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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-08-23
OREIGN


Twenty thousand BulgariauS. met in
Philopois and adopted resolutions pro-
testing against Greek outrages and urging
the government to secure strict enforce
ment of the Treaty of Berlin.
The police of Marseilles ARRESTED an
Italian anarchist on suspicion of being
in a plot to aSSasSinate President FalliereS.
Materials for bombs were found at the
Italians lodgings.
The grand ball which was to have
been given in BuenoS AyreS i'll honor Of
Secretary Root has been abandoned be
because of the disaster III Chill.
The Warsaw revolutionists worked an
ingenious scheme to get the governor
general to leave the palace SO they could
hurl bombs at him.
Tie Gar has apparently satisfied HIM
self of the loyalty of the men in the
picked regiments which he recently re-
viewed.
Secretary Root, in an address to a
large assemblage of natiyes-Spd North
Americans at BuenoS~Ayres, cooke OF
the great prospects.<for the future de
elopment of that coslntry by the invest
ment of capital front the United States
Barbn -Komura. who was peace fleni-
potepfiary and foreigk, minister os6pap,
UUHf3 who recently Us an. ~
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Skull EssrtuTsa By a Bal.

York, Pa. (Speeian.-Almer Beck, a
son OF Alexanaer Beck. OF eIo East Lo-
Gust Street, Ibis city, while witnessing
a game of Baseball at Enola on Saturday
was ,sIpeJK on the side of the head with
spSStted ball. His skull was fractured.
Young Beck had been working at Leba-
non and was on his way to visit his wife,
who was stopping with her parents at
,Enola. lie had few minutes to stop
and wal watching an anna
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Opposed to Religious War.

Macon, France. (By Cable e).-Premier
Sarrien, who has been elected president
of the Department Council of Saone ct
Loire, made a speech here, in which he
said the government, supported by parlia-
ment and public opinion, was determined
to enforce the law for the separation of
church and state. He was confident, he
said, that attempts now preparing to stir
up religious war would fail before the
Ioo.,d sensa OF The nAnnla who reloozzsuuu1u
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TERRIBLE LOSSES.

At Valparaiso from 200 to
1000 people were killed and in
jured. Property losses, $25o,-
100000.
At Santiago. the capital city,
many persons believed to have
been killed by falling buildings.
The buildings Of Congress and
other public buildings seriously
damaged.
The towns of Vina del Mar,
Quirihue. Salto ST Lamache,
Quillota Virlagc. Casablanca,
San Felipe and Lloillai nearly all
III ruins.
At Conceptions and a number
of the above-named towns many
persons were killed and injured.
Nearly all the railroads are
destroyed and communication be-
tween the stricken cities cut off.
Thousands of people are home
less, and as the nights are cold
and windy the suffering is in
tense.
The panic continues, owing to
frequent shocks. but milder than
those which caused the wreck
and ruin.
There were 81 shocks felt in
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REVOLUTION
IS ON IN CUBA
Some of the Government Troops Desert
To Rebels.
TWO PROVINCES ARE INVOLVED.
Treasury at IIsvsns Undsr Guard and MILITIA
Stationed on All Roads Leading From
Hsvana-PresIdent Palma Summons aH tx
traordiuary Session Of Congress- Mysterlous
Schooner Seen OF the Capital.
REYOLT IN CUBA.

