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ROYAL BAKING POWDER 00.. NEW VOIIK.
LOCAL AND OTHER news. .
Miss Florence Brown, of South Nor-
walk, spent Sunday in Southport.
Miss Helen T. Bracken, of Living-
ston place, spent Sunday in New Ha-,
l
ven. .
sume practice drills this evening,
Rev. John T. Winters'will go to
Hartford, Thursday, to celebrate mass
in St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
The Ellis Musical club rehearsed in
Red Men’s hall, South Norwalk, last
The club is practicing the 91st
psalm.‘ William Johnson was elected
to membership.
The Darien Fife and Drum Corps
will hold a reception and dance in the
Darien Town Hall to-night. ‘
John Weyerhauser. late of Company
L, will resume his Old situation at the
Graphophone factory, Bridgeport, to-
day.
Mrs. Harriet Hendrickson, a sister of'
Mrs. Mary A. Townsend, _,of.'. West
street, died'Sunday at her; home in
Bayonne, N. J. Mrs. Hendrickson was
for many years a residentl'of-SSduth
Norwalk. '1‘“: 1 3:3" .
Russell Morgan of Philadelphia
Dental College is expected heine to
spend several weeks vacation with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Morgan of
Sea View avenue.
Miss May Kelly of West avenue,
spent Sunday in Bridgeport.
E. S. Marsh and family have moved
from Branchville to the Jarvis house,
on West Main street.
Frederick Tocci and Miss Theresa
Searpella will be married at St. Llaryjs
church, shOI-t‘ly. j u i i “2.4..
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Mrs. L. L. Seeley, of Darien, Isvis
ing her brother, Selleck Seeley,‘ii’of
New Canaan. - ‘
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Williams-umber. of Qi’liohlffirkgf:
and Miss, Lucy Jennings, 'O ,‘ll’le’liivin
street, will soon be marriedqi ‘
:1 its .275.
. It: ,{Ioiig
Hungarian, French apydgmgl’ztgugg;
priests will hear confessionlcih and;
Joseph’s church, next Thur‘sgalfénimg
The brokerage business“ of} J‘Hf,
Havens &_Co., located, in thej/Norigsallg
Savings society building, ”lia'sidhgehi
purchased by J .- F. Judge &?C'oz,‘ii6f-
New York. ' ‘ 1". 7'“
Charles L. Barker, of the firm ‘of Bar-
ker 8; Baldwin, hardware dealers at
Pittsfield, Mass, has sold out his inter-
est in the firm to W. S. Smith, formerly
of the South Norwalk Hardware com-
pany. The new firm will be known as
the Hardware Specialty Company.
Mrs. F.W. Perry will deliver a leo-
ture on “The New Method or the Gos-
pel of Health” in the First Baptist
church at 4 p. m. to-morrow.
Miss Jeanette Gossette of New York,
and Harry Pepper will sing at the ves~
- per service in the South Norwalk Co'n-I
gregational church, Easter Sunday.
Mrs. Vernon H. Yarnell, of Boston,
has been a guest of her sister, Mrs. J.
C. Newkirk, of Morgan avenue.
Rev. C. H. Hands preached his last
sermon in the Rowayton Baptist church
yesterday. .
Women still
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Ilnow ll
Many women suffer untold agony and
misery because the nature of their dis-
ease is not correctly understood. They
have been led to believe that womb
trouble or female weakness of some
sort is responsible for the many ills
that beset womankind. .
Neuralgia, nervousness, headache.
puffy or dark circles under the eyes,
rheumatism, a dragging pain or dull
ache in the back, weakness or hearing
down sensation, profuse or scanty sup,
ply of urine with strong odor, frequen-
desire to pass it with scalding or burnt
ing sensation, sediment in it after
standing in bottle or common glass for
twenty-four hours, are signs of kidney
and bladder trouble.
The above symptoms are often at-
tributed by the patient herself, or by
her physician, to female weakness or
womb trouble. Hence, so many fail to
obtain relief,‘because they are-treating
not the disease itself, but a reflection
of the primary cause, which is kidney
. trouble. .
In fact. women as well as men are
made miserable with kidney and blad-
der trouble and both need the same
remedy. . .
Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, is the
great discovery. of the eminent kidney
and bladder specialist, and is easy to
get at any drug store for fifty cents or
one dollar. ..
