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light in weight. 1t is mad
stone. The stone is the prop
erty Of syndicate. in which there are
496 shareholders. DR.. Millers interest
in it Is $500. Our maidstone came to
Vernon county twenty years ago. said
Dr.. Miller. "a Russian physician who
had just come from his own country
brought it. He also had papers con-
tanning history of the stone as far
back as the year 17iS. The stone was
found by its original owner in the body
OF an elk. 1t came down through the
Russian physicians family from gen.
Grafton to generation, and it was the
most highly priced OF all the heir
looms. Like many another Russian
the physician lost his wealth through
political intrigue and with the excep-
ton Of the maidstone he had nothing of
value in the world. Dr. J. II. Fry ex
amined the stone and It's history. In
the records which the Russian carried
there were hundreds of testimonials to
the virtues of the stone. DR.. Fry Of
fered $500 for it. The Russian was in
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need, but he declined emphatically to
accept the offer.

uted, DuL lAc uSClILLSu tAlI'ualiEtllS "
accept the offer
Soon after this the stone was applied
to the wound on child's arm caused
by dog bite. In a very short time the
wound healed cleanly. -
''Dr. Fry again offered $500 for the
stone, and that amount was again re-
fused. DR.. Fry raised the offer and
finally purchased the maidstone for
$1,000. Business reverses compelled
DR.. Fry to place the stone on the mar
ket shortly after he became possessed
Of it. BY that time the stone had be-
rome well and fayOrably known all
over Vernon county. 1t had been ap-
piled in several cases of dog bite and
always with success. The residents of
the county did not want the stone to
get out Of their reach. Accordingly,
when DR.. Fry announced that it was
for sale mass meeting was held and
the citizens of Vernon county formed
a company and subscribed $1,000, the
price which DR.. Fry was willing to ac
cept for it. The method of treatment
Ia to apply the stone to the wound
caused by the bite. The stone will
generally adhere to the flesh and cling
there fer some minutes. The theory is
that it absorbs the poison. Our stone
will cure cattle and hogs of snake bites
also. In 1890 Mrs. Paul, living in
Cedar county, Missouri, near Eldorado
hog bitten by mad dog. Our stone
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music down as be heard it, and 80
clever was the composition that 1t has
found ready sale at the music stores.
Eulas touch is remarkably sympa-
thetic. She is very pretty and small
for her age. Her musical talent is not
confined to either the piano or organ,
for she has a pleasing childish voice.
which gives much promise for the fu-
ture. Often when Eula is playing over
some music she has heard she adds
variations of her own.
AS Eula plays her face brightens and
it seems to those who hear her strange
indeed that so much feeling and ex-
preston should be seen in the little
face OF SO young child
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HE IS A CHAMPION
Calvin S. Troupe Wizard in Insurance Busness-Sketch
OF the Man Who Wrote the Largest Policy Ever
Recorded in the United States.

the use OF metal. She is very like the
yachts Of her class in model and gen.
eral appearance, having a single mast
and covered cabin, but here the like
ness ceases. Her material is entirely
OF selected and finely finished mahog-
any. the numerous pieces OF which are
held together without the use OF nails
or screws, all Of the fastenngs being
of hard wood plugs, driven snugly
home and then thoroughly wedged The
craft is twenty-seven and half feet
long, with six and half foot beam,
and draws four feet Of water. About
two years ago she was built at Abo,
where many boats OF her class are con-
structed.
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BLIND TOM.
Not Isepuisivo Imbecile-Has Made
Fortunes for Several peryons.

Fortunes for Several Persons.
When Blind Tom talks to himself
he will repeat word or phrase sew
eral times. either to emphasize it or
through pleasure in the sound. or else
because he is filling in time until some
other idea shall come to his mind, says
the Ladies' Home Journal. For in
stance, he went on in this way for some
time as he strolled up and down with
his rolling gait on the veranda: "Wag-
ner. Yes, Wagner Mr.. Wagner.
Richard Wagner. Wagner. Mr.. Wag-
ner is dead. Yes, he is dead. Dead
His last opera. Yes, his opera. His
last opera was 'Parsifal.' 'Parsifal'
His last opera Toms head and face
are not wholly unattractive. He has
been often described as a repulsiva
imbecile except during his moments at
the piano. This is not so. His head
is small but well shaped. His fea-
lures are OF a strong African type, with
low forehead, large eyes, nose and
mouth, and a general heaviness rather
than weakness. His skin Is not per-
fectly black. In his appearance and in
his manner OF speaking when ad-
dressed he shows intelligence and dig
nifty, with quite pride of his own at
times. There is a respectfulness in
his air and pose which recalls the fact
that he was a slave for nearly twenty
years. Tom is OF a religious turn Of
mind. He will play only sacred music
on Sunday. He says the Lords prayer
in his room aloud and is fond of recit-
ing passages from the holy scripture,
being especially fond Of st. Paul's
Epjstle to the Corinthians. He has
made fortunes, first for Col. Bethune,
who bought his mother, Charity Wig
gins, when the blind baby was thrown
in; then for John S. Bethune and
lastly for the widow of John Bethune,
who is now the wife OF the lawyer
Albert J. Lerche, at whose residence
he lives
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Negroes Who Speak Only German

