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Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-29
LEPROSY STILL EXISTS IN
 NEW YORK
Dr. A, L, Ashmead Asserts There Are More Than One Hundred Well Defined Cases
 Now in Unfortunate Colony,

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Though it was announced few years ago that New York's leper colony had been abolished, there exists now on Black wells Island leper colony consisting of five wretched men. each of whom is awaiting as patiently as possible the only release for which he can hope.
 This announcement that the city is again caring for it's lepers will come as a surprise to many, and perhaps as relief to some who fear contagion. That relief will not be great. however, when it is also known that Dr. Oar lington, who is at the head of the de- partment of health, rules that leprosy is something with which he is not called upon to deal. Dr. A. A. Ash mead. generally recognized as an au- thority on leprosy, asserts that there are more than one hundred Gell de- fined cases of the disease in New York.
 Dr. Ashmead makes the further as sertion that a well known member of New York's social "400' has a well developed case of leprosy.
 Housed in one of the wooden sheds bn BlackweJlis Tisland are the five lepers-three Chinese, Russian and a Dane. Ole Hansen. the Dane. now 60 years old, is blind and in distress ing condition of helplessness. Their quarters are in what is known as Ward R, small. low building just east of the mann structure of the Metropolitan hospital and very close to the Brooklyn side of the East river. There Is one small room they pass the weary days and nights, do their own cooking and repair their own clothing.
 In warm weather they spend most of their time sitting in the sun under the cave of their cabin. frequently with their hands and faces smeared with Chaulmoogre oil, a product of India and a remedy as old as leprosy itself. The Chinese each spring plant seeds and fashion pretty little flower beds about the door and under the windows.
 Most interesting of all the distress ing life stories is that of Ole Hansen, the aged Dane. Physically he is mere ly the decaying ruin of human being. Yet his intellect remains substantially unimpaired. He can speak only a few words at time and his syllables come in gasps, but as he tells the visitor about some incident Of his life chok- ing laugh tries to struggle from his throat, but there are no longer any lips or eyes to express his merriment.
 In 1870 Hansen was sent with de- tachment of the Danish army to the West Indies.
 For several years he did military duty in Santa Cruz, and then served for time on the police force there. In 1891 he came to the United States and worked as a coachman and gar dener in Brooklyn. In 1896 he noticed the appearance of strange looking spots on his face. He consulted phy- sician and was sent to the skin and cancer hospital, where he first learned that his disease was leprosy. After a short term of treatment he was dis charged as cured, but after three months yellow spots began to appear
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-29
SOUTHEASTERN BRANCH HARD ID MANAGE
Superintendent 0ster Tells of a Few Difficulties He
 Has Encountered.

'~Our Southealern branch of the
 Fl Paso & Southwestern railway is about as difficulc. a line with i.s g mile braasn to Cloudcroft. to manage as will be found in the country. Ie is 300 miles long, from Dawson to Fl Paso," said Superintendent Amos R. Oster, who was in the city yesterday awaiting the train for Fl Paso which is carrying his daughter who has been to school on the coast.
 "The Rock Island runs into Fl Paso over the Southeastern from Santa Rosa and vice versa. The contribu- tions to traffic over our line is from mines and coal sections, the coal going to Douglas, principally, for the smelt- CTS of the Copper Queen Co. and Globe for the same corporation. The Cloud croft Ca resor) branch is hard prop osition to handle, as you may imagine heavy grades, cuts and curves being more manifest on the road than the uninformed have an idea of The handling of the 510 miles Of tho Tucson division is easy to handle compared with Southeastern" con- cluded Superintendent Oster.
 Mir. Oster left the office of train master at Tucson headquarters six years ago and was on the coast for a time. About four years ago he became . superintendent of the E. F. & S. W Guthrie Sloan, his chief clerk here has been filling a like position for year past in Mir. Oster's Fl Paso office and is doing finely.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-29
Little Dick
 -" ~

GoIIy, Moses, but l did have a swell time Tuesday. 1t was the best Christmas ever had in all my life. An 1 can thank de Old Man for it, as it was all his doin' dat made de cay success. GolIy, he did spred hisself, al- right, alright. He had somethin' nice for each and everyone of US. Gee, he's pippin. We'll, everybody in town seemed to have everythin' dey wanted an looked happy. We'll, dats de way to be. was happy all day sn' now am happy to think dat everyone else is happy. All de customers wat comes to de store remarks dat we ali look happy. Dat's right, we all is happy. Oats cause we got de best store in town. An you ali know it by dis time. An dose dat don't know it had better come around an get next to derselfs. An dat's no dream. See?
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-29
FOURTEEN ARE KILLED.

