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w t.iy sorL. In my body bides a guest, Time-bom for Eternity, Ne'er to mortal manifest; To iiiv very self unknown; i- Visible to God alone, l 'An.l revealing Him to me. k -?John B. Tabb, in Youth's Com pa v. si. r /W AN AMATEUR\ i i i\OPER o! BEARS $ i V ? '^SSBy HERBERT COOLIDGE.S ^ ? ' When riding through the foot-hills which border the Santa Clara Vall ley, I fell in with an elderly horseWk raan whose weather-beaten saddle and service-glossed riata proclaimed V him a knight of the open range. Conf Tersation developed that he had ||f taken a "bunch of beef cattle" to i Polft A 1 f n on/1 woe nr\ve rottirninf tn P; his ranch in the mountains, j At this point we were interrupted j by a pair of bareheaded youths in an automobile, who tooted us out of the jfe" road, and grinned broadly when our Vk horses tried to climb the fence. My companion was smiling reminiscently when we resumed our journey. "Those automobiles are a good thing," said he. "Before they came out, that class of people had to turn cowboy for excitement. In the early days I rode with one such, and he made me a lot of trouble. ; "Even before he could ride a geny. tie horse be was much more of a cowboy than we. who were raised in the saddle. He wore a fringed buckskin suit and tucked his trousers into his boots like the cowboys in pictures. "About the time he got so that he <Jould ride an animal that bucked a little, and could make an occasional catch with a lasso, he was turned over to me for a side partner. The boss apologized for it a few days later; said the iad was nephew of L the owner, and asked me to keep him from killing himself and his mounts If I could. "I soon found that Bill, as he insisted on being called, was all right, except that he was young for his twenty-one years and wanted excitement. He needed excitement. His .system craved it as cattle crave salt ?-ailU JLIU gut It. 11 vaiuc iix ouwu u bunch that he became a nice, quiet, useful cowboy. "The range we were riding was along the base of the pine hills that border the seacoast below Monterey Bay. One day, as we were crossing a stretch of drift sand which ran back perhaps a half-mile from the beach, we came upon a big cinnamon bear prowling about among the piles of kelp thrown up alongshore. I would have given ten dollars for a rifle, because he had been pulling down our - calves. "Young Bill at once made a grab for his lasso. It was a sixty-foot one, 'longer by ten feet than any man can use to advantage. * , ' " 'What you going to do?' I asked. "'Going to lasso him, of course!' be snapped out, scornfully. 'Come on!' "'Not much!' I said. 'This horse -of mine isn't broke to hold, and he Isn't fit to hold a bear; his back is tender.' ' Bill didn't quite dare to say, r^You're afraid!' but he looked it good and strong as he began shaking out his noose. " 'You'd better let the bear alone,' I said. 'It needs three men to handle one of those fellows.' "But Bill, acting mighty mad and important, plunged his spurs into his mustang's flanks like the cowboys 'you read of, and raced after Mr. Cinnamon, who was now legging it for the timber. "I rode after them, though not in much alarm, because Bill wasn't what you would call an expert with * num. joui wua tae nrsc cast ne noosed hiro. What was more, he took his turns round the saddle-horn and set his horse back like a sure-enough vaquero. If he had been a vaquero, though, he would have dropped the rlata and let the bear go; for the noose had taken in a foreleg and was drawn about the shoulder in such a way that the best man and horse on earth could not have held the brute or choken him down. "The cinnamon began to fight the rope the moment the horse settled back, rolling over and over, and clawing and snapping like a bear gone mad. Then Bill allowed his mount to turn so that he caught the strain sidewise. "In this event one nf two things must happen?either the horse is pulled over or the saddle turns. It was the saddle this time. It was a lucky thing for the owner's nephew that the rope came free from the saddle-horn. If it hadn't, nothing in the world would have prevented hiin from being cut in two or kicked to death, or both. "It was bad enough, anyway, for Bill got mixed up with the ectra ten feet of riata; and the bear?well, the bear took a new start for the timber. "Bill yelled for help then in a way that I'll never forget. I knew that a drag through the sand wouldn't damage him any worth mentioning, but just hearing him yell made my hair lift mv hat off. At least mv hat off just about that time. "Bill and the bear made the sand scatter far and wide. The bear had settled down to business, and was headJftg straight for the forest. 