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FOR OLD POINT COMFORT aud NORFOLK
Steamers leaves Baltimore daiv lex
cept Sunday at g. 80 p. NJ, ana arrive a
Old Point Comfort al 6 A. NJ. and NorfolE
at 7.I5 a. M.,where connections Il made
with the Rail Lines for all pc;nu South
and Southwest
YORK RIVER LINE"
ELEGANT PASSENGER STEAMERS
CHARLOTTE" AND BALTIMORE"
For WEST POINT and RICHMOND. VA.
Steamers leaves Baltimore daily lex
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Point at Z 80 A. NJ, and Richmond al
gag A. ".
Steamers leave Baltimore on MONDAYS
Wednesdays and FRIDAYS, anc
leaving West Point on Tuesdays, Thurs
days aud Saturdays, call at Gloucester
Point. Clements and Almonds; and
steamers leaving Baltimore on TUESDAYS.
Il ursdays and Saturdays. and West
Point on MONDAYS, Wednesdays ana
Fridays, call at Yorktown and Clay Bank
(~eather permitting)
STEAMERS LEAVE BALTIMORE FROM
PIER f8 AND 10 LIGHT ST. WHARF.
Through tickets 70 all points may bt
secured. baggage checked and statetoom.
reserved from the City Ticket Offices,
IIo F. Baltimore street, ARTHUR w.
ROBSON. Agent, Iz7 f. Baltimore
street, or the General Offices, $50 Light
street Baltimore. Md.
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{. H. MCDANIEL. Ass Gen1.
Passengerge VtIi.
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pneaKlng a word for the Royg.

There are worse things on the
,streets than boys playing ball. There
are automobiles that give grown folks
palpitation Of the heart and street
cars that MAIN infants. Healhy lads
are not to be nailed down these fine
,eyeniprs. cortland Oregonian.
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NOTICE IN BANKRUPTCY.

in the matter OF Frank ID. Powell, Bankrupt.
Take Notice, 4 hat the above pc son having been
adjudicated bankrupt in the Unite States Court
or the Northern istrict OF West Virginia bank
ruptey on Ju ~ 10, 1906 meeting of the creoi-
tors will be held at Ma,inshurg W. Va. in the Office
Of John o. Lemen, on July 26 1905 at ! o'clock
p. m fer the purpose OF allowing claims. examining
the bankrupt and selecting trustee or trustees.
JAS p BUTT,
7-2l-1t Referee in ankrupcy.
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NJ. c. Kennedy, Geo. w. Martin,
Vice Pres. and Gen. Supt Supt.
H. A. Riddle, Gen. Pass. Agent.
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4 iUMBERLkND VALLEY RAILRt AID
~ TIME TABLE.
I'm fleet NAV 27th, 1906

Daily:Except sunday
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81 Fifth Street, Detroit, Mich.
4s9 Fifth Ave-, New York City. U. 5. A.
81 Wabash Ave, Chicago Ill,
226S ST. Catherine Street, Motreal, Cam
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NORFOLK & WESTERN RY.
Schedule in effect May ~, 1906.
SOUTHBOUND

Leave Shenandoah Junction.
No. i3.-8.3S a. m. for Roanoke ant
intermediate stations. Bristol. Knox
vile and Chattanooga. Pullman sleep
er for Knoxville. Also for Blueheld,
Pocahontas, Columbus. Cincinnati ano
points west. Pullman sleeper for
Roanoke and Columbus.
No. T.-2 AZ a. m. daily, TO- Roanoke
Bristol Bluefield, Pocahontas, WEIGH
Pullman sleepe: to WEIGH.
No. 27.-6.o5 ?. m. for Berryvllle, Front
Royel, Luray. Elkton and intermediate
stations. Pullman cars.
NORTHBOUND.
No 2S.-IoI5 a. m. for ShepherdstoWn.
Anuetam and Hagerstown.
30. a. goa p. m. for Hagerstown ano
points north. Pullman sleeper to New
York.
Ne. 2.-2.3s m. daily for Hagerstown
Pullman sleeper for Philadelphia.
For rates, schedule, etc, apply to any
agent N. & w. r. r.. or
w. B. BEvILL. NJ. +. BRAGG,
Gen. Pass. Agt. Trav. Pass. Agt
Roanoke. Va.
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25
FIRE THE BEST FILTER.
If. Water Really e to Be Purified,
There Il Only One Way
to Do It.

