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Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-18

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money II Il fails 10 cure.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-18

Chronic sores start often from a pin1-
pie, scratch, bruise or boil, and while
salves, washes and powders are beneficial,
the unhealthy matter in the blood must
be driven out or the sore will continue
to eat and spread. S. S. S. reaches
these old sores through the blood, re-
moves all impurities and poisons, builds
up the entire system and strengthens
the circulation. S. S. S. is a blood
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-18
SORES
Wheelinp. w. Va. Nav 28. ron

WuSSlluky W. va, way 20, 1903.
Some years ago while at work, I fell
over truck and severely injured both
of my shins. My blood became poisoned
as result, and the doctor told me I
would have running sores for life, and
that if they were healed up the result
would be fatal. Under this discouraging
report left off their treatment and re-
sorted to the use of S. S. S. Its effects
were prompt and gratifying. It took
only short while for the medicine to en-
tirely cure up the sores, and am not
dead as the doctors intimated, nor have
the sores ever broke out again. Some IL
years have elapsed since what l have de-
scribed occurred. Having been so signally
benefited by its use can heartily recon-
mend 1t as the one great blood purifier.
JOHN w. FUNDS.
Care Schmulback Brewing Co.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-18

race he was run up $500 over his en-
tered price by L. A. Bonsack and was
retained by the owner.
David McDsniels, father OF "Pud-
din" McDaniels, the crack light
weight Jockey, bought from L. A. Bon
sack the second call on his boys SER
vices. This means that McDaniels Is
a free lance from now on.
Cincinnatus was good horse yes
terday when they bet on him. In his
last race he could not raise respect
able gallop.
Metlakatla was bid up to $1,000 by
Kansas" Price. but she went back
to her old barn. She was entered to
he sold for S4OO.
Lady Usk showed a fine turn Of
speed for half a mile, and is ready to
win. She has habit of bolting when
the barrier flies up.
Exapo was backed heavily for the
place and show, but he might as well
have stayed in the Larn for all the
chance he had with Jockey Washing
ton aboard. He was shut out twice and
the boy had him in the heavy going
next to the rail all the way. The
Judges would not let him ride Posi-
tion and substituted Lynch.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-18

The Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Ga.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-18

no mineral what
ever but is guaran-
teed purely veget-
able. If you have
an old sore write
us and our physi-
clans will advise
without charge.
Book on diseases
of the Blood free.
Atl,.A, O.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-18
TRACK NOTES

Jockey Hughes, who rode Decimo,
was indefinitely suspended for the ride
he gave the horse in the steeplechase
race yesterday.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-18

Time place1
easly;
trouble
Winfred osed &c n
the vim he hesd .
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-18

