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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-06


=. w. Eichelberger of Davis county.
C. w. Verrnilior Of Appanoose
county.
County Ticket.
SenaturS. H. Harper.
Representatives.. ]. Moore.
Auditor-J. r. Criley
Treasurer-W. B. Moore.
Clerk Of colirt-Edwin DUNCAN.
County attorney-W W. Epps.
Sheriff.. D. Stephens.
Recorder-L. L. Swenson.
Superintendent of schools-Miss
Emma Nye.
Surveyor-C. r. Allen.
Coroner-E. L. Scott.
supervisors-Adam Decker. g. W.
Hatch, ]. s Redfern.
Township Ticket.
Assessor-Lewis Gibson.
Township Clerlt-Adelbert CHRISTI.
Constables--J. H. Robertson and l.
NJ. Davis
Justices of the Peace-w. ]. Berry
and M. l. Kirk.
Township trustees-George Shop
herd and G. H. Prosser.
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All c. M. d St. P. and Wabash train,
depart from jefferson Street Union
3st denot 4 D SAfIJEJ S'

All c. NJ. q St. P. and Wabash train.
depart from jefferson Street Union
depot. j. p. WHELAN, Accent.
c.. M. e. ST. p.
No. Going East Via Cut Off. Time
5 8a--Wnshington. Mnscatine
Davenport & Chicago 49,. 5:35
l2a--Washlngton. NJ II S c Inc. = -
Davenport & Chicago .12.o5
D2b-navenport freight ..., 9:iil N
Going West. -
sa-Kansas tIty and informed
5a-seymour. chta,cothiet. Ex. 1873 a. M
eel eelsi or, Springs and Kan
9ab-C hillicothe freight 7.oo ~ NJ
-Chillicothe freight 1o:30 q ~ M
Goa -Chillicothe freight 1910 = m
Going East Via Marion.
l0b--Nlarion, Cedar Rapids and
Intermediate $500. Lag n m
10Sb-Marion, Cedar Rapids and -
intermediate $3.50. 5.45 n M
9sb- Marion freight ........ $40 m
Coming West Via Marion.
9c-Marion, Cedar Rapids and
intermediate ... e 1.55 m
103b-Marion. Cedar Rapids and ~
Intermediate .....1 1908 a. m.
.a-daily: b-except Sunday: except
Monday.
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Professional Cards.

In this cut the second
lumbar vertebra 0 I
the backbone Is In
proper relation with
the first but not with
the third; therefore,
the great trunk nerve
is free as it passes
from the spinal cord
through the first OPEN
ing but severity pinch
ed in the secoud. The
Chiropractor can in
stant1y adjust spine
No. 2, making the
second opening a 8
large as the first, thus
removing pre- s $ u r Q
<~~. ~, . .. nrvAC which
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ology. The people of this continent
are ready for this advance.
Note. Weather chart for next
month will be mailed to subscribers Of
this paper on receipt of two cent
stamp. Address w. 7. Foster, Station
B., Washington ID. O.
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atives and friends In Denver Colorado,
returned home Monday.
w. w. Copley, who has been visiting
his son-i law. Louis Sarger, southeast
of town, returned to his home in Wal
nut Monday
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they have been spending several weeks
with the formers daughter, Mrs. Clar-
ence Spencer
Emmon Spilman left Saturday for
FIT. Madison to spend a short time on
business.
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is the only cause of disease. Then ard only
then can nature restore you. See CHAS.
RAY PARKER, D. c., Baker Building, l;5o
to6:30 p. M.
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CHICAGO {; ROCK ISLAND & PAclFn

CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND e PACIFIC
h Moe r.,. SONG EAST Depart.
California and Southwest 9:3o a. m
h202-Des Moines to Keokuk $50 n. m
To-. lineage ..;....... ........ 10:17 p. M
Z n-'4-l'ocal freight ............. 4:10 p. M
h2o3-Des Molnes. Euthven,
West Nenreska & Wash
ington, Mnscatine, Daven-
h9o, port a.a and CHI Ghlca 1;a,n.. 200 a. m
h,o. Omaha OMAHA. ~. II 10 a. M
1910 Omaha ......... 7:o5 p. m.
pza'a,t t1 frelghl ;e;;..5:..... S:15 a. m.
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BURT LAFoRcE, PHI. G.. M. D.
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist
Glasses scientifically fitted Office hours
10 to IL a. M. and to $ and to o'clock
3 M Phone, office, $50; residence. 81.
Office rooms. 10 and 10 Hoffman, Blk.
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p. M. Anderson Of Monroe county.
+. w. Eichelberger of Davis county.
G. w. vermilior Of Appanoose
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DR.. A. O. WILLIAMS.

Surgeon G. 5 : : R'y Co.
O. r., r. & s. Co.
Residence, PIG North Jefferson street.
Office, 100 Court street Residence tele-
phone. no: office telephone. 80. Ottumwa.
Evening journal., 1906-09-28
TEACHERS PAY
STILL THE SAME
Board Deferred Action and
Merit Plan Proves
Faulty

Wilmington school teachers must
teach another year on a salary that is
inadequate remuneration. to say the
least for their services.
The Board Of Education has failed
again to take definite action on the
readjustment and increase OF salaries
for the current year. All teachers
were appointed at a salary mot less
than was received last year" and the
teachers committee gave notice that
they would later present to the board
plan for revision Of salaries.
Such a plan was presented last Mon
day night and action was postponed
for two weeks. The plan In itself Is
a failure as TO anything definite and
the board apparently intends 20 do
nothing until April.
The maximum salary named for
teachers below the High School Is too
low and the method OF classification is
decidedly unsatisfactory.
"The teachers shall be classified by
q committee on classification 20 be
composed Of the superintendent Of
schools and the principal Of each sepa-
rate school into three classes, etc, but
"the method Of conducting the olassi-
fication shall be determined by the
teachers committee"
In case a difference OF opinion be-
tween the teacher and the board of
classification arises as 70 rating the
latter viii be wholly unable to Justify
its Judgment. for the whole matter Is
/ to be referred TO a committee on ap.
1 peais composed Of three principals wh'
viii certainly not be In position TO pasl
intelligently, il the committee ol
classification With IT'S opportunities fo
supervision has failed to do so. M
provision was made in the report To-
the teachers In the Wilmington Higl
School nor for principals salaries.
The plans for judging the merits o.
the individual teacher place laymen IN
charge OF the matter and the mori
system for that very reason proves q
farce. A layman's board OF admins
tration constitutes the tribunal which
decides what is a good teacher or O
poor teacher and nothing can be count.
ed except results achieved in the
school ROOM"
It looks as II the teachers Of this
city must continue to rank as the mosi
poorly paid Of any city its size in the
country.
Evening journal., 1906-09-28
PANAMA MARINES
NOT NEEDED

Wilmington people are watching with
interest the movements Of troops to
Southern waters in the event of in
tervention in Cuban affairs. One prom
inent Wilmington young man is now
in the far south with his battalions OF
marines preserving peace in the Pan
anna Canal Zone, and 1t is with the pur-
pose Of ascertaining whether Lieuten-
ant Joseph A. Rossell, son Of John S.
Rossell of the Security Trust and Safe
Deposit Company, of this city. has been
ordered to duty in Cuba that many scan
the news from Havana.
Mr. Rossell In an interview with an
Evening Journal reporter stated that
his sons battalion was the only battal-
ion Of marines in the Canal Zone and
that he thought II unlikely in the event
of Cuban Intervention that the marines
would be ordered from Panama. "The
last news we had from my son." said
Mr. Rossell, would indicate that he
expected to remain on duty with his
battalion in the Canal Zone, and have
seen nothing in the orders so far is
sued that would contradict that i'm
preston"
So far all the companies Of marines
ordered to prepare for service in Cuba
have been those at northern and
United States ports and until the sup
ply there is exhausted it Is hardly like
ly that the guards in Panama viii be
called upon.
Lieutenant Rossell was in good
health and spirits and spoke highly Of
the way in which work is being pushed
on the great ditch.
Evening journal., 1906-09-28
BALTIMORE &OHIC
RAILROAD,
schodulo IN rffsot May 81 1906.

