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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-09-14

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Quinine Tab
let's. Druggists refund money if it fails
to cure. L. W. GROVES signature is on
each box. zoe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23

Pan-American accord, must emphasize the lack
of first class passenger and mail steamship service
such characterizes the systems of communication
between Europe and Latin America. The long
established and we'll defined association of Latin
Americans with Europe has been immeasurably
couraged by the excellence of the steamship facilities
If the average merchant and traveller of South Amer
lea could reach New York with the same comfort
and speed that he proceed to Paris, there would
be at vast and radical change in the situa-
ton favorable to the United States.
That there is not one first class fast mail and
passenger steamer running between New York
and such important South American points as Rio
Janeiro and Buenos Ayres received glazing promi-
from the experience of the delegates the
cent Pan-American conference in Rio Janeiro. Only
few could obtain accommodations the one little
vessel that with its sister boat makes monthly trips
to the great capital of Brazil. All the others
forced to go by way of Europe where six different
lines provide of splendid, modern fast ships
between the principal ports and those of South
America.
No Latin American merchant capitalist is going
to North America slow, sencargo boat with
limited accommodations, when there numerous
fast steamers bound for Europe with as fine ar
rangements as the transatlantic liners This means
the loss of millions of dollars of trade to the United
States every year. according to the direct
of South Americans themselves. 1t is true that
there excellent freight steamship facilities be-
tween North and South American ports, but they do
not meet the passenger requirements any more than
would purely railway freight service suit the
traffic between New York and Chicago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23
Buenos Ayres is sure to cceed in NewYork and

Buenos Ayres is sure to cceed in NewYork and
Paris.
While our papers are full of new mining schemes,
plans for railroad construction, and engineering
works on vast scale little notice is taken of
similar undertakings going in all parts of South
America A one thousand page pamphlet could not
detail all of the plans already inaugurated, CT
about to be started in the South American countries
for the construction of railways, mining, agricul-
tural and general material exploitation and develop
ment London financial papers have estimated that
one thousand million dollars of foreign capital will be
invested in South America during the next five years.
Already fifteen hundred million dollars of European
capital is earning good interest in Argentine.
There can be no better evidence that we have
neglected our trade with Latin America than the
present condition of our commerce with that part
of the world The total foreign commerce of the
Latin Republics, including both exports and i'm
ports, is now valued at nearly two thousand
million dollars If we examine the official statistics,
however, we find that last year only four per
cent of the total exports from the United States
went to Latin America and that only thirteen per
cent of our imports found their origin in sister
nations. We bought far than sold,
making heavy balance of trade against u.s. approx
imatey one hundred and twenty million dollars.
The total exports of the United States in 1905 to
Latin America were valued at hundred and
eighty-two million dollars, while the total imports
into the United States from Latin America reached
the larger of three hundred and nine millions.
There is valid reason why should not sell to
Latin America much purchase from it.
A great factor unfavorable to North American
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR DECEMBER 49, 1906

trade and influence in Latin America is the essential
difference in lineage and language; but this point is
little appreciated The power Of similarity in race
and tongue is mighty. Kinship in these respects
brings men close together 1t makes them more
sympathetic, and this counts for much in Latin
countries The average North American, instead of
carefully studying methods of counterbalancing
these adverse conditions to his progress in Latin
America, and of adapting himself thereto, under
takes an Independent line of action and ultimately
fails in his purpose.
Latin Americans as Linguists
to language it is difficult to write with patience.
So small is the percentage of North Americans
visiting Latin America, on business pleasure, who
speak Spanish, Portuguese or French, that it is
wonder they make any progress in their plans.
Ninety-fv per cent. of the Europeans who go to
Central and South America understand one of these
tongues French is mentioned because nearly all
the well educated Latin Americans speak that
language. This subject requires no argument-it
is simply impossible for the North American, who
knows none of these languages, to become thor
oughly simbatico and to master the Latin point of
view in either commercial political relations. l
would that business schools and regular col
1eges might make the study of either Spanish,
French Portuguese compulsory in order to receive
a diploma. Portuguese is more important than is
generally regarded, because it is the working Ian
guage of Brazl-and Brazil to-day is taking rank
as one of the great nations of the world-but the
average well-to-do Brazilian has also a ready
quantance with French
In studying the causes that act as deterrents to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23

