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The Washington times., 1904-11-12
REQUEST CONGRESS
TO REDUCE THE RATES

Secretary Taft has decided to lay be-
fore Congress at the approaching ses-
sion the project for the reduction OF
customs duties on goods entering the
United States from the Philippines from
the present rate. which is IS per cent Of
the Dingley tariff rates. 10 % per cent
Of those rates, the reduction 10 apply
10 sugar and tobacco. while ell other
Philippine products are 10 be placed
on our free list
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You Risk Nothing

Hberaity is Of avail those eyes
away overcome than
disease I those lack the faith try.
So have made this offer. disregard the /
aside the that mine the largest medical practice
world, you you believe
say you proven yourself
give you full dollars Shops
my unbounded suggest It's
belief.
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For Heart Trouble

Your heart beats more than ten thousand
times a day. And every heart beat Is an inn
pulse Of the Inside nerve branch called the
cardiac pleXus. The heart IS "a muscle but IL
is the nerve that makes he muscle do the
work. An irregular OF weak heart is almost
30 every instance. thc direct result Of a
weak OF Irregular neTvc-iusile nerve To
cUIg he-rt trouble restore the mere 70 nor
mai bT- ShooU's Restorative VIII ress -.
the cardiac pieKus. just as il restores IN. su-
lar uieXus and the renal g'exus For all are
equal parts of the great inside nerve system
the power ueryes-the master nerves
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PRISON FOR POSTMASTER.

HONOLULU. Nov. I2-United States
Judge Dole has sentenced L. P. Kauhoe
formerly postmaster at Kapaa, Kauai
Island 10 one years imprisonment for
embezzlemeut. KaUhoe's defalcation
amounted 20 81 S92
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10. Platte. Mob. Fcb. G,h. 1901

no. Platte, Neb., Feb. Gth 1904
/ want 20 tell YOU what your DIT Shoop
Restorative has done FOR my Heart trouble.
Ny suffering was SO intense that I had to
close school one DAY, and II was then that
my mother urged Wo t1 take your medicine.
/ felt b,ncncl-I r,srits frH1 the first day 1
took H. aul now seeI entirely We'll
NELLIE d. IOFESTEDT.
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Chhlicothe. Ohio. July lst. 1894
II Is with pleasure that ! announce tb YOU
the cure Of my terrible suffering Of heart
trouble. am now SO years old and ann tend
Ing % a large garden. ] feel quite well nov,
and II Is due % Dr. Shouu's Restorative
felt better after taking the FIRST bottle and
recommended this remedy To an suffering
aged people. MRS. JANE O.. REDAIAN.
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BET ON PARKER; SHOT HIMsELF

NEW YORK. Nov. 12-Because he
lost all his money in bets on Parker.
Frederick Griebel. seventy-six years old.
committed suicide by shooting himself
az RidgeWood Heights, l.. J.
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SNOW AT INTERLAKEN.

INTERLAKEN. y. Y, Nov. 12-Near-
~ three inches of snow was on the
ground here last night. The mercury
went down 10 D.
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ANCESTORS WORK
Indians Sell as Antiques
Vases Made Yesterday.
SMOKE STAINS LOOK AGED
Idols, Household Implements, Plastics,
Efigies, and Weapons Fashioned
SO as to Deceive Buyers.

