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JB*' TELL THB WtkjRLD *BBIXO." Ik w?Vt tk?MM?a'focM?l ywHi' tkl ?"S3.. aad -id it hmrty. Ilk* tkf lkl. y t it, ?yv wyj 11 ? "Jl"!' u llilL< ?kit w mim al^ _ Ufa** w*jr MSulr?Mtai>lte' a?od knarcd W?ra?M^ W ^ ^ AmI bum timm omt ?T CTye^U lad tk* ' the rale works right ?' |iu Je*' ^ ^^rorid g|y?r ??* it'll -WukiaitM Star* A GOOD STRATEGIST G KKERAL 8IR SAMPSON DOOM, K. O. B., mod Com rnnnder in Chief of that crown of all our oversea possessions, the Luxuriant laics, leaned back In his cnair and bit tbe top of his thumb In doubt. On principle and bj long habit in early riser, he prided himself on uteallng a march on each busy, well tilled day by a good hour's work at his office table before breakfast. But this morning, for once, his appe tite for work had failed him. The algbt of the -various neatly sorted pack ets of official documents and private letters which stared him in the face and lay within touch of his Angers Ailed him with ill-concealed aversion. He sighed impatiently, hesitated, pushed back his chair and sighed again. The unfortunate Sir Sampson was thankful when tbe sound of the break fast gong? punctual in his well-ordered household to the half of a minute brought him a temporary relief from his perplexities. Notwithstanding his age and senior ity In tlife service, he was young in the Character of n Benedick, and. as is not infrequent in such cases, the lady of hi* choice was more than a little his junior. ; , Wltli ready-recurring admiration the general took in at a glance her grace ful poise of head and shoulders, her faultiest* shell-pink complexion, and the exquisite garment? he could no more have named it than be could liave flown? of muslin and lace that enfolded he:-. It still thrilled him r.fresh to think that this beautiful peer less creature, so young and tender, lo blooming, should be Ills and his alone. What the fond, adoring glance did not ?ee was a crease? It conld hardly l?e called a frown? that marred the white smoothness of her forehead as she heard his step, and the quick, fur tive movement that hid the letter she bad been reading. IJke the moment ary ripple of the zephyr on the surface of a lake they Swept by, leaving no sign to mark the place where they had been. The letter could hardly have been ?alled .1 very 6hort one, but every word was indelibly printed on Lady Doom's memory, and to her, who could inter pret its meaning by the light of other day*, it was forcible and to the point. The bold familiar writing with Its Htrong black lines, large capitals, and thick upward crossed "t's" gave her, as in a crystal, a vision of herself as she was before her marrlage-n pretty penniless girl with a heart full of vanity and a head full of ambition, courted, flattered, sought after, with a train of admirers, but none wealthy or Important enough to satisfy her mer cenary aspirations until the Coui maudcr in Chief himself fell a victim to her youthful charms. To a girl of her character, and bred In a garrison town, the bait was irresistible. She Jettisoned her fragments of heart, and became Lady .Doom. The wording of the letter ran thus: Dearest Connie:? T!io last time, I suppose, I shall rail you bo. After this 1 nlin 11 have u wife who will probably know more about my doings than the Chief does of yours. I mean no re proach. You know your sex and their little ways? charming and otherwise? brtter than I do. You will have heard that 1 have taken your advice and am nbout to follow your example. Under the circumstances and the adverse star rwlilch ruled our fate, we have both probably done the best possible for our selves; though sometimes, even at this eleventh hour, I could find It In tny heart to wish It different. But regrets are useless. What Is? Is. Let the dead past bury its dead. I for one, /Won't dig It up. Rut for our old friendship's sake, when the Belsetta command falls vacant, which It may do anjt* day now, remember mc. I know you can man age It If you will. I leave the details of the management to you with perfect confidence. One word more and I have done. I ?hall never write Jo yon iu this strain again, so, would like to recall to your rcmctnbranco that the breaking off of our engagement was your doing, not mine. If ever you regret it do not blame inc. With you I could (or think I could) have faced poverty and shelv ing. Without you I don't mean to put up with either if I can help it? Yours, as