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hold office under the Government forever
thereafter
The witness said that he had not been
aware Of the existence Of the law until
within the past two or three months, and
that was why he had not reported the
matter or made any investigation what
ever.
HONORABLE INTENTIONS.
This closed the cross-examination and
Mr.. Knight proceeded with the redirect
examination. In reply to questions by
Mr.. Knight, Mr.. Erwin stated that he
was not sufficiently familiar with the
business of the Postal Device and I'M
provement Company to speak OF it to
Mr.. Machen and that was the reason why
he had Mr.. Richardson furnish him with
memorandum, which he handed to
Machen. The witness understood that
Richardson had been a director in the
original Montague Company and for the
past year and half president and gen.
eral manager Of the Postal Device Com
pany.
In reply to Mr.. Woodwork the witness
said that he did not mention to any one
the fact that Mr.. Machen or Mr.. Beavers
had any stock, because he did not know
that it was contrary to law
Robert R. Munro was then called. He
testified that he was the postoffice in
SPONNOA IA SIdlSc lOI lIlO AOIlLcIA us
trict Of California and that he had made
the complaint on the Indictment solely
and not upon his own knowledge. He had
drawn the complaint, he said, by virtue of
his office alone
R. H. E. Espey testified that he was
and had been secretary of the Postal De-
vice and Improvement Company since De-
cember, 1899 the date of its organiza-
ton. Mr.. Erwin was not and never had
been an officer or director Of the original
Montague Company or Of the Postal De-
vice and Improvement Company. The
company gave Mr.. Erwin 600 shares for
his services in perfecting the device and
in making suggestions as to the needs of
the department, concerning the mechanism
of the time indicator. He did not ask
for any stock and his suggestions were
purely voluntary. Richardson and Mr.
Hoagland were both anxious that Erwin
should be remunerated for his services in
perfecting the mechanism of the device
u IN
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Saws WIDOWS Charges Are Falls.

Trapper's Oil cures rheumatism and NEURALGIA
Druggists soc flask Richard & Co.. 406 Clay. .
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Modern methods, new machinery, new type.
causes good work. Myself Rollins, % Clay.
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the United States Government was "a for
the smallest size and 81 25 and s4 so for
the otner sizes. the aggregate being $50. .075
paid by the United States. The New
Zealand Government paid Sc 80 each for
the devices-the large size, No. 3. Four
thousand additional indicators he said.
had been furnished to the United States
Government. for which the Government
had not yet paid the company.
In reply to question by Mr. Knight.
the witness said that the total cost to
the Postal Device Company for each ma
chine was 50 1871. This cost included the
cost of the material, the services by the
manufacturer and mechanics in supervis-
Ing the work. the subsequent erection of
the boxes, officers and employees salary,
incidental and office expenses and inter
est. The interest item had been incurred
by the default Of the Government for a
year and a half in paying for the boxes
Omitting salaries and some other items,
the expense at the factory was 81 II
each
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MAcHINEs INsTALLEn.

What was the rule or method for ac-
quiring a patent device for the Govern
ment?" asked Mr.. Woodwork.
Il could not say. l do not know" was
the reply.
Mr.. Erwin continued:
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- 20. 81 serrInr -.

Here are two good ways Of serv-
ing eggs. For ereamed eggs, boil
four or five eggs hard, cut them
leDgthwise and pour over them q
white sauce made Of one pint Of milk,
one tablespoonful of -four and one
Tablespoonful Of butter. For baked
creamed eggs; pOaeh six eggs, put
them on q deep platter, crate over
them q little cheese and cover with
q white sauce made Of one pint Of
MIX, two tablespoonfuls Of butter
and two tablespoonfuls of -four. Bake
for I've minutes in q quick oven
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-06-06
WILL STUDY OLD RUINS.
American savantH on the Way to Tx
DlOre Remains OF Civilizations
in Russian Turkestan.

