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THE, OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY. 2. 1908.
Mm
.Reactionaries Would Hold
. Commoner Back in Itocc
If Tliey Tried to Become
Friendly People Oppose
Wall Street Faction.
GREAT GROWTH SHOWN
IN PORTLAND LIBRARY
Association Reviews Year's Work at Annual Meeting
280,000 Volumes Loaned During 1907 Larger
Fund Needed to Provide Current Books.
Br John E. Lathrop.
(Washington Bureau of The Journal.)
Washington. V. C. Feb. 1 W. J.
Bryan has come again to Washington
, with t ha net result of
,. ' " -.: .. . Id..,."."
learlng Ue Democratic presidential '
t uatlon In exactly the same condition it , Bcl9nc, . ;
'was before he came that the Nebras- i Useful arta
kaa simply awaita the verdict of the
party at Denver, will accept the nom
InaUon If aaked to, and will ba found
flfhtln In tha ranks If not Scattering
opposition has developed outside of tha
New York element which financed the
Parker campaign In 104, and tne facts
as scan from tha Bryan point of view
are these:
That ihla la a warfare between the
progressive and reactionary elements of
Fiction continues to hold an im
mense lead in popularity with the pat
rons of the Portland public library, as
is evidenced by tha annual report of
C. A. Dolph. president of the library
association, made last night at the an
nua meeting;. Illstorr and travel is a
very poor second, with literature snd
sociology following In the order named.
The report In part follows:
Character of book
Fiction
General works
Philosophy
Kellglon
Fine arts
Literature
History and travel..
Biography
No.
, .167,087
. . K.066
. 3,432
. 3,428
. 13.446
. 2.33
. 9.422
. 9.238
. 10.358
. 16.801)
. 34,079
. 9,062
. tha Democratic party; that the progres
sives are for the nomination of Bryan,
or a man who stands for the same prin
ciples; that the reactionaries are
against him and for any one whom they
could find who might be given the lead
ership of tha ticket; that ilryan ana me
progressives expeciea ana even
tha opposition or ine reacuuiwnc-,
' that those reactionaries will help rather
than injure Bryan as a candidate,
.. TKa Mr von rxinnla hre assert that
Mr. Bryan will be loved by the people
for tha enemies he naa made" among
tha reactionaries. It is reallied, so they
' sy, that, wera tha New York element
which controlled In 1904 to throw their
upport Just , now to Mr. Bryan or any
other candidate, it would te tanta
mount to adding to the runner a bur
den like the weights which are placed
on tha rider of a handicapped horse on
a race track.
Wsls Beached.
'"That the crisis has been reached as
between tha progressives and the re
actionaries, we fully realise, one of
vr. Unmn'a plnaaat friends here Salu
ia Vh- Journal. "We might aa well let
Total 22.790
Total attendance for the year, 428,373,
divided as follows:
Main room 163,919
Children's room 66,809
Reference room 38.7B1
Periodical room 34,190
East side branch 10,047
Albina branch 11,183
Sellwood branch 19,281
Reading rooms 46,193
Total 428,373
Balaaca la Treasury.
"The receipts of the association from
all sources and the disbursements made
by it from December 27, 1906, to De
cember 27, 1907, were as follows: Gen
eral fund Receipts On hard Decem
ber 27, 1906. $716.66; public library tax.
county. $21,707.49: public library tax.
It Is realised, so they city, $20,660.83: total, $43,084.46. Die-
uuitliieiiu Ail rxiseimva, bhihi irn,
$42,079 26; leaving a balance of
$1,006.21.
Besides the general fund the balance
on hand In the book fund amounts to
$458.34. Tha item of fines- amounted
in 1907 to $1,432.71.
"During 1907 books were added to
the library to the number of 12,637 of
which 633 were for reference and 11,254
for circulation. The total number now
In the library la 71,766. Books were
Inst during the year to the number of
419.
'Five reading rooms have been
tha issue come now as at any time in , opened during the year to take the
tha t utura. That issue is mat euner place of stations. They are located as
the .uemocratlc party must He aown , f00wi: South Portland, circulation
again before the Wall street Influences, , 4 344. Montavilla, circulation 4,246; St.
