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FATAL THEATER FIRE Hundred Die In Horrible Disaster il Boyertown, Pi. COAL OIL SPILLED ON AUDIENCE Flames leap through Hall aid Peo ple All Huah Out—Many Ara I ramplad lo Pulp HARLAN NICU WAR While and Yellow Races Must for Supremacy Fight Washington, Jan. 19.—Juatli« John M Harlan, of th« Supreme court of the United Htatee, p«er»l into the distant lutur« al th« annual dinner of the Navy league ol ths United Hlatee and told of a «lay when the white ami yellow race« will m«el In a oonfllct that will «hake the earth. The distinguished jurist w«a «peaking in the interest of a mighty American navy. 11« said: "If I had the opportunity I would vol« for an appropriation of |AU,OOU,. 900 a year tor a period of ten year« lor a larger navy Th« great importance of a navy Is shown in the constitution, which reslncis tlis appropriation« for the army, but seta no limit to th**« for th« navy. There 1« so such thing as friemlahlp between nation« a« between men. Nations make no sacrifice« to preserve friemlahlp ami do not forbear bi do certain things iMxause It d«ie« not meet with th« approval of another na tion D>> you think England cares a cent for what we think of her navy, or Germany car«« a cent lol wliat »• think of here? " Die trend of the immigration of the white people In the ¡«st has lawn from ea«t to west. There has been none from the weet. Just across • lie water there is a country with an immense population who«« corn metes we arc seeking. We refer to the people of Asia aa the yellow race. There are 400,(MX),(MX) Chinese, a« strong physi cally and mentally as we are. There is over there anotlier nation whose people are progre*aive and ambitioua. We may some dav see a «killed army in Japan of 5,000,000 lo 10,000,000. I i.«-v will say: " 'You claim Europe aa your country. Tbi* i* ours. Get out.’ " "I don't think they have any such hies now, and we have no hostility to- wsr«l them. Hut theie will be a con flict tietween the yellow race and the white race that will shake the earth. When It come« I want lo *ee this coun try with a navy on both raeana that will tie strong eonugh." lloyeitown, Pa., Jan. 14—Nearly 100 p. raoiia <>f Hila borough were killed iu a theater tire and ¡»an io laal night and nearly three anole Injured, many nl them la'ally. A majority of th« killed Were inemlwra of th« levllng fainlllos ol th« town. While tlie “Scottish ««formation" win being reproduced In Ittiod«« opera hou«« by Mr«. Monroe, of Wanliing ton, a tank used In a moving picture acene »xpl**l»l. I mined lately there ... a wild ».yah for the e.lta o| the building Men of uiature year, en deavored to «till the penta, but their voices could not lie beard gl.iv« th« ahrieka anil screams ol the terrified women and children who coiii|*«cd the greater part of the audience It seemed a. though marly Dre en tire audlenca made a mad rtiah for the elite th« moment th« ciploelon occur- Md. In tlieir attempt«'to quiet the great crowd, thiai« ¡telson* who were on tlie ■tag« accidentally npaet the coal oil lam|M used at the footliglit« The burning oil «cst'rrisl in all direction«, and th« lamp« which wire mail to light the opera bouse rxploilrd, ihluwing the blailng oil ovrr th« terror strtakrn people. who acre lighting fiantbally to gain the elite In 111« mad ru»h • action id the Moor gave way, precipi tating »core« of person« to the b«ae- meu l. Il waa rcariely five minute« from th« time ol the eipliemn of the tanka until ll>« entire heart >-t the alriicture accrued a rearing furnace There wa« a ma I «eiamld« to the stairway, and GRtAT ACTIVITY EVIDENT. acorva .if women anil children were knraked down and trampled u|*»r>. many of t liem doubt lea« being crturhirl Government is Hushing Work on Our Coast Defenses. tod««th. At leaat 6(1 persona, realir Ing that eilt by the «fairway meant Washington, Jan. 13.—New coast alm<«t certain death, risked their live« defense« are being installed and old by jumping from the window«. I.lml« were broken and akiilla were eruaheil by one« re-enforced at I'aciflc c«ast points, Guam, Hawaii and Manila. Thia work thia dai mg method of «arape. In the meantime a relief corp« war of fortification is lining carried forward at work al the eritrnm-« to th« theater, swiftly and upon a gigantic ana le. Coal endeavoring lo release tho«e who were *lg«*l in the doorway and unable to ex depots are being replenished, huge tricate tli<-m*«hee Many |>erMina who ««■archlighis installed, > arbors mined, ether I«« might liave made gie.l their big guns placeal and ammunition maga recape from the furnace were held In sines filled to overflowing. Ho quietly has this work been going check by the awful jam at th« doors. A. the flame* cut their way toward the on that few outside cf the officials han front of the building, w< men OOuld be dling the work have realised the enorm a«en to claep tlivlr hand* and fall back ous undertaking under way. This work waa started laal May, anti it is especte«t into the flamee. Our* the doorways were clear, the that a year will see the completion of rescuers dragged many women an«l the out line. I program It is acknowledge that the fortifica children from the stairwar« l«a«ling t> the lalcony. Home of them were no tions at Manila, Guam. Puget sound hmlly Injured that they died before nnd Honolulu an« Inefficient and it I» at reaching the temporary hospital. 