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A Good Complexion.

Sparkling eyes and rosy cheeks
restored by using DeWitt's Little Early
Risers,n so writes S. P. Moore, of
Nacogdoches, Tex. A certain cure for
tilliousness, constipation, etc. Small
pill-easy to take easy to act. Sold by
Davis, the druggist.
, 1904-11-16
Archbishop of canterbury.

More than ordinary interest attaches
to the visit to America of the ninety
fifth archbishop of Canterbury. the
Right Hon. and Most Rev. DR.. Randall
Thomas Davidson. He comes to at
tend the Episcopal general convention
, 1904-11-16
Grand Duke Michael of Russia.

The Grand Duke Michael, brother OF
Emperor Nicholas II. of Russia. who
, 1904-11-16

Judging from all accounts, the Igor
rotes should be called Dogorrotes.
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managing were matters of strict parti-
Sanship, although often there were
opposing speakers upon the hustings.
1T was considered a sign of strength
to invite somebody from the other
side, and show whoever came the most
distinguished courtesy, even going so
far as to see that his most telling
points were properly applauded No
real stump speaker was ever deceived
by such perfunctory cheers; they were
washed from his ears by the hearty
roars that greeted the sallies of his
friends the enemy.
Billy Majors was reckoned nearly
the best speaker in the State, but
here in his home neighborhood he
wanted to give way to others. So
did his brother Bob, who was also his
partner at the law. Majors & Majors
led the county bar, in fact Bob lived
in town, owning the best house there,
but Billy stayed with the old folks,
riding eight miles back and forth
every day. He was bachelor, and to
his mother still boy, although every
body outside the family recognized in
him a genial yet hard-headed man of
business, quite capable of looking af-
ter his own concerns and those of the
State. Naturally, the neighbors in
sisted that Billy and Bob must speak,
whoever else did or didn't. So Bob
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How They Do Business on Man-of- War

The landsman has no idea of the
infinite variety of commercial trans
actions which are conducted upon
warship, especially on those in the
American and British navies. More
business is done on the average bat
tleship than in many large village.
On a hrst-class battleship in the
British Navy, for example, the first
lieutenant has to manage a provision
shop III which the turnover, consisting
of articles sold to the men. is over
$4,000 per annum. The turnover in
the purser's department on an Ameri-
can 'battleship Is nearly double that
amount, owing to the larger pay of the
men.
But this is by no means the only
business done. Many of the men have
d keen eye to business and make 4
good deal of money "on the side"
out of their comrades. Some Of them
carry sewing machines aboard and
make up garments from cloth in the
ships stores for their less energetic
or less sl1ilful comrades. There was
a man on the United States gunboat
1dl1Cllet WIZ QSNQ " 44AdN( ONNA p4OO
a year in this way.
The man who is a good barber can
add materially to his pay, for his SER
vices are called for by the officers as
we'll as by his own comrades. Wash
ing clothes, mat-making and hat
making 'are also profitable lines of
work
Everything is done on strictly COM
mercial lines. Ready money is gener-
ally paid, but, it not, settlement is
always made on the monthly pay day.
Many sailors earn more by outside
work in the course of a year than
their regular pay amounts to.
The Jackie" usually works for his
own little world on shipboard, but
sometimes he makes quite tidy sum
out of the landsmen. There was an
Austrian seaman on the u. S. S. Ben
nington who occupied his spare time
in translating German books into
English for New York publishing
houses. He made an average of over
$500 a year by this work, and had ii
all put to his account with the purser
so that when he came off cruise he
was one of the wealthiest men in the
ship.
Money lenders are to be found on
most American and British warships
and sometimes they run a regular
pawn broking business and take any
article of seaman's kit in pledge
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round the throne q grace"

