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Show WORTHY OF PRAISE PLEASURE Nothing more pleasant and healthful than a cup of good tea. HEWLETTS TEAS Are Always Good. Correspondent Describes a Deadly Boomerang Encounter. Man With tha Hardest Head Wins Story of a Murder Trial and Customs of the Natives How They Testify. London.-- was visiting at Port Augusta when the chief Justice caiue to that town to bold the assises, writes a correspondent. Port Augusts Is almost on thu border of the desert. In You do not need to Come in Person Ta rurchiM anything of us. nor to have your watch flood A loifor from you la attondod to Immodlaioly by an oopart. who fumlahoa hta ludgmanl froo of charge. V V Whathodaoala auhao( to your approval and our guarantee. PINGREE la tlie Mrcit town in Idaho. It will lieoitcnodrarljr in June with anie of Iota and excursion now on (Jri-gnShort Lin brancii to be completed to that point at tlie same time. : : : : n IDAHO Tlio wonder elate of the west, line develojutl In tlie last five jeara thousand of new acre and lumica. Do jou wih to live aud Uirive in a really NEW TOWN the Immediate neighborhood there was growing in profusion the "suit bush," which supports the life of the sheep during drought, and the tempting prickly Jack," a weed good to look upon but accursed to the farmer, as Its pointed spur works havoc among the fleeces. Close by we saw prosperous ostrich farm and a number of cauieia, with their Afghan driver, about to start on a Journey ctlll further north. The Birange impreaalon of this Juxtaposition of old and new was deepened by the nature of the principal case for trial. It waa a charge against Jimmy Wouyilta of the murder of Hilly Lee, both aborigines. The story of the crime waa not complicated. A quarrel seemed to have arisen through the refusal of the deceased, though of mature years, to submit to Initiatory riles which technically made him a "young man." The witnesses were careful to speak of hliu always as a boy," though It whs testified that ba had a few gray ha Ira. The actual conflict between tbe two men was conducted with much of the punctilio of a duel. Each of them was armed with what Is eoiuinonly called :he double hiMiineraiig;" strictly ipeaking, It should rather be called a -lub In boomerang form. It Is a large nd somewhat heavy weapon, not Intended as a missile at all, but used jo inflict a blow which must bo deli ered ouly against the head. The Inviolable etiquette of sueh encounters luiiaiids that each combatant in turn thail bend his bead to the attark, not tlW.mpHng to repay It until he has iteudily suffered his own chastisement, tiiow thus solemnly alternates with If no, auk about l'lNGHKK. Merchant of all kind are wanted there at once. Now la jour opportunity. Writ for booklet to W. H. Scott, Gen. Manager Pingree Townsite Company Pingree, Idaho mmoi or Jas. F. Burton, Secretary FRENCH RAILROAD ENGINEERS HAVE DONE WELL. Lina From Tonkin to Yunnan Is Finished and Vaet Area in Deep China Haa Been Opened to Worlde Traffic. One of the world's moot Interesting engineering ruiuauces is brought Into prominence by the announcebrlei ment that tbe railroad Freuch from Tonkin to Yuunau la finished aud that by the end of this month tbe whole line from Haiphong to the ancient Chinese city of over COO nillea beyond tbe mountain ranges, will be open to Yiiii-nsn-f- trafllc. This artery of teel from tbe coast to the dark Interior haa coat In some districts over 3G,000 n mile to build. Probably 130,000 n mile would nut be a bad estimate of the total amount appropriated for the construction of this particular line, from the loan of 300.000.