SANTA FE, Nov. 12-Indians have
learned TO make pottery IN imitation OF
prehistoric specimens and are selling Il
at a large profit.
Idols and household articles supposed
TO have been dug among the homes Of
Iiff-dweIlers Of pre-Columbian days are
made to order by the carload IN Arizona
and New Mexico Vases that cOnnols-
seurs prize as masterpieces Of -Ameri-
cas- first potters, who lived before q
Montezuma sat upon the Aztec throne,
are fashioned in clay I'm half a dozen
pueblos. Cracked specimens Of plaster.
ascribed 10 aborigines before the dawn
OF the Christian era. are made almost
daily by Pueblo Indians. MortaTs are
ohiseled and wrought for tue white
mans collection Of antiquities.
Maricopa and Hualipi Indians on the
desert wastes Of Arizona create and sen
ragged remnants OF grass woven san
dals, bucklers and buekskin moccasins
and leggins as ezhumed relies Of q
race that lived in walled towers
throughout the Salt River Valley. Gro
tesque efhgies. IN prop0rtioned jars.
crazy implements Of the chase strange
ly painted war clubs and Urls and chit
dren's toys. in all the crudity Of the
primitive sava ges, are regularly manu-
featured by the squaws for curio deal
ers.
Thriving Industry.
The prehistoric relic industry has come
to be a thriving one in almost every In
dian community in Arizona and New
Mexico. The Zunis were pioneers IN
the prehistoric pottery business. The
news OF their profits spread to Acoma.
Lagona, Isleta and 10 the little pueblOs
along the Rio Grande and about Santa
Fe.
As the industry has grown it has
broadened in scope. The Apaches found
their ancient war weapons We're in good
demand by buyers for eurio stores.
Forthwith the manufacture Of old war
clubs began.
TIE Haulipis were told Of the money
there was in making these crude alb
original weapons. After a while the
Huaiipis also had for market still old
e- carved clubs, which were said 70
have been dug among the ruins OF the
Imitation Easy.
Indian estheticlsm has progressed lit-
tie since recorded history began. so It
is not difficult for a modern 10 initiate
the art OF ancestors. With a little in
structIcn from traders and curio deal
ers the Indians have learned how best
TO win the eyes OF the tourist public
and make the most Turing counterfeits
OF ancient articles.
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By Telephone Men.

Hundreds OF bulletins were procured
by the services Of the Chesapeake Com
pany's own men; hundreds Of other mes
sages were procured over the long dis
tance wires from New York
In all parts of the country the tele-
phone was an exceedingly important
factor In the gathering Of the election
returns, though nowhere perhaps was
there such q system or such complete
ness as In Washington and Baltimore.
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Evidence

Lane. Idaho. Jan 22rd 1905
write you tbs letter 10 Jet you know that
] have been entirely cured or Diabetes
through the use Of your Restorative. / am
now in good health and ann doing hard work
all the time
! shall always keep the Restorative on
hand, for IL is the FIRST thing ] should think
Of II did not feel well W. S. O'BRIEN.
Atlantic city n. j.. June 2sth. 1874
Your Restorative has been a great bfesslne
IN my family; 90 my mother nay baby. AMI
myself. Ny baby / feel quite sure would not
he living now had q not been for v1tr Dr
Shoops Restorative. AS it IS he is a big
strong-lpok.ug boy FOR his age. Al nine
months, when he began taking the Restora-
tive. he Was at deaths door
MRS. CHAS. HAVENS
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TELEPHONE BRINGS
ELECTION RETURNS
Greatly Aids Newspapers in
Getting Results.
1T REACHES REMOTE PLACES
How the Chesapeake and Potomac
Company Answered Over Thirty
Thousand Calls.

As newsgatherer the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company last Tues
day night gained distinction throughout
Washington and Baltimore In years
past the service OF the telephone com
panies has brought forth much infoI-
nation from inaccessible places. but
this year, in Washington at least. 1t
was better than ever before. To news
papers the telephone service was a great
aid in tie bulletin service.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Com
pany answered 10000 calls over private
lines In Washington and Baltimore. ex-
elusive OF hundreds OF calls received
from newspaper offices, hotels. and
clubs.
How the Scheme Worked.
Elaborate preparations were made in
the local office for the receiving and
handling Of the election news In a
large vacant room specially constructed
tables were set in place. On these there
were placed thirty-six phones. An in
quiry for news was switched to one Of
the phones al the Information bureau,
and anything desired could be learned
The main center however was at Bal
timore Throughout Maryland, the
State which is still In doubt. the service
was well organized. and the returns
were accurate. too. At u:3O o'clock
Tuesday evening a bulletin was sent in
over the telephone that Roosevelt would
get the State but that the difference
would be about 100 votes. Yesterday IL
was computed, that Roosevelt had won
by 126.
At every town, village. and hamlet the
telephone company had a man TO watch
for results. At half a dozen centers
throughout the State many other men
were scattered. Baltimore was the CEN
ter and everything was sent that way.
Rapid calculators with large sheets and
nimble fingers sat with telephones be-
fore them adding the returns TO those
already received. and telling the result
10 thousands through the DhOue
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Faycttcvlue. Wis. May 2ith. $50