Schedule In effect May q. 1906
Trains Leave Delaware Avenue station,
WILMINGTON, DEL,
Daily. Daily except sunday. Sunday
only.
NEW YORK and the East, '326, .5.ee
Royal Limited" s7.42. .lOo p. m.
PHILADELPHIA. s2.26 '5eG. $3.50 docaD.
$40, 'i20 uocaD. $500. $50, so.a4 uQcAil
slv sl0iS docab, ll05l QoeaD, Hlia
LOO a. m il26. 1905 OocaD, 'Sag ste
uocaD. Ao2 OocaO f5.1l Royal l.nlia
ed, 1870 QocnD, T.o0, sl.05 uocail -"i-'
$500 uocaD, 'lt.OO y. m
CHESTER $3.50 OocaD, l6.iO. 40 uocay.
e.tg $50, SS.3l QocaO, $40 slOfo t@'ea'
ivof uocqD sll.a5 a. m- il.2e .''g, w, N'1
call 1880 OucaO, N52 QocaD, b9l ne,S"', ~,
LOO 500 QocaD, '7.42. $3.50 Qocap' 'll'''
BALTIMORE and WASHINGTON. .i.la
SIo. lliol a. M. 'l.06. '2.fL .A4i' i'p9'
'dai Royal Limited" 800. 'iooS j. m
BALTIMORE and WAY Stations, ".oO'
sAl6 a. m. 1910, 5000 D. m.
NEWARK. '413 400. fS16. ll.0l, a. M
!l-io, 'Lo6, 1910, $3.50, $780, N.O0' ''V''
sll.3J d. IA.
SINCERITY. 400. ss.le. MOI Expreessl
a: M, li2.40, $40. $3.50 Express)' so'OV
400. siiSo D. m.
LANDENBERG and Way stations 9-e
slO.l5 a. m. 1900, sT25 p. m.
PITISBuRG. 'Sl6 a. M, siiI 1850, 'biA'
Royal Limited" 1908 p. m
CHICAGO. 'S.16 a. M. s2H p. m.
CINCINNATI. ST LOUIS & LOUIS
WILLIE, 'Sl6 a. m. '1.06, 1900 y. M
Del. Ave. STA. Delmarvia Tel. 2l93; ID. \
A. Tel. l422-A. city Ticket Othce s'
Market street; ID. q A. Tel. 1l5S-A. Del.
marvia Tel 2l95.
H. A. Miller, Travelling Passenger Agent
Evening journal., 1906-09-28
To Reopen Newark.uni0n chareh.

On Sunday afternoon Newark Union
Church, near Carrcroft, will be opened,
having been closed for three months
during the summer. The Rev. ]. M.
Lindale. pastor. VIII officiate at the SER
vices. Many improvements have been
made to the church during the vacation
season.
George w. Simon viii be superin-
tendent of the Sunday school, which
will be opened at the same time as tho
church and everybody VIII be welcome.
Eben n. Baldwin. Of Claymont, has
been invited to preach the sermon on
Sunday.
Evening journal., 1906-09-28
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing.
ton Division.
seheduIe In erect sept. II. l005.

