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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-19
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pOUTLAND POSTOFFICE
ASHER SHORT
A IN ACCOUNTS

.opri. Ann. orc, Oct Ia
straus. for eight Years
me s IN The Portland postoftice,
=. $50 seen suspended, tollowips the ,
"a w. ~ an allegcd shortage II
tsco's .s a 600 and $4,000 tn hia
ess's'.seat Mr Staus SAYS MS
dsVs's '.,s were an rlght when b.
se'Ve s.,,.,a Is leave his desk. owing
70 s,raus lef, the office in NpIil
" two DAYS. Il IL said, the
'Sosasc vas found
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-19
Oriental Tapestry Couch Covers $40

Included are Oriental Tapestry Couch Covers in the
Weilknown ks khilim patterns-heayy closely woven
covers In harmonious shades Of blue tan green and
red. Plain rep and yerdure patterns In red and blue
These Covers have fringe and measure go inches nv
3 yards. Price. $1,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-19
Domestic Rugs

Body Brussels
Three patterns
8-3xl0-6, 5000.
our patterns
9x12, So. 80.
L " o patterns
0x15. $500
i o ur patterns
l0-6xl36. $500.
Three patterns
l0-6xl5. S3S.75.
/ W o patterns
ll-3xl5. 5000.
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Damasks and Napkins Underpriced

Special values which will doubtless n
ceive much consideration on the part
housekeepers are offered in the Line
Section
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SOLID OAK BUFFET. SPE-
GAL S5S.75 - Constructed
throughout Of selected quarter
sawed white oak. finished wealth
cred. or waxed golden. Beveled
French plate mirror surmounted
By plate-rail case measures 20x60
inches.
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SPECIAL SI4S
YD. Heavy Irish
Linen: wi dth y
inches. hoice Ito
raj and conventions
al designs.
SPECIAL SL20
YD. Good quail
" Damask. width
y inches. Wide
variety Of designs.
SPECIAL StO0
YD. Very heavy
Dana X. width %
in h es. Several
choice patterns.
SPECIAL Use
Y A X ID Heavy
bleached Damask.
appropriate tor
re staurant use.
We are also oil
with Napkins 20 III
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-30
ROUND THE CAPITAL
Enformation and Gossip Picked Up Here
and There In Washinfton.
Clerks Declare That Uncle Sam Is Stingy

president II disgrace to q country OF
this size and importance. They aver
that foreign nations, Of less size. pay
their monarchs and rulers a much
larger sum than is given Mr. RoOse-
welt.
President Roosevelt's salary per an
mum Is $4,000. It Is conceded that
this amount alone is expended each
year in necessary entertainments.
Vice-President Fairbanks receives only
$4,000. the same amount paid Speak
er Cannon of the house of representa-
tives and the members of the cabinet.
This amount. it is said by those in .
position to know is spent by the re-
cipients in about two or three months
in entertainments, theater parties and
sundry functions necessary to main
tain their position in social circles.
Senators and representatives re-
ceive $500 a year. Before congress
voted them an increase they received
only $1,000 per annum. The ambassa-
doris to Austria Hungary. Brazil.
France, Germany. Great Britain. Italy.
Japan, Mexico, Russia and Turkey re-
ceive $17.5O0 per annum. while those
occupying diplomatic positions in the
smaller and less important countries
receive a salary in proportion to the
significance of the post to which they
are assigned
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rim Reaper Decreasing Pension Roll

rapid from year to year. In 1906 there
were 9S5.971 pensioners. and last year
967.3 were on the lists.
From 1866 to 1904 the army of PEN
sioners increased eightfold. In the for
mer year there were only 126. 722 PEN
sioners. In 1870 there were 19S, $50. in
1880 there were 25O.S02. in 1890 there
were 537, 944. and in 1900 there were
993. 529. The average was practically
at q standstin from 1900 until two
years ago, when there was loss Of
$4,000.
Since 1866 Uncle Sam has paid out
in pensions $500. 900. 900. This is al
most four times the amount of the in
terest bearing debt Within recent
years the total pension payments have
been about $140.0O0,O0O. more than
the annual expense bill of the navy.
and enough to build battleship feet
of Is Dreadnoughts
Only two persons are on the rolls
as pensioners of the revolutionary
war. They are Sarah c. Hurlbutt. 30
years old, daughter o: Elijah Weeks.
who served with the Massachusetts
troops under Washington. and Phoebe
NJ. Pelmeter. 81 years old, daughter Of
Jonathan Wooley. who fought with the
New Hampshire cOl0nials.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-30

