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interested in document that passed
through the department officially few
days ago. The document is the prop
erty of the imperial government. and
contains a report which Is perfectly
reliable. The report gives the history
OF a man who is 1874 years old, and has
been in the employ of the English pos
tai service for the last rs years. the
mans name is Robert Taylor. He was
born in Scarva. North Ireland, in the
reign of George III. He was 81 years
old when the battle of Waterloo was
fought. He was years old when Ma
poleon was born, and he can clearly
remember the revolt of the American
colonies against England in l776. The
report further says that the old gentle
man still possesses all his faculties
and discharges all the duties OF post
master in his native village OF Scarva.
Mr.. Taylor is said TO have lived the
life of a bachelor until he had passed
the age of 100 years, and in 1872 he
married lady whom he had known
for over fifty years.-New York Times.
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PEOPLE OF NOTE.

The ear OF Russia, so the story runs,
has in his household an understudy,
singularly like him in appearance. who
shows himself at the windows OF rail-
WAY carriages when his imperial ma
jesty does not wish to disturb himself.
The prince OF Wales has taken a
great fancy to n pretty little villa at
Cannes. belonging to Comte St Priest.
and arrangements will probably be
made so that his royal highness may
become the owner. The maisonnette
is Of very modest dimensions. but
charmingly situated and commanding
lovely views
All American admirers of Robert
Louis Stevenson viii hear with sorrow
ful surprise that the subscriptions late
ly invited for the purpose OF erecting a
monument In honor OF the dead writer
In Edinburgh have fallen far short OF
the expected amount. The memorial
Will, as a consequence, necessarily be
modest. II may take the form of
marble bust. with his own words. HE
clung to his paddle" inscribed beneath
it.
An imposing and sympathetic crowd.
including nearly all the nobility OF the
French empire. short time ago. at
tended the funeral at the Church OF
st. Pierre de chailcot OF the Due de
Bassano. chamberlain and intimate
friend OF Napoleon III. The Empress
Eugenie was represented by Gen. Prince
Murat and Prince Napoleon by the
Marquis de la Grange. The duke was
the last surviving senator Of the sec
ond empire, whose great men are grad
nally disappearing from the scene. His
birth certificate. which had to be pro-
duced on this occasion. caused some
surprise and much interest, az ii bore
the signature Of the first consul and
Mime. Josephine Bonaparte.
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rHRILLINo puRoLAa STONY.
In Which Two rhn.a.irh,s Women Are
Conrerned.

Concerned.
An elderly woman and her daughter
living In Philadelphia have been spend
inS the last few days in recuperating
from nervous shock they recently
received. each blaming the other ms the
cause OF the trouble. The elderly wo-
man is slightly deaf. and lives in con-
slant dread OF burglars. and to addi-
tionaily fortify her room at night she
has taken to standing a stick between
the lower sash OF her window and the
casing above, SO that IL cannot be OPEN
cd. The other night she was awaken
ed by hearing a racket in her room.
and finally, mastering up enough cour-
age to look around. she discovered that
her stick had fallen from the window
to the floor. behind the sewing ma
chine. She arose. went to the machine
and leaned over II to reach the stick.
Meantime the daughter had been
awakened by the same noise, and. fear
Ing that a burglar had entered her
mothers room and would frighten her
TO death, she hurried to investigate.
Reaching the door. she saw. to her
horror, that her mother was lying.
head down. over the machine. evidently
dead or unconscious. Though the
daughter is small and frail. she de-
sided TO carry her to the bed and hurry
for help. Running over. she clasped
the supposedly unconscious body
around the waist. Immediately the
mother gave forth such succession
of blood-curdling shrieks as might
have been heard for squares. as she
struggled in the grasp OF the long-ex
pected burglar. but the daughter. GER
tain that her mother had gone mad
with fright. held on for dear life and
the two Struggled and swayed till an
ally they both fell exhausted on the
bed. Then they realized the true situ-
alton and they've been blaming each
other ever since.-Utica Observer.
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STONE IN HER STOMACH.
From ne oa.stie, Bla.dln,rnl, h,

