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paid in United States gold and the for
mer In the money of the country. Ow
ing to the compatibility of the OH
Gals, when they are natives, only q
part of the revenue finds its way into
the Golfers of the national govern
fnent. Some of these days, as things
are going at present, the resources oil
the republic will be utterly exhausted
bankruptcy will ensue and some ma
ton or nations will find it decidedly
advantageous to take possession and
put Haiti on its feet. The country has
steadily refrigerated, and it will never
stand erect until the white man Is
given property rights, and the money,
influence and civilization of the eau
easfan brings new era to this land
80 richly blessed by nature
At present the foreigner who settles
In Haiti must submit to many re-
strictions. He may live only in the
open ports, can own no real estate,
nor carry on retail business. In pur-
chasing the natural products of the
country he is not permitted to deal
direct, but must employ a native mid
dleman, thus subjecting himself to ex.
tortion and frequently loss, for he Is
required to advance money in order
to carry on his trading enterprise, and
the native Haitien is not noted for his
integrity and reliability.
The immediate cause of the present
trouble In Haiti is the attempted rev.
olution of Gen. Firmin. Gen. Nord
Alexis, the aged president Of the re-
public, former commander-in-chief of
the army, former minister of war and
one of the best known of the Haitien
politicians, apparently overcame the
insurgents and Gen. Firmin took ref.
uge in the French consulate. From
there he communicated with friends
and urged them to keep up the fight.
President Alexis promptly caused the
execution of the suspects and asked
the French consulate to surrender
Firmin. This was refused and some
correspondence followed. The Haitier
administration pushed matters more
vigorously than usual, the natural en-
nifty against the whites becoming ag
grayated, threats of a general massa
ere were uttered, and the foreign
ministers and consulates cabled theil
governments that the situation was
alarming. That, in a nutshell, is the
trouble, although underlying all this
Is series of annoyances.
Haiti embraces the western por
ton of the island and occupies 1O.2O4
square miles. The population i:
about 100000, nine-tenths of whom
are negroes and the rest mulattoes
There are probably not to exceed 50t
white people in the country. Port-au
Prince is the capital, with popula
don of 10000. Cape Haitien has 80,
600 people, Les Cages about $4,000
Gonaives $4,000 and Port de Pal,
10000. The language of the country
il French, although most of the people
xpeak q debased dialect
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TO WE'D COUSIN OF A KING.
Engagement of Miss EIkins to Duke
of Abruzzi Made Public.

Washington.-The duke of Abruzzi
and Miss Katherine Elkins, daughter
Of Senator Elkins, is reported here.
Senator Elkins, according to re
port from Rome, is to be ennobled by
the king, in order that the dukes
bride may be titled woman before
she is welded to the duke. The duke
Is to be promoted to the rank of vice
admiral and will have his residence In
the royal palace in Venice.
Miss Katherine Elkins is the daugh-
ter of Senator and Mrs. Stephen B.
Elkins of West Virginia. Her father
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last Hague peace conference, where
he went as one of the delegates. Re
turning from The Hague he was as
signed to command the fourth division
of the Atlantic feet, in which capacity
he has made the trip around the Horn
with Admiral Evans
1t has been patent for some time
that Admiral Evans was not in good
health, as evidenced by the fact that
he was compelled to forego all the
festivities attending the cruise of the
fleet around the coast of South Ameri-
ca, and that nearly all the social du-
ties usually devolving upon the COM
mander-in-chief we're performed by
Rear Admiral Charles H. Thomas,
second in command.
Rear Admiral Evans will be retired
by operation of law on account Of his
age August IS next. AS the law pro-
hibits retired officers from exercising
command of ships, it was necessary to
relieve Admiral Evans from his pres
ent command before the fleet leaves
San Francisco in July next to complete
its cruise around the world. Rear
Admiral Sperry, commanding one of
the squadrons Of the feet, was select
ed for that duty. Admiral Sperry does
not retire until September, 1909, and
is the only rear admiral now with the
feet having more than one year to
serve on the active list. Rear Ad-
miral Thomas retires October / next,
less than two months after Admiral
Evans retirement and Rear Admiral
Emory retires In the following Decem-
Der.
The vacancies caused by the retire
ment of Admirals Evans and Thomas
will be filed by the promotion &c
that rank of Capts. Seaton Schroeder
and Richard Wainwright, each of
whom now commands a battleship in
the feet. Admiral Emory, who COM
mands one of the squadron in the
fleet, will continue in that detail being
second in command to Admiral Sper-
ry. Admiral Emory is to retire in De-
cember. Capt. Ingersoll, who is Ad-
miral Evans chief of staff, will be de-
tached from the fleet before 1t sails for
home.
AS recognized for the transpacific
cruise the command Of the Atlantic
fleet will be as follows: Rear Admiral
Sperry, commander-in-chief and of the
first division, and Rear Admirals EN-
DRY, Schroeder and Wainwright, COM
manders of the second, third and
fourth divisions. respectively.
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THEY GROW.
Good Humor and cheerfuIness from
Right Food.

