1
AS FAR F
PEACE AS EVER
THE CZAR APPRECIATES ROOSE
VELT'S EFFORTS BUT SEES
NO HOPE.
Vh Japaneas Peace Talkers Art In
p.cting Cotton
Mill.
Paris, Aug .56 The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Tempe tele-
, graphs luat Emperor Nlcholaa, while
- eipresslng to Ambassador Meyer hla
, deep recognition of President Rose-
Telt'a efforts, explained that he waa
: unable to make furtner concessions.
His majesty said that the payment of
en Indemnity would be contrary to the
fundamental policy of the nation,
: While it would further the ambition
of the Japanese for fresh territorial
conquests, and, involve the possibility
of the war in the near future with the
balance of power in their favor Instead
of an oquallzed strength aB at pres
ent. The desire of the Russian peo
ple for peace, the emperor told the
ambassador, did not supercede the
Batlonal Interests.
Toklo, Aug. 26. The Asscviated
PreBS correspondent has reason to
believe that nothing that has oc
curred at Portsmouth, N. H., will
change the attitude of the Japanese
government. While the foreign office
maintains its usual reticence and the
officials decline to talk for publication,
the demand for an adequate indemnity
remains unalterable.
Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 26. The
peace situation now awaits the re
sult of the pour parleurs known to be
in progress between President Roose
velt and Emperor Nicholas, and be
Ueved also to be going on between
the United States and Toklo. M.
Wltte privately makes no concealment
of the fact that for the present the ne
gotiations are ended and that he has
gone as far as he can without his
emperor's sanction. Should no final
result be achieved or no final definite
instructions be received today, a pre
text will be found for the adjourn
ment of the conference until Monday
or Tuesday.
Whether the conference results in
a treaty or not it will have been pro
ductive of great good, leaving only the
-question of monoy between the bel
ligerents a question which could be
solved at any time.
Portsmouth, N. H Aug. 2G. Ko
mura, with four members of the Jap
anese peace commission, left Ports
mouth for Manchester, N. H., to visit
the extensive cotton mills in that city.
Are You Knsrei'(l?
Engaged people should rpmember.
that ufur marriage, many quarrels can
bo avoided, by keeping their digetion
in pond condition with eleotrio bitters,
S A Brown, of Bennettsville, S. C,
sarf: "For years my wife suffered in
tensely Irom dyspepsia, complicated
wi'h a torpid liver, until she lost her
strength and vijor. and became a mere
wreck ol her former self. Then she
tried Electric Bitters, which helpe-i
her at. nnre, and llnaly made her en
tirety well. She is "now stronsr and
healthy." Ohns. Strang drussrist. sells
and guarantees them, at 50u d bottle.
Returns Money to Victim.
Auburn, Aug. 26. Dr. G. A. White
of Sacramento came here last night
and amputated the leg of Frederick
Venzke, superintendent of the Bald
Mountain mine, who was shot on Tues
day by John L. Caskey at the mine in
the Canada hill district. It was neces
sary to take the leg off near the hip.
Venzke is still In a serious condition,
though It Is thought he wi 1 recover.
After he brought Venzke to the hos
pital Wednesday evening Caskey was
around town, spending money freely,
evidently confident that Venzke would
not proBecute him, as it Is said the
latter was in great rear of him. He
visited Venzke at the hospital that
night and returned to him 100 in
greenbacks.
A" GOOD NIGHT'S REST
"Speak for It I" he critd to doeirle, .
For she knew In her little heart.
That German Symn, home's ureal treasure,
Could health and joy Impart.
The greatest tonic on earth is a good
night's rest. Restless nights and the ter
rible exhaustion of a hacking cough are
dread dangers of the poor consumptive.
But why this fear of the night when a
few doses of Dr. Boschec's German Syrup
will insure refreshing sleep, entirely free
from cough or night sweat? Free ex
pectoration in the morning is made cer
' tain by taking German Syrup.
We know by the experience of over
thirty.five vears that one 75-nt bottle ot
German Syrup will speedily relieve or
cure the worst coughs, colds, bronchial or
lung troubles and that, even in bad
cases of consumption, one laree bottle ol
German Syrup will work won..ers. it
Two sizes, 25c and 75c All druggists.
CAUGHT PLAYING POKER.
Police Make Raid on Gambling Rooms
and Capture Notables.
Portland, Or., Aug. 26. Judge A. S.