1 iiioee points that the greatest work is Sknll* were crush*! ami the lace« of lielng done. Han Francisco and other some of the victim« weie «o horribly o«at punt« are declared to lie perfectly mutilated that they were tiaiely leeog eqnIp|ie«l to repel attacks. While not acknowledging any appre- niia'de In on« install *e, the skull of a child, api>areiitlv alantt 10 yearn ol hension, the ad ministration i« rushing the work with real vigor. It was learn age, waa ciunbed al moat Into a jelly. To »dd to the terrible dla*ater, the ed from an authoritative source Inlay fir« up|«aratua Icearm* disabled and the tliat on«* of the pitent factors inileterrn- etr'ictur« was li ft entirely to the merci ining the di>|iatch of the fl -ct to the of the flame*. It In alm<st certain riot I'acitic was a real natlou of the wiak- a vestige of th« bodies of the unfortun m«s at certain prints. The presence of ate* who wire overcome by the smoke the fleet In tlie Pacific remedie» all de fects and structural weakness in **»t and pr-n hrvl will ever lie found. Had the women ami children heeded defen*« punt«. As long iur it remains the warning of the cooler head« in the there It will make up for any short audience, th« horrible Ire* of life might coming in c urst fortifications. Hy the time the fleet leave« the wa have I**-tl avoided. but there wa* the uaoal panic ami «tam|H«l« which invar ters of the I'aciflc it is belle veil all the iably follows «rich a catastrophe. The weak points will have tx*en reinforcol tlamee spread rapidly and communicat and the defense« will in* of a modern ed bi the other of the building ami npproved type. Twelve million round« now enroute Men, women and children mailed for the iiuuiy exits of the building, nnd to the Far East furnishes enough am the weaker sei and the diiiIdren were munition for a pmeible army of fit),000 trampled and manned in the mad tuah men. Tlie normal need of the army in th« Phllippinea I» about 2,000.000 to gain th« atri-eta. round» annually. Aside from this there is an exceptionally heavy draft of ehells H.g Fire in Kansas C*ty. Kanaaa City, Mo., Jan. 14.—The and terpedoee. Villon station annex waa destroyed by tire early today. the Union elation proper w-a hhvk I. Tlie burned build ing contained the receiving oflicee of the Adams. Wei la-Fargo and Pacific Eipresa companies, branch mailing room of th« poatoftir-e. the oilier« of the fiel llarvey Fating House company, the Pullman Palace Cgr company's linen loom ami the Kailwaymen'a Y. M V. A. rooms. The loss is estimate«! nt close bi a quarter nt a million dol lars. I WARNING TO JAPAN Not So Many Idls Workmen. Chicago, Jan. 13.—Statistics gather ed by the Chungo association of com merce tend to alleviate the pveimiam felt concerning the local industrial sit uation. In tesponee tc letters sent out to OIA bu*inos« Arms which a year ago gave employment bi 97,000 ¡versons, it is atatnl tliat these firms are now em ploying 86,400 persons. » decrease of less than 12 per cent, anil within »'0 days will have added 4,920 hands. David R Forgan, president of the aseo- Cut Pullman Chargsx. ciailon, decían*« that the statistics were Washington, Jan. 14.—George 8. gather*! from every branch of industry. I,oftmi, of Ht. Paul, aceonifianied by Senator 1.« Fol lette, file*! with the In Tightens Grip on Paninsuta. terstate Commerce commission today a Tokio, Jan. 13.—An Imperial ordi petition asking for a reduction of *5 nance has >M*en gaiettv*«! which provide« per cent in the lower berth rates of the for the reorganisation of the govern Pullman company, and the tiling of ment of Kwang Tung peninsula in rates for upper bertha at one-half the Manchuria. Directors general of for lower berth tate. The reduction is eign police affair« have al«o been cre asked on all interstate business ate*!. Japanese consults at Mukden, throughout the United States. Mr. Kin Chow, Cheng Chun and Antung I.oftns represent« the Minnesota Ship- liave lieen appomteil cotnmiMioners of Iters' association, which started the police for Routh Manchuria. The pur- private car investigation two yean ago. pise of the ordinance, it is believe,!, mean« the organisation of an active re Massacred by Yaquls. form administration for the entire dis Visalia, (lai., Jan. 14.