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The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
THE HErRANs-slsERrAN RAILROAD
1t Is Nearing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Work of KussiA on the Chinese Const.

1t Is Nearing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Work of Russia on the Chinsse Co"st.
The Trans-Siberian Railway Is now
completed and in operation to Irkutsk,
$500 miles from ST. Petersburg. When
completed to Port Arthur II will be
5,62O miles long. and to Vladivostok
5,400 miles long. Seven hundred miles
of 1t has already been constructed on
the eastern end. and work is being
rapidly pushed. Thousands of men
and millions of dollars worth of ma
terial have been landed at Nladivostok
and Port Arthur, much of the material
having been taken from the United
States. The entire line is built on
tive-feet gauge, with seventy-pound
steel rails. 1t is expected that the line
will be completed TO Stctcnsk on the
Shelka river 1850 miles from st.
Petersburg, during the present year.
and connect with steamers on the
Amoor.
The Manchuria line, from Port
Arthur and Talien-Wan. will be 1,56O
miles long to its connection with the
main line and the Vladivostok branch
at kidalover on the Sungari river,
which also Is n tributary of the Amoor.
The line runs almost directly north
ward through the Liao-Tung peninsula
and the Shing- King province of China
to the city of Mukden. sometimes
known rs Chin-Ying. and about thirty
miles east of Ncu-Chwang. 1t crosses
the great wall near YaChih-T -Tung. and
then passes northwestward through
the Cobb desert.
The junction of the lines at the Sun
gari is strategic plan. rs well as Il
matter of economy in transportation,
for 1t will there connect with steam
boat traffic to the sea.
1t was announced in Parliament the
other day that the British government
would spend $2,5OO,O00 nt Wci-Hai-Wei
this year, and S7,500,OO0 next year in
Notifications, arscnals and n naval sta
ton; and the Russian government will
spend an equal amount on the opposite
side Of the entrance TO the Gulf of
Pe-Chee-Lcc at Port Arthur for simi-
lar purposes, but. according to its usual
policy. no one is allowed to inspect
the Russian works, and nobody knows
exactly what the cZar is doing there
Port Arthur is to be purely military
station, and the Russians expect TO
make 1t one of the most formidable
In the world. The commercial port
will be Talien-Wan, thirty miles east
ward, where there is II fine harbor
and where the Siberian railway will
have its main terminus. The Russians
are spending money there with Il lib
erality that is unparalleled. Thousands
of men are at work building docks
warehouses and hydraulic machinery
A special provision is being made for
handling coal. The Russians intend to
make 1t the principal fuel supply por,
In the east. They claim that they can
bring 1t down from the Chinese mines
and sell II for 50 n ton, whereas in
japan. where most of the steamers go
to fill their bunkers nowadays, 1t costs
$4.5O.-Chicngo Record.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21

Pe-ru-na. This has been my expert
ence. A friend in need is friend in
deed, and every bottle of Pe-ru-na
ever bought proved a good friend to
me."-Susan Wymar.
Mrs. Margaretha Dauben. 1914 North
Superior St, Racine City. Wis, writes:
II feel so well and good and happy
now that pen cannot describe it. Peru
ma is everything to me. l feel healthy
and well, but If | should be sick will
know what to take. / have taken sew
eral bottles of Pe-ru-na for female
complaint | am in the change of life
and it does me good"
Send for a free book written by DR..
Hartman, entitled Health and
Beauty" Address DR.. Hartman, Co
lumbus, o.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
The Ideal Female Arm.

'I find great difficulty in getting a
model with good arms said we'll
known sculptor recently ''It is as
tonishing how few women there are
with arms that conform to the stand
ard. A perfect arm, measured from
the wrist joint to the armpit. should
he twice the length of the head. The
upper part Of the arm should be large,
full and well rounded. There should
be a dimple at the elbow. The fore
arm must not be too fiat, not nearly
so fat as mans, for instance. From
n well-molded shoulder .he whole arm
should taper in long, graceful curves
to a well-rounded wrist
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
oUTTA-PERcHA SCARCE.
Dimcult to Get Enough for = Pacific
Cable.


