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Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-27
little man edged forward.
And She So Pretty.

"She declares she'll never go to that photographer again; she says he's just hateful"
 My! wonder what the trouble wasp
 "I think he insulted her by not offer ing to put one of her photographs in bis showcase. se."-PhIladelphia Press.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-27

The persimmon crop has been un- usually large this year. but lot of the gentlemen who do business In Wall street seem to have mislaid their poles.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-27

FILES CURED IN TO l4 DAYS. PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case of Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles in to 14 days or money refunded. soc.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-27
Some of It Otherwise.

Do you believe a war with Japan would be a holy war"
 "Well, not wholly" - Baltimore American.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-27

HOWARD B. BURTON. Assayer ana Chemist IA LeadviIle, Colorado. Specimen Prises; Gold. Silver. Lead, sl.OO; Gold, Silver 75c; Gold 9Uc; Zine or Copper, q. Cyanide Tests. Mailing ton. Control and Umpire Work solicited. Ret arence: Carbonate National Bank
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-27

ETC St. Vitus' Dance ana all Nervous pisaases I'll D permanently cured by Dr. Klne's Great Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE s2 trial bottle and treatise Dr. R. IL Kline, Id. eA Arch St, Phila Pa
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-27

The mills of the gods grind rapidly when a frenzied fnancier is employed to adjust the machinery.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-27

The Mississippi may be the father of waters, but every Congressman 0ows who their uncle Is.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-27

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup the best remedy to use for their children during the teething period.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-27

second was not merclful. It shook the ed them and their occupants over the cruel precipices. The rocks were split and torn asunder and the abysses swal- lowing many victims. To increase the misery, rain was falling in torrents and the people who survived were so fren- zIed that they fled from the scene and left the dying to their fate.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-27
TRUMPET CALLS
Rams Horn Sounds n Warning Note
 to the Unredeemed.

If I rest, I rust = therefore work I must.
 The telling of one little falsehood Is all that is neces- sary to make a man a liar.
 The cross was clouded over once. Tor ntnafaap hi1n-
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-27

ernment service of any opium eater, and order an annual reduction in poppy cultivation leading to its extinction In ten years.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-27

Experience begutten of matrlmony is a great teacher.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-27
s. s. s. PURELY VEGETABLE

Write for spec. book Contagious Blood Poison iu outlines aent this trouble charge made this b and
 special medical physicians win be glad furnish that, without harge : TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,. AYzANZA
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-27

ONLY ONE "BRoMo QUININE." That is LAXATIVE PROMO QCININE Look for the signature of F. ". GROVE Used the World over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 25c.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-27
CONTAGIOUS BLOOD POISON
 NOLIMIT TO ITS POWERS FOR EVIL.

the world than diseases cobined there hardly
 limit its for evil It Is the acest and vlest of all dsod those unfortunate contract and often being bghting legacy suffering and shame highly the trouble that contract toilet articles clothing
 blood the tacherou virus has taken Not powerful poison know by the little ulcer which usually makes its h
 suffering follow ucerated and unsgh eoored spots swollen glands in the EIen diseased the system shat the sufferer object of to his fellow Espe Blood Poison shown when the person poison with and potash all outward of the troubles fo1
 wh and the victim deceived into the belief that he cured When left hefnds that the driven
 deeper into the blood and the and usually in @ failed the bleed but the entire system because of their
 certain Bleed healing bloodpurg herbs brks the in Natures great laboratory of forest and field We reward for proof that contains particle of min
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-27

In any form. 5. $. 5. goes down po Ihe very bottom of the trouble and by cleansing the blood of every particle of the virus and sdding rich. healthful qualities to this vital
 fluid, forever cures this powerful disoteer. So thoroughly does s. 8. 6. cleanse the circulation that no signs of the disease a1s ever seen again, and offspring Is protected
Alaska sentinel., 1908-02-27