1 VAS sick fl- o. -aa. with kidney COM
pIaiut Tried Two doctors. They did not help
Wc any. / could not 80 90 church nor any
place 1 would have 10 get up ten times
through the night
/ got two bottles Of your Restorative at
the drug store. could see "A change the
first week. J took -four bottles in all. / am
Wei today, and IL is ONE year ago now since
! got H. / can sleep all night and won't
have To get up. 1 know your remedy saved
my life. Sincerely yours.
RnEEET CHENEY
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SAFE AND SANE,'
A LOSING MOTTO
New York Democracy Looks
Toward Bryan.
MACK FAvORS BRYANlSM
Democratic Representatives and Sena-
tors Will Evolve Reorganization
Plan After Congress Convenes.

Just in what direction they should
move toward effecJing a proper sort of a
reorganization is the question that il
now worrying what Is ."ft OF the Demo-
cratic party.
II is conceded. however. thaI, as a
vote-getter the safe and sane policy IS
a failure, and even the New York lead
ers are now casting ,heir eyes toward
Bryan. IL is admIItCI IEat a radical
campaign VIII be The only thing possible
four years hence. wiki amy chance u
success, and there is already much talk
OF fusion with the PopUlsts, and the
other kinds of lists"
Tom Watson, who proved Jo DC a much
bigger man toward the end az he cam
paign than was expected. is already IN
New York comforting with the Demo-
cratic and other leaders, including, il -
said those who were am1ns the most
conservative OF the safe and sane peo-
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Not Ousting Bryan.

Watson is quoted as denying that there
Is any attempt 10 rule Bryan out OF TINS
plan of organization, but he says that
the idea was 10 start the movement and
call in the larger leaders later
Norman h. Mack, the New York ma
tiOnal committeeman, who has always
been looked upon as one of the really
safest and sanest, is out in another
statement in which he says that Bryan
ism is the only sane ishC 10 follow now.
Mack says this after he has read the
returns from Nebraska. telling the story
OF the defeat of Bryan for the United
States Senate, which goes to indicate
that the crushing defeat has chasteued
the souls Of both factions of the party
and brought about a desire TO get to-
gether, no matter at what personal sac
TInce.
The leaders Of the party have also
seen that the voter has become tired OF
unquestioned f5alty to a party simply
because IL IS a party, and has begun 20
mark out for himself independent aC-
uOn, following, as he believes, what Is
best. no matter whether the ideas or
propositions are Republican. Democratic,
or something else.
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Evidence

s35 Lincoln Ave. Allegheny Pa.
June End. 131f
] have taken six bottles Of your DIT.
Shoops Restorative and ann completely cured.
No more Dyspepsia. no more headache no
more palms That is % say I feel perfectly
we'll MRS. PHI ID. DcSJARDISs.
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New independence.

This new independence. the Demo
cratic leaders are pointing out, is Illus
trated in the election OF Douglas. the
shoe man, in Massachusetts. and Folk in
Missouri. by large majorities, sWhile all
the rest Of the State and national tick
cts went 10 the Republicans.
Because OF this condition the Demo-
cratic leaders think il best 10 take up
again with every man who stands for
something more than simply party
Jenets. This Is why Tom Watson has
been called ia and why the East is
looking toward Bryan. II also indicates
that the Democratic party Is going back
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
CHAPTER III.