Post 2i0. At post 2 minutes, Time-:24si, 80
place 2is. show l. Handlon show I. Winner b. g.
| G.. L. Williams. Overweights-Gondous 2ia, Nen
same.
Gondous away flying and outsamed Handlon n
Rcark to nose him out OF the place. Handlon II
Might have won Otherwise Brookdale closed W
good head. bad lot
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Although the travelling man will feed the
hungry tramp on early Strawberries and
fried chicken when ham sandwiches straight
would touch the spot better, all of his gem
crosby is not for fun. A drug salesman
told me this experience:
"A few years ago." said he, Il was over
in one of the towns I make in Oregon. l
reached there on Saturday evening. went
to my customers store. Just before he
closed he said to me: I'll take you tonight
to hear some good music
"'Where is it2' said 1. III be glad to
go along
it's u kind of garden. A family runs 1t.
The old man serves drinks and the rest OF
the famiiy--his wife and three daughters
play to draw the crowd. / want you to hear
the oldest girl play the violin
Now, travelling men are ready at any
time to go anywhere. Sometimes they fly
around the arc light. but they can buzz
close and not get their wings scorched
They must keep their heads clear and they
do. nowadays, you know. It's not as 1t
was In the old days. when the man who
could tell the most yarns sold the most
goods; the old-fashioned travelling man Is
as much behind the times as bobtailed
street car. Well. of course told my friend
Jerry that I'd go along. | should have put
in my time working on a new trade, but he
was one OF the best fellows In the world
ana one OF my peSt fffeHuS. Let he Woutu
not give me much of his business; we were
too well acquainted.
when we went to the garden-Jerry. his
partner and myseif-we sat up front. We
could look over the crowd. It Was a place
for men only. The dozen tables were nearly
all FULL most of the seats being occupied by
men from the mines-some of them wearing
blue flannel shirts. But the crowd was or
Derby The music made them so. The old
est daughter was only seventeen, but she
looked twenty-three. She showed that she'd
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miles. but in summer It's sandy waste is
dotted with wild flowers, among which
may he numbered the familiar daisy. the
yellow poppy. the forget-me-not and the
monkshood 1t is a whaling station and
a fur trading post. and for these reasons
DIT Briggs has not only had TO carry CIV
ilization and Christianity to the natives
but has had to undo as far as possible the
wrong done to them by the vicious white
men who have occasionally landed there
For fourteen years he has stood at his
post. twelve Of them entirely alone. He
has been home twice. and is now but Just
returning from the second trip He Is
small or stature and not especially strong,
quiet. modest and unaggressive. He talks
interestingly of his work. but does net
speak of his own self-sacrihce or personal
sufferings. What seems to us heroism is
to him apparently simple duty: what we
would call hardships he counts as common
happenings. He has literally given himself
10 his work, but in its success and in the
devotion of his people he has already FOUND
large reward.
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at any time, and marry IL they choose to
do so.
Among the caronesses was a lady named

