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Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-09

Stick to the Constitution" says the New York Sun. It is alleged that Mr. Roosevelt even goes so far as to take the big stick to it occasionally.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04
"rHE OLD SCRATCH"
How the Evil One Came to be popu.
larIy Known as "The Old
Scratch"

One OF the many familiar names OF
his satanic majesty Is "The Old
Scratch" It is undoubtedly due to
the fact that scratching is so disagree.
able that people thought 1t no worse
than the evil one. A scalp full OF
dandruff keeps one scratching all the
time; not only disagreeable but con.
s!dered very inelegant in polite so.
clety-as 1t should be-because one
ought to keep the scalp so clean that
II would not itch. To cure the scalp
OF dandruff effectively, use Newbro's
Herpicide. It kills the germ that ere.
ates the dandrutf, which Is preliminary
TO falling hair. and, finally. badness.
No other hair preparation kills the
dandruff germ. Herpiclie also is a
very delightful and effective hair.
ltessing. Sold by leading druggists.
Send 1Oc In stamps for sample to The
Herpicide Co., Detroit, Mich.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04
Hands Out
Small Change
FEARING MURDER AGED MAN
TAKES FROM HIDING
$4,000.

PULAKSE, Tenn, June 4.-Stricken
with the fear that he would be murder.
ed for his money, Willis Smith, 81
years old. has flooded the country with
10000 in quarters and half dollars,
which he has been hiding In fruit
jars for many years. The money was
coined two generations ago, but is not
worn.
Many years ago Smith put some
money in a bank and the cashier at
once paid 1t oat on a check. Smith
saw this, and withdrew his money,
saying he would not do business with
a concern that would not keep his
money better than that
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04
Former Slave Is
Now a Mintowner
PRESIDENT OF THE coNFEDER.
ACY GAVE SAM DAVIS HIS
START TO WEALTH.

SHOSHONE, Wyo., June 1. = Sam
Davis, the negro mlneowner and pros.
pective millionaire Of Warm Springs
Creek and the Wind River Mountain,
has been in Shoshone for the purpose
o! ordering machinery for his mine,
the order including a 10 horsepower
gasoline engine shaft hoist and a com.
pressed air drill plant, the machinery
ordered aggregating $4,000.
Samuel Jefferson DAVIS was born In
1910 on the Briarfeld plantation In
Mississippi, a slave Of Jeefrson Davis,
and he was one OF the todding plcka.
ninnles on the plantation when Colonel
Davis headed his Mississippi rifles on
the battlefield of Buena Vista.
AS Sam, the slave, grew older Mr..
Davis grew into national importance
as a leader of the South, and when
Jefferson Davis was elected president
Of the Southern Confederacy Samuel
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04
Hobo Girls Luck
ONCE RODE ON A FREIGHT, NOW
IN AaPullMAN.

DENVER, COL, June i.-Bessie Bow.
ington, a hobo. who one year ago
alightei In Colorado City from a
freight car, has made her second ap.
pearance In Colorado City, not dressed
as a boy, with her hair cut short, but
as a we'll dressed young married lady
travelling In a first class Pullman.
A year ago the tramp VS. discovered
In a box cal by Thomas Lahey, night
Waterman. She arrived from Sail Laks
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04
FINED HIS OWN BROTHER.
Burgess Patrick Kelley Gave Peter the
Maximum Penalty,

PlTTSBURG. June 4.-"Flfty dollars
fine and the costs Of prosecution, or
80 days to jail" declared Burgess Pat.
rick J. Kelley, Of Glassport borough,
this morning when he heard the testi.
mony against his brother, Peter Ket.
ley, who was charged with disorder.
ly conduct. Peter Kelley used to be
chief Of police Of Glassport. but has
been out Of Office for some time. Last
night he went on a rampage, and when
a policeman arrested him and placed
him in the lookup, where he had him.
self PLACED 50 many prisoners, Peter
became unruly and almost demolished
the little jail. His brother was indig.
nant about It and gave Peter the lin.
it. Peter paid.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04

