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BRITISH VESSELS ARE FIRED ON *\ Hull and Gamecock Fishing Boats Struck by Russian Fleet. ENGLAND DEMANDS REPARATION Home, Mediterranean and Channel > Squadrons Ready For Emergency. WAR SEEMS NOT UNLIKELY Ivro Sailors Slain i^nd Many Wounded by Shrapnel ?- The Foreign Office Takes Immediate Action ? King Edward Sends >'ote of Sympathy to Stricken People?Public Feeling Runs Hich? The Czar Rends Note of Resrret?All leaves of Absence in English Navy Hare Been Called Off. London. England.?The Russian Baltic fleet has opened its career as the iccond Pacific squadron with an outrage so amazing thRt but* for unquestionable evidence it would be beyoud belief. Part of the fleet, supposed to be the battleship squadron, after tt emerged from the Danish straits, steered a course for the English Channel. At abont midnight it came across the Hull fishing fleet, which either in panic or Inconceivable ignorance the Russians must have mistaken for a Japanese torpedo boat flotilla. This is the only explanation at present that can be offered for the terrible fact that the Russian warships opened fire on the defenceless fishermen with shrapnel, maintaining their fusilade, , according to the fishermen who escaped, for twenty minutes, sinking at least one trawler and scattering death mrt wounds among the crews. Not the least disgraceful feature of the tr.igedy is the fact that the warships continued tlieir course without Jttempting to rescue the victims or aven tor* ascertain the extent of the damage they had done, ^ue only suggestion that is offered iu palliation of this inhumanity is that the Russians were so overcome by panic that they did their utmost to escape the imagined enemy. The earliest news of the affair was brought to Hull by the trawlers Mino and Moulmein. both of which were seriously damaged by shot. The Moulm.-;in bad sixteen holes in her hull. Iler skipper says that tbe fleet was fishing about 200 mi!e3 east by north of Spurn Head at 1 o'clock in the mornlug. The weather was rather hazy, when the outlines of several large vessels, apparently warships, sailiug in a line, were sighted. While the fishermen were interestedly watching the vessels searchlights were flashed on the trawlers, and those fu the Moulmein were enabled by the light to see torpedo boats approaching. It seemed that they were going to board? the Moulmein, but they turned and steamed away. Within a short space one of the warships opened fire, and the crews realized with horror that their boats were bping made targets of by warships. First one and then auother of the trawlers was struck. Most of the crews sought shelter be low, but fortunately for those 011 the Moulmein they did not. for the firinp bad not lasted long before what seemed to be a round shot struck her on the port side and passed through the vessel where the men would have been fcad they gone below. The Xlino, which was near the Moulruoin, was struck several'times. Happily each shot hit her above the water line. None of her crew was hurt. The firing continued for about twenty Qinutes, when it ceased and the warships steamed to tue southward. '\Vhen the firing ceased the fleet failed away to the southward, and fcoon afterward rockets were sent up from one of the other trawlers. The Moulmein steamed in the direction of the spot indicated, and, getting near, cries were heard, and it was found that the trawler Crane, of the Gamei-oek fleet, had been so badly damaged that she was sinking. Another trawler of the Gamecock fleet had arrived and was taking off the injured members of the Crane's crew. They included the engineer, who had a wound in the chest, supposed to be from a splinter, and another man who had his hand shot off. These men and others were placed on board the Great Northern mission vessel, where their injuries were attended to, those of the engineer being stated to be very serious. These cases, however, were not the *orst, for on the deck of the Crane Were her skipper, George Smith, and ier second hand, both of whom had iad their heads shot away. Great Britain sent a long and urgent rote to the Russian Government, offii-iaily detailing the circumstances of the attack. Special stress was laid on the callousness displayed by the Russians in not going to the assistance of the fishermen. The text of the note has not been given out, but it is officially stated from the Foreign Office that it contains the significant announcement that the tituation is one which does not brook To Stimulate Our Sympathy. "Prince Fushima's visit to this country is believed to be due to a desire to stimulate the wauing pro-Japanese fccntiment in America. G. H. Ltter For R. I. Governor. Lieutenant-Governor George IT. Utter was nominated for Governor of Rhode Island by the Republicans. China's Law Not Enforced. Prince Cbing has postponed the enforcement of the Chinese trade mark ! I;:-;, in view of many protests. Tersonal Mention. Dr. ."Juan N. Navarro, Mexican Consul-General at New York, died at his Lome there a few days ago. Max Darenski, aged eight years, has