THE- MQR-yiXG- OREGONIA, TUESDAY,- JULY 18, i 1905:
HERB01LEGS BURST
Lightship 67 Meets Disaster
Off Flattery.
SEVERAL OF CREW KILLED
Vessel Is Disabled and-Being Towed
- i
Up Straits Would Soon Have
Been 'Laid 'Up for
5 Repairs'. ' -
TACOMA, Wash.. July 17. A special
to the Ledger from Port Angeles says:
At 10:30 o'clock tonight word was
received here that the United States
lightship No. 67 was- being towed up
the straits in a helpless condition with
several mangled corpses and several
scalded men aboard, the result of a
boiler explosion.
She was taken from her anchorage
off Flattery rocks by the steamer Tri
color, Ihward bound from San Fran
cisco to Nanaimo, and through to
Ncah Bay, where she was turned over
to the tug Pioneer, which is now com
ing up the straits with the disabled
vessel as fast as steam can bring her.
It Is surmised, as she was to be re
leased, today on account of repairs, that
the extra steam pressure necessary for
tra'el had something to do with the
accident.
VICTORIA. B. C, July 17. Advices
received from Carmanah Point state
that a boiler exploded today on the
United States lightship 67, off Cape
Flattery, and several men are reported
to have been killed.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 17. The Mer
chants' Exchange tonight received the
following telegram from Tatoosh
Island:
"The Norwegian steamer Tricolor
has passed here, towing lightship 67.
The lightship "signalled:
"Rollers burst. Several men
killed.' "
Captain L. C. Hellner, commander in
charge of the -Thirteenth Lighthouse
District, learned late last night of the
accident to No. 67. and left at once for
Seattle. The information he received
was simply that a serious accident had
occurred. No. 67 was to be withdrawn"
for repairs about August 17. Her
place will be taken by the relief ves
sel of tho district, now lying at Astoria.
MOBBED FDR BONG FOOL
THREE GIRLS NARROWLY ES
CAPE DROWNING BY JOKER.
Climbs in Boat and Rocks It Till
Tlicy Fall Out He Is Almost
Beaten to Death.
NEW YORK, July 17. Prompt retribu
tion was meted out tonight to Samuel
Brooks, a bather at Audubon Beach,
whose foolhardy mischief imperiled the
lives of three young women. Brooks was
rescued by the police after hating re
ceived a terrible beating at the hands of
hundreds of people, who had seen "him
rock a boat until It was capsized and Its
occupants thrown into the water.
Carrie Bauer. Nellie Hatten and Ag
nes McLaughlin, each aged about IS
years, were rowing in tho vicinity of
many bathers when Brooks and a com
panion, who were in the water, ap
proached, and, heedless of the protect of
the young? women, climbed into the- boat.
Taking positions .at either end of the
craft, the men bogan to rock the boat,
and although the thoroughly terrified
girls begged the Intruders to desist, con
tinued until the boat was upset.
Bathers, attracted by the plight of the
screaming girls, swam to their rescue,
and after a struggle brought the three
ashore In a semi-conscious condition.
Meanwhile Brooks and hip companion
swam away, and the latter escaped.
Brooks was less fortunate and. when he
reached the shore, an infuriated mob that
had witnessed his performance set 'upon
him with umbrellas.and isticks and might
have killed him but for the- timely inter
vention of the police. He wa6 placed un
der arrest.
WANTS NO FORCIBLE UNION
King Oscar Talks Calmly of Separa
tion of Kingdoms.
BERLIN. July 17. Dr. Hugo Ganz, cor
respondent of the Frankfort Zc'ltung, has
bad an interview with King Oscar, of
Sweden, at Stockholm, during which hi?
majesty said he admired tho way in
which the Norwegians won to their side
all the European publicists.
"The wrong remains wrong," said the
Xing, adding that the Norwegians had
surprised him by the suddenness of their
acta. King -Oscar denied that he had
precipitated the crisis by declining to ac
cept the resignation of the Norwegian
Cabinet, for the Norwegians themselves
bad declared that whoever' accepted a
portfolio would cease to be a Norwegian.