in the past. MAX MELTON. B.v one of the unwritten and Incom prehensible mandates of fashion that live for a season and vanish Into space, the pocket of Lady Doom's ethereal confection was on the left side, and tier disengaged hand clutched the tetter that lay In It as ahe poured out her husband's tea. The paper crtnkled and erackled ominously. But her gentle, languid movements were as composed, her sweet, musical voice as low and delicately modulated as ever as she asked: "Have you thought over what we were talking about last night, Sara?" "I havo thought of little else dar ling," he answered uneasily. "You know how much I would do to please you. and what a pleasure It would be for me to do It, but you see, dear, this Is? er? an official matter. If I have to say no to you It will be from sense of fluty. You sec how I am placed." With great care and deliberation Lady Doom selected a lump of sugar and held It aloft in the tons*. Her el bow rested on the table, shaming the cloth by its whiteness, and the lace sleeve falling back displayed her per fectly formed wrist, with its network of bine veins on the warm surface. From fingertip to shoulder the arm was perfect, and she knew it. "One or two?" she asked, smilingly. "I can never remember." "Oh! either, thanks; It doesn't mat ter." answered the general absently. The effort he was making to say what was on his mind was great, and he felt inclined to rush It and get it over. He resumed, speaking rapidly. "As I was saying, dear, you won't mind, will you, if I have to go against your wish? It is the first time, I know, that you have ever asked for anything" (this was hardly accurate, but even a Commander in Chief is sometimes Inaccurate when flustered), "and, of course, if it were possible. I should like ? I mean? I hope you won't think M "I shall think you are doing abso lutely right, dear, whatever course you adopt/* she replied. "I am sorry, though, that you don't like Colonel Max Melton." she added musingly* "lie hns always keen a great friend of mine, and in long ago days, when 1 was n girl I prided myself on having: none but nice friends. You were one of them, you know!" Sir Sampson beamed. "You little flatterer." he said. "Rut you musn't think I have anything against Max Melton personally. He is u smart officer, and. as far as I know, n good fellow. A trifle ambitious, per haps, but that Is a fault on the right side, after nil. But " A wave of Connie's slender fingers swept through his explanation aud an expression of almost austere virtue gathered on her brow aud straighteued her red lips. She shook her head in credulously. "You are very kind, dear, but 1 know you too well to believe for a moment that you would say* a word against an officer without good reason, even to me. Of course, I do not ask what it is, though I have beard ru mors which I have never hitherto be lieved. But now I see that there is? something." "Rumors!" ejaculated Sir Sampson, aghast. "What rumors? I have heard nothing." "Oh, I couldn't tell you. If you haven't henrd it wouldn't ho fair. Of course, every one will believe them now; but that is nothing. I would al ways go by your opinion blindfold. Of course, I shall let Colonel Max Mel ton see that he has forfeited my friend ship. He may resent my attitude, but I can't help that. I could never be civil to a man you don't think well of." Sir Sampson fidgeted uncomfortably. "But I don't disapprove of Max Mel ton, my love. He has very many good points, lie has seen a lot of service, and has always done most creditably." Lady Doom's air of puritanical sever ity did not. relax. "I qulto follow your meaning. Sampson," she said. "You wish me to understand that although you consider Colonel Mnx Melton a good soldier, still as a tnau " Sir Sampson almost sprang off his chair. He was a testy old gentleman at best, and to-day for the first time he found the lovely Connie just a little dense. Ho had never noticed this characteristic hofore. "I mean nothing of the kind, nothing of the kind," he vociferated hotly. "I don't say he is a saint, no men are, but I know noting against him personally: As to the rumors, I don't believe a word of them, nor Is he unsulted to the command. On the contrary, he is a very capable officer, and very well fitted for it. Only " "Then, my dearest Sam." beamed Lady Doom, rising and thus ending the discussion, "there is nothing more to be said, except that I am a very fool ish, stupid girl, and have been fright ening myself at a bogey that doesn't exist. But, do forgive me, darling. 