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The state herald., 1905-07-07
Through a Mansrove Forest

place seemed TO be the very heart
of the huge solitude in which we were
situated. Overhead there was a dark.
closely knitted canopy OF leaves. Only
here and there patch OF lnenably
blue sky that appeared TO be immeas.
urably distant cleaned through riffs
in the armament Of foliage, Through
the aperturcs the sun shot vertical
shafts OF golden light that counterfeit
ed gilded pillars, except where their
masses were broken by contact with
the trunks and limbs OF the trees.
SLENDER flying buttresses yaulted
from the trunks In long series OF clip
tical arches. The whole scheme or de.
sign OF the jungle might have been
that OF an unimagInablc medieval
cathedral conceived In a nightmare
and executed In delirium. II seem.
ed TO be peopled by unseen. silent.
thinking. feeling beings capable Of
action. and the twisted and contorted
boughs and branches stretching out
hldeous. mud.stalned arms that appear
ed ever intent on catching and hold.
irg one In their loathsomo embraces
intensified the impression" Al last.
baiilod. they gave up the hunt.
The state herald., 1905-07-07

A popular clergyman took half
dozen letters from his pocket, says
the Boston Post.
These are anonymous letters" he
said. "They have come TO me during
the last three weeks. | am continually
receiving strange anonymous letters
questions, usually, that | am request
ed to answer in the sermon of the
next Sunday.
Recently a young man wrote an
onymously and said that when he was
n boy of l6 he worked for grocer.
He stole from his grocer's cash draw
er, little at time, over $500. Now
he was prosperous and he desired to
return the money. Would II be sufii-
cient to return II as conscience money
from an unknown source or should
he make the grocer a confession?
answered that 1t would be sufficient
to return the money.
Il got letter last year In won.
ans hand that asked me to preach
against the sin of murder. One will
hear YOU said the letter. who has
murder In his heart. the murder of an
innocent. white-haired old man !
preached my best sermon against muir
der and didn't neglect 10 draw a
fancy picture of an old man with
The state herald., 1905-07-07

An explorer in northern Australia
thus describes his vain efforts to
make friends with some wild natives
who ran away from him: we had
hardly begun TO move from cover
when we saw several dusky figures
running across the salt marsh into
the mangroves. We started in pur-
suit at run, but when We reached
the camp we found II. as we expected,
deserted. The fire was still burning
and the haste In which the black fel-
lows had left their camp was evidonc'
ed by the fact that they had forgotten
to take with them what must have
been the largest part OF their wea.
pons. Boomerangs, spears. throwing
sticks. mulahs, shields. and remnants
of halfconsumed meal OF roasted
baobab nuts were lying about the
place. We followed the rctteating
sayares into the mangroves.
I'VE traced the d!yerging footmarks
through the dense. dark. eerie. smell
ing inferno with the Instinct OF slcuth'
hounds. Nothing will ever obliterate
from my memory the impressions
that hunt made on my mind. The
The state herald., 1905-07-07
Bones Of prehistoric Giants.

a Baltimore dispatch says that q
nunnber of gigantic skeletons of pre-
historic Indians. nearly eight feet tall,
are reported to have been discovered
along the banks of Choptank river, in
Maryland, by employees of the Mary.
land Academy of Sciences. and are
now at the academy's building, where
they are being. articulated and re.
stored.
The collection comprises eight skele-
tons, of which some are those OF
women and children. They are not all
complete, but all the larger bones
have been found and there is at least
one. complete specimen of a male
adult. 1t is believed the remains are
about 1000 years old. t
Signs of the camps of later Indians
also were revealed about ten feet
above the graves which contained the
skeletons. AT the point on the Chop
tank where the remains wereN found
there are steep shelving cliffs of sand
and gravel that extend to the waters
edge. Beneath this bank is a layer of
mari.
The graves are In the sand few
feet above the hard mari and were
covered by deposits of between twenty
and thirty feet OF sand and gravel.
The state herald., 1905-07-07