Cheerfulness is like sunlight. 1t dis
pels the clouds from the mind as SUM-
light chases away the shadows of
night.
The good hundred man can pick
up and carry of load that the man
with crouch wouldn't attempt to
lift
health is apt to keep cheerfulness and
good humor in the background. A
Washington lady found that letting
coffee alone made things bright for
her. She writes:
-Four years ago / was practically
expected to live long. My nervous
system was in bad condition.
But l was young end did not want
to die so began to look about for the
cause of my chronic trouble. / used
to have nervous spells which would
exhaust me and after each spell 1t
would take me days before l could sit
UP in chair.
Il became convinced my trouble
was caused by coffee. l decided to
stop it and bought some Postum.
The first cup, which I made ac-
cording to directions, had a soothing
effect on my nerves and I liked the
taste. For time I nearly lived on
Postum and ate little food besides.
am today a healthy woman.
'My family and relatives wonder
If I am the same person I was four
years ago, when / could do no work on
account of nervousness Now / am d.
Ing my own homework, take care of
two babies-one twenty, the cher two
months old. am so busy that hard
ly get time to write letter. yet l do
it all with the cheerfulness and good
humor that comes from enjoying good
health.
Il tell my friends 1t is to Postum
owe my life today"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich. Read The Road to Well
ville." In pkgs. There's Reason"
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was secretary of war under President
Harrison and is reputed one of the
wealthiest men in the upper national
house. Almost since babyhood Miss
Elkins has been closely associated
with society at the national capital.
She was the bud" who led the rebel
lion against the tedium Of the de-
butante teas and balls when the time
came for her official introduction into
the society of the capital and she is
one of the most enthusiastic horse
women and outdoor exercise followers
In the social lists of the east
Miss Elkins' fiance, Luigi Amedeo of
Savoy Aosta, duke of Abruzzi, is one of
the ranking dukes of Europe. He is
the son of a king and might have been
claimant to the throne of Italy save
for his devotion to adventure and ex-
ploration, on account of which he for
sock any ambition to sit on throne.
He was born in Madrid In 1873, while
his father, the duke Of Aosta, was
king of Spain. Aosta was the brother
of King Humbert of Italy and the pres
ent duke is therefore the cousin of
King Victor Emmanuel.
Numbered among the most brilliant
exploits of the duke are his scaling of
Mount Saint Elias in Alaska, his dash
for the north pole, which ended at So
degrees. SO minutes. or about 239 stat
ute miles south of the pole, an attempt
which broke Nansen's record, and his
ascent of the famous Mountains of
the Moon in Africa.
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The Blessing Of Horses on ST. An
thongs Day in Rome.

