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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-12
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Crippled by Sciatic
Rheum atiSm.
Specialist Failed to
Help.
~ r--..s ------------- s~ .t.- 800 e---,.
DIR. Miles Anti-Pain Pills
.... Cured Me. ..

"After treating me for five weeks for sci
attic rheumatism, St. Louis specialist con.
fessed that he could do nothing for me and ]
came home as badly crippled as when went
away. Shortly after that began to take
DIR. Miles Ant-Pain Pills and Blood Puri-
: fer. ] commenced their use at once, and in
less than thirty days was virtually new
man. Icarry the Pain Pills with me always,
and find them neyer-failing cure for head
ache or other palms,. X. MILLER, Thomp-
sonville, III.
"No railroad man should attempt to make
a trip without few of DR., Miles Anti Pain
Pills in his grip. For indigestion, nervous
ness, sleeplessness or any pain or lrreguiaTT-
ity, they cannot be beat "-Gonductor n.
c.. TEv1N1NG, Wilmington, N. c.
"My trouble was inha mmation. of the
ovaries, and for FIVE years l suffered untold
pain After taking two or three boxes OF
Dr.. Miles Ant-Pain Pills, | felt l was cured,
but always keep them on hand, for they, re-
leve many other aches and pains-AKs
PHILIP S. DoANE, Worcester, Mass.
"Dr. Miles Anti.Pain Pills are the best
remedy for car-sickness on the market. On
an excursion train recently gave away,
whole box of them to sufferers from car-sick'
ness, and in every case they gave immediate
relief always keep them in myp ocket. -
II. D. SANFORD, Pipestone, MINI.
All druggists sell and guarantee flrst bot
tie DR.. Miles Remedies. Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Addres!
Dir. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-12

in and bathed, had some breakfast and
then in a store on the Rue de BAG bought
some suitable clothes. Then, with my
heart beating wildly, directed my steps
towards the Rue Saint Honore, where the
chevalier lived. The porter was on the
threshold. gave him; my name and
questioned him.. .." All all, citizeness," he
for YOU He went into his room and
brought me back a little box, which I
opened nervously. 1t contained my poor
ring Of marcasite. What" said in a
choking voice, .did the Chevalier de
Chanvey give you this box?" HE him.
SELF replied .the man. shaking his head;
che entrushted it to me before leaving for
the revolutionary tribunal I leaned.
trembling, against the door case and
statnmered: ''He is there at the tribu-
nal?" "TIe is no longer there citizen
ess,'' replied the porter; "the citizen
Chanvey was guillotined this morning
with half a dozen other acconaplices Of
| the tyrant Robespierre."
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New Fail Suits Are Ready

way. It's a button that you press for
the drinks. It's on the other side of the
tree from us. You will observe that the
tree leans this way. Well, for years peo-
pie have been pushing that button, until
the tree Is bent over this way. It's a
wonder to me that tree has not been
pushed clean over on this side Of the gar
den, but somehow it's stood pretty well,
an 50 far as I know has never budged
an inch But I'll tell you. it takes a
mighty good foothold to stand the showing
that trees had, and somehow being bent
in it's old age, I'm sorter sorry for 1t,
but the buttons there for business, !
reckon The stranger whistled for the
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Cincinnati Tribune.

Mrs. Jeanette P. Qoin is one, of New
York's richest women. but lis never seen in
society, for which she expresses vast con-
tempt. Mrs. Coin owns an immense deal Of
valuable real estat Adjoining her home on
Fifth avenue is that of Mrs Perry Belmont;
who built an extension some time ago,
thereby cutting off Mrs. Coins light and
air. The latter thereupon quietly purchased
a lot around the corner on which she built
has been much darkened In consequence,
but Mrs. Coin declares her fence will remain
until Mrs. Belmont's. extension shall have
been taken down. This is bitter pill to
work on their renovated house and are living
in the Waldorf when in town. Anyway. Mrs
Coin has the satisfaction of seeing the house
.
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THE SCIENTIFIC VICTIM.

