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STANDARD DICTIONARY. guDCthlur About the LatMC Leilco Production. the Century Dictionary was placed on the market a few years ago, Ectiolars of the United States and England at once recognized it as the standard authority In lexicography. It was believed that It would answer all questions for years to come. But this an age of unparalleled activity and Invention.

New words are constantly being added to fill the want o( the scientist and Inventor, and these in course of time must cone Into common use. While the Century Dictionary waa complete up to the date of Its publication, the time that has Intervened since then has warranted the publication ol a new work--The Staadard Dictionary. Its vocabulary Is the largest ol any dictionary In existence. It con- Jains 301,865 vocabulary words and phrases, by actual count, while the Century has only 225,000. To corn- prebend this more clearly, let us take one letter, Under this letter the Standard has, by actual count.

19,736 words, -while the Cen- AND HEIRESS. MARR.ACE OF A VANDERBILT TO A CHURCHILL. trum Sirone Mm Who We Their Time--The Doth of Sprlne (New York Correspondence HE announcement engagement of the Kreat-grand- daughter of Cornelius Yandsrblk to the descendant In tbe i generation Churchill, conqueror ot Prance, ruler in all but name of England, nnd first of Marlborough. la tbe topic ol ine da In two continents The two young peeplc themselves were presumably less Interested In the a a tury has But 15.G2L, a diUcrcncc of i will callforth ban other people; but there can be lit- Ue Ing that a more notable en- over 4,000 terms under If for no other reason, Standard should lie preference, and no possessor of the Century can claim a complete lexicon with one-fourth, of the worda In the language omitted. The definitions in the Standard are models of clearness and perspicuity.

They aim to define, not describe, merely. They are frequently shorter than those of the Cen- lurj, while Elating more facts and In clearer language. Tbe necessity for condensation has been, so great In the preparation of the Standard that the definitions have been worked over time and again BO as to make them short, et comprehensive. On numerous subjects where the greatest skill has been needed to -give absolute accuracy in definition, the Standard will be found to be par excellence. Where the im- jorlaacs of the subject demands it, more space is devoted to definitions thm In the ConLvrry.

For example of there pohrtfl see the words, agnosticism, alimony, amble, civics, co-education, dowry, -evolution, nationalism, social- i JsU On the staff of the Standard arc several of the best editors of the Ceii- tiiry, whose previous experience IB, of course, valuable. It is a common remark among them t-hatlhc work on Standard is much more exacting than it was on -the Century. Synonyms and antonyms are of the greatest value giving clear distinctions between meanings of words, which alien shade Into each other very closely. No work-extant Is so anl clour In its of synonyms as tie Standard, not even works devoted to the flnbject. Special pains been taken to make this a distinguishing-feature of the work, and an inflection of n.few Tvorde.

in this particular, will convince an.youc that the work ID this department IB above criticism For -example agriculture, allay, nltorcatlon, benevolence, care, Sonorous, get, knowledge. These words will alao-EufBce to the feature of antonyms--words opposite mean- Ings--a most useful antithesis, enabling onclo hit upon the exact term wanted, and a feature jjosaeawjd by no other dictionary. The numerous examples of the proper prepositions to use arc a' great importance all, especially to yoiuuj writers and students. How often one Is puzzled know Just what preposition should be used. Good examples ol til IK feature will be found under tbe worda, allure, animadversion, anhmwHy, btad, and words above cited.

This feature is not -possessed by Oratory. Tbe gnnrphrgcill the Standard enabl" a vast amount of information to be compressed within email limits Thie epaoe, saves time In examining a subject, and -within a single view DumeroDH kindred subjects which tiroK light tupoa tbe Involved. This Idea is applied not only to the grouping of allied forms in Illustrations, as under "dog" where tfcntv- ilne different types are on a 'Ingle page, iriLh their relative clzcs. hot to compound words, ami pbraficB, which are finely classified, and arranged In bold-faced type for quick reference. No other dictionary cui compare with the Standard IB this particular.