MANILA, Dec. 2s.--The governor of Oriental Negros has reported that fourteen natives were killed and thir- teen wounded in a panic at midnight Christmas mass at Tanjay- A vom- an was seized with an epileptic 1t and cried out for help. This caused a stampede with the fatal results mentioned above.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-29
MAHARA's MINsrReLs SUED.

At Stafford last week Afahara's Min strels were sued before Judge Fonda by Mrs. Todd for breach of contract by reason of not having showed here On December l, as per signed con trac.- The court gave her a judgment in the sum of s4S for one nights hall rent and expenses of preparing the ball. together with the costs. which sinounted to about sos.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-11-21

hams Vegetable Compound, When I conn,
menced taking the Compound l suffered
everything with backaches, headaches, and
female troubles. am completely cured and
enjoy the best of health, and I owe it all
to YOU"
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Der there is one tried and true remedy.
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pound at once removes such troubles.
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Box 54s Phone Main 4s King

with that luncheon on board the liner
with Doc Burke as host. Seven of US
with our wives along. The surgeon has
refused to trust the ships cook and has
virtually cooked the luncheon himself.
Very wonderful luncheon; punch and
champagne for the women folks, and
those and all the rest of the liquid
list for the men. Doc Burke sings
rian lullaby and finally a japanese war
song, accompanying himself on the pia-
no. Then everybody sings.
Russian cigarettes for the ladies,
black Manilas, each contained in
slender glass bottle, for the men. Drinks
ad lib, and dispersal at 4 o'clock in
the afternoon, everybody singing alo-
ha nui for the doctors safe passage up
to the States. Billiards at the mer-
chants club, with some drinks, till din
ner hour, for the men.
THE wife and 1 are for a card party
at the home of an interisland steam
ship proprietor that evening. Bridge
for the women. poker for the men.
Drinks. Host gives us a saxoplsone
solo with MS wife's piano accompani-
ment. then the Kanaka men musicians
come in with their stringed things and
play and sing in unison. Drinks for
everybody. A pretty girl just down
from San Francisco to visit the host s
daughters shows us what the new SER
pentine dance up in the States looks
like Great. More drinks. Then the
women to bridge and the men to
poker on different floors
The women break off at o'clock
and go home. We play till g. and then
the host asks what's the matter with
little stag dip in the sea. Fine, every
body declares. Game breaks up. and
we trot over to the water at Waikiki.
pull off our clothes and jump in. Hosta
Jap boys along with towels. While
we're bathing one of those forty foot
Kanaka canoes, filled with singing Ka~
naka men and women. all with taro,
patch fddles. drifts by. They're sing,
ing to the stars. and I suppose they
don't know how to sing. Freshened up
by the swim in the sea, the buncn
come to the hotel. near by, with me.
and get a couple of nightcaps: then
bed. 1t is past in the morning.
Don't go 10 the hotel for lunch at
all on Thursday, but straight to the
Nuuanu Valley, where there's to be a
Iudu given Dy SOMEBODY or Otner.
Women folks direct the eating and
drinking arrangements under the
palms. with Jap boys to help. Mar
quees quickly erected all around.
About forty men and women present
at the lu9u. Blind mans buff and such
like while the cloths are being laid.
Then some drinks. Then the lunch.
Kanaka stringed music during the
lunch. Toasts. Everybody smokes.
The hula girls wearing their grass
Circlers and amiabe smiles. suddenly
appear from behind a ledge of rock and
advance dancing. while one of the Ka-
naka men pounds the big gOurd and
all the Kanaka musicians play THEN
instruments frenziediy. The Iuau lasta
till six or seven in the evening. The
women folks leave. however. about 4.
Lawn concert a t Young's that night,
after dinner and a hop. and We have
chance to stay near home for one
night anyhow. though we don't make
bed till after 3. Lawn concert and hop
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-11-21
~ the way. accompanied by man,

