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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-12-28

A Business Mems Progressive
league has been formed in Lebanon.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-08-03
What Next =?

Scientists are displaying a keen in
terest in the teleview, or "televue, -
as the inventor, j. B. Fowler. of San
Diego, CAL, prefers to call it, and
which, when completed and placed I'M
der the telephone, will enable persons
talking to see each other as plainly as
if they were in the same room.
Like all other marvellous inventions,
the televue is extremely simple in
principle.
The user sits down in front of the in
strument, and strong light is thrown
on the face by some five or six electric
globes.
T.. Under the telephone mouthpiece is a
large round disc of glass, somewhat
thicker in the middle than on the eyes.
In the center of the glass there is a
samll hole, and through this the sitter
is able to see the person to whom he
is talking.
The secret of the invention Mr..
Fowler says, lies in the perfect
mechanical and chemical combinations.
During the entire conversation the
televue keeps up a constant buzz.
The inventor predicts that in a very
short time one will be able to talk
from New York to Chicago and see the
person at the other end of the line.
The possibilities are infinite, as the
televue can be developed to include
such work as exploring sunken wrecks
and presenting views of articles from
the home or office.
For instance, the housewife can call
up her grocer and order her weekly
supply without the slightest fear of
getting old goods.
She can select dress pattern from a
department store and never leave her
apartment.
Mr.. Fowler says he worked twenty
six years before he completed the in
VentiOn.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-08-03
Widows Sold BY the Pound.

A Chinese newspaper, the Chung
Hua Pao, prints the following: "a
special correspondent at Fengtien
writes about the beginning of this a
japanese imported some 5000 Japanese
widows, whom he offered for sale either
as domestic servants or as secondary
wives, at 60 cents a catty Zone and
three-q1arter pounds avoirdupois) =.
Photographs are first shown to intend
ing purchasers, who then make their
selection, and the woman is weighed
and her. value calculated. There is no
condition attached save that she must
be allowed to return home once every
three years.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-08-03
Sorts Mail With His Feet.

New leland possesses a postmaster
who, for all practical purposes, is arm
less. Owing to physical deformity
which rendered his hands useless he is
obliged to, and actually does all the
clerical work Of his office with his feet.
His name is Ernest C. Moon, and he
is lin charge of the postoffice at TIE
Uku, Auckland. He uses an indelible
pencil in his official work, with which
he writes claerly and legibly.
He is 81 years of age and ha sheen
in charge of the postoffice at TIE Uku
for the past IL years.
The official reports of the inspectors
of the New leland postal department
show that Moon has given satisfaction
in the discharge of his duties. He
makes cut money orders, postal notes
and the periodical official statement by
using his feet. In the same way he ap-
plies the date stamps to letters with
wonderful rapidity.
Moon can also use a hammer, saw
and other carpenter tools with his feet.
CORN WANTED.-We are in the
market for Corn, and will pay highest
market price for same.
STUART & O'BRIEN,
Directly opp. L. &.N. Freight Depot.
King Leopold announces that his
ownership of the Congo State is COM
plete and personal. King Leopold evil
IDENTIFY believes that he is built on
Senator Aldrich lines.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-08-03
A Unique Scheme.

A Washington savings bank has
adpOted a unique scheme and has at
tracted considerable attention to itself
by advertising in the newspapers its
willingness to start an account in the
name, of any child under twelve years
of age with gift of fifty cents, pro-
vided the parents VIII add the $4. so
necessary to make the initial deposit,
SIS.
The idea is, of course, to interest
people with children in the saving idea,
with view to the further growth of
the bank. The youthful depositors are
to the bank what the Sunday School is
to the church. They are in training
for maturer usefulness to the institu-
ton. The Washington project is worthy
of adoption elsewere.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-08-03
A Subteranean Pool,

While employed by the Mayfield Coal
company. of Nashville, Tenn, RAG.
Andre, superintendent of the Indian AS
phalt Company, of Compton, KY,
made an interesting subteranean dis
covery. The. oil company was operat-
ing In Wayne county, KY, near the
Tennessee line, when the men were
troubled with scarcity of water in the
dry season. On the lease on which
they were working was a cave which
extends for an unknown distance. 1t
was decided to enter this cavernI and
search for water.
Mr.. Andre and his men penetrated
the cave for distance of four miles.
About half mile from the opening
they found a stream of clear. cool
water, about four or five feet deep in
some places. In order to be sure of a
constant supply of water. it was decid-
ed to drill a well. From a point in one
OF the deepest places in the stream the
hole was drilled down through the bot
tom of the stream, then through a
strata of sand which followed until and
oil we'll was struck.
After scudding about in a water well.
the drillers suddenly struck subter-
ranean pool. The surface of this pool
is 224 feet below the derrick floor. The
water was then piped for use. The re-
markable cave and its vicinity contain
many freaks of nature.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-08-03
Williams Kidney Pills.