1 was so distressed to think you didn't like any one of my friends, and Colonel Max Melton is a very old one. He was father's friend, and for that reason 1 ! have always liked him. Have you heard he is to be married soon? 1 should like to send him a wire telling him he will be gasetted to a command. He would bs so pleased." Again Sir Sampson bit his long I thumb In obvious hesitation. "Very well, my dear," he said after a moment's deliberation. "You are a littlo witch, and always get your own way. But don't mention names. It wouldn't look well if It got about, you know." "Oh, thank you. I'll be most careful. Yon Ion re it to mo. Bam. I'll be a model of discretion." But the wording of the telegram Lady Doom sent would havo evoked more than one opinion on that point. It ran: "Your desire granted. Our wedding present to you.** The telegram once dispatched, Lady Doom metaphorically drew a long sigh of relief and began to enumerate all the possible advantages to herself of her victory. The Belsetta command being* in her husband's division. It fol lswai of MNMttr that to path ul that at the aowly aMM n?W'rfl ant ant laterssct ?aeh tthtr at fM* WUy rwiitof litwnk Tha thnaght wu mc wholly ttfltutaf. ?Illrr It s iiNiiiw pai la plsj Bat Lady Doom taiw hotter. Tho 4uf(r, It say, would aot ho hors. Tho tools might ho edged. hat oho woold aot eat hocoolf. She Mailed aeattjr u eho. re called tho hecrer she had ahrstys had of wounda,. especially srif-atftoM ones, aad she had never lees sash. BeeMee, as she rnsrtadafl herself. *e was really fead of air Buiisa He wss sa old deer, aad eo klad. thsapti. where she wss coaccraed Jest a Mttls hUad. "I really.** thought tho lovely Oeaale to herotlf. as she concluded her isitc tyona, "am a hotter slisletfil thaa he Is. Oesustadsr la Chief tho*h ho he." Aad I asa net eare that nest of her friends sad acqualataaces would aot have Indorsed her oplaloa. "Would yon like to see the Gasette. my love?" remarked 8lr Sampeon some ten dsys later. "There la ap announce ment In It which amy Interest yon." Lady Doom took tho paper with tan* fold grace,' aad commenced turning over its pagee with a dae aaanmptlon of Indifference. Suddenly the llnea of her figure grew tense, her espreeslon ptutxled, disappointed, alarmed. "What doeo this mean?" she Inquired more hastily than was hsbltusl to her. "I don't underatand. Barely there is a mistake here. How can Colonel Max Melton go home to take np a command when he is to have Belsctta? You promised, you know.** "80 I did, my dear. But If yon re member. I did not apecify which com mand. 1 kuew this would please you even better than Belsetta; besides get ting me out of the difficulty of passing over others. Just before onr talk on the subject I had had a telegram tell ing me of the vacaucy, and asking me to recommend a good man to fill It. Then I suddenly thought of Max Mel ton, and proposed him. That wire of yours was quite vague. I hope?" There was an ludescrlbable some thing iu the general'a tone that checked Lady Doom's querulous complaint. She looked up and caught his eye, and without any obvious reason fell to won dering?for the first time in her mar ried life? whether, after all, her hus band was not a better strategist than herself.? London Truth. Some naturalists claim t Lint swans are never hutched except duriug ji thunderstorm. In Farmers* Bulletin ? o. 88. Issued by the Department of Agriculture, It is shown that many of the common weeds growiug in Quids and gardens may he made a source of revenue to the farmer on account cf their medi cinal properties. As uiacy nc twenty four species are described and figured in the Bulletin, and directions are giv en for collecting and curing th<*m and suggestions offered as to the means of getting them to ma.kc.. .. ^ Iu orde** to determine the possibili ties of .