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The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26
Result Of Recent Experiments Made
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LTllustration (Paris) gives the fol-
lowing results of recent experiments
On the subject Of the color Of water:
After long hesitation, scientific men
agree today in admitting that water
physically pure, seen in mass, Is sky
blue This color is that taken by the
white light Of the sun when absorb
Cd by the water, In consequence Of q
phenomenon the explanation Of which
would be a little long. It is not due
10 the chemical purity Of the water
since the sea (Which Is the bluest wat
sr) Is also that which contains the
most salt Nevertheless, according tc
Loreps experiments, the matter in sol
alton should be the predominant cause
Of the notifications Of color; upon
which act besides the matter in sus-
pension, the color OF the bottom and
the reflection of the sky and OF the
banks. Consequently blue water Is
pretty rare in nature; a good many
seas and lakes that give us the impress
sion Of this tint are green. The water
At present acknowledged to be the
bluest is that OF the Saragossa Sea. be-
tween Cape Verde Islands and the An
titles. The water Of the Mediterran.
can of the French coast and around
Capri Is bluer than that Of Lake lie.
man, much less blue itself than that oi
the Lakes OF Kandersteg and Arolla
In Switzerland. Hitherto they have
not exactly determined the relation be.
tween the color OF water and its degree
Of purity. The Belgian Professor
Spring, who has been a long time
studying this delicate question, hai
Just communicated to the Academy oi
Sciences at Brussels some interesting
figures. Pure water containing a mil
lioneth part of ferric hydrate appears
brown under a thickness Of six meters;
a ten-milIionth is sufficient for 1t tC
be green and, in order that 1t may re
main blue, is needed less than TWEEN.
ty-millionth. AS to humic matter, Il
causes the blue coloring to disappear
in a quantity less than a forty-mil
lionth. The calcic compounds should
have a great influence upon clarifica
tion as they eliminate up to a certain
state Of equilibrium the ferric ant
humic compounds"
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26
No Past Tense in Politics.

Congressman Sydney e. Mudd OF
Maryland, was approached in one Of
the House lobbies recently by a Mary
lander in search Of a job. The appli-
cant wanted the congressman's in
dorsement. Where do you live?"
asked Mr.. Mudd. In Baltimore" re-
piled the applicant hopefully. "But
Baltimore's not in my district" de-
clared Mr. Mudd, edging away. Il
know I'm not In your district" re-
piled the seeker for political Office.
but / used to live in your district
once, for almost three months" "Son. ("
said Mr.. Mudd, impressively, there
is no past tense in politics-only pres
onf and futnra
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26
A Valuable poa.

Mark Twain is immensely popular
with the farmers living around Quar-
" arm" his summer home near El
mira, n. Y. He and his neighbors
exchange experiences and both profit
thereby. The genial numorist tells OF
one farmer who purchased a hunting
Dog that was highly recommended to
him by a man who did not seem par
ticularly reluctant about parting with
L. When the dog was delivered the
hrmer looked Il over with consider.
able misgivlngs. II seemed shy and
bashful and hardly the animal IL was
cracked up to be. Anxious to give II
a trial. however. he took Il out shortly
afterwards and, as luck would have
Il, ran across a fox. The dog took af-
ter the fox and the two we're soon out
Or sight. the farmer following as rap
Idly as he could. Finally he meet
another farmer who, In response to
his inquiry, stated that they had
passed in his direction. Asked as TO
how they we're running, the second
farmer replied: "Wall. II was nip and
tuck. but I think the dog was about
three feet ahead."-Linnincott's
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

A report had already been publish
cd which shows how closely the
growth Of trees is dependent upon
rainfall. Not only was this seen in the
case Of one and two-year old trees. but
IN an investigation extending over a
period Of twelve years, during which
time the annual rings Of growth were
carefully examined With an annual
precipitation Of from thirty to thirty
five inches a width Of ring was pro
auced varying from II to is inch. If.
On the other hand, there was either
m unusually large or small rainfall In
any given year this was followed by a
corresponding tree growth In the fol
owing year.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

