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THE FAIRFIELD RECORDER
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L. C. KIRGAN, Proprietor
F AIRFIELD.
TEXAS
The* 1oy ride 1* generally Its own
■Kuim^-U.
I Diamonds are one thing that In
crease In value alter decreasing In
flze.
Last winter was a very severe one.
Iju l we Lfaj no grudge against It
How.
Laughing may make people fat. but
that is not w hal stout people cure to
know
In bis modest unobtrusive way the
rrieket Is advising >ou to lay In your
winter coal.
in the inflight p
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GERMAN NOVELTY THAT INTERESTS AMERICANS
A VERY POPULAR CHINAMAN
Tobacco crop short anil revolution,
la Cuba again. Thcru ain't going to
bo do “hutis.”
Will Thomas A. Edison please In-
vent something to geep Ice from melt-
lug In summer?
X
People who predict that this was
to be a hot summer are around men
tloning the fact.
When New York gets to selling
bread by weight, maybe the young
bride will make a fortune.
Having had her eyes Insured for
$15,000. a New York chorus girl Is pre-
pared to make «yes at all comers.
Were you ever so tired that after
lifting one foot up you dreaded to
put It down again to complete the
• tep?
Another $20,000 diamond has been
found In South Africa. All they
have to do there Is to pick up th»
tweal th.
The opinion prevails that the appointment of
Wu Ting Fang to be councilor to the foreign
otflce will secure to his country sagacity, knowl-
edge and adroitness not only, but also a profound
sense of Justice In dealing with other nations.
Here he strove to keep China and the United
States ( lose friends. In his new position ho may
be trusted to labor for the peace of the world.
If all Chinamen were like Mr Wu, no demand
could arise tn any quarter for laws for the ex-
clusion of Chinese No other Chinaman ever
was so popular in this country as Is Wu Ting
Fang. The fame was'perhaps more nearly world-
wide of Li Hung Chang, who gave Wu his first
office, which became the stepping stone in tho
foreign and home service of the Chinese empire.
Horn near Canton about 60 years ago, after
training In the local schools, Wu went to fcnglatld In 1874, where he studied
law and was admitted as a barrister. On his return to China he took high
tank as a lawyer while he was zealous In promoting modern enterprises and
was the leader In building the first railroad In that vast domutn. Ills career
received a marked Impulse from a visit to the United Stales In 1877. hive
years later he became viceroy of the province of Chihli.
When, In 1897, he came to Washington as minister from China he at once
won favor as a diplomat. His commission was addressed not only to the
United States, but to Spain, Mexico and Peru as well. While he was wel-
comed at all the embassies In Washington beyond any other of their mem-
bers, he was at home In all classes of society. His manners are elegant and
be Is a first-class "mixer."
At public banquets Ills style of oratory wins applause, while he drops the
formality of his colleagues from other lands and Is not too proud to respond
to calls from men's church clubs for familiar talks He Is skilled In the
learning of the Orient and holds his own with western scholars, as the de-
gree of LL. D. from the University of Pennsylvania bears witness. He uReq
the English language with grace and force. Without loss of dignity he bub-
bles with Joyous humor, and 1b quick and skillful In repartee. A vegetarian I
In practice, he argues that such a diet brings happiness and insures long
life
His service as minister In Washington lasted for about Beven years with
a brief Interval, and in 1900 he distinguished himself trj a peace mission to
Japan. His official receptions. If less formal than thotle of other chief em-
bassies, were quite as elaborate and more largely attended. When he was j
recalled on the change of government in Pekin, regret was more general In j
Washington than a gap In any other embassy would have caused.
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Czz/uorwe Our /i G£JW*M/r
ERLIN.—Among the numerous American visitors In Germany this summer are many who are especially
|J Interested In the development of Inland water traffic, and these gentlemen have been paying much atten-
|| tlon to a novel scow that may be seen on German streams clearing them by cutting away the weeds and
grass. It Is rowed or poled along the water course, and at the stern a man turns a wheel which brings
together four large knives beneath the boat. It Is believed by the Americans that the device would prove of
great benefit on the rivers of Florida and other southern states which become clogged up with rank vegetation.
