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New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

1-., 90, his stomach far enough to rest stretched
out the surface
On one occasion | was called to a sick man IN a
small cottage by the shore. l iound nm Pa'Ih6
the floor IN great pam from deep apS'tSS III HI9
right hand 1t needed only the mex "i sillfP IAN
- and IN next 10 no he would have been Wen
but he had never heard OF doctors and had no
fsith in The knife and willing Tor us I" atteIhlt
only the only familiar cure, winch on the coast
- fat time was limited to charming lie was 'ihN
jo1Islv awaiting the arrival from the bay "l an o
woman who was supposed 10 pe t ls.g,l,lIS w. no
rerfor1n this ceremony for hrn Argument "a5 ~,
i.ood He would not believe that, II was 1e'ii'''i
man. | could not do charmlng. % at laSt 80
II up and went on nay way lie dled "l'ii""' ''''7
o. 0nl iIfn = .,g.rtic fishermen iassted on
similar treatment for severe too'haChe, 80
10 his follv and having made some occult Pa9tS -
The. arr touched his tooth and tod MN M lliC @
rs Iii | knew Of charming. The odd thing Vas
that | didn't him again for some months, ~
he ss,,red me that he had had ne er an acne Sh'e
He was Il more confirmed hci'eFSI III l75
treatment than ever ~ - ia
Once a fisherman came OF /" see me Nll II an an W, W
sore of the orbit, which l1NolVed 1 4+t
7,,,-a Of his eve and sent HIM ashore WITH minute
;,r,,c,ions how to clear and clean ms front room
IN order to convert 1t INTO an Operating 49, 49,:
vi ,, nqineer to assist III giving the ancsthtlic
I followed him to his house as soon as was 10y
r. NV err,rise besides the patient sitting dlSool
eolate IN the swept and garnlshed room lheIT @ m-e
not a person be seen lie had lolu 'ilCl S,d
coming ashore to out his eye, ana eNeI
IA d7seTTearcd honestly believing that none oil
their ewes was safe under the circumstances. ,te
ON the approach OF winter we were almost Ilie
-, - +[ conc from the north and were hasten
,5@ 1s so,,fh, when we brought up one night under
tbe shelter Of an off lying island some Seil!eIs
seeing little lights, rowed OH ABOUT ~ sne
and Told me Of a dying woman who WISHED - -s,sI SEE
me We found her be suffering from u an ln'drn me la
abscess. II great danger and pam we ia Lat ~, ~
80 ;rs 1eft few dressings and little more th&n
:. knife; but we had to operate as last res
And when we sailed next morning we leIt i Ilii5oto -
hi-u -. e ~ cleanliness huge tube sewed INTO
The wound and the bed divided INTO halves 10 pro
I'D for the maintenance OF drainage II IS easy
80 ;,,agir,e our surprise when eight months lalel
90, reyIsiting this little island, our former Pa''e
ms the FIRST TO come down to welcome us
Starting Cooperative Stores
wIHIL1I with our knives and piliS we hau i oeeI
w endeavoring to fight the results OF SIC hless ana
accident we had been starting cooperative stoIe' -
fGbt The trust system of trade. The hrst gatheI-
ing was very amusing outsider tor the the people +
-ysre 50 afraid that their trader would near apo"t
:: - , beId our first meeting like number OF
conspirators. in a private house at nlSht, 80 81,
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
A Heartless MotLer

~ occasion was called IN to settle the tate
~ of a child that had been deserted by ITS mother
who had married man who refused to accept tne
1;+t1e o;rl Having condemned her TO jail in default
nf providing for the child left; but on nly return
three months later / found the child II an even
more regle ted condition; SO, knowing that had
no iajl anyhow | could only dismiss the parents
with a warning and steam away with the baby on
our ship. t,,.,,
This was the beginning of work among children
which has gradually been growing since, and has
Ided enormous interest to the work of resident
colleagues The last contribution 70 this account
was in the form of a dimnutive Eskimo boy O,
en,7, ten Years of age He was brought on board
9TH a collapsed lung and two dlscharglng slTtseS
in the chest wall an excoriated skin, and skeleton
frame II six weeks after operation he was 50
much improved that l gave hlm as christmas
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