Have you neglected your Kidneys
Have you overworked your nervous
system and caused trouble with your
Kidneys and Bladder? Have you
pains in the loins, side, back, groins
and bladder? Have you fiabby APP
pearance of the face, especially under
the eyes? Too frequent desire to pass
urine? If so, Williams Kidney Pills
will cure you. Sample free. By mail
so cents. Sold by Oberdorfer.
WILLIAMS M'F'G. Co., Props,
Cleveland, q.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-08-03

Gin our Almanac for many years past we
have given unusual advice to those Attic.
ted with coughs, colds, throat or lung
troubles or consumption. We have told
them if they did not receive any special
benefit after the use of one 75-cent size
bottle of German Sym to consult their
doctor. give did not ask them or urge
them to use a large nn-1ber of bottles, as
is the case in the adve1 tiSing of many
other remedies. Our confidence in Ger
man Syrup makes it possible for US to-
give such advice. give know by the ex-
perience of over IS years that one 75-cent
bottle of German Syrup will speedily re-
lieve or cure the worst coughs, colds,
bronchial or lung troubles-and that,
even in bad cases of consumption, one
large bottle of German Syrup will work
wonders. QNew trial bottles, 2Sc.; reg
ular size, 75c. At all druggists.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-08-03
Huge Task.

1t was hugh task to undertake the
cure of such bad case of kidney dis
ease, as that of @. F. Collier, of Cher
okee, Iowa, but Electric Bitters did
it. He writes; my kidneys were so
far gone, I could not sit on. a chair
without cushion; and suffered from
dreadful backache, headache and de-
preston In Electric Bitters, how
ever, l found a cure, and by them
was restored to perfect health. /
recommend this great tonic medicine
to all with weak Kidneys, liver or
stomach" Guaranteed by Oberdor-
fer. the druggist. Price soc.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-08-03
Our Washington
Letter.
BY EARL w. MAYO.

WASHINGTON, August John
Wesley Gaines is for waterways i'm
provements through larger appropria-
tons; there is no doubt of that. In
fact. the improvement of the Curber-
land River from its mouth to Carthage,
as recommended at the last session of
Congress, the deepening of the Ohio
and various other projects of great i'm
portance, are likely to remain little
more than an airy dream of the coming
Rivers and Harbors bills do not far
Outstrip their predecessors. The
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
is indeed working. to this end, and in
its labOrs it has the sympathy of Repre-
sentative Gaines, who, in speaking on
this subject, in an interview just given
out by this organization, said:
q approve of the work of the
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
in endeavoring to stimulate sentiment
in favor of larger appropriations for
rivers and harbors improvements. We
need larger appropriations and more
vigorous and constant prosecution of
the projects already begun. The
present policy of small appropriations
has delayed the improvement of the
Cumberland River, as we'll as other
projects throughout and country. The
improvement of this river, it should be
pointed out with special emphasis, will
moderate and regulate railroad rates,
and the Supreme Court has held. 1t is
an indisputable fact. An historical and
upright people, such as the TennesseaDs
and Kentuckians are, are entitled to
more just and prompt relief in this
matter than they have received. They
demand the completion of the lock and
dam system in the Cumberland. 1t will
open up the Mississippi and Ohio val
leys to the Cumberland valley and vice
versa. | think the people of the United
States should demand reasonable ap-
preparations and prompt and constant
work in improving our rivers and har-
bors."
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-08-03

