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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-07-01
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The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-05
hrSscngGr Boys Bear Charmed Lives.

l.Nrr sec enc OF thOS" messenger
boys hurt:' asked the h% policeman
! on lower Broadway. Il never d,G
either. OAd thing. leo. "" have al
sores OF accidents along this big stree,
Gay iii and day Out ana nj sorts OF
propl" are iniurcd bur b,cS, no if
nave ever seen Il di%ir:r: messenger
boy among the lii. WHY: Nou'vc
&ni me. Taken rs Il class d0 nat
THINK tn"t anybody r,:iiS into danger
Nui:r as u:',c:l H% Go thC%n Same mes.
SrnGrr Lads. NrV hav" never. seen
on" OF ,hrm ~; - much as Il scratch.
They iii:;; ,.0,l%r ::Gund the corners ur
tracks. straight i';tu ,hr jaws or rlcc-
tiic cars and Unt"r Tie Hose OF ,rrry-
lllinG thai is pass in:: II the time. Th"y
must bear charmed live" tiiat is all
there is 10 il. III bet that if some enc
WAS TO throw I telegraph messenger
boy from the top Of that eighteen ST ory
with the grace of Il ballet dancer. rh,y
are wonders, and no mistake.
You ask your friends for thc next
few days If they have over seen Il
messenger boy hurt. | Don't believe
that any living man has. They are Il
tough lot OF customers for little shay
crS and they carry thick hide around
with them. DO not worry about the
district messenger boy. You can't
lose him any more than It is possible
to hurt him. | have often wondered
what is the color of II messenger boys
blood. Have you:"-Ncw York Mail
and Express.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-05
IEngland's Make-Bclicfs,

England, being a land Of caste, IS
also land Of mnkc-bclieves. There is
no country in which it is harder to get
to the reality OF things. Layer after
layer OF tradition, conventionnlism,
good FORM" and the reserve and
secrecy, the ceremony and funkeyism,
that Il monarchy inevitably breeds
have to be penetrated before the truth
IS reached. In America the Govern
mcnt is one with the people; it lives in
a glass house; its actions and policy
are publicly carried out, and in line
with the wishes and opinions OF the
masses. Not so in England. Hero the
governing class" speaks and acts as
though It's members were set apart
from the rest OF their cOuntrymcn.
The press knows next to nothing of
what is really going on. 4 veil of
mystery which Americans would not
tolerate for moment shrouds the
deeds and resolves Of Ollicialism.-Syd
ney Brooks, in IIarpcr's Weekly.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-05
WHY Shnkeancnre Endur0s.

what interests us in Shakcspearc's
plays Is not the plays themselves. but
the (strictly irrclcvanD truth and
beauty that he poured into them. We
love them for their matchlcss poetry
ana their matchIcss insight into the
human soul. Hamlet" is for us moth
ing but the study of contcmplatiye
man distracted by the necessity to be
up and doing; "Macbeth," the study o.
q noble mind degraded by ambition;
"Thc Merchant OF Venice" the study
Of racial strength against contcmnt
and persecution. Nothing to us now.
the actual framework of these studies:
everything, the studies themselves and
the language in which they are set
forth. Our pleasure in the production
of Shakcsprarian play is according.
solely TO the illumnativc riGhtncSS OF
the conception Of the chief charac cor
or characters and 10 the sonorol,&
beauty with which the verse is Sc.
claimed by al!.-LCmdon S@tUr,,ay he.
view.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-05
DIR. NaCkintosh. of Aberdeen,


When the Edinburgh Review was in
the making, somebody suggested for it
the motto, I'VE cultivate literature on
a little oatmeal" ''It Is so true" was
the answer, "that we had better take
something else" One recalls the Incl.
dent on hearing that 4 testimonial Is
being organized to the remarkable au-
thor of remarkable history of Scot.
land. This is DR.. John Ma acllintosh. OF
Aberdeen. who has indeed pursued let
tcrs under vast difficulties. An old
man now, but wonderfully hearty, he
can look back upon Il unique career.
He began life rs Il shoemaker, and
later kept little StatiOncr's shop in
Broad street, Aberdeen, almost under
the shadow of the university which
made him an LID. 1t is pleasant to
recall him, seated, grave figure be-
hind his counter. and sometimes YOU
had TO Spcak-to cough was not enough
before he forgot his own pen and
rose to sell you another. by the time
you wcrc out at the door he was down
in his place again, telling the story OF
| civilization in Scotland. He never saw
| anything wonderful in all this. and
never encouraged those who did, being
plain man of quality, and always SO
busy.-London Chronicle.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-05

the directions, bathing Charlie and
Pntting that nice Ointment on the
sores.
wouldn't have hcIicvcd that
my baby would have been cured Ivy
little thing like that. Not all Of a
sudden, mind you. Little by little,
but SO surely. Charlie and 1 both
got more peace by day, and more
sleep by night. The sores sort of
dried up and went away. l shall
never forget one blessed night when
1 went TO bed with Charlie beside
me, as soon as | got the supper
dishes out of the way and the older
children undrcssed when | woke
up the sun was streaming in. For
the first time in six months | ha6
slept through the night without q
Erenl1
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-05
Zig Auto.

The largest automobile IN the world
Is being constructed for Paisian doe
tor. In it, accompanied by two mcdi'
cal students. he intends to make a
trlp around the world. II will havo
two sleeping apartments. Il large work
room and four big tanks Tor storing
oil.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-05
Mrs. RA'1H'S baby
Tired Mothers Touching Story Of
Anxiety and Suffering.
Cueics3"as Brings Blessed Cure to Skir
Tortured KSsakoy @KAGa PGaCe a.aea Rest
TO KG5 Worn Gut NGotGAer

1t is wonder tlH, Mrs. Helena Rah was taken sick
SmEchamict she did all the huscwork and washed cooked .r
ncdce for her hlsban Hans, and Children After
picky fight to keep her feet. Mrs. TO vic and rlv
N 1902 *c took to her bed What followed told to visitor
VIII" rc! at her tidy home No. Ave. New York Citv
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-05

e. Nolte Of Seguin, Texas. contcm-
plates building Il cotton mill. He con-
trolls water power which it is be
licvcd will operate about 10000 spind-
les. and it is very probable that a
plant of this size will be built. IL. G.
Cooke Of Houston. Texas, has been
engaged to prepare preliminary plans
and specifications.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-05
Eatkinc tTe sick,

about tir i'lhy's bath. 1t = best 70 G"..n
at SIN weeks ~ pat the ht:lc onc n tu:
water i'rNt folding 4 soft towel il The h5;
tom o. thc basis. Sc Only Ivory Soap as
many at the hlchiy ro.or"d "nd p,vi,n,rd
soaps r." very Injurious 10 tho tyUGc" skin
OF an :ntAnt -ElC2ncr Z. nar,,c..
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-05

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The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-05

Canadian trade with Great Britain
has increased over $4,000 900 the past
wear.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-05

hired Il girl TO mjnu the chill
drcn au'l 50 do whntuvur else she
could. couldn't stay in bed long.
Sex as ! was, it was easier iOr me
to crawl around Shan to lie and
worry abont my little ones. Sc
got up after Il few days. and let
the girl go. had noticed that she
had sores on hcv :3cc. hands and
arms. but paid no attention to that
untl! Charlie, my Youngest, began to
pick ana scratch himself He was
then ten months old, and the girl
had phld moro attention to him than
To any of the others. Charlie was fret
fui and cross, but rs he was cutting
teeth, didn't think much of that.
Even when a rash broke ont on his
face | wasn't frightened, because
everybody knows that that is quite
common with tccthing babies. Sew
crai of my others had it when little,
and thought nothing about it.
But the rash on CharliG's poor
little face spread to his neck, chest,
and back. l had never seen any
thing quite like it before. The skin
rose IN little humps. and matter
came ont. My baby's skin was hot,
and how he did suffer He wouldn't
NSN' HH>' p'Sif ell WI iIB III "tlHcu
the floor with him, weak as was.
Often | had to stop because l felt
faint and my back throbbcd with
pain. Bat the worst pain Of all was
70 see rly poor little boy burning
with those nasty sores.
believed he had caught some
disease from the girl, but some Of
the naighbors said he had eczema,
aa&d TT is not catching. they told
me-. Yes, I gave him medicine, and
pat !se.lres ard things on him.
don't think they were all Useless.
Once IN a while the itching seemed
to let up bit, but there was not
much change for the better until a
lady across the street asked me why
/ didn'y try the Cuticura Remedies.
I told her had no faith in those
things you read about in the papers.
She said she didn't want me to 90
on faith nor even TO spend any
money ut first. She gave me some
Cuticura Ointment - think the
bcx was about half full and a
piece OF Cuticura Soap. l followed
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-05
Hn tho vcrgo OF. EtiShrs Disease
4 nniclt GurO ,rhnt Inxte,i

En tho VcrGo or. 1tiGhts Disease
4 Quick Curc Thut Lasted.
CASE No. 3O.Gl1.-C. =. BoicS, dealer
in grain and rccd. 5OJ South Water
street. Akron, o., made the following
since the Civil Wa: have had attacks
OF kidney and b!addr" trouble, Gc'!d-
cdly worse during the last Two or three
years. Although | consulted phySi-
claus. some OF whom told me | was
vcrwiHg on nricht'S disease, anh WIS
continually US.n:; St"nlHvl rHn""h"",
I'll" cNcgUci"tinI aching .:uSt acrcS% ihN
kidneys, which rad!atcd 20 tic *h"'I-
Ger blades, s;:lI existed. As m.:ra; he
expected When my Kidneys were III Il
disturbed condition, there was dis
trcSSinS and inc0nvcnicnt difficulty
with the action Of the kidney Se"rr-
tons. \ box Of DOan's Kidney Pills,
procured at Lampartcr Il Co.'S drW;;
store, brought such Il decided change
within Il week thut ! continued th>
treatment. The last attack. and II was
particularly aggravated. Disappeared.
Yhrce Icurs &ft"r.
Mr.. RoicS says in lS.lJ: "ln t."
wl,:ii:. OF 1886 | maic L punl!c StHtr.
mcnt Of my experience with p".:h' :,
Kidney Pills. This remedy cured mc
oi a terrible aching IN the Kidneys. ia
Tie SmHU Of My back, i'll Che ..usniy>
of tic shoulder blades, ana in !nr
limbs. During The years that havr
gone by | can conSciCntiDU>iy %ay tHvvr
have been 10 occurrences Of HIy o.N
trouble. My coniihvrcC in DO:.u'S Md
ncy Pills is st'oMgr" ,hHn ever. 10,
only from my personal experience.
but from the cANrricncc OF many OH
crs III Akron which have come to l.y
notice."
a FREE TKiAl. OF this great kid
ncy medicine which cured Mr.. BoirS
will dc mailed or application to any
part Of the United States. Address
Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo. y. y. For
sale by al! druggists, price 80 cents
per box.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-05

Don't waste vow time. Iou Will ncyl il
al before YOU die.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-05

s8@E ThY6 f0pW Cherokee
UW@ BHa GWM Coughs
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-05

The agonizns, itching, and burning
the htu scaling, in psoriasis the custing
OF the sea in scaled head the facial dsfgmcmcnts,
rmcs and nSorn the awful suffering and anxiety
OF wonou PARENTS in milk and salt rhcum,al
demand remedy of almost supcrhunan successfully
cope with them That Cutcura Soap Ointment and Rcsovcnt
arc Suh stands proven beyond all doubt No statement made
1eang them that is justified BY the strongest evidence.
me purity and sweetness the power to afford immediate relief,
the certainty or speedy and the absolute safety
and great the standard skin
purifiers and hlmour remedies Of the civilized wcd
OF
cmG
s%oy M 6I m XND ciMc1 oS sa hs h
U.A
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-05

Yes, that fat little boy by the
window is Charlie, and his skin is
as white as snow flake, thanks to
the Cuticura Remedies. think
everybody should know about the
Soap and also the Ointment. and if
it is going to help ether mothers
with sick babies, go ahead and pub
hsh what have told you"
MRS. HELENA RATU.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-05
81 ~ II Observation-Disclosures - ~ ~
FOR THE
HONOR OF THE HOUSE
X. b., in tho Court journal.

V ADY PANSOplIT had spoken.
\ 70 She had said: "GhO>tSI Ny
dear creature! indigestion. ii
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-05

4 ..a--[
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-04-30
VENOM OF SERPENTS.
1t Is Employed Very often as Means
of Defense Against Their Pow
erfuI Enemies

Poisonous snakes do not use their
venom with which nature has en-
dowed them on every possible occa-
sion. As a rule, they call it into
requisition only when there is an
urgent need for its use.
There exist numerous degrees in
the perfection of the poison APP
paratus, certain species having at
tached to the upper jawbone two or
more long teeth. or hollow fangs,
provided with a dropper, from which
the venom flows. These teeth are
firmly set to the subjacent bone and
arc immovable. The ophidians which
are provided with the best poison ap-
paratus are the solenoglyphes. their
very short upper maNillaries being
movable, and each provided with a
poison fang pierced with central
canal, and not with simple drop
per, this canal communicating with "a
poison gland on each side.
These poison fangs, movable or i'm
movable, with dropper or with
central canal, are distinguished from
others by their greater length and
by their needle-like points. The
canal is pierced by two openings; a
circular one is found near the root
of the teeth, which permits the
venom to enter from the venom
glands during the time the mouth is
opened. The lower opening is stu
ated at the point of the tooth and
serves as the distributor of the poi
son.
If one of the teeth is broken the
neighboring teeth supplement it, and
sometimes three days after the acct
dent the new fang is completely
formed. Snake charmers, to pre-
vent the replacement, not only re-
move the fangs, but also the folds
of the gum in which they repose.
The poison glands are the saliva
glands, the upper labials, the saliva
Of which contains the poison. They
are occasionally very large, and in
certain species reach the abdominal
cavity, but ordinarily they do not
pass the neck. At the moment the
fangs rise the sacks are pressed
against the Temporal muscles, and
the secretion flows into the wound.
The venom is liInpid liquor SIM
liar to water, often colored yellow or
green. It's active principle is an
azotized matter which coagulates in
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-04-30

support. 81 don't know" she said, but
one of the boys is to be the plaintiff,
and, goodness me, the sailors have been
fixing him up big blond wig all the
afternoon. o, it will be such fun. Mr..
La Verne is the one, too, for defend
ant. It's so absurd thinking CT him
as wife deserter and all that. 0, l do
hope they will begin right away
But down in the smoking ca bin there
was trouble. Harrison had been alb
ruptly told by DR.. Martin that he
could not and would not play the part
of the plaintiff in the case. Harrison
fairly shieked. "Why, Martini" he
said you were the one that suggested
the whole thing, and now you're 60
ing to quit after I've fixed everything
up. Pretty hole you've got ne into"
Martin waited awhile, and then said.
as il a sudden idea had seized him:
al say, Harrison, you know my cousin
who came on board at Honolulu and
has been sick in her cabin ever since
would go ahead and take the part.
That is, if you will promise to say
1ioNlIsbS dDOui It, Que Is IullN as TAI
as | am and she has real golden hair.
so she won't need the rope wig. and
she can wear her own clothes much
better than | can wear those of that
big, fat stewardess. Then she'll daub
on the red paint pretty strong, so that
it will look as though she is made up
and as no one knows her, who can say
that it isn't me made up for the part ?"
Harrison made a jump for Martin
and shook both his hands convulsive-
ly. Quick, of course, all right. go
ahead and have her get ready at once"
The august court. who was a south
ern politician going out to Singapore
as consul, had appeared in the salon
and seated himself on his throne.
Then the lawyers had appeared and
INDUCED in a few preliminary wran-
giles, and the iory had taken its place
and was Immediately accepted without
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-04-30
POISON IN PERFUMES.
Experiments on Frogs Prove That
Scents Have Power to IntOxi-
cate and Benumb.

