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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-17

government.
Another Interesting object to which
unele Sam has cscar title Is the bcL
lows which was once nsed to fan into
uarnc the embers 10 the great 6repsnce
at Mount Vernon. Nothing. however.
brings the present-day spectator closer 10
the conditions OF Wnshington's life during
the most aomentous period OF his career
than the old camp chest previously men:
toned. In this iron-bound box. with its
numerous compartments for dishes aud
Lottsez, are to be seen the pewter dishes
9apd the rather primitive knives and forks
witch tho connaudcr-tn.Chisf Of the
Continental Army used on hts table
during the trying days when he was
directing military contest against over.
whcln,lng numbers Of supcrioriy-eqstp-
pod enemy. In the present government
collection are aiao number Of tabled
chairs and mirrors. used in the nrst exec
utivc mansions OF the nation. aud at
Mount Vernon, which, aside from their
historic associations, are fraught with
rare interest foe all students Of colonial
| furniture.
The relics which now repose At Mount
Vernon In the very looma they occupied
IN the days OF General Washington are
| not. OF course. owned By the government.
| but insofar as their accessibility TO the
| public Is concerned. almost the same pur,
pose Is served. for Wnshington's home
and tomb Is open to the public every
weekday In the year. aud certainly the
4 steady stream OF patriotic ptlgrmE nDd
more 10 Interest and inspire them ut
Mount Vernon than could possibly be the
case were tho mnnsion on tho Potomac
shorn OF Its carefully preserved antigua
ties.
Ono OF the most interesting objects now
4 at Mount Vernon is tho harpsicbord
which General Washington imported from
London ut the unheard.of price Of $1,000
as a wedding present for bis petted
fayorlte, Nelly custis. Here, too, Is a
flute which belonged to Washington, and
the card table OIL which Washington and
( Lafayette played whist. On the wall OF
the main hall at Mount Vernon hangs
the key OF the French Bastlle, sen BY
Lafayette to General Washington after
the capture OF the famous French prison
On the door OF one OF the parlors Is {
. handsome carpet which King Louis NV. o.
France had made for General Washing
Il ton Owing to the Law which prohibits
, our presidents from receiving gifts from
foreign powers the American leader neve
], came inlo possession OF the carpet
r was bought at auction by n man who's
9 granddaughter. years after sent u Z
. Mount Vernon. so that by u strange t" Is
$ of fate Il hlallv came to grace the spo
/. for which It was originally Intended
/. In the dining-room Is a handsome SIDE
!. board which belonged to Washington, an
o in the south bedroom OF the house, IN
r. room In which Washington died, u muc
II OF the furniture that was used by u
,r greatest rebel OF all time. Here ~
Q. bedstead upon which he died ana "
ID chair upon which lay the open l''o
a from which Mrs Washington reao
re him almost up to the minute OF his deaf
10 In almost every room are chairs
Of other articles OF furniture which nelohge
Z. to Washington, and such personal reli'
10 as his spectators. reading glass; ofcss't
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WORLDS HIGHEST DEATH RATE.

WORLDS HIGHEST DEATH RATE.
Working on a railway is the most dan.
perous occupation III the world, Out Of
ISL. 0N persons employed on the railways
of the. United States In 1O0a, i02 were
killed and 3,s05 injured; that 10 pro-
portion OF man killed out OF LAT work.
ers. and In 100 injured. The most dead
" branch OF railway work 10 shifting. In
and ! In 43O Killed. Among lremen. the
casualties during the year under notice
were In 40 injured nndl l,05o killet.
Engineers suffer less often. Brakemen
and port' also find their work partlcu'
larry dangerous. In = having been w
jurcd and / In $40 Killed In 1904
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-12-27

