.1
', -5 -
t ev wa- .v. fi.v fla v: 4,w.'-i-w.-k,;,w .4
k"- - ' : ' - ' '
I II III r
Wild With; Joy
of Their
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t I-
v, ?rippe-McRa News Association.)
JL0NDOIC. Jun tThe new of peace
In South Africa ai' not known In, the
-center Of th rttjr untU the people got
thetr morning papers. The town lining
- dlatelyvflossomed into a mail of flagi,
and 4 the Stock Exchange opened moat
excitedly, w!ln crowd outside to dense
thai they blocked the streets. South
African shares showed great advance.
; The Kinr held a levee at St James Pal
ace at noon. -Hie Majesty drove- from
Buckingham Palace to 81. James, and
- passed through wnormous ; crowds, who
Cheered and sang "God. Save the Jtlng
' and "Rule Britannia,' J.i-J$.
v At the levee the whole diplomatic corps
ps&embled ; They talked , of .peace -and
Showered' congratulations on the King.
. and hi Ministers. ':' .wi,-V:
V Chamberlain Cheered, f f j
' (Sciips-MeRa Newe JunoJitUn4 r
XONDON, Jane tIn' th Jtous of
Common this afternoon thagovernmejit
leader, Lord. Balfour, said the termavof
peace In Bouth Africa are that theBoers
lay down their arms and recogfflj the
JClng. - The Boer prleonera are Vto . be
. brought back from exile as fjpon as pos
aible without loss of liberty or property.
The Cabinet held half-hour session this
, Supply :MeatltaCh
cago Hotels Under
;;:PoIicePr6tectibn;:
(Scrtpps-McRae News Association.)
. CHICAGO, June 1 The embargo on
meat waa partly raised today by the paek
cri against whom the teamsters hava de
dared a strike, by heavy deliveries under
poliqe protection. A large number of the
'i hotels treatened. with the withdrawal of
their lea supply, by th teamsters hive
agreed te punrohaea no more meats from
boycotted, packers." Thl action relieve
, the uneasiness of hundreds of guests who
are fearful that the meat supply may
be cut oft gt any moment Many of the
smaller ahopa remain Closed. -
Close Call of the . Pre
rmierof Roumania.,,
. (Scrlppa-MoRaa Newe Association.)
v BUCHARXmv June Bethovlol, av tra
h tired offloer, entered the Chamber of Dep
- - ntlea today and attempted to assasinate
: : tba Roumanian Iremier. Bystanders
' seized -the aaaaasln and frustratad hU
purpose. , . 4 a. ;.:.L.i.V..;, '.v-.1
A i . (Journal Special Service.)
' tAN FRANCISCO. June t-Th Fed
ral Circuit Court today affirmed JUdg
meat la the ease f the N. K. Falrbank
Company va the Luckel Klhi Soap Com
pany. The caae ia on appeal from theBOre
gdh UtrtafcTha- dafeadantar ara
trained from Infringement of the name
"Hold Dust Washing Powder" by using
th name "Gold Drop," but an accounting
tt profits accrued from Hs previous use
.araa refused. . t
J, 1 , . THE WEATHER
The following bulletin naa been Issued
fey the Weather Bureau thia morningt .
.. Ught rains have fallen in Western, Ora
' goh and Western Washington, and show
er and thunderstorms have occurred la,
Minnesota and the Dakota. In North!
eautern Montana heavy raifii have fallen,
which tttet turned to enow.
. f It unaeaaonabiy fooun the Rocky
Vonttalh khd Paeino coast sutes. Light
treats occurred this, morning in Eastern
. Oregon and Southwestern Idaho, and
heavy frosts occurred in Northern Na
ytda. - ..j ,.- ' : -'i
' The Indteattona ara for shewera In
Northwestern Oregon and Washington
Tuesday, with fair, and continued 009
weather In Southern and Eastern Oregon
and Idaho. -; '1 "
. .. WHEAT MARKET.
SAN FRANCISCO, June L-December
Wheat. Itll. r
DR. R. 0. N0RT1IRIP
i , Treats Sooocatfttny Al ,v' 'V,m;v
cievobs m amtmm
-- ' CXAMlXAXlQH TREE
CfHcet 413 Dekum Bulkfln,
Ttird sod Waahlagtoa Sts
Call for lit eratute . -
PACKERS
VICTORY
i f .
'- ? in ii i I f-S- , , . '
. I'. -i if, , . . , '-
HlinilT
f ,' ' ' 4 " I" "" l " " ' ', -f
OSTEOPATH
IS JUBILANT
:"? vr;.' i.
