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The Washington times., 1905-02-13
PREPARING a LEPER
COLONY IN CULION
United States Government Will Segregate Those Afflicted
With This Disease on Largest Island of the
Calamianes Group
Calalnianes Group.

The United States Government Is be-
ginning to gather all the iepers in the
Philippine Islands for the purpose OF
placing these unfortunate men. women,
and children on the island of culion,
which is being especially prepared as a
leper colony.
Chief Quarantine Officer Heiser. at
Manila, has reported this faer to the
Surgeon General of the Public Health
and Marine Hospital Service. BY this
time the lonely little island in the Pa
cific has been settled by small colony
OF lepers, ana as the accomlEodat tions
are completed more viii arrive, until
ultimately every leper in the Philippine
archipelago will be exiled there
In San Lazaro Hospital.
A few days ago a vessel arrived at
Manila with twenty-four lepers on it.
and they were sent TO the San Iazaro
LepeF Hospital in the suburbs Of Manila,
where they will be taken care of until
the time comes to take them to Culion-
Rapid progress Is being made with
the construction and equipment Of the
leper quarters on Culion. The plan is
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arms and legs are completely covered
with scales, and / fear he viii never
be cured.
There are two kinds OF iehthyosis-
icntnyosis simplex and ichthyosis hy-
strizs. " -onffnued Dr. Stout THE cab
man is suffering from iehthyosis sim
pick The hystriX form is character
lzed bJ extreme roughness of the skin
aIle there nave been instances in which
the :uticIe was as lumpy as nutmeg
Srater- The disease develops as early
as two years after birth and increases
gradually until maturity
Lifelong Disease.
II have had this scale disease all nv
llfe.,' said the cabman. when / was
ten syee.rs Old my mother refused large
sums weekly to exhibit me in a museum
Siaaa that tine repeated offers have
bessn made by n,useunl managers.
but net one has been accepted / am In
good health, and prefer the small wage
earned IN cab driving rather than the
hundreds of dollars weekly held out for
my exhibition as freak I am never
in pain. except when In taking off a
garment 1t catches On scale and pulls
1t eff
Dr Stout assured several patients In
tracing the disease that 1T was not con
tagious, and the cabnlan now is under
going treatment He knows the doctors
do not entertain hope of a cure but
with them he Is taking the chance of the
unexpected happening.
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Slept in the Open Air
Throughout Whole Winter
Now Mrs. A. j. Salem, of Norfolk, Neb, Is
Cured of Consumption and Is Injured
to the Coldest Weather.

NORFOLK, Neb.. Feb. 13-Sleeping
every night and living every day in the
open air throughout the present winter.
the seyerest winter Nebraska has ever
known, Mrs. a, j. Salem, of this city.
has cured herself of an attack of con-
sumption, and since September l has
gained forty pounds in weight
Last summer physicians told Mrs
Salem that She had tuberculosis, and
that her condition was dangerous She
then weighed lis pounds. She realized
her case required heroic treatment. and
she as firm believer in -he curative
properties Of fresh air. Accordingly
she set up a little tent on the grounds
surrounding her home, aiit; ever since
september ! she has slept and lived in
il.
Within the last month <he te,nrer-
ature on several occasions has dropped
to 30 degrees below zero. and most of
the time f;" several weeks it las been
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OWINGSVILLE, Ky, Feb. Ia
have told the truth, but I know l will
be shot for II. | am going to be killed.
You mark what / tell you
That is the way Nose Feltner. of
Leslie county, who was connected with
the Breathitt county feudal trouble,
gave his opinion of the fate he believes
is in store for him when he goes back
TO Breathitt county February 20 to
stand trial for the killing of Jesse Fields,
one of ''Fult" Frenchs lieutenants in
the French -Eyersole mountain war in
Perry county.
Governor Beckham will he appealed
to TO furnish guard of soldiers TO pre-
vent the prisoner being assassiaated-
Witness in Marcum Case.
Feltner was a witness for Mrs. Mar
cum in her suit against James and Alex
Hargis, Ed Callahan and .'Fult' French
for S100.0 damages for procuring the
death of James b. Marcum in May, 1903
During the trial and before his testi-
mony had been given in the case Feltner,
with others, was spirited away, it is
charged by the defense. and was no:
heard of until later when he turned ur
at his home in the Leslie county noun
| tains.
| He send word to the sheriff Of CLARK
county that he would surrender ane
| Sheriff Woodson McCord went after him
/ Feltner surrendered, as agreed, bu
begged the sheriff to take him to Ciari
| county by Il new route, as Feltner feares
assassination at the hands of persons OF
! the opposite side who knew he wouit
i tell a dana ging story against them.
Party Loses Its Way.
The Clark county sheriff refused Il
| agree to this and took F'eltner through
| Jackson. At one place the party los
their way snd the prisoner. with tn
shadow of an assa ssin's bullet hangin,
over him. ,ook the lead and guided tn
| sheriff and his party to the right roa,
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BEARS STAKED OUT
FOR The PRESIDENT

