WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, -ftp
A BOM
American, British and Japanese Jroops Engage
the Chinese Near Tien
Over Three Hundred of the Insurgents Killed and Their Milage
Destroyed The Allies Suffered No Serious Losses
In the Engagement.
I.DXDOX.1 Aug. 25. Five hundred Anieriean troops participated iu
JJ tltc "gual ilefea of vthe JJoxers outside of Tien Thi, August Hth.
Tltisi lat-t is 1-Mfljr rirt-l from Yieima, Detail of the engagerneut
tame from the Renter agent at'TkTi?TJn, in a dl.--patrh, lail August
p" Kith. In addition to the AiiH-rienniJ tin fore consist! of 375 Brlt-
I? Jsh and 2u Japanese, all under they British ("eiieral Iovward,
"" The fight ns.k place at a villasT ix m'h .vouthwet of Tien Tsin,
where tlie allied for-e found a odjI raU nunilter of Itoxers. whom
5 they eiigagd. kilting over 3oo aud t-'l;-"g "-Jxty-fuur wound--d prrf-ni.
C who trt-nc uit t dhe hospital of th allies. Tin village was burned.
The Americans had live wounded, tin- Japanese six. and the Brit
ish none. Hundred- of IUxers flag, spears ami s worths were cap
tured.
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EOXDOX, Aug, 25. Front Shanghai
(diiiw the report,- qualified by. the as-
erlloii 11m fit is -from purely Cbiues
uturces, that the"EmpresiS . Dowagc!
ifier pr-s-tsiug one day's journey
fnun IVkiu. Ueame terrilhsl at the
looting -by ("eneial Tung Full Siaug's
iinrops. and went- back to Pekin. A
Chiue, te.egiam from Tninan Fu nay
That J'rijH - Tuau has "been captured
1y a de.l-jt-hutent of the allies. j
IN" PEKIX.
Pckhi, Aug. IT, via Che Aug;
23. The Japanese i-omnuuid the gate
of the forbidden edy, and art await
ing tustruciioits as to whether to hohl
them or dusiroy -them. I'rince Titan,
(he lru! r of ihe iusum-ct'oii, is n4
ej ted to have Ik-mi scti here anil dil
iigii'l search is Is ing made for him.
The t'h'ite eavalry arc o tern I tug iu
'the squat?.;. near Tung hov, and u
tMualr:u of Sikhs aul Anterhaii eav-ti-y
Ii!iv. M,-ii iu in pursuit l" ll -iu.
It Is l-li-vit ilt.Mi Hit- ICiiipi-ess l.iv
r Ims eialihsl 4e-r court at Siau
Fit. the awieu't capital.
tii nrr ix vvasiiix;h)x. .
W'sltiitgtou. Aug. TJie .hiufi-a
Hi tlia.tiou devel.iix-d liitlt of imixtrt
aiiee to!.iy It is slated frankly by tlu
.toMeiaJs in tin Jf:.ie, War and Xavy
1 l:irtiit-iws. 1 t:. li.--patfl s have
ifHirMllN(tiiig u iin- rtthiit
wiiii-lt has e tjj !ivil. naniHy,
n hs disssuuni ,f t "hiiij s a flairs at
t-ke hanls .f ill jM.wcts. Jt was stat
nl :it tttrt :ir lKt.'iriii.iT. hwvi'.
th.-ut no -i-lvii)- liv Ih-ii reeivl ia
dicaling tltai ;eiMia! "iaffee had Mi
IVkin. A c.'ibiiwt oitieer is atnaority
for tlie Ktatetiuut that ller is i:o
firiii:i t loii in lh--M?s?isoii of.. this
(overntofUt tliat Itussla hal d'-vliiiV-il
war or Hint sis Is ptirsuiiiK a eourso
3ii any way diil'ereiit frutn itiat of tlie
otiwr tloveraim-nis i reprcsentt! . ia
t'hiuju
KeiRiriiitig the attiimti of this (lov
iiiMneiit in yasv lilTeivnts aiixuig
the imw4 rs Klioiild arise as to tlwir
future couie in 'China, It was statHl;
on autlHrit'v itstay. -that th4s (Jovern-
iiwnt rmajned osrssl to any terri
1i trial livison of China as was plain
ly siahsl in Secretary Hay's mrte f
July ftl. Fvery n-noune of .diplomacy
will Is '!uiuitsl to 'prevent the Ktr-
tiUon of tin
r the empire.
KIITTKI.KR'S
BODY.
Perl In. Atfg. 2. The Lokal - Anxeeigs
er. in a sjsf ial front Che Foo.; aii
imuuces the tluding of the body of
Paron Yonj Kettcler,- tlie murdered
Cerinan Minister, iu a Chinese grave
yard iu IVkiu.
A mimlHt of. iwijht published.. let
ters from Herman soldiers, now in
China. Oiw?Of these epistles says tin
Herman ttiiops. durlnjr the fights at
Tien Tsin. Ifcilled all the Chinese pris
oners, but that the Russians murdered
every Iody. women aud children being
luyouetted. '
. FROM (1AZKLKE. j
Ixuidon. Aug. 24- (Jeueral Hazelee.