SCIENTIST ON FLIRT
Girl Is Not Normal Who Does
Not Use “Safety Valve.”
If your socks, your tie and your
hatband do not mutch In color you
can still elude tho critical by going
swimming
Hreafl Is to be sold in New York by
Weight. Then the inconsistent cus-'
tomers will complain if It Is light and
if it isn't
DIPLOMAT OF THE VATICAN
Now that an aeroplane has been
etMu k by lightning we discover that
wind Isn t the only thing the aviators
have to combat.
A homing pigeon has Just flown
1,000 miles In about five days. That
will keep the flying machine busy for
some time to come.
A Chicago prolessor says that
skunks are good to eat, but until we
see the meat trust try to corner them
we'., refuse to believe ft.
\
Those billions of bacteria reported
found In frozen eggs are not so Im-
pressive since we dallied with the fig
tires about Halley's comeL
London reports the presence of 130,-
000 foreign waiters. Class In men-
tal arithmetic, how much does this
amount to, at one average tip apiece?
No man can sleep soundly after glv
Ing away a million dollars, says a
New York preacher. Let's all get to-
gether and disprove this statemenL
A New York couple got married the
other day because, they said, they
both loved the same bull pup. The
silly season la showing results all
right
No man perhaps occupies a more prominent
place In the International limelight today than
the cardinal secretary of state of the Holy See,
his eminence Rafael Merry del Val, whose
diplomatic dispute with Spain has engaged
world wide Interest.
The cardinal Is a Londoner by birth and the
blood of Celt, Ilrlton and Spaniard flows through
his veins. His father, who was secretary of the
Spanish embassy In London when the cardinal
was born, Is descended from an Irish family
which emigrated to Spain at the end of the
17th century, while his grandmother on« tho
mother's side was a Miss WIllcox, daughter of
a former member of the British Parliament.
Cardinal Merry del Val was educated In Eng-
land, Belgium and Italy, and won degrees In
philosophy, theology and canon law. While a young man he became a protege
of the late Pope Leo XIII and tvas sent by him on several Important missions.
He was one of the representatives to the Holy See at the Jubilee of Queen
Victoria, and at the funeral of Emperor William of Germany; and also repre-
sented the Vatican at tho Jubilee of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria and
at the coronation of the late King Edward of England. Ip 1892 he was ap-
pointed Camerlerl Segreto Participante. which is an office not unlike that
occupied by the lords in waiting to a King and which entailed his taking up
his residence within the Vatican Itself. Previous to this he was appointed
by the Queen Regent of Spain as religious Instructor to her daughters and
he prepared the present King, Alfonso, for his confirmation.
HIb moBt Important mission was that to Canada In 1897, In connection
with the burning question of the Manitoba schools, a mission which was most
successfully accomplished.
Shortly after the death of Pope Leo XIII tho present pontiff appointed
him secretary of slate and he has had to deal with grave situations since Id
France, Germany. Spain and Portugal. He Is a linguist, speaking English,
Spanish, Italian, French and German fluently and Is an Indefatigable worker.
He was created a cardinal In 1893.
AUTHOR HONORED BY KING
New York druggist thinks rattle-
snake poison Is a cure for consump-
tion. Consumption is also a cure for
rattlesnake poison. But who gets the
first bite?
American tourlstB are reported to be
the most eager patrons of dirigible j
balloons In Europe. Their experiences
vlth the tip-custom In their travels
■eems to make them careless of life.
The only doubt to be thrown on the
Story of those quadrillions of microbes
in frozen eggs is that It Is almost be-
yond belief that any self respecting
microbe would relish that sort Of food.
The man for whom the law should
provide a particularly severe penalty
when caught is the chauffeur who
•trikes a person down and then runs
away from his victim.
