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viii be unable to come owing to busi-

will be unable to come owing to busi-
ness engagements.
The only visitor who saw the ex-Pres-
ident was General Tracey. After late
breakfast the ex-President paid Mrs.
Dimmick a visit. All the stories tele-
graphed from Indianapolis to the fact
that Mrs. Mckee, daughter of General
Harrison, will not be able to attend the
wedding owing to the fact that she had
been exposed to the measles were
deemed of not sufficient Importance to
answer. Russell Harrison and wife are
expected to arrive before Sunday.
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NINE PEOPLE DROWNED.
Lost Their Lives During Mondays
Cloudburst in Kentucky

LANCASTER (Ky.), April News
was received to-day from Buffalo Creek,
IN Owsley County, which gives the par
ticulars of the drowning of nine people
in Buffalo Creek during the recent
cloudburst. The dead are: Miss Mary
Garrett, Mrs. George Gepson and three
children, two children of William Burns
and two others whose names cannot be
learned. Numerous narrow escapes
from death are reported, and the dam
age to property was enormous.
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FRISCO TRAIN HOLD-UP.
Rloodhounds to be Placed on the Trail
of the Robbers.

LEBANON (Mo), April 2.-Superin-
tendent Simpson of Wells, Fargo & Co.
arrived here this morning and assumed
charge Of the search for the men who
robbed the express car on the Frisco
road yesterday morning. He states
positively that the total amount secured
by the robbers was S1,252, and of this
sum nearly S400 has been recovered
from packages dropped by the men in
their flight. Two packs of bloodhounds
have been ordered placed on the trail,
but it is doubted if they will be of much
avail. The belief is growing that the
robbers were men living near the scene
of the hOld-uD
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New Orleans sub-Treasury.

WASHINGTON April 2.-United
States Treasurer Morgan and party
have returned from New Orleans, where
all examination of the sub-treasury in
that city was made. Mr.. Morgan re-
ports accounts accurate and well kept.
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Treasury Gold Reserve.

WASHINGTON, April 2-The treas
ury gold reserve at the close of business
to-day stood at $128, ,1O5, ,404. The with
drawals for the day were $26S. $500.
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which he gave notice in Committee OF
the Whole, and it was agreed to-
On the amendment itself the vote was
taken by yeas and anys, resulting:
Yeas 49, nays 1O5.
The bill was then passed, and at
5:25 O'Clock, on motion of Cannon
(Rep.) of Illinois, the House ad-
jOurned until Tomorrow
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PERSONAL ANo IMpERsoNAL

$500
PROF. Al. M. Schlechter, of the Bot
aniual museum, Berlin, is about to start
on collecting tour in South Africa
President Faure, of France, was At
one time president at Havre OF tho
Young Mems Christian association.
-Lotta, the actress. is at present Ay
ing in absolute retirement in northern
New Jersey. Despite the fact that she
is in her 5oth year, she does 20 Q
q day over 40, and is just as cheerful
and merry as ever.
Clara Sehumann, the renowned pi-
anist, suffered IN apopleGtic stroke re-
Gently at her home on Frankfort-on-the
Main, from which she is not expected
TO recover. She is now 76. Her first
appearance was as a juvenile prodigy1n
1920.
Nine. Audiffred has bequeathed
500, 900 francs to the Paris academy Of
medicine. The income, $4,000 francs,
is to be given for the rest Of his life 10
the physician, French or foreign, who
discovers a cure for consumption.
Col. Rhodes, the brother Of Cecil
Rhodes, whose name has been men
toned many times recently in connee-
ton with the South African troubles,
was for two years in command of the
First royal dragons, and a favorite IN
London. He also served as aide-de-
camp of Lord Londonderry when the
latter was lord lieutenant of Ireland.
That the verdict of the court-maT-
tial and the dismissal of DR.. Edward
Kirshner from the navy have had no ef'
feet on his associates is shown by the
fact that at the recent meeting Of the
Alumni association of the medical de-
partment of the University of New
York at the Waldorf he was unanimous
" elected vice president Of the associa'
ton.
Alma Tadema, the artist, has the
most beautiful home in England. The
wall of the drawing-room is paneled
with tall, slim pictures, each Of them
by a different painter-Leighton
Boughton, Sargent, Whistler, and q
score of other artist friends each CON
tributing to this remarkable decora-
ton. Another interesting feature is
the oak and ivory piano, on the outside
lid of which are inscribed the auto
graphs of the most celebrated singers
and musicians in the world.
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New Table L,nan.