..;,.., +, blank Tie building chosen 10 receive
th first consignment of food was an unprctcn'''u us
hD,,ee which | am sure one but 4 Cpnn"iS,tuT
,,o11d have recognized place of business But
he frst fishery was good, and far enabled our
members TO pav off their outstanding debts mat
,,..,,red 10 chalk uD over the front OF tins unrIt-
tcntio11s building large white letters the "noHS
words Red Bay Cooperative store
Success hung in the balance for a long WhlItt i'r
we could not easily find any method by winch our
I1ifer,te managers could keep track OF Their de;S
The ordinary check by which We intended 10 pay
al oI1r debts and make our bankers ais" our
account keepers. proved all too sih;hl i'I ihe
o1i7,o autoqrahs Of our three check slgners; Whit
/ Connd they had been SO afraid o losing the caItl
invested. that instead Of keeping 1t IN the form Il
= stock on hand they had left 1t the flrSt Twelve
,+,,ts IN the bank and had ordered against II now
and again only such small things As they needed
60 that they were paving interest on Their ca. lIil
!, evcess of what they receiving from the bank
rrodl1ctive labor to service OF the people ana
to took I'D a timber and cndeaVoTcd 10 pun 4
mill on il Not being in position to hire an expert
- work II for us we undertook to do II ourscl\ts
The machinery did not all run as II was Sdld |" Il,
IN The book Of directions and after a prolonged
tr;al We. were informed one day that our log hautr
was working upside down. ,.
Thus in order to help deal with the illicit hquoT
traffic and other such troubles on the coast,
acceDted the position of Justice of the Peace
tion as 20 what to be done in the case OF a cow
that had been killed presumably by nelghpoT 5
loo Both men were exceedingly poor. The court
decided after much discussion, that the owner OF
the dog should pay cash to the owner Tor nan ol ms
COW and in return he should be allowed such meat
&c he could save from it. This agreed upon as
fair: but the dog owner improved the SHINING h%0ul %
NV selling his share of the meat tor ConSderapIy
more than he paid the owner OF the COW, ana ny
retaining good joint for his family INTO the bargain
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

NY -~-- experience among deep sea
MI --rerl Was when ] had vol
A'A l---te-ed 70 see i q doctor could
i've on IKE fishing grounds frequented
fr tflls class Il toilers- L began 20
have do-f-- When | saw the craft l vas
10 sal IN. She was about the SIZE ot
canal bare. and Was Tnoored alongside
fishing c-ar. / had expected at least a
-vvo 4I,au-..ri--ol vessel However, there
was no escape now. and IN a few hours
rre were r..--l1-g with q nasty short sea
On the ea- u-S SIDE the haTbor mouth
The n u ships had been haVi1 great
trouble v-l the floating grog vessels.
which were 4o-binc havoc among the
men. and rs he chief attraction appeared
10 be The cheap tobacco. We were destined
10 r71n t. 0-eud 70 Guido the customs.
bv tal,irr En- -GbaCco there and selling Il
at sea. So -ra- the fishermen need not
50 Il ee- hacco where grog was sold
Our FIR port was OsteTd, where our
STAY was .r--vened by 4 fight between =
lot OF ou- nm fishermen and the Dutch
men. IT, lgr-entioT on The part oi the
latter was that the Engllshrncn had
no 1-cr- % invade Their markets. and
wher o.-r vessels came n with tlsh large
mob assem- e1 20 prevent them LANDING.
and ar S--- drove them al below decS
with STONES and half bricks Here,
houeve- ,-- men bucElcd on their oil
skins and lard sou 'WeSteT Jackets. armed
rhernss l-s- win their fishing creels, and
rhe-- 7lr. -.-s bells with heavy buckles,
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

and ss-.- fo-rh o. 10 the quay. hcWed
a 7ath --- no 20 the fish market, where, WITH
the aid - ne local police and regiment q
drniru- military. they proceeded 70 ply thelT
legt:rla-. .-lng After taking IN tour tons o1 To-
bacoo. and .e--lng friendly steamer - smash up
the Ice ---. which we were then hard frozen, we
once ae.- made - start foT the banks 81 the ''tT-
man 0cea-..
/ ex1.-.rced Al that time the Toughest ~"
months J .-e ever spent; fer our decks were never
dry. and .,e on board made i dangerous at any
tine o. -- -ealk without holding on The peTlls
and mon E 5f the life struck one - very I'tilellc'
and dr,r .-- ones sympathy Tor men who had be
come al.-..- reckless from the low estimate they
placed s-. e EaIue ii Their existence.
] -,-.t- .- one man, whose NesSel had bet1l
sun.nor. the aid Il another dsfna1ltled crait,
which Ea. -.-t sinking IN the heavy sea ihat vas
running I..e master Il the boat hllnscH WIN d"
family --e calmly ordered the Jolly BOAT !" ~
throw ,s- t'e SIDE Ia ne process She swung hi3'N
and stove l her b.Iee against the flsillTg sth'[
Ta- Tie .uIer took only tame 10 cover the HolI
with -lu and tarred felt before he made d s1c"iu
attempt. -f-S time successfully, bringing al SIX
men fro1l- r-,.-S5nEing vessel
Many -1.l acts occurred n my experience anu
one learned - love the men, even Their ii'''llS
not tho-e of the dignihed church gong laIldS
man They seemed 10 me he the true TeITeseiii'
1ives Il sea gong genius OF the An9lo-SaNon race
Their ,-r,,- were the Of Ralelgh ana
Drake .c--tls which swept the Spanish Nam anu
kept the sxteenlh century world IN awe
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
A Doctor Among Deep Sea Fishermen
Heroisn and Simplicity of North Atlantic Toilers

