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Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09

nearly an hour stood and waited, listening to
the muttered jabberings of the worshippers,
blessing the darkness which shrouded my dis
guise. At length a sudden silence fell upon
Che whole assembly; a CLEAN of light at the
far end of the building, and procession OF
torch bearers appeared, monotoning some mas
al refrain. The whole concourse fell to its
knees. BY the light of the torches L found
myself by pillar, and also noted the bear
ings of the entrance. The procession began to
march round the temple, coming towards me;
while the people took up the nasal song, TIL
the whole place seemed to vbrate with dis
cord Behind the torches marched four
priests, holding up a black-covered tray, in
the midst of this something lay and sParklcd
That was the diamond. l waited till the. gem
was opposite to me, and, at the risk of my
life stood up in the shadow of my pillar to
aThere! when think of it now, wonder
that | did not shout aloud. There, on the
black cloth, sparkled, to the best of it's feeble
ability, the finest cut-glass decanter-stopper
ever saw in my life!
"How it got there. I never discovered. I
contriyed to get out of the pagoda, and reach
ed my interpreter without any disturbance,
and in due course we arrived home. But it
wns a great blow There is something hu-
morous in a tribe worshipping decanter
stopper instead of diamond; but when you
have done three weeks hard marching to see
the said stopper, the humor fails to please"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09
Cute and Cornical

When a man jumps at conclusions he
doesn't always light where he expected to.
-"George, don't you see that Jane is tax
ing your candyW
sI don't care. It's the kind that always
makes her sick"
1t must be hard on the fingers of the jolly
mute who is always cracking jokes
The sweetness of child is often spoiled
by too much sauce.
-Schoolmaster (entering boys, dormitory)-.
What are you doing out of bed this time OF
Murphy-Oh, sorr, got out to tuck myself
i'll.
-Mother-How often do you want me to
tell YOU to stop making that noise?
Willie-Pd rather you wouldn't tell me at
all, ma
The more bread the baker makes the
more he kneads.
Set to music, the ROSTERS call would be
a crow bar.
-Professor-What are the constituents of
quartz?
Student-Pints.
A bland smile creeps over the class
. -"What was the matter with Willie's
kite|
at got stuck. You see. he made it of fly
paper"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09
Copyright by James Elverson.

IRI WAS looking one afternoon at the
I&E regalia of Saxony in the Dresden
SsSSSa5 ochloss. The Gems are distinctly
HssGgaSsy flne. and | was particularly attract
ed by one large emerald. Its depth
OF color held me spellbound, and / was gazing
at 1t in half-hypnotic state, when 1 was
aroused by voice at my elbow. There were
several persons moving about the room, since
admission to view the jewels is only granted
to parties
This was a grizzled old gentleman, whose
upright bearing and bronzed features plainly
advertised his profession; and, as | discovered
later, he had served many years with the Eng
lish Army in Burmah and India.
You take an interest in jewels?" he was
asking. Perhaps you have some professional
knowledge of them?"
'None whatever" 1 replied; "but these
strike me being fairly good lot"
pretty fair, pretty fair" he agreed. 81
have seen most of the famous jewels of the
world; and these are not at all amiss"
He launched into history of some of the
stones before us, and when the rest of the
party left the room suggested an adjourn
ment to cafe, where he continued to speak
of his subject with undiminished enthusiasm.
"Jewes, and especially diamonds, are my
hobby" he said. "Some people wander about
the earth examining cathedrals and collecting
photographs of them. Others go in for crock
cry Jewels are my hobby"
"Rather expensive to collect | remarked.
collection is an amusement l despse," he
declared "It is the outcome of human self
ishness founded upon the desire to obtain
something unique and brandish it in the faces
of your friends. do not possess a single
Jewel of any kind. l simply look on and ad-
mire. A large, well-cut diamond is as beauti-
full and unique thing in it's way as fine
piece of china or a great painting"
'fIndia is not bad locality for your pur-
suit" | observed.
"No country could be BETTER" he replied
'FWhat histories some of the famous jewels
there have hadi What stories of crime some
of them could tell! And it is country of dis
appointments, also. / had one great disap-
pointment there. The story might interest
you.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09
Reversible Sentences