-ilkworm culture in the United States, the Department of Agriculture is now sending free to applicants a few cocoons of eggs and p. manual of instructions. The applicant must state the number and kind of mulberry trees or Osnge orange plants which he has on his "ami, otherwise the eggs will not be sent. The proper food for silk worms consists of the ienves of the different varieties of the white mul berry and tht Osage orange. The pa per mulberry, with fu^zy leaves, and the common red mulberry a:o not suit able. Radium inflames the skin and tic* Rtroys various kinds of life, bill its place in uicdlcine h yet to be deter mined. When it shall hare been fonnd useful, Dr. E. S. London, n Russian physician, proposes to make its energy cheaply available. Experimenting with variour substances, he has shown that wool absorbs a law quantity of the radium emanations, and that the "emanated" wood produces physiolo gical effects similar to tlose of radiutn Itself, vbe wool, moreover, can bo ap plied to any part of the body. Five or ten milligrammes of radium may be made to energize a Jarfco quantity of wool, and, as the radio-activity Is re tained a long time in hermetically sealed vessels, "emanated" wool may he transported long distances. and inny soon become a part of t'_; pharmacists' regular stock In trade. Measure of Popularity. Though Robert W. Chembers Is ft popular author, ho .will rarely talk about Ills books. "Literary conceit Is distasteful to me," said he the other day, "and I like to see It taken down. It was well tak en down in the case of a New York man last month. He has written a novel and the public libraries have put this book on their shelves. The man called nt one of the libraries to tlnd out how his work was going with the public. He hoped to havo his vanity tickled a little. "Is in?" he said to the librarian, naming his book. "It never was out." was the reply.? New York Tribune. fth* Could Supply tho Need. "I have a handsome home," be sug gested. "With All the modern conveniences?" she asked. "No? o," ho answered slowly; "not all. On? Is lacking." "What Is It?" she Inquired. "A wife,*' he replied. Then she managed to convey the as surance to him that one was to be bad for the asking. ( A Hotel Humorist. Simeon Ford, the Manhattan Hotel proprietor, of New York City, gives his attention to humor, just to relieve the strain .of his duties. A couple of his friends who were married last week heard from Ford Just after the cere mony through ? telegram reading: "May your future troubles bo only lit tle ones." . hyacinths and mm. , It !? (hlMC m* tt ttM IMtS Of ky actetka aad tntfca an Mt is tko kod whew they MMi ui tM stalks nt after kki? lag tk?r will Una tun aOF. providod tko kod la wall protect* od* la wlater. A AmlM of wall rotted auart am ack stalk, with straw or aoaie liter cororfng ow tka fertiliser will ana aa a protection. Wkaa tulip* or kjradatka aro grown la gteaaaa tko do wan aro prodacod at tho expense of tko balba, kat wkaa greara la rick aail tka axkanattoa doca not so readily occur. WHY APPLES DROP. ' Tko probablo caaaoa for tko drop pine of applaa la tka lack of pollina tion. Tko waatkw daring tko blos soming tlmo Nana to karo boen gen erally unfavorable throughout tko Eastern States. In many placea tka booa were alao very acarce. Tbeae things made tka dlatrlbntion of pollen ?ery poor, and many aeeda were not fecundated. Tko complaint of Jnne il ropplng applea is general from tko Atlantic Ocean to tko Rocky Moun tains. In many soctlona it kas rery seriously cut down tko early prospects of a crop. We ata not prepared to say that the lack of pollination kas been the whole cause of tho dropping, but It Is the most Important one thst baa yet been assigned.? Country Gentle man. IN THE ORCHARD. Whether one uses the sod plan or some other method of keeping the soil in the orchard there Is a certain amount of work that must be done during the growing season that the trees may liave the best possible chance. If the sod method Is used, the space around the tree for a distance of three feet at least should be friable, so that the moisture in the soil will be conserved and so tbat the roots will get the beuettt of any fertiliser applied. If the clean culture is the plan, cer tainly the work should be done in such a manner that the roots of the young trees will have received all the benefit possible, and yet the soil be left In such condition that it will grow the cover crop sufficiently well, fo that a good growth will be bad during the winter, and to give a considerable amount of humus to be turned under lu the spring. There Is plenty of work to do In the young orchard If one will look it up and do it. A HOME MADE FRUIT LADDER. A bandy fruit ladder can easily be made with just a common ladder and two long stout props. The props should be provided with forks at the ends which fit over the rung* of the ladder. The proper 211-rangements of the props nOME KADI FRUIT LAD1>ER. in order to secure a firm