Old Man was an elder in the church,
and liked churchly phrases, but there
were those who said his piety took a
vacation election years. However. that
may have been, this election year he
certainly did make things lively all up
and down his county. Thus it became
more than a party matter with the
Majors contingent to out-do him, and
thus, remotely, the big barbecue came
to pass.
Old Man had had his barbecue ten
days before, choosing Antioch camp
ground for the seat of it. Naturally
the Majorses pitched upon White
Bluff camp ground for theirs. 1t had
a bigger country to draw from, better
water, and greener and shadier
grove about the camp meeting shed.
Seats were set up in the grove. So
great was the regard for things
churchly, SO strict the separation of
Church and State, that no political as
sembly would have gathered in the
shed proper, unless driven to it by
rain after the speaking began.
Anybody's barbecue drew pretty
well the whole countryside, and right
ly enough,-it swelled the crowd, gave
chance for proselytizing, and kept
things from getting monotonous and
one-sided. But the getting I'D and
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agreed to do scatter dinner. Billy
left the matter up in the air.
He wanted the speaking to match
the dinner-therefore he had been at
the pains to secure some very great
guns oratorically. Little Hedge Nc
Gee, who had been at other earlier
barbecues, conhded to all who would
listen that the reason Billy wanted to
hold his tongue this time was Cause
he felt 'twould be unpolite ter ask
them other fellers, an then turn in an
knock the socks clean often 'em-Bil-
ly could plumb do hit, and not half
try" When somebody reported the
condolences to Billy, he blushed like
a girl, but only laughed and said:
Tell Little Kedge to mind his bar
becuin'. 'Twon't be good for him if
| ever catch him listenin' again. The
trash we talk may spoil his taste
and that would be calamity. If the
home barbecue amt what it ought
to be, I'll thrash him-sure as I'm
goin' to be 'lected."
Billy had been to Pennsylvania, and
could upon occasion speak the purest
English. But being neither prig nor
pedant, he did not choose to fout with
pure English the everyday home1y
speech he had been brought up to
use. He loved Addison's English, and
hardly ever rode circuit without the
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-22

Spectator" among the books in his
saddle bags. He thought Sir Roger
de Coverley the finest gentleman in
the world-of course, after Thomas
Jetferson-and all unconsciously mod
eied himself in many points after the
good knight. He was especially ready
to believe with Sir Roger that much
might be said on the other side"
Hence his fetching Whig orators to
the barbecue. They might saw their
say-he had no fear of the result.
Little Kedge McGee had no fear
over the dinner. His name seemed
ronic; he stood six foot three. and had
the Drawn of an OK. Notwiths
lobe Slmpkins, who was but little
bigger than a midget, ruled him with
an iron hand, and hardly let him say
his soul was his own, save and except
politically. The barbecue pit was
down beyond the spring we'll, out Of
sight and smell from the speakers
stand. Big log fires blazed here and
there along it. They were lighted
when the killing began at sundown.
BY midnight the fifty-fve carcasses
were cleaned and cool, ready to split
in halves along the back bone, and
lay upon clean hickory sticks over the
pit. 1t was a trench two feet deep,
and something wider Live Goals from
the fires were spread six inches deep
in the bottom, and kept constantly
renewed. The meat roasted above
them for rather more than twelve
hours. 1t was turned once, watched
all the time, and carefully basted with
salt water throughout the cooking. At
the very last it was plentifully bedaub-
ed with "dipney"-a delectable COM
pound of lard, vinegar, black and red
pepper, with some mysterious herbs
known only to Tobe and Little
Hedge. The meat itself was crisply
brown and of the most delicious sa-
vor. Tradition says barbecue came
into existence through lack of pots
and pans. If that be true, humanity
has, in this one instance, room to be
grateful for pioneer lacks.
Thar, bless Gawd! One mo- trou-
ble's done an over with. Now I'm
goin' ter sleep. You tell Billy Ma
jors if he lets them fellers holler
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Story Of the Remarkable Po-
litico-Socia1 Function That
Was a Feature of All Old
Time Tennessee Campaigns
By MARTHA McCULLOCH WILLIAMS
.HE big, barbecue came off in
Clay and Folks year-to be
4 exact, in I844 AS a State