The correspondent remarked that he had
heard only words of respect for tho King
in Norway, to which his majesty re
plied; "For my part. I "have forgiven the Nor
wegians, and hope to God that the Swe
dish people will also remain calm, for It
would only be hanging a millstone about
our necks to restore the union forcibly."
The King also said that appointing a
Swedish Prince to the' Norwegian throne
would certainly bo the simplest solution
of the difficulty, but the result would be
distrust in Sweden or Norway. Every
time public opinion either in Sweden or
Norway was displeased with the sov
ereign's acts the cry would be raised
that "the son does this to please tho
father." or "the father does this to please
the son."
CANDIDATE FOR THE WHIP
Clem Beleker Held to Grand Jury
for Wife-Beating.
Clem Beleker is to be whipped at. the
post, if the wishes of Municipal Judge
Cameron and Deputy City Attorney Fitz
gerald are fulfilled. Tho culprit sat yes
terday morning and heard his frail, sickly
wife tell the tale of cruelty and assaults
that will, it is believed, send him to where
bo will be lashed. His complexion is
swarthy, but his Hps turned pale when
he. was held to the grand jury. In order
that a Circuit Judge may pass sentence
of the knout.
Never was a more pitiful story related
In the Municipal Court than that told to
Judge Cameron and Deputy Prosecutor
Fitzgerald by Mrs, Katherinc Beleker.
She hesitated tp reveal the alleged In
human treatment f her hMpbaad. .but did
so when the court assured her she ought
to do so.
"Wc live at 523 Gantenbcin avenue."
said Mrs. Belekor. "I have seven chil
dren, three of whom are working. The
eldest Is a girl of IL T wash foVa Wring,
and earn enough money to help keep the
family. My husband .works sometimes, but
yesterday he bad no money and asked me
for some. 4I did not have any to give, and
he knocked me down and beat me terri
bly." "Has your husband ever beaten you be
fore?" asked Judge Cameron.
"He has done It for a long time." was
the reply.
Beleker sat facing his wife, and listened
attentively to her story. Frequently he
scowled" at her.
"What about this whipping-post law?"
asked Judge Cameron of Deputy City At
torney Fitzgerald.
Belekers face paled, his lips turned
white and he shifted uneasily in bis chair.
After a brief consultation. Judge Cam
eron told Mr. Fitzgerald that Beleker
would be held to the grand Jury, so that
he may be sentenced to the whipping
post. Beleker was arrested Sunday afternoon
by Patrolman Hunter .and a city com
plaint was filed against him. When the
facts became known to the officials, a
state charge of assault and battery was
filed. In order that more severe punish
ment may bp meted out.
HONOR DEAD COMMANDER
Spanish War Veterans Will Take
Part In Funeral.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. July 17. Russell
K. Harrison. Adjutant-General of the
"United Spanish War Veterans, today tele
graphed instructions to ex-Go-ernor F.
W. Hunt, department commander of the
United Spanish War Veterans of Idaho,
concerning honors to be shown to the
late Commander-in-Chief W. W. Black
mar, of the G. A. It., who died at Boise,
Idaho.
"You and your comrades are directed,"
wired Adjutant-General Harrison, "to
show every honor to the late Commander-in-Chief
Blackmar and every courtesy to
his family. If funeral is public, have Span
ish War veterans participate."
Mr. Harrison received the following mes
sage from Governor Hunt:
"Directions in your message will be fully
complied with."
Blacknyir Funeral Next Sunday.
BOSTON. Mass., July 17. While all the
arrangements for the funeral of tho late
"Commander-in-Chief Blackmar have not
been completed, it is probable it will be
hold here next Sunday. The Board of Al
dermen today adopted resolutions, and
as a mark of respect adjourned. Mr.
Blackmar was a member of the city gov
ernment in 1S72-73.
STORM WIPES OUT TOWN
Anawa, Wisconsin, Reported Re
duced to Kindling Wood.