Sores and Ulcers never become chronic
tildes the blood is iu poor condition is
sluggish, weak and unable to throw off
the poisons that accumulate ia it. The
system must be relieved of the unhealthy
matter through the sore, and great danger
to life would follow should it heal before
the blood has been made pure and healthy
&nd allitnpurities eliminated from the sys
tem, S.S.S. begins the cure by first cleans
ing and invigorating the blood, building
tuu the general health and removing from
1 n A CONSTANT DRAM
IxmSSSSz. upon the system.
When this has been accomplished the dis
- charge gradually ceases, aud the sone or
ulcer heals. It is the tendency of these old
indolent sores to grow worse and worse,
and eventually to destroy the bones. Loed
applications, while soothing and to some
extent alleviate pain, cannot reach the seat
of the trouble. S. S. S. does, and no matter
how anoarentlv hooeless vour condition.
even though your constitution has broketrt
down, it will bring relief when nothing
else can. It supplies the rich, pure blood
necessary to heal the sore and nourish
the debilitated, diseased bod v. f
Mr. 1. B. Talbert. Lock Bos Winona. Mi,
r: "SU jrctn ijia k) iron ihekMeli)
the foot wu one olid twre.
ix. pnnxvn
treated me aa4 I made two trip to Hot 6prinr.
fcut found no relief. I was iadaced to try . S. is.,
and it made a complete core. -1 have been a per
fectly welt man ever aince.
is the only purely veg
etable blood purifier
known contains no
poisonous minerals to
ruin the digestion and
add to, rather than relieve your suffer
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when scratched, bruised or cut. your blood
is in bad condition, and any ordinary sore
is apt to become chronic, i
. Send for our free book and wrfte our
physicians about your case. We make no
charge for this service. i ;
l SWIFT SPECIFIC CO. ATLANTA. 6A.
RCf DOTATED
i
iiininanter of ll-e liritish forces at
IVkiu, telegraphing from that pla e on
August 14th. says, lie hoHl to. assault
tl liupeiial city that lay.
xi;v Tonrnio. boat.
! Washington. Aug. 21. Tlie Xavy D
partmein has .een notifiel by the Ilar-
Ltm A; Hollingsworth t'ouiftauy.' 11
ntingtott. Ie1.. bnihlers of tlu :y-kuot
torroshi-boai Strlngham. that the ves
sel male a very sntlsfaetory trial trip.
llet enzin'es a ml loilers worked iht
feetly, buti she failed to develop her
full contract speed of ft); knots. They
live icoim-sUsI permission of .the d-
Miriirieutjto tit her with higher pred
iiiMuers.
A nX'UMAi: AtM'IDKXT.
; reaver Fails. I'a., Aug. 24. An rle
it ic c;ir on the liiverview liio junipi!
the track on a steep grade, last night,
it ! Siimed and plunged into two trees.
lit ic it liimir st!sii'iull irsr ft
:iHiv the Fort Wayn Kail road
tracks.. The car contained alwuf fifty
ji.iSM-ngers. many of whom v. ere in-
jured.
IU VCK MFHLLMIt RICIIFIt
THAN' MoXAnCHS.
His Annual IN-ctt'jMs Xesiily I'i:al to
Those of All FurtM"s Crovu-.d
; H cads .Com J i ih I ' 5 et s "f.".i ,-
. tuituxto a Y'-ar.
Tolm I.
Czar of
Rockerelh-r.
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Kirtim" of Hernia uy
.King of lruss;n oiiiy).. .
Eiiiiior of Auxtria-I liui-ga-ry
Kirni : of" Italy
King i of S)an.:
.i-u of Ilugiand
iliitg ttf Portugal
King- of JrKee.
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Kiu of Wurtemlvrg.
King of Ki u ma ilia
King of Bavaria.'. . .
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IViti I I Mil 1 1 PI IK .I.H
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Wenltii has given John I. Rockefel
ler ah income which any monarch on
earfli might envy, for lie comes very
livar to rwiviiig- tiiorc money in the
i-ourse of a? yea'r tlnm all the crowned
heasls'of Iviirom cuiubiuetl.
That last jwinecly ilivudnd of the
Standard Oil Conitnuy causeil the
wMid of tiiitinct .to kiiim ami think
how much the King of Petroteunii
ieally iossessHl..' Andiew Cumeg'e
am! that canny Scot has an inmim
of 2MMtMM'K a 'year liiniseir says
tlrat John I. Ro-kefeI!-r is the
weakhist man in the world. It is
conserve lively estimatisl that Mr.
Rockefeller's income Is Jf.'UMiii.oOrt a
year.