THE c0nsuls general at London and
/ Paris each receive $4,000 per an
mum. In former years the consul
general at London made as much as
10000 and $4,000 a year from fees.
This practice was abolished, however.
and stated salary designated by the
government. The salaries of the con-
suls general at some of the leading
posts are as follows: Canton, China,
$500: Shanghai. $1,000: Berlin.
$1,000; Havana, Cuba, 5000: Athens.
$4,000: Rome. $4,000: Yokohama.
Japan. 5000: Mexico City. Mexico.
$4,000: st. Petersburg, $500: Cairo,
Egypt. 5000.
The chief justice of the United
States supreme court receives $13.-
900 a year. while the associated jus:
tees receive $12.5OO. The United
States judges of the circuit and dis
trict courts at the following cities re-
ceive salaries varying according to the
importance and amount of work to be
transacted. At New York the judges
receive $1,000 per annum; Boston,
$1,000: Portland. Me-, $1,000; Pitts
burg. $1,000.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-30
Salary of Consuls General and Others

The United States district attorney
at New York receives $4,000 a year.
while the district attorney at Boston
receives $1,000. The salaries of other
federal district attorneys are as fol-
lows: At Newark, N. j.. $4,000; in
Vermont, $4,000; in Pennsylvania.
$500; in Maryland, $4,000; in North
Carolina, $4,000; in Florida. $500.
The United States marshals receive
from $4,000 to $1,000 per annum. The
marshals In New York receive $1,000;
Pennsylvania. $4,000; Maryland,
$500. The salaries of other impor-
tant positions are: Public printer.
$500; secretary of the Smithsonian
Institution. $4,000: civil service COM
missioner, $4,000 each; interstate COM
merce commissioners. $4,000 each:
isthmian canal commissioners. 81. 1000
each: district commissioners. 5000
each: director of the international bu-
reau of American republics. $1,000:
William Loeb, Jr.. receives $4,000 for
his services as secretary to the presi-
dent, while the assistant cabinet ON.
GERS receive only $4,000 and $4,000 per
annum. The sergeant-at-arms Of the
senate gets $1,000.
The first assistant postmaster gen
eral receives $1,000 per annum. the
second, third and fourth assistants,
$500 each. The chief inspector Of
the post office department receives
$4,000: the superintendent of division.
$4,000; the general superintendent.
$4,000.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-30
wASHINGTON.-Is Uncle Sam pc
w nnriOus in the allotment Of AL

WASHINGTON.-Is Uncle Sam pc
W -nurious in the allotment of sal
aries?
This question is constantly being
asked by clerks and others in the en-
pl0y of the government. 1t Is recalled
that at the last congress the salaries
of the cabinet officers were increased
from $4,000 to $4,000 per annum.
The government clerks contend that
their salaries are too small, and that.
as the cost of living has advanced,
they should be accorded the same con-
sideration given cabinet officials and
congressman.
The clerks are not the only ones
who are grumb!ing at the apparent
disinclinatiOn on the part of the gov
eminent to increase salaries. Their
superiors also are said to be in favor
Of increases. Many government OH
Gals who refrain from giving publicity
to their utterances for obvious rea-
sons. contend that the salary paid the
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-30

MOT since 1893 has the total United
~ States pensioners been so low as
1t is at present This fact is made
known in report by the commission.
er of pensions. recently issued. and
the report shows that steady decline
has set in. death cutting heavily into
the ranks in the last year. The 1908
total is 951 .6S7. and 1t was said that
in all probability this will shrink to
100000 within another year.
Four years ago the high water mark
in pensions was reached. For a few
days in August. 1904. there were more
than 100000 persons on the rolls.
These figures. however. do not appear
in the official reports. as the official
record of 1904 gives an average of
only 994.7O2 There were 99S. AL pen
sioners on the average in 1905, and
then started the downward movement.
which it is expected will become more
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-30

