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THK OMATIA SUN'DAV BKK: APIUL 4. 100!). i j i r : SI WHEN ALLAH WILLS A FIRE Then ii the Baally Great Chance of the Turkish Fireman. TOPSY TORVEYISM THEN ON TAP Ts tth Pnt Oat the BUir Mould B n Sin, and Therefore Loot U the Fireman's Object, vltsi Blackmail ta Follow. . CONStANTINOPLE, April S.-A was of an Irishman visiting Turkey rsccntly sug gested that If there wag but on a way of doing a thing the Turk would do It the opposlta way. It does aeem Indeed that every Idea of the western world la reversed Jn thla topsy turvy city. The Turk, nods hla head when he mrana to Ray no and has a way of shaking, or rather swinging. It for yes. He wrltea not from left to right, but In the other direction. He take off hla ahoea, but never lila fii, when he entera a mosque or a hove. "Yavash" (slowly) la hla word on tilA atreet Instead of the American cry, "Step lively!" He rides In a creeping atreet car Ith a ticket punched for the place at which he sTets on. To cut a pleca of wood he rubs H on a ssw. which he holds between hla legs, and until recently he haa killed Chris tian while guarding the Uvea of dogs In fact I heard recently of an old English man, a coachman for an embassy, who was dona away with by poison because, dis turbed by the nightly howling of street doga, he bad shot several that lived In his treet. .Until recently salt could not be brought into the country because there Is a monop oly here. Firearms were prohibited, though they, were always sold openly on the strei-ta. Kducatlon waa dreaded by the people as well as the government. Steam machinery and .electrical appliances were forbidden, the first for no given reason, the second because the word, dynamo too cloaely resembled dynamite. Dictionaries contain ing .the' words elder and brother were censored because Abdul Hamld usurped the throne ' from hla elder brother. ' Words of chemistry were debarred because II30 could mean only VHamtd second sero." Old Order Still Holds. Nor has everything been changed with the coming of the Yonug Turk and hla western Ideas acquired In exile In Europe. Bboauso of Moslem prejudice among the masses the old sultan remains upon the throne, the dogs stlU blockade what side walks there be; for the purpose of extorting backsheesh one's luggage is still examined when leaving the country, and the mad fire brigade atlll scatters dogs, beggars and pedestrians In Its ridiculous chase through j the streets. There la nothing more typical of this extraordinary country than the fire bri gade of Constantinople, which Is the model i of all the others throughout the empire. It possesses and displays strikingly all the fallings of Mohammedanism and the Turk vanity, stupidity, cupidity and corrup tion, bravery, arrogance, cruelty and the rest. Until theae firemen are gone there earn be no real hope or reform In Turkey, for only their . passing will mark a true change of attitude In the nation. For the moment the new government, which permits the discussion of the dog problem In the Parliament, would hardly Venture upon that of the fire brigade for fear that the thousand rival bands com posing it would unite in opposition, would even attempt to destroy large sections of the cityt For the reaction srles, who would like to revive the old order, have already given the ctty a leaaon In thla thing. Every night and almost every day the weird, unearthly calf of the red coated runner with the spear, the emblem of duty, is heard in the streets of the capital. One must hear this call to know what it Is. It can neither be described nor Imitated by a man not of the east. A Wonderful Warning-. The effect it lias upon one hearing It for the first time is distinctly of warning, though not a word of It Is understood. But the warning Is not of n element, It would seem, that man knows and is ca pable of conquering; It Is of something supernatural. In which the Almighty plays . a part. It Is a sound that only a man with a deep belief in the other world could utter. It Is not loud, but you cannot fall to hear It, and no matter what the hour of day or night. It will come upon a still ness, for. all the city seems to hold Its breath to let the runner call. There are two groat ancient towers In Constantinople, one on the heights of Pera, whence the Romans In their day surveyed the Bosporus, the other on the high ground tf Stamboul, rising ev.n above the minarets of the -moaques upon the seven hills. At the summit of these towers, up a spiral staircase of S0O steps, which the stranger climbs taper in hand, stands always a watcher looking round the horlson. A white triangular flag with a great red ball upon the center Is lifted as a signal to gunners in the antiquated harbor forts and their cannon announce the discovery ot a fire. Every