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TREES AS GROCERY STORES

his hair lived on; and they called it s,he tfee of ten thousand images This was long before the christian era, but it is the testimony of the French mis- sionaries that the tree lives yet The leaves are always green; the wood is of reddish tint and has an aroma as of cinnamon.
 The bark of the tree Is marked with well-known symbols of the Tibetian language alphabetlc characters also ap- pear in green on every leaf, some darker some tighter than the leat itself. The branches of the tree are described as beng spread out like plumes of feathers crowning a trunk only eight or ten feet hish. but of great girth
 Two French missionaries who saw the tree were fully convinced that the marks upon 1t were of natural growth.
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LOW HAIR DRESSING IS
 FASHIONS LATEST FANCY
BY MARY ANNAeLE FANToN.

| one egg; one pint of warm water. Keep tightly corlSed Use a teaspoonful to a bowl of hot water.
 Too much brushing and too much wash ing are not good for the hair, over brush ing makes it oily and over washing, dry Brushing the hair five minutes day will keep it healthy and glossy and the scalp stimulated. Oily hair can De wash ed twice a month dry hair not more than once month, with a dry shampoo and massage, the alternate two weeks.
 So varied are the methods of low hair dressing that every girl can do her hair becomingly and still be. l.. fashion. It is an excellent idea to lest different methods of hair-dressng before mirror, until you find one that absolutely suits your face. that Is becoming in profile as well as front view, and suits your height and weight as well as expression
 To have clothes and hair that are ac- tually becoring always gives a woman the air cf looking smart and in good style.
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eeopies Savings Bank and Trust com pany. as to my honesty for my contracts.
 Fully three-fourths of my patients have been treated by some ons else before call- ing on me to be cured. Why not come as soon as afflicted? You will save money, dist. -ssing pain and valuable time; be- aides. there is satisfaction In knowing that the very best treatment is being given you by an honest, competent phy- slcian. I have treated private troubles as a speciality in the city of Birmingham. Ala. since August B. 1ss7 cure syphilis. xonorrhoea, gleet stricture. lost manhood. etc. cure many patients by mall treat- ment. Write for prices and terms
 I do not use large advertisements and false statements to attract patients which merit has failed to secure. If you fail to he cured by such methods, give me cau and get well.
 My offices are the most private and quiet in the city. tenth story of the new First National Banit building. corner oi second avenue and Twentieth street Rooms 1o12 and 1o14. Take one of the fins elevators to tenth floor.
 Office hours: 8:30 a. m to s:8 Q ~ Sunday. 10 a. m. to IF m.
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Logging Contract-We are prepared to let contract for logging two thousand acres within twelve miles of Nor folk, Va. to responsible par ties having logging equip ment. James G. Wilson Mfg. Co.,, South Norfolk, Va.
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crossed swords adorn the shoulders of each horse. Behind the swords are perched a pair of white doves. The long white trappings of the horses are smeared with blood. which affords sin ister hint as to the purpose of the two hundred men who follow behind them armed with yataghans, which gleam in the light of torch and lamp as they whirl them around their heads, wailing as they advance, 'Has-san, Hus-seinl A-lii'
 One sees at glance that these are men of a different type from those who form ed the first procession. They are der vishers, their eyes are ablaze with fren- zy; their strong features distorted with the fierce fervor of fanaticism. As 1 glance around the square I note that it Is now lined with Turkish troops with backs to the wall and bayonets fixed. Their business is to prevent any of the fanatics from running amuck.
 Procession Moves Around.
 Headed by some dozen men who carry aloft gigantic flaming torches the pro- cession slowly moves around the square. Before 1t has made the circuit once. to the oft-repeated cries of "Has-sani Hus- seinl A-li' an old white bearded priest receives an ugly gash in the throat from one of those whrling. gleaming yataghans. But as he is being carried away my Turkish friend assured me that it was "a mere accident" that there was no intention of offering him up as vicarious atonement for the 1920 years s old crime of the Persians.
 The cries of 'Has-sanl Hus-seini A lil" grow fercer. A note of dennnciation appears in the wailing tone in which they are rendered. The murderous yataghans cleave the air more vicously as the sec ond cii cult hears completion. And, then. 5 T 4o1 ell al could not discern. the cry 'Has-san! Hus-seinl A-lir' was delivered with re- doubled volume and energy, and immed- lately. so quickly was 1t done, l did not see one of the sef-inflicted blows deliver ed. each face of those POO fanatics was drenched with blood, and their white robes were dyed red
 Still they pursued their course around the square, sashing and hacking at their shaven crowns with their razor-edged weapons with each utterance of the sa- cred names and never flinching. Their features indistinguishable, their drenched garments leaving a track of blood be- hind them most of the dervishes succeed ed In making that horrible third march around the square, A few reeled and fell and as special honor were carried to where the ambassador sat, and laid at his feet, to die, perhaps. in the blessed assurance of being immediately trans ported to paradise, for such is the re- ward promised those who die of these self-inflicted wounds
 Six hundred more fanatics in patches of 200 went through the same ghastly ceremony Long before they had finished the square looked like shambles and the air reeked with the odor of blood.
 My friend had spoken truly. It was sight that I shall always remember, and the like of which I have no wish to see again.
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Blasted.