On n full moon nFht recently
Jake Linylllc Of Cave Greek killed u
big tom lion under tho most uncom'
mon conditions Of handio.paw hght
aoon after uiThtiall Jake heard the
dogs run yarmirt NJ n sycamore
troo close 10 the tent OF the great
camp. u few miles up Cave Creek. A.
the hrst alarm he rushed out with
tlno In hand and saw long, duiverins
body crouehcd along the lowest limb
In the dim moonlight and With his dc.
feellyo vision he aimed between the
blazing eyes of the brute. but the
mofest ifina high, The ball split
Tommy's nose and glanced along tho
forehead with Just sufficient eoncuH.
sion TO stun the brute and tumble him
10 the ground,
IN u half second the giant eat was
on its feet and leaplnE toward lis as.
e1.labt, who had no time to sllp an.
The state herald., 1905-07-07
Troubles of a Clergyman

white hair being slain by young
chap.
Sometimes, in these letters, ethical
questions are propounded that stump
me. A sailor, for instance. once wrote
something like this: Two years ago.
before | got religion. | married a
sweet young girl, and we now have
two beautiful children. ! am big
amist by rights, for in 81 / married a
Malay girl in Port Said. She was n
bad one, drunk all the time, and one
night she cut my head open with bot
tie in my sleep So then | left her.
Since | got religion ! have tried to
look her up. but she disappeared from
Port Said Ave years ago. the same day
traveller was robbed of silver
watch and bag of gold. Now, want
to do the right thing. Ought to
leave my present wife and try to find
and reform the other one. Ought ! to
confess to my present wife,
81 told this sailor he had sinned.
but. under the circumstances. he had
best keep quiet and say nothing unless
his first wife turned up again.
Thieves. murderers. bigamists,
forgers and whatnot write to me for
comfort It is amazing how miserable
all these undiscovered and unpun-
ished evIl.doers are. 1t goes TO show
how wretched thing sin Is"
The state herald., 1905-07-07
Heroine to B. Edueate ].

An Ashevillc. North Carolina. dis
patch says that for saving the lives OF
a score of passengers and preventing
wreck by iiagging a train with her red
petticoat. Mamie Gibson. eleven years
old. n bare-footed mountain girl, has
received a reward from the Southern
railway. and II is Just what Mamie had
said that she wanted most. an cduca.
tion.
She has received letter from the
company, agreeing to give her col.
lege education and TO see that she Is
well provided for.
Mamie lives In little mountain hht
with her father and mother In the
Black mountains. A big slide occurred
ON the mountain while she was NJ home
alone. She ran down the railroad track,
waving her red pct:icoat. A heavy
train was stopped by her ten feet from
whore the mountain had cayod In. BE.
low was an abyss several thousand
feet deep
The state herald., 1905-07-07

The venerable economist. Edward
Atkins. who recently told woman how
much she ought to spend ON dress
each year. met the other day u young
girl.
The gown OF this eirl was simple
and beautiful. and Mr.. Atkinson. in
his capacity OF dress expert, admired
II.
"a grudcly gown" he said. "a prct
,y grudoly gown
But don't know wha, 'grudoly'
means" the young Rirl objected.
'Grudoly' lS an opithct OF oulogy.'
said Mr.. Atkinson. u, N nm obsolete
word. preserved In the story Of the
northern farmer M extinct flies are
sometimes preserved In amber"
But what Is the story Of the north
orn farmor?"
I'm tell you" said MIR Atkinson,
smiling. There was northern farm
The state herald., 1905-07-07
IN coLoNeL's TOWN
Things Happen.