ing of pair of trousers for himself. The
material was light color, but heavy weight,
cotton goods. and what was his amazement
when they were delivered to find that they
were not only properly made but deliberately
embroidered He had he says, some hest-
fancy as to the propriety of preaching In
embroidered overalls, but laying it aside. he
became leader of Point Hope fashion. In
spite of the crudity OF the Eskimos' life,
they are not wanting in artistic perception.
and rarely is more exquisite work to pc
found than the fur and feather rugs de-
signed and constructed by these seemingly
ignorant people.
While DR.. briggs has been lettering the
physical and social conditions of the Alas
kans he has also been ministering to their
souls. He has taken to them the story Of
the gospel-he has preached 1t on Sundays,
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had enough experience In her life. though,
to be gray. There was a tortured soul
behind her music. Even when she played
ragtime she would repeat the same notes
slowly and get chord ont of them that
went straight TO the heart. The men all
sought rounds OF drinks freely between the
numbers, but they let them remain un-
tasted; they drank, rather, the music.
we listened for two hours. The Music
suited my mood was a long way from
home. Most OF the men there felt as L
did. Twelve O'Clock came, yet no one had
left the garden. More had come. Many
stood All were waiting for the final num-
Der. which was the same every night,
Home, Sweet Home
There is something more enchanting
about this air than any other I'm the world
Perhaps this is because It carries one back
when he once has passed its portals in his
'childhood's ioylsnd-httle girl and boy
land. 1t reminds him OF his own happy
young days or else recalls the little ones at
home at play with their toys. 1 know 1
thought Of my own dear little tots when I
heard the strain. How that girl did play
the splendid old melody! / closed ms eyes.
The garden became a mountain stream the
tones of the violin its beautiful ripple-rip-
pies which flowed right on even when the
sound had ceased.
Home, Sweet Home I thought of
mine. 1 thought of the giri's-a beer gar
deni
Boys said I to Jerry and his partner,
i am going up TO snake hands with that
girl; / owe her a whole lot She genius
| went. And I thanked her. too, and told
her how well she had played and how happy
she had made me.
. I'm glad somebody can be happy she
answered dropping her big, blue eyes.
But aren't you happy in your music
I asked
Yes she replied ia such a sad way that
1t meant million noes
When | went back TO my friends they
told me the girls father was not of much
account or otherwise he would send her on
to a good teacher.
Now. that's going TO take only few
hundred dollars said /. You are here on
the spot and there surely ought to be
enough money in the town to educate this
girl. can't stay here TO do this thing, but
you can put me down for fifty
Well, sir. do you know the people in the
town did help that girl along. When the
women heard what q travelling man was
willing to do, they no longer barred her out
because. for bread. she played a violin in a
beer garden. but they opened their doors
to her and helped her along. The girl got
a music class and with some assistance
went to conservatory of music IN Boston.
where she II studying today.
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She is of charming disposition and very
popular among the younger members of the
intellectual society in Warsaw.
Sienkiewicz remained a widower for sew
eral years. His second matrimonial VEN
ture was of very different character. The
lady was the young and beautiful daughter
of Polish landed proprietor named Wo-
lodkiewicz. She had read Sieukiewicz's
books and conceived a violent passion for
the writer. Persuading her father to bring
her to warsaw, she soon contriVed to meet
Sienkiewicz, and fell m love with him I'm
mediately. Her affection was requited and
after very brief courtship they were mar
ried and started on a foreign tour for their
honeymoon. At Vienna, however, the first
stage Of the journey, some extraordinary
disagreement seems to have taken place.
The youthful bride telegraphed for her
mother and left her middle-aged husband
In the Austrian capital. Husband and wife
never met again, and later q divorce was
obtained The lady has married again, not
distinguished author, but a plain coun-'
try squire and thoroughly good sportsman
named Dachowski, with whom she Is said
to live very happily.
Even this almost tragic event In his life
didn't prevent Sienkiewicz from embarking
again upon the troubled sea of matrimony
Alongside of the Warsaw city hall stands
a small church. and attached to this church
Is the Convent of Cononesses 1t was
founded in the fifteenth century by
Countess Zamoyski, member OF one of the
most illustrious Polish families, whose de-
scendant, Count Maurice Zamoyski is the
greatest noble In Poland The convent is
reserved strictly for ladies of arlstocratic
houses, who are styled canonesses. The
rules and regulations under which they live
are by no means severe. They may and do
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Christmas is the great festival OF the
year. Eskimos come six and seven hundred
miles to participate IN the celebration at
the mission. and the little children. weeks
before, begin counting the number OF
sleeps" which must transpire before its
arrival. To a newcomer the long arctic
night is interesting experience. but be-
fore many seasons pass the novelty wears
off and Its dreariness becomes oppressive.
Point Hope is a sandspit about eighteen
miles long jutting into the Arctic ocean.
It lies about IN latitude &c north. and is
nearer the pole than even the great Yukon
coal fields. There is not tree within $50
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more difficult task. lit is hard to alter a
taste bred OF the habit of generations. but
novelty has Its attraction even beyond the
arctic circle and gradually a new regime
was instituted. The physician was familiar
with the chemistry of cooking. but the
housewives art of adaptation had not been
a art of his college curriculum. cook
book without a corner grocery Is OF COM
paratively little value. and the school
master was obliged to re-edit his In sur
prising and, to the experienced, somewhat
startling manner. Up to the time of his
arrival in the village ieaven bread was un-
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the utmost the temperature indoors often
goes down below zero. and to prevent frost
bites his students are obliged to keep
moving. Icicles form on his mustache
and eyebrows, and the ink remains In
liquid form only when resting on the stove
pipe. But in spite of these many difficult
ties the people are learning; many now
speak English intelligently. and a few read
and write with considerable ease.
But the missionary did not conhne his
efforts to the dissemination of what the
backwoodsman characterized as book
larnin." He found the people physically
ailing, and ascrlbsd many Of their maIadies
to the use of raw food. He taught them to
cook. This was done as tactfully as the
school work, and in some ways was an even
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24

