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WHERE TAFT ATTENDS CHURCH Copyright by WaMon Kawrttt. I lntcr,r vlfw of the Unitarian church at Washington, of which the Repub lican presidential candidate Is a member, and which he regularly attends when official duties do not Interfere. SEA OF OIL ABLAZE. MEXICAN GUSHER HAS BEEN BURNING MANY DAYS. Estimated Dally Loss Is $38,000 Only Hopo Is That Fire Will Auto matlcally Smother Itself Heat Prevents Approach. Mexico City, Mcx. At Dos Hocus n Rusher of Iho Pennsylvania Oil Com pany lias been burning now for many ilnyn at an estimated dally loss to the company of $38,000. The flames leap hundreds of feet Into- the air, lllumlnntlng n largo ex panse or territory nt night and veiling tbo landscape with denso volumes of smoke by day. When a well catches because of an uncontrolled overflow or oil Into some firo or flame, usually tbo very furnace or the boiler which lias been used In boring tbo well, there arc but two al ternatives left for tho owners. One Is to smother tbo fire by means of a heavily weighted draw, which Is pulled ncross the mouth of tho well, abutting off both tbo nlr from the outsldo and the flow of oil from within. - In this way tho flro dies of Its own accord from luck of fuel and tho well Is then easily controlled. Falling In this expedient tho only hopo Is to allow tho well to burn, re lying upon It to clog itseir after a tlmo. Usually on low pressure gush ers tho accumulation of soot and lamp black from the burning oil will so clog tho aperture of tho well In two or throb weeks that the flow of oil Is cut off and tho fire Is automatically smoth ercd. Oil well flies nro never of long duration. Tho product going to waste Is so valuable that expensive measures are justifiable to stop the flume and mon ey can accomplish most things. Preparations are now on foot to smother the flro of tho Pennsylvania oil well at Dos Hocas. Heavy drags are being constructed which will bo drawn ncross tho mouth of the well by special machinery, and tho well will again becomo tho servant of man. At present it runs riot and acknowledges as master no one. So lntenso Is the beat generated by the thousands of barrels of oil that go up in smoke every hour that, no one can npproacb within loss than 200 motors of tho flro and remain for more than a few minutes nt a time. Added to this nro tbo fearful fumes nnd gases generated by tho burning oil. Tho now oil well caught flro July 4 from the furnace of tho boiler used In boring the well. The oil In the well had been struck somo time before, and while preparations wero being made to break tbo cap rock and enp Sixth Wife Seeks a Divorce. Utah Man, Aged 66, Has Varied Matri monial Experiences. Salt Lake City, Utah. Six wives, five of whom divorced him, and tho last one now suing him, is tho record of Charles Smith, whoso age Is CG. The ono who Is suing him Is Mnr garct Mnttle Smith, who is 77 years of age. They wero married in the summer of 1907. Smith was before the court rccontly to show cause why ho should not pay his wife temporary Alimony pending the trial or the case During his examination by his wlfo's attorney It was explained to the court that ho had had other matri monial experiments. "Well, I won't conBidor those now," replied Judge Morse, with a smile, "as I hardly bellovo that they are assets which can bo considered In awarding temporary alimony." The wire's attorney endeavored to elicit from tho aged man whetbor ho owned the houso In which ho lived at Knst Ninth und Garfield streets. Smith declared that ho really didn't know who owned it, and Hint the mat ter concerned him very little. He said that ho was, a bookkeeper and earns $40 n month at odd Jobs. He and bis 13-year-old sou cook t hoi r own mosls. "I live on very plnln foods." he said, "and 1 cannot oat meat, liccauw it tbo well tho prcssuro of oil and gns from below blew out Its capping and became unmanageable. Tho oil was shot to a dlstnnce or 300 feet Into tho air, carrying tho der rick nnd othor machinery with It. Tho primary loss or tho company boring tho well Is estlmnted at $200, 000. Tho oil haB overflowed the entire surrounding plain, and Is now prae llcally it burning lake or oil, flooding the country with flame. Tho sbnrt of oil which shoots up from tho Interior of tho well, only to becomo Immediately Ignited, trans forming Itseir Into n rountnln or flro, nets as a huge torch far tho cntlro surrounding country. The Ilamo Is plainly vlsiblo for 50 miles and one steamer captain has reported having seen the flro at sen a distance of SO miles from tho well. So brilliant Is tho light that at u distnuco or ten miles it furnishes light sufllclont to admit or rending. Tho well has been burning 30 days, making the loss moro thau ? 