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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-13
PURE BLOOD. NSURES "A CLEAR SKIN

When Eczema, Acne, Tetter, Pimples, or other skin diseases make their appear ance 1t is a sure sign that the blood is filled with humors and burning acids. These being forced through the porcs and glands burn and blister the skin, pro- ducing the eruptions which are usually accompanied with intense itching, and are dishguring and humiliating.
 Years ago my blood was bad, as evi. denced by skin eruptions on different parts of the body, and other symptoms, so concluded to try 6. s. S., knowing it to be highly spoken of. After using a number of bottles-do not remember now just how much-my blood was thor oughly purified and enriched and | was relieved of all eruptions and manifesta- tions of impure blood. Ibelieve g. s. 8. to be an excellent blood medicine, and any ono in need of such @ medicine would do we'll to use it. They will find case. M MRS. Q. E. SHOEMAKER.
 Alliance, O., 6l6 E. Patterson St.
 While external treatment relieves tem- porarily it does not reach the real cause of the disease, because it does not go into the blood. s. s. S., a perfect blood pu- rifer, neutralizes these acids and humors, and by strengthening and toning up the Liver, Kidneys and Bowels, the natural channels of bodily waste, disposes of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-13


 General Grant said to a rebel wo- man in Mississippi: The work of you women surpasses anything in history. With our overwhelming numbers of trained soldiers, I ought to be able to whip this hand full of raw re- cruits in little time. if 1t were not for you Southern women" And so overwhelming odds told in the end, and upon the field al Appomatox ma tion's hope was crushed, and the ban ner of the lost cause was furled for ever! The outside world has had no conception of the complete wreck ot private fortunes during the great struggle. History of recent date Is be- ginning to throw some light upon the almost incredible privatfons of multi tudes of Southern families, but Its re- cital must necessarily have the weak ness of the echo, when compared with the actual suffering and despair of that day. The whole basal structure of society was shaken to its founda- tions Many of the strongest men suffering and despair that swept over the country during the reconstruction period.
 To the exhausting duties and crush ing sorrow of household life of the woman was added the task of comfort ing and encouraging the returning soldier. No pen can ever adequately portray the bitter self-sacrifice made by the women of this period in behalf of father, son. brother. Though the bowl had been broken a, the fountain, there was no time for vain regrets. In many instances the mother or the eldest daughter, or perhaps a maiden aunt was all that was left on dis tant nIcUeNetons or in oity home Tho
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-13

Both In scotland ana in England legislation proved quite ineffective. The acts fell gradually into desuetude. The act of Elizabeth applying to English
 vagabonds was repealed by one of George III and the death penalty of Philip and Mary was abolished in the first year of George TVS reign. Four years later all previous vagrancy acts were repealed and the mild law was passed that any person telling fortunes shall be deemed a rogue and vagabond'' and also "any person wandering abroad and lodging in the open air or under tent or in any cart or wagon, not
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-04-25
Danger of Increasing the Tobacco
Acreage.

Messrs. Editors 1t seems that
the world has been glutted with
cotton and that the acreage will be
reduced this year, and it looks like
the cotton farmer is going to jump
over on the side of the tobacco farm
er. 1t seems to me, Mr. Cotton Far
mer, you ought to think a little. To-
bacco is now selling at and below
cost of production, and if you, Mr..
Cotton Farmer. reduce acreage in
cotton and then increase the acreage
for tobacco, there is no use of the to-
bacco farmers organizing and reduc-
ing the acreage of tobacco.
I see in The Progressive Farmer
of February 21st. W. j. writing
from South Carolina. that tobacco
would be substituted for cotton. The
cotton farmer should raise more
grain and hay and make more hog
and hominy for home consumption.
The tobacco farmers in the old belt
can't raise cotton, and they are or
ganizing and pledging themselves to
reduce acreage But the trust is
smiling in its sleeves that the cotton
farmers will bring the acreage ur to
a full crop. Think of this, Mr.. Cot
ton Farmer S. P. POOL.
Granville Co.. n. @.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-04-25
Cotton Mills and Cotton Fields.

