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QREASa BOOTS WITH AMBERGRIS
Product Valued at $20,000 Wasted by
Sailors on Ship.
Ban Francisco. Greasing masts, sea
boots nnd oIlBklns with ambergris, val
ued at approximately $400 n pound,
sailors on tho British bark Antlopo
wasted nbout $20,000 worth of tho
product, unaware of Its value.
John Mnthicson,master of tho ves
sel, now learns that ho lot a fortune
slip through his Angers. A small part
of tho "greaso" had been saved and
this was Identified by nn Oakland
druggist ns amborgrls.
Tho Antlopo reachod horo from Now
caBtlo, Australia, a fow days ago. On
tho way up, In lnttltudo 20 degrees
south, a largo quantity of "grenso"
was seen floating on tho ocean, and,
a calm prevailing, tho men managed
to scoop up several buckotfuls.
Tho "greaso" was found excellent,
and It was used for slushing down tho
mnsts, tho balnnco being used by tho
men on their oilskins and boots. Tho
captain snys much more of tho ma
terial could havo boon collected, but
thought tho amount picked up by tho
men was enough.
QET8 FISH WITH HAMMER.
PHI LA DELPHI AN DISCREDITS THE
FLAG STORY.
1'roin .tertograpb, copyright, by ViuUrwooJ A Underwood, N, Y,
Wife of the Republican Candidate for President.
BETSY ROSS IS A FAKE.
school books aro erroneous. They
must provo that tho Ho was Invented,
why It was Invented, who lnvontod It,
how It spread and became part of
history. They must produco tho real
history of tho flag. Who designed it,
nnd who made It.
"By tho samo mothod thoso lcono
clasts ellmlnato Shnkespcaro and
guess at Bacon, eliminate Washing
ton's cherry treo, eliminate Koy from
tho 'Star Spangled Banner.' Washing
ton at prayer at Valley Forgo, William
Toll, Damon and Pythias, and Moses
In the bullrushcs.
"Tho Botsy Boss house Is a shrlno.
This Is an outrage."
Prize Historical Idol Shattered by In
vestigation Her House Declared
Unworthy of Place In
. Fame's List.
Philadelphia. Poor old Botsy Ross!
down sho goes Into tho limbo of fakes
with Barbara Frletchlo, who didn't
wnvo the nag In Frederick; George
Washington's hatchet, his prayer at
Valley Forgo, and othor notnblo na
tional fetiches.
After Philadelphia has Tor years
bowed tho kneo to the logond that In
tho qunlnt little wooden houso at 239
Arch street Botsy Ross designed and
made the first flag; after thousands of
patriotic citizens had contributed n
dlmo each to buy It, and hundreds of
thousands of children havo made pil
grimages to It, it has been offered to
tho government as a national gift.
Tho government turned it down.
And now tho historical sites com
mltteo of founder's week has turned
down Betsy and the houso finally.
Neither of them can havo a look in
sn tho festivities, because both, says
tho commltteo, are fakes. Tho school
book story Is down and out.
Nothing has so shocked Philadel
phia since It Was definitely dlsc'overod
by tho Pennsylvania Historical so
ciety that tho Liberty bell wasn't
cracked while pealing out tho nows
of freedom at all, but while It was
discreetly tolling for tho death of
Chief Justice Marshall.
Officials of tho Betsy Ross associa
tion, which superintended tho pur
chase of the building, had made great
plans to have It figure largely In the
festivities. They wore horrified tho
other day when tho coramittoo an
Jiounced that BotBy and tho house
wore really a myth.
It was the hand of William J. Camp
"boll, who In tho absonco of Superin
tendent of Schools Martin G. Brum
baugh presided at tho meotlng of tho
cdmmltteo which had gathered to
mark tho places of historical Interest
In Philadelphia, 'which delivered the
hlow. His report to tho commltteo
wns curt but tonso. It rend: "Where
Uetsy Ross did not design tho Ameri
can ling. Tho story Is a fnko, and
there Is positively no evidence In Its
Savor."
"Thero nover was tho slightest ex
cuse for the Betsy Ross fako," de
clared Mr. Campbell lator. "Tho
Btorlos which you find In tho school
books about UiIb Imaginary horolno
aro all puro rot, and It is to tho ovof
lasting disgrnco of America that tho
Jlctlon has boon nourished for so many
years. I havo given tho traditions
anost caroful study, and find that tho
story Is a Ho from beginning to ond.
Tho only foundation whatever for tho
yarn Is that thero was a young woman
aiamed BetBy Ross, who took In plain
Hewing for a livelihood and who lived
In n house, now known as tho first
American flag houso, at 239 Arch
Htreet. '
"As a matter of fact, Betsy Ross
was no moro or Icsb than an ordinary
soamstress who would havo been fired
with about tho samo amount of pa
triotic zeal In sowing Old Glory ns sho
would havo found In darning a pair
of socks. Sho nover hnd any inter
view with George Washington, nnd
tho pictures pnlnted Bhowlng tho
lather of tho country beaming ovor
tho work of the hnndsomo young hero
Ino of tho flag Is ono gross libel on tho
truth."
