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Charcoal.

Charcoal making for ,gunpowder is a much more complicated process than the ordinary field kiln manufacture. Only certain kinds of woods are used usually the young shoots of elder and willow-and it is cut in the spring. It is then piled under airy, open sheds and allowed to remain several years until 1t is thoroughly dry. When the powder maker is ready for new sup ply of charcoal the wood is cut into lengths of three feet and placed in tight iron retorts, under and around which fire roars continually. The dampers and pipes are so arranged that the workmen have complete con- trol of the heat. At the end of the retort hole is left for the escape of the inflammable gases resulting from the charring process. A pipe catches them as they leave the retort and con veys them into the furnace, where they take the place of good deal of fuel. When the flames of the gas be. come deep blue color the workmen know that the wood is sufficiently charred and the retort is cooled down as quickly as possible. The charcoal is then left for a week or more be- fore grinding, because if placed in the machine at once there is danger of spontaneous combustion. The best charcoal is jet black and fractures show velvety surfaces.
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PURELY VEGETABLE.
BoundIess.

Far and away stretched the waving grasses and the low hills.
 On and on wandered the little boy.
 He did not know where he was, and yet he did not weep.
 He was q very brave little lad and a mere child withal, so that, although he had lost his bearings, was not alarmed.
 For did he not have his nice new rubber ball with him? And would it not be fine to bounce it about over the hard. smooth ground?
 Selecting a spot bare of grass he threw the ball down, with all his might.
 But it lay lifeless just where it had alighted.
 Again the puzzled lad threw it down, but the resilient gutta percha spheroid lay dead and inert exactly as it had fallen.
 Then, as the fearful truth broke upon the lad, he broke forth into walls of despair. He was on the boundless prairie.-Judge.
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A Careful Patient.

A woman whose throat had troubled her for a long time, says a writer in the Philadelphia Public Ledger, grew impatient at the slow progress she was making, and made complaint to her doctor, who said:
 Madam, can never cure you of this throat trouble unless you stop talking, and give your throat com plete rest"
 But, doctor" objected his patient, "I'm very careful what l say. I nev- CT use harsh language or anything of that kind"
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Just the Reminder Needed.

Cheaply-Hello, old man. You seem to be in brown study.
 Popley-Oh, hello! Yes, am. You see my wife asked me to stop at the market for something and can't think what it was.
 Cheapley-Here. have cigar. Maybe that'll help yiu to think.
 Popley-Thanks. Oh, yes, remem- Der now; it was cabbage she wanted.- Philadelphia Press.
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No Business.

S The friend of young physician started for little western town and promised to telegraph if the settlement appeared to be a good opening in, the medical line.s Some weeks later the physician received the following mes yage: >g 1@ nggf H'a~E t.f
 "Come at once. AIS well. ,;j...rSj
 To which the physician responded:
 "What's the use of coming if alps well? had better locate where they're Ill sick" A
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HOw'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
 F J CHENEY & CO.,, Toledo. O.
 We, the undersigned, have known F J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his dim.
 wALDING, KINNAN < MARVIN,
 Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter- nally acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
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Mortality of the sexes.

Nineteen men die every year to every sixteen women. In cities twenty men die to every seventeen women. The greatest difference in mortality is among babies. For some reason or an other the mortality is greater among boys up to 14 years of age than during any other period of life.
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SOot.

"Ma," said Tommy, as he puzzled over the paper, what does the black hand mean?"
 q don't know, my son." replied his mother, "but l know what two black hands mean"
 "What?"
 "That your father has been trying to clean out the furnace"
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Diplomatic.

Mrs. Green-How do you manage to keep cook so long? Do you treat her as one of the family?
 Mrs. Brown-I should say not We treat her as an honored guest.
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A Natural Talent,

That fellow who writes these loug let ters to me ought certainly to be on the grand jury"
 "Why so?"
 Because he has such capacity for inditing a nuisance. ."-Baltmore Ameri- can.
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overshooting the Mark.