IAN this talk about the need Of H.
ters. about people dying for lack Of
filtered water. amuses me-" said. a
chemist. For filtered water isn't
necessarily pure water. Boiled water
js 100 times better. Z
"A Aitsr. you see. does not free
water from things dissolved In ii, but
only from things floating In it For
instance, II you mix quart Of whisky
in 4 gallon of water and then filter
the mixture. 1t will come ont color
less, the floating color particles hav-
ing been left behind. but this color
less fluid will be quite as capable Of
intoxicating you now rs it was before.
for none Of it's dissolved alcohol will
have disappeared 3:
$50 with water that is polluted with
sewage. All the undissolved portions
of the sewage are removed by ultra
tion, and the water is left clear. taste
less and odorless: but the dissolved
sewage is still present. and in it may
lurk billions Of typhoid germs.
LET those who complain about the
lack OF filters just turn in and boil
their water. A cents worth Of. IRE
will purify q gallon Of water better
than . $10,00o.000 filter plant could
4
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25

stricfest of rules prevails as to visit
alton. and about all that the outsider
ever sees is distant glimpse of the
buildings from the deck of the
steamer as he sails by.
There are 125 men employed in the
various departments of the plant,
which comprises six spacious brick
and stone powder magazines. 200 by
50 feet in size. four she'll houses. two
general stOrehouses and four powder
filling buildings. g. go. 80.
The interior of one Of the powder
filling houses on the island presents
a novel and animated sight. The
men are required to wear long white
serge suits and mOccasins, and no
metal articles are allowed in the
pockets which. might; cause. friction.
All the tools. tunnels. measure cups.
scales and other appliances used are
made Of copper. Here the delicate
and somewhat. dangerous. business Of
weighing out the various smOkeless
powder charges is done. Even one or
two grams difference in weight is
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25
"A Balloon Incline Railroad. ::

a Balloon Incline Railroad.
:. Consul. William Bardel writes from
Aamhery that Engineer Balderauer.
::of Salxbarg:: has: invented n balloon
railraad; experiments with which ara
now. being made in the mountains in
the neighborhood Of that German city.
Il consists Of q. stationary, balloon.
which:is fastened to ! slide running
along. a. single steel rail. The rail is
Fastened 10, the side of. q steep noun
tkin: xhich. ordinary railroads could
not. climb. except through deep. cuts
and. tunnels: The balloon Is to float
about ss feet over. the ground. and
q: heavy steel cable connects. 1t with
the, rail: The conductor can. at will,
make the balloon slide up and down
the side of the mountain. For going
up the motive power is furnished BY
hydrogen gas. while the descent Is
caused by: pressure Of water. which
rs poured into 'a;1arge tank. 1t the up
per: end OF the road and which series
rs ballast Suspended: from the bal
LOON lis: q circular. car. with room for
ten passengers. The cable goes. from
the bottom Of the balloen' through the
center of; the car'to- a regulator .of
speed. which is controlled BY the con-
.dsctor: The inventor Of this 'railread
claims that his patent will force all
Incline cable. roads out OF existence.
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25
CANADIAN WILL SEEK POLE.

We must he convinced that there must
be a certain passage between Capt.
Keegan island, of Point Barrow. and
an unknown island in Is degrees north
latitude and l73 degrees west longi-
tude. as reported In 1864. ....
The Jeannettes crew saw birds GO
ing in that direction in the spring of
1880. and clouds ovsr it bearing north
east about 20 miles distant. 1t is my
intention to put the ship in the ice
from 164 TO 1GS degrees west longitude,
and as FAR north as possible, working
in with the lead. going on north
vest course; and the ship will get into
deep water, and in this way be sure to
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25
SHELLS OF. SMOKELESS POWDER.