AUSTIN, Texas. Feb. 13.-Col. Cecil
Lyon, of Sherman, Republican National
committeeman for Texas, was here TO
have a conference with Governor Lam
ham in regard to the coming visit to
Austin of President Roosevelt.
Colonel Lyon said he was advised by
Secretary Loeb that the President would
arrive here March 80 on his way TO San
Antonio TO attend the Rough Riders
reunion, and upon reaching Houston
would make 4 detour and go TO the Big
Thicket. IN east Texas, for five days
hunt after bear
Colonel Lyon has made all arrange
ments for this hunt.
u have been in correspondence with
the natives of the Big Thieket region, =
Colonel Lyons said today, "and they
have been stirring around TO f1nd the
lstirs of the black bears which inhapit
the wilderness. l ara advised that they
aIready have a number OF bears Staked
out for the President. | do not mean
by this that there will be any tame
bears palmed of on the PRESIDENT. Ihat
would not be permitted there are
plenty OF wild bears IL the Big Thicket
and the President will be given an OPP
portunity 10 have some genuine sport.
Because l have two pet bears al
home some people seem 10 think that
| intend to send them down TO the
hunting grounds fer the President.
am willing TO show my TWO pet bears
when the hunt is over. told the Presi-
dent. when | saw him the other day
in Washington. that / had named one OF
my bears Theodore Roosevelt. and II
plea sed him But 1 am afraid some OF
his pleasure was lost when | told hirl
that the other bear was named Carrie
Nation.
."rhe only persons who will accom-
pany the President on his trip are See
retary Loeb, Sloan Simpson, OF Dallas
the Presidents physician. and mvself. -
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$Mose' FeItner, Feudist,
Fears Assassin's Bullet
Predicts His Own Death by Violence When
He Is Tried for Murder in Breathitt County.
Gets Threatening Letters.

one of the worst parts of all
the Kentucky mountains.
Feitner was placed under guard at
Winchester and is confined ut the home
OF Doe Pigg. # was there he made the
above stat e.nent and it was there that
he made he deposition that has caused
a sensation ali over the State.
He charges the Hargis faction with the
assa ssination of DIR. Cox. Jim Coekrill,
and Jim Marcum. Feitner says in his
deposition that he was employed by
Alex and Jim Hargis. Callahan and
French 10 Kill Alarcum, and also impli-
Gates Callahan and the two Hargises in
The assassination of Jim Cockrill.
F'eltner says that he had been con-
vicIed of the murder of Jess Fields. a
Frenchnan. and Marcum lad taken his
case TO the court of appeals. Tnis IN
cited FelenSr's gratitude, and he warned
Marcun of plot TO kill him from an
abandoned rock quarry near MarcuIn $
home. Marcun published the statement
as an affidavit and was sued for libel.
To Be Shot in the Back.
About a week before the time of trial
he was assassinated The second plot
against Marcum was that a gun was
10 be hidden between Mareun's $ house
and his office. Feitner was TO walk
part of The distance from Marrum' $
home with him. and when they reached
the spot where the gun was concealed
he ttHiiHeft Was To SSiZe tlit Setii ssiiI
shoot Marcum in the back. Feltnel
says that he was to be acquitted Of the
murder of Fields If he did this, or II
he was convicted he WOULD be par
doned.
The killing of Coekri1l who was later
assassinated from the courthouse win
cow, in jackson, was to be done as fol
lews: Feltner, John Smith, and Johr
Abner We're to engage in q card game
with him, start tight, kill him, fire of
CockrilFs pistol. and fire holes through
their own clothing, to give the impres
sion that here had been genera
fight. This ,llan also miscariied.
Feltner also said that an atHdavi
was prepared in Jackson for himsel
| and Sam Fields to sign which exonerat
| ed the HargiSes from completely in III
! assassination of Marcum.
The Washington times., 1905-02-13
Snuff Taking Defended.


