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PLAY FAIR -AS- "WW VOLUME XL!. STE. (iKNimiiJVlSM'ISSOrUI, SATt'UDAY, SUPTUMBEK U, 1012. NUMBER 20. 4s -a ARDUNDT HE WORLD ITEMS OF CURRENT INTERES" GATHERED FROM EARTH'S FOUR CORNERS. ALL THAT IS GOING ON Glit of Week's News Stripped of Un necessary Verbiage and Prepared for Quick Consumption by Busy People. The secret of the present agitation and alarm at John D. RockefcllerV ostato In 1'ocontlco Hills, where for weeks disorder and crime have been frcquenh la the fact that the eighteen armed negroes, the deputy sheriffs and Uurris detectives, all alBO armed, have' been called Into action because the black hand clique that has so lone eoue Immune In its operations at Po canttco Hills has become bo embold ened as to threaten the lives and prop erty of Rockef&ller himself and of his son and his grandchildren, demanding heavy ransom It their communications are Ignored or the authorities called In to trail and arrest them. As the result of a cloudburst be tween 25 and 30 Uvea were lost iu the Panhandle section of West Virginia and adjacent country In Pennsylva nia. Tho storm extended over a stretch of country 15 miles wide, with tho brunt borne by Colliers, a division point on tho Panhandle railroad. Twelvo to fifteen persons were drowned nt Colliers, six at Cherry Val ley, two at Holllday's Covo, seven at Avclla and one at Burgettstown, while at least two and possibly four of a Wabash railroad freight crow are re ported killed or drowned aa a result Of the train tumbling down a bank and rolling Into a creek, which was swollen to -0 feet iu most places. Tuesday's primary election, which gave tho Progressive party its first opportunity In California to test its strength, assured the Ruosevclt-Jbhn-ton organisation control of the state convention that Is to bo composed of the legislative nominees. This means that Republican doctors pledged to Roosevelt will bo named by tho con vention ami will go on the official bal lot as tho Republican candidates. The Taft leaders, to get their electors on tho ballot, will bo forcod to resort to petitions. With John I. Stevens of Doone as their nominee for governor, Iowa Pro gresslves in convention here put a third party stnte ticket In the field, overcoming opposition to the plan by a vote of nearly G. to I. Judge Ste vens, who was on tho receptlou com mittee to meet Col. Roosevelt, was named by acclamation Just as tho Roosevelt party was entering the Coli seum. Theodoro .Roosevelt told business men of St. Louis in an address before tho City club Tuesday afternoon he had been informed John D. Rockefel ler's fortuno was increased $80,000, 000 by tho so-called dissolution of the Standard Oil company. The state ment was mado in the courso of a criticism Col. Roosevelt uttered of tho foderal department of justice in -Its handling of the Standard Oil and to bacco trust cases. A lone bandit held up the north bound express of tho Louisville & Nashvillo railroad at 8:30 o'clock near Mlcbcaud, twelve miles from Now Or leans, looted tho mail car, robbed the passengers In Ave Pullmans and a club car, and then, Just as he was about to leave tho tender, was struck on the head with a brass torch by Engineer Baer and captured". Tho injured rob ber was takon to Bay St. Louis and may dlo. The booty, except for one mail bag thrown from tho car, was recovered and returned. The bandit would givo no name. WJ McGec, noted anthropologist, geologist, hydrologlst and author, died In Washington, D. C, from a cancer ous growth. Dr. McGoe becamo se riously ill several weeks ago. Ho was born in Dubuque county, Iown, Predictions that Charles W. Moi'bo would resume bis business operations since his sentence in the Atlanta pen itentiary has boon commuted because of his poor health by Presldont Taft, wore fulfilled when Morse rented a suito of offices in 43 Kxcbange place. Announcement was made that the of fices would be opened and that Morse would again be active in affairs at the head of the Morse Securities company, Judgo Albert