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FUN FOR THE BABOONS.
Young Ostriches on south African
Farms Afforded Them some
thing to Play with.

Some 30 years ago, when ostrich farm
ing had become established on a firm
and paying basis in South Africa, the
parties who had embarked in the propa-
ganda of these birds had to face curious
difficulty, says an exchange. Although
lions, leopards and, to some extent, even
iackals and hyena dogs, had, by 1863, in
large part disappeared from Cape Col
ony. the country still abounded in small,
indigenous animals. the most numerous
being the doR-faced balloons. which are
the most crafty, michievous, trouble
some members of the quadrumana. They
soon proved a worse enemy to the young
and growing ostriches than all the
prowling leopards or jackals that occa-
sionally invaded the ostrich farming dis
tricts. Not that they killed or ate the
young ostriches or even robbed the
nests, but the industry had barely start
ed before these balloons were seized
with an irresistible desire to harass and
plaS with the young birds, just as mis-
chievous city children unused to farm
ways would harry a barnyard full Of
chickens. They would chase the young
birds until they dropped dead of fright
or exhaustion. At other times they would
catch and pluck out their feathers or
play with them, allowing the Young birds
to run few steps, then recapturing
them and subjecting them to all man
ner Of rough handling
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NEW YORK. Jan 1S.-A field of
nearly thirty contestants met at the
Clermont Avenue Ice rink in the re-
ncwal Of the half mile mterscholastic
handicap skating race for the Francis
Mescroau Clarke trophy. Orris Stanley
Eldredge of the Polytechnic Prepare
tory school who is the record holder for
the distance in this event, was ON
scratch. lie finished second to Kenneth
McNaugh, Adelphi academy whose
handicap was 100 yards. Frank Lougl-
ran, Adelphi, 100 yards, was third. The
time was / minute 81 seconds.
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WHEELING. W. Va, Jan. 1S--Fire
originating in the Daily News office
burned the entire block within an
hour with a loss of nearly S200.00O.
The fire originated in the boiler room.
The newspaper plant was one of the
most complete in the state. Employ
ees of the News had no chance to es-
cape by the stairways Night Editor
Allen h. Smith aud his assistant, II. NJ.
Archer. were compelled to jump from
the second story window into the
street. escaping with slight injuries.
A few moments afterward the six stO-
ry walls collapsed
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RloTlNo TROOPS.
MutinOus Turkish Soldiers TerrOrIEe
beirut, Syria.


CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 1S.-Muti-
pous Turkish troops have been terroriz-
ing Beirut, Syria, for several days The
mutineers, who number about 1900
men. were landed on Jan. IL from Ye-
men, Arabia and Immediately besieged
the governors palace, demanding the
payment of about $4,000 in arrears
and threatening otherwise to sack the
town.
The governor succeeded in pacifying
the men and made them daily small
advances borrowed from the branch of
the Ottoman bank un,H the bank was
closed owing TO its being a holiday.
The latest accounts received here said
The mutineers were threatening to sack
the bank.
The United States armored cruiser
Brooklyn, flagship of the European
squadron, commanded 10y Rear Ad-
miral Cotton, according to the latest
report, is available at Beirut, where she
arrived Jan. from Alexandria The
cruiser San Francisco sailed from Alex
andria on Jan. for Aboukir bay, thir-
teen miles from Alexandria.
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Vanderbilt NJ Golf.

PALM BEACH. Fla, Jan. 1S.-The
first golf handicap Of the season has
been played here. Mr. William X. Van
dcrbilt, Sr., was among the contestants
and played n very careful and sound
game. The honors, however, went To
men who have been in practice all the
summer The gross prize cup WAS won
by Charles b. Cory of Boston. There
was tie ut Is for the best net score
with W W. Burton of Ekwanok and
G.. h. Robbins of Chicago, who had Mr.
Vanderbilt MS n partner
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cnntnin Arnold Won Li,c OnI..

NEW ORLEANS, Jan 1S.-Skillfully
ridden by T. r Thomas new jockey,
II. Phillips. and full Of courage, c. X.
Ellison's Captain Arnold won the Live
Oak handicap. worth $l2Go, for his
owner BETTING honors were divided
between Ellison's colt and Ascension,
with the odds slightly in favor of the
former. Ascension had all the early
speed and hung on longer than usual,
forcing Captain Arnold 10 a hard drive
TO win ont 10y neck
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Chairman Hanna of the Republican
national committee has issued the form
al call for the national convention.
Actual suffering among the 10000
persons dependent upon the theaters
for a livelihood has been reported in
Chicago.
United States consuls for Mukden
and Antung, the open ports in Man
churia, have been appointed by the
president.
In obedience to the rules of the Mar
tina Washington hotel, in New York
city, the baby that was unwittingly
admitted with its mother has taken his
departure.
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IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS.
Golfers wm vl.lt oId country.

