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t0R7.0GPTr SATpItDAX, ,JIILY 29,. 1905. TMN SF M Missing Detective. Returns to Police Headquarters. FAILED TO GET TELEGRAM Declares Chief's Message Was Not Delivered to Him on Train and He Journeyed On to His Destination Th'e lost .has been found and the prodigal son has returned to partake of the fatted calf, for at 7 o'clock last night Detective lou Hartman. who has been officially missing from police headquarters for the past two weeks dropped off the Chicago-Portland spe cial at the Union Depot and made his way to the central station. An hour later he was closeted with Chief of Po lice Grltzmacher. telling his superior how Jt all happened. "I never Tecelved the telegram sent me "by the Chief, telling me that my man had been released and ordering me to come oack to Portland," said Detec tive Hartman. "Jt the conductor says he delivered it to me he lies. Therefore, I continued my Journey to Chicago, ar riving there Tuesday night, several hours late because of a washout the train encountered in Nebraska. I did not go to police headquarters In Chicago that night because I arrived at such & late xiour, and suppose, therefore, that they did not know 1 was in the city when the. Chief asked whether I had been at headquarters there. I discov ered the next morning that my man had been released on a writ of habeas cor pus, and was warned by the police not to attempt to arrest him again. I took exceptions to this state of affairs and sent my papers on to Springfield to Governor Deneen. Then I set out to at tempt to locate and capture my man, hoping to get him, get my papers hon ored and slip out of the state with him without the police or Sheriff of the county finding out what I had done. I spent several days attempting to locate and arrest the man. and did not wire the Chief my actions because I expected to make a capture every moment, and besides did not want the Chicago, po lice to discover what I was doing. When my papers were returned and I got in structions not to arrest the man unless I had the wurrant with me, I gave up the case as a hopeless one and returned to Portland." Detective Hartman declared Tie was not near his old home in Omaha, as was stated from an unreliable source a few days ago, and as far as Chief Gritzmacher is concerned the detective was missing. It was intimated last night that Detective Hartman's expla nations were entirely .satisfactory and that nothing would be done in the mat ter. Jt is probable, however, that the detective will be suspended temporarily to give him a chance to clear himself before the police committee of the Ex ecutlve Board. DROWNED IN WILLAMETTE 1e. J". Johnson Meets' Accidental Death in the River. F. J. Johnson, a young man abput 22,. tamlllarly known as "Fritz," was drowned soon after 6 o'clock last night In the vi cinity of the Eastern Lumber Company's dock at the foot of Twenty-second street. He was employed on the night shift of the log boom, and while going to work accompanied by Foreman Mark "Walstead. with whom he had resided at University Park during the past two months, went on ahead while Walstead stopped to confer with Superintendent La Fall. He was last seen alive by G. P. McLaughlin and Gus Anderson, em ployes of the lumber company. Walstead found Johnson's hat and din ner pall -floating on the water at the end of the skids, and gave the alarm. His body was recovered soon after in about 20 feet of water, and removed to Cor oner Finley's undertaking establishment. No Inquest will be held, as it was a case of accidental drowning, it being apparent that Johnson missed his footing on a narrow plant running from the foot of the skid to a floating boom alongside the wharf. The parents and a sister of the dead mail reside at La Crosse. Wis., and they were at once notified by wire of his tragic end, the presumption being that they will make some disposition of his remains. Papers found on his person in dicate that he was a member of the Y. M. C. A. of that nlace. A peculiar feature of his death existed in the fact that his watch was still running after being submerged fully half an hour. sibly Alaska, for Portland. He is travel ing in a quiet way, having declined, the offer of the private car of the president of one of -the Eastern roads. TV TT TjiTnTTiMl. nrofessor of botany in the Iowa College of Agricultural and Mechanical Arts, was in the city yes terday, and intends making a numoer of side trips from here, both for pleas ure and for the study of