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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 12, 1906)
Between Two fires By AIMTIIOMY HOPE "A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds," Francis Ilucoii. CHAPTEU ! There wore fewer revcirtion in South America than usual, and the ranaiua rnnal had come to t ho front In a promis ing and progressive way, hut the Hepub lic of Aureataland whs certainly not in a flourishing condition. Although most h.rppily situated (It lies on the wast, lather to the north), and gifted with an xtensive territory, nearly as big as North Dakota, it had yet failed to make that material progress which had teen hoped by Its founders. It la true that the State was still in its infancy, being an offshoot Irom another and larger realm, and hav ing obtained the boon of freedom and self- government only as recently as 1S71, af ler a series or political convulsions or a violent character, which may be studied with advantage in the well-known history 01 in .Making or Aureataland. ty a learned professor of the Jeremiah I .leeks I niversity. This profound histo nan is. beyond all question, accurate in attributing the chief share in the national movement to the energy and ability of the first President of Aureataland. His Excellency President Marcus V. Whit tingham. a native of Virginia. Having enjoyed a ihtsoii.i1 friendship with that talented man, as will subsequently appear, 1 have great pleasure in publicly endors ing the professor's eulogium. Not only did the President bring Aureataland into being, but he moulded her whole consti tution. "It was his geuius" (as the pro fessor observes with propriety) "which was fired with the idea of creating a truly modern State, instinct with the progres mve apint of the Anglo-Saxon race. It was his genius which cast aside the worn out traditions of European dominion, and taught his fellow-citizens that they were, If not all by birth, yet one and all by adoption, sons of freedom." Any mis takes in the execution of this flue con ception must be set down to the fact that the. President's great powers were rather the happy gift of nature than the result of culture. To this truth he was himself in no way Mind, and he was accustomed to attrib ute his want of a liberal education to the seial ruin brought ujion his family by the American Civil War, and to the disloca tion thereby produced in his studies. Starting under the auspices of such a gifted leader, and imbued with so noble a real for progress. Aureataland was, at the beginning of her history as a nation the object of many foud and proud hope lint in spite of the blaze of glory in which her sun had ri.sen, her prosperity was not maintained. 1 Me country was well suited for agriculture and grazing, but the population a very queer mixture of races was indolent, and more given to keeping holidays and festivals than to honest labor. Most of them were unintel ligent ; those who were intelligent made their living out of those who weren't, a method of subsistence satisfactory to the individual, but adding little to the aggre gate of national wealth. Only two classes made fortunes of any size government officials and barkeepers and even in their case wealth was not great, looked at by an English or American standard. Pro duction was slack, invention at a stand still, and taxation heavy. The Presi dent's talents seemed more adapted to founding a State in the shock and turmoil of war, than to the dull details of admin istration; and although he was nominally assisted by a cabinet of three ministers, and an assembly comprising twenty-five members, it was on his shoulders that the real work of government fell. On him, therefore, the moral responsibility must elso rest a burden the President bore with a cheerfulness and equanimity al most amounting to unconsciousness. When I first set foot in Aureataland I was landed on the beach by a boat from the steamer at the capital town of W'hit (ingham. I was a young man. entering on my twenty-sixth year, and full of pride at finding myself at so early an age sent out to fill the responsible position of man ager at our Aureataland branch. The directors of the bunk were then pursuing what may without unfairness be called an adventurous policy, ana, in response to the urgent entreaties and glowing exhor tations of the President, they had decided on establishing a branch at Whittinghain. I commanded a certain amount of inter est on the