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L.J " ; " ' h ) Ty' H 1 I rtov TORCD. ( r. Druozel NOTABLE EVENT I 3111 Grand fci Jyi: "For I1X- J J ilk 1 S OF ITHE YEAR 1903, L "A A v1 live boxes, Lery effec V( the ach- lyiuE llin- ii.o, N. Y. price CO of the itlon has ' telling ' branch and has ura ago 300,000, ated In you to 1 to turn 111 M'lBOC 4 Ib.l It poittlv tturrh I - munoui lu the PltlKDI tuUtlDf Imvo w f ofTer 10 cur. lledo.O. lukewarm water f. add one table Vne level table v cup of good yeast cake fin four table- 'water, sift In cat woll and stand er nlghu In the I sweet potatoes. and mash through Sponge, beat well ai.1 flour to make a soft lightly, roll out and scuits. Place these In ;ng pans and very lightly (ilck oven twenty-five, mln. m the biscuit is halt done I the oven and, brush over ihlte of one egg beaten with Spoonful of water. Place oven until thoroughly Sweet Potato Pudding. v ii i . a L yUU UOI1 IW( pOUUUH Ol BWCCl Jery eoft, but not soggy, he potatoes while warm and add upful of butter and beat the mix- until very tight in color. Beat eggs very light with one cup of lie sugar and stir Into the other fnlxture, stirring rapidly. Add grated lutmeg to taste, half a pint of sherry wine, one pint of rich milk and the tvrated yellow peel of one rich lemon. Mix, turn into the pudding dish and ake In a quick oven. Delicious. . KNOWS NOW Joctor Yraa Poc'.ed by Hie Own Case for a Time. ' It's easy to understand how ordU nary people get fooled by coffee when doctors themselves sometimes forget the facts. A physician speaks of his own ex perience: "I had used coffee for years and really did not exactly believe it was Injuring me although I had palplta tlon of the heart every day. "Finally one day a severe and al most fatal attack of heart trouble frightened me and I gave up both tea and coffee, using Postum instead, and since that time I have had abso-; lutely no heart palpitation excopt on: oue or two occasions when I tried a small quantity of coffee which caused severe irritation and proved to me I must let It alone. "When we began using Tostum it seemed weak that was because we llld not make It according to dlrec- ions but now we put n little bit of letter In the pot when boiling and al v the Postum to boil full 15 minutes "ilc.ii gives It iho proper rich flavor hd the deep brown color. "I bavo' advised a great many of frlcnils and patients to leuve off " and drink Postum; In fact, I she Oils advice.'' Name given -'.n Co., Battle Creek. Mich. thousatida of physicians use of tea and coffee In and prescribe it to reason." Jiook "The Road 'Hind In cacb The year 1003 will be known as the record year of prosperity In 'the Unit ed Staten. Some few crops have not yielded so largely as they did In former years, but the prices received were bo much higher that the Hhortage wjs more thau mado up for. Cotton reached the highest figure at which It has been sold since iho war. Beef and leather have been iinprece dontodly high. Petroleum and Its products advanced lu price 25 per cent. Iron and steel were sold at. high prices and the demand was w great that orders could not be filled within a reasonable time, uud seaport cities made large purchases abroad because deliveries were so much delayed. The production of precious metals will probably turn out to be nearly 7 per cent greater than last year. The rice crop of Texas, a new Indus try practically, was remarkably large and sold for high figures. Tremendous discoveries of petrole um on the Pacific coast enabled that part of the country to substitute six million dollars' worth of oil for coal, which was previously Imported either from Great Britain or Australia. The total destruction of the fruit crop In Great Britain and In southern Kurope made an unexpected maVket for American green fruits. More than 7o per cent of all the fruits sold In the liimdon markets-to-day la American. The average Increase In the cost, of foodstuffs