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Smyrna times., 1903-03-04
Divorce In Innnn.

A traveller recently returned from
Japan tells of some of the queer laws
In that country concerning divorce:
"a divorce on the part of the husband
is easily obtained. One of the legal
causes Of divorce is If the husband
find the wife too loquacious' Yet in
all my long experience in Japan have
met only one man who discarded his
wife, and l never met with a family
where dissension existed, nor have
ever heard Of a husband treating his
wife with severity, although the same
cannot be said of some parents-in-law,
who consider their sons wife a mere
chattel. AS general rule, the appear
ance of girls and women testifies of a
hghtness Of heart not always found in
other climes where their sisters have
more abundant means Of happiness"
Smyrna times., 1903-03-04
THE COOKBOOK.

To boil cream the day before en-
hances the richness of the coffee into
which it is poured
The remnant of stewed or preserved
fruit left from tea will improve a tap
ioca pudding the next day.
To cook carrots quickly add a small
piece of soda to the water in which
they are boiled. This will improve the
favor of the vegetable.
To prevent gravies from becoming
lumpy remove the pan from the fire
while the thickening is being stirred
IN, after which set the pan back on
the fire and cook thoroughly.
Several green coffee beans left to
soak in the unbeaten white Of an egg
will color cake icing a delicate green.
The beans should be removed and the
egg whipped and used for the icing.
If bread has been baked too brown
or If the crust has been blackened in
an oven made too hot, do not attempt
to cut off the black with a knife. AS
soon as the loaves are cold go over
them with a coarse crater.
Smyrna times., 1903-03-04
HEAT lfI THE OVEN.
How the Bakers Determine 1t by the
Mere Touch of the Hand.

4OW Lne bhkGrS Determine IL InG
Mere Touch of the Hand.
Bakers have a curious way Of tell
ang just what the temperature Of the
even is" said a baker who has been in
the business for more than a quarter
OF a century, "and they can tell, too,
with almost marvellous accuracy. You
take man who is an expert in the
business, and he can tell what the tenn
perature of the oven is by simply
touching the handle of the oven door.
In nine cases out of ten he will not
miss it to the fraction of a degree.
Bakers have other ways, of course, Of
testing the heat of the oven. For in
stance, when baking bread they some
times throw a piece of white paper in
to the oven, and If It turns brown the
oven is at the proper temperature, or,
when baking other thilHAs. they will
throw little cOrnmeal flour into the
oven in order to test the heat. But
the bakers fingers are the best gauge,
and when you come to think of the diff
ferent temperatures required in bak-
ing different things it is no small
achievement to even approximate the
heat of the oven by touching the han
die of the oven door.
Bakers figure that during the rising
time of a loaf of bread, after it has
been placed in the oven, 1t ought to be
in temperature of 70 degrees F. Dur
ing the baking process, in order to cook
the starch, expand the carbOnic acid
gas, air and steam and drive off the al
cohol. the inside of the loaf must reg
lister at least 220 degrees. In baking
rolls, buns, scOnes, tea biscuits, drop
cakes, fancy cakes, New York cakes,
mullins, puff cakes and things of that
sort the oven must show heat of 45O
degrees or higher. When the oven Is
at 400 degrees. it is fit for cream puffs,
sugar cakes, queen cakes, rock cakes,
jumbles, lady fingers, rough and ready
and jelly rolls. At $50 degrees wine
cakes, cup cakes, ginger nuts and
snaps, pies, gingerbread, spice cakes,
such as raisin, currant, citron. pound,
bride and so on, may be baked. 1t
requires a still lower temperature to
bake wedding cakes, kisses, anise drops
and things in this class. But what
ever temperature the old baker wants,
he can tell when he has it by simply
touching the handle of the oven door"
New Orleans Times Democrat
Smyrna times., 1903-03-04
a Couple OF Inscriptions.

Il was in New York one day and
took a trip down to Coney Island"
said the agent Of Pittsburg nail
mill. Il had heard of the slick fellows
down there, and SO l left my watch at
home and carried a dummy across
which | pasted a slip of paper bearing
the words, Look inside for a fool |
hadn't got the salt taste Of the ocean
yet when the watch disappeared, and
it was three hours later. as | sat in a
booth drinking beer, when l felt that
watch in a side pocket of my coat
pulled it out in amazement, and 1
found my slip of paper replaced by
one bearing the words, Look outside
for an ass. 1t may be that | got the
bulge on the gang, but somehow
have always thought that they came
out tritie ahead-just Il trife."
Smyrna times., 1903-03-04

STAGECOACH DAYS.
Story of Trip From Portsmouth to
London In 1880.