-or stand against them an make the ijohns, circulation 3.807; Peninsular, cir
flgbt on principle. culatlon 3.142; Gresham, circulation
"Tha temper of the people of the 1 3,405, The deposit stations now num
country U to oppose that which the br 16 with a total circulation of 17,-
Wall street people want. Any ponucai 577, They are scattered in all parts
program those wan sireei uiieieB
frame up wUl not 'go' with the masses.
There's no use of attempting to cloud
this issue. It is already clearly de
fined, and must be fought out between
now and the opening of the Denver
convention. The people of the country
must be assured that the Democratic
party stands for going ahead bravely
T . , .1 - lit. Ilia larff.lv
caused by the poisonous instillations of i
of the countv,
"There has been, during the year,
an increase of 4,192 in the use of books
in the county schools. The total num
ber read this year is 17,901.
"The property of the association ex
clusive of two lots recently donated
for the east side branch. Including the
library building and flxturea therein
and outstanding loans amounts to $102,
000. Some recommendations were made in
the report that did not meet the ap
proval of the entire board. The par
ticular recommendation so disapproved
follows:
Fund for Books.
"I recommend that the present con
tracts with the city and county, and
tha Wall street crowd and there may
be no compromise,
"Imagine, now, that the word were
to go forth that a compromise had
been effected between the leaders who
represent the progressive forces and
thosa representing the Wall street in,
fluencea. What would be the effect?
. Would not It be true that, before the
ink was dry on tha newspapers which
announced such a compromise, the op- j js the position of the forces which have
--position papers wouia d iin w"s ranged tnemseives oenina wnuam
with della-ht over the political trade Brvan for the coming campaign.
-.which democratic leaders had made to 1 yet it is not to be understood that
ell out the oartr to the reactionaries fhl means that Mr. Bryan will Inula
.who carried the party to defeat in i on running for president. I personally
1904? You don t Imagine tnat sucn a am sure he win run. But it should be
.trad could be effected without such ! plainly understood that he is not in-
a result, do you? slating that he himself should be the
"So, forgetting for the moment that , nominee. He iterates and reiterates to
"It Is a matter of principle which is at , his closest friends, that the first thing
tatake and considering oniy me poim-, 10 db seiuea is, noi wno miium 00 nura
oil expedients, looking at it coldly in : inated, but what shall be the govern
I -. a . . a. at a . I MM.an a-, ' Ina nflnnlnlns In rha r a m ri a I a-n J J,
if thought necessary, the act auhorii
Ing the same be so amended as to pro
vide that a sufficient amount of tha
publlo tax fund be used in the purchase
of new books without any question as
to the rlrht of the association to so
apply such publlo funds.
''In my report made to you for the
year 1903 referring to the contracts
then and now existing between the
library association and the city and
county, and the legislative act author
izing such contracts, 1 said: it wiu De
noted that the words 'maintenance of
the library are used In the act as de
fining the purpose to which the funds
raided by taxation are to be applied. I
Interpret the word "maintenance' to
mean, 'to keep up in its present con
dition' and I am of the opinion that It
would be an unwarranted construction
of the terms of this contract and the
act authorising the same to hold that
the proceeds of the tax levy might with
out limitation be applied to the purchase
of books, the title to which should vest
In the association. But I am of tha
opinion that sufficient of these funds
may, and of right ought to be, ex-
C ended In repairing and rebtnding such
00 ks as may from ordinary use require
It, and the replacement of such books
as may be worn out, lost or destroyed."
Money Hot Sufficient.
"While I may have given too narrow
a conatructlon to the act, my views
uDon the sublect are still unchanged
The amount required for rebindlng and
replacement is Indefinite, depending
largely upon the popularity of the
books, the frequency of epidemics and a
variety of other circumstances, and It
appears to me that either a fixed sum
or such an amount as In the Judgment
of your board of directors Is necessary
for that purpose should annually be ap
propriated to the purchase of new books.