won the London Academy of Music medal for pianoforte playing. Dr. Chrysander, formerly the private secretary of Bismarck, is now a patient in a lunatic asylum at Hamburg. Dr. E. G. d'Erf Browne, explorer in tbe Orient for the British Natural History Society, has been visitinsr the St. Ix>uis Fair. dolny in the Blatter of explanation and reparation. The official statement in full follows: "The Foreign Office has been in communication with representatives of the fisliing- industry at Hull and Grimsby, and has obtained a full statement of the facts connected with the attack during the night by the Russian second Facific squadron upon the part of the Hull trawling fleet. "Urgent representations based on this information have been addressed to the Russian Government, and it has been explained that the situation is one which, in the opinion of His Majesty's Government, does not admit of delay." Lord Lansdowne is expected, iu addition to making the usual claim for indemnity fc- the vessels suuk, compensation for the wounded aud pensions for the widows of those killed, to demand a most ample apology and assurances that other British shipping which may fall in with the Russian squadron shall not be submitted to similar treatment. Further than this Lord Lansdowne apparently is unable to go. Had any British official, however, miuor, been concerned, Lord Lansdowne might have demanded a public salute of the British flag as well as an apology, but such a course in the present case would be unprecedented. It is quite possible, however, that in order to accelerate matters Vice-Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, who is with the Channel Fleet near Gibraltar, almost in the path of the Russian squadron, may be ordered to aeiacu a cruiser and communicate with Admiral Rojestvensky. as was doue in the case of the Russian Volunteer Fleet steamers Smolensk and Petersburg. Everywhere there is evidence of the ! very positive opinion that this is no time for the usual diplomatic dillydallying:; that there must be no delay aud no limit set by Russia to her apology or the extent of compensation for stifj ferers by what King Edward himself, I in a message of sympathy to the Mayor of Hull, terms "the unwarrantable action" of the " ltic squadron commanders. It is but .iustice to the English people to say that no other great country would have manifested the self-restraint which has been shown here in the face of Russia's wanton outrage. In the case of almost any other great Power fleets would have been moving and armies would have been mobilizing within twenty-four hours of the news of the sinking of ti e North Sea trawlers. England stays her hand?perhaps wisely. A bold and far-seeing Government might adopt a different policy for the ultimate good, not only of the British Empire, but of the world at large. Let there be no question about the feeling of the British people. Their anger is deep, grim aud lasting. No apology will wipe it out; no reparation will assuage It. No sudden National emotion in this generation has equaled it in intensity. But John Bull is least demonstrative when he is most deeply moved. Nobody detests war with a Lntred more genuine than .his has been during the last fevj years. Yet he woulf. have applauded his Government if he had been told tbat a British fleet had been sent out with orders to capture or destroy the Russian Baltic squadron. The Admiralty showed that it appreciates the necessity of proving that it is prepared actively to support the position of the people of Great Britain and fulfill the expectations of the world on account of the North Sea affair. It issued the following statement: 4'0u receipt of the news of the North Sea tragedy preliminary orders for mutual support and co-operation were issued as a measure of precaution from the Admiralty to the Channel, Mediterranean and Home fleets." The Home Fleet, consisting of nine battleships and three cruisers, which had been stationed at Cromarty, Scotland, left for the south to be in readiness for any necessary concentration. All leaves have been stopped in the navy, and, in the unlikely event of the situation becoming so serious as to need it, a very strong naval force could quickly be concentrated. That a possibility of dangerous developments lurks in the protraction of the crisis is seen in the fact that Russian corespondents of British papers are beginning to send rather inflammable dispatches. For example, the Daily Telegraph's St. Petersburg correspondent says: 4,In military circles among the les3 responsible officers, and in marine circles of almost all grades, the conviction prevails that sooner or later war with England is inevitable, and that the present moment is as Auspicious as any other." The Standard's Moscow correspondent asserts that "the majority of the Russian people find more or less satisfaction in the insult offered to England." King Edward, however, has received from Emperor Nicholas a telegram expressing the deepest regret and a practical acknowledgment that Great Britain's peremptory note will meet with a reply conceding