—Word of the trict. tragic «lea th of Mstk Perkins, a prom 8urgaons Forget Tools. inent mine owner of Mei loo, an«l for mer resident of this city, was received Re«i I.o«lge, Mont., Jan. 13.—A local tislay by the young man'« parents, Mr. anrgeon who hue |«erfortne>l an op-ra and Mrs. II. P. Perkins, of Visalia. tion on Charles .hstkinen, a young On January 2 Inst, Parkins and nine Finnish minister, for the removal of Mexlcsnn were ambushe«! by Taquia the can«« of pain in his chest, fonml in n««r the city of Honora, Mexico, and tlie cavity left by a previous operation massacred, lint one Mexican escaping. two pleura of rublier tubing four an«l Other particulars of the killing have five inches long respectively. To one not yet been received. w«s attached a safetypin, badly rusted. The rubber tubing waa nearly a half Mining Camp Burns. inch In diameter. Joakinen is recov- Meilco City, Jan. 14.—According to ering. a telegram just received In this city, Vesuvius Still Spits Ashes. the great gold mining camp of El Oro, one of the largest in the republic, is Naples, Jan. 13—Mount Vesuvius being d«otroy*l by tire. When the continues to throw ont ashes and incan- dispatch was tiled the principal hotels deeoent matter from Ito chief crater, and the more important business build the cone of which, form*l hy the last ings of the camp had been reduced to eruption, collapeed recently, the earth tremblings being felt long distances. •abas. Root Says She Most Stop Flood ol Coolie Immlflraou. EXCLUSION LAW NAY BE PASSED Japan««« Government Attempts to Adroitly Dodge Issue— Root biases Off the Crisis. Waahlngton, Jan. 11.— Negotiation« lietween the Unite«l Htatea sn*l Japan hav« ri-m hivl a serious stag«. While war a* an eventuality is n*>t «erlourly ■pprrhen<led, larg«ly becauaeol Japan's unpre|aredoes«, It 1« known that the historic friendly relations are «trained almoit to the p>int of breaking. The official denial given at the Htate department of cable*! repirta of de mands having lieen made upin Japan ar« literally true lo a di|ilon.atic «enae, hut the urnial, in a measure, is an eveai'in. Tl«e "oral rrprraentetion«" ami the exchange cf “memoranda." reduced to plan English, mean just th Amba««ador O’Brien, acting under Instruction«, has, «Ince reaching h s ¡eist la»t Ortober, lieen attempting to wui« from tlie Japanese government satisfactory aaiurance« that under tlie plwlge given al tlie time of the |*»*a*e of the luirn gratiuti law last February the Japan»«« government would assist in restricting the emigration to this coimtry of olijnctionable Jspane*e labor. Twice has lie commuriK.*ate«i bi H<«r«tary Root replies obtain»! from Count llayaskl, in which the Japan««« government attempt« adroitly to dodge the Issue. Mr. Root has submitt*! to the Jap anese government, through Mr. O' Brien, atatiatica prepar*l by the de- ¡•rtinent of commerce ami labor, show ing tliat II.* immigration of the unde sirable ol»M of Japanese since the Ja[iane»‘ government gave it» promisee haa been monthly at least twice as Isr.-e as before the promise was given, an«l during sotne months four times a« large. The presentation of col«l «tatiattas showing lastly, coupled with the inti mation tliat congress may adopt more eiringent mrasuree, possibly an exclu sion law, brognht from the Japanese government the second reply, which rracned Mr. R.srt a few days ago in lire form of a cablegram which o*»t several thousand dollar«. Mr. Root is now i*reparir.g an an- swer, with the a*si«tatiee of »everal ex perts in Orients 1 affairs. Tlie Japanese government will be Inform»! that assurances cannot be given that an ex clusion act will not be ¡aaa*i, but that the administration will exercise its influence to prevent such legislation, if possible, pending negotiations. The iseus in official circles in Jafian ha* ran*«! acute agitation, and breauae of tlie 'trained eonditiou of affairs. Mr. Root will not unnece*«atily precipitate matters, with tlie Irnttleship fleet so far from Its base in the I’aciflc. Estimates Too Low. Washington, Jan. 11.—Because cf changed conditions from those existing in 1903, when tlie minority of tlie lx<ard of consulting engineers of the Pana ma canal aubmitted its report, it is now admittsd in responsible quarters tliat the estimate made hy that repirt for building the canal was far too low and that th« cost may approximate 4200.