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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20

It is hard to get far ahead of the EmLeror William It Is said that re- gently, when the emperor went by train from Berlin to Potsdam with a : few friends, the only other occupant of the royal saloon carriage was an 1mpassive lveried man servant. The kaiser was in a lively mood and his conversation was animated and conf- dential Suddenly his majesty inter- rupted the talk and summ1ned his sec retary. Then pointing to the servant he asked: What is that man doing here?'' The man was questioned, and was finally obliged to confess that he was a reporter for the Lokalanzeiger The kaiser began to twirl his nous tache, which is known storm signal Then he recovered himself and smil- ing grimly, ordered that the train be stopped, The interloper was obliged to alight on the track and was aban- doned in his livery several miles from the nearest station, to get home as best he could The kaiser spent the next five minutes chuckling over his vengeance.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20

About twenty thousand people live in the crater of an extinct volcano in Ja- pan. They dwell contentedly in this pit-like town, surrounded by a vertical wall eighty feet high, rarely making a Journey into the outer world, and prac- tically forming a little community by themselves.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20

Once more, says the Dundee Adver- tiser, have the scientists Iroved to be wrong Until recently it was thought that child could only live eight or ten years with what is known as "a frogs heart'-a heart with single ventricle to perform the double purpose of pro- polling the pure blood throughout the system and sending the impure blood bo the lungs for Lurilcation In the normal being these two operations are performed by separate ventricles. In the course of the post-mortem exam fnation of a man about thirty-hve years old who had suffered from heart disease, in one of the Manchester hos pftals, it was found that he had lived half the allotted span with heart in all it's details like that of frog, ex- cept that 1t was much larger. It is said that such a case is unique in the annals of medical science.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20

The Greeks seem to fear us bearing shoes. A firm in Athens imported five hundred pairs of American shoes and sold them readily. They were cheaper than the Greek shoes, and much more comfortable. The Greek shoemakers became alarmed, besieged their legislators and succeeded in forc- ing the imposition of prohibitive tar if duty on American shoes.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20

when Georges Clemenceau, the new Prime Minister of France, was ap- pointed minister of the interior and paid his first visit to the office he came upon a secret document concern ing himself which set forth minutely all the details of his political career and innumerable episodes of his life. One item related to certain weekly visits which he had paid to a mys- terious person, supposed to be an ene- my of the government, with whom he spent an hour or SD on each occasion. The mysterious one, as a matter of fact, was M. Clemenceau's chiropodist and the minister had this grotesque information inserted in the serious document.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-20

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL, Issued Thursdays, One Dollar a fear'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-04
SOUTHERN SEMINARY.
The Nashville Delegation Chosen.
Challenge for Basketball

Challenge for Basketball.
SOUTHERN SEMINARY, BUENA Wis
IA. VA March 3.-NJIss Martha Jones,
Montereyr.Nl.. the daughter of Hon. c.
j.. Jones, rector of the University of Vlr
rniia, and Miss Carrie thurman, of
Botctourt county, have gone to Nashville
as representatives from the student body
of the Southern Seminary in the Fifth
international Convention of the Students
Volunteer Movement for thu evangelical
lion of the World. These young ladies'
are among the brightest and best of the
students of the Southern Seminary The
committee charged With the arrangements
Tor the representatives of the institution
IN the convention are to be congra tulated
on the wise and successful discharge of
their duties.
ne exceptionally fine weather since
Christmas has permitted some basket-b ball
practloe. The seminary team are anxious
10 play the Randolph macon Womans
college,. They sent a challenge TO the
coiese last Ialt. but 1t was too late In
the season. The seminary team this yenr
rs an unusually fine one, both fast and
strong. inc average weight is 1875 pounds.
WORK on tie Southern Seminary Annual
mas been begun. The annual star This
Year IS composed OF some OF the best
students the institution has ever had Fa,
tof-il-chlef Miss Scully, Texas assistant
NJts !, r 80 oO"cs, Norm carolina, and
MISS y Simmons, West Virginia; busne s
manager Miss Allison. Wythe cou,ty,
assistant mahager, Miss Mae Burton. onj
Tor oil CLUBS, Miss Ruth Coe. Shenandoah
county; art editors, Miss Carrie Buhr-
man hotetourt county, and Miss Bertha
S.aath' Aihemarle county; social editor
Ass hiida Nelson, M'ddlesex connty,=
alhletlsf, Mics DeLong, Botetourt CONT:
Ssa'ls.'Gs' Mss Amoss, Maryland; alum,
nae, MISS Sutton AuglIsta co,,nt, -,
9liss Carrie Scott, Illinois. '''' '''''
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-04
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Current Tonics