It is a liold dtn-Ia ration to make
when it is siiid tlmt Mr. Roekefellr
is iIm? riHu'st man .on earth, yet liiuin-Hers-uy
' that the figures Avill IsMr
out the assertion. He may le the
richest man "who ever lived, for there
wa Solouioiu who. by controlling a
itmsiderabk-. trade in Ophta gold. I,el
atai cellar, grairite. oils and such
t lungs, as well a by levsing tribute
and selling MKesskns, nianaged tt
get' together au animal income of
talents. That is fI7,"sri,4so. Out of
the (livings from tire king nud rolini
4ary itwitribntions the temple was
built. Iu the cotirse of kcvcu years
tlie Hebrew king was bankrupt. He
m;iiintaim-l ttjt of his income 4Mt
stalls of horses ami 12.t lmrsenH.!u ;
Tlien there was Miilas a Iralf my
lliokigiial srstnKige. who rtihsl Phrj
gla. i Kvcrything he ton-liil turnetl lo
gild. inchaling llw viands which lie
p kill tied to eat. He. "too. suffered
from,- intligii'stjoii. Crsu.s. whose
wealth has never le-u cah-ulateill felt
piqtHsl wIhh SIou dkl lKt enthuse,
over lii pnsprity. He liad too mnclt
oil. Tlie fluhl was toured over a piW'
of fagots on , which lie was comlled
to Kit. The kindly Intervent iou of
a rain storm' watered it so (lioroughly
that the life of lite Lydian monarch
was spared
Qus Victoria is sdinaivly snppos-
eil to 1m wealthy. Her neonie from
hT i irrivate estsiles is couiara lively
tiinall. for sle gave away some of the
moKt ral liable ; of lier iroey upon
Ik access Km to the tnrotie. .Her an
nuity, which include ali tlie cx;tenses
of Ikt Iftvu-.selMdd.. is alsmt two mil
lion! of tkdkiTH. Tlie immlers of lver
family Iiave sepaiate-Tninuitles which
are ttot iucliiilel in the estimate.
Tlie income f tlie Czar of Russia,
which is deriwd largely from vast
lrivale domain-, its estlniated at $12,
(N)0,mmV It ia htird to determine the
Income of the Emperor of (Jt'rmaiiy.
for, tesids the nearly $40.om on
his civtll list as Kwig of Imia. '--.lie
has a large 'income: from vast esln4.
hi rarkms ports of (Germany.
John Ii Rmkfeller lives sCmply.
His tale doe ot alionud in luxuri
ous tMnL Has nlsMles are plaiuly fur-
iiislwsL Yet h? has more mouey, than
ummki rehs who nre u:rotuMlI by-gidd
laeel funetlimarieK eml are hurried
olsjut ia arriage! oruamenteU '-with
Solid gold. -' .i ' i -- ,!-'.
This nuiet man at whos fiat great
irnirrsUie?r at esUle! into lielug nod
s-!ks.1s and rllege take new life.
has ue wealth of a C:rssiis, the
tou4r 'of Midas ami the worldly wis
dom of a Solomon. :
TiHse who wMi to get nn idea of
the figure? npon which "t be extiutaie
of Joliu I. ' ltockefeller wealth is
tasel neeti first to turu their llioughts
to oil. Mr. Ito-kef41er owns' nixsit
one-third of he f lMMNMt.jiii stork of
the KtawL-tnl Oil t'oni'iemy.
Tin s.fo-k iay usvHlendsi of forty-
eight ier cent a year, whirti would
elve him an annual income of $1uV1hX,-
n mk - - i - - id.-.
Aide froimlKit lie Iras an enormous
income front iron Interest in the
Me.ssulwi range, i He. 'hast tlw eontndl
inir interest In a fleet of steamers up
on 4he gieat laks. He lias large and
selec t blocks of Mo k iu gas ad e!-e-trh
conii!inIs m tlw prineipii! cities
of tlie Fltel States.; The Standard
Oil Company helps him to cuitroi gas
ami sie-i'i5chy in almost uulimittnl
quantities. ,
Mr. noekefeller's lutents in rail
road ptoixM-tSes ; are extensive. ' lie
iwaetically owns the Missuri, Kau
s?vs and rnci'fie It:iJlroad. Th nfo-k
is elieap. yet tut Ismds imy interest.
It is gtin: rally iunlerstssl that Mr.
Rockefeller has stock m the Missouri
Pacific," tlie Chicago Xortltwestern.' tlie
FlMigo. Milwaukee and St. I'aul. the
Delaware, Ijackn wanna and West em,
the New York Central, tlie Xew York.
Xew Harei and IIarfrd. th IN-rni-
syhania. the Fuion I'acUic. th, Ralti
utore and Olo. the Xortl'em Pacific,
the (.Idea go ami Alton, the Cliicago.
I".!U-lnigvoi and (uiticy, and tin Xa
riootil Tniiitsit Cosnpany. He als, has
stock In tiie Xathmal City Rank, tin
Farii-f.-s' Istn and Trust Company,
'lite- Amalgtimaited Copiier CoiuiKiny,
and scVres of oiImt lininhig pnnertis
are on his lists.
I-"roin a "study of these proper! les
at will lie seen tlutt Mr. Carnegie's es
timate is a tsus-r-ative oik. X. Y.
Herald. i
HIS RICHFS OXI-Y A MKMORY.
Robert. .Tohiislou. (ne. a Milfioiinure.
Sicuds His Iiom Jy lays
iu a Itarn.
