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The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-12

An indianapolis judge has decided
that a mans belief in witcheraft does
not prove that he is insane. Forum
ately in this day and time the ruling
need not often be referred to on ac-
count Of persons who entertain such
medieval beliefs.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-12

Though he is looking for one in Texas,
Gen, Miles has decided that for time
at least he will not himself be a
gusher.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-12

When newspaper reporters ask Gen.
Miles if he will be a candidate for
President he replies, Il am not dis
cussing politics" The army's former
general might as well drop
his ambiguity. .tOf course he, is not go
ing to be a candidate unless he runs
Independently Neither of the big par
ties wants him. -.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-12

of the decay of thirty years, and that
within sixty minutes
The theory upon which the doctor
worked was the possession by man of
a rejuvenating system, which, how
ever, had been impaired by civilization.
Confident that in lower animals that
are of long life there is a much strong
er and more adequate rejuvenating
system, he reasoned that to draw upon
these animals for their -prolonging
element and inoculate man with it
would mean the at least partial resto-
alton of that mans rejuvenating sys-
tenn to it's pristine strength. In what
he calls the "adrenal capsule" found
just above the kidneys, he considers
that he has discovered this precious
serum.
Not only upon men. but upon lower
animals, such as monkeys, the test of
the serum has been made. Its dis
coverer is confident of its powers, and
he hopes yet to demonstrate them I'M
questionably. Then longer years than
the three score and ten of Biblical
promise may become the lot of more
human beings than now enjoy them.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18
BeacOnsffeld,H Loves.

Disraeli, afterward Lord Beacons-
field, wrote to his sister when he was a
young man: "By the bye, would you
like Lady 2. for a sister-in-l Jaw
very clever, E25,OOO and domestic? AS
for love all my friends who married
for love and beauty either beat their
wives or live apart from them. This is
literally the case. l may commit many
follies in life. but / never intend to
marry for love- which am sure is a
guarantee of infelicity."
Within four years DisraeH had mar
sied, not Lady ~, but the rich widow
Of Wyndham Lewis, Of whom he had
written on meeting her for the first
time: "a pretty little woman, a firt
and rattle; indeed, gifted with vol
utility l should think unequaled and
of which / can convey no idea. She
told me that she liked Silent, melan-
choly men I answered that 1 had no
doubt of it.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18
In Luck's Way,

Custom house men Lave sometimes
made other captures besides those OF
contra band goods. A man who had eff
fected aheavy jewelry robbery in a sea-
port town was retreating with his
plumber. and, having deposited it in
boat. he rowed himself across the har-
Dor to a timber wharf. landed and, put
ting the sack across his shoulders, was
making off. when a revenue officer,
who had been doing among the tim
ber reused by the noise, came out and
stopped him and asked what he had
got in the sack. He quickly replied:
You are welcome to look. I'll go on
board and fetch the other" And off the
went, and, as may, be ina gined, he did
not turn up again, as no other sack ex-
isted The officer on opening the bag
was rather astonished to find it full Of
watches and spoons instead Of d few
hundred cigars, such as sailors some
times try to land. s.-.f
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18
a Japanese HyEienic hath.

In hygienic matters the Japanese
have everywhere a habit which may
have lesson for us. In their nightly
bath and morning wash the water Is
never cold, never warm, but always as
hot as it can be borne. To foreigners
this habit seems very surprising, but
the most inveterate Englishman, il he
stays in the country long enough, aban-
dons his cold tub in its favor.
The cold taking which, it is suspect
ed, must follow it is not found to occur
II the water has been hot enough. This
heat is maintained by a little furnace
beneath the bath. In the bath the
bather orr bathers take a prolonged
soaking, the washing proper being done
Oh the bathroom floor; then follow
second and final soaking. drying with
towel and lounge in bathing wrapper.
This habit seems to promote softness
and suppleness of the skin and by per-
sons inclined to rheumatism is soon
found to be altogether preferable to
the cold bath in every particular. The
poorest of tie Japanese hear Of a cold
bath With Amusement and would be
sure the man who used it must be a
barbarian.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18
l.'s.aAIi1x
Polished shoe Thieves. !

