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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1906)
ii. urn AM.vrm OFTHE WEEK Form lor Our jd$y Readers. IffiSflFTifl CONTINENTS l0ftheUi8 Important but : ;I nterfl.t.ng Event. ef the Lber Plot to assassinate the bBa . .......... i. ontbrcak of Jowu'k I m Howard Gould haa fcw? M"' X In San Fran- jlCBIueso v- . l rlnlin If fin I hi .at nte IOOn ii' w-w" r,nirtloDi 8io complcto for tho '"P.1 . : j-i.,b nf tho lumber gmFrnc!to. ..1.1 tn linvn Hold itllirornoratlon. v department has issued or- flT t .lltn alilll IlHtl .MauatrMiinort. F i. l Mnntnnn. lift (I An guteiMMtetoaic ecd W. A. ( . ! nprnnml of M ilJ to the American utcumor fcli, whlcu wtni hbiiuio k ilind. ilia Ran Frunr-iaco ro wklttee September wero j,J Tbe'u gel ior u.wwt lo M9.5U7. . n....it Jr.. and thrco j nw. --- . . ii. ...hi imvn .wan niroBiuu H imiiaiu " , nillrnmnn in tliO COl- iin. They bavo been roleaBod. nelt does not expect a crisis In .bio afulr. United StutcB navy la extremely tl marine. .. I. ...() Imvn nfferflil n Tt BlMU ICIIUW.O i..vi v.. . - - Icrlheamtelnation of tho czar. Si7 In Leyto and Samar, Phil iltlandt, may forco military rule. i hurricane which haa swept tho . . Ill 41.. .. I. trn liaiea win greuuy unmugu iuu crop. t ...a... nlnn f r r a nrnvln. pjTernraent and may pioclalra If governor. . . . i i it . i n r rutin rai inrcii li lmwii hi i i... a Tain Da4 I) I nnnlnnnnil n olMrere eflrlliouukea. mniamce UdlT damaceil nuu tho people I inn lr rioa hann Amiflnlitl in i uii Biirrmp nil n prninini nviir ffpni r ni pnri Ariimr l&l hMrlnfM nl Ihn mal lanil la Wyomlnp; by tho Inteatiate that B Imtion nf Km Hnnrninn cl Wyoming helped tho Union 10 (ecare cnvorntnmit rnal lonil t hll hian k 1. . 1 . .. k I. HMflrnmiint . 1 1 1 . i .1. . l"vi.uui mil IirUEUCUlU 111U droit. ----. 'ivwiviVU .11. i n ---- Mwauiou una uruuruu biz "nhlpaand 1.000 marlnea to I. I 1TH noon t.iiin. ... .... -- .nuu 111 uiu race Alint. T. . iiuuiio uiu now in innnH .1 -i l-.i tciua. ,v, iuaiiiiU3 iinyo uoon or- Wftaard the Brltleh railroad In Una province, Cuba. r rr,Wueecape ,ro,n bo,nK blown "ani!h refugoe revolutionlBts. thit n eecurea ovt - 'vcurini I rnnntT irna nnl. I U l II . .s.. -7 me cntno. "-wiujiurB, pres cient of th - -vus.Bvion oi ijihor. biivii won Ills flc it In Muln. ,Ul. "'he riZff cy when Ilia a. 11 th Z ,!"8en..of Taft and Itlaanfii X . 1,10 "ecut vo 11 ee oi the Nut mini n.i n ytaiKo ; : fuoB ,, i'ubi iuiil'U linil. I litn , . Uio niirnoqn nf n. ol hi ioZn '"'PM'Won Bhall be fond? t?if ? 1 1 ? 89,1 FwIbco ""till held in WaBhlncton. t'eiidential nomination. ctlcaeo pU .. . . ".PuonoB, lights and Btreet 1 PPoeea ibnn... . w'k uanKer. y Postal authorities UePborn mo i ... . ... mal . niii h i in 1 1 h r l , ' ""toads to PaclQo Coast !m -"vmb in iifuifi Pir . Doth,D8 flourishes except fn AT AN FRANCISCO. Citizens Desire to Show That Me tropotls Has Not Last Grip. San Francisco, Sept. 25. A very ambitious scheme has been put forward here this week In the form o! a pro posal that Ban Francisco hold a world's falrlnlOll. The Idea had been sug geflted early In the year, but nothing was heard of it following tho flro until this weolc, when W. II. Mills, of tho Southern Pacific, in a letter to James D. Phelan, revived the plan. It was originally Intended that the exposition should be commemoratlvo of the dis covery of the Pacific ocean by Balboa in 1518. The date 1011 has beon suggest ed for the exposition, as It follows bo closely on the world's fair to bo hold in Paris in 1010, and would enable San Franclico to have tho exhibits trans ferred as thoy woro from Ht. Louis to Portland. Tho suggestion of Mr. Mills has boon well received. Mr. Phelan in a cordial reply suggested that Mr. Mills consult with others who aro known to bo Inter osted in such a project. If sontlment warrants, it is understood that prelim inary eteps will then be taken to form a corporation to finance tho undertak ing It is tho general opinion that such an exposition more than anything olee would contribute to tho futuro welfare of Ban Francisco. It is not intondod to opernto on any such scale as tho St, Loulfl fair, but to ubo the Portland ex position as a model and build on lines unique and artistic As n site for tho noceBcary buildings, tho burned area and Golden Gate park havo been sug gested. MANY ASSETS OVERLOOKED. Illinois Bank Examiner May Be Asked to Resign. Chicago, 8ept.25. Depositors In the looted Milwaukee