There Is German negro colony in
Pennsylvania who speak nothing but
German. The place is in Lebanon
county, and the negroes went there
twenty, thirty and forty years ago and
settled among the quiet Pennsylvania
German farmers of the Blue mountain
districts. The colored children grew
up on the farms, where they worked,
and heard nothing but German spoken.
They soon forgot nearly all the English
they knew, and now they rarely speak
60 to English country schools in win
ter, but as quickly as they are out OF
sight Of their teachers they begin to
talk the German dialect, and nothing
else.
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vas sent for and applied with the re-
suit that neither the children nor
either of the animals was seriously af-
fected In 1894 man named ]. F. Will
son, who lived in Nebraska, travelled
from his home to have the stone ap-
piled to a dog bite. He was in a
serious mental condition when he ar
rived. The stone Quieted him imme-
diately and the wound healed
promptly.
"These are only exceptional cases out
Of the dozens In which the stone has
cured. 1t Is so highly priced that
$4,000 could not buy it from the pres
ent owners. The articles of agreement
state explicitly that the stone shall
never leave Vernon county. The coun-
ty makes no charges for the use Of the
stone except In rare cases.
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~ American who ever had the privi-
lege OF interviewing the Prince Of
Wales on the subject Of insurance. This
successful solicitor began his career in
the insurance field twenty years ago
and has since then written policies
which aggregate the grand sum of s21,-
$4,000. Twenty years ago Mr.. Troupe
started out as an insurance solicitor
in Chicago.
Prior to three years ago it was i'm
possible to procure more than 100000
insurance in any one company, but the
company represented by Mr.. Troupe
took the initiative in granting larger
risks, and the first man insured under
the new rule was Col. Julian Carr OF
Durham, N. c. Mr.. Troupe succeeded
in writing a policy for this gentleman
to the amount OF 100000 and another
for his wife and brother amounting TO
100000 each, The famous Vanderbilt
100000 policy was also solicited by
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WAR WITH CHINA.
\ Great Asiatic Uprising Might He
Fearful Menace.

Fearful Menace.
A few years ago the favorite subject
with the makers of prophetic flctlons
was the dangers to be apprehended
from the immense dormant power OF
China. The easy victory Of the Japan
ese and the apparent conversion Of
China into another "sick man of the
east have now made these apprehen-
sions seem absurd, but it is by no
means certain that the somber cloud
against which Europe was warned in
the famous picture inspired by En-
peror William is entirely harmless,
after all. The vast population of China
took no real part in the war with
Japan and has no incentive for action
in support of the Manchu imperial
government; but, at some time of Eu-
ropean conflict or disorganization, a
great Aslatic uprising, electrified by
some common fanatcism, might be a
fearful menace to the Aryan race. "The
War Of the Worlds" in which invaders
from Mars, projected through space in
cylinders, show their ability to reduce
the human family to the condition OF
domestic fowls, is the most fanclful OF
all those fictions and has been a good
deal derided: yet it is not inconcciv-
able that some swift and unlooked-for
terrestrial peril might be able to de-
stroy our social system through it's
utter uneXpectedness and our undue
confidence.
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HARVESTS OF BEAUTIFUL. HAIR
Gathered from tho Locks OF European
Peasants.

