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The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-27

traits, and it La hard to have any feel
ing OF confidence about the matter even
when they seem to be most certainly
dead. 1t has been shown that years
after their supposed period of activity
they have retained their death-dealing
qualities.
An instance ls given Of the devastat-
ing plague that broke out in the Dutch
town of HARLEM about the time Of the
London plague.
whole family who died of this dis
ease were Inferred in the churchyard,
and 1t was found necessary a few years
ago to repair the family tomb contain
ing their bodies. The masons who were
SO employed proved the activity Of these
germs after two hundred years, by con-
tracing, In q mild form, the original
disease, from which, however, they all
recovered.
Another case was a Scotch bank note
discovered by a girl in the Bible that
her grandfather had used at the time
Of his death from some malignant dis
ease. On taking 1t out Of the book she
licked the corner Of the note to prove
its genuineness, and contracted the dis
ease which had been fatal to her ances-
tor seventy-six years before.
An epidemic broke out among the
sharks in the Indian Ocean which
proved to be cholera, and the suppose
ton Is that they became infected by
devouring the bodies Of British sailors
buried in Bombay Harbor
The hardy microbe Is believed to sur.
viye on land for over two centuries
and maintain Its activity still longer
| in water
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-27

the working out Of problem suggested
Irish INVASION" which was the prin-
cipal feature of the English maneuvres.
was Enthusiastically British prob
lem, although it was carefully studied
by japanese officers as containing a
lesson capable Of application to that
Island empire in the other part Of the
world. It was entirely study in de
tense and In demonstrating the true
value Of sea power. The field tactics
and the theoretical campaigns of the
other Continental armies, where they
were not purely academic. were purely
European In their significance. ..
At the annual mannuvres there Is
usually tried some new fighting de-
vice or piece Of military equipment
which has been Professionally adopted
during the year There has been no
; falling OFF In the number Of novelties
put to the test Of a campaign at the
manpuvres. France, perhaps, may be
said to take the lead in the showing
VI improvements. ApdEt IRON the at
tention paid to testing the destructive
action of siege pieces on modern for
tifications, the handling of the new
mobile siege gun and the use Of sew
eral novel military devices, the mannu-
vres Of France this year were not i'm
posing.
A smaller number Of troops were en-
ployed than usual, but one army corps
the second-being engaged. The field
Of operations was in the neighborhood
OF Complegne. AS usual, the French
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tillerists lost their lives by premature
explosions, and one gun exploded,
wounding eight men. During the cav
airy charges several troopers were
thrown from their horses, and either
killed or wounded.
The staff tour, organized by Lieuten-
ant-General Sir John French, which
was watched with great interest by
three Japanese officers, as well as mil
itary observers from France, Germany
Prussia, Austria and the United States
was much the most important mannu.
vre held in England in recent years
The lessons OF the manHuvres are
vet to be written, but it was evident
that the Loss Of command OF the sea
Is fatal to country situated as Ia
England and engaged in war The
advance made In wireless telegraphy
was noticeable. A portable apparatus
was carried with the cavalry division
and was get up and put into operation
within thirty minutes while twenty
minutes were required to dlsmantle and
march OH.
Military critics who were fortunate
enough to witness the first maneuvres
of the new Europeanized Chinese army
were favorably impressed. Four divis-
lons complete in infantry, cavalry,
artillery, engineers, transport and med
ical service, took part, and the exhibit
ton was revelation to the thirty for
eign attaches who watched the we'll
drilled, soldierly looking force The
uniforms worn are European In cut,
and, excepting for the historic "pigtail'
to which the Chinese still cling the
sturdy fighters would make an impos-
ing figure on any field Serious efforts
are now being made to collect and
train an army for China. Nearly 2OO,-
600 men are being formed into modern
soldiers, and within ten years 1t la
expected that China will have half q
million troops Of all services in 1T con
dition.
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GHOSTS DAMNED IN KOREA.

