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Make IT YOURSELF
Iell Or Readers 1eV 10 ulX lheu.
naiism Care.

A vell-kuown authority on Rheu.
natism gives the readers Of Q large
New York daily paper the following
valuable, yet simple and harmless,
prescription, which any one can easily
prepare at home:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one ali
ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce
Compound Syrup Sarsaparills, three
ounces.
Mix by shaking we'll in q bottle,
nd take a teaspoonful after each
meal and at bedtime.
He states that the ingredients nn
be obtained from any good prescrip.
ton pharmacy at small cost, and,
being Of vegetable extraction, are
harmless to take.
This pleasant mixture, if taken
regularly for few days, is said to
overcome almost any case Of Rheuma.
tism. The pain and swelling, if any
with each dose, until
permanent results are obtained, and |
without injuring the stomach. |
While there are many so-called Rheu-
matism remedies, patent medicines,
etc., some Of which do give relief
few really give permanent results,
md the above will, no doubt: be
greatly appreciated by many sufferers
here at this time.
Inquiry at the drug stores of this
lei ghborhood ELECTS the informatipo
hat these drugs are harmless vnd
AN be bought separately, Nor the
druggist here will mix the prescrip
ion for our readers, if asked to.
A. 10, NJ. IA, j. IL.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-05-07

al. The songs at the funeral we're,
Jesus Lover Of my SOUL" Nearer
Ny God to Thee" and "Asleep ia
Jesus" He leaves to mourn his loss,
. dear companion, two daughters,
two son-in-lsvs' one grandson, one
adopted son and dsughter-in-lsw, six
brothers and . host Of friends and
relatives.
he made many friends in the
west and WAS loved by oil who knew
him. His last sickness was without
q murmur and he was perfectly re-
signed to the will Of God. His near.
est circle Of relatives were all with
him in his sickness and did all they
could to restore him to health. The
Lord has taken him and he will be
sadly missed by those who loved him
best.
A light from our household has
has gone,
A voice we loved is stilled
A place is vacant in our hearts,
That never can beflled.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-05-07
THURSDAY, NAY 1905.
Our business motto:
lie jour, c'est aujourd'hui."
Obituary..

Henry Thomas Jacobs was born in
Crittenden County, Kentucky, Oct.
1st., 1910. He was married to
Mary Ann Crayne, May 80, 1869.
To this union we're born four children,
all girls. The Divine Master took
two of them home in early childhood
and transplanted team in the Garden
of God. He professed religion when
q young man IN his teens and joined
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
He remained a faithful member of
that church until death.
He spent the principal part OF his
life in Crittenden county, living near
Crayne. June Both, 1904 he took
his family and moved to the State of
Washington. He located at Zillah,
In the Yakima Valley where the last
happy days of his life were spent.
He had good health and worked hard
in his new home until his last illness.
He was taken sick January with La
grippe. His sickness was only
duration Of five days and his death
was a shock to every one. He de-
parted this life January 80, 1908.
The funeral services we're held at his
home by Rev. Harry Benton. His
discourse was founded on the tweuti-
eth Psalm.
A large crowd attended the funeral
and followed him to his last resting
place in the Zillah cemetery. All
his brothers except two are In Wash
ugton and were present at the funer-
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-05-07
Valued Same as Gold.

b. G. Stewart, merchant of Cedar
View. Miss. says: II tell my custo-
mers when they buy a box Of DR..
Kings New Life Pills they get the
worth of that much gold in weight. if
afflicted with constimation. malaria and
6llliousness. Sold under guarantee at
Jas. ii. Orme and Haynes & Taylor's
drug stores. 25c.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-05-07
Al DycuSbnrg.

