!'■ CUSTOMS OF THE MIKADO.
Whe Japanese Ruler,s Methods of Dealing
With Ministers and People.
His Majesty's daily customs are very
regular. He always goes to his study
at 9 a. m. and remains at work there
until 4 p. m. He reads and signs ail
parliamentary laws and decrees.
When a Cabinet Minister addresses
his Majesty about any public matter ho
Inquires about the subject, the purpose
and condition, and decides it. He is
firm and not changeable. When he de
cides a matter once he cannot after
that be moved.
At the beginning of Matsukata's Cab
inet Parliament decided to reduce the
aalariea of the Cabinet Ministers and
other Government officers. The Prime
Minister, Count Matsukata, addressed
his Majesty about it. His Majesty did
not consent and he said: ‘‘Many
officers cannot live upon a fixed salary.
Some Cabinet Ministers have been
obliged to borrow money, and I ad
vanced money from my treasury to
support them. If the present Cabinet
Ministers retain their positions by bor
rowing m uey all Cabinet Ministers,
therefore, cannot do so. Therefore I
cannot consent to the reduction of
salaries.”
Count Matsukata retired from His
Majesty. However, the Cabinet once
more debated the question with the
Count, and Matsukata went again to
consult the Emperor
His Majesty was not inclined to see
him again, and sent an attendant to say
to him: “I have already commanded
about the reduction of salaries. I can
not see you any more.”
The salaries were, therefore, not re
duced.
His Majesty understands the condi
tion of the lower classes, and familiar
izes himself with the private conduct of
the Cabinet Ministers. When he reads
newspaper articles relating to the pri
vate misconduct of any Cabinet Minis
ters and attacking him, his Majesty
sometimes smiles.
His Majesty is fond of reading books
and newspapers. He is especially fond
of German books He likes to compose
Japanese poems, which he can do very
readily. His ability in that respect is
much admired by his attendants.
His Majesty dislikes all pretense and
hypocrisy.
When it has been reported to his
Majesty that some of his subjects have
given their lives in time of flood or
earthquake to preserve his Majesty’s
picture, he has been much touched; but
he is anxious to discourage his subjects
from such quixotism, and to preserve
them from any but necessary danger.
Withal the Emperors life is a very
happy and peaceful one, blessed by the
love and respect of grateful subjects;
and when his Majesty makes a tour
anywhere in Japan without his guards
he is in no danger, but is received
everywhere with reverence and joy.
—Japanese American Voice.
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When the stomach dishonors the drafts made
upon it by the rest of the system, it is necessa
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Toned with Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, It soon
begins to pay out vigor in the shape of pure,
rich blood containing the elements of muscle,
bone and brain. Asa sequence of the new
vigor afforded the stomach, the bowels perform
their functions regularly, and tho liver works
like clock work. Malaria has no effect upon a
system thus reinforced.
In every school lu Paris there is a restaurant
where free meals are served to the children
who are too poor to pay for them.
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Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children
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I am entirely cured of hemorrhage of lungs
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Poisoned Blood
These come from poi
eonous miasms arising
from low marshy land and from decaying
vegetable matter, which, breathed into
the lungs, enter and poison the blood.
Keep the blood pure by taking Hood's
Farsaparilla and there will be little danger
from malaria. The millions take
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PHYSICIANS BAFFLED.
I*rof. R. S. lloirni.ii, In.trnctor of N.tnv.l
Science In Hftrt.vllio College, Cured
of ft Severe Tllnees by Dr. Will,
iftins' T*lnV I*lll. for Uni.
People After Physi
cian, Failed.
.From tbs Republican, Columbus, Tnd,
Prof. B. S. Bowman, tho ablo instructor
of natural science in the famous llartsville
(Ind.) College, is well and favorably known,
not only as an educator, but also as a min
ister of the gospel, as for a number of years
he was pastor of the United Brethren
church at Charlotte, Mich., before coming
to HartsviUe,
rr.OF. B. S. BOWKAIf.
Some time ago he had a severe Illness
which was cured almost miraculously. A
reporter hearing of this, interviewed him
regarding his experience. Prof. Bowman
was in the midst of his work when the re
porter called, but he cheerfully gave him a
hearing.