For those contemplating a tour to
Europe. Hungary offers an embarrass-
ing choice Of beauty spots. The fol-
esting story of her visit to the coun-
try of the Magyars:
Late spring and early autumn are
the best times for a visit to Hungary.
True. there are winter spots in the
Tatra to attract the enthusiast for
these, and In summers heat delicious
cool may be found at the many lovely
mountain spas. whose marvels Of
scenery and of healing springs are far
too little known to English victims Of
govt and rheumatism and other all
ments. But the extremes of cold and
heat make travelling on the great plain
of Hungary well-nigh intolerable in
the depth of winter or the height Of
summer. Autumn, when q glory Of
crimson and gold begins to sweep
over forest and mountain. and the Al
fold. or lowland. teens with mellow
fruitfulness. is a delightful time for q
tour in Hungary: and. moreover. the
traveller who times his visit then can
count on seeing something of the Hun
garian vintage. a festival peculiarly
fascinating in the land of the csardas.
the home of picturesque costume and
gypsy music.
THE Hungarians are not We: infected
with the strenuOusnesS of their Brit
ish and American visitors. and we
found life in our little mountain spa
of Trenscen-Teplitz. on our arrival
there, a restful and pleasant change
from the hustle of q London season.
We sampled the baths. whose strong
sulphur waters attracted visitors from
Vienna, Germany and all parts of
Hungary: listened to the music of the
gypsy band. that played in the morn
ing in a lime-tree alice. in the even
ing in the casino: had picnic teas in
the woods on the spurs of the Little
Carpathians. and dined in the garden
of a little inn. where We first expert
enced the joy of eating kukuruks
(heads of maize), and drinking a de-
licious wine that our host called tokay,
possibly a distant cousin of that i'm
perial wine And always there was
the sensation of living in fairy tale,
where every peasant girl might be a
princess and every swineherd a prince
in disguise The shops with their
quaint, naive signs-a crusty loaf to
denote the bakers, realistic ham at
the butchers, a beaker foaming at the
brim, or q cup frothing over with
cream, to tell where beer or coffee
might be had-deepened the sense of
fairy tale or pantomime.
Our later wanderings took US to
others of the wonderful medicinal spas
which, well known to the Austrians.
Hungarians. and Poles are too little
known in England.
''On leaving Trenscen We Travelled
down the Danube. when an honr's
journey brought us to Orsova. quaint
oriental town on the Roumanian Dor
der just above the Iron Gates. A gen.
tie specimen of the unspeakable Turk
rowed us across to the island of Ada
kaleh. midway in the Danube. where
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-30

TWELVE thousand American citi
! Gems on the Atlantic feet, bound
around the world. will have no part In
the coming national election.
The feet will be anchored in Manila
bay election day. and the Philippine
statutes refuse citizenship to soldiers
sailors and marines of the United
States. Eighteen hundred votes will
be missing from the ballot boxes OF
New York. The Empire state con.
tributed the largest number of en-.
listed men to the fleet.
Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania are
tied for second place. with 200 each
New England alone is represented by
1900 and other eastern states by
5,S37. Eighteen hundred southerners
are with the feet.
Illinois is represented by S65. Ohio
by $50. Michigan 525 and Indiana 465
The newest state. Oklahoma, found
125 recruits. The territories are no,
unrepresented. There is one from
Alaska, two from Arizona and six from
New Mexico. The District of Colum
bia sent $50 men.
Three hundred on the fleet are
classified as foreign or address not
given.
AS a matter of fact. nearly 100000
men in the employ of the military
branch of the government will not
vote-60.O00 soldiers and 10000 sail
ors and marines. In the navy the
only chance that an enlisted man has
Of voting Is to get leave and go home
at his own expense. Few do this. Of
E:ers here say that 1t is the custom
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-30

Our baby boy broke out with 90
sema on his face when one month old.
Ono place on the side Of his face the
size of nickel was raw like beefsteak
for three months, and he would CRY
out when I bathed the parts that were
sore and broken out. I gave him
three months treatment from q god
doctor. but ut the end Of that time tho
child was no better. Then my doctor
recommended Cuticura- After. using
Q cake Of Cuticura Soap. q third d .
box Of Cuticura Ointment, and half .
bottle Of Cuticura Resolvent he VA
wen and his face was a smooth as any
baby's. He II now two years and .
half old and no eczema has reappeaIed.
Mrs.. II. l. Harris, Alton. Kan, Nay
II and June II. 1907"
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-30

Nine years Of this ran me down to .
state Of continual weakness and I
thought never would Be better until
began using Deans Kidney Pills.
The Improvement was rapid. and since
using four boxes / am cured and have
never had any return Of the trouble"
Sold by al dealers. 80 cents q box.
Foster-MilbuTn Co.. Buffalo. N. 7.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-30
no sArHrus FOR HEN.


