THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY. AUGUST 4, 1902. 5 HERO STORY iS SPOILED INGRAM DID XOT SAVE THE IiIFE OP A GUAIID. He Says Himself That He "Was Shot by aicrrill Purely by Accident In Sanabble Over a Ladder. 8ALEM, Or., Aug; 3. (Special.) Frank Ingran?, the convict who -was shot by David Merrill In the penitentiary stove foundry at the time of the outbreak, tells a story of the shooting that varies ma terially from the reports that have been heretofore made. The first story of the shooting was that Merrill was about to shoot Guard Girard when Ingram seized the barrel of the rifle, turning it aside and receiving the bullet In his knee. This account has been generally accepted as correct, though some reports have been that Tracy shot Ingram soon as the latter seized Merrill's rifle. The general under ftanding has been that Ingram risked his life and lost a limb In order to save the lives of the prison guard. By his own Btory Ingram claims no such credit, and "while he takes from the Incident some of Its romantic Interest, and robs himself of some glory, he leaves a favorable Im pression by accepting no more honor than -is due. In giving an account of the whole scene Ingram says hat after killing Guard Ferrell and firing through the win dows at the guards on the front wall, Tracy and Merrill ran back to the rear of the molding-room and passed into the ad joining room, where a ladder was kept. All the convicts were running in various directions to escape the bullets, and the guards made their way outside the shops. Ingram had run into the room where the ladder was kept, and was glancing around to see which w&y to turn next, when he was suddenly confronted by Merrill, whose rifle was pointed directly at Ingram's ab domen, and only a few Inches away. In stinctively he grasped the barrel of the rifle and pushed It down, and was about to reach out to catch the butt of the rifle with the other hand, when the gun was fired and his knee gave way, letting him fall. The two desperadoes then secured the ladder and made their way out through the rear of the shops. Ingram says that, so far as he knows, there was no guard near him when he was shot, nor within range of Merrill's rifle. He does not think Merrill intended to shoot him, or that the Tlfle was intentionally pointed at him, but in the rush and excitement the two came together and In the apparent dan ger he turned the rifle aside. If there was a guard there, Ingram has no doubt the officer would have been killed; but he lias no knowledge of having saved any one's iife. The escaping convicts were after the ladder, but naturally would have tshot any officer they met. Criticism has been very general because of what seems to" be negligence in keeping In the shops a ladder by which prisoners could scale the yard. The ladder was kept for use in oiling the shafts of over head machinery- It was kept in the shops all the time, and was not fastened or secured in any way to make its use by the convicts impracticable. As the interest In the chase for Tracy subsided, discussion of the question of responsibility for the escape of the two convicts became more general. As Pri vate Secretary "Walter Lyon said in to day's Oregonian, the men might have been shot while they were scaling the wall, and the question why they were not Is likely to be a. live .one for some time to come. The excuse that the rifles were out of Sate is not generally accepted, for it is cbvlous that the guns were of as modern construction as those that have been used Jn killing other convicts, and in various feats of good marksmanship in the last 100 years. If the guns were out of order, ome one should have known it, and had them repaired. Whether the guns were or wer.t not in proper condition is an un settled question. Whether the guards had practlcd with their rifles, and if not, why not. is also undetermined. In view of the suggestion that the guards had not practiced because the state was economi cal with ammunition. Superintendent Lee says that when he entered upon the dis charge of his dujtles at the penitentiary he asked the captain of the guard to look through the arsenal and make out a list of what was wanted. The order came for three riot guns and three 30-30 rifles end ammunition. These were procured at once, and since then he has at all times honored freely all requisitions for such supplies. MIXES OF SUM ITER DISTRICT. Progrrcsti in the Callfornlu BorlngT und the Xorth Pole. SUMPTFJl, Aug. 2. (Special.) In the California mine the SOO-foot crosscut has cut the main vein at a depth of 4W feet below the lowest