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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-06-08
THE WASHINGTON
FORMERLY EVERETT HOUSE

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ed, reprinted and furnished. Spec
ial attention TO the table. Meals
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trial.
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Mrs. S. D. BUSER.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-25
Township Invaded by Froqs.

Bairnsdale, an Australian township,
about 60 miles from Melbourne, has
recently experienced strange and by
no means pleasant visitation. An
army of frogs, numbering thousands,
swarmed into the town, probably from
neighboring morass. They covered
the roads in all directions, and the
traffic slaughtered them wholesale.
They even got into the houses, where
the dogs and cats killed them by the
dozen, while thousands in many in
stances had to be swept out, dead and
alive, with brooms and shoveled into
buckets. The episode caused some
what of scare in the minds of the
superstitious, and some of the old folk
declared the end of the world was at
hand. The invasion, however, finally
passed on to some more congenial
home, to sing it's chorus of "Brek-kek-
kek-kek-koax," which Aristophanes put
into their mouths.-Montreal Herald.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-25

While fishing in the river opposite
Red Bluff, Willis Brown caught a pike
weighing over four pounds. The
young fisherman, being anxious to
make meal of his catch, proceeded
to dress it. While removing the en-
trails he noticed something hard in
the fish's stomach and on opening 1t
found fine gold wedding ring. 1t is
a plain band, and on the inside sur
face are plainly engraved "a. c. to
NJ. B."
The supposition Is that the ring
was lost by some person while bath
ing in the river. A ring similar to
the one found in the fish was lost in
the river near Corning. 20 miles down
he stream from here. over year ago
Red Bluff Correspondence San Fran.
cisco Call.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-25
A Chinese Superstition.

In China telegraph wires are placed
underground instead of on poles. The
Chinese worship ancestors and regard
their last resting place as so sacred
that even shadow must not be cast
upon their graves. In the more thick.
ly populated parts of the empire these
graves are scattered everywhere and
when the workmen of the first tele-
graph companies began operations the
natives in crowds followed them, and,
enraged at what they considered sacri-
lege, cut down the poles as fast as
they were put up.
Discovering the cause of this fanati-
cal zeal, and finding the Chinese gov.
eminent entirely powerless, or indis.
posed to interfere in a matter touch
ing the religious susceptibilities of the
people, the telegraph companies solved
the difficulty by proceeding to bury the
wires with the venerated ancestors.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-25
DEAD SON LOOKED IN.
Curious Happening During the South
African War.

Preaching in the Congregational
church, Seaford, England, Mr.. Comp
ton Rickett, M. p, the other Sunday
related the following coincidence,
which he vouched for as true.
A gentleman, whose son was at
tached to the British forces in South
Africa as doctor during the Boer
war, paid visit to two of his sisters.
They remarked that they were glad
his son had returned home. On the
father replying that his son was still
in South Africa, they exclaimed that
they had seen him looking through
the glass panel of the door of the cor
ridor about six p. m, just before the
fathers arrival.
The father returned to London, and
next morning made inquiries at the
war office. He was told that informa.
ton had just been received that his
son had died the previous evening
from enteric fever, the time being six
p. M, English time.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-25
GOT A CHEAP GAG"
ON RUM THAT HAD BEEN LEFT
FOR BEARS uNDoiNG.
Instead Of Bruin Falling Into Trap II
Was the Deacon Who Was Crafty
Cozened by His Neighbor.

Deacon Greeley, many years ago a
prominent citizen of Pelham, N. IL,
and prosperous farmer, was troubled
in spring by the ravages of a bear
which, emerging from its winter quar-
tiers, lean and hungry, made frequent
attacks upon the deacon's flock of
sheep.
1t was in vain that he attempted to
capture the beast. Hunting parties
met with no success. Traps were set
without avail, and just when the dea-
con was on the point of giving up in
despair, bibulous neighbor suggest
ed novel plan of Kidding the neigh
borhood of the pest
Said the bibulous neighbor to the
farmer: Bears are fond Of sweets.
Get nice clean trough; put into it a
quart of good molasses; pour over it,,
gently. a gallon of good rum. This
will leave the molasses at the bottom.
The bear to get the molasses will
drink the rum, which will stupefy him,
and you will have no trouble in dispos
ing of the brute
This advice struck the deacon so
forcibly that he decided to follow the
advice. He made a nice new trough
and set 1t out one night back of the
barn. Into 1t he put quart of good
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-25
Ionoest and Oldest Tunnel.

