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Dick, an old saddle horse, used by
Admiral Silas Casey when he was
League Island commandant, was shot
the other day at the Navy Yard at
Philadelphia The horse was stabbed
in the rear Of the marine barracks.
Since Admiral Casey was relieved from
command of the yard in 1900, Dick
had led an easy life, being too old for
work. Formerly he drew the Admir-
ais carriage on all state occasions,
and carried the Secretary Of the Navy
on trip through the yard. A short
time ago he was stricken with a PEE
culiar disease The veterinary surgeon
Of the yard could give no relief. and
the faithful old horse suffered great
pain. Finally orders were given to a
marine to shoot the animal. The ma
rines had been saved from fire near
the barracks q few nights before by
the neighing OF the horse, and protest.
ed in vain.--P philadelphia Ledger.
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Kitchen however, Where there is not q
supply Of gas, and as the gas-heated
iron is the nearest approach to the
ideal electric iron. it is probable its
popularity will become very great be-
fore being busted by the universal In
PRODUCTION Of cheap electric power. The
illustration shows modern type OF
gas-heated iron, which is novel in de-
sign in that it is reversible, combining
in the single piece both the ordinary
nat and the curved polishing surface,
The latter is concaye and has a bright
smooth surface. A patented feature
enables either surface to be used with
out uncoupling the iron from the fiexi-
BILE tube furnishing the gas which il
burned in the interior Of the hollow
iron. and which permits a continuous
heat Of any desired intensity to be uni
f0rmly maintained.
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INTO BLAZING HOME TO SAVE

Punging into the hallway of his
home in No. 90 Fifth avenue, which
he found in flames as he was approach
ing it, Percival Marshall called to the
firemen that his aunt, Miss e. A. Her
bert, was up stairs. So dense was the
smoke and so intense the heat, though,
that the young man had to abandon
that avenue of rescue. It took him
only 4 second to make up his mind on
an alternative, Dashing up the steps
Of house next door, Marshall ran
up five flights Of stairs, and bounded
out through the skylight.
Then he dropped story on the roof
Of the house in which he and his aunt
lived, smashed in the skylight and
fairly jumped through the aperture.
In the rooms. to his CONSERVATION, he
found no trace Of her. Attracted to
the windows by the shouting in the
street, he put his head out in time to
see Fireman Robert Corbett carrying
her out through the door. Then only
did he find it possible to look to his
own safety. He had clambered back
to the roof when the smoke overcame
him and he reeled into the arms Of adj
miring firemen who had followed him
In his periIous enterprise.
Bicycle Patrolman Debes was walk
ing along Fifth avenue when he dis
covered d IRE underneath his feet.
Through the skyIight for the basement
he saw. the flames and he sent in an
alarm, The basement and ground
floor are occupied by Jacob Doll. a
piano manufactures. and the top floor
by the Rev. Arthur Lowndes, editor of
the Church Eclectic.
Battalion Chief Binns sent in sec
ond alarm because Of the contents of
the building and the business buildings
around it. Debes and several other
policemen tried to get In, but the
smoke drove them back Then they
tried other ways o. getting up stairs.
Fireman Robert Corbett arrived by
that time and rushed through The
1 black smoke to the second floor, where
he found Miss Herbert. She had been
held up stairs By the smoke and was
afraid to venture down Corbett found
her half overcome and carried her to
the street, where the people next door,
at No. "a, took care of her
Fire scored some of the pianos on
the ground door, but the blaze was
confined to that place and the base
ment. New York Press.
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Ants, writes Ernest Thompson Seton,
in Country Life in America, are avail
able for food when one is lost iii the
North Woods. They are usually to be
found dormant ID dead and hollow
trees. sometimes in great numbers.
Bears and tiiekers eat them in quanti-
ties, and have met men who claim
to have done SO. but have never tried
them myself, and suspect they are I'M
pleasantly acid. Professor Il. b.
Southwick, however, says: .sIn my
carly days when chopping wood +
have often eaten the frozen black ants
The fornIe acid Id them made nh
agreeable relish 70 slie pork and bread
sandMish shat formed NV luneh
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of the Atchison, Topeka enc Santa re
Railroad to accept Cabinet position.
He is the son of u Sterling Morton,
who was Secretary Of Agriculture UNI
der President Cleveland Mr.. Morton
IS reported to have been Palmer
and Buckner Democrat in 1896, but to
have voted for President Mckinley in
1900. Mr.. Metcalf is a Californian and
when appointed BY the President was
serving his third term as member OF
Congress from that State His home IL
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/ Dldck 4 h !
q Adventure.
HAD LUCKY ESCAPE.

