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ENCOURAGING SIGNS OF LIFE
LIBERAL Contribution in United
Gtaee5 and Canada for Work
of the Foreign Missions.

IN spite Of the financial depression
the offerings ~ the United states and
Canada for foreign missions increased
last year $60%. 600. The increase OF in
come from the foreign field was even
uDrc remarkable. being Sl,36O, 900.
the total gifts on the foreign field
was $t.Sf4,0 00. and this amount was
IS per cent. OF the total amount con
tributed for foreign missions 10y the
Protestant churches of North America.
The increase OF native converts last
year was 1864. or over $50 a day.
The cumulative effects Of the foreign
mission enterprise is shown by the
fact that it took 100 years to gain the
first million converts. The second
million wCro secured in IL years. and
they are now being added at the rate
cr "a million In six years. The percent
agc of the increase OF the church
membership of America was n and
ono.half, while the increase of Amer.
lean missions abroad was IL per cent
Two members were added in America
Tor each ordained minister, while al
we're added In the foreign field FOL
each ordained American missionary
The Missionary Review of the World
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the walk they were to seize. gag and carry him
across the river into Virginia. Thence he was
TO be taken to Richmond or some other confed-
crate stronghold. where he was to be held as
a hostage. The members "a the bodyguard
always supposed that the conspirators were
frightened away when they saw our guard tent
and abandoned the plan of kidnapping.
Not long after the attempted kidnapping an.
other episode took place, which afterward was
found to have been planned by a band of assas-
sins who made THEN headquarters In the city.
B0urkc, the veteran coachnan. who had served
at the white House through Pierce's and Buchan'
ans administration and thus far into Lincoln's,
was taken sick and compelled to be of dlty.
Immediately Il stranger. who represented him
self az an experienced coachmnn from Baltimore.
applied nj the White House and was employed
as coachman, From the first he was domineer'
ing and after a few weeks became so important
that he was discharged and Bourke reinstated'
One night shortly afterward. just about dusk
the discharged c0achmaD was seen sneaklng
around the stables by some of the guard. The
stables had been locked for the night and II was
not supposed that he c0uld do any damage and
consequently the men who saw him did not 70
To the stables. Presently the whole interior OF
the barns was found to be on fire. The guard
was called ont and by dint OF great exertion We
saved the presidents coach and team. but Tad
Lincoln's ponies ana Col. Hays carriage team
persisted IN the flames.
The plan Was to have this man fire the
stables and thus to distract our attention. Dur.
ing the excitement som of The conspirators were
ready to rush into the White House and murder
the president. but instead of remaining in the
house Mr., Lincoln ran ont among us and thus
In all probability frustrated another attempt at
assassination.
What makes this appear more likely now Is
the fact that. after the incendiary was arrested
he ~produced several witnesses. who later found
employment at Ford's theater. TO testify that he
was down in the city during the whole Of the
evening. These were the persons who doubtless
planned the final conspiracy that brought the
great benefactor to the grave.
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HARD TO DROP
But Many Drop Il.

A young Calf. wife talks about coffee:
1T was hard to drop Mocha and
Java and give Postum a trial. but my
nerves were so shattered that I was
a nervous wreck and OF course that
means all kinds Of ails.
AT first thought bicycle riding
caused 1t and I gave 1t up. but my con-
dition remained unchanged. l did not
want to acknowledge coffee caused h 70
trouble for ] was very fond or It. AT
that time a friend came to live with
US, and | noticed that after he had
been with us n week he would not
drink his coffee any more. asked him
the reason, He replied, I have not had
a headache since | left OF drinking cot
fee, some mcSths ago. till last week.
when I beC<1 again. here at your table.
| don't see how anyone can like coffee,
anyway, after drinking Postum!'
Il said nothing. but at once ordered
q package OF Postum. That was hye
months ago, and we have drank no
coffee since, except on two occasions
when we had company. and the result
each time was that my husband could
not sleep, but lay awake and tossed
and talked half the night. We were
convinced that coffee caused his suffer
ing, so he returned to Postum. IN
WINGED that coffee was an enemy. In
stead OF u friend. and he Is troubled
no more with insomnia
81, myself. have gained 8 pounds In
weight. and my nerves have ceased to
culver. II seems so easy now to quit
coffee that caused VI aches and ails
and TAKE up Postum
Read the little book. "The Road to
Wellvilie, in pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever reud the shove Ietterr A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true. and full OF hunss
tateress.
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"CROPE THROUGH A CRACK"
Uncle Eph Had at Least One Idea OF
How His Hogs Might Have
Got Away.