1 estimate tne income lor me year
1908 aa follows:
From county tax. $23,323; city tax,
$22,400; Income from funds of associa
tion, $5,600. By reason of the rapid ad
vance in settlement and population,
more especially of the east side dis
tricts, the branch work of the associa
tion has greatly increased In import
ance, its opportunities multiplied and
Its necessary expenditures propor
tionately enlarged.
"Two valuable lots have been gen
erously donated by a member of the
board of directors as a site for the
east side branch, and the citizens of
that portion of the city are now ear
estly endeavoring to raise by populnr
subscription a sum surrlclent to erect
upon the property so donated a build
ing suitable for branch library
Doses.
More Books Heeded.
"The present noed of the association
Is 'more books. Seventy thousand may
seem a large number to the uninformed, ,
but to any one who studies the sltua- '
tlon and notes the fact that more than
280,000 have been loaned by the asso
ciation during the year, even this large
number must be considered inadequate.
"If the association Is to retain the
commanding Influence in the commu
nity which it has so long enjoyed. It
must keep abreast of the times, and to
do this, means must be afforded to
purchase the best books as they Issue
from the press. The estimated Income
from the funds of the association is in
sufficient for this purpose."
W. M. Ladd and Milton W. Smith
were elected to succeed themselves as
trustees. Their terms expired last
night. They were elected for a new
term of 10 years each.
c4merican
Restaurant
COXITES THIBP AMU COTJO-C T8.
Ofll SAT ABD BIGHT.
X) lunar from 11 a. m. to I p. m.
Cream of Celery Soup, free with meals.
Sliced Tomatoes I5
Lettuce IOC Celery lOt?
Lobster Salad. Mavonalse 204
Fried Rasor Clams 1&4
Fried Catfish 200
Fried Halibut '. IB
Fried Salmon 20c'
Boned Mackerel. Drawn Butter. .. .ao
nan cracked crab
Steamed Little Neck Clams..
Clam Bouillon, with Toast ..
Boiled Beef Tongue. Spanish 20
Chicken Pot Pie 30i
Fried Calves Brains, Brown Butter.asJ
Pork Tenderloin. Country Gravy... 257
veal (sausage. Mashed Sweet
Potatoes
French Lamb Chops on Toast
Pickled Pigs' Feet, Potato Salad...
Hashed Veal Cakes. British Style..
Short Ribs Beef, Brown Potatoes..
Pork Spare Ribs, Sage Dressing...
Stewed Codfish in Cream
Beef Stew and Vegetables
Corn Beef Hash and Poached Egg..
font and Beans
Apple Dumplings, Cream Sauce....
Side Order Dumplings
Half Spring Chicken on Toast
Roast Turkey. Cranberry Sauce...
Koast Domestlo Goose, Apple
Sauce
Roast Chicken and Dressing..
Roast Veal and Dressing
Roast Pork and Dressing
Roast Beef with Brown Gravy.
Roast Lamb with Jelly
Prima Rib Roast
Coffee, Bread and Butter and Potatoes
with all meals.
Dinner from 11 a. m. to $ p. m.
FORESTRY STUDY
INSURES PROFIT
Proved by Eesults of Experi
mentation at Pullman,
Washington.
! BUYS OLD CHURCH TO
KEEP OUT POOL GAME
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Former Sheriff Bids in Edi-
flee Where His Mother
Worshiped.
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RUBBER reus
BROKEN BACK
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(Social DUpatck to Tb Joarasl.)
State College, Pullman, Wash., Feb,
1. The classes In forestry at the State
college have been investigating the dif
ferent shade and ornamental trees
which within the past II years have
grown to maturity on the state experi
ment station farm, with a view to de
termining which are best suited to the
conditions of soil and climate found In
the Paulflo northwest. A summarlxa-
tlon of the results of this investiga
tion Dy president Bryan follows: .