Babska In whom Sienkiewicz became great
caller at the convent, taking tea with Nine.
Babska nearly every afternoon and paying
her marked attentions. After some time
they became engaged, when suddenly one
day without the slightest warning, Sienkie-
wicz left Warsaw for Paris, without even
going through the formality of bidding his
fiancee farewell or taking the trouble to
tell her that he was going away He re-
manned three years In Paris, and during the
whole OF that time he never wrote line
to Babska. Naturally enough the lady was
too proud to say anything either, and there
was no communication of any kind between
the erstwhile lover and the canoness
At the end of three years Sienkiewicz re-
turned to Warsaw and soon afterward
IL nothing had happened, apparently ex-
pecting to pick up his engagement with
Babska at the point where he had SO I'M
tremendously dropped it. The canoness.
however doesn't seem to have taken quite
the same view of the case, and 1t is said
she refused for a long time to hav eany-
thing to do with her somewhat eccentric
sutton Sienkiewicz continued to call. how
ever most regularly. and after persistent
siege Of a couple of years she weakened
and finally consented to- become the third
Madame Sienkiewiez. They were married
about a year ago and the union Is said to
be a very happy one.
Sienkiewicz is methodical and syste-
matte worker He thinks his stories out
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1t is interesting TO observe upon what
grounds S!enSiewieZ's popularity is based
nong his own countrynfen.~ His friends
claim that 1t is due to his being the first
Polish author to paint the brilliant scenes
OF Poland's history in~-sacil glowing and
vivid colors as to create an interest In the
enters, they say. so completely into the
spirit of the periods he describes and In
spires his characters with life. He is the
Polish Dumas. and grester~exsn than Du-
mas, In that his stories are written with
the most scrupulous regard 20 historical
truth and accuracy.
There are, however, acute and less partial
critics who assert, unkindiy though IL may
seem, that SienkIewicz's works first became
American and English readers had stamped
them with their approval
Undoubtedly Senkiewlcz's fame will rest
chiefly upon his marvellous trilogy. with
Fire and Sword. Pan WoIodygowskf'
and The Deluge." which written be-
Polish, they are seen TO possess marvellous
merit. Unfortunately. however. the trilogy
is written somewhat in the old Polish style
and abounds In obsolete words and express
sions which would defy the most scholarly
translator to express adequat ely. Again.
the stories bring In many historical char
acters whose names even have scarcely
been heard beyond the confines of Poland.
But to the Poles, who know the history OF
their own land as no other people have
ever done. these names are living forces
awakening memories of deeds of heroism
and patriotism, OF national Elories long
since departed. Therefore when the world
has forgotten Senkiewlcz his trilogy will
be loved and cherished by Polish genera
lions yet unborn.
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out of the huts for fear of evil spirits, re-
gardless of cold or storm. The dead, too
are now buried, when possible. instead of
being propped up on the bones of whales.
and the houses of the living have been
made more habitable.
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very carefully and even deliberately befors
putting pen 70 paper. and as consequence
hts manuscript and proof sheets are singu-
larry free from corrections Much of his
work has been done abroad as he Is ex-
ceedingly fond of travelling In Tact his
friends declare that some of hts finest things
have been written IN hotels Possibly the
fact that he is less liable 70 Interruptions
when away from home may have something
to do with this.
During the last two years the novelist has
been the object of bitter attacks from the
younger school of writers in Poland. the
so-caiIed ''deeadents," who boldly assert
that the author OF Quo Vsdis' has no tai
ent. no genius. and that his works are OF no
account whatever. Despite the venom and
persisteTicy with which these assaults were
accompanied Sienkiewicz has consistently
held his peace, refusing to paw any atten-
ton 10 them. His friellds came to his res
cue. however. and after a long controversy
the "decadents'' were scompletely silenced.
Ever since the Russlan-Japanese war be-
gar the novelist has devoted much OF his
time and attention TO Polish national poll
tics. His pen Is ever 1.-THE service OF his
country and he has contributed many polit-
ical pamphlets and newspaper articles in
