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TERRIFIC STORM
 SWEEPS SAN SALVADOR

San Salvador, Oct 22.-Telegrap phic communication with interior points has been restored and news of the disaster wrought by the terrific storm which swept over the country is being received Over one hundred persons have been drowned in Coatepeque. X vast quantity of sulphur water was thrown out of the Chulo volcano and undated the town of Panchinalco. kill ing most of the inhabitants. From other points also reports of terrible devastation are coming in. Pimiento and other towns are reported to have been swept away by the floods. The schooner Azelene, with a number of passengers on board has been lost be- tween Corinto, Nicaragua, and Anna pa1a. Honduras. Everybody on board was drowned. The floods have disin- tered a number of lorpses from ceme- teries and are carrying them down number of m les. It is reported that the railroads in Honduras are suffer ing serious damage.
 A subscription list to aid the victims has been opened. IL is headed by President EscalOn with a generous dO- nation
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Firing a Distress Signal.

When ship does not carry can non or mortar with which she can fire distress signals, metal socket on the bridge or poop rail is used for that purpose Into the socket a detonating rocket is placed, and inside this is a firing tube. A lanyard Is hooked on to the tube, and man, by giving the lanyard sharp jerk, explodes the rocket. It contains a high explosive and on leaving the rail gives loud report and another on reaching it's highest altitude. Both reports are as loud as the report of twelve pounder cannon. The socket Is slipped In the rail at an angle to prevent the rocket touching the rigging
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THE GOLDEN FLEECE,
Most Highly Prixed of the Surviving
 Orders of ChivalrS.


 Of all the orders of mediaeval cbiy- airy which have survived the shock of successive revolutions on the continent of Europe since the great cataclysm of 11S9, that of the Golden Fleece is per haps the most distinguished and the most highly coveted by personages of royal birth or of illustrious patrician lineage.
 The badge of the order is the figure of a sheep in embossed gold suspend ed from heavy chain of gold The full robes consist of a long mantle ot crimson velvet, cut in the fashion of eacerdotal cope, richly embroidered at the borders with embematic devices of stars, half moons and fieeces in gold and lined with white satin, over a doublet and hose of crimson damask. The full robes also comprise a chap eron," or hood, with long flowing streamer of black satin, but this head i orally dispensed with.
 Originally the robes of the order, which was founded in 1420 by Philip l the Good, duke of Burgundy. were of crimson cloth lined with white lambs wool, and this circumstance has some what strengthened the theory that tue golden fleece was instituted by Philip the Good in grateful recognition of the ] immense treasures which the Duke of Burgundy had acquired from the wool of the f1ocks reared on his vast estates in Flanders Be it as it may, the wooden costume was changed In 1473 at 6 chapter held at Nalenciennes for the more costly materials of vel vet, talIeta. eiafnasl< and gold enhroid ery.-I London fe!ess.:t Il.
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Far Enough.

One day when William NJ. Evarts, secretary of state under President Hayes, was q college student he was called on to read Virgil in class.
 He started out bravely, Three times I strove to cast my arms around her neck, and - and" - adding lamely- that's as far as I got, professor"
 "Wel, Mr. Evarts.' said the profess or, II think that was quite far enough"
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The Crested Rat.

The crested rat of East Africa is re- markable, first because of the great length of tue black and white hairs down the ridge of the back, which are rendered the more conspicuous because the haiEs along the sides of the body are so short and so differently colored being brownish gray and looking for all tie world as if some one had taken a pair of scissors and maliciously shorn off the decorative hair. leaving only a dull underfur. Secondly, ii is remark able because tue skull has roofing of bones exactly resembling that of some turtles, while. furthermore, this roof has granulated appearance recalling that presented by the skulls of certain fishes. In it's habits it appears to be arboreal while from the structure of it's teeth it would appear to be at least partly insectivorous
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Grunnbling.

Grumbling is a potent cause of ill health. It keeps the sensitive nerves constantly vibrating with discordant emotions and not only hurts the grum- bier, but every one who hears it. It really prepares the system of the grum- bier for an attack of any malady that happens to be prevalent
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ArnOIl,s Com mmeut.

