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Newspaper Page TextSSS FOR ...turn mvir PANAMA UMVM ttirjes l M Faith Give Way (o AiimiraiNHi. . i on Commirci 1 hn . lull Urou- eui ,,.d lor Preen. The announcement from tl.. I ' h ri ii i r i mhuhI WWnil'S . . ,, .,..! i...r In .. l .in mai "" " - - - :,l I- nwrl IOM..-..J " " . ... ir..h i laruaaion i mr :'!Ilni,...l'illt..'H.. t' undertaking . . ,.tlinii'Hli'"i I"11 Ucorv N .... I.. I.m m iniMrlhil I there "- - r. Tn' . ......I. V..... (mil been dT.....i in charging American an un . . ..iwMiitHir. . . tl.iuiua jwifiii.tini.,,,! i-yarVW"''" i - ',..... ii.I sunken in light of the jullontheian""""- .ml iii H't Berlin give ,k,lcha rh",f ,,,,J,',, of i slung the mill" "nil in thr con "l , ii i,,n wnra. i-'"K rFi-t ii . I ailh lllf r' VUI U V II II'V BltUI I .. h.,fn ilKHit in international trade. ,C IllTllll WrillT HHI. IOBI ik Panama w'11 hwmiihw greater moiiiflfnt'"'" rHtabllehod ay urn of foreign commerce than were ..ii.iHl I v Suez" and add that nf - . . . . . ii . .. ii it aa if I'm"" rsaiure nan eumicniy .i-l tn alter I'm courae or ner urn'"" .. arimls. ' Another, declaring in mnoon wees- , thai lh "' ,! ,,IM crowning ..k,i..ment hi American I'irro ami -M-ronae." frakea the aig nilirant l ...inn that the "Lent huainea mlnila u( the rrn pi r lirttain ere coneen tfiling Um t'1" rmniiuTrlal rrvulu Hon whirh in iiinnini'iit In oriliT thut, rrrmpwti.' l th williriKneit nf Amerinrn i" rnum ronrrrniiiK tolli, w my ii tin w wUTWy to the full mi') limy l'Kn t' w it tlie Jiy it i oiimhmI. Quil Itif HtriiiiKi-nt ronmire cni- ping out nywtirr in tho "hiiw th( ulonrl KiKiwvrlt, IT. W limn or Mr. Tift, whiilii'vi r may lm tlm nrxt irn ijrr.t, ill il' xll ii mn to prevvnt our idminUi'ii f "'' lilK'nonmrnun of mrrhanirii lunik' '""If tliminlnhtij y iilTrrrtit inot mnn n t thi intiTn lional dw to !' im I" tif it." No n iynrt i rxhlliitnl anywrhpr ill KuniiM-, nut I'vi'ii in Spain, over thr ;lrt a'liiiiinitniri ii'Mri'iccl ilirrrtly ir iniiriTtly dv tlm W'ahiii(f(in fc'ov- i-mmi-nt t.i Mi tim, Nirnraua an') i'uIi. On tin- rtnitrarv, the prevail W ni-ntiniriit n im of appnivnl. K'impeati riipilalint who hav in rntmrnta in muny of tlm r-putlii'n mlhnflli" l.io liramltt Iiidk havr rhi'iil at On- I'lipinir ronfution rr-t-iil by thf liM-aal ilitii-iaiia fur ailiali tk!, in) woiil l wrhsiiiK tlm applira iin of a t r ii i lmr;cl. A Imilun 1-inn.il ni. r in "anlnniHlii'il at tin-fiirlHtrjn.-.' of Ami-rii-ana in tht-i r drilii))T ith idc Mi'iirann. " 82 IG3S LAID IN 82 DAYS Product lor Ton Monlht Tolata 237 - Priea Won Ara Many. St. Iui "I. aily Show You." a rar-oM wlnti I'lymouth Kork h-n from Mill. t. villi-, HI , ik brrakinK all rMorila in tin nntioiml vg laying run- teal it th Mi,uri Stale I'd J I try Kt periment niati..n at Mountain (Irovn. She ia li-ailn-K th air iinHluci r. Bumberintr f pi, ri-prenrntmir It'J vari- ttiea fmni l'.'i tatra and Canaila. lift ri-n.ril fur Pi month in :I7 !"((, am) hi r m-arest roniiirtitor H a barrel) I'lyrmiuh liurk hrn, which han pnidure.! ,; j in aama tKriol. I.!t SIkiw Vu al hai broken thr nrlJ i remril m far aa known for continuum ,-KX proilurtion with H ft in h ,v. nhennhc had rrarhnl a remrtl of eKon conHiTiilive lay. thf al Tiairy l, aril larked the uriin rihhon on her m-t am) j-ave her an evtra imr- tioniif meal, hut ahe kept riifht on for ""re man two week a. Shu haa HI wim mure to run, nli-te hi r reninl fur "w Jear a ri.nteat. (iovernment ota tulii-i give the average vgg produc l'n ta al,t so tier hen a vear. Boy Civet Lea; 'p 0ir' ory, Ind. -William Hugh, a new buy. will permit Iho amputation of hia "ipliled left leg in a few day to that ititkinmay bo grafted on tlm body . t iaa hth.-l Smith, a girl ho haa "veraeen. Mia.a Smith haa been in M f"r four weeka aa a reault of ar "fe burns and the attending nhvai I nana nay that the onl hone of her recoverv It to irr.rr ,.,h .Llnnn I her boily t ,.V(.r Ue wolln(l!, When mn wai aioiealed to he tironiutlv """ented to muku the aarriftce. Coint Mada In Prison. Cairo. Ilirvot - oir.ni.i r,u raced the ll,v" 1 'i 'n circulation to the Tourah prison, where thev tu..r. rr,,l.. t,u av. erxl i-.,nvi,.,H ,, of thf mvicU 'mind in isosession of an ingen- "ua instrument, made to coin f.-piaa-Ire nii,cis un., . .i . .'. n ipillOLIlJ 111 Blivi'r "llin. The priaoner confeaaed and ""Plicated a fellow convict. An in ""Jigation hin been ordered, aa the uinoril,,., believe that aoveral pria ""ra i,n, ,inr jiplls 0f th ,,riaon we """erned in the ,lot. Ningra Falla, N. Y.