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aEFvsGD TO oIVE OUT aEPoRT.
District Attorney Jerome Unable TO
osovrs lmportant Doeumoat.

District Attorney JeromS Unable TO
osovrs ImPoFtant DoeSmeat.
New York, July l6.--For . second
time Within the "a hours District at
ternsy Jerome today made al unsuc.
eessful EFFORT to procure from the New
York once. state insafaucs an OH.
ciaI COPY Of the superintendent's 70
port Of his investigation into the a.
Alrs Of the Equitable Life Assurances
society.
The report had been made public ~
Albany last night. Mr.. Jeroms's per
sonal representative, Assistant District
Attorney Gervin. went 70 the once OF
the deputy state insurance commits
siOner. Mr.. Hunter, and presented let
ter from the district attorney, togeth-
or with = formal demand for the ofi.
cial copy OF the document.
Mr.. Garv.n and Mr.. Hunter were
closeted for more than half an hour
and when the assistant district attor.
ney emerged from the once he was
empty handed. He admitted that he
did not secure the document, but he
would not say what took place at the
conference.
District Attorney Jerome said he
would inform the governor Of the fail.
ure Of the insurance department here
to turn the testimony over to the dis.
trict attorneys ONCE as promised.
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GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA. SUNDAY JULY Is, 1906


Oyster Bay. L. l., July l4.-President
Roosevelt has been notified by the
Russian government. Of the appoint.
meut Of n. witte, chairman Of the
committee Of ministers to the POSI-.
tIon Of principal envoy OF Russia 10 the
forthcoming peace conference. Tue
president has Expressed setisfActIou Il
the designation Of n, witts feeling as.
Sured that 1t means mich 70 Russia TO
have 30 sminent a STATESMAN on the
committee and that It will make for
permanent peace between the beIligeE
ent nations.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-07-16
GOVERNMENT GETS MONEY.
Secretary Shaw Calls In S1t,ooo,ooo Of
Uncle Sans Money.

Secretary Shaw Calls In $1,000 900 Of
Uncle Sans Money.
Washington. July l5.-In the Opin.
lon of Oficials of the treasury de.
partment the amount OF money in &C.
tual circulation will not be decreased
materially by the eleven millions to
be paid under Secretary Shaw's call,
which natures tomorrow.
II Is believed that rs per cent, IL not
practically all. OF the sum derived
from this. the second installment Of
the call. will At once 60 into national
bank circulation. That was true Of
the sum paid into the treasury by 40.
tional banks under the FIRST Install.
ment which matured in January. The
secretaTy's call was for 20 per cent OF
the government deposits. II was d.
vided into two parts maturing Jan,
l and July 1. The time for the pay.
meat Of the second ihstalmsut was ex.
tended to July Is. but the full amount
cannot be received from the subtreas.
uries before Tuesday or Wednesday
Of next week. The first division OF the
call yielded about S13.500.0oo and Ia.
ter about sA.5OO.0OO we're paid in by
banks which anticipated the second In.
stalment. The total call amounts to
about t2s.OOO,OOO leaving a balance OF
about Sll,OOO.O00 due under the divi.
sion maturing tomorrow.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-07-16
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE BuRNEp.
Hello Girls Flee for Their Lives from
the purnlna auLdlAa.

Hello Girls Flee for Their Lives from
the Stunning BulidIHe.
Columbus, o.. July 15-F1re early to-
day damaged the mechanical appara.
tus in the Central Union Telephone
company's building 10 such an extent
that the entire telephone service W.T.
be suspended for days. The financial
loss to the company viii reach per
haps $4,000.
Night operators hed for their lives
as q shout OF warning came from the
alleys in>the rear Of the building, Fiji.
teen girls were at work at the time.
None of the girls were ijured.
The IRE started In the main ter.
mlnal box In the rear room OF the third
floor Of the building. and was under
good headway when discovered. Many
cables and the distributing racks, con.
tanning thousands OF wires. wrapped
in the flames and all we're more or
less destroyed
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CALL ON The PRESIDENT.
Japanese Minister, TS'<Ahlra and Pres.
ident shontS Of Canal Commission.