every demandapology for the act of aggression against the British flag, compensation for the sufferers, and punishment for the officers responsible for what is everywhere conceded to have been a gigantic blunder. Moreover, the Russian Ambassador to the Court of St. James' has expressed to Lord Lansdowne his sorrow and sympathy. ranic in Manna. Panic followed the attempt of a vast crowd to view the body of the Princess Charles of Bourbon at the palace in Madrid, Spain, and many persons were hurt. A Successful Ascent. M. Lebaudy's airship, according to a special cable dispatch, made a successful ascent from Moissou, France, obeying the helm perfectly. The Colorrtdo is Fast. On her official speed trial the armored cruiser Colorado proved to be the fastest of her class, making 22.2<: knots. Russian Ambassador Hooted. A London mob hooted the Russian Ambassador and tried to smash his carriage windows. Japs Take Part of Port Arthur. The Japanese are said to have captured a position in the middle of Por* Arthur. i From the Seat of War. Major-General Murui. of the Japanese army, was wounded. The weather turned cold suddenly and the Russians rejoiced. The Czar, keeuly disappointed, spent hours studying reports of the battle. Plevna was overshadowed by the fighting attending the storming of Lone Tree Hill. Even the Japanese were too much appalled by the awful carnage to rejoice | over victory. "JAP5 AGAIN VICTORIOUS i General Kuroki's Infantry and Dra| goons Defeat Czar's Cossacks, j LIVELY FIGHT EAST OF HAICHEN i I ! After Makins a Brilliant Chare on thu Japanese >? Plankinp Movement ol | Cavalry and Infantry by the I.attet Forces Gen. nenneukampft* to Ketire? Two Guns Are Captured by tfa|>0. Tokio, Japan.?One of the- severest : shot battles of the autumn campaign ; was fought between a strong detach! ment of Rennenkampff's Cossacks?, en| gaped in another of his daring raids on the Japanese lines, and a regiment i of General Kuroki's dragoons, supported by two battalions of infantry. General RennenknmpfT himself narrowly escaped capture, and his losses were severer than at any time since his midsummer fight with Kuroki's second col! umn in the mountains east of Haichen. Two light guns were captured from the Russians and an entire horse bat- j tery was cut to pieces. All the horses of a sotnia, which was dismounted J and posted behind the crest of a small ; hill by the Cossack commander, were j suunpeueu uy a puuuuu ul iniiiiuirw : infantry and most of their owners were taken prisoners. The Cossacks lost more than 200 in killed and wounded, and after their flight a large number of small arms were collected by Kuroki's troops. Importance is at- i tached to the action not only because j It demonstrated the vigilance of the i | Japanese pickets, but because the pro J ! longed retreat of the Cossacks showed ] j there could not be a strong body of the | enemy near Chuchiatun, beyond which ( J town the Russians fled. Warning was received from a picket ; j posted 011 the north slope of Taiping I j Mountain that a column of Russian ! cavalry was approaching that point. An out post on the west slope was thrown forward in skirmish formation and videttes carried the news to the j centre of the Japanese right army. 1 General Kuroki was inspecting that j division of his forces when the couriers ; arrived. He dispatched to the mount- ! ain the Fifteenth Regiment of Tokio cavalry and two infantry battalions of the Fourteenth Imperial Bodyguards. The cavalry moved along a narrow road running east of the mountain, the infantry advancing to the west slope. A battery of field artillery was sent in the same direction, but arrived too late to play an important part in the flglit. The dragoons caught sight of the Cossacks after sweeping to the north slope of the mountain. One squadron dismounted ana advanced, nring iu open order, the remainder of the Japanese cavalry making a detour to the east. So quickly did the Japanese colonel handle his regiment that the mounted squadrons gaiued the rear of the enemy before Rennenkampff discovered he was confronted by more men than the dismounted troopers. The Cossacks charged the dismounted cavalrymen, and in their rapid movement across a shallow valley uortheast of the mountain dozens of saddles were emptied by Kuroki's carbines. More than a dozen infantrymen were ridden down by the lancers ami the enemy's horse swept through the Japanese line. The Cossackswheeled on finding there was no force | behind the dismounted dragoons and ] charged the skirmish line again. A quick raly by troops enabled the Jfip- j anese to receive the charge successfully, and before the Cossacks could check the impetus of their second onslaught the mounted Japanese squad- | rons were upon them from the east { Furious hand-to-hand fighting between the opposing cavalrymen followed. It ended in the rapid withdrawal of Ren- ! nenkampff's riders toward the north j slope of the mountain, where three Cossack horse batteries opened fire on the Japanese. Rennenkampff reformed his squadrons behind the guns, and when the Japanese cavalry