-The Maid of Mist, the httle ateamor that for Ira has carried touriata cloao to the wml,,K WHU,rs of Nit?r ,,-,1, rn "the n.cka Sunday a ahort tliatance "'"'W the cataract. Life boata were ,,,e r"a,y for launching and the 2(1 P""'ngi.ra wero ecpiipped with life Preserver. n i.:.V. .. . i. "y eaiiiui maneuvering, "ever. Captain Carter released the "earner bv if. i i. i.. the P"sengers to the landing. Coffe, E,,por, jtJt ncpe,ier. ''laternala Cily-An additional tax "f 5o reina gold pPr hundred pnunila unee exported haa heen ordered. "-total tax Cold. now amount to fl.60 RtBILLION IS FAILING. Foparlor Mohl it, 0 lniUrr.Ma. Mow- var, May HrolUnK War. Wa.hliiKton, I. Further rvl lem. of thB weaken,,,,, f rel.ell ion ia r.,v, ye.l t the Stut.- a, War department . .i... iull.u, rom army oilier. r,IHllU ...... o( , vHriouM r. he lead -ra wrat,ni In Northern Mi,-. '"-ie,,la are , ,rre,lute M to aati-fy the olli,iu that no " ,"" vanoua Kenerala u. ti,,K ....... . twv.MMOM ll'N l rMhlf. t a ill 1 I . a .'riaiaiieraaay re,ta ahnw that nowhere, do the reh. la fe,- ,Uvm l() " Koveriiiiienl rrrea in ai t exeeiit where It... . .... , amall town or ,mi,iii( ,.ip vtiMlU,.,i ,urr' """' "mailer than Ih.-ii own. It ia eniiected thi. ...m ..i . wnr fara inav Iim .... . . . , ... . , v,.r) W.,.(,(lr even tvii.r.fliM I.. . m .. . .. " ' ' w ,,m Hliperlor mobility of tl, well mounted r. hel. wnn am living on the rounlry and are ire irom Heavy njuipmenl or arlil lery. ""'"in I aw iiiiii Itrozco. Sr u.,.l i i. ... otner reliel ollu-era raptured hy ( a,, lain murneii, r I ri aidio, T,-aH hnv. heen turned over to the Uint..,! Si.,... rivll authoritiea at Marfa. I he miniiiK plant at Kl Tiirre. which waa raptured recently ,y u, r,..h and retaken hy the federal f..i houra later, haa hemi U operate aK'ain. Kohhiriu and looting are atill ir. iM. lent in the neighborhood of MadKal. ne. DtMANU fOH CAHS CHEAT. Norlhwait Hailroada Braak Rocurda In Handlirn Grain. Chieaifo ICeaultn of the Ixiuriti fill crop to he moved thia year hy the ruil roada art, beKinnini" to nhow thi m aelvea in the atatiHtica of ear move ment. Thia in lirouirht out atrikinvlv in the rase of the ChiraKo & North western railway, whirl, ia breakinif all previoua rerorda in thia reioiert. The Not thweHtern on September 13 moved on the line of ita avatem Zh.iiiio freitrht rara and on the following dav alim.at duplicativt the figurea with a total of 27.i:4 rara. Thia, it ia aaid by the management of the road, rxreeda greatly any record heretolore eataliliahed for a KllU'le lay 'a bunineaa and the perfonnanre la made taiaaihle by cxterimve terminal improvemer.ta which have been in- atalled in the pant two yeara, rnaliling a more expeditious movement of rara. Other roada are at) meeting with a conatant increase in the demand fur rara and all indk-atiun point to one of the Urgent trallir yeara in the his tory of the railroad. One remrta no aurplua rara whatever at the present tune, while another lava atreaa on the fart that the demand for rara went of the Miaaouri river ia becoming strong and grain ahipinenta have increased iwrcepitbly in the last wn It, bringing biiaim-sa aa a whole hImivh last year by a mnaidcrahle margin. WHIIt ESKIMO CHE DU ABLE. Sciarliati Beheva Eaplorar Stefanion Wid Prova CUimf. Waahington. I). ('. The lost tri'ie Humpean, the white Kakirnoa, horn Vilhjalmor Stefanaon found in the Arctic Circle, are old friends of the acientiata of the National museum. I r. Walter Hough, of the ethnolog ical department of the museum, one f the greatest authoritiea on Ameri can aborigines, said he believed the explorer would be able to auhatuntiate hia atatements. There are three imtsirtitnt features f Stefanaon'a announcement," said lr. Hough. "lie apeaka of finding many Kskimoa with blue ryea, reddish hair and light complexiona. If theae hite Kakirnoa are descendanta of the ist colonial of dreenlaml. it is in- tereating to know that thia type tit white man baa retained Scandinavian characteriatica ao long. The accond important phaae ia that Stefanaon found the facial index waa the same aa that of Kskimo Scandinavian half blood of (Jreenland, and not typically Kak imo. " The third important thing ia the fact that Stefanaon haa found a tribe that had practically no contact with civilization fur centuriea. Preaident Intiitl on Burinet. Ileverly, Masa. Preaident Taft made public a letter to Secretary of the Treasury MacVcagh. taking open issue with congres on the question of a Federal budget and directing all head of government departmenta or independent officer of the government to make their estimates of revenue and expenditure fur the fiscal year in conformity with the budget plan. The president' letter aaid the clause in one of the big aupply bills practically forbidding the use of a budget aystem. aa unconstitutional. 