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Herr Busse, a chemist of Hamburg,
says he has discovered the secret OF
making two famous Hqueurs, chartreuse
and benedictine. Until the time of
this discovery the secrets were solely
in possession OF the French monks who
made these liqueurs. Herr Busse makes
the claim that he can produce the real
article at one-auarter the price now
demanded for that which comes from
France. Connoisseurs will have an
opportunity shortly to decide as to the
value of Herr Buses discovery and
the merit of his product, for it is to
be put the market The 1iqueurs will
not be sold in liquid form in bottles,
but small box of powdered herbs
will be handed to the purchaser, who
will have to do the disti1ling himself
The iqueurs made by the French monks
are strictly protected by law that it
is impossible to sell any spirits of other
manufacture under the designations
used by them It is for this reason
that the herbs will be sold, and that
the buyer will have to drink 1.home-
made chartreuse benedictine-
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OPINION OF NO CONSEQUENCE
General Miles Censured BY Secre-
tary Root For Hot Air.
TROUBLE AMONG WARRIORS.

Washington. Dec GA determine
ton on the part of the administration
absolutely to terminate further dis
cussion of the Sampson-Schley con-
trorersy took shape in the publication
of some remarkable correspondence
that has passed between Secretary
Root and Lieutenant General Miles
relative to the 1atter's interview, com
Inanting upon the SchIey case
That General Miles appreciates the
situation is shown by the deep concern
he manifested and his frequent visits
to the office of Secretary Root. 1t was
necessary for him to write two letters
to meet the demands of the department,
and even then there was no expression
of satisfaction the secretary's part
at the second explanation However,
Secretary Root himself regards the
incident as closed. at least he does
not propose to take any further action
unless obliged to do So
General Miles first wrote this:
II conceive there inpropriety
any other citizen upon a matter of such
public interest My observations We're
in no sense intended a criticism of
any action taken by coordinate
branch of the service. and the state
nent that I had no sympathy with any
efforts tending to disparage a distin-
guished and gallant officer likewise
had no such reference
To the above Secretary Long replied:
'.Sir: BY direction of the president,
I communicate to you his conclusions
upon your course in the interview to
which your attention was called by my
letter of the 10Th inst.
Your explanation of the public
statement made by you is not satisfac-
tory. You are in error if you suppose
that you have the same right as any
other citizen to express publicly an
opinion regarding Official questions
pending in the course of military dis
-cipline.
sit is of no consequence on whose
side your opinion was what it was.
You had no business in the controversy
and no right, holding the office which
you did, to express any opinion. Your
conduct was in violation of the regu1a-
ton above cited and the rules of official
propriety, and you justly liable to
-censure, which 1 now express. Very
respectfully, ELIHU ROOT,
Secretary of War"
sep S.-Your second letter of ex-
PLANTATION, dated today, and received
since the above was written, does not
change the case. The necessity for
repeated explanations but illustrate
the Importance of the rule which you
have violated.
(Signed) S'ELIHU ROOT,
Secretary of War"
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HANNA IS HOPEFUL.
Speaks of Probable Results of Capseal
Labor Conference.

Washington, Dec ex-senator Han
ma was at the White House and talked
most hopefully. Il consider the
ference" said he. 1.-THE greatest step
ever taken for the speedy settlement
of disputes arising between labor and
capital The organization of capital.
which has come to stay. was evolu-
ton which was naturally preceded by
the organization of labor, which has
also come to stay, and the concentra-
ton of the interests of the two sides
nto the hands of comparatively few
individuals, will make for the best
interests of both The public must not
get the idea that we are to revolution
ize everything relating to the condition
of labor and capital, that the joint
committee is to undertake arbitration
by compulsion. In fact, are opposed
to compulsory arbitration We believe
cOmp1ish more by gettiA g
into a closer touch and contact with
labor. The first step will be to estab-
1ish a relationship between the two
interests, ano this Will serve as a
foundation to work n While we do
not expect that there will be no strikes,
they will be minimized result of
the Cancellation and arbi tration policy
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Human Being. worth $50.