THE big barbecue came off in
Clay and Folks year-to be
4 exact, in 1874. AS a State
Tennessee was a debatable
land, yet held unbeatable in spots,
such, for example, as the district
where Billy, the younger of the Ma
jors boys, made the race for Congress.
Billy had been to Texas the fall be-
fore, and was so hot for annexation
that he flung himself into the breach
to lead what all regarded as a for
lorn hope.
Each and several of the Majorses
were Democrats, but they had shown
great knack of marrying into Wing
families. Old Man Burton, for in
stance, Squire Johns father-n-law,
was king-pin among the Wings. He
laughed nightly when he heard of
Billy's running, saying to his son-in-
law: "Lordy, Jack, that boy oughter
have better sense. He's got nigh as
little chance O seein' the city of
Washin'ton as Mister Jeems K. Polk
and he amt got none at all. Pity
Billy wastes hisself so! He can talk
ding my buttons if he cain't I've
hearn Davy Crockett, and l know. If
only he had Harry O the West to talk
for, thar amt no tellin' what he
mought not dol"
Il reckon it don't matter so much
he's got Thomas Jefferson, and An
drew Jackson, and Texas all to talk
for" Squire John said, with chuckle
Besides, us Democrats have got
plenty O shoats, and lambs, and kids,
and even wether mutton-and pas en-
gagged Tobe Simpkins and Little
Kedge McGee to barbecue 'em when
ever we call for 'em."
Pore old mani | hate to think
about him robbin' hisself that away"
Old Man Burton retorted. But Squire
John knew Old Man was not pleased,
although he added, after little: Il
d'know as it ra'alely matters, though.
Yer pa, he's pretty warm-all he
spends now, you children won't have
left to quarrel over when he's cut
down like cucumber of the ground
and transplanted to bloom in glory
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so loud for him they wake me up I'll
vote fer t'other feller," Little Hedge
said, about one o'clock, as he sent the
last carcass from the sticks. Tobe
Simpkins glared at him. Tobe was
Billy's worshipper. "You talk like a
fool-and that amt half yer failin's,"
he said angrily. EFF you wus ter go
an vote agin Billy I'd pound ye so
yer own mother wouldn't know We"
Little Hedge did not answer. In
stead, he danced away in time to the
Eighth of January" played upon two
fddles. By the music he knew the
crowd was streaming to dinner, so he
balanced and set to himself all. the
way to the spring, dropped down be-
side it, and drank lying at length, then
got UP and began laughing hard. The
spring branch was hardly a foot wide.
On one side of it half a dozen very
young Democrats, barefooted and
happy, were chanting shrilly:
"Jeems K. Polk and George NJ. Da1-
las
Ii hang ole Clay with hickory gal
lus."
Over against them a smaller band
of embryo Wings shouted Justify,
needless of time and tune:
"Whigs ride in gigs, and eat-fat pigs.
Democrats. ride rats, and eat-pole-
cats"
"You all better hough it, eff you
want dinner! Thar's cake an candy
and reasons, besides barbecue" Little
Kedge shouted at the contestants.
Instantly they ran away. He lay
back, pillowed his head on his arm,
and in half a minute was sound
asleep.
The tables were long and stout, but
hardly long enough or stout enough
for their weight of good things. Old
hams, chickens broiled, fried and
Clipped beef, boiled
tongues splotched and blotched the
expanse of barbecue. There were at
least nine sorts Of bread, and fifteen
of cake, not to name custards and
turnover pies. Not a man there
but had brought noble appetite-not
a man, either, but felt it disgraceful
to eat until every woman and child
had been served.
Billy Majors was here, there, every
where, looking out for everybody ex-
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cept himself. Bob looked after the
visiting speakers, especially the Wing
ones. Squire John took Old Man
Burton IN tow, and saw to it that he
was not less we'll served than his
own father. Old William Majors and
his wife stood side by side, their
faces beaming, as on every hand they
heard praises of their son. One good
Wing neighbor said, as he wrung his
hands: Il can't vote for Billy-but Be
blamed if anybody's goin' ter make
me vote against him" A great many
more Wings shook hands as warmly,
without saying anything at all. Per
haps they voted for Billy in the end.
even though he could not be prevailed
on to speak.
About politics, that is. After there
had been argument and rejoinder, by
turns tedious and sparkling, but all
cheered to the echo, everybody began
crying his name. There was no quiet
ing the crowd, so he got up, shame
facedly enough, and said that he did
not dare undertake to instruct his
neighbOrs, his elders and betters,
whom he had so long known and rev
erenced, but that he would, and did.
thank them for being the men they
were, whatever their political faith
honest men, gentle and simple, incor-
ruptible, brave and true, daring to do
right as they saw the right, not in
humanity perfect, but with faults and
foibles that made them brothers with
the weak and erring. He did not, he
could not, he would not, ask any
mans vote against any mans con
science. After all, it was conscience
which must pass upon the thing he
stood for-annexation. 1t was some
thing bigger than any party, than all
parties. Perhaps it meant war. If It
did, he was ready to face the event.
whether it found him Congressman
or high private.
This, at much greater length, in
Billy's rich, ringing voice, with his
mother crying softly as she listened
and the other women keeping her com
pany. Half the men, too, were sus-
piciously dim-eyed. Old Man Burton
said always it was that speech which
elected Billy, although after it there
were hardly any cheers. And people
recalled it, too, some years later,
when Captain Billy Majors was shot
through the heart, while leading his
men up the heights of Cherubusco.
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Black Cats Island.