The general complaint of the
scarcity of cotton mill labor is to
be accounted for mainly in the fact
that so many former operatives,
originally from the farm, have gone
back there. The exodus from the
farms to the mills commenced in
about 1890, as the result of the de-
pressed condition of agricultural af-
fairs, and continued for from seven
to ten years, or until about 1900
During several years, from about
1898 to 1902. the movement between
the farms and mills was pretty near
ly an offset. AS many people were
going from the mills to the farms
as were going from the farms to the
mills. About 1902-1903. however. the
drift grew stronger from the mills
to the farms than in the opposite di-
rection, and in 1903-19O4 it reached
its climax. The natural effect of this
drift has been most noticeable. As
I laborers left the farms for the mills,
cotton production fell off and prices
went higher, and just as the mills had
formerly held out greater attractions.
the invitation from the fields became
still more irresistible. The tremen-
dous surplus of this year is largely
the work of former mill operatives
gone back to the farms, and another
tremendous crop with it's consequent
depression of prices will cause still
another swing of the pendulum from
the farms to the mills.-Y orkville
Enquirer.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-04-25

the increased demand for cotton made
it impossible to produce more cotton
than is needed and that We would
never live to see any more cheap cot
ton in this country, but it wasn't
eight months until we did see seven
cent cotton, and if there had not been
concerted action among the farmers
to keep it off the market, the price
might have gone as low as five cents.
It sounds mighty nice to spin out
plausible theories about cotton, but as
we quoted from a successful farmer
last week, we repeat, Cotton is a
delusion." 1t has deceived many a
hard-working man. and will deceive
many more. It's the great gambling
crop of the South that catches 'em
"a-gwine and a-comin'. ."-Marshvllle
Home.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-04-25
Cotton Is q Fool. 4"

The result last year exploded some
exaggerated theories about cotton.
One was that the scarcity of labor
in the South makes it impossible to
raise an over-production crop of cot
ton. A thirteen million bale crop
knocked all the stufing out of that
theory. Another contention was that
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-04-25

l hesitated renewing, but could
not resist. The cause was this: it
seemed to me that I would either
have to quit your most excellent pa
per or quit Chicago and return to
the old Southland--Will M. Smith,
Chicago, Ill.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-25
Verdi Paid the Bill.

When aida" was first played at
Milan an amateur living at some dis
tance came to hear it. but was disap-
pointed. To make sure he tried it the
second time, with the same result,
whereupon he wrote to the composer
complaining Of having been put to con
siderable expense on his account for
nothing and inclosing a bill for thirty
two liri, with request for the money.
Among the items was one Of two llri
for "detostable supper" Verdi de
Quoted this on the ground that be
might have had supper at home, but
forwarded the balance on condition
that his correspondent signed formal
agreement not to so and hear the
opera again, which agreement was
strictly fulfilled.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-25
BABY RATTlESNAKES.
From the Moment of Birth They
Take Care of Themselves.

The fallacles surrounding the rattle
inake begin with the very coming Of
The reptile. Many suppose that, like
the garter snake, the bull snake, the
members Of the racer family and
our other nonpoisonous snakes, the rat
tlesnake is hatched in broods number
ing from forty to eighty. Not so. Rat
tlcsnakes are born into the world, as
are all members Of the viperoid fami-
ly, in litters numbering from seven to
twelve
Between the middle of July and the
middle Of August the babies appear.
Lively, self reliant, dangerous little
fellows they are, fourteen inches long,
no thicker than lead pencil, marked
like the adult snakes and provided
with a single button at the end of the
tail the first link in the series of rat
ties to be developed, ring by ring.
with each shedding Of the skin.
Motionless, eyes cleaning, the long
mother lies extended across the back
of a sand hummock beneath the fan
like leaf of a dwarf palmetto, glaring
coldly at her active, squirming ba-
bies. For a brief half hour she tar
ries; then she drags herself away, for
from the first moment young rattler
enters the world he is independent Of
his mother and eminently able to shift
for himself. Each young snake is a
full fledged rattler. ready to hunt and
ready to defend himself with the sting
Of death. Each fiat, triangular little
head is provided with the long, sharp
poison fangs containing the Identical
venom Of the mother snake.-Pearson's
Magazine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-25