Immediately' tho cudgels began to
fly. President Adam H. Fottorolf of
GIrard college, a director of tho Flag'
houso association, took first whack at
the committee.
"I havo rested my confidence In tho
tltlo of Betsy Ross as the maker and
of her houso as tho birthplace of Old
Glory upon tho oxlstonco of tho whole
common peoples inltli and belief, a
belief which until now has been prac
tlcally universal and unquestioned.
"Wo put tho whole burden of proof
upon those who attack tho title of
Betsy Ross. They must produco
proof that tho people, teachora, and
Carpenter Captures Sturgeon Six Feet
In Length.
Muskegon, Mich. Whon a sturgeon
six feet long can bo captured with
a carpenter's hammer, it Is tlmo to
censo talking "nature faking," and
tnko up tho question of tho rovlsed
edition of "The Comploto Angler."
Ferdinand Drntz, 48 Pock stroot,
whllo running his sixteen foot launch
up Muskegon lake, camo alongstdo a
largo sturgeon lying a foot under tho
surface.
Quick as a flash Dratz reached Into
his tool box under tho scat, and, tak
ing tho first tool thift his hnnd enmo
In contact with, a hammer, dealt tho
fish a stunning blow on tho head.
Thon, ns it commencod to sink, ho
grasped tho fresh water monster
through the gills and landed it In his
launch.
Tho sturgeon weighed eighty pounds,
nnd measured sixty-eight Inches from
tip to tip.
EVOLUTION OF THE STEAMSHIP
Jonathan Hulls' steam tun Is generally regarded as the father of tho
Btern-whceler. It was In 1736 that Jonathan Hulls, a yeoman of Gloucester
shire, England, patented a steam tug that wastrled the following year. The
tug had a single-acting steam cylinder, 30 Inches in diameter, which In Its
Inward stroke lifted a weight equal to one-half of Its effective pull. The en
ergy of this weight In Its descent during the return stroke gave the engine a
double action and the reciprocating motion of the piston gave continuous ro
tation by, a ratchet gear to a paddle wheel at the stern.
Road Makes Unusual Charge.
Agent Sends Bill for $8 for Feeding
Horses on Merry-Go.Round.
New Orleans. When Michael Mur-J
phy received h bill from a southern
railroad for eight dollars for ono moal
for a carload of flying horses used In
morry-go-rounds consigned from Jen
nings, La., to Mobile, Ala., his Irish
blood went hot. Jnmcs F. Murdy, local
agent for tho railroad, sent Murphy
the bill along with a statement for
cost of transportation. Wired Murphy
to Murdy: .
"Food for flying horses, Is It? Was
It lco crenm or hay? I'll havo tho In
terstate commerco commission down
on yo!"
Wired Murdy to Murphy, In nil "seri
ousness: "Horses Is horses, bo thoy flying or
running. Louisiana laws protect ani
mals from cruolty and provldo eight
dollars for ono square meal to a car-
BASHFUL DAN BALKS NO MORE.
After Five Futile Attempts Jerseyville
Man Is Married.
Jorsoyvlllo, 111. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Matthews It's a fact; Jerseyvlllo'H
bashful and balky nenr-brldegroom,
famed for his flvo previous flights
from the altar, gritted his teeth,
closed his eyes, claBped tho hand of
Miss Mary Frasor and said "I do" In
Pastor Jones' parsonngo tho other day.
This was at 8:30 a. m., nnd nn hour
later Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Matthews
boarded a train for Hoodliouse.
"Wo'ro going to spend our honey
moon there," tho now proud and reso
lute husband confided to his friends.
"Wo'll bo back to-morrow night," ho
added.
"Oh, ho!" remarked tho Jorsoyvlllo
youthB who heard tho last remark.
There has not been a real flrst-claBS
charivari In Jerseyville for u long
tlmo and tho collecting of. hornB and
cowbells began Immediately.
load. Your nnlmals were In Now Or
leans one day. Pleaso romlt."
Murphy's reply Indicated his opin
ion of tho railroad In particular and all
lines In general and hinted of eternal
punishment herenfter.
Murdy, In tho courso of tlmo, aftoi
ho had collected his eight doJlnrs, be
gan nn Investigation. Anothor road
brought tho cur to Algiors. La., from
Jennings, nnd tho clerk at Algiers, In
transferring the shlpmont changed tho
character of tho horses in tho bill of
lading, so that when Murdy 'saw tho
document It was plain "horsos," with
no wlngH Nnturally Murdy, obeying
tho lnws of humanity, ordored tho
horsos around to tho railroad feed
pons. Thoro tho crow saw tho mis
tako, smiled, rcsealod tho car and atnt
It on to Mobile.