From the home of the famous "Kcyh.
mel keeyar,ah of Cartorsylllc." awny
down South. comes an onthusiaftic let.
Ter about Postum:
II was In very delicate health SUI.
forlng from indigestion and a nervous
trouble so severe that | could hardly
sleep. The doctor ordered me To- dis.
continue the use Of the old Kind Of
coffee. which was like poison 10 me.
producing such extreme disturbance
that ! could not control myself But
such was my love Tor II that I could
not get my own consent 10 giyo II up
for some time, and continued 10 auffer.
iiil my father one day brought home
package Of Postum Food conco.
u had the now food drink carefully
prepared according to directions. md
Rnfc II fair trial. u proved 10 have
rich nayor aud made healthy.
wholoromo aud delIrhlful drink. 10
my trsto tho addition ~ cream great.
~ Improves A.
'My hualih boran 10 Improve az
room no tho drug on'ri Of the old eof
fec was removed snd ihe Postum COT
foo had time "a make Ma influence felt,
Ny nervous troubles we're speedily 70.
lieyed and the sleep Which iho Old eof.
fee dfove from my rllluw alwayn came
20 auothe nnd utfcnrihon me after |
had drunk Postum 10 q yrry short
time began Ia aleop better than !
had Tor years before have now used
Postum Coffee for several joars aud
like |, better ana tihd u more bonan
elal than when ffrt began. II Il an
unspenkable Joy to b. relieved of tho
old distress aud sickness" Nhmo
given by Postum company, Hattie
Greek. Mich.
There's reaso-.
Read the little book, The Road 10
wsll,iiie." in each pkE
The state herald., 1905-07-07
He Liked "Grudely" Beer

or OF the old school. who. rs he rode
Londonward ON his gray mare. espied
one morning cory inn. He stopped
before the Inn door. and raped with
his cropstlck. A pretty maid ap
pcared.
Has tou gotten any grudely good
beor?" tie farmer asked. ....
Yes. air. said the maid. as sho
dropped ! curtsoy.
"'Thci fetch quart lass, said the
farmer.
<'hc inrt was brought In a mug Of
polished pewter, and the farmer toss
cd II on. Fmackcd his lips. and said. In
n hesitatinH way;
at seems pretty grudcly. Fetch
another quart
This too, was brought, and tho
farmer. after draining Il. smiled.
"'lt Is srudely,' ho said, a grudcly
beer. I'll get down nrd have some. ."
Los Angeles Times.
The state herald., 1905-07-07
Lion Fought With Hunter r

other hall In ils place, lie had iust
a quarter OF n second 90 club his rife.
The FIRST blow ~ club proved the
theory that the modern fiiie Il too
tlnky pnt up for clubbing n hafd.lifed
cat for the stock broke clean on
Then Jake and the panther waluad
around The tree twice. Jake cafuasod
the giant cat with tho barrel of tho
gun ani once the eat tried to hue him.
Jake squlrmcd frre Of the lions hug
aud M Il hard enough TO bond the
gun barrel little, That ended the
dance Tho lion measured nine feet
from nose TO foot of tail
For lion 20 fight ~ this one did IL
n most uncommon thing. Ordinarily
n mbcrable nee dog can run big tom
up a tree. whoro he stays anarlins
and splitting until man comes close
10 dispatch him, sometimes with only
20 caliber rife. II aimed true he.
tween the oyes.-Afisona Republican.
The state herald., 1905-07-07
Drum is prummed Out.

NJ. Maurice Berteanx. the minister
OF war. intends TO suppress drums In
the French army. The decision meets
the support OF such eminent military
authorities as General Faure- Bibuet.
former military governor OF Paris, who
says drummers are useless In battle,
since they carry only reyolvers,
whereas buglers are armed with rifles.
which they can use In fray. He adds
that the drum, In modern armies, Is an
anachronism and should be abolished.
In spite OF the sentimental pang its
disappearance may cause, II is Inter
cstlng 10 recall how much the late
General Boulanger's popularity arose
from his re-eatabllshing the use OF the
drum. which a preceding minister OF
war had abolished.
The state herald., 1905-07-07