Hitherto loyal troops have
deserted four posts i'll Pnar del
Rio to join the rebels.
The government has sent a
tramload of troops out OF Ha-
Vana.
The treasury is under guard,
the customs officials have been
armed and militia stationed on
all roads outside of Havana.
Rebels seized the mail OF the
steamer Consolation.
The United States govern
ment may be called upon to IN
terfere.
President Palma has called an
extraordinary session of Con
gress.
Press dispatches are being cen
sored.
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Washington, D. {. (SpeciaD-Ofhcials
of the administration are watching with
some anxiety the progress of events in
Cuba. If a real revolution should break
out the United States government would
have the right under the Platt amend
ment and the general treaty with Cuba,
to intervene ior the preservation of order
and the protection of life and property
That portion of ltae amendment reads
as follows:
The government OF Cuba consents
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Lima, Peru. (By Cable) AT about
s o'clock Thursday evening there was a
tremendous earthquake at Valparaiso,
Chill. As at San Francisco, the shock
was followed by the outbrcaking of
many fires. The flames, extending from
the Plaza Ordcu towards the North
have not yet been extinguiShed. Many
houses have been dstroyed, and nearly
all of them arc more or less damaged
either by earthquake or by fire.
Business is at complete Standstill
The banks are closed. The gas supply
is unavailable, and the electric-lightiug
system is completely destroyed. COnse-
quently the city at night is in darkness.
The greatest panic prevails among the
inhabitants. Many families are fleeing
from the city.
The weather is fair and the sea is
clam.
Communication with Santiago de Chill
is interrupted. and it is impossible to
learn what has occurred there.
Many persons were killed and I'M ured
in Valparaiso. \ number of the dead are
buried in the ruins The shocks con-
tinue, but are milder
The shipping in the port was not in
jured. The streets which suffered most
were Gales Blanco. Condell and Esmer-
Ida, and those in the Delicias district.
Valparaiso Thursday night.
Valparaiso, Chilli (By Cable) - This
city, and. i'll fact. the whole of Chill, has
met with one of the greatest earthquake
disasters in Its history
At z.s2 o'clock last Thursday evening
Valparaiso experienced an earthquake of
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THE -r6R-vOsSA


There is a scarcity of laB
Philippines.
John McMackin, eX-Commi
of Labor of New York. died frc
son taken by mistake.
Kansas wants $4,000 to
men to work in its harvest I'D
manufacturing industries
In the South there are 81
times as many snldren at NJ
there weIaspeenty years ago.
IhNee hundred tAOusand HI
- work their way north from
homa to Canada, and 100000 I
ers follow them.
The California Supreme CO
rendered a decision uphoid
Child Labor law passed by.
islature of 1905.
The Victorian Governmd
cided to buy 400 acresj
MaribyTnOng, near Melhl
used for workmen's hon
Seventeen street rai
les in as many cities
agreement with thq
Association of Sire
plOyes.
Fearing a split Il
the National Team Own6Y@
ton, New York. recently 81
take no action on the "ol
question.
Demands of city ferr
ployes in New York eitI
wages disclosed that ~
! pays more TO the n1e2
!. than any corporatf
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.kEUTESiiNG FEATURE.

REUBEN TEAI UKE.
Why" exclaimel tho visit0: yho
as being shown over tle hoHse.
this picture is by one OF the old mas
ers''
well. maybe it is" replied Mrs.
Seurltch, apologetically. but l am
niR.Se the frame is quite new Co
us Dispatch.
GET ONE OR THE OTHER.
Iynow the choirmaster will give
pe--er-old Harry" said the
sif / funk lain on the low
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The Great Wall 4 China is the
largest artificial sx xdcture in tho
The Grit-advocate., 1906-05-11
ALL ABOUT THE HAlE.
Pinching the Scalp Often Will ke-
store Vitality to the Hair-WhAt
Causes Badness.

In ihe case OF man early badness
is the result of too much moisture and
too much lat. A man covers his head
with a heavy. stin-rimmed Derby and
wears il very nearly all the time. first
carefully brushing his hair as hard as
possible and-,IsiiaIly-soakin it to
make 1t smooth. Rightly resenting
such treatment, the follicles let go OF
the hair roots. they simply and natu-
rally fall cut, and there is no strength
left iii The remaining few rootlets to
grow new.
The girl curis and waves her hair
on irons that may be too hot; she
draws ii up in an unnatural strain
and pins it with dozens of stif iron
wires, crooked to keep them in just
as tight us she can; sometimes, many
times, she only attends to her hair
once day. and it remains in all its
discomfort during the night as well as
by day
When fashion says so, she pins
great rolls OF heavy woven stun close
to the head and then pins the hair to
them, creating false heat that ef-
fectually destroys the hair fOllicles. In
due course she notes thin spots on
her temples! she sees the life and
gloss gradually depart; she tiR1S gray
hairs by the score and too late real
ICES that her hair is ruined.
AS have SO often said, the condi-
tion OF the general health has a great
deal to do with the condition of the
hair; it Is not always the invalid, how
ever. who notes the change for the
worse In her hair; sometimes a per-
son, apparently in the best of health.
will lose head OF fine hair, SEEM
ingly without cause. Then is the
time to read the riot act;' that hair
has been lost hy ill-treatment, and
may never be entirely restored. Yet
there is always chance when per-
son is we'll and strong; the vitality i'm
parts itself and the hair resumes its
luxuriRnce with proper care.
Let US take this first case because
1t Is the easier: Begin at once by
restoring some OF the lost vitality; let
the hair hang when possible; let it
blow in the wind and get the full rays
OF the sun; give the scalp a chance to
feel those rays also; leave out the pins
and neither tie nor drag the hair in
any way; clip the ends as short as
possible to permit of the strength
going into the new hair that is strug-
Cling out. and massage gently as after
as possible also. The movement in
massaging the scalp is not rubbing:
more like pinching with thumb and
fingers far apart, making the skin of
the scalp move on the bone of the
skull. This is very effective in re-
storing healthy condition If no tonic
at all Is used; indeed where the skin Is
at all oily pressure of the fingers Is
enough.
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PROFIT n. WINDOW POSING
Attitude Almost Two Hours
at Time.

