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The Western news., 1903-10-14
California; Onions.

California ranks sixth as an onion
producing state, according to the
census reports. having 2,2o7 acres
that yield 514,s59 bushels, worth
$296,671. New York takes first place,
with an acreage Of e.o33, producing
2,177,271 bushels,
The Western news., 1903-10-14

Baptist Church-South Fourth Street.
Preaching fourth Sunday in each month at
II "a. m. and 500 p, M, and at 3 p. m. second
Sunday. sunday school l0a m. Preaching
at Corvallis at II Il. m and p. m. on second
Sunday of each month.
w. r. HICKMAN, Pastor.
The Western news., 1903-10-14
Womnn's Opportunity.

The women editors, says the Chicago
Record Herald, should not overlook the
story concerning the Illinois man who
talked himself to death.
The Western news., 1903-10-14
New Variety of Summer.

Evidently the weather man has grown
tired of hearing about the good old
summer time, says the Chicago Tribune.
and has decided to introduce a new
variety of summer.
The Western news., 1903-10-14

Mr.. Potts Ito his wife)-My dear,
the air is chilly. Fermez la fenetre.
The Visitor (sotto voce)-Why do
you ask your wife in French to shut
the window?
Because you are here. II asked
her In English she wouldn't do it. as
she won't take instructions from me
before visitors. But IL say it in
French she gets up and does 1t at
once. SO az to let you see that she
understands the language."-Pick-
Me-Up.
The Western news., 1903-10-14

M. Il. ChurchNOrth Sixth Street. Preach
ing at 10 Il. m. and p. IN. Sunday school 10
H. m. Epworth Leagne 200 D. IN. Prayer
meeting every Thursday evening. Strangers
always made welcome. J. A. SMITH, Pastor.
The Western news., 1903-10-14
CHURCHES.

Catholic Church-South Fifth Street Ser
First Mass at 8 O'Clock IA. m. High Mass, fol-
lowed by benedicton, at 1O:3Oa Il. m. Sunday
school at 2:30 p. M
CHARLES MAOKIN, Pastor.
The Western news., 1903-10-14
Regulating Autom obiIe.

In Leipsic, Germany, automobiles are
prohibited in the inner city and limited
to streets traversed by electric cars else
where.
The Western news., 1903-10-14

Old papers for sale at this office-25c
per hundred.
The Western news., 1903-10-14

After repeated experiments. the
United States navy has decided to
adopt the Slaby-Arco German wireless
telegraphy system. which has been
demonstrated to hs the most practical,
The Western news., 1903-10-14

Christian Church-South Second street.
Preaching every Sunday morning and even
ing by the pastor. The G. E services COM
mence at 200 p. m. and the evening services
ut 500. Each service lasts one hour. All
are cordially invited 10 attend.
Il. NJ. DUNCAN. Pastor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-30
Portraits on Tombstones,

Philadelphia marble dealers are TAX.
ting a keen interest in an enterprise,
which had its origin in Denmark, for
reproducing the pictures of dead per.
sons on their tombstones. They say
that It IL very probable that the move
1ent will spread to America in q short
time. The picture on the tombstone
craze started among the Danes DIS a
result of the use Of artificial marble.
A Danish master builder succeeded
I'm producing a stone of such delicate
tints that it was impossible to distin.
gnish it from tho natural product. The
amitation Of the more expensive spe-
cies was found tv cos: far less than
the natural. and Il made in any form
aesired-coiumns, plain or duted, and
capitalists readily as fiat slabs The
durability Is said 10 be as grez4 as
that of the genuine marble. 1t was
also found that it WIS lcssible to re
produce, by carving. picture of the
deceased person, in the imitation mar.
ble, much easier and tyr cheaper than
the work could be done with the genu-
the article.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-30
Worship the Sun.

A new religion is born, or rather re.
7lyed, in France, a full description OF
which is given IN PEcole Nouvelle, ed
tied by M. Devinat. chief Of the Nor
NAL School of the Seine. The Sons
Of Sol'' aim to convert all Christen.
dom. They want IT, world to come
back to the old. religion of light. In
reality the followers of this new re-
i'gion are worshipers and adore
the divine star, the father of light,
Of warm h and of life" and according
to che Z, le N5uvelle, this is the frs.
Jnrase in their prayer: 80 Thou who
dost dispel the darkness surrounding
lies, Thou who dost anniiilate tbs
evil influence of prodigies, of sinister
representations, of dreams and "a
evil apparitions-Tho who dos> bat
fle the plots of the wicked, Lord Ligh
ek the Universe. Sun!"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-30
A Champion cusser.

