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Show BUTTLES MEW U1BEB WnOFU Ove Gude to Represent His Country at Washington. LIFE SWIMMER HAS DESPERATE STRUGGLE WITH WRITHING SNAKES IN TANK. NEARLY STRANGLED TO DEATH Performer, Whose Act Is Entitled "A Battle Royal," Gives More Than Imitation of Man Trying to Save Self. UuSles, Parti and Supplies (of both heeler Sc Wilson and Singer Machines SOLD ONLY MACHINE SEWING No. BY 97 North Academy CO. Avenue, PllOYO, UTAH John Jackson, Mgr. Buy Buggies Built in Provo at 115 W. 5 So., BY THE Curb votir well with 24-i- Cement n. Tiling Cincinnati. Under water for three minutes and fifty seconds, held down by an Iron belt about his body and the weight of a dozen huge, writhing snakes twined about his neck, William McNeill, a noted swimmer, was all but strangled to death In a tank of water during the first performance of his act, The Battle Royal," at Chester park the other afternoon. McNeills act is to remain under water for three minutes, and then, after having come to the surface for breath, he again dives to the bottom of the glass tank and the snakes are let In through a trap door by an attendant. Through this struggling mass of serpents McNeill fights his way to the air The accident was due to the agalD. attendants mistake in letting the snakes into the tank before McNeill had come to the surface for breath. A large number of spectators had crowded about the tank to view this extraordinaiy feat, and McNeill had actually been under the water for three minutes when the snakes were introduced. The man was taken by almost gasped in amazement, surprise, and began a desperate struggle with the tangled weight of fighting snakes. He tiied to tear off his heavy belt; he pulled so desperately at the body of one snake that he actually tore It The audience applauded asunder. wildly. Their w'atches showed that he had been in the water for three minutes and 20 seconds. He was an extraordinary man and his performance was sensational and realistic In the extreme. They little knew that McNeill was in reality giving a battle royal for life, and never dreamed that the battle must be decided in a very few seconds or it wrould be too late. Valiantly McNeill struggled on, realiz- - ceLiddiard has put ment tiling into these Provo wells: JBp.Wentz, Mr.Weeter, Dennis Davis, Henry Davis, Sarah Tidball, Mr. Hicks, Mr. Bruner, and L. Iloolbrook. 24-in- NORWEGIAN MINISTER. ch Washington. One cf the most interesting foreigners who has come to the United States in recent years on an official mission is Ove Gude, the new Norwegian minister to this republic. Mr. Gude, who is about 55 years of age, is a son of the famous Norwegian painter, Prof. Hans Gude, whose landscape and mailue masterpieces caused the old Kaiser Wilhelm to Invite him to take up his residence In Berlin. The newcomer In the official foreign colony at Washington has had an Interesting career in the diplomatic service. He was attache of the legation of Sweden and Norway at Paris In 1877; in 1879 was appointed secre who lutes with credulity to the whisperinn of fancy; rhn puma with lb phantom ofr hop; who oxpoct that aft will perform tho promt of yooth, na tho deficmncio of tho preent day will bo aupplied hr tho morrow; attood to tho hittory of KaaMilaa, Prrnco of Abyaauu." Y tht Author Norway and Sweden was broken in 1905, when he entered the service of his own country, Norway. Minister Gude was a widower when he went to Copenhagen. There he met and married the daughter of the famous Danish soldier, Gen. de Stiern-holp- i who was chief of the Danish general staff in the war between Denmark and Germany in. 1864. Mme. Gude, who is much younger than her husband, is an accomplished violinist. Minister Gude has two daughters, 16 and 17 years old, by his first marriage, and these will soon join him in Washington. U ANY DEPTH OF WATER Gothic Door of Alexandra's Residence Is Half of a Rowboat. London. Queen Alexandra has , a unique bungalow. It is In Norfolk down by the beach of Snettlsham, a quaint watering place of 15,000 people. The beach, a favorite wdth the queen. Is crowded in the summer season with holidaymakers, tourists and others. The Gothic door or main entrance to the bungalow is nothing else than a row'boat cut in half. The outer walls are of bright yellow cast stones brought from the Snettlsham pits and Seventh Weat wnd Center Street PROVO, UTAH J Provo Meat and Packing . Valiantly All kinds of Fresh and Cured Meats ; Green and Fancy and Staple Groceries. We handle tho Farmers Products, and pay CASH for all Fat Butcher Stock. Nos. 47 to 55 North Academy Phone 39-Avenue. 