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London in 1884.

In 1884 NJ. La Combe published q
book entitled "a Picture Of London .
in which, inter ALA, he says, 1.-THE
highroads thirty or forty miles round
London are filled with armed highway
men and footpads." This was then
pretty true, though the expression
filled" is somewhat Of an exaggera-
ton. The medical student of fifty or
more years ago seems to have been an
t1cipated in 1874, for M. La Combe tells
US that s'the brass knockers of doors,
which cost from II shillings to Is shil-
l1ngs, are stolen at night If the maid
forgets to unscrew them,'' precaution
which seems to have gone out of fash
ion. ..:-.
M. La Combe in another part of his
book exclaims: GLOW are you changed,
Londoners! Your women are become
bold, imperious and expensive. Bank
rupts and beggars, coiners, spies and
1nformers, robbers and pickpockets
abound. The baker mixes alum in his
bread. The brewer puts opium and
copper filling in his beer. The milk
woman spoils her milk with snails."
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The Blood Red Banner,

Royal and national colors vary with
nations and times, but since Cain slew
Abel blood red has been the sign of re.
volt. In the earliest revolt known to
history, when the Persians rose against
their king 1000 years ago, they were
led by blood red banner, and during
the riots which took place in Paris the
men in the blood red caps were fol-
lowed by the mob. A blood red flag
waved over Bunker Hill when the
Americans fought for liberty, and it
was the emblem Of the German peas
ants in their great uprisings in 1924,
1892 and 1925. Blood red was the COL
or Of the trades union flags during the
middle ages, and it framed the back
ground Of the emblem of the Swiss
confederacy in 1915. Through the
whole of French and every other ma
tional history those striking in their
own ways for liberty have worn the
blood red cap and hailed the blood red
banner as their leader. It is a curious
fact that never has a monarch chosen
It as his color.-London Answers.
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a TRYING Moment.

Professor Leopold Schroeder was
called to see the Crown Prince Fred.
erick In 1887 before Sir Morrell Mac.
kenzie had reached San Reno. The
prince, evidently suspecting the worst
turned to Schroeder after the examina.
ton and said, II request the truth as
to my ailment." Schroeder hesitated
and made an effort to direct the con-
versation in another direction, but
Frederick insisted II am soldier"
he said, sand can look death in the
eye. l ask you now plainly, to the
point, Is my complaint cancer?"
Schroeder could hardly contain himself,
and years after the scene when he re-
called it he spoke of it as the most
painful in his life. He conducted the
crown prince to chair and asked him
to be seated. Then he said, "Your i'm
perial shighness, you are suffering from
serious complaint, and it is possible
that 1t may develop into carcinoma.
but that cannot be determined posi-
lively at this moment Frederick be-
came deathly pale, but never for a
moment lost his self control and smiled
grimly when he thanked the physician
for his honesty.
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SHOT BY MEDITERRANEAN.
New York Dentist Wounded by the
Widow of Man He Killed.

widow OF MAN ne Nlileo.
Northport, N. Y, July 15.-Dr.
James Weddell Simpson, a dentist of
New York, was shot and perhaps ia
tally wounded by his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Bradley T. Horner, The tragedy
took place only few feet from the
spot where a little more than two
years ago DR.. Simpson shot and killed
his father-in-law.
DR.. Simpsons wife, from whom he
has been estranged for many months,
was near when the shot was fired, but
she did not witness the shooting
Upon learning that it was her hus-
band who had been wounded she re-
fused to go near him and DIR. Simp-
son had to crawl to house 200 feet
away to have his wound dressed.
Later Mrs. Horner was arrested and
held in $4,000 bail, while DR.. Simpson,
with the assistance of two friends,
made his way to Roosevelt hospital in
New York. The bullet lodged in his
liver and an immediate operation was
performed to extract the bullet. The
doctors said that Dr. Simpson had
only small chance of recovery.
Mrs. Horner does not deny that she
did the shooting, but she claims justi-
fication. Through her lawyer, Row.
land Miles, she said that DR.. Simpson
had several times called at the house
and that his visits were unwelcome.
When he came, she says, she ordered
him away and when he refused to 60
she took up a revolver and shot at
him.
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HELD IN NOMINAL BAIL,
Philadelphia Newspaper Men Accused
of Criminal Libel.