Mrs. O'Brien-Phwat medicine did Mike find the best?
 Mrs. Riley-Divil know Oi know. He took so much av it he was sick for tin days after he got well.-Boston Transcript.
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ETC Permanently Cured. No fits or nerv- llIO ousness after first days use of Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Send fo FREE S2.00 trial bottle and treatise. DR R. H. KLINE, Ltd, 93l Arch St., Phila- delphia. Pa.
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A Distinction with n Difference. "Does your mistress give you any evenings out, Bridget"
 "No, am; take 'em."--Baltimor American.
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ain sheep abound. 1t Is a game para
disc, with rich pastures for ponies. a,
1t was in this valley that the graz
father Of Chief Joseph welcomed the
daring explorers, Lewis and Clark.
Speaking of them, Joseph said: "They
talked straight, and our people made
them a great feast. All the Nez Perces
made friends with Lewis and Clark,
and agreed to let them pass through
the country, and never to make war on
white men. And this promise the Neg
Perces have never broken. No white
man can accuse them Of bad faith, and
speak with straight tongue. It has
always been the pride Of the Nez Perces
that they were the friends Of the white
men"
Entertainments of the Whit Men.
1t was not to be expected that the
Indian would be allowed to remain for
ever unmolested in the possession of
this beautiful vailed. When the western
fever broke out, settlers came at first
in small numbers, and the valley being
large, all lived in peace. But 1t could
not last. There came day when by
means Of presents and fair promises
portion of the band signed a treaty
dividing their lands. Joseph's father
refused to sign away his birth-right,
and withdrew his band from the coun-
Gil. In 1863, another council was held.
A chief, named Lawyer, with authority
Of part of the tribe, sold nearly all
OF the Nez Perces country, including
the Wallowa Valley. The latter was
the particular property Of Joseph's own
people; its boundaries, for years, had
been marked by poles; had never been
disputed. The old chief said: Inside
Is the home of my people-the white
man may take the land outside. In.
side the boundary, all our people were
| born. 1t circles around the graves OF
our fathers, and we never give up their
graves to any man."
In spite of the treaty, the Indians re
manned in unmolested possession for
eight years, when the white men began
to encroach upon the boundaries. The
conditions threatened to become Sc
rious, and the Government asked fol
q treaty council. Joseph, owing to his
fathers age and blindness, represented
his people. He refused to remove tc
the Lapwai agency In Idaho and give
up the valley. 80 the council came te
lnaught. n
| From that time on, the white settlers
gave constant offense to the Indians.
They stole their horses. drove of
their cattle and branded the calves, and
then claimed them. 1t speaks well for
the strong hand Joseph held over his
people, and for his desire for peace,
that the Indians were patient so long.
Finally, Joseph was notified by General
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Howard, that 1t Was the purpose OF the
Government to remove the Nez Perces
to the reservation, as they had sold
their land to the Government.
lncontrovertiblel Indian Logic.
Joseph always denied such a SALE
He said: Suppose man should
come to me and say: Joseph, l like
your horses and want to buy them
Say to him: No my horses suit me,
will not sell them Then he goes to
my neighbor, and says to him: Joseph
has some good horses. want to buy
them, but he refuses to SELL My neigh
answers: Pay me the money, and l
will sell you Joseph's horses The
white man returns to me and says:
Joseph I have bought your horses and
you must let me have them If We sold
our land to the Government, this Is the
way 1t was bought"
(ContnuSd on Column s. this paVe)
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Remarkable Ensct Of Vibrations.

From time to time scientists advance
new theories of the cause Of some Of
the miracles mentioned In the Bible,
and now the miraculous fall Of the
walls Of Jericho Is said by men of
learning to have been caused by the
fact that the tone pitch of the trum-
phets of the followers Of Joshua was
exactly in harmony with the sensitive
tone Of the walls. When the trum-
pets were blown they set the walls
Of the biblical town to vibrating and
In a short time their foundations were
90 weakened that the entire mass fell
TO the ground. !.
This statement was brought out at
q private social gathering the other
evening In Philadelphia where music
was the feature. During the course
Of the evening cello performer was
called on for SO many encores Of weird
pieces with minor chords running
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-04-06
NARKET GARDEN TYP
New Style Of Auto Suitable for
Carrying Farm Produce.