human being may be bought to-
day in the Soudan for $50.
That Is to say, if you are economical
in bent, you may secure your slaves at
this figure. They will be but fourteen
years old, however, and not very
strong. To get a mature. robust and
experienced slave you will be obliged
to pay considerably more. The maxi
mum price is $500.
And much of this goes on under the
British flag. England has done her
best to put check to the slave trade.
1t is so firmly rooted, however, that
although 225 agents of the British gov
eminent, each equipped with a camel.
are constantly employed in trying to-
stamp out the man trade, it fourishes
in spite of them.
Most of the twenty-five offenders
convicted during the last twelve
months were sheiks of the Rashidas
one of the most troublesome and dread
ed tribes of the Soudan. The activity
against them, however, has driven
most of them east into Italian terri
tory.
The slave trade at Jeddah has been
the most serious. The principal traffic
is from Massaua and the coast to the
northward in Italian territory, Abys-
sinia, Hodeida and Yemen. Yemen is
noted for the export of the slaves who
are procured from Abyssinia.
At Jeddah there are twelve wealthy
slave merchants whose names and de-
pots are well known.
The prices of slaves areff: Male or
female, Ii years old, about $50; IA to
20 years, 500 to S125; 20 to 80 years.
$50 each
In Medina and Mecca the prices of
both sexes rise SO per cent and upward
while some readily command from S4O0
to $500 each
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For the Fort Smith g. Western.

Fort Smith, Ark, Dee. ga mort
gage of five million dollars to secure
the issue of bonds to build the Fort
Smith 81 Western railroad from here to
Guthrie has been filed here, executed
by President George Hayden and Sec
rotary A c. Dustin in favor of the
Mercantile Trust company of New
York OF the bonds, representing
three-q quarter million dollars, are to be
delivered ia President Hayden without
restrictions. The remainder is to be
used for construction
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oATHs LAST CENTURY.
Cursing Done at the Ear and the
Bench.

Cursing Done at the Ear and the
Bench.
The early part of the nineteenth CEN
fury was the age of heavy drinking
and bad language Gentlemen swore
at each other because an oath added
emphasis to their assertions They
swore at interiors because their COM
mands would not otherwise receive
prompt obedience. The chaplain
cursed the sailors because it made
them listen more attentively to his ad-
monitiOns. Ladies swore, orally and
in their letters Lord Braxfeld, a
at whom he swore because she played
that he had mistaken her for his wife
Thurlow swore at the bench George
" was always swearing; a profane
oath always accompanied this Defend
er of the Faiths expression of ap-
prevail of the weather, horse, din
ner. or a drinking bout His accom-
p1ished brothers envied his powers in
this field of endeayor, and copied his
example Society clothed itself with
cursing with a garment" Vauxha1l,
then still fashionable resort, must
have been delectable place, with it,
feast of curse words and flow of oaths
Other amusementS were bull batting,
cock-f1ghting and prize-hghting- Will
berforce and Sheridan supported a bill
in 1902 to abolish bull batting, which
was opposed by Mr.. WIndham, on the
ground that It was the first result of
conspiracy of the Jacobins and
Methodists to render the people grave
and serious London Daily News.
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mining ON AIlotments.

Anadarl1o, Okla, Dec. 23--United
States Indian Agent Randlett, of the
Kiowa and Comanche tribes, is sending
out notices to all persons who have
stalxed mining claims in Indian a1lot-
ments that they must vacate at once or
they will be elected from Fort Sill
The action is based upon an opinion of
the attorney general approved by Sec
rotary Hitchcock which bars mining
claims on Indian al1otments but
permits their being leased for mining
r111rrlOses
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Argentine ver.u. Cb,Ia.

Bueuos Ayres, Dec 24--After having
exhausted the friendly feelings shown
by the Argentine government in its
efforts to arrive at an agreement with
Chile on the question of roads, Chile
has injected new features into the
difhculty, taking the position that the
argentine government has abandoned
possession of the dependent territory.
The attitude of Chile in refusing the
arrangement proposed by the Argen-
tine government has obliged that gov
ernment to recall its minister in Chile.
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street railway Franchise.