No, It = not all profit Ia our buai.
ness declared the manager OF an Eek
elusive shoestore in the Fifth avenue
district 1t Is true we at the feet Of
people Of money, which means that In
cases OF running accounts we have to
wait till the end Of the year for our
money, because they scorn nything
but yearly settlements that is, we
render our bills on Jan. and get our
money some time before June. But our
chief source of loss is from polished,
well dressed thieves. How can a man
get away with a pair of shoes? Why,
by putting them on his feet and walk
ing away with them. These thieves,
men and women, come in with the air
of wealth and gentility, select expen-
sive shoes, try them on-both shoes are
tried on, you know, in a first class
place and while pretending to walk
up and down to try the feel Of the
shoes they divert the salesman's atten-
ton and simply walk out of the store
with twenty dollar shoes on their feet,
leaving dollar and a half pair on our
hands. Don't think we are easy but
there are so many ways in which this
can be worked that we sometimes lose
three or four pairs of shoes in week =
New York Times. %
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18

"A p0po Related to 8 Sultan.
We learn from q Swiss writer 81 the
seventeenth century that Pope Alexan-.
der VII, whose pontif icate extended
from 1855 to 1867 was related to the
sultan Mohammed w. The connection
between these two contemporary SOW
#ereigns is traced to one Of those Occur
rences which in the times Of Moslem@
invasion and predatory aggression Of
ten led to strange blood relationships
between representatives OF Christian
s Ind Mohamlnedan houses. 5s
The story is told by Wallichius, a
contemporary Of Alexander VII. and
Mohammed ". Some Turkish corsairs.
attacked and pillaged the castle Of the.
Marsilis in 1926 and carried off Mar
gherita, the daug hter of Mani Marsili,
and this fair lady was reserved as
present for the Sultan Solyman, who
made her one of his wives. BY this.
union she became the mother of Selim
H., ancestor Of NJ ohammed ~. s;ss
n From the same noble family Alexan-
der VII. was lineally descended on the
maternal side. LEONARDO Marsili, broth
er Of the captive Margherita, had a.
son, Cesare, whose daughter, Laura,
married into the Chigi family and be-.
came the mother Of Fabio Chigi, known
on the roll Of pontiffs as Pope Alexan-
der VII M IN
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18
stopped the Stealing.

The Rev. Joseph Erskine Of Edin-
burgh at one time in his life lost hand
kerchief after handkerchief. He found,
on investigation, that it was on Sun
day these losses occurred, and accord
ingly Mrs. Erskine sewed his handker-
chief in the tail pocket Of his coat.
'Noo," said she-'noo lat us see what
wull happen
Mr.. Erskine with the seWed in hand
kerchief, passed down the aisle of the
church that morning, as usual, to as
cend to the pulpit, but as he sailed by
the amen corner he felt a gentle tug
behind, a delicate nibble among his
coattails. Thereupon he turned on the
disappointed old woman in the corner
and said, with a triumphant smile:
mo the day, honest wuman, no. the
day" -,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18
A Silkworm of the Sea.

Silk is obtained from the shellfsh
known as the pima, which is found in
the Mediterranean This shellfish has
the power Of spinning a yiscid silk
which in Sicily is made into a regular
and very handsome fabric. The silk is
spun by the shelltish in the first in
stance for the purpose of attaching it
self to the rocks. It is able to guide the
delicate filaments to the proper place
and there glue them fast, and if they
are cut away it can reproduce them.
The material when gathered (which is
done at low tide is washed in soap and
water, dried, Strengthened and carded,
one pound of the coarse flament yield
ing about three ounces Of fine thread,
which, when spun, is a lovely bur-
nished golden brown color. sF
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18
Raleigh and the Potato.

TWAS Sir Walter Raleigh who brought
potatoes into Ireland at the same time
he brought the other American prod
uct, tobacco. Sir Walter was busily
engaged in depressing the people about
Cork, SO naturally, when he planted
the potato on his estate at Youghai,
near Cork, the people were suspicious
of it despite it's palata bleness. Cob
bett cursed the root as being the ruin
of Ireland, declaring it a device Of Sax
on ingenuity brought into their midst
to tempt and eventually to weaken
them. Sir Walter ate quantities of po-
tatoes himself before he could assure
the people of their harmlessness. Now,
with commendable gratitude the tour
list is shown the very spot in the gar
den where Sir Walter planted the pota-
to root. Close by it is another historic
al bit of ground. There, it is claimed,
Sir Walter rested under the shade of a
tree smoking his first pipeaof tobacco
when his servant deluged him with a
pail Of water under the impression he
was on fire. What to Eat.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18

One of Mrs. Grants Bright Sayings.
When Mrs. Julia Dent Grant was liv-
ing in Philadelphia in the house at
2OO9 Chestnut street that her husband
surrendered to his creditors at the time
of the Grant & Ward failure, it is re-
corded of her that she was visited one
afternoon by rich but parsimonious
old woman.
The old woman narrated to Mrs.
Grant the misfortunes that had lately
attended a ward of hers, young
woman who had married drunkard
and who had just been deserted, though
she was penniless and had two little
children.
Il couldn't help but feel for her this
morning when she told me about her
trouble" said the old woman. ~
'It was we'll that you felt for her."
said Mrs. Grant. But did you feel in
d the right place? Did you feel in your
pocket?-New Orleans TimesDemo
crat.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18
stoned Voting For Daniel.

A funny story is told about an old
time doctor who. writing letter. ask
ed a judge, Judge, isn't e-q-u-i the
way to spell equinomical?
Eyes, l think it isl said the judge,
"but here's Websters Dictionary. 1t
can soon tell YOU"
He tried to find the word, but gave
it up at length, and exclaimed, well.
sir, I've always been Daniel Webster
man, but any man who will write as
big dictionary as this and not put in
as common word as eQuinOmical
can't get my vote for anything here
after"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18
SAEel.

The traveller in Ireland will do we'll,
when he engages haunting car, to
make sure of the step to which in
mounting he, must trust his weight.
The carman does not help him to
mount .::s
A gentleman once said to the driver
he had engaged:
''Im afraid that step is loose"
The man took hold of it and shook It.
''Ah, sure" said he Its too sthrong,
it is! What are We afraid OFF,
At that instant it came off in his
hand.
But he turned to his fare with the
sunniest of smiles. 'Well sure" said
he, didn't save yer honor from q
broken leg?'
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18
Artistic Education.

Artistic education. whether by the
direct teaching which develops the
power of creation or by the indirect in
fuence Of surroundings, which improve
the taste and ennoble life, is not a lux
ury and should never be so regarded.
Luxury pampers the body, art glad
dens the soul; luxury seeks for dainty
food and soft raimeit, art seeks for
the beauty which ennobles the mind
and uplifts the heart; luxury weakens
the powers: art, on the other hand.
strengthens them: luxury debases the
ideals of life, art inspires and exalts
them
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18
Settling a Bill.

When Andrew Jackson lived at Sails
bury, n. c., he once attended court at
Rockford, then the county seat Of Sur
~, and left without paying his bill,
which was duly charged up against
him on the hotel register, which seems
to have been the hotel ledger at that
time, and so stood for many years.
When the news Of the victory Of the
9Th Of January, 1915, was received in
this then remote section the old land
lord turned back the leaves OF the reg
lister, took his pen and wrote under the
account against Andrew Jackson, Set.
tied in full by the battle of New Or.
leans"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18
The Cork Tree.

The cork tree is an evergreen oak
and in southern Europe and northern
Africa usually attains a height of thir-
ty feet. In Spain and Portugal it Is
somewhat extensively cultivated and is
peeled for the first time when from ten
to twenty years DID, The first stripping
is not valuable and is used in the old
world principally for tanning. The
bark grows better after each success
sive peeling, which is done at intervals
Of from eight to twelve years. The sea-
son for stripping in Europe is during
July and August.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18
MaEnetizinx n Witness.

