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FOE OF FOOD EXPERT WILEY
Utah, and came to Washington in 1899. He passed a civil service examina
tion in Utah, which entitled him to a position in the treasury department at
$55 per month. He took the job and decided to study law. His salary was
raised to SIOO per month before he had been in the treasury department
many months. In 1901 he w r as transferred to the agricultural department.
McCabe prepared all the bills that were sent to congress both for appro
priations and on other matters. He prepared a bill that raised his own
salary to $2,500 and he prepared a bill that authorized him to take on assist
ants. The department of agriculture had no legally appointed solicitor. Mc-
Cabe decided to be the solicitor of the department in name as well as in fact,
and he wrote an appropriation bill in which the word “solicitor” was used in
specifying the salary he was to receive. Congress passed the bill. McCabe
was “the solicitor” and has continued to be so called.
NEW CHIEF OF GRAND ARMY
Judge Harvey M. Trimble of Prince
ton, 111., who has been elected com
mander in chief of the Grand Army of
the Republic, is one of the best
known of living Grand Army men.
He served with the famous Ninety
third Illinois and accompanied Gener
al Sherman on his march to the sea.
The election was made unanimous
when Mr. Trimble’s rival, Col, John
McElroy of Washington, D. C., with
drew after a heated contest.
•I Judge Trimble was born in 1842
•near Wilmington, Clinton county, O.
The family removed to a farm near
Princeton, Bureau county, 111., in
October, 1843, and remained on this
farm until 1867, when they removed
'to the city of Princeton. His early
education was obtained in the com
mon schools, supplemented by a par
tial course at Eureka college, Illinois.
While a student in this institution he
entered the army in the summer of
1862, in the Ninety-third regiment of
Illinois volunteers, of which regiment he became the sergeant major. He
participated in all the campaigns of his regiment.
Among old soldiers he has always been active, having served as the
president of the Bureau County Soldiers’ association, and commander of
Ferris post No. 300, Grand Army of the Republic, at Princeton, and also as
c«mmander of the department of Illinois, Grand Army of the Republic.
HAYTI’S LATEST PRESIDENT
began what proved to be a successful
revolt. In the meantime "Gen.” Antenor Firmin was heading another revolt.
The two rebel armies approached Port au Prince from different directions.
It looked as though Port au Prince was to be given up to rapine, but the
American minister, H. M. Furniss, went out lo the rebels and told them
they could come in and take possession, but If they began the old program
of slaughtering the people and destroying property they would have to reckon
with Uncle Sam. Leconte’s army marched in, he was proclaimed president
and the senate regularly elected him for the term of seven years.
SEEKS FORTUNE IN AMERICA
Sir Percy Sholto Douglas, ninth
marquis of Queensberry, who has
come to this country seeking his for
tune, belongs to a family long dis
tinguished in Scotch history. He is a
collateral descendant of Black Doug
las, who fought side by side witht
Robert Bruce in the great days of
northern chivalry, and for centuries
the family was all powerful in the
annals of Scotland. One of the hold
ers of the marquisate was "Old Q,”
as he was best known, who was a
famous or, perhaps It might be more
truthful to say, an Infamous, man
about town in the days of George III.;
and another holder of the title of
marquis of Queensberry was the
eighth marquis, who was deeply in
terested in sports and who drew up
the rules which modified the old code
of the London prize ring.
It was “Old Q” who dissipated the
Queensberry fortune and since then
the family has been poor. The present
marquis has tried his hand at many occupations. He has been a midshipman
In the navy, a sheep farmer and gold miner in Australia, a speculator on the
London stock exchange and a manufacturer of cement A few years ago b*
went through bankruptcy proceedings.
According to the evidence before
the house Investigation, Solicitor
George F. McCabe is the man who
has been trying to oust Dr. Wiley
from the bureau of chemistry of the
agricultural department. Although he
has been the active adversary of Dr.
Wiley for a long time, it is only re
cently that McCabe has been brought
further into the limelight. When the
pure food and drugs act went on the
statute books McCabe became "so
licitor” of the agricultural depart
ment. Congress specified that the bu
reau of chemistry should be the arbi
ter of questions arising under the
pure food and drugs act. Wiley was
head of the bureau. But McCabe said
in effect that the "solicitor” of the
department, the position he was oc
cupying, should be the actual arbiter
of the questions involved in the act.