it up and leaped the stern into the water. In
a moment she reached the surface, still clutching
the child, and hauled into tug by party of
rescuers.
Perhaps the world has known of no more heroic
woman than Lady Pigot, who for her self
rificing acts in the Franco Prussian war was
awarded the cross of the Legion of Honor by the
French Government and the bronze by the
Belgian Government In October 1870, Lady Pigot
started with food and supplies for the French troops.
She entered Metz and began nursing the sick and
wounded soldiers. At time 1nassisted she cared
for eighty wounded men. Fifty times day she had
to stretch of deep with two pals to
pump and carry fresh to the suffering soldiers.
She dressed their wounds, fed Them and ministered
to their wants. All through the she followed
the armies, willingly undergoing the most terrible
privations to for the sick She nearly shot
at Thionville and later established hospital in
deserted factory which she herself maintained.
A Heroic Engishwoman
THEN there was Mrs Margaret Irving, an English
woman, who hazarded her life to save a cripple
from being down by express train. Mrs.
Irving was waiting for train at country station
in England, when she perceived cripple named John
Owen making his way down the track. Almost at
the moment she heard the shril warning of
locomotive whistle, and behed express train
approaching at full speed She knew that Owen was
deaf and could not hear the approaching train,
and reached the cripple an instant ahead of the
engine She did not have time to drag him from
the track, and, finging herself upon the de-
crepit Owen, she hurled him to the ground be-
tween the rails and fell top of him. Then she
heard the roar and felt the heat of the engine as
it passed over her. Neither she nor Owen was hurt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23
THE BRAVERY OF WOMEN

the burning vessel and
rescued a woman whom
she found clinging to the
rudder. Later she aided
in the rescue of several
other persons.
A deed of childish
heroism was that per-
formed by Louise Gail
ing, a twelve year old
girl of Nutley, New Jer-
sey. This little heroine,
in company with a friend
of her mothers and the
woman's baby, was a
passenger on the vessel
when the fire broke out.
AS the flames rushed
along the decks of the
General Slocum, those
on board were driven aft,
and in someway Louise
became separated from
the woman. Crushed in
the frantic crowd of
struggling people, she
suddenly came upon her
friends baby lying on
the deck. Louise picked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23
Wouldn't Recognize Her Associate

MANY instances of that nobility in women which
A'A often prompts self sacrifice when the welfare
of others concerned may be found in the history of
the Paris Commune. One of the most remarkable
examples was that of Partisan woman who nursed
the wounded French soldiers with communist
doctor. When the instruction queled, the
doctor arrested and marched off to be tried at
a drumhead court martial
As he was approaching the Tribunal, he met his
former female assistant coming out with soldier
either side of her. why, Adele!' he said i'll
prise. What you doing here?" The woman
looked at him with blank, unrecognzing stare.
81 do not know you, sir" she said and passed on.
The puzzled doctor to his great surprise was acquit
ted Then he learned that when he had met the
she her way to her execution, but
had repudiated all knowledge of him. rather than
compromise him by appealing for aid and thus
render his chance for life desperate one
The self sacrifice and courage of this woman were
almost equaled few years ago by seventeen year
old servant girl who put to shame hundred men in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23

W0'Msa5nHp Of sf the
world famous
Molly Pitcher, who, when
her husband fell before
the fire of the British
grenadiers in the battle
of Monmouth, grasped
the ramrod as it fell
from his helpless hand
and fought shoulder to
shoulder with the con-
ent al cannoneers
throughout the remain
der of the battle until
the British retreated,
have not passed with
the romantic days of
our forefathers, but are
still to be found in
every walk of life.
In South Africa dur
ing the Boer War, the
wives of the burghers
exhibited remarkable
courage, and, attired in
male garb, more than
one goodwife went to the
front with her husband
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23
By GEORGE FORTS

