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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-26
He Knows It All.

From the Baltimore American.
A judicial Solomon come to judgment In
Connecticut court refused lately to take
the testimony of a woman expert in case
of drunkenness. He said he wanted ex-
pert testimony in the case. and to be ex-
pert it must be masculine. as women could
not Judge of the stages of intemperance.
The Solomon in question evidently knows
the real capacities of his sex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-26

Mileton F. Schaefer, a painter. fell thir-
ty-five feet at Richmond. Va yesterday,
but escaped fatal injury. His knee was
fractured. wrist broken and he was badly
bruised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-26

at 9:55 tonight. He was still drosso, l.,
hunting Clothes. He looked brown g nd - ~, ,a'
geo: ana reported that every man in tSo
party Is IN the best of health. - 'iio
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
An Excursion Train Plunged Through
Open Draw.
ONE HUNDRED ARE INJURED
Engine and Coach Submerged in
Twelve Feet of Water and Every
Person in First Car Perished-Ex-
cursionists Were Negroes.

Norfolk, Va, Aug 19.-Owing to the
inability of Engineer D. L. Reig to con-
troll his air brakes, an excursion train
from Kingston, n. c., bound for this
city, plunged through an open draw
over the western branch of the Eliza
beth river, eight miles from Norfolk.
this afternoon, and half hundred per-
sons, mostly negroes, were drowned.
Up to late hour tonight only seven
bodies had been recovered from the
wreckage. The list of injured. so far
as can be ascertained. numbers nearly
100, though most of these are slightly
hurt.
Among the victims the only white
ones were Edward Joliffe, manager Of
the excursion, and Edward Forbes,
who assisted him, both of Greenville,
N. c.
The train, consisting of the engine
and six coaches, plunged through an
open draw of the bridge at Bruce sta
tain, and the engine and first coach
were submerged in twelve feet of
water, and the second coach partly
submerged. 1t is believed that every
person in the first car persisted, none
having been accounted for.
The engineer, fireman and conduc
tor escaped
Both the engineer and fireman dis
covered the open draw too late to
stop. The air brakes were applied
but did not work properly.
The train was bringing some 500
people from Kingston and inter
mediate points to Norfolk for a brief
stay. The wreck train was due to ar
rive at Norfolk at 1 o'clock this af-
ternoon. Following this train was
another excursion train over the same
road, bringing 800 excursionists from
Rocky Mount, N. G. Proceeding the
wrecked train there was still anoth-
er excursion train to arrive here over
the Atlantic Coast line, this train be-
ing composed of some 500 merchants
and others from Augusta, Ca, Charles
ton, S. c., and Jacksonville, Fla,
bound to Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York for the purchase. of fall
goods. This first train arrived at $50
this morning, without accident and
the Augusta, Charleston and Jack
sonville merchants will all leave for
the north bV water
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
STEAMER BADLY DAMAGED.

Canso. N s., Aug. 21.-The cable
steamer Colonia is ashore off this port
in bad position. Attempts to float her
have failed. 1t is thought the steamer
has been badly damaged.
The Colonia left London Aug. for
the purpose of laying a cable for the
Commercial Cable Company from
Canso to Waierville, Ireland, a dis
lance of 2,4O0 miles. She arrived off
the Nova Scotia port on August 16,
and preparations were made for land
ing the end of the cable. Early today
the shore end of the cable was taken
ashore and the steamer was to pro-
coed eastward to Waterville, letting
out the cable as she steamed to the
other SIDE The new cable is to form
a part of the Commercial Cable Com
pany's system.
The Colonia is the largest cable YES
sci afloat, being of 1876 tons, gross
register She is a twin crew vessel
and is built of steel, having been con-
structed in 1902 in Newcastle, Eng
land The Telegraph Construction
and Maintenance Co., of London, is
the Colonia's owner. She is 4S7 feet
in length
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
Komura at Harvard.

