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The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24
BUTTERFLIES ON BALD SPOTS.
Coincidence that Caused Murdered
Man to be Taken for John Lovett,


By the butterfly tattooed on his
bald head seven relatives identified
the body cast up by the Schuylkill
River, with thirty-one knife wounds
in the breast and rope around the
neck, as that of John Lovett, a well
known character about the river
front, says the Philadelphia core
spondent of the New York Sun.
A little later the police raided "the
dump" an unsavory stretch along the
Schuylkill, and arrested eight of Low
ett's friends as suspicious persons,
while all of Lovett's relatives were
making ready to get him out of the
morgue and wake him.
Still a little later lank, baldhead-
ed man made for Lovett's favorite
saloon at Twenty-seventh and South
streets. AS he came strolling along
South street Dan Grugan, an old and
tried friend Of Lovett's, came in
sight.
Hello, Danny" yelled the bald
headed man; "let's have drink"
For one dazed second Danny gazed,
then with yell of terror he turned
and fed into the saloon. Here
comes Lovett's ghost" he shrieked,
and just then the baldheaded man en-
tered the saloon.
"Why, it's only me, boys" he said
plaintively, and took off his hat to
wipe his head. AS he did so the varie-
gated butterfly appeared, and in a
minute the saloon was empty.
Lovett was nightly surprised, but
being thrifty as we'll as thirsty soul
he went along the bar, cleaned it of
all that the others left behind and
then went for the free lunch. After
a while one of the bolder sports peep
ed in and never before having seen
an inebriated ghost, shouted: Come
on, boys. Johnny's alive!"
When it was explained to Lovett he
started out to find his relatives. I'm
fortunately for her, his sister, Mrs.
Usilton, saw him first. She was stroll
ling down Woodland avenue toward
the river when Johnny hove in sight.
One agonizing scream and Mrs. Usil-
ton tainted. After that a policeman
took Lovett first to the police station
and then to the morgue. TT looks like
me-" said LoVett, 'sbut it amt. new
er XIV | was twins"
On the dead mans head is but
terfiy tattooed just like Lovett's.
There are other remarkable points
of resemblance.
When the Lovett theory had been
exploded the. police went ahead on
the theory that the murder is Black
Hand crime and that the body had
drifted down the river from the min
ing region with the ice.
The shoes worn by the dead man
had been bought, however, from a
dealer named Greenman at 81 Canal
Street. New York.
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.
It All Seemed to Point to Matrimonial
Intentions

tHASitfCIISs
"a case of almost conclusive cir
cumstantial evidence indicating matri
monial intentions on the part of q
bashful young clerk in my division
has been causing that young man con
siderable embarrassment of late" said
a chief Of a division in the War De
partment the other day.
'The other evening the young man
In question went out with a young
lady to make a call on some friend:
who reside in certain apartment
house in the northwest part of the
city. 1t was a rather new structure
and since the young fellow was not &C
quainted with the exact location he
found considerable difficulty in locat
ing the place. While, together will
the young lady, he was wandering
along the street keeping his eye opeI
for the fat a fellow clerk in the de
partment happened along, and the per
picked young man with the younl
lady sought his friends aid in tht
difficulty by inquiring the location o
the fat The proper direction waf
given, and then the passing clerk
seemed struck with a sudden bright
thought. His face lighted up with thu
significance Of his idea, and graspint
the hand of his fellow clerk, he said:
And say, old man, there are somt
fine apartments in that house. Bt
Just the thing for you. | thought yoI
had been unusually preoccupied at thu
office lately with something besides
your work Congratulations, old man
Don't forget your Uncle Fuller whel
you use the pasteboards. Good luc1
to both of you
"And then the enthusiastic ant
quick-witted friend moved on, leavina
the young man and his companion
looking intently at the edge Of ths
pavement, with the color in their faces
corresponding to the glow of the set
ting sun.
Now the circumstances in the case
all pointed to the marriage of the
young clerk as natural sequence
The young man had recently been ad
IultISu W tHc bdl ilC "o9 SA"1SN 49,
promotion in the Office, he had JUS,
applied for his annual leave, and hao
been talking Of taking trip. Then,
again, it was known among the boys
that he had been saving up his salary
for the past few months, and had &C.
cumulated a little bunch of money IN
the bank. In the face of these facts,
together with the incident of his look
ing for fiat in company with
handsome young lady. there seemed
but one conclusion to be reached In
the matter, and the brother clerk
reached that conclusion on the run.
"Of course the matter was spread
about the Office next day, and the
bashful young clerk now has an acne
in his right arm from shaking hands
with the boys, who insist on congratu'
lating him on his coming matrimonial
venture, although he denies emphaf
cally that he has any such intention
The boys refuse to accept his explana'
ton OF the case and are waiting foI
the cards. .''-Washing gton Star.
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24
Facts About Mans Growth,