The vast fortunes Of the few are not
always harmful to the masses of the
people observes the Florida Times
Union. 1t all depends on how they are
used. A law that would result in the
breaking up Of large fortunes would
not appreciably benefit the millions
who would get nothing from them in
either event. What matters it to the
public whether a millionaire leaves all
his fortune to one son or divides it be-
tween five. And how does the over
capitalization OF a corporation hurt a
man who has no stock In 1t?
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

The. Alexander Gosling expedition In
Africa has secured the first living
specimen Of the okapi. The first skin
OF that animal ever seen in Europe
was sent to the British Museum by Sir
Harry Johnston in 1901. The okapi
Is Of the giraffe family. but with short
and thick neck On the head are three
horn cores. The animals coloring is
remarkable. The cheeks and jaws
are yellowish white. and the neck
dark. The forehead and line down
% the muzzle are a deep red chest
nut and the large ears are IN the
same tint, fringed with black. The
neck, shoulders and body range from
let black to red. The tail is chestnut.
The legs and hindquarters are white
)r pale cream color, marked with pur-
ole-black horizontal stripes and
1lotches-
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NJ Iss ANNIE HENDREN. ROcklyn.

nj ISS ANNIE HENDREN, Rocklyn.
~ Wash, writes
feel better than have for over fouc
yeas. / have taken several bottles q
Peruna and one bottle Of Manalin.
Il can now do all Of my work in the
house, milk the cows, take care Of the
milk, and 30 forth IfhfHk Perund e.
a ptost tVonaerTiLE ~ cd dcftne.
II believe i would be in bed to-day IL
/ had not written to you for advice. /
had taken all kinds Of medicine, but none
did me any good.
"Peruna has made me a aCeLE and
happv girl. / can never say too much
for Peruna."
Not only women Of rank and leisure
praise Peruna, but the wholesome, useful
women engaged in honest toll would not
be without DR.. Hartman's world renowned
remedy.
The Doctor has prescribed II for many
thousand women every year and he never
fails to receive a multitude Of letters like.
the above, thanking him for his advice.
and especially for the wonderful benefits
received from peruna
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

Wireless messages have been re.
ceived at distances up to $50 miles
by means of kites flown 1000 feet
above the earth, and carrying up a
steel wire with delicate antanna wire
attached. The electric impulses reg
lstering the messages passed through
the hand Of the man holding the kite
string and through the receiving oper-
ator. who clasped his hand in his own.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

times dizzy spells When everything
was a blur before me. The passages
OF the kidney secretions were irregu-
lar and painful, and there was con-
siderable sediment and odor. don't
know what I would have done but
FOR Doan's Kidney Pills. could see
an improvement from the first box,
and five boxes brought final cure"
Sold by all dealers. so cents
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
AZ v
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

While we look upon the egg as a
masterpiece of creation, we must moi
forget the wonderfulness Of the feath.
sr which combines in a remarkable
manner lightness, complete ventila'
ton, first-rate non-conduetor Of heat
and a dirt repeller.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

The worlds production OF gold in
1906 was only s202, PSI. 600. In the
next three years it increased fifty per-
cent to $500, 6,724,1OO. In 1904 it was
SS46,S92. 200. and it has been steadily
increasing ever since. The increase
has been especially rapid in the Unit
ed States. The product Of our gold
mines exceed sS0.eOO.OOO a year. we
keep almost I'll OF IL at home-in the
six years ending with 1905 we had net
gold experts Of only s10.SsS.51O to de-
duct from a total domestic product OF
nearly half a billion dollars. In this
time we used only about 100 600, ,O0c
worth Of gold in the arts, SO that we
had almost s4OO,OOO,OOO to add to ouI
stock Of money.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

The New York Post notes that Chi
cago was quick to point out that the
proposal to pay members OF the Brit
ish House Of Commons some $500 a
year Is a step towards reproducing the
high grade OF craftsmanship which her
own Board Of Aldermen displays at
that price.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26
UNABLE 70 WALK.
Terrible Sore on Ankle Caun, Awful suf-
terlng- Could Not sieer-Cured
BY Cntlcura in six Weeks.