Raphael PumPelly, who has been
charged by the Carnegie institution
with the exploration Of Russian Turk
estan has arrived at St. Petersburg
with his son, r. w. Pumpelly, to pro-
cure the necessary permission. They
will join Prof. w. H. Davis and Els
worth Huntington, Of Harvard, and
Prof. Richard Norton, director Of the
American school Of classical studies Of
Rome, at Balu.
The party viii search for remnants
Of the once fourishing civilization Of
the basin Of the Sea Of Aral, viii in
vestigate the climatic changes that
have taken place there in historical
times, and viii seek 10 discover wheth-
er such changes have been sufficient to
cause the present decline Of this re-
gion, and whether equal If not great
er Importance should not be attributed
TO economic and political changes, such
az the interruption Of the old caravan
route by the Arabs and Turks the
devastation Of the country, the settle
ment Of a population unused 70 pgri-
culture and the discovery Of the Cape
of Good Hope route to India.
The party viii remain several
months, some Of the members perhaps
longer, future work being determined
by the results Of the present recon-
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which make the height of the clas-
sic figure divide up in this fashion:
Height, one head from crown of head
TO bottom Of. chin to breastbone;
One-hah head from top to bottom Of
breastbone to the middle of alb
domen; one head from the middle Of
abdomen to beginning Of lower
limbs; one head from beginning Of
lower limbs to middle Of thighs; one
half head from middle of thigh to
top Of knee; One-half head from top
OF knee to bottom of knee; one and
one-hah heads from bottom of knee
TO small Of ankle; one-half head
from small of ankle TO soles of feet.
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Lord Nonson and Mrs. Turnure,
daughter OF Gen. Roy Stone, y. s. A,
win be married soon, according TO an
nouncement made St London. Lord
Monson e. the nephew Of Sir Edmund
Eonson, the British ambassador 20
Paris, and was at one time intended
for the diplomatic service. he was ap-
pointed 70 the household Of the late
duke Of saEe-CobuSg. but by the death
Of his father in 1900 he found himself
a peer Of the realm, the owner Of the
-ountry seats and entailed estates. he
= 81 years OF age.
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| either public or private. Hitherto this
business has been conducted IN q FIRE
trap-a ramshaekle white brick build
ing that is in constant danger Of going
up in smoke or collapsing under its
own weight. -Four years ago congress
after many trials appropriated 81, 4OO,-
900 to construct a new building which
should be somewhat more nearly ade-
quate to the demands. That building
is now ready TO receive the machinery
which is being installed as rapidly as
possible.
The new office win have a floor space
Of IA acres, divided into seven stories
with very few partitions. The build
ing will be lighted with 1,5OO windows,
utilizing one-third Of the entire wan
space. The walls Of the rooms are
lined with white enameled bricks which
makes absolute cleanliness aehievable.
The building is fire proof. The outer
walls are three feet thick. The floors
are constructed according to the en-
gineers' estimates to bear q load Of
$1,000, 900 pOunds-4O,OOO tons. It took
10000, 900 brick to construct the outer
walls and the steel frame work weighs
100000 pounds. All the machinery
will be run by electricity. Three dy-
namos Of 800 horse power each viii run
300 presses, 1000 electric lights, IL ele-
vators and all the other devices.
There Is a system of ventilation
which is a marvel Fans, placed in a
loft, driven by electricity draw the air
through shafts from the floors, ex-
pelling it through the roof with such
velocity that the atmosphere Of the
immense building will be changed once
every seven minutes, and each en-
ploye viii have 1900 cubic feet of pure
air every hour.
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Wall OF A DEPOSED KING.
atty Tells of the Coed
Ola Days.