former workings. .Mo statement has been made by the manage ment as to the width of the ore-body there, or values carried, but the impres sion prevails - that the owners are wen satisfied. When this adit tunnel has been driven under the apex of the mountain, which is now nearly reached, a vertical depth of over 900 feet for stoplng is had, The tunnel Is being carried ahead on the vein more rapidly than the crosscut was driven, as there Is a vast improvement In passing from the hardest of granite, to a reasonably soft ledge matter. Owners of the mine have stated that soon as the crosscut revealed the charac ter of ore had at the depth, a treating plant would go up. Such plant will likely be a concentrator, as the ore of the Cali fornia is thought to offer no difficulties or an Insuperable nature to this mode of re duction. The visit of Alexander Baring, of Lon don, and owner of the famous North Pole mine, is the mining sensation of the "week. Countless rumors are rife as to its meaning. Some intimate that Mr. Baring's great succcsb In development of the North Pole, which is currently est! mated as worth many millions, will lead to far more extensive Investments In this camp. These investments are rumored to be a rail line, an electric line between Sumpter and Bourne, and other Industrial measures for thorough mineral develop ment. Regarding all such matters there i no certainty, as neither Mr. Baring nor ny of his agents have intimated any urpose to become identified with other Sumpter interests. The last time previously that Mr. Bar lng paid the camp a visit, the North Pole was not exciting particular Interest. In fact, it was believed to be for sale at a fgure under a million dollars. Since striking the marvelous streak four to six months ago, the output of the mine is known to range close to $100,000 per month, rather above the figure than below It, In mining this rich streak, a great ore reserve of high" grade, but not equal, of course, to the rich core, has been demon strated, and an additional 20 stamps are being added to the mill. Development at the mine will be along slightly different lines in the future, as it is the purpose of the management to gain greater depth. This cannot be done well by tunnels, as the E. & E. is close In be lo.v the lowest present workings, and a long crosscut would be necessary to approach the -vein from the lowest point on the North Pole. It is more economical to sink from the lower tunnel, which Is understood to be planned for the immedl- ate future. 3 1 Du 1 PROVIXCE VS. DOMINION'. pro: . low British Columbia "Wants to Keep the hen Japanese Oat. f le Vancouver, b. c, Aug. 4. (Special.) VVC British Columbia has Just started on a battle for provincial rights against the Dominion government. The Japanese have rsaused the conflict. For many sessions jast, private members of the Legislature ia.v introduced bills to prevent the em- ployment of Chinese and Japanese on public works granted franchises by the Assembly. As fast as the bills became acts, the federal goverment disallowed them. Last session the provincial government took a hand in the game. It passed an act based on the Natal act and perhaps going one better than any measure of a private member. The Ottawa authorities have answered this defiance in the same way as the others. But this is more ser ious. The Dunsmulr goverment wJU not. It Is thought, consent to be sat upon in this niarncr; at all events Joseph Martin, K. C M. L. A., the leader of the Liberal party, will not. He has already picked up the gage of battle and is prepared to fight to the bitter end. Mr. Martin Is demanding that a special session of the Legislature be called to re enact the anti-Japanese legislation, and he urges that as fast as It Is disallowed again the members meet and again pas3 the bill until the federal government is brought to time as it was in Manitoba some years ago. It is very probable that the Dmurnuir government will pay attention to the re quests of Mr. Martin because he holds the balance of power In the local house and can turn Mr. Dunsmulr out of offlcs If he does not do what he wishes. The Japanese have made themselves more un popular than ever on the Fraser and Skeena Rivers this year, an J tne move tnat Mr. Martin has made Is likely to have popular support. The attitude that the Dominion govern ment takra on this matter is that the British Columbia legislation is unpopular in Great Britain, wnicn country is slrous of keeping on the best of terms with Its new ally, Japan, with whom it has so recently made a treaty. The flgnt. therefore, which British Columbia