Schedule IN effect Sept. II, 1906.
Trains leave WILMINGTON as follows.
For Chester and Philadelphia, LAB, il3
l6.l0, $50. 1.l0, i.2Q 7.42 150, lS0l $50, 1870,
$3.50. l0.Og. iO5o. Ills. lii32, ili5 a. M,
.l2.iO, l3O, l2a5. 2.5S. 1850, 4.35, o.0o, loJo.
6.0i, 1885, Coz, 9l3 1000 and lllOO p. M.
week-days, las. AIS l7IO, 1872 1900. e.s5,
1909 lli5 a. m, u215 1.37. 1900, 2.5s. 1880.
800, 1870. 6.0i, 6.55. I2S. 9.l3, 1000 and
lll.O0 b. an. Sundays.
For Philadelphia only. 33g, 91 a. M,
1920 500, 5.22. els III and 500 p. m.
Weekdays, 3.39i "a. m, 6.22, 6.iS, III and
500 p. M. Sundays.
For New York. Through express), 80,
as9, 9.s5. LIS a. M, fi29, 'l87, $40, b.&,
-b2j, I'll, 1923 p. m. weekdays, 1873,
S5s, i;io a. m; 'i.87. 25s 5.22. '62S, '7li
and g.23 D. m. Sundays.
For Boston without change. 1000 n. m.
anu 800 p. M. weekdays, 500 p. m. Sum
Baltimore and Washington. i03. 40, IT'S.
So2, $40. li0.ll. l1.07 and fi1.fS a. M, Si2.s5,
III, fl,ia $50. 3.5S, 626. Goa. s626. TOO us
.ao, !3,Ol b. m. ana l2.lS night week
days, LOS A2o, 1l5, S02. lO1t. li.is a. M.
.la.5a, li9, $3.50. $50. 52d. COS sG26 r7.3i,
alo, 1901 p. m, and l121S night Sundays.
Baltimore ana intermediate stations.
l24s t4S, 5bS y. m. weekdays, and b.5s
y. m. Sundays.
Evening journal., 1906-09-28
new JERSEY q WILMINGTON FERRY CO.
Steamer Ulrica.
Tine table In erect INV ts, tooe

Time table n effect July ist. 1906.
roa,.o. ,,,c Week days
''faEeS w Wilmington. 500 a. M. 400. al,
leaves e (, Penn's Grove. 500. 1000 a. M so,
rc.,.. me-. Saturdays.
soo. ls lMsiimoi1n1ston. "a ms 500 a. M. 1880. noon;
800. 100 D. m. - WV iO'O0 a. M LSl,
r.o. - Sundays.
eSes Soo y Wilmington, $50 a. M. 1.so. s.15,
300 500 o. m. ''00' iO'SO a. m''
Fhone 300 d and A.
Evening journal., 1906-09-28

At the morning service at Old
Swedes Church on Sunday a harvest
home service will be held. There will
be special music by the vested choir
and an appropriate sermon will be
preached. The church will be decor
ated with vegetables, fruits and
flowers.
Evening journal., 1906-09-28
They Want to Go to Cuba.

Finding the peaceful avocation Of
cabinetmaking too slow. several young
men employed at the plant Of the Har-
Ian and Hollingsworth Corporation,
have offered their services to the gov
'ernment should the officials at WASH
ington decide to send an army to Cuba.
There are nearly a hundred of the en-
thusiasts in this city who declared they
are willing to take up arms to restore
peace on the island No reply has yet
been received from the war office, but
it is not believed the offer will be ac-
|cepted.
Evening journal., 1906-09-28
PRoPosALs.

PROPOSALS for cast iron water pipe
Sealed proposals for furnishing snd de-
livering 5000 feet of S-inch and 1000 feet of
6-inch water pipe addressed TO the Boas d
of Water Commissioners and endorsed,
Proposals for Cast Iron Water Pipe. "
will be received az the office Of the Water
Department, S. +. Corner King and Sixth
streets, Wilmington, Del, until 1.30 p. m.
on Monday, October Sth. 1906. The right
Is reserved 10 reject any or all bids.
THEODORE A. LETSEN.
s26-2t-w,f chief Engineer.
Evening journal., 1906-09-28
FIGHT FOR PRESIDENT

Friends OF James Hasson and Thorn
rs A. Carney. both Of whom are can
didates for worthy president Of the To-
cal aerie of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles, are making an active canvass
among the members Of that organiza-
ton for their respective favorites.
Both candidates are well known and
the contest bids fair to be interesting.
Evening journal., 1906-09-28
FOR THE SOUTH.

