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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-25
QUEER OLD FUNERAL CUSTOM.
Ceremony IN County Wexford, Irsland,
10 Centuries Old.

Ceremony In County Wexford, Ireland.
10 Centuries Old.
In tho district known rs tho barony
Of Forth" in County Wexford. Ire
lard, Is to be found . race Of hard
working. industrious peasants, living
In matched cottages with clean white
washed walls. which by their perfect
Wilderness ut once arrest the attention
Of the visitor. These people differ In
mary respects from the inhabitants Of
the other parts Of the same county snd
have habits and customs peculiar to
themselves. They are strong belicv-
ers In the efficacy OF prayers for the
dead. When funeral takes place two
wooden crosses are provided. On the
way to the cemetery a halt IL made st
= certain spot by the side of the roed.
Here prayers are said for the deceased.
after which one cross il deposited IN
hawthorn bush or under 1t. The
procession then goes on it's -7ay. and
after the interment the other cross Is
fixed ut the head of the grave. This
strange custom dates from time I'm
memorial. az the greas pile Of crosses
BY the roadside indicate.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-25
Possible Action on tn. rarlf..

A Washington dispatch says: No dc.
cision yet has been reached by the
president and other Republican lead
ers regarding possible action Of con-
gress on the subject Of tariR. It can
b said authoritatively that NO de-
cision will be reached MS to such &C
ton either at q regular or at an extra
ordinary session Of the Fifty-ninth
congress until the subject has been
considered thoroughly by the president
and his cabinet and his political
friends. The president IL not bound By
any preconceived views on the sub
jet. and Is open to conviction rs to tho
most desirable course to pursue. He
10 not inclined 10 favor an extraordi-
nary session either for the purpose OF
taking up the tariff or any other sub
ject, but II Is said TO be too early yet
even to indicate the determination
which eventually will be reached
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-25
Editor Who Sided With Americana
Expelled From Venezuela.

A. =. Jaurez, editor OF the venexue-
Ian Herald. has been ordered expelled
from Venezuela by President Castro.
The news came to the state depart
msnt In a cabicgram from its legation
At Caracas. No details are given. but
It IL stated Mr.. Jsurez has always do
Tended American interests in his pa
per and has taken the side of the A.
phalt company in its recent trouble It
b thought in Washington that hs =
N American citizen
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-25
BLEW UP HIS VESSEL
Russian Commander Determined tc
Foil japanese

HovSt4u SouW4po9F oSt~FusHSo -
Foil japanese
Adviccs from Chefoo state that the
Russians have blown up the torpsdc
boat destroyer Rastorophy. The Rus
slams, with the exception Of one man,
left the destroyer during tho aftor'
noon This last man lii slow fuses and
blew mp the vessel
There were three dull explosions.
which were scarcely discernible .
hundred yards from the place where
they occurred. Almost simultaneously
the Rastorophy sunk and settled on
the bottom A single spar marks her
grave.
II IL impossible to secure an ex-
PLANTATION OF the action OF the Rus
SLAMS. but IL Is believed that they were
determined net to allow = repetition
n the Ryeshitelni incident.
Prior to the destruction Of the do
Btroyer the taotai had oficiaIly noti-
ned the Jsp-nese consul that her dis
armament had been completed. tho
breech blocks and ammunition being
removed and the machinery disabled.
During the afternoon the Russian
consul ofiicially notified the taotai that
the destroyer had been driven towards
Chefoo by \ heavy sea. and that It
had been decided to disarm her be-
cause her machinery had been injured.
This Is looked upon in some quarters
N the throwing OF a transparent veil
over the purpose OF tho vessels visit.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-25
a. AcTuARIEs MEASURE LlFE.
AiIsw for More Years Than the DIbiL
cal Estimate.

AuoW tof more Yearo man xne otots-
cal Estimate.
Actuaries employed by insurance
companies adopt = standard method
Of computing prospective ages CT
risks. To ascertain how many years
. person OF given age II ordinarily
expected to live. the present age -
deducted from eighty. and twcthfrds
- the remainder viii indicate the
efkoiy future span OF life. Actuarial
schedules are = unit In this system
q calculation. In illustration OF the
abovs statement: Age twenty de-
Quoted from eighty years shows that
ebety tvsivsmonths are the allotment.
wAiis ago sixty from eighty, leaving
oaisncs Of twenty, represents that
thirteen years and three months
should. h favorable routine. eIapse
bs1rrs the insured invididuals life Is
In the past tense column.
Thus Il will be observed that insur-
aaos corporations go the Biblical al
|ewancs u ~thrsescors and ten" ten
voars better.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-25
IN STATE or sisoE.
This tho Condition In RIe JansIro,
Declared BY Congress.