D. Nortonl of the 3t. Louis court of appeals was nominated by acclamation Wednesday afternoon aa candidate for governor of Missouri on tho National Progrossvo party tlckot. No other name was placet) be tors the convention. Fire which originated from 'a de fective flue at the Casino cafo in Pleasure Pier at Ocean Park, Cal., caused ono death and property loss estimated at $2,250,000. For a time It threatened to devastate the twin baach resorts of Ocean Park and Ven ice, eighteen miles from Los Angeles. Through traffic on the Brie canal was ended, probably for tho year, thousands of dollars' worth of dam ago was done, and loss of life was averted by a narrow margin, when a -100-foot. section of tho canal In Bush noil's Basin gave way, where tho Erlo Is crossed by Irondequolt creek. William Loeb, Jr., and aeorgo 11 Cortelyou, both former private secre taries to Col. Roosovelt when be wan president; William Randolph Hearst and John D. Archbold have been asked te appear before tho senate commit tee Investigating campaign contribu tions when It resume hearings lite this month, Oscar S. Straus, philanthropist, for mer minister to Turkey and cabinet officer, was nominated by acclamation aa tho Progressive candidate for gov ernor of New York Btate. Straus' greatest philanthropy Is tho mainte nance of pure milk Btatluun for the poor of New York and other cities. Charles W. Mm-so, the convicted financier, who has set himself up Iu business In Wall street again, It was learned In Washington may appeal to Gov, Dlx for the restoration of part of his civil rights, He also might havo BOtne of his rights restored by application to the president, but it will bo two years before his applica tion can bo honorod. Reports of a skirmish between United Stales troops and Mexican reb els who crosaBd the International line below HachUay.-tM,' Wrd received by Gen. 2. Steover nt Fort Bliss, Tex. Gov. Hiram W. Johnson of Califor nia, Col. Roosevelt's running mate, stopped oft at Syracuse, N. Y to at tend the Bull Moose stnte convention, and characterized the Progressive campaign as a "revolution." Chairman Chas. I). Hi'.les and mem bers of tho Republican national conv mlttee havo taken steps In another effort to supplant Roosevelt electors on the Republican ticket In Pennsyl vania with Tuft men, Mrs. C. C. Bailey, the widow of ' a rich mill man, and A. L. Watson, who worked for Balloy and was taken Into hla home, are in jail at Shrcveport, La., following the murder of' Bailey and Mrs. Watson, and Sheriff Flout noy says that Mrs. Bailey and Watson have confessed that thoy entered Into n double murder conspiracy and that Watson killed both his wlfo and Bal loy after Mrs. Bailey hail failed In her efforts to poison her husband. Tho Roosevelt presidential electors won another round In the legal battle to got them off" tho Republican ticket In Kansas. Judge W. H. Sanborn of tho United States cuurt of appeals dented the injunction asked by the Bupportors of President Taft's candi dacy to prohibit the names of tho eight Roosovelt electors being placed on the Republican ballot In the gen eral election in Novombor. Further reassuring news regarding Nicaragua was received at the navy department In a message from Ad miral Southerland, commander In chief of the 'United States forces there. Fierce torrldlty again prevailed over the Middle st, causing numerous deaths and general suffering. Four persons died of sunstroke In Chicago, and there were a score of prostra tions. The .death ,rnte among babies continues abnormally high. Tho report that a man nt Petmorc, Kas., attending horses afflicted with the disease that has caused the deaths of thousands of horses in Kansas dur ing the last fow weeks, has taken sick with all the symptoms of spinal men ingitis, caused S. J. Crumblne, secre tary of tho Kansas board of health, to hurry there. It Is stated on tho highest authority that no paper written or dictated and signed by Theodoro Roosevelt and re ferring directly or Indirectly to any :ampalgn. has been found among the papers