one at the sound knows that a flra haa been sighted, but for ten or twenty minutes no one knows where It Is till the call begins to rtng through the nar row streets. Ths men at the top of the towers have descended and the word has gone round to a scorn of red-coated, often bare-legged, men, who grab their four-foot spears and start, each In a different direction, to let las city know in what section the fire would Mom to be. Everybody steps aside for the runner with the spear, who makes his way generally from mosque to mosque, where the call is taken up by ths muessin, who chants it from the minaret, or at nlgbt by the beckjl, the watchman. Idla Tarka Bllalc a. Bit. Meantime all Idle Turks arouse them selves from their coffee and cigarettes to move as far as the corner of the nearest of ths highroads of which there are but two or three In either Stamboul 'or Pera. At the bends in the road these Turks and some Greeks take up their stand to watch ths race of the firemen r,iat haa begun; strangers, too, are in the crowd. A captain on a dwarfed nag leads the better companies, which number from twenty to forty men. The chief is dressed in everyday clothea, often European except 'for ths fez, for his work Is only to bargain with the owner of the burning building and direct the men, aa no Turk ever works if he la able to make soma one else serve him. The crew clad generally In the slim mest of abort trousers, striped or spotted Undershirts and usually barefooted or wear ing light slippers come carrying a diminu tive hand pump. The object seems to be not to get the most effective apparatus, but one so small and light that it will per mit ths company to beat its rivals to the scans of the tire. There is a regular order about the pro cession. . Ths man who carries the hoaa nossln follows on ths heels of ths pony. The pump, carried on two long poles by sight men, conies next. On either side of the pump run the extra men, who take their turn every 309 or 900 yards In carry ing it. Bringing up ths rear conies ths man vita the hose, a thing such as one would use at home to water a garden. TU band pump and ths boss comprise the entire equipment of thoe volunteers, f .adders and axes thev csrry none, for those would Imperta tlelr progress, and their object Is to "t to the fire. The ob ject of getting to Ihe fire Is not primarily to put It out; t'.ils scorns in be, Indeid. a very minor conslderttlnn. But being on hand first gives a crew the pick of the plunder. niTal Rrlsauea Mix It. ' Of course there are rival brigades bent on the samn purpose, and when any two met In a street a terrific race, a running fist fight ensues. Pome fires are easy to find because the blase can be seen at a distance, or the neighborhood may have the scent and he able to direct the firemen: but little fires, at which there la often much loot to be had, are difficult to discover In the net work of twisting, alleylike streets, only the district or approximate whereabouts having been discovered by the watcher on the tower. There Is, of course, a more dignified brigade than these lawleen icks of volun teers, a brigade so large nnd Important that It cannot hasten and seldom arrives on the scene tilt the fire is out. This might bo called the. paid department. It Is composed of soldiers and Is quar tered at centrnl barracks In Stamboul and Pera. Mounted officers are In command. The handpumps are carried in wagons drawn by four horses, and adzes, chains and hooks, as well as ladders form part of ths equipment. Tho ladders are any where from fifteen to twenty feet long and will reach to ths second floor of al most any house. The soldier firemen make a spectacle at night which no on who visits Con stantinople would care to miss. The bugle blast which clears the street for them la not to be mistaken, and yon turn to ace a flare of oil torches shedding a dim light on a more extraordinary aggre gation than any that has parsed. Soldier Firemen Are Wonders. While the volunteers hurry along In small parties by the llsht of a paper lan tern the soldier company numbers from 200 to 300 men. Thick woolen uniforms of a reddish brown for summer as well as winter, are not sufficient impediment to speed; every man must wear thei regula tion high army boots, whllo on his head Is a domed helmet of steel enameled In bril liant shiny red. From theae helmets, giv ing the company the appearance of mailed crusaders, a leather hood hangs down to the shoulders, covering all the head ex cept where the face looks out. With the short hatchets and loops of rope that these men carry at their belts it Is a wonder that they' and the torch bearers can follow at a slow trot: yet they manage to get to the fire In time to drive off the snarling rival packs of volunteers fighting among themselves over the