- 000,000. This inclndra various inci dental items, such a« administration, sanitation and improvements aggregat ing several millions of dollars in Pana ma and Colon, which, however, will be refunded by the Panama government, and the expenses of the xone govern ment and various expenses incidental tn the relocation and acquisition of the Panama railroad. Tlie estimate of tiie board in 190 was that tlie erst would be $139, 765,200, but this estimate did not in clude expense« on account of Interest during construction, sanitation and sone government. May Admit Trust Companies. New York, Jan. 11.—The clearing house committee decided tislay L> call a meeting ol the entire »««ociation next Monday to determine whether to admit trust companies to membership in the association of banka now compo«ing the Clearing house. The matter has been under discussion by the committee since last November. The more con servative tank presidents favor the maintenance of a 25 per cent reserve by such trust coui|«nies as may l*< ad rnitted bi the association, while others advocate an "associate membership ' Rent Strikers Evicted. New York, Jan. 11.—Eighty evic- tlcna of East Hids tent striker« to ik place today, and Monroe street waa filled with a picturesque litter of dis placed furnishings. It is tielie veil that tlie strike situation is now neat a solu tion, and claims of victory are being made hy both sides. The indications are that ths honors are about even for, although most of the tenants paid the rent asked when they saw tliat eviction was inevitable If they longer refused, others obtained concessions from land lords. Convicted of Illegal Fencing. Omaha, Jan. 11.—Perry A. Yeast, a prominent cattleman who haa been on trila tor conspiracy to defraud the gov ernment in land entries, was today found guilty and recommended to tlie clemency of the court by the jury. Yeast had many thousand acres of the North Platte forest reserve under ille gal fence. However, the count upon which he waa found guilty was of con spiring with old soldiers and widows to obtain land fraudulently. Withdrawing Troops From Munds. Muncie, Ind., Jan.1 1.— Major Gen eral McKee issued orders this afternoon for the return to their homes of three comapnira of militia now in Muncie. Street cars are now running on oortnal schedule. DENA' LIMED ALCOHOL Idaho Experiment Vistron f «11« About M«nu*«crurs «nd Ge*. CsadltlsRe Aflrctlng the Production of Industrial Ale* hoi in the Nm th west, la tlie title ol a bulletin rweotly imu *I by tli« drpsrtlDeiit of chemistry of th» 1 <«ho Blau es^erlurent «tation Th« purpose of th« bulletin is, «■ ths author «tetee. to bring to tbe atteotma ol farmers and others li.t*r«»t*l in Hie ■obj*-t, the general principle* umlerly- ing the prio*H« u«»i in the manufac ture and drnaturing of slcolioi. The opinion Is exprm-<<l that people in thia part of ths country will receive but lltilr Irene tit frnm th« pssaage ' f t lia “Denatured Alcohol Act" unless they see to it that this atao -ol is made at home from h**ma grown products. Hev- eral crops ate mentioned as being the ones to which psopln in the North we« t will liave t • look a« the rn et promis ing in alcohol manufacture, the tn at prominent lielng potato«« ami sugar lieeto. It Is not prolable that irulivid ual farm d rat i Iler lea will ever tie put into operation. Th<- idea is advanced of a community still, or a still owrel and operated by a «tack company, in which the chief owners ol the stock ■trail be the producers of the raw ma terial. Figures are given rlhi-trating th« relative efficiency of alcohol when compaied to kerosene a» a source of light. It will require some time to get peo ple acquainted with the u»ra U> which denatured a1 r boho I may he put, but It is confidently believed that there i» a grest future for this prixluct right here in the Nortbweet "DRYING OFF" THE MILKER. Useful Hints On Hsr-dlmg of Cows Before Calving In answer to a qu«*tion how to “dry off” the milkirgcow, Prof.J H. Frand- ■on, of Idaho expertmeat -tation, gave the following suggestions The trouble with many dairymen 1« that io drying up c««s they are afraid to step milking »« lung a« th/ cow «how« any tendency of giving milk. In many they do not nalixe that to con tinue milking through the entire year is an exceedingly tied policy. In ordi nary cases it is desnsble that the cows should lie dry from a month to six week«. The object being to increase the supply of nourishment for the growing foetus as well au enabling the cow to improve her physical condition before tbe time of calving. When it is thought best bi hasten “laying *ff," «tart by not milking the cow clean. Thia will generally decrease the amount to a point where it is safe to skip every other milking. In about a week the milk will generally be reduced to such prop>rtione aa to justify milking only every other <lay. General!« soon after thia It will be safe to discontinue milk ing altogether. The “drying off*' 1« mat easily ac complished when cows are fed on dry teed* a.