1 knew that Bill, if the bear continued going at that rate, would be cut in two the moment he struck timber. " 'Cut the rope!' I yelled. 'Cut the rope, or you're a goner!' "I saw the lad s hand reach for his belt and come away empty. His dirk had slipped its sheath when he v ffill from the saddle. But he dug into his pocket and brought out a Cl#sp-knife. I had opened a can of tomatoes with it the night before, and knew how sharp it was. Also I VnoTV how ll.'ll'd if ic tn Pill- a Mivhi.li rope. "There was still a quarter of a mile between hs and the brush; but that quarter of a mile wasn't going to last long, for the bear was getting used to his harness, ami was running bett? every minute. "Then I brought out a trick I had Jearned of the Mexicans. The 'handle* end of the liata, if you could call it that, tapered into a cix-inch buckskin popper. I could throw my rope full length and rap an animal's nose with that popper nine times out of ten. And when it rapped, the hair flew and the animal turned back, if there was any turn back to him. "I tried this on the bear, and it worked like a charm. Riding abreast of him, I rapped him as fast as I could coil my riata and throw it; and each time he edged off a good bit from his bee-line for timber. "Soon I had him running parallel to the beach. There were rocks and driftwood ahead, so I headed him still farther round, till he wis running toward the occan. nui, 1 jtntu, MU c juu i:ui uie ropo?' "He was hacking away at the rawhide like a good fellow, but his eyes were full of sand and his progress was fitful and jerky. The combination worked against him and his aim was pretty bad. Then again, as I told you before, his knife lacked a lot of being a razor. Anyway, I could see that Bill's buckskins would be frictioned to a wafer before he could saw that rope in two. "I began to wonder what would happen when we reached the ooean. At that moment the same idea came to the bear, and he doubled like a jack-rabbit, all but running over Bill as he cut back for the forest. "And this time he was surely heading for cover. Nothing that I could do could swerve him an inch. I rode alongside as before and rapped his nose as viciously as I knew how; but hp nnlv rooted his head down and dug out for the brush harder than before. "A mouthful of sand had long since hushed Bill's cries for help, but now I began to get scared for him on account of what might happen. If I had had a steady horse things wouldn't have looked so bad; but the one I was riding, as I told Bill to begin with, hadn't been broke to hold, and besides, being young, was tender under the saddle. It was ten to one he would buck if hitched to that running brute. In fact, he had bucked the day before, when hitched to a yearling calf. "But close on ahead was a line of low hills, piles of sand, really, that the wind had drifted against the timber. From the sight of them I got an idea that gave me strong hopes for the owner's nephew. "'Bill!' I shouted. 'Bill! Can you hear me?' "He spat out a lot of sand, and finally said he could. " 'I'm going to rope him when we get to those sand-slides. This horse won't hold for a cent, but I can give you a short minute to clear yourself of that rope.' "While I shouted I was coiling my lariat for a cast. I was ready, with no time to spare, when the bear struck the sand-hills, luckily at the bottom of a good loose slide. I rode abreast of him till we were half-way to the top, then snapped my riata over his head. "My horse didn't buck, as I had expected; he couldn't to advantage, being nearly winded and up to his knees in sand. But he wouldn't stand for the strain at all, and in his flinching and shirking, turned side on in spite of me, and was pulled over. I stayed with him and kept the turns round the horn of the saddle. "A glance as I went down showed me Bill doing his best to clear himself, but if he was succeeding at all, he was mighty slow about it. It looked as if the bear would roll down on him at any moment, and I did some swift thinking for a couple of seconds. Then I knotted my riata fast to the saddle-horn, and as my horse floundered to his knees, flung myself clear of him. That left the bear anchored, but far from stationary. "I had a knife in my pocket that T 1 A r> ^ A ~ t * x v.uuiu suave n nu, aim jci tviu& it out, I made for Bill's lariat, and cut it with one slash. " 'Now you get!' said I. ' And he scooted, for the bear was fighting the rope like a demon, and rolling straight for us. I left by way of the horse, now floundering and sliding down the hill parallel to the bear, and in passing, cut my riata. Then we scattered. Bill one way, I the .other, my horse for the home ranch, and the bear for the brush. "I promised Bill not to tell the other boys, and he was a good, modest side partner ever after."