botanical sub jects. K. VT. Bowland. principal or tne aionia. villa School, and family, with most of the teachers of, this school, have gone to Government Camp, Mount Hood, where they will remain until school opens in September. From now on there will be many camped at this point. ' NEW YORK, July 2S. (Special,) ' North westerners at New York hotels: From Port Angeles, Wash. J. Cain, at the Wolcott. From Spokane P. C. Hansen, at the As tor. From .Seattle A. M. Pontens, at the Kensington; E. E. Sager and F. E. Holt, at the Grand Union. , CHICAGO, July 28. (Special.) Ore gonlans registered at Chicago hotels as follows; From Portland H. X. Francis, at the Palmer House; T. X. Kindrich. Mrs. T. . Kindrich. H. R. Williams, at the Great Northern; J. B. Larkln, G. P. Jewett, at the Auditorium; T. S. Brown, at the Sherman House; J. R, Pende grast, at the Morrison; C. G. Sawyer, at the Kelser-Hof. From Salem N. W. Hughes, at the Briggs. From Oregon R. W. Christian, at the Sherman. At the Theaters What the Press Agent" Say. 3IATTXEE TODAY. Kolb and Dill in Musical Burlesque Both Afternoon and Night. x A special matinee will be glrtn this afternoon at the Marquam Grand Theater, when the merry musical comedy bur lesque. "I. O. U.," will be presented by the funny German comedians. Kolb and Dill, and their excellent company of 40 people. This is the fifth week for these clever artists by far the longest engage ment ever attempted .in Portland with a comedy burlesque. The company is so ex traordinarily good, and the play so ex crutlatingly funny that It leaves no room for wonderment at the crowded houses accorded this cool theater the past four weeks. "I. O. U." will be the bill tonight at 8:30 o'clock, continuing all next week, for which the advance sale of seats opened yesterday morning. Today's mati nee will begin at 2:30 o'clock. If you are looking for a good, hearty laugh, and want to hear some catchy music sung by pretty girls, see "I. O. U." ARREST BUNCO MEN Detectives Are Determined to Drive-Them From City. THREE TAKEN' IN CUSTODY PERS0NALMENTI0N. Edward Mills, of the firm of Mills & Haglom. San Francisco, is at the Port land. The engagement is announced of Miss Gertrude Kahn to Mr. Isaac Baer, of Baker City. General Livestock Agent C J. Millis. of the O. R. & N., is on a business trip In Eastern Oregon. Miss Josle Miller, of Green Bay. Wis. is a guest at the home of R. C McDan lets, 125S Minnesota avenue. General Passenger Agent W". E. Coman. of the Southern Pacific, is in the southern part of the state looking after-passenger tratfic to the Fair. A. J. McMaster and G. W. Minor and their families are camping at Mclntlre's Place on aaimon Kiver, wnere they are fishing and hunting. L. G. Clarke, of Mount Tabor, who re cently sold his house on the Base Line road, is preparing to make a tour of Eu rope with his family. C. M. Levey, third vice-prertdent and assistant to President Elliott, of the Northern Pacific. Is at the Portland on one of his periodical business trips. Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Deldler. their dauch ter Mabel, and Miss Emma C Deldler. of McAlester. Indian Territory, are at the uregonlan. Third and Couch streets. Louis and William Stone, sons of A. L. Stcne. and Charles Scott, son of Rev. W. T. Scott, all of Fairvicw, have Just re turned from the Forest Lake College, wncre uiey naa oeen tne past year. J. D. Abrams. a prominent merchant of Juneau, Alaska, Is in the city on a -vioii. io ms parents, jar. ana Mrs. S. H. ADraros, 501 Jefferson street. Mr. Abrams expects to remain about two weeks. J. a. Brown, formerly a merchant of Tientsin. 'China, who recently purchased the dwelling of L. G. Clark at Mount Taeor. is now ntuag up the boose with' furniture, much of which Is from Chlaa, u unique Among the arrivals at the Portias yesterday were N. B. Nelson, a leading roercnam or aeaxxje, bis wife and P. u. jraistr, Jar. aaa airs. Otto Rose leaf a Miss Tulsy. -who cane la i party to see the Fair. -James s. THil. of Jfew Torlc k "Naughty Anthony. There are only a few opportunities left to see the sensation of the year at Tho Belasco. This afternoon and. tonight, to morrow afternoon and night. That's all. After that It will be too late to see the much-dlscusscd farce of modern life In' New York on which David. Belasco lav ished his best efforts. You had better take time by "the forelock and see "Naughty Anthony" today .or tonight. If you cannot secure tickets for today, make haste to get them for one of the perform ances