Japanese Minister, Tskahlra and Pres.
ident shonts Of Canal Commission.
Oyster Bay, l.. L.. July l5-President
Roosevelt today has the following Wis
itOrs:
TOgoro Takahlra, the japanese min.
lister. and Theodore ShOnts. and John
+, stevens. respectively. the chairman
and chief engineer OF the isthmian ca.
nal commission.
Mr., Takahira made an engagement
several days go 10 see the presiden:
today II was his desire To discuss
with Mr. Roosevelt, not only the ar.
rangcmcnts for the reception OF the
peace plenipO,entiaries AZ Sycamore
Hill. but also to consider some details
Of the peace conference at Ports.
mouth, y Il.
Chairman Shonts and Chief Engi.
ne<r Stevens are here 10 consul the
president generally In relation to ca.
nal matters The president had not
met Mr. Stevens since his appointment
to succeed MIR Wallace as chief en-.
Elneer
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-07-16
May Q. e.rmsn swedish Alliance.

Berlin, July lS--The substance ol
the statement made at Stockholm yes
terdAy TO the eGec, that a German.
Swedish alliance MAS seriously con
templsted was submitted 70 the for.
eign once here today aad the author.
ltailve statement vas made that the
question Of an alliance between Ger
many and Sweden had never come be-
fore the foreign CiIiee, nor bad Il been
discussed to the sllgetcs, eNteat. 90
course the foreign once could 10, de-
ny that Emperor William and Kins
Oscar had not spoken Of an alliance
during their IatefView ~ GeHe yeS:er,
avy bee, ,se the subjects n their Goa
vsSAtlOn arr 40, kROwa herV
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-07-16
IhIrtann Die FROM Heat

New York, July l5.-Thir'etn l"'--'
attributed to the hot weather 49," :
corded In New York THURSDAY ..'
ditiOn a score or more OF person '~''
overcome by the hea, and AZ" .l'~
treatmen, in the city hosp.,A.' t~'..'
q drenching rainfall during %"
noon and scattered shower 's-'.-.
out the day, the thermom'..'
to a maximum OF IS degree !"-.'
the afternoon the drop va . '''
eided than for the past Nv 'h'' .-
a strong westerly breeze Is b. 20 q .
share OF relife. The hiEh a"
and the continuance throas
nlght OF Temperature ga.
slightly from those az ''
hours Of the day have caH.
heavy fatality attending 's.
hot spell In this city.
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ATTENDANTS LEAVE ASYLUM.


Thirty Wsiksd Out Of the Florida In.
stltvtion foe the Insane.
ChattahOochee, Fla. July l5.-Thirty
attendants At the insane asylum
walked out es q result of . failure Of
the management to discharge ID. W.
fSrbrough. bookkeeper, and his wife.
The trouble grew out of q recent
legislative Investigation OF the affairs
Of the asylum. the legislative commit.
tee bringing q report charging a con.
ditiou Of gross immortality existing
there AZ the report specified no
names, all attendants felt that Il re-.
nected on them. The report is said
10 have been founded OF testimony Civ
en- by YSrbrouEh. The superintendent
~ the asylum was absent when the
petitlon was drawn up. When Il vas
preserved on his return. Superinten.
deaf whiiner asked for ~ hours IN
whlch to consider H. This time was
given ana when Il expired without =
oeeision from him. the attendants lett
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-07-16
UNDERcoEs PAINFUL OPERATION
General Leonard Wood, v. S. A., Re
eoNarIna from suGeons knifs