The French adherence Of the hath
. Ia nature il shared by many people.
particularly one old woman up In IN
east Tennessee town. The town had
Just had q water system installed and
the natives were printing with pride"
at their bathrooms and equipment
where one could perform his additions
ut win without waiting and longing
for Saturday night.
This old woman was an exception to
The rule. She made her home With
her son. and his wife. according to the
mother-in-law, was "allus arhankerin'
after somepin' newfangled."
A neighbor. who had been In to n
spect the Improvements In the house.
remarked to the old woman:
well, Mrs. K, this Will b .
pleasure for you-bath any time, night
or day. You will certainly enjoy it"
THAT I won't" said the old woman.
tartly. Il been a member Of the
church 80 year an always lived hon.
est an upright. Git inter one or them
tubs? Me? Why, Sary Ellen. them
things amt decent"
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-30
Members of Atlantic Fleet to Lose Vote

on all ships to have a ballot box where
the men vote. but this is only to sat
isfy the curiosity Of the men them
selves. 1t has no effect en- the re-
suit
Whether a soldier may vote depends
on the laws of the state in which he Is
stationed. Some of the states allow
the men to acquire residence, while
others do not The war department
says that 1t has been the experience
of years that the soldiers seldom
avail themselves of the privilege even
when II Is open.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-30

Too Rough for the Cows.
Mrs. Rorer. Of cookbook fame. tsal0
Of seeing a maid drop and break .
beautiful platter at . dinner recent
ly, says Everybody's Magazine. The
host did not permit q trifle like this
to RUNE him in the least.
these little accidents happen most
every day." he said, apologetically.
You see. she isn't a trained waitress
She was a dairymaid originally. but
abe had to abandon that occupation
on account Of her inability to handle
the cows without breaking their
horns"
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-30
No Social Standing.

What do you think, Maria" ex-
claimed the steel magnate. Our son
Reginald writes that he is on his we'd
ding trip and his wife is paragon"
"a Paragon" echoed his wife.
Dear me! I can't recall the name of
Paragon In the social register. You
must look her up at once, John, and
see II Reginald has disgraced himself
by marrying into an inferior family"
Chicago Daily News.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-30
No USE.

NO Use.
''Ginevra," pleaded the young man.
in deep, impassiOned tones. Il must
speak! The voice of my heart can be
stifled no longer! Every impulse of
my nature, every fiber of my being.
every surging emotion of my soul
clamors for utterance! Sensible as l
am of my own unworthiness, realizing
to the full the presumption of which
I am guilty in daring to aspire to your
hand, I have no excuse. no palliation,
save that with the deathless. mex
tinguishable devotion of a heart never
before touched by the sacred fire, !
love"
%. Arthur" yawned the beautiful
maiden. why will you persist In max
ing those utterly useless noises?"-
Chicago Tribune.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-30

Few perhaps are aware of the a.
tent to which the city Of London %
bridged over. In all. It seems, Tiers
are no fewer than Is bridges. OF
these 10 are railway bridges. three
are bridges over roads (such - Hol-
born viaduct) and So bridges which
connect private premises.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-30

The extraordinary popularity Of flno
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch q matter of great i'm
portance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals. IL the
only one which IL safe to use on fine
fabrics- Its great strength as a sti6en-
er makes half the usual quantity Of
Starch necessary. with the result Of
perfect finish, equal to that when the
goods were new.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-30

A French lady living In America en-
gagged q carpenter to do some work
for her at q stipulated price. She vas
surprised later to find that he charged
more than the price agreed upon.
When she attempted to demonstrate
with him, however, her English failed
her and she said: You are dearer to
me now than when We we're first en-
gaged."-Succe8o.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-30
BUD DoBlE

The greatest of all horsemen, says: In
my 40 years. experience with horses have
found SPOHN'S DlSTEMPER CURE the
most successful of all remedies for the
horses. 1t Is the greatest blood p7ri1er."
Bottle Soc and $40. Druggists can supply
you, or manufacturers, agents wanted.
Send for free Book. Spohn Medical On.
Spec. Contagious Diseases, Goshen, Ind.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-30

ney disease attacked
me. The pain In my
back was 20 AeonlS-
ing I finally had to
give up work. TAea
came terrible attacks
Of gravel with aegte
pain and passages o(
blood. In al ! passed
Is stones. some -
largo ~ Q bean.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-30

