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Washington Monuments Cap.

The first practical use ever made Of
aluminium was in fitting cap on the
peak Of the Washington monument In
1884. Although aluminium was discov-
cred in 1927 by Professor Wohler Of
Gottingen university, Germany, at that
time it was practically an unknown
metal, the cost and difficulty Of its pro-
duction having prevented it's develop
ment until the general use of electric
ity made it easy and economical. The
cap on the top Of the monument is
square pyramid in shape, weighing 100
ounces, and is SO inches in height and
Sc inches in width at the base. Gen
eral George w. Davis was in immedi-
ate charge Of the completion of the
monument under General Casey and
has the distinction Of being the first
man to handle aluminium in a prac-
teal way. Until that time it had been
used only for toys, for "freak" pur-
poses, and small samples had been
utilized in making models for the pat
ent offce.-Boston Globe.
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A Reluctant Snort.

A Denver hotel man tells the follow
ing story, and he says it's true: One
day a bride and bridegroom from the
country registered at the hotel.
"What are your rates for room and
board for two?" asked the bridegroom.
"Six dollars" was the reply.
That was satisfactory, and the two
were given a room. When they de-
cided to leave, the bridegroom asked
for his bill. 1t was $24. He was stag
gered.
"Whatw he calculated. "Twenty-
four dollars! That's an outrage. You
said &c."
"Six dollars a day." came from the
clerk-"six dollars day"
"Six dollars day" the bridegroom
almost shouted. 81 thought you meant
Sc week.
The clerk simply smiled. Finally the
bridegroom paid over the money.
"Now," he said. calming down some
what, "wait a minute. I want to go
upstairs. Keep that money in your
hand"
The clerk didn't understand, but he
decided to humor the man. The latter
soon returned with a camera Aiming
it at the clerk, he took a picture
"This is the highest priced place I
ever stopped at" he explained. II just
wanted picture to show my friends
that I was real sport here in Den.
ver"
Then he and his bride gathered up
Post
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REPLIES TO INTERPRETATION
Japanese Foreign Minister Discusses
Relations With America,


Toxic, March 11.-Replying to SEN
sational Interpolation in the house Of
representatives, in which the Japa-
nese were represented as suffering
humiliation at the hands of Amer.
leans, Foreign Minister Hayashi called
attention to the existence of the last
clause of article 2 of the treaty with
the United States. He said that this
clause was inserted in order to secure
a ratification of the treaty by the
United States senate. Japan, he said,
was at that time revising the treaty
to abrogate extra territoriality, which
was the greatest humiliation. Con-
tlnuing to reply to the Interpolation
Minister Hayashi emphasized the i'm
portance of approaching the question
of Japan's relations with America
calmly and in peaceful spirit, as ex-
element would only tend to increase
the difficulties and injure the tradi-
tional friendly relations of both ma
tons. He also pointed out the indis-
putable good will of President Roose-
welt and his government toward ia
nan
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Old Time Advice to Doctors.


There is an old manuscript in the
National library at Paris which has the
following advice to physicians: ION
approaching the patient you should as
sumo calm expression and avoid any
gesture of greed or vanity, greet those
who salute you with a humble voice
and sit down when they do. Then,
turning to the sick person, ask him
how he is. To the patient you promise
to cure, but Immediately on leaving
the room you say to the relatives that
the disease is grave. The result will
be that if you cure him your merit is
greater, and you will receive the great
er praise and fee, while If he dies they
Will say that you had no hope from
the first"
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OFFICIAL OF NEW YORK CON.
Germ A DEFAULTER FOR A
LARGE AMOUNT.
SUICIDES BY TAKING PRUSSIC ACID
ENDS LIFE WHEN MEMBERS OF
FIRM CALL TO MAKE BUSI-
NESS INQUIRIES.

