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V
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SHIP IS SINKING'.
JAPANESE AMEND DISPATCH Or
DESTRUCTION Or SEVASTOPOL
8AMAGED BY TORPEDO BOATS
Assault Mass by tne FictiHa in Fscs
cf a Driving Sncwsmrm. Cairs
manc cf tne Tmrt Russian Amy
Meets wim a Hearrv Secest-cn.
i
. C- Ji.
is saS
arfoar bet is
aparently cam-
azed.
"The partial! v successful tcrpeco a
tack an the Sevastopol was mace in
tne face of almost msurmountaaie ob
stacles, and wntes another inspiring
story of the spiendic aravery of a
number cf orficers
The entire crew of Th 'crzmdo beat
destroyers and torpedo boats votea
seered tor the attack eocrrruz death
4u their efforts ro aestroy the only
eacmz ?frtg-;T Battleship at Port
Arthnr
Pacini a dnrmz snow atom: and
&eavy seas, rb- fionlias sei-arated and
afier mdmdcal rmmnuders the
sesseis attacked sidipencea;v The
decks of the cestroyers and torp-eao
beets wre coated with .e and me
men sntlered acuteiy from cctd
Th Rixssmne resore: to the m--aarae
TK-ecaarians o trrotec the
Sevastopol. T1jt dropped mrpedo
aecs which siueiCec the aows of th
warship and the Sevastopol was fu--tkar
protected by a socially consrruc
ed wooden boom. 'he frasn wots of
which was composed of ironbonrc
lacs aad cabies and beax- chains in
teri&eec end nta-xz.ec From th sirr
iac of this Doom h.-uz a aep -urtam
made of torjhMo net raen from the
s-ankTO tart.mpfc th perpose ot
w&iea was to car-r. anc aestroy the
torpedoes anc 'heir m-cnanism
The Japanese prooaoiy refrained
from attempting o en or jump the
beam, a pan aemonstraTed by the
British ba "a orpdi ooats and Crr
stroyers evidently forcd the open
toss. wh:ch 'he Raasians aad e: o
as to aow ccciinin.catjca with the
harbor
TJn cornmande- of the Terra Jap
mse qcadron rpornns at 1 3u
o dock vesterday inornii:?. says
Coirrwnciir a: IT 3fi o clock Tues
day aihr ana njatnnEmr nnnl 3
o clock Wedne&iay moramr sit tor
pedo ttcaxs arc s- "lilly srted ajrp-co
oaf constant- a'tempted attacks
acsms the Russia- la. .esfc:r Serasco
pol. ta-a 'oas dfanse v-see. O'vashn:
sne the Tn.' tj-t -ransports
Eetaii of ta attafits ar not yar
cows However a-ordrng " "Dorts
reriTed from tne wk -h xw- a: if
o clock tni raemme "i Sevastopol
fcw cotnmen'ec T-ir astern and
the water wa sa.1 'j -each ta tor
pedo o-s asrn
Acreage cf Winter W-teat Net Quits
WASHINGTON The "rop report is
sned by the department of agriculture
snrs
Setarss tc the chief of the bureau
of grar, stirs of th aepartmeat cf
emr-ulnn-e indicate tha m nwlv
seedec area of winter wheat .3 abcu'
2L155 acres a decrease of I 5 per
cant from the area sown m tn- fal. of
1S03. a anally es'.matec The conL
tioc cf winter wneat on Deceai'er 1
trss S2-5 aj conipared with 5 5 m
19v. 99 m 192 anc a yar avr
are cf S2.J. Th- a az as fompar'ni
wtta tzst year .s ss.i r cent.
.
The newly seeded area 01 wmte
r?e is provisional. y estimated at SK."
?er cent of tne area sown m the fall of
13QZ The condinoa of winter rye on
E'ecember I was 9"1 5 as compared
witn 92 7 on December I 1503 Sa.I a
the 'jrrespandag zate ji W1 and
23 the mean cf the December aver
azp .! the last ten years
' The percentaze of acreaze srwn to
-winter rye this fan as compared with
that sown last year is SS 7 th3 aver
age condition December 1 Ii?'4. was
S.S
Ccrresooadinz averaze for 1502 and
1S02 were 02 and 98 1 resp-enveiy
iczd the mean of the De-enibe- aver
azes of the last ten vears 5n 2
The final estimate of ta cta acr1
aze prodiction and farm va.u-s of 'i
prmripe. crop for ; w-.I b .si-ued
oa DeceEabe" 2 a: - o .ork p m
FORTS ENORMGL'SLY STRONG
Japanese -.s Meet- rd. Wcrk tc
Dc Y-t.
Hadquarers cf m- "i"-i Jarrane
Army via Fusan Th1 Jarmn-3- ar'
workmg' thei- ajttira3.ro on a sh.'r9
at Pigeon bay on f-otr tiara-. v-t i-v-gjwnc
azmns' the Ta.yanjcw Idz
hen and Ajitzesaan fcrts The ap--roches
Tc the frtftca.-ions a- easv
a tae farLs are esortnoosiy stronz
oad the near anc-oRcs xr.ll b all the
ore d-Siat as ne sappraz o
--iDches will have to be d-n1 "n"ocgh
fsen ground
The naval suns monned ?n 2rt3
Jlet
Meter i
w .. be aoij
to re-er the advance of infaaTy
ammst any f me western torts
-.ussian Lrzemis Win :ci.-.t
ST PETEHSBUaG There is no
lonzer any doun tna: the zovem
meat rnencs tc commi" itsej; to -&.
farms as the resul' ot the liberal
azuazsso beztm wnen Pnnce Svmco-p-ilk-Mrrsky
made his acven as mm
iszer of mtencr The Zemsrroist d
and fcr a direct representative bodv me mteres' of me government and
to make the laws of the nancn will ; of zenmne sertlere c lis to prevent
net be zranted. but some medium m ' me lands from nei- taken np ny peo
tre farm of a representative consult ne wno mereiv desired to dispose of
ative body wmen can vcice me wisnes them at me earnes possible moment.
