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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
Why We Rnthe.

Professor Vivian Lewes, at the Lon
don institution, recently furnished the
following answer to the question,
"Why do we bathe" Twenty-eight
miles of sweat glands in our skin are
discharging 26 ounces of water per day
and leaving upon the outer surface of
the skin a full ounce of solid matter.
These are aided by the oil glands Of the
external dirt. Hence the refreshing
character of the morning bath and the
necessity for grease absorbing alkalies
In soap.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25

Mrs. Crimsonbeak-Did you think to
stop at the plumbers this morning, dear?
Mr.. Crmsuubcak-Nes but he wasn't
in, and all the time | was waiting for
him | heard his daughter up stairs sing
ing. IF you haven't got no money, you
needn't come round. ."-Yonkers States
IL
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
II Was His Deal.

A mining engineer who has returned
from Alaska brings, among other inter
esting things, evidence that the higher
the latitude the greater the latitude.
Watching a poker game in which the
stakes were heavy he saw player give
himself four aces from the bottom Of
the pack.
Burning with Indignation at such
shameless cheating, he turned to n by
stander and whispered, Did you see
thatT'
"See whatT
"Why, that fellow dealt himself four
acesp
well, wasn't it his dealY"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25

Judge Brown Of the United States
circuit court, sitting at Boston, has de-
cided that the Bell Telephone COM
pany no longer has a legal right to the
phone and that It's patent on that in
vention is void. This is the second i'm
pOrtaut decision given by Judge Brown
against the Bell company. 1t further
strengthens the position of the inde-
pendent companies, which are growing
quite rapidly throughout the country.
The days Of telephone monopoly seem
to be numbered.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-25
THE DAYS OF TERROR
ROBESPlERRE, THE MODERATE AND
DISCREET REVOLUTlONlST.
Plain Words of Mnrat and Other Jac-
Obins-RObespierre and the King.
His Defense of Human Rights-Ac-
cess of Terrorism.

copyright, 1901. by C. L. Kilmer.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
FOUND A DIAMOND.
Custodian Alexander Makes
Find in Auditorium.

John Alexander, custodian of the Au-
ditorium, found a big diamond while
sweeping out the Auditorium today
The diamond was on the floor. under
the seats near the front of the hall. It
Is mounted in a cup shaped clasp, and
evidently was broken off from some ar
ticle of jewelry.
The diamond is a very large one.
weighing probably a carat and a. half.
1t is thought to be worth $3.50 at least.
At first it was thought that the dia-
mond was the one which was lost by
Mrs. Ed Sim at the time of the drug
gists' ball, but this proved to be not
the case.
J. e. Larimer. the deputy commits
sioner of elections, was sitting in his
office this morning when Alexander
came rushing in with the diamond. Al
exander was greatly excited, might
we'll be imagined.
Look here, Jiml' he exclaimed. i've
found something that Will make your
eyes stick OUT
He showed his treasure, and Mr.. Lar
inner advised him to advertise it and try
to find the owner.
If you don't find the owner, you
win, said MIR. Larimer, who Is a law
yer. I'm give you $500 for the stone if
you don't find the owner
AIr-AIexander is holding the stone for
identification. If anyone has lost a big
diamond in the Auditorium, it would
be worth their while to talk to Mr.. Al
exander.
If 1 don't find the owner for this
stone,' said Mr.. Alexander. Il am going
to sell it and take trip to Europe
have wanted to go back to my old
home in Paris, and this seems to be my
opportunity L viii stop at the Buffalo
exposition on the way, and will proba-
bly, take run down to Italy and
Greece
No one has yet been unkind enough
to shatter Mr.. Alexander's air castle by
intimating that his diamond is nothing
but a common ordinary piece Of glass.
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up and let's overtake him, whoever the
A quarter Of a mile: half mile; three
rections are growing distinct Oh so near
''can him, Richardi He may stop. Oh.
But your father will hear too, and
hasten .Hesllso9; there' Wait.
II can't be mistaken in that voice Dick
He has stopped. Now
In a moment the overtaken party was
seen, sure enough, to he the very preacher
But while the situation was being ex-
planned the footsteps of the pursuing
ute another .Hellol rang on their ears.
hoarse and Infatuated: stop! Stop, L
you to stop Young man. I'll horsewhip
You on the spot if you don't give me my
The two looked at each other in despair
There would scarcely be time to begin
when so near the goal2 The thought made
the girl turn pale, and she almost sank
helpless in her lovers arms
But the preacher, backwoodsnan as he
was, was a man of wit and resources. and
Keep on" said he, quietly. and ride
as tas6 as you fan VIII fon,ow- IGN 1esIn
when tell you. I have it all on the tip
Of my tongue. The Lord please. youn be
his nose against yours
Chatter. clatter-cHnk. clink! rang the
n
came together; but the words rolled off
the preachers lips as he rose and sank
IN his stirrups, faster than the speed of
the racers
It was a race of tongue against hoof.
The wild. mad pelting of the iron shod
feet We're pitted against heart throbs and
brain pulses and trembling lipsl
The strain upon John Mason $ horsefiesh
and its feeter competitor. whose master
spared him neither pain nor life, was tell
ing. but the tension of the two hearts
that were tortured by suspense was still
more terrific
Nearer and nearer sped Fleetwood until
his hoarse painting almost drowned the
preachers words But q few rods sepa-
rated them
Join your right hands, came the sharp
Halt, I command you In the name
Of
Put spursl Forasmuch as Richard W.
Anderson and Annie Gringer have con-
Hold NJ therel I'm an officer of the
laW! demanded another voice. drowning
the rest of the preachers 'forasmuch- -
But the wild wedding party dashed Tor
ward. now almost covered by the dust the
others raised; and the preachers lips
worked fast.
Halt, or you'll suffer the penal
And of the Son and"
Give me my daughter, you villainw
And of the Holy Ghost. I pronounce
that they are husband and wife. Amen.
And love had won the race
There was a halt then, and explanations
that disarmed the man of the law and
sent old Joel Crringer back to his befated
supper with vain curSings of his luck
The supper at StilWells was favored
with pleasanter reflections: and Ben Stone
had many an opportunity to wonder
them hogs ever did get into old man Ma
sons cOrnfield jest when Dick Anderson
wanted to steal Joel Gringer's daughter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
OHIO HAS AMAMMOTH CAVE
Hole in the Ground at Bowling Green
Which No One Dares Explore.