I am trying, DOCTOR trying to do just what you
said I have kept right to my diet-cut
out pie and meat and bread; Drank filtered
water only at was boiled and baked and
dried); The mir breathe is sterilized, the
clothes wear aren't dyed.
The house In antispetic and we weigh each
| frugal meal; Yet something's wrong with In.
side. 1 cannot help but feel. I trying
| doctor, trying (soon will end the mcrobe's
! strife) But fear I'll soon be dying Of q
! scientific life
| -Cincinnati Tribune
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CARLYLE AND EMERSON

A bale-1re kindled in the night,
By night blaze by day cloud,
With fame and smoke all England woke
1t climbed go high, it roared SO loud.
While over Massachusetts pines
Uprose a white and steadfast star.
And many night 1t hung unmatched
1t shone SO still, it eeelped SO far.
Montgomery Schuyler.
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PUSH BUTTON
On Texas Tree Has Caused 1t to Be
Showed Entirely Out of
e." ..t : Shape,
New Orleans Times-Democrat.

New Orleans Times Democrat.
."There is q. tree in Texas that I re-
gard in the same way that I look upon
hero or a martyr said charming con-
versationalist at the st. Charles yesterday
afternoon. II can easily explain why /
have such a peculiar feeling for that tree,
but perhaps no one within my hearing,
if I used a foghorn, would feel exactly as
do To me the tree have in mind is a
heroic figure. While in San Antonio re-
Gently I passed from the Alamo, made
sacred by the blood of Crockett and
Bowie and Bonham, to the place where
this tree, is located, and when I heard
its, history recounted I recognized the
same. emotions almost that had thrilled
me as wandered between the crunbling,
worm eaten walls of the Alamo. This
| tree is standing in palm garden attached
to a well-known resort. 1t is the only
| tree Of any size in the garden. In fact,
only large palms and bushes are it's COM
panions. The tree is probably q half
century old It looks even older and one
could almost imagine that it had been
| there forever, so grim and isolated does
It appear The tree seems to almost ap-
peal for sympathy from the loiterers VINO
stroll into the garden, to quench their
thirst or to hold ia; tete- a-tete. Catching
somewhat Of the sadness that was voiced
in the melancholy .nurmurfng of the
foliage Of the tree, and observing that
There was something Of loneliness in the
picture it presented, asked an old resi-
dent for It's history. He ran his fingers
thru his hair thoughtfully and replied
THAT he didn't reckon the tree had any
history much. f'1t was here before the
figround was broke for the building, he
said II guess fits Just where nature
planted it.. All the other plants around II
were brought here. It is the only original
tree Of this little space. All its com
lpanions have long since gone. But there's
! one peculiar. point about the tree. There's
!; a button on it. Don't know whether
you've, seen 1t or not, but it's been there
since that tree was q sap1ing. Well
lmebbe not that long, but a long time. any
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waiter and as the old timer swallowed a
country toddy he said: Don't go way
b and tell folks that trees In Texas grow
electric buttons.'' ~...-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-06-04
BRAVERY. ANG TRUE COURAGE.
japanese Sure He Woald Pc Killed,
Dut Didn't Mir

Tho little lieutenant who lived just
across the street from q. X. Davis. the
New York suns war correspondent in
Ti"ntsln. said to him one day:
II should be very happy TO have you
visit m" in my home IN Japan after
this war Is over. but | expect To be
billed"
lie was perfectly sincere and upaf.
fcctcd. His belief did not alter his at.
tcn,'vn 10 dnty in the slightest. He
went wherever he was ordered as gay.
ly as IL II were to a feast. no matter
II the field was swept with bullets.
When I saw him in peking n day or
so after the legations had been re-.
licvcd he snid simply: Perhaps
shGll not be killed this time after all"
Would you call II courage when
such q man as that leads little col
umn against stone wall. and when
he cant get over at first. sits down
and waits until he can? He hasn't
any conception of courage. He Is
brave, but with the bravery OF a bull
dog.
There Is more real courage In the
old hen iluitcrlng over her little chick
ems To protect them from the threat
ening hawk. II IL were not for them
she would Zee las; enough from the
danger.
There you have tho essential differ.
cnce between courage and bravery.
and between the American soldier and
the japanese or Russian. The Orien.
tais. counting the Russian as an orr
entail. are dangerous men To meet be-
cause they have no care for the result.
How much more dangerous is the
man who sees through to the end and
discounts It all. yet gees ahead 10 the
desperate nniSh,-E Everyoody's Maya
zine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-06-04
Suns Antics at Sunset.