retired he left a dismounted sotnia to support the gunners and moved eastward in pursuit of the apparently retreating dragoons. Kuroki's infantry at that moment appeared around the west side of the mountain. They advanced witn tne battle cry of the bodyguards and pressed up the slight slope toward the Cossack batteries. Both battalions were in plain view from the moment they left the wooded ground at the base of the Taiplnpshjui, but the Rus sian gunners did not swing their pieces quickly enough to get an effective range before the Japanese troops mounted the foothill. The Bodyguards stampeded +hp horses of the dismounted sotnia which were picketed under a small guard behind the hill and killed or wounded j most of the enemy on the little emi J nence. Kennenkampff's cavalry rode j back at sound of the firing in theii ! rear, but they were received with a ! heavy rifle tire and, harassed from the east by the Japanese dragoons, retreated in extreme disorder. It was in the break to escape that their general almost was caught by a troop of Kuroki's horse. To Relieve Larache. A special cable dispatch from Tan- ! gier stated that troops were leaving 1 that city to relieve Larache. besieged ! by revolting tribesmen. Fatally Injured by Auto. I Contessa Gu^lielmina Mesconi. a ! special cable dispatch from Milan. I Italy, said, was fatally injured in an automobile accident near Peschiera. Harding Has Evidence. I John VV^, Harding. Supreme Court j Commissioner, who is investigating j the actions of the Board of Freeholders in Passaic County, N. J.. said he I hurt "enough evidence to setid these men to State Prison." Supervising Inspectors Meet. Supervising inspectors of tbe Fed* j eral steamboat inspection service met in Washington, D. C.. to plan an overj hauling of regulations ns ordered by ! the President. Japanese Reserves Called Home. A large number of Japanese army re- j serve men residing in Honolulu. S. I., j have received notification by cablq from the military authorities in Japan I calling them home for army service. It is L>lieved that 200 or 300 of them will sail on the next steamer leaving Honolulu for the Orient. Russia Pleased Willi Kuropatkin. General Kuropatkin's appointment as commander-in-chief has been well received in Russia, and is considered to mean the virtual retirement of Viceroy AlexiMff ' J ... | KIDNAPED BOY IS SLAIN i Six Gypsies Under Arrest on Su.si picion at Phoenixvills, Ta. i I'houaatul* of Ironworker*. TlireHlenin; T^iigeniicr. Scouring the Woods For Hie Mardererg. i r?i._?: :ii.. tv, ti,? >%i tif :!. f n/1 ; JT llUtMUA Vliir. L ?1.? llir IIIUIIUIUU I body of four-y ear-old Michael Morski, ! who was kidnaped from the sidewalk j near his home the other evening, was ! found by a party of rabbit hunters, | hidden in the fireplace of a deserted [ stone house, on the Christmas farm, | half a mile from the village of Willi iam's Corner and three miles from the murdered child's home. There was a deep stab wound in the I throat, and the head had been crushed by a blow from a big thorn ; club, which lay a short distance away, i Tightly clenched in the boy's left hand i was a stone. i Six men belonging to two bands of 1 gypsies encamped a short distance j from the scene of the tragedy were placed under arrest as suspects. The [ prisoners are Mike and Barney Dougherty, Samuel Rigler, George Wolverton, Robert Wells, and his father Henry, known as the King of the nomads in this State. Eighteen armed deputies guard the ! little lockup in whic'j the suspects are held. The streets became tilled with | men and women, and the greatest ex! eitement prevailed. Thousands of stalwart iron workers began scouring. : lue LUICSL ? usit; ciuuui I iuicj | Forge, near the home of Philander C. | Knox, while many began searching the | country surrounding the scene of the I murder, which Is but a mile from the old home of Governor PennypackerMoore Manor. Coroner Charles Howell, who is also the Magistrate at this place, said that so far 110 evidence of a tangible character had been found by the officials, Qor could they establish a motive. "Why the boy was murdered we cannot possibly guess." he said. "There was no motive uiiless the kidnapers, fearing detection, decided to put the boy to death to seal his lips." The child was picked up by a party of men who were driving through the town in two covered wagons. A boy saw them take the child, but before lie could attract any one's attention the kidnapers had disappeared. All 3ay and the following night searching parties'" were out trying to trace the svagons, but without success. The news of the arrest of the six gypsies soon spread through Phoenixville and hundreds of men and women gathered along the streets. As the prisoners were brought in there were cries of "Lynch them!" "Burn them!" The officers drew their revolvers and kept the angry crowd back. At the lockup they had difficulty in getting their prisoners through the threatening uiuu iiiIU me jaii. Deputies have been sworn in to keep back the crowds during the hearing in court. Although the county officials openly scout the idea of violence, they nevertheless proceeded to take every precaution to safeguard the prisoners, [t is said that members of Company K, Third Pennsylvania National Guard, stationed here, together with a light battery of militia, have been instructed to hold themselves in veadiaess for an emergency call. TROLLEY CARS IX COLLISION. Eighteen Persons Hurt When Cur Runs Away Down Hill. Worcester. Mass. ? Trolley cars in rear-end collision on the Westborough ind Marlborough Street Railway, two md one-half miles west of Westbor>ugh, injured eighteen people. Slippery rails are accountable for the accilent. A Worcester Consolidated Street Railway car.