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In the town. The entire population de
pends ON rain water caught on the Hat
roofs of the buildings and conducted to
the clstern, which occupies the greater
part of the courtyard that Is an cs
sential part OF Spanish houses the
world over, but that in San Juan. on
account of the crowded conditions, Is
mali. There IL no sewerage. except for
surface water and sinks, and the risk
OF communicating the water Is great
and In dry seasons the supply is entire
ly exhausted. Epidemics are frequent
and the town is alive with vermin, mos
qultoes. and dogs.
The streets are wider than In the old
err part of Havana and viii admit two
carriages abreast. The sidewalks are
narrow, and In places win accommo-
date only one person. The pavements
are of a composition manufactured In
England from Stag, easily broken and
unfit for heavy trlfilc. The streets are
swept once day by hand. and are
kept very clean. From Its topograph-
!cal situation the town should be
healthy, but 1t is not. The soil under
he city Is clay mixed with lime, 50
hard as to be almost like rock. II IL
consequently impervious to water and
furnishes good natural drainage. The
trade wind blows strong and fresh.
and through the harbor runs a stream
of sea water at a speed not less than
three miles an hour. With these con-
1itions no contagious Diseases. II prop.
srly taken care Of. could exist; without
them the place would be a vcrItable
plague spot.
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Poets In Parliament.

The father Of English poetry -Chau-
cer-was elected member OF the
House of Commons In 1886. In 1921
Waller was at the age Of IT elected
member for Agmondesham, In Bucks.
He was several times reelected and
in 1889, as member of the Long Par
lament, delivered his famous speech
against the leyying Of the ship tax.
Andrew MARVEL was, in 1868, elected
member for Hull, the place of his birth,
Addison entered Parliament In 1T06;
he had previously been Under-Secre-
tary, and afterward was Secretary of
State. Richard Glover represented
Weymouth In Parliament for many
years subsequent to 1T6t. Richard
Brinsley Sheridan sat In the House,
and his speeches as member were
greater than his poems; and at the
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The newest wonder in American en-
gineering has just been inaugurated at
Haughton, Mich. viz. the Red Jacket
shaft Of the Calumet and Helca--tbc
greatest mining shaft In the entire
world. It Is 4, 300 feet deep, and, COM
pared with it, the deep silver mines OF
the Comstock lode in Nevada, or the
wonderful mines in Austria. worked
for many centuries past, are but shall
low pits. There are six compartments,
says the New York Sun. each equal in
size to an ordinary mining shaft. four
Of these being used for hoisting rock
and lowering timber; one is used for
the ladderways. and the sixth and last
compartment carries the wires and
pipes for telephones, light, power,
water and compressed air. The under
ground workings OF the shaft are laid
out with mathematical accuracy, the
undertaking course OF the copper-bear-
ing lode allowing work to be planned
thousands Of feet ahead of the mineral
picks. The great pumps which free
the mine OF water are operated inter
changeably by compressed ali and cleo
tricity. The power drills which eat the
holes for the dynamite cartridges are
run by compressed air alone, and there
are more than 500 Of these drills, each
doing the work Of dozen men, work
ing both night and day, in the Calumet
and Helca mine.
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Danish riInes.

How many historical students have
observed that DenTiark's kings for 3Si
years have all bean named Christian
or Frederick This Is not the result
Of accident. 1t Is the law. The pres
ent King is Christian TX. He will be
succeeded by Frederick Will, who In
turn will be succeeded by Christian X.
1t Is the law of Denmark that Chris.
tian must be succeeded. by Frederick
and Frederick by Christian. To at
tain this. and without the changing Of
names. In case Of death or other rea.
son, every Danish Prince. no matter
what other names he may receive, al.
ways includes Christian and Frederick.
In some German royal families II Il
also the custom to name all the male
children after the head Of the house
Thus 1t transpires that the house OF
Reuss has its King Henry LXIX.
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cnARLrs cAYANAueu.


letter was received from Cavanaugh by
Charles Barber. a cousin, in which he
said the fire of the Spanish fleet was at
all times very wild, and that to the
American sailors It was simply an ex-
citing target practice. Gunner Cav
anaugh Is just 21 years old. and has
been In the American navy nearly two
years. He enlisted In November, 1896.
and was drilled In the recruiting ship
Independence. The following March
be was sent across the Pacific in the
mail steamer Peru. and after his arrival
In Japan April 10 he was transferred
to the flagship Olympia. He learned
the tricks aboard ship very quickly,
and was transferred to the Yorktown
and back to the Olympia. His promo
ton was rapid. and he soon was placed
In charge OF one of the big guns.
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Ready for the Next.

