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The Globe-republican., 1903-08-13
SHORTHAND WORK PAYS

The ability to write shorthand Is
coming to be more and more an abso-
lutte and necessary clerical Quslitlca-
ton for young men and women
In every station Of life. The
very nature Of the work places
them In close confidential buSi-
ness relations with Merchants, FL
nanciers, Capitalists and Business Peo-
pie generally. In multitude Of cases,
Shorthand has proved the stepping
stone to very lucrative and desirable
positions. A good Stenographer need
never want employment In Kansas
City, Missouri, as every Business House
employs one or more, and the demand
for Graduates Of Spaldings CONNER
cial College will always exceed the
supply. The salaries Of Stenographers
range from $40 to $50 per month and
when thoroughly experienced from $50
per month upward. The Student who
desires to take up the Study of Short
hand should choose a Standard System
which, By the success Of Its writers,
has proved to be capable Of reaching
the highest point In speed and accur-
NY. To show the simplicity Of our
eystems Of Shorthand and the facility
with which they ere learned, We will
ssnd free on request Introductory Les
sons In one Of the systems as prac-
tlcally taught in Spaldlng's CONNER
eial College dept a." Kansas City,
Mo.
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Philadelphia, Aug. ll.-Four persons
are dead, at least twelve thought to be
fatally injured, and fully $50 others
are hurt some seriously, as the result
OF IN accident which occurred at the
Philadelphia National League baseball
park. A board walk which ovcrhung
the left field blcacllers fell to the
street, carrying zoe spectators,
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MOVE FOR SERVICE PENSIONS
Grand Army Officials And Pension Ad-
ministrators Disagree.

Dto"6too'
Washington, Aug. Eff the active
! spirits Of the Grand Army Of the Re.
public have their way, u service per-
sion hill will be enacted at the coming
session Of congress which will increase
the annual pension appropriation by IL
sum variously estimated between Sl0,-
900, 900 and $50, 100000.
The proposition is to pay to every
survivor of the civil war on the Union
side who served for ninety days Oh more
and who was honoraoly discharged Il
monthly pension OF ST., and to pay a
similar pension to the widow Of every
soldier who served ninety days and
was honorably discharged 1t is ar
gued that this is u measure Of simple
justice-that it places the veterans OF
the civil war on the same footing IFS
veterans of the Mexican war and the
war Of 1872.
BY act Of January 80, 1887, survivors
Of the war with Mexico who served
sixty days, or who were actually en-
gagged in battle, and were honorably
discharged, were granted a monthly
pension Of IS, with a similar pension
to widows BY the act Of February IA,
1871, pension of IS a month was
granted to survivors of the war OF 1872
under similar conditions.
Commissioner Ware and those who
are entrusted with the administration
of the pension laws cannot see it in
that light They arc not opposed to
the enactment of service pension law
on general principles, but they do not
regard 1T as an experiment to be light.
ly tried. The estimates of the Grand
Army people are absurdly low, ac'
cording to the figures of the experts,
who have been hard at work for weeks
trying to ascertain just what the addi'
tional cost Of the government would be
If the proposed legislation were to 80
OH the statute books.
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Is q Defaulter.

Boston, Aug. la,-In u letter written
from Montreal 10 the Rev. George H..
Spencer, the pastor of the church in
East Boston, William s. Allen, treas.
urer of the Preachers Aid society of
the New England conference of the NJ.
g. church, confessed that he was a
defaldter of nearly $4,000 Of the So
cicty's funds.
Mr.. Allen has been a member 25
years ard treasurer of the society for
twelve years and clerk OF tlle East
Boston district court for twenty-nine
years, and for sixteen years was Il
prominent member OF the school COM
mittce Of Boston. Mr.. Allen said that
he had lost the moneyin speculation
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Hillsboro, O., Aug. l9.-This town
has $500 people, 1000 of them negroes.
and near by negro suburb has, J., zoo
blacks, The place Is on the verge Of a
race riot Highland county has sup
piled the state pcnientiary with the
largest proportion Of negro criminals
the stale has ever known, yet crime
has increased among them. Saturday
nights, especially, white women fear
TO leave their houses. The conditions
have become SO serious that Tile whites
have organized to put down the ne.
groes, and Il serious clash is declared
TO he imminent.
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Bridges Washed Out.