tomorrow. , Fall, of Port Arthur- With the famous siege and capture of Port Arthur from the Russians by the Japanese still fresh In the minds -of- the people, a large attendance is looked for at the opening performance of the repro duction of "The Fall of Port Arthur," to be given by Messrs. McGulrc and Hill, with a company or 200 men and women, at specially prepared quarters at Twenty seventh and Upshur streets, at 7:30 o'clock this evening. The company has been drilled nlgntly and the members of the troop do excellent work. At a cost of $700) the production Is beleng put on near the entrance of the Fair grounds. The Plunger, Scotch Alec and Palo Alto Kid Arc Found on Streets, by. Officer? and Are Taken to the Station. The police are awakening to the fact that criminals In general and bunco men in particular are dropping into Portland at an alarming rate, and last night three men said to be well-known Pacific Coast crooks were taken into custody by Detectives Day and Vaughn and escorted to police headquarters, where charges of vagrancy are lodged against them. The police say they ar determined to arrest members of the quick-witted gentry as fast as they come to town and -prosecute them un ceasingly until they shake the dust of Portland from their feet or repose In. the County. JalL Within the past week several well known bunco men have arrived In Portland, although they have not "turned a trick. in the parlance of tha police. Orders went forth from pollc headquarters to the detectives to gath er these men Into the fold, and t gathering began last night. At 7 o'clock "Detectives Day and Vaughn observed three of the suspects In conversation at Fifth and Stark streets. They were quietly placed un der arrest and. taken to the station, where they were charged with vag rancy. Before they could be placed In the City Jail a friend appeared and balled the three out. $20 bail belnsr asked by Police Captain Moore In each case. Onof those arrested was E. Moor, -known to police officers as "Scotcli Alec." who- has a Pacific Coast record for bunco tricks. Moore declared upon his arrest that he had reformed and had nol transgressed against the law for tne. past five years. He has neea charged with vagrancy In almost ever? important city of the Coast. Another was John McDonald, alias "Palo Alto Kid." said to be one of the smoothest bunco men that ever opr. ated on the Coast. He has also fared vagrancy charges in many of the Coal cities, generally escaping a more ser ious charge through his criminal clev erness. He also professed reform. Tl third was D. Steele, known under tha alias of "The Plunger." "So far as I know. Steele has no had record." declared Detective Joe Par last night, "but he Is a plunger In all .kinds of games, hence his arrest. H might be called a candidate fur bunco dom. The other two ore well known to police officers on the Coast, and liav been under suspicion for all manner of bunco tricks In the larger cities of tb Coast. They have been repeatedly charged with vagrancy as r means of getting them out of a city. Wo hava orders to arrest all these bunco men. -as they, arc dangerous to he welfare of the city. They will be gathered la as fast as they come to thn city. tako Into court, and made either to lesv town or serve a terra for vagrancv la the City Jail.". Detective Day stated last night that he was going to wage bitter warfara against the bunco men. He declared that he is acquainted with the records of all who Infest the Pacific Coast. "CARMEN" IflEXT WEEK. Belasco Stock Company Will Be Seen In Dramatic Version of Opera. For the first time In this section of the country, the dramatic version of Bizet's famous grand opera, "Carmen." will be presented by the matchless Belasco Stock Company. It Is a drama of tremendous heart Interest, and It gives each individual member of the company a glorious chance to do his best work. Do not fail to wit ness one of the "Carmen" performances. Remember that they begin Monday night. Overcrowding of Cars Again. PORTLAND. July 27. (To the Editor.) I have Just read In The Oregon Ian the protest of "Mount Tabor" against the scarcity of cars, and the discomfort of ovrrcrowdlnr. and I wish to add my testftnonr to the IncosvenU ence and unpleasantnem of the car situation. Last Sunday evening, with two young peo ple, I went on the car to St. Johns, and, to nay the car was crowded, Ja to put it mildly. Every available Inch of space was filled. and many stood the entire dlrtance to the terminus. At the place where the transfer