That was the beginning of the strug
gle for supremacy. Young McCabe is
the son of a railroad engineer of
Just at present “Gen." Cinclnnatus
Leconte claims the right to be called
president of Haiti. He’s a mulatto
with a reputation for blood lust.
When old Nord Alexis was president
in 1908 Leconte was minister of the
interior in his cabinet. A black man
named Simon got up a revolution and
for months there was bloodshed in
Haiti. Leconte ordered ten promi
nent sympathizers with the revolution
to be taken from their beds in Port
au Prince, marched them to a ceme
tery, stood them up in a row, shot
them to death and burled them on the
spot. Nevertheless the revolution
succeeded. Old Nord Alexis was
driven into exile and Simon was made
president Os course Leconte had to
flee from the blood-stained black re
public. He took refuge in Jamaica
and began intriguing for .the downfall
of Simon and his own elevation to the
presidency. In May he returned and
APE DISLIKES GAAB
Simian Protests Against Wear
ing Guard’s Uniform.
"Keeper Baldy” Begins to Disrobe In
Tree as Big Crowd Follows and
Cheers —Balked at Ana
conda and Pythons.
New York. —Keeper Baldy is the
newest name for Baldy, the smartest
ape in the zoological gardens In Bronx
park. This intelligent simian appeared
in the regulation keeper’s uniform —
cap, blue suit, white collar and shoes
—the only departure being a large red
necktie, which flowed below his chin.
And everything fitted the ape, for his
suit was made to order by a well
known clothing house on the same
model used for the regular attendants
in the park. A tailor made a special
trip to the park to take his measure,
and the only trouble Baldy caused
was through his desire to investigate
the tape measure.
Baldy did not balk when Engelholm,
his keeper, and Charles Snyder, who
is in charge during Mr. Dltmars’ ab
sence, were putting on the “glad
rags”; that is, he did not protest until
Snyder tried to put on his shoes. - As
fast as one was slipped on he would
unfasten the other and send it sail
ing through the air, to the detriment
of numerous glass jars and window
panes. He pulled back again when
the white collar was adjusted about
his neck.
When all was ready for Baldy to be
escorted from his room in the private
house one last touch was given to his
toilet to make him a swell. His cap,
hearing the gold letters “N. Y. Zoo
logical Society," was set jauntily on
one side of his head, and then Snyder
and Engelholm essayed into the open
with the new keeper. Instantly a
crowd gathered, and Baldy had fully
a thousand persons following him
about the grounds while he was being
introduced to the other inmates. It
was the first time in the history of
the zoo that an Inmate had ever paid
his respects to his neighbors.
All went well until Baldy became
frightened at the big anaconda and
the regal pythons in the reptile house.
He screeched and pulled so hard that
his hat fell off and his collar worked
itself up to his eyes. He did not like
alligators, either, and was shortly tak
en out of the house. Then he became
possessed of seven devils of mis
chievousness, and with a sudden tug
he escaped from the two keepers,
hopped on to a fence and the next
minute had grabbed the lowest limb
of a small tree and swung himself up
to it. From his perch he grimacingly
surveyed the crowd below.
All the coaxing of the keepers failed
to make the ape come down. They
were afraid his new taiiormade suit
would be torn to pieces. Baldy took
off his hat and examined it closely. He
liked the gold lettering on it. Then
he gave it an awful bang on the tree
limb, and the keepers expected to see
its crown drop out. The large crowd
roared with delight. Horrors! Baldy
suddenly felt the desire to do one of
his giant swings on the tree limb.
"Good-by coat,” said Engelholm.
“Good-by, trousers,” said Snyder.
Baldy heaved one way and then an
other, kicked against the tree with
his new shoes and did such fantastic
stunts that the clothes were strained
to the utmost. He unwittingly let one
leg hang down. Snyder grabbed it,
and then Baldy came down with the
tug. He was brushed off, his suit was
examined to see if it had been torn
and he was led around to other cages.
He was captured none too soon, for he
was about to begin disrobing.