Uncle Ephrlim had two hogs, which
he kept in a pen Mt the rear end OF his
little lot. They were of the razor
back" variety. and although they were
fed bOuntifully with kitchen waste.
1t seemed impossible to put and fat
on their ~attenHated frames. m morn
ing when he went out to feed them
they were not there. They had dis
appeared. leaving no clew as to the
manned In which they had made their
escape.
What's the matter. Uncle Eph2'
inquired u neighbor. noticing the deep
detection with which the old man was
looking down into the empty pen.
My hawgs Is done gone, sah.' be
answered.
"Stolen?"
mo, sab. | don't see no signs dat
anybody tuck EN-"
Did they climb out over the top?"
NO, dey couldn't a done dat"
How do you think they got away"
"Well. sah." said Uncle Ephraim.
my 'pinIOn is dat dem hawgs kind o.
raised deirselves up on aidge an crope
through a crack Youths Com
paniOn.
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had assisted him in checking his steed the presi
dent said to me:
lie came pretty near getting away with me,
didn't he? He took the bit In his teeth before
could draw the reins."
! then asked him where his hat was and he
replied that somebody had fred a gun on down
ut tie foot of the hill. which scared his horse.
and the lurch Of the animal toppicd his hat of
led the horse to the cottage where the presi
dent and his family was staying There he dis.
mounted and went In.
Thinking the proceeding n little strange. II
corporal and | started in the direction from
which the report OF the gun had been heard, to
investigate. When we came to the place whor"
the driveway meets the main road we found the
presidents hat-a plain silk hat-and on examin'
ing Il found a bullet hole through the corner OF
the crown. The shot had been fred upward and
IL was evident that the person who had fired II
had secreted himself close TO the roadside, We
listened and searched the locality thoroughly bu,
Ia no avail
The next day I gave MIR. Lincoln his hat and
called his attention to the bullet hole. lie uncon
cernedIy remarked that II was put there by some
foolish gunner and was not Intended for him. He
said. however, that he wanted the matter kept
quiet and admonished us TO say nothing about H.
The next fall. after we had taken up our win.
ter quarters at the White House. a conspiracy 70
kiinap the president was unknowingly frustrated
by US. Had the truth OF the anair leaked out AZ
the tine It doubtless would have created great
excitement. Our quarters were Immediately III
front Of the south porch Of the Executive Man
sion. a position which placed us at about equal
distance from tho treasury building on the east
aud the war and navy building on the west.
For reasons at the time unknown to US We
were ordered 20 move our guard tent and place
IL al the west end of the gravel walk. directly
in the rear OF the war department. While we
stayed there nothing occurred to arouse suspi.
cion. Shortly afterward we learned. however.
that ON the very night after we had moved the
tent the confederates had n plan laid to capture
the president. The conspira,ors were TO hide In
The shrubbery and when the president came along
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grew stronger, and within three months
/ was u perfectly well woman.
81 want this letter made public. to
show the benefit women may derive
from Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound."-Mrs. JOHN G. MoLDAN,
2It5 Second ST.. North. Minneapolis,
MINI.
Thousands Of unsolicited and genu-
inc testimonials like tho above prove
the efficiency OF Lydia 10. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, which Is made
exclusively from roots and herbs.
Women who suffer from those dis
tressing ills peculiar to their e should
not lose sight of these facts or doubt
the ability of Lydia IL. Pinkham'o
Vegetable Compound to restore their
health.
Fyou want special advice writo
to Mrs. Pinkham, ut Lynn, Mass.
Shcwill rcatyourlettcrasstrictly
confidential. For 20 years she
has been helping sick women in
this way, free Of charge. DOn't
hesitate write ut once.
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They Win.

DO you look for a favorable out
cOme to your lawsuit"
NO. but the lawyers do"-Houston
Post.
The fellow who says he could never
love a woman with money may dis
cover that ne cant successfully love
Il woman if he hasn't any.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03
WORTH KNOWING.
Simple Remedy That Anyone Can Pre-
pare at Home.