-04- 0 francs naked for In 1198 by the with colonial council In connection the program for a network of railways The In and atjuut French line Is a magnificent tribute to the French engineers who have battled with all known dlliicultlea and n few more besides. It pushes out through the paddy fields about Hanoi, flings Itself cheerfully into the difficult country beyond Vletre, demands the assistance of uo fewer than 175 bridges to defy the challenge of the broken land to Istokal n bridge almost every mile. Thence It shoots north, now now following the river's course, across unhealthy marsh, now dodging n 6,000 foot mountain, and losing itself In the deep gorge beyond, up and up. until it la 5,000 feet above sea level. Bo, over dozens more gorges, to Yunnan-fu- . John Chinaman up In the Yunnan heights will now be able to laugh at his pack mulea and at tbe slow moving Junks which go down to the sea. Hi exports and Imports' will Increase by reason of the new facilities, and should he desire one day to rub shoulders with civilisation down on tho coast he will be able to travel with ease and comfort from end to end of tbe foreign devils line for leas than flva dollars. On some railways parts of the he can travel nearly 150 mllca for the equivalent of 50 centa. Tbe completion of this railway realises In part the ambition of a celebrated Frenchman, who, once a printer. It Is said. In Paris, dropped Into the political flower bed, and blossomed forth in due course aa govWhen ernor general of Paul Dounier. fur he it was, went east In 1897. he felt It hla mission to put Fiance, politically and commercially, on aa guod a footing aa any of her rivals, notably Great Ilrltain. It did not take him lung to see that the best missionaries in his cause would be tbe railways. A line to penetrate China up to Yunnan, with the possibility of an extension to Sxechuan, would probably hit bard the West River traffic to Hongkong. The only other market contending for commercial honors In southwest China was Rangoon, but fears of enterprise from this quarter were minimized when the opposition of Imrd Curzon, then viceroy of India to any scheme Involving the spending of money on railways from Kurina to Yunnan became knewn. Since then the balance of world power has changed: we are not try Jealous as formerly of French enterprise, and even It we are to lose somewhat when the new railway reaps its fruits, we shall not hesitate to congratulate the French engineers on their magnificent work nor fail to wish our neighbors Joy and profit of their enterprise. Profit will possibly be s long time coming, and there are some who doubt whether the commercial possibilities of Yunnan Justified this huge expenditure on railway conAuthorities differ on this struction. question; but the weight of opinion seems to be In favor of the ultimate financial success of the enterprise. There are many markets In Yunnan crying not to be quickly fed with European goods; while the mineral and other resources of the province will be developed by the arrival of the railroad Pal) Mall Gazette. Indo-Chln- Indo-Chines- e Ogden, Utah Indo-Chln- THE SHORTEST ROUTE TO JARBIDGE ....IS VIA..... DEETH, NEVADA fS niln fraa JARBIDGE niia lie gf hoik lb Seatkera DEETH U aely nliiMlki Pacific aaj the Writ era Pacific Railreadi. Bends Head to the Attack- IRON WORKS blow. until the man with the stronger 31 STATS STREET, SAIT LAKE CITT arm and harder head la left the victor. In this ordeal Hilly Lee succumbed. The witnesses In this trial were of course iiiiiluly aborigines themselves, for the crime was committed in one of their camps. Their demeanor was extremely nervous. Again and again they had to be exhorted to hold up their The above nfirrwnU one of the many rtlllcn-ti- l heads and to speak clearly. One of dedroa of Inm Pence we manufacture lor I hem, a strong man with dents upon his remetery htn anl public tiiilhliuicw. Write for catalogue bimI price. head suggesting a long experience of boomerang duels, fainted In the course of giving his evidence and another collapsed as stain as he had left the tiox Later witnesses were therefore alIt coala hundred of dollar every year to TEST OUR SEEDS wu lowed to sit and were frequently reSul when yon buy tbam you ran dapvnd freshed by a glass of water, whleh they poaaeM Tha Quality. Writaforenr Fra Deaarlptlvs Catalog. they would empty at a single gulp. Their eviilenre was given In pidgin CO.. Salt Lake Clip English, The counsel for the defense had the RUBBER STAMPS advantage of having lived for some time among the blacks when n hoy Uae Rubber Type Ouinu anil auppllca in vlo.