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^ H , ^ < ' " V , " -"I" . «• \ , V . '4 '» )••" "* - ^ * " m - i ' U • ' . ' ( : •< . . • • < ; . ' • • - , • » - ^- . , • - ;/ ,<• . . ' the Mchenry puindealer / IfcHENRY PLAINDEALER CO. JIcHBNRT, - - ILLINOIS. ,1 ; A Texas paper notes that a <>f green peaches also look extremely well through a pink peek-a-boo. It is pretty hard In these day* Of i disastrous earthquakes and volcanic " eruptions to agree with Browning that • "All's right with the world." Japan had 10,000 suicides in 1905. Contrary to a popular impression, only five grew out of disappointment at not being able to go to war. Rev. C. E. Scott has figured that there are a thousand million heathen In the world, and the chances am that he didn't* include Wall" street in the count. The proposed establishment of hatcheries for mosquito-eating fishes may pr&ve. not the least efficient aid In the continuous .war upon yellow fever. Kansas has a wheat crop of 100,000,- 000 bushels. Kansas has on deposit In its banks nearly $100 for every in­ habitant Kansas has nothing the aaaatter with it. * The cost of living in Japan has ad­ vanced from 40 to fiO per cent. in ten years, but the "Spirit of the new Japan would be reluctant to exchange its place in history for that «f any pre­ vious decade. , »< CUBANS WOULD PREFER UNITED YOU CANT KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN. Business Interests of Island Have l̂ lo Confidence in Ability of People to Govern Themselves and Urge Annexation. After all, the automobillsts are not unreasonable. All a Bartholomew county girl had to do was to points hig revolver at a chauffeur to per­ suade him to stop his machine while •he navigated her skittish colt by it. Dr. T. Clifford Albutt, the professor of physics at Cambridge, England, has declared that-^there ought to be a law against any/ man playlhg golf before he reaches the age of 35. Perhaps his Idea is that up to the'time when a man is 35 his chief aim in life ought to be to earn his living. A man who had won millions of dol­ lars playing the races died in poverty a tew days ago. There are only a few tnen on record who have won millions playing the races, but there are many millions who have lost many dollars each and finished in comparative pov- v erty as far as the race horse betting ?• fame is concerned. A Cincinnati woman complained of tier husband that he compelled her to eat all kinds of breakfast foods and denied her beefsteak, caramels and' every other proper -food. After having consumed tons of Bale-a-hay, Shaker oats, Rusted wheat, and Scalloped peas she concluded to return to civil­ ization by way of the divorce court. A Boston maiden advocates a law prohibiting men who have never been married from marying widows. She declares the unmarried men fall easy victims to the wiles of widows and that it Is discouraging to maidens to he forced to take widowers who have children. The lady ought to know that no legislature on earth will ever he able to cope with the widow ques-* tion. 'No, and there is no law strin­ gent enough to restrain the erratic enpid in playing his game of hearts. Our large cities grow larger at a tremendous rate. The rural and senii- rural communities are steadily drained of their population to feed the towns. Census bureau figures show that during the past five years 44 out of 105 counties in Kansas show a loss in population. In Iowa all but 22 of the 99 counties of the state have now fewer inhabitants than they contained in 1900. Some of this de­ crease in both states is, however, due to emigration to Canada. In Pennsyl­ vania the growth of cities has been much more rapid than that of the rural portion of the state. ir ===== The China seas used to swarm with pirates, and many are the tales of former times in which these outlaws figured as robbers and murderers. Modern civilization, aided by good ahooting on the part of up-to-date ves- tsels, has caused these pests almost to disappear. There are a few left, however. Thirty pirates, disguised a« passengers, attacked a British steam­ er near Canton and afterward es­ caped. The occurrence demonstrates that there is still a great deal of fiarlng wickedness "east of Suez." The visit of Indian chiefs from Van­ couver to King Edward of England recalls the time, in early colonial history, when heads of savage tribes in America used to cross the water to pay respects to sovereigns in royal courts. present visit is to secure redress fef grievances alleged by the chiefs to exist, and which they wish the king to remedy. Canadian man­ agement of Indian matters has often been yaunted as wise and kindly, but it appears there are redmen up there vrho think they have cause for "kick­ ing." Havana.