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The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1905-02-04
A Four Million Dollar Diamond Found.

The largest diamond ever discov.
cred was found near Pretoria this
week. The stone weighs 3,032 car
ats and is said to be a pure white
diamond of good quality.
1t is locally valued at So, 10000
to 100000. The famous Kohl.
moor diamond, which is valued at
5000, 900 weighs 1913 carats, though
it is said to have weighed 900 be
fore it was cut.
Three thousand earats would be
about fifty ounces, considerably
more than three pounds, and hardly
suitable for the shirt stud or scarfpin
of the average New Yorker. Dia-
mond cutters estimate that 60 per
cent is lost in the cutting, it would
be near 1900 carats when it is
finished.
A Tiffany expert says that such a
stone would be about three inches
square.
There are supposed to be about
one hundred diamonds in the world
which weigh more than thirty carats.
Half of them are in England and
most of the remainder of the very
large stones are in Persia. There
are some large ones in Africa, but
they are no'zof the purest waters
The famous Henry T. Hope stone
Of 441a carats, is considered the fin
est sapphire blue stone in the world
1t is believed to be a fragment of the
French Blue, or the Tavernier Blue
which was owned by Louis XIV,
and which then weighed 6712 carats
The kohinoor, which has history
of more than FIVE hundred years, is
the most talked of diamond in the
world, but by no means the finest
1t has been much reduced in size by
successive cuttings, and only weighs
log Lie carats. Before is was cut
for Queen Victoria it weighed 1856
carats.
The largest rough diamond hither-
to known was found in Brazil in the
eighteenth century. 1t weighed l $50
carats, or fourteen ounces. 1t was
then sent to the court of Portugal,
to which nation Brazil then belong
ed, and was variously valued by ex-
perts away up in the millions. 1t
turned out to be worth only about
$4,000, 900, because it was not
brilliant.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1905-02-04
Power of Japan.
UNCLE EPH

is natural for a defeated people
to hunt tor excuses and many are
coming from Russia in reference to
the Japanese war, 1t is shown how
ever, that Japan could not have
been defeated by Russia under any
circumstances. Had the Russians
been universally in favor of the war
it would have been the same. Rus
STA is a great power but its strength
seems to have been exaggerated. 1t
cannot hold Manchuria and will be
driven out 1t is doubtful if any ma
ton could hold Manehuria against
Iapan's wishes. Possibly some
country might which would have
a navy strong enough TO prevent Ia
pan from sending troops into Man
churia. Time has shown, however,
that Japanese army is better than
a Russian army and probably as
good as any on earth.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1905-02-04
OPTIMISTIC

Cold the morning. late tho sunrise,
Slow my pulses sluggish beat;
Rings the milk carts noisy clangor
Out upon the frozen street.
Still i feel a sense of comfort,
/ myself expeotant hug,
For the buffers on the buekwheat
And the sirup's in the Jug.
Late last eve with friends fingered,
Filohed some needed hours from rest
Saw my chum walk off triumphant
With the girl like the best,
Sadly from my glass this morning
CLEANS my poor. forsaken mug
But the buffers on the buekwheat
And the sirups In the jug.
Dark before me looms the shadow
OF day with care beset;
Pressure of lot of business
I'd be happy to forget.
These stink back Into the distance,
And oblivion's wall they hug
When the buffers on the buekwheat
And the sirup's In the jug,
Cold 20 longer CLEANS the sunshine;
Steadily my pulses throb.
If tho girl prefers the other,
Let her take the blooming slob.
As light a good havana
I my patient shoulders shrug,
After butter on the buckwheat,
After strip from the jug,
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1905-02-04
A Letter IRON Uncle Eph.

