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Minister. the French Minister and the
British Consul General all made alarming
reports TO their Governments, and the
Governments we're greatly agitated, while
the State Department and the Legation
here remained calm apd cool,
The Minister Of the United States did
not make a demand on Washington for
warships, but Washington sent them any
way, just because wanbhips Of other nations
we're on the spot, Just now the biggest
reason for keeping the American Warships
here Is the fact that Germany, Great Britain
and France have men-of-war on hand and
1t wouldn't do for the American Govern
ment TO be unrepresented.
The diplomats here recently sent home
suggestions about keeping Varships around
Hayti permanently, The idea was that
there should be one ship Of some~ nationality
In these waters at all tlmst. Germany
heartily favored this plan and suggested
that the Bremen take the irst trick.
The plan will probably not meet with
enthusiasm In Washington, where it is not
likely that the idea Of foreign wAnhirs
doing police duty in the Western Henri.
sphere will he welcome. America, OF course.
is capable OF patroling these waters.
The position Of the United States IL
rather delicate. Like almost all the coun-
tries in South AmeriGa and Central Am erica
Hsyti has O deep suspicion Of the American
Government. There Il on idea here that
sooner or later Warrington will want to
absorb ell Of the West Indies and that Hayti
will be the first to 60. The ohcas here
watched our programme in sauto Domingo
with great alarm, They know veil enough
that the United States may some day DO
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foresiisre would have bought Il. Yes, the
Madonna is miraculous; several good peo-
pie who invoked her aid were cured Of
maladies and she granted several eraces
or favors. But this Is not an article Of
faith and nobody has 70 believe it
You thank your informant. who lifts
his hat to you FIST and to the shrine after
ward, and goes on his way. The man
who oN ne the wine shop and who during
your conversation with the priest had been
watching you from the corner Of bis eye
while he basked in the sunshine, says 'Buon
giono. %signone,' as you pass his shop,
and you see he is willing to talk,
you are French, ~signorel" he asks you.
II you happen to know that for Romans
Of the lower classes French IL a synonym
for foreigner you say you are, and assured
that you are a foreigner the shopman tells
you stories about tho Madonna across the
street.
His daughters name is Dolores, after the
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STREET SHRINES Or ROME
AaADTALLY VANISHING, LIKE
OTHER RELICS or TIE PAST.

,.und Now ChlSay In tho Old Part Of the
uu, Hhere Miracles Are sun Attrib.
otod 20 nem-FOrSakm shFineV Of
The CAmpama Dating to Pagan Times,
RbuI. April iL.-At tho crossings OF
.gstry roads and lanes In Italy II rarely
s,resns that one does not find q shrine,
rssully dedicated 10 tho Virgin Mary.
! s,m,dmes II IL built Of stone or marble,
,tA two columns surrounded by an arch
rsdar which the statue or picture Of the
Madonna 10 placed; sometimes II has the
A.bs N a tabernacle or a canopy. AZ 4
mia /, il inlrtistic and plain, but II has an
usmis,akabls air Of antiquity,
Tb.re ara many such shrines scattered
,v.r the Campagna Of Rome, and all are
rors or less alike and all are ancient. Still
,,~chRologists overlook them entirely. for
tAsy bear no inscription to decipher,
nav are unadornod with either sculpture
a, mosaic and they show no traces u an
ancient origin. Yet these shrines have n
history dating back 10 pagan days when
ths Gospel was preached for the first time
md tina Christian transformation Of tho
C.npsgua, with itS deeply rooted super
,,lrons and ia worship Of sylvan and water
scds. vas gradually brought about,
The shrnes have not changed their site
Or their purpose since those days. The
crescent which ono. shone on the forehead
II Diana the huntreSs may now be e
trodden BY the feet Of the Virgin Mary.
Who aleo appears crushing the head Of tho
snake once sacred to juno; but the nam Of
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FTSH.
YounE Aquarium Troat Liberated In RE-
tun fer Yellow Perch ESSS.