General Leonard Wood, v. S, A., Re
eoVarlna from Surgeons Knife
Boston, July l6,-Reports from 70
caSset. Cape Cod. say that Major lEra
sral Leonard Wood has just undergone
the delicate surgical operation OF re
banning to remove q bony growth 10
his head. The operation. Il Is ai.
was entirely successful and the ga
eral IL making rapid progress toward
recovery. No details have ysI 5-"a
received. The operation Was m'd'
necessary by a mishap severa' y'l"
ago when General Wood received
severe blow on the head by acc.i'a'
A swelling developed, but surgeons
were soon able to determIn" iai'
WAS not OF cancerous growth AZ ah
In the least likely to have any p"'mi
nent III effects.
Many inquiries, II 10 said. have 'ol'
In @rom Washington since IN" ''"''
ton to all OF which there has '~''6 ~
turned the answer that everytAag ."
progressing satisfactorily
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-07-16
Cotton sr.naa 70 Cent, /, Pound

New Orleans. JRly is--rhe first
bale % new cotton for the season vas
received by COatou,ie ans KeplinEeT.
o; ne S,v orleans Cotton Exchange
NON \. ~aaea a Co. Of san Antanio.
TEA Il wss ErVws By ,. J. Johnson.
~ Moore. Ffye oo1nty. n uas sold
e a. 6poF * ne szrhanee Al are
lin NNfeeF 3 tayg lmglsx 4 =
-
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-07-16
lsansrarY Cor Ispans,, Enxex.

y. Paul. Nina. July 10 President
3aEea J Hill. u the Great Northern
fanway IL personally arranging the
itnerary for the japanese peace pleni.
posentiaries. their Journey from SEAT.
- 70 Washington The party which
e heAaed by RarOn Komara viii ar.
9tye ~ Seattle on the steamer Mime.
eaiA Saly 90 They win travel east,
,ferd eFet tks Great Sogthprn 70 %
Rhefe AS no ernharh N fAs
sI.s.i s -. 60 =. ||'|l| |..... =.
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FRENcHMEN cgLEsRArR.
The French capItsi 10 oaily Decorated
and Is TNronesd With People.

The French capltsi 10 aally Decorated
and ls Thronaed With People.
Paris, July lb.--Trhe French nation.
81 holiday was celebrated today. The
boulevards were thronged with merry.
makers and ell the leading thorough.
fares were elsborately decorated.
There was q brilliant review al Long
camp which was attended by President
and Madame LOubet the cabinet Of
ticers, the diplomatic corps and a vast
thrOng OF people. About 10000 troops
took part In the maneuyers. A no
table feature of the review was the
presence of 1873 officers from the Brit.
ish naval SQUADRON at brest. all in full
uniform. Their arrival was the occa.
sion OF an enthusiastic reception the
band playing the British Rational an.
them. President Loubet gave u lunch.
con TO the British officers and to a
number OF French military and naval
men In the Elysee palace at noon,
Public games and dancing are going
on In all the public places under the
control OF the municipality and the
tbtaters will give free performances.
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PEACE IN FAR EAST
IS ALMOST ASSURED
= : > ~uu&f1.
b World Pleased At the APP
pointHnent OF II. witts.


