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The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-03

cations grow hair on an old rug o:
rag carpet and make Persian p~aya;
TUES Of them.
| invented Pilgrim JOe'S admira5!e
alternative. Eat two dozen g"aen a.
pies and one dose will cure an ras-
Of collie YOU may have. The aiterua.
tive is to die If you don't keep !"
handy in the house One tablespoon
fui Of my alternative dissolved u bot
water Will make the family washing
look whittier than snow.
! invented Pilgrim Joe's Pain AlIevi,
ator. the greatest thing Of the kind
known to the world. It has saw
ten million people from the grave dIr-
ing the last 6fteen years and thus pre-
vented 4 trust in cemetery lots.
Kings take it. Emperors cry for it
Cars will have no other.
lnstiiIs Ambition.
I traTel over the country sorrering
with the sorrowful and lifting up the
downtrodden and despairing. I inst!li
ambition and renew hope. I peel of
the Old hide and grow new one
l carry a grasshopper in a bottle to
show the world that even the most fe-
rocous animal can be tanned by kind
ness.
I have a lighting dog under the wag-
on. and the old boss that draws my
wagon can make a mile In 2:40 on the
track.
iafo int r
ing exhibition is number Of moving
pictures that do move. After the sale
of my medicines on the public square
I open my picture exhibition and give
lecture explaining things.
There are no bucking bronchos
There are no Indians nor buffaloes.
There is no stage robbery.
There is no theatrical performance.
It is simply my show and 40 one
elses. and the public should not get
things mixed up. was leading the
atricai man years ago. but finding that
| was expected to marry and get H.
vorce at least twice year | gave 1t up
In my moving pictures I show Gen
eral Washington at Valley Forge BE
is suffering with hunger. He moves
over to the cupboard and gnaws a
bone He moves back TO the fireplace
and guaws q saSsafras CoOt. He IS
seen signing and shaking Gis head
The Audience can see that be ieSpairs
Of American liberty One bowl Of oa--
meal and milk wOI.d Win independence;
but. alas. 4 s not there As This pic
t-re finally moves along OCT Of sight
there is not a dry eye II the taI- Men
have offered me s. II I would feed tEe
general up ard iet him go ahead and
LEX the British, but have refused /
stick r:g:d!y 70 The historical! e pre-
sent.ng ny pictures
show Louis XVI. on the scaffOld
Re IS walking back and forth and
wondering whether he had better die OF
not. He muses.. he pOndeTs He
finally decides that IS +se revolution
,sts have gone 20 so much t-OubIe 20
get things ready he Will aot disap-
point them. He mods to the execution
er to do his duty and takes his place
on the plank and has his head cut OF
This picture is so realistic that nus
bands and wives go nome and dispute
on the quantity OF blood she'd
You see Napoleon at Waterloo. For
time his coUntenance wears be-
nign expression. and you can fairly
read bis thoughts He is going 20 lick
the English and then forgive them i.
they won't &c 50 any more Then he
seems to be puzzled the same as a
man who finds four aces In his he nd
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-03
What a New Jersey Editor Says

M. T. Lynch, Editor of the Phillips
burg, N. j., Daily Post, writes: I
have used many kinds of medicines for
coughs and colds in my family but
never anything good as Foleys Honey
and Tar. l cannot say too much in
praise of it. JOS C. Shepard and
Hicks Bunting Drug Co.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-03
BOYS COMMIT SUICIDE
Two Jumped Overheard From the
Steamer patria.

New York, Aug. 29.-Two suicides.
both by boys, occurred from the steam
er Patria which arrived today from
Hamburg, BouAogne and Plymouth.
Baruch Jaffe, steerage passenger
aged IS. a member of the crew jumped
into the sea two days ago.
In both cases the steamer was
stopped and a search was made for the
bows, but without success
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-03

Wall street expresses itself as pleas
ed with President Roosevelt's speech
to be delivered labor day. Farmer
Jones has written to Washington from
Lower Falls protesting against the dis
criminatiOn against the rural popula-
tion in the advance distribution Of
presidential utterances.-Bo Trib
une.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-03

Food, remarked the professor, has
become great factor in political af-
fairs, whether served at a chowder par
ty or a banquet with floral decora-
tions.
Yes answered the bystander; they
paign tune from Hail to the Chief
to Hail to the Chef.-Washingto
Star.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-03
Ran Into Omen Switch