Over the Triumph
Soldiers.
morning to eojiBtderttoa forn ot the an
nouncement , pt peaea. Dense crowd
thronged Downing street an cheered the
Ministers en route to the .consultation.
Chamberlain received - an ovation and
erlea of 'fTow did It, Joe," Wra heard.
The Terms of Peace. :
The Boers ara to, nand over U "
and ammunition In their possession or under-
their control. No aeMon Is to be
taken agslnst prisonert except those who
broke the laws i war. The Dutch lan
guage . la to ba taught ! in : the sohoola
Where parent desire It. Rifles
allowed to the Boers for their
taction. The British ThlMtary go
osslble,!
U to be withdrawn as soon as
and aeU-governmeat established,
There
ia to be ne tax on the Transvaal to pay
the cost of the war, and ,000,000 pounds
Is te be provided for reetocking the Boer
farms. - Lord Kitchener, subsequent to
signing the' terms, Informed the Boer
delegate Of the British intentions regard
ing the care of rebels who were not In
cluded In the agreement They will be
subject to trial according to the laws of
the colony to which they belong. The
rank and file will be disfranchised for
life, but no death penalty Is to be In.
dieted. Balfour's statement concluded
amid uproarious -applause.
Cushman Asks , Relief
for Jndians' Work
. ; in 1856.V
" (Journal Bpeclal Jerrloa.)
WASHINGTON, June t-Repreeenta-tlve
Cushman of Washington today Intro
duced in the House a bill for the relief
ef Matilda B. Wast lor losses sustained
by the destruction of her husband's wag
on train by Indiana in 1S54. .
TOR 5HI0I1
Reports Bill for Three
Alaskan Judges.
(Journal , Speolal Service.)
WASHINGTON, June l-Senatof Simon
today reported favorably to the Senate
the bill for the division of Alaska Into
three judicial diatrlcta. The Secretary
of War sent to the House a voluminous
statement of receipts and expenditures In
the Philippine from the tune of Amer
ican oooupstloa to June SO, lioi.
. Tin niitD
iSorlppa-McRaa Newa 'Assoclatlon.1 .
DE8 MOINEa Ia.r June i STlia "rear
lPff ot.tha Chicago and Northwestern
train ' was derailed near 0(1 at night
Ten were Injured. Captalrt Cook-of Sen
Francisco U likely to died of bis Injuries.
(Serippi.McRaa Newa Aoc1ation.) '
WASHINGTON, Jupe t-The debate on
the fhLMpptaes civil government bill was
resumed hi th .Se)Tiata today.
SOCIAL PORTLAND.
Mrs. Helen Brown entertained the mem
bers nf th Star- Society and several
friends at her ; home, " See Union avenue,
last Wednesday evening. An excellent
program waa rwnderad. - consisting of :
ong by the Star Quartet;readlng; C,
FHend; Instrumental duet, Dr, .H. Q,.
Brown and Fred P. Holm; recitation,
Mrs. bum B. Hart; alto solo, Mrs. U G.
Larsen; piano aolfl, Dr. H. O. Brown. Af
ter a short address by Julian Pederabn,
the Star Quartet gave another "aeleetfen.
Refreahmenu were served, conMxtlna'.of
delicious . coffee, , cake - and lemonade.
Thoaa present wrt Dry'and Mr'i. H. O.
Brown, Mr. and Mrs. F. Bockman .Mr.
and Mr. Yed P. Holm, Mr, and Mrs. I
Q. Xareen; Mesdame Helen Brown, N.
Fearce, H. Moiler, CO. Q. Twedd, I
Lound, O. Nelson. A. C. Colberg, T. U
Hsngen and B. B. Hart; anesei Helen
Enberg, Atinl Hockman, Elvlna Larsen,
Pauline Prang and Ruth Holm1; Messrs.'
Julian Pederwn. C Friend, A. Weborgt
A, J. Brown ana Eugene Holm.. "
BIRTHS.:
To Mrs. Xdwaret W. Faget, Xt Twelfth
' To Mfg. Henry John Mentla, cos clay, a
gill v -tte- .-it - ..y.fr P-V
T-Uf
"East'
ktadlaon, a girl, t-'
- To Mrs. Uelaar
MoClellaad, Teo-
- ,,.v .' -. - -,
, Lewis, 39 Jefferson,
end street, a boy.
To Mrs, Joseph
g girt. ;
To lira. Herman'
anson.' at Northup.
a boy.
A to be
fawn pro-
iidMiaMt
IS w
'4 i
' ' ' unii I 1 ill '
STRIKE
CRISIS
Today Will Tell -the
Tale ia Miner Work-
:" ers' Battle. -
(Scripps-McRae Nirns Association.)