Round and oblong cloths with cir
cular borders come In various sizes for
dining tables so shaped. Floral designs
predominant largely in these, the clover
leaf, pansy and chrysanthemum taking
the lead as the f~avorites. The hand
soonest ones, however, are Of plain
linen, known as butchers linen, these
being decorated by a three-inch inser-
ton of renaissance lace and a hem
stitched strip and edging correspond
ing in design with the lace. Others
are t~astefully decorated with bands Of
Cluny lace in linen. alternating in Mex.
lean drawn work in fanciful design.
st. Louis Republic.
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The WheonIr nga,d.

For summer cycling fashion permits
the wearing Of low shoes Of russell
leather or kid. Theymay be worn with
golf hose In a color harmonizing with
the suit.
A new thing Is the bicycle belt for
women. It has attached to it a small
leather bag or purse. 1t IoDks like a
canteen, but it is intended for small
change, tickets, a watch and other
tribes that the rider likes to have at
hand.
One Of the best new bicycle boots for
women is fashioned like q mans dress
boot. The sole is made of rubber, with
a roll in the rear Of the ball to keep
the foot from slipping on the pedal.
The vamp is Of glove kid or soft leather,
with tho portion i~nclosing the leg OF
morocco or patent leather. There is
an opening on the side to facilitate
putting il on, and the boot is fastened
on with a strap and buckle-Chicago
Record.
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The man in the upper berth leaned
over its edge, and, tanning his frown
firmly down on his brow, cried in q
harsh, coarse voice that vas audible
above the rattle and rumble Of the en-
CINE:
"Hil you, down there. AreSpu rich r.
"Heh7" calculated the maa In the
lower berth, almost swallowing his
Adams apple. "Whazzer mazzer7"
II say. are you rich?"
Whats that, siri Rich? What do
you mean by waking me up in the mid-
die Of the night to ask me- such q queS-
ton as that2s
II want to know-that's why"
'Wells then, confound you. I am rich.
Now I hope your curiosity IS satisfied
and you VIII let me 30 10 aieepy
VERY rich7"
millionaire, confound you. Now
shut up and
WELL then, why III torment don't you
charter a whole train To do your snoring
/ 2"-Daily Eastern Argus
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nnANE MoNrMoMEMclAVERM


she Wseergend Avthpr Murway Gween
hfY saT Is yefWy tlevahs
and SisteT Wuth could heah hlm pweach.
uohtvRh md fchcvah.
ana went down to heah him pweachs
with Wn2h and my Annette.
Ir9n tfe nWave. hewoic deaths
5 a1cient inaWtahs met.
ana as ne WeDWesepted them,
II az their acts n feachawa,
The nncient mawtahs. dontcherynoWs
Were dooeid cleyah e~weacheNs,
nut. aw. dean met They don't compah
IN twue hewoic hwavewy,
no q Dwave hewoic fwlend Of mine,
Young Montmowenc Averwy.
He earned foah dollahs every week,
And moi anothah coppah;
But this bwaye soul wesolved to dwess
Pweeminently pwoppahi
30 this was all the food each day
The owgve Young cWeature had
One CLAWS OF milk. a cigRwette,
Foah ewaekers and some bwead.
He lived on foahteen cents a day.
And ~cherWished one gweat passions
The pwecious pwOiect OF hts soul,
OF being dwessed In fashion.
nut when he'd earned a suit entiah,
To his euprweme chawin.
Just then did shawt-tailed coats go out,
AAM AHHA~EGlArA GVGtH CUAAC III
But nausht could bweak his wisid VIII,
And now, 4 pway on, note.
That he gave up his CLAWS OF milk
And bought a long-talled coat.
But then the fashion changed once noah.
And bWouEht q gwievous plight;
It changed from TROUSERS that are loose
To %twousers that are tight.
Then his foah cwackers he gave up.
He Just W~enounced their use;
And changed to TROUSERS that are tight,
From twousers that are loose,
And then the narrow-toed style shoes
To b~woad-toed changed instead,
Then he pwocured a b~woad-toed pair,
And gave up eating bwead.
Just then the bwoad-bwimmed style Of hi
70 narwow bwims ave way;
And so his twibulations gwew,
Incweasing evewy day.
But he pwocured q narwow bWtms
OF vewy stylish set;
But, bwave, bwave souli he had to dwop
His pwecious cigaWette.
But now when his whole suit confohmed
To fashion regulation,
For lack OF cwackers, milk and bwead,
He perwished OF stahvation.
Thus IN his owah Of Wctowys
He passed on TO his west
i weallv nevah saw a cawpsf
So fashionably dwessed.
MY tears above his Weil-dWessed clay
TELL like the Hpwingtime waina;
MY eyes had nevah vested on
such pwopnh dwessed wemains
Tint 4ncient maWtshs-they were gwand
And glorious IN their day
Eut this hTFave MoutmoWenci was
AS gWeat and gwand as they.
IN. Z. Herald
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advantage of the opporCuA
about this comparatively unknown
race and it's neighbors and was sur
prised to find that there was an accepts
ed tradition that there lived on infinite
number of days marches to the north1
east a tribe of white men.
Further inquiries elected the state
ment that they lived on the skirts of
the desert, which was difficult and
dangerous to cross. Attempts had been
made to avoid this desert by passing
through their country, but they were
found to be SO fierce and so absolutely
devoid of fear that the caravans pre-
ferred the dangers Of the desert to the
hostility of the white tribe. Such cird
cumstantial statements induced Capt.
barrymore to make stricter Inquiries
and at length he found a MahomedanI
priest named Hadji, a man of great ms
tegrity and considerable influence. He
had been to Mecca and it was on his way
there and back that he actually saw
with his own eyes one Of this white
tribe.
The man in question was armed only
with a bow and arrow, but such is the
reputation Of ~1erceness possessed by
the race that the caravan did not res
main long in his vicinity, but left thc
place as quickly as possible. Al Hadjl
saw him distinctly. Capt. Larymores
who, by the way, is a type of the fair
Saxon, interrupted the priest in his
story, and said that the man must have
been simply a light-colored Arab. NO.
said AL Hadji, 81 saw him close at
hand, and he had light hair and blue
eyes, exactly as you have"
This statement and the confirmation
It had received by many rumors and
tales, was one Of extreme Importance,
considering the strict integrity OF the
man who made it. Consequently Capt.
barrymore took down the testimony of
the man in writing. The existence of
such a race is firmly believed in by most
Of the Gold Coast travellers, and among
others by Sir Francis Scott. Unfor-
tunately, owing to the fact that the
reckoning of the progress of a caravan
Is done in the most careless way, the
spot cannot be located exactly. AL
Hadji says it is many days from Ko-
rama, which might mean 100 or LOCO
miles.-London News.
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ron 4 COOP LAWN.
Fsuf Essentials to Establish Ons and Ia
sure Its Psrmanenco.