"We found the royal oak, planted IS
years aso. added about an inch to Its
diameter the first year, and Is now $0
feet In height. A bushel of acorns have
recently been taken from this tree. The
flowering ash has proved to be one of
the finest of all tne shade and orna
mental trees on he campus. Trees of
this kind Dlanted IS years ago are now
10 to 11 inches in diameter. The tree
Is noticeable by Its beautiful drk greenljon, was built, which took many of its
Clayton, N. X, Feb. 1. To save 1
church from being converted into 1
pool and billiard room, ex-Sheriff Wll
son T. Jones bought tha Frankllnvllle
Presbyterian church today. Mr. Jones
bought tha struoture to save It from
desecration because his mother wor
shiped there.
At ine suggestion or tne n. u. t.,
secret society or thirteen 01 tne pret
tiest alrls In the village. Mr. Jonas will
take out the old-fashioned benches, re
model and refurnish the Interior and
?:lve tha building for the use of the
own for fairs, supper and other suoh
occasions.
The B. Q. T. society will have charge
or tne ouuaing, ana noia its regular
meetings there. The church was built
In 18S0. the land being purchased from
Lawrence Cake, an Old hotelkeeoer of
irrsnkiinviiie.
Although the congregation was -al
ways small, the church flourished until
me .First presoyterian cnurcn, or Clay-
Young: Surgeons Cut Away
Kagged Edges of Verte
brae and Bind.
(Special DUpateb to Tha Journal.)
New York, Feb. 1. Two young sur
geons at Bellevue hospital last night
periormed an operation which is said
to be unique in surgical history. Nearly
J two months ago Michael Fltzpatrlrk, a
i "trusty" In the Tombs prison, fell down
I an elevator shart in the prison and
broke his jack. He was removed to.
Bellevue. but it was thought nothing
pur- I could be done for him.
He clung to life tenaciously and Dr.
Milton K. Lewis and Dr. Dudley S.
(Jonloy, who were graduated from Co
lumbia Medical school last year, became
much Interested In his case. Four of
ltzpatrlck's vertebrae were broken and
the ragged ends were pressing against
the spine, paralyzing the entire body.
The operation consisted in cutting off
the end of these vertebrae with a cres
cent-shaped saw and winding the stubs
of each one w..u tissue rubber, making
a cushion of each. It was believed last
nlgnt that the operation had been en
tirely successful. Fltzpatrick must re
main for several months on a rubber
water bed.
I
foliage, tapering bole and smooth, beau
tiful skin. The limbs are strong and
compact, and the tree Is not injured by
the winds, this rendering It adaptable
in a peculiar degree to a prairie region.
Xnropean Trees That BxoeL.
"Our English maple has all the vir
tues of the eastern sugar mupie ana is
much better adapted to this climate
than tha eastern variety. We (lnd trees
of this variety are now eight Inches
in diameter, while a neighboring sugar
maple of the same age is out two inches
thick. A curious fact Is that the corre
sponding European variety does better
than the American variety, even tnougn
it be native here. This is also notice
uble in the case of the larch or 'tama
rack ' and the mountain ash.
The beautiful Oregon maple wltn
Its broad leaves Is Just a little too
tender for our climate, and grows rather
aa a bush than a trve. The cataipa 1
successful, hurdy and capable of with
standing the climate. The beautiful
little grove of blue spruce Just east of
the new domestic economy building has
Klven us a revelation of what this tree
will do if properly cared for.
"Of the varieties I hove Just men
tloned and many others, there are now
about 10,000 trees and shrubs on the
college campus that have been planted
during the past IS years for ornamental
and experimental purposes. Our classes
In forestry have now had only half of
a college term In this work, Dut it is
already pretty nearly proved that the
neoDle of the northwest could well af
ford to give more attention to trees and
shrubbery man iney uo.
members, and has finally received them
all.
Governor James N. Gtllett, Harrison
Gray Otis of Los Angeles, National
Committeeman George A. Knight of
San Francisco, and M. II. Da Young, the
San Francisco editor, are said to be
slated as delegates-at-large from Cali
fornia to the Republican national con
vention. The state convention to name
the delegates will be held at Sacramento
in May.
LEAVES GEftlS; TAKES
BATHUIT PHOTO
oenueman liurgiar Knows
Peculiar Preference for
Atlantic Beach . Picture.