hac started Is likely to become famous. How it will end it Is not pofwlble to forecast, but it will bo recalled that Manitoba won Its fight for provincial rights against tne federal government, and Joseph Martin was the leader. ARRESTED FOR MURDER, Fort Hall Killing Charged Against a Blaclcfoot Man. SALT LAKE. Aug. 3. A special to the Herald from Blackfoot, Idaho, says: County Attorney Winters, of Bannock County, came up from Pocatello today and placed W. A. Durham under arrest on the charge of murdering E. M. Fritz and J. L. Donaldson on Pocatello Creek when the Fort Hall Indian Reservation was opened In June last. Mr. Winters refused to make any statement except to say that he has a complete chain of evidence connecting Durham with the crime. Asked as to the motive for the crime, Mr. Winters said it was robbery, but refused to be further questioned. The murder of Fritz and Donaldson, which occurred shortly after the opening of the reservation, created considerable excitement around Pocatello, and at the time it was generally supposed to be the work of some drunken Indians. Donald son was a well-known farmer of Wood River, Neb. Wasco County Schools. THE DALLES, Aug. 3 (Special.) The annual report of the Superintendent of Schools of Wasco County, shows the fol lowing facts: Number of school children 4939 Number of mini's on register 33i3 Number of pupils under 6 on register.. 23 Aumoer or teacners empioyea aunng the year iw Number holding state certificates or diplomas 42 Number holding first-grade certificates 32 dumber holding second-grade certin cates 55 Number holding third-grade certificates 20 i umber Holding permits 9 Number of schoolhouses in county.... 71 Number schoolhouse built during the year 6 Average number of months taught aunng me year v d-t Compelled, to Rob Passengers. HELENA, Mont. Aug. 3. A lone high wayman tonight held up Samuol Travis and James Randall, and after he had robbed them, compelled Travis to stop a street-car, tie a handkerchief over his face, and go through the car. The robber secured JS0. There Is no clue td the iden tity of the highwayman. Death of Pioneer of 1S43. HILLSBORO, Aug. 3. William Corne lius, a pioneer of 1843, and a brother of the late Colonel T. R. Cornelius, died at his home near Mountalndale last even ing. He left a widow and a family of adult children. OPINION ON SMOKE. Comparison of Conditions in London and Xctt York. ' London Lancet. As Is well known, the fuel used for heat ing purposes in New York, as In most Continental cities, is anthracite. As a con sequence, the atmcsphere of these citica is never blackened with smoke, for an thracite is a smckeless fuel. Owing, however, to the high price of hard coal In New York City, as a result of the gen eral strike among the anthracite colliers, cheaper and smoky coal has suddenly come Into vogue. This change of fuel soon had Its bad effect upon the atmosphere of the city, and to some extent the Inhab itants have been experiencing a condition of things similar to that frequently met with in London, where the householders are allowed to pollute the air with com parative impunity. In New York City it is a civil offense for a householder to allow smoke other than white, or cinders, dust, gas, or any offensive odor to come from his chimney. We fear that it would be impossible to impose such a restriction as that regard ing the use of anthracite or smokeless coal in London. But what an excellent result would accrue could it be done! There is little doubt that the household ers of the metropolis tarnish the atmos phere of London to an Infinitely greater degree than does the manufacturer. There is no reason, however, why pressuro should not be kept to. bear upon the latter offender. It Is quite easy to prevent smoke produc tion in a large furnace 'even when soft bituminous coal Is used, whereby not only. Is a nulrance effectually checked, but an Important" economy of fuel obtained, as we hBve repeatedly pointed out. It is a thousand pities that the use of anthra cite or smokeless coaj cannot be com pelled In the private dwelling-houses of London and of this country. But London and smoke are accepted by a great many as synonymous terms and not a few on grounds of sentiment would object to hav ing this acceptance disturbed. The Imperial Rose. London Field. The rose Is, of course, our national flower, soft and fragrant to those who touch it respectfully, but armed with a hundred thorns, like Briareus, to those who pluck it rudely or unawares. The rose in all its beauty and variety may fairly and freely be taken as representing the character of the whole