r. fri experience among deep sea
. fishermen Was when ] had vol
VA l~-te-ed 70 see # q doctor could
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
odd Outfit OF a Drummer.

His name is Barnes. Until recently
he was a mechanic. Now he is a trav-
cling salesman Of distinctly novel va
riety.
He lives in the prairie section of the
middle west, and when gasoline engines
began to approach their present prac-
ticability decided that they were bound
to replace windmills for farm purposes.
In this belief he secured an agency for
the one he considered best, procured a
sample and set 1t up on an ordinary
farm wagon from which he removed
the pole.
By a few simple connections he ar
ranged his wagon to steer from inside
the body. One shaft, with some sprock-
ct wheels and chain, made all the
mechanism necessary in order for the
engine to drive his combination at the
rate of six miles an hour.
He carries a pump jack and small
assortment of small pulleys SO ar
ranged as to be capable of attachments
to churns, washing machines and the
like. His outfit attracts attention and
makes talk, all of which has advertis-
Ing value, while when he pulls into a
farmers yard he can show his pros
pective customer just what the machine
will do.
As q result he sells more engines
than all other agencies in his territory,
and as he carries his Office In his pocket
his territory Is limited only by his
speed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
Grow seed1ess Tomatoes.

Since 1899 Professor Halsted of New
Jersey has been giving some attention
to seedless tomatoes. At the very start
the fruit was large and was called the
Giant. The variety seems to be we'll
fixed and the flavor is excellent. The
fruits, however, are becoming smaller.
In the case of another hybrid some
of the fruits in each cluster do not
attain size larger than peas, but they
go through the regular stages of ripen-
ing and remain seedless. Professor
Halsted has also obtained seedless
fruits from several other crosses, show
ing that this is quite a common phe-
nomenon in the breeding of tomatoes.
In some cases the flavor has been pro-
nounced more like that of a straw
berry.
Recently Professor Sandsten of Wis
consin has determined that the use Of
excessive quantities of fertilizers exer-
cises a truly remarkable effect upon
tomato plants. 1t appears that the
plans react differently to oveTfeeding.
Some are dwarfed, some greatly elOng-
ated, some lie fat upon the ground and
in many the flowers and fruits are very
abnormal.
On two different types of plants thus
produced seedless tomatoes were
grown. One type produced large, sol
id tomato, while the other bore fruit
not larger than a walnut Both types
come true when propagated from cut
tings.
Several other paints were obtained
which produced fruits Of an interme-
date character, with fewer seeds than
in normal tomatoes and irregularly dis
tributed. Professor Sandsten does not
consider either type of seedless tomato
commercially valuable at present, but
they NAV become so.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
A scathing Denunciation.

Facts go to prove that human nature
was much the same in Puritan times
as it is now. The love OF beautiful
things was not stamped out by stern
rules and precepts, and woman would
not be denied her desire for the things
of the world of dress, in spite of harsh
comment and reproof. ''The Simple
Cobler of Agawam," published in 1647,
gives the following as the opinion Of
the "cobbler' on the tendencies of the
age:
''There are five or six eXtravagant
women in the colony who inquire,
What is the very newest fashion Of
court? and who egge to be in it what
ever it may be. 1 honor the woman
that can honor herself in her attire,
but for woman who lives but to ape
the newest court fashions, 1 locke on
her as the very gizzard of a trife, the
product of a quarter Of a cipher, the
epitome of nothing!"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
Cures WOman's Weaknesses.

