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The Carp Nuisance.

An influence that seems to have {
very material effect upon the bass fish
ing In Lake Erie Is that Of the German
carp. 1t Is very generally believed
among sportsmen and fishermen alike
that the carp is to our native fish
as the English sparrow to our birds
No one accuses the carp of having suf'
ficIent enterprise to eat other fsh-eveu
small fry-but 1t roots among the
spawning beds and is believed to de,
your eggs by the million.
| have heard this complaint about
Lake Erie, at the st. Clair fats and
along the bays of Wisconsin, showing
that everywhere In the lake region the
carp Is held in the same disrepute. How
much truth there Is In the stories ol
his spawn eating would be hard to
say, but it Is certain that carp are tO
be found by thousands all about the
great lakes. Some of them are mon
sters In size and all root about the
banks Of bay and bayou and the bot
tom of every shallow place.
Many small lakes have been entered
says a writer In Outing, and their wa
ters turned from crystal to mud coloI
by the roofing. There Is no doubt thai
they disturb spawn beds and do an i'm
mense amount of harm, whether theJ
are egg-lovers or not.
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ANECDOTES OF CARLYLE.
He Did Not Look with Favor ON RI
Vfaiou OF the Scriptures.

He Did Not Look with Favor ON Re-
vision OF the Scriptures.
In a paper in the Century James d.
Hague records these recollections of a
visit to Thomas Carlyle In company
with Professor Tyndall and RearAd-
miral Raymond Rogers,
The talk touched mainly upon topics
OF the day. i remember that there
was some discussion concerning the
Revised Version OF the Scriptures, In
which work a commission OF eminent
scholars and theologians was at that
time engaged. Carlyle seemed to re-
gard the undertaking with but little
favor. He thought It useless. and said
he believed the old familiar version
would retain Its place with the COM
mon people Little good was to be
hoped for from the new. zone thing
Is certain" he said: every man who
helped to make the old version be
lieved that unless he did his whole
duty he would be eternally damned,
while not a single one OF the new lot
believes anything of the sort"
Early In the conversation Carlyle ap.
parently, interested In the personality
of his visitors. turned to me with an
inquiry touching my vocation and ca
reer. I told him I was practical ge-
ologist. especially concerned in mining
pursuits.
"what do you mine forT he asked.
"Gold and silver" replied.
"Golds' he exclaimed. "You mine for
gold! That a good-for-nothing pur-
suit. The biggest gold nugget ever
found was never half so useful to the
world as one good. mealy potato"
sought to defend my position by
saying that many a good. mealy pota
to and many other things of equal val
ue had since grown In California and
elsewhere, which never would have
grown at all IL the way had not beer
opened by those who went there frs
to seek for gold. This did not seem tC
change his mind; but when we came
away he went with us to the door
asking after several friends In Ameri
ca and sending personal greetings; anC
at last, turning to me and placing hi:
hand on my shoulder, he said, al
nearly as l can now recall his words
Young man, don't let anything hav'
said to you tonight change your mint
about your work. Do your work In
dustriously and stick to 1t faithfully
and all will be well In the end"
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LIPToN's FAITHFUL SALESMAN.
Hia Persistency In Making Sale Was
Suitably Rewarded.

Suitably Rewarded.
Sir Thomas Upton, the famous
yachtsman, and head Of what Is prob
ably the largest retail provision busi-
ness In Great Britain, Is one Of those
men who believe In personally keeping
an eye on their employees.
To this end, when In London. he oft
en- pays a surprise visit to one or an
other of bis large establishments, and
departments, noticing everything but
saying very little.
AS might be expected, among the
many thousands Of men and women
whom he employs there are some who,
never having seen the head of the
firm, possess but a very hazy notion
of his personal appearance.
Sir Thomas chanced upon one of
these a week or two ago. and for a
few minutes the bystanders enjoyed
a little quiet fun.
This particular clerk was in charge
of one of the cheese-counters at one of
Lipton's huge establishments In the
city. Seeing a gentleman about to
leave the shop without having made a
purchase, he Immediately seized upon
the supposed customer and began to
ext0l the virtues Of "Lipton's cheese"
Sir Thomas, for it was no other than
he, listened with well-concealed
amusement for a few moments and
even went the length of tasting sew
eral samples. Then he tried to shake
off the assistant by saying that he was
not requiring any cheese "just at pres
ent."