The carriage waited near the gates
of Buckingham Palace: and footman.
in neat black livery, summoned it
when the doctor appeared Esther was
not accustomed to the formal and ex-
asSerated pOliteness with which Doc
tor Xavier now treated her; indeed.
she had never ridden in such carriage
before, and her sensations were those
which she could neither describe nor
wholly enjoy. Had she been quite sure
Of the wisdom of the step she was TAX
ing. the experience would have been al
together pleasurable; but the offer had
come to her with such dramatic sud
denness, it was so surprising and unex-
pected. that she neither realized it nor
believed altogether in its good faith.
True, the immediate necessity, the
dreadful despair which had tormented
her an hour ago. were already of the
past and forgotten. She was going to a
home, whatever it might have in store
for her No longer would it be neces-
sary TO scheme for her daily bread in
the garret which sheltered her. Crate
full always, she was very grateful for
this respite. The excitement of the
journey fascinated her and was not to
be resisted Again and again she asked
herself, Where are we going; what
does he really want of me?" Dortor
Xavier. on his part, said nothing to
abate this curiosity. He treated her
from the first with a Difference to
which she was quite unaccustomed.
The polished manners. the courteous
phrases of the born gentleman pleased
her and were not to be resisted Her
knowledge of men hitherto had been
gained from the provincial city. This
man was unlike any other she had
known. She could not imagine her
title TO his homage and regard. He ad-
dressed her as one no less learned than
himself.
we think alike" he said, while they
drove rapidly northward toward OK
ford street and Marylebone. "I can see
that we observe nature from the same
standpoint; it is a good beginning and
will help US. You, at this present mo-
ment, are telling yourself how beau
THU the park is looking; 1 am saying
that IT would be beautiful if there were
no people in it. Reflect how men and
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women are robbing the world Of beau
ty to-day. They multiply and spread;
the city thrusts out its arms; the
woods, the rivers, the pastures perish.
In time this England will be one stiff
ling city. Those who love solitude will
find 1t after many days. A thousand
years ago a forest thrived on this very
spot. You could have built hut and
lived a week without seeing a man.
Nowadays, there are twenty families in
the hut and man must go far afield
If he would be away from other men.
We shall make the journey together
and study as we go. 1 will show you
solitudes of mountain and valley which
years of travel and labor have pur-
chased. The book of nature is in many
volumes, Miss Venn, few read it
through. We should be all the better
If we did. We should not write such
stuff as that-we should despise it!"
He took a yellow backed volume
from the leather-case before him and
turned it's pages scornfully. 1t was a
work upon the decadence of the CEN
tury; the triumph of a gloomy German.
This fellow has gone to the letter
s." the stranger went on; "he writes of
the human swamp. He should have
begun at A. and written Of the art Of
life, which thinking men make their
own. If you showed him the sun, it
would blind him. We live in an age
which does not like the sunshine. The
majority is always looking downward,
backward; but the new generation will
lift its eyes to the heavens, it will rend
the veil and enter the unknown. If it
no longer believes in death. it will be
because science has taught it that life
is eternal, indestructible the spirit of
the celestial scheme. 1 am a pupil, but
those that come after me will be the
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masters. Let us help them to come
quickly. 1t is possible to do so.''
Esther had never heard any one talk
like this. She did not realize at first,
perhaps, how much the personal mag
netism of the speaker attracted her, or
how very closely she was listening to
him; but she was conscious of a desire
to listen and of a sense of mental in
feriority which she had rarely expert
enced in the presence of any other
man. Her suspicion that the doctor
talked merely to avoid her own Curl
oslty was quickly put aside; for his
earnestness convinced her, and she
could not resist the spefl of his voice
For that matter, the journey was all
too short; and when the carriage
stopped, she had quite forgotten her
doubts 1t remained for the house it
self to awaken them.
Esther knew little of London. and
had lost her reckoning in the excite
ment of an experience SO new; but she
was aware that the carriage had
crossed Oxford street and thence had
driven northward toward Regents
Park. When at last it stopped, they
were at the doors of a low-pitched
house which stood behind high walls
and was shut in by heavy wooden
gates. A little garden faced the door
and displayed a wealth of common
gillyhowers and swect-smelling shrubs.
In shape as many dwellings, round
about Esther's sharp eyes at once
observed in what way the doctors
house differed from them. 1t had no
windows, she said: at least the win
dows were all bricked up. This cir
cumstance of itself troubled her not
little. and she could not imagine the
reason of it, Why should any one fear
the sunlight, a scientist of all others.
She was still trying to satisfy herself,
when the doctor, standing at the car