I will mail you free, to prove merit,
samples Of my Dr.. Shops Restorative
and my Book on either Dyspepsia, the
Heart, or the Kidneys. Troubles OF
the Stomach, Heart or Kidneys, are
merely symptoms Of a deeper all
ment. Don't make the common error
OF treating symptoms only. symptoms
treatment Is treating the result OF
your ailment, and not the cause. Weak
Stomach nerres-the inside nerves
mean Stomach weakness, always. And
the Heart, and Kidneys as well, have
their controlling or inside nerves.
Weaken these nerves and you lneyita.
bly, have weak vital organs. Here Is
where DR.. Shops Restorative has
made It's fame. No other remedy even
claims to treat the inside nerves"
Also for bloatiag, bllllousaess; bad
breath or complexion, use DR.. Shops
Restorative. Write me to-day for sam.
Pile and free book. Dr.. shoop, Racine,
Wis. The Restorative is sold by E.
A. Billlngslea Z Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04
Must Pay More
For Marco Waves
MAlRDREssERs IN CHICAGO GO
ON sTRiKE-oTHER UNIONS
MAY ASSIST THEM.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 4.-Judging
from the present outlook 1t Will be
cheaper for society women hereabouts
10 buy their marcel waves than to
have their own hair marcelled. Real.
izing that the fashion Is well estab.
llshei and that women must have mar.
Gel waves at whatever cost the hair.
dressers have decided the time op.
perfume to strike for higher wages.
NJ. Henri Bertrand, who knows a lot
about dressing hair and comparative
~ nothing about the English language,
is heading the strike and he appealed
TO the American Federation Of Labor
for all the affiliated unions to assist
In winning It.
NJ. Bertrand, through a voluble IN.
terpreter, says conditions In his trade
are d~eplorable. The marcel wavers
only get s25 a week and a commission
hut the tips are very scarce. There
are 100 marcel wavers In the Chicago
union. At Raraham's and other places
where strikes have been called at,
tempis were made to supply the de.
mand with girls. The girl hairdress.
ers proved dextrous and able, but the
women would not have them. They in.
sist upon men ha~irdressers, pretera.
bly, Frenchmen. who pay them many
compliments while dressing their hair
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04
MANAHIRED DIVES
into OIL TANK
RAWsoN HAWLlFFE DID NOT
DROWN. AND HIS ACTION
SAVED His LIFE.

Triton, Mich, June Alt was on.
ly through a most wonderful exhIbl.
ton Of presence OF mind aud rare re.
sourcetulness that the life OF Raw.
son Hawiife, a timer, Of Greyton, was
saved recently.
Hawiitfe was engaged In fitting a
galvanized iron cover on a large oil
tank back OF Compton G. Blake's hard.
ware store. and while he was working
on the tank. which was seven feet deep
and filled with oil at the time, James
Clalsche, who, with his brother Bert,
was making some repairs on the roof
OF the building, let fall a gallon Of
gasoline. The infammable liquid
drenched HawliIe thoroughly. and in
the same instant became ignited from
the pipe which he was smoking, send.
Ing the flames high above his head.
The next moment Hawlife sprang
forward to the side OF the oil tank
and dived into 1t.
The flames aboat him we're. OF
course, Instantly smothered out, but
the burning gasoline remained floating
on the surface Of the tank, imprIson.
ing Hawlife In a vat OF oil, across
the surface OF which bright flames
were dancing and playing.
Cropping about In the tank with his
hands. Hawliife found q piece OF gas
pipe, one end Of which he forced
above the surface. and, placing the
other end in his mouth blew out the
oil until the pipe was free. after
which he was able to breathe through
1t. Thus he was in q position to keep
himself alive until help reached him.
George Breaker. who had seer the
whole affair, came on q run to the tank
and, although he burned his hand Sc.
verely In doing so, skinned of the
burning gasoline till the flames were
all gone and Hawliffe could come up,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04
Leaves $4,000
To Nurse
WIDOW WELL REWARDED FOR
KINDNESS TO AGED PA.
TENT.

BUcYRUS, Ohio. June Mrs. Del.
10 ellis, of this city, has fallen heir
TO $4,000 through kindness to a sick
man. After the death Of her husband
Professor Charles Gillls, an Instruc.
tor at Ann Arbor, she took up nurs.
tended Charles W. Moore, a wealthy
lumberman of Michigan, who died Of
cancer.
In his will he directed that his
100000 estate be equally divided
among three relatives and Mrs. GIL
lis.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04
Struck
ByLightnlng.
STARTLING MIDAlR TRAGEDY At
MILITARY REVIEW.

