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Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28
QUEER DoINGS OF MEN.

A man will always stir his coffee be- fore drinking it. This is very foolish he should taste it first to see if it needs stirring.
 A man subjects the point of his pen 10 careful scrutiny before commencing to write letter. A woman starts right off-jabs her pen in the inkpot and Straightway begins to scribb1e as if her life depended on it.
 Few men open their personal corre- Spondence without looking at the post marks to see the time of posting. Women on the other hand, tear open the envelope at once-they are in too much of hurry to waste any time.
 It is the man who lets out secrets not by telling them, but by ill-timed silences. He does worse-by refusing to gratify the curiosity of his ques- tioners he invariably causes them to jump to conclusions much more dam aging than the truth of the matter.
 It is the man who reads with his back to the light, holding his book in one hand. Herein lies wisdom. A woman rests her book on the table and leans both elbows thereon. But the foolishness of the mans act lies in the fact that he is seeking comfort and seldom takes this position because it is the most scientific one. Of course, he finds it isn't comfortable-ni arm aches after the first ten minutes, whereupon he puts his book down and remarks he is going ont
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28
ODD HAPPENINGS.

While scratching his nose with the end of a loaded revolver a man in Paris accidentally pulled the trigger and blew off the tip of the nose.
 In the midst of an electric storm the Mariette fire whistle called out the men, who rushed about in the rain till the apparatus was drenched before it was discovered that lightning had played prank on the department. There is an ordinance against turning in false alarm.
 The death lately occurred at West bury workhouse, Wiltshire, England, of a 46-year-old baby" The person was born in Westbury, and at the age of 12 months it's further development, both physically and mentally, was arrested Throughout it's life it was attired in baby's frock clothes, and continued to act and play and had to be fed and taken care of precisely as an infant.
 An extraordinary sudden death oc- currred the other day in Paris. A sexagenarian went to have his photo graph taken. He sat in a chair be- fore the camera, and as the photog- rapher uttered the customary words, Please don't move," down fell the old man on the floor. It was natural ly supposed that the sexagenarian was in fainting fit, but he was in reality dead, as the doctor who was sent for testified after a brief examination of the body.
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28
HAVE MIRACULOUS ESCAPE,
Motorists at Lake Como Land with Their Machine in a
 Tree.

London.-An extraordinary automo- bile escape is reported from Lake Como, Italy. It is something beyond the usual when motorists find safety, machine and all, in tree. A French artist had been staying at Lake Como, and was driving an automobile with three friends near Brunate, when de- scending a steep hill the car struck a large stone, swerved violently against the parapet protecting the mountain road from a precipice and, breaking through the masonry, went clear over the edge. Luckily, the branches of a tree growing from the side of the rock, and reaching nearly to the road level, caught the car as it fell, there by saving the four men from certain death. After being 'treed" for some hours, the party were rescued from their unpleasant position.
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28
FOREIGN FINANCE.

Great Britain's public revenue in April, the first month of the fiscal year, amounted to G418,895, and ex- penditures, 921 1,360,361.
 New capital issued in London from January l to May 5, amounted to $2SS, ,7SS,915, as against $434, ,216,505 in the same period in 1905.
 Total operations of the Bank of Japan in the year 1905 amounted to $14,57S, ,127060, an increase of $5,744, 106,420 compared with 1904.
 The annual report of the Banque de Paris for 1905 shows that net profits amounted to only 10,S04,8S3 francs against 19,411,421 francs in 1904
 A loan of 100,0oO,oO0 francs will be shortly put on the Paris market for the French colonies in West Africa The greater part is intended for Sen egal and the Upper Niger, to improve the navigation on the two rivers.
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28
INVESTMENT IN MOTH BALLS
Manner of Using the Preventive That Proved to Be Signal
 Failure.

