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AVontferloI Improvement#.
Wife (returned from church to iior
husband, who bad stayed at home)?
"You should liav? beard Dr. Dee's sermon
this morning, my dear. I don't '
know when anything Lias made sucli
a profound impression on me. 1 think
it will make a better woman of ine aa
long as I live."
Husoand?"Did you walk home?"
Wife?"Oh, no; I took a ear; and. do
you know, John, tlie conductor never
asked me for my fare, and so I wved
a nickel. Wasn't I lucky?"?Chicago
Journal.
Why the Be ip Eats Cricket*.
An Indian tradition says that when
the fat bears get ready to crawl away
to tlieir dens in crevices 01 leuges anu j
under the trunks of l?ig trees which i
have blown down, they go and scratch j
.open several ant nests and lap up the
busy insects?sand and all?for the
purpose of having something in their
stomachs to keep tliem warm all winter,
after which they capture and eat
two dozens of fat crickets.
The purpose of taking crickets for
dessert is claimed to be due to the effects
which the insects have upon the
fur of the animals. We are told that
thers is nothing like the bodies of
criclsts eaten raw for thickening up
and driving lustre to fur on hair. Af- f
ter taking its cricket capsules, the bear
hides away and does not show itself
again until the next spring.
During the dark and cold months the
medicinal and tonic qualities of the insects'
are absorbed into the torpid cirjulatlon
of the bear, resulting in the
development of a very thick coating
fur, which shines with a glossy and
almost satiny black when the animal
;omes out In the spring. The Indians
lay that because of their eating crickets
tlr? spring pelt of a bear is worth
noaolTi flffTT naf i-atif- irinro fh.m it 13
UCUliJ All IJ VVUV< VMv ?
at anj' other time of the year.?Bangor
News.
T le Bishop and the Waffles.
The late Bishop Dudley, of Kentucky,
whs wont to relate with much relish
an Interesting experience which he
once had in connection with waffles.
At a fine old Virginia homestead
where he was a frequent guest the
waffles were always remarkably good.
One morniug, as breakfast drew near
on end, the tidy little linen coated
negro boy who served at table approached
Bishop Dudley and asked in
a low voice:
"Bishop, won't y' have 'n'er waffle?"
"Yes," said the genial Bishop, "I believe
I will."
"Dey ain' no mo'," then said the nice
little colored boy.
YYen, eAX'iaiuitru. me sun?iocu
erend gentleman, "if there aren't any
more waffles, what made you ask me
if I wanted another one?"
"Bishop," explained the little boy,
"you's done et ten a'ready, an' I t'ought
y' wouldn't want no mo'."?Lippincott's
Magazine.
Japan'* Sailor*.
The excellence of the Japanese as
ailors is accounted for by the fact
that most of Japan's coasting vessels
are small, but there are a great many
of them. Almost any man taken from
a fishing village has had enough experience
to enable him to become au
efficient sailor in a short time.
CAPT. GRAHAM'S CURE
Sore* on Face and Back?Tried Many
Doctor* Without Success?Give*
Thank* to Cutlcurn.
Captain W. S. Graham, 1321 Eoff St., I
Wheeling, W. Va., writing under date of
June 14, '04, says: "I am so grateful 1 want
to thank God that a friend recommended
Cuticura Soap and Ointment to me. 1
suffered for a long time with sores on my
face and back. Some doctors said 1 had
blood poison, and others that I had barbers'
itch. None of them did me any good,
but they all took my money. My friends
tell me my skin now looks as clear as a
baby's, and 1 tell them all that Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment did it."
.England's G?nd Fortune.
England with a War Office In confusion,
and with India under Mr. Broderick,
is fortunate to have obtained on
moderate terms for the defeuse of the
Khyber and the Bolan the generals and
the troops who captured Port Arthur,
and who defeated the Russians at
Nanshau and Mukden.?Vanity Fair.
Beware of Olnt'nnnU For C)tirr!i That
Contain Mercury,
asmeroury will surely destroy the sense oI
smell and completely derange the whob system
when entering it through the aiucous
surfaces. Sucharticless'iould never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable physicians,
as the damage tuey will do is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive from
them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0., contains
no mercury, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of thesystern. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure
i ?Ka r?ckmtina It it* mlr An in
Ut5 BUI C yvU *uw 0vi4??uv. ? ?
temally, and made in Toledo, Oato, by tp.
J. Cheney <fc Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists; price, 75c. per bottle.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A Den of Daniel*.
Hon. Joseph H. Cboate tells a story
of W. S. Gilbert, the dramatist aud
wit.
