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A JAPANESE SPY.
BY LEO wEsTMEATH CRANE

Il was a low-eaved place where cat
tie had once been stabbed. Ho Toi and
the man and twenty-odd others now
occupied 1t.
Plucking out from his bed strand
OF straw having a tasseled end, the
cunning Ho Toi began dragging 1t DELI
cately over the face of the man be-
side him, cautiously, ready at the
slightest alarm, to drop down IN
feigned sleep. With a. sigh and con-
vulsive movement the man turned to
seek relief, twisting into a new pose.
But ever followed the straw. Ho Toi
trembled; the man might do a thor-
sand things other than that desired.
Ho Toi caught his breath-as with a
little putting of the lips the man muir
INJURED: w ~
"Please-do not, o Hana!"e
The words were Japanese! Japan
csc! Yet the man was dressed as
coolie, and was within the Russian
lines-beyond Hardin.
Better for him had he been born
dumb" muttered Ho Toi, laughing a
moment later in cunning triumph. 80
In five days at most will l be OF
the road back to my country"
At thin gray dawn Ho TOT and his
bedfellows were aroused. The coarse
oaths of soldier startled them from
sleep.
They were marched, a gaping, STUN
bling company, to place near the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-09-08
The international woman's congress,

The INTERNATIONAL woman conSTeSs,
sitting In Paris, recently witnessed a
ludicrous scene. The ladies were in
solemn conclave when suddenly there
appeared a pair of trousers on the
scene. For a moment the ladies were
too perturbed to identify the spectre.
but after moment of benumbing ST
lence, the president rallied, and in an
icy tone identified 1t is "a man."
Then the apparition relieved the ten
sion by explaining that it was the
mortal presence of M. Legendre, of
Sens, an ardent feminist. II stood. I"
he said, "as feminist candidate at
the last elections, and I have to-day
taken IL trains to appear among you.
l am happy to enjoy this opportunity
Of supporting your cause" Alas for
enthusiasm when 1t is Of the male per.
suasion and relates to matters femi-
nine! The president rose, and, accord.
ing to the London Globe, after ex-
planning to NJ Legendre, in tones OF
cold, calm severity, that the taking OF
IL trains at a stretch did not confer
the right of entry to that assemblage
had him expelled.
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Exit the Khaki.

If Gen. Humphreys recommends.
lions are adopted the khaki uniform
will soon disappear. The American
soldiery will not return to the dark
blue Of civil war times, but will take
up the olive-drab service uniform.
lined for winter and unlined for sum-
mer. The khaki will be retained only
for troops serving at oversee stations.
The trouble, says the Des Moines Reg
lister, is not SO much in the color OF
the cloth as in the apparent inability
Of the manufacturers supplying the
government to keep up with the de.
mand. Gen. Humphrey claims that
the supply of gray cotton goods in
this country is now practically the
monopoly of one corporation located
In Baltimore, where selling agents
hold and control the secret Of khaki
dyeing. Neither of these concerns,
according to statements made in the
qaartermaster's department of the war
department, has materially advanced
the price Of khaki cloth or duck over
that Of former years, but for some
reasons, which are not known at the
war department, the contractors are
so far behind in two Of their. con-
tracts for khaki cloth that the gov
eminent contractors for the manufac-
ture of khaki coats and trousers, Gen.
Humphrey says, cannot obtain the ma
terial called for by contracts. This
has entailed much inconvenience to
the army and organized militia. Gen.
Humphrey says that any first-class
cloth mill can. produce olive drab,
which is entirely the result OF blend
ing colors, while the khaki dye is
piece dyeing and secret process, 50
fcr as obtaining fast color.
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said the diplomatic Mrs. Flynn, 'but
as a polls officer we ha-ave no fright
FIR to be askin' favors Nv me. It is me
july to Rapport amy officer that does
WRONG"
''Ye sh'u'd LUX on me as husband.
Mary" urged the policeman.
Not whin We re ta-arget-practisin',
answered Mrs. Flynn with decision.
"Whin We re doin' what l wa-ant ye
f'r to do We re husband, an wan iv
tn Dist ever see; but whin We re
foolin' with gun ye're a polls Of
ficer." s8ktks sf4E6E &k
Policeman Flynn heaved deep sigh.
Mary" he said, Eye wa-anted me fr
to do a little job iv wor-rA in tn house
while I'm of july"
Il did," she answered, "an' we said
We had MT tn time"
81 We cha-anged me mind" asserted
Policeman Flynn with another sigh.
'"T is tight hole got mesilf in,
Mary, an me head is shwimmin' with
all tn throubles an tn r-rules. IT is
likely little work. IL ma-ake things
easier f'r me-"
COT is likely it WILL" retorted Mrs.
Flynn grimly; and Policeman Flynn
put aside his official dignity and tack
led the plebian task of mending a
wash-tub, meanwhile muttering to
himself something about woman who
had "a regular lawyers head on her. "
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His Wife Upbraids Him for Violat-
ing an Ordinance.