3000 Mora Troopi Ordered. Douglas, Arit. Mexican Consul Cueata haa received word from J. Florea Mag.ni, Mexican minister oi Cohernacion. thnt the secretary of war hail directed the sending of ad ditional federal troops to Northern Sonora to put down the revolution in that slate. Ceneral Sanjinea, in com mand of the federal forces in this vi cinitv, announced that ne wouoi for the South at once witn tne ieoeri remaining at Aug Prieta to meet the combined force of rebels now nl l om nia Morelos. Food Carried to Cananea. t.orln. Arii.- Cananea was again nlaceJ in communication with the out side world by rail Saturday. The first train sent to the copper cam . in ". Ne. since the rebels unii. r r... ...... Campa destroyed the bridge at V ll laverde contained provisions, which were becoming scarce at Cananea. A trainload of copper bullion was ship ped out. There are anoui -. tnHipa there and the place is in no immediate danger of molestation. Telegraph Strika Off. Winnipeg. Man.-There will be no strike of Canadian Pact tie railway rgrnphers. The men have received satisfactory concessions from the com- pany, incluiiing a i pe. -" " ' . i.L Increase for overtime work and a reduction in hour from an 11 to a ten hour stantlBni, bcc.to.ok nnonncementi made nere. toe ...... asked for 15 per cent increase. FARM "Will MUW KJ OH APHLES. f. C Bradford, Troit ftpt Sifr Ainwara Qjuatioot. 'Tegor, Agricultural College. Cor wi ll , So many lettera a.,ki,,g how to , a ','! '" h, vn "' ved by the " A. ihvismn of horticulture re eeiitly that K. C. Il r h, 1 f r.. of u.n re search lahorabiriea lo. ..r. i f.,11 :. . " 'I''-" loe ..... .-ii.k iniorinaiion on the aubiert- Moat of the flryirijf in Oregon - ,,. ,,Mine uryera, probably be. cause these are I.. i.. .t ... v . in new Turk state, where mm!.. .lrU;.. done extensively. rvi,i,. ...u - --,' - iiiui II like the hop kilna here are used. In fact. some apple are un,.,! jn hiu oriera in Oregon. I'rilnii ilrv,.n fairly well adaoted to Una work Ur.,l have the advantage of bring available for drying several crops. irioneat fruit is peeled, cored anri put on tray. An experienced oper ator with a hand machine will pare 50 bushels a day if the fruit ia not too amall. It ia usually exposed then to the fume of sulphur for a few ruin iilea to bleach it, or keep it from turn ing dark. It is important that it be bleached as soon aa Kisaihle after par ing and slicing. A si mule form of bleacher ia a tight compartment with rleat to accommodate a number of trava at a time, at the bottom of which a pun of aulphur ia burned. The fruit should not come nearer than two feet to the aulphur. Trays with woo.b-n slats are preferable, aa gal vanized wire is affected by sulphur fume. If the fruit ia handl.-d in hulk box with a seriea of inclined tiUnes placed one above the other and slop ing in opposite directiona ia used. The fruit ia thrown in at the top and aliilea down these planes, exposed con- alantly to the fumes of sulphur, and collects at the bottom, whence it ia removed from time to time. Care must 'be exerciaed leit too much sul phur be absorbed hy the fruit, a con dition forbidden by law. The time reipiired for sulphuring ia variously estimated at from 20 minutes to un hour and a half, depending on the amount of sulphur ue1. Ten pounds of aulphur to a ton of fruit ia perhaps a good estimate of the amount re quired. Slicing usually follow, but may precede the bleaching. Slices are cut a quarter of an inch thick, and when ever possible should be at right angles to the hole whence the ore waa re moved. The proportion of rings gov erns the grading of the fruit to a con- aiderahle extent. In kiln evaporator the fruit is apread aome eight inches deep. This is, of course, impossible when traya are used. Th general practice in New York evBporatora is to start the fruit at 1.10 degrees, finishing at 125. In prune dryera thia is necessarily re versed, and a higher temperature ij frequently maintained. In kilns the fruit ia turned from time b time to prevent It from sticking to the alata. When one lot haa been removed, the tl ior i treated with tallow to further prevent sticking. A good kiln usually dries a lot of sliced fruit in 10 to 14 hours; in prune dryera in Oregon 24 houra ia the most common period. The fruit should dry until there is little or no visible moisture on the surface. A test sometimes employed is the squeezing of a number of slices together in the hand. Properly dried slices will separate at once upon being released. After it ia taken