board, inasmuch as the chair man owed my father a sum of money, too email to mention, but too large to pay, and when, led by the youthful itch for novelty, I applied for the post, I suc ceeded In obtaining my wish at a salary of a hundred dollars a month. I am sorry to say that In the coufse of a later busi ness dealing the balance of obligation shifted from the chairman to my father, an unhappy event which deprived me of my hold on the company aod seriously in fluenced my conduct in later days. When I arrived inAureataland the bank had been open some six months, under the guidance of Mr. Thomas Jones, a steady going old clerk, who was in future to act as chief and cashier under my orders. I found Whittingham a pleasant little city of about five thousand inhabitants, picturesquely situated on a fine bay, at the spot where the river Marcus debouch ed into the ocean. The town was largely composed of government buildings and liotejs, but there was a street of shops of no mean order, and a handsome square, called the "Piazza 1871," embellished with an equestrian statue of the President, Jtound about this national monument were a large number of seats, and, hard by, a cafe and bandstand. Here, I soon found, was the center of life in .the after noons and evenings. Going along a fine avenue of trees for half a mile or so you came to the "Golden House," the Presi dent's official residence, an Imposing villa of white stone with a gilt statue of Au , reataland, a female figure sitting on a ploughshare, and holding a sword In the right band and a cornucopia In the left, by her feet lay what was apparently a badly planned cannon ball ; this, I learned, was a nugget, and from its presence and the name of the palace, I gathered that the President bad once hoped to base the prosperity of his young republic on the solid foundation of mineral wealth. This Lous had been long abandoned. I have always luted hotels, so I lest no time in looking round for lodgings suitsMe to my means, and was fortunate enough to obtain a couple of rooms In the house occupied by a priest. Father Jacques Hoaehretien. He was a very good fellow, and though we did not become in timate, I could always rely on his cour tesy and friendly services. Here I lived in great comfort at an expense of fifty dollars a month, and I soon found that my spare fifty made me a well-to-do man in Whittingham. Accordingly I had the entree of all the best houses. Including the (tolden House, and a very pleasant little society we had: occasional dances. frequent dinners, and plenty of lawn ten nis and billiards prevented me feeling the tedium 1 had somewhat feared, and the young ladies of Whittingham did their best to solace my exile. As for business. I found the bank doing a small business. but a tolerably satisfactory one, and if we made some bad debts, we got high iu forest on the good ones, so that, one way or another, I managed to send home pret ty satisfactory reports, and time passed on quietly enough in spite of certain man ifestations of discontent among the popu lation. These disturbing phenomena were first brought prominently to my notice at the time when I became involved in the fortunes of the Aureataland national debt, and as all my story turns on this iucident, it perhaps Is a fit subject lor a new chapter. CHAPTER II. When our branch was established at Whittingham there had been an arrange ment made between ourselves and the government, by the terms of which we were to have the government business. and to occupy, in fact, much that quasi official position enjoyed by the Hank of England at home. As a quid pro quo. the bank was to lend to the republic the sum of $."sVUI at i er cent. The President was at the time floating a loan of one million dollars for the purpose of works at the harbor of Whittingham. This as tute ruler had, it seemed, hit on the plan of institming public works on a large scale as a corrective to popular discon tent, hoping thereby not only to develop trade, but also to give employment to many persons who, if unoccupied, became center of agitation. Such at least was the official account of his policy: whether it was the true one I saw reason to doubt later on. As regards this loan, my otfii-e was purely ministerial. The ar rangements were duly made, the proper guarantees given, and the June after my arrival 1 had the pleasure of handing over to the President the $.KMl,0i0. 