* much a« ¡loeelhle. There are a few persistent milkers which can tie done more ba*m by a forced "drying of!” than to let them milk up to calving, but such oows are decidedly lew in numbers. Publications for Farmers. The following publications ol interest to farmers «nd others have been issued by the Agricultural department of the Federal government and will be fur nished free, eo long as they are avail able, except where otherwise noted, upon application to the Superintendent of r*ocumente. Government Printing Oflice Washington, D. C.: Fanner' Bullein No. 158 —How to Bull*! Small Irrigation Ditches. By C. T. Johnston am! J. D. Stannard, assist ants in Irrigiation investigntions, office of experiment «tationa. Pp. 28. figs. 9. This is a reprint of an article in tbe Yearbook ol tbe department of agricul ture for 1900, entitled “Practical Irri- gaticn.” giving methods for laying out and building small irrigating ditches, using oaly such implements aa are found on moat farms or can easily be made by the farmer. Farmers' Bulletin No. 187.—Drain age of Farm lands. By C. G. Elliott, drainage expert, irrigation investiga tions. office nt experiment atatious. I’p. 40, tigs 19. Explains the effects and advantagra nf drainage and de scribe« impleiui nte and methode suited to a variety of conditions in humid and irrigated regions. Farmers’ Bulletin No. 263.—Practi cal Inf irmation for Beginners in Irri gat ion. By 8. Fortier. Pp. 40 figs. 25. This gives suggestions as to the se lection of an Irrigate*! farm, the sc- quireuient of a water right, tbe prepar ation of land for Irrigation, the con struction of farm ditches, and the ap plication of water to ciope. Farmers' Bulletin No. 270.—Modern Convenience for the Farm Home. By Elmina T. Wilson. Pp. 48, tigs. 27. This discusses heating, water supply, and sewage disposal for farm homes, and the arrangement of houses and grounds. Farmers’ Bulletin No. 277.—The Use of Alcohol and Gasoline in Farm En gines. By C. E. Lucke and 8. M Woodwad. Pp 40, figs. 12. This gives the general resutle of experiments in the use of alcohol In the ordinary in ternal combustion engines on the Amer ican market, with come diseuseion of foreign experiment«. NER CURRENCY PLAN!. 1 ' CouyrMMiian EonKr Ollers Syi- lem 1er Büiik llrcolition. SELURED BY ASStTS OF BANKS Bar ks lo Dsposil Money W.th Gov ernment to Guarantee Botn Notes ana Deposits Washington, Jan. 9.—The eub-Com- tuittee of the hou»e committee on bank- lug and currency, to which was on trust »1 th« framing ol a bill lo increase the «la«ticlty ol the currency, reach*! a couciusKm, yesterday and will report favorably to the lull committee a bill drawn In tbe main by Chairman Fow ler, of the committtee. The bill will be introduced by Fowler and referred i to hrs committee, where it will form the working bruin for the framing of a . bill ol p-krsibly the same scope and tenor. The bill provide« for the complete retlrenunt o! all outstanding nakioral trank bond »-cured currency and author ise« In lieu thereoi a currency bss-d upon general aseeto of the laxnka, to be worked out in thia way: Tlie controller of the currency will designate throughout the country eer tain redempl ion cities, eo that tuere shall Is* a redemption city within at least 24 hours' reach of every national bank. The national banks will indi cate to t be controller of tbe currency to what redem pion city they wish to Ire joined. The controller will then select a time aid place within each redemp tion district lor the organising of Uiat district in tbe following manner: Each national bank in that dixtrict, regardless ol its capital stock, will be entitled to one vote. Representatives of the bunks will meet at a time and place designated and elect a boar<l of managers to consist of seven members. Tlie eeven wifi elect a chairman, who will become a deputy controller of cur rency and arnurne control of bis re demption district, except that be ehall not have charge of tbe enforcement of the criminal statutes. Each national bank is authorised to present to the secretory of the treaaary national bank notes and lawful money iD lieu of other national bunk bond ee* cure*! outstanding notes Then, if tbe bank's application therefor is indora*! by the b*ar*l of managers of tlie re demption district to which It belongs, the bank will receive guaranteed credit notes to the amount of its capital stock. The»« note« will be subject to a tax of 2 per cent per annum. Each bunk will be required to deposit aa a guarantee fund with the treasurer of the United State« 5 per cent of ito average deposits for the preceding 12 months and 6 per cent of the credit notes which It takes out. Tbe revenue thus obtained is to create and support a national guaran tee lund of 9500,000,000 