Cf tne peOSie CirC 'C me SOVt
now seems the probanie cutccn
Wr.sj: "i tte Ncrmwest.
WTNNTPEG Manitooa The Norm
west Gram Dealers association, has
tsseed the fotlowinz oc tne wneat sr
sat3on fcr Manitoba and the norm
wst tsmtones to me eicse cf navi-zaaac-
Quantities are mve busn
eis" Estimated yieic. October 15 5S
SiTSy mspected to care. "fl" Kh'
in sture at country poets. S.5H.S0
fci transit and net mspected. 4S0 00
coral marketed. 3!.lSo.n0u allow for
seed. S.00 fl for country fna 7
SO.fMi" total -n.lS') -X'O saiance to
market. I2.357.1S0
l
Lauzns at German Alms
AlSTEEZLAM Artie.es
pubiisnee 1 I-cndcn cencernrns
-
apprca
rcaenmg annexancn cf Holland ov
Germany are received here witn tran
quHlity and amply deserve the den
sicn wnich is neaped trpen them. Ger
many's interests would be much better
served ty an independent Holland r-a-;
by an increase ofrc existing encum
trances. But apart from this, what
ever Dutch feeHngs. may be about
other cctmtnes adhermz to tne Pan-
Gerrzan policy, it is tie last tn:
Hcllancer wculi dream cf.
WILL CLOSE SOON.
and Office in MnCeck. Nee.-., to Shut
Down.
WASHINGTON 3y order cf the
secretary of the interior the local land
crnce at McCcofc. Nen -soil be closed
on January 31 me records on. thai
cate to be sent to the land cfiice a:
the state capitoi. The oraer aban
dcnmz the McCook land ofiice was
sent cut by the zenera. land cmcs
Tuescay and will have me effect c!
z me salaries of F M- Rata
bun. rezister and C
ceiver The acucn zz
W Barnes, re-
ien oi
h nan
le p
of Commissioner Rzcnarcs of tne ?en
enil land once is acn the lines ol
the polnr: mapped out not only by the
interior department, oc by statntciy
amencment as wei. Th zenerai tat
utes prov.ee tnat "s-henever a land
omce ceases to b a self- uppon.ng
onice. by reason of a settlement and
taktnz ap ai public lands wr'iin tne
presrnb-Hl district tnat snen land of
nee shall d abolishtrc and tne recorcs
shall o transterred anc transmitted
to -ne state capitoi for permanent nl
"This ln-x s ;us " sa.d Commis
sioner R-chari ""VT- nave just
abandoned a and omc- m rCansa and
are catempiarmz' the abandonment ol
certa:n of th South DaKota land cf
ct; Thes abandonments ar net sc
much a.an:r the .'nes of retrenchment.
a" aecaaae th- remammz crismes
c be cone can mncn mort a. be
done tram the state capitoi when th-
permanent records are on nle In tne
cae of Mc".3k, :t has been some
time stnee that onice paid expenses.
and : has therefore o n ceemd ad
visabi t3 close the onice and send
me permanent recorcs to Lincoln.
Th- remova. of the recorcs from 31c
Coofe ts Lmccin is cone by executive
order and tnere u nc stcmncance
whatever in xh case It will b- th
policy of the arSce to cur cown land
oSces wherever they ar unnecessary
Personally I oeiieve tnar retrencn
ment is a rood thins and :f v can ac
complish rhe same results w:tn less of
Sees I b-iieve :t ounnt to b done "
Joseph Smith cf Lamom la. cc"
descendant of th- arirma. Josenn
Smth. founder of th- Mormon faith
and rveiatcr of the 3ooi of Mcrmon.
head cf tne Jcsephites is m "'zszizz
'on for the purpose of s-curms an
intervention of the United States m
oenaii or ms oret
irH-,
tnren m
where acccromz 'c Fench -n.-
Mormons cf th Josephite faitn t;,.
ara ant. pr. yzamists are profc h -i
from s-eaing xn verts on tha: -jand
ji the s-iuth seas He asks fair eat
meat tor rus brethren wnn ar1- a
mz to mase nerts to the M'-mi-z.
faith as representee by the scci- m
Iowa.
BRYAN DEMOCRACY'S LE'DER
ser
.- Newlanzs Cuctss Hi n
-eference m Jucce ars
WASHINGTON The senar- nad
unaer ccnsiceranon the nur tooc and
PnJippme irovemment bills Lunate
on me former was confined tc -aJn
attenticn to me rnaaeauacv of me
srotection accorded the popi cf the
United Smtes azainst impure food anc
drazs
The discns--.on cf the PhZ.npme bill
rela,c sc,- v -c th- r;ies-xm cf the
zuaran'-H- rjv - Pn..:pp.n- zorem
mnr of tnt- n'Dm t mT,rst in
bocas in "Jios iAancs Mr Srracner ;i
Wisocnsm adrnz m the criticism.
Th- sazzest.cn was mac- ivjf New
jmds -ot Nevada, tha- me Philip -me
zcrernmn" shcu.u onTi"T me svs
-em of ra Iroad urcposeu The leoaie
orouzn on' the first raferenc- .n me
senate this session tr Jidze Parsers
attirnd-3 on the Philippine question,
caus-d ny Mr N-wumds quonnz tram
'ertain utterances of William J.
3ryan and Prcs.cenr Roas-v-iir. Mr
Foraker mquirec wn n- nad .znored
Jucze Parker anc Mr N-wiancs re
?Ld mat M- Bryan for eizn- rears
stood as the i-acer of th- Cemocranc
pany
-OL'PTEEN YEARS -OR ASSASSIN
Sascneff Vu-zere- zs V;r ter;ve.