-used on the Worcester md Marlborough Division, was being sent to Worcester for repairs by way >f the Westborough and Marlborough .Tacks. It left Westborough several minutes ihead of a regular car. While making :he hill near the Fay place the car xicked, and before the motorman could jet control of it it was running backward down the bill., At the foot of the aill at a curve it was met by the regular car from Marlborough to Worcester, which was making good speed to ilimb down the hill. The cars crashed together with terrific force, demolishing the vestibules on both cars and ripping every seat from its fastenings on the Westborough car, which had twenty passengers aboard. There were no passengers in the other car. A panic among the passengers followed the crash. RODE BICYCLE IX SLEEP. Mysterious Ghost on Wheel Proves to Be Young Woman. Fort Dodge, Iowa.?A ghost on a bicycle, which has scared the superstitious here for many weeks, has been shown to be a woman somnambulist ridw. Clad in her nicrht robe she has raced madly up and down the avenue at midnight, terrifying belated pedestrians. Two young men with bicycles finally determined to investigate. When the apparition appeared at the cuatomary hour they took up the chase. After a keen race they overhauled the spectre and were amazed to discover a young woman of their acquaintance. Miss Lucy Kittredge, daughter of a leading business man. It turned out she* had been a somnambulist for years. HURLED BOMB AT PREFECT. Thrower Killed and Several Persons Hurt in Russian rolice Office. Berlin.?A telegram from Bialystok, Government of Grodno, says: 'A man about twenty years of age and attired as a workman entered the office of the Prefect of Police ami threw a bomb. The terrific explosion which followed killed the miscreant and injured som?.- policemen and civilians." Sold Spurious Drugs. It was st:ited that hundreds of New York Cify druggists had gone so far as to attempt to s?ll spurious drugs to the Board of Health. Six Months For Carrying Guu. The Court of Special Sessions, in New York City, sent a man to jail for six months for carrying a pistol without a permit. Prince Fushima Sails. Prince Fushima. special imperial envoy to the Stt. Louis Exposition, sailed Eor the United States from Yokohama. / 4 ' em FLEET III VIGO Admiral Rojestvensky Arrives in the Spanish Port to Ccal, MISTAKE WAS UNAVOIDABLE i ! Affer Protesting That His Ship* Needed Repairs the ltuMlan Commaniler Wai Finally Allowed to Anchor?Receives and Sends Messages iu Cipher Through the Russian Consul. Vigo. iSpain.?The Russian battleships Borodino, Imperator. Alexander II.. Orel and Kniaz Suvaroflf. Admiral Rojestvensky's flagship, and the transport Amadut have anchored in the harbor. Immediately after the arrival of the Russian warships, the port commandant boarded the Kniaz SuvarofI and told the admiral that the Spanish Government had instructed him not to allow the fleet to embark stores here. The admiral answered: "The machinery of some of our ships is damaged. That is why I have separated from the squadron. I do not i ? 1~.,:* ?.?I1I f/% vr\n.i fi* . linuw ivug it n xu uiac iv but repairs are necessary, and I must anchor for this purpose." The admiral stated that the unfortunate North Sea occurrence was purely accidental. The weather the night iu question was rather hazy. At about 1 a. m. two torpedo boats, which the Russians supposed were Japanese craft, suddenly appeared between the two divisions of the squadron and seemed to discharge torpedoes. The Russians immediately opened fire. They saw no fishermen, and were not aware that any damage had been done. Evidently, the admiral said, the fishermen had shown no lights. The commandant said he would ask his Government for instructions and again communicate with Admiral Rojestvensky. The Russian commander also protested against Spain's refusal to allow his fleet to coal at Vigo. He said that if he could no coal he could not leave. Aftei* the port commandant went ashore German colliers went alongside the warships preparatory to coaling them. The commandant thereupon sent a representative to repeat the nr>rI fA ponnDuf UrU Y CI llULiClil O UlUCtO UUU LW the Russians not t<* violate Spain's neutrality. He also requested the rSpanish cruiser Estremadura to send boats to notify the colliers to observe the instructions of the officers of the port. The colliers, however, did not move. Presently Admiral Rojestvensky