Though it is popularity believed that
strong perfumes have power to in
toXicate and benumb, and though
workers in perfume laboratories are
occasionally so much affected as to
need medical aid, little attention has
been paid by Psychologists to the eff
feet of odors. But now a German phy-
stefan has made series of experiments
which fully confirm the popular belief.
The experiments were made not on
human beings, but on frogs, which
were put under glass bells with
sponges saturated with various es-
senceS.
The effects are similar to those of
chloroform. There is brief stage of
excitement followed by partial or COM
plete paralysis. Although many odors
were used, they were found to differ
only in rapidity of action and the
VIGOROUSLY heavy and ''heady" musk
was found to be one of the slowest.
Camphor, peppermint, lavender and
cloves are also slow, while aldehyde,
turpentine, elder flower, ylang-ylang,
"peau d'Espagne,' asafetida, bisul-
phuride of carbon, mustard and nico-
tine act quickly and energeticaHy. In
some eases the effect was instantan-
eous. The frog would jump about in
lively manner, but would soon stop,
close his eyes, and rub his nose with
his paws. His breathing and heart ac-
ton became slow and labored and he
per'pired profusely. If he still tried
to spring he often fell on his back and
had hard work getting on his feet
again. If the action of the fume was
continued the frogs breathing became
convulsive. his head fell forward, and
his only response to an external slim
illus was spasmodic attempt to
breathe. His eyes turned outward and
mis- heart beat more and more slowly
until it stopped altogether.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-04-30
The Mock Trial
By PHILIP MANILA.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

TT ARRISON was hunting all over the
the ship to get some pieces of old
rope to tear into strands and out of
which to manufacture a beautiful
blond wig of long, wavy tresses.
The ship was three days out of Homo
lulu and still eight days from Japan,
and, according to all time honored Gus
toms and traditions the psychological
moment had arrived for the mock trial
in the salon after dinner that night.
Harrison had worked all day fixing up
a case. He had picked La Verne as the
proper victim for the defendant. La
Verne was tall and dark, with black
eyes and mustache, and Harrison
thought he would make fine defend
ant for either breach of promise case
or wife desertion. He was popular
with the women On board. considered
the prince of good fellows in the smok-
ing room, and altogether what Har-
rison termed a bright and shining
mark" DR.. Martin, a young dentist
going out to Shanghai, was to be the
lady in the case whose deepest, truest
and sincerest affections had been torn
into tatters by the designing La Verne.
DIR. Martin was slight in figure, with a
smooth, girlish face, and Harrison de-
cided that if he were dressed in one
of the stewardess' dresses and adorned
with the blond wig he would make an
extremely dashing and lovely plaintiff,
calculated to arouse the tears of the
sternest juries.
That night after dinner the Japan
csc sailors and the Chinese walters
ceased glazing at each other long
enough to move the tables around and
arrange the salon to look like a court
Then the passengers who were not to
take part in the trial except as audi
ence came trailing in and took their
seats, whispering eXcitedlya to what
a good joke this was on dear Mr.. La
Verne and how much fun it would all
be, and who in the world was to be TIE
plaintiff.
Old Mrs. Muttsford, who was the
newsiest and busiest little woman or
the ship, whispered TO everybody with
in reach that the case against Mr.. La
Verne was to be for desertion and non