--All classes are now wait­ ing for the conditions under which tranquillity will likely be restored in Cuba, and keen disappointment is ex­ pressed on every side because of the likelihood of peace being brought about without armed American in­ tervention. That the differences of the opposing factions could, be recon­ ciled was not generally believed to be possible until Sunday, when it was announced that the liberals and the Insurgents had empowered a commit­ tee to represent them before the American mediators. • 1 It is evident that the business inter1 ests of the island have no confidence In the ability of the Cubans -,|o rule themselves, and now, when it^ppears too late they are openly favoring forc­ ible intervention and possibly annexa­ tion. Taft Swayed by Duty. Secretary Taft is cognizant of this general opinion that peace cannot last unless it is enforced by an American army, but he considers that it Is the duty of the United States to give the republic another chance and believe with many of the principles fot which the insurgents took up arms. They suggested that the first basis of the ne­ gotiations should be for the revision of the Cuban constitution, alleging that it confers too much power and too lit­ tle responsibility upon the members of the cabinet. , "Cubans are too \hotheaded to be given unlimited powter," said Gen, Mehocal. He declared that the prefeent trouble resulted from; the dissatisfac­ tion over the actions of the present and the former secretaries of the in­ terior. Visit Insurgent Camp. The nearest insurgent camp, near La Lisa, just west of Marlonao, was visited Sunday by great crowds! of Havanese. Encouraged by the reports that peace was imminent the people for the first time dared to gratify their curiosity and to show their great sym­ pathy with the revolutionary cause. Although it was raining Sunday after­ noon, this did not dampen the ardor of those who wished to visit the insur­ gents. Many extra cars were In operation PALACiZ OF THE PRESIDENT AT HAVANA. i •' : The proprietors of a Siamese news­ paper have distributed the following notice: "The news of English we tell the latest. Writ in perfectly style and most earliest. Do a murder git com­ mit, we hear of and tell it. Do a mighty chief die, we jmblish it, and in borders of sombre. Staff has each one been college, and write like the Klppllng and the Dickens. We cjrcle every town and extortionate not for advertisements. Buy it. ,3uy it. Tell each of you its greatness for good. Ready on Friday. Number William CulFen Bryant~once- wrote •h ode to a mosquito, beginning "Fair insect." He must have known that •only the lady mosquito lights upon man. that it would be bad policy for the United States to keep a force in Cuba longer than is required to supervise the laying down of arms. He said that if the liberals and moderates har­ monize their differences the United States must regard the compact as made in good faith. Look for Peace. That peace will come as the result of the jnediation of the United States is now believed by the Cubans re­ gardless of party affiliation, but whether it will be on terms which will insure permanent tranquillity is Questioned. Secretary Taft and Assistant Secre­ tary of State Bacbn Bpent Sunday quietly, receiving few persons. Rep­ resentatives of the veterans and of the diplomatic < corps made brief vis­ its. Senator Alfredo Zayas later met the mediators at the American lega­ tion and arranged for their first meet­ ing with the insurgents' and liberals' committee. All conferences hereafter will be held at the legation on account of its accessibility, since most of the visitors"' to Messrs. Taft and Bacon reside in Havana. Terms Not Yet Proposed. When the diplomatic representa­ tives of the foreign powers visited Mr. Morgan's villa at Marianao, Mr. Taft significantly stated that he could give them no definite assurances of peace for the reason that terms had not yet been put forward. This state­ ment was in response to an expres­ sion from Gaytan De Ayala, the Span­ ish minister, that the world expected the United States to settle the tur­ moil on such generous but firm con­ ditions as to maintain