for the guar antee of both the depoeits and the out standing banknotes of every national bank. Eighty per eeDt of this fund is to be invested in United States bonds drawing 2 per cent interest, while the remaining 20 per cent is to be deposit ed in banks of the various redemption cities for the purpose of redeeming the guaranteed credit notes of tbe banks of the various redemption districts. When the national guarantee fund reaches 925,000,000, which would be almost simultaneous with the birth of the new law, the governmmt is re quired to return to tbe tanks the Unit ed States bonds now held ss security for Federal depraite, the object being to enable the banks to get control of tbe bonds, so that the government can invest the 80 per cent of the guaranteed fund in 2 per eent bonds and regain control. In buying these bonds the banks bolding them shall be paid their original pnrebas** price, providing their exact purchase price can be proven. It is Fowler's idea, a* embodied in the bill, to have the new credit notes print*! on a green background in differ entiation from the yellow Iwckgronnd of the gold notes and white background of the silver certicafitee. Both Make Concessions. New Y’ork, Jan. 9.—The gloom among tbe rent strikers was turned to >oy when tbe large number of evictions threaten*! by the landlords eeem*i to dwindle materially. It »it difficult to get marshals to handle thoee that were issued. They eaid they were busy with other things. Many landlords, too. eettl*! with their tenants rather than pay the cost of their eviction, and many tenants, frighten*! by the action of tbe ooutt, agreed to accept smaller redoctions than thoee first demanded. Many cases were thus compromised. Tunnel Open for Treflfic. tnrCOLE’S OREATNIS«. Kaaawa*« H»«ull«»llua *»r SawU Dar« la lUlaate- Bar* "Abraham I.lrv-oln was tbe iieto man I ever aiw,” said Wlrtolta'e oldest auc tioneer tbe other day. J. A. Reimer Is 72 years of age and probably the old «•t sr»'v*»waful auctioneer lo the Htate of Kanssa It Is known among tbe friend» of th« old au<*tlone«r. says the Wichita Enxi«*. that be and Abraham IJocolL were wnrtu frlemla In tile enrly MFa When Mr Benner waa waiting for a •ale the other day he cease over and sat on the curbing In front of tbe Eagle office and eexne of the boys got to talk ing »bout I.lncoln. "Did you consider Mr IJn'-vln a very good man?" asknl a young man who had evidently read of tire martyred President In bls »-bool history. The plucky old auctioneer seem«! to he horrified at the question. He won der«! that anybody should ask such a question. His chin droygvd and be spread ont his hand* palm npwrnrd like one In the proi'W* of what be consid er«! norro- great ancrllrae. and said: "Ob. be was tbe very best man I ever saw. and be was as courageous as he was good. In his treatment of men Ire was a prince, and his every action for*-»-d the conviction that he thought tbe man with an apron cutting stone or the mnn with overalls carrying brick a« god as the President of the United State* He was great by nature and the assumed greatness of small men failed to Impress him. "My father /«*! to own a livery bam at Urbona. In Champaign County. W. W. Davis was judge of that judicial district and I-eonard Swett was State’s Attorney. He and Judge Davis were great friends of Lincoln, and when Mr. IJncoln was el«-ted President be ap pointed Judge Travis s judge of the Supreme Court of the United States tbe very first ofiportunlty. "I »«I consider*! a kid by those men when I first became acquainted with them. I.lm-oln trad partners In those counties, nnd when they wonk! get cases of Importance Lincoln would come over from Springfield to help thevu. and of orurae he was at Urbana. Mattoon and Danville every term of court. Father bad a d*>ut4e-aeat*! car riage and a tine tram of bobtail sorrel horses. I need to take that rig and drive Judge Davl«, Mr Lincoln and I eons rd Swett fr*«n t’rtrana to Mat toon and Danville and go after them when they got ready to *ume ba*k_ They used to df^iettd on the carriage and the kid. but they cal!