"A year ago last fall,” said the professor,
"I broke down with nervous exhaustion,
and was unable to properly attend to my
duties. I tried different physicians but with
no relief, and also used many different pro
prietary medicines, spending almost fifty
dollars for these medicines alone. I then
succumbed to a seige of the grip in the
middle of winter, and was left in a much
worse condition. My kidneys were fearfully
disordered, and my digestion became very
poor. I was indeed in a bad condition.
‘‘A minister in conference learning of my
condition advised me to tried Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills for Pale People. I had heard
much about the wonderful curative powers
of this medicine, but it was with reluctance
that I was finally persuaded to try it, as it
seemed that nothing could do me any good.
However, I procured three boxes of pills
and took them strictly according to direc
tions. By the time the last dose was taken
I was almost cured, and in better health
than I had been for years. I continued using
the pills awhile longer and was entirely
cured. I can cheerfully recommend Dr.
Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People.
Such was Professor Bowman's wonderful
•story, which was fully endorsed by the fol
lowing affidavit:
Habtsviu-e, Ind,, March 16, 1697.
I affirm that the above accords with the
facts in my case.
B. W. Bowmas.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
10th day of March, 1897.
Limas J. Scedukb. Notary Public.
State of Ihdiasa, ss.
Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People
contain all the elements necessary to give
new life and richness to the blood and re
store shattered nerves. They are sold in
boxes (never in loose form, by the dozen or
hundred) at JO cents a box, or six boxes for
$2. JO, and may be had of all druggists or
directly by mail from Dr. Williams’ Medi
cine Cos., Schenectady, N. ¥.
Judicious Expenditures Cause Big Re
turns
To the merchant who is happy if he
can sell his goods at an increase of ten
to twenty per cent, over the cost, how
almost incredible must it seem that
typewriting machines and bicycles,
w hich cost from about sixteen to tiven
ty-five dollars to manufacture, can be
sold for 3100 —or even $50 —each?
What machines are more universally
used today than these two, excepting
the sewing machine?
How hard the merchant struggles
for his ten per cent, profit while the
typewriting machine and the bicycle
sell at a price which is from four to
six times the cost of manufacture.
Judicious and continuous advertis
ing has made this possible.
Effie —That young Jones kisses every
girl that he meets.
Jack (angrily)—How do you know
that he does?
Effie—Well, I just had it from his
own lips.—Larks.
lINB COLLIDE: NINE Kill ID
EIGHT OTHERS HAHEY INJURED
AM) TWO MAY DIE.
ENGINES CONVERTED INTO DEBRIS.
Twenty Freight Cars Jumbled Into a
Heap—Station Building Com
pletely Wrecked.
A head end collision between a
freight and passenger train at Ameri
can Falls, twenty-five miles west of
Pocatello, Idaho, at 4:30 o’clock Thurs
day morning, caused the death of nine
men and the serious injury of eight
others, two of whom will die.
This is the worst wreck that has oc
curred on the Short line in many
years. The westbound passenger
train was waiting for the freight at
American Falls standing in front of
the station building. The freight
coming east ran aw ay on the hill west
of the Falls. It is thought the air
brakes was tampered with.
The freight, running fifty miles an
hour, crashed into the passenger train,
which was already backing up in front
of the station. Two men were on the
station platform, one was killed and
the other fatally injured. The station
building was shattered. Both engines
were converted into scrap iron and
twenty freight cars piled up in a heap.
Eight box car passengers, sheep
shearers and tramps, were crushed to
death. Up to noon five bodies had
been taken out of the wreck.
George Moore, the engineer of the
freight, is seriously injured. The
fireman, Dick Cosgrove, had a leg
broken and 0. E. Heckman, engineer
of the passenger, sustained slight in
juries. He stayed by his engine until
he had reversed it. The conductor
and brakemen were on top of the
freight setting the brakes and Fire
man Cosgrove had climbed back to
help when the crash came. The dead
are:
C. AV. Shields, about thirty-five,
residence unknown.
