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The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10
The Russian Peasant

The Rev DR.. George Washburn. who
lived in ConstantinopIe for forty-six
years and has just retired from the
presidency of Roberts College. has
travelled much in Russia and made
close study OF the: Ra4ssian peasant.
To the casual observer the moujik is
uncouth and .Aninteresting. but he is,
in DIR, Washburn's !opinlon, tho most
interesting peasant in all Europe. In
religion he is an idealist., He has httle
knowledge of the scriptures. althrouSh
the Russian government fayors their
circulation, but when he studies the
Bible, the teaching Of the brotherhood
OF man is that which most appeals to
him. In many instances this ideal
teaching has been followed to what
would in this country bo. considered
absurd lengths.
.. The peasants believe most thor
Oughly In their religion, nHyftcarry that
belief to the extreme that they con
slider the Russian orthodox church tho
only true Christian faith. 1t h argued
by them that the Christian religion
was first given to the Latin races. but
those. races failed to extend 1t through
out the world. Then the Germanici
races. received the mission, but they,
too, in Russian opinion, have failed.
Now. it is held, the time is ripe for the
Slavonic races to take up tho work
and the true Slav confidently expects
that in order .t0~carry out the mission
it will be his duty to conquer all Eu-
rope.
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10
COLORADO LEGISLATURE
Prisoners Should Work.

In the biennial report of the State
Board of Pardons Secretary Hagar rec
ommends that prisoners. as far as pos
sible, shall be set at work to reim-
burse the state for the expense OF their
maintenance
There is no reason why prisoners
should not be supplied with material
and allowed to cut and make clothing
Tor themselves and for other penal and
charitable institutions. The same Is
true Of shoes and other articles of ap-
parel. This state spends thousands OF
dollars in supplies for the four penal
and four charitable institutions which
might be saved. Mr., Hagar would
like to see a broom and brush factory
started at which supplies for the state
institutions could be manufactured.
The bill for supplies Of this kind at the
state house amounts to great many
dollars each year, and it runs up in the
thousands when all the institutions are
considered
Another big item Of expense to the
taxpayers is in school supplies. such
as desks, tables, rulers. blackboards,
erasers, etc. A great many of these
things can be manufactured at the
prisons. Not far from Capon City the
state owns a fine piece of coal land
and Mr.. Hagar wants the Legislature
to let that be opened up by The pris-
opers. They can mine enough coal
there for every state institution, and
thus save many. thousands of dollars
to the tax payers. At the same time
nobody is going to be hurt because
these things are In lines where they do
not interfere.
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10
THERE is JUST ONE SURE WAY.

Do1d's Kidney Pills build up Run
down People. They make healthy
Kidneys and that means healthy
people. What Mr.. and Mrs- J. l..
Duffey say:
Nora. Ind. Feb. 6th.-(SpeciaD-
That the sure way Of building up
rundown men and women Is to put
their kidneys in good working order is
shown by the experience Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph l.. Dut[ey Of THIS place.
Both were weak and worn and dis
spirited They used Dodd's Kidney
Pills and today both enjoy the best
of health. az"
Mr.. Duffey says: ~ was very weak
and almost. past going. Il tried every
thing which people said was good but
got no benefit till tried Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. They helped me IN every
way and l am strong and well now.
Mrs. Duffey says: 81 was SO bad
that if anybody would lay down Il
string l felt l could not step over ii.
Since taking Dodd's Kidney Pills !
can run and jump fences" -
Healthy Kidneys Insure pure blood;
Dodds Kidney Pills insure healthy
kidneys. ~, -
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10
Landing a Big Fish.
nm n pretty girl
NY eYcs are big and blue,

l nm n pretty girl
Ny eyes are big and blue,
l walk as II l am afraid
That l will break In two;
My voice is sweet and low.
] keep my eyes upon the ground.
And when l clear my throat / act
As If 1t hurt me so.
Once I walked on n railroad bridge
And made believe that l
Was scared to be above the creek
SO very, very high.
j took the cutest little steps,
! shuddered at the stream.
And charmed my beau by Sasp!ns out
A charming little scream.
Whene'er I see n horrid COW.
gasp and fight for breath
And cuddle up to Charley and
1t tickles him TO death,
The thought OF how l need his strength
Brings to his face n smile.
And so I'll jolly him along
And land him after a while
indianapolis Sun.
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10
The Dirigibie Torpedo.