An Italian Army Officer Drops 700
Feet, When the Electric Flash Ex'
plodes the Great Gas Ras-The King
and Queen and Thousands Of Spec
tators Horrifed-The Balloon Car,
With It's Dying Occupant, Fails to
Earth q Mile From the Scene.
ROME, June "A tragic incident
took place yesterday during a review
OF the troops By King Victor Enman.
uel and Queen Helena. AS a part OF
the maneuvers a military balloon was
sent up to a height OF 700 feet, with
Captain UiIlyeIfl in the car.
A storm which had been coming up
burst suddenly and the thousands OF
spectators were Mortified to see a
flash Of lightning strike the gas bag.
There was an enormous burst OF flame
anI a terrible defamation, and the col.
lapsed balloon with Its dangling car
fell to earth a mile from the scene
Of the review.
Crowds OF persons, afoot and In au.
tomoblles and other conveyances,
rushed in the direction where the bal.
loon had fallen. Captain Uillyelli was
found alive, but unconscious. He was
placed In an automobile and rushed
to a hospital, where he died without
regnlning consciousness.
King Victor Emmanuel and the mil.
itary authorities went to the hospital
the review to inquire concerning
the injured man.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04

.sarptlsass merely, and 4 III eyents
Consideration thereof may wisely be
postpoaed q tlnai hearing florida h.
Gsorgia. i, HOY. isIs 40: California
Y Southern Pacific Company ~ q
s 2is
The order WIN be---
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04

As to vaudeville, away back in the
early sixties, Ellen Terry made quite
a success in that popular style Of
amusement.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04

John Glayde's Honour" the new
Alfred sutro play, IN which James K.
sHackett will be seen In this country
next year, continues with success at
the st. James Theater, London. Al.
ready has Its season been extended
twice, and 1t Is now settled that 1t is
to remain at that playhouse lndef.
inItely.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04

octo Schlick. the noted marine engl.
neer OF Hamburg. o proposes that
a heavy wheel be mounted on a verti.
cal axis, so as to prevent the rolling
of a shIp-actlns on the principal Of
the g%yroscope.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04

Consul J., C. McNally writes from
L!ege that there is a growing sentl.
ment in that Belgian city against the
municipal pawn shop. This institution
is gradually losing its Importance, due
to the growing prosperity.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04

Housemen and ~houseboys are being
introduced with great SUCCESS In
houses In Melbourne to alleviate the
domestic servant problem. Boys, 1t
is found, work more quickly than girls.
John R. Booth. the leading lumber.
man In Canada. is 50 years old and
1880 square miles Of timber
land. His mills employ $500 to l..
600 men during the summer, or saw.
Ing season.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04
Lava may be blown into beautiful.
ly green colored bottles, lighter and
stronger than ordinary glass.

A German hygienlc expert maintains
that lying in the open air Is much
more beneficial than walking.
The three largest German cities are
Berlin. with a population Of over 3.
100000; Hamburg. with 100000, and
Munich, with about $4,000.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04

Mayor Fitzgerald, Of Boston, OBJ.
served Arbor Day in his State by
planting an elm tree on the Boston
Common. The tree is an offspring Of
the Washington Elm at Cambridge.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04

On "san Juan HILL" bounded by
West Sixty.frst and Sfxty.second
streets. Amsterdam and West End
avenues, In New York City, Is a block
that has GLIB inhabitants. 1t is the
most %populous block in the world.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04

The Southern Pacific Railroad has
IS new lines under construction, repre-.
sentlag an expenditure OF $4,000, 900
Five OF the lines comprising the prin.
cipal part Of the work are in Southern
California.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04
Shakespeare has been translated 10:
japanese and the T~hespIans Of the
Aftkado are making his plays popular.

coquelln, the famous French actor,
Is The son Of a baker, and It was in
spite Of the bltterest opposition Of his
family that he was allowed to make
his bread on the stage.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04

Many people wonder how It Is that
players can personate with such nat.
uralness characters directly opposite
to their own. Genevleve Ward, speak.
ing Of this, says: THAT is just where
art comes In. II a painter, for In.
stance, could only paint himself, would
not his subject very soon be exhaust
cdr"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04