Copyright, by the Century Coz
Copyright 1906, by Joseph B. Bowles)
There was persistent pop, pop, pop
In the alley back of Policeman Barney
Flynn's house, and Mrs. Flynn put her
head out of the kitchen door to see
chat was the matter.
What are We doin' out there, Bar
ney?" she asked.
"a bit iv ta-arget-practisin'," an
swered Policeman Flynn carelessiy.
This was shortly after he first donned
the police uniform, and, while he was an
enthusiast, he did not deem it wise to
appear in that light before his wife.
"Ta-arget-practisin'." repeated Mrs.
Flynn. ID We know what We re
doin'?"
'Tv coorse l do" replied Policeman
Flynn, sharply. II toll We wanst."
Eye re new ma-an on tn foorce,"
commented Mrs. Flynn, ''an' ye think
ye we got to be blazin' away at livery
door In tn wa-ard. Tell me, now, is
MT there an ordnance feminist shoot
in in tn city limits?"
At this Policeman Flynn thoughtful
Iy scratched his head.
bright We are," he said at last,
but t is f'r tn gazabo without tn
shtar that tn ordnance was ma-ade. +"
Does ye-er book tell we that?" de-
manded Mrs. Flynn.
Policeman Flynn pulled summary
of the principal ordinances and the
rules and regulations of the depart
ment from his pocket, and looked il
through slowly and carefully.
Does it tell ye." demanded Mrs
Flynn again, that an officer iv tn
la-aw can ma-ake a shootin'-gal'ry iy
tn alley bechune his house an tn wan
mkt behind it,"
ut does not" admitted Policeman
Flynn, regretfully.
Does MT it tell We to artist tn
ma-an that shoots In tn city,"
Mary, I'll not lie to ye,"s answered
Policeman Flynn, after a moment OF
reflection; cit says that sa-ame"
Thin t is FIR you, Barney Flynn,
asserted Mrs. Flynn decisively, "tc
ta-ake ye-ersilf to tn station an
cha-arge ye-ersilf with disord'rly con-
! duct" -
Policeman Flynn WINGED. The rea-
soning was clear, but he objected tc
the conclusion.
Il ray-fuse.." he said at length, "te
go with mesilf." ..s-
"Ray-fuse to go, Is it," cried Mrs
Flynn. Here We are caught be ye-er.
silf vi'latin' an ordnance. an We ray
fuse f'r to be arristed. Barney, We y
be afther havin' tn .cha-arge Nv ray
sistin' an officer put feminist ye-el
name, too. IT is fr you to bat ye-ersil
on tn head with ye-sr club an jerl
ye-ersilf on to tn station whether "
will or no."
cot w'u'd be sha-ame, Mary" pro
tested Policeman Flynn, ''f'r me, bein
tn fri'nd to mesilf that / am, to bt
that trough with mesilf. Ye'd MOI
have me too hazard on fri'nd, w'u'f
ye?"
"Derry-lickshun Nv july 1t Isl" ejac
ulated Mrs. Flynn. II can see We, Bar
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ney, walkin' tn ca-arpet in tn Cap
tins Office, an he tellin' We something
" july an fri'ndship, an that We re
laid off foor da-ays without pay.'
Anyhow" persisted the policeman.
"I'm not shtrong enough FIR to artist
mesilf. IT is too tough a job. / IN
a desp'rit ma-an whin IN r-roused,
Mary, an t is not tn likes Nv me nor
annywan ilse that can lay tn ha-and
tv tn law on mesilf without havin' f'r
to go FIR docther."
81 see we now. Oh, see We now,
Barney" went on Mrs. Flynn. II see
ye r-readin' notice on tn 5oord at
tn station, an it says that Barney
Flynn is discharged from tn foorce
f'r cow'rdice. That S what it says,
Barney, an it says more 1t says that
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Not a Common Criminal.

