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mv*r %>• m s f ^ r i " •% 'j t'm] ̂\*&iM A new patriotic order--and one More select than any that has ever been organized among the -women of Ihe nation--soon will spring into be­ ing if pending plans mature. Its mem­ bership la to be limited to the fair sponsors for the war vessels, large and small, forming Uncle Sam's "new" navy. The position of, these beautiful girls is an enviable one to that portion of feminity that has never been so for­ tunate as to crash the beribboned bot­ tle of champagne against the bows of a, new war vessel, and pronounce the magic words that bring fame to the ttSAMEE IN mZQH&tt SBB society, has won fame In more ways than one since she was selected to name the Maryland, another of Uncle Sam's new warships. If she had to do over again the act that first brought her before the' eyes of her country, this ^southern girl would not be so "frightfully nervous" as she was when she sprinkled the sides of the Maryland with wine and splintered glass. Among the many American girls who have been called upon of late to christen vessels of the navy, none have discharged that duty more grace­ fully than Miss Katharine Vaugn White, the attractive and accom-^ plished daughter of Albert B. White, gallant ship, its country, its state, and, last hut by means least, herself. governor of West Virginia and sent the beribboned and bold cord bound bottle squarely against the hull, and with the tinkle of shivered glass came the sizzle of freed wine. "I christen thee tyiaine!" said Miss Anderson, as the hull started river- ward. It really seemed that the blow of the baptismal bottle had aided this great mass of steel in starting. But once started it went faster and ever faster, until, despite oil and tallow lavishly laid on, the ways ground to­ gether and ignited by the friction. Once clear ol the ways the great ship bowed. All ships do at this par­ ticular stage of their career. But the Maine made no perfunctory dip. It was essentially a graceful courtesy of the old school kind, and was evidently Her father was Commodore William Truxton, United States navy, and her great-grandfather was the famed Com­ modore Thomas Truxton, who did his country such great service during the war for independence, and later dur- ing the trouble with France. Miss Truiton has seafaring blood in her veins, and the torpedo boat Truxton, named for her great-grand­ father, was christened under condi­ tions accorded few of the biggest bat­ tleships. The Pennsylvania will probably be the next warship launched, and Miss Sue Quay, the daughter if Senator Quay of Pennsylvania, will be the sponsor on that occasion. ffir wr&Kitw" t * - >'r rHurawoRor row rwwwmEArtDEJtfON isii vThe lateet and one of the biggest launc-hings of a national defender ever held was that of the Colorado, which . a$ded Miss Cora May Peabody's name to the list of eligibles for the select organization. In Cramps' shipyard, "i Philadelphia, she earned her right to become a member of the new society When the first meeting is held, and the members proceed to recount to ^*4 each other their experiences, no one, / . unless it be the Maine's sponsor, Miss Anderson, will have a more interest­ ing story than the pretty young daugh­ ter of Colorado's governor, for not only was her own state well repre­ sented but a party of foreign and na- p tional statesmen and many others of note were present from Washington, jy As the Colorado started down the •' ways the girl stood a moment as ^.; thjough petrified, then, springing fur- ward* suddenly, she smote the bows ' with the bottl?, and as the wine sprin- £ y kled the hull her clear, girlish tones ^ang out, "I christen thee Colorado." jjvfw. With a roar the crowds acknowl- ; .edged Miss Peabody's success and the | great vessel, Bliding into the Dela- ' V ware, dipped its prow as though in salutation to its fair sponsor. . § . Mies Brown of Baltimore, the pretty daughter of ex-Governor Brown of Maryland, who is among those who *;.