V t It t I J!.,..-.,'. 1 -?r- rT ' HONOR THIS NATION Would Let President Set tie Dispute. ROOSEVELT REFERS THEM TO THE HAGUE TRIBUNAL In the Mean Time Venezuelan Ports are Blockaded, Leaving Little Hope of Arbitration, Washington, Doc. tW-Eiiidaud nnd (ioriuany havo confurrcd 11 grent honor upDii c lii United Htnti'B In offering to leave tho putlluiiiotil ol ttiulr war with Vi'iictinlti lo tlin president of our conn ry. Tho follow Inn statement was linui'd tiy tlio Klnto ilui.irtinoiit to lay: "The .V lilts duiini tlirai I'fi'tlik'tit Koonvilt shall arbitrate tliu cl(Tcruncua buUcon tliuinselvun mid Ycmiuula. 1'retddcnt Roosavell derlrci lint arbitration shall In mu ild ly tlio Ihnun tribunal." WaililiigUm, Dec. 'JO I'reiMctit Itcoiuvi'li'n reply to tliu rouers whllu not poallholya rvfiiB.il, diplomat'uilly P"Kt- tliu Hague tribunal an n mean uf Kittling tlio ditputo with Yriicpicla. Alio v,-1 then to rmphab;o tliu eontldcra tlun that AtiHrjca Ins cl.iluu of its own io protect. Tlio titntu Department communicated (ho President's attitude tn n lorn: plphor -tneMflgcniniaftcrfiblm; " ' '' H MKSWUWMnaM Harrow Escape J. V. Quick li carry ig hla head In u alltiK, and congratulating hltiifolf that hoi nmi,!,, to Germany Is n distinct ad lias n hem! to carry. On Saturday at vnnevnient nnd roumlH out n diplo id. i!.v i!liv ...Ml 1... . ,n I "tlc service which line stumped lilm ""-' "- - , .... I'VMHI), IUIU m sawdust away from tho raw, h"ti the atlck hn wan using cnmit in contact vtllh tho aw nnd was thrown up, strlcklng him u glnmlng blow nbovo the right cyo, mid cutting u gash which required six hlltcho to rloeo. A littln different cmimououM hnotom the olid; through bin html. ONE STEP MORE Will be fatal to the sleep-walker. Will he draw back or will lie take the final, fatal rtcp? A great many people ore in jwril like the sleep-walker. They aro disrated. The diicasc is proi;rcslng day by day. The time comen when one more "step away from hinlth is fatal. The iiinu v. ho has differed from Indi gestion or nstrtc trouolc Koch some night to a dinner and returns home to find he hai taken that but fctep from health which can never be talc en back, I To aeylect the cure lllr trouble i ilunucrous. It " n i is nlo iiiecucable. Dr. l'iercc'a Golden Medical Discovery cures diseases of the stomach nnd other nrir.ixt nt rlll'onlinll ami lift- nutrition. it purifies 'VA1- the blood, stimulates the MMatMlM nA ,5&liver, currn biliousness, iWfc.'.K 1Uj filiiilnatea bilious MTJ 11Mf, poisons from the r.ys- . tern. "The jiitiIm I wnutil HUr in Rive your lioiui'ii .-.innrni J)lHiofry' I cnimot iitlrr In wuriW nr ilrcrlte with prn," wiilci Inn II Ambrose. Kmj., of uj ) Mlfllln M . limit, liiitmi. l'u. "1 .i taken llll what our pl-irhn iwn inillncjtloii, 1 iloclcireil rllli ihv wa ruuml hcionmj fmuul ..n imIImT 1 iirnhi ii1l flllil Oil AlUlfttll lilt! 10 im I)r rltrir'n niiUlrn Mrtileal Duoivcry. I took three hoHln nn.t I f"-lt o k.oi tti.it I topntit-t clue cuir.1 I hfte no yniitoini ol Coitric trouble or In HkckIIoii n .w ' If you rxl: j"r dealer for Golden Medical Discovery" because you have confidence in ill cuic.;, do not allow yourkclf to be switched off to n medicine claimed to be "jiut nr j;o3d." but which you did not osl: for mid of which you know nothing, You con git the People's Common Sense Mcdlial Advher. kxj.'I pij(es, pa per covers, by senalug 21 one-cent stamps, to pay expense of mailing only. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Duiralo, N. Y. jC.l '? ae,'i- i" -'o known family of that city. lit U lo nflim, 2 ... I'W'S J,l -Pn,! ' John Tower of Norfolk, H f a i i ii ii - ii - & London. Dec. 20 Tlio blockado of tlio yoncztiolan coast bocotneii cffccllvo affor today. It was pfllclally announced thto rnornlpg, appearing in a nipple inont to tlio nfllclal gacettc, Tlio names of all porta of entry at tlio mouth of tho Orinoco river, aro included. Certain days of graco arc allowed to vesicle, as follows: From Wed Indian and Hast Amcrclan porta, 10 days for etoamers, 20 days for tailing vcieclaj nil voaicla now in tho blockaded ports, 15 days. Weeds which attempt to violate tho blockade render thamaelvca llablo to all measures authorized by the law nallona and respective