Paris. The masonry covering part of deep
sewer in one of the principal streets had been
removed in order to allow repairs in the tunnel
below, and the opening was covered with thin
boards. Four workrnen broke through and fell
some thirty feet into the drain. The cries of the
men as they fell attracted a crowd of persons
to the spot, but though ropes quickly
brought, had the courage to descend
into the poisonous gases that filled the
sewer.
While the people were debating what to do
girl pushed her way through the crowd and
volunteered to descend into the a
rope. strong rope was passed around her
waist and she lowered into the reeking
hole. Soon came the signal tugs on the line
In moment the girl and one of the worknen
drawn above the edge of the cavity
She soon brought up. another victim, and
then again made the descent. But she had
hardly reached the bottom of the hole when
she felt her consciousness leaving her. She
could hardly stand, but succeeded in fasten-
ing the rope about the body of of the
men, and then to her horror discovered that her own
line had become unfastened from her waist. In vain
she endeavored to refasten it. She able, however
to wind her hair around the loop then with her last
strength she gave the signal and with the third
workman pulled to the surface
Saved Baby From Well
A SOMEWHAT similar example of presence of
y mind and nerve was that of Mrs. Dorothy P.
Humphrey who lived at scarborough, Sussex Eng
land. On May 20, $780, Mrs. Humphrey with two
other women sitting in the garden in the of
scream from the direction of old half dry well
by They found that the little five year old daughter
of one of them had tumbled down the we'll Mrs.
Humphrey sprang to the unused bucket that was
suspended by long rope from a stout beam above.
The other two women let her down into the well.
Clinging to the rope with hand, she grasped the
child by the hair and attempted to lift her into the
bucket But the increas,d weight the side of
the tub turned it over and the woman herself fell
out. She kept hold of the rope, however, and
succeeded in lifting in the child. Then the women
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the top, the woman lost consciousness and fell to
the bottom; but the shock of the al! and the
cold water revived her, and she was able to keep
herself afoat until the bucket could again be
lowered, when she hauled to the surface Mrs.
Humphrey was awarded medal for her bravery by
British society organized for the purpose of honor
ing deeds of heroism in women.
The Slocum disaster, in June, 1904, brought to
light great many heroes, and among them several
women who equaled if they did not surpass in daring
the deeds performed by the men. Mary Mccain, an
Irish girl of seventeen years, who employed as
ward helper North Brother Island, swan out to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23
w 1OMEN of the
w stamp of the
world famous

These women highly priced as soldiers on
account of their excellent craftsmanship.
One of the most remarkable feats of courage
wife of the Captain of the brigantine Moorburg.
This vessel left Fu-chau, China, for Melbourne in
the spring of 1877, with four scalnen mate, the
Captain, and his wife and baby; The ship was de-
unable to get any fresh food, the died of
scurvy. The Captain and mate sick as to
be helpless and for more than week until they
reached Brisbane the ndomitable handled
the ship alone under the direction of her husband,
who lay on a cot on deck.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-03
Chinese swine.

