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The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

Kidney Pills and the backache ceased.
Encouraged, l kept on, and by the
time l had used three boxes not a
sign Of the trouble remained. My
health is perfect"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

When the windows broken ~ Two
Off cial residence, 10 Downing street,
London, were reglazed, 1t was then
found that the glass OF the broken
windows had never been disturbed
since the house was built and was of
the old crown" style.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
Brazil Takes Forward Step.

The latest plans Of the Brazilian au-
thorities interested in improved agri-
cultural methods in Brazil is to en-
ploy number of travelling professors
Of agriculture, who shall visit different
sections OF the country and give prac-
teal instruction in modern agricul
ture. Experimental fields are also to
be established in this connection.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

Fee. where Mulai-Haiid is reported
to have been making hay Of electric
light fittings and everything else that
has the faint of Europe. has given its
name to the familiar Turkish eQuiva-
lent OF a hat. At one time all fezzes
came from Fec.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
We Poor Meni

Harry is six years old. Pa We
asked one day, IF l get married will
l have a wife like MAJ"
Very likely" replied his father.
"And II | don't get married will l
have to be an old bachelor like Uncle
Tom?''
Very likely
well. Pa" he said. after moment
of deep thought, Its mighty tough
world for us men, amt it?"-Success.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

martyr to kidney
trouble, backache,
dizzy Spells, head
aches and a ter
rible bearing-down
pain. l used one
remedy after an
other without bene-
fit. Finally I used
q box of Doan's
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

The residents Of Greenville wit
gro women In the streets. They were
given light work In the streets. such
as cutting grass.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

A wireless telephone now being
tested is said to be success. A wire
less campaign. however. is more than
one can hope for
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
The Determining Teeth.

Teacher-Johnny, can you inform
the class as to how the age of a
chicken is determined?
Johnny-Yes By the teeth.
Teacher-Why, Johnny. chickens
have no teeth.
Johnny-No'm. But we have.-Bo-
hemian.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

Is this time when it is wise for q
clergyman to declare that persons
who come to church to rest themselves
on Sunday morning are Church loaf
ers" and baptized pagans?"
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

Those who think that invention is
approaching its limits would do well to
consider the fact stated by NJ. Abra-
ham, an authority on this subject. that
the best telephone does not transmit
to the ear more than one-one-thou-
sandth OF the energy that 1t receives
from the line
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

A Hungarian has invented a wash
water, Will cleanse 800 garments in
less than Is minutes without the aid
OF SOAP
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

The Philadelphia who has Just
gone abroad to claim $40, OK, 900
fortune probably could have main
tanned longer confidence in hk claim
by remaining at home
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

An example Of the progress OF the
science of forestry in this country is
furnished by the cooperation Just ar
ranged between the University Of
Idaho and the United StaSan forest
service for testing the timber growing
In the state of Idaho.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
important to Mothers.
Cost of ROYALTY.

The annuities paid by the British
people to the king and queen amount
to s2.35O,OOO; 100000 is paid in an
nuities to other members of the royal
family
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

1t is said that chewing gum will
cure you OF sea sickness. but will see
sickness also cure you Of the chewing
gum hahitr
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

Evidence that men lived In the Alps
1OO, 900 years ago has been discovered
They doubtless found Switzerland
much less expensive than 1t ia to-day.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
Might Be.

IT wrote to your father asking him
for your hand"
II know it, and he has been per-
fectly lovely ever since. I don't I'M
derstand it."
Understand WHAT"
His being so tickled: / know he
don't like you"
Maybe that's why he is dckled."-
Houston Post
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
President

President DIaz of Mexico, though
rs years old, is an athlete and can
,clS,b a ror~ hand over hand. with
ease. Quires a more abstemi-
r. matte mode of living
mortal is capable Of
,iaz. Also. perhaps,
aims than the or
ses.
ibway, declares
hich will make
ook like An
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

Beauty Is only skin deep. but the
skin of rhinoceros is too deep tc
show it up to advantage.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
Poljteness.

There is no better plan OF life than
to cultivate true politeness. 1t is the
best thing either to get good name
or supply the want Of it.-Horton.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

Probably fountain pen is so called
because 1t Is forever overlooking.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

1t takes a truthful man to tell .
lie big enough to attract attention.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

Advocates OF corporal punishment
evidently believe that an occasional
spanking makes children smart.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teethinE, softens the gums reduces IN
Illumination, Allays pain, wind collie. 23c bottle.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
FOR THE LADY OR THE AUTO.

