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OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

Cuban negroes made warlike
threats against the whites, and Eng
lish residents were said to have petit
toned the London Foreign Office for
the retention of American war ships.
The new conservative national
party of Cuba declared itself for an
American protectorate and notified
the American Governor Of the party's
formation.
Speaker Cannon and the members
of the Congress party while visiting
Havana were convinced American
control of Cuba must continue for a
long time.
Jose Rafael Ayala, Cuban Chief Aof
Police under President Palma, was
shot dead by Liberal negroes in
Guines, Cuba.
Governor Carter in his report to
the Interior Department says attend
ance of Japanese children has in
creased in Hawaiian schools, while
the number of Americans and Ha-
Waiians has decreased.
A bill was introduced in the Terri
torial Legislature Of Hawaii making
illegal the giving by Territorial OFF,
GERS of undated designations to the
appointing powers. Governor Carter
is said to have required every ap-
pointee to give him an undated resig-
nation. 80
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THE PATH OF AN INTERVIEWER.
Cosmopolitan Virtues and Gifts of
Versatility Along Its Course. =

The newspapers of Boston are not
the same as those Of New York; there
is a greater difference between those
of Chicago and New Orleans; and
what is a "hrst-page story" in Phila-
delphia would be moved farther back
in San Francisco to make room for
another sort of sensation suited to
the peculiar taste of it's readers. But
the subtle distinctions do not perplex
the resourceful newspaper reporter.
He comes from the Atlantic to the
Pacific Coast and in a week mis-
stuff" is true in tone to the paper
that has engaged him. He goes to
the East from what is called the
unconventional" West, and in. a
month his work is in no wise to be
distinguished from that Of men who
have begun and continued in the
service of New York dailies. For
proof, any important newspaper may
be considered. In five years it prob
ably has had scores Of reporters, may
have had two or three different city
editors, and perhaps as many man
aging editors, yet the tone Of the
paper from first page to last is I'M
changed. In fact, that distinct, in
dividual flavor often persists in spite
of efforts to change it. 1t would be
easy to name a score of papers in the
country that are identical in dominat-
ing characteristics and tone with
their issues of earlier years, in spite
of the fact that their owners and the
entire staff upon them have changed
more than nee.
The true cosmopolitan Is the news
paper reporter. 1t Is easy enough to
appear content in any quarter of the
globe, and in Rome to live as the
Romans do, but the reporter does
more. He Is Norwegian and Italian,
proletarian and palace-wise, Rspub-
lican and Democrat, several times
each day, and the narrow provincial
ism of the metropolis is as much his
as the freedom and the long per-
spective of the mining camp. 1t Is
versatility, more of temperament
than of talent, that distinguishes him.
The citizen of the world, with a nose
for news, a supernatural ingenuity
in obtaining it, a pretty knack
OF description, and the ability to be
always in the mood for work, might
make an average reporter. The
good reporters who become editors
have additional faculties, not accu-
mulated, but indigenous.-San Fran
cisco Argonaut.
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a box in the pocket. A Massachu-
sets man, realizing this, and prob
ably being addicted to the habit of
carrying loose matches in the pocket,
has solved the problem in a peculiar
manner. He has devised and patent
ed a match that is unique in construc-
ton. 1t is shown il the accompany
ing illustration. 1t is made in the
usual way with a splint having an
ignition head. Instead Of using the
ordinary round splint the latter is
formed with a conca-ed or channel
portion extending from the head Of
the match to the opposite end. In
this channel is placed igniting mate
rails. In use two matches are taken
from the pocket, the head of n be-
ing drawn across the other, and the
match thus ignited. A hundred
could be safely carried in the pocket,
with no chance of accidental ignition.
There is also no necessity Of mark
ing up the walls.
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FOREIGN.