enter business life this matter of get
ting ahead will become habit. a
: Now want to give you another
thing to think about while you're grow
ing up and preparing to win fame and
fortune In the commercial world. 1t
Is this: Don't try to do what you like
do what you can. That's q good
companion.piece for stick to your
last" Don't let the attraction of some
from the thing you do know. Once
upon time young man whose faith
er made pickles. and who had learned
the pickle business from A to z, de-
cided that he'd like to go into the
business of making molasses candy.
He didn't know anything about 1t, but
he liked molasses candy and thought
it would be great fun to make 1t and
sell 1t. So he proceeded to try his
hand at the business. The result was
disastrous. His candy wasn't good
candy, because he didn't know how to
make it properly, and, therefore, no.
body wanted to buy. Finally he went
back to the pickle business and made
fortune, because he certainly did
know how to make good pickles, and
everybody bought them.
Do what you can and stick to It..
That's wisdom. About the most strlk-
ing sentence remember is this one.
written by the great philosopher,
Thomas Carlyle: THE king is the man
who can" There's whole volume OF
sound sense contained in those seven
one-syllable words. All the elements
of success are there set forth and the
whole secret of greatness sticks out
conspicuously from that simple SEN
tence-"The king is the man who can"
The state herald., 1905-07-07
CUTiCuRA SOAP
The Worlds Greatest Skin soap-Ths
Standard Of Every Nation Of
the Earth.

Millions of the worlds best people
use Cuticura Soap. assisted by Cuti-
cura Ointment the purest and sweet
est OF emolient skin cures. for prcserv-
ing, purifying and beautifying the
skin. for cleansing the scalp Of crusts.
Of falling hair. for softening. whiten-
Ing and soothing red. rough and sore
hands. for baby rashes. itchings ana
chnfings, and many sanative. antisep-
tic purposes which readily suggest
themselves to women. especially
mothers. as well as for all the pur-
poses of the toilet. bath and nursery.
The state herald., 1905-07-07
Proved Beyond a Doubt.

Middlesex, N. Y, July 3,-(SpeciaD
That Rheumatism can be cured has
been proved beyond doubt by Mrs.
Betsey A. Clawson, well known here.
That Mrs. Clawson had Rheumatism
and had 1t bad, all her acquaintances
know. They also know she is now
cured. Dodd's Kidney Pills did it.
Mrs. Clawson tells the story of her
cure as follows:
~ was an invalid for most five years
caused by lnilammatory Rheumatism,
helpless two,thirds of the time. The
first year could not do as much as n
baby could do, then rallied little
bit and then relapse Then year
ago the gout set in my hands and feet.
suffered untold agony and in Au-
gust. 1908. when my husband died |
could not ride TO the grave.
Il only took two boxes of Dodd's
Kidney Pills and in two weeks | could
wait on myself and saw my own wood.
| dug my own potatoes and gathered
my own garden last fall Dodd's Kid
nelly Pills cured me-"
Rheumatism Is caused by uric acid
In the blood. Dodd's Kidney Pills put
the Kidneys In shape to take all the
uric acid out of he blood.
The state herald., 1905-07-07
Profits Of tho Paeksr,.


There has been a great deal Of dis.
appointment because the Garfield re-
port shows that the profits of the
packing industry only amount to
about two per cent of the volume OF
business transacted. There is no
doubt. however. that the report is cor
rect.
The census reports compiled by the
government in 1900 before the agita-
tion regarding the beef trust" began,
throw considerable light on this ques-
tion. 1t appears from the census that
the packing industry is conducted on
a smaller margin of gross profit than
any other industry in America. The
gross margin of profit of S71 flour and
grist mills in Illinois. in the census
year, was nearly seven per cent on
the volume of business. The gross
margin of fifty-one wholesale slaugh-
tering and meat packing establish
ments In Illinois was only about one
third as large, or a little more than
two per cent on the volume of bust.
ness.
The millers have not been accused
Of being in trust" and combina-
tions would seem impossible in bust.
ness where there are several thousand
mills in the United States competing
acti, ely for the flour trade, but 1t ap-
pears that the gross profits of the mill.
ers are larger than the gross profits
OF the packers. 1t may turn out that
the agitation regarding the packing
industry will show the same result as
the devil found in shearing the pig:
"All squeal and no WOOL" = Amcrican
Homestead
The state herald., 1905-07-07
THE MONTHLY TRIAL
HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, BEARING
DOWN PAINS.
A Woman Tells How She Has Iiccomc Well
and Strong after Years Of Misery
Duo to Irregular Functions.