from the fruit should be allowed to ! drier the "sweat" on a clean floor, aa prunes are shoveled over from time to time. Thia innkea the fruit more uniform as to moisture. Most of the dried apple in Oregon are sold in aacka. If one is drying on a large scale, however, it will be i found advantageous to pack in an at-' tractive manner in 25 and 60-pound boxes, or in one-pound cartons, as large oerator in other regions do. Report from experienced Oregon apple dryers indicate that a bushel of green apple will produce 8 to 12 pounds of dried fruit, the amount varying with the method of drying and the variety used. King, Baldwin and Northern Spy are generally con sidered good apples for drying. Opin ions na to the Hen Pavis vary. Sum mer apples in general lack the firmness required in a good drying apple, al though the Puchesa of Oldenburg considered good. Though it is rea- nable to suppose a good eating apple I will make the best dried apple, at contain, to the ton, the following fer present the market does not disrrim- j tilizing constituents : Nitrogen, 9.6 inate. nnd seedlings are frequently pounds; phosphoric acid, 4.4 pounds, employed. The grading is usually and potash, 12 6 pounds, valued at based upin whiteness, cleanliness and $2 29. A ton of oat straw contains general attractiveness, and proportion 9.2 pound nitrogen, 5.6 phosphoric of alicea in rings. 'acid, 35.4 pounds potash, valued at The drying of apple is discussed in $3? 43; clover straw 29.4 pounds nit much greater detail in Farmers' Hul- mgen, 8.4 pound phosphoric acid, i.oin "in from which much of thi 25 2 potash, valued at $6.09; sawdust matter has been taken. It can be se- 4 pounds nitrogen, 6 pounds phos cured hy writing memberj of congress phorie acid, 14 pounds potash, valued or the secretary of agriculture. Wash- at $1.60; peat, 20 pound nitrogen, ington, D. C. . ! valued at $3 Lucky. 'This is the third time you have heen here for food," said the woman nt the kitchen door, to the tramp. "Are you always out of work?" "Yes'm," replied the itinerant. "I gtiea I wa born under a lucky star." Yonkers Statesman. Few Exception. Hix "I nlwaya go by the motto: 'If you'd have a thing well done, do it yourself. " Dix "Yes; but suppose you wBnt a haircut?" Earthly Paradise. "To devote oneself to a profession one truly enjoy, to adore a sweet young woman with the hope that your love will last forever, and to be young in spirit, is all the happiness a mortal can ask." The Cuilty Mn, by Fran cois Coppee. Religion. Religion i thing most men intend to acquire after they have succeeded in getting everything else they want. ORCHARD Mtubl, la Parifjc Coast Conditions BAKE OR BUY BREAD'' Domeuic Selene Dean Sayt Cheap er to Mike at Horns. Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallis Shull bread be baked in tie home? Mra. Henrietta W. Calvin, dean of the home economic depart ment of the Oregon Agricultural col lege believes it ia not only cheaper to bake at home, but that the bread ia more wholesome, nourishing, and cleaner. She ha figures to support her argument. "All intelligent women are now in treated in diacuaaing question relat ing to industries in the home and those which can with advantage be taken out of the home and cirried on in large factories or centers," say a Mra. Calvin. "In regard to the production of bread, certain factor must be consid ered, as the comparative cost of the home produced article and that pur chased, the comparative quality and cleanlineas, and the general sanitary conditions. "In considering the cost of home baked bread, it may be figured aa fol lows: Cost of flour for four loaves, 3 lbs $ .11 Liquid, 1 quart akimrnnd milk, .02J Yeast, 1 cake compressed, - .02 Suit, sugar and lard, - .01 Total coHt of materiala, - $ .16J Materials for one loaf, - .04J "To the cost of materiala must be added the cost of fuel used in the bak ing. If gaa ia used at SI a thousand, it will add 2c to the cost, making each loaf cost 48e. If gasoline is used at 17c per gallon, the fuel, will cost lje for four loaves. If the ordi nary coal range is used, the actual coat of baking will vary with the UBe male of other parts of the range at the same time, since a thrifty house wife will bake while cooking other food or while ironing. If no other use is made of the range beat, the cost of baking will be nearly the same as when gasoline is used. "Thus it is figured that the actual ca-di cost of one loaf of home-made bread will be 4Je if made with com pressed yeast. Home-made yeast will save about l-3c on each loaf, the actual coat being about 3jc. "This loaf will weigh one pound. A bakers loaf weigha