Mr. Gilbert was lunching at a country
club when he found himself surrounded
by six or seven clergymen
who had been on a motor tour of the
country thereabouts. Pretty soon the
author of the "Mikado" was drawn into
conversation. When his identity
was known, one of the clergymen
asked Mr. Gilbert how he felt "in
such grave and reverend company."
"Like a lion in a den of Daniels,"
was the reply.?Harper's Weekly.
RAISED FROM A DEATH-BED.
Mr. PltJn, Once Pronounced Incurablc
Has Been Well TUree Year?.
E. E. Pitts, GO Hathaway St.. Skowhegan,
Me., says: "Seven years ago
my backached and
I was so run dowu
\ that I was laid up
four months. I
had night sweats
^ andfainting spells'
allu urupiieu IU in/
pounds. The uriue
passed every few
5^?g^?ESr| minutes with in*
tense pain and
looked like blood.
wS Dropsy set in and
the doctors decided I could not live.
My wife got ine using Doan's Kidney
Pills, and as tbey helped me so I took
heart, kept on and was cured so thoroughly
that I've been well three years."
, Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box.
Voster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
NEW YORKERS PROTEST"
[Mass Meeting Held in DuHand's
Ridiner Academy.
MANY THOUSANDS PRESENT
Speakers ot Prominence Lift Their Voiced
In Protest Against the Alleged Fraudulent
Ile-Election of Mayor McClellnn
?Latest Return* From Ohio Show |
Jlerrick Only Was Beaten.
Now York City.?More than 5000
persons gathered in Dnrland's Riding l
Academy to protest against alleged
Election Day frauds and to demand a
recount of the vote in behalf of William
R. Hearst.
Many thousands more, unable to get
iuside, surged about tbe building,
marched and counter-marched through
the streets, denounced Mayor McClel!an
and Charles F. Murphy, and declared
that W. R. Hearst would be
sworn in as Mayor on January 1.
Mr. Hearst was not there, but every
mention of his name evoked cheers.
Speakers and audience referred to him
as "the next Mayor of New York," and
hats, canes and newspapers were
thrown into the air at the reading of a
letter from Mr. Hearst declaring that
he had been honestly elected Mayor of
the city.
William M. Ivins, the defeated Republican
candidate, had been invited to
preside, but he sent a letter of regret.
He counselled the utmost coolness and
deliberation,, and reminded the audience
that the fullest reliance could be
placed in the courts to do justice.
On the stage were John Ford, candidate
for Controller on Mr. Hearst's
ticket, and J. G. Phelps Stokes, candidate
for President of the Board of
Aldermen, who with his young wife
- - - - ? * i r 1U. t
"was ciieerea, duc neiuier 01 iue uiuur dates
spoke. (
Bird S. Coler, oue of tbe successful
candidates on the Hearst ticket, did 1
speak, however. Mr. Coler told his audi- J
tors that within the next few days they J
would be startled by the exposure of *
a high /city official who, he said, paid 1
out the money which was used for s
bribing voters on Election Day. He
declared that the facts were known. J
Alexander S. Bacon, one of Mr. *
Hearst's counsel, another of the speak- 1
ers. declared that the stain of slavery
had been wiped out by the blood of *
our American heroes. "And," he c
shouted, "we will wipe out the stain s
from our city flag with blood, if neces- fl
sary?yes, our blood, if necessary." a
The audience roared when he declared
that the American people would rise ^
and crush every bone In the body of J
tlie bosses. i
The meeting was held under the i 0
auspices of the Citizens' Protective E
League, an organization of which but
little seemed to be kuown.
Resolutions were adopted providing
for the appointment of a committee of ^
seventy citizens by Chairman Holt to 1
collect evidence and prosecute the
frauds committed on Election Day.
Five thousand persons took part in
the outside demonstration. J
The Hearst advisers hope that the
fight for a recount will be on before the
courts this week, and declare that if
mandamuses are denied by the Su- 1
preme Court an appeal will at once *
be taken and that the matter will be *
carried to the court of last resort if 1
necessary. j?
Herrick Only Was Beaten. ( ,
Columbus, Ohio.?By pluralities ranging
from 10.000 to 30,000 General A.
L. Harris, Candidate for Lieutenant- v
Governor; Wade C. Ellis, candidate for
Attorney-General; W. Z. Davis, candi- J
date for Supreme Court Justice; Judge ^
W. S. McKinnon. candidate for Treas- ^
urer of State and William Kirtley. Jr., *
candidate for member of tlie State
Board of Public Works, all Reptibli- c
cans have been elected. J
Tbe State Senate will likely be Dem- c
ocratic by one majority, if the Independent
candidate elected in Lucas ?
