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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-06

ing 1928. In February, 1,o4s;~ March, l. 6ss; April. 2.2ae. and May 3.02s These figures show that the applications for passports have been running about 200 per month more than the average is- sues of past years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-06
Refu.e tn nher snnerinr.-

Mohileff, Russia. June 5.-In many r!aces in this vicinity the rural guards who are in sympathy with the peasants are refusing to obey the orders of their .sunerlors
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-06
Rode Horseback s,7OO MIIes,

St Petersburg. June 5.-Captdin Byieff who left the front in Manchu- ria shortly after the peace treaty was signed. arrived in St. Petersburg to- day. He rode horseback the entire
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-06
Income rnr Prnno.eh in r-.

Paris, June 5.-At a meeting of the cabinet held at the Elysee Palace to- day 1t was decided to introduce an in come tax bill in parliament in order to 70 eet the deficit in the budget.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-06
MIR. STIFFNESS
 TESTIMONY Tells Story of His Con
 version. CHIEF BEFORE COMMITTEE Sea Level Canal Would Be Destroy
 cd by River. Not Satisfied With Labor Conditions, But Climate Is All Right For Hard Work, He Tells Con-
 gressmen.

Washington, June 5.--The House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce today heard Chief Engineer Stevens of the Isthmian Canal Com mission regarding engineering prob lems on the isthmus of Panama.
 MT. Stevens gave in detail the rea- sons of his conversion from a sea lev- el advocated to lock canal enthusiast. He said the popular impression of a sea-level canal was that when ft was constructed person could stand at one end of 1t and look along the surface of the canal from ocean to ocean. As a matter of fact, if the sea-Ievei type of canal should be built. he said. it would be more In the nature of . sewer"
 It would be a narrow channel deep down fin narrow canons; 1t would have a strong current and in his opinion there would be no way to divert the torrents of the Chagres river. or at least this question was the one engi- neering problem of the lsthmus which far overtopped all others. This river. If turned Into a sea-level canal. he believed. would render 1t non navigabie if 1t did not completely destroy it.
 At the afternoon session of the com mittee, Mir. Stevens explained in de- tail what is known as the eiglty-hve | templates building a dam at Gatun on the Atlantic side and at Laboca on the Pacific side. backing up the waters of the two watersheds and thus avoiding digging or dredging for a total of twenty eight miles of the distance. This type of canal. he said. could he built in eight years Time is being lost on the isthmus. he said, because the type of canal to be built has nos been decided upou
 Like Some Chinese.
 MT. Stevens has nnevsr been satisfied with labor conditions on the isthmus. He would have three or four nationaii- ties there. He would like to have some Chinese. but supposed this would require legislation. He now has Rn agent ip Madrid endeayoring to Ect Spanish Iaborers- His present labor roll amounts to 10000 names and the maximum required Is estimated at De- tween 30.000 and 35.000. There are no laborers there from the United States.
 It is impossible to take advantage Of the abrogation of the eight-hour law, he said. because 1t was applicable only. to alien lahorers and ninety five per cent of the foremen and superinten- dents are Americans The result is that the gangs of laborers cannot be left to work by themselves after the eight-hour day has expired.
 Sanitation ( n the isthmus. he said. is strictly enforced. The percentages of sickness during the past few months was but thirteen out to the thous~ and He said that since he moved to Culebra March IS last he has seen but two mosquitoes. It Is not a mosquito country, he declared, to the extent the United States Is.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-06

WEATHER FORECAST. washington, June 5.--For 4-labamas Partly cloudy Wednesday and Thurs dayy fresh south winds.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1906-09-01
CHURCH WORK
A CommendabIe Beginning Made in
PaIiSade

To the credit of the residents Of
Palisade, it was not long after the
first few families came in before
there was a movement to estab-
fish some sort of church worship.
To this end, the Rev R. Hew-
lit, of Fort Lee, first consulted
the Hudson River Realty Co.
and obtained permission to begin
a Sunday school in house No. 4,
Palisade Avenue and Bluff road.
Later there was organized
temporary Union church in the
same house, with the Rev. w. D.
Gray, assisted by other ministers
who volunteered or were called in,
conducting the services. Mr.. J F.
Pencil, also, has rendered valua-
bic aid in caring for church and
Sunday School work, and to his
credit be it said, he has cheerfully
cared for the finances in a most
creditable manner.
AS soon as the population
grows, there will, of course, be
UNCONVENTIONAL churches built.
The Hudson River Realty Co. has
generously consented to donate
lots for chuch building, and will,
doubtless, give literally to any
work of this character besides.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1906-09-01

from a pleasant vacation in Bos-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weissenborn and
son returned from a two months
trip to Germany Sept. IS.
Mr. ]. Woolcott will be elected
councilman to Palisades Park.
May success grace his office and
Palisades interests.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1906-09-01