Scandalous society and life make gossips
frantic.
This reads backward:
Frantic gossips make life and society scam
daous.
Apply the same rule to the others given be-
low:
Dies slowly fading day; winds mournful sigh;
Bright stars are waking;
Flies owlet, hooting, holding reyel high,
Night silence holding.
Solomon had vast treasures-silver and gold
things precious. Happy and rich and wise
was he. Faithful served he God.
She sits lamenting sadly often too. much
alone.
Dear Harry-Devotedly yours remain l.
Have you forgotten $50 check? Reply imme-
dately, please, and hand to yours-Grace
Darling.
Man is noble and generous often, but some.
times vain and cowardly.
Carefully boiled eggs are good and palat-
able.
Love is heaven and heaven is love, youth
says.
All beware says age. Trying is poverty and
heeting is love.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09

man, you are very young for such responsible
ity L must ask your name"
The boy answered:
"Walter c."
Whereupon, the courtly gentleman ntroduc-
ed himself as General Andrew Jackson, and
bidding Walter a kindly farewell, the wheels
rolled steadily away towards the capital of the
United States.
In the autumn of that year, when the river
was swollen and two colored boys were assist
ing our young boatman, looking up the height
on the north side, Walter saw the white
horses, with lifted heads and arched necks,
and he announced to his aids that General
jackson was coming.
Just behind was second carriage with a
span of beautiful grays.
The General and all his party safely passed
over, he said:
: "Now, Walter, ! want you to be particular,
for that is President Monroe and his wife in
that rear carriage, and General Gains on horse.
back in attendance"
When all were safely over and all dues
paid, these digntaries passed out of sight of
this boy for all after time, But the boy
still lives in the person of one of the aged and
respected citizens of Frankfort. Kentucky.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09

This Terry was at the picturesque
point nearly four miles below where the Ken
lucky receives the waters of Dix River.
Sitting and waiting and watching, on one
of those sunny days. the young ferryman saw
coming from the south side superb car
riage, drawn by four splendid white horses.
The boat was instantly made ready, and the
colored coachman, perched upon his proud pin
nacle, promptly drove on the boat with an air
of selfsatisfaction.
A tall, spare, majestic old gentleman, with
plain, but impressive, little lady, and her
waiting maid, all walked on after the car
riage.
Soon the youthful captain of the craft had
rowed all safely "oer the ferry" when the
supreme looking parsonage bade the driver
water his team.
Approaching the small ferry commander,
this traveller said in most pleasant way:
"Here is your fifty cents. and now my little
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09
JacksoD's Little FerrymaD

BOUT 1923, a little, slender. blond
boy of fourteen, was the boatman
of the ferry across the romantic
Kentucky River, for the road be-
tween Lexington and Harrodsburg.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09

man, you are very young for such
ity: L must ask your name"
The boy answered:
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09

[m TWAS looking one afternoon at the
(&E regalia of Saxony in the Dresden
'S.sessssed Schloss. The GEMS are distinctly
sG99&sgsJ fine, and | was particularly attract
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-17
Special Offers,

90 snares-.-- 1oo5ooo shares>---la0
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-17
Successful Oil Burner for Co
s,iusaand VIII se Paid June 90 1909.