An invention which, if. the weather
be in its favor is extremely deadly Is
the dlrigible torpedo, controlled by
wireless electricity from ship or shore.
1T is merely the ordinary torpedo,
loaded with its big charge Of gun cot
ton and a firing Pin the head TO ex-
Iplode the torpedo when it strikes, ft-
tied yIth double ruddorss one horizon
'tal blade to steer up or down, one of
Vertical to steer right or left; stqr-
age battery for ordinary use and pro-
pulsion. n wireless current traHsmitter
and motor for dirisibla propulsion,
and an elevated tube 10 discharge a
small jet of sea water forced through
II by an electric pump.
An observer cortpi atcly sheltered be
hind carthworfs could sead out such
torpedo from shorc, make il 90 miles
out to sea, wait for battle snip Of
the cncmy, swim around it. dive under
BIT, ard with certainty ram its armored
bottom with the iring-pin head One
tsuch station could defend the Sandy
,IIook crtrance to New York barbor
sif the weather were always good
! -Everybody's Magazine,
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10
forward OF Disease.

among the peasantrY .0f Roxburgh
shire tScotland) women who are nurs
ing babies wear round thefr neck,
small cords of blue wool. These arc
never removed, day. or might, until tn,
child is weaned. By taking this. pre
caution they imagine that they insure
good health both to themselves an,
their offspring during that critical ne
riod. The cords are handed dow.
from mother TO daughter and are ee
teemed in proportion TO their an
tiquity.
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10
HER BLOOD roo TH|N
GENERAL DEBILITY RESULTS FROM
IMPOVERISHED BLOOD,
The Remedy That Makes New Blood
Banishes Wcnkpess, Headaches, In
digestion and Nervous Troubles.

The Remedy That Makes New Blood
Banishcs Weakness, Headaches, In
digestion and Nervous Troubles.
Hundreds of women suffer from head.
aches, dizziness, restlessness. languor
and timidity. Few realize that their
misery all comes from the bad state of
their blood. They take ono thing for
their head, another for their stomach.
third for their nerves. aud yet all the
while it is simply their poor blood that
is the cause of their discomfort.
If one sure remedy for making good.
rich blood We're used every one of their
distressing ailments would disappear, as
they did III the case of Mrs. Ella +
Stone, who had been ailing for years and
was completely run down before she re-
allied the nature of her trouble. -.
For several years" said Mrs Stone.
AZ suffered from general debility. Ii
began about 1896 with .indigestio1. ncr-
vousness and steady headaches, Up to
1900 L hadh' been able to find any relief
from this condition. was then very
thin and bloodiess. An enthusiastic
friend, who had used DIR. Williams Pink
Pills, urged me TO give them a trial and
1 finally boughta box -
81 did not notice any marked change
from the use of the first bog, but de
ternined to give them fair trial aud
kept on. When l had finished the
second boxl could see very 'tleGidGd signs
of improvement, in my condition., j be
gan to feel better all over and to have
hopes of a complete cflrG. "a - ~, ,-'
81 used in all eight or; ten h,,xss, aud
when stopped,I ], had got back n,x .yegu-
lar weight and a good healthy color and
the gain has lasted. l can eat what
please without discomfort. .AIylnorvous-
ness is entirely gone, and, while,I had
constant headaches before, 1 very rarely
shave one now! I Gheerfhny reconiucnd
DR.. Williams Pink Pills to women who
suffer rs L did, ....
Mrs. Stone was seen at her Tcetty
home i'll Lakewood. r. T.. whese,,as the
resnlt of her experience, Dr.. Williams
Pink Pills are very popular. These fa-
nous pills are sold by. all druggists. A
book that every woman needs is pub
lished by the Dr.. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, M Y. 1t is en-
titled "Plain Talks to Women, "and will
be sent free on request. '.-s.'~ 80
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The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10
Iauaht. pusky kim Manners.