to the consumer In the United States was 16 per cent. In nearly all of the large cities throughout the country the population has Increased, and the price of real estate has done more than keep pace with the general march of prosperity. Under the circumstances, the coun try has every right to look forward to a continuance of prosperity. Our granaries are groaning with the products of an aoundant harvest. Our Bavings banks overflow with the re serves of the people. Our scale of e)i pendlture Is the highest the world has ever known. The area of land which will Mtwod and seeded this winter ar g will exceed the area till crot s a greater aeed sowmg. increased demand for cat- iorses meaus more stock. r pastures will be fuller next i they were ever before. FHE YEAR IN REVIEW. ntous Events That Have Signal- id the Past Twelve Months. all-absorbing topic of January, was the Venezuelan imbroglio. active events of that affair be- of course, to 1902, though as late Jan. 22 the German ships bom- tno rort or san farirjsrbiit on In. 8 President Castro rested Ven ezuela's sldo of the case entirely in the hands of Minister Bowen, who Bet sail for home Jan. 11. After that the whole matter was thrashed out in Washington, and the interest In the affair remained keen to the very close, because many thought they saw in the warlike actios, of tho allies, especially Germany, a determination to attack noi Venezuela so much as Uncle Sam's famous Monroe doctrine. The attempt, if It were really so Intended, complete ly failed, for, though pitted against some of tho most astute diplomats of Europe, Minister Bowen persistently upheld the real rights of the weaker country and negotiated terms of set tlement favorable to Venezuela with out calling the time-honored doctrine Into question or dispute. The Great Coat Striks. The anthracite coal strike belongs even more to tho history of 1902 than does the Venezuelan affair and the de liberations of the arbitration commis sion attracted even less general In terest than their importance justified. The commission entered into the mat ter most thoroughly and systematical ly. The last witness was not called until Feb. 5 and the arguments of the opposing counsel -consumed the fol lowing week. President George F. Baer represented the operators and Clarence Harrow the miners. After a month's deliberations the commission reported. The miners won a portion of in crease In wages and reduction of hours of work demanded before the strike, were granted a better system of meas uring their work and a practical, if not a form.1.), recognition of their union. The decision was a victory for the miners especially as they would will ingly have accepted the terms allowed before they began the strike had not the mine operators refused to concede, arbitrate or negotiate. The Panama Canal. The Pa nam canal was the burning question, and at the beginning, as at the close of this year, it seemed a certainty. For years the agitation in TOLD OF "JOSH BILLINGS." "How Tall Be You?" Said He to the Dignified Horace Gray. This account of a trip which Mr. Hoar, when a young man, took with Horace Gray through Berkshire coun ty, is from the Senator's autoblog raphy: On our walk trough Laneshoro w stopped at a plain country tavern L get lunch. There were several eodu era such as In those days usod 1; haunt country barrooms about eNm o'clock in the morning and one o'cl In the afternoon. Sitting In an wooden chair, tilted back aj;aintit 1 wall of the foom, was one of thei curled up, with his knees sticking higher than jlhead. Ho looked uiCTtat('ly p;-ot tions and called 7J)!ow tall vou?" Gray, who was alwaNj rn careful of his dignity, mad. brief nntiwer not intended to ape familiarity. Hut the f.