Dividend VIII Be Paid juno 90, 1909.
There are few wee1.s left yet that you
can secure stock in the Uncle Sam Oil
company and participate in the first
dividend to be paid by the company, +
safe to figure that it viii BE- MUCH
higher or quickly PICKED up after the
FIRST dividend is paid. There are now
hearty eight thousand stockholders, and
ey are eontinggally mere fpsns se 70
Buy. The days are limited that you OF
anyone win be able to SECURE Uncle Sam
Fhile the price Is right.
why Uncle Sam ogfers You Good
Deal.
II is the common talk among business
men that thts stock could be sold for
pore money oH o| 70 no,on enas a,g T.
Seliing tho balance Of the stock at even
HE % cents per share will be able to
place Itself where 1T can t build TO- e,s as
months the stock has been selling at @
sents per share until now close to one
huarter Of million doIlarg has been
subscribed at that price. This mon ey
has all gone into the enterprise, and
Everyone knows that under these oondii-
lions the stock is q good buy even at s.
Sents per share. However, the company
figures that by rushing the work TO COM
hletion 1t can soon make .ba0E all that II
Eoses On the low price Of stock. Consider
What the company has accomplished In
The past five months and you will have
10 admit that you are offered q rare OPP
Sortunity Of investment herein. One that
commanding respect and conside ration
from investors from all over the United
Hates and one that you will have tc
6yafl yourself Of at once or It viii be
49,. Resnttsances Are Strong. L
Up to date there has been paid into
nds company over y million dollars
Zen are buying stock today that pur
chased stock on the start. Over one
thousand inquiries have been received
Tor this stock during the last few days
Ehere are thousands Of the stockho lders
who will buy stock during the next ter
s9ait too long and be too late. Remit
anoes for The past two weeks total owe
fhirty-two thousand dollars ,000)
lee agesas-t hsss will nat Ena undaI
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and Sounds tt of the oresorO Trust