left by Cornelius N. Bliss, who wns treasurer of the Republican na tional commltteo In 1001. Col. Theodore Roosevelt Is expected to appear October 2 or 3 before the special senate committee investigat ing campaign contributions to testify regarding the allegations of John D. Archbold and Senator PenroBO that tho Standard Oil company gave $100, 000 to tho Republican national com mltteo of 1004 with his approval. Chairman Clnpp has been Informed unofficially that tho colonel's speaking 1atcs will bring him East about that time. Lieut. Oen. Arthur MacArthur, U. 3. A., retired, foil dead at Milwaukee, the victim of an apoplectic utroko nt a banquet of tho Twenty-fourth Wis consin, the regiment he commanded In tho civil war. In overruling a demurror Interposed by Armour & Co. in a damage suit brought by Sophia Kelterer, who al leged that she had been poisoned by trichina-Infected pork, prepared by the defendant, Judgo Noyes iu tho United States district court at Now York, ruled that the packer, not tho middle man or retailer, is responsible. Equipped with 120 rifles and 00,000 roundB of ammunition, shipped to Douglas, Ariz,, an organized body of cowboys was prepared to move at a moment's notice into Hononi, where Amerlcaus are said to be gravely Im periled. Three thousand miners or that part of tho Kanawha coal district which is not undor martial law aro coming to the statchouse at Charleston, W. Va., to make a demonstration against the guard system, In bohalf of tho men who are striking, They will nun through tho streets of Charleston, led by "Mother" Jones. WUIIo general frosts were reported trom Nevada, Utah and Idaho, and a :old wavo blanketing all of Alberta, Chicago and practically all of tho Mid Jlo West Is staggering under .an op pressive heat wave. Government fore ;asters say there Is no relief In sight. The Bull Moose state ticket ran third Iu tho Vermont Btato election Tuesday. Tho Republican ticket car fled tho state by a plurality of be tween 5,000 and J0,000, but tho choice )f a governor waB thrown Into the cglslaturo, no candidate having a ma lorlty voto, as required by the Ver mont law. Tho legislature will bo Re publican, thus Insuring the election of Mlcp M., Fletcher as governor and .he remainder of tho state ticket. Due to thirteen cases of Infantllu paralysis, churches at I.oroy, 111,, have oetn ordered closed and schools uu.i jeudsd Indefinitely R PTTfl DACQ nsi j u ii i i u I nuu un 2-GENT FARE LAW U. S. SUPREME JUDGES' RULING DUE SOON AFTER OPENING OF OCTOBER TERM. DECISION AFFECTS 6 STATES Jurists Also Expected to Further In terpret Antitrust Statute Va njj. Wtit ' lnde Advjso-. ment During Summer. Washington. The early return to Washington of members of the su preme court of tho United States la taken to indicate the disposition of Important cases shortly after court convenes In October. Justice McKon na Is now In New York on his way hack from a trip abroad, while Chief Justice White and three or four other members of tho court are expected to be In Washington at least two woeks before tho court convenes. More than fifty cases wero under advisement by the court when It ad journed In .Tune. Many of these prob ably will bo dslposed of on tho first decision day. Others, which have been the subject of review and study during the vacation, may requlro fur ther consideration In the conference room after tho court begins Its regu lar sessions, October 14. To Pass on 2-Cent Rate. Most of tho cases under advisement aro stato rate cases. On these decis ions rest In largo measure tho author ity of tho Btates ovor local railroad rates. For the first time the Bupreme court will pass on tho validity of 2 cent passenger rate laws. Since about 1907, when 2-cent fnres becamo popular with legislators, the railroads have complained that tho rates wero confiscatory and placed a burden on Interstate, which properly belonged on Intrastate commerce. Ob jections of.tho samo nature have been mado to maximum freight-rate laws adopted In a number of states. Tho decisions will affect directly