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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-01-31
DETECT THE MINT THIEVES.
Jspansse Tee the N-Rarr TO Catch
Employe~ " no Conceal Coins Ia
Their >fomachs-

A firm in Philadelphia has recently
sold TO the japanese government one
Of their N-ray machines FOR q novel
purpose. reports the New York Post
The representatives OF japan who
placed the order said that II the
governmental mints = great many
gold dollars are coined and there has
been considerable loss through dis
honest employees swallowing the small
coins and thus taking thsn out OF
the minis There has been no way
OF preventing this until clever os'i-
cisl suggested the use If the N-rzNs.
and the machine was ordered Al
once
II Is lot proposed 10 pat every en-
ploye TO the test when leaving the
znints. but he viii be searched by elec-
zricity from time 20 time. unexpect-
edly. and any one % the employees
may be called mp AZ any time 70 IN
dergo The test il j. believed that
the fear Of detection VIII prevent The
stealing. II least n the form now
used u j. suggested that q machine
might be used with profit q the
South African diamond -elcs ~ make
the black laborerS honest The fed
for X-rayS N thu direction see.s 70
be large
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-01-31
SEEK A LOST SHIPS GOLD.
American Adventur-r. n Hazard
0a~ Que~t New zeaiAnd's
Coast

An American schooner lately ar
rived IL view Zealand with . party
who propose 20 search FOR long-iost
treasure Nearly - years have passed
since the Ehip Genera Gran1 left Aus
rrziiz for LONDON with cargo % gold
and wool Al one Of The Auckland H.
LANDS. near New Zealand. she met With
4 frightful fate. She was sucked into
q sor1 OF colossal cave bur 81 D. possible
abe might have co. or II huge wave
had not lifted her so high that the
nastk. striking the root. were driver
Through her bottom Through The
openings thus made the water rushed
in and she speedily sank Only one
sailor and TWO Children were saved
After some months on the island
1hsy were picked zap by a passing
steamer and taken 20 New Zealand.
Several attempts have been made 10
recover the large quzn-ity Of gold
that went down IN The General Grant.
but they we've al failurck- TX remains
10 De seen whether the American ad-
ventures viii be more successful Is
they should recover the gold is il their
property? That seezE 4 nice Legal
point.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-01-31
POWERFUL CHINESE MEDICINES
enc No>e "a Celestial Compound
CAS- safety - Warranted 60
>n. Cure

Il have always heard that Chinese
medicines sse very powerful SAID
the city Sale >inan. but never hSd
amy fics What tremendous effect
they were capable of producing on the
system tiN I saw = DoyerS street
Chinanan take a pin the other day.
and thcn I realized that one dose of
celeSs ial compound can safely DC
warranted so i-d or cure" says a New
York eNchar,.s> Never in my born
DAYS cid 1 see Snch a pill How on
earth the fellow ever got il down IL
mystery. IL was fully a. big as a
pigeons egg. and. 80 the patient told
me afterNard. feArfull~hitter. Upon
inquiry I found that that Was = fsir
sample Of most Chinese remedies. M
,nattcr what the nature % the med
icinc. il is generally made oP into
enormous pills. whose naturally bad
taste j. modified by nothing but =
little iicorice. These pills arc iEoioscd
IN wax capsules which preserve them
from the air and keep them from
being broken 20 pieces before their
time. Aside from the pills the only
remedies used by orthodox Chinese
IL New York are a medicinal oil
which they rub on the temples a.
cure headache. and liquid made h.
boiling down he leaves. stems. sce0sanc
roots OF certain plants in s quantity
Of drinking water. According 70 my
Doyers street authority. this fluid
medicine is even worse than the pills
for IL has 10 be cooked tin il i al
most like strip and drunk scalding
hot
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-01-31

The ansisePtic shaving saloon j. the
latest achievement ia hygienic science
SAYS Tit-Biss- The victim IS seated IN
al enzn-eled iTon chair. with his neck
and shoulders enveioped in rubber
pad shat has been dipped in an anti
septic so.ution. Previously The razor.
soap e. h. and brush have been sferil-
lied by half an hours hard boiling.
Nothing - allowed 80 touch the face
that has not been either Eteriiized or
diSinfected sntiKepfieally. Even the
finger tips % the operator are dipped
in a solution Taps are turned BY the
foot. and the drawers where towels
are kept are nicrobe-proOf.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-01-31
GERMANY's AIR BATHS.
n New Esd THAT Il BetnE Followed
~ The FaShioasbies OF
nertin.