A certain eminent Judge who was re.
Gently reelected, when he was asked
about the facility with which he turn
ed from one case to another. replied
that he had learned that from what be
saw at baptism Of colored people
when he was boy. The weather was
very cold, so that to lmmerse the can.
dldates they were obliged to cut away
the Ice. II befell that when one OF the
female converts was dipped back In
the water, the cold made her squirm
about. and In a moment she had slip.
ped from the preachers hands and was
down the stream under the Ice. The
preacher, however, was not disconcert-
ed. Looking up with perfect calmness
at the crown on the bank. he said:
Brethren, this sister hath departed
hand me down another."-Argonaut.
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A seat especially adapted for use on
open trolley cars, for the overhead seats
on buses, for benches in public parks
or private country houses, ETC., is de-
signed upon the principle Of the rolling
top desk, so that there is always a
dry surface during the rainy or snowy
weather. AS covering for the ordi-
nary fixed rails or solid wood seat there
is an endless roll. formed Of fiat strips
Of wood. riveted securely to bands Of
leather, pegamoid or similar material
and presenting an even surface, the
usual width OF single seat, which Is
slipped around the seat board. BY
means Of sunk buttons or rings laced
at suitable intervals this roll can be
readily revolved, bringing any portion
into position for seat, as may be re-
quired Thus. In the event OF the seat
being exposed to the rain and rendered
unfit for use, the person desiring to sit
down has simply by meana Of the fin
ger holes or rings to draw the roll
forwards. and a perfectly dry portion is
brought into position, whilst the roll
is Of such length that another dry por-
tion sufficient for seat is still in re-
serve. II found necessary In addition
to this as the roll is revolved in either
direction 1t it underneath the seat,
brongh In contact with an india-rubber
scraper which takes of sll the heavy
moisture 80 that even the portion Of
the seat which has been exposed to the
rain is very quickly dried and again
rendered fit for use.
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A Total Disability Claim Of $3.50 Paid to 4
Man Who Was AfterWard Cured.

The Momiior, u newspaper published at
Meaford, Ont. Canada, first discovered
this case two years ago, and published II at
length, which now seems, owing to tho
cure Of ii, to be d miracle. The filots were
SO remarkable that many people doubted
the truth Of them. They said; "It Is too
remarkable, II cannot possibly be trues
the paper is mistaken, and the man,
although he may think himself cured, Will
soon relapse into his former condition, '
etc., eto. The accuracy of its report called
into question, the MoHitor determined To
find out definitely whether the facts we're
as stated and whether the man would real.
ly stav cured. They accordingly kept u
close watch ON the case for t,r0 years after
the first article appeared, and have just
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now published another article about II in
which che original r,po,ts are completely peri-
ned, the cure = permanent, and thss publish
q fuc siniie Of the chsck giren Nv the fandiaH
ef total disd.pits eai'a paid by them 70 M.
Psfch
The first account stated that the patient
(see address below had been paralytic
for live years. that there was such total
lack OF feeling IN his limbs aud body that
a pin run full length could not be felt: I:
that he could not walk or help himself az
all; for two years he was not dressed; fur
thermore that he was hl0ated, was for that
reason almost unrecognlxahle, aud could
so complete as 10 affect the face and pros
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-07-07