"The growth of mankind" said g
scientist, "is an interesting study.
Recent statistics have proved that
mems stature increases up to the age
Of so years. This is a refutation OF
the former belief, according to which
men stopped growing at % or %.
Boys and girls seesaw oddly in the
rapidity of their growth The fastest
growth experienced in life comes be-
tween the ages of one and five. Boys
and girls grow about equally there.
From five to ten the boys outstrip the
girls, but from 10 to Is the girls out
strip the boys. At II and at IA the
girls are the boys superiors in height,
and from 10 to Is they are the boys
superiors in weight.
"But between 16 and 20 the boys
forge ahead, taking at that stage a
lead which they never again relin-
quish. The boys cease their percep-
, tible growth at %; the girls cease
theirs at 20. From % onward to 80
men, however, continue to grow (no
observations have been made on wo-
men) though this growth Is. OF course,
slight. They also increase slowly in
weight, but from 80 to so their weight
! increases very rapidly.
male strength increases most
markedly from the age of IL to that of
10. From 19 to 80 it increase more
slowly. From 80 onward it begins
very slowly to decline.
"Female strength increases most
rapidly from to 10; then, slowly to
80. and after 80 the decline begins.
-Philadelphia Record.
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24
INCIDENTS IN THE HISTORY Of
AMERICAN WHALING.

| ly interested In the voyages. The
young men, with few exceptions, were
brought up to some trade necessary
to the business. The ropemaker, the
cooper, the blacksmith, the carpenter,
in fine, the Workmen were either the
shipowners or their households; so
were often the officers and men who
naVigated the vessels and killed the
whales. While ship was at sea the
owners at home were busily employed
in the manufacture of casks, iron
work, cordage, blocks and other arti-
ees for the succeeding voyage Thus
the profits of the labor were enjoyed
by those interested in the fishery, and
voyages were rendered advantageous,
even when the oil obtained was barely
sufficient to pay for the outfits, esti-
mating the labor as part thereof. This
mode of conducting the business was
universal"
The revolution stopped the whaling
business except from Nantucket, whose
people, indeed, had no choice but to
pursue it or desert their homes. So
deplorable did their situation become
that in 1881 the British Admiral at
New York granted permission to the
islanders to send out "a vessels which
the British cruisers had orders not to
molest. Protected from these enc
mics, some Of the Whalers fell prey to
American privateers, which took them
to ports in which they were liberated
when the authorities learned their
stories. When the war began Nantuck-
ct had $50 vessels At it's close two or
three hulks remained. For 80 years
the upbuilding of the industry was
slow and marked by many setbacks.
Then the second war with England
gave it another staggering blow. How
serious this was is shown by the rec
ords of imports of whale products for
what Mr.. Tower calls two representa-
tive years:
Gal. Gal. Lbs.
Year. Sperm oil. Whale oil. Bone
1911 S44, 200 304,S25 43,200
1915 .......... 48,510 4,347
In the period between the close of
the revolution and the beginning of
the war of 1872 whalers had set forth
from Hudson, Poughkeepsie, New York
and the Lond Island towns in this
state. This was stopped by the new
conflict. .....-.
After the end of hostilities the whai-
ing industry revived with wonderful
vigor, and entered on what Mr.. Tower
calls it's golden era" From 562 in
1914 the tonnage rose to 233,262 in
1916. 1t furnished employment to
scores of thousands, completeness to
thousands and riches to hundreds.
Then came the expansion of the min
eral oil production, causing sperm oil
to drop from $1.36 1-2 a gallon in
1859 to 46 cents in 1905. The whales
ceased to be plentiful, the profits were
reduced, new and safe opportunities
for the investment of capital were
opened. Whaling ceased to be an in
dustry of the first Importance. In 1871
the Arctic fleet of 81 vessels was de-
stroyed, insurance rates were in
creased and it became apparent that
whaling was on the decline. In 1906
the aggregate tonnage of vessels en-
gagged in it was 1878, and the demand
for whalebone alone maintains the in
dustry.-New York Sun.
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24
a SMALL SECRET
Couldn't Understand the Taste of his
Customers.