piazza in front of the church. where
monk in surplice and stole waited
to bless the horses by sprinkling holy
water on them. The monks of the
Order of st. Francis always performed
this service from dawn to the Ave
Maria, receiving in return a small do
nation for each horse blessed.
This custom was so we'll known and
followed that it is said an Austrian
ambassador in 1902, wishing to have
all his horses blessed without pay
ing fee for each one, had the chap
lain of the embassy perform the cere-
greatly resented by the Holy See The
rite of the ceremony to-day is the
same, but all its pomp is gone. The
horses are brought to be blessed as of
old. but instead of being richly ca
parisoned and harnessed to carriages
they are led by hand and bare, and
very often are poor weak animals that
can hardly amble up to the waiting
priest.
If, however, the show part of the
feast has been done away with in
Rome the ceremony still retains some
of it's picturesqueness in the country,
as no Italian farmer who has the well
fare of his beasts at heart would
think of failing to bring all his animals
to be blessed on st. Anthony's day.
Th;c &c ocpooioylx- tba ooea l., .o.,&lo--
Italy. near Naples, where st. Anthony
is still considered the patron not
only of beasts of burden but also of
pigs.
Besides the blessing of animals
there is still another custom on st.
Anthony's day which has survived
from early Christian times at Naples.
In some of the piazzas a bonfire is
lighted, preceded by a special cere-
mony.
A woman of the district, surrounded
by young girls, goes about with a
bottomless barrel and begs from her
neighbors the necessary firewood to
start the fire. A carpenter will give
her some sawdust, another will do
nate an old table, some one else will
throw in broken chair, while from
the windows various bits of wood will
be added to the collection. A suitable
spot in the piazza is found, the fire is
started inside the barrel and the
women and children find fuel to feed
the flame.
The ceremonies and rites on the
feast of st. Anthony and his protector
ship of animals. especially horses and
other beasts of burden, are supposed
to have originated, like many other
Christian functions, from an ancient
Roman pagan feast known as the
Consualia, when horses were adorned
with flowers in honor of the god Con-
sus and paraded around the streets
of Rome. 1t Is difficult to ascertain
whether really st. Anthony succeeded
Census and whether the religious cere-
mony of blessing horses has really re-
placed the pagan Illustrations of the
Corsualia, but in any case the Gus.
tom of feast day for animals still
survives in Latin countries.
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comes of a family Of judges. One
brother, Eugene Gary, is member
of the supreme court of the state; and
Ernest Gary, another brother, is cir
cult judge. The senator-elect is law.
yer and has acted as special judge.
The new senator is As years old and
was born in South Carolina. He was
graduated from Union college in
Schenectady, N. Y. Previous to his
election he was a member of the state
legislature and was for five years
speaker of that body. He was the first
man in South Carolina to stand for
election on a local option platform.
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Ate sausaues to Win Wifi.

When Heinrich was counting Mary
he had rival, one Johann Biermann.
The two met one evening at her home
and got into a dispute as to their ca
pacity for frankfurters.
In the demonstration which followed
both ate Al links, when Johann be-
came i'll and had to retire hors de COM
bat. Johann will act as best man at
the wedding.-Exchange
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Expert Blind stenoqrapher.

Miss Sarah Anne Bargate of Lon
don, England, though totally blind, is
an expert shorthand writer and type
writer operator. She reads her short
hand notes by finger touch and can
write nearly 100 words minute upon
a shorthand machine, an instrument
which punches abbreviated words
upon a tape. and can typewrite ct 80
vords p mingtA
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WAS WAsHINeToN,s SECRETARY.
Tobias Lear, Who Taught the PresI-
dents Children, Almost Forgotten.

Washington.-One of the many near.
ly forgotten tombs about the city OF
Washington is that OF Tobias Lear,
who was private secretary to George
Washington and tutor to his adopted
children, Nellie Custis and George
Washington Parke Gusts. The tomb
Is in an obscure corner of Congress
sional cemetery and is inscribed:
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To learn whether a diamond is real
touch it with the tongue. A genuine
stone feels much colder than q paste
imitation.
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RossrTER AS PUBLIC PRINTER.
President Decides to Name Him, to
Succeed StiIlings.

Washington.-It is understood that
President Roosevelt has decided to
appoint William s. Rossiter of New
York to be public printer to succeed
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Some women choose quiet we'd
ding because they know It win make
talk.
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Here Lie the Remains Of

Tobias Lear,
He Was Early Distinguished as the
Private Secretary and Familiar
Friend of the Illustrious Washing
ton, and After Having Served His
Country with Dignity, Zeal and
Fidelity in Many Honorable Sta
tons, Died Accountant of the War
Department,
IL October, 1916,
Aged 81.
His Desolate Widow and Mourning
Son Have Erected This Monument
to Mark the Place of His Abode in
This City of Silence.
, 1908-01-02
WHEN THEY ARE NOT WANTED.
Bono Peopf. Seem to Have Faculty
for unconscIousIy suttlns-in.