Gathered from tho Locks OF European
Peasants.
Women with scanty locks ought TO
like to know that there are hair har-
vests, just as there are wheat harvests!
The idea does not sound very nice, but
that it is useful we must all agree. The
hair harvest is a much sirer crop than
the grain one. 1t does not depend on
the weather To leave that side of the
subject, most OF the hair women wear
comes from Switzerland. Germany and
France. There is a human hair market
in the lower Pvrenees held every Fri
day. Scores of hair buyers walk up
and down the village streets, their
shears dangling from their belts, and
examine the tresses which tho peasant
girls let down for their inspection. 1t
bargain Is struck the hair is cut and
the money paid on the spot. These
girls have fine hair. Strangely enough.
peasants often have much better locks
than highly educated women. Civili-
cation does not seem to care for heavy
halt. iIat iitu iS tuL Dli Ny tho
dealer himself is the best. Dealers can
easily tell whether the locks offered
them have been cut or combed out.
They do this by rubbing the hair
through their fingers. II the hair has
been cut from the head and has not
been misplaced 1t remains in the Or
iginal position. If it has been pulled
or combed out and put together, re-
gardless Of the direction in which il
grew, one portion will slip to the
right and another to the left. 1t does
this because the jagged edges catch
upon each other and pull in opposite
directions.
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years OF age have been very rare in the
world. Georgia now comes to the
front with the statement that her bor-
ders holds one such. The prodigy in
question is a girl Of 6 years, who. it is
said, composes both instrumental and
vocal music Of a high order She Is
little Eula Vaughan, and her parents,
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An unique series OF weddings took
place recently In the Catholic church
at Adelong. when the Misses Hoffman
(three) were married to three brothers
named Quinn. Two of the brothers
who were married were twins, and also
two Of the sisters. One other brother
OF the Quinn family is already married
to a sister Of the Hoffmans.
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TO PROMOTE PURITY.
St. Louis Reformer Proposes q scheme
as Effective a. Unioue,

Mr.. David J. Smyth Of St. Louis, Mo-,
locally famous as reformer, proposes,
on January ! of each year. beginning
with the approaching New Years day.
to hang the worst man in each ward
as a means Of purifying the city. In
order that there may be no mistake
made, he proposes that the citizens OF
each ward decide by vote just who tho
worst citizen is. The man receiving
the highest number of votes shall then
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-02-03

Mr.. Troupe, but he failed to write the
same. as Mr.. Vanderbilt personally ap-
piled for the policy at the Office OF the
company, and this policy stands today
RS the highest policy carried by one
man in single company. Among 9TH
sr large policies secured by Mr.. Troupe
are the following; Mrs. B. n. Duke,
Durham, N. G., $-6Q000; r. S. Craw-
ford, Eagersto"n, Md, 100000; I. S.
Vaughn, Richmond, Va, $3.50 900; Gen.
John Gill, Baltimore, Md, 100000: ex-
Postmaster ]. NJ. Gary, 100000; B. n.
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A CHILD COMPOSER,
WONDERFUL TALENT OF A
WEE GEORGIA MISS.
Although Only Six Years OF Age Eaia
Vaughan Can Write Both Instrumental
and Vocal Nusic--Ltvos In tho village
or Bowman.
Especial Letter.)

CoICAL prOIlgie5
OF tender years
have been reported
a n d commented
upon from many
places. But in most
such cases the abil-
tiles have lain in
the Interpretation
of the works OF
others. Composers
of music under 10
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-02-03
CURES OF A MAIDSTONE
STRANGE POWER TAKEN FROM
A RUSSIAN ELK.
Applied to the Bite of Il Reptile or
That OF u Rabid Animal 1t Extracts
the Poison as Would u Leoch Of
Monster Size.
Especial Lctter.)

EN thousand 0Ol-
lars could not pur-
chase a bit of a
stone not larger
than q hens egg
which DR.. II. l..
Miller Of Missouri
owns. 1t is only a
bit of mOttled
grayish substance.
rough on the sur
face, porous and
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-02-03

ALVIN S. TROUPE
Of Baltimore bears
the distinction OF
being the first man
to write an insur-
ance policy amount
ing to more than
500. 900 in any one
company in the
world. Mr.. Troupe
is also distinguish
ed as being the on
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-02-03

Celestial empire. On July the Or
ganization was sufficiently we'll drilled
to give a public parade in honor of the
victory over the Spanish at Santiago.
The entire thirty-seven members
turned out and the reception was such
as to do honor to an organization o,
more pretentious character. In mill.
tary training and instruction Cant,
Jones found the boys Enthusiastically
apt, and 1t was but short time after
the organization before they were able
TO make a crealtable public appear
ance.
wants by the governor, got leave tc
marry. They went to tho maire, and
the lady was asked if she was a spin.
ster or a widow. Widow" she said
We'll" said the officer, "but I have
not the certificate of your first hus-
bands death" Really" said the
bride. II thought 1t was not needed. ="
"Why, It is an Indispensable docu.
ment." Tho lady smiled and referred
him to the record of her conviction.
"You will perceive, sir, that I was SEN
fenced for life for having poisoned my
husband"
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Yacht Made Without Metal.
C. S. Hustled of Sands Point, L. l.,
mas a saiboat that was built without
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Proof Beyond Compare.