Declared BY Con0rese-
Advices from Rio Janeiro state that
General Travassos. who was elected
By tho military cadets to succeed Gen.
srai Constallent. their dcposed COM
mandant. Is expected TO die from the
wound which ne received In tho en-
sounter between the cadets and the
soldiers and polics on Tuesday.
The church oficials declare In the
most positive manner that. although
they asitated against compulsory vac
sination. they did not encourage any
Using.
Both houses Of congress have
adopted resolutions declaring that
stste OF siege win exist at Rio Janeiro
and II It's neighborhood for thirty
lays.
President Aives. In . message TO
congress-. said he can and viii restore
order and Il only embarrassed BY pre-
iiminsry pri, r~~es. which prevent
him from arrestins the deputies and
senators Who direct the disturbances
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-25

We oner Ono Hundred Dollars Reward for any
CstarTh Cure.
,. J. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo o
We, the undersigned, have known Cheney
tor the last IS years and believe him perfectly hon
gnble In all business transactions and financially
able 70 carry out any ohiizati, ms made by h nrm
WALDiNe. KiSNAH q MARVIN
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo
Hairs Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
freely upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. Testimonials free Price IS cents PER
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for Constipation.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-25

Bread-Minded Scotch 5ectarian.
4 Scotch Gamekeeper. q great light
IN ono of tho kinks, was asked the
United Free churches. Give me the
actual difference In . simple FORM
the inquirer requested after . long
lecture from the gamekesper. We'll.
sir" said John. III you want It plainly
It IL this: Well AL be saved and
they'll all be damned"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-25

A farmers wife uving near Egg
Harder City, N. j., noticed the other
morning that several loads OF pump.
kins had been carted into the shed
during the night. Her husband could
not explain It, but neIghbors assert-
ed they had seen him at work In the
night and he was forced to conclude
that he had done 1t In his sleep. II
only we could all do our work while
asleep and have our waking hours for
Disqualification Express.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-25
Wasted LIvsa

In the ocean OF life how many
there are who are drifting to an nm
known destination-that undistin-
guished multitude. who are only "tol,-
Ing to live. and living only to de
who drag on through = weary life.
with their eyes half open; lacking
principle. moral. independence. stir
ring decision. generous resolves, Or
even the slightest ambition: whose
hives ara prrposeless. aimless. defense
less; and who live more from mere In
dolsnce than from calculation.-Jamss
Mia
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-25
OVERWHELMINGLY Physieian.

Or. Garth. . witty physician OF ire
court OF Queen Anne. had prescribed
. nauseous dose for the great warrior
tire Duke Of Marlborough. When the
duke objected to following the direc-
tons the sharp-tongued Duchess
Sarah broke In by saying: III BE-
hanged II 1t does not cure you"
There. my lord" interposed Garth.
you had better swallow It: you win
gain either way"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-25
HaIrplns Are Ancient

Women used their hairpins . tAoa-
sand years ago much in the same way
~ they do to-day. That. at least. u
the impression one gets from the an
tiQuities found during the last year
ut the Silchester (Engiand) excava-
tons. The most interesting discov.
cry was the building which formed
apparently the small altar. portions
e capitals and bases. part OF 4 large
basin Of Purbeck marble and some
singular pie ces Of metal
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-25
Preaching Tub.

A Chinese carpenter at Rangoon,
who had been employed to construct
. pulpit for new Anglican church,
sent In the bill for the work in the
following form: ITO one preaching
tub, 80 rupees"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-25

oeneatlorai Scene IN Court Reom-
While being arraigned In court In
Chicago Charles shyck. . saloon
keeper. fred . revolver several times
At his wife and child and then COM
mitted suicide. The child vas wound
ed hut net seriously. During tho
shooting Mrs Shyok fell unconscious
and vas thought to have been killed.
Bhs. however. hsd only tainted. When
the woman revived her husband lay
dead end the court room was in Wild
eusfusson. The charges on which
Bhyok vas being tried related = .
fns14y liseur6anco-
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-25
TIE
Gossips' are not the only
tongues tea loosens.
They Were Welcome.