about 13 ounces and costs 5c. That is four pounds of baker's bread cost 25c, and four pounds of home-made bread about lxje, a gain in money saved by home baking of nearly 7c. "Thus we come to consider the question of quality. The highest grade of materials have been used in the home-made article. It has the highest nutritive value. If rightly made it ia sweet, well-baked, palata ble and attractive. Baker's breal is too often slightly acid, over-raised and under-baked. Under-baked bread contributes to dypsepsia and all its attendant evils. So perhaps it pays to make good home-made bread for digestion's sake. "Watch the baker's wagon being loaded in the early morning hours. The coat, the gloves that were worn when the horses were harnessed are still on. The bread is piled high on the sleeves of that coat; it is handled hy those gloves. Is the bread wagon very clean? Does the driver pile a good deal of bread on the front box "n1 tw" Pa,s tne ""'V0? jf 7 .In ine noi summer uaya wi ine Hies rise from the filth of the road when the wagon stops and swarm into the wagon? Are you certain that the bake shop kitchen is as clean as your own? Did you ever find something unattractive in your bread? "Perhaps it pays to bake bread at home because or Petter sanitary con ! ditions. Money is not the only meas ! urc of worth. The 7c gain is but a part of the total gain." BURNED UP A FORTUNE. Farmer Mourns Straw Stack When Expert Point Out Value. Salem, Or. "I've burned up a for tune," mourned the Oregon farmer, as he stood reading the chart on the value of the straw (tack, in the ex hibit of the Oregon Agricultural Col lege at the state fair. The chart showed wheat straw to Real Zealot "What i a misdirected zealot. Un cle William?" "A misdirected zea lot. Georgia, is a man who, when hi house is burning, i so determined to keep the flame from being fanned that he kick his dog for wagging ita tail." notch In Russian Flag. Peter the Great made the Russian flag. He liked the Dutch so much that he just turned their color around. Extreme Waste of Heat. In the factories of thi country the great problem is to stop the waste of heat. All the heat furnished by the burning of coal should be converted into force for the mechanical work. At present not one-tenth of it ia ro converted. Make Artificial Wood. Wood is so scarce in England thnt procef has been invented for produc ing it artificially. Straw, sawdust and grass are compressed to make it. INSPIRATION OF THE COLORS lntimnt That th Soldier Asaoel l ate With the Flag Have Turned Many Battles. Instance after Instance could be pioted from military history In whlh the mere sight of the colors bu In spired men and carried them to ulti mate victory when the tide of battle appeared to have turned against them and all seemed loi-t (Jreit Kenerala have tbemselvea taken tbo color In their bauds and rallied their force to supremo effort In the hour of trial. Obviously It was not the mere piece of tattered silk that wrought theae wonders; It waa thu sentiment Insep arably associated with the color that acted as the upell. We know, too, thnt the capture or the loss of color has always been as signed a vital importance by the world' greatest commanders, be cause they know thut these regimen tal emblem typified all that their possessors bold most dear prestige, honor, victory. Let any man visit Napoleon's tomb at the Invalldes, and, taking on the solemn spirit of the hour, gaze down Into the circular shrine In which lies the huge porphyry sarcophagus containing the body of the great captain whose legions made all Kurope tremble. Apart from the sarcophagus Itself, what Is it that most Impresses nine out of every ten spectators? Surely the stands of col ors the trophlos of war that stand grouped round the tomb. They are rhe mutely eloquent witnesses to the Itreatness of the man whose dust rests In their midst. London Telegraph. FROM AN AUSTRALIAN DIARY Voracious Ant of All Kinds On Specie that Evince Fondness for Sheet Lead. About noon it got too hot for any thing and I took a well earned swim In a secluded creek, amid shoal of fish, large and small, who apparently resented my Intrusion, from the way thoy came and stared at me. I found on emerging from the water that a bost of blue brown ants had taken possession of my clothes, and when they were shaken out they re venged themselves by biting my bare feet in a way which wa exceedingly painful. Tii ere are thousands of ants every where, says a writer In the Gentle woman. Some of the anthill are three feet high and six feet across but except (or a sharp nip at the time, the ordinary ant's bite Is not notice