The near completion Of the p
sylvania tunnel reminds the AmsHl
Israelite of the Oldest known tun|
In the world, that of Shiloah, near
rusalem. 1t was used as an ac5
duct. The famous inscription,
covered a few years ago, celeor1
the first meeting of the diggers 4
both sides. Newspapers did not
pear in those days, and SO the eS
cannot be exactly dated, but II D
probably took place under King III
kiah, about 700 B. c., and is an
teresting testimony to the hisA y
of civilization among the Jews
time when Europe was lnhaol'ea
savages.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-25
Balloonine Affects the Ewes.

A Partisan eye scientist has been
making experiments to discover the
effects of ballooning at varying alti.
tudes upon the human visual system.
At an altitude of 5000 feet a bottle
was flung overheard into lake be.
meath. The occupants of the car were
able to follow with ease the descent
of the bottle through the air, and also
able to watch the neck of the vessel
as 1t disappeared into the water. The
balloon then scared to greater height
and by examination the doctor ascer-
tanned that at this altitude there was
a considerable diminution of the pres
sure on the visual organs. The pupils
dlstended and the sensibility of the
optic nerve was appreciably increased.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-25
A FOOD CONVERT.
Good Food the True Road to H'''

The pernicious habit some pe,s
still have of relying on nauseous Wv
to relieve dyspepsia, keeps w
patent medicine business anu
keep up the army of dyspepucS'
Indigestion - dyspepsia is cau'l
by what is put into the stolna's N
the way of improper tood' .ne
that so taxes the strength OF !"
gestive organs they are actuan'
pied, ..so|
When this state is reached " nj
to stimulants is like whipping IA
horse with a big load. Ever! Il,
tional effort he makes under Wv ~,
increases his. loss of power 7"
the load. ,..vir
Try helping the stomach by ies :,
off heavy, greasy, indigestiDie iv ",ly
take on Grape-Nuts--light, easn' =,
gested, full of strength for ner' W.
brain, in every grain of it. lne, n,,r
waste of time nor energy "heA
Nuts Is the food. ,nnr
Il am an enthusiastic user " ,ooI
Nuts and consider 1t an iuea'
writes a Maine man; IA q
II had nervous dyspepsia o." IA
all run down and my food see .ss,
do me but little good. From "A 4
an adv. / tried Grape-Nuts " Wv a.
after a few weeks STEADY u''
felt greatly improved. ,e,yl
Am much stronger not ~ith,
now, and can do more worn az
feeling so tired, and am pe'''
way. ~. ers
II relish Grape-Nuts best WIZ D,,ls
and use four heaping teaspoon n
a meal. am sure there a,s s h
sands of persons with ston'r - Ms
BILE who would be benefited " post
Grape-Nuts." Name given py me
Co., Battle Creek, Mich. heau ,,,s
tie book, "The Road to VEN
pkey. "There's a reason
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-25

presence, he would argue with himself
the pros and cons of such mating,
and to his calmer Judgment 1t seemed
rank folly for him when women of his
own race and station were as plentiful
as June roses, and to be had for the
picking. But in the meanwhile he de-
voted himself to Shalmal's especial in
struction.
1t was at this time that an unusual
book, called In His steps," was ex-
citing national interest, and the
reading lessons at the mission were
assigned from It. 1t was a story of
how some people In a western town
attempted to apply the principles of
Christianity to their everyday life and
carry 1t into their business. The re-
suits depicted were in every instance
In somewhat the nature OF Golgotha;
and yet. scorning crucifixion. an emu
lative enthusiasm swept the mission
school, and, hoping by their united
example to charm the world to applied
Christianity. society was formed of
those who would pledge themselves for
d SDtClllt lllit W NV just u9 ,
holy countryman would if Hs were in
their place.
With serious mlsgivings Shalmai
subscribed her Hebrew name to the
role of Christians. She knew the peo-
pie and she knew the tricks of trade,
but her conversion was too sincere
for periodic use only.
10 j..
holidays when the momentous com.
pact was entered into, and 1t was also
the harvest season for one in Shall
MATS line. So, with a tiny silver In
His Steps" cross hanging upon her
breast and heavier one Weighing her
heart, she took her packing cases of
embroidered spreads and cushion GOV.
,ers and draperies unknown to the Holy
Land and started out over the old
familiar friendly route.
Her employers parting advice to
make her conscience elastic wherever
her pledge and business might clash
had only made her the more deter
mined TO live up to it faithfully. He
had warned her that she would find
silence more golden than tr'sh-but
a frenzy for truth telling had seized
upon Shalmai. She was prodlgal with
II and reckless as to results.
mo, ladee." she would say at every
house, with an accent that echoed of
Esdraelon. 81 am oriental, but my
.embroideries are from Chicago"
They are made by Syrians living
there?" would persist the intending
purchaser
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-25
Choir of Birds.