New York, March 11.-That Leoni-
das M. Preston, secretary and man
ager of the Thinker Roller company,
had forged the name of E. R. Hewitt,
one of the members of that company,
to notes aggregating $4,000 to $780,
900 was the substance of statement
made to the coroner by James A.
Shea, counsel for Mrs. Preston.
Preston died very suddenly in his
rooms in the Hotel Cumberland after
drinking prussic acid while the three
members of the company were waiting
to question him about the affairs of
the company.
It was also discovered that Preston
left note saying he had been insane
for some time. The statement by Mr..
Shea was made at coroner's inquest
into the cause of Preston's death. Mr..
Shea testified that E. R. Hewitt, son
of the late Mayor Hewitt, had in
formed him that Preston's books
showed the forgeries, but the investi-
5e''Aoh was uOC ySC COu1plSlo. Ouo OIL
the alleged forged notes was for S.
600 and was due on the day of his
death. Another was for $4,000 and
was due on April 1 next.
Mrs. Anna G. Preston, Preston's
widow, testified before the coroner
that Preston was betting on the horse
races throughout his recent visit to
New Orleans. She said she had sup
posed Preston was wealthy until two
days before his death, when he asked
her to loan him 5000. She declared
that she was destitute. The hearing
was adjourned to await the report of
physician as to the contents of Pres
toms stomach. .
The coroner said he was of the
opinion that the man committed sui
eide and that there was no occasion
to continue his inquiry upon a theory
that murder had been committed.
AS secretary and manager of the
Thinker Roller company Preston re-
ceived salary of $4,000 a year. He
lived in fine suite in the Hotel Cum
berland with Mrs. Preston, who was
formerly saleswoman in a New York
department store.
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WILL INVOKE REFERENDUM.
Plan to Prevent Divorce Law Takinu
Immediate Effect,

Plan to Prevent Divorce Law Taking
Immediate Effect.
Sioux Falls, S. D., March linen
interested in the divorce industry
have decided upon sensational coup,
which will prevent the new law in
creasing the period of residence from
six months to one year from going
into effec; for at least nearly two
years.
1t IS officially announced that the
referendum amendment will be in.
voked and this will prevent the new
divorce law from going into effect I'M
til after it has been submitted to the
voters of the state and receives
majority of the votes cast. It cannot
be submitted until November, 1908,
and in the meantime the present law,
requiring only six months residence,
will be in effect.
These petitions will be circulated
Immediately fot signatures and will
be filed before the expiration of ninety
days from the passage of the new di-
vorce law, as required by the referen.
dunn amendment of the state constitu-
ton.
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was relie;nl: iy IT, =: CT attend:
Shortly -: = {. Bowie heca:.
deliricGg ii j,i2: -. was the SCI.
as at - -, Eng in tho dc;.
Of his J -; .. 80 3nounced peo1l>
with - G ::'5l@ v;gor, ordered t.
guard. * =, i;~ oit disturbers an
acte' e had on so many pre-
vioc7 T.. ,,;;:: He gradually became
We .: weaker and the attendant
te -G>.& or Judge D. N. Barnes,
"a sd Shiloh House at a. II.
~ y -:...;tes later Dowie died.
aus. ;Sowie, Judge Dowie, the
prophets father, and his son, who are
at Zen ,-cDhu, Mich, have been ro:i.
fed of Dowie's death. Judge Barnc4,
who was a. the bedside of Dcwie, is q
member Of Vol;va's council, bat 70
NAMED friendly to Dowie, believin. :
him to be insane and not Responsible
for his actions. Dowie's wife, father
and son held the same view.
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SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.
Dowe First Came Into Prominence
About Fifteen Years Ago.

Dowie First Came Into Prominence
About Fifteen Years Ago.
John Alexander Dowie was born in
Edinburgh, Scotland, May Is, 1S47. In
1860 his parents removed to Adelaide,
Australia, where for seven years the
youth WAS clerk in business house.
Here Dowie developed the CONNER
cial instinct that served him so we'll
later in life. He saved enough money
during this period to return to Edin-
burgh at the age of twenty to take
five years course in theology and TIE
arts. He became master OF Greek
and Hebrew and cultivated literary
taste that resulted in after years in a
library of 10000 volumes, with which
he was thoroughly familiar. a..
Six years of UNCONVENTIONAL activity
wearied Dowie, who longed for a
wider field of operations He forsook
his church and in 1878 went to Mel
bourne, where he set up Free Chris
tian tabernacle-the first of its kind
and organized divine healing asso-
citation, which afterwards became in
ternational in character. He became
president Of this association an
gained fame by going out into the
country during the prevalence Of pu,
trid fever and apparently effecting
many cures by prayer and the laying
on Of hands.
After ten years in Melbourne Dowie
decided to remove to England, where
his association had number Of
branches, but the fates took him
across the Pacific and his announced
intention Of making Great Britain the
world headquarters was never carried
out.
Beginning Of His Career.
Dowie landed in San Francisco in
1883, needing money. He needed $3.50
and had just told his wife he had
asked God for It," he said, when a
man he had not seen in months came
along and put the amount in his hand.
That was the starting point in his
wonderful money getting career In the
Western world. Two years of wander
ing along the California coast followed
and then, In 1890, ''Dr." Dowie and his
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LEAPS THROUGH CAR WINDOW.

