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Show tb pioneer party THE SPANISH FORK PRESS. Aisnw mnna; rwu IpANISH PORK. end It Set Off Some Nitroglycerin, Followed. Explosion Big exAn accident, one of the most ocand traordinary on record, has just the In oilfields new some at curred borBaku district of Russia, on the sea. of the ders Caspian One of the big gusher oil wells be came choked, and, with a view ol number of iron The view from the tower is magnifi- blowing it clear, a were nitroglycerin of full drums cent. The whole plain of Sharon, with and de Derbend from Its fresh verdure and beautiful bright brought down In a large shed overnight posited colors glowing In the sunshine, as a sort stretches out as far as eye can reach, which was used by the men canteen. of from Mount Carmel on the north to The steward of this establlsment, a Lydda on the south, and from the puropened one of ple hills of Judea on the east to the Greek named Darios, reason best some for drums the blue Mediterranean sea on the west known to himself, and decanted a small quantity of the dangerous liquid into a long thin glass for mixing vodka. This he placed on a shelf behind the bar. Shortly afterward there entered a workman named Iiorkovitch, who was famous for the boisterous hilarity ol his manner, and especially for his loud, resonant laughter. The sight of nitroglycerin In a vod ka tumbler so excited his risibility that he gave vent to a series of stentorian guffaws. This set the half filled glass ringing," and the treacherous contents exploded The concussion sufficed, iu its turn, ' to explode the rest of the stuff in the ?' ' if drums, entirely demolishing the shed and killing five persons, all who were 1 A mi ., in it at the time. ' r The barman escaped through havi ft if t c" ing gone clown into the cellar Just T previously, whence ho distinctly heard the laughter, followed by the musical singing of the thin tumbler and the two explosions. Stray Stories. HOLY LAND SCENES Plains UTAH. no laughs best who laughs at the Jokes you crack. Phllisiiw of fine, El Ruks; Jerusalem! exclaims the hospital u what every great college football cen- deep guttural voice of the Turkish ter should have. guard as the train, puffing and shriekInto ing, brings the tourist of There are agreeable signs that the the little modern looking depot of the Balkan war cloud Is about to take a city. The pensive traveler has diffvacation. iculty In realizing that he has arrived at the goal of his desire, the Holy All that was left of Sir Thomas City, for he Is hastily driven over a after the yacht races has succumbed to American indigestion. to-da- y well-earne- d King Alfonso of Spain recently slaughtered his first wild bull, but has he ever busted a broncho? to communications Nome being now established we can have our gold stories fresh. Telegraphic Adam Bede attended the Associated Presrf banquet In New York. Rip Van Winkle was unavoidably detained. Dr. Wiley announces that we are soon to be a hairless race. And what are the barbers going to do about that? mmmrnV is. ' X Capt. Mahan, the naval expert, is an aldcrmanic candidate in New York. He is now about to have the fight of his r 4, Jj M Sharon itv i . - life. t Wr 4 'j wv-'f- .. When we read in the papers that the beef trade or flour trade is promising the consumer is always able to suppress his joy. It must be comforting to KingTeter of Servia to realize that the world is betting on bow long it will be before be is assassinated. dusty road to the hotel, which is situated In the midst of modern buildings. What a different Journey to the Holy City was experienced by the writer some twelve years ago. Starting from Jaffa, mounted on strong Arab boises, In the cool of the morning, we passed through its beautiful gardensl( orange groves and corn fields, and entered the Plain of Phlllstia, the land of the The Boston Globe issues a warning stranger." Then we reached the Plain of Shaagainst the practice of eating great big heavy dinners of sixteen courses ron, radiant with fielJs of scarlet aneand the like. The advice is wasted on mones and innumerable other wild flowers. The red anemones are conu. sidered by the natives to be the lilies There is an emergency clause in the of the field of which Christ said that sultans constitution which always en "even Solomon In all his glory wae ables him to act at once when he not arrayed like one of these." At noon we dismounted and stopped at a ineeds money from any of his rich wayside coffee house beside a fountain. The natives came around us, runch has the exclusive news that asking many questions. "Are you a ithe British museum will henceforth man cr a woman? "Are you