County is counted as a Democrat. Tbe r
House of Reprsentatives will be He- s
publican, probably by two majority. Jj
Tbe returns indicate that Governor J
Herrick ran between 60,000 and 70,000 5
bebind the rest of the ticket. Ellis jj
leads the ticket with a plurality near ]
30,000. *
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GETS DIVORCE AND $30,000. j
Allowance a Surprise to Wife of For- 1
mer Mayor Davidsou.
Baltimore, Md.?Mrs. Eliza Davidson,
just one month after the thirty-second
anniversary of her marriage, obtained i
an absolute divorce from Robert C.
Davidson, former Mayor of Baltimore
and well known in financial circles.
The court ordered Mr. Davidson to 5
pay her $30,000, in full satisfaction i
and discharge of all claims of the i
plaintiff upon the defendant for ali- I
liiony, maintenance auu suppun.
Mrs. Davidson, wbeu uolified of the
decree, said:
*'I am much gratified (o know that
such a large amount has been allowed
rue. My lawyers did not intimate that
I would get any such sum."
BLACK SEA PIRACY.
(
Families of Fugitives Thrown Overboard
From Steamers.
London, Eng.?The Bucharest cor- (
respondent of the Daily Mail says that j
absolute piracy prevails all over the (
Black Sea. Several fugitive families (
have disappeared* from steamers, leav- (
iug no trace behind them. The anti' \
Jewish riots at Akkernmn, in Bessa- ,
rabia, have been renewed and the ]
town is in flames. .
POLAND WANTS AUTONOMY.
Leaders of All Parties Dpclde to Send
a Delegation to tbe Czar.
Warsaw, Poland.?Tbe leaders of all
the Polish parties have held a meeting,
at which it was resolved to send a
.% not- fnr
Ul'pilUUlUU IV IUC IV .?.->? w?.
fuli autonomy for" Poland, with a
Polish Parliament. Twenty delegates,
who are descendants of men prominent
in the history of Poland, started for
St. Petersburg.
Femiuine Fancies.
Baroness Rosen, wife of the Russian
Ambassador, is a Jewess.
Mrs. Clarence Mackay. of New York,
gave ner servants a ball.
The Queen of Greece is the only
woman admiral in the world.
A London hospital eonaucted entirely
by women Is described entertainingly
by Lady Henry Somerset in
Madame.
Dozens of society women in New
York are under constraint treatment
to keep themselves down to the limit?
140 pounds.
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MURDERED HIS 'FAMILY
Dr. 0. C. Haugh, of Dayton, Ohio
Accused of Awful Crime.
Said to Have Killed Hit Father, Motliei
and Brother?Wa? a "Drug
Fiend."
Dayton, Ohio.?Dr. Oliver C. Haugh.
wlio is In jail here charged with the
murder of his mother, father and
brother, will probably be called to auswer
for a series of crimes.
Being in bad health and separated
from his wife. Dr. Haugh was living
with his parents, eight miles from
Dayton. Neighbors saw the Haugh
home in flames the other day. When
tiiey reached the house they found Dr.
Haugh in the yard, having dragged
himself out, he said, just in time to
save his life. His father, mother and
brother were burned to death.
The fire occurred about 1 o'clock in
"he morning. Dr. Haugh's account of
:he affair was incoherent-, and the Cornier,
after an investigation, arrested
lie physician.
Dr. Haugh is a "drug fiend." and has
)ften been under treatment for the
norphine habit. It is stated that when
inable to procure the drug bis cravings
aave driven bim into a frenzy, in
ivhich lie has been violent, and on recovering
from the attack be bas reained
no memory of bis acts.
It is now charged that Dr. Haugh
joisoned his relatives and then set tire
0 the house. His burns are not seritus,
and it is known that a few days
jefore the fire be bad obtained from
Cleveland a considerable quantity of
1 poisonous drug.
It bas been discovered since bis ar est
that while practicing in Lima,
)hio, last year Dr. Haugh was attenive
to Mrs. Mary Toohey, who died
nysteriously last April. Her brother
s said to liave accused Haugh of re- |
aining unlawful possession of some
>f the woman's jewelry.
It is asserted that a woman with
vhom Dr. Haugh was living in Toledo
lied suddenly and mysteriously and
hat afterward he went to Chicago.
11., where he married a woman named
?atterson, who died under circumitances
that suggested poisoning.
Dr. Haugh contracted the morphine
labit while a clerk in a drug store here
ifteen years ago. He graduated from
Liouisville Medical College in 1892.
Dr. Haugh married Anna Eckley, of
his city, daughter of a prominent
;itlzen. She entered suit for divorce
ome time ago, alleging neglect, cruelty
nd threats of violence toward herself
ind his parents.
Dr. Haugh has been hi a seemingly
lazed condition siuce his arrest, indiferent
to'the death of his relatives or
he charges pending against him. His
nly desire is for the daily dose of
aorphine allowed him.