1,000,000,. GOES MAD OVER HIS GUILT. Young Spaniard Becomes Maniac When Shortage Is Discovered. Guaymns, Mexico. Driven mad be cause ho bad been caught In stealing $270 rrom the postofllce, a young em ploye or the Altnta ofllco Id now n raving maniac. Tho work was dono with tbo pur poso or concealing the ciimo for some time, though ultimately It bad to come out. Somo one bought n postal order for $100, and, whllo tho drart and tho notltlcatlon wero all right, tho stub and tho books showed $10. This order was on El Fuerto. Others followed on Hnsurlo nnd Mezntlun. The marl tlmo inspector or Altata, who nlso In specti? the postofllce, found all ac counts straight, and not until tho pos tal ordors and reports wero compared In tho main ofllco in Mexico was tho dedication discovered. When tho In spector raced tbo young innii, Mar tinez de Velnsco, with tho ovldenco or his guilt he bogged for a momont nnd hastened out to securo tho money. Ho went, Instead, to tbo pier and throw blmscir out Into tho water. Ho was rescued, however, nnd when released wnllowcd In tho dirt. Then he began to draw pictures In the sand, and later, when peoplo camo to take him away, ho began to show signs, and later broko out Into a series or vlolont fits. Ho was rolloved somewhat with drugs and placed In prison, tho inspec tion being continued. Tho young man Is n Spaniard nnd stood well In tho community. would mean Mint 1 would got Into tho gravo, and 1 don't want to die. "Everything I own Is what I have on my person," ho continued, "and ir I know where I had $100 In this world I would glndly glvo tbo Indy half of it." After some more sparring with Mm nttorney bo wna ordered to pay $13 temporary alimony nnd $30 attorney's foes. Lost Ball, Took Baby, Kreelnnd, Pa. Annoyed by having n basobull drlvon ngnlnst tho sldo of bor home, Mrs. Androw fjolonskl picked up tho sphere nnd hid It In her homo. The bnll bad conio from n near-by Hold, whore two local teams wore plnylng u match game. When the fielder arrived looking for tho bull ho wn ordered off the promises. All ef forts to conciliate provod futilo, whon one of tho boys conceived tho idea or kidnaping the Soleuskl baby. Tho schonio was approved and quickly executed. When Mrs. Solon ski discovered her child was gono she bocume rrantlo and hastened to tho of flco of Justice Ilucklcy and Ilui'Kess Hartninu. Patrolman Walsh, who wuh bant to Mio place, noon solved the trouble, nnd by diplomntio moaiiK He cured the return or tho child In ex change for the bnll. SHINERS' PLS? MADE OUT OF EVENTS THAT SENT THEM TO PRISON. Author Is Man Accused of Selling Liquor Without Federal License To Be Presented When Men Are Released, Frankfort., Ky. A Jnll for a theater, the cells (at dressing rooms and tho corridor for tho stage form tho equip ment that the federal prisoners in tho county Jnll hete, practlcnlly all of thorn moonshiners, nro using In rehearsing u play Mint will be staged when tboy are out of confinement ngnln. The play Is willed 'The Moonshln rs" nnd was written by Sam Shop pnrd who Is accused of soiling liquor without n license from tho federal gov ernment. Ho conceived the Idea of writing the piny and rehearsing It to occupy tho tlmo until the date of his trial Tho nctors have mot With such sue cess In their rehenrsnls that they have determined to put tho piny on the stngo ns soon ns thoy nro released Hom Jail. They nro to moot In Corbln on December 1 to have their Inst re hearsal boforo tho opening or the sea son In tho mountnln towns. Tho court bouses will bo used nB theaters, nnd the members or the troupe will not be for rrom homo ir they get stranded. Tho plot or tbo piny Is lnld among tho hills or Harlan county. The first act opens with a lot of moonshiners sitting around n still, drinking the white whisky nnd playing cards. Dur ing this net every detail in making moonshine whisky will bo exhlblttfl. A spy discloses the still to tho rev- enue men, who raid tho plnco, nnd tlvj curtain fails amid revolver fire. Tho second net denls with tho burlnl of mountaineers who wero klllod in the moonshine raid. Whllo tho