Sixty thousand messages are said
to be spoken over the telephone every
day in London. The number Of words
per message cannot be estimated. It
varies with the language used while
the subscriber is waiting London
Globe.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04

Florida has passed a law prohibit.
ing diving for sponges, as the beds are
injured thereby.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04

J E. T. Malone, among stage mana
gers the Julian Edwards of England,
is coming to America In the fall to
stage the production Of the musical
comedy, "The Dairymaids." Huntley
Wight Adrlenne Augarde aud Thel.
ma Ray will be in the cast.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04
ucHtNgITrL
The whole Of Chill IS trarersed 81
almost uninterruptsd chain Of Yolean.

Italy has the reputation Of manufac.
turing some Of the strongest smokes
In the world.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04

Mary Mannering has won such sue.
cess in the new romantic historical
eonedy, GLORIOUS Betsy that It has
been decided to continue her in the
same play the coming year.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04

Willard Sponsors Miss Bob White"
will be revived next season under the
management Of the Nixon G thinner.
man Company, with a special cast
headed by Frank Deshon and all the
available members Of the original com.
pany.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-04

ire STAGE

49,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-09
FORTUNE FOR FAIR PRINCESS.
Twenty Million Dollars Is Nest Egg
She Inherited.

Americans as well as Europeans
who know her express delight at the
good fortune of Princess Henry OF
Pless in inheriting. with her husband
$20.000,000. a comfortable addition tC
their modest fortune. The money is
derived by the popular couple from
the estate of the duke of Pless, whom
nobody on this side of the water knew
well, and who had few friends ever
N England Princess Henry, on tn,
other hand, gained the hearts of man.
as Daisy West. II was by that nam
she was known to most of her &C
quaintances before her marriage
Miss Cornwallis-West. She was be
throthed to Prince Henry at the enc
of her first season in society. TIL
luke of Pless lived a life of almos
feudal formality at Furstenstein. their
splendid Renaissance castle in the
borders Of Bavaria. 1t must have re
1uired, indeed, power OF adaptability
N an English girl TO take up the posi-
ion of a sort of queen among the
peasantry there, driving about mag
Efficiently in a carriage drawn by Arab
Erays. ridden by Positions in claret
colored coats and white beaver hats
Still, Princess Henry has made the
ife at Furstenstein quite pleasantly
Informal, and most Of the time is
Dent, when she entertains English OF
Ierman friends there, in riding OF
irving in the beautiful woods or val
eys near. Prince and Princess Henry
# Pless spend good deal of the year
London. and they are oftener over
Il England for the Cowes week. Thei"
title son was baptized in London two
ears ago, il may be remembered
0he queen stood sponsor, and the
CEREMONY was a splendid affair
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-09

At last there is some faint light Oh
the origin Of the legend. of Ronuius
and ReInus and their wolf The story
comes from Crete, where the people
were always liars. BHt IL had a
round about trip before settling at
Rome. Prof DucaU uf Bologna has
Just read a paper before rhe NstionaI
Historical association on an old Etrus-
can ste!e now Ia the Bologna mu-
scum, ON which there is rndelv tut
clearly carved she wolf sucking a
child. AS this steie belongs 10 pc
riod anterior to that to which the
birth OF Romulus is referred, it seems
clear that the legend m the wolf reach.
ed Latium from Etruria, and 1t seems
certain that the Etruscans learned il
from the ancient city of Miletus, which
was founded by Miletus, the son of
Apollo, and of a daughter of Minos,
king of Crete. The Cretan fable was
that the child was abandoned aud
sucked by she wolf and afterward
fled to Asia Minor to escape from the
designs of Minos.-LOndon Globe.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-09
Scientists and the Bacilli.

A capital story is being told of
scientific man who is known
all over the world for his re-
searches into bacteria. The other day
at an afternoon party he was given
by his hostess some of the first straw
berries of the year, and ii was noticed
that before he ate them he dipped
each strawberry most carefully into
tumbler-ef water. His hostess ask
ed him why he did this, and he replied
that 1t was on account of the mi
crobes. of which there are about two
millions on each fruit After he had
eaten half dozen strawberries he
felt thirsty. and without thinking what
he was doing he drank the water in
which he had been washing the fruit
His hostess tried to stop him, but 1t
was too late oh, DOCTOR" she eX
claimed. you have swallowed 10000
600 microbes!" Good heavens, so
have" said the scientist, and then
added philosophically after pause,
well after all, it does not matter
much"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-09
: ApULrERATloN OF OLIVE OIL
Spanish Dealers Are Putting Out
Cheaper Quality.

