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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17
kinn AIfonao,s Body Guard.

King Alfonso is perhaps more secure
ly and carefully guarded during the
hours Of darkness than is any other
European monarch, except, perhaps,
the sultan of Turkey. tor four cell
turies the slunbers of successive sover-
eigns of Spain have been watched all
night by the "Monteras de Espinosa"-
a body Of mon to whom is relegated
the exclusive privilege OF guarding
their monarch from sunset to sunrise.
They must have an honorable military
career, aad be natives Of the town OF
Espinosa. tremendously, they lock
the palace gates at midnight, opening
them at Z the next morning.-London
Taller.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17
How Meerschaum Is Mined.

"Meerschaum is mined like COAL"
said a pipe dealer. 1T is soft, soap
like stone, and in Asia Minor its min
ing is an important industry.
"The crude meerschaum is called
hamtash. 1t is yellowish white in color
and a red clay coat or skin envelops
1t. The blocks cost from SIS to $500 a
cartload. They are soft enough to cut
with knife.
These blocks in summer are dried
by exposure to the sun. In winter q
heated room is necessary.
Finally, the meerschaum blocks ar,
sorted into twelve grades, wrapped in
cotton and packed in cases with the
greatest care.
"The bulk of all this meerschaum
goes to Vienna. There the best pipe
makers in the world live."-Philadel-
phia Bulletin. @
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17
Ninorite Is New Explosive.

A new explosive is exploding in
Bavaria about ten times as e1plosively
as the most powerful of any would-be
rival concoctons, and has been chris
tened vigorite. Prof. Schultz and Mr..
Gehre are responsible for its existence
and use new type Of nitrous COM
pound in its manufacture.
When combined with saltpeter 1t Is
particularly sensational; 1t is not af-
fected by friction or impact, by damp
or by frost. When ignited in the open
air vigorlte does not explode, but burns
slowly. Works will be constructed be-
fore long at Lohr-on-the-Main for Its
manufacture. e.-EXohange
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17
Cheap Cottage Exhibition.


A Cheap cottage" exhibition was re-
Gently held at Letchworth, in England.
A number Of comfortable cottages were
shown, which, including the builders
profits, cost less than $3.50. They were
intended to make a wholesome, COM
Portable home for the workingman and
his family, and not to be "glorified pill
boxes" to quote the Duke Of Devon
shire, who Is one of the foremost ad-
vocates of the cottage city" idea.
Beauty was sacrificed for utility and
Ihealthfulness.
"The laborer's wife cares q great
deal more, or should, for sixpence a
week less rent than for all the art in
all Ruskin's.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17
EnoIand's Boot Known Church.

The name of st. Georges, Hanover
square, seens to be well known to
every American who comes to England,
says the London Chronicle, not 30
much because it 10 the fashionable
marriage church" In this country, as
because President Roosevelt was mar
ried in it. A few years back an Amer
lean dropped into the vestry and looked
up the marriage register, In which, un-
der the date of Dec. 2, 1886, he found
the signature of Theodore Roosevelt,
2S, widower, ranchman," and that Of
Edith Kermit Carow." Till then even
the clerk, ]. Moicey, did not know that
the American Presidents signature was
in the book.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17
HoapitaI Cars In Prussia.

The Prussien ministry for railways
has placed at every important railway
center throughout the kingdom a mag
niacently built and appointed car for
the transport Of sick porsons. These
cars have been specially fitted up from
plans supplied by sanitary authorities.
Spring beds and every medical device
for the allevia.ion Of sufferings during
transit have beeu utilized. There are
ice safes. gas stoves for cooking, rooms
for attendants and ingenious devices
for mufning the sound caused by the
motion Of the train. 1t is not intended
to make these carriages pay; they have
been instituted chiefly on the ground
Of humanity.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17
Men Are in Majority in the U. s.


Taking it "by and large" the male
sex is in the majority in our country
by some 1,e38,321 according to recent
census bulletin. In some of the states,
however, the women exceed the men
in number, notably in the District of
Columbia, Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island. Usually men are in excess in
Dparsely settled communities and wom-
on in thickly populated regions; cities,
for example, as q rule have more fe-
males tnan males. In the later years
of life the women exceed the men,
which seems to indicate that they are
longer lived. In the period from Ii to
26 years Of age, also, the reports show
them to be in e1cess.-Success Maya
zine.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17
Eccentricities of the Shah.