Murphy got back his eight dollars,
but Murdy snyB tho Irishman has less
sense of humor than nny shipper he
nas encountered In his 30 yenrs of
rauroau experience.
Tho only unusunl thing about tho
marriage coromony wns tho chargo to
tno bridegroom with which Pastor
Jones prefaced It. His words woro;
Now, Dan, this Is tho Inst tlmo. If
you balk this tlmo you needn't como
to mo to get mnrrled again. I won
bother any moro with you."
Whether tho bride hnd madn nnv
similar remarks did not appear, but
uio rcsoluto look on Daniel's faco be-
Bpoko a determination which would
and did, carry him through.
Suit Over Dog's Bathtub.
Now York. A special bathtub for
nor (log is one or tho Items In tho bill
upon which suit has been brought
agnlnst Mrs. Losllo Cnrtor Payno by
r. contractor who has mado alterations
In tho Seventeenth street houso occu-
piun uy mo ncireBS. The suit, which
is unsou on a mechanic's lien,
against not only Mrs. CaHnr.rw,
hut also against tho owner of tho
house nnd Ezra, Prentlco. vlln wnii
appointed rocolver when tho actress
wum into bankruptcy.
Save the Babies,
INFANT MORTALITY ia somothlng friglitfiil. Wo can hardly roalizo that of
all tho ohildron horn in civilized countries, twontytwo por oont. or nearly
ono-quartor, dio before they roaoh ono yearj thirtysoven por cent,, or moro
than one-third, hoforo thoy aro flvo, and one-half before thoy ard fifteen!
We do not hesitato to say that a timely nso of Oastoria would savo a ma-,
jority of thoso precious livos. Noithor do wo hesitato to say that many of theso
infantilo deathB aro occasioned by tho uso of narootio preparations. Drops, tinotures
and soothing syrups sold for ohildron's oomplaints contain moro or lesa opium, or
morphine. They are, in considerable quantities, doadly poisons. In any quantity
thoy Btupefy, retard oiroulation and lead to oongostions, sioknoss, doath. Oastoria
oporatos exaotly tho reverse, but you must seo that it boars tho signaturo of
Ohas. H. Flotohor. Oastoria causos tho blood. to oiroulato proporly, opona tho
pores of tho skin and allays fover.
Letters from Prominent Physicians
addressed to Chas. 12. Fletcher.
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Dr. A. F. Fooler, of St. Louis, Mo., says: "I havo prescribed your Castorla
tn many caeca and havo always found It nn ofllclont nnd spoody romody."
Dr. E. Down, of Philadelphia, Ta., oayB: "I havo proscribed your Cos
lorla In my practlco for man; years with groat satisfaction to mysolf and
benefit to my patlonts."
Dr. Edward Parrlsh, of Brooklyn, N. T., nays: "I havo usod your Cas
torla In my own housohold with good results, and havo ndvlsod Bovoral
patients to uso It for its mild Insntlvo offoct and freedom from harm."
Dr. J. D. Elliott, of Now York City, says: "Having during tho pant sir
years prescribed your Castorla for infantile stomach disorders, I most
heartily commend Its uco. Tho formula contains nothing dolotorloua
to tho most dollcato of children."
Dr. C. C Sprncuo, of Omaha, Nob., says: "Tour Castorla la an Ideal
mcdlclno for children, nnd I frequently proscrlbo It Whllo I do not advo
cnto tho Indiscriminate uso of proprietary modtclncs, yot Castorla Is no.
exception for conditions which nrlco In tho caro of chlldron."
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tary preparation. It Is a euro nnd rcllabla mcdlclno for Infanta and chll
dron. In fact, It Is tho universal housohold romody for Infantilo allmonts."
Dr. II. F. Merrill, of Augusta, Mo., says: "Castorla la ono of tho Tory
finest and most romarkablo romedlcs for Infanta and children. In my;
opinion your Castorla has caved thousands from an early gravo. I can,
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and merits."
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preparations of tho kind, bolng safo in tho hands of parents nnd vary of
foctlvo In relieving children's dlsordors, whllo tho caso with which bucIi
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Hit Death Due to Freak Hat.
A Morry Widow hat has cauBod tho
tragic death of an lnnocont man in
Paris. He was Bitting opposlto tho hat,
which was worn by a lady going to tho
Dols do Boulogne As ho gazed at tho
amazing construction It annoyed him
moro and more, and an ho gazed ho
grow red in tho face. Finally, he could
stand It no longer and ventured to re
mark to tho lady on tho alzo of her
head covering. Tho lady resented tho
criticism, and at her retort tho man
fell in a fit and a fow minutes later
was dead. Apoplexy hnd carried him
whoro It Is to bo hoped Merry Widows
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Lewia' Factory, Peoria, III.
tBolng bitten by a toothless dog
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Bin. Wlnilnw'i Roothlnir Hrrni
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known value, but ono of many reasons
why it is tho best of personal and family
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truly as a laxative, and its component
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