by the way, accompanied by many
drinks
"On Friday morning the transport
gets in from Manila filed with young
army officers and their wives. No
work done by anybody in our set when
the transports get in. Rough houses
have to be arranged for the army PEG,
pie. and the whole thing on that Friday
is a scampering hither and yOn in
Calooshes and launches, visiting, with
drinks impovising another haSty luau
for all hands from the transport and
arranging for a whooping midnight
supper at Young's for the same people
The Australian steamer gets in dur.
ing the night. and before noon the pur-
ser of that one, an old friend. drops
into my office and pretends that he
has on board the ship a Samoan carved
pair or oars that he wants to show me-
1 fall for it, ard on the way to the
landing, as before, five or six more fel.
lows, including a couple of the army
officers are picked up, and when we
get aboard the liner the purser in,
uu.res If we've ever tried mango
mush. We tell him that with the help
of heaven and a few marines We neve,
intend to- and then he gets out the
Scotch champagne for the fellows who
like that kind of insipidity, and pres
emily the steam cutter belonging to
an American steam yacht out in the
roads comes alongside with an invita-
ton from the owner for all hands to
visit his frigate, and we go over there
in the cutter, and there's lunch all
prepared. and / have to telephone my
wife from the yacht-they string thu
lines to the beach from the roads-that
won't be at the hotel for luncheon.
and the lunch is winner and the
automatic harp in the yachts luncheon
room knows how 10 play itself all
right, and the Cingalese boys who act
as mess attendants on board the Amer,
lean yacht know how to serve drinks
also.
"A couple of the sailors do a rafting
clog, and then two bruisers of firemen
put on the gloves and put up a corkina
three-rourd bout. Then the owner of
the yacht insists that everybody stay
for dinner and send for the women. We
telephone to our wives that the dinner
will be served at T. and the yachts
steam cutter goes to the transport and
brings off a bunch of the army officers.
ana they in turn are invited for the
cinner and telephone to their wives
that the cutter will call for them at a
quarter to Z
There are fifty people on board the
yacht at the dinner, and the Royal Ha-
waiian Orchestra has been quickly en-
gagged to give the music. Great din
ner, many drinks, whooping choruses.
ring around rosy before the finish. drop
the handkerchief, too. and then some
drinks. At a quarter to u the host
turns the clock back three hours, SOS
not to interfere with any religious
prejudices.
con Sunday-but I'm in the States
now. and I'm not going to unreel the
Sunday program. 1 have described n
average Honolulu week. If you snow
shovelers ever get that busy Up here
in the States. I've got to be shown.
I've sure had rest in Chicago and in
New York since I got back. with the
sedate pace of the one and the demure
clip Of the other
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-11-21

How often do we hear women say: at
seems as though my back would break, ="
or Don't speak to me, / am all out of
sorts? These significant remarks prove
that the system requires attention.
Backache and " the blues" are direct
symptoms of an inward trouble which
will sooner or later declare itself. 1t
may be caused by diseased kidneys or
some arrangement of the organs.
Nature requires assistance and at once,
and Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound instantly asserts it's curative
powers in all those peculiar ailments of
women. 1t has been the standby of
intelligent American women for twenty
years, and the best judges agree that
it is the most universally success
full remedy for woman's ills known to
medicine.
Read the convincing testimonials of
Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. Cotrely.
Mrs. J. C. Holmes, of Larimore, North
Dakota, writes:
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
81 have suffered everything with backache
and female trouble-I let the trouble run on
until my system was in such a condition that
was unable to be about and then it was L
commenced to use Lydia Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. If 1 had only known how
much suffering would have saved should
have taken it months sooner-for few
weeks treatment made me well and strong.
Ny backaches and headaches are all gone and
/ suffer no pain at my monthly periods,
whereas before took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound l suffered intense pain. :"
Mrs. Emma Cotrely. 100 East 18th
Street, New York City, writes:
Dear Mrs Pinkham.-
81 feel it my duty to tell all suffering women
of the relief l have found in Lydia f, Pink
Ack Mre DIs.khara,s AdYice-A Mnm:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-11-21
FOOD OR
STIMULANT.