*! me the boy. That was before they had learned to call young people klda. “Lincoln was a great talker and they used to have lively times on those trips. I have often thought that I never saw- one of the party take a drink. Men Inclined to drink would certainly have lard something along on such tri;*. Tbe very fact that they did not have any- thlnk along has convinced me that none of thwn ever took a drink." FINDS THAT TIME FLIES TwBBty-fowr Watches Taken Month American. fro» Peru has less than seven peraona lo the aqunre mile. Only rtH4 aliens were natarallaml In Great Britain hist year. In Milan there are 3H.OIIO famlllaa living In one room each. Peruvian olives are very rich In nil — 30 per rent hy weight Korea In taking more to beer drink ing than sillier Japan or Chinn. Liverpool Im« tried and nhsnifimeil a penny in the slot telephone nrrvlc«. Two-thirds of tin* hay and grain In Germany la still harvested hy hand. Hheep from Ireland are on exhibition In England. They stand fourteen Inches. An »Irs'trlc railway will probably anon connect Moscow with Ht I'etera burg Ah«mt 12.000 tons of lobsters are caught ami marketed every year In Canada. A Christiania doctor has discovered that microbes tlM«n»*lvea are Infest»! with parasites. Between Htg> and 900 British towns »nr! villages have nxiuemkra In the L'nlt*l Htate«. All the hospitals arid alniabourm In Berlin are regularly «U|>(*li*l with flowers from the city. Tbrer-fourtlM of tbe area of Japan is mountainous ami less tlurn 16 per cent Is under cultivation. Tbe average monthly Imimie la Ja- pan. after recent advances In wagea, 1» officially suited at lens than Ik Nine hundred nnd thirty one British municipalities own gas works, nlnety- nine tramways and 181 supply elwtrte- ity. Kir Walter Raleigh was reepoMlbte for the Intnsluction ol tbe potato Into Ireland. It was a native of Chile and Peru. A statue of Genera) Nicholson, the mutiny be*», ha« been unveiled at Irelhl by fa»rd Minto, tbe vlreroy of India. Russia has a larger proportion of blind penile than any other European country. Two out of every 1,900 are slghth-ss. Buenos Aires is tbe largest city south of tbe equator. Rlo de Janeiro r-omes next, while HydDey, New South Wales, I« third. The hardest wood la not «4s*ny. but ctxuo. It grows In the W«i Indie«, and in used for making flutes and sim ilar instruments. I-a«t year there were 39,211 millions matches »»Id iu France, bringing Into that nation’s treasury Sb^llfi.'Jbb, this being a state monopoly. ( There was a sale of cast off polire uniforms at Manchester. England, the other day. Two hundred poumia of po lice buttons sold for $29. Small farms are the rule in Japan, and every foot of land is put to use. The farmer who has more than ten acres Is considered a monopolist. A fast penman will write at tbe rate of thirty worda a minute, whk-b means that in an hour's steady writing be has drawn his ;*eu a »¡»are of 3(S) yard* 1 "How true It Is that time files,” re- Aluminum paper, which Is practically mnrked Customs Inspector Donohue as a new article of production, is mid to he bow*l out Senor J. Nieves Cabal preserve the sweetness of butter that lero from the customs examination Is wraj»ped in It. for a very long time. room on the French Steamship Line England Inqsirta about ISO.rW bush pier the other day, says the New York World. Inspector Donohue had ex els of apples per week; they come tracted twenty-four gold watches from from tbe Unit*! States ar«l Canada. tbe »enor's garments, which were of Thoee from Oregon bring the highest he latest Parisian mode, striking, up price. An English woman named Mrs. Ken- to tbe moment Then tbe senor was •ermitted to depart, for there waa no ' way had a unique accident In Egypt *usp.«lon that be tried to smuggle tbe recently. She fell from the top of one vatebes. He said be intended to pre of tbe pyramids. Site was seriously ent gbem to his old-time friends and hurt. re can have them by paying duty on t hem. ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS. Senor Caballero, a wealthy South American ranch owner, it Is said, ar A husband does a goorl deal of fuss rived on La Bretagne. It pleased him I ing, but his wife has her way just the to wear two hats, which may be the same. newest thing In Paris and which is not The man who complains he Isn't ap 'orbldden by the Uuitwl States revenue proelated always is to the fullest ea laws provided there Is nothing under teut by himself. ■Ire hats. The »enor’s soft, black felt Instead of envying tbe millionaires. fltt*I dose Iris well-shaped bead and Invent an automobile that will work, over It spr'rted a tall, point*! Panama and become one. straw bat with a gay ribbon on it. What has become of tbe old-fash The senor looked as if he could buy all tbe watches lie wanted and not “on ion*! woman who referred to trifling tick" either. Gracious only knows men as "iloless?" what excited S|>*ial I»et*'tive Dono hue's suspicions of him—¡>erbai>s a ca blegram from au agent abroad of tbe United States treasury department. "Have you anything to declare ns dutiable?" I»onohue asked tbe «error. “Nothing.” said Caballero, emphat ically. "Certain of that?" Donohue persist ed. "Nothing." retort*! the senor indig nantly. as if tbe repetition of the ques tion was insulting. Then Donohue invited tbe senor to the examination room. You have seen a prestidigitator take rabbits front a oornucopla that seemed to be empty? Just so Ikmohue extracted watches from Heitor Caballero's tine raiment. “Struck one." said Donohue soon af ter his search began. “Struck twelve.” be remarked after a while. He struck twenty four, which Is pos sible only under the new method of reckoning time. Tbe watches were all very thin, of the newest pattern, worth about $30 each. Then having less time on his bands, the senor took a cab and drove away. New York, Jan. 9.