We have got to have a copy of that
new department of agriculture bul-
letin on "The Life Htatory and Con-
trol of the Hop Flea-Beetle." even If
the government does charge 10 cent*
(or 1L
A New York man shook pepper Into
hit soup and then was seized with s
fit of sneezing that killed him. Now
the question la, did the restaurantr
keeper make his heirs pay for the
aoup?
The alfalfa cure for snake bite is
viewed with Infidelity, but the snake
bite cure for tuberculosis Is vouched
for In a recent csee. Cautious people
will prefer to have neither ailment
and vise neither remedy.
Ladfr Dockrel! has been Instructing
tbs young women of England that hus-
band* must ho healthy. Undoubtedly
k la anaeyiag to hove • modern home
cluttered ok with an Invalid
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When at Marlborough house the other day
King George V. Invested Thomas Hardy with the
order of merit, the act was not perfunctory or
Inspired by political influence; It was a sincere
tribute of admiration from a reader to a favorite
author, for the king holds Hardy's works in high
esteem and is said to be familiar with them all.
There is no indication at the present moment
that the reign of George V. will be remembered
especially for Its contribution to literature, as
were the reigns of Elizabeth and Anne, or as was
the reign of Victoria. The great men of the Vic-
torian era have all passed away, and now that
they are gone a lower sky line gives prominence
to some names that under earlier conditions,
though highly rated by limited constituencies,
would not have been seen afar. Were an edu-
cated reader asked today to name the leading English novelist his choice
would be likely to fall upon Hardy, who began to be known to the general
reader in the early seventies, and who Is still writing, though on different
lines from those of his earlier work.
He was bom in 1840, and after a fair amount of schooling. Including
private tuition In Latin and French, and evenings at King’s college, was
articled to an ecclesiastical architect at the age of sixteen. He was prizeman
of the Royal Institute of British architects in 1863, but at that date had
begun writing verse. His first novel was published in 1865. In 1872 appeared
"Under the Greenwood Tree,” the next year "A Pair of Blue Eyes” and "Far
From the Madding Crowd” In 1874, two years after his marriage to Emma,
niece of Archdeaecon Gifford.
Hardy has had other experience of life than that obtained as a student
of church architecture and as a writer. For years he served in the substan-
tial capacity of Justice of the peace for Dorset.
VIRGINIA'S NEW SENATOR
Claude A. Swanson, former governor of.Vir-
ginia. has been named by Governor Mann to suc-
ceed the late Senator Daniel. Virginia's able
representative In the upper branch of the na-
tional legislature. The term expires next March.
There was practically no oprosltlon to the
•election at Mr. Swanson. He wo serving as a
member of CfiVifcress when he was drafted by
the Virginia Democrats a few years ago to nm
for governor. He will be a candidate for the
full terra *n succeed himself. Both Mr. sad Mrs.
Svfsnsoe are social leaders In Richmond and
Washington.
Mir. flwanson was bora March 81, 1883, in
8w$MK*vfUs. Pittsylvania County. Vs., and ha
has bad a varied career. From college ha w«*
to wqrk as aleck la a Danville graegqr. Into
studied law. and five yean attar tradnattoa wag Hatted to Oottgreaa trom t*
Rtf QttRTtRf
Professor Joseph V. Breitwlsser, Path-
ologic^ Expert at Columbia Col-1
lege, Agrees With Stanley
Hall of Clark College.
New York.—"A girl Is not normal
who doeB not use the safety valve of
flirting once In a while. At the age
when girls flirt (In their teens), they
are at an age when nerves are unset-
tled and not stable. A new world Is
opening to them—a new world of
throbbing life—and unless they used
the safety valve they would become
morose aild perhaps have a physical
breakdown that would ruin their
health. ’
Thus spoke Prof. Joseph V. Breit-
wlsser, one of the psychological ex-
perts at Columbia college, Inventor of
the chronoscope, a wonderful Instru-
ment that measures thoughts and all
mental activity. He wag discussing
with a reporter what Stanley Hall,
president of Clark college, had said
about flirting.