Bennett of the The Dalles, senior
counsel for Senator Mitchell during
his recent trial and one of the best
known attorney! in the state, was ar
rested last night In a oensatlonal raid
by Detectives Carpenter Raising upon
a room In the Imperial hotel, la which
L. W. Robertson, a former cbief of po
lios of Portland, was running a poker
game for high stakes.
It is told on good authority that
Judge Bennett had made $600 at the
game in the paBt two days. With the
Judge were arrested W. F. Matlock,
mayor of Pendleton; his brother; Tom
B&paer; Charles Babb, a well known
horseman of eastern Oregon; Dr. K
N. Davis of Portland and others.
Robertson, who is known as one of
the most daring poker players in Port
land rented the room In the imperial,
which is kept by Phil Motschan,
former state treasurer, and which la
one of the leading hotels. Here he has
been conducting hia game for several
weeks, until raided last night.
The men were taken to the nolle
station, but were not booked.
Don't Be llliopsed Upon.
FoIhv & Co. Clilosgo. originated
Qoney and Tar aa a throat Hnd lung
remedy, and on account of the great
merit unit popularity ot Foley's Money
and Tar manv imitations are offered
for the genuine. Auk for Foley's Hon
ey and Tar and reluse any substitute
offered us no othor preparation will
give the same i-aiisiaciioii. It is mildly
lux-itivc. It ironuuns no opiates and is
Baiest for children and delicate persona
Forealu at the Medford Pharmacy.
MONEY-LENDER MURDERED.
Former 8an Francisco Man 18 Killed
In Montana.
Lewltown, Mont., Aug. 26. Samuel
Studzlnskl, a fur buyer and pawn
broker, was murdered here some time
last night.
The crime was discovered when e
friend went to Studzinskl's shop to do.
liver the mall. Ho had been hit on
the head by a blunt Instrument and al
most instantly killed. A trunk and
suit case were standing open, their
contents having been stolen. On the
victim's breast the murderer had
placed- a small card upon which had
been written in blood "K. C, Number
17," and a similar card was found on
the front of a small heating stove In
the same room. Studzlnskl was 67
years old and had resided In San Fran
cisco for many years before coming to
Lewiston. He had been here six
years.
A Cold Settled In His Kidneys.
A. J. JennesBee, 9201 Butler St.,
Chicago writes: "I am a -witnhman
acd am out in all kinds uf weather, 1
took acolu'which settled in my kidneys
and I whs in bad shape. I tried sevur-
I advertised remedies with no benetlt,
ti til I was recommended to try Foley's
Kidney Cure. Two-thirds of a bottle
er.red me.' r or sale at the Meuiora
pnarm:icy.
President Wheeler to Speak at Fair.
Berkeley, Aug. 26 President W'lie !
er left last night for Portland, Ore
to take part in the Conference on
Education which will be hold from
Augu.it 28 to September 2, under the
auspices of the Committee on Con
gresses of the Lewis ami Clark Expo
sition. He will deliver an address
on "The Relation of the Pacific Coast
to Education in the Philippines and
Other Transpacific Countries." The
conference will be attended by a large
number of educators from the Pacific
Northwest.
Are yon lacking in strength and
vigor? Are you weak I A10 yon li
oiilnr Do vou teal all run down The
blessing of health and strength come to
al) who use Hollister's Roekv Mountain
Teu. Dr. Hiukle's Drug store, Central
Point.
TOUR OF TAFT NEARING END.
Citizens of the Capital of Albay Prov
ince Drape the Trees,
Manila, Aug. 26. The transport Lo
gan with Secretary Taft and party on
board arrived at Legaspl, the capital
of Albay province, Luzon. The dec
orations, displayed In honor of the
visitors were decidedly Ingenious and
highly elaborate. An Interesting dis
play of hemp, the main source of
wealth of the community, was a feat
ure of the reception parade, and
jl'ing the entire route of three miles
irotn the city to Camp Daraga, trees,
at Intervals of every twelve feet, were
draped with the valuable fiber.
A banquet was apread at noon at
which Senator Long ot Kansas made
a very effective speech, during which
he virtually promised that the privil
eges of free trade would be granted
to the islands, for the reason that from
them, there was no fear of competi
tion in any pronounced form.
Before leaving. Miss Roosevelt was
presented with many interesting sou
venlrs by citizens.
The Logan arrived at Sorsogon, a
town In Albay, about twenty-three
miles south of Legaspl. On Monday
morning, August 28 she will put in al
Olongapo ,the naval base of the Amorl
can Philippine squadron, arriving at
Manila on the evening of the same
day. "v..
