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PEARY'S SHIP LAUNCHED.
Model Arctic Exploring Steamer Sue
cessfully Christeneda at Bucksport, Me.

Model Arctic Exploring Steamer Sue.
cessfully Christeneda at Bucksport,M Me.
B%ucksport, Me.-Commander ROBERT
E. Peary's arctic exploration steam
ship, for, which funds were furnished
by the Peary Arctic Club, Of New
York, was launched here.
She was named Roosevelt" by Mrs.
Peary.
The vessel was designed by Naval
Architect William E. Winant. Of New
York, and is said to embody all that
experience in arctic navigation to this
date can suggest.
She is described as "a three-masted
fore and aft schooner-rigged steamship
with auxiliary sail power" Her prin.
cipal dimensions are: Length over all.
1872 feet; beam, 35.5 feet; depth, 1853
feet; mean draught. with stores, II
feet; gross tonnage, GA tons, and esti-
mated displacement about 1900.
The vessel is built Of white oak, the
frames being treble and close together.
with double pianking, making the
walls from "a to 80 inches thick. The
keel is 16 inches thick. but false keels
and keelsons form a backbone 6 feet
high the entire length of the vessel.
The bow is backed by II feet Of solid
deadwood. Her engine and boilers will
develop from 1000 to 1900 horse power.
Her cost when ready for sea will be
100000. -
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800 Reward. 500.

Tbs readers ofthis paper will be pleasedto
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure in all
i~tsstages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Curei is the only positive cure now knownt to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con-
stitutional disease, requires a constitutional
treatment. Halls CatarrhC Cure is taken inter-
nally, actiasdirectly upoa tine blood and mu-
eousslrfa, es Of The system, thereby destroy
ingthe foundatio OF tne disease, aad givin,
the patient strength by building up the con-
slt1tion and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have 50 much faithin
ftscurative powers that they offer One Hun
dredD Dollars for aay case that it fails to cure.
Send for list OF testimonials. Address
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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The New Russian Loan.

st. Petersburg, Russia.-A prelimin-
airy contract was signed with a num-
Der of Russian banks for the issue OF
SIS, 900 of the proposed internal
loan of 500, G00, 900. The bonds bear
interest at the rate of five per cent.
per annum and are redeemable in fifty
years. The issue price is SO.
The successful conclusion of the in
ternal loan of 500, 900, 900 at'the ennis
sion price of SO comes as a CLEAN Of
sunshine in an otherwise clouded sit
uation. Of this amount the Govern
ment savings bank takes one-fourth
and private banks and an underwrit-
ing syndicate the remainder.
The internal situation in Russia is
a source of continued apprehension.
In the south Of Russia workingmen
and peasants already are joining
hands. and from the Caucasus, Poland
and other quarters encounters be-
tween disconnected workers and the po-
lice. with fatal consequences, are re-
ported.
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Effects Of Prosperity.

In the six years Of the country's
greatest prosperity, from 1897 to 1908.
average prices Of breadstuffs advanced
S. per cent; meats, 23.1 per cent;
dairy and garden products, SOL per
cent, and clothing 24.1. All these were
products Of the farmer and stockman,
who proited more than any other class
of the community by these advances.
The miner benefited 42.1 per cent. by
that advance in the average price Of
metals. The only decrease in the aver
age prices of commodities in that Pc
riod was in railway freight rates, which
decreased from .73S per ton-mile in
1897 to 1853 in 1909, a loss Of A per
cent. The report Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission shows that the
average increase in the pay Of railroad
employees in that period was a tride
above SIS per cent.
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A Cheerful Giver.