• are at present intent on organizing a The warship for which Miss White acted as sponsor was the armored cruiser West Virginia, the largest of its class, which was recently launched at Newport News, Va., in the pres­ ence of 25,000 people, including many prominent persons. The occasion on which Miss Mary Preble Anderson made, her debut in naval circles was July 27, 1901, the day on which the mighty new Maine was set afloat to take the place of its ill fated namesake that was sent to the bottom of Havana harbor Feb. 15, 1898. No vessel ever glided into the water under more auspicious circum­ stances. Since it was the Maine the Cramps, the builders, departed frotti their custom of late years and threw wide open the great yards, that all might see. Fully 30,000 persons com­ prised the great throng. Miss Anderson evidently realized that the eyes of the nation as well as many citizens of her native state, were upon her, for she listened care­ fully to the instructions of Henry W. Cramp, and sagely nodded that she fully understood her responsibilities. As the order came to "Cut away all!" before the saws had ground away the last inch of the shoes, there cariie a creaking, ripping sound, and intended entirely for Miss Anderson, who bowed in turn, in response to the cheers that went up. When the United States cruiser Des Moines was freed from the blocks in the Fore River shipyard, Quincy, Mass., Aug. 20, last year, a novel de­ parture was mad£ *in the christening, as there were two pretty Americans concerned in the vent. One of them was Miss Elsie Ma- copiber of Iowa's capital, who wielded the bottle with which the huge bulk was to be christened, and the other was Miss Clara N. Carleton of Haver­ hill, Mass., who severed the cord which released the vessel on the ways. As the Des Moines was the most im­ portant war vessel completed in a Massachusetts navy yard since the days of the "early 'American navy, it was decided that the New England state must be represented in the cere­ monies by one of her pretty women, and the daughter of the former mayor of Haverhill was the one on whom the honor devolved. Miss Isabelle Truxton, who is a per­ fect type of the bedutlful southern girl, will be entitled to membership in the society after its organization, as she was the sponsor for the tor­ pedo boat Truxton, launched from "Bob" Oerry'eMoney. A Gerry of Gerrys is young Bob, oldest son of Uncle Elbridge Thankful Gerry, the richest lawyer in New York. When Bob Gerry was at the university Papa Gerry was exceed­ ingly particular about his money. Bless you, there was no dearth of it! He had a bigger allowance than any other youth in his class. The bills were sent to him in sheets, just as they come from the bureau of engrav­ ing and printing to our leading banks, and it was one of his pastimes to clip them apart with a pair of silver steel shears. In his mahogany desk were seven pigeonholes dedicated to Mam­ mon. In one Bob piled his $100 bills, in another his fifties, in a third his twenties, and so on down to his tens, fives, twos, and ones. It was a beau­ tiful sight to the poorer students, and one that "filled many a soul with envy. Bob was careful of his money* No one was permitted to disarrange it.-- New York Press. CKEECHER NOT FOND OF MONEY. »Jor Pond Story on Tell* Good f Famous Divine. The late Major James B. who had many stories to tell of the famous lecturers whom he managed, Was especially fond of indulging in reminiscences of Henry Ward Beecher, for whom he had a great admiration. One of his favorite Beecher anecdotes this one: * "One day while I was making a railway Journey with Mr. Beecher, he happened to put his hand into the little watch pocket of his trousers. He drew from it a sealed envelope, gave the envelope a puzzled look, and then tore it open. A little while later he passed it to ine, say­ ing: 'Major, see what is inside. Some weeks ago I officiated at the mar­ riage of a great railway manager, and after the ceremony he handed me that envelope. I hurriedly slipped it into my pocket and then forgot all about it. Just now I happened to run my fingers into the pocket and discovered it.' I opened the envelope and there lay five one-thousand-dollar bills!"-- York Times. DORCAS MADE A POINT. "'Very Neatiy Turned the Tables en His Better Half. "I don't see how you can say Pre neglecting my home and wast­ ing my time attending club meetings," protested Mrs. Dorcas. "You men are so sordid in your views you can't see good in anything unless there's money in' it." " "Well, what good is there in that club of yours that keeps you away from home most of the time?" "Intellectual good, my dear," re- Hirned his better half; "something more to be desired than all the money in the world. For instance, our club has gone in for nature study, and I have learned all about the habits of the interesting little creatures of the insect world." "You have, eh?" sneered Dorcas. "Well, all I can say is that if you'd kept away from your old club and studied insect life at home, I would have been spared the shock