Like Finding Money.
Findine health is like finding money
so ti inks those who are sic . When
you have a cnugb, co'd, sore throat or
chei-t Irritation, better act promptly
like W O. Barber, ol Hirn'v l.evei, V
He sav-:! had a terrible chest trouble
caused bv smoke and co:l dust on nu
lling. Vint, after finding no relief in
other remedies, I was cured by Dr
Kine s New Discovery for consump
tion. Cmiuhs anil Colds " Greute't chI-
of any cough or lung medicine in the
world. At Chas. Strang s drug -tore.
20c and 1.00, guaranteed. Trial bottle
free.
BENEATH WATER
MAKE8 A DESCENT IN IOM0
ISLAND SOUND ON 8UBMA
MARINE BOAT.
Chief Executive Expresses His Delight
at Novel Experience submsrgso
for Fifty Minutes.
Oyster Bay, Aug. 26. President
Roosevelt late yesterday, afternoon
made a descent in Long Island sound
on board the submarine torpedo boat
Plunger. He was aboard the vessel
about three hours. At one time thi
little boat was submerged for fifty
minutes, and In that time was put
through all of the submarine feats ol
which she is capable. The president
expressed his delight at the novel ex
perlence, and said that he waa I in
mensely Impressed with the boat and
with the manner In which Bhe was
handled. In thus braving the dang
ers of submarine maneuvering th6
president has endeared himself to na
val officers and men the world over.
The president's Intention not only
to make a personal inspection of the
tiny vessel likely to prove so deadly
In naval warfare, but to make a sub
marine descent In it, was reached at
ter a conference with Lieutenant Nel
son.
The president hns long desired tn
watch the operations of a submarine
at close range, and before tins wouiu
have made a trip In one bad he not
been deterred from taking the riBk by
the advice of his friends and official
associates. Convinced by the logic
of Lieutenant Nelson, he arranged to
take a trip on the Plunger and to
have the little vessel perform all her
wonderful feats while he was on
board.
The special trial of the boat with
the President on board, took place
between 3 and 6 o'clock yesterday
afternoon in Long Island sound, just
off the entrance to Oyster Bay.
After many maneuvers had been
performed Lieutenant Nelson ordered
all the lights on board to be ex
tinguished to demonstrate how thor
oughly the members of his crew know
their business. They worked per
fectly In the Inky darkness, evidently
with as much skill and ease as If they
performed their duties in the glare ol
the electric light.
During the operations of the Plun
ger, the tender Apache remained with
in a short distance prepared to rendor
any assistance that might be necos
sary. She was not needed however,
and the Plunger returned to her moor
ing near the J. Wiest Roosevelt pier
without any untoward accident. The
president shook hands with all the
crew as he left the vessel to return to
Sagamore Hill.
Dining Car Off the Track.
Redding, Aug. 26. The dining car
San Pedro ran off the track at Delta
yesterday morning and delayed the
southbound express two hours. The
same car ran of at the same place on
August mill, when M. D. Wltten.
porter, was hurt.
Numerous and Worthless.
Everything is In the name when it
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. E. C.
DeWiH& Co. ol Chicago discovered
some yea-s ago how to make a fitlve
from Witch Hazel that is a specific for
mles. for blind, bleeniug. itching and
P"otruding piles, eezi-ma, cuts, burns
bruisf and all skin diseases De-Wlll s
salve has no equal. This bus given rise
to numerous worthiest! counterfeits.
Ask for De Witt's the genuine, f-'old
by Cliu-i. Strang.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
Mne Blanche Fredin. a dlatlmniinha
French woman. Is dead at Cincinnati
rom pneumonia. She was the organ
izer in this country of the Alliance
Francala and was widely known In
llerary circles.
Six thousand union carpenters of
Boston have received an Increase In
their wages from 3 to 3.28 for an
eight-hour day.
After twelve years of tedious and
painstaking work the offlolals of the
World's Fair at Chicago have succeed
ed in closing up the affairs of the con
cern. There Is 120,000 for stockhold
ers who cannot be found.
The emperor of Korea, on the oc
casion of his birthday yesf.erday
granted an audience to the diplomatic
corps and distinguished foreigners re
siding in Seoul,
While the steamer Panama was on
her way up the coast to San Francisco
an Infant died on the vessel and was
burled at sea.
