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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-29
HInta As to the Tenth.

Sound teeth not only add to ones
comfort, but they prevent disease.
Many diseases of the eye. ear and cav
tiles of the head are traceable to un-
sound teeth, and there is not a disease
to which the body is liable that is not
aggravated by an unhealthy condition
of the teeth. Eye diseases are espe-
cially common as the results of poor
teeth. These affections may vary from
simple dimness of sight to total
blindness, the symptoms, however.
usually disappearing when the teeth
are attended to. Poor teeth are, more
over, a common cause of Indigestion,
for good digestion can take place only
when the food is thoroughly masti-
Gated and this demands sound and
healthy teeth. Proper care of the teeth
during childhood often means preven-
tion of much trouble later in life. A
physician desiring to ascertain the per-
centage of children who cared for their
teeth properly, distributed printed
slips in a school, having the questions:
DO you cleanse your teeth with
brush every day?" DO you cleanse
your teeth with a brush twice day?"
OF 700 pupils only fifty cleansed their
teeth twice a day, 275 used the brush
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-29
Child Dies from Anthrax

Bridgeton IN. j. correspondence
New York Herald: An eleven-year-old
daughter of Frank Hitchner, a farmer
who lives in the upper part of Cumber-
land county, is dying from anthrax,
having got the disease from drinking
cows milk Recently he was visiting
at the home of job Carton, neighbor,
and drank a great deal of milk. Last
week it was discovered that four of
Mr.. Cartons cows had anthrax and
they were put to death. A few days
ago the child was taken very i'll. The
doctors say she is past medical help.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-29
Russlnn Sheep Dog.

In Fifth avenue of late there have
frequently been seen a pair of dogs
which have attracted great attention.
Long of leg, with short. tight curling
hair, their round heads. long ears and
bob tails make them unlike anything
in the canine line heretofore seen in
these parts. and many and divers have
been the surmises as to their breed and
and the country whence they came
George Jerrold, Of Helena. Mont.
caught sight of them and said: "They
are Russian sheep dogs, and we have
many of them in our home ranges, the
sheep raisers preferring them to the
collie, for the reason that they will
not only do the collies work, but they
are also able to protect the sheep from
wolves, of which there are many in
Montana. The Russian sheep dogs will
kill wolf every time, and the wolf
has come to know ii and keep out of
their way."-New York Tribune.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-29
AFGHANS WATCH THE WAR.
The Ameer Has News Carried to Kabu
by Special Runners Daily.

The Ameer Has News Carried to Kabu'
by Special Runners Daily.
The ameer of Afghanistan takes the
greatest interest in the Boer war, says
a Calcutta correspondent of the Lon
don Times. Special service runners
carry the telegraphic news to Kabul
daily from Peshawar, together with
copious translations of articles appear
ing in the English press. His highness
discusses the war in open durbar. He
expresses the highest admiration OF Our
national spirit, and declares his firm
belief in the success of the British
arms.
A remarkable display of Mohamme-
dan feeling is visible on the Peshawar
border and in the Punjab generally.
Prayers in the mosques. and also at
private gatherings, for British success
are now so frequent as to seem moth
ing out OF the common. Var Ma
hommed. a chief of the warlike Malik-
din section of the Afridis. recently
wrote offering to bring 1000 picked
volunteers for service in South Africa
Other TRANSFORMER headsmen have
similarly offered to raise fighting men
as the government has decided not to
employ the regulars of the Indian
army. The whole of the Afridi clan is
apparently anxious to have chance
of sharing in the war. The spirit thus
shown proves that the tribesmen bear
no malice for the punishment inflicted
during the Tirah campaign. Their at
titude is the more significant now as
rurnnrS Of tho Russian movement on
Kushk have been circulated through
out the tribal country and the bazaars
of upper India. British prestige evil
IDENTIFY stands high on the northwest
frontier as well as in Kabul.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-29
Tent Rult Like an Umbrella.

An Indian tepee, with its lodge pole,
in the course of its evolution in pas
sing through the hands of modern
inventor. has become transformed in
to an umbrella tent. The main orig
inal features are all there; the CEN
trail pole, the supporting side poles,
and the canvas cover. There is this
difference, however, that the modern
inventors tent folds up conveniently
when camp is to be struck, while the
Indians and even the modern army
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-29
Piano on an Automobile.

