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Washington Day by Day
News Gathered Here and There
at the National Capital
CAPTAIN HOBSON TO TRY
NEW POLITICAL SCHEME
WASHINGTON. -Capt. Richmond
Pearson Hobson, of Merrimac
fame, is «oi to play mime practical
'politics for a change./' The tanner
naval offlro: and advance agent of a
billion-dollar navy Is thought b..- many
to have become a rather astute poli-
tician. His latest Is the develop-
ment of a scheme that promises to
make no end of trouble-l'or the scien-
tific departments of the government.
The captain has borrowed frcm the
agricultural department an expert on
road building, one on soils, one on
cotton growing and one on forestry.
From the post office department he
lias obtained the loan of a rural free
delivery expert.
Wi.th this menaga and accompanied
by his wife, the captain is going to
make a month's tour of his Alabama
district. There will be a careful
booking of the aggregation and win-re
people wish its advice they will pet
lecfure$ and practical demonstrations
In all the subjects the experts repre-
sent. Capt. Hobson will do the hand-
shaking and political solidification
act.
Alabama peOpla. happen to know
that Mrs. Hobson is oil" of the best
women politicians in Washington.
She drove with him over every coun-
ty in the district. They got acquaint-
ed with everybody, explained their
desire to go to congress, convinced
folks that they were justified In it.
and when primary day came bore off
the nomination In triumph over Mr.
ISankhead, who had held the seat, for
20 years.
Other representatives are casting
envious eyes on tills Ilobson pro-
gramme and are beginning to prepare
applications for the use of govern
merit experts. If the departments al-
low the enterprise to be generally
copied there will he a dearth of ex-
| ports r.nd the scientific departments
■ have to conscript them before long.
MILLIONS APPROPRIATED
BY THE LATE CONGRESS
A GRAND total of lu,:!l! new govern-
mental positions was created ,by
congress at Its last session, with $S,-
STil.759 in salaries. Most of the In-
crease IS taken up by an addition of
♦USft coast and field artillerymen.
1,541 seamen and 4,770 additional em-
ployes in the postal service, leaving
a net increase of but 5C9 for all other
branches of the public service.
All the various acts of the last ses
slon created 18,91)3 new government
liosltloqs, but at the same time 5,674
places were abolished.
Final figures show the total appro-
priations at the last session of con-
gress were $ l!0,798,14:5.KO. In addi-
tion authority was glveu to make
contracts aggregating 167,934,349. In
this way the total expenditures al-
lowed fell but little below the billion-
dolar mark, being <988,732,49'.'.
The total appropriations by the
Fifty-ninth congress were $1,800,387,-
:l'S.9I>. Those of the second session
CARNEGIE LABORATORY TO
BUILD VOLCANO FACTORY
TUB most, dangerous thing in Wash-
ington is the new geophysical
laboratory constructed with funds of
the Carnegie institution. It is dedi-
cated to making rocks, and for this
purpose it proposes to reproduce pent-
up volcanoes, and the frightful pres- !
suros and heat of the earth's interior, t
!i is the only building in the world i
devoted exclusively to high pressures '
and temperatures.
■ We don't know just, what we will !
lie abli! to do," said Prof. Arthur I,. j
Day. "We shall have to deal in very i
exceed those of the first by $41.20V-
958.
During the last session 10,434 sal
aries were increased at an annual
cost of $2,949,352. This includes the
vice president, speaker, nine cabinet
officers, 90 senators. 390 representa-
tives and 34 employes of congress.
Contracts were authorized for pub-
lic works requiring future appropria-
tions aggregating $07,934,349, of which
almost $10,000,000 Is for battleships,
torpedo boats, etc. The laigeft appro-
, prlation carried by any one measure
I was $212,091,193 by the post-office
! bill. The naval bill carried $98,!)f.S.-
j 507, the army bill $78,6:!4.5S'J and the
! pension bill $146,143,000.
I A comparison of the total.appropria-
j Hons made at the secund session ol
j the Fifty-ninth congress for 1908.
| $920,798,14 1. wilh those of the first
I sesnlon of thai congress for 1907,
$879,589,185, shows an Increase of
$11,208,959.
high temperatures and pressures, and
ii may end by our all being blown up. I
Hut if we avoid that we hope to dls- j
cover some interesting things about
the crust of the earth."
