Ligonier Banner., Volume 39, Number 18, Ligonier, Noble County, 28 July 1904 — Page 2

A LITTLE DECEPTION

T WAS only after the 'éea_th of her | mother that Hermance Desriguy thought it well toconsider in earnest the possibility of marriage and vowed not to die a spinster. - She was frow 29, possessed in her own right of a modest competence, and had a heart full of warm and generous impulses, but she was deformed—in short, a humpback. Seated alone in her quiet homse at Chatillon with pleasant surroundings about her, she consicered her lonely future with a shudder. But where to seek for a husband? Whom might she address? : :

She knew she did not possess the physfcal attractions of a ycung and more perfect beauty; she must confess that one shoulder was higher than the other, and from scme words she overheard, she knew herself considered a little angular. But what of this in so loydla heart? One evening in her daily paper she found this advertisement, which immediately engrossed her attention. The Matrimonial Institute of France, founded by Madame de Saint Elme. This institute has for its object the promotion of honorable marriages, between members of families best fitted both in_a physiological and social point of view. Dowrieg from 2,000 to 2000,000 fraces. Office hours, one to five p. m. Corregpondence solicited. . And the address followed. Hermance considered this matter that day and again the following day. Kinally she said to herself: “lI will write to that woman.”" And she wrote at once. By return post she received a magnificently printed prospectus, beautifully lithographed on rose colored paper, which in a great many words explained, magnified and praised ‘“the moral purpose of the Matrimonial Institute of France.” In conclusion Mme. de St. Elme invited her correspondent to send her the modest.sum of two dollars as subscription to the Nuptial Veil, in which would be found a large list of candidates for matrimony, all guaranteed of good social rank, regularly registered and submitted to the choice of readers of both sexes. To be thus registered or to make choice of any. name in these lists the further sum of five dollars must be remitted in advance. i .

Hermance sent, in conformity with the above conditions, the double fee, adading also. as advised in the prospectus, one of her photographs, a little portrait taken the year befere,in which there appeared her fine head and neck, full of expression and grace, but showing her only as far as the shoulders.

As she glanced at the long list of possible hysbands named in the Nuptial Veil she was embarrassed, there were so many. Marking out 20, these she reduced to 15, and then to 10, and 8. - She paused, and then tired of the attempt, she finished by placing her pencil where {t would -fall, which happened to be No. 12,818, reading thus:

Employment, public; salary 3,500 fracs, with advancement assured; aged B 8 years, goad health; simple tastes; desires to marry young lady of age and fortune, excellent habits and character.

“Simple tastes,” of course it was impossible to tell what these words might mean, but trusting tothe maternal character of the lady at the head of the institute, and forwarding a new checc feor the additional $lO required, she received a photograph of No. 12,818, witha note giving the name, residence, etc., of the candidate. _

| His name was Adrien Bastide, and he ‘lwas a public officer in the little town of _‘Kernoveu. in Brittany. In the picture, which represented him at full length, he appeared a man full of ggod humor and good will, with a full, open.countenance, and a long beard, flowing down his breast. But howtall he was! Youmight have taken him for a drum major. What a contrast to poor little humpback Mermance!

“Ah, put ne s a very good man for me,” whispered she to herself. At the same time that the photograph was sent to Hermance, Mme. de Saint Elme, always attentive to the interests of her clients, advised No. 12,818 of the distinction which had befallen him, and for a consideration, forwarded the note and portrait of Mlle. Desriguy, who straightway received the following letter: =

Mademoiselle: While not having the honor of being personally krown to you, yet I cannot resist the deep emotion which only one look at your photograph has aroused in me, and to tell you by what all powerful, almost providential, sympathy I am turned to you. Yes, it seems asif I hear a voice from heaven guiding and leading me to yeu. It is impossible to look upon a countenance so pure, so open, so frank, on eyes so full of spirit and impossible to deceit, and not to know you have a generous, loving heart. .

And the writer of the letters prayed for the opening of a correspondence between them preparatory, if mutually agreeable, to a meeting at some futuge time. . An exchange of letters now ensued. ‘Each day becoming more and more intimate, they confided to, one another.the stories of their youth, their hopes for the future and how and why they had had recourse to Mme. de Saint Elme. The interview between the two could no longer be delayed. Adrien Bastide announced his intention to visit Chatillion in a fortnight, and the affair was readily and easily arranged.

A, STRANGE GRADUATE. “Sylvester William Pennelhick,”” that’s how he spells it now—- » He use' to be ““Ves” Pennelhick, old Bill's ; ‘boy, anyhow— He’s home from college with his pipes an’ new diplomy, too, An’ kind o’ lookin’ 'round to see what he can find to do. 2 Tl've heard that such folks knows it all—- . "I want to say, b'jing! . Bylvester Wililam Pennelhick he doesn’t, - know a thing. ; : His pants ain’t rolled up so’s to show tHat he wears lowcut shoes, . Nor they/ don’t look as if they’s meant for & Fl’éé;lantsto use; I ast him where he thought the Japs was tryin’ for to go; o : Hoe blinked a time or two an’said: *l'm sure that I don’t know.” I hate to think that old Bill’s boy is turnin’ out .a duncs, ; e But young Sylvester Pennelhick he hasn’t + *rah-rahed’ once, : He's ben down to the store a time or two to &2t some sm&} . : .