DR.. H. B, Wolf, ''The Dentist"
will make his regular trip to
Dycusburg on May 4th, 1908 and
will work at that place for sew
eral days. Persons having teeth
which need attention would do
well to have them examined.
Consultation Free.
H. B. WOLFE. D. D. S.
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From my place on April Is one
pale red milk COW with long horns.
Any information leading to her
whereabouts will be appreciated.
BUNK DUSNINo, Leviss XIV
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For Sale.

| have five room house ard lot in
good condition, in Tolu Ky.
Address, Mrs. W. Fl. BEARD.
fhone No. 81, Tolu Ky.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-20

and feeble enterprise. II has now at
tanned some Importance. with promises
OF reaching yield of 500, 900 tons
year In the course of the next few
years. louisiana cane Industry shows
fluctuation in yearly output, but the
average yearly production during the
last ten years exceed the average of
the earlier decades Within ten years
receipts from Hawaii have increased
from about 200, 900 tons to about $780,
600 tons and receipts from Porta Rico
have Increased from less than 10000
tons to 1870, 900 tons While beet sugar
forms nearly one half OF the worlds
total production, about SO per cent OF
the American supply comes from cane.
Our national sugar bowl now holds
approximately 6,O00O00000 pounds and
the contents thereof cost us not far
from 5000, 900 a year The size OF
the bowl and our individual extrac-
ton from II increase steadily We eat
more candy, more Jellies and moro
preserves, and where the cook books OF
earlier days prescribed zone cup of
molasses" the books OF today call for
sugar The days OF corn meal and mo-
lasses are OF the past We i've IN an
age OF wheat flour and sugar'-New
York Sun.
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The Devils Sentry Box.

efn on the shore below the fort where
many of us were wont to go when off
duty for glass of rum. Then / began
to think that l might be able to climb
down over the rocks to the shore get a
glass of rum at the tavern, and return
to my post
The more l thought of it, the more
determined i was to go. so finally. leav-
Ing my rifle and belt in the sentry box.
climbed over the wall and down on to
the rocks. and so made my way with
great labor, and difficulty and no little
danger to the littl house, where the oc-
cupants were making merry with dane
Ing and drinking. ! soon fell to and
enjoyed myself with them.
When one is dancing with a fair
senorita he sometimes forgets the pas
sage of time-as / did on that fatal
highland not until long after ! o'clock
did begin to think of returning to my
post. Then. realizing that the corporal
had made his inspection and had found
me gone form my post. and. with my
rifle and belt left behind l saw only
court martial and the garrote staring
me In the face, for in those days for
a sentinel in the Spanish army TO quit
his post meant sure death, even in
peace
ITO go back was out of the ques-
ton. There was only one thing left for
me 10 90, ana tnat was TO desert. My
heart sank within me. II ! should be
captured the same fate would be meted
out TO me: but, i reasoned. II | were to
go back the fate would be certainty,
whereas, II | deserted, at least had a
chance of keeping out of sight OF the
authorities. ! deserted, and before
morning was out OF the city and on the
way to the mountains.
81 have lived IN this little hamlet
for years and have never been back to
the capital since that day, nor have
ever told my story to single soul un-
I'll tonight. but now that the Spaniards
are gone no longer fear for my life.
Thus we have the story of the
devils sentry box from one of the very
men who so mysterously disappeared
from II. and 1t would seem to be prob
able that the other disappearance
could be accounted for in a similar
manner, were the truth known. Quien
sabe?"
Captain Hyde mentions an interest
ing fact that although for centuries
Porto Rico was considered the legiti-
mate prey of freebooters, and was at
tackled at various times by regularly
organized expeditions OF the English
and the Dutch during times of war.
with more or less success, Fort El
MORO has never been captured by an
enemy. and its only surrender was to
the Americans, together with the SUR
render Of the whole island.
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SENSATION or FLYING.