Philadelphia, July 15.-The four ed.
itors and three cartoonists of the
Philadelphia North American, headed
by E. A. Van Valkenburg, the editor
and president of the North American
company, who we're last week served
with warrants charging them with
crjminally libeling Mayor Reyburn of
this city, were held in nominal bail
for the next term of court by Mag
1strate Mecleary. No testimony was
taken, the defendants admitting the
publications to which the mayor took
exception.
The charges preferred by the mayor
attracted great interest in the city
and large crowd was at the mag
istrate's office, but no one except the
principals in the case, attorneys and
newspaper men were admitted to the
little courtroom.
The mayor was present and stood
In the crowd during the brief proceed
fngs. He was represented by A. S. L..
Shields, George S. Graham and John
G.. Bell.
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Naive Lvinu,

A police official of New York, discuss
ing the case Of a policeman found
guilty of protecting gambling houses,
said:
"The man lied too naively in defense
Of his innocence. He was like a car
penter employed by newspaper friend
Of mine. My newspaper friend writes
a good deal at home, and, his study
being next to the nursery, the chill
dren's noise disturbed him, and he en-
ployed a carpenter to make the wall
sound proof between the two rooms.
I'll fix it all right said the carpenter
confidently. The best thing to do will
be to line it with shavings.' He COM
pleted his job, then he called the liter
airy man in. She's sound proof all right
now he said. We'll test her, said the
literary man. You stay here And,
going into the nursery, he called to the
carpenter in the study, Can you hear
me?' NO, sir; can't was the prompt
reply."-New York Tribune
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AMERICANS DOING WELL.
Win Several Prizes in international
Olympic Contests.

OIympIC NOnIeSIS.
London, July 15.-The first morn.
ing of real work of the fourth interna-
tional Olympic games was carried out
under rather unsettled weather con-
ditions and before a small audience.
The results, however, were highly
satisfactory to the American spec
tators and contestants. John J. Flan-
agan, Irish-American Athletic club,
broke the Olympic record in the ham,
mer throw and won the first gold
medal for any event. M. J. McGrath,
New York Athletic club, was second
in the hammer throw and won the
silver medal. The first bronze medal
to be awarded went to S. G. Walsh, a
Canadian, who was third in the ham,
mer throw Another American sue
cess was scored in the twenty-kilo-
meter cycling race, in which L. G.
Weintz, New York Athletic associa-
ton, qualified by winning the third
heat
The final of the 1,5O0-meters fat
race was won by Sheppard of the
Irish-American Athletic club. Wilson,
England, was second and Hallows,
England, third. Sheppard's time was
minutes, 32k seconds. He equalled
the best time made in the prelim-
inaries.
From the spectators point of view
the meeting was slow, but neverthe-
less the races we're we'll contested and
the showing good. The American vic
tories brought forth much American
and Canadian cheering.
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GO vERNmENT CT, inns FRAUD
Suit Begun to Rso over Land From
Northern Pao. fife Railway.

Helena, Mont. July 15.-In thu
United States cor .rt here suit was in
stituted by the government against
the Northern Pacific Railway com
pany, the Rock Fork Coal company
and the North western Improvement
company to recover title to very val.
liable coal lands in Carbon county,
which, It is alleged, were procured
through Misrepresentation
The lands are declared to be worth
more thar 100000 and embrace the
richest coal mines in the state. It is
from these mines that the railway
company, secures coal for the opera
ton OF trains for more than 800 miles
or It's line in Montana, as well as
supplying, a portion for domestic con-
sumption. -
The complaint sets forth that the
lands are chiefly valuable for their
large deposits OF coal and that they
were selected by the railroad under
the provisions of it's land grant in
1899 in lieu of areas embraced in the
Mount Rainier national park and Pa.
ciflc forest reserve in Washington
Accompanying the instrument of Sc
lection was the affidavit of the land
commits sioner of the railroad, w. H.
Phipps, in which he stated that they
"have been found upon examination
to be non-mineral In character" The
selections were approved in 1903.
The government charges that "the
notifications of the selections were
each false, as the railroad company
well knew at and before the time they
were made that they we're not non
mineral in character"
The lands were transferred by the
railroad to the other named defend.
ants, but it is alleged it owns all the
stock therein.
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Cramp Rinus,