1 learned from him on that occasion, that to his great gratification, the balance of the loan had been taken up. We shall make a start at once, sir," said the President, in his usual confident but quiet way. "In two years Whitting ham harbor will walk over the world. Don't be afraid about your interest. Your directors never made a better invest ment." I thanked his excellency and withdrew with a peaceful mind. I had no respon sibility in the matter, and cared nothing whether the directors got their Interest or not. I was, however, somewhat curious to know who had taken up the rest of the loan, a curiosity which was not destined to be satisfied for some time. The works were begun and the Inter est was paid, but I cannot say that the harbor progressed rapidly; in fact, I doubt if more than $100,0) ever found their way into the pockets of contractors or workmen over the job. The President had some holes dug and some walls built: having reached that point, about two years after the interview above recorded, lie suddenly drew off the few laborers still employed and matters came to a dead stop. It was shortly after this occurrence that I was honored with an invitation to dine at the Golden House. It wus in the month of July. Needless to say, I accepted the invitation, not only because it was in the .nature of a command, but also because the President gave uncom monly good dinners, and. although a bach elor had as well ordered a household as I have ever known. My gratification was greatly increased when, on my arrival, I found myself the only guest, and realized that the President considered my society in itself enough for an evenings enter tainment. It dhl cross my mind that this might mean business, and I thought it none the worse for that. We dined in the famous veranda, the scene of so many Whittingham functions. The dinner was beyond reproach. Ths President was a charming companion. Though not, as I have hinted, a man of much education, he had had a wide ex perience of life, and had picked up a man ner at once quiet and cordial, which set me completely at my ease. Moreover, he paid me the compliment, always so sweet to youth, of treating me as a man of the world. With condescending confidence he told me many tales of his earlier days; and as he had been everywhere, his con versation was naturally most interesting. Dinner was over nad the fable cleared before the President seemed inclined for serious conversation. Then he said sud denly : "Mr. Martin, this country Is In a peril ous condition." Your excellency," said I, "do you refer to the earthquake'" (There had been a slight shock a Jew days before.) No, sir," he replied, "to the finances. The harbor works have proved far more expensive than I anticipated. I hold In my hand the engineer's certificate that $003,000 has been actually expended on them, and they are not finished not by any means finished." They certainly were not J they were hardly begun. "Dear me," I ventured to say, "that seems a good deal of money, considering what there is to show for it." "You cannot doubt the certificate, Mr. Martin," said the President. I did doubt the certificate, and should have liked to ask what fee the engineer bad received. Hut I hastily said It was, of course, beyond suspicion. "Yes," said he steadily, "quits beyond suspicion. You see, Mr. Martin, In my position I am compelled to be lilerai. The government cannot set other employ ers the example of grinding men down bv low wages. However, reasons apart, there is the fact. We cannot go on without more money ; and 1 may tell you, In eon hden.v, that the political situation mske it imperative we should go on. Not only my personal honor pledged, but the on po sition, Mr. Martin, led by the Colonel, Is making itself obnoxious yes, I may say very onnoxious. "The Colonel, sir," said I, with a free dom engendered of dining, "Is a beast Well, said the President, with a tol eraut smile, "the Colouel, unhappily for the country, Is no true patriot. Hut he is powerful ; he Is rich ; he Is, under my self alone, In command of the army. And, moreover, I believe he stands well with the Signorina. The situation, In fact Is desperate. I must have money, Mr Martin. Will your directors make me new loan?" I knew very well the fate that would attend any such application. The direo tors were already decidedly uneasy about their first loan ; shareholders had asked awkward questions, and the chairman had found no small difficulty In showing that the Investment was likely to