One OF the first questions which !
am usually asked by persons seeking
Information about balloons is. What
is the sensation of going up IN ba-
loom" writes Capt. c. Def. Chandler,
L. s. A. ] viii anticipate this same
inquiry of the readers OF this article
and state for their information that in
a free balloon ! have not noticed any
peculiar physical sensation which can
be described II would be like trying
to describe standing still as sensa-
ton. The impression. on ascending In
a free balloon, is more m opticas
illuaion: the ascent Is SO slow and gen
tie that il cannot be felt and one has
the impression that the balloon is mo-
tionless and the earth gradually drop
ping away All the noises and shouts of
the people become fainter and die out.
AS the altitude increases hills and
valleys are not apparent and the earth
seems fat like a beautiful colored map,
showing cultivated fields. forests etc.
The greater part Of the time a bal
loon IL moving either UP or down,
but the motion is not apparent, and
II requires n statoscope to indicate
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-20
PAPER MAKING
FROM SUGAR CANE

The claim OF sugar planter on the
island Of Trinidad that he has dscoV-
cred practical method OF making
paper from the stalks OF sugar cane.
after the juice has been extracted has
attracted attention. Paper making from
sugar cane was discovered some years
ago, and n fortune has been awaiting
the man who could make the invention
commercial success. The claims of
the inventor are set forth In a report
10 this Government by Consul General
Richard Guenther OF Frankfort, Ger
many.
The increasing scarcity OF sprucos.
which Is the wood most used for paper
making, II well known Active search
is being made IN many parts of the
world for materials to- take the place
NJ wood pulp. Enormous quantities OF
ground sugar cane 80 to waste AZ
sugar factories Some OF tt Is used for
fuel under boilers. but a very large
part IS left to rot.
From time to time experiments have
been made to convert the ba~asse. or
cane refuse. into paper but with lin
tied success commercially unless the
Trinidad planters claim is well
founded He Is so confident that he has
built an sos 600 paner mill as an adj
iunct to his sugar factory. He has
made valuable discovery and has
turned out parer worth S24 ton. ao-
cording to Consul CEREBRAL Guenther.
About a ton and a quarter Of cane
makes ton Of pulp. It is reported
that the process of manufacture ls
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-20
THE SUGAR AGE.