able. Hut if a soldier ant or a bull ant or a green bead (an ant about one and a half inches long, with a green head) bltt-s you, it is not to be forgotten, be cause tbey take quite a big piece out. Then there are the white ants (not really ants, but termites), which cheerfully eat the Inside out of the beams of the wooden houses, and re cently have been mating the sheet lead on the top of the Sydney museum. The city fathers thought this was going a little far, eo now the ant are pre served inside the museum with sam ples of the half consumed lead as warning to all who allow their appe tite to run away with them. Original Panaman. The Chocos Indians, who live on the southwestern coast of Panama, are be- lieved to be descendants of the tribes which inhabited that part of the world when Columbus discovered Santo Do mingo. They are tall and stalwart, with kindly natures, a free hospitality and an Innate honesty. Few white men have ever been among them. Tribes of a somewhat similar nature are also found on the southeast coast, many of them having never seen a white face In their lives. While the republic of Panama nominally rules this section, the truth Is that these Indians govern themselves entirely, and have absolute ly no Intercourse with the white. They do not allow a white man to visit their lands and still -fly the Colombian flag. Their houses are grass huts, their clothing is almost nothing, but they seem to enjoy life in spite of the fact that they are unacquainted with the benefits of religion, fashion, society and government. Uncle John' Dog Carriage. An old darky known as Vncle John and his team of dog were once a familiar sight to the residents of Nashville, Tenn. They never failed to call a crowd of Interested specta tors. The old fellow wa as proud of bis horseless carriage as If he were the owner of the finest touring car In the country, nnd he paraded the streets with as much Joy a the most finished artist in the ranks of the chauffeurs. He had his faithful dogs in good training, using neither reins nor v. hip, but guiding them by a word of command. Ho had only to say "Start!" and off they went at the dog. trot: "Stop!" and they came to an lm mediate halt; a motion of his hand and they swung around a corner as deftly as the swiftest little runabout Usually he had eight dogs In harness and three outrunner, but occasional ly tho whole eleven were In the traces, and a pretty sight they mad St. Nicholas. Preserving Their Moral. When the fuse blew out for the fifth time In five minutes the woman who, with her four small children, occupied tho seat nearest the motorman. clam ored for assistance In removing her brood to a seat in the rear of the car. "You needn't go to all that trouble, madam." said an old gentleman reas suringly. "There Is no danger. You are just as safe here as In any other part of the car." "Oh, I'm not afraid." she said. "I want to get the children away wnie place where they can't hear the mo torman." Smallest Book In th World. The smallest book in the world Is in the library of congress, always under lock and key. It Is a copy of the Ilu balyat of Omar Khayyam. The tluy volume was made by Nathan IHile of Cleveland, O. It wa photographed, each page separately. Four book of the game size would Just cover a post age stamp. Three hundred of tueiu would .weigh a pound. OPIUM BROUGHT BY HIGHER UPS Inspector and Steamship Agent Indicted for Smuggling. Intercepted Letter Leads to Discovery cf E attentive Deal Drug Taken Athor at Night. San Francisco Robert Donaldsen, assistant superintendent of navigation of the Pacific Mail Steamship com pany, and Henry Gallagher, United states customs inspector, were indict ed here by a Federal grand jury charg ing complicity in an opium smuggling conspiracy, in which, it is said, many other men are implicated. Warrant for their arrests were issued and they are being served by United State marshals. The indictments were based upon the testimony of David Power and Emil Fiedler, employes of the West ern Fuel company, arrested in Oak land, December 13, 1911, with several hundred tins of contraband opium in their possession. Powers and Fiedler served four and six month respect ively in the Alameda county jail. The supposed connection of Donald sen and Gallagher with the sumggling plot waa revealed through the inter ception by government officials of a letter given by Fiedler, while in jail, to a discharged prisoner. Powers testified before the grand jury that he had been approached by Donaldsen in December, 1911, with a proposal to assist in landing opium concealed on the steamer Si beria, which then was