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WRESTLING IN WHITE HOBS
Japanese Go Three Rouare .1f
Roosevelt and Friends
ambassadors. Cabinet OF ana
Others Witness q Uniqu, ..aiDi-
ton ty Hitachjgas 3

Wa ainglon, 2. 1.- Politics finance
and sta5ecraft TOOK BACK Seat NV
an hour and . half Ii tbo waite
House while the President and sew
eral members Of tis official Eamily
watched a bunch Of JAPANESE
wrestIers cavort around over 4 six.
teen-foot wrestling mat that had been
spread for the occasion in the East
Room.
A large wrestling mat ha5 Been
spread upon the floor OF The nations
state reception room; then. when the
President, MessTs. Cooley, Smith and
Murray, OF his tenuis cabinet" Sec
reCary Garfield and the French am
bassador had seated themselves in a
circle, Tho Wresllers we're brought in
Tor the trials.
Viscount AoRi, the japanese pleni-
po.entiarv, Introduced E.tachlYama
10 the PI ler0 and both shook
hands. Nj 1co, ,eL- rzrva3led at
th5 wrastlel s ..rlr va.glt Of 296
Don ds. sal ne vas pleased to meet
Nch 2 world-tecowunu champion and
lcaared ID. dihi,ion 10 begin.
Ifsre wara ..ree matches.
TIE mrs r a -nu1 between two
Of the thre a. stan y, III which Omi-
fQgi -hraw 6vatamI over his shout
Ter. Then there was another lout IN
which The contest was 50 close and so
keen That both 9l The WrestleTs went
10 tbs mat.
Then there was the grand finale, in
E1lch E}yachly2 ANA Stood at the end
~ The mat, which Vas sixteen feet
3ns. md Invited the other wrestlers
- come az him. They did come, but
he7 did not get past him. Hitachi
AN threw each one Of hem as fast
as TX could arrive.
The President a in q chair close
o the mat and made many eIclama
ions Of surprise and wonder as the
.aats were performed. The French
AMBASSADOR, who had never seen
SUCH q performance before, also was
loud ia his exclamation Of approval
md surprise.
Before the wrestling Began there
was the japanese ceremony of Sh0-
kisi, which consists Of q solemn and
elaborate holding aloft of d sword.
That acconp1' ned without acct
dent, Hitcniva.c Ct -ested himself Of
his ordinary re Min ants and appeared
Ia Wrestler's a' tITe.
Others VIII wit. essei the eLhibi-
don than those u ready named in
'IGded Post General Meyer,
sacrsl. rv held, Messrs. Robert
Bacon BeoGmaa Winthrop. Lawrence
D. az Foster Clifford Finchot,
A.. -3o' " ara Secretary Loeb.
fCis III slchiyama's second
lei. ,u- l5ca House. He called
last month 10 p4 esent to President
Roosevelt the diamond-studded sword
which hs4 been given to him BY his
sII nloI AL lraJ time
Hitch" promised to return aad give
the exhibition Just ueId.
The sword Is 300 years Old, and
one Of me 2oztliest ever made in Ja-
pan, . cCnElry noted for fine blades.
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RAILROADS KILL 5000.


Washington, Z. C.-The inter.
STATE Commerce Commissions bull
ietin upon accidents upon railroads
of the United States during the year
ended June 80 last, shows total casu-
allies 1896, Or 5000 persons killed
and 1926 injured. This indicates
an increase Of 1882 casualties or
775 in the kille1 and 9577 in the in
iured, as compared with the previous
year. Tie figures include only acct
dents to passengers and To employees
while actually on duty on or about
trains. The bulletin saws.
There have been heavy increases
IL all Of the items, except accidents
in car coupling ana IRON striking
against overhead ~ &cion5. The
number Of passengers Killed and in
jured in collisions and derailments
has increased to an alarming degree.
In this item the very large total re-
ported in 1905 S now exceeded by
seventeen per cent. The disastrous
record Of casualties to passengers Ia
train accidents, 40 killed, is due in
large measure to ten accidents, which
caused the death If 2ql persons"
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flying Spirits"

eorae noteworthy admissions were
.,aGa Nv ~saveral sneakers at the g.
mi Convention OF S%piritualists held
m .ondnn recently. The secretary
If the TsioD. in a speech OF medium
shin w.rned mis- hearers that there
Tara orava danger attending the
,yactfca Two CIV gentlemen who
lirn oeva their testimony. admitted
baI ! snirlt had grossly deceived
them ~ several professional Spirit
,~,aIists r ia fraelv A admitted that wing
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Mnrderers Ask Pardons.