and the captains of the warships landed in uniform to pay a formal visit to the Military Governor, the port commandant and the French Consul. They were received by a guard of honor and a military band. Presumably the commandant, during his interview with the Russians, prevailed over Admiral Rojestvensky's objections, for after the* latter returned to his flagship he gave his word of honor to the commandant's representative that he would not coal in Spanish waters, but at the same time he urged the Spanish Government be again asked to allow each Russian vessel to ship 400 tons of coal to enable them to reach Tangier. The Russian Consul boarded the flagship. taking dispatches for Admiral Rojestvensky. Admiral Rojestvensky immediately replied to three cipher dispatches that the Russian Consul delivered to him. The warships were cleared for action. The German steamer Pailas, which was with the fleet, carried ainmuniaii rirall fi <ii Prt'l I In addition to the warships in the ' harbor a score were outside. SCOLDED ROY HANGS HIMSELF. Forbidden Using Tobacco He Commits Suicide. New Market, Iowa.?Because his mother ordered him not to chew tobacco i fourteen-year-old Alfred Odell banged himself with a halter strap. Young Odell had always been considered a boy of exemplary habits. His father abhors tobacco in any form and had frequently cautioned his son against it. The other evening for the first time Alfred's mother caught him with a "chew" in his mouth, and scolded him. The boy left the house saying: "Don't tell pa." and an hour later was found by ;i neighbor suspended from a door of tnc barn. His neck was broken. J FLYING MACHINE DROPPED. | Machinery Failed and the Avery Ship Fell 25 Feet at St. Louis. St. Louis. Mo.?William Avery, of Chicago, 111., sustained a sprained ankle while attempting to make a flight with an aeroplane in the Plaza St. Louis at the World's Fair grounds. The rope connecting the aeroplane and winding drum by means of which Avery secures momentum for his flights broke when the aeroplane was about twenty-five feet above the ground. The machine and the operator dropped to tbe ground with considerable force.. The aeroplane was not much damaged. Mayor Honors Street Cleaner. Mayor McCIellan, of New York City, at a review of . the Department of I Street Cleaning, presented John Nevi ins, a scowman, with a medal for savj ing a comrade's life at risk of his own. New York's New Postmaster. I fur Hit* I.it-e f!ornplius Van Cott. Postmaster of New York City, designated Assistant Postmaster Edward M. Morgan to act as Postmaster of New York until the Postoffice Dei partnient shall name a sufcessor. To Follow Russian Fleer. Three battleships and three cruisers of the Channel fleet were under orders to sail. It is reported that they will -shadow the Russian warships whk'h js'o around the Cape of Good Hop*. World's Fair Notes. j A collection of miniature books is on f exhibition in the Palace of Liberal j \ Arts. Live beavers from Canada may be j seen at work in the Palace of Forestry, j Fish and Game. A large robe, eight by ten feet, made ! from the breast feathers of the wild eagle, is one of the attractive exhibits in the Alaskan Building. A map of America and the Philip- j pine Islands embroidered on Jusi cloth i is shown iii the Educational Buildinj ! on tho Philippine Reservation. I 9 Note.?Tlie following article has been widely published and is one of the most remarkable illustrations of the value of careful marshalling and analysis of facts in presenting a subject to the public. LEVELERS. She MUsioit of Whisky, Tobacco and Coffee. The Creator made all things, we believe. If so, He must have made these. We know what He made food and water for, and air and sunshine, but why Whisky, Tobacco and Coffee? They are here sure enough and each performing its work. There must be some great plan behind it all; the thoughtful man seeks to understand something of that plan and thereby to judge these articles for their true worth. Let us not say "bad" or "good" without taking testimony. There are times and conditions when It certainly seems to the casual observer that these stimulant narcotics are real blessings. Right there is the ambush that conceals a "killing" enemy. One can Blip into the habit of either whisky, tobacco or coffee easy enough, but to "untangle" is often a fearful struggle. It seems plain that there are circumstances when the narcotic effect ol these poisons is for the moment beneficial. but the fearful argument againsf them is that seldom ever does one find a steady user of either whisky, coffee or tobacco free from disease of some kind. Certainly powerful elements in their effect on the human race. It is a matter of daily history testified to by literally millions of people, that Whisky, Tobacco and Coffee arc smiling, promising, beguiling friends on the start, but always false r~. bell itself in the end. Once they get lirm Hold" enough to show their strength, they insist upon governing and drive the victim steadily towards ill healtL in some form; if permitted to continue to rule, they will not