Two men were discussing the
various food products now being sup
Piled in such variety and abundance.
One, a grocer, said II frequently
try a package or so of any certain
article before offering 1t to my trade,
and in that way sometimes form a
different idea than my customers
have.
For instance, I thought I would
try Postum Food Coffee, to see what
reason there was for such call for
It. At breakfast I didn't like It and
supper proved the same, so / natur-
ally concluded that my taste was Diff
ferent from that Of the customers
who bought 1t right along.
A day or two after, l waited on a
lady who was buying Csc package
and told her / couldn't understand
how one could fancy the taste Of Pos
tum.
L know Just what is the matter
she said, you put the coffee boiler
on the stove for just fifteen minutes,
and ten minutes of that time 1t SIM
mered, and perhaps Ave minutes it
boiled, now IL you will have 1t left
to boil full fifteen minutes after II
commences to boil, you will find a
delicious Java-like beverage, rich in
food value Of gluten and phosphates,
so choice that you will never aban-
ION 1t, particularly when you see the
great gain in health Well. / took
another trial and sure enough
Joined the Postum army for good.
and life seems worth living since !
have gotten rid Of my old time stom-
ach I'D kidney troubles.
Postum is no sort OF medicine. but
pure liquid food, and this. together
with relief from coffee worked the
change. There's q Reason"
Read @The Road to Wellvtlls.' u
pkgA
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24

pletely unnerved me. My food dis
tressed me, l looked badly and the
kidneys were noticeably deranged.
sank lower and lower until given up.
and at this critical time began with
Doan's Kidney Pills. Details arc un-
necessary. Twelve boxes cured me
and / weigh six pounds more than
ever before. They saved my life"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24

Mrs. Emma Stolt, 1909 Oneida ST., Ap-
pleton, Wis, writes: -,
"Peruna has done me great deal OF
good since / began taking it, and am al
ways glad to speak good word for it,
Three years ago was in wretched con-
dition with bdckaches, bearing dozen
paths, and at times was so sore and lame
that / could not move about | had IN
fammation and irritation, and although
used different remedies they did me no
good
"A neighbor who had been using Pc
runa advised me to try it, and l am glad
that did. began to improve as soon as
l took it and | felt much better. $1
Il thank you for your fine remedy. 1t Is
certainly godsend to sfcIc lco'aen.
Catarrh of the Internal Organs.
Miss Theresa Bertles, White Church,
Mo-, writes:
II suffered with catarrh of the stomach,
bowels and internal organs. Everything |
ate seemed to hurt me. i never had a
passage of the bowels without taking medi-
cine | was so tired mornings, and ached
all over. | had pain in my left side, and
the least exertion or excitement made me
short of breath.
"Now, after taking Peruna for six
months | am as we'll as | ever was. Pc
runa has worked wonders for me- / be-
lieve Peruna is the best medicine in the
world, and l recommend it to my friends"
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24

teriously fastened it
self upon me two
y e ar S a 6 o a u q
brought awful head
aches and dizzy
spells. / was all un-
strung, weak and
n e vo u s, could
scarcely t o t t e r
about. Pains in the
side and back COM
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24
JUST SAVED HIMSELF.

Mrs. Strongmind-We have been
told that you said the women Of
America couldn't cook.
Celebrity (momentarily confused)-
Why-ah-madam, certainly. It is
the case in all countries Cooking
Is beneath women. 1t is mans job
Chicago Tribune.
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24
sCALY ERUPTION ON BODY.
Doctors and Remedies Fruitless-Suf'
fered 10 Years-CompleteIy Cured
by Three Boxes of Cuticura.


by Three Boxes of Cuticura.
"Small sores appeared on each of my
lower limbs and shortly afterwards both of
those limbs became so sore that l could
scarcely walk. The sores began to heal,
but small, scaly eruptions appeared. The
itching was so severe that l would scratch
the sores until the blood began to flow.
After l suffered thus about ten years
made a renewed effort to effect a ure.
The eruptions by this time had appeared
on every part of my body except my face
and hands. The best doctor In my native
county and many remedies gave no relief.
Finally my hair began to fall out and
was rapidly becoming bald. A few months
after, having used almost everything else,
l thought l,would try Cuticura Ointment
and Cuticura Soap. After using three
boxes l was completely cured, and my hair
was restored, after fourteen years of suf-
fering and an expenditure of at least $50 to
$50 in vainly endeayoEing to find cure.
B. Hiram Mattingly, Vermilion, S. Dak,
Aug. IS, l906.''
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24
RIoodshot Ewes

