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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-23

WANTED-BOARDERS, 100 THIR.
ty-firat Street. Modern coDvenien.
cea References exchanged I1-2-Sm
Smyrna times., 1907-03-13
How to Remain Young.

To continue young in health and
strength, do as Mrs. N. f. Rowan,
McDonough, Ca. did. She says:
''Three bottles of Electric Bitters cured
me of chronic liver and stomach
trouble, complicated with such an un-
healthy condition of the blood that my
skin turned red as flannel. 1 am now
practically 90 years younger than be-
fore 1 took Electric Bitters. / can
now do all my work with ease and as
sist in my husbands store" Guaran-
teed at Benton N. Weldon's Drug
Store. Price SOC.
Smyrna times., 1907-03-13
AGED woman Killed BY Trolley.

Allentown, Pa, March S.-Lydia,
widow of John Nathing, 76 years old,
of Salisbury, left home to walk to
Allentown to visit friends, when, in
crossing the tracks near her home, be-
ing hard of hearing, she was struck
by a trolley car from Philadelphia. The
car was stopped and hurried her to
the Allentown hospital, where she died
within an hour from fracture of the
skull She was born in Germany, and
had no relatives in America.
Smyrna times., 1907-03-13

NOTICE
IN I, Walter F. Voshell, of the town of Har-
rington, in Kent County and the State of Della
ware, do hereby give notice that on Monday, the
22d day of April, A. d. 1907, intend to make ap-
pication to the Court of General Sessions of the
State of Delaware, in and for Kent County, then
to be holden at Dover, for license 10 keep an
inn or tavern, and to sell intoxicating liquors
therein in less quantities than one quart to be
drunk on the premises at the house known as
the delaware House," situated in School Dis
tricts Numbers "a, 126 and 127, and incorporated
into one consolidated district governed and man
aged by the Board of Education of the Town of
Harrington in Kent County and State of Della
ware and located on the southern side of Clark
street. in the town of Harrington, in Kent County
and the State of Delaware aforesaid, of which
said house l am the tenant ar.d occupant. The
names of the respectable citizens recommending
the same Zone e-half of whom at least are sub
stantial freeholdersl are:
w J. Kinnerly r. d. Short,
]. S. Harrington, Miles Lytton,
Samuel Swain, s. F. Mimuer,
ID. E. Sawtelle VIM. H. Simpson,
W. H. Parvis H. X. Wingate,
A. W. Spurry, G. X. Swain
Henry Clay Fleming, Isaac Hill.
Robert j. Donovan, : -
WALTER F. VoSHELL.
Harrington. Del, Feb 26. 1907
Smyrna times., 1907-03-13
Worked Like a Charm.

Mr.. D. N. Walker, editor of that
spicy journal, the Enterprise, Louisa,
Va, says. 81 ran nail in myfoot last
week and at once applied Bucklen's
Arnica Salve. No Inflammation fol-
lowed; the salve simply healed the
wound" Heals every sore, burn and
skin disease. Guaranteed at Benton
N. Weidon's, Druggist. Csc.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-27
Sincerity.

In life sincerity is the sure touch
stone of character. The good and val
liable man is he who strives to realize
day by day his own sincere concep
lions of true manhood. Thousands are
struggling to exhibit what some one
else admires to reach the popular
standard to be or appear to be re-
spectacle and honorable, but few make
it their aim to live thoroughly up to
their own individual convictions Of
what is right and good.
Carlyle we'll says: AT all turns a
man who will do faithfully needs to
believe firmly. Ii he have to ask at
every turn the worlds suffrage, if be
cannot dispense with the worlds suf-
frage and make his own suffrage serve.
he is poor eye servant, and the work
committed to him will be misdone.''
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-27
CRUELTY IN PERSIA.
Queer Things About the People Of That
Queer Country.