Bowling Green, O., Aug. z5--On the
Charles Stahler farm, near here, is a cave
wonderful Mammoth cave of Kentucky
This cave. while its presence has been
known to residents OF that vicinity for al
most twenty years, is to a great extent
still unexDlOred-
1t is located on a stony tract of land
which has never been of any value for
few inches from the top of the ground.
Huge rocks in grOtesque array mark the
Sti1l me ~ me cave sbiid III every pdIISu-
lar the surroundings are weird enough for
the most ina glnative. The people living
near have hauled large rocks to block the
entrance in order to keep too curious chill
dren from wandering into 1t and being
lost.
One or two persons with more hardfhood
than the ma jOrity have just dared the
dangers Of the gloomy labyrinth and
made some explorations near the
trance. They report that the cave is d.
Vided into huge chambers in which are
many stalagnites and that rocky forma-
lions of beautiful and fantastic forms pro-
ject from the walls and ceiling. They dis
terfan and in one chamber is mighty
chasm at the bottom of which a swift
and silent stream runs back into the
Old residents state that one time this
cave was a den for q band OF savage In
dams who made the CORY history of this
Harrison and Mad Anthony Wayne. These
Indians terrorized the adjacent country
and in the recesses of this cave they took
refuge when too closely pressed.
Some years ago a COW strayed into the
cave. She wandered far back into the
cavern, and though her owner. who hung
low for aid. all efforts to recover her
proved unavailing and the COW was never
The town of PenabervilIe is situated
near this cave and the water supply there
is known all over the country for it's
sparkling purity and many medicinal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
IT'S A BIG THING.
How President Loubet Feels About
the Cars Visit

Paris, Aug 2s.-The Patre today
quotes President Loubet in CONVERSE
ton with an important person two days
ago as making the following remarks:
I always considered the Franco
Russian alliance exceedingly useful and
fruitful to our country. L thought the
moment opportune to obtain the cars
presence at the m aneuvers. We first
Intended inviting him to the western
maneuvers, which are of greater i'm
portance, but the car preferred the
eastern
Asked whether the car himself sug-
gested the visit, NJ. Loubet replied:
These visits are not decided on with
out a previous exchange of views
which have been procuring for some
time. L personally inspired the nego-
tiations which led to the result now
known. When learned that the car
intended to review the German fleet in
the Baltic, deemed it more important
than ever to secure a visit to France,
and I myself, with the cooperation Of
NJ. Delcasse, prepared this great event
for which the negotiations were pur-
sued with the greatest secrecy
NJ. Loubet is further reported as say
ing that, thanks to the FTancO-R Russian
alliance, war was averted with China,
and also that. up to now. the pro
gramme of the journey accepted by the
Russian chancellor does not include a
visit to Paris.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26