ladder is shown in the cut. The advantage of this form of fruit ladder over the com* inon stepladder is that by means of the movable prop* the ladder can be placed in any desirable position with out disturbing the brnuclies or fruit.? Indiana Farmer. HOW TO TACK APrLES. Country shippers and packers of ap ples should make It a point to pack their fruit honestly; that Is, hnve the fruit run alike all through the barrel. Do not endeavor to cause deception by placing good, sound, large fruit on the top and bottom of the barrel, and fill In the middle with a lot of gnarly, wormy and decoyed fruit. It does not pny. The deception Is easily detected upon investigation, and merchants do not care to have fraud practiced upon them, neither do they care to practice it upon their customers. Full regulation-sized barrels should be used. Take the bnrrel, one head out, nail the hoops and break ofT the ends of tho nails at the Inside; place a Inyer or tier of npples, good and uni form size, bright, healthy, as closely as possible, steins downward, on the lower end, then fill up, a basket full at a time, throwing out small wormy, gnarly and windfall apples, and shak ing the barrel well after each deposit until it is full up to the top of the rim or two inches above the rlni, depend ing on variety and tenderness of fruit; place the head squarely on the apples, and with a screw or lever-press force It Into place and null securely. Turn over the barrel and mark name of ap ple with red or black lead or stencil. Bear in mind that, to be shipped safe ly, fruit must be packed tight, to pre vent rattling or bruising.? Dally Trade Bulletin. Not*! <>p?r? In the modish engraved gold there are novel opera glasses. That Is, the outer case Is of en graved gold. This case is shaped like a pocket, like the ordinary frame of an opera glass, that Is, only It Is very flat. 80 flat that one does not suspect Its real purpose. At first sight one would fancy it a dainty, flat, little gold bag that might hold a filmy moucholr and perhaps a bonbonnlere. Just turn a spring and it opens like a clam. Turn another spring and the glasses pop Into place, and there you are with nothing to do but to place the erstwhile bag before your eyes. When one is done using them, by turning the two springs they have again disappeared, leaving only the taut little bag. A STOUT Or SUPPOSE.' "The queerest thlag that trcr hap* ptMd to new** mM tht hotel cleric, "cum off vkn I was on the night leak of a mmII hotel la a OouNtkat (ova. It was a ?ecood-rate sstabllsh aad the attaatftoa waa rather laaaly at alght. There were at^ea all a boat, ??i they cloaed early, ao that after IS o'clock owa waa the only place aa the Mock open. For that reaooa I kept a revolver la the money drawer. One alght about about UJO o'clock a pleas* ant-spoken, well-dreeeed jouag fallow caaaa la and aakad for a rooaa. We talked for a few minutes; then I toM him aa tactfully aa I could that aa he didn't have any baggage he would hare to pay la advance. 'All right.' he aald, 'take It out of that.' He handed me a 910 bill. I palled out the money drawer to change It. There waa my revolver In plain alight, and another one with it. The second gun had been left In bla room by a departing guest, and I'd tucked It Into the drawer with mine for want of a better placo to put It 'What do you want with two re? vol vers f asked the stranger. *Oh,' said I, joshing, 'suppose some one ahould come in and find me wltlf the Ull out and get one gun and start to hold me up. I'd have another handy.' My God! What's that?' yelled the stranger, and pointed to the window. It's an old trick, but it caught me. When I looked back there was the stranger standing with tbe extra re volver, which he'd reached over and afot out of the till. 'Suppose,' said he, 'that I should grab a revolver while rou weren't looking and cover you? as I'm doing now? and tell yea to hand aver the till, and that if you made a move to get your gun I'll scatter your brains all over the place? where would your extra revolver be then? Hey?' And suppose,' said I truthfully, 'that I told yoxi the gun you are holding 011 me hasn't bfeu loaded for a month and has a broken firing pin.' And while that was being telegraphed through his brain I snatched iuj own gun and covered him. 'It would show quick wit on your part,' he said, and he laid down the uuloaded revolver. 