"1 think that Dr. Hall has made an
apt simile when he calls flirting a
girl’s safety valve. She would not be
and Is not normal If she- does not flirt
a little.
"It is a development that holds true,
not only In the girl's life, but In the
history of the race. In the modern de-
velopment of the race the flirtation
has come to be expected from the
woman. It Is the way she has of ex-
hibiting her charms to the one whom
her heart seems to pick out as Its pos-
sible mate:
"In primitive times men took the
wives they chose by force. The wives
were mere cqptlves, held by their hus-
bands. But today she has more voice
lr the choice of her mate, and while
society has not yet given her the priv-
ilege In such matters as in business
control, she has to use her charms to
attract the one whom ahe believes she
cares for.
"It la the same In religion. There
are many expressions of religion that
are either direct physical expressions
or perversions. Take the ascetic—he
persecutes his normal life and be-
comes a devotee to some fixed idea.
Take Simeon Stylites as an example.
He stood upon a pillar until the worms
ate him up. Monks and nuns who iso-
late themselves from society and their
fellow men get substitutes for this in
their wonderful faith. They miss noth-
ing of the world.
"The Increased freedom of wptpeo
Is beginning to be expressed In various
ways. If freedom reaches the place
where woman half^Just as much free-
dom as man, flirtation may lose some
of Its picturesqueness, but the feeling
of contentment In love and home
would not be lessened In the least.
"I disagree with Dr. Hale when he
terms flirting rudimentary paranoia.
Paranoia Is a form of perversion, and
flirting. Instead of being perverted. Is
a normal thing, to my way of thinking.
At a certain age a girl, or even a boy,
awakes to certain facts. These make
strong mental Impressions. Then it is
that the novelty of masculine admira-
tion appeals to them and they Just
flirt
"It does not harm them. It does them
a world of good. You can better un-
derstand this when you realize that tn
so doing they ere assuming a freedom
that after a time is not new, nor a nov-
elty, and thus cannot Injure them. For
Instance, take girls who have been shut
up In boarding schools and denied the
pleasures of a little social life and also
girls who are tied to their mothers*
apron strings. They are always the
worst If given a taste of worldly life.'*
PARROT IS GREAT TRAVELER
Seagoing Polly Has Crossed Ocas*
Many Times and Is Known to
All Captains.
New York.—Joe, a gray parrot that
first saw the light on the west coast of
Africa, has crossed the Atlantic so
many times that he 1b known to near-
ly every captain In the Cunard serv-
ice. He arrived here on board the
Mauretania, occupying the starboard
imperial suite, of the steamship with
his owner, Albert C. Bostwlck, Mrs.
Bostwlck and her five children were
aboard.
Fourteen times Joe has crossed the
Atlantic, and so has attained the title
of “the seagoing parrot." Because of
his acquaintance with steamship offi-
cers he Is no'stranger to the captain's
bridge. He can stand an his head,
roll over and turn somersaults, be-
sides being able, to engage any one in
repartee.
Mr. Bostwlck, together with Arte-
nas llolhies, who also arrived here on
board the Mauretania, was a partici-
pant recently In tennis tournaments in
Italy, where they won the doubles
championship. Mr. Boatwick won 13
prizes In France and England.
NURSERY AT WINDSOR CASTLE
Schoolroom In Victoria Tower Well
Situated for Light and Air—
Delightful View*.
London.—The two suits of rooms at
the top of Victoria Tower, Windsor
Castle, are fitted up and ready for
the children of the King and Queen,
xhere are a schoolroom dining room,
day and night nurseries, rooms for
governesses and attendants, bath-
rooms and kitchen.
The farmer are beautiful apart
ments and are immediately above
the rooms of the King and Queen. The
children's apartments are magnifi-
cently situated for light and air and
they command moat delightful views.
When the sun la shining It throws a
flood of light Into the nurseries.