Rolert A. Johnston, sole survivor of
a. firm of famous I'roahvay nMrchauts
has lived fr. years a hermit In what
remains of his lrt antiful hoine a4
RiviTdale on the Hudson, sjiys the
New York World.
TIm mJltary man. who 12 years
ago "was Mii .2JMM.rxHli. has in.iik
his home in a lirn swice hist winter,
and even that 'lie owes to the kindness
of.' the new owner of the proiwrty, a
Wall s-trect iiirn.
.fxdiii Johnston came to Xew York
from County Fermanagh,. Ireland.
iu:i try years -a go. He opined a small
dry goods hirxiiress. which tuum grw
tit gi. at success. He brought Ids
brothers Charles and ItotMrt. from
Irehind and made them his juirtners,
under tlie styk- tf J. V C. JolniMton.
Tlie'tr great stire was otw of the fin
st in Xer York. Charks dksl in
issu and John in 1S.S7. -INdWt. ti!M
yt'un'gest "broilier. 5i1teritxl all tlw
ptperty. His 'wealth was estimated
at mote than $2.XMXK. The susjien
sioii of th old house was ciihioihksiI
ki 1S-SS. The -millions acuniultcd in
half a century lsgau to vanish as jf
by magic.
Xo one knows how Roliert A. John
ston lost his money. Within 12 years
his great fortune has melted away.
SHn after John" ileath Roiiert iaid
$4aMNt for a dozen a-tvs of laud along
Cut hi sert "lane and there built a mag
miliceur .stom mansion. Tlien Ire liv
ed in stately fwclusion. Tlie hoirse
nas tilhtl with lautiful fmnitiire.
exquisite iialnt'mgs. statuary and bric-a-lkrtic
liut the former millionalie was
growing jtonrcr day by day. He could
uot kei'p his servants. Forrest In wise,
wImcIi otice Ivciotiged to him. was de
strojefl hy lire in Alril. 1WK. It had
Kisssl otvt of ; hisj' jMissi'ssioii numtiis
ltefore. 5 '
Johnston fdexl a petition in lxink
rnptey mi Feltruary fi. .ltMMl. showing
no assets and liati41ttls ttf sTr.4S7. of
which f4.7il wetv deficiency judg
ments and the rest chiefly for gre
et ri-s. shoes, clothiug, coal, gas, flow
ers, servants, wages, etc.
He continued u live in his former
home by the courtesy of the Central
Trust Company, wlm'ch- liought tlie
property on the foreclosure of a. mort
gage. Alone in hjs great -house tlie
broken inllliomire fell HI. I'rospect
Ive"' tenants' who tlwuight to use the
place for a iKwrding Itotise were
shown through the property on Febm
an 22d. Four days afterward, at :;
o'clock n the morning, tlie spUnd:l
house was utterly hslrpyetl by fire.
Jlr. Johnston s;ihl a stove liad Ih'u
overheateil. He escated from his
rtHMii by sliding down an old Mirvey
or's cltiiin that hapisnel to Ik tlniv.
Xothiug was euvhsl from the wreck.
Fire insurance ctuupojiks ivfuseil to
tay K.io.MNi iusurame on "Cleoimtra."
"The Hiteek Slitve" and otlnr statu
ary, until workmen diggiug atul sift
iug the ruins found their calcined
teiuiiaiiis. ; j
Tin (Wfral Trust Comimny nllowel
Jolmstoii to Hre in jliis old barn.
Thn. iu a seciMid-siory rrsm on tlie
southwest corner Ire set up his IhiI
aiul Ids cooking stove. In this place
the finmer iiierchatit has lived ever
snc. He was-lis and nunids his own
clot lies. He makes his Isil. He cooks
his luils and washes the dishes. He
is Ids' own valet.
Xo otie ever -alls tm him. He makes
no calls im IiU m-igiiltors. Wltn he
Is at home lie Is 'as tit terry alone as if
he inhalnteil a cave in 11m- desert. Ih
-arles his big market ttasket to Xew
York oo-e or twice a wwk and ttrings
up iifc wipplics on tlie train.
JolHuston is 4 e:irs 4d ihw, but
there 'are few tratnls of gray in his
sajuly hair aii. 1 stubby mustaciie. He
is -still fa-reful aut piecise hi his dress,
altlsmgh lie Iras to coin ftr hits clothes
himself. , '. L." r , . .. s i
In tlie old mrsperous days Bol
Johnston was t lw jtet of his' brothers,
wis were much older than he ami
bttter lsisiitess nHti. Tliey liked to
Nee Rob: enjoy lire In' his luxurious
way. He was the ls-nn of the family.
He is tlie Uau still. , -;
Fair day tr foul, no one has ever
en him without a 1 suit out Lere. lie
irssl 4o Ie ttm of rare rose nud
i -a mat tons and delicate irelib, . Xow
le often .wears a daisy or the 1 due
blossom ; of tin H-rn-flow r.' but no
matter how humble the Itoutonuivre,
he Is never without one.
THE BELGIAN ' BOOM
INTEREST I!f THE HCTCnES lat IN-
A California Kabbllry Send Oat a Travel-lag-
Bep-entatl?ra Wttfc m Mam- ,
. ber of FIbc llarea.