One time Col. Bill Hackney, of Win
field, was indicted by the grand jury for
betting on election along with several
other men. Hackney stood in with the
Judge. The defendants all pleaded
guilty. Before passing sentence on the
bunch the Judge took Hackney into a
side room and asked:
How much shall fine you, Bill?"
what are you going to soak the rest
of the bunch for?" asked Hackney.
''Oh, think will give them 81 and
COSTS said the Judge.
"well, / don't want to be treated as
common criminal" said Hackney.
Just fine me $50 and COSTS
And the judge took his seat on the
bench and did so.--Kansas City Journal.
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The Fascination of the Harvest
LOUISIANA.

The Fascination Of the Harvest
Thrust in thy sickle and reap; for
the time is come for thee to reap;
for the harvest of the earth II ripe"
There is fascination in the harvest
that weaves a wisp of romance into
the sheaves that are bound up these
long, sun-fiooded days, where the
harvest of the earth Is ripe. 1t is not
alone selfish rejoicing in the knowl-
edge that a generous yield means an
absence of want that awakens the uni
versal interest in the sturdy army now
marching against the battalions OF
bearded grain and will move north
ward gradually as the harvest of the
earth ripens In regions where the sun
shines less ardently, There is some
thing Unborn in even the most urban
Of men that causes him to feel thrill
Of Joy at the sight OF great wheat
deld waiting for the sickle. 1t is not
alone the hope Of profit that causes
the student to hasten from his books
and the man to drop his accustomed
vocation to join the busy toilers in
the fields. Many OF those who arise
with the earliest lark and labor until
the long shadows are lost in the dusk
are not in pressing need Of the wages
they receive. They could find more
profitable employment in less arduous
work. There is some other cause that
sends them among strangers for sea-
SON. There is e call Of the harvest.
says the Kansas City Star, as there
Is a call of the wild. The call of
the harvest was. learned in the days
when Ruth, the .Moabitess, bound up
the heart of Boaz in the sheaves she
cleaned In the fields of the mighty
man of the family Of Elimelech. The
vivid imaginations Of those early
cleaners saw cause for wonder and
speculation in the annually recurring
miracle Of the harvest. 1t is this lin
gering fascination that draws men to
the wheat fields even in this utili.
tartan age.
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Shelter Tents.

There is probability of the Aus
tralian military authorities encourage
ing the manufacture or importation
of shelter tents. as used in Japan dur
ing the late war; The tent consists
of waterproof sheet with hooks and
eyelets, the weight being trifing.
Each Japanese soldier carries one of
these sheets in his kit, end any num-
Der of them can be laced together,
the custom being for four men to
form bivouac. Arms are piled in
the usual way, and the sheets are
spread over the pile weapons, afford.
ing shelter from both heat and rain,
They can be utilized in many ways
for sheltcring the soldiers.
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FISH CAUGHT IN TRAP.

County Commissioner George w.
hingle, of lie Roy, Kan, tells fish
story that he insists is true. George
says that William Mckay, OF lie Roy,
recently caught catfish in an ordi-
nary steel trap. And more than that.
they say that Mr.. Mckay has been
fisherman a number of years and
Is still truthful man. The fish cap
tured In this unsual manner was a
yellow catfish. Weighing about nine
pounds. and Mr.. McKay's theory Is
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q . q q q