There is an island in Puget Sound,
not more than half a mile across,
which is so thickly populated with
cats that they may be seen covering
the rocks, on sunny day, from the
riggings of passing vessels.
The cats number many thousands,
and the strangest thing is that they
are all black. Every evening a boat
load of fishermen land on the island
and lay out seine quarter of a mile
long. They pull it in with never less
than a ton of fish, but next morning
these fish are gone. The cats devour
them all.
These cats have been placed here
by men who are supplying the mar
ket with women's muffs. Once a
year there is great roundup, and
several thousand pussies lose their
lives.
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UNIQUE Advertising.

Some of the Japanese tradesmen in
the. smaller towns of Nippon have a
curious way of advertising their bus
mess. On their right forearms they
tattoo fgures-the shoemaker a shoe,
the wood cutter an ak, the butcher a
cleaver. Underneath these emblems
are such inscriptions as, 81 do my
work modestly and cheaply," or 81
am as good at my trade as most of my
fellows"
When they are hunting work they
bare their arms and walk about the
streets.
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But this is serious breach of naval
regulations, and has to be carried on
in the strictest secrecy.
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Winning Diplomacy.


II suppose you are we'll stocked
with canned fruit and preserves and
such?" said the visitor, after she had
skilfully steered the conversation
around to the household larder.
why yes" said the hostess, recall
ing with pleasure the fact that her
mother up-country had that day sent
down quantity of canned things.
And l suppose, forehanded body
that you are, you have enough for all
winter, and maybe a little longer"
why, yes, think | have"
Then" sweetly, II know you're
just dying to give me a half dozen
cans for my church bazaar booth"
Too Many Brains Detriment.
Too many brains are liable to bring
effects which are worse than those
which result from the use of too few
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-22
A WIFES MESSAGE
Cured Her Husband OF
Drinking.
Write Her Today and She viii
Gladly Tell You How She Did II.
Ny husband was hard drinker for over 80
years and had tried in every way to stop but

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In every way to stop but
could not do 50. l at last
cured him by a simple
home remedy which any
one can give secretly. /
want every one who has
drunk enneSS in their
homes to know Of this and
II they are sincere in their
desire to cure this disease
and will write to me, l will
tell them just what the
remedy is. MY address is
Mrs. Margaret Anderson,
Box 524 Hillburn, N. Y.
/ am sincere in this offer.
I have sent this valuable
information TO thousands
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The Columbus commercial., 1904-07-26
Investigations IN Alaska.

The rumorS of scandals in connec-
ton with the Alaskan judiciary are to
be investigated, and for this purpose
Judge Day, as assistant to the attor-
ney general, will make long trip
through the wilds of that district this
summer. He has been constituted an
investigating committee to report con-
ditions as he finds them to the presi-
dent, and for the purposes of his in
vestigation will travel many thousands
of miles.
He will sail for Alaska cary in July,
and will visit Ketchikan, Wrangell,
Sitka, Juneau and Skagway, in the
southeastern part of the territory. It
is in this part of the territory that the
charges have been made against the
conduct in office of Judge Melville
Brown, who was appointed from Wyo-
ming four years ago.
From Skagway Judge Day will go to
Dawson by the White pass. and thence
1900 miles down the Yukon river to
st. Michael, stopping at Eagle, Ram
part, Fairbanks and other places on
the way. From St Michael, which is
near the mouth of the Yukon, Judge
Day will go north to Nome, which is
the largest mining town in Alaska,
and where some of the worst scandals
in the history of the territory have oe-
Cured. A visit will probably be made
later on to Valdez, which is a prosper
Gus town at the head of the gulf of
Alaska, and where many of the i'm
portant mining cases have been tried
by Judge Wickersham of the third
district.
President Roosevelt is very much in
terested in this inquiry, and he will fill
none of the offices which became va
cant on the 9Th of this month until the
inquiry is completed. Judge Day win
probably be in Alaska until late IN
September.
The Columbus commercial., 1904-07-26
When Hawaii Lost