To prove its wonderful merits, you
may have a sample bottle and book'
telling all about it, both sent absolute-
ly free by mail. Kindly mention TB]:
NORWALK GAZE’I‘TE- and send your
(”will 12213;.“
Usher Beers employed by Ferd Hayes
was taken sick this morning and was
compelled to go home. '
Hartford toada y.
John D. Duff of E. E. Hazard St Co.
I of New York, is in town.
St. Joseph’s T. 'A. B. will play (70.. E
of Bridgeport in that place Thursday
evening. _
James Whitcomb Reilly and wife. of
Derby, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Cavanagh, of Crescent
TerraCe. ‘ ’ .
Mrs: Elia D. Hill, of West avenue, Is
visiting friends in Meriden.
——VVANTED——A girl for general house-
work in small family. Apply to 17
Belden avenue.
While carting legs at Bald Hill,
Monday, Adolph Deering suffered a
fracture to his left leg.
The covering over the railroad tun—
nel is receiving substantial patching up.
The Business Women’s club will hold
a regular monthly meeting in its rooms
in the United Bank building totnight.
Bernard Tulley is seriously ill at his
home on Chapel street.
The Baptist Sunday school has voted
to expend $25 for repairs on the church.
Frank Coco the'tailor proposes going
back to his old quarters, up stairs, 0
Main street.
The case of Helmer 8.: Ezekiel versus
George Lauder, will be heard in the
civil superior court, Thursday.
The finder of a Relief Corps badge
will confer a favor on the owner by
leaving it at this office.
Welcome Stranger Lodge, Sons of St.
.George will initiate two candidates this
evening.
.Palestine Castle, No. 2, A. O. K."of
M. 0., met in its hall on Washington
street, last night.
the spring promotions, which have
been in progress in the South N 6rwa1k
public schools, end to-day. I
Mrs. D. Hart Weeks is seriously ill
b.at her home on Main street.
A woman was knocked down in front
of T. H. Olsen’s Store on Washington
street, Monday afternoon by a boy
bicyclist. She was badly bruised by
the fall and her dress was torn. After
resting in Olsen’s for a time she was
able to go home.
The cummitteesw - from the Ladies’
Aid society and tli‘é‘ Epworth League of
the East Avenue Methodist church
met, last night, to make arrangements
for a farewell banquet to be tendered
Rev. A. J. Smith and family.
At the East Avenue Methodist
church, Monday night, the Epworth
League held a regular monthly roll-
call. John Finch led the meeting.
St. Joseph’s T. A. B. will play in
Stamford Thursday evening, April 9th.
Mrs. Estella Kellogg of New Canaan,
spent Sunday with her cousin Miss
Etta Kellogg of Broad River. -
The Norwalk Business Men’s Associa-
tion has received a cordial invitation
from the Bridgeport Business Men’s
Association to attend its anniversary
celebration, Thursday evening, March
30, tThe Nerwalk Association is desir-
ous‘of chartering a special trolley car
and all wholwill go are requested to
hand their names to Elbert S. Adams
or F. D. Lawton on or before to-night.
Janitor Luther M. Whitney has ex-
tended to the veterans of Company L
and Battery B,-Connectlcut Volunteers,
and to the Knowlton Drum Corps, of
Darien, an invitation to'attend his ball
in the Norwalk Armory next Monday
night. '
The Inasmuch circle of King’s Daugh-
ters will meet with -Mrs. Harvey M.
Kent on Arehstreet, Thursday after-
noon, at3 o’clock. On Wednesday at
the same hour the Always Ready circle
will meet with Mrs. Frank Hyatt West
avenue. Both circles will hold their
annual meetings.
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There is a Classof People
Who are injured bythe use_of'colfee.
Recently there has. been‘placed in all
the grocery" stores a new preparation
called GRAIN-O, made of pure grains,
that takes the place 'of coffee. The
most delicate stomach receives it with-
out distress’, and but few can tell it
from coffee. It does not cost‘over {as
much. Childreamay drink it, with
great benefit. 15 etc. and 25 cts. per
'a’ck’h’gél‘ Try it. Ask for GRA INO.~
60., Bingi
hampton, N. Y r -
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Attorney J. Belden Hurlbutt is in.
'The examinations, preparatory to
’ "“IAMUSEMENTS. ‘ j"
. Side Tracked. .