The December term Of the Court
Of Pardors, at Trenton, will nave IN
unprecedented number OF applications
from men convicted of taxing human
ife to deal with. Twenty-six Ilen
7ho have stood trial for homicide ard
are doing time in the State pr.sol
have fled applications Tor pardons or
paroles. Each Of these are mel
aga nst whom iuries returned yer
diets of murde~ in the first degree
but TO whom the Court Of ParCols
showed ~clenency. TIE others are
men convicted OF second degree muir
Ter or n-anslaughter. Among those
who seek release are william A.
Death and Walter McAllister, two Of
those convicted in connection with
The deaf VI Jennie Bcssehieter, Of
Peterson Others from Passaic Coun-
ty are Baptist RooBli, pomenico Chi
2roila. George D0remus, Michae. For
man and Nicola de PagquaIe. Six OF
he applicants were sentenced from
Essex County. They are. Henry
Briggs, George Clark, Vito Deneeola
James Fl. Darby, John Startiuo and
Giuseppe Viggiano. The Hudson ap-
~plicants are: Solomon cambridge,
John Delmonieo. william Medley and
jeremiah Roach
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James Brittcn, Q farm hand of
Fairfield while pilRing ~ chestnuts
from the ground, vas attacked by
about Two dozen squirrels, which
jumped Or him ana agan biting IT
his face. neck and hands. When the
FIRST onslaught was made. Brl1.oa
thought he had been attacked By
weasels. He dropped His basket and
beating the little animals Of asreg
much r0uble, he raa rom the SPOT
70 - safe distance. When lie cav
them scaTapeg up into .ae treas ne
discovered the nature Of his enemies.
ArmiIg himself with g Stout stick.
he went back. ii was not long how
ever, before the little nut eaters made
another attack On Britt3n, this time
50 vicious that, Notwithstanding his
weapon, he va Compelled 10 retreat
again.
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0 my COD. Thou vert in my heart.
and reQuiredst nothing but a turning
Of my mind inward to Thee to make
me feel Thy presence. o Infinite
Goodness, Thou vert so near. and Z
ran hithar and thitheI 10 seek Thee,
but found Thee not. My life was a
burden, though my happiness was
within me. was poor IN the midst
Of rshes, and starving with hunger
near a table spread with dainties and
near q continual i~eastr-LIne. Guyons
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Accused Jnne Man,s sntcldc.

While under arrest at Altoona,
charged by Louis Baturam, Of Harris
burg, with failing 10 deliver q carload
Of sand, for which be was paid, Louis
Segel aged forty-three, a retired
junk dealer, went to Louis Silver
mans store 10 get bail. walked into
a closet and blew ont his brains with
a revolver,
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EEe Golden Rale

This civilization make me think
sometimes that Things are tending to-
ward the practice of the Golden Rule.
Yet how far away from it are we.
IL among Christ's people, with wealth
in their hands, this rule was prac-
ticed. If these people would devote
their inheritance toward the advance
ment OF the kingdom, as Christ did
how far we would advance along he
true line.-Reg. A. J, McKelway,
Presbyterian, Charlotte, n G. K
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paace- Qnietness. -.

II you viii De rich. YOU must be
content to pay the price of f8line
into temptation and a mare and
many foolish and hurtful lusts md Il
that price be too high to pa then
YOU must be content with tn auie.
valleys Of existence, where alone It
is wen with us, having God for youf
portion, peace, s,uietness and rest
vita Christ.-F. e Robertaon
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Walter E. Grossly, { locomotive en-
giDeer Of ba. vas awarded & var
iict Of 5000 IA the United States
Court, at Trenton, against tie Cuban
Railroad Company. for The loss Of an
arm. Mary O'Shea. Of Boston, got a
verdict Of $1,000 against the Central
Railroad Of New Jersey for injury
sustained in 0 wreck.
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PASSING ALABAMA u =, Bills.
Legislature Shows Itself keacy to
Adopt Gove4nos Measures.