T1h Belgian hare industry Is attract
ing more attention throughout thevIVi-J
eifie Ovorthwe-st every day,: ami morel
people are engaged In lireeding .tlie
little animals thia week : than tliiete
were a week ago. From every xirkon
of ile Northwest o me report of ac
tivity hi Belgian hire circles, ami the
lm!ic:i Hons ore that, in Uie course of
another year the fad-if it may be
lerimsl iK-h will have 'reaclied as
great a height as it has in Southern
California, where hundreds of thous
and of do-Mars are invested iu tlie
busim-ss ami many a breeder has ris
en fi om poverty to affluence tlixough
this iiunins.,
Ih-.iI lu-eetlera liave some excellent
and valuable animals in 'their hutches,
and ax sellhig many liares to new
ltegtnuers to mock rabbitries, aud the
demand for stock of this kind is grow
ing dally.
Among the efforts made to supply
this ' demand and introduce eboiee
stock an the Northwest- Pacific coast
stages, a novel plan was adopted by a
linn 4u Oakland, California, a shown
by -tlie following, takt-n from last
Tuesday's issue of tne CorvallicJ Ja-
zette:
"A. K. Fi-auiptou of Oakland, Cali
fornia, arrived in Corvatlus trid;iy.
He. has with hun a uumljer of very
tiue ix'digt eil IVIgian hari s aud is
exhiUiling them in the interest of the
Suiin-isith Kabh'try, of Oaklaiyl. Mr,
FraniiMon stats that the foolhokl
tliat t libs industry has 'gahied in the
Hidden State is as4ouisliing. There is
a gr'at denmnd for haree on all s"des
awl everyltody seems to Is dinmg
raJtltii. 'iUie meat is really finer than
cNekcn. and whHe it coniniauds a
liigii niarket price at present iu places
wilw'je the industry i.s esfaldilieil it
will le st'ill 1." found quite iMVlitable
to -ogag in this business even when
the supply is far greater. In other
words .the greater the supply the Is t
ter kmtWIl will be the qualities; of
these animals as a table iliish. Mr.
Ft an 1 1 ( on is en route to tli' Souisl
and expects to e.-nablit-li a braucii nib
I ri fa y at Seattle, which can easily, lie
hm. as the Siuinyside RabbUry has
Mime ."(jo l lnn-nigiil'tvls tu dmw
from." -
Tlie following ii4 a brief history of
the ot "gin and growth of I lie . Belgian
Irate industry, which will doubtk-sa
Is of iii-rerest to many reader of the
Klalcsinaii:
Tlie Rilgnin train is KiipMsci1 - to
liave origiUiiled in Belgium stioe time
e:irly iu the iies-ut century. It is
,nid a few keen sttnlt'tits of nature
M'l siiinsut Ut pKsluce a' domestic-animal
tirat. would I'esembh the histot-ic
KirgHsh wild hare, with all its grace
ful outlines, bcatrtiful color and six
TlMy weighed well Bk different tyfies
.f labttit which were considered like
ly to piMln the de.-ired result the
prolific qualities of tit rabbit ami the
color a ii I Itcntrtiful markings of tins
wihl hare. One was selected for its
shape, another for color, the next for
size and wig!it. and -a on. until final
ly the ' M-oductiou of a c!os.-:eouuter-piirt
of the outlines was developtu
Many wrsoisi have asked'; if the
ipiesent tyls of Belgian lKire is not to
le ftmnd iu a wild state iu lin'ireiit
parts of Enroe. No; it is not. While
tliete lis a similarity in some res-pectsj,
tlreir ha bits a nd clmractei-isitics are
entirely litTerHt. Tin wihl hare is
uot given to burro wing awl only
breetls twi-c a year, while our Belgian
delights 1u tenetnial exploration, ami
will, if -termSttod, lr-ed tive or more
times a year, bringing rortli six to
twelve or more lM-lnlcss young to a
Iiliter. their yes not onu for nih or
tch. days, awl in every way showing
their common rabbit tendency.
Huring the eariy history b the Bel
gian .mine euteriwrsiug breeder pie
tendeil to have succeeded in mating
the hare'-with a rabbit. Tills tiieory,
liowever. is groiwidliss. awlJias never
iteeu wiUtstanttiateil. Ml aitupts of
Fugllsh fanciers to cross'tlieluare with
a. rabbit have lieen dismal failures.
. The "Belgian attiace.l therltetrtion
of Kiiglrsh fanciers in lfdo. and it is
to them we -owe the perfection nud
fine qualities .of 'the animal. In bssil
It was intriHlnced iu rhe Xew England
state's by a few enterprising lw-oeders.
later it found Its way to Henver. Col
orado, and three years ago to Ixs Au
gxrts. Cal.. whh-h city is sakl mw to
lae the Iarg4 nibbitries and the fin
est animals to 1m found anywhere in
the worhL .The-Americans have suc-
htl in iiiqroving tin Keiglaii. and
EughiiKl c-iuihn produce " ttslay ony
IsMter ain'mals than IIh fanchts f
Is An'glc tire jtHnfeiciug. i
The Bigkui hare jtditstry dc-vond
primarily iihi its vaWs as a pryilmvr
of iiMat aul fur. uMiaho ileiiiand for
g-ssl breeding j Hock, and for fancy
stock. In Iss-Angeles It has Iw-eome
an establfshel business under all
these heads. I I .