prove either safe or remunerative. Again, only a fort night before, the government had made a formal application to me on the same sub ject. I cabled the directors, and receiv ed a prompt reply in the single word, loot sums, which In our code meant. Must absolutely and finally decline to entertain any applications." communi cated the contents of the cable to Senor Don Antonio de la Casabianca, the min ister of finance, who had, of course, com municated them in turn to the President venfured to remind his excellency of these facts. He had heard me with silent attention. I fear," I concluded, "therefore, that it Is impossible for me to be of any assist auce to your excellency." He nodded, and gave a slight sigh. Then, with an sir of closing the subject, he said : I suppose the directors are past rea son, ion occupy a very responsible po sition here for so young a man, Mr. Mar tin not beyond your merits, I am sure. They leave you a pretty free hand, dou't they?" I replied that as far as routine busi ness went I did much as seemed good In my own eyes. Houtins business? including Invest ments, for instance; he asked. Yes," said I; "investments In the or- linary course of business discounting bills and putting money out on loan and mortgage over here. I place the money, and merely notify the people at home of what I have done. ' A most proper confidence to repose in on, the I resident whs good enough to ay. I ontidence is the life of business; you must trust a man. It would be ab surd to make you send home the bills, and deeds, and cert ideates, and what not. Of course, they wouldn't do that." Though this was a statement, somehow it also sounded like a question, so I an swered : "As a rule they do me the compliment of taking my word. The fact is. they are, as your excellency says, obliged to trust somebody." "Exactly as I thought. And you some times have large sums to place'.'" At this point, notwithstanding my re spect for the President, I began to smell a rat. "Oh, no. sir," I replied, "usually very small. Our business is not so extensive as we could wish." "Whatever," said the President, look ing me straight in the face, "whatever may be usual, at this moment you have a large sum a very respectable sum of money in your safe at the bank, waiting for investment." "How do you know that?" I cried. "Mr. Martin ! It is no doubt my fault ; I am too prone to ignore etiquette; but you forget yourself." I hastened to ajmlogize, although I was pretty certain the President was contem plating a queer transaction, if not flat burglii ry. "Ten thousand pardons, your excellen cy, for my most unbecoming tone, but may I ask how you became possessed of this information?" "Jones tobl me," he said, simply. As it would not have been polite to express the surprise I felt at Jones' sim plicity in choosing such a confidant, held my peace. (To be continued.) M. -h I"1 r The Moth I'esl. Westward, flic gypsy moth take IN way. It has caused millions of dollars worth of damage In Massachusetts, baa escaped to Nv Hampshire and Con noctlcttt, nml now the Invasion Is turn Ing toward New York State. This In foresting Information Is convoyed In n letter of warning Just Issued by E. P. Pelf. State Entomologist. The brown tall mot ti Is ti more recent Introduction, and, uiillks tbo gypsy moth, flics readily. It Is not only very destructive loaf fowler, but the barbed hairs of tin caterpillar cause n very severe Irritation uion the tin protected skin. Two rows of warts down the back of the gypsy moth caterpillar make It easily distinguishable. It Is about two Inches long and the ten anterior wnrts are blue, the twelve posterior rod. The gypsy moth will eat nn th'ng lit the tree or shrub line, and on the slightest disturbance ,.;ip on passersby and cling to clothing. Hrown tall moths have white s,t on each side ami a single pair of red spots near the full. Thov prefer wild cherry, pear, apple, maple, elm mid white oak leaves, and have barbed horns, which, breaking off or blowing from the cocoon, produce an Intolerable Irritation, the "brown tall Itch." Caterpillars of both smhIos, says Mr. Felt, may Ito destroyed by spraying with nn arsenical poisoning, preferably live pounds of arsenate of lead to fifty gallons of wafer. though the gypsy i.ioth aterpl liars, especially when nearly full grown, are quite resistant to pois on. Kggs of the gypsy moth may be de stroyed by treating the egg masses with mm U Making Fruit rule. Hard fruits, such n apples and pears, are cut Into small pieces with out being peeled or having I he ores or seeds removed, and placed III cold water containing I. ft ounce of salt fo the gallon to prevent dlscolornf Ion. 