The Fuller Book company of Kalnia- zoo, arc the authorized western Menu of the Standard. It IB in two tolumes and IB Bold at various prices, rardlng to the coat of material In It IB bound. The prices range fr om 512 to $24. gagement has not been anaouoced In America si.ice Jerome Bonaparte told a surprlvcd and excited world Hut lie desired to take to i Miss Elizabeth Patterson, of Baltimore. To begin with, the detunation of the great American fortunes is becoming a mailer of public concern, especially on account of the tendency of their Inheritors noiiinn.

to inarr" foreigners of noble birth-- i suggests that in a feu Tears from now political economic and sociologists would never have done, even In John Churchill's depraved day. not If be had died a peuper ror refusing u. And then, too, though be was born a gentleman. John Churchill had had a very hare outlook of It at first as a young mail, and If he had not ha.J a sister whom the Duke of York peculiarly delighted to honor--which, by the way. In those daje was not thought so much discredit to a lady as we now suppose--he might never have worn a sword So that he knew what It was lo rise In the world.

And In fine, one thing Is probable: that Cornelius Vanderbllt could have commanded an army tatter than John Churchill could have i up the New York Central Railroad. But now to look at the young people --Miss Consuela Vanderbllt Is the daughter of William K. Vanderbllt and the grand-daughter of the late William H. Vanderbllt. Sbe IB about 18 years old.

iery tall, icry vivacious and Quite good-looking. dark hair and a pronounced brunette complexion--uhe Is heiress lo one of ihc greatest fortunes In the and hns only one care In life, that her father and mother are divorced. Of course it can scarcely be expected that BO girl should The Value of Trees. How many farmers and too whose places are destitute of fruit and treea. Again, how many renjei places are devoid of trees of all kinds Has the land-owner ever chopped to consider that a Email orchard, a fen yard trees around tenement house will greatly enhance the value attract and hold a belter class of tenants, make life more enjoyable and that too at practically no cost? We te4 you there Is a great deal of selfishness we look abroad and Eee how stingy and selfish many are with i tenants, and oftentimes perchanco some good farmer his farm and moves away and Is BO selfish aa to reserve all, yes.

all the fruit even this to his tenant. Land-owcera owe their tenant! aad the public generally.a duty by planting at least a no derate quantity of trees. This Is a wise public Tree Growing. liave as yet pronounced characteristics, but her friends say she has much sweetness of disposition and charm of manner, and lier ability has already been tested As Is the ease with the children Parents great fortunes she has been most carefully educated nnd trained to understand the responsibilities of ter station, and to act as the mistress of a great establishment. The young Duke of Marlborough Is reallj one of the most promising of the young noblemen of England.

Far from following In the footsteps or his father, whose reputation need not lo be recalled, he has already made his entry I politics and intends lo himself lo a public career. He a made Die mover of the address of the Lords opening of the Parliament, an honor Ktnerally conlerrcd the mo 1 distinguished and i i of -i, the vmincer members of the part In ft power, lie is very having been born on November 13. 1S71, so he Is i-JEtlll short of his 2-1 In, a hla Improving an Old Hospital. New York Herald: In llttlo while the old United States Niuu! hospital on the shores of historic will not know Itself. It was i In 1S39, and for nearly sixty years It has stood there, facing the blasts practically un- changeu.

Improvements have been made from time to time, but the gray granite walls seem ns a as the pyramids of Egypt. The repairs now being made will not only enlarge Us capacity, but make It good for nnother sixty years. Congress at Its last session appropriated $69,000 to make the improvements. Thm I Bewmra of Olalmcnli for Catarrh Contain Mrrrnry. As mercury will surely destiny the Eense of smell and completely dormice Ihe whole nyitcni entering it through the mucous nurrncr.s Such articles never be ut-ed except on i prescriptions from roputublu clRiis.

us Ihe darn.iRc liny will do Is ion- fold to the (food you can possibly derive from them. a a Curt 1 i i aciurwl by Clieney Co Toledo, i i i i no mercury, and l.i i.ikoil Imei nally. uctlni; i blood nnd mucous lorn In tiuxliik- H.ill 5 mire the Ker tiTiiallj. and in.ido V. J.