Most people are more or less sub
Jet :" coughs and colds. A simple
remedy that will break up a cold
quickly and urv any cough that ia
durable is made by mixing two ounces
OF ~Glyccrinc, n h~alf.ounce of Virgin
OH OF Pine compound pure and eight
ounces of pure Whisky. You can get
these in any good drug store and cas-.
lily mix them in a large bottle. The
mixture Is highly recommended by
the Leach Chemical Co. of Cincinnati,
who prepare the genuine Virgin Oil of
Pine compound pure for dispensing.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03
An Gducatioua, Problem.

Little Margery has just begun to go
to the kindergarten. and Is filled with
u due sense of the Importance of her
studies there and the solemn value OF
the attachments that have thus been
put within her reach. The other aft.
ernoon. after coming home from
school. she remained In a brown study
for a time. and then said: Mamma.
do I know as much now as ! don't
know"
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03

When one woman has a Grudge
against another she tells the neigh
bors how sorry she feels for the WON
ans husband.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03

Work IL the grand cure for all the
maladles and miseries that ever beset
.mankind-honest work. which you In
tend getting done.-Thomas Carlyle.
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caused q weak ness
and broken down
condition of tho
system. l road so
much ofwhatI.
Il. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound
had done for other
suffering women
felt sure IL would
holpme, and | must
say IL did help me
wonderfully. My
pains all left me, l
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His Broad Charity.

~lmogene-I know papa is cross and
surly sometimes and says things that
are unjust. hut you should Judge him.
Philip, by his best.
Philip-Oh. ! do. dear. You're his
best.
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lmpolite Papa.

Mamma, what makes papa make
that funny noise.'
He's snoring. dear"
But you always tell me IT. amt po-
Ute to blow my noise out loud"
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03

He who gives better homes. better
books, better tools. a fairer outlook
and a better hope. him will we crown
with laurels.-Eme.son.
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important to Mothers.

Examine carefully every bottle OF
gASTORIA. safe aud sur remedy for
infants and children. and see that 1t
signature @sasS sa' Of lI.MAZzzM
In Use For Over 30 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
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WANTS HER
LETTER
PUBLISHED
For Benefit of Women who
Suffer from Female Ills

