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Bl ;!LL AND BEAK ■ HEARING clash So dares London Newspaper in Sensatinoal Editorial. iglTONS ARE BLAMED nt Trouble in Far East-Czar or Germany and France Looks to as Allies. ••We d° not want to appear as larnists, but we would be doing harm j not good if we tried to conceal and present situation that the - r ije fact, i egard to foreign affairs is one of con ilderable anxiety,” says Saturday s jpgct&toi • (London) in a long article tho 6ff ec f of the Russo-Japanese in relations, par c n international espe ially the relations between Russia nd Great Britain. Tbe Spectator points out hew “the lussian feeling of resentment against 3reat Britain has been the chief :ause of their difficulties by encowrag the Japanese to go to war.” -g considering whether there Without any truth in this view, continues s fact rile Spectator, the important is oat it is held by the Russian people, tnd that “public opinion is in such a state of excitement that war with Great Britain would be extremely Proceeding to explain why the mili ary party should try to escape the lumiliation of a possible defeat by a small Asiatic power, The Spectator r» narks: “A great European war would oblit U e all traces of the Japanese war. L popular war would cover up an un liopalarone and give the Russians an ■sicks to make peace with Japan or iftiraw from Japan’s reach and so laiiu'di the bleeding in men and money now going on in Manchuria.” Further, according to Tlie Spectator, military men in Russia believe that sar against Great Brita'n would be (ducted in company with Germany pd France and present no risks to bsia, [odd as the brunt of the fighting fall on France and Germany, Anti-Russian Tone. The Spectator warns the press gainst giving Russia occasion for icking- a quarrel .especially referring ) the aggressively anti-Russian tone [The Times and the impression of wtisanship, which, it declares, "it is to condone or even under tax.” Continuing,, The Spectator says: That The Times should give oeca ion to those who desire to embroil tussia and Great Britain is rendered Mrs remarkable by the fact that The has done much excellent service n pointing the trend of German policy, ■t is to be feared that the harm done iy the want of restraint originally ihown by the British press cannot now >e undone, but at least our newspa realize the need of not playing the hands of the military party in or providing material for those desire to prove to France that iw ally has been treated in an unfair md hostile spirit by the British peo pie.” The Spectator concludes by urging lie government to be vigilant and av G its plans prepared for all emer encies. mandjur TO 3E DISMANTLED. “sva is Willing That Vessel Be Held by China Till War Ends. Consul General Gocdnow, at Shang U reported to the state department '■ cable that an adjustment had been ® ecte d of he question arising from the Mitinued appearance HRHRRD HR ontinued presence at Shanghai of the ffissian gunboat Mandjur, in disre ;ar d of the laws of neutrality, and f ffianghai at the Russian consul general of had notified the Chinese tao a! a t that place that Russia would ■onsent to the dismantlement of the ; la!| !jtir and to her being detained at Shanghai until the war ends. RESORTS TO SELF DESTRUCTION. m to Business Entanglements La Rue Seeks Solace in Suicide. ’ C. Johnson, paying clerk in the 0I ky order department of the Atlan Ga.. Postoffice, was arrested Friday J{t .? ^ 110011 charge embezzlement cn a of ®-Red by Postmaster Blodgett. fc has been in the poatoffice ®' er twelve years, and during tne Sweater Part of that time has been in the wcmey order department. There W’as out last his win year through °o? r $1,600,000, but Johnson’s al han s ^ or tage is’supposed to he less STARVE FORI ARTHUR. Alleged Plan of Mikado--Vladivostok Reported Beleaguered by Jap Warships. Advices received in Vienna, Austria, St. Petersburg indicate that the have blockaded Vladivos ae well as Port Arthur. Not only is a Japanese fleet in the offin - at Vladivostoek, but Japanese forces are moving cn the place. Three Japanese detachments of 1,000 men each have landed at Ching Chan, Korea, 150 miles north of Won- f San. It is supposed that this Japan ese of force will try to reach the valley J the Tumen river and threaten not only Vladivostoek, but Kun-Chun, in Manchuria, and also Harbin. J A fleet of ten Japanese warships | has been sighted on the horizon off j Vladivostoek. This fleet may bom bard the port and attempt to destroy the four Russian warships at that place. A special of Wednesday from Tokio, Japan, Arthur says: will not The begin investment before of next Port j week. In a few days the Japanese will land on the Liao-Tung peninsula, and the troops will co-operate with the navy in an attempt to reduce the Bus sian stronghold. It was expected the attack would begin