E5ontgomerv. Ala -Ehe House
passed four Of the GGvernor's meas
uras looking toward the regulation
OF the railroads. but unit, he en-
tire day had teen tai u il argu-
p1snts.
The Senate had tt me bills up,
Int adjourned while House argu-
ments were going on
The ma1ir1am ate ui4i which has
been eHjoiasa by ~ Federal Court
was repealed. The p fixing the pen
alties for not puttilE irt) effect the
railroad laws was pissed as was the
one relieving she ttoTney-Genera'
and Railroad Conn sicners fror-
bringing suif, ane idaa oei3s that u $
prevents them from being sued
There are eighr pitas fixing tas
rates on 10 comH.9dit'es which ara
ID eone Up. Ire
treasures ae TO coJ
suit, DE ems nesspi Tor
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wei what did you % vezts ia
IN re 4or-fDs endured a nod.
EN- picture gallery, q The a~flera5or
! suffered a concert 1t ths ueT IN
Doser's music. and p he c1-5
rug Ua with { realistic nelci~aga.
-EiieEeld5 Eae5ta
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Dufield on gefognatory Board.

Edward D. DufieId, of South Or
ange, former Assistant Attorney
General, was appointed by Governor
Stokes as a member of the Board OF
Managers OF The Railway Reforma-
tory to succeed George A. Squire, Of
MCrTistown,
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Orders have been received at the
Cooke Locomotive Works in Pater-
son, a branch Of the American Loco
motive Company, instructing the
managers to scale the force by from
SEQ to $50. The first batch Of seven
ty-five has been laid of.
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state Authority Aelraped.

The United States Supreme Court.
in reversing a decision by the District
Court Of the Eastern District OF Ar
kansas, reiterated previous rulings
that the status of negroes depended
upon the State courts rather han
anon United States Judges.
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E-cks- Did goa CT succeed j.
persuadzng yoG~ wife when she gel,
angry &c count ten beio~e 50.
sreaks:
Wicks- y es u she Is q very
rapid counter -SoueITi..e Journal
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No Receiver For Rubber Company.

Wce-Chan2ellor Howell, at New
ark denied the application Of John
r. Hegenan for q receiver for the
Atlantic Rubber sho5 Company. The
Vice~ChaDceilor finds the trustees
who are at present running the bust
cess are doing =atisfactortly, and
therefore q receiver is not needed.
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tians. One Of Che frs thin.s tc'e
religion does for people is 70 laake II
possible for people to i've wit them
It may he ~proDania that faI.lt-.natas
and complataing people villa escape
purgatory. but h ID certain .1i6 rh1se
who have to live WITT 1em 80 q
[ am sure God has a s~,ecia. crown
Of beauty in heaven for nose p9oPle
who are compelled to i've On eaF5h
with disagraeabta people
In possessing Chrisr as our lie
and our trash ard orr WY 9a nave
a specific Tor tEa words unrest mo
care and a sure prescription Iof H5p-
piness. He was q wise Il shiileL
doctor who, When one of his patients
Wrots lb3s PRESCRIPTION tol Ter: GO
home ana rea.4 your Bible Tor an hour
ever DAY." notice tbar sornehody
is proposing Thar .as calce 1L pfless
ana physician be corn ed. sh0rla
have no ghiectiol if ere Could be
q CORRESPONDING dJahlirE Of time
capacity. There S Ia DOUBT that
soul sick ness is the cause o. much OF
the worlds aiimeNt. Christ came 70
heal The worlds Woes nd the bur-
ders of humanity con eu1piate thsC
men shall be Tlsa euo IGN 10 accept
divine .heip ii Carrying tie loans
which woIid nos have been aid upon
the race without q Great Fnfden
Bearer. it mast De rem 5mbe ~ thac
true Happiness is 9 celes tal eIotic' as
Sheridan slugs:
True happiness is not the growth OF
earth.
The sofl IS fruitless if 1ou see +
It's an exc ic nj celestial D,r.a.
And never blossoms but IL oel9sti7
air
Sweet plant OF paradise! IT, seei
are sown
In here and there d breast q heaF
eniy mold,
It rises SLOW q bros. bpl leer VS.
knew
70 blosson lere-t1e o-imata s
too colo.
And however 1oDbis Burns
have failed TO tllft n bis OF"
thetie career be theology gt rs
songs. i w8s not heeaa sa his l'pb
his IRE lacked tie trae Sosp'1
happy 3nG nsef1l living
It's 70 ii titles Ior IL rank
It's 70 n wealth ike london lsHh
o. p~arehase peace and IS
II 40 IN making mucEla mar,
IT'S 10 in books. It's no II ear
To make US truly best.
If aanniuess hac rot Aer seat
and centre IL this 0reast
We usE lie wise, or r.eh. or great
Boz 1ater 4 he best.
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Joseph Riker Dead.