Is made (t forget the name) there wsjt trjcb a rush for vests that It really was unsafe tor a lady to attempt to get aboard, and when the car jitarted many were left behind, com pelled to wait for another car, becaus of lack of room. It aeems to me. from a business standpoint, if no other, the company ehould put on wif ficlent cars to accommodate the public Many, like myttlf. are Grangers In Portland, here for the Summer, and often wish to take a car ride in the evening, but because of the crowding and discomfort are Inclined to give up the pleasure. There are eo many routes over which a car ride Is a great pleasure that It would prove one of the most popular amusements If only ade quate provision was made for the comfort of passengers. "EASTERNER." Packages on the Consolidated. " PORTLAND. July 2S. To the Editor.) In reply to a correspondent in The Oregonlan this morning I admit that Ice cream can be car ried on the ran of the railroad company, But if you have a carpenter working for you. Just telephone to your hardware store In town for a pound of nails or a hinge, and ask him to put It on the car and have it brought up; or If you are elck and need a package tram the drugstore In a hurry, try to get It by the same method. Ton will find that noth ing but Ice cream If allowed oa the cars, ucImb you get a roes-enger to go with It, Write a letter to the- management of the company and. ask them about It. and you will be met with a stony silence, "Why should they pay any attention to your protests? It Is -perfectly proper. In consideration of the public comfort, that packages should be limited aa to size and weight; or that they should not be sent during the rash hours. But the present rule Is that they cannot be sent at all, except Ice cream. It you have a package to fend from town, the only way I know Is to hire a messenger boy. and that wilt cost yon about 73 cents and this U an uareasosable amount to pay for what the car company should charge you S or 10 cents. MT. TABOR. DAYLIGHT DOWN COLUMBIA. v Oa "X. J. rotter," Qaees ot Sfrer Boa4. Dea't 3Bs It, T. J. Potter sails for Astoria asd 2?orUa Beach as folio ws: July X, SI 1L; July , -.jo a. j.; j uij u jv. ja; jtiy 36. U: A. it.. July 5. 1 P. 1L Doa't fall to see tfee X-ower -Columbia, from 4ecs f tk4s ajrlcat "boat. Parucafers aaj O. Jt HMUMT BOOK ST XSUSE: C. W. Stinger, city ticket ajtRt, TMr sjmI aeouBtnoa streets, .rertiaac y masses js. J tm Palrm Jn the back aa kMy d Uvar stirring events Incident to the found ing of the Republic, and comes to Portland to see the great Lewis and Clark Fair. With the exception of a little deafness and a slight trembling in his walk. Mr. Green's appearance does not Indicate his great age. -His hear is still black, but streaked with gray, and there Is every indication that he will live out his 100 years. Every day Mr. Green walks about the country, covering several miles. He insists on taking care of himself and never called in a physician, although his daughter once called one to attend blm. He cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson. He does not drink or smoke, and has been a member of the Baptist Church for SO years. His mind is stocked with historical events of the long past, which he relates with fairly, good sequence. He never held an of fice, but In his active days was a peace maker. Neighbors made him the ad judicator of their difficulties that oth erwise would have gone Into the courts. Mr. Green is not childish or. peevish, as might be expected of onei of his great age. but Is cheerful and likes to talk. "I talk Tor my health." he said. Having lived in five states during the 99 years of his life, Mr. Green comes to the Northwest to round out his full 100 years. Tears ago he laid by J750 for funeral expenses, and he looks forward to the end with per fect faith in the religion that has sus tained him for the past SO years. After tarrying in Portland a little while longer. with his daughter, Mrs. Clark, he will go to a point: near Seattle, where he expects to finish his century. "My home is with my dear daugh ter,"" he said, "and where she goes there is my home. I am In love with this country and like the climate." T5 PASSEXGERS 3IAKE 3rANT; 3nS TAKES IX TICKETS. SOLVES THEFT OF HIDES. Morphine "Fiend," IVhcn Arrested, Admits He Took Them. After considerable hard work. Detect ives Kerrigan and Snow yesterday morn ing solved the robbery of hides and pelts to the value of almost J1CO0 from the es tablishment of BIsslnger & Co., and ar rested