About 1885 a celebrated essay was writ
ten in London In defense OF snuff taking,
and ore OF the remarkable statements
of the author was this:
1T has been asserted that the man
who delighteth not In the beauty OF mu-
sic has no soul. and l say that the
man who iiketh not pinch of snuff has
no nose.
This. IN some measure, will show what
a wonderful hold the habit of shifting
snuff had secured on The people
Prior To 1850 there was bur one way
OF taking snuff. That was by shifting it
up the nose, and many celebrated char
acters Were known by the different
styles which they used in extracting a
pinch of snuff from their box and ad-
justing it 10 the nose. Napoleon had a
way of taking his between his thumb
and little finger, and with delicate
flourish carrying It to his nose
About fifty years ago. however: new
method sprang into existence. This was
snuff dipping" Instead of shifting the
powdery stuff Up the nose. 1T was put
into the mouth on the end of brush or
bacco This method gradually grew in
favor and the snuff box, like the fapier,
soon lost !ts distinction IS the badge or
n gentleman. and any kind of an old
The manufacturers put SNUFF up in
small tin boxes. and as a general rule
IL is never taken out Of this box by the
user A little stick is chewed on the
end. and when this end becomes soft
enough 1t IS thrust into the box. The
stick will hold a good, big pinch of the
powder, and is placed in the mouth and
CheWed until the snuff is used up
A peculiar fact in connection with the
use of snuff is the complete change IN
the nature of the classes who use il.
TWO centuries ago. yes. one century
ago, it was a custom strictly nurtured
and monopolized by the gentry. AS
stated IL was the rage among the high
born lords and DANES OF England an0
France.
Today the use of snuff is almost en-
tirely confined TO the most ignorant
and unrefined classes.
If you should go into the coal mining
districts OF Pennsylvania today you will
find there hundreds Of women who are
never without their little tin box of
snuff and birch brush. The same is
true of the women in the fishing villages
of tine East. and among the mountains
of the South and Southwest.
AS soon as you get into the cities
you find few snuff diapers The habit
is increasing, however, and 1t is ax-
pected that the figures for this year
Will show an even more decided in
crease than In 1903
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below zero, but despite the bitter cold
and the piercing winds and the heavy
snowfails Mrs. Salem has slept fl her
tent every night and lived in it most of
her days.
She has hid no fire. putting on extra
wraps when she felt cold. Every night
just before retiring Mrs Salem has
bathed III lce-coid water and then rubbed
herself down with q coarse towel and
has slept seundly ever since she has
lived in her tent.
Proof Against Coolest Weather.
One effect of Mrs salems life in the
open air has been TO make her well-nigh
proof against the cold weather. She is
now able to sit in her tent and knit or
sew without fire when the temperature
is below zero without experiencing dis
comfort. Sht wears more and heavier
and warmer clothing than she was ac-
custoned TO wear when she lived with
II doors and sleeps under heavier blan-
kets but she says she does not feel the
Iced of a fire in the coldest weather.
The Washington times., 1905-02-13
SCHUMANN-HEiNK TAKES
THE OATH Or ALLEGIANCE

CINCINNATI, Feb. 13-Mme Schu-
rnann-Ieink, who is appearing here this
week in Loves Lottery" visited the
probate court and formally applied for
American citizenship papers. and took
the oath of allegiance.
The proceeding is called taking out the
first papers, and two years must elapse
before Nine Schuma nn-Heink VIII be-
come Il full-hedged American citizen
Judge Malsbery said he was glad to
welcome the singer and her eight chill
dren TO American citizenship,
The Washington times., 1905-02-13
DR.. Miles
Anti-Pain Pills

and in a very few minutes you viii have
no further thoughts about either pains
or pills, and can go about your business
or pleasure, free from suffering or dis
tress.
For years spells OF nervous heada che
would lay me up for two or three days
a a time ] have no more such days.
I, take one DR. Miles Anti-Pain PHI,
and i'm 20 minutes it is usually all gone.
MRS. RUTH RECORD. CIaremont. \. II.
If YOU are not satisfied with first box,
your druggist viii return your money.
% doses. % cents. Never sold III bulk.
The Washington times., 1905-02-13
HE WAS GIT"

Say" Queried the book agent, as he
paused at the front gate. ARE you the
boss of this establishment
Il think l may safely say that / am,
temporarily" answered the meek and
lowly man with the side whiskers.
You see,'' he added, by way of expIana-
ton, this is the cooks afternoon off
and my wife is shopping downtown.''--
Detroit Tribune.
The Washington times., 1905-02-13
FARMERS INSTITUTE
TO MEET I'M LAUREL