plunder. Tho customary procedure of a volun teer company on getting to a fire Is to seek the owner of a house near that which is burning and bargain with him for sav ing It. The negotiations are conducted rapidly at the top-f tho voice, with tre mendous gesticulation. While this Is going on the crew of the blackmailing chief prepare the pump; not that there Is any danger of the soldiers arriving upon the scene, but because other volunteers are pouring In, competition Is growing rife and prices tumbling. Pouring Water Into Pami. All available buckets and tubs have al ready been brought into srvit?e and -water Is being fetched from the ' 'nearest' foun tain, before whose gentle drip the mem bers of various crews sre fighting. At last, the water comes. It Is poured into the pump. The muscular arms swing the levers. The nozzle sputters, then squirts for three minutes, then sputters again and atops till another bucket Is brought. Sometimes you see a man not a volunteer with the supreme intelligence to throw the bucket of water direct upon the blaze. ) At last, when the fire has burned Itself out. the soldiers reach the scene, drive the pnek from the wreckage and atop the yell ing, the fighting and the destruction of property. A sight of these creatures at a fire, wag ing a hopeless fight against an element In whtch they recognise the hand of Allah, opens to you an understanding of the mean ing of the cry of fire In Constantinople. The Idea pervading the mob Is that nothing can really be done, because this Is God's will; that it would. Indeed, be wicked to oppose the flames too strenuously. Fires easily extinguished are put out because God permits It; but no serious effort Is ever mac"e, and you may see Moslems through out the crowd standing idly by, lifting not a fit.ger to save their homes. It 1s because there Is no adequate fire department In Constantinople that Europeans and native Christians of means sre careful to build all largo houses as nearly of fireproof ma terial as possible. Then the niarsrnaatl. The day after the fire, nevertheless, ths volunteers are careful to go around to the houses of all Christians in the neighborhood to levy blackmail, declaring that to them was due the stopping of the conflagration's ravage. A wealthy house owner may be called upon by the chiefs of ten or a dozen of these brigades. And as the volunteers number always the most desperate of the local brlganda it may be dangeroua not to reward them to some extent, say a tenth of what thry first demand. It was theae firemen who formed a nu cleua of the bands that conducted the Armenian massacres of some years ego and they are to be counted todny among the reactionaries who would revive the old legime of Abdul Hamld, under whom they thrived. Of course they are all Mohamme- dars. At a recent fire which I attended with a companion, where two mosques had txen destroyed and things were going very bad for the Moslem community generally, a Jewish youth wearing a fes came, up to us, and, speaking French, called our attention to the fact that we alone wore hats In all the crowd, and suggested that we would be wise to leave the scene. It has been the cry of the reactionaries here that tits numerous fires that have stricken Constan tinople In the last six months have been snt by Allah because the country defied the Caliph and wrung from Mm the con stitutton. FREDERICK MOORE. SCORES ACT OF PRONOUNCING BENEDICTION ON AIRSHIPS Camilla Flantmarloa Declares Art Is oa Far with Prartlca of Medieval Ages. PARIS. April l Camllle Flammation, ths astronomer, haa published an article in which he describes the recent pronouncing of a solemn benediction on a new aero drome and two aeroplanes at Julsy by Monslgnor Aniirtto, archbishop of Paris, ss unworthy of tba church' and on a par with the prayers of Intercession In vogue in tba middle ages. "This act," M. Flam- marion says, "was a piece of inexcusable chlldlshnes in face of the progress of mod ern science and philosophy." Sturdy oaks from little acorns grow advertising In Ths Bee will do wonders, for your buslnesa ENGLAND SEEKING AIRSHIPS Great Increase Noted in the Popular Interest in Aviation. DEVELOPMENTS MARK AN EPOCH Officials Wake l a to Fart that France and tirrmanr Are In Lead, llenee Many Tests of Firing- Ma chines Will Dc Made. IyCN'DON. April 3. This year will mark an epoch in aviation as far as England Is concerned. The most Important event will, t'f c nirsc, be the arrival of the brothers Wright In this country for the purpose t.f demonstrating before the War office au thorities the capabilities of their aeroplane. The Invitation extended to the American aeroplinlats was the result of the report of a special officer sent to Pau by the War I'ff'ce to Investigate the practicability of their machine. Details of their