Tucson, Ariz., Aug. ls.-Thc heavy
storms Of Saturday and Sunday caused
much loss to tile Southern Pacific Rail.
road company, and greatly delayed
traffic A sOO.foot bridge at Patagonia
YVES washed out Sunday night by the
flood coming down the Sonora river.
A 4O-fOot bridge at Huacluca was also
washed out.
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Wichita, Aug. 1..-Will r. Draper,
who wrote the alleged libelous story
of White Buffalo, an educated Indian,
and for whom Il warrant was issued
from tho Wichita City court on COM
plant of the managing editor of the
paper which printed the "falte," is de-
fendant in a divorce suit filed by his
wife here. Draper is charged with
cruelty and with threatening to kill
his wife, The warrant issued for his
arrest for libel was never served.
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A BACK NUMBER
The Milk and EGG Diet.

Starving the patient who has sick
stomach, is an out-of-date treatment
and no longer necessary with the pre-.
digested and nourishing food Grape
Nuts, that the weakest stomach can
handle and grow strong upon.
There is plenty Of proof OF this: Il
had suffered from stomach trouble
for six years and for most of the last
two years had been confined to my
bed, the trouble having become
chronic in spite Of the very best medi-
cal attention. | had always been
coffee drinker, but for the past year
could not drink it at all because 1t
made me so nervous could not sleep
and my appetite was almost entirely
gone.
Then some friends advised me to
try the predigested food Grape-Nuts
and about three months ago | did so
and since that time my Improvement
has been SO rapid that my customers
and friends are astonished and every
day someone remarks upon my
changed condition. have gained Is
pounds, sleep well, my appetite Is
good and my digestion Is perfect.
Where | Lave lived on milk and light
diet for years | now eat most any
thing ! want and don't suffer any in
convenience either. The way Grape
Nuts food has built up my stomach
and strengthened my nervous system
particularly Is just wonderful.
81 drink your food drink, Postum,
too, and no longer feel the want Of
coffee. There Is absolutely no doubt
that leaving off coffee and using
Grape-Nuts and Postum has brought
ME out of my bed from an invalid
back to fine health" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" and that reason
Is plain to anyone who will spend
few minutes investigating In the In
terest Of health
Send to the Co. for particulars by
mail Of extension Of time on the
$500 cooks contest for 7s5 money
prizes.
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reavenworth, Aug. ID. r. Row
land, governor Of the Soldiers Home
died on Thursday evening Of Brights
disease He had been failing for some
time and several months ago was com
PEELED to take a vacation. He returned
and seemed much improved until two
weeks ago, when he was again taken
dnl.n
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GIVEN THE TRIPLE CROWN.
Most Magnificent Rite Iu Roman Cath
Ollie Ceremonies.

OuC CeremOnleb'
Rome, Aug. 1l-The ceremony o.
the coronation of Pope Plus X, tool
place in the basilica Of 81. Peters il
tile presence Of the princes and high
dignitarics Of the church, diplomats
and Roman mobiles, and with all the
solemnity and splendor associated with
this, the most magnificent rite in the
Roman Catholic ceremonies.
As the crown was placed on the
pope's head the throng Of 10000 per-
sons gathered within the cathedral
burst into unrcstrained acclamations,
the choir intoned a hymn Of triumph
and the bells Of Rome rang outa joyful
peal.
1t is 6fty-seven years since the Ro-
mans and Europe assisted in such a
function at st. Peters. In the early
hours after sunrise thick fog hung
over Rome and one bank Of the Tiber
could not be seen from the other, while
from the st. Angelo bridge one seemed
TO look into u fathomess abyss instead
of the river.
At night all the churches and relig-
ious institutions and many private
houses were Illuminated in honor OF
the occasion. The pontiff was so
tatigued by the ceremony that the
meeting Of the consistory, which was
to have been held tomorrow, was post
poncd.
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DESTROYED BY WIND AND WATER