The, prisoner was arraigned before
Magistrate Terry on the charge of
nurdering his father and brother. He
vas remanded to jail to await the acion
of the Grand Jury.
FEVER DEATH IN CUBA.
Mosquitoes From New Orleans Escaped
From Packing Cases.
Havana, Cuba.?The case of H. V.
Miilvers, the New Orleans elettriciau
vho was taken to the Las Animas
ever hospital, was diagnosed as yelow
fever. The Spaniard who was
tricken aud isolated in the Clerks'
lospital, died there.
ThftrA QI-A +ver* nncfla nf TTAIIAW
MIV UWH H? V v*. J ..
ever in the Las Auimas Hospital, and
lie suspect, a Spanish woman, who
pas placed under observation at night.
Permission has been received from
lie Henlthx authorities at New York
"ity to ship the body of A.. Outwater.
i'ho died of yellow fever, to his former
lome at Passaic, N. J. The slight
ievelopment of the so-called secondary
ases ban-encouraged the belief of the
ellow fever experts that there "will not
?e much of a spread of the infection.
It has developed that the opening of
ome cases of electrical apparatus from
s'ew Orleans, La., which were consigned
to a firm in the Payret Theatre
tullding, liberated many mosquitoes,
["he first person to be attacked by
rellow fever -was a member of an
pera company playing at the Payret
Cbeatre; subsequently the disease atacked
an electrician employed in the
;ame bpildiug. All of the otlier cases
rnve originated in this vicinity, and
his gives color to the theory that the
nosquitoes from New Orleans carried
he infection^
A QUEER WAGER.
.'real; Election Bettor Will Sojourn in
Insane Asylum.
Cleveland. Ohio.?M. W. Hissey, of
Sauesville, formerly a preacher and
low a Republican politician who, durng
Senator Hanna's regime, was a
>arty loader in Central Ohio, will be;ome
a patient in the State Insane
Vsylum. So sure was he that Herrick
vould be re-elected that he offered to
;pend a week with the insane in the
,>veut of Pattison's elction.
He will pay the bet.
GERMANS LEAVE KIAO-CHOW.
Chinese Government Gets an Agreement
Regarding the Leased Port.
London, Eng.?The Tokio correspond'lit
of the Daily Telegraph says that
>n important agreement has been concluded
between the German Governor
)f Iviao-Chow and the Chinese Governor
of the Province of Shan-Tung,
aider which Kiao-Chow will be evacuated
in January and Kaomi six
nonths after the signature of the
igreemeut.
REBELS DROWN REFUGEES.
Passengers of Russian Steamer
Tlirown Into Black Sea.
London, England.?The correspondpnt
of the Daily Mail at Bucharest,
Roumania. says that the sailors of the
Russian steamer Ismail, bound out
no ill uaessil wuu reLugues, uuiuiiil-u
tit sea and threatened the passengers
with death un.ess they gave them
uioney and jewelry.
Those who were unable to do so
wore thrown overboard.
Wireless Telegraph in Italy.
The Italian Government contemplates
establishing wireless telegraph
stations for commercial service, and a
commission has been appointed to inquire
into the development of wireless
telegraphy.
Mikado Welcomes Russian Envoys.
The Japanese Emperor gave an audience
to the Russian Commissioner,
General Daniloff, and suite at Tokio,
and graciously welcomed them as the
lirst Russians to visit his court sincc
the war.
HYDE 1AKES DISCLOSURES
Former Vice-President of the Equitable
Life on the Witness Stand,
TELLS OF "YELLOW DOG" FUND
Te?tlfle? Against IS. H. Barriman, H. C.
FrlcU, E. K. Oilcl], Jr., and Other*
Frouildcut in the Fluauclnl au<l Political
World?Ui? Aspirations to Kccoui*
Our French Ambassador.
New York City.?Ey far the most
sensational testimony in tbe legislative
investigation of insurance methods
was that given by James Hazen Hyde,
the former Vice-President of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society. Mr.
Hyde was disposed for several months
to remain outside the State of New
York, but a threat of indictment by
air. iiugnes urougni mm wituin uie
jurisdiction of the Legislature. Hyde,
it was agreed by everybody, uiade the
most self-possessed witness seen up to
this time in the inquiry. He never lost
bis temper, nor did be lose track of the
most involved questions by Mr.
Hughes.. His answers seemed to be
frank, and at times there was a play
of wit between Mr. Hyde and the chief
counsel which brought animation to tfee
proceedings.
In the early day Hyde attracted the
interest of everybody by explaining the
several accounts in the "yellow dog"
fund and admitting that out of ihe
famous $685,000, $30,000 had been paid
to, Cornelius N. Bliss for the last National
campaign, Mr. Bliss being at
that time a director in the Equitable.