2. PROVO MEAT and PACKING Onions (French Style). Peel a dozen small onions of equal frysize, put them In a ing pan with a little soup stock. Let them simmer gently by the side of the fire, taking care to often turn the onions so as to give them an even color ..11 round. When cooked serve . with meat. Sign of Illness. the Importance of a real loss of weight Is that in convict prls ons such loss is accepted as conclusive evidence that a man Is ill. A proof of The Face and Fashion. Each nation has its own particular kind of face, and somehow fashions adapt themselves to it. No dress that is obviously French looks suitable on an Englishwoman, and no dress that is distinctly English becomes a daughter of Gaul. Ladys Pictorial. Mint Sauce. Take three tablespoonfuls of freshly gathered mint, chopped fine; dissolve two tablespoonfuls of sugar in three tablespoonfuls of vinegar; mix all together. Serve in sauce boat. McNeill Struggled On. ing that It was impossible for those outside to understand Jiis plight. The second hands of a score of watches ticked on with an evil rapidity. It was now three minutes and 30 seconds since the diver had entered the tank. Would he accomplish the almost superhuman feat of remaining there for four minutes? Just then Dr. E. II. Moss, who, watch in hand, had been looking on, crowded his way to within a few feet of the tank. He gazed for a moment intently at the face of the struggling man within. A small stream of blood was slowly oozing from his mouth and his fight against the oppressing snakes seemed much less animated than a second before. That mans all in, cried the physiHe cant get cian to the spectators. out. Hurry up or hes a dead man! In an instant a dozen men were One grabbed the upon the platform. Queens Bungalow Built of Coastwise attendant and forced him into the Material. tank. Others busied themselves wfth sticks and umbrellas in getting the the blocks are laid In the rough with snakes out of the way. Finally the numerous projections. way was cleared, but McNeill still re There are two main rooms, one for mained in the bottom. He was .ex the queen and another for the attend hausted. The blood was now gushing ants, and between them Is a small from his mouth and the very water lobby which also gives access to the was becoming murky with It. The office. Around the queens apartment iron belt alone weighted him down. t runs a high dado of dark Dr. Moss hesitated not an instant stained vertical boards and above the Ho plunged into the lank and with the cemented walls are lncrusted with assistance of the attendant managed stones of various hues and mussel, to lift McNeill, more dead than alive, cockle and other shells from th6 into the open air. He had been in beach. the water for three minutes and 50 seconds and was still alive. He was Population of St. Petersburg. rolled on the ground and after a few According to statistics just issued minutes, during which the physician the male inhabitants of St. Petersburg worked despeiateiy, was brought to outnumber the female by 124,000. The consciousness. total population of the capital Is now Mc1,434,704, bfiowing an Increase of 230,-00Upon regaining consciousness Neill turned to Manager Martin, who or nearly 19 per cent., as comhad rushed to the spot on hearing of pared with the census of 1900. the disturbance, and his first words were: I told you I could stay under Lipton Spent Much Money. for three minutes." It has become known that the three McNeill will be confined to his attempts made by Sir Thomas Lipton rooms for several days until a blood to capture the Americas cup, the Invessel In his lungs which burst under ti insic value of which Is about $250, the terrible pressure to which It was have cost him $500,000 for yachts forced is healed. alone. five-foo- opyrigni, by Joseph ii. Bowies; County Seat Attractions In living In the country, It is a decided advantage to live somewhere near the county seat. There Is always an Intense rivalry among the towns In every county as to which town shall occupy this proud eminence, and the frontier states the "county-sea- t wars" have been distinctively and bloodily American. To live near the county seat is to reside close to the hub of county happenings; and to be able to attend all Important trials which are held during the year, and In many other ways to keep In touch with local affairs and to enjoy the privileges of the county scat band concerts and other diversion. The county fair is almost invariably held at the county seat, and the horse races flourish there. Likewise the old soldiers reunions are there found flourishing with greater vitality than elsewhere. And where we lived, the memory of the great battle to secure the county seat had not yet quite faded away from the minds of the residents of the county, aud local pride still stiffened Its bristles at the thought of the contest. The county seat was situated among rows of splendid maples, and was guiltless of any modern fripperies