Woman crazed by Journey Across the
Continent.
Amsterdam, N. Y, March 11.-Maria
Becker, apparently crazed by the
tedium of journey across the con-
tinent, leaped through a car window
from New York Central express
train near Yosts, about fifteen miles
west of this city. 1t is believed she
came from Chehalis, Wash. Her dead
body was found on the ice of the Mo-
hawk river, where it had rolled down
steep embankment The woman,
who was about twenty-five years old,
was accompanied by baby girl about
two years of age.
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FAST TRAINS ARE ANNULLED.
Union Pacific RetaIiates for Rate
Reduction.

Omaha, March 11-Pursuant with
the prophesy made by Vice President
Mohler of the Union Pacific some time
ago that the expenses of the passen-
ger department of that road would be
cut to correspond with the 2-cent rail
road fare which has just been placed
in effect in this state the famous Los
Angeles limited trains, running be-
tween Chicago and Los Angeles, have
been annulled.
The Los Angeles limited, east and
west, were the fastest and finest trains
on the overland system and were the
"brag" trains on the Hartman roads.
The trains were inaugurated in De-
cember, 1905.
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Diamonds and Elasa

The diamond, instead Of being a real
solid, is mass Of atoms all in rapid
and violent motion. The edge of the
stone is formed Of these moving mole
cules as we'll as the body. Now, glass
is also made up of moving atoms,
though they do not move so rapidly or
so violently as the diamond atoms.
When the diamond edge, therefore, Is
applied to the glass surface the dia-
mond atoms drive the glass atoms out
Of the way and force a passage.
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Pei siStent.

A middle aged man stopped at the
subpostoffice in the north end ana
asked if there was anything for the
Murphys.
'No, there is not" said the man at
the window.
Anything for Jane Murphy?
mo"
Anything for Anne Murphy"
mo"
Anything for Bob Murphy%
mo"
Anything for Terry?'
mo, nor for Pat nor for Dennis nor
Pete nor Matt nor Edward Murphy.
There Is nothing for any Murphy, dead,
living or unborn, native or foreign, CIV
ilized or savage, male or female, black
or white, franchised or DISTINGUISHED.
No, there is positively nothing for any
Of the Murphys, either individually
collectively, severally, now and for
ever, one and inseparable."
The little man on the outside of the
window looked amazed and then In a
persuasive voice said, please look and
see if there is anything for P. ]. Muir
."-Columbus Dispatch.
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Wealthy Japanese Arrested.

San Francisco, March III. Kura-
maya, known as one Of the richest
Japanese in California and prominent
ly connected in Japan, has been ar
rested here on the charge Of obtain
Ing more than $4,000 under false pre-
lenses. Five banks claim they were
victimfzed by Kuranaga.
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500 HEADING FOR DULUTH.
Contract to Build the Line Has Been
Let to St. Paul Firm.

Let 10 OF. raul fIrTn.
st. Paul, March 1.-THE Minneap-
oils, st. Paul and Sault Ste Marie
railroad is to build it's new line to
Duluth at once. Foley Bros, railroad
contractors of st. Paul, have been
awarded the contract and construction
gangs are being sent to the scene of
operations. :,
The new line is to run from Broo-
ten, Mimi, to Superior and thence to
Duluth. The distance is about 200
miles and the road will cross The
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
roads at Freeport, Royalton and other
points. It will skirt the southern
shores of Mile Laos in it's course and
will open up great territory. It IS
estimated that, counting terminals at
Duluth and Superior, the line will cost
In the neighborhood Of $8,O0O,O00.
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CONTINUES TO IMPROVE.
Favorable News Regarding illness Of
Archie Roosevelt.