WILKESBARRB, Pa., June s. The
critical moment In the strike of the an
thraolt miners was reached at 7 o'clock
this morning when according to reports
received by President Mitchell, of the
Wine Workers, the great majority of fire
men, engineers and pumpmen, deserted
their places In accordance with the Un
ton's call, and upon refusal of the de
mand of this class, six thousand in num
ber, for an eight-hour day. On the other
hind tha onaratora sav. the strikers'
claims of victory are hollow;- and that
with the exception of the HoUebaek
colliery here, all the plants are belngop
erated either with regular men or men
from the companies offlcea. Thoe far no
violence la reported, .but, at Bcranton
Where the regular employes refused to
obey Mitchll's call, apprhenslon is felt,
that trouble will be encountered before
the cloa of the day. V
"Sooners11 on an In-
(Scrtpps-McRae News Association.)
SPOKANE, June tIndlan Agent An
derson, with a large force of Deputy
Marshals, is en route : for the Rpokane
Indian reservation, armed with warrants
for the arrest of "sooner," who are,
charged with impersonating oflloers. re-
-f "jlng-with. flrearms -thg Indian police,
ana otner crimes fluting the recent rusn
to the reservation on forbidden reserves.
-Serious trouble is anticipated.'
Of Fernie Disaster by
a Royal Commis
sion. : .
(Sorlpps-McRae News Association.)
.VICTORIA, June 1 The government Is
being asked to appoint a royal commla-J
lon to Investigate the Fertile disaster.
One hundred and ten bodies have been
recovered; -'
- .'ROUND TOWN.
The minstrel Of th ,T. Jtf. C. A. WlB
give another performance on Friday ev
ening, June 6th. Their program is replete
with excellent numbers.
Mrs. Xucta Faxort Addlton gave an ad
dress on temperance at tha Calvary Pres
byterian church ycBterday morning and
at the' University Park M. E. church last
night. ' '.1 ':
i A reception wfts tendered two National
T. W; C. A. worker of. the Association
hall Saturday night. They were Ml
Dunne and Mlae Conde. Both delivered
lecture on the various features of the
Association work and the evening was
spfnt in a social way.. They will leave
fomorrow for Seattle' (o attend the state
annlvereary, meeting there. :"
' The truataea' f ' tAe,tSWmbW (.bt Com
merce will meet tomorrow ' morning at
11: o'clhek at tS SVashingion atreot.
The B6ard. of Trade will hold, no meet
ing tbnljjht, on account of the elections.
It la postponed to hext lilohday nightT
, CANNOT RAISE IT.
Of the $12,009 to H5.0TO naked for .by the
cltlsen of Welser. Idaho, .for the build
in Of a road to Thunder-. Mounitn,, tgOO
has been collected. Portlahd,doea hot re
pond with Wv-'mtidh' alacrity o thet
appeal. The Chamber of Commerce prom
ised to use "its tnfiumo; towards; raising
money In this fn "otder to. open up
th road that' tnighr-give' Portland' aota
braoflt from tba. gold field.
"Two , cpmmltt.?;9. ..were out solIoIUna
subscript Ions to the "fund, but seem .not
to have been very much of a siicee.
Nrly-h'leron who .are wllling"-ta
give to. l .fund have don ao already,
and does not.appear.that there ara any
other source from which money can be
obtained for fhla ,purpoe, ..,
; VVants Trensportatlofj,
j ecTetftH' Moorat ot the Roard of Trade
la In; receipt iot ':,, Jotter front James W.
Welch pf Astoria, asking , whether any
arrangements have, been made with any
of the transportation companies for the
transportation of delegates to th meett
tng ,of the Columbia River Basin Board
Of Trade. J Mr. "Welch conclude! by aay
tag: "In my opinion, tbla central board
la in the interest of the transportation
ompan!ev and they ought to furnish
transportation free." !':" ' '' .,
The letter will be referred to the "di
rectors of the Board of Trade for action
en their part.-; ' - , ' :J
. THREE FOR TEN CENTS.
Two Sundard Flva-Cant ;f Ctarg ,
CMid' ancT Exports, itmmtiiey
,:,4Kan.y.;:,
, Thl la a anap for lovera of a good, hon
eat smoke. The. only place Where they
can be purched at thia price: The Cut
Rate Cigar and Newa Store, ST Wash
ington, betweea Fourth a ad Fifth, - v
Is Feared With the
inn
ACROSS THE
" CONFKENCEaOSED.? g
r,i'i 'V-:: -
The annual conference of the Seventh
Day Adventutta -on the Wllllaros-avenue
tract, in Upper Alblna, ba closed, and
KttA ft t . - I. Tha last
business, session t. the North PacWcJ
fc. vt nun hm nu luum
conference was' hold yesterday, and Af
ter a short program the conference wae
dissolved or ;sU ntme. Elder H. W,
ekiri.iMrelet ot 1f conference, made
his farewell address 'yesterday to two
large congregatlona one in the large tent
ana ine qmer in ma Qermait teni.