tho rate laws In Missouri, West Vir ginia, Oregon, Minnesota, Kentucky and Arkansas. Many other states aro concerned Indirectly. "Trust" Cases Considered. Further far-reaching Interpretation of the Sherman anti-trust law is an ticipated early In tho term. During tho summer tho court hns had under advisement a number of "trust" caBes. Among these la the "hard coal case," In which the railroads of the Pennsyl vania anthracite coal region aro charged by tho government with hav ing affected an Illegal combination to monopolize tho transportation and sale of anthracite coal. In tho West tho Union Pacific mer ger with the Southern Pacific has been attacked as a violation of the Sherman antt-trust law. and this case may bo ready for decision In October. U. S. May Intervene. Washington. Intervention in Mex ico and the possibility of President Taft calling n special session of con gross to determine whothor American troops should bo sent across tho lino were widely discussed here by public men and In diplomatic circles. It la known tho government has been pressed on many sides to take such a step, and various accounts of what in fluences wero being brought to bear and the objects sought to bo accom plished are related among thoao Inter ested on both Bides of the question. Motorcyclist and 5 Killed. Npwark, N. J. b'ddlo Haslia, of Waco, Tex., holder of several world's records for motorcycle racing, plunged over tho rail of the course In the Newark motordrome Into a crowd, causing the death of six persons, in cluding himself, whllo six are dying and thirteen nro badly injured. Sailor Creates Sensation. Paris, France. Maurice Forenz, an old Bailor, created a mild Bonsatlon at Parla by giving an exhibition In the Seine of a slrnpl" apparatus h" has In vented which enables him to remain undor water a long time without suf fering apparently tho slightest Incon venience. Teachers Told to Use Slang. Scranton, Pa. 'Uso slang to Inter est tho children, not highbrow Eng lish." Prof. J. C. Stone, Montclalr normal school head, told this to tho Scranton school teachers' Institute. Minimum Wage Is Demanded, Newport, Wales. Tho Trades Union congress horo resolved unanimously to demand a law fixing 30 shillings, or about $7.50, weekly as tho mini mum wage for adult workers. Johnson Tours Michigan. Grand Rapids, Michigan. Start ing from Detroit, Gov. Johnson of Cal ifornia mado a flying trip through Michigan on a special train, deliver ing seven speeches and an address here. 35 Hurt In Wreck. Cleveland, O. Thlrty-flvo persons wero Injured, five seriously, when t ppeclal Lnko Shore electric car, with a trailer attached, crashed into n brewery truck nt Stop 13, four miles wotst of Rocky Rlycr, near here. ui MISSOURI NEWS MORE TIME ON CAPITAL PLANS. Commission Decides to Change Date From Sept. 17 to Oct 1. Jefferson City. Tho final competi tion to secure a design and an nrchl tect for the new ctate capltol building will bo extended by tho capltol com mission at tho request of the ten con testants from September 10, tho date orlglnnlly fixed, to October 1. Tho architects competing, according to members of tho commission, have vrltten nsklng for tv, j weeks addi tional tUuo.uvoa-Ujioeuu they will bo unable to finish their drawings by September 16. The commission at its meeting next Wednesday will formal ly extend tho tlmo for tho completion of tho plans to October 1. An ndvlnory Jury of architects will be appointed nt the board's meeting next Wednesday to examine tho ton plans to be submitted In the competi tion and determine which Is best. Tho successful contestant will be appoint ed as architect for the now state house, which the other nine will bo awarded $1,000 each to ropay them for their trouble. CITIZENS PATROL STREETS. Carthage Residents Take Law In Own Hands When Police Dept. Falls. Carthage. Depredations committed by n band of robbers has thoroughly aroused the citizens of till sclty, and 175 armed men, members of tho Antl Horso Thief association, are patrolling the streets, parks and railroad yards. No