American
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29

the bright steel beak on the lofty PROV. this
boat does not appeal so successfully to the nau.
teal mind it would seem to do to the artistic
and roctiCal one. But on the miles Of canals
in the city of Venice this craft is peculiarly
adaptable The gondola was formerly the only
means of getting about the city, but 1t Is now be-
ing displaced in part by small launches. The
ordinary gondola is 80 feet long and four or five
feet wide. and is fatbottomed that the draft
is light The bottom rises slightly above the
water at the ends, while at the bow and stern
slender ornamental stem and stern pieces reach
to about the height OF n mans breast There Is
a covered shelter for passengers in the middle
Of the boat which is easily removable. In &c.
cort!ance with medieval regulation gondolas are
PAINTED black The gondolier stands erect with
his face toward the bow and propes the boat
with a forward stroke, making his way through
the narrow and often crowded canals with amaz.
ing deNterty
Throughout the islands OF the Pacific the ca.
noe is a common sight Strictly speaking the
canoe is a light boat designed to be propelled by
o paddle held in the hands without any fixed
support although in some cases canoes may be
seen that have an auxiliary sail to be used under
favorable conditions
Tho canoes most commonly seen in the waters
Of the Hawaiian islands are built from n single
tree trunk followed out with an outrgger seen
I'm the illustration Wonderful sailors, too are the
natives who in them often undertake long sea
VOYAGES far ont of the sight of land, and passing
from one island TO another.
The canoes 81 Samoa are built OF several
pleces of wood of irregular shape fastened to.
ee,her and cemented with gum to prevent their
leaking The coasts OF the mainland OF Siam.
Burmah and China also swarm with canoes
While the catamaran is type of water craft
that may be seen in several countries. each type
as rule has its distinctive features. The cata.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
Truth and
Quality

appeal to the Well.lniormed in every
walk OF life and are essential to permanent
success and crcditable standing. Accor
incly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs
and Elixir OF SIENNA is the only remedy Of
known value, but one OF many reasons
why it is the best Of personal and family
axatives is the fact that it cleanses.
swcetcns and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any facilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
It acts pleasantly and naturally ant
truly as q laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only, and for sale by ell leading drug
gists.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
Put Wlfe,s Head in Bucket.

St. Louis--Iamcs Campbell OF 925
Hieh street was fined $500 and costs
in the Dayton street court on u charge
of showing his wife's head in a bucket
of water and striking her with ham
mer Mrs Campbell, a bride Of less
than n year. testified that she used a
rolling pin ON her husband after free
Ing her head from the bucket handle
The fight followed Mrs Campbcll's de
mand for hor husbands wages for the
week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
Would pIsfranehIse Rlaeks.

Kansas Clty-At district conycn'
ton to elect delegates To the JcfrGr.
son City convention Mayor Critten.
den introduced a resolution demand.
ing legislative action to limit the
franchise OF negroes. This was unani
mously and enthusiastically adopted.
The Crittcudcn resolution declares
that southern restriction Is sending
hordcs of vicious and criminal blacks
to Missouri. and to protect not only
our political institutions. but our
homes tho legislature Of Missouri
should be asked to deny the right OF
suffrage TO the ignorant. vicious and
criminal Of tho negro race
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29

wooden uprights fastened to the sides OF the
boat, overlap each other. The natives, however
arc expert in the handling Of the craft
In southeastern India, near the Strait Set
Elements an odd sailing craft may be found
This vessel is rugged with four sails, the larger
set slightly to the front Of the center, while
two others Of still smaller design set one
at the PROV and the other midway between the
two. The smallest Of the sails is rugged at the
stern and Is intended to aid in steering the craft
On the rivers OF England and Ireland may be
seen several types Of the wherry, which is very
popular In these waters. Oars used to aid the
single sail In the smaller boats Of this type but the
Portsmouth wherry, used in the open sea- has Il
mansal and rejoces In topmast and topsail
The Turkish calque Is familiar object IN the
Sea of NIarmora and among the islands OF the
Aegean She is distinguished by her peculiar
mangGIl which is a combination of a fore.and.
aft sail and a square sail
Pages OF interesting reading might be written
Of the many peculiar boats which may be found
the world over. While the essential principle
of boat building must necessarily be similar, vari'
Gus nations and tribes have developed the idea
along different lines until to-day the various styles
and types OF water craft can be numbered by the
hundreds.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
MISSOURI NEWS
Cow Draqs Boy TO Dean.