The new Dominican treaty with tho
United States was presented to the
Congress at Santo Domingo and re-
ferred to committee.
The Mcdonald Engineering Build
ing at McGill University, Canada, was
DESTROYED by fire. The loss was esti-
mated at over s750,000, partly coV-
cred by insurance.
Reports from Guatemala say the
forces of President Bonilla, of Hon.
duras, and those of Salvador are unit
ing to continue the war against Mica
ragua.
M. Santos-Dumont flew thirty yards
at Paris in his old machine when a
gust of wind upset it, but the inVen-
tor was unhurt.
The Island Of st. Michaels, Azores.
was violently shaken by earthquakes.
the most serious disturbance being
felt at Villa Franco.
British dealers in the Argentine
meat trade are believed to be neSo'
tiating for an agreement to adjust
quantities and maintain prices.
General Teofilo Carcoma's children
we're hanged, otherpersons murdered
and Tegucigalpa looted, it is report
ed, when N%icaraguan troops ana
Honduran rebels captured the place.
The British E%xchequer returns FOL
the financial year ended show the to-
tai revenue of the United Kingdom
to have been s775,182,290, an in
crease of S5,7S7,960 over the pre-
vious year. The surplus balance IN
the Exchequer is S9~,721,535.
The Socialists carried eighty out
of the 200 seats in the Finnish Diet.
Russia invited the nations to talk
peace at The Hague next June.
The National Assembly met at Bo-
gotta. Dionisio Jimenez was elected
President of the Assembly, and Eva
risto Garcia v~ice-president. Com
plete calm prevails throughout the
republic.
Fire destroyed part of the Ameri-
can Embassy at Rome.
The Dowager Empress Of Russia
left England for Biarritz, every pre-
caution being taken to guard her.
President Bonilla's forces are unit
ing with the army OF Salvador to de-
fend the frontier against the Nicara-
guans. According to a dispatch from
Salvador, the bombardment OF ANA
pala was Ineffective.
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ANNOUNCED HIS SUICIDE.
Friend of Thaw Shoots Himself In
Pittsburg Theatre.

Pittsburg, .Pa.-Robert M. Crow,
twenty-five years old, attempted sui
eide by shooting himself in the abdo-
men in q box at the Grand Opera
House during the performance In the
afternoon. He was taken to the
homeopathic Hospital, fatally
wounded. -
Crow, who is a nephew Of H. G..
McEldowney, president of the Union
Trust Company, las been mentally,
unbalanced for some time and has
spent all his time studying works ON
insanity since the beginning OF the
trial of his friend, Harry K ThaW, In
New York. ". C. McEldowney, an
other uncle, declared that "PittsburG
paranoia, an insane impulse to do
something sensational" caused Crow
to attempt his life under such spec
tacular circumstances.
Crow bought {. box seat ct the the
atre and sent letters to his uncleI
telling them of hi intended suicide
Miss Ethel Levy was singing "Un'
reouited Love" when he arose, in the
full sight of the audience, and fired
a shot into his body. Miss Levy ran
from the stage, while women In the
audience screamed and tainted. Both
uncles of the young man had received
his letters and were on the way to
the theatre.
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Why Some Don't Advertise.

Unless a man is in business with a
view to meeting honest buyers on an
honest basis, of standing by his an
nouncements and fulfilling his prom
ises, the less he advertises the better.
Advertising brings a mans business
into the limelight and if it is not in
condition to stand scrutiny, the light
is bad for it. Advertising means
many sales; and many sales enable a
man to be content with a small profit
on each, as in the aggregate his earn.
ings on them all will be as great, or
probably greater, than those of the
man who charges exorbitant prices
on a few sales. On the whole, adver-
Using increases the merchants re-
sponsibility because it fixes him in an
attitude in which all his transactions
are continually 5crutinized. Accord
ingly he finds it policy, as we'll as
principle, to do business on honest
lines.-Philadelphia Record.
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contrivance which will relieve a
kind Of duties and labors he Is now
compelled to perform. 1t is no ex-
aggeration to say that another cen.
fury will find machinery doing prac-
tically work Of all kinds, with prob.
ably an attendant to watch the intri.
cate mechanism to see that every.
thing runs smoothly. One of the
latest inventions of this class is Q
continuance for lighting the lamps in
store windows at a predetermined
moment. The storekeeper can thus
be. relieved Of any anxiety about the
lighting Of his shop. All he is re.
quired to do is to set an alarm clock
time he wishes the store lighted. The
mechanism does the rest. This de-
vice is useful only in connection with
those gas lamps in which a pilot
is kept burning at all times. A cord
connecting the gas regulator and the
alarm clock increases the flow of
gas at the proper time, the mecnan-
ism of the clock operating the cord.
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An 0x.Shoeing Shop in the Woods