In connection with the Pacific cable
a very interesting question arises, says
the Engineering Magazine. From
where Is the gutta-percha for this gi-
gantic cable to come? Every whisper
OF the construction of transpacific
line sends the gutta-percha market at
Singapore up by leaps and bounds. The
ruling price of the gum is the highest
that has ever obtained. 1t is stated,
on what authority it is hard to say
that the visible supply OF gutta-p -percha
is insufficient for the task. and that II
this cable is laid it will be the last-the
last with gutta-percha insulation at
least.
While this pessimism on the part of
the gutta-percha producers savors
somewhat of desire to stiffen the
market there is yet a sufficiently rea-
sonable foundation for it in the wanton
destruction of the gutta-percha forests.
1t will be interesting to see the out
come of the situation. If the United
States acquires an island in the Caro-
lines the building of the cable line
seems possible, though expensive. If
they do not find landing place the
operation of the cable seems to require
prohibitively costly plant. And
meanwhile there is the question of the
disappearing gutta-percha tree.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
TWO POSERS.
Lewis Carroll Used to Puzzle Little
Ones with Them.


Ones with Them.
Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice
in Wonderland" was fond of puzzling
his friends with curious problems.
One Of them was the question, When
does the day begin?" II man could
travel around the world so fast that
the sun would always be directly above
his head, and If he were to start trav-
cling at midday on Tuesday, then in
"a hours he would return to his orig
inal point of departure, and would find
that the day was now called Wednes-
day-at what point of his journey
would the day change its name? The
difficulty of answering this apparent
ly simple question has cast gloom
over many a pleasant party Another
problem was as follows: rope is
hung over a wheel fixed to the roof
of building; at one end of the rope
a weight is fixed, which exactly coun-
terbalances a monkey which is hang
ing on the other end. Suppose that
the monkey begins to climb the rope,
what will be the result? 1t is very
curious the different views taken by
good mathematicians. One says the
weight goes up with increasing veloc-
ity; others that it goes up at the same
rate as the monkey; while another
says it goes down.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
SUICIDES WITH ORIGINALITY.
Unique Methods Employed by Them l.,
quitting the World.

quitting the World.
The suicide of Count Karolyi is only
one OF many hundreds of cases OF self
destruction in which it has been found
impossible to assign sufficient cause
for committing the act. The probabil.
ity is that in 80 cases out of every
100 there never is sufficient cause, and
that the life is taken in some fit OF
desperation or temporary insanity. as
the coroner's jury prefers to call it
Another curious fact about recent sui
cides is that novelty in the methods
OF severing the link with life appear
to have weighed considerably with tn.
unhappy victims of disordered minds
Perhaps the most remarkable case OIL
record is that of a man who. although
in position of great comfort and
ease, one day resolved to end his ife
and his methods were SO complicated
that it took him nearly seven weeks
to prepare for the end. With his own
hands he built himself a wooden seat
fold, consisting OF four corner sup
ports and an upper staging. This he
painted black, except the floor OF the
staging. which was blood red. Hay-
ing accomplished this work, he dug
Il hole under the center of the stag
ing, buried highly explosive mine
three feet underground, so that ii
rested nine feet under the staging, to
which 1t was connected by wires for
firing by electricity. He then wrote to
the authorities explaining his arrange
ments and that in a certain time por-
- l. a, = 10
broadcast about the field in which his
scaffold was erected. Going back to
the field, he placed himself on the
mattress on the staging and touched
the button which fired the mine. In
the quantity of dramatic effect the sui
eide of a once famous steeplejack
stands without parallel The man had
attempted to take his life by throw
ing himself into river, for which Of
fense he was charged at police court,
and dismissed with a very severe eau
ton. A few weeks afterward he wrote
to friend living in the neighborhood,
stating he had resolved to make fur
ther attempt upon his life, and that
he intended doing so in manner
which would obviate any possibility of
his design being frustrated. Within
few hours of the dispatch OF that let
ter the body Of the steeplejack was
seen hanging from the summit OF the
highest steeple in his town-a steeple
he had himself repaired only few
months previously. Women do not ap-
pear to often seek original methods of
suicide, but young woman, who had
been Tilted by her lover short time
ago, decided upon taking her life in
such a way that the country would
ring with her name, as she thought.
As matter Of fact. her terrible act
was announced in five lines by some
papers and not at all by others. The
wretched woman left her home at the
dead Of night with long coil Of rope
One end OF the rope she fastened to a
buttress of bridge which ran over a
river and the other end she tied round
her ankles. She then let herself down
until her feet touched the water and
the rope was taut, when she let go
her hold and plunged into the river,
her feet being held up by the rope, in
which position she was discovered
early the next morning.-London Mail.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
c.,,rrb Cannot lie Cured