British people. Itls the one flower that grows all over the world, and nowhere more luxuriantly than in South Africa, as at Pretoria, Johannesburg, and elsewhere. As the sun never sets on the British possessions, so also we may say that the rose never ceases to bloom therein. Four Rounds and Knock-Out. SIOUX CITY, la., Aug. 3. Australian Billy Murphy knocked out Johnny Van heest, of Minneapolis, this afternoon in four rounds. The fight was pulled off in a grove In Union County, South Dakota. PORTLAXD-CHICAGO. Seventy hours and thirty minutes (70) is the time of the "Chicago-Portland Spe cial" from Portland to Chicago. Leaves Portland every day at 9 A. M. Ticket office Third and Washington. O. K. & N. Co. AGAIN ON TRACY'S TRAIL SHERIFFS CUDIHEE ATfD DE BOLT ARE IX PDRSDIT. On Road That Is Little Used Between Almira and Davenport Hope Capture Is Xear. SPOKANE. Aug. 3. Sheriffs Cudlhee and De Bolt, respectively of King and Douglas Counties, are traversing a little used road from Connewal Creek to Daven port, a distance of about 50 miles, be lieving that Tracy Is somewhere on the road. The officers left Almira at 3 o'clock this morning, and traveled until about 11 o'clock before they learned that a man with two horses, riding one and using the other as a pack horse, had traversed the road from Govan in a southwesterly di rection toward Connewal Creek Saturday evening. The man was seen by several people, who said that his pack horse was dragging a rope. The rope mark was tracked in the dusty road for about 12 miles to the home of John Sterett, on Connewal Creek. There It was learned that the man with the horses had in quired the way to Davenport about 10 o'clock Saturday night. He said he had lost his way trying to get from Almira to Davenport. Almira is the place near which the supposed Tracy was seen early Saturday evening. The officers learned that Tracy had ap parently back-tracked after leaving the Sterett house, turning off at the by-road which leads to Davenport. They picked up the back trail of the rope again, and found where it turned off into the Daven port road. Within three-quarters of a mile they lost It again, but determined to push on. At this station the newspaper man who was with the party left them and went to Krupp on the Great North ern, a distance of about 10 miles'. That was at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Since then the officers have not been seen; but if nothing has occurred to send them off on a new trail, they arc on their long journey to Davenport. They are cut off from telegraphic communication, and will probably have to camp out on the road during the night. Tho supposition is that Tracy Is travel ing by night, and they hope either to in tercept him on the road or swoop down on his camp early in the morning. Murderer Will Die Today. NEW YORK, Aug. 3. Aaron Halle, who murdered his sweetheart. Miss Mary Brannlgan. in May 1S00, shooting her as she stood behind a sales counter in a downtown store, will be electrocuted to morrow at Sing Sing. Halle, who has al ready been granted two stays of Judg ment, has displayed complete indifference as to his fate and evidently exults over the commission of the crime. He killed Miss Brannlgan because she refused to marry him, pawning his overcoat to buy the revolver with which to shoot her. After shooting her, Halle awaited the officers and when they arrived he was calmly rolling a cigarette. Last Seen With Husband. CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis., Aug. 3. The body of Mrs. George Wolf, who has been missing since June 27, was found today burled in the sand four miles south of this city. Mrs. Wolf was last seen alive on the night of June 27 driving with her hus band, who has since disappeared. Today George Bollinger, while prodding the earth with a wire, discovered the body. Marks on the face Indicate that death was inflicted with a heavy instrument or stone. Xotorlous Cattle Rustler Killed. BUTTE, Mont., Aug. 3. A special to the Miner from Billings says that word has been received from Sanders Station of the shooting and killing of a notorious cattle rustler named J. W. Perry, known throughout the Eastern Montana ranges as "Black Perry," by James Haynle, fore man of the Hysham Cattle Company. No particulars of the killing are given. Hay nle Is a well-known stockman and is ono of the oldest cattle managers of the state. He has given himself up. Arrested for Lynching. BALTIMORE, Aug; 3. Harry Nipple was arrested In Frederick today charged with being Implicated in the lynching of Craven at Losburg, Va., on Thursday night. Nipple was taken