But the clerk was not to be got rid
of so easily; and, before bis employer
quite realized what had happened, he
had paid for a pound Of his own
cheese, and the assistant was inqulr.
ing to what address 1t should be sent,
The young mans amazement, when be
realized the identity of his customer
made his fellow assistants roar with
laughter. But a few days later the
laugh was on the other side, for Sil
Thomas, ever quick to recognize and
reward merit, instructed the cashier
to give the persistent clerk a substan
tial increase In salary.-Saturday even
ing Post.
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Honaat Mistake.

The story Is told Of little New Eng
land girl the workings Of whose Pur-
itan conscience involved her In difficult
ties on one occasion.
She was studying mental arith-
metic at school, and took no pleasure
in it. One day she told her mother
with much depression Of spirit that she
had failed again in mental arithme-
tic" and on being asked what problem
had proved her undoing she sorrowful-
ly mentioned the request for the addl-
ton Of mine and four"
"And didn't you know the answer,
dearW asked her mother.
"Yes'm," said the little maid, "but
you know we are to write the answers
on our states, and before l thought |
made four marks and counted up, ten
'leven, twelve, thirteen;' and then oI
course / knew that wasn't mental, SC
wrote twelve for the answer, to be
| fair"
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STARTING A NEW FAD.
Girl Just Returned from Europe Car
ried Nutmeg.

Girl Just Returned from Europe Car
ried Nutmeg.
She had just returned from Europe,
bedecked with any number of little
trinkets she wouldn't have dreamed
of wearing before taking trip abroad.
In all this wealth of strange adorn-
ment there was one ornament that ap-
pealed with especial force to the curl
osity of the visitor. This unique dec
grafton was a little ball, oblong In
shape and grayish-brown in color.
It was partially incased In gold fill
gree work and was worn suspended
from the belt by a tiny gold chain.
There was a gold pin at one end OF
this chain, and every little while the
girl from Europe would unharness the
trinket and apply 1t to her nostrils with
deep whiffs of satisfaction. The Wis
itor watched this pantomime for sew
eral minutes with growing interest,
and finally, after an unusually pro-
longed inhalation, she said:
81 do wish you'd tell me what that
thing Is"
The girl from Europe laughed. 81
was looking for you to ask that" she
said II was trying to arouse your
curiosity. Here, take Whit yourself
and see If you recognize the perfume" !"
The visitor raised the little ball to
the tip of her own nose and drew sew
eral long breaths. why" she said,
sit smells for all the world like a nut
meg"
"And that's just what 1t Is" said the
girl from Europe.
The visitor sat down in state of
collapse. "You don't mean to say"
she interrogated, that they are wear.
ing nutmegs over In EuropeT
"Well, no." returned the girl from
Europe. They're not exactly wear
ing them In loads. but they do have
them. They are rather exclusive al
yet. The fact is am reviving an ole
custom. always did have a knack
you know, of doing odd things. Wher
l go into strange places I don't 81
incoming around in a sleepy kind Of
way, but I keep my eyes and eari
open, and the consequence is see anC
} hear q good many things in the cours'
of a week that other people wouldn'
find out In a lifetime. One of tn,
things discovered in England wa
the old nutmeg custom. There are {
number of them in museums that wer
used by fine ladies of past genera
. tions. Those nutmegs were incase'
In gold, just like this, but the casing
were set with jewels and were natural
ly very expensive.
: 81 haven't the jewels, but I've 60
, the nutmeg and the gold filigree for
. starter, and when go around takin
| refreshing whiffs at this fragrant LII
] tie knob | feel as If had been jus
resurrected from a seventeenth-ceI
tury mausoleum and was tickling N
! senses with the odor of a nutmeg @
! long ago. | always did like the SINE
of nutmeg, anyway. even in custard
, and apple pie. | knew a number G
people in England this summer VIII
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ONCE Hours Of Reed.

Hon. Thomas B. Reed goes to Maine
occasionally and occupies his summer
home near Old Orchard Beach during
the warm months. He has become so
much in demand In New York that he
Is often asked II he intends to become
a permanent resident of the city. ThA
way he parties the question is inter
esting.
