TtlX ornZKN, WEDNESDAY, .TANUAItV 10, 1010. MAN OF MYSTERY DIES NEVADA Wife of Ros Raymond Write of the Passing Away of Her Re markable Husband HE POSED AS A MIGHTY RAJAH Welt Known In Many Lands, His Ca raer Cleared Up ElQht Years Ago Extraordinary Episodes In His Life Strange Effect of Drink. Carson, Nevada. Itoss Raymond, war correspondent, author and ad venturer, whose daring disregard of men and laws led him from palnces to prisons and back again, died recent ly In Carson. Cancer of the liver was the causo of death. Raymond up to eight years ago, when the New York Herald cleared up the mystery of his career, had de clared himself to be of British parent age, the son of an English officer, born In Sussex and educated In n famous Latin school; that he Joined the Eng lish navy and after promotions and long and honorable serlvco ho resign ed and left his ship at San Francisco to become a newspaper correspondent and writer of books. He said he en tered the British navy through the influence of his uncle. Ross Raymond's real name was Frank H. Powers. He was born In Beaver, Pa., In 1850. His father died when he was a child, and his mother moved to Poland, Ohio, and married Barnabas F. Lee, who founded the Po land Seminary, where William Mc Klnley was educated. Raymond was his classmate. Raymond entered the United States navy, resigned, served, on a British war ship, then became a correspond ent of newspapers In San Francisco, Chicago, Baltimore, New York and London. Later he became a writer, travelling the world over, living In poverty and luxury, yet making pow erful friends everywhere. He served as Rajah in India and was on the Khedive's staff in Egypt about the time of the bombardment of Alesandrin. Next he impersonat ed distinguished men, generals and noblemen, served ten years in Port land Prison, England, and several terms in Sing Sing. Raymond was an accomplished journalist, had engaging manners, a breezy military air and was good lon'dng. He said a power beyond his control took possesion of him when he drank and he was not responsible for the extraordinary epi sodes in his life. The story of his public career be gan when he blossomed out as an Egyptian war correspondent and press agent of the Khedive. He appeared In Paris, in Egyptian uniform after the war In Egypt, accompanied by a reti nue of the Khedive's officers. He en gaged whole floors at a hotel for the Khedive, who was soon to reach Paris. Raymond had trays of rarest gems sent to him for inspection. The best would be reserved for the Khedive's approval, he explained. He surfeited the messengers ' in care of the gems with champagne, walked out of the rear windows with a fortune in diamonds, disappeared, and later appeared In India as a mighty rajah, with elephants and a hundred servants. He drove in state at breakneck speed, making dally twenty mile trips from his country es tablishment to Calcutta, the garrison each day turning out to see the rajah enter the city with n procession of barefooted natives running ahead, cry ing his name and shouting for the crowds to make way. In October, 1899, Raymond visited Poland, Ohio, for the first time in a quarter of a century. He found his mother dead and was deeply affected when he knelt by her tomb in the vil lage cemotery. A remarkable featuro of Raymond's career was the devotion of his wife. "She stood by me for thirty yeans," he said, "with unfalting hope and nev er falling aid." His wife said: "Why have I clung to Ross all these years? Urrause I love him. Some day in an other world, when all this insanity of s!n has passed away, I shall seo him as he Is a grand, big hearted man, a genius now temporarily lost in dark ness and shamo." FAWN PLEADS FOR HELP. Chased by Dog, Cowers at Side of Horse and Rider, North Yakima, Wash. Ted Hock ett saved a fawn from dogs which wire chasing It. The animal had been rm a long distance, for it was very nearly oxhausted when It sought refuge with the rider aud horso. The fawn ran under the horso and ptood there cowering, and offered no resistance to Hacketi when ho nllght--d and drove the dogs away, and then carried the little aulrual home. The deer will