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WE NUMBER MANY PEOPLES
Interesting Figures About Immigra.
ton and the Countries
Contributing.
wn mind. Blu.

A recent consular report gives inter.
esting immigration figures. From 1915
to 1885 years-the number Of immi-
grants was 21,265, ,723, or the equivalent
of one-fourth of the total population to-
day. OF all this number the Unit
ed Kingdom, which includes the
heavy Irish inflow, contributed 81 pei
cent; Germany contributed "a pei
cent; Austria Hungary, Italy, Russis
and Poland furnished 21 per cent. But
these last named countries in 1903 fur
nished 68 per cent. of the immigration
Europe has sent us 90 per cent. Of our
immigration, the western hemisphere
~ per cent. and China and all other
Asiatic countries, Oceanica and Africa
2k per cent. The heaviest immigration
OF Irish in one year was in 1853, when
162,649 came. The next largest from
ireland was in 1888, when 1858 came
Last year only 300 Irish came. The
highest figures for the English were
1884 in 1882. In 1854 215, ,OO9 Germans
came and in 1882 $50, $50. From 1866 to
1873 the German immigration averaged
100000 a year. Last year it was only
40,0S6. Its decline in the last ten years
has been marked. The incoming Ital-
ians last year reached their highest fig
ures, being 23O,622. They passed the
100000 mark in 1900 and what numbers
they may attain can only be guessed at,
for the tide is running high and chiefly
from southern Italy and the islands.
Last year the Russian immigration
amounted to 1876, ,O93. while from Austria.
Hungary there came 206,011. The i'm
migration from the Scandinavian PENN.
sula and the northern parts of Europe.
which we have always considered the
most desirable, has so fallen off as to
cease to be much Of factor in the
comparison.
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Women Bootblacks In London.

Women in recent years have invad-
ed 60 many Of the professions which
In the past were considered sacred to
men that II does not come as a great
surprise to nnd q female bootbIack
In the streets Of London. The woman
In question is the wife of well-known
bootblack. and at present she only acts
as her husbands understudy. but 1t
Is her ambition to run an independent
business. The spectacle Of women
having their boots or shoes cleaned in
The streets Is quite q common one in
London. and. not unnaturally. the fe-
male shoeblack believes that there is
distinct opening for her labors in
this direction.
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II. have fabricated my way through
the school with butter" remarked : sly
dent It one OF the art schools q Ne~
York, according to the Sun. Lt nay
seem that there's no ahanity between ~
and butter, but have Joined tnem'
and have made money at II.
"A woman who was going 70 sive >
literary dinner and wanted sometnine
on the table that would be novel anc
literary and yet have q gastronom'c sus,
gestion, asked me II ! thouent ! cou'0
do bust of Shakespeare in butter.
"NoW. butter had never impressed me
II 4 medium for art expression, pu'
when she mentioned>what she was Will
ing to pay decided to see Il nut.cI
couldn't be made to play 9 part IN tns
arts.
"On the table At that dinner Shakes
peare loomed up, almost as large =
life. IN butter. The bust, though, was
something OF delusion, because tns
butter was only skin deep, 80 to SPEAK
Beneath it was common clay. But tne
guests were much interested, and coon
afterward received an order TO model
. butter bulldog for . sporting dinner
"The dog made hit. heard. on tne
strength OF It was given q commission
to make Tyres. harps, and 90 on, for . mu-
steal company who were going to dine
together.
"This was the way began as sculp-
tor In butter. I've made fish for din
ners and animals for game dinners. AT
dinner last winter, given in honor OF
famous man, each guest was confront
ed at his place at the table with little
pat OF butter upon which was portrait
in relief Of the celebrity whom they
were honoring.
There was no clay is that butter. II
was meant to be eaten, but | was told
afterward that some Of the diners said
they felt as If they we're committing
a dissertation whom they cut into those
classic butter features. For these medal
lions first made clay portrait in re-
lief, and from this mold by means OF
which reproduced the individual pats
without difficulty. So you see there are
artistic possibilities in butter, after ALL"
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Portland's Coming Fair.

The Lewis and Clark fair, planned to
be held in Portland. Ore. in the summer
of 1895. is to commemorate the centen-
nial Of the crossing of the continent.by
the explorers whom Jefferson induced to
undertake the difficult task soon after
the completion of his bargain for the
Louisiana territory. They went up the
Missouri river. crossed the Rocky noun
tains and followed down the course OF
the Columbia river to the Pacific.
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JEs' HAD TO FIGHT ANYHOW.
How a Colored Boy Secured the Favor
Of a Judge and Continued
Probation.