Frederick Wcapy. Instructor in
Greek and German at the womaH's col
'leGe of the Tulane university, was. 2
trailing agept on The coast az Nrrica
ln1days gone by. : One dag ret!ve
king who had been drinking too free
ly. came in aud took possess sion 5o..
MIR. Wespy's chgir. The agent threw
lhts majesty ou1 ofA5 dDGrs. tlfcre5y
,rouslng ,nuch royal Indignation. The
rAf6g and n swarm OF his subjects at
staf3ed Tic statIon rlsft; ;;tflTs, hut met
ngyin-aone of his daTs 7shest off MFR
Wespy. was Severely. ,,w77uEded in the
'lSg4- The .llns gs!ibsoguenlly paid
handsome indenu!tg on account. of his
inSnlenee r
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

Now that some Pittsburg men have
offered prize of s1,0o0a for the best
peace noyelsaa good many people are
wondering Just what the book will be.
or course it isn't likely to be story
of married life.
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10
.curtails. oplum .smokinn.

Japan's official, control d. the use of
opium in .Forrnosa is,a success. It's
import into that island fell from $769,-
l1O in 1902 to s594.Q95.in 1903, a de-
crease of SIZE 900. The price is liked
by the government. and selling agents
are only allowed a profit of x per
cent Since late in 1900 the number
of opium smokers in Formosa has de-
creased by about q Thousand 4. -Uoh tn
Each opium smoker has to be regis
tered. Public opinion as well as the
law is against its use.
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10
Must Marry to Get Prize.

An artillery. volunteer won recently
at a shooting match at ,Blackpool
England prize consisting Of a wed.
ding ring, 'gratuitous marriage cere,
mony, a wedding equipase., a polished
cradle, and a bassinet. But he must
marry within twelve months to get
the1prize. -. = >. -. Z ].
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10
NOTICE OF PUBLIC TRUSTEES

Whereas. George NJ. Casey of Shaw
nee Mound, in Henry county. Missouri.
and William A. Towers. OF Prowers.
deed of trust dated November /, 1901.
and recorded November 26, 1901 at s
records in the office of the county clerk
and recorder of Baca county, state of
Colorado. convey to the pubic trustee
of said Baca county, the following de-
scribcd real estate situate in Baca
county in the state of Colorado, to- wit:
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

Humanity should show its gratitude
1s5 those who have conferred great
henef IS npoa1ss(tla The earth. is,,stiidded
With monuments to selfish aid ambi-
tious potentates. Let ils have more
10 those who have lessened suffering
not increased It. y'T'
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

A Portuguese scientist has produced
a great sun furnace in which the con-
centrated rays of the sun prove. able
10 melt every known substance. From
all accounts, he should try it on the
Boston girl.
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10
Too Much Like Swearing.

The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Carbondale, Pennsylvania,
has in resolutions noting that more
and more women are making use Of
such expressions as my Lord" and
Good Heavens declared that this is
swearing" among women. A resolu-
.tion looking to its suppression was
passed
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10
Insects in Borneo.

The worst insect infested neighbor
hood In the worldis the coast Of Bor-
neo. The streams OF that region are.
at certain seasons. unnavigable be
cause of the clouds, ,of insects swhich
fill the air and make life unhaarable
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

A French scientist apnounces that
no woman who. gossips can hope to
hive to a great age. He's mistaken.
, II he had ever experienced any of the
4. pleasures of village life f,hS. would
know that gossips never die.
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

A new and. excellent use has been
found for silver dollars When shov-
eled out in. large quantities 1T has
been discovered that they act instant
ly il stopping n run on a bank.
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

Friends of Cornelius Vanderbilt are
congratulating him on winning s1,750,-
OoOfin Wall street; but if he has won.
somebody must have lost. Don't
cheer, boys. those poor fellows are
tyihSr'
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

-. That suit of electric clothing invent
ed by Frenchman, where fine wires
run through the cloth connected with
a little battery carried in the pocket
may be self-heating, but suppose the
current, by some accident, were
short circuited?" The wearer couldn't
get out of his clothes quick enough
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

A girl omplained to the police be-
cause a man remarked as she was
passing by: Where are you going.
my pretty maid?" and yet the young
man says he was only refreshing his
mind with a daily bit of poetry
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