Are cured without pain in one day by Leon
ardi's Golden Eye Lotion. No other eye
remedy in the world as cooling, heahng ano
strengthening for weak eyes insist Oh
having "Leonardi's." 1t makes strong eyes
Guaranteed or money refunded. Dru ggists
sell it at rs cts. or forwarded prepaid on re-
ceipt of price by S. b. Leonardo CO..
Tampa Fla.
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24
Up-TO-DATE.

"Your pastor must be a financier. "
81 should say so. Why, he has a
scheme to fund the church debt at
2 IL per cent, and / believe that
some day he'll capitalize the church
and issue common and preferred
stock."-Puck @
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24
WHERE IGNoRANcn IS BLISS.

WHERE IGNORANCE rs BLISS.
Though Live and learn" may doubt
less be -
a motto to impress,
I think that Mabel carries It
A trife to excess.
For she has learned hundred times
From quite as many men,
The way to drive and golf and SWIM
Then learns it all again.
New York Times.
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH.

Bitt-He advised ne to buy the
stock; assured me it would be pay
ing investment.
Hitt-And hasn't it been?
Bitt-Well, yes; but I've been doing
the paying so far.-Philadelphia Pub
lie Ledger.
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24
SYMPATHY.

Cecil (sentimentally)-D yol
feel gloomy when the sky is overcas
with gray, when the rhythmic rair
sounds dirge upon the roof. and the
landscapes beauties are hid by the
weeping mist?
Hazel (sweet1y)-Yes, It's dreadful
" annoying. 1t does make ones hail
come out Of curl so!-New Yorl
Times
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24
NOT TOO SOON.

"This is rather an unusual hour foi
sou to be going to lunch. Not hungry
SO early, are you?"
mo, but will be by the time tns
waiter condescends to notice me.
philadelphia Press,
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24
ALL HIS OWN.

She-I don't like you to talk thai
way about my mother.
Helm talking about nay mother
in-law, not yours. I guess I can talk
as I please about my oWn.-Philadet
phia Press.
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24

If you have not received the Argo
Red Salmon Cook Book, ask your
grocer or send postal to the Alaska
Packers Association, Atlanta, Ca,
Advertising Department.
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24
THE ONE REQUISITE.

Ethel think I'd get married, too
If could find man could live with
Carrie-That isn't so hard; tn.
trouble is to get man you can't livs
without.-New York Times.
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24
NEW TO HER

"He says that he loves me more
han his life, and that he can't live
Without me-"
"Oh, all young men say that"
THAT may be; but they don't say
1t to me."-The New Yorker.
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24

Argo Red Salmon is cleaned and
backed entirely by machine, and not
touched by hand After trying it you
will use no other.
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24

Every lady should have copy OF
the Argo Red Salmon Cook Book. It
tells you thirty-nine different ways of
preparing Salmon. Ask your grocer
for II
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24

H.H, GREENS Sons, OF Atlanta, Ga. ars
the only successful Dropsy Specialists In tina
world. See their liberal offer in ADVERTISE
10 ment In another column OF this paper.
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24

She-Well, I should say nott y
He (taken aback)-Whew, that's
rather short.
She-I repeat, should say not, but
as a girl in love doesn't always say
what she should, I'll say "yes. ."-Philo
adelphia Press.
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24
HFREDITY.

Ella-That fellow is perfectly kill
ing.
Stella-It's heredity; his father wa
a motorman-Tcwn Topics.
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24

FITS. ST. Vitus DaL, ,;e: n eryous Diseases per
manently cured by DR.. Klne's Great Nerve
Restorer. 50 trial bottle and treatise free
DR.. FL. r. Kline, Id, ,93l Arch ST., Phila., Pa
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24
M edlcal Department

TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
Its advantages for practical Instruction, both in
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Great Charity Hospital, with 900 beds and $1,000
patients annually Special Instruction is given daily
ct the bedside Of the siok The next session begins
October q, 1907. For catalogue and information
address PROF. X r. CMA1LkE n. D.. Dean,
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24
The Worlds Mercantile Fleet.