Golfers win Visit Old Country.
NEW YORK. Jan. Is. TWO well
known golfers ON this side have ar
ranged trip 20 the links ON the other
side early in the spring These are &.
NJ. Byers fnaist for the las'uw years
in the amateur championship ana win
ner last fall Of the 'Ekwauok open tour
nnmcnt at Manchester VT They will
be Joined by John L. Low and Robert
Maxwell and do m automobile tour TO
the west cgast of Scotland, visiting the
chief LINKS on the way. eliminating in
Troon, rrcstyick and Prcstwick St
Nicholas.
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Fourteen Incendinry Fires.

SHARON, Mass, Jan. 1S.-The four
teenth recent fire to be declared incen-
diary by the police has destroyed the
Morse block, a three story frame struc-
ture occupied by small stores, dance
hall and tenements. Mrs. John Grant,
a tenant barely escaped with her life.
The fire started in a stairway leading
to the rear entrance of the dance hall
on the second floor.
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Match Game at Polo.

CAMDEN. $. c., Jan. 1S.-The third
match game Of the Camden Polo club
was played here. Messrs. Whistler,
Kennedy, Russell and King defeated
Alessrs. Barstow, VauX, Teams and
Smith 10y ~ goals to I. It was an eX-
citing game throughout and was at
tended by large crowd
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ROME, Jan. 1S.-Athough twenty
sailors from the Italian cruiser Elba
have been landed to protect Signor Mo
naco, the Italian minister at Seoul the
legation building cannot be easily de-
Tended. and Minister Monaco has been
instructed in case of danger to take
refuge in the British legation, where
the Italian sailors will join the British
blucinckets.
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Amnteur billiard Tourney.

NEW YORK. Jan. Is. - Wilson +.
FOss the amateur billiard champion of
America. has decided not TO defend his
title in the tournament that VIII begin
ut the Liederkranz club in East Fifty
eighth street on Feb. /. Some time ago
ne sent in his entry to the Iiederkranz
committee. but since then reasons have
arisen that have caused him to decide
not TO play.
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politician Killed by Trolley.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, Jan. Ism.
l.. Hughes, aged fifty years, of Plains,
four miles from this city, was struck
by an electric car on the Laurel line
railroad near this city and instantly
killed He was prominent Democrat
ic politician of Luzerne county.
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Older people are not so far away from
childhood as they sometimes like to
imagine. Often we find It easier to gel
near to the child's heart if we acknowl.
edge how near we are to him in weak
ness and ignorance, We can often in
crease our store of knowledge, as well
as our good influence over a child, il
we study with him some of the things
which make him so enthusiastic. 1t Is
a privilege and a duty to instruct chill
dren. But It helps us wonderfully in
gaining the friendship of a child if we
look sometimes into his eyes when he
questions us, and say: Little one, |
don't know. Perhaps we can find out
together" We ought to know more
than children know, but since the num-
Der of things movable is infinite, we
cannot have less to learn than children
have. A good teacher is always an ca.
ger learner.-Detroit Free Press.
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Mfnirtcr plcd whl1e at work

POTTSNILLE. Pa. Jan. 1S.--While
seated in his library giving the finish
ing touches to his sermon the Rev. Ben
jamin T.. Jones, pastor Of the Welsh
Baptist church Of Minersville, died sud
denly. at the age of seventy-nine years.
The manuscript which lay on the desk
before him was a dissertation upon the
uncertainty of life
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Rrnken Chinn.

Superintendent-We are likely to
have brisk sale of chinaware this
year, Mr.. Tiler.
Foorwalker-What makes you think
that?
81 see it stated that long, flowing
sleeves are coming into fashion -
Boston Transcript.
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intercollegiate at quaker city.

BOSTON, Jan lS.--At a meeting Of
the executive committee of the Inter
collegiate Athletic association il has
been decided to hold this years games
on Franklin field. Philadelphia, and the
games of 1908 on Soldiers field. Cam
bridge.
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Chicago Mailing Plant Burned.