pvsss Party Has the Ear Of the
Csar--RwssIan Securities Advance
81 Strength Of Appointment
ut Petersburg, July l6.--M. Whites
nppolntment As chief Russian peace
ploAip otentiAry was announced today
IS tho ofsclAl Messenger In the follow
za8 words:
aOwlng 10 the serious illness which
nToftook NJ. MuraVieff on his arrival
10 g. Petersburg, which made 1t i'm
w0eslbie for him 10 familiarlEe him
kelg with, at such short notice, the
considerable material connected with
zho negotiations, his majesty, the en-
prur has been pleased to appoint pres
tdeAk Of the committee OF ministers,
eltts. 10 the post OF chief plenipoten.
isrg spontaneously all parties re-
tnRnixo that NJ. Whites selection
akes for a successful termination Of
y peace negotiations. The mere fact
@4t84 tN4 NtuPotO ~ ldot gAOluVu W NhO
pressure for N. Whites appointment Is
AAeepted as being q complete assur-
Aace that his majesty IL sincerely de-
Eefmlned 70 end the conflict and make
nsa1e. II possible basis Is obtAinable,
NyeTy lnanence which chsmpioned
M Wltts was for peace while, on the
eontrasy. those who opposed him we're
81 proiongatiOn Of the struggle.
France. through Ambassador Nelid.
81 strongly urged him for the post,
4at The main credit for NJ. Whites Sc.
Noti@n belongs TO Foreign Miplster
nmedoFR. who never ceased 10 press
EeT bic selection. Count LAmsdorfi
md NJ. Wltte are now In close ALI.
&ace.''
M Witao had q prolonged audience
vito the emperor at PeterhoR thIs a..
Iernoon 81 watch the whole subject OF
4hs peace negotiations was gone over
II detail. Tue difAeGltiss OF the sit.
vasibn wAH freely discussed and indi.
oslloas were given that his majesty 10
eb1re apt personally 10 govern NJ.
Witsss oourus than the formal instruc.
&loas which have been given him.
NJ. Write will leave q. Petersburg
next Wednesday for ParIs. sailing ~
previously announced from Oherbourg
a. Ialy % ON the North German Lloyd
4leamef Kaiser wilhelm der Crosse
Anne. Write viii accompany her hus
ahnd - far as Paris. where she vii
remain for the present. though she
snay possibly Join NJ. Witts later Ia
che unlted states,
~. Whites personal solicitation n
korosovlta, one Of the Sblsst younI
4iplomats who formerly was secretar,
ek the Rapssian legation at Paris. vii
~ attached to the Russian mission.
Stocks rose on the bOerse on the
Improvement OF the ttusslan SECURED
abroAd. due 70 N, Whites appointment
- ehisf peace plenipotentlary, Accord
tpg 10 Information received here. ia
bAn Intends 20 claim the island OF SAX
NAlln BY right % conquest and It's for
nal eesSion will b. one OF her unal
tegNhle demands
4he government has issued another
10000 IN paper rouhles. the whole
Q1laiAnding pape r obligations beinI
&fbt.oo0.ooo against tSS7 oOO 900 IA
Ebld.
&The bQerse Gazette regards the lat
~ issne as being = forced Issue to pro
teet the gold reserve.
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enpIIsh Honor Freneh Holiday.

Brest. July lB.-ThC British squad
ron dressed with bunting and fired
salute of 81 guns today In honor OF
the French national holiday. Later
the crews OF the British ships headed
by their bands went ashore, where
they we're accorded an enthusiastic re.
oeptiou and participated in various fes-
tiyltiss.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-07-16
rexsa MOb Ansr Sssrs

Waco. Tex.. July l5.--A ned
is believed 20 BE- FTAnk MAJ
uade a brutal attach on -
nHAa IN The soushern pan q az
y Tuesday uight. stabbiAE an1
inE Ssr into upeoBst1oasnsss -
capsarUt e. cNmspsn. TAs 49, -.
Nas s RNw ~ 60 eees..
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THREE LIVES LOST
N RAILROAD WRECK
Add Seven Passenger Are More
Or Less Seriously Hurt. =
sorH EM0INGs ARE DEMoLIst &C


the Chicago and Eastern Illinois
Railway Collide 20 Miles from chIea.
90 with Fstai Results
CAieago, July 15.-A passenger train
on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois
railway leaving st. Louis at 1880 last
night collided with q suburban traia
at Stegar. ILL.,. 80 miles from Chicago.
Three were killed. and seven passen.
gers were more or less injured
Some OF the injured may die.
The engines of both trains we're de-
molished. and the first coach on the
suburban train was smashed. The
dead:
James Lyke. engineer Of the suhur-
ban train.
George Epstein, Chicago.
Ferdinand Hoyne. Chicago.
The seriously injured:
Fireman Miller, Chicago Heights, H.,
back broken.
Charles Hoyne. Crete. ILL.,. Skull frac.
tured.
James Crooks. Chicago, back injured
Dwight |. Wood. brakeman on sub.
urban train. leg broken and his side
bruised. A Gilmore, engineer on the
~ Louis train, shoulder dlslocated
aud internal injuries.
+. p. Ross. Chicago, shoulder In.
jured. arm broken and internal inju-
rI0s
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INVESTIGATE the
TOBACCO REPORT
II the Appeal the Planters Send
Secretary Wilson.
SPECIAL AGENTS ARE SENT OUT