he made a pet in the Hackett home. Graveyard for FIJo and Tabby. Sprlngfiold, 111. The Central Illi nois Family Pot Cemetery Association was incorporated here and fourteen aires of land wei c purchased for a burial ground tor pet animals. The Incorporators aro :. W. H. Gilbert, Mrs. Rebocca F. Gilbert and Mrs. Llewellyn Fahnetork of Peoria, III. No stock In the association will be old, as It Is not to be a profit-sharing concern, This is the first animal cem etery In Illinois and one of the tov, ln the country. Robespierre's Double Role. Robcsplorro of the French revolu tion, the man vho was destined to deluge France with blood, was, not long before his frightful career of power began, one of tho most strenu ous opponents of capital punishment. While ho was still an obscure advocate at his nntivo Arras lie throw up on appointment because of his opposition to this form of penalty. And Just when his star was In tho ascendant ho boldly harangued the national assem bly to prove "that the punishment of death is escntlally unjust; that It has no tendency to repress crimes, and that it multiplies offences much moro than It diminishes them." Briquets of New Zealand. The briquets which the state coal mines department of New Zealand in tend to manufacture at West port will be .In two shapes: One will bo an ob long block about two-thirds the size of an ordinary brick and will bo egg shaped, weighing only a few ounces, and will be suitablo for household use. The state railway department has an nounced Its readiness to use briquets almost exclusively for keeping up steam In the boilers on the locomo tives. Provided Well For Their Poor. In the records of St, Thomas' pital, London, is an entry ot the yw." 1570, to the effect that "In considera tion of the hote tyme of the yere," tho poor be allowed "every one a daye three pyntts of Bere for two months" a quart at dinner and a pint at sup per and at the end of nvo months return to "there olde ordinary allow ance, wych is one quarte." Tho food at this ancient workhouse was to be dealt with as liberally as the drink. The almoner and steward were to "byo no byfTe but of the best, without bones and in speclall without the marybon, and none other to be bowght." Where Water Is Scarce. Water is sometimes very scarce and precious on the South African veldt, according to a writer, who says: "In our veldt cottage we used no well, only large tanks, and about August our condition usually became desper ate. If you washed your hands you carried the precious fluid out to pour It on some thirsty plant or vegetable, the bath water the same, part of it be ing first saved to scrub floors with. Cabbage and potato water were al lowed to cool and then used for the garden or to wash the dogs in firs so that these waters did three duties. ' Streets in Gala Dress. The streets of Peru, especially on gala days or when they were the spe cial dress of some celeoration, - are said to be among the most picturesque in the world. In their narrow propor tions they resemble somewhat the streets of China, and the variety and contrast of the colors used in decor ation may be compared with the Chi nese. There Is, however, a distinct Latin character to the decoration, which lends them an atmosiphere en tirely their own. Where Coal Mining Began. The bituminous coal mining in this country began In Virginia, where tho output as early as 1S20 was about GO, 000 gross tons. In 1840 the American output had reached nearly 2,000,000 tons. In 1850, with an output of about 7,500,000 tons, this country had al ready passed Belgium, France and Germany. Great Britain was then producing about 54,000,000 tons. Disappearance of a Custom. A picturesque figure will vansh from Paris, owing to the decision of tho municipal council to abolish the ofilco of "organizer of funeral pomp" at funerals. His only duty was to walk in front, resplendent in a three-cornered hat. dress coat and waistcoat, knee breeches and pumps, decorated with a scarf of colors of tho city, and carrying a long ebony cane. . Sacred Fires of India. Tho sacred fires of India have not all been extinguished. The most ancient which still exists was