1263-Scots defeated the Mortimer at
Largs.
1318-Edward Bruce, brother of King
Robert, killed at Fagher, Ireland.
1535-After exploring the st. Lawrence
Cartier arrived at the site of Mon
treal.
1540-Hernando de Alarcon discovered
the Colorado river.
165O-The Long Parliament asserted Its
supremacy over the American colo
MES.
1676-Rebellion In Virginia ended by
the death of Bacon.
1691-The treaty of Limerick signed,
ending the war between the English
and Irish.
1744-British man-of-war Victory wreck
ed off Alderney with loss Of 1,100
lives.
1774-Massachusetts Assembly met at
Salem in defiance Of the order Of
Gen. Gage.
1779-Paul Jones entered Texel, Holland,
in the captured British frigate Sc
rapis.
17S7-Departure Of the first American
vessel to make a trip around the
world.
1799-United States assumed the French
spoliation claims by treaty with
France.
1S17-Bank of Montreal issued It's first
notes.
1S30-Independence of Belgium declared.
1S40-Foundatio stone laid of the Nell
son monument In Trafalgar Square,
London.
1S41-Chusan captured by the British,
under Sir Fl. Pottinger.
constitution of Kan
sas approved by the voters of that
State. ~
1861-Confederates before Washington
began to fap1aack.
1S62-Second day kthe battle of
Corinth, between the Confederate and
Fede4al troops.
1861 Gen. Bragg began the lombard
ment of Chattanooga. :. +. First ascen-
eIkion of Nadar's balloon, the largest
gssg psade.
1SoWSt ce,t postcard issued at Vienna.
riots took place in Phila-
! deipHia.,
1S74-The Fiji Islands became English
possessions.
1SS1-First cotton exposition in the
United States opened at Atlanta.
1S90-McKinley tariff act went into
effect.
1S9S-Conference of Spanish-A
peace commission began in Paris.
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Railroad Notes.

The statistics compiled by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission for the year
ending June 80, 1906, show that the num-
Der of persons on the pay rolls of the
railroads of the United States was 1921
355. The total amount of wages and sal
aries paid to employees during the year
was $900,801 1853. The number of rail-
way corporations was 2,313, and the total
single-track mileage 224,363, of which
.8,971 was operated by receivers.
The Nashville, Chattanooga and st.
Louis railway reports a decrease in its
net earnings for the last fiscal year of
about $250,000, but this was more than
accounted for by the increase in charges
for improvements. The falling off, how
ever, was attributed to high wages and
increased cost of materials President
Lowry of the Minneapolis, St. Paul and
Sault Ste. Marie dwells on the same
theme, namely, the great addition to the
cost Of operation, resulting in decrease
In the years total earnings.
A report filed with the internal affairs
department shows that the Pennsylvania
railroad between Pittsburg and Philadel-
phia is 34S.S miles in length. Persons
travelling between the cities have been
charged for 353 miles, this being the dis
tance when the road was measured before
the company began Strengthening its lines,
ana in the curves that have been removed
within the last year the distance has been
reSaced four miles. There has been no
corresponding reduction in the mileage
ch,tfgas. This reduction will be neces-
sary now.
The United Circuit Court Of Appeals at
Denver has affirmed the decision of the
lower court against the Great Northern
RAILROAD in the rebate cases, thus deciding
in favor of the government an important
point, to the effect that prosecutions un-
der the old Elkins act are not invalidated
by the new Hepburn rate law. The high
er court holds that the Hepburn act Is
amendatory and not repeating, and that so
far as it repeats portions of the Elkins
act it continues them in force, and that
in 50 far as 1t omits or changes the pro-
visions of the Elkins act 1t repeals them.
Every railroad in the State of Missis-
sippi was indicted by the grand jury at
jackson for failure to furnish the State
Railroad Commission with list of passes
issued by them. This action Is in line
with the indictments issued against the
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley and Illinois
Central railroads. The anti-pass law thus
invoked was enacted In 1884, and Is said
to be the first anti-pass law enacted In
this country. 1t had long been a dead
letter, but was resurrected by Prosecut-
Ing Attorney Harris, who is now pur-
suing members Of the Legislature and
State officers for accepting passea
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RHEUMATISM RECIPE
PREPARE THIS SIMPLE HOMEMADE
MIXTURE YOURSELF.
Buy the Ingredients from Any Druggist
In Your Town and Shake Them
In Bottle to Mix This.