We refer to that boon to weak, nervous,
suffering women known as DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription.
DR.. John Fyfe one of the Editorial STAFF
of THE ECLECTIC MEDICAL REVIEW says
of Unicorn root (HeLO7liGS DjOicG) which
is one of the chief ingredients Of the "Fa-
Vorite Prescription
"A remedy which invariably acts as utter
inc invigorator makes for normal ac-
tivity OF the entire reproductive systeka.S
He continues vim Helonias we have medica-
rnent which more fully answers the above
purposes than any other drug lCith lclItch am
acquainted. In the treatment OF diseases PEI
cu1iar to women it is seldom that a case is
seen which does not present some indication
Tor this remedial agent" DR.. Fyfe further
saws: UThe following are among the leading
Indications for HelOniaS Unicorn root. Pain
or aching in the back. with leucorrhoea
atomic (weaO conditiGffN of the reproductive
Titabiiity. Associated WITH chronic diseases of
the reproductive organs OF women: constant
sensation ST heat fn the region OF the kid:
neyS; menbrrhag i5 (hOOding) due to weak
ened condition OfIthe reproductive system:
hRsGSNTpresSed or absent monthly
periody 1Ssihg from. or accompanying an
RbnoHznM condition of the digestive organs
and hH@mic (thin blood habit; dragging
SENSATIONS in the extreme lower part OF the
If more or less of the above symptoms
are present. no Invalid woman can 10
better than take DR.. Pierce,S EaX0rite
PROSTITUTION, one OF the leading ingredls
ents Of WHICH is Unicorn root, or Helonias,
and the medical properties of which 1t
most faithfully represents.
OF Golden Seal root, another prominent
ingredient of uFavOrite Prescription"
Prof. Finley Ellingwood, M. D., of Ben
nett Medical College, Chicago, says:
ut is an important remedy in disorders Of
the womb. In all catarrhal conditions
and general enfeeblement, it is useful"
Prof. John M. Scudder. M. D., late Of
Cincinnati, says of Golden Seal root:
"In relation to its general effects on the
system, there is no medicine en- use about ICicb
there Is such general unGntf1ity of opinion. It
is universally regarded as the tonic useful In
all debilitated states"
Prof. r. Bartholow, M. D., of Jefferson
Medical College, says of Golden Seal:
"Valuable in uterine hemorrhage, menor-
rhagia (1oOding) and congestive dysmenor-
ThOea (painful menStruatiOn)"
DR.. Pierce's FavOrite Prescription faith
fully represents all the above named in
gradients and cures the diseases for which
they are recommended.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
Earth TOn-Shaned.

A French scientist, III. de PApparent.
processes to discover in the latest polar
expeditions an argument tending TO
show that the earth is slightly top
shaped, the protuberance correspond
ing to the point being at the south pole.
This. the Frenchman thinks, would ex-
plain the different results arrived at
by the various measurements of astrOn-
omers and geodesiStS.
These differences are very small In
comparison with the entire bulk of the
globe, yet they are readily appreciate,
and one Of the explanations that has
been suggested for them is that the
earth is tetrahedral in form. But NJ.
de PApparent thinks that the top
Shape theory is preferable.
The fact that to an eye looking at
the earth from a point in space 1t
would not sensibly differ in appearance
from a true sphere, shows how refined
are the methods of science that enable
men living on the surface of the globe
to detect variations in its general con-
tour.-Philadelphi Record.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
SIZE FAINTs AND STEALS.
Pretty Bertha, Incarcerated in Many
Institutions, Always Escapes.

Pretty Bertha, Incarcerated in Many
institutions, Always Escapes.
Painting Bertha" Lebecke, prOba-
bly, the most sIillful and certainty the
most beautiful woman criminal in
America, has been sent to the South
Bartonville asylum for the incurable
insane She is only~27, but in her
short life has stolen more property and
escaped oftener from confinement than
any thief on record
AS a child Bertha was a decelver
and a thief of her parents property.
But she says the art of ''fainting" was
taught her by an expert crook with
whom she fell in love. This crook
taught her to lower her pulse by auto
suggestion and to cause her face alter
nately to flush and turn pale. Grad
ually she learned how to steal while
in this condition and in quickness of
movement and concealment excelled the
cleverest magician.
Doctors say her mind is not normal,
although her regularity of head and
face belle the statement. Her COM
pleXion is a beautiful pink and white,
her hair is a shade lighter than III
tan, her eyes are dark and luminous
and she has the true cupid-bow mouth.
Her figure is perfect and had she chos-
en- to be honest, she might have earned
a good living as an artists model.
"Fainting Bertha's" plan Of opera
ton has been suddenly to be overcome
with a swooning fit in a street car,
shop or other public place and fall into
the arms Of persons she has selected
to rob. She can deceive the most skill
full physician. In the confusion at
tending the attempt to rouse her to
consciousness, she bites a diamond
from it's setting, or extracts a wallet
from an inside pocket.
She has been arrested many times
and sentenced to Imprisonment While
in prison it was her habit to sleep all
day and stay awake all night, scream
ing and crying in unspeakable language
that she was being murdered. Prison
keepers came to dread seeing her
brought in. Despite the fact that her
plan of crime was we'll known, she has
been known to faint in the arms of a
prison keeper and while being re
stored" steal the key of the gate she
wanted to open. She was almost in
variably successful. There is a sus-
piciOus her many escapes were not re-
garded with regret
Her last escape was from Elgin in
sane asylum. She tainted" in the arms
of an asylum attendant last Christmas
eve, extracted his keys and got away.
She went to Peoria. On the way she
tainted" again and took $50 from the
conductor, concealing the money in her
luXuriant hair.
Within fOrty-eight hours she had
stolen $1,000 worth of goods from the
stores, and registered at three hotels
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
FRIENDS HELP.
St. Paul Park Incident.