A very early equivalent Of similar
sound and purpose to the tallyho with
which huntsman now cheers on his
hounds appears in a quaint old song
printed in 1870 called The Death OF
Reynard. the Fox" by Sir William
Young:
He quickly found the cover
Too hot for him to stay.
And soon Ned Callet spied him
Stealing across the way.
'-Tolle auXI" then Callet cried
And gave n gibbet shrill
He tossed his brush as who should
say.
Come. kiss me II you will!'
Some, however derive the cry when
a fox breaks cover from "taillis hors,"
the French for "out Of the coppice.'- =
London Globe.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-25

Italians in Spokane and Lewiston,
Idaho says the Spokesman-Review,
are asserting that Joseph ROssi-Duc
di Rossi, nobleman, grandee and al
legged heir to $4,000, ,OOO-is a faker
and owes sums varying from the con-
ventional So loan to a board bill. A
warrant has been obtained from JUS
tice Hinkle for the arrest of the Due
di Rossi on the charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses.
Peter Jacoy, who owns cigar
candy and news store at Sprague ave-
nue. and Washington street, said last
night:
"This fellow owes me and my
brother. 81 Jacoy, $22 for board, a
bill that he has owed us for more
than two years. Other Italians have
told me that he has borrowed small
amounts from them-from 81 up. He
also owes my brother for money ad-
VanCcd.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-25
THREE GREAT AMERICANS.
A Glimpse of Emerson, TbOreau and
Hawthorne.


Mrs. Rebecca Harding Davis says in
her Bits of Gossip" that Emerson as
she met him in Concord in 1862 was a
typical Yankee in appearance: The
tall. gaunt man with the watchful, pa
tient face and slightly dazed eyes, his
hands clasped behind his back, that
came slowly down the shady village
street toward the Wayside that sum
mer day was Uncle Sam himself in Ill
fitting brown clothes. | have often
wondered that none of his biographers
have noticed the likeness"
Emerson said to Mrs. Davis: Il wish
Thoreau had not died before you came
He was an interesting study" She
asked why, and after moment he re-
piled: Henry often reminded me OF
an animal in human form. He had the
eve of a bird, the scent Of dog, the
most acute, delicate intelligence, but
no soul. No." he repeated, shaking
his head with decision, Henry could
not have had a human soul"
Mrs. Davis remarks on Hawthorne's S
shyness and on his love of seclusion,
which indeed was a family trait: Per
sonally he was a rather short, power
fully built man, gentle and low voiced,
with a sly, elusive humor cleaning
sometimes in his watchful gray eyes.
The portrait with which we are all IA
milar, curled barber shop head,
gives no idea Of the singular, melan-
choly charm of his face. There was
mysterious power in it which l have
never seen elsewhere In picture, statue
or human being"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-25

"This artificial limb business Is get
ting to be something wonderful" said
a Cleveland man. When a man can
wiggle the fingers Of an artificial hand
It is uncanny. Practical jokes of terri
Bile effect are possible with the artificial
limb, and the victim is such In the true
sense OF the word. l saw man in
Denver about three weeks ago who
walked up to the hotel clerk and in
friendly way reached across the coun-
ter to shake hands. Then he wheeled
away and left his hand in the grip of
the clerk. The clerk Alphabetically
tainted, although he realized, believe,
that the hand he held was but an arti-
hcial one The man who wore 1t had
devise u scheme by which he might
throw it of by pressing a spring. The
delight he took in the joke ceased when
the victim collapsed. ."-Mlwaukee Sen
tinel
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-25

before he began to capitalize his tales
Of his Italian fortune.
The first time the tale Of his
wealth was told publicly was in the
spring OF 1904 at Lewiston. Idaho,
and it Immediately achieved a great
deal of notoriety. Shortly after the
publication of the story Rossi absent
ed himself from this locality, and it
was given out he had gone to Italy
He was married soon after coming to
Spokane to Miss Polly, an American
woman who was employed in the
tailor shop where Rossi was working
At the time Of her marriage his wife
is reputed to have had a few thous-
and dollars worth of property in her
own name
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-25
FLOUR RATE REDUCED.
Freight Rate to the Orient to be 81
Instead of S5 Per Ton.