Avenno Savings bank, of which Paul O. Stcnsland was president, will make a demand on Gov ernor Doneon this weok for the removal of Hank Examiner O. O. Jones. How the state examiner overlooked for 10 years such gross frauds as those contin ually porpetrated in tho Stcnsland bank was a subject of comment among tho mombern of tho depositors' commit ted immediately after the failuro. This oversight may have been over looked, however, had it not been din covered yesterday that 34O,O0O in as sots passed unnoticed when tho exam iner mado his last investigation into the institution's condition. Of this sum, 181,000 Is In actual cash, and perhaps tho moat s'artling feature o! the case is the fact that had any ono carod to pocket this money no ono would havo been tho wiser. Receiver Fetror will report tho dlu covory to Judgo Brentano tomorrow, and tho report will bo followed by a re quest from the depositors for an ex planation or a resignation from Kxam iner Jones. TWENTY BODIES EXHUMED. More Victims of tho San Francisco Disaster Found. Ban Francleco, Sept. 25. Another tragedy has been brought to light through the finding of tho remains of a acuro or moro of bodies in tho ruins of a lodging house at tho corner of Fifth and Mlna streets. J. It. Armstrong, a contractor, made tho grewsomo find while cloring away dobrls which choked tho thoroughfare. The lodging'houBo, which was a four story frame building, waa tossed bodi ly into Minna street in a heap by tho earthquake and immediately took flro. ft is raid that tho fire south of Market strcot originated here. Fifty pooplo woro in the placo at tho time of tho shako, only eovon of whom have beon accounted for. Mra. Mur ray, tho landlady, has never been Boon or heard from and it is thought that her remalna are among thoso found. She la said to have a wealthy daughter residing in Now York city and a brotb-or-in-law in Vallojo. Armstrong positively Identified ono body as being that of a young man named Woods who was employed by the Riadon lion works. Standard Oil Plant Besieged. Chicago, Bopt. 25. -.Angorod by a report that further demonstrations of forco by pickets which tho Firemen's union haa thrown around tho Standard 011 company'a plant at Whiting, Ind., will bring militia, martial law and a practical cessation of business, mer chants of that town havo come nut boldly in tho Btrikera' favor. The Standard Oil plant is practically under iloge by the strikers and it Ib feared that the management's threat to im port mon will bo followed by riot and bloodshed. Decisive Battle Imminent. Washington, Sept. 25. According to information which reached Washington (rum San Domingo, a battle between the government troops and rebel forces la imminent and tho forthcoming en vagemeut 1b expeated to bo a decisive onn. The contending forcea aro assem bled in the vicinity of Monte Orieti, where the battle Is expected to be fought. It is said that should tho government gain a victory over the rebels it may end the reoellion. Up In the Billions. Washlniiton, Sept. 25. The foreign commerce of the United Statea haa oroased the $3,000,000,000 mark. In the 12 months ending with August the Imports were $1,254,300,785 and the exports $1,750,417,808, a total for the 12 months of $3,101,817,633. These figure are supplied by the bureau of itatlstica of the department of Com nerce atid Labor. TALK wm REBELS Mediators Agree With One Side and Submit Plans to Other. UNWILLING TO SWALLOW DOSE Taft and Bacon Tell Government of Terms Arranged With Lead ers of Liberal Party. STANDARD EMPLOYES STRIKE. Havana, Sept. 25. An unsatisfacto ry conference was hold at the palace last night by President Palma, Secre tary of tho Treasury Fontsy Sterling, Secretary of Btato O'Farrlll, Freyre Andrade, speaker oi the lower house, Secretary of War Taft and Mr. Bacon, Consul General Stoinhtirt and Captain McCoy, when the mediators called the attention of the Cuban administration to tho atatua of tho peace negotiationa with tho Libera a ind insurgents. The conforenco adjourned fat 11 o'cloca to bo resumed today. Tho peaco terms proposcdjaro known to bo against tho government. The visit to tho palaco of the American commissioners was thereforo not par ticularly pleasanl. On departing, Mr. Taft announced that the conference had resulted only in exchango of opinions and that another meeting was neces sary. Tho big doors of the palace clos ed as usual at 11 o'clock, but the presi dent and mombers of the cabinet re mained in conference