| Minneapolis Kans.- terrific rair
storm fell over this section, four inches
Of water falling at Wells, near here,
the heaviest in thirty years. Tile
creek at Lindsey rose eight feet, cover
ing tile bridge. AT Minneapolis, the
fall was nearly two inches and the
Solomon river rose FIVE feet. Much
damage will result to standing grain.
At least two persons were killed and
fully sixty injured in tile storm and
perhaps many others were injured
Whose names have not been procured.
Manhattan, Kuns. The Kaw and
Blue rivers became much higher Sat
urday night reaching ten fet above the
low water mark. The Smoky Hill at
junction City was then falling.
Abilene. - Several houses in this
county were unroofed, scores Of barns
and windmills were demolished and
hundreds OF wheat stacks were scat
tered over tile fields. The hail &c.
stroyed much young corn.
Parsons. -This city was visited by
the most severe windstorm that ever
struck the city. The new blacksmith
and boiler shops of the Missouri, Kan
asand Texas railway were demolished
and many small buildings were wreck
ed.
Several stores were badly wrecked.
The front Of the Hall Dry Goods COM
panys building was blown in and six
persons were hurt slightly. In the
surrounding country great damage has
been done the corn crop.
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Four 5overeiqns.

The American sailors to whom the
kaiser desired to make presents were
the three men who stood at his chair
while he dined. 1t isn't every day
that one sovereign has three other
sovereigns at his elbow, and 1t is not
matter for wonder that the emperor
wished to commemorate the occasion.
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Saratoga, N. Y, Aug. 6.--Thc Afro
American Equal Rights League of the
state Of New York has been organized
here, officers elected and the president
empowered to appoint one person from
each congressional district to form an
executive board. Associations arc ex-
pccted TO DC formed In other states.
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Mexico City, Aug lO.-Reports from
various points in the southwestern part
of the republic show that earthquake
shocks are again being felt. The city
of Oaxuca las been ehaken, also
Pochulta near the Guatemalan bor-
der, The volcano Of Colima is again
active. Large clouds of gus are passing
over the city Of Colima.
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London's Many Graveyards.

OF the 1862 burial grounds which Lon
don has had only 40 are still in use.
More than 50 have vanished from
sight entirely; about a hundred have
been transformed from neglected, Of
fensiye eyesores into bright, cheerful
gardens, where Lond0n's toilers medi-
tate among the tombs during their
luncheon hour; and the rest, crowded
with graves, are closed alike to the
undertaken and the public.
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Rome, Aug. 7. ! Pope Plus x re-
ceived the members Of the American
pilgrimage to Rome, led by John j.
McGrane, lawyer Of New York City.
This constitutes an event Of considera-
Bile significance, the American pilgrims
being thus the first to be admitted to
the presence Of tile new pontif.
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A Much.lnsured Kansan.

Noting that man in st. Louis had
nearly a million in life insurance, the
Globe. Democrat says: "Outside Of
New York, Chicago and Philadelphia,
he probably carries the largest insur-
ance Of any man in the United
States" st. Louis must go way back
and sit down. G. ]. Devlin Of To-
peka has $1,2OOOOO in life insurance.
Kansas City Journal.
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Two Trains Caught Fire.

Paris, Aug IA train on the
Metropolitan Electric Railway, while
running under ground, had an accident
and another train attempted to push it
out of the tunnel when both trains
caught fire. Eighty dead bodies we're
recovered during the following morn.
ing. 1t Is believed that at least ten
more remained in the wreck.
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Dark Clouds For Seryia,

Vienna, Aug. 19.-In consequence Of
the assassination Of King Alexander
and Queen Draga and the subsequent
attitude of the Servian military Off
GERS, both Russia and Austria have
decided to send home all the Scrvian
officers studying in their military
schools Russia has forbidden her off,
GERS to have either official or social In.
terconrse with the Servan officers.
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Gar Demands Of Sultan.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 1.-THE car
has demanded the exemplary punish.
ment not only of the murderer of the
Russian consul at Monastir, who was
killed last week by Turkish gendarmes,
but Of all the military and civil off
cals in any way responsible for the
crime.
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Bad Fire In Omaha,

0maln, Aug. ll.--This city has had
ASSOC, 900 lire with about Soper cent in
surance. The loss to the Midland
Glass and Paint company is about
$4,000, that of the Marks Saddlery
company S35, 900 and on the building
about SAC, 0G0.
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Washington, Aug, 10. Rear Admiral
George 9. Eemcy, the ranking officer
Of his grade, was retired today Since
May, 1909, he has been chairman Of
The lighthouse board. lie will be sue.
cecdel in that office by Rear Admiral
Lohn ]. keNd.
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London, Aug 1.-THE Times Rus
sian correspondent describes the atti-
tude of Dewitt, Russian finance minis
ter Of the labor troubles, as favoring
measures for the amelioration of the
condition of the working men and the
removal OF Grievances,
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Adds S1O,OOO,OOO to Pay Roll,

Chicago, Aug. IL - When General
Manager c. A. Goodnow conceded the
tranmen and conductors Of the Chica-
20, Rocl, Island & Pacific railroad an
increase in wages he brought to close
n general movement for higher wages
and better working conditions that has
benefited more than 10000 men and
added ten million dollars to the yearly
pay rolls of tho railroads in the West.
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Museum Fees.