the cause OF Poland. SienkiswieZ is intense
ly patriotic and Is credited with hating
Russia and the Russians with holy hatred.
Apart from his political work he Is now
engaged upon a historical novel "On the
Field of Glory" The Etory deals with the
reign of the Polish king. John. Sohieski IN
the seventeenth century. the deliverer of
Vienna from the TurIs:~.--zs.....ss
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Born in 1S4S, the son OF a Polish country
squire. Henryk sienkIewicz was educated
entirely in Poland, finishing at the Univer-
sity OF Warsaw, VIGOROUSLY the worst uni
yersity within the Russian empire While
Sun In college he gave evidence Of his liter
airy talent in monograph upon a famous
Polish poet of the sixteenth century
Szarznski Such essays have always to be
written by the students; but Sienkiewlcz's
was so far above the average composition
that It attracted the attention Of the pro-
fessors and was published by special re-
quest. After this he began to write short
stories under the nom de plume OF Lit
wos, meaning Lithuanian" After leav-
Ing the university he was for some time
tutor to Prince Woroniecki
In 1875 he visited the United States re-
naming there nearly two years most of
the time In California His Letters from
America Is one of his best works. and he
also wrote several short stories dealing with
American life. He seems to have had a
very pleasant time In the United States
and even now takes great interest in Amer
lean affairs.
Copyright. 1905, by Curtis Brown. British rights
reseryed1
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the undoubted success of his books, the dis
tinguished author Of Quo Vadis'' is not
believed to be rich. His works nave
brought him more fame than money. While
they have been translated into many
tongues and published In many lands, they
have never yielded him anything like what
might reasonably have been expected. Rus
sia's lack of copyright laws makes 1t diff
cult for her literary men to protect their
work abroad.
At the present time Sienkiewicz has ar
ranged to have his books appear first In
English, a course which has greatly Of
Tended the patriotic sentiments Of the Poles,
but it is only fair and reasonable. after all,
that he should do anything possible to get
the best remuneration for his toll.
When IN Oblengorek. Sienkiewicz rises
much earlier than in town, spending a con-
siderable part of the day in the open air
He walks. rides and drives great deal, de-
lighting In exercise generally. Shooting is
his fayorite pastime, and there are few days
in the season when he does not go out with
his gun in hand. He Is remarkably good
shot, too. On his own estate there Is only
small game such as hares, pheasants and
cartridges. but ne is constantly invited to
big shoots in Lithuania, where bears and
wild boars abound. Sienkiewicz has shot
much bigger game still in British East At
RIGA. and has written delightful stories of
adventure In those lands.
II
Sienkiewicz's' domestic life has not been
uneventful; In fact, his matrimonial affairs
have afforded much material for gossip.
He married first Maria Szotkiewicz, with
whom he lived happily for several years.
They had two children. a boy and a girl.
The former is now a student In the Polish
University at Cracow The girl Is remark
ably pretty, OF a rather English type. with
a lovely complexion and beautiful fair hair
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entirely happy in her new possession. abe
fastened her letter In an oilskin bag and
hung 1t around her neck. Three months
later she brought IL to DIR. briggs to de-
cipher. and he. to his amazement, read
what some one had jestinsiy written, Give
this old woman dose of poison"
DR.. briggs mastery of the native Lam
guage greatly expedited his teaching. and
this. with the awakened interest on the
part of his pupils. after g few hard years
made fairly plain sailing for him. He has.
he declares today. scarcely an orderly
school; az with two large stoves urged to
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taught the Eskimos to read and to write, to
cook and to wash. but also to sew. Their
garments were. he found OF the rudest
manufacture-their Implements of the most
primitive kind. Clothing was cut out with
knives made of stone or bone; the sewing
done with gut and thorns. For fur robes
this did well enough but for WOODEN or cot
ton material 1t produced poor results. Scis-
sors. needles, thread and thimbles were sent
for. and definite instruction In their use was
given by the versatile schooimaster. In this
direction he had apt pupils, and before long
he felt justified In allowing two or three