same time George Canning, author of
the Needy Knife Grinder sat as a
member of the House Of Commons.
Contemporary with Canning was Lord
Macaulay, whose rival In debate, Will
lam Mackworth Prned. slso sat In the
House. Monkton Mllnes (afterward
Lord Houghton) becam. member of
Parliament IN 1887, though better
known as the writer of strangers
Yet" and "The Brook dde."
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The above IL the substance Of tho FIRST
article published by the Moaitor. Now fol-.
low some clippings, taken from the same
paper two years aftcrwar,l, and there Is not
the slightest slEidow Of u doubt, Ia view Of
this testimony, that Mr.. petch's cure is
permanent. Here follows the account:
On being again questioned, Mr. petclr
said "TOu see those hands--the skin II
now natural and elastic. Once they were
hard and without sensation You could
pierce them with pin and would not
feel Il. and what Ii true Of my hands II true
of the rest Of my body. Perhaps You have
observed that | have now oven ceased 10
use u cane, and can get about my business
perfectly well. You may say there IL dtso.
tutey no doubt as 70 my care bsiug % rmdnent.
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Il,doed am IL epssl better healtk than phen 1
goVe you The first iatereietV,n
DO you still attribute your curO 10 tho
use Of Dr. Williams Pink PiIlsY" asked
the Monitor.
Enthusiastically Ido,n was the reply.
doctors had failed, as had also the mum.
erous remedies recommended by my
friends. Nothing | took had the slightest
effect upon me until began the use " Dr.
Williams Pink Pills To this wondsffut
medicine I eue nv rcicase fran the hplHg
death. ! lava since recommended these
bless the day wus induced totakc theni
Such 10 the history of unc OF tho most re-
markablc cases Of modern times. Can any
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one say, IN the face Of such testimony that
Or. Williams Pink Pills aN not entitled 10
the careful consideration of any sufiaing
man. woman or childl ianot the case Ia
truth q miracle Of modern medicinef
To make the evidence complete wa pub
lish above fac similc cut of tho check re-
cciyed BY Mr., pttch from the Canadian
Mutual Life Association. being tho amount
due him for total disability. II IL nnncces-
sary 70 add TINT this life Insurance aSsocia-
tion did not pay this large amount Of
money 10 Mr. Pcteh, except after tho most
careful exan,ination of his condition by
their medical experts. They must have rt-
garded him as forever lncurnble.
Mr.. pateh's address Is ~ follows. Rou.
ben Petch, 0riersvIllc, Ont, Canada.
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vented him from opening his mouth sutil-
ciently Wide 70 take solid food. The doc
tors called the disease spinal sclerosis, and
oil said ha could not live,
For thrco years he fingered III this condis
ton. Then hy some friends no was advised
totake DR. Williams Pink pillsior Pale peu-
pie He took them and thero was slight
change. The first thing gnoted was q tenden-
cy to sweat freely. This showed there was
some life left In his helpless body. Next
came little feeling In his limbs, This
extended, followed W priekihg sensations,
until at last blood began to course freely,
naturally and vigorously through his hasiy,
and the helplesshess gave way 10 returning
strength, the ability 70 walk returned, and
he YEAS restored 20 his Old time hsdltA.
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F,LTHy SAN JUAN.
Porto Rtco's Walled City Lonks About
as II nrd 400 Years Ago

Porto Ricoss Walled City Looks About
az II Did 400 Years Ago
San Juan Is q perfect specimen OF a
walled town, with portcullls, moat,
gates aud battlements, Built over $50
years ago, Il Is still In good condition
and repair. The walls are picturesque
and represent a stupcndous work and
cost In themselves. Inside the walls
the city is laid out In regular squares,
six parallel streets running In the direc-
ton of the length Of the island and
seven at right angles. The houses are
closely and compactly built of brick,
usually of two stories. stuccocd ON the
outside and painted In a variety OF
colors. The upper floors are occupied
by the most respectable people, while
the ground floors. almost without ex-
ception, are given up TO negroes and
the poorer classes, who crowd one upon
another In the most appalling manner,
In one small room with iiimsy parti-
tion whole family viii reside.
The ground floors OF the whole town
reek with filth, and conditions are most
unsanitary. There Is no running water
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Two sfost RemarkabIe Rivers