Tire fhs-li of: th hare has not the
rank Haver so common in ! the ordi
nary rabbit. It is white, Ji nfe-grained,
juicy, temler and consihred generally
as Mt(crior to chicken and turkey. It
Is the deliglrt of epicure i1ierever It
luis Intti tried. It is an (deal fosl for
invalids. Is-ing always: teiwler and'free
fnuu grease or inferior fats .
("apfniK sWl now in San Francisco at
JSl.oO to ?2. 4hietMling:on tfzK .'.Twen
ty to 2T -eti.ts jter mhiw1 Is 1 lis, usual
price of Belgian meat wherever offer
ed. At. present none can le obtained
t any -price" in the irrarkets of the
Xert Iiwes4. j. At no place in tlie coun
try Is the wtpply eiial to ilse iK-mand.
Tlie furs a re banned ami dyed and
made Into rolsj, rugs, cape, , caps,
muffs and cost Knings, Imitation seal
skin are made from Hie -skins in Ku
r!4K. It Is: yet 'a newl industry In thi
Huntry; but everal fur houses ore
wrw making use of all le -skin tliey
can oUain. Tliey bring from 25 cents
to $2Jt a siece, according to quality.
The demand fr giksl ttrceiiing stock
is now great tliat all aiwnrals that
are lit for breeilin-g ate oid or .kept
for this pnirose. Thoroughbred mock
brings high prices, from flO to fT-on.
or even more, for an exceptionally fine
animal for breeding puriioses. Breil-
1 ing does for meat stock does uot bring
ttnch high prict'ji.; Hood does of this
kind are worth from f. to $10". .
Tliis demauU for breeding ntoi-k and
the enoaeqnent high . prices will ire
vail for everai years", until t lie wimle
of our rast country, as well as Cana
da, Mexico and nlier distant . conn trie-
Is well locked with breeding animals.
The Itelghui U a new animal in this
couiury; lu nutny tHtkuis tlie ssijile
liave not even Iwartl of ihem and few
lmltHsI see tlrem. In California alone
are they plentiful .and even there' the
supply If mot equal to the demand. .
When twe recalls the many uses of
this valuable animal a-nd 'the fact thai
thev are aestiued to lscome as eoiii-
nuMi and iopunir'tM i-oultry.'U is sen
that it will be a long time hef ore tiie
liriC4i for breeding ock will dedine.
Ai a mutter of fact, price for, good
txk - are better tliau they were a
year ago.
The iiHei-s obtaaned for fancy stock
will eem o many td tlie uainitiateil
as i idUulous. but w!ku It is remein-hi-ttl
than, many of Hhese animals
Irt''i-g from $2T to $PN for JtervSce ami
that a litter from a doe ells for, say
SoOO. lc is easily undrstiod how a
shile Belghiu may Ik? worth $1500 or
even more.
Inird Britain, when alive, was valu
ed at lt,l(j. The pliers on fancy
ttock are on the up graile, aud they
will probaldy not dliui to any great
ex'etiit. Fancy Ihdgian lianc-s, like fan
cy ioullry or fancy animals,, will al
ways command high prices. To tlie
breeder of fancy Belgiaus success hi
assim-d if lie give iLhis attention and
-'tudy. "I here is au -iutctestiug' aid
profitable liehl here for any iiian or
woman so lucfiucd. -
An exiieit's advice to ail big!nneis
In tlie bu4ust is to. get -good Ktock.
tret the pedigreed animals you
can afford to buy. theu all the young
from them can Ik sold for breeding
purMs! awl will, bring much higher
priit-M itlian If mM for meaU All backs
ii-t uetsleil for la-eeiling purposes land
tlicre will usually he oiiie ltoor ojh-s
not iiceihsli may Ite rold ' for ineat.
The doi'.s will be too valuable to sell
for nM-nt, and should be fceitf or sold
for breeding purinse.s. In this way
protits will be large, and one will be
able to srove iIk assertion that there
is no lstler lsisine.s for ieoph of
mod r;;te uveaus than - Belgiaii hate
itloiluctioii.
Rl'.R A B MA IB I 1-1 1,1 Yl'It Y.
In lSfiri, in the matter of making
an appropriation for a rural free de
livery seriice, the House Committee
on Post offices and l'ost ltoads on
ilemtied the scheme as imiracticab!e.
Pitstmaster Ceneral Bissell iu his re
oort for that year statist tliat in his
oithrion "the Itepartineiit would not
Is warrantd in burdeniug the Hoile
will such a great expense." In his
report for ISO! said that the $10,000
set aside for the experiment had not
Ik'cu distributed lKcause it was not be
lieved the teople were yet ready to
involve themselves in au undertaking
that would require for the first year
"about twenty million dollars" more
than had beey allowed it. In 1855 the
appropriation for it was increased to
Ml lum
Mr. 7lson succeeded Mr. Bissell as
Por-t master (Jeneral, but he held the
same opinion of, the rural free deliv
ery as did , his predecessor. InIMK'
the appropriation was !nere.tsed to
$40,(hn and the system put to7' a test.