Atlantic Coast Lnc.-Exprcss. los a. m.
and 1876 p. M. daily.
Southern Railway Express, 40 a. m.
025 and 7.3i p. M. daily
Seaboard Air Line Railway-Txpress
so a. m. and $3.50 p. M. daily
norfolk and Western Railway-For
Memphis and New Orleans G26 d. M,
daily
Chesapeake & Ohio Ranway-Fxpress
iloi a. m. weekdays 1f9 and Sis ,. m.
daily.
Evening journal., 1906-09-28
DELAWARE DIVISION.

For New Castle, eb5. SOS a. M, sos. s.ti
and 052 p. M. weekdays, 1853 a. m. and
4.00 D. M, Sundays.
For LcwcH and Rehoboth. SOS a. m.
and 3A p. M. weekdays 1853 a. m. and
$50 p. m. SUNDAYS.
For Dover, Harrington and Delmnr.
S@. 1912 A. M, 80. 6.52 p. m. and 1900
night weekdays f.13 a. M. 40 %. nl. ana
1900 night Sundays.
For Harrington and way stations 6b5
"A. m. and 300 b. no. weekdays.
Express for Cane Charles, Old Point
Comfort and Norfolk 1912 "a. M, week
days and 1900 night daily
Evening journal., 1906-09-28
ZOE ArLANrIc cIrY ana cApn ~.

Connecting via West PHILADELPHIA. or
Proad Street. 6.3O, $50 n. M, 1920 fSatur-
days only). 1880, 25S and 61S D. m week
days. AIS. So a. m, 1915 ana GIS u. p
Sundays Atlantic City special $40 p. M.
weekdays
Cape May 2.5s p. m. weekdays TO a.
m Sundays.
tDining Car. Accommodation
The Wilmington Transfer Company Will
ana residences.
For further information apply 20 J. H.
McWllliams. City Ticket Agent 503 Mar
kct street or az the station. Telephone
city ticket office. ID. and A. $780, or Del.
marvia, 1871
W. w. ArTERBURY, j. r. WOOD
General Manager pass'r Traffic Mrr
GEO. w. BOYD,
General Passenger Agent.
Evening journal., 1906-09-28
FARMS FOR SALE.

BIJY A FARM III PENNSYLVANIA.
NEW JERSEY OR DELAWARE.
Best States for profitable farming. Soil
adapted 70 great variety OF crops. Near
markets tliat pay best prices for your pro-
duets Farm lands In these States my
speciality, sold and bought. Write for par
ticulaTs. RAYMOND q. FRICK. Eo3 r. 10
Trust BID. PHILADELPHIA
Evening journal., 1906-09-28

The nomination takes place in No
vember and the election on the first
Monday in December.
Evening journal., 1906-09-28

ter Jemison bagged two rail and two reed
birds yesterday below Red Lion.
West fond Jrs. and New Castle Jr. base
ball teams viii play doublehoader IN
Dobbinsville do-morrow.
Evening journal., 1906-09-28
PIANOS.

OUT OF wORK-TRY A JOUR-
NAL WANT AID SATURDAY IS
A GOOD DAY. UNIFORM RATE
1c A WORD EACH INSERTION.
Evening journal., 1906-09-28
Be Sure to Get What
You Ask For.