the integrity Of the republic. jt Diplomats Interested. Th^jfaiembers of the diplomatic corps were also received by Mr. Ba­ con, who sought their views on the Situation. All of them asserted that their governments desired the conflict to be ended with all possible dispatch in order to save commercial relations and credit between the island and their countries from ruin. Among the other callers at Mari­ anao weris Gens. Menocal and Agra- monte, wfco congratulated Messrs. Taft and Bacon on their success in bringing the moderate and th« liberal leaders to a realization of the neces­ sity of "each making concessions. The veterans evidenced sympathy and every kind of conveyance was used by the crowd, byt these were in­ sufficient and many persons walked the 12 miles from Havana to the camp. May.Have Bad Effect. It Is feared that the effect of this enthusiasm may be bad in the event the peace terms require the rebels to make decided concessions. In the rebel camps are thousands of negroes, to whom revolutionary life is easy and interesting as compared with labor on plantations. Some of the more re­ fined of the officers, however, admit that they would not be sorry to return to their homes. Avert Battle Near Havana. Despite the armistice which is now iii effect a clash between government troops and Pino Guerra's force was threatened Sunday. Gen, Avalos, with 400 cavalry and 300 infantry arrived at Guanajay at noon, having tome by train from Pinar del Rio to Artemisa, prepared to proceed to Camp Colum­ bia near Havena. This meant passing through the rebel camp. Gen. Guerra sent a message to Gen. Avalos that this might lead to an en­ counter and that he would not be re­ sponsible for the outcome. Gen. Ava­ los declared his intention to continue the march, but Gen. Rodriguez, by di­ rection of Secretary Taft, ordered him to take his force to Mariel, which was done. - Taft Has Plenary Power. There was considerable comment Sunday over the fact that a salute of 19 guns was given Secretary Taft when he visited the warships. Previ­ ously he had been given the usual 17 guns to<which the secretary* of war is entitled. The ;two extra guns means that he is recognized as an ambassa­ dor extraordinary on a special mission with plenary powers from President Roosevelt. It is known that he has now been authorized to exercise his own Judgment in all matters pertain­ ing to the negotiations and that the squadron with its entire force is un­ der his immediate control. » • ' Blue Jackets Await Orders. Concerning the reported prepara­ tions Saturday night for the transpor­ tation of marines and blue Jackets by rail to Camp Columbia, Secretary Taft said: "The United States forces are under my orders. I have given no or­ der for them to land and not a man shall land until I give such an order." Tobacco Crop Is Large. Hartford, Ccnn.--From the entire tobacco raising region of Connecticut come reports of a banner crop. Old growers say they cannot remember a year when there has been a season as favorable as the present one. Injured in Hotel Fire. Ottawa, Ont.--The Gilmour hotel on Bank street was destroyed by fire •late Friday night. Many of the guests jumped from Windows and were seri­ ously injured. It's a little disturbing io learn thai an Englishman ha& invented a motoi ^or®e that can be attached to any' vehicle, but, thank goodness, the "i»- «hines cost $1,500 each. The coffee consumed in this coun •try last year cost the people $81,000, •C00., No wonder coffee has a tend jdacy to make some of us lie awake Thirty-Two Mules Burned. Bast St. Louis, 111.--Fire destroy#*! the sales stables of Ja.mes Bluff Thurs­ day, incinerating 32 mules, badly damaged Goldberg's furnishing store and communicated to the St. Clair ho­ stel in which were 30 guests. Earthquakes in Sicily. Palermo.--For several days slight earthquake shocks have been felt here and in several other parts of ^icily. At Travia several houses wete Vfcadly damaged, the inhabitants betyK-#anio stricken. , (^ vT " -- - -- Weighs 400, Dies at Age of 75. Fairfield, 111.