YounS Aquarium TrOat Liberated In RE-
tan fer yellow Perch EggS.
Just nov the Aquarium has In the jGrS
Of lis model hatchery about 1000, 900 yellow
perch eggs that were brought from WadinE
River. IL. They viii soon hatch out.
Notice Of the spawning Of the yellow
perch 10 Wading River was sent to the
Aquarium BY A, b. Davis; and a. some
{ to the stream for the perch eggs
to be taken from II the Aquarium's COL
leotor took with him from here about 200
young rainbow and brook trout Of an inch
TO an inoh and q half 10 length that we're
Matched here and about fifty yearlins
brook trout from four to FIVE inches in
lenrh, also Matched 10 the Aquarium,
ali Of which were liberated 10 Wadlng River
In loCA lities suggested by Mr.. Davis ~
best for them.
The present lot Of yellow perch eggs is
not the first 10 be Matched here. The lakes
and ponds In the city'S parks have been
restocked with perch Matched In the New
York Aquarium,
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history in this fashion is beyond question.
Some Of the people here in Port an Prince
believe that the President is afflicted
with q kind Of homicidal mania. Whom he
Is displeased with an Official, politician or
citizen he flies into an uncomfortable rage
and in bis fury declares that the offender
mus. be shot instantly.
And that Is what has happened 10 a good
many. Sometimes his ~subordinates calm
him, and as 1907 az the burst Of temper
has disappeared he is loss bloodthirsty.
II Alexis should ever decide to take ac-
ton against the whites he could find means
to execute bis purpose. A standing throat
10 the safety Of the town is a regiment Of
soldiers around the palace.
These are the Presidents personal guards.
They come from the North, from the Cape,
AltIis's own homs, and they are very faith
full 10 him. He calls them his braves.
A more bloodthirc.y se, doesn't exist in the
island, or probably anywhere else in this
part Of the world.
II lie upon these men that Alexis depends,
and they are quite ready TO do anything
for him. Their reputation is Of the very
worst, and Alexis holds a trump card In hav-
ing them around. A. a word from him
they would kill all the foreigners, burn the
town or do anything else, That they will
ever got the word IL very unlikely.
The German cruiser Bremen FAILED one
day for Kingston with seventy-fve refugees
board. When the massacre Of March IS
took place these refugees ned to the French
and German legations. They had been
ever since, fearing to step outside
he legation grounds.
The Government declared. that there
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who Interrupts Der prayer TO ask you for .
soldo. seeing your interest IN the shrins,
volunteers the information that the image
Of the Madonna was painted by .StHLuke,
or rather begun by him and foished by
an angel, and az q proof Of her statement
she points out the special angel among the
many who completed the task.
II yoI care to listen tho old woman will
tell you moro about the shrine-how tho
Madonna was seen 10 open and shut her
eyes on several occasions, the number
OF miracles performed, the many yotive
offerings that once covered the shrine and
had 10 be removed 70 the nearby church lest
they should be stolen by people without re-
llgion, and finally how the family that lives
10 the first floor Of the house Is bound by the
terms Of the lease to light the lamp before
the shrine every night.
You cannot obtain any information
about the history Of shrines from books.
An old chroniclor may describe a shrine
and give details about the miracles per-
formed by some celebrated Madonna.
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Virtlnt. He wife vas taken III and she
made a vow that II she recovered she would
mans her child after the Madonna
Il objected. tho man says, as | wished
the child to BE- called after my poor dead
mother, who was named Maria, but Of course
a vow has to be respected, so my wife had
her way, The shrine is a very old one and
II has never been repaired. a shame, but
one 10 not surprised that the Blessed Virgin
10 neglected in these days ofirreNgion.
When | was a boy l remember that
every year on the feast Of the Virgin the
shrine used TO be decorated with over
green's and flowers and paper lamps Of all
colors, which we're lighted At night, and the
whole noishborhood used to come out and
admire the Examinations. Sometimes a
band played before the shrine during tho
evening and the whole rions or district
was in fsad,
And when November cams around
and cold beesn to Do felt and hres we're
lighted the Madonna had her novenas,
as many novenas as there are shops In the
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Cure Net Proved.