?Youth's Companion. Skunks. The trade of the skunk hunter is one of the few occupations of tto present that is not overcrowded. Nor is it likely to be. The animal bear3 a bad name, and is shunned among men for reasons which border on the' supernatural. No fire breathing dragon was ever gifted by popular superstition with more terror inspiring powers of defense than this little pariah of the wilderness. Indeed, with due regard to the fitness of the appellation, one may term the skunk the Mephistopheles of the four legged world. And devil chasers are scarce, nowadays, as they were in the days of legend. The average farmer will drive miles out of his way to avoid a close encounter with the "varmint," not only because he fears its effective means of defense, but more because tradition has endowed the animal with powers of almost preternatural magnitude, and, in the absence of proof to the contrary, tradition keeps I i lie whip hand over common sense, i Superstition was ever hard to over; turn.?From "A Night With a Jersey Skunker," by William II. Kitchell, i in The Outing Magazine. The A"ciistoiiif(l Air. Recently a district visitor in the East End of London asked the wife of a notorious drinker why she did: not keep her husband from the public house. i "We-ll," she answered, "1 "av done ! my best, ma'am, but he will go! 'twere." "Why don't you mako^our homo ! look more attractive?" "I'm sure I've tried 'ard to moke it "omelike, ma'am," was the reply.'1 'I've took up the parlor carpet and sprinkled sawdust on the llcor. and put a beer barrel iu the corner; but., lor', ma'am, it tain'l made u bit of ( difference."?Tit-Bits. I LAWN AND GARDEN SEATS. " - IMIlMlVDIfl.' I.'I IMM uj rMr-umn-i! Perhaps no single condition better f reflects the increase of our country's ! prosperity and its effect upon the ; home life of those who have shared ' in the material well-being than the growing love of the beautiful and particularly with the increased ornamentation of the home grounds, be ihey iargo or small, with trees, shrubs and decorative plants. Twenty years ago?even ten years ago?no such interest and affection was manifested. The suburban residents, with their horses, cows and chickens, were such an inconsiderable few that the public took but a languid, humorous, and somewhat cynical view of these i disciples of the simple life. LAWN AND G > The refuge from the city and its atmosphere, care and money grubbing, was well enough, but all who sought an escape were not able for one reason or another to get into the country. Naturally they have been doing the next thing, bringing the beauty of growing plants, budding and blossoming, to them, and they have without a doubt changed the atmosphere of the home life much to its betterment. But even with a different environment, it would seem that there still remained a problem. It may not be a serious one, in fact "how to enjoy" might resolve itself into the mere nremisA that eminvmrmt was nnrelv a mental condition and subject, therefore, to an endless argument hopelessly entangled with the intricacies d? unproven theories of psychology. In any event, physical comfort is essential to the full appreciation of the beautiful, as those will testify who have tramped through art galleries or along the Grand Canyon with ; blistered feet. To enjoy your lawn on your flower garden for any length of time, to really get into its atmosphere and breathe its fragrance you should sit down. The most artistically arranged flower garden with its graveled paths lined with ribbons of growing plants or blossoms seems to offer you only in avenue for present enjoyment, and | lack of garden seats, or places to sit t down and rest, make the grounds as | forbidding by their absence as the ! legend, "Keep Off the Grass," does f hv nroennno Lawn seats, lawn swings, chairs and hammocks are so plentiful, varied, comfortable and reasonable in price nowadays that there appears but small excuse for their absence upon any lawn or