-lloJ siste.d. "I would like to nii.tsii YOU." Gray concluded it was be IritoXhe humcr of the occa-j favor of a canal across the Isthmus of Panama had been agitated, and recent ly with Increased Interest. Thousands of dollars had been spent surveying tne possible routes, and It at last seemed assured that the United States, In conjunction with Great Britain, would undertake the Nica ragua route. Since the collapse of the De Les Bep's Panama scheme a new French company had possession of and had done some work on the Panama canal, but until It became evident that this country was in earnest about Nicara gua the French company refused to sell out at a reasonable price. Then, when competition seemed likely, they surprised American lawmakers by of- JANUARY ! MAY SEPTEMBER VNNVWSVSVWWViV WWVwJyWWSWWW fcVVSWSV-SWWWNW 1 Kirst calili'Riani. I 8. to Hawaii. 3 NupliT l.otti'an died. lioston. 6 HiitfUNta died In Bjialn. 7 Modes Tenney died. (Seorgetnwn. 9 Kx-Uuv. II:istlt;KH, Penii. died. H Duty tukrn off coal. Tillman shot editor. S. Carolina. l." Cardinal Farochl died. It me. 13 Cual litvetttiKallon. Mass. 18 M. do lilowlti died. Talis. 18 Abram 8. Hewitt died. N-w York.' 18 MarconUrum. Capo Cod to England. 18 (iprmsiiy Hent Sternberg; to IT. 8. 20 Julian Rulph died, New York. "I dolmans xliellcd Venezuelan fort '.'L Canal treaty with Colombia. 23 Col. Lynch guilty. London., 2t Alaskan boundary treaty. 27 Col. Lynch's sentence commuted. 28 Patrick Dlvver died. New York. 29 Cyru Cobb died. All.ston. 30 John D. Long serlouly 111. 31 Hobson resigned from navy. 31 Jusnerand, new French ambassador. 1 Ellsha Morgan died, Springfield. 3 Daniel It. Lord died,. Salem. 3 $1.0,000 tire. Mlddlebury. Vt. 3 IxichI nptlon wot, Vermont. 5- Henry Dawes died. Plttsdeld. C Knd coal str'ke hearings. Penn. 6 Rear Admiral Wildes died at ea. 10 8tr. Madia na wrecked, Bermuda, 14 Venexurla blockade raised. I 10 Cortelyou, Secretary of Commerce. Rear Admiral Robinson, died. Phil, ichas. Theo. Russell died. Camb. 'i l Boef -trust Injunction. ( E. i. r iynn niea, new ior. 20 Pop Ii'g'B.if'th anniversary. 24 Cuban conl staftrrri agreement. 2 Dr. R. J. Oatllng died. New York. 27 BurdK'k murdered In BufrJlo. lc,en. W. F. Smith died. Phlla. Vm. Scolluns died. Brighton. 2 Extra session. If. S. senate, called. 4 End of p'th congress. E I'. 8. senato in extra session. 10 Arthur Pennell killed. Buffalo. 10 Woman suffrage defeated. N. II. 12 Czar decreed religious freedom. 13 Maine ntuck to prohibition. 17 Shamrock III launched, Hcotland. 17 Canal treaty ratified by senate. 19 300,000 fire at Peppercll. 19 Cuban reciprocity treaty ratified. 19 Senate adjourned slue die. 21 Coal commission report. 22 Very llev. F. W. Farrar died, London. 26 License law in New Hampshire. 27 N. K. Fairbanks died, Chicago. 2S Lowell mills ordered closed. 29 O. F. Swift died, Chicago. 30 Lowell mills idle. 31 Young Corbett whipped McGovern. APRIL 1 Roosevelt on western tour. 1 Ellhu B. Hayes died, Lynn. 7 Rear Ad. Belknap died. Key West. 9 Northern Securities merger annulled. 10- Chsp. W. H. Mllburn died. California. 11 Reliance launched. Bristol. 17 Shamrock HI dismasted ahroad. 20 Klnhlneff massacre of Jews. 25 W. K. Vanderbllt married. London. 28 China refused Russian demands. 28 Irving M. Bcott died, 'Frisco. 29 King Edward visited the Pope. 29 Russia for open door In far east. 29 Stuart Rohson died, New York. 30 Paul du Chilllu died, Russia. fcrlng their holdings at less than halt their former figures. They offered to sell their concessions and everything in sight for $40,000,000, giving until March 4 for acceptance. Congress hes itated, many favoring the Nicaragua route, and when the time was about to empire President Roosevelt took the responsibility of accepting the proposi tion, running the risk of defeat In the senate or in Colombia. In the mean time Secretary Hay and Dr. Herran, the Colombian charge d'affalrs, signed a treaty by which the United States agreed . to pay Colombia a bonus of $'0,000,000 and an annual rental of $250,000 for such concessions as the French company had received. It was the ratification of this treaty that brought the