While the automobile has been
reaching out into various fields of in
dustry and crowding the horse from
the shafts of the cab. the fire engine
and the delivery wagon, 1t was hardly
expected that it would assume the
place of the trudging pedestrian who
pulls cart behind him. The inven-
ton of a clever Chicago lad, whose
father runs a street piano, however.
has opened up new line of thought
and has at the same time relieved
the head of the family of much work.
The boy has been employed for the
last two years in a west side factory
where automobiles are built, some OF
them to be operated by electricity and
others by gasoline. The lad kept his
eyes wide open while toiling at his ap-
pointed tasks and kept constantly be-
fore him the idea of learning how to
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-29
TRAPEZE BEAUTY
Eusnares Duke with Golden Fet-
tors.

[Paris Gable New York Journal. i
The Duke of Saxe-Coburg- -Gotha. sec
ond son of Queen Victoria. is admins
tering a mild shock to European courts
and high society. His latest indiscre-
ton in this gay capital goes little be-
yond even the very liberal bounds al
lowed to royal persons. He is abject-
ly devoted to pretty Parisienne who
was lately public performer, and she
has welded upon his royal wrist gold
bracelet of heavy links which the son
OF Victoria swears he will wear to the
day OF his death. He is in the fetters
OF love literally and in every other
sense. This pretty Parisiennes name
is sweet and English. 1t is Darling"
No one knows her original name. 1t
is of no Importance and 1t has long
been forgotten. The name of Darling
was given to her by the Duke of Co
burg and she has delighted in it ever
since Before the Duke admired her
she was trapeze performer in one of
the circuses of Paris. The first time
His Royal Highness saw her she was
performing. The Prince dropped into
the CerQue d'Ete and unknown to the
other people he stood among them near
the passageway. Far up in the air
hung a graceful. willowy form, all
ieshings and silver spangles. light as
a bird blown by the wind and delight
ing in life for life's sake. She was
very beautiful to look upon, young,
fair, and alive with grace. The Prince
watched her intently and eagerly. He
lost his blase expression and his eyes
grew keen. The young form swayed
and then leaped into the net below,
and as the applause rose she kissed her
two hands at the audience and smiled
beautifully. then she leaped out of the
net and came directly toward the pass
ageway where stood the Royal Duke.
The audience stormed and stormed
and the young girl stood hesitating
close to the Prince, who suddenly
leaned toward her and whispered: go
back, darling, and do it again"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-29
Parrot Died of Grief.

Elmer. Pa, telegram to Philadelphia
Times: A parrot belonging to Captain
Theodore Jones, of this place. died a
few days ago, and the owner is salts
fed that the bird died from grief Mrs.
Jones recently died, and she had an
attachment for the parrot which
helped her to while away many hours.
Soon after her death the bird began
to droop and called for Mrs. Jones re-
peatedly until it died.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-29
MRS. JOUBERT.

cies she was efficient, owing to her
cool and deliberate movements, and
under fire she was of great assistance
in noting the necessary disposition of
men. The accompanying picture is
from photograph taken in the gener-
ais tent at Ladysmith.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-29
PRETTY I.Onr.

HAS the giraffe been sick long?"
asked the veterinary surgeon, as he
entered the park inclosure. Yes" re-
piled the keeper. Il should say it
was rather long. He has a sore throat"
Chicago News.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-29
GENERAL JOUBERT'S WIFE.

The late General Joubert. command
er-in-chief of the Boer forces, was al
ways accompanied by his estimablo
wife. She acted as his secretary and
general assistant. keeping his papers
and tent in perfect order. In emergen-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-29
,n.eo, That weigh. Hair . Pound.

The largest insect known is the ele-
phant beetle of Venezuela. 1t some
times attains a weight of hs.S yGund.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-29
Excavations In ChaIdea.

Mr. de Sarsac, in charge of an arch
aelogical mission, has been authorized
by the Turkish government to con-
tinue his excavations in Chaldea. Ar
rived at Bagdad on February 7, he left
on the 21st of the same month, by the
Tigre route, for Kout-ol-Amnara,
whence he will descend the Chattel-
Hal canal to the vicinity of Tello.
II you could look at the love that is
in a woman's heart, you would prob
ably find that it looked most like
slice of raw beefsteak
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-29

sometimes and IT'S did not even own
brush.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-13
WHAT THE STRIKE WILL MEAN.
IdIeness of $4,000 Workers and Big
Shortage In Coal Production.