London In 1850.
There are men and women-and they
are not always the old-who deplore
the breathless pace Of the age. In
stagecoach days, they tell us, life was
a different thing. People journeyed
through the years leisurely then; ex-
istence had a flavor. A century ago a
journey meant fellowship and merry
adventures and a comfortable enjoy
ment of the beauties of the landscape.
All this may be so, but a traveller
who made the journey from Ports
mouth to London in 1880 shows that
even stagecOach days had their shad-
Ows.
1.-The getting up on the coach alone
was at the risk of ones life" he wrote,
land when l was up had nothing to
hold on to except little handle at the
side. The moment we set off l thought
1 saw certain death before me. The
machine rolled with tremendous rapid
ity over the stones and every minute
seemed to fly in the air, so that it ap-
peared to me a complete miracle that
we stuck to the coach at all.
"This continual fear of death at last
became insupportable to me, and 1
carefully crept along the top of the
coach and ensconced myself in the
basket behind.
ION a sudden the coach proceeded at
a rapid rate down a hill. All the boxes,
iron nailed and copper fastened, began
to dance around me, and every moment
l received such violent blows that l
thought my last hour had come. Shak-
en- to pieces, bleeding and sore, l crept
back to my former position. And it
rained necessarily, and as before we
were covered with dust so now we
were soaked with rain.
MY neighbor every now and then
fell asleep and when in this state per-
petually rolled and jolted against me
with the whole weight of his body,
more than once nearly pushing me
from the seat to which l clung with
the last strength of despair. l looked
and certainly felt like a crazy fool
when l arrived in London"
The letter is realistic. 1t is possible
that twentieth century travelling, al
though unromantic, has its compensa-
tions after all.-Youth's Companion.
Smyrna times., 1903-03-04
Barbering Used to Re nm Art.

Time was when barbering was a way
up art In ancient times BARRIERS were
surgeons, tie only persons who could
scientifically 'let blood" In London
there is still a barber surgeon class.
They possess a cap given the guild by
Charles H. Around the BARRIERS pole
still twines tie snake. the subtlest
beast Of the field, Il survival Of the bra
zen serpent lifted UP in the wilderness,
the symbol Of the healing art.
Smyrna times., 1903-03-04
The Weight of a Triae.

In the journal of the celebrated Eng.
lish preacher Frederick Robertson, oc-
ours the following singular passage:
IF l had not known a certain person,
/ never should have given up soldier
ing to become a minister; if l had
not met a certain lady, l never should
have known that person; if my dog
had not disturbed that ladY's invalid
child at night, never should have met
her. 1t is true, then, that if my dog
had not barked on that particular
night l should now be in the dragons
or fertilizing the soil of India"
Smyrna times., 1903-03-04
Fashion In the Garden

1t Is the passion for fashionable nov
elties-a passion of modern existence
which prevents us from enjoying our
gardens as our grandparents used to
enjoy theirs. We allow our hired gar
deners to drive thence all the simple
old flowers that our fathers loved and
called by pet names which were famil-
lar to us all in nursery days.-London
Garden.
Smyrna times., 1903-03-04
Feminine Felicity.

Eustacia-How pleased Eleanor looks
tonight!
Edmonia-Yes; she's either had pro-
posal or some man has sent her a box
Of candy.-Exchange.
Smyrna times., 1903-03-04

When Sandow poses and the muscles
ridge his back and knot his arms, we
think we have before us the very secret
of strength in those magnificent muscles.
But we haven't. Starve Sandow, or,
what is practically the same thing, let
him be dyspeptic, and his muscle would
soon fail. Strength is made from food
properly digested and assimilated, and
no man is stronger than his stomach, be-
cause when the stomach is diseased di-
gestion and assimilation are imperfect.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures diseases of the stomach and other
organs of digestion and nutrition. It
enables the perfect digestion and assim-
ilation of food so that the body is nour-
ished into perfect health and strength.
II had what my physician caiied indigestion.
lie gave me medicine for the trouble but it did
me no good" writes Mr. w. II. Wells, of Will
lard, N. c. "I wrote TO Dr. Pierce and stated
my case. He sent me a descriptive list and hy-
gienic rules. I carried out these as best could,
bought six bottles Of his Golden Medical Dis
covery and commenced taking it. few days
later noticed great change. Felt like new
man: Before began the use of the Golden
Medical Discovery suffered greatly with pain
IN stomach my nerves seemed all nn-down,
was very thin in flesh but now can eat heartily
and sleep good at night"
DIR. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser is sent free on receipt of stamps
to pay expense of mailing only. Send
twenty-one one-cent stamps for the pa
per-covered book, or thirty-one stamps
for the cloth-bound volume. Address
DIR. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Smyrna times., 1903-03-04
NInny school ChiIdren nre sicklr. .

