NEW GOVERNOR
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George R. Colton, who has been selected by President Taft an governor
of Porto Rico to succeed Regis Post, Is, according to his friends, well fitted
for the office of chief executive of the Island. He served In the Philippines
as colonel of a Nebraska regiment and was later tnade collector of customs
of Manila. He served In a similar capacity in Santo Domingo and later
became collector of the Philippine islands. He speaks Spanish fluently and
has had largo experience with Latin-Americans. His home is in Washington.
NEW COTTON FIELD
Sahara Desert May Be Used for
Growing Staple Product.
Two New Yorkers Head Expedition
to Explore Famous African Oasis
Expect Conflict with Tourega
and Other Tribes.
London. To discover fresh lniuls
for cotton Browing, which they believe
nrc to be found In the fertile oases of
tho Sahnra desert, Allison V. Armour
and Jordan L. Mott of Now York aro
headed now for the heart of Africa
with one of tho Inrgcst and best
equipped expeditions that ever entered
tho black continent.
Nearly 200 whlto men, including
many European soldiers of fortune,
have been engaged to command tho
nrmy of blacks with whoso aid tho
two Americans hopo to tight their way
through tho Touregs and tho wild,
cruel, nomadic tribes whoso country
Is still almost the least known terri
tory In Africa.
Armour and Mott, It Is understood,
decided on this dangerous undertak
ing after hearing of tho success of
Isidore Morse, John McFaddcn, "tho
English cotton king," and of several
others Interested In cotton, on getting
from tho Italian government enor
mous concessions of land In Erythrea,
southeastern Egypt, where Is some of
the ilncst cotton growing laud In tho
world.
The land obtained by Morso, McFad
dcn and their associates covers mil
lions of acres, extending from tho Hed
Sea west to a lino drawn through Kns
sala, parallel with tho Hod Sea coast
line. Tho ncreago is ns largo as that
of tho orlglnnl grnnt obtained by the
chartered company in Rhodesia.
So well have Morso and McFaddcn
guarded tho secret of their tremen
dous grnnt that oven now it has not
reached tho enrs of many persons out
side of tho Italian government. Morse
left London five days ago for Homo to
fcottlo further details In connection
with his concession; his plans are pro
gressing to put the cotton-raising
scheme in active operation.
The German emperor, whom ho has
often entertained aboard his yacht, is
n close friend of Allison V. Armour
and formerly wns his classmate at
Heidelberg. Tho emperor Is deeply In
terested in tho outcomo of tho under
taking. Tho expedition will land at Tripoli
and, according to present plnns, will
strike Inland with tho object of reach
ing Ghat, the chief city of tho Tou
reg country, COO miles south by west
from Tripoli. As 150 miles of tho
northern part of the Sahara must be
traversed to reach Ghat, tho expedi
tion will bo transported by camols
from n point 100 miles east of Tnmns
sanln. From Ghat tho groat caravan
will go southeasterly, keeping well to
tho 8olthvcst side of tho Tnrso moun
tain range, toward Lako Tchad, in
which neighborhood are somo of the
most fertile oases In tho wholo vast
desert.
South of Lake Tchad tho expedition
will enter tho domain of tho sultan of
Dornu, on whoso good olllccs Armour
nnd Mott count. They expect tho sul
tan to provide them with n military
escort.
JOB PAID ONE CENT YEARLY
Letter Carrier on Small Route In Illi
nois Loses Position Paying
Small Salary.
Galena, 111. After carrying mall
over nn olght-mllo route since 1S81
for the pay of one cent n year, tho
carrier has lost hl3 job. It wus not
OF PORTO RICO.
from neglect of duty ,thnt this em
ploye of tho government was severed
from tho payroll. Neither Is thoro
any evidence that ho wns unwilling
to continue longer tho duties of his
position, for ho worked ns long ns his
penny a yonr wns forthcoming.
Tho postnfilce department has do
elded to discontinue star routo No.
39,125, between Dodgovlllo and Min
eral Point. This lino of eight mllo3
wns n romnnnt of tho old routo estab
lished between Mllwnukco and Galena
In 1S3C. It was reduced to eight
miles In 18S1. Tho carrier has re
ceived offers ns high ns $20 for his
government order paying him his
yearly stipend, but has thus far re
sisted Uio souvenir hunters.
SAN JOSE SCALE SPREADING
Principal Commercial Apple Orchards
of Entire Country Menaced by
Pestiferous Insect.