another case. Hogs amt to my hkin',
Joel Gringer, though I do know how
to drive EN- purity slick. Wouldn't a
taken that dog IL I hadn't called 1t
pup an Recommended not. Lawsi but
thereu be smash to pay for tonight,
sure's my names Ben Stone"
Mrs. Gringer set her candle in the
in the oven, and watched and waited
for Joels lantern to CLEAN down. the lane
leading TO the back cornheld.
But it was cleaning in more fantas-
tic forms farther away It was playing
hide-and-seek up and down dusty rows
of corn, Just in the milk, and tOothsome
to the unruly swine. He and Grower
Gringer doing sentinel duty for them;
but what of the front2
In little hollow in the road, not
twenty rods from Joel Gringer's house,
the thick green turf by the wayside
served as a cushion for the feet of two
FESTIVE steeds that would stamp at the
troublesome nies. Every nail was fast
in their shoes, and every strap buckied
tight, while the nervy fellOws-tWO of
the most tireless travellers John MasOn's
stable could boast-champed their bits
restlessly and tossed their heads, throw
ing now and then a flake of foam that
flashed with silvery brightness in the
chance rays of moonlight and But
what is that.
AdOWn the green, thorny breastworlS
that defended Joel Gringer's possessions
figure. crOuching and hating, and then
darting swiftly forward toward the lit
tie dell which seemed to be the rem
devious sought.
rs that you, MANNER" a hoarse, ex-
cited whisper met her q few rods dis
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sATIN-sKIN sPEcIALrIEs

U. 8. CYCLE Co.. lis z. sth st. National
ana Union bicycles Sundries. repairs
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tant from the horses.

Lant from the horses.
Sh--i Yes; never saw man who
could help spelling things by blunders.
There, don't take it to heart, Richard
1 won't scold you again. after all this,
until we are
Married
Yes; but do let US hurryl I'm afraid
every minute that these hogs haven't
done justice to the obstinacy of their
We'll give me your foot and Off we
60. Well show Joel Gringer whether Il
am competent to teach addition to a
girl"
And are you sure the preacher IN
derstands?"
Sure, darling; he's to be at Brother
Stilwells tonight on his way to the
Kildeer appointment. Now. old fellows,
do your best. Mr.. Mason told me not to
spare horsefesh."
AS the clatter of the hoofs rang down
the road past John Masons, two I'M
usual night incidents might have been
witnessed: the CLEAN Of a light across
the fields, swaying and Pickering as
though carried by an excited, unsteady
hand, and a man leaning against the
door of John MasOn's stables, whiting
a stick and musing over something
which evidently pleased him much
He, hei I never helped take them out
of here Can't prove it by me who $
takin' to stealin': h'ain't I been behind
1T made an awful ia cl1et- There's one
90 fil~ they've been we'll fed an every
Shoe is as sound as trigger-ha. ha!'
And Ben Stone shut up his knife and
went in to inform his master that as like
ly as not some one had stolen something
or other about the place, but It couldn't
be proved by him.
shut up and go to bed with you, and
don answer questions until you re
askedi'' was the curt reply, with this adj
mOnition in undertOne. II wouldn't
begrudge the best span I've got to get
even with old Gringer once more
Patter. patter, click, click neck to neck
and nOstril to nostril, along ridge and
through wooded hollow skinned the two
fleet cOursers like some well mated birds
of flight But few words were exchanged,
but Two pairs of human ears. at least.
strained minute 10y minute, to catch the
first sound of expected pursuit
Out Of another valley and up to the top
of another ridge they go steadily painting
and steaming- They pause second to
breathe and look and listen.
Away back on the last ridge mile ~
more away the moonlight glistens on
something bright--a silver plated buckle
or saddle decOrati0n-and then there
comes a clear. ringing sound. as when
Hes comingI Oh, hurry up, Dick We
can not reach Mr.. StuWelfs in time;
its
Three miles yet and
You know F'leetwoods gait; Mr. Mason
never had horse that could outrun him.
What shall we do? On, IL only we
WERE
Married and t could call you my own:
then I would not need run a step, but
could defend my right to you IN the eyes
of the law Listen, What's that ahead2''
The Corners are just down there, you
know. and some one may be coming on
the CrOssroad-'
which the prea cher comes What # it
should be- But. no; he's going straight
ahead Of US Yes there he turns! Whip
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
DIDN'T LIKE FOREMAN.
Machinists at q Joliet Concern Strike
Again.