"After drinking coffee for breakfast
/ always felt languid and dull, having
no ambition to get to my morning
duties. Then in about an hour or so
weak, nervous arrangement Of the
heart and stomach would come over me
with such force 1 would frequently
have to lie down.
cat other times 1 had severe head
aches; stomach finally became affected
and digestion so impaired that l had
serious chronic dyspepsia and constipa-
ton. A lady, for many years State
President of the w. G. L. o., told me
she had been greatly benefited by quit
ting coffee and using Postum Food
Coffee she was troubled for years with
asthma. She said it was no cross to
quit coffee when she found she could
have as delicious an article as Postum.
Another lady, who had been trou-
bled with chronic dyspepsia for years,
found immediate relief on ceasing COT
fee and beginning Postum twice day.
She was wholly cured. Still another
friend told me that Postum Food COT
fee was a Godsend to her, her heart
trouble having been relieved after leaV-
Ing off coffee and taking on Postum.
$50 many such cases came to my no
tice that l concluded coffee was the
cause of my trouble and l quit and
took up Postum. 1 am more than pleas
ed to say that my days Of trouble have
disappeared. 1 am well and happy"
'There's a Reason" Read, "The Road
to WellYille," in pkgs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
REAL MARVEL OF LEARNING.
1t Was the Encyclopedias MaxfnE
Prepared by the Chinese.

1t Was the Encyclopedias MaxfnG
Prepared by the Chinese.
The United States no longer holds the
record for creating and issuing the
mammoth book of the world in the
Official Record of the War of the Re-
bellion," compiled and published in
Washington, By order of Congress. 1t
consists of 100 volumes, averaging
about 1000 pages each, with about
1000 illustrations and an atlas contain
ing 17S maps, says the Washington
Herald
There were issued 1865 sets. That
makes a total of / al ,493 books which
were distributed throughout the coun-
try by members of Congress, something
over 1900 sets, by resolution of Con
gress, being deposited in public libra
ries and in the libraries of great edu-
catiOnal institutions.
But for once we cannot claim 'the
biggest thing on the fOotstoOl." The
Chinese carry off that palm. They have
issued several works that have never
been paralleled by any other nation.
The most enormous book ever writ
ten was their ''Yung- lo-ta-tieu," or EN-
cyclOpedia MaXima." This literary mar
vel contained the best selections from
all the classical, the historical, the
philosophical and literary works ever
published in China. 1t embraces as
tronomy, astrOlOgy, geography, the oc-
| cult sciences, medicine, religion, his
tory, biography and the arts. Every
| Chinese literary production which was
Of permanent value in the language
was included in this collection, which
consisted Of 22,S77 books bound in IL
100 volumes.
Is it amazing to think that China had
begun such "a book in the thirteenth
century, when in all Europe such an
enterprise was not so much as dreamed
of?
By order Of Yung 10, the second en-
peror of the Ming dynasty, under the
direction Of Hsiek Chin (the greatest
scholar in China at that time, who or
| gained the work with a staff of 2,169
persons, critics, readers and copyists,
under him) it was begun in 1903 and
finished in 1907. No additions were
made to it after that date. In 1902
100 clerks were employed to make two
copies, which were finished in 1907.
The original draft and one of these
copies were destroyed by fire at the
time Of the capture of Pekin, when the
Ming dynasty was overthrow. This
was misfortune only equaled by the
burning of the great library at Alexan-
dria and 2,422 volumes were lost for
ever. The remainder of the set was
deposited in the Imperial academy Just
north of the British legation at Pekin
and during the siege of the legations
in 1900 the Chinese soldiers fired this
building and the greatest collection Of
Chinese literature ever made was de-
Stroyed