Expressman-I don't know whether
this comes here. The address is in.
distinct.
Housemaid-I guess it's all right
it's either new tire for the auto, or
a new hat for the missus!
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

Those Tired, Aching Feet of Yours
need Aliens Foot-Ease. Csc at your DrugHlst'A
Write A s. olmsted, LIE Roy N. Y. Tor sample.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

Strong Winds and Sand Storms
cause granulation of the eyelids. PEI'rIT'S
EYE SALVE soothes and quickly relieves.
All druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, n. Y.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

When a man is short he usually has
a long face.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
PERFECT HEALTH.
After Years Of Backache, Dizziness
and Kidney Disorders.

Mrs. R. c. Richmond, Of Northwood,
Iowa, says: For years / was a
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia e. Pint:-
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands Of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, ornervous prostration.
Why don't you try itp
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

Marriage is a contract. but there
are lots of contract jumpers
The Washington times., 1908-05-25
LIGHTNING BOLT
KILLS MILLIONAIRE
St. Louis Man Struck Seek
ing Shelter Under
Tree.

ST. LOUIS, No, May 95.-JoseDh J..
Howard, millionaire president Of the w.
p. Howard Commission Company. was
struck by lightning and killed yesterday
afternoon in a storm on the Glen Echo
Club golf links, near NOrmaudie Ed
ward Bookseller, twelve years old, a
caddy, was stunned by the shock.
Howard was standing under an oak
tree. hundred feet from the club
house, seeking shelter from the heavy
rain, when the fatal bolt descended. He
fell face downward into a pool or water.
Dr. BrausfOrd Lewis and DR.. c. r.
Iightner, members of the club who
were in the grounds. reached the body
OF Mr. Howard a few seconds after he
was struck. no sign OF life remained.
and the body was so charged with the
electrical current that all who touched
IL recOiled.
Heart failure, caused by a long throw
from deep left field 10 the home plate,
in the second inning CT "a game yester-
day afternoon between two local base
baii teams, resulted IN the death Of
John r. Perry, an amateur player. The
throw was perfect, and as the catcher
out out the runner Perry fell forward
on his face, dead.
The Washington times., 1908-05-25
POET AND POETESS
END THEIR LIVES
Sister of Chicago Girl Who Inter
Ceded for Gillette Commits
Suicide

CHICAGO. May PA yO-nG woman
artist and poet ana a man who had a
reputation as a writer OF verses. com
mltted suicide yesterday
The girl was Miss Florence Ferrin.
whose body was found in Zion City,
where she had livsd.
The man was DR.. Howard n. Ian
caster. a Chicago dentist. who lived
at 1862 Perry avenue. He ended his life
with a pistol.
Excusing himself from d party of
friends who had gathered at a dinner
in honor OF his return from a Southern
trip. DR.. Lancaster, the poet-dentist.
went to his room in his home IN Perry
avenue and shot himself IN the left
temple. dying almost Immediately. The
body will be cremated.
Tie body OF Miss zTeTTiu was found at
5 O'Clock yesterday morning lying face
downward in a shallow pool Of water
at Twenty-niuth street. on the border
Of Zion City. She had been living at
home for several years Her father is
Bell FerTin. Of that place
Berney Ferrin, a sister OF Florence.
IS the girl who went to New York 10
iutercede with Governor Hughes on be-
half OF Chester Gillette, the murderer
Of Grace Brown.
The Washington times., 1908-05-25
Union Veterans Tribute.

Services in honor Of the comrades Of
Fncampments 60 and Ill, OF the Union
Veterans League, were held in Waugh
NJ. Z. Church, Third and A streets
northeast, last night. Following the
sounding Of assembly by the bug ar,
and a prayer by Chaplain Couden. OF
the House Of Representatives, Col H
w. Sanford, of No. s., called upon the
ad]utants TO read the names Of the
dead comrades.
In No. G9 were: Thomas ThOrnburgh,
died June 10, 1907. Daniel +. Barrett
died August 1, 1867; William T. Cause,
died August g. 1907, John WATSON. died
August ;, 1907; william p. Knight, died
November .. 1907: Edmond COtrell, died
December 3. 1901; Felix MCGloin, died
January 10. 1893; Charles L Patten, died
March L., 1905; Charles DanenhOWer,
died April .. 1905; and in No. III: Her
bert II Ray died June =, 1897; Samuel
Myer. died March 81 1905
AS the names were called wreaths
were placed on the CTape-COyerqd chairs
on the platform which represented the
departed comrades.
Addresses were made 10y Col. J. II.
Hartley and the Rev. George r.. May
dwell Chaplain William II. Wemer-
sley pronounced the bened!ction, and
the sound OF taps brought the meet
ing TO q close
The Washington times., 1908-05-25
HAS HYDROPHOBIA
AFTER Fl YEARS
Young Man a Raving Maniac as
Result of Old Wound Inflicted
BY Pet Dog.