When Baron Komura was a student
at the Harvard law school in the class
of II, his classmate and warm friend,
Baron Kaneko. urged him to go into
society, many hospitable Boston
doors being open to them. But Ko-
mura preferred, as he said, to devote
his leisure to the study of American
character in American books and to
observe American life outside of con-
ventional society. Emerson was his
favorite author, and from his writings
he adopted his motto. These and 9TH
er things that are being said of this
quiet diplomat and silent man with
keen observing eyes" are interesting
to know. 1t is evident that Komura is
going to wear we'll upon closer &C.
Quaintance.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
SUNK OWN SHIPS.
The Russian Vessels at Port Arthur
Were ScuttIed.

The Russian Vessels at Port Arthur
Were ScuttIed.
London, Aug. ,21.-The Times CORE
spondent at Toxic telegraphs as fol
lows: ct is now ascertained that the
Russian warships at Port Arthur
were not blown up or sunk by he Jap
anese gun fire. Divers and naval en-
ployes at work raising the ships have
found that the Russians opened the
valves, having previously creased and
otherwise protected the machinery
and vital parts. Evidently the cap
ture of 2O3 Metre hill exposed the
ships to such danger that the Rus
SLAMS decided to sink them pending
their recovery when they should have
regained command of the sea by the
Baltic fleet. Four battleships and two
cruisers will speedily form a service
able addition to the Japanese navy.
The vessels were little damaged by
their long submersion.'
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
ODD CHEMICAL REACTION.
Sailors Have Dislike for a Cargo of
Chemicals.

Sailors Have Dislike for a Cargo OF
Chemicals.
Sailors in merchant vessels have a
natural dislike for cargo of chemi-
Gals, since they are so prolific a cause
of fires and explosions.
But the bane sometimes supplies its
own antidote, as in the case of an At
lantic steamer which carried a freight
of crude chemicals and cotton. The
explosion of some acids brought about
furious fire, which, like many other
fires fed by chemicals, defied all eff
forts TO extinguish it. The captain
and crew were in despair, when a
strange and unlocked for accident
came to their relief.
The fire suddenly attacked a guam
tity of bleaching powder, from which
the heat liberated the chlorine The
fumes nearly suffocated the sailors,
but the chlorine held the flames in
check to such an extent that the fire
was ultimately overcome.
When a girl declines to let a young
man kiss her it is reasonably sure
to make her angry if he lets it go at
that.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
Primitive IroncIad.

"The primitive whale was a primi-
tive ironclad," asserts an expert on
monsters prehistoric. cit is a fact
that the earliest known ancestor of
the modern whale bore heavy armor
on its back. in the form of strong bony
plates.
1T was thought at one time that
these plates were the property of gil
gantic turtles. Not so. 1t has been
found that they once covered enor-
nous whales. Probably at the time
when they carried armor whales were
amphibious creatures, living on the
coasts, and needing special protection
from breakers and from sharks
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
The Reason Why.

Drummond, Wis, Aug. 21st (Spe-
cial)-Whole families in Bayfield,
County are singing the praises of
Dodd's Kidney Pills and the reason
why is given in experiences such as
that of Mr.. T. T. Void, a well-known
citizen here.
81 had such pains in my back that
did not know what to do" says Mr..
Void, land as came across an adver-
tisement of Dodd's Kidney Pills, ]
sent for a box. That one box reliev-
ed me of all my pains. My wife also
used them and found them just what
she needed. recommend Dodd's Kid,
ney Pills as a sure cure for Back
ache and other Kidney Troubles"
Backache is one of the earliest
symptoms of Kidney Disease. Dodd's
Kidney Pills cure it promptly and per
manently and prevent it developing
into Rheumatism, Dropsy, Diabetes OF
Bright'S Disease.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
Teeth Plus Wrinkles.

The age of a horse cannot always
be told by looking at his teeth, says
veterinary surgeon. After the eighth
year the horse has no more new
teeth, so that this method is useless
for horse which is more than years
old. AS soon as the set of teeth is
complete, however, a wrinkle begins
to appear on the edge of the lower
eyelid, and another wrinkle is added
each year, so that to get at the age
of a horse more than years old you
must count the teeth plus the
wrinkles.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
SALT RHEUM ON HANDS.
Suffered Agony and Had to Wear
Bandages All the Time-Another
Cure by Cuticura.

