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Newport daily independent., 1905-11-07
BIRTHPLACE OF MASSAGE.
.chere Is Little Water jn Nub1a, So the People Resort to Oils and
 Powders.

The massGuT had just returned rom Nubia, the birthplace of massage
 "l didn't learn az mueh as eT- pected io, ,' ne said, but got bold CT two movements that wiil eradicate wrinkles and remove fat iu an in credible way.
 "N ia is C queer place. They have 50 l,t.ie water there that they never take baths. The 'masseh CT kDeadjns whence our word massage-is the batts supstitute You strip, lie down, and are covered from head to foot with a cream made Of mutton lat musk, sandal wood powder and certain plant juices. Then yeu ate kneaded, you are massaged. ] studied the Nublan movements thoroughly. and learned. as ] say. two good things.
 'The Nnbians are 8 handsome and queer race. They hunt elephants with the sword A hunter steals upon dozing elephant, and slashes him in the back of the leg, ten inches above the boof This cut sewers the artery, and the elephants bleeds to death.
 They GbDk lUtdt Ou uoi HtSNNN- First they build fire, then they put big stones op it, and, when the stones ere hot enough, they clean them o1 ashes and embers carefully, and throw on the meat This is a better way of cooking than the broil for II preserves all the meat juices. But greenhorns don't know what kind of stones to use Most kinds, heated, ex- plode.
 "The Nubians are sbapely and hand some. They never wrinkle; they never get fAt; their skins are smooth and Ane They lmpnte these graces to the 'masseh,' the massage, that they take regularly thee CT four times week.
 Every masssur ought to so to Nu- Aia if he wants to learn his business thoroughly"
Newport daily independent., 1905-11-07
OF THE SOUVENIR
What Was Once . Harmless Fad Hes Become Almost . Univsr-
 sal Mania

The vogue of the illustrated souvenir postal card has assumed the dimensiOns of literary peril. What was once . centric visitors in outofthe-way places has become all but 2 universal mania. says the New York Post. The Boston post ofnce reports handling 25,000 of these yellow imps in single day. The so-called comic valentine once tainteti the postman's bag. It's influence, how ever, lasted but for . day, while the sou venir postal card ceaseth not day nor night to cry for q destroyer.
 From the point of view of growing popularity these postal cards but evil dence anew the danger with which modern mechanism is continually en- composing the other handicraft arts. The printed book has driven out illus trated missal The quarter sawed oak" ofs Kalamazoo, has displaced Chippen- dale and Sheraton. And at last the illus trated postal, with cheap ready-made sentiment and chromo Autograph threatens the letter of friendship, travel and description. The residuary field of the epistolary art was long supposed to be safe from the inroads of the printing press. Political intelligence such as fills Horace Walpole's six stout vol umes of private letters has for over a century been disseminated in the news papers. Scientific news Ahas long since found similar media of publicity. But the intimate unbosoming of friend to friend at distance has held at bayy all the devices Of modern machinery until the advent of this substitute for a real letter
Newport daily independent., 1905-11-07
MODERN TREASURE TROVE.
Island in Lake Michigan Yields to Searchers Large Store
 of Gold

From an island off Grand Traverse bay, ill Lake Michigan, two men, ac- cording to uncontradicted report. have just dug up $150,000 in gold It is sup posed to be gold that was stolen from Chicago at the time of the great fire. IL is also stated to be Spanish gold, ' though the currency of the pistole and the doubloon in Illinois only two years before the crime of '73, is fact in financial history not hitherto noted. lhis. however, is mere detail The important fact is that a treasure hunt CT has actually unearthed a very sub- stantlal sum, and in real money. It will put hope into the hearts of many hitherto unsuccessful excavators, and the stocks of treasurer prospecting companies of which so far as we know. are listed on any exchange should go up several points.
 The phrase like finding money (one of the most familiar in our pop ular speech} shows in itself how even humdrum twentieth-ceRury society Is permeated by the notion of treasure trove. Other equally common figures of speech, it will be noted, relate to experiences as familiar as them selves. Split milk and chickens count cd before they are matched come with in the limits of everyone's> knowledge. But hardly anybody finds money. When one does, it is usually only a dime or a nickel in the gutter. The phrase goes into homely language be- cause people are thinking about find- ing money, not because they are do- ing it.
 One reason for the fascination which hidden treasure has for persons of all ages and periods is that on no other ground do romance and practical sense approach so closely. That there were pirates along our coasts-enough of them to make up popular series of the now extinct cigarette pictures-ls as indisputable as that there were signers of the Declaration of lndepend- ence. They certainly amassed s eat stores of gold and silver. It was their regular practice to bury this, and mo- body has ever dug it up. Therefore, it is still where they buried it, for 2nybody's taking.
Newport daily independent., 1905-11-07
Professional Ability.

claim the ability to remove and make a radical cure of the following. After a thorough ex- animation, if you are not in a helpless condition, l will write you a guarantee to make you a cure of your trouble. If ! fail you will not be out one cent: Cancer, Scrofula, Catarrh in all it's forms, Keloid Loupas, Gran ulatea Sore Eyes, Eczema in all forms, Old Chronic Sore Legs of years standing, the after effects of Whooping cough and measles which if neg lected will runinto catarrhal con- sumption. Under the same guar antee l treat the female organs of generation, in fact treat any chronic trouble that has DaRed the ordinary medication, as all my time and energy is consumed in my office to the study of those ailments. l am prepared to do just as l say, or you are not out one cent. Respectfully yours, A. KELLETT, M. D. c. S.,
 Newport, Ark.
Newport daily independent., 1905-11-07
Kine. Alfonso's Night Guards.

King Alfonso is perhaps more se- teurely and carefully guarded during the hours of darkness than is any Oth- CT European monarch, except, perhaps, the sultan of Turkey For four cen turies the slumbers of the successive sovereigns of Spain have been watched al. night by the "Monteras de Espino- sa"-a body of men to whom is rele- gated the exclusive privilege of guard ing their monarch from sunset to sun rise They must have an honorable military career. and be natives of the town of Espinosa. Tremendously they 'ock the palace gates at midnight, opening them at seven the next morn- ing
Newport daily independent., 1905-11-07
LIFTING PROVES COSTLY.
When Engagements Are Entered In to in Germany They Must
 Stand.

It is no light matter to enter into an engagement in Germany. Cupid plays by no means the principal part in the contract. The German law grim, practical, relentless-is close at hand to see that no wrong Is done to either party. No wonder, therefore, that an engagement is entered into only little less lightly than the estate of matrimony itself. Once the betrothal feast has taken place the knot is as good as tied. The one who breaks the engagement, except for good reasons, recognized by the law as such. is obliged to pay, not for damaged affections or broken heart, but for material loss. If the bride have given up lucrative employment in the prospect of marriage she must be compensated. and all moneys spent bv parents or guardians for the trous- eau, the wedding breakfast, etc, must be made good.
 On the other hand the bride-to be who jilts her fiance without good cause is required to make good to him any loss he may have sustained through her influence. as in excnanging a good business for one less lucrative, in or ter to be near her: renting a house in prospect of marriage or entering into any contract in which money is in volved All such claims must be estab- .ished within two years.
 The majority of women over men in Germany is more than S00,000. In the small towns. therefore, the prob lem of marrying the young girls Is getting to be a very serious one. When a hostess wishes to give a ball or a small dance she finds that for 50 or 60 young girls she can find only about six young men. For this reason the boys in the high schools and gvmnasia are permitted to go out early. although it is openly ac- knowledged that it is not good for them to be thus distracted from their work. The number of girls training for business or professional careers in creases every year as their chances for marriage decrease.
Newport daily independent., 1905-11-07
SPEAKING WITH EMPHASIS.
Calisthenics Accompany the Words of Neapolitans When Dis.
 cussing Weather.

Give a Neapolitan pair of dumb bells and ask him if he thinks it is like ly to rain and before his answer is finished be will have taken enough healthful exercise to last him all day" Once, says the London Clarion, trav- eler sat with friend in cafe at Naples Near them were two Italians engaged in conversation. The'younger of the two seemed much excited.
 With his hands he made reaching and clinging motions. as if climbing. Then he seemed to be groping for cherries in the air, as he reached right and left above his head. Next, without slacken- ing his conversation. he put the thumb and foretinger of his left hand together, and holding them before his eyes, went through the careful movements of one threading a small needle, and all the time he talked.
 Suddenly his manner changed. He made overland motions. as if throwing something. Then he apparently initiated aswimmer and immediately afterward described several circles with his left hand, giving the impression of rapid ly revolving wheel
 Finally he leaned forward, and with his right hand acted the part of per son endeavoring to put key into key hole
 The traveller was overcome by curios- ity. He turned to his friend, who un- derstood Italian, and asked him what the plot of the story was
 "Oh. nothing" replied the other. "They're chatting about the weather. !"
Newport daily independent., 1905-11-07
THE IMPORTANT FEATURE.
Part of Great lGau's Life That Would
 Furnish the Most Interest 1 A ing Reading.

Fl have" said the great man, my autobiography, which l desire ysu t0 publish a1ter my death"
 .I hope, said the great publisher, ac- eoYding to Smayt Set, 'that 1t is nothing you are proud of Business, you know, .lis still business, and we must always Nonsider our public. Nothing, l assure yon,' said the great man. Indeed, am secretly ashamed of it" ! "Good.' exclaimed the publisher Tt is, l infer, full of trivial and wholly incOnseQuential details.
 '.Ah yes
 And, doubtless, relates a lot of gos- sip, with anecdotes of others, so ar- ranged that they can be clipped out by exchange editors and published with credit to us."
 That has been my aim"
 "Your picture, of course, every year, from the cradle to date, will be inter- spersed throughout the book; also pic lures of your pet cat, dog chickens, if you keep them, and other animals, to- Eether with a lot of family groups.
 Yes, l have arranged for that.
 Then there is but one thing more Have you been indiscreet?"
 "Oh very; that is my strong point ''
 The great publisher rose to his feet enthusiastically
 My dear sir" he exclaimed dent wait l beg of you, until after you are dead Publish this book and get the benefit of aIl. the royalties and added fame that will surely he yours
Newport daily independent., 1905-11-07
Dreadfrrl

He-Why so pensive? Are you think ing how dreadful it was of me to kiss you so soon after our first meeting?
 She-No, not exactly was thinking how dreadful if would have been had We never met at all. Chicago Daily Newa.
Newport daily independent., 1905-11-07
Turkish Hair Gardeners

Hair growing by the methods of gar dening is claimed as a successful new industry by Turkish physician. He scarifies the bald scalp, and then trans plants hairs taken from another head and clipped at both ends, in the in cisions. After time it is affirmed, the hairs thus set out actually take root and grow.
Newport daily independent., 1905-11-07
Her Hearty Approval

Tommy had been playing center in game of football with the neigh borhood boys, and his mother. after having soaped him energetically, was holding him under the faucet.
 President Roosevelt is right!p she said. We do need cleaner football:"
Newport daily independent., 1905-11-07
.Ap cptimist.

How are you getting on with your flying macbine?"
 T, am progressing splendidly," an eweres the inventor. Every time l launch it l find something wrong with it thai had previously over worked. s--W Washington Star.
Newport daily independent., 1905-11-07
The Usual Type.

Young Playwright-How dc you like my melodrama?
 Manager Fiasoo-Most realistic--es- pecially the burglars Even their dia- logUe is stolen, isn't it7-N. Y, Times.
Newport daily independent., 1905-11-07
A Kindred Job.

Met Scribblerus the other day, says he is going to give up writing poetry and go into the gas business"
 Mot such great change; he never could manage to make his meter work right. Baltimore American.
Newport daily independent., 1905-11-07
. $500 Reward.

Estrayed or stolen-One bay pony horse, about 6 years old, l5 hands high. with snip on nose. Reward paid for return to
 R. L. CoNDITT, I9Wtf Iuckernaan.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29

OF the general proposition that an army
of courageous men. men with fighting in
stlncts, even though incfficicntly armed
and improperly conducted, will inflict
more or less severe losses upon the enemy.
( But ut sea. where SO much nowadays de-
pends on up-to-datc engineering and
construction, the defeated side other
things being equal. will be beaten by
superior machinery. Hence the tendency
5 to make batueshps larger
Indeed. as the naval architects will
tell you. the tendency is to have larger
and better ships not only for the pur-
poses of war. but also for the purposes
of commerce, The new battleships de-
signed for the United States and Great
Britain represents the steady progress
and growing Importance of that depart
ment OF science which has already pro-
duced the colossal liners that Plough the
Atlantic and the Pacific, and which, ac-
cording to plans already announced, will
yet produce still moro colossal steam
ships.
The landlubber may wonder why with
tho great increase in the slze Of war
ships there has not been Il corresponding
increase lii the size of the guns. The
coming battleship-tho South Carolina.
for example. with its great battery Of
big guns on either side-recalls the dis
play of big guns made by the old frigates:
but while tho latest battleship Is many
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29