Recently he came upon a kitten that
Immediately charmed him. For a
while the shah played with the kitten,
and at last he picked it up and present
ed it to the grand viz!er with the In
structions to take good care of it. It's
owner, the wife of gardener. ven-
tured to protest. She loved the kitten,
she could not part with it; but the
grand vizier threw her piece Of gold,
silenccd her with an awful look, and
walked off with the kitten under his
arm.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17
The Smallest Coins.

The natives of the Malay Peninsula
have in use the very smallest current
coin in the world. 1t is sort of waf-
er, made from the resinous juice OF a
tree, and Is worth about one-ten-thou-
sandth of penny. The smallest metal
coin in circulation at the present day
is the Portuguese three-reis piece,
worth twelve-one-hundredths of a pen
ny. The smallest coin circulating off,
cially in any part Of the British empire
is the five-millosima piece Of Gibraltar,
about half farthing.-Lahore Trib-
une.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17
Japs the Yankees Of the East.

The Japanese traders, officials, SOL
diers and workers are pushing irresisti-
bly, into Manchuria, and now that the
war is ended the Yankees Of the east
will guide and instruct the Chinese and
dominate them and their markets. 1t
seems likely that, wlLnout any Chinese
boycott whatever, American industry
will be put to the test to compete on
fair terms with the Japanese before
many years have elapsed.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17

A French writer in a scientific mag
azine tells of the great ocean depths
of 2S,0vJ to 10000 feet, the tempera-
ture tending toward zero, the perpetual
darkness ranging below depths OF
about 1880 feet. At that level plants,
deprived of light, cannot exist. The
organs of sight, not being used, have
become atrophied and disappeared. Yet
there is light even in that sightless
world. A German exploring ship found
q fish with enormous eyes at a depth
o. 6,400 feet.-Exchange.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17
JAPs IN SAN FRANCISCO.
lave Entered into Lively Competition
with q N oeric anc

Have Entered into Lively Competition
with Americans.
Satisfies gathered in San Francisco
in regard to the Japanese engaged in
business show that they have entered
lively competition with Americans in
large number of occupations which the
Chinese do not invade. There are So
Japanese hotels in San Francisco, 60
restaurants, 16 intelligence offices, 8
shooting galleries, IL billiard rooms
and rs housekeeping Offices. These! are
all licensed; and there is a large NUM-
Der of unlicensed cobblers, butchers,
janitors, porters and domestic servants.
Exchange.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17
DRAINING THE EVERGLADES.
Vast Areas In Florida Becoming
Available as Garden Land.

Available as Garden Land
The department Of agriculture Is spe-
cially interested in the project now on
foot of draining the Everglades. These
half-fooded swamps to the south OF
the huge pond known as Lake Okee-
chobee are to be converted into dry and
productive landsby constructing dikes
and pumping out the water-an
achievement which, when carried into
effect, will bring about the shipment, q
dozen years from now, of immense sup
plies of tomatoes, new potatoes, cab
bages, string beans and other fresh
garden produce to northern markets all
through the winter.
It has even been suggested that Lake
Okeeochobee might be drained by con-
Meeting it with the Atlantic ocean by
q canal 80 miles long, thus redeeming
100000 additional acres Of first class
farming territory.-Outing Magazine.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17
Number of Feet a Second.

Few mon could tell If they were
asked how many feet per second they
walk. A press photographer, whose
work requires him to know all maLner
of speeds, said the other day:
"The average man walks four feet
per second. A dog on its ordinary jog
goes eight feet second. A horse trots
IL feet a second. A reindeer over the
ice makes 26 feet. A racehorse makes
43 feet. A sailing ship makes IA feet"
Chicago Chronicle.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17
LARGO ENGLISH Families.

A report of the awards made by the
Lincolnshire Agricultural Society to
farm laborers who bring up the largest
families without having received paro-
chial relief shows that eight men are
fathers of 124 children. One Of the
men had 20 children born. brought up
II, and placed II out in the world
London Tit-BitS.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17
India's Mounted Nurse Corps.