Runaway Sp0oks Who Menace tEae
L1vlmg Restrained by EarthsvorlSs.
In this age Of spooks and disem-
bodied influences that Whirl and glib
Der about the heads of unseeing NOR
tails In hocks, instructive light upon
the care and culture OF spirits may be
gained from the Koreans. These people
dam up the walls Of their tombs SO
that the spirit of the dead may not run
down hill and thus become terrible
menace to the living.
A Korean chooses always for the
site OF tomb some steep hillside, high
above the floor OF the valley, that the
imps OF darkness coming up through
the middle OF the earth may have a
hard climb uphill after they reach
the burial place Of the deceased.
The tomb closely resembles saucer
with the cup Inverted and set down
In Its middle. The edges of the saucer
like dixie about the central circular
mound are raised sometimes to the
height of four or five feet and cure
fully turfed SO as to resist the washing
effect Of the winter rains. Thus the
spirit OF the deceased, buried deep I'm.
der the central mound, is etfectually
damned In and meWed up by the en-
circllng wall of earth.
II by chance during flood time the
retaining wall of the tomb should give
way and be carried down hill the faith
full Korean son or brother of the de-
ceased hurries out with his wooden
spade and rebuilds the dam as speed
lily as possible. He fears lest the rest
less spirit within the tomb should be
washed dowp hill with the earth and
then the lives of all the living kin
would be forever blighted. For moth
Ing Is SO horrible In Korea as spirit
that has escaped its tomb and wanders
In vengeful mood about the habita.
tons Of the living.
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made much use of automobiles, bal
looms and similarly striking Inventions
"a machine gun mounted on an auto
mobile was given a trial, and water
for the troops was conveyed In I'm
mense casks carried on motor drays
For the siege howitzers of the old pat
tern a narrow gauge railway was
quickly laid and the guns transported
with celebrity and ease.
Russia has learned something from
the late conflict. For the first time in
mannurres the men were dressed in
khaki, and when the infantry were en-
gagged in attack the advance was made
in skirmish lines, the old dense column
formations having been discarded. Rus
STA has a new quick frer for field
piece. It Is OF 3-inch calibre, and bat
teries consist Of eight gums instead OF
six, as in some European armies.
The Austrian mannuvres, which were
held in Silesia, preceded by only few
days the German mannuvres, which
also we're held In Silesia While to
the Austrian General STAFF the prob
lens they had proposed were OF the
greatest interest the chief feature or
interest to most spectators was the ex-
hibition OF Captain VOLTS arnored
automobile, a very fantastic weapon
The new engine Of destruction, which
carries rapid-fre gun, was shown to
be useful weapon.
The largest number Of men engaged
In mannuvres was in the German field
exercises at Liegnltz Considerable
adverse comment has been made on the
fact that In some respects Germany
failed to derive benefit from the war
In the Far East. The observers were
surprised to find the German infantry
in close formation for frontal at
tack, and they also commented on the
want Of head cover in the trenches,
The Liegnitz manmuvres this year re-
suited in an appalling number OF acct
dents, some Of them fatal Several ar
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-27
PORTO RICO scoRNs LABOR.
All Work Avoided as Far as Possible
Except by Meniaas.

Except Dw HAcn1A4M.
Porto Rico has It's problems, social,
political and economic, but none OF
them will prove more difficult Of solu-
ton than that of labor. What needs
to be done is to make labor honorable
where it has been held in disrepute.
This is to overcome ingrained preju-
dices-a task for Hercules. Mr..
Fowles' recent book, Down in Porto
as 1t is in the island to-day.
To carry package on the street Is
Indicative either Of poverty or Of lack
Of breeding. A family must be very
poor II it can not afford several SER
wants. To do any kind Of housework
can not be considered by the LADY Of
the house, She sits in the parlor.
dressed in loose garments, and spends
much OF the day III idly rocking to and
fro In a rocking chair. When she goes
out shopping either she Is accompanied
by a servant who carries her small pur.
chases or she hires a boy to carry
them for her. II she is SO poor thai
she must do some kind Of work the fact
must be carefully concealed from her
neighbors.
Among the men there Is the same
contempt for manual labor. The mer
chants must Of necessity be busy men
but they are very careful not to de
grade themselves by doing any kind o,
common labor, They object to perform
Ing work that can be done by an IN
ploye. Business men 10 not carr.
bundles home at night. They seldom
| lsnd q hand when aolaa little mtaha,
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-27

"Did you ever see woman who slut
tered 2"
mo; now I come to think Of it. !
never did"
'~rhey are very rare" said the physi-
clan. 81 think 1t is safe to say that
the average person passes through life
without ever meeting suffering
woman.
There are two reasons for this,
First, woman naturally don't know
why's less liable to the disease Of
stammerIng than man. Second, Ii she
develops this disease, she sets out with
the determination to cure herself, and
she succeeds; whereas, careless man,
rather than take the trouble of cure,
will 20 stammering on to the end
St. Louis Globe-Democrat-
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-27
VITALITY OF MICROBES.

some yarzatfes live Two Hundred
Years-Germs In Old Graves.
late the earth In short order If there
were no other microbes to eat him.
Fortunately for mans sake these canni-
bal microbes keep pretty busy, and tie
morality among the whole outfit In
something tremendous. Their longevity,
however, when they do survive all the
Battles 30 which existence subjects
Them. il enc Of thezr most UNPLEASANT
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-27
Confidence.