The wife of the Rev. A. R. Adams r,.,..
Of the Bedford Christian Church a, fp,.or p,.o
dinsviiis; o.. ,. III; was for years compelled to
case bafiied the physie ians, but tod.v .sl
Is alive and well and tells the story 81 bsr sr
recovery as follows. S' "er
About sig years ago." said Mrs. Adam.
weighed about i4O pounds. hut NV,
health began to fail and / lost fesh NY NY
iood 1000. d,d 10 not agree with me and felt ike =
over until ] thought had dronsy ''oa' All
II had pains and soreness In NV ,af, ia.
wnicn extended clear across nv bact snS
also into the region of my heart. Dnr;na
these spells a hard ridge would annsar is
me me ,ets si,ie OF my stomach and around
These attacks left me sore .rs
nausted- All last summer was 80 nsrvo,,.
mat the children laughing and plavins
nearly drove me wild Isaffered nlfo frn,ss Ing
female troubles and doctorcd with ten dae'
help. 'ing any
my husband having r..a
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FUTURE OF AFRlcA.
nises Continent HAS Beea p,vlaed
Among European pover~.

Among European Powers
It Is n fitting time at tho end OF the
century to exhibit Africa. Like poor
Poland. II has been fully psrtitioned.
though. unlike Poland. not torn limb
from limb. What political changes the
next century will bring In continent
which has interested the world for
thousands OF years cannot be foreseen.
hut there is no probability that great
native negro kingdom win rise. The
control is likely to continue where il
Is placed, In European hands. The
few states that may be called native
have no promise OF permanence. The
destiny of the two Boer republics Is
absorption in British South Africa
Mr.. Stead. 1t will be observed. is very
confident OF this. and he has good rea-
son for his confidence. Independent
Morocco and semi-independent Trip
oil. on tho Mediterranean. have no fu-
ture OF their own. Sooner or later
they VIII go TO swell the possessions OF
France and other European powers.
We must regard Africa. therefore, as
an appendage OF Europe. The white
races which pushed back the natives
ard settled and control the American
continent from Cape Barrow to Cape
Horn dominate all the other continents
and the black tribes of Africa. as well
as the brown and yellow OF Asia. are
subject to their rule. The greatest OF
Asiatic Kingdoms is In the process OF
decay, and its partition Is already be-
gun. 1t sens terribly unjust for the
white interlopers to wrest two cont-
nents-America and Australia-from
the aboriginal man and make them
their own; to take another from the
Asiatic races and erect their standards
over 1t. and. finally. to take Africa
from the blacks and subject 1t wholly
to their viii.
In treating OF South Africa must
include Cape Colony, Natal. Bechuana-
land, the South African Republic and
the Orange Free State. because want
of space forbids detail and compels
brevity. The most marked advance In
Africa during the next century Will he
In this region. because 1t is suitable to
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wide Ia foot and half will make
longer fringe). The warp Is drawn out.
leaving the wool as fringe. and TO fa-
cilitate this work | cut the strips of
carpet in one inch slashes on either
side. leaving in the center OF the strip
an Inch intact to hold the fringe. The
fringed strips are then doubled and
sewed In rows on foundation of car
pet II the rug is wanted stiff. attach
the under surface to n second piece of
carpet with heavy paste. The fringed
rug is very handsome and the colors
Will not fade.
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was a month after that before the his
toric bombardment OF Alexandria took
place. England was then in much the
same situation as that in which the
United States was placed when Dewey
destroyed the Spanish fleet at Manila,
having no army ready to occupy the
e,ty after practically destroying It..
But the results were far more depIor-
able. s'ncc Alexandria was sacked and
/. large PART OF its buildings burnei
Is a half savage mob.
Yet England was then. asnow, one OF
the grea, military powers Of ths werld,
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ODDS AND ENDS.