question to the issue In the senate, and when congress ad journed without action an extra ses- flon was called. This session ratified he treaty March 17. .stood up against the wall. The other fman proceeded to draw himself up lout of the chair and unrolled, and un- L rolled, and unrolled until at last his mantle stature reached up almost Gray's. But he fell short a was a man Ivard became imorist un- Billings. Hiaw, for- f.tt time a York, and f tha two lives who promise in Shaw was, 1 believe, a 'dUiesboro, and had reprc- Berkshire district in Con- en. Sickles a New York Alderman. G n. Iianlcl K. Sickles, who was elected an anti-Tammany alderman, was sworn in by Mayor I.: Jio car ried with him to the mayor's Hjllce a tittle e King Charles 6panlel, w Id was to be his assistant whe- U his scat la the board of f ICt-r FEBRUARY MARCH I luiB he Disastrous Flood. Utile can be Bald here of the disas trous floods of the year. In March the lower Mississippi rose higher thin ever before, and on the 20th of that mouth passed all records. Cities aloi.g the river, especially Memphis, Buffered heavily, levees gave way and miles of lowlands were Inundated, causing un told damage and great suffering, es reat suffering, es r negroes of th? ing month and in and Its trlbutarhl ipeka, Kansas Clt J, pecially to the poor negroes of t South. The followin June the Missouri and were flooded, and To; Bt Ixmls and East St. Louis suffered from the rush of waters. The cotton mills In the Carolines and Georgia were also victims of the raging waters and many other cities, notably Pater- 1 KItir- Kdwanf welcomed In Paris. 1 Hishop Kostei died. Newton. S Kaiser vlsit.'d the Pope. 4 ItlHhop Hurst Idled, Washington. R ,Str. HaKltui ;unk; 20 lost. Himsla reocedpled Nlu t'hwang. 9-Itussla left Nju ChwaliK. J2 U. II. KtoddaSd died, New York. 14 -Corruption Inj'iuliy. Ifrncon Hill, 10 UvlUI Sandmion died. Pari' 24 "Max O'Kell'f "led. p!i-. 25 Emtrwn's It'"' J.rtnduy. 28 liOO.OOO tire I'" Laconla. N. H. 87 klachen arreJti. WanhliiKton. eS-Sliatnrock 111 sailed for New York. 1-Lowell mill reopened. 1 Ist play at Hoston Museum. 3 Forest tires In New Kngland. S Roosevelt's western trip ended. 7 Levee broke at East St. Louis. 8 Rain In N. E.; been dry f.O days. 10 King and queen killed. Servia. 12 len. Altx. McCook died. Ohio. 14 Shamrock 111 arrived at New York, 15 Karagcorgevitch king of Bervla. 17i Reliance lost topmast. l'-Geo. Wheaton died, Washington. 18 Africander won the Suburban. 10 Cardlnal Vaughan died. London. 11 MaJ. J. B. Pond died, New York. J U. fl. squadron at Kiel. J.v Hooker statue unveiled, Boston. 2.V-Yalc woii boat races, New London. f Cornell won boat, races, Hudson. - rnVJPop-Leo seriously 111. S Teachers' convention, Boston. 7i Pope Leo operated on. 7-U. 8. squadron, Portsmouth, Eng. 10 Pope Leo's second operation. 11 American riflemen won, Kngland, H Crimes act revoked, lrelund. 15 Mrs. J. O. Blaine died. Maine. 17 P. M. Arthur died. Winnipeg. 18 J. McN. Whistler died, London. 20 Pop Leo died. Rome. 22 Casslus M. Clay died, Kentucky. 2JjMasses for Pope. Boston. " 2? Reliance picked to defend cup. 29 Magazines exploded, Tewksbury. 31 Cardinals In conclave, Rome. 4 Sarto elected Pope; Plus X. 4 Schwab, steel trust, resigned. f 8tock market slump. 8 Lt. Gen. Miles retired. 8 Lt. Gen. Young head of army. 8 Britishers lifted tennis bowl. . 8 Rear Admiral Melville retired. 9 Pope Plus X crowned. 18 Rear Admiral Remey retired. 12 Colombia rejected eannl treaty. 14 Jeffries knocked out Corbett. 14 Irish land bill paased. 18 Trouble In Turkey. 19 Dan Patch, mile, 1:59. 20 Gen. Black head of G. A. H 21 Sam Parks guilty. New York. 22 Humberts guilty. Paris. 22 Reliance beat Shamrock. 7m. Ss. 22 Lord Salisbury died, London. 24 Lou Dillon, mile, 2m. flat. 25 Reliance beat Shamrock, lm. 19s. 27 Reported assassination, Beirut. 28 U. 8. ships ordered to Turkey. 28 Joseph Haworth died. Ohio. 28 Vice consul at Beirut alive. 