being loaded with coal by a barge on which he and Fiedler were working. He at first re fused to consider the matter, he said, but later decided to "take a chance." He was taken aboard the Siberia and met two Chinese cabin boys, who had secreted the opium. Two nights la ter, said Powers, 320 tins of opium were transferred from the Siberia to the barge. MILLIONS FOR TIMBER BONDS. SI2.0C0.000 Inveited In Western Securities Thi Year. Portland More than $12,000,000 has been brought from Eastern money centers and invested in timber bonds since January 1, according to a state ment made before the Portland Realty board by Theodore B. Brown, of Brown & Brown, timber bond brokers. This new capital was invested in bond ing propositions, nearly all of which are in Portland territory. "The business of floating bonds on standing timber has reached big pro portions during the past few years," said Mr. Brown. "The ability to real ize on standing timber by the bonding method has been of great benefit to the Northwest. As a result operators have been able to continue the logging industry to advantage. Hundreds of men have been given employment and the development of thi section has been generally aided. "Oregon and Washington timber bonds are now in favor with Eastern capitalists. On account of the effi cient patrol of the forests, - danger from fires has been reduced greatly, thus providing better security for tim ber bonds." Frog Live Ages in Rock. Los Angeles Workmen engaged in clearing and blasting rock on the L. D. Loomia property, in Santa Monica canyon, found a frog imbedded in solid limestone, three feet beneath the surface. It had been encased in rock for hundreds of years. Apparently petrified, the amphibian was taken by the astonished workmen and laid in the sun. In a few moments it sud denly showed sign of life. After several minutes it blinked confusedly, drew a long breath, and in long leaps traveled hundred feet before the workmen could recapture it. The lump of limestone from which it was taken waa csh-efuly packed and taken to Santa Monica. It shows clearly the exact shape of its occu pant, to the minutest detail. Criminal Bureau Is Plan Wenatchee, Wash. The organiza tion of bureau for the datection of criminals in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia was one of the prin cipal matters discussed at the semi annual convention of the State Sher iffs' association, which was in session here for two days. It is proposed to establish a Northwest identification bureau for the-purpose of keeping an accurate record of all criminals in the West. A bureau where thumb prints, photographs and descriptions may be kept is to be established. Pear Bring High Price. Medford, Or. The highest prices for Rogue River Bartlett pears this year were received in the New York mar ket, when $3.15 a box was paid. The sale was made through the Producers' Fruit company, which reports the sale of "three cars. The first wa sold for $1351, being made up cf shipments from various orchardists. Prices ranged from $2.60 to $2.90. .The sec ond car brought $1449. It was loaded with Hill fruit. Price ranged from $2.70 to $3.15 a box. The third car brought $1541. Prices averaged $3.05. Aviator' Fall I Fatal. Shenandoah, Ia. Aviator Russell Blair, of Kansas City, while making an exhibition flight here, was killed in a fall from a height of 30 feet. Blair had just made a successful flight and had landed some distance from the crowd. When he attempted to rise from the ground again his machine struck an air current and turned over. Blair wa pinioned underneath the wreckage, and when aid reached him he was dead. Work Stop for One Mart. Pottaville, Fa. Because one man refused to join the union, several thousand workmen are idle at the col lieries of the l.ehigh Coal & Naviga tion company in the Panther Creek valley, and only one mine and three washeries are working. I CAPTURING BEARS IN INDIA Plan for Destroying Animal I Nevel and 8ald to Be Alwaya Successful. A curious method of capturing wild tear I employed In certain part of India, the New York Herald remark. Four or five sturdy men are armed, two with long spear croisbarred on the handle close to the sharp two edged blade, and two or three with ten foot bamboos, of which the end are smeared with bird lime. Thus equipped and leading aeveral powerful dog, the hunter sally forth an hour or so before dam n. Tbey pass along the base of the hill with the fresh morning wind blowing up from the plain below. Should the hunter be lucky It 1 not long before the fierce dog wind the bear, and, though dog of thi spe cies hunt silently, their (training on