--Michael Croughan, aged 75, is dead. He weighed 400 pounds and spent most of his^time sit­ ting in a chair made especially for hlim> > A & m 1 I REVOLTING MURDER 60MMI NEW YOflfo ' " • * D HACKED TO UNA BED; PSE IN A SACK liili MM HiL. MRS. ESTHER M. MILNER. TOLL OF LIFE INCREASING TEN THOUSAND NOW REPORTED DEAD AT HONGKONG. Entire Fishing Fleet of 600 Vessels Lost in Typhoon--Troops Aid. In Clearing Up Wreckage. Hong-Kong. -- The entire fleet of 600 fishing junks was lost in the typhoon. This increases the mortal­ ity to 10,000 persons. The losses are estimated at several million dollars. More' than 1,000 sam> pans and junks are missing from Hong-Kong alone. Wharves were swept away and houses collapsed. The military barracks are in ruins. Twelve ships were sunk, 24 were stranded, seven were damaged, and one-half of the native craft in port were sunk. The steamers Monteagle, Fatshan, Keungshan, Wing Chai, Hermania, Castellano, Tak Hing, Emma Luyken, San Rosario, Slava, Pakhong, Pet­ rarch, Chum Lee, Sexta, Sunon, Chang Sha, Signal and Chinkai Mara are ashore. The American ship S. P. Hitchcock was also driven ashore, as were many of the launches that run about the harbor. The steamers Kwong Chow, San Chewng, SorsogOn and Kongmoen were Bunk. The steamer Apenrade and Johanne are partly awash. Practically all the Baluchistan troops and 300 of the West Kent regiment are co-operating in clearing the wreck­ age of the recent typhoon. Prodigious efforts are being made in the recovery of dead bodies, which are being car­ ried off in cartloads. Constable Mun- day, who is superintending the work, collapsed and has been removed to a hospital. As a result of the typhoon the Royal Dutch Petrpleum company's lighter, loaded with oil, while being pumped out into tanks, was stranded, but was subsequently refloated. The company's pier was damaged to the extent of $30,000. Manager Murray and staff were instrumental in saving the lives of 100 men and women and children, who have been housed, clothed and fed on the company's premises. Shipping has been resumed, but is hampered by th# inadequate supply of steam launches and lighters. The farmer command $180 and the latter $100 for hire each working day. The Chinese are evincing the most remarkable spontaneity in subscrib­ ing to relief funds for the typhoon sufferers. A remittance of $10,000 has been received from the - Chinese of San Francisco. ^ « Man Lives In a Treetop. , Wrentham, Mass. --\£haries Bat- tersby '/has built a "house" in the tops of kwb adjoining pine trees on his farm and will spend the winter there. He is 35 years old and is a consump­ tive. The "house" is painted white. There is a door and two windows, but the latter will he closed only to pre­ vent snow from entering. Access, to the treetop is had by means ot a rope ladder, which, Robinson Crusoe-like, Battersby will pull up at night. DEATH LIST 8TILL UNKNOWN Cimarron River Keeps the Secret of Its Victims. Kingfisher, Okla. -- The number of lives lost Tuesday when a Rock Island passenger train went through a bridge over the Cimarron river, is not yet revealed and proba­ bly. never will be. Workmen have been busy replac­ ing the destroyed bridge. The smok­ er, engine, baggage and mall cars are Still hidden under the waters of the river, although the Btream has fallen several feet. All work at the scenes of the Rock Island wreck at Dover bridge has been suspended. The fescue party l^as lost all trace of the location of the two coaches in the river. Both0 are thought to be entirely embedded In sand. Most of the injured have gone to their homes. Three persons are still missing--Mail Clerk Gamble, Cireus- man Llttlefieijd and negro porter Doug­ las--and are undoubtedly drowned. These, with the death of a little boy named Zells, of Payne, O., from in­ juries, make the death list four. DOUBLE MIS80URI YRAGEDIE8 Portions of pisemboweled Cadaver Part Is Found Hi Away In Freight Car. New York.--A burlap bag stamped with the name "Z." Kv AJano," a strip of a woman's skirt ami an oil cloth table covering bearing a rude sketch of the landing of Columbus, are th«S only Immediate clews to the perpetr% tors of a revolting murder committed in the early hours of Sunday morning and accidentally revealed by a grew- some discovery in West Thirty-sixth street. " " <=» ^ The dismembered body of a ^man apparently an Italian wrapped in the burlap bag was found in a hole 24 feet deep forming a part of an exca­ vation at No. 604 West Thirty-sixth street, where an addition to a brew­ ery is to stand. The discovery was made by the day watchman for the building contract­ ors and later a systematic search by the police resulted in finding the parts of a man's legs from the knees down with the arms and hands. These were wrapped together In a newspaper of the date September 10 and bound about the bundle was