beauty I* Bloort Deep.
Clean blood means n clean skin, Nc
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cntliar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up tlie Inzy liver and driving all im¬
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
banish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
ond that skklv bilious complexion by taking
gists, Cascarets.—benuty satisfaction for ten cents. All drug¬
guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 50c.
Wasted.
“Don’t keep tell in’ po’ folks how sorry you
is yon can’t help ’em,” Uncle Eben. “Dey aii’
has ton much trouble of der own to stop
sympathize wid you.”—Washington Star.
Catarrh Cannot be Cured
With local applications, as they cannot reach
the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or
constitutional disease, and in order to cure
it you must take internal remedies. Hall’s
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts di¬
rectly on the blood and mucous surface. Hall’a
Catarrh Cure isnotaquack medicine. Itwaa
prescribed by one of the best physicians in
this country tor years, and is a regular pre¬
scription. It’s composed of the best tonics
known.combined with the best blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The
what perfect combination of the two ingredients is
produces such wonderful result s in cur-
ing catarrh Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Props., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Hall’s Family Pills are the best.
Her Definition.
He—Wh'it is a flirtation?
She—Attention without intention.—Chicago*
News.
Kdiifate Your Dowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever,.
He. tfic. it C. C. C. lull, druggists refund money.
Rivals in Arms.
Four of the five most prominent
figures in the Transvaal at present—
Kruger, Joubert, Schalk Burger anti
Kotze—must he accounted rivals rath¬
er than friends. Paul Kfuger is Pres¬
ident and Gen. Jouberr would like to
he. The latter came desperately near
success in the elections or 1893. There
were three candidates in the field—
Kruger, Joubert and Kotze. The last-
named had no chance, and only polled
10 votes, but between the other pair
it was a neck-and-neck race, and Mr.
Kruger only won by 872 out of a total
of nearly 15,000, the actual figures be¬
ing: Kruger, 7.8S1; Joubert, 7,009. By
the time the elections came on again
last year the situation had altered
greatly, and Mr. Kruger was a hot fa¬
vorite. There were again three con-
estants, and the General came out
last, the result being: Kruger, 12,858;
Schalk Burger, 3,753; Joubert, 2,001.—
Collier’s Weekly.
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Is Mrs* Pinkhaetta Has*
groat e©rr©s pmsSonsco Is
under foes* own super¬
vision.
continent Every woman on this
should under¬
stand that she can write
freely to SVSrs. Plnftham
about her physical con¬
dition because Mrs. Pink-
ham is
J1 woman
and because Mrs. Pink-
ham never violates con¬
fidence and because she
knows more about the Ills
of women than any other
person In this country.
Lydia E. Ptnkham's
Vegetable Compound sick has
cured a million wo¬
men. Every neighbor¬
hood, family, almost every
contains women
relieved of pain by this
great medicine.
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