The place of the North Pacific Con
ferenc has been taken by three new eon
ferences, th 'outgrowth of the parent
body. The new conferences are the West
ern Oregon, Western Washington and the
British polumbla. -.il the property: and
liabilities will be aaaumed by the new
organisation f t-i t
FRUITGROWERS IN SESSION
- The, nearly r organised , fruitgrowers'
Market Association held a meeting In the
Odd Fellows Hall, corner Grand avenue
and East Plna atreat.' Saturday evening.
A report from the membership committee
showed that in all but 30 growers had
taken sharea pf stock in the new Incor
poration, .The promoters ot the new en
terprise are . rather disappointed over -the.
small Iniereat taken by the frultmen. of
this section; It, is said. that the project
will U(11V'PB It not more than;
signers kroiaectired.." .
The association then took Up the mat
ter of that adoption of the: by-laws and
constitution. The lawa of the Hood River-
Association were mostly used,, with
amendments to fit loeal conditions. --
;-';: .. .' ,r. iii t in m i ; s
SELLW00D.
Charlea Williams has returned from an
extensive trip to Seaside. - In company
with James Miner he will make a trip
to Bull Run next week",
Mr. Ketsoj if Mllwaukle, who was
thrown pff a horse abolit a week ago ahd
suffered severe Injuries, is. slowly con
valescing. The doctor, say that he will
be all right In about a week more.
Carl Robertson 1 1 slowly recovering
from an attack of measles.
Albert Pieffer, a commercial traveler
CHANCE FOR CAPITAL
"BeetaryTiIoore, of the Board of Trade,
has ' secured samplea of - fir clay ' and
gypsum from Eastern" Oregon which
James H. Fiske, the assayer, pronounces
to be fine specimen. A the depoite
ara near the railway - they will be of
great commerclajt valu when the neces
sary capital 1 raised to Install machin
ery for grinding, and preparing for use.
Secretary Moore say that good fire clay
Is worth $5Q per ton In Portland, and
gypsum sella for abput S3S per ton. So
It would aeera a'.aplendld opportunity
for an Investment by ome one with a
nmull amotinf of capital.
1
TRAVELERS COMING.
Tlfe executive committee' of the Trav?
eler Protective Assoblatlon lormutnted
all their plans for the reception of '.heir
VltBtor who will commence" to; arrive
toii.orrm. 'The people of thl stntt
have no conception of the benefit tr.nt
llt bt detived from those vialtorS " said
Cclonel Dunn, ' the chairman of tho ex
Htutlve committee. The executive rom-
jn'tlee reaueets that the people dcevat
the city as much aspoaslble on -Mon
day morning.
ABOUT PE0PIa
!
J. C. Wolf, a prominent Sllverton mer
chant, is registered at the Perklne.
Stat Superintendent J. M, Ackerman
t in the city today, il L
x Superintendent Blcke.rO ' of the Reform
chool spent Saturday lnrPortland.
C. W. Lowe of Eugene Is spending a
few day In the city.
' N. J. Haas; of the Office of the Sec
retary of State, was in th city on busi
ness Saturday. . .;. ..; : t 'i
Harry M. Campe of San Francisco, a
promlnent'-member of the' Ti P. A., Is
registered at the Imperial.
;r. Rev. J. F. Qhormley of tha First Chris
tian church, is attending graduating ex
ercise of the Divinity school of the U.
of O. at Eugehe. Th Utlrof Dodtor of
Divinity will b conferred upon him.
Mr. and Mr. F. B. Waits of Roseburg
are spendlng a fe daya.hare.y"' (
. F.'B. Nichols, i merchant of Antelope,
I in) the- city. "Mnfttiry-
Frank Lovell and 8, E- Kpaer of Salem,
clerk in the office of tha Secretary of
Btate, 1 spent Sunday in Portland.
Ernst Kltnger of Salem wfs in the city
today en route ome from ' ka - extended
visit m Idaho,, w'eai!fe'i
Mile Age of Roseburg, on of the
largest fruit growers of Southern Oregon,
la in the city. -'Tr w
deaths;
r's..i:m-:: .