ox-cart bcarso is absent In the rehearsals Micro Is n plnco for It In tho piny. Tho mountain preacher, who never con demns tho making of moonshine, be cnuso the moonshiners contribute to his living, hns his pnrt In tills net, nnd sings tho funornl dirgo, whllo tho men dressed ns women gnthor around tho casket to mourn. Tbo third net deals with the chnso of the revenuo men nrter the moon shiners. Somo or the moonshiners nro captured nnd marched Into n court house. The daughter or tho mountain Judgo pleads for their release Her beauty Impresses tho revenuo men. cspeclnlly n young mcmbor or the par ty, and whllo she engages him in a conversation, three or tho shiners make their escape. Tho session or court brenks up In disorder, nnd In tho Inst sccno the young womnn, rlflo In hand, lends tho moonshiners In n battlo with tho revenuo ngonts, who nvo routed, und sho gives hor bnnd to ono or the bravest or tho shiners. In tho fourth nnd concluding net or the piny the spy is captured and tho moonshinors hold n court nnd sontenco him to death, lie Is hanged ns nn ox ample or what will happen to moon shiners who glvo Information to rev enue men. Tho adorn and their characters aro: Sam Shoppard, mountnlneor of Whit ley county; 01 Whlttlngton, revenuo man of Whitley county; W. S. James, bootlegger or Rowan county; E. D. Rltchlo, "stiller or Knott county, who Is serving n term In Jail for mnklng moonshine; Sunlnnd Moyors or Row an county, bootlegger; Dan Trout, revenue man or Pulaski county; Henry Uoulden, bootlegger or Harlan coun ty; Ezoklel Anderson, whlskv neddlor or Leslie county; Will Sturgeon, spy or Moyd county; wick Terry, mountnln Judge or Rowan county; Thomas Ma gee, mountain preacher of Laurol county. Mngeo was selected as preacher be cause bo has been converted since ho came hero to jail nnd may Join tho Salvation Army nftor tho thentrlcal season Is over. WATCHING THE SALTON SEA. Engineers May Learn Formula for the Evaporation of Water. Los Angeles, Cal. If plans which scientists In tho employ of tho govern ment are now carrying Into effect aro successful, englneors will have, within tho next few years, what they have never hitherto had a formula of evaporation f wntor under given con ditions. Tho field of study of tho sci entist!' is tho Salton sen, tho Inland body of wntor nenr tbo Mexlcnn line which was, In nges pust, n part or tho Guir or California. Tho government proposes to keep rrom six to eight men on tho ground for two years. Those men will study the supply or water to tho sen nnd will attempt to determine tho reces slon or tho body or water how much Is taken by tho atmosphero In a given period. Pro. F. H. Illgolow or tbo United Stutos weather bureau has been as signed to take charge or the work, and he will bo nsslsted by tho local weath or burenu members. Scared to Death by Lightning. New York. A bolt or lightning frigbtoned William M. Hhorwootf to denth. The victim, 71 years olu, an old-tlmo section boss on tbo Now York Central road, lived with his daughter In tho Ilronx. Ho hnd been suffering from heart disease nnd was lying on r. sofa when a thunder storm broko. Lightning struck n tree In the yard, nnd u blinding bluish light filled the whole house. At tho crash and the vivid glare Sliorwood sprang from the of.) and instantly fell buck on It dead. ION Physicians Recommend Castoria ASTORIA lias mot with pronounced favor on tho part of physicians, pharnla- ceutioal societies and medical authorities, It is used by physioians with rosults inoat gratifying. Tho oxtondod uso of Clastoria is unquestionably tho; rosult of throe facts: nrst Tho indisputable ovidonco that it is harmless second- That it not only allays stomach pains and quiets tho norvos, but assimi latos tho food : Third It is an agroeablo and porfoot subatituto for Castor Oil. It is absolutely safe It does not contain any Opium, Morphine, or other narcotic and does not stupefy. It i3 unliko Soothing Syrups, Batoman's Drops, Godfrey's, Cordial, oto. This is a good doal for a Modical Journal to say. Our duty, how ovor, is to oxposo dangor and record tho moans of advanoing health. Tho day for poisoning innocont ohildron through greed or ignorance ought to end. To our knowlodgo, Castoria is a remedy whioh produces composure and hoalth, by regulating the system not by stupofying it and our roadors aro entitled to tho information.