This is an age OF steel, an age of
cotton and an age OF various other
substances, including sugar. The
worlds demand for sweetening has
more than doubled during the last
twelve years The British Board az
Trade estimates the output OF sugar
for 1905 at 14.312,716 long tons. Sta
tistcs OF 1s49 show the production OF
That year as 100000 tons, Inasmuch
as the increased consumption. In this
country at least. cannot be attributed
10 decreased prices OF the commodity.
inc greater use OF the article may be
regarded as one Of the social phe-
nomena of the times
The United States consumes about
20 per cent of the total output, and our
per capita consumption shows large
ana steady increase. our demand for
sugar reached 100000 tons for the
dlrst Time in 1881. In 1894 II reached
.,ouo,oOo tons. and II is today very close
W "'UOO,OO0 tons a year, Thirty years
ago the Wholesale price Of granuated
sugar: was about nine cents a pound
11nd the per capita consumption In the
United states was about forty pounds
a year Al the immediate time the
price OF the commodity II somewhat
sspoye the normal. which may be taken
70 faur and one half cents a pound,
va the per capita consumption is n
,ltle above eighty pounds year That
= WITHIN a generation the price has
ueen cut In two and the per capita con-
sumption has been doubled.
Nlassing the sugars OF Hawaii and
fofto Rico, which come In free OF duty,
m domestic products, II appears that
auout 40 per cent OF our supply Is do
NESTLE Ten years ago the American
peet sugar industry was struggling
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wv = RITING in the current issue
W. of the Journal of the Mill
wv tary Service Institution,
Capt. Arthur p S. Hyde Of
the coast artillery tells this curious
story OF the haunted sentry box" OF
Fort San Cristobal. the ancient Span
1sh-bunt fortress which guards the en-
france to San Juan, Porto Rico:
"A number OF picturesoue sar.-,,
Y Doxes puiit of masonry and appearing
N IKE mlnarets are placed at points OF
IA vantage In and around the fort. One
fol these on the sea front, and reached
only through long dark tunnel from,
,ne interior of the fort, is peculiarly
SHOWN as La Garita del Diablo. or the
ueyll sentry box. usually although in
correctly translated the haunted SEN
try box This name was given To =, h,,
the Spanish soldiers for the reason
mat number of sentries stationed
there disappeared In most mysterious
manner, and were never again heard
from
An American officer was once on
DUTY that took him into the remote
interior OF the island, ana while spend
iHs one night In small settlement
ne engaged in conversation with a
number of the inhabitants of the place,
one old man. on learning that the Of
ncer was stationed at Fort San Cristo-
pal, became especially Interested. and
~ the course of the conversation told
the following story:
used to be soldier in the Span-
lsh army and was stationed at Fort
san Cristobal a number of soldiers,
while on sentry duty, had mysterious
" disappeared from the sentry box
down by the sea, and we had all be-
come convinced that II was haunted
by the devil, who, we thought. used
10 come and steal the soldiers away.
one stormy night IL fell to my lot
10 go on duty In the DEVILS sentry box.
as we called 1t. at midnight, and il was
with some doubts and misgivings that
went with the corporal of the guard
ana relieved the former sentry. When
they left me l listened to the sound OF
their FOOTBALLS reverberating from the
walls and ceiling of the dark and mar
now passage, ever growing fainter and
FAINTER as they receded, until finally.
the noise of the storm and the sea COM
pletely drowned II, and was left alone
with the mad elements.
IL was a wild night and one well
calculated to add to the feeling of awe
thnt the devils sentry box always In
stllied into the man on duty there at
night. ~
Presently my attention was at
racted by some lights in a small tav-
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whether the balloon is ascending o,
descending. If considerable change
OF altitude Is made In short time,
the difference IN air pressure may bs
felt on the car drums. In descending
even quite rapidly, ! have never had
any sensation OF falling.
Many persons have offered the advice
that free balloons would be of no value
Co an army In time of war; and have
lntlmatcd that the present use of them
ls simply time wasted. This may be an
appropriate place 20 state that the prin-
cipal object in free ballooning as now
practiscd by the signal corps OF the
United States army Is To give officers
the advantage of elementary instruc-
tlon. which is OF great value. because
a captive balloon or a dirigible balloon.
may, In case OF accident. be come
free balloon. History records how the
French made and sent up from Paris
sixty-four balloons during the siege Of
iS70-1S7l. These carried total OF 16f
persons. 3s1 carrier pigeons and more
than eleven tons OF mall. Only six were
captured by the Germans and two lost
Mt sea. Journal OF the Military Ser
N-iCp
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Spelling and the Business Man.