While the friends of tlie system have
had a hard battle to fight; they have
won. It is now tteyoml the experi
mental stage. This stage culminated
in 1S1X) with what is known as "The
Carroll county Experiment." Previous
to that time scattercil routes had been
laid out in widely separated portions
of the country, and the Department
determined to inaugurate a full county
service, substituting rural free deliv
ery for star7 routes and forth class
posiottices.Of this the Postal Mag
azine says:
"Carroll county, Maryland, whoso
county7 seat, Westminster, lies about
twenty-five miles clue north from
Washington as the crow flies", and
about seventy by rail, was selected
for the experiment. It was chosen by
reason of Its being a farming commun
ity containing many scattered1 villages,
but no large towns, thus forming ideal
material for a network of rural
routes; and at the same time present
ing many topographical aud other
physical conditions likely to be met
with in a general Introduction of the'
service, which its op-sonent. still used
as an argument against the further
extension of the system. On Decem
ber 20, 1S9!, the experiment started
with four postal wagons and thirty
rural carriers, the number of carriers
iK'ing afterward Increased . to thirty
nine. As a result during the three
months ended March .31, 1100, the
quantity of mail handled Increased 40
wr i-ent; the uunilter of letters regis
tered, 57 per cent: the number of
money orders issued, 40 ler cent, and
the tostal revenues. 23.5 per cent.
Thus have been detnoustatcd three
principal and salient points: First,
tluit the rural carrier service can suc
cessfully supplant the old system of
star mutes and fourth class postofiiees:
second that it is an effective agency
for the extension of the registry and
money order, systems; third, that it
brings alsiul a vast im-erase in the
ostal revenues of the (Jovernment,
at a practically insignificant cost."
Sine this, the system has been ex
tended, to many places. During the
montir ,of June, U0O. there were 77
free delivery routes established with
100 carriers.
There is ni question but this sys
tem will practically do away with the
.fourth class postofiiees and star routes.
The fourth class postmaster and the
star ronte contractors are nltout all
tliat will have a kick" coming. While
it is true that the fourth class post
master who has a little store will
probably lose considerable" trade, the
great mass of farmers will Ik greatly
Itenefited. They will be permitted to
liave their daily papers at the close of
a hard day's work and know -what Is
going on in the world. Perhaps most
of them will have a chance to glance
at the telegraphic reports during the
noon hour while they are waiting for
their teams to rest. There are but few
farmers who have not a little time for
reading. The rural delivery Is for the
purpe of giving the farmer the same
(rlvdege of getting his letters . and
tapers without traveling several miles
for them as is now enjoyed by the city j
merchant. He has just as "much right,
to consideart Ion, too. ? Tlie farmer
should, however, meet the Depart-;
ment half way and provide suitable;
boxes for the reception of mail where:
the carrier can deliver the mall with-!
out having to get out of his convey-
a nee and tie his -horse. Of course the
young -lady who is exjtectlng a letter
from her city lover will be at the gate
when the carrier arrives, and he is
expected to bring the coveted . letters
with uniform regularity. Carriers are
permitted to receive money for money
orders and to return' rfte order or in
close it In an envelope and post it for
the 'sender. He is terndtted to receive
and deliver registry mail, xrtl stamps,
envelopes, etc. In fact it will give the
farmer the advantages of the city with
respect to mail facilities. Farmers
should not fear that the establishment
of rural free delivery will entail an ad
ditional expense to them, and I ain
sure that their taxes will be no high
er. Counting the pay received by the
fourth class postmasters at present,
the amount paid star .routes, and con
sidering the Increase In the postal
revenue by reason of additional sale
of postage, the appropriations required
from the Hov eminent will not, I think;
be materially. .increased, certainly not
beyond compensation for the services
IJe service
rendered. .
MIXD MASTERY.
Fully one-half of humanity Is - im
iressHHl by tlie thoughts of the bur
dens ami erose-v (hey must Is-ar. and
to lift tlie mind from contemplation
of iiiils means a. larmcca for a tbms
r.nd and one ills. 1.1 fe may Ik earn-"
est awl tsi were without being morally
awl in1elleiiinlly wearisome and disa
gt;eab!e. We need to take less mn-i-M-iotis
thought of our isodily and men
tal conditions and to troject our
uiimls imo the wtrld"s Suterst around
us. So long as Uie mind is jieriiiiiieil
to hitxd ami dwell upon -tctsoiial !sor
roWM'aud burden it will find a bund
tint reason for a gloomy ntiimde, to
ward things in giieihil. TitV externa"
world awl tlie teople In 'it. -are The
rightful ohjcts for our thought and
consideration, awl r&tt jter-imal ail:
menss, idiosyncrasies find ksi-ws.