While a Georgia editor was address
ing an audience fifteen cabbages were
thrown on tho stage Il thank yos.
ladies and gentlemen" he said. my
garden was killed BY the recent Bills.
eaad and ! have largo family to sup.
port All that need now u : w.
ksGSeAtlaEta Constitution.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-25
'rsssdsnt's Message to Next censrssa
Almost Completed

At the cabinet meeting Tuesday the
president devoted all the time Of the
session to . discussion Of his forth
coming annual message to congress.
No intimafion Of the nature Of the sub
iects considered was given. The presi-
dent IL anxious to complete his mos
sage before his trip to the st. Louis
exposition. and Is giving all the time
possible to its preparation. 1t IL well
In hand now. and It probably will be
placed In the hands Of the printer next
week.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-25

A dispatch to tho Pail Mall Gazette
from Moscow says . telegram 70
ceived there nom Baka announces
that trouble has occurred between
Russian snd Afghsnistans At Kushk.
The AfEhans, It h added. exploded .
Russian magazine. and many soldiers
we're kiilsd. There are two Kushks.
one In Afghrnistan and one In Rus
stan Turkestsn. close to the Afghan
frontier. The latter presumably II the
place referred to.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-25

Are you acquainted with
tear Is it tea that you
known Are you sure you
know tea?
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-25
Meney Vsrsus ExperIenee.

what do you care II you haven't
any money! You are Itch IN expert
enee
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-25
EA

Don't touch it at less than
6Oc Id; it isn't worth while.
We know the market.
ys.v grocer returns ysur no.sy. II ~ ssa's
~ Bchiiuns's Best
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-25

Important - Mothers.
Yxrmips carefully every bottle Of cASrORrA,
. sass and sure remedy for infants and chiIdrra,
ed ~ that u
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-25
sread-Minded scotch seetarIan.

Yoor grocer returns your moaey u ysu asav
- sshiiling's Best
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-25
TEA

The best Cheap" tea is
hot water; don't spoil good
water with trash tea.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-25
EA

We are friend to you and
your grocer; faithful to both.
s-su,l.s's B.-s l. good fo..sul. 20 measure
- VIM
The sun., 1904-05-15
AT THE AQUARIUM, :
yellow PereA tAs Latest Froducttsr .
the HAtohery--NeW front,

HA S"S HWS"SvSS'We
yellow PereA ths Latest Producttsu o.
the Hatehery--New TroUt,
There were last week turned over BY the
New York Aquarium to the New York
State Forest, Fish and Game Commission
and delivered at the State hatchery at
Caledonia about 1000 young lake trout.
each about ~ Inc hos In length. that were
hAtehed out ct the Aquarium about Feb.
Is. from eggs OF Lake Superior trout. pre-
ssnted 10 The Aquarium by the United STAKES
Fish Commission. The messenger deliver
Ing thsss young lake trout will bring back
muskalionge.
OF the 5000 yellow perch eggs taken from
tho Lake In Central Park and placed In
hstehins jsrs In the Aquarium on April
- about 1000 had hatehsd out last week
s9d . ssEs.d r iS s..as sioa' 4Sot psI scSs
source. have now been placed tn the hatch
fhere wsrs rsosivsd lsse week st the
AQUARIUM from The 3outhside, eporeamah's
Club Of Long Island, q hne lot OF trout,
the hrst to b Srpoeived here from any source
tkh season. snd making : desirsbls sddi.ten
lot includes sixteen bright and handsome
brook trout. running from eight 70 ton
inches In length; twelve handsome hybrids,
ranging UP to about foot In length: and
handsome specimens OF the rainbow and
Of TIE br2w4 trout. , -,.,., ..
s.. u . eas 4 S. s.ss &c
1srs. dldpt know tAey caught any
trout At High Bridge"
The sun., 1904-05-15
KANSAS CHURCH STRIKES OIL.
wsu Ala On the Grounos ~ The Public
oeA0el Of Psyu.

