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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-29

after months treatment it was believed
he would recover. But another one of
Beno's feats was to eat drugs, and this
shattered his constitution.
While he was at the hospital the sur
geons examined Benos skull and found
that his feat of driving the awl into his
head was genuine. A dozen holes were
found in the top of his head, and many
others which had healed. Beno, the sur
geons say, was fitted by nature for the
feat. in that he had an unusually thick
skull. 1t was nearly three quarters of an
inch thick
The other accomplishment for which
thousands of persons have paid to see
Beno was that of eating strychnine. 1t
was said that in one dose he could eat
sufficient to kill nine or ten men, The
hospital surgeons made an experiment
and found that he was able to take three
Or four grains with no evil results.
Beno was a slight man and rather small
Nearly his whole life had been spent in
the show bushes and he had Travelled
over the world with many of the large
circuSeS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-29
FTTZSIMMONS ON PHYSICAL Gull TURE
OF


they make a horizontal line with your
shoulder. Then bring them forward
in front, reaching out as far as you
can so as to pull your shoulders for
ward, but holding the rest of the body
rigid. Next spread back your arms
with a slow, gentle motion as far as
you can-do not let them drop down
any-at the same time filing your
lungs as full of air as possible. Do
this ten times. Then drop your arms
to your sides.
Exercise 2. Lift your arms outward
with an easy, gentle motion UP above
your head, reaching as high as you
can, but keeping your heels on the
floor. Then lower them again gently
to the first position. Do this ten
times. In lifting your arms inhale,
and in lowering eXhale.
In both these exercises be careful
that you breathe as directed, and hold
your body, except the arms and Shout
ders, as in the standing position.
These exercises will develop the mus
cles Of your back, chest and shoulders,
and will increase your lung capacity
greatly in short time.
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thing he aims to attain = a fine
physique. He develops some part Of his
body disproportionately to the rest,
and becomes muscle-bound before he
reaches manhood, or he subjects his
immature body to some violent exer-
else that results in a strain from which
he may never fully recover.
Do not think that you must have
dumb bells, Indian clubs, or pulley
weights to get strong. Let every boy
remember, for this should appeal espe-
cially to boys, that some of the strong
est men in the world have developed
their great physical power without the
aid Of gymnastic paraphernalia OF any
kind, but simply by such simple exer-
cises as 1 will explain.
Some years ago such q man rode
from New York to Chicago on a BIZ
cycle. He took the ride merely for
pleasure, and had no reputation as a
cyelist, yet so great was his strength
and endurance-gainedb by simple exer-
ciSeS-that he broke the record then ex-
listing for the journey.
Let every boy who reads this try the
exercises here calculated, and he will
feel that they are doing him good. He
will secure an erect, easy, graceful
carriage, cover his body with firm.
pliable muscles, and prepare himself
for the hard training necessary for the
violent exercises of boxing and most
vigorous outdoor sports.
How to Stand-Stand up against a
wall with your arms by your sides,
your heels, shoulders and head touch
ing the wall. Draw in your abdomen.
Hold your head erect. with the chin
we'll in, so that when you look straight
ahead your glance strikes the floor
about fifteen OF twenty feet in front
of you. Take several steps forward
and stand with your heels together.
You are now ready for the first exer-
else.
Exercise l. Lift your arms until
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same time. This exercise fills all parts
of the lungs.
Exercise 6. Place hands as in exer-
else 5. Draw in a full breath, contract
muscles of abdomen and slowly raise
joined hands above the head, pushing
up as high as possible.
Exercise z. Place the feet apart,
raise the arms and clench the fists,
then breathing deeply. turn the body
from side to side, striking out vigor-
ously with alternate hands.
This exercise when properly car
ried out. namely, keeping the same
position with the feet and turning only
the upper portion of the body, will
develop the back and stomach muscles
greatly.
In all these exercises care must be
taken to breathe naturally. Keep the
lower part of the body as near as pos
sible in the standing position. These
exercises are for the waist muscles.
Exercise 3 develops the muscles OF
the side and loins and exercise 4 Is
one Of the best exercises for the back,
the muscles along the back Of the
legs, and especially the abdominal
muscles, which are among the most
important to an athlete an strong
man.
Remember particularly that the
number of times you do the exercises
is not so important as faithful regular
ity, and the way in which you do
them. Start easily and gradually in
crease the number you do of EACH
You will soon acquire surprising
endurance, as you may easily prove by
getting some companion to follow you
through the exercises. He may be
strong, and perhaps something of an
athlete, but unless he is exceptionally
well developed he will certainly show
signs of fatigue and may have to stop
before you begin to tire.
You must impress It upon your
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-29
DRAMA ENACTED
IN A COURT ROOM
Accused Man, Saved by His
Wife's Plea, Makes Start.
ling Confession.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov rs. 1t
was melodrama from real life enacted
at the insanity inquest of Charles Nor
ris, soldier from the Philippines, this
afternoon. His life, ruined by his in
fatuatfon for Jeanette Monroe, a black
eyed Southern beauty; found out by
his wife's sister, who played detective;
bounded by his father-in-law, who
knows not the word forgiveness, and,
finally, incarcerated on an insanity
charge by his own father, is his story.
The pretty young wife, with a little
babe in her arms, was In court and
pleaded for her husbands liberty.
For my sake and for the sake of our
little one" she began. che came to me
and was forgiven. He confessed the
whole story of his wrong-doings and
said he had decided to try once more to
be the man that he could be-"
racing the judge sat young Morris,
and when asked to say something in his
defense startled the commission and
the spectators by beginning in frank
and open manner, which disarmed the
doctors completely.
Prove His Sanity.
II confess that I choked Jeanette
monroe, SAID he, but l have not
threatened her life. 1 choked her a
trif1e because 1 was jealous Of another
man. 10 test her love for me l fell over
IN mt in the store one day and the
doctors were called. / wanted to know
whether she cared for me and hit upon
this plan to find out. / was happy, gen.
tlemen, until this woman came into nv
life and ruined 1t. She led me on from
bad to worse. but finally 1 realized my
For the sake of that woman there, my
wife, and my little child, men, he ex-
claimed, dramatically, as he pointed to
the weeping woman across the table,
Il determined to put Jeanette out Of
my mind, and l have done it forever,
and want to go back now to my FAM
ily."
After the commission had released
him Morris approached Wesley Palmer,
his father-in-law, and said:
Now that they have cleared me, IA
Their, will you trust me again and take
me back home?"
Drawing himself up to his full height
and looking the son-in-law squarely in
the eye, he replied:
You may have your wife, but you
must take her away from my home. If
you are insane 1 would not want you
around, and If you are sane you are q
scoundrel."
Morris walked over to his wife and
asked her to go with him. Pale-fa
and weeping, she accepted his arm
and the two walked out of the room
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-29
MAY BE LIFE PRISONER
ALTHOUGH NO CRIMINAL
Rhode Island Law Affords No Help to
Poor Man Who Can't Pay Poll Tax. O