Tue American swine OF today are
very different from their English an
ccs,Ors. which few centuries ago con
stituted one Of the chief sources of
British wealth. The Improvement in
the race Is largely due to the introduc-
lion of the Chinese and Neapo',tn
orccas. The crossing OF the former up
OH tho English hog has resulted in the
pro'!uctiorfof the Berkshire. Essex. Pc
land-C china. Small Yorkshire and Suf-
folk breeds. The Chinese hog Is re-
markedly rrepotent. as is shown by the
tendency of the modern breeds to re-
vert to the original type. This Is doubt
less owing to the many centuries Of In
breeding which have so firmly fixed It's
characteristics One OF the most I'M
portnnt of these Is its propensity to
fattcn under the most adverse clrcum-
stances. This supcrabundance OF fat
prevents the flesh of this breed being
highly esteemed in this country, but 1T
has had II most valuable effect In modi-
flying the lean. gaunt hogs of England,
while the Neapolitan has added delica-
cy OF flavor. The original Chinese hog
is u very peculiar shape. 1t has
long body. with short legs. very heavy
jowls. small prick ears. short head,
neck and snout and the eyes wide
apart. In color 1t Is white or black or
u mixture of both. With the white pre-.
dominating.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-03
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Almost every one has need of more
sense than he has
Ever notice that when your judg
ment gets in Its work it is too later
\ great many men imagine they
would be governor il the Office really
sought the man.
1t is awfully hard to believe tlas
the man who catches you stealing Jam
found you ut 1t accidentally
When widowcr is having love af
fair, lie must wonder what idiot wrote
THE whole world loves Il lover"
When people are too easy with you
be careful. They may be letting out
enough rope for you to hang yourself
With.
Occasionally man narrcs to prove
that he can do as he plcnses and finds
when that is done that he no longer
can.-Atchison l;lADc.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-03
Ant Com ~ !. aication.

s. 'a:., Boyle. the great Irish nat.
ur;t.ist. always contcnded that ants had
II language of their own. by which they
.....,.s known their wants and fears to
Others of their kind. One day he en-.
com'crcd Il colony that was evidently
alov = to now quarters All appeared
II I ~ ve.y best of spirits. and when.
ever so met the naturalist noted that
:he Lat their heads together ns though
chatting ve:y earnestly. To settle the
matter IN his own mind as to whether
they We're really talking OF not he
killed one OF them to observe the effect
1t would have on the others. The eye
witnesses to the murder FASTENED to
the rear and halted every one of the
advancing column by laying their an
tennae together. The column instant.
ly separated to the right and the left.
none OF the marchers afterward pass
ing within less than six feet Of their
dead companion. though the remains
OF the Insect We're directly in the beat.
EN- pnth.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-03
Expert Ring Blo..e,s.

The Japanese are expert. on smoke
rings. and 1t is said in Jap.;., 1t Is con.
sldcred no uncommon trick to blow
three rings OF smoke in succession. the
second travelling through the first and
the third through both. Some stage
performers are credited with becoming
SO expert In smoke blowing that they
arc not only able to multiply the num-
Der OF rings thus made. but actually
form Japanese characters representing
words and sentences. One Japanese
juggler, 1t Is declared. proposed to hIs
wife by forming the characters repre-
senting his avowal Of love through
thin stream of smoke
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-03
nlnck unir stronxe.,.

Black hair is stronger than golden
tresscs aud will sustain almost doubl.
the weight. Recently II German scicn
list has been experimenting and has
found that It Is possible to suspend =
weight OF four ounces by single huir
provided the hair be black. Blond hair
will give why Mt varying weights. de
pendent upon the exact tint. a yellow
hair will scarce support two ounces, q
Brown will hold up three without
breaking, while very dark brown will
sustain an additional half ounce.
The greater vitality OF the black hair
is declared to be the reason for the pre-
ponderancc OF blond bald heads, and
according to this expermenter, II per
son With Jet Hack hair will still enjoy
Il full growth while the blond will hav"
been bald for seven and half years.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-03
The snowy Owls.

Every few years, especially along the
seacoast and the larger rivers and
lakes. there IL u wave of those splendid
day hunting rascals, the SNOWY owls.
They are great fishermen, the only
owls to make this sort of hunting
practice, and may sometimes be seen
sitting. silent and motionless. like
block of ice. Mt the edge of the open
water waiting for chance to nab an
unsuspccting fish. OF course this 10
not very paying way to get living.
and they also catch field mice, musk.
rats. hares and even large birds like
quail OF grouse. But there arc only two
other birds Of prey III our country that
habituully eat fish. and one Of these
seldom clutches its own. preferring to
eat the dead fish along the shore or
pirate 1t from the real fisherman. the
ssprey.-St. Nicholas.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-03
The Paddy nlrd.