Ask your doctor if when
he orders a patient to drink
lots of pure milk he advises
the addition of a large
quantity of whiskey. He'll
tell you "no" very emphati-
cally. Yet there are people
who, when ordered to get
SCOTS Emulsion, will accept
some wine, cordial or extract
of cod liver oil and think it is
the same thing or better. If
you want and need cod liver
oil in its best, purest and
most easily digested form, get
SCOTS Emulsion. If you
want whiskey, that's another
matter, but don't look for the
same results.
SCOTT & BOVINE, 400 Pearl ST., New York.
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FREE ADVICE TO WOMEN.

Remember, every woman is cordially
invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham if
there is anything about her symptoms
she does not understand. Mrs. Pink
ham is the daughter-in-law of Lydia E.
Pinkham, her assistant before her de-
cease, and for twenty-five years since
her advice has been freely and cheer
fully given to every ailing woman who
asks for it. Her advice and medicine
have restored to health innumera BILE
women. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-11-21

Ask Mrs. PHxhams
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-05-04
Arabs aud Portraits.

An artist who found It dIfiicult to get
pictures Ut Arabs In Morocco writes:
IL once tried 10 sketch somc Arabs In
AlgIers. They constantly cyaded me.
aud nj last an old Moor, with whom
We We're on the friendly terms produc.
ell 10y constant bargaining for cmbroid
cred rags, spoke 10 me on the matter
like father Tor my good. IT is not
he said. That any hHrm will ensue TO
those whose picture you make, 1t is
you yourself viii suffer Inconvenience
In the next world Allah Will say TO
YOU. Following your own viii and
pleasure, you have made those figures
now command you give them souls q"
Aud where, my frcnd. will you be
them"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-05-04

Thousands of men, women and chill
dren In the mountains Of Spain and
Portugal are employed in cutting cork
1t Is domestic trade, and II occupies
whole villages. Agents from the fac.
tories and export houses ot Seville and
Lisbon 20 through the mountain. vii
lagos each year buying up the corks In
enormous quantities II Is not unusual
for an agent to purchase 5OOO,OuO on
one Journey Tie corhs as purchased
In the native villages are OF all sizes
and qualities They ARE sorted In the
cities and, after being packed, are
shipped 10y the ton. Once here many
OF them arc rccut 10y hand at the rate
or twenty gross day, SO fAstidIous
are some hottlerS that the cork i'm.
purters have 10 keep In their employ.
ment several cork cutters 10 rccut such
corks ~ do not suit customers.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-05-04
Crabs Helped In Rabbit Hunt.

On property where the rabbit shoot
ling was strictly preserved upon The
southern coast Of England boy was
caught with two dead rabbits In his
possession and NOTHING that would ac-
count for their dcceaSe. \ search OF
his pocket revealed nothing but two
live crabs Of small dimensions, the end
Of a candle and hoX of matches
Under promise of release the urChin
was persuaded to disclose his method
OF procedure. First he selected a like
" burrow and then stripped of his
clothes. putting his coat over one hole,
his trousers over another and his shirt
over the third. lie lit the candle end,
dropped little grease upon the crabs
back and stuck the lighted candle
thereon and then put the crab at an
unoccupled opening. Stralghtway the
frightened tOrchbearer fled Sideways
into the darkness and explored the in
nermost depths, while the boy, expect
ant as terrier, awaited events out
side. Presently rabbt boltod into
the coat. AS II did 80 that boy was
after II like shot, and boy, rabbit
and coat all rolled over together, the
boy rising from the fray with the rab-
bit I'm his clutches.-KOrea News.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-05-04