Three bottles Of cognsc. certified !,
cate back to 1883. ana labeled ia ia
ionlere Char2nte," sold at auction !,
tsaF!s inc other day for s2S each.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-04

AMONG THE NEW SUITS are a
lot of ETON styles. III gray. old rose.
blue and gray Panama. The Jacket Is
collarless, with white vest effect, and
lined with white satin. The skirt is
flared, plated back and front; Jacket
and skirt both trimmed with buttons
and straps to match the material OF the
suit. A dainty, sty1ish looking cos
tune tune at a very little S15 On
In addition to the Etons. we have
at the same price. S15. Neat Tailor
Made Suit of Gray Homespun. Pony
Jacket. with reverse OF white broad
cloth. trimmed with oxidized steel
buttons; seven gore skirt, trimmed
with folds
Very Stylish Looking Suit comes
in an Invisible Gray Plaid. Pony
Jacket style, collariess and trimmed
with dark green broodcloth and braid.
The skirt is plated front ci7 IN
ana back ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Q1l sJU
Another Pony Jacket Suit that is
attracting considerable attention on
account of It's style and finish is in
Novelty Gray Cloth, strictly tailor
made and trimmed with buttons to
match; coat Is lined with con m
satln pGV.UU
Very Handsome Eton Suits, in green.
blue and gray Panama. have the jack
ct trimmed with white MORE. The,
sleeves are short and trimmed with
, White lace lace, Double 9, box S25 on
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-04

According 10 a Massachusett, NAV
January bth, about thirty years ago. the
thermometer reached 81 above at Ply.
mouth, Bluebirda sang and butterf,tes
fitted ubout, Grass was green ond
cherry tree was in bloom Boys Ven, in
bathing IN Little Pond. on January t2th
u was recorded that Captain Parker Hal
had put in most OF. the year planting =
On February eth Elijah Sherman fed lis
hens on srasshoppers. March 22nd Nav.
flowers We're plentiful.
Ike Secretary OF the Navy u,n
Charles j. Bonaparte, OF Maryland, a de-
Ecendant OF kingA, recently notified ,he
MANAGEMENT OF theatre in Washington
taat Its order against admitting soldiers
or sailors in uniform, to the body of the
house must at once be revoked else pro-
per steps would be taken to reach the
manasement through the Commission
which governs the District OF Columbia
The manager took the hint. and the order
wpx withdrawn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-04
New Garments In the
Suit, Waist and Coat Section

Every train and boat from New Spring
to the
show rornd ITO
stock O. the sn1anuf cturrs
raodea for value
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
LOVE PLANTS OF INDIES.
Romantic Tradition Among Natives
Regarding Curious
Vine.

did you ever hear of the love
rlant?" asked Capt Atwater, of the
schoolship Saratoga, who was showing
several visitors over the old craft the
other day. 81 have several in the
cabin"
He showed three small leaves at
tached to the ceiling by strings, says
the Philadelphia Record. They were
without any soil or foundation, but
were green, and from each there
sprouted dozen or more little leaves
greener and fresher than the main leaf
itself.
During our last cruise in the West
indies" the captain continued, 81 Wis
tied deserted English fortress, which
was grown over with shrubbery A
Eative plucked several leaves from a
vine and told me to hang them some
where and write the name of my best
girl on them. If they die he said,
she does not love yol. If they sprout
she does 1 put my wife's name on
one and my two daughters names on
the others. You see, although they
have been without nourishment for
three months, all three are sprouting
we'll and my family's affections seem
assured"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
TIGERS Tap Rubber Trees.