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Child
ren, used by Mother Gray. nurse in Child
ren's Home, New York, Break up Colds in
"a hours, cure Feverishness. Headache,
Stomach Troubles, Teething Disorders, and
Destroy Worms At all druggists. Csc.
Sample mailed FREE. Address, Allen S.
Olmsted, LePOy, n. Y.
Smyrna times., 1903-03-04
His Reverses.

Sunny thing that Ever notice it?'
'What 'tis?"
"Why, when a mans down it's all
up with him. m."-BaltimOre News.
Smyrna times., 1903-03-04
A Certaln Cure for ChiIblnins.

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot Ease,
powder. 1t cures Chilblains, FrOstbites,
Damp, Sweating, Swollen feet. At all
Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c.
Smyrna times., 1903-03-04

For one man who can stand prosperity
there are q hundred that will stand
adversity.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-08-27

THE FISH LEAPED OVER THE BOAT.
win Dodge. The craft left Old Harbor
III company with the fleet about sun
rise, and when six miles south of the
wireless station Wallace A. Mitchell
another 1nember of the crew. sighted Il
sWordtish from the masthead. The
fish, the largest and most fcrocious
seen this season, rose ut full length
above the fcathering seas to the height
or SIX feet Il number of times The
craft ran down toward the fish and
Captain Dodge. in the ''pulpt." made
ready to harpoon the monster When
the fish came in range Dodge sent the
Keen weapon deep into its back and it
Immediately divcd.
AS the Lindscy.s head pointed up to
the spot where the fish WAS last seen
captain Dodge proceeded to haul in the
line. The fish made no violent demon
stralion until it was within a few wards
or small boat in which Norwuugh
had left the Lindsey to assist in land
ing the fish, and then the struggle be-
gan. The fish circlcd the boat 4 dozen
times as fast as ii could swim, and
lnen 1t went ont of the sea. clearing the
small boat and tearing out the harpoon
The tish's tail grazCd the tishermon's
mead. The monster dived deep. and
turning quickly came up directly under
the stern. The sword struck the bot
tom of the boat with terrific force.
penetrated ii. entered the interior Of
the fishcrmans left leg and was forced
through the tleshy part. The point Of
the sword came out on the exterior Of
Norwaugh's leg at the hip.
The weapon with which the frhting
hsh struck the man was over three feet
long. and the wound it made was y
tearing wound nearly thirty inches in
length. The flesh and muscles of Nor
WauShS leg were torn from the bone.
Mitchell SAW the struggle between
the man and fish. and the crew of the
Lindsey went TO the rescue as soon as
possible. NorwauGh was found TO be
terribly torn. and he was bleeding pro-
fuSeiy. 1t was feared he would bleed
10 death. The flow was stoyncd. and
with the injured man aboard the Lind
sey made for the harhor under both
sail and ten horse power auxiliary
with which the craft is supplied. Near
" all the way in the vessel was throw
ing the sea over Ecr bows Everything
depended upon the earliest arrival of
the craft in port where doctor could
dress the injuries of the fisherman.
The Lindsey arrived at Block island
Shortly after noon. and surgeons at
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-08-27
Fury Of
A Fish
Sea Monster, Enra6ed BY
a Horpoon 6gIound,
Attacks a Man.
Aot0 a Giant .StOordfxsb Pierced
tie Hull of a Boat ond
Nearly Killed Its
Occupant.

Christopher Norwaugh, one of the
best known fishermen in the feet that
halls from Block island, had a terrific
battle with 500 pound swordfish and
sustained injuries from which for a
time it was thought he could not re-
cover.
During the struggle the fish rammed
the small boat in which the fisherman
was at work and sent it's sword
through the hull and into the fisher
mans body. causing punctured
wound Of the most serious chara cter.
30 severely injured was Norwaugh that
the Block island doctors thought it adj
visable to send the patient to hospital
for surgical and such other treatment
as the case might necessitate.
Norwaugh was one of the fishing
crew of the sloop Lindsey, Captain Ed
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-08-27
THE SNAKES HEAD DARTED AT ITS BODY.

IHE SNAKES HEAD DARTED AT ITS BODY
himself. I've seen the devils do it
many Il time" said Coggswcll as he
continued his torment of the RATHER.
Then suddenly the RATHER ceased his
eXortions.
"NoW!' exclaimed Coggswell.
The snake Quivered from his fiat
hcHd to his now silent rattle. 1t was Il
convulSive little culver. The scaly
skin drew over the glistening, bead
like eyes, the neck arched itself into a
graceful curve, and then, like a flash.
the diamond shaped head shot like a
dart at the body. and in second the
fan@s of the RATHER had dealt the blow
that killed him.
And the tail Of the RATHER did not
wriSgle when the body was touched,
like the tails of the snakes that had
been killed
NO, they never do" explained
Cog@swell. when they kill them
selves they are dead all over. and
their tails don't wait till the sun sets
back o the ridge before they die"
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-08-27

IenQed the man.
At this season the swords of sword
fish are coated with slime which is
said to be deadly poison, and this poi
sonous matter is liable to cause blood
poisoning and probably death. Nor
waugh has family living on the
island.
A similar battle with a swordfish &C.
Cured off No Mans Land, forty miles
east of this place. three years ago. The
fish struck the fisherman. killing him
Instantly. The body fell into the sea,
and it is supposed sharks seized it.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-08-27
RATTLESNAKE
~VxClDE
Deadly .Snakes XIII 6bemsel,es
eOben Obey fire
Cornered.

While it may not be generally known
1t is fact that rattlesnake when
cornered without chance of escape will
deliberately take it's own life. This was
proved recently by George Coggswell,
president of the Schaghticoke Rattle
snake club of Kent, Conn. He had TAX
en- a party of friends on rattlesnake
hunt and finally captured big fellow
by placing forked stick over it's neck.
A rattlesnake at bay is sight new
er to be forgotten. especially if he is
game snake. for there are rattlers who
are 'Quitters." No one along the
Schaghticoke range knows rattlesnake
nature better than George Coggswell.
He saw the opportunity to show a rat
tlcsnake at his worst
Now watch him close" said Coggs-
well. and then he proceeded in a man.
ner born Of long experience to tease the
snake.
They're good bit like human be-
inGs." remarked the old snake hunter
as he rubbed the fork over the rattlers
head. Keep tormentin' RATHER and
he'll commit suicide, just like some
folks when they get in trouble and de-
spair"
The RATHER would seize the fork in
his mouth, and then, when some other
fork prodded him in the back. he would
loosen his fangs, only to dart them at
the last tormentor.
keep your eye peeled now. He's
a-gettin' desperate. Watch him kill
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-07-24
BASILICA OF ST. PETERS.

Spaniards, A. French, Ia Burgun-
dians. 2; Germans. 8: Saxons. 2: Ba-
varians. A. English. /. and Belgian. /.
The nationality OF the others is not
well established.
The religious orders supplied about
seventy popes to the throne. The
Bepedictfnss have given thirty; the
CArthusisns two: the Carmelites two;
the Dominicans four. and the Angus
tinians and Franciscans many. Nu-
merous popes were members Of royal
and noble families. but many poor men
have reached the tiara also. st. Peter
was fisherman. Adrian w.. the only
Engiishman who held the throne. was
the son OF woman who begged aims
at the door OF her parish church. Ur'
ban w. was the son OF poor French
man. The parents of Celestine "
were In very humble circumstances.
so we're those OF Benedict H.. an
Italian Dominican. and also those OF
Nicholas V. The father OF Adrian vi.
was ship carpenter. of Sixtus "
farm laborer and Of Plus V. shep-
herd
Gregory XII. 1916. died within few
hours OF his election; Stephanus II.
was pope for only three days; Urban
VII for twelve; Boniface vi. for fif
teen; Celestlne ~. for seventeen. 81
sinius. Theodorus H.. Damascus H., Plus
HI. and Marcellus II. for twenty: Val
entinus for thirty and Leo XII for
twenty-five.
Pope Hormisdas. who was elected
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-07-24

silver. and Eusebius, 300, prohibited
the use of any fabric but white linen
for corporals-the covering of the
chalice during mass. Marcellus, 304,
introduced the rites Of burial with
lights and the chanting of psalms.
John XXI, 1916, established the usage
of ringing the "Angelus" bell. Mel
chiades prohibited fasting on Sunday.
Anicetus introduced the clerical ton.
sure and Pelagius H., the sixty-fifth
pope, established the law that all
clerics shall recite the seven canonical
hours. or "breviary, daily. Gregory
TX. prescribed the little bell that rings
at the time of the elevation of the
host at the mass. Vigilius ordered
that the words of the conservation Of
the mass should be said silently.
Gregory XI.. who died in 1878, was
the last French pope. Clement VII.
accommodated Henry VIII. of Eng
land for usurping the title, Head of
the Church." Alexander VI, the IA
nous Borgia. whose reputation present
day historians are rehabilitating, was
pope when Columbus discovered
America. Alexander III. abolished Tits
and tournaments in Europe. Paul w.,
1868, Instituted the Index of Pro.
hibited Books" and the tribunal of the
Inquisition. His. successor, Plus w.,
established thef Monies Pietatis," or
official pawnshops Boniface v. grant
ed the right of sanctuary to all per-
sons flying for safety to church.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-07-24
WORKING FOR UNCLE SAM.
Typewriter Girls Have an Easy Time
at Washington.