"A New York mau has paid $4,000
for varegated carnation.. He should
be careful. The relatives Of rich men
who do queer things are having them
shut up in sanitariums. e5.
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

A dyspeptic bachelor complains: 81
have never yet seen the woman who
ca. be made TO realize the Importance
of hurrying." Did he never observe
the results of an announcement of n
tempting bargain sale?
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

Mnny of the men who haye resolved
not to waste. any money this year
started out by buying the most -exReB-
siye ledgers on the market 4to keep
their personal accounts in. IL
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

Stoessel Is meeting the usual fate
of the hero. A lot of generals who
did not have chance to try feel that
they could have held the fortress in
definitely.
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

The Boston Herald says DIR. Chad
wick appears to have come home to
put in the plea of Old Adam. But his
Eve seems TO agree with him and
both deny that he ate the apple in
this particular case. misft smile
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

Harry Lehr has announced that he
is going to retire from society. This
could have been arranged years ago
without. checking up the great throng
in the Ieast. ~.
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

The Chicago woman who has made
n record of fifteen children in twelve
years ought to have a gold medal or a
government pension.
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

Col. Watterssan writes that Paris is
not as kJskyLhs it used to be. The
colonel is sixty-hve years old-Wash-
inston Post -
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

A Boston woman wants a divorce
because her husband forced her tc
live In Philadelphia. Cruelty IS
proved.
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

A Frenchman who had fought seven
ty duels died the other day from nat
urnl causes. Is 1t necessary to add
that they were French duels?
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

The price of whisky has been re-
duced, owing to an oversupply. Some
OF the people who swore of must be
sticking TO It.
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

q. Gov. Pennypaoker approvingly
quotes the history of an editor being
shot by politician. If any politician
in Pennsylvania wants to shoot an. edi-
tor he can get a pardon in advance
from the governor OF the parrot-like
name
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

That Berlin magistrate who decided
that poker is not n game of chance
probably had the experience of all
poor players.
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

The California prune crop this year
is 150,000,000 pounds, but If You are
tired of the boarding house, why don't
you get married?
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

A gentleman whose wife hit him
and gave him appendicitis is trying tc
get divorce. He ought to get a doc
tOr
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

King Peter of Servia is talkinG
about abdicating. He has had the
honor. Now he wants to live.
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10
NInht Schools in Italy.

The Italian government has decided
to open, in all parts OF Italy, 3.45G
evening schools. exclusively fer aduirT
who can not read or write.
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

The young man who ran away with
his mothor-in-law, twice his age, must
have made n mistake in the dark.
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

An Ohio man burned $40 bills for
pastime- Naturally he now sojourns
in an asylum.
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

When the devil can't fnd any othe'
way to make trouble he has girl
marry n man to reform him.
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

Miss Daisy Letters titled husband
may be Joy forever, but he doesn',
look It.
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10
Woman Singing srefessor.

y NFdora tIenfgF s9W''lr NaFlEHt2F ~
tA9 ReT IS, p. Henson. paetor of Tre
sm1ht Temple BQsnn has been
SleGt;tcd3 professor Of singing in the
ROYAL College of Music. london.
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

+. Plenty Of people would feel better
II they forgot all about their health.
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

Dr David Kennedy.s FnvorILe RsYcJJ
hi Senator Albert Merritt, Park Place. N. Y. Gs boss
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

Tho shorter man is of braIuR tbo
longer he is on collars
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

=, When young man embraces girl
lrp' shows his hove for her, ma fDIui
about wny,
The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

Straws and whiskers show ~hleh
way tho wind blows.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-04-20
"As One of the
Family"
BY JAMES X. HEARNE
Copy~t0ht, 1aoI, By M. Wood
By JAMES X. HEARNl
Copwt9ht, 1901 By N. Wood