Pittsburg, Feb. 1. A photograph ot
Miss Margaret McDade. daughter of ft
handsome widow of the fashionable
Squirrel Hill district, taken In a bathing
costume at Atlantic City lost summer,
proved too much today for the gentle
man burglar who has been making tha
rounds of wealthy east end homes for
the last week.
- Leaving a stack of handsome brace
lets, lockets, watches and rings whlohj
he had collected, the lone burglar de
parted with only the ploture and Its
frame.
The stranger was seen departing from
a aide door, and answered the descrip
tions of the well-dressed man on whom
half a dosen recent burglaries are
blamed. He was not frightened away,
but took nothing except the picture.
though Jewel caskets and dressing tables
were ransacked.
BENGAL LIGHTS TOO
STRONG FOR SINGER
Valencia, Feb. 1. During the second
act of an opera, In which it was neces-
exhibit the scenes, the famous Italian
treble, Gagllardl, suffered an attack of
aaphlxla from the great quantity of
smoke thrown out, and has been In a
grave condition, notwithstanding tha
immediate aid of doctors from the audi
ence. .The function was suspended,
BOY'S SNUFF BREAKS
Ur FATHER'S PARTY
He
Blows It In Through K-yhole
While Assembled Guests
"Ka-c-c-hoo."
i ti-kt wAta.ffAllinr f-annnt anv.
, 111 , 1 11 V W . w-w ajw..a,
i ona see that to win the votes of tne
5 numerically small Wall street crowd
would mean to lose ten votes for every
1 one gained T
i vail Street Interests.
i "Who were the men who came to
Washington to counsel Mr. Bryan to
I withdraw T There was Thomas F. Ryan,
J Wall street juggler, purloiner of New
(York's street car systems and wrecker
- thereof In the Interests of stock manip
1 i ulatnra: there waes William Sheehan.
representative In
former United States Senator Smith of
t New Jersey, of like ilk; and those are
J the so-called guardians of the demo-
. cratlc party who visited the national
capital to induce Mr. Bryan to get out
1 vt tha race and permit them to name
?aome other man to run for president
i , . "Does anyone believe that a trade
t patched up by these patriots would be
I endorsed by the masses? To ask the
? question Is to answer it.
, "We are not deceived at all regarding
- ' tha future attitude of those emissaries
of the interests.' We know they do
; J not Intend to support Mr. Bryan or
J anyone else who stands on a platform
- which calls for progression in national
- affairs. They are against curing cor-
. ... ar41a ha a aa aa-altafr K .
' I'Vimfca) d T . a , k , 1 J a,.3 aBBlUDV V 1 1 C CI1-
, i forcement of the federal statutes; they
, are for a continuance of the practices
' nl nign financiers, wno nave lately pre-
J eanted to the country unwillingly
J through recent disclosures the most
! damning condition of affairs in the
5 corporations which they control. They
have robbed stockholders and corrupted
tn electorate, xney nave used gov
i ernment as a tool, and officers as wield
ers thereof.
) " Tight Xeaotionaries.
I We have got to fight those men to
the last ditch, wa cannot surrender as
, wa did In 1804, for that would be. first,
to destroy every last vestige of hope
lor success in ivos, secona, to exhibit
' treachery to every lofty consideration
: r,f national hnnn.
, Leading Democrats agree that this
lng principles in the campaign. He
lays down as his personal view that It
must be Dlalnlv known that the Demo
cratic party stands for going ahead
wisely, carefully, patriotically, yet
bravely, to cure what ills appear most
seriously to arnict tne nation. When
this Issue shall have tteen fought out
and settled right, then the question of
finding a man who can best lead the
party to do these things should be
taken up.
On that phase Mr. Bryan is absolute-
New York State Of I ha la nnor, U fnrlhli. nnalrlArntlnn- hut
'""i"'"' 1 the determination or the latter aueatlon
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SeYenty-seren
for Colds and
If .you will "take V W f
j Humphrey's Seventy-seven ev-
try day, while Grip prevails, you
; will escape, an .attack, '
Mr. Bryan and his closest friends In
sist cannot properly be by those who
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Bryan's Issues.