'And now. If you will give me uij* change, I guess I'll quit the game of suppose, and go to bed.' Well, I'll leave it to you if that wasn't enough to puzzle any man. Had he tried to hold me up. 01* was it just a fool game jf bis? Somehow I couldn't Just make up my mind. So I gave him bis change and let him go to his room and I tig- 1 u red on it all night without getting any nearer a conclusion. liut next morning things happened which cleared the matter up. About 11 o'clock the chambermaid reported that she couldn't get nny answer from the room to which I had assigned the stranger. They unlocked the door. His bed hadn't been touched. There was an open window to the lire escape in the hall. Furthermore the boss asked uu to explain how I'd happened to turn over* a counterfeit $10 bill with my cash."? Boston IWulget. The Accessories Count. The handsome stocking, the well fitting kIow. the becoming veil, the correct tie, the dainty neckwear draw the attention of the average observer far Hooner, says the Chicago Tribune, than do the elegance of the material of a gown and the style in which it Is made. If a costume iits well, it depends on the wearer to make it stylish, whllf with neckwear galore of vast variety and beauty, a toilet may be made at elaborate or as severe as the owner desires. A supply of veils, carefully elioser with an eye to the hccoiniugncss and suitability of each, is a telling acces sory of dress. As soon as a handsome veil is taker off the hat it must be smoothly folded and laid away in a veil case if It is tc be made to last long. Ctloves should be treated as fairly, nnd will reward tlie care given their by the length of time they will allow themselves to be worn. With low shoes or pretty slipper* handsome silk or lisle thread stock ings are nice. : Bronze brown silk stockings wills bronze slippers are soft and dainty foi the house. : Several pnlrs of silk stockings will do vast service If the owner be con tent to wash tlieni herself as needed ii: the privacy of her own apartment. The C'ont of Knropenn Tr?To1lnK? It needed n painstaking German tf figure for us n set of statistics long de Mred, but of a Hort Hint nobody cared .*o tScklc the tediuui or the difficulty of computing them. These figures ar< itlie annual number of tourists ir 'Europe and the amount of money tbej spend. The German's estimates eovei the totals in both Items; a. ul large on their number Ih, the Americans d< not constitute quite the whole of ill< globe's yearly nomad population. Bu what quantity of Americans da vis!; the old world, and what amount ol money they leave there, nay b< guessed frotu thb German's coiufuiiu tions. Switzerland, he ra:*s. eriicr'.nlni through the year 3,o:k),ok; visitors, win spend $30, 003, COX Italy, the Itlvieri and Spain, betwern them, attract ar expenditure of $00,000,000. The varl ous great capitals |;? all cu'l $4r>.000, 000, that come fron the pockets of th< 000,000 visitors tD Tarls, the (M.O.OW to Ixmdon, 'the fWO.OOO to Berlin, ant the 350,000 to Vienna. The baths ant seaside resorts accommodate 12,000, 000 guests, who spend over $10,000,000 ? Boston Transcript. LMrmtl Conowl. Justice Leonard A. Gicgerlch, of thf Supreme Court, tells a story of tw< lawyers who appeared before hire some time ago in the argument of $ motion. One was on excitable fellow who blustered and sputtered a goo4 deal, and the other was of the calm Judicial order, with the usual attend ant of biting sarcasm. ?*1 object to the statements of mj learned friend," said the excitable one ?'They should not go on record. Thej bre entirely frlvlol." ' "I beg the Court's pardon." replied the other, calmly, "but I believe tlio tny learned opponent meant to say tha 'my remarks were trlvolou*."? Baltl tuore Sun, FOR DAY OF THANKS tosMeat Kwsevett Issaes the lltaal frtdaaatiM NtVEMKK 24TI IS SET ASIIE Tht Frwlimt Imum Hit Proclama tion DMl|natln? tht Day "to It Ob> ? rvtd at a Day tf PmUI and Thankagtvlng by All tht Pttflt tf tha United Stattt at Hamt an4 Aktad"? Tha Harvtttt Havt Bttn Abundant and Thttt Who Wtrfc , Havt Qrtatly Prttptrtd. "We are thankful for nil that has been done for ub in the past and we pray that in the future we may lie strengthened In the unending struggle to do our duty fearlessly and honestly, with charity and good will, with re spect for ourselves and with love to ward our fellow-men. In this great republic the effort to combine national | strength with personal freedom is being tried on a scalo more gigantic than over before in the world's