Hyde followed this by flatly contradicting
the testimony of Jacob H.
Schiff in relation to the Union PaciMc
blind pool. He asserted positively
lhat Schiff and Harriman always knew
that the Equitable was a direct participant,
and that Mr. Schiff must have
known, as his son did, that all tie
checks were signed on behalf of the
Equitable.
The climax to Hyde's sensational
testimony came late in the afternoon,
when he testified that Chairman B. B.
Odell, Jr., had received $75,000 through/
the Mercantile Trust Company as a set'
tlement for whatever losses he had
incurred in the purchase of Shipbuilding
bonds. Hyde asserted that this
money was paid because the Equitable
Society feared the charter of the Mercantile
Trust Company would be taken
away oy legislation in Aiuany.
Mr. Hyde testified that the man who
brought to him the intimation that tho
charter of the company would be re?
voted in Albany unless the Mercantile!
Trust made good in part, at least, ths
losses of the former Governor was Mr.
Odell's close personal arid political
friend, E. H. Harriman, President o?
the Union Pacific Railway Company^
director of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society nud director of the Mercantile
Trust Company. Harriman;
Hyde said, after reciting the sinister
consequences which might follow refusal
to" settle with Mr. Odell, advised
that such settlement should be made
without delay.
Confronted by Harriman's threats
and actintr unon the advice of counsel.
the witness asserted, the officials of
the Mercantile Trust Company settled
with Mr. Odell for $75,000 to recompense
Jiim in part for losses suffered on
$180,000 of Shipbuilding bonds which
he held. In fact, Hyde said, that as
an earnest of the alleged threat a bill
had beeu drawn in Alabny to repeal the
charter of the Mercantile Trust Company.
Hyde was on the witness stand all
flay, and uo more composed -witness
has been before tho committee since
the insurance investigation was begun.
His friends thought lie would
be disconcerted by the crowd which
Qlled every available spot in the Council
Chamber to see and to hear him,
but he was not. He answered clearly
and distinctly, manifested a disposition
to argue questions with Mr. Hughes,
which the latter was compelled to repress
repeatedly, and never lost an opportunity
to throw hot shot into E. H.
Harriman, Henry C. Frick, James W.
Alexander and other men who, he said,
had joined in what he termed "the conspiracy"
to drive him out of the Equitable
Life.
Hyde said that the sale of his controlling
stock interest in the society to
riiomas P. Ryan -was absolute and that
be received the certified check of Ryan
In payment therefor. He denied that
there was any agreement that he
should take back the stock at some future
time and return to Ryan fUe
money.
The witness admitted frankly that
he bad aspired to be appointed American
Ambassador to France. He sr. id
it had been suggested to him at a dinner
by E. H. I-Iarriman, and that Jacob'
tj- C5,.i,:w rjrnn,\ Cnnn.
JLA. Ol'IUUi AA.CUA.jr f i IV.U uuu wv uu
tor Depew and others had used their
friendly offices in his behalf. Hyde
also said he had gone to Washington
alone to see what his chances of appointment
were.
"Mr. Flick was the active agent interested
in my behalf," ho said sarcastically,
"and Mr. Harriman used liis
friendly offices."
NORWAY WANTS CHARLES.
Big Majority of Votes Cast in Favor of
Calling Him to Rule.
Christiana. Norway.?The plebiscite
to $ace on record the wishes of the
Norwegian people as to jtlie candidacy
of Prince Charles} of Denmark for the
throne of Norway began. In eightyone
districts 29,443 vot'es were cast
for Prince Charles and 6S0G against
him.
r,nn<r Artillorv Afnrph
The Sixth Battery of Field Artillery
has left Fort Riley, Ivan., to march to
Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The distance,
1000 miles, is the longest ever
marched by a Uuited States artillery
organization.
Merit System fn the Navy.
Secretary Bonaparte, of the Navy
Department at Washington, D. C.. has
decided that the future promotions in
the navy pay corps shall be made
solely with regard to the merit system.
For History Chair in Bsr'o.n.
.Tames Speyer placed $50,000 with
the trustees of Columbia to endow tbe
Theodore Roosevelt professorship of
American history at the University of
Berlin, Germany. .
Wheat Going to Mexico.
Millers in Mexico predict the importation
of wheat from the United
States on a large scale.
Pike's Peak Centenniah
The centennial of the discovery of;
Pike's Peak may be celebrated Novem-'
ber 26 and 27 of nc-it year.
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COSTS MORE TO LIVE NOW
Dun's Review Shows That Nevi
Yorkers Pay High Frices.