Curious determinations of tho suns
disk as II sets have recently been
studied by DR.. Prinz of the Royal BEL.
gian Observatory by the aid Of pho.
Biography, says n writer In Success.
The most common Of these are simply
indcntations Of the disk. Sometimes
there Is appearance as Of flames IL.
suing symmetrically from opposite
sides and uniting above In n single
jet, which disappears to give place to
another. formed In the same way.
These phenomena, according to NJ.
Prinz, are due To horizontal layers of
air Of different density. which rcfract
the suns light. Some such appear.
ance OF the solar disk nj sunrise may
have originated tho familiar legend
that ON Easter morning the sun dances
AS he rises.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-06-04
Method o, Treating Animals.

Since the discovery that the terrible
foot and mouth disease" has begun
Its ravGgcs among the cattle Of tho
Now England states every means has
been utilized TO stamp out the plague
and prevent II from spreading To other
herds, the state and national depart.
ments of agriculture cooperating with
the farmers to this end.
The apparatus hcic illustrated. tho
recent invention Of Andrew Nimmo of
Groton. Mass. may he of considerable
value IN this work. having been de.
signed especially for the purpose OF
freeing animals of parasites. As Will
he seen. the idea is TO immerse the
animal IN bath. thus subjccting what.
over parasitic growihs may have found
Judgement Ia the action Of tho liquid.
This Of Itself would destroy many ol
the germs. but the inventor goes far.
thcr in his work and applies the cur.
rent of electricity to complete the
treatment by destroying any parasites
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stand the ccrcmoninIs OF government
My father Ia Of the opinion that Tho
President OF the United States has
Roman and republican simplicity. and
that any addition 10 II would be de-
rogatory and childish"
MY dear young man. the eyes OF
the world are upon us. To give a
title To our leaders and rulers belongs
10 history. In the Roman republic
great conquerors assumed even dis.
tinctive titles, as well as national
ones
Then our Washington Is superior
to them"
"Chief Justice Mexican thinks His
Serene Highness the President of tho
United States Is very suitable. poger
Sherman IL of the opinion that
neither His Highness' nor His Tx.
cellenoy' are novel aud dignincd
enough: and Gen. Muhlcrborg says
Washington himself is iU favor of
High Mightiness. the title used by
the Stakeholder of Holland"
And how will you vote. john"
asked Mrs. ADAMS.
I'm favor of title. Certainly.
shall. Your Majesty is very good
prefix. II would draw the attention
Of England ana show her that We
were not afraid 10 assume the mujcs.
~ Of our conquest"
And II you were to please France" "
continued Mrs adams. which
seems the thing In fashion. yol
might have the prefix Citizen 'Citi.
zen WashirrtUn' Is not bad
"it ia CAcvrahle. Mrs. Adams, ard
am ashamed that you should make
IL, even as a pleasantly
indeed. my friend. there is no fore.
telling what may he. And. after all,
do believe that the President re-.
CARDS his citizenship far atovc his
Office What ray you. Lieutenant?
81 thin' madame. that fifty. ono
hundred. ono thousand years after
this day. II viii hc uf little import.
ance what pICnx Is put before the
name of tho President lie will be
simply George Washington In every
heart and on every page
That is true" said Mrs. Adams.
Fame uses no prcfx"s. II Is Pom.
pey. Julius Caesar. Peri, les, Alfred,
Hampton, Oliver Cromwell"
Washington viii do FOR love and
for fame" continued Hyde. The next
generation may say Mr.. Madison. or
Mr.. Monroe or MIR. Jay; but they will
want neither prefix nor sufllX u
Washington, Jefferson, Franklin
and II YOU permit me. sir--hdams. "
The Vice President was much
pleased. He said Pooh. Pooh" and
stood up and stopped ioftily across
the hearth rug, but the subtle compli.
ment went warm to his heart.
wei. we'll" he answered. heart.
il,. and from our souls. We must do
our best. and then trust TO Truth and
| Time. our name aud our memory.
But ! must now so to town. our af.
| fairs give us no holidays"
ITO be contnucd.I
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He fluna open the easement