In some portions of the Pacific
Northwest teams of oxen and bulls
are still used for hauling out logs
from the forest. To prevent the ami
mails from slipping on the wet skid
roads and in the swamps, they are
sometimes shod. The bulls, however,
are so difficult to shoe that it is nee
ossary to tie them securely before
The operation; otherwise they would
kick over the farrier and do other
damage in their efforts to release
themselves. The accompanying pho
:ograph shows n of the novel black
smith shops, which is designed for
shoeing bulls in n of the Washing
or lumber camps. The animal is
ed into a framework of stout timber
underneath a beam, to which is at
;;ached a sling of heavy canvas. This
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WH|SKYS STATUS Defined.
President Declares That Liquors
Must Be Labeled Truly.
Blends and Compounds Are Substan-
TALLY Alike and Both Arc For
hidden by Pure Food Law.

Washington, D. C.-The long-ex-
pected opinion of Attorney-General
Bonaparte concerning the proper
labelling of whisky under the Pure
Food law, approved. June 80, 1906,
was made public at the White House.
Its purport is briefly told in the fol-
lowing letter addressed by the Presi-
dent to the Secretary of Agriculture:l
My Dear Mr.. Secretary-In accord
ance with your suggestion, I have
submitted the matter concerning the
proper labelling of whisky Under the
Pure Food law to the Department Of
Justice. I inclose the Attorney-Gen-
erals opinion. I agree with this
opinion, and direct that action be
taken In accordance with it.
Straight whisky will be labeled as
such.
A mixture of two or more straight
WHISTLES will be labeled 5lended
whisky or WHISTLES.
A mixture of straight whisky and
ethyle alcohol, provided that there is
a sufficient amount OF straight whisky
to make it genuinely a MIXTURE"
will be labeled as compound, or CON-
pounded with pure grain distillate.
Imitation whisky will be labeled as
such. .
THEODORE ROOSEVELT. 3
Referring to sherry, port and Ma
deira, whose favors, the Attorney
General says, are distinct from each
other, he points out there is an evil
dent distinction to be drawn between
them and champagne, and adds:
"In the view of a chemist or
physicist, champagne would doubt
less be described as a compound for
it consists essentially of a wine, Of
sugar, and of an aerating gas, three
substances obviously unlike The
law, however, in my opinion, does
not contemplate that an article
should be marked as a blend COM
pound or Imitation unless it's desig-
nation would be otherwise false or
misleading to the consumer; and the
name champagne woulf dlcate to.
any would-be purchaser who was or,
dinarily intelligent and we'll informed,
a wine artihcially sweetened and
aerated, or, in other words, a COM
posite substance"
Compound" and blend" are sub
statially synonymous, the Attorney
General says, when applied to mix
lures of liquids, in ordine speech,
but the Pure Food law establishes a
distinction between them, based upon
the character of the ingredients.
The Acknowledgements declares that
according to the true intent of the
Pure Food law, a mixture of whisky
with a neutral spirit must be deemed
a compound" and not a blend
although the spirit may be a distillate
from the same substance used tc
furnish the whisky, and that such a
mixture stands on the same footing
as a mixture of whisky and brandy OF
of whisky and rum.
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Warns the COOK.

In the cooking of certain liquids It
Is often necessary to know when a
certain temperature has been reached
as the milk, etc. Unless the cook
is careful the liquid becomes too hot
and burns" This preparation of in
fusions. such as coffee, cannot happen
where the temperature alarm shown
here Is used. 1t consists of a base
ring, extending from which are four
uprights which support a twisted
wire standard. At the upper extrem-
ity of the latter is an inclined loop
in which rests a ball attached to a
chain. Secured on the standard is a
bell. Pivoted within the base ring Is
an inverted cup, from which extends
a rod, the upper end connecting with
the ball. In operation the device is
placed in a vessel containing a liquid.
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FORAKER TAKES STUMP.
Has Differed With President on Only
Three Points, He Says.