carefully observed. At the Indian
!. Head proving grounds the naval ordi-
nance experts BY tests determine the
powder charge best adapted for the
various guns. These firing charges
are constantly being changed and re-
ivsed.. which keeps the filling house
men very active: Daily boxes Of
snbkeIess powder are. emptied into .
long wooden trough. The powder
looks like cut up sticks of yellow can
dy with holes punched through them.
With 4 copper scoop the powder il.
dipped out Of the trough. accurately
weighed and tied up in quarter. half
and full charges. in white bags. These
bags have several wide streamers At
tached.' and each is tagged with the
date of filing and amount Of the pow
der it contains. A small ignition
charge Of quick burning black powder
is slowed in the bottom of each bag.
They are then placed in large copper
cans and are ready for transfer
aboard ships.
=: The heaviest charge used in the
navy. weighs a little over 220 pounds.
and is arranged: in four quarter
charges of 55 pounds each. This is
for the. 13-inch guns. The bags. when
piled one on top OF another. reach to
the top Of . mans head and present
a formidable sight Of. bottled up de-
struction.. -
Another important operation. per-
formed in the filing house is loading
the Is and 12-inch proiectfles with
their bursting charge. For the for
mer 80 pounds of black powder is
used, and about 35 pounds for the T.
inch. To hold the shells steady and
to get at the base of these huge steel
missiles. weighing over 1000 pounds
each, they are rOped in a sling and
hoisted clear Of the floor by q pulley
and chain, The point is then lowered
a foot or SO into a stanch wooden
frame with an opening tribe larger
than the shell. A long. narrow bag is
inserted and with q funnel the black
powder is poured out of the covered
measure into the shell. Some 50 OF
these giants can be loaded In day.
Just how many shells. Uncle Sans
crack fighters have stored. down out
of sight in their holds is not gener-
ally known, nor the cost of these
death dealing missiles. Each 13-inch
shell, when loaded with go pounds
of powder. comes near to $500: the
l2-inch. with 126 pounds of powder.
to over $500. The capped armor
piercing shells are considerably more
costly than the common pointed ones.
One of onr big battleships carries sc
12-inch armor piercing. IA 12-inch'
common shells, 200 'S-inch common
shells. 900 ,S-inch armor piercing. l.
$50 6-inch common shells. 720 6-inch
armor piercing shells, 5000 3-inch
common shells, 1900 3-pounder cart
ridges, .2.400 1-pounder cartridges and
500 3-pounder. field gun cartridges,
and this supply of about 1900 shells
and cartridges costs nearly 500. 900.
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25
BACK :ro- PULPIT
What. Food Did for q Clergyman.

81 A: minister of Elizabethto~n tells
hcx .Grspe-Nuts.. food brought him
hack to his pulpit: Some 5. years ago
L had an attack Of what seemed to be
LA Grippe which left me in a com
plete state of: collapse and. L suffered
:fGr. some time with nervous: prostra-
fiop. My appetite failed. lost flesh
ill. was "a mere. skeleton. life was a
burden TO ple::I lost interest in every,
thing. and. almost in everybody Save
my precious wife: -
Then on the RECOMMENDATION of
ssoms friends I began to- use Grape:
Nuts food AT that time I was a. mis-
.erable skeleton. without appetite and
hardly able 10, walk across tile, room !:
lad ugly dreams at night. no disposi.
:,ien, 10 entertain. or BE entertained and
began to shun society. :. -: .
II finally gave. mp. the regular. minis,
try. indeed 1 could not i. collect. my
. thoughts on any subject; and became
aImost a hermit. After Il had been
using the Grapefruit food for"a short
tin:e'T discovered that Il was taking
on new life and my appetite began tc
improve: I began 10 Sleep better. and
Rs weight increased steadily; Z had
lost some: so pounds. but under the
. new feod regime have regained al
mos. my former weight and 'haSe
greatly improved in evefy way
:. II feel that I owe much to Grape
Nuts and can truly recommend the
. food to all who require q powerful re-
building agent, delicious to taste and
always welcome" -
Name given By Postum Co; Battle
Creek. Mich. A true natural road to
Teeain health. or hold it, is by use
of a dish Of Grape-Nuts and cream
morning and night. Or have the food
made into some Of the many delicious
dishes given in the little recipe book
found IN pkgs.
Ten days trial Of Crape-Nuts helps
many. There's . reason"
Look in pkgA for q copy Of the IA
nous little beck. The Road to Well
yiIes :.
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25
CANADIAN TO CONDUCT AN EX-
: PED1T1oN 10 ARCTIC REGIONS.
Capt. Joseph Elzear. Bernier, Expe'
rienced Navigator of Northern
Waters Preparing for Peril
Gus Voyage.

