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Blessed Are the Pure in Heart.

A beautiful lady went to a photog-
rapher to sit for her picture. After
the sitting, the man retired to ex-
anime the plate. He was greatly
puzzled, upon developing the picture
in the chemical bath, by the appear
ance of a number Of dark spots on
the face, although not the least trace
of blemish could be detected on the
face of the lady. The next day the
explanation came. The spots then be-
came distinctly visible. The lady had
contracted small pox, and soon died.
The faint yellow spots, before they
could be detected by the naked eye,
were faithfully portrayed by the
searching aid pure rays of the sun.
So the first harborings Of impure
thoughts will mar the lovel1est soul,
and, if not resolutely warred upon
with all spiritual weapons these I'M
holy imaginings will drag their VIC
tim down to ruin. No other treas
ure In this world is so rich as the
consciousness of purity, an. in order
to retain it one must avoid not only
the acts, but also the impure
thoughts which would destroy it. 1t
is not enough to have a fair exterior;
the heart must be pure. 1t is in the
heart that God would live. The
heart, too, is the centre of the life.
God helps us to keep our hearts pure
that our lives may be pure!-G. B.
F. Hallock, ID.
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The Sphinx and the Infinite.

can imagine the most determined
atheist looking at the Sphinx and, in
a flash, not merely believing, but
feeling that he had before him proof
of the life Of the soul beyond the
grave, of the life of the soul of
Khufu beyond the tomb of his pyra-
mid. Always as you return to the
Sphinx you wonder at it more, you
adore more strangely its repose, you
steep yourself more intimately in the
aloof peace that seems to emanate
from it as light emanates from the
sun. And as you look on it at last
perhaps you understand the infinite;
you understand where is the bourne
to which the finite flows with all its
greatness, as the great Nile flows be-
yond the Victoria Nyanza to the sea.
From Robert Hichens' The Spell
of Egypt" in the Century.
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The Narrow Way.
Matt. 7:13, a..

Narrowness Is Christ's idea Of the
way of life, a straitened way, the way
of truth. For a moment pause and
ask: Could it be otherwise? 1t IS IL
o'clock, the orthodox regulator at the
watchmaker's points with exactness
to that hour. Every narrow" exclaim
all the cheap 'timepieces of the neigh
borhood, and they persistently point
to all hours from $50 to midday, but
their boosted liberality is only mex
actness, which is another word for
u1trdth.
So orthodoxy in the harbor channel
marks with exactness each rock of
sunken hulk, and puts its danger sig
nails out. A liberal pilot might be
careless of these signals, but the pas
senger would prefer that the pilot
should be overcautious rather than
too liberal.-H. E. Partridge, Pomo-
ma, Tenn.
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A Prayer.

Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord,
the Giver and Guide of all reason,
that we may always be mindful of the
nature, of the dignity, and of the
privileges Thou hast honored us with.
Grant US Thy favorable assistance in
the forming and directing our judg-
ment, and enlighten us with Thy
truth, that we may discern those
things which are really good, and,
having discovered them, may love
and cleave steadfastly to the same.
And, finally, dispense, We pray Thee,
those mists which darken the eyes of
our mind, so that we may have a per-
feet understanding, and know both
God and man, and what to each is
due. - Simplicius TRANSLATED by
George Stanhope, Dean Of Canter-
bury, 1704).
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People Who Object to
LIQUID Medicines Can
Now Secure Peruna
Tablets.

in foreign lands until the people OF all the world are supphea Win tns Vala-
able household remedy.
try it. If it helps you, be honest ard acknowledgethati it has helped you
If you want us to we will publish your statement exactly as you 1urnsnT
nubIish your portrait in connection with it. We will not do this without your
written reques, without your entire consent.
Peruna has cured thousands of people of chronic catarrh, in many phases
and locations. At least, that lis what the people say to u.s. through unsoncltea
testimonials. Peruna will cure many thousand more, in spite OF fabricated
ISLANDERS to the contrary. uru
INGREDIENTS PRINTED ON THE Label.
We guarantee that every testimonial we use is absolutely true-n the
exact language of the tesifer.
We guarantee that every photograph published Is the photograph u te
person whose name it bears, that every word of every testimonial was autnor-
lied by the hand that signed it.
We are determined to beat our opponents by being fairer than they are,
by dealing squarer than they dare to. We are determined to meet 1asenooo
with truth, duplcty with candor, insmcerty with sincerity
W. know that The users of Pe1una will appreciate our stand. We believe
that the dealers in Peruna will applaud our course. w expect even our op-
ponents will be obliged to acknowledge finally that Peruna is not only an
honest and useful remedy, but one OF the GREATEST dooSGhoLO mHOH'
CINES ON THE CONTINENT
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a clutch, with a screw propeller at
the stern of the boat, the connection
being made by moving a lever placed
at the left hand Of the driver of the
vehicle. Tho rudder and the front
axle are turned by the same steering
wheel.
The capstan, which Is seen at the
bow of the boat, is turned by a tan
gent screw which is driven by the
motor, by means Of a wheel and belt
and connected and disconnected by a
loose wheel, or 1dler.
The driving wheels, the propeller,
and the capstan can be operated sep
arately or simultaneously.
The speed of the vehicle, as deter
mined by numerous trials, Is thirty
five kilometers (twenty-one and
three-quarter miles, per hour on
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clutch of the disk type, two distinct
systems of mechanism: /. A varia-
bio speed shaft transmits the power
to the rear or driving wheels BY
means Of chains and pinions, the ar
bors of which pass through stuffing
boxes. Three forward speeds and
one backward speed r provided.
Coupling, retarding and speed
changing levers, a differential brake
worked by a pedal, and a brake lever
acting on the real wheels complete
the mechanism of propulsion on land.
Steering is effected, as in an ordinary
automobile, by a wheel connected
with the front axle, the shaft of the
wheel passing through a stuffing box.
2. The variable speed driving shaft,
prolonged backward beyond the rear
axle, may be connected, by lean of
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PERUNA EDITORIAL NO. |.