consecrated 12 centuries ago, In commemoration of tho voyage made by the Parsees when they omlgrated from Persia to India, Tho fire is fed llvo times every 24 hours with candal wood and other fragrant material, combined with very dry fuel. Relics of Famous Men. Among tho relics of famous men In tho poeeosslon of Dr. Johu Rlxwoll of St. Louis Is Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes' shoo horn. It Is an ordinary steel shoe horn affixed to a cano handle about four feet long. Armed with this the doctor could put on his shoes without stooplug or wasting on ergy. Soutli American's "Small Heads." The "Small Heads" belong to a South American raco. Tho skull Is peculiarly conical, and at tho top 13 no bigger than a five-shilling ploco. The three last survivors of tho race aio women. Tho brain weighs about ono-flfth of the average human brain. Their height Is from 3 feet to 3 feot C inches. Reading by Moonlight, In Zululand, when tho moon Is at tho full, objects are distinctively vlsl ble at as great a dlstonco as seven mile, while even by Btarllght one can sco to read print with ease. ASTOR DINBJET PLATED New York Multl-Mllllonalre's Famous Service Found Not to Be Real Gold After All. Now York, N. Y. It camo out through the firm of Lambert Brothers, Jowclers, thnt tho noted dinner scrv ico of Mrs. Carollno W. Astor, so often spoken of as ld-knrat gold, is just gold-plated, like many other dinner services. August V. Lambert, speak ing of that and of Mrs. Astor's pearl necklaco, which turned out to have Imitation pearls In It, said: "Many of tho apparently priceless possessions of people of quality are shams. The alleged solid gold din ner Bet of Mrs. Astor was really one silver, plated with gold. I can testify to this because our firm has frequent ly repaired various pieces of 1L In deed, an 18-karat gold dinner set would be so soft ns to bo of little use, and I once sold Mrs. Astor a set of six knives and six forks, all gold plated. "The demand on us for Imitation pearls has led us to have a line of them Imported. People use Imitation to All out a collar or necklace when they find It Impossible to get the real pearls In the proper number. A really first-rate Imitation pearl cannot be de tected at two feet distance. "It Is often enough that well-known peoplo come to us to have Imitations mado of their own genuine Jewels. Then, when traveling, or going Into places where there is danger of theft or accident, they lock up the genuine article and wear the Imitation in Its stead. "Indeed, It Is my experience that the users of Imitation are generally tho people of great wealth. People of ordinary means want real gems or none. But Imitation diamonds are not so widely used because they are easi er to detect at sight DOG DEAD, HIS BARK LIVES. Electric Current Brings Sound from the Larynx Cut from the Body. Paris. One of the most Interesting discoveries which have recently been communicated to the French Academy of Sciences Is that of Dr. Marare, who by means of slight currents o' elec tricity has caused the larynx of a dog, after It was excised from its lifeless body, to bark exactly as if tho animal were alive. The demonstration seem ed to thoso who first witnessed It the other night to have something of the character of a miracle. Tho effect was simply a physiological one, due to tho contraction of the muscles of the vocal organ under the electric In fluence. Dr. Marage holds that his discov ery furnishes an explanation of the sudden failure that so often befalls the voices of professional singers, ora tors and actors. Tho muscles of the throat are contracted, the trouble be ing alalogous to rheumatism or neu ralgia. It Is suggested that the obvi ous medical corollary to this theory Is that electricity will prove to be an In valuable agent In the cure of func tional affections of the vocal appara tus. KIBOSH PUT ON FAKE PHOTOS. Fraud Order Against Harry B. Wood ing of Council Bluffs, la. Washington, D. C The Post Office Department has put tho kibmh on Harry B. Wooding of Council Bluffs, la., and denied him the use of the malls. According to post office Inspec tors, Wooding has been doing a large