! As school inspector Matthew Arnold sswas examining class in geography one day, and. holding up the poker with which he was about to stir the lire, he asked if any child could tell him where it was manufactured. There was long silence, broken by tho schoolmistress, who remarked nerv- ously that such information was not
 mentioned in Cornwells geography ,"No," said Arnold; "Cornwell's an AaafW
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QUEER lOVEMAklNG.
A South American Bird Which Wins @ Its Mate by Dancing.

!, Its Mate by Dancing. l There is bird ill South America that makes love with it's feet. It is hand some creature, but walks clumsily, and the only sound it can utter Is hoarse chuck It dances, however, in way aAat wins admiration from the females of its sex. though it's antics only serve as an incentive to laughter to human beings who see them.
 This bird, known as the cock of the rock, lives In the northern mountainous portion of South America. It Is about the size of large chicken.
 The entire bird-body, head wings and tail-is blood red in color, with the exception of the tall feathers, which have narrow band of brown across them near the ends which are tipped with buff. On the head is crest of feathers like great red ball. which contracts or expands at the pleasure of its owner.
 When the mating season comes sev en to ten males seek some secluded 0ot where there Is a level patch of ground and clear 1t of any sticks, stones or leaves, stamping down the dirt till 1t Is hard and level. Then they call the females, who stand at the edges of this novel arena. One at time the males then perform Y most curious dance. Each dancer will first strut up and down few times and then, to the apparent delight of the rest commence to caper around in an extremely ludicrous manner, spreading his tail and wings puffing up his crest, lowing to the others and at the same time keeping up hopping gait until he is exhausted. When all the males have danced each female will choose a mate, and the happy pairs depart to begin housekeep- ing.
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SINGULAR CUSTOMS.
R0Igari;.n Ccrc.:.o:si~s T..sst Come
 fa'e,tn Pagan E;fe-.

RaIgari:n Cere::.o:.iss T.st Come faosn Pagan it;fes.
 The people of Naraa oll the coast of the Elacl; s@;t. isi E5lll@alia, have a sin gulsyr custom which they observe at tue feast of the Epiphany, which takes place oa Jan. t. Ihe clergy, hatn Greeks and Eui@ariau&. accompanied by an immense crowd, go t0 the sea- shore. carrying with them d wooden cross. The cross iS thrown by the clergy Into the sea, and thereupon the strongest swimmers jump in after It. The best swimmer gets it. of course, and brings it i'll triumph to shore.
 The Narna people have a still more singular salt water custom on the same day After dark at night all the newly married men i'll the town are conduct ed, with bands of music and singing, to the shore and made to take three successive plunges into the icy water They are then conducted home, where their brides. accompanied by their rela- tives and friends have been awaiting them in state. After this there is feast ing and merry making. These singular customs are believed to have a Pagan origin
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Effect of High Living.

Goodman Gonrong-W up, pard, Wot ye groanin about? Tuffold Knutt (rubbing his eyes)-Gosh, but I've had a hor'ble dream, thought I'd got a dob O work all wuz don' the mani curin' fur octopus.-Chicago Tribune.
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A SpOiled Sermon.

A clergyman was unexpectedly called upon to preach before the students of well known college. He chose a ser mon from his 'barrel' and without reading 1t went to the college chapel. He got on splendidly until near the close, when he amazed the boys with word i'll conclusion to you who are mothers"
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Slight Mistake.

"Waiter. what does this mean? Twenty y-five francs for two hard boiled eggs?'
 Every sorry. sir. Slight mistake, sir. I've given you the i'll intended for the American at the next table,"-Pele Mele.
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Members of Secession css.ention

Members of Secession caS~ention.
 Fort Smith-One of the interesting tigures attendin4 the |. (. Y. conveu tion at Fort smith was \. II. Calrigan of Hope. Ark fIe.is the only member of the Arkansas secession convention ot lS61 attending the reunion and one of the four surviving members of the secession convention. the 0th IFS b l. ing Judge Jesse Cypcrt Of Searcy, Col. Slemmons of Monticello. and Judge Hawkins of Ashley county
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Several Dialects.