There has been so much talk about
the alleged adulteration of olive oil in
stituted by the government and the
leading producers, the result of which
has been the issuing of statement
that owing to the abnormally high
prices some dealers have resorted to
adulteration with linseed or sesame oil
in order to bring It within the reach of
their poorer customers. 1t is under
stood, indeed, that some manufacture
ers OF these seed oils have prepared
special grade from the first crush
ings which is being used for the pur-
pose.
Representations have been made to
the government with a view to pro-
tecting the interests Of the m4nufac-
turers of olive oil, but some of the
leading olive oil crushers have held
aloof, considering such action futile,
inasmuch as the prevailing conditions
will, in all probability, have disappear.
ed within a few months. and the en-
forcement of existing municipal by.
laws and regulations is all that is pc
CURED 10 insure that no olive oil be
sold as such which contains any ad.
mixture of other oils The report is
that the adulterstions were confined
TO oil for local consumption.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-09

Doctor. suppose I'm an old fool
have made discovery that gives
ne some uneasiness."
What is it, Kadger?".
Il was passing my hand over my
read the other day, and ! found one
Dlace that's good deal hotter than
my other spot. ! thought il was ali
imagination at first. but it isn't. Put
our hand on the top of my head,
retty we'll back. There, that's the
lace. Doesn't it feel hotter than
he rest 0f my heed?"
1T certainly does
= We'll, now, am anxious TO know
chat that means. Ii it indicates that
here's too much brain pressure at
hat particular spot. want to know
T. Is it serious?'
'Kadger, ii is"
Il feared so. Tell me the truth,
iOctor, no matter what it is.
Il hesitate to tell you, because
Doctor | insist on knowing"
well, If you must know, Kadger,
hat particular place on your head
feels. not TO your hand because you're
getting bald spot there"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-09
Arizona Dielikes Children.

"T7'E of children not being wanted
In New York apartments" exclaimed
a city woman who has recently re.
turned from a two years residence in
southern California. "Why. Arizona
is the worst place in that respect that
| have ever happened 70 visit. You
can hardly find any one there who will
rent you a house if you have children
We tried various towns in the state,
but there were no abiding place open
to US because of our three little olive
branches.
I'VE should have liked TO settle in
Tucson, but not a landlord would have
us. Finally we had TO give up and go
10 southern California, where they are
not so hard hearted. Wouldn't you
think that new country like Arizona
would be glad TO have settlers with
children, who would help to build up
the region? But 1t doesn't seem to
be so. ! think somebody ought to call
the presidents attention to this alarm
ing condition of things in one of the
newest parts of the union"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-09
How TO Clean Marble.

For the marble washstand try rub
hing with lemon juice first 10 remove
stains. II this does not remove all
stains rub them with a cloth moist
cned with spirits of salts. This is ex-
cellent for removing stains. but if
used often makes the surface rough
and liable to catch the dirt, so should
be kept as a last resource only. Re
member, too, that unless it is care
fully used ii will burn the hands.
For the nickel clean exactly as YOU
would silver, or, ii the article will
not come in contact with food, use
either OF the many good metal polish
es that are on the market or bath
brick and turpentine. polishing after
ward with dry whiting.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-09
Marse Renry's Monopoly.

When Louis Brownlow, now a
Washington correspondent, was a re
porter on the Louisville Courier
Journal, he was sitting at the tele
phone table in the local room one
night waiting for call.
The Office dictionary is kept on that
table. Brownlow was turning the
leaves idly when Marse Henry Waiter
son came along.
Marse Henry does not see very
well. He made out a figure at the
table and said Who's that?"
"BrownlOw, Mr.. Watterson"
What are you doing, Brownlow?"
I'm reading the dictionary"
We'll, skip the adiectives. skip the
adjectives, for I'm the only one on
this paper who can use them" Sat
urday Evening Post.