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The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-02-21

When a mans brain is full of fire
water he generally uses his mouth iof
a fire escape.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-02-21
RUSSIAN ROYALTY FEAR DEATH

PETERSBURG, IT car and immediate family
for the
death hand holding
Even General Trepo who selected ST. Petersburg with iron
hand fears o
has been definitely decided that
be placed Of ChauH
tho RomanoH
heneeorh bury
sepuIehsr
other inpe I'm
remains capital
the fact that
sembie and follow
8
those who within the walls of the krsn
Grand Dukes Do Not Stir Out
danger a
special
their This Dukes Vladimir
Alexis.
Trepoff Under Sentence
fighting Of tho social revoutonsts and
aseeaned has not left the Of
Sergius.
have throughout Russia
public Developments Ct the
According cities and
afraid the in their uniforms
Funeral Next Thursday
ST PETERSBURG. 2o-The tuners. Of
bomb, held
Thursday February 2ard
2
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-08
A Modest PhiIanthropist.

Scroggins, the millionaire stage driv-
er who Pounds university in John Uri
Lloyd's story 'Scroggins, says, when
he gives the money for the school, Il
wants 1t to be remembered that I
amt a dom this fer glory. There amt
no glory ter me in nothin' but drivin'
the gulch stagecoach. don't want no
name of Scroggins, neither, stuck on to
this hill university. amt agivin' this
money fer sech an object as that
scroggins amt pinched no widders nor
orphans an he hain't broke up no
mans business fer ter git rich. He
amt ashamed of nothin' he hes done
an thar Amt no reason ter give this
money in order ter stop people talkin
bout his meanness, er ter buy his way
inter heaven. I'm goin' back ter stage
coachin'.''
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-08
A HOMEMADE HAMM OcK.



If you can afford to pay not less
than So for a hammock don't try to
make one, for it requires much pa
tience and several days Of honest
labor. Ii, however, you don't see your
way to such extravaganza as paying
this amount for garden hammock,
don't buy one, for unless you are ex-
eeptionally lucky your money will sim
ply be thrown away. For those who
care to take the trouble there is a
simple manner of procuring a home
made hammock which, when properly
done, will be far superior to any fac
tory product, no matter how much it
glitters. how long the fringe may be or
what it costs, says writer in the
Washington Post
A homemade hammock can be made
forty-fiye inches across, which will
give a sense of security and restful-
ness that cannot be obtained in the
commercial article. The cost for ma
terials is very small; it is the time and
labor which go to make up the home
made hammock. You must buy a
long needle, say seven inches, with a
big eye; two iron rings for each end
of the hammock, two long. smooth
sticks on which to knit your hammock
and two pounds of strong cord or
Irvine. The whole should cost about
60 cents. Then, with due labor, you
can produce hammock that will
prove dream of oriental luxury, in
which one can sleep under the trees
without dread of falling.
First take your threaded needle, TAX
ing it in the left hand and using the
thumb to hold the cord in place while
looping it over the tongue. Pass the
cord under the needle to the opposite
side and catch it over the tongue, re-
peating until the needle is full. Next
make a loop of piece of cord two
yards long and fasten this to the door
knob; then tie the cord on your needle
three inches from the end of your loop.
Place the small fid, or mesh stick, I'M
der the cord. the beyeled edge close
to the loop.
With your thumb on the cord to hold
it in place while you pass the needle
around the mesh stick. and with its
point toward you, pass it through the
loop from the top, bringing it over the
stick, and this will form the first half
Of the knot. Pull this tight holding
it in place with your thumb while
throwing the cord over your hand
which forms the loop; then pass the
needle from under through the loops,
drawing it fast to fasten the knot.
Hold this in place and repeat the OPP
Grafton When thirty of these knots
are made push them off the stick.
The next row is done in the same
manner, being added to the first row
by passing the needle first through each
of the thirty knots already made for
the first row. Knit thirty rows of this
and then tie the last loops to the other
iron ring. With cords through the two
iron rings you will have hammock
that for strength and comfort cannot
be surpassed, and all for 60 cents.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-08
stolen Applause.