married Is this your son? be devoted exclusively to picture posWe reached Ramlet late In the aftal cards. Mr. juorgan has bought an ternoon. Surrounded by tall, slender the books. palms and olive trees, and In the New Yorks water supply will be midst of a sandy, barren plain, the vildrawn from three sources in the state, lage of Ramlet Is a picturesque oasis, but if there is any sign of famine with Its tall tower rising above the some of the Jersey corporations might white houses. Some people think that the vlllege stands on the site of be tapped. the old Aramathea, where Joseph Now that Frank James, the former outlaw, has announced his Intention of becoming a farmer other farmers are wondering just where he is going to settle down. f -- pace. I That child that was christened in a lions den In New York will probably live to be thankful that its parents .fv ' . A if HAV .; . V' , jV C )S t', s r- s ; t- - . tho I ' r t t , .T- t - v "I.' , inau I flat ha thnk thu rate of B'C miles an hour, nod the engineers expect that n rate of I?.) ml! to the " Oah. The Tower of Ramlet. called em. nd our I earls wotiM reecho t' the Forty Martjrs, is of Say. to fill of the "Our t acenlc archlle'-turThe Moslems stand wiih'ij thy g.i.-,- , o j, rutalem claim that the "forty were emupan- Ions of the Prophet, lleside the tower Memorial to Cm. Wajit-opj- , al stand In memory of the ruined remains of tit Wa it hope, White Mus'iu. built In the four killed Mseer fortoln. bonpitai teeolh centuei hv the Min of Kaiaun h L n erertml si Perth lived. f e I Ge-er- I (t m, but ,he con the ; bor had pi o remai of the roachini riet's e id gone cloak, Lee o'cl 3e disph 5ind find distam pole is it tapped ready !ifto ren & she said The vessel will be nan Lid ah Charles H. Darling, after the a k" s secretary of the navy, who instrumental in obtaining the absence for Mr. Peary. The tion will be financed by the Fettle club of New York, which h behind the other ventures American naval officer. The capes, bays and fiords northernmost land on the globe wan , u Greenland, discovered by Using the Instruments. Peary, were named after the nr of the club who bad aided the e in bis quest for the pole. Ke j Press. Hat The It Is doubtful If there in" curious periodical In the rM Anti-To- p one which Is now published don and which is called tbs-- , J Hat It owes Its existence to u tleman who for many years crusade against the high sp j which has been worn by Ett-- tlemen for so many decades, he died recently It was found had bequeathed a fortune his of on to to 10,000 a year ewa on condition that ho woolly on tho crusade against the ofr" hat, using as his weapon a which was to be published tfj a month. The lucky s an tleetrle car has been Zoun military road at the It ought to make men f el ahame to figure out how ninny bonnets all tin cigars they have smoked would buy.- New York Press. There are some men mean enomth to think how many clear.) til the hon nets they have paid the manners for would buy. card's x artists idea of its efiect on ths In Germany run on tho that direc is II to lea In the Frozen North, Old Lovers United srn not making any of these B. Ladd of Jennie Miss sugge. lions with s view to hampering Mr. bury and Samuel H. Holms e Peary In his plans. I am merely an- dolph were married at NorthUe-somI There time . swering questions on a subject not ago. B mance In this event, s Mr. suggested by myself. Yes, I would be willing to give the and Miss Ladd were engaged'! matter my personal attention. As married twenty-siyears TcirM Commander Peary says, tho north some reanon the enggeKj For pole h I Is the last great geographical prize broken off and Mr. Ilolmsn '! the world has to offer, and If I were been twice married. Mis to bo ashed to aid him by moans now sftff of mained single end wlrelss telegraphy I would consider years has acesptod her old kt,r' no pains too great to make the ven- husband. ture a succes. . We have perfected wiroless A Possibility telegA man given to studying e r raphy to an extent where I think It the- would bo axallnldo for uso by an arctic effoct thinks that perhaps .r T-party. 