Minneapolis, Mimi was a great
sufferer from female troubles which
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very spirited one.
belonging to Lamon
the marshal Of the
District OF Column.
bia. was Mr.. Lin.
coins favorite sad
die amin and
when he was In the
White House sta
bles he al a y
chose him.
As horse and rid.
er approached the
gate ! noticed that
The president was
I'm rohnabph Altar
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family. whether ut fashionable levees. !
receptions to foreign legations or pri y
vate interviews. At all such functions
we were silent spectators OF all that took
place. We were always treated with the high
est respect by the Lincoln family. who re
garded us as a part of the household. Every
private OF the guard received the same atten-
items of courtesy as the most famous states
man or diplomat at the capital. We all formed
a strong personal attachment for the presi
dent and when the grand old man laid down
his life In behalf OF the cause that had been
his life work we felt as II we had lost the
dearest friend We ever had.
During the first two years or our term at
service the most rigid discipline was enforced.
Sometimes we would be ordered 60 Use ex
traordinary vigilance and TO let no one enter
the grounds OF the White House without the
proper passes aud To be very particular as to
who approached the president, Often the or
der would come for the guards ON duty to
be doubled. 1t was seldom that he knew the
direct cause OF these extra precautions. but
we supposed that the officers of the secret
service were in possession OF information OF
some plot that broodcd harm to the presi
dent.
Up to 1864. owing TO our vigilance and the
| protecting hand OF Providence. our beloved
chief had escaped the hand of violence. The
, back Of the confcderacy was broken, n good
ttllAI DNt AiNu oi sh'A 'N''N
quently the strict watchfulncss that had pre-
vailed grew into laxlty. This was the fatal
period. Tor II was at this time that %conspira'
Giles were hatched and Confederates overran
the city. comparatively unmolestcd, The pres
tdont and family spent the summer at the sol
dier's home. situated about three miles north
Of the city. and thither the bodyguard always
accompanied them.
It was In the summer Of 1864, while we
we're up at the home. that an incident hap
pened that came very near eliminating Ia
lust such IN awful tragedy as followed only 4
few months later at Ford's theatcr. II was
the custom OF the president to remain late at
the war department when anything of great
importance was happening Z, the army, con.
sulting with the secretary OF war and trans
hitting and receiving dispatches. and after
his work was finished he would ride out To
the soldiers home That summer ne had per
s~istently refused an escort. Imagining himself
perfectly secure.
One night about he middle Of August |
was doing sentry duty at the large gate
through which entrance was had into the
grounds at the home. The place Is situated
about a quarter OF a mile on the Biadensburg
road and Is reached by . devious driveway
About one o'clock | heard q rife shot in the
direction of the city and shortly afterward
could hear approaching boofbeats. In two OF
threo minutes the horse came nea, enough so
that In the dim moonlight I recognized the
rider as the belated president. The horse. q
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the middle or
August. 1862, Com
pany X OF the One
h II II I'd and fifth
Pennsylvania volun'
teers. known as the
"Bucktail" regiment. Of
which l was n private,
was detailed rs a
bodyguard of Presi.
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dent Lincoln and continued IN tlat ca
pacity until his assassination In the
spring of 1865. During the three years
of my stay In Washington. the most
critical period of the nations history.
saw aud heard many things that have
never found their way into the public
prints. Some OF the bodyguard were
constantly with the president and his
family. whether ut fashionable levees
receptions to foreign legations or pri
untn intnryinwa u all ailch functions
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subject VIII be thoroughly considered.
with view to eliminating the 10 per
cent discount allowed 70 certain patrons
OF stores who belong TO these associa-
tons. The merchants feel that they
should have the profit Of the organized
lenders who advance cash and gain large
revenue from the loans.
In close connection with this PROPOSE
ton is the establishment OF a credit bu-
reau and collection force, which gill. It
is believed, do away with the fees paid
to the discount associations and the cred
Il agencies.
Uniform Closing Hours.
other objects considered were uniform
closing hours, electric lighting rates, OBJ
joetlonable advertising schemes, and the
patronage Of the local merchants to char
table and fraternal objects in the way
Of excursion tickets. prizes. and other
items Of expense by which certain bodies
in the community seek to flourish.
All these matters will receive the most
careful attention, with a view to estab-
fishing a common ground of justice and
fair dealing to all concerned. The n1er-
chants feel that by proper organization
and the establishment OF the proper ma
chinery much money can be saved.
It was decided that the present mem
bers OF the body and those who may be
induced 10 join shall be called together
into a general meeting 10 consider and
act upon the rules OF organization about
the third week in September It is
thought by that time the membership OF
the body will be pretty well established,
and that the question OF financing the en-
terprise, as well as the rules Of pro-
cedure. may be worked out. To this
end the governing board will probably
DO called together some evening next
week 10 take Up the serious consideration
OF the constitution and bylaws Of the
association.
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Pellagra. tuberculosis. and tho hook
worm will be- Investigated by the Ma
tional Medical Association at the twelfth
annual convention. TO be opened at How
ard University Tuesday.
Sessions will last through the week.
DR.. Marcus F. wheatland presiding.
There viii be medical and surgical clinics
dealing with the three diseases at Freed
mems Hosoital.
The association will be called to order
al 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning in Rankin
chapel by william s. Lotion. chairman
OF the local committee. The morning
session viii be devoted to various re-
ports. At o'clock reports on tuber-
culosis. pellagra, and the hookworm VIII
! be heard. At the same time there will
be dental clinics IN Howard University
Inarmary At 4 o'clock the doctors OF
Baltimore and Philadelphia viii play
baseball game.
Judge Terrell to Speak.
There viii be a public meeting Tues
day night at the Nineteenth Street Bap-
list Church. Judge R II Terrell viii
make an address and there will be
musical programme. After the meeting
the Mu-Se-Lit Club will give a reception
at True Reformers' Hall
| Nine papers will be read at the open
ing session Wednesday, and in the after
noon the convention will be divided into
dental pharmaceutical and surgical sec
/
/ fete on Howard University campus
Business sessions will continue Thurs
day morning and afternoon, and the cleo
| ton OF officers will be held. followed by
| adjournment Of the formal convention.
/ There viii be a grand ball at Convention
Hall that night Friday the association
/ viii make an excursion 20 Washington
/ Park, and Saturday will be given over 70
| sightseeing and special social features.
II is expected there will be 500 colored
doctors attending as authorized delegates,
and the total number OF visitors win be
more than Loo Negro physicians from
every State in the Union have notified
the local committee they will be here.
/ Officers OF Committee.
The following compose the local com
mittee: William S Lotion. D. D. s..
chairman; J. W Mitchell. NJ D. vice
chairman; A. V. Gray. Phi. D. secretary;
J. c. Bowling. NJ D., assistant secre-
| tary. George w Cabaniss. NJ D. treas
urer: ]. II. Johnson. NJ. D. finance COM
mlttee; w. c. Mcneil. VI. D, place OF
meeting; A n Curtis. NJ D. reception
and ball; c. Sumner Wormley. D. D. s..
outing: c. II Marshall. NJ D. comfort;
Albert Ridgeley. NJ. D. badges and SOU
venirs; S. S. Thompson. N. D.. transpor-
| tation; J. c. Norwood. NJ. D. promotion:
John R Francis. NJ. D.. press: Charles
/ West. NJ D.. programme and printing
] NJ. o. Dumas. NJ. D. guests: W. A
Warheld. NJ D.. clinics; c. W Chnds,
NJ D. sightseeing. and D. H. Smith. Phi
! D. auditing
! The citizens committee IS composed Of
Judge Robert H. Terrell. chairman: Prof
Kelly Miller. vice chairman; Daniel Muir
ray, treasurer; Shelby J. Davidson. fnan-
cial secretary. and Charles F. NJ. Browne
! secretary.
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hair-raising and spectacular OF any seen
during the present meet. He made one
corkscrew whirl above the center OF the
field. a complete and sudden circle, in the
middle Of an otherwise straight line Of
fight. that looked as II he we're trying
70 lasso himself.
BroOkins took Frank Coffyn. both mem
bers Of this Wright high school class. up
as a passenger IN the new B7 Wright
model toward shutdown. the first twO-man
fight OF the meet. They speedily few
around for Eve or six minutes and alight-
ed at twilight.
Arch Hoxsey stole a march on John
stone after dinner tonight and took his
machine UP in a moonlight flight. John
stone rushed from the hotel in his dinner
coat when he heard about II. got out HIS
iier. and the two cut aerial didoes Tor
an hour under the moon Then they went
back 70 the hotel and kidded one another
like a couple OF high-schoOl boys.
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SHOW
SPECTACULAR WORK
Continued from Page One.