before Justice Wood, hut was remanded to Jail without a further hearing, which, at the request of the Virginia authorities, was postponed until next week. He has employed counsel to resist his removal to Virginia, Nipple, It is charged, wielded one of the sledge hammers with which the door of Craven's cell was smashed In. HAIR CUT OR ARREST. Desperate Trade Measures Adopted by a West Indian Barber. Washington Star. The large corps of newspaper corre spondents which went down to tho West Indies after the volcano disasters brought back any number of interesting stories of their adventures at St. Vincent and Mar tinique. The best of these, perhaps, is one concerning two well-known corre spondents who started to explore tho streets of St. Vincent town. One of them went into a hat shop and the other waited outside for his companion to emerge, While basking in the hot sunlight a great six-foot West Indian negro came up to him and Inquired If he was from the United States ship Dixie. The corre spondent replied In the afflrmatlvo, where upon the negro Informed him tnat he rep resented the St. Vincent Board of Health, and that the correspondent must have his hair cut immediately or return to his ship. The newspaper man smiled scorn fully. The negro did not, but firmly. told him that he must take him back to the ship If he refused to lose his back locks. And the negro looked as If he could do It. At this Juncture the correspondent's friend came out of the hat store and Joined them. The big negro presented the same ultimatum to the newcomer, and finally both correspondents were escorted down the street by the alleged health offi cial. As they turned into an intersecting thor oughfare the trio met with a policeman. and in a twinkling the stalwart negro had become but a flying black streak away down tho avenue. The two men told the story to the guardian of the peace, who smiled sardonically. "Why, that man is a barber," he said, "and keeps a shop right down on the next corner." Extortionate Cabmen. Leslie's Weekly. The recent spirited and effective cam palgn which the New York Tribune has been waging against the present cab sys tem In this city has an interest extending far beyond the bounds of the metropolis, since the evils aimed at prevail to greater or less extent In all American cities. In other years the Niagara hack man stood as a type of all that Is most odious and reprehensible in this dlrec tlon. but the unenviable distinction en joyed by the vociferous sharpers at that famous resort has extended to the same calling almost everywhere. The occupation of the cabbies is. in fact, regarded with a degree xof settled suspicion and distrust by the vast majority of people, owing to the prevalent impression that these Jehus of the pave as a rule are given to petty extortion and much shabby trick ery. and sometimes to practices worse than these when conditions are favorable. Many persons habitually refrain from pat ronlzlng cabs who would often lo so were it not for the prejudice thus created and the dread they have cither of being lm posed upon or of stirring up a storm of nrofamty ana possiDie violence Dy any pro tests they may make. There Is probably as large a proportion, of honest and worthy men engaged in this useful business as In most others, but the good and the bad suffer together for the reasons we have stated. ' THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT. Efforts to Tame and Make Him Use ful for Domestic Purposes. New York Sun. The need of animals' to serve as beasts of burden In Africa Is becoming more and more pressing with the extension of white enterprises there. Horses," cattle mules and donkeys are adapted only to a limited extent to be useful in tropical Africa, and even in the more temperate parts of the continent the prevalence of tho tsetse fly, whose bite Is fatal to domestic animals, makes It Impossible to employ them In the work of the country. The camel is the "ship of the desert," and will always be of great service In the commerce of the Sahara; but the camel is useful only In the dryer parts of the continent. . An attempt was made, a number of years ago, to intro duce camels into the transport service of tropical Africa. A number of camels were loaded with trade goods on the coast oppo site Zanzibar and started inland for Lake Tanganyika, 800 miles from the Indian Ocean. The experiment was a dismal fail ure, not one of the animals living to see the waters of the Inland lakes. Another attempt with camels further north, along the Tana River, was equally unsuccessful. In fdct. the camel Is useless In the moist, hot