ferlnv-CouId Not sieer-Cured
BY Cuticura IN six Weeks.
II had d terrible sore on my ankle, and
had not walked any for eleven months. !
tried neuly everything without my bene-
K and rad a doctor. but he didn't seem
b do ray good. He said ! would have
10 have my limb taken of, and that !
would never walk again. suffered aw-
ful and al night could not sleep at all.
thought there was no rest for me, but
~ soon as / began 20 use Cutieura Soap
and Ointment it commenced healing licely..
/ bathed the ankle with warm water and
Cuticura Soap, and then applied Cutieura
Ointment 70 the affected part, and hid q
clotb ovs- the sore 70 hold it in place
After two weeks | could walk around "
nv room real good, anu in six weeks time
my ankle was entirely cured, and was
waking around out Of doors. Mrs. Mar,
pickerson. Louisa G. H.. Va, April =
IonS .
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

New uses for Portland cement are
being found continually. One Of the
latest applications Of the cement is in
the Manufacture Of a successful con.
crete sfnnn-
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

4 Wa SO weak
ened and gener-
ally run down
with kindey dis
ease that for a
long time / could
not do my work
and was FIVE
weeks in bed.
There was con-
tinual bearing
down pain. terri
BILE backaches,
headaches and at
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

The possibility Of terrestrial magne-
hsm being due to the rotation OF the
earth, the outer crust Of which Is cleo
irifed by the presence Of ions escap-
Ing from the interior, is pointed out.
Supposing that electromagnetic mass
could he detected by a balance, II fol
lows that those atoms whose electrons
are moving the most rapidly viii es
the heavier, and the ration Of the
atomatic weights will not be the ratio
u the number OF electrons. Deyia-
lions from Prout's law could thus bs
expected.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

Dew IS a greater respector OF col
ors. To prove this, take pieces Of
glass or board and paint them red, yel-
low, green and black. Expose them
at night, and you viii find that the
yellow win be covered with moisture,
the green will be damp, but that the
red and the black win be left per-
fectly dry
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

Birds cannot open the foot with the
leg bent; that 10 the reason they DO
not fall of their perches. When hen
walks, its toes close as It raises IT'S
loot, and open as It touches the
ground.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

Quite a little while ago Hannibal
crossed the Alps. and the other day
King Victor Emmanuel went through
them. or the two feats. King victor's
is the more wonderful The simplon
tunnel, just opened for trafhc. Is an
engineering triumph of the first mag
nitude. Said the king: 1T Is a vast
enterprise, the result OF half a cen.
tury Of study. seven years Of work and
the expenditure Of nearly s15.0O0,00O.'
This generation will be known In his
tory, maintains the Philadelphia Rec
ord. not from its weaknesses. but foi
its strength, as shown in such mar
vels as the Simplon tunnel and such
monumental charities as that evoked
by the San Francisco calamity.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

One OF the first reasons for the aDan-
doned farms in New England is the
inherent restlessness Of the American
boy, maintains Prof. w. M. Munson.
OF Orono, Me.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

Nafl1ess horseshoes are badly need
ed. owing to the injury done by nails
to the hoof OF the horse. A horseshoe
carrier fitting the hoof, and to which
the shoe can be easily affixed, Is the
latest invention to solve the difficulty
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

Fruits, in some form. should enter
very largely into our diet during the
summer and fall months. We would
live longer and feel better IL one meal
a day was made up Of an assortment
Of fruits. The pure, disease-destroy.
Ing water they contain Is needed 70
flush the system Of impurities which
accumulate from the eating Of TOO
much meats, often diseased, and 9th.
er concentrated foods.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

Knlcker II Primitive men ploughet
the earth with sharpened stick.
Bo1ker-You don't mean to say gol
lated bacl-
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

DR. Biggers Huchleberry Cordial
Eill convince the most skeptical when Il
somes to curing DiarrhOea, Dysentery, Chill
iren Teething, etc. 25c and 50c per bottle.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

Scientists nave always contended
that the odor OF gasolene Is fatal 20
the mosquito.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

Owing to the scarcity OF picKers'
many growers are going out Of small
fruit. Thousands Of crates Of berries
we're left on the vines last year as II
was utterly impossible to procure pick
ers enough. Even the Hobo Is on
the wane, declares the National Fruit
Grower.
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TERRIBLE 10 RECALL.
Five Weeks in Bed With Intensely
Painful Kidney Trouble.