"Bill Brown" is colored boy about
Is years of age. He is even more col
ored than his name would Indicate
he is coal black. He is wise youth.
is Bill, as is evidenced by the records
of the juvenile court, relates the San
Francisco Call.
1t appears that some months ago
Bill was arrested for roaming the
streets at unseemly hours and hauled
before the juvenile court. Judge Mu-
rasky, on his promise to keep of the
streets, released him, but warned him
that his actions would be watched and
ordered him to appear every Friday
and let the court know how he was
getting along. For several weeks Bill
reported and his statements that he
was "gettin' along all right, mistah,"
were verified by the probation officer.
One Friday afternoon Bill appeared
as usual, but this time he sat in the
fury box with the boys who had been
arrested during the week.
How is this. William" said Judge
Murasky, as the black boy stepped UP
to the bench in response to his name.
"I thought you promised to behave
yourself 1 see you are charged with
fighting"
II couldn't help 1t, mistah," said
Bill, with a sly grin. II jes' has to
fight. You've been pretty good to me-"
well, WILL" interrupted the court,
"what have l got to do with it?"
"Well, mistah," responded Bill,
his head, but slyly gazing at
the Judge, "yer sent white kid to de
Boys and Girls Aid the day yer let
me go. Dat kid got erway and de
odder night he met me and said you
was no good. Mistah, I jes' had to
fight"
l. nxohaflnn
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h is still on probation.
Shedding without Snow.

The island Of Madeira is one Of the
most interesting portions of the globe.
Little has been said and less written
about the primeval customs of the
people and the quaint manners that
still exist. was in Funchal, the cap
ital city, recently. and the English are
beginning to frequent the island in
large numbers. There are no horses
on the island, and the natives employ
no wheeled vehicles. All the moving
about is done on sleds drawn by bulls
The runners are CREASED to make them
glide over the pebble highways. Back
Of this city is a mountain. and a cog
railroad runs to its top. The descent
Is made in sleds. a distance Of two
miles to the city, and guides run the
entire distance, guiding the sleds with
rOpes
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For centuries past natnralists have
looked upon fishes - among the least
intellectual Of al creatures. and have
ever expressed doubt OF their ability
to communicate with each other Re
cent investigations. however, have dis
sipated this idea. and 1t IL found that
there are members Of the finny tribe
that posseess q degree Of intelligence
to which other more highly esteemed
members Of the animal creation can
not lay claim.
The idea that fishes are completely
dumb is no longer tenable. AS mat
ter Of fact there are great many that
utter loud sounds.
A huge fish with big. grinding teeth
dwells In salt water and Is found All
along the United States coast from
Massachusetts, to Florida. 1t Is called
the drum, because Of the deep, boom
ing noises that 1t makes.
The drum feeds by preference on
oysters and mussels. and when 2
school OF the big fellows is gathered
In q shallow bay on the oyster peds
It often is possible on q still night 20
hear their deem boomine plainly.
Another salt water fish. the Deauti-
ruI trout.,ike soueteague. utters
cro.k extremely musical. much like
that Of a big bullfrog.
Another croaker is 4 Ash allied to
the squeteague, known as the croaker.
The sea robin. so-called because II
has magnificent crimson fms as big as
(. bird,s wing lust behind his head. Is
another Ash with a voice. He utters
deep. loud "quawk" when he is caught
ana repeats It every time he is
tonched
,i.ho littie nufser or swell fish. which
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WAYS OF BIRD CATCHING.
Odd Contrivances Employed in Va
rious Lands for Taking
Winged Game.