on the fortress im mediately, but these advices, without explaining the reason for the delay, show that there has been a change in the original plans. Army officers in Tokio thinj: the Japanese decided that with the railroad connecting Port Ar thur with the outside world cut, thus preventing supplies from reaching the place, two weeks’ privation will render the final assault easier. Moreover, as Port Arthur can be safely left as it is for the time being, the Japanese troops may be employed instead in northern Korea and near the Yalu river, where they are now most needed. FIVE DIE IN BUILDING CRASH. Sky-Scraper in New York Collapses Upon Large Force of Workmen Five persons are known to have been killed, about, a score injured and eight or ten, all of whom are believed to be dead, are missing, through the col lapse, at New York Wednesday, of the steel skeleton of the Hotel Darlington, j a thirteen-story apartment house in course cf erection at 57 West Forty sixth street. The steel frame work had been erected as far as the elev enth floor and the structure wa3 swarming with iron workers, masons j and laborers, when the upper floor sagged and collapsed, and the whole structure fell with a crash t^iat was heard for blocks and shook all the buildings in the vicinity. A portion of the steel frame fell upon the rear of the Hotel Patterson, on West Forty-seventh street, crushing in the wall of the dining room and killing a woman as she was sitting at luncheon. Owing to.the enormous mass of met al wreckage, days may elapse before j all the bodies are recovered from the debris. The cause for the disaster generally accepted is the overloading cf the ! floors. WOMAN SCALPED BY BELTING. Hair is Completely Stripped Off From Nose to Bock of Neck. Mrs. Carrie Hyer Worsham, wife ot Superintendent J. W. Worsham, of the Covington, Ga., cotton mills, is in a precarious condition as tbe result of an accident which occurred to her at the factory Wednesday. Mrs. Worsham was in the basement of the mill looking after the removal of hot house flowers, which she had stored there during the winter. While stooping to remove a box from under a wheel her hair was suddenly caught up by the beleting, which completely scalped her from her nose to the back of her neck. An^nt Liquor Selling in Dry States. A Washington dispatch says: The house committee on judiciary Wednes day began a series of hearings on the Dolliver-Hepburn bill, granting the pol.ee Jurisdiction ...... « original • • , state over packages” of mUK eating liquors ship ped from other states. MONEY ORDER CLERK ARRE5TF9. Embezzlement Charge Brought Against fm ploys of the Atlanta PostoHiee A Washington special says: The get rich quick microbe has brought to grief Postmaster John Roberson, ot McClung, Ala., according to dispatches that reach Chief Wilkie, of the secret service bureau, First, Rooerson IS said to have sought He road to riches along the green goods route, but tail ed to reach his destination. 1 hen h- j undertook a counterfeiting scheme, it is charged, and has agaiu falien i short of his expectations. WBC SECRETS COMING OUT. Mormon Gives Further Interesting Tes timony in the Reed Smoot . Investigation. Interest in the investigation before the senate committee on privileges and i elections of the protests against Sena tor Reed Smoot, of Utah, was imabat ed Friday, although most of the time was devoted to introduction of docu ments subscribed to as the law of the Mormon church. In that connection President Josaph F, Smith, who again was OI1 the stand, testified that if the principle of plural marriage should be attacked, it would be defended by the church. Intense feeling was exhibited by President Smith against individuals, who, he said, had spied cu the domes tic and marital relations of the high officials of the Mormon church. It was brought out that ail of Mr. Smith’s predecessors, as presidents of the Mormon church, had been poly gamists, and that the man chosen to succeed him has more than one wife. Mr. Smith was asked which he would obey, the law of the land or revela tions from God, if the two were in con flict. He said he might obey the reve lation, though it was not compulsory, He added: “I should not like to ne put in a position where I would have to desert my children—I could not do that.” Senator Hoar desired information on the subject of rights of women in the church, and whether they hold any priestly authority. Mr. Smith said the women are regarded as the equals of the men in all matters of voting, but that in holding “priestly authority” women are not regarded on the same plane. He explained that the women have a charitable association known as “The Woman’s Relief Society,” in ■which they have authority to perform certain prescribed duties. This author ity is limited to the relieving of d ! s tress, but women are not ordained high priests, apostles or