diaIogue), by Grady Clystt, Alber.
Chamberlin, Bertha Rosenberger,
Rosa Sinqueticld and Sallie Jenkins
was beautifully acted by them
"Onr CJnntry'A Glory" by Ben
Frank Matthews, waa good
Aqnartet, "rhon win Keep Him, "
by Ma Chamberlin. Miss Hawkins,
MIR, knight and MIR. 5, Chamberlin,
wa' appreciated by all
Little Bertha Rusenbergcr rpcjtpd
1T Takes the Ace TO Beat the King"
in n pleasing way that captivated the
audience.
eli. sisters Mistake" 10y Rallh
Chamberiin, WAS indeed funny.
RecitationS by Carol Emerson aud
Kitty ChamberlIn, "A Heavy shower"
(diAloguD, by Sanford Chamberln,
Miss I1atty English, Miss Lena Rlsen.
berger Miss Martha English aud
Robert Jones. Each one did their part
we'll and received the plaudlts Of the
ence,
A pretty drill by the young ladies'
WAS a pleasing feature OF the evening
Miss Ruby Hawkins certainly dpser es
all the praise we eau possibly give her
for the excellent work she has done.
Everyone joins the writer in hoping
she will return aud teach her fourth
term for Us
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-05-04
P. 0. S. OF A.
HAD BIG MEETING
Delegates Well Pleased With
Business Transacted.
ALSO LIKED THE CIT

We're Treated to a Drive TO Principal
Points Of Interest, and eSpresse
Themselves as Delighted With City
and It's People.
Aftersn interfering session OF two
days, the State convention ri the Pa.
triotic Order Sons OF America ad journ.
ed lie session here Thursday.
The session opened at the court
house Wednesday with prayer by
Rev. F. n. Craighill OF Holy Trinity
Episcopal Church. This was followed
by clever address Of welcome by
Mayor Thomas in behalf Of the city,
while State PresidentJ. L Rankin Of
Palstka responded in behalf OF the
State lodges, and District President F.
Prescott Bullock.
At the conclusion OF the meeting in
the court house, the members retired
to the rooms OF Washington Camp No
8, where two days Of secret session
was held, and a great deal OF business
transacted.
In the afternoon OF Thursday,
through the courtesy OF the iveres Of
the city, the representatives were Civ.
en- a drive 90 the principal places OF
interest, including the UniyersitJ
grounds, where the buildings are now
being erected, They we're well pleased
with the city and the manner In which
they were treated here, and will re-.
member Gainesville for some time.
The convention selected Plant City
as the next place OF meeting
The follow ing delegates we're pres.
eDt:
W. b, Woods, VIM GUM, Ralph G.
Johnson, John IWalters, VIM, Haues,
Jacksonville J. l.. Rankin, Palatka
7. +. Laubauck, J A. Bowery, j. J.
Erickson, DeLand; II LsRous-eliere,
A, II. Levin. ST. Augustine; T. H.
Owens, J. A. Leslie, Geo. ~, Adicks,
Lake City; j. j. Wheeler, II, =. Rob.
ertson, Plant CITY Geo, A. Barker,
Orlando; q, i, Qua,ntAnce, Lakeland
Geo. II. Saunders, X, =. Curry. W. h..
Peacon, Walter Saurders, Key West;
A. w, Sargent +. Y. Smith, +. +.
Bullock, Gainesville,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-05-04
War Against Consumption.

All nations are endeavoring to check
the ravsges of consumption, the white
plague" that claims 20 many victims
each year Fol-y's Honey and Tar
cures coughs and colds perfectly and
you are in no danger OF consumption
DO not risk your health by taking come
unknown preparation when Foley.
Honey and Tar ia safe aud certain in
results. Ask for Foley's Honey and
Tar aud insist upon having Il. J ".
McCOlum 4 Co
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-05-04
Priceless, Yet CostIcs.-Pure Air.

There Is no menace 70 vitality and to
the sum and the value NJ the products
OF vital energy so continuously lmmi.
nent, SO insidious, so effectively active
as are the invisible wastes Of the body,
The dead 10y the weapons Of the worlds
battlehelds are few compared with
those whose lives have been either
blighted or prcmaturcly ended because
Of failure 10 maintain the body in n
correct relation 10 the atmospheric
source OF abundant energy waiting to
be transformed into vital force and
who have died for want Of proper
breath. He who would live at his best
must breathe air ut it, purest. There
~ no material necessity To life greater
than that Of pure mir, There is nothing
so priceless and yet SO cOstlcss az air.
There IS no financial Investment which
does or can yield so sure and so large
returns as money wisely expended FOR
pure alr.-Professor S. II. Woodbridge
Ia Good Housekeeping