~ fnd," he said to a group OF
friends, "that the financial Importance
Of New Yorker is gauged by the eariI;
ness with which he leaves the city o.
the lateness of his return; bis riches
are measured by the length Of time he
stays away"
"But how about yourself?" asked one
"Well, he said, slowly, II am still
keeping Office hours" - Philadelphia
Post.
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R,lerm nlov,msnl IN Enal,nd.

"Tha Girls Letter Guild" Is the
name of unique reform movement In
England. Women OF culture pledge
themselves TO write letters OF friendly
tone to the girls OF the lower classes,
10 aid them In their mental and moral
uplifting. The object ia TO win the
girls friendship, encourage them, and
disabuse them OF false notions and
class preiudices. Good results are said
TO be already noticeable.
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BkyMxSCienCe
siiventiOrl 4
~~~~>~~~~>~.

Inc new sewage ulSpOSai SCuStue VI
German chemist. Erich Springborn.
Is the conversion OF the solid matter
into blocks for fuel. This fuel is re-
ported to be smokeless and to burn
without disagreeable odcr, and the cost
of the process would be covered by the
sale Of the blocks at n moderate price
for burning under steam boilers, The
sewage is so thoroughly sterilized that
the liquid portion can be safely dis
charged into any river,
Some interesting additions to our
knowledge, not only Of geography but
of anthropology. may be expected from
the expedition of w. Fitzhugh White
house. an American. and Lord Hindlip,
an EnglIShman, into Abyssinia and the
regions OF the Upper Nile. Among the
curious places to be explored is the dis
trict of Walamo, reputed to be infested
with devils. Mr.. Whltehouse intends
to spend month in Walamo with the
intention Of discovering the reason
why the natives of the country believe
that it Is possessed by demons.
Father Schreiber, of the Haynald OBJ
servatory. at Kalocsa, Hungary, has
invented an electric apparatus for re
cording distant thunder storms An
electric wave. set In motion by nash
of lightning, Is registered by detector
resembling in Its action that used In
the Marconl telegraph system. The
impulse il communicated to pen con-
neeted with disk moved by clock
work, and when the pen makes Its rec
ord bell Is rung whose vibration re
sets the coheher. Storms raging invis'
ibly twenty miles away are thus re
corded, and on one occasion, on
bright day, the apparatus made known
the prevalence Of a violent storm II
Budapest. sixty-eigh miles distant.
An example of the dramatic effects
In which nature seems sometimes Il
indulge is furnished by Professor Hug
De Vries' description, in a recent lee
ture on the mutation of species, Of th'
appearance sometimes presented b.
the large-fowered evening primrose Ii
Holland. This plant was introduced
into Holland from America about {
hundred years ago, and has now es
capped from cultivation. The plant al
tains a height of FIVE feet or more, ant
is thickly covered with flowers, who's
size and brilliant color attract imme
date attention, even from a distance
The flowers open shortly before sun
set, 'and this so suddenly" says Pro
fessor De Vries, that 1t seems as II |
magic wand had touched the land ant
covered it with a golden sheetg"
The biological stations of the New
England coast has solved the problem
of lobster culture. Several thousant
Of the young fry are put into a cylin
drical scrim bag about three feet il
diameter and four feet deep, and tn
water in the submerged bag is con
stantly agitated by dasher driven b.
gasoline engine. This prevents tn
fry from smothering or devouring on
another, at the same time keeping thei
food of soft clam fragments within
reach. In nine to sixteen days fron
the eggs the creatures are able to tax
care of themselves, this stage beini
reached by sixteen to more than fort,
per cent of the fry, although no pre-
vious experiment had one per cent o
survivors. The fish hatcheries ca
J now save the lobster industry.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-08-14

When Il comes to baking powder,
every manufacturer says what he
makes Is the best. The reason We say
Il Is that an analysis OF ell we'll known
brands, including the Monopole, made
by Jas, IL. Fisk, Portland, proves that
Monopole is the strongest and purest Of
all those whose ingredients have been
put on record, Our custom IL not IA
put up goods under this brand unless
We can produce better goods than any
others on the market. Ask for them
from your grocer.
WADHAMS & KERR BROS,
Portland.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-08-14

The were on q pleasure trip. Sud-
denly thoughtful member of the par
ty paused and said:
"Surely something is wrong. feel
that something is amiss. o yes! 1t
has been almost two hours since we
had Mr.. Coe Dakk take a group of
u.s."