twenty thousand and may go half
higher. The faster the rel1tttances are
received that much faster the work will
be crowded. We Solicit you to join our
band and help push the good work On TO
success. ..--
Big River Rsfinary Nearly Completed.
On the banks Of Navigation, where It
ef Inc 90 r aile a.d shS bI srust gnele
Sara Rsfinsry NO 3 at Ateh,s9n, Is pear
th a. gr ys , it, ~ 3sst - aq ssa e, g
pusiness Don't wait Until this great
revenue gettes Is fully ,cotnp1ete and then
expect stock at even 70 CENTS per share
ztsss Rspe 1ans samp.ng st"t'oa Nearly
Dgv,a Sfn ts lt gss s o %os1 .s + "a
essI en San a ~ ss # ,arss sra pps
Hne eomplsssd fsuFsng ths nest slsss
days RE first humping plant . b
1,,ssI: Y. vac sonplstga thIs ykeek 3a5t rnrsh
et z sES H. Sam a H sfs s T e xs IS N ~
and viii 30 from there to Bartlesvifl<
some time next week. +.
More Pfpe Fine Arriving Daily.
TWO more car loads OF pipe line wers
unloaded yesterday and eight miles mere
are on the road. Fifty m1es more vii
be shipped during The next four weeks
fineries and build miles Of pipe line, Bu,
when they are once completed they Az
tho biggest money makers on earth. IN.
| sfoek the quicker we can unload pipt
|line, and the company will make q sps
/ ciaf efforts to raise sixty thousand dol
| lars for the pipe line department. alon!
during the next fifteen days, after which
! this stock may be advanced to q hal
dollar per share. .s...-.
STRIKES Another Great oi1eN
| AS was to be expected, Uncle San
drillers completed another fortune-make
in Eleven Hundred Acre Lot 1S, Osag
At this writing. the drills are lined vi
double breast, following olose on tn
trail Of what oil men believe will de
velop the greatest OIL pool of the Osag
country. One OF the drills ais now with
LIN 4s hours. run Of the pay dirt It =
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Do not despair Of curing your sick
headache when you can SO easily OBJ
tain Carter's Little Liver Pills. They
will effect prompt and permanent cure.
Their action is mild and natural.
The established and present excel
lence Of Pickwick Rye is the basis of it's
great popularity.
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& ses CO s.ssess :e & e "a
5 3s.ef F, nssataes yas ,,Zs IN ae~ sa goT
Mssa "a uuols Gam stock assd you will
Eet suaafe deal and almost certain
Eraat returns for your Investment, for
'tAe quanpanV IL foalowing safe, prac-
sticzbae course and VIII continue What way.
IA Cd Nays WIN as Ab1s to Save a.
CENTS pen Barrel Over Pipe Line.
Utsas fam Company does not expect to
ahFvs the main trunk pipe line completed
clear hrpugh % tks river Tor probably
raetsd VIII ada that much to the savings
ff 9ef a p W n sps as a ne conn
e sssst ~ ss az a ext, w y, Bare Ss
Eeh :RYen pn. dns Thousand barrels per
~ ' II La 7 s g e u ss' ~. s'' e
wrats or wzre for parsaoalaxs and
PtotureA
a g. Re y ess ust Ea + aver
the fefireFy. ON the pipe line. in the oh
fteins ai14 CT the different distributing
s4s s , sse v sSna # d. gsn ass
S so ms l sayi ia seoss &c tshs sf Re-
ent departments showing pare Of Che graaA
NIL bs glad to mal them to any in
Weston fH TIE unltsd statsi OF any
[fpreaan country, and any Other irtforma-
ypn dsstred. we stand ready to PROVE
any statement made herein and soiicft
faith and viii See mat You eSt . saIare
deal In fact al we'll as in words. The
oorhpany VIII not sell over thirty thou
sand shares to any one man, and reserves
the right to reject any offer by returning
the remittance. Would rather have five
men subscribe 800 each than one man
81 ,eo0 for this company is common
mans orgAnfEation and wants as large
o NUMBER OF stoekhol ders among the mid
die class as possible.
Prioe Of Stock,
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dom ostic tpel burner-not to p1nre Ia
{ns hoa s q ths nation TO sass IS peSs
satde. However, as was to be expected,
I taas great Xneae Rssn snteFprase sha as
certain large .profdefhg companies IT. the
cherryvele oil district betng blacklist ted
trd Of an Invention thai may advanee
,ynoas Sahn stobk to Tar greater proc
than the most enthusiastic ever Hoped
For. = =,
aaeans neasouab1e Domestic T1s1 for the
Missouri valley.
4 cook stove burner will consume about
.fifty gallons Of oh duflnt tho simmer
months and a1Soat seyenty five sationas
s sspagg IL e ssasS r ss,as sss a' 81
$5SWe homes in KansaS a1ons. Evefyone.
,sxespthg q few that ass new seoaE.ss
ols and 22k'zSs eask S Sefss' asesss
iowa, Missouri, Arkansas and Illinois
viii rank right up with Kansas Oh 81
Avetess fet fAA barheiy. we gay \ w
Gene aewa e chssr " tS ena see ys one
e e Hss this a Burner may N pat tynols
Uncle Sam 10 doing tAingS. Our man.
ege5s MAKE ere Eesags nes gSxre ssy End hs s q
fields regardless q the dirty milllont
81 the trust aatd The trusts prs5uFed
hirelinss, who continhoasly attempt t.
hinder our progress, but to no await.
why You should Invest now.
The time for any investor to secure 8
good deal Is when the other fellow needs
money. Now, while Uncle Sam Is rails
ing more money than any time during
the lie Of the company. still just at thii
time we need more in order to crowd ths
work Just look a ss H. slsy DAYS .s an
Both Of the last two big refiperies vii
be completed and paid for. At leas
eight more large producing oilers Will b,
completed and the 1s6 miles Of pipe lin,
burners viii be Installed More distrib
uting stntions completed and. the cast
!gales on oil VIII be, close to two thorsan<
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Six Monthly Payments,
IN Conclusion