A State street druggist, telling of the quaint characters whom he encounters in his business, recently said: Late one afternoon one of the ould sod' ambled up to the counter. Hoy yez onything good to kill moths? he asked, relates the Chicago Record Herald
 "'Ycs,' said I, we have moth balls, the best reemdy known.'
 "Give me tin cints' worth, thin, says he.
 T made up the package, handed it to him, and he ambled out again. 1 had forgotten all about my customer until about four o'clock the next afternoon, when l was forcibly reminded of the transaction of the day before. After 1 had waited on my customers in their turn walked over to another coun- ter and was there confronted with my moth-ball investor. Without giving me time to make an inquiry, he said:
 "'Are yez the young mon that sold me thim things yistiddy?' showing me the remains of about half a dozen of the white balls.
 
 also inquired what the trouble was.
 "'Av all the con games I've run up against in me toime, this bates thim all' he said. TO think of onyone run ming decent downtown store selling the loikes of thim things to kill moths with, or onything else, for the matter of that. They might be all right for playing marbles, but for killin moths, niver. I may not be as young as yez are, young mon, but Pm just as stiddy, and I want to tell you wan thing. If yez can show me the man or woman that can throw wan of thim balls quick enough to kill a moth I'll not only ate iviry wan of thim yez have in stock, but I'll say nothing about the picture the ould woman and meself broke iii the foine little game yez would have us play"
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28
GENERAL GLEANINGS,

The king of Ashanti has 3,332 wives. A young Jones is born every 40 minutes.
 The number of known stars exceeds 100,000,000.
 Contributors to the London Times are paid $25 a column.
 One man in six in the American navy is total abstainer.
 The parrot appreciates music more than any other of the lower animals.
 Over 20,000,O00 leeches were used annually 25 years ago, but now not 100000 year are used.
 The worlds largest prune orchard in Los Gatos, Cal.-contains 5O,000 trees and yields an annual profit of $50,000
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28
BEYOND OUR BORDERS.
An efiicial estimate places the ac

An fficial estimate places the acre. age of timber in British Columbia at present at 182, ,750 GOO acres. e
 The number of quart bottles of champagne in the French Caves last year was 10O,96S,363.
 The sugarcane estates of the West Indies have been made vastly more profitable by the introduction of steam blows and other labor-saving devices.
 A London dentist has made a pro- posal Of marriage in one of the most novel ways which have yet come to light. He fell in love with an elderly patient who ordered a set of false teeth from hiyn When the teeth were delivered the woman found neat pro posal engraved on the plate which held the teeth.
 The British Zeitung am Mittag says that Russian some time ago gave a ring worth $250 to a newspaper seller in the Friedrichstrasse for three copies of the Zeitung am Mittag. The period fixed by law during which the Russian could have regained possession Of the ring recently expired, and the police have informed the newspaper seller that the ring is his lawful property.
 It is estimated that from 100000 t0 500,G00 natives have died in Africa or sleeping sickness in the last ten years. The disease is, moreover, spreading with alarming rapidity, yet nothing Is done to check it. The weight of opin- ion is that no person once infected ever recovers. Despite it's name, sleep IS not an important symptom, as 1t oc- CUTS only towards the end of the dis ease in small number of cases.
 A curious case of museum robbery Is engaging attention at Weimar. An agent offered some time ago to the Goethe-Schiller museum series or Goethe manuscripts, which on exam inatioa proved to have been stolen from the museum itself. The agent ex- plained that he had received them in good faith from a well-known anti Quarian in Berlin. A search of the an tiquarian's house brought to light many other documents belonging to the Weimar museum.
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28
THE DOCTORS WIFE Agrees with Him About Food.

A trained nurse says: ''In the prac- tice of my profession I have found so many points in favor of Grape Nuts food that I unhesitatingly recommend it to all my patients.
 Tt is delicate and pleasing to the palate tan essential in food for the sick) and can be adapted to all ages, being softened with milk or cream for babies or the aged when deficiency of teeth renders mastication impos- sible. For fever patients or those on liquid diet 1 find Grape-Nuts and all bumen water very nourishing and re- freshing. This recipe is my own idea and is made as follows: Soak tea spoonful of GrapeNuts in glass of water for an hour, strain and serve with the beaten white of an egg and a spoonful of fruit juice or flavoring. This affords a great deal of nourish- ment that even the weakest stomach can assimilate without any distress.
 My husband is physician and he uses Grape-Nuts himself and orders 1t many times for his patients.
 Personally I regard a dish of Grape-Nuts with fresh or stewed fruit as the ideal breakfast for anyone well or sick" Name given by Postum Co. Battle Creek, Mich.
 In any case of stomach trouble, nervous prostration or brain flag, a 70 days trial of Grape-Nuts will work wonders toward nourishing and re- auilding, and in this way ending the 'roub;e There's reason" and trial groves
 Look in pkgs for the famous little book, ''The Road to Melville"
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28
ACCOMPANYING ECZEMA.
Eczema on Limbs-Another Won derful Cure by Cuticura.