Queer Things About the People of That
Queer Country.
According to the authors of Queer
Things About Persia" cruelty is com
mon there. The executioner cuts
threats in public square. and the
spectacle excites little interest. Grim
lnals are sometimes cruciied and
sometimes walled up alive. Women
for certain offenses are cast headlong
from tower. The Persian is a gen.
tleman of surprising courtesy and
politeness. but say these writer's: 1.-THE
same man who drops rose petals under
your feet in order to make them avoid
the hardness Of the road will not hest
tate to make you suffer the most cruel
tortures. He delights in the murmur
of the rivulet in the moonshine. but
the sound of blood flowing from an
open wound has also for him it's fas-
cination. The singing of the nightin-
gale fills him with rapture in the
night, but he quivers with pleasure at
the cry of pain from a victim Also
they affirm that lying is an institution
and no one condemns it. 'sThe Persian
does not consider lie a sin. He
thinks that we have bad opinion of
lying because we do not know how to
lie. and if he shows an unbounded
confidence in everything the Europeans
say it is chiefly because he thinks we
are totally devoid Of the gift"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-27
HER GOLDEN BALL.
An Incident of Revolutionary Times on
Long Island.

Probably no game of ball by pro
fessional or college team was ever
watched with such inner interest.
but with such outward Indifference as
one described in Gertrude Vanderbi1t's
Social History of Flatbush.' 1t hap
pened in Revolutionary times. wher
the British soldiers were stationed OF
Long Island. The inhabitants haG
hidden their valuabes in all possible
places. One lady concealed some colo
coins in a ball shaped pincushion OF
the kind worn by the Dutch housewife
suspended at her side.
She was sitting sewing one day wheL
a party of British soldiers entered the
room A young officer. spying wilat
to him was a novelty cut with bis
sword the ribbon by which the cushion
was hung and began Il game of ball
Soon the rest of the company Joined
the sport. Boisterously from hand tt
hand the ball was batted to and fro
It was roughly snatched and tossed
and sometimes it fell into the ashes Of
the fireplace and barely escaped con
fagration. Now and again soldier
would catch it on the tip of his SWORD
and send 1t spinning on with a rem
in its side.
Every moment threatened to revea
the precious contents. To show the
least anxiety was to betray the secret
and the owner was forced to sit I'm
moved. apparently intent on her work
and to see her fortune flying through
the air at the mercy of the enemy A
last the cushion. torn and battered. bu
still guarding it's treasure. was return
ed to it's mistress. and the intruders
tired Of their play. left the house.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-27
ANXIOUS WAGNER.
The First Performance of aRienzi" at
Dresden

Dresden.
In Ludwig Frankenstein's Wagner
year book Gustav KieH tells this story
in connection with the first perform
ance of "Rienzi" at Dresden: '.On the
day of the first performance Wagner
asked me to meet him in front of the
theater after the box Office had been
opened, SO that he could give me and
my friend Schuster, the butcher. tick
cts for the performance. Wagner was
in state of great excitement. and
when he gave me the two tickets
Heine whispered to me, Take some
one with good big hands with you
He watched the people as they came
toward the theater, and every time
one went in he would make some re-
mark to his wife which showed his
satisfaction. | had to go within, but
shall never forget the childish joy of
the composer when he saw groups en-
ter the house and the disappointment
when others passed the open doors.
thought of it even that evening when
the enthusiasm was the greatest How
happy Wagner and his wis must have
been at the following to, perform
ances, when the house was so filed
that even his relatives, who had come
to Dresden for that purpose, could not
be admitted to the theatern'
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-27
Sustaining His Reputation.

A story is told Of the Prince de Con
tt, whose reputation for cruelty stood
high. He was going to mass with
some ladies when his bailiff asked for
instructions concerning poacher who
had just been caught on the grounds.
"Give him 100 stripes and imprison
him in a dungeon for two years." was
the answer.
One lady, horror stricken, went to
the bailih afterward, but he only
laughed in her face.
'"The prince only said that to keep
up his reputation. His royal highness
came to me directly after mass and
begged me to see that the poor wretch
was only sent away from the neighbor-
hood for two months and that his fam
lily was we'll looked after during his
absence
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-27
A Popular Play Indeed.

Shakespeare Julius Caesar" has
been translated into German nine
times, into French seven, into Italian
six, into modern Greek three. into
Latin and Swedish twice and into
Croatian. Danish. Dutch. Tristan, Po-
fish, Roumanian. Russian, Magyar,
Portuguese and Yiddish. There are
seven or eight English acting editions
Of the tragedy. But one attempt actu-
ally to alter and improve it has ever
been made. This was in 1922. when
John Sheffield, duke of Buckingham,
divided it into two parts at the death
of Caesar, calling it .sThe Tragedies Of
Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus,' and
made many other changes. To enrich
this poor play. or, rather. these poor
plays, Pope furnished some choruses,
but they had the usual effects of i'll adj
justed ornaments-they served only to
make the meanness Of the thing they
bedecked the more conspicuous.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-27
THE DESERT SANDS.
Why the Arabs Of Sahara Lose the
Use of Their Eyes.