Casimir, the chef Of the Maison
DOree, IN Paris, which closed its doors
some months ago, now describes him
self as a king without kingdom, says
the Detroit Free Press. He has been
lamenting TO a correspondent that the
beaux jours have gone forever. He
says:
I'm the olden days-in the days of
Rosini and the duke of Hamilton and
others, OF during the empire-tHe peo-
pie knew how to dine. NJ. lie Bardon
would come and consult me five hours
in advance and Nine. La Marquise two
days ahead. They came down to the
kitchens, and we consulted, and a din
ner in those days was a poem, not a
meal. The kings, alas, have changed
all this; ah, they have much RESPONSE
bility, the kings.
Your King Edward was a customer
of mine; but what do you think he
The simplest dishes. And
Leopold of Belgiumr-Casimir's dark
eyes blazed with scorn-"sOup, and a
slice of beef. Alas, is that a dinner
for a king? The king Of Portugal is
the only one who knows in these de-
generate days how to eat. The last
time he dined with me he sent for me
and pressed both my hands. Tears
we're in his eyes. He kissed me on both
cheeks and assured me that it was not
dinner, but a creation"
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I NN-eN eeeA - - ACA
the post once department. authorized
such issues for Chicago and Buffalo;
and st. Louis win hardly allow her
self to be ignored.
The proposition is to place the head
OF Napoleon on one Of the stamps
probably that Of the fve-cent denOm-
nation.
This is not the first time that the
likeness Of foreign pOtentate has ap-
peared on an American stamp. Isabel
Ia Of Spain was celebrated thus in the
Columbian series at the Chicago fair.
Not much attention was paid to the
fact, however, because the royal fea-
lures appeared on the four-dollar
stamp, which never went into general
circulation and which was hardly seen
except by collectors. Columbus was
also celebrated in the same way, but
he was on the five-dOllar stamp. These
are the only historical characters ex-
cept American citizens who have been
hOnored in such a way.
II Napoleon goes on the fve-cent
stamp, which really goes out into gen
eraI circulation, # win amount prac-
tically to a precedent. The other
stamps Of the new issue will bear the
pictures Of Jefferson, Mckinley and
some other, not yet determined. JEFF
Persons will go on the twO-cent stamps,
which is purely domestic affair, while
McKinley's will go on the ten-eent
stamp, probably.
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EreeI1ent F.arnltare PolIsh.

To make a cheap and excellent fur
niture polish take one ounce Of white
wax. one ounce Of CASTLE soap. half a
pint Of turpentine, two ounces OF
beeswax. half . pint Of soft water.
Dissolve the white wax and soap.
which must both previously be cut
into fne shavings. In the water on
the stove and dissolve the beeswax IN
the turpentine. When nearly colo
mix these Ingredients together and
the polish win Be- ready for use.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-06-06
CHARTS HER FIGURE.
StatiSties Play an Important Part IN
the Beauty Hunt Of the Modern
Society Woman.

An anthropometric chart Is q nee
essary possession for the young
woman who Is striving for classic
proportions in her figure. The won
an who does not number such q
chart among her possessions IS quite
behind the times, says the Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The height, the breadth, the depth,
the girth Of the anatomy, each must
come in for a share of attention.
Cahpers, q breadth stick, q height
stick, and steel tape measure are
needed.
In making inventories Of one's
inches, it is necessary to take each
measurement with the body IN the
same position and in the same way.
he following are founded on the
classic ideal: Height. feet 5
inches; weight, 1Ss pounds; waist,
q inches; bust, 81 inches; arm, at
the shoulder, 1s inches; wrist. 8
inches; ankle, 8 inches: calf Of leg.
14h inches; thigh, IS inches.
The arms extended should measure
the height from the tips Of the third
fingers. The hand IN length should
measure one-tenfh of the height.
The length from TIE elbow 70 the
middle finger should be the same aS
from the elbow to the middle Of the
chest.
From the top Of the head TO the
chin should Be the length Of the
The height Of the Had should be
just four times the length Of the
nsse.
From temple 20 temple the meas
urenentA should equal the length Of
the face.
The stretch Of the thumb and sec
oad finger should inst measure the /
face.
The stretch Of thumbs and first IN |
gers should exactly circle TIE throat.
Measured b heads. ne eight parts
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WHERE ASPHALT IS CHEAP.
Indian Territory Contains an Exten-
siVe Mine That Il Being
Utilized.