the leash informs their owner that the game la nigh. The dog are dipped and disappear In the aemtdarkness. Soon their roar, lng and growling Indicate that they have found the game. The hunter run up to the spot where the bear Is fight ing with the dog. The men with the limed pole poke the bear In the ribs and adroitly twist the ends In It long hair, thu holding It fast on each flank. The spearmen complete the operation by repeated spear thrust. It Is said that a party of experi enced men with good dogs never fall to secure the bear In this way. TOOK AEROPLANE FOR ENEMY French Birds Investigated Strange Creature of the Air and Appear Satisfied. An extraordinary instance of the In telligence of birds form the subject of a letter received by the French ministry of agriculture from an In spector of forests. Some time ago the Inspector re ceived complaint from sportsmen that quail and partridge had become scarce in certain districts. On exam ining the matter he found the bird bad deserted the regions in which aerodomes had been Installed. Seem ingly they took the monoplane and biplane for enormous birds of pey. Finding after some time, however. that their ranks were not thinned by the strange creature hovering over head, partridge and quail dispatched scouts to the aerodomea to examine the air craft at close quarter. The result of the Investigations of these feathered envoys was evidently reas suring, for the birds returned to their former haunts and the preserve around Le Mans and Rheim are now a well stocked as formerly. About the Camel. Following la what Count Glelchea says of a camel: "A camel's hind legs will reach anywhere over hia head, round his chest, and on to his hump; even when lying down an evil dis posed animal will shoot out bis hind legs and bring you to a sitting posture. His neck 1 of the same pliancy. He will chew the root of his tail, nip you in the calf or lay the top of his head on his hump. He also bellow and roars at you what ever you are doing saddling him, feeding him, mounting him, unsad dling him. To the uninitiated a camel going for one with his mouth open and gurgling horribly Is a terri fying spectacle; but do not mind him. It is only his way. I heard of one or, two men having been kicked at va rious times, but it 1 the exception, not the rule, for the camel 1 really a very docile animal, and learn to behave himself In the most trying position with equanimity, though I fear it is only the result of want of brain." Danger In Crab. Crabs, no matter how fresh they be. make some fellow sick nearly ever) time they eat them. Still they taka a chance on It every once In so often just the same. Crabs must be very fine eating and have a lovely taste as they are being munched and put Into the paunche of the crab-eaters. Crabs will eat a dead horse, or rata, pig, cats or dogs decaying In the ocean. Perhaps if the crab were penned up and fed on the choicest of foods for some day , so a to get a few of the dirty germs out of them, a well as rid them of the filth they eat, then in a somewhat cleaner condition they might not, after being eaten, turn the Inside wrong side out and Inside outward both ways at the same time. Some foolish fellow feel highly Insulted when told that they take a chance every time they eat crab. Eat 'em and don't kick at the doctor bill. Ex change. Insect's Call Mean a Death. There is a superstition connected with the death watch which, like most superstitions, is based upon the the ory of probabilities. The death watch Is usually heard In the spring of the year and a superstition runs to the ef fect that some one in the house will die within the year. Person who are superstitious are never very strict in the interpretation of the predictions nnd therefore, whenever a person die in the house or out of it, in the same room where the death watch was heard, or across the Atlantic, so that there be some kind of a relationship, or even acquaintance, between the person who hear the omen and the person dying, the event 1 sure to be connected with the prophetic sound f the Insect. Infinitesimal. Visitor Your rival town, Bunkville, 1 quite a town, isn't It? Uncle Eben Bah! That town Isn't big enough to get a metropolitan dally' ecarehead on "The Eye of th Entire Country Are Turned on Bunk ville Today" when they hold a Presi dential preference primary. Patriarchal Turtle. A mud turtle, said to be 180 year old, has been In an Albany (N. Y.) family 65 year. Wrinkled kln. broken shell and twisted claw Indl cne It old age. It 1 very friendly with the house cat and night find them under the stove with the turtle' head on the cat paw. rTMIfW"