'J'he fruit is then boiled to n pulp and strained, n yield of about one fifth the original weight being obtained. Plums nml soft fruits are treated In practical ly the same iniiimcr. With plums the strained pulp Is sweetened with about 4..1 outids of sugar to each hundred weight of fruit and the boiling contin ued nntll the pulp Is thickened sulll clontly to hung from the spoon without dropping. With raspberries nml straw berries the boiling must not Ik pro longed and the pulp need not be strained through so fine a sieve ns In the case of plums. The chief silnts to which care should be devoted are the priwesees of Isillltig Uie fruit. The first boiling should bo continued only so long us the consistency of the mass Is such ns will enable the pulp to pass through the sieve for straining. THEV7EEKLY Mule In Ntrunar Demand. As In. Heating the steady growth In public favor which the mule Is enjoy. Ing, we are glad to note that the pro prietor of ii Mis souri Jack farm tins Just sold some flue animal at high prices - $:i.(Hs), IK HI, II.MNI, fl.'.'.IO, five for $I,IHH ouch, f'.HHI, $HOO, $7lH, three Jacks nml one Jennet, $.I.(NK). A letter from Austin, T..V M, I'M til. 11, t WKI t. IIHKD J At'K ' a great shortage of mules In that State. They tire In strong demand by farmer and ranchers, and the supply Is Iniidispiatc. As n result, tbo prices of good mules have gone up to the highest figures ever known In the State. It will he but n few years until this mule shortage, which Is said to exist throughout the country, will be relieved, as much attention 1 now Is-lng given to breeding the animals. Country Gentleman. A ',v,i-''rj,Vii NESTS OF THE MOTHS. a preparation coniMsed of 50 per cent creosote oil, 110 per cent carbolic acid, ! per cent spirits of turpentine and 10 Ier cent of coal tar. ttehool of Vnvluit Ion. As n iHiKslble stimulus to river cltlei In German states, n school of naviga tion lias been established at Mannheim for the purpose of eilm-nting young: men employed on river JsnttH In the ti rt of navigation nml kindred sciences, snys, the New York Herald. Tlio term last about eight weeks In winter, while the Khlne Hlver Is Icebound. Students are taught penniiinshlp, lan guage, arithmetic, geography, commer cial lnw mid everything necessary for them to know regnrdltig shipbuilding mid limitation. They must be 1(1 yours old mid must have worked it t least one year on n river bout. The tuition fee Is nominal, mid for Iwiys without nieuim entirely free. The men generally Krnd uate lifter two winter terms of eight weeks each, receive a cnptuln'H patent from the government after five yearn more of practical Kervlee, provided they are at least twenty years old. Hteam fdilp companies have agreed to give graduates of the school the preference over applicants without a diploma. An Karnest Meeker. " 'Scuse me, boss," said the colored Individual, n lie entered the mer chant's prlvute ollice, "but Ala's lookln' fob work." "Oh, you are, eh?" rejoined the mer chant. "What can you do?" " 'Scuse me ergln, boss," said the man of color, "but It nln't foh mahself All's lookln' foh work It's foh mail wife, snh." Helping- It Alonar. Oldham I have decided to lay my fortuno at Miss Dlmpletou's feet Yungun Well, that ought to make It a trifle easier for her. Oldham Easier for her? Yungun Yes ; to run through It Hpraflns to Ielroy Has. The recognized formula for bordeaux mixture for use on jKjtatoes Is six lotinds of copper sulphate, blue vitriol, four ioumls unslucked quicklime and fifty gallons of water. Tho copper sul phate Is dissolved In one barrel and the lime In another. Add to each twenty five gallons of water and then mix thoroughly. When to be used strain through a wire strainer, preferably one of brass. Spraying should be started when the potato plants are six Inches high i.nd be repented every ten Uays or two weeks, according to the weather, throughout the growing season. If bugs are to be destroyed, add one pound of parls green to each fifty gallons of bordeaux mixture, but the bordeaux mixture should bo used alone until the bug are noticed. When It Is figured that the cost of spraying does not exceed $7 nn acre, and It Is often less, while. exjerImeuU have proved that the value of the cop was