visit are not yet settled, but It Is understood that owing to engagements In Rome in April they will not arrive In this country until May or June. The scene of the flights, too, is at present unfixed, but It is prob able that the Messrs. Wright will declare thu War office grounds at Farnborough too confined for their purpose and will conduct their experiments on the new ground of the Aero club at Shellbeach, on the Islo of Sheppey. Shcllbeach, the headquarters of the Aero club, promises to be Uie principal flying ground for aeroplanes In England. The club has secured enough land to permit an uninterrupted flight of pver ten miles In a straight line, with & considerable expanse of country for circling. Ths ground Is In the vicinity of the sea, and at low water there, is a large extent of bard sand also available. Providing Buildings. A huge construction and repairing shed is ulrcady being built, and there will be garage, sheds for the accommodation of twelve aeroplanes. A number pf villa resi dences, which are to be let exclusively to members of the Aero club, are being erected. The Idea Is that an enthusiastic aviator will find It Just as necessary to keep a villa at Shellbeach as a man de voted to other branchest of snort does to maintain a shooting or hunting box. Wealthy sportsmen will then spend week ends on the spot, either flying or watching others fly. The Inauguration of thin aerodrome takes place early in April, and at least five avia tors will st once essay flights, Including J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon, the only Eng lishman, with the exception of Farm an, who has made any notable flight In a heavlor-than-alr machine. As the sport ad vances prize meetings and races will be held. Many members of the club ara acquiring flying machines, and arrangements are being made by which these will be placed at the disposal of the government for experimental purposes. Bheemeaa, the naval station, Is less than ten miles from Shellbeach, and it is understood that the admiralty officials welcome the opportu nity offered them of ascertaining how aeroplanes may be employed In conjunc tion with torpedo craft for scouting and other purposes. Harold Perrl'n, secretary of the Aero club, is convinced that as soon as flights In England have become an accomplished fact there will be an extraordinary demand for aeroplanes In this country. The mak ing of aeroplanes will be a business taken seriously in hand by motor car makers, carriage builders, yacht builders and firms who make motor boats. Sportsmen will buy them with a guarantee of a flight of a certain distance or time. To Make Aeroplanes Cheaper. A Wright machine now costs JT.uno. Mr. Perrln asserts that aeroplanes will soon become cheaper, and It should be possible to secure a first-class machine before long for $2,500, or even less. The Wright brothers have given an order to Messrs. Short, an English firm, for the immediate construction of six of their aeroplanes. They will be built on the Aero club's ground at Shellbeach. When the factory Is finished it will be possible for the Messrs. Short to turn out one finished aeroplane a fortnight. In addition to these six to be built In England, four other Wright aeroplanes are oomlng to this country, Jarrott & Letts, an automobile firm, having secured the machines from the Astra factory at Billancourt In France, where the holders of tho French patent rights of the Wright aeroplane have the construction work car ried out. These four machines are all that can be sent to England from Frsnca be fore next October. Two of them will prob ably be delivered In May, one In June and the last In July. The first will be offered to the govern ment, upon the second an .Australian has acquired an option, the third will be used by Jarrott & Letts themselves, and ths last one Is open to be purchased, the price being 7.000. The aernplanea will be exact duplicates of the machine uaed by the Wrights and each will be guaranteed to fly for twenty minutes at least. A pupil of the Wrights will demonstrate this with each of the four aeroplanes. fntested Machines Shown. At the aero exhibition at Olympla in London there are on show specimen flying machines by English makers which can be bought for as little as $750. but as none of these machlr.es has flown they must be regarded as doubtful bargains.) Mr. Moore Brabnxon says the fact that the Wright brothers hold what he considers to be the master patent for ths warping of wings Is likelv seriously to handicap others who are trying to solve the problems of flight. lie has been seeking to get similar results In another way. but he found It difficult to attain the proficiency which the Wright patent gives. He has nevertheless suc ceeded in flying distances of three or four miles with his aeroplane. The