At Wichita Mrs. Pearl Williams has
sued for divorce. She alleges that one
day four weeks after her marriage she
traded a can of cherries for some fresh
fruit to a neighbor That night when
hel husband came home and found
that she had made this small dicker
he commenced to swear. Mrs. Viii.
liams declares that for six straight
hours he swore a blue a. sulphurous
stream that swelled and lined in vol.
ume as it flowed onward. At !ast she
fed from the house in 4! lay. She
stayed a. v, too, and ,ght suit
for divorce. And now Judge Dale will
pass upon the artistic vehsmence OF
the man who could swear six straight
hours after only four weeks of mar
Rage.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-30
oeelso On ehlps and 1raina

Many Of the transatlantic liners ~
now equipped with circulating libra.
ries. some steamships having upward
Of half a thousand volumes, princi.
pally "seaworthy stories." but good.
ly supply OF substantial reading q
we'll. Other lines will probably fol.
low suit. Nearly all Of the better
trains in transcontinental service to-
day have circulating libraries oper-
lted on the same principle in the mat
ter OF exchange of books as obtains
on board the European vessels. This
.ystem allows of a passenger borrow
Ing a book from one library and ex.
changing same for another work on
ceturning car or steamer upon pay
meat of a nomin"l fee.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-30

The Lord Mayor and the x'chnorrer.
A good story Is told by the Jewish
World respecting Sir Marcus Samuel's
dealings with clever schnorrer.
which Whether true or not. is worth
recording. Thinking that in conss-
quence of Sir M. Samuers proud ele-
vation he had special claim on his
lordship's 7 rlnty, the schnorrer called
at his private residence and asked to
s4e the lord mayor. What do you
want him for?" sternly asked the jani-
tor, eyeing the d.,apidated visitor.
Tell his lordship that the Almigtty's
brother-in-'aw wants to see him." was
tho audacicus message. Having no
retort at hand. the footman introduo-
ed the schnorrer with this singular
message. What do you mean by
calling y rself the Almighty's
brother-in-law?" asked the lord mayor
N SUI prise well. you see." was the
answer, with the faint ghost of grin,
during my travels l met two sisters:
one took and the other the Almighty
took; am lot the .Almighty's
brother-in.law?" The schn9rrer left
tho house with more than e bargain
ed 6oT.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-30
IT'S the Same Discount

~As to Dreams" said the Chicago
drummer as the subject was under
discussion. II believe in EN- and have
got proofs at their veracity. 1t was
only a week ago that l dreamed Of
finding dollar, and next day picked
up 50 cents from *he Sidewalk"
"But that wasn't dollar" protested
Z listener.
''0f course not. You have to give
the usual ~ per cent OF in dreams a.
we'll as in business. don't you?"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-30
Divorce Suit.

Mrs. M. J. Taylor sues her husband,
John S. Taylor, in the chancery court
for divorce, alleging various indigni.
ties and desertion She prays for di-
vorce, allowance for costs, attorneys S
fees and alimony and for the custody
of two children born to the union
The couple were married in Grant
county.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-30
New SaWmilI.

A new sawmill plant has been put in
on the plantation recently bought by
Nick Smith from DR.. c.. M. Taylor,
near Grady, and they are cutting
quantities of fine cottonwood lumber
They think they have at least two
years cut in the forests connected
with the plantation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-30
some Eskimos Are Artists.

Some of the Eskimos possess truly
wonderful drawing and carving ability,
their pictured representations Of arctic
hunting and fishing scenes, etc, carv-
ed or drawn on ivory with the crudest
Of instruments, revealing the marvel
Gus artistic bent of these untutored
children of the great polar wastes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-30
Tamo Mill to Start Up.

A. J. Clemons at Tamo will start
his mill in a short time to cutting cy-
press lumber. He has a large lot of
logs already at the mill and is still
hauling.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-30

Take Ryan's Catarrnllne for colds
and headt ches. 1t cures.
Try Longmire and Feinbe. gs
BARRIERS, 105 East Second avenue.
-Ryan's catarrhlin. cures you
colds and headaches when all othel
remedies fail.
Ground has been broken on Sec
ond avenue for the handsome brick
business house to be erected by Mrs.
A. M. Norris.
For Sale-A good Hammond
typewriter will be sold cheap. See
nue..
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-30
Seeks to Stop UueIinq,