Trust from Manipulating the Mar
kst.
Washington, July IS Through the
receipt OF numerous commune atoms
from the south and statements spl-ir
ing In the press at various time, .hu
the statistics Of the Departing, .: AZ
riculture on tobacco were bu..s MA
nipulated In the interests ~ 20. ,,
called tobacco trust, Secretary Ht,Jn
has begun an inquiry into .. ed
1ect.
Pending the investigation '.. ...'
cation OF the tobacco stati,.., .. lie
several districts will be- he'd u. al
though the regular monthly e.1... ay
states will be given out oa M....y
next.
II was stated at the department 70
day that special agents have Poo. ,.a,
to the dark tobacco district a, Tn
nessee and Kentucky to VERT. 3D.. 90.
rect the departments fgur", Tas
action Mr. Hyde. the chief s'a'.~'.".Ia
said was in defence to the sentiment
which had been engendered ina 'hc
departments figures were wholly 10
correct.
Mr.. Hyde has been given direct
charge OF the investigation which, Il
is believed, will be concluded within
two or three weeks.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-07-16

Nee york, Juiy lA-The eommltieeI
nAme,y h aiAser McC7cllaa lg eoasia &
Z Fisr ~ sabmlsEae = -
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PROFITS OF A DUMP BOSS
F%ifty-Seven Varieties of Assorted
Garbage Are at Disposal of
This Gentleman.

81 get" said a Philadelphia
dump boss to a Press reporter, "a
a week, free rent and the disposal
of any dump of value.
"Tin cans, for instance, belong
to me if they are dumped here, and
l make a pretty penny out of them.
They are turned, you know, into
tin soldiers and SO forth.
"Corks are another perquisite
of mine. Many and many a broken
bottle on this dump has a good
big cork in it. / get eight cents a
pound for all the cOrks find.
"Old shoes are never too old to
be sold. They have always one
good piece-the piece over the in.
step-that can be sold again. The
smaller pieces of good leather
cut out of them are made into
purses and wristlets.
Egg shells also have a value
Something like 1000, 600 pounds o.
egg shells are used every year il
the manufacture of kid gloves ant
print c%alicoes.
"DO you see those Is barrels be
hind there? Well, each Of thos'
barrels contains its own variety 0
assorted marketable dumpagt
Each will sell, when filed, at
good price. There are, believe
81 varieties Of marketable dunn
age, and some dumps yield all tn
varieties. Mine yields 20"
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Celibate Physicians.

There was a time when doctors
we're doomed to celibacy, 1t was
at the conclusion of the medieval
period, when medicine was in the
hands of the monks. In France the
habit of celibacy persisted long
after the practice of medicine had
passed into lay hands. For two or
three centuries the doctors pro-
tested, but in vain. The matter
was finally laid before the pope
and toward the end of the fifteenth
century the vow was abolished.
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BUILDING LIMIT IN BERLIN.
Plan to Erect Structures Seventy-Two
Feet High Disapproved by the
Authorities.