eiders. Discussing plural marriage, Presi dent Smith said if a Mormon wanted to espouse a second virgin, he could do so by obtaining the consent of the first, but if the consent of the first was withheld he was at liberty to proceed without it. It is set forth also jffiat where the first refuses to consent to share her husband with another wo man. she would be “destroyed.” Sena tor Pettus asked the meaning of the word “destroyed” in that sense. Mr. Smith answered that she would be destroyed by the Lord, but that he was not informed “just now the Lord would go about .t.” “Then it does not mean that the husband could destroy Her?” Senator Pettus asked. “No, never.” ii I take it then that the question of getting a wife’s consent to marry again might just a3 well be eliminated en tirely,” said Senator Beveridge. “Just as well,” answered the wit ness. SOLD WIFE FOR FISHING NETS. North Carolina Brothers Make Unique Trade. Children Also Involved. When John Outlaw ,of Currituck. North Carolina .became tired of his wife and two children some weeks ago, he sold the trio to his brother, Jerome Outlaw. He received in ex change two fishing nets. The matter was reported to the au thorities and a warrant was sworn out. The trial occurred at Currituck. It developed the fact that John Outlaw, did not think there was anything wrong in the affair. Neither did Mrs. Outlaw nor Jerome Outlaw. When John Outlaw became aware that there was a possibility of the transaction be : ing annulled by court, he gathered up his fishing nets and decamped. WAS ONLY A COINCIDENCE. ; ■ Morphine Eater Prayed to Be Struck Dead and Was Soon a Corpse. | At Montgomery, Ala., Friday morn ing A. P. Dint, a white painter, was struck speechless while at work. He had prayed God to paralyze him If he ever took morphine again, and at , mentioned, immediately after | a he wa3 , !rack dumb, We are ready to enter your name on •ur subscription books, You will no! miss the small sum necessary to be , orT , s cur subscriber. SUFFERED AGONY FOR MANY HOURS. Won Buried is Debris of Collapsed Building Dies Shortly Alter Rescue. After living more than tnirty hours under the mass of steel beams and other debris of the collapsed hotel Darlington, in West Forty-sixth street, New York, Edwin Lask died early Friday morning while being carried to Flower hospital in an ambulance. This liicichilinu••ti mgsa^?B r.> r jgixi ag/ a cfgcrogffl BBgi^ ^ £T/>e Funny vJ'ide of Life* the DIFFERENCE. The race horse has uncommon luck. Of oats ke gets his till; While man, who bets up him, scrimps To meet the grocery bill. UTILITY AND ORNAMENTATION. Little WilH 1 —“What is the difference ! between character and reputation, pa?” Pa—“Character ! s a luxury, my son, while reputation is necessity, • • —Chi* a cago Daily News. j INAPPROPRIATE The dogs of war held a consultation, i “Obviously,” they said, "this is a i case in which we can’t be loosed with- | out violating the conventionalities. 1 What have we to do with a bear light?” —Chicago Tribune. COMPELLED TO FIND IT FIRST. Cholly—“I admit it frequently takes me some time to make up my mind, but , > Miss Peppery— “Ah, naturally, Y on must lose time trying to locate it.”— Philadelphia Press. HAD A MAJORITY. ITawkius—“I understand that the physicians held a consultation, but I see you are still alive. •' Robbins—“Yes. I have since learned that the vote stood two for me and one agaiust «« —Kansas city Journal. ENCOURAGEMENT. T* * Hera? S I 'k’Mj'LPV: O* I 9 I o> —V Wk r *V i._ ■/??? * V $*• :'?5 ££!&) ’ f.4 <k.'vsys t ■ - U v r . 1 / >£& : Weary—“Ma’am, I've had no food fer fifteen days- * > Mrs. Nitte (enthusiastically)—“Keep it up, keep it up. Why, you’ll soon break a record.”—New York American. DIPLOMACY. The Senator’s Wife-“The life of a diplomat must be a hard one. Just look at the rings under your friend’s eyes.” The Senator it l'es; those are diplo matic circles, dear.”—Yonkers Statos man. REFLECTING ON ANTIQUITY. The Brute—“What are you thinking of, Mamie?” Mamie—"I was dreaming of my youth.” The Brute—“I thought you had a far away look in your eyes.”—Princeton Tiger. REFUTED. <. Philadelphia's too slow a place to make money in,” said Ike New York er, scornfully. "Uncle Sam doesn’t seem to think so,” retorted the Quaker. “He’s got his mint there.”—Philadelphia Public Ledger. HOW IT AFFECTED I2IM. Angry Wife—“It seems to me we’ve been married a century. I can't even remember when or where we first met. Husband (emphatically)—“I can. It was at a dinner party where there were thirteen at table.”—Tit-Bits. A MEAN DIG. Mrs. Bra o'on— “I gave finite a nice lit j tie luncheon the other day. Didn’t i Mrs. Jenkins tell you?” Mrs. Sly—“No!” Mrs. Bragg—“Strange! Why, she was one of my guests'” Mrs. Sly—“Yes; she told me that.”— Athens Banner. WIFELY OPTIMISM. Husband—“When l see all these bills I am tired of life. Do you think the time will ever come when we skail be out of debt?” Yv’ife (cheerfully)—“Why not, davl ing? You know that you are carrying an exceptionally large life insurance.” —Harper’s Bazaar. COULDN’T BE TOO SOON. City Editor—“See here! In your ac count of Congressman Crockett’s neral you continually refer to his 'pre mature demise.’ ” Reporter—"Well, he was a young man, and »» City Editor—“But that scamp's de mise couldn’t possibly be too prema ture.”—Philadelphia Public Ledger. : j ! U5aa ^P iwm •sjrs±&a,vmv*m jsnrgj iw.;u v r w lO i £2 ftps Y.i ,o:A yutNdiu vir o A FRUIT GROWER'S HOME. There has been a want of improve ment in the exterior of homes in the country, says John Craig, in Rural New Yorker. The house is the unit of improvement in the country. There fore the first consideration is the site. Let us choose one that is elevated slightly and with good views. The house should be plain and dignified, with no rooster on the roof nor ginger bread under the veranda. In design ing the interior one should think of the woman who lives there seven eighths of her time, and make the ar rangement convenient, Ma ke the house durable, put in a furnace or steam, and a lighting plant if pos Sll) *e- These witli the rural telephone and rural delivery give the comforts of the city home without its discom forts.. Frame the home by planting trees and shrubs around it. Place per ennials on the outside borders and have greensward within. Plan for a vegetable and a fruit garden. Set a fruit tree for each child and let him have tlie fruit as his own. Locate the house back from the highway. TW IDEAL RATION FOR SWINE. All who raise swine recognize the fact that tlu'.v must be fed at the low est cost possible consistent with ob taining tbe desired results. There is no denying the charge that swine are j 00 much corn; nor fs this eeono my, for it does not. provide the proper ration and the animal takes on flesh without tlio proper amount of bone and muscle to sustain it. In an ex perience of twenty years in raising se looted hogs for market the writer has found the most economical ration to consist of one part each of corn, bran and oats, with an occasional feed of oil meal, and witli root crops of some kind every other day. We grow ruta bages in large quantities for this pur pose and find it pays well. Pigs that are three months old or younger have less oats in their ration and more corn and bran, but they also have tlie oil meal and the roots. We j consider exercise and pure water as essential to success in hog raising as food, and our hogs are given both j freely during cold weather. The ex i ereise they do not like to take as they get heavy, but we force them out into a yard—a clean, dry yard—daily, and find they are all the better for it. The yard is not so large that they are tempted to run off any of their weight. —Indianapolis News. SHADE TREES FOR PASTURE. Every one who has Jive stock realizes fully the value of shade when the ani mals are at pasture, and those who have been sensible and left a portion of the wood lot for shade can readily, see the advantages to the cows. It would be unfair to attempt any state ment as to the gain in milk when cows have shade in the pasture, but it is undoubtedly considerable. It is a good time now to look into this quesiton. If one is located near a woods of considerable size, enough seedlings may be found to form a small grove, and the cost will be the labor of digging them and trans planting them. There are a number of nurserymen in the country who supply seedlings of various native trees at a price so low that a few dollars will set a large area; true, these seedlings must be cared for properly for a time, but in a few years they will make good trees and furnish an abundance of shade. On the other hand, suppose one is able to invest $20 in shade trees of forty or more trees which, in three or four years, would furnish and abund ance of shade for a herd of cows, and increase in value as they grow, thus making a profit for the planter in two ways. Think this 'over and do some plantin -- in the spring. HORTICULTURAL NOTES. No job is impossible to a willing workman. If you want to get at the Kernel first crack the shell. It is too late to spare when the granary is bare. If all work was as easy as lying everybody would keep busy. It’s a prudent farmer who is not a prodigal after a rich harvest. | To stand upright a man, like a sack, must have something in him. J The narrow minded and most igno rant is generally the most positive. | The man who thinks every other { man is a liar is most generally a liar himself. It’s a crackin’ good hand that sticks | to his work like a pig to a rough fence in flea time. In searching for knowledge a man | frequently finds out something he didn t care to know. It's the Gudin* out of somethings we don’t want to know that makes the | gettin’ of knowledge disagreeable. Farm Life, 1