arrests had been made, but sev eral suspects were deUilned tompora rlly. Last week a dozen residences wore entered and valuables and money taken. The local otlicers were unable to locate the robbers and citizens have taken tho matter in hand. Squads of armed citizens patrolled tho city, but in spite of their vigllanco the rcsl denco of R. H. Craln, ex-county col lector, on Blanche street, was entered and robbed. Republican Candidates Quit Race. Jefferson City. Secretary of State Roach has received tho resignation of D. K. Greer of Sikcston as a candl date for stato auditor on tho Republl can ticket, and requests that his name be not printed on tho official ballot afl such candidate. Tho withdrawal Is a formal one and' gives no reason It Is reported that ho withdraws to accopt the nomination for tho same office on the Bull Moose otate tlckot. J. H. Mason of Springfield, present prosecuting attorney of Green county, and regular nominee on the Republi can ticket for attorney general, has withdrawn from the raco as a Repub lican, and said he hoped to be nomi nated by tho Progressive convention. President of Editors Weds. Fulton. Ovid Bell, president of the Missouri Press association and editor of tho Fulton Gnzete. was mnnled to Miss Maudo Hall at the homo of tho brldo In Rochoport, Mo., Rev. Madison of Columbia officiating. They have gone to tho Wisconsin lakes on a honeymoon trip. Tho brldo Is a daugh ter of James C. Hall, cashier of tho People's bank at Rocheport. She was eilucated In Stephens and Christian college at Columbia, and studied mu sic In Lelpslc, Germany, and has been a piano teacher In William Woods col lege In this city for tho last several years. Little Girl Attacks Bull. Walker. Seizing a largo club and rushing Into a barn lot on a farm near here, whore a bull was In the act ol goring her mothor to death, Elizabeth Morrill, 14 yoars old, fought oft the animal and saved the Ufa of Mrs, Belle Merrill. Mrs. Merrill had en tered tho lot to milk a cow, when tho bull attacked her. Runaway Fatal to Woman. Kansas City. Mrs. Ellen Robinson, aged 50, was thrown Into a barbed wlro fenco and killed, and John 11. Funk, a building contractor, was dan gerously Injured when their horse, frightened by a speeding automobile, ovei turned their buggy on n country road. Student Drowns In Lake. Odessa. Walter Burdhardt, aged 22 years, of Trinidad, O., a Btudent and brother-in-law of Prof. Lardnor ol Northwestern university of Evanston, 111., was drowned In Lako Venlta near horo. Burkhardt was cashier of the Redpath-Vawter Chautauqua systom, Two Mlssourlans Drown Wading. Meadvillo. Miss Maudo Phelps, a Bchool teacher, and Herbert Hum phrey, a young farmer, were drowned near Moadvllle whllo wading In Grand river, The two weor members of a plculc party. All woro in wading, and the victims stopped into a bole and went down. College Professor, 70, Tries Suicide. Louisiana. Homer Balrd, 70 years old, cut his throat and severed his wrist hero, with suicidal intent. He used a razor, and tho chances for his recovery are Blight. Ho was formerly a professor nt Blair college. The rea son for his attempt at sulcldo bus nut been learned. Gentry Is Reappointed. Jofforaon City. Governor Hadley reappointed, W, T. Gbutry of Sedalla, aa a member of tho state board ol aerlculturo for the Sovoutb district. Myiarchus Crinitus Is WASHINGTON. The department of ngrlculturo, In a long biolog ical treatise, whatover that 1b, claims credit for discovering tho ono omniv orous fly swatter of tho country. Of courso tho department doesn't call It that. It Is known by a long sclontlfla nomenclature, printed In Italic. Trans lated, this devolves Itself Into "fly catcher," or words to that effect. Tho "catcher," according to the de partment's experts, Is widely different from tho generally accepted "swat tor." It la a long, thin-shanked bird about tho size of n robin, and wenrs a tuft of black feathers In tho gen eral vicinity of Its wishbone. Tho best thing this bird, tho "great crested fly catcher," they call It, doeB, Is