Joliet. Ill, Aug. 2e.-Al machinists
employed by the Bates Machinery com
pany struck today, giving as their rea-
son an Objectionable foreman. The
plant employed altogether 200 men.
The N achinists struck some time ago
on the question of wages. This was
settled the new trouble having just de-
Veloped
There has been no material change
in the steel strike situation. The ad~
visory board was IN session discussing
plans for a public mass meeting in de-
Tense Of the strikers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26

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COMMON soap irritates, injuries, reddens,
roughens. Satin-Skin soap is unadul-
terated. fragrant. lasting. Try it. New
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Trust company suspends.

Des Moines. Ia. Aug. 2s-The Home
Savings and Trust company, with head
offices in this city has suspended. BY
almost unanimous vote Of the share
holders it was decided today to go into
voluntary liquidation All obligations
will be fully paid The action is taken
as a result of an act of the last iegfs-
lslture, which rigidly restricts COM
4,o4audfng of interest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-26
Nerves Like a Flat-Iron.

A woman whe suffered for three years
from nervous prostration says two bottles
of Lfchty's Celery Nerve Compound
effected complete cure She hardly
Enev9s today whether she has nerves or
rot as she never feels them 1 is GER
tain1v a wonderful remedy. George W
Sfansheld, 632 Kansas avenue; Marshall
Bros. us Kansas ave.
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STORAGE.

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MERCHANTS TRANSFER & STORAGE
Co.. packs, ships and stores household
goods. Tel 1S6. Clarence Skinner. 123 r.
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BICYCLES.

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TOPEKA CYCLE CO.. 1O9-111 T. Sth st.
Tel. 7O6. Bicycles and sundries: bicycles
and tandems for rent: repairing Of ALI
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JEWELERS.


JAMES E. HAYDEN. Jeweier and Opti-
clan. Complete stock Of watches. dia-
monds. Bflverware, etc. Eyes examined
and spectacles properly fitted
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FREE MESSENGER FOR WANTS
.r-r~~---->~-~~---~----~~-- ~
PULL a Postal Telegraph-Cable box or
can by telephone No AT and have your
want Ads brought to the State journal
you for messenger service. Cost of CLASH
ned ads cents per line of six words to
the line and every fraction thereof
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PATENTS


PATENTSI PATENTSi PATENTSi
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FISCHER & THORPE, Patent Lawyers
314-317 Junction Bldg. 9Th and Main sts.-
Kansas City, Mo, have new book on pat
ents for free distribution
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Money Be carefully invested IN
Advertising It will pay big re-
turns. A Small Advertise
menf' In The State Journal
costs S cents . line daXs
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-08-17

stumbled against the. Morning Star.,
half way up the mountain.
To their simple tests il yielded nc.
silver OF gold-and littte else. They,
knew they had ore, 6us knew not IT'S
value Ths~claim changed ownership
Rpon slight, provocation and FOR
trihing price. The consideration, at
enc time Being. as lis Said, a, mess
not " pottage-but Of roasting ears.
And again, for certain number 81
caps OF oystera--coyN' oysters at that,
another owner parted title tor "A prop
erty, which fss recently reported as
having ssld f1r $250,OO0. While his
tory may NOT repeat this graphic
story OF the extreme transaction
from a 25-cent claim to a $3.50 600
propert " yet the transactions relate
What has happened in degrees, over
| and over again. N tire thousand or
more established claims or mines in
the four counties, most of which
were located by r-ative prvspe>-1Iors,
the majority are stitl IN the hands Of
| resident owners With a: Few noSable
| synddcated.
] MOSt lhNNSi VTS INV HfTlNf1rS, mere
fore,. prefer 10 negotiate for located
and partly Developed prospects. rather
than to devote time aud take the I'M
certain chances of prosrcc tfneon their
own account.
In summing up The situation in the
North Arkansas field, points for con-
Sideration are: Certainty Of title, ad-
| vanced stage OF speculation, not yet
reached. Tracta hility Of ore; and ease
with which it is mined and prepared for
shipment. But upon the one CON
tingeney of transport ation IS hinged
all others Transportation by water
is an accomplished fact. More than a
thousand tons of ore, hauled 10 to 20
miles TO the White river, have been
fioated to- BatesVille and thence
shipped by rail to the Wisconsin smelt-
ers and there reduced for BeLgian ex-
portation>
From greater distances along the
tributaries of the White river, the ore
has been foated down in steel barges
or slight tonnage and draft. But these
are conceded to be temporary make.
: shifts TO be cast aside By their project.
ors as fast as, each district rs reached
: by the railroads which, after al, are
l looked upon as the arbfters OF dt-.s tiny
measuring, by their proximity, the
prosperity N each camp.
JAMES P PohrEROY.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-08-17