Washington. Tho principal com
morclnl applo orchards of tho country
aro destined to become Infested with
tho San Joso scnlo, according to a bul
letin entitled "Fumigation of Apples
for tho San Joso Scnlo," just pub
lished by tho department of agricul
ture. Tho scnlo Is spreading rapidly
over vast nreas each year.
Although thoro aro numorouH orch
ards not affected In tho western and
enstorn states, whoro tho disease Is
well-established, there Is no doubt, ac
cording to tho bulletin, that theso
soon will bo visited by tho scale. It
Is regarded ns a certainty that thoro
will bo a spread of It west of tho Mis
sissippi. Tho bulletin treats of tho fumiga
tion of tho trees nnd fruit nnd con
tains a statement that "a llttlo care
lessness In spraying, tho uso of Im
proper solutions or unfavorable
weather conditions at tho tiino of
making applications may allow tho
survival of tho scale In suinciont num
bers to result, later in tho season, In
their settling In considerable num
bers upon tho fruit."
Hail on Reckless Gambling
Young Aristocratic Englishmen and
Attaches of Foreign Legations
Are in Disgrace.
London. Society Is gossiping about
tho tremendously high gambling by
members of two of tho most exclusivo
clubs in tho west end, somo of whom
are young nttachos of tho foreign le
gations, other glided youths of aristo
cratic English families.
Following other heavy loxsos nt tho
card table, ono diplomat lost $12,000
on Tuesday aftornoon, nn amount
equal to his salary for threo years.
Whatever his piivato fortuno ho had
to default on ills dobts of honor. Con
sequently ho will not he recognized by
tho gontlcmon who won his money nor
by tho others, ami his career In diplo
macy Is ruined.
Of course, foreign diplomats nro lm
muno from nil legal proceedings. But
not bo with English gamesters. Ono
of these, an ofllcer In a crack cavalry
corps, has lost $100,000 in six wooks,
It Ib reported. Certainly ho is being
put through bankruptcy now by tho
money lenders who had his noteu.
Another young English aristocrat
who was hit heavily at tho ganio has
an ornamental position at court. Tho
fact that ho lias ruined himself finan
cially was told to King Edward, who
ordored nn angry complaint to bo ad
dressed to tho house committee of
the club whoro tho gambling went on.
OF
Maine Yields One-Half of the To
tal Production.
Only Five Tons of the Genuine Com
modity Are Consumed Annually
In This Country Balance
Is Exported,
Uangor, Mo. Tho woods of Maine
yield more than ouc-hulf of the five
tons of genuine spruce chewing gum
consumed In this country every yenr.
Though tho city factories turn out
largo quantities of artificial gum,
made from bitumen, pitch and paratlln
nnd flavored with many beguiling es
sences, and sell their products so
cheaply that tho poorest citizen can
afford to buy all tho gum he wants to
chow, tho clean, nmbcr-tlnted life
blood of the black spruce treo Is get
ting to bo an oxpenslvo luxury.
Hcfore tho pulp mills enme to Mntne
crystnl pure gum was sold by tho Job
bers for from 40 to CO conta n pound.
Moat of It was collected from nowly
chopped trees by tho lumbermen. The
advent of tho pulp mills nnd tho rnpld
transportation of tho cut timber by
rail from tho Btump to tho factory
brought about n change of method.
Old growth spruce timber, from which
tho best quality of gum is obtained, is
now so rare that nn active lumberman
will not secure moro than n pound of
gum in a winter.
Tho domnnd continuing constant,
prices doubled In a fow years, giving
birth to n now Industry, which gives
proiltablo employment to moro than
200 men for n month In every yenr. It
has taken nbout 20 yenrs to complete
tho evolution of gum picking from n
crude art to n science.
The men who engage in the busi
ness have regular routes, which thoy
travel for year after year. The terri
tory is leased from tho land owners.
Hcforo coming down from n treo the
hunter makes deep horizontal gashes
on the sunny side of tho trunk, form
ing wounds from which pitch will ox
udo during tho summer nnd later
harden Into gum for tho next harvest
Little gum of last season's ripening
has come to market, nnd tho retail
prlco In llangor is 15 cents nn ounce.
In April, when tho pickers como in
with their packs, tho prlco will fall
to $1.75 and $2, retail, nnd nbout $1.5C
In ten-pound lots.