Bobby's father had given him a ten
cent piece and a quarter Of a dollar
telling him he might put one or the
other on the contribution plate.
(Which did you give, Bobbyg his
father asked when the boy came home
home from church.
"Well, father, I thought at first ]
ought to put in the quarter," said
Bobby, "but then just in time Iremem.
bered The Lord loveth a cheerful
giver,' and I knew I could give the ten
cent piece a great deal more cheerfuly,
so I put that in."-Youth's Companion.
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Mrs. Ella Lee, frankfort, Ind. writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
~ want to thank you for what your medi.
cine has done for me-.
"Three years ago 7 had Inflammation Of tho
ovaries and ulcers on my womb. I was under
the doctors care for about three months, and
the only time l was not in pain was when
under the influence of morphine. The doctor
finally said I never would be better, and
would be an invalid the rest of my life. I had
given up in despair, but one evening I came
across one Of your advertisements and decided
to write you for advice. I did 80 and COM
table Compound. Ibegan to improve at once,
and to-day I am a well woman, and I know
it is all due to your advice and medicine.
Mrs. J. 81. Farmer of 2S09 Elliott
Avenue, st. Louis, Mo-, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
II cannot thank you enough for what your
advice and medicines have done for me.
They have done me more good than all the
doctors I ever had.
"For the last eight years I have suffered
with female troubles; was very weak; had
nervous prostration, and could not do my
work; but I am happy to say Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has made q
different woman Of me. T am In perfect
health and have gained in weight from 90
pounds to 122 pounds"
No other medicine in the world has
received such widespread and unquali-
fed endorsement. No other medicine
has such q record for actual cures of
female ills as has Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women
to write her for advice. She has
guided thousands to health. Address,
Lynn. Mass.
q Best Understands A Wcn1an's Ills,
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A Considerate Kentucky Judge.

Representative kehoe Of Kentucky
tells Of a considerate Judge in his State
who passed sentence on a mar con-
victed of murder. The judge said:
~Mr. Dodson, the jury says you are
guilty Of murder, and the law says you
are to be hanged. 1t is my wish that
you and all your friends on the river
to know that it is not I who condemns
you; it is the jury and the law, Mr..
Dodson. At what time, sir, would you
like to be hanged?" The prisoner made
answer that it was a matter Of indif-
ference to him, and that he was pre-
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ADDlCKS AGAIN THWARTED
Delaware Legislature Adjourns Sine
Die Without Breaking Deadlock.
First Ballot Cast on February 8 and
BalIoting Has Continued
Since That Date.

Dover, Del.-Without electing a Sen
ator, although four ballots were taken
and flibustering resorted to to continue
the balloting, the Delaware General
Assembly adjourned sine die, and as a
consequence Delaware will not be fully
represented in the United States Sem
ate for the next two years. Senator j.
Frank Alice retains his seat, but John
Edward Addicks failed to secur the
other.
While no agreement had been
reached when the members entered
upon the final joint session, there were
hopes among many Of the members
that a solution of the problem might be
reached. It was intended by the Union
Republicans to cast only one ballot, but
when the first ballot had been taken
and efforts were made to separate the
Democrats, it was found that the regu-
lar Republicans had a scheme to pro-
long the balloting in the hope of elect
ing one of their number.
Three more ballots were taken; all
resulting the same, except that Repre-
s%entatives Lingo and Vanderburg
changed their votes from I. Coleman
Du Pont to State Senator s. S. Penne-
will. A recess Of fifteen minutes was
then taken. The Union men conferred.
and, upon Information that the Demo
Gratis would assist them, went back
into the joint session ready to move a
separation, which was done, and the
motion was carried. much to the cha
grin of the Regulars and the Union
boilers.
Senator Pennewiil. who was to have
been the nominee of the Regulars and
the seven Union boilers, became an
gered at President Pro TEN. Conner
when he recognized a motion from Sen.
ator Rose (Dem.l rather than from
Representative Vanderburg (Rep.), and
made remarks to Mr.. Conner as he was
leaving Representative Hall which
have caused a wider breach among the
Republicans Of Delaware. AS final
separation of the joint assembly was
secured p~andemonium reigned, many
shouting for JOY becaus. Addicks
again had failed to reach the goal.
The first ballot taken resulted: Ad.
dicks, IS; Du Pont, IA; Salisbury
(Dem.). IS: Hughes DENY 8; I. G. Du
Pont, 2. Total vote. 50; necessary to
choice, q.
The balloSng for Senator in joint
session began February 8.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
]. Edward Addicks, Union Republi,
can, %; Henry A. Du Pont, Regular
Republican, 8; Willard Salisbury, Dem
ocrat, 2; one member, a Democrat, abb
sent.
Since then there have been changes,
the Regular Republicans voting for q
week for Henry A. Richardson, of Dc.
yer, in order to show their willingness
to vote for Union Republicans other
than Addicks.
Seven of Addicks' followers joined
them, and also cast their votes on va.
rious ballots for T. Coleman Du Pont,
but the other fifteen Union Republi-
cans remained true to Addicks.
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jealousy to "the Limit"