| Editor HARRISON TIMES.
In tiee a number of the daily pa
pers have been publishing a fac sim
lie Of the handwriting of Mrs Chad
wick. Carnegie and other eminent fl.
nancisrs.
! Nov, | have noticed particularly
the out ensemble, as it were, oil
these signatures, and | must confess
they are not what | would call
handsome specimens of chirography,
presume the only time the "hand-
| writing Of Mr.. Roosevelt looks
really nice is whenit is signed to some
nice I; appointment
Perhaps all those people like to see
their 'ames Struggling along at the
bolton of piece of paper, and do
not know as they are so very much
to blame. At one time | was very
proud of my signature, and attach
it to everything that came along
became the subject of misplaced
confidence one time, and it broke me
of the habit.
At one time a gentleman asked me
to sign paper with him, and was
so tickledto see my name in writing,
that ] consented, and | took great
pins ? see that my "handwrite"
was ffeetly legible, and within
sixty VS. | was presented for col
lection With note for $1l4.61.
| "A to explain to the banker
thai | hever gave my note, but there
was my name in my Sunday hand, :"
and strangely it did not look half as
pretty a 5 it used to. Now, when |
sign anything, | do it with that
abandon so natural to great men,
and it can be either passed as Chi
nese hicroglyphic word puzzle, or a
recipe for curing bots in horses,
After had adopted that style Of
signature, and before the authorities
began to enforce the prohibitory
laws SO rigidly, | used to gather a
few OF my most intimate friends in
my room, and then | would write
my name one on a piece of paper-I
did this just to see how wretchedly
| could write it-and send it to the
drug store, and the result would be
pint, or quart bottle--as the oc-
casion misunderstanding very
small quantity of an excellent quail
ity of quinine, and the druggist
would say that it was an excellent
-um-ah-remedy for a cold, as it
were.
But have stopped experimenting
just at present. The druggists are
getting too ALFRED particular, en-
tirely, and | do not feel disposed to
carry on these scientific researches
at the expense of my character for
sobriety and honesty.
UNCLE EPH.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1905-02-04

The preacher was innocent in il,
and did not intend to cast any rehec-
ton on the choir, when one day
most Of the singers had bad colds
and their seats were empty, he Sc
lected a hymn he thought most of
the congregation could sing, and
said; "Since Providence has seen fit
to afflict the choir with bad colds,
let us all join in singing Praise God
From Whom All Blessings Flow "
Most of the choir were so mad they
talked Of resigning,
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1905-02-04

There are two menin the west who
are engaged this winter on decidedly
novel work Each is working in the
basement Of his house, and has pile
Of sand and some barrels of cement.
The one is moulding handsome
blocks with which to biild hand
some house next summer, and the
other is making draintile from the
same material aud in the same man
uer, with which 20 reclaim the wet
land on his farm Why is not this a
good sche ne?
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1905-02-04
ODDS AND ENDS,

Hard work has gained more veto
ries than genius.
The man who talks to himselihears
lots of compliments,
The United States is the largest
consumer of tin in the world.
The luekiest people in the world
are those who never depend upon
luck.
The simplest way is usually the
best way to tell your advertising
story.
There are sixty-fotr shops IN Ber-
lin in which nothing but horsehesh
is sold.
1t is said that Chicago has 10000
cases of grip, and in some cases it is
epidemic.
Orders have been issued that the
soldiers in the British army must not
expeetorate.
Britons chew tobacco, Americans
chew gum, and Russians chew the
seeds of the sunhower.
1t is predicted that by the year
1000, from 200 to 800 new foods
will be at mans service
The number of students at the
universities of Germany this winter,
is within 284 of 10000.
OF the ACT savings banksi in Japan
one is foreign. Of the l 100 ordinary
banks, only four are foreign.
Over 1000 letters are received by
the Pope every day, and thirty-hve
stenographers are employed.
Don't try to cover up your faults
with a peck measure, when a bushel
basket would serve much better.
If one-half the world knew how
the other half lived, it would eometo
the conclusion that it had a snap
after all.
Don't think your last years busi-
ness was too great to reach again.
Start out so as to make the coming
year beat it.
Rev. A. c. Jeffries, father of Jim
Jeffries the prize fighter, IS Nes---
mon. He left for Australia recently
as a missionary
The world will sometimes give you
credit for your good intentions, but
you can't expect cash until you de-
liver the goods.
The year of 1905 is somewhat out
of the ordinary, inasmueh as there
are SO Sundays The first and last
day coming on the Sabbath.
Remember son, and bear in mind
that people who haven't force and
character enough to make enemies.
as a rule haven't enough to make
any real friends.
The average births in London is
1000 a month. 1t is computed
single months births of male babies
would nearly suffice to replace the
men lost by England on the Boer
battle6elds.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1905-02-04
A NATURAL DESIRE.