From the Philadelphia Press.
 Miss I<oldley." exclaimed MT. Moody, whom she has just rejected, what of my blasted hopes? What
 "Mr. Moody" she interrupted, gentle men do not use swear-words in the pres ence of ladies'"
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PR0SPECTORS FOR GOAL

With Diamond Core Drills. The J. A. Brennan Drilling Company. Scranton. Fa guarantee to furnish f1rst-class cores of coal veins underlying property at any depth with Diamond Core Drills. Corre- -pondence solicited.
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DR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY,
 SPECIALIST
 PRIVATE DISEASES,
[ n,anan4a

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The Age-Herald Engraving Depart ment makes pooc cuts.
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A Deep Drop.

From the Detroit Free Press.
 Whats that racket down there?" shouted the old gentleman from the head of the stairs.
 q think" promptly replied his up-to- date daughter that it was Bob dropping his voice when he proposed to me-
 The Age-Herald Engraving Depart ment makes rood cuts.
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From the New York Times.
 Most remarkable are some of the fea- lures of different kinds of trees, and ec- centric vegetation is confined to no trop- ie or zone or country. but can be met with the world over Thus in Madagas- car is to be found a tree known there as the "traveler's tree because of it's beneficent quality of providing Q supply of pure fresh water on demand to the weary ard thirsty wayfarer in that far eff land
 This useful tree has the appearance of a hugh fan, with a rather unwedy handle. The body of the tree rises some thirty feet, at which height leaves rad late from opposite sides of the stem. These leaves are eight feet long, and stand on a leaf stalk six feet in length and there are from twenty 10 twenty four Of these leaves on d single stem, spreading out like an open fan.
 ln the dry season. when all seems arid and parched the traveller or domiciled native has put to pierce one of these trees just at the joint where the fan like crest has it's beginning, and out will flow 'DEAob9A3 pure. lItSH NdltIt dliu tio IC'A Us il it had been raised in the "old oal1en bucket from the depths Of a well. But s uses as a vegetable fountain are not the only ones it has to commend 1t to the people of the island where 1t thrives.
 From the leaN es of the tree are form ed the strong, servieeable thatched roofs Of the houses, at least for the dwellers on the eastern side of the island. The stems of the leaves are used for partitions end sometimes even for the walls of the houses. The outside bark of the tree is laid for floorlrg, and the leaves again. when beaten flat. serve not only for table cloths but for the very plates from which one may eat when seated before such tablecloth.
 In \ enezuela, too, what is such aveg- etable wonder os the "eow tree?" This tree grows on rocks where no other thing thrives. Its leaves are leathery and crisp. bus by moking inelslons in the trunk a peculiar grayish milk oozes out which $ tolerably thick and of an agree able balmy sInell
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mer demands, but were too much for
China to grant, backed as she was by
three great powers. The incoming
troops and the Notifications going up
caused China to protest against this
aggression, but more troops and more
Notifications was the answer.
The situation was then acute, but
the climax came when Russia moved
over to the Yalu river, dividing Man
churia and Korea, and built fortifica-
tions and established armed camps.
This clearly was a move to gain Ko-
rea and shut Japan from the conti-
nent. Japan always has considered
Korea as under her especial protection.
and rightly so. japanese interests in
Korea are far greater than those of any
other country, and the Japs practically
run the commercial interests there, al
though the biggest enterprises are un-
der American control.
Why should Japan want Korea?
Japan is composed Of many Islands
jutting out from the Korean coast the
nearest point between the two coun-
tries being some sixty odd miles and
only $50 miles between Korea and the
main island of Japan. The area of
Japan Gncluding Formosa) Is 10000
square miles, and it's population is A.
100000. Here is a country the size or
California, the state having a popula-
ton of only 100000. The density Of
Japan's population is nearly 80 per
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tentious apartments offered him in an:
other part Of the palace. The king had
given him some new furnishings Tor
them, and. as was to remain few
days to attend to some matters OF busl-
hess, he invited me to share his COM
fort with him. and gladly did 80.
Those few days with Brandon were