Persons who visit tho bnckwoode
towns of Mnlno hear many stories
about enterprising citizens who have
gained sudden wealth by cornernlng the
gum supply. In 188(5 a Boston drutf
gist named llrown came to Hangor tc
purchase lumber for n group of cot
tages ho was about to erect near Cot
tago City. Ho sold spruco gum In his
store, buying it from tho jobbers at an
average rate of $1 n pound, Finding
that ho could buy It in Hangor for CC
cents a n pound, ho purchased nil he
could got, visiting tho camps in ordei
to secure ns much us possible.
lie bought nearly two tons, which
ho packed in boxes and stored nwn
to nwalt the opening of tho river sc
that It could bo taken to Boston by
boat. Tho Ice was lato In going out
of the Penobscot that year, and before
tho druggist received his gum the
prlco had gone up to $2 a pound. He
mtulo n profit of moro than $5,000 on
an Investment of less than $2,000.
Body Turns to Stone.
Portland, Ore. When tho body ol
Paul Limerick, who died ten years
ngo, was disinterred at Mount Culvrtry
cemetery a fow days ago, preparatory
to romovnl' nnd re-burial, It was found
tho remains had hecomo petrified.
Tho features, with tho exception of
tho noso nnd oyos, woro porfectly pre
served, nnd tho hair and mustache
woro as natural as In llfo. Tho pot
rilled body had assumed n dark
brown color.
This Is tho sixth enso of petrifica
tion found In Mount Calvary in to
eont years, hut tho other bodloB wero
not nearly ns well preserved as that
of Limerick. It required flvo men to
remove tho body.
In consequence of this romnrknbln
communication, almost direct from his
majesty, threo members hnvo been
naked to resign from the club for vio
lating Its rules governing tho hIzo of
stakes at cards. Tho others aro not
members of this club; they wero on
Joying Its hospitality while their own
clubhouse wns bolng rcnovnted.
Big Hat Blocks Pass.
Homo. Ono or tho pnpers of tho
Ilomese Obotiand relatos nn nmuslng
incidont said to hnvo occurred In tho
Anr gorges, near Morlngon.
It appcara that a fnshlonahlo damo,
wearing the huge hut which fnshlon
Imposes upon her devotees, failed tc
pass through n narrow gorgo with hot
headgear. Tho hat stuck botween tho
two walls and refused to bo moved.
A party of tourists coming up bo
hind had to wait until tho obstruction
waa cleared away. Eventually the
wearer of tho monstrous lint was
obliged to take It off and lot the more
men of tho party wrench it free.
Oklahoma Airship Landing.
Muskogee, Okln. Believing that In
ten years airships will bo ns commoi
ns passongor tralus, Amos P. Gibson
president of a company that Is build
Ing an eight-story building horo, hm
ordored tho roof of tho building bi
constructed that n platform can bt
built later ns n lundlng for airships.
61
WAS IN NO HURRY TO LEAVE
Prisoner Put Coming Gastronomic Joy
Ahad of a Brief Period
of Liberty.
A colored man from Georgia hail
lived In Washington but n fow years
when ho wns arrested for soaio slight
violation of tho city ordlnnncos. Upon
henrlng that tho negro wns In Jail, tho
secretary of tho colored Y. M. C. A.
secured tho services of a minister to
go with him nnd sign tho prisoner's
ball bond. Thoy reached tho Jail
shortly boforo noon, nnd told tho
negro tho object of their visit. In re
sponse to tho proffered kindness ho
said:
"MlstnU Johnslng, I sho is glad you
nil Is gwino to git mo out, but I
wants you-nll to llx It so I enn't git
out till lato dls evoninV
Of courso tho two Samaritans woro
somewhat taken aback by this unus
ual request. Dut a moment Inter thoy
lost their breath when, in answer to
the socretnry'B question, tho Georgia
negro replied in n whisper:
"Well, sab, dey's n-Glttln tllnnnh
ready, nn' doy'a cookln' grcons; nn' I
sho would llko to git somo o' dom
greous befo' I lenbes dla placol" Lip-plncott'o.
BABY'S WATERY ECZEMA.
Itched and Scratched Until Blood Ran
$50 Spent on Useless- Treatments
Dlscaso Seemed Incurable.
Cured by Cutlcura for $1.50.