Philadelphia, Sept. 13.-The order or
President Mitchell calling out the mill
erS in the anthracite coal region of this
state recalls the last great strike i'll the
same district three years ago, which
was practically ended by the tragedy
at Lattimer in which twenty-one min-
ers were killed aud over fifty wounded
by deputy SheriffS. The strike inau-
gurated yesterday by the United Mine
Workers viii for the time being ter
inmate operations in the most produc-
tive hard coal field in the world. The
mine employees in the anthracite dis
trict Of Pennsylvania number about
14JOCO. The membership of the union
is not known TO Il certtinty, but the
leaders claim that about 81 per ccnT.
of the miners are organized. The un-
ion men do not anticipate any dlth-
Guilty in inducing the unorganiZed min
erS 10 strike.
The coal basins extend over an area
Of about 40 square miles. and are dis
tributed throughout several counties.
the more Important workings being To-
Gated in LuZerne. Lackawanna, Schuyl-
kill. Carbon and Northumberland coun-
ties. II all the veins were located in
the one place they would occupy
space about twenty miles wide and 4
little less than twenty-fOur miles long.
The coal seams vary from six TO sixty
feet in thickness. The districts are
known aS No. l. comprising Luzerne
and Lackawanna: No. .. comprising
Hazleton and the upper Schuylkill re-
ION. and No. 9. comprising Shamokin
and a portion of the Schuylkill region.
The average production from the en-
IRE district Is 1900, coo tons Il year.
The closing OF the mines is expected
10 reduce the regular coal production
40 per cent. leaving free only the Read
ing Coal and Iron company's produc
tion of 20.5 per cent OF the total out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-13
Horrors cf Galveston Do Not
~ Abate With Later
Tidings.
HIGH ESTIMATES OF LOSS.
Are Increased Rather Than
Reduced by. the De-
velopments.
GH0ULS CONTINUE RAVAGE.

Houston, Sept. 13.-From all parts
of the United States and some por-
tions of England many thousands of
dollars are pouring into the city for
relief of the Texas destitute Train
loads of provisions and clothing are
also hurrying toward Houston and
Galveston. Refugees who arrived
here are being made as comforta-
BILE as possible. Estimates of the
number of dead still vary. Mayor
Jones, of Galveston, maintains his
opinion that the mum Der will be no less
than five thousand. Property losses
are mounting higher as details arrive.
Some estimates for the city of Calves
ton II ach as high as twenty millions.
III, re are 25, 900 homeless in that
city 10 be taken car. of and it's ques-
ton whether Galveston can or will be
rebuilt. Several additional cases are
reported where vandals were shot down
while robbing the dead, but troops are
rapidly aiming control OF the lawless
elements. At noon today no new
features developed since last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-13
ORDER FOR A STRIKE.
Anthracite Coal Mine Workers
Are to Stay Out of the
Mines Monday.
MITCHELL TO CONDUCT THE FIGHT.
His Order Makes Idle As, 900 Men if
1t Is Universally Obeyed-
Losses Figured.

| Scranton, ta., DopL. Io.-fhe strike
of anthracite migers of the Lacka-
wana valley is now practically on, foI
every mine working today is running
short handed. Dodge and the Belle
Vue collieries OF the Lackawana CON-
pany are entirely shut down. The
Manville colliery worked only por-
tion of the day, and all through the
upper valley there is almost a com.
piete stoppage.
indianapolis, Sept. 13.-At $50 last
evening the United Mine Workers of
America declared strike in the an
thracite region. The strike is to begin
next Monday morning, and it is ex-
pected that 1i2 900 men will walk out.
President Mitchell, with part of his
office force from Indianapolis. Will eS-
tablish themselves in Hazelton, Pa,
and Mitchell Will direct the strike
from that point. The declaration OF
the strike followed a warning that was
telegraphed yesterday to the presl-
dents of the following railways of ti.a
anthracite region: Pennsylvania, Le-
high Valley. Delaware and Hudson,
Della ware. Lackawana and Western.
adelphia and Reading Erie. New York.
SuSquehanna and Western. Delaware.
SuSquehauna and Schuylkill, and New
York, Ontario and Western.
Asked an Immediate Reply.
This warning stated that q strike
was imminent in the anthracite fields,
which would be disastrous every
where. and then proceeded: AS the
company of which you are president
controls mines in the anthracite re-
gionS. we. the authorized representa-
tives of the anthracite miners. in order
10 promote the public welfare and
avert a strike. propose to you and the
other coal operators that the whole
uueStiu OF wages and conditions i'll
the anthracite coal fields be submitted
10 arbitration. An immediate reply,
SisnifyinS Your acceptance ORE jet ion
of this proposition. is requested. II
was signed by John Mitchell and w.
Il. Wilson, respectively president and
secretary Of the United Mine Workers.
As NO replies We're received the strike
was ordered.
Grievances of the Miners.
In their demands the miners ask the
correction of many evils, the more
important OF which are the following:
Abolition of the company stores; re-
ductiOn in the price of powder to Sl.JO
Il keg; abolition of company doctors:
semi-mOnthly payment Of wages;
abolition OF the sliding scale: wages to
be paid In cash: 2.24O pounds to the
ton instead OF over 1000: advance of
~ per cent. i'll wages less than Sl..n
and not exceeding SID n day; that all
classes of day labor now receiving
Sl.JO and not exceeding Sl.IJ shall re
ceive II per cent. over present wages;
that all day labor now receiving $1.IJ
shall be advanced 10 per cent; that no
miner shall have at any time more
than one breast. gang or other class
of work. and shall get only his legal
share OF cars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-13
Germans at Last Get Hands
on Murderer of Minister
Won Kettler
WHO CONFESSES CRIME.
Says the Chinese Imperial
Government Put Him
F-
Up to 1t.
AMERICANS IN A FIGHT.