long after that hour. At the conclusion of a long conference between a committee of tho insurgents of oight members and tbo American peaco commissioners, the insurgent committee announced that Ihere was practically no difference remaining be tween it and MessrB. Taft and Bacon, and that they would receive a draft of the peace terms today. These probab ly would be ngread to at a meeting to be held in t'le Presidio, where the pris oner mombers of the committee are confined. Mr. Taft eald bo could give no do tails of what transpirod at tho confer ence, for tho reason that it waa neces sary to treat with the government lead ers and that tho publication of tho peaco proposals might interfere with their prompt acceptance. The absence of a definite statement from tbo commissioners makeB it im possible to say whether the plans carry the resignations of the present admin istration and the congressmen elected last year or not. There 1b a atrong im pression that Mr. Palma will remain and re-organize the' cabinet, but that new olectiona will be held for half the aenatora and representatives, in other words thoro who were elected last year, and possibly also for provincial officers. lumber trust Alarmed, Federal Investigation Expected to Re sult In Reduction of Prices. San Francisco, Sept. 25. The Fed oral grand Jury will commence its in vestigation of tbo lumber trust October 2. United States District Attorney Devlin has completed his investigation of tho great combino and its methods, and he is satisfied that a trust does ex ist. All tho information in tho pos session of the government prosecutor will be turned over to the Jury. There are many witnesses to be examined in tho case, and theee will he eubpenaed to appear before the body during the course of tho investigation. Lumbermen state that the price of timber haa reached its highest mark and tho action ot tho government will probably cause a decline. An authori ty on the situation this morning stated that lumber prices will drop November 1, and tho eucceeding months will see a gradual decline in ail grades of build ing material. This lumberman states that the decrease is partially duo to tho settlement of tho sal Inns' strike. He says that timber can now bo brought into San Francisco at much lower rates than heretofore, and can also bo hand lod much more rapidly. New Route for Chinese. St. John, N. F., Sept. 25. An Amer ican yacht, claiming to hail from New York, Inft Placentia Sunday having aboard 42 Chinese, whom it is supposed she ia trying to araugglo into Canadian or American porta. Tho Colonial cruiser Neptune has been dispatched in quest of her, and has been instructed to seize her for alleged violation of tho Colonial laws in embarking rmPBongara without a pormlt. This ia the third yacht in these watera during the pres ent Bummer to be BUBpected of thia practice. Investors Trust Uncle Sam, New York, Sept. 25. Cuban obliga tions have lost only A. polnta alnco the early days in August. At tho bot tom of thia confidence here and abroad ia the knowledge that the United States government, under the provisions of the Piatt amendment, ia the responsi ble guardian of the Cuban peace. Fi nancial intoreatB have Bupreme confi dence in this government's ability to put an Instant qu!e,tua to the fighting as uoon aa intervention la necessary. Soldiers Induced to Desert. Ban Francisco, Sept. 25, A grave problem Ib said to be facing the mili tary authorities in thia city. Soldiers are reported to be deserting in large numbers, and the reason given for the increase in abandoning the colors is aald to be due to the fact that employ ment agents are luring men from the service by offers of big pay for email Mrviee ia elvil life, Conflict at Whiting, Ind., May Spread Throughout Middle West. Chicago, Sept. 24. Warlare be tween the Standard Oil company arid the labor unions of the country was begun last night, when the Whiting, Ind., emplo-es of the company quit workrto force their demand for an in crease in wages. The atrlke, which al ready throatena to tie up the buainees of the big corporation in the Middle West, is likely to assume gigantic pro portions before it is ended. It waa pre dicted last night it might involve all the employes of the company in tno country. Already the Chicago labor unions are preparing to Beizt the opportunity pre sented by tho Whiting strike to make aore trouble for the company. They were wholly unprepared, because the employee there were not