"When my llttlo boy was two nnd a
half montliB old ho broko otu on both
cheokB with eczema. It was tho Itchy,
watory kind and wo had to keep hia
llttlo hand3 wrapped up nil tho time,
and if ho would happen to got thorn
uncovcrod ho would claw his faco till
tho blood streamed down on his cloth
tng. Wo called in a physlclnn atonco,
but ho gavo nn ointment which wob so
Bovcro that my bnbo would Bcrcam
when it wnB put on. Wn changed
doctors and nicdlclno until wo had
spent fifty dollars or moro nnd baby
was getting worao. I was so worn out
watching and caring for him night nnd
day thnt I nlmost folt nuro tho dlBeaso
was incurable But finally rending of
tho good results of tho CuUcura Horn
cdies, I dotorminod to try them. I
can truthfully say I waB mora than
surprised, for I bought only a dollar
and a half's worth of tho Cutlcura
UomedioB (Cutlcura Soap, Ointment
and Pills), and thoy did moro good than
all my doctors' modiclnca I had tried,
and In fact entirely cured him. Ills
faco Is porfoctly clear of tho loaat
spot or scar of anything. Mrs. W. M.
Comeror, Burnt Cabins, Pa., Sopt. 1C,
1008."
Potter Drutr & Chem. Corp., Bols Props., Boston.
Dorothy and the Stork.
Whon llttlo Dorothy Walworth wns
Introduced to her bnby brother In tho
First Methodist Episcopal Pnrsonago
In Yonkers, N. Y sho manifested in
lenso intorest, but wns not astonished.
"I knew ho was coming," sho ex
claimed; "I know it."
Pressed for nn explanation, tho flvo-year-old
said: "I was down to tho
Bronx zoo tho other dny and saw
tho stork in his cage. I recognized
him by tho black stripes on his wings
thnt papa Bald woro thoro. Well, whon
tho stork wns standing nlono on one
leg, I went closo to him nnd whispered
In his enr that I wanted him to bring
mo n bnby brothor or sistor. Ho didn't
say anything, but 1 know ho would do
It, becnuso ho bent his head toward
mo and winked nn oyo."
A One-Part Melodrama.
"But you enn't hnvo n big scono
with only ono person In It."
"Sure I enn," said tho stnr. "After
n strugglo with myself I throw myself
over tho bridge." Louisvlllo Courlor
Journal. Not to Be Envied.
"After all, n rich man only has
three meals a day."
"And no time to eat 'em." Louis
vlllo Courier-Journal.
In cano of pnln on tho lunpi ITnmlins
Wizard Oil nets liko a muatnrd plaster,
exeunt that It Is more effective and is bo
much nicer and cleaner to tine.
A girl nuvcr feels moro important
than when alio Is getting mnrrled, nnd
a man never looks moro Inconspicu
ous. this souitci! or Titnum.i;
mint tm reached uctoro It cnu lio curwl. Altrn'i
I.uiik llaKim oo9 to Uio rout or jour cxnmli, uui
cuf f. 1U llntiulatsaiid Buru. AtnllilruiMUu.
Wo llvo truly for oursclvcB only
when wo llvo for others. Seneca.
Mr. VlnsIcm' Hootlilntr Syrnp,
For children trettilrw, eoftciu itio iruraii, rcducri In
Curau.allou, alUya pain, cures wind colic 25o it twttlo.
Money talks, but It often falls to
tell tho truth.
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end enriches the blood, and nourishes tho nerves In
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PUTNAM
color mora poods brlohtsr and latter colors than anr
uui bimvm Hitiivui ripping piru WIIB lur irsit
The highest medical authority
on foods,
Sir James Crichton Browne, LL. D.-F. R. S.
of London,
gives the best reasons for eating more
Quaker Oats
In nn nrticlo published in the
Youth's Companion of Septem
ber 23rd, igoo, Dr. Browne, tho
Rrent medical authority on
foods, says, nbout brain and
muscle building
"There is one kind of food
thnt seems to mo of marked
vnhie ns n food to the brain nnd
to the whole body throughout
childhood nnd ndolcscencc
(youth), nnd that is oatmenl.
"Oats nre the most nutritious
of nil tho cereals, being richer
in fats, organic phosphorus nnd
lecithins."
He says ontmeal is gaining
ground with tho well-to-do of
Great Britain. He speaks of it
n3 the mainstay of the Scottish
laborer's diet nnd snvs it pro
THE CLEVER GIRL.
"Your father ordored somo wood
from mo this morning, mlsB. Do you
know whether ho wnnts hard or soft?"
"Oh er not too hard."
BACKACHE 18 KIDNEYACHE.
