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large trapoor spiders. q say deserted;
they may. however. kill the spiders;
but I do not think they do.) They
somewhat narrow the opening Of the
tube just under the lid, to about the
size Of their body, but they leave the
lid intact and keep it in use, opening
and shutting it Tor allowing it to shut
itself at will. On lifting a lid on one
occasion found the getje in the hole,
peering out from under the slightly
gaping lid, with it's head just Lev el
with the surface of the ground-a very
odd sight. I dug down, and at the
bottom of the hole found its egg, which
it was evidently guarding. On anoth-
er occasion I found two at the bottom
OF a large closed trapdoor nest. The
lid Of a nest when occupied by the
getje does not close so perfectly as
when occupied by the spider, due, per-
haps, to the narrowing of the opening.
Though generally held to be poisonous,
these charming little lizards are really
ute harmless. Hottentots have a.
great dread of the getje, believing that
if it bites them they will live just long
enough to reach homes. c. Cron-
wright Schreiner, in the Popular Sci
ence Manthly.
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4 NEU SEEIF RR4KE,

A reliable and effective ship brake is
one oe the things that are needed. A
new ship brake was tried the other dav
on the Canadian government steamer
Eureka with interesting results. The
tests took place in the presence Of a
number of government officials and
We're thorough in their character. The
brake consists Of a gate or fin Of
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AFTER SOME OF 1T.

The Ohio Improvement Association
has made its appearance in Washing
ton, through it's officers and a commit
tee. This association wasn't organized
for the improvement of offices and sal
aries for Ohio men. 1t was organized
for the purpose Of moving on the fed
eral treasury by the methods found so
successful by the irrigation people, and
for results of the most far-reaching
character. In brief, it wishes to have
the interior rivers of the country, nota-
bly, the Ohio made more fully navigable
watering, such as may now be seen in
the Monongahela, in West Virginia; the
Warrior and the Black Warrior, the
Kanawha and the Kentucky. Hereto
fore the slack-watering process has
been applied only in exceptional cases,
where the commercial needs were pecu-
liar, or the benefits from little artifice
Iowa, for example, a slack-watering
dam greatly facilitates navigation by
holding back the water over a place
where it tends to become shallow.
About Pittsburg, where slack watering
has been most employed, the heavy
freightage of coke going into that city
almost requires water transportation.
The Ohio Improvement Association has
conceived the idea that the entire Ohio
river should be treated by this process.
1t would virtually become a canal. Ex-
cept at times of excess of water only so
much would be allowed to pass down
stream as escaped through the lock
with each vessel.
AS much can be said in favor of this
scheme it may be expected that much
will be said. 1t is also more than pos
sble that much will be done. With
plenty of money and paternal govern
ment the limit to improvement isn't
very near.
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NlInd-Curtng the Cook.

Honora is the lady fair
VINO lords it over pan and pot;
Who sees the cOffec'S always cold,
And that the meat is never hot.
tyrant she has been, until
The day when, every tremor gone,
screwed my manly courage up
And tried my mental science on.
r.
"Honora," l observed. sit seems
You are oppressed by mental plague.
You think your wages ought to rise,
And have some other fancies vague.
You only think-just think, that's all
You ought to have each Sunday out.
IT'S but dim, Elusive thought
That turns your dreaming thus about.
You merely think, sometimes, 1t seems,
The steak has been correctly broiled;
You think that pies, and bread, and things
Are exquisite, when they are spoiled.
H0nora, 'tw0uld be we'll If you
Should give your mighty brain more sway
And see the vast Improvement, If
You'd only think the other way"
81 t'ink?" Honora asked. with scorn,
Il tink? Sure, sOrr, we're very koind.
l t'ink at present thot | mustn't
DeYOise some wa-ay T. aise me mOind.
t'ink that whin t'ink this fought
Yen not be Sthandin' there t grin,
An thot hereafter We will pause
T. think whose kitchen ye ar're in!''
think there was an avalanche
/ think l heard somebody swear.
think ] had mental view
Of pots and kettles flying there.
think my neck will soon be healed;
l think there's plaster on my phiZ.
think, hereafter, that Ill not
Think any, where Honora Is.
Chicago Tribune.
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4 LSD.