McCall-What sort of hybrid crea ture is that new butler of yours? Nu- ritch-Why. how do you mean? Me Call called to see you the other day and when asked him what time might catch you at home he said, "At half pawst tin, sah.' - Philadelphia Press.
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The Entertainer.

My wife is lecturer and am an entertainer" said Hobbs. "Indeed? l knew your wife appeared In public. but did not know that you ever did
 "Oh, l don't stay at home and en- tertain the baby
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License or No License.

DeQueen Coutny Judge Steel has under consideration the petition for Iccal option for DeQueen The peti- tion presented contains 75o names.
 skiing for the prohibition ef the sale of liquor within three miles Of DcQueen public school building. \ romon= strance Was also filed With more than
 900 names, asking that the will of the voters. as expressed at the ballot box. be sustained hy the court Each petition was accompanied by a cen- sus of the territory to he covercd the local option showing less than 1. LOO. while the DEMONSTRATORS showed more than 1.6oo. and upon discrepancy the court Was forced to dwell mt the contestants could reach an a@roemea1.
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See what thy soul doth wear Dare to look into thy chest for 'tis thine own, and tumble up and down wl lhou findest there Wordsworth
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IilpOssible.

( First Duke Why don't you travel in cognito, as do? It's far pleasanter. Second Duke-Yes, but my wife al Ways goes with me, and l married an Hmerican.-Pick- Me Up.
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Photo Amateurs a Study.

One of the most Interesting places in New York to study human nature Is at counter ill a photographer, shop where the customers come to get anna teur photographs they have had devel- oped and printed. The anxiety they display to get the products of their "shots" would seem to be out of all proportion to the results, when you catch glimpse of them. and their dis appointment if tine prints are not ready Is almost as keen, apparently, as if some important business transaction had fallen through. And when they do get the prints their faces are even more interesting. The satisfaction of these amateur photographers over a set of fairly good pictures is absolutely ldiotc, and their dismay at lot of failures is tragic. The frankness of these exhibitions is not the least inter esting phase of tae whole thing.-New York Press.
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Guite ReGular.

"Ihe last time saw Gayley he wasn't very -er-regular in his habits. "Oh, he's very regular now"
 "Well, we'll I didn't think he'd ever seform." "He hasn't. His habits are all bad now."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-23

But human bodies are sic fools. for a their colleges and schools, that when nae real ills perpleX them they make enow themselves to vex theIp. .-EurH@
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Sale of Bonds.

Jonesbofo- The Jonesboro Improve. ment District has sold it's bonds to in , St. Louis Zion Trust company of St Louis at 90 cents on the dollar, and at rate of interest of } per cent per annum. The amount of bonds sold was $2S0,eo0. which brought S252, ,0oo in cash Of this amount $115,000 was paid for the water and light plant. which leaves $777.000 to construct the sewer system The interest on the S2S0,000 al , per cent is Sl4o00. and the sewer taxes amount to about SIG o00 It is believed by the commission that the Wa1er and light plant will make $1t.aed above expenses. which will pay the interest on the bonds. and that the $16.ooo received ill taxes will be applied 41 the debt
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An Air Brush.

Dottie was asked, What is a fan" After moments thought Dot re- piled. "A fan is thing to brush warm air away with"
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Over the State

he set fire to the bed the prisoner r,- piled that the noslu toes NJ r botirr ing him and he wanted to smu.lc the Il out
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tLuck follows the hopeful; ill luck, he fearful.-German Proverb.
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PINE BLUFF IRON WORKS

General Founders and Mschlnlats.
 Brass and Iron Castings and MR chine Repairing. Stock Of all stAnd. ard goods and castings carried k stock all the time. Locomotives, Mn, zines and Boilera Repaired. Long distance telephones, day, 476; nigbt, 334. Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Note: We operate our machine ehop botk day and night
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Leading liberal share
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-06-15
Wilmont.