At the chapel OF st. Peter in Flor
ence there is choir of birds. the only
one of its kind in existence, The
blrds-300 in number-are all in sep
arate cages. which are arranged in
rows on both sides of the altar The
leader is girl who has had the birds
under her own personal training for
over two years. The whole of the
musical part of the service is most
exquisitely rendered by them The
leader starts each hymn by whistling
the first few notes, and then the birds
take 1t up, in obedience to the move.
ment of their instructors hand.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-25

A DAUGHTER OF JUDEA J
By FLORENCE EDITH AUSTIN :

By FLORENCE EDITH AUSTIN
Copyright, by Joseph b. BOwies)

Shalmai was just Il Rebeccaesque,
besequned waif from the ochre CT
Nazareth. She had been imported TO
this country by an enterprising manu-
facturer who knew the commercial
value of pair of luminous oriental
eyes, OF an olive skin with lips and
cheeks the red of the almond, and of
a sugar-sweet voice to vend his ma
chine embroidered fabrics as real
Syrian handwrought stuffs.
Shalmai's success at coming shekels
and spelling the Egyptians ought to
have satisfied any rational man. but
the money microbe had diseased the
Americans business acumen; and
either he had never heard or he will
fully ignored the old pagan precept
that an educated woman was "a flight
of steps leading to calamity" for, dur
Ing the idle season, with the idea of
increasing her commercial value. he
enrolled Shalmai in a mission school
where naturalization fees are un-
charged and both books and instruc-
tion come free.
Through fateful coincidence, the
allurements of linguistic education
that is. greater familiarity with
the colloqual dialects of the orient
than is acquired in a college course,
had influenced one Emory Kernish to
become an instructor in this same
evangelical institution where nomadic
Semites were wont to gather in I'M
fragrant numbers.
Shalmai was truly vision Of orr
entail loveliness, dusky and deep-tint-
ed. The sandal-wood and spice mys-
teries of the incense bath were waited
I'm delicious zephyrs from her gay
striped garments. She shone an i'm
maculate exception among that throng
of great unwashed"--and from his
first surprised glance the fastidious
Kernish was infatuated with her.
But Kernish was polite young
occldent, and in no haste to commit
himself to words In truth. when
away from the witchery of Shalmai's
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-25

A queerlooking creature. which re-
sembled q long white string with a
lark head, came through the water
ap at 61S Manning avenue on Sunday,
iays a dispatch from Toronto Can.
ada. and as it showed slight evidence
# life 1t was placed in pail of water
n a few minutes the object began TO
brink as to length and enlarge in
ther ways, and soon developed into a
Dad rs large as the first joint of a big
mans thumb.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-25
Revolving Railway.

It is in the nature of an observatory
or revolving railway.
There are eight circular compart-
ments, which rotate on central hori-
zontal shaft Within the compart-
ments eight artistic coaches are ar
ranged. These coaches run on wheels.
As each compartment is brought at
the lowest point the passengers file
in. When all is ready for the trip the
frame is rotated eight or ten times, at
a constant normal speed. The cars
always remain at or near the center of
gravity-that is, at bottom center of
compartments. At night the whole
can be Illuminated with numerous
vari-colored electric lights.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-25
Repartee Won Hearers,

A.. good story is told Of Fnd
Lady Waldegrave, who long since \
her debt to nature. She was a vud
of quick repartee and many husbad
1t was soon after her fourth matrl
nal venture with Chichester
tesque, an Irishman, that she spp|
ed in a Dublin theater with the brl
groom. From the gallery
shouted down to her. And which
the four do you like best?" From
box her answer rang out. THE ID
man, of course" And the Irish
pied house rang with applause.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-25
Round and Square Balls.

A few years ago there was sal1
in Chelsea, Mass, seml1secre'
litical organization, and after
meetings it was decided that . w
box and ballots were needeo'
brother made a motion that a comm
tee be appointed by the chair "
cure the same. A brother WIN
always suggesting amendments INV
an amendment that the comm'''es ',
instructed to procure round w y
balls and square black balls. Au !"
brother asked him to desoi's
square ball, which brought INC ~
down and caused the mover ', !,
amendment to calculate: io ~ y
you are id smart, don't you'
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molasses and poured over the mo.
lasses a gallon of the best rum he
could buy. Then. making sure that
his gun was loaded and ready for use,
he went to bed.
In the morning he seized the gun
and started for the trough. and there
he found, not the bear, but the bibu-
lous neighbor lying beside the trough
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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-25
BEAD BELT.
Without Seeing DAYLIGHT.