Mile. Desriguy would advise with some old friends of the family who would be glad to assist her. There would be rothing risked in acquainting them how matter§ were a few'days in advance of the coming of her flance. Her fiance! Al, how sweet that word was to pronounce; how deliciously it made her heart throh. Finally the great day came and Hen mance was notified that M.. Bastiaa would present himself at her house at two o'clock, . .. Everything, in and around the house had been put in perfect order,and all was ready. Hermance kept repeating to bar servant: “I hear some one coming, Icnette.” “Mademoiselle has said that® very often.” o “Well, don't go to sleep in the porch, and be sure to bring him in—that person —to the parlor.” ' ~ “Surely, mademoiselle. Don’t you fear. I will hide myseif in the corridor and run at the first sound of the bell.” The bell rang. The visitor, the tail drum major with the long beard, appeared, but limping with one foot, and walking with a cane. f “Mademoiselle Desriguy?”’ said he. “It is I, Monsieur Bastide,” tremblingly answered the little humpback, drojpping the book in which she seemed to have béen reading. o “You! But! Mademoiselle Hermance Desriguy who wrote tome?” “Yes” :

And both stood thunderstruck, facing each other, stupidly gazing without a word. 2

“But, mademoiselle, you have never-— you ought to have told me.” And Hermance replied, her cheeks now grown scarlet: :

“Yes I know, I ought to perhaps, but you, you also, monsieur. [ was born so —me—no—oh, no. Adieu, monsieur."” "~ And our poor little heroine, wholly confused, her eyes filled with tears, fled away, leaving the room to her visitor, her exfiance. ]

The great giant stood still some minutes. What was there to do? Finally he opened a door into the hall and shuffled back to his hotel. There he seated himself on one of the soft banks of grass, ard with eyes mechanically fixed upon the windings of the valley, tried to meditate over the occurrences of the afternoon, and gave himself up to the strange thoughts to ‘which they gave rise. Humpbacked! She was a humpback, and she had said nothing about it. This was the game, a shallow trick, and that maternal directress of the Matrimonial Institute of France, whose only object was to enable her children to make a better acquaintance and to shield them in marriage—charlatan, cheat. ; But how about himself? ~ What had he said about his infirmity? - He had been very careful in not speaking of that. He he tried to trick her? No, truly, that was not his object. He had not wished to hurry.

And she—oh, withcut doubt, it was her timidity; perhaps (in her case also she felt ashamed. He had no reason to be proud. . : Adrien Bastide had been tenderly brought up by a mother who idolized him. Jealous of every woman who approached him ,yet she had had an intention certainly of seeing him married, and she truly meant not to disappoint him. But years passed on and she discovered no one worthy of him, and finally she died without placing her hand upon the fine pearl sought for. , Adrien at the age of 22, on account of a fall from a horse, had lost the free use of his right leg. After his mother’s death he said to himself that now was the time to replace her. But how? ‘Providentially, as he then thought, he saw the advertisement of the marriage institute and paying his subscription and enrollment fee he received a photograph and communication in which Hermance, No. 18724, was described: - Orphan, 29 years, musician, dowry 40,000 francs, living in a neat cottage with garden and running stream of water, would espouse man of honor, in preference official. -

This exactly suited him; perhaps even the 40,000 francs no less than the garden and stream full of fish attracted him. >

Alas, some points had been omitted in the advertisement in the Nuptial Veil and also in the letters from Mme. de St. Elme—yet.- how full of sweetness and spirituality her letters had been. WelF: he was not coming 200 miles for nothing; he would go and explain himself at-least. -

Hermance during this time was reflecting on the-situation. It was not so easy. to find a husband at 29, she well Kknew.

He was.a cripple, yet, but she was—well a little peaked. > " |“Nothing,” she thought, “will make M. Bastide return to the house. There are three trains to Paris, two in tha morning and ‘one in the afterncon at 4:30.

“He will do nothing until train time. I might at least try to meet him, as it were by accident, at the station.” So with hat and mantle she quickly set out. But two steps from her house she ran into the good giant. ‘““Monsieur Adrien, must you leave town at once?” she asked. :

And she had a look:so contrite, and eyes so ready to fill with tears that the giant bent over her and took her hand respectfully. : “I ask your pardon,” he said, “for all 1 did. You were much excited; so wasl. But I do not wish to return without seeing you again. Permit me to enter with you. Now we know each other, and we can speak more quietly.”. - There were two happy persons in that little house and they are now happy, those two who had not told.the truth.— From the French in N. Y. Sun, s

An’ so we've sized him up a bit, and we’'ve had chanst enough. : We've ast him what ke thought would be the platforms made this fall, An’ if he thought the trusts could be abolished, after all; An’ who the democrats would run, an’ if he’d have a show— Sylvester William Pennelhick he answered: “I don't know.”