IN Conclusion
Charter name Of this company is.'The
Unele Sam Oh Company" authorized
capitalization Is ten. million shares. par
Waite. $t.o0 each, The stock is non
sssessable and there is no personal ma
hility and each share of stock travis.
the same amount Of dividends, as any
other share James Tngersoli Is presi-
dent; ]: e, Ritehie, vice president, and
H H. Tucker: jr., secretary and treas
Of directors. References: Mr.. walker.
spsesident Atchsson Savings bank toidest
state bank In Kansasl, Atchison, Kas.;
81. r Genfening. president committee OF
forty, Atehfson, Kas; william stryRer,'
editor Tulsa Democrat, Tulsa, 1. T. !.
Montgomery County National bank, Peo.s
pies National bank Cherryvaie State.
bank, all Of Cherryvale, Kas. Also Brad
street or Dun agencies.
How to Send Money.
Make all drafts, checks or money orS8
ders payable to 1.-THE Unole Sam OH Conn;
pany," or II. H. Tucker, jr, secretary.
and your stock will be sent promptly by:
return registered mail.
For further particulars. write or wire
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-17
INCREASE IN
WORLDS COMMERCE
International Trade Will Aggre-
gate $25, coo, 600, 600 This Year
u. s. Biggest Exporter.
Journal speo;al Service.

Journal Special Service.
Washington, May 1.-THE world g
international commerce will aggregate
fully $25, 900, 100000 in the year 1906.
In 1900 it aggregated, in round terms,
100000, 600, 900; in 1890, ST., 100000, 900;
in 1880, $13,75O,00O,000; in 1870, $l0,
$685. s2o6 % $685. $780, and
By the term ''world's international
commerce. is meant the imports plus
the exports Of all countries of the world
from which statistical trade reports
were available at the dates named.
These figures which show an enor-
nous increase and indicate that the
trade between nations in the present
year will be six times as much as in
1850, two and one-half times as much
as in 1870 and 25 per cent more than
1900, are based upon careful aggrega-
tions of the imports and exports of the
various countries of the world made by
the department of commerce and labor
thru it's bureau Of statistics. ,....
United States Leads
One interesting fact which an exam
nation of these figures Of avera &c
monthly trade Of the principal countries
of the world develops is that the United
States now stands clearly at the head
Of the world 8 great exporting nations
The average monthly expectation from
the United States in the nine months
ending with March, is shown by the bu.
reau of, STATISTICS figures at $147, 203,'
973; the monthly average from the
United Kingdom, for the same period,
$143, 574 ,912; the average from Ger.
| many, during the twelve months end
| ing with December, 1905, $110, 300;
the monthly average from France fcr
the twelve months period ending with
February, $72, $40, 400; that from the
Netherlands for the twelve months end.
ing December, 1904, $66,42o,224; from
European Russia for the twelve months
ending December, 1905, $43,699,S0O;
British India, the average for the ten
months ending with January, 1906, 81 ).
GG7 ,524; Canada for the eight months
ending February, 1906, $2O,4O3, 1853;
China, monthly average for the twelve
months ending December, 1906, $l3,:
| $50, JAP, and Japan for the month o1
January, 1906, $12, 9lG.7o7.'
Third in Imports.
An examination Of the import column
shows that the United States, whicj
renks first as an exporter, stands third
monthly average of importations int
the United States for the nine months
ending with March being $101, 506,417
the monthly average into the United
Kingdom in the same period, $241, 800,
Oil; into Germany during the twelve
months en2ing with December, 1905
| $l33, 47s,333; France, $85 $50; Meth
erlands, $50, 470, 696; and Belgium, $51,
6e2, 300, while in all other Of the coun
tries named the average of import
fall below the $50,000,O00 line.
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bleends viii commence IN less than six weeks the stock tie
e4se st9ea left ansoa and that sng taken Moaey
aeoooo while for week ending May r. with
Over
scrieed for s oe Ct TIE same p5 asked Aersn q
breaking renttances certain follow
s sold Of in
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-17