a strip of a wom­ an's skirt. All was neatly and secure­ ly tied with a string suggesting delib­ erate preparaCion. This latter bundle was found iinder a covering of hay in a freight car at Thirty-sixth streJl and Eleventh ave­ nue. The car was unloaded of a ship­ ment of horses Saturday. The head and the thighs of the man are missing. It is the theory of the police that the murder was commit­ ted near where the body was found and that three packages of the dis­ membered parts had been made with the purpose that they be disposed of at some distance from the scene of the crime. r The police believe that the persons carrying the bundles became alarmed and hurriedly disposed of them at the nearest convenient hiding place. They expect to find a third package in the same vicinity; TEN ,ARE KILLED IN ATLANTA They Cause Loss of Three Lives at Excelsior Springs. ISxcelsior springs, Mo.--Three lives were sacrificed in two tragedies irhlch occurred here. Domestic trouble caused Jerome Curry, manager of the Central Sash and t)oor company, of Topeka, Kan., to shoot and kill his wife and then kill himself. At almost the same hour James Farley, a con­ tractor, aged 40 years, of this city, walked into a drug store and poured out a cup of carbolic acid from a five* gallon bottle and drank it. The Curry tragedy occurred on a bridge leading to one of the springs. Mrs. Curry, who was 53 years old, has been here since August 25. Hef husband came laBt night. They ap­ peared to.be on go<fd terms until they started for a walk. to-day when a quarrel ensued. Mrs. Curry suddenly started to run when her husband fired at her three times. As she fell, he fifed a bullet through his <^wn brain. He was 55 years old. j Farley was despondent oyer the re­ cent death of his wife. Government Buying Silver.» Washington. -- The director of the mint Wednesday purchased 200,000 ounces of fine silver, one-half for the ^Denver and»one-half for the New Orleans mints, at 68.35 cents per ounce. Missouri National Bank Closed. Washington.--The Bates National bank, of Butler, Mo., was closed Thurs­ day by action of the board of direc­ tors, for the purpose of going Into liquidation. Mr. W. J. Butler has been appointed receiver. Peru Pays Root Honor. . Peru.--A festival was held at the univereity, and Secretary Root was elected an honorary member of the Institution. In the afternoon Min­ ister Dudley gave a garden party at the Ajnerican legation. Buying Horses for Cuba^ \ Fort Worth, Tex.--An agent Of the Cuban government is here buying horses for cavalry mounts 'and they are being sent forward at; Jhe rate of a carload a day. The horses- are of the pony type and are a cheap grade. Visible 8upply of Cotto: New Orleans.--Secretary Hester's statement of the world's visible sup ply of cotton shows a total of 1,751,661 bales, against 1,741,249 last week. Ot this the total American cotton is„9 661 against 872,249 last week. Normal 8chool Burned." Stanberry, Mo.--The normal' school was destroyeSP'by fire. Loss, $75,000. Two hundred students attended the college, but,; only the president's fam­ ily lived in it and they escaped unin­ jured, , Bad Fire in .Bjuenos Ayres. Buenos Ayres.--Customs dock No. <4 has been destroyed oy ,flre. ' The damage is estimated at several mil­ lion paper dollars. The shipping is safe. The Argentina paper dollar is worth about 42 cents. TO NEGOTIATE NEW TREATY. Convention Between United States ahd Santo Domingo. Washington.--A new treaty with Santo Domingo probably will be negotiated. By the terms of the pro­ posed convention, the United States will not act as the fiscal agent of San­ to Domingo in full capacity; that is, it will not act as paymaster of Santo Domingo in the liquidation of' that country's indebtedness. The bond issue plan, suggested by Frederico Velasquez, the minister of foreign affairs and commerce of San­ to Domingo, meets with the approval of the officials of the state depart- m$nt. . Out of this will grow the ne­ gotiations for the new treaty. Two Die in Wreck. Pulaski, Wis.--A work train on the new line of the Northwestern road ran into a workmen's sleeper car here, killing Ed Ware and George Madden, of Pittsburg, and injuring 14 others. prelate's Body Is Washed Up. Oran, Algeria.--The body of a man believed to be the bishop of San Pab­ lo of Brazil, who was lost in the wreck of the Italian steamer Sirlo on Kormigos island, Spain, August 4, has been washed up on the coast here. i • , - - Named for Congress. Toledo, O.