A young man was very jealous Of a
girl he adored. She was a bit more
coquettish than other girls. Your
eyes can firt in all directions" he said
one day, and cut them out. you
might wave your hands to somebody"
and cut them off. with your feet you
can make signs to some one under the
table," and cut those off. II forgot
that. you can also speak, he remarked
three days later, and tore her tongue
out. you shall not SMILE" he said,
and knocked her teeth out. $50, l am
a bit quieter now he remarked the
day after he had cut her hair off, and
for the first time he was going to trust
her to herself. 'Now she Is ugly, but
still 1 feel she is quite my own" he
said on leaving her. But when he re-
turned the girl bad disappeared-she
had run away with the proprietor Of q
show.-Fables Of Eugen Heltai.
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RUSS|A'S HARD PLIGHT
Peace Movement Growing in the
Cars Capitol.
HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR LOAN

Possibilities of Settlement at Close OF
Present Hostiiities-Japan Wants In
demnity-The Control o. siberIan East
ern Railroad in the Future-The Milka-
co. Ill ! rs in Korea and Lfau TunG.
New York Cit3.-Russian diplomacy
has made several very foolish and
very futile attempts to have it appear
that Japan was seeking tentative
peace proposals. All these having
failed. as was inevitable. Russia now.
does what she ought to have done in
the first place. She acknowledges. in
a semi-oficial Statement from the Min
istry at st. Petersburg, that the peace
party "has won the Emperor to its
side in the consideration Of tenta-
tive terms which he would accept.
It is now admitted that liberal compen-
sation can be provided to Japan, al
though the Russian Government still
goes through the ridiculous form OF as
Serting that it will not listen to IN
demnity or cession Of territory
The peace party, however, is care
full to give out that Russia could turn
over to. the victorious country the pro-
ceeds of the sale of the Chinese East
ern Railway: that a generous sum
could be paid for the maintenance OF
Russian prisoners in Japan; that u
sian warships would be surrendered
as prizes of war. and that fisheries
rights would be relinquished in per-
pctuity. Other concessions which Rus
STA would be willing to make in re-
turn for an early peace would be a
diminishment of the Siberian army
for a stated period, a naval program
satisfactory to Japan. q recognition OF
Japan's protectorate rights in Korea
and a confirmation Of her territorial
possessions of Port Arthur and the
Liau .Tung peninsula, with the estab-
lishment of a neutral zone between the
Monaghan side Of China and Siberia.
the railroad from that point down to
Port Arthur being under international
ownership.
All these concessions, it goes without
saying. must be made whether Russia
accepts" peace now or continues the
war. And many of them. it may be
added. are in fact indemnities. what
ever the Cars Ministry may call
them. But the indemnity is not sufi:-
cient, and we have no doubt, will not
be allowed to be sufficient by victori-
Gus Japan. Probably the Mikado will
exact no cession Of Russian territory,
in the sense Of real Russian territory,
because it would be Of no use to Jap
an or to any one else. What Japan
has wished to do first OF all was to
put the Muscovite invader out Of 10
rea and Manchuria, and this h has
accomplished. What she has a right
to expect, and will exact, is that Rus
STA shall pay a heavy financial forfeit
for her attack on and imperiling Of
the national safety Of Japan. the in
tegrity of China and international re-
lationships in the Far East. Russia
can either acknowledge this obliga-
ton now, before Japan has technically
occupied territory that is strictly Rus
sian, or she can blunder along for a
few weeks more, until Oyama's armies
advanced into Siberian territory,
and Vladivostok falls as Port Arthur
fell,
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An eminent physician says that
s'Women are not truthful; they will lie
to their physician" This statement
should be qualified; women do tell the
truth, but not the whole truth, to a
male physician, but this is only in re-
gard to those painful and troublesome
disorders peculiar to their sex.
There can be no more terrible ordsal
to a delicate, sensitive, refined woman
than to be obliged to answer certain
questions when those questions are
asked, eve by her family physician.
This is especially the cas- with I'M
married women.
Is it any wonder. then, that women
continue to suffer and that doctors
fail to cure female diseases when they
cannot get the proper information to
work on?
This is the reason why thousands and
thousands of women are nov CORE
spending with Mrs. Pinkham. To her
they can and do give every symptom,
80 that she really knows more about
the true condition of her patients,
through her correspondence with them
than the physician who personally
questions them
Ifyou suffer from any form Of trouble
peculiar to women, write at once to
Mrs. Pinkham. Lynn, Mass, and she
will advise you free of charge.
The fact that this great boon, which
Is extended freely to women by Mrs.
Pinkham, Is appreciated, the thou
sands of letters received by her prove.
Many such grateful letters as the fol-
lowing are constantly pouring in.
Ask Mrs, pinkham'S Adyice-A WoNa
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REVOLT IN DOMINGO.