WHY
BE
RAY
OEBMATOLOOHST
Mils. SETTIE HARRISON'S
4-DAY
HAIR RESTOREE
Will bring back tlie nntnrnl rolnr. Jr:i
r faded bnir restored penn:iin-u;ly w . '
lit ineenventenee jili'I ui'It no .'.iV. 1
Me after effects. ,'ot ft dye; i e1 in
cavs no sed'mcnt, tnid liots iiotln.i!;i X
nir -.-. '1.0".
Uri. VtKTT"? initnKOt. -1.
i.t el '."Til- M ,. ,-n Vnr. . t .
' "o lif-ir. !i.. mi l-'reneineo, Cn!
Sold by Leon Haskins, Medford.
ViDE FOR HIS LIFE.
A Nevada Man Has an Experience
He Doesn't Want Repeated.
Reno, Nev Aug. 26. R. S. Barlow,
assistant manager of the Florlston
Pulp and Paper company, had a thrill
ing experience while horseback rid
ing last night. As a result he is now
suffering from a number of Berloua
bums about the body, face and hands,
while the hair on bis bead has been
entirely destroyed. Barlow had been
carrying on some experiments In the
paper mill, and placed a Quantity of
phosphorus and another compound
In his coat pockets, when he started
on his evening rids.
The chemicals were scattered about
his clothing, and in mixing they, lg.
nlted. In a moment his clothing was
a mass of flames. The fire frightened
the horse, which ran away, literally
carrying Its human torch through the
woods, around precipices and over
gullies. Barlow, when he brought the
horse to a stop, Jumped to the ground
and tore his clothing from his body;
not, however, before he had sustained
serious Injuries. He will recover.
Prolific Married Couple.
Allentown, Pa., Aug. 2G. Mr. and
Mrs. Allen C. Depp of Hickory Run,
with the appearance uf twins yester
day, are the parents of twenty-three
children. The parents are only forty
years old and claim to have the larg
est family in America, age considered.
They were married eighteen yearn
ago. Six pairs of twins are now num
bered In the family circle. Depp is
employed as a section foreman on a
railroad.
Best for Children.
Mothers, be careful for the health of
your children. Look out for coughs,
Colds, Croup and Whooping cough.
Stop tlium in lime One Minute Cough
(Jure Is the bept remedy. Harmless
and pleasant. Contains no opiutes. A
L, Sprtfford, postmaster at Chester,
Michigan says: ' Our little pirl was
unconcious ilurinir a sudden ami terlble
a Muck of croup Three doses half an
hour appart of One Miuute Cough cure
speedily cured her." Sold by Chas
Strai.g.
Held Under Water Until Drowned.
Redding, Aug. 26. While trying tc
recover from Clear creek a coon ht
brother had shot, last night Ben Mar
tinez, the son of 6. G. Martinez oi
French Gulch, became entangled lr
roots beneath the surface of the watei
and could not release himself. He was
drowned, while his brother and fathei
searched In vain for him.
Cured of Lame Back after 15 Years
of Suffering.
IT ,..., hl..,l ith liimn huelr
for fifteen years and l found a com
plete recovery in the use of Chainl er-
!..:..-. U..I.. nlm .... .Inlin fl Uialmr
Gillain, Iud. Tnis liniment Is alto
without an equal fur tprains and bruis
es. It is for sale by CntiB. Strang.
PEONS OF OLD MEXICO,
I ml Inn Farm Laborer That Ar
Really Bcnatn ot Burden.
Tho Mexican peon is the backbone of
the republic. Without him tho great
landed estates, or haciendas, would lie
In idleness, while agricultural and com
mercial interests would stagnate. Of
n cast iron constitution, he can endure,
apparently without effort, the hardest
sort of drudgery. His energy comes
from n diet that consists chiefly of
ground peppers, beans or frljoles and
a large quantity of tortillas. He works
from U to 0, enjoying In tho meantime
his two simple meals. In general, the
Indian fnrm laborers are of a submis
sive and respectful disposition. Like
the negroes of the south, they arc not
far from the twain building, so ns to be
on band whenever their services are
required. They usually Insist, Ujow
evor, on celebrating their holidays,
which lessens their rcnl usefulness
about 25 per cent. The holidays are
numerous and afford the laborer many
opportunities to quaff from the stupe
fying pulque bowl. Their stock of sur
plus change Is not apt to be excessive.
It cannot be when moat of them re
ceive but little over 20 cents a day.