Se01< TWELVE BORE shot
M gun was the weapon carr
l@x VA 9 ried by r. x. King and q
@@ 1903 repeating rifle was the
EOS armed equipment Of his
partner, n r. Peterson,
when they went prospecting in Home
stake Greek. at the base of the Saw
tooth Mountains, in Alaska. The men
ARE proprietors of the Nugget road
house across the Nome divide.
After a walk Of several miles they
sighted bear tracks and little later
came upon grizzly. Peterson dropped
to one knee, took steady aim and fred,
The bullet struck, but not in vital
spot, and with growl Of rage and
pain the wounded bear gave a spring
over the cliffs and rolled almost to
the bottom. some 300 feet below, where
she regained her footing and vanished
among the. rocks. Chagrined at the
failure, Peterson turned and was hor-
fified at seeing another grizzly, about
twice as large as the other, spring
upon his partner, Mr.. King. and was
more horrifled when he remembered
that his was the only available gun
and as the magazine was out Of re-
pair could only be reloaded BY remov-
ing the empty shell by hand. When
the bear sprang at King the latter.
with habitual presence Of mind in
herent in the backwoods hunter,
thrust his shotgun into the face of
his assaiIant, which was advancing
with open mouth and extended claws.
In the twinkling OF an eye the bear
had grasped the muzzle of the gun in
his teeth and was crunching the gun
barrel. Towering two feet higher than
King, the latter realized that the only
hope for him was to pull the trigger
and maybe stop the beast until his
partner could reload the old rifle, or
until they could procure safety by
flight. A loud report, q sulIen roar
and the bear gave spring in the air
and fell TO the ground.
The men beat quick retreat, and
after covering considerable ground,
turned, and were surprised to see the
bear still lying on the spos where it
had fallen. They waited a few min
utes, in the meantime reloading the
rifle, the shotgun being broken at the
stock and the muzzle left in the mouth
Of the bear.
After throwing several rocks from
a safe distance they ventured nearer
and found the bear stone dead.
The men went back for sled, and
after several hours managed to get the
bear to the Nugget roadhouse, and
started for Nome with nine strong
dogs to draw the heavy load. 1t took
them three days to reach. the Sour
Dough roadhouse. where the bears
remains were put i'll cold storage.
The big brute was taken to Nome and
placed on exhibition at the Golden
Gate Hotel. It is a perfect specimen
of the grizzly, and the skin is beau
tiful one The bear, disemboweied,
weighs nearly COO pounds. The skin
was sold for $125, and the meat was
purchased by local restaurants at a
dollar pound.
A remarkable thing was the enor-
nous power Of the jaws shown by
the deep indentations made in the
barrel Of the gun by the bears teeth,
not only the barrel being bent, but
marks were made in the steel connect
jung piece about one-fourth of an inch
deep.
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A REVOLVING IKoN.

Theselectric iron has not made much
Impression on the household sad iron
trade. presumably from the fact that
electric power is by no means avail
able as a general thing. even in the
better class houses. There is hardly a
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AlaaIra,s Grnat River.

Through the centre OF Alaska flows
the Yukon River, the largest in North
America, larger and longer than the
Mississippi. on this great river one
may ride for more than 1000 miles
with as much comfort as upon the
Hudson.
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The picture comes from Jalpaigurie.
Chalsa, India, and shows hill coolies
amusing themselves. The square
wheels shown have four cars attached
to them for passengers. and have been
in use for many generations.
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FOREIGN.