CHICAGO, Jan. 1S.-Fire in the Chi
cago Consolidated Milling and Mailing
company plant has caused loss of
$4,000.
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FOR DEVoTEES OF DRESS.
Notes of the Modes for Feminine Fol.
lowers OF Dame Fashions
Dictates.

Ii used TO be said that a gown was no
better than, its lining In many cases
this year goWns are not as good. or at
any rate not as expensive The silk
drop sRirt is, of course, inevitable, ana
when the material of the gown is very
sheer and transparent, an interlining
of chiffon is almost a necessity, says the
New York Post Lovely effects are pos
sihle with this chiffon interlining. A
black lace dress over white silk is made
much more beautiful by using pale gray
or even a decidedly dark shade OF gray
interlining. The sharp contrast between
the black and white is broken, and the
softest surface given to the lace. With
a colored silk drop a white or very light
chiffon interlining is used effectively,
Suppose a yelling gown of wood brown
lined with burnt orange taffeta The
chiffon drop might be light brown, pale
yellow or deep cream. The yelling, be-
ing kept away from the taffeta by The
chiffon. the deep orange color shows
through in a diffused glow of color
rather than in stripes and splotches
Mysterious effects are obtained by
combining several colors of chiffon un-
der a black lace or net gown. Pale blue
over two or three shades of violet and
mauve, blue over pale pink and pale
green over rose color are examples.
Many white lace gowns are made oyer
accordion plated chiffon Innings, and
this under dress is often spangled OF
jetted with white jets.
A beautiful gown of two kinds of lace,
dyed a deep mauve, is made over ac-
Gordon plated mauve chiffon, spangled
with gold. The body of the gown is OF
French lace in a Valenciennes pattern
and is trimmed with heavy point de
Venise The skirt has a hip yoke,
front panel, and two circular bands Of
the heavy lace, and the waist has cape
and sleeve of the same The yoke is Of
the thinner lace and is an intricate piece
of hand work sewn with chiffon quillings
and gold spangles. There is a corsage
ornament made of pale blue. pale pink
and mauve satin ribbons. each end be-
ing finished with long tassol Of gold
beads.
Lace dyed the exact shade Of the gown
material trims an artistic creation in
pearl or oyster white silE The sl.r,hca
three wreath-band decorations OF quilted
Valenciennes, and these bands arc OVER
laid at intervals with long pointed o.
tives Of a heavier lace. also dye 90
match the silk The short bolero IS or.
into sharp points, each one outlined with
the heavy lace. There is blouse 7f sill.
muslin, and undersleeves OF the same
trimmed with quillings of Valenciennes.
Shirt waist suit patterns Of white
flannel. beautifully embroidered. are
recent French importations. With every
pattern comes a croQuis, or design fol
making the gown. Similar patterns are
to be had for shirt waists.
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Servant Girls Popular.

Minor officials and railway ensloyes
in Germany seek their wives by pref
ersuce among servant girls.
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BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD.

Corrected 10 Oct. ~. 1903. Trains leave Ben.
nington daily, except Sunday, unless otherwise
noted
TRAINS LEAVING
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TRAINS ARRIVING.

Additional trains leave Troy 90. due Ben
uupton IS p. M. ard leave Bennington sos p.
no due Troy B.i5 p m
This train runs daily.
stops only on Sigrul to take, or on notice
10 conductor. Co leave passengers
Time a. N
For further informant iun address Geo b.
NorTil.
Western Passenger Agent. Troy. Ny.
-. FGANDLHs.
Ge, pms. i r'rErl Agt
Cañon City record., 1904-01-28
An Interesting Meeting.

With the object Of awakening a
deeper interest in school affairs on the
part Of the public and for the purpose
Of bringing the parents Of the children
into closer contact with their instruct
srs Miss Laura Lowther, teacher OF the
third grade, and Miss Florence Richard
son, teacher Of the fourth grade, in the
Washington school united in request
70 the mothers OF the pupils in those
grades to visit the schools last Friday
afternoon to discuss matters Of mutual
concern The invitation met with "A
hearty response and more than sixty
visitors wers present to listen to the
very pertinent helpful talks and enjoy
the social features Of the occasion.
Short addresses were made by Prof.
Allen, Mr.. r. 8. lewis, Mrs. Clara w.
Allen, Mrs. J. F. Marr and others on
the subject of school work and kindred
topics. which were enjoyed by all
present. Such gatherings as those
inspired by Misses Lowther and Rich
ardson bring the school authorities and
sheir patrons into closer touch and
sonduce to more intelligent interest
in school Affairs on the part Of the pub
lie. The visitors at the Washington
school last Friday afternoon were
served with light refreshments.
Cañon City record., 1904-01-28