natural thing TO do. lie was rot
so sure Of hts position this morning.
But there arc times when laissc2
allcr carries before It, and Hyde was
In just such a mood. I'm run the
chance" he said. "l'll risk IT, I'll
let things take their course" And
after all when man is In love. TO be
reasonable Is often To be cowaidly.
when hc was dressed he went 10
his hotel and breakiastcd there.
Early rs II was, there were many
members and senators present--eat.
ing. drinking coffee and disputing.
Hyde took no notice OF any of these
disputes until man-cvldcntly an
English hman-called Franklin "A beg.
gar-on.horscb back. Yankee Then he
| looked steadily at the speaker. say.
| ing with the utmost coClness and
| nrmness:
You are mistaken. sir Tho bcg.
gar on horseback Is generally suppos.
cd to ride TO the devil Franklin
rode To the highest posts ~ political
honor and the esteem and affection of
worthy men IN all the civilized
world"
with those words he rose. pushed
aside his chair with Il little temper,
| and, turning. met jefferson face to
face. The great man smiled, and pu;
his hand afrectionatoly ON Ilydc's
| shoulder.
You spoke well. my young friend.
Now, | will give you piece OF advice
| when any one abuses n great man
In your presence. ask them what
kind Of people they admire. You will
certainly be consOlcd.'
Hyde. casting his eyes momcn,
on this tall. loose limbed man, whose
cold blue eyes and rcd hair ompha'
sized the stern anger q: his whole
appearance. was well disposed IL
leave the scurrilous Englishman e.
his power Of rcproof
Riding hard. II was quite haif.pas,
nine when he drew rein at the door
of Richmond HilI. Thus far. he had
suffered himself To he carried for
ward by the impulse Of his heart
and he still! put hrmly down any won
der rs to what he should say or do.
He was shown into a bright it'll,
! parlor with open windows. A table
elegant! and plentifully spread. oc
cupled the center of the room: an,
sitting as Il were the vice presIden
! and Mrs. Adams and also their onl,
daughter. the beautiful. but not yer!
: intellectual, Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Adam
. met him with genuine, though for
NAL kindness; Mrs. Smith with court
: esy. and the vice president rose
bowed handsomely, hoped he wa
well. and then after minutes re-
Hection said;
! I'VE were talking about the ofn
cial title proper for Gen. Washington
|, What do you think, Lieutenant? O
: have you heard Gen. Hyde expires
!. any opinion on the subject?'
"sir. 1 do not presume 70 unde'
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-06-04
Smoothing Device for Hats.

To the average person the SILK hat
Is no different from any other as far
as handling IL IL concerned. but the
owner discovers before he has had
The hat In his possession long that
care must he exercised II the glossy
surface Is to be kept In prescntablo
condition. II IL common practice for
the wearer of the silk hat to drop In
on his halter with the request To Iron
her up. please" but sometimes the
halter Is too far away, and the man
attempts 10 do his own ironing with u
silk handkerchief or brush.
Oscar Ilammerstein Of New York
city believes he has devised an article
which will prove more acceptable for
this work, with which even the novice
can smooth hat az well as the halter
with his iron. This arrangement diff
fcrs from hot.water bottle In but one
respect, being mounted on a curved
plate tn give II the necessary rigid
ity. When required for use the bottle
Is filed with boiling hot water and the
stopper screwed flrmly into place. Al.
ter wiplng the surface of the rubber
10 remove any surplus water the iron
is applied To the hat In the usual man
ner. the inventor claiming that the hat
will take ON u highly brilliant and
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-06-04
The CarneaIe institution.

The trustees OF the Carnegie institu
tion at their first annual meeting ap.
propr.ated 100000 In grants of differ.
en-, amounts In aid Of original re-.
search. For publication Of scientific
papers they appropriated $40, 900. for
administrative expenses. $4,000. and
100000 was set aside to be placed In
u reserve fund, Al, special requests
for aid were referred back to the OK.
ecutive committee for action. The
Year Book, now In course Of prepara.
tion. IL To contain the reports Of the
several committees and other material
OF general interest, notably u list Of
working men Of science.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-06-04
Wasps and Spiders.

In late interesting account Of
spider life. Dr. DallingCr described
the ruthless destruction by the ich.
ncnmon H. and by certain wasps.
The young of some wasps cuu live
only ON live spiders. aud the mother
wasp. therefore. renders the spiders
powerlcss by her sting--aitcr which
tncy can live a month-and then dc.
ltosits' them In the cocoon where she
has placed her egg. On Matching out.
the wasp grub feeds on the bodies of
the living spiders. Another wasp
deposits her egg in the body Of the
spider. which is then buried alive.
and Is fed upon by the wasp grub.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-06-04
ROMEO BUT NOT JULIET.
Society Takers May Find a Moral In
Thi: Story.