From the beginning the Nile was M
exceptional river. It's sources were un
known. There were those who thought
that the Nile flowed down from heav.
en-; that It welled up from streams that
disappeared under the earth on an
other continent, or, at the very least
that Its springs were inaccessible to
man.
There was no such mystery about
the Euphrates. From the remotest
times Its sources seem to have been
known by hearsay, II not by obserYa
ton, to the dwellers on the coast
The Nile was bene1cent even In it,
foods. The people learned TO let Its
waters flow over their lands at the
time Of the inundatIon. and where they
raised dikcs and sunk canals and ba-
sins It was to let In the water. not to
keep It out.
The Euphrates also had its foods.
but these were destructive. They scar
red the soft earth with ravines and
swept the fertile soil onward to build
new lands along the edge Of the Per.
sian Gulf. The people anticipated the
overflow with dread, and their most
absorbing task was to restrain the
river within bouhds They became
more intimate with the earth than
their Egyptian contemporaries They
learned how TO mold the clay and to
make their houses and the houses Of
their kings and their gods out Of the
material under their feet. The Egyp.
tians learned something about brick
manufacture, but they had no need
10 depend wholly upon that sort Of
building mnterial Il was easy for
them to obtain stone, as their huge
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-07-07

The great wealth Of the merchants Of
London and Bristol enabled them to en-
Joy a practical monopoly Of tile Afr1-
can slave trade for long period prior
to Liverpool having any share in It,
says Conner Williams History Of the
Liverpool Privateers." Liverpool ad-
venturers with small capital we're
unable to equip vessels and purchase
goods specially adapted to the Afri-
can market and Of no use outside Of
that market, nor could they afford to
await the uncertain results Of round
voyages, sometimes prolonged to more
than year and subject to terrible dan
gers unknown to any other description
Of trading adventures. Early in the
eighteenth century however, sue
eessfuI rlyaIship With Bristol ii exs
.u0rtfpR provisions, coarse checks and
.rssn aodlos ard Mai Clerk Ffancll
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try ALLEYS roor.EAsE.

A powder TO be shaken into the shoes.
At this season your feet feel swollen, ner-
yous. and hot, and get tired easily. Ifyou
Aliens Fo0t-E IL cools the feet and
makes walking easy. Cures swollen and
sweating feet, blisters and callous spots.
Relieves corns and bunions Of all pain and
gives rest and comfort Ten thousand tes-
umQnials Of cures. Try 1t today. Sold by
all druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Sent
by mail for 25c In stamps. Trial package
FREE. Address Allen s. olmsted, Le
Roy, New York,
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The war prizes captured by Rear
Admiral Sampson's North Atlantic
squadron are OF considerable value.
Twenty-eight captures Of Spanish yes
sells were made, and II is said that six
Of the principal ships and cargoes have
been valued at 81 800, 900. When they
have been sold half Of the cargoes will
20 to the government and tho other
half $3.50, ,000) will be divided among
the capiors. Twenty per cent. Of this,
or $4,000, will 90 to Admiral samp-
son, and the rest Of II to the subordi-
mates, including the crews. II this sort
OF thing keeps on Admiral Sampson
may come out OF the contest million
aire, and every jaok-tar In his ships
may have snug little fortune OF his
own.
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FlRED the FIRST SHOT.


Gunner Charles Cavanaugh. the man
who fired the first shot In the great
naval battle Of Manila Bay, Is native
Of Harvey County. Kansas. He Is a
gunner on the Olympia. Admiral Dew
ey's flagship. and has charge of one
Of the S-inch guns. When the battle
commenced the Olympia signaled the
other ships to begin firing. both BY
'wigwagging. and by firing the first
shot herself. Charles Cavanaugh had
the honor of firing that first shot. A
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coohboo.s J for rola,er..

Cook books have been distributed
through tho companies Of tho Twenty.
second regiment. says the New York
Tribune The receipts given ahow juss
how the government wants It's supplies
cooked. There must hereafter be an
inspection OF the food ut each meal.
and an officer IL 70 overlook tho weigh.
ing and apportIoning Of supplies 10 as.
certain that the amount given out 10
SUFFICIENT.
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.nEpucrIoN N nIoYoLE PRICES.