II could see as I sat astride my rae
ing log the smooth. arcbed curve on
the brink of the fatal fall. where the
water dashed down to the gulf below.
Clutching the log with desperate fren-
zied fingers. set my teeth and waited.
A moment and l was on the very brink
OF that terrible fall. had one glimpse
Of the shining sheet OF falling water
cleaning through mist of kissing
spray. and then the log leaped far out
over the falls and went hurling down
to the foamlng river beneath
Never shall forget that terrible
plunge. with the roar Of the cataract
ringing in my ears and the nails Of my
numbed fingers cutting into the bark Of
the great log with the frenzy of de
spair. The roar died TO a murmur as
the water closed above my head and l
went down. still clutching the log with
both hands and knees. almost to the
bed OF the river. Slowly the impetus
ceased. and the log rose again to the
surface. But my breath was well nigh
spent when the waters parted and !
was able to breathe again Then saw
that had escaped the whirlpool at the
Cañon City record., 1904-01-28
A Woman's Cool Nerve.

To her rare presence of mind a Den
yer woman undoubtedly owes her life.
displaying at the same time nerve"
almost on the heroic
Mrs. Salvador Martin OF Park ave
nue.. Berkeley. in the district of Den
yer, in taking out of her closet n heavy
jacket put her hand inside the coat
sleeve. She at once felt sharp sting
and, drawing her hand away. was hor-
rihed to find an immense spider-like in
sect, as large as silver dollar and OF
inky blackness. clinging thereto She
quickly brushed the insect OF and
crushed it beneath her feet. and then
went on about her work
In about fifteen minutes the hand be-
gan to swell and in half an hour 1t
had swollen to twice its size The fin
gers had stiffened. and the entire hand
was of deep purple color Mrs Mar
tin went at once to the telephone. but
no Berkeley physician was within call
She then decided that she would go
Cañon City record., 1904-01-28
Children

Have reyes bigger than their stomachs," I"
according to an old saying. They over
eat themselves, and are tempted by all
sorts of injurious and indigestible edi-
bles. As consequence the foundation
of serious stomach trouble is often Laid
in childhood
For children with uweak" digestion or
whose stomachs are diseased, Doctor
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery may
be confidently recommended II cures
diseases of the stomach and other organs
of digestion and nutrition, so that the
nourishment contained in food is per-
fectly assimilated and the puny child is
built up by food into condition of
robust health.
DR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
contains neither alcohol nor narcotics
Accept no substitute for Golden Med
ical Discovery" There is nothing -just
as good" for diseases of the stomach and
other organs Of digestion and nutrition.
Mrs. Ella Gardner, of waterview Middiesex
Co.. Va. writes; my little daughter is enjoying
who could cure my child, Whenever she feels
badly give her Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery and she is soon all right. She took
twelve bottles of the Golden Medical Discov-
Of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy and she 10 well
We thank God for your medidne-'
DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, in paper covers, is sent free on
receipt of II one-cent stamps to pay
expense of mailing only. Address Dr.
z. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Cañon City record., 1904-01-28


When I reached IL and drew rein on
the brink OF the rushing food l saw
that II was about hrty feet wide and
too deep TO ford.
"Ciosc TO where | stood and on tho
very brink OF the torrent was n belt OF
sturdy blue gums. For moment
hesitntei. since the suggestion which
the sight inspired would. II carried In
10 effect ooiigc me TO abandon my
horse. Hut my business admitted OF
no delay, and, though not without re.
luctaucc. decided to adopt the idea
that had come to me as tine only pos
sibie way out OF the df,iculty.
"Fortupately I had an ax In my
equipment. and. selecting the tailcst
and straightest tree near the waters
edge. I cut It down II fell true across
the raging stream. the topmost boughs
touching the opposite bsnk. waited
- ~ n II would change III pusltise
81 as.R nDax1x ~ hsR OE.s1 ~
Cañon City record., 1904-01-28
LETTER LIST