nv farewell to individuality. There
after was to be so mysteriously In
tprminglcd with Jane that | was only
part and small part Mt that. fear
of two. | did not, Of course, regret
the change. since 1t was the one thing
III life | most longed for, yet the period
was tinged with q faint sentiment OF
pathos Mt parting from the old life that
hnd been so kind to ME and which 1
was leaving forever. say did NOT
regret 1t. anu. though | was leaving
uy old haunts and companions and
friends so dear to me. was finding
them all again In Jane. who was friend
~ we'll as wife.
Mary's letter was in one Of my boxes
which had been delayed. and Jane was
lo forward 1t to me when II should
rome. When I told Brandon Of II, !
hwelt with emphasis upon its bulk,
ruu he. Of course. was delighted and
rrpatient to lave II. nad put the
letter in the box, but there was some.
thing else which Mary had sent to him
that had carried with me. 1t was q
sum Of money sufficient to pay the debt
against his fathers estate and, in ad-
dition, to buy some large tracts of land
adjoining. Brandon did not hesitate
to accept the money and seemed glad
that it had come from Mary, she, doubt
less, being the only person from whom
he would have taken it.
One Of Brandon's sisters had mar
ried a rich merchant at Ipswich, and
another was soon to marry a Scotch
gentleman. The brother would prob.
ably never marry. so Brandon would
eventually have to take charge Of the
estates. In fact. he afterward lived
there many years. and, as Jane and !
had purchased little estate near by.
which had been generously added to
by James uncle, we saw great deal
of him. But am getting ahead Of my
story again.
The D'Angouleme complication trou-
blcd me greatly. Notwithstanding my
faith in Mary. and although had re-
solved to say nothing IT, Brandon about
It. / soon told him plainly what !
thought aud fe1 reh.
Hr replied with low. conrented NJ
tie laugh.
"Do not fear for Mary. DO not
That young fellow is Of different stun.
| know, from the old king, but 1 have
all faith in her purity and ability to
take care Of herself. Before she left
she promised to be true to me, what
ever befell. and I trust her entirely.
l am not so unhappy by any means as
one would expect. Am I? And was
compelled to admit that he certainly
was not.
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clares was fomented by Russia for the
purpose of making this hold more GER
tain, followed in the next year. or
course, Russia poured into the dis
trict "protective'' troops to the number
of nearly 100000. This, the Great Bear
said, was to protect her Siberian rail-
way and her interests along it's route.
At the end of that same year. Russia
obtained from China exclusive trading
rights in Manchuria. and in 1902 fur
ther rights were ceded on the promise
that Russia would evacuate the prov
ince within eighteen months. This
Russia reluctantly agreed to do, but
she is there yet.
Last year Russia announced that
she would not evacuate Manchuria un-
less more exclusive rights were given
practically amounting to sovereignty.
Although Russia had gone on record
that she would keep her promise, es-
pecially to Secretary Hay, she still re-
fused and China was told that Russian
troops would continue to hold all the
important points in Manchuria until
the demands were acceded to. The
United States. Great Britain and Japan
combined to hold China firm in her
refusal, and succeeded. Russia poured
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not live. AS it is, Japan Is a big i'm
porter of food products. Its busy ar
tisans export s115,O0O.OOO worth Of ma
terial each year, while its imports are
about s2,OOO,OOO in excess Of the fore
going figures.
The fecundity OF the Japs is we'll
known, and 1t is imperative that more
land be obtained. Already more than
900, 900 Of them live in Korea, China
and the United States. Korea Is large
enough and sparsely settled enough to
provide for 25,OOO,0OO souls, living as
they do in Japan.
Japan never really made any serious
move to add Korea TO the empire. The
two peoples lived together in peace and
concord and their habits and interests
being similar, there was never any or
that jealousy common to two different
races abiding together. Korea Is so
necessary to Japan as a haven for its
overflow population that 1t cannot
permit Russia to annex 1t, aside from
the menace politically. Russia always
has and always will pursue dog-in-
manager policy. Wherever the
Great Bear goes there is no room for
other nationalities; the Jap, on the
other hand, welcomes the white for
eigners. The prospect of Manchuria
becoming annexed to Russia was bad
enough for Japan, for it menaced the
future of the island empire. but the
prospect of Korea being made Russian.
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TO BE CONTINUED.
Became Wood.