sit on a fenco rail and survoy th landscape. This It docs dolefully nnd without enthusiasm. By nnd by n tly or some other Insect comes Hying along. A short spurt, a click of a pointed beak, and it Is exit Insect. Tho pamphlet issued by "Tama Jim" Wilson's department contains n study of tho llfo and habits of the great American fly catcher. Depart mental experts, on adventure bent, west forth Into the rural sections Ban on Kissing One's UtV YOU kiss your wife in Glen I Echo park on Sunday you will lose five pounds of tobacco. "It you klsa somo other man's wife It will coBt you your life." This was tho disconsolate wait of Manager Schloss of the park tho other day. "What Is tho 'trouble, Mr. SchlossT" ho was asked. "Guess," said tho manager. "Blue laws?" "Righto," said Mr. Schloss, as cheer fully as a crutch. Schloss Ib aggrloved that Mont gomery county Is now playing In tho Bluo Law league, and ho says it hurts tho batting average of tho park. "Why, Just think; there wns a time not so far distant, when tho turn Btlles at tho amusement places clicked until they resembled tho ex hnuBt of a motor boat. "But them was tho halcyon days," ho muttered. "It used to bo that tho band crashed out tho airs that mode tho crowd forget that thoy had 'noth ing to do till tomorrow.' Now the band plnys only one air that keeps the crowd." "What Is It, Mr. SchlosB?" " 'Abldo With Me.' " This littlo conversation with the manager took place Just after Sheriff Turn a Bright Searchlight on Capital Spooners IT O more spooning on tho upper ll decks in tho dark cornors," la tho edict that has gono out from tho offices of tho St. John and the Charles MacAlastor, two pleasure boats that ply tho Potomac river between Wash ington and Marshall Hall. "Stop promiscuous hugging, kiss ing and flirting on the approaches to the capltol," Ib an order Issued to capltol policemen. Tho now rules on tho St. John and tho Charles MacAlastor prohibit klsa log of all kinds tho ordinary catch as catch can, as well as the soul klso, which becomes on endurance contest. Tho rules also prohibit. "Embracing, means a slight squeeze or the grapplo of tho to-have-and-to hold kind. Government Is Willing THERE baa been found a man who not only wants bedbugs, bnt is willing to pay five cents each for them It delivered alive. This unique domand comes trom O. M. Zlmmor, superintendent of the United Statos agricultural experiment station at Vienna, Va, He has hung out a sign advertising tho fact that bedbugs aro worth just a nickel a ploce at his establishment, and prom ises to buy all that aro offorcd up to the value ot 5. Strango to Bay, Mr. Zlmmer has boen unablo horetotore to buy all tho bedbuga ho doslres for his purpose, which is to oet thom to work oxterrainntlng another tnscct which la destroying an orchard on tho experi mental farm. It Ib believed that tho residents of Virginia aro shy about, ad mitting that they nro familiar with the habitat ot bedbugs by bringing fn any captives, even at tho prlco of five cents each. Tha vosloDica ita&ftrUnent, ou Ute Champion Bug Catcher armod with butterfly nets nnd six shooters and captured a large number of theso desperate birds, thereby causing n largo Increase In the fly population. Bringing tho birds to Washington In cold storage, tho Btom acha of some 3,398 -were examined. Theso stomachs, according to the re port, wero about flvo per ccnL stom ach and 94.09 per cent, obnoxious In flects. Or, at least, the 94.99 per cent, thing represents the portion of obnox ious insects on their dally bill of faro. Whether they take them a la carte or tablo d'hoto was not dwelt upon In tho report. There nro seventeen specie of theso birds. Tho nggrcato benfltn of their depopulation of tho Insect kingdom aro enormous. Under theso conditions fnrmera will hardly begrudge them tho 5.1 per cent of vcgotnblo food thoy filch from the cherry and grain crops. But Insect killing Ib only ono of the fly-catcher's accomplishments. Ha la tho bravest bird In tho air, and fear lessly attacks crows and hawks many times his