India has staff of mounted army
nurses. The Indian government allows
these ladies of the Indian nursing serv-
ice 80 rupees a month for the upkeep
of their horses, and free conveyance OF
their animals to and from active serv-
ice. This corps of nurses are all ladies
of good social position, and have to un-
dergo three years training in general
hospital before qualifying.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17
nndon,s Consumption of Ice.

London uses in one way or another
quite 100000 tons Of ice a year. AL
though a great deal Of Ice is made arti-
ficially, most of that consumed here is
natural and Norwegian. The Norwe-
gian ice crop in an average winter
varies from 100000 to 100000 TONS At
least half of this comes to the United
Kingdom, the rest going to the CONT
nent-Tit-Bits
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17
q Valuable Crown.

The Pope has ordered a firm of Flor
ence jewelers. to manufacture crown
set with imitation stones for the image
at the Virgin in the basilica of the
Vatican, in place Of a crown containing
GEMS valued at S7,5O0,OO0, which is to
be deposited in the vaults of lhe Vati-
ran
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17

Hindu children are remarkable for
their precocity. Many of them are skill
full ,yorkmen at an age when European
children are learning the alphabet. A
boy of I may be skillful wood carver
while some Of the handsomest rugs are
woven by children not yet in their
teens.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17
No Secret About 1t.

1t is no secret, that for Cuts, Burns,
Ulcers, Fever Sores, Sore Eyes, Boils,
etc., nothing is so effective as Buck
lens Arn!ca Salve. 1T didn't take
long to cure bad sore I had, and 1t Is
all o. K. for sore eyes. "writes D. L.
Gregory, of Hope, Tex. 25c at any
drug store.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17

II you tell woman that a 50-cent
article Is worth S1.50 she will cheer
fully give up SO cents for 1t.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17

Fortunate Is the man who Is q hero
to his wife.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17
For Sale,

~ 600 SOFT SHELL PECAN
lUe trees. Prices from 10c to 25c
according to age and size.
JUDE ROBINSON,
Doy,ncri11a = n
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-08-04
VERDICT is GUILTY.
Jury Passes on Case of Two More
Land Fraud Operators.

Portland, July 27.-At 1917 O'Clock
this morning the jerry In the Federal
court returned verdict Of guilty
against Martin q. Hoge aud Charles
Nickel. both Of Medford. They were
recommended to the clemency Of the
court.
The two men were charged, along
with Henry W. Miller and Frank E.
Kincart, also OF Medford, OF with the
crime OF having conspired to defraud
the United States out OF portions Of
already pleaded guilty, and their testi-
mony was used to convict the other
two defendants. The indictment against
the four men had been returned Janu-
airy 1, 1905.
Miller and Kincsrt had previously
pleaded guilty.
The maximum punishment under the
section of the revised statutes applying
in their case is two years. imprison-
ment and fine Of SIC, 900, or both fine
and imprisonment, while the minimum
is 80 days imprisonment and fine OF
800, at the discretion of the court.
At $50 this morning the case OF the
United States vs.. Hamilton a. Hen
dricks will be called In the Federal
court. It involves an indictment re-
turned February s, 1876, charging the
defendant with a violation Of section
1893, revised statutes, in subornine
George W. Hawk to commit perjury In
giving testimony before the Federal |
grand jury in connection with said |
George W. Hawks homestead entry.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-08-04
GOVERNMENT HELPLESS.
At Mercy of Shipping Trust on Goods
for Philippines.

| ~ 't"PRhiCos
Washington, July 26. - That a com.
bination OF foreign steamship lines has
the United States government at its
mercy as regards the transportation OF
army and navy supplies and govern
ment stores from this country to the
philippines is the latest charge entered
in the docket book. The army and
navy officers in charge of transportation
matters are loath to discuss the subject,
Diminishing it with the explanation that
under the rules OF the departments they
are not permitted to talk about official
affairs for publication.
Ii statements emanating from outside
sources are worthy of credence, how
ever, there will be work for the depart
ment OF Justice in an entirely new
held, when it can take che time away
from investigations of big interior trust
abuses and the enforcement of the rev.
enue law.
In shipping to our possessions in the
Far East, the government is compelled
to patronize steamship companies fly.
ing foreign flags. The shipments are
made mostly by British lines sailing
from New York by way of the suez
canal. The only other way would be
to ship by rail across the American
and thence by the Pacific az.
press steamers, but freight rates by
mat route are prohibitive, except for |
'ood supplies and forage bought on the |
Pacific coast and shipped direct to Ma. |
MIA. There is no direct American line
o the Philippines by the eastern route
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-08-04
MUST SHOW BOOKS.
Sugar Trust Official Is Hauled Before
New York Court.