Have you ever noticed" said the
melancholy man, "how it is the voca-
ton Of certain people to get in the
way-to be around when they are not
wanted? l suppose that If they were
aware of their calling they would feel
bad about IL. But, as a matter of fact,
they never are aware of II, and this.
probably. explains why they keep at
II. Take my brother-in-law, for in
stance. He has a marvellous faculty for
turning up at i%nopportune moments. If
we are going to have company to
dinner We a surely count on a mes
sage from him asking whether it
would be convenient for his wife and
himself to drop in on Us. If am an
ucipating a quiet hour of reading In
the evening II is ten to n that I'll
hear his voice in the hall. lust as I
Am fastening to close up my Office in
the afternoon he is apt to come in and
establish himself for a prolonged talk.
Take a hint? Such men never take a
hint They are so obtuse that they
don't see when their presence turns
company into a crowd. They have not
learned the art of effacing themselves
on occasions, and they never will. You
feel sorry for them u irst. but sor-
row soon changes t. another senti-
ment."
, 1908-01-02
CALLED FOR SLIGHT SEVERITY.
Indian viceroy Departed from His
Policy of Kindness.

Lord Lawrence, n of the famous
viceroys of India, was an able and
very simple man. He used to do his
work in his shirt sleeves, and dis
couraged as much as possible all state
and ceremony. He was inclined to
treat the natives like children, al
though he always ~strenuously insisted
upon their meriting and receiving JUS
tice and kindness. Lord Mayo went to
India to succeed him, and OF the last
afternoon before Lord Lawrence was
to leave for home he took the incom-
ing viceroy for a drive. On the way he
impressed his doctrine of kindness
very emphatically and solemnly on his
successor. Lord Mayo thanked him
for his helpful advice, II they re-
turned in due curse to the govern
ment house. The syce or footman,
was slow and awkward in opening the
door of h carriage, whereupon Lord
Lawrence jumped out In temper and
gave his ear an un~mistakable tug.
Lord Mayo turned to the viceroy's aid
with a smile. My first practical les
son in kindness to natives undoubteu-
ly is an d one" he whispered.
, 1908-01-02
FREAK PLAYS IN ROYAL GAME
Records on Golf Grounds Very Much
Out Of the Ordinary.

On one occasion a player handi-
capped himself to the extent Of playing
all his shots with one leg held up,
INT the only crumb of satisfaction
that some people can get out of the
story is that the man missed nearly
every shot and lost his wager. Also,
who has not heard of men trying to
play with one eye covered up, others
who have had but n club against the
full set used by their opponents. and
others who have agreed to put with
nothing but their umbrellas? On one
occasion a golfer played a round with
a champagne bottle against a man
who had all his clubs, and it is a sad
thing to know that 1t is on record
that the mar with the champagne o
tie won! There are said to be vari-
Gus Scots who have driven balls OF
the face of expensive watches with
u at the same time driving the faces
off the watches, and al American va
ration of his form OF golf freak
ishness, as practiced with much sue
cess on one occasion. was to drive a
ball off the top of a hens egg which
mad been dented at n end to make
it hold the ball, but not otherwise
damaged.
, 1908-01-02
Nurses Dread Lightning.

OF all people who are glad when the
season Of thunderstorms is past, none
are more thankful than professional
nurses. at isn't that We are so afraid
of lightning ourselves" said a hospital
nurse. but it has a harmful effect on
our patients. Most sick people have
an unreasoning lear of lightning. In
cases OF extreme weakness or nerv-
II a dozen flashes of binding
lightning reduces the patient to such
a state Of prostration that 1t takes ex-
traordinary efforts on the part of the
nurse to bring him around. II one
sick person requires all that extra at
tention In a thunderstorm, Just imag-
inc the predicament of the nurse who
has a whole ware full Of them on her
hands"
, 1908-01-02
German Exactitude,

The widow of a German officer pre-.
sented herself at the Office in Berlin
for the purpose OF drawing the pen.
sion due her. She handed in the nee,
essary certificate from the mayor OF
the village in which she lived to the
effect that she was still alive. This
certificate is not correct" said the of,
fcer in charge. What is the matter
with it," asked the lady. 1T bears the
date OF September 81" was the stern
reply, and your pension was due on
September Is" What kind OF a Ger.
tifcate do you wish ?" asked the dis.
appointed applicant. I'VE must have
. certificate stating that you were
alive on September Is" said the OH
Ger with great firmness.
, 1908-01-02
A Matter Of High Politics.