Signor Ottolenghi, Italian Minister
1T War, has practically put stop to
Aueling by imprisoning those partici.
vGnts who escape death.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-07-08

authority says our own period of
superiority will be brief unless our
naval expenditure for new construc-
ton is kept to an ineXorable an
nual average: of from $25 1000 900 to
$30.OO9,OO0; that the United States
must add to its 10 first-class battle
ships as many more in. the next 16
years, or two by. each congress.
This same; authority. Talcott Will
-liams, points out another need of the
navy, namely, increase in the number
iof officers. While our national Leg
fislature increases it's vessels, it
makes almost no provision for add
ing to its .officers-a policy. directly
opposite that followed By Germany.
which for every ship it builds has al
ready provided officers and men.
Germany has decreed' an annual in
crease to- it's navy for 20 years to
come. of 60 officers and 1.743i men;
the limited States congress has add
ed but 100 new appointments TO AM
napolis, and that. means there will
be graduated from the, institution
only 16 more gofficers q year.
/ The total. number of officers and
seamen has been advanced from the
3,466 of 1895 to $4,000; number
equal to the force in each of the in
ferior navies Of Italy and Japan,
5000 less than that of Germany, and
IA, coo below Russia's: count. =
Mr. Williams emphasizes the fact
that a navyfs success is dependent on
three Ifactors;i ships, officers with
men, and equipment; and shows that
while our ships have been. built as
rapidly as needed. we do not have
.enough offieefs-a4aa-oar-
has been insufficient; AS be. tersely
phrases it: "Our fieet-at the critical
moment may be like a boiler with
out steam, rs.
Rear Admiral George w. Melville,
engineer-in-chief. United States navy,
declares the navy must be .our best
guarantee 81 peace, we must be pow
erful enough to. inspire afriendliness
OR awe. 'trhis 'distfhg tiished gentle
man adds that it is theI relative,
rather than lthei!aetual. strength of a
navy that gives One nation control.
In the last 15cysars several nations
have trebled their naval expenditures.
one nation putting the financial esti-
mates or its navy's needs At over
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-07-08
SOME ANCIENT HOMES.
Strange Tower Residences Found In
az Little KNOWN ERegioR of -
the Old Empire.

The ancients in these reg1oLs seem
to have had two general forms of pri-
vate residence-One Kong and low gel
dom of more than two stories, and
having aeapacious' } two-storY. colon
nadesA or porticos with inclosed court
yards before them; the other of tower
form, four or five stories high, with
two or thfee rooms jim ea9hI gstor5.
Those of the latter sort are4itufalfy
preserved in fewer hIstancess hah The
former, forth reason that high build
ings are, generally speaking, more
easy prey to earthquake than low ones.
Examples of the long two-story house
are common in every Guiasd Lawn,
many of them in a remafka5fe state
ofo preservation, writes Howard Cros-
by Butler, in "a Land of Deserted Cit
les" in Century. The dates inscribed
upon them range from 39S to SO A. d.
The porticos of these houses were
their most interesting feature; here
the ornament was massed, here the in
scriptions were carved, and here doubt
less the leisure hours of the ancient
owners were passed: Between the col
umns of the upper story was a para
pet composed of rectangular slabs,
paneled, nodded and otherwise orna--
mented. Many of these apparently
thin slabs are, in reality. the backs of
the settees cut in solid stone, with
comfortable seats and curving arms.
The wooden floors of all colonnades
like this have, of course, persisted, so
that now, when one sits in one. of the
settles. his feet are necessarily sus-
pended in space; but these seats are
an index of the homelike ease and
luxury that these ancient people en-
joyed in the open loggias. of their town
residences, when the floors were in
place. when az slepings f6of afforded
welcome shade within the portico, and
when eclipging vines tYined about, the
pillars of stone.
The bazars of these ancient towns.
which are still recognized as such by
the people swho Kye4among the ruins,
who have-no bazars eff their own, but
have seeE--treff in .kieppo, consist of
long, narrow structures facing direct
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-07-08