New York Court.
New York, July 27.-That the New
York grand jury is investigating west
ern trunk railroad lines suspected Of
having granted rebates to the American
Sugar Refining company wac made
known today, when w. Z. Foster, gen.
eral auditor of that company, was taken
before Judge Hough, in the United
States Circuit court, as a recslcitrant
witness before the grand jury.
The foreman reported that Mr.. Foster
had declined to produce before the
grand jury certain books and docu-
ments demanded OF him. Mr.. Foster
said that he had not refused to produce
the data. He said that be had not the
physical possession of all the books
and papers in question, except as gen.
eral auditor Of the corporation. A DOR.
ton OF them, he said, were in the safe
OF the company's president.
Judge Hough gave Mr.. Foster until
tomorrow morning at 10,o'clcck to COM
ply with the grand jury's instructions.
Unless the papers are forthcoming the
Judge informed Mr.. Foster that he
would consider an application to punish
him, both as recalcitrant witness and
Tor contempt Of court.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-08-04

Odessa, July 26.-The authorities
continue their tactics OF disarming all
who are suspected of having weapons.
House toulouse searches have resulted
in bringing to central headquarters
hundreds OF modern revolvers. Most o.
these are OF American make and were
taken from houses in the jewish
quarter.
1t is plain from the attitude Of the
authorities that their intention at
present is to disarm all the Jews and to
place them at the mercy OF the mob,
should the government feel that anti
Jewish rioting would benefit its posi-
ton.
During last night and up to noon
today many Jews who are known to
have been prominent in the Jewish
Bund movement have been arrested and
1t is reported that in
many instances these men were unmsr
rifully beaten and tortured by the au-
thorities in an effort to compel them to
confess where arms and bombs known
70 have been brought into the city were
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-08-04

Lewiston--An Evening Teller specis.
from lilo announces that the Northern
Pacific has made it's first definite move
In the construction OF branch lines as
feeders to the Culdesac- G rangeville ex-
tension OF the Clearwater sncrt Line
railway. A crew OF surveyors mas be.
gun to run lines from the new town of
vollmer to Nez Perces, which will tap
the rich Neg Perces prairie. Another
line Is to be extended to the timber
belt OF the Craig mountains.
So great Is the demand for labor here
that when Foreman Ryan, OF the bridge
construction crew, attempted to renew
work on the piers OF the Clearwater
bridge, he was able to necure but two
men. Farther up the country the rail-
way contractors and farmers bid against
each other for workmen, the farmers
evidently having the better OF 1t, for
the men are forsaking the construction
camps for the harvest fields.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-08-04
BLAME DAMAGE TO QUAKE.
six Big Insurance Companies Repud-
late San francisco LOSSES.

ok Big Insurance Companies Repud.
late San Francisco Losses.
San Francisco, July 27.-The sever.
est blow dealt the policy-hoIders O,
San Francisco has come in the form q,
an announcement from six of the larg.
est underwriting concerns, which prac.
tically declare that they will paw M
losses incurred by the April fire. The
earthquake clause in the policies is mt
forward and the statement msds thai
all the damage done by the flames is
attributable to the shock.
In this combination of welcbers arc
two American companies and four Rr;t.
Ism companies. The concerns are
Commercial Union Assurance I'D -
England; Commercial Union Fire In.
surance company, of New York; Pala.
Tine Fire Insurance company. ltd NJ
England; Alliance Assurance comnanv
Ltd, OF England Alliance Assurancs
company, It'd, OF England; Norwich
Union Fire Assurance society. Of Enc.
land; Indemnity Fire Insurance com.
pany, OF New York.
Their combined liabilities in The
burned area will reach SIS, 600 00O Of
'nls amount they pledge themselves to
pay "for actual loss suffered in evsrv
case In with legal liability ia not
As the companies claim
That they cannot be held for lossas
caused "directlv or ;nd;~., ioesee
this pretty phrssing.
mnen translated into plain English
means absolute population.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-08-04
Call British Premier a ca.

