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eve have sold many different cough
remedies, but none has given ;better
satisfaction than Chamberlain 5, " says
Mr.. Charles Holzhauer, Druggist
Newark, N. j. "It is perfectly safe and
can be relied upon cases of coughs
colds or hoarseness. Sold by G. v.
Dunbar.
One of the strangest and most af-
fecting sights in an Arab town is that
of the funerals, which may be met at
any street corner. The body is mere
ly wrapped in mat of esparto grass
and carried either on bier or on
mems shoulders. The mourners lounge
along, some in front and some behind,
|crooning verses of the Koran in mel
ancholys tones, which haunt one for
days afterward. This wailing, how
ever, is nothing to that which goes on
in the house of the deceased. When
was staying in the country near Tunis
heard it kept up during whole night
in neighboring village, and can con-
ceive nothing more desperately de-
pressing than these strains of lament
alton waited through the. darkness by
the breeze. My dog stood it even less
well than did, and he felt constrained
to join in the dolefu1 chorus until I
was half tempted to put bullet
through his head. Perhaps the stran-
gest of all the funerals saw was at
Bizerta. It was that of baby, which
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Army Worm Rayages.

The dreaded army worm made its
appearance in the hay fields here a
couple of weeks ago aud has done ines
timable damage to the hay crop. The
worm was not discovered till the har-
vesters began work with the reaper
and then it was almost too late to do
anything to obviate the great destruc-
tion of the grasses of the Chehalls val
Hey. The extent OF the damage is not
yet known, but many of the farmers
place the value of the hay that will be
destroyed at several thousand dollars.
The worm made its appearance be-
fore any one was aware of it and came
In such numbers as to startle the own
ers of the big meadows that look so
fine from distance. The attack was
usually made i'll the centers of the
fields where the sun shone hottest du-
| ring the day, and in every instance
the grass and clover stalks were strip
entirely OF their blades. and often the
timothy heads were entirely 1devou-ed.
An examination made in several
grass fields about Montesano this week
showed the destruction to be as great
as reported 1t is not yet known
whether the ravage is general over the
country, but if the eastern end shows
the destruction to be as great as the
western end the damage to the hay
crop this year will entail great loss on
the farmers.
This particular worm belongs to the
leucanide family of insects and for de-
structiveness to growing crops is un-
equaled in the United States LIS spe-
cific namo is leucania unipunctata.
In the mature state it reeches "a
length of two inches, is very slender,
dark on the back, with light stripes
down each side. The moth, of which
this worm is the larva, is small, dark
brown in cnlor and flies in the even
ings and at night.
The habits OF the army worm have
been thoroughly studied in the east
ern states, where its depredations have
been more pronounced than in any
state of the west. It's seasons of at
tack come periodically and seldom
once year Four years ago they were
here in great numbers and destroyed
considerable clover. A few Of them
! make their appearance each year, but
this seems to be provision of nature
to perpetuate the species, as illustrat-
ed in the locust family. A few years
ago in Northern Pennsylvania these
identical worms destroyed wheat, oats,
corn and hay to the value of thous-
sands Of dollars to the farmers. Trees
were stripped of their foliage and al
most every living plant was attacked
by them for food.
| In this section they are not liable
ever to be very bad. Wet weather is
found to be great enemy to them, es-
pecially the kind found in Western
| Washington. The birds also are the
natural enemy of this worm and they
should be protected, iffor nothing else
than the protection of the farmer from
the ravages of the army worm.-Mon-
/ tesano Vidette.
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Street Car OfflciaIs Indicted.

TACOMA, July 21.- Informatlons
charging them with manslaughter
were today filed against S. q. Mitchell
president; F. L. Dame, superintendent; {;
Charles Purdy assisten superintendent
and F. L. Boehm, motorman, OF the
Tacoma Railway & Power company,
as result of the terrible catastrophe
of the Fourth Of July, by which 43
persons lost their lives.
Following the finding of the coroner's
jury in the inquest criminal proceed
ings have been figured on by Prosecut-
ing Attorney Fremont Campbell and
his associates, Deputy Prosecuting AT
torneys Bates and McMurray.
Several days ago itwas decided that
the facts and findings of the jury war
ranted charges of manslaughter.
The finding of the coroner's jury
was that the officials of the company
and Motorm an Boehm had been crim-
inally careless and negligent, the for
mer in allowing the car to go out un-
der an incompetent man and the lat
ter in not using proper precautions to
stop his car after it began to run
away.
The indictments are separate, the
allegations to suppors the charge Of
manslaughter being different in each.
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morning he died, and his remains left
Washington on the same train he had
intended taking alive. Secretary VIII
son accompanied Mrs. Gear on the
train. Owing to Senators and Repre-
sentatives being widely scattered, it
was impossible to get together the us
ual Congressional Committee to ac-
company the body to Iowa.. Senator
Gear was regarded as of the solid men
OF the Senate, to which he was last
winter elected for his second term,
which would have begun the 4th Of
next March. He will be missed, not
only by his colleagues but by the re-
publican party which he served long
and we'll in many capacities.
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Society Cards.