Gets C-" Vey Easy
mat ar me a. cf Sasone-f as
sassin of In-ei-ic- Mrn.ster ven ?l-nve
and Sikor"fsKy his acr-mpi.ce wnJe
SasoneiT i c no nresen m- apoiozia
h- haa wntten m me hospita. ne de
livered a speech in h.s ; istificanon.
Bom prisoners wer- trussed m ci l.
ian ciotaes Sascnefi" wa.ec with a
Tine hr- '- nis -x-s anc one mizer
havinz been amrru-a'ei as rhe r-su t
' jf woencs re:T t; h" m- boinr ex
plosion. He a-s was deaf one
of hia ear drams aa-mz -eea smash
ed SasoneiT bemz s . an -nvalid was
taen ba"iv V.oorz pnson after the
-rial Sikortfsky was taken v the St.
Peie- and St Pa-i. fo-ress The ef
fec cf the appi canon cf Emperor
N i-noias maaife-c on he occasion
m- -ir
Tl
h- heir lj the mrcne
upon the senTez-s -daces Sasr-je-f
erm pena. ser: cdc icr .e -v
fenr 'en venr? rena. serv-zce an 1
SiJvDnfsir-" - v: - was -entence-i c
-wen'y years - -en "ears penal ser
vitnde
I- l-t:resr f 5-rtiers
WASKTN1ON In order tha
act
ua. ser.er shcu.d have the public
lands Represcnmnve ?.ecer of Kan
sas arzefi me president tc use ms m
fiuence to secure a cnanze m the nun
ac land taws He tcic me preaicent
me .aws ouznt tc oe cnanzec ar once
N3 decision
reacned
me matter was
-:ilizcine Bill "Sassec.
WASHINGTON Tne senate by a
vcte cf " to 2S passed me Philippine
civil bill. The vote was nrececed oy
Tne presentation cf many amencments
and a zeneral discussion of mem. as
w-il as the prtmsicns of me Dill The
discussion was confined quite general
ly to tne ments of me measure On
seme of me amendments suggested by
democratic senators severa. we'-tem
republicans votec m the antrmatrve.
out Mr MCumber was tne cnlv re
publican who voted against the i
Ejc-Ccncress-an Wees Dead.
MOUNT CLE3EENS Mch. Fcrmei
Ccngressman Zczar Weess cf Mcun:
Oemens. wnc represented the Serenth
Michigan dismct m me Fifty-sixth
and Fiftv-s eventn congresses, died
here aged 55 years.
Oruers Sh:ps n Scztiand.
LONDON A dispatch to a new:
azency from Glasgow says the Carta-
dian Pacific raiimad q? ordered i
I
In the Czar's Stables
"One of the things the observant
stranzer may note ra the streets of St.
Petersburg and Moscow is the excel
lence of the horses," writes Jerome
Hart. "Not only the charters of the
army ameers and the carnage horses
of the rich, but cart horses, cab
horses. Groschky horses, even car
corses and bus horses, seem to be of
good breed and m nne condition. The
hcrses wear little harness, which
fashion is acmiraaly designed
to snow oi a handsome aa' and
they are enven wim very limit snaf
2 nits a.tnoush tne Russian ncrses
seem full of spirit, these simple bits
rcntroi mem. for tney are tncroughly
croken. We did not see a wmp on a
p vate carriage or a hackn-y cab
while we were m Russia. The horses
have mte.lisent eyes and seem to be
better tramed than ours but tnat
1" not saymn much, for we have more
cnousanis of miles cf railways m the
United States and more tnocsancs of
norse that rake fnsnt at tne thou
sands cf railway trains tnan any coun
try in th1 worlc
"Wo visitec the czar s stables ar
PeternCi They are very plain buiid-
mis du
tney ar filled with nand-
sec- ccrses. whcn la Detts
Danger in
"There ar1- people ' said La Roche-f-ucaaic
"who "aouic never nave been
m -cv- hac they never heard tai 01
it. "
There are people, too. undoubtedly
zg would never or "hardly ever"
be out of health if they thoczht less
about the matter for it is just as pos
sible to rase too much care -jf the
health as too little, and it probably is
every bit as mischievous.
We have all heard of the "green
yed monster' jealousy who "makes
the food he feecs on." The health
womer does mucn the same. He or
she broods so mournfully over same
little symptom or ailment that depres
sion of spirits results, and depression
is a rruitful parent of both mental
and pnysical ills.
A medical wnter of eminence said
lately tnat 2- "never knew a strict
dietanan -aha did net after a time be
come a confirmed dyspeptic '
People wnc are arraid to open their
wmcows i-st a crar shoulc zve them
neuralzia. who are arraid to zc out .f
tner is a lirtt- -am cr a little wine
or a ..":.e coc Decause try are "so
1- icate ''- T D-come mere sc
City Has Found Itself
On the ncrtnem and eastern shores
of tne great Pacific ocean, its hizn
curls gent.y wasnec by the placic
waters of the straits of Juan de Fuca.
situated on me bold promontory that
juts out from Vancouver island mto
the straits like the mdex finger of a
hand, says the Sunset Magazine.
stands a aeautiml city that until the
past year or two was almost as un
Enown to rhe rest of the world as
America was before the visit cf Co
mmons. Even tne citizens themselves
had not discovered it. They knew
mceed that i was all they wished
for as a c:"v m which to mase a home
They wer never tired of sirtmz cu
on tne ciirfs or on some sneltered
neach anc watenmz me ever-cnanzmz
z
uznt en me maznificent Oivmpic
ranze cr mountains wnose hoary
heacs rear memselves against me SKy
as they keep meir etema. vizil over
me Mediterranean-like waters of tne
straits They knew that mey tney
nad ail me outcoor field sports for
mernseives and meir chcren tnat
meir nearts -could wisn for and their
ven.nz sn-ent m leisureiy pacdlmg
Few Friends in City
Wh..e m New Yrs. ms ttme sa.i
me man from Aibama I have d
served one nanir if certain peooie '
mt impressec me as ben:
ver
pecuuar anc a.sc rather paraeic.
neard severa. persons actuary coun
m- number of peopie mey knew m the
whoie town To a man hailmz from a
secnen of me country where acquain
tances are counted dv me aunureds in
teac of the Tens tha methoc of cen
sus takmz seemed a remendous busi
ness W.rn us it wocid be an impos
sible asK o sit down anc maiie a list
of me people with whom we have a
speaKinz acquamrance. Up here it
is no tncs at all. A cousin of mine
who moved North two years azo was
the first person I saw perform rhe
stun ..