Washington, March H. Archie
Roosevelt, the presidents son, who is
Ill with diphtheria, continues to i'm
prove, according to the physicians
bulletin. The little sufferer had a
good night and the fact that no I'M
favorable symptoms have developed is
regarded by them as very favorable.
and Surgeon General Rixey of the
navy remained at the White House
for some time after issuing the bull
letin. The president was at his office
at the usual hour and received num-
Der of callers. He appeared cheerful
and bright and pleased at the prog
ress his son is making.
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Attended Her Funeral, 40 a Rule.
Leave to attend his mothers funeral
was thus applied for by Lahore Ba-
boo: by the vicissitudes Of time my
mother yesterday went to eternity, and
as rule have to attend her funeral
ceremonies. "-Times of India,
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THOUSANDS OF SHEEP SLAIN.
Northern Wyoming Threatened With
Another Range War.

Sheridan, Wyo., March 11-North.
ern Wyoming is threatened with an.
other range war between the cattle
and sheep men. Closely following the
attack on the Wisner camp last week,
in which 400 head Of sheep were killed
and the camp burned, comes the re-
port of a greater outrage in Owl
Creek county. The Hugh Dickey
sheep camp. was attacked by band
of twelve masked men, supposed to2be
in the employ of the cattlemen. The
raiders drove off the sheep herders
with threats of death, fired the camp
outfit and then began shooting sheep.
Out of total of 5000 sheep In the
band 1000 have disappeared and are
supposed to have been killed.
The cattlemen have marked out a
dead line" and the Diekey sheep
were one mile over the border.
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Training the American Officer.

Training inc american Ofncer.
'Demerits" are given to the West
Point cadet for the most trifing Of
lenses, such as "gazing about In the
ranks" having an "odor Of cigarettes
In his room' or appearing ION parade
with soiled gloves" A rigorous med
1cal examination has to be passed ev-
cry few months, when the unfit are
welded OUT. Stanton in Captain,
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THE Truth About Gossin

"Br'er Jenkins, he say dat we ought
not to gossip an dat we ought not to
remark on each odder's frailties: but,
my lam, OATS whut keeps de world
straight. Hits de fear of our neigh.
bors' tongue dat keeps most of US in
de stockade Hits gossip OATS de real
perlice Of de world. "-Dorothy Dix In
New York American.
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GIVES RADICAL ADVICE.

Chicago Judge Would Burn "Cheap
Dance Halls and Theaters."
Chicago, March Unlicensed over
the revelations contained in the testi-
mony in two truancy cases involving
young girls Judge George A. Carpen-
ter, sitting in the juvenile court, urged
the burning Of "cheap dance halls and
still cheaper theaters" as the best
way to save the youth of the city from
moral degradation.
"If such places were burned" said
the court, there would be fewer such
cases in court. Most of the delin-
quents, especially the girls, owe their
unhappy condition to the frequenting
Of such places
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The Minnesota lin Commission.

Norfolk, Va, March 1.-THE Unit
ed States battleship Minnesota, sis
ter ship to the battleship Vermont
and one of the latest additions to the
navy, was placed in commission here
with Captain John Hubbard command.
ing.
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New Head of Foresters.

Toronto, Ont, March 11.-At a meet
ing of the executive council Of the
independent Order of Foresters Elliott
G. Stevenson was elected supreme
chief ranger in succession to the late
President Oronhyatekha. Stevenson,
who held the position of supreme coun-
cillor to the order, is at present a res
tdent of Detroit, but will remove to
Toronto.
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What We Really Mead.

Each of us in our own small organ
Ism possesses a germ or whatever YOU
like to call it which, properly develop
ed, should eventually lead us to the
realization Of all our ambitions. All
that is wanted are energy and concen.
tration.-London Ladies' Field.
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No Dancer.

Mrs. Traddles-Tommy, you mustn't
60 fishing with Peter Rishers. He is
just getting over the measles. Tommy
Traddles-There won't be any danger,
mother. I never catch anything when
I'm fishing.-London Tit-Bits.
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CRUDE OIL ADVANCES,
Producers Predict Another Increase
Before Iona.