I received on opening the wardrobe attd finding holes." Starting Early. Dr. Francis L. Patton, President lol Princeton Theological Seminary, has a reputation not only for the excel­ lence of his sermons, but fev the short notice.at which, on occasion, he can prepare them. Some time ago he was conducting a "question box" at a summer school, when ha was asked by one of his auditors: "Will you tell me, Dr. Patton, your method in preparing your sermons? Do you begin early in the week?" "Yes," sifld Dr. Patton, "quite early." ^ "But," persisted the questioner; "how early?" "About 6 o'clock Sunday mornings." --New York Times. the Maine started on its first journey. | Sparrow's Point, Va., in the summer The girl from Maine raised her arm of 1901. Bread Imagination. "If all of J. P. Morgan's money were put in one-dollar bills it would make a streamer long enough to fly a kite around Mars." "Yes, but you bet the Martians wouldn't touch it. If they did Morgan would climb up and Beize their canals." HIGH A SOUNDED ON AN ALTO HORN STRIKES MOSQUITOES DEAD ¥ I P Alio Jiora in £ flat 3S. ."•'•At last science has discovered a "••way' to utilize the man who practices on an> alto horn. Perhaps in time sci- ^eace will demonstrate the usefulness ORANGES BY THE CARLOAD. •I -- Geiien Fruit Raised in Immense Quan­ tities. Oranges are eaten one by one. But when they leave Los Angeles for the JGast and for Europe it is by whole train loads of; forty cars each, all laden and fragrant with , the luscious • yellow globes. As many as 200 car­ loads have been sent East in a single «iay. A writer in the London Times gives some amazing figures of the fmit ex­ perts from Southern California. Of orangeB and lemonB'there were ex­ ported in 1902 7,000,000 boxes of 70 pounds each. From the Los Angeles district alone 18,000 carloads were stnt by rail, each carload representing from 12 to 15 tons of fruit. Of prunes California distributes 160,- COO.OOO pounds, of raisins 100,000,000 jounds and of dried peaches 60,000,000 pounds. The total exports of dried fruits of all descriptions from California for the year amounted to 325,000,000 pounds. Ia the same period California exported 1,400/000 boxes of apples, eachJwx rep* of the girl who reaches at high C. A New Brunswick '((N. J.) band leader has discoverel that wfien a performer on an alto horn strikes high A all the resenting fifty pounds of fruit, and of these 154,000 were shipped to London, lit),000 boxes to LiveriKJol, 21,000 to Glasgow, 9,000 to Hull and 3,000 to Hamburg. Of canned goods there were sent ficm California 4,500 carloads, a mini­ mum of fifteen tons each; of Lima beans, 2,300 lpads; nuts, 1.300 car­ loads; vegetables, 3,200 carloads; Wine, 4,800 carloads; wool, 520 car­ loads. - mosquitoes In the neighborhood per* lsh. The note A above the stiff is fatal to mosquitoes, and a post-mor­ tem examination shows that they are HE DRANK WITH THE ELITE. Bellringing Feat. In King's Norton belfry the other day the ringers performed the "Lon­ don Surprise," the mo/t difficult com­ bination, it is declared, known to cam­ panologists, involving no fewer than 14,112 changes., It took eight hours and forty-five minutes to accomplish the great feat. Heartstrings Particularly. Whatever music there may,be\in the instrument called man cannot be brought out fully and entirely until a woman takes it in charge and plays upon the strings of it.--New Orleans Times-Democrat. Why Struggling Artist Took His Cock­ tail at Delmonico's. R. K. Munkittrick, in speaking of the singular methods employed by young professional men who would gain the fame that means continuous prosperity, tells a story of an artist who began his career by drawing garments for a fashionable magazine. From this humble beginning he rose steadily until, in the words of the story teller, "he could throw the finest kind of a church window extant." While rising from the work of show­ ing the various elevations of basques and shirtwaists to that of designing mural decorations for cathedrals and nymphs for theater ceilings, the then unknown artist made a practice of borrowing a quarter every night that he might buy a cocktail at Delmonico's. One day an economical friend said: "Why do your give a quarter for a cocktail at Delmonico's, when you can go elsewhere and get twq for a quarter?" NU was then that the Boticelli of the Btwx silled in his blandest manner made deaf and blind by the note. Hereafter alto horn players can make themselves useful in a very desirable fashion. and replied: "I don't care anything about the cocktail, my dear fellow, 1 only want to be seen drinking it in Delmonico's.