Mrs. Marx, of Fort Lee, is suf-
fering from cancer and dropsy.
The doctors consider her condi-
ton serious.
Miss Hagerdom, of Grantwood,
is contemplating opening sta
tionery store on Palisade Avenue.
1t will be in the recently vacated
dry-goods store.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1906-09-01
VILLAGE GOSSIP.

Mr.. ]. Murphy, of Grantwood,
returned Sept. IA with his family
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-05-11
Ppmpcred Stomachs.

Even though il takes pork four hours
to leave the stomach and six more to
be dissolved and absorbed In the small
intestine. what does that matter so
long as 1t is completely assimilated by
the end Of that time, as it is In 90 per
cent Of all digestive canalsi 1t Is the
slowest. but one Of the surest foods
that we have to give off all its energy
to the body. Its very slowness is what
gives 1t its splendid staying powers for
hard work. whether muscular or men,
tai. As a matter Of fact | have seen
more cases of dyspepsia cured by the
use OF breakfast bacon than by any
kind Of drug or restricted diet. An
adult alimentary canal which cannot
digest bacon or ham Is not to be re-
garded as healthy, and, instead Of hui
moring and giving in TO weak diges-
ton, it should be braced up and, under
skilled supervision. educated TO take
what Is given it and make no fuss.
Stomachs can be spoiled by giving
them too little TO do almost as easily as
by giving them too much. a healthy
stomach fit to cope with the emergen-
cies of life must be able to digest not
only that which is digestible, but much
that is difficult Of digestion, and this is
the standard which should be aimed at
in dletetic therapeutics Hutch
inson. VI. D.. in McClure's Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-05-11
Her Claims to Patronage.

When Mrs. Lombard offered 10 rec
ommend Miss Simpson TO her friends
as a dressmakcr she was honest In her
wish to help the little women, but her
efforts bore more evidence Of honesty
than Of tact.
81 wish you would try Dora Simp-
son." she said earnestly to three Of her
friends who were calling upon her one
day. shes such a good little body
md so unfortunate! Her old customers
have dropped off one by one till there's
scarcely a person in the neighbOrhood
who employs her now.
''As l often say to my husband" con-
tinued Mrs. Lombard, with haste, as
she saw signs Of inquiry on the faces
Of her friends, suppose she doesn't fit
very well. That doesn't alter the fact
that she has an invalid brother to sup
port and that she tried everything else,
from stenOgraphy TO cooking, and only
took up sewing as 4 last resort and
just hates every stitch she takes and
always has. Now, do try her, some Of
you. She's been with me for the last
four days making n jacket for my Jim.
Dora is just as patient about 1t as can
be. though we've had it all to pieces
three times."-Youth's Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-05-11
Holding the Breath.

1t is a physical impossibility for a
man to Kill himself by holding his
breath. Individuals differ greatly IN
the length of time they can hold their
breath, and what practice and deter
mined effort, combined with natural
great lung capacity, can do in this d.
rection is shown by the long periods
for which champion divers can remain
under water. If man succeeded in
continuing to hold his breath in spite
Of the physical discomfort in which he
had placed himself the result would
simply be to induce state Of coma.
When this state was reached nature
would reassert herself, and the breath
ing functions would again resume full
activity, preventing a fatal issue in
spite Of their owners desire.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-05-11
A Bridge of CrOcOdiIes.