tude, Trafford Allen and William Alien.
OF the national council. arranged their
transits for official observations on the
beach. east OF the aviation field. A mile
or so inland, at the field. Henry Neeley
and Fred J. DoNinger officially delegated
by the national council 90 take charge OF
things. swung Paragraphs on Hoxsey's
machine. so that Paragraph and transit
records later might be compared
Hoxsey took the air at 4:4S o'clock and
remained up forty-six minutes. The two
transit observers on the beach, making
important observations, came within four
feet OF each other in their figures. and
struck an average that gave Hoxsey's
Official height as 345S feet The baro-
graph registered $500 feet. but baro-
graphs have a habit Of registering about
100 feet out OF the way every little while
No Forward Planes.
Brookins took the air in the new Wright
machine that files without forward ele-
waiting planes. The new model. il was
announced recently. could not be made
10 go through so rapid a course OF sharp
curves. and roller coasting stunts, but
the way it responded 10 Brookns' driv-
ing this afternoon. showed that it was
anything but rheumatic in its evoluttons.
It climbed toward the clouds even more
rapidly than Hoxsey's machine had done.
and swung around curves that tilted it
upon the wing points.
Ralph tombstone left the field for a
spin at sic o'clock and gave an exhibit
ton Of quick turns that were the most
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SEEKS CUSTODY OF CHILD.
Mrs. James j. Hill Wants Grand
daughter 10 Educate Her.

New York, Aug. 1s.-Mrs- James J. Hill,
wife Of the famous railroad president.
has begun an action 20 get the custody
OF her granddaughter. the eldest daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Hill. and,
although a referee appointed by the Su-
preme Court has been taking testimony
for several weeks the fact did not be-
come known until to-day
The only suggestion. made from any
source, OF a reason for Mrs. James J.
Hills step was her desire 70 have her
granddaughter educated in the Catholic
schools and brought up in the Catholic
faith. to which both she and her husband
belong.
Samuel Hill married the eldest daugE-
ter OF James J. Hill in 1883. He is q
native Of North Carolina and no relation
10 his father-in-law's family. which is Of
Canadian origin. He Is understood 10 be
a Protestant, or at least Indifferent 20
the plea OF his mother-in-law for his
daughter to be educated and brought up
as a Catholic.