-,,b LOCAL, APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is
blood or constitutional disease, and IN order 70
Ca,,rrh Cure is taken internally, ana hcts
directly on the blood nnd mucous surfaces surfaces
Halls Catnrrh Cure is not quack inin mediJnu, e
IN ,his country for years. and is u regular pre-
srription II Is composed OF the best tonics
NJ ip' '"onbincd with the best blood purifiers,
n,ing dIrrctlv on the mucous surfaces The
,erfect combination of the two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results IN curing
caInrrh send for testimonials, free.
n j. CHENEY & co. Props, ToIeoo' ~
Sold by druggists, price i5c
Halls Family Pills arc the pSsb
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
A Short Sermon.

After he was grown up Mr.. Ruskin
became a great author, of whom near
ly everybody has heard. When he
was a little boy his parents wanted
him to become a minister, and one
night he heard them talking about 1t,
SO he thought he would begin right
away. The next day when he was
with his little playmates he got req
cushion, which he placed on chair.
Then standing behind 1t and pounding
1t, as he had seen the minister do, he
preached his first sermon. All he said
was, People. be goodH' but it was
pretty good sermon, after all.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
s,ri,r Cleaning Made Easy.

Tb. first OF May Is sufficiently early 10
bcrin spring cleaning, but the WORK may
he very much lightened by sGttlhs Ie ever :
,iIrrIn,viiainr ,IrI,,ii The best articles for cleaning
ppurposes For washing windows, wooa,
prnrk and floors nothing equals ivory
60 snf, water Is always cnSler TO
work with than hard, For baEishins IN
srcts from presses and beds use aiuIi anu
hoIax and for purifying inside ana out
sue ''''' % ELIZA Y. PARh-ER.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
THE WON EN- SAY
rh... 1. No R.m.a, tho Equal of

There Is No Remedy the Equal of Pc
ru-na In All Their Peculiar Ills.
Miss Susan Wymar, teacher in the
Richmond School, Chicago, ILL.,, writes
the following letter to DR.. Hartman re
gardinR Pe-ru-na. She says: only
those who have suffered with sleepless-
ness from overwork in the schoolroom,
such as I have, can know what bless
ing 1t Is to be able to find relief by
spending a couple of dollars for some
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
Arc You Using Aliens Foor-Ea.sg

1t is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting, Burning. Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, n. Y.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
Her Maiden Aim.

Hoax-So young Goldrox has taken
j., wife? What was her maiden name!
Joax-Her maiden name seems to
have been to marry Goldrox, and she
proved an unusually good shot Tor
woman.-Philadelph Record.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21

More Horses Than Human Beings.
Algeria is the only country in the
world where the horses outnumper the
human beings.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21

mo real gentleman. MIR. Hopkins
would ever have his photograph taken II
n dress suit" "What do you mean, Mis-
Simpkips7'' "In order to do so he wou'
have 10 wear It in daylight
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21

Very few men grow wise until they have
committed all the tolies that wisdom
might have saved them from. Then they
spend the rest Of their lives wondering
why others do not heed their warnings
-Nnw Ynrk Lnmrnnl..
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
Old Churches In London.

OF the thirty-hve churches built by
sir christopher Wren in London nearly
one-half have disappeared.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21

els Mrs. Price a desirable neighbor" I
should say SO; every spring her relatives
in Vermont send her It barrel of new
DaDle syrup
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21

believe my prompt use of Piso's Cure
prevented quick consumption Lucy
Wallace, Marquette, Kan, Dec. IL. '95.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21

..Nhat became of the glass-eater why
y,ag here last year?" Somebody dared
him to try a can of army beef and nov
bc's dead"
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21

Alabastine can be used over paint or
paper; paint or paper can be used over
Alabastinc. Buy only In five pound pack
ages properly labeled; take no substitute,
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21

Every church and schoolS ouse should be
coated only with Alnbasttne. Hundreds
OF tons used yearly for this work. Genu-
inc Asbaytine does not rub and scale on.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21

There are A. Oo5 of them to date. "Ot
what" Persons who were the last to
leave the Hotel Windsor in safety. Phil
adelphia North American.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21

plate over his head" Suddenly de-
ranged?" No; 1t was plate she had
painted herself"
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21

"Coppago ia an entertaining fellow.
Yes but such "a Eourmand. We found II
would he cheaper to drop him, and take
all the magazines and comic w"eklles,
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
For III. whnI,. Family.