exhibition contalna a collection of fourteen full sized aeroplanes, all different In design. Including monoplanes, biplanes, trlplanes, quadruplanes. hellocopterr. ortho nters and other contrivances with weird names and weirder shapes. Among the eighty-five model flying machines and dirigible balloons are to be found many small specimens of the Wright, Fur man end other types. The Aerial league of the British empire, recently founded with the object of assist ing Great Hritsln to "secure and maintain the command of the air" and to "place our aerial marina in the sama predominant position that our navy holds today," pro poses to establish a national aeronautical college in order that the best Instruction may be available for Englishmen In matters of serial flight and navigation. According to the official plans "such an institution would have its theoretical and practical departments, each of which is the corollary of the other. In other words. It will provide under one roof courses of study In the mathematics, dynamics and mechanics Involved in ths problem of flight; In the laws of alr-reslstance and skin friction, the stability of air craft, the meteorological, physical and topo graphical conditions peculiar to aerial navi gation and the large number of other sub let us estimate on your win. lw shade and ilrspfric. Me miry the laracM and most U sirable mm k In flip ilty. Beloochistan dig:, size 2-7x3-9, sale price Beloochistan Rug, size 2-10x4-3, sale price Beloochistan Rug, size 2-9x5-3, sale price Beloochlstan Rug, size 3-8x5-4, sale price Anatolian Rug, size 1-9x2-11, sale price . . . Anatolian Rug, size 1-9x3, sale price..... Anatolian Rug, size 1-7x2-9, sale price . . . Solid Mahogany Rocker, like illustra tion, automobile seat, upholstered with pannel plush, finished In a rich dull finish; price 917.00 Unless you see the new McDou gall all Improvements, you will never realize how perfect a kitch en cabinet can be. Come and sea them; you will never regrel. it. Jecis attaching directly or Indirectly to tlUs modern science. "The institution will have Its own work shops and laboratories, where practical ex periments and tests of all kinds (bearing upon the subjects upon which Instruction is given) will be carried out. Finally a trial ground will be procured, where aerial machines made In tho workshops of the college by students, or aeroplanes and dir igibles bought abroad. If neceasary, or lent for the purpose will be tested and students taught to fly." Arranglna for Instruction. The Aerial league has further arranged for a course of lectures to be given In a number of the leading public schools. The government's invitation to the Wright brothers and the setting aside of a considerable sum from the new naval estimates for the building of an aerial warship and experiments In serial naviga tion are accepted as an Indication thst the naval and military authorities are gradu ally waking up to the fact that they are being left behind by Prance and Germany. It Is true that for some time the military authorities at Aldershot have been carry ing on experiments with the Cody aero plane, but the series of mishaps which has befallen that unfortunate machine has not led the public to hope for much from it Bvery trial has had Its accident, and although the machine actually accom plished a short flight on the last occaaon the feat waa marred by its erratic behavior and Its final fall to the ground from a height of a doien feet. S. F. Cody, wrn aeems to have bnrne a charmed life through It all, has been greatly handicapped by the altogether un suitable conditions under which he has had to conduct his experiments, the space of ground rlaced st his disposal being much too small for the purpose. "All things considered." says the Times, "Mr. Cody has done marvels In building a machine to withstand the tough usage It Is subjected to, snd he has certainly evolved one of the most carefully and stanchly constructed aeroplanes yet pro duced." Which Is praise of a sort. Government l.aylnsT Low. The government has made no detailed statement of Its aerial policy. Minister of War Ilaldane has announced that the army council proposed during the ensuing year to consider the machines of private Inventors, but It would be premature to forecast what experiments are to be made. For this purpose $96,0u0 have been put aside. France last year expended .'