garden. They are made in devious .patterns and some are fitted up with .patent contrivances, all intended, (and a good many live up to their purpose) to make the home-owner comfortable. There are, however, a number of | lawn seats which, because of their unique patterns, have a special appeal, and though they are somewhat unusual in design they do not lose their value for purpose of repose. From a purely decorative point of view they have marked an advance over most of the lawn furniture on sale in the stores. A great many adhere to straight lines, and indeed some of them partake cf all the requisites to be placed in the mission style class. Of course, the size of the lawn should have a great deal to do with the way the lawn seats are made, for a great, long, ponderous seat at the rear of a very small lawn area would be such a glaring in congruity that the tentative invitation to Wheat IJin That Won't Leak. Could you tell me how to build a non-leakable wheat bin??H. '. . M. The diagram herewith shown is an end vie v of the bin. The dimensions and structure can be seen at a glance. The hopper should first be built. 1 I Frame of Non-Leakable Bin. Next pat in the rafters, floor them, being sure to run the flooring crosswise and running out past where the studding will be. The studding should be cut on a bevel to fit the hopper.?Technical World Magazine. I rest v/ould be -withdrawn from jour I mind by a picture o! yourself trying tn ho ir^nncnir>nntulv rnnifnrtuhlp in that, particular placa. The semi-circular or rectangular benches, built of good, strong material, anil looking sound and "substantial, with a round or square table just within reaching distance, are exceedingly popular, and are 1,-articularly adapted, of course, for lawns and gardens of considerable area. Usually these benches are capable of comfortably seating from six to nine, but the design has been successfully reduced in size. When made of lighter material and Intended to seat comfortably but three they have a ! cozy look and invite little chats with j her or suggest sessions with books and magazines, with the little table right handy to hold the fruit, cake, ?? | ARDEN' SEATS. ices,- tea or whatever the delicacy the appetite wishes to dally with on a lazy day. The tree-seat everyone can not have, for the very good reason that all lawns are not provided with trees, and all trees are not trees for treeseats. The tree-seat is a very ancient-scheme for a resting place and the fiction of years ago dwelt with tender interest around the tree-seat which was the trysting place. Upon large estates in this country the treeseat is frequently found, in England it is quite common. They are made either square or circular about the tree with wide flat strips set an inch apart for the seat proper. The backs are made to conform symmetrically to the outline of the seat, and are oulii so mat no portion toucues uie bark of the tree. Rustic seats and chairs are not without their champions, and their number does not seem to show an appreciable decrease even though the sentimental persons have learned that rustic seats are turned out by the dozens by manufacturers in the hearts.of some of our populous cities. It has been urged, half in earnest and half in jest, that the machine-made rustic seat is the best appearing rustic seat ever invented. A genuine rustic seat is a thing of beauty, but to rest upon, back to back, is often a task for a contortion 181. Not everyone who has a lawn 13 enough of a carpenter to make these lawn seats, and again some who are blessed with sufficient mechanical ability do not have the inclination to use it, so in six cases out of ten a carpenter is called in to do the work. While the initial cost of these homemade lawn seats is higher than that of the manufactured, ready-to-sit-on article, they possess a higher value because each is an original pattern, more substantial and will last much longer. A carpenter is not, however, absolutely essential. Measurements can be made, the number and size of the pieces set down and the order given to a planing mil), which will deliver the separate pieces to you as ordered. The labor necessary to put these pieces together is practically nil, just enough to take up a part of a morning before going to the ofiice or an afternoon away from the store. And then in the end it i3 all your own, and with garden seats, as with everything else, there is a secret appreciation of the comforts our own handiwork has brought which has no money value, and