William Daly, a morphine "fiend." Although he is not as yet, charged with the theft, he probably will be today. Repeatedly, hides and pelts have been missed from the BIsslnger establishment, and several days ago the police were no tified of the matter. Chief Gritrmacher assigned Kerrigan and Snow to the case, and they first secured all available In formation from the company. A descrip tion of a man who looked like a morphine "fiend," and who had been seen around the store a good deal of late, was given. Kerrigan and Snow knew that Daly an swered the description, and set out to lo cate him. They found him early yester day .morning .and took him to headquar ters, booking him on a charge of having morphine in his possession. They then asked him concerning the theft of the goods from Blsslngcr's, and he finally ad mitted that he took the hides. A peculiar feature of the case is that agents of the company located about $XO worth of hides under a wharf, placed a man there to watch them overnight, and next morning discovered that a man had come In a boat and removed the whole lot. XiCg Broken In Accident. Charles Xapllne. aged SO. sustained a bad fracture of the right leg in an acci dent at the east end of the Madison street bridge at 6:30 o'clock last night. Xapllne -was driving his team to his home at Mount Tabor, and In attempting to turn from the car tracks to clear the way for an approaching car. the wagon wheels struck a switch and hurled Xapllne to the ground. In addition to the broken leg. he sustained severe bruises, but his condition Is not serious. He was removed to St. Vincent's hospital by the police. Ask tQ Be Boated on Hcturns Over Lines That Are Impossible f6r Them. These are -strenuous days for ticket agents of the Third street offices. Owing to the Immense number of tickets sold under the Instructions Issued on account of the Lewis and Clark Fair, roanv of them by agents not accustomed to issuing that kind" of tickets and thoroughly un familiar with the Pacific coast territory, mistakes are exasperatlngly numerous at the selling points and the local repre sentatives of the roads in Portland are called upon not only to correct these errors, but also to make modifications that are Impossible, simply because the passenger has undergone a change of mind since starting on the trip, or has not properly understood the routing and conditions. Ticket men attribute the confusion as much to the fact hat passenger do not themselves know what they desire as to mistakes of uninformed selling agents. One thing that causes frequent complaint Is that tho Northern Pacific docs not permit any baggage to be checked through on tickets Issued through Port land to Puget Sound points and passen gers stopping over here are confident their baggage already awaits their i rival at Tacoma. Seattle or Everett, only to learn on arrival there tnat It has been left in Portland. Scores of cases occur daily where passengers seek to have re turn routing on tickets changed- because they have met friends whom they desire to travel with by some other route than that over which their ticket reads. One woman wasted considerable energy trying to Drove to one of the local agents that Boise and San Francisco were on the same line between Portland and Ogden. and said she bad been assured of that when she purchased the ticket. A man complained because he had been given a ticket via California points instead of direct line back to Denver, although he had paid fll less than he should on each ticket, which the Portland ticket clerk obligingly corrected and thereby saved an errine clerk in a Denver office the amount. As an example of the gullibility of some of tho travelers, one who called for the return portion of his ticket to Kansas City, having come from a point on the Southern Railway in Georgia, was asked for the portion of his ticket beyond the Missouri River. "Oh. I deposited that In the office at Kansas City for safekeeping. so I would not wear It out In my poexct. he answered. Inquiry revealed that he had been induced to deposit it in broker's office, believing It to be the office of the railroad that had Issued the ticket- Almost dally orders are presented on roads for return tickets by routes that are lmDossible.of Issuance, denoting that ticket clerks generally aro unfamiliar with the country, and while passengers are subjected to 'annoyance it la not the fault of anybody at this cna ana every possible effort is made to correct these mistakes at the least possible Incon