The worlds mercantile fleet In
rludes at present 26.62S vessels, with
a tonnage of 32,40G.000 tons. In 1902
It was increased by 537 vessels. The
largest increase was in the French,
Swedish and Japanese fleets, the
smallest in the Spanish.
There is nothing more dainty for b
picnic or luncheon than Argo Red
Salmon sandwiches or salad. The
Cook Book tells you how to prepare
them. Ask your grocer.
The sea coast echo., 1907-08-24
COULD HARDLY ToTTER ABOUT.
A Vivid Description Of the Most In
sidious of Diseases.

Miss Emma Shirley, Killbuck, N.
T., writes: kidney disease mys-
Arizona republican., 1907-02-11
THE ARMY
The Life of United States SoidierHis Prospects
 and DfscoUragen1ents

| thirty-five years of age, unmarried of
 good antecedents and habits. and free
 from bodily defects and diseases. He must be a good citizen of the United i States, or have declared his intention ] to become one. No one who can not speak, read. and write the English lan- l guage is eligible.
 The private soldier, in addition to his l pay. is given what is known as rations ] namely. clothing. fuel. bedding. medi- ] cine. and medical attendance. After 1 twenty years service he is entitled to ] be retired. and upon retirement he re- | ceives three quarters of the pay he is 1 drawing at the time of retirement and | an allowance of nine dollars and a half month for clothing and sustenance. If l he should become incapacitated during ! service. or be discharged on account Ol wounds received or sickness brought on while in the army, he is entitled to a : comfortable home for life at the Sol diers Home at Washington. For this ! last consideration he is assessed twelve and a half cents d month. which Is ta- ken from his regular pay. He is all ! lowed. while in service, one hundred and sixty dollars for clothing during his first three years. By care and economy, many of the soldiers are able
 to save from one third to onehalf of this amount.
 The privpate soldier after he has pass ed through recruiting days, drills not
 more than two hours a day. Saturdays and Sundays excepted. He rises at about six o'clock. has breakfast shortly afterward. and is detailed either for guard or fatigue work. He assists in cleaning up and doing other work about the quarters. Dinner is served in the middle of the day. and supper at fivs o'clock. with retreat parade at sunset. From that time until eleven o'clock he may do as he pleases. He is liable to have considerable of time" during both the morning and afternoon, which | he may use for amusement, study, or i for the cleaning and caring for his arms. For about three months a year he is at the target range and while there he practically attends to no du- ties other than those directly connected
 with the care of his arms and learning
 to hit the mark. Private soldiers may be detailed for duty as bakers mach
 
 When so detailed they receive extra pay. ranging from ? to 90 cents a | day. according to the character of the work
 Any private soldier. with fair edu- cation and whose work shows per ! sistency and faithfulness, is reasonably
 sure Of being promoted to the position of corporal. This is the lowest non commissioned office. the first step up- vlrd. Above the rank of corporal comes the office of sergeant. ana next i in line is what is known as first-ser- geant: thmen comes battalion sergeant major. regimental quartermaster ser geant. regimental cOmmissary sergeant, and sergeant major Of the regiment. ! The last three named are the highest regimentaI positions in probable reach
 of the private soldier. Although they
Arizona republican., 1907-02-11

any infectious character. The candi- date. if between the ages of seventeen and eighteen years. should not fall be- low five feet three inches in height and d hundred pounds in weight; if be- tween the ages of eighteen and nine teen years. five feet three and a half inches in height and one hundred and five pounds in weight; if over nineteen, five feet four inches in height and one hundred and ten pounds in weight. The candidate must be unmarried. He will be required to pass, and be submitted to. a rigid physical examination. and will be disqualified if he is of feeble constitution. or of unsound health from whatever cause, if his vson 5 impaired. if he is deaf or inclined to deafness. if he has suffered the loss of any teeth or his teeth are generally unsOund, if he has any impediment in his speech. if he has a lack of chest capacity or other diseases or weak nesses which are liable to interefere with his duties. If the competitive ex- animation is thorough. and under the direction of examiners recognized as educational authorities. the board may accept the result of this examination as conclusive and not require an entrance examination.
 Appended is a scale of emoluments paid to members of the United States Army:
 COMMISSIONED OFFICERS: