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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-26
S1RASGE CASE
MYSTERIOUS ABSENCE FOLLOW
ED BY STRANGE REAP
Z, PEARANcE.

From the Louisville CourierJoufnal.
renyer Offers the latest theme for
the psychologist and the aiienist.
The incident which furnishes mate.
RIA for these scientists began six
months ago. A clerk In the South.
ern Pacific Railroad oftices in the
Western city called his wife over the
telephone one day at noon and told
her 10 have lunch ready for. hin, in a
few minutes, as he had his hat on and
would catch the next street car for
home. He hung up the receiver, left
the room apparently TO so home and
disappeared. From that moment All
trace of him was lost Nahum wing
was man Of excellent habits, his
business anaifs were In sound condi.
ton. he was valued etnploye. his fas
fuI'e seemed bright. his home life was
happy No one cnnld suggest mo.
tive for his dteappearance. They
searched the city and the whole neigh.
borhood. Special detectives were EN-.
pioyod The EFFORTS to find the slight.
est CHEW We're futile. After a while
Mrs. Wing concluding that IT would
he useless 10 hunt tsnther and tank.
ing that perhaps her husband had
met with death in some strange way.
sold their home. AMI she aud the child
went TO Boston II was there her pa.
rents lived.
Nov comes The sequel. "a few days
aEo Young clerk III a railroad Office
IN New Orleans asked a fellow clerk
10 tell him where CoiumbiRe street
was. 1t was on c6lumbIne street in
Denver that his home had been. When
he was told that he was in Orleans he
would not befteye it He was finally
convinced. He had come to the New
Orleans Office n few weeks previous.
", had applied for q position, had OBJ.
tsiined it and had started TO work. ffs
remembered nothing Of nil this. He
could remember only the tact that he
had left his desk NJ iuncn time and
had started out to aboard street cal.
Z T b
to so 10 his home AS FOR the six
months thai INTERVIEWED, his mind was
blank. He lost his faculties sudden.
" in Denver andregained them a half
year later Just as suddenly in New
Orleans. After mncb effort he got
into communication with his wife In
Boston. and by this time they are to.
gether once more. 4. ~ 8
What can be more fascinating to
the student than the mysteries of the
human brain2 Here is the case OF
Nahum Wing is a physhic phenome.
non Of marvellous interest. HIS story
is stirling as a narrative; as an cpl.
sode Of scientific value it is Of excep,
tionai weight. An analysts of all tho
elements and facts that resulted in
the SIX months Of total forgetfulness
would be profitable and diverting.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-26
ramon. coliection a AntIe,r,..

OF the famous collections of nntiers
formed in the seventeenth century only
two or three have escaped the general
fnte Of con1asrations. sieges and pill
lage. One Of these is In 3Moritzburg.
the king of saxonr's historical hunting
castle. near Dresden, while in the ceIe-
brated gun gallery in Dresden itself
are to be seen In an unrivalcd show
the wonderfully iniaid arms used by
tile elector. The great banqueting hail
Of the castle Of Morltzburg Is one, of
the sights with which no doubt many
a Travelled reader has been, charmed.
It Is q chamber OF noble proportions.
siSty-s!x feet long by thirty four wide
and thirty-elght feet high. on its 9th.
erwise unadorned white walls hang
scYentT-cne pairs Of magnificent ant.
Ieri. which one may describe MS the
most famous OF their kind In DE world
Not a single one carries less than
twenty-four tines or Is less than 200
years old. while some are probably
double that age.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-26
Progress of
Dentistry