29 Caleb Powers guilty, Kentucky. 29 Hamburg Belle won Futurity. son, N. J., were Inundated. Heppner, Ore., was practically devastated by a cloudburst. I Passing of Pope Leo. Late In June came the announce ment of the serious illness of Pope Leo XIII. That aged pontiff was 93 years of ag( on March 2,. and on March 3 celebrated the twenty-fifth an niversary of his coronation as pope, thus putting an end to tho long-honored tradition that no pontiff would "see the days of Peter" 25 years. Pope Leo's predecessor had reigned 32 years, the longest in history, and the old tradition cannot survive this sec ond breaking of the record. On July 6 the pontiff was regarded as in a criti cal condition, and In a few days his life was despaired of, but though ap parently frail In body, the long years of simple habits had given him a splen did power of resistance to disease, and for more than two weeks he battled DEATH TO THE DOGFISH. War Has Been Declared on the Wolves of the Ocean. One of the great problems which is Interesting the people of the Atlantic const, and especially that part of the coast lying between Casco Bay, Me., and Cape Hatteras, N. C, is the exter mination of the dogfish. The dogfish is a species of the shark and has a habit of following its prey in packs. This fish uses Its spine In a remark able manner, bending itself into the form of a bow, and unbending with a powerful spring. It is caught In nets which have been set for other fish, and sometimes measures three or four feet In length. These fisli have multi plied very much of lute, and a noth ing has been done to exterminate them, the people of the Atlantic coast have thought It their duly to brine; the matter before tho government In the form of a petition which will be placed before Congress. Dogfish, (lie sea wolves of the ocean, Infest the At luutic const within a treat range of latitude lu sch.'ils, and each dogfish, which weighs fl -Ufjc.nds, will, it is r JUNE J OCTOBER 2li AUGUST with the ravages of pleural pneumonia. On July 20, however, he died, and on the following day the chair of Peter was declared vacant by Cardinal Cam erlitifco OreRlia. The conclave to choose his successor assembled on the last day of the month, and on Aug. 4. after several Indecisive ballots, chose Cardinal Sarto. Patriarch of Venice, who was elected. He chose the title of Pius X. and was crowned Aug. 4. Eventful August. August was an eventful month. On the 8th Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles, long the commanding general of i ho army, was retired from active gerVlcc. For Kevcn days Major Gen eral 8. B. M. Young commanded in his utead, but Aug. 15 the army staff law devolution In Macedonia. lolliincc won ::d race: kept cup. 8. warships at tleirut. Hum exhiliilnl In I tilted States. klah msysacres. Macedonia. or Ielmar. mile. 2:0iH. (In, Me., tiwept by lire, r Admlial Cook retired. Thomas Upton III. Clilrimo. iberlaln resigned. London. e Alert, mile 1 :."i7. V D. Lloyd died. Illinois. lent retmi'il to remove Miller. churl Herbert died abroad, -tailed Vienna. 6 Balfour named new cabinet. W. 8. Hissed die-1. BulTalo. 7 Sa'pyard trust disclosures. 8 R.is.Hiu stayed In Manchuria. 8 Chinese-American trade treaty. 13 Beaton, world baseball champion. 13 Alchblshop Kane died. Baltimore. 15 Tillman acquitted. 8. Carolina. IS Sl.erman statue unveiled. Wash. It Dowle Invaded New York. 19 Cresceus. mile. 1:59. 20 Alaskan boundary tiled. 20 Congress railed to meet Nov. 9. 22 Dan Patch, mile, l:5Vi- 24 Durand, British ambassador to V. 24 Lou Dillon, mile. l:58'i. 29 Emma Booth-Tucker killed. Mo. 1 Fire In Vatican, Rome. 1 Prof. Mommsen died, (lermany. 111, .100.000 fire. Coney Island. I Irish land act In operation. Tammany won. -New York city. X Panama proclaimed Independent. IT. S. warships ordered to Panama. 8 IT. B. recognized Panama government. 7-Vm. L. Klklns died, Philadelphia. S Kaiser underwent operation. 