" Would yon believe " she said thar
althouzh I have uved in New York
a.l th's time there are ony 1 '- P0
me in own to wnom I cou.c spea& .f
I m t mem m me s-ree w-m n -an
nz caances of oemg irresre-w as an
rncious sranzr
After Clash
"The iav ; fiznmz was tm-snec bu
nct me cay wcrh. ncr m- ca s
micz
czery nc- me cay a m.sery ayb
Frecencs. ?amer m nj cook u ith
E-iroai m Mancnnna. cf one of me
actions cf me First armv Th-
wounc-c were yeT to be aroeznt in
ane tne cead and me fuel to burn
mem collectec by weary limbs The
piunzmg fire of tne Russians azamsr
meir Zck. strugziinz mrocgn me rougn
fieics and over rougner unnlled
slopes, nad caused the division 50
casualties including me ceath of a
coicne..
"Late m me afternoon a deluze cf
ram wasned the blooc off me grass
The fiood of water turned cry beds
into casnmz nvniets. The fioci of
siangnter also settlmz toward me val
.ey passed en by the smzie hospita.
tent already conzested at daybreak
from me nizhr attack mto me vt
laze wnose population was crowdec
mtc a few nouses m order mar me
wounded mizn- be crowded mto 3th
"Pa Et Tabasco Sauce"
' 2-n pa ars et taisasco sane
mz "bout it vt
A-tsouzn hi.- snnsekent re:
In 5-mi- ,
I
irks I al- Aa
" d came to tcrwn to see tne s:znis. and
pa rmarkd to me
e U eat it a banz-tans' hotel an' shnz
some stvle." says ne
An tnen be "sort 3 enst b-s eye amonz
the plates an aiL
An says. "That ketenzp "sej" be zood.
tne bottle t so sma!I.
An" tnen be took a pi-ce o meat and
covered it quit- truci. t
VChtn pa nrs t tabasco sauce and rase
to make his kick. 1
It -J cam"- back, so plain to me. I reka-
lect :t well. !
Ha jzt was talkm z&d md calm.
H'
h'z be mv a yell
ed ta cave tne ceStn' by actrm
with his nead.
"Hr-hooc' -r-hoon Firs' llnrderi zuoan?
2 can't tH aS he sdid.
:
handsome stables tilled with poor
horses. It was weS worth rhe visit
to see those rows of fine -'
standing- in their stalls, with their
sleek, black coats and Ions tails. We
.i.-j . t. i j:
uiu jiUL atre J. ULMiivii ur ,"-r Liii
in Russia. The hcrses stalls were ar-' mals of draft. To this cay the men
ranged in groups, as they were driven. 2am their living chiefly as day labor
in pairs, in fours and m threes. For srs m the fields now owned by the
in Russia the troika' is a common way Mexicans.
of driving a trotter m the center The staple product now as of yore
with a running horse hitchec on either s the maiae and next to it the maguey
side of him. There were openings m Qr agave, the sweet sap of which is
the ceiling m the stables down wnich
tne grooms and hostlers descended m
a hurry when the emperor wanted
anvthmg turned out rapidly The;
liacl
an apparatus arranged as at an strong fiber that can be woven into
American fire patrol station. , fabrics. Hence the saying that the
-Ehiser William's stables m Berlin agave supplies the people with drink.
are far finer than those of Czar Nicno- food and clotmng. ,
las at Peternof. but the kaiser has The men have uttle ambinou to ex
act sucn fine horses as the czar In cei m handicraft. Farriery and car
tne impena. carriase house, in audi- pentry are about the only trades they
tion to the usual variety of state car- care to take tit?- Ie the cities they
nazes there is the venicle that was work as porters earners or peddlers
occupied oy Alexancer IL when he iti a small way
was blown up by the assassin s bomb
in 15S1 The first bomb tnrown shat
Tered tne carriaze Alexancer alignt
ec unnurr. cn.y to be biown to pieces
ov a second boma before he haa gone
na.f a cozen seps
Health Fads
an 1 m time majie themse-ve- a sen-s.r-ve
as ho ixus p.anT
There are of course certain zeneral
rales of nealth whicn every one snouic
understand and comply with if they
wish to avoid illness such as the dan
ger cf breatnmz impure air m unven
ulated rooms, of drmking impure wa
ter contractmz chills eatmz and
ennkmz too much and so rorth.
This knowledge nowever. need not
mm the care cf the health into a
bcznear We can make a "fad"' of
our health as of any other useful
thmz. We can grow monamanmca. on
the value of fresh air or woolen un
derdotnmg. and the miscnief or our
mania is not tne harm we do our
selves as much as the camaze we do
otners m turning mem against me ob
jtct of cur fad.
la:
the weannz o: wool, tor m-
-tance Have not many people been
resolutely set azamsi it oy thoe fad
dists wno persist m weanng their
rlanne: shirts ostentat:ouiv and wno
ma.ntam that their nvzien.c va.ue
: i-strcvec if their h.l isness is
H3frened dv weannz m-n c ..ars and
rirT wth them" (j'leen
their ocats and canc"- a.cnz th en
chantinz waters or m- zorg" were
such that mey haa nc wisn to quar-r-i
with me rate ma- hac caasec
their lot to be cast m sucn pieasant
places Thev knew u snort, that
meir iiv-s foilowec mucn th- same
hnes as these of their tamers m dd
Enziand but mey iid not know that
this verv tact lent an espia. interest
to their island city and so it was ony
when the tourist came a.onz wrth his
field giasses and his camera, anc prac
tically discovered the city that the
p-ople of Victjna became aware of
the fact that tny had a city that for
.ts charm cf situation, narura. scenery
rem aerate climar- and opporrun.ues
ror enjovmen was un-urpassed m me
wbde wi-
w-r c
I T "H"
lisn m its
institutions customs and
manner Th 3nnsn soldier sailor.
professional man. servant and ausi
ness man are everywhere m evmence.