Near Perak in the Malay peninsula
is a prosperous rubber factory run by
a long-headed Scotchman. In order to
obtain the sap from which the rubber
is made it is necessary to puncture
the bark of the trees. Laborers are
scarce in that district, but there are
an abundance of tigers. There were
not enough men to tap" the trees, but
the Scotch proprietor hit on a bril-
liant idea. He knew that tigers are
fond of valerian, SO he gave orders
that all the trees should be rubbed
with this stuff. The tigers came up
and caressingly scratched the bark in
the most approved herringbone fash
ion, after which all that the coolies
had to do was to walk around once a
day and collect the rubber.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
FINEST TROUT IN THE WORLD
Found In Small Stream in the High
Sierras, Says Expert.

The finest trout in the world, says
Dr. Barton w. Evermann of the bu-
reau of fisheries, is to be found in
little stream of the high Sierras in
southern California called Volcano
creek The trout is named the golden
trout" and in beauty of coloring
gameness and delicacy of favor it has
no equal.
So far as is known, it exists only
in this stream, which is about 20
miles in length. President Roosevelt
recently called attention of the bureau
of fisheries to this unique specimen.
with the result that DR.. Evermann was
sent to California to study its habits
and environment and to see whether
it might not be introduced elsewhere.
He reports that the trout is in dan
ger of determination and that fishing
in the stream must be prohibited by
the state of California for three years
If the trout is to be saved. DR.. Ever
mann has also recommended that the
bureau of fisheries undertake the ar
tificial propagation of the trout and
cooperate with the state of California
in transplating it to number of bar
rem streams that can be easily
reached.-National Geographic Maya
zine
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
Grocer Was Getting Even.

THAT was tit for tat with a VEN
geance," said Walter Christie, the au-
tomobilist, apropos of a quarrel be-
tween two French chauffeurs. 1T re-
minds me of a grocer | used to know
in Paint Rock. This grocer went over
to the jewelers. one day to get new
crystal put on his watch. The latter
as he fitted and cleaned the crystal
suddenly flushed. He bit his lip and
frowned. His hand trembled so that
he could hardly go on with his task
Finally. handing the watch to the gro
Ger, the jeweler said in a restrained
voice: Beg pardon. but didn't l just
see you put a couple of rings and a
scarfpin in your pocket"
Sure you did said the grocer,
boldly. When you come to my place
aren't you always putting things in
your mouth?'"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
Rich Women Have Troubles.

The idea that fashionable women
are too busy and had too many inter-
eSts to feel acute sorrow over their
broken crockery was disproved the
other day when Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish
went into the principal dry goods
store in Newport with friend who
stopped to watch man who was
selling cement for cut glass and called
TO Mrs. Fish: "Oh, here is cement
for cut glass which not only mends
it but makes it ring as clearly as il
it were new" Mrs. Fish called back:
My servants break SO much of my
glass now that it is heartbreaking and
If they knew it were possible to
mend it they would break it all, SO
don't care for any, thank YOU"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
RAPID CAR BUILDING.
How Work Was Rushed on a Fine
Passenger Coach for an In
dia Railway.