Canton, Ohio.-Senator Joseph B.
Foraker opened his campaign against
the friends of Secretary Taft for con-
troll of the State here when he deliv-
cred a speech at the Board of Trade
dinner.
His topic was :tOur Civic Life"
but he discussed his career in Con-
gress, explained his attitude toward
President Roosevelt's policies, de-
clared that he would accept no criti-
cism except from his constituents,
and held himself accountable to no
one else. He said he had only thrice
opposed legislation favored by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and that he would
abide by the judgment of the people
of Ohio as to whether he had done
right. His references to the Presi-
dent were received without demon
stration.
Mr.. Foraker's reception upon his
arrival and during the afternoon was
perhaps not so warm as usual.
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sling, which is fastened by chains to
the beam, is placed around the bull,
and the animal lifted a few inches
from the ground by turning the beam
and winding up the chains by which
the sling is fastened. In short, the
bull is lifted in the same manner as
a hand windlass is turned on board
a ship, iron bars being used to re-
volve the beam in its socket. The
feet with the exception of the n
to be shod, are then tied to the frame
work of the cradle" as it is called.
Only in this way can the shoeing be
safely done, and frequently two men
are required, n to hold the foot
while the other adjusts the shoe and
drives the nails.-Scientific Amer
lean.
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The Stunts of the Agile Log-alan.

Skill of an Individual sort is pre-
supposed; just as is skill in horse
manship with a cowboy. Without 1t
a man is absolutely useless. And
Just as a cowboy likes to show off or
compete in a kind Of horsemanship
which can have no practical applica-
ton to his trade, so does the river
man do his tricks. A man in Mari
nette, whose name I have forgotten,
could turn a somersault on a log;
tnnumerable others like to lie down
at length while floating with the
current: Jack Boyd could "up-end" a
railroad tie without falling into the
water; and it is very cold water in
deed that can scare off an occasional
birling match.-From Jack Boyd:
Master Riverman," by Stewart Ed
ward White, in the Outing Magazine.
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they accumulate sufficiently to cause
the pressure beneath the cup to lift
it. The cup in rising carries up the
rod, which in turn throws the ball
out Of the loop. The ball in falling
strikes the bell, and so sounds an
audible alarm. To adjust the ap-
paratus to different temperatures a
weight is placed on the cup opposite
to the rod. In this way the time Of
lifting the cup may be accelerated or
retarded, the range being 140 TO PA
degrees.
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New STYLE Match.

Few men realize the danger Of car
rying a bunch of matches in their
pocket. The heads of the matches
are sure to rub together some day
and ignite, causing damage which can
readily be imagined. A proper safe
guard against such a thing happen
ing is the use of safety Matches
those that will ignite only when
drawn across a piece of ignition ma
terial. Still, all men detest carrying
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90. 600, 900 RUSSIANS STARVING
Commissioner Sends Heartrending
Report From the Famine Districts.

London.-Dr. Kennard, Commits
sioner of the Society Of Friends, who
was sent to investigate the Russian
famine, writing from the heart of
the famine district, appeals to the
United States and Great Britain to
promptly send help. He says:
There are 100000 people dis
tributed in the southeastern provinces
of Russia who cannot live to see an
other harvest without aid"
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The Press Agent in Wyoming.

A gang Of Red Men, dressed as In
dams and cowboys, held up a stage in
the streets of Cody last week. 1t
was done to advertise a dance given
by the Red Men. - Wyoming Ex-
change.
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FEAR CAUSED HIS DEATH.
Indiana Man Called to Doctors Office
For Mental Examination Dies.

Logansport, Ind. - Summoned to,
the office of Dr.. John w. Ballard, sup:
posedly for a friendly call, H. F.;
Houghton, a farmer, found Ballard
and other assembled as a lunacy:
board to inquire into his sanity. ;
My God, John, would you send
me to the madhouse?" he screamed,
then fell unconscious from his chair.
When resuscitated he was speeches..
and totally paralyzed. He died a fewl
hours later,
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A ~judgeship at Sacramento, Cal,
was vacant. There were three can
didates. Two of them, who believed
their chances equal, agreed to shake
dice as to which should withdraw,
and did so. The Governor heard of
it and appointed the third candidate
to the place.
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Uncle Sans Paper Bill.