venience of holders of the tickets. Many of the Inquirers want to change portions of their return trin 1n some way thai is Impossible under the rules for handling the tickets and object strenuously to pay ing for side trips. One woman was very Indignant with Mike Roche yesterday be cause he was obliged to Inform her that a ticket from Portland to Ogden via San Francisco would not enable her to visit Los Angeles. The woman declared her In tention to remain at Los Angeles, and while that may have been her origl nai intention in securing the ticket. there was nothing to show thai she had said for the nrivilege of Visiting Boutnern California and no way of rectifying It However, as the return trip was over the Rio Grande through utan ana uoioraao, she thought Mr. Roche ought to furnish the ticket for tho trip south from San Francisco. His Two Sisters Drowned. Police Captain Moore received a tele gram last night asking him to locate Charles Ziegler and Inform him that his two sisters had been drowned near Fish ers. "Wash. Ziegler formerly resided at the Hotel Scott, but could not be found by the police last night. Bicycle Thieves at AVorfc. Bicycle thieves are giving the police considerable trouble. Within the past week more than 30 wheels have been re ported stolen. Tcsterday Archie Morri son. 2t Washington street, and C M. atoeher. 6 Lucretia street, reported that thieves had stolen their wheel. OLDEST VISITOR TO FAffl Amos 3. Grcea, Xley-Xlne Years of Ace, Guest ef Daughter. Hale and hearty, and with a clear saind. Arms M. Green, 8 years old. with sis daughter. Mrs. Xllstbeth S. Clark, of Xaktepell. Mont., Is vlsking at tha Bene ef Joseph Green, who lives near the carbarn em Killlngswarth. are avt, AlMsa. Bern la Xeatweky. whs Ivat aa Lewis a4 Clark lai oomoid' UHttr xploratl of th Great "West, AVOID TRACT COXFUSIOX. Change of Time of Departure of California Express. A slight change has been made In the running time of train 2so. la. me uregon & California Express on the Southern Pacific. Beginning last evening, the train leaves the Union Station at 8:45. Instead of SOU o'clock, as formerly. Its arriving time at San Francisco remains unchasjed andthe 15 minutes will be made up be tween here and the Bay City. This means an appreciable Increase In speed and better service In every way. The change has been made partly from a desire to lower the running time and partly to relieve the confusion at the Union Station here on account of the departure of the O. R. & X. eastbound train at S:15 P. within 15 minutes of the departure of the Southern Pacific train. Owing to the congested condition of travel, both trains have been leaving in several sections, and many mistakes were made by travelers taking the wrong train. The change in time of the South era Pacific will make an Interval of 30 minutetf between its departure and that of No. 5 on the O. R. fc N. Work of SRe&kthlcf. M. Cohen. SH Davis street, reported to the police last night that his room had 'been entered and a X-callber revolver. aa-d a pair of opera glasses stolen. Illustrated Lecture en China. There will be a tectare illastrated by liareepttcow views at ta First Fresoy- terfcka ClHirch Sunday night at 7:tf by Xcrv Charles A. Kiltie, who for' K years has- "bee datag mlsMoniry wrk in Cataa. Tk lector wttt cewJrfs fotereetJoc life Midsummer Fiction Number HARPER'S MAGAZINE 9 Complete Short Stories .ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS RICHARD LE GAIXIENNE JAMES BRANCH CABELL Etc., Etc., Etc., MARY E. TOCKBlS GEORGE HffiBARD ALICE BROWN Etc. The Siave Tacte of To-Day By HENRY W. NEVINSON In October," 1904. an expedition under Mr. Nevinson -was sent. by HARPER'S MAGAZINE, to Africa to expose the evils o tbe slave trade of to-day. In this number is printed the first, of 'his ' papefs, written from Loanda, in which he vividly pictures conditions as he finds them, and prepares the way for the most dramatic" of. his revelations. The expedition is still in the, interior of Africa. "The Mistfess of the House" A GROUP OF EIGHT PAINTINGS IN FULL COLOR By ELIZABETH SHIPPEN 'GRjEEN Articles by W. D. HOWELLS, Professor SIMON NEWCOMB, ProfessorTHOMAS R. LOUNSBURY, ETC; ETC Travel, Literature, Science, Language Discovery PICTURES IN COLOR fey HOWARD PYLE, W. D. STEVENS, N. C WYETH, LUCIUS HITCHCOCK have never been exhibited In public. Mr. Killle will give another lecture August S at the T. M. C. A. at 3:30 P. M. Both lectures free. MYSTERY OF- ETHER. An Entity Whoso Properties Pnzzle Modern