Every body in Greenyille regarded
Manning as zone of the family lie
was the confidant, adviser and friend
of man, woman and child, from old
Grandfather Pennel who declared him
self to be l02, though he was born In
1917, to little Robert Seton Browne,
who had arrived in Greenville only
three months before under the guild
ance of friendly stork.
On envelopes and billheads he was
"Mr William Manning" At all other
times he was "Bill" or Uncle Bill" &C
cording to the age Of the speaker. Man
ming had no particular business to oc-
cupy his time. His father had left him
an independent incoIAe. and he had
only the affairs of others in which TO
take an interest 1t was the uniyersali-
ty Of his knowledge that made him 50
good an adviser. He could judge both
sides instead of only one.
This had continued for some years,
when suddenly Miss Amanda Penrose
came to Greenville. She was distant
cousin OF Grandfather Pennels step
daughter, and this she considered sufti-
ctent reason why the Pennels should
take her under their rooftree. Mrs
Pennel III. declared hotly that, consid-
ertng the fact that Lillian Douglas,
who had been the daughter Of PennePs
second wife by her first husband, had
been dead for three years. Miss Pen
rose had no right 20 claim relationship.
Grandfather Pennel smiled amiably
at the disputants, but in the end al
ways decided in favor of Miss Amanda,
inclined thereto by the fact that she
was willing to admit that he was 102,
even though she knew better.
In the course of time the pitched
battles between Susan Pennel and Miss
Amanda ceased. Miss Amanda, silent
and smiling. was far too much for
blunt, outspoken Susan. In the end
she bowed her head to the affiiction
and suffered, IL not in silence, at least
without direct opposition to the in
truder.
Having gained her victory Miss
Amanda unwisely proceeded to make
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-04-20

a""t and went out of the Office. There
was resolution In his every movement.
I've been a fool" he told himself,
"a poor, blind fool. The incest girl in
the world almost mine-the incest,
prettiest'-
The girl met him at the door and
invited him into the house a bit un-
steadily, as II she did not quite under
stand. Young Elton slipped OF his
rain coat, noted the paper on the table,
with the weather report wrinkled and
a little tear stained, and began brave
ly.
I've been a fool" he repeated to the
girl, IA poor, blind fool. IL you will
only forgive me I'll"-
She cried little very softly on his
shoulder, and then, with the prophesied
rain pattertng down outside, he slipped
a ring on her finger, and they fell to
talking of the something when there
should be little cottage with a bit
of green and maybe a dog.
When the managing editor took up
his paper the next morning he neg
lected to scan the weather report until
he had read some strong editorials,
which struck him as very excellent
He smiled complacently at the forc4ble
words and turned TO the weather re-
port
His face grew very white.
"Southerly winds" he read, and fair
weather forevermore."
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-04-20
THE SCENE PAINTER.
He Plays RM Important Part I'm stag
ing q Modern Play.

He Plays RM Important Part I'm stag
ing q Modern Play.
When a play has been accepted for
production II Is sent to the scene paint
er who goes over II carefully, taking
note Of all details to be reproduced.
Then, u the subject 10 difhcult. he
makes Il sketch Of it In the nRt. If
this proves satisfactory to manager,
actor and author, he builds 10 up In
miniature model ON the scale of half
an inch TO the foot as perfect In pro
portion and exquisite In detail as the
finished scene. An old gentleman hate
ly, looking over a collection Of models
in one of the New York studios, re-
marked that his granddaughter would
be delighted to have them for doll
houses. The proprietor Of the studio
smiled to himself. The models for a
single play cost well up toward thou
sand dollars. For an ordinary four act
comedy the models. scenes, properties
and costumes cost, let us say, f1ve or
six thousand dollars. The cost OF the
great scenic productions 10 never aG
much as the press agents say, but has
been known to exceed $4,000
When the model is approved, the
stage carpenter takes measurements
for such framework as may be necee-
sary. The clumsy construction Of the
old days has given way to the aondest
sort Of building. Windows slide In
their sashes; doors slam. shut and lock.
Staircases are solid to the tread Trees
are built up In the round. and columns
are turned out of solid wood. But an
every show is intended to travel among
all the great cities Of the continent the
heaviest scene must be made up Of
pieces short enough TO be packed in n
freight car.
The scene painter marks out the
pieces OF his model in tiny squares and
then hangs a huge canvas beside
the paint bridge with corresponding
squares in scale The craftsman stands
ON the bridge with a piece OF charcoal
on stick like a billiard cue and
square by square copies the lines Of the
model. while an assistant raises and
lowers the cloth with tackle. Then
the body paint is put on, and the de-
tails are added until the cloth I'm COM
pIete.-John Corbin in Scribner's.