Usually There Are Other Troubles to
Prove It.
Pain in tho back is pnln in Uio kid
neys, in moat cases, and It points to
tho need of a spp
clal remedy to re
move nnd euro Uio
congestion or In
flammation of tho
kidneys that la In
terfering with tholr
work and causing
that pain that
makcB you nay:
"Oh, my back."
Thompson Wat
kins, professional
nurse, 420 N. 23rd
St., Parsons, Kan.,
nays: "For somo
tlmo I waa annoyed with sharp twinges
across tho small of my back nnd Ir
regular passagon or tho kldnoy Bocrc
tlons. Slnco using Doan's Kldnoy Pills,
I nm frco from theso troublos."
Itcmcmbor tho name Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. CO cents a box. Foster
Mllburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
How She Knew.
Tho enrtoonist'a wlfo waB talking to
a friend.
"1 Just know Fred didn't wnnt to
work nt tho olllco laut night," alio
said.
"Why, how do you knbw?" wns
asked.
"Hccauso In his slocp hosnld: 'Well,
I'll stay, but 1 don't want to draw.' "
Llpplncott's Mngazlno.
la Poor Consolation.
"Yes. It must bo a torriblo thing to
go through llfo without your limb. Hut
you must remember It will bo restorod
to you in tho next world."
"I know It will, mum, hut dnt don't
encourngo mo, for It waa cut off whon
I was u baby, nn' It won't con.o with
In a couplo of foot of do ground w'on
It's restored."
Tho nngols nro always waiting to
open tho windows of heaTen over Uio
head of tho man who will bring tho
last tithe Into tho storehouse.
I think tho first virtue is to rostraln
tho tonguo; ho approaches nenrest to
tho godn who knows how to ho silent
even when ho 1h In tho right. Cato.
Toll tho Dealer you wnnt a Lewis' Rinelo
Hinder cigar for its rich, mellow quality.
Llvo up to tho BIblo you know, and
your Illblo will grow.
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other dre. One 10c packsoe colors all fibers
The duo
MOUSlflOW 10 UI01 CD JIB HI VOIQri,
MONIWE
duces n big-boned, well-developed,
mentally energetic race.
His experiments prove tftat
good oatmeal such ns Quaker
Oats not only furnishes
the best food for the human be
ing, but eating it strengthens
nnd enlarges the thyroid gland
this gland is intimately con
nected with the nourishing pro
cesses of the body.
In conclusion ho says
"It seems probable therefore
that the bulk nnd brnwnincas of
tho Northerners (meaning the
Scotch) has been in some measure
due to the stimulation of tho
thyroid gland by ontmoal por
ridge in childhood."
The Scotch eat Quaker Oats
because it is the best of nil
oatmeals.
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TONIC
VERMIFUGE
A "run down" condition is
generally duo to the failure of
tho digestive organs to properly
digest the food. Dr. D. Jayne's
Vermifuge tones up the dlgestlvo
organs 00 that they eupply tho
body with proper nourishment,
and in this way bring about last
ing haalth. Ordinary tonics
simply supply food material in '
preaigested form, and conse
quently aro only effectlvo aa
long as tho tonic Is taken.
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two sizes, SOc and 35c.
Dr. D. Jayne'f Expectorant has
been relieving nnd curing Coughs,
Coldi,and almllar alliucnu for neatly
four ucncratlons.
IGEC HEADACHE
Positively cured by
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They nlno reiloro Dl
tremt f rout Djmpcpnta, It
illfrvatlotiamlToo Henri?
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REFUSE SUBSTITUTES.
Up-Set
Sick Feeling
thnt follows takinrr n doao of castor
oil, salts or calomel, is nbout tho
worst you enn ensure Ugh it
cives ono tho creeps. You don't
have to have it CASCARETS
move the bowels tone up tho
liver without theso bad feelings.
Try them. 011
CASCAKltTS toe n iax for a week's
treatment, nil dnurprlsU lllirgciit M'ller
lu the world. Mllllou boxes a mouth.
DEFIANCE STaROH-lTcV..
nthfr (tarclwn only 12 ounroi rnmu prlco nj
"DEFIANCE" IS GUPERIOn QUALITY.
Vatnonn.rnlrmiin,Wah.
Imkuu,, D.l' lluokxlrfv, llii.ru
cut tefercuttu. lial rvuiuu.
W. N. U OMAHA. NO. 43-1909.
In cold waif r better than an othr-r rivn. You Can di
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