Two convlcts at the French pena!
colony OF Cayenne, employed as ser
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Portland, Ore, claims unique mill
tary organization. 1t is fully
equipped American-bor Chinese brl-
gade, whose members range In ages
from q years down to years. The
brigade is equipped the same as the
Oregon National Guards. It was or
ganized last June by Capt. Seid Back,
Jr. with Capt. B. F. Jones OF the Ore
gon National Guards as drillmaster. It
Is the first and only Chinese military
organization In the United States, or,
In fact, in any country outside of the
Baker, Baltimore. s250,00o; F. E. Roe
selle, Washington. s250,000.
Mr.. Troupe is quiet and unassum-
ing man and speaks Of his success as
something that might be acquired by
any one with hard work and perseye-
rance. He lives in Baltimore and has a
summer residence at Poplar Grove
Md, but spends much OF his time in
travelling about the country in the In
terest Of the company he represents
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N
meeting was to protest against such an
archy.
Rev. e. NJ Randall, pastor Of the First
NJ p. church, made a general argument in
favor Of municipal ownership
r. T. Ronald, william H. White and
Judge Dillon.were called upon by Chairman
Wood, but failed to respond, and Mr.. Wood
filled the vacancy by making another short
speech, in course of which he stated that
he would willingly sacrifice his right arm to
see partisan politics banished from Seattle
municipal affairs.
Robert Bridges was the last speaker. He
denounced vehemently the efforts of the
Consolidated Street Railway Company to
obtain forty-year franchise and asked the
people to follow the example of Chicago.
take piece of hemp with your he cried.
and the crowd cheered.
He closed by turning his attention to the
efforts of the Northern Pacific to obtain the
vacation OF certain streets on the water
front for depot purposes. by the eternal
heavens" he declared, this city council
shall not give away these avenues OF In
Rress and egress of the city. They are the
property of the people. They shall not
give away to any railroad the streets over
the tide flats. They belong to the people,
and IL the council gives them away will
20 into the courts as state commissioner of
public lands and state harbor commissioner
and force them to be relinquis..ed.
"Why doesn't some big corporation apply
for the right to run Seattle's sewer system
for fifty years?' he asked. "Simply because
there would be no profit in it. They could
not sell bonds on 1t. Don't let them give
YOU staffy' about concessions and benefits
the public is to get out of franchises given
AWAY"
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HIGHWAYMAN AT WORK.
H. Burgurt. n GrOcer's Driver, Has
an Experience With q Criminal.