D. H. Thompson, Dayton, AVasli.
John It. Cooper, Wellsville, Utah.
J. Stefen, Dillon, Mont.
Five unknown men, all sheep shear
ers beating their way.
The injured besides trainmen al
ready mentioned are:
G. AV. Brenan, Pearl, Idaho, leg
broken; John Eergan, Brightam,
Utah, leg broken; John Peters, resi
dence unknown, leg broken; William
A r onnelly, Great Barrington, Mass.,
crushed and injured internally; will
die.
HAVEMEYER ACQUITTED.
Cane Against tlie 3lillionaire Sugar Trust
President Collapses.
Interest in tlie trial of Henry 0.
Havemeyer, president of the American
Sugar Defining Company, at Washing
ton, for contumacy before the senate
sugar investigating committee, was
greatly intensified Thursday morning
by the pending motion of the defense
to instruct the jury to bring in a ver
dict of not guilty.
The court surtained the motion of
the defense and the case against
Havemeyer was dismissed.
When asked by an Associated Press
reporter after the trial, whether the
verdict was satisfactory to him, Mr.
Havemeyer said:
“Certainly it is satisfactory to me
and to every descent man in the coun
try.”
TUMBLED INTO TALLULAH.
A young Man loses life In Turbulent
Whirl of Tempesta.
W. Marshall Clower, a young com
mission man and broker of Atlanta,
Ga., fell headlong into the turbulent
waters of Tallulah falls Thursday af
ternoon and was dashed to death in
the mad whirlpools and on the rocks.
He was one of a party of excursion
ists who went up with the conductors
to picnic at the falls. He was fishing
a minnte before he met his death.
A stiff breeze was blowing at the
time. When at one of the highest
points of the cliff the hat of Clower
blew off toward the edge of the stream
and in endeavoring to regain it he lost
his balance and fell in a tumbled beap
into the rapid flowing waters beneath.
LA NDED CARGO OF ARMS.
Tli© Filibuster, Alexander Jones, Fired
Upon iiy Spanish Warship.
The filibuster Alexander Jones, Cap
tain J. J. Adkins, that left Wilming
ton, N. C., on the morning of the 14th
instant, in company with the pilot
boat John D. Long, with arms, am
munition, dynamite, etc., for Cuba,
returned Thursday night.
It is now known that the cargo of
arms taken out by the Jones was
transferred to the Long after the twain
put to sea and that the Long was
turned over to the insurgents and im
mediately abandoned by the steam tug.
On the return voyage the Jones was
fired upon by a Spanish gunboat but
escaped injury.
INTERNAL REVENUE SHORT.
Receipt. In April Show a Falling Off
of 9C,705.
The monthly statement of the col
lections of internal revenue issued at
Washington Tuesday shows that the
total receipts for the month of April
were $11,384,539, a decrease of $96,-
705, as compared with April, 1896.
For the last ten months the receipts
aggregated $122,850,404, an increase
as compared with the same period of
last year of $690,483.
PISTOLS AT CLOSE RANGE.
Three Men Out oFFIve Kilted Mayor One
of Die Victims.
The little town of Oakman, AA'nlker
county, Ala., was the scene of a des
perate shooting affray Thursday after
noon.
Isaac. Appling, aged fifty, mayor of
Oakman and leading merchant of the
place, and Charles Williams, nged
thirty, a machinist, are dead.
Andrew* Bicliavds, clerk in the store
of Appling Bros., shot in the head
will die.
Montgomery Appling, brother and
business partner of Mayor Appling,
shot in the body; wound not necessa
rily fatal.
William Duncan, an Englishman,
shot in the head and hack, will die.
The two Applings, Duncan and
Bichards were shot liy Williams. The
latter was slain by Montgomery Ap
pling.
Williams was a traveling machinist
and hailed from Mississippi. Thurs
day, while intoxicated, he entered the
store of Appling Bros, and became
very boisterous. Mayor Appling, af
ter ordering him out, w*as about to
call a policeman, when Williams drew
a revolver and opened fire on Appling,
who fell dead at the first shot.