Miss Briggs attended the show al
Worthington Friday.
Miss Florence Wheeler, of Spirit
Lake, Ia, is visiting with her sister
Mrs. Chas. Knudson of Wilmont.
The Wilmont baseball team met
the Iona team at Iona last Sunday
and defeated them by a score of
to 8. All the boys played ball. The
most important feature Of the game
being a 2 base hit made by Pat
Langsdale.
The Wilmont second team crossed
bats with the Lismore team Tuesday
and were defeated. The score being
to IL in favor of Lismore.
Mrs. s. A. Williams is visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Williams
of Wilmont this week.
Mrs. Green, of Rock Rapids, is
visiting her daughter Mrs. A. B.
Williams of Wilmont this week.
G. Enrich and sons took trip to
Worthington and Luverne in their
automobile last Saturday and Sun
day. y.
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Elk.

alxAo
There will be children's day
exercises in the Ben Young school
house June Oath. All are. invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. g. Fellows and
B. F. Young and wife visited friends
in Wilmont Sunday.
The pathmasters are taking ad-
vantage Of the good weather by
getting the road work we'll under
way.
Miss Maud Luther spent Saturday
and Sunday with B. F. Young's.
The telephone will soon be in
working order as the poles are all
set.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vail passed through
this town Monday on their way to
visit friends in Seward.
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Mrs. P. A. Nelson returned Mon
day from Luverne after stay of
three weeks there with her parents
Rev. and Mrs. Hvid. I
Marie Schaeffer left Friday for a
couple months visit at Chicago and
Edgerton, Ohio.
Rev. FIR. Henneckes returned Fri
day from call at Luverne. "a
The postofice front has a new.
awning.
A small fire upstairs in A. g..
Murphys residence caused a little
stir Friday morning. The fire
which burnt mattress and g
curtain was caused by burning
sulphur. The fire boys responded
and was on the scene in two minutes
however, no water was thrown
except a few pals.
VIM, Tentler, of Lismore was in
Adrian on business Friday. %
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Thompson Friday evening, a boy.
Miss Roxie Slade returned from
the Hospital at Rochester Saturday.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Umhaeffer Tuesday, girl. c;
Miss Grace Mclean who has held
position at Helena, Montana, is
quite sick and expected here soon as
well enough to travel.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Garvey Of
Tacoma WASH, was here this week
visiting his brother William Garvey. \
Mr.. Garvey is prominent attorney
and real estate dealer at Tacoma.
Mr.. A. j., Schaeffer moved Mon
day into the W. E. Timmons
property.
Mrs. W. E. Timmons and children
left Tuesday for St. Paul where
they will join Mr.. Timmons and
live in the future.
Ray Lands end Hugh Lynch left
Monday evening for Wyndmire, n. a
Oak. -
Charles Myths has been confined
to the house with severe cold the
last few days. ..>.x2 =3s
Jasper Grapes went to Mime
apolis Tuesday as delegate from
here to the meeting Of Odd Fellows.
Mrs. Fred Mohl left for Minne-S
apolis and St. Paul Tuesday for 4
few weeks visit with friends and 4
relatives. u.
Will Johns, of Luverne transacted II
business here Saturday. ss5
a. E. Little of Elk was in on bust
ness Saturday.
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Fourth there ought to be some
potatoes large enough to use.
The piece of work that was con
tracted TO be done on the state line
road has been completed and hal
been accepted, the WORK done be
ing quite satisfactory. John B
Lines road overseer, had oversight
of the work, and it ia said he made
the dirt Fly. John is a hustler.
On Monday June 25th the super
visors will meet as a board of re
view to equalize the assessment
meeting at the Office of town clerk
In Ransom township the super
visors rarely have any trouble about
equalizing, as the assessment il
usually about as equal as it well
could be.
Mother Guernsey of Rushmore
and Mrs. J. E. Shore of this town,
leave this week for a short visit
with relatives at Parker, S. OAK.
They expect to be gone a week or
more.
Arrangements have been made for
putting up q telephone line to con-
meet Rushmore and Bigelow. The
poles are already strung along the
route, and it is expected that the
line will soon be in operation. It
will surely be found great con-
venience, and the men vino have
pushed the matter and made
success of it are entitled to much
credit.
Il IF work is blessing as some
people tell us it is, then there ought
to be a good many happy people
these days, for all seem to be busy
as bees. We can we'll believe that
a reasonable amount of work adds
to a mans enjoyment Of life, but
work, like many another good thing
is all right if we don't have too
much of it. Some people wish to
do just as little as possible, others
try to do too much. The golden
mean is doubtless the better way.
Then again there are those who
seem to have little to do except to
Hit from place to place in the pur-
suit of pleasure; visiting one after
another, the resorts of fashion with
never a thought of the toiling
millions whose lives are one unend-
ing struggle to provide the
common necessaries Of life. Such
people may be good enough people
in their way but their lives might
be spent certainly, to better
purpose. We all respect the man,
be his position exalted or humble,
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Adrian.