A traveller writes OF port in north
western India: "The great sight OF
Kalachi is the sacred crocodile pre-
serve at Magar Pr, some seven miles
off. There are hot springs here which
feed a shallow tank containing nearly
4 hundred crOcodlleS. The story, usu-
ally thought to be fictitious. of the Eng
lishman who for a bet crossed the tank
by jumping successfully from the
backs Of these crocodiles is based on
fact. The hero Of this fOolhardy feat
was q certain Lieutenant Beresford,
friend Of Sir r. +. Burton. When Bur
ton and his companion were visiting
the crocOdlies' tank they noticed that
these reptiles and certain islets of reeds
happened to make an almost continu-
GUS bridge across the tank. This
prompted the daring subaltern to haz-
ard the feat Of crossing by hopping
from one crocodile to another. To the
amazement Of the spectators he sue
ceeded in this apparently mad attempt.
Sir Richard Burton had already sue
cessfully performed an equally daring
feat. He managed TO muZzle crOco-
die by means of a lasso and then
jumped on the reptiles back and en-
joyed a somewhat zigZag ride
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-05-11
Iusf,le Your Bones.

People usually imagine that their
bones are of solid mineral construc-
ton, without any feeling in them. AS
q matter Of fact, there are blood yes
sells ana nerves inside the bones just
as there are outside. During amputa-
ton of a limb much more pain Is felt
when the bone is attacked than when
the flesh Is being cut through. Through
the marrow which Is inside the bones
run the nerves and blood vessels, ell
ter,ng the zones ft0m tie flesh without
by Ettle holes. Nature adaptS the bony
structure of various animals to their
habits In a very interesting manner.
Sluggish creatures like tie Sloth, have
solid bones. whereas the bones OF the
deer and the antelope are comparative
ly light, so that tIey may run fast. and
the leg bones of the ostrich are hollow.
You will find n tie bones Of any skel-
cton ;hc application of mechanical
principles which have only become
known TO man through the processes
Of laborious and long considered In
vcntiOn.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-05-11
An Ancient Travellers Outft,

A small "Traveier's Guide" dated
1880, contains n good deal Of advice as
to the luggage which should be carried.
Take" says the book, two suits Of
clothes. ona coIee cOlOrel and one
blue; Il chest flannel pair Of leather
breechcs. Il s.eeping suit. three pairs OF
stockings, two pairs Of gloves, two wigs,
one hair bag e.. two caps. two hats, two
pairs Of shoes. one pair Of slippers, six
undershirts.' four 'Overshirts.' six neck
ties. SIX collars. six handkerchiefs. four
pairs Of cuIs. three crayats, two pairs
Of cotton hose. two pairs Of socks
But this is not all. as is shown by the
following items: Take a Bible. a
book Of sermons. 4 Travellers Guide
two albums. a diary. quirc of white
paper quills and ink. an almanac,
mirror. Il silver watch. silver snuff
box. silver spoon. pair Of silver
shoe buckles, silver tie pin. three sill
yer stuIs. q gold sea! ring. knife and
fork with silver han lies. a sewing
case, All opera glass. a compass, a wax
liSht and a t'nder box, n toothbrush. a
silver toothpick. a sword. silver
mounted cane. paddock with which TO
fastcn your door mt ni2ht inside.
clothes brush, box of medicine."-
Pail Mall Gazette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-05-11
TheN Ncedeh the lIOneY.

A freight steamer once came into
Marlopol. a port on the sea Of Azov,
which had among its cargo 100 pieces
Of machinery numbered M" from l TO
100. When the pieces were unloaded
1t was found that No. 81 was missing,
but two pieces numbered 50 showed
that there had been an error. the final
tally being correct. But the custom
officials did not take this view OF the
matter. the port being in need OF funds,
so they fined the ship 900 rubles for
being short of cargo as per manifest
namely, No. Sand 1000 rubles for
smuggling, having two pieces num-
bered IS when the manifest called for
but one.-Caroline L0ckhart III Lippin-
colts Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-05-11
4 Finger piIlOTy.

The finger p.ilory is still preserved
carefully in the parish church Of St
Helen Ashby-Ge-la-ZOuch ana is thus
described: "An ancient and rather sin
gular curiosity Is finger pillOry. This
instrument seems TO have been used
for the punishment of disOrderly per-
soAs during divine service. II consists
OF two upright posts about three feet
high, which support a beam Of nearly
the same lcngth. in which are bored
holes Of various dimensions. cut first
horizontally. then pelrendicuiarly. In
order that The first joint OF the finger
may be inserted and the finger retained
ia an angular form. The culprit is then
secured by bringing down over the
holes another beam which Is attached
by a hinge at the end to one OF the
posts and fastened at the other by a
k."-LOndon Academy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-05-11
Got n Cheap Dinner,