regions of equatorial Africa. Railroads, to bo sure, are penetrating the continent to a small extent, but tho va rious industries of Africa require domestic animals. Just as we need them In enormous numbers. In spite of the fact that wo have a wonderful network of railroads. It is a great disadvantage to African enterprises to have to rely on human porterage, be cause it is the most expensive form of transportation, and there are very few commodities that can stand so costly a form of carriage. These are the chief reasons why, in the past few years, attention has been direct ed to tho possibility of taming the African elephant and using him as a domestic ani mal. It has long been asserted that the African variety cannot be reduced to servi tude like his Asiatic brother. The fact Is well known, however, that the ancients made large use of the African elephant as beast of burden, particularly for war purposes. Some progress is now Demg made toward trie domestication of the an imal and high hopes are entertained In France and in other countries interested that the experience which tho trainers in Africa are acquiring every year will place the work on a scientific basis before a very great while, and that tho elephant may gradually be adapted o serve many useful purposes. Thus far the results are small. Accord ing to our present Information there are today Just 11 domestic elephants In Africa. One of them, the first of tho series, Is In the French Congo; three are In the German Cameroons; three In the Belgian Congo, one is at Mossamedes, In Portuguese ter ritory, and three are in Abyssinia, two of them belonging to Emperor Menellk. An interesting letter written by M. du Bourg de Rozas, In charge of the French Mission, sent to Abyssinia a while ago, has Just been published In Le Tour du Monde. He tells of the capture and tam ing of a young elephant there. In .one of his hunts ho killed a female elephant. A few minutes later her young offspring, coming to seek her. was captured. The rapidity with which he. became accustomed to the presence of men and learned to trust them was remarkable. Within an hour after he was captured all signs of fear had disappeared and tho little animal was easily led to camp. As he plainly manifested a preference for one of tho men who was clad In red cotton, this viv idly-colored textile was used thereafter as factor in his education. Red cotton seemed to have a hypnotic effect upon him. He would follow any one dressed m red all day long as doggedly as a dog. After the first hour of his capturo he never manlfestod the slightest trace of fear or any Indication of mlschievousness or treachery. In short, he was a good little elephant. For three months he marched with the party, docile and contented and on easy and familiar terms with everybody. The expedition, unfortunately, was compelled for eight days to travel through a region that was destitute of water and had the scantiest of herbage. The marches were necessarily forced and the poor little ele phant had little opportunity to rest. The result was that ho succumbed to these trying conditions. In view of tho ease with which he was thoroughly domesticated his master expresses the opinion that It Is not at all difficult to tame elephants which are not over 2 or 3 years of age. He thinks that older animals have usually been made too wild and savage by their encounters with tho native hunters to be easily tamed. There are few old elephants In Africa, he says, that do not bear the marks of wounds received from the na tives. Empdror Menellk has two elephants that have been trained to haul his cannon. It Is said that they perform their duty as efficiently as United States mules do and are less subject to fits of bad temper. Ras Makonnen, one of the Generals, has an elephant that served him all through the recent war In TIgre as a means of trans port for heavy boxes of cartridges. M. Paul Bourdarle, of France, who Is glylng much attention to the domestica tion of tho African elephant, says that as long as the young animal Is not over about three feet In height it is comparatively easy to capture him. his mother being killed: his tusks are not long enough to be dangerous and when he Is firmly seized by tho trunk he Is soon rendered powerless. An animal that Is four feet or more In height Is much more difficult to capture. The same writer says that, as far as he has observed, the loss of young elephants in captivity has been due more to the negligence of the Europeans In charge of them than In the feebleness of the animals or the difficulty of nourishing them. One trouble has