it is this feeling that makes a lawn or garden a place wnere weary uniDS ana tirea nerves will find comfort and quiet repose.? The Home Magazine. The Humorist. No (..her humorist that ever lived achieved at three score and ten such honors and distinctions as are falling to Mark Twain. It is a historical fact that most wits and humorists were saddened by poverty and neglect in their last days. Samuel Foote, almost without an equal as a mirth provoker, died of a broken heart, due to a lack of public appreciation in his old ago. The first Disraeli mentions (hat one morning moetine in a hooV maker's shop a squalid and wretched looking ma", P? very picture of misery, he was astonished to learn tha.. lie was a person who was amusing the whole of London by nis witty effusions in verse.?New York Press. Where Cows Wear Earrings. In Belgium all cows over three months old are obliged to wear earrings. Breeders are obliged to keep a record of all cattle raised by them, and each animal has a registered trade number, which is engraved on uiu nug i<tdieueu lu us ear.?iiiuianI apolis News. [IT IK JAPAN; j ROOT IN 1X1CO Roosevelt's Cabinet Ministers Welcomed in Both Countries. rOKIO CHEERS PEACE TALK ? i Secretary of War Declares Hostilities j Between Nations "Would Be a Crime"?Conciliatory Utterances Make Profound Impression. Tokio, Japan.?Secretary Taft's speech at the banquet given him by the municipality and the Chamber of Commerce is regarded here- as the most important eyent in the history of the relations of Japan and the United States since the treaty negotiated by United States Minister Alfred Euck in the late '90s, when he issued his appeal to American residents to respect Japanese laws and institutions, whi h made Buck the most popular of Ministers. Taft's speech is regarded as restoring the warmth of the old national friendship. The Japanese who attended the banquet and who were representative of all classes, are unanimous in commending the speech as reassuring beyond expectations. Taft's fearless and outspoken treatment of the dreaded topic appealed strongly to the admiration that American sincerity has always commanded tiere. Marquis Matsukata. a leading member of the Elder Statesmen, said that the speech ought to end all talk )f war, for it had voiced the true feelings of both sides. The speech of welcome at the banquet was made by Baron Shibusawa, governor of the Bank of Japan. He said the Jap;-r )se regarded the Americans as their own people and he wished Mr. Taft so to tell their brothers over the sea. Secretary Taft's speech was in part as follows: "I wish to express my heartfelt thanks for this magnificent evidence of good will. Since my visit in 1905 Japan has been through a titanic struggle, but peace is dawning. The Americans are proud that Mr. Roosevelt, with the prestige of the American Presidency, hastened the end of a peace that is honorable to both Japan and Russia. "Japan has proved as great in peace as in war. She has taken first ' rank among the nations. Her growth I from a hermit nation in fifty years is I a marvel to the world. The Amer- I ni-Aiwl /-,? To no n She has ! aaus ate piuuu \j j. ? always had the cordial sympathy and effective aid of the United States. The names of Perry, Harris, Bingham, Grant and Roosevelt are inseparable from Japan's attainment of her position as a world Power. "Now for the moment there is only a little cloud over our friendship of fifty years, but the greatest earthquake of the century could not shake our amity. I do not intend to consider details. "The word war is not allowable in diplomatic correspondence, but those who are not diplomats can talk war. I do not hold that war is entirely unjustifiable when international grievances cannot otherwise be redressed, j But war is hell, and only a great cause which cannot be settled by diplomacy justifies it. "A war between America and Japan would be a crime against civ-" ilization. Neither people desires it, and both Governments ^vill strain every nerve to prevent it." ROOT IN MEXICO. Secretary and Party Quartered in Cliapultepec Castle, City of Mexico. ? Secretary Root and party arrived here and he was greeted by thousands. As the train pulled into the National station the Artillery Band played an American patriotic air and the statesman received a rousing welcome. The Secretary of Foreign Affairs, ! who headed the local reception com! mittee, V/as one of the first to greet | Mr. RqQfc. In accordance with the Mexican custom Chapultepec Castle