The new geophysical laboratory <
has been located at a safe distance |
from residential Washington. It is j
i ,000 feet from the nearest car line. I
aud there is only one house within
that range.
Other reasons than the danger of
explosions led lo its isolated location.
It was necessary to remove it from
tho danger of electrical and jarring in-
fluences. In order further to do this,
the building is constructed on special-
ly Insulated foundations, aud witti no
connection between its walls and
floor. The walls are anchored ill deep
sand, and the. floor of each room Is a
cement island set in a lake of dry
sand.
This branch of Mr. Carnegie's In-
stitution has already solved one prob-
lem. It has made quartz glass, Its
second problem is still unsolved:
namely, what is Portland cement, and
why
The new laboratory, with its vol-
cano machines, will begin to do busi-
ness next month.
BULLDOG "PETE" AT LAST
MEETS HIS WATERLOO
ftOETK." 1:inious terrier of
f the White House, has ;.t last
been vanquished. He met his Water-
loo the other morning in the jaws of
hi unknown white bulldog, who made
i'meal of Pete's front leg and shoul-
der with a good bite out. ot his ear
i a chaser.
The secretary of the Interior will
resume his pathmaklng across the
White House lawn, M. .lusserand will
cease practicing tiee climbing, the
chief forester of the government has
dismissed his athletic trainer and
lias announced he will now take his
morning sprints through Rock Creek
park, anil a general lock of relief
is noticeable in the demeanor of every
member of the president's official fam-
ily as well as his kitchen cabinet.
Among the newspaper correspond-
i'ut.8 there is general rejoicing and
they swarmed over the White House
grounds to their heart's content all
day and long into the night.
Hut in the president's household
there is much sorrow over Pete's dis i
tress. "Pete" was put under the ban |
tierause he chewed up a navy depart- |
ment clerk, and he was in disgrace j
generally. Next this feeling gave |
way lo one of genuine sympathy for j
fete," who surely needs friends now
if he ever did.
Fete" was allowed to take some ex |
frcise early in the morning, after hav-
iug been chained all night as a pun-
ishment for his work on the ntrfv de- \
partment cierk. He evidently had a
Vouch" against the world for being i
tied up like a common, ordiuary dog, ,
and he was in search of trouble, sure, j
lie raced around the White House j
grounds for a time, looking for ex- j
eitement, and it soon hove in sight j
in the shape of a husky fellow bull I
terrier. "Pete" tackled him without |
ceremony, but the other dog was too j
quick for him. He made a grab for ]
1 l'cte's" foreleg under the shoulder,
and got a magnificent under hold. |
Luckily the Mranger got tired after
awhile and gave the White House ter-
rier a chance to adopt tho discretion-
ary part of valor, retiring in a mad
rush to safety under the White House
hedge. His suimrior knowledge of
the holes through the thicket stood
"Pete" in good Btead, and lie got. away-
alive, thanks to the policeman on
guard at the Willie House, who cover-
ered his retreat and chased away the
most admired dog in the capital.
If the owner of "Pete's" vatiquishei
will sehd word privately to a lot or
officials high In the government serv-
ice, be will receive the finest colla:
and dog tag that money con buy.
Accounting to Come.
Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, the ceh-bratei'
Philadelphia, physician, was a guest at
a (linnet of tho National Hoard of
Trade on one occasion. He listened to
one or two speeches and then slipped
out of the room. Later a friend In-
quired as to the cause of his disap-
pearance. "I grew weary." he said,
"ol hearing men talk about millions
and billions and not a word about ed-
ucation or moral progress or litera-
ture or poetry. Why. has the nation
got so imbued with cotnerciallsm thar
men can talk ot nothing but dollars
aud cents? Let. me te)J yon. sir. that
this country could well afford to pay
$1,000,000,000 for another Shake-
speare.' "But. doctor." said his
friend, banteringly, "we have our Dr.
S. Weir Mitchell, and he did not cost
us $1,000,000,000." "Wait." he answered,
and his eyes twinkled. "Wait: you
have never got a bill from at-.- yet."
That's What Hurt.