Instead of S5 Per Ton.
Beginning August 10 the rate for
transporting flour to the orient will
ular liners operating from the Pacific
coast. says the Oregon Daily Journal.
When the tariff becomes effective the
millers, or exporters, will not charter
tramps I'm which to make shipments,
but will turn over their business. to
the companies operating regular
freighters. With this assurance the
latter agree to provide all the ton
mage required to handle the traffic
The steamship companies on the
coast are making an arrangement 10
this effect today by wire. Local Off
cials of the Portland & Asiatic Steam
ship company say there Is no doubt
the matter will be settled in the man
ner indicated before night. 1t is
known that those concerned are
strongly in favor of the plan, which
was partly arranged by correspond
ence.
with the lower rate II Is also be-
lieved that heavier shipments of flour
will be made to the far east this fall
than would otherwise have been the
case. The difference of 81 ton Will
make it an inducement for the Jap
anese and Chinese importers to secure
larger supplies of the foodstuff.
However, heavy shipments in this line
are not expected to begin until fall.
The 81 rate will hold good for year.
II 1
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-25

Gwandu. native town in Africa,
contains between 10000 and 1900 in
habitants and is surrounded by pal
lsade Of poles, the top Of every pole
being crowned with a human skull.
There are six gates, and the approach
TO each gate is laid with a pavement
Of human skulls, the tops being the
only parts that show above ground.
More than 1000 skulls are used in the
pavement leading up to each gate.
The pavement is of snowy whiteness,
polished to the smoothness of ivory
by the daily passage of hundreds OF
naked feet.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-25

The Importance of the horse during
the middle ages, especially in the cru
sades and in the tournaments which
followed in the wake of the crusades,
is significant. Fully half the glamor
and romance that surrounded tho
knight belonged to the horse, for with
out the horse those daring deeds I'm be-
half Of the weak and suffering had
never been done. The horse, however,
has had his reward, for the best fea-
ture Of the middle age outside the
church, is closely identified with his
name, lasting traces Of which are seen
In the noble word "chivalry."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-25
The Mighty Hunter.

Yes" says our host, this is the
skin Of grizzly bear that shot In
the tropics"
But" we suggest gently. grizzly
bears are only found in Colorado and
localities in that latitude"
81 know" he replies proudly But
chased this fellow clean out Of this
country and shot him at last. was
clean out OF breath when | got within
sunge Of him too."-Chicago Tribune.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-25

words of violence nearly always
begin with sp,'" said poet
How do you mean?'
Il mean that words of violence like
spank begin with the same two letters
and p. For example besides spank.
a clear word of violence. we have the
sp beginning for such words as spurt,
split, spring, spluttcr. Spasm. speed
spill, spin, splinter, spum, spar spun
spike, spat. and so on."-Philadelphio
Bnllctin
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-25
MiIIic's Anrmish.

Say, ma" asked little Willie after
he had been in conjunction with ;hc
paternal slipper, did anybody besides
pa ever ask you to be his wife?"
"0h, yes. had lots of proposals be
fore your father came along"
well, do you think You gained any
thing by waiting|
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-25
pidn,t Know "the Uncle -

Aunt Jane l guess Mr. Spender
nust be Il very neat person. Edith
And what leads you to that opiniont
Aunt Jane-He told your Uncle George
all his clothes but those upon his back
were hung up Some men, you know,
throw their things round anywhere
Boston Transcript.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-25
IS ROSS| A FRAUD?
OUT FOR ARREST
OF PRETENTIOUS ITALIAN

Though lie lays Claim TO Fortune
of S51, 900, 900, Yet Some of His
COuntrymcn Lose Faith In Him and
Declare lie Is Either II Wilful I'M
poster or Else Insane-Othcrs Have
Faith in Him and Believe His EX-
'traOrdinary Tales.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-25
As He SAW II

Miss Riche-l lost my heart last
night, pa. l accepted Mr., Poore, Mr.
Riche-H'm! You didn't lose your
heart-you must have lost your head
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-25

II notice you never wear a watc'
with your evening clothes"
"No. never have both ont at thu
same time" Cornell Widow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-25
Wanted n CHANGE

She-Why did that brilliant woman
marry such a stupid manF He-Be
cause her first husband was genius,
Detroit Free Press.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-25

Medium-Do you wish to see your
departed husbands spirits Mrs. Whit
netree-No; want to see his ghost,
Josh never had no spirit.-Puck.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-25
Thinks He Is Insane.

"I am satisfied that Rossi has lost
his mind through telling tnis story of
his vast wealth. There is a grave
doubt in my mind that his real name
is Rossi. One thing is sure ana
that Is that he followed the trade of
a tailor in Lewiston. / believe that
Rossi assumed the name of Rossi,
which is a prominent name in Italy,
and that he has told the story of his
wealth so often that he believes that
he is Rossi and Is a rich man.
zone thing that seems strange to
me is that II he went to Italy and was
officially honored as the duke sue
ceedlng his father, that he did not
raise enough money while there TO
pay the many little obligations he
had contracted in this city.
81 have not yet found an italian
who knows of his own knowledge
that Rossi is the rich man he claims
to be. He is simply shrewd talker.
In my mind he has gone insane-or
Is a shrewd imposter."
one of Rossi's American friends
told the particulars of Rossis search
for his fortune and Of the effort OF
the Society of the Black Hand to
get him. This friend refused to have
his name used In connection with the
case. but said:
"Rossi has been receiving letters
signed by this mysterious society ever
since II became known that he had
inherited the fortune. The society
wants $500. 1t will not he satisfied
with less than that Rossi under
stands this society, and to protect
himself is travelling with bodyguard.
at is my belief that Rossi is tell
ing the truth about this fortune. l
believe that this will result in an in
ternational affair if he is harmed. He
Is an American citizen, does not in
tend to live i'm Italy, and proposes to
settle down here in Spokane and
Lewiston.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-25

The innocent seldom find an uneasy
pillow.-Cowper.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-25

Every time man smlles-and, much
moro, when he laughs-it adds some
thing to his fragment OF life.-Etsrus
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-25
Was Hard Up Financially.


1T is true that Rossi was in hard
lines financially for a time, and that
he borrowed small sums. II is also
true that he was ready on given day
to pay the most important of these
claims, and that the man to whom he
owed the claim failed to appear on
that day. Rossi could not wait longer
and resumed his journey to San Fran
cisco.
"Rossi went from here to Washing
ton City and from there to Italy. In
Italy he was officially recognized as
the only son and the inheriting duke.
plan was under foot for the Italian
government to take charge of the eX-
tcnsive vineyards that had belonged
to his father but when Rossi arrived
he was virtually put in possession and
was feted by the hundreds of people
who had worked on the estate. He
restored all Of these people to their
positions and increased the wages of
each
"In some manner the papers had
been sent to this country, and he re-
turned to New York. From there he
went to Washington, and the Italian
ambassador said that his claim was
valid, and that it would take but a
few minutes to adjust matters after
the papers reached the italian en-
bassy.
"The italian ambassador advanced
Rossi $1,000. Rossi and a friend who
was travelling with him went to New
York and from there came to Spo-
kane. He and Mr. Whalen and Rossi's
wife left for San Francisco. the pa
pers having been sent to the Italian
consul In that city. The San Fran
cisco consulate has jurisdiction over
California, Oregon, Washington and
Idaho. He and his friends left san
Francisco yesterday for Washing
ton"
Mrs j. b. Whalen confirmed the
information last night that Rossi and
Mr.. Whalen had started for Washing
ton city to close up the business of
getting possession of the estate.
italians from Lewiston. who ar
rived In the city Saturday, claimed
that Rossl had borrowed money from
different members Of the Italian col
ony in that city on the representation
that he was about to come into the
vast estate in the old country. Sal
vadore Marandy, one of the men from
Lewiston. claimed to have advanced
Rossi $500 and that sum has not been
returned. and It was Marandy who
caused the warrant to issue for the
arrest of Rossl. The police were
looking for Rossi yesterday but
learned he was out of the city.
Worked Here as n Tailor.
Joseph Rossi is about 30 years Of
age. According to his own statement
he has been in America five years,
the first part of which he spent in
New York. where he learned the
tailor's trade. He came to Spokane
about two years ago from Creston,
r. c. He worked rs cutter In varl-