1t is in the length Of patience. and
endurance, and forbearance. that much
OF what Is good in mankind and woman
kind Is shown"
Last year the Italian Government.
for non-payment OF taxes, confiscated
the property of 4O.s62 peasants. al
though many OF them owed no more
than 25 to 90 cents.
The tolling OF church bells on the
occasion OF burial is based on the old
pagan custom of banging gongs when
body was to be Inferred In order to
scare away the bad spirit.
The hardest japanese wood is klyaki.
resembling oak In fiber. which takes
high polish, and is used for fine work
and frames of ships. but is becoming
very scarce. the price having doubled
within the last few years
Paris 14th OF July celebration will
comprise a novel feature in the his
torical procession Of scenes from the
beginnings OF Lutetia to the times of
Louis XIV. The municipal council has
voted 10000 france toward the cost.
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[vE A PLAIN DIET.
-, ABOARD a wARsH,P.

~n. hut Not . Large Variety
man aboard a government
yer, irss the same amount nnd
rrsrd rreod he he landsman or mn
9, ms financial equivalent Is
araL ran,i, and no authority below
per conrress can change the
ac. - unless in emergency cases.
nu.s, c.ntaiu may order short ra-
20 ", T,e bill of fare at sea for one
,,airdes salt pork. beans, picked
or salt horse" as IT i known on
lizard; hardtack. coffee. sugar
,ss salt. pepper. flour, raisins. VIM
k'.d moias<es. So many ounces
al, an ont TO each man, and II he
usa.s IT, hungry it is from some other
mar insufficiency of food.
mess has its own cook. usually
.asman. who. besides being re-
"a from deck duty. receives his
81 hoard free by having his rations
amnted. that is. drawing 80 a
In instead Of the ships provisions.
% Nv he handy at cooking he is usu-
r,ven the money equivalent of an
= ration and sometimes ration
n half. :.
head hash. which is very palata-
| cood coffee, with sugar. but no
H.. hardtack. or sea biscuits. which
made Of the best -four and in taste
1, hardness resemble the Bent water
Iaters. At noon there is plenty of
M pork and beans, bean soup. cof-
1 nickles, hardtack and such extra
H. as the cook can prepare with
[ limited means. Supper consists of
6at Is left from dinner made into
ms hashes. etc. with bread and cof-
4 and nlckles on the side.
Erbe other foodstuffs first mentioned
I served on other days. Fresh bread
always on hand, II the cook knows
,w 10 make II. and he generally
,rus. Dun, puddings and like dishes
I served with molasses. When the
IN h in port fresh beef. potatoes.
retables of all kinds are served
rec times a week.
n man could always have as good
od as the American man-of-wars-
an gets he could count himself for
News.
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An Arizona iIairou,.

Doesn't it disturb you when tbev
have shooting scrap next doorsy
asked the tenderfoot who was under.
going an Arizona hair cut.
Disturb Eotbin'.r answered The b,r.
ber. ut gener'ly makes II easier"
At this juncture the shooting beg,p
at Red Mikes saloon next door. The
tenderfoofs hair rose on end. and the
barber trimmed It as expeditionsIy as
II he were shearing a hedgehog. CHI
cago Tribune.
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Important to Mnther.

The manufacturers of Castoria have been
compelled to spend hun ndreds OF thousands on
dollars TO familiar,ze tn, public with the sig
nature OF 'has FL Fletcher. This has been
neccssitated by reason OF pirates oounterfeit
ing the castorin trade mark. This counter
feiting is crime rot only against the proprie-
tors of castoria. but against the growing
generation All persons. should be careful to
sec that casioria bexirs the signature of Chas.
IL J. Fletcher. II they would guard the health Of
their children Parents and mothers. in par
tieular, ght to carefully examine the
castoria advertisements which have been ap-
he wrnpper Of every bottle OF genuine Castorir
bears tle fac-simile signature of Chas II,
fletcher. under who q supervision n has beer,
manufactured contin aousiy for over thirty
years.
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r,,h,r chlawlck,. mcmcntoc.,