"For several years I was troubled bad ly, with an eczema on my limbs and wrists. scribed for me without giving me any re- suits. l had often used Cuticura Oint- ment and received relief temporarily. In ;he spring of 1904 l tock the Cuticura Re ,olvent Pills and used the Cuticura Oint- ment for about five weeks, and at the end of that time there was not blotch on me anywhere. This spring I took a few vials of the Cuticura Resolvent Pills as precautionary meas"re, and will con tinue to do so every spring simply as a spring tonic, as they are so easy to carry with you, and they certainly fix your blood for the ensuing year. nows use only Cuticura Soap. The Cuticura Oint- emnt and Pills certainty cured me of an aggravated case of eczema. St. Clair Me Vicar, San Antonio, Texas, July 6, 1905"
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28
AMATEUR AERoNAUTIcs.

Do not stick pins into the enevlope, even if the balloon is stationary one. ~e
 Never leave the car while in mo- ion-especially when at a consider able altitude. It hurts.
 Do not throw out empty bottles when pasisng over densely populated urban rural districts; they will only get broken
 Should your grappling-iron "grap- ple'' a harmless old gentleman and lift him off his feet, do not be too angry with him; let him down gently.
 When passing over friends estate try and resist the temptation of drop ping a sand-bag through his conserva- tory; somebody may be there, and be- sides, your friend may be a retaliator and first-class rife shot.
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28
Horse Rescued from Well.

A horse backed into a cistern on Missouri point, opposite Alton, a few days ago, while trying to disengage itself from the rails of fence it was trying to leap. Neighbors planned for several hours to rescue the animal, when one of them conceived the idea of filling the cistern with loose straw, gradually raising the horses footing until the animal could step out Four big loads of straw were used in the rescue, which was successful
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28
Went with the Suit.

Muggsy = Where did yer git de watch?
 GaffeT-Got it wid suit O clo'es.
 "Aw. go'n; de clothin' men ain't givin' away no watches like that wid ~s ts O. cloes."
 Well, dis was a secondhand suit that belonged to a gent what was in '8immin'. ."-Philadelphia Press.
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28
No Such Te1neritV

Meekly-Yes, we're going to move to SwamVhurst.
 Doctcr-But the climate there may disagree with your wife.
 Tt wouldn't dare!''-Philadelph Public Ledger.
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28
Good Test of the Dog.

SuDurbanite (to visitor) Doh, how the dog.
 Visito1-But won't he bite?
 That's just what I want to see. only bought tbat watchdog this morn- ing La Rive
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28
Give and Take.

Gracious, my dear" said the first society belle, spitefully, I do hope you're not i'll. You look so much old CT tonight
 ''I'm quite we'll, thank you, dear" re- piled tho other. And you-how won derfully improved you are. You look positively young. Philadelphia Led ger.
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28
Up to Him.

Regular Boarder-How many more times am going to see this same piece of pie?
 Waiter-Dunno, sir. The boss tod me to keep giving it to you till you ct 1t--Detroit Free Press.
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28

There's no use telling a girl she is pretty; to do the work you must tell her she is the prettiest one you ever saw.-N Y. Press.
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28
Mixed.

The Paying Teller Gin the Day and Night bank, scrutinizing check) - How'll you have it?
 MT. Lushington-Jusht tn same on'y don't put so much selzer in it. Puck.
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28

A man who speaks from experience says that it costs almost as much to keep a wife in clothes as it does to keep an automobile in repair.
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28

There may not be more than two inches of strawberries, but think of the size of the box with the lumber higher every day.-Detroit Free Press.
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28

A man finds it easier to boast of the glories of the past if there are not few old-timers around who remem- Der it even better than he does him. self.
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28
A Harmless Laxative.

Ii you must take laxative, take harm. less one. Lax-Fos does not gripe, therefore does not irritate. Irritation is what does the harm. Price 90 cents.
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28
You Don't Have to Wait.