From me Lovisriie Courier JOurNsi.
Il il not every one who proves the in
tIectualnsss Of insomniS cures at seven years
OF age,
The father OF the lad who was about seven
years old, was q physician, and when the
child found dinieulty in getting 10 sleep was
ready with advice.
I'm tell you something that will soon
put YOU 10 sleep. " he said. You begin and
count slowly up to 100. npd then smother
hundred. and 90 on, and before y0u know II
you'll be sleeping Try It tonight when you
Everything FtmSinsd quiet that night
until the father went 10 retire. A. he passed
the boys bed 4 little voice bped:
"papa"
"Y@, ny boy.
What com6s AFTER tnlliohS'-
But the WNkeful youngsters query was
rot answered; his father had vanished into
" ava bedroom.
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vas no Teason for their staying under
foreign protection and that they should
go 10 their homes, The refugees knew
better than that. They asked permission
10 depart from the island.
At first this was refused, but later the
Government decided that they could either
90 TO their homes within twenty-four hours
or he exiled forever. All chose exile and
we're shipped on the German warship.
The pier was crowded with friends and
relatives Of the departing persons. Some
Of them have been prominent in public
life here, II is not likely that they will
stAy away from Hayti very long, When
Alexis dies or is overthrow these exiles
will feel themselves free TO return.
As the fright over an expected slaughter
OF white people subsidies it becomes clearer
that there wal a whole lot Of hysteria in
the affair. The French and the German
diplomats seem to have been more excited
and alarmed than any OF the ottert, and
some Of the things which were reported
to foreign Offices on the Continent were
doubtless considerably exaggerated
One american hero whose position is
such that his opinion is well worth noting
says that he was never certain that ii was
really necessary TO send for the warships,
Bnd that while there was a possibility Of
trouble for foreigners, there was nothing
really tangible in the rumors tina. flaw
around 90 thick aad fast at the time OF
the scare.
Germany and France, II the ideas Of
Governments are reflected here
with accuracy, are not very enthusiastic
ovsT the position taken by the Department
Of state in Warrington, The German
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modern street the shrine that adorned its
walls is never replaced in the modern build
ing raised on its site. A Roman house
was not considered complete a hundred
years ago without a shrine, but now the
use Of shrines has become obsolete and the
protection Of a divinity is no longer con-
sidered necessary either for the dwelling
house or its Inhabitants.
In the old parts Of Rome, where low
houses and narrow streets are still seen,
where whitewash and paint are unknown,
and where the foreign visitors never 60,
shrines are found. A few are real works OF
art and are adorned with marble angels in
graceful attitudes supporting the pictures
Of the Virgin Mary, surrounded by a cloud
and a circular glory Of rays.
The painting Of the Madonna in these
shrines is always held to be Of miraculous
origin. Sometimes II Is well painted, or IL
seems 80 to you rs you gaze at it from the
street below. The old woman near you
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tie sanctuary has remained the same,
adieuld In Latin and cdicold in Italian. The
two religious practices have been assimi-
sled, and the sweet oil, instead Of baing
poured over the altar according TO the pagan
me-, burns before the imag, Of the Virgin
In 4 lamp.
The shrinss Of the CamDagna have es-
capped the devastation which has turned
the whole plain from tho Apennines to the
"a into a desolate and unhealthful wilder
ness, and they are the only intact relics Of
the past. They have been respected by the
barbarian plundersrS, by the lime burners
and by the contractors for the maintenance
NJ The hlglroads, and they are still standing
today, neglected and unyencrated perhaps,
but sull intact as when they were SGT up
centuries ago and consscrnte1 by a saori1ca
IN order 10 make the crops prosper or to
protect fields ani focGS from the r~apao;ty
dmen and beasts OF prey.
Boz few persons worship at the shrines
t'-tav and rarely ia the lamp before the
image m. Malaria has titled or driven
'Hsy Utmost all the inhabitants OF the Cam
Isgno, and those hat are let hsve lost
their faith.
Still new and then a peasaLt woman,
tholEh lover stricken and poor, will kneel
before A wayside shrine and pray. while
NE 'dio r Of a farm may chance to be a
rigloI' man and he will provide oil for the
lamp and see that it IL liz, BIt they are
on~7sToeptons, aud rare exceptions, Every
Ting in tho Campagna is dead; ell sources
o. LIE and thrift we're drained long ago,
'n1 hi'h cannot be expected 10 remain
ave in such 4 place.
u the s'nctulras Of the p1gan sylvan
gol' in tho Campasna were replaced by
Hnne' 10 tho Virgin Mary ard the Christian
sutt''' vas only natural that the psnates
OF household gods which protected pivote
an'iie' and their dwelliugsin Rome should
ave place to their Christian successor.
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Dees In q Church.
From ne London Standard.