Father John T. Chadwick. who was
1,e chaplain Of the Maine and Is now
|ttached to the cruiser Cincinnati.
|rought home with him from the
Ereck n number of brass strips that
Fere on the steps of one of the lad
|ers of the ship. and from the metal
las made $50 crosses. which lie Is now
distributing among the families of
b. men who We're lost with the
|laine. 1t WIS good Father Child
wick's own idea that these sorrowing
beople would find such mcmento not
bnly sign of hope but comforting
lssnrance.
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luaII!yIll

nave been greatly beneflted
= was also troubled with neryous nro.-
tration and numbness OF my right arm and
hand so that at times could hardly endnra
the pain, but that has all passed away
do dow nave good appetite and am able to
uo my own work Have done more this
summer than in the past four wears nnt
Iogetner. DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
,eopie cured me. and think It my duty To
let other sufferers know it.n W
hundreds OF equally remarkable cases
nave been cured by DR.. Williams Pink pills
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Two Item. In the mn.

ut strikes me, Mr. Brief" said Mr..
Dogway. that your charge OF $3.50 for
this opinion is pretty steep" "No
doubt" said Mr.. Brief. But you see.
Dogway. when you come and ask me
for an opinion which violatea all my
convictions you've got 10 pay not only
for your Law. but for my conscience" -
HAypef't BksAr
The western recorder., 1898-07-21

House-cleaning is duty in every we'll
regulated household. People don't wait
until the filth becomes painfully apparent.
but it stands to reason that in every day
use more or less dust or dirt accumulate.
1t is so with the human blood. From the
enormous variety of eatable3 taken into
tho stomach, quantity of useless ma
terial is bound to nc cumulate in the blood
and clog the free and wholesome flow in
the vessels. Every person should from
time to time have 'blood-cleaning" and
the best cleanser and blood purifier is
Cascnrets Candy Cathartic. We recon-
mend them to all our readers
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Beauty 1. BLOOD Deep.

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty withoutit. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
|ic cleans your blood and keeps it clean. by
hiring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
burities from the body. Begin to-day to
banish pimples, boils, blotches, ,blnckheads,
lnd thatsickly bilious complexion by taking
tsscsrets, beauty for ten cents. All drug,
fists. satisfaction guaranteed. 10c. 25c. 50c-
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A Handsome Ifur,

Requisites, an old ingram carpet. pa
tience and good pair of shears. Thor
oughly cleanse the carpet, then cut in
strips lengthwise. each strip foot
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That the island OF St Thomas be-
longs to Denmark instead Of Spain.
The Christian who borrows religion,
will nsyAf have any 70 return
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Postmaster at the Ago of iss.
The government clerks In the post
office department in Ottawa are much
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daughter. who is this Mr.. Eugene
Gadsworth Darlington that is calling on
pu so oftenY why, papa. he's the boy
Il used 70 call Buster when he lived
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For perfect complexion and clenr,
healthy skin, uso COSMO BUTTBRMILK
SOAP. Sold everywhere
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THANKFUL TO MRS. PINKHAM.
Earnest Words Relieved Of usc,cAe
Mrs Pinkhnm Against Neessot

prn M have been thankful
vice caeuly and now feel like diaeent
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'You say you don't intend to marry
Hiss Whopper?' No: two men have
|pme between MS. "Two?" Yes: the
|reacher and the man she married
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MY next-door nelghbor sent word to
BE- 10 oil my lawn mower" "Did YOU do
Y Yes. he said II didn't he'd buy his
NE a parrot
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I'm self-made man" why didn't
you borrow somebody's pattern?''
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and having read in the news.

paper of Or.
William
Pink Pills
for Pale Peo
pie, induced
me to try
them. l be-
gan taking
I b Q m last
Nov rem ber
but expert
enced no re-
lief until I
had takeu
six boxes. I
am now tax
ing the elev-
enth box and
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C0SMo BUTTERMILK TOILET SOAP
pakes the skin soft, white and healthy.
Bold everywhere.
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My lawyer told me he thought l would
have hard time establishing my claims
under the Will What did you say?'' II
wanted" "
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ache hcndnchc, nervous tired
feeling, painful menstruation and
leucorrhmn-
l took four bottles of Vegetable
Compound, ono box of Liver
Pills, and used one package OF
sanativc Wash, and am now we'll.
l thank you again for the good
you have done for me.-ELLA T..
BREssEn. East Rochester. Ohio.
Great numbers OF such letters as
the above are constantly being re-
ceivcd by Mrs. Pinkham from wo-
men who owe theirhcaitha and hap
pincss to her advice and medicine.
Mrs. Pinkhnm's address is
Lynn, Mass Her advice Is Of
fered free to all suffering women
who oare puzzled about themselves.
II you have baclsnchc don't neg
lectitor try heroically to work IL
down, you must reach the root OF
the trouble, and nothing will do
this so safely and surely as Lydia
+. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. Backache is accompanied
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Biood-t.ieaninr.