May JO, Dora B. Laktvv Qtjuni.
months 37 days. 281 TlllanDaok atroet; lu
,'erculol ot. the hinge. ':-',.MSn.
Xh Edward Holmam Undertak
ing Co eal dlraetors and em
balsaaa. 880 YasaMH. JS'haBa 007.
KP,.FIft!ay SonUnderi
and ' Embalmers, cornar Third and
Jefferson streets, do flrst-clas work
and deaf honorably with H.4V.'Wj?'
Otto Schumann, fnonurndntalaftdl
bulfdlns; work, 04 Third 8t. Estl
mates on first class work nlyv J
More Thai! He . Could, Stand.;
v7 i (Chicago Reoord-Hald.)
A soldier front Kentucky ff in tha Phil
V.1 Ipplne .: k y
Fell captive to the 'J Brownies through
;." underhanded mean: v '
t Wlt&nropea they firmly boun4 him? they
.? i,-.maoa,na aaackiaa pufe,-w ,-f,-And
thn praparad to glra hita tha hata-S-'.s
ful watar,ottriv-.i?vwv.:,
Tha - soldier t from : Kentucky penatved
; -What they wsra av 5"' ''v. ' v
lni orled aut, "Jail, oh kiu me, Hut do
not glvo m thatrv '
' ( .4
' w-fy 'to-:-,-" .-J? ,'"- ".:.ri-
for a Portland house, haa returned home
after an absenoe of several month.
A Irea lawa eooial will be given at the
WUlsburg - publlo school building tbla
evening by the WlUsburg Literary Sod'
ety. I4ght refreshments will be nerved.
.. X'lMbo of , the Sellwood hotel haa
beeaT removed from the hosplul to hl
home. ' his condition being slightly 71m
proved.. Mr. Leabe I also slowly im
proving in" health after a severe Jljnea.
' W. O. Hlrsohberg, the Umatllla-aVenue
JhoenjaJurii aJpwly jracoverlpg ,Xron,a
recent operation. -
? . u '. 7
1 1 EA$T SIDE BRIEFS-
. Th wife of CapUIn Cox, East Side
constable. Is quite 111 at her f raoldenea,
193' East' Nineteenth atreaC Mrs. Co ha
been 1U for about a .week, Thera : no
change In her condition. . : 1;
Mrs. Clara Ferguson, wife pf F. C. Fer
guson of Manning Ferguson, a'ceompa
nled by her children, have departed for
a Vlalt with roUUraa in SaleauJ' 1
Th petition for the widening of Van
couver avenue, from Beech to Prescott
street, to feet, is again being clrcu-r
Jated. . The peutlon haa pearly the - re
quired number otkwltpAyuy";r,j':
Street car traffle wai delayed laat Sat
urday, on the Morrison street .bridge
while the aaatern approaoh waa Under
going repair. The cars ran to the end
of the bridge and than transferred. Team
trafflo waa entirely auspended. f
The funeral of Dr. Stephen A. Toung
waa hold yesterday at tha Portland era.
matorlunb
: tiouawelen Brlggs, on o Mr. and Mr.
Albert Brlgga, residing at 72 East Tenth
Street, North, died yesterday at hla home,
aged 18 years and five months.
The attempt to give a floral carnival
and entertainment for th benefit of the
Mt.. Tabor sohool library fund has been
abandoned. . The project would interfere
with the Khwi'f closing exerel. '
' Mrs. F. B. Holbrook, wife of tha coun-.
cllman of tha Ninth rward- left laat ev
ening for a several weeka atay at her
old home at Winona, Minn. , , -
' Mrs. A V. Morria, accompanied by her
two children, is vlWlng at the home bf
F. W,- Mortis, at Mi. ffabor, from Chi
cago, i ' ; ;f,r.M'-"!'i'if - '
REA ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Jamea A. Bill at al. to Robert
- Barnea, west half ot west half of .
south half of 40-acr Elliott tract,';
sections 1 and I, 11 and 11, town-.
' ship 1 south, range 1 east...........! 260
Hiram Hall and -wife to Benajmln
r Hall, south half of south half, north
half Of aoutheaat quarter, and south
half ot northeast quarter, section
SO, township'' south, range east... 2000
Alblna Q. Page to Anna Peterson,
lots 4," t and 6, block 8, Central
Alblna ........... ..................... 1000
Sarah . A-Byman to Minnie Bu'ten-
choen, lots 3S and S7, block 87
Penmaula .".i .i'i ......,,....'." ...
Sheriff to Charieg'Bt'Trulay. lots I
ana's, block Millers Addition
to Sellwood ..,k
850
105
A. L. Beeb to William IL White,
north 39 feet of east half of lot 7.