A we'll known authority on Rheuma-
tism gives the readers Of a large New
York daily paper the following valua-
BILE, yet simple and harmless prescrip-
tion, which any one can easily prepare
at home:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one.half
ounce; compound Kargon, one ounce !;
Compound Syrup sarsaparilla, three
ounces.
Mix by shaking we'll in a bottle, and
take teaspoonful after each meal and
at bedtime.
He states that the ingredients can be
obtained from any good prescription
pharmacy at small cost, and, being q
vegetable extraction, are harmless to
take.
This pleasant mixture, if taken regu-
larly for few days, is said to overcome
almost any case of Rheumatism. The
pain and swelling, if any, diminishes
with each dose, until permanent results
arc obtained, and without iEjurlng the
stomach. While there are many So
called Rheumatism remedies, patent
medicines, etc., some Of which do give
relief, few really give permanent re-
suits, and the above will, no doubt, be
greatly appreciated by many sufferers
here at this time.
Inquiry at the drug stores of even the
small towns elicits the information that
these drugs are harmless and can be
bought separately, or the druggists will
mix the prescription If asked to.
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TINY FLOWERS IN PORCELAIN
From France Comes n Quantity Dec
Orative Effect for Dinner Table.

From France Comes n Quaintly Dec
Orative Effect for Dinner Table.
The heart Of china collector would
be made|glad by visit such as en-
joyed recently in the shop of cera-
miste Dart, says Paris correspondent
of Vogue. | WIS shawn real Seyres
pate tendres made by his own chemical
process. Broken dinner services of an
cient design may be matched here and
completed. saw beautiful plates and
dishes of transparent enamel, most diff
flcult, 1t appears, to do, for 1t Is put
into the oven many times and often
broken in the process. Small wonder,
then, it is dear, for one cup and saucer
is 500. A plate Of modern enamel"
Is $50. The Sevres pate tendre Is In
lovely shades of pink, pale green and
blue. The plates are $50. The design
is in delicate set flowers and graceful
garlands. Very lovely were plates of
pate tendre with circles of lovely pink
or delicious yellow, twined about with
tiny flowers. These are 500 each.
More modest in price are little boxes
for the dressing table, candlestlcks and
little dishes, all copied from veritable
anclents, for $24O, $3.50 and $500
Who would not value a little gift of
that sort? There are vases of grace
full form of $3.50 and umbrella handles
for $500. A copy of an old design is
carried out in a chocolate pot for So.
Cups to match are $3.50 each.
Such quantity decorative effect for
the dinner table may be obtained BY
tiny individual pots Of flowers, not reals
as we have had them, nor even artii-
cial, but In porcelains In imitation of
old porcelains de SAKE, pot and messy
earth and demure little old-fashioned
flowers, all In the faded but strong old
colorings that harmonize so well with
old Strassbourg or Brittany plates.
Tiny pots are 40 cents apiece and there
are several larger sizes for grouping
about a center decoration of porcelaid
fruit The larger pots are SO and So
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WHY MAN CAN'T FLY.
Bat Is Aided by Air I'm Bones and
Web Frame


Web Frame.
Flight as personal matter can
never be attempted by man, for the
plain reason that he is not provided
with flying body" writes DR.. Andrew
Wilson. "a near neighbor quadruped
of his, the bat, has evolved flying pow.
ers, but it has developed frame
which, like that of the bird, is made
for flight as its true means OF locomo.
tion.
"Its bones are filled with air and
otherwise 1t has points which render
Its aerial trips, not so extensive as
those of the bird, easily performed. In
the bird, 1t is simply the whole arm
or forelimb which Is modified in the
wing, and 1t is the actual movement
of this feathered arm which propels
Its possession through the air.
But the bats fight is of a different
kind. 1t calls to its aid a skinfold
which stretches between the four enor.
mously elongated fingers, runs between
fOrelimbs and hindlimbs and between
hindlimbs and tail. In the bat, there
fore, we have something of the boats
sail order Of things added to the wing,
as opposed to the movements of tno
wing, pure and simple, in the bird.
"A flying fish does not fly. 1t leaps
from the sea, spreading Its big breast
fins wide, and is carried so far by the
initial velocity 1t acquired in It's pre-
liminary rush through the water. Nor
do flying squirrels or flying lizards fly.
They possess folds of skin fringing
their bodies, which merely act as para.
chutes, sustaining them in their aerial
leaps from bough to bough.
Engineers have calculated that a re-
latively enormous amount Of energy
would be required to be exerted by a
man to raise him from the ground into
the air under the existing circum-
stances of his life. This energy 1t Is
impossible to generate within the
frame, and 80 the personal fight prob
lem must be put out of court altogether.
at may be different matter when
motor power, light and energy of suf-
ficient extent can be provided to assist
man In his aerial excursions. The idea
that some personal apparatus, SO to
speak, might enable man to convert
himself into fler, has its own attrac-
tion, and possibly the idea may take
practical shape. But the more hopeful
solution OF human flight is the dirigi-
bic flying machine, man being merely
the passenger in 1t, and not its pro-
pelllng genius. s."-Chicago News.
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sun, Moon md Tides.