First Boy--We had the minister for
dinner yesterday.
Second Boy-We had a turkey
Judge.
That the flesh of beasts is wholesome,
There are those who argue; still,
Howbeit, beef and bacon
Have made Chicago, Ill. Life.
''I'hey say she Is determined to marry
a certain struggling young attorney. e
well, if she has made up her mind
to marry him guess there is no further
use for him to struggle. Puck.
Jack. dear" she sighed, Jack, when
you are gone I shall pine away"
Don't" he answered, adding with an
uneasy laugh, don't pine away; spruce
up. Princeton Tiger
The fools are not all dead yet" said
the angry husband.
I'm glad of it, dear" calmly replied
the other half of the combination. Il
never did look we'll in black Chicago
News.
Scientific and Nervous Visitor lat
country hoteD-I suppose there's no
ptomaine in this pie?
Waiter quite equal to the occasion)
No, sir. We never puts that in I'M
less specially ordered!-Punch.
what were you about to remark?''
she asked.
ooh, it's of no consequence" he re-
turned.
Il know that" she retorted, 'but
what was it?''-Chicago Evening Post.
He-That rural play We saw had a
yoke of oxen and several other farm
animals in it.
She-Did it? Well, I suppose that's
what they call a stock company.-Phil-
adelphia Evening Bulletin.
Pussy clergyman (angrily to attend
ant on the Tuppeny tube)-Do you al
low drunken people on the train?
MISUNDERSTANDING but not when
they're too drunk. Just take a seat
in the corner there and you'll be all
right.-Glasgow Evening Times.
Mamma-You naughty boy! What
do you mean by saying, don't bother
me now, when I asked you how you
got your clothes soiled?
Ofspring-That's what you tell me
when I ask you something you don't
know how to answer.-Boston Tran
script.
Wantanno-What was the date of the
PRONUNCIATION of Ben Johnson's play,
1.-THE Silent Woman?"
Duzno-While I cannot fix the date
with exactness, yet from the title feel
perfectly safe in judging it was before
the days of realism on the stage.-Bal-
timore American.
students of the subject say that it
is dangerous for a man to have too
much meat" remarked the Beef Trust
promoter consolingly.
Yes" answered the consumer; but
you can't always go by what the stu
dents say. They have also declared
that it is sometimes dangerous for a
man to have too much money."-Wash-
ington Star.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other small
advertisements, One Cent Word each m
sertlon. Five Cents Word for full week
(seven timesl.
Display advertisements, per inch, one III
sertion, $12O; each subsequent insertion, ~
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yea-. $40.
Obituary Notices, in prose or verse; 10
cents per line. Notices of Births, Marrl-
ages, Deaths, and Funerals, so cents each
Local Notices. Is cents per line.
Yearly advertisers are limited to their
own immediate business TALL matter to be
unobjectiOnable), and their contracts do not
include Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
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LIZARDS TAILS IN CAPE COLONY.

LIZARDS TAILS IN CAPE COLONY.
Of course, the kopjes and the flats
abound with various lizards some of
the most gaudy colors. For instance,
there is one with spiked coat and
rough, ringed tail, which has a red
head, blue throat, neck and sides, while
the back varies from red to brown to-
ward the tail. 1t sits on a rock and
quantity raises itself up and down on
it's forelegs. If danger approaches it
slips into a crevice, from whence it can
hardly be taken alive, for the spikes
catch on the stone SO firmly that the
lizard is able to resist almost all at
tempts to take it out. But most inter-
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1orrAyD RIGHTS IN TOLEDO.