The following story is given us by a
gentleman whose veracity we would
not doubt. About six years ago in the
fall q hunter shot squirrel, which
lodged between two small twigS, the
size of a lead pencil. This being near
the mans house he watched the squir-
rel each week. The first spring the
twigs grew. and the squirrel remained
in the position it lodged. The second
year the twigs, which had grown to be
the size Of a mans fingers. died. so did
the limb die. The third year no change
but during the fourth year the tail OF
the squirrel dropped off, and the man
noted no change the fifth. but the sixth
year he secured the limb and squirrel
and found, to his surprise, that the
squirrel had become 4 white oak bump.
Under the microscope could be seen
the hairs in the wood. The places for
the eyes and ears were perfect and
where the chin and forelegs had touch
el the twig it grew to them. The legs
were intact. but the feet had disappear
ed. The body of the squirrel had
grown to be about four inches in di-
aneter.
What puzzled the gentleman who
gave us this is, through what process
could the dead animal become wood?
AS proof of the story. we can furnish
the name of the man who has the
freak of nature" in his possession,
and who watched it from the time 1t
first lodged.-Smith's Grove (Ky)
Times.
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Alistellaaruus 8eading.
HISTORY OF THE QUARREL.
What Japan and Russia Wanted and
Why They Could Not Agree.

It will be remembered that little
Japan startled the whole world with
the quickness and strength Of her
blows against the moribund Chinese
empire, says the Eagle. She swept all
before her and fully expected to reap
her reward by annexing certain Of the
choice territory Of China. Her re
ward" consisted Of holding a few Sec
ond rate war vessels and the island Of
Formosa, for Russia stepped in and
nullified the victory by compelling ia
pan to give up all her hard earned
laurels.
Since that war Russia perpetrated
one of the most colossal grabs in his
tory. 1t 1895 Russia compelled Japan
to give up Port Arthur, which controls
the gateway to Peking, Manchuria
and Mongolia. In 1897 Russia seized
Port Arthur for her own. Three years
later the Great Bear got a foothold in
Manchuria, which covers 100000 square
miles, and has population Of $4,000
The Boxer uprising, which Japan de-
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NO. 13.