treatlca, with neutral power. Since thli anpounccmant, well In formod circles aay thoro Is but rroall hope left of arbitration. Rutin. Coc 20 Germany's proclama tion of tlio Vcmivelan blockade was iisuod this afternoon Jo terms idaatieal with Great llrltains notice, Oar lltpraacntaflvo In aertaaur. Tliu trntufor of Ambassador Charlo- . rnuiruo Tower of Pnnnnrlvnnln from oh n worthy nnd nblo rcprcscntuUvo of his country. Mr. Tower la a native of Millndolphln uud belonea to a well J2k1ii.1. who nettled In nitiBbnin, Miikh., In l(l!7. Mr. Tower, who Is now hi IiIh ilfty-llfth year, Is si rrudu nte of llnrvnrd uulvciHlty. liar Trick. A enntnnkerous old farmer, wko burdly ever iiKreed with nuythlnff bis wlfo Hiild to lilm, en me home onu wet day and, plnclne; his bad: to the Are, Btood up to dry. After Home little time hlu wlfo turned to lilm and said: "John, you'd better wntch yoursel' or you'll burn your tluunels." To which John replied: "I think I'll need to burn my trou Bern first." '.'Indeed, John, you'll need to do nneth Inp; of the kind. They're burnt al ready." London Tlt-IMta. A street In Old Toledo, A romiukublu specimen of street miintiiK Iti Toledo, the undent capital of Spain, U cited by a correspondent of tho 1'all Mull Gazette. It Is1 "Culle del Diablo I'ertenco al Ayuntatnleuto," or in KiikIIbIi "The Devil Uelonjjrf to tho Municipal Council street." - I "r- SEVERAL ! MEASURES i REPORTED t CongressAdJQurnsUn: til 1903 Washington, Doc, 20-Ouly !.' tcna tora wero In their eeals today. Iho con foicncu billon tho orjllirjcito pon ttriko arbitration was laid before tho r'ennte ondfcgrccd to. Tho yearly rompenEC tlon Is fixed at f 1000 or members not government employees. Tho Hillplncs currency bill win fa vorably reported. Tho Homo bill, granting tyO per month pension to the widow of tliu lato Admiral K mbarly passed. Eight houra labor bill was rerortcd with amendment. Tho Sonato adjourn ed nt t::0 until Jon. 0th. The announcement made was nt the War Department that, as it reward for his Philippines sorv cc, Uoneral Chaffee would bo appointed lo succeed Young, as Lieutenant General commanding the army. Young enccojds Miles next August and retires tho following Janu ary. tsm.ln.sjwrnsuijij'jujia llernlo I'ut. Shipwrecked Mariner (who has Just slphted land) Hello, I'lit! What arc you koIiik to do? 1'nt Slitire, betlad, Ol'lm olnpf to swim ntdioro 1111' snvo molsclf an' thin awlm back nn' save you I SLEEP ON A COLD SMOKE. I'DftlOa: nu Kuii.t)- Vipr Sold to Co fin Itiaomnln Care. After giving 11 fair nnd patient trial to each of many nllcgcd euros for slecplessncrK tho writer stumbled ncrosa a blmple method of Inducluf; somno lenco that Iiuh the merit or beiug harm letia and Inexpensive. To smokcra the remedy Involves no cost whatever, but of uousmokera the capital outlay of the price of it pipe Is required. It must be n wooden pipe nud curved, not BtrnlKht. Ha villi; roHicd for the night, tho suf ferer should lie perfectly Hat on his back, discarding pillow rests, and puff steadily nt an empty plpo until he fecla thoroughly drowsy. The desired result usually Ik achieved after from about sixty to a hundred pull's have been made. The pulling should bo dotio slowly, with a deep Inhaling movement. The expelling motions must be made deliberately with narrowed mouth. During tho entire operation tho pipe should hot bo removed, as oach displac ing nnd replacing movement tends to wnkefuliiess. , Those capable of groat concentration of thought should, If smokers, Imagiuu they see volumcH of Kiuoke, nnd thosu w'ho eschew tho burning weed will be helped by counting the puffs. Ah sleep U often successfully wooed while yet the plpo la In the mouth. bow la uf meerschaum or clay aro not recommended, since theso aro liable tu be broken when tho coming of (dumber allows the plpo to slldo from the mouth. Nervous peoplu tuny be reus turvd that there Is no danger In falling nslwil with tho stem edge of it curved pipe enuaht between one's teeth. Sleep ahViiys occasions tho grip to bo re moved. Thai may hold also of straight pipes, 1ut for other and obvious tea sous thrte ntC lesB suitable than thoso with curved stems. New York Mall nud Dxprcfis. RAILWAY EMPLOYEES. DEMAND -- Twenty Per Cent Raise in