as an official approval of matrimony or
not. If it is Uncle Sam is nothing if
not inconsistent, evidently holding
with Carlisle that inconsistency is no
virtue, for in the Census Bureau here
the marriage of a female clerk makes
necessary her resignation. Judged by
this, the government is evidently in
favor of marriage for men, but not for
women.
o
The West is not the only part of the
country where laborers in the earth
CLEAN from it gold, according to the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor.
The immigrants from Southern Italy, a
majority of whom never get west Of
pennsylvania, gather in millions of doE
lars annually from their work in
mines, tunnels and the like. Their one
idea seem to be to accumulate a for
tune-a very elastic quantity, and not
IN this case measured by the Rockefel-
Ter standard and return to their native
country. Even if they cannot return
to Italy, they send back as much money
as possible, removing it finally from
this country, and for this reason,
though desirable as immigrants in other
respects. they fail in one great qualifi-
cation-that is, they do not settle down
and spend, when they earn it, the re-
suits of their labor. That the drain is.
not inconsiderable is shown by the fact
that temporary Italian residents in this
country annually send to a single bank
IN Naples more than half million dol
lars in American money. The bank in
question has l85, 900 accounts with Ital-
ians in the United States, and it is only
one OF many. These figures afford
strange contrast between the two
races, for the American, making his
money at home, spends it abroad, while
the Italian, earning it abroad, spends
it at home.
RecollectiOns nearly half a century
old were brought back his week when
small man, nearly seventy years old,
and on the verge of delirium tremens,
was given fifteen day sentence in this
city. The man was none other than a
former White House clerk of Abraham
Lincoln-who took probably the last
official correspondence of the martyred
President on the Friday of his assassi-
nation. He is the author of a biogra-
ply of Lincoln and several stories of
Renaissance, but neither his former
associations nor his works were able to
save him at the bar of Justice.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-08-03

Benevolent assimilation is not a
quick process apparently, and in the
case of the PHILIPPINES, Uncle Sam has
decided that to hasten its course the
subduing effect of gentle woman is as
necessary as the presence of the army.
At any rate, departure from the or
binary procedure has been made, the
Civil Service Commission having an
nOunced that wives or fiancies of clerks
going to that tuI bulent land of per-
petual plenty-the Philippines may
be examined for positions as teachers,
in order that they may accompany their
men folk, and by teaching the young
Filipino ideas how to read, divert it
from shooting, and hasten toward the
islands peace which in the light of
latest reports seems reluctant to settle
there. AS general thing, the gov
eminent is slow to have anything to do
with sending women to unsettled terri
tory, and it is as yet not known
whether this exception is to be taken
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-08-03
Did You KnowP

Father Williams Indian Tea, gath
cred in the Rocky Mountains, acts
directly on the Mucous Membrane,
durifies the Blood and cIeanses the
entire system of the microbes and
erms of Catarrh, Hay Fever, Asthma,
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-08-03

Some rather interesting figures in
the time-honored game known as soak
ing the government" have just appear
ed, showing the tremendous premium
which the government has to pay be-
cause it cannot transact business as a
private corporation or Individual. Ac-
coding to these figures, when the land
for the new Senate office building was
bought it was assessed at 1922, 600, and
could probably have been bought by a
private purchaser for $3.50, 600. The
government had to pay $748, 600. And
SO the game goes on, it being a pretty
we'll established axiom that govern
ment, whether national or merely
municipal, has to pay far more for the
acquisition and maintenance of proper
ty for the benefit of it's citizens than
those same citizens in their private
business capacities. And it all comes
out of their pockets. Fortunately for
the national pride, however, this merry
game is played in other countries as
well. Reports have just come from
Scotland, for example, stating that
afters six years of continual financial
loss, Glasgow has given up her at
tempt at municipalization of tele-
phones. The city has been unable to
compete with the private corporations,
and the people, tired, of footing the
bills, have decided to quit. The signi-
ficant part of the whole situation, how
ever, lies in the fact that the unprofit-
able business has been turned over, not
to private corporation. but to the
postofice. Soaking the government"
seems to be a universal game.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-08-03
Williams Carbolic Salve With Arnic
and Witch Hazel.

The best Salve in the world for
Cuts. Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, letter, Chapped Hands, and
all skin eruptions. 1t is guaranteed
to give satisfaction, or money re-
funded. Price 25c by Druggists.
WILLIAMS M'F'G. Co., Props,
Cleveland, @.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-08-03

A woman who lived on bread and
milk attained the age of los years but
someone will be overlooking a bet if
her longevity isn't advertised as due to
the use of some brand of whisky.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-08-03
G. S. WARDEN &:soN.