"I don't like that there Mrs. Swell-
man at all," said Mrs. Nurlteb.
"Well, you ain't got to take no no-
tice of her," replied Mr. Nuritch.
"But the trouble la she don': take
no notice o' me."
Town's First Great
Day of Decoration
M
R TIMOTHY SCLL1VAN
came down from Water
Glen, Minn., and settled at
Boomer, Okla., among Ihe
first comers, and the first
thing he missed was the (!. A. R. post.
There were many other thlpgs that
Boomer lacked, but the checrfnl one-
armed veteran did not mind these.
They were merely bodily comforts and
conveniences or the improvements of
civilization, but the absence of a (1. A.
R. post struck him In his most salient
spot. It hurl his one romantic vaplty
and injured him lu his one cherished
pride. He loved lluv<!. A. R.. and he
loved the old Hag, aud Ills honost,
cheerful, hard working soul lived from
year to year in good naturad unim-
portance, (o busk for one day In the
deserved honor that was his on Deco-
ration day . On thut one day lie had
always been, at Water Glen, the
proudest of the proud, as he marched
at the head of the little procession to
the resting place of the veterans of
Kiowa county. His armless sleeve
was none the less empty because he
lost his arm iu the Water Glen saw-
mill'and not In battle. The arm, how-
ever lost, was a veteran arm, aud had
a bullet in it.
Not lhat he cared about the arm
itself. It was a left one, and he had
his pension, and his tastes were sim-
ple. He could liave lived well enough
in his shanty at Water Glen, but his
friend Foley got tho Oklahoma fever,
and Sullivan went with htm, taking a
town-site claim in Boomer.
The first Decoration day at Boomer
passed . tamely for Timothy Sullivan.
There was no band, no Hag, no flow-
ers, no minister to open the exercise,
no exercises to be opened, not even a
holiday. There were no schools to
close. There was no town to speak'
of. There was not much of anything
but stakes to mark the claims, tents,
and a pump, hut when the second
Decoration day drew near Tlmdthy'
Sullivan grumbled audibly.
"I've a mind to send home to Water
Glen for my arm," said Sulllvam
" 'T could come In a box by the ex-
press company, and no harm done.
'Twould be a fine object lesson to the
town of Boomer to' have the aVm of a
soldier with a bullet of a rebel in it
buried near by,"
" 'Twould so," Foley agreed, with
as much enthusiasm as he could show
while lighting his pipe. "-'Twould so.
'Twould be the next best thing to hav-
ing yourself buried here, Tim."
"Get me a pen, ink and paper," said
Sullivan, "fill I write for it."
He wrote the letter to his friend,
Larry Casey, at Water C!len.
"Dig up and send me the left arm
of me." lie wrote, "by express, to be
paid for at this end. 'Tis burled in
the back yard of my old shanty, under
the horseradish bed, in the big tin
box. And I hope you are the same.
Timothy Sullivan."
Larry Casey did the work well, and
In due time a box arrived at Boomer.
Sullivan did not open ii, and'he and
Mike Foley buried it privately at the
rear southwest corner of Sullivan's
claim. They did not attempt nor even
dream of anything ceremonial in the
act. It was merely that Sullivan, as
one might say. was getting himself
together. No one lik^s to be scattered
about the United States. They sim-
ply buried the box in the most con-
ventional place and went ubout their
business, which was principally doing
nothing and waiting for Boomer ty.wn
lots to rise in value.
But as Decoration day drew nearer
Sullivan dwelt more regretfully upon
the absence of memorial exerciss. He
felt a little delicate about hlmseff pro-
posing exercises to niemorall^e his
own arm. It seemed a little like seek-
ing lo sing his own praises, and he felt
a natural reticence about proposing a
processioii. He was glad, therefore,
when Foley spoke of the- idea as of
one that had been fully decided upon.
Foley opened the subject by Saying:
"'Twill be hard to find flowers to
decorate tile arm on Decoration day.
Tim. Missus Schwartz will lend the
loan of her geranium plant, but there
lie. no others, except we pick the wild
ones off the prairie."
"Have ye spoke to any one else,
Mike, ol' the procession, and all'.'" ask-
ed Sullivan, brightening up.
"Schwartz will be proud to belong
to it." stud Foley, "with his accordion.