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the rays of electric lights, cunningly
placed. and showed their finest details.
The mats were Eastern and of sur
prlsing softness. Flowers stood every
where; the rarest orchids, the loveliest
blooms, so perfectly chosen, so artis-
tically matched, that the color-scheme
was never marred or vulgarized. Es-
ther said that she had entered Won
derland. A fountain splashed in the
garden shed a delicious perfume upon
the air. Her WEAKNESS, her hunger, left
her at the door The very silence was
bewitching. London seemed so far
away. When the doctor spoke again,
she started at the sound of his voice.
Il can see that you like my house, y
he said, we'll pleased. Women are al
ways the children of first impressions;
and you are no exception. When we
have had lunch, 1 will show you some
of my curiosities; but first I must in
troduce you to my sister; she is very
much alone here, and will be glad of a
companion"
He struck a gong twice while he
spoke, and the reverberations had
hardly died away when a well-dressed
woman descended the stairs and came
up to him with outstretched hands.
Esther judged that she was about 30
years old, brunette, with a Spanish
type of face, an abundance of black
hair and the whitest of teeth which
showed little prominently when she
smiled. Her eyes were deep set and
dark and her manner buoyant and al
most girlish. Doctor Xavier kissed her
affectionately and then led her for
ward to Esther.
My sister JultA" he said; this is
Miss Venn, Miss Esther Venn. You
must learn to know each other quickly
you will have so many hours to pass
together"
Julia took Esther's hands in both her
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downstairs with a confidence which
quite surprised hers Luncheon. she
discovered, was already served in the
dining-room upon the ground floor.
The scheme Of this room was entirely
white, with chairs and curtains and
carpets OF the richest crimson. Here,
as in the hall, bewitching effects of
light were contrived by Fantastic win
dows. A few sketches hung upon the
walls, and each had its own lamp above
that its finer work might not be lost.
The glass was Venetian, green as a
tulips leaf. Esther noticed how
brightly the silver shone, and how
rarely chased was the great goblet by
the Doctors plate. The whole room
impressed her with a sense of luxury
carried to the last point, but not vuI-
carly nor obtrusively The wine she
drank was the golden Valdepenas; it
stimulated her tagging energy, encour-
aged her sense of happiness. and re-
newed her unspoken expression of graf
itude. What had she done to deserve
this change of fortune, so sudden, so
supreme? But an hour ago she be-
lieved that her life had been lived; and
AAN" @ SONh6 6iAl . SOuIdSS nAlCQ uCA
up to new scenes of success and ambi-
tion. How she would work for such
friends as theseI How she would serve
them!
All, if she had known what days
awaited her in the Doctors house!
The talk was all of common things
during the luncheon hour. Doctor
Xavier ate little. and drank less; but
he had fund of anecdote which was
inexhaustible; and he gossiped now of
Europe, though much of it was beyond
her understanding. She gathered from
1T that he had been traveller in many
countries, and that his residence in
England was but accident, which, in
some way, he lamented. He spoke Of
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riage door, surprised her by antici-
pating the question.
You are wondering why 1 have no
windows" he asked, with laugh.
Wen, come inside and 1 will show
you.'
He held out his hand, and she en-
tered the house with him. An elderly
butler, English and well trained, took
his masters hat and cane and asked
him If he had lunched. Esther heard
the carriage driving away on the
gravel path and then the heavy oaken
door was shut with clang behind her.
She trembled a little at the sound, for
she had never seen so curious hall as
that in which she now stood; the
vision OF the garden beyond was like
that OF fairyland.
You are anxious about my win
dows," said the doctor, lightly; well,
you see, we like an eastern light, Miss
Venn, and make one. 1t is not pleasant
to have neighbors who count the days
when your curtains go to the wash.
observe! you have never seen the sun
light shine so softly-is it not beauti-
ful?"
Esther perceived now that the house
was built in the Italian style-a- qua
drangle about spacious garden. Two
great windows lighted the hall; but
they were uplike any windows she had
ever seen or read Of An exquisite
glass of the faintest roseate hue per-
mitted the rays of light to stream
down through device of crystal and
green leaves, so cunningly placed that
the whole apartment glowed with the
gentle radiance of the softest tints,
more restful to the eye, more pleasing
than any light that could be imagined.
Elsewhere all was fantastic and sur
prising. Masterpieces Of art caught
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spent the sunny afternoon in such care
less talk, and at fve O'Clock tea was
served to them in an arbOr by the
laWn- Esther did not see Doctor
XAVIER again until dinner time; and
altnougn she looked up often to the
windows Of the pavilion. the figure
which had so frightened her did not
reappear- She fell to wondering at Iasl
II II mad been merely her imagination.
nevertheless. the impression remained.
.sne knew that there was some secret
OF TINS house she had yet to mathom
Ferhaps In her heart she believed that
1t was an awful secret