Air baths" are all the rage in
fashionable Berlin just now. We
ali know what necessary factors
light and air are for the mainte
nance OF health. The Berlin air
baths have the great advantage OF
being pleasant a. well as healthy
and many Of The society ladies Of
the German capital have taken them
up. The scenes row reproduced were
photographed at the Berlin insti
tute. which started this open ait
idea. and N1hich has already become
famous both in Europe and Amer.
lea. says Golden Penny.
Even the tiniest children are taken
20 these baths" as wei as young
girls and more elderly ladies.
The main object. Of course. is 20
exercise both the muscles and the
lungs at the same time. and the
nondescript kind IF bathing dress
which IS worn allows the ladies a
delightful sense OF freedom while
practicing their gvmrastic feats OF
playing at gardening IN the grounds.
II is scarcely necessary 20 add that
tho garden i kept a. secluded as
possible. Surrounded by high walls
IL Is situated in a quiet locality just
outside the city.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-01-31

HA~ SsrfetS Known ~ ~Fhe >"r<a-
era star II One nf che f~4ry
Tafe~ of Finance.

The romance Of potatoes n but i'm
perfectly understood by she majority
Of those who eat them every day.
Nor do they usually occur 10 the
xpeculstor as n basis Of operation
Vet the history OF the variety known
ss The Northern Star" i one Of
the fairy tales OF finance. Ii was
brought out last year. says a Lon
don paper. by q grower In NarkinSh.
an FifeShire. who parted with a few
tons st the extraordinary price -
G1.S1O a ton To this rate. which
works out at about ten shillings n
pound. ne religiously adhered. Al
this rate two pounds were purchased
by a firm Of dealers belonging 10
Rardney. near Lincoln. From these
two ponnds they have this year
grown $50 pounds. and are SO pleased
with the result that they have
bought a quantity more at the rate
OF { 500 a ton Two other growers
Mr.. Kline. OF Nanhan-lc-Fen- and
Mr.. Blades. OF Epworth- purchased :
ton a. the same figure. and have
paid more for subsequent consiCn-
1nentS. After this the story Of The
King Edward VII. potato which be
gan 10 sell at E1o los 8 ton and
rose 10 $40. seems quite tame
though II would have been sufficient.
" remarkable under any other CIR
cuTnStanccS
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-01-31
a sonnd slcrner.

Paul Kruger. in his memoirs tells
the story of secretary whom he pun
ished for being drunk. 10y tying him
20 wagon wheel During the night
5000 Katirs and about 1000 Zulus at
tackled the Boer camp and were not
driven of tin daybreak. The secre-
tarv slept SO soundly that he noticed
nothing Of the fght. and the next day.
when he at last awoke. he looked
around in establishment and asked:
Have You people been fighting during
the night?" ....
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-01-31

sexton Mark McTigue has had
charge q the village cemetery 10
Kokomo. Ind. for &C year,. and IN that
time has dug with his own hands some
5000 graves He was born IN Ireland
- years ago. and came 50 this country
when q boy. he believes that BE holds
the worlds record in the number Of
interments and years Of service.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-01-31

The business most ~ evidence IL
0hent il that OF flse bre~erfe<. In q
popnlafion less thar 90. 600 there are
0ore than 100 establishments. large
and zu&E- notwithstanding this COM
pe<ssion. American enterprise has en-
tered the field
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-01-31

Twelve couples recently celebrated
their golden wedding together a; Nom
yinodo In Croatia Fifty years ago
"a couples were married at the same
time and in the case 81 half Of these
both Husband ard wife are still living.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-01-31
Sale Of Merchandise
overflow.

375 Cases OF Goods shipped to this Store last
week Manufacturers and JObbers Overloaded Stocks
Our New York buyers kept busy two weeks ir
bringing these goods New Spring Fabrics OF every des
crption with the purchase, Ladies Ready Mau
Garments Carpets, White Goods, Wash Goods, Colored
and Black Dress Goods, Silks, Ribbons, Linings etc
The Savings are from a third a half from the orig
nal cost of production
The Richmond Dispatch of Feb, 23rd contains full
price-list from the Various Departments
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-01-31
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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-05-22
MIsCELLANEOCs.

On the 18th Detective J. A. Sweeney,
OF Cincinnati, reached Memphis,
Tenn with u warrant charging Mrs,
Lizzie Mccormick with the murder OF
nm express company employee who died
from the effects Of drinking poisoned
whisky.
Superior Judge Rhodes, Of Califor'
MIA, declares the new state divorce
law, which delays Judgment for q
year, unconstitutional.
Ad,iccs from Buda Pesth. Hungary,
on the 18th, were 10 the effect that
political strife was increasing and ri.
oters were In control al several places
Tn the 18th the navy department
accepted the torpedo boat destroyer
Paul Jones, built by the Union iron
works at San Francisco.
The nlinois-Wisconsin dual track
meet, held at Champaign, H., on the
18th, resulted in n victory for the Wis
consin university athletes. who scored
CO points, ms against 80 for Illinois,
81. Johns cathedral, the most pre-
tentious church building belonging e
the Protestant Episcopal church IL
Denver, Col, wasdestroyed by IN incen
diary fire on the 18th. The loss /,
placed at 100000, with insuranc,
amounting to $4,000.
On the i4th the stage running from
Idaho City TO Boise, Idaho, was held
up near the Halfway house. Tire,
passengers were relieved OF their val
liable and the baggage and registered
mail taken.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-05-22
CITED TO H o CAUSE.
Kansas city Postal Clerk May ne
Dismissed for Promoting suits
Against Government.

Washington, May lo.-Second As.
sistont Postmaster-General Shallrn-
berger has directed that Svend Schlbs-
by, n railway postal clerk at Kansas
City, show cause why he should not
be dismissed for promoting suits
against the government for travelling
expenses Of postal employees. There
IRE 1000 railway post clerks In the
country, and the purpose is to pre-
vent a widespread movement having
In view the prosecution Of u claim
which the department regards as pre-
posterous. The position Of the post
office department Is that the desig.
mated headquarters Of these clerks Is
the route IN which their runs are
made and not the city or town where
they may happen to live. A case Is
now pending In the court 81 claims in
this city, involving this question Of
their travelling expenses.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-05-22
BOSTON BANKER PAYS FINE.
ence u. Winnie st SPRING
Reid, III.

Springfield, ILL.,, May l9.-Clarence
II, Ncnner, the Boston banker and
president Of several electric light
companies, who was adludged in con.
tempt of court several days z by
Judge Humphrey. in the United States
circuit court, for failure TO produce
the books of these companies before
the master In chancery and was fined
$1,000 costs and sentenced to six
months In jail, Monday paid the fine
Of 81 900.
Judge Humphrey went TO Chicago
Monday afternoon 10 hear motions
FOR n new trial. and win not return
until Thursday or Friday. In the
meantime Venner will remain In the
custody Of Sheriff Brainerd. and when
Judge Humphrey returns Venner will
produce the books in question
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-05-22
AN EFFORT TO ExToRT MONEY.
Missouri Farmer Arrested 81 the
Charge OF T~hrrnteninH Ia Dsnn-
mite u Railroad.

-. Joseph, Mo-, May io.-An effort
has been made To cxtort $1,000 from
the darlington railway officials here
under n thrca, Ia blow up with dynn'
mite one Of the fast mail trains run-
ming between Kansas City and Omaha.
A decoy in the form 81 a bag filled
with rocks was placed ut n spot dcsig-
mated by the robbers, ct the town
Of Watson. Mo. Al midnight sunday
night the form Of u man was seen to
approach the bag, hut rapidly disap-
pearcd upon discovery Of n posse ly-
Ing In wait. lie was captured by tho
officers, and proved 10 be !, II. Frank.
lin, n young farmer. He declines TO
give the names Of others who are sup,
posed Ia he with him in the plot.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-05-22
An Important Ruiing.