history. Our success will meen much, not only for ourselves, but for the future of all man kind .and every man or woman In our land should feel the grave responsibil ity resting upon him or her, for In the last analysis this success must depend upon the high average of our Individual citizenship, upon the way In which each of us does his duty by himself and his neighbor. "Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roose velt, President of the United States, do hereby appoint and set apart Thursday, the twenty-fourth of this November, to be observed as a day of festival and thanksgiving by all the people of the United States at home or abroad, and do recommend that on that (fay cease from their ordinary occupations and gather in their several places of wor ship or in their homes, devoutly to give thanks unto Almighty God tot the ben efits He has conferred upon us as in dividuals and as a nation, and to be icech Him that in the futur* His Divine favor may continue to us. "In witness whereof I have hereunto set may hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. "Done at the City of Washington, this 1st day of November. In the year of our Ix>rd one thousand nine hundred and' four, aud of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-ninth. "THEODORE ROOSEVELT, "By the President. "JOHN HAY, Secretary of State." Washington, Special. ? The President haa leaned the Thaakaglvlng procla mation. setting nalde Thursday, No ?ember 14. "to be observed as a day of faatlral and thanksgiving by all the people of the United States at home and nbrond. The proclamation fol lowa: . . "By the President of the United States of America ? A Proclamation: "It haa pleaaed Almighty God to bring the American people In safety and honor through another year, and. In accordance with the long unbroken custom handed down to us by our fore fathers, the time has come when a special day shall be set apart In which to thank Him who holds all nations In the hollow of His hand for the mercies thus vouchsafed to us. During the cen turt and a quarter of our national life, we as a people have been blessed beyond all others, and for this we owe humble and heartfelt thanks to the author of all blessings. The year that lias closed has been one of peace with in our own borders, as. well as between us and all other nations. The harvests have been abundant, and those who uork, whether with hand or brain, are prospering greatly. Reward has 'waited upon honest effort. We have bo en enabled to do our duty to ourselves and to others. Never hss there been a time xfcoi i religions and charitable effort haa been more evident. Much has been given to us and much will be expected from us. We speak of what has been done by this nation in no spirit of boastfulness or vain-glory, but with full and reverent realization that our strength is nothing unless we are help cl from above. Hitherto we have been given the heart and the strength to do the tasks allotted to ua as they sever ally arose. By Wir? and Cable. Hon. C. W. Fairbanks spent the day at his home in Indianapolis, and will devotn the coming week to a tour of Indiana. In Now York the opinion is held that President Roosevelt will reply in a speech to Judge Parker's charges of trust aid being given to the Repub licans. The alleged odds of 5 to 1 on Roosevelt quickly dropped to 4 to 1 and undor when some Parker money appearod on tho New York curb on Saturday. Kogoro Takahlra, Japanese minister to the United States, was operated on in New York for appendicitis. World's Fair attendanr-o for last week was 749.386, making the grand total 15.933,295. The third general assault by the Japanese on Port Arthur has begun. The Russian inquiry into tho North Sea Incdicnt is in progress at Vigo, Spain. Obstructive tactics by tho opposi tion led to vlolont scenes In th* Madrid Chamber of Doputies. Miners Threaten Strike. Richmond, Va., Special.? According to advices received here from the Kai^ awha. West Virginia, coal fields, there is a strike on In some of the mines along the Chesepeake ft Ohio railway, with a prospect of nil mines in that region being tied up in a like man ner in the near future, unless matters In dispute aro settled before the end of this week. These advices say that the strike was brought about by the operators posting notices discriminat ing against union men. Receiver for LarabN Concern. New York, Special.? Dudley Dublg nae wee appointed receiver for the firm of J. Walter Labaree ft Co., against! whom aa involuntary petition wait (lied a few days ago by Julian Price and M. Samuel Price, of South Carolina, and Geo. Thumpton, of New York. The pe titioners claim that an Indebtedness of 17,543 Is still outstanding. They further alleged that J. Walter Labaroe commit ted an act of bankruptcy by conveying, part of his property four months prior */> the Involuntary petition when he knew he was Insolvent. A MG WAR SCARE Al Lm4m FariMutr Wim|M Hp ??