The sun and moon conjointly affect
the oceans in obedience to the fact in
nature known as the law of the attrac-
tlon of gravity. 1t is the nature of
things that the sun and moon shall pull
at the earth's waters, and no further
explanation can be given. When the
sun and moon are pulling In line tha
tides are highest and when pulling
against each other the lowest. The
moon is so much nearer the earth than
the sun that 1t does most of the pull.
ing, Notwithstanding Its greatly lnfe-
rior dimensions.
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500 Reward, S1O0.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn tnat there is atleast one dreaded disease
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cureis the only positive cure now known 10 the
medical fraternity. Catarrh be ng a constitu.
onal disease. requires constitutional treat.
uent Halls Catarrh Cure is TAX en- internally,
<cting directly upon the blood and mucous sur.
iices OF the system, thereby destroying the TO
dation OF the disease, and giving Q pat en-,
assisting nature in doing it's work. The pro-
rrietors have SO much faith in its urative pow
ers hat they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
testimonials.
Address F, J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0.
Sold BY all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Easily Distinguished.

Clara-There should be a law passed
compelling men to wear some distinct
dress to denote whether they are mar.
rled or not.
Maude-Oh, that isn't necessary.
Clara--Why not?
Maude-When a man Is seen on the
street In last years hat and baggy
trousers, 1t is safe to bet that he's mar.
ried.-Chicago News.
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Farmer Meddergrass (readins paper)-
Thet Vaudeville must be a great show
town.
Mrs. Meddergrass-Why so, pa2
"W'y, | see here where another one OF
our greatest actors has made arrange
ments t. stay right thar fer hull season"
Puck.
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About $50 per year is charged for an
unlimited telephone service in Paris, but
in addition to this the subscriber must
purchase his own instrument, which may
be any one Of number of different kinds.
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NaturaIYy.

"My lawyer recommends this to me
as a feasible course"
THAT proves nothing as to Its mer-
It."
"It doesn't!"
"Of course not. My dear, to q law
yer all courses are feasible. ."-Baltl-
more American.
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"Many q man." said Uncle Allen
Sparks, "who goes hustling and bustiing
through this world has nothing TO show
for it but lot Of barked places on his
shins."
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Pre- and Con.

That the "early bird catches the worm"
Is something we've often been taught,
And yet we may state If the worm haC
slept late
1t surely would not have been caught.
kansas City Times.
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No Way out OF II.

Eve are worried about Julia. She
got out OF a sickbed to so to the matt
NEE"
"How could shef'
"6he had to 60; she had ticket"
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Honely Enough.

HOmeIy Enough.
Towne-Hansom's fancee must sim
ply be rolling in wealth.
Browne-Oh! are you acquainted
with her?
Towne-No; but saw her to-day
Philadelphia Press.
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IL permanently cured By DIR. Klinss dreat
Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE s2trial bottle spd
treatise. Dr. R. H Klae, Ld e31 Arch st., Phila, Pa,
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Then begins flesh formed all pain
S. S. has purified the blood the
permanently Is for sale all FIRST class drug stores
Write special book and ulcers and other medical ad
you desire We make charge for the book or advice
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA, GAs
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THE MILK PANS are quickly clean
ed and rid of all gr&ay feel" when
washed in Borax and Hes in the fol-
lowing proportions- tablespoonful of
Borax to quart of water
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Another Roaotionar,