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Nov. 2s.--In en-
forcing the law imposing poll tax Of 81
the city of Pawtucket has caused John
Barden to be incarcerated in the prison
of Howard.
Barden has written to Gov. Garvin a
pathetic plea for release. He recites that
he has been held in prison for twenty
three weeks, and adds:
Il amt got cent and can't get it."
The city is supposed to keep him in
prison until he settles not only the tax
his board bill of SO per week, which the
city is now paying the state for enforcing
a state law.
The governor cannot pardon the man
because he has not been convicted of any
crime, and unless the legislature, which
will meet next January. orders his re-
lease, he may be kept there indefinitely.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-29
DROVE ANVIL TOO FAR
INTO HIS SKULL
Harry Beno, Sdehow Performer. Meets
Death In His Daily Feat.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. 2S.-Harry
Beno, a sideshow man, known as "Beno,
the Wonder died last week at the city
hospital Beno had been a patient nearly
three months.
His death was due to paralysis, which
resulted from his daily performance Of
the awl trick. This consisted in driving
an awl or other sharp instruments into
his skull. For year he performed this
daily and apparently suffered no serious
results.
While at a small town in Southern Mis-
souri, last summer Beno struck. the anvil an
unusually hard blow, driving is so far into
his head that it penetrated the brain. In
few days his left side became paralyzed.
He was brought to the hospital here, and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-29
CLAIMS WRONG MAN
AS HER HUSBAND
Woman Insists Stranger Is Her
Liege Lord Mother Proves
She Was Mistaken.