Science. C. "W. Saleeby In Harper's Magazine. Certainly, though no sane person doubts the existence of the ether, we are sorely troubled when we are asked to describe It. for we are almost forced to give it properties Incompatible with one another. This you will see when I enumerate all the functions which this utterly mysteri ous entity discharges. It conveys the force of gravitation. It has tbe power of vlbrajting from side to side, and these vibrations, according as they are fast or slow, have the most varied results upon us. They all travel along- at the same speed, which is that of light 1S8.C0O miles a second but the waves, may oscillate from side to side as they go. either two or three times a minute (or less), or even a million times a minute (or more). "When the waves are very slow we call them electric waves. "When they are .a little faster we call them Hertzian waves, and telegraph across oceans with them. "When a little faster we call them Blondlot rays a new discovery which almost needs an article to Itself. A little faster, they aro called heat rays, or radiant heat. A. lit tle faster, they are called red. light, then yellow, and so on to violet. They then become lnvlslblo again, as they were be fore and we call them ultra-violet light. Then, a little faster, we call them Bec quered rays, and the fastest we know yet we call Roentgen rays. I have missed out more than I have named, and there are many gaps yet to fill, but you will agree with me that the entity whose vi brations cause electricity, heat, light and Roentgen rays, besides conveying: the force of gravitation, must be a very re markable substance. And. more than that. It Is supposed that all pondera ble matter is really -made out of the ether. By ponderable matter we mean matter which is subject to gravitation, and, therefore, has weight. The ether Itself, which conveys the gravitation, is conceived of as being- without weight. It comes to this, then, that in the ether modern science recognizes the most profound of all Its problems, ex cept that of consciousness. By grav itation it makes tho universe one, by its movements It makes the universe alive, and it Is the stuff of which tho material universe Is made. Sponges Prepared for Market. Harper's' Magazine. As soon as the sponges are brought aboard they are thrown in heaps on deck near the scuppers, where the barefooted sailors tramp and work out the ooze; then strunp on lines, they are soused over the side and trail overboard some ten hours during the night. To break and- separata from them shellfish and other parasites, they are beaten, with heavy sticks on deck or on the reef rocks off Tripoli; and after being well soaked In the sea again man j are bleached by bolng Immersed. In a tub of water containing a certain, solution of oxalic adlc, trom which they emerge a yellowish color, care bavins', been taken to avoid burning them. Often, great strings of sponges bleaching and drying in the sun cover large portions of the standing- rigging of deposit boats when in port. "When dry they are worked up in sand. then, packed in boxes ready for shipment; a quarter to a third of tho crop is sold direct from Tripoli, mainly to Englar1 and to France and Italy; the bulk of the crop, unbleached and unpre pared.la taken at the close of the season to the islands from which the boats came, where long experience, manipulation, and cheap labor prepare them for" the Euro pean market. Hen "With a Wooden Lex Anaconda Standard. In Massachusetts, at the town of "Ware, there Is a hen with a wooden leg. "While a chicken, a. stone thrown at the Wnf caused the removal of Its leg. The owne thereon had a wooden aubstlute fitted; and on this the hen has stumped about the farmyard. She uses it as a means, ofi defense, and can easily stand on it while scratching for food with the whole Its., At night, when roosting, she allows th wooden leg to hang down behind thV -mm ami xMrteDH la that country mad tha There is only one kind of straight 10-cent agar that is good enough to be passed to you across tbe counter with the Cubanola. And that is the 10-cent cigar made always in just one way, by the same workmen, and from leaf grown especially for that one cigar. CUBANOLA CIGAR 5c. All the tobacco that goes into the Cubanola Slier is produced and prepared under one control, and the cigar itself k a typical product of tbe American Cigar Company's great system of plantations, "warehouses, stemmeries, factories and humidors. 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