Wages, Chicago, Dec, 20 Fofty grlvlenco comrnltleoa, representing 40 unions of railway employees west of Cblcouo, In cluding lines reselling the coast arrived in Chicago this morning and presented demands to railways for 'a 20 percent increase in wages, answer to be mado beforo January Bth, These com mil tees' '1 1 reprccont 00,000 passenger and freight ' conductors and breakemen, rrrftldm Over I'liiunclnl Mart. "ITfldolph Kepplcr, who Is now serving Ills flftft consecutive term as president of the New York Stock exchange, baa been nn active influence In that organ ization tor more man a quarter ot Oj century. ,. THE BREED TO KEEP,' A Question Tfeat an Experienced Ma I Kladrft Hard to Anavrer. J. A. T. wants to start dairying on bis farm and asks what breed of cowi ho bad better adopt, what breed I have and If they arc satisfactory. A dozen years ago I could bare answered this question rather posltlvcly.nud definite ly, as I could a good many other direct questions, but It Is wonderful what an effect half a score of years of sevcro practical experience on the farm and careful observation have in muklng a man conservative, soya L. W. Ughty In Natloual Stockman and Farmer. He will not venturo to tell n man just what he Is to do nnd how bo is to do It Some of tits finest (?) plans would not work out (u his own bauds. How could he expect them to do bo secondhand? In selecting n breed of cows for dairying i) person should consider him self nud his environments. Tho breed that n person admires most Is likely to prove tho best In hlq hnnds If carefully studied and properly handled. For dairy purposes It Is of courso advisable to select a, typical dairy breed, though I havo known men to mnko at lenu a partial success with n beef breed, though not typical beef cows. It might possibly bo helpful to tho questioner and others In selecting n breed of cat tle to mention n few of the chief char acteristics of a few of tho commonest dairy breeds. Tho Channel Island cat tle tJerscys and Guernseys) were orig inated nnd bred on the Islands of this name, whero the climate Is not nearly as severe as Iti our northern states. If wo turn tho Island cow with our native and then tiso our old methods of little or no shelter lu winter nnd compel the cowh to hustle over the hills for their feed In .summer, tho native Is likely to' como out ahead. The same Is true of llolstelus. In their native home, the Netherlands, they often shnro part of the house with the family, l'eed la abundant and of the right kind. Their bodies sue very heavy, and their bones ore not constructed to travel tulles over hills nud valleys to find n day's living. I know men who hnvo lots of rough laud that furnishes some pasture and who are opposed to "babying" cows, as they put It, who keep Ayrshlres with very good lesults. Their native homo Is a cold and rough country and pro .duces good, rugged stock. Tho Swiss are credited with the same qualities, liut do not fur a moment think that nny breed can be had that will bear neglect, only that some are better bus tlers thnn others. pAHH' . v JMByMUAB9iaHBljCfraH JEl iLJeEl52aBiMI SBHUsBirflt - JwCOP iVCal iHlSflr jf Qr . HSBBBBB fr .Hr L "j.'ti AD.J0URNS OVER ' THE HOLIDAYS Anthracite Comrnis- sion Listens to More Stories Bcranton, Tec. 30 Tho nnlhracito commifsion met thla morning in Ihrco 1 1, 1 hour scealoD, during which several wk ncseca wero examined, after which tho commission adjonrnod to meet at Phila delphia January 5th. This will prob ably bo tho last session held in this city. Among others examined woro Buporr intendent Allen, of tho Hall Coal Co,, who told ol being shot fourteen times, Mrs. Snyder on tho stand aaid her husband continued to work and was abut up in the colliery ccreral weeks When threats wero mado against hor (ho visited and appealed to the mem bers of tho national board of miners who told her they would do whit they could to protect her. That night hor houso was burned, which bad been built from money left her by her moth er. She cried bitterly on tho atand. nniotiE sine. Fortune Toller The cards say that you hnvo n wonderful memory. Customer Write that down, so tbnt I won't forget i.