From The London Standard.
For more than twenty years a swarm Of
bees has been In the roof OF the nave OF I1eld
Parish Church,
They have lately abused the hospitality
shown them by coming inside tho building
and even singing a member Of the choir
ss well as annoying The vicar while he vas in
the pulpit. A week ago they enOtsred The
church In nundreds and their dead bodies
covered the floor.
A bee expert has since been called In and
alter removing a portion Of the roof he sue
cseded in carrying on the whole colony In q
hive. The vicar Daid, i part With then With
oW TegTets
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into a rickshaw and was driven to the
Oriental Palace Hotel.
Another ro!;shaw followed hard Upon
his heels. The Englishman jumped out Of
his conveyance, hurried through tho hotel
from the back entrance to the front and
| took another rtckshaw 10 the hdioba, or
Government pier. There he engaged a
sendo TO row him in a ssmpaB out to the
steamer.
just as he came down the g~anEplAnk Of
the steamer after delivering his cable
message into the hands Of the purser, IN
be forwarded from Shanghai, he met his
shadow, being roWed at top speed out to
the ship. Somehow or other the cabe
message miscarried and the Shanghai
paper was the only one 10 print what many
FOREIGNERS believed 10 be the real story Of
the sinking Of the Mikasa.
After their pet bsttleship had sunk the
Japanese naval engineers Immediately be-
gan elaborate plans for raising IT.. Because
on the tremendous damage that had been
done 10 the hull Of the ship by the explosion
OF lie ma gaHine all ordinary mean for
getting Il UP we're OF no avail.
Consequently the engineers had 10 build
a Golfer dam all about the Mikasa where II
lay in the mud and after pumping out the
water repairs were made IN th6 hull sufn-
oieut to give huoyancy 10 the boat. After
Seins fosted the battleship wss completely
overhauled end rehttod al Sasebo.
HaHy In March the ceremonies Of re-
establishing the flagship In the service we're
conducted on hoard the ship Capt, Mat
sumura, who had directed the rehttlnG
operations. read an address OF coincidence
for the syuls Of the men who had persisted
In the sinking and a shinto priest conducted
A service IN honor OF the members OF the
crew who he'd persisted then,
Every reference made wRb to the re
Rrettable fire. that had caueed the tem-
porary disabling OF the proud ship which
had been In the van Of ell the fights before
Pot Arthur and foremost In the work Of
sinking The Russian Baltic neet az TsushimS
atTHthA
The Prescott daily news., 1908-12-07
ANOTHER JOB FOR BRYAN

Dallas, Texas, Dec 14- Wm. J. Bryan may become president of the Texas University.
 This is the latest report about the future of the commoner .. which originated here today through the suggestion of Cato Sells, president of the State Bank and Trust Company of Cleburne Texas,
 To accept the position Bryan would lbe required to retire from politics
 Sells is a close friend of Bryan and that he should be sponsor for the report is regarded as in- dicating the suggestion is at least under serious consideration although the banker made it plain he was speaking on his own initiative.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-12-07

Bakers stock of Christmas nov cities is ready for your inspec- tio nand the goods as well as the prices he is offering this month are bound to please you
 l would like to rent cottage furnished or room and board in private family. References eX- changed. Address Box 153.
 When you think of Christmas presents think of Bakers Drug Store. He has the best aSsort- ment in Prescott. embracing jewelry, books. Chinaware. sta t.onery, toys, leather goods watches, and novelties of all kinds.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-12-07