-~-@ -
Russia agreed to pay damages for
the detention Of two British Golfers.
Louis Deibler, former public execu-
toner Of France, wha operated tho
guillotine for thirty-nine years, died at
Anteuil.
Tibet's treaty with England was
signed at Lhassa. The Dalai Lama is
in fight to Mongolia. and has practi-
cally abdicated the post Of chief ruler
The Pope received a party of French
pilgrims at Rome. and in addressing
them praised their fidelity to their
faith.
It is said that Drs. OFT and Hirsch
received each $4,000 for their services
to the Czarina on the occasion Of the
Czarevitch's birth.
Mount Vesuyius was again in erup
hon.
The Russian imperial train has been
made ready for long journey, and the
report was revived that the Emperor
will go to the front.
Prince George OF Greece said the
union Of Crete with Greece could not
be further delayed.
Sedan Day was celebrated in Berlin.
Germany, by the parade of 10000
troops the Empress leading a regi-
ment
Lord and Lady Mimic had narrow
escape and five women were killed in a
wreck on the Canadian Pacific Railway
in Northwest Territory,
Strong dynastic reasons brought
about the berotha1 OF the Crown
Prince of Germany to the Duchess Ce-
celia of Mecklenburg- SchweJ Ia.
Minister Bowen reported that Yer.
ezuela was making unexpectedly rapid
payment OF the Judgments in favor Of
foreign countries.
The imperial ukase extending The
privileges Of the higher class of Jews
In Russia was believed to be the com
mencement of the removal Of various
restrictions on the Jewish race
King Victor Emmanuel has. relieved
4 Signor Giovanni Branchi from the pos
Of italian Consul-G eneral at New Yorl
/ City, at his cwn request
Membsrs OF the British Institution
\ Of Civil Engineers are coming on fh
Etruria to visit New. York City, CHI
caRo Hi and IT. Louis. no.
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The eighth International Geographic
Congress opened in Washington. With
many noted scientists present.
Checks for prize money due naval
men as result Of the Manila Bay vic
tory were sent out.
During the absence Of the President
and Cabinet members official circles
were rather quiet
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LOOPING THE LOOP
IN JALKAIGURIE

The photograph reproduced above
goes long way to SKATER the idea
that modern amusements are novel.
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are printed herewith, are the Hon.
Paul Morton, who succeeds Mr. Moody
as Secretary Of the Navy, and the
Hon. Victor Howard Metcalf, who sue
ceeds Mr.. Cortelyou as Secretary Of
the Department of Commerce and
Labor. Mr.. Morton is resident Of
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in Oakland. In Congress Mr.. Metcalf
did good service as member Of the
Ways and Means Committee and other
important committees. He is said to
be the third man from the Pacific
Coast to hold Office as member Of
any Presidents Cabinet. Mr.. 8Ietcalf
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notice.,

JOHN J. CARROLL, who for years,
has been in the firm of LooNnT & CAR
ROLL, has formed partnership with
his son, WILLIAM ]. CARROLL, and
they are now ready toreceiye orders for
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OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

The school teachers who visited the
United States last summer have begun
their years work, and are putting intd
practice the theories they learned at
Cornell University.
No new reports have been received
from the front regarding the success
Of our troops in quelling the insur
rection Of the MORO insurgents.
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WANTED SEVERAL INDUSTRIOUS PKn
sons IN each state to travel for hoxse estahr
lish0d eleven years and with large capital. 10
call upon merchants and agente Ter aucc0saful
and profitable line. Permanent enRaRement.
Weekly cash salary of$2a and all travelling sx'
peuses and hotel bills advanced IN cash each
aFence aud enclose eelf-nG4leessed envelope
T2klsN ALTON Allsaa peaktorr at. ChiQaao.
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DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
Bank robbers got S14, 900 from safe
In Pomeroy, 0.
The agreement between the New
York City III employees and the Inter.
borough Company was signed
Chemists from all parts Of the world
assembled at Columbia University in
New York City.
Seventy-fiye Of the gypsies at Ellis
island. New York Harbor, were placed
on the Campania for deportation.
The real estate and personal property
If the White Mountain Paper Company
We're sold at auction at Portsmouth. NJ
H.. for S2.650OOO.
Sands H. Butler, night clerk of the
Greek Hotel New York City, was MUIR
dered and the hotel office robbed. A
bellb0y who was missing was suspect
ed of the crime.
Two were killed and four injured in
a freight train wreck at Kittanning
Point. Pa. on the Pennsylvania Rail.
road
Judge A. Heaton Robertson was
nominated for Governor by the Demo-
cratic Convention in Connecticut.
DR.. J. r.. A. Grassland, former Minis
ter to Liberia, was shot twice and Sc
riously wounded in fight with anoth.
er doctor at st. Joseph, Mo.
Rioting took place during the Labor
Day parade N Indianapolis, Ind.
The army maneuvres at Manassas
began with the declaration Of mimic
war at midnight.
More than 200 gypsies. the vanguard
of 1000 intending to come to America
arrived in New York City on the Car.
pathia and were held up at Ellis ISL
and.
Wisconsin Social Democrats noinin.
ated State ticket, headed by w. A..
Arnold. Of Milwaukee, for Governor.
More than 800 scientists from all
parts of the world attended the Con
vention of the Society Of Chemical In.
dustry, which met in New York City.
Six persons were killed and four
dangerously injured by the explosion
OF an oil tank In house at Yellow
Greek, Ohio.
The professorship of thefsm and
apologetics 1T Auburn Theological
Seminary was offered to the Rev. DR..
Allen NJ Dulles, OF Watertown, N. X.
Willard Altman, member of an old
Brooklyn, n. X. family, Respondent
over having lost his position. ended
his life by gas in the home OF friend
in Prospect Park South.
A tallyho in which party Of Knight
Tcmplars were having an outing
struck a tree near Monterey, Cal, and
two women were hurt.
While returning from his wedding
trip Prof, J. F. Bivins, head master of
Trinity Park High School, at Durham,
N. O.. was killed by train, near his
home.
Eight persons were injured at Chi
cago, ILL.,, and six cars Of the Oak Park
Elevated Railroad were demolished
n a head-on collision, caused by q mis-
placed switch
In honor of the band of the Garde
Republicaine luncheon was given at
the Cafe Martin, New York City, at
which were pre-ant city officials and
prominent members of the French col
0ny.
In the United States Circuit Court,
In Trenton. N J.. the Northern Securi-
ties Company filed its formal answer
in the suit Of Edward HI. Hartman
and others to restrain the company
from carrying out its proposed distri-
button plan.
Suit was brought by the Central Ma.
tional Bank of New York and the Afer
chants Trust Company Of New York
aQainSk fhe Continental Tsri1Et Com.
pany, of Baltimore. for 100000. al
leging fraud in the promotion OF the
United States Cotton Duck Company.
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Plumbing, Timing, Steam
and Gas Fitting