Formerly it was customary for kings
Of England on Good Friday to hallow
certain rings, the wearing of which
prevented cramp or epilepsy. They
were made from the metal of decayed
collins and consecrated with an elab-
crate ceremony, some details of which
are still preserved. They were "highly
recommended by the medical profess
sion'' about 1867, for Andrew Boorde
In his "Breviary Of HEALTH" speaking
of cramp says, "The kynge's majes-
lite hath a great helpe in this matter
In hallowing crampe ringes with
out money or petition" Occasionally
cramp rings played a persuasive part
In diplomacy. Lord Berners, our am
bassador at the court Of Charles ",
wrote In 1903 Ito my lorde cardinalps
grace" for some "crampe ryngs," with
trust to "bestowe them we'll, by Gods
grace. "-Westminster Gazette.
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Coming to an UNDERSTANDING.


In the amiable way of villagers they
were discussing the matrimonial af
fairs Of a couple who, though recently
wed, had begun to find the yoke OF
Hymen a burden.
"'Tis all along O these hasty mar.
riages," opined one caustic old gentle.
man, who had been much to the fore
In the discussion. '"They did not un-
derstand each other. They'd nobbut
knowed each other for a matter o. sew
en- year."
"Well, that seems long enough" said
an interested lady listener.
Long emo! Bah! Yere wrong!
When body's coortin' he Gamma be too
careful. Why, my coortship lasted a
matter O. nineteen yearw
"You certainly were careful" agreed
the lady listener. "And did you find
your plan successful when you mar
ried?'
Eye jump to conclusions" said the
old man impatiently. ct understood
her then, SO I didna marry her!"-St.
James Gazette.
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Poor Comfort.

Apropos Of the pretensions of those
who might be counted as in society
Mrs. Bloomfield Moore in her book on
Sensible Etiquette" tells the follow.
ing story:
A snobbish young man and his sister
after their return home from an even
ing party were criticising the company,
quite unaware that their sensible old
uncle was lying awake in his chamber
and could hear every word from where
they stood in the corridor
"Why, even the Grinders were there,
and you know their father was a gro
Ger. was never in SUCH a mixed COM
pany," said the sister.
"And we will never be again if can
help it." answered the brother.
The uncle called out: "Children, what
do you think your grandfather was:
He was a bootmaker, and some people
say not very honest one either. Now
go to bed"
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That is every mans country where
he lives Observation-Disclosures.
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Persian 9urials,

In Persia two sticks a foot long are
placed in the coffin to prop up the
arms Of the corpse when it rises from
the grave and is being questioned by
the angel Gabriel. After it has salts
fed the angel that it Is the body Of
a true Mussulman it will receive
strength to stand alone. A glance from
a dog is necessary to drive away the
spirit of deflement, and for this pur-
pose street cur is brought into the
room of death and it's eyes led to the
corpse by tempting bit of bread laid
on the still breast.
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UNWISE AND PREMATURE.
Reference to Range Strike in Presi-
dent Meyers Report.

Denver, July 15-In his annual re-
port to the convention of the Western
Federation of Miners President Meyer
refers to discussions in the ranks of
the organization and expresses the
hope that the defeated minority may
bow to the will of the majority in all
matters for the common veal.
Eight strikes were held during the
year just closed, according to the re-
port, the miners gaining better con-
ditions in several instances. The
strike on the Mesaba range in Mime.
sofa, which was called July 80, 1907,
and which resulted in complete defeat
for the miners and the virtual de-
struction of every local union in the
state, is characterized as an unwise
and premature affair that was doomed
to failure almost as soon as COM
menced. The sending of United
States troops by President Roosevelt
into the Goldfield district during the
strike last fall is condemned in strong
language.
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Was Entitled to Trouble,