What fascination the. elucive north
pole has for certain individuals Of ad-
'venturous and scientific turn Of mind.
Never before has the world seen So
many expeditions under way and being
planned as there are to-day. Past
failure attended as it has been .ky
death in 50 many cases. has seemed
only to whet the desire Of 5lhers to
try for the coveted spot In spite of
Andres ill-fated attempt to reach the
pole by balloon, Wellman is making
his last preparations for flight toward
the -unexplorei regions to the north.
Peary is lost somewhere in the frozen
depths of the arctic circle and his
friends are anxiously: awaiting some
word which will assure them that the
intrepid explorer is still alive.
=. But Notwithstanding the tragic HIS
tory. Of arctic. explorations past and
present. there are still others ready to
try. The latest expedition organized
is that under. Capt. Joseph .Elzear, Ber-
nier. a Canadian. who will take the
Canadian government steamer Arctic
around the HernI and fit her for q voy-
age to. the north. pole. via Behring
straits. . r.
= The captain was born in Quebec in
1852. vas educated at the Christian
Brothers college in. that city ard has
led a stirring. adventurous life on the
ocean ever since. having commanded
oyer GO ships and steamers in all parts
Of the world. He is. an. authority on
the navigation Of the coasts OF Green
land. Labrador. Hudson. Bay, and the
bleak and barren coasts. of Newfound-
land. He has never lost a vessel in
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25
M ISIS ANNIE HENDREN, Rocllyn,
Az Wash. writes:

feel better than have for over
Tour years. / have taken several bottles
of Peruna and enc bottle of Manalin.
:" Lean now do all of my work in the
house, milk the cows, take care of the
milk, and SO forth. 7 think Peruns ls
= most w0n6erfNl medicine.
; % believe would be in bed to-day
If had not written to you for advice.
i bad taken all kinds Of medicine, but
lone did ,nc any good. =. 4.
.:Pcruna has made me q we'll And
happy GiH can never say too much
for Pcruna-7 =
:. Not only women Of rank and leisure
praise Pernna, but the wholesome, use
tm women. engaged in honest toll
would not be without DIR. Hartmans
world: renowned remedy. &c
: The Doctor has prescribed 1t for many
Thousand women every year and he
never fails to receive multitude Of let
tiers like the above, thanking him for
his advice, and especially for the won
'iierful benefits received from Peruna. co
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25
HOW 1T Is PUT IN SHELLS FOR
NAVAL PRACTICE.
Some Interesting Inside Information
: About the Work Carried On At
the Great Naval Magazine

: The loading. OF shells with smoke
less powder. for use upon the MANY.
ships Of the United States navy is an
industry Of large proportions. but one
about. which the public seldom hears
and about which it knows practically
nothing. And yet one of the most
important of the government. plants is
the great naval magazine at Iona
island, located. about: 40 miles from
New York city. on the Hudson: The
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25

Don't lie. in the same position all
-IiSht IL ,youEcan help it. -:
Ianr cover your head with the bed
cleihes.. Have your covers warm hut
Tight: :. -: -.
Don't go to bed hungry Fat any
light simple food that you wish II It
agrees with YOU. - e
:: Font. sleep. In. Z room that IL too
cold From 30 to 80 degrees: IL the
right temperature. =:
BERT go to- bed with cold feet. but
see TO ii that they are warm and com
Portable before yoa get in bed. :
Don't fill. your bedroom with bric-a-
.h:ae and draperies. but have as little
as possible in 1t to catch the dust. IS
: Don't put your pillows in the sun.
::as II draws the Oil out OF the feathers:
Sun. the bed and bedding. but place the
pillows out' Of the sunlight in current
Iltf.
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25


his long career on the-ocezn. although
he became a siipmaster when only II
years Of age.
Capt. Bernier comes from the famous
La Sale family. the early explorers
Who penetrated into the heart Of this
northern continent. and to-day is vice
president Of the Arctic club of New
York city, which heartily indorses his
proposed plans Of reaching the frigid
goal
OF his plans. Capt Bernter says:
'I have been q careful student Of the
western ice movement as reported by
competent observers, especially among
tie Whalemen, and now that the Mel
vile Bryant buoys haze drifted out, -
l. predicted they would two years aeo.
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25