Oklahoma City, o. T., Dec. 19.-At
the meeting of the town council here
a franchise for a street railway was
granted to Harold r. Perry. Edmond
Harrison, of New York and A. HI
Craney, of ST. Louis. The company de-
posted a certified check for 50, 500 with
the city treasurer as a guarantee of
good faith. Work on the first four
miles of the line is to begin in 60 days
and cars are to be in operation in eight
months from the date of the fran
chise
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SUFFERING of Immirranta

Guthrie, Okla, Dec 25.-Every road
leading into the new country is still
lined with prospective settlers. These
are poor men in poor circumstances
who are moving with their families to
better their condition. This is the
class of people who have suffered un-
told agonies as the result of the recent
cold wave Without food, and gener-
ally without money, and in a country
sParsely settled, they have starved and
frozen, and in many cases death has
resulted among the Children
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Acety1sne Gas Dangerous.

Topeka, Dec. 24.-The Santa Fe will
discontinue the use of acety1ene gas as
it is dangerous when handled by mex
perienced persons. Within few weeks
damage has resulted from explosions
inside the coaches while in motion
The acetylene is generated on board
the train and in each car This differs
from the Pintsch, which is manufac-
tured and used from storage tanks
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Washington, Dec. 21.-Provision for
a permanent civil government and for
much important legislation regarding
the industrial development of the Phil
ippines is embodied in the annual re-
port of the Philippine commission. 1t
is declared that the federal party has
spread like wi1dfire throughout the
archipelago, and that there are very
few towns in any of the provinces which
have not their federal committees.
The members of the party We're most
active in inducing leaders to surrender
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Heaviest In Fifty Years.

London Dec 1S.-The fall of snow in
Scotland is heavier than at any time in
fifty years. Several gamekeepers and
shepherds are missing, and the destruc-
ton of sheep in the snowdrifts, which
range from ten to twenty feet deep, is
unprecedented. The roads are inpas-
sable. Parts of England are suffering
almost equally from the heavy fall of
snow A train was showed up near
Harrington.
The frost is so severe that outside
work has been stopped at many points.
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Slice For Dawes Commission.

Washington, Dec. 1o.-The secretary
of the interior has sent to congress a
detailed statement of the work of the
Dawes commission and recommends an
appropriation of 500, 900 to continue
its work for fiscal year 1908. The sec
rotary adds item of $40, 900 as com
pensation to four additional commits
sioners to hasten and complete the en-
rollment of the legal members of the
five civilized tribes
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Rnenos Ayres. Dec s4.-Via Calves
ton--It has been decided to establish a
large factory near Rosario for the ma
king of bullets and cannon balls The
principal machinery necessary has al
ready been purchased in Germany
Twenty-Five hundred seamstresses are
actively engaged in making uniforms
1t IS expected that these viii be finished
by the end of January.
The cabinet has decided upon the
organization of two new regiments 81
mountain artillery
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A Hospital Burned.

Marysville, Mo-, Dec e3.-St. Johns
hospital was almost completely de-
stroyed by fire and the lives of twenty
five patients were jeopardized. Fatal
results are feared in several cases,
owing to the shock and the zero
weather into which the sick ones were
carried for refuge from the flames.
The Thermometer registered 13 below
zero at the time An overheated
furnace is the origin. Estimated loss,
$4,000, which was fully covered by
insurance
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Washington, Dec 21.-The president
terminated the Leland controversy in
Kansas by nominating Senator Bur-
toms candidate, Metca1f, for the Tope-
lSa pension agency The latter action
is a distinct and unqualified recognition
of Senator Burton's influence. The
only reason that the nomination was
not made several days ago is that
Messrs. Long and Calderhead asked for
delay of several days.
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topeka Street Railway sold.

Topeka, Dec. 21.-A deal has been
practically closed for the sale of the
Topeka street railway system to a St.
Louis syndicate for $500, 900. The new
company will spend $50, 900 in improve
ments, beginning with early spring.
The system has fourteen miles of track
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A French farmer has made expert
merits which show that caterpiflars
avoid black objects, but are attracted
In numbers by white
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A Kansas girl who recently lost her
voice has received twenty-seven offers
of Chicago News
The sun., 1901-08-11
SEEDLESS WATERMELONS.
The Secret Of Raising Them Said 20 Have
Been Discovered In Colorado.