9 A. F. nf L. convention, Boston. 9 Rioting, capltnl of Colombia. 9 Congress in extra session. 10 President's message on Cuba.1 10 May Uoelet married. 10 Orrln lllckolt died. Cleveland. 13 A. II. Green murdered. New York, in Canal treaty with Panama. 19 House passed Cuban bill. 20 Chicago street railway strike settled. 25 Fitzslmmons whipped Cnrdlner. 27 Boy bandits captured. Chicago. 28 Jules Levy died, Chicago. 30 Brooklyn Acad, of Music burned. 1 Receivers for Zlon City. 2 Panama ratified cunal treaty. 2 Dr. Cyrus Kdson died. New York. 4 W. M. Springer died, Washington. 7 Opening of 5Sth congress. 7 PreHldent's message on Panama. 7 Canal treaty sent to senate. 8 Herbert Spencer died. England. 8 IT. 8. consul assaulted. Turkey. 8 Langford whipped Gans. Boston. 8 Langley's airship failed to fly. 8 Zlon City receivers removed. 10 Rear Admiral Gherardl died. Conn. 12 Walthour-Monroe won 6-day race. 14 Fleets In war paint, far east. 14 Dr. Hale, chaplain I". 8. senate. 14 More marines landed. Panama. 16 Cuban reciprocity bill a law. 19 Peru recognized Panama. 19 La Centennial celebrated. N. Orleans. 19 Attempted assassination Max Norduu. SO Iroquois theater, Chicago, burned, 5H4 dead. went into efTect and deneral Young became chief of staff. The event of Aug. 12 was more sig nificant, for on that day misguided Colombians brewed trouble for them selves. On that day the Colombian senate rejected the Hay-Herran Pana ma canal treaty, and this unexpected action seemed for the time to put the canal farther away than ever. Even the chagrin that accompanied tlie turn of affairs gave place to expec tancy when Sir Thomas Llpton ar rived wllh his third challenger for America's cup Shamrock III. The boat had been launched in March and even before the defender had taken definite shape news of its wonderful sailing capacity was flashed across the Atlantic. Not a few an tidpaled that upon this expedition the gallant Irishman would be successful in carrying back the trophy. He was, however, doomed to a crushing defeat. estimated, eat and destroy a la.'ge quantity of edible food fish yearly. Not only do the dogfish eat the val uable fish, but they eat the food of the same food fish, thus doing double injury to the nation's fisheries. Bos ton Transcript. Expressive Eyes. The eye reveals character, hut un fortunately not so clearly as the other features, though the contrary Is sup posed to be true. People are too much influenced by the color o the eye, which is after all no guide, and 'hoy are tuo much influenced by the size and the luster, whereas neither is any indication whatever of character, says the Chattanoo:;.! Times. Acceptable Christmas Presents. .Inline .lolui H. Terry of St. Lmii larr,e piojierty owner, scut each of itui'iy-ciKiii tenants a nasivoi or ciiiiice viands on Christmas day. i ins lias regarill'd by them as dfcHiy i.lore uecepUblc than th 1 than the noiSsTi khi inst Aprils of that city sent knit Would be Increased ffith of tl.er that r 1- y i i a II NOVEMBER DECEMBER the oip f the world's fair ear. Kxen the first st trial, which lesulted lu clearly demonsn rated the, ,1... T ..1 1 ,Kn Intnl.. no race, so superiority of the Reliance .that Inter est began to wane at onctO The Re liance won three straight races, but before the last race the public 'In gen eral lost all Interest in the contest. Sir Thomas, It Is said, believes ho effort to be hopeless for many years to come. Republic of Panama. As In several other Instances in 1903 momentous events conspired to occur on the same day. so on Nov. 3 the province of Panama declared her In dependence of Colombia. The follow ing duy a provisional government was established, and Colombian officials and troops were sent to Cartagena. On the tith the I'nited States recog nized the uew republic, and on Iho 10th France followed our example. M. Iiunau-Vr.rilla wus hurried to Wash ington as the minister of the new country, empowerttl to negotiate a new Panama