size. He will assail n linwk In midair and follow him for miles. Tho great falcon, too cowardly to fight nnd too slow to dodge, can only put on full speed nnd leave tho coun try. In this way fly-catchers aro a great boneflt to tho poultry raisers. This great crested lly-catcher, bj tho way. Is a bird of marked Individ uality. Like other bold creatures, ho Is something of a grafter, and fre quently drives bluebirds nnd wood peckers from their nests that ho may uso thorn himself. Wife at Park Resort Howard of Montgomery county gnve an imitation of making an arrest. When tho sheriff had finished his lit tle act bo had four violators. They were Mlsa Orrlo Smith and Viola Col lins, ticket sellers, nnd Clssel Hus band, Who operates n "wicked" mer ry-go-round, and Leroy Hill, who run tho mlnlaturo railroad. Sheriff Howard personally had col lected ovldonco against the roeort. His methods would have done credit to Sherlock Holmes, Ho purchased tlckctB and took n ride. There may havo been dryer places In tho world than Glen Echo, but thoy aro not mentioned in tho afternoon meetings of tho Dorcas society. II any fellow took his girl to tho park expecting to cut up and buy lemon ado or soda pop, ho gets caught steal ing second. Rockofellor could not havo bought n wet glass. Tho Sahara doBort was a cloudburst compared with tho park. "Such phrases as 'Baby Doll,' 'Dear ie,' and 'Honey Boy.' "Holding hnnds, If tho grasp Ib not too tight, and the rostlng of tho arm on tho back of tho chair occupied by the object of Its affection, aro per mitted." "Break away, there," Is Uio com mand given by tho officers on tho St, John nnd tho Charles MacAlaster, and at tho capltol, when thoy corao upon spooning couples. If tho order Is not obeyed, a very brilliant searchlight Is turned on tho guilty persons. For mnny years dark spota about tho approaches to tho capltol have been usod by courting couples, It was not unusual to seo as many as 25 couples hugging at onco in tho cozy nooks that flank tho senate nnd house wings of tho building. Tho officers will try to check this. There Is no objec tion, thoy say, to gentle cooing of tho turtlo dove variety, but when it comes to going Into an embraco that lasts, they cull u halt. Tho river men nnd tho capltol offl ccra caught the nplrlt of reform about tho same time. to Pay Money for Bugs MFMjf.21rlr1FR ' Via STAY HERE , Off ffChT HE'U rWMORF BED BUGS THAM HE JiSE othor hand, Ib opposed to bug conser vation, and Is seeking somo mothod of exterminating "water bugs." It boa been found that water bugs have an nbnormal nppetlto for the glue on pontago stamps, and are rapidly con suming tho "atlckum" In many post, offices. Tho uso of polaon is not al lowed, because of tho danger to hu man bclnca who are nnmmnmfi n molBton their stamps by licking them. iNeuncr uo mo autnoritles dnro to turn looso In tho postofflcea any bug enemy cf tho water bur. rnnmnnnnt. ly, thoy nro In a quandary and would l'ko havo somo one point the way MEANING OF "AT HALF MAST" At First Universal Symbol Was Token of Submission nnd Respect For Enemy. Perhnps you havo noticed '.hat when ever a prominent person dies, espe cially if he Is connected with tho gov ernment, the flags on publlo build ings aro hoisted only part of the way up, remarks the Toronto Mall and Ex press. This Is called "halt mast." Did you ever atop to think what connec tion there could be between a flag that was not properly hoisted and the death of a great man? Ever Blnce flags wore tiBcd Iu war It has been the custom to have the flag ot the BUperlor or conquering nation above that of tho inferior or vanquish ed. When an army found Itself hope lessly heuten It hauled ltt flag down Tar enough for the flag of tho vlctora to bo placed above It on tho name pole. This waa a token not only of submission, but ot respect. In those days when n famous sol dier died flags wero lowered out of respect to his memory. The custom long ago paused from purely mili tary usage to public llfo of all klnda, the flag tlylug at half mast being a sign that tho