independence $500 Henry Smith, 10
years old, left home In Independence
to take a neighbours COW to pasture.
Around the cows horns long ropo
was tied, The other end the boy
knotted about his waist and drove the
animal in front OF him. The cow be-
came frightened aud began to run
Henry was thrown to the ground His
screams only added to the cows ter
ror and she ran faster. His skull was
fractured. The COW ran about quar-
ter OF a mile before II stopped, ex'
haustcd, in front OF a greenhouse on
the Spring Branch road When men
found the boy he WAS breathing, but
died few minutes later.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29

Some rules in an old book on ell
quette seem to encourage a practice
commonly called looking out for nun.
Der one" Here are two Of them:
when cake Is passed, do not I'm.
ger each piece, but with quick
glance select the best
Never refuse to taste Of dish be,
cause You are unfamiliar with It. or
you will lose the taste OF many a del
lcacy while others profit by your alb
stInence. to your lasting regret
Youths Companion
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
Deafness Cannot BE Cured

by local application As they cannot reach the iis
ea.rH portion % tho ear. There IA only one way u
cure deafness and that f. by constitutional remedies
Deafness il caused by an iunamcd condition u tht
mucous lining Ut the Eustachlan Tube When this
tube IL iuhamed yun have n rumbling sound OF I'm
perfect hearing ami when II + entirely closed, Deaf
Is the result and unless the Inflammation be
taken out and this tube restored ia normal condi
tuu, hearing viii be destroyed forever. nine caseI
ont NJ ten are Causei by CaiArrh, which + nothing
bat on iud.mrd condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give one Hundred Dollars for any case Of
Dcnfnssf caused by cEtarrhl that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure. Soui Tor circulars, free,
=. J CHENEY co, Toledo, o
sod by Druggists, 7ic
lAAa nalI.a IAmLIy Hllls flT cOnatIpAil0n.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
Woman Leads the List.

jefferson City--In the names Of the
applicants for license who successful.
~ passed examinations before the MIS-
souri, state hoard of law examiners,
Miss Lydia Lee of St Louis has the
distinction OF leading the class OF l35
applicants, her average grade being 81.
Miss Caroline G. Thummeli, also OF
St. Louis, came next, with an average
grade OF 81.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29

At a little luncheon given the day before
his departure for Europe to Joseph Cowen, the
English Zionist the subject of apostasy came up
and one man, to illustrate its prevalence related
that only few days the first child in the
home OF one of New York's wealthiest Jews had
been baptized because the parents hoped by that
means to remove an obstacle IN the way of the
boys progress" This recalled to another man
at the table Il story told at Basic by the late
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
WAGON Drops Into Stream.

Richmond--A spring wagon in which
four persons were riding slipped OF a
bridge into flooded stream 10 miles
northeast OF here. Three Of the occu.
pants OF the vehicle were drowned.
They are Carl Johnson, 10 years old;
James Patton, Sc years Old; Cora Pat.
ton. ~ years old rhe bodies were not
recovered.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
Mail Auent Found Dead.