Upon recent occasion two bosom
friends. George and Harry, were In
yltad To an evening suciahlc. George,
hcing Qritc n clever entertainer, was
consequently In great demand at such
functions. aud he looked forward &c
the event with much pleasure.
Harry. ON the contrary, was loath
to accept the invitation. explaining &c
his friend that upon such occasions
the ladies' would frequently ask II he
had read such and such IA book. tc
wsich in almost every instance. much
to his embarrassment. he was Obliged
10 answer In the negative. not being
literary inclined. George. however,
10 be consoling. said that In every
such ease hc should answer yes, and
the probabilities were no further com
ments upon the books would occur.
This appeared plausible enough ts
Harry. who forthwith consented tn &C
cept the invitation. and, rs anticipated,
during the evening was asked II he
had read certain books. amongst them
Romeo and Juliet, to which he replied,
Il have read Romeo hut not Juliet"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-06-04
TIE MAID Of MAIDEN LANE
Sequel to The Bow Of Orange Ribbon"
A LOVE STORY BY AMELIA e. BARR
,copyi,h. by Amelia Barb
Sequel to "The Bow Of Orange Ribbon
Copyright. 1000. by Amelia Il. Barr,

that he could visit her nt any hour ~
the day without cCrcmonious invita-.
tion.
lie took merry leave Of Arenta,
and went directly to his rooms. TITS
my destiny! 'Tis my happy destiny
to love her!" he said softly To himself.
Il shall tell Mrs Adams how far gone
in love am" he continued. II shall
say To her. Help me. madame. to an
opportunity; and think she will not
refuse. As for my father. heard
him this morning with as much pa.
tience as any Christian could do: hut
am resolved 10 marry Cornolia.
will not ri,c her m: not for an earl.
dOm, Not Cor dukodom! Not foi
the crown of itngland!"
Joris Hyde allowed tho swCe. emo
lions Cornclia had inspired To have.
and TO hold. and 10 occupy his whole
being. Sleep was thousand leagues
away. and he flung open tho easement
and sat In n bCaiiiudC U hilss!nl
hopes and imarluations.
Aud after midnight. whcr dreams
fall. the moon camc up over Nassau
and Cedar streets and threw poetic
glamors over the antique churches, and
grassy gravcyards. md the pretty
houses. covered with vines and
budding roscbushcs and this soft
shadow OF light calmcd and charmed
him.
1T is sign to mo! II Is = sign!
So will | put away every battling hin.
drancc between Corrcla and myself
Barriers will only he as those vapor.
uus clouds. shall part them with
my strong resolves shall--l shall
l." and he fell asleep with this sense
OF victory thrilling his whole being.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-06-04
trideseent Feathers.

Why are the feathers Of doves and
pigeons iridescent? The explanation
has been sought by DIR. Strong OF Hav'
erford College. who reports as fol-
lows: Iridescent feathers from the
sides of the neck OF the common
"homer" pigeon appear green when
the sum of the angels Of incidence and
reflection is less than ninety degrees,
and purple when that sum is greater
than ninety. but less than 140. The
iridescence Is pro'iuced by peculiar
form of barbules. which overfay each
other like shinsics In q roof. The
same barb may have iridescent and
non-iridescent barbuies. The former
have much more pigment than the lar
ter. ,snd the pigment 10 In the form
M cal sranules ~ mcinnin the u
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-06-04
Friction Wheels for Automobiles.

Following out the suggestion offered
by the friction wheels of coming md
paper making machines. Ludwig Mau
rec has, after many years of effort.
successfully applied the. friction prin.
ciplc In the transfercncc of power In
automobiles. The vehicles. manufac.
tured in old toy.makirg Nuremberg,
In which Maurer's invention Is used.
can bc run with unchancing speed on
a level or up hill 10y merely manlp
u'ating Il friction wheel, sliding upon
a shaft, which presses against the
face of the ny.whcel supplying the
power Tho motor being run al uni.
form speed. the speed of the vehicle
Is governed by shifting the position
of the friction wheel.