r,iRsT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CHURCH.
%
Preaching every Sabbath at II O'Clock a. N.
and 40 p. NJ. Sabbath School at H:15 A. M.
Vrsver meeting at 7:3O P. M every Thursday
Everybody is invited to attend. Seats free.
REV. w. B. McMILLIN, Pastor
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,.,ELCOME CHAPTER, NO 40.
ORDER EASTERN STAR.
Meets every Saturday after Ful! moon OF cacn
month"; All members In gOOd stanulhg are
made welcome.
MAGGIE HILTON, =. u. foOL
Worthy MatrOn. sec.
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c E.. Cross Post No. 90, G. A. r.
Meets In Shortcr's hall first and third Frio9y
nights of each month. Comrades are corolaAv
invited to visit and join.
l. w. WOODS, JOHN oElu,
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DACIFIC LODGE, NO. c.,
X. OF p.
Meets the first and third Friday. evenings OF
of each month at the Masonic Hail. Vlsitln
Knights cordially invited to attend.
l.. l.. HUNTER. j. =. SLion
K of X. & 8. C.C
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dial invitation is given to all brethren IN good
standing. Masonic Hall, Shelton, WI
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COAL

Does not warm except
through combustion.
Food does not nourish
except through digestion.
You may as well hug a
coal pile to get warm as
expect to get nourish-
ment out of food which
Won cannot diOest Dr
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CKOOKCM HOMESTEAD NO. 225s-
y BROTHERHOOD AMERICAN YOEMA1N, AZ
Meets in /. o. O. F. Hall, on 2nd ana 4sn 1ues-
days of each month. ,.--..,,,o,,t
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WOODMEN OF THE WORLD.
Meets every lst. and 3rd Tuesday at MsS01ac 9,e
Hall Shelton. Visiting neighbcrs cordially IN
vited to camp with US, '. d. Wvo,s, s,
AL J. MunsOn, Clerk. Oos
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-30

| meaning dullnsss that seems like fatality-like
'he slow crunching Of travellers bones in the
crack Of glacier.
But the traveller journeys on, for the traveller
is the soul.
If the soul OF Emerson is within hear
ing of the words of this Western philo-
sopher, he must rejoice at the way in.
which the work of the Transcendentalis
begun fifty years ago. is being carried on.
Emerson's spirit was too sane and sweet
to allow him to enter into the extrava
CANT schemes which marked the period of
characterization. but his principles were
radical, and on occasion he did not hest
tate to carry them out III his life. The
paragraph above quoted, and several
others in Mr.. Ferguson's book, remind one
OF that saying in the essays of the elder
thinker: all
Never strike sail to fear. Cone into port
greatly, sail with God the
There is nothing in 1.-THE Religion of
Democracy" more ra,.ical than that The
foundation of some folks religion and
philosophy seems to be fear. These two
men have alike striven to destroy such
british and slave-like idea of life. They
are not alike, except in certain sanity
and shrewdness of view and force of logic.
Mr.. Ferguson owes nothing to his pre-
decessors save the debt OF heritage which
every thinker must owe to those who have
preceded him. His philosophy is some
thing which he has ground out for him
self. He in turn may be only forerun-
ner of one greater than he: but 1t must
be admitted that this unpretentiou5 book
of his comes nearer expressing the reli-
gIous thought toward which the age has
been blindly tending. than any other one
work of the last quarter of century. 1t
ought to be thoroughly read and discussed.
,l,a f-, hn N
a few years be able to supplement it with
another work. This book reads very much
as if he were the sort of thinker who
grows (San Francisco: Elder & Shepard)
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THE REAL DAVID HARUM. By Arthur T.
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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-30

More years ago than ! shall name
/ sought to win a good wife's fame,
/ knew not how-but all the same
made him shirt.
/ cut, l stitched with many tear;
followed it out, both front and rear,
l carved the armholes wide, for fear
They wouldn't fit.
johns neck l measured to be true,
The band must fit-that much ! knew,
I'd heard 50 oft. All else drew
And puckered in.
At last twas done. A work OF art,
Complete, l hoped, in every part
Come. john | called, with quaking heart
TRY on your shirt"
! must confess it bulged somewhat
In places where thought t should not,
But John, the brute, yelled out, Great Scott
Is this tent?'
And such behavior-lasguage, welll
He uttered things I'll never tell
] may forget them when | dwell
In higher spheres
Oh, woman OF the present day,
To you's Inscribed this tiny lay.
You little know the man you pay
Your homage TO.
II his ''true inwardncss' you'd know,
Have him your idols overthrow,
And sentiment to four winds blow,
Make him shirt.
The Literarian.
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GoOd-Sight.