And Immediately the matter was at
tandad to
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INVESTIGATING "wATgR CURE. "


How such Case Would Ne Handled
Before a Judge and Jury.
II the ''water cure" as practiced In
the Philippines. were Investigated In
open court by our judge. jury and wit.
ness system here at home, says the
Ohio State Journal. we might expect
dialogue between the plaintiff and bis
attorney. who begins the conversation
something like the following;
what is your namer'
"Jose Emilio de Songissimo."
cor course the defendant would at
once object to the witness having a
name like this and the objection would
be nOtedl
"what Is your natlonalltyr
Il am q Filipino"
''what is your buslnessl"
II am engaged In the lnsurgent bust
ness"
"How long have you worked at that
trader"
About three years"
"Did you ever hear OF the remedy
known as the water eurer"
"Yes, SIR"
'From whoml@
"The United States soldiers"
"Did they recommend It highlyr
"very."
For what maladiesy"
'Tnsurgentitis." I
did they prevail on you to take the
water cureT'
"Yes, sir; six or seven OF them pre-
vailed on me-"
"wnl you state plainly. Jose. to the
jury just how this water cure was
admlnistered2"
1.-THE soldiers bound me securely ana
while five held me the sixth inserted u
hose nozzle into my mouth and turned
on the water"
"You mean to say, then, that this
water cure Is an internal remedyT'
Both internal and external, sir; you
see, when my capacity was taxed to
It's utmost the water overfiowed and ran
down my neck and over my person"
"Why did you not protcstr'
81 was too full for utterance."
"Will you please state, for the benefit
Of the jury, how much water you swal'
lowed. as near as you can judge"
II should say about two barrels"
TAT this point the defendant would
object and an expert specialist on the
capacity Of the human stomach would
be called on to testlfyl
"Will you kindly state to the jury
what discomfort this caused you, Il
anyT"
II experienced a moist sensation and
feeling OF fullness that seemed tc
border on the point OF explosion. This
was probably due to the fact that
am not accustomed to taking water In
such large quantities"
''Did the soldiers hold any conversa
ton with you while they were admin
istering the water cureT"
Yes, they asked me to tell all th'
secrets knew"
Did you do it?"
Certainly; told them all | knew
and more, too"
Did the operation impair your thlrs
for water?"
"Yes, drank enough water on tina
occasion to last me all summer"
THAT Is all. Call the next witness"
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followed my lead by coming home
with gold nutmegs."
The visitor returned the gold case
with It's scent ball OF perfume,
"well." she said. 'of all the fads |
ever heard OF that Is the most rldlcu-
lous. Do you suppose It win taker
''ouite likely" said the girl from
Europe. according to the New York
Times, History has already repeat
ed herself in all other customs, and
I'm doing ell can to push the nut.
meg craze along"
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Ina Hlshsr Position,

''Me darter Nora lie goin' & marry
Casey, that wurrucks in the basement
OF that buildin'. BIT Oh do be tillin'
her that she moight hev looked
higher"
''Indade7"
"Yis; she cud hov hod Murphy, that
wurrucks on the top story of the same
skyscraper."
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AN Enicient Omcer.

A man who was wanted" in Russia
had been photographed In six different
positions and the pictures were duly
circulated among the police depart
ments. The chief OF one Of these wrote
to headquarters few days after the
issue of the set of portraits and stated;
"sir, l have duly received the portrait
of the six mIscreants whose capture
is desired. l have arrested five OF
them and the sixth is under observa
ton and will be secured shortly"
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Taking No Chances.

Doctor" said the fair invalid, ap-
pealingly, "don't you think you could
conscientiously advise my husband to
send me to the sea shore for my
health?"
Madam" replied the far-sighted
physician, "I cannot conscientiously
advise him toi ncur any additional ex-
pense until my bill is paid"
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Ra.r, W,leom,d % N, Northw,,t

The arrival OF little party OF Beers
In the city In quest OF homes In the
Northwest gives ground for the hope
that there will be more to follow. Oi
the sturdy manhood OF the putch farm.
ers OF South Africa the world has had
ample evidence In the last three years,
and as many Of them as may come TO
the Northwest will be gladly welcomed,
Minneap0lia Times.
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The Place To Show r..

Tess-I suppose she'll go to the noun
tains this summer, as usual?