--Elmer G. McClelland, of Wood county, was nominated for congressman on the thirty-ninth Fal­ lot at the Ninth district Republican " invention here over JamesH. gouthi- ent laoumbent. Death of Millionaire Backer. Akron, O.--Henry Robinson, a wide ly known banker and manufacturer, died of heart disease. He leaves a fortune estimated at over a million dollars represented |>y interests in many business institutions. Bank Cashier Missing* Sedan, Kan.--O. B. Stollard, cash ier of the People's State bank of Sedan, with deposits of $75,000, dis­ appeared, leaving a ' note saying he was a defaulter and had fled. The safe It time^Jocked and the amount of money missing- is not known. Will Meet in Minneapolis. „ Atlanta, Ga.--The National Dental association elected its officers for the coming year and selected Minneapolis and July 30, 1907, as the place and time for the next meeting. Race War Results from Attaeks on White Women. Atlanta, Ga.--A race war of alarm­ ing proportions began here Saturday night. Through the night it raged with varying vigor, and when morning dawned it found niae negroes and one white man dead, a score of both races Wounded and the downtown streets in possession of eight com­ panies of the Fifth Georgia infantry, with a battery of light artillerv in re­ serve. Through the day little «f im­ portance occurred. The police claim­ ed, with the aid of the military, to have the situation under control. This condition came as the result of numerous and repeated assaults or attempted assaults upon white wom­ en by negroes. The last of an even dozen of such assaults within the lim­ its of Fulton county within the last nine we$ks came Saturday, when four attempts at assault were reported. Flaring headlines in the special edi­ tions of afternoon papers wrought the populace to high pitch of excitement. JEALOUS MAN COMMITS MURDER 81ays Employer of Wife, from Whom He Had Separated. New York.--Davd Kaltman, a tailor, charged with having stabbed Samuel Alexander to death with a pair of shears Thursday, was found con­ cealed in a stable Sunday and ar­ rested. Kaltman, who Is said to have once had a fashionable trade in Chioago, married Lillie Cohen in that city on October 14, 1900. Later they removed to Baltimore, and two years ago came here, where they separated. Recently Mrs. Kaltman has acted as housekeeper in the murdered man's home. BATTLE NEAR IN SAN DOMINGO Victory of Government Said to Mean End of Revolution. . Washington.--According to infor­ mation which has reached Washing­ ton from San Domingo, a battle be­ tween the government troops and the rebel forces is imminent and the forth­ coming engagement is expected to be a decisive one. The contending forces are assem­ bling in the vicinity of Monte Christl, where the battfe is expected to be fought. It is said^hat should the govern­ ment gain a Victory over the rebels, it may ptft an end to the rebellion. Austrian Diplomat Retires. Constantinople.--Emperor Francis Joseph has acceded to the request of Baron von Calice, Austro-Hungarian ambassador to Turkey, that he be al­ lowed to retire from the diplomatic service and has created him a count. Root En Route to New York. Washington.--State department offi­ cials state Sunday night that they ex­ pect that Secretary Root, who em­ barked on the cruiser Columbia at Colon Saturday for Cartagena, will sail from Careagena to New York. Soldler-Min^. Killed.^ Pittsburg, Kan.--Thomas Lewis, a miner, was killed here by the explo­ sion of a shot in a mine. He was a na­ tive of WTales and a veteran of the Boer war. He had a number of med­ als from the .Ei^llsh^governm^nt Aid for Tornado Sufferers. $ Ho&gkong.--Europeans and Ameri­ cans have contributed $2,000 and the Chinese $25,000 to the relief fund for the sufferers from the typhoon. Bois­ terous weather continues and Is ham* pering the work of salvaging.. Box 821, DeGraff, Ohio. Dr. 8. B. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio. Dear Sir:-- I was a terrible sufferer front*. pelvic weakness and had headache- continuously. I was not able to do my housework for myself and husband. I wrote you and described my condi­ tion as nearly as possible. You reoom- mended Peruna. I took four bottles otr it and was completely cured. I thinlc- Peruna a wonderful medicine and haves recommended it to my friends with the* very best of results. Esther M. Milner. . Very few of the great multitude of*\ women who have been relieved of some% i pelvic disease or weakness by Perun*. ever consent to give a testimonial to be/ read by the public. There are, however, a few courageous^, self-sacrificing women who will for the* sake of their suffering sisters allow their cures to be published. Mrs. Milner is one of these. In her- RTatitude for her restoration to healthi 11 . 