Brougham. while practicing at the
bar, once tried the experiment. of mag
netizing an adverse witness, giving evi.
dence and succeeded in a remarka bic
manner without speaking word. Seat
ing himself Immediately before the
witness, he fixed him with his eye till
the poor man blushed, stammered and
finally collapsed in nervous confusion.
probably leaving his most important
evidence unsaid. ~, Il za&
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18
Quick Change Artist.

Maria began Mr.. Stubb, .'last night
/ played poker, and
Played pokerv interrupted Mrs.
Stubb. How dare you spend your
money gambling, sir?" III.
AS was saying, | played poker and
won enough to buy you '--
You did? Oh, j hn, you are SO good !!
I knew those sharps could not get the
best Of you" s=.
and just as ! was about to quit |
dropped it all and fifty more
You brute! To think should have
married gambler! Chicago News.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18
one Thing She Hadn't Seen.

And now" said the country cousin.
to the city girl. Il have shown you ev-E
erything on the farm
''Oh, George, you haven't done any
such thing. Why, | heard father say
before started that you had a mort
gage on it that covered nine-tenths Of
the ground 2 s3
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18
The Widower.

"A widower.'' remarked the elderly
female, always reminds me Of a
baby .@ #=.=$..
Flows thaty' queried the young girl.
During the first six months he cries
a good deal, the next six months he be-
gins to take notice. and the odds are
against his getting safely through his
second summer. 70 Chicago News.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18
From killarney.

Lady Tourist Driver. how many will
your car hold?
JarVey----;W ell, il ye sits adjacent I
ran take only six. but if ye sits fa-
miliar can stow away nine Of ye.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18
Something Better.

Doctors week ago you gave me
something that you said was good for
dyspepsia. =
& Eyes. 83
4 Well. now, suppose you give me
something that's bad for it. It's been
5humored enough, sir. Z Baltimore
News. NJ 8 I'll
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18
Too Sensitive by Half.

Terence with the hod) er not work
in, Dinnie. Are Yez out Of a job
Dennis Sure, OF fell of a nine stho-
~ buildin' Yesterday, an OF got mad
an quit.
Terence-Aw. go on! Yer too sinsi-
tive! Judge.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18
The Dinerence.

Clara What's the difference between
pessimist and an octimist
Clarence oh, a pessimist thinks peo-
pie who owe him won't pay him and
an optimist believes they will. ~ Ex-
change
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18
HI. Tattered Thousht..

Il sometimes" said the poet, 81 have
thoughts that struggle for expression
"And some Of those you have given
to the world show evidence Of the
.;truggle," replied the critic. Chicago
Post.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18

No man is q failure because he says
what he thinks. The failure comes
when man thinks OF the wrong thing
ITO say.-Boston Christian Register.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18
Almost an Invitation,

81 Fred Your father is man Of great
presence Of mind, am told.
Stella- Yes, and of wedding presents
also. Exchange. E
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18

It's Better to Give Than Receive.
Uncle Reuben says: Il kin sot down
an glib my fellar man advice by de
hour an feel as complacent as an old
hen about it. but de mint my teller
man begins to advise me | git all upset
ober it an wonder what de idiot am
talkin' 'bout.''-Detroit Free Press.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18
A Better Trade.

II understand young Briefess is
about to marry the daughter of old
Bonds, the millionaire"
''Yes, so l am told.''
"Will he give up the law business?"
Eyes. He will give up the law bust
ness and go into the son-in-law bust
ness"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18
GRoSSMANN'S
PATENT MRITlN G RING.
Very Low Rate. to the Pacific Coast,

On Feb. 18th the M. & ST. T.. Rail-
road will place on sale special one way
sColonist Excursion tickets AT extremely
low rates, and continue same daily to and
including April 80, 908. Points in
sCalifornia, Washington, Oregon, Mon
stana, Idaho. Arizona, etc are included in
these excursions. See local agerts or ad Z.
dress the undersigned for detail informa-
zion as 10 rates, through tourist cars, etc.
April so.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18

Don't censure the man who scolds his
wife in public. He doesn't dare do II
at home.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-18

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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-26