canal pad. Soon after General Reyes of Colombia entered an earnest protest asalnst Ihe course of the administration, insisting that Uncle Sam keep his hands off the Isthmus. This, after the practical breach of faith and the vacillation of tho Colombians In regard to the canal treaty, was too tardy, and Uncle Sam's navy is preparing to protect Panama from threatened Invasion. Already an American fleet Is upon the Panama coast, and Colombia has reached a point when she confesses a fear of taking any drastic action. A new canal treaty has been signed, and once again the canal seems assured. There may, however, bo some blood shed on the Isthmus before toiombla finally re linquishes her cluim to Panama. Russia and Japan. For the last few months the ever lasting refrain has been of "war clouds hovering over the far east." A dozen times it has been reported that Japan and Russia had readied a point where war was Inevitable. The causes of the breach are vague and indefinite. Briefly, Russia Is and always has been averso to relinquishing her hold on Manchuria. Instead she desires to ex tend it as far as the European allies will permit. Japan looks upon Korea In the same Hyht and the Interests of the two countries conflict. There is no doubt that a rupture between tho two powers has been and is danger ously near, but it Is also certain that overt hostilities, should they come, will belong to the history of 19047- It would be improper not to mention the gigantic pocdofflee frauds un earthed during the present year. It is not possible to so much as outline t! many cases brought to light, and herq the curious reader is referred to the complete report of Mr. Brlstow, mado public Nov. 30. The Honored Dead. No review of 1903, even done in such sketchy outline as has been nec essary, is complete without a men. tlon of the famous men and women who have passed from the busy scenes of life. Space here allows for only a list of the most celebrated: Jan. 5 Sagasta, ex-premler of Spain1, Jan. 15 Cardinal Parrochl. Jan. 18 Abram S. Hewitt, New York. Jan. 20 Julian Ralph, auUior. Feb. 26 It. J. Catling, inventor o) the famous gun. March 22 Uean Farrar, British di. vine. March 27 X. K. Fairbanks, capital. 1st. March 29 G. F. Swift, capitalist. April Hi W. H. Mllburn, the "Blind Chaplain" of the 1'nlted States senate. April 11 Brlglam Young of the Mormon church. April 29 Paul du Chaillu, explore April 29 Stuart. Robson, actor. May 12 R. H. Stoddart, poet. May 16 Sibyl Sanderson, singer. May 24 Paul Blouet ("Mai O'Rell"). author. June 11 The Servian assassination, June 19 Cardinal Vaughn, the Ro man Catholic primate of England. July 15 Mrs. J. G. Blaine. July 1G P. M. Arthur, labor leader, July 17 Jas. H. McN. Whistler, artist. July 20 Pope Leo XIII. July 22 General Casslus M. Clay. Aug. 22 Ixrd Salisbury, ex-premier of England. Sept. 3U Sir Michael Henry Her bert, British ambassador to the United States. Oct. 13 Archbishop J. J. Kain of St. Louis. Oct. 28 Mrs. Emma Booth-Tucker, Salvation Army, killed in railway wreck. Nov. 1 Theodor Mommsen, German historian. Nov. 7 Wm. L. Elkins, capitalist. Nov. 13 Andrew H. Green. "Father ol Greater New York," killed by an in sane negro. Dec. 8 Herbert Spencer, English philosopher and author. FIREPROOF ITS ONLY FAULT. Sheridan's Terse Comment on Wash ington Pension Office. From an artistic standpoint the least attractive of the government buildings at Washington is that of the Pension Office, sometimes derisively referred to as "Meigs's barn," in view of the fact that Gen. Meigs. U. S. A., waj the architect of the structure. It, Is said that at a lime when the building wn.