Mrs. Mary Wagner. OF 1867 Kos
suth Ave, Bridgeport, Conn, says:
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

FITS, st. Vitus'Dance: NervousD diseases per-
manently cured by DR.. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer. s. trial bottle and treatise free.
Dr. II. R. Kline, Id, 93l Arch st.. phila., Pa.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

It is the opinion OF Nature that "a
strong man should come forward and
by his influence compel all philolo
gists, the whole world over, to adopl
The Lepsius alphabet with two OF
three trifing changes) as the stand
ard which all persons must adopt in
transcribing the languages OF the
world not already and anciently ez.
pressed in Roman letters; nay, more,
t Is to be hoped one day that all the
civilized tongues OF the world-Eng.
ish, French. German. Russian. Greek,
Arabic, and every other form Of let
.ering, and according to one standard
perhaps the Lepsius-of expressing
.Ounds by letters"
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

The Nile Is noted for its variety Of
Ash. An expedition sent by the Brit
lsh museum brought home 5000 speci
mems
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

A steel chimney 200 feet high was re.
Gently completed in South WaIea.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1906-07-26

France has 1000 miles Of State owned
and toll free canals.
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occupations notoriously insanitary OF
pernicious, may present ford APP
peafance difficult to be reconciled with
the surroundings of filth and squalor
in which his worka-d day lot is cast
But even among such cases tuber-
culosis, whether pulmonary, genito-
urinary, perltoneal, osseous, or other,
often declares itself among the general
signs of physical deterioration, parti-
cularly among women. And here Dr.
Stella DIVORCES into a most interesting
comparison between the sexes in their
response to the degenerative ordeal
which they have to undergo showing
particularly how the effects on the fe-
male react perniciously on the offspring
II do not hesitate to AFFIRM" he says,
"That the grea prevalence of ricketts,
among the children of our immigrants
is due not so much to insanitary con-
ditions after birth as to the deep-seated
of the women during pre-
gnancy regeneration caused by fatigue
in the erect posture and by alimerta-
ton deficient in the proteids and fats
continued with change during the per-
iod of laetation."
The society above referred to, of
which Dr. Stella is vice president, IS
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MENACE TO THE CHURCH.