A safs. sure, pure. perfect medicine for all the
f-mily -CRscnrut- ~ tIthHrric bring calthpre-
serve health in the household, Druggists lOc cI1c'oc
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup.

For children tccthing sofcns tho gums, reduces in
namnatlon aiays pain, cures wind collie. 2jc bottle
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
KISS COSTS A MONTH.
WOMAN WAS PRETTY AND HE
COULDN'T HELP 1T.

Makes n Strange ofense-"Why, Your
Honor" He Said what Else Could y
Man Dor" but the Judge Didn't
Agree.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21

AIabastIne packages have full direc-
tlons Anyone can brush 1t on. Ask paint
dealer for tint card. "Alabastlne Era
free. Alasbastine Co, Grand Rapids, hich'
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vAI.un or rmn IsLANps.
II Lies ChicHy in Their Geographical
position--stutistics.

II Lies Chiefly in Their Geographical
Position--stutistics.
Washington. April 1.-THE people, pro-
ducts and commercial and strategic Inn
portance Of the Samoan islands are dis
treasury bureau Of statistics. The islands
are almost in direct limo between San
Francisco and Australia and slightly south
OF the direct steamship line connecting the
Philippines with the proposed Panama or
Nicaraguan interoceanio canals. Thor
special importance, therefore, It IS stated,
lies more in their position as coallng and
repair stations. as their population is
small and their commercial needs not
great The group consists OF ten inhabited
and two uninhabited islands Within an
area OF 1900 square miles and an ag-
gregate population. according 10 the latest
estimates, of 5000 people, OF which some
thing over 200 are British subjects. 1875
Germans, % Americans, 20 French and %
OF other nationalities. while the remainder
are natives OF the Polnesian race. The
bulk OF the population rs located in the
three islands OF UpoIu, Sayaii and Tutuiia
the number In Upolu being 5000, in Sa-
vail 1850 and in Tutuila, which contains
The harbor of Page Page, ceded TO the
United states in 1873 for naval aud
coaling station. 1900.
The islands are OF volcanic origin. but
fertile, producing cocoanuts. cotton,
sugar and coffee, the most important how
ever. being cocoanuta. from which the
"Copra' OF commerce is obtained by dry
ing the kernels OF the cocoanut
The expectation OF copra from the
islands In 1896 amounted IL, SIS. 800 pounds.
valued at s23i372. considerable por-
ton of this was exported TO the United
States and larger portion TO Germany.
whose citizens control its commerce
through a trading company which has long
been established there. In 1896 the inn
ports wero $304.1ss OF which s47552 came
from the United States. $40, s02 from Ger
many sI77,s57 from the Australian colo
mics, S704i from Great Britain, and $780,
$40 from other countries. The exports in
1896 were $263,o27, of which 1921, S72 was
eopra.
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visited me and said that several million
aires stood ready 10 facilitate loan OF
many millions. but that the matter was
possible only With Sny oo-opcratlous I
answered that l could not consider any
proposition OF the kind. and regarded II
as strange that any one would he ready
TO lend money without guarantee. Then
committee Of the assembly approached
me. asking me TO support the assembly =
efforts 10 obtain loan. To this replied
that Cuca could not make a loan, as she
lacked the authority. The next day the
assembly deposed me. | consider that !
have acted hunorably. au1 my strongest
desire now Is TO Seturn home"
Late this afternoon a slight conflict oc-
CURED at La Machine wharf between the
police and some marines and sailors OF
tho Resoluts. The appearance of General
Ludlow and the police reserves quelled
the disturbance. II Is asserted that the
marines were more or less intoxicated,
that one OF them raised row; that the
police interfercd and that thereupon the
companions OF the intoxicated marines set
upon the police. Several shots we're fired
before the arrival OF the military gov
ernor and the police reserves under Chief
Monecal The marines returned 10 the
Rosolute. and It was reported at head
quarters this evening that one of the 20.
licemen was wounded In the ARRAY.
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orR NEW POSSESSIONS.
Departmental Commanders INSTRUCT.
ed to Collate InfOrmntion.