The cure for the fnoodihg mind is (to
mingle more g4iwrally: witii oilier
K4Ie, and to lst-oitu' -tntcivstcd in
their t'.iotights ami welfare. We niiisi
dirts-t and control the" mind and 'ehio
tions 'u orhr to Mt-oiv tlie gnvi-lest!
lappiness in this world, and this is
iim :eiy a matter-or jkhm v uc i - v-
can nil lei rn ii1ir eaiiv or late. Hut
happy is' the -'.man or Avoiuan wh
lot ins (his habit early in life, and t
(he hi tiler exinM-ii-lle t.haf uiaiiy
ilHHHlgh neeillessly will- Is ;a void,il.-- '
A. S. Atkiikson. ,M. !.. hi the J(epieiti-
l.er oiu.-iii s Home ( oimraiLfon.
DEATH BROFHI IT RELIEF
TO IIOKRIBI-E TORTl'RK.
Clian.ltevsburg. liy.Xug. l.i.Nakvd
but for her s1mks and with hr burned
th-sh fallttig fi-oin lnr iiu biis. Mr-
Katie Bulls, of Richmond, this coiin
ty. inatiagHil to run ami walk 'a 'half
mile, through the wooded .mountains
to 1mt nm late . ytsterlay' afternoon.
She 1mi1 soon afti
She ha-d Ins-ii ti-kiiig black ls-rries
tn tlK'iirountain. .ami itinie ast u
al pfi of her htisiKtnd's, lie was
awl. there was a hole iu lis
wliii-h. if ol -ov-red. Would
le -i!Sll.
clinds-d titoii the pile to rake
hole- over uiieii a puff of tlailleS
sx-t lire to her lress. In an iinsi.-iul
)wr -hthiiig was eoiisnuit-il and she
hastened Itonie In ngoiiy.'
letter lier .- t It was clearly tra-el
by the bits of-burned flesh along the
way. Xiiirly all the flesii was Lai-in-d
from hi In sly and 1m-t s1kks could
ttot 1h reuutveil ,-en afur. desith.
HE STOLE WOOL.-A yoimg fel-
Ioav aJtor.t 21 yeiirs old. giving" thej
name of J.-C. 'Wilson, drove to Sah-nil
Wctl lies, lay and put up the horse he
was driving ut the sialile' owned by
Page A: Steven-.on Coiniiiercial sln-cti
He left -the wtabh without giving "'any-;
instnict'ions for the care -of tlie lutrsii
i tut it wjis uaturaily supj:H.-cil that he
wouhl- return in due, season for the
animal and rig. but -o far he has iiot
api-Kausl and -it is hardly probable
that, he will. The owner. J. F. Elgiii.
a CorvillLs livery mau. came .to.
SaVin yqs-tvrday, proved his )troHny.
and returned lrome with it. Since 1
yttung mail's 1is,iiqHai-am-e from Coi
vallis some very :-' susidcmus .transac
tions, whfle 'ilu-re last wit-k, have
Ikvu 'discovered, and it is ltelk'vedihar
he stole large quantities of wool tti
51 vic-hri-ty of Well xi'at ion and ship-.
pI if away, rtvelying quite a -um r
mowy from the- sale of the wool.
Xothing is known as to his when-
altou'is, but it is probable that a stri.f
saivli wjili 1h made for 'him that he
nay liave a ('luiwc lo nuet. liis ae
cusers ami explain some of his traus
aetions. i
TO REPAIR A BRIDCE-Tlie iiieni
Isms of the county court of Polk coun
ty were In Salem yesterday to i-oilsiilt
wit h County Judge John H.' Scot I and
the mem'K-rs of the city cntuncil -e-ganlLng
the imedil retairs U the joint
bridge nitoss the WiUauieile. river.
As a nsult of the cmisiiltalion. ".Iiidge
Scott last evening wrote letters to a
iiumlier of -bi-klge ItuihU:. asking fr
bids fer the w-planklng tf lis a
proaches to the brklgn, and various
A'her repairs rcqtiinsl. the bids to Is
iKued Augus't 31st, at the Marion
iiiuty court lsouwc .
A XEW FILIConnty Judge J.tliti
H. Scitt a few days ago let the con--tiaet
for a fill "across a slough near
Clieieawa. to take tn- lace of a I5
fK't Itridge. The till will In made,
with n l"-fooi bridge in the center.' A
ditch will lie dug draining the depres
sion xo that a lstter ntsid way will l'e-
Nl'll " !
Cold Stel or lHath.
Tliere Is but one small chance "to
save your life and that Is through ar
operation," was the awful prosiiect
set ltefore Mrs. I. B. Hunt, or IJnie
Ridge. Wis., by lier doctor, after vain
ly trying to cum her of a frightful.
case of stomach trouble and yellow'
Jaundice. lie didn't count on tlie
marvellous sower of Electric imier
to cure Stomach aud Liver troubles.
but she heard of It. took seven Itof
ties, was wholly-.cured, avoided surg
eon s knife, now weighs metre nu
feels .ltetter than ever. It's sssitlreiy
gnaranteed to ) cure Stomach, Biver
and Kidney troubles and never h
aptsoints Price TtOc at DR. STOXETS
drug stores. .A , . - - :! "
Tliat which is not worth the trouble;
of Wing spoken Is sung. Balzac.
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