been that tho natives, who think that every captured animal should bo turned over to them for food, are likely to poison the elephants committed to their care. Of the seven young elephants, for example, that the German Lieutenant, Von Lottner, had captured In the Cameroons, within the past two years, four were suc cessively poisoned by tho blacks of his es cort. When he discovered the nature of the trouble Von Lottner took care to pro tect tho remaining three from harm, with the result that they have all thrived and are made useful every day in the trans portation service. HEALTH PROTECTION. Law Must Be Enforced Against Poi sonous Food. Brooklyn Eagle. Ignorance of law can never bo admitted as an excuse for Its violation. It Is a tempering circumstance where the law Is not vital to the well being of the commu nity, and Is so admitted by Judges and Juries, but where health or property or life are concerned it Is right that the let ter of the law should be regldily enforced About these times the health authorities aro making trouble for sellers of unripe fruit, overripe fish and meat, watered milk, faded vegetables and the like. If not, they are neglecting their duty. A few days ago they found that peddlers had bought some bushels or tons of green peaches, and were selling them through tho streets. The health authorities stopped the pushcarts, shoveled the un ripe fruit Into wagons and carried it to the dumps. It seems Impossible that men affecting compliance with the manners and cus toms of civilization should be found to plot against the health of the world and to Impose risks of sickness and death on the Innocent; but so it Is. For the sake of a few dollars brewers will adulterate beer with chemicals that cause Bright's disease; candymakers will put clay Into their sugar; makers of pickles and pre serves will foul their merchandise with dangerous adds; dealers In drugs will Olds, Wotman & King THIS MORNING OUR All Croquet Sets Reduced tL..to...5Sc to $2.35 These arc handsome sets of excellent wood, war ranted not to warp; one set, if properly cared for, will afford out-of-door pleasure for a number of years. Wash Goods Again we call attention to these airy bargains. Old -values at new prices those old standard fabrics, Dimities, Batistes, etc-, in new exquisite colorings and figures; the old prices utterly obliterated by new, reduced ones; but the worth is there; the freshness, daintiness and durability are not changed J 4 will buy the old 20c Batistes, French ' C Dimities, Tissue Persian and Brodee weaves, in all the new colors 1 9c a yard will buy the popular mercerized Madras, both plain and fancy A Carnival of Reductions in Foulards and Fancy Silks The beautiful quality, the freshness and lovely designs in these silks, and most of all, the prices will make any woman happy. Come early and make your selections. mix their medicines with cheap and inef fecUve substitutes that not only will not heal, but will" Interfere with healing. It is against people like this that our boards of health must wage continued war. Tho pressure of the law must supply knowl edge and a conscience where these do not exist. THE PEANUT POPULAR. Known In the South an the "Pin dar" nnd the "Goober." Columbia State. An nhRArvant state contemporary, con sidering the virtues of the "plndar," re marks that "they do say a South Carolina legislator can eat more plndars than any body else." It Is a fact that the average South Car olina legislator Is abnormally fond of "plndars, as our contemporary caii3 me fruit scientifically known as tho Arachls hypogaea, and variously designated In the overy-day language of this country. Even tho strictest rules a trains t eatlntr in the legislative halls aro insufllclent to abolish the habit In the House, and, while the se dato Senate Is not so openly addicted to It, still wo have known the most punctilious Senator to send our surreptitiously ior a has- of nlndars and devour them in. that dimity of manner becoming a Senator of South Carolina. The Senators eat plndars quietly in the Senate chamber and care fully dispose of the hulls or they slip out into the lobby or cloakroom and there enior the feast in peace. But In the House it Is quite different. There ttie members indulge themselves regardless of conventionalities, and after an especially trying day tne noor is coverea wiiu ine hulls that have fallen from their careless hands. In this article we have followed our con temporary In designating the Arachls hy the olndar. but there are many other names for this popular fruit. In the South, where the fruit Is nest Known, pin Hnr is the some common name riven It. al though It Is spelled either plndar or plnder. while the form "plnaa" is also round, as well as "plndal." In Georgia the common name is "goober," and In Virginia, where it Is raised on an extensive scale. It Is usually called the "groundnut." In tho North the name by which this vcrsatllp Hood's Pills Do not gripe nor Irritate tho alimen tary canal. They act gently yet promptly, cleanse effectually and Give Comfort Sold by all druggists. 