E upon the street; often they occupied
both sides of a street of unusual width
The fronts of.the shops. have two-storx
.porticos Of square, IN o il elithiG piers
carrying equally plain architraves.
Behind the portico is building, also
of two Stories composed of "a series of
small rooms which were undoubtedly
store-roopis. IN the ground .storyandliv
ing apartments above. The arrange
ment was not unlike that Of the col
Observation-Disclosures places
and, indeed, they seem to have been
seiipsi6d upon onl III fhs ii We an may .u
the pP5aeos was HhSj4lIfbr the dis is
play of merchandise in the daytime and
that the goods were removed to the
stVerooms at night.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-07-08
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

magnet has been made weighing
only 31a grains which could lift 1860
grams, or AS times its own weight.
The average life. of, hoeses -infthe
British eavalry~is just over five years;
out army service draught .herses last
half as long again.
In one OF the Howe islands off Aus
trallla a banyan,tre has been discov-
cred the branches and trunks of which
cover nearly seven a6Ees. -973tt
The smallest typewriter ever manu-
1actured was made in America 14years
ago. 4twas four inches'by three inches
and weighed AZ. ounces.
A novel sight was seen the other day
which attracted much attention in
Bath Me- "A young woman from Viii
ton wasin the city .ancf had as a. fellow
traveller "a bright looking coon, which
wasperfectiy tame, allowingIhis owner
to carry him about as one W ould a kit.
ten The coon was captured months
ago and weighs IA pounds.
The Eskinins possess ed the most re-
maarkable- place, of worship In tbs,
world. 1t was -sealskip church. Forty,
sealskins were Stretched over see tight
framework. and in this tent is feet By
II feet. services were held every Sun.
day. But the church came to an nn-
timely endf Zone hard winter the Eski-
moss dogs. being half-famished, dined
on the sealskins, and only the frame
was left. The Eskimos have now erect
ed dog-proof tabernacle.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-07-08

:$tot,0od -ooo--tn-r THIS zeal to increase
their nayies it is prophesied more than
one nation may, be led into. bank
ruptcy; such a. steady drain on a
treasury if long. continued would
prove.s save to the Strongest. very dis
astrous.; It is self evident that the
country with fhe deepest pocketbook
has a great advantages
In the building of naval vessels no
one nation monopolfzes construction
secrets. 'sThea'e exact science of the
French; theA profound thought of the
German,s the, inventive faculty of tie
American and the experiences and
common sense of the Briton have been
exercised in Designing" the modern
observation-disclosures nations.
In the Omitted Sta ties we now have at
least ten, shipyards that cam contract
for the. building of battleship, anG
two plants that can. make ,armer;
whereas only, 2 few years ago, even
after very considerable progress, In
steel and iron. Industries, we could
ourselves provide no vessels for our
navy. But it costs us 80 per Cent,
more to build a warship than it costs
any':European' power, and so per CENT
more to keep a vessel in operation.
It yTas in 1882 congress passed the
first appropriation for our new navy
aha"that year that an impetus was
given tn" American shipbuiFdipg I'm
the succeeding 20 years over 40 vessels
were added 10 the navy, almost all
of. them entirely planned and. built
here, and it is calculated thatthis req
ord will easily be ,distanced in, the
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-07-08

next few years. form 4999--S1 YES
sells either were inFthe! process of
building or were planned for. And
nov, we build not only for our own.
navy, but also for. the nayies of Rus
STA and Japan. ,.,.,- 49,. "a.
The American sailor. gets more, if
he does cost more. than sailors in
navies generally; he has better food,
better shelter and better pay. In the
ma nnitg of modern battleship as
much depends on stoker and engineer :
as on the man .behind1the gun, about q
.one-third the ships force working be- /.
meath the protective deck, and it be- :
ing necessary that worker in engine i,
and boiler room possess courage and =
endurance. In the past. too. it was =,
the Yankees manner of handling his
ship as well as the Yankee pluck that
helped our NAVY; made possible Its
victorieseover Britisher and pirate. u. ~
The. United STATES; has much coast y
line ito defend: the 5000 miles of coast
lin continental possessions; = wide fy: ,
scattered iDstfar-de penfrncfes 70 pro-
tect and. if the insist ent Monroe doe
trine is kept inyioIafe, much > more :
coast-line; in Cent trail and Souib Amer =.
lea. In addition, there is our COM n
merce. on the high, seas to be protect -
ed and eXtended-as we are not.
fhermft nation Surely. all making
responsibility demanding most care !.
full provision.
-; iIs7aii CHARLES f! EAsTE. :.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-07-08
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