ETTAHERE is a Reason
Why the Good People Of Amer
lea buy cascarets as Fast as the
IL Clock Ticks.
Every second some one, somewhere, is
Buying little Ten-cent Box Of Cascarets.
l.2, 3, 4, 5. 6-6o times to the Minute.
so Minutes to the Hour. $500 Boxes an
an Hour, 80, 900 Boxes a Day Of Ten Hours.
100000 Boxes Month. and then some.
Think Of 10000 People take Cas-
cares tablet each day. Millions use Cas-
carets when necessary.
The Judgment Of Millions Of Bright
Americans is lnfallible. They have been
Buying and Taking cascarets at that rate
for over Six years.
Over Five Millions Of Dollars have been
Spent to make the merits Of Cascarets
known. and every cent Of it would be lost.
did not sound merit claim and hold the
constant, continued friendship. Patronage
and Endorsements Of well-pleased people year
after year.
There is also Reason
Whv there are Parasites who attach
themselves to the Healthy Body Of Cascar-
cts ssuccess-lnitators counterfeiiers. Sub
stitutors.
They are Trade Thieves who would rob
cascareis Of the Good VIII" of the people,
and sneak unearned profits. earned and
paid for by Cascarets.
A Dishonest Purpose means a Dishonest
Product and Disregard Of the Purchasers
Health or Welfare.
Beware Of the Slick Salesman and his
ancient ''Just as Good" story that common
sense refutes.
Cascarets are made only by the Sterling
Remedy Company, and put upin metal box
with the "long-tailed c" on the cover.
They are never sold in bulk.
Every tablet marked TcCc."
Be sure you get the genuine. rs
Evening journal., 1906-09-28
'ouEEN OF SEA TRiPsv
TO
BOSTON. PROVIDENCE.
SAVANNAH.
Merchants & MIners TRANSPORTATION cs
ct..-..t- a,

"'''nants q Miners transportation &C.
steamship Lines.
Steamers New. Fast and Elegant.
accommodations and cuisine unexcelled.
Send for illustrated booklet
j. c. whitney. "a vice-prea. and traf.
nee manager; A. D. stobbins. general
manager; w. +. Turner. Cen. Pass. Agent.
General offices s. E Cor. German
and Light SITS, Balto.. MD.
Evening journal., 1906-09-28

WANTED-Glrl for general kitchen
work. WATsON's. T02 Poplar St s26-2S
Evening journal., 1906-09-28
ADS@
WANTS, FOR SALE, FOR RENT. REAL ESTATE, ETC.
HELP WANTED FEMALE.

WANTED-white cook. with reference.
Call at go French st. s-s-ot
Evening journal., 1906-09-28

WHY BE OUT CT WORK WHEN
THE EVElyING JOURNAL WILL
FIND YOU A S1TUATION7 UNI
FORM RATE 1c A WORD EACH IN
STRTTON
Evening journal., 1906-09-28
CIVIL ENGINEERS.
MORTGAGE BROKERS.

HONEY TO LOAN on desirable drst
mortgages on city properties IN amounts
70 cult. HAWKINS & CO.. 7l2 Market St
Evening journal., 1906-09-28
JOHN B. KRUGER,
Paper Hanger and Decorator.
FOURTH AND JACKSON STREETS.
Del. Phone 1907. d. & A.27Sr
LOST AND FOUND

FoUND-A stray bull dog. Call 1891
French st. s2I-2t
Evening journal., 1906-09-28
WALL DECORATORS.


PAPER HANGING from $3.50 a room
up at l. ROSIN. 423 w. Second street
Work guaranteed
Evening journal., 1906-09-28
FOR SALE
WANTED.

FOR EXCHANGE-Your old stove for
a new one at McDOWELL'S, 207 Market
street. se5-26t
WANTED-L. c. Smith writing In
Sight" and rebuilt Remington typewriters
for sale or rent
CHAs. G. GUYER
Court Stenographer.
Phone 11SA s26 Market ST
Evening journal., 1906-09-28
BOARDING AND LopeINe.