Field bands In the states of Guanajua
to, Mlchaocnn and Querctaro receive
a cuartlllo of com in addition to their
wages of 12 cents a day. One haclen
dado who voluntarily raUed the wages
of bis hands to IS cents a day found
himself without laborers for two dajs
of the week. As the extra wages sup
plied living means for the entire week,
what was the need of working?
These laborers are of all sizes and
ages; but, whether young or old, all
bear alike upon their brow the depress
ing and degrading leathern thong that
makes of them beasts of harden. The
effect of this customary strap on the
shape of the head Is seen tn the fact
that the peons the country over have
peak shaped heads tending toward the
shape of the pointed hat The supply
of laborers ffl, so to speak, perennial.
The young muchacho receives his train
ing In watching the sheep and the
goats, acting as messenger or prodding
the burros In the pack train. When he
Is about sixteen years old ho takes his
place with the regular laborers and be
gins to cast his eye about for a help
mate. The wife may prove useful and
earn a small wage at some such opera
tion aa sowing seed. Her life will be a
monotonous one. A strip of cloth serves
as dress and skirt, a strip of leather
provides a sandal, and In the hot re
gions the clothing for the boys Is even
as simple. All that Is required Is a
Jorongo, which consists of a yard of
cotton cloth with a bole for the bend
and two depending flaps to cover
breast and back. There Is no possibili
ty of their clothing Impeding their
movements. When the woman takes
her husband's meal to him far out in
tho fields, she takes the little toddler
with her fastened securely In her re
bozo. Pilgrim.
Children Must Attend School. '
Alameda, Aug. 25. The Board ol
Education hns nppolntnd R. O. llomtln
truant officer. Ho has bnen r;von o
list of (he rhlldron nf tho w Thr'
should bo In ntl.r.n nnl Mi - A-tj
pafft nil rifi wh""n ' ' f ,
SllbhCHhe I :j r I'll M"
DEATH IN TRAIL
OF
HOMES ARE WASHED AWAY BY
THE DOWNPOUR OF
WATER 8.
Twt Town In Colorado" Are Deluged
and Many llvee Lost In
the Calamity.
Trinidad, Colo., Aug. 26. According
to Information received from Hastlngi
yesterday morning possibly fourteen
persons were drowned In a flood al
Tabasco, sixteen miles north of Trlni
I dad, last night. Several houses occu
! pled by Italian laborers and their fam
J Dies were swept away.
At noon Coroner Espey received a
messeage from Hastings stating that
five bodies had been recovered. The
coroner left immediately for th
scene of the flood.
Joseph Veltrl, his wife and three
children are reported to have been
drowned, their house at Tahaco hav
ing been washed away.
The Colorado and Southern branch
line to Berwln was washed away and
a heavy volume of water rushed down
the canyon all night, making it Im
possible to penetrate to the point
where the loss of life Is said to have
occurred. Rumors are in circulation
that twelve to twenty housos were
Bwept down the canyon and twenty
five to thirty lives lost. These reports
nro still unverified.
Traffic on the Colorado Southern,
the Santa Fe and the Denver and Rio
Grande railways Is Interrupted owing
to washouts In this vicinity.
Tabasco and Berwln, coal mining
camps, having together about 2000
population, are located In Rhode can
yon, a usually dry arroyo. This cloud
burst is the first that has occurred
there since the towns were estab
lished. Berwln is a mile below Ta
basco, and the flood was not of so
great force there as at Tabasco, much
of tho water having sunk In the sand
and run off Into tributary arroyos
Considerable damage was done to the
Colorado Fuel and Iron and the Colo
rado and Southern Railway compan
ies' property. A party leaving Trini
dad for the scene of the flood was un
able to get tin o ugh on account of
washouts.
A Skin Game.
"Things arc not always what they
seem," said an officer of one of the big
leather companies tho othor day at a
gathering of leather men. "Onco upon
a time there were six good little goats
In a field. They tiled young, like all
good little gouts with good skins, and
the fellow who was responsible for
their death shipped those skins to a
tannery. - When they came out the
skin of ono little goat was an elephant's
hide, that of the bccoihI little goat was
a monkey skin, that of the third was a
sealskin, the fourth a sea Hon, the fifth
n green frog skin and the skin of the
sixth enmc out a beautiful walrus
hide." New York Times.
rrutiiiioleN' LarKe FamlUea.
Few birds have larger families than
the bjghholc, but, were It not for the
number of his family, how could he
hold his own among so many enemies?