Th zardens ar Enziisn. me fiowers
are Enzlish the way they do business
is Enzlish. ana me way m which they
keep every noncay anc pamot.c cele
'iraticn .s lecieedly Enzlish.
'. juznrc ar ner
iiOW j
nappen
o such
vor c
sa.c ..
riitr
zet
ine
vour ca.
iz st town
pem"
Th-s is not my ca.hnz iist. said
sne Tha consists of an.y six names.
The 1-2 are just acquaintances anc
inciude the janitor my washerwoman
and the boy
grocery
lamed Willie cown m the
"Her admission struck me as really
pitifi- Why don t you branch out?'
I asued
- Branch out' she cried. "On my
dear man if yon had lived m New
York for a while yon wouldn't say
anythmz about branching out. Be
sides. I am not alone in my desolation
There are lots of other Eotks m this
town in the same fix. only worse.
They couldn't ze up to the hundred
mark tc save their '.res.'
"Late"- 1 found that she was riznt.
iu a."houzn me nabir of countmg
me s acqiain'ance is common
-ztuzn . sr. -n.na. - s anz- and c
1-1 -cicz nz "e-x York Herald
of Battle
r zr'-uzh -vrv coarway you
cajzn a znmnse cf prostrate figures
anc if wn.te aancazes wim rec spots
wmen mace mem .lie wrapped fiazs
if Japan
"Dnppmz hospiml corps men
orouznt m dnppmz burcens covered
with blankets or with me matnnz m
wnich the -ce and horse fodder of the
army are transported. When cark
ness came me lanterns of the search
ers twinkled m and out of the hilisice.
Dawn found them snll at wars col
ecnnz stray Russian wounded, who
nad lam surTenug a.l niznr m me ram
fcr II 5 a year and me glory wmen
me Czar's service brings them. In ,
me bushes, m the cecii ties between
tne rocks of many square acres coulc
every fallen man be gathered? How
many cnes commz faddy tram fever
isnly cry l:p and ma.. cymz mto
a swoon were unanswered At seme
tT r
rature time wnen a Chinese peasant
stimbies -ver a set of oones the worlc
wiL nor be -ne wiser
Sa tvj tney
beard :is beate
war
5: women 'er Tie room.
said sccii laniruae mld their souls
witn sna-at an aiso zioirs.
But pa. n only rarzi'i some, and tnen
ae yelled amun
'5t5ri srs fce -t tabasco sauce an" told
aboct It then.
e laid him out apon a board an' fanned
aim quite a -B-nile
An pa. he sort a zasped at nrst. an"
then he tr-ed to smile.
An" says "Jest htat a poker now, an'
ran it cown mv n-ek.
I want so caol on zradnai- JCs better. I
ent-ck. "
3ct when h-'d -t me out o" doors, he
says. I want to zet
ant there blame seamen recne. an'
learn just hew it s bet
sa I can try it an tne boys wnen vou an"
ra tney. too. tank the condiment a
mntsd wim "cn-mam come."
Boatan Glabe.
CONDITION OF THE AZTECS.
Survivor of ii p-. ck; i
borers in the Fielo. "
The Aztecs of old were not cnlv
' reat soldiers, but also dUizent culti-
vators of the soil and had acquired
consicerable pronciencv in acnculture.
says the Southern Workman, although
,, -j - ,
i-o.j iuu; uu nurses, oitzi cr OLnisr ini-
the pnncipal material for the famous
Mexican puique aome species are
cultivated as vegetables, others for the
sake of their leaves, which yield a
Like all southern
Incians. their
complexion is of a ruddy choccate
brown, and they are not particularly
zood lookmz. Most of the women
now have large hands and feet, prob
ably the inhentance of generations of
bard workers. And they are stronz.
In the warecouse of a wine mercnant
an Aztec porter was seen to take a
cask of claret en his back and carry
1 quite a distance The load certainly
weizned not less than -su pouncs anc
no white man would have thougnt ol
'irting it.
The law requires the people m the
ciues to forsake the Indian breech
cloth and poncho and assume the reg
ulaaon garb of the poor workmz c!as
of Mexico the wice loose trousers oJ
cotton cloth cr mania, witn jacket tc
matcn but rh- breecnclotn is worn
outside of tne trousers and thereb" re-
1 paces the civilized suspencers.
ICY WATER AND HEALTH.
Benefits t e Derives frcm Cclc
Eatns ar:c Vigcrcus Running.
"A cole bath we mizn as well zei
at me srraizn of the thmz is noi
really a matter of c:eanlmes so much
as a matter cf zettmz me skm Iiven-
ed nn anc rn camMan.- nr rpn.
next to the surface fuii of blc3d. Ice
cold water or scaidmz hot water will
Co that, bui" Tepid water no. no
""The skm is almost exactly the
ame kind of an excretrnz organ as
the lungs The same products seep
'hrouzh the pores as are earned oil in
the breath, and the air purifies the
biood m the same way 3ur the zrear
er pan of the sain is smotherec. up m
clothes cay and mzn' What the cold
water of the bath dissolves is matter
well away And the rubomg ary is
pretty nzorous exercise, if you wan
to know Any ruobmz is bound tc
push me blood alenz toward me hear?
and help the circulation, because
mere are valves m the veins which
prevent the blood tram goinz m any
other direcaon than oward the heart
Whatever loose fiakes of outer cuaclr
are rubbed or! we neecn t worry
about plenty mor where they came
fom. The exra rood the mcreasec
appetite demancs will maste zood tha.
rrifirnz loss Everybody s Magazine
Ccck's -eelmcs.