-k- . Mall ontem receive prompt attention. and could consequently make hlinself SALT LAKE STAMP CO., Salt Lake Citp easily understood by them. "You yubba longa me now," was his IntimaChooae. Hard to tion that they were now to speak to you hint Instead of to bla learned brother. Edward," said tin teacher, the word rabbii with two have You tell me straight, no tell Ilea." la. You must leave oue of them out." was sufllrient to emphasize the ImporYea, ma'am," replied Edward; tance of truthful answers. Several whleh one?" Catholic New. peculiarities In linguistic usage came out during the examination. The wiThe Reason Why. tnesses used the word "lose" as a euHe "We don't aee go much of you phemism for "die" and "kill in place aa we used to do. of "atrlke." It had the oddest effect She My husband objects to very to hear how one man would kill the low cut dresses. other and then the other would retaliate by killing hliu. Force of Habit Two perultar characteristics noted "Way did you break your engage-nieu- t by the writers on aboriginal customs with that achool teacher? were illustrated In this trial. One was asked the friend. the blacks' Inability to count. At one "If 1 failed to show up at her houaa point it waa desired to ascertain wbat every evening, abe on peeled me tc time elapsed between the death of the bring a written excuse, signed by my victim and tbe giving of Information mother." to the magistrate. The man who had hlmaeif carried the newe could give of Notice. Not Worthy no answer when tha question waa put "No, we have decided not to have to him point blank. Ha waa next anything more to do with her. She naked how many "Bleeps" ho had really ian't In our aet When she during his Journey. This Inquiry was etarted for Europe last fall ahe never also InolfsctuaL received a single steamer letter." CRAGER WIRE & rei-ilenr- TESTED SEEDS FORTES-WALTO- apt-llL-- N EARLY FREIGHT R A. Time When "All the Traff.c Will Bear" Was Interpreted in Moat Literal Sense. Formerly (lie only practical means of transportation from tlie eastern part of the 1'nlted States to the extreme western part waa by water around Cape Horn. In 1854 tbe Panto ma railroad was built. After that were carried by water from gjjod New York to Colon; by rail from Colon to Panama, and by water from Panama to San Francisco Tbe first transcontinental railroad waa finished In 1869 by the completion at Ogden, I'tah, of the Central raclflc from tbe west and the Union Pacific from the easL In that priiuLIre period of railroad history the traffic manager knew He only one principle of "charged what the traffic would bear." He did not mean by this that he charged all that tbe existing traffic would bear. That would prevent the development of more traffic; and to develop more was hla main object. He meant that be charged all he could without hampering tbe movement or growth of traffic. Tlie situation of the first transcontinental road, running through an undeveloped country, much of which waa inhabited only by wild animals and wilder men, waa auch that It had to apply this principle rigorously. To get any of the traffic from tbe Atlantic to the Pacific coast It had to make rates which would be as attractive to the ablpper as the low rates made by water. It did not have to make rates as low In proportion on traffic from the Pacific coast Into the Interior; It had a monopoly of that business. It. therefora, made Its rates from (be east to the Interior relatively high. Nor did it have to make low rates to get traffic moving from the east to the western Interior. If goods from the interior eame by water tho shipper had to pay the ocean rate, plus the rate of the railroad back from the coast. To all polnta within 400 or 500 nillea of the coast tho railroad made ratea that were equivalent. When Its trains on their way from the east dropped goods off at these points, it charged as much as If It had hauled them to the coast and back. If Ita rate from New York to San Francisco waa one dollar and lta rate from San Francisco to Reno, Nev., 50 centa. Its rate from New York to Reno, Nev., was $1.50. The places to which rates were based on the rates to coast terminals were railed "Intermediate" points. Samuel O. Dunn, in Scrlbner'r Magazine. rate-makin- ALL y ; WITHOUT A FATALITY . 