NEW YORK, Nov. ga we'll
dressed, rather pretty young woman
was getting off Sixth avenue car at
Twenty third street yesterday noon
when the face of a man sitting in the
car caught her eye. Her face lighted
up with delight, then rage, then de-
termination. She sprang back on the
car and ran toward the astonished
man with outstretehed arms.
"Ah, Robert, Robert-at last!" she
cried.
The man looked sheepish and the
passengers giggled. The woman red
dened with rage and stamped her foot.
What! You don't know me? Me,
your wife! Oh, my husband, my hus-
band!" she cried.
This was too much for the man.
He jumped to his feet, lodged the
waiting arms and fled to the street.
The woman picked up her skirts,
shouting MY husband, my husband
stop him!" and gave chase. So did
the passengers, determined to see the
fun out. The man ran like a deer
across Twenty third street. Behind
him, lodging through the crowd, ran
the woman.
oIOp Hill, SlOp HlIii' BIC SIlCu'
HE is my husband! He is bigamist!
He's got four wives!" till her breath
failed her.
Policeman Barry saw the man run
ming and caught him in his arms The
woman, followed by the passengers
and hundred laughing people, came
up in q second.
Protests Avail Not.
81 am not, I am not" the man was
gasping.
At this the woman fell to berating
him as a bigamist. Barry decided it
was too much for him so he took the
pair to the station house. There the
woman repeated her story, and the
waiter, Of 116 Lawrence street.
The woman said she was Mrs. Flor
ence Reynolds, of 6S4 Lexington ave-
nue.
81 am not this womans husband.
and she will cost me my job" he
walled.
Are you sure this man is your hus-
band?" asked Sergeant Place.
f"Sure?" Of course 1 am sure. Did
n'tzI live with him two months? Don't
you deny it, either!" she cried to the
crfnging Price.
Couldn't Identity Him.
san you Identify MIN pOSllINSIJ
Don't you know of any marks on him ?"
Mrs Reynolds could think Of no dis
tipguishing marks, but she flew into a
rage at the suggestion that she didn't
know her own husband. The sergeant
suggested bringing some of her friends
to the station house to verify her be-
lief. The thought struck her as good
"There is my mother, Mrs. Lucretia
Kreizer. She will know him." she said.
"And there is Martin Weiss. Maybe
You deny knowing him"
Price sat down in the back room
waiting for the identifiers, rather nerv-
Gus at the prospect. Mrs. Reynolds
walked around, occasionally staring at
him to verify her Identification. Finally
Mrs. Kreizer came, met at the door by
the triumphant Mrs. Reynolds with the
information that she had found her
recreant husband.
Price was brought out. Mrs. Kreizer
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-29
ROBBED BY DAYLIGHT
IN SIGHT OF FIFTY
Extraordinarily Bold Holdup Even for
Chicago.

CHICAGO, Nov. 2S.-Max Roth, driv-
ing his 2:10 roadster, was speeding alons
Jackson boulevard in the light of day.
when he checked UP his horse to dodge
an automobile. AS he did so two men
seized the horse. Both had pistols. One
jumped In the trap. and pointing his
weapon close to Roth's head, said: mot
a word or a move"
Then he plucked a 5000 cluster diamond
pin out of Roth's -crayat The robber
dove into Roth's pockets and found 5000,
a gold match box and gold watch. In
the meantime fifty people speeding along
the boulevard passed the helpless Roth.
The highWaymen escaped
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mind, however, that there must be no
weakening on the tasks that you have
laid down for yourself.
Some cold mornings you will get up,
possibly after a hard night, feeling
languid and unrefreshed. Instead Of
taking your cold bath, rundown. and
exercises, you may be tempted to
say, ooh. I'll just skip it this once, and
jump into your clothes"
Such weakness is fatal.
Persevere.
9 Copyrighted, 1901, by A. J. Drexel Bid
die, Philadelphia. Entered at Stationers
Hail. London.
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drink, many of them have resorted to
exercise in an effort to preserve health
and strength Not another one Of
them, however, has been a practicer
Of athletic and strenuous exercise to
the extent that Mr.. Roosevelt carries
it at every opportunity, and probably
not one of his predecessors had such a
physical vigor as Mr.. Roosevelt en-
Observation-Disclosures Age-Herald.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-29
PART I.-PHYsIcAL CULTURE.
Article l..
BY Robert Fitzsimmons.
How to Breathe.