That sensational comedy “Side
Tracked ” with its scenic and mechan-,,
ical effects, its bright and up-to-date
singing and dancing specialties, catchy.
music- and mirth-provoking situations
will be the attraction at Hoyt’s Theatre
on Saturday evening, April let. The
powerful figure in the play is a tramp,
through whose persistent efforts a mys-
terious crime is finally cleared up, the
good rewarded and the guilty brought
to justice. The cast contains such peo-
ple as E. H. O’Connor, Billy Bowers,
R. E. Vance, L. C. Yeomans, Gertrude
Barnes, Marguerite Mayfield, Jose-
phine Roberts and others.
' ”Under The lid Robe.”
. Under the Red Robe will be present-
ed at Hoyt’s TheatreTuesdayApril 4th“
under the auspices of Putnam Hose
company. This will be the only per-
formance of the play in this city, and
as it is one of the high class attractions
on tour this year, lo;al theatre goers
will undoubtedly welcome its coming
fwith delighn. Theleading male part,
that of Gil de Berault’ a swash-buckl-
ing young Frenchman, whose skill
with the sword has made him renowned
and won for him the unenviable title of
“Black Death” will be played by
William Morris, who has been the-
leading man in Mr. Chas. .‘Ohman’s
various companies during the past
decade. His superb acting in this role.
which is a highly romantic one, has V
shown him to possess all he abilities
and graces necessary‘to such a char-
acter..
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_ The Appetite of a Goat
Is envied by all poor dyspeptics
whose Stomach and Liver are out of,
order. All such should know that Dr
King’s New Life Pills, the wonderful
Stomach and Liver Remedy, gives a
splendid appetite, sound digestion and
a regular bodily habit that insures
perfect health and great energy. Only
250.,at John A. Riggs’ drug store, ll
Main street.
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Town Court. .
Michael Lyons pleaded guilty. in the
town court this morning to a simple as-
saulton Max Baratz and was fined $5
and costs. , A
In the case of the State vs. Max Bar-
atz, the one case being an outcome Of
the former, the court gave a decision
of guilty but suspended execution of
judgment. _-: '
It is understood that Baratz
bonds at $50. - g,
No Right to Ugliness.‘
The woman'iwho is lovely infac, :3
form and temper will always" .h’dle"
friends, but one who would be attrac-
tive must keep her health. If she is
weak, sickly and'all run down, she
will be nervous and irritable. If she
has conStipation Or kidney trouble, her
impure blood will cause pimples,
blotches, skin eruptions and awretched.
complexion. Electric Bitters is the
best medicine in the world to regulate
stomach, liver and kidneys and to
purify the blood. It 'gives strung
n'erves,‘ bright eyes, smooth, velvet
skin, rich complexion. It will. make
agood-looking, Charmin woman ofa
run-down invalid. Only 50 cents at
John A Riggs’ drug store, 11 Main
street.
Man’s Indebtedness to Insects.
According to Grant Allen, in the
Strand Magazine, beetles and other in-
sects anticipated man in the burial of
his dead and manuring of his fields by
devouring and burying dead animals
where they enrich the soil and promote
the grOwth of vegetation. “There is,”
he says, “hardly a human trade o-rahu-
man activity which does not find its
counterpart in animal and vegetable
life."
An Excellent Combination.
- The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well knoWn remedy,
SYRUP or FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
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medicinally laxative and presenting-
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acce table to the system. It
is the One iper ect strengthening laxa-
tive, cleztnsing the system effectua'llyL
dispelling colds. headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation pell-
"nancntly. Its perfect freedom from
:vcry objectionable quality and sub-
..tance, and its acting on the. kidneys,
liver and bowels. without weakening
;:- irritating them, make it,the ideal
laxative. -
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste. but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from senna and
other aromatic plants. by a meth
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid imitations,'please-
remember the fullnmue of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG sirkuroo.~
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mmsvnmn. KY. mtw You; N. Y. .
, from the Spaniards.
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an appeal and Judge Gregory fixed thgf. ' " '
For sale by all ‘Drnggistns‘thlcc 50¢. per bottle ,
asserts ran CHARGE
Edmond Rostand Talks Plainly
About Cyrano de Bergerac.
Protests That He Had Never Heard of
’s. E. Gross. the Chicago Real
Estate Dealer. \Vbo Has Ac-
. cused [lim of Plagiarism.