Not far from the town Of Ardmore
In Indian territory, and partly with
In the corporation limits Is an asphalt
mine which is thought to be extensive
enough to pave all the streets in In
dian and Oklahoma territories. Ard
more proposes to build her streets Of
native asphalt, says a report from
that place. She viii be prodiRal in
the use Of asphaltum, for the reason
that 1t is more economical than
crushed rock and cement. The pIan
Is to take the asphaltum as it comes
from the mine and make a foundation
six inches thick. This win be pound
ed and rolled until compact. Upon this
wiz be spread a coating Of the same
material crushed into coarse gravel
size, mixed with the powdered material
that results from the crushing.
This also is thoroughly tamped and
rolled. The last coat is made Of the
same material ground to a powder
and then heated. No wagon ways have
been made, but many sidewalks have
been built in this manner and they are
giving most satisfactory results. The
crude asPhaltum can be laid upon the
streets at about half the cost OF
srushed stone.
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DUNB-wATrER AND SHELVES.

at all. A rectangular closet is con-
structed, the floor being cut out be-
meath it. On either side, within, a strip
of pine board is fastened. These strips
extend down through the floor 10 the
bottom of the cellar. A little space is
left behind each strip for the pulley
cord TO run, and on the inner surface of
each strip there is a groove running
from top TO bottom for the projections
on the side of the dumb-Waiter to slide
up and down in.
At the top of each strip are inserted
stout window pulleys, over which the
cord passes and is attached to the sides
Of the dumbJWaiter. This Is simply a
set of shelves with side pieces firmly
attached. Four shelves in the dumb
waiter viii be sufficient, and above
them may be two stationary sheIves
at the top Of the closet. Glass doors
may be provided for these fixed shelves,
and two narrow wooden doors for the
lower part. All the woodwork should
be thoroughly oiled, to prevent SWELL
ing.
When one is building or remOdeling
a house, the pantry should, if possible,
be placed upon the northern side of
the house. If it is necessary TO locate
it upon the northeast or the north
west corner, let the window be upon
the northern side, 50 that the room
may be kept as cool as possible in sum
mer.-COuntry Gentleman.
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eEITINe HIs "a LEGs
Life eathe Os-aa Niavsaas Rs Draw
baeEs Tor ths T6osE NavY
Recruit.

The phrase acquiring the sea hab,
H. which is frequently used in con,
neetion with the training of recruits
In the navy, carries to the lay mind
something of an impression of a
rolling gait, q chronic hitchinE at the
Waistband of the trousers, a saline
vocabulary and 6 canny knowledge of
the brands of eating tobaocO. The
navy department knows the epoch as
one in which the recruit b learning
to make himself comfortable aboard
ship, and during which he is liable
TO hts Of depression. in which more
things than sea water look blue. 1t
Is the period in which the romance
OF life ON the rolling deep becomes
temporarily Obscured and life seems
hard.
During such . period the recruit h
likely to write to his family OF his
congressman in such terms as seem to
warrant an abolition of the service,
and considerable part Of the work
OF the navy department lies in as
suring inquiring friends that the re-
cruit will feel better when he gets
over IL. II the investigation which b
made in each case Of complaint hap
pens to cover some weeks, II is likely
TO get to the recruit about the time
he Is beginning 20 taiEe notice, md
enjoy hfmSeff, and Ne Is qdite wifine
70 qdmit that AtAings Ieok diRsFeHt.'
The present Condition. Of ne EeF-y-
Ice which seem Ha1ely % Be PsTma-
nent, says the WashinRtO8 Tines,
make = absolutely essential that he
-nlistment Contract shall be enforced
as strictly as n has been enforced
since the date Of the executive order
which abolished the former privilege
Of discharge by purchase.
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KITCHEN CABINET.

length so that it win span the space in
front Of the window, and upside down
it serves as a kneading beard. When
replaced in position over the barrel, the
kneading surface viii be underneath,
which win keep it wholly from the
dust. If shelves over the position Of
the barrels are desired, 1.-The kneading
board cannot be hinged, but must be
lifted and placed in position.
At right angles to this Arrangement
for -four barrels, gneading board and
drawers, may well be placed q cabinet
for holding all kinds Of groceries need
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housewives hand. with as little moy.
ing as possible. It's the constanfhur-
Tyihg iron one Point 10 aHother q
get this article here and that there
that makes housework hard. ItisweII
therefore to have the pantry % nearly
square as possible.
A square pantry gives the shortest
distance from any point TO that point
where the kneading board = heated.
In one Of the four sides win be located
the doorway. The best arrangement
for the other three sides, 70 my mind,
is suggested in the accompanying il
lustrationE.
The kneading board should be To-
Gated in front of the window. A most
convenient device for securing the fun
advantage Of this location Is shown in
Fig. 1.
On the right Of the window is a set
of drawers, the uses of which win be
obvious to any hOusekeeper. To the
left of the window is a cabinet into
which two barrels Of fiourcan be rolled
for bread and for pastry. The top of
the cabinet is movable to give access to
the -four.
The cover Of the barrel next the
window is made Of just the right
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-06-06
JAPAN A CURIOUS LAND.
COntFaFies in the MikadO's
KfnEd6m.