Ills conspicuous size and color always
make blm a shining mark to the col
lector, for every village lad In the laud
has collected flickers' eggs. Ho Is a
fellow of expediency, however. If his
home is robbed, his wife soon lays an
other set of ggs. It Is on record that
ono pair, when tested by the removal
of egg after egg, laid Bevonty-one eggs
in seventy-three days. St. Nicholas.
SPRAINS
S. A. Road, CIhcu, Texiis, wrltus,
March 11, 1UU1; "My wrisi was Jprain
ed si Imclly bv a full that it was utelUH
Htw alter using sevonil remt'dVa that
fnikd to give ruliul, lined Billiard V
Snow Liniment, and wits cured. 1
uariteHtly recommend it to any oim
suffering from spruliiB." UIkj, 50c, $1.00.
Hold by Cha. Strang.
II I till en TrcBuoro In England.
In Unglaml when hidden treasure Is
found the law requires the coroner to
bold an inquest over it. Formerly It
was a coroner's duty to bold an In
quest In case of a burglary. A statute
of Edward I. decrees that "when cor
oners are commnnded by the king's
bailiffs or by the honest men of the
county thoy shall go to me places
where any be slain or suddenly dead
or wounded or where bouses are bro
ken or where treasure Is said to be
found and shall forthwith command
four of the next towns, or five, or six,
to appear before him In such a place."
The AbMMhed Shark.
In a recent article on Americans nu
English writer gives the following us
a characteristic American after dinner
story. Its subject being a politician in
bathing: "All nt once a shark, n man
eater, was coming the other way and
swam up squarely In front of him.
They eyed each oilier for a moment,
and thou the shark blushed und sped
away."
FOLEY'S
KIDNEY CURE
Will cure any case of Kidney
or Bladder disc a bo that it not
beyond tho reach of medicine.
GIVEN up to on.
B. flottmL 1201 N. Virginia St.. KranirtfU.
!nd writoi : "For over four jean I wu Iron bled
with a kidanr and bladder affection. 1 teat (Jaili
and waa tmablo to work. Throe phrilolana failed
to help ma aud I was ulna tip to dla. Poler'a
Klduef Cnr waa recommended and the Oral
bottle are me reat relief and after takliiff lb
ftocoud boltla 1 waaDlireljr eared."
Two SU SO Cinta and 1.00
Tor rol hi iK I edli rd 1 1 am ay
Baklna Watoaea.
"I will bo with yon In a moment. I
must finish the baking of this batch
of watches first."
The speakor was a jeweler. Ho said
us he worked:
"I supposo you are surprised nt the
Idea of watch baking. I v:.l explain.
The machinery of a w.tt.b is dolleute,
yet it must work tin same In winter
as in summer, the t, i.:ic In Russia as
in Cairo, tho same in tho Sahara as In
Iceland. There is only one way to ac
complish this the watch must be reg
ulated to heat and cold.
"I am regulating these watches to
boat.;. Afterward,. In a refrigerator, I
will regulate them to cold. Then
when they go out In the world the;
won't disgrace themselves In any cli
mate. Chronometers must be regulat
ed moro carefully than watches. They
are often kept for weeks In temperu
turea that are now utro and now 120
degrees." Philadelphia Bulletin.
Incitutlvee to Murrlatrc.
Apparently the (ierinan town of
Hnschmuun does not believe in a state
of single blessedness, Annual prizes
are offered to tho men who wed the
ugliest, the most deformed and the old
est women in the town. Eighty dollars
Is paid to the man who marries the
ugliest, whtlo but $00 Is the reward for
the one marrying the cripple. -All wom
en over forty who have been jilted at
least twice bring their spouses sums
which vary according to the state of
tho fund, which wos loft by a rich
resident of the town. The average
price paid Is $50 to each unless they
should be unusually numerous, while
the trustees aro empowered to pay n
larger sum when, lu their judgment, It
seems wise to hold forth a special In
ducement to procure the marriage of
Borne particularly unfortunate woman.
CnrloMltlfN About Wood.
The strongest wood which growB
within the limits of the United States
Is that known as nutmeg hickory,
which flourishes on the lower Arkansas
river. Tho most elastic Is tamarack,
the black or shellbark stnndlng not far
below. Tho wood with tho least elas
ticity and lowest specific gravity Is the
Fiscus a u re a. The wood of tho high
est specific gravity Is the blue wood ot
lexas and Mexico. The heaviest of the
foreign woods are tho pomegranate
and the lignum vltao, and the lightest
Is cork. Four huudred and thirteen
different species of trees grow In the
various sections of tho country, and
of this number sixteen, when perfectly
seasoned, will sink in water. These
woods of high specific gravity grow
mostly In the arid regions of New Mex
ico, Arizona und Nevada.