APPLETON. Wis., July 17. A report
reached here tonight that the town of
Anawa, Shawnee County, was .wiped
out by a severe wind storm today." No
confirmation of the report has been re
ceived up to a late hour.
Anawa has a population of 500.
The Longest Lawsuit.
London Tit-Bits.
'Spain boasts probably the longest law
suit In the world's history. It began In
1517 and Is still sub Judith, The case,
which concerns a pension. Is between the
Marquis de Viana and the Count Torres
de Cabrera, and the accumulated sum in
dispute would have reached fabulous mil
lions had not four centuries of attorneys,
barristers and court officials taken con
siderate measures of appropriation to pre
vent the sum becoming unwieldy.
Soldiers Stand Off Lynchers.
GASDEN, Ga.. July 17. The soldiers
are stlir guarding the Jail to prevent
lynching of the five negroes who are
suspected of the murder of Mrs. S. J,
Smith, a white woman. The mob which
surrounded the jail during the night, had
not entirely dispersed today but bad been
driven back and those who remained
stood off at some distance in groups. No
clash occurred durlnr the night and no
trouble is expected at present. The au
thorities considers that they have the situ
ation fully in hand.
Louisville Union Depot Burns.
LOUISVILLE. K, July .17. The
Union passenger station at Tenth an.l
Broadway was destroyed by fire to
night, entailing a loss of more than
JS50.000. The loss. was confined to tho
paFsenger station proper, the Louisville
& Nsshville freight station, standing
alongside, being saved by the firemen.
The trainshed was saved and tae term
inals were not obstructed.
Woolen Trist Will Sell Stock.
BOSTON. July 17. To provide additional
working capital, the directors of the
American Woolen Company have voted
to Issue and offer to the holders of pre
ferred and common stock at par. ?100 a
share, J3. 000.000 of 7 per cent accumulated
stock now in the American Woolen Com
pany treasury.
Home From Castro's Land.
NEW YORK. July 17. C B. Hurst,
United States Consul at La Guayra; J.
B. Patterson. United States Consul at
Puerto Cabello, arid General Samuel
Pearson, formerly of the Boer army,
arrived here today on the steamer
Caracas, from Venezuela and Porto
Rico.
Seeks Evidence In Xcw York.
WASHINGTON- July 17. Morgan H.
Beach, the United States Attorney for
the District of Columbia, who Is In
charge of the investigation Into the
cotton-crop scandal, has gone to New
York In search of evidence.
Slaughter of Cleveland Babes.
CLEVELAND. O.. July 17. Within tho
past nine days. SS Infants under 1 year of
age have died Jn Cleveland, and the city
health authorities are making a close In
vestigate Into sanitary conditions and the
milk supply.
Southern Pacific Sued for Taxes.
LOUfSVILLE. Ky.. July 17. The hear
ing in the suits involving ?1.(W).W) in back
taxes against the Southern Pacific Rail
road, which were filed recently by a staf
revenue agent, was today postponed until
tomorrow.
Fear of Bubonic Plague on Steamer.
NEW YORK. July 17 The entire crew
of 48 men on the British steamer Indranl.
from Japanese and' Chinese ports, was
detained at quarantine today to be ob
served for possible bubonic plague.
business mats.
If Baby I Cut Iter Tr4k.
I tare xae iu ttm ots is welt-trl rs4r,
Mrs. Window's Eoothlnr jtuj. tor ckUrc
IrctBiss It kaotfcea tb calM. aottcm th rc&
JUy &U &a!n. curca wind csbc sed dtarr&o;
Suit the people, because they are tired
of bitter doses, with the pain and griping
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EOESTHROUGH NETS
Sandhurst Clears Channel of
Obstructions.
ALMOST' HITS FISHERMAN
One Greek, Dreaming in Ills Boat,
Escapes by a 'Hair's Breadth
From Being Run Down by
the Heavy tcamcr. -
Sleeping In his boat with bis fishnet
across the chip channel, a Greek rich
er man escaped being cnt down by th
big British freighter 'Sandhurst by
only a few bare inches. Roused from
his dreams by a bail to the apparently
drifting boat, the fisherman started to
leap overboard to avoid the crash
against the blunt bpws.