Joseph w. Riker. seventy years Old,
Of 1l6 South Fullerton avenue, died
at the Mo|untainside Hospital, Mont
clair. He was well known as a bee
%cuiturist. Mr.. Rtker is survived by
a widow and five children.
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" sending obscene literature
the mails was sentenced by
tanning in The United States
Court to serve TWO years at
ibor in the New Jersey State
land pay q fine of $4,000.
9 passing sentence Judge Lam
uied an application for a new
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perurian Troopg Canal.re Fort.

Peruvian troops captured a fort or
tae Brazilian frontier and occupied
the town Of Tabatinga. the terminal
mort Of entry on tho Amazon River.
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-
A SANI0 ITALY.
E@chan e 5t Rome ced to Close
ADf.eaf For i, Il ;meut Aid,

lII'IAI |OI y lIICML Blu.
Rome, Italy financial di1i-
culties III the Unite states are max
ing the4' influence on the Italian
market, and the @fock Exchange
here, unable TO res the downward
tendency, decided close Before
doing 50, however resolution waa
passed urging the & fernment to he'll
the credit of the cola-ry by assistin
in the formation Z a syndicate q
banks, to be under Government con
troll, and by IlacinGat the disposal of
this syndicate the BIN Of s14,05o,-
O0O.
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! NESS MEN CRY HALT.
= mass Meeting 20 Urge LaWn1ak-

7 - to Wait For Financial Qniet.
Montgomery. Ala. - One hundred
business men Of Montgomery met at
the Commercial Club and adopted
resolutions calling a mass meetla 6 81
u~dsiness men Of the entire State al
montgomery to appeal to the Leeis.
hture to postpone ali legislation IN
III the present financial depression
has naSseO.
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Ia Al pnrts az the STATE.