From the london Globe.
Dentistry or anything concerned
with rhe extraction of the human
tooth, has always sbeen regarded as n
rheme Tor grim Or farcial humor: Not
so many years ago dentists the world
over were q class tsnbdned 70 that
they worked I'M Their business was
destruction and extraction, and the
heneficent science Of constructive and
preseryatiye dentistry was left In the
hands Of few pioneers. To the vast
relief Of humanity at large, the den.
tist and his profession hive now been
raised to the level OF Aescuiapius and
his art o contamination celebrated an
Saturday by jubilee. dinner Of the
odontolosical Society. The society
has been asked to become an integral
PAN Of me Academy Of Medicine. and
The oEfer was taken by the president.
Mir LLOYD willfas as high honor. 1t
was a Very proper suggestion but Is
In no sense an act of condescensioh
Dentistry. Indeed. has advanced pro-
portionateiy more rapidly than medl.
cine, and even perhaps more tinan sur.
gery and doctors are only Just be-
ginning 70 understand now large a
part teeth play in the general health
OF the community. The Japanese
have attributed a large share in their
wonderful bill Of health during the
war 10 the insistsnce on the care OF
Inc teeth. ON the other hand, la.
mentally large proportion OF recruits
in ENGLAND have to be rejected on The
score Of bad teeth and our new medi-
cal inspectors have recently given
some wholly remarkable evidence on
The hygienic results or Toothbrush
drill" In charity schools, as contrast.
ed with public elementary schools. Re.
spending 10 the reputation of his
science, the new dentist has become
a digniiied and most useful professor
Of surgery. In no other branch of sur
gerry is tiie level of skill so nigh; AMI
to this pitch he has developed In a few
years from predecessor OF lower am.
billions and attainments than any Bob
sawyer OF The Dickens period.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-26
The Thumb.

The radical difference between the
hand of man and Of the monkey lies in
the thumb. In the human hand the
thumb has the, Opposing power.
which means that the. Thumb can be
made to touch the tip of each or mn,
OF the other fingers on the same hand
The monkeys thumb is nonopposable
-Pittsburs Dispatch.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-26
is Disease a Crime /;

Not very long ago, popular magazine
published an editorial article IN which
the writer asserted, in substance, that all
disease should be regarded as criminal.
Certain II Is, that much Of the sickness
and suffering OF mankind is due TO the
violation OF certatn OF Natures laws
But TO say that all sickness should be
regarded as criminal. must appeal to
every reasonable individual as radically
\ wrong. ~ SgEs5a ~ '7s
It. would be harsh, unsympathetic,
cruel, yes criminal, to condemn the poor,
weak, over worked housewife who sinks
under the heavy load Of household cares
nesses, various displacements OF pelvic
organs aud other arrangements peculiar
to her sex.
FREQUENT bearing OF children. with It's es-
s ,.i.h demands apen he systegi; COUPLED
large family.tis often the cause OF weaIs-
nesses. dcrangements and debility which are
and the hard. and neyef-endlns work which
the mother is called upon 70 perform. Dr
Piers. the maker OF that world famed rem.
MS DIR. Pisrcc's Fayorite Prcsesipt 4s ny,
that one OF the greatest Obstacles 70 the cure
DOOR. oyer-worlsed housewife can not get the
needed rest from her MANY household cares
and labor 70 enable her 70 secure from tho
use OF his Transcription ? its full benefitx ft
Is matter OF frequent experience, he says,
In his extensive practice IA. these cases, 10
by reason Of the patients liability 10 abstain
fron hard work long enough TO be cured,
WITH those suffering from prolapsus. ante.
version and rctroyerston OF the uterus or
other dlsplaccment. OF the Womanly. organs,
q Is very necessary that, In addition to tax
tnE his WFarorfte Prescription they abstain
their rect. All heavy lifting or strainlng OF
any kind should also he avoided. As much
out-door air rs possible, with moderate, light
exercise 8 also very. fniportant Let the
patient observe these rules and the sFayof-
lite Prescription Viii do the rest n Z.
DIR. Pierce's Medical Adviser Is sent JJee
mailing only Send 70 Or. r. v. Pierce,
Blu Halo, n. Y. 2f onc-ccnt stamps for M.
per-coyered. or 81 stamps for clofh-bound.
II sick consult the Doctor. hseof charge
by letter. All such communication are
held sacfsdly confidential.
Dr. Plerce's Pleasant Pallets invirorats
and regulate storach, liver und bowsIL
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-26
TAE ssoILEh.
FROM the coasrssa.iIonalIss.