List Of letters remaining unclaimed
In the po-tofiice at Canon City, Colo.
for the week ending Jan. "a. 1904.
Anderson, Mrs q \
Barks, Mrs Anna
Drake. Mrs Phil Il Z
Frjaick. Fan
Fowler, RC
Hourd, Mr.
Hall. Bailey
Harvey, Harrison
Kiles, Mrs Milinda
Lyons, Mrs Emma nee Beck
Lee, @ A
McElory, Mr.. viii
Mellcn, Mrs and Dan
Ripley, Mr. Joseph
Smith, Mr. Thomas
BtrekAl, Alois
Summers, Ed
Zaler, Mr. John
Zulauf, Geo. T
GUY U. HARDY, p NJ
Cañon City record., 1904-01-28
AdrDf
On a Log
Story Of a yourney Dotun
q StOoIIen Mountain
orrsnf.
6srribis Experience Of a TraO-
sisr IN AoSfraiio--SsDepf a Ovsr
a uOofsrfaH. He ESeope<
Death by q Miracle.

Walter ]. Mowbray, while crossing
the AbercrombIc mountains OF New
South Wales, tried to cross flooded
torrent on log. with the result that
It went adrift. finally carrying him
over an immense waterfall. The sto-
~ OF his miraculous escape from
death is thrilling In the extreme.
1T had been raining for several
days" said Mowbray, and the noun
tain track I was traversing was al.
most Impassabie. For some distance I
had been aware that ! was approach
ing q mountain torrent OF unusual sixe,
Cañon City record., 1904-01-28

MAN AND Log SHOT OVER THE FALLS
foot OF the falls and was now riding
down a broader and shallower valley.
The river was still too swift TO think OF
swimming to land, and Us soon as |
could collect my scattered senses l set
TO work 10 discover some way OF es-
cape. Suddenly ! saw floating along
side thick branch that had been
wcnched from some tree. With an In
spiration I seized 1t. Perhaps l might
be able to steer my unwieldy craft near
enough TO the shore TO enable me 10
land, So, leaning far out. | used my
branch as a backwater. IL was terribly
hard work. and more than once | was
nearly torn from my seat. But slowly
the great log answered to the lmpro-
vised helm and moved heavily toward
the shore.
''Straining every muscle. persisted,
and al last thrill OF relief ran through
me as nearing the bank my feet grated
on the hard ground beneath, and |
leaped from the log and sprang up the
slope OF the hill, breathing fervent
thanksgiving for my escape"
Cañon City record., 1904-01-28

Hon. John Shenick, Chicago Alderman
residing at 22o So Peoria St owes his
election to ChambeIlain's Cough Remedy
during political campaign. / caught cold
after being overheated. which irritated my
throat and was finally compelled to stop as
! could not speak aloud. In my extremity a
friend advised me to use Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. l took two doses that
afternoon and could not believe my senses
when found the next morning the infiaIn-
nation had largely subSided. took several
the campaign, and I thank this medicine
that Won my seat in the Council, for had
l not been able to continue my meetings, /
would no doubt have been unable 10 secure
sufficient votes. Since that time / have
praised this medicine to dozens of my
friends. My wife has also used it and we
find it a valuable household remedy"
Cañon City record., 1904-01-28
RU7S

The walking sick, what
a crowd of them there are
Persons who are thin and
weak but not sick enough
to go to bed.
"Chronic cases that's s
what the doctors call them,
which in common English
means-long sickness.
To stop the continued
loss of flesh they need
SCOTS Emulsion. For the
feeling of weakness they
need SCOTS Emulsion.
1t makes new flesh and
gives new .ife to the weak
system.
SCOTS Emulsion gets
thin and weak persons out
of the rut. 1t makes new,
rich blood, strengthens the
nerves and gives appetite
for ordinary food.
SCOTS Emulsion can be
taken as long as sickness
lasts and do good all the
time.
There's new strength
and flesh in every dose.
Cañon City record., 1904-01-28

"Yonr question is not only in very
bad taste, but unkind- However. 1 am
happy at being able to allay your sus-
picions by assuring you that 1 was
miles away
The clock began to strike 12, and Mr..
Joslin lit his cigar
Cañon City record., 1904-01-28
wn-r. II should Begin.

But why do you have your herc
marry in the first chapterr' they asked.
"Because." replied the author. lit has
always seemed absurd to me TO end a
novel 5ust where . mani truubles real
b begin. That's whers yo1 sAoah b.
gin tAe seey.s-CAtcaeo Pose