Lord Palmerston and Sir J. Paget,
who told the story, were walking down
Bond street. A man came up and
saluted the statesman
"How do you do, Lord Palmerston p
"Ah, how do? Glad to see you.
How's the old complaint"
The strangers face clouded over, and
he shook his head. "No better.''
"Dear me! So sorry! Glad to have
met you. Goodby."
"Who's your friendY' asked Sir
James when the stranger had gone.
mo idea''
"Why, you asked him about his old
complaint
"Pooh, pooh!" replied the other I'M
concernedly. "The old fellows well
over sixty; bound to have something
the matter with "-London Globe.
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READY TO TAKE STUMP.
Alton B. Parker Will Offer His Serv
ices to Democrats.

Helena, Mont, July 15.-In an in
terview with the Associated Press AL
ton B. Parker said he intended to
offer his services to the Democratic
national committee as campaign
speaker and would devote all the time
he could to making speeches. He said
he would speak outside of New York,
but at this time could not state what
place he would speak in.
Mr.. Parker said he believed the
Democrats had good chance to carry
New York this year and that he would
give his hearty support to Bryan and
Kern.
From Helena Mr.. Parker will go to
Livingston and meet Delaney Nicol of
New York and the two men will spend
about three weeks touring the Yellow
stone National park
While here Mr.. Parker has been
tho guest of Thomas j. Walsh.
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Murder Mystery Unsolved.

Troy, N. Y, July 15.-More and
more battling as investigation pro.
ceeds becomes the mystery surround
ing the tragic death of nineteen-year-
old Hazel Drew, whose body was
found in-:Teals pond on Sunday with
the skull crushed and a corset string
tightly knotted about the neck. That
she was murdered there has been not
the slightest doubt from the first. But
there Is no known motive, or even
known combination of circumstances
which point remotely to reason for
me crime.
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The Archbishop Won.

DR.. Whately, some time archbishop
Of Dublin, once had an encounter with
4 young aid-de-camp, and the primate
emerged victor. At dinner the soldier
asked this singular question, "Does
your grace know the difference be-
tween an archbishop and an assw
"sir, do not" answered DR.. Whately.
zone wears the cross on his inter and
the other wears it on his back! ex-
planned the tactless officer. "Do you
know the difference between an aid
de-camp and an ass?' asked the arch
bishop calmly in return. "No, your
grace, I do not" was the reply. "Nei-
ther do r. said his grace.-Liverpool
Mercury.
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Greek Confesses to Dynamiting Home
of Frisco Man.

San Francisco, July 15.-John Clau-
danes, Greek twenty-five years of
age, who was arrested by detectives
employed by the district attorney, has
made confession to District Attorney
IIangdon that he is the man who dyna-
mited the residence of James l.. Gal
lagher in Oakland and afterwards
wrecked with dynamite two houses
owned by Gallagher in Oakland which
were unoccupied. Gallagher is for
mer supervisor of San Francisco who
had testified against Abraham Ruef in
the graft cases. Claudianes refuses
absolutely to divulge the names of the
persons who, he claims, paid him
$1,000 for committing the crime
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SHRINERS OPEN C0NCLAVE
Spectacular Electrical Parade on St.
Paul Streets.

Spectacular ELECTRICAL TdIdOS OF OF
Paul Streets.
st. Paul, July 15.-With over thirty
thousand Shriners and visitors in the
city the conclave of the imperial coun-
ell was formally opened with an open
meeting held at the Auditorium at
which addresses Of welcoEle to the
visiting pilgrims were made. Follow
ing this session the council held an
executive session.
Thousands of Shriners, led by thir-
ty-six brilliantly costumed Arab pa
trolls, participated in the march from
the Ryan hotel to the Auditorium.
The imperial potentate was escorted
by the mobiles of his own temple in
Chicago and close by were the two
camels brought by Moila temple, St.
Joseph. En- route to the Auditorium
the parade stopped at Smith avenue
and Sixth street to witness the exer-
cises attending the breaking of ground
for the new Masonic temple.
In the evening the most spectacular
feature of the week occurred, $4,000
Shriners participating in an electrical
parade through the brilliantly lighted
streets of the business section.
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An Irish Tale.