let up until pby sical and mental ruin sets in. A man under that spell (and "undei the spell" is correct), of any one ol these drugs, frequently assures him 6elf and his friends, "Why, I can leave off any time I want to. I did quit fo: a week just to show I could." It is a sure mark of the slave when one geti to that staged He wiggled through a week fighting every day to break the spell, was finally whipped, ani begar his slavery all over again. The slave (Coffee slave as well as Tobacco and Whisky) daily reviews hi* condition, sees perfectly plain the steady encroachments of disease, ho\? the nerves get weaker day by day ani demand the drug that seems to smile and offer relief for a few minutes and then leave the diseased condition plainer to view than ever and grow lug worse. Many times the Coffee slave realizes that lie is between twe fires. He feels bad if he leaves off and a little worse if he drinks and allows the effect to wear off. So it goes ou from day to day. Every nightf the struggling victim promises himself that he will break the habil and next day when he feels a little bad (as he is quite sure to), breaks, not the habit, but his own resolution, It is nearly always a tough fight, -with disaster ahead sure if the habit wins. There have been hundreds of thou sands of people driven to their graves through disease brought on by coffee drinking alone, and It is quite certaiu that more human misery is caused by coffee and tobacco than by whisky, for the two first are more widely used, and more hidden and insidious in the effect on nerves, heart and other vital organs, and are thus unsuspected until much of the dAngerous work is /Iama uvuc. ' Now, Reader, what Is your opinion as to the real use the Creator has for these things? Take a look at the question from this point of view. There is a law of Nature and of Nature's God that things slowly evolve from lower planes to higher, a sturdy, steady and dignified advance toward more perfect things in both the Physical and Spiritual world. The ponderous tread of evolutionary development is fixed by the Infinite and will not be quickened out of natural law by any of man's methods. Therefore we see many ilustrations showing how nature checks too rapid advance. Illinois raises pheuomenaJ crops of corn for two or three years. If she continued to do so every year her farmers would advance in wealth far beyond those of other sections or countries. So Nature interposes a bar every three or four years and brings on a "bad year." Here we see the leveling influence at work. A mau is prosperous in his business for a number of years and grows rich. Then Nature sets the "leveling influence" at work on him. Some of his Investments lose, he become.? Iuxurio&s and lazy. Perhaps it is whisky, tobacco. coffee, women, gambling, or Borne other form. The intent and purpose is to level him. Keep him from evolving too far ahead of the masses. A nation, becomes prosperous and y?reat like ancient Rome. If no leveling influence set in she -would dominate the world perhaps for all time. But Dame Nature sets her army of "Ievelers" work. Luxury, over eating and drinku;b '^intiousness, waste and extravagau^ , indulgences of all kinds, then comes the wreck. Sure, Sure, Sure. The law of the unit is the law of the mass. Man goes through the same process. Weakness (in childhood), gradual growth of strength, energy, thrift, probity, prosperity, wealth, comfort, ease, relaxation, self-indulgence, luxury, idleness, waste, debauchery, disease, ar.d the wreck follows. The "levclers" are in the bushes along tlie pathway of every successful man and woman and they bag the majority. Only now and then can a man stand out against these "levelers" uud hold his fortune, fame and h?akh to the end. So the Creator has use for Whisky, Tobacco aud Coffee to level down the successful ones aud those who show signs of being successful, and keep them beck in the race, do that the great field" (trie masses) ma,7 not be left \oo :<u iieuaid. , I And yet we must admit that same all wise Creator lias placed it ui the powA er of man to stand upright, clothed in the armor of a clean cut, steady mind and say unto himself, "I decline to exchange my birthright for a mess of potnge. "I will not deaden my senses, weaken my grip on affairs and keep myself cheap, common and behind In fortune and fame by drugging with' whisky, tobacco or coffee; life Is^too short. It is hard enough to win the good things, without any sort of handicap, sb a man is certainly a 'fool trader* , when he trades strength, health, money, and the good tHngs that come with power, for the half-asleep condition of the 'drugger'' with the certainty of siokness and disease ahead." It is a matter each individual must decide for himself. He can be a leader and semi-god, If. ho will, or.jfce^n go along through life a drugged'clowri; -> a cheap "hewer of wood or carrier of .