was formally turned over to Mr. Root, who was tola the historic palace would be his residence during his stay in Mexico. The apartments that Mr. Root and family occupied are the most elaborate in Mexico. With all the members of the Mexican Cabinet present, President Diaz received Secretary Root in the Hall of Ambassadors in the National Palace. Mr. Root was presented by Ignacio Mariscal, the Foreign Minister. He said he was delighted to meet the man who had made Metico one of the foremost of Latin-American countries, and he hoped for a continuance of the good results arisircg from the cordial relations between the United States and Mexico. President Diaz in reply said that Mr. Root's zealous work for a better understanding between tne unuea States and Latin-America v/as well known and duly appreciated, and he welcomed the Secretary in the name of the Mexican nation. In the evening there was a banquet to seventy persons at the National Palace, the guests including the Ministers of State, the city officials and members of the diplomatic corps. President Diaz offered a toast and Mr. Root responded. After the banquet the party attended a special performance by an Italian opera company at the Arbeu Theatre. Fair Made Goods Preferred. The Government at Melbourne, Australia, intends to introduce a system of control of manufacturers by means of a duty which will be re- I raitted when the conditions under j which the goods are made are fair. Cathedral Cornerstone Laid. Bishop Ingram, of London, laid the cornerstone of the new Episcopal Cathedral in Washington, D. C., and President Roosevelt delivered an address. l Baseball Brevities. Catcher Mike Erwin, of Topeka, has joined the Detroit team. Johnny Evers is one of i \e star pinch hitters of the National League. Fred Clarke, the manager of the Pittsburg Club, is still a great ball player. The baseball team of the United States cruiser Colorado was defeated by a nine of the Chinese Athletic Club at Honolulu, Hawaii, rne score siouu 7 to 6. The rear end of the Cleveland batting order Is doing the heavy stick execution theae days: KILLED IN TRAIN COLLISION | Failure to Set Switch Causes Wreck at Bellaire, Ohio. Musical Director Alfred Boltby, of Richard Carle's Comic Opera Company, Has His Arm Amputated. Wheeling; W. Va.?Fifteen men were killed and a score injured, several fatally, at Bellaire, OhioP when the Chicago and Wheeling express train oa the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad crashed into a freight train which was moving slowly on a siding. The dead are: Bereran, Carl, No. 1185 Twentyseventh street, Milwaukee. Dolby, Alfred, No. 119 West 121st street,. New York. Dunlap, T. A., passenger fireman. English, Harry, Connersville, Ohio. Galbraith, L. N., freight engine driver* Newark, Ohio. Hawk, John, No. 606 Fourth street (city not known). Heinze, Ed., Fourteenth street, Wheeling. Johnson, W. J., freight engine driver, Newark, Ohio. Lafferty, Curtis, Cambridge, Ohio, j Motz, F. E., freight conductor, Newark, Ohio. Peterson, H., No. 704 Willow avenue, Hobolcen, N. J. bnaw, William, No. 2311 Market street, Wheeling. Three unidentified men. The wreck wac due, it is said, to the failure of an operator to throw a switch. The westbound freight had received orders to meet the passenger at the western limits of the Bellaire yard and was moving slowly along the siding. At the point where the wreck occurred there is a very sharp curve, which prevents the engine drivers pf eastbound trains from seeing more than a few feet ahead. The passenger train swung around the curve very rapidly, being three hours late, and should have gone on in safety on the main line. The switch to the siding, however, had not been turned and the train shot into the freight. There was scarcely time to apply the brakes and no time for the engine drivers to jump. The two big engines were reduced to junk by the impact, but the worst damage was done to the smoker, which was telescoped bo completely by the baggage car that every seat was thrown out of the coach. Every occupant of the smoker was badly injured. The passengers in the other day coach and the two Pullmans were tumbled from their seats, but not seriously injured. L. W. Galbraith, a freight engine driver, was scalded to death by the^ escaping Jteam. General Manager Fitzgerald, who was in the nrtghborhood on an inspection tour, and General Superintendent Loree, of Wheeling, personally superintended the rescue work. Great difficulty was experienced in removing