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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17

nominated. While he has net formally
announced his candidacy. he declares
that the Democrats =ant Overstreet
nominated because he is the easiest man
to defeat, and for that reason another
must be nominated. There is no con-
ceaI,nsut OF the fact that the former
mayor regards himself as the man who
Is strong enough 20 win aid should be
nominated
This coming from a man who was de-
feated by upward OF 1000 majority in
speaking OF a man as weak candidate
who was elected the last time by more
than 1000 ma jority in the indianapolis
district. smacks very strongly OF ego
t;sm. MIR. Overstreet is now serving his
dfth term IN the House. and I'm point
OF prominence he is not far down the
list from the so-called leaders. In the
present Congress Speaker Cannon made
him chairman OF the Committee on
Postofices and Post Roads. which com
rnittee in view Of the recent postal
scandals is regarded as especially i'm
portant. and after much deliberation
MIR. Overstreet was selected as It's head.
Mr.. Overstreet not long ago expert
enced a disastrous financial reverse,
which misfortune. il Is said, swept
away from him a comfortable fortune.
This may have weakened him in his
district somewhat but he is still regard
ed as an able man in the House. and his
defeat would be a distinct loss 70 the
Republican side Bookwalter is said to
have gained control OF the district or
ganization. but Mr. Overstreet HIS
many strong friends and IT is believed
that he viii be able TO win out. although
he may be obliged TO put up hard
fight.
Trouble for Littauer.
There is evidently trouble ahead. po-
litically. for the Hon Lucius y. Lit
tauer, Notwithstanding the fact that he
escaped prosecution on account Of ms
glove contracts with the War Depart
ment under the statute Of limitations
He is finding that the memory of his
constituents is not affected by this law.
Prior to the scandal about the glove
contracts Mr. Littauer had things pretty
much his own way in the Gloversville
district Now there is a strong faction
opposing him within his own party. and
Charles A. Knapp. a wealthy manufac-
turer. has already announced himself
as a candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation Mr.. Littauer is said to. desire
a reelection to Congress as =indicS-
ton OF his conduct. He is a warm
personal friend both Of the President
and of Governor OdelI, and will make a
hard light by the use of Federal and
State patronage for the nomination
Should he win. as now seems probable.
il is said that he would be badly cut by
the opposing faction and that the dis
trict would be endangered.
At present IT is safely Republican,
IIttaue-'s majority in 1902 being ap-
proximateIy 5000. but should he be
nominated again in the face Of the
charges made against him in connec-
ton with the glove contracts. although
they were never proven. Il would. it is
said. place the district in doubt. and
perhaps be the means of electing
Democrat.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-01-21
Shcrman's Canstic Retort.

General Sherman was possessed OF
a very dry humor, his sense of the RI
diculous was very highly developed.
and he often convulsed his staff and
friends by witty remarks on the most
unexpected occasions. This side OF
his character is ,aptly illustrated by an
incident related of the story of the
march to the sea. In one of the bat
ties corps commander was struck, on
the head by a rifle bullet. brt only
slightly wounded. When news of the
occurrence reached Sherman reports
had it that the wounded generaFs S
cheek and nose had been carried away,
but that he bravely persisted in re-
naming in action. Sherman was
greatly alarmed and made his way i'm
meGiately to the side of his officer,
who in the meantime had tied up his
head and had gone about his business.
When Sherman rode up, protestations
were useless, the bandage must come
off and he must see the wound to
Judge for himself Of the cficer's fit
ness to remain on the field. When he
saw the slight laceration made by the
ball he locked at it in silence a mo-
ment and then said with look. Of dis
gust: "WelI. they came near missing
you, didn't they g-Deroit Free Press.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-01-21
worn en- and Religion.

A writer in Harper's Weekly has
some striking observations to make on
the subject of the e1nanciDated woman
Of to-day and her attitude towards re-
ligion. It is noted that although, ac-
cording to the testimony of ministers,
men are attending church more now
than they were a decade ago, women
of leisure, on the other hand, are at
tending less regularly and in fewer
numbers than formerly. Nor is it with
out significance. says the writer, that
the most explicit. outspoken plea for
absolute irdividralism in matters of
religion, and the ablest argument in
favor of abstention from social forms
of worship. should have been made by
q wonan--Mrs. Margaret Deland, the
well-known novelist. 1t is a question
whether or not "wonan's eating of the
fruit Of the tree Of knowledge will
be good for the church and rewarding
to the woman"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-01-21

Commodore Somerville Nicholson, OF
the United States Navy, in a letter
from 1887 R ST., n. W., Washington
D. c., says:
"Your Peruna has been and is now
used by so many Of my friends and &C.
quaintances as sure cure for catarrh
that I am convinced Of it's curative
qualities, and l unhesitatingly recon.
mend it to all persons suffering from
that complaint" IS. Nicholson.
The highest men in our nation have
given Peruna a strong endorsement
Men of all classes and stations are
equally represented.
If you do not derive prompt and sat.
isfactory results from the use Of Pc
runa, write at once to Or. Hartman
giving a full statement Of your case
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. O.
Ask Your Druggist for free Peruna
Almanac for 1904.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-01-21
His F;rst Letter.

When George was sent away to
boarding school the family waited anx-
iously for his first letter, which, they
feared, would be filed with homesick
longings for the people and things be
had left. When the letter came
Georges father smiled, his mother
sighed, and his elder sisters were half
amused and half provoked: Dear
Mother and Fainily-I've been here
twenty three hours now and it is great.
Ny most intimate friend is a boy by
the name of Floppy Smith. Hes five
feet six and has had his left leg brok-
en- in two different places. Love to all
and will soon write again. Your af.
fecHonaute SOD, George"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-01-21
No More Stale Eggs.

4 voice ont of West Virginia brings
the glad tidings that the world is
about to emerge from the era OF stale
eggs. The day is coming when the
egg, packed though it may be, will not
be false.
+. H. Hite, chief chemist of the ag-
ricHltural experiment station Of the
West Virginia University, after ex-
pe1iments covering more than two
years, announces that he has hit upon
a method which will preserve the
freshness in eggs almost indefinitely.
The method was simple. An alco-
holic solution Of salicylic acid is pre-.
pared, and into it the egg is dipped
for a few moments only. If the egg
remained submerged longer the acid
would penetrate the she'll. Then the
egg is wrapped in cotton and packed
in boxes through which the air may
readily circulate.
The object in dipping the eggs into
the solution Is to destroy any germs
or microbes that may adhere to the
shell, and which, If they should gain
access to the egg, would effect its de.
composition. The cotton acts as a
filter and prevents the access Of other
germs from the air.
Eggs stored in lime water and wa.
ter glass solutions will almost invari.
ably crack or burst On boiling. This
is usually attributed to tiny bit of
air enclosed In the shell. The real
explanation Is to be found In the fact
that the old solutions weaken the
shell.
The fresh eggs treated with the
alcoholic solution Of salicylic acid and
wrapped in cotton are not weakened
in any way, and behave just like fresh
eggs when boiled.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-01-21
RELIEVED OF BLAME.
Electrical Disasters Only Indirectly Due
Ito This Current. !


When fatalities or damages SEEM
ingly attributable to electricity occur.
the popular belief is that electricity
itself, as q force. is directly RESPONSE
bic for them, says q writer i'll Casters
Magazine. In fact, however. there are
few forces Of nature that are less
harmful in themselves than electricity.
The damage done by floor or tornado.
for instance. is done directly by the
water or the air. But electricity, when
it works. usually does so indirectly or
by setting another Of natures forces
into operation. An exception to this
may be where the victim may have
been so weak, physiologically, that
simple fall from chair might Lave had
a similar result But in the majority
Of cases death from electric shock is
shown to be due to we'll defined chemi-
cal changes in the blood or tissues, due
to the electric. current. The damage
done also to gas and water pipes by
electrolysis, while primarily occa-
stoned. it is true. by the escape OF elec-
tricity from electric railway circuits.
is not directly due to that force, but
rather to secondary action, and that
purely chemical one, namely. the
setting free by electric action OF GER
tain elements, such as chlorine and So
dunn, constituents Of caline solution
in the soil, which attack and corrode
the iron pipes. Without some such So
luton in the soil there would be no
s1lch thing as electrolysiS. Also, when
lightning strikes q tree and skaters it.
the result is not due directly to elec-
t1icity, and not even to the electric
current. but rather to the intense heat
which the electric current generates in
passing through the tree. which heat
suddenly converts the sap into steam.
and the latter in expanding, if the force
be sufficient. tears tho tree to pieces.
II the force is not sufficiently powerful.
the effect may be only to loosen the
bark Of the tree in places, the evidence
OF which may last for years. but may
not be otherwise hurtful to tie trees
growth. So far, indeed. from electric
ity being necessarily fatal to animal
or vegetable life. it is we'll known that
in proper quantities it is decidedly ben
eficial. and. when property applied.
acts as a stimulus to vegetation. An
excess of current, however. will also
Kill; vegetation. In both Of these cases
its action is due to the chemical
changes which it effects in the grow
ing plant or tree.
The injuries to shade trees by con-
tact with wires carrying heavy cur
rents, such as electric light or trac-
ton wires. is mostly mechanical. an
arc forming at the point Of contact OF
the wire with the branch or limb and
burning away the wood. leaving the
tree stunted at such places. In very
stormy. wet weather. it is not uncom-
mon to have large trees set on fire by
the escape Of current from abuttins
electric light wires, the rain. paradox
ical as it may seem, by improving the
corductivity of the circuit down the
tree to the earth, virtually adding fuel
to the 1amcS.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-01-21
Influence of a holy Lie.

The subtle germ OF Christ's truth will
be borne ON the secret atmosphere OF a
noiy ..ie into hearts which no preachers
vo;c. could penetrate, where the tongue
OF E,en and OF angels would lail; there is
an eloauence in living goodness which viii
often prove persuasive. 1t Is the eio-
upon the thick-ribbeG ;ce-blows would
but break it. but beneath the softest. gen
tlest, yet most poteu: influence, the hard,
impenetrable masses rlelt away.-John
Caird.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-01-21
A GOOD THING RECOGNIZED.

Then you refuse to consider me as
q candidate for the position of son-ip.
law?" the young man asked.
YES replied the captain of indus
try, 'but I'd like to give you a job
here in my establishment. I believe
such nerve as you have would be val.
liable if properly utilized d"-Chicago
Record-Herald.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-01-21
cDCc STUART'S
HEE GIN and RUCHU

To all who suffer. or to the friends Of those
who 81 fer with Kidney, Liver, Heart. Bladder
or Blood Disease, 3 sample bottle OF Stuart's
Gin and Buchu, the great southern Kidney and
Liver Medicine, will be sent absolutely free OF
cost. Mention this paper. Address STUART
DRUG MFG CO., 2S Wall St.. Atlanta. Ga. >,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-01-21
t,atar-h Cannot BE Cured

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS as they canuot
reach the seat Of the disease. Catarrh is
blood or constitutional disease, and in order
to cure it you must take internal remedies:
HALLS Catarrh Cure is taken internally. and
acts directly On the blood and mucous surface
Halls Catarrh Cure is not quack medicine.
It was prescribed by one OF the best .physi-
clans in this country for years. and is reg
nIar prescription. 1t is composed or the
best tonics known, combined with the best
blood purifiers, acting directly on the mu.
cous surfaces. The perfect combination o:
the two ingredients is what produces such
wonderful results in curing catarrh. Send
for testimonies, free.
FL. CHENEY l. Co., Props., Toledo, o.
Sold by dru ygists. price. Use.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Wrea tn OF Human Bones.
On o grave in a cemetery at Chiches'
ter, England, there is wreath which
at first glance appears to be coral.
In reality it is composed of human
bones. The bones were collected dur
ing his travels by the deceased, who
carved them with a penknife. and
formed them into the wreath which
now adorns his arave.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-01-21
1000, ,oon italians In France.

There are 100000 Italians IN
France, chiefly engaged in artistic, edu-
cative or laboring pursuits. Most of
them are found in the eastern. espe-
cIally in the southeastern departments,
but they are scattered all through the
country. On the other hand, there are
only 10000 French in Italy.-London
Globe.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-01-21
CINTLE SPIIR,

I,va-Whar a lovely ring! How did
he come to propose so quickly?
IIdna-I innocently remarked that
diamonds were increasing in value
daily.-Town and Country.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-01-21
'CAPSICUk VASELlHE

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A substitute for and So perior to mustard or
any other plaster, and will not blister the
most delicate skin. The pain -allaying and
curativequalitiesof Of thisartic iclearewonder.
full. 1t will stop the toothache at once, and
relieve headache and sciatca. we recon:
mend it as the best and safest external
counter-trrt. antknown,a also asane1ternal
remody for pains in the chest and stomach
and ali lirheuna tic. neural gicand gouty COM
plants. A trial will prove what we claim
forit and it will be found to be Invaluable
in the household. Many peoplesa esay'1tisthe
sending @ tbisamount tousin postage stamps
we iisend zen you a tn be By mail No article
should be accepted by the public unless the
same carries our label, asotherwise IT'S not
Famine. CHSSEBR0UGH MFG. CO..
II State Street NEW YORK CITY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
Origin of Basketball.

Basketball as a recreative game is
unique in its origin, for two reasons:
Firstly, it is our one, positively sure,
home American production; secondly,
the name, date and place of its author
ship is exactly known. OF no other
game in all the category can this be
said; the birth of the bulk of them is
beyond the cuniform-covered, baked
clay tablets of Babylon, and the HE
roglyphics of the remotest Egyptian
records
Basketball, on the other hand. was
born in the yeax 1901, at Springfield,
Mass, and its author was James Mai
smith. The story is short enough TO
be interesting. In that town is a train
ing school connected with the Young
Mems Christian Association, and, of
course, professors, among them pro-
fessor of psychology, who is paid to
teach the young ideas how to think,
effectively. In one OF his lectures he
called attention to certain conditions
upon which the brain could with ad-
vantage be exercised, and challenged
his class to supply the requirements to
meet them The conditions were the
invention of a new game which could
be played indoors, in limited area, by
a defined and unalterable number OF
contestants, and adaptable to both
sexes Upon this hypothesis one of his
pupils James Naisnith. the same night
evolved basketball" It was put into
and found to meet the conditions and
limitations laid down by the professor
admirably. But it FAD more than an
| academic value, as its rapid spread as
one of our most appreciated past1mes
notwithstanding News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
William Il. Thompson.