Monk Ml, Eaat Portland I
Everett Toung and wife to Sadie
(Tools, lot 14, block 3, Smith's sub
division and addition to East Port
land ....... 1O00
A. P. Mead and wife to A C liege
man, lot t and 10, block Si, Brain
ard. Addition .
Sallwood Real Estate Company to
MatUe E. Palmer, . lota. 17 and Is,
block M. Sellwood ....
William A. MapBae, trustee to T, H.
Little Hales, 360. acres, secUon 18,
township U aouth,--range 8 east....
80
Get your Title Insurance and Abstracts J
to Real Estate from iha Title Guarantee
aV Trust Co., Chamber of Commerce. '
n ..Iimim 11, )' 1 mri.i "'I
ODDS OF INFORMATION.
No fewer, than &S7 languages are spwkeu
in EuYope, :4 (.v . ;, ,4. .
Tha biggest- univlralty, Jn the world j
In Pari with SOW students. i:,;-,::-
Wild canaries were not yellow origi
nally,, but green or jrray in.cqIor, 1
A host named Bacon keepa the ShaVe
peara restaurant at Stratford-on-Avon. -
The heat of a oemmon coat fir I 1140
.degree? hilt it take 847 degree to melt
iron. v-',;:. "tf;-.-:!. "'
Ecuador haa a record In volcanoes
three active, five ' darmant,- it extinct.
Eleven Of thee peak have' never been
climbed."''1! j --.rxry ;r. ,i
yickkbtirg, Mia., 1 to select its most
popular minister by .popular rvta and
send him to tha Su Louie Exposition with
.all expense paid.' ;-
An andbwment for tr- hospital Wd J
betflF seriously "considered- by broker Of
tho Stock Exchange for the treasmenb of
sick khd " disabled employ an. y, j-
Canada represents 30 per cent -oi7 the;
entire' BTItWh empire and t-lsth of tha
h& area ot the world. -Tat ts papula?
English King called themselves King
of Frahce till a century ago, hd French
King eaitcd themseivea Kings of Jerusa
lem until th Revolution.
The hlghett mountains In the world
next to the- Himalaya ara the Ande tf
SoulH i Amrica." In Bolivia l peakir 'of
th Cordillera da la pat risa to over 80.-OOO'foefclA.t-'V.
.ft.;'t?t-T'.:!fS'i.Wv;v;
i DurlnKtnS month of JaUtiary ami Feb
ruary there were 800 deaths from typhoid
fever In lh British army. NotwithBtand'
lng the regulation regarding boiled water
tha oidlers " continue to drink out of
'broks and-rlvarsv f 4UihH,gm l
i A' Janan , larch," 84 jnohas high'ilfiO
years old, a sold In London recently
at tha rata ot oh shilling for each year-
about t'W''-yhM'Af!'-':K
r Canadian Boarda at Trade and nana
facturera are Bending resolutions td the
Dominion ' government reoestttiaT s re
ttoit nr the Hff. . vrW.-'vit.-.s'my
Official Investlgatioa ia being made: Into
1 uu at rabies at Stonehou, Devon,
th first which has occurred in England
for two year. . m' h rM':i:f k;
? Kedrly vry county in California has
bean heard from afflrntaUvely on tha
Quaatton : at making an ehibi at tha
World'a Fair at Bf IauIsv . . -
if
f :
V, - v. I
w.G. Mcpherson,
, : - Slraage, But True. . J.
Many ancient .documents have been ' dis
covered in iha' exploration of the .sand
Covered towns of Chinese. Turkeatan.
They onaiat of " writing ,to wooden tab
let, , and are sealed ' and tied, ..when
found, tha sand ,'havlnr preaerved them
in excellent. 'condition. ;, Even . the !ink
with ' which they ,wra written ia still
black and easily read. It la believed that
the. documents wUl throw tauoh light
on vthe, Jlfe and cuatoma of . tha p'ocy
pie that formerly lived in' the desert
Tha script In3 which they ara written ia
of a kind atlll known in India, , ,
The Mexican carpenter consider hang
ing one door a big day' work. An Am
erican carpenter will easily hang "ten
doors a day.'-. ,'?'"f'T -.s ;
The neat of the tree wasp or hornet is
made pf ji true paper, flood being ground
to pulp by the Jaw of th wasp and
treated with an adhesive matter eoreted
la the creature's mouth. - -
Tha government jot ..the Malay, panin
aula , la planting gutta-percha tree on a
larga aoale, and It will not be necessary
to cut them down, a gutta-peadia can
now be extracted, from the leavee and
twigs without injury to the tree.