Macon-Richurd NJ Holt, aged Is,
was found dead in his bed. Holt was
mail agent on the north Missouri
train held up by Bill Anderson's gang
at Contralia on Sept %, lSGi eth
the death of Holt there remains only
one survivor OF the crew on that train,
James Clark, the engineer, who now
lives ut Columbia.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
WHY THE BOY WAS BAPTIZED

DR. Theodor Herzl At a dinner party so went
the story given by Mr. Stocksen Bonds, preco'
ciuus child asked the father: DO all people turn
into Jews when they grow old?' NO, my boy "
answered the father who had renounced his faith
and become Christian before the little fellow
was born; no. my boy. why do you ask?' We'll.
father we children are all Christians. you and
mother are Christians, but grandfather. who Just
cane from Russia. he's On awful Jow
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29

maran is u favorite OF the Chinese fisherman and
the larger streams of that oriental country are
well populated with these boats. They are con
sttucted of two narrow canoes fastened together
and propelled from the stern with long, narrow
In its original form he catamaran consisted Of
three logs the middle being the longest
dashed together. II used by the natives OF
The Uoromandel coast, particularly Madras and
also In the West Indies and the coast OF
South America.
The Fiji islanders developed the catamaran
idea In their canoes which consist OF two
parallel logs Joined together with platform on
which mast is placed These boats are safe
ard also very swift
The flying proa of the LadrCne islanders Is
another type OF the catamaran made with two
hulls Of unequal size, The larger hull which car.
ries the rigging. is perfectly fiat one side and
rounded the other On this placed BAN.
boo poles projecting beyond the rounded side.
and to their ends Is fastened a boatshaped log
one.half onc.third the size Of the larger hull.
This prevents capslzng effectually as the Fiji
double canoe. Both ends of the proa are made
alike and the boat is sailed with either end first;
but the outrIgser is always to windward
Against head Of wind the proa Is kept away till
the stern approaches the wind. when the yard
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
Two Held on Murder Cnaroe.

Aurora-Edward K.ilen and Frank
were held to the Christian
county grand jury on the charge OF
William Bowen, the old
gardener, who was found in his cabin
near Nixa with the back of his head
crushed.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
Rnnulsltlon for MlssourIan.

Jefferson City--Gov Folk issued
requisitlon on the governor of Utah for
the extradition OF A. W. Gregor, who
is wanted at Cape Girardeau for trial
on an Indictment charging him with
seduction
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
He Was Practical.

Young man. you write a good deal
Of poetry TO my daughter"
Yes. sir"
1T takes a practical man TO support
a wife"
We'll. It's this way have to write
her an occasional letter. and I'm so
busy at the Office that | Just copy
the poetry 10 I'll in"
The explanation was satisfactory,
Exchange
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
Former Missouri Mayor Weds.

Holdcn--Mayor o. G. Boisscau and
Miss Jeunette NJ. Smith were mar.
ried at the residence OF the bride in
this city. Rev j. O. Hough, pastor Of
the Presbyterian church. ofhciatcd.
The bridge is the only daughter Of
the late w. c. Smith, one of the
early attorneys and former mayor
OF this city.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
kirksxIIIe Wants Joint Depot.

jefferson City-Thc state board OF
railroad and warehouse commission
ers set hearing at kirksyIlle for
June .. on complaint Of the prosecut'
ing attorney OF AdnIr county that the
Wabash and the Quincy Omaha &
Kansas City roads do not maintain
ininI StntIOn
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
Lake Contrary Fire.

st. Joseph--Fire, caused by crossing
electric wires, caused $4,000 loss to
tho Midway at Lake Contrary, n sum
ne. resort about two miles from ST.
joseph .
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
Battle with erickbats, One Dead.

st. Joseph-In battle with brick
bats as weapons, John smygclski, 81
years old, received a broken skull and
Tony Garoboski was seriously injured
at 923 South Twenty.thtrd street Smy'
gelsh died later and Garoboski made
his escape.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
Reward ON Alleqed sIayer's Head.

Jefferson CIty--The governor has Of
iered reward Of 500 for the appre'
hension and conviction of John a. Nc
Intosh, charged with killing John w
Zig in New Madrid county, April Ia.
1907. The reward stands good for ono
year.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia L. Pink
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, tlatulenCy, indiges-
ton, dizziness, or nervous prostitution.
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 Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
GALLANTRY.