the injured passengers in the wrecked smoker. Work was slow because every movement of the debris caused some one to shriek with | pain, as the victims were entangled I in a mass of timbers and twisted irons. Among the passengers on the wrecked train were the members of Richard Carle's "Spring Chicken" comic opera, which was to have played at Wheeling in the afternoon and evening. All the members of the company escaped serious injury except Alfred Boltby, the musical direQtor. It was found necessary to amputate his right arm, thus ending his career in his profession. He was riding in the smoker and was found with a heavy timber tightly binding him by the p.rms. At the office of Superintendent Loree it was said that they were not ryet certain which operator was to blame for the accident, but a thorough investigation was under way. KILLS FATHER AND HIMSELF. Doubft "'xragedy Result of Quarrel Over Religious Subjects. ' Medina, N. Y.?Enraged in a quarrel, Bert Lewis shot his father, Jerome Lewis, through the heart with a shotgun and then killed himself with a bullet from a revolver. An altercation about religious matters was the cause of the shooting. Mrs. Lewis, wife of tlie elder man, said her husband and son had been quarreling all the afternoon about religion. She said her husband took his son to task for not going to church. The son answered he was thirty-five years old and that his religious beliefs and worship were no concern of his father. When the quarrel had been continued intermittently forseveral hours the son flew into a rage and seized a double-barreled shotgun which stood in the corner. Aiming the gun at his father he emptied the charges of both barrels into the old man's breast. The shot tore a great hole in the old man's breast. He fell dead at the feet of his son, and died before the eyes of Mrs. Lewis. Then the son stood still, as if dazed by his crime. He looked at his mother for a moment and then rushed up stairs to his own room, where he seized a revolver. Mrs. Lewis said she thought her son had gone temporarily insane and eVio wna afrolH to srn neflr him. When he returned to the room where his father lay dead on the floor, the son stood over the corpse and fired a shot into his heart. After staggering a moment he fell dead across the body of his father. BEAVERS IS FREED. Pittsburg.?George W. Beavers, formerly of the Postal Department, who was sentenced to imprisonment in connection with the postal frauds, several years ago, was released from the penitentiary at Moundsville, W. Va., having served his term. Wu Ting-fang Coming. Wu Ting-fang's appointment as Minister nf China at Washington was gazetted at Pekiu. Womcu in the Day's News. The new fashion has arrived. It is the bipless woman. Many women in Munich support themselves by street sweeping. Mrs. Rose Harriet Pastor Stokes, j wife of J. G. Phelps Stokes, has de- ; cided to return to journalism. Elizabeth Hubbard, daughter of the I discoverer nf copper in Alaska, is the I richest little miss in California. The fashionables are losing inter- | est in the automobile as a vehicle for j general use, and are resuming the i use of carriages and horses for cer* 1 talfl purposes,. ;bits ? news j ?? WASHINGTON. * | Attorney-General Bonaparte ltti structed United States district attorneys in various parts of the country :o bring suits against railroads for alleged violations of the safety appliance law. Secretary of State Root left Washington for Mexico, where he will be :he guest of President Diaz. The annual report of Brigadierjeneral R. M. O'Reilly, surgeon-gen;ral of the army, shows the death rate for 190"6 to be the lowest since L 8 9 S. It was declared by a member of Congress in Washington that Japan iould take the Philippines in a day. President Roosevelt announced that he would not regard $200,000 as an ;xcessive sum to pay American shlpjwners above the bids of foreign vessels for carrying eoal for the Pacific leet. President Roossvelt announced that phile his personal opinion of the Ok? lahoma constitution was "not fit for publication," he would give it his offi;ial approval. * :^ The time limit for repairing the ressels of the Atlantic fleet was extended fifty days. It is reported that i :he Bureau of Ordnance recommended an expenditure of $2,000,000 for Improved fire control stations. Rear-Admiral Cowles, back from a fisit to the Pacific coast, declared -d that all conditions were favorable for warships to visit the Western waters. According to a report by the