There have been a good many at.
tempts to establish records in the
Dulldlng OF locomotive engines, and
they have all gone to show that al
most incredible feats of construction
can be managed if a programme of
work is carefully drawn up and rigid
ly carried out, says Engineering One
does not look for such triumphs of or
ganlzatlon except from among the
leadlng works OF this country or
America, and it is somewhat of a
surprise to find that equally meritor-
lous performances may be obtained
from proverbially slow native labor in
India when directed by competent
European engineers.
1t fell to the lot of the Great Indian
Peninsula Railway company to need
trailer coach to run in connection
with small tank locomotive at ex-
treNely short notice, and advantage
was taken of the fact to see what
could be done in the company's work
shops at Parel in the way of rapidity
of construction.
On March l, this year, the order
was given. drawings were at once put
in hand, and the necessary material
ordered By the 2Gth of the month
everything was ready for erecting
operations to commence. The men,
SO in number, under the direction of
eight 'maistries," were assembled at
500 a. m. and started to work ten
minutes later. Some laid down the
framing and made the floor, others
worked at the sides and ends, so that
by 4:30 p. m. considerable show had
been made. No overtime was worked,
the length of the working day being
eight hours.
By Wednesday morning the under
frame, which had been prepared in
the meantime, was in position under
the body. The doors, windows, blinds,
seats, etc., were simultaneously in
the hands of &C carpenters under the
guidance of three "maistries," while
nine trimmers prepared the upholster-
ing and decorations. On the after
noon of the third day the carriage re-
ceived it's first or printing coat of
paint. The painting of the inside and
outside of the vehicle was proceeded
with on the Thursday morning, a
charge man and 20 painters being
employed, and the outer roof cover
was also put on, the doors were hung,
windows put in place and the general
internal arrangements were com
pleted
The final coats of paint and var
nish were given on the Friday. The
car on which this remarkable work
was lone was of no mean dimensions.
1t measured 62 feet in length and was
nine feet six inches wide over the
mouldings. The steel underframe was
60 feet long. and rested on four
wheeled bogies, spaced 40 feet apart
from center to center.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
Convenient English.

Eve become accustomed to q
phrase" observed an educator at a
teachers convention, "but when we
introduce new one along exactly
the same lines. it startles the hearer.
"A number of ladies were seated in
hotel parlor, and one of them, COM
menting on a woman who was stand
ing in the hallway, said:
Mrs. Lorraine seems unusually hap
by this morning.
Yes, answered companion,
knowingly, the ladies of Newark gave
a tea in her honor yesterday. But
doesn't her husband look gloomy and
dejected?'
That is true admitted the first
speaker. I presume the gentlemen
of Newark gave beer in his honor
last night"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
BIG NEW SHOE BUILDING,
It Is Dedicated by the w. L. Douglas
Co. at Brockton.

The dedication a short time ago of
the new administration and jobbing
house building erected by the W. l..
Douglas Shoe Co. as part of it's mann
moth manufacturing plant at Montello
was marked by the thoroughness and
attention to detail characteristic of the
firm in all its undertakings.
The dedicatOry program included
open house from IL a. m. to p. m.
with concert by the Mace Gay orches-
ira and the presence of Boston
caterer to attend to the wishes of all.
The building itself afforded a feast
for the eye, especially the Offices,
which are marvels in many ways.
Fifteen thousand invitations were sent
out, including over 1000 to the re-
tail dealers in the United States who
handle the W I; Douglas Go. shoes,
the others going to shoe manufactur-
ers and all allied Industries in Brock
ton and vicinity. Mr.. Douglas will be
glad to have anybody who is interest
ed call and inspect the new plant and
says 1.-The latch string is always out"
All departments of the plant were
open for inspection, the three factories
as we'll as the new building, and Wis
tors were received and escorted
through the industrial maze by ex-
sov. Douglas, assisted by the heads
Of the various departments.
Under the present system all shoes
ire manufactured to order, and Gus
tomers sometimes lose sales waiting
.or shoes to arrive. With the new
iobbing house they will be enabled to
cave their hurry orders shipped the
same day they are received.
The new building is 260 feet long
and 60 feet wide and two stories in
height. The jobbing department will
'ccupy the entire lower floor, while the
offices will occupy the second floor.
The jobbing department will carry a
complete stock of mems, boys, youths,
misses and children's shoes, slippers,
nbbers and findings equal to any job
ing house in the country Buyers are
especially invited to come here to
trade, and every effort possible will be
made to suit their convenience. There
VIII be finely appointed sample room
on the second moor, with an office in
which both telephone and telegraph
will be installed, with operators, both
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
wires to be used. There will also be
arrangements for the receipt and des.
patch of mail.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
Nicotine In Tobacco.