Former State Senator Swink has been
working on the seedess melon proposition
many years. During the long winter rlE1'4
he sat up and wrestled with the great r~o1-
lem How can IL be done?" often daylight
found him examining minutely and w'oro-
scopically the seeds he had cut and hacked
and desiccatcd. In hts efforts to determine
how to get along without them. And early
one morning about Ave months ago. 50 It d,
relsted, Mr.. Swink came bounding Int,
breakfast after one Of his ull-nisht sessions
and startled his wife and children by shouting
In perfect spasm OF glee: I've got II. |
can do III"
Then, It Is said. he rushed away without
explaining to his astonished family what on
But Mrs. swink IL reputed to have said:
Never mind; father knows And as "fathNr
stands quite vol In the estimation u he
family. the mere knowledge that b" knew
certain kinds OF seeds. planted them AZ certain
unusual distances apart and began To vatcr
Tor the hrst signs OF their gernination. After
Spying on the plants a. they grew. II became
,d,, KNOWN INIT ne had really put some momen-
Later Mr. swink brougn: and laid before
his family and friends huge. long rrssn
melon and; dividing i Clearly at one stroRs
q, ns p,s sn1e dai.Psysd e them the <
a single seed. This was hut the small bes.u-
ming OF great end OF course Mr.. Swink vii
not reveal the secret process by which lie
cnt on melons hope OF posterity and at
here most benshcent and beloved.
The seeds In the melons have always been
considered great drawback and willis
they 90 not act rs complete neutralizers
they have by many been recorded as serious
menace to the lives Of the eaters.
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lustrous than those Of last season, which
seemed the perfection Of broadcloth.
These cloths In very delicate colors were
much worn for theatre, reception, DO
by the ultra fashionables last winter, and
will be still more the rage this season.
but for the woman who has her own
carriage such q gown Ii a heeting Joy.
All white for house wear Is promised
confidently, the au-white gown which has
been the summers favorite being trans
lated into material trife more heavy and
substantial than the diaphanous mlslins
and organdies. White voile makes charm
Ing house gown. SO do the white silk and
wool mixtures scattered with petits pois
dots, and q white liberty satin under a
plain cream Brussels net or net sprinkled
with tiny circles or dots makes as practi-
cal, durable and becoming an evening gown
as girl can have. Cream lace strapped
with white satin stitched bands and
made over white liberty satin Is not new,
but is exceedingly serviceable and de-
sirable
An idea adopted by number Of this
seasons brides has been the carrying Of
a favorite color throughout the whole
trousseau. With the exception OF black
and white gowns. all the gowns are In some
shade or combination Of the wearer's fav-
orte color. The gamut OF shades In most
OF the popular colors Ia so extensive that
the plan Ii not 20 monstrous as 1t sounds.
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CANAL BOAT CAPTAIN 4 WOMay
Her Daughter. Son and Hired Man tho
Other Members Of the Crew.

A canal boat which was tied UP at one
Of the piers in Newtown Greek last week
attracted a good deal of attention. The
reason was that the captain was woman,
She is Mrs Sarah Stanton and her daughter
her son and hired man make up her crew
The boat is the X. W Potter of Whitehall,
N
Mrs. Stanton is woman of about so
Her husband died ab )ut five years ago
and she then took charge OF the boat
While sho was preparing TO discharge
the boats cargo of lumber last week
couple Of longshoremen went up TO her aud
said that they would do the lob for 40 cents
a thousand feet. She replied that they
wanted too much and that she would take
charge of unloading il herself She sent
her daughter down into the hold Of the
boat To pass the lumber up To her son who
was on the wharf and he handed il u tho
hired man who did the piling II did not
take long to finish the job Mrs stanton
stood Oh the decls OF the boat giving orders
Mrs, stanton afterwlrd said that II was
impossible for her 10 pay men " cents a
thousand for unloading, as she only re-
ceives ~ cents a thousand for transport
ing, and after the towing and dock ex-
little left for herself. This is the first time
that she and her bort have been in the
neighborhood Of New York city, as she has
been carrying on other work IN the canals
aud streams up near her home.
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lightful little frocks have absolutely no
trimmings save ribbon run through broad
beading around the tiny puff sleeves. the
baby neck and the belt. Another use OF
beading that is shown in one OF the cuts and
may be employed with good effect on the
chomises and nightgowns Of grown-ups
has rows Of the beading running down
upon the bodice, halfway TO the belt.
Through the beading is threaded baby
where the line Of beading ends. Beading
run down upon the skirt in the same fashion
Is a charming trimming.
The older girls are beginning to think
of school frocks, and many dressmakers
are already busy making school clothes
for fall. Here again. simplicity Is the
thing most desirable. A school suit should
be durable. trim. neat, inconspicuous. II
cut and little details make II stylish, 90
much the better.
II 10 an astonishing thing TO see how few
are well and appropriately dressed. Per-
haps their frocks are over-trimmed. Per-
haps they have been trimmed with per-
ishable trimming that has lost its fresh
ness and ruined the appearance OF the
whole gown. Perhaps soiled neck rib
hons or belts are used, and pins are much
In evidence, and skirts and waists refuse
to Join In the back.
The gown should be. first Of all, Of dura-
bic material that will not easily soil or
spot. II should be severely made. with
q plain skirt that will stand wind and
weather, a simple bodice that In loose and
comfortable yet trig and neat. Hooks
and eyes wherever needed should rob pins
Of their vocation. II trimming that will
soil is used to brighten the waist II should
b put on In such form that 1t will bs an
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summer hotel offers illustrations Of such
amiable intentions and lamentable results;
but there Ia perhaps less Of such folly this
year than In recent summers
Upon clothes for wee babies the mother
with . fondness for spending money can
lavish extravagant sums without apparent
evil results, but the money must 60 into the
choicest and finest Of material, the daintiest
Of laoe and insertion and wealth Of hand
work. There must be no ostentation. but
instead, that apparent simplicity which IL
attained at the cost Of infinite labor. OF
oourse. all this expense isn't necessary.
Dainty material Ia the one essential, and
pretty models for baby clothes requiring
little work or expense are easily procured.
For the older child's clothes there Ia no
rational way OF piling up great expense
save by prodigality In the way Of supply
There Is no reason why the mother with
small income cannot make her small boy
or girl look as attractive In morning or
afternoon clothes as the child Of Million
aire. provided the income admits OF enough
simple frocks or suits 10 keep the child
boxing fresh and clean and sweet.
The linens have been as popular In child
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strapped with stitched bands OF the material,
and has for its only striking feature an
oddly shaped little bolero jacket Of heavy
guipure embroidered In oriental colors
and fastening with large gold buttons.
30 far as present indications show,
centsse OF the autump gowns. but gold
will not be used 40 lavishly as 1t was last
season. New York ran through the craze
more rapidly and reckleesly than Paris;
and Paris. not having sickened Of q gold
surfeit, insists upon using gold In modera-
tion upon the fall models. II is seen most
often In buttons and In glistening threads
which brighten braids and embroideries
OF, sombre coloring
or one fad, almost as virulent a. our
mania for gold trimming. Paris is wearying
The cretonne trimmings have been worn
there infinitely more than hero. and Paris
ians are tired Of them, yet some OF the new
evening gowns and dinner gowns, chiefly
In white, are OF white silk or satin with
applied cretonne figures veiled In white
chiffon. Several thjcknesses OF the chiffon
or net are needed to soften the cretonne.
More effective. because In them the Gre
tonne garlands and bouquets are less OBJ
vious and more delicately suggestive
are the gowns OF very fine light white wolfe
made up over white silk applique In bold
cretonne flower designs.
A color very much to the fore In Paris
this season. but little worn here, is apricot.
II il a deliciously soft and becoming tint.
cool and warm at the same time, and re-
markably effective in combination with
creamy lace and q touch Of black velvet.
In broad twill serges, II has been made
into stunning gowns strapped in stitched
white taffeta and trimmed with heavy lace
with a bit OF black velvet introduced In
the girdle or in bodice chou As for tho
mercerized mohair In apricot II 10 q thing
have favored II greatly for the long driving
coats for which mercerizcd mohaIr 10 un-
ouestionably the most effective and de-
sirabls material.
Apropos Of this moh air. II can be bought
At reduced prices now, as can most Of the
summer goods, and no one could make q
mistake In buying IL for next summers
use. Its vogue will certainly outlast another
season and It is fairly safe to proph-
esy that it will be tremendously desirs-