A rector living in Ireland had an un-
pleasantness with the peasantry In re-
gard to the payment of tithes, and it
happened thereafter that when he or
any of his family appeared abroad
they were received with cries of Mad
dog! Mad dog! and other shouts equal
II emphatic and unpleasant. The dean
and his family were also saluted in
like manner because they insisted up
on visiting the prescribed citizen, and
this gave rise one day to curious Incl
dent
Anstey, poet popular in Dublin
and well known there as the trans
lator of Goethe's Faust drove from
Limerick to Dublin In the car of the
dean to make the latter short visit.
The usual shouting followed, but, being
slightly deaf, the poet heard only the
cries and not the words Of threatening
and abuse At dinner he said to his
host, with a beaming countenance:
'sMr. Dean, never knew I was so
well known down here. Fame surely
travels farther than we think. as
sure you that nearly the whole way
from Limerick / was loudly cheered
by the people"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-08
how to sit For q photograph.

IF / had just one bit Of advice to
give a prospective sitter says IA
nous New York photographer in L'Art
de la Mode. / should say. Don't think
about the picture for days before hay
ing it taken. Choose good photog-
rapher and leave it to him. Dress
naturally-that is, as you are aecus-
toned to do in your daily life and,
above all, don't dress as you have new
er dressed before. That is where SO
many people make mistake. They
get a new gown for the special pur-
pose Of having photograph taken and
often as climax have their hair dress
ed in an unusual way. Then, having
changed themselves as much as possi-
bic, they come to the photograph
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-08
How to Mend Lace.

Now that real lace is in fashion it is
quite an accomplishment to know how
to repair the delicate web Lace mend
ing requires both good eyesight and
patience to accomplish it properly.
Lace thread. loose thread which
comes especially for the purpose, is
used The groundwork mesh should
be initiated as well as possible. To
keep the lace in place it is best to
haste it to piece Of enameled leather,
such as is used in embroidery, repair
ing carefully the damaged portion. If
the mesh is badly torn take a scrap of
fine brussels net the size of the tear,
lay it on scrap of the mending tissue,
procurable at any of the dry goods
shops, and pass warm iron over it.
If carefully done the mended spot will
be scarcely perceptible.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-08
BY LONG
DISTANCE
BY JAMES HOWARD
c0syrigAs. 1905. By P. c. Eastmsna

so, you see, some one had to stay at
home came the voice over the wire,
"and telephoned Gertie Bryan that /
would not come until tomorrow
I'm sorry" answered Gerald Hol-
land. There was something particu-
larly wanted to say to YOU
"WelI?" provokingly.
Cannot come out?"
Nor This with a little shrek. at
would not be proper You see, am
entirely alone"
Even the servants gone out?' he de-
manded.
Enid Allen gave a little laugh. Il
forgot to tell you. The cook and the
&rst girl went on strike this afternoon.
They thought / could not get along
without them, and / let them go, just
to show them that l could. Then the
coachman got drunk, and | had to dis
miss him.
''Why can't you go to Mrs. Carriers
for the nightg' he suggested.
There's an awful lot of money in the
safe" she answered. "I've got to stay
here and look after It. You see, father
viii need it tomorrow and won't have
time to draw it when he gets back
here"
"Have you any means of protec-
tionY' he asked.
1--WE got that revolver / used in
camp last summer" she laughed. Il
guess can use that if burglars come Z
"I'm glad of that" he began, "but
l wish
There came over the wire success
sion of wild shrieks, the sound Of a
heavy fall, a shot, more shrieks, a sec
ond crash and then silence.
Frantically he shouted into the trans
mitter, but no answer came, nor could
he hear sound. He dashed the re-
ceiver upon the hook and rushed across
the room, tearing off the house coat he
had been wearing over his evening
clothes.
Even in his terror and despair his
mind had acted quickly. and he deter
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-08

THE BURGLAR, WITH AN ENTIRELY FEM
NINE SHREK, DROPPED TO THE FLOOR.
mined to go out to Crestcliff. The AL
lens had handsome country home on
the shore of the lake. 1t was only ten
miles from the city, and Holland knew
that he could make it in an automobile
quicker than he could telephone to the
station five miles beyond and have DO
lice help sent.
A twenty-four horsepower touring
car was in the stable at the rear of the
house, with the tanks all filed In an
ticipation of an early run in the morn
ing. He was glad now that he had
seen to it that the car was ready to
go out.
In less than five minutes he had
donned furs, leather cap and cog
giles and was tearing along the boule-
ward as rapidly as he dared. Two
miles out the city line was passed, and
he threw the lever over to the highest
notch and with tremendous squirt
the big ear shot ahead.
1t was known that Mr.. Allen fire.
quently kept large sums Of money in
the house, and the discharged coach
man must have known that there was
money in the safe that night The do
mestics were out of the way; it would
be an easy matter to one familiar with
the house to force an entrance and
overpower the weak girl.
Under his breath he prayed that he
might not be too late, but his fears
had hold of him, and in spite Of the
rapid rush through the cold night the
perspiration stood out upon his fore
head.
He had hoped to see her at the
Bryans' party that evening, and it was
the announcement that she would not
be there that had led him to call up
Enid on his early return from the
dinner which had preceded the dance
He thought as he rushed along that
he would have asked her to be his
wife that evening. Now he wondered
IL be would find her lying mortally
wounded upon the floor. Had she shot
the burglar she would have answered.
The shot must have been meant for
her.
In less than twenty minutes he had
covered the ten miles and stopped the
car before the big gates OF the park
in which the Allen house sat. 1t
would be better, he argued, to gain
access to the house quietly Possibly
The, assassin had not vel left the place.
~
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-08