SCRANTON. IA. May 25.-Bltten on the
left cheek by a pet dog eaty-One years
ago. Alden cobb. aged twenty-six. OF
Salem Corners. Wayne county. has
fallen a victim Of supposed hydrophobia,
and is q raving maniac at the home OF
John Elliott
The strange story came TO light when
his brother. George A. Cobb. OF 1912
PittsOn avenue. a Scranton mail-carrier.
called al police headquarters and tried TO
borrow a straittacket TO be used IN pre-
venting the victim from attacking men,
beTs Of the Elliott household.
Four doctors from surrounding towns
have been called in consultation with
Or. Stevens, Of South Canaan, who has
been -tteudiug the young man since he
was first seized with commissions a week
ago.
CObu's strength IS that or q madman-
He breaks straps and ropes that have
been used IN securing him 10 his bed,
and Ereeps around his room on all f0urs.
dOg-fashiOn. The only symptom he lacks
IS that he does not bark. Physicians here
have been interested IN the case, and sew
eraI II them ars going to Wayne county
10 observe il.
The Washington times., 1908-05-25
TREATIES
MAKE HIGH RECORD
Thirty seven Conventions
Exceed Total of Past
Twenty Years.

More treaties have been ratified by
the Senate this session than were rati-
ned IN the twenty years preceding.
Thirty-seven treaties constitute the
total. Twelve Of these are arbitration
treaties. one being with Japan. II is
due 10 the hard and persistent efforts
OF Secretary Root that the cause OF
arbitration has thus moved forward.
An important accomplishment is the
ratification Of the treaty with Great
Britain for the ADJUST ent OF difficult
ties with Canada, over which there
have been years Of dispute. General
arbitration treaties have been ratified
with Great Britain, Japan. France,
Italy, STain. Switzerland, Mexico, POr-
tugal. me Netherlands, Sweden. and
Denmark A number OF eXtradiJiOn
treaties have been ratified.
Secretary Roots influence with the
Senate IS shown I'm the fact that Ia but
one instance did that body fail 70 ratify
a treaty that he recommended. This
was I'm the case Of the convention max
ing international regulations for the re-
ceipt and transmission Of wireless mes
sa ges. II is thought that this Will be
eventually ratified.
The Washington times., 1908-05-25
DAUGHTERS ILLNESS
CAUSE OF SUICIDE

NEW YORK, May 25.-DiscoUreged
BY the fact that the money he had
saved for an operation for cancer on
himself had TO be spent in the hospital
expenses Of his daughter, iii Of menin-
gifts, Julius KatZ. of Eighty-hfth street,
excused himself at the breakfast table
this morning, went to the kitchen, and
took poison. He was hurried to the
hospital. but died shortly after aTTiv-
iuE there.
kat was an expert cloth examiner,
ami was treasurer OF several Jewish
societies That ne had contemplnt ed
the suicide was shown by the fact
that his book as treasurer had been
recently gone over and put in shape.
HIS accounts were straight.
The Washington times., 1908-05-25
TIMEPIECE
TO START TO-DAY

NEW YORK. May 25.-The largest
clock in the world, which faces the
Hudson river from the top CT the Jer-
sey city factory OF Colgate & Co. will
be started at 3 p. IN today by Mayor
Wutpen.
Heretofore 'Big Ben" on the parlia-
mrnt buildings, London, has held the
foreign record, with a diameter OF
twenty-five and q half feet. In this
country the dtais on the Philadelphia
ely hau were the largest, measuring
twenty-five feet across
The Chicago clock IS thirty-eight feet
across. The minute hand IS twenty
feet long and weighs nearly third Of
a ton and the whole clock approx
mates slN tons. The hands Will be
outlined with inCandesCent lights. The
tin end of the minute hand travels
twenty-four inches every minute.
The Washington times., 1908-05-25
FOUND BY HOUSE wREcKERs.