members of a union, but after a haaty conference laat niuht it wa8 Bald that they would sup port the men who went out and that no one from Chicago would take their placea. Three hundred firemen em ployed by the Standard Oil company loft their placea yesterday. More than 5,000 employes who are working with the firemen are scheduled to leave tneir placea today. These include engineers, skilled mechanics, laborers and others, the officials of whom said last night that they would refuse mombnra of tbo organization work when new membera might be put to work in place of the strikers. The firemen were called out because tho representatives of tho Standard Oil company refused to advance wages from 22 cents an hour to 25 cents an hour, and agree to grant all the workmen the eight hour day. They also refused to recognize the union. RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN BEGUN. Parties Hold Muzzled Conventions Reaction in Trepoff'a Favor. St. Petersburg, Sept. 24. Active work in the autumn electoral campaign was inaugurated by the Octoberista, who today opened the Kazan congress with delegates from 12 of the Volga provinces and the vast central districts of Russia in attendance. Alexander Guchkoff, the Octoberist leader, was present, laboring tooth and nail. Owing to failure of the Octoberista to obtain official sanction, the congress was held behind closed doors and mem bers of the press were excluded. In pursuance of the decision of the government to permit the national con gresa of the Constitutional Democratic party anywhere except in St. Peters burg, the administration has permittee? the reopening of Constitutional Demo cratic clubs in Moscow and elsewhere. but persists in its determination to suppress political agnation in me capi tal. The most remarkable development of the week has been the chance in sen timent concerning the late General Trepoff. The universal chorus of mal cdiction and condemnation has given placo since his death to a non-partisan appreciation of his real merits and de fects, and hiB career baa beon the sub ject of fair and even laudatory criti cisms in nearly all circlea. M. Mem chinski, a prominent writer and pub lisher, who was recently suppressed, but who is now a contributor to Here lorn, gives the following verdict on the basis of lifelong acquaintance with the dead man: "General Trepoff was an excellent man and a good official, though he sometimes violated hiB own convictions because of a false notion of soldierly obedience. He would have mado a splendid, soldier, but lacked a thorough education and, above all, the prepara tion necessary lor tbo political activity thrust upon him. He possessed, bow ever, one great asset, lacking in all con temporary Russian statesmen charac ter." Will Pay No' Blood Money. St. Petersburg, Sept. 24. In re eponee to representations with regard to the murder at Riga Beptembsr 15 of Herr Busch, a partner in the Buech Hinge company and a leader of the German colony at Riga, the Foreign office today informed Dr. von Mique, flret secretary of the German embasBy, that, whilo Russia made every effort to discover and punish murdors, it cannot consider the question of paying a cash indemnity and the laying down of a general rulo applicable to all foreign ers in Russia. Counterfeit Bills at Moscow. Mobcow, Idaho, 8ept. 24. Ten dol lar counterfeit bills are numerous in Moscow. They are nil new and bright, which has led the police to the conclu sion that the city is infested with a gang of gieen goods men. The bills are well engraved and printed, requir ing almost expert knowledge to detect them. Suspicion points to two men, giving their namea aa W. A. Reming ton and Frank Clark, but they have succeeded in eluding the police. Newfoundland Angry at Parent. St. Johns, N. F., Sept. 24 The, re- ported determipation of the Imperial government to override the colonial au thorities and concede to the American commission a more liberal construction of the herring fishory laws aaked on be half of American fishermen, haa evoked much crlticUm here. Canada, itia Said, may be a factor in the dispute, aa she haa for years enforced againat Americana the laws that Newfoundland now seeks to make effective. Monster Meteor Seen. 8tockton, Bept. 24. At 6 o'clock last evening a great meteor fell in the north western heavens, and many persona de olare that an explosion occurred which waa felt in this oltv. A mondtar tall of amoke followed the falling body, wmen aeecaea to go