Newport, R. l., Feb. 21.-In and
around the farm Of Alfred g. Wander
bilt negro who had shot at farm
er was chased by a posse yesterday.
Later he returned and the farmer
shot him dead. Isaac Chase is one OF
the best known farmers on Rhode
Island. Yesterday he discharged q
negro farm hand named Potter. The
negro, it il asserted, tried to kill his
former employer and then made his
escape. After being hunted by the
residents Potter reappeared at the
farm and Chase used his shotgun,
dropping Potter in the snow at the
first discharge.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-26
atudeuts Must PAY For TuitIon.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 21.-Tuition is
likely to be free no longer at three
state educational institutions. Every
pupil who goes there will have to pay
a tuition fee. The state will discrim-
mate in favor of the resident pupils.
The house ways and means commit
tee has fixed up schedule of fees
to be charged and will incorporate
it in the appropriation bills. The
heads of the colleges have agreed to
it. It is estimated that the agricul-
tural college will receive about $4,000
annually, the Emporia normal about
$40, 900 and the state university about
100000 from this source.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-26
ACCIDENT ATA FORT.
An Explosion Takes Place In the
Magazine at Fort Lafayette.
THREE WoRKMEH KILLED OUTRIGHT
ANOTHER ssn Dad Later and sine Others
We're Seriously Isjursd- How the Fatal
Blast Was Set On-Admiral
f O'Neil's Statement

New York, Feb. 90.-Three men
were killed outright, one man so
injured that he died later, two other
men were fatally and at least seven
were seriously hurt In an explosion
in the workroom Of the naval storage
magazine at Fort Lafayette in New
York bay yesterday afternoon. All
the dead and injured were workmen
at the fort. The explosion could be
heard for miles around. Accounts
as to how the fatal blast was set of
differ. One report has 1t that the men
were filing o 13-inch shell, while an
other Is that the men were removing
a powder charge from a shell and
undertook to unwind a fuse, connect
ing the powder chamber with the
percussion cap. This caused sufficient
friction to set off the cap and thus
exploded the shell. Maj. Powell, chief
surgeon at Fort Hamilton, was
among the first 10 reach the scene
Of the catastrophe and with fort
troops removed the dead and injured
from the wrecked magazine. Ambu-
lances and surgeons were also sum
moned from Brooklyn. The work OF
identifying the dead and injured was
difficult because Of the distorted fea-
lures, blackened by powder burns.
Admiral O'Neil, chief Of ordnance,
said that several months ago he had
published orders for the removal OF
the greater part of the ammunition
stored at Fort Lafayette to the new
naval magazine on Iona island, 40
miles up the Hudson. He assumed
that this order had been pretty near
ly fulfilled at the time Of the explo'
sion. In that case the stock on the
island would be very small, made up
mostly Of the temporarily deposited
ammunition Of naval ships going into
dry dock at New York.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-26
CHICKEN HATCHERY.
johnson. Of Decatur, Wants Kansas to Ess
tablIsh One for the Purpose Of ImpFov-
Ing tho Breoda.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 2O.-Johnson, OF
Decatur, wants the state to estab-
fish chicken hatchery for the pur-
pose Of raising chickens for the state
farms and to sell to individuals at
reasonable rates. The hatchery is to
cost $4,000 and is to be located at
Oberlin, his town. A female superin-
tendent and female assistant superin-
tendent are to be appointed by the
governor to run the institution. The
superintendent shall receive $1,000 a
year and her assistant 5000. Only
pure blood Wyandottes, Barred Plym-
outh Rocks. Leghorns, Buff Cochins
and Blue Leghorns shall be raised.
The object of the bill is to improve
the breeds Of chickens in the state.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-26
m.r ., !. p,s 10 .oompromIse.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 21.--It appears
now as If the Santa Fe would be
able to make a compromise with the
conductors and trainmen demanding
an increase of wages. The men de-
mand an advance of 20 per cent. 1t
is understood that the company is
willing to give IL per cent, and the
probability is that compromise will
be effected and the men given an in
crease of Is per cent. There is the
best of feeling between the contend
ing factions and things thus far
have been characterized with the
least unpleasantness. The company
has received wage statistics from the
western division which it will use in
the conference.