nearer the head OF the spelling class
than the business man supposes. Re
Gently the manager of Dearborn
street novelty concern sent letter TO
a farmer in Indiana soliciting his trade,
informing him that the house could
furnish anything from It rag babby to
an elaphunt,
In due time an answer was received
from the farmer saying that there Is
one thing I know you haven't got, so
will not order IT,"
This was uonsual and puzzling. and
the manager wrote again &" XIV
nature Of the farmers wants, and wa
enlightened q few days later when he
received a letter traced In "bluelng"
ink with the two words" "a dictionary"
The poor spelling stenographer is OK
penslve and dangerous in mercantile
life and she will be a dismal failui,
until she realizes that she is not up TO
the standard in spelling and equips her
desk with dictionary for use and
not ornamentation.
The large business houses that cater
to rural trade are as careful of the
construction and spelling in their cor
respondence to a farmer as thcS
would be to a bank president. and no
letters leave their establishments with
out first being reviewed by inspectors,
who are qualified in grammar ana
spelling. as well as being willing to re-
fer to their dictionary when in doubt.
In these institutions errors IN spell.
ing are returned to the stenographers
making them by the inspection depart
ment, thus eliminating future similar
mistakes and enforcing reference TO
dictionaries rather than trusting to
Chance
Calling attention to the defect in her
education may wound her, but IL she Is
wise she will forget the purchase of a
Merry Widow sailor next pay day"
and get In its stead nice, big die
tionary, keep It at the office and over
come any selfish propensity by lending
II to the business manager for in its
closely written pages lies u liberal edu-
cation
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city. He has become an adept in his
business, and he is chosen by the town
council from among German mayors
The town council does not consist of
citizens who, If they were aldermen of
New York would vote for Ahern. They
are respectable men and good citizens.
and the interests OF the city are the only
interests with which they are officially
concerned. They are elected by the
taxpayers, who are divided into three
classes according TO the amount of
taxes they pay. Each class chooses an
equal number of councillors, although
they differ from one another in num-
bers. These highly respectable and
dutiful citizens choose the mayor. who
may serve for many years. He is elect
ed for IL years and may be reelected
III he serves one term. he retires with
life pension equal to one-half OF his
salary; If he serves for 20 years, his
pension is two-thirds of his salary
They have great confidence in experts
in Germany, quite as great as we have
in amateurs, and perhaps with as good
reason"
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various poets and heroes Near Ludgate
Circus, on the south side OF the street
10 Byron House ON the outside OF
the building is a large marble medallion
of the poet. covered by an oval glass
above which Is the inscription
ron the Pilgrim of Etcrnity'--the
Words used by Shelley. Inside tho
buildings are large marble tablets like
grave headstones covering both sides
OF the main passage. on which are
carved numerous extracts from Byrous
"Childe Harold" and other poems.
LITERARY HALL OF FAME.
little further up the street oppo-
site Fetter Lane. Is n building named
Hood House" The interior is decorat-
ed with marble tablets similar 10 those
IN Byron House. Tho principal inscrip.
ton on the tablets Is Hoods Song of
the shirt which occupies the whole
OF one side OF the main entrance while
facing IT. is n French rendition of tho
same poem, done by Sir John Sinclair
himself. Beneath the French poem Is a
commeud1tory letter to Sir John Paul
Bourget. complimenting him on the eX-
cellenco OF his French.
The caretuker of Hood House said, II
the old gentleman had his way, he
would I'LL every building IN Fleet street
with poetic inscriptions from Eng
lands master poets. thus making the
street a sort OF literary Nalhalla, or
hall of fame The baronet is now in his
eighty-seventh year. He comes down
to Fleet street nearly every Saturday
and watches the curious crowd Of peo-
pie that stand outside his buildings 10
read the inscriptions.
CHARLES OGDENS.
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PROFESSIONAL MAYORS.

~ FAR as municipal business is
~ concerned says IIarper's Week
la ly, 1.-THE Germans are good peo-
pie to swap ideas with. We know
how they make mayors here, and we
'also know the kind of material we
|have for the making. and the output.
How do they make them in an empire
.the head of which is pretty much of
IA despot? One bit of knowledge is some
'what familiar. The Germans have
better and cheaper municipal govern
Iments than we have. Consul General
|Thackera Of Berlin has told us how
the mayors are chosen. Like postmast-
ers. generals. ambassadors, and collec-
tors in Great Britain, these German
mayors belong to permanent graded
service. The mayor of Berlin, for ex-
ample, is not a citizen OF that town
necessarily; indeed, as rule he comes
from some other place, and has served
successfully as mayor of some smaller
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LONDON HONORS
FAMOUS AMERICANS
(continued from page thirteen.)

Noohuhued from page thirteen.)
made famous by the residence of
Byron Bulwer Lytton, Scott, Hallam,
Edmund Keane, Thomas Young,
Thackeray Coleridge and others
byron was In the habit of frequenting
the taverns of the day. and II was at
Whites that he fought one of his
famous duels. The reader may recall
that the meeting between Tom Moore
and Byron came about over duel,
challenge passed between Moore
and Byron. but the fight never took
place and the Irish poet afterwards
became one of Byron's best friends
and his blographer.
Fleet street viii always be interestivz
TO the literary 'browser." and many of
It's houses are tableted. or course,
everyone knows that Goldsmith Dr.
Johnson, Edmund Burke, and all tho
pre- Victorian sages foregathered in the
dingy courts and byeways off the mar
row thoroughfare. Few are aware.
however. of the attempt on the part of
an eccentric English baronet. Sir John
sinclair. TO revive in the Fleet street OF
Today the memories of famous men,
me old baronet has put up several Of
nee buildings which he has named after