of an effete taste such as paved streets. In the summertime a paralytic sprinka few random ling cart dribbled squirts of water on the thick dust that blanketed the various thoroughfares of the town; but every passing wheM stirred up a cloud of it over tho loungers or passersby. At the crossings there were walks laid, sometimes of brick, sometimes of stone, and in dry weather these were not entirely covered by the dust. In wet weather they were navigable, and that was about all. There was not much architectural grandeur visible, even the courthouse, of the which was the monument triumph of the citizens, being a very moderately ornate structure. But as It was the house of the county archives, as well as the temple of justice, It served to point the moral of success and It was the scene of many t .legal battles during the year. Court terms were about once every three or four months, and there were always one or two murder cases on the docket; and these could be depended on to bring nearly the entire county over to hear the evidence and listen to the eloquence of opposing counsel. a real institution. Court week The various restaurant keepers took on a more optimistic view of existence, and the farmers would even lay aside work In the fields to sit and listen to some one of the more celebrated local orators split the empyrean with his Impassioned harangue. Sometimes these cases would last for a week, and the courtroom was always crowded to the very doors to hear the passages-at-arm- s between opposing counsel. The chief delight In a country audience Is to listen to some lawyer who has a reputation for wit In the county, and his sallies are always greeted with hearty laughter that even the surly raps of the sheriffs gavel can only curb, but not suppress. Men, women and chlldrert flock to these trials, and they even bring their luncheB with them and eat them In the courtroom during the dinner hour, when some Important trial Is in progress, rather than to lose the chance of not getting their seats again when the trial is resumed In the afternoon. were Some very dramatic battles fought there during our stay on the farm, and once we attended a trial for two days where the relatives of the dead man, and of the defendant, tat looking daggers at one another from opposite sides of the seats reserved for spectators; or leaned forward listening hungrily to the charges and counter-chargethat fell from the lips of the lespectlve attorneys for tho state and for the defense. During court week the hotels at the county seat were always crowded, and at the most pietentious of these tho judge always had his headquarters. The stray "drummers" who stopped off during this time were not so much in evidence as on quieter weeks, and they sat around mostly placing solitaire in the corners of the "corridor" at little desks that had been placed there, or stood on the street corners eyeing the crowds that drifted up and down the streets. In the drug stores, on the corners, at the livery stables, at the hotel, and even in the courtroom itself there was constant debate on t lie rights and wrongs of the case that was being tried, and on the respective abilities of the men who were conducting the case. Earh lawyer had his champions, and wonderful repoits if one or the others masteily eloquence were handed about wiih picturesque additions of assertion and emphasis. It was something that stood in place of the drama, and to follow a murdir trial from start to finish is mueh in the nature of some staged tragedy, only the court scene Is stripped to the bare and har-lealities, and you feel hard-fough- QUEEN HAS UNIQUE BUNGALOW, hard-earne- nmaoamHHmBouEmoomomnmoomoomoHmm in tary of the legation at Berlin. He served as secretary of the legation In London in 1891 and was sent on a special mission to China and Japan In 1897 and 1898. He was minister to Spain and Portugal in 1900 and in 1902 tvas made minister to Denmark, where he served until the union between By ERNEST McGAFFEY Cut i and Rud. Outdoors, of Potoi cf tho 7'otoo.' rt. of s s h cupying a position of local prominence, discoursed from their instru ments the wild and fluctuating notes of various misfit strains, and the bearded lady and the headless wonder divided honors with the enormous python and the beautiful albino of the side tents. "Barkers," blatant of voice and brazen of demeanor, tore off strips of veibal dissonance In praise of their d wares or exhibits, and many a quarter was beguiled to their cavernous pockets. Kerosene lights flared wildly, and all went merry as a came to marriage bell until time douse the lights and prepare for tomorrow. The marshal, an Imposing spectacle with his glittering star and awful air of authority, drilled up and down through the crowds, and represented, with an Imposing length of