-- i ? ill, VW AwmHC WAS NO BASIS FOK FALSE KUftOftS Not for Yurt Novo So Many Alarm* lot Reports and Flaming Extra* Boon Circulated? Hour by Hour tha Now from QMraltar Macama Mara Sariaua Until Finally It Waa laM That tha Britiah Flaot Had Claarod far Action? Tho Foreign Offlco l? ouoo a Statement. Qr~t Brttol? ?"? RW. too*. ?aV^.V^'^"OTt, "* "?? Nortk "?? th.rl f procre*8,nK f*rorably and 2 ?. .J"* ,h* '"OU.C ^.-"4 * Mr friction .rtoto, Mweai ? ? u,.Tn,m~" The ?*^ Tho ""ml~loo under *ne Hagu? convention is on th? ?er?e of settlement. tt# Oreat^Brtuin^ eTplnSi'SL COnd|tions. Panic. Not for v^ri^. a w*r alarmist reports and ??!*. 80 man3r flooded Ix>ndon Th? ng: extras i'?ry JSSTi, Thi" ,:""or wig not nnp el*..! " is there Justify it. The proirlrCUIn8tant'e to formation iabFed Sv^011 ?* tho ln* Press that Sly the L?the A880c??ted ?n the firing 4 the would bo detached f trawler* the conclusion that R?M|a "J**1 K at ken fan h by not dJVtZfll *?*d brt>" eel3 Involved In the affair Vn ton7i this came wIM ' . "i top of activity at Gibraltar ^ e"lendous the news from Gib-altar 1 ^ hour ?23 n the parallel statement s? ??tSPTr m?d* r?sr 25 Sit -IW&sss sate lie*1 waa :Lt?% ~ .PS2S! AdnUral Koala of BottenblTr^'niVo?"?,. JmJS? 5r/Sr/-?'h" Lor<l Lansd" , 11' rxl' ,. '??r; "I0 25*JJering names that had b?n su?J sion. When ??inI,tM,,ationul conimls state or^d*'{hi-'?:!"."Kna?m" ' I'.' for'u, 'and^n 'orde?U? 80 mo,t ,musll?' He L'?\Tvro o??e" the following statement- 1 ia?t??tonsh0?aRrr:;.,r," "c."' V'*<> skipping durliur n) * cnc? 10 neutral ??*? ?& ? ?*? compliance wl?h j{.,c?ia. r-*aR>- 111 MtVZa at Vian ?tCers h?v Ki" wi?h 8roT? n?W ,^'?CU88^nR't The^torms commSrwhich wf.1 with tho enquiry .. W'U no ^trusted Tho Foreign Office is intensely ir Tn what thev d?"SfnKtlon plaro,i '">? ?.teAsra.r^cr,'?3 T<rzr" the huae tt*e keen Riven , ? uo?t now concent rafp/i if Forolsm n JiUS mn embassy and tho h?*^vP ?fflco nfflrm that tho neao iS^nnWC?-rVK?nt,ro,y "'"fined to the ?lon^ ln wlfjrh ?n'n'ei<nat,onaI Cf?nm?H ?ion, m Wilichjio jutch has occurred f^au'TrM' I # rmJ discuss the reports of activity SL S * Dut ,l was 'miniated that the movements were part of a or? arranged plan rather than tho result of orders following the announced t,oZ v,t!!rc or t,w ?3Z Ambassador BenkendorfT had ? whn ,'or!,,al '"tervlow with the King who. it is understood, expressed fnr SZSZSE?. .t'?h s'- -^SSff & Two Killed by Dynamite. Houston, Tex., Piper-Iai. ? Two men are dead, two fatally Injured and one soveroly liurt, as the result of a dyna mite explosion in the Basin oil field. The dead: John Drumley, McKee* Rock, Pa., head bolwn off; Clarence J. Hoff, of Tennessee, body blown to pieces. The fatally injured: John Rider, of Pittsburg, Pa., and BeH Holt, The pumping foreman was also badly injured but will recover. Dynamite had been placed In the (lueff Company's well to loosen the casing. It was decid ed to pull It out and re-set the charge. In drawing the explosive up, it collide*/ with the eating and exploded. Telegraphic Briefs. A week of the most vigorous cam paign work !? planned by the Demo cratic national managers. In many churches in Philadelphia it baa been planned to have prayers dally to th* city from the gross croruptton of the Republicans. W. L. Douglas. Democratic candi date for Governor of Massachusetts, fad 7,000 parsons nt a barbecue Sat urday in his native town, Plymouth. Warahlps May Rally Again. 8hanghal, by cable.? Advices reach ing Shanghai say that tho Japanese as sault on Port Arthur continues with unabated vigor and that the Russian defense la dogged and determined. The northern portion of East Kce wan mountain haa been captured by the Japanese, who hold it under a fur ious Are. A fort on the inner line of defense was destroyed by the explosion of a magazine on November 2. The rasualities of the Japanese are report ed to be enormous. A belief prevails that the Russian warships will make another attempt to escape.