.|
From the consregationalist.
A woman there was and she wrote for
The press
Gas you or might dol.
She told how to cut and At dress.
ana bow 10 stew many u sayory mess.
But she never had done Il herself, /.
(Which none Of her readers knew,s
oh, the hour We spent and the aous.
we spent.
And the sugar we wasted like sand
AZ the hest of a woman who never,
had cooked "A
land now we know that she never,
could cook,
And did not understand, s
a woman there was and she wrote
right fair
CAS- you or Knight dol,
How ont of barrel to make a chair,
To be covered with chintz and stuffed
with hair,
iTwonld adorn any parior and give 1t
eAns We Thought he sals was tsue.,
oh, the days we worked and the ways
we worked "a
TO hammer and saw and hack.
In making a chair IN which no one
would sit,
A chair in which no one could posi-
bly, sit
Without q cFiek IN his back.
a woman there was and she had her
fun
Dieter than you or d;
She wrote recipes and she never tried
She wrote about. children-sof course.
she had none:
She told US TO do wnat she never had
done
land never intended totryo.
And 1t isn't to ton and 1t isn't TO
spoil
That brims the cup of disgrace:
It's to follow woman who didn't
know beans
"a woman who never mad cooked any
beans1, 4
But wrote and was paid to All space.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-26
Danger. Of the revenue serx.c.


The officers OF the internal revenue
service make little fuss over their nc.
complishments. Tie world scarcely
hears Of them unless they have had q
desperate hand to- hand fight with
mountain desperadoes which has re.
suited In. the death of several Of their
number But day after day and night
aftcr night they go about their work
calmly. quietly. In constant danger Of
death from shot from some ambush.
ed moonshiner or blockader. Yet these
men are an absolute necessity for the
Safeguarding OF the country's interests.
and they deserve much credit for their
hard task. scarcely appreciated by the
great mass of the people.-Davld a.
Gates In Metropolitan Magazine.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-26
Call at
Cranes Drug Store
And have the above
prescription filled.
$500 Reward. 500.


The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages,
and that is catarrh. Halls catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Ca.
tarrh being a constitutional disease,
requires a constitutional treatment.
Halls catarrh Cure is taken internal.
". acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system, there.
by destroying the foundation, Of the
disease. and giving the Z patient
strength by building up the constitu.
ton and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much
faith in Its curative powers that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that It fails to cure: Send for.Iist
OF testimonials
Address +. j. CHENEY & Co,
Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con.
Us = "a.
Pad fhc Il.r1v Vvoc< 1y,---t@
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-26
For Feminine Jurors.

1n:breach of promise cases the pres.
ehce OF female Jurors among the male
Jurors would certainly benefit the men.
as they would atsonce see through, the
wiiess of their own sex, ,disconnect the
picture hat and the pretty gown aud
disclose the hussy nj, heart In the plead
ing, innocent betrayed one Lady yio-
let Greyiffe In London Opinion. K
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-26
BITS FOR SPORTS


he vas doing when he traded for Alb,
batcchio. That player has been rein.
stated by the National commission.
season on this turf. It will take a
nervy Jockey to. beat the kings
horses.
-7---.
cha.et, more thaa seventy PLAYERS from
the minors. p
u tho casters sna ,vsstsr, nna,,e,s
do not ,sst tor : ,, the a II e
80. 'D4l Spo
Features =, ,hs New York a+b,et,,
chi, mast Msrch 10 .s,,i he ths 20 -
hetwsen ,royI5,T 4ae cn,,re snr,nte.
COMES, ~ rrsrg ,.arIa tar a.a,a,Io
honnrs -
~ -z-...ig
RaE ored that, truce has been de-
vent FOOL room owners getting in.
formation, FROM the race tracks.
Conflicting dates between big
league teams number twentyione.
Chicago has nine. st. Louis, six, New
forS rye and Reseon one.
For the animal indoors tennis
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-26

She Here we've been married. lust
one mouth. and now you no Longer love
me He=But my dear Size Don't try
TO expiain. I'm not blind. fsu mode
a mistaee. YOU oaght to have married
some silly. stupid woman. He-But.
dearest, I've done my best.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-26

A Newark librarian has kept a record
of odd boolSinarlss found In returned
books. The record includes an lnsur-
ance policy. n two dollar bin. pair
OF spectactes. love letters, a will. a
nortEage. photographs, a marriage GER
dictate. a promlssory note, dress sam
pies and a iare'g foot.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-26

piles ser Quick relief from DR..
shoops Magic Ointment. Remember
it's made alone for Piles and II works
with certainty aud satisfaction. Itch
ing, painful, protruding, or blind piles
disappear like magic by its use. Try
II and see! p. A. Blllingslea s. Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-26

In the hall OF philharmonic society
the following notice was posted:
1.-THE seats In this hall are for, the
use of the ladies. Gentlemen are re.
quested to make use OF them only aft
er the former are seated.r-r Riso.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-26

Justice Is Just what the unjust arc
anSicus 10 avoid.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-26
Hanion's Fantasma is the latest
title for the Cincinnati recruits.