'Remarkable Results of Blowing Up of Runaway Englna on Baltimore A Ohio Road. Strange freaks were the result ol the blowing up of engine No. 1878 on the Newburg grade of the Baltimore In which five men were injured, says a dispatch from Cumberland, Md. The engine collided with another engine while running beyond tbe control of the engineer down the grade and the explosion followed. The bell was blown half a mile and fell into the parlor o( the home of C. P. Ellis, leaving a ganlng hole In the roof and celling. The whistle, weighing 100 pounds, dropped Into the yard of another resident of the town a good half mile away, and other heavy portions of the engine were blown away. Windows were shattered In all houses within 200 feet of the accident. Telegraph poles were torn down, and communication was suspended for an hour. The was demolished runaway engine completely, and It almost totally w recked the two engines of the double-heade- r which was bringing a coal train over a crossover. A part of one of the engines was blown through the hardware store of John T. Hartman, doing considerable damage, and a fire started at tbe residence of C. P. Ellis from hot fragments of the bell which went through the roof. Railroad men say that auch an accident without one of the six men on the throe engines being killed, or even fatally injured, Is without parallel. A Ohio railroad. The Coming Railroad Tie. In a recent address before the American Railroad Engineering association J. W. Hendrick, of the Atchison, Topeka A Santa Fa line, briefly discussed the proposed substitutes for the wooden tie. That it will ever be re .Fined by one of concrete he believes Improbable, because that material Is lacking In elasticity Steel seems to him undesirable, chiefly because of Its cost, though doubts of the expediency of using it are also inspired by the comments of men who Electric Railroading on a Large Scale. bave given It a trial. If metal la ever ties. In Mr. (lend it Is not generally known that over adopted for railroad It will be In combinarick's opinion SOU of miles niouniain the stretches of wood. the new Pacific coast extension of the tion with Chicago. Milwaukee & Pt. Paul railroad. electricity Is to be used ss the motive power, and the engines will be 200-ioelectric locomotives. Down the sides of the Bitter Root mountains are pouring a sufficient number of streams to furnish abundant power fur all the electric locomotives which the SL Paul will need to handle its trains oyer the mountain division. These streams are to be harnessed at the cost of millions. The boldness of conception and the unobtrusive way in which the work Is being executed challenge admiration. Through the fast nesses of the Hitter Root range a tunnel 8.750 feet long Is being constructed by electrical power and through It will be operated electrically propelled trains. One end of this tunnel will open in the state of Montana and tho other will land the traveler In Idaho. Popular Mechanics n A Storekeeper Says: A lady came into my store lately End 8nid s e all winter I have been using a New Perfection Oil 1 trunk home. for now glimmer one my in my apartment I want a knew what women If wonderfuL only are oil stoves these Cook-Stov- comfort they are, they would all have one. 1 spoke about my stove to a lot of my friends, and they were monished. They thought that there was smell and smoke from an oil stove, and that it heated a room just like any other stove. I told them of my experience, and one after another they got one, and now, not one of them would give here up for five times its cost.' " Tha lady who said this bod thought aa oil stove waa all right for quickly heating milk for a ba j, or boiling a kettle of water, or to make coffee quickly in the morning, but the never dreamed of using it for difficult or heavy cooking. Now she knows. Do yew really appreciate whet a New Perfection Oil Cook Stove ncaue to you ? No tore coal to carry, no more comine to tho Sinner table ao tired out that you cant oat. Juat light a Perfect ioa Stove and immediately tha heat Irora aa intanaa blue Hama ahoota aptothj bottom of pot, kettle or oven. But the room lent heeled. There ie no emoke, no amnlL an outaida heat, no drudgery in tha -- m.a where oue ef theao atoves la