Pekin, Sept. ., (CopyrighD.-A
troop of American cavalry sent to
act as convoy for cattle surprised 800
imperlalists quartered at Temple
Shaho. They killed 80 and captured
many rifles. The enemy fled north
ward.
The Japanese arrested the as
assassin of Baron Won Ketteler and
handed him over to the Germans. He
confessed the crime, saying the i'm
perial government ordered the COM
mission of the act.
The Russian cavalry yesterday en-
gagged 500 Boxers seven miles from
Machipo. The casualties among the
Boxers were 200. including the COM
mander. One Russian officer was
wounded and two Cossacks killed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-13
TRAIN RoBBER HAS LUCK.
Finds Everybody Ready to Give Up and
Collects" AbOuts 5000.

Denver. Sept. 13.-Burlington train
No. I. known us the Overland Flyer,
WAS held up by i lone highwayman at
= u. III. yesterday five miles east OF
Haighler, Neb.. hear the Colorado line
The robber secured about 5000 IN cash
and prubaly twice that much i'll dia-
mondS and watches, and then made
his escape by bringing the train 10 {;
stop. He went through both sleepers
but did not moleSt the chair cars or the
women. Railroad officials offer 81 .OOL
for his capture. and posses have start
ell out i'll all directions.
Following is list OF individual
losses: DR.. II. Spaulding. chief medi-
cal inspector OF the department of
health. Chicago. So i'll cash and Il
watch valued At $40: G. Boswell,
Nashville. Ills. 500 in currency and
SD in gold; r. Boswell, Nashville,
HIS. 500 in cash and watch valued
at $50; +. \. Smith. Omaha. 81, in
cash. Il watch valued at 500, and
a Iii; mOnd ring worth $50; Oscar \.
TrounStne. Cincinnati, S1.2J.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-13
HIS PRESENT SOVEREIGN.
Who Is It:-A Question for Court OF
Naturalization.


Washington. Sept. 13. - \ Porto
Rican who is studying law in Wash
ingtOn applied to Mr.. Young. clerk OF
the district supreme court. for natural
ization papers, saving that as he was
not citizen of the United States he
desired to become one. Are You will
ing TO renounce all allegiance to your
present sovereign" asked Young. add
ing. Who is your sovereign
Il am 8 native of the island OF
Porto Rico. which Is my home"
Well" said Clerk Young. the form
OF the certificate declaratory of Your
intentions preScribeS that YOU shall re-
nOunce allegiance to your sovereign.
What government are You Il subject
off,
The question was too intricate for
Young, and the case was laid before
Judge Bradley. After due cOnsidera-
tion the certificate was thus filed in:
-. native OF Porto Rico. aged
about ~ years, hereby declares that il
j in good faith my intention to become
Il citizens of the Emitted States and TO
TeHOunce forever all allegiance and
fidelity TO any foreign prince. poten-
tate. state and sovereignty whatever
and particularly To the kingdom Of
Spain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-13
LIVES IN PERIL on THE LAKES.
Two Vessels FOnnder and Others Have
Very Rough Trips.