Oklahoma City, Okla, Aug. 29.-The
fast Frisco train, known as the Me-
teor, which left st. Louis at 2:30 yes
terday afternoon and was due to ar
rive here at noon ran into an open
switch near Tulsa, /. T., at an early
hour this morning and was wrecked.
A mail clerk and two passengers were
seriously injured.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-03
Everybody Should Know

says G. C. Hays, a prominent busi-
ness man of Bluff, Mo-, that Buck
lens Arnica Salve is the quickest
and surest healing salve ever applied
to sore, burn, or wound, or to a
case of piles. I have used it and l
know what I am talking about. :"
Guaranteed by r. r. Bellamy, drug
gist,
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-03
Up to Oate.
II. QUAD.

Richman-And you intend yours to
be a cemetery Of moundless graves?
Cemetery Promoter-Precisely so. sir.
The graveyard has long been the pleas
ure resort of countless people. and our
idea is to create a combined cemetery
and golf links.-\ew York Life.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-03
Hay Fever and Summer Colds.

Victims of hay fever will experience
great benefit by taking Foley's Honey
and Tar, as it stops difficult breathing
Immediately and heals the inf1amei
air passages, and even if it should
fail to cure you it will give instant re-
lief" The genuine is in a yellow pack
age. Jos. c. Shepard and J. Hicks
Bunting Drug Co.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-03

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is sold
stipatiOn sick headache, stomach
trouble or any form of indigestion. II
it fails, the manufacturers refund your
money. What more can any one do.
Jos. c. Shepard and J. Hicks Bunting
Drug Co.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-03

No jury is going to allow tears to
be brought to its eyes by descriptive
tions of prosecuted and impecunious
railways who were compelled to use
their account books for fuel.-Washing
ton Star.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-03

and suspects the other feiier has a
straight flush. Then there IS a startled
ioox. followed 0y one that plainly
says he has bitten OF more than he
can chaw ami guesses be VIII go home
and play with his Teddy bear. You
see him on the skate. and be isn't
stopping farmers 20 ask after the state
of the buck wheat crop.
You sae Shakespeare at home. He
isn't writing any ot his tragedies. bat
Is out n the fed and on the move.
The artist caught him just as he was
looking Cor the eggs OF the meadow
lark n the grass. He finds some;
also some bum b!ebees. Every audience
has the highest respect for Shake
speare. but when he takes a skip over
the nearest fence and plunges into the
blackberry bushes the laughter can
not be restrained. Most people are
surprised to fnd that the bumblebes
was known so long ago and that his
ways were the same as now.
The Battle Of Gettysburg.
The battle OF Gettysburg Is shown In
all its ferocity. Generals Meade. Han.
cock, Sheridan and others are shown
on their rearing steeds. and thousands
OF old veterans can pick out the very
spot where they stood I point out and
name the various generals. but there
is one figure that I do not have 10
name. It Is the centra! one. The fate
OF the battle seems to depend upon
him, and bis attitude shows that be
N ~ lia the
audience sees this figure there is a
mighty shout of Pilgrim Joe! Phi.
grim Joe" and II IS sometimes FIVE
minutes before can proceed with ny
lecture.
The great Chicago FIRE is always
great hit. There are acres and acres
OF flames and thousands and thou
sands Of people fleeing IN terror. One
fleeing man has just thrown away one
dozen bottles Of Pilgrim Joe's Pain A.
leviatOr. and as the audience becomes
aware OF the fact a grOan Of despair
resounds through the hail. The wall of
FIRE advances unit! those on the front
seats begin TO move back, and then 1t
is gone | may add that the dozen bot
ties were never recovered
You see Caesar and Brutus meet
Caesar knows that Brutus has got il
in for him, but he acts as if they were
twin brothers and the best Of friends
The audience knows that Brutus Is
planning assassination. but they hope
be has left his dagger behind. The
two men move here and there. appar
emily talking about the jump in wheat
and at a proper moment Brutus pulls
the dagger and strikes home. Caesar
looks astonished and stands around
for a minute and then concludes to
die. A district messenger boy comes
in and hands Brutus a telegram from
his mother-in-law. and after a long
look at the corpse at his feet be goes
out. Nothing could be more lfelike.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-03
Napoleon Crossing the Alps.