Every dose makes you feel better. Lax Eos keeps your whole inside right. Not one gripe in full bottle. Sold on the money back plan everywhere. Price 50 cents.
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28

The mare is by no means singular. Everything goes, where money is the motive.-Puck.
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28

Yellow clothes are unsightly. Keep them white with Red Cross Ball Blue All grocers sell large ? OF. package cents.
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28
The Soft Is Hard.

And don't you ever indulge in any soft drinks?"
 No, never" "Why not?"
 They're too hard on my stomach" Chicago Tribune.
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28

What the world needs is men who do more of theiE work by day and more of their dreaming by night.
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28

You never make mistake by talk ing to man about himself.
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28

If you use Ball Blue, get Red Cross Ball Blue, the best Ball Blue. Large oz. package only cents.
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28

Some lies are not as white as they are bleached.
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28

Talent often regards with envy the welI-flled stomach of mediocrity.
Woodruff County news., 1906-06-28

If a woman has a really good hus- band, the neighbors always say he is henpecked.-N. Y. Mail.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-20
GIVE GENEROUSLY AND QUICKLY

San Francisco No human
No earthly avail against the
fury already the vtas of the
great beautiful municipality and consuming its she'll
Naught material property nothing
transcendent duty humanity called
upon perform the face of this tremendous catastrophe to save
people Fancscohe homeless beings facing
the frightfu Of death by starvation.
Help given and given The annihlated city
material kind the need immediate and imperative
Money food clothing provided victims
eas violent the flames devastating fury
The nation sending million dollars The depart
deposit million dollars
The department seeng and aons for feed
ing the sufferers by this overwhelming ataclym of modern
be done by the American people through their initiative
effective practical way contribute cash. Hap
PLY this is forthcoming with generosity Enthusiastically
American
There danger that much be given In such
whelmng calamity befaen city the Golden
there is danger of OVERRIDING the work of
San Francisco stunned by the tremendous magnitude of the
disaster and its machinery and will
be the hundreds of thousands of
destitute and sheteress people
1t bury dead wounded passabe
oughfaese the people of the republic the living
He doub who gives quickly There should be delay for
the need and pressing populou city
plunged into destitution.
The call for help that from the Paccs
instant and generous response the of humanity
Island has been commercially taking Of relief
Let continue without halt wavering until the distress
relieved and the stricken city is able for her
Mankind seldom deserts ruined city and San Francisco will
from her ashes stronger
examples Charleston Galveston will give
her people, and the knowledge they
OF nation will them about the colossal
labor of again rearing their great city by the seas
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-20

New York; j. A. Irwin New York; w.
T.. Morse, Boston; G. Carlson Woon-
socket; w. |. Purrinton, Boston; ". 9.
Jackson and wife. Pttsburg; l.. c.
Rogers, New York; NJ. A. Lowell, Boston
A. w. Foster. Lowell; II. j. MacMullen.
New York: T.. l.. Marston. Conn; II. M.
Blake. New York; II. A. Goss, Boston
William Klein and wife, New York How
land Wood. Boston; III. w Hendrickson,
New York. j. George Benta, New York
NJ. and Mrs. A. A. Hodgman. Somcrville
Sci lguchi. Harvard university; Mrs. Will
liam Marsden and son, Boston; #. IA.
Clarkson. Springfield.
NEWMAN--C. Chenery, Lowell; ".
G. Hitchings, Boston; r. c. Cross, New
York; NJ. Englande. Boston; NJ. j. Vo-
gel, New York; II. Harris, New York
u. $, Haviland. New York; A. J. Chase.
Melrose; T.. b. Rovell and wife. New
York. j. J. Bedlow, Boston; f.. A.
Crocker, New York; A. Sellin, New
York; W. y Banks. New York z; J.
York; P II Diver FPhiladelphia; II.
r. Junction; r r. Clinton, Philadeiphia;
A. Nebbs, New York; c. +. Lynch, Bos-
ton; w. A. Tucker, Greenville, X. l.;
B. r. Cooley. Stafford Spring, CT; 7. r.
James. Reading, Pa; H. Bliss, New
port; A. Hunter, Boston: s. Kallman.
New. York; ]. A. Dorfman, New York
II. Mason, New York: j. Shapiro, New
York; w. Glenn, New York; ]. r. Wilson
and wife, Boston; ID. l.. Moses, New
York; j. II. Rogers, Norwich; ]. w.
Glenister New York; +. Davis, New
York; l.. j. Fontaine, Norwich; H w.
Garvin, j. l.. Dubenil. Boston.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-20
AMATEURS AS
LAUGH MAKERS :
SCORED HITS