Some time ago I received the follow
Ing communications:
MI. Robert F'itZsimmons, New York:
Dear Sir-I am teacher of boys and
girls from twelve to fifteen years Of
age. AS an incentive to physical Gull
ture believe no name could make such
an impression as that of Robert Fitz-
simmons. Could you suggest some ex-
ercises to be used about fifteen or
twenty minutes daily in the school
room-exercises that would tend to-
ward good carriage of the body, with
good chest and limb development? Very
respectfully,
MARY Bruce Henderson"
I was glad to reply to the letter
printed above, and suggested several
exercises which, if faithfully used,
would benefit not only boys and girls,
but grown-up men and women as well.
Before describing the exercises it may
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-29

have a mysterious way of turning out
different from what was expected.
1T is the unexpected that happens"
Therefore, why worry and lose sleep
over the future? The present alone Is
for action. By curbing the fancy, by
taking an optimistic view of life, by
cultivating faith, good cheer and cour-
age, the victim of worry can wage
successful war on dependency and in-
Somnia.-NeW York Press. 55.I il..
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-29
KISSING is NOT EVIL.
Judge Rules That caresses Are Not Evils
dences Of Bad Character.

GUTHRIE. OKLA, Nov. 27-In the
county court of Arapahoe county today
the presiding judge stated that all men
had hugged and kissed women, and that
which conduct, therefore. was not an evil
dence of a woman's bad character.
The case before the court was one
wherein the defendant was charged with
betrayal, and witness in his behalf tes-
titled that he had seen the plaintinff,
young girl, Rugged and kissed in public.
The Judge held the defendant under bond
to await the action of the grand jury.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-29
HEAVY WEIGHT PRESIDENTS.
No Lean Men Have Occupied TIT
Chair Sine I incoIn

No Lean Men Have Occupied the
Chair Since Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln was tall, bony, and
lean almost to the limit. His tasks
were heavy, and he did not grow stout
while he was president. But since his
day we have not had a lean president.
The people seemed to have agreed with
Caesar when he said to Mark Anthony:
Let me have men about me that are fat:
Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o
nights;
You'd Cassius has a lean and hungry
look;
He thinks too much; such men are dam
gerouS.
The recent statement that Mr..
Roosevelt's weight had risen to 220
pounds recalls the fact that the long
line since the Civil war has consisted,
without break, Of fat men. This
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-29

Exercise 8. Place the hands On the
hips. Bend to the right as far as pos
sibIe; then bend back again and to the
left as far as you can. Do this twenty
times. Do not move by jerks, but
smoothly and not too fast.
Exercise 4. Bend forward as far as
yon can, and then backward as far as
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you can, with gentle, even motion.
Do this twenty times.
Exercise 5. Place hands in front of
belt line, finger tips touching. Draw
in air, pressing out abdomen at the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-29

Harrison were reasonably fat, as were
Andy Johnson and Mr.. Hayes.
All American presidents have been
men Of moderation both in food and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-29

was particularly true Of Mr.. Garfield
and Mr. Cleveland and the rest were
not far behind them.
Mr.. Roosevelt's friends deny that he
weighs 220 pounds, insisting that he
weighs but 1876 pounds. which Is about
the proper weight for a man of his
height and years. Mr.. Mckinley was
much inclined to stoutness. and so
was Mr.. Arthur. Gen. Grant and MI.
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be said that their value in developing
muscle cannot be overrated.
There is an unfortunate tendency in
these modern athletic times to turn
boys and girls loose in gymnasiums
and allow them to exercise without any
competent director. As a consequence
many boy makes impossible the very
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-10-01
Some Facts About Paving.

Pursuant to the action of Council
the Committee on Ordinance and Po-
lice held meeting last night for the
purpose of drafting an ordinance for
paving the streets.
The Committee, however, has dis
covered that before Council can act in
the matter a petition must be received
from the citizens Therefore nothing
was accomplished last night.
The proposition is to pave Mill
street and Bloom street from the river
bridge to the p. & r. crossing on the
latter thoroughfare Before an ordin-
ance can be enacted majority of the
property owners who will be affected
will have to petition council that the
street be paved.
1t is clear therefore, that a great
deal of formality remains to be com
piled with before a paving ordinance
can be epacted by council and ther Is
clearly no time to lose if the streets
named are to be paved anywhere IN
the near future There is fine op
portunity here for citizens to show
their enterprise by taking the inltla.
tive and getting "a petition started.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-10-01
Danyille Wins Tournament,