One the wittiest of English peers
Is Lord Longford, and he has also
earned the reputation Of being one of
the worst dressed, in spite of the fact
that for 20 years he has been in the
Second Life Guards. The story goes
that = friend once met him in Ireland
CARRIED in a pair of combinations
which were not on speaking terms
with his boots, and chaned him mer-
s~ilsssly about the lucid interval" that
occurred G5tween them But Tom
my" as Lord Longford is known to
his tntimates. in nowise disconnected,
blandly explained that It was really
. matter OF high polite. You see,
my dear fellow, the breeches are made
by 4 tailor who is a rampant Orange
man. while the boots are the achieve
mont OF a Eenian cobbler, so how can
you expect EN- to meet"
, 1908-01-02
Effect of Relaxation,

DIR. Long Mayhelive Young of Chi
cage does not agree with us that
sleeping on the front is good, says the
New York Press. But he seems to be
in his own mind an expert on relaxa-
ton. In my opinion" he SAYS, the
want of relaxation is the principal
cause Of insomnia. To produce re-
taxation we must first ~equalize the
circulation OF the blood. This Is very
often accomplished by sleeping with
the knees up, which throws the blood
into the lumbar region. The position
is rather tiresome Il should say SOD
and on stretching out the legs equali-
cation and therefore relaxation takes
place. For insomnia superveninG
upon nervousness l would advise TAX
ing some good. long breaths. When
due to want of control of the thinking
apparatus eat three or four ginger
snaps item cents a pound, which will
warm up the stomach and transfer
he nervous energy to the solar
plexus, or stomach brain"
, 1908-01-02
Rats, Plaque Carriers Of India.

Before plague makes its appearance
IN a house the rat mortality generally
gives warning and a case occurs
among the people in a house near
which rats have been found. The peo-
PIE have now come TO know that there
is some connection between the rat
mortality and the occurrence of
plague cases in a certain locality. The
rats go about from one place to an
other and they carry infection from
place to place and render the TASK of
controlling plague, when 1t is once
spread, very difficult. II therefore
necessary that the public should CO.
operate with the health department to
destroy as many rats as possible. The
rains have now stopped, and. as 1t is
The breeding season for rats, the pres
snt Is the ittest occasion for a cam
paign against rats.-Bomba Gazette.
, 1908-01-02

The old-time revivalist often pos
ssssed a gift OF gentle satire which
Stood him in good tead. At a Maine
samp-meetins long & a young man
made himseif so obnoxious during a
prayer that the old preacher rounded
Oh n of his sentences rather abrupt
ly. Now, Lord" he then continued.
without n trace OF irritation, we pray
that Thou wilt in the mightiness OF
Thy owe take that Young man in the
fourth seat and max his heart as free
from sin AS his head is from sense
Youths Companion.
, 1908-01-02
Notice of Stockholders Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the an
uual meeting of the Walcott Copper
Mining Company will be held at the
Office of the company in Saratoga
Wyo on the 18th day of February
1908, for the purpose of electing di
rectors for the ensuing year, and the
transaction of any other business tina
may properly come before the meet
ing.
W. c.. Sammons, President.
Saratoga, Wyo., Jan. 2, 1908.
IL to 1-23
, 1908-01-02
HAD NO CAUSE TO BE AFRAID.
Very Harmless "Tiger" Was Irish
mans Companion In Cage.

The manager OF a wild animal show
was SO unfortunate as to lose by death
the only lion in his collection. After
trying in vain to replace the loss he
finally secured an Irishman to appear
In his exhibition on all fours in the
hons cage. wrapped in the dead
beasts skin. This plan worked well
enough for a while, and the public
was fooled. One night. however, it be-
came necessary. in the course of one
performance. for the lion to enter the
tigers cage. Pat pleaded s~trenuously
behind the scenes against being sent
INTO the other maneater's presence;
but his employer was unyielding. as,
saring him repeatedly that the tiger
was harmless. Though well-nigh dead
with fear, Pat. after long and vigorous
persuasion, at last crawled into the
tigers cage. No ooner was he in the
cage than he lost what little courage
he had left, and lay down, calling in a
hoarse whisper, Please don't bite me;
l Amt NO lion; I'm an Irishman." The
dser appeared thoroughly disguised,
lad In a m he growled back,
SHUT AZ. o fool. 80 am liar
psrs Weekly.