The Bryan campaign, if he be the
nominee, will certainly be made on
these main issues:
W. J. Bryan was bitterly fought in
189S and In 1900 on account of the fact
that he held up to the people that the
dominant issue was, not some specific
measure or bill proposed, but whether
or not the money power was to rule the
govtrnment. On that, succeeding events
have completely vindicates Mr, uryan.
Ho was fought because he predicted
in 1896 .that continued ascendancy of
the Republican party would mean that
the trusts (then not one tenth so pow
erful) would gain a degree of control
which would render their elimination a
task of titanic proportions. Subsequent
events have vindicated him.
While the Issue as to free silver or
gold standard was settled largely
through naturcl causes, such us the
throwing into the money supplies of the
nation immense quantities of gold mined
beyond expectation, yet the fundamental
question at Issue In 1S96 was the the
ory that a sufficient quantity of the
circulating media was essential to the
f roper settlement of all financial ques
lona. Succeeding prosperity, induced
' It you already have the Grip,
i then Seventy-seven will cure vou.
and at the same time its toniciiv
will sustain the system and you
I will not have that weakness and
fcclinff of - despondency that
, usually follows an attack of Grip.
All Pruggists sell 77 ;v most
Druggists recommend it 25 cents.
iriwihreyg nomeo. JJedlclse Co, Cor.
and Joha Streets, New Tort.
by that Immense increase in the circu
latin g medium, and the present cry of
the banking and business world for
more money with which to do business,
have completely vindicated the Bryan
claims or rormer campaigns.
These issues will be framed in a man
ner to bring the moral or ethical phases
of the firrht to the fore, as taking prec
edence over purely economic. It cer
tainly will be urged that the ethical
must not be submersed in the cool-
V 1 af haartln.. tlrmtWna that ma
terial things must take first place In
political conferences.
Stancing on tnese planus, Mr. iiryan
continues his fight, and his followers
remain loyal to him and ask no quarter
from bin Wall street enemies.
Largely In corroboration of the rore
oing, the subjoined editorial from the
Washington Herald is pertinent:
Eliminating Boosevelt aad Bryan.
"Believing that Mr. Roosevelt is now
eliminated as a presidential factor,
through his second '"renunciation," as ft
is called, a redoubling of efforts to
eliminate Mr. Bryan is coming more
prominently into sight aa the days
go on.
"Months ago. tn us news columns, tne
Washington Herald called attention to
these efforts .then already under wav.
and which now are culminating, or en
deavoring- to culminate. The program
was so plain at the time that he who
ran could read, and it has become all
tha plainer every day since.
,"It is plainer today than ever before.
Patriotism has been behind this
movement from the very start. Of
course it has unselfish, nonpartisan
patriotism, pure and undefiled. Who
can doubt it? High minded men and
unhampered newspapers lovers of this
glorious country ; ot ours and theirs,
who would see It put on a saner and
safer basis ara giving this movement
their steadfast, unwavering encourage
ment and support, i Everybody baa seen
all thlps All one bad ta do Wag to watch
tha movement ia Us process ot -evolu-,
tlon. It has been a truly beautiful
spectacle. It is truly beautiful yet
worthy of the promoters thus so zeal
ously guarding the people's weal. How
inspiring to see men of both parties
get together the agents of monopoly,
the Billy Shechans, and other of our
best patriots and, laying aside their
partisan differences for the moment,
unite to eliminate the two most potent
makers of mischief In our body politic!
"Inspiring Is hardly the word. Lofty
in better. It's a frame that. In the par
lance of the street, is "out o'sight."
But will it win? Walt The people will
answer."
NOT TO BE ACCEPTED.
WHY KELSO HAS
INT0 UNEMPLOYED
(Special Diapatcn to Tba Journal.)
Kelao, Wash., Feb. 1. Hard times
seem to have had but little effect upon
Kelso's prosperity. Her building boom
has increasbd rather than diminished
siilce the financial stringency. Dr.