The testimony given in Paris by Ed-
imoii'd Rostand before the commission
selected in the case of S. E. Gross, of
‘ Chicago, versus A. .\-'[.'Palmer and Rich-
ardMansfield throws lighten the many
sides of his character. The inquisition
was long, and the French author did
not take kindly to the questioning.
which brought out his life history and
his methods of making plays. Before
the deposition was sealed and for-
warded to America he added lhefol-
lowing statement: -
.“Witness says that he has voluuw
verily offered himself as a witness in
this examination, out Of pure defer-
ence for American law and usages.
That he. has been interrogated like a
child upon his habits and knowledgein
a way which is most astonishing to a
Frenchman: of'letteixs of his position
and in a way which. if it were kuownin
France, would set everybody laughing
or excite indignation. And be consid-
ers that some honorable rep-arationis
due him by the American people. who
have recently shown themselves to be
so chivalrous, for the insinuiations
made against him in connection will.
this. litigation."
Mr. Rostand's sense of humor is evi-
dent in his answer-to the questioning
whether he had borrowed the balcony
scene of “Cyrano” from Mr. Gross’
play. He says: “Thus. if I were. to
look only to the point. for instance, of
one character speaking, for another, I
might with equal reason accuse Mr.
.Gross of having borrowed this idea
I would. not do
so, however. because I think the
Americans have already taken a s-ufli»
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(The Famous French Author Who Wroto
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jcient number of Spanish things and
'sufiicieritly'covered themselves with
glory to afford to leave this alone.”
5 ,In telling about the transfer of- the
American rights of the piece of Mans-
field the French writer said: “As I had
no copyright-in the United States, I
could not make a. claim upon. Mr. Mans-
field. I was asked to "give my authoriza-
'tion for {he performance of the piece
and did so. Mr. Mansfield said that he
desired to pay» me author’s fees, al-
.though not obliged to do so.”
The counsel for the defendants ob-
jected to, Mr. Rosfand giving the state»
ment of royalties received from Mans-
fieldand the French authorsaid: "Per-
sonally I should have no objection: to
giving the figures, but I do not wish. to
risk anything which might be preju-
dicial to Mr. Mansfield.”
Mr. Rostand said that in writing his
play he had! put together the most bril-_
llant parts and had: filled in the minor
parts later. He snid’further: “The two
first things I wrote in ‘Cyrano’ were the
presentation of the GaLScouy cadets in
the second act» and the ballad in the
first. Mr. Coquelin knew these two bits
by heart- ,before the piece was com—
pleted. In fact, I had to remonstrate
with him because he insisted on going
around and reciting them to people be-
fore the play was completed.”
Mr. Rostand answered Afiorncy
Reed’s ques’tions concerning the alleged
‘ ' . resemblance by declaring that he saw
not the faintest similarity and that the
Chicago writer’s play was without
moral and was shallow. He gave long
explanations of the passages in his own
piece which were designed to show the
depth of Cyrano dc, Becrgerac’s charac-
ter. - Concerning- the translation of
“Cyrano,” he said: “I have received
from England and America several
translations and as I do not understand
the English language I have simply put
them on the shelves of my library and
.look at them with satisfaction, but am
unable to distinguish between them."
The Coal Mines of Chill.
The, Chilian coal mines, = opened in
1855, seem to be niceplaces to work in.
The seams of coal run from the shore
under the waters of_the Pacific ocean,
and the .tunnels are so clean that you
can walk through them in- a dress suit,
without making yourself dirty. They
are lighted by electricity, and you can
have a ride for a mile under the ocean
On an electric car at a speed of 20 miles
'an hour. The mines form. quite acat-
aconib of well-lighted passages under
(be water. The output of coal isnow
1.000 tons a day, and 750 miners are em-
ployed in them- ' ’
noynl' M‘othern—In-an'.
Princess Louise. jmarchion'ess of
Lorne, has had the rather uncommon
experience of having three mothers-in-
law diving her married life’s—her hus-
- band’s ‘fath'el'r. . the duke of'Argyle. 11:8va
-r
mg; beenxmarried three times.
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N0 ENNUI AT GUAM. .. ,
rhecei wm B'e Plenty of Games am:
Books to Intel-opt Our Marine-
While There.