There isa widespread desire among
men East, North and West, to take
up the burden of life" in other and
more favored localities. Over among
the eheerless, soilless hills of New
England, in the frost-blighted, ice
locked northern states, on the drouth
parched, blizzard swept plains of the
great west, and in the mining towns
of the Rockies, men are eagerly scan
ming maps, and considering the lines
and cost of travel. They are look
ing up facts in print, a al it is a feve.
lation 10 many Of them, that the
"star Of Empire is devastating South
ward, and that the tide of immigra-
ton has set toward this country,
while the manufacturer, the Investor
and raiload magnate have their az
tention conferred upon the winning
attractions of our land.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1905-02-04
There are two classes of men that
we are earnestly desire to have set.

we are earnestly desire to have set.
tie among us.
THE MEN WE First, we want all
WANT. those big-brained and
brawny men who are
not afraid OF work when they meet
it. Men who are not afraid to grasp
an ak and hew themselves a compe-
tency out of our magnificent timber,
or to swing the pick and delve into
the bosom of Mother Earth, and
bring to light her hidden treasures to
benefit the world.
We want the men who are not
afraid to bow the back and grasp
the handles of the pillow, and turn
out all those varied grains and veg
etables that go to develop the
splendid animal-man. A drone or
idler here will statve Just as surely
and quickly as he will in the east.
What we want is pluck, and brain,
and Drawn, and push, and those
men who possess these qualities are
the salt of the earth" and we
want them among us.
Second we want men of capital,
who are looking for investments for
their surplus wealth, and who know
good thing when they see it, and
who would be satisfied with so or
60 per cent, and not want to get
rich in one deal.
I We want men to put up mills and
factories; to put up fruit evaporat-
brs to prepare for market that large
portion of our fruit crops that annu-
ALLY goes to waste; to put up canning
factories to handle to worlds of
small fruits and berries that may be
grown here, or to put in wood
working establishments to convert
our forests into those wooden arti-
cles of commerce for the markets;
to put in wagon and carriage, hub,
spoke and handle factories, or in the
thousand and one other branches OF
trade and commerce that we might
mention
We waut the merchant, the me-
chanic, the farmer, the laborer, the
professional man, the capitalist-all
who want to work and make mon
ey, to come and look over our vast
field in branches of trade and labor
that is here awaiting the harvester
N6Ome now, while these various op-
portunities are still open, or you will
but lay up vain regrets over your
lack of foresight when it is too late.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1905-02-04
EST SIDE OF THE SQUARE,
Do You Patron1ze
The HARRISON STEAM LAUNDRY?

II not why not? 1t is not because you do appeei
having linen clean and comfortable for every APP
pecaes that Is it because you wish economic by having
your laundry done at home? If give trial and let
convince you do cheaper than you buy
wood and do it. counting the work and worry of the al
ready overworked housewife All work guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1905-02-04

| The man in this section who owns
a fair-sized farm of the excellent soil,
who has it paid for and is
HE WHO out of debt, is prince in
OWNS his own right, and is as
= independent as any man
on earth, and with as many of the
ordinary elements of comfort and
happiness about him as are usually
vouchsafed to men of even much
greater wealth.
Our farms supplement and build up
our cities, and these in turn becomes
hives OF industry and enterprise,
which go far to add to the wealth
and stability of the entire commun-
uy. Commerce and manufacture are
the landmarks of agriculture, The
only aristoeracy which is tolerated
hereis the one of worth as between
man and man; the industry of the
hands being of equal worth with the
industry of the mind.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1905-02-04
Advertising Rates.

Display advertising So cents per
inch per month. Locals cents pei
line. Legal advertising at legal rates
Small discounts on long time contract
Resolutions of respect, obituaries
etc, over ten lines at local rates NO
tees of entertainment, etc where au-
mission is charged, S cents per line.
All bills payable monthly.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1905-02-04

Sow an act and you reap a habit;
sow habit, and you reapa cLarac-
ter; sow character and you reap
a destiny.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-06

So-called wandering pains" may
come from its carly stages, or the
presence of danger may be made mani
fest BY profuse menstruation, accom-
panied by unusual pain, from the
oyaries down the groin and thighs.
If you have mysterious pains, II there
are indications of inflammation or dis
placement, don't wait for time to con-
firm your fears and go through the
horrors of hospital operation; secure
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound right away and begin it's use.
Mrs. Pinkham. of Lynn, Mass, will
give you her advice free OF all charge
If YOU will write her about yourself.
Your letter will be seen by women only.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
AZ take the liberty to congratulate you on
the success have had with your wonderful
medicine. Eighteen months ago my month
lies stopped. Shortly after felt 20 badly that
I submitted 10 thorough examination by
physician and was told that / had a tumor
on the uterus and would have to undergo an
"Soon after read one Of your advertise
ments and decided to give Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound trial After
trying five bottles as directed the tumor II
entirely gone. | have been examined by q
physician and he says have no signs Of
tumor now. IL has also brought my month
lies around once more, and | am entirely
well Fannie D. Fox, Chestnut Street.
Bradford, Pa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-06
AIexanoria Gaaette.
FRIDAY EVENING. OCT. 6, 1905
A. Cure for Consumption.