dead man was worthy of universal respect. The space loft above It is for tho flag of tho great conqueorr of all tho angel of death. Motor Care and Mosquitoes. Mosquitoes, (Ilea and gnats ot over? descrptlon aro said to be more numer ous In Paris this year than ever be fore. It has become a veritable in vasion. Tho explanation usually giv en Is that tho swallows aro much few or this summer, nnd also that the ubiquitous sparrow is notably on tho decrease. Nobody can find a reason for the desertion of the swallows, but th reason of tho scarcity of spar rows is not far to seek. The enemy Is mechanical traction, which is sup planting the use of tho horso. Boforw long hcrses will practically have dis appeared in Paris nnd when their nosebags go there will disappear one of tho principal staples of food for tho Paris "plerrot," who is taking wing for die country 'in search of tho grains on the boulevards and avenue, on the boulevard and avenues. Adulation Pleased Rousseau. Rousseau, whose bicentenary cele bration occasioned a riot in Paris the othor day, created u sensation when he visited England In 1766. "Rousseau and his Armenian dress," wrote Lord Charlemont, "were followed by crowds when he first arrived In Lon don, nnd as long as this species of admiration lasted he was contented and happy. Garrick' not only gave a supper in his honor, but played two characters specially to pleaso him. Rousseau was highly .gratified, bnt Mrs. Garrick declared that she had never spent a more unpleasant eve ning In her life, the philosopher be ing so anxious to display himself, and hanging over the front of the box so much, that she was obliged to hold him by tho Bklrts of his coat to prevent him from falling over Into the pit." i ne uove in riction ana Life. A periodical devoted to tho drama pleads for plays based on some emo tion other than love. Tho difficulty In producing such plays Is that every play must have n hero, and In mak ing a hero the playwright, as well as hla audience, almost Inevitably adopta J.h view expressed 2,000 years ago by a iscrlbblor of the dead wall of Pom pell: "Ho who has nover loved a woman is not a gentleman." Triumph of Machine Building. English engineers havo succeeded In building a paper making machine that will turn out 050 feet of newspa per, 175 Inches wide, a minute. If ou would, win life's battlo you must be a hard hitter and a roor quit ter. A FOOD CONVERT Good Food the True Road to Health. The pernicious habit somo persona Btlll have of relying on nauseous druj;3 to relievo stomach trouble keeps up tho patent medicine business and helps keep up the army of dyspeptics. Indigestion dyspepsia Is caused by what Is put Into tho stomach In the way of Improper food, tho )lnd that bo taxes tho strength ot tho digestive organs they nro actually crlpplod. When thla Btate la roached, to resort to tonics Ib Hko whipping a tired hor&o vlth u big load. Kvery addi tional effort ho makes under the lash diminishes his power to move tho load. Try helping tho stomach by leaving off heavy, greasy, lndlgCBtlblo food nnd take on Grape-Nuts light, easily digested, full of strength for nerves and brain, In every grain of It. There's no wasto of tlmo nor energy when Grnpo-Nuta la tho food, "I am an enthusiastic user of Grape Nuts and consider It nn ideal food." writes a Maine man: "I had nervous dyspepsia and wn all run down and my food seemed to do mo but little good. From reading an advertisement I tried Grape-Nuts food, and, nfter a fow weeks' Bteadr uso of It, felt greatly Improved. "Am much stronger, not norviua now, and can do more work, .inout feeling so tired, nnd am belter overr way. "I relish Grape-Nuts best wlh creana and uso four heaping teaspoonfuls na tho cereal part of a meal. I am aura mere are thousands of persons with stomach troublo who would bo beno-i filed by using Grnne-Nuts." nmq glv. en by Postum Co., Battle Crcelr, Mich. Read tho littlo book, "The Road to Wellvlllc," In pk68. "Thero'a a rea son," KTrr rrail ike nbuva Irttcrr A a,w aani from tint to tin. Tv5 t-v.