why TIE ARABS OF Sahara Lose the
Use of Their Eyes.
81 Shall winter in the Sahara said
a travelling man. with a caravan
shall traverse under binding sun and
an endless plain of snow white sand,
but none of my Mohammedan attend
ants will wear any kind of shade over
his eyes.
Against that dazzling glare the
backs of their necks will be swathed
in white linen, and even their ears
will be protected. Nothing, though,
will keep the sun out of their faces.
wondering about this, said one
day to the kaid of an Algerian village:
:" Why don't you Arabs wear cap
of some sort? You live in the world S
worst sun glare. but neither fez nor
turban under any circumstances has a
peak
I. The Koran the kaid answered,
'forbids all true believers to shade
their eyes. Obeying the Koran implic-
lilly. we jewellers in the desert avoid
like poison brims to our headgear. In
consequence there is more blindness
among us than among any other peo-
pie in the world. LOS Angeles Times.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-27
HONESTY AS A POLICY.
Reflections of JaiIer Whose Wifs
Took a Prisoners Cake.

Took Prisoners Cake.
Rather an original story comes from
the criminal prison at Warsaw. a
bookkeeper named Schneider was
awaiting his trial. being charged with
fraud As his health was bad. his
family sent him many little delicacies
unknown in the prison fare. delicacies
which. no doubt. the head warder
shared with him.
One day, among other things, a huge
iced cake appeared. The warder's
his wife. They therefore determined
to keep half of it for themselves. TheiI
surprise was great when upon apply.
ing knife to the dainty it stuck just
below the icing and refused to go any
farther.
sfIt must be baked to cinder.' said
Mrs. Warder. But her good man. sus,
pecting that something worse than
careless baking was responsible fol-
the cakes hardness, cut round the
sides and was rewarded by finding a
revolver and seven cartridges buried
In the paste.
When brought up before the authori.
ties Schneider confessed that he had
intended to shoot his guardians and
escape from prison before his trial.
"After ALL said the warder pensively
when he told his story. honesty is not
always the best policy. If my wife
had not cut into that cake l should
have been a dead man by now. for l
sleep hard."-Pall Mall Gazette.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-27
MAN AND HIS HORSE.
The Way to Show Approval That the
Animal Will Appreciate.

Animal Will Appreciate.
Caress plays no small part in de-
veloping the best in any horse, but this
is never to be by word of mouth. You
may as we'll curse as bless for all your
horse knows or cares. The caress Of
the hand addressed to the part with
which the animal has just performed
some feat is always appreciated-the
expression shows that-and one loves
to see a good man as he lands safe
over a big place just reach back and
give the clever horse a loving pat or
two on that swelling muscular loin
which has been the chief agent in
negotiating the obstruction.
Do not pat neck or shoulder or any
part not actively engaged in the under
taking. Caress may do no good, but
it is pleasant to believe that it does.
and we are quite positive that the
voice simply diverts attention. The for
mer mode of address is at least worthy
of trial if only as a mark of apprecia-
ton between two gentlemen. The
threatening tones appear sometimes
serviceable, but this is so only when
horses have been abused and associate
punishment with the stern voice. The
wild horse is as Indifferent to the voice
Of affection as to that of rage.-From
Schooling the Hunter" by Frank NJ.
Ware in Outing Magazine.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-27
Never Forsake a Friend.

Whatever happens, never forsake a
friend. When enemies gather. when
sickness falls upon the heart, when the
world is dark and cherries, is the
time to try true friendship. They
who turn from the scenes of distress
betray their hypocrisy and prove that
interest only moves them. If you have
friend who loves you, who has stud
led your interest and happiness, be
sure to sustain him in adversely Let
him feel that his love was not thrown
away. Real fidelity may be rare, but
it exists in the heart. They only deny
it's worth and power who never loved
friend or labored to make friend
happy.-Exchange
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-27
The Story of q Medicine.

Its name-sGolden Medical Discovers
was suggested by one of its most import
ant and valuable ingredients - Golden
Seal rocl.
Nearly forty years ago, DR.. Pierce dis
covered that he could, by the use of pure,
trlple-refined glycerine, aided by Ger
tain degree of constantly maintained
neat and with the aid of apparatus and
appliances designed for that purpose, ex-
tract from our most valuable native me-
dicinal roots their curative properties
much better than by the use of alcohol,
so generally employed. So the now world
famed "Golden Medical Discovery" for
the cure OF weak stomach, Indigestion, or
dyspepsia, torpid liver, or bilionsness and
kindred arrangements was first made, as
of alcohol in its makeup.
a glanceaNtAe fun list of its ingredi-
ents, printed On every bottle-wrapper.
will show that it is made from the most
valuable medicinal roots Mound growing
In our American forestAS All these in
grsdlents have received the stToQgest en-.
PsltS.- Ieac6ers and XrifeESlon- Mdfer20
NedscG who recommend them as the YerY
Rest remedies for the diseases for WHICH
GQl9e4 Medlcal Discovery Is adYlsed:
a little book OF these endorsements has
DScIl 2COmplleQ ny LIZ. n. v. Fierce, Oh
Buffalo, N. Y, and will be mailed free to
any one asking same by postal card, or
letter addressed to the Doctor as above.
From these endorsements, copied from
standard medical books of all the differ
emit schools of practice, it will be found
that the ingredients composing the Gold
en- Medical Discovery" are advised not
only for the cure of the above mentioned
diseases, but also for the cure of all ca
tarrhal, bronchial and throat affections,
accompanied with catarrhal discharges,
h hoarseness, sore throat ling. lingering, Or
affections which, if not promptly and
properly treated are liable to terminate
in consumption. Take DR.. Pierce's Dis
covery In time and persevere in its use
until you give it fair trial and it is not
likely to disappoint. Too much must not
be expected of it. It will not perform
miracles. 1t will not cure consumption
In its advanced stages. No medicine will.
1t will cure the affections that lead up to
consumption, If taken IL. time.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-27
Drowned Manuscript.

James Russell Lowell. the first edi-
tor of the Atlantic, was walking across
Cambridge bridge when his hat blew off
and fell into the Charles with half a
dozen or more manuscripts with which
it was freighted and which he was re-
turning to the Boston Office. A boat
man recovered the hat. but the scat
tered manuscripts persisted in those
waves of oblivion. 'If they had been
accepted articles. it wouldn't have
been quite so bad for,' said he, 1--WE
might with some grace ask the writer's
for fresh copies. But how can you tell
self respecting contributor that his
manuscript has been not only rejected,
but sent to watery grave?"-J. t.
Trowbridge in Atlantic,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-27
A CLEVER RUsE.
The Way an ingenious Paris Merchant
Saved Cable Tolls.


A wealthy merchant in Paris who
does an extensive business with Japan
was informed that prominent firm III
Yokohama had failed. but the name of
the firm he could not learn He could
have learned the truth by cabling; but
to save expense. instead he went to
well known banker who had received
the news and requested him to reveal
the name of the firm
That's Il very delicate thing to do
replied the banker. for the news is not
official. and if | gave you the name l
might incur some responsibility
The merchant argued. but in vain
and finally he made this proposition:
Il will give you he said "a list OF
ten firms in Yokohama. and | will ask
you to look through it and then tell me.
without mentioning any name. wheth
er or not the name OF the firm which
has failed appears in it. Surely you
will do that for me-
YES" said the banker. for if do
not mention any name cannot be held
responsible il any way"
The list was made The banker looked
through it and as he handed it back
to the merchant said. The name OF
the merchant who has failed is there
'Then I've lost heavily" replied the
merchant. for that is the firm with
which did business" showing him
name on the list
But how do you know that is the
firm which has failed?" asked the
banker in surprise.
Very easily, replied the merchant
''Of the ten names on the list only one
is genuine-that of the firm with which
did business. All the others are fe-
titious."
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-27
THE GREATEST WEDDING.
Over Twenty Thousand Persons Mere
Married by One Ceremony