at their OFFICE, Al Mil street, tele-
phone 284-l, on at the store Of William
H. Hibler, South street, city.
The Senior member OF this partner
ship, JOHN j. CARROLL, has been
plumbing in this city for twenty-nine
years, and his reputation as plumber
is too well known for amy further COM
ment. 253S.
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LUCKY SHOT SAVED HUNTER.
A hunter in South Africa tells the
following story of an adventure with
buffalo: II was in the act of descend
ing the bank when Prinsloo, a Dutch
hunter, who was lower down The
slope, saw the dark outline Of the
buffalo standing at bay behind the
screen Of reeds. Next instant, seeing
it about to charge. he shouted ,sDaar
kom hi CThere he comes), and fired,
rather at random, am afraid. Then
rushing down the path by which he
had advanced, he threw himself head
long into the reeds on the left. This
all happened in few moments, but
had sufficient time to raise my rife to
my shoulder and fire as the enraged
bull rushed straight at me through the
reeds with nose thrown forward and
horns back. AS fired. / endeavored
to jump aside to escape the charge,
but my feet got s,ntangledin the matted
grass and fell on my back luckily,
however, retaining my hold on tho
stock of my rifle. MY first shot seemed
to check him for moment but the
next he was rushing up the slope at
me. / shall never forget the look in
his fierce eyes. It was but a moments
work to draw back the Bolt Of my
Mauser and to close 1t again, thus
pushing another cartridge into the
breech. / had no time to raise the
rifle to my shoulder. There was barely
time, just before he was within strlk.
ing distance, to pull the trigger, with
tn stock under my armpit, while I
lay on my back on the top Of the slop-
ing ground. Without so much as a
groan he fell in his tracks and rolled
over into the muddy water two yards
below with great splash, shot through
the brain. Montreal Herald.
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Of her signal heroism lii rescutng from
death, at the peril Of her own life,
six little children, passengers on the
General Slocum, in the terrible disaster
On June Is, 1904 on the reverse side
was the arms Of the society
One Of the most interested spectators
Of the presentation was Louis Weis,
four years old. who owes his life to
Miss Puetz. The boy is the only one
Of the six whose identity is known to
the young woman, the other children
having been lost to sight in the con-
fusion following the wreck
The girl, who is a good swimmer,
was at work in the kitchen on North
Brother Island when the Slocum went
aground, and, taking off her shoes and
her outer skirt, she swan out six times,
returning with a child in each in
stance. Young Weis was thrown TOT
ward Miss Peutz by his mother. He
|. fell against the paddle wheel and his
Jaw was proken. The girl, however,
succeeded in dragging him ashore.
When swimming out to attempt a
seventh rescue Miss Puetz was over
powered BY frenzied woman, and
when both were almost drowning they
were dragged to land by two men from
the hospital. The brave girl was un-
conscious. but when she recovered she
assisted in drawing several persons
ashore by means Of ropes. The young
woman was born In Germany and
lives with her parents in No 1856 East
Fortieth street New York Press.
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az lsla
lie New
Cabinet Officers.
F)EFEE