In Scotland there is . way of taking
ptarmigan which seems SO simple that
1t is hardly credible that any birds can
be SO captured. Yet reliable witnesses
have spoken Of It as successful, says the
Chicago Daily News. A place on the
mountain side 10 chosen where ptarmigan
resort and, the snow lies suficiently
deep. With an old wine bottle, held
neck foremost, holes are made in the
snow and the bottom Of each hole Is
filed with grain. The ptarmigans lean
over to peck It out and find themselves
overbalanced and caught head down.
ward in the snow, unwilling prisoners,
but unable to use their wings in get
ting out again. In Siberia wild geese
are regularly taken in pitfalls like these,
but dug in the earth, instead Of being
poked in<he snow. The pits are dug
on grassy places where the geese assem-
BILE, and are shaped like large flower
pots, round and gradually narrowing
to the bottom. Bats of grain prove
Irresistible and the geese tumble head
long in and then, being unable to ex-
tend their wings, find that they cannot
get out again.
What used to be known as "low
belling" was formerly common sport
in England and an effective method Of
capturing all sorts Of birds which roost
on the ground, from larks to partridges.
Boys still sometimes amuse themselves
NTH a. e, tho v,,roI ~ 81 II ofC of I'm Ol q n
and the peasants Of Spain and the south
Of Europe make.a business of it. The
only necessary apparatus is a large bell,
like a cowbell or a dinner bell, and a
lantern with reflector to cast a
bright ray Of light on the ground. The
fowler turns out on dark nights and
walks the fields ringing the bell steadi-
ly and searching the ground in front
with the lantern. The noise and the
light, or the two combined, have such
an effect in dazzling or terrifying the
birds that they may be picked up in
the hand.
Catching gulls and other sea fowl by
e baited hook and line is barbarous
practice which is sometimes resorted
to by sailors. The same method was
employed in former times for c"tching
herons. A long line Of silk, with star
Of wire twisted in, was fixed to stone
at one end and to hooks at the other
The hooks were baited with live roach
or dace. The bait was then put out in
shallow water, where the birds seek
their food, either in a stream or at
the edge Of pond. When the heron
pouched the bait the hooks lodged in
his gullet and the strand Of wire in
the line prevented it from being Bit
ten through.
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Could You Use Any Kind Of Sewing
Machine at Any Pricee

If there is any price SO low, any offer so
liberal that you would think of accepting
on trial new high grade. drop {, cabinet q
Wilson, STANDARD, White or New Home
Sewing Machine, cut out and return this
notice, and you will receive by return mail,
postpaid, free of cost, the handsomest
sewing machine catalogue ever published.
It will name you prices on the Minnesota,
ard and New Home sewing machines that
will surprise you; we will make you new
and attractive proposition, q sewing ma.
chine offer that will astonish you.
If you can make any use of any sewing
machine at any price, if any kind Of an
write us at once (be sure to cut out and
return this special notice. and get our lat.
est book, our latest offers, our new and
most surprising proposition. Address
SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO., Chicago.
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HOW THEY WORKED HIM.
The Object Of the Young Mans Matri-
monial Intentions Was Tax
"Equalizer's" Daughter.

Once there was q young man who
was madly in love with a beautiful
girl, relates the Chicago Record-Her-
aid. After he had called on her few
times her father went to the young
man, saying:
II should like to have few min.
utes' private conversation with you on
little matter Of business"
The young mans heart began to
beat violently, and his face turned
very red.
81 assure you, Mr.. Miggleham." he
said, that my intentions are strictly
honorable, and that"
II beg your pardon for interrupt
ing" said the girls father, "but before
we proceed any further I should like
to ask you few questions. What are
your resources? Do you own any
propertyf Have you any money in
the Dank? Have you any paying In
vestments?"
co." replied the young man, becom-
ing enthusiastic, II think can reas-
sure you on those points very quick
ly. In the first place, inherited $780,
900 from my grandmother. This is
invested in gilt-edged stock which II
paying annual dividends Of IA per
cent. I have for several years held a
lucrative position, and I've been care.
full in using my money have in
vested $4,000 in a house and lot,
which l rent for SITS month, and
have money scattered around in va
rious banks. If 1t became necessary
could raise $4,000 in cash to-mor-
row, and I have no reason to doubt
that l shall continue to advance here,
so that"
Every WE'LL" the old man replied.
much obliged. I've just been ap-
pointed member of the board Of
equalization, and notice that you are
down on the Mist for $425 worth Of
personal property, while your $4,000
house is listed as being worth $3.50.
Good morning"
When the young man revived an
hour later, 1t was found that his rea-
son was gone. perhaps forever.
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west Virginia Aroused.