General Barba Lands-This Country
Prepared to Protect Morales.
Cape Haitien, Haiti.-Advices re-
ceived here by courier from Monte
Cristi, on the northern coast OF the
Republic Of Santo Domingo. announce
that General Barba, with 4 number OF
Dominican eyiles has landed at Monte
Cristi, and that the inhabitants have
risen against President Morales. re-
preaching him with being the cause
OF the present difficulties with foreign
countries.
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FOR JAPANESE LOAN
New Fond Issue 0versubscrioed
Many Times.
Both in New York and london Crowds
Scramble to Invest Their
Savings.

New York City.-The American por-
ton Of the new Japanese loan was
ove%rsubscribed three or four times at
the offices of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., 50
William street. When the Office force
arrived for work the lower corridor
outside the doors Of the banking house
was damned with people so that it was
hardly possible to reach the elevators.
Outside the portal there was a double
line Of people extending across William
street and two or three doors up on
Pine street.
1t wasn't a run on a bank. It was
the company of those who wanted to
subscribe to the new four and a half
per cent. Japanese loan before it should
be too late. Members. of the Exchange
were there to put in their applications
in person.
TANNED into line with them were
messenger boys, with envelopes con
raining memoranda of the amounts de-
sired and checks for the required de-
post: these touched elbows with fash
ionably dressed women of the Wall
Street investor type. and they again
with others Of more humble costume,
who had come with some Of their saw
ings. attracted by the popularity Of the
issue and its high interest return.
When the subscription taking was
fairly under way there was a hustle
such as the conservative old banking
house has not seen for many a day.
They fairly tore us to pieces" de-
clared a representative of the firm in
the course Of the morning. Until II
or y o'clock We had not time to
breathe"
And this was pretty nearly so in
fact, so far as those who were engaged
in handling the applications were con-
ceraed, for with the food of money and
checks there was a rush of questions
of every conceivable nature from the
folks who were, not in the habit daily
of having a part in a $751; 900 issue.
Some had to be shown where to write
in OH the application blanks the amount
for which they subscribed, and very
many were worried at seeing their
money disappear without getting SC
much as a receipt for it.
TO some it was explained that checks
were receipts; others whose deposits
were in cash were told to- take a good
long look at the man who gathered ir
the subscription blanks, money at
tached, so that they might be able tc
identify him in case of trouble. They
didn't understand the ways of the
Street, where millions Of dollars OF
money and securities are handled day
after day without other. guarantee OF
contract than the names of the houses
in the transactions.
In making such aliotments as this OF
the japanese loan it is the custom oil
bankers to give preference to the small;
subscribers and let the larger interests
stand the largest cuts in the amount OF
their award. Reports from other cities
indicate large subscriptions throughout
the country.
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FACE LIKE RAW BEEF
Burning Up With u Terrible Itching &c

Burning Up With q Terrible Itching &c
sema-Speedi"y Cured by Cuticura.
"Cuticura cured me Of a terrible eczema
from which l had suffered agony and pain
for eight years, being unable to obtain any
help from the best doctors. Ny scalp was
covered with scabs and my face was like a
piece OF raw beef, my eyebrows and lashes
were falling out, and I felt as if burning
up from the terrible itching and pain. Gu
ticura gave me relief the very first day,
and made a complete cure in a short time.
NY head and face are now clear and we'll.
(Signed) Miss Mary NJ. Fay, IS West Main
St., Wcstboro, Mass"
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Rush For Loan in London.