--New York Times In Classic Boston. 'Bliss Carman, the poet, tells of t young friend of bis who was seeking apartments in Boston's aristocratic section, Beacon Hill. At one house he was received by the landlady, a spinster of uncertain age and aggress­ ive refinement of manner. Awed to a great degree by the lady's manner, the rather nervods young man stam­ mered : "And would it be possible for me to secure apartments in your house, Mrs. Blank?" Whereupon the spinster held her­ self even straighter than before and replied with haughty reproof: "Miss Blank, Sir-! Miss--from choice!"--New York Times. Proverb Against Him. Down town they are telling how E. C. Benedict remarked the other day to S. L Blood, at the Jatter's Broad­ way office, that he had an important matter to talK over with some one he could trust. Now Mr. Benedict and Mr. Blood are close friends. "Well?" replied Mr. Blood. "Some one in whom I had implicit faith," Mr. Benedict continued. "I'm not sure abouc you.". Mr. Blood grew red. "And why not?" he a^ked, with emphasis. "Well," said Mr. Benedict, "this is a matter of absolute confidence, you see, and they do say, "Blood will tell." --New York Times. 8onnet. Lee, who In niggard soil hast delved, to And What things soever may be known or guessed Of him that to the ages gives no rest, The world-watched secret peak of human mind; Thy choice was well, who leav'st to fools, and blind All visionary, vague, fantastic quest. None to the Presence hath more neatly pressed. Nor hast thou him die-served to serve mankind. 'Tia said of ceytain poets, that writ large Their somber nameg on tragic stage and tornb They are gulfs or estuaries of Shakes pearo's sea. liOfty the praise; and honor enough, to be, • As children playing by his mighty marge Glorious with casual sprinklings of the foam. . ^ • --William Watson, in the Fortnightly Review. Abbas II., Khedive of Egypt, first of the rulers to yi3it England this year, is a model in a good many ways. Not only does he follow implic Itly the Injunctions of the Koran by never indulging in wine or spirits, but he is a non-smoker, too, which is rather remarkable in the head of a country where most people use "the weed" all day However the Khedive's superior to the usages of bis do which he flouted openly by electing to content himself with one wife, instead of setting up 4 royal harem. Probably, however, His High­ ness is not dissatisfied, for hiB consort described as a Circassian of rare The Root of Evil. He is a young man, and he has re­ cently come from one of the country towns up.the state to make his for tune in this city. At present he is employed in a well known department store, and, while his salary is small, it ought to be enough for him to live, well until he has a raise. So his min­ ister thinks, at any rate. To him the joung man was complaining the other evening. "Remember, my boy," said the cler­ gyman, "there are things in life better than money." "Yes, I know that," replied the young man, briskly, "but it takes money to buy them."--Philadelphia Ledger. • f ^ , Benator Burton's Answer. A Story Is going the rounds of Senator Burton of Kansas. To him a mischievous lot of school girls .wrote a letter concerning their high school exorcises. "Our topic is The Racial Relation Between the Early Hebrews and Egyp­ tians,' " their letter ran, "and we need a simile for something that is very com plex yet simple, sweet yet sharply de fined. Won't you send us immediate ly such a one from your Inexhaustible collection?" The answer, short and to the point was: "Mines pies, such as mother used to make!"--New York Times. Has No* Use for the 9*4.* ' The family of a Milwaukee man wishes to have him adjudged insane because he has$ot.fooeto_bed |or twelve weeks. ~ As It Was Printed. There is one woman poet in New York who will read proof carefallj until the edge of a recent error wears off. She spent two days on a touch Ing poem, the pivotal line of which read: M y soul Is a lighthouse keeper. When the printer ftntobori with it the Use rea*J< - If *<• '• '/'-fly-* : ABBAS II., KHEDIVE OF EGYPT.' a : ~ i IS AN UP-TO-DATE MONARCH 4MH i of his family, who, however, number nearly a hundred. But Abbas II. hasi a large private fortune as well, and!! owns immense tracts of farm land in- the Nile delta, for the working of^ which he insists on having the latest machinery from America. And he^ oversees his estate personally as as possible. He is up i back by 