MY landlady has taken down the motto
Remember the Maine" 'Did she put
Up another ONE. "Yes-'Don't Forget
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''Scorchcrs are declared unct for mill
tary service. We'll, they would rather
Kill people at home, anyway"
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This war has worked in woman
One change of which man hrars
She dropped her fad OF crazy-quilts
And sole to making flags
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"Pikers wife has lots OF confidence in
im. How do you known" "She lets
i'm pack his own trunk
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No-To-Bao for Fifty CSsts.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure makes weak
men strong. blood pure Soc. g. All druggists
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1,2oi; Turkey and Bulgaria, 1907: the
island of Jersey. Malta and Man, es
miles.
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That Al its narrowesl part the harbor
II hnt ~ feet across,
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To Care Constipation Forever.
Take Casoarefs Candy Cathartic. 10c or $50.
c. c c fall 10 cure. druggists refund money.
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-09-24

The irrepressible Turk is once more
to the fore in Gambia or Crete. And
it is not only that the fanatical Ma
hommedan had broken loose in that
island and amused himself with a
massacre of the Christians, but the
Grecian success and the knowledge
that his army is in good condition has
made the Sultan somewhat more
naughty in his demeanor than usual.
Undoubtedly Gladstone's bag and
baggage" policy with regard to the
Turk was based on sound principles,
and the peace of Europe will never be
assured till it is followed out. The
Emperor Nicholas was right when he
proposed to divide up the Sick Mans
goods, and more than one statesman
has expressed the opinion that the Cri-
mean war, which put life into the
Moslem, was costly mistake, if not
a fatal one
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-09-24
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER "a, 1898.

There still is a little doubt about
the Dreyfus trial Now President
Faure threatens to resign if it is OPP
ened up. The probable fact is that a
reopening of the case may cast such
odium upon the heads of the army
that it may shatter the idol that
France has been so carefully elevat-
ing since Sedan. and with possible
complications in the near future the
government dares not tear away the
veil, even to do an act of justice. Still
the feeling for a new trial is becom-
ing so strong that it seems as if it
would be impossible to stem the tide.
1t would be impossible in an Anglo
Saxon country.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-09-24
THE PEACE COMMISSION.

The Peace Commissioners have, ac-
cording to the newspaper reports, a
freer hand than was at first thought
they would have. Two of the Commits
sion, Senators Frye and Davis, are
strongly in favor of the permanent oc-
cupation of the Philippines, and upon
this point the President has not bound
them down as it was the first inten-
ton to do.
The feeling among a majority in
the East seems to be of Indifference
towards the occupation of the Philip
pines, though commercial interests
there have been aroused as to the i'm
portance of. the islands, and steps are
being taken towards the formation of
companies for trading purposes, but
the feeling on the Pacific Coast and
throughout the West is much strong
err. To San Francisco the American
occupation tof the Philippines would
mean an enormous extension of trade,
which would, for some time at least,
mean almost a monopoly. OF course
when the Nicaragua canal is cut, 9th.
er ports will be able to compete with
the city by the Golden Gate, but that
will take time, and meanwhile an
enormous trade will shave been built
up.
TO us, also, will come advantage
from American settlement in the Phil
ippines Not that we will have direct
trade, but we will become a port of
call upon the Manila route. Give us
a cable, and that in the nature of
things we must have, within a year,
and every vessel will have to come
here for orders both coming and GO
ing. Such vessels will require supplies,
especially of vegetables and fresh
provisions, and a rich harvest will be
reaped by those who deal in such
things directly, and by the commune
ty at large, indirectly.
1t will be upon the Philippines that
the great struggle in the peace nego-
tiations will come. By the terms of
the Protocol all hope of saving any
thing in the West Indies is gone, and
it is understood that the terms will