OF the many curious ways Of max
ing living not one is more unique
than that which St. Louis man has
adopted as a profession. He is win
dow poser, and has made such sue
cess Of the work that his wife and a
seven-yearold daughter assist him.
This man began to pose in the win
dows of business houses about ten
years ago. But his work was COM
monplace enough and he shared the
honors of it with many others.
But one night In dream he saw
himself striking attitudes to display
wearing apparel before a crowd. The
dream impressed him and he began
practicing the poses. He found he
could hold some of them long time.
and the more he practiced the more
expert he became.
Finally he went to a clothing store
and offered to pose in a window for
certain wage. He drew a crowd.
People were perplexed to know wheth-
er he was real man or an inanimate
model. They tried to make him laugh.
They tapped on the window.
The boys particularly delighted in
experiments to ascertain what the
man in the window was like. The
man says they did not disconcert him
In the least.
He explains his motionless periods
by saying that he concentrates his
mind upon what he is doing and does
not permit it to rove to anything else.
He says he has done this sort of thing
until his wife and even his little sew
en-year-old girl can initiate him and
do the trick as well as he can
The artist and his wife go to a
store at ten o'clock and stay till four
in the afternoon. During this time
they will assume number of atti.
tudes, holding some OF them as long
a. one hour and 40 minutes.
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WHEN CLEANING GARMENTS
How to Use Gasoline to Get Good Re-
sults-Don't Iron Until All
Has Evaporated.

II one has black lace dress tnat
looks very stringy and limp, let her
try the following method of rejuven-
ating it: Rip it up and wash it in
gasoline and dry; then proceed as
follows: Carefully iron each piece
on the wrong side, pulling it into
shape, then place over it damp
cloth and iron until the cloth is
nearly dry. Remove the cloth and
iron until quite dry. 1t will then be
as crisp as when new. Always darn
any torn places before washing it.
and remember that gasoline must
not be used in room where there is
the least light. flame or fire.
For cleaning dainty silks or crepe
waists without ripping. place several
quarts of gasoline in a clean bowl or
jar; place the soiled garment in it
and gently squeeze and work until
the solled spots are gone. 1t is a
good way to mark the soiled spots
before washing. by lacking a basting
thread in them. When clean. rinse
in clean gasoline. Do not be spar
ing of the gasoline. and if the rinse
looks dirty, rinse it again in clean
fluid Squeeze out all the gasoline
you can, but do not wiring. and then
hang the garment out to dry AS it
dries tthe gasoline evaporates).
carefully pull the trimming into
place. Let it hang until the smell
Of the fluid is about all gone. The
gasoline should be left to settle and
the clear gasoline poured off for use
again; but 1t should not be used for
white goods. For cleaning ribbons.
the ribbons may Ee placed in a fruit
jar with the gasoline. well shaken
until clean. rinsed. and then wrapped
Commoner
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GETTING RID OF WEEDS.
Certain Ones Can Be smothered by
Sowing Grass Seed Thick
About Fertilizers.