The two new members Of President
Roosevelt's Cabinet, whose portraits
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woman was born tn Germany ana
lives with her parents in No. 1856 East
Fortieth street New York Press.
DOG TACKLES BULL; SAVES GIRL
TO the bravery Of Nero q big New
foundland dog, Elvie Kotto, ten years
old, Of Maynard, Mass, owes her life.
Attacked by bull in berry pasture,
the little girl would have been gored
to death had not the dog come to her
rescue, saving her, but losing his own
life.
Elyie is the daughter Of Henry Kotto,
"a prosperous farmer, and her hobby is
to go berrying. When she went out
in Colonel Hapgood's huckleberry pas
ture she wore skirt of bright red
She was accompanied by her faithful
companion and pet, Nero All went
well until the berry pail was filed,
when the child playfully ran through
the pasture, with the dog at her heels.
The wind blew her skirts and the color
attracted the vicious bull, who lowered
his head and with roar started after
her.
Escape seemed impossible, but
kindly fate caused the girl to stumble
over a rock and fall. The bull passed
over without hurting her IN the least
He turned short and started back,
only to be met By Nero, who with a
warning bark, sprang at him and fixed
his teeth in his nose. A battle began
and the girl made her escape. With a
quick toss the bull threw Nero high
in the air, goring him savagely when
he came down. But the dog went for
the bull again and again. The bulls
nose, mouth and throat were torn
open every time he drove the dog off
and Nero was dripping with blood.
Finally men armed with pitchforks
and cartstakes put an end to the en-.
counter. Two of the dogs legs were
broken. All possible was done to save
him. but without avail. The bull will
recover. The girls pa. ents say no
nrayestone is foo good for Npro
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1904-03-25
correspondence.
Geoar Sails, Sa.

Ratten meaem 5orsoag og 6rez
Dag / iiOite use itete Der SnObruo /
8. q. Ssruels : n@lptbing Store,
CO en- bel Del 3pi. $500 til $500
o9rO, bleO I%tiaalet. Der er anbolOt
ct Oar 5ppe Der | 8pen IOm Ser
ningsm9nbene; men pm man bar
tilItrettelige 8epiler imoo Dem. pioes
enpnu lite.
Gettie Gurien rejite / ManoagS
til preiton, Sa.. bbor bun / np9Ie
Maaneoer bar 4nfattelie / en- Mlobez
forretning.
- Gbriitine SsrenIen rejite
Ssnbags til GeoarRopios. bpor bun
/ nosIe Maaneoer bill boIos 9us for
i'm Srooer.
= emma Gbriitenien, Der bar OPP
boIOt fig Der iiben areosmsoet, rel
ite after / Manoags tilbage til fit
6iem | NeH Brand, So.
- MiIs 5bDra 2~orentien, Speez
pleierite, tom / Wdnbags bertil fra
Nitbee, Nis., og bet sr benbes aet
at tase Opbolb iblanbt os. Stsnt
Ri langt fra snifer 5oIt nogen Spez
bonn, fad snifer hi bog. at Sbpra
mad inbe 8eitaftigelie i lit Sag, oe
ri sniter bsnbe beltommen iblunot
os.
- 4nton Griis er nu flbttet inb |
lin npe 2silisbeo, bDor ban mcb
Smil poa Qniigtet msber fine samIe
aunber.
paa Ssnbo9. palme Ssnbao,
b,iOer Der aonfrmation / Rdsdretb
8irts,og 9ubstieneiten bill ba beebnz
&c 81. 10. Der bIiOer ingen Ssn=
bassitole.
- 5 Manbags ontom airtetlot=
fen, iom er ftantet 8~etlebsms Me=
nisbcb at Mrs. q. Ssrgenien.
@i bill altfda mart bsre BET rinoe
/ Bethlehem.
Den mesen Sne, fom faIbt Der
/ iibfte llge, er after f~orfbunben %
bar giort 9eiene nOget budrlige; men
5armerne mener. bet er goot at faa
Sorben liot opblsbt, fsr Gorddrsdrs
beioet begbnber.