On" the way down th .Columbia Sun
day night the Sandhurst went tnrough
more than one net which had been.
?pread across the channel. This partic
ular man was near Taylor's Sands, a
few miles above Astoria. The Sand
hurst was drawing. 23 feet of water,
and naturally had to keep closely to
the cnanncL She shaved several boats
by a few yards, but this Grcok will
never be nearer and escape from a col
lision again.
The light between the fishermen and
the pilots and captains of river steam
ers on the net question seems more bit
tor this year. It Is nothing unusual for
a fisherman whose net has been cut in
two by a bpat bound down, to go to
Astoria, arm himself with' a shotgun
and He in wait for the man at the
wheel. So far no casualties hav oc
curred, but more through good luck'
than anything else.
Nets are not allowed to be spread
across the ship channel. The Greek at
Taylor's Sands showed no light. Pilot
Harry Emken was taking down the
Sandhurst, and found several nets so
laid that he had to choose between
grounding the steamship and cutting
the nets. The nets suffered. There was
a trail of Greek and I tali in profanity
along the Sandhurst's wake for miles.
Too pilot nad Just missed several
boats when the mute called bis attten
ilon to a boat directly across the bow.
Making a sharp swerve, the heavy
freighter glided by, leaving the drowsy
fisherman swearing wrathfully..
The Sandhurtt, loaded with about
3.500,000 feet of lumber, sailed from
Astoria yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock for Taku Bar. Cnina.
NEW MEN TAKE COMMAND
Talbot Is Now Manager of Columbia
River & Xorthcrn.
Marcus Talbot yesterday assumed
charge of the Regulator line of steamers
and the Columbia River & Northern Rail
way, succeeding H. C. Campbell.
Another change was also made in the
company. Rutus Mallory, the well-known
attorney, who has been president, being
succeeded by J. Couch Flanders. The
steamboat line is owned by the railway
company, and both were purchased some
months, ago by the Northern Pacific. The
Identity of the new officers confirms the
previous reports of the sale of the com
pany to the transcontinental line.
Mr. Talbot resigned a short time ago
from his position as assistant general
agent of the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company. He is known here by steam
ship men. though he has been stationed
at Seattle.
It is not expected that any marked
changes will be made at once in the or
ganization of the two companies. The
reason for the purchase was that the
Northern Pacfic desired a water level
route into Portland. By building an ex
tension of tho Columbia River & North
ern from Goldcndale to North Yakima,
and by running a line down the north
bank of the Columbia, the purpose will be
accomplished.
The officers of the Columbia River &
Northern have been Rufus Mallory.
president: First National Bank, treasurer;
E. E. Mallory. secretary, and C Campbell,
goncral manager. Mr. Flanders, who suc
ceeds Mr. Mallory as president. Is a large
property-owner In the city, and Is also a
member of the law firm of Williams.
Wood & Llnthicum.
SHIP CATTLE TO JAPAN.
Aragonltt Will Carry Mixed Cargo,
Sailing Saturdaj-.
The Portland & Asiatic liner Aragonla
lias been discharging the last of her
cargo at Montgomery dock No. 1. Today
she will move to the Alaska dock, and
tomorrow she will go to the flouring
mills. Nearly 3030 tons of flour will be
loaded. She will finish at the Alblna dock.
In the stockyards yesterday were 09,
head of cattle brought from Canada for
shipment to Japan, where they will be
used for breeding purposes. Sixty head
are already listed. A quantity of ma
chinery and sewing machines is also go
ing across the Pacific. The Aragonla will
sail Saturday morning.
Despatch Protests Fines.
ASTORIA. Or.. July 17. fSpecial.)-Cap-taln
Weber, of the steam schooner
Despatch, through the company's agent
in Portland, filed a protest at the local
Custom-House against the fines of J109
and fioo imposed on the vessel .a few
days ago. The protest admits that no
I passenger list had been prepared, but
1 says a record of the number of passengers
was shown on the log, and had the cap
tain been requested to furnish the Inspec
tors with a list, he wouicLhave done so.