London, England.-The issuing banks
estimate that the Japanese loan has
been oversubscribed at least ten times
They think the foreign applications
alone fully cover the whole amount.
The portion allotted to London was
we'll oversubscribed within an hour OF
the time Of the opening of the banks
For an hour before the doors opened
thr0ngs crowded the vicinity of the is
suing houses. The first post brought
in many thousands Of applications, and
the enormous subsequent deliveries
gave evidence of public interest in the
loan.
An interesting feature was he fact,
that many applications were received
from the Continent, indicating a change
of views regarding Japan's financial:
stability. 1t is said that large sub
s~criptions came from Germany. Switz'
erland applied for $10,o00,000 of the
loan.
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The Pig.

A schoolboy gives the following In
formation about the pig: "a pig when
living has four legs, but when you kA
it the butcher says it only has two, be.
cause he calls the front legs shoulders
and the back legs r called hams.
Ham tastes nice, and they boil it to
eat at a wedding. The missus sprinkies
little bits Of toast on it to make It look
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PloughmaH.
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Prominent People.

Mayor Mcclellan. of New York City,
never uses ] cab.
One Of the lest seif-advcrtised of
scientific authorities is Professor
Roentgen.
Nansen. the Arctic explorer. is fire.
uuently mentioned for Prime Minister
of Norway now that the relations OF
that country and Sweden are strained.
Governor Johnson has decided that
%carbonized water from Minnehaha
Falls shall be used in christening the
battleship Minnesota.
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Charlemacne's Humor.

C~harlemagne was in need OF amuse-
ment.
Why" they asked him, do you have
such a large number or Court testers
in constant attendance OH your royal
person."
Because" he replied, with a right
regal chucklc, Il could not earn the
Of The Great were I not
careful to keep my wits about me-"
1t is said that the courtiers died
MISUNDERSTANDING Leader.
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CAUCASUS REVOLT SPREADS.

Mountaineers Drive Many Russians
From Their Properties.
Tifis. - Disorders were reported
among the Abhazians (denizens of the
Alps of Abhazia), who are driving a
large number Of Russians from their
properties.
Several serious collisions between po-
lice and Abhazians are reported to
have occurred. '
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KILLS NINE.
Much Property Also Damaged by Big
Alabama Blow.

Roanoke. Ala.-Reports have reached
Roanoke of a disastrous cyclone which
swept over the southern part of Ran
dolph County. Nine lives are known
to have been lost, and damage amount
ing to thousands of dollars was done to
property.
The cyclone started at a point near
Double Heads and proceeded in a
northwesterly course. Six miles east
houses were demolished and three ne
croes killed. Three or four negroes
were killed near Rock Mills. At Lime
p%ostoHice a store was demolished and
the little daughter Of a Mr.. Lucas was
killed and her mother seriously in
iured.
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pared to swing off at any time. The
judge continued: "Mr. Dodson, it is
a serious matter to be hanged. 1t can't
happen to a man but once in life, unless
the rope should break before the neck
is broke, and you had better take all
the time you can. But since it makes
no difference to you, you may hang
four weeks from to-day at II noon.
but you may have a good dinner first"
philadelphia Public Ledger.
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Chinb's Coal Fields.

China's OF coal and troll
are among the largest and most favor
ably situated in the world. The extent
or the great coal fields has been put at
40O,00 square miles-more than sew
.enty times the aggregate extent Of all
the coal fields of Britain.
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SIX MINERS L L

Four Others Injured by Explosion in
an Indiana Mine.
Princeton. Ind:-SiX miners dead and
four injured is the result OF an eXplo-
sion in the mine of the Princeton Coal
and Mining Company.
The explosion hurled supporting tim
bers in every direction. In conse-
quence the slate roof gave way in
many places, and the rescuers were in
constant danger from this source. This
is the second serious disaster in the
mine, an explosion some years ago hav-
ing killed nine men. . ,