Some girls may be encouraged by a
decision which has just been rendered
in Toledo, Ohio, and some young men
may not be. A young man Of Toledo
was in love with pretty girl of that
place, and she had kindly promised to
let him take care of her for the rest
of his natural life. But just because
she had promised to be his she didn't
mean to cut herself off from all other
male company. So she went out walk
ing with another young man. Her
young man couldn't stand this and he
''assaulted' the other young man. The
assaulted young man promptly had his
assailant arrest on peace warrant.
The justice before whom the case was
tried said, in giving his decision, that
the defendant had evidently regarded
the girl as his personal property, as a
chattel. can engaged woman has the
right to go with others" The man to
whom she is engaged may find cause
for an action for breach of promise,
but he can have no action against a
third party After marriage, third
party may be sued for alternating the
wife's affections, but the engagement
is merely a promise to enter into the
marriage contract. The engagement
should be held sacred, the justice con-
tinued, but at the same time the
woman has the right to accept the at
tentions of other men.
Of course. And the women don't
need any judicial decisions to sustain
them In exercising that right The
young man who did the assulting will
be lucky If his beloved doesn't leave
him altogether. He is evidently trou-
blesone, and he thinks that his girl
| should be true" to him.
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Scarcity of fish in the North Sea is
causing alarm in Europe. Several va
rieties Of fish are said to be leaving the
overfished zone near the land, and fish
ermen are obliged to look for them
elsewhere. So serious a phase has the
matter assumed that government in
yestigation has already been started,
and the Royal Biological Institute in
Heligoland has set itself to discover
where the fish have gone A number
of fish have been caught and marked
with the sign Fl .02" on small alumni
mum disks, which are fastened to
ring passed through the back above the
tail fin. The fish have been returned to
the sea and the institute has asked all
fishing stations of the North Sea to let
it know when and where fish so mark
ed have been caught. A reward will be
given for information. Place and sole
are the two species of fish most seri-
ously threatened with commercial ex.
tinction.
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The Hong Kong correspondent Of the
London Times reports that the fall in
silver and collapse Of eastern exchange
has paralyzed trade, and that the stu
alton is worse than it was in 1892 It
has furthermore placed the Chinese
government in a very tight place re-
garding the payment Of the indemnity
to the powers on account of the boxer
uprising. To insist upon payment in
gold, according to contract, will be to
increase the burden upon China heav-
lily. There is report that that govern
ment has decided to repudiate payment
In gold.
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Germany's match making industry,
in which about 100000 is invested, is
said to have been almost ruined by the
output Of the American Diamond Match
company's new factories near Mann
helm. Six months ago matches made
in German works were sold at $40 a
case; now they are selling at SIG a
case, which is a dollar below the cost
of production by German machinery.
The Diamond Match company uses
machinery made in the United States.
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Thirty-one huge and exceedingly
strong Havana cigars is the daily al
lowance of King Carlos of Portugal,
the biggest and the latest of all the
reigning monarchs Of the old world.
His bulk is something colossal. He is
built on much the same lines as his
maternal grandfather, the late King
Victor Emmanuel of Italy, only he is
much taller, and his face, in spite of it's
superabundance of fat, is both comely
and pleasant. Notwithstanding his
girth, he still excels in all sorts of bod
lily exercises and enjoys the distinction
of being the only reigning sovereign
who can boast of being a successful
and skillful bull fighter.
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A characteristic story is told of Abe
Gruber, the well known New York law
yer and politician. When he was boy
looking for something to do he saw a
sign Roy Wanted hanging outside a
store in New York. He picked up the
sign and entered the store. The propri-
that sign in here for?' asked the store
keeper. You wont need it any more"
said Gruber, cheerfully, I'm going to
take the job
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A petition signed by three thousand
persons has been presented to the Ital-
ian government asking for pension Of
$3.50 per annum to be conferred on a
woman named Maddalean Granetta,
who has given birth to sixty-two chill
dren-fifty-nine boys and three girls
during her married life. In nine years
she presented her husband with eleven
sets of triplets, three groups of quad
ruplets, one group of six and the other
eleven children came single. She is
now fifty-seven years old and incapa-
BILE of work.
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Siamese reporters know their bust
ness. Here is an account of murder
written by one of them: Shouting
Outrage. Oh, Fearful Agony! Khoon
Tong, one of Phya Songs staff, was on
mission to Lampoon, and on his re-
turn instantly shot dead by some mis-
creants, scoundrels. Oh, untimely
death. Oh, fearful! All friends ex-
pressed their morne'. The cowardice
dog is still at large. 6 soldiers and six
policemen were at once dispatched"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-08
CORONER'S VERDICT
IN TRACy'S CASE