Lima, o., March lin connection
with the advance in the price Of crude
oil announced by the Standard Oil
company prominent oil men predict
that the spring months will bring still
higher prices. 1t is pointed out that
runs from wells have diminished to
$4,000 barrels day less than daily
shipments.
Quotations were advanced by the
Standard cents barrel on amber
grade oils found in Pennsylvania,
West Virginia and Southwestern
Ohio, while 2 cents was added for all
feds touched by Standard pipe lines
In the United States and Canada
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Plenty of Practice.

u met your friend Dudley today"
Yes" haven't seen him for long
time. suppose he shutters as badly as
everW
"Oh, no! He's quite an adept at it
now" -Philadelphia Press.
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Lambs Unkind Thrust.

Charles Lamb, than whom no gen.
tier or kinder hearted wit ever breath
ed, at times found it impossible to re-
strain himself from the personal, as,
for instance, when he covered friend
with shame at whist party by blurt-
ing out:
Cad, James, lift dirt were
t-t-trumps, what a hand you would
havew
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The PROPOSAL,

He (nervously)-Er-er, Margaret
er-er, there's something has been
trembling on my lips for the last two
months. She-Yes, so see. Why don't
you shave it off?-Princeton Tiger.
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ACCUSED OF VARIOUS CRIMES
Many Prominent Citizens Of Peoria
Ill.,, Indicted.

Peoria, ILL.,, March 11-After eight
weeks deliberation the grand jury has
reported and returned indictments
against many prominent citizens, in
Guiding ex-Sheriff Daniel E. Potter;
Deputies w. E. Peters, Robert Conkey
and Sherman Hunt; City Clerk Robert
Joos, the latter being charged with
embezzlement of city funds and NAL
feasance in office. Ex-Sheriff Potter
and his deputies, it is said, have mis-
used the county funds to the extent
of $75,OO0
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He HELPED Relieve II

TIC HeIPed Relieve It.
Il suppose you saw a great deal of
poverty In Europe"
"Yes, a great deal. In fact, l came
home for fear was going broke N.Y.
self"-Cleveland Press.
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family arrived in Chicago, which was

family arrived in Chicago, which was
to be the theater of his great work.
During the next five years Dowie
was arrested at least 100 times for
violation Of the city ordinances relat.
Ing to the care Of the sick, but the
more trouble that was made for him
the more he prospered in reality
Branch churches were established in
other cities; large hospital for the
healing Of the sick was built in Chi.
cago and a college for the training of
missionaries was organized, a print.
Ing plant put in operation and a bank
also started.
The Christian Catholic church in
Zion City, the outgrowth of the orig.
1nal international Divine Healing as.
ISOLATION, was formally organized in
February, 1896, Dowie becoming gen.
eral overseer. -Four years afterwards
Dowie, before large audience in the
Auditorium theater, announced that
he was Elijah the restorer, spoken OF
in Malachi. This assumption of
Biblical personality created even more
OF a sensation among his followers
than any of the worldly successes of
the prophet"
Foundation Of Zion City.
Previous to this Dowie had marked
out his plans for Zion City, the crown.
ing effort of his life. Six thousand
acres of land were purchased or Sc
cured by options and in August, 1901,
the first building was erected in Zion
City, which a year later had popula-
t1on OF 10000. In Zion City as we'll
as the church Dowie was supreme.
The title of the 5000 acres bought
with the money of the sect rested In
him. Lots were leased, not sold. In
December, 1903, Zion City was placed
under control of a federal receiver.
ship, which was dissolved a week
later On Dowie's presentation of abil.
ity to pay dollar for dollar all indebt.
edness. At that time Dowie estimated
the value of his holdings in Zion City
at S25,000,O0O. Since then the value
of the lace factory, the other indus
tries and holdings at Zion City are
believed to have increased to $2S,OOO,-
600.
Eighteen months ago Dowie began
the promotion of a second Zion City in
Mexico. While engaged in this under
taking his health failed and he went
to Jamaica shortly before Christmas,
1905, for his health. While there he
suffered a stroke Of paralysis, from
which he never fully recovered. 1t
was at this time that he appointed
Wilbur Glenn Voliva his first lieuten-
ant and general overseer of the
church. A month after Voliva took
charge in Zion City he, by a power of
attorney vested in him by Dowie, had
all the property belonging to the
church transferred from Dowie to
Overseer Granger, charging extrav-
agance and gross Encouragement by
DOWie
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Always Moistened,

"He has dry cough"
'Then it can't come from his throat"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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He Is educated who is master of him,
self and Of his task.-Peabody.