OF really amusing incidents az the
convention there were few Uncle
Joe was the only one reliable fun
maker. and played the part well bnt
one of the variations came with The
effort 10 give little Hawaii six dele
gates after the report OF the rules
committee had recommended but two
Senator Foraker pleaded with the con
vention for justice for the nttle Ter
ritory. and asked for the opinion Of
Gov. Carter. the territorial executive.
He got il even before the chairman
had an opportunity Of realizing thar
it was 10 be given 10 came In a few
words, terse and directly 20 the point
He was fighting for Hawaii aud out
of the incident grew the only rol elll
taken save that upon which the candl-
date for the presidency was nominated
Gov. Carter replaced Uncle Joe as
the comedian of the convention dur
ing the short time spent I'm settiug
this one variation from the prescri bed
programme. He gesticulated dire
threats against all who dared 90 speak
against Hawaii. and during the rol
call on the question. which resulted
contention, he played pant0miue on
the stage. At every vote for Hawaii
he shook hands with himself ene--
getically, he patted himself on the
back, he danced an Irish iiE. he threw
kisses TO his friends. he Indicated ln
a way that could not De misundersEoc1
the appetiZing liquids that awaited
those who voted right. But Hawaii
lost. Six delegates might SIT On -
convention. but they could east hut
two votes, though they were privileged
TO make all the noise they wished. ana
when the result Of the close vote was
announced the grief OF Gov Carter
seemed real He was disappointed In
the party that had given his island ter
ritory place in the American union
The great drops OF perspirati0u that
rolled from his face, produced by his
efforts at pantomine lobbying. served
the purpose OF the tears he wished %
shed.
The Columbus commercial., 1904-07-26
American Dollars in Panama.

Good American dollars are to pass
for legal tender in the republic Of
Panama. It has been left to this coun-
try, virtually, to make the coinage
laws of that little nation, and it may be
that it will never attempt to coin
money of its own, but will use our
currency entirely.
The task of solving the problem of
Panama's currency was left to Secre-
tary Taft, who acted with a Panama
commission. and they have reached an
agreement for the adoption of a cur
rency system for the republic.
This provides, in effect, that the
gold currency of the United States
shall be the standard of value on the
isthmus and be legal tender, and that
the Panamans may, if they choose.
coin gold money of their own equiva-
lent in value to the American dollar;
that they may coin fractional eurren-
cy out of Colombian silver now in cir
culation in Panama to the extent of
one and one-half million dollars gold,
and at the request of the canal COM
mission one and One-half millions
more if the commission needs it.
namans will maintain parity of ths
fractional silver currency by the de-
posit of 15 per cent. of the normal
value of the fractional silver currency
coin in an American bank in the cur
rency of this government; added tt
that is the seigniorage as an addition
al reserve The fractional currency
viii consist of 5000. 900 Panaman sill
yer half dollars.
Panama will be the only one of tha
South or Central American republics
that has adopted the gold standard,
and In which American money will be
worth only its face value. In Mexico
and almost every other republic on
either continent the American dollar
is priced far above the local currency
BY the arrangement with Panama the
money of the two nations viii be in
terchangeable, a fact which will be of
great value to- the Americans eHa-
ployed apon the canal construction.
The Columbus commercial., 1904-07-26
When the Spell Was Broken.

There were moments like this scat
tered through the sittings of the con
vention. When ex-Secretary Root sur
rendered the gavel to Uncle Joe Can
non and presented that distinguished
son of Illinois with the massive mallet
that was to serve as the emblem of
authority during the two days during
which he presided the crowd yelled it
self hoarse in paying tribute to a gen
eraI favorite. Again at times, when
Uncle Joe wieled that malIet as a
blacksmith wieIdS his sledge. the
crowd would yell, merely as a tribute
to his amusing antics.
No man ever had 1000 men under
his complete control so much as Uncle
Joe had the delegates to the republican
national convention. They laughed
when he willed they should; they
yelled when he gave the signal for
yells; they stood up at his merest sug-
gestion; they sat down and remained
silent when his broad palms com
manded silence. He was the general
in command of the forces of the party.
He was the guiding star, his the con
trolling will when the convention was
in session, and his influence was ex-
ercised with that benign smile and
those homely gestures which have
made people liken him to Lincoln and
point to him as the remaining link BE-
tween the old and new type of political
leader.
Uncle Joe led the demonstration
when the nominating speech for Roose-
velt was concluded. He did it we'll
1t but needed a leader to arouse the
enthusiasm that was desired, and
with his long arms he swayed the
crowd to cheer after cheer that echoed
and reechoed through the steel girders
of the Coliseum.