9 ago it would Lave been out of the question. A few month hence we shall be in a position to do muth mr re From what I know of tha subject, the two rrent obstacle ' Abraham th, halt-p- a sk promptly decided to complyths M condition, and as a result tine has appoared. I - men. .gan s miles. He will take a group mos from the Whale Sound and they will constitute tt the exploring party. once A ' 'ard v S1'801 ' l 1 4 consta1 bc- A national congress of dressmakers was recertly held in Chicago. This is ' ! Mrs. Peary, equipment would be reduced to the minimum both of weight and bulk. It is optional with Commander Peary whether the world shall receive a daily account of his progress in the quest for the Pole. Messages can be sent by the exploring party to the ship and from there flashed to the Marconi stations, off the coast of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. But the greatest advantage of all would be the ability to keep up communication between the members of the pioneer party and the main base, or the ship. The hardships that have developed into tragedies could thus be minimized and perhaps be eliminated. If supplies were running short a message could be sent asking for relief. The main party could be advised of the whereabouts of those pushing northward, and when the time came for the final dash the explorers could send word through the relay stations to the rest of the world, and everybody could read next day that Peary had set forth on the last stage of his journey. Mr. Marconi Is not unfamiliar with the conditions be would have to meet. He has discussed arctic exploration with the Duke dAbruzzl. In addition, he has put stations in operation In Alaska, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and has found It possible to send messages In the coldest weather encountered in those latitudes. "I believe wireless telegraphy would be of great assistance to a polar expedition, he said. By this means it will be possible to keep in communication with the main base, and thence with the outside world. The explorer can tell the members of his party to the southward where he Is. If he Is In need of supplies be can give directions as to how these shall be forwarded and of what they shall consist If he Is In dire straits he can direct what route the rescuing party shall take. If he Is successful In his quest the whole world can be informed of the discovery of the pole months before it otherwise would know of It. "I wish It to be understood that 1 Pays ths Bills. H The Grant Land to the James Oti bought lumber of Hyland previous to 1737, and that when their business transactions dosed there was 9 9s. 6d. in favor of a balance of Otis. Falling to get a settlement. Otis brought suit, and as the document Just discovered shows, was awarded the full amount of his claim with an additional allowance of 3 for costs of court and the writ. In the writ power is granted to the sheriff of tho county or his under sheriff power to seize the body of Hyland, place him in the Plymouth jail and seize his lands, chattels and goods until the amount and foes mentioned are paid. -- ijf ft. were not fool enough to have tho cerela tbo stock mony performed V in i,pare i n drawn by dogs. 111111 L-is-e Grant Land, which is the most land yet reached on ttt From there he proposes to the polar ice pack by means ol nt An injunction restraining a Chicago firm from paying debts is the latest thing In the injunction line. Get your application for an injunction in early and avoid the rush. an hour will bo reached, llut who wants to ride as f.nt as that? Commander Peary intends ceed by ship to the northern Both-Iloro- they had before." ii as t' ver casket ' Soon after leaving Lydda ws cam to the rocky and ascending road which, winding in and out among bleak mountains, leads to the village of The stony path Is surrounded by barren wastes, devoid of trees, yet bedecked with many gay flowerets, peeping from the crevices tn the rocks. Turning our eyes toward the east, we saw a landscape that was also grand, though desolate. For miles the Middle Age structures in the country, scenery presented nothing but dark la ehowing alarming signs of decay, hills and valleys, till our gaze rested and leadlrg architects are busy forupon the silvery waters of the Dead mulating plans for the preservation of sea, beautiful In the glistening light the magnificent building. of the pale moon. This sea lay three Find Writ of George II, thousand nine hundred feet below us, A court document. Issued in 1741 In but in the clear, bright atmosphere of the it seemed to be quite the name of King George II of Great Britain, and bearing his seal, has been near, notwithstanding the miles of country which separated us unearthed In an attic of an old house from It. We gazed on Its wonderful in Sandwich, Mass. It is an execution beauty, and then again on the city be against one John Hyland, Jr., to satistore us. and we were filled with joy fy a judgment obtained by James Otis at the thought that in a few houra we of Barnstable, father of James Otis, would be wltbln the walla of Jerusa- - the American revolutionary pioneer. It appears that the principal sawmills In this section were in those days located at Scltuatc, and there was