Increased three or four times the cost for spraying, It certainly pays and pays well. Milk l'renervall ve and 1'ubereuloals. The use of milk preservatives has been rather favorably considered by the dairy department at the New Jer sey Experiment Station. Thus the au thor of a recent bulletin believes that the use of formaldehyde added to milk, one part In forty thousand, destroys the tubercule germs and leaves unin jured tho bodies found In tuberculous milk which tend to protect against the disease. The chief danger of Infection of both calves and children Is thought to occur In early life through drinking milk containing germs, although the apjiearance of pronounced symptoms of the disease may not be noted until later life. Hence the suggested use of the preservative In the quantities mention ed for milk. Intended for young children. "Novelties." New varieties are often sold because they are "novelties," rather than be cause they are better than the old, tried and standard kinds. It is better to use varieties of trees and vegeta bles that are known to lie the best for the section where they have been test ed, In preference to using others, until experience gives an oiportunlty to know more of the newer varieties. Nov elties should be tested In a limited war. I To Make t.ootl t orn lira. Any (nriner handy with the ordinary ools on a fnriii can make a corn drag attachment for his cultivator that will pay for Itself many times In one sea son, If properly used, says an expcrl need agriculturist. The common farm harrow Is too heavy and unwieldy for harrowing corn lifter It Is up. except under the most favorable conditions of soil ami weather. To make, gel ink one ami one half Inches by three. Make two section of th.ee bar each. I,et ach section be long enough to cover ill of spHi' between two rows. Hraeo sntne a oilier narrows. No. m wlr spikes make very good teeth. Set teeth little slanting and as close as will work lu your soli without clogging. At tach to beams of corn plow. Arrange o that the drug will cover nil the ground when you wish by conmvtlug the two parts. You can, with this ar rangement, adjust the drag to suit I II Flies and the Milk Yield. The effect on milk production by the use of fly rejN'lhints has lieon tested at the Missouri Station. Various mix tt res were found which would keep off the files all day If put on In the morning; but a measurement of the milk and test of the butter fat for a period of two weeks Indicated that keeping off the flies did not affect the mrlk yield. As somewhat similar results were obtained by experiments- at the Connecticut Sta tion, It seems fair to concede that the Injurious effects of the fly pest have been exaggerated. During the fly time the feed lu most pastures Is growing poorer every day' and the cows natu rally shrink then, but It Is probably a mistake lo blame the flies for much of the shrinkage. For nil that, It Is worth while to use the mixtures to keep off the tiles for the peace n lid quiet obtained In the stable for both the cows and for the milkmen. tiood ( pii for Old tarns Land. The question of what to do with grass land after haying, where the laud Is run out and poor, Is a rather puzzling one, but If we should get rain enough to soften the surface and permit easy plowing, It may be broken up, enriched with manure or fertilizer and Immedi ately seeded with Hungarian. In case the weather should prove too dry for this, barley may be sown either alone or with rye In August for fall feeding. Off good, strong land, well enriched, a crop of Into cabbage plants may be set as late as July 1.1; the turnip seed may be sown even as late as Aug. J, though July '20 Is a better time. What Merino Jlreedrrs Did. Merino breeders In Vermont took a sheep that sheared nine pounds, and they developed a sheep that sheared forty-four imjiiwIs. They took a car cass that weighed 100 pounds, and they made one that weighed 1KM) m)uik1h. They sold rams for $3 per head, and they sold rams for $.'1,000 per head. They sent merinos to every part of the world where better sheep were wanted. Agricultural Atoms, An early piece of ground sown to lar ley makes the pigs smile. It Is most exasperating to attempt to fix a pump when the stock Is stand ing around waiting und making things unpleasant. The man who breeds a breed of Logs because lie likes them Is sure to suc ceed. More depends on the man than on the breed. All fence rows should be set to grass 1.1SS - Douglas Main st bat I la of Chevy Chase, England. 