whlbker, the inviolable majesty of the law. At the county seat the oldest settlers always lived. Those who had been In the legislature with Lincoln; those who had listened to the antebellum debates. Old Rettler9, Indeed; the grass Itself was old on their we: a' lichens graves, the mossy ancient on their tombstones. At the county seat the revivals were usually held, and all the people from the surrounding country crowded In to hear the noted evangelists. Here, too, of eouise, the principal papers of the county were printed, one of them having been published by the same man for 50 years. A very ably edited paper, too. Its editorials were full of fire and energy, and Its makeup, and selection of news denoted the possession of ability and journalistic prescience of a high order. Here was also the hot bod of political Intrigue, for heie the plans for the elections were consummated, and here the offices were distributed to the successful uspiiants The county seat had once been a manufacturing point, but its rival to tho wmst had long since outstripped it in material power, and had manufactories that sent their products to tho ends of tlia woild. And each year this growing lival perfected little by little its plan to wrest nway from the present county seat its importance as the real "lull)," and there was a slow, insidious feeling in and about the town that eventually its haled opponent would capture the coveted honor and leave the present com (house a mere barracks In tho public square, a melancholy reminder of the days that were. Every year the old soldiers held their reunion at the county seat, and their march past the courthouse, and their meeting in the evening was one of the occasions for oratory and tho revival of the days when the call for volunteers came, But each year the line grows thinner; each twelve-montmakes gaps in tho ranks, And to tho children of those who marched to tho front the recollections of those times Is dim Indeed; to their grandchildren it 1s a holiday. There Is always, about a county seat which Is losing its grip, some sense of self preservation, some spasmodic attempt to revive public spirit, and send a current of action along the veins of the town. But no town can advance without a restless activity and a steady plane of public spirit, and in our county Beat the spirit of Its Sleepy IIollow was rampant. streets were unpaved from year to year; Its sidewalks barely kept out of the mud during favorable conditions; its electric service was sputteringly inadequate; its water works primitive and subject to breakdown; Its revenues uncertain and Insufficient. colAnd yet from the clarion-voiceumns of the one real paper In the town there was always the note of courage, the herald of warning, the But as it tocsin of encouragement. rwas In the beginning, so now, and so it should ever be that this county seat was doomed to dry out and disappear from sight as an entity and a social community, and sink into the shadows, a forgotten hamlet. It was off of the main traveled tracks of the steam highways, and it was far from any river that might give it a hint of reIt was shunned of viving power. manufactories, and its commerce depended largely on its position as the county seat. And yet inch by imh the encroaching advances of the neaiby town carno seeping and gnawing at the foundations of its power, and month by month its citizens either heedlessly or siothfully ignored the rising tide, and Issue by Issue the sentinel at tho gate, the editor of the weekly paper, sought In vain to arouse a healthy flow of public spirit which should givo (he town a renewed vitality, and check the approach of its impending dissolution. But with placid and cow like com plalsance the citizens ate, slept and ' put on clothes They did not and do not now know the doom that encompasses thpm around about. We saw it with every day that dawned: for the election which deprives it of Its courthouse means the funeral of the town For then will the "bhouting of the captains end the tumult die indeed within lie precincts. Then will the gaudy trappings of the county fair and the spangled garishness of tho street fakirs wither and be u it. Then will tho dust pile ankle high in the streets, And no dabbling of occasional jets of water dlstuib its muffled folds. Then will the courthouse be boarded up and left to the wind and rain. Then will their inhabitants creep Rip Van Winkle like from their gardens to their houses. Intent only on the almanacs for their mental pabulum, and the church bells for their final sum" mons. Then will the "gloiy of such as it was, be entnoly departed. and legend and remlniict mo only be left to tell of the depaitod activities of the deputed county seat. that the waits between the acts hold mere significance than the shifting of scenery, or