Duo To Irregular Functions.
The fact that one woman Ia bright
eyed, rosy-cheeked, strong and cheerful,
while another is p;.le, weak and de-
pressed. is due more often than other.
wise to the regularity in the one case
and the irregulnrity in the other Of the
functions that are peculiar to the sex.
When these are disturbed everything
goes wrong; pain and discomfort are
felt all over the body; the sensations are
often terrifying.
For four years. " said Mrs. Davis re-
Gently, ~ suffered indescribable misery
from sick headache every month, ac-
companied by fainting spells, shortness
of breath and severe pain inmy left side.
There We're also bearing.down pains, ut
times SO acute that Icould not stand up,
and my head was full of ringing sounds.
1t seemed as if everything was going to
hit me in the eyes. l was compelled to
lie down with closed eyes for hours to
get little relief. When attempted to
arise everything would whirl around and
it would grow so dark that ! could
scarcely see any object"
Couldn't your doctor help your"
Give doctors i'll all treated me, but
got no lasting benefit. Besides used n
lot Of advertised remedies Tho only
medicine, however, that lad the de-
sired effect was DIR. Williams Pink Pills
and they nre truly a godsend to women.
did not have much faith in them when
began to take them. found myself,
however, SO much better after using two
boxes that began to believe in them.
They checked right away tho decline
into which j was going. My troubles
kept icssening and finally disappeared
altogether"
How long did it take for cure ?"
after / had used several boxes my
health was nll right. had taken on
flesh and was strong and hearty. feel
today in spirits more like a girl Of six
teen than woman Of my years"
Mrs. @. II. Davis address is Carmel,
Maine, r. i. D., No. 9. DR.. Williams
Pink Pills are confidently offered to
women for the cure OF an;emia. chloro-
sis, painful and irregular periods, and
all forms of weakness. They are sold
by every druggist.
a al I.NNrs "a. al
The state herald., 1905-07-07
Precepts Boys Should Study

From place at the cobbler's bench
at mere pittance, William l.. Douglas
has risen to the highest executive po-
sition in the State of Massachusetts,
that of Governor, and has made him
self millionaire. f 4fH
His rules and precepts of success
were given recently by him through
the Boston Sunday American. They
are rules that he has tried and tested,
the rules which have elevated him to
the highest position in the gift of the
state, the rules which have won for
him an enormous fortune.
The Governor is interested in boys.
He declares that these rules are given
for the benefit of boys. Here they
are:
What are the secrets OF success?
Will tell the boys of Massachusetts
what | think they are? Recently in
talking to a delegation of brlght-faced
boys, told them that they should, in
order to make the most of life, obey
the old maxim, "Stick to your last"
Everything in nature is fitted to do
one thing well and spends its whole
life doing 1t. You never hear of the
ant going into the honey-malting bust
ness, nor of the bee building ant-hills
for change. Each one knows its
place in the world and sticks to it,
and that is what boys must do If they
would accomplish great things.
And remember always to keep your
ambition up to the top notch. What
ever you do, try to do 1t better than
the other fellow. At school make 1t n
point to stand at the head of your
class, and at play don't be satisfied
until you can jump the farthest or
throw the sIraiphtest Then when Ynll
The state herald., 1905-07-07

won't shake out or blow out. by using
Defiance Starch you obtain better re-
suits than possible with any other
brand and one-third more for same
money.
The state herald., 1905-07-07

am sure Plso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-MRs. Tnos. RonBiss.
Maple Street, Norwich. n. v. Feb IL. 1900.
The state herald., 1905-07-07

KY, says:
MY nightly rest was broken, owing
TO irregular action of.the kidneys.
was suffering intensely from severe
pains in the small of my back and
through the kidneys and annoyed by
painful passages of abnormal secre-
tons. No amount Of doctoring reliev-
ed this condition took Doan's Kid
ney Pills and experienced quick and
lasting relief. Doan's Kidney Pills
VIII prove blessing to all sufferers
from kidney disorders who will give
them a fair trial"
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y,
proprietors. For sale by all druggists.
price so cents per box.
The state herald., 1905-07-07