Poplar street. s27-St
Evening journal., 1906-09-28

WANTED-Boarders and table board
ers. Use Of bath and phones Home COM
forts. ZOE Poplar at. s26-2S
Evening journal., 1906-09-28

WANTED-Gentlemen for nicely furn-
ished rooms with board. use OF gas and
phone. Apply No. Sixth ave-, near Mary
land ave. sl5-u
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-17
Aleaaun6ria Gazette.
WEDNESDAY EVENING. OCT. IL. 1906
A Monster Musleal Instrument.

The most gigantic harp ever con-
structed, as far as the record goes, was
that made by yertan, the provost OF
Burkll, near Basel. Switzerland, In
1887. That was long while ago, Dut
the fame OF NJ. Verltan's gigantic harp
was such that it Is still occasionally
mentioned by writer's on the rare ana
the wonderful. just as the sea serpent
bloody rain. five mastodons, etc. are.
NJ. VerItan's colossal musical lnstru-
ment was $40 feet IN length, and, on
that account. was constructed In an
open lot instead Of in harp factory. IL
was most simple In construction, con-
vlstlng OF fifteen wires strung tightly
between two poles. These wires were
Of different sizes. the largest being one
sixth Of an Inch In diameter and the
smallest one-twelfth of an inch. They
were stretched north and south and In
cllned In such n manner as to form an
angle OF from twenty TO thirty degrees
with the horizon. This queer Instrument
was not Intended as an exaggerated
toy. but was constructed for the ex-
press purpose of foretelling changes In
the weather. which were calculated by
Professor Verltan according to the DIFF
ferent tones the instrument made when
the wind was blowing through 1t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-17

In the ancient times there lived
wonderfully wise man, Of whom 1t was
said that he could answer correctly
any question put to him. There was
one, however, who thought himself
clever enough to outwit the sage. This
man took a poor, captive bird and
ciasped 1t so closely in his hand that
only the head and tail were visible.
Tell me-" said he TO the renowned
guesser of riddles, SIS the bird which
I hold In my hand alive or deadT
II the answer were Dead" thought
this artful plotter, he would just open
his hand and let the bird fly. If the
answer were "Alive." he would with
one little squeeze crush the poor bird
to death.
But the wise man proved himself
equal to the occasion and replied, ut Is
as you please"
Each one holds within his or her
grasp the fair bird Of life. Which Is 1t
to be-? A blessing or banef 1t Is "as
you please"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-17
Pressed to Death.

An English court has sentenced a
woman to Imprisonment because she
refused to speak during a trial. The
old penalty fer remaining mute under
similar conditions was being pressed
to death. The form OF sentence set
forth "the prisoner shall be laid in
some low, dark house, where he shall
lie naked on the earth and one arm
shall be drawn to ore quarter Of the
house with q cord and the other arm
to another quarter, and In the same
manner let 1t be done with his legs, and
let there be laid upon his body Iron
and stone, as much as he can bear-or
more" There the man had to lie. On
the following day he was given three
morsels Of bread without water, on the
following water, but no bread. And
this was his diet until he died.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-17
Golf and the Liver.

Golf Is the greatest Of ell games. 1t
Is the only recreation that Ia at one and
the same time health giving and a
complete preoccupation without being
unduly physically exhaustive. But I
am profoundly convinced that 1t Is far
better for a mans liver that he should
play a poor game than q good one /
know from personal experience that 1t
Is far better for the liver to play a
really bad game. Nothing stirs up the
liver like the irritation, the excitements
and the paroxysms Of a really bad
game.-London Graphic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-17
A disadvantage of Health.

A visitor among the poor of the east
end of London found unexpected testi-
mony to the disadvantages OF health
In one Of his calls. Mrs Il. had fam
lily Of a dozen children, and, like most
of her class, she had her tale OF woe to
tell. "How are the children. Mrs. By
inquired the caller. "All very well, In
deed, sir; very well, indeed" was the
answer. You ought to be thankful,
I'm sure. with SO much sickness
about" Yes, sir; suppose | ought
to be thankful; but, | tell you, when
they're well they eat an awful lot"