Regarding the equipment of life-boats, the
protest says that everything required by
tho Government regulations was on
board, and adds that the vessel recently
j passed an inspection at San Francisco.
The protest has been forwarded to the
Department of Commerce and Labor at
Washington.
Bardowie Was Coming Here.
Meyer. Wilson & Co-'s fleet of Portland
bound ships are having all kinds of trou
ble. JfQt .only is the Falls of Dee In
Montlvideo. having been badly battered
up off Cap Horn, but the British ship
Bardowie is at Cap Town in bad shape.
Evidently the two vessels struck trouble
about the same time, but the Bardowie
found a wind which took her to the south
end of Africa easier than- to the South
American port.
The Afghanistan was sunk in the Eng
lish Channel by a warship a few we-ks
ago. She also was bound to the Pacific
Coast The Oregon, which arrived in
San Francisco last week, bad been out
ever since November, and had been forced
to put Into Valpariso. The Bardowie Is
bound for San Francisco and Portland
with a general cargo.
TorHHdo. Strikes Tow boat. '
WABASHA. Mintu July 17. The
steamboat Clyde, of Stillwater, was
struck by a tornado opposite tlnnc
Iska, half way between Wins, and
this lty today, turaed cossptetely vr
and sank In IS feet of water. The crew
escaped. 1
The boat belonged to Bronson &
Folsom, rf Stillwater, and had in tow
a raft of 'logs and lumber. The boat Is
a total loss.
Coney Island Boat Damaged.
NEW YORK. July 17. The steamer
Dreamland, while bound for Coney
Isl&nd with passengers today, crashed
Into the Lackawanna road ferryboat
Lackawanna, and both boats were con
siderably damaged. No one was fcri
ously hurt.
Gunboat Pulled Off by Tugs. -
NEW YORK. July 17. The United
States gunboat Dubuque went aground
in the Horsboe, near Sperraacettl Cove.
ia the lower bay. early this morning, and
was pulled off by the tugs tonight, ap
parently uninjured.
Strike Because or Mate.
VICTORIA. B. C July 17. The deck
crew of the Canadian government steam
er Quadra went on a strike today, and
left the steamer because of alleged HI
treatment by the mate.
Marine Notes. '
To load lumber her for San Francisco,
the schooner Alumna. &U tons, will soon
sail from the Bay City.
The steamer Czarina has been placed
In the list as returning to Portland' from
San Francisco. She was formerly on the
Coos Bay -run.
The Port of Portland dredge Columbia
continues at work In the lower naroor.
and her pipe line to tho West SIdo effec
tually prevents the Upper Alblna ferry
boat from operating, as the landing Is
shut off from the river.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA. July 17. Condition of the har
at 2 P. M.. Ktaooth; wind, north writ: weather.
cJr. Arrived down at 12:30 A, it. and
ftaltrf at 2 P. M. Drill h steamer Sandhurst,
for Taku. Arrived, down at 11 last nlrht
and sailed at 11 A. M. Steamer Aurella. rr
San Francisco. Arrired at 5:15 and sailed
at 10:15 A. M. cteajner Chenall. from San
Franclteo for Aberdeen.
London. July 17. Sailed Denderah. from
Sn Francisco, Guatemala, etc., via TenerlSe.
for Hamburg.
Plymouth,. July 17. Arrived Katier Wll
beim. from" New York.
Dover, July 17. Arrived Finland, from
New York.
New York. Julr 17. Arrired MInnetonka.
from London: Germanla. from Naples.
San FrancIco. Julr 17. Arrived Steamer
.Appalacbee. from Mokl; schooner Jennie
Stella, from Astoria. Sailed Steamer Valen
cia, for SeaU'e; steamer F. A. Kilburn. for
Astoria. Arrived ' lat nlrht-otearaera South
Bay and W. II. Krorc; from Portland.
CRONJE AS SHOWMAN.
Ex-Boer General Pleads for Pity in
Ills Xcw Undertaking.