One day an 1rishman, having put his
hat upon a gate post by which he lay
down to sleep, sprang up at midnight
and, installing the object for an en-
envy, dealt it desperate cut with his
scythe. Perceiving his mistake, the
man gave thanks to heaven that he
had taken it off before lying down.
"For," said he, chad my head been in
that hat, it's ten to one l had laid it
open with my scythe, and it's dead
man would have been SEEM mesilf at
this, minuteH' Captain.
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Greeley's Writing.

During the early part Of the nine
teenth century the bad writing Of great
men became almost a byword In fact,
poor writing was considered by some
people as almost a sign Of genius.
Horace Greeley was such a poor writ
er that his correspondents were some
times obliged to guess at his meaning.
1t is related that reporter on the New
: York Tribune who received a letter
from Greeley discharging him present
ed it as letter of recommendation to
the editor of another paper.
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WANTED:-Man and wife for farm
work. Good position. Address
Box sol, Bemidji, MINI.
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Moving Pictures.

Moving picture cameras are remark.
able pieces Of mechanism. The films
are only three-quarters of an inch
wide. These are in rolls, sometimes 800
feet long. When taking pictures the
camera man reels off these rolls just
as rapidly as they are unreeled when
thrown upon the canvas for the spec.
tator, at rate Of ten or twelve films
q second. Moving pictures are simply
q number Of views thrown upon a
white sheet one after another SO rapid
y that the eye cannot detect the inter-
walls.
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Restlessness,

Mere restlessness Is not a matter foe
which physicians are often consulted.
1t is on the face of it an unimportant
malady, but when it exists in sufficient
Intensity to form the subject Of CON-
plant and to induce the sufferer to
seek advice it is usually found to be
the superficial indication of a grave
underlying condition.-Hospital
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TWO BROTHERS SLAIN.
Michigan Men Killed in Pitched
Battle With Officers.
BOTH THOUGHT TO BE INSANE
Elder One Had Murdered an Inoffen.
sive Meat Peddler and Younger One
Came to His Assistance When Ar
rest Was Attempted. T."

rest Was Attempted. 4.
Benton Harbor, Mich, July 49,
Both august Gross, who without
known cause shot and fatally wounded
an inoffensive meat peddler named
James Kirk, and his younger brother
Fred Cross, lost their lives in 6
pitched battle with Sheriff Tenant
and a posse of seven men who went
to the Gross home to arrest August
Gross. None of the officers was in
jured. The Gross brothers are botf
supposed to have been insane.
After shooting Kirk Gross barri
caded himself in his farmhouse twelve
miles from here, in Pipestone town
ship, and through the night exchanged
occasional shots with the crowd Of
farmers and deputies who were guard
Ing the premises to prevent his es
cape. His younger brother Fred
joined the crazed man in the defense
of the house and the aged mother OF
the two men was also in the house
throughout the night and the battle
with the officers. The officers found
her almost Frustrated with terror
when they broke into the house after
the battle.
The posse drove to the Gross farm
in two automobiles from Benton Har
Dor. Shortly before their arrival the
Gross brothers had rushed from the
house and taken positions with their
guns near the front fence. After
about fifteen shots had been fired al
the officers, who were replying with
rifles and shotguns, August left his
cover and ran for the house. Fred
was wounded through the leg and
when he found that he was unable tc
follow fired bullet through his own
head, dying instantly. Expecting Au
gust to open fire momentarily the
posse closed in on the house, entered
it and found the crazed man dead on
his own bed. A single shot from a
charge from shotgun had penetrated
his head.
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STRIKER SHOT AND KILLED

Shop Foreman at MarshaIltoWn, la,
Uses Gun.
Marshalltown, a., July 15.-When
four striking Iowa Central shopmen
attacked w. D. Toler, new day fore
man of the Iowa Central roundhouse,
Toler pulled gun and put two bull
lets through the left breast of George
w. Davies, striking machinist help
er. Davies died instantly and Officer
Haas arrested Toler while the gun
still was smoking. The sheriff's off,
GERS hustled Toler out of town in an
automobile Immediately to prevent
mob violence. Much excitement pre-
walls among the strikers and special
police are being put on.