The Government Printing Office in
Washington uses 10000 tons Of
paper a year and receives about $40,-
900 a year for the waste.
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Not Quite So Close, However.
The n of duty, like our shadow,
clings to US to the grave.-Baltimore
American.
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The ball is placed in the loop. The
small bubbles Of air which form un.
der the cup at a temperature of about
$50 degrees are held captive until
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It is claimed that forty-fve per
cent. of photographers die of tubercu-
losis.
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A New YORK man Tell LOU leeL dllu
sustained no worse injuries than to
catch a cold.
The oldest royal house in Europe
is that of Mecklenburg. They trace
their descent from Genseric, who
sacked Rome in A. D. ASS.
The "leafess acacia" is a peculiar
tree that forms forests in Australia.
The tree has no leaves, but respires
through a little stem answering the
purpose of a leaf.
The gentle refrain of the accordion
of Phoebe Stannard, Of Great Bar
rington, Mass, calls her cows home,
no matter how far on the mountain
side they have wandered.
oldest Of Names animals is the
porcupine, and Linwood Flint, of
Waterford, has made them the sub
ject of an interesting nature study.
He has twenty or more of them.
There are some monstrous stones
in the temple Of Baalbec, Syria; and
the Peruvians had a method Of trans
porting immense stones, which nova
days would if known, mean a for
tune to engineers.
Among the feats performed by the
Egyptians was that of erecting ODE
lisks weighing 400 tons or over. The
Romans were also eminent engineers.
Near the temple of Baalbec there
lies a stone ready quarried, which is
seventy feet long and fourteen feet
square. 1t weighs 1135 tons.
There is now a canal connection
between Milan and Pavia, about
twenty-five miles long, through an
ancient channel, which has been in
use for more than 600 years. Thou
sands of canal boats from the Pc
go to Milan every year, pass through
the city's canal system, which is
founded on the old defensive meats
of the Middle Ages, and proceed
northward to the Italian lakes, or
vice versa.
Every year from 500 to 1900 cou-
Piles go to England from the Cont
nent, mostly from Germany, to. be
married. To comply with the con-
ditions of the English law the bride
usually goes over first, stays one
night in a hotel, and gives notice of
the marriage on the following day.
Then the man arrives and the cere-
mony takes place. 1t Is generally by
license, as otherwise both would have
to stay in England for four weeks.
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The oldest royal house in Europe
is that of Mecklenburg. They trace
their descent from Genseric, who
sacked Rome in A. D. ASS.
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CHIN GX
RTH KNOWING1
%S@~%38

A New York man fell 1870 feet and
sustained no worse injuries than to
catch a cold.
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Gas Lighted Automatically.

The tendency Of the majority of in
ventors seems to be to devise some
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The "leafess acacia" is a peculiar
tree that forms forests in Australia.
The tree has no leaves, but respires
through a little stem answering the
purpose of a leaf.
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The gentle refrain of the accordion
of Phoebe Stannard, of Great Bar
rington, Mass calls her COWS home,
no matter how far on the mountain
side they have wandered.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-28
MURDER AT PAwTUckEr.
Mrs. Alexander Henderson Bruta1It Done to Death In Candy shop.

Done to Death In Candy shop.
 NANTUCKET. R. l., Feb. 2S.--Mrs. Alexander Henderson was murdered fin her little candy store here by rob ber. who after emptying the money drawer and stealing a quantity of ci- gars made his escape through we'll settled section of the city, leaving be- hind him trail of blood 300 yards long.
 Mrs. Henderson. who was thirty nine years old and the wife of wood worker in local factory. conducted small store at 1sl Brooks street anI made her home in rooms above 1t. A boy who entered the store discovered the body on the floor. with the face and shoulders covered with blood. A bloody ax lay near by.
 The police hold the theory that some person entered the store for inc pur pose of robbing it while Mrs. Tender son was in her living apartments up- stairs and that. hearing noise below, the woman went downstairs and con fronted the robber. who attacked her with an ax. A large force of detectives and police are at work on the case