Charleston (S. C) Courier.
General Plet Cronje. the commander of
the Boer forces at Pardeeburg and the
main attraction of the great Boer War
Spectacle which appeared In Charleston
during the present year, has been very
much pained by the criticisms of his
descending from his glorious height as a
soldier to the level of a showman. He
protests that he is not a member of the
military profession, that he fought as a
patriot and not as a soldier, and after
his people were defeated and he suffered
imprisonment at St. Helena he returned
to the Transvaal and found his country
"black with cinders and stained with
blood." He and his poor old wife were
in the depths of despair. He was too
old to follow his plough, too old to earn
a living even if the opportunity had been
offered, and too old to "strike another
blow for our liberty." The Boers llid no
country to oenslon them for thelrT serv
ices, and when the chance came he, Join
ed the Boer war exhibition with the bope
that by taking part In it he might do
something to "educate and Instruct the
American people, who were our friends,
and to teach them something of the no
bility of the struggle and the Justice of
our cause."
The plea which Gen. Cronje makes In
his own behalf is pitiful, and it will
doubtless appeal to the heart of -those
who have censured him for making mer
chandise of his part In the struggle which
ended in defeat. We have no wish to
add anything to the distress of the great
Boer fighter, but we would only say that
his Is the first case we have ever known
of a gallant patriot and soldier using the
distinction which he gained by hard
fighting on the field of battle as an at
traction for a regularly organized war
circus. The conditions In the Transvaal
and the conditions of the Southern States
of our country are entirely different, but
for more than forty years the soldiers of
the South who v. ere defeated in battle,
and whose property was confiscated and
whose homes were laid waste by the
enemy, have struggled up into a posi
tion of independence without the aid of
any psnslon department, and without en
listing In the service of any company ot
showmen for the purpose of Illustrating
how they fought In the field and how
they have suffered in defeat.
Lightning That Struck Twice.
Kansas City Journal.
During a. thunder shower recently the
home of Orvllle Nelson, near here, was
twice struck by lightalng. at three-minute
Intervals. Although the house was liter
alb torn to pieces, the family, during the
time they, were within the electric zone,
seemed to bear charmed lives. Partitions
were demolished and shattered, doors
were torn from their binges and articles
ot furniture destroyed, and yet no mem
ber of the family was more than slightly
stunned.
Suggests Another Topic
llartford Times.
Mr. Depew has been writing an article
on how to improve American diplomacy.
Mr. Depew Is better qualified to compose
an essay on how to improve every oppor
tunity to rake in unearned fees from in
surance corporations.
OLD PEOPLE
T&ete Pains and Ailments
Any taint of tho blood quickly shows itself with old
people, and troubles, which a younger, more vigorous" con
stitution holds in check, take possession of those of ad
vanced years. A mole, wart or pimple often begins to in
flame and fester, terminating in a sore that refuses to heal. "Wandering paina
of a rheumatic character are almost constant, the joints get stiff and the mus
cles sore, while sleeplessness and nervousness make life a burden. The nat
ural activity of the body is not , . .
organs.get dull and sluggish, coadition, Rheaaatisa developed. Ia a skort
failing to carry out the waste time after beginaing S. S. S. I was relieved of the
matters and poisons accusiu- pain and have gained ia flesh and strearth aad
I atia g in the system and they ??7 lhh k better than for rears. I heart-
-tapSaWMV S. S. S. foctll
the blood, rendering it weak '
and usable to properly sourish the system. There is so reason why old age
should not be as heal thy as youth, if the blood is kept pare aad strong. S.S. S.
sss
its fiae toaic effect Ahaost from the first 3oe the. appetite increases, the
feacral health begiasto improve aad the paTas aad ailments pass away.
tms war Fomc o, atiahta,, sa
MLOIiAPIl
Graham and Glover's Great
Feat in Niagara River.
START FROM WHIRLPOOL
Equipped With Lifebelts, They Go
Through Ttaging Water and
Come Out Safely Glover
Submerged In Eddy.
NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y.. July 17.