25 cents. Latest Styles in Tailor Made Suits Be up-to-date. Have your milts atyllshly made In the latest cuts, designed especially for you, so as to produce Just tho rlcht effect. Take advantage of our 25 Reduction Sale We have a beautiful Una of cloths from which you can. make selections. Our Mr. Helbl, Just from New York City, has no equal In the Northwest as a fitter and designer. OUR MOTTO "NO FIT, NO PAT." VIENNA Ladies' and Gents' Tailoring Co. 345 Washington Street. Tel. Red 1055. near Seventh. SERIES- OF AUGUST SPECIAL SALES BEGINS All-wool Smyrna Rugs, in artistic colors and rich designs, size 30 x 60 inches; regular f & price $2.25; this week S OO Bear in mind, we are continuing our sale of men's four-ply linen Collars and still have some very choice styles in all sizes. Lace Extra fine, heautifully shaped, lace lisle Gloves all sizes, in mode, slate and black; regu- QO-, lar price $J.25; this week 7QC- Sometfcing We have just received a Beautiful new line of women's black lisle lace Hose, in assorted pat terns, especially pretty; these are a bar- ETA-, gain at JJC The sale of our J5c, 20c, 22c, 25c, 30c and f f 35c Ribbons continues this week at, yard, vIC In addition, all our fancy 65c and 75c striped and checked Ribbons, in all colors, go on sale at, yard Bathing "Women's stylish, shapely, prettily trimmed Bathing Suits; regular price $20 to $10.00; ial..thif $2.00 to $3.50 Misses' Suits, regular price $2.00 to $3.00, this weefc $1.50 to $2.98 Men's Suits, in two pieces, plain and colored stripes; regular Sl.00 and $J25 values; S T this week...:... "QC Violet, Oatmeal, Glycerine, Honey, White Rose, Elder Flower and Magnolia, three cakes to Q box; regular price 25c; this week. r sO Dr. Graves' Tooth Powder, one of the best Q on the market, per bottle sO Today's; BARGAIN BULLETIN An advantageous purchase of one hundred Melton Walking Skirts Latest graduated flounced and stitched effect,, tailor made, in all those popular gray oxford, blue mixed and navy shades, at, special, $2.55 English Long Cloth, value 15c 9c Ready-Made Sheets, special ...45c Ready-Made PilJow Cases, special 10 Jc Attractive Bargains in Stationery Last day of Sale of Muslin Underwear Extremely low prices on Table Linens and Towels Avondale Art Cushion Covers, special 39c $2.00 to $3.00 White Shirtwaists $1.19 New Waisting Flannels just received Sale of Ladies' Knit Underwear Sale of Handkerchiefs at 4c, 8c, 15c, 18c Bargains jn Druggists' Sundries plant and Its product are known Is "pea nut," or the "frround pea," and it rejoices In still other designations, such as "earth nut." "Manila nut" and "Jurnut." The peanut has been found to be a very profitable crop, and m&ny Virginia farm ers have made fortunes out of It. The market Is sure, and the expense of plant ing, cultivation and harvesting Is by no means great. The Newberry Observer In terviewed a peanut dealer in Its own town, who "has a $240 peanut roaster, and has 11 acres planted In peanuts on his farm, out beyond Helena." This gentleman ex pects to gather "50O bushels of good, sound peanuts, leaving the undergrown and de fective on the vines for stock." Last year he planted one acre late and cot 0 bush els. "Peanut vines yield abundantly," says this authority. "If each vine on an acre yields .only a pint, the yield of an acre Is 73 bushels. Often a vine will yled a Quart. Good plndars bring from 90 A Summer Rug Bargain Collar Sale Lisle Gloves New in Black Lisle Hose Ribbons Suits for Women, Men and Misses Soap Specials cents to Jl 23 a bushel through the year." So that there is money In plndars at this rate, when we know that a town, the slzo of Newberry consumes 1500 or 2000 bushels. Verification of Rnnlc. "Did the Count speak to your father?" "Yes." "What was the result?" "Oh, papa Is so cautious. I couldn't quite make it all out. but I think papa told him he wanted to see a properly certified abstract of title." Drank Acid Parpoxely. CHICAGO, Aug. 3. Captain Fay Hy man, well known in marine circles, com mitted suicide today on the shore of Lake Michigan by drinking carbolic acid. Hamburs's shipping trade with Australia doubled In 1001. .