The lawn tennis championship be-
tween Bloomsbury and DanVille was
decided on the Y. Nj. G. A. courts lii
this city Monday and the home team
was all 10 the good when the match
was over.
Previously each team had won one
match and yesterday was the battle
which landed the tournament for one
team or the other.
A cold west wind kept the attend
ance to few chilled rooteIs and affect
ed the play of the contestants to such
an extent that the steady brilliant play
which marked the previous contests
was missing and only in spots did the
spectators have an opportunity TO ap-
plaud. Carpenter was new man on
the visiting four and be put up a good
game. Gosh was unable TO play on
the home team and he was replaced
by Oglesby. The second set between
Rishton and Dentler and jennings
and Watson was kotly contested and
was only won after clever display OF
team work by the local players. Ent
and Carpenter opened up well but fell
down in their play toward the finish
and were easily defeated by Jennings
and Watson. The score in full was :
Watson and Jennings won from Rish-
ton aud Dentler, 6-l, 10. Ent and
Carpenter won from Oglesby and
CLARK. 60, 60. Watson and Jennings
won from Ent aud Carpenter 6-3, 60.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-10-01
Small Town Was Fire Stricken.

The small town of Beach Haven,
near Berwick, was threatened with
total destruction by fire late last night
and it was only through the persistent
work of the townspeOple, who formed
a bucket brigade and worked for hours
to keep the flames under control. In
this they succeeded, but three build
ings were totally consumed at loss
of about $3. 500
About 10: 80 O'Clock last night, while
helated pedestrians were on their way
to their homes, they discovered fire in
the blacksmith shop of Louis Daubert.
The building was old and offered a
fair mark for the greedy flames, and
although an alarm was quickly sound.
ed and the town aroused, by the time
they were in position TO fight the fire
two other buildings. both dwellings,
were Oh fire.
There is no fire department in the
town and the only method the people
had of fighting the fire was to secure
buckets and pass water from the wells
of the neighborhood This was done,
but it is poor method at best and the
result was that it was all that the peo.
pie could do to save what property
they did The buildings burned were
Dwelling house owned by Philip Cain
and occupied by Nicholas Kramer,
dwelling house owned and occupied
by Philip Cain, blacksmith shop own.
ed by David Pollick, of Wyoming and
occupied by Louis DaubeIt.
Mr.. Gains loss will amount tc
about 81, 800, which is partially cover,
ed by insurance Kramer's loss will
amount to $500 and he has no insur'
ance, while Daubert's loss will be
800. and Pollick' s about the same.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-10-01
Death of Mrs. William Morgan

Mrs. William Morgan, Ferry street,
passed away at the Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, last evening. The sad
intelligence reached this city by tele-
graph and by lonI distance telephone
about o'clock.
Mrs. Morgan was afflicted with can
Ger of the breast Accompanied by
her husband she left for the hospital
on Monday morning. Her case was
one that admitted of hope and the
news of her sudden taking off was ut
teIly unexpected and proved great
shock. An operation was performed
yesterday afternoon, and death, 1t
seems, ensued, soon after.
Mrs. Morgan was widely known
resident OF this county. Before marri.
age she was Miss Savage and is "a sis
ter OF Mrs Esther Stoes, West Mahon'
ing street Besides her husband she
is survived by two sons and twC
daughters. Daniel and Joseph Nor
gan, the sons, are both married and
reside at Milton. Mrs. Benjamin Sny
der, who lives near Cameron, is a
daughter. The younge-t Child. May
is eight years of age and resides :"
home
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-10-01
The Majors s Horse.

Major G. P Gearharts horse estah-
lished a record yesterday morning.
When major opened tile stable door to
feed the animal she darted out. clear
ed fence over five feet high at a
single leap aud ran five miles into ti,r
country
The major was bareheaded, but so
astoundrd was he at his pet ho'@ :
performance that he forgot vi Lat
and started in pursuit baIrhcaded.
lie expected to find the animal just
around the corner. but she led him a
merry chase over hills and valleys.
The owner soon found himself too far
away TO 60 hack for his hat and kept
up the pursuit bareheadod. The horse
did not stop until she reached farm
near Klinesgrove, where the major
| had driven her on visit last Sunday,