You See Napoleon crossing the Alps
1t SHOWS. It blows. There are noun
tains 1000 feet high for his horse to
jump over but he is a blue ribbon
jumper from the Madison Square Gar
den horse show, and be takes every
thing that comes along. You see the
great Napoleon looking for the enemy
also for hot Scotch. He moves on
ward to new glorieS and new victO-
ries. and you can just imagine that
macaroni will be cheap when be gets
over into Italy and has a chance at the
army.
| have not mentioned more than half
Of my moving pictures, but from what
I have described you can see what a
feast Of reason awaits you,
Purchasers Of mv medicines are not
entitled 70 free admission to the show
Each stands Oh its own merits, and
each is worth double the price asked.
Wait tor me. Take 40 other. There
is uO-hing Just as good" and the crit
ter VINO tries to make you believe it is
q boss thief a1d A liar The original
and only Pilgrim Joe Preceded by no
brass band, but by wave Of enthI-
siasm. Yaler handbnls will notify
you Of when | am 10 pass your farm
or reach your house and don't con-
found me with any travelling circus
that simply seeks your cash.
~ QUAD
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-03
Almost All of Her sSuperstraCture
Swept Away

Accident Result of MiScaiculatiOn, the
Tide Not Being Taken Into Account
Grew Had Close Call-Boat Was
Heading Fleet That Arrived From
New York.
The Jewish outlook., 1907-02-08
The Union Of American
Hebrew CONGREGATIONS

The receipts for the Isaac M. Wise
Memorial Fund to January 81, 1907,
amount to 24,415.6O.
The event Of the past month was the
meeting Of the twentieth council in At
lanta, Georgia. The meeting was in the
best sense Of the term successful in the
highest degree. The building committee
is having the plans for the new college
buildings completed, and hope that when
the grading Of the lot is finished in the
spring to give out contracts for the erec-
ton Of the buildings
The organization has been perfected
of the committee Of the Jewish students
at Harvard University which is to have
charge Of the lectures on Jewish subjects
to be given under the auspices and at the
expense Of the Union Of American He
brew Congregations. It is expected that
the first of the lectures will be given this
month. The committee is composed OF
Judge Philip Rubenstein and Mr.. David
A. Ellis, both Of Boston, representing
the Union of American Hebrew Congre-
cations; Mr.. Isadore Thurman and Mr..
The Jewish outlook., 1907-02-08
Zionist Bulletin
From Palestine.

One Of the most important enterprises
lately sprung into existence in Palestine
is the Weavers' Company The promo
ters Of this company are Russian Jews
who have been engaged in the weaving
and allied trades at the manufacturing
towns of Warsaw, Lodz and Bialystock.
The administrative committee at Pc
tach- -Tikwah has entered into an agree
ment with Jaffa engineering firm to lay
water mains and supply water in every
house Of the colony. This will be
great step towards the improvement Of
it's sanitation, as well as the development
of it's horticulture.
At Ekron, Katinieh and Katreh, wheat
and barley sowing are in full progress.
At Chederah sowing Of the winter ce-
reals has long been finished, and now
they are growing in fine condition. At
Petach- -Tikwah orange and lemon cut
ting and packing are now going on, and
a large number Of hands are employed,
many Of whom are young Jewish girls
from Russia, who particularly distin-
glish themselves in the work, and earn
very good wages.
At the Birth Millahs Of the sons Of DR..
Alexander Marx and Prof. Israel Fried
lander, of the Jewish Theological Semi
nary, the custom Of donating olive trees
to be planted in Palestine in the name Of
the young son, was very enthusiastically
followed by the distinguished company
present at these gatherings.
The Jewish outlook., 1907-02-08
Allan Davis, representing the student
body, and Mr. Jacob DeHaas acting as
chairman
The Elm Incident

WASHINGTON was taking formal COM
mand Of the Continental Army at Cam
bridge He crooked his arm, placed his
elbow against the historic elm and rested
his head on his hand. Then he addressed
the ill-assorted gathering of patriots. In
the midst of his remarks his elbow sud-
denly glided from the tree and Washing
ton completely lost his equilibrium.
"Why didn't you inform me-" said
the great general with dignity, that this
tree was slippery elm''' '''-Perrine Lam
bert in Woman's Home Companion for
February.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-22
GERMAN ELECTIONS
COMPLICATE TARIFF MIDDLE
Social Democrats Have Lost Much Strength in Reichsag
and State Department Officials Have Difficult
Problems to Solve.