1 i she is willing that; A,GRATEFUL the women of the- . LETTER TO whole world should DR. HARTMAN know it. A chronict invalid brought bade: no small matter. Words, to express complete^ vx to health are inadequate gratitude. JAPAN TAKES TO NEWSPAPERS^ Most All of the Younger Generation* Is Able to Read. In Japan there were already in 1908s 1,32? newspapers, dailies and others*.* the highest circulation of any one pa­ per reaching about a quarter of a mil­ lion, says the World's Work. Among, the lower classes one paper is read,- as far as I have been able to observe,. . ? by five or six persons. A very few of the older people cannot read, but alls the younger generation can. Th most eager interest is taken not- only in stirring public events but iar administrative measures, such as th®>; very recent nationalization of the rail­ ways. Every newspaper posts it*. daily issue in the street, and all day­ long groups of readers, too poor to« buy a copy, replace each other to scan, the news of the day. Discussion run*. , high among people who are far below ~ the voter's level, though every male* 4 . over 25 years of age and paying a di­ rect tax of ten yen (five dollars) is en­ titled to vote. Tfce rights of discus­ sion, public assembly and publication^ are as full and as fully taken advan­ tage of as1 in England. Hunters Mauled by Lioness. A fight between two hunters and aa. infuriated lioness is reported from. British East Africa. Messrs. Lucas and Goldfinch left- Nairobi on a shooting expedition, and when five miles from the town the- lioness was observed. While the men stood at the edge of the thicket the brute pounced on Mr. Goldfinch and threw him to the* ground. It J)it him on the thigh be­ fore Mr. Lucas lodged a bullet in ita neck. Maddened by the wound, the ani­ mal turned its attention to Mr.- Lucas, whose horse it felled and then pinned, the rider to the ground, inflicting lac­ erations on his face and biting his- right arm. He was saved by Mr. Goldfinch, who, sitting up, foiled the< lioness over with a well-aimed shot. The beast was about to spring on: its victim again when another dis- r.'narge from the same weapon proved fatal. The wounded men were taken back to town, where they received medical aid. DOCTOR DESPAIRED Anaemic Woman Cured by Dr. Wll--• Hams' Pink Pilla Recommends the . Pills to Alt Others Who Suffer. Anaemia is just the doctor's name for- bloodlessness. ^Dr. Williams' Pink Pills; cure anannia as food cures hunger. Thev cured Mrs. Thomas J. McGaun, of 17 Lincoln Place, Plainfield, N. J., who- says: "In the spring of 1903 I did my usual house cleaning and soon after-• ward 1 began to have the most terrible- headnclies. My heart would beat so irt f regularly that it was paiuful and then* came a morning when I could not gefc- up. My doctor said I had anaemia and. ' he was surprised that I had continued... to live in the condition I was iii. I was confined to my bed for nearly two mouths, the doctor coming every day for the first few weeks, but I did ncH^ improve to amount to anything. Al­ together I was sick for nearly two- ' years. I was as weak as a rag, ha<L -headaebes, irregular heart beats, loss of* apytite, cramps in the limbs and wass unable to get a good night's sleep. My legs and feet were so swollen that * feared they would burst. «* Before very k>yg after I tried Drt Williams' Pink Pills I felt a change for* the better. I have taken about twelve?' boxes and although I was as near thp- grave as corfjUJ be, I now feel as if II had a ne\v loas^mfjlife. • I have jgo niovat*/ headaches, the li'^rt'beats regnt&rly, myp cheeks are^uk ana I feel ten yearn younger. I feel thafliiave been cured-1 Very cheaply aud I havb recommended^ the pills to lots of my friends." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by alt! druggists, or will be sent by mail oil r®- • ceipt ot price, 60 cents per box, six boxea- $2.50, by the Dr. Williams Medicine Qo.» Schenectady, N. Y. Jlfll no inn dryifnd doubled In »»lne l«L*t rear. W|D. WULUllAUU Inaiteyou rich; lOwitliwtii.W. 1} httlnln. f. C. TKKBBS, P*STK«, Wl»i . : " t A-' P."