-i Hearing completion tho late Gen. Sheridan Tvas invited by the architect, to inspect it. In company with Gen. Meigs. Sheridan went thor oughly over the st met tile) from top to boi lom wit hunt offering ,'in-r comment, liut. -vIm") the inspection was finished he turned to his t,iii,le and said: "MeiK.s. I have but one fault to Q'TJ witli ibis b.iiiding." "Ami what is. that, general?" "II is, I understand, fireproof!" Unique Saleswomen. Girhi dressed in gaudy red, Hack and white uniforms are selling fcutfer and cheese In the strata p) Berlin fur a new Compaq H l At The Post Up nd Jolnf . to lire h-!p tollv. til olJtnU.l la St Jacobs Oil Is n u tarsal benefactor In th cure uf W Hurts, Sprains and Druises Prtco, 35c. und JOc. Boc- Leader and Music Hall Singer. T:;o Ixindon Dally Express nays that General Vlljoeti, the ltoer leader. Is betrothed to May Helfnrl, an Eng lish music hall singer. R is expected that their marrirge will take placu in February. Stop tin. 'oii(li uni! WorkN Off i do Cold Laxative Hrnino yulnine Tablets. rrlne'iV. Smashed His Glasses. "I'ncle Joe" Cannon usually Wrtrs spectacles, but the other day ho put on eyeglasses. They bothered hlui and he nut them on the speaker's desk. Then he promptly forgot where they were and banged them with his gavel, smashing them to small pieces. More Flexible and Lasting. wnn'l nliHkf out or Mow out; ny umIiii lietlunre Hhireh you obtain Unlltr result .4 tlnin pcmlhlr with nv oilinr tirnn.1 anil oiif-lhlrd moiv for Hume iimnry. Dogs for Collection. V Dogs with collecting boxes attached to their collars are comparatively common In Europe. It may not. hlw evor. be generally known thnT ln?4, sums they earn for the charities (hey represent. It Is stated in the Animal World that one which used To bpfi'i for a hospital In Ireln-; rnld ij five years nearly' ! 15,000. He had a special banklr.j account, which was "'tbmltted pe'lodlcally to a chartered accountanL;' . ALL CP-TO-OATF! IfOt'MKKERPRRg Cue Ked Cross Bnll Illue. It tnabos olothse clean and sweet as when now. All grocers. Probably J. P. Morgan's Offer. It Is thought by those interested In , (he. sale In London of the original manuscript of Mllton'e "Paradise Iost" that the offer of $250,000 for the work is made by J. Plerpont Morgan. When Your Grocer Says he does not have Dtfiupoe Rtarcn, you may be mire hf in afraid to kn-jf It until -hid mock of 1J os. packitKeil nolrt. D- flunce Htan h g ifo? only Dct&T'than any other CM Wat.'r Htan-h. but contain IS oi. to ihe pack;in nnd sella lor aims money as VI oa. Uundn. A safe way to Juilgo a man is to ascertain just what friends ho doesn't make. Girls think it unlucky to lose the chance of getting an opal. V The more knowing less ho knows. a man is tho Hn, W innlotri ftoorfiiog syrnp. rnr rhiidrm It'tililng. I'lUrim ma icumi, miucn Cuimllm.ily pa.ii.curri vlod colic &o a buUle. Words are feminine; line. deeds mascu- The heartache or many a widow has been tempered by the reflection that she looks her best in black. Everybody's Magazine, January, 1904. In each succeeding number of Ev erybody's Magazine is found some sig nificant and valuable article bearing on the subject about which the people" are most interested at Ihe moment of its appearance. Nothing could have been better than O. K. Davis's ex planation of the issues between Rus sia and Japan In the December num ber. Every day. since, there have been telegrams from Toklo and St. Petersburg telling of the progress of J negotiations between the beligerentj powers. The readers of Everybody's! had been Informed by one of the mosj entertaining of war correspondent j just what to expect when "Slav mi; Jap." At the moment Congress la tlj live topic. What's happening In Was lngton Is of paramount Interest to t American public, and in Everybodj Is found "What Will Concress Du written by no less an authority tlj the ex-Speaker of Ihe House, Davlij Henderson, of Iowa. CAPSICUM YASELir trT r? it roi.i.rini- ttbm) A Mibltiluir for and iuporioi to mustard other plaster, and will not bliMer the! deli mi a akin. The painalUrinff and cu J qualities of thii article are wonderful. If stop tha toothache at once, and rrlievrl ache and aciattra. 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