Mrs. Meilem is one of those morfen
sive p-rsons who are continually
dreacmz that thev may by some mis
ccauce. hun me fee.mzs of others
Added to 'his sne has had consider
aoie trouble m ze-tmg a suimale cook
and does not wish tc oileud her.
"John. " sne sail o the man servant
en me morning following me party
"co you happen to know whemer
tnat is I mean, can you fine out with
out asking the ciGti. wnether the tin
nee salmon was all eaten last mgnt
You see. I can t wisn to ask cer be
cause sne may nave eaten it, and then
sne would feei uncomfortable " accet
me zooc sou..
"If you piease. ma am. ' replied the
man. "the ne cook nas eaten the
tinned salmon, and if you was to say
any thmz to her ycu couicu't make
her mare uncomforranie man she is."
Loncon Tit-Bits
Tne Susscriher Knew.
i. mazazine eciror seeding an m
crease of circulation sent to each of
his thirty-five hundred subscribers
this query Wha- was the most im-
portant ac ot vour lire rifry dollars
for me best true answer He receiv
ed more than one thousand replies a.
but one relannz some narticular d
of which the wnter was proud The
exception and pnze wmner wa-
brief and to the point "3emz :cn
Encouraged by the su"ee of h.
scheme of advemsmg. our ec:-or sez-
out a second query ofie-mz anctre
551 for the best answer Las- mnm
you stared what was ia mo-- runcr
anr act of your life now - as xha
is the most tmportanr act of vn?j- r
Th vanery of rplie- w-ji ; ;a
tnade several pazc f arc n ii
but the wmrer sciemn.r wr. e
"??!
sreat
r.xpress.
3cn d singers.
Wber- a- ve m.- dead - hit- zi dea.
onzs""
V cer ar" tlw njui vJara-t -x- -r
ivty"
non: swft wores sourrnt. as
:? k Use -ea
ti:"s
To wiorn rwi: tanczlits n -erzi
shins-nr tiirtrnzs
rraz: tiiT-i seeniec jTted Eder pnn-a.
Thev talked w tn anzsis and wrf nz:-
afraid
Can ceara cestroy t2oe ecsmsz encrus
TMcb mad
Tcem harp- Aeoleas f ri anives.'
tTben scrn- rrrjir star throws down :ts
solemn Izznt
Bo tb-sr rr d spirits ee and leara to
kno-v
Tb -ly-nns tbt planets snx a? en thev
zo
Movinir alonz their pam of fler--- bzn'
tThen tnrouzi: ncr ilun:b-r ocscs ---
momous rmr
Is it tiie -cfco at the -os tn"v mz
New Tors Heraid
The Cectcr-s Tjins.
A wcrmy Glasgow doctor while en
Toymz a hchdav m Arran. took me op
portunity a.cuz with a friend to go
whiting fishmz. During operations
- 1.i irrr' rtn - nw .n..... Mv s
. x-vji-vu j "n 'i:e uu inc. was
lus
Here was a dJemma no sinker no
more fishmg- thar day Ha' happy
mougut. his fiasiv. nc sooner said than
dene. The bottle was fillec with salt
water carerally corked, and sent
down en its mission.
After a few minutes" dtsrva. "Ha"
cucth the doctor. "a bite." and up he
pulls at racinz speed a fine pair cf
whinng. one on each hook.
"Ha! doctor, twins mis rme." ex
ziaimed ''- ccmpaniGn.
"Yes." qucm the doctor "and
Drought up en the bcrtle too." Lcn
t den Answers.
Stucies Malarial Fever.
Prof. Rcnaid Pjjss of the UnrversirT
2f Lrrei-pco will, after ms return from
Manama, deirrer a senes of lectures
-0ji f Ooli-i-
versiry of r'enns.-l.ania en "Causes
land Ctirs cf Malaria! Fever."
Woman Is Heme Body.
. "Mrs- Jason-Gause, a demure Utile
f Q161" ladir Lyon county." says the
KiI13a C1? Journal, -certainly Is nn-
Tixled ln heT record for staying at
hcme- ae has iust returned frco a
V caz?hte:r to Texas- lz "
er T81 rlde CI: a c l
was tne urst time in nearlv nrrv vears
. . - -.
she had been outside of Lycn county
For twenty-three years she had passed
but one nicht away from heme. She
is the mother of Prof. Gaase. of the
State Normal schooL"
TO CTRE Jl COLD I 0E DAT
rko LaTirlTe Bratao vjulatae Tibiet. Jl irai
(Ki -ETaai ra 3-icey IT :; rsi a care I H".
tor3 fcCU!a! ' " )MX- -5c-
Vahcci fsr Seasickness.
The Bntiah Medical Journal ays
"Koepke believes that the different
symptoms of seasickness are due to
anemia cf the brain, and that validol
acts upon this condition by raising the
blood pressure. It also mfinences the
gastnc disturbances by lowering the
sensibility of the nerve ending in the
gastric mucous membrance. and is. in
deed, both a good
zod analeptic
stomachic and
T-c3llir-3 Kftr.trc. atZG ta ?nru. com
ii -i-- ,i,ic.min7i- ra.- , ... jj,
Diamcne Ink.
So-called diamond ink for wntinz en
glass is a compound cf fiucr-c acid and
banum Tne latter has no effect, it
being simply a white powder to give
cgj lO ijie acid. the ink fi-r, be
viseti. wim a runber hand stamp, and
tt should be allowed to remain fifteen
minutes, when the banum will brusn
cif. leaving the design en the glass.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
t-NDOMA Hair Tonic will lend to
your nair that soft fiuffy appearance
appreciated by people of good taste
and refinement
Ask Your Barner
Send us your name for free treat
ment. THE UNDOMA COMPANY Omaha.