I arm IOOOSCs -
One of the first cable pictorial de
scriptions of the useful war automobile
as shown in the illustration, has just
came to hand. This is a special farm
er's type. 1t can be constructed in any
small power, for jogging along pur.
poses, from 80 to 100 horse. A special
feature of interest to market gardeners
is the ability of the wagon to run Tor
twenty minutes after having the tires
riddled with bullets, which makes 1t
thoroughly practical. 1t is entirely
bomb-proof when beyond the range of
the enemy's guns. A starting crank"
is fitted in front, but "the machine can
be started automatically from the
lrivers seat" where the principal crank
is supposed to be located. "On the top
of the rear portion of the box" the
specifications read, sis a turret from
which projects a Hotchkiss gun which
can be trained in any direction"-upon
competing market gardeners" A special
quality of steel has been employed for
armor." At 300 yards Lebel bullets
fail to pierce, but glance of, thus in
surfing adequate protection to loads of
eggs, live shoats and other tender vege-
tables.
"The machine carries two steel rails,
which can be quickly unshipped and
placed across ditch" This feature
is Of great import to the average tiller
of soil, as it means that If the machine
becomes frightened or unmanagable
due to the sudden appearance of horse
men or the fight of birds, and jumps
bitches or fences, it can be quickly got
ten back into the road, and sped along
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through them, that he had to stop to
tune up several times. Just previous
to one of these a picture which was
suspended at the far end Of the room
came tumbling down without warn
ing. Many Of the superstitious turn
ed white with fear, but q scientific
man In the room went to some length
to explain that the fall of the picture
had been caused by vibration of the
wire set up by note of q particular
pitch made by the cello. He stated
that every stretched string has some
particular musical pitch which will
set 1t vibrating. To emphasize his ar
gument he asked the performer to
strike different tones and In a short
time other pictures in the room were
set vibrating SO violently as to make
the movement perceptible to the eye.
The 'celloist also succeeded in set
ting up vibrations on piece of glass
ware on the mantel, which caused 1t
to give out musical note.
Affected Building Foundations.
"A couple Of days after President
Roosevelt's Inauguration, last March,
the whole body Of Rough Riders from
Minnesota called on Secretary Taft In
Inc maRnlHcenC STATE, war, anu navy
Building. Accompanied by their brass
band Of some fifty or sixty pieces they
lined up before Secretary's office
and with ragtime music serenaded the
Secretary. Upon hearing the music
the superintendent of the building at
once asked the leader to refrain from
playing any more in the building as
there was a tendency to weaken the
buildings foundations. In fact, in
this instance, the vibrations set forth
were plainly perceptible, not only to
those in the vicinity of the band but
to clerks on other floors of the build
i0E.
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s the chief and historian Of his