Some time since a hardware com
pany Of 81. Louis notified secretary ~
state Cook that IL had increased its
capital stock and sought 10 have him
issue II a certificate. This he refused
to do on the ground that GO days
public notice had not been given that
the proposition TO make an increase
In the capitalization OF the company
would he submitted U n vote Of its
stockholders. a writ Of mnndamus
was applied for in the supreme court,
and that tribunal granted q percmp-
tory writ against the secretary 81
state on the ground that all the stock.
holders voted In the meeting at which
the proposed increase was considered.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-05-22

Almost az many passengers go q
Europe from the United States these
days Ms come from Europe here. The
drift from this country, however, lie
only temporary. All those who are
leaving us will be back In u few
months. They are taking with them
a good many dollars, but this II some.
thing which We can readily spare, The
money which goes out that way, . is
scarcely necessary to say, accounts
for much of the losses to us which
have to be Offset by excess of exports
Of merchandise.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-05-22
Former Lieutenant Governor Clay
Knoblock Shot aud Instant
ly Killed.
BARBER FOUGHT IN sElF-DEftAst.
Desperate Effort 90 Get Revolver In
Acsio. Made by III Former state
Omcisi-Ftve wounds innicted ~
the Bsrber, Either Of when
wouid Have Proved Fatal.

Lh'' may "'H nv
Ing ARRAY which resulted In the
death of ex-Licut.-Gov. Clay knoblock
took place early Monday morning or
Main street. The shooting was done
nv J,m.s cor,u,, n harber.
s.,ar., -,,i,,o.,.. -, IN. ,r,ycdy
-, -. .,
~ -
'"'H i"''"er '"'" os'' VI"
shot In self-defense.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-05-22

cisco. The Ladies' Auxiliary officers:
President, Mrs. Margaret Van Meter,
Lamar; senior vice.prcsident, Mrs.
Jeanette Ncybert, Kansas; junior
vice.president, Mrs. Lizzie J. Harding,
Hannibal; secretary, Mrs. Mary NJ.
Stark, 81. Louis; treasurer, Mrs. Olive
ID. Hofmeister. Kansas City; chaplain,
Mrs. Emma Douglass, warrcnsburg;
counselor, Mrs. Emmert Fields OF
Hannibal; council Of administration,
Mary NJ. Stark. Lulu Carter and Alice
Eckhardt, all Of 81. Louis. The ladies
indorsed the St Louis Worlds fair
and adopted the Mckinley pink car.
nation as the official flower to be
worn by the members while attend
ing II.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-05-22

The desire OF the British govern.
ment to cultivate friendly relations
both politically and commercially,
with the United States, is strikinPly
apparent In the arrangements being
made for that country's represents
tion at the 81. Louis Worlds fair. The
matter has not been left to the initi'
atise Of the manufacturers and mer'
chants, hut the king himself has led
IN emphasizing tho dcsirability OF
making u notable exhibit.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-05-22

President Loubet of France intends,
go 1t II said in Paris, TO ask an audi.
enc with the pope during his yisi, "a
the Italian capital, so as TO court a
refusal, for the effect which this will
have on French politics. Prime Min.
lister Combes il enforcing the laws
vigorously against the religious asso.
Citations in France. A rupture be-
tween the republic and the vatican,
such as the denial of an audience with
Loubet would bring, would simplify
matters for the ministry in its deal
cAngse NTH the religious orders.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-05-22

Russia In Manchuria seems 10 occu'
py u position where she feels that it's
. ease OF "i'm damned ~ do aud
damned 10 I don't" Withdrawal from
the occupied territory means the loss
of n rich province which she had
como to regard as her own. Contin.
ued occupation In the face OF interna.
tionnl protest may mean n war In
which she would lose much more than
u at ktake In Mnnchuria.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-05-22
College Boy- a, n Circus.