From ~ 81. Eouis Glohs- Dsmoc'G.
y vas down At Peru, Kan, . week sso.
william Crooks tells us. and had the novel
spectacle presented to me Of church and
public school engaged In the oil huslnsss.
You know oil has recently bean found Ia large
euaAtittes In many parts Of southern Kansas.
and = eompsystivsly short while sso the
eitiSens Of Peru wSrS sSixsd With the oil fever
Ia one Of its most virulsnt forms. All who
could e6oyd IL startsd boftns for oil. srsn n
thstr chicken yards end vesstable gardsns.
eucesss attended many Of these tttampts.
and when oil was discovered near this church
Of which sm speahins the pastor and the
board Of trustees concluded that The ground
used ss . yard at tho back Of the church
we going to waste and Immediately hired
Q skilled oil borer and proceeded to asoertsin
II nature had extended one OF her gifts under
their preserves.
At depth Of l.oco feet they struck oil.
The wstl hss now BEEN running for ssvarsl
months. Thsrs Il lssss dow and the oil
is Of az xeeIlsnt quality. 10 that II hnds resdy
market Improved facilities arc now being
put in for handling the ehuyeh's oil supply.
and from I little country church. struggling
hard TO maintain Itself. It has vsxed wealthy
on the proceeds Of It's oil well. With the pastor.
formerly undeEpaid. now occupying . lucrs-
tive berth on The list Of officers A funny
situation has developed out Of this, however.
more pvstsntious edIhos Oh oy near the site OF
their pr~ssnt church buildiAg g. for purely ssnti-
mental reasons. now that they are able to do
20. but their neighbors. who are In the oil
business themselves. will not sell foot Of
their ground. and the present sits Of the
church 10 restricted In srss. every foot out
side Of the little building bsins devoted to
the oil industry. The con sre estion 10 wealthy
enough TO have a magnificent edifce built,
hut the very circumstance which cont trbuted
to THAR wealth prevents them from doins
what they most wish to do With 1t.
Another rich oil we'll was struck 10 the
public school yard, and the revenue darived
from IL By the city 10 now proving sudieient
to defray al the expense Of the education
bosrd--eertainlv a sood thing for the tsx-
payers and something which helps to shov
that municipal ownership 10 not at all bad.
II any more wells On public property produce
oil. and they are sinking shafts everywhere.
Peru can conduct her municipal government
without levying . single tax charge"
The sun., 1904-05-15

native country very much." said the host
with mingled courtesy and reticence. 1t
Is hard for mo 10 speak English. do not
know why. ! would not speak willingly
for the first ten years OF my stay. was
afraid to utter English words.
Il believe that In time Russia will be one
Of the greatest nations OF the world. Even
now, the Russian ia great, Judging by his
music, his poetry. his beiles-leurcs.
AT the present time tho whole of my
native country Is q prison. But even In
that prison you hear the sound Of distant
words. OF music. OF song. We cannot i'm.
agins what 1t might grow to be when It has
freedom, after the action OF politics.
There is Q strong revolutionary infu.
intelligent people make It's various ole.
ments. There are two revolut ionary move.
ments Of importance, one radical, one con-
servative.
Gordin lighted q large dark cigar He
has way Of waiting for response. Of recog.
nizing the pauses Of letting the hearer
think
There has never been 80 strong q move.
ment as now. though Nicholas !. was very
liberal too,' hs added.
If Russia fails In this present war it
vii! ba the last strike OF the Russian Gov.
ernment; It will kill the prestige Of the
Csar--thoush ! am sorry for tho Russian
soldiers. No. do not think they will win.
desire Japan to win, but II desire this,
II 10 for the sake Of Russia herself for a
lesson to all humanity TO Christianity, v,
even.
You see II Is thought that our civilxa.
tion has been reached through Christianity,
1t swallowed the people Bat the Japanese
have taken from our civilization only the
scientihc treasures. They show q cviiixa-
ton that 10 not founded on Christianity.
The sun., 1904-05-15

teristics Of my people
1t Is In such rellnquishments. pih,ps
that Russia the terrible, in losing some
thing Of national value, unwittingly gives
Earth. Whether Russia goes to war and
wins or losee, whether her soldery and
her peasants he maltreated or ho ppy, she
produces, even though she repu dates
Them. al the greater giants Of thought
and daring. Mr. Gordin says :,
The great men are still coming.
admire Gorky very much Andrew.
novelist and Nihilist: Kuprin. Or, Verss.
saev and many others. The sources arc
strong and other countries profit hereby.
The sun., 1904-05-15
Msn Carried BY Retn0eer Teams.
From lks Soutksvn Woykmex.

The capacity Of the reindeer for team vork
Is remarkable. His hoofs are very broad and
ase, weight is ABOUT 100 pounds. He WIN
with tAis load can cover thirty, 6fty and sSeS ven
nlnety milss 4 a. day; % Ths reIIdesr ss.Ins pow
row. a distance OF $50 iniIes -ths most north
erly post route In the world. No food 10
carried for the deer. AZ the end Of his Jour.
loose. and at once breaks through the snow
10 the white moss. which serves as food. II
costs nothing TO feed him. A. the white
parts of Alaska, and In many places remots
from railway and sse~mbeas transportation,
the reindeer express will be one Of the most
important factors In territorial We.
The sun., 1904-05-15