And the Chaykas will be in It, though
for why they don't know, except 'tis a
custom of their country, and them hav-
ing took out their first pa tiers. And
tho Rooshun Schinornoffs will contrib-
ute themselves and II of their kids,
two being slclc with the measles, or
there would be 13, And Ole Olson is
one of them that will do honor to the
left arm of ye. Not one did 1 find to
back out, Tim."
Foley, surprised t -his own loqua-
city. puffed vigorously at his pipe and
frowned.
"And all ot them." he added, when
he had got the pipe to burning nor-
mally again, "all of them would have
ye be grand marshal of the day, Tim."
"I could borrow it-sash ribbon ofT of
one of the Schmernoff ..voung ones,"
said Sullivan, and that- wa^ accepted
by Foley as consent.
Decoration day -was freslr ahd clear,
and Tim Sullivan was-early in the
public square making bis few arrange-
nwHits for the day. Th<* shanty and
tent town known as Boomfr was a friz
zl^ of excitement. Schwartz was qlt
ting in his doorway practicing on his
atffcordion. The 11 Chayka children
were haVlng their faces washed. Ole
Oleson was polishing the toes of his
shoes, for there was not enough block-
ing in Boonfer to go all the way round
his large feet. At ten precisely tho
procession formed, with Schwartz at
the head, and to the. strains of the
"Watch on the Rhine" marched once
around the uquare. In front of Sul-
livan's they came to a halt, and tho
grand marshal of the day mounted his
doorstep and 1'acejl them. At a signal
ff-om the grand marshal the band ren-
dered the patriotic air "The Shoe-
maker Has My Slipper Lost" on the
accordion, and then Sullivan took, off
Ills hat and made the tfddress.
"Gentlemen and Mrs Chayka and
kids." Ive said. " 'tis Decoration day,
but 1 am no fancy speaker. *'l have fo
make the speech because 1 am the
only veteran here but ..Schwartz, and
ho is a foreigner ana don't count: we
are goltig to decorate with these bean-
tlful flowers." He pointed to the gera-
nium that Mary Chayka was holding.
"With these beautiful flowers," he
continued.'"'the resting place of part
of one that fought to save the I'nlori.
'TIs the left arm of him. And 'twas ks
brave a left, as ever lived. 1 Rffcrfk
with knowledge, for 1 accompanied
that same Wherever It' went In \he
war. Let us." he said, "give three
cheers for it."
Foley led the cheer that followed.
"Arms and legs!" aid Sullivan,
"and does any one say we should not
decorate where they lie. In the war
there was armies, and regiments, and
companies, and squads, and a general
over all. An in the soldier there do be
the head for the general, and th' parts
of him be the regiments and com-
panies and squads, every part doing
Its duty for the flag the best it can,
and one-tentli Of.a man that sticks up
for the flag is more of a man any day
than a dozen whole men that do not.
Ye may be asking why do I come dee-
orating me own arm, and am I full of
vanity, like. Think shame, then, to
think it! 'Tis but arm, but 'tis the
arm of an old soldier, and was it th'
arm of any other soldier I would do
ihe same. 'TIs the honor aud memory
of the grand old army f am thinking
of. 'TIs but the part of a soldier ye
come decorating to-day, but Tim Sulli-
van is getting old, and one of these
days ye ll have the whole of him to
decorate. Do so! Not for old Tim.
but for the memory of all the boys
that went Id the front. Tis.a grand
country and free, and united, ^nd we
will now go to my backyard and deco-
rate the place wftere rests the part
of one that fought ty keep It so."
lie stepped Jp the gro($nd,rbiJt the
enthusiasm that had glowed oh his
face had departed. Here "were no old
comrades, the last three or four hardy
survivo'rs, to grasp his hand; but only-
alien faces, faces rull of good will and
faces, that wqiild be prompt to glow
with patriotism-should a new danger
menace the 'republic, but still they
were allen faces, but faintly grasping
the grand meaning of this one day of
the year. ' Sullivan steadied himself
against the house.
Go on home." lie said; go on home!
'Tis kind of ye to be comiq' out to
humor an old man, but '{.Is but an
arm, anyhow. 'Tis but an ami and
"twould be wrong to spend the flow-
ers on an arm that should be kept for
a soldier. Go on home, and mebby,
come next year, 'twill be a soldier's
grave ye will have to decorate."—N.
Y: Herald.
Good Figh'ers
May's highest knoll she rllnilw aj;ruii,'
-The aee worn phalanx to urvey.
How dwindled am tier veterans wfic-ti
They muster on Memorial day!
Columbia's stately look grows <llin.
Of all the hostr. that join-tl ,i:ul fought
How few remalh! V. t Ik tho rim
A hand of brothers, close imvrouxlit,
And each to each the ruptured tell
Of those who yet their homes may
greet,
l-'or them the native land U sweet.
In unity they dwell,
"Well do tltef patriots to-day!"
Exclaims the rapt immortal maid.
"Wlin pauses in peastveii'-Ks to pay-
Rich honors for the liven down laid.
Let generous hand* dee.k- hall and ronm
Wilh flowers that kindly Nature gave;
My warriors slumbering 111 tho tomb
Will know I count their kindred brave.
I.ei generous hands, while gnu-ions mouth
Spvaks tender words, -sw.it blossoms
give
To all the dead, from all that lire.
Whether from North or South.
"To thy defender*. North and South.
l'our like the-ancient Greeks the wliie;
In thy soul's speech be tle-re no drought
O." words that like the lightning shine.
Whate'er the cause they tiled for—all.
Or right or wrong, thej bravely fought.
When to the dust good lighters full.
t 'reeds, sins nnd errors, these ure
naught. *•
Heroes! Your -HgliX of glory never
Shall fade while, voice to no shall
last:
Your failings strewn upon Vhe-'tfhtst,
Your virtnes live forever!"
--Willis Steel (n Pittsburg Pispat.-li"
Memorial Day Will Live On.
After a while the Grand.Army will
I pass away; it will have no successors;
; it will he but a memory. Hut uatrlotlc
I effort will continue. Memorial day
j will live on. There will be the surviv-
, ors of the Spanish American war. the
! national guard, the descendants of the
j veterans. There will be tlie Daughters
j of the American Revolution, the Sons
: of Hie American Revolution. There
! will be the public schools, whose sys-
tem of patriotic efTort Is so firmly es-
tablished that, it will live as long as
j the public school system lives. There
J are all of the patriotic people in the
; every day walks of life. In the profes-
sions, in churches. All of thesV, and
more, toot will see to It that the beaH
tlful, impressive services of Memorial
day are continued, lie sure of that.
SII1 OSES II NET
FRISCO MILLIONAIRES INDICTED
BY THE HALF DOZEN.
RICHES t!0 BAR 10 I8UE BILLS
Charge Three Witti Bribery to Keep
Gas Rate Up—Three Others, W.th
Ruef, Alleged to Have Attempted
to Bribe Fourtsen Supervisors to
Get the parkaide Trolley Franchise
Granted.
'San Francisco, t'al., May ^7. Six
more millionaires and multinill-
lionalros, some of them well known
throughout the country, f.-ll under
ihe accusation'o( the Oliver grand
Jtjry this evening when that body
Just before an adjournment till June
10 returned fourteen indictments
jointly against <: H. 1'mbsen, K.
Green and W. I. Broheck. changing
them with attempted bribery of pub-
lic officials and fourteen indictments
jointly against Frank (1. Drum,
Eugene De Sabla aud John Martin,
charging them with bribery of pub-
lic otflcluls. with the former group
Abraham Ruef, th.- fHllen political
boss of San Francisco, was jointly
indicted; withttha latter group Ruet
aud fyayor Eugene F. Schmltz.
In all, twenty-eight Indictments
Were found today, containing I-ti
counts and calling for bail bonds In
the. total sum of $l,2GO.OOt>.
I'mbBen, Green, Hrobock and Ruef
are accused by the grand Jury of of-
fering a bribe of $l,t)tm each to Su-
pervisors Boxton, Coffey, Coleman,
Davis, Duffy, Fui't-y, Gallagher, llar-
tigan, Kelly, Loin?, Regan, Mamlock.
Mcllushin, Phillips and Walsh on
November Id. 190(1, to award to tho
Farksldo Transit Company a street
railway franchise. TIUis franchise
was voted December 111. l&hfl; but,
the S^reckflls-Heney-BurnH bribery
graft Investigation getting under
way about that time, the Parksldo
deiii was abandoned and no money
was passed, say the prosecutors.
The Indlctmeuts against Drum, De-
Sabla, Martin, Htiuf and Schmit'/.
charge them with giving a bribe of
$750 each to supervisors in consid-
eration of their vote cast March 12,
190(1, by which tho legal gas rate for
190(i-l9h7 was fixed at KG cents In-
stead of 75 cents.
Frank G. Drum is manager of the
Tevis estate, one of the largest prop-
erties in the West. He is a member
of the executive committee of the
lioard of directors of the San Fran-
cesco Gas and Electric Company and
of the Bay Cities Water Company,
dpd occupied an Identical office in
the Parkslde Transit Company.
Eugene De Salba is a director in and
was formerly president of the Gas
and Electric Company.
John Martin is .-closely associated
with Do Sabla in many interests.
Each is many times a millionaire.
Each of the six corporation ottl-
cials indicted today will be called on
lo furnish ball hoods In the sum of
$140,000. So will the mayor. Ruef'-'
hail required will be $280,000, a total
of $1,2(10,000. Thi> grand totiil of the
'bail demanded on all of the IWSi in-
dlctmeifls for bribery, attempted
bribery, extortion, conspiracy and
perjury thus far returned by the
Oliver grand jury as the net partial
result of its investigation tuto mu-
nicipal corruption is $!!.:150,000.
Ten Lives Loat in Fire.
San .lose, Cal., May 27.—Ten per-
sons. it is believed, burned to death
in a Are that broke out shortly after
:i o'clock tills morning in the rear of
Frederick Brown's commission store
on North Market street, near St.
James, and spread to (i. W. Laf-
ferty's livery stable and to the 1'nlon
lodging house above the stable,
where, forty sleeping lodgers were
first awakened by the noise made by
twenty terrified horses in the stable
below, which wore hemmed In by the
flames and cremated.
Three Injured by Train.
1 Los Angeles, May 27.—-Walter Fos-
ter, of Minneapolis, a woman, whose
Identity has not been ascertained,
aud Carl VV'ohr, a c-huuffeur, aVe lying
unconscious In a Pasadena hospital.
While riding In an automobile to-
night they were struck by a Santa Fe
limited train near Pasadena.
HE WOULD NOT TESTIFY.
Dave Mulvane Fined Five Dollars in
Tucker Case.
Topeka, Kan.. May 27. — David W.
Mulvane, republican national com-
mitteeman for Kansas, has been
fined $fi and ordefed eofimiltted to
the county jail until paid for refusal
to testify in the Uncle Sam Oil Com-
pany cai:e hearing before Justice
Bollinger.
Mr. Mulvane has made the pointed
statement that he will- neither pay
the fine nor go to jail.
Frank Monnetto, ex-attorney gen-
eral of Ohio, is conducting the case
for Mr. Tucker and he alleges that
•Mr. Mulvane is aware of the Stan-
dard Oil Company'.-, being responsi-
ble for the starting of the suits
against Tucker in the federal court.
A PANIC AT THE CIRCUS.
A Seils-Floto Bengal Tiger Break.
Loose During Performance.
Salt Lake City. ("ah. May 27. A
special to Ihe Herald from Twin
Falls, Idaho, say.s that at the per
furmiince of ti;-■ Seils-Floto circus
there tonight a Bengal tiger broke
from his cage and in his tnad rush
for liberty killed ;i number of Shet-
land ponies, fatally injuring a -t-yenr-
old girl aud' spread consternation
anion^ the audienee. The. animal
was overpowered and killed before it
hud succeeded iti escaping.
MEETS DEATH IN HOTEL.
Telegraph Operator Burned in a Ken-
tucky Fire.
Somerset, Ky.. May 27. —The Mer-
est hotel, at Burnside. was destroy-
ed by tire early today and Miss Ber-
tha Toombs :i lelephon.* operator,
was imrued to death. The telephone
exchange wns located in th" hotel
building and Miss Toothbs was at
work ;u the tim<- the tire broke out.