Pete Cassidy, the old Louisville
player, has decided that the will not
be an umpire in the National league
next season, preferring the berth Of
manager of the Wilmington, Del.
team. in the Tri-state league.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-26

Yet another piercing shrek from
Kansas City, 1t seems that the bugs
there took upon the mui.lmagnate
owner Of the Kansas City team much
in the manner that plain clothes
sleuth regards a reformed burglar
caught with a. jimmy In his pocket.
They think Tebeau long on promises
and short on execution, and demand
in vigorous accents first division
team. And though George declared
he will make Kansas City his major
interest in the A. a., the, skeptlcs.l
ones fall not. and to a man sign them.
selves from Missouri.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-26

aead ths Dally west vIrxlnl.n.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-28
LITTLE PRESCOTT LAWS

Sec. 30. No interments shall be made in the cemetery belong in the town of Prescott, except upon the issuance of a burial permitfrom the Recorders office. and under the supervision of the sexton, to indicate the spot of ground in which the grave may be made, so as not to conflict with the rights of parties who have purchased lots in such cem- etery for burial purposes.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-28
NEW IDEA FOR INVENTORS.
Something the World Needs and
 Would Pay We'll For.

Inventors would get untold gobs of free advertising if they would give to their inventions names rymping with some one or other of our 5000 rhyme less words" an editor said.
 Take the word silver It has no rhyme. It Is stumbling block to ev- cry poet. The poet uses it at lines end and then has to destroy the line because there is no rhyme for it. Sup pose, as he sought frantically, an in- vention called the diver appeared. Then. in order not to lose his line, the poet would drag in the new inven- tion, thus giving 1t an 'ad' worth $5 to $10, an ad like this:
 "'The moonlit sea, sea of silver.
 As perfect as a perfect diver
 Do you catch the idea? Yet our in ventors exercise their best talent, call a new aeroplane a wolf to rhyme with 'coif,' new soundless typewriter gorange' to rhyme with orange" a home ice-making machine 'kulf' to rhyme with gulf, and so on.'
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-28

Among the recommendations made by the board of health this morning probably none was more important than that which requests the city council to order all weeds within the city's limits cut and to be kept cut during the sum- mer. It is an accepted fact that weeds create mosquitoes and flies and that mosquitoes and flies are the dissemina- tors of more diseases than all other agencies combined. If we would keep our city healthful, we must obey the laws conducive to this end Cut the weeds.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-28
QUIT cUSSNC

Ex-Senator T. c. lobe is the promot- CT of an 'anti-cussing league" which has recently been organized at Hope, and has for it's purpose the abolishment of profane language.
 We do not know to what extent mis- sion work along this line can be accom- plished there, but if Hope is like most of the towns of it's size, there. must be plenty of material upon which to work for the accomplishment of real good.
 Swearing is habit. Many other wise moral citizens engage in the lar" " without realizing the wrong they do. And it's habit that grows. At the start, it is only used when seemingly nothing but a ''cuss word' will cover the case appropriately, but after awhile the habit will include the slightest pro vocation, and men have been known to swear at their own frailties.
 That it is foolish, unnatural and ab- solutely repulsive habit, even those who indulge themselves always acknowl- edge. That any decent man would quit it, if he could do so without too much trouble, we believe is true.
 The course adopted by MT. lobe is an inspiration. "Anti-cussing Clubs" will become numerous in the future. The habit will grow in disrepute among all gentlemen, and the man who five years sfrom now takes the name of God in vain, or even uses vulgar cpl thets, will be classed among those com mon things that dwell only among the scum of society.
 When man becomes so low in intel ligence and morality that he must em- phasize his expressions with an oath, it
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-28
TITLES TO ARCTIC LANDS.
i.sn ads Hitherto Unknown Discovered
 and Named by Explorers.