6 almost every in h ^ *IS HJGRMB35 THE KHEDIVE OF EGYPT J IN THE KtfEDlves "PALACE AT CAIRO,H£CTRIC Ll6IfPS SfilNE OVER TOE WRITING rX^BLE OF THE SUCCE5S0RTDTHE PKAR0AH3 AND im TELEPHONE HANGS AT HI3 E03QW loveliness. She lives with fcer chil­ dren, in the complete seclusion pre­ scribed by Mahometan law, in the Pal­ ace of Koubbeh, where dwells also the Khedive's mother, who, by the way, is only a little over forty, v The Khedive gets a salary of |500,- 000 a year, and has $£00,000 more with which to support the various members point to point to consult with his dif­ ferent superintendents. Abbas II. was in London last in 1900, when it was noticed how well he spoke English. His Highness is, in fact, rather famous as a polyglot, for,- besides o^r tongue, he speaks French, German. Italian, Turkish and, of course, Arabic. * THE PUZZLING FEAT QF AGA-- CAN YOU TELL HOW IT IS DONE? The mystery of "Aga" outdoes in apparent occultism anything of the sort hitherto seen. Prpf. HeJnemann brings upon the stage a pretty young woman, "Aga," wearing an oriental costume. She seats herself upon a common kitchen chair and under the hypnotic influ­ ence of Herr Heinemann goes into a state of trance. Soon the chair tilts backward until its back is within an inch or two of the stage. The young woman's body inclines stiffly with the almost overturned chair and in a few moments regains its former position as the chair swings slowly upward again. After this the young woman, still in the state of trance, rises, and at the command of Herr Heinemann her body falls stiffly backward, being caught by Herr Heinemann. who places her head upon the seat of a chair and her feet upon the seat of another chair, her body being thus stiffly extended with no support save her head and feet. With the aid of his assistant, Aga's inert form is then transferred to a casket-shaped box which is brought upon the stage. The box stands upon four legs a foot above the stage. Herr Heinemann uses an iron hoop which he passes beneath and around the casket to prove that no device of mirrors or like attach­ ment is used. The side of the casket facing the audience is lowered in or- der that the body of Aga may be seen fully by the audience. The lowered side of the casket, however, does not hide the stage beneath from the full view of the audience. Herr Heine­ mann then steps behind the casket and, after making a number of hyp­ notic passes over the body of the young woman, It is seen slowly to rise from out the casket, continuing to^-ise to above the height of the shoulders of a man. "By Jove, I'm Off." An Australian correspondent sends us a good story of the cyclone that struck Townsvllle, Queensland. The roof of the local hospital was carried away, and the wall of one ward blown down, overwhelming the patients be­ low in the debris. Seven were killed outright and the others were more or less injured. Sheets of roof iron were blown about the town like pieces of paper. One telegraph operator stuck to his post to the last moment. His final message was to Rockampton, the metropolis of central Queensland, and it concluded prematurely with this interpolated exclamation, "By Jove, the office is going. I'm off!"--London Express. "Weather 8hooting." "Weather-shooting" has assumed such importance in southern Europe that not less than three international congresses to consider it have been held. The latest reports show that experts are mostly convinced that gun filing Is useless for influencing rain or hail, although experiments are urged sfintll the possible electa are fullr IPerstood. Irish Claim Loubet. President Loufcet's recent visit to London recalls that some Irishmen claim to regard him as one of them­ selves. Loubet, they hold, Is merely a Gallicised form of Loubett, a name which is quite common in the south of Ireland, and that the president's an­ cestors hailed from Ireland they enter­ tain not the slightest doubt France swarms with the descendants of Irish rebels from Elizabeth's time down to the days of Napoleon. The Irish do not forget that President MacMahon was descended from a Hibernian Ja­ cobite. Thus Ireland claims to have provided two presidents of, France within twenty-six years. Pair Division. Baltimore says that if the national conventions will meet in that town crabs will be plentiful. The conven­ tions are doubtless expected to nish their own lobsters. Man-Dreasmaktts. t The great "man-dressmakers" of Paris calculate that their shlmnentfl abroad amount annually to about per cent of their total business. f - M