Chicago. Sept. l3-The tail of the
Galveston hurricane that swept around
through the western part OF Texas and
then making wide circle came swoop-
ing down on the lake region, did not
depart for the Atlantic without doing
4 large amount OF damage and I'm
periling many lives. IT was fatal in
one case reported at this writing. A
Cleveland dispatch says: a telegram
from Erie, Pa. SAYS the steamer John
B. Lyons foundered off Girard. Pa, in
the big gale Of Tuesday night. The
Lyons carried crew of sixteen, two
of whom have reached shore. She was
owned by J. &. Gilchrist. of this city,
and was valued at $50. 900. \ dispatch
has been received by GilchriSt stating
that a wrecked steamer. believed to be
the Lyons, has been sighted five miles
off COnneaut, and that with the aid OF
glasses Il dozen or fifteen men can be
seen clinGinE to the rigging. Tugs
have been ordered from Conneaut To
the assistance OF those OH the wrecked
steamer"
Another Cleveland dispatch says:
The schooner Dundee. owned by the
Minch Transit company. in tow of the
steamer John NJ. Gliddeu. fOundered
about eleven miles west of this port
early yesterday. The boats We're bound
for Ashtabula with ore. and the storm
struck them about . a III. The Dun
Slte lost her Tudder and big sea
boarded her and carried away her for
ward hatch. The crew took to the
rigging, with the exception of Kate
Hoffman. the cook. who was drowned.
The men were finally taken on by the
steamer {. Lower, Jr.. and brought
here
\ Detroit dispatch states that the
steamer Lawrence. plying from ST. Jo-
seph 10 Milwaukee. supposed 10 have
gone down with all on board, has en-
tered st. Joseph harbOr. She went in
under her own power. She carried fifty
passengers.
\ Milwaukee dispatch says: Three
hundred and fifty passengers on the
ateamer + X NJ. L. No. 4 We're landed
at Milwaukee yesterday morning after
spending a night of terror on the
steamer. The boat was caught in the
fury OF Tuesday nights storm. and
was ten hours late in reaching her deS-
tinatiOn from Holland. Mich. The pas
Sengers had an awful experience, and
many sustained serious injuries. Those
most seriously injured Were: w. Hark-
or, Detroit. head cut; Mrs. w. Hark-
er: Maggie Eglenton. Detroit. head
cut: Mrs. Martha Derham. North Lam
SliE. ntdu cut anu sue bl ui>eu- NoH
rad Hibbard. Monroe, Mich. head and
breast cut: Willie Gu>tie, Detroit. scalp
aud eve cut: John II. Feaber. Toledo.
%. finger di>located and severely
bruised.
While not admitting the boat had
been in any danger. her officers said
She had very hard voyage. Almost
every window in her cabin was brok-
eE. while the cabin was one mass OF
broken timbers. broken chairs and
pieces of glass. To make matters
worse. almost everybody on the boat
was >ea>ick. and as they could not 90
out of the cabin the condition OF that
place can be guessed. All Of the pas
seD=ers were in bad plight when they
Continued or Fourth Page.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-13
More RaIses In AppraIsement.
BROOM CORN MEN IN A COMBINE
Manufacturers and Trust Agree to n
Scheme to Make Money.

Mattoon, Ills, Sept. 13.-It has been
reported here on good authority that
Il combination has been formed with
the assistance of the broom manutdc-
turers of the east to control the broom
corn crop of this year. and thus pro-
tcct the Union Broom supply com
pany, which cOrnered the brush market
last year and still has large holdings
of last years crop.
According TO the story there was n
conference Il few days ago of the trust
officials and representatives of most of
the big eastern factories, and the trust
officials agreed to supply the manufac-
turerS with brush sufficient to run
them to Oct. /, providing the manu-
facturers would call their buyers from
the field and leave the trust people
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-13
without opposition. On this basis il IS
said an agreement was reached.
Two Women in a Bloody Fight.

Springfield Ills. Sept. 1S,-In cut
ting affray at Riverron. this county,
yesterday afternoon. Amanda Carter.
colored, formerly of Springfield. was
cut by the reputed wife of George
Bland, and is lying at the point of
death. The Carter woman, Bland and
wife, and John Curtis. have been
camping near Riverton. Yesterday
Curtis and Bland engaged in 4 fight i'll
which razorS We're used and in which
the women Joined. The Carter woman
was struck on the head with Il heavy
instrument and her skull fractured.
and the Bland woman was terribly
gaShed about the head and face.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-13
Scores on the Ball Field.

Chicago. Sept. 13.-FollOwing are
Yesterdays League ball scores: Ma
tionai Leaguc--At Philadelphia-Pitt
burg 10, Philadelphia Q: at Brooklyn
Cincinnati (. Brooklyn d; ut New York
Chicago 8. New York /: tsecond
game Chicago 6 New York I; at BOS-
ton-St. Louis 3. Boston 1S.
American Lea que: At Milwaukee
Detroit !. Milwaukee >: second gsme)
Detroit l. Milwaukee -: at MinneapO-
liS-Buffalo Il. Minneapolis I: Second
game) Buffalo {. Minneapolis >: al
Kansas City-Indianapolis 4. Kansas
city l; at Chica cago-ClevcIand 1. CHI
caso u: second game) Cleveland l,
('bica % q