times. heavier than the famous fighters
of the early part of the nineteenth CEN
fury, the size Of the biggest gun has in
creased oply one inch. Tho reason for
this is that the size Of the gun Is con-
5troed by the depth to which oil temper
will penetrate with full efficiency. which
u sonly 1-2 inches Thus only q tube
five inches thick can be thoroughly tenn
pered; and this Is the thickness OF the
tube of the 12-inch guns. There are Z !
inch tubes but they are not fully tenn
pered.
Another interesting question is whether
the recent war taught anything new
about torpedo boats. In the opinion of
naval architects torpedo boats have not.
proved as effective as was expected.
Though they must always he a source
OF possible danger, no ship. under favor
able conditions and with men on the
alert, has ever been destroyed by them.
The greatest danger In the war between
Japan and Russian lay In floating mines.
Ships are not necessarily destroyed by
gun fire. Not ship was destroyed by
tho japanese up to the final naval en-
gagement OF the war except by mines
or by vertical fire from howitzcrs.
This brings up tho point whether
floating mines arc to be rcckoncd with
in the future. That the Japanese and
Russians used them does not mean that
other nations would use them. 1t seems
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29
Especial Correspondence to The Times
Dispatch.)

{ \6peclal correspondence TO The Times
Dispa tch.)
BOSTON October 2S.-Whilo the strug
gle between Russia and Japan taught no
new lesson OF prime Importance, III the
opinion OF naval architects. 1t emphasized
the fact that tho time Is fast coming
when only the richest nations can afford
to go to war. In other words. war IS
destined to diminish II only on account
Of the vepy lack among the smaller ma :
lions Of proper material wharewth to
conduct It,
The coming 5battleslips. those now be-
Ing designed In this country and in Eng
land, for example. will cost when COM
plete about 100000. For the smaller
nations fleet OF such enormously ex-
pensive engines of war is out of the qucs-
tom; and when the nations that can af-
ford to build these fleets meet smaller
nations In war as the United States met
spain In 1895, then must come such one
.ided battles as Manila and Santiago.
Tho tendency In naval construction Is
TO build heavier ships than have ever
been seen, to make these ships as speedy
as possible, and to arm them with the
heaviest guns. This tendency, i Is in
terestIng to know. is not result OF the
Russo Japanese war. Though emlNha-
& that have taken place IN Oriental waters,
nevertheless tho tendency antedates the
war 1t is to be seen in tho battleship
Vermont. which was recently launched
1T the Fore River yards at Quincy. and
which has displacement of 5000 tons
and will carry four IL Inch, eight S-inch
and twelve 7-inch guns. IT IS equally
noticeable in The new British battleshlps
of. the King Edward class, which haVe a
displacement OF more than lb,oOo IONS
and which carry four 12-lnch four o2-
inch and ten G-inch guns
Captain IIovgaard. the professor Of
naval design at the Massachusetts Insti-
flute of Technology. In this city, not long
ago worked out Il design OF an ideal bat
tleshlp under present conditions. and the
result was ship Of the King Edward
class. This illustrates the fact that naval
architects are able to anticipate the les
sons OF actual warfare II also gives the
public All Idea Of tho character of tho
work done mt the Institute of Technology
By tho sixteen young mon from the Naval
Academy at Annapolis who are studying
there, Years ago the graduates of Ann
npols selected to become naval con-
strnctors were sent to Greenwich, Eng
land, the academy here having no means
OF furnishing them with the necessary
technical instruction. After careful In
vestlgatIon into the matter however, the
government decided that tho Boston In
stituton was fully qualified 10 instruct
Annapolis graduates In the prlncples of
naval architecture. and since theT these
YOUNG men have come to "the modern
Athens" to complete heir technical ed,l,
ca ton lg4
The British have gone step further
than tho Boston naval architect and the
designers Of the King Edward class Of
ships IN designing the battleship of the
preadnaught type, which will have q
displacement of $4,000 tons and Will carry
Twelve l9-inch guns and nothing clsc,
With the exception OF small guns to repel
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29
FUTURE BATTLESHIPS
WILL PREVENT VAR.