.There's one thing about that phren-
ologist that I admire. He has some
confidence In his ability
did he show Iti''
"He did. He felt couple Of bumps
and said T was kind-hearted and lib
eral. Then he charged me S5.''-Mtn-
neapolis News.
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C8nHo1axfSn.

Mr.. HusseLThe doctor says IL L
don't take little rest and not work SO
hard I'll be dead In year.
Mrs. Hussel-What consolation it
must be to you to know that your 1lfe's
INSURED. Ledger.
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Divergent EatIm ates.

THAT" said the reporter confidently,
handing In his copy, AIS what I call
fine writing
CHANGING at 1t with q scowl, the
usual brutal type OF city editor growl-
ed.
Huh" ne snorted, ~ should say SO.
And the fine will be days pay
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-27
Abortive strikes In Germany.

During the first three months OF the
present year there were $50 strikes in
the German empire. Last year there
were 2,4o8 strikes, only 528 Of which
were a complete success for the strik-
ers.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-27

Another advantage the women have
over the men Is that there ara ns slos
rachtnas at soda fpuatainA
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-27

vfnegar-faesd parsons snake but few
eanvsxts-
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-27

A womnn,s Tongue Never Slips.
Ibid you ever see a woman who slut
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-26

IN the name OF the Commonwealth oi
4 Virginia la the Clerk : office of the Cir
emit court Of the county OF Spotse j
vania on the 3rd day OF January, 1907
Shepherd Boone, plaintiff, against viii
Boone and Mary Boone, his wife: Arthur
Boone and Matte Boone his wife; Louisa
Boone; Daniel Boone, infant; Jesse
Boone. infant; Lizzie Brown, wife OF Cal
vim Brown, deceased; T. Stokeley Cole.
man, guardian ad Item for Daniel and
Jesse Boone. infants j. p. Turnkey. eher-
If. administrator of Henrietta Boone
and Calvin Brown. deceased, defendants
The object of this suit is 90 partition
among the parties entitled thereto in
Kind or by sale thereof the twenty acres
OF land OF which Henrietta Boone died
seized and possessed, situate ia Court
land district, SpotsS lvania county, Vir-
GINA, and which was conveyed to said
Henrietta Boone by Mary Ann Jackson.
And an affidavit having been made and
fled that the defendant, Lizzie Brown is
not not q resident Of the State OF Viz
GINA. it is ordered that she do appear
here within fifteen days after due publ
cation hereof. and do what may be neces-
sary to protect her interest in this suit.
and it is further ordered that a copy
thereof be published once a week for four
weeks in The Free Lance. and that a
copy be posted at the front door of the
courthouse of this county on or before
the next succeeding rule day after the
entry Of this suit.
Teste:
T. A. Harris, Clerk.
A eopy-Teste:
Il. A. Harris, Clerk.
Lee ]. Graves, p. q.
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-26

lie. II will take effect not later than
March 4. Mr. Shonts having been
elected as president OF the INTERIOR
ough-Meropolitan company when
controls the Rapid Transit and many
surface lines in New York.
No announcement was made as To
who will succeed Mr.. Shonts as chair
man OF the commission, but 1t Is learn
ed authoritatiyey that headquarters
will be removed from Washington to
the Isthmus. and that a high salaried
chairman 10 serve in that capacity
alone will not be named. This being
admitted il follows that John +. Stey-
ems the engineer in charge OF the con
structlon OF the canal. would not be
made subordinate 10 another Official
on the lsthmus. Without definite All
nouncement. therefore. It Is regarded
as a certainty that MI Stevens viii
be named as chairman OF the commits
sion and will assume duties as such a.
connection with his post as chief en-
gineer
Mr.. Shonts retirement does not
come wholly as a surprise II has been
rumored persistently that as soon as
action had been taken upon the propo-
sition TO build the canal by contract
that Mr.. Shonts would sever his con
nection and assume duties more con
genial to his tastes.
Secretary Taft called attention 10
the fact that the work OF organizing
the commission had been completed.
and that as Mr. Shonts had been
brought here to assume the executive
duties necessary To such organization
his continued presence is not abso-
mtely essential.
Mr.. Shonts became chairman OF the
canal commission on April 3. 1903.
coming from the presidency OF the
Glover Leaf route. which title he held
for some time after taking up the
canal work.
It Is expect that before Mr.. Shonts
actually sewers his connection he VIII
dispose OF The matter OF letting the
canal by contract which Is now pend
ing I'm his Office. bids having been
opened more than a week ago.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-26
ARRAIGNE0 ROOSEVELT
Charged With infringing On stat