H. Burgurt, driver In the employ of J.
F. Adams a Second avenue grocer, was
held up by a masked highwayman at the
corner of First avenue west and John
street about o'clock last night Burgurt
was driving at a rather slow pace at the
time. and the man came up behind his
wagon and climbed In. Coming up behind
Burgurt he gave the command Of ''hands
up" at the same time showing gun.
Instead OF throwing UP his hands Bur-
CURT yelled loudly. and this frightened the
highwayman. Jumping from the seat he
ran rapidly down the street, and was out
OF sight before a pursuing party could be
organized. The matter was reported to the
police.
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The sentiment Of eight city ccuncilmen
present last night at . meeting Of the spe-
1 ciai committee appointed to prepare pro-
POSED charter amendments 70 be submitted
70 the council. IL unanimously IN favor OF
tour propositions:
& i. FOR the munlcipal owner
uAi6 Of plant 10 light the city.
4. For the elimination from the
4 Cedar river water system cone
fsract o. The clause providing for
che construction Of . second pipe
Iine runninx from Cedar river to
L swan lake, 1T an expense Of
p126, 900.
). For usins the money saved
lar lake and the Cedar river
Wntershed, for the purpose OF
rTovfding for ana protecting the
9uture needs Of the city.
II =. For changing the charter 70
6onfOfm with late decisions OF
ne United states supreme court
ragarding street improvements.
The foregoing propositions were dis
Euseed by the special committee. composed
Of councilmen Gil, James. Rude, Dilier and
CastIeman. by Councilmen Muldoon. Rine-
hart md Taylor. and City Engineer Thorn
son. Comptroller Parry, III. r. elise, Crit
nh Doyies, Thomas w. Prcsch, J. W. elise
ana G. b. BAgley. It was the general SEN
tsn1ent that the city should 30 Into the mu-
uicipal ownership plan with one thing at
. tixne, taking up the water system hrst.
lights following. and later, II deemed ex-
pedlsnN. other things.
10 DO Away, with Pipe Line.
The matter OF doing away with the pipe
lns from Cedar river TO Swan lake was
fully approved. In agreement with dis
Qassion that has been going on In the city
~ eeverAl months It was held to be
q useless expense. n. r. elise believed
that when It should be necessary to con-
s,tuct second pipe line to the city. It
should be from . point higher up the
stxsam than the present intake, to give
& ligh pressure for IRE protection, etc.
Me- was the time to get control Of the
Wukershed. as realty was advancing. ana
II could, therefore, be done much cheaper
Than In the future.
tn city engineer said there would be no
trouble with the contractors by eliminating
the clause calling for this Swan lake ex-
tension, as It was explicitly stated that the
money should be paid according to the
work done. and the contractors had agreed
time and again to sign a disclaimer OF any
rights they might claim to hold in this
part Of the work. He. however. eaad he
had no doubt that the question would have
TO be submitted to popular vote to be le-
Rally done. In discussing this he gave
dgures showing that the total cost to the
cry, on the basis Of the extension not being
oa any use within ten years, would be
$11p.400. including e56.000 interest. and @46 400
for depreciation Of the plant In the mean
tine. by that time" said he, the city
may want pipe line that will bring 90, 000, :
O00 or 100000 gallons a day, and will
know better what IL wanted than we can
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Omcers or stockhoIdersf

Everett Smith responded to the chair
mans call by stating that he supposed he
was called upon to attend the meeting and
to speak as a typical nonpartisan. being a
Prohibitionist and neither Republican nor
Populist. He said it was merely question
whether the councilmen, the officers OF tine
corporation of Seattle. should obey the
stockholders OF the corporation. the people.
He thought they would when they realized
that the stockholders were thoroughly
aroused. He declared that franchises We're
too valuable to be given away.
Henry w. Stein, who was one of the
trainers Of the city charter. followed Mr..
Smith. He characterized the councils ac-
ton as law-defying and sarcastically refer
red to the action Of its members in going
into hiding rather than to attend a special
meeting to discuss the petitions He said
that he had formerly been called an an
srchist, but that anarchy in high places
was far the most DANGEROUS vsTiatx. TIA
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To Be Advanced
$4,000
II ten days.

We offer full lot In prime location on
Second avenue, for $4,000. or $4,000 q foot.
II win bring 1900 foot or sex, 900 within
IL months, perhaps within II.
Our positive Instructions are to advance
the price to $4,000 within 10 days.
After 10 days from date there will never
again he 5000 foot property on Second
avenue.
This Is the hest buy on the best business
street In Seattle.
1t Il some ones opportunity.
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WE have brandy especially adapted for
sons, 1903 Second avenue. Tel, Main GA.
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The Orthodox Greek Church.

preaching In the Russian Church." a
new book BY the Rev. Sebastian Dabo,.
vich. A thorough theological, moral and
historic review. Sent to any part of Eu-
rope or America on receipt of price. $1.0O.
Agent, M. Dabovich, 1949 Jones ST., San
Francisco, Cal.
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GRAND ball. Ranke's hall, Christmas
Eve. December a. Gentlemen 25c, ladies
free.
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CHRISTMAS night masquerade, Ranke
hall, December %.
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FlV0R -FOUR AMENDMENTS.
CITY Council Committee to Make
Some Recommendations.
WANT 4 o,1v l,oHr,no PLANT.

Decide to rresent = Proportion IN.
n Nerlng Municipal Ownership, ~
i Nve1l - OpposiAw the Construc-
L tlon % = Pipe Lins From Cedar
E 11ver 60 Swan Laks-weuld Use
I. ne Money to nxpana system.
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NEW game of conette. SOC. Denny-Cor-
yell Co., 716 First avenue.
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TELEPHONE to Levinson's wine and
delicatessen store for your Xmas wines.
Telephone, Man 6A.