AS the chief and historian Of his
tribe. Joseph's plea for the Nez PerceS
has often been heard in Washington.
In its deep sense of eternal righteous.
ness and of the deadly wrong suffered
at the hands of the white man; in
it's smothered fire and in its hopeful
longing for the coming Of justice and
better times for the tribe, 1t was the
most powerful and pathetic appeal ever
made by an Indian.
From the viewpoint of close asso-
citation with the red man. his faults
are magnified and his virtues forgot
ten. From the viewpoint of the reader
of Cooper and other romantic writer's
on Indian topics, his vices are obscured,
and his virtues unduly exaggerated.
Judged from the impartial standpoint
of a rather long acquaintance, which
contains meetings in camp and city.
! in the writer's opinion, Chief Joseph
| was the finest type Of the red man
| this country will ever know.
He died of inconsistencies, and that
statement will provoke no sceptical
smile from one who knows the Indian
character. The earth that contains
the ashes Of an Indians dead Is sacred
and hallowed. The longing in an In.
dams heart for the land of his birth
Is as strong as that which turns our
wandering footsteps back to the old
| home. When Fate in the shape OF an
unkind Government forcibly wrests
| from him the land Of his fathers. his
grief, though depressed and concealed.
Is IS poignant as our own would be. II
we were SO treated.
Loved Home of the Tribe.
recall one expression of Joseph's
in this connection. MY father is
buried in Wallowa Valley. I love that
land more than all the rest of the world
A man who would not love his fathers
grave is worse than wild animal"
| Have you ever been in Wailowa that
beautiful valley of Winding Waters?
1t Is Americas Switzerland. Its
! lofty mountains rear their heads so
| high that snow mantle rests there
all the year round. Their feet are in
lakes which rival Luzerne. Down the
steep slopes, through narrow walled
canyons which the sunlight never en-
ters, the streams come rushing like
cataracts. In their cold ripples the
gamey trout turks expectant eager to
| give battle for his life when the angler
tempts him to the hook In the autumn
the salmon, in countless numbers, leap
the waterfalls, and are caught and
dried by the Indians for winter food.
On the forested slopes, in shadowy
ravines, and over the rolling hills. the
deer and elk, the caribou, the grizzly
'and the cinnamon, and the wary mount
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PRINCE WHO LIKES HORSES.
brother of Heir to German Crown a
Rough k3der.

Eitel Frederick, prfAce of Prussia,
md younger brother of the crown
,rlnce Of Germany, is considered one
( the finest horsemen Of Europe. The
serman people ,ove him greatly for
ais, along with his kindness to his
ninals, a quality sometimes wanting
hen great daring is. possessed by
oys.
when the prince was sixteen he was
ven the freedom of the royal stables
al told that he could select one of
10 fine Arabian ponies for his own
"a He asked If he could look after
Il Just as boys in lesser stations in
Be- do with their ponies, and his
Tiers reply was:
81 want my boys to know how to
3rk and care for everything that
engs to them"
atel did care for his pony and spent
AZ moments learning all about the
.ds and nature of horses. He dis
lered that his Arabian could jump
1r-barred fence, which greatly de-
hted the emperor, who was riding
th him.
4 short time after this his father
We him a powerful hunting horse
boy looked like midget on him.
would not ride him for three or
II. days.
"A horse needs to know you," he
vely said, "before he makes up his
Id whether you will be kind and
sonable with him, or harsh"
efter boy and horse had become &C
jinted he invited his father to take
ide in his company. The two set
for a gallop through the forests,
peror William is regarded as a
endid horseman, but he told circle
friends after this ride, that Eitel
given him a ride for his life. He
led bitches and hedges, took the
ghest roads, held his horse under
ect control and won the greatest
Sc.
Is told of this boy that he cannot
nto the royal stables without every
3 in the stalls turning his head
whinnying glad welcome.
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GREAT CHIEF JOSEPH.
A NOBLE AND BELOVED AKERI-
CAN INELAN WHO DIED OF A
WOUNDED HEART.

ken Promises.-His Ancestors We'll
coined Lewis and Clark In Their
Western Explorations.
C. j. BLANCHARD.
The most picturesque character Of
the western frontier passed away last
year when Chief Joseph of the Nez
Perces, or, as they knew him, In-mut-
too-yah-lat-lat (Thunder travelling over
the mountains), folded his blanket
about him and parsed beyond the Great
Divide. The members of his tribe,
all Of whom wer, 81 gularly devoted
to him, and the pri 'ileged few OF the
white race who hney him intimately.
believe that this erea. leader, perhaps
the gre1test Indian leader of the
period, died Of inconsistencies and heart
ache.
To know Chief Joseph was to have
revealed to you a glimpse into a van
ished past. There was loftiness and
dignity mingled with a charming
naivete In his manner and a tender
pathos in his speech, that made you
forget the Indian and recall the old
Hebrew prophets of the days OF the
CAPTIVITY.
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Great Chi fJoseph.