An’ every argument we’ve had unsettled at the store— . : Besides the two or three I've named there is a thousand more— We've ast Sylvester Pennelhick to try an’ set us right; He’'s said: ‘I re’ly donot know,”” an’ faded ~out o’ sight. - ‘I say h= isn’t smart; Hi Jones he sets an’ ‘argues, though, Theboy is smart enough to knrow how much he doesn’'t know, : —W. D. N., in Chicago Daily Tribune,

Steel is slowly but surely displacing ‘hemp as the material of which all hawsers and ropes are made in the ships of the Britsh fleet. - :

‘ ' ; @ & - , o 7 ,(-] _-_ : s perioiss R : : LI : i ' ‘%IIMIL,;;\ ; ' S 1111111 11T i . P =s‘j. gT K R —— ‘ 2 22 R R o AR E e 3 B f ISR E R Pe e VEEE R e LR 4 ! H PEEiiiEE2:E : ] !é%:?i’ijiij:;%i!:i. 3 e o e ‘fi:r‘:}"‘ - THE NATIONAL CAPITOL BUILDING. The picture shows it as it will appear when the proposed additions have veen made to the center of the east front. This addition will add 30 more rooms to the ecapitol, and when done the completed building will have cost the government about $18,000,000. ;

FOOTGEAR OF JAPANESE.

It Is of the Kind That Makes the Feet Hard and the Ankles-: ; Strong.

The Japanese shoes, or ‘‘geta,” as they are called, are one of 'the singularly distinctive features of Japanes2 life which will strike the observer with wonderment as soon as he sees them looming along the roadway, or hears them scraping the gravel with an irritable squeak that makes his very mnerves shudder. Nevertheless, says the London Chronicle, awkward though the shoes appear, they are of a kind constituted to make the feet as hard as sheet iron, and ankles as strong as steel girders. The shoes are divided into two varieties; the low shoe is called the “komageta,” and is only used when the roads are in good condition. The high shoes, named “ashida,” are worn when the weather is rainy and the roads aremuddy. Bothkindshave a thin thong attached to the surface to secure them to the feet, which are therefore nof covered as if they were in shoes, but are left exposed to atmospheric conditions. The “komageta’” resembla somewhat the Lancashire clog, and their construction merely entails the carving of a block of wood to the proper size. The ‘“ashida,” however, are of more complicated design. They have two thin pieces of wood, about three inches high, at right angles to the soles, and occasionally, in the case of priests or pilgrims, only one bar attached. . s

Some of the “geta” worn by little girls are painted in many colors, and others have a tiny bell hanging from a hollow place at the back, which, as it tinkles in a mystic way, heralds the approach of children. The superior malkes are covered with mats, made of panama. The highest price amounts to about ten yen or five dollars, while the cheapest is less than -ten sen, or a few cents, but then the ‘geta” will not last longer than a month, and once out of repair can never be mended. Learning to walk on a ‘“geta” is an exceedingly difficult process. Indeed, it is far easier to acquire skating or stilt walking. The average child in Japan takes about two months before being able to move along on the national footgear, and the little ones repeatedly slip from the wooden blocks, falling to the ground, which seems to their. miniature imaginations a consicerable distance beneath them. Although foreigners usually take with readiness to the customs of Japan, they are absolutely unable to manipulate the perilous ‘“‘géta.” . A curious story is told of a San Francisco merchant who was invited to attend a fancy dress bail. He thought it would bé quite the correct thing to attend in Japanese costume, and wrote to a friend in Yokohama to send a complete suit of the costunie of a gentleman of high class. On receipt of the costume he was immensely surprised at its extensive variety. He mastered all the intricacies of the flowing robes , but when he unearthed the “geta’” he was completely at a ]J@ to understand its use. Having only just arrived in the country, and not being over observant, he had omitted to notice the foot arrangem<nts of the people. After much earnest consideration, he was suddenly seized with a brilliant idea. ‘“Ah,” he exclaimed in his desire to extol everything Japanese, “this wooden block has got a very lovely shape, it is very beautifully carved and artistic. Therefore it must be a kind of decoration to be worn on the shoulders like epaulettes.” And so the merchant went to the ball with a “geta” on each shoulder instead of on each foot!

Some parents allow their children to play barefoot in the streets, but when going out with their elders, or paying visits, it is essential that everyone, from the smallest to the tallest, must. mount the wooden clog, and propel themselves in this odd fashion. The dislike of the Japanese children for the activity of outdoor games is to be mainly attributed to the awkward encumbrances with which their little feet are loaded. For instance, one seldom sees Japanese children gamboling in open playgrounds—they have yet to learn the feverish pleasures of “hide and seek’ or “rounders,” while such a thing as top spinning or football never obstructs the roadways.

Singular superstitions are associated .with the “geta,” which at timesare decidedly useful. When a host desires that a too attentive caller should depart, he induces somebody to burn moxa, which -has a peculiar odor, upon his shoes, ‘which are outside the door. The guest will immediately take the hint, and simultaneously his leave. When a Ithong of a “geta” is accidentally severed on the return from the visit to a sick person a firm belief exists that the patient must die. The Japanese, however, dearly love the “geta,” and although civilization may teach them to win battles it will never induce them to wear leather boots! Piping Boiling Springs. A cheap and noval plan for heating houses is in operation at Glenwood Springs, Col. Water from the famous boiling springs is piped into town, and so great is the supply that houses can be heated at a very small expense. : , Most Pointed Lesson. Teacher—NJw, Johnny, what does the busy bee teach us? , Johnny—T-s keep away from the hive.—Stray Stories. : Peruvian Population, - The present population of Peru does not exceed 3,000,000,

REST CURE FOR HORSES

Massachusetts Farm' Where Worn Out City Animals Are ; Recuperated.

Red Acre farm, in the village of Stow, about 25 miles northwest of Boston, is the first home for horses established in the United States. Its chief object is to afford a resting and building-up place for'tired-out or run-down horses, whose owners will pay what they can afford. be it little or nothing. In some cases, says Country Life in America, horses will be loaned or let out on hire to take the place of those resting at the farm.. The second object is to receive ‘‘paying patients,” or pensioners; that is, to take care of horses no longer up to the work required of them—faithful servants whose masters are willing to pay for their board and lodging in their declining days. The third object*is to find homes for serviceable animals which the owners are reluctant to sell. Red Acre farm undertakes the charge of such horses; it will loan them, not give them away; and the farm will keep an eye on all horses thus loaned, and will promptly reclaim any that ars not well and kindly treated. No one who has not made the attempt can realize how hard it is to find a good,; safe home for a superannuated horse.

The fourth object of the farm is to buy horses that are in bad condition and ill used, restore them to health and strength, and let them out or loan them to men whose horses are resting at the farm. The fifth' object is to buy anc mercifully to kill horses that are incurably lame or otherwise permanently disabled. But why kill them? some kind-hearted person may exclaim. Why not support them in comfort at the farm? It would indeed be a pleasure to do so, but'it would be misplaced charity and false economy. That course would result in rescuing only one animal from misery; whereas,. if you kill the incurable horse, and devote the space and money which he would require to some other horse whose condition is equally painful, but who can be restored to health, you are then-rescuing two animals instead of one from misery. The sum of $lOO will endow a free bed or stall for a year, and the person or association paying this sum is entitled to keep at the farm whatever pensioner he may select. The Animal Rescue league in Boston—an association for befriending homeless dogs and cats, which also keeps an eye out for the horse—has already endowed one stall.

HUNTING HATS BY RAIL

Motormen on Suburban Trolley Cars v Find It a Profit- : able Sport.

While a Chester trolley was speeding along several miles out of Darby, a few evenings ago, the motorman suddenly slackened the car’s speed with a ‘jolt several times. Each time a piece of paper was along the track, says the Philadelphia Record. “On my last trip out a young fello\‘v who was sitting on the front seat lost his Panama,”. said the motorman to a Iriend-ngar his elbow. “I thought that paper might be it. Yes; he got off to look for it, but maybe he didn’t find it, for he didn’t know where it blew off. He put the hat on the floor under the seafy rather than hold it in his hand, and after he had gone about four miles he noticed that it had disappeared. There was no way of telling in which one of the four miles it had blown off, so he just got off the car with the intention of walking back the entire distance, unless he would find it sooner.” P o

‘“Maybe it’'s only a 75-cent Panama anyhow,’ ’suggested the motorman’s friend, when another white object on the road proved to be paper.

“Well, sometimes we find a mighty_ good hat,” continued the motorman. “More than a few blow off every week. It’s a poor summer if I don’t find ten or 12 straw hats, and some of ‘them are fine ones. The other motormen do about as well. The best time to find them is on the early morning runs, as the hats are mostly lost at night. Frequently they land in a dark place, and can’t be found until daylight. Of course, we keep them when we find them. How could we do otherwise, when we never know to whom they belong? The men always jump off the car after their hats blow off, and we never hear from them again.” “Why do more hats blow off at night than during the day?” “Mostly because more young men ride on the cars at night. They take off their hats to enjoy the breeze. Sometimes the hat is ‘blown out of their laps, and sometimes it is blown off their heads. Often the young man’s companion holds his hdt for him, and sometimes it blows out of her hands. The few hats that are blown off during the day are easily found.”

Working on a Russian Holiday. In view of the notorious laziness ot the Russian peasant, writes our St. Petersburg correspondent, it will be interesting to watch the effect of the new law permitting labor on Sundays and festivals. The strict observance of these days dates from.the serf period, when the people naturally work as little as possible. Nowadays pessants who try to work on any of the 260 Russian holidays are often foreibly prevented from doing so by their neighbors. In the towns also servants frequently declare that their hands will fall off if they work on a sacred day, which they spend in ealing and drinking,—London’ Mail.

THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL. Lesson in the International Series for July 31, 1904—“Omri ~and Ahab.” (Prepared by the “Highway and By- < way’’ Preacher.) [Copyfl&ht, 1904, by J. M. Edson.] LESSOX TEXT. (1 Kirgs 16:23-33; Memory Verses, 30-33.) 23. In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, 12 years; six years reigied he 1n Tirzah, 24 And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and buiit on'the hill, and cailed the name of the city which he built after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria, - 25. But Omri wrought evil in the eyesof the Lora@, and did worse than all that were before him. :

. 26. For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin - wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger with their vanities. . 27 Now the rest of the aets of Omri which he did, and his might that he shewed, are they not written in the book of the chronicies of the kings of Israel? 28. So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria, and Atab his sonreigned in his stead.

29. And in }Jhe thirty and cighkth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel; and Akab the son of Omri' reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. 30. And Ahab the son of Omrri did evil m the sight of the Lord above all that were before him, 31. And it came to pass, as if It had been a light thing for him to waik in the sins of Jercboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and wen{ and served Baal, and worshiped him. ~ 32. And he reared up an altar for Baal'in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria, : .

33. And Ahab made a grov:; and Ahab did@ more to provoke the Lord (God of Israel to anger than all the kings-of Israel that were before him. THE LESSON includesl Kings 15:25-16:34, giving a portion of the history of the upper kingdom which is not given in Chronicles. GOLDEN TEXT -‘“Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people.”—Prov, 14:34. TlME.—Thirty-five years, from the accession of Nadab to that of Ahab, and the beginning of Ahab’s reign. Ahab came to the throne 918 B. C. We go back over twenty years in time from the lesson of last Sunday, to take up-the story of Ahab and Elijah. Events in Israel Included in This Lesson. " Israel was plunged into a bloody period of internal strife foilowing the reign of Baasha. Baasha died in the twenty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, king of Judah, and his son, Elah, became king and reigned two years, when Zimri, captain of half his army, murdered him, secized the throne, and then slaughtered all of the royal familv. Zimri reigned seven days, and then burned himself to death in the palace ot Tirzah to escape capture by Omri, captain of the host of Israel., Half Israel then followed Omri and half Tibni. Warfare between the two divisions of unhappy Israe( finally ende@ in the death of Tibni, when Omri became sole king. Upon his death Ahab, his son, became king in thé thirtyeighth year of the reign of Asa king of Judah. 2

Comparing Scripture with Scripture.

“Bought the hill Samasia....and built on the hill”’—the palace at the capital of Tirzah was in ruins (see verse 18), and Omri selected this desirable site, com-~ bining as it did strength, beauty and fertility, for the royal buildings.

A WICKED FATHER.

“Omri....did worse than all that were before him.”—Note the steady decline in the moral and religious conditions in Israel. The seeds of idolatry which Jereboam had sown are bringing forth a terrible harvest. Gal. 6:7-8. Sin’s road always runs downward. “Acts of Omri. ... written.”—ltisasolemn thought to realize that God records the acts of men. Rom. 14:12. Even the words spoken. Matt. -12:6. Rev. 20:12-15. The rec®rd left for man’s reading was but a small part of this wicked king’s most iniquitous reign. God has the comptete record, however, andfit will be brought forth some day.

* "Omri slept with his fathers.”—Death must come to all. Phe wicked may escape God in this life, but death’s hand drags into the presence of God.—2 Cor. 5:10. y . A MORE WICKED SON.

“Ahab....did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him.”’— There were two reasons for this, his wicked fdther, and his most wicked wife. Itissaid thata wife makesor mars a man. Rulg came to Israel again and again through matrimonial alliances. See Josh. 23:12, 13; Neh. 23:13; 23, 29. Even Solomon made shipwreck in this way. 1 Kings 11:1-5, and Jehoshaphat fell into this snare later. See 2 Chron. 21:6. | Jezebel, the daughter of the Zidonian king, was utterly given to the devil. She it was who bßrought all the licentiousness connected with the worship of Baal and Ashteroth. The connection between the indulgence of impurity and the declension of the spiritual life is very close. In Romans 1 Paul tells us that men that refuse to retain God in their knowledge are given up to the workings of passion. They lose the sweet, clear imprassion of the truth and nearness of the Christ. Pe pure!

“Reared up.an altar for Baal.”—The sun was wofshiped uuntder various images. Refeigt&qde to the one set ap’»y Ahab in 2 Kin2s2:2. The priests offic{ated barefoot and é¢ancing and kissing the image were among the chief ritee. From passive share in the worship of Baal, he quickly passed to the active participatiom™and lent his’energies and kingly wealth and influence to establish and spread this abominable heathen worship. :

WORK OF SCIENTISTS.

Sachs, who was both an albino and a scientist, demonstrated that the hair of albinos contains less iron than that of normally constituted individuals.

A Swiss scientist has made a discovery of prehisioric remains in the Jura mountains which is so important that extensive excavations are being made. A German scientist has succeeded, by treating cleansed vegetable fibers of peat moss with the waste molasses of beet sugar manufacture, in producing a compound that serves acceptably as food for domestic animals. :

A recent statement in the Scientific American says that M. Chevalier, the noted French explorer, has just returned from a prolonged trip through Central Africa, where he secured a valuable collection of interesting documents and photographs of the ccuntry and its people. A phonograph, which he took with him was the medium for obtaining records of the languages of the various natives in the regions which he explored. In a course of lectures which M. Chevalier is to deliver he intends to reproduce these records,

LEA,.QINQ AGENCIES GIVE EA- - VORABLE REPORTS. —'—_——-—-—-—-—— Encouraging Factors Said to Predominate—Crop Prospects Reported Brighter. New York, July 23.—R. G. Dun & Co.’s Weekly Review of Trade says: “Encouraging factors predominate. Little definite increase is seen in the distribution of merchandise, but divelopments of the past week promise better things in the near future. The most important influence for good is brighter crop prospect. For the present the best news comes from the large cities, where warm weather has stimulated retail trade in light weight fabrics, and jobbers report that orders from agricultural communities are better than from manufacturing centers. Thera are still many complaints of slow collections. In the principal manufacturing branches there is still much idle machinery, especially at cotton mills and iron plants, while most window glass producers will ‘not resume until September. Reports of railway earnings for July so far show only a small loss of 1.5 per cent. as compared with the same period last year. It is gratifying to note in dispatches from iron and steel making centers that the decline in quotations has ceased, and consumers are making inquiries which promise to result in considerable business.

“Failures of the week numbered 213 in the United States. against 191 last year, and 20 in Canada, compared with 19 a year ago.” _ Bradstreet’s says: “Good progress by most crops strengthens belief in favorable fall trade following the present season of comparative quiet and inactivity. Among the industries quietness and even dullness is still the feature, but rather more is doing in the leather trade, foreshadowing later developments in the shce business, and the production of iron ard steel is being steadily curtailed. with a resulting firmer tone to pig iron prices. Several basic industries still show iittle tendency to revive. Notable among these is soft coal mining, which 1s very much depressed, and it i 5 to be noted that demand for anthracite coal is not so active as heretofore. :

ACCEPT HIGH HONOR.

Prohibition Candidates Are Formally Notified of Tl\eir Nomination.

Indianapolis, Ind., July 23.—Dr. Silas C. Swallow, of Harrisburg, Pa., and George W. Carroll, of Texas, prohibition candidates for president and vice president of the United States, were formally notified of their nominations Friday. A.G. Wolfenbarger, of Lincoln, Neb., chairman of the recent national convention, which met here in the same hall that witnessed the notification exercises, delivered the notification address to Dr. Swallow, and Homer L. Castle, of Pittsburg, notified Mr. Carroll. Responses were made by both candidates, and National Chairman Stewart delivered the closing speech. The occasion brought many prominent prohibitionists of the country here. ~ Dr. Swallow =aid it was with profound pleasure and Wwith a corresponding sense of responsibility that hé acknowledged the great honor ccnferred upon him in making him the candidate for the presidency of the United States of America; the highest office in the zift of any people, because the head of the greatest nation of the world now, as in 1776. He regarded thenomination, even if assured of defeat, which he was not, a greater honor than a nomination and election from any of the parties subsidized and controlled. by the Iliquor traffic. .Continuing, he said: _ “It is a principle of common law that the individual may not so use his person, property or liberty as to infringe upon the rights and privileges of others. Or if so using. he must without fail indemnify the injured by making 2ood the loss. It is a fact, uncontroverted by all, save the parties in intetest, that the 250,000 liquor dealers in America, through their business, constantly and seriougly infringe upon the rights of all our 80,000,000 of people, and that they d not indemnify us for the damage inflicted.” He declared the voter responsible for all the crime and misery due +to the liquor traffic. In conclusion he said: “Our party stands for a country so financially, politically and morally clean-as to make it an object lesson to be imitated through natural selection by the effete civilizations of the old world; rather than for a country whose ideal government must be cannonaded into those whom we would benevolently assimilate.” ’

: Death of Actor Barrett. London, July 23.—Wilson Barrett, the actor, died Friday morning. He underwent an operation for cancer July 20, and the doctors thereafter said that after a few weeks’ rest Barrett would be all right and able to carry out his intention of producing a new play in September. His death is attributed to heart failure. A Fatal Fall. Nantucket, Mass., July 23.—J 01. Charles S. Stewart, U. S. A., retired, fell from the roof of the hotel whera he was stopping at Siasconset, Friday, and received. injuries from which he died this evening. The accident is supposed to have resulted from somnambulism or temporary al?erration. | : Wants to Be Senator. Hartford, Conn., July 23.—Former Gov. Morgan G. Bulkley will announce his candidacy for the United- States senate in an interview which will appear in the Courant. : —_————— e —— Join Vladivostok Squadron. London, July 23.—A dispatch to Reuter’'s Telegram company from St. Petersburg says it is reported there that cruisers said to have been bought.by Russia in Germany have joined the Vliadivostok squadron, which went to sea especially to meet them. ] Will Be Notified in August. Bedford Springs, ‘Pa., July 23.—The notification of Henry G. Davis, the vice presidential nominee of the democratic party, will take place in West Virginia in August, probably abeut one week after the notification of Judge Parker.

PROTEST IS EFFECTIVE.

Great Britain’s Objection Brings an Apology from Russia—Seized - - Steamer Released. ’

St. Petersburg, July 21.—Sir Charles Hardinge, the British ambassador to Russia, Wednesday afternoon, in behalf of his government, presented a strong protest to Russia against the seizure in the Red sea and detention of the Peninsular and Oriental steamer Malacca, which was carrying 300 tons of British government stores for the naval“establishment at Hongkong, edch case of which was marked with the broad arrow, which is the government stamp The ambassador also pre:zentéd -a general protest against the action of the Russian volunteer fleet steamers in the Red sea. : ' ' .

St. Petersburg, July 2l.—Emperor Nicholas, in an intérview with Count Lamsdorff, the foreign minister, expressed his dispieasure at the turn events had taken and at the possibility of complications with. Great Britain arising out of the detention.of British ships by the Russian volunteer fleet steamers in the Red sea. This pacific attitude, if the report be correct, will doubtless lead to an immediate and amicable adjustment of the difficulties. o - <« London, July 22.—The press learns that Count Benckendorff; the Russan: ambassadar, at a conference with Foreign Secretary Lansdowne Wednesday afternoon, made what may be considered to be a preliminary reply to the British protest against the seizure of the steamer Malacca. He assured the foreign secretary that his government bad no intention of infringing on the rights of Great Britain. or any other neutral power and that if a mistake had been made in the seizure of the Malacca unquestionably the steamer will immediately be restored and ¢amages would be paid. . . Washington, July 23.—Spencer Eddy. the American charge d’'affaires at. St. Petersburg, Friday cabled the state department that the British em’bassy there has been officially notified that the steamer Malacca has been released and that in consequex_mé the existing tension has been relieved. .

St. Petersburg, July 23.—The Russian reply to the British protest was handed to Ambassador Hardinge Friday afternocn. Russia agrees that the.Malacca shall not be brought before a prize court and undertakes that no similarincident shall cccur in the future. As a matter of rormality the Malacca’s cargo will be examined at Suda Bay, Island of Crete, in the presence of the British and Russian consuls, the Russian governmeng having ordered her to stop -at Suda Bay for that —purpose. ' A claim for damages as a resuit of delaying the steamer will be presented in due course of time through the British embassy. " o . London, July 23.—The morning papers generally express satisfaction that the Malacca incident has been settled in.accordance with the demands of Great Britain, thought there is an inclination to await the_ settlement of the broader question of the passage through the Dardanelles of the volunteer fleet steamers before. believing that all danger has been averted. Ihis feeling is heightened by Premier Balfour’s announcement, on the adjournment of the house: of commons, that he still had no official news to communicate in connection with the Malacca incident or with volunteer fleet steamers in general. London, July 23.—The Constantinople correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says that Tewfik Pasha, the foreign minister, visited the British ambassador, Sir Nicholas O’Conor, and declared that the porte could net refuse to allow Russian volunteer fleet steamers to pass through the Dardanelles when unarmed and flying the commercial flag. With the action of the steamers, once they had passed the Dardanelles, the minister said the porte was not concerned.

EMBRACED BY THE WAVES. New Cruiser South Dakota Is Success-

fully Launched at San Francisco. -

San Francisco, July 22.—The armored cruiser South Dakota was successfully launched from her eradle at the Union = Iron Works at 6:40 o’clock Thursday night. The ceremony attending the launching was unusually' simple. Bishop W. N. Nichols, of the Episcopal diocese of “California, offered a short prayer, and then Miss Grace Herreid, daughter of the governor of South Dakota, pressed a button that released the hull of the youngest American cruiser. As the vessel began {o move Miss Herreid swung a bottle of champagne against the boat and bestowed the designated name upon‘the cruiser. Gov. Herreid, of South Dakota, and party, and a number of naval officers and distinguished citizens; witnessed the launching. - - Ex-Senator Vest 111. Sedalia, Mo., July 21.—Ex-Senator George G. Vest is in a serious condition at his home at Sweet Springs, Mo. He ippears to be growing weaker each day, and his vitality is very low. The senator has been exceedingly feeble for months, and it is now feared that he may not be able to survive the summef', owing to his present debilitated condition. ' Cleveland Praises Parker. _ New York, July 21.—1 n an article 1’ Collier’s Weekly former President Cleveland calls on democrats to rally to the support of Parker, expresses his satisfaction at the downfall of silver and declares the candidate’s stand for -gold is worthy of the highest praise. Committee to Select. . Esopus, N. Y., July 19.%Democratic leaders in conference in New York deferred to Judge Parker’s wish and left the selection of a chairman to the national committee, which will be called to meet July 26." £ £ " Fierce Electrical Storm. = Watertown, N. Y., July 19.—A fierce electrical storm passed over northern New York Sunday night, doing considerable damage in the farming districts. The out-of-town telephone service is crippled, 16 toll lines being put out of commission. ! v Czar’s Governor Murdered, St. Petersburg, July 19.—The vice governor of Elisabethpol has been assassinated. The assassination: occurred at Adgshakent, a small place in the southeast corner of the government of Elisabethpol, close to the Persian frentier.

AFTER STUBBORN DEFENSE BRUS- - SIANS FORCED TORETIRE.; - Czar’s Army Loses 1,000 Men—Japanese Loss Is Estimated ; ‘ at 424. i Tokio, July 23.—Gen. Kuroki, after a severe fight, occupied Kiaotung only July 19.- The place had been fortified by-the Russians, -who defended it stoutly. -In the fighting Gen. Kuroki’s troops drove ‘the Rusgians from their stroné!y fortifled position on the Chi river, which is northwest of Motien pass and east of ‘Anping, inflicting upon the enemy more serious losses than they sustained themselves. The fight ‘began cn the 18th and -ended on the 19th. The Japanese lost 424'men in killed.and wounded.. The Russian losses are estimated at 1,000: St. Petersbuig, July 23.—There are persistent rumors that Gen. Kuroki has turned the ,Russian left fiank and captured.Liaoyang. The absence of official dispatches for-two days is regarded as : ominous. .

‘London, July 23.—1 t is rumored from Shanghai that the Japanese have captured the western -fort-at Port Arthur and are now within a mile-of the main Gefenses, which they are bombarging. The Russian garrison is said to be reduced by fighting and sickness to 20,000 men. i

Gen. Kuroki's ' Headquarters in the Field (via' Fugan), July 20:—More Russian troops were engaged in Sun= day’s battle at Motien pass than in previous engagements. There were probably double 'the number of those which took part in the fight at Yalu river, while opposed to them were only one brigar and one battalion of the 5 8 . Japanese forces. The Russian loss is estimated at 2,000. The burial of the dead continues. The Japanese casualties aggregated 300. Thé engagement has conspicuously demonstrated the wonderful efficiency of the Japanese infantry. They proved incomparably-the better-marksmen, more initiative and they outfought and outgeneraled the Russians on every point. ) Tokio, July 20.—1 t is reported from Shankaikwan that the Japanese occupied Tapingshan, near Newchwang, on the 14th. At dawn on the 15th 10,000 Japanese attacked 5,000 Rusisans -ai Seiseikiling, 20 Chinesé . miles from Tashihchao. The fight lasted from four o'clock in the morning until !ate in the afternoon. "~ The Russians offéred stubborn resi¥tance, with the’ coeperation of reenforcements from Tashihchao. but eventually abandoned their position, leaving 200 dead, and retréated to Tashihchao. : %

lOWA DEMOCRATS. Ticket Named by the State Convention—Harmony Between " All Factions. , . Towa City, la., July 20.—Harmony wazs the keynote of the [owa democratic state convention here Tuesday. The prospective fight to" a finish between antiHearst and Hearst. democrats did not develop, and the two factions vied with each. other in nomirating-and second>ing the nomination of candidates of opposite political affiliations.” The following ticket was named and is . cleverly made-up of men of all shades of party belief: - 2 Electors-at-large—W: O. Schmidt, of Davenport; J. B. Romans, of Denison, "Secretary of State—Charles A. Dickson, Sioux City. . & - Auditor of State—Edgar F. Medary, Waukon. , : Treasurer of State—Henry Riegelman, Des Moines. | Attorney General—Maurice O’CGonnor, Fort Dodge. ‘ Railway Commissioner—J. P. Monatrey, Fairfield. - . Supreme Judge—J. W. Sullivan, Kossuth county. . ) . The platform adopted by the conven-__ tion is exceedingly brief, It declares: “The democrats of lowa, in convention assembled. hereby ratify the declaration of principles of the demderatic national convention adopted at the-recent,con-vention-at St. Louis, ahd indorse the candidacy of Alton B. Parker and HenryG. Davis, our nominees for president and vice president, and pledge them our hearty and loyal support.” A telegram was sent to Judge Parker congratulating him upon his nomination and the prospects of his election, and wishing him- godspeed.- To this.telegram the following reply was received from Judge Parker: ' “I begto assure the convention that its message of congrat~ulgtions and good wishes is very greatly fi)reciated."- 1

- Relations to Be Resumed. : Washington, July 23.—Colombia is again to come into full diplomatic re‘lations with the United States and the Panama matter will be-a closed incident between the two repubiics. . The state department has received a cordial letier from the Colombian minister for foreign affairs announcing that Dr. Thomas Herran has been given full letters of .credit as Colombia’s envoy at ‘Washington. Dr. Herran for many years was secretary of legation here and after the hurried exit of Minister Concha was charge d’affaires until the legation was closed last winter as a result of the Panama affair. ) ‘Strike Riot in Chicago.” -Chicago, July 22.—Rioting that threat- - ened to have grave conseguences 'fol’ lowed an attempt of the palice to escor 200 negro strike-breakers from the Hammond company plant at the stock yards to the down-town district Thursday night. The negroes angd police were targets for bricks and other missiles thrown by crowds of union men numbering 2,000. The police repeatedly charged ‘the rioters, and each time were met by volleys of brickbats, decayed vegetables and sticks. Though several of the rioters and the policemen suffered bruises, none was seriously’ injured. : Tragedy in Paris. - Paris, July 20.—C01. George Wilson, a retired United States army officer, fired several shots from a revolver-at: Mile. Charlgtte Murmann, 21 years old. Col. Wilson subsequently *shot :-himself through the head and expired while be--ing taken to a hospital. ‘lt is stated that Mile. Murmann’s wounds are slight, . - Heavy Loss' by:Fire. . . Montgomery, Ala., Juzy 18.—Firs %§unday completely destroyed the plant of the alabama Rift Flooring company, entailing a Idss of $200,000, only partially insured. -~ | B e n