Nc
This is
Mcney in Ancles.
le way a North Norway
ccrrespcuder
Most cf me
farmers have soid their apples
cne dollar whicn reaUy means
fcr
ex-
cnanzmg one dollar for anctner- Thir-ty-eiznt
cents for barrels. 12 cents fcr
pickmz. 12 cents for packinz. 12 cents
ror haulmz to market and ocard cf me
help. Lewiston tMe.t Joun
T-y One Pacxage.
If "Iriani'" Starch " co- not pleas '
you. return : to your deader If it
does you get m-third more for me
same 3ls-t It w-.. - you saris
facuan. and w-J. oz st.cit to me iron.
Railrcac -trcugn Csmeterv.
The Chinese ot An-Sanz recently
sold tc th- East China ra-Ircac the
franchise fcr nnninz a branch cf their
railroad mrouzn the city cemete . an
almost unnearn-of thmz. as me Chi
nese have b-iievec it the worst sacn
lege to permit a railrcac near the
burying places of their cead.
Sensisle rscusekeecers
will bare Penance Starch, not alone
because they zt one-thirC zior
tar
'he same money but aso
superior quality
beca
lie at
Errierssn's Seller.
I believe .n a space and an acre if
good zrounc Whoso cuts a straignt
path to his own livmz by me heip cf
God. in me sun and ram and srovir
mz zrain. seems to me a un. versa,
working man. He solves the problem
of iife. not ror one but fcr aL men cf
sound body Emerscn.
The Best Results In Starcning
can be obtauird on'v by usinz D-
mcr'- ror tne same money no joo
Have Smaller Races.
The chief dinTerence In the heads ci
1 men and of the .o-fer auimais is m
the size of the face Man has a very
large head and a very small face, and
ar'TiaT'- are mare fierce and brum, ex
actly as the face is found large and
me rest cf the nead sml
Cueer Names.
Freemantle West AstraTia, has
some queer names. The mayor is a
Cade, the chief pnn'er is Cant, a '
contractor Thick has just sued a local
scup-preservinz company and a man
namec OJsnnng Weoo was fined re
cently fcr aeepmg an umicensec acg.
often tak-s a
bow i a : e -K-a
rrea nnr.cane zr
wam Heaven.
Many women are denied the-
happiness of children througn
oeranssment oi tne generative
organs. Mrs. Beyer advises
women to use Lydia E Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound.
"pM Mas. Pary-TiTr- I suzTered
with. 5tctnacn ccmplamt fcr years. I
fat so had that I cculd net carry my
chfldrea cut; five sicntha, then srculc
hare a -ciscama-re. The last time I
becasie pregnant. 217 husband -ret me
to take Lydia Z. PfnVhanTs Vefre
table CompotmcL After takm-r the
first bottle I was relieved cf the sick
ness cf stcmach. and oezan to fed bet
ter nz every "way I con tint: ed its use
and was enabled to carrr m bah- to
i. no-" nave a nice narrr
gtri. anc can Tronc netter tnan I ever
-r
cculc. befcre. I am Lie a nev xccaz."
Mas. F3vs: Bn-rrn. zz S. Second St
. . ..
iiencen, cm. xsocc
itr'ri if ar'g'nai sf
BBmm Imllsr gnanq jrmuantam
SSSBZZ.
FEEE MEDICAI. ABTICE TO
IVmt hesitate to write to Mrs.
Pinkhaxn. Sbe will understand,
your case perfectly, and win treat
you with kindness. Her ad-rice
is free, and the address is Lynn,
Xaas. So wrrna erer regretted
naTtns' written ner, aad sua
helped thousand.
W N L', Omana.
Nc. 2 tSO
PUTNAM
later -B3T9 OBI
tasttciefari
it srjuiite; ana teser colors Stan anr otter
. n . - r-'i'Tnti-iit e
IVfQtasisfsssji
UWISSIN6LE BINOEI
STRAIGHTS' CK
Tasr pBMcr or aa niK 7a
n. .
Elevating Cne's Life.
I know of no more enccurarinr fact
than the unquestionable ability of. a
can to elevate his life br a conscious
endeavor It is something to be able
to 'paint a particular picture or to
carTe a 5atae' & so make a few
objects beantiral- but it is far more
crlcnous to rarvo -h Trrr rh
:e very
,
atmosphere and medium through
which we look, which morally we can
do. Thcreau.
Some Cents fsr Ysu.
Do net be afraid of grriar "ense
thing of yourself, or letting yourself
our. a little and do net fear that ycur
heart will run away with ycur head
Do net confound sentiment, with sen
nmentalism. and do not hesitate to
praise a thing or an act if it is really
worth it. You need to do this for your
own sake as weU as fcr the sake cf
making others happy Excnange,
Xencpncn's Historic Hetreat.
Next to the retreat from Moscow,
the most famous in history is prob
ably that cf Xenophon and his 10.000
Greeks from a point in the interior
of Asia. 2.4S3 miles from a place cf
safety They tied the distance in 213
day and mad a retreat so success
fully that the little band reached safe
ty without a loss for which the pur
suing enemy was responsible.
president Arthur sjttravagar.t,
The most extravagant president was
Arthur who not infrequently gave
dinners costing as mucn as $5,000.
When he went into the white house
he was worth ircbably half a million.
His predecessor Garfield, died a poor
man. The people raised S200.0u0 for
Mrs. Garfield and congress voted her
a pension of 53.00" annually.
Varnage cf Birrs.
It cannot really be doubted that
there are vanous species of birds
wnose marnazes extend ever a far
greater pencd than that merely cf the
nesting season Long before the nest
ing season begins one sees the gold
finches m pairs Icng after it has end'
ed one e the blue titmice in pairs.
-Land and Water
Ccuntmg trse Pulse.
How fast is your pulse" You will
probably overestimate it m trying to
find out most people do. One usual
lv counts his 7ilse while talking
about me matter and the excitement
zi conversation and concentration
quickens me pulse from five to twea
ty beats.