Clii-iiey Co Ti Sulil by I jV He. Hall's Family 1'lllt; Highest of all in Leavening U. S. Cor't Report Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE Kot Uonej bat Stluipft. Several Cambridge young men recently went on a bee In some respects, was a remarkable affair.

After a long tramp anc much patient walling, they located what iney was a swarm of beee In a hol- oiv tree. Axes wore procured, the tree Tell, but investigation revealed nothing but a hornet's ncet. They were sure there were some bcca not far off, and the next day want again. This lime they found a big birch tree thdt howcd all the signs of containing the much-looked for prize. With renewed courage, they -ncnt to work, the tree ell.

a large piece was cut out where the honey was supposed to be, and they ound another hornet's nest. There were at least three qunrla of the buz- ing, Infuriated and the would-be honey gatherers beat a hasty Dally News The edible doga In China have biuo tongues. or nonrj KfDBdoO. 7OB The annual pro8t of the Suez Canal IB $7,500,000. necfmin-i Camphor Ice with Glycerine.

Cum Chapped uid Trader or HorvTnc, CdllbUu, I'Ua, Ac. C. a. Cluk Co lUrta, CV Nearly ten per cent, ol European flow- era arc scentglvlrjg. Tho more one one! Pnrber 1 Glne IwJItET.Uon.

pun ftna everr kind of Fall Information pcsrirclmg the belt nilt and farm land In Uivtrsido Cal. Address Hrmcl Land Co Hqmot, CoL The population of Ihfc German Em- Ire Is Increasing at tbo rate of 500,00 a year. turu ibo la the BVB- hi- by Ludicrous Incident In Church. On Sabbath evening'week, a. clergyman from the South, who Is remarkable 'or the simplicity and unceremonious- ness of manners, was officiating for a brother minuter, when, after an- the number and the verse of first psalm, he discovered that he not proceed without the of hla spectacles, and, stretching Himself over the pulpit to the minister the place, who was sitting In the baptism room below, he exclaimed, In a sufficiently audible voice, "I say, Mr.

did you sec my glasses?" The thus addressed, without utter- word, stepped up the pulpit stair, "no removed the "glasses" from Ihe man's -wig, to which they had unconsciously exalted, and placed upon bis venerable nose. probably be i Ing some new tendencies which luivc established thcrn- In coiintci-balance of i tendency, for It Is the I i a law of Iniinun a Hairs ihat pcrpeluallj f. seek lo establish a stable i i anil never succeeO. And now that an enormous slice of the a i money will go lo England to restore and rnnln- t.tin the state of lllchelm, it begins to look though were i for the flr.st indication of a reaction Lo fcct in. But a apart.

Hie contrast and of tlie great statesman and genr-rul of Queen Anne's reign and th great, railroud man of llic IP most inlere'tinf. There I not space lo it here In bu It linn no end of Kor Cornelius Vanderbllt Is not alto geLbfr dwarfed when he is placed be Bide John Churchill. True. Clmrchll WHS uraeli thp greiiter man Not had he Ihc ndvantagc of figuring In baj.Het. and PRrlinnmnta and Cabinets which prcvldfB the whole magnKlcs-n pufenrl tt tire i of a time for a back-KTcrund--und Jiot only was he cas as a chief actor In a.c of peculiar dignity and splendor--bill In spile of i aisirlce and hli tlme-i-ervlng lleK.

he did have that Ereatncss of HOII! wliiuli dlBtintpiJehcfl the tfv majestic flgures In llic world'F records. Cor- neliue Vanderbllt. on Lhe other a was ficamcly a figore in history at a as it Is written by the drum and trumpet historian, and as for greatness of soul, II he had It be was never given a chance to nhow It. Yet lie had one faculty that Jlarlborovigh had, and It was nhar. made him the flnit mazier of the science of transportation (bat the world has bee- and up till the prefect time the grciitofll--the faculty of alter- and ordering conditions according to Benee.