in a slgMg soars. CONCLUSION. Tho heart of London is surrounded by weak lunga. The latest expert in vestigations show thnt within a radlua of two miles from Charing Cross, near which tho Hotel Cecil there is no ozone In the nlr whatever. Tho devlco aiieimated liv Dr. Vea Vumx, the lung specialist, laat year, that fresh nlr Ihj brought luto the city by means or tuoe railways, and tho bad nlr pumped out by tho same channels, hns not as yet been put into operation. Tho city still deserves tho name of "Smog," which Iia mivn it tclesconlnz tho two worua, "atnoko" and "fog," together ingenious ly. This "mog" Is a good deal noticed aa tho straiue? BtartH out to neo London by way of the Strand. in Fleet street Is n hairdressers abop whlph ullclts attention by Its claim, In scribed upon Its facade, that It is the former palace of Henry via. anu uur illnnl Wolsev. There are newspaper offices Innumerable In Fleet street and In tho narrower streets that lead away from It Near by is Chancery lane, the chief legal thoroughraro of London. Hidden off here, on tho right, Is the Templo church, which the Knights Templar built In tho twelfth century In Imitation of tho Round church of tho Holy Sepulcher at Jerusalem, wnen they returned from tbelr flrst two cru sades. - On this side Is Fetter lane, where the White Horse Inn once stood, most famous among old coaching bouses. Down Bouverlc street to Whltefrlara, fnrmnrlr crowded with thieves and rifilitor. who soueht the privilege of sanctuary which the old church con ferred. A ride on the top of an omnibus gives the tourist the proper Idea of busy London. Not only does he see mucn, hut he irets In touch with an Interest ing phase of life. From whatever cause it happens, the pride In race nnu coun try which these old Irlvers feel, their respect for royalty and government represent pretty, fairly the nignest pa triotic nlrlt of Endand's lower middle class whom misguided foreigners some times pity. There Is a sturdlness and independence about them wuicn manes thom jib holnmrlne to a ruling people, and, what Is yet more to the point. their respect for their foverelgn is itko nn extension of their own self- respect They speak of the king as If be were an elder brother, the head of thejr family, whom thoy affectionately revere. After a day In London a visit to tho country. Is a. dreamy contrast It la a. wandering through charming noma uuu windlnt? country lane confined by hedgo rows and ancient stiles, where the lark's wing song of ccstacy echoes! amid Infinite variety itn.1 pastoral re pose. The traveler crosses the battle field of Shrewsbury, passes a vlllago that contains the remains of a Brltlshl hiii fort rrosscfi n dike built by met early Saxons., Ho comes Into Wales., land of curious names, crossing ay tnr hiffii vlndnct tho lorofy valley of tnc Celrlng. Tbo massive round tower of Chirk castle comes Into view, then by a second lofty viaduct the river Dee, nti.i tho mntmlflcent oaks of Wynnstay Park. Chester Js reached across n great Iron bridge. This, the capital or Cheshire, Is tho quaintest of all oiu RnirHsh towns, and most mediaeval In aspect Hero almost every American stops flrst, nnd wanders around wiuc eyed and admiring. Every stone of tho old walls Is Interesting. Phoenix tower has Its tragic memory graven on It Its Inscription tells how Charles I. stood here watching the defeat of hi troops on Rowton moor xome 201 year ago. Where the canal runs along the north wall there was once a moat The tourist who takes n rapid scurry over the Island wishes always to take In as a last reminder of merry England the beach of Margate. Margate has all kinds of Coney Island attractions. In fiction Its name Is mentioned with far greater frequency than Coney Island Is. In English stories people are always running dowu to Margate, pro vided they do not go to nearby Rams gate, which Is a notch or so higher up the social scale. Of these two re-', sorts Margate is the smaller, and to this fact probably is due the effect which It gives of having the larger number of temporary guests. It has for the entertainment of Its visitors a "Hall by the Sea," where concerts arc held. It also has two theaters, a kur saal, a grotto, and an opeu air theater wjth promenades and a band stand. Bath houses are scattered along ItH beaches. Liverpool Is stamped all over with . the word "America." There are Ameri can ships In the harbor, and American, goods on the docks. There are carta plied high with American