Verify the duchy of Baden possesses
Solomon in the person Of one Of her
magistrates. He IS the burgomaster
of village in a street whereof a cy-
clist ran over and killed a goose. The
owner of the bird demanded 8 marks
damages. The cycilst thought 2 ample.
The case came before the chief mag
istrate, who gave his judgment as
follows: "The plaintiff declares that II
paid marks he Will make no claim
for the dead goose. The defendant.
who Is willing to pay 2 marks, also
makes no claim for the body OF the
goose. Defendant, band me 2 marks.
and you, plaintiff, hand me the goose"
When both had obeyed his commands
be produced ] mark cut OF his pocket
and handed all three to the plaintiff.
The goose he kept for himself and
doubtless ate 1t with the goOd digestion
which comes from the knowledge Of
having pleased everybody.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-05-11
FuIminate of Mercury.

A peculIarity of illuminate Of mer-
curry is that it produces a shock to
which all other substances are sensi-
tive, and It's supreme value as an eX-
plOSive rests IN this fact and in the
known liability Of all explosives to be
detonated by more or less distant eX-
plosi0ns. There is a current Of sympa-
thetic influence in these terrible chem
lcal compositions that is as strange as
it Is dangerous What IS required TO
produce explosion is the rapid genera
ton Of great heat along with large
quantities Of oxygen. In gunpOwder,
for instance. the nitrate Of potash
(saltpeterD. which is the chief ingre-
dent. is practically imprisoned oxygen,
and when it is decOmpoSed along with
charcoal an immense heat Is developed,
which causes the gases to expand sud
denly; hence explosion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-05-11
The Magic OF n Mirror.

A ward patient in Roosevelt hospital
New York. grew gradually weaker
without any apparent reason. shes
fretting herself TO death about some
thing" said the nurse If she wou!c
confide in me | think she would get
better" BY and by the patient di4
open her mind and heart. III | could
only see myself" she walled. I'D feel
different. | know | must. look like
death or you'd let me have a looking
glass" 1t was against the rules TO sup
ply patients in that ward with mirrors,
but the nurse, recognizing the gravity
OF that particular case. smuegled in a
small hand glass. The result was mi
raculous. why, dear me-" said the
sick woman. Il don't look half so bad
as I supposed | did" And from that
hour she began TO improve.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-05-11
A Wonderful Sensitive Plant.

An incident related by the author or
"The Pearl OF India" in his description
of the flora of CeylOn Is almost un-
eanny, although we are assured that 1t
Is true 1t is about the mimOsa, or
sensitive plant, ana makes one almost
wonder whether the plant has intelli-
gence. The doctor, one Of the charac-
ters Of the book, while sitting with the
family on the broad piazza which form
ed the front OF the bungalow Of a
coffee plantation recognized a thrifty
sensitive plant and it was made the
subject of remark. He called his
young daughter of eleven years from
the house.
Lena" said he, "go and kiss the mi
mosa."
The child did so, laughing gleefully.
and came away. The plant gave no tok-
Ell of shrinking from contact with the
pretty child.
"Now," said the host, will you touch
the plant"
Rising to do so, he approached Ii
with one hand extended, and before Ii
had come fairly In contact the nearest
spray and leaves wllted vislbly.
1.-The plant knows the child" said
the doctor. "but you are stranger"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-05-11
Making Bread with Sea Water.

At one time sea water was used in
Tome English seaside places when max
ing bread. Even now villages along the
coast line OF France utilize il. Fresh
rain or spring water is only used for
the leaven, pure sea water being exclu-
sively employed for the making and
mixing OF the dough BY this method
40 mineral or table salt requires 70 be
added, the natural salt water giving
The bread the necessary degree Of sa-
Unity. But. though sea water does ad-
mirably for breadmalling. when ap-
piled to other culinary purposes the
result is disagreeabIe failure The
wheaton bread produced by it, how
ever, is excellent and Of great hygienic
value. The chloride of magnesium.
which imparts the acrld taste TO sea
water IS decOmpOsed in the heating
and therefore does not convey its Origi-
nal disagreeable taste 10 the bread.
while the common salt. OF course, per-
manently retains all its characteristic
saline properties. The mineral sub
stances left in the baked bread are con-
sidered TO be Of the nature Of very mild
regulating medicines.-LOndOn Mail.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-05-11
Arsenic.