Farmers institute sessions will be held
at Laurel. Prince George county. Md,
February q and 2s, and addresses are
to be made by number of men well
versed in agricultural matters.
Morning sessions will be devoted to
discussions on the breeding of farm ami
mails. the afternoon sessions TO discus
sions on fruit and vegetables, and the
evenings TO lectures on popular subjects.
The Washington times., 1905-02-13
PAUPERS ORGANIZED
IN A FIRE BRIGADE

house on fire half = mile from the Mul-
lingar Workhouse, DR.. Kelly, the medi-
cal officer of that institution, organized
a fire brigade from among the inmates
Armed with buckets. the paupeFs were
dispatched TO the fire, which they sue
ceeded in extinguishing
The Washington times., 1905-02-13

for his most Catholic majesty. and
captured several thousands OF pounds.
He shipped the cargo back TO Eng
land, where 1t was sold al the rate of 1
pence per pound. Never before had
snuff sold SO cheaply, and hundreds of
people bought snuff and started the hab-
It because of the cheapness of -'Vigo
snuff as it was called
One of the most celebrated snuff
houses in London in the olden times was
Fribourg & Treyer. This house was es-
tabiished as far back as 1880, and for
nearly two centuries delighted the Eng
lish gentry with the fine, sweet snuH
which they handled.
The Washington times., 1905-02-13
FAILURE OuERTAkES
BIG FRENCH COMPANY

PARIS, Feb. 13-The announcement
of TIE failure of the Coutouyre Weay-
ing Company. OF Loire. was made this
morning. The liabilities of the concern
are placed at 1850. 900 francs
The failure has caused widespread in
jury among small investors.
The Washington times., 1905-02-13
It Easier

to cure than endure those dreadful sick
or nervous headaches.
It's all in knowing how.
In just few minutes without any
other effects but just TO cure ,hs pain
Dr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills will relieve
YOU of your suffering, If its any pain,
anywhere, or f:om any cause. Just take
pF
The Washington times., 1905-02-13
BANKRUPT TAILOR
BURIED HIS ASSETS

DETROIT, Feb 13-Louis Nirnnan. Al
bankrupt ladies' tailor, who failed for
$4,000 with apparently only about 81 eco
assets, has admitted possession OF Sc $50
deposited under fictitious names in
Cleveland and st. Louis banks
He also mas eighteen boxes of mer-
chandtse, valued at s20,000, stored with
ST. louis storage company
The Washington times., 1905-02-13
MERMAN IN HOSPITAL
PUZZLES PHYSICIANS
Scales Like Those of Fish Cover His Chest Arms and
Legs-Case Hopeless Say Doctors-Patient
Spurns ShoWn1en's Offers
rs Sl1oWn1en 5 Offers.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Feb. 13-With
scales as large as those of Il drurnf1sh
covering his chest, and his arms and
legs overgrown with tiny scales of the
same fishy sIue and regularity. a cab
man was admitted for treatment to the
Jefferson Hospital here today The ply
sicians in the hospital are amazed at the
mans condition, and medical experts
have filed requests 10 be permitted to
examine the patient.
The cabman walked into the hospital
and asked for the skin clinic. A young
surgeon told the man he would have 20
make known his mission. Without n
word the cabby barred his chest and re
yealed the scales, large and bright. and
lying in close layers exactly like those
on fish The surgeon drew back In
establishment
Fishy, But Not a Norman.
Good heavens he exclaimed. Are
you a merman?'
Hardly that said the cabman la
conically, but I'm pretty hshy. amt I??''
DR. Stout the head skin physician in
the hospital. looked over the man, and
said he had we1l-defined case OF icf-
thyosis.
There are not more than half q dozen
authentic cases of this disease in the
United States,sf said the doctor, ,and I
feel sure the eabman has the most re-
r1arkable case on record. His body and
The Washington times., 1905-02-13
SERMON ON "MIND."

The sermon in the two Christian
Science churches yesterday was on
Mind.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-10-20

Highest 70; Lowest 80. Rain IA inches.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-10-20