No Itenaon For Tiro Tripe.
rntrlek's wife was "ailing," and Pat
rick put on his Sunday best 'and
walked four miles to the doctor's house
to tell him about her.
"Now," said the doctor, when he
had heard all Patrick had to say and
had prepared some medicine, "here Is
something for your wife. I've written
the directions on (lie bottle and I waul
her to try It faithfully for a fortnight.
Then, if It doesn't relievo her, come
to me again and I will give you an
other prescription."
"Now, doc t her, see here," said Pat
rick, staudlng straight aud looking
grimly at the physician. 'Mf you have
your doubts o' tills curln' Mary, as It's
ivldentyou have by the way you spake,
why don't you give mo first what
you're goln' to give hie last?"
Torpedo IIoHtit.
Torpedo boats do not ram tho ves
sels against which they operate; they
simply discharge self propelling torpe
docs which. If they strike the vessel,
explode and sink or otherwise damngt'
it. Then, If not sunk by the enemy's
lire, the torpedo boat runs away and
a Tier Inking on more -torpedne In
ready for .service again. Torpedo boaM
arc built very light and of enormous
speed. They cannot resist gun tire
and are cosily sunk If hit oven by com
paratively light shot; therefore they
operate to host advantage lu the night,
so that the threatened (loot has to be
very wide awnke with Its searchlights
aud its light guns.
An Odd SSmlli.
A Scotch minister who used similes
tli at would bring home to the rough
characters, around him tho truttis be
sought to Impress was once denounc
ing the ingratitude of man for all the
benefits conferred on him by Provi
dence. "My friends," be said, "look at tho
hens when they drink. There's not
anc o' tli em but lifts its held In thank
fulness even for the water that Is sao
common. Oh, that we were a' hens!"
Not Tio Much Fur Our Good.
"Lawd," prayed tho old colored dea
con, "please give ub In dls worl whar
we llvln' ot; all do prosperity we kin
stand, but w'en we gits dizzy wld It
en goes ter celebrutiu' too much des
send 'long old Hr'er Trouble tor moko
us sit ntlddy In de boat, en we'll be
mighty thankful!" Atlanta Constitu
tion. Aonompllahmentsi,
Muggins My dnughter will be a
great catch for Borne one. Hbo can
cook or write poetry with equal can?
and effectiveness. Juggins Well, my
daughter can wrlto poetry. I never
snw her try to cook It, but I'll hot she
could. Cleveland header.
Diamond Cat Diamond.
"This Is a hard world," growled the
chronic kicker.
"ThaPs whatl" replied the observunt
man, "The only tiling with which you
can make an impression on It Is
'rockfl.' "Exchange.
Cowards die many times before their
death; the valiant never taste of death
hut once. Shakespeare.
Attsukfd hy a Mob
und beaten, tn a lab u rim, until cover
el with poreit. a ChifHffo street cur con
ductor applied lijckien's Arnica Halve,
Had wax booh iMmndaml we!'. '1 used
it (m my family," write H. J. Welch,
of TeboiiBha, Mich, "and llnd It per led"
Simply great for cum and burn. Only
2-ji: at (ban. Strain V drug Htore,
twrpeao coat Destroyer Launched
Toklo, Aug. 2(5. Tho torpedo bo?l
destroyer Nnnnhl bos bon hiinphf-il
at Kuro. This Is tho flfth of tho now
fleet of twenly-flvn dCBtroyers under
construction In lw inni,r,j
PLAN BOLD ROBBERY
RAILROAD DETECTIVES ARREST A
PAIR OP THIEVES, A MAN
AND WOMAN.
Clilcnito. Aug. ail. Tim mysterlqut
dlBsppearance of hundreds of trunks
and other baggage from railroad trains
and station's In Chicago, St. Paul and
Denver during the past two years ha.
Just been revealed through the' arrest
of Roy Atdrlch, alias Roy Espey, ol
California, and a woman slvlng hei
name aa Daisy Dean and her home'ai
Denver. ' They were arrested on a
charge of stealing furniture from
store In the Masonlo Temple. When
their rooms were searched the police
found a large number of trunks and
suit cases and a profusion of the moB
expensive clothing and toilot article,
for men and women.