need. EterSctioii WICKtULUEiFLAM L Oil Cook-stov-e It baa Cabinet Top with a shelf for keeping plates and food bet. The nickel finish, with tho bright blue of tbe chimneys, makes tbe stove ornamental stoves and attractive. Made with b 9 and S burners; tbe I and " can be bad with or without Cabinet. Every dealer everywhere j If eat at youra, write far Descriptive Cfrolar to the aearaat aseacy ef the Continental Oil Company A Certain Cure: for, Sore, weak; & Inflamed Eyes: MAKES THE USE OF DRUGS UNNECESSARY! Price. THE VOICE OF CONSCIENCE 25 Cents Dmgsts. HEAD8 U8UALLY EMPTY. Michael Keenly Surmised Possibilities of Action Under the Circumstances. Late one afternoon Michael Flannl-gaand Dennla O'Rourke met upon the avenue. Mike was considerably under n the weather. "Moike, asked O'Rourke, why don't yes brace up, and lave tbe dhrlnk alone 7" Ol've tbrled, Dlnnie, but the Job's too big for me." Tbry this once more, Moike. Here's a church fornlnst us. Go In there, old man, and conflss and take a Irish start Ella I think those fellows are get111 wait outside." ting their heads together over somelie waited until he was tired, then, thing. Stella Tea; I guess theres somepeering into the darkened building, aid in a hoarse whisper: thing In it Moike!" Ella Which one? "I'hwhatr "Ha vt yex conflssed?" "Oi Lave that!" Wherea the prastT 'Egorrah, lHnnle, and Ol think hea gone out to call a cop." Success Magazine. A Divided Family. The bright daughter of a physician happened Into hie reception room the other day and a waiting woman patient engaged her In conversation. T suppose you go to church and Sunday school?" she asked. Oh, yes, maam," she replied. "And what denomination do your parents belong to?" "Why," said the little one, "mamma's a Presbyterian and papas a itomach specialist." A the room) Event (rushing excitedly Into Surprising Mr. Brown Marie, Marie, Intelligence has Just reached me Mrs. Brown (calmly interrupting him) Well, thank heaven, Henry. Ufe. Hard to Chooae. "Edward," said the teacher, "you have spelled the word rabbit with two t's. You must leave one of them out." Yes, ma'ain," replied Edward; which one?" Noisy Nuisances. doors and wlndowa represent a happy hunting ground for the disturbing winds. In fact, ao annoying does the constant rattle of these openings become that many determined individuals, who resolve to admit the fresh air, choose the lesser of two evils and close the openings in preference to sleepless nights. This can be remedied If a small wedge of wood be driven In at the aide of an open window; n door can be prevented from rattling If a pad or atrip of thick felt be nailed on the edge of tbe door. Tbe annoyance of creaking drawers can be eliminated by rubbing common soap upon the top, aides and bottom of each. Creaking hinges on anything should be well oiled, while the grating. Irritating noise of a sewing machine can be overcome In n similar manner. The little noises wear away the patience that la required for other things. It were foolish to dissipate energy through the channels of irritated nerves when n little time will obviate tbe nuisances. No man can love evil for evil'a sake as he ran love goodness for goodness' sake. Schiller. Never let matters come to an open rupture. vice-preside- Some Sweet Day You may be served with Post Toasties Labor-SavinMachine. Western Great railway In Eng Tbe land la installing a compact railway When a ticket printing machine. ticket for a certain station Is required, the clerk touches an indicator which carries the name of the station, slips a blank Into a slot, turns a handle, and the completed ticket drops out. At tbe same time a record of the sale Is printed on a coutlnnous atrip of paper, together with the fare and all information required for bookkeeping. When the clerk goea off duty, he aim-pl- y haa to total up the continuous strip of paper and count hla cash. Scientific American. g Bad Record for Year. Thera were 478 persons killed and 1,404 Injured on Canadian railroads In 1909. and Cream Then you will know what a dainty, temptj ing food you have been missing. Every serving wins a friend Sold by Grocers. V TheMemory Lingers" Posturo Cereal Co., Ltd., battle Creek, Mich. |