Roberts, w. Va, May i6.--Many inter.
esting discoveries are being made and
MANY wonderful cures reported recently,
INT nothing has been seen or heard Of
in this state to equal the wonderful work
Of i remedy called Dodd's. Kidney Pills.
The people are very enthusiastic about it,
for it seems that there is no case that this
wonderful medicine cannot cure.
Among many cases reported that Of
MI. John j. Ash, Of this place, is con-
spicuous for its completeness. Mr.. Ash
was q great sufferer with Kidney trouble,
He was gradually growing worse till It
four times every night. He had tried
many medicines without any good result,
but at last he found the right one in
Dodd's Kidney Pills; He says: The
yery first box of Dodd's Kidney Pills did
me more good than anything l took in
my life" :.
Now Mr.. Ash is well and can sleep all
night - comfortably a. he ever could.
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SORE HANDS


One Night Treatment: Soak the hands
Of sop srH1s y and anon se
with Cuticura Ointment, the great skin
cure and purest of emollients. Wear, dur.
ing the night, old, loose kid gloves, or
bandage lightly in old, soft cotton or
linen. For red, rough and chapped hands,
dry, .fissured, itching, feverish palms, with
ends, this treatment is simply wonderful,
frequently curing in single application.
In no other ailment have Cuticura Soap
and Cuticura Ointment been more ef-
fective
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Meat Cause of Appendicitis.

The London Lancet reports discus
sion of the Academy of Medicine, Paris.
in which M. Lucas Championnere said
that every day more confirmation was
forthcoming of the idea that 1t was the
abuse Of meat diet which was the
principal cause of appendicitis. Inthose
countries where natives eat very little
meat, as is Brittany, appendicitis is very
rare. In England and the United States,
where great deal of meat is eaten, ap-
pendicitis is four times commoner than
In France.
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Time Lost in Travelling West.

In a trip across the Pacific from
America to China one loses a day on
the $50 degree line. One goes to bed,
say. on Sunday evening and rises on
Tuesday morning. An annoying puz-
xle that is put to steamship passengers
in that longitude is the following:
Suppose a man In some wonderful air
ship went around the world once every
day for one year. II follows that 365
days would be lost. But II he started
on January 1, 1908. what date would
1t be to him at the end Of his 365
tripsf
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Her head rested on his shoulder. and
her little hand lay confidingly in his.
Tell me, Alfred" said the happy
maiden, how you ever came to pick
me out a. the girl you wanted to mar
ryf"
well, Dora" replied the ecststic
young man in . gush Of confidence. 1T
vas mother that put ne up to IT,
nkrsy gtorjaa
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Fame ON the Continent.

On the continent no man seems to
be really famous unless his features ap-
pear on a pictorial postcard A French
man who has recently come before the
world has received letter from a per-
son at Geneva asking for permission
to reproduce his photograph in this
form and offering ten per cent. Of the
total takings.
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Very Simple.

A simple rule for pronouncing Rus
sian names has come TO hand. which
will make the reading Of the war news
columns easier for the busy citizen II
Is merely necessary. in all ordinary
names. to accent the first. third. fifth.
seventh and ninth Eyllables.-IndIansp-
oils Journal
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"Jove," exclaimed the close friend,
your cashier is the most beautiful
young girl ever saw. l suppose her
beauty is worth money to you"
well, / should say" replied the pro-
prietor of the restaurant. She's q
shortchange artist and my customers
are so blinded by her beauty that they
never suspect. ct."-Philadelphia Press.
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Luminous Tree.

A remarkable tree grows in Nevada.
1t is called by the superstitious In
dams the witch tree. 1t grows to q
height Of six feet or seven feet, and
its trunk at the base is about three
times the size of an ordinary mans
wrist The wonderful Characteristic
OF the tree is its luminosity. which Is
30 great that on the darkes. night it
can be seen plainly at least q mile
away. A person standing near could
read the finest print by its light
Chicago Journal.
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Possible Explanation,

Ignorance" remarked young Saphead,
"they say is bliss"
That" rejoined Miss Caustique, "ae
counts for it, imagine"
Accounts for whatY queried the youth.
Your apparent blissfulness," abe 70
plied.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Notionless for Ironths.

A most curious and sluggish Great.
ure is the tautawa. q small lizard.
whose home il in New Zealand. The
little animal has the reputation of BE-
ing the --latest creature ever created.
II Is usually found clinginz to rocks
or logs along the shores Of rivers ana
lakes. and has been known to remain
In one position perfectly motionless
Tor many months. How the creature
manages to exist is mystery which
nsturalists have baan unable TO eolvo.
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Real Snort.

yate Office of the great manufacturer.
Nov, sir" said the formers "let me sell
you a season ticket 20 the baseball
grounds"
The great manufacturer shook his head
sadly.
NO" he sighed, "I'm only the boss.
You'll have to see the Office boy."-Chi.
cago Daily News.
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A world Wide Reputation.