} water." Certain it Is that white 'the'Great Father of us all does uot seem to 'v "mind" if some of His children are foolish and stupid, He seetts to select others (perhaps those He Intends for some special work) ana ai>ows mem to. c* be threshed and castigated most fearfully by these "levelers." If a man tries flirting with these lerelers awhile, and gets a few slaps u ; a hint, he had better take the hint or a good solid blow will follow. When a man tries to live upright, ; clean, thrifty, sober, an.i undnigged, manifesting as near as be knows what ; the Creator intends he should, happiness, health and peace seem to come to him. Does It pay ? This article was written to set people thinking, to rouse the "God wKh' in," for every highly organ^zpd maa and woman has times when tfyey feel ! a something calling from within for 1 thorn tn nrMS the front and "b# ' [ about tlie Father's business;" flotft ' mistake it; the spark of the Infinite , is there and it pajs In every way, i health, happiness, peace, and even, i worldly prosperity, to break off the ? habits and strip clean for the work cut out for us. It has been the business >f the writ er to provide a practical and easy way ! for people to break away from the ; coffee habit and be assured of a return i to health arid ail of the good things : that brings, provided the abase has i not gone too far, and even then the ' i cases where the bod^v has been rebuilt i on a basis of strength and health run i into the thousands. "; > < ' i It is an easy and comfortable step to stop coffee instantly by having welli made Post am Food Coffee served rich i and hot with good cream, for the eol> or and flavor is there, but none of 4he caffeine or other nerve destroying el[ ement?. of ordinary coffee. > . > On the contrary, the most powerful [ rebuilding elements furnished by Nai ture are in Postum and they quickly . set about repairing, the damage. Sel> dom Is it more than two days after . tho rhnncfi is made before the old , stomach or bowel troubles or com. plaints of kidneys, heart, head or nerves show unmistakable evidence of getting better and ten days' time , changes things wonderfully. Literally millions of brain working ' , Americans to-day use Postum, having found the value and common sense in the change. , C. W. POST. Women in Basinets. Unquestionably more women of capability and intelligence look upon * salesmanship as a life work than was the ease ten or even five years ago. , A visit to any one of the bettef class of stores is sufilclent to prove this to | the satisfaction of even the casual observer. One does not get the impression that the salesgirl is simply working at a small salary .until she can marry or find some other employment but one sees thoughtful saleswomen, , who are trying to make their occupations worth something, who intend to sell goods as a business and not as a transient occupation. m The result Is that tliey get better pay than before/ and many of them are < earning better salaries than they could M in any other way. The discrimination: I between men and women in salaries becomes loss and less, for the modem H tendency is to regulate the remuner- I ation by the work done, without refer- R ence to who does it. ... Cy Many women as heads of depart- I ments get good salaries, and it is no uncommon thing to see a woman of fl fifty years of more in'these positions. I ?Salesmanship. I Feudal Daei in lllecklenbarjr. U The people of Mecklenburg-Schwer- I in will hare to provide their princess; I who is to marry the German Crowa I Prince, with a trousseau. The good IE folks were pleased to hear of the ea- H gagcment, but their joy has been som&> I what diminished by the ill Judged ac- R tion of the Grand Duke in enforcing H the provisions of an ancient statute gB dating from the sixteenth century. H This mediaeval law requires that H whenever a princess of the grand du- H cat house marries a special tax shall ?9 be levied on the whole people to pro vide her with a suitable trousseau. . H The Grand Duke has now ordered H this tax to be collected, and the Meek- H lenburgers resent the impost. They, H have no Legislature in which they can w voice their grievance, for Mecklen- H burg shares with Russia and Turkey, H the distinction of being one of the three B European countries that possess no no r.mistifntion.?St. J.iuies' Gazette. flS The Newest Outdoor Sport. H Out of bic.vcle racing evolved- the Wj present-clay bicycle, handsome, con-, Bjfl venient, light, serviceable and inex- 99 pensive. Automobile racing lias bad H like effect, and the clumsy motor cara H of a year or two ago are replaced by cars of greatly improved design. So it is als'o wirn motor boats, the new; H sport of "auto" boat racing already beginning to show its effects in the general improvement of power boats. Com- JH petition means segregation, and the flj tailenders go to the bone-yard. I-Ience HK the humble hall-owner of a two-horse Em tender Las a reserved seat at a knothole whenever there is anything doing in the motor boat arena. During the U season just passed the knot-holes havo IB been had worked, and not a few of the watchers have climbed the fence and taken a hand. For it has become a fa 1 SS| to uw'i an "automobile Doat."?Sairtu<ifc ( U.4/0CL'. in Field ami sU.um,