Carlisle D. Graham, ot this city, and
William J. Glover. Jr.. ot Baltimore,
successfully swam the lower rapids of
the Niagara from the American side of
the whirlpool to Lewiston this after
noon. Tho distance of four miles was
covered in 26 minutes by Glover The
start was made at 4:02 P. M. from Flat
Rock, which is on the American side.
The swimmers did not venture in the
upper rapids, where Captain Webb lost
his life.
Both men wore life-belts and inflated
rubber rings around their necks. From
the start Glover took the lead. He en
tered the rapids a minute ahead of
Graham. Until the Devil's Hole was
reached the swift current and roaring
rapids had the swimmers in their
grasp. At that point a swirling eddy
caught Glover and he was down nearly
two minutes. - His life-belt saved him.
Graham by this time had gained on
Glover, and when the two men reached
the end of the rapids. Just above tho
suspension bridge at Lewiston. there
was but little distance between them.
Swimming in the swift, smooth cur
rent was hard for Graham, but evi
dently easy for Glover.
At :2S o'clock Glover was pulled up
on the dock at Lewiston. He was
dressed and about 15 minutes later
telling his story. Graham was taken
to a hotel in a wagon and did not leave
bed until late In the afternoon. Neither
of the men was Injured.
Graham had swum the lower rapids
twice before. He is about 55 years of
age, while Glover is 35 years old.
STRANGE NEW DISCOVERY
The Polecat, Long in Discstccm, at
Last Comes Into Ills Own.
Washington Pest.
A happy inspiration is worth millions
In these latter days, when the world Is
striving to Increase, the output of luxu
ries and to reduce their cost- Such an In
spiration, passing through the brain of
one Stephen Patton. a farmer living near
Hattiesburg. Miss., bids fair to make him
the John D. Rockefeller of the perfumery'
trade of the world. Like ail great dis
coveries, it Is perfectly simple, and every
body will ask: "Why didn't some one
think of that before?" The story of Mr.
Patton's discovery Is told In a special
dispatch to the Atlanta Constitution:
For eeereral yean ilr. Pa Hon has been en
Kaiced In the burin ess of raisins polecat on
a awampy piece of cround adjacent to his
farm, the pelts of tae' animals selllne' for
.from 75 cents to ti.SO-eaca. according-to
color. A few weeka aro Mr. Patton estab
lished a cfhkken farm near.bla polecat fwaisp
and a few daya later the fowl became "deathly
sick. He commenced placing- coal oil" In their
food, thinking they were afflicted with the
pip. The next batch of egg gathered tasted
lltfe coal oH. Mr. Patton then commenced
reasoning' from came to effect, and wax seized
with an Idea. He commenced feeding hU
polecats oil of lavender, bergamot and orange
Sewer. The new food had the desired result.
It not only changed the nauseous odor of the
polecat, but actually produced a powerful
Land delightful perfume, and further experi
ments have revealed the wonderful commer
cial possibilities of the discovery.
One drop of the Said emitted by the polj
cats will produce a quart of perfume, and
by careful selection of the food of the little
animals Mr. Patton haa succeeded In produc
ing three varieties of perfume.
Not only do we rejoice in this discovery
on-account of the cheapening of an Indis
pensable article, but because tardy Jus
tice is at last awarded to an humble but
indefatigable animal. The polecat through
all ages has been shunned through no
fault of his own. He has been an object
of contumely and ridicule, and it is not
surprising that at times his patience has
been sorely tried. An outcast, whose pres
ence has always been noted but never
welcomed; a social pariah, in spite of the
fact that his disposition Is affectionate:
his advances repulsed, his preference for
human companionship derided wc say it
is no wonder that he has sometimes in
sisted upon being noticed.
Every dog has his day. and the pole
cat's Is here. Thanks to Mr. Patton's
discovery, this really beautiful animal is
to become the pet that he has always
yearned to be. A living1 sachet bag. an
animated perfume- retort, he will be found
in every boudoir, responding delicately to
variations in his diet as the chameleon
reflects the variable colors of his environ
ment. This, it appears to us. will be the
most attractive result of Mr. Patton's dis
covery. Naturally. Mr. Patton haa al
ready laid plans for manufacturing per
fumery on a gigantic scale, and he de
serves the prosperity that will be his If
he escapes the trusts. But many persons
will prefer to purchase their own per
fumery factory in the shape of a pretty,
affectionate and faithful polecat.