.350,000 on its balloon battalions, and Germany $U.765. It is understood that the Admiralty is deeply Interested In an aerial warship now being constructed at Portsmouth under the supervision of two naval officers, the de signers of the machine. Much secrecy is being observed In the undertaking, but it is known that the framework Is of very light, hollow steel tubing and wood, and ths large boxlike fans, which are intended to serve as wings, will be covered with patent prepared ailk. The motive power will be furnished by a forty-horse power petrol engine. It will be some months be fore the machine will be ready for its trials, whlofa will be conducted by the Ad miralty. One on .Nebraska. Von Slam I see that the Nebraska legis lature haa made It a crime tu play brlUge whist. Chicane Gee! That's sn outrage! Von Slam Eh? I don't aee how it af fects you. Chicane Because I am not a NebraakanT Von Slam No. because there is nothing In ths law lo bar persons who only think they play ths gain. Cleveland Plain I Dealer. Oriental S. 14.00 $16.00 824.00 $27.00 95.50 $7.00 $9.00 Special Sale of Rockers and Chairs "THE M I WIN W'f have o-Athered together all chairs and rockers of which we have only one or two of a kind and offer them this week at greatly re duced prices. They are a select assortment of the best and most desir able styles to be had. We herewith quote some of the values which this sale offers: $21.00 Solid Mahogany Rocker, high back, Colonial design $14.00 $26.00 Golden Oak Rocker, leather back and leather seat $17.50 $24.00 Quartered Sawed Oak Rocker, high back, leather seat $16.00 $9.50 Indies' Golden Oak Rocker, wood seat $6.50 $8.00 Golden Oak Rocker, wood seat $6.00 $6.75 Golden Oak Rocker, wood seat $4.50 $5.60 Mahogany Rocker, wood seat 84. OO $7.00 Mahogany Rocker, wood seat $4.75 $8.00 Mahogany Rocker, wood seat $6.00 $10.50 Mahogany Rocker, wood seat $7.00 $11.75 Mahogany Rocker, wood seat $7.85 $14.50" Mahogany Rocker, colonial design, wood seat $0.75 $17.00 Solid Mahogany Windsor Rocker . -$11.50 $25.00 Solid Mahogany Rocker $16.00 $27.00 Solid Mahogany Rocker, spring seat and padded back $18.00 MILLER, STEWART & BEATON 413-1517 Sooth 16th Street Have Names of Petrosini Slayers Believed Authorities at Rome Enow Murderers of New York Detective. PALERMO, April 3. It Is believed here that the names of the assassins of Joseph Petrosini, chief of the Italian bureau of the New York detective force, are known to the Inspector of the ministry of the in terior sent down here from Rome, and that they have been communicated to Premier Glolotti. Twelve of the men arrested In connec tion with the murder in custody are un der suspicion. little Girl Blind Two Years with Scrofulous Humor Eyes affected physicians, including the good Cured by Hood's "Elmira Heights, N. Y., Jan. 31, 1909. "C. I. Hood Co., Lowell, Mass. "Gentlemen: I believe I can give Hood's Sarsaparilla as good a recommendation as any one, for I have seen its wonderful effects upon my own little daughter. She was entirely blind for two years, and Hood's Sarsaparilla cured her. It is wonderful, and do you think it surprising that I feel very grateful to this medicine t "My story is, briefly, as follows: We had ber vaccinated, so that she could go to school. Pretty soon, however, before ber arm healed, she 'icgan to have sore eyes. They kept getting orse, and we took her to the doctor. Pretty soon she was blind in one eye, and could see very little with the other. They told us she bad ulcers on the eyeballs, and we bad five different doctors, some of the best specialists, and paid out over $200 for ber treatment. They told us she would lose her sipht. She could not stand the least particle of light, and so we kept her in a dark room for weeks at a time. Occasionally she would be a little better, but she became so poor and nervous that she could not tleep, and I did ret kuow what on earth to do, and was just as dis couraged as could be when my mother said to me : 'I want you to give her Hood's Sarsaparilla.' I did not think it any use, but I did as site rec ommended, and I am glad I did. When I had given her eight bottles her eyes had so much im proved that she could not only stand the light, but was abl to go to school for tho first time ia Ko Sale We have Just received our new spring stork, of ORIF.XTAL IU GS, among them are many rare pieces of unusual beauty and worth. This collection consist of largo and medium Maes In room-i, rugs Klskelim Couch Cover and Draperies. Hundreds of the smaller slsr-s such a Royal and Prlncos, nokharas, Kazarks, CVtrabauKhs, Civ bo-Mans, Daffhestan, Shirvans, Anatolians, lirluchlsUns, Hennas, Mosul and many other other weaves. Many dealers purchase- their rug of eastern Importers and pay them enormous profits. These Oriental Rugs arc shipped to us direct from the Orient by ouh Oriental Rug Ruyer, thus saving tho profits asked by tho New York importer. This not only saves our customers many dollars, but assure them that every piece Is genuine. We would be pleased to have you call and Inspect thla grand dis play, feeling that It will be a source of oriental rug education and Inter est to you. . There are many arletlcs and Mich wldo rntoge of