"There is no land that 1 have ever
seen so curious as japan" said Robert
w. Brinkley, of Yokohama, to a Wash
ington Star reporter recently. "Ihave
lived "a Japan for the past 20 years
and 1t is to me still a sort of wonder
land.
"one of the strange features Of the
country is that all crops and fruits are
almost certain to deteriOrate. 1 have
seen beautiful peaches grown the first
year from stock imported from the
United States. The second year they
were still fairly good; the third season
poor and after that Cnfit TO eat. Moth
ing in the vegetable world would seem
to retain its excellence for any length
of time. 1t is a bamboo country and
everything reverts TO the bamboo.
Beautiful lush grass covered many a
plain and yet IL gives no nutriment to
cattle. Garden vegetables look as fine
as any grown in the United States, but
when cooked they have no taste. The
flowers are of gorgeous hues, but
they are without perfume.
"But even with these imperfections
It is a very interesting corner of the
earth and many things recommend it.
Its inhabitants are in their way a fine
people. In the rural districts particu-
Iarly the natives are the most honor
able beings I ever met. In the cities
they are sharper mentally, but not
nearly so scrupulous."
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they declare would dishgure them and
would subject the owners 10 q certain
amount Of humiliation. The most
strenuous ObjectiOn, however. was to
the rule requiring the showing Of II
eenses. IL happens that a large pro-
portion Of the autOmobilists Of Wash
fngton are young women who have
hitherto enjoyed unhampered the free
dom Of the asphalt. A good many Of
them have never thought of such
thing as applying for a license or In
deed Of taking any other steps to re-
eognize the rights and suscepfbilitie
OF timid pedestrians. The indignant
automobiiists now declare that the
only object OF the new regulation Is to
anord fresh and cheeky policemen an
opportunity to stop any pretty girl
they see with an automobile and under
Pretense Of inspecting her license en-
gage her in agreeable conversation.
suits are to be broughtGn the courts
to test the legality Of the new regu-
lations end all sorts Of denunciation
has been heaped on the unfortunate
commissioners; bot public sentiment
Is with them and would like TO see even
more stringent regulations adopted.
The asphalt streets Of Washington
anord peculiar temptation for the
Of machines, especially for
cutting fancy circles and executing
short turns 20 the GENERALIZATION Of
man and beast.
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ed IL cooking. Ordinari1v snch 49,.
les are kept in bags, or in pa6er -,
and wooden boxes, upon open shelves.
one pehlnd another, entafIinR much
trouble and occasional splitting when
Setlng one receptacle outfrom bebin5
another' With such a cabinet as that
shown in Fig. 2, everything fs by itseIf
sno instantly available, WithSut the
oist sroenee Of any other article. The
large closets in the lower part Of this
cabinet accommodate iron and Iarge
tan utensils, and jugs containing mo-
lasses, vinegar, etc.
On the side Of the pantry opposite
tne window is the dumb-waiter. and
also open shelves for dishes Gig. 81. n
the pantry is in city home, Where ice
is Aeeessitys the space oecupied by the
dumb-waiter may be used for the re-
frlgeratori. but in the country home,
where ice is not used, a dumb-waiter
Is OF the greatest importance. Article,
that must be kept cool in warm wealth
er can be placed upon. it's shelves. run
down into the cellar With he motion
o. hand, Or drawn up as easily from
that eool place, without the repeated
ana fatguing Ascending and descend
ing dd cellar stains, which isloiie Of ne
most distressing factors in many
housekesPers' daily lives during the
hot days Of summer.
The bniidiHg 81 steh 4 6tfhb-waiter
rs that figured is not difficult matter