cotton,, and. best of all, upon the mainmast of a. great liner Inviting to t a homeward. Journey, the stars and t-trlpes float proudly, as the giant steamship rides down tbo Mersey towards the sea, (The End.) . j MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. Madison Square Garden, where Wil liam J. Bryan spoke- In New York, Is one of the notable structures In the city. It stands nt 23d street and 5th avenue and looms up In what architects call "narm tones" and Is surmounted with a tower planned after the historic Glr nlda at Seville, Spain. It Is capable of housing "anything from a circus to a chamber concert, and In It have been held many notable meetings. The an nual horse shows are held within Its MADISON SQUARE OAItDEN. walls, and the number of sporting events that havo taken place under Its roof are almost without number. Tho roof of the garden is crowned with ar tistic domed turrets nnd tho main cor ner of tho structure hns an Imposing colonnade that Is beautiful In design. Tho architect of tho building was tho Into Stanford White, who on the night of the 25th of Juno last was shot nnd killed by Harry K. Thnw In tho roof gurden Burmouutlng tho structure. The stntuo of Diana, which stands on tho plnnnclo of tho Glrnldn tower, wns de signed by tho celebrated sculptor, Fred crick MacMonnles. GROWTH OF TROUT. Aire, Food nnd Temperature Seem to Have No Ilenrliiir on Slae. Tho snlvellnus fontlunlls, which Is currently but Innccurutely called brook trout, wns supposed for many years to he n small fish. Agnsslr. wns largely Instrumental In exploding this fallucy, pays tho St Pnul Dispatch. It Is not nn uncommon thing for au nngler with ordinary luck to get a six or soven pound trout of this variety. It Is known thnt a trout mny grow to weigh eleven or twelve pounds. There Is, however, great difficulty In nccountlng for its variation In size. In Northeastern Canada there are largo streams nnd lnkes In which only flugerllnga havo over been found, in the Immediate vicinity of such waters three and four-pound trout arc quite common and seven and elght-pounders are not phenomenal. In all these wa ters Crustacea do not abound : there aro no small fish of any kind except small trout. All the fish are pure fly feed ers. At some places. It Is true, frogs abound, but, taken as a whole, the dif ference In food supply Is not an ade quate explanation for the difference Int growth. 1 There Is no substantial difference In the waters as to temperature, size, ori gin and course. Climatic conditions are the same. The small trout taken to virgin lakes In which there nre no fish, have sometimes grown to a great size.' 4iave sometimes" remained small and sometimes have not thriven. Tbo anglers who haunt these waters have not yet found a satisfactory explana tion of this peculiar condition of things. It Is one of the mysteries which lends fascination to the art "You never can tell what Is going to happen when you go fishing." Lelshton and Ilia Critic. The late Lord Lelghton, president ot the Royal Academy, once had a chance to learn something about himself .that perhnps he had not suspected. Ills chance came to him nt a picture gallery where his painting, "Helen of Troy." was on cxhibltlou. He Joined the group of Indies who were stnndlug before It just In time to henr one of the number sny: "It's a horrid picture simply hor rid!" . . "I'm sorry, but It's mine!" Lord Lelghton exclnlmed, Involuntarily. "You don't menu to sny yoM've bought the thing?" questioned the same lndy "No, I painted It," the ortlst humbly replied. Tho critical lady was momentarily nbushed; then she said, easily: "Oh, you mustn't mind what I say." "No, Indeed, you mustn't." another began, earnestly. "Sho only said what everybody else Is saying !" Youth's Cdmpnulon. Ate Theui. A young New Yorker had made his first ascent In his new nlr-ship, under Instruction from a professional nero nnut After nn hour's gyrntlons, his car caino tumbling to tho ground. When ho wus picked up nnd fouud to be not much hurt, tho professional de UMuidcd to know what was wroiig. "Why did you not throw over tht snnd and anvo yourself?" ho nsked. "I did tho wholo ten pounds of.lt," "Well, then, why did you uot siierl flea the sandwiches you were crry. lug?' "I (Bd, Mr. Smith," sobbed tho Jar rod young balloonist. "I know thoy wero extra weight, so ns soon aa tha enr Btarted down I ate every ono at them." When you try to be funny what an awful inese you make of lt( 'I ,..,.-.'l si