Salem is talking Of a new charter.
Residents Of Cadora, the new town
near Pitman, want a s~ehoolhouse.
Daniel Stanton, champion trapper
o. Bridgeport, has caught 400 musk
rats In four weeks
A book club has been formed at
G ASHORE by the matrons and young
= oInen Of the town.
Another effort is to DO made to
scure a stone road from Browns
Ills, Burlington County, to Lake
urst, Ocean County.
There nave been ffty-one CONVEX
i3ns during the revival at the Meth
dist Church, Woodbury..
The dies Ala aoniety ri The
sce
H aea
I'D caa
8 exc
tcd
7a
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was Ib5 Crlme Of UnE aDpiaesa, OF,
Where a8pplb8ss Me- be Found
Hi8 toxt vaa isaiah s. 10: "T-sy
s4alI obtain 10y aud e7aGness, ana
SORROW ana sis1jng shat lee awsy.'
dr.. Locke zld in the course Of his
sermon:
Il is our duty 10 ne happy. il is our
rishr t. be happy. The philosophers
stone, which caB transform al the
dross cl lie Into purest Joys is hope.
The tabled fountain which viii IN
sure eteInfi -9e,h aud beauty Is con-
ientm4nt. True happiness is not only
d duty ana q rigur. but IL IS u pos
si5le possession az is the sure prize
o! those Who seek 1rish.
The rGgt rropha. Isaiah boldly
f~Cretells t1ia tirle hen the people
'-saaU 11t-Iu fq~ and Sadness. ana
SORROW anu siclIne sfall lee sway"
and a.CrlastilE jsy shall be UPON
their faa9s.' The radiant promise
of the Word OF Coo are not 10 torture
and FL 5.ntalize man ind 3nto woes
ara s.appries more ali 1acr. hut are
intended 20 awaken our lethargic
mar. md somnolCq. c~cnscienCes
thas ~. nay be aroused to claim or
nfar ana holy and haJry estate IN
lela..a8s is a crime against Cod and
DIR lows, as wsll as against cur
e =.
1frf an intricate and exquisite
-s-la.y IN the universe TO ~ k
M a3ppy. Their are carnivals Of
baa.tV DanoramGs Of splendor, ora
- -a 81 music. LAUGHING wafer !,
d Ic g sunbeaws. singing bir5
chau5ilz seas, delicious fruits a4d
enchanting lower. Nature is reit
cl1a. health is CONTAGIOUS, there
su7r.7 Of he attest. THE co
mo, course af things is In favor OF
GaU ness: haprinasS is the rule. mis-
cry @ exception.
As 5od made the sun 10 eh No and
the Covers IT, bloom and Tho seas
to egb ane flow SO He made man to
be heDpv nJf gr~ man Is urhanDv >,
So ] a wise man This r.usf he his
c,a fault. TO- Cod made all men to
b. saaey The very Law q our
benz ~ aia.iness a crime IS an
offence a.. The laws Of g9c and
lid . ..rrl... ness ia such an 0ffence.
re-. q rfu
BanrE. nav be discovered in
life art.- II es-iD urranlf-+i0g en-
teaV1r, not in tho biUstag and taste
nbi1l enervate and defea.. hut IL The
CONSTANT use Of our capacities. In
res. and ssroply occur when eDer-
lies are I'll. we'd to become s~taqaant.
IN unless life is always an unharrv
g Leisure and rest have ezautsit
gcr he. tlay are the p-urrtrel0q.
5s.r Is .ss faithfully DISCHARGED
Atm .eadilv realized -
5.Hr .ls6e qa-Toitv. ana aafogena-
ean. lie .sAu Wesley ana John
Uaf Gladstone and Pone Ten
T-F I .ld ace At b8v whiln fbev
a.s.,re cir4jag ac-kIAvnwnnts al
e..r.,,r cs.,ars the beparoTsntJv
,r,.f.-H ya.ag Iadv who ant m ne
.s. Of h. oil n-oo to ba.tsn +he
sas avn1ntfon vart IN dfe-
he foYnd eha bad aodcd
Ill., of ba ifttia dis
90 1sibiIff;5e ~ r. 80
= a orc e4nn+aa o~o7-+br
- : !
,sa ,-,aerarorH IS@,odds
'Ao' ONA SNuC@J-rhaL
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WAGE E4 aE}9E PAST.
Railroads More 1 IL 10 Make some
Cuts and R ce Forces.

50 R+1| HftaF as GEEatSAG GG4AiE
Cuts and = ce Forces.
Chlc4sc -I id faae Oh an an
nounce rlsnt that te railroads are
jnoFe DISPOSED o reuee forces than
% raise #ages, ? 1mmi tee repre-
seRting z5,}1e c tzed switohmen
and SWiccl eadt om Buffalo tt
The Pacific Coast ed into q con
ference with -ail managers in an
enort to force tn panies to raise
wages six eents Il and grant an
eigb houl la
There Is not ghtesc possib.l
IT. thai railroa raise wages a
this time, " ssig Thompson for
the roads more chance
that they cut aor eurtail ex-
pee is q forces.
All railroads, d, have agreed
on a policy hat los no prospect
for better things 5rkingmen.
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EDITOR SEN TO PRISON.
Macfadden. Of Physical Culture, Gets
Two Years and il Fined $4,000.

Trenton, N. I-BeTnarr Macfad.
den, editor Of Physical Culture, who
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PEANUTS HIS eET--DEAD.

IcDFasIath InSan n LiVin2 Ga
Goobeis .ater.
Fremont, Neb.- fuse he under
s,ool thar scier had repor ed
that peanuts COM all the e}s-
fnepTs necessary stain life Ar
chic VenUto, q Fr IN atCeuntc5
10 live by eating ut peanuts
win the result e died Of ey-
1ausi2n after q " goober die
Al the erd Of e - Ve1uto be-
caTna insane and M il & hos
pitaA He ahs ed to eS
arygh5ng olu after, 7no
wahid dI1lh IL ate-.
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Anne Cor a.

Anna CoUd al a ienia. oI
repcrts thai Sic aged Do be
married TO Pence Sagau
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-08-09
THESE?