Professor Behring, discoverer OF the
diphtheria serum, has made the following
statement to the Paris Matin:
"1n August next l will make known
new method for curing tuberculosis
which | have discovered. 1t is neither
serum NOR va ,cine. 1t is remedy whit
is not only preventive, Tut curative
As | already did in the case OF serum
against 1iphiheria, / wilN reserve Tor
m,self for sometime the secret OF tbs
remedy. l will explain my method to
everyone, as have already done TO DR..
Roux and DR.. Metscbinikof, OF tie
Pasteur Institute. and will leave the
test of applying II to the medical pro-
fessiop, but without revealing the nature
of the reluedy. | am of the opinion
that have The right TO retain the profits
of nv discovery, rs this will allow me
TO undertake later other Investigations.
That is all | can say now. Yes, ! be-
lieye have discovered cure for tuter-
culosis. All | ask is that people will
have patience until August l have
need Of this delay before making my
meth, d known, but from today all SUI
ertrs can take hope"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-06
OPENING AND CLOSING OF MAILS.

AMI NLOOAAfO VI
Northern mails, week days, close at 90
9 90 and II 90 a. M, and 2 80, 6 10, 8 %
and 10 80 D. IN. Open at 90 a. m, 1900 m.
ana 4 80 d. m. On Sundays Northern mails
close at 8 90 a. m, 2 20 D. m. and 20 p. m.
Southern mails via Charlottesville close at
80 and 10 40 a. M, and 3d. rs and 10 30
d. m. Open at 90 a. m. and 2 80 and 30 p. m.
Southern mails, via Richmond, close at
10 80 q. M, and $50. 6 10 and 10 80 p. m.
Open at a. m. and and p. m.
Manas sas Division mails close at 20 a. m
and 4 90 p. m. Open at II 90 m.
Alexandria and Round Hill mails close at
80 a. m. and p. m. Open at 90 a. m. and
80 q. m.
Chesapeake and Ohio mails close at 2 80 p
m. azd 1880 p. m. open at 500 a. m. ana
430p. m.
Washington mails close at 730, $50 and
IL 10 a. m, and $50, 6l0, S23 and 1880
p. m. Open at s 90 a. M, II 90 N. and 400 p.
Office Hours-Open at 800 a. m. Close at
Sunday Hours-Op4n at 900 m. Close
at 10 90 a. m.
Carriers Schedule Collection made on n:
side routes-6 80 and 10 90 q. m. and 90 and
80 p. m. Full route-63O a. m. and 80 p;
N. Sunday collection 500 p. m. Carriers
window open Sunday 900 a. m. and close
10 90 a. m.
Deliveries made 8 90 a. m. p. m. and Ais
p. m.
All mail should be in the Office ZEN minutes
before our indicated time for closing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-06
AUCTION SALES.
By r. F. Knox, Auctioneer.

A UCTION SALE OF DESIRABLE LOTS.
- By yirture of a decree Of the Corporation
Court of the City Of Alexandria, Virginia,
entered on the 18th day Of September, 1905. in
the chancery suit therein pending, wherein
the City Council Of Alexandria, which sues,
ETC.. is the plaintiff, and Mary W. Braddock,
et ais, are defendants, the undersigned Will
sell at public auction, in front Of the Market
Building, on Royal Street. on SATURDAY,
the 18th day Of October, 1905, at IL O'Clock
M. the following real estate in the City Of
Alexandria, Virginia. being THREE LOTS
OF GROUND in Braddock Alley, bounded
as follows:
Lot No. 1. Beginning on the north side of
an alley called Brsddock Alley, In the
square bounded by Fayette, Henry, Cameron
and Queen Streets. at point 80 feet east OF
Fayette Street and 100 feet south Of Queen
Street and running thence north parallel
with Fayette Street 80 feet; thence east par
alley, with Queen street Is feet; thence south
parallel with Fayette Street 90 feet to said
aley. and thence weston said alley Is feet to
the beginning.
Lot No. 2. Beginning on the north side OF
Braddock Alley at point lO5 feet east OF
Fayette Street, and 100 feet south Of Queen
Street, and running thence north parallel
with Fayette Street. 80 feet; thence east par
arellel with Queen Street 10 feet, thence south
parallel with Fayette Street 80 feet to raid
alley, and thence west on said alley 10 feet to
the beginning. q.
Lot No. 8. Beginning on the south side Of
Braddoek Alley at point 1913 feet inches
east of Fayette Street, and running thence
west on said alley 81 feet to a 3 feet alley:
thence south along said three feet alley 81 feet
inches: thence east parallel with Queen
street q feet, and thence north q feet
inches 10 the beginning.
T,rn.s of Sale: One third in cash and the
balance in and u months, or all cash at
the OF ton Of the purchaser.
GARDNER L. BOOTHE,
Special Commissioner Of Sale.
hereby certify that the bond required by
the above decree Of sale has been given.
Given under my hand this Sd Gay Of October,
1905. CHARLES BENDHElM,
Clerk Of Corporation Court Of Alexandria
ocf3 I'd, City. Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-06
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Schedule effective July %. 1905.