business in the sale of photographs. Many advertisements inserted by him In papers are filed as exhibits in the case. One of them reads: "As nature made them. Photoa of beautiful forms. Sealed 25 cents." Senders of 25 cents received a pho to of a grove of trees. Another id vertisement is: "Night scene in a hotel. Sealed 2& cents." Senders of money for tho night scene received a photograph of n man and woman dusting and cleaning a bedroom. To other advertisements tho senders of money received ordi nary photographs. Tho Inspectors say that Wooding has done an enor mous business. HELLOS MUST GIVE UP RATS. Also They Must Quit Chewing Gum and Enunciate Distinctly. Chicago. Puffs, rats, curls and nlso transformations whatever they are will be shorn from tho heads of the thousands of tolephono girls undor a new rulo just promulgated. They aro also forbidden to chew gum during business hours. The brnnch managers had reported that the oporators spent too much time replacing loosened wisps of tresses when their fingers should have beon busy witli tho plugs. Hero Is the way the oporators wero Instructed not to talk over tho tele phone: "Nummorploezze." "Phono's taken out." No fault Is found with their enun ciation of "Drop a nickel, please." GROOM WALLOPS JOKER. New Found Brother-ln-Law Given Punching. Zaneaville, O. As David Jones, a local newspaper man, was leaving the home of his brldo, who was Miss Flor ence RoeBsler, to step Into a cab a "cabman" stepped down from tho car riage and kissed the brldo. Jones struck the cabman sovernl times before his best man could drag him away. Tho "cabman" unmasked and he was the brother of the bride. Tho scheme was hatched by a slstor of tho brldo. No Diamond Kings, lilrls In Denmark novor experience ..( pleasure of receiving n dlamon 1 i ngagement ring. They aro present od with a plain gold band, which is worn on tho third finger of tho left hand. On the woddlng day tho brlU groom changes tho ring to the right third finger, which Is tho marriage finger In that country. Would You Enjoy Healthy Old Age? Advancing years bring a tendency to coldness of the hands and feet, resulting from sluggish circulation, a torpid liver and constipation. This is a condition, not a disease, and can best be remedied by taking Smith's Pineappleand Butternut Pills which invigorate the liver, cleanse and revitalize the blood and tone up the whole system. They are of inestimable value, not only in advanced age, but also for people of all ages. They prevent premature wrinkles, give a health glow to the skin, and under their antiseptic and blood cleansing influ ences the complexion retains its freshness while sallowness permanently disappears. Hundreds of grateful old ladies in their letters write: " Your pills make me look and feel ten years younger." Smith's Pine apple and Butternut Pills always make old age cunuonauie, ana promote aigestion ana nutrition by their specific action on the stomach, liver and bowels. Physicians use and recommend. They form no habit. You should always keep them on hand. These little Vegetable Pills will ward off many ills. To Cure Constipation Biliousness and Sick Headache in a Night, use SMITHS PINEAPPLE BlUousneav r!)a3cheana" fes0 1 Diseases of, 2 AND BUTTERNUT PIUS IfrtrendBowelx I I OO rilU In Glass Vial 25c All Dealers. SMITH'S BUCHU LITHIA KIDNEY PILLS For Sick Kidneys Bladder Diseases, Ttheum&tism, the ono but remedy. Reliable, endorsed by leading phyiletam; safe, effectual. Results lasting. On the market 18 years. Hare eared thoasands. ICO pills In original glass paekage, 60 cents. Trial boies, 60 pills, Si cents. All druggists teU and recommend. EEVISION AND APPEALS. Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Act of Assem bly, entitled "An Act to provide for the ordinary expenses of tho govern ment, payment of tho Interest of the state debt, receiving proposals for the sale of public works and for other purposes," approved the 27th day of July, 1842, that the assessors of the several townships ana boro ughs of Wayne county have made their returns of their assessments for the year 1910, and that the fol lowing is n statement of the aggre gate values and assessments made by said assessors of the several sub jects of taxation enumerated in tho 11th section of said Act of 'July 27, 1842, and in tho several Acta'feUp pleraentary thereto, and of the whole amount of county taxes as nssessed in said townships and boroughs. MONEY LL ni&TRICT VAL. CO TAX. AT INT. Horlln $ 3C9;j!il.477.5s'$ 18,GG3 Bethany 4X523 181.06, 9,150 Buckingham 3;c,(75 l,.'i)o.7o 3.i.:i73 Canaan 155,U(i7 Itfljff U,:i4 Cherry Kidee ir.'4,71ti tM.N 11,100 Clinton HSXT.i 3,421.09 S4.aM Damusuus Ulli.tiSO 3.0W.72 4tS,lKi7 Droller 1!W,:L'5 TtUJO 11.0(j0 Dy berry 'MlAls 1.137.77 ,K!9 Hnwley atUfO LMOtl-'iL' bU.TSij llonesdale 2,200.550 8,SK.S)' 2U0.IXJ0 Luke 511),K13 2,079.30 61,212 Ixibunon 3UM0 1.213.G3 34,7S U'lileh 217,101 M71.tSi 4.710 Manchester 3Jb',l(iO l,301.fil lti,733 Mt. Pleasant W1.1S0 2,450.52 70,3U0 Oregon 218.320 K73.28 15.SI1 l'uliuyru 131.3.11 521.111 2.172 Paupack l!U,UXi 774.78 3,KiU Preston 4110.223 1,'JUO.iH) 4,001 Prompton li,0.10 384.12 30,441 Salem 377,800 1,511.12 21,085 Scott 178,381 713.52 4.1X10 South Canaan 21U.381 1,045.52 25,000 Starrucca 107,007 431.87 31.137 Sterlins lNi.183 744.73 13,521 Texas 1.10U.4U1 1,425.81 154.582 Wnymart 18330 732.b0 l7,7bo Notice is also given pursuant to Act of Assembly aforesaid, thnt the following days and dates appointed for tho appeals from tho assessments for tho soveral boroughs and town ships, have also been appointed by the Commissioners of said county for finally determining whether any of tho valuations of tho assessors havo been made below a just rate accord ing to the meaning and intention of said net. Tho Commissioners of Wayne county, sitting as a Hoard of Revis ion, have appointed tho following days and dates respectively for hear ing final appeals from the trl-ennlal assessment of 1910 at tho Commis sioners' olllco, Ilonesdnlo, Pa., be ginning at 8 a. in., Monday, January 31st and closing at 2:30 p. in., Sat urday, Feb. Gth: Monday, Jan. 31. llonesdale, Oregon, Lebanon. Tuesday, Fob. 1. Berlin, Damas cus, Manchester, Buckingham, Scott, Stnrrurra. Wednesday, Feb. 2. Preston, Mt. Pleasant, Clinton, Paupack, South Canaan. Thursday, Fob. 3. Lehigh, Dro- hor, Storllng, Salem, Lake, Cherry nidgo. Friday, Fob. 4. Hawloy, Palmyra, Prompton, Canaan, Waymart. Saturday, Fob. 5. Texas, Dybcr- ry, Uethnny. Persons having a grievance should try to adjust it with tho assessor be fore tho appeals; If this cannot bo dono, nnd it Ib not convenient to at tend tho appeal, write tho grievance and mnll It to the Commissioners' olllco and it will receive attention. County levy for 1910 Is 4 mills nnd ono-half mill for support of non resident paupers. J. E. MANDEVILLE, J. K. HOrtNBECK. T. C. MADDEN, County Commissioners. Attest: George P, Ross, Clerk, llonesdale, Pa. The Decline of Ilnnfc UurRlnry. " Previous to 1893 thoro was soldom a year that tho losses through bank burglaries did 'not amount to $100, 000, and In a number ot years tho losses amounted to several times that amount. Tho docllno of professional bank burglary dates from 1895. In that year tho American Dankers As sociation formed a protectlvo com mittee for the extermination of bank burglars, and a contract was entered Into with ono of tho leading detect ive agencies In tho country. In 189G tho banks of the country loBt more than $200,000 through burglaries. Of tho 8,333 members last year, having an aggregate sur plus, capital and deposits of more than $12,000,000,000 only four members suffered losses from bur glaries, tho total loss of these four members amounting to only $4,217 Those four burglaries wero commit ted by yeggmen. there not being a single professional bank burglary during tho year. The extermination of these yeggmen Is now the chief work of tho protective committee. Tjors on Postage Stamps. The post office profits slightly by the destruction of stamps which have been paid for, and the treasury gets the benefit of bills which arc lost and never found. A largo source of Irregular profit lies In the failure of bondholders to presont their bonds for redemption. Unclaimed money in the treasury due to bondholders amounted to nearly a million dollars In 