The voyage of the Canadian govern. ment cruiser Arctic to the far north suggests for consideration the ques- tion of the ownership of some far northern lands. For many years ex. plorers of various nationalities-Brit fish, American, Scandinavian and others-have ventured into the frozen wilderness lying between the Do- minion of Canada and the north pole, and have there discovered lands thith- erto unknown and have named them and planted flags upon them. There has been much International rivalry in the work of elaborating the arctic map and of pushing on toward the pole.
 But there has been little thought in the minds of the adventurers or in that of the public of the delimitation of international boundaries in the realms of paleocrystic ice and eternal snow. But now the Canadian govern ment brings that thought to mind in the intimation that the Dominion ex- tends clear to the north pole and that all the lands which have been dscov- cred and explored in those regions, no matter by whom, are under the British flag.
 Mechanically the question is some- what complicated and might form the subject of interminable argument. There are those who hold that discov- cry and exploration give title to new lands, while others insist that title is not perfected without actual occupa- tion and permanent settlement. But how if the lands in question are not fit for or susceptible of settlement?
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-28
THE GENTLE cYNlC.

Don't pawn your gun to buy ammu. milton.
 A warm friend is the kind to freeze on to.
 Blacksmiths are not the only men who have their vices
 Fate is the scapegoat on which we blame our shortcomings. Few people are so selfish as to keep their troubles to themselves.
 A fellow can't do two things we'll if being in love is one of them.
 A woman can make it hot for a man without being the sunshine of his life.
 It doesn't require a college educa- tion to make fools Of some young men.
 Most fathers try to bring up their children in the way they should have gone.
 There are lots of good points about a man we never suspect till we read his obituary.
 Faint heart ne'er won fair lady, but for that matter neither does a faint bank account.
 We are told we shall be made per. feet in heaven. Wonder if we shall meet our veriform appendices there? THE BEATlTUDEs ACCORDING TO
 FORTUNA.
 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for they are easily fleeced.
 Blessed are the interruptions, for they do inherit the earth.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-28

There alr always 4.OOO, ,OOO people at sea.
 The world has 3,064 languages and 1,007 religions.
 There are mountains in the moon 36000 feet high.
 Over 27,000.000 bottles of cham. pagne are drunk annually.
 From coal tar 2,000 distinct shades of aniline dye are made.
 Zoo elephants can easily earn s1 O0O year apiece by carrying passengers Over 200 new designs in penny toys are brought out weekly among the toymakers.
 It costs s15.O00 to take out the GA sets of papers that patent an inven. tion all over the world.
 It took 22,000 men 20 years to build the Tai Mahal and the cost of the ma. terial alone was $17,500,000.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-28
TUESDAY, MAY 2S. 1907.
Still w aters.

I have been silent, dear, you say for
 long, Aye; yet reproach for this I reckon
 wrong
 Does not the proverb say That deepest waters run not loud, but
 still? The shallow babblings of my rhyming riu content me not to-day: My happy heart beats to rhythm sweeter Than can be bound a slave to rhyme and
 meter
 Why pen should l employ When to the music of your love so strong My life is vocal with the sweetest song? I live the poem Joy. Maud Scofield Beeson, in the Century.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-28
SCRIPTURE READING FOR TO-DAY

Psalms l9 II Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, 0 Lord, my strength, and my re- deemer.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-28

Is time that society deal with the case in an emphatic manner.
 The man who ''swears'' is morally diseased. The "Anti-cussing League" is the cure.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-28

Entered as second class matter April 15, 1907, at the post office at Prescott, Ark, under the Act of Congress of March 8, 1879.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-28
EPHONE Z4z
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

Any erroneous reflection upon the charac- ter, standing or reputation of any person, firm or corporation which may appear in the col umns of The News will be gladly corrected upon its being brought to the attention of the publishers.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-28
Alliuator's Affection.

It seems that if you only begin early enough, it is possible to tame even the fiercest animals. A baby alligator, caught in swamp, was taken to the home of it's captor in New York, and in the course of time it would follow him about like a dog. What was even more curious was that it and the cat became great chums. When pussy slept before the fire the alligator used to lay it's head on the cat and go to sleep, too. The only creature that excited the alligator was a fox, chained in yard. It did not try to bite the fox, but dashed it with its tail. Once, had the chain not broken, poor Reynard would have been beaten to death. The alligator was fed on raw flesh and milk, of which it was very fond. When the weather was cold it was kept in box with wool in 1t. One frosty night the wool had been forgotten, and next morning the alligator was found dead.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-28
Ube Prescott Dailv News.

Published every day except Sunday by the News Printing Co.,, Prescott, Arkansas.