The fire spread so rapidly she was
unable to tvnch the street. Thirty
guests asleep in the hotel were
akawenod, and escaped uninjurel
• AHARA GROWING DRYER,
WORK OF TRUE CENMU3.
French Observer S.iyi the Oases Are Rivers' Ingeniously Baited Trap Wat
Shrinking and Will Disappear. I Worthy of Success.
! Rivers wu sitting al his desk, with
an unfinished page of manuscript be-
fore him. deeply absorbed in thought
Brooks entered the room.
"What's the matter, old chap?"
| asked Brooks.
Rivers looked up with a heavy
smile.
"I am struggling with a couun-
I drum," he said.
Let's have It." i ,
"ll Isn't finished yet."
"How far have you got?"
"All I've written Is the ansT*~v
] One i.; a planked shad, and Ihe other
Is a plaided shank. I've got to have
« question for It."
'That a easy. All you need Is some-
thing Scotch, Isn't It?"
"By George* exclaimed Rivers,
grabbing his hill. "I believe you're
right. Thanks, dear boy! ni make
ll a hoi scotch."
Brooks glared at him, but he took
him out. - Chicago Tribune.
PULE, wan. PEOPLE
MADE STRONG AND ENERGETIC
BY DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS.
C. F. Gauller, a French explorer. Is
authority for the statement that the
Sahara Is continuously becoming drier
to such an extent that the oases are
perceptibly drying up and will disap-
pear altogether In a relatively short
time. He quotes historic records and
physical signs to show that .sot-lugs
were at one tlnio more plentiful than
now, and that the extent of the
patches Where vegetation flourishes
were much greater even GO to 100
years ago
As the climate nf iho region has un-
dergone no change In perhuim thou-
sands of years, be believes that ihe
disappearance of the waier must he
due to purely mechanical causes. He
considers that it Is due to the con
tlnual advance of the great sand
masses to ihe north, thus forming an
Impenetrable barrier Hgaiust the wa-
tershed.of the Atlus mountains N. Y.
Sua.
COULD READ THE SIGN3.
Little German Knew Well the Mar
rlage Was at Hand.
A little elderly German who keeps a
stationer's shop amuses himself by
making up stories about his customer.!
aud telling them to his family.
"Dat young lady who has de pink
cheeks, she be married soon, l fink,"
he announced one night.
"Now, mv Carl, you know noltlng.i
of her whatolTer. is It not so?" and his
wife looked severe.
"It Is like dlx," saltl the stationer
solemnly. I observe, and I know. At
first she buys paper and envelopes d"
same; later she buy twice as more pa
por, an<J den five times as morn paper-
as envelopes. So I know she Is be-
trothed. And to-day she buy only
one-half dozen envelopes and five
times as more paper; and when I iHl
her'she get deni cheaper If she buy
many, she sue, '1 have no need of
more, t',nnk you;' so I know de friend
hn comes soon and so comes de mar-
riage ou quickly." -i'outh'a Compan-
ion.
"Tainted Money" No New Thing.
'"Nay, nay, nay!' said the arch
blBhop, waving it white, Jeweled hand
as the chief began lo divulge some of
his larger plans. 'Tell me not of thy
wicked schemes! Thy methods I must,
condemn utterly, but If thoti bringest
ine the money, well, I can at least see
to It that It bo not used for bad pur-
poses. And speaking of money, we
need for the walls of the apse a hun-
dred bags of gold. Dost think thou
couldst. manage It?'
"'Ay,' said the Gentle Robber, and
that night he despoiled nine men,
killing three that resisted loiigesl, for
ho was a great lover of holy church,
and a devout believer, nor could she
ask of him any service thut he would
not perform."—-"The (lentle llobber,"
In McCl tire's.
Sunshine the Great Disinfectant.
Let plenty of sunshine Into your
bouse. Sunshine Is the greatest of dis-
infectants. It will also discourage
bugs" of all kinds, great and suiail.
No room is fit to inhabit if tbe sun
doesn't shine full into It for a couple
of hours dally. Carpets and hangings?
Yes, of course it will fade them. If
you value your carpets and hang-
ings more than tho health of
yourself and family by all imams keep
out the suti.
One Hundred Years Ago.