in the parlor is another. The parlor
door opened and introductions began,
but I got lost before they were well
over 1 looked up-considerably up. It
was later that I realized how very tall
he is-tall and slight All 1 saw was a
wonderful pair of eyes. I did not know
folks were allowed to have eyes like
that
sOnce I picked up a little sparrow
that a boys sling shot had brought
down to the pavement The little, soft,
feathered thing lay in my hand and the
eyes looked into mine I wake some
times at night and see again the plead
ing and suffering Of that helpless,
'.Malek las those eyes. Where did
he get them?
This was my first thought as the
ungaTian-English welcome faltered
from a not too loquacious tongue
Later I heard the story. Oh, yes,
there is a story, q love story such as
you read about-a faithless sweetheart,
broken promise, a broken heart They
say he has recovered. The hearts we
know always do. But there are his
eyes When Wilbur Mcdonald came
in with Miss Pyle-AIiss Pyle has Just
returned from a lengthy study under
LeSchetisky-there were many ia ia s
and 'nein nein's' between them I did
not know what it was all about, but
MaIeks eyes smiled and I wondered.
had not thought they could
when he turned to me I was too
tangled up with myself to know what
to say. First I thought Of the weather.
Then How do you like Fort Worth ?
popped into my mind. but I pinched
myself in time.
" America is a big country. a very big
country This in English, and ]
breathed easier. And you Americans
are so quick Everywhere you do things
in a rush. Only the trains sometimes go
slow. I do not like that
" In Chicago, think I would not like
to live there always. I cannot think
there we'll We Europeans do things
more deliberately Il am slow person
myself and this pleased me.)
:" In Chicago they even compose mu-
sic quick. They sell It quick too There
eyes or mouth was responsible forgot
'Ach, this rag time. Americans
everywhere want rag time. A crime
against music, against all that is best
in composition
..Nevin has written q rag time song
I was a little timid in saying this
so? 7 did not know it. Nevir
writes good music. Nevin and McDon-
aid I like best of American composers
My favorite composer? Any who writes
good music One man suits one mood
When my mood changes, want an.
other. The mood selects the composer
Sometimes I play Schumann all day
Sometimes I want Chopin. Then it is
Bach or Beethoven, or maybe Strauss
dance music may be good music, bui
Strauss is best of ALL
e You study the piano2 That is good
! The piano is the greatest instru-
ment- Practice and study and work al
your life and yet you can never say
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
PULLS TAFFY OUT OF PIANO
A Texas Girls Description of MaIek's
Playing.

She had familiar looking box in
her hand and as shs brought out a
chocolate and held it between her
tnumo and forefinger she told Of the
Malek concert at Dallas last Tuesday
evening. says a writer in the Fort
Worth Telegram
he plays as sweet as that" she
held the chocolate a moment. and then
1t disappeared Did you ever hear
any body pull taffy out OF a piano ?
Neither did until Herr Ottokar MaIek
played Chopin's Fantasia in F minor.
would not have been at all surprised
# he had stopped to dip his hands in
Hour Even in the Brahm Rhapsodie
ne kept the same sweetness of tone no
matter how big the chords were. lust
like long pull at a big rope of mo-
lasses candy.
OF course I wanted to talk with
him and my friends arranged It. But
Malek In concert Is one man; MaIak
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
Heart
Beat So Violently,
It's Movement
g Ould B e S e e n
Through Clothing.
DIR. Miles Heart Cure
Cured Ne.

No matter what's the matter with your
heart, It will pay You to try Dr. Miles Heart
Cure Il IS a great heart and blood tonic
that cures by removing the cause. Try It for
a short time and you viii find that YOU are
no longer short of breath after brief exertion.
that you can sleep in any position with com
fort and without the dread Of smothering
spells 1t removes the symptoms and cures
the disease 1t strengthens the hearts
action. enriches the blood and improves the
circulation It has cured heart disease when
al else failed It has brought relief when
death seemed nigh
Since taking a number Of bottles of DR.
Miles Heart Cure during the past year nv
health IS better than for many wears no
longer experience any trouble from living on
my left side, which disagreeable symptoms
used to bother me greatly. The frequent
spells OF palpitation and f1ttering that was
at that time subject to were most alarming.
At times my heart would beat so violently
that the movement was noticeable through
my clothing. Doctors said nv heart was
enlarged and had frequent severe shooting
pains through and in the region of nv heart
/ think DR.. Miles Heart Cure great medi-
cine and have always been able to secure
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