The question of making the public
pay an entrance fee to Paris museums
arises again. 1t is argued that the re-
ceipts thus levied will be useful to
the administration des Beaux Arts, as
an example the Italian and German
galleries are given. The vatican makes
$4,000 yearly, the Nuremberg museum
a like amount, the Dresden Royal gal
lery $4,000 and the British National
Portrait gallery $4,000.
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Washington, Aug. SIT Is announ.
ced NJ the P, 0. department that there
is remaining uuallotted Of the apprs-
priation for the present fiscal year o
sum to establish about 1000
additional rural routes.
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More Changes In White House.

Washington, Aug. II, - Owing to
numerous changes being made in the
White House, the building has been
closed entirely to visitors for several
days, and will continue closed for some
time.
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Seattle, Wash, Aug. lO.--0n July IS
two immense waterspouts caused anx.
iety at Nome. they were seen over
Sledge island, 20 miles away. It's be-
lleved that they were caused by the
unusually hot weather.
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Lacks Scientific School,

In a letter advocating plan for the
establishment in England of great
scientific school, Lord Rosebery says:
ut is little short of scandalous that
our ambitious youths should be
obliged to resort to the United States
and Germany for technical training"
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st. Petersburg, Aug. 7.-According
to advices from Elizabethgrade the
Jewish emigration to America from the
province Of Khcrson is rapidly increas-
Ing. Three hundred Jews started for
the United States in June while during
July ten to twenty families left daily,
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Coil oil and Products.

Last year 6O,OOO,OOO barrels Of ker-
osene were produced in the United
States, and it is reckoned that the
proceeds from the sale Of this and the
various by.products obtained from
crude petroleum aggregated nearly
$500, 0O0,O 0U.
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Minneapolis, Aug 6.-The transcon.
tinental roads estimate that 1870,
settlers passed through tie twin cities
to the northwest during the spring OF
this year OF these tits estimated that
$4,000 settled In the northwestern part
of the United STAGES and that $4,000
went to Canada
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Fort de France, Martinique, Aug. IL.
Tho island OF Martinique was swept
by hurricane OF great violence for
ten hours and 1t was particularly Sc
we're during two hours at Fort de
France, where 1t caused much destruc-
t,na
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Washington, Aug. 10 = Lieutenant
General Nelson A. Miles, commanding
tlic army, WAS retired from active SER
vice at noon oftlc stli, having reached
thc age limit OIL Ga years.
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Barcelona, Spain, Aug. lo.~-Fire has
totally destroyed The quarter Of Es.
parraguera, occupied BY tile working
people, Three thousand families were
rendered destitute and some worlsIncn
A,arishsd in the flames
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Paola, Ks. Aug, lo.-BriGadier Gem
eral A. b. Woodson, u. 5. A, (retired),
died here, aged 90 years. lie wasin
the military service forty.onc years.
He will be buried III the National GEM
etery at Arlington, Va
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Rome, Aug. 19,-Pius X had another
fatiguing day, us lie received all the
delegations which had come TO Rome
to attend the coronation ceremonies.
He accorded IL lengthy audience to 300
persons from Venice.
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To Establish Peace.

Rome, Aug. 19.-Itis stated here that
there has been an exchange Of views
between the powers regarding the sit
uation in Macedonia and that appar-
emily the powers have decided to sup.
port Austria and Russia in efforts to
establish peace.
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The Lovers, Quarrel,

She Cunning at the door)-I think
you are Just hateful and I'm never 60
Ing to speak to you again, so there's no
use coming into the MUSHROOM after
me-because III be on the rustic bench
at the far end Of the conservatory
Smart Set.
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;mportations Of the Olive

Olives and olive oil, 100000 in
value, are bought by the United States
from countries bordering on the Med
iterranean sea-. The grower of this
fruit in California will soon have no
difficulty in finding a market.
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Arrest Chemical Factory.