Such perennial weeds as the dande-
lion, speedwell, plantain. dock, monkey
plant, etc. can sometimes be smother.
ed by growing an abundance of grass
seed and making the soil so rich that
the grasses will choke them out but
If they have obtained a strong root
held" it will be cheaper in the end to
pull them out and then put on the
grass seed and fertilizers. II the lawn
was covered over winter with coarse
manure 1t should be raked over, leav-
Ing as much Of the fine material as
possible on the land to supply sum-
mer food for the grasses. II heavy
growth of grass leaves was left on the
lawn last fall 1t should be raked with
an iron-tooth rake to straighten out
the leaves and then the lawn mower
run and the clipping removed before
grass seed and manure or fertilizers
are applied.
II one has no fine stable manure for
spring dressing one may use fine
ground bone and wood ashes or a little
muriate Of potash. The lawn mixtures
put up by manufacturers and seed deal
ers make good dressings. but they are
more expensive. II the grass starts
slowly and is Of poor color-light
green-a little nitrate of soda 100 to
300 pounds an acre, will give the
plants better color and rapid start.
These mixtures should be put on as
early in the spring as possible and be
raked a little into the grass roots to
prevent the loss Of nitrogen from the
decomposing bone. 1t is better to ap-
ply bone and ashes separately, and if
the former is applied a week or two
before the latter there will be little
loss of nitrogen.
After the spring raking. fertilizing.
clipping and seeding of the lawn the
mower should not be run until the
ground has become settled. that the
grass roots may become we'll rooted
II heavy rains follow this work it may
be only few weeks. but il there are
no rains 1t may be a month or more.
Chicago Chronicle.
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would not talk further than to say
that he had no opinions about earth
quakes-everybOdy having assumed
that he would have opinions about
earthquakes.
II. G. Wells is another reticent Brit
ish visitor. Folks wanted to know
what the author Of The War OF the
Worlds" "Anticipations" and the
Utopia" book thought about the fu-
ture of the United States. but Mr..
Wells will tell later on. This remark
able prophet, who has outdone Jules
Verne. is one Of the -.everest takers
of all the Englishmen l have met In
New York. Like all Englishmen he did
not seem to understand why we should
say apartment" when we mean fiat"
from which judge that he is taking
notice of small things as we'll as big
things. Mr.. Wells will sail for Eng
land-he lives at Folkestone-about
May 20.
The publishers continue to insist
that there are no more "big sales" and
you might fancy there never will be
any more. Forty thousand Is now
oA6 ohAC. 1ldNc luc bdtlu 11dTuu
and "Eben Holden" days gone for
good? When you ask the reason the
publishers simply say the thing was
overdone. | suppose they mean that
the public was over done"
Likewise are the picture dealers
complaining. No more big prices, they
say. except for the pen artists like
Gibson-and he Is in Italy painting!
Gibson was right" said an old paint
er the other day. HE earned his COM
petence at the thing that pays, and
now he is going into deeper art with
real comfort"
1t is curious that the Gibson picture
supplements given away for many
weeks by two New York papers have
been more popular than the colored
chromos ever were.
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cock feathers are unlucky. No one
seems to know how it started, but 1t
IS well established and has fiourlshed
in New York perhaps more vigorously
than anywhere else.
And now there is rebellion. Fash
ion cries for peacock feathers. Pea
cock hats are actually in the show
windows. People stare as If they re-
fused to believe their eyes. There has
been headshaking on all sides. Moth
ing but an earthquake will satisfy the
superstitious. According to the alarm
lists peacock feathers and calamity go
together.
l know one man who yesterday
said: "If my wife dares to put pea
cock feather in her hat or bring one
into the house, I'll divorce herr"
But there is one thing this man
didn't know. To take the curse of
the fateful feathers they are dyed. II
you stain them nothing happens. And
this is the way the matter stands.
OWEN LANGDON.
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KEEP ATTRAcTIvENESS.
Do Not Drift Into a Mere Domestic
Drudge, Careless of Looks and
Becoming Clothes.