1861, and the sum Is much great er now. Of a loan which fell due in 1900, the sum of thirty-two thou sand dollars remains unclaimed. Nearly a hundred thousand dollars are still unpaid of th five per cent, bonds which were due In 1904. This year over a hundred million thirty year four per cent bonds came due on July 1. Special Inducements were offered to secure early redemption. Yet at the end of the month thirteen million dollars still stood In the treas ury on this account, although inter est has ceased. ""he Youth's Com panion. The Limit. Woulrt-Be Hunter Aw, me man, what's '.ce game law limit in this lo cality? Guide (grimly) Two deer and one guide. A DOLLAR. SPENT AT HOME Is n Dollar That May Come Back to Your Purse ' Yob Don't Know How Easy It Is To Cook Perhaps your folks are among the few in this town who have never had a taste of Beardsley's Shredded Codfish. Perhaps you are one of the women who have a mistaken prejudice. Perhaps you think that bscause this is a fish food, it is too much trouble to cook. Perhaps you think that it scents up the kitchen. Please let us point out your mistake. For this is one of the world's choicest foods. And we don't want your family to miss it. TRADE WEM Nothing Else Half As Good Nothiup else hall as good for breakfast or lunch is so easy to prepare as this. Beardsley's Shredded Codfish is ready to cook the Instant you open the package. No bones to pick out no washing no soaking no boiling. Our patented Shredding Process saves you all that. And it makes the meat fine and fluffy and dainty. This shredded meat cooks almost the minute heat reaches it. Any way that you serve it, you can have it ready lor the table in less time than it takes to make coiTce THE PACKAGE WITH THE RED BAND Lined with wax-paper. Nu pr.rtlTe whatever, tav the purcet aatltlaeet alt. AUtt parked In tin and slate. SflBBtn1 The Era of New Mixed Paints ! This year opens wirn a deluge of new mixed paints. A con dition brought about by our enterprising dealers to get some kind of a mixed paint that would supplant CHILTON'S MIXED PAINTS. Their compounds, being now and heavily advertised, may find a sale with tho unwary. THE!ONIjY PIjACE IX IIONKSDAIiK AUTHOltlZED TO HANOI, K Is JADWIN'S PHARMACY. Thoro aro reasons for tho pro-eminenco of CHILTON PAINTS 1st No ono can mix a hottor mixed paint. 2d Tho painters declare that it works easily and has won dorful covering qualities. 3d Chilton stands back of it, and will agree to ropaint,t his own oxpense.overy surface painted with Chilton Paint?that proves defective 4th Thoso who havo used it aro porfectly catisfied with it, and recommend its use to others. CASTOR 1 A For Infants and Children. The Kind Yw Have Always Bought Bears the) Signature of MARTIN CAUFIELD Designer and Man ufacturer of ARTISTIC MEMORIALS Office and Works 1036 MAIN ST. HONESDALE, PA. For New Late Novelties -IN- JEWELRY SILVERWARE WATCHES Try SPENCER, The Jeweler "Oiinranteed nrticles only sold." Not Like Other Fish Beardsley's Shredded Codfish isn't at all like the old-fashioned dried codfish. There's none of that strong taste. And none of the odor in cooking. For we use only the choicest fish the plumpest and fattest the finest that come out of the deep. We get tliem iroin Northern waters. Where they attain a superlative rlavor. And we take only the best part of each fish the sweetest, most delicate meat Have It Tomorrow Now that you know you were wronir in thinking Beardsley's Shredded Codfish a bother to cook, why not try it tomorrow "fish-day"? Just to see what a delicious breakfast or lunch you will have. A package will cost you only 10 cents. And it makes u full meal for five. There is other codfish iii packages. But no other Shredded Codfish. No other kind you will like halt as well as ours. So please see that you get Beardsley's the package with the red band. Get This Free Recipe Book Ask your grocer for our book of tempting new recipes. Or write us we will send you the book, and with it a generous sample of Beardsley's Shredded Codfish. J. W. Beardsley's Sons 471-478 Greenwich St., New York CHILTON'S fVilXED PAINTS
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