Arsenic has been known from very
early times as n deadly poison. 1t Is
believed to have been the means en-
plOyed by Nero 10 remove his enemies,
and there is little doubt that 1t was
also known TO and employed by Mes
salina and Agrippina. During the mid
die ages It was extensively used as a
secret poison. being sold by alchemists
and poisoners of Italy under the name
Of widows powders" or succession
powders" Its properties were definite
" ascertained and made public by
Brandt in 1888 The plant from which
asafetida Is produced is native OF
Persia, Afghanistan and northern
India. In all these countries the in
habitants use it as seasoning for
their meat and vegetables. much as red
pepper is employed by the natives OF
Mexico and South American states.
The odor Is not deemed by them in the
least offensive.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-05-11

Wise men. though all laws we-1 aool'
ished, would lead the same livec.--Aris-
tophanes.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-05-11
Mernnids.

All the world over there are legends
about mermaids. The Chinese tell
stories not unlike others about the sea
woman OF their southern seas. Man
kind is taught on the most excellent
evidence that mermaid was captured
at Bangor, on the shores OF the Bel
fast lough. In the sixth century. while
another caught at Edam in 1903 was
carried to Haarlem and kept there for
many years
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-05-11
Rurncd Mt the Sfnke.

AS late as the end OF the eighteenth
century counterfeiters were publicly
burned at the stake in London. 4
March IS, 17S9. Christianie Murphy
was executed at Newgate tower, Lon
don, for the crime Of coming" She
was bound TO the stake seated on
stool. the main tie being a cord around
the neck. The funeral pyre was then
lighted by the executioner and his dep
utles, one of the latter of whom finally
jerked the stool from under the wretch
ed creature, allowing the weight to fall
OH her neck. Within forty eight min
utes the body was entirely reduced 10
ashes and buried in a hole on the spot
where the execution took place.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-05-11
Fishes That Cannot Swim.

More than OAe species ot fish - let
with which cannot swim. the most sin
gular Of which perhaps Is the nIaltha,
& Brazilian fish. whose organs o. loco.
motion only enable ii 10 crawl or walk
or hop after the manner OF a toad. 10
which animal this fish to some extent
bears Il resemblance, and it is provided
with a long upturned snOut. The ante
rior (pectOraD fins OF the maltha, which
are quite small, are not capable OF act
ing on the water but can only move
backward and forward. having truly
the form Of tin paws. Both these and
the ventral AMI anal fins are very diff
ferent from the similar fins in other
fishes and could not serve for swim
ming at all. Other examples Of non
swimming fishes include the sea horse.
another most peculiarly shaped inhab-
liant Of the sea. which resembles the
knight In a set Of chessmen. and the
starAsh. OF which there are many spec
linens, which mostly walk and crawl
on the shore or rocks, both being un-
able to swim.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-05-11
The Unit of Heat.

We cannot. Of course, measure heat
by yards, ptts or pounds. but the unit
OF heat. the standard measure OF Il
phenomenon, has been agreed upon by
those whose business it Is TO phllOso
phize on that subject to be that quan
tity which can raise pound Of water
one degree. Now. TO turn Il pound of
water into Il pound Of steam it require
967 Of these units OF heat-that is TO
say, If we boil a pound OF water until
II all goes away IN steam We shall have
used In doing so a quantity OF heat
which would have raised 067 pounds
Of water one degree higher in tempera-
turp
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-05-11
The First Man Dressmaker.

The first male celebrity who made
his mark as a dressmaker was RhOm-
berg. the son of Il Bayarian peasant
from the neighborhOod Of Munich. One
day in the month Of May. 1870, a beau
tiful equipage was seen driving about
Paris with an escutcheon In the shape
Of q corset and an open pair Of scissors
in the middle painted on the panel Of
each door. That was Rhomberg's coat
Of arms, and it told its own tale. He
was Il genius in his way and owed his
success chiefly to his skill In dlSguis-
ing slight deformities and bringing out
the most attractive charms Of his fair
customers. He rapidly made fortune
and left his heirs an annual income of
10000 francs. Under the first empire
and the restoration Leroy supplied the
dresses Of the ladies Of the court and
the higher nobility from his splendid
mansion in the Rue Richelieu. An ef-
fusive encomium was written upon
him by Anger, a member of the acad-
envy