The German authorities place
extremely rigid restrictions ON the
height of buildings, says the Bos.
ton Herald. According to our con
sular reports, a memorial has re
Gently been submitted urging that
permission be granted for the con
structiOn of steel frame buildings
IN Berlin in excess of the present
limit, % meters from pavement to
cOrnice, a little over Y feet.
II was urged that the rapid
growth of the city both in pOpula.
ton and business, made it neces-
sary.fOp more room to be provided,
and this could be most economic
ally done by allowing buildings of
greater height.N That would check
the present tendency to expansion
over a steadily increasing area. 1t
was further urged that the relaXa-
tiOn of the building regulations
would open up a larger market for
the steel and iron products of Ger
many, a point that would be OF
value in the development of these
industries.
The petition, however, failed to
gain its end, and the reasons given
for the refusal were that high
buildings would be above the level
of the present water supply, so
that they could not be made clean
and sanitary. 1t would put the
upper stories beyond the prOtec-
ton Of the fire department as it
was at present equipped, and the
ministries were opposed to any
system of construction that might
lead to large buildings divided into
a number Of small apartments
where many persons of both sexes
and allages would live "under con.
ditions which are necessarily sub.
Yersive of normal family life and
prejudicial to public morals"
The ministries held themselves
bound, according to our consul
ITO consider and protect not only
the architectural unity and beauty
Of the city, but the health and the
moral and physical safety of the
people, all of which would, in theil
opinion, be compromised by tn,
proposed innovation"
The ministries held themselve
bound, according to our consul
"tO consider and protect not Onl
the architectural unity and beaut
Of the city, but the health and tn
moral and physical safety of tn
people, all of which would, in thei
opinion, De compromised by I'll
proposed innovation"
Here in Boston a building linn
almost double that established i
Berlin is considered as a hardshi
by property owners, for the tel
denCy in American cities has bee
quite distinctly toward the col
structiOn of buildings of gre;
height. There are now in Ne
York a dozen buildings that al
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will let to the lowest and best bidder for
construction on
WEDNESDAY, MARCH LIST, A. D., 1905,
One A Truss Bridge, % feet span, with I6
feet approaches, to be built across branch
near line between sections 1918. township
80, range %, about o%ne-fourth mile west OF
Lafayette County Farm.
Letting will be at bridge site at 10 o'clock
q. m.
Plan and specifications can be seen at time
and place Of letting.
Contractor is to give bond for mainten-
ance of bridge.
Commissioner reserves right to reject any
and all bids.
Also on same date, at 2 o'clock D. m.
Will let Tor construction, to lowest and best
bidder, One hip Truss Bridge, 40 feet span,
with ~ feet approach, to be built across
branch on or near line between sections SIS,
township 20, range q, Just east of the
African school house.
Letting win be at bridge site.
Plan and specifications can be seen al
time and place of letting.
Contractor Is to give bond for the main.
Uenance OF bridge.
Commissioner reserves right to reject any
n all bids. b. ID. WEEDIH
sIltd Commissions
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Il isn't raining rsin 70 ne,
It's raining dSHodils;

Il isn't raining rein 70 ne,
It's raining dSn odils;
In every dlmpled drop l e
WId flowers on distant bills.
The clouds OF gray enguli the dEy
Aud Overwaelm The tow q;
Il isn't raining ram TO me,
It's raining lOses down.
j isn't raining ram 10 use.
But fields Of Glover bloom,
Where any uecanee'ing bee
May find a bed aud room.
A health unto the happyl
A 6g Tor him who frelsl
1t ISN'T raining ram to me,
It's raining ViOlets
Sidney LanieI
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yTT0MEN should beware of contract
w ing catarrh. The cold wind ard
rain, slush and mud Of winter are espe-
clally conducive to catarrhal derange-
ments. Few women escape.
Upon the first symptoms Of catching
cold Peruna should be taken. 1t fortl-
aes the system against colds and ca
tarrh.
The following letter gives one young
woman's experience with Peruna;
Miss Rose Gerbing is a popular society
woman of Crown Point, Ind, and she
writes the following:
"Reccntly l took a long drive in the
coun Try, and being too thinlr clad 1
caught a bad cold which settled on my
lungs, and which I could not seem to
shake off. ] had heard a great deal Of
Peruna for colds and catarrh and /
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more than twice as high as the
building limit established for our
own city.
Matchmaking FINGER.

The wedding ring was placed on
the left hand as nearest the heart,
and on the fourth finger because
that finger was supposed to have
its own "private wire" lin the
shape of a delicate nerve) to the
heart. That finger, too, was called
the medicine finger, and the be-
lief was that by virtue of the lit
tie nerve it could detect a danger
GUS poison if simply inserted in
the liquid, From that belief the
idea that wedding rings-the
rings worn on that fnger-have
special curative qualities had its
rise. To this day wedding rings
are rubbed over an obstinate sty
on an ~eyelid.-London Chronicle.