While sinking we'll just outside
town in Mexico, a, subterranean
stream of water was discovered at a
depth of 240 feet out of which were
taken hundreds of little fish about an
inch in length. AS no stream for
miles round disappears underground,
1t is supposed that the fish are
spawned and live entirely beneath
the earth's surface.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-25
NOVELTY IN AMUSEMENT LlNL
Circle Coaster Is of More Than Com
mon Interest.

Amusement novelties OF more than
common interest are weekly being put
forth by enterprising inventors which
would seem to contradict the state.
ments of owners and managers ol
amusement parks, who declare that
there is a scarcity of new ideas. me
one here pictured, the circle coaster
has been patented by Philadelphia
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-07
THE STOCK MARKET
EVIDENCE OF RELEAsE FROM PRES
 SURE OF LIQUIDATION.
l)esuitory Recovery Is in Consequence of the Operations of the Profess
 sionaia. Covering Lifts
 Prices t0 Some Extent

New York. March 6.---The days mar
 ket gave evidence of the release rom
 the pressure of the urgent and forced
 liquidation which upset prices yester- day. A desultory recovery was in com
 sequence of the operation of profess
 sionals on the bear side. The latter
 stages of the market however showed
 a striking Inclination to follow the re-
 covery by any large commitments on
 the long side. After so sharp shak-
 ing out as that of yesterday renewal
 of decline in d more deliberate way af-
 ter a temporary rally Is not unusual
 The large part played by covering op-
 erations in the demand which were
 most acutely under pressure yester-
 day.
 Amalgamated Copper was q notable
 example,. the determined support or
 that stock at par yesterday. apparently having convinced sellers that protec- tion was to be afforded the stock by interests capable of taking care of It. The dealings in this stock, Union Pa cific and in Reading Will De Iouno a9 l transactions. The drive against wheat and reports in that market of a fa,l or snow in the winter wheat belt helped the group. Some of the other common carriers also sympathizod ill the move ment A strong market for copper m ondon helped Amaigamated Copper so reports from the London market showed a rally in progress in the kaf- frs the long continued decline in
 which has aroused fears of financial embarrassments in that market.
 The assembling of the coal operators to consider the proposition of the An th9acite miners for an agreement gave rise to varying rumors which were re- fiected in the fluctuations fin Reading. The announcement of the deposit at the sub treasury of $2,000,000 for trans fer by telegraph to San Francisco gave a chill to the market owing to the im- portance attached to the money situa- tton from a stock market standpoint; The transfer is generally recognized es due to the calling home by the Japa- nese Government of the resources Of its bend issue which have been on de- posit in New York for many months past, where they have had the beneflt of the high prevailing rates for money drawal at this time is supposed to DC connected with new loan operations by the Japanese government in their home market
 | Much interest naturally attaches to l the extent to which this movement may be carried but no authoritative confir- nation is forthcoming on the matter. riaIIy changed although the general l tone begins to show the benefit of the | Iiuuidatfon accomplished in the stock market The sagging tendency Of stocks at one time wiped out pretty much all of the gains but heavy buying | movement in Southern Railway in the | final dealings re-established some DOT tion of them and left the closing tone
 Bonds were steady. Total sales par value $2,O40.00O United States bonds were all unchanged on call.
 NEW YORK STOCK LIST.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-07
MARKET FOR COTTON
FIRM AND PRICES WORK
 ID NEW HIGH GROUND.
News Influences are of a Bearish Nature but There is Good Support Then Values Go Down Few
 N0fehes.

New York. March 6.--The cotton market was moderately active with the undertone firm and prices working into new high ground for the upward movement The close was @15 points net higher. Sales were estimated at 250,000 bales. The open ing was firm at an advance of ' 110 points in response to the firmer cables and the continued big spot business in the English generally favorable conditions in the south. estimates for tomorrow's receipts were full. and the room trade, was bearish, selling prices off soon after the opening. But there was good support four or five points down from the initial figures and the market rallied during the middle session on reports that rains were delaying crop preparations In Texas, the forecast calling for more gen eral rains in the South tonight or tomor- row and continued reports Of a big spot demand. May sold up to 10. SC and July to 10.97 during the afternoon. but reacted three or four points toward the close under realizing. The final tone was steady. One of the features of the day was the growing ot July premium as compared with May and the strength of near positions was said to Dc due to further sales or contemplated sales out of the local stocks for export.
 Receipts at the ports today 3314 bales against 27.ts6 last week and 50.l1l last year For the week (estimeted1 ao.0Oa bales against 104.061 last week and 159,6sA
 Today's receipts at New orleans 10. sos bales, against 14.495 last year. and at Houston 6,972 bales. against li.sls bales last year.