One might think we are still living
In the stone age. Judging from the
fact That most OF us are out for tho
rocks.
The state herald., 1905-07-07

Wigg-"So that fellow is an actor,
en-! Well, he certainly looks like one"
Wagg-"Yes; It's q pity he can't ACT
like one."
The state herald., 1905-07-07
EA
1t is charm; but pray,
what is charm? 1t is some
thing that makes you know
you are strong!

A girl can manage to get along with
out a dimple IL there Is plenty of sun
shine in her smile.
The state herald., 1905-07-07
TEA
So much goodness dwells
in a little dry leaf
More Flexible and LASTING,

Some people are so lucky as to fall
In love without hurting themselves.
The state herald., 1905-07-07

The suburbanite may be dead shot
with a pistol. but he has been known
to miss n train.
The state herald., 1905-07-07
IN STRICT CONFIDENCE.
Women Obtain Mrs. Pinkham's
Advice and Help.
She Hn. Guided Thousands to Health
How Lydia Y. Pinkham's Vegetable. Com
pound Cured Mrs. Fred s~ydsi.

II is n great
satisfaction for u
woman 10 feel that
she can write To
nnothcr,ellinghc her
the most private
and confidential
details about her
Illness, md know
that her letter Will
be seen by u wo-
man only, u wo-
man full OF sym-
pa,hy for her
sick sisters. aud
The state herald., 1905-07-07

Pat. phwat he mint by the casus
belliy = dunno. unless Il do lie tho
The state herald., 1905-07-07

nbovc NIL. woman who has had
morr experience In treating female Ills
thnn amy living person.
Over one hundred thousand cnscs of
female diseases come bcfor. Mrs. Pink.
hmm every ycnr, some personally,
others by mail. nnd this has been go-
ing on for twenty years. dny after day.
Surely women nrr wise In seeking
advice from n woman Of such -spcri-
cncc. especially when II Is absolutely
free.
Mrs. Plnkhhm never violates the con.
nlrscc Of women. aud every t,stlmo.
nlai letter published Il done 10 with
tho written consent or request ~ th.
writer, IN order that other sick women
may bc benefited NJ they have been
Mrs. Frud Seidrl. of sig North slth
Street, Wost Philadelphia, Ia, writosI
D.ar Mr.. rinthnmj -. ........
,iOvsrn ssar nFn wfyi,u you aioi,er asilng
adsirp ~ lin,i female iiis mil rinld nnt
rirrt rhlli ip maturity ! noyitrl Auur
lind lsiinr NJ instructions hnl followed Your
ndtlnr | am nfa nnlf a will siHnan IN ean.
r41usn,si. bat hntr beautiful habY gifl |
Wishrvrry suffering woman In ihe anl ntiil
write yon for ahvit- ~ Juu have done ~
mnrh fpr me.'
Just ~ surrly Ms MrH. scydcl was
cnred, VIII Lydir Y, rlnkhnmH
Vegetable Compound cure every
woman suffering from any form OF
foiunlc ills. ......
30 other medicine In MI the world
has such record "a! cures ~ female
ironblea NJ has Lydia " PiBthnnh
Vegetable Compound. Therefore no
prudent woman VIII accept any kubAt.
tu,n which a druyfist may offer
n you arr sick, writ. Mrs, pinkham.
Lynn. Mass for special idviee. IL 10
free and always helpful.
The state herald., 1905-07-07

Tho .hasebnli pisycr will tell yon that
q ny in the hand Is worth two In the
The state herald., 1905-07-07

The giEgler's better than the man
Who never laughs a bit,
To laugh at nothing : better than
To worry over IL.
The state herald., 1905-07-07
TEA

Can it be that anyone else
can serve you as welll
Can it be that anyone else
is disposed to serve you as
well?