Weary Nilllam-Eycuse me, miss,
but see that you have had TIFF
with your lover, and he has ief. you
Allow me 20 escort you home instead.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29

Smokers have to call for Lewis Single
Binder cigar TO get 1t, Your dealer or
Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29

His Satanic majesty has learned
the art OF getting something for moth
ing
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29

More proof that Lydia r. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound saves
woman from surgical operations.
Mrs. S. a. Williams, of Gardiner,
Maine, writes:
~ was a great sufferer from female
troubles, and Lydia L. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound restored me 10 health
in three months, after my physician
declared that an operation was abso-
lutely necessary"
Mrs. Alvina Sperling, Of 154 Cley-
bourne Ave, Chicago, H., writes:
Il suffered from female troubles, u
tumor and much inflammation. Two
OF the best doctors in Chicago decided
that an operation was necessary 10 save
my life. Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound entirely cured me without
nm DpgratipDN
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29

is swung around and what was the stern DO
comes the bow. Proas are from 40 to G5 ieot
long and six or seven feet wide and are said
to attain a speed of 90 miles an hour
The junk is The d,sppetive type q Chinese
marine architecture, a somewhat nnproGlcssive
science among the cclestias. Even before the
Christian era John Chinaman voyagcd from
port to port In vessels Of this build and rig. The
sails are made Of mating and are rcofcd In
much the same way as a Venetian blind Is
raised The junk is built along the lines OF an
oriental slipper with the curved keel for the
sole and the drop aft fJr the heel The com
mon river boat or sampan is on the even more
familiar model Of the inverted Eat iron. The
modern large junk is good sea boat and VIII
ride severe typhoon in safety.
On the streams Of India may be seen type
Of rowboat which somewhat resembles our
American craft It IS however OF clumsy con.
struction and the oars which are dashed 10
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29

ITO any observing tourist who might
journey around the globe the various
types Of sea and river craft that he
would such trip are as dis.
~ tinctiye as are the costumes Of many
OF the countries he would travel through.
Few Americans there are who are not famil
lar with our present styles Of water craft, such
as the common rowboat and sailing yachts, but
there are many Who II told that these boats set
down on some foreign stream would excite con.
siderable curiosity, would be greatly surprised
However If they would stop to consider that
these boats were evolved from the primitive
crafts OF our forefathers and that the various
conditions in different lands would make these
boats impracticabe, the surprise would be some.
what tempered
First let US consider the gondola of Italy. re-
nowned in song and story. The gondola has
probably been drawn oftener than any other
boat on record Crank and black and dismal, with
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22
DOCTOR THE SKIN
TO CURE THE SKIN.
Scientific study Proves Ecten,a Cannot
he Treated by Dosing tic stomach
with Drugs.

Advanced medical science. after years
OF study and research, Is now practl-
cally agreed that Eczema, psoriasis,
salt rheum, and diseases OF like nature
are skin disease sand cannot be cured
by doctoring the blood. The treatment
prescribed Is the direct application OF
healing, soothing remedies to the skin
Doctor the itch where the itch is'--
such is the common sense as well as
scientifically correct conclusions, OIL of
wintergreen. compounded with such
other soothing vegetable remedies as
glycerne and thymol in d. D. p. Pre-
scription, is recognized as the specific.
Physicians use D. D. D. Prescription
freely in their practice. DR.. C. A. V.
Hartleben, washington. d. c., writes as
follows.
-. p. y. Prescription is medicinal,
soothing, and the effect Is miraculous.
God knows 1t saved me a deal of suf-
fering. I recommend it to everyone I
can"
This letter is only one OF many tes-
fifying to the merits of this. purely
vegetable remedy. Copies of other let
ters may be seen at our store. owens
&, Minor Drug Co. Free treatise on
care and nutrition of the skin may be
had on application.