The midget Of the whole tree family
Is the Greenland birch It is a perfect
tree in every sense of that term and
lives its allotted number of years from
rs to 1901 Just as other species of the
great birch family do, although It's
height under the most favorable condi-
lions seldom exceeds ten inches Whole
bluffs of the east and southeast coast
Of Greenland are covered with thick
cts" of this dimlnutive species of woody
plant, and IN many places where the
soil is uncommonly poor and frozen
from eight to ten months year for
est of these trees will flourish for half
q century without growing to height
exceeding four Inches.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-08
How to Polish a stove.

Put a quantity Of stove polish into a
dish, add equal parts Of water and tur-
pentine and a few drops of varnish.
Mix this well together and apply with
a small paint brush. Let the polish
dry and then rub briskly with a stove
brush. This will give a glossy polish
that will last from one spring until the
next This should not be used on the
top of cook stove that is in use ev-
cry day, for the odor would be rather
offensive. when the polish was first
put on. 1t is an excellent polish for
stoves that are not used through the
summer
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-08

~ nStAu tuhC r0iiiS t1AtlS " AVtSC SkSSAt
the safe.
There were lights in several Of the
rooms downstairs, and at the rear he
found a door unlocked and softly en-
tered The telephone. he knew, was
in the hall on the second floor, and
thither he directed his steps, but as
he passed the library he saw through
the open door a man STOPPING over the
safe, apparently at work on the COM
bination
Before he could make spring the
| figure started up, and Gerald found
himself looking down the barrel of a
dainty revolver the very weapon he
remembered having seen Enid use the
summer before in camp at Indian is
land, the one she had told him she
would use for her protection. This
man must have taken it from her body.
Unmindful Of the consequences, he
made leap and caught at the hand
holding the weapon.
There was flash, report and a
| light blow on the arm. Then came a
singing sensation in the right arm,
and just as the blood running down
theS sleeve REDEEMED the hand the bur
glar, with an entirely feminine shrek,
dropped to the floor.
The soft hat fell off, and great mass
es of dark brown hair, released from
confinement, framed Ends face There
was water and spirits on the table,
and, hastily tying bis handkerchief
about his arm, Gerald knelt beside the
limp figure and forced some brandy
between her clinched lips.
In a moment she opened her eyes,
regarding him dreamily. what are
you doing hereY' she asked. Then, as
1t all came back to her, "Have / killed
you?"
"Just a little flesh wound" he said
reassuringly Its nothing serious.
But how do you come to be in this
guise? I thought they had killed vol"
1T was mouse" she confessed
shamefacedly. 81 was talking to you
and a great big mouse ran across the
floor toward me- | threw the telephone
book at it and broke vase, but it only
Aed " W olQ liz A JuAipCA O44 q SdAli
and fred my revolver at it. was so
scared l did not know what was do
ing"
But the crash right afterwardY' he
asked.
Il fell off the chair and struck my
head against a corner. It stunned me
for awhile, and when could get back
to the telephone you had gone"
.But how about the clothes?'
"Why. I thought there might be men
hanging around, so I put on fathers
old coat and hat and went out on the
porch SO that if there were burglars
about they would think 1t was man"
She opened the coat to show the
dainty house gown beneath, and in
spite of the burning of his arm he had
to smile .'Then you came in and mis-
took me for a burglar?' he laughed
'sThat cap looked like mask" she
said defensively.
# never thought of that" he ex-
claimed, "and you had your coat collar
turned up so that it looked ike dis
guise. Well, you've captured me, al
though I'm no burglar, and you've got
to keep me now"
She looked tenderIy up from the arm
she was dressing Forever" she whis-
pered.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-08
How to Clean Bronzes.