Another cure by Cuticura is told OF
by Mrs. Caroline Cable, of Waupaca,
Wis, in the following grateful let
ter: my husband suffered agony
salt rheum on his hands, and I had
to keep them bandaged all the time
We tried everything we could get, but
nothing helped him until he used Cuti
cura. One set of Cuticura Soap, Oint
ment, and Pills cured him entirely
and his hands have been as smooth
as possible ever since. do hope this
letter will be the means of helping
some other sufferer"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26

Every housekeeper should know
that if they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time, because it
never sticks to the iron, but because
each package contains Is Ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starches are put up III q pound pack
ages, and the price is the same, 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch is free from all injurious chem
icals. If your grocer tries to sell you
a 1907. package it is because he has
a stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose of before he puts in Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
tiers and figures ''16 ozs." Demand De-
fance and save much time and money
and the annoyance of the iron stick
ing. Defiance never sticks.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
An AGED Composer.

L. o. Emerson, of Hyde Park, Mass,
the well known composer who has for
a number of years been prominently
identified with local activities, OBJ
served his 85th birthday last week. At
present the venerable man is resting
at his birthplace. Mr.. Emerson is en-
joying good health and is keeping in
touch with the latest musical compost
tons, although he is not at present
engaged in active work in this con-
nection.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
DENOTED BY THE HAT.
Used Quite as Much for Decoration
as for Protection.

SOC0 S6ISC 90 sh0Sss bCI OO$Ot GAiOIi
as for Protection.
Discoursing on the subject of hats,
an antiquary expressed the opinion
that the hat was first used quite
as much for decoration as for protec
ton.
The ancestor of ell hats he consid.
ers to have been the f1llet or band
around the hair worn by the ancient
Greeks, amongst others.
Probably the first hint gained by
men regarding head ornaments was
through observing the crests, plumes
and antlers of various birds and
beasts.
The Eastern races, with their fond
hess for ceremony and display, afford
the most notable instances of the use
of hats as signs of rank and author
ity. Thus in Buddhist countries the
gods are represented as wearing
elaborate forms of headgear. In
Korea the fashion attains its height
no fewer than fifty kinds of hats be.
ing worn by the natives as indications
of their social position.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26

In life when woman's great change
may be expected.
These symptoms are all just so many
calls from nature for help. The nerves
are crying out for assistance and the
cry should be needed in time.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound was prepared to meet the needs
of woman's system at this trying
period of her life. 1t invigorates and
strengthens the female organism and
builds up the weakened nervous system.
1t has carried thousands of women
safely through this crisis.
For special advice regarding this i'm
portant period women are invited to
write to Mrs. Pinlham at Lynn. Mass,
and it will be furnished absolutely free
of charge.
Read what Lydia E. Pinkham's Com
pound did for Mrs. Hyland and Mrs.
Hinkle:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
81 had been suffering with falling of the
womb for years and was passing through the
Change of Life My womb was badly swol-
len; my stomach was sore; had dizzy spells
sick headaches, and was very nervous.
Lydia E. Pinkham'S Vegetable Con
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
LANGUAGE OF THE HAIR"
Almost as Eloquent as the Language
of the Eyes,"

Almost as Eloquent as the Language
of the Eyes,"
Almost as eloquent as the Language
of the eyes" is the symbolism of the
hair, and scientific hairdresser re
Gently asserted that the way in which
a woman arranges her locks was, in
many cases, an unerring index to her
character.
The couture of the Japanese woman,
as is we'll known, indicates whether
she is maiden, wife or widow; but un-
doubtedly the most ingenious and ro-
mantle hairdressing is that of the
Moki women of Arizona.
When these women are young their
tresses are coiled at the sides Of their
hads, so as to represent the flowers
of the squash plant Ca kind of gourO
This is designed to signify that they
are themselves in their bloom, and of
manageable age.
When they are married their hair is
arranged to represent the fruit of the
plant, while in old age their locks are
allowed to hang down in form in
tended to represent the withered
stalk.
When you buy a blooming plant
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
WRONG SORT
Perhaps Plain Old Meat, Potatoes and
Bread may Be Against You for a
Time.