--iraW'5 Journal of Ilcaltlu ALCOHOL 3 PEIt fH'vn AVfrflelablcIYrnnrilInn Inr Ae. slmllalinSilicRwaandRrfiiiH ling Uic Stomachs tuulBowds of ;0 ProniotcsDigeslionCkcrfur ncss and Res (.Contains neither Oirium.Morphlnc norMiucral. NOT NARCOTIC. M Jhapktit SitJ" JhcidtSJtt' 3 GAATfftttit a lit, (HCVtWMtKlt himSrrtf' Qinlk4 Stupe AnerCcct Remcdv forC&TCflpa lion, Sour Storaach.Dlarrhoca v. i ir :..(. worms.vom-uisions.ioviisu ncss audLoss or Sleep. Facsimile Signature oF NEW YORK. lUiiraalced under the Exact Copy of Wrapper. How Hammer of Death Struck James. Tho old parish church of Plumstoad, which hns just boon reopened, Is proli ably at leaBt 1,000 years old. Tho pic turesque churchyard, a chorlslicd haunt of tho poet Hloomllold during his visits to Shooter's Hill, contains a delightfully choice "derangcniont of opltaphs." Ono of thoso, on "Mastor James Darling, nged ten," tenches u lesson of moderation during tho pres ent cherry season to tho youth of other places besides Plumstoad. Spcnklng from his tombstone, Mastor Darling exclaims: "Tno hammer of Death wan elvo to me For eating the cherries oft the tree." Your Druggist Will Tell You Thnt Murine Eyo Ilcincdy Cures Eye, Mnltrs Weak Kycs Stronu. Doesn't Smart. Soothes Kyo 1'ain and Sells for 50c. Even boarding houso Inndladlns must pay out good money for tho privi lege of boarding streot cars. LcwiV Single Hinder cigar richest, most ' F.lllNiyillR BIUUKC OH UIU MlillKUl. X OUT dealer or Lewis' Factory, l'coria, III. Labor rids us of thrco great evils; poverty, vlco and ennui. Voltalro, Alliiu'a FHiM:im,!i I'oudrr I urtKln.il Kinder for tho fen. 2So at all llniii'liUtA. Habit, If not resisted, soon becomes necessity. St. AugiiBtlne. Mm. WnBlciir'n Boothlnrr syrnn. ForehlMren tcetulnc. iofuiru tho Burni, refluceii In- I rHmruiUoa, allays pita. curt wind collo. 38c a bottle. Tho man who pays his debts Is true 1 to bis trust. WIIOWt9,un'lt"'NEW LAW obtained PENSIONS hrSril,s' PILES CURED WITHOUT THE cuarantee. No money to tin cf Chloroform. Ellier or other TO-DAY lor Frso Hook on DR. E. R. TARRY, 224 PUTNAM PI ml III Color more poods brighter and hilar colors Ihin ant nther die. One 10c Backnae colors all Bhers. The rfln m.i.. t..n. . j oa Bamenrwimoul rising ajurt. Wrlla (or U boa kUt-rlow lo 0)t. Oleach fund "fin Color"? ir onnoe onua oo . , Qulmy, minV&n Letters from Prominent Physicians addressed to Chas. II. Fletcher. Dr. B. llnlstcad Scott, ol Chicago, Ilia., nays: "I liavo prescribed your Castoria often for inranta during my prnctlco, nnd And it very satisfactory." Dr. "William Belmont, of Cleveland, Ohio, nays:, "Your Cantoria otanda first In ita class. In my thirty yenro of prnctico I can Bay; I nover have found anything that do filled tho plnco." Dr. J. II. Tnft, of Brooklyn, N. Y., says: "I liavo UEod your Castoria anfl found it nn excellent roinody la my bousokold nnd prlvato practlco foe many years. The formula la cxcoltont." Dr. It. J. Ilamlon, of Detroit, Mich., nays: "I prcscrlbo your Castoria oxtcn3lvoly, na I liavo novor found anything to equal It for chlldron'a troubles. I nm rvwaro that Micro aro imitations la tho Acid,, but I always ooo that my patients got Flotchor'a." Dr. Win. J MoCrnnn, of Omaha, Nob., says: "As tho father of thirteen children I certainly know nomotlilng about your great modtclno, and aside, from my own family oxpcrlcnco I havo In my years of practlco found Caa torla a popular and efficient romody In almost every homo." Dr. J. It. Clausen, of Philadelphia, Pa., says: "Tho nanio that your Caa torla linn mndo for Itself In tho tons of thousands of homos blessed by tha prosonco of children, scarcely nccda to bo supplomontod by tho endorse mcnt of tho medical profession, but I, for ono, most heartily, ondoriio it and bellovo It nn excellent remedy." Dr. It. M. Ward, of Kansas City, Mo., says: "Physlclann Generally do not prcscrlbo proprietary preparations, but In tho cn3o of Castoria my experi ence, llko that of many other physicians, has taught mo to mako aa ox coptlon. I prcscrlbo your Castoria la my practlco becauso I havo found It to bo n thoroughly rollablo romody for chlldron'a complaints. Any physl clan who has raised a family, aa I havo, Fill Join mo In heartiest roconv mondntion of Castoria." GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Soars The KM You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. THC CENTAUR OOMriNT, TT MURRAY SrTMCT, MCWtORItCITT. W. Ti. 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