Bullet made, of . precious atones are
rarities : in - warfare. . But during - the
lighting on th Kashmir frontier, when
the British troops defeated tha rebellious
Hunsaa, the natives used bullet of gar.
net lncaaed In lead. Tha British pre
served many ss curiosities.
Probably the moat curious European
oath is administered In a Norway. The
witness raises his thumb," his forefinger,
and his middle finger,;: These Signify the
Trinity,' while the larger Of the uplifted
linger la pposed to repreaent the aoul
of the witness and the smaller to IndK
cata hla body. -.
Short Personal Stories.
Senator Berry oeme down from the na
tional Capitol in a street ear one after
noon, accompanied by a constituent. The
Senator paid the carfare, Senator Cock-
rell was oil the car. He leaned over to
Senator Berry and said: c i
"Don't you know, Senator, that you
shouldn't waste' your money like thatT
Tou shouldn't pay carfare for all these
constituents that come Along. Tou can't
afford it." ' - -;-v . , - -
"And dofft you khdw1. Senator," replied
Senator Berry, "that when a gentleman
pays another gentleman's 'carfare the
other gentleman is in honor bound to "set
up mo uruiKB - - . ..
'Crum." said ex-Speaker Bead, who is
In Washington to argue a ease before
the Supreme Court, to Represenutlve
Crumpacker of Indiana, "I understand
you are hammering at my ruleT"
sTm," replied Crumpacker, "1 ant tak
ing a hack at them. " 1
'Crum the big ex -speaker eald, re-
provlhgly.'who are you, that you should
trifle with the production's of feentus?"
'I suppose you ara In the harness all
right by this time," said: an towa man
to Secretary Bhaw. . '
"Oh, yea," replied th Secretary, "I am
tntho harness ali -Hght, but the trouble
Is t don't know whether to Use the hold
back sfrapa . or:the)"'olla.,..t",.'t.; .;
Six dollars, to eight dollar a month
bay food, fuel and clothing fof a family
Ot llvo paranja JjaHfc,i,.,r';;
Near Scarborough, 'BtogWd'ther i A
farm 'for raising butterflies . and moths.
The output Is 20.000 a seasons " V
Tho, hrst'practteal trial,! of a-new sya
tern Of the single rail railroad is to be
nioxie. at the. Crystal Palace Ixindon. The
Uh. which is to be 1 mile )n length.
wifj no wonted, py electricity. KThe ,d.
ference between this System, 'and .'the
prevalent 'lype:"ofTnonoralt is that ' th
Hoe I on th ground, and ' large wheel
projecting from the middle af the car
riage run 6d lt,t while oWeach side or
tha carriage there jure safety, rollers vtK
or gutda rail.' In the monorail the Una,
Is elevated, with the carriages overhang
inir oil-t&cn Tiiaor The-, experlme'ntal mim
road will feOBt9 170,000. "-, . - " - -.'
M She Failed to Win Out.
The WidowDo you
beUeve thefe is
ftfiy thing lil. dreama?'5'ivig::
The KAhelor Rur thlntf. .
The Wldow-tast night I areamed that
you proposed to me.jNow. what does that
IsnifyT iPt&ti:
The BachelorIt probably aignlfles that
there is s. dteappointmeht in- etore for
vouj Chicago jNewa.:; ''". -,
1 i-
Frlendlv Crlflrtem
I feeribbje- j& ViifrAtba.
KUiiViU wuiuuci v -a-scaissa sa ismijjmaHJJv Vis
tltJM , "A .. Dreamt t&ZZtft i'
Driggles Te. ?JWhat do you thlhk nf
it iTn-'m.vi
Jlurlbblea-iWeilr ta be frank with you.
I think "A Nightmare" would have been
mora approprlata
c w- I. J t
-1is is the tonly?jmme) ;tiat could -
be appliecl to our neyr range, We lj
" are lure, you .will say so iqo , wheat
1 you Bee it Features never before
adopted. The most handsome range
- e)ver offered for sale.. Don't expend ' '
a fortune on a ranger - This one - '
' doesn't cost a fortune. Everyone v
' can afford to get one.. Lasts a life-
time. ''; No smell of burning paint in
",tho kitchen."" PoUshed Steel I r Trip-' 1
le-Walls! ' Nictel or Antique Iron? '
Handsomely Illustrated Catalogue-1
for Postal, r , - j" ,
" HAPPYtTTT-BITS.
: Tom I auppoae, now that you're suu
rled, you call her your better halfT ..