disregard- Ing the objccllone and Interpositions of Bmallcr-mlndcd men. VandcrbJIt, In a material way, had genius--and genius Imagination. And John would KiiiiiT suiviine to Jay Chicago Chronicle: Ji unJ i tired of polo, being surfci tennis and football, several ot the society mcu of Evunston have put i lieads together to I Komcthliig .1 i out of the ordinary, nnd as a rcMill a roller skating i Is to be opened next In llie room i i Hire" weeks ago, was utilized as nn iiudltorl- um for the First Presbyterian The i will be a select affair. Into i the common herd i not be ev- pectcd to enter, and It Is fi.ild Ihnt society people arc a gre.it Islcr- cst lu the II the 1mby in onipiig Teeih. ftnd old uid rcnntr, MEL Smtr lor chllifrtn In iho (lays when tne queen nnd 1'rlncc Albert vised to wnlk together, her ninJehty'H hcnd hcarcely reached to the prince consort's shoulder.

Tho capital of the London water companies Is over 170.000,000. IVMlklng ironld often plealare were not for the eiultr The Unit submarine cable laid was ID 1S11 between Dover and Calais. PITS-- iMU 'errfc Kcalorcr. In 1660 gold was nine times moro valuable than silver, now it is fifteen times. I use Plso's Cure for Consumption both ID my family und practice, Dr.

W. iKiiaoH, liiluicr, Kov. 5, The force of waves breaking on the shore la equal to seventeen tons to the square yard. The Toncoe Canied the Trooljlf. Mrs.

Docer--The doctor called loday and I Just gave him a talk- to for not coming before. He waa laat and asked to see my and then went off without glT- anylhing. BUB' Docer --And thlt time yon ot Tonr tonpie. That ought to diagnose your case per- SARAH JENNINGS, First Ducheisa ot MarlSorougo. not have been ashamed of Cornelius-not by any mcane.

He had a most profound renpect for money, had John. He took It from women, which la what I Cornelius, with his manly Dutch blood, school wan Kton and his university wan Cambridge, he did very well at his hooka and played polo nnd cricket In a manner to satisfy contemporary requirements. He Is alco snld to a outfit to have--good in pIc'Inrr-H, hooka aud i a and altogether he In likely to do hlmiwll and his country nrcdll. lie In not Ilki-ly to lurn out a ni-w or Salli- bury, but lie mny do am .11 hir, Kr.indfnlhiT. who wne Ijori i a of ilcaronsfleld.

arid lliiii i be doliiR I betlcr a any member of ihc i'our Hundred nliom a i hnvc ilrcamod of dolnfi. The voting Duke. CliarlcN-Ulcharrl Jolm Spciirrr-Clnin i hla name li, (he i of Marlborough and twelfth Earl of Snndrrliind, Is a a Spencer by dcsrcnt and a i i i i only by roj.il warrant. He I.H sprung from Spencer, who W.IH i i about 1510. nnd whose dencendnniH became Raron Spencer and ICarl of Siin- In NIC nr'Xt century.

n'aa the i Karl of Siindei wlo took 'or his prcond v.lti' Ann- Churolilll. thn iilrr of the srcal nnd i the death of thu of a the ROQ of the Dulie of he Churchill lilies were confirmed to he children of A i hrr Charlea thus became the second Juke, and a the death of hln half irothcr by (he first marriage of the Earl of Sundcrland. the fifth Earl. idc the title of Duke of Marl borough be Sundcrlande olso acquired Iho tillTM Mnriruls of Blandford, Earl of Marl- lorough. Baron Churchill, Churchill of Eynmoulh, In (he Scotch peerage, of Nellenburg of the Holy Roman Empire.

The English peerages the Duke nn Prince of Mlndelhelm but the Almanach do Cotha states that Nellcnburg was sub- Btltulcd for Mlndelbelm In 1714. Miss Vamlorbllt'B predecessors arn wortb glancing at Tbe firm Duchesn of Marlborough wan, of course. Sarah Jennings, tbe confidante and favor I to ot Qnecn Anne, whore name will live In history as long an thu of her Illustrious husband--the woman who "having been the wife of John Churchill" would not marry another man no matter what his rank. Aa Anne ChurclMIl and her husband both died before btr parents the Churchill titles were never enjoyed by them. A i DIP i i The Chicago and Eastern Illinois R.

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