Expense* Exceed, by Twenty Per Cent.
Any Record Ever Made?Burden
Heaviest Upon Poor.
New York City.?The cost of living in
New York City is higher to-day than it
has been since 1880, not counting rents.
If rents are considered, living is more
expensive than it has ever been,, and
exceeas Dy over twenty per cent, any
record ever made.
Meats and general groceries are
higher than during the panic prices of
the Spanish War time. Vegetables of
all kinds are too high to be bought
by the poorast class of consumers.
Rents are ten to twenty-five per cent,
higher than a year ago, although the
real estate men then thought that high
tide had been reached and that, suburban
extension would lower rents rather
than raise them.
These are a few of the facts shown
by recent figures compiled by the
statistician of the Department of the
Interior. Dun's Review gives the
same general results boiled down into
what it designates as "Dun's Index
Figure," which is now 103.853, or nearly
forty per cent, higher than a year
before the Spanish War, from which
all authorities date the period of high
prices.
The burden, according to the figures,
fails heaviest upon those least able to
bear it. The very poor are forced t?
nav nearlv twentv-five "Der cent, more
for their meat, and forty per cent,
more for their potatoes than before.
Their rent has advanced from twenty
to thirty per cent, for apartments in
the lower East Side and ten to twenty
per cent, in the upper East Side. Ou
the West Side rents have advanced
about twenty-five per cent. ,ou .moderate-priced
tenements, and on those of
higher price the advance is smaller.
The manager of the largest renting
concern in the city said:
"We are powerless to control rentals,
and they have steadily gone up. An
apartment that could be rented for $36
last year is easily placed now at $45,
with slight concessions that make the
figure about $42.50. All of our last
year $400 apartments are rented this
year for $480, while the $1200 to $2500
list /shows a uniform advance of ten
per cent. The list above $2500 shows
slight advances, but nothing like so
much. The poorer" fclass of storekeepers
have had to pay about thirty per
cent, more this year. The poor man
gets it in the neck every time, and the
rich man is hurt very little."
The manager of one of the largest
wholesale and retail grocery houses in
the city said:
"Tomatoes have gone up $1 per
dozen-gallon cans in the last month,
and fruits are so high that packers
are using two and one-half pound cans
instead of three pound cans, and packing
them light in order to keep the quotations
down to living figures. The
public would not buy if the cans were
packed as they were a year ago and
sold at proportionate price We simply
have to do it.
"Hams and bacon, the best, are selling
at twenty to twenty-four cents,
four cents above the price of a short
time ago, and even the poorest qualities
of hog products are three and four
cents higher. All dried meats: and fish
are higher. Codfish that could be
bought from four to six cents per
pound is held at six to seven and a half
cents and taken readily at the advance.
"Beans that were $1.40 now command
$1.85 per bushel. Flour is fifty
to eighty cents per barrel higher on
wholesale quotations, and that means
that Mrs. Jones, who buys a quarter's
worth, pays half a cent a pound more.
The same thing may be said of all'the
cereal prouucis in iue raw smur, ,iuu
the loaf of bread is lighter now than
ever before for the money."
The biggest dealer in dried vegetables,
such as potatoes, beets, turnips,
cabbage, etc., said:
"Potatoes are way up, $2.25 to $3.50
per barrel, according to o.uality and
place of purchase, with no relief in
sight. At this rate the poor woman
who buys from the huckster or grocer
by the 'small basket' pays about $2
per bushel, and the better class, who
buy by the bushel, have to pay $1.50 on
the average. Apples are all the way
from $2.50 for a poor quality to $8 for
extra stock, and some of the flue
Western stock brings $G a small box.
The figures are proportionately high on
everything, with the possible exception
of cabbage, and they are high enough."
NEGROES TURN" LYNCHERS.
Atlanta Mob Has White Man Ready
to Hang Wheu Police Rescue Him.
Atlanta, Ga.?An alleged attempt to
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(.TllUlIlUllJr iiOSaUlL LUa. ubuivto, ?
year-old negro girl, so infuriated the
negroes in the Darktown section of
Atlauta that J. Z. Justice, a white
man, came near being lynched.
When a police detail arrived they
found Justice in the hands of a mob
of 500 negroes and preparations in
progress for lynching.
The police rescued Justice, and it
was proved that he had no connection
with the alleged assault.
London Wants Power Plant.
A bill was introduced in the British
Parliament to permit London to obtain
a power plant for $40,000,000 to supply
the whole city.
To Succeed General Trepoff.
Prince Urasoff, ex-Governor of Tver,
was appointed Assistant Minister of
the Interior to succeed General Trepoff.
Mikado Thanks Ancestors.
The Mikado left Tokio, Japan, for the
Shrine of Isle, to report the successful
termination of the war to the spirits of
his ancestors.