No doubt there will be cynics and scof
fersthey are always with us. But as
for us. we embrace the new discovery
with enthusiasm, and Intend to acuqlre a
busy little perfume plant before the price
soars so high as to be beyond reach. No
Iuvuui uic iuc aiiiiuuntruiciii. ui ill 1.3 ius
covery will start the Insatiable bandits
w0 r
is puitiy vegetaoie ana :s iae saiest ara mcaz. oiooa
purifier and toaic for old people, because it is gentle,
but at the same time thorough ia its actios, purify
ing the blood of all poisons aad foreign matter,
strenjctbcainr it and toe in imp the entire system by
ot Wall street upon a still hunt in the
effort to corner aad syndicate the polecat
industry. If Mr. Patton Is not robtoed of
bis rights he will be lucky. '
RED FOX AND BEES.
Stolen Honey Brought the Former
to Mud-
Exchange.
One afternoon, while Red Fox was
hunting fleldmlce In a little meadowy
pocket half way up the hillside, his
eager nose caught scent of something'
much more delicious and enticing in
its savor than mice. It was a smell
of. warmth and sweetness,, with a pun
gent tang: and Instinct assured him
confidently that anything with a smell,
like ..that must be very good to eat.
What instinct forgot to suggest, how
ever, was that anything so delectable
was likely to be expensive or hard to
get. It is possible (though some say
otherwise!) to expect too much of in
stinct. Fieldmice utterly forgotten, his
mouth watering with expectation, the
young fox went sniffing hungrily over
the turf, following tho vague allure
ment hither and thither, till suddenly
it steamed up hot and rich directly
under his nose. A big black-and-yel-low
bumblebee boomed heavily past his
ears, but be was too busy to notice It,
His slim pink tongue lolling out with
eagerness, he fell to digging with all
his might, heedless of the angry,
squeaking buzz which straightway be
gan under his paws.
The turf over the little cluster ot
comb was very thin. In a minute
those busy paws had penetrated it.
Greedily Red Fox thrust his nose Into
the mass of bees and honey. One taste
of the honey, cnchantingly sweet, he
got. Then it seemed as if hot thorns
were being hammered Into his nose.
He Jumped backwards with a yelp ot
pain and astonishment: and as he did
so the bees came swarming about his
eyes and ears, stinging furiously. He
ran for his life, blindly, and plunged
into the nearest clump of Juniper. It
was the best thing he could do. for
the stiff twigs brushed off those bees
which were clinging to him, and the
rest, like all of their kind, hated to
take their delicate wings Into the tan
gle of the branches. They hummed and
buzzed angrily for a while outside the
enemy's retreat, then boomed away to
repair the damage to their dwelling.
Within his shelter, meanwhile, the
young fox had been grovelling with hot
anguish, scratching up the cool fresh
earth and buryfng his face Jn it. In a
few minutes, finding this remedy in
sufficient, he crept forth and slunk mis
erably down to the brook, where he
could rub his nose and eyes, his whole
tormented head. In feed, in a chilly and
healing mass of mud. There was no
better remedy In existence for such a
hurt as his,. and soon the fever of the
stings was so far allayed that he re
membered to go home. But he carried
with him so strangely disfigured a
countenance that the rest of the family
regarded him with disapproval, and he
felt himself an outcast.
The Mischievous Woodcock.
Westminster Gazette.
No other bird makes a fool of man
quite so often and so successfully as
the woodcock. It can hardly be without
some appreciation of his joke that he
dashes down the length of a line of guns,
almost knocking off the hat of each in
turn, while the timid shooters who are
not sure of their next-door neighbors
throw themselves prone on the ground
and pray that this may be the last wood
cock In the covert, or In the world.
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