n
IN says we must increase our
snavy, and the thoughtIess
4 = ask why shouIds the gov
: 1tSs,se aernInentI spend. millions on
= ; 4.... adding improvements when
we now. rank. well with the: worlds
navies. It is true; we hold fourth
place Great Britain, France. Russia,
the United States), but if we would
keep this position.-to~ say-nothing of
betteri4g it. we. must he up: and do
And yet we, certainly have cause
for generalization when 1--WE com
pare our present navy with the
United States navy Of 1850. In that
year. a noted American. responding
to- the steast.* sour Navy thus alludi
ed ia 1T: eff the length of my reply
is, to be governed by the size of our
navy, ]. have: already said too much"
The last quarter of century has
been marked by great changes in the
relative stseRgth=ef-ther navies of
the world. The. lesson :xVe should
learn: from survey of these changes,
is. that, we cannot afford to. get be-
hind, and, it is: we'll for. the nation
that its head keeps reminding of
the. necessity for an adequate navy.
In Italy, crispi pointed out that. the,
navy of his country in ten years
had fallen from seventh to twelfth
place; (which startling :infbrration
incited that government to set ai,Sout
the restoration of her navy. But
Italy, with it's now heavy handicap.
will not soon be abi@ to catch up. An.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-07-08
.Loye-Makingain Mexico.

= Mr.: Carl .Lumboltz has some interest,"
ing things to ten about his reeent ex-.
periences among the American. abo-
rhymes, but nothing is more curious
than his account Of the love making
among alternatives of fnt6thwesti Mex
leo. There, he.says, the counting is aif
done by the dady. The young people
meet at the. feasts. and theresthe dam.
sci, who has fixed upon a member of the
opposite sex whom she wishes to be-
come her husband. tries. to attract his
attention by dancing before him., per-
sistently keeping her back turned. to-
ward him. Eventually She may sit
down near him and pub his blanket and
sing to him in a gentle, low voice.
When she desires to bring matters to
focus she begins to throw pebbles at
the chosen one. If he throws them
back at her they are betrothed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-07-08
AFRICAN DIAMOND THIEVES
shrewd and Daring Tricks Employed
~ I'm Puri6ining Precious Stones
.s-:Tf from Kimberley Mines.

from Kimberley Mines.
For many years the, owners of the
great South African, diamond fields
have been pitting their brains and
ingenuity against the shrewdnes IS
/ and daring of the men employed by
them in order to prevent the the
of. diamonds, saysFthe Chicago Inter
i Still the thieves: and their corlfed-
crates and tempters. the men known
as illicit diamond buyers,'i are con
stantly at work devising new tricks
and one. of these diamond: buyers
managed to rob a mine in. defiance,
Fof their most elaborate precautions
Fand in spite of the fact that the own
Fers suspected the man and that he
was lsurrounded with keen watchers.
1t happened that this particular
man had not been IN Kimberley more
than week or sei.before- the dia-
m lt7l mine officials learned positively
that one OF. more of :their snatiye
.workmen had succeeded in coneealing
and smuggling out a. valuable, lot of
diamonds. despite all the precau.
lions: 1t was also known to a moral
certainty that the suspected diamond
'dea1er had succeeded in meeting the
native thieves and purchakin the
stones from them. 80. =: al -
:. However, there wassa vast differ
e Jl1i between moral and legal proof
and when the police called: on him,
he laughed at them good natrrredly
and invited them to search him..
This they did most thoroughly.
they stripped him completely in. the
open afr. Wherever there was a
double seam in his clothing, they,
ripped it open. They combed Ills hair
and beard almost hair by hair They
Pfodded his: teeth and Examined
every, inch of his body, But they
found nothing.
! Then they tackled his horse. They
clipped it to search for a possible
hiding place under the, SKIN and
they examined name, tail and ears
nostrils and mouth without result.
Then the police took the harness
off the beast and put another set on
so as to preclude the chance OF
the gems being struggled away ir
that manner. -. ',-...'t'i
Mhen this work was completed al
last, they turned the illicit diamond
buyer loose with a chuckle and ex.
pressed the confident opinion that
he had been fooled that time at least;
But few days afterward they be.
gan to have their doubts, for "a party
of. mounted .constabulary reported
that they had found the horse few
miles outside:.o Kimberley 1t had
been shot: and then cut open.
Some months later the EuroDeau
agents of the South Africa diamond
companies reported that the sus
peeted man had sold a large package.
OF diamonds in the rough to Antwer5:
diamond merchants, and they sue,
ceeded in learning through ,.their
spies, how. the man had outwitted the
police. .ts4 ..-.,s...
just before he was searched and
while the men were watching his
every movement he fed his horse and
deity slipped the bag of stolen dia-
mohds into the mash. The horse.
Gulped it, and after. the search he
rode away. When he was out .ot
sight of Kimberley he shot the ami
NAL and recovered the diamonds
from it's. stomach i.