TO clean bronzes wash the surface
with pulverized whiting or powdered
saffron until the surface is smoothed;
then rub the surface with paste Of
plumbago and saffron, which will i'm
part the desired color; then heat the ar
ticles before a slow wood fire. Large
statues which cannot be removed are
washed with a weak solution Of alkali
and soap water.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-21
|'THE WEST YlRGINlAN'S
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

HE lsE9 flMUlIslAiSsS
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY,
Presldent Of the United States;
Theodore Roosevelt, Of New York. ri
Vice President Charles w. Fair.
banks, Of Indiana. X. 5ss
Secretary Of State John Hay, Of
Ohio. ,s Hid
Secretary Of the Treasury-Leslle
NJ. Shaw. Of Iowa. \; u,
Secretary Of War-wm. n. TAFT, OF
Ohio. 5s1 4! &:
Attorney General-w. Il, Moody, Of
assachusetts. ~ &.
Postmaster General - George B,
Cortelyou, Of New. York. IA
Secretary Of the Navy--Paul Nor.
ton, OF Illinois.
Secretary Of the Interior Ethan
Allen Hitchcock. Of Missouri.
Secretary Of Agriculture-Jamea
Wilson, Of Iowa.
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor.
Victor H. Metcalf, Of California.
President Of the Senate pro tenn.
pore-William P. Frye, Of Maine.
Speaker Of the House Of Represen.
tatives-Joseph G. Cannon, Of Illinois
Supreme Court Of the United States.
Chief Justice-Melyille W. Fuller.
Associate Justices-John NJ. Harlan
David J. Brewer. Henry B. Brown. Ed.
ward D. White. Rufus W. Peckham,
Joseph McKenna, VIM. R. Day. Oliver
Wendell Holmes. Jr.
United States Circuit Judges-Na.
than GOT and JeteriC. Pritchard.
United States District Judges-Al.
ston G. Dayton and Benjamin F. Kel.
Ter. me
United States District courts-The
Northern District
Judge-Alston g. Dayton.
Clerk-Jasper Y. Moore. "
District Attorney-Reese Blizzard.
Assistant District Attorney-E. NJ.
Showalter. &. \
U. s. Marshall Charles D. Elliott.
Tho Southern District.
Judge-Benjamin F. Keller.
| 1.- T1,rL-Cd, lFaVaot1av RAJ. 49,
District Attorney-George ". Atkln
son.
Assistant District Attorney-Elllott
Northcott.
q. s. Marshal-John K. Thompson
United States Senators.
Stephen B. Elklns and Nathan B
Scott.
Representatives In Congress.
First distrlct-Blackburn B. Dove
ner.
Second District. 4
| Third district-Joseph H. Gaines.
Fourth district-Harry C. Wood
yard.
Fifth distrlct-James A. Hughes.
State Government.
Governor-Wm. NJ. o. Dawson.
Secretary Of Subsidiaries. "
Swisher.
Superintendent OF Schools Thoma
c. Miller.
| Auditor-Arnold G. scherr. /
| Treasurer-Newton Ogdin.
! Attorney General-Clark ". May.
| Adjutant Generals. B. Baker, Z
Commissioner Of Banhng-M. A
Kendall. Ei5
Commissioner Of Labor. v. Bal
ton.
Chief Mine Inspector. W. Paul.
4 Supreme Court Of Appeals.
1 George Poffenbarger, president
Henry G. McWhorter. Henry Branno,
Frank Cox. Joseph M. Sanders.
Clerk-William B. Mathews.
County Government.
7 Judge Of Circuit Court, Fourteeat
Judicial Clrcuit-John W. Mason.
Judge Of the intermediate Court
.. s. Kendall.
Prosecuting Attorney ~ Scott
Lowe.
4 Straightforward R. Furbee.
Clerk Of the Circuit Court-R. I
Parrish.
/ Clerk OF the County court-Geo. y
Jacobs.
County surveyor-L. H. Wilcox.
n County Superintendent of Ere
Schools-Carter L. Faust.
n Assessors-Gilbert Holman, Easter
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-21
HARM 4 n! \! /! O I! J.
ipEsc RlPTl ~ OF F. ARM ( OF WAY.
\ 8 " LAND REYNOLDS. IN I. *
ss$5 TAYLOR couNTY. u VII.