Often a woman stands in front Of .
mirror and makes a blur at adjusting
her hat when In reality she Is making
sure that her front hair 10 pinned q
properly.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-30
AWFUL GRAVEL ArrAckA
Cured b. Deans kidney Pile Asess
Years Of SuSfeelnQ.

r. A. Rippy. Depot Ava. 0allAtin.
Tenn. says: Fifteen years ago kid
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-30
PRESCRIBED cUTIcuRA

After Other Treatment Failed-A&0
Eczema on eaby's Face ta16
Lasted Three Months-At lase
Doctor Found Cure.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-30

The proper temperature for churn-
ing is the lowest temperature which
can be used and produce proper gran
ules within a reasonable time. A rea-
sonable time is from thirty to forty
five minutes. and fifty minutes or an
hour is not too long. The colder the
temperature. the better the granuies
and the less fat lost The real churn
ing temperature is the temperature at
which the butter breaks. This IA
from two to four degrees higher than
the starting temperature. from the
friction of the machine. II the gran
ules form in less than Is minutes
you may be certain that the tempera.
ture was higher than it should have
been. II the butter comes in Is min
utes or less. large amount of IA: is
lost In the buttermilk and the butter
vii; be soft and greasy in texture.
Ordinarily from Sc degrees to 60 de-
grees is about the right temperature.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-01
BONAPARTE.

Bonaparte-Mrs. w. S. Blackford
and daughter left yesterday for a four
weeks visit in Wamego, Kansas.
Frank Wilson of Carthage, ILL.,. is
spending few days here with friends
and relatives.
Ernest Staddler was an Ottumwa
visitor this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Grossman and
children and Harry Pepper left yes
terday for New York City.
Miss Laura Hogan was a recent
guest of relatives in Pennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sawdon were
in Primrose several days this week
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Joe
Carver.
Miss May Alderdice has returned to
her home in Ottumwa after visit at
the King home north of town
Sam Silvers was in Eldon yester.
day.
X. L. Meek and ]. S. Moore were
Keokuk visitors yesterday.
B. Carter of Bentonsport was a
business caller here Friday.
Mrs. j. l. Israel was the guest of
friends in KeosauQua Thursday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-01
BIG COl.ORED
Meeting OCT. Il
HON, NJ. E. KENDALL AND MA
TloNAL COMMITTEE SPEAK
Err WILL ADDRESS VOTERS.

The colored voters Of OttumWa and
wanello county will be addressed by
Hon. N f. Kendall of Abba, candidate
for congress from the Sixth district,
and some prominent colored speaker
TO he furnished by the national Re-
publican committee, in this city upon
october 12 Preliminary plans Tor THIS
meeting were made last night by inc
members Of the Warello County Col
ored Mems club. The name of the
sneaker who will come has not yet
been furnished, but ssurance has beeh
given that he will be OF sufficient
prominence to attract all colored voI-
ers whether they be affiliated with
the Republican party or otherwise.
Several things of Importance were
discussed last night by the colored
voters. Rev. D. E. Butler, w. S. Page
and 2. A. Taylor spone briefly upon
the principles of the Republican party.
Mr. Butler laid particular stress upon
the secret meeting of Mr. Bryan held
in West Virginia, at which time it was
agreed that Vardanan and Tillman
were to remain silent during the cam
paign. Mr.. Butler emphasized the
truth of this meeting and its result
by referring to the absence of Varda'
man end Tillman at the Denver con.
vention. Continuing he said: If
Bryan is elected, out of respect to the
silence Of these men, the conclusion
is that they will have his support,
which means that the constitution pro.
viding for the right of fran ,hise to
colored men will be repealed"
An effort will be made to secure
permanent headquarters for the club
which is rapidly growing in member.
ship. Out of total of 425 colored
voters in Ottumwa. 800 is the goal set
by the club, and this number at pres,
ent has every prospect Of being
reached.
Rev. D. E Butler and Rev. J. H
Jones. prominent members o. the club
will address the colored voters of Rut
ledge at the close Of work today.