Department of Sanitation of the Isthmian Canal Commission, the health jf the workmen has been greatly improved. OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS. Cuban papers and politicians approved Governor Magoon's arrest of alotters against the American provisional government. At San Juan, P. R.. acting on the /ecommendation of Governor Post, the executive council has decided on lompulsory vaccination in the island. Fiske Warren, the Boston anti-imperialist, who has been consorting svith all sorts of Filipino malcontents / ';m since about 1900, is visiting the province of Batangas, where he is cultivating the radicals and assisting in ;he campaign of Apacible for Provin-' :lal Governor. He is arousing in the province considerable agitation in faror of independence. v Representative Cocks, - of New fork, declared in Manila he would urge Congress to provide for the immediate fortifying of Manila, letting Dlongapo wait. Generals MassoParra, Juan Ducassl and Yara Miret were arrested in Havana, Cuba, charged with conspiring igainst public order. _ DOMESTIC. The monument to General George Sears Greene, erected by the State of New York, was unveiled on the Gettysburg battlefield, Governor Hughes >, making the principal address. The Baltic brought into port at NTew York a cargo of 1002 marriageable European girls. Chancellor Hicks, at Vicksburg, Miss., declared the Gulf Express Company to be an illegal trust and as* sessed penalties aggregating $1,800,000. ? ' Because of the cocktail story, VicePresident Fairbanks was beaten for delegate to the Methodist Episcopal General Conference. TTnltfAi^^v of PpAvMonro f DIUWU IJ ill T Cl OIVJ I UV AlVIIMVMWt began its one hundred and fortieth -year with an attendance of about 1000 students. ' Tb.e Pennsylvania State League oi Republican Clubs, in annual convention at Harrlsburg, indorsed Senator Knox for President. The report of the Currency Commission advocating an elastic system ?f credit currency to relieve the mon?y stringency was ^approved bj, , tne American Bankers' AiaCCI-t!?? Convention at Atlantic City. Missouri railroads, after a thret' months' test of the two-cent fare law, report a loss of $1,500,000, and wiL' appeal to the courts. General Charles E. Furlong, o! New York, died at Portland, Me. Controller Chesebro, of the Standard Oil Company, at the Government hearing in New York, admitted that the Indiana Pipe Line in 1903 made t profit of 400 per cent, on its capital, or 200 per cent, on the value of the i plant. FOREIGN. Secretary William H. Taft and 1 party reached Yokohama, Japan, and i were noisily welcomed. Four more Moroccan tribes hav? submitted to the French terms, and it is believed in Paris that the Sultafi will cease all opposition to carrying out the Algeciras convention. Boxers in the southern part oi Kiang-Se- Province, China, killed ar Italian priest and a number of con< verts. The Protestant missionaries are reported safe. Maya Indians near San Isidor, Mex ico, ambushed a patrol of troops and killed seven men. In view o? the delay in settling fire losses by the British companies, Jamaica merchants are preparing tc carry their own insurance. Mile. Zelie de Lussan, the opera singer, was married in London, September 11, to Angelo Fronani, son of the Portuguese Vice-Consul in Wash4 ri #rf r\rt *?b wu. Earthquakes damaged many houses and churches at Guatemala City. The coffee districts were not damaged. The Countess Montignoso, the divorced wife of the Crown Prince, new v King, of Saxony, was married in London to a young Italian pianist, Enrico Toselli: The steamer train from Paris, carrying passengers for the Adriatic at Cherbourg, was runinto by the Rouen express at the mouth of the tunnel at Nantes. None of the American passengers were dangerously injured. The Hague Peace Conference committee on maritime warfare voted that submarine mines shall become inoffensive when the reason for which they were employed ceases to exist. The estate of Princess Dolgorouky, TVViornijrnv was nlllaeed and burned by bandits. The Hague Peace Conference declared for the inviolability of postal matter in time of war. The sentiment in Paris is that the Anglo-Russian treaty will strengthen France's international position. A Government report shows that 460 persons were killed and 603 Injured on Canadian railways during the year ended April 1. The post was held up a few miles from Tobolsk, Siberia, and the post* %--- - j *? Vt /v inau aiiiea oy u uauu ui luuuaa, \tu^ get-away with ?3M.9Q? *v^