Davenport, Wash, Aug, 7,-Tracy's
body is on It's way to Salem oregon.
II was taken to Moscow, a station on
the great Northern, 10 miles from here
this afternoon, to be conveyed over that
road to Seattle. The inquest was COM
pleted this afternoon and the jury de-
liyered the following verdict
I'VE the undersigned, sworn by Il. p.
Moore, coroner Of Lincoln county as a
coroner's jury to inquire into the cause
Of the death Of the body of a person be-
fore us. after inspecting the body and
hearing the testimony OF witnesses find
as follows
THAT the body is that of Harry Ira
oy, the escaped convict from the Oregon
penitentary; that said Harry Tracy
came to his death at the ranch Of Lou
Eddy, in Lincoln county Wash, an
Aug O. 1902, by means Of gunshOt
wound from a pistol in his possession
and held In his own hands after FIRST
having been wounded In the right leg
by party or parties 10 this jury un-
known, That Harry Tracy was an es-
capped convict from the oregon ponltCn.
tiary and at the time Of HIS death was
fleeing from officers and posse In pur-
suit, and that no one Is bameable for
the death but that all efforts 10 eff
feet his capture were praisewOrthy and
in full accordance with the laws Of
Washington"
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Result Of Disastrous Explosion In
Colorado Mine,
POWDER HOUSE BLEW Uf.
Htscuing Party Pushing Forward
With All Possible speed Most
Probably Mine IL Ruined.

Trinidad. Colo, Aug. IA most dis
astrous explosion occurred this eve
hing ct $3.50 o'clock at No. 3 mine at
Bowen, a small camp about ten miles
north Of this place, In which 10 lives
are known to have been lost The ex-
act number OF men working on the
night SHIFT and In the mine ut the time
of the explosion Is unknown.
The mine is worked by the Union
Coal company Of Denver, and is stope
mine, situated on the mountainslde
and about 400 yards from the tipple be-
low. The explosion occurred about 500
feet from the mouth Of the stope ana
was caused by llredamp.
Immediately after the night shift had
started into the stope a terrible explo-
sion occurred, entirely filling the mouth
of the stope and shaking buildings and
breaking windows for a mile distant.
owing 70 the mouth of the stope be.
ing flied, The rescuers were delayed
for some time but succeeded In reach
ing part of the men through an Old
Slope, and eight dead bodies were
quickly brought to the surface.
The mine Is filled with gas and smoke
and the roscuers are afraid Of after.
damp and are unable to stay In the
mine more than short time,
Mothers, wives and children of the
dead and imprisoned miners are almost
crazed with grief, and the scene pre-
scented at the mouth of the mine Is a
most pathetic one.
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DEMOCRATS OF WYOMING.
Meet in Convention al Rswlins and Put
Ticket in Field.
Platform Against Trusts 80 Demands
Creation OF u. IL, Commission Pa
yors Popular Election ofsena,ors.

Rawllns, Wyo. Aug. THE Demo-
cratic state convention adjourned sine
die shortly after o'clock this evening
having nominated the following ticket
Governor-George 7. Beck, Big Horn
county.
State Treasurer-Colin Hunter. Lara
ME county.
Secretary OF Stated. n. Stckney,
Albany county.
State Aulltor-W, D. Hays. Big Horn
county
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Mrs. Delario, Albany county.
Congress -Charles p. Clemmons, Car
bon county
The platform adopted declares alle-
glance to the national platforms Of the
past. Ii demands the election Of United
States senators by the direct vote Of
the people the compulsory arbitration
OF labor disputes, the enforcement Of
state institutions from partisan con-
troll, municipal ownership OF public
utilities and a return to the original
Australian ballot.
The platform takes a stand against
the trusts, and demands the creation Of
a railroad commission and the aboli-
ton Of passes and free Transportation
TO public officials; favors tax reform
and arraigns the present state land
board for favoritlsmr favors the enact
ment of the employers liability bill;
favors the preservation of the forests.
but denounces the present law as OPP
presslve and corruptly carried out and
urges the opening of the Shoshone In
dian reservation, and advocates the es-
adjustment of the initiative and refer
endum.
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LucIus Clark Suicides