Wherever men are there will be illness,
and wherever people are i'll Dodd's Kid
,ey Pills will be found blessing. Solely
On their merits have they pushed their
way into almost every part OF the civil
lied world. Their reputation as an hon.
has been built up by the grateful praise
Of those who have been cured. The two
following letters indicate just how tho
reputation of this remedy knows no geo.
graphical bounds. The sick and suffering
all over the world are asking for Dodd's
Kidney Pills.
Dear Sirs:'
have been suffering for some months
from a Kidney complaint. The doctor
who attended me recommended me to take
your "Dodd's Kidney Pills." After two
boxes got soms relief. But unfortunate
ly have not been able to go on with the
treatment. being unable to find any Pills
in Cairo.
The Chemist who sold me the two boxes
has informed me that he had sent an or
der for some, and has been keeping mo
waiting for moro than one month. This
is the reason why / am writing to you
to request you to have the goodness to
send me by return of post six boxes for
from the post.
Kindly let me know at the same tins
where your. branch agency In Egypt is
to be found. Thanking you in anticipa.
ton,
MOHAMED RACHED,
"Immeubles Libres de HEtat'.
Office Of the Minister Of
Finance,
CAIRO, EGYPT.
Dear Sirs:
i want to purchase six boxes of Dodd's
Kidney Pills, but l don't know exactly
where to apply at Buffalo or London. I
suppose they can be sent by express or
registered mail from either place. Please
advise me of how to proceed in order to
get the pills without delay.
Yours truly,
j. p. Simonson,
Viborg. v. Mark,
DENMARK.
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The Kansas City Southern Railway
EomE.nys Annual Almanac is now ready
monthly calendars, many useful Household
hints and information concerning the
COUNTRY in Missouri, Arkansas. The Indian
Territory, Texas and Louisiana. Write
sor 4 copy to, s. @. Warner, Gen. Pass.
3 lkt. Agt- x. c. s Ry-, Kansas City,
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IN Bun9ia.
British manufacturers appear to he
steadily losing ground as resards AZ.
ricultual mschinery in Russia. ~,
the Mechanical Review, OF Lopdon
sni'e America and Germany are con.
tinu.lly Increasing their output to -
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Had to Come Across.

Had to Come Across.
Guest-Waiter, bring me tiptop din.
ner.. You know what that means, don't
you?
Waiter-Yes, sah. It's one that you top
3f with a tip.-The Smart Set.
The progress., 1904-06-25

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease a certain cure for swollen, sweating.
not. sch'ne feet. At all druggists, 25c. As-
Addres A. s. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
The progress., 1904-06-25

utopisn existence means q mode of life
wncre the other fellow has to divide with
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showed out Of sight into solid brick
work!
"a moment after the hand entered
the wall heard 'chink. chink. chink,
seven times. as distinct as II I were
dropping silver dollars into q pile.
When the noise ceased the arm was
withdrawn. and disappeared as sud
denly as II came.
Il sat quite still for several minutes.
I need not blush to say that the spirit
Of investigation was not very strong
in me beyond looking over my shoui-
t.r and glsncing into the corners Of
the room. But the more thought
about this singular occurrence. the
stronger grew the impression that the
arm and its movements were designed
to give me directions of some sort
This worked on me until pulled my
self together and decided to look more
f-.lly into the affair.
Il first spent half an hour trying TO
find out IL there was not some natural
cause for the appearance-somethin
hanging about the room that would
cast just such q shadow. I discovered
nothing that was even remotely satis-
factory, and convinced that the arm
was supernatural. I keyed myself up
and took a lamp close to the chimney.
No marks Of any kind were to be seen.
With the activity of search my full
self-control returned, and also. instead
of a lessening. as would be natural,
there was a deepening Of the conviction
was some important infor-
nation for me in the movements Of
the arm
4 took out my knife. aud carefully
prieked all over the place where the
hsad entered the vail On one end Of
a brick found . circular hole. as IL Il
had been ground out. but nov filed
With fost- In this . ring vss sunk,