Schedule effective July %. 1905.
Trains leave Southern Railway Station
Alexandria:
1855 4. M--Daily-Local for Harisonbur
Warrec.en, nanyille and way stations.
Hos A. M.-Washington and Florida limit
ed. Sleeping cars between New York and
Jacksonville. Through 6rst-class coaches
between Washington and Jacksonville. DIM
ing car service between Washington and
Columbia.
1132 A. -Daily-U. S. Fast Mail. First
class coaches and drawing-room sleeper 10
New Orleans. tDining car service.
Alb p. M.-Week Days-Local for Har
risOLburg and way stations on Manassas
6:l2 P. M:-Daily-Local for warrentOn and
Charlottesville.
TAI P. M.-Daily-New York and Atlanta
Express-First class coach to Atlanta; sleeper
10 Columbus, Ga. Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays Sunset Route Tourist sleeper Wash
ington to San Francisco.
1907 p. NJ No. 33-Daily-New York and
Florida Express. Through coaches and
sleepers to Columbia, Savannah and Jackson
vile Sleepers TO Augusta and Port Tampa.
Dining car service la carte.
10:17 Z. M.-Daily-Washingto and Chat
tanooga Limited (via Lynchburgl. First
class coach and sleeping car to Roanoke,
Knoxville, Chattanooga and Memphis. Sleep.
er TO Birmingham and New Orleans. Dining
car service.
1l:05 P. M.-Daily-Washingto and South.
western Limited. All Pullman train, club
car 10 Atlanta, observation cars TO Atlanta,
Macon Sleepers to Nashville, Atlanta, Macon,
Birmingham, Memphis and New Orleans.
Dining car service
TRAINS ON BLUEMONT BRANCH.
Leave Alexandria S:lS A. NJ, 1:4O, 4:23 and
1853 P. N. week days for Bluemont: 6:33
P NJ. for Leesburg 900 A. NJ. and 6:33 P.
on Sundays only for Bluemont.
Through trains from the South arrive at AL.
exandria 6:17, 6:32, 9:93, 9 80 A. NJ. and
2:4O, 9:lt and $3.50 P. NJ. daily. From Har.
risonbure 1l;35 A. N. week days and 900 p.
NJ. daily. From Charlottesville 500 A. N. and
from Lynchburg 900 P. NJ daily.
For detailed schedule figures, tickets, Pull
nan reservation, etc., apply to WILLIAM @
LEHEW, ticket agent, Alexandria, Va.
II. b. SPENCER, General Manager.
s. II. HARDWICK, Pass. Traf. Mgr.
W. II. TAYL0E, Gen. Passenger Agent.
l.. 8. BROWN, General Agent.
Washington, ID. G..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-06
Could Not be Better.

The uniform success of Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has
won for it a wide reputation and many
people throughout the country will agree
with Mr.. Chas. w. Madison, Of Milford,
Va, who says: ut works like magic,
and is the best preparation know of.
It couldn't be any better" He had a
serious attack Of dysentery and was ad-
vised to try a bottle of this remedy,
which be did, with the result that i'm
mediate relief was obtained. For sale
by Gibson & Timberman and w. F.
Creighton Il Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-06
Washington Southern Ry

Schedule in effect April Is. 1905.
Trains leave station western end Of
Prince street for Washington and points
north at OF and 8 50 q. m. 1921, 254, 7O8
8l9, and IL "a p. m, week days.
Sundays-9 So q. M, 1921, 70S, s 10 and
1134 p. m.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond and points
south at z4S. 756 llocal), and II 05 a. M,
1853, 5 OF local, and 6 40 D. M, week days.
Sundays As and IL 05 a. M, S59, 5Oy
Clocal), and 8 40 p. m.
Accommodation for Quantico Sc a. m. Sun.
days only, 4 AZ p. m. week days and 1922
N. except Saturdays.
NoTE Time Of arrivals and departures
and connections not guaranteed.
w. ID. DUKE, C. w. CULP, w. p. TAYLOR
Gen. Man. Asst Gen. Man. Traf. Man.