Ballard is now well started in the con
struction of a three-story brick at the
southwest corner of Second and Allen
streets. W. P. Ely has already let the
contract for a two-story brick on his
property at Oak and Second streets
Hancock & Easton are figuring with the
contractors for a two-story concrete
ouuaing at . tne nortneast corner of Sec
ond and Allen streets. Burcham &
uyrnes aro just completing a line large
wnarr ana warehouse at the font nf
uhk street, cart or wnicn will be occu
piea ty a new bottling works. Many
residences are still going up in all parts
of town, so thnt Kelso Is troubled verv
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nine wiiu uuciuyiuyea men.
BLACK SEA ST0R3IS
CLAIM MANY LIVES
Constantinople, Feb. 1, Great dis
astrous gales have visited these regions.
In the Black sea manv siwmor. i,,.
ocen wrecKt-a, among mem the Turkish
Bteamer Kaplan, with a loss of 116
lives; in some other little steamers 90
liiuiviauais are Known to have perished
Fortunes Thrown Away.
As the raft floated, under tha
UII0II1IJ13, Ull 111B ump U.11U KDnrKlinO- aaa
mo Buiivio oa w a luiny oi sort. VAI nv
.. v. .... i ,1 i . t r
on viuii, uuvui Liie h zn or a ni at tir.rv
and pulled for It eaa-erlv. thinking ft
4 U . V. ,, " i
ine aruggisi paused and shook his
ueutl.
But it wasn't edible," he said. "It
had a rotten bad smell. It seemed like
ihiiuw ur wax. n was very smooch and
plastic and softlsh. A queer stuff alto
gether, and my friend broke off a chunk
for curiosity.
"He brought it to me when lie came
ashore their raft was rescued In the
end and. taking the thick burlap off
y- mi ins uau uocu iu ueaaen tne smell
he plumped It on the counter, a ball as
big as your fist.
' 'My boy.' Bald I. 'I'll rlvo vnn trnn
for that.'
'Are you Joking? What i- it
way?" he asked. 'I could have had two
hundredweight of It if I'd a mind to.'
"As for me. I turned Dale, i n.iriv
fainted. '
'Then you have thrown bwav- t
Bald, 'a large fortune. This is amber
gris, an essential Ingredient of an th.
finest perfumes. It Is worth between
$600 and $600 a pound, and it can onlv
found by chance, afloat on the sea's
be
surface, for it is an Internal
that diseased whales cough up,
"The sailor ground his teeth.
"r'rt thinlr' hih .alii tK T
growth
Why Princes of India Are Safe in
Offering Jewels to British Officers.
From Tit-Bits.
There is a curious custom at the
courts of the Indian princes. When a
British officer or a physician calls upon
a rajah he Is shown into the reception
or throne room, where sits the rajah
surrounded by the great state officers.
After the exchange of the usual salu
tations one of the officers brings in a
tray on which are displayed Jewels and
golden ornaments studded with valuable
atones, perheps worth 60,000 or more.
The trayful of valuables is supposed
to be a present from the rajah to his
visitors, and it is offered first to the
gentleman, who inclines his head,
tnuchea the eds-e of the tray with the
tips of his fingers, and It Is then passed
over to the lady who invariably accom
panies the British officer. If he Is mar
ried, on such occasions. She follows
the example of her husband, and the
tray and its contents are then returned
to the lewel room.
In lieu of the unaccepted Jewels a
lona- necklace of tinsel, of little value, is
placed around the neck of each, where it
remains during their stay within tho
palace. There is a very strict law
against any British officer accepting
any gift from a native prince.
Even when a doctor may have per
formed some serious operation upon a
rajah, who being grateful wishes to
give exclusive of a money fee, varying
from 200 to 1,000, according to the
operation performeo a present of a
shawl, golden cup or some similar val
uable, the doctor must obtain special
permission from the viceroy before he
aart s accept the present.
If any such officer accepts a gift of
any value without such permission he
may have to resign. This rule wan made
because In the old days, when the East
India company governed India, an offi
cer's pickings and the presents, often
extorted from the rajah, were worth
much more to him than his Salary.