Jess-Oh, no. She has become quite
plump and has developed good figure
Tess-Well2
Jess-Well, she'll go to the seashore
of course.-Philadelph Press.
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He Had One

''Do you guarantee tit," asked the
anxious man as he entered the tailor
shop.
''Oh, yes; you'll have a fit all
right" said the obliging person with
the tape measure. And when the
clothes we're delivered and he found
that the trousers were cut too short,
the anxious man had one as he gur-
gled: "How true them words was
spoke"
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Out at First

Scftleigh-I-aw-hada q most de-
lightful dweam lawst night, doncher
know.
Miss Cutting -Indeedl
"Yaws. II dweamed that We were
maWwied doncher know"
HHad I dreamed that should have
classed it as horrible nightmare.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-08-14
Got N, Sh,rs

81 am sorry, doctor, you were not
able to attend the church supper last
night; it would have done you good
to be there"
''Tt has already done me good,
madam. l have just prescribed for
three of theparticipants.
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A Variety Of Reason.

"why is she going to the mountains
this year2"
"0h, she has several reasons. The
doctor has ordered her to 60, her hos
band has ordered her to stay at home,
and she is sick of the shore and the
country.-Judge.
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Wanted Moneys worth.

Mr.. Grump-That confounded doctor
charged me SIS for telling ma that
there was nothing wrong with me.
Mrs. Grump-0utrageousl
Mr.. Grump-Yes; if he had discov-
cred dangerous symptoms l shouldn't
have minded it in the least.
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A Comparison

Grandpa--I had fellow out walking
yesterday and-well guess tuckered
him out. But then he is old.
Bobie-Why, grandpa, you are s2
yourself.
Well, maybe am; but this fellow
was at least q year older"
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-08-14

She--T am surprised at James stay.
Ing out in the boat ell this time with
comparative stranger. A woman Of
80 is old enough b know better.
He---Aren't you afraid she Is toe old
10 know better9
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~ would like something with
check 10 IT, said the alow-paylng
customer 10 the tailor.
$50 would l" replied the tailor
Coldly with an unmistakable meaning
In the words.
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FniInMed ~ InsirncIion..

SNOW, Mr.. Flnnlshedde." said Prof
Teachcm, II hope you have selected
your graduation subject In accordance
with my suggestion that II deal with
something that has helped to upllft hu.
manIty."
II have. air." answered the graduate.
81 have prepared an elaborate thesis ON
the Rise and Fall OF the Elevator -
Baltimore American.
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Photooranhr in Business.

The camera promises to become as
indispensable In business affairs as the
typewriter. It is now being used in
the reproduction OF documents, statis-
tical tables and other papers whose
duplication by hand would be laborious
and expensive. In a very brief period
the camera reproduces these with abb
solute correctness and with much labor
saved.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-08-14

I'VE are making you lots of trouble"
and ''Thls IL the best ever ate" con.
stitute the sole conversation Of tho
average guests nj ~ tsiia
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-08-14

Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight and new shoes
feel easy. Itis certain cure for sweating, cal
lous and swollen, tired hot, aching feet. Try y
oday. Atall dru ggists, 25c. Trial package mail
ed FREE. Adress Allen s. Olmsted. Leroy
NY
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Contagious
BIOOdPOkSOn

There Is no poison so highly contagious,
% deceptive and 80 destructive. Don't be
too sure you are cured because all external
signs of the disease have disappeared, and
the doctor says you are well. Many per.
sons have been dosed with Mercury and
Potash for months or years, and pro-
nounced cured to realize when too late
that the disease was only covered up
like Begefs Like. enrfsce axen t.o to breaE eas
out again, and to their sorrow and morti6-
cation find those nearest and dearest to
them have been infected by this loath-
come disease, for no other poison is so
surely transmitted from parent to child
as this Often bad case of Rheumatism,
Catarrh, Scrofula or severe skin disease,
IN old sore or ulcer developing in middle
life, can be traced to blood poison con-
s1aesda Il earla The Sin Of tire Parent.
life, for it remains smoldering in the sys-
tenn forever, unless properly treated and
driven out In the beginning. S. S. s. Is
the only antidote for this peculiar virus,
the only remedy known that can over.
come it and drive it out of the blood, and
It does this so thoroughly and effectually
that there is never return of the disease
fra ey1harrasa mr. hu111ili afe vo71 afterwards