Perhaps can raiss the window for you,' y
said polite and at the sazns time muscular
young man. lifting his hat - he approached
. young woman who bad vatnly been try
ins to raise the window u her side In .
railway car; and she stepped aside and
permitted the polite and stalwsrt young
man to try.
1t wa one Of those damp days, whom oil
car windows stick. and this one was stick'
ins hard, and she had been quite unable
70 bulge it.. But he had Il up " . minute.
His wsa Z time honored method Of start
ing . sticking car window, but II waa new
TO some, st least Of the passepssrs, and
they al looked On with interest, anyway.
He had With him stout cana, and placing
the heavy snd under the 6nGer bold on
the window fYama and using the edge Of
the window sill In front - fulcru,n for this
lever, he pried the window up with II SUM
GENTLY to psrmit him to get bis strong
hands undsf the lower sdSs Of ths sash.
The rest vas easy for him. and he threw
the window UP smartly and retired -
politely a. he had come, taking ~ his ~
ward the young women's synillng thanks,
and the approval a the other paseanEers
ga The suooissful sooornplishmsut OF little
feat.
The sun., 1904-05-15
TO SEND A MAN ~ POST.
II Can pe Done In Easiana by Ps,meat
Of . Mileage Fec.


Tho limit Of weight for parcel per parcel
post 10. - We al know, eleven pounds. No
doubt, then. soma RI Bite reader will be eur.
pr1ssd that under csrtain conditions the
Post once will undertake to safely deliver
weights many times 10 excess OF that ststsd
In the regulation.
One day last year city gentleman called
consulting q directory and fndlns the sd-
part Of BALKAN. Hs was not aoepainted
With the locality and was most an xious to
see his customer at once. These fsets he
mentioned TO an oblging olerk behind tho
counter.
be sent 70 the required addrea "hy. regis-
than . minute found hiInseli In charge q :
smart messenger boy, who very soon guided
him By the shortest route to his destination:
The boy carried In his hapd printed slip
with q description OF his charge under the
heading. Article required to be delivered.
toner TO align before he isft the latter . house.
II ls probable that very few people are
aware Of the regulation under which this
II reads thus: n person may be conducted
by express messenger TO any address on pay
mept Of mileage fee.
The sun., 1904-05-15

Camille, despite its superior characteriza-
,ion much better than East Lynne" II
is not the ignoble woman who ia to blame,
but the ignoble point Of view from which
shs ID shown us by the dramatist. II Mar
0nsvite Coulter were q pare gon Of all the
housekeeping virtues, the light in which
she would be displayed by Dumas would
mako her just as ignoble, repeat-there
Ia nothing 80 immoral in work OF art as
false sentiment. In real life It Is ridiculous.
and what we laugh at is seldom dangerous.
Nor can much he ssid in favor OF The
Two Orphans 1t Ia more violently melo-
dramatic. and that keeps 1t from sinking
altogether into the ooze Of sentimentality.
Again the morbid is employed with dire
eject In the case OF the blind sister l
prefer OsvCld's madness at the close OF
Ghosts as being infinitely more dramatic,
not to speak OF the profound study OF a
sssl disintegroting which precedes the
Anal outburst The real immortality for
theatregoers in Nord's departure lies in
ths fact that she goes away without lover
No adventurous male turks near hsr de-
serted home to carry her o6 to foreign
and, therefore. romantic-lands. This alb
ssnce Of a credible, that 10 to say a criminal
motive, balks tho feeble imagination Of
tho many. What terribly vicious woman,
you hear every one exclaim. 10 abandon
children and husband without u lover!
That she left TO save her own soul In re-
gGrded with suspicion. Is II not admir-
able. this popular critical attitude9 What
lbsen's critics his admirers as well as his
enemies. have never seen. or acknowl
edged whom they have seen. is that Nera
Re'atr's flight Is no vel variation In drama
furry. II is 9 iew technical! trick Gna eve
The sun., 1904-05-15
Cspturtng . Shark on Coral Ref.
From tAe PsciRe comms-eidi Advertiser Homo
fUlN

A 1--WE and half foot shark was captured
yesterday inside the reef Oh East N!u ranch.
i6ording . great deal Of sport for those who
The Wstsr At this point 10 very shallow for
nearly a mile and half out from, the shore.
Al low tide II 10 a coral nat covered With mud.
At high. tide there 70 from eighteen inchss
70 tive feet OF water on II.
very high. Yesterday afternoon Il. seemed
hiyhcr than ever rolling up over ths coral
f sEs.s VIC vS psy ss 81
was spending tAe dsy there. taw eplsshina
about hfty vards from the shore. Presently
IL some way, worked h. way FOR more than q
mile over the reef. The party had been
They Hrsd . number Of shots al the creature,
riddliRg u With bullets.. ss was aftsrward
shown, but apparently without eGeet. Then
the party vent out and made rope ~, 70 the
shaTks tan. The great strsngth Of the seq
fer quite = time, but finally ID was brought 70
shore and killed.