fronted with the entire absence of
transportation of it's products in
event of success On the other hand.
the railroads, while ready TO extend
facilities whenever such were actual
ly required, did not care TO antici-
pate these requirements, especially
| in country where construction is
extremely difficult and immensely
expensive. And so development wait
ed upon railroad and railroad upon
development.
At this jusetUre the Morning Star
mine again played an important part
in the mining history OF North Ar
kansas. From the hundreds 81 drifts
and shafts which have been rum in
the exploration of this "Mountatrr of
Ore" more than thousand tons Of
marketable ore has been taken. Bnt
what IS of vastly greater import TO
the whole region is the fact that
these openings are complete verifi-
cation of the Pred1ction thss the
presencs and appearance of the car
Donates indicated large bodies of
jack further back and the deeper the
mining the richer they would grow.
The direction and distribution of
these shafts have been sach as to
block out IN soh& proven mine
thousands Of tons OF rich ore, pre-
senting the anomaly Of miRe not 60
be mined arSd boosted. but to be quar-
rfed and dumped. While most of the
districts furnish examples of This ac-
feasibility i'm a modified form or
lesser degree, operations are by no
means confined TO them. but this
demonstration of results has sSimu-
lated every form of mining, which is
everywhere being pushed with, the
greatest activity
The foregoing references TO The
Morning Star mute are not made for
comparison with the wealSh and i'm
portance of scores of other valu95le
properties, but for the purposes of
illustration; and because II Is not
only the original discovery If zinc IN
large quantity in Arkansas But be.
cause it presents, in the most con-
else and comprehensive manner, the
results OF systematic investigation
It's history tells the story OF che dis
covery. vicissitudes end final expan-
sion of the North Arkansas field.
The existence of zinc- an Arkansas
has long been knowu! But while
scientific exploration was being con
Quoted in desultory way with I'M
important results. the natives in
their search for the pcecious metals
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-08-17
TOLD BY A SHERIFF..
Storfes of His Experiences with
Men of Evil Deeds.
Undesirable Something sn n Crooks
Manner Dtsting uisbes Him from
Otser MeH-Thief Deposita
His spells.

group of men sat IN front of
Louisville hotel one hot night last
week relating experiences. Among
the star story-telIers were DIR. Albert
d. Simpson, sheriff at Anderson, Mad
ison county Ind. The professional
title of doctor" was worn by Sheriff
Simpson while living in Louisville.
KY, where be practiced medicine for
ten years before entering this par
ticular branch OF the public service
IN Indians.
People wonder how criminals are
SO easily recognized in strange cities
and picked up by the police and de-
teStives," said he 10 a Courier-Jour-
nal reporter, "but an experienced of
ficep can ten crock anywhere. There
is an inde6nable something in
crooks manner and appearance that
at once ideotifies the class About
six months g9c 1 had occasion to 60
over TO Richmond, Ind, and had no
sooneT walked in the door of tie
hotel there than l saw sitting in the
office several men whose appearance
immediately aroused my suspicious
One fellow had his hat pulled down
over his eyes, and as / passed he
locked up at me with rolling glance
that confirmed my first impressions.
Without taking time 20 register /
went out again and around the cor
ner, where 1 telephoned to the police
station to send four men up there at
once. They came in few minutes
and I stationed one at each door OF
the hotel. Two vsindows remained
unprotected aud l sent for two more
men. When they were quietly put on
watch the other four and myself en-
tered the hotel from each door and
corraNed those fellows in corner Of
the office as sleek as you please.
They were SO surprised they couldn't
say word and not man drew a