"Bibi" was presented at Infantry hall
last evening. for the benefit of the Work.
ing Boys Home. by more than 100 local
amateurs. Nearly 200 people were pres
ent
There were three acts. all I'm toyman's
shop, and the dreamland dolls had roll
licking good time.
The production was staged under the di-
rection OF Miss Anna Crawford Donley,
with Mrs. Charles Carroll cast as "Bibi ="
a French doll
The spectacular features included Sow
eral ensemble numbers. in which elab-
crate costume and light effects were in
troduced.
The comedy effects would do credit 20
professional histrions William n. Flynn
as Toyman, Mary Brennan as Topsy. and
w. Horizon, the monkey. were irrepressi-
bles as laugh provokers.
The musical part OF the show was i'm
good hands. the American Band orchestra.
led by Bowen r. Church.
The cast included William III. Lyons.
Margaret V. Mahoney, Mrs. Charles Car
roll, Mary Brennan. Bessie Munnegle.
William Hall. Mary r. o'connor,
ford; and the pianist was Miss Catherine
German
The affair was In charge of the follow
ing committees: Charles Carroll, chair
mann Joseph NJ. Tally secretary: Rev.
James T. Ward. treasurer; William j.
Wallace. Thomas ODonnel. James GIL
rain, John +. o. Regan. Thomas A. Halton
and Timothy f. O'Neil
The following served as ushers: Charles
Carroll, Richard A. Hurley. Frederick j.
Berth, James ]. Conway; John #. Ore
gan. Joseph j. Cunningham. Arthur J.
Clarke, James A. Cahill, T. Dew. O'Con-
nor John w. Mcguire. j. Austin Nc
Greevey and Thomas Dutton.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-20
NO LIVES HAVE BEEN
LOST AT SANTA CRUZ

Oakland. Cal. April 2o--An Associated
Press correspondent arrived from Santa
Cruz last night having come over the
Santa Cruz mountains. He reports that
Santa Cruz was not seriously damaged
and no lives lost in the city. The damage
70 buildings in Santa Cruz is $4,000.
A landslide on Iona Prieta mountain
buried nine men alive in their cabins at
the Hinckley Creek mill of the Iona
Prieta Lumber company. The slide
buried the sawmnl and the cabins in 100
feet OF earth At Deer Creek mill John
Hannah and James Franklin were caught
in their cabins and killed.
watsonville sustained much damage 20
buildings. the Pajaro Valley bank. the
Porter building and the high school being
damaged The correspondents reports
that ND to noon Thursday l08 bodies had
been taken out 10 Agnews state hopsital
near Santa Clara
Official estimates place the number OF
injured insane patients at 9T. and OF
these 20 were not expected TO live. The
main building OF the hospital collapsed,
pinning many OF the patients under fallen
walls and debris. The padded cells had
10 be broken open, and more dangerous
patients were tied TO trees out on the
lawn in lieu OF n safer place.
The doctors and nurses stuck heroically
10 their posts and a hundred students
from Santa Clara college went over I'm
a body TO assist In succoring the wounded.
Brother De Martini. I'm charge Of the
college inhrmary, did good work I'm giving
first aid 20 the injured. as did Or. Gar
lache OF San Jose the county physician.
who later collapsed. Drs. Sapp and
Wright of San Jose are assisting the
hospital STAFF Very little damage was
done 10 the buildings NJ Santa clara coli
lege. and not one of the students or priests
was injured.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-20
MINOR D0INGS TODAY
IN The DISTRICT COURT

Charles E. Stafford, meat cutter.
promised TO DO a little better by his wife
and children and was placed on probation
when arraigned this morning on non
support charge.
Walter Barnes. arrested this morning
by Sixth station police on a charge OF be-
ing an idle person, was placed on proba-
ton
Joseph Cronin was committed to the
state hospital for the insane
James Hines furnished 5000 bail for trial
next Friday on a charge of assaultins
James X. Carroll, master brewer at the
Hanley Brewery.
Nathan Il. Rowland and Edward J.
Dunn were each fined $40 and costs for
theft of barrel OF turpentine from the
store house OF Starkweather & Williams