1.111- Pence concluded nmoiig England, Franco nud Scot laud. l.Mil llniry VIII. of England married Catherine I low ant. ltlT.'l New York ""surrendered to the Dutch. 1 117.1 - Green wlch Observatory estab lished. 17.17 - I 'ort W i 1 1 In in I lenry surrendered ( Montcalm. 17!' The Swiss Guard killed In an at taek mi III Tuillerie in Pnrls, 1 Hi t - Non imports) Ion net proclaimed by President Madison. 1SI.1-(tattle of Si.mluglon, Conn. 1SI.1 - NiiM.eon embarked for St. Il-bna. 1X1 -Missouri admitted a n Slate, 1S'J7 -George Canning, English stales loan, died. lS.'lO - I .on is Philippe proclaimed King of Frnnee. 1H Steamer Erie burned on I.nke Erie ; 1 7.1 Ih e lost. lld - David Wilmot introduced hi pn- vUo in Congress . . . . Hniil lis'iniiin 1 is- hi it ut ion (il Washington founded. IS.VJ - Permission gran'"! to M. Thiers and olle-l- political exile lo return to France. 1H.1S Ottawa made the capital of Can-n.fi. l";i - I lampion. Vs., burned. ... It. itlU Wilson's 'r.s-k, Mo. ISil'.' President Lincoln culled for mm men for lime month. 1570 - Paris declared In it state of leg. Franco German war. 1571 --Celebration of the Sir Waller Scott centenary at Edinburgh. 1S7.'S -Sieainer Wiiwasset biiiued on Po tomac riier ; tliirl live live ot. 1N"I- Marshal Itnniiie escaped from the Isle of Sle. Margie-rite. 1S7S International monetary confer ence opened at Pai ls. . . . It, ginning of lli' Austro Itosiau war. 1S.S0 - Dr. Tanner sueeesfully completed a fast of foity days. 1HS -Transvaal ceded to the Hoer. He public proclaimed. JHS.'I Dji nn m ite conspirators st Liver pool sentenced to penal servitude for life. 1 KM I Oklahoma "boomer" ousted from Indian Territory by Fulled Slates I roup. ... Severe eartlopiiiko felt along A t la tit lc coast. 1HM.1 liiiHisiug funeral of (Jen. Gran! In New York. 1H.K7 I lawnli adopted a new constitution ....One hundred excursionists killed in railroad wreck at Forest, III. 1SXH -Maxwell, the murderer of Charles A. Preller, hnnged in St. Louis.... Larry Donovan, American bridge Jumper, leaped from Hungerford bridge, London, and was drowned. 1HM! Mrs. Florence Mnvbriek found guilty of miiiderliig her husband in Liverpool. 1S1M - 'niled Stale vessel ordered to China been use of (list ui'bil nee. 1N!.1 Geary net enforced. First China man deported from San Francisco... Forty-third Congress convened in ex traordinary session. Subject, Sher man .act Severe earllupiake shocks in California. 1S'.I The jneht Hrilannia bent the Vig ilant nt ('owes, . , Earthquake shocks felt in Memphis, Teiin. ,. .Great Hrilnlii declared neutrality in tint Korean war. 180.1 Hriilsh steamer Chnttertliun foun dered near Sydney, N. S. W. ; fifty four lives lost. 1800 Itelrinl of Dreyfus begun st Itennes. ... Hurricane In West In dies; '.'.OOO drowned. lOO.'t Pope Pius X. crowned.... Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, U. S. A., re tired. 10OI -.Seventy-six persons killed In wreck on Uio Grande railroad nenr Pueblo, Colo. ... Hi lt Ish force, under Col. Youngliusband, entered Lnssa. 1005 President Itoosevelt addressed larg meeting of miners at Wilkes Harre, Pa St. Thomas P. K. church, New York City, destroyed by fire. llonsevelts as Illrd Ilrfendera. Speaking for Mrs. Itoosevelt and him self, the President, In a letter to Wil liam Dutcher, head of the National As sociation of Audubon Societies, expresses deep sympathy with the efforts to prevent tho sale and use of white heron plumes, known in tho military trade ns "aig rettes." The President says that, If any thing, Mrs. Itoosevelt fisds more strongly than hn does in the matter. Iteeentlv Oueen Alexandra of England has made- a similar expression. A New Artlltelul llesulrator. The Mt-jrary Digest translates from I.a Nature the description of a new apparatus invented oy Dr. lOisenmlnger of Hum varos, Hungary, for the purposo of in. duclng abdominal breathing in the resusci tation of persons apparently drowned. It consists of a cuirass fitted tightly about the body, tho chamber of which Is con nected by tube with a bellows. The air In so as to keep down a dense growth of ,,"'n a,,trnBlc,y compressed and exhaust weeds. If weeds are allowed to grow Kl'a fl!,u", PU"Hl'!g t,h" '"T,"?,1 orf' ? a,,,, It means that thev win hav u t diaphragm to rlso and full rytlunlcally. It means that the, will bay. to be An Incidental advantage Is heart massag, mOWetfe ' flt ft tlillA urhttn Hia Immu ..tl - I