Fouf Essentials to Establish One and Ia
sure Its Permanenco.
This is the season when We are often
asked how to establish a good lawn
and insure its permanence. Downing
names three essential requisites: I.
Deep soil. 2. Proper kinds of grass.
B.. Frequent moving. For this climate
1 would add a fourth-that is, plenty OF
water.
If the Eubsoil is hard and tenacious 1T
should be well unoerdrained and
trenched, or subsoiled to a depth OF 10
or IS Inches, so as to create a reservoir
for holding moisture which may be
drawn upon by the plants as needed
during the dry times. This matter Of
subsoiling does not receive the atten'
ton it deserves in our climate. Many
persons seem to think that If the sur
face soil is in good condition nothing
further Is needed. Such persons should
bear in mind that it is a deep soil only
which win furnish moisture for grass
roots through continued drought, So
that the lawn will remain green during
she entire summer and autumn.
Again. too much attention cannot be
given to the preparation of the soil be
fore the seed is sown. Tt should b'
plowed and replowed, cultivated, har
rowed and rolled until the whole i
thoroughly ~pulverized and mixed to {
depth of ten inches. This work shoulC
he done in the fall, and then the plo
should be left to settle all winter be
fore the seed is sown. The foundation
will then be firm. This not only make'
a compact bed which the tender gras
roots need, but 1t will insure the law
aqainst those little knobs and hollow
which are so Objectionable in appear
ance and do so much to obstruct tn
use of the mower.
Only two kinds of grass r reall,
worthy of consideration for this eli
mate. These are the Kentucky blu
grass (poa p~ratensis) and red to-
(agrostis vulgaris). There r a fey
others, such as Rhode Island bent grass
a finer kind of agrostis, which may b
sown, but 1t is more expensive an
little superior to a good strain of re
top. A little sweet vernal grass o
white clover may be added, but neithe
is essential. The coarser grasses, sue
as timothy, orchard grass or meado'
fescul, should never be sown in a law
They are short-lived and too coarse an
stiff to make a soft, velyety carpe
There are many lawn mixtures advel
tised and sold at high prices; some {
them are good and will make exceller
lawns, but, if analysed, the best
them viii be found to consist mainly {
blue grass and red top, which may /
bought in the market for from $1.5O |
$3.50 a bushel.
To seed properly, from two to thrt
bushels will be required to the acr
owing in some HaaRre Q the amour
of chaR mixed
should be sow1
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a MINER.a a hAe.
me CnrrisF saved HIs life. Althoush ne
Lost us JOB.