Leaving the crowd that had formed
behind him, the ape visited dozens of
the inmates of the Zoo. He pulled the
tall of an aoudad, scolded in piercing
wails the bears as they lined up to
have a look at the unusual keeper.
HONEY SNAKE CLIMBS TREE
Pennsylvania State Zoologist Believes
Story of Sweet-Toothed Reptile—
Cases on Record.
Harrisburg, Pa. —Prof. H. A. Sur
face, state economic zoologist, is
much Interested in a story that reach
ed him from Kennerdell, Venango
county, to the effect that three men
in cutting down a bee tree discov
ered in opening it that a big black
snake had invaded the bees’ nest and
had devoured almost all the honey.
The bee hole was 40 feet from the
ground, and the men averred that
the snake, attracted by the honey,
had climbed the tree, had its feast,
and when discovered by the bees they
set upon him to drive him away, and
literally covered the snake when
found.
Professor Surface was asked if it
were possible for a black snake to
climb a tree to that height and if it
was ever known to eat honey.
"Yes,” said Professor Surface. '1
can fully believe that story, for I be
lieve that it ’c possible that a black
snake could climb a tree. Further
more, if there was a bees’ nest in
that tree the snake could get into the
bee hole and eat the honey. I don’t
believe, however, that It would eat
all the honey, for It would be cun
faing enough to know that by doing
so it would drive the bees away. As
to this particular snake being cov
ered with bees I think they were
wreaking their vengeance on it by
trying to sting it to death, which is
pretty difficult, for a blacksnake’s
hide is pretty tough. I have known
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NEW YORK. —Sheik Hassan Ben AU, an agent of the government of
Morocco, reached this city the other day on the liner Olympic. He has
a couple of picturesque attendants with him and was himself habited in the
garb of the desert and was met at the pier by a representative of the Curtiss
aeroplane interests. For the sheik comes here to purchase two of the ma
chines. The Arab is somewhat reticent regarding the manner in which his
government proposes to use the biplanes, but admits that, for scouting pur
poses in a level country like Morocco, they would be found superior to the
horse. So farewell, my Arab steed.
and finally was led back to the
monkey house and had a chance to
see his fellow primates.
There was not a monkey, large or
small, that did not come up to the
bars as Baldy paraded up and down
outside.
“They’re jealous,” said Snyder.
Mimi, one of Baldy’s best friends in
the monkey house, and who dines with
him daily, showed fine scorn for the
ape in his clothes. Baldy called to
her from outside and she answered
back. Dr. Gardner should have been
there to Interpret it. Fred Engelholm
said that in her vernacular Mimi was
saying:
“You’re a fine looking mutt! What?”
A few minutes later the ape was re
lieved of his keeper’s uniform, and
was tickled to get rid of it. .
Society Woman Saws Wood.
Great Barrington, Mass. —Miss Isa
bel Curtis, a wealthy society woman,
of Boston, who is staying at the Willis
inn, Stockbridge, has sawod two cords
of wood in three weeks just for exer
cise. She chopped the wood In one
of the forests near Stockbridge last
winter. She says she can chop down
a tree as quickly as a man. Miss Cur
tis frequently takes long walks, going
from Lenox to Stockbridge and back
In a forenoon, a twelve-mile trip.
of snakes that got into beehives and
were stung to death.
"As to the snakes’ eating honey, I
have known that, too. The snake
finds the unsealed honey and sips It
out of the comb. There are a good
many records of snakes being found
in beehives; but this is the first in
stance of one being found hunting
honey in a bee tree. We know that
blacksnakes climb trees, and it is
possible that this one got in the tree,
and when the bees found it they turn
ed on the intruder. I have myself
seen bees turn on mice when they
Intruded in the hives, and sting them
to death, and I have seen the remains
of small snakes in beehives. Os
course, the snake does not bite Into
the comb, but sips the honey with its
tongue, and in that way cleans out
the cells.”
Clothesline His Life Net.
New York. —Christie Caron, three,
stole from the side of his mother
while she was visiting in the apart
ments on the third floor of 2102 Third
avenue, climbed to the rear fire es
cape and dropped to the courtyard.
Mrs. Caron thought her son was
killed. Dr. Donnelly, who came from
Harlem hospital, said if Christie had a
scratch he couldn’t find it.