Miss Irma Lane spent Sunday with
friends in Brandon.
John L. Simonds has returned to town
after visit at Sudbury
H. G. Potter has returned from ten
days business trip to New York.
M. NJ. Peck went Thursday to visit
his son. L. E. Peck in Westerly, R. /.
Robert Calhoun has returned from
two weeks business trip to Morrisville.
E. A. Lessor of Brandon has completed
his work at Hotel Logan and gone to st.
Adams
James B. Donoway has returned from
a months stay at Buffalo, N. Y, and
other points.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Halnon have re-
turned from a weeks visit with relatives
and friends in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs j. E. Sullivan of Spring
field, Mass, are guests of Mrs. Sullivan's
mother, Mrs. Charles Beatty.
The local board of pension examining
surgeons had four Civil war veterans
before them for examination Wednes-
day.
On Wednesday at Montpelier, Judge
John III. Watson as chancellor, granted
an injunction restraining the Addison
County Telephone company from selling
its property to the New England Tele-
phone company. The injunction was
secured through j. E. Cushman of the
law firm of Cushman & Russell of this
village and was for the purpose of safe
guarding the interests of the minority of
the stock holders of the Addison County
Company.
News has been received here of the
recent arrival of a winsome nine pound
baby girl at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Merlin G. Morrison of Albany, n. Y.
Mr.. Morrison is well-known Middle
bury boy, the son of Mrs. L. M. Morrison
of Franklin street, and has done him
self much credit since he went few
years ago from here to Albany, where
he now holds the responsible position of
paying teller in the National Exchange
bank
For some weeks an examination of
the closed quarry at East Middlebury
has been in progress with view to
re-opening it for business if the quality
should prove acceptable. On Tuesday
S. A. Fowle, d. S. Long and E. f.
Arnotel of Boston arrived in this village
and accompanied by local surveyor
gave the quarry thorough inspection.
That it was found satisfactory is in
ferred from the fact that an option on
the property was served.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-10-20
LETTER TO E. e. WlssELL.
MiDDL EBURY.

Dear Sir: Have you found-out you
can paint job with fewer gallons Devoe
than of anything else. lead-and- oil OF
anything else?
Mr. Floyd Allny, House and Sign
Painter, Greenwich, N Y, found it out
three years ago; he writes: 81 have used
Devoe lead-and-zinc for the past three
years, and cannot say too much in its
favor. | am using it now on a big job
that took by contract, and it has saved
me at least $25 in the cost of material"
Devoe is the strongest paint we know
of; goes furtberest; takes less of it to do
your job
Lead-and oil is pure; lead-and- zinc is
stronger; covers more; goes further.
Have you found-out you can paint a
gallon Devoe in less time than a gallon
of anything else? That means less time
for the job, Less time; less money.
Less paint; less money for that; less
time, less money for that Devoe lasts
longer; do you mind the less money for
that? You are surer of it.
Yours truly
10 +, w. DEvoE q Co
p. S. Allan Calhoun * Son sell our paint.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-10-20
LOCAL NOTICES.

Notices under this head ten cents per line
nrst insertion; five cents per line succeeding
Insertions. Count seven short words to line
or Six long ones.)
Ginseng bought at Burt's Drug Store.
Wedding gifts at Sheldon's
Beautiful china and silver at Sheldon's.
Try b. b. Java coffee at f. +. Rich's.
Fancy sweet potatoes at Winans Bros.
All kinds of good confectionery at Taylor's.
Graham, 25 cents per sack.
w. ii. THOMAS 4 Co.
Mileage Books at Marshalls.
Ripe ucumbers 30 cts per bushel.
35tf HUNTS GREEN House.
FOR SALE OR RENT-Two good stock bucks.
4Stlp GEORGE E. TuLLEY.
New Idea Patterns 10 cents. Gee Sisters.
Board and rooms for two ladies,
43t2c MRS. b. b. HOPE, Middlebury, VT.
For SALE-Two second hand wood stoves.
MRS. j. w. LAWRENCE.
To LET-Farm $50 acres, stocked with
Ayrshire cows and coarse sheep.
ii. A. SICKLE,
4S2p RED. No. /. vergennes, Vt.
FouND-set of prayer beads.
43tlp LEWIS GORDON, r. F. ID. No. 5.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-10-20
ABOUT TOWN.

Items of Local and Personal Interest TO
Middlebury People.
Mrs. E. r. Clay has gone to Lebanon,
N. III.
Arthur |. Goodreau was in Burlington
Saturday.
Edward Parkill was in st. Adams
during the week.
T. Kidder has returned from a visit
with relatives in Canada.
Miss Bertha Duncan of Bristol visited
friends in town Saturday.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-10-20
Church N otes.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

Beginning with next Sunday at the
Congregational church, the evening
preaching service will be held in the
main audience room instead of in the
vestry. At the morning service the
pastor, the Rev. Thomas Simms, will
preach upon Casting Off Non. essen
tails" AT 80 he will preach the fourth
sermon in the series upon Daniel, topic
The Fall of the Mighty" Christian En-
deavor meeting at 6:45, topic, "Songs
that have Helped"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-10-20
METHODIST CHURCH.

In the Methodist church next Sunday
morning there will be a classmeeting
beginning at 10:l5 o'clock; at 10 AS
o'clock the pastor, Rev. w. II. WASH
burne. will speak on Opportunity" and
in the evening his subject will be "The
Wonderful Rod"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-10-20

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