Riots in Leraberg, Austria.
A report that Germany might assist
Russia to suppress a revolution in
Pnliiud started-itceet ri&ts in Lemberg,
Austria.
Armenians Kill Huudreds.
A band of Armenians wiped out a
Tartar town, killing about 400 persons.
Newsy Gleaningl
Mediterranean moths have closed
two Minneapolis flour mills.
The British Poace Society is protesting
against the formation of rifle
clubs.
A convention of pipe smokers was
held in Belgium to combat the abuse
of tobacco.
Missionaries of the American Methodist
Church now speak no fewer than
thirty-seven languages.
Cross-aisle seats in trolley ears are
now demanded by the laws of some
cities, notably Chicago.
0
CONEY . WELCOMES TARS
British and American Sailors Make
Merry at Famous Resort
Priuce Lou la and Admiral Erana Present
?Vaudeville Performance Adda
to tlie Feotivltlea.
New York City.?Joining in international
revelry, tbe enlisted men ot the
First United States squadron of the
North Atlantic fleet and the men of
fhrv Trtaf+lriflr RHtifeh nACQM.
IUW WiJilliij, JJllllflU fVV/b ?.VW? j^vvvvslon
of Coney Island, turned the place
inside out and back again, vowed
eternal friendship to one another and
the next moment boasted of prowess
until only a mill could settle it?with
policemen smiling the other way all
the time.
It was the most remarkable international
feast ever given, and graced as
it was by the presence in the early
part of the evening by Prince Louis,
Admiral Evans and most of their
staffs, it took added significance.
Twenty-six hundred lusty-lunged tars
greeted the coming of their officers,
waited impatiently for them to depart
and finally became almost violently
demonstrative when x the officers
marched fvom the hall, leaving the
enlisted men to indulge in sundry love
pats among themselves.
Before going to the banquet of the
sailors, Prince Louis spoke at a dinner
given him by the Chamber of
Commerce. After leaving Coney Island
he visited the Horse Show in
Madison Square Garden and then attended
the "gambol" in the Lambs'
Club. Before retiring l:e spent a short
time at the ball given by the warrant
officers of the British ships and the
non-commissioned men of the American
vessels, on board the Drake.
To say that Coney Island took, kindly
to the sailor lads is putting it mildly.
It opened its arms?usually cold this
4-t tv\ sv /vP 4-V./V*
iiLut? ux. jrai?iu wiue tuiuiatc iu uuc
boys with nothing to do but spend
money, and by midnight it was pre.
dieted that it would be worth a man's
life to display car fare back to the city
in the morning. The men simply let
themselves fbose and made merry with
all the traditional jollity of the sailor.
Both American and British tars vowed
it was the most glorious night in the
the history of the two navies.
The Britishers and Americans left
their ships in the afternoon in three
of the big vessels of the Iron Steamboat
Company and sailed down the
bay to Coney Island. On the way the
Americans regaled; their brethren from
across the sea with a rollicking chorus.
After landing in Coney Island, the
men, headed by a large police guard,
marched to Stauch's pavilion, In the
Bowery, where dinner was prepared.
After the arrival of Prince Louis and
Admiral Evans and their uniformed
staffs, the sierht inside of the hall was
an impressive and interesting one.
The American and British sailors,
mixed indiscriminately, sat at long
rows of tabl?s and on the balconies,
while the officers of the fleets sat In
front. The hall was decorated with
long streamers of American and British
flags, and all the Britishers hall
American flags pinned to their coats,
while the Americans wore the emblem
of Great Britain. As- Prince Louis and
Admiral Evans marched up the long
'row to the head of the table reserved
for the officers the band played "God
Save the King." The men rose and
let out a cheer that made thos^of the
biggest political meets ever held in
this city seem like the tooting of a single
fog horn. It was a cheer propelled
by thousands of the stoutest lungs
that can be found in the world, and it
seemed as if each lung had been especially
trained for the purpose.
Battenberg and Admiral Evans and
their staffs left Coirey Island at 8.26.
A vaudeville entertainment was provided,
but the sailors refused to let
the performers do their regular acts.
It was outside of the place, however,
that the men enjoyed themselves most.
Coney Island?or thaf part of it which
is open all year?was prepared for the
boys in blue. Men and women were
singing patriotic airs to lure th? sailors
within, and once they passed theportals
of any of the resorts they had
a difficult time getting out. All of the
men seemed to have bills of large denomination
and they spent their money
like sailors.
BEATEN 25 YEARS, WINS OUT.
Aged Democrat Victorious After Quarter-Century
of Yearly Fights.