They May Be Heard Almost Any Sun.
shiny Day.
Eyes, sir, the rattler had fifty rattles
and"
Nov, II I was to tell you how big
that fish was you'd call me a"
:" was watchin' the thunder storm
from my front piazza, as well as the
old mule in the lot, when a lightning
fash came that would have killed the
mule, but that the keen critter seen
it comm, an kicked it to-"
II know you won't believe me, fel'
lers, but when the March hurricane
hit that church steeple it took 1t clean
of, an for ten miles an more you
could hear the bell ringin' like mad,
high up in the air, till the people
thought Judgment day had come, an
fell to prayin' till the steeple came
down right in the middle Of q camp
meetin' and"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-08-09
FEARFUL BURNING SORES.
Boy In Misery II Years-Eezema In
Rough Scales, itching and In.
Manufactured by Cuticura.

"Cuticura has put a stop to twelve
years of misery I passed with my son.
AS an infant I noticed on his body q
red spot and treated same with differ.
emit remedies for about five years, but
when the spot began to get larger I
put him under the care of doctors.
Under their treatment the disease
spread to four different parts Of his
body. During the day it would get
rough and form like scales. At night
it would be cracked, inflamed and bad
ly swollen, with terrible burning and
itching. One doctor told me that my
sons eczema was incurable, and gave
it up. I decided to give Cuticura a trial.
When I had used the first box Of Cuti-
cura Ointment there "a a great i'm.
provement, and by the time I had used
the second set of Cuticura Remedies
my child was cured. He is now twelve
years old, and his skin is as fine and
smooth as silk. Michael Steinman, Z
Sumner Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y, April
16, 1906"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-08-09
Governors Salaries.

Illinois is going to have the highest.
paid officials in the country. The new
salary bill Just passed by the legisla.
ture raises tho salary of the governor
from $4,000 to $4,000 a year. which
will make him the postpaid Of Amer.
lean governors.
New York. New Jersey and Pennsyl.
vania pay their chief executives $10,.
600. Massachusetts and Indiana pay
$4,000.
Most Of the other states pay IS, 900,
Vermont pays the smallest guberna'
torial salary, the amount being 81, 500.
or a clerks hire. New Hampshire and
Delaware are on a $4,000 basis. South
Carolina pays $4,000.
Texas and Connecticut are $4,000
states, although Texas is more than
so times as big as Connecticut
Georgia is in the 81 5000 class.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-08-09

lovely in q soft white dressing Sown.
Bob. who had been cautioned not to
talk to her, sat gazing at her In mourn.
full silence. Presently she began to
laugh.
Il know this 10 a solemn occasion"
said she, but I'm not quite dead. It's
nice though, Bob, to know just how
you're going to look when you attend
my funeral. Why do you keep your
hands in your pockets in that absurd
| way?"
ITO keep them warm"
What, to-day! When it's almost 80
in the shade? Take them out this In.
slant. Why, Bob! They're bandaged.
Are they burned?"
Nothing to speak Of" said Whar.
ton, clasping them behind him. your
mother said she'd turn me out II I
let you talk"
Let me e your poor hands. Oh,
Bob, I'm SO sorry. But I'm so glad you
saved me, Bob, rel II you were SO
rough and that rug was so horribly
dusty. OF course you didn't have time
to pick out . nice clean rug, so I
shouldn't have been cross about 1t. l
have only two really bad burns, both
on my left arm. The doctor says 1t
would have been so much worse IL you
hadn't been so quick. I'm ever so
much"
There, there" said Bob, taking pos
session of her fingers. You know I'd
gladly have been burned to a crisp II l
could have saved you from being
scorched, but you're not to talk any
more. l don't want your mother to
send me home"
Cant l say anything at all?"
Suppose l should want to say Just
one little bit of a word-just 80 long?"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-08-09
Mr.. CoodWin's Tramp.

N. C. Goodwin, the comedian, was
praising in New York the modesty OF
a celebrated playwright.
Why" said Mr.. Goodwin, 'the
mans modesty is almost ludicrous. 1t
reminds me of the tramp and the old
lady. The old lady gave the tramp a
dime. Then she looked at him close
ly. He was a very dilapidated speci.
men, indeed.
"'Poor mani she said. I suppose
you have undergone a great many
trials"
"'Trials, num- said the tramp
humbly. Great heavens, no! They
don't have no trials for the likes OF
US. They just hauls US up afore the
magistrate in the morning"