derstand ana sVmpathiZe with the posi-
ton Of the Roosevelt administration
The German authorities are lust as
anxious as the American 20 avoid a tar
if war. They know that THY have
more To lose than has the United states
But they feel that the United States
has repeatedly shown a disposition 20
cultivate good feeling and commercial
amity with France in prefe"eDI 10 Ger
many.
Maximum and Minimum Tariff.
And it must be recognized by every
body who has had opportunity TO know
something of the Berlin negotiations,
that e maximum and minimum tariff
must make the present the maximum
schedules. To make the present the
nlnimums, IS Speaker Cannon and some
otner staudpatters have proposed, would
only precipitate the war 1t would do
more than that. IL would incense not
0niy Germany but other countries, even
Great Britain
The North commission has made no
recommendations It has brought back
information and explanations OF Ger
many S attitude. But IL can be said on
excellent authority that by the time
lnes6 IdclS are ali sitted dOWP in the
State Department the sitting officials
there VIII be irresistingly led 60 he con-
cluSiOn tnaF maximum and ly inimum
tariff Is the only policy tEst can pre-
vent troubles in foreign trade e-ladons.
That such tariff will be passed soon
after the next election is generally be-
Hcved among Republicans intimate with
the wishes Of the Administration Sen
atOr Allison has Pretty thoroughly COM
mitted himself TO il, and so has Senator
CullOm- The plan is gaining ro-fnd
constantly. and viii have a far better
chance Of adoption than reciprocity
treaties ever had.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-22
CALF ORNIA STORM
COSTS HIANY LIVES
Millions of Dollars Damage
Done, Railway Service
Crippled.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, March o.
The complete Gripping of the railroad
service of the state and the loss OF
many lives is the record of the storm
that has swept the entire Pacific slope
with remarkable severity From all sec
tons of California come stories of mis-
cry. suffering and death. Reclamation
districts that have been established at
great cost have succumbed TO the
food
The loss to the railroad systems alone,
caused by washed out tracks ana de-
stroyed bridges, is estimated at mill
lions OF dollars. Hundreds of passengers
are stalled in trains throughout the
State and business interests have suf-
fered heavily.
Suffers Fort. one OF California s
cherished landmarks. has been swept
away. The loss OF life ia the northern
sections OF the state has been heavy
and the actual number of flood victims
may never be known. Bodies of the
drowned have been swept away in the
foods.
The river districts of the State have
suffered damage that cannot be Calcu-
lated Railroad traffic is demOrallZed,
and san Francisco is cut of from all
direct communication.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-22

ST. LOUIS, March @2.-There is prob
ably only one dog in all the world thar
has a bank account. a public admins
traitor TO look after his affairs, and a
curator TO take charge of his estate.
The lucky dog so provided for is
Bloomfield Jack a cur that makes
his place of residence at Bloomfield, Mo.
1t was a mixup with two country dogs
that were misbehaving that caused Jack
to have a bank account and placed Ess
name on the probate records Of Stoddard
county. These two dogs came to town
from the backwoods and thought they
could run things. They set in 10 make
mincemeat OF everything they came in
contact with.
IN fact. they made things howl; they
were rude and noisy. Jack sailed into
them. and when the fur had ceased to
hy he was found to have broken leg
and to be otherwise badly bruised and
battered The other dogs were entirely
used up"
Jacks friend took charge Of him and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-22
FOUND $1,000
IN OLD CABIN

GREENWOOD. Ind, March 22.-The
VIII of John Milton Hunter provides a
life estate for the widow, Saran Jane
Hunter. After her death the property
embracing houses and lands valued at
S25. 001. descends TO Robert Polk, faith
ful tenant.
The Hunters lived there alone for
years, ia a small three-roomed cabin, no
one surmising that they were well-to-
do. Only SG523 was ever deposited in
bank. but $500 was found in an Old
trunk. and nearly $500 in the folds Of
an old dress skirt. The aged widow.
however insisted that furthes sums
were concealed about the house. she
had forgotten where, and the search
was. continued till $1,23S.50 was found in
an old tomato can between the logs.
yvbfIe smaller sums were uncovered in
other places. Altogether 5000 was
found There is d belief that all the
treasure has not been found, although
the search has been discontinued.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-22
BY CAVE-IN
FOR TWELVE HOURS