Bread may Be Against You for a
Time.
A change to the right kind of food
can lift one from sick bed. A lady
in Weldon, ILL.,, says:
Last Spring l became bed-fast with
severe stomach trouble accompanied
by sick headache. 1 got worse and
worse until I became so low 1 could
scarcely retain any food at all, al
though l tried every kind. had be-
come completely discouraged, had Civ
ell up all hope and thought / was
doomed to starve to death, till one
day my husband trying to find some
thing could retain brought home
some Grape-Nuts.
ITO my surprise the food agreed
with me, digested perfectly and with
out distress. I began to gain strength
at once, my flesh (Which had been
fabhy) grew firmer, my health i'm
proved in every way and every day
and in very few weeks I gained 20
pounds in weight. liked Grape-Nuts
so well that for months 1 ate nc
other food, and always felt as well sat
isfied after eating as if had sat down
| to a fine banquet.
81 had no return of the miserable
sick stomach nor of the headaches
/ that I used to have when 1 ate othel
! food. l am now a we'll woman, doing
! all my own work again, and feel tina
life is worth living.
Grape Nuts food has been god
send to my family; it surely saved m.
life and my two little boys have thriv
I en- on it wonderfully" Name givel
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich
There's a reason.
Get the little book. The Road t
MELVILLE" in each pkg.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
ROYAL Cook Decorated.

King Edwards chef, M. Menager,
was among those to receive birthday
honor on the occasion of his majesty's
recent birthday. He is believed to be
among the most accomplished chefs
in the world. He was decorated with
the Victorian medal Other recipi-
ents of that distinction are under
stood to feel that in comforting the
medal on a cook King Edward has
rather cheapened the honor.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

g 1 wrote you for advice and commenced
treatment with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound as you directed, and ! am
happy to say that all those distressing symp-
toms left me and have passed safely through
the Change of Life, well woman. am
| recommending your medicine to all my
friends, Mrs. Annie E. G. Hyland, Chester
town, Md.
Another WOman's Case.
"During change of life words cannot ex-
press what suffered. My physician said I
had a cancerous condition of the womb. One
day read some of the testimonials of women
who had been cured by Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound, and decided to try it
| and to write you for advice. Your medicine
made me a well woman, and all my bad synp-
toms soon disappeared.
- advise every woman at this period of life
to take your medicine and write you for adj
ice-"-Mrs Lizzie Hinkle, Salem, Ind.
What Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound did for Mrs. Hyland and
Mrs. Hinkle it will do for any woman
at this time of life.
1t has conquered pain, restored
health, and prolonged life in cases that
utterly bafied physicians.
pound Succeeds Where others Fail
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
Advise Other Preachers.

The South Dakota preacher who col
lected a years salary in advance and
ran way will confer favor on numer-
GUS other ministers if he will make
known the secret of how to collect
salaries in advance.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
Nine Hours of Earthauake.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 16 : The in
habitants of Macan, China, on the
Canton river. were stricken with
panic owing to a continuous series of
earthquake shocks. which lasted for
nine hours. Steamers coming from
Macan to Hong Kong are crowded
with refugees. Slight shocks were
felt in Hong Kong.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26

Most of the churches in Naples
have three or four cats attached to
them. The cats are kept for the pur-
pose OF catching the mice which in
fest all the ancient Napolitan build
ings. The animals may often be seen
walking about among the congrega-
ton, or stretched before the affairs.
''Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy is
excellent the liver Cured after eight years of
suffering" S. Pepron, Albany. Y Y. World famous e1-
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
Application Is Refused.

Hong Kong, Aug. 21.-The applica-
ton of the Chinese commercial union
in this city to meet and discuss the
anti-American boycott has been re-
fused by Sir Matthew Nathan, gov.
ernor of the colony.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
Must Drink Less.

The New Orleans physician who
recommends that an arsenic pill be
taken with each drink of whisky
doesn't realize what he is doing. No
man can take fifteen or twenty ar
senic pills in one evening and sur
UjUa
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
Here is Relief for Women.

Mother Gray, a nurse in New York dis
covered pleasant herb remedy for women's
ills, called AUSTRALIAN-LEAF'. It is the
only certain monthly regulator. Cures
female weaknesses and Backache, Kidney,
Bladder and Urinary troubles. At all Drug
gists or by mail so cts Sample mailed
FREE. Address, The Mother Gray Co.,
Leroy. N Y
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26

ney Pits an abscess was forming on
my right kidney. The trouble was
quickly checked, however, and the
treatment cured me, so that 1 have
been well since 1896 and weigh 1SS
pounds
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
For sale by all druggists. Price, so
cents per box.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
rr 10 Defeat Laws.

President Roosevelt's statement
that some corporations exhaust every
effort ito defeat the purposes OF the
laws on the statute books" is unques-
tnonably true, but it doesn't appear
that corporations differ from indi-
vidual lawbreakers in this respect.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26

the back, head
aches and attacks
Of dizziness. My
e ye S gave out,
and with the Ian
guor and sleep
lessness of the
disease upon me
I wasted from 1914
to 122 pounds. At
the time l started
using Doan's Kid
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
Don't Go Ear Enounh.

The announcement that Mr. Elihu
Root is an expert fisherman and a
skillful duck hunter is all right as far
as it goes, but did Mr. Root ever kill
a bear or pull a VOLTS jaws open with
his naked hands?
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
Standard Oil Absorbs.

San Francisco, Aug. 21.-The Even
ing Post says the Standard Oil Com
pany is about to absorb the San Fran
cisco Gas and Electric Company and
the San Francisco Coke and Gas Com.
many
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
Can,t overtake Demand.

The railroads have been doing their
best, but the size of the Western
crops this year convinces them it is a
sheer impossibility to build freight
cars fast enough to overtake the de-
mand
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
insist On Gettinn h.

Some grocers say they don't keep
Defiance Starch. This is because they
have a stock on hand of other brands
containing only II OF in a package,
which they won't be able to sell first
because Defiance contains 16 OF. for
the same money.
Do you want IS o. instead of IL OF.
for same money! Then buy Defiance
Starch. Requires no cooking.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
LOST ". POUNDS

Was Fast Drifting Into the Fatal
Stages of Kidney Sickness.
Dr. Melvin NJ. Page, Page Optical
Co., Erie, Pa, writes:
Taking too many iced drinks in
New York in 1895 sent me home with
a terrible attack of kidney trouble.
had acute congestion, sharp pain in
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
.hv IL la fI1a Resf

is because made by an entirely differ
ent process. Defiance Starch is I'M
like any other. better and one-third
more for 10 cents
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
DON'T FORGET

The man who stands on his dignity
is generally stilted.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26

The man whose words needs corro-
boration is sadly handicapped though
wealthy he may be-
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
Defiance Starch

good, besides 4 OF. more for 10 cents
than any other brand of cold water
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26

Money may buy popularity, but the
market fluctuates.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26

Some men never realize what hypo
critics they are until death stares then
in the face.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26

Some men only want your conf
dence to give it to others.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections of the throat and lungs WIN.
o. ENDsLEY, Vanburen. Ind Feb. TO- 1900
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26
a corns to the Eront-

st. Petersburg, Aug 16.-The six
teenth army corps viii leave for the
front tomorrow.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26

Time is of no value to a man who
fails to use it.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26

A sponge will take water, but the
human variety much prefers some
other kind of liquid.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26

A large 2-oZ. package Red Cross Ball Blue, only
cents. The Russ Company, South Bend. Ind.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26

Some people go through life as
though it were a game of solitaire.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26

Nothing is just right; soup is to-
hot, and ice water is too cold.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-08-26

All Up-to-Date Housekeepers
use Defiance Cold Water Starch, be.
cause it is better, and OF. more of it
for same money.