X
Contains 225 acres, 10 to Is acres
Of timber; the rest in meadow and
bluegrass pasture. Some Of the land
Is as good as the very best lin the
county. On the average, It Is as good
as that Of any farm In this section.
Best timber has been removed. but
several hundred dollars worth Of
understandable timber remains stand.
Ing. Fences. as good as those Of aver.
age farm. Well watered. Plttsburg
vein Of coal sold. except 4S4 acres.
This coal may DO mined and removed
over land on payment Of damages.
Freeport vein OF coal not sold. Farm
lies well. Orchard OF as apple trees,
20 varieties. Trees old. but bear
enough every year for one family,
and some years rs to 100 bushels.
There are several sweet cherry trees,
and a few other fruits have been
started. There is no incumbrance on
this property. House about one.hali
nile from main road, one mile from
school, three miles from postofilce
depot and churches at Simpson: Q
little farther by wagon road to Elem,
lngton; nearer by horseback route
Petition for Rural Free Delivery
Foute has been circulated. House
two-story. Ave rooms, weather.b board
ed, covered with slate, finished In
hard wood yellow pine Only three
rooms completed.t Sheep stable fol
Is or 100 head Of sheep. Cattle sta
BILE for 25 head Of cattle. Cow stable
for six cows. Calf stable for sis
calves. Horse stable for two horses
Wagon and buggy house, granary
hen house. milk house, house ant
most Of outbuildings new. Water
from spring. Best well in this sec
ton 100 yards from house.. Good gar
den, large. Beautiful and healthfu
location for house. Sheep, cattle ant
all kinds Of stock do unusually well
Railroad and trolley lines surveyed
in neighborhood. Large coal develop
ment In progress, and progress TO
steady development good. Farm
leased for oil and gas. Lease expires
September l, unless rental should be
gin then.
Price, $3.50 per acre, with one
halls oil and gas reserved; $4,000 pc
acre, with coal reserved in addition
except "a acres for use Of farm.
TERMs:-$5,0OO cash. and balanc
!, in such payments as may be arrange
4 with purchaser. 5t
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-21
TAG ART.s GAMBLING u
III RESORT AssAlLED.
indianapolis Minister Attacks French
LICK sprinss-Reported Action
BY Governor.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 21.-
The Rev Dr. Albert Hurlstone, pastor
OF Roberts Park Church, which has
the largest Methodist congregation
In this city, has come out as a deter.
mined advo cate of enforcing the law
against gambling at French Lick
Springs a resort owned In part and
managed by III omas Taggart, chair.
man Of the p mocratic National Com.
mfttee. He referred TO the French
Lick gambling resort as an American
Monte Carlo Monda y, and said 1t 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-21

Tho Southern District.
Judge-Benjamln F. Keller.
Clerk-Edwin M. Keatley.
District Attorney-Ge George W. Atkln.
son.
Assistant District Attorney-Elllott
Northcott. 4 4.t
q. s. Marshal-John X. Thompson.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-21
OPTICIANS.
JOSEPH scHusTER.

Contractor for Cement sidcwalks
Cellar Floors. Yards. retaining war:
and Steps. Stable Floors and Cellars
made water tight, ! specially. s
Residence Spence street near M
pie avenue. ., s& N. Phone, ESl. 4
sos Boz. 47s. Eairmonts ". Va.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-21
NOTICE NOT I 70 5 uBscRlsERs

I q % y you are q subscriber to- the West
3Nylrgiinlians and fan 70 get your paper
g, e single evening, dom hesitate to can
US By phone Or drop us i card 80 u d
can Investigate the case. The cals
way we have Of knowing Or these
things is through omplaints Of Cur
patrons. We ask YOU to notify us 4
once once and we VIM see that your paper
10 delivered toyou.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-21
4 D,IREcTIoNs FOR ORDERING

Send 10 cents to this Office. give number
of this pattern, No. COOS. and state size de-
sired 1t will then be sent 10 you by mail
postpaid. Be sure to write plainly and
always give fusl address. Several days
must be allowed for delivery Of pattern,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-21
GAS Fitting.

W. e. Levelle, 722 Locust avenue,
practical gas fitting at reasonable
prices. Work guaranteed. All calls
promptly answered and work careful.
" done. Both phones. consollda.
ted, z2.e. Bell, 1881.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-21

. . i = D. i . % T. l# S. . .
greatly to be regretted that this in
stitution is permitted to exist on In.
diana soil.
In conclusion, DR.. Hnrlstone refer
red to the influence that such a place
would have on the life of the people
Of the State. and added: Il hope the
time will soon come when the strong
hand Of the law will be be placed up
on French Lick and It will be closed
as it ought to be, as It is a constant
menace to the best life Of the State"
Governor lIanley is believed to have
some plan under consideration for
proceeding against the resort, but 1t
is not known what it lis. III! t55s! y,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-21

WANTED Bricklayers near Pitts
burg. Wages sixty cents an hour.
Apply Brady G nstructio ion Co, Fair.
mont, Va 3