A New York doctor who says that
people can get along very we'll with
out stomach may have been influenced
in his opinion by getting how we'll
some people get along..without brains.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-08-03
FOR RENT.

Five nicely furnished rooms for rent.
for gents. Central location.
M. L. WOODS.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-08-03

If you will try case of the famous
Lion Beer, the best on earth, and are
not pleased with it we will gladly RE-
fund your money. All doctors recon-
mend this beer for family use rand for
convalescents.
7. F. BRANNON,
(3iy2mO) Agent Lion Brewing Co.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26
Laid on the Table.

Washington.-Mr Tillman presented
a resolution in the Senate demanding
n senatorial investigation into the re-
moval of Mrs Minor Morris from the
White House. The resolution provoked
no debate and Mr.. Tillman contented
himself with brief statement in
which he said he would not have intro
duced the resolution but for the taunt
of Mr.. Hale. When he concluded Mr..
Daniel moved that the resolution be
laid on the table, and this disposition
was made of il by vote of 81 to s.
Washington.-The recent forcible
removal from the White House of
Mrs. Minor Morris was made the sub
iect of emphatic denunciation by Mr..
Tillman in the Senate Wednesday.
His remarks called out remonstrance
His remarks called out remonstrances
from Messrs. Hale, Hopkins and Dan
iel and led to the abrupt closing of
the doors and the sudden adjourn
ment of the Senate in the middle of
the afternoon.
The speech abounded in Mr.. Till
mans peculiar expressions and was
characterized by many severe and ex-
ceptionally personal thrusts at the
President.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26
Leaves Fortune to Her Pets.

The fact that Cecilia \. Wolsey,
who was formerly Il performer on the
vaudeville stage under the name of
Lillian Western. bequeathed $4,000
for the care Of her dog, parrot and a
cage of live birds, became known re
Gently when her will was filed in New
York City.
Harriet E. Gates. a friend Of the
dead woman, is charged with the
care of the animals. and Miss Wolsey's
will provides that she shall have the
use of the $4,000 for that purpose.
After the death of Mrs. Gates, the will
stipulates, the remainder of the money
shall go to the American Society for
the Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals,
to care for Miss Wolsey's pets if they
outlive Mrs. Gates, and if not, to care
for other homeless animals.
Miss Wolsey was a musical speci-
alist" on the vaudeville stage, and re-
tired from it a year ago, having only
her pets as companions.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26
PAIN IN THE JOINTS
Rheumatic Tortures Cease When Dr.
Williams Pink Pills Make
New Blood.

The first sign of rheumatism is fre.
quently II pain and swelling in one of
the joints. If not combnted i'll the
blood, which is the seat of the disease,
the poison spreads, affecting other joints
and tissues. Sometimes rheumatism nt-
tacks the heart and is quickly fatal.
The one remedy that has cured
rheumatism so that it stays cured is DR..
Williams Pink Pills. These pills expel
the poison from the blood and restore
the system. so that the poisonous matter
is passed off MS nature intended.
Mrs. I. 7. Pitcher, of No. 1870 Mon
mouth street, Newark. N. J., suffered
for about three years from rheumatism
before she found this cure. She says:
"It began with 4 queer feeling in my
fingers. In n little time it seemed rs
though the finger joints had Jumps on
them and | could not get my gloves on.
"Then it grew worse and spread to
my knees. l could not stand up and l
could not sleep nights. My suffering
was more than can describe. l took a
great deal of medicine, but nothing even
gave me relief until tried DR.. Williams
Pink Pills.
:" read an account of Il cure III case
that was exactly like mine and my bus-
band got me some of the pills. took
them for three weeks before l really felt
better but they finally cured me.
Mr.. Pitcher, who is veteran and n
member of Il d. Morgan Post, No. 307
of New York, subsrnntiates his wifn's
statement and says that she now walks
without difficulty, whereas yenr ago
he was compelled to push her about in II
wheeled chair. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Pitcher are enthusiastic in their praise
of Dr. Williams Pink Pills,
For further information, address the
Dr. Williams Medicine Company. Sche.
uectady, NY.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26
STATEHOOD BILL.
Leads to Hot Discussion in House
Committee.