Chicago, Aug. S.-Lucirs Clark, who
few years AGO was one Of the most
prominent promoters and capitalists in
Chicago and who was associated with
Chas. r. Yerkes in the building Of sur
face and elevated roads. has committed
suicide by drinking carbolic acid at his
residence. 2472 Kenmore Aev. His wife
and five children were in the house at
the time
Latterly Mr. Clark had been engaged
in mining operations and promotion and
lack Of success In that line drove him
TO take his life
Mr.. Clark returned from Colorado re-
Gently where his mining interests were
centered Business worry had produced
mental depression. which had been
noticed by his family and had caused
some alarm. In the last few days,
however. there had been noticeable
improvement In bis condition.
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the case was postponed until tomorrow
TO await some definite settlement us 70
bail. O'Brlen's father was the only
one present az the hearing besides the
officials and counsel. After the post
ponement the defendant was taken 20
the house of correction here, where ne
will remain until tomorrow's hearing j.,
r. n. O'Brlen, formerly corporal OF
company NJ Twenty-slxth infantry, u,
s. ". was indicted by the grand jury
I'm Washington last Monday, but the
proceedings were kept secret pendins
IFS arrest The ecton IL based on tes-
umony given before the senate commit
toe on the Philippines, May 10 last, ~
which he severely arraigned the mora
conduct Of certain officers and enlisted
men. senator Lodge, chairman OF TINS
committee. shortly after O'Brien's tes-
tmony. called attention Of the attor-
ncy- general to O'Brien's statements.
O'Brlen will probably be tried In the
criminal court at the national capilal
early In the autumn. and District Atty'
Gould viii personally conduct the case
for the government. The witnesses
named i'm the Indictment are Fred H.
Mcdonald. captain Company II, TWEEN
ty-slxth infantry. Frank A. COOK,
major Of the same regiment ana
Charles $. Riley
The indictment sets forth thal
OBrlen, In his testimony, "swore, de-
clared and deposed falsely, corruptly,
knowingly. mallcously and contrary
TO his oath" to tell the truth.
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Utah, tbe I3Ia7d Empire.

WORK on the handsomely Illustrated
historical! ana biographical review OF
this city and state, entitled Utah, the
lhIand Empire whioh IS pelhs pre-
pared by the Deseret News u progress
glng IN gratifying manner Inc
series oil articles when VIII appear III
me BOOK are ire products OF the pen
Oh some oil utahs FOREMOST writer's
hiShop ~ f. whitney contributing an
Interesting article on fouhuinB al
empire narrative oil 'he ear'ysuus-
sies OF u'ahs pioneers lhe Guy ol
'ne SAINTS 10 an entertaining ol''cie
on 'ult Lake ol'y' up 70 u"''' o"'
WIN" ''""o' a." u w 'o''u "''' '''
'e'eS' ny everyone Nu'u'e ''"'O' {
llouSes' 70 I" s'orS VI ''''U'"s !" "'''
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EDWARD TO HIS PEOPLE.
IL ~ for Great Interest Ia Him Mani
tested During His Recent
Illness,

London, Aug. THE following mes
sage from King Edward to his people
was made public tonight:
"To My People: --On the eve Of my
coronation an event which look upon
as one of the most solemn and import
ant of my life am anxious TO express
TO my people at home and in the colo
MES and In India, my heartfelt appre-
cialion Of the deep sympathy they have
manifested toward me during a time IN
my life of such imminent danger. The
postpOnement OF the coronation cere-
mony owing 10 my illness, has caused, /
fear, much inconvenience and trouble
10 all who intended to celebrate II. But
their disappointment has been borne by
them with admirable patience and tenn
per
The prayers Of my people for my re-
coyery were heard and / now offer up
my deepest gratitude 10 Divine Proyi-
dence for having preserved my life and
given me strength to fulfill the import
ant duties which deyove upon me as
sovereign Of this great empire
EDWARD, r. AND J."
King Edwards proclamation is per-
sonal and spontaneous expression Of hls
majesty's feelings, II was conceived
and written by himself In an autograph
letter TO the home secretary In ad-
dressing this communication 20 the
home secretary the king Is following
the traditions observed by the late
Queen Victoria when she addressed per-
sonal messages 10 the nation,
King Edward did not drive out today
A larcge crowd had gathered outside
Buckingham place In expectation Of
their majesties taking a drive, and the
king who was lunching in one OF the
front rooms Of the building, came 10 a
window In full view of the people, who
cheered him enthusiastically. The king
bowed his Acknowledgements.