Guoun' July 26. = Eleven alderme n
a auu councillors of the extreme Nation.
s sils' party sent the following cabla
dispatch to the president of tha S oaole
oeiore IT was dissolved: eve. the
undersigned members Of the muuio; ,ns
council OF Dublin, Ireland Which, pa a.
threatened with dissolution bv as =
nil.ish government for maintsinino the
a msnss Oh the people against the bnSs sre
.iacy: send you assurances of ont d;s
S,nguished consideration. Csmnh sI
nannerman's cry, 'vivi la Doun,a 49, =
'ne cry OF hypocritical En0lish co.. y, =,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-08-04
Pure Food for Iondonars

London, July 27.-The health or
GERS oil the metropolis have formn,s.as
proposals dealing with canned COLT Sia. sl
s sne consideration isi Of various borough
a au.noIities. The most important
causes provide that the lame and Cd
ufess OF the manufacturer and the dat.
81 canning be Impressed on all fins.
sba,, r. per cent OF each consignment
snall be opened on Importation and sr
a an,n . before the goods are marketed
ana an tnat food intended for canning sbai,
U nc Inspected by an Independent off;ciaI
prior to being canned. o"c'ai
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-08-04
ROB POLISH TRAINS,
Armed Bandits Secure Large Sums
of Government Money.

" otScFniiicHt Money
Warsaw, July 30.-Two daring train
robberies were committed in Russian
Poland today, one OF them resulting In
considerable loss OF life. A train
from the frontier station of Herby,
bound for Czentochowa, was carrying
money received from tbs custom house
to the branch Imperial bank under
protection of seven frontier guardsmen
General Zukat, chief OF the frontier
guards; General Wetering and Captain
Lagums were passengers.
Fifteen persons boarded the train al
way station. They evidently had
been waiting Tor it, and made an attack
ON the guardsmen, who were reinforced
by the officers named. A regular
skirmish followed, in which the two
generals, two officials, five soldiers and
one robber were killed and Colonel.
Brezeziki and one robber wounded. The
wounded and dead were taken to Czen-
stochwowa.
The robbers escaped, taking So, 900
and the arms OF those who had attempt.
cd to defend the train against robbers.
The second robbery was committed
on the Warsaw. Vienna railway, six
miles from Warsaw. While the train
was under way unknown persons pulled
the danger signal, causing it to stop
Robbers who were aboard jumped out |
and seized the locomotive and detached
the mail car from the train and ran il
down the line. They secured sS7, 500
OF government money.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-08-04
TIE-Up IS NOW COMPLETE.
kruttschnItt ForbIds More Freight
Cars In San Francisco.

San Francisco, July 91.-The embar-
90 OF tho Southern Pacific on lumber.
lime and hay has been increased. and
now includes all articles from the north -.
Not pound Of freight can be shipped
into San Francisco from Portland or
adjacent territory until the freight tie
up at San Francisco has been loosened
This 10 the latest edict OF julius
kruttschnitt, who has been threa tening
to do this for tome time unless the sit.
ustion speedily cleared. II has been
decided by the local authorities to take
no further chances but to stop at cnce
all shipments from the north.
For the embargo there is only one
REM dy--to clear up the congestion In
the freight yards. Efforts in this di.
rection are being made by all the
freight agents, and the missionary
work among the consignees 10 having a
salutary effect. The unloading In the
yards is going on at fastor rate, bat
not fast enough to suit Kruttschnitt.
who has taken the precaution to see
that no more cars are added to the elut
that Ia already crowdlng the tracks.
The tie.up Is working to the detri-
meat OF the city, as many merchants
throughout the state are sending East
Tor their goods instead OF patronizinp
the wholesalers OF San Francisco. be-
lieving that they can secure their stocks
Just as quickly under present conditions.