much trading between Sandwich and Barnstable. Private documents and court records go to show that "It seems strange," remarked the ini . We passed Lydda, where Peter cured Aeneas. A legend tells that St. George was born in this town, and was burled In the church, which still stands. A picture represents his conflict with the dragon, and his runcle and finger bone are exhibited In a sil- philosopher, "that the man without any vices always aggravates ordinary people into having more vices than the Importance ofsuchaS'l insist on superintending r-'tion of all apparatus 5 1 purpose. It would be of assistance to Command achieving such a trlump7'N covery of the north pole- 1 "Grauting the feasibility of J telegraphy in polar north pole Is already sfj hands, said a member of th Club, the organization that f ported the explorer In hi, S ventures. If Mr. Peary j sured of a moderate weight,! behavior on the part of thee i it is possible he would consijJ he Is the one to decide that have heard him say that thin,! act up there the same aB they and often the nature rt als is changed completely tense cold. If there are mouths to feed and station established without too amble, wireless telegraphy 0il great assistance to him." j Fear for Old Cathedral. Peterborough cathedral, at Peter borough, England, one of the finest S,e' Way. no technical Ve have K latitudes J? '! was most Intense and than anywhere else Atis t drtlons present no obtac You can say for JS ! r York minister has found Scripture sanction of yacht races'. Does be mean to insinuate that Llpton is a Jonah? It appears that Prince Alert, the sew champion pacer, has to be dosed with whisky beiore he starts In a raco. Well, Prince Alert Isn't lue only thing 'that whisky has caused to set a fast the William Marconi stands ready to equip Commander Robert E. Pearys next polar expedition with wireless telovercomegraphy. He Is confident of that obstacles might all physical ing be thought to interfere with the use in the arctic regions of this latest facMoretor in world communication. atover, he would give his personal of the apparto the making tention The atus to Insure its practicability. of expedition would have the benefit all the latest Improvements, and the A Remarkable Clock. August Mermet of North Adams, has built a clock which is 48 Inches high and 12 Inches loop. It is mads of mahogany, white holly and white maple and Is very pretty. It keeps good time and on the hour and half-houstrikes. A bell rings, fine electric lights light up and a trumpeter comes out of closing doors, which open In front. The clock is gilded with gold and silver, and It required three months of Mr. Mermet'a spare time to build it. A New Four of the five elk which were last yeat placed In tho Adirondack to breed have been killed by hunter within two days. IMd.vtly the hunt ers were better marksmen than they are clllzcns. In i Now that the American Indian cuts his hair, washes his face and goos on strike ho may be considered strictly up to date. to be in the wrong generally tries to end the conversation, whereas, a woman is never in the wrong. r A lady has been elected professor of language in the University of St louls. This is thoroughly in accord with the fitness of things. System Would Be of Great Value If the Arctic Explorer Had to Call for Aid Few Difficulties He Considers JLi-''- Maxim has Invented a gun that will kill faster than any present device, lie ought to be able to sell it In A man who knows himself There are to speak of. telegraphy In MARCONI WOULD EQUIP EXPEDITION WITH WIRELESS. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE A question. But I belieT( difficulties can be overcome J't-- to pay the hills. t to nhiUt the f tit mi r r- a ti an fot ! ilfi-- -g rtjun C?. Found $ii' ro-- r l t)mh. i!hj vt r t'lptn, W" tia I, e of Jirn-- City put hi hat I. a cii'-- i f if tt ! - ,'U he wante to wiar the hat recentlv, hut 1 e? ft I red III till) lie I (Hie NrH( nt. ulna eared on Monday, imd Convened the old hat Into a cradle fi r tier four new kittens. the h'Uie riN-- p . ! Hat Convenient. WI - uVw'.1,, rn'cu'att-- l and hm iy In c of ihe )t-- MHmnt M,u are 1..T,rn,ty ,f trim 'purt.ii ion ami th It rM"rH c'" the un- - "Pimratu. mllh comparative do-- ! A- - , undpr. I m,,ul used spar iy whrre h cold ho Intense, and 1 brittle ns Jy t have !' to be '!!, fi tnn ,,r tr,ni!w. as a2d J o . lailt'id 'l r.tie r rtot f;rJ ; ZT It. . hi.' y 8 '0 ",M bbreelnto that n U lU0Mtln mmmirn'l,l,,r ' y"h1 htt - ' f 'Trator lth v- VJCX fronts in - J ! unusually early I tho fact that the lr,tM!lSlj : changed from the tune of In tho Old Town watlui," i r ! 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