IT Y FLRAhOtheF Ho0OtfomaRY. n
ef 1T Is permissible, believe" said the
lecturer, by way Of making his idea still
palmer, ito take an illustration from the
great book Of nature"
u protest." interrupted a sour-faced
man In the audience. President Roose-
velt owns the copyright on that book r.
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Unpopular.
The popular ditty, when 1t has begun
Its brief but surprising career,
Is perslstently shouted till soon Il is one
That nebody's willing to hear.
Washington Star.
Mothers viii find Mrs. winslow's Soothing
Byrup tina b. st remedy to use for their children
during the teething period.
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YOu Can Get Allen.. Foo,.Fo.o rprr

You Can Get Aliens Foot-Ease FREE.
Write Allen s. olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. for a
tree sample of Aliens Foot Ease. 1t cures
new or tight shoes easy. A certain cure for
corns, i1growing nails and bunions All drug
%ists sell It, 25c. Don't accept any substitute,
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OLD SORES kEPP TPP oRp osps
BYIMpURITIES In THE BLOOD

heal Is because the blood Is not and
healthy be- but infected with poisonous germs old
which corrupted and polluted the circulation Those most
afflicted with old who have reached passed mid
vitality the blood and strength of the system have naturally
begun decline and the poisonous which have because
sluggish inactive condition the system hereditary tant
which hitherto been held in check force outlet the face
legs other part of the body The place red and angry testers and
tissue until becomes chronic and stubborn
open the impurities with which the blood saturated
The rsts ordinary remedies and good reason
producing ulcers is back of
especially this true if the trouble is Inherited
Washes indeed anything else applied directly the
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Twas affiioted with q sore on my
face Of four years. standing. u
was q small ptrnple at first but 1t
gradually grew larger and worse
alarmed about it and consulted
several physicians. They all
treated me but the sore continued
to grow worse. saw 8. 8. g. ad.
Vertised and commenced its use
and after taking it q while was
completely cured. My blood 10
now pure and healthy from the
effect Of 8. g. s., and there has mot
been any sign of the sore since
2. . . 'ure"' AZ THos. OWEN.
West Union. Ohio,
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Wrong Idea.
Customer lat department store)-
Where is your complaint Department.
New Salesgirl-Complaint? Guess
you've come to the wrong place, mister.
This amt no hospital.
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do any permanent good neither will remov-
Ing the sore with caustic plasters or the
surgeons s knife make. lasting cure. II
every particle of the diseased flesh were
taken away another sore would come, be-
cause the trouble Is In the blood, and the
BLOOD CANNOT Be cur AWAY.
The cure must come by thorough cleans
Ing of the blood. In s. s. S. will be found
a remedy forso and ulcers of every kind.
It is an unequalled blood purifer-one that
goes directly into the circulation and
promptly cleanses it of all poisons and
taints. It gets down to the very bottom Of
the trouble and forces out every trace Of inn
purity and makes complete and lasting
cure. S. S. S. changes the quality of the
blood so that instead of feeding the diseased
parts with impurities, 1t nourishes the
irritated, infamed flesh with healthy blood.
v flesh is formed, all pain and inflammation
when S. s. S. has purified the blood the
= n g.. E A111 49,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-29
The Pathos of Rubinstein.

Lawrence Gilman, in Harper's Weekly.
 Mr Safonoff at the second Philharmonic the other day, chose to revive Rubin stein's moribund Ocean Symphony. and he read the work with breadth and an affection that had In them an ele ment of pathos; for the performance, an exceedingly eloquent one. was worthy of nobler music Public neglect of work of large dimensions and celebrity does not always by any means imply that an accurate measure of it has uncon- sclously been taken; but 1t does mean, one may conclude precisely that thing fin the case of the ocean" Symphony MT Safonoff is, as well all know, Rus sian, and he may be assumed to possess a natural affection for his compatriot's work; but 1t is quite impossible to feel that he Is justified in his regard. An immense and unconquerabe weariness eeizes upon one in listening to this huge and singular score-and 1t Is a weariness that is not unmixed with a certain con- seIousness of grief. No composer In the history of musical art ever strove so desperately. so passionately, to compel the world to heed his utterances as did Anton Rubnstein: and the completeness of his failure is almost a measure of the fevor and heroism of the attempt This symphony, so pathetically grandiose in scope, SO portentous in manner, so void of musical substance. Is document which, despite the melancholy tale 1t holds, is not without its own peculiar poignancy.