lost Recent Accusation Levelled at
the Automobile-How the Plaintiffs
Evolve Their Charge.
Whether the automobile is instrumen-
|al in keeping religiously inclined folks
way from places of worship on Sun
Iays is question that has never been
leriously considered, but it is doubtful
TINS is the case. In communities in
hlch the motorphobic fever is the
|reValling disease, it is, quite natural
Il cohIended that the ever increasing
Ise Oh the automobile for touring on
|ountry roads on the first day of the
eek has tended to discourage the Gus
I'M OF carting the family in the old
1trryall to the meeting house on sun
sIys LecaIse, they exclaim, THE
Praes brighten at automobiles, and it
5ollld no o. riaht to expose the fam
y to this new danger" The smallest
.ophoie. no matter how small it may
y, always seems to afford a large
2Oush avenue Of escape by excuse
.here religion is concerned. In line
18th this it is interesting, and also
nuslng, to list to the cry of a Massa-
Rusetts paper in regard to this ques-
|bG. II says
"A cry of alarm comes from the
|untry church concerning the auto
|oblle. For years an uphill PROPOSE
pr, the rural parish declares its for
|nes to be far worse now than ever
fore. Pastors throughout New Eng
nd, save in some parts of New
Pmpshire, Vermont, and Maine, and
al parts OF New York, New Jersey,
|nnsylYania, Maryland, and the Dis
/ ct OF Columbia. and in the Middle
EST in the vicinity of the large cities
f reporting to their denominatisnaI I;
|adquarters the well-nigh ruin of !
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+, their work. Their troubles are due TO
the automobile, they say, and in hun
! dfeds Of cases they say that ruin of
their life work and the end of their
congregations are practically certain to
| be the outcome.
There is in southern Connecticut an
Episcopal rector who has seen more
than thirty years Of service in one
field. His field consists of two rural
churches, six miles apart. There are
congregations and Sunday schools at
different hours in both places. The rec
Tor mas always kept a horse and car
rlage, and has driven back and forth
for the Sunday services. and during the
week for funerals, sick calls, and past
oral visits. The State Of Connecticut
mas Of late years been improving it's
country roads One of the roads select
eu Iof improvement is that connecting
the churches of this venerable cleric.
1t happens that this road. now like a
mousse floor, forms part of a triangle
that is is a given number of miles on
its three sides, The number is publish
ed in the guides, and so automobiles
are thicker than blackberries that grow
on the sides Of the same road at the
end Of July.
The rector's horse was unable to
stand the automobiles and so run
away with the aged divine, smashed
the carriage, and injured its occupant
50 ne could not preach for a month. A
new horse, perfectly accustomed to
automobiles in the city, and SO not
minding them bit was purchased and
the rector took new courage. But an
automobile in the country was differ
emit and the city horse smashed a Sc
cond carriage Now the rector is in
such state of mind that, after years
Oh faithful work, he is driven from his
labor and his living. The latter is a
serious matter, or he has saved little,
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quite as badly as the country one. IN
less the automobile can come into gen
eral use, and until it does, the rural
people, and especially the rural church,
are injured immensely. In this ruin the
attitude Of most automobile owners
does not in the least help the sftua-
ton. Motor World.
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indeed cooperating not day too soon
with that other institution, also under
Italian superintendent for rescuing
the young immigrants from a life of
labor in the great cities and transfer
ring them to fields of work more in
keeping 18th their antecedents and cap
acities-namely, the Uf1cio gratuito di
Collocamento al Lavoro. Both have pc
culiar claims on the support of the
home government Both are fortunate in
possessing so able and so devoted an
advocate as the merico Italo Ameri
cano to who we are in debeted for the
pathetic, not to say classic picture of
the young Italian Immigrant
Before whom lies a road of toll
With his grave cut across.
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when in doubt" said the weather
prophet always predict something
disagreable."
What for?"
If you're wrong people are so pleas
ed they don't criticize you"-Washing-
ton Star
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-09
RICH SOIL WAITS SETTLERS
Phelps and Harlan Counties Oner Big
Inducements 10 industrious
Farmers.

W. H. Cowgirl, prominent land owner OF
Holdrege. is in the city for a few days
arranging with the railroads to send a few
more settlers 20 some of the richest land
on the face of the earth"
we have land in both Phelps and Harlan
county and lucky was the man who bought
land there three years ago, when we were
out looking for settlers" he says, land
which was then sold for $50 an acre is now
held at SIS, which is not a bad investment
for three years. During the past two years
our firm alone has sold over 200 farms to
settlers in these two counties and this
spring over 10000 acres of virgin soil will
be called upon TO yield forth a crop for the
first time. We do not need irrigation as
the rainfall has been sufficient for years
without a crop failure
We will have large acreage OF winter
wheat and the weather and moisture for
this could not have been made better to
order. As soon as the winter is safely
passed all this acreage of wheat will in
crease in value at least s. an acre. There
is plenty of land TO be had at reasonable
figures and the newly created land depart
ment of the Burlington will soon be In
shape to give information to prospective
settlers"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-09
A Calendar with a Personality.

Some people think the calendar crop has
fallen of in recent years. However that
may be. we are getting our full assortment
The kind we like best of all is the one
published by n. w. Aver & Son, the Keep
ing Everlastingly At It. Advertising Agents
OF Philadelphia. For the purposes of a
business calendar nothing we know Of
equals it, yet rs specimen of the printers
art, it takes highest rank and will harmon
ize with the finest office furnishings and
decorations.
The publishers have issued this calendar
for many years and state it AS their ex-
perience that when a busine IS man ha lived
with it for year, he is unwilling to do with
out It. The edition is limited; while they
last % cents sent TO n. w. Aver & Son, will
bring one