AZ Columbia u party Of students at
tended n circus, and in trying TO pre-.
vent n jam n negro struck one Of the
students with n club. Lynch the mig.
ger!" was the cry from the students,
rs they made q rush for him. The ne.
gro escaped by rolling under the tent
and taking 10 his heels. The student
was not much hurt.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-05-22

Attorney General Douglas Of Min.
nesota has in his office, at 81. Paul, q
hybrid plant which At the roots 10
putting forth potatoes and above the
ground several well-dcveloped toma-
toes. IL was produced nt the state
experiment station by grating q to
nato vine TO n potato plant.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-05-22

The supreme court Of Kansas hav.
hg affirmed the decision of the lower
court In the ease Of the State vs.. Jes'
ale Morrison. who was declared gull.
~ Of killing Mrs. olln Castle. three
years ago, ut the Castle home In III.
dorado, which means 20 years i'm
prisonment, the matter Ia finally lis
posed Of
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-05-22
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
Personal AVID POLITICAL.

Mayor James A.. Reed Of Kansas
City. Mo, on the i4th, was removed
from n train at Union station, st.
Louis, 10 the Planters hotel. lie was
suffering from indigestion caused by
oyerwork and loss of sleep.
Gov. Yates Of Illinois vetoed the
measure increasing the salaries OF cir
cult court judges on the ground Of
economy.
Frederick W. Hollis, Of New York,
who was rendered, by President
Roosevelt, the position Of umpire TO
act IN the settlement 81 the claims Of
Germany and Ita.y against Venezuela,
has declined the appointment. owing
20 pressure Of private business.
Miss Helen VI. Gould Is establishing
q club for young men Of lr,inpton.on-
the Hudson, n. V, and IN order to
keep them out Of saloons, she il erect
ing n $4,000 clubhouse for their ex-
elusive use.
The service Of the womcn iminiPra-
ton inspectors appointed three
months ago, at New York. under the
operation 81 the civil service law. were
discontinued on the i4th.
At Panama, on the 18th. victoriano
Lorenzo, an Indian chief. who was a
guerilla leader in the Colombian rev
olution. n executed. lie died brave.
ly, declaring he was O the principal
In crimes committed.
A New York attorney, representing
Joseph Letter. made u proposition, on
the 18th, to Letter creditors In the
wheat deal Of 1897, 10 settle at 20
cents on the dollar.
On the 18th George Kettler. who. az
Baron Won kcttlcr. was worth half n
million dollars In Hanover. Germany.
was found dead In bed. on the 18th,
In his shoe shop in Argentine, Kas.
Indications point TO murder.
The current number Of the Army
and Navy Journal prints n letter from
Gen. Nelson A. Miles. in which the
writer stands by his charges Of cru
city in the Philippines aud states that
his visit was made In an official ca
pac,iy.
On the 18th she international Asso-
citation az Machinists. in Milwaukee,
elected Arthur W. Holmes, Toronto,
Can: John ID. Buckalcw. Little Rock.
Ark; Thos. Wilson, Omaha. Geo.
Mulberry, Chicago; Vim. Robinson,
Atlanta. Ca, rs yicc.prcsidcnts.
Secretary Of War Root gave u din
n,r at the Country club. Washington,
OF the 18th, ia honor of the members
Of the Photographed general stan
OF the army. Gen. Miles was not In
vit.d.
President Roosevelt entered the
Yosemite Valley, in California, on the
l5th, for n brief period Of rest among
the big trees.
Former State Senator Chas. +.
Busche. who II immune, by the stat.
ute Of limitations, made n full confes-
sion 10 Circuit Attorney Folk In 81.
Louis, on the 18th, relating his con.
n%cction with boodling in the Nilsson.
ri legislature.
Gov. Yates 81 Illinois, on the 18th.
vetoed a bill which provided for a
state board Of dental examiners.
Nathan Levin, charged with fraud
In aiding and procuring naturalization
papers from the 81. Louis court OF
appeals for fifty or more Russian
Jews and Italians, was placed on trial
in the United States district court at
81. Louis, on the 18th. The defendant
10 answering TO sixteen indictments.
In the United States district court
-.