Good night. my burden. Rest YOU there,
The working hours are over;
Poor weight, that had to be my care,
And why, let time discover.
The Evening star sheds down on me
The deare, look than laughter,
At whose clear call | put by all
Forbids follow after,
Free, free-to breathe First Breath again, the
the breath Of all hearaiter!
Good night, hearts grief; and rest you there
Until your sure tomorrow;
Here's only place for that vide Air
More old more young, tan sorrow
And though | hear from far without,
Thee caging winds keep revel,
Oh vet l must bestow some trust
Where water seeks her level
Where wis heart Water seeks and sings, until
she reach the level.
Josephine Preston Peabody, in scribners
Magazine.
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The Fate of the Fntuous Fisherman.

salmon lived near to Vancouver;
He was large, and excessively strong:
He vas such an habitua mover
That he never was motionless long
Like the rest of the fishes in Finland
The rivers he often would gain,
But he ne'er was contented when inland
For he always remembered the main.
A fisherman once went an-angling
In an antediuvian craft;
His neighbors came near unto strangling
So much at that shallop they laughed.
But the fisher. his little hook batting,
Remarked. 81 shall win if try"
And for hours he sat patiently waiting
Til the salmon rose up to the fly.
With a dexterous twist and a turn, he
Secured good grip on the hook,
And the fisherman went on a journey
That rivaled the journeys Of Cook.
Al pace that was simply terrific
Tb- salmon set out for the West,
And he managed 10 cross the Pacific
Not pausing a moment to rest.
He skirted the Philippine Islands,
Sunatra was left on the lee
He sped by the Ceylonese highlands,
And he crossed the Arabian Sea;
Past Alden and Suez and Malta
He went ike comet, until
just grazing the rock Of Gibraltar
He headed southwest for Brazil.
As obstinate as a virago.
He raced till the following morn,
When, passing TERRA del Fuego,
He hurriedly rounded the Horn.
He fastened by Juan Fernandez
And pointing his nose to Peru,
He came into view OF the Arjes.
That day at quarter TO two
But here big fragment of coral
Ripped off from the shalloo a plank,
And with haste that was s mos. immoral
The treacherous cockle-snelI SAM.
The fisher, his lead above water,
Maintained by the aid of an oar;
And he hoated an hour and a quarter
In hope Of attaining the shore.
At last he cried: Jupiter Ammoni
My merciful fortune | thank.
That I've met with king OF all salmonl
That bite was wonderi' and sank
The salmon but travelled the faster
He said: Il am innocent quite,
For that boat the cause of disaster:
Twas bark that was worse than my bite
Guy Wetmore Carryl in the Saturday
Evening Post.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-30

Here among your poppy fields,
Idleness, | pray you,
Let me wander lazy-eyed,
Slow Of thought and pace;
Empty handed, light Of heart,
Eager to obey you,
To loaf and make madrigal
Tuned to fit your face.
Sick am I Of strife and toll,
| would seek your daisies,
Count the clouds and doze and dream
Through drowsy afternoons.
Prithee, take me by the hand
Show me where the way is
Let me change the clink of gold
For your innets' tunes.
Idlenessl Oh, Iileness.
Smile a welcome for me.
Here's minstrel out of voice,
weary heart TO rest.
Soothe me with the pipes Of Pan,
Hum his music Ger me,
Rock me like a tired child
Sleepy on your breast.
-Theodosia Pickering Garrison, in Serb
ner's Magazine.
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CURRENT VERSE.
To Homer.