The largest factory Of chemicals In
the world Is said TO be the aniline and
soda establishment of Baden. The
works employ 14S scientific chemists,
seyenty-fve technical engineers, 1906
clerks and more than 5000 working
men.
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Chicago, Aug. s.--Bare armed and in
their undcrsl,irts, 90 frightened girls
swarlncd from The burning warehouses
Of tbc Pioneer Paper stocls company.
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Oyster Bay, Aug. Sharon Spcck
Won Stcrnberg is the first ambassador
to formally present his credentials and
be received by the president outside
The White House.
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Va hare Republicans Are Scarce,

NHere HePuU1eu1'o "'e oo'e
There are two Republicans in the
Arkansas legislature, one in Florida,
three in Alabama, four in Georgia,
none in South Carolina and Mississip-
ri. Louisiana has one anti-organlza.
ton Democrat.
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Chicago, Aug. IL Half the citizens
Of Nome, Teller City and other far
northern Alaskan gold towns and
camps, says the Tribune, are minus
dugcrs, toes, ears, noses feet and legs.
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We'll. What's the AnswerY

The student who wants to know, is
here again, asking who Martha" was
and why the island is named for her.
-Marthas Vineyard Herald
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Chicago the Nations Capital

Chicago is by logic and position
the legitimate capital of the United
States" said Dr. Toyokichl Iyenaga
Of Japan in the course Of lecture on
the Renaissance in Japan" at the
University of Chicago.
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An Author In the Woods.

Stewart Edward White, author Of
"Conjuror's House." has gone for a
trip on horseback in the wilds Of the
Sierra Nevada mountains. He will
be gone three months, and will eX.
plore the redwood country.
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Iramps, Take Notice !

Don't suppose 1t will in any way
lessen mans inhnmanity to man, but
that need not deter us from mention
ing that in Chester, Pa, a wayfarer
dropped dead while saving wood.
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$500 per M. Lewis "Single Binder"
straight &c cigar, costs more than other
brands, but this price gives the dealer fair
profit : and the smoker better cigar.
Lewis Factory, Peoria, III,
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Fort Scott, Aug. IA fire started in
the Perry block, partially destroying
that structure, caused a loss estimated
nj $40, 900,
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Kansas City, Aug 1.-The Kansas
river here and at Lawrence fell nearly
two feet, removing danger of damage.
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Women Bow Before Men.

The Munich school board has or.
dered that all female school-teachers
must salute their male superiors first
wherever they meet them.
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I'm the good old summer time"
drink DR.. Pepper 1t leaves pleasant
farewell and gracious call-back. At
all Soda Fountains Sc per glass.
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Alphabet Statistics.

OF the alphabet the letters most fire..
quehtly used out Of every 1000 letters
formed into words in daily use are
first the letter E, which takes the lead,
occurring 1877 times; the next T, run.
ring So; 0, rs; s, rs; l., II; R, 70;
N, sc; H, 65; A, Ga, and l., ~.
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Stroud, OKLA, Aug. The Iowa
Indirns elected David Tohec lis chief
tain. 1t is claimed that the Tohees
have ruled the tribe 1000 years.
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Colorado Springs, Colo, Aug S.
Guthrie, Okla, was selected for tho
meeting place Of the Western Negro
Press Association In August, 1904
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Topeka, Aug. Estate Fish War
den Travis has asked the attorney
general for an opinion defining the
limits Of his authority over the streams
of Kansas
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Natures Wondars.

1.-THE solar system Is monarchy with
the sun for autocrat, Our slderal uni.
verse Is a republic, federation with
out a dominating authority" says
Flammarion.
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Visitors to NIAGARA.

The number of visitors to Niagara
Falls averages three.fourths of a mil
lion year. In The year Of the Buffalo
exposition there were three million.
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Compulsory Vaccination,

Vaccination is now compulsory in
France during the first year Of life,
and revaccinatlon during the eleventh
Snd twenty-first years.
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Over 80 per cent Of the inhabitants
In central and eastern Africa are Mo.
hammedans, and every man Of prom.
inence In central Africa is slave
owner
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Washington, Aug, l9-The per capt.
Ia circulation Of money for people of
the United States on August was
So9.SJ,
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Leavenworth, KS, Aug. 1e.-Charles
j. Hcislcr has been appointed adiutant
ut the Soldiers home to succeed ). M.
Patterson,
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Piso's Cure Is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections Of the throlt and lungs
O. ENDsLEY, Vanburen Ind Feb 49, 1900