Barney Flynn is enlarged with dis
ordly conduct, an shootln' in tn city
limits, an raysistin' an officer. an cor
ruptin' tn foorce be wor-rkin' tn
fri'ndship r-racket, an mat amy Of
f,cer meetin' him will call tn wagon
an r-run him in"
Policeman Flynn gave every evil
dence of being worried, as he hastily
put his revolver back in his pocket.
Mary" he said, mo wan saw me
doin' iv it."
81 saw We, Barney" returned his re-
lentless wife.
But we w'u'd mt be afther gettin'
tn only husband We ha-ave in throu-
ble," argued the policeman. I'VE
w'u'dn't do that, now w'u'd We Nary
"As a husband, Barney, like We,
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THEY BENT TO LIFT THE TIMBER.
river bank, wncre each was served a
portion OF rice; and when this food
had been devoured ravenously, tie
days work upon the bridge began.
The bridge was part of that slen-
der thread which the Russian spider
had swung from continent to CONT
nent.
Ho Toi and his twenty-odd bedfe.-
lows, though but so many atoms in the
millions to be ensnared, were fors the
moment invaluable to those VINO
wished communication quickly estab-
lished.
When they were set to work, Ho Tol
sought out the man whose cry he hal
heard in the night. They bent TO
lift the same piece of timber. and they
carried it, stepping from trestle to tres
tie over the river.
When at safe distance from the
watching soldier, Ho Toi began:
Where is your home, brother?"-
I'm the country about Pei-Thang."
'Ahaa-I knew you for a stranger.
The people there are $3.50 differel.
from the rest of U.S."
II had not noticed" replied the
other man slowly.
They are so like the Japanese!"
When Ho TOT said this he watched
the man keenly.
II have not known those people," he
said. simply. ff
rs 1t So" eagerly went on Ho Toi,
assuming great enthusiasm.
When were you in that country, my
friendg' blandly asked the other.
That isl have. heard as much,
corrected Ho Toi, in some haste. 81
have never been SO far south as this
before. am from the upper hills
Several traders once came through my
country, and they told me many things
| The Japanese are indeed mighty pep
pie. Think of their blowing up that
bridge when the sentries were at boil
ends of 1t. You should be proud
There is something about your eyes
The growl of soldier close 0,
caused Ho Toi to close his little argu
ment SO sharply that his teeth coul.
be heard to click together.
Night and loneliness settled dowr
upon the river. Thirty tired men sa
about a fire. $3.50
Gossips, while not unknown in tina
| country, are generally found anon;
those who have foresworn the virtu
Gus life. A few of these were apar
and talking.
In. my mind there is grave feel
ing concerning the BRIDGE" said Yen,
Sol. TT will soon be finished. The.
we will rest, my brothers"
There may be other bridges" sage
ly remarked the man at Ho TOTS side
Then let us pray there may b
other FOOLS" rejoined Yeng Sol. groaa
ing at the very thought. Il do no
think I have worked so since l was
child. and then 1 knew no better"
"Or it may chance that this sam
bridge will need new mending," sud
! denly spat out Ho Toi, and jogglin,
the arm of the one next to him, b
called out as if testing. Eth, brother
what do you think?' 80
II do not understand-whena bridg
is fixed, is it not fixed?"
| Pooh" grow.ed Ho Toi ''Hav
You not had the stomach ache twice !?
THAT may be-" admitted the othe,
IL doubt If he ever had two sue
pains as this bridge as suffered,
coolly put in Yeng Sol. 1T would re
quire a new man to wreck the bridge
and such men are scarce. The maj
who" ..s..rF'
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The South Dakota man who blew
himself up by using 25 sticks of dyna
mite when one would have done must
have had as exaggerated an idea OF
himself as is possessed by the young
man who. having won 5000 in the
stock market, thinks he has discovered
a system through which he can beat
the combination.
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The extraordinary popularity of fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice Of Starch matter Of great i'm
portance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals. is the
only one which is safe to use on fine
fabrics. Its great strength as stiff
ener makes half the usual quantity of
Starch necessary. with the result Of
perfect finish, equal to that when the
goods were new.
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Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory IL the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, It is usually neces-
sary to use 80 much starch that the
beauty and fineness Of the fabric is
hidden behind paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance. but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trouble
can be entirely overcome by using De-
fiance Starch, as 1t can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
er strength than other makes.
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me. The passages of the kidney
secretions were irregular and painful,
and there was considerable sediment
and odor. l don't know what would
have done but for Doan's Kidney Pills.
I could see an Improvement from the
first box. and Eve boxes brought .
final cure"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
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that the fish swan over the tray.
which had been set in the edge of the
water for mink. and in some manner
let its weight settle down on the trig-
ger. which went of and the steel jaws
of the trap caught the fish,
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A woman can put this and that to-
gether and tell everything her hus-
band Is doing. But a woman can
fool her husband whenever she wants
to. Fortunately. women do not often
care to fool their husbands.
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In a few days letter dropped In
he Chicago general postofice fifteen
DR. twenty minutes before the depar-
ture of trains for st. Paul, Minneap-
oils, Omaha, St. Louis, New Orleans,
Detroit. Grand Rapids, Cincinnati,
Buffalo, New York and the east will
be aboard flyers on their way to
these and hundreds of other points
between the Lakes and the Gulf and
the two oceans. The new fast work
will be possible by the connection be-
tween the Chicago subway and the
Illinois Centraps mail rooms at the
Park Row station, which is also used
by the Michigan Central, Big Four
and Wisconsin Ceptral roads. The
subway which runs under Wabash
avenue has a spur in Thirteenth street
to the south end of the big railway
station. All sack mail to this station
has been hauled by wagons. Now it
will be dropped into waiting electrical
cars In the subway under the post
office and rushed to the Park Row
station, where it will be dumped onto
waiting elevators which will lift them
to the doors of waiting mail cars.
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Liquor and cigar tables" says the
London Mail, with the glasses and
bottles cunningly concealed and fitted
with a little refrigerator, are very
popular just now as wedding pres
ents"
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Sleepy Policeman's Mistake.