Officers and members of the marine
corps probably will not be troubled
greatly with ennui at their far—away
post in the middle of the Pacific. The
novelty of life at the isolatedlitfle gov-
ernment station will keep them con-
tented forseveral months. There will be .
many things to see and hear. To guard
against discontent and weariness of
‘spirit the government will have care
for the amusement of its servants prac-
tically cut , as they will be, from
communicati n with home and coun-
try. Of course there will be swim-
ming and oating.. but the sports
which the men enjoyed at home they
will also enjoy at the island of Guam.
For outdoor 'sports the government
will see that there is a supply of balls
and bats, footballs and tennis racquets
and balls. During the long days when
the weather outside is inclement and
there are no drills the men will be able
to play checkers. chess, cards and oth-
er indoor games. Col. Percival C. Pope
has secured a great supply of such out—
ifits, says the Boston Transcript.
‘i There *will- be ’men who do not‘ care
for sports and games.» For such as
these there will be a well-stocked li-
brary. The government has provided
a largestock of books. In addition,
there are many thousand volumes of
books and periodicals given privately.‘
Some time ago Col. Pope made a re-
quest through the papers for dona-
tions of books and light reading mat-
ter. The response was immediate, and
so generous that Col. Pope now re-
quests that no more be sent to the
navy yard. as it Will-be impossible to
take them to Guam. From Boston and
vicinity came over 4.000 volumes and
periodicals. andNew York sent al—
most as many more.
SNOW SLIDE IN ROCKIES.
\Vhen Railway Men of All Stations
Risrk Their Lives to Open
the Roads.
There has never been a better time
to round out one‘s experience of life-
in the Rocky mountains than during
the past winter. After having seen
the grandeur and beauty of the. moun-
tains in summer storms and sunshine
.many times, it was my good fortune to
get info the midst of drifts and “slides"
in the heart of the mountains of Colo-
rado, to see the worst of it. and slip
through the great Show trap west of
‘Leadville on one of the few trains that
succeeded in gelling over the range.
says a writer in Harper’s VVet-‘kly.
There is all. the difference in
the .
world between a driftand a “slide.” .-\ .
rotary snow plow will merrily bore
its way through almost any drift. but.
a “slide” brings down a. mass of rocks
and trees with it. and these must be re-
moved with ax. pick and shovel. With
the thermometer at 22 degrees below
zero, 300 men—engineers. firemen. sec-
tion men and common laborers—
worked for five days. sometimes
much as 36 hours without sleep. all
cheerfully risking their lives in the
simple performance of‘du'ty—n com—
monplace courage, but all. the more
genuine for that—and finally. after
losing four or five of their number,
cleared the track for five blockaded
:trains.
Amidst of ahowling blizzard. and. after
various mishaps. the eastbound trains
reached the eastern slope offhe moun-
tains. Then came two feet of snow.
blizzard after blizzard,‘and the block-
ade‘ was once more established.
BIGGEST CHECK EVER DRAWN.
The 'Piece of Paper Called for ithe
Payment of :2 Mint of
Money.
CS
There were made out last year two
checks which ware and still are the
largest ever drawn in single financial
transactions. says the St. James Bud-
get. The smaller of the two checks
established. a record as the largest ever
drawn; but although it was for more
than. $55,000,000, it did not long re-
main the largest.l being soon eclipsed
by a check for $622,500,000.
' These valuable pieces of paper were
drawn in connection with the last. Chi-
nese loan. and. the final installment of
the war indemnity money which was
due to Japan from China. and changed
‘hands in the parlor of the Bank of
England, in the presence of the gov-
ernor of the bank, the plenipofentiarics-
of. the Chinese and Japanese govern-
ments, and the managers and sub-
managers of the Bong-Kong and
Shanghai banking corporation.
Their record check was the largest ’
ever drawn by any banking firm. it
was an ordinary looking document
enough, and folded, would easily go
into on‘e’s vest pocket. If it were pos-
sible to make a. golden column of these
millions 'by' piling the coins one on
,top of the other, the height of 1 13:,
miles would be reached. If a chain
'were -made of the coins, they being
placed side by side, it would- extend
148% miles. ’
English Poets of Foreign Birth.'
Many of England’s lending poets had
very mingled strains in their blood.
.Tennyson’s extraction was Danish.
French, and English. Robert Brown-
ing had “brown" blood in his veins. for
'his grandmother was a creole lady.