Being at a considerable altitude
these children's apartments catch the
LORNA DOONE NEVER EXISTED
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at tkghrn fti IMS ir *
English Ex-Lord Justice Discredits
One of Favorite Legends of
Devonshire.
London.—Millions of people have
read Blackmore'a great tale of Ex-
moor, and have supposed that once
upon a time Loma Doone and Jan
Rldd really lived. One of the great-
est Jurists In the world now suggests
that they all have believed a myth.
The skeptic la Sir Edward Fry, ex-
lord Justice and a member of the
Somerset Archaeological society. Sir
Edward Fry la an expert Judge of the
value of evidence, and he bolds that
there la no evidence that there ever
were any marauding Doones on Ex-
moor.
It was at a meeting of the Somer-
set Archaeological society that Sir
Edward Fry set out to demolish the
legend of Lorna Doone. While admit-
ting that, on the face of H, th story
was perfectly probable, be said that
while old writers referred to the tra-
ditions of other banditti, such as the
Gubblnses of Dartmoor, no writer
mentioned any Doone tradition.
“No piece of historical evidence
has ovdr been produced.” wild Sir
Edward, "to show that the band ex-
isted. alfh “ ' -----
thoao who desire the progress of his-
torical studies.”
It will be Interesting to see what
Devonshire people think of the the
legends.
TAKES LILIES FROM WIDOW
Kalserln Then Rewards Poor Woman
With Four-Lsaf Clover and Best
Wishes.
f
Berlin.—When passing the hut of a
fisherman's widow on the coast of
Pomerania, the kslserln admired In
the tiny garden some madonna lilies,
which were the only flowers growing
there. The old woman, hobbling out
of her cottage, plucked all the flowers,
tied them ta a bunch and presented
them to her majesty.
Delighted with this hearty gift, the
empress walked into the hut, sat'on
one of the rickety chairs In ths tiny
but well-kept kitchen, and Inquired
about the widow** family. One of her
boos, she soon learned, was dead; the
other wae in the gold mines of Aus-
tralia
"I am glad." added the poor »--------.
"for your majesty to have the flower*.
health-giving air from Windsor Park,
and there arc no more beautifully sit-
uated schoolrooms In the world.
Everything about them la light and
bright. There la nothing sombre, tho
walls being covered with very light
papers^
The schoolroom la fitted up with lit-
tle tables and chain and the furni-
ture Is all In keeping. It much resem-
bles a drawing room, except that
there are all kinds of children s books
and school requisites.
Here the royal children, Prince John
Is the youngest, and he celebrated his
firth birthday a few daye ago, will do
their lessons and learn about the
great empires of which Windsor Cas-
tle la the centre. Immediately be-
low the windows on one side la tho
beautiful eaat terrace, with Its sunken
garden and flowers and a fountain
playing In the centre and statuary all
round. On the south side are the mag-
nificent Long Walk and Windsor Park
and some of the grandest scenery in
England. •
There are nicely fitted up bath-
rooma^and close by la a special kitch-
en which serve# the children'* needs.
There will be e staff of servants and
attendants to look after the welfare
of Princess Mary and ths little
princes, and there ia nothing wanting
to make the rooms quite Ideal apart-
ments for children.
The rooms of course are never
shown to visitors and are kept quite
private. The Queen of Bpain and her
brothers received their early educa-
tion here and Queen Victoria’* chil-
dren had their nursery and school
room In the same tower.
Dora**’
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•levy, bit tho oSortt to
blue Rom Net Pretty.
London.—The green carnation has
now been rivaled by the blue rose.
After years of croeefn*. Alfred Smith
of Downley, High Wycombe, has pro-
duced a distinct blue roe# which Is ex-
citing keen interest among hie fellow
horticulturists.
The non la light Moo. shading to a
doofeor bun toward tho base of tho
petals. Mr. flmlth says (Mo no freak,
bat ora be reproduced now indefinite-
ly aa4 fb* color bo Intoaaifled.
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