ST. PAUL. MINI, March 22.-Ernest
Adams. aged seventy -four years, con-
tractor. while engaged in cleaning out a
deep well, four miles out of the city
was buried under tons of earth which
caved in on top OF him at $50 last eve
ming. He was taken out alive at .
o'clock this morning. The only injury
he sustained was a slight bruise on the
head, and he is apparently no worse for
his experience
When the earth fell he had the pres
ence Of min. TO wedge one of the planks
in the well sidewise above him, and this
the earth from falling upon
him. He was in no danger, he said,
but uncomfortable, as one of his arms
was caught between two timbers-
There was plenty of air IN the bottom
OF the well as there was about SIX
feet Of space below him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-22
LYING CHILDREN
ARE NO DISGRACE
Says That Deceit Is Form
OF Defense for Weak
lings.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, March p
Mothers here were told yesterday by
Earl Barnes. the well-known educator,
that it is just as natural for their child
rem 10 IL as TO lose their first teeth, and
that oeatings and persuasions are
powerlsss TO overcome childhood ten
dency toward deceit.
Add -essing the Parent Teachers Asso-
citation of the School of Practice ut the
Normal School on the Development Of
the Moral Nature Barnes said
Children lie instnctvely because
they are little and weak. Fraud is
form OF defense of the weak nature. and
for this reason women. as well as child
rem, are prone TO deceit.
1T is a mistake 10 lay stress or en-
phasis upon child's lying prOclivities.
They are part of the process of evOlu-
ton from youth 10 age, from weakness
10 strength, and TOO much correction
merely beats them into the nervous sys-
TEN and makes them permanent"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-22
TWO INFANTRY OFFICERS
HAVE BEEN CONVICTED

Second Lieutenant Morris G, F,oote.
Twenty-eighth Infantry, and First
Lieutenant Eugene p. Crowne, OF the
Tweuty-nirth Infantry, are understood
to have been convicted by court-maT-
tiaI of financial irregularities. Lieutenant
Foote is stationed In Cuba and his trial
was held at Havana, while Lieutenant
CrOwne was tried at Fort Douglas,
Utah. where he Is stationed Papers In
both cases have reached the War De-
partmeut. which indicate a conviction.
They viii soon be laid before the Pres
ident FOR approval.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-22
Free TO the
Ruptured
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Don't neglect this important matter q single
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-22
ST. LOUIS is SWELTERlNG
UNDER HOTTEST MARCH

ST. LOUIS. No, March 22.-SL Louis
sweItered in mid-summer weather yes
terday with the official weather bureau
thermometer reading 90 degrees at p
m. and thermometers ON Broadway.
rot in the sun, but close 20 the SUI
perheated- pavement registered 50 de-
grees at the same hour,
There is nothing In the records OF the
weather bureau approaching this.
The highest Temperature ever record
ed IN St Louis in the month of March
was s. degrees. March % 1885. This was
an Upshooung Of teUHeTature of 81
degrees i'm ten hours. The normal tenn
perature for March u is &c degrees.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-22
Missouri Dog Has Fund
With Curator in Charge
BLOOMFIELD jack Is Friend of Every Person
in Town, and He Will Have a Tomb
stone Over Grave.

started fund to pay a surgeon 10 set
the broken bones and make needed re-
pairs A sum amounting 10 $50 was
speedily made up, but the surgeon would
accept no fee and even donated to the
fund himself after dressing Jack
wounds. SO the money that was made
up for nursing and caring for the dog
was never needed for thai purpose Ihe
$50 WAS deposited in the Bank OF Bloom
field TO Jack s credit and the pubic a.
ministrator took charge OF his eslite,
The order for this action was mace by
Judge Thomas Conlcy and was Dased
on the facts that as Jack could not
speak the English language and was
incompetent TO manage his business
affairs, he should have GUARDIAN
Judge Conley appointed D. wilcox.
cashier Of the Bank of Bloomfield, the
guardian of Jack and the curator OF ms
estate. The papers We're all made OUT
in regular form and were as exact as
though they had been for the estate OF
a millioH-dollar baby
What will be done with Jack s money
is not known, but il is likely that IL
viii be used to erect a suitable m0nu-
ment over his grave.