“Saved by that net of clotheslines,”
remarked the doctor. "He must have
hit a dozen on his dive to the pave
ment.”
Christie’s mother carried him to
their home, 169 East One hundred and
Tenth street, where the family doctor
congratulated her.
MILL HAND AS A MILLINER
London Laborer is Marvel at Making
Beautiful Creations for Women—
His Proudest Moment,
London. —Two mill hand who is a
mlllioner and blousemaker in his
spare time has just come to light at
Preston. His name is John Jackson,
and so succcessful has his millinery
been that he now wishes to give up
weaving for it He has many orders,
coming from as far as Canada.
At his home in Hammond street,
Prestion, where he lives with his
mother and sisters, Jackson said that
his first millinery success was at a
local bazar.
“My heart is in making and doing
up smart hats and blouses,” he said,
“and I was delighted when I won a
prize for hat trimming at that ba
zar.
“My proudest moment was when
two bonnets and four hats of my own
trimming were worn at the wedding
of one of my sisters.
“I buy my own materials, flowers*
ribbons, feathers, sprays, leaves, etc.,
and I can usually estimate the cost
of trimming a hat to a farthing for a
customer. I study milliners’ win
dows for ideas. I just see what the
latest fashions are and copy—or try
to improve—them.”
INDIAN RENEWS OLD QUEST
Washington Rancher Will Again Start
on Search for Daughter He Lost
Over Six Years Ago.
Husum, Wash.—To again search for
the body of his lost child in the wilds
of the Cascade mountains, 25 miles
northwest of here. Is the intention of
Johnny Cayuse, an Indian rancher liv
ing four miles northwest of Husum.
Johnny reluctantly retold the story
of the sudden disappearance of his
daughter, Katie, six years ago, while
he with his family were camped near
the cave region west of Trout lake,
during the huckleberry picking sea
son. Nearly a thousand Indians gath
er in that region every year to pick
berries and Indulge In amusements.
It was after one of these festive oc
casions in August that the daughter of
Johnny disappeared as if swallowed
by the earth. Parties searched for
weeks for the lost, but no trace of
her could be found. The supposition
was that the girl had been killed by
some wild animal or had fallen into
one of the caves. Another Indian su
perstition was that the girl was lured
by a monster of the lake to its watery
home.
Another Fish Story,
Rhinelander, Wis.—D. Satcher of
St. Charles, Minn., who Is spending his
vacation at Tomahawk Lake, caught a
22-pound muskellunge in an uusual
manner. He had hooked the big fish,
and, being unable to haul it into the
boat, shot at it. The bullet cut the
line in two. Not'desiring to lose the
giant fish, Satcher leaped into the wa
ter. Diving, he caught the line and
dragged the “muskie” to shore in
spite of its struggles.
AFTER
7 YEARS
SUFFERING
I Was Cured by Lydia E. Pink
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Waurika, Okla. —"I had female trou
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—Mrs. Sallie Stevens, B. F. D., No.
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Huntington, Mass.—“l was in a ner
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—Mrs. Mari Janette Bates, Box
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Thompson’s Eye Water
MEAN MAN.
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“Now, John, if I were to die you
would weep over me and tell every
body what a good wife I was.”
“No, I wouldn’t, believe me.”
"Well, I would for you, just for de
cency’s sake. And that shows I’m
not half as mean as you are.”
Twice Convicted.
Another lawyer’s story arrives. We
are told that a man was charged with
picking a pocket the other day and
that when arraigned he pleaded
"guilty.” The case went to the jury,
however, and the verdict was “not
guilty.” And the court spake as fol
lows:
“You don’t leave this court without
a stain on your character. By your
own confession you are a thief. By
the verdict of the jury, you are a
liar.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Up-to-Date.
Uncle Mose, a plantation negro,
was being asked about his religious
affiliations.
‘Ts a preacher, sa,” he said.
"Do you mean,” asked the aston
ished questioner, “that you preach the
Gospel?”
Mose felt himself getting into deep
water.
“No, sah,” he said. "Ah touches
that subject very light.”—Success
Magazine.
A feeling of superiority is about all
the satisfaction some people get out
of being good.
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