During earning capacity Of this
refinery,
No at Tulsa Indian teF sixty earning
win
p-oe ewen
safely enlarge from *une to time to this capacity.
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Another completed hast we Eleven Hundred
Lot 49, Osage drill down today within s hoars
run e the psy att and Pa deTsog the oil peg Y the osa
vesoRasat sAe assets eaoe Ct sonpaogay nereana
mgeed aaa crowd 81 tb great work to final completion that
sto oArAd at he price, inRestng few hundred
dollars uhe VIM n hsp s9od cause gaader
dividend
Right
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One Fare Plus So to Des MONIES and
Return

Account General Assembly Presby-
terrain church, May 26-29, the Minneap-
oils & St. Louis railroad will send round
trip tickets May Il to II and 81 to %.
trains daily to Des Moines without
change. CalLoqns J.IoG. soRickel, city
ticket agent, 424 Nicollet avenue; for
full particulars. 49,. ..r..;4r. = .,
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Moutht$ Payment Offer.

From the start Uncle Sam COMPANY Ia,
made 1t possible for men Of limited
r,eans to 1oin the company, and IN addi-
tpn 70 Offering treasury stock at tho
ABOVE mentioned cash prics will sell Oh
monthly payments as follows:
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-10-23
KING GEORGE TEACHERS
Those In Charge Of Public Schools For Session
lust commenced

A list Of those who will teach in TN,
public schools Of King George this ses
sion follows:
POTOMAC DISTRICT.
Miss Marian +. Pratt, Passapatanzy.
MIR. VIM. j. Rogers. O-sO.
Mr.. Lee Wallace, Montrithsyile.
Mr.. B. +. Price, Hampstead.
Miss Errestine Greene. liOsita.
Miss .lulia Il. Saylcs, colored, Owens.
Miss olive e. Lynch, cOlOred. lgO.
Miss Lula NJ. Davies, Sealston
Mr. Geo. ". Grigsby. lgo.
Mr.. :. Morgan Welch. Owens.
Mr.. Vim. +. Page, colorcd, Sealston.
Two colOred schools vacant in this
district.
HAPPAIANNOCK DISTRICT
Miss Hattie d. Price Grigsby
Mr.. Fred D. Davies, EdgehilI.
Mr.. Paul Holiday and Miss Alic,
Strachan, graded school, King George
G.. H.
Miss Marie DOhcrty, Ducat
Mr. Geo. W. Robinson, cOlOrcd Wei
come.
Mr. Daniel Dunlop, colOred, Ambar.
Mr.. S. |. Parker, coloed, Dogue.
Miss Mamie :. Rogers, Comorn.
Miss Mary H. Jefferson, colored, Port
Conway.
Miss Sophia r. Tayloe, King George
G.. II.
SHILOH DISTRICT.
Miss Monimia Quesenberry, Welcome
Miss Nancye +. Peed, Ninde's Store.
Miss Kate NJ Owens, Index.
Mis- Pauline Y. Wilson, colored, Vel
come.
Mr.. J. B. Price, Alden.
Mr.. ID. f. Coakley, Edgehil.
Miss Jennie Brown, Edgehill.
Miss l.. Mac Gouldman, Welcome.
Mr.. james f. Turner, Gulyy.
Note-One white and one coloreC
school vacant in this district.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-10-23
ROADS FILE PROTESTS
Objections to Virginia comml ssIon's Order Rela
tive to Connections.

In accordance with an order issued
some time ago by the State corporation
commission, requiring the railroads in
Virginia to appear before thecommission
to show cause why they should not b.
compelled to keep up all necessary pas
senger trains and connections within this
State, and why any road should be
allowed to discontinue any service or
connection without permission OF the
commission, the request to be filed thirty
days before it is desired to discontinue
such service, representatives OF the c. &
o., r. +. & p, Washington Southern,
Seaboard Air Line, and Virginia and
Southwestern appeared before the com
mission for the filing of evidence.
Considerable evidence was filed by the
roads supplementary to their answers.
submitted September 24. 1t is declared
that the order is an unnecessary hard
shin