Ehs Carrier saved his Life Although He
Lost us job,
When we got the post Office at tho
mining town Of Strawberry Hill the
mail bag had to be carried to and fro
from Bluff City over the hills by a man
on foot. The distance was nine miles
and was traversed twice a week. One
Wednesday the carrier came in with
out the bag and the 400 men assembled
around the shanty used as a post Office
at once demanded an explanation.
eTil tell you how it was, began tho
man, who was bleeding from a dozen
hurts. up thar at the bend / was
tackled by q bar
"And You killed him, Of course 70
piled one of the crowd.
"No, I left my gun behind"
'eThen you lodged him?"
mo. Tried to dodge him but he was
right thar"
"Then you a away2"
"No chance to run. The critter was
utter me or that mail bag and / heaved
him the bag and got away. He clawed
me a few times, but it's nuthing to
hurt"
stephen jackson" said Judge Wat
kins, in solemn tones, as a murmur Of
indignation passed through the crowd,
edo you mean TO tell us that you gin up
that mail bag to that b'ar2"
chad to-
Didn't that bar seem to prefer you
to the bag?"
Reckon he did"
"And You felt that he did?"
"Yes, felt purity strong that way"
"And yit, after SWARM to uphold the
sacred constitution of the United States
and defend that mail bag with your life
you calmly fed it to a b'arl"
Had to do it to git away"
"But who said anythin' about you
gettin' away? It was your solemn
dooty to perish right thar! It was
your dooty, sir, as a patriot and a mail.
carrier and a government offshul L
hang that mall bag to q limb and lei
that bar go ahead on your karkassl
You hev escaped the bar, but youheV
to deal with the outraged feelin's 0.
this we're campi Stephen jackson, how
do you prefer TO d1ef
"By hangin'!"
"Wall, well send two men up to tn,
bend. If they git the bag you ART
Saved; il the bar has deyoured it wei
hang youby the neck till you ar deadi'
The men found the bag and the car
rier's life was saved, although he los
his Job. Singularly enough, the bag
contained but one letter, and that wa.
q missive for Judge Watkins from Iii
wife in Ohio saying he needn't com
home, as she had applied for q divorc
and expected to marry a better man.
Detroit Free Press.
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6CCA A1o 4OCA Nv"
protection to the
young grass plants, but / have never
yet found that a strong, grass-feeding
plant like the oat would furnish pro.
lection to a delicate, slow-growing one.
On the contrary, the ~so-called protector
viii rob the weaker plant Of its nourish.
ment. Red top terminates much more
quickly than blue grass, and win fur
nish oil the protection necessary be-
sides covering the surface with a green
coat almost as quickly az oats will.
After the blue grass gets its root well
established in deep, rich soil 1t will
need no further protection, but win as,
sumo entire control in q very short
time.
The third essential is early and fire.
quent moving. If the grass is allowed
to get too large before being cut the
stubble will be too stiff, and we lose
that soft, velvety character which is
only produced by frequent moving.
Water must be kept in constant sup.
ply to feed the grass. The ~deep-soil
preparation will help TO do this, but
he is fortunate who can draw on some
reservoir for occasional irrigation
Where water is always abundant less
care need be given to fertilization, 9th.
erwise 1t will be well to top dress the
lawn early every spring with 80 or AZ
bushels of unleached ashes and 400 OF
400 pounds Of bone meal or superphos,
phate to the acre. This will keep the
grass in thriving condition. Barr
manure is too unsightly, and should
not be used except in localities where
snow the ground all winter, an6
then 1t should be raked off as early al
possible in the spring. By following
out the suggestions given here in pro,
viding the four essentials we may hav,
as fine lawns in this country az they de
in Englandj lawns which will last a life.
time and be a continual source Of pleas
r to all who see them.-Garden ant
Forest.
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The record for quickly Increasing
population, as shown by the recent cena
sus, says q Paris correspondent, cers
tainly belongs to Roubaix. In 1900 tho
population Of this town was 8,302; al
the taking Of the last census It was
Iii, pit, of which 5sso75 were Belgians.
OF this increase 81, 600 were immigrants
while the remaining bs,075 were due TO
the excess of births oyer4deaths. There
Is certainly no other town in France
where the population has increased 81
rapidly. The rate Of increase Is ten
times that Of the resi- Of France and
three times that Of Paris-N. X. Sun.
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Peel and cUt into dice three medium
sized new potatoes; throw them into
water as you cut them. Put into a fry
ing pan . pint Of wafer, over It place q
perforated tin plate, and on this ar
range q dolly; drain the potatoes, and
when the water boiIs place the potatoes
on the cloth, sprinkle a little salt V :
them, cover and steam rapidly IL mins
utes; when done, put them IN j hot
dish, add some good butter and serve.
They may be cooked in a chaAng dish
Instead Of over the rangeCinosRnma
EnquireE
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n0He al ner features is
classical and she is slightly freckled.
she does not dress In the height Of fash
ion, nor, on the other hand, does she
ever look shabby or old-fashioned,
though she does sometimes wear made
over dresses and trimmed-over hats.
She cannot really be called accom-
plished, though she can sing indiffer-
emily well, play q very little on the
piano and write an interesting letter.
In company she quite often cnnnot
think of anything to say, though when
with the girls she is sometimes ac-
cuscd Of talking too much. She is not
q brilliant scholar and she il not by
any means a dull one. In short, she is
just a common, everyday kind OF a girl,
like dozens you see every time you go
where there are many girls to be seen,
Perhaps I should not give the impress
zion that she is exactly like other girls
for she does have one peculiar gift, md
yet, after all, the only peculiar thing
about it Is that she chooses TO use ii
right along, while a good many other
giris-and boys and grown people, for
that matter-though they have the
same gift, keep il locked up most Of
the time. and use it only on very par
ficular occasions.
The only thing I can compare this
gift to, at the moment, is a bit Of the
sun, and it might be called a pocket
sunshine generator, though a pocket Is
the worst possible place for it.
To show how useful this little gift
may be made in cloudy weather is my
reason for introducing you to Winnie.
Tor that is the name Of this everyday
kind Of a girl-Winnie Smith.
Winnie's life has not been marked by
any startling events, and a certain
winter day. not long ago, viii serve
my purpose a. well aa any other.
She rose, then, q little later thar
usual that morning. It was cold in hen
room, aud she laughed to hear hel
teeth chatter together as she made a
quick solicit and then ran downstairs tc
breakfast.
Breakfast wasn't quite ready. The
baby was crying his fists doubled up
and very red fiji the face; Mrs. Smith
with an anxious brow, was trying tC
pacify him. while Mr.. Smith was re.
reading the last nights newspaper
with q moody expression Of counte
nnnee.
The instant Minnie appeared OF the
Scene there was 4 change, though eli
che said was Good morning. The
baby stopped crying and held out his
arms 70 Winnie who took him and be.
gan talking to him: Mrs. Smiths brow
became smooth and Tranquil as she rose
- fzish setting IRE food on the table.
and Mr. ssnlth smiled over the top Of
Bis newspaper. III less than five min.
uA "a baby Was sitting Ii his high
rhair ~pornding she trey with bis two
tAtie nsts and growing. while the rest
81 Tie family Ne laughing athis ener.
snd good spirits AZ they ate their
hcalf ana eh~esrfnlly discussed
fheiF plaas 1Q the day.
At abqHi O'clock Winnie started
seloal aefe was ar er4and I'd
- Done 1n Pie way at 3 store. The
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WHITE rRlREs IN AFRICA.