To the many friends, who help ed me in winning the Grand Prize in The News contest the splendid kimball piano, I take this me- thod Of returning most sincere thanks.
 Mary Jones. For Sale-The vacant lots at the rear of my residence facing !. C. Young also my interest in the vacant business lot facing the depot. For particulars address Mrs. Jas. T. Brooks,
 3O1 East 9th street.
 Little Rock
 Arkansas
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<SS ssSSES l. e AL GSNN N F. w S

Hatley delivers lumber, sold in town.
 R. P. Hamby is in Philadelphia today on business.
 Chas. F. Putnam spent yester~ day in Little Rock, returning home last night.
 The best candy made is Ale grette. k. P. Arnold has a lree h shipment.
 Steve Meador, editor of the Ok olona Messenger, was in Prescott a few hours this morning
 The Fortnightly Club is being entertained this afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M M Smyth
The Prescott daily news., 1908-12-07

c. C. Hamby is in Philadelphia today on professional business.
 A. w. Newth the photograph CT is spending today in Gurdon.
 Mrs M M Teal will, for the balance Of the season, sell al her goods at cost
 The sale at the Prescott Sup ply & Hdw. Go. WI, enable youfto get nice pieces of furniture for
 You don't have to ask the price at the big Clearance Sale. The prices will be on big white tags in plain figures.
 A F. Mckelvey and S. k. John son, two of Zama's proSr arous Zfarmers were in Prescott to- day
 It will be an easy matter to make a sensible selection fo" gifts at Bakers Drag Store now His stock IS complete and prices no higher than they will be Christmas Evc.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11
NEW BOXING CLUB
LAUNCHED

Something new in boxing club
entertainment was furnished by
Fred Creels club last night at the
opening smoker. Speeches, music,
song and m-bang boxing exhibi-
tons were on the program. Police
Chief Rice made an interestin talk
on The Game" The Elks' quar-
tet sang at its best.
Creel and Mike Butler started
to give an exhibition of the manly
art but wound up in punching
fest which was the real article.
Louie Long met colored boy
named Holly who proved to know
enough about the game to force
Louie to reach after him real Wig
orous at times.
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CLUB DANCE THIS EVENING

The Country club will entertain
members at one of it's elaborate
club dances this evening at Daven-
ports. 1t is expected that not less
than 100 guests will enjoy the oc-
casion. J. c. Williams is chairman
of the arrang ements committee.
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Help Wanted-Male.

Wanted for Army-AbIe-Dodi>d un.
married men between ages OF IS
and So; citizens of United States.
of good character and temperate
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Howard street, Spokane. Wash.
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Never young man lived who
wasn't happy with new fancy hose.
Their mothers will appreciate the
gifts, too-one half dozen pairs
"Holeproof' in a Xmas box, or
singly at Wentworth's $40
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ITALIAN wREsTLEn sEArEn

At Syracuse. N. r., last night
Walter Willoughby, middleweight
wrestler. detected John Perelli at
mixed styles, Perelli getting the
first fall at Greco-Roman in 50
minutes and Willoughby winning
twice at catch-as-catch-can in 90
and seven MINUTES, respectively.
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Attorneys.

M. T. O'Connor, attorney and
counselor at law. Room sos
Hyde block. Civil and criminal
practice. Satisfaction guaranteed
or no pay. Tel. 1880 or 7106.
David ]. Ryan, attorney at law, sos
Hyde blk. Phone 1880.
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TRUNKS WIN TWO

The Varneys lost two games to
the Spokane Trunk Co. bowlers on
the City alleys last night. Score,
2651 to 250S.
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TRY THIS FOR YOUR HEALTH'S
SAKE

When you are feeling stiff and
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make you feel like a new man,
purify your blood and throw off the
poisons of the system. Bath and
bed, $100. Turkish Bath Parlors,
First and Stevens. H. Nichols,
prop. Main 1o41. $50