'JF'''~>' $3.50 raw GIL 6aey ttUo
at Washington.
From o'clock In the morning until
close to 6 in the evening there are
5000 typewriters grinding out letters
for the United States government
During these hours there are, Of
course, 5000 typewriter girls busily
hammeripg the machines.
Uncle Sam is the largest employer
Of typists In the country and should be
he patron saint OF the typewriter girl.
The amount of manuscript his work
ers turn out would make even Clyde
Fitch look dizzy.
Uncle Sam is the incest kind Of
man for typewriter girls to work for.
He pays large salaries and he supplies
bis workers with everything they
want. II a girl expresses a preference
for certain kind of machine she gets
it. She does not have to sit down and
try to pound typewriter she does not
like.
Whenever a new typewriter girl Is
employed In one of the departments
she names the machine and it is pur-
chased for her.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-07-24
POSTAL BANKS OF BRITAIN.
Their Assets Less Than Their De-
poslts, But Nobody Worries.


The fact is odd: The postoffice
savings banks of Great Britain are
technically insolvent. Their deposits
at the end of the year were 3700,000,-
900, their assets only about 100000
900. Nobody worries about a little
thing like that; the government is re-
sponsible. OF course the discrepancy
rose from the high prices the depart
ment was forced to pay for national
bonds before the Boer war. The low
ering of the rate of interest allowed
is an obvious cure. The postal banks
were authorized in 1881 and nearly
S10,000.000 was deposited the hrst
year. Some later developments are
curious. BY the slip system a sum
SO small as two cents can be
deposited. Deposits can be withdrawn
by telegraph. School savings bank
are recognized, but are not very sue
cessful, owing to the superior attrac-
tons of sweets as a medium of in
vestment. A feature of the postal
bank is that, through their agency, de-
rositors can buy small fractional por-
tions Of government bonds.-New York
World.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-07-24
IN THE CHAIR OF ST. PETER.
rchmen Have Worn Il,
Triple Tiora-Resn of the
Longest n

Pope Leo Kill, the 263d successor
n st. Peter. Joachim Pecci. was born
IT Carpineto ia the diocese OF Anagni
IN March 2. 1910; ordained priest on
Dec. 81. 1897: consscrated TituIar
Archbishop Of Damietta on Feb. IT.,
1S43; transferred TO the see OF Perugis
on Jan. 10, 1916; proclaimed Cardinal
on Dec. 10. 1881 elected Pope on Feb.
20, and crowned on March 3. 1878.
The history OF the popss shows that
OF the long line 1876 have been italians;
SyriaDs, z: Greeks. Is; Africans. 81
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-07-24

In 624. was wldower when he en-
tered holy orders. He had a son
called Silverius who succeeded him as
Pope In 537. Silverius was martyred
and both father and son are venerated
as saints. Victor III. had also been
married before ascending the throne;
and so had Clement Nv. He had two
daughters and when his wife died he
became a Carthusian monk There
are two instances In which brothers
succeeded each other. The first is
that Of Stephen Ill. elected In TSP.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-07-24

ma Sunday and Pope Gregory l., the
Great, $50. introduced the ceremony Of
putting ashes on the head on Ash
Wednesday. Linus. st. Peters sue
cessor, prohibited women from enter
ing a church with uncovered heads.
Pope Vitalianus. about $50, introduced
organs in churches. He Is said 10 have
been talented musician. Pope dem
ent. SO, is believed to be the author of
the canon Of the mass
Zephyrinus, 205, ordained that chal-
Ices should be made only of gold or
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-07-24
Hsrcourt Deceived Gladstone.

Gladstone hated tobacco in every
form, and while premier Of England
said once reproachfully to a close
personal friend, you have been smok-
ing this morning." The reply was, 81
have been sitting for half an hour in
the room of Sir William Harcourt, who
is a great smoker" Mr.. Gladstone said,
with surprise, 81 never knew he smok-
ed. He must be always very careful
in changing his clothes before he
comes up to me-" Harcourt being
member of the Gladstone cabinet.