When Y:u Buy Sz3rzr
buy I? nance and zoT th "n s
far 1(J cents. Juee usei. ajwa s setl
A Useful Hint.
Coal hat is kept m a dry and ai-r
place will burn much !onzer than ma'
whicn is kept m a cios- cellar with
no ventilation. When ccal is kept m
an airless place it zets nd of its zas
and the absence cf mis renders it less
powerfu.
bumec
It -t-i Colds. Ccuzis Sere T"ir-at "rr-p.
I-zlnea. Waocpmjr Ccr-zn. Brcccs-ss a
-Vstina. A crrta-u -urs 'zrf onssinp cs n Ir3.i
fias-, aac a scr- tt' s. aiJTazetl tar. s
a; ence You w i-e tile excei.e3t "Z" aTi"
tailrii.' tie a-st lo-? cja ov 2eait v-r-"nera
Lx-r- Jjctses 25 c-sts ai 50 -esis.
DID YOU KNOW
Ak 70a ess. e. rears Jsar. rrr .SB aiuceT -a-.tn
MOIIAKCI CARBIDE FEED
ACETYLENE GENEftATOft
-an: a-j-rr-i-f . z- -Jze wor;d tzceat"!
StBii tar .aii-ocne -
aOIf AKCH ACtETYLXJX CAS CO.
UX2 racaui Sc OmAk. !iv
I noisrr m
Don't forget when you 8S.La9B
order starch co gret the Si&&zSmdBmrEk
I best. Get DEFIANCE. No fcTffM
more "elIovv" looking: clothes. 9HBHS
I no more cracking: or breaking. X
doesn't stick to the iron. It give satis- I
I faction or you get vour monev back. The I
I cost 15 10 cents for 16 ounces ot tne best I
starch made. Of other szzrzhQs vou get
but 12 ounces. iNow don't forget. Ji's aj I
I your grocers.
I nAL?ACTUBED 3Y I
I THE DEFIANCE STARCH CO., I
I OMAHA. NEB- J
HAVE YOU A HORSE?
WOULD YOU UXH US 70 Q A fH" I
SE-ID YOU A iEAUTIFLL fc
o7Mr aesr tons'ifJL sAnoti arri rvs h-
Of am mTwr mr ic"i mtw can i, 9i rcst mmmof tve mm
MfitarnM. est e a -ml r c : U) 31 &a ra td
nrara our w. i t utrral Smmamd lillli ZMtmtmm.
iaT-r"T-lT ynt't'"H'r-r- ', . i T7 tilTl 7 fT (it .iiiiS 3f
Mrs, Wemen's. loya sad Girf Sac:c!le,
Stock Saddles, ancri and Hanje Saddles
" BCSIUIa AJfS LASZ. tJUN A - 5 C? I331tS
rmr uusuu itr Kins aab jtt-t ams haz ar SAnaur.
Nl PUCES WILL ASTMBI AU PLEASE TOU.
Tb wtU cat mmr rr '.
gm okt 1 Frr rrtl lai
ran CZ eg m wmazl offer
t rtm rrrt k Knfvs rrfl
aa& C -o oj zocmz "Kt amn vaa Z yoa it ? zbgz
-vtA w w - ! mm
oo.ess. SEIRS, ROENGI &
FADELESS DYES
are. One 10c -tscuoe cators nlK. ot arm cssan
tor free 3ooJ 4o io 3e. 3Ieci ma : Calon.
Wen Ansvxertng Azvsrtisemema
KiRC.y Menticn Tnjs 3aner
BEGS' CHERRY COUGH
5V1UJP cares coozhs and csida.
1 J x
1 seBM
MASSH.
A VICTIM OF LA GRIPPE.
Mrs. nennerta S Marsh. Tn? W.
16th Sl. Los Anze.es. Ca P-es.ens.
Wcman s Benev. ent Ass a, wntes
" suffcml vt-lzs Li grippe far scvem
'fffcs. sad aothisg I could do or LMk&
helped me until I rrjec Reruns.
"I fe.t a once ma: I had at Ease
secured the nght medicine and I kjpc
steadily improvnz Within thre
weeks I was ru-ly restored, and I an
glad that I gave that truly great rem
edy a tnaL I wiH never be without:
In a letter dated Auzast ZL 1504.
Mrs. Marsh say3 "I nave never 7et
aard me enicacy of Peruna question
Sf "f still use it. I traveled through
n.entuCiTy and lennessee three years
ears
azo. where I found Peruna doing rn?
zood work. Mich of It is being nsd.
here, also " Hennetta A. S Marsh.
Address Dr Harman ?rident cf
The Harm a r. Sanitannm. Cclumbca.
Ohic
-ts your Drazzisi for m free Per
Alasmnac tor 1QQ.
Importing'
Canadian
wheat is
now a fact.
ret ?-r H-s-sanraj 'a Wa.tera .aSi. ar So?
Kims at He 0rt -wiek.; jiii ju wie cacSaeE al
buisi! jmuwr
Tip t vc r.- & r -raeal ' rr- Se SmC
tarr iaa- - Jo ac Tar ii si 3rtrr ere?
tli .H T-eiil aaoaiaatlr speadll t3mai znot
caooin ssil csurcaea. exceeai mirttnic JtlllIlt.
5S y o aforraaUna su ?u?ntenilpnt of "aiai
z otv 't'Awa. Tnnih. nr nt utliurzml caaiuZma
TeTamras. Azat V v 3rsset. au. Sew TjiX
-"uk ir -3er; 700 -r lili fclTerUesea.
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ar a cow. emit. celt. a. or rv otSf
kind at hide cr skin to b ELined
far Rabes. Coacs. RlisIs. Tlrtena.
Karnen ani Lire Lth?r.
Tie aldri arepi U4 n - a? - - -i a tH Vi.
.- t i.ae t iay iic t u. Wrie ir
Hl-;pia ur aac lrc sr-e eatar
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