Too much meat is absolutely hurt
ful to the body. Sailors on board OF
ships get scurvy when their supply Of
vegetable food is exhausted. The Iii
gestive organs of the human body de-
mand vegetable food, and if we dom:
eat enough vegetables We pay for 1t
dearly. =
Nature gave us wheat, and in every
kernel of wheat nature has distrib-
uted iron. starch. phosphorus, lime.
sugar, salt and other elements neces-
sary to make bone, blood and muscle.
EGG-O-SEE is wheat scientifically
prepared. Cooled, and made into
crisp fakes, EGG-O-SEE goes into the
stomach ready for the digestive or
gans to convert it into life-giving sub
stances with but little effort.
EGG-O-SEE eaters are a clean-eyed,
strong and happy lot. The proof Of 2
pudding and the proof of EGG-0SEE
is in the eating. EGG-O-SEE, besides
being solid nourishment is most PAL
atable. Every mouthful. is q joy to
the taste and direct benefit to yonr
health. A 10-cent package of EGG-O-
SEE contains ten liberal breakfasts.
Our friends advertise us. They eat
EGG-O-SEE for a while. They grow
strong. They are well and happy and
thev pass the good word along.
Next time you send to the grocer's
tell YOUR boy or girl to bring home a
lachsge Of EGG-O-SEE. Have your
cl,iloren eat EGG-O-SEE. 1t is their
friend. They'll eat EGG-O-SEE when
nothing else will taste good
You try EGG-O-SEE and you can
deduct the cost from your doctors
b:l,s.
We send our book. Back to Nature" :"
free. It's good bookful of plain,
good. common sense II you want a
copy. address EGG-O-SEE Company,
10 First st.. Quincy. III.
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25

The extraordinary popularity Of fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch a matter of great in,-
portance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals. is TIE
only one which is safe to use On fire
fabrics. Its great strength rs a stiff
ener makes half the usual quantity Of
Starch necessary, with the result Of
perfect finish, equal to that when the
goods were new.
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25

D., When Herbert Spencer wss . hoy
his father sent him away. from home
to school. The youngster became
homesick and with two shillings in
his pocket made his way home. over
120 miles, in three days. walking most
Of the way. He did IS miles the first
DAY and ~ ON the second. On the
third day q friendly coach driver took
him most Of the way for nothing.
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25

II is better to decide differerce
between enemies than friends, for one
If. our friends will certainly become
An enemy, and one Of .ou- enemies .
friend.-Bias.
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25

Benjamin Jeans. who recently ne
tired as guard on the London and
Birkenhead express after 81 years of
service, probably holds the worlds
record for travel. 1t amounts to more
than 1000, 600 miles. o.. the equivalent
If 16O times around the equator.
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25

Be grateful the longer. you are blind.
The happiness is rare that can stand
being. sotutinized with keen eyes.
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25

The new regulation in the. British
army that no relaxation Of the eye
sight test can ever be allowed" il re-
garded as marking the disappearance
Of the eyeglass among the officers.
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25

The brain Of q man Is more :tha,
twice that q any other animal.
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25

Defiance Starch-Sixteen ounces for
ten cents, all other. brands contain
only II ounces for same money.
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25

Defiance Starch is the latest inven-
ton in that line and an Improvement
on all other Makes, it is more eco
nOmical, does better work. takes less
time. Get it from any grocer:
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25
A Good OPENING for Young Men.

A Good Opening for Young Men.
o.. WANTED: Students to learn den
tistry. One thousand to eighteen hum
dred a year as soon As competent.
Cannot supply the demand. For par
ticulars address DR.. Clyde Davis, Lin
,oln, Nebr.
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25

A Square Deal.:sixteen ounces Do
4ance Starch f6r. 1Oc.
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25

The girl with the money to burn
usually has plenty Of flames. On hand.
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25

Lewis Single Binder Cigar has rich
taste: Your dealer or Lewis Factory,
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25

Cornelius Vanderbilt. in the name Of
his father. and Alfred G., in the name
of his mother, made application for
membership in the Rhode Island So
ciety Of the Cincinnati as the repre-
sentative Of the Vanderbilt family.
The society decided that Cornelius was
the. proper representative and he wss
elected with Is others.
The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25

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