latest stories About This Much-Discussed
Subject.
There have always been vague tradi5
tions of a white ace locked up in the
interior, but when the tales have come
to be tested the white race generally
turns up to he merely a tribe Of lighter
colored Arabs, keeping all the charac4
teristics of the RAGE and having none o6
the white mAn's.
But in this ace we have something
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-18

body but himself enjoJ
On the evening Of the p
OF the company was I'M And q
resident of La Grange who had previ-
ously taken the part in q local company
consented to go on. The local singer
IL q well-known man about town, be-
longs to ell the secret orders, and has
a host Of friends, who could not miss
such an opportunity to testify to their
esteem. All the 'boys" were duly noti-
fed and came prepared with proper
testimonials. AT the end Of the sec
ond act there were loud and continued
calls for the local singer.
In the confusion the leading man did
not distinguish the name and, taking it
for granted that he was being called
for, stepped before the curtain and
made an elaborate bow. An usher adj
yanced with a large tray covered with
q napkin the size of q small tablecloth.
The gentleman pulled out another stop
In his smile, and, lifting the tray with
one hand and removing the cloth with
the other, disclosed to view n very
choice collection of turnips, cabbages,
carrots, onions and other delicacies of
the season.
White with indignation he dis
charged the entire collection with the
force Of a Greek catapult at the head
of the retreating usher, but as his agi-
tation was great his aim was CORE
s~pondingly unsteady and nobody was
hurt. Later the real situation was ex-
planned to him and after due acknowl-
cdgemeut N the part of the person for
whom the bouquets were really intend
ed the performance proceeded to a tri-
umphant clcse.-Chicago Tribune.