Allentowtr, Pa., Feb. 1. Toung Eben
Snyder not only broke up his father's
birthday par last night, but also made
a murderous assault on his father and
attempted to kill a policeman with a
butcher knife.
The guests were about to partake of
the feast, when all were suddenly seised
with violent sneezing spells.
Investigation showed Eben. who had
been Invited to keep himself scarce, had
pumped a big supply of Japanese snuff
rare, strong snuff through the key
holes, with the result that the celebra
tors almost sneezed their heads off, and
were forced into the fresh air for re
lief. When upbraided by his father for his
mischievous act the boy attacked him.
He defended himself against arrest by
slashing Policeman Poh with a loni
butcher knife, but was finally lockei
up. Today Mayor Schaeffer sent him
to Jail for twenty days.
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Punta Arenas, Feb. 1. The American
battleship squadron anchored In this
harbor this evening to remain five days.
In the meantime the torpedo flotilla Is
expected. The fleet was welcomed by
the Chilean cruiser, bearing a distin
guished delegation of Chileans.
John Walter Smith, who has succeed
ed Arthur P. Gorman both as United
States senator and "boss" of the old
Gorman organization, is a former gov
ernor of Maryland and man of great
wealth.
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DEAFNESS
AND CATARRH
SUCCESSFULLY TREATED
BY "ACTINA"
Nlnetr-flr- per cent of the caaei of deafneaa
brought to our attention aro the reanlt of rbronie
catarrh of the throat and middle ear. The air
patmagea become rloKKed by catarrhal dvpoalta, i
topping tha action of the Ylbratory bonea. Uu-1
tn uieae ae-1
polt ire i
remored ro
lief l lm
P 0 a I b le.
The inner
rar cannot
be reached
by probing
P or spraying.
nence loe
Inability of
apeclaliati to
always give
relief. That
there is a
a c i e n tlfic
t r e a tment
for most
M K- - . ,
E.D. Th$Drum; H. Hammer; VJ,"L "a '
in, o. u. r v, . - catarrh ta
ctrcular Canals; C. Cochlea. demonatrat -
ed every day by the "Actlna" treatment. Tba
vanor generated la the "Actlna" oaaaea through
tha Eustachian tubea into the middle ear, re-
a mAn nt tnovln tha catarrhal obetructlana and lonaena
the world like me. let $100,000 slip ' P the bonea (hammer, anvil and atlrrup) in
through my fingers.' I the inner ear, making them respond to the vi-
'"Cheor up, said I. 'This Is one of oration of Bound. "Ictina" la aiao very auc
the vicissitudes of ignorance. Sclen- ?,ru u,T'n,f .hl'd .S?1"??; bve
trounie xor veara to do comnirteij relieved in a
f.a ajaafc-a h thla wftnilorrnt tnmnHnn 'Aa
till one tlna" baa also been verv aaccesaful In tha
and is i treatment of la grippe, aathma, broncbltla. aorr
throat, weak luura, eoias ana neaaacbe and
flats aa V t h t fimhri?r!n 1 ura
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uuiiuivua. ,'.. ... Duiivri a,
wiser mariner happens along
rich for tho rest of his life."
James T. McCreary, second assistant
postmaster-general, will resign his po
sition after the Republican national
convention to make a try for mnmn
from hl old district la Minnesota.
otbes troubles that are directly or indirectly
due to catarrh. "Actlna" will t sent on trial
pmstpam. write ae aeoui your eaae. Oar ad
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drew Actlna Appliance Co., Vtpt. &8C, 811 Wal.
at St.. Kansas City. Me. .
us
tell mi mum
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Was the Keynote of a Number of
Speeches Made at a Recent Con
vention of Pacific Coast Ad Men
. . s--"
I TEETH.
Don't make claims that it is impossible to fulfill.
"The People Are Not Fools"
I advertise every week
that I can supply dental
work of every kind equal to
the best procurable any
where, and superior to nine-
tenths of the work supplied elsewhere.
The largest practice in the Northwest is proof that
I tell the truth Jn my ads. If I made false claims it
would act only as a boomerang.
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