Miss Dean confessed to the police
yeBterday her participation In a
scheme which has caused a large num
ber of railroads to loan . ...t ...
of valuable baggage.
The scheme was simple. They would
take a trunk, satchel or suit case con
taining only a shirt or some other ar
ticle of clothing and check It to some
nearby point. After the trunk was
placed in the baggage car either the
man or the woman would go to the
baggage agent, hand him a half dollar,
show tho check and ask to be allowed'
to open the trunk or satchel In order
to get out a clean shirt or some other
article.
In not a single case did tho b.....
master refuse the request. While os
lensmiy getting something out of one
trunk to wear the man ni wnn-.t
would exchange the check on the
empiy irunK or valise for one on the
best appearing trunk or valise In the
car.
Wfhen the train reacharl th Hnafin.
atlon to which the dummy baggage bad
been shipped, Aldrlch would Immedi
ately present the duplicate of the
check which he had transferred to
another trunk, get It, and take It to his
room. When the owner of thn .n.ni
called for It he would be offered th
dummy trunk of the sharpers.
Dotectlvos of the roads are now
trying to trace the stolen properly.
The Doan woman admits that much of
it has been stored in vnrlmin naa
but so far she has refused to reveai
wnere.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy c
Aids Nature.
Medicines that aid nnturo are always
most effectual. Cbnmberluin's Cough
UeiiH'dy ne-is on Hub plan, lb allays
the cough, relieves the luiuifi, aids ex
pectoraiion, opens the seerolions, und
aids naiuru in restoring the system .to
healthy condition. Sold by Chas.
Strang.
Two Tit lew of Mac rend)-.
H Is nut always well to strut and
fret one's little hour upon the stage too
realistically. .Maeready, who threw
himself Into his acting heart and -soul,
used to tell funny stories about tliccf
I'eet of his easy, colloquial manner
upon the players collected for bis com
pany In small provincial (owns. Oneo
in the play of "William Tell" be turned
lo one of these stupid rustles and put
the question, "Do you shoot V' so natu
rally that .(he man v;rt quite thrown
off his guard, and. to his horror, replied,
"A litllc, sir, but I've never had a gu
with one oi iln::i ernssb.iws." Auolher
time In irgiulus" he asked, "Do you
wait for me to lead Virginia In, or will
you do so"' only to be greeted unex
pectedly hy the actor who played lell
ius with, "Why, really, sir, I don't
care; just as you do It in f.ondou."
Sennit.
In Polynesia (it id (be racllic Islnnds
generally tho outer busk of the cocoa
nut Is braided Into slramls of uniform
texture, known to the natives as sen
nit and used hy them for a variety of
purposes. The fromcwork of their
houses Is held together by braided sen
nit, and the strakes of their boats aro
united by It. It is the staple from
which siring Is made to bind the ad'tt
blade to Its handle and to tie (ho dif
ferent parts of their implements se
curely together. In shurl, whatever
things are nailed or screwed or pegged
or glued lu Mhcr lands are tied togeth
er with sennit by the south sea is
lander. One IjOKired Dlnnir Pnrty.
A certain gentleman, the possessor
of a cork teg, living in one of the Lou
don suburbs annuully gives a dinner
to a dozen owners of a like substitute.
In the center of the table arc grouped
four crutches, around which twine fes
toons of tin wers; miniature legs In
Ivory compose the ha tulles of tho
knives and forks, while the piece do
resistance Is invariably a magnificent
turkey that has been deprived of a leg
before being brought to table.
RnffllNli KIrIi l.nwjs..
Kish, because of Its tendency rapidly
to decompose, holds a peculiar position
among foods. In ICnglatul It Is the
h object of a special act of parliament.
So long ago as lliDS men knew tho evil
consequences resulting from eating
mackerel of uncertain post mortem ago,
so they passed an act providing that
except during the hours of divine serv
ice this fish could be sold on Sunday.
That act has never been repealed.
Mnklnit It IMnln.
Saplelgh Oh, 1 any, Miss Hammer
ton, why is It that you aro always
out when I call? Miss II a miner ton
Hccausc I'm foolish, I supposo. Bap
Ielgh-I er beg pardon! Miss Ham
merlon -Well, you know the old say
lug, "A foul for luck."
Sleep.
If the muscles aro not tired, there
cannot be a full demand for sleep, un
less, of course, tho brain has been
overworked. Healthy bodily exercise,
carried to tho point of rendering rest
sweetly welcome, Is ono natural means
of promoting sleep.