ed 10 tOiiate information.
Washington, April Assistant Secre-
tary of War Meiklejohn has promulgated
an order of instructions TO departmental
commanders in Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines which il literally and prompt
" carried out promises TO pIsduce the
exact information which the people of the
United States, as we'll as those of other
countries. are anxiously seeking at this
time. All of the books that have been
published upon the islsnds named have
been of a superficial character, owing
largely to the difficulty of obtaining ex-
act statistical information OF as varied a
character as is required by Secretary
Meiklejohn's circular of instructions.
The order requires the departmental
commanders to report upon the civic con-
dition in their respective departments.
il is expected that regimental COM
manders will select one or more compe-
tent line officers from each camp of vol
unteers for the post of information on
subjects embraced by the assistant Sec
rotary of wars circular.
One is the geographical and physical
features of the country, another being the
available maps, prints and surveys. Re
ports will also be made upon climate,
mineral resources. forests, character and
products of the soil, public lands. crops
and markets therefor. transportation facil-
tiles, railroads, available water power,
bonded indebtedness, manufactures ana
other matters of interest.
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rmr LOAN rMoMorEn.
Cohen Admits that He Is Represent
ing the Capitalists.


Washington, April &C H. Cohen,
who. 1t is alleged. IS engineering tho
scheme for $4,000, 600 loan issue to the
Cuban army, and is said TO be the author
Of the mysterious dispatches TO the Cuban
assembly urging that body not to disband
on the ground OF good prospect of sccur-
ing more than $30O0.0o0 offered by the
United States. Is in Washington. Mr. Co
hen tonight was Ia conference with u Mr..
Rosonfeldt He admitted that he was the
man who had been working on the plan to
establish 100000 bond issue, to be
paid for out OF the Cuban revenues now
collected by he United States. He said
he representated syndicate with $780,,
100000 capital, which intended to place
the loan.
II came here from Havana last Sum
day. he safa. Il have not been in hid
Ing | spent one month In Cuba and was
around in the open air every day seeing
the members of the Cuban assembly.
met General Brooke end made myself
krown TO him. l explained my views OF
the situation to him II the s3000,00o
payment is forced on the assembly il will
create future dissatisfaction and disloy-
atty, while a bonded debt paid out of the
Cuban revenues would solve the Cuban
problem"
How about your $4,000, 900" no was
asked. Who is back OF it, and whore Is
it,"
Mr.. Cohen gave no satisfactory answer
to this question. ~ have assurances" he
said tonight. that the money will be
ready the minute the plan for loan is
adopted ] have already told you that
have no capital. am simply doing the
work"
He said he did not care whether tho Gu
ban assembly continued IN session or not
Mr.. Cohen offered no explanation of his
business in Washington and denied that
he was here to see government officials.
II have nothing to do with tho admin
istration officials and do not intend to see
them" he asserted.
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WEATHER DEPARTMENT.
! rosu In East Gulf States-Storm
Moving Ea styynrd

ffosA In East Gulf States-Storm
Moving Eastward.
Washington. April 2.--As indicated by the
tItts Of Saturday morning, frosts occurred
itrrdsy night in the East Gulf and South
f'larslc States. except Florida.
Tue Storm whose development was indicst-
over the plateau region Saturday night,
y moved eastward and is central this morn
~ over Southern Kansas.
ran weather has prevailed generally east
Tie Mississippi in the Southern States aud
me Pacific slope. In the States of the
@ole and northern plateau rain has fallen,
W. W. u me States of tho Missouri and upper
rs,asss'ppl valleys light snow or rain ia re-
s% temperature has risen to about the sea-
~. aa' average from the southern Rocky noun
WI. ". tsgion to the lower Mississippi valley.
pily cool. ""i''
ins OHIO river has fallen from Pittsburg
cincinnati; has risen is feet al Louisville,
stationary at Cairo. The Mis-
8.c New Orleans. ~
~ inncations are that tho Western storm
\, s,, a,ance eastward to the Mississippi val
monday, attended by rain In the
"A Az " lhe Mississippi and Ohio valleys,
Et.anaV tne rain area will extend over the
coast 10 South Now England Nom
"a snd tuesday. West OF the Mississippi
Ii,.s ~ so9uthern and snow in northern dis
Ham, VIII DC followed by clearing, colder
" 'os North Atlantic coast fresh north