Blind singer OF the worlds desire,
Thy world is ours. Thy song, Troy town
Built burned; and then thy Tyre
Burst in blaze OF fire
Seas shall not drown
First kindled in woman's eyes,
Fire burned high Troy; and beckoned men
From home; and from the skies
The gods; those flames yet rise,
Yea, now as then.
Yea. now as then, the worlds desire.
Though hidden from US, still doth dwell
In Helen's heart of Dire,
And breathes upon thy Tyre
Her mighty spell.
OH thou who first, when earth was young.
Sang fate defed and mortals slain,
Upon that honeyed tongue,
How sweet thy songs. though sung
Oh mortal pain.
What songs have W.. thou dost not sing.
What fate:s thy heart hath not foretold
Breathe thou the songs We bring;
Bees on thy mouth still cling,
Now, as OF old.
Alexander Blair Thaw, in the Atlantic.
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borrowing the Baby.

"Good mornin'. My ma sent me
To asst you how you was,
An hope you're well-you know at is
TIL way she ali Us does,
My ma-she SCI, you're strangers,
But then she kind o. thought
Shed like to borry III baby
AT you folkses as got.
''lIy ma sets by tn winder
An watches you an him,
An kind o. smiles an cries to wunst,
Cause he's like baby Jim.
Who's jim? He was our baby
We named him after pa.
Say, en- We borry your baby
A little while fer ma?
"My ma she seq she wouldn't
Mind if your baby cried.
She SCI I'd be like r.usic-
Since little Jim has died.
She seq ske'll be good to him,
An she'd like a whole lot,
II We en- borry the baby
At you folkscs as got.'
-BlltimOre American.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-30

Why was it that the thunder voice of Fate
Should call thee. studious, from the classic
groves,
Where calnEeyed Pallas with still footstep roves,
Ant, charge thee seek the turmoil OF the state
VIA. bade thee hear the voice and rise elate
Leate home and kindred and thy spicy loaves
To lead tn unlettered and despised droves
Tc ulanhoods home and thunder at the gate?
Far better the slow blaze Of Learning's light.
The cool and quiet OF her dearer fame
Than this hot terror of hopeless fight:
This bold endurance Of the fins! pain;
Since thou and those who with thee died for
right
Have died, the Present teaches, but in Yainl
Paul Laurence Dunbar in the Atlantic
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-30

Is not quieksand caused, at least sometimes. by
there being little larger proportion OF mica
than usual in the sand, causing the particles IA
slip upon one another easily when wet?
+. H.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-30

Who was Queen victorias husbandf J.B
Prince Albert of e-coburg- Gotha.
her cousin
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-30

We do not know. Such investigation No
We have been able to make fails to dis
close the author
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-30
NOTES AND QUERIES,

What States do not have divorce laws,
ENQUIRER.
South Carolina is the only one.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-30

Is the Guinea pig at all related to the or
binary pig7 II. J.,
No; it is a rodent: nor is it from Guinea
but is found wild only In South America
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-30

What is the population, according to the new
census, of Chicago, St Louis. Boston, Atl.r..
Nashville, and Memphisf H. A. H.
Chicago, 1.69S.575; St. Louis, SIS. 23s;
Boston. $50, s92; Atlanta. S9,S72; Nashville,
80. Se5.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-30

Fifty cents, certainly-perhaps more il
II is stun considered a curiosity. Consult
a dealer in such things.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-30

Who first said Ignorance is the mother Of de-
votion?'' " HI
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-30

Is it of any use to afix special delivery stamu
to letter sent to a town whose postal force
does not include carriers? G. A.
1t is. il the person addressed lives with
in mile OF the postoffiee; otherwise. ths
postmaster may ignore the special stamp,
and let the letter be delivered IN the usual
way
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-30

Silver dollars are legal tender in any
amount unless otherwise expressly stip-
ulated in the contract,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-30

Is the silver dollar legal tender to the amount
of sl0e002 fOrTEF
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-30

What is the value OF the Columbia half dollar
ef 1893?
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Who composed the first Roman rriumviratef

The coalition of Pompey, Caesar, and
Crassus. in so B. c., is often spoken of az
the first, but those men had not the off,
cial title and exercised only usurped
powers The official title and official re-
cognition by the Senate first fell to
octavius. Marc Antony, and Lepidus, in
40 B. c.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-30

Does ice ever form at the bottom of body OF
water before the water is frozen throughout the
entire depth? ID. S.
Yes: it is called ground ice, or anchor
ice, the latter from the fact that il some
times brings up boat anchors when it
rises. 1t may come from the lower
water being colder than that at the sur
face, or. when the temperature is uni
form, from the fact that a current keeps
ice crystals from forming on the surface.
Sometimes bits of broken surface ice or
snow carried downward by eddies are its
basis.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-30

The "Churchman," OF New York printed
as serial the story called Fortunes
Boats by Barbara Yechton, which Messrs.
Hcughton. Mifflin & Co. will publish.