An urban councillor of Milton, Sit
tingbourne, England, got into COM
partment at Barking in which a po-
liceman and prisoner were travel
ing. II;
Presently the policeman fell asleep
and when the train reached Plaistow
the prisoner, failing to arouse his Gus
todian, quietly got out. When the po-
iiceman woke up he mistook the urban
councillor for his prisoner and tried
to force him out to the platform. The
councillor resisted, and the train went
on to Bromley-by-Bow
Here the policeman succeeded In
hauling the victim out and took him
back to Plaistow by train After q
long cross-examination the councillor
was liberated and reached home by
cab In the small hours of the morning
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-09-08

The unsecured paper money of the
South American republics amounts te
a face value of s1,700.000. Nearly
everybody who touches on the subject
is particular to mention that this is
the face value :
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When Herbert Spencer was . boy
his father sent him away from home
to school. The youngster became
homesick and with two shillings In
his pocket made his way home, over
120 miles, in three days, walking most
of the way. He did 4S miles the first
day and Al ON the second. On the
third day friendly coach driver took
him most of the way for nothing.
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with kidney us
ease that for .
long time / could
not do my work
a nd was i've
weeks in bed.
There was con-
tinual bearing
down pain, ter
rible backaches.
headaches and at
times dizzy spells
when everything
was a blur before
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TERRIBLE TO RECALL.
Five Weeks in Bed with Intensely
Painful Kidney Trouble.

Mrs. Mary Wagner, Of 1867 Kossuth
Ave-, Bridgeport, Conn.,. says: i was
10 weakened and generally run down
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A Michigan capitalist who died re
Gently left. 81 wills. He must have
been determined that his heirs should
not live In idlaness.
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: Be very careful about winding the
clock too tight. 1t is sure to upse. the
mechanism to some slight extent and
two or three tense windings mean a
visit, Of the clock rspairer.
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II they will put sawdust in the
breakfast food, let the consumer In
sist that 1t be clean sawdust.
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The English railroad wreck imita
ton is the sincerest fiattery to Amer
teams. @
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Consul william Bardel writes from
Aambery that Engineer sBalderauer'
Of Salsberg, has invented . balloon
railroad, experiments with which are
now being made In the mountains IN
the neighborhood Of that German city.
It consists Of q stationary balloon
which Is fastened to slide running
along single steel rail. The rail 10
fastened to IKE side Of steep noun
tain, which ordinary railroads could
not climb, except through deep cuts
and tunnels. The balloon Is to hoat
about IS feet over the ground. and
q heavy steel cable connects IT with
the rail. The conductor can, at Will,
make the balloon slide up and down
the side Of the mountain. For going
up the motive power is furnished by
hydrogen gas, while the descent Is
caused by pressure of water, which
Is poured into large tank at the up
per end of the road, and which serves
as ballast. Suspended from the bal
loon is a circular car with room for
ten passengers. The cable goes from
the bottom of the balloon through the
center of the car to a regulator OF
speed, which is controlled by the con-
ductor. The inventor Of this railroad
claims that his patent will force all
incline cable roads out of existence.
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The fanatic would rather see the
race go to the pit than that any should
reach heaven unlabeled with his fad.
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Money is the best bait to fsh for
man with.-From the French.