Charged With infringing On State
Piuhts In Frisco School Question.
Sacramento. Cal, Jan. 24.-The as
sembly passed a concurrent resolution
instructing the attorney general to
represent the state and apprOpriating
go 900 10 EMPLOY special counsel to
assist in The suit brought by the fed
eral government in the United States
court I'm the San Francisco Japanese
school question.
Assemblyman Grove l.. Johnson. au-
thor OF the resolution. addressed the
assembly when the resolution came mp
as a special order He arraigned Presi-
dent Roosevelt for that part OF his mes
sage referring to the San Francisco
school question and for his entire
course I'm the matter The federal gov
eminent. he charged was attempting
to infringe on the rights OF the state.
"The trade of the Orient is their
song" said Mr. Johnson. Before the
rebellion it was Wen lose the trade
Of the south Let the trade OF the
Orient go. but let rs preserve the
right OF the state of California to set
tie ifs own school question If the
president has his own way the state
will become the mere province OF a
centralized power and the dream OF
Alexander Hamilton will become true.
Courts very rarely decide against their
own jurisdiction. It is my experience
as a LAWYER for 40 years that the
courts fear the power that appoints
them. in the United States supreme
court presidents in the past, and Pres
ident Roosevelt In particular has an
ally. and this body will decide as he
wants. at least this has been the
course of procedure in the past"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-26
To-day we want to talk to
YOU about "Catarrh cures"

edy that we know is right-that we can
back up with all our reputation for hon
csty and square-dealing.
And wouldn't YOU rather buy that kind
OF a remedy Wouldn't you rather hold
rs responsible than to hold no one
responsible; We are right here, right
where you can get at us every day in the
week, right where one false move on our
part will bring upon MS your condem-
nation. the loss Of your friendship. your
patronage, your influence Can we afford
to tell you anything that you will learn /
later is not absolutely true?
Are YOU not safer in taking our word
for the merits OF an article, than YOU are
10 rely on the printed statement OF pa u
tent medicine manufacturer. whom yoi
never even saw and probably never will .
Common sense most emphatically tcll9
YOU that we cannot afford to depart one
hairs breadth from the rigid truth.
None of us can deny that there is such
4 disease known as "catarrh' Those (
who have it, or who have had it, know
that it is one OF the hardest diseases TO
cure.
Perhaps the worst thing about catarrh
is its prevalence Almost everyone
especially in climate like ours-has
catarrh in some form or another. That is
what has made the "catarrh cure" bust
ness 50 profitable. There are 50 many
thousands OF cases OF the disease and ii is
50 hard to cure. that the patent medicine
manufacturers have rcaDed a harvest i'll
preparing remedies that appeal to this
large class OF sufferers.
One 81 the most serious things about
catarrh IS that it breaks down the sys-,
TEN. 50 that the sufferer becomes a prey
10 other diseases. This fact has led the
proprietors Of 50 many "catarrh cures
10 advertise their remedies as a specific
for almost every disease under the sun
We have ONE cataTh cure that we
are willing to say to You; I'VE know
this is all right Take it home and use it
with the full assurance that If II does not
cure YOU yOu can bring it back to us
and we will promptly refund your
money" That catarrh cure is
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-26

During the past few months we have
Been publishing what some OF our good
friends have called "heart-to-heart talks "
on patent medicines.
That name suits Us all ri2ht-"hcart-
to-heart talks is just wliat we have
intended. There can't be anything more
serious To 4 sick man or sick woman
than his ailmcnt and the remedies he or
she takes to cure it,
Our talks have been "hca-.-io-h2art.'
Every word we have printed hls been
written in absolute carncsrc.s and sin
cerity and Judging from what orr Gus
toners tell MS. we have not Len taking
in vain. We are convinced thai our
frankness has been appreciated. ed that
our suggestions have been Welcorud-
which naturally encourages rs 10 con-
tinuc
To-day. and perhaps Tor SOME time TO
come, we want to talk about that big
class Of remedies known generally as
"catairh cures"
Broadly speaking these arc the patent
medicines that have been the chief tar
gets iOf Inc attacks OF INC l.dHiCS
Home Journal" "Collicr's Weekly" and
other magazines which are waging such
a lively warfare against patent medicine
abuses.
As we have pointed ont in previous
talks. il is not our business to pass judg-
ment on the crusade OF these we'll
known, highly-respected publications
The public alone must be the Judge and
Jury. Our business. as we see ii. is To
carry in stock a complete line OF patent
medicines. and to sell those medicines at
the lowest possible price.
We sell hundrcds-ycs, thousands OF
bottles of so-calcd "catarrh cures and
know nothing OF their ingredients. ne
manufacturers advertise them. the public
demands them we order them from the
manufacturers. and sell them at the low
est price. That is absolutely as far as
our knowledge goes The manufactures
keeps his formula secret. 1t may be
good, or it may motive, don't know and
we have no means Of finding ont.
Naturally, we would rather sell rem
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