Montgomery Appling snatched a.
winchester rifle and began firing on
the murderer.
Williams received two rifle balls in
his body, but after be had fallen con
tinued firing until he had emptied his
pistol.
Andrew Bichards, a clerk, was shot
in the head by Williams while trying
to escape.
STATE TREASURY EMPTY.
Tennessee Short of Cash and May Have
Extra legislative Session.
A Nashville dispatch says: The Ten
nessee state treasury is empty and
every day warrants are being turned
down for w ant of money with which
to pay them.
There are now over $50,000 of war
rants outstanding and by July Ist,
when the semi-annual interest of
$220,000 is due the state will be some
thing over $300,000 behind.
The funding board has authority to
borrow* money to meet the July inter
est and the legislature restored the
tax rate to 40 cents in an amendment
to tho revenue bill.
The hill amending the revenue bill,
how ever, was signed by Governor Tay
lor before the revenue hill itself and
the question has been raised as to the
validity of the 40-cent rate.
Unless it stands the people will be
afflicted with an extra session of the
legislature.
TURNED DOWN BY REED.
Cuban Resolution In the House Declared
Out of Order.
There was au attempt to bring for
ward the Cuban question in the house
Thursday. As soon as the journal
had been read Mr. Lew is, democrat,
of Washington, shouted “a question
of privilege,” and sent to the clerk’s
desk a resolution for the recognition
of the belligerency of the Cubans.
The resolution having been read,
Air. lleed promptly declared it out of
order. From this ruling All*. Lewis
appealed.
On a roll call the speaker was sus
tained, there being 88 to 51; present
and not voting, 17, and he announced
“no quorum. ”
Immediately Air. Dingley moved to
adjourn, and w ith several democrats
shouting for recognition, the motion
was carried by a party vote, and, at
12:55 p. m., the house adjourned until
Alonday.
OHIO SILVER REPUBLICANS
Hold a Convention ut Coluinbu.—McKin
ley*. Policy Criticised.
The free silver republicans of Ohio
held a convention in Columbus Thurs
day.
Addresses were made by ex-Con
gressman Towne, of St, Paul, ex-
Secretary of State J. L 7 Poorman, of
Bellaire.aud A. J. Warner, of Marietta.
Besides these many other prominent
men were present.
Colonel Poorman severely criticised
President McKinley, and ex-Congress
maa Towne declared it was folly to
suppose a higher tariff could relieve
the nation. He predicted that the
democrats would sweep Ohio this fall.
The large number of delegates pres
ent and the prominence of many of
them hitherto in the republican party
points to a great holt of republicans
this year on the silver issue
READY FOR NASHVILLE TRIP.
Th® rreiidont Has Completed Plans For
Visiting Exposition.
Preparations have been completed
for the visit of the president to the
Nashville exposition on June 11th. He
will start from Washington on the
morning of the 10th and will he ac
companied by Secretary Alger and at
least one other member of his cabinet
and by Secretary and Airs. Porter.
A special train will be provided for
the trip with a private car for the
president and one of the finest dining
cars on the road. The run is expected
to occupy about twenty-four hours am}
an observation car will afford an op
portunity for the party to see the
mountain region by daylight,
RECEPTION TO HANNA
Will B Given By T.nne.ia. Republlea*
State Executive Committee.
The republican state executive com
mittee of Tennessee held a called ses
sion at Nashville Tuesday for purposes
not fully explained to the publio.
It is given out, however, that the
committee met to arrage for the recep
tion of Senator Hanna on Ohio day;
that E. S. Priest was appointed to se
lect a committee to do the entertain
ing.
Lurk.
“Do yon think there is any luck in
a four-leaf clover?” asked the young
woman.
“Well,” replied All*. Barker thought
fully, “I can't trace the connection be
tween any superstition and actual oc
currences. But I knew* a girl who
was very fortunate soon after she
found a four-leaf clover.”
"Do tell me about it.”
“There isn’t much to tell. While
she was hunting the four-leaf clover
she got her feet wet and caught a cold,
and everybody said that she might
consider herself lucky that she didn’t
die.”—AVashington Star.
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