torpedo boat attacks The United States
lbatteships OF the South Carolina class,
which are now being designed, will. 1t is
thought, have Il displacement OF 10, 900 or
1000 tons. and will carry either one
mighty battery OF 12-nch guns, likotthe
\ British ships OF the Dreadnaught class.
or battery divided between 12-inch and
10-inch guns. So 1t Is with tho battlc-
ships that the Japanese are building:
they VIII have n displacement OF 1G, 400
tons and their armament will consist OF
four 12-inch. four 1o-inch and twelve g.
inch guns. All these ships, ) British.
American and Japanese, will be swift as
we'll as powerful.
Professor Cecil II. Peabody. the head
OF the department of naavl architecture
at the Institute Of Technology, Is OF the
opinon6 that one of the lessons the
recent war In the Far East is that mere
personal courage, which was such an im-
portant factor In tho sea fights of the old
days, is valueless to-day unless accom-
panied by suitable ma terial and training.
Military experts still agree OH the truth
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29
EDITED BY
MADAME MERRL.

nlps and corn In decorating Pumpkins
8holloWed out and lined With oiled paper
make fine receptaces for bon-bons
Wtich, IN this instance must be molhs-
ses ana old fashioned stick candy. Cab
pages done In the same way may be used
70 mold salted peanuts. Stacks OF corn
STALKS the rooms will answer for
pains, while largo cornucopias made OF
brown paper md filled with leaves and
grasses will make good wall decorations.
Use paper flowers; real ones would be
far TOO expensive for n poverty party"
Large pumpkins placed around tho
rooms VIII serve In lieu of chairs. and
he sure to use Kitchen chairs In tho
dning-room; all upholstered furniture
must be banishedN from sight, as we'll as
hrlc'a-'brac, etc For lights, use old
iashlosed pafl lanterns. and candles
In vegetable holders, The refreshments
should consist of corn meal mush In
crockery bowls, served with n bountlfll
supply OF cream and sugar, brown and
white bread sandwiches, apple and
pumpkin pies. coffee In tin cups, dough
nuts and cookies No tablealoth should
be used, and paper napkins are proper
for this frugal, but wholesome, repast,
lso tin, wooden and paper dishes. apd
serve cider from large new bread pan,
with a tin dipper Offer a prize for the
most poverty-strlcken Individual. and ona
for the worst hard-luck storyr-a big an
pie for ono prize, a bag Of popcorn for
thu other
ELIIYE HOWELL CLOVER II
VI questions on any subject pertaining 70
this department. VIII cheerfully he ans
swercd. A reply Will be sent by mail "
stamped and addressed envelope is en-
closed; otherwise answers VIII appear III
this column. Address Madame MerrLt Thu
Times DISPATCH.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29

&c was With pleasure that ! read the
words Button Party" In Tho corner
of o. dainty invitation which + found
on my desk recently A common
agate button was sewcd on Tho card
while underneath was written Bring
your Thimble."
On arriving at the appointed hour the
guests were seated four ut u table, the
hostess giving each one n card With Z
number corresponding to the ones on
the table. SO all found their partners
and tables In this way. AT the hend Of
the table there was II bell, and SO far
the arrangements We're as for an ordi-
nary card party. Small pencils We're
attached to the score card with which
to keep The account. AT table No, I
there We're ID large agate buttons for
each person. with thread and needles,
On the other tables there We're bowls
filed with buttons. The person AT the
lead table who sews on his or her 10
buttons hrst, rings tho boil, and pro-
crosses with tho ono who has sewed on
tho next highest number. first pulling
Off the buttons so as 10 he read IS for the
newcomers, The buttons must he seWed
on as follows. Makesu knot IN the thread.
sew once into each hole. then fasten
enough 10 hold the button on, Break the
thread each time. Every person reaching
the head table scWs on the II buttons
as the first did, the remaining persons
beginning over agalf and Keeping the
score. Those at the other tables sew
on lust as many buttons us possible
While the ones at the head table are 90
ing the requisite number After 10 pro-
gressions the score cards We're col lceted;
4 Ia the one sewing on the largest number
of buttons a pair Of scissors In Q leather
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29

likely, according to military students,
that the matter will be discussed and
settled IN the same manner as We're tho
questions of explosive bullets and pois-l
onod shells. The use Of fixed mines for.
harbor defense is another matter alto-
gether; 1t does not bear upon navel ems
gagements, which, as ships grow heavier,
must naturally be fought In deep wa ter.