! in whole or in part, was something
that could not be thought Of for a
moment. Then Korea is an important
stepping stone to China, so Russia
thinks.
| What does Russia want Of Korea?
| The master minds-and for ages the
highest Russian ministers have been
such-who planned that gigantic un-
dertaking, the Trans Siberian railway,
probably mapped out, step by step the
movements that have followed. They
probably even included just such war
as Is now in sight. Several pages
might be covered with interesting mar
ratives Of this great project, for 1t GER
tainly is one Of the greatest things
ever attempted in the worlds history,
including as 1t does the various RAM
ifications into diplomacy, conquest and
commercial activity, both on land and
| sea.
The great railway is a fact; 1t ex-
tel is from St. Petersburg across the
plains Of Russia over the mountains,
through the dense forests and over the
rolling steppes of dreary Siberia: over
gorges. around morasses, crosses rivers
and lakes, winding through Manchuria
to cover the best land, and circling at
its extreme eastern end in order to
cover the summer port Of Vladivostock
and the winter port of Port Arthur,
and thus reaches the tributaries of the
great Pacific.
Korea is like the hind leg of rab-
bit, with Vladivostock at its top and
Port Arthur at the gambrel joint, and
the most important part Of Japan at
the toe. The broad and deep Yalu
river separates Manchuria from Korea.
The Russians have found that the Yalu
Is necessary to them. Vladivostock Is
now isolated from the main terminus
Of the great railway. The coast line
Of Korea, intervening between Vladi-
vostock and Port Arthur, II Russian,
would make the czar supreme on the
western side Of the Pacific. 1t would
absolutely overawe Japan in the Japan
and Yellow seas.
These are the big stakes being play
ed for.
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square mile, or, in other words, Japan
Is like huge and continuous village In
our rural districts, spreading over all
it's land.
Every inch Of Japanese soil is util-
lied, and were the people like Ameri-
cans, requiring a diversity and i'm
mensity of food products, they could
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INGENIOUS F1cT1oN-In the United
States the Mexican dollar has an ex-
change value Of 80 cents. In Mexico
the American silver dollar has the same
value. On the frontier Of the United
States, where Texas joins Mexico,
there are two saloons. one on each side
Of the frontier. A man buys ten-cent
drink Of whisky at the American sa-
loon and pays for it with an American
silver dollar in change. With this he
crosses the border, goes into Mexican
saloon. hands over the Mexican dol
lar for a 1O-cent drink and receives
an American dollar in change. 1t Is
evident that the limit Of his purchas-
ing power is the length Of time he can
stand. He finally wakes up with
headache and the American dollar with
which he started. Who paid for the
whisky?-London Daily Express.
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IVY fPON our return to England l
left Jane down in Suffolk
with her uncle. Lord Boiling
l5s&l) broke. having determined
never to permit her to come within
sight Of King Henry again if | could
prevent it. then went up to London
with the twofold purpose Of seeing
Brandon and resigning my place as
master of the dance.
When | presented myself to the king
md told him of my marriage. he flew
into q great passion because we had
not asked his consent. One OF his
whims was that every one must ask
his permission to do anything-to eat
Or sleep or say ones prayers. especially
to marry. If the lady was of degree
entitled to be kings ward. Jane.
fortunately. had no estate. the kings
father having stolen 1t from her when
she was an infant: so all the king could
,lo about orr marriage was to grumble,
which let him do to his hearts con.
tent.
81 wish also to thank your majesty
for the thousand kindnesses you have
shown me-" said. land. although 1t
rrievps me to the heart to separate
from you. circumstances compel me to
tender my resignation as your master
Of dance" Upon this he was kind
enough to express regret and ask me
TO reconsider. but l stood my ground
firmly. and then and there ended my
official relations with Henry Tudor for
ever.
Upon taking my leave Of the king
sought Brandon. whom l found COM
fortably ensconced in our old quarters
he preferring- them to much more pre-
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more troops in. until her railway was
completely defended along it's entire
route.
Russia, baked at last, made prom
ise to the world that she would evacu-
ate Manchuria on October last If She
got some special privileges from China.
These were not so stringent as her for
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that Russia holds Port Arthur They
compelled them eVacu because
she well fortified
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WcERoY ALExEIEFF AND PORT ARTHUR FORT.

Vceroy Ae1ef the czar the east
Russian fort at Fort
bearded officer uniform at the head OF "
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"CZAR OF THE EAST"

Alexeieff, vice admiral of Russia's
navy, is the cars right hand man in
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ESTABLISHED 1855.
CHAPTER XX-CoNTINUED.

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