Miss Wilhelmine Becker left for
an extended visit to st. Paul and
Winona Wednesday. =:
VIM. Kitchens attended the circus
in Luverne Friday.
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who is honestly doing his part in
the community in which he lives,
but the man who leads q mere
butterfly life will have few ad-
mirers while he lives and but few to
mourn him when he is gone.
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MOBILES COUNTY NOTES

neighb0rhood attended the circus at
Worthington last Saturday.
Mr.. Evans has the lumber on the
ground for new kitchen on his
farm house north of town.
Mr.. Craft had the misfortune to
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loose one of his COWS last Sunday.
The telephone line on Route 1
have the poles out and will soon
have the line in working order.
Mrs. Fred Green returned from
Luverne last Friday after visiting
relatives and friends there.
Ransom. =
Potatoes that were planted early
will soon be in bloom. By the
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Route One.

Route One.
The small grain in this vicinity is
looking well, but corn is little
backward on account Of the wet
weather and the frost we had.
Quite q number from this
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This sale has been Record Breaker from the first
day We don't think any store in Mobiles County ever
sold many goods in the same length of time Shrewd
buyers appreciate the splendid values offered. .@S
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! We are determined to close out the remainder of
the stock within 30 days, and prices will be made to
effect this purpose You will find it easy to buy here
No haggling over prices. =-~a"
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"A. E. Little Of Elk was in on bust
ness Saturday. szz
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-12
TEE LESSON FOR
YOUNG ME-

Two men of prominence have died
recently Carl schurz. the mug
wump who thought more of princi-
pie than OF spoils: and Arthur Pue
German. the astute machine leader
whotemporarily exercised such great
power i'm state and national politics
We wish the young men who are up
ON the threshold OF life and politics
would gather SO many of the lead
ing papers OF the country as are
available and compare the estimates
of schurz and German. one was a
full-nedged organization man.
who took up a practical view of poll
tics: the other never sacrificed a
principle nor played the hypocrite in
order TO preserve standing in any
party. Both at times were recip-
tents of praise aud subjects OF vol
nmes of abuse. One virtually car
ried governorships. senatorships, col
lectorships. postmasters and fat con
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-12
THE BLAND STREET JEW
ONCE MORE
THE CLOWNS.

Aud now comes forth the tax
fakirs and declare that the corpora
tions of the state will pay less taxes
than they formerly did. This is a
different statement from the one
made by espousers OF the new tax
system when the question was being
thoroughly debated during the last
campaign. The cry was then that
the corporations would pay about all
the taxes. while small property aud
modest home owners would be al
most exempt from taxation. WIN
our friends please reconcile the two
statements Clarksburg News.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-12

tracts ia his vest pocket; he was
battered and followed. like every
other boss, by long train of hungry
adherents. ready to yell for German
ON any occasion The other had no
Offices, no patronage, no money to
bestow. bat antagonized the machines
fearlessly and raised his voice most
eloquently and frequently in behalf
OF good government.
To-day. in the shadow of death. the
final estimates OF these two notable
men of AFFAIRS are before as. and
their deep disparity is most iIlumi-
mating schurz and German are
representative fairly of the two
distinct schools in politics the sell
fsh and the reformatory. One
stands for spoils the other for prog
ress The one looks for troughs in
which to gorge; the other iabors
TO uplift the race through the
agency of honest and efficient ad-
ministration. Tx