Washington. - There was another
stormy meeting OF the House commit
tee on territories Thursday, Chairman
Hamilton and Representative Lloyd
had an angry exchange OF words over
Mr.. Hamilton's former position on
statehood. Former Governor Murphy
of Arizona declared it was useless to
appear before the committee as the
verdict was signed and sealed against
them. He denounced as false the
charge of corruption made against the
Arizona men who oppose joint state
hood.
Il hereby denounce as false, libelous
and slanderous any charge of cOrrup-
tion regardless of where it comes
from" said Mr.. Murphy. Il feel it is
utterly futile for us to appear before
this committee and discuss our views
on statehood. The verdict is signed
and sealed against us. But l cannot
refrain from denouncing this charge of
corruption against our party. 1t would
be Just as fair to credit report that
hands are being put into the govern
ment purse to take money for build
ings, to be used i'll passing the joint
statehood bill"
Other speakers from Arizona heard
in opposition to joint statehood were:
Delegate Smith, b. A. Fowler, w. S.
Sturges, Gen. a. J. Sampson, Rev. II.
NJ. Shields, A. j. Chandler.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26
RAT TWO FEtT"loNe.
Largest Ever Seen at the Tacoma
Wharves.

e. Holmes, warehouseman at the
Oriental dock, had the distinction re-
Gently of killing the largest rat ever
seen along the local water front. The
rodent weighed nearly seven pounds,
and from the tip of his nose to the
end of his tail he measured two feet.
1t was only after desperate fight,
lasting twenty minutes, that the i'm
mense rat was killed. For some time
scraps of paper and wood in the tool
room of the warehouse indicated that
a swarm of the rodents was at work.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Holmes en-
countered the big fellow. With n
broom handle he attempted to put an
end to the rodents life, but the rat
showed fight. Back and forth he
scampered and when cornered he
rushed at his assailant. Once he hid
behind coil of rope overhead, and
then he dashed at Holmes head. The
latter lodged but the rodents sharp
teeth grazed his face. AT last the rat
was killed and measurements proved
that he was the biggest ever seen in
port.
The animal is supposed to be spe-
cies found in South America. and it is
supposed he came here in ship, all
of which carry many rodents.-Tacoma
Ledger.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26

through the advice of Mrs. Pinkham.
of Lynn, Mass, which is given to sick
women absolutely free of charge.
The present Mrs. Pinkham has for
twenty-five years made n study of tho
ills of her sex she has consulted with
and advised thousands of suffering
women. who to-day owe not only their
health but even life TO her helpful
advice.
Mrs. Fannie D. Fox, of 7. Chestnut
Street, bradford. Pa, writes;
Dear Mrs. Pinkham "
81 suffered for n long time with female
trouble, and finally was told by py physician
that l had a tumor. / did not want to
submit to an operation, SO wrote you for
ndvice. l received your letter and did a.
you told me, md today am completely
cured. My doctor gays the tuInbr has disap-
penred, md ain once more, n wen woman
/ believe Lydia L. Pinkhnm's Vegetable Com
pound is the best medicine in the world.s
The testimonials which we are con-
stantlypnbishing from grateful women
establish beyond doubt the power Of
Lydia i. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound to conquer female diseases.
Women suffering from any form Of
female weakness are invited to
promptly communicate with Mrs.
Pinlsham, ut Lynn, Mass She asks
nothing in return for her advice. 1t In
absolutely free. and to thousands OF
women has proved to be more precious
than gold.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-26
LOST EYESIGHT
Through Coffee Drinking

have been but few cases Of its kind
before, and they have been caused by
whisky or tobacco. Leach has never
used either, but has been great cof-
fee drinker, and the specialists have
decided that the case has been caused
by this. Leach stated himself that
for several years he had drank three
cups of coffee for breakfast, two at
noon and one at night. According to
the records of the specialists of this
country this is the first case ever
caused by the use OF coffee.
The nerve is ruined beyond aid and
his case is incurable. The fact that
makes the case n queer one is that the
sight forward has been lost and the
side sight has been retained. Accord
ing to the Doctors statement, the
young man will have to give up cof-
fee or the rest of his sight will fol
low and the entire nerve be ruined
Re0isteT- Gazette.