II IL said tfat western capitalists are con-
templainR the organization OF q great bicycle
company, which hopes 10 make hrst-claas
wheels and sell them as low ~ $40 Whether
this be true or not, the iaet remains that Hos
letters Stomach Bitters Is hrst-clgss remedy
for the stomach, liver and blood, aud the pricc
puts IL within rybody's reach 70 be well and
strong. For fever aud Aguc 1t Is a specific.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-07-07
Namine shins ~ tl,s Narr

The naming Of vessels Of the United
States navy is regulated by law. Yes
sells of the 6rst-class are required to
be named after States, those Of the
second after rivers those Of tile third
after the principal cities and towns,
and those OF the fourth as the President
may direct,
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-07-07

The Photographic action Of light,
though not destroyed at very low tenn
peratures. is diminished by 20 per
cent, the loss being greatest in the
violet light which at ordinary tempera-
tures is the most effective.
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cosvEvIENr rLArE noLpEn.

cloth. In the front is n white matte
surface washable tablet, on which may
be recorded particulars Of the exposure,
and In each partition is tape which
enables the slide to be easily pulled out
A pencil and pencil holder are Included,
and altogether this makes an excellent
protection for dark slides. either in the
camera case or In the holder alone.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-07-07
Duok Eggs in an Aibumen Factory

Duck Eggs in an Albumen Factory.
Near ChIngkiang, China, is a great
aIbumen factory, for the utilization Of
the duck eggs which are produced in
that region In enormous quantities.
flocks Of 1900 and 5000 ducks being
By no means uncommon. The eggs are
broken at the rate Of from 10000 to
GO. 900 per day by women, who separ-
ate the white from the yolk. the for
mer being carefully cleaned and dried
until they resemble fish glue, when
they are packed in 4O0-pound cases
lined with zinc. The yolks are passed
through sleeves into twenty-five gallon
receptacles, mixed with salt and bo.
rax solution, packed in J00pound bar
rels, and used in Europe for preparing
and dressing articles Of superior quail
ty. The albumen finds a ready market
In England, France and Germany for
dyes for the best cotton goods. -Phila-
delphia Press.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-07-07

A portable X-ray apparatus no bigger
than Webster's dictionary. but pow
erful enough to enable surgeon to
look through mans body, has been
invented for use in war by Professor
Reginald A. Fessenden. of PittsbuTg.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-07-07

Professor Dewar recently stated in
the course Of lecture at the Royal In
stitution Of Great Britain that there
has been . great development in the
application Of liquid air as an ana
iytical agent.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-07-07

The latest OF the lofty outputs Of
science to be established has has re-
Gently been put on the summit Of
Mount Kosciusko 1928 feet high. the
most elevated point in Australia. It
Is meteorological observatory.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-07-07

: When dead bodies are entered as
cargo on a ship they are often recorded
on the invoices as "statuary" or nat
ural history specimens. to allay the
euperstitious fears Of the crew.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-07-07

No parental care ever falls to the lot
Of a single member Of the insect tribe.
In general the eggs Of an insect are
designed TO be Matched long after the
parents are dead, SO that most insects
are born orphans.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-07-07

a seven-foot granite monument in
Upper Harz. Germany. has an iron
tablet inscribed: Here, in the year
1S47, the first trials were made with
the cultivation OF the potato.n
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-07-07

Clocks can be accurately leveled by
a new shelf which has fixed wall
plate supporting pivoted, adjustable
shelf. with levels in the top, to be set
By thumb screws on the upper side.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-07-07
CayD Ouf ~ Water.

Some fish exhibit great power Of en-
durance when deprived of power Of ac-
cess to their native elements. In HoI-
land carp are kept alive for three
weeks or month, the Ash being placed
in wet moss and kept in cold spot.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-07-07
In New Zealand two persons work.
ing together constitute factory.
neware ef 0intmenis for Catarrh rhaa
Contain Moraurx.

Az mercury will surely destroy tho sense al
nncli and completely deranKe The whole syE
tenn when entering II through the mucous sur.
faces. Such articles should never be used ex.
oisns, as the damage they viii da il ION is,ld Ia
the good You can possibly derive from thoya.
HalFa CaiArrh Care, manufactured by W !.
Cheuey 4 Co, Toledo, o., contains no mefcuFg,
nndts taken Internally, acting directly upon
tho blood and mucous surfaces of tha system
IN buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure You eet
tho genuine. IL Is taken internally, aud made
IN Toledo, Ohio. by I, J. Cheney & Co. fostl.
monials free.
Sold bY pruggists, price 7bc, per bottle.
Halls Family riffs are tho bcat.
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wAaoNs IMpRovED.

The new improved 6toughton wagons
stand the racket. Two car loads have just
arrived. II pays TO have the best. Write
agent, foot Of Morrison street, Portland, Or.