—The first of the series of tunnels under the waters that divide Manhattan from Brooklyn on the one side and from New Jersey on the other was open*l for traffic late last night, when the initial passenger Tw< X» vaxrw. train left the Bowling Green station of Beat two eggs eeparately and wen. the Interborough subway and went the Add to yolke on» half cup sugar t beat! length of one of tbe long steel donble than tbrawelgbttw cup boiling water tubes which parallel each other under and another half-cup of sugar and on* the river to Brooklyn. The opening of fourth teaepoonful ealt; beat again. this tunnel is regard*! aa a long step Add juice and grated rind, «t on* toward the solution of tire transporta Tks Wroag Fwwerwl. fourth lemon; beat age*A ’Now add tion problem of New Y’ork. When Meyerbeer died his son com alternately the white« uggs and one posed a funeral march which "remem level cup flour. lifted with on« and on* Will Try Land Thieves. bered his ilcail father.” FNill of rviro- half teaepoonful baking powder. Bake Helena, Mont., Jan. 9. — United tlon. the young man took It to Rossini. twenty-five minute« In a greaeod. pa* States Judge William H. Hunt will "Play It. maestro," he pleaded; “play par lined, shallow pan leave Helena on Saturday for Portland, It. I wrote it in exjireeslon of my grief Or., where he has just been ordered by ■tarn and wash tbe green grapes, the Department of Justice to preside in and mourning for my dead fathet." put them In a porcelain-lined kettle and the land fraud cases, which will be Rosalni t***k It up and placed it on bis pour boiling water over tbam. Iaavs brought up the first of next week. piauo and play*! it. Tears rolled down thle on for only a minute to loosen the Francis J. Heney will prosecute the bls cheeks. Utter »nines« dwelt upon “You weep.” cried skins, then drain. To each quart cases. Judge Dietrich, of the Idaho his rountenance. of grapea add a cup of water, return district, will come to Helena to preside young Meyerbeer, tieshle himself with to the fire and boll until tender. Strain over the Federal court here during joy at lire effect upon the great master. "Because." replied Roolnl, "I am wish the fruit and nieaeuro the pulp and Judge Hunt's absence. ing that you were dead and It waa add tn It twothlrds an much sugar your father who had written the fu aa there 1a pulp Put Into the preserv Battleships Off Brazil. ing kettle and twill gently foe about fif Pernambuco, Braxil, Jan. 9.—Tbe neral ma reh."—IJ verpool Post teen minutes more, taking care that American battleship fleet under com About everything from physical cul the eugar and fruit do not ecorch. mand of Rear Admiral Evans, waa ture to quinine claims to be “Nature'« ■klm frequently while boiling. Pour sighted passing this port yesterday at noon on Ito way to Bio Janeiro. 1 ewn remedy.” tote glass Jara and ae*L I Talk to any stranger for at least twenty minutes, and if be has rich kin you w 111 find It out. You may believe you are the best nran iu tbe country, but that wont convince the country. I A woman's Idea of a goo<| husband Is one who praises her for being econ omical when she isn't. 1 It Is usually the case that you «•an tell more about a question when you only bear one side of It When a husband goes ont with bl« wife, she usually says of him: “ Ilei acting perfectly dreadful to-day.” A brakennrn has a great contempt for tea. and also for breakfast forsls less substantia! than ham and eggs. There Is no use talking; when a man drives ail automobile peat a man on foot he feels pretty Important Talk to any w idow, or widower, and you will hear: "Well, I illtl all I could to add to her (or his) happiness.” «Moklng la L om S ow '» Smart See. Smoking among women In Ixvmlon'» smart set has b**ome the habit, ami not only are cigarettes used, tart cigars as well. Many society women actually call at the tobacconist's for their ci gars. Tbe custom Is steadily growing. set«:»* ■■ oss**t«nitr. Employer You wish to be married next Friday, rlo you. Thomas? Ilaven'r you some misgivings about marrying on Friday? Assistant B*»okkee|*er- No, air; tbe only thing that trouble« me la that Im marrying on $15 a week. N»<ire«bt« F»»a. Bacon—Buzxarda and vultures can scent food at a distance of forty miles, Egbert—They must he fond of boiling cabbage and frying onions.—Yonkers Statesman. e