Jim-Tea; that's what Z call bar, but sba ,
doesn't Ilk It t ' -
Why, how's that r . "
Sh wanU to be th whole thing.' -
- Pompoua' Author (to vetarsn adltorH
AVhat would you advise man to do
whose Ideas are in advance of th tlmast
Veteran Editor I would advls him to
alt ouletly down and wait tor th tima
to catch up,; l;.MJ:W
Brlggs That fool Stephlgh j considers
himself tha greatest actor on earth. " ,
Benson I that, so? He's getting .
strangely modest; ' Ha uaed to consider
himself tha greatest actor that aver lived.
:f ,i ft .:-. 4 -i W :,. ,;,' 'Vl .'';''.
Boarder (warmly) Oh, X know very
one of the. tricks pt your trade. Do you
think X nave lived In, boardlnghousea 20
year far o(hlngT r ; t
landlady (frigidly) 1 shouldn't be at all
aurprised. ' . ""
; OifU should be accepted thankfully, but
not 'too curiously. An , amateur poet
found himself in a sad quandary. ' '
"I don't know What to think," h ald;
"iat year on my; birthday Klla gave me a '
pencil to write poems with, and thia year -ahe
ha given me a silver-mounted sraa--ars
r- n--.' .jisvtv
Tess What is tha trouble in that Club
of yours f "- '. ' .i
Jess-Oh, half the members ara, afraid
our President -will get discouraged and
resign.
' Tess-And how about tha other half!
Jess They're afraid aha WonfU
Employer Tou are having a decided
flirtation with the girl who has Charge of
(he telephone exchange T
Truthful Clerk (with, cold chill running
up and down his spine, and with vision
of Instant discharge) T-e-a-s, ir, but,
plaaae, air . '" - ; 3
' Employer Well, keep It up. She wUl
give more attention to our calls If you do.'
"That man Bmlther is a clever fellow.
He can write with either hand."
"Is that sot How does h do itr
"On a typewriter."
Kate I fear you wilt find me" full of
faults. "' - ' - J .
Dick DearMng, it shall ba tha dearest
office of my life to correct them.. -
Kate Indeed, you shan't I , k. v s,;
Maahlngton-What' th matter with
your clock T It's stopped. . ! -
Tailor I never wind It up. I use It as
a motto. .;-7"--- , r, -. - - - - ".
"No tick here,' , ; -"What
do you meanr"
Pointed Paragraphs.
(Chicago Kaws.)
After a mighty He baa prevailed men
call It the truth.
Whan a man ia old. enough to know bet
tar ha la too old to do it. . '
The more aome people try to explain,
the deeper they, gat into hot water.
Love may make tha world go round,
but money help to push it along.
Units a" man is Intelligent and ?on
aiatant ha never changes hla mind. .,
Those evening ties ara tha best that
keep a married man at home ifter dark.
Rain fall alike upon tha just and tha
unjust, but the latter use It aa a chaser. .
The poor, man lendr his surplua coin ta
th bank and the bank loan it to soma
rich man. j ' v.
Y Probably sotfle peoplslta'o yon bacauaa "
they think too much.' Of you to. ,tU jou
tha truth. : .. i ;
poM ot people ruah to tha Seaside In ,
summer who never think of taking; a
bath at borne, . .
1 When It comes' to the day of reokonlnf
the lawyer geta nine points and tha poof
client' get one. V .
Whemt hen lays an egg afl the other; -mens
in the barnyard cackle. Lota ot
men .are built on tha same plan; as soon
as one acoom'pllshe anything jthey want
a ahare Of th credit . ,H , , i j
'$e. 't-vj..'! '., t , '" "" " ".' '"V.
: r Laundering Lace Ties.
Collars ana ties of Battenburg lac may
ViMtt8'c".atltstHNgr tauhdarad,
Baste tha articles between two stttong
pieces of muslin and wash in suds mads,
from white castlla aoap Sind water, t
which a little ammonia has been adde),
Bins twice in water colored by a little
bluing,, arid place In the aun to dry. Whan
nearly dry Iron' ever thnv musline, and,
then earefully remove tha bastings, yt
. i i '
: "Something Wrong. 7
Wlndog I make it a rule never to tatt)
on any subject of which I know nothing,
. t.t,k.KT Innl1. tm. ft., ml.htv aiim. .
Jabber The fact that you ara conatant
lyAtslkmg Indianapolis News. . ?.
UtvM$Ai Explained. . ),
BheAWnat a terrible clamor that fetlaw ,
IS- tnakingt. :r ' ' -r' V? '
" Heor course. ' That's hla builhess. '
' She-What's hi bualneasT -'
v CianiMer. He peddle alaBM.- last
-Omaha XVeaUaUSali .