ies that it Is not difficult to fit any space you may require. The prices we herewith quote are but an index to the general run of values this sale offers: , Cashmlr Rug, slzo 4-6x7-6, sale price Cashmir Rug, size 4-10x6-6, sale price.. Daghestan Rug, size 3-8x4-11, sale price Daghestan Rug. size 3-3x5-4, sale price., Daghestan Rug, size 2-11x5-1, sale price Daghestan Rug, oize 3-7x6-4. sale price . Bokhara Rug, size 3-4x4-3, sale price ... Bokhara Rug, size 3-10x4-7, sale price . Bokhara Rug, size 3-8x4-8, sale price . . . Bokhara Rug, size 4-6x5-3, sale price . . . Mosul Rug, size 4-1x6-6, Bale price Mosul Rug, size 3-4x6, sale price ... Mosul Rug, size 3-2x7-3, sale price. . . Mosul Rug, size 3-2x5-9, sale price . . Guenjl Rug, size 3-6x6-11. sale price Guenjl Rug, size 4-1x6-4, sale price Guenjl Rug. size 4-9x6-8, sale price Kazak Rug, 4-5x7-0, sale price Kazak Rug, size 4x9, sale price Kazak Rug, size 4-3x7-11, sale price Shirvan Rug, size 3-4x5, sale price Shlrvan Rug, size 3-4x4-9, sale price Shirvan Rug, size 2-9x4-2, sale price CLERICALS FIGHT PAPERS FOR BELITTLING MIRACLES Mexican rmpaprri Charge Priests is Ith Mannfaetnrlna; Aparltlons to Frighten People. GUADALAJARA, Mexico, April 3 Arch bishop Ortis and tho priests of the Catholic church here have declared open war against the antl-clertrala here, tho latter of whom are seeking to belittle the mirac ulous power of the Virgin Mary. An anti clerical newspaper charged the priests with "manufacturing apparitions" In order to frighten the people Into believing that the Virgin Mary was appearing at various places. The archbishop, in a sermon, de fended the doctrine of miracles and adjured all membera of the church to remain firm In their faith. The attacking paper was reinforced by two other newspapers, which rallied to their support, and In retaliation the clericals started a boycott against all three publications snd In addition posted soon after jvaccination five best specialists, did her no Sarsaparilla. We sell the Vulcan Gn (iaa Ilangr. the kind that saves gas and is positively odorless. .$40.00 $32.00 $24.00 $21.50 $20.00 .$27.00 $35.00 $40.00 $37.00 $43.00 .$24.00 $21.50 $27.00 $20.U0 $24.00 $27.00 $20.00 $34. OO $37.00 $40.00 ..lO.OO. ....$15.00 $20.00 Allwin Go-Cart, like illustration, one motion, collapsible, trimmed in rich dark brown leather with hood price $10.50 Other folding carts, up from. .S.1.S5 We are exclusive agents for the Bohn Syphon System and Minnesota Refrigerators, tho best hefrigerator made. placards on houses throughout the town bearing the following Inscription: "Honor and glory to Virgin Mary; no Impious paper received In this house." Further to confuse the churchmen ths newsppapers mentioned have now begun a crusade against what they term the ex cessive number of church holidays observed in tho republic. They utisert that out of 8G5 days lit the year 16S are observed' aa church holidays. I.ove on a Bis? Scale. Dr. Pierce L'nderhlll recently delivered a lecture on divorce in a fashionable church in Indianapolis. "Extravagance," he began, "is one of the big causes of divorce. My cousin, a bank clerk, married a pretty girl and took her home to a nice llttlo flat. But she frowned and bit her lip, " 'Oh, Jack,' ahe cried, 'I cant live In a tiny flat like this!' " 'You don't love me when you say that, darling,' said my cousin. " 'Oh yes, I do said sue, 'but not on such a small scale.' "Judge. her life. You see why it is that I cannot say too much for Hood's Sarsaparilla, She is just as much pleased with a new bottle of Hood's as with anything we can get for her, and if I forget to give it ji her, she will say: 'Now Mamma, give me my new Hood's.' "To think that once we thought she could never use her eyes, and now she can 4o the s finest needle work ! It is wonderful, and we can not praise Hood's enough." Mrs. Jennie Beards ley, 212 Homer street, Elmira, N. Y. We wish we could convince you of the ab solute truth concerning the testimonials for Hood's Sarsaparilla. Careful inquiry would prove to you beyond a doubt that every testimonial we publish is as reliable as if it came from your most trusted neighbor; that we have more testimonials than we can possibly publish ; that every one we use is genuine and truthful as far as we cau learn, and entitled to your entire confidence. We say this much in presenting the letter from Mrs. Beardsley, printed above. This is only one of thousands of letters we have, telling of won derful cures. There is not the slightest doubt that as a thorough blood purifier at all times of year and for all blood diseases, Hood's Sarsaparilla is the greatest medicine that has ever been discovered. Do you wonder at Mrs. Beardsley enthusi asm t You should certainly 'take Hood's Sarsa parilla for your spring medicine, fie it iaiaj