Rossetti was Italian, wilh‘an admixture
'of English bleed; Algernon :Charles
Swinburne has both Scandinavian and
French blood in his veins. Austin Dob—
2son is French as well as English, and
'the late Coventry Patmore was ”frac- ‘
Etionally German.”
Healthiest Spot In the \Vorld.
The healthiest spot in the world
seems to be alitflehamlet in France
Iname‘d' A—umone. ,eThcre .,are only 40
ninliabitants, 2-5 of whom are 80 years of
age. and one is :over 100. -
au—um o. .5 .
These passed through in the ,
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- REAR ADMIRAL Km; * l
1'... Gallant one"; Who Will Pioteol'
the In lore-in of the Unified Staten
' In, Samoa.
Rear Admiral Albert Kaufz, who ha I
been dispatched- to Samoa to safe-
guard American interestsxin those
waters, is one of the obi-est and- wittiest,
’ofilcern in the naval service. Certain
noteworthy incidents in his career
bear witness that he is also one of the ' ~
bravest and most resolute. He was
born in Ohio just 60 y’earsago, and
comes of fighting stock. An elder
brother was conspicuous in the union
service during the civil warsand when
he died a few years ago held the rank
REAR ADMIRAL ALBERT KAUTZ.
(In Command of the American Naval Forces
in Samoa.)
of brigadler general in the regular
army. :
The sailor son of the family entered:
the Annapolis academy at the age o,f'15,:
.hadi Admiral Dewey for a chum and:
classmate, and made his first cruise as
a midshipman on the old frigate Col-'
orado. He was promoted to lieutenant
the wqek after Sumter was fired on,x
and tol’lieutenant commander in May;
1865, and advanced to the rank of com-L
mander in. September, 1872; while serv-t
ing- as lighthouse inspector at Key:
lVest. He was stationed at the Porter,
mouth navy yard when he receivedhipj
captain’s commission in June, 1885, andi
was in command of the receiving shipi
Wabash when promoted to commodore.
in April. 1897. He has held his preseiiti
place on. the list of rear admirals, wi y'
command of the Pacific station, sine '
Nevember of last year. Men ser 'n’
under him soon learn to swear by himl'
His wit never fails him, and he is {Eel
subject of more good stories than any
other man in the service. Being com-J
plimenfed upon one occasion'on his
fine horsemanship. he replied that his
ability to ride a horse was altogether,
due to the fact that his brother was in
the cavalry. Two days later. in the
presence of the man who had compli-
mented him. the. admiral was thrown
sprawling in the middle of the road.
His friend made haste to ' with-draw
anything he had said complimenting.
the admiral‘s horsemanship and asked:
“What is the matter with that cav—
alry brother of yours?"
“He was transferred to the infantry
yesterday." said the admiral. “I ought
10 have had more sense than to get. on
a horse at all."
LARGEST OF EGGS.
It Measures a Yardl in Circumference
and Its Shell] Holds Very Nearly
Two Gallons.
Here is the picture of an egg which,
in its natural size. measures a yard in
circumference! it holds nearly two
gallons! ln bulk it equals four ostrich
eggs. or six eggs of the oassowary. or
150 hen eggs!
It would take nearly 2.000 humming
bird eggs to equal in built this one egg.
With such an egg one might give a
banquet to 75 persons and to each give
a pertion of the egg equal in amount
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THE LARGEST EGG.
(Measures 3. Yard in Circumference and.
Holds TwoGallons.)
, totwo hencggs, or to 150 persons an
equal amount to one hen's egg! .
The sketch of this gigantic egg in
Paris was made from the only speci-
men in the world. _
.The two halves of the egg would make
two splendid punch bowls, out of which
20 men could drink all they wanted,
It was discovered in Madagascar by
a famous French naturalist and many
people were ready to believe at the thus
of its discovery that the egg of the fa- _
mous roe itself had been found, and‘no -
wonder, for that far-famed binl of the
“Arabilan Nights" was supposed to have
lived on this ‘very same island.
However, after cameful investigatipn
it was decided'ihat the egg was that of
a giant extinct bird named aepyornis.
To—dayit is one ofthe greatest treas-
ures of the museum in the Jardin den
Flames, in Paris.
, win... In the 1M} Roi-fin. i }
Wheat has been grown 200 miles
further north than Silka, Alaska.
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