Cincinnati, Ohio.?After fighting for
the same office twenty-five years and
uemg aereatea at eacn election, Herman
II. Vorjoliou, aged seventy-one,
of Lockland, lias at last defeated liis
opponent, Abraham Price, aged sixtyeight,
and will be the next assessor of
the Lockland precinct of Sycamore
township.
Twenty-five years ago Vorjohon: a
Democrat, and Price, a lifelong Republican.
were nominated for the office
by their respective parties. Price
easily defeated Vorjohon, who then
and there announced that he intended
running against Price every election
until be beat him. After' twenty-five
consecutive defeats Vorjohon was undismayed,
and the now feeble old man
has slipped into office on the Democratic
landslide.
RICHEST TOWN 200 YEARS OLD.
Brookline, Mass., Celebrates Its Bicentennial
Anniversary.
Boston, Mass.?Formal recognition of
the 200th anniversary of the incorporation
of Brookline, the richest town per
capita in the world, was begun in the
Town Hall, which was filled with a
representative audience of townspeople.
GERMAN VICTORIES IN AFRICA.
Natives Defeated With Heavy Loss in
Six Engagements.
Berlin. ? Major Count Adolf von
Goetzen, Governor of German East
Africa, reports by way of Cape Town
that the iusurgents have been beaten
'in five fights near Songea, and that
4000 Wangoni tribesmen were defeated
October 21 near Nyambengo.
rri._ 1??wl tin sineunl
xup uci mau 11 uu[/o xkiu. uv tuouuities,
but the insurgents suffered heavy
losses.
With the Toilers.
A State convention of machinists'
lodges met at Boston. Mass.
An apprentice boys' society is being
organized at Boston, Mass.
lvansas uiiy, iuo., is gums 10 nave
its Labor Temple erected next spring.
A number of grievances of the
stage employes of Lynn, Mass., have
been settled.
Automobile glasses are being used
quite extensively by enginemen as a
protection to the eyes.
At Buffalo, N. Y., the strike of the
riveters at the Empire Shipbuilding
Company's yards is still on.
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As a connecting link uniting, as Jt
were, ready-made with castom-measure
shoes and men's apparel, some stoctf'
manufacturing houses have introduced
within a short time quarter sizes In
shoes and half sizes in clothing.
Never before have these innovation*
been tried in ready-made lines of these
branches of business. ThlB departure
means that the retailer will be con*
pelled fo carry a considerably larger assortment
than formerly. But thinking
dealers now wonder why such a scale
was not thought of before?the same as
applies to hats. Quarter and threequarter
sizes in men's collars are tsday
made by several firms catering, to
counter trade. The average style to
coat-shape stock shirts is nowadays
cut so that the band calls for the same
size in collar instead of-the latter being
a iialf size bigger, as used to be the
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Amateur Ueform.
The mission workers on the East
Side frequently see the humorous as
well as the sadder side of life. A man
prominent in reform work recounts
the experience of a certain young woman,
new to the task, who set about
nn?Hni? liartislf ae tft rnnrlifions in H
neighborhood near Avenae A,
The ambitious missionary had entered
the house of an Irishwoman, and
had made some preliminary inquiries,
- when she was suddenly interrupted bjr;
the woman, who said:
"Say, youse Is fresh at dis badness,
ain't youse':"
The amateur in mission work blush- .
ingly admitted such to be the case, adding,
"I have never visited you before;.
Mrs. JUuldoon."
"Thin," exclaimed -iie Irishwoman,
"I tell ye what to do. Ye fit down In
that chair there, ye read me a sl&ort
psalm, ye give me fifty cints, and thin
ye goes."?Harper's Weekly.
Bin Usefulness.
An Englishman who was out West
in early days fell in with a long train
of prairie schooners, the leader of
which announced that-he and his fellow-emigrants
were going to found, a
town, having everything that waa
needful and nothing'that was unnecessary.
"We won't have any waste," be
said; "there isn't a person in our party,
who won't do some important duty in
the new town." The Englishman
nnlrtta/l tn n n ?1<1 on/1 faohlo mnn nrtth'
a bent back and a long, thin, white;
beard. "But that very old man
thsre," he said; "he can't possibly be
of any use, can be?" "Oh, yes," said
the leader; "we'll open our new cemetery
with him."
"Didn't Wear 'Km Then."
During a summer sojourn in the
mountains, a physician wlio is much
interested in epilepsy in it& different
forms, heard of a woman with that
disease who had liv^d to the age of
seventy-nine years. Curious to know,
the details of so unusual a case, he -interviewed
the widower. Having in-j
quired concerning different syipptoms,
lie proceeded: "Did she grind her teeth
much at night?" The old man considered
for a minute, and then replied:
"Well, I dunno as she wore 'en: at
night."
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