One of the best known of fenthcrcd
creatures in India is the paddy bird. y
Traveller says of him: "lhc paddy bird
is not afflicted with shyncss. lie is
far too lazy to be disturbed by the mp
proach of human beings. So conlding
is he that the natives of India call
him the blind heron. once saw one
of these birds standing motionless ut
the waters edge within ten feet OF Al
gruntins. pcrspiring washcrman. who
was dnshlns some clothes to pieces
against II stone in Il dirty duck pond
That is the way washing is done in In
dia. Neither individual took the least
notice of the other
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-03
LIFE I'M PENANG,
The Misery and the Discomforts 81
the Rainy ScanOn

INC kNalny SC0AOns
a resident OF Penang thus describes
;lie rainy season there: Our rains have
st In with all their attendant comforts
and discomforts, and they make one
feel something like Robinson Crusoe
when he made up the list of his bless.
isss and evils. The planters are all re-
j,icing and are putting ont their seed
l.ngs and cuttings and generally doing
I'LL they should do. The bullocks are
beginning to fill out those ugly hollows
between their ribs and about tneiI
tanks. for the grass on their limited
pastures is growing rich and tank, and
these patient, half starved beasts profit
10y il. Our trees have all put on new
coats of brilliant green, and the whole
place wears newly washed appear
;,nce, very comforting after the dusty,
dry season i'm which our soup tastes
gritty and Il piece of bread and butter
seems TO have had Il bit of sandpapcr
glued on the butter side But even our
rains have their disadvantages.
when come home. thoroughly wet
and disguised with everything. and go
to bed Immediately after dinner. the
roof commences to leak. and have to
get out and shift the bed. interview
the landlord In the morning. and he
tells me roofs can't be repaired in tho
rain and that in all probability as soon
as the tiles swell the roof will become
water tight of its own accord That
doesn't cure either my lumbago OF
rheumatism. and when take my baa.
| discover we are OH the Adler ltnm wa
ter service and have to battle In pee
soup.
~ mention the fact to the municipal;
president over Il stcngah mt the club.
and he says, My dear boy. I'm on the
same service and have been comblnH
mud out of my hair for II week. This
doesn't make me feel any cleaner. The
ltzards on the ceiling are waking far
from the insects which are driven into
the house by the rain. and notice that
the soup ut dinner seems to have moro
body IN 1t from the same cause This
does not improve my tcmpcr"- Chicago
News
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-03
G. S. Moore was an Omaha
this morning.


j. H. Wilkinson left for Fort
Dodge this morning, called
there by the death of his moth
err, which occurred last night.
The deceased was SO years of
age.
The Sunday school mission
airy visited the Baptist Sunday
school and Christian Sunday
school yesterday morning and
took part in the opening SER
vice of the service following,
organized a Sunday school four
miles north of the Valley at 3
p. ~, and preached at the Bap-
list church in this city in the
evening.
Inc Dunlap Reporter this
week started on it's thirtv-sev-
enth volume. The Reporter is
a good paper and Bro. Enbody
is sure making money out of it.
Ed Reed went to Omaha on
business this morning.
Editor Kerr, of the Little
Sioux Hustler, was in town this
morning. He stated that the
amended bills of the publishers
concerning the printing of
ditch notices, would come up
before the supervisors of Mono
ma county Tuesday.
"Wanted, an honest man."
was the cry in San Francisco
until the regular army officials
took charge of the work of dis
tributing the actual necessaries
of life. 1t seems the desire for
greed is uppermost in the
minds of certain people of this
country, even in times of dis
tress, when one would think
the principle of common broth
erhood would appeal to all men
alike. You would need an
elastic conscience to pass by
such faults without condemn
ing the man or men, but public
opinion has no effect on them
whatever, their calibre is too
small. II
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-03
The Two Moons.

She-When saw old Billyuns and
his wife at Niagara a couple of years
ago she WAS billing and cooling with
him In II way to make you tired. He
That was the honeymoon. She-And I
saw where the other day In court she
had him forced to agree to pay her the
best part OF his income as alimony.
Hc-That's the harvest moon.-Bulti-
more American.