-Cleveland Plain Denier.. .. J . . A Text That tamped "film. " "I once beard a minister who boasted from I1I3 pulpit that he was nblo to preach from any text in the Bible off hand without thought or other prepa ration, and as n test of his talent hi ex temporaneous speaking ho Invited bis congregation the next Sunday morning to hand in any texts they would like lilm to preach from, when ke would show them what he was able to do," relates the Chicago Record-Herald. "In order that he might not be suspected of surreptitious preparation the passages of Scripture were to bo written upon slips of paper, scaled up n envelopes and placed upon the pulpit Immediate ly beforo the opening of the service. The next Sunday morning tho paBtor came bounding lu, pride nnd confidence gleaming In his eyes, nnd found a num ber of scaled envelopes lying upon tho big ltlblo. After the preliminary serv ice he called attention to the;n and said he would preach from tlio text con tained In the envelope that lay on the top of the pile. The rerualudcr he would resene for future Sabbaths. Tearing It open, ho unfolded n slip of paper nnd rend the words once ad dressed to the prophet Balaam, 4Am I, not thine ass?"' The Flemish FUhwIfc. She Is n monstrous big creature, na unrestrained In her physical growth as 6ke Is In her expression of the smallest or tho lnrst emotion that stirs her, Two of her walking sldo by sldo fill the narrow street with n broad ex panse of hips which leaves no room for anything else to snueezo uast hor. iter DacK view 1 as Vlnposlng nnfi'iiot unlike tbo mighty Flemish horse In motion In front of one. Her great broad feet ore comfortably bestowed In wooden sabots that mako a pleasing, leisurely clnttcr as shfl moves majestic ally along. Her innsslvo chest is crossed by the knitted., shawl she al ways wears. Tho strings of her apron havo newer yet succeeded In reaching clear about her waist Her face, broad, red, lightly wrinkled, as quick to tight en with linger as to broaden with laughter barf never been shaded by n bat nor 'schooled to conceal a thought tbnt moves her. Her Hands are huge, strong, quick. And her tongue! Tho "WcddluR- Cnko, Tho wedding cnko Is a development of tho threo ears of wheat carried by tho bride in very olden times us n pre sage of plenty of tho good tljlngs of life. In tlmo the grain" thus formerly carried was ground and mado Into small cakes, which were .thrown over tho btldq's .hen'd.BB she catered her first hohnc. A pile of thceo, lint enkes was laid one upon another, nfter tlio man ner of shewbrend In old Illustrations of IJIblo times. Thus by n natural ovolu tlotcnmo tie present form of ono uugiv rouud cnlce, for whoso elaborato ap penrnnco and composition wo havo thtj French to thnnk. 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THE , NEW YOR WORJiD THR1CE-A-WEJ2K EDITION Read wherever tho English Language, is Spoken Tlin Thif?e.A.Vpfk World was t brilliant tuccess in the beginning urnl has been steadilv erowitti" ever Himv. Tmiojt! tho lest of till things, and ha set its Beal of approval on tho Tliriee-i- Week Vroriu, wiiieli 13 widely ei'cuia'o t in every Stale and Turritorv ol tho Un ion, and v.'hercevor thoro aropeoplo who can read our mother tonguu. Tills papr tor ine coming winior ami the yer 110:1, will maku its news f r-i vlco, if possible, more extensive than over. All oventsof importance, no mat ter whoro they happen, aro le portcd accurately aud promptly. Tlin nnliof rllinr. fnp r.nl v nnt ilnlliir n year, gets th'et papers every week a"l more news and general reading than most groat uauiea can lurnian hi uvo or tlx times tho prlre. Tlin Thrlpn.n-Wnnk-Wnrld is nhn -. lately fair in its political nowa. 1'ar tuan biaB la noverniioweu 10 aueet us news columns, and Donvcrat and Re- ditUUnnn nltlrn a tatlt III llQ IlllT'MkI truthful accounts of all tho great pull 1 1 cal campaigns. In addition to all tho news, iho Thrlco-a-Weok-Woild furniehos tho beat serial Action, ftlaborato market reports and other leatures 01 iniorosr. Tho Thrico-a-Week-World's regular snlifnrintlon nrico is only tl.00 per iir.r and this pays for 15(1 papers. Wo otfur thlsuuequaiect newtpapor wu uovmt COAST MAIL together ono year (or . $2.00 The regular aubecription price of ' tho wo paperett 12,60 , 1 1 Sill K ?MM Hh-bI atVtTM iatiLaai