over Twenty Thousand Persons Mere
Married by One Ceremony.
The biggest wedding ever known to
history was when Alexander the Great
and over 10000 of his soldiers took
part in a wedding in the court of Da
RUS. king of Persia. after the latter's
conquest by Alexander. Twenty thou
band two hundred and two persons
were made husbands and wives in one
ceremony.
The facts are these: After conquer
ing King Darius, Alexander deter
mined to wed Statiro, daughter of the
conquered king, and issued a decree
that on that occasion 100 of his chief
officers should marry 100 women from
the noblest Persian and Medean fam
lilies. He further stipulated that 10000
of his Greek soldiers should take to
wife 10000 Asiatic women.
For this purpose a vast pavilion was
erected, the pillars being sixty feet
high. One hundred gorgeous cham
bers adjoined this for the 100 noble
bridegrooms, while for the 10000 sol
diers an outer court was inclosed. Out
side of this tables were spread for the
multitude.
Each pair had seats and ranged
themselves in a semicircle round the
royal throne. AS it would have taken
several weeks for the few priests to
have married THIS vast number of cou-
pies had the Vtemony been performed
in the ordinary way, Alexander invent
ed a simple way out of the difficulty.
He gave his hand to Statiro and kissed
her. and all the remaining bridegrooms
did the same to the women beside
them, and thus ended the ceremony
that united the greatest number of
people at one time ever known.
Then occurred a five days festival
which for grandeur and magnifcence
never has since been equaled.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-27
Censorious Sisters.

II didn't think you'd get so angry
because said / thought you ought
to wear gray suede shoes with your
gray dress instead Of white ones.
didn't mean to offend you," her friend
very sweetly apologized.
''Never mind" she returned softly.
1T was all right, but it made me an
CRY for two reasons-frst, because l
had to wear the white shoes because l
didn't have any others that were pre-
sentable, and, second. because when I
left my family of sisters. who made
every possible sort Of comment on my
clothes. declared l would never stand
it from anybody else. said to myself
that whenever a friend got so friendly
that she thought she could treat me
like sister I'd shake her."-New York
Press.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-27
A Historic Golfer.

The following entries in the accounts
of James Graham. marquis of Mont
rose. when he was student at the
University of ST. Andrews are quite in
Falsta ffian vein:
item. for two goffe balls. Josh
Item: my Lord taking ane drink in
Jhone earns before he went out and
after he came from the collie. 45sh. 4d.
Item: to the boy who carried my
Lords clubs to the field. Ssh"
With every allowance for change of
tariff, the most completely refreshed
giants of modern gold dwindle into
abstemiousness beside that "ane drink
London Athenaeum.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-27
STRANGE DISHES.
Lions Flesh, Tigers Meat and Baked
Elephants Foot.

.ISEnAuIS TOSS.
Lions flesh is said to furnish a very
good meal. Tiger meat is not so pala-
table. for it is tough and sinewy. In
India nevertheless it is esteemed, be-
cause there is superstition that it i'm
parts to the eater some of the strength
and cunning that characterizes the an
imal This notion is not. of course.
held by the followers of Brahma and
Buddha, whose religion forbids the
eating of flesh.
There appears to be considerable diff
ference of opinion among authorities
on the subject as to the merits of ele
plants flesh as an article of diet. BY
some it is considered dainty. but
there is the authority of at least one
European against it. Stanley said that
he frequently tasted elephants flesh
and that it was more like soft leather
and glue than anything else with
which he could compare it. Another
explorer. however, declares that he
cannot imagine how an animal SO
coarse and heavy as the elephant could
produce such delicate and tender flesh.
All authorities agree in commencing
the elephants foot. Even Stanley adj
mitted that baked elephants foot was
dish fit for q; king. 1t is the greatest
delicacy that can be given to kaffr.
st. Louis Republic.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-27
Irish Wit.

AS Sir Walter Scott was riding with
a friend near Abbotsford he came to a
field gate, which an Irish beggar, who
happened to be near, opened for him.
Sir Walter was DESTROYS of rewarding
him by the present of sixpence, but
his purse. Here, my good fellow y
said he; there is shilling for you, but,
mind, you owe me sixpence.' God
bless your honorr' exclaimed the Irish
man. MAY your honor live till | pay
your
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-27
A Domestic Breakdown.

A we'll known lord discovered a thief
in his London house. Aided by the
butler, he secured the man and then
rang the bell. A servant appeared
whom the peer requested to ''go into
the kitchen and bring up a policeman
or two" The domestic returned and
said there were no policemen on the
premises ''Whatw exclaimed his mas
ter in incredulous tones do you
mean to tell me that with a cook, two
scullery maids. kitchen maid and
three housemaids in my employ there
Is no policeman in my kitchen? 1t is
indeed miracle, and our prisoner
shall reap the benefit. Turner, let the
man go instantly London Standard