Gen. Zebulon Pike was discovering
the peak that bears Ills name. "The
reason why I know I'm the first white
man that ever saw It," he said, "is
that It hasn't got any patent, medicine
signs on It." Regretting that he
couldn't rpare.tjie time to stop and dis-
cover the gold that lay hidden all
around him, he took a parting look at
the snowy summit of the peak and re-
sumed his toilsome march.
Nothing Doing.
"I've worked for the party faithfully
for the paBt 20 years,',' began tho of-
fice-seeker, "and 1 can say with truth
that. I never once asked for any of-
fice- " "Glorious record!" pui in the
party leader. ,;1 wouldn't flilnk of
urging you to break it. Ke*p it up."
Defiance Starch Is the latest Inven-
tion In that line and an Improvement
on all other makes; It is more eco-
nomical, does better work, takes less
time. Get It fl-oin any grocor.
A woman never fjirglves a man for
.forgiving her for not forgiving him.
General Breakdown Caused by Defi-
cient Blood Quickly Corrected by
Thie Tonic Remedy.
A feeling of general weakness, poor
appetite, loss of breath after the slight-
est. exercise and broken sleep are some
of the symptoms of general debility.
You may think that they have no rclat iou
to each other and that, you will worry
j along, hoping all the time to feel better
koou. This is a mistake, for every one
of the symptoms is canned by bad blood,
which must, be made pure and new
before health will lie restored again. A
tunic treatment is liei-essary and for this
piiri>one there is no better remedy tluui
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills.
Mr. J. (1. Havev, of A5 Willow St.,
Chelsea, Mass., Bays: "I was sick for a
number of years from general debility
aud indigestion. I was never free from
stomach trouble aud my nerves wero so
shattered that the least excitement mi-
I fit tod me for any Berlons work. My
sleep was restless on account of terrible
I piiins iu tlie small of my back. These
1 imius would sometimes lust for a month
or two. My sight, grew weak, ti iere seem-
ing to be a blur constantly before mv
eyes. I couldn't concentrate my mind
on mv work, and the attempt to do so
completely exhausted me.
"I was finally forced to give np a
position I had held for twenty-eight
years. After trying several medicines
without, help, I read of Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills and gave them a trial. They
made me fuel so much better and so
much st ronger that I started iu business
for myself here in Chelsea. I have
never had a return of my former sick-
ness aud cheerfully recommend Dr. Wil-
liams' Pink Pills as an excellent nerve
aud blood tonic."
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have long
been recognized un an excellent tonio
remedy in cases of Indigestion and gen-
t-ral debility, where the stomach and
other organs of the body are weakened
and disordered simply through lack of
projier nourishment. They have also
In-en especially successful in curing
umemia, rheumatism, after-effects of the
, grip and fevers.
A pamphlet on "Diseases of tlie
l Blood" and a copy of our diet book will
lie gent free on request to anyone iuter-
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by
all drngglsts, or sent, postpaid, ou receipe
nf price, 50 eeuts per box, six boxes for
$3.00, by the Dr. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, N. y.
SICK HEADACHE
Positively cried by
these Little Pills.
TUey also relieve Dis-
tress from Dyspepsia, In-
digent! on and Too Hearty
Eating. a perfect rem-
edy tor Dlzilness, Nauses.
Drowsiness, Bud Taste
la tbe Month. Coated
Tongue, Pain In the Side,
torpid liver. thej
regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable.
SMALL PILL. SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE.
(cartels
• ittle
'■iver
PILLS.
Must Bear
Fac-Simile Signature
REFUSE SUBSTITUTES.
THE DAISY FLY KILLER•UUm
(tie* And atlurUi
comfort to er«rr
I home*. It l&flttf tb«
Harmless to per-
son?. Clean, neal
and will not sol lor
Injure any thin if.
Try them once and
you will ni ver be
Dishes for your table!
In every 25c tamilv package of
QuakerOals
you will find a piece of hnest American
china, either cup and saucer, plate or
bowl, etc.
The oatmeal in the package is the finest
in the world and it costs no more than
interior brands.
Jhe Quaker (Jmparvy
CHICAGO
If you want a delightful surprise buv a package of
B^fieSjnew and delicious.
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