Speaking OF the auction sales at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. which have pre-
ceded the razing Of that historic struc-
ture, a man who for many years has
been a house wrecker' said. THE an
ti0uittes and curios are not all offered
for sale when houses are 20 be torn
down. and many Of the most curious
fnds remain unknown except 20 the
Wrecker and his people. We actually
found a skeleton in a closet once, and a
seusatiOnalist might have made much
Of IL. but we found he doctor TO whom
II belonged and WI o had artiCulated IL
Only last week while pulling down q
building. we found a bundle OF old
letters and papers which would make
extraordinary reading matter. This Is
a sample"-and the wreCkeT drew from
his pocket a check which had been
drawn and paid about sixteen years age
for $40. AZ. s.. The check was signed by
a member Of the present United States
Senate.-EXChauge
The Washington times., 1908-05-25
A RUSSIAN MAMMOTH.

The Russian government has dis
patched a party to investigate the dis
covery of mammoth remains which was
reported from the province Of Yakutsk,
in northeast Siberia. A remarkable fea-
ture OF the discovery IS the existence
IN the intestines Of this extinct animal
of perfectly conserved food, relics OF a
vegetation until now unknown TO sci
ence The expedition is expected to be
absent for a year or more The frame
work OF this mammoth is to be deDOs-
tied in the ST. Petersburg Museum of
the Academy of Arts. where there is
already one other specimen.
The Washington times., 1908-05-25
GETS STOLEN DOG
AFTER LONG TRIP

LAKEWOOD. n. 3, May 25.-Dr. For
dyce has returned from a trip to Ohio,
undertaken 70 recover a valuable collie
dog, which was stolen from his home
The doctor was called up on the
phone ard told that one of his patients
required his attention at once, When
he called on the patient he found the
phone message was faxed, and he had
not been wanted. He returned home 70
find that his house had been entered
and the collie stolen.
The dog was tracked TO an Ohio city,
where the physician recovered IL after
his 1,6Ol-mile journey.
The Washington times., 1908-05-25
FORTY-FIVE WOUNDS
MAY NOT BE FATAL

PICAYUNE, Miss, May. Z5.-w. II
Burks, a farmer residing seven miles
from here. will survive forty-flve gun
shot wounds which he received in a
fight with Jack Allen. a neighbOr. fol-
lowing a quarrel over a note. Burks
was able 10 come 10 this city after the
shooting, and physicians said that while
his wounds we're serious they would
not prove falal.
Burks held a small note against Allen.
and the latter desired a renewal which
the farmer was unwilling 10 give. The
men Quarreled and Allen literally
riddled the farmer with shot Il Is said
that the men had not been on good
terms for some time.
The Washington times., 1908-05-25

One OF the most sensational expert
ments ever attempted by the United
States navy will be that carried out
in the waters OF Chesapeake Bay to-
morrow or Wednesday when the new
monitor Florida will be attacked by
heavy guns and exploding torpedoss,
as in actual warfare. The test VIII be
witnessed by a distinguished array OF
naval officers and experts.
Notwithstanding that there were many
volunteers, there is to be no human
being in the turret OF the Florida when
she is fired upon. Requests came from
all parts Of the country from persons
willing TO occupy the armOr plate cham
Der during the realistic bombardment
The Arkansas. twin sister of the
Florida, has been chosen 20 fire the
shots against the turret. first using a
Pinch projectile loaded with high ex-
plosive. Following this test several
shots from the 12-inch and finch guns
Of the Arkansas will be aimed at the
experimental military mask erected on
the stern Of the ship.
Photograph the Shots.
Every shot is to be photographed and
naval experts will record the effects, 1t
viii be noted whether the turTet is
Jared off its roller path and TO what
extent, If any, the gear, FIRE control,
electrical apparatus. hoists, and gun
sights are injured. The object OF the
experiment, as explained by the de-
partment, is 10 obtain accurate and
practical information concerning tbs ef-
feet upon the internal fittings and otL er
portions of q ships structure under gun
and torpedo attack under present con.
ditions The tests will take place under
the joint cogniZance OF the Bureau OF
Construction and the Bureau Of Repairs
and Ordnance.
The details OF the torpedo test have
not been made public, but II IS eX-
planned that one or two toTpedoes will
be exploded under the bottom OF the
Florida, under such conditions that
salvage operations II necessary. may be
carried out with little difficulty The
The Washington times., 1908-05-25
HENRY WILSON POST
HONORS IT'S DEAD
Memorial Services Held Yes
terday Afternoon in
Stanley Hall.

The annual memorial service OF Henry
Wilson Post, No. L. q. A. r, in hon
or Of the members who died in the past
year. was held yesterday afternoon az
o'clock IN gtauiey Han Soldiers
Home. The Rev. IL Allen Griffith,
chaplain Of the nome. made an address.
Music was rendered by the Soldiers
Home Band, and a quartet. composed
OF Miss Is. Caron, Miss $. Fritsch, j. II
Davis. and W. W. Potbury. Mrs. h.
ID. Gilmore, Mrs. Blanche Muir DalS-
leigh, and Miss Edna Sheehy. sang, and
Andrew Galopin gave a cornet solo.
Commander John S. Walker. Depart
-lent of the Potomac, with his star,
aides, and soldiers, attended the special
services held at the Hamline Church
last night. Meeting at their han IN
PENNSYLVANIA avenue, the veterans
marched 10 the church.
The services will Oe made yearly
feature,
The Washington times., 1908-05-25
ANIMALS IN THEIR CUPS.

Il have been experimenting" said
the vivisectionist, with alcohol on
animals. The experiments are amusing.
Animals, as they drink, first become
gay, then sad. then irritable, then tor
pid; and, II we let them drink all they
desire, Inconsistencies and death en-
sue.
"A monkey, intoxicated. Is very fever
fish He chatJers, bTandishes his long
arms rushes madly about.
Rabbits are inquisitive. They nose
into drawers, baskets. pockets, closets,
whereas a sober rabbit Is as Indifferent
and injurious a CTttter as lives.
''KangarOOs are DugnaciOus, danger
GUS This scar IN my hand IS the SOU
veUir of a kick from a kangaroo -
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Washington times., 1908-05-25
Heavy Guns to Bon1bard Ship
In Dangerous Test of An1or

Florida viii De towed over a sand bar
for this test. Whitehead tOrpedoes VIII
be used and the monitor has been pre-
pairing for eight weeks for the tests,
special armor being placed about her
sides where the impacts viii be made.
Detailed Examination.
The tests viii probably extend
through Tuesday and d portion Of the
following DAY. as exhaustive examina-
tions are TO be made by experts fol-
lowing each shot. The 12-inch projec-
tiles are TO strike the Florida's turrets
with an energy little short OF penetra-
ton, in such a way that most of the
fragments will ny across the bows
clear Of the ship. II is not intended TO
penetrate the turret arnOr. The test
vii! not be that of armOr against gun,
but IS devised rather to ascertain the
effect OF the shock, the shock eXpeT-
fenced under above conditions De lIlg
practically the greatest that might be
experienced in battle.
Range Will Be Short.
So as not to destroy the turret, it Is
planned to use sixty pounds OF ex-
plosive d powder for each 12-inch shot
The range win be short. A great deal
Of interest attaches 10 the new mast
which is to be subjected to the fire OF
the smaller guns. The ordinary mil
itary mast is generally easy prey 10 an
average shot Of a gun greater Tran 4
inch calibre The new skeleton mast is
Us feet high and quite wide 1t the
base. The diameter at the top Is little
more than one foot. The value OF
modern fire control viii be determined
by the new mast, a system which per
mits the officer 20 direct the discharge
OF all the guns OF the warship at one
or different times.
Admiral George Dewey, Rear Ad-
fni-al John +. Pillsbury. chef Of the
Bureau OF Navigation: Rear Admiral
and Rear Admirals Washington L
Capps, Newton T. Mason, William 5
C0Wles. and Richardson Glover, Capt
Raymond =. Rodgers, and Command
els William s. Simms and washington
/ Chambers are expected 10 attend the
tests Il Is probable that one or more
Cabinet officers viii also be present.
The Washington times., 1908-05-25
IN CHURCH
CAUSE SENSATION

DANVILLE. Ill. May 25.-A colony
of mice caused a sensation in the exclu-
sive First Presbyterian Church here
Sunday ana spoiled the services Tor a
number Of persons.
The mice CavOTted about the pulpit.
explored the reCeSses OF the pews. and
nestled IT. the lingerie Of the women
yyorshipers Feminine members Of the
congregation gave vent 10 screams, and
many of the smartly gowned women
left the church. The mice were at
rracted 20 the church by luncheon
served in the rest rooms daily tor a
number Of working girls.
TIE Rev. II. II. Shawhan, pastor, took
occasion to compare the mice with
some of the members Of his cOnBrega-
ton.