In the war which followed, Joseph
led his little band, as only great gen.
eral could lead them. but; the Nez
Perces never had q chance to WIN.
Joseph surrendered to General Miles,
and for years the tribe was moved back
and forth over the country regardless
Of promises made when they sur
rendered. After one Of Joseph's visits
to Washington, where he met the Pres
ident. the Cabinet officers, and num-
erous Congressman, he remarked:
They all say they are my friends, and
that shall have justice. but while
their mouths all talk right. do not
understand why nothing is done for
my people. / have heard talk and
talk. but nothing is done. Words do
not pay for my dead people. They do
not pay for my country overrun by
white men. 1t makes my heart sick
when l remember all the good words
and all the broken promises. You might
as well expect the river to run back
ward, as that any man who was born
free should be contented, when penned
up and denied liberty, to 60 where he
pleases.
Pathetic Plea ( r Freedom.
"Oh let me be free man! free to
travel, free to stop, free to work, free
to trade where I chose, free to choose
my own teachers, free to follow the
religion of my fathers, free to think
and talk and act for myself-and l will
obey every law or submit to the pen
atty"
Gradually as the years passed away
Joseph grew to understand the hope
lessness of achieving his hearts desire
"a return to Wallowa, though he never
ceased to make his plea for justice
When the end came year ago, he was
surrounded by the remnant of his band
who stood beside his deathbed in silent
grief.
On the Goth of September last, these
same devoted members of the tribe
stood around the grave of Joseph ant
listened to the funeral address deliv
cred by his successor and friend. Or
this occasion a monument was unveiled
la most unusual Indian ceremony.
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for the early morning market. The
cost of this little delivery wagon is only
$4,000; which of course places it with
in the reach of any farmer and every
editor of paper-that is if he happens
to be close enough so that he can touch
it. It is estimated that If all the
garden and farm produce could be
marketed by means of this simple and
inexpensive device the cost to the city
consumer would not be increased over
2009o at the most.
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A railroad is being built between
Damascus and Mecca.
Willing TO be Shot.

sehott and Willing did engage
In duel fierce and hot.
Schott shot Willing, willingly,
And Willing he shot Schott
The shot Schott Shot made Willing quit
spectacle to see.
While vikings willing shot went right
Through 6chott's anatomy.
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There are only seventy specimens Of
the extinct great aux known to be in
existence. A specimen recently sold
for $4,000.
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Los Angeles has a Chinese million
aire-Quang Ngoon Quock.
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~al new bridges are in course
ructien over the Nile at various
aleng the historic river.
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rican chewing gum has been In
ed in Thibet and the habit Is
D be rapidly growing.
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Many railroads are setting out tree
farms to provide cross ties fifteen or
twenty years hence.
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weeds do not obtain nourishment
ne soil at the bottom of the sea,
i'm the sea-water itself.
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In Greenland potatoes lever grow
larger than marbles.
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Ground-owls are sold In San Fran
cisco restaurants as quail.
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j Japanese population of Korea is
l. The population of Korea is
900.
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-31
GEELAN SUIT.
Goes to Jury This Morning.

Goes to Jury This Morning.
 Judge John M. Thayer of the civil superior court and jury yesterday continued the hearing begun Thursday in the litigation of Mrs, Jane Geelan, as administratrix of the estate of the late William Hackett against George w. L. Benedict, George T. Bradley and Milton H. Bradley, of the firm of Ben edict & Co.
 This is a suit in which the plain tiff asks for $5,000 for the death of Hackett, laborer, aged forty, who was killed by the falling of a boom to derrick, June 15, 1905, while working at 112 Water street, on barge.
 The arguments were made late yes- terday afternoon, and the case will go to the jury this morning. Judge Stod- dard, for the defense, made an able and very interesting and telling ar- gument was made by Lawyer c. s. Hamilton. At about 4:30 the court ad- journed until this forenoon. There were forty or fifty spectators present who evidently gave close attention to the arguments. Among them was ex-Judge L. D. Munson and President Henry H. Townshend of the board of aldermen.