the makeup of the actors. The county seat also has the dlstinctlon (sometimes a doubtful one) of having the best band In the county. It always has a band, and sometimes It has the best band, and occasionally the best is not anything to boast of. On the public square In front of the courthouse, the hand Btand in the county scat had been erected, and architecturally It was not anything to speak of, but it was roomy enough to seat the band. - Concerts were on Saturdays, generally, and commenced in the afternoon and wound up about nine o'clock in the evening. Selections from the latest classic ragtime were mostly In demand, and while the music was not at all Intricate, some of It was played very well, and with Invariable earnestness. Saturday afternoon at the county seat was always the social clearing house for the entire county; for if you owed anyone a call, and did not have time to go over and see him, you could count on it ns almost a sure thing that you could find him in town Saturday some time, and usually in the afternoon. So the stieets and corners were lined with men, and the stores were crowded with women v ho were not only doing their weekly shopping, but were meeting friends and neighbors and exchanging newTs and gossip of their respective neighborhoods. In the summertime, too, the local baseball club held its celebrations, In the way of doughty contests with the nine of some nearby town; and the excitement was always intense among tho adherents of the respective champions. As there were no street cars in this particular county seat, and no means of tiansportaflon to the scene of the fray except by one small "bus the spectators generally went In buggies, or even by foot. There was JuRt as much Interest displayed as at a metropolitan game, and excitement was always at a white heat until the games terminated. The county seat papers had elaborate accounts of the games and the playing of this or that local favorite was gone over with the same attention to detail and the Identical pihraseology used as the dailies in the great cities used in their columns. Shopping at the county seat was a esgreat Institution on Saturdays, In farmthe the pecially afternoons; ers driving In from miles around to make their purchases. Most of the stores were general stores, with merchandise of all sorts, but there wrere some that stuck closely to one line of goods. I recollect being in one general store where they sold among other things stoves and carpets and hearing a farmer and his wife who had just bought a stove, discussing tho buying of a covering for the floor on which the stove was to be placed. Tho wife wanted oil cloth, and the storekeeper, either to please her, or to get rid of the oil cloth, talked long and enthusiastically on the beauty and desirability of oil cloth for the room. But the farmer was obdurately In favor of a rag carpet. To the remonstrances of the storekeeper and the protests of his wife he retorted with the remark, Well, by gum, I aint goin to step around barefoot on no oil cloth with the thermometer plntin to 15 degrees below zero, and make fires ever mornin an git out ashes. I tried that one winter, an I want a carpet, so'st I can make fires barefoot, an climb back In bed till the old woman gits coffee ready. They compromised on rag carpet to please the old man. In the summertime there are the horse races occasionally, and there is just as much juggling, and woiking in ringers" at a county horse race, as there ever was at a big race track. I don't know of any easier way in the world to lose money than to bet It on a country horse race; unless it is to play poker with total strangers. There was a good (rack at our county seat, and the best way to enjoy It was to go out and see the horses run, and let the other fellows do tho betting. When the rounty fair came, there were all the old and time honored institutions of the side show, the prize bull, the largest pumpkin, the three card monte man and the little pea that held the shell where you always Here was pink guessed it wasnt. lemonade and the harmbss, neces sary peanut; here weie the proud and haughty stallions ami hulls. Hpro at any time you could hear the lowing of the herds, (lie crowing of roosters and the baaing of silly shrep. Here the farmers leaned over the pens and stalls, over the stys and boxes that hedd the cattle, hogs, poultry and various paraphernalia of the exhibits, and talked, gesticulated and afhimed loudly about the merits and demerits of d.fferent breeds and crosses. And heie (he inevitable girl and her fellow promenaded, with balls of pop corn and bags of peanuts In their hands, happy in then ignorance of responsibility, basking In (he "fool-Ishytime between freedom and matrimony. In the evenings, the band, now oc curly-necke- " h , Ichu-bod,- |