A scientist writes: 1.-The essential
quality for which tobacco is smoked
or chewed lies not really in the leaves
themselves, but is contained in thou
sands of hollow-knobbed hairs which
cover their surface. The vital nicotine
is garnered in these pearlike balls, but
as it is impossible to shave of these
hairs. and would be scarcely COM
mendable achievement II it could be
undertaken, it becomes necessary to
preserve the whole foliage for COM
mercial purposes"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
A WINNING START.
A Perfectly Digested Breakfast Makes
Nerve Force for the Day.

Everything goes wrong if the break
fast lies in your stomach like a mud
pie. What you eat does harm if you
can't digest lit turns to poison.
A bright lady teacher found this TO
be true, even of an ordinary light
breakfast of eggs and toast. She
says:
Two years ago contracted very
annoying form of indigestion. My
stomach was in such condition that
a simple breakfast of fruit, toast and
egg gave me great distress.
Il was slow to believe that trouble
could come from such simple diet
but finally had to give it up. and
found great change upon a cup of
hot Postum and Grape-Nuts with
cream, for my morning meal For
more than year 1 have held to this
course and have not suffered except
when injudiciously varying my diet.
81 have been teacher for several
years and find that my easily digested
breakfast means saving of nervous
force for the entire day. My gain of
ten pounds in weight also causes me
to want to testify to the value of
Grape-Nuts.
"Grape-Nuts holds first rank at our
table"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's reason" Read the little
book. "Ths Road to MELVILLE" In
iukHo
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
Deaf Women Form Club.

One of the most curious clubs on
record has recently been formed by
society women in Berlin. The prin-
cipal condition of membership is that
the applicant must be deaf. The club
has over a hundred members, who
meet regularly once a week in hand
somely furnished rooms in the Will
helmstrasse. where they converse by
means of ear trumpets and sign Ian;
guage and drink tea.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
FOREIGN Born Men of Fame.

or the 100000 Canadians engaged
in business or following professional
pursuits in the United States many
hold prominent posts. Who's Who
in America" mentions 245 Canadians.
Allowing one-eighth of those born in
Great Britain but brought up in and
therefore rightly to be credited to
Canada, the number of Canadians be-
comes 276, or % for every 10000
Canadians in the United States With
this may be compared the British rate
per 10000 of %, that of 81 for the
Dutch, that of 5 for Swedes, and
that of 8 for native Americans (black
and wh'te), or 1.9 for native white
Americans.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22

veloped into a chronic case. At one
time l had to use a crutch and cane
to get about My back was lame and
weak, and besides the aching, there
was a distressing retention of the
kidney secretions. l was in a bad
way when l began using Doan's Kid
ney Pills in 1901, but the remedy
cured me, and l have been we'll ever
since"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box,
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory if the right
Starch were used. In order to get tie
desired stiffness, it is usually neces
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality Of the goods. This trouble
can be entirely overcome by using De-
fiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
er strength than other makes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
Made to Paw Poll Tax

The town Of Henrietta, N. Y, takes
a proper view of the poll tax and the
duty of its collection. Two citizens
there who declined to pay their 81
poll tax were arrested and sentenced
to Jail for 60 days. Declaring at firss
that they would rot in Jail before they
would pay cent, the two finally set
tied for the tax and costs by paying
$10.S5 and $11.55, respectively.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22

Will interest the thou
sands of veterans
who came back from
the Civil War suffer-
ing fortunes with kid
ney complaint. Capt.
Ely says: Il contracted
kidney trouble dur
ing the Civil War,
and the occasional
attacks finally de-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22

By following the directions, which
are plainly printed on each package of
Defiance Starch, Mems Collars and
Cuffs can be made just as stiff as de-
sired, with either gloss or domestic
finish. Try it, 16 OF. for 10c. sold by
ell good grocers.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
Sea Sernents Arain

Says a news item: THE officers
OF the Caviani, which has arrived at
Auckland, New Zealand, from Rara-
tonga, report having. when OFF the
kedmadeca islands, twice passed close
to sea serpent. They estimated its
length at so feet. Its color was a
reddish brown and its head the shape
of q gurnet's."