A woman should L)t only regard
1t as privilege, but as duty which
she owes to herself and her associates,
to make as pleasing picture of her
self as possible. In order to appear
well. woman must give some thought
and study to the becomingness and
suitability to her years and to the
wear for which it is intended OF the
garment she prepares. Women, while
young, are not apt to slight this duty,
but as they grow older the majority
almost unconsciously. they acquire
not only careless, but too often slov-
emily habits Of person and apparel.
often, under a misguided idea of
economy and lack OF time, woman
settles down to wearing il-fitting
iresses, shabby wraps. rusty hats and
! frazzled gloves, while she discards
neckwear as altogether unnecessary
% her toilet; especially do women
get this habit who stay at home,
linking it their duty to wear the
,hain of domestic drudgery so tho
husband and children may have the
clothes and the spending money with
which to enjoy themselves. Anything
Will do for her, she thinks. and they
get to thinking so, too. Too often
such woman drifts Into habi Of
lntidiness which are positively dis
equitable, and of which she seems ut
:erly unconscious, though they render
lsr absolutely offensive to the eyes
If her more wide-awake friends.
This is a woeful mistake, as 1t robs
aer of her one attraction at time
when her youth is gradually fading
away, and she looks old and spiritless
and unattractive when she should be
In her prime. Her friends soon take
her at her own valuation, and. though
they may Lot be positively ashamed,
they certainly are not proud OF her.
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more elaborate systems of learning
who's who" in chorus girls. 1t is
quite necessary to know who's who"
and sometimes in hurry. Where
does she live? Has she good figure?
Can she sing? Has she had expert
ence? Is she trustworthy? See II
these questions are answered in a big
card index just like the card index Of
a library On one side Is the portrait
OF the lady. AS to whether or not she
is pretty you may Judge for yourself.
Turning the card you find printed
form on the back filled in with name
and address. You learn that her fig
ure is fair" her voice good very
good" or only fair" also: that she
had months experience in "Happ-
land; that she is reliable" or that
she is not. that she left after quar-
rel with the stage manager" that she
"faints frequently" that she is ambi-
tious to be a singer. and so on. saw
one very beautiful face whose history
on the back of the card was quite
satisfactory | should judge, but one of
the agents of the syndicate pointed
out a single drawback. 1t was in the
last line. "Wtll not leave New York"
It is not thought to be worth while in
many instances to train and equip Il
girl who will not afterward go "on the
road"
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A Junior" asks for some hints upon
giving a reception to the seniors, the
colors being pink and white and green
and white; also how to arrange a
punch bowl; the affair to be given at
a home fortunate enough to have large
porches.
The porches could be made most
charming adjuncts to the rooms by
screening them from the gaze of the
public with draperies Of cheesecloth in
the class colors. Then II punch bowl
of china or glass is lacking, good
substitute can be made by taking the
largest sized bread pan, covering 1t
with dark green crepe paper. Inside
this place smaller pan, and around
the rim put flowers and vines. Place
on table with ferns and palms for a
background: corner is the best posi-
ton. This could be on the porch, with
the musicians. II there is to be music
for dancing. Japanese lanterns, par
asols and fans make attractive AMI in
expensive decorations. Instead of ice
cream, try an Ice of orange or pine
apple flavor. 1t will be found much
more refreshing Have variety of
small cakes and dainty waters: they
are considered much better form than
layer cake.
MADAME MERRI.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-05-11

ALE back should be cut about II
inches long and seven inches deep.
The front the same length and about
four inches deep. The two pieces are
stitched together along the lower edge,
then wedge shaped piece is sewn in
the ends to join the front to the back,
and toilet 1t slope out little. A rib
bon straps with bow in the center is
sewn to the back to hang it up by.
The words may be embroidered on
before the pocket is made up. or may
be painted on after it Is made.
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ticularly the wood browns. which are
comparatively light and cool, have en-.
joyed a tremendous vogue In Paris,
but for some reason or other these
shades have not been taken up here.
and now, for the first time, they are
receiving serious attention from the
patrons Of the high class importers
and dressmakers.
Several blues recalling the lighter
blue shades. but known as hyacinth
and bleu miitaire, the latter blue not
suggesting things military to Amer
lean eyes. but familiar to the French
in the odd blue of the chasseurs
d'Afrique, are favorite relieving color
notes, as are the coral and rose pinks,
various yellows of the apricot and
orange tones and numerous soft greens.
Yellow and rose in combination, a
genuine pompadour color scheme. ars
repeated often in both frocks and mill
linery.