Dr.. Hartman is low offering Peruna to the public ass regular pharmaeeu,
teal product. / It's just as ethical as any compound put up tor the meoloa a
profession, No straining of medical ethics can find any fault with it. Ink
PRINCIPAL ACTIVE INGREDIENTS are prominently incorporated In the
label on the bottle, thatthe people may know that the claims made for feruna
have a true justification.
The only departure we shall make from medical ethics in the conduct u
Peruna affairs in the future, is the fact thatw we shall continue to advertise and
sell our product TO THE PEOPLE.
If we would agree to sell to doctors only, to advertise for doctors only
then the medical fraternity would be obliged to recognize Peruua as being
entirely within their approval
BUT WE SHALL NOT DO THIS.
We shall continue to offer Peruna to the people. We shall continue
convey to the people our claims f: Peruna as a household remedy. "eshan
continue to supply the people with free literature, teaching them how 20 use
our medicine, teaching them how to avoid disease teaching them many Things
of benefit to the home. We shall continue to do this, whether the medical
profession like it or not.
We are proposing from this time on to take the public into our confidence.
Notwithstanding that some imitators and substitutors will be attempting TO
put up something which they consider just as good as Peruna, we are going to
draw aside the veil of secrecy and allow any one who chooses to know exactly
OF WHAT PERUNA IS COMPOSED.
This ought to disarm all honest criticism. We expect, however, that crit
icismw will continue. On some pretext or other those who are env1ous OF the
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Trzgfb and
Quality

appeal to the Well-Iniormed in every
walk of life and are essential to permanent
success and creditable standing. Accor-
!ngly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs
Ind 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,
rweetens and relieves the internal organs
On which it acts without any debllItatlng
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
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 all leading drug
gsts.
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artificial, can be found for entering
and leaving the water.
The hull of the boat, which Is
made of steel plates riveted to steel
ribs of T-shaped section, is mounted
by means Of springs on axles and
wheels of pressed steel. The axles
pass through water-tight tubes which
traverse the hull. This part Of the
construction, which is very cleverly
designed, is the invention of M. Gus
tave Pitre, the naval architect of the
Maisons Lafftte.
The motor constructed by Con
taller, of Vincennes) is placed near
the bow. 1t drives, by means Of a
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A new AUTOMOBILE BOAT.
BY JACQUES BOYER.

A French inventor, j. Ravaillier,
has devised a self-propelling vehicle
which can navigate the water like
an ordinary motor boat and also
travel overland like an automobile.
The official tests of the boat, recent
ly made in the presence Of NJ. Barth-
GU, the Minister Of Public Works,
and other distinguished persons, were
crowned with complete success. To
tourists who make use of this am
phibious vehicle canals, rivers and
lakes will present no serious difficult
ties, as they can be crossed with ease
and comfort wherever moderately
gentle and smooth slopes, natural or
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The inventor claims It can be so
done by the use Of the self oiler,
which consists of an oil cup clamping
en- the blade. This cup has 4 bifur-
Gated discharge nozzle, the oil dis
charging through the bifurcations
onto the saw. The carpenter is thus
able to continue saving without be-
ing compelled to stop every few min
utes to remove the saw from the
wood and apply the oil. Naturally,
when the saw is not in use, it is
placed in ali inverted position against
the wall or other object, it being then
impossible for the oil to discharge.
Washington Sar.
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Costs More Than One.

1t is infinitely more expensive to
be a bachelor than a married man
nowadays. Bachelors eat in restau-
rants, dress well and spend a great
deal in flowers and bonbons. But
the worst penalty of bachelordom is
that, while a married man can vent
his spleen on wife and children, the
unfortunate liver in "single blessed
ness" is expected to be always gay,
smiling and witty.--Munich Mach
richten.
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land, and nine kilometers Csc miles)
per hour in the water.
The boat enters and leaves the
water without any preparation or
change, except in mechanical connec-
tons. When afoat it's stability is
perfect, as is shown by n of the
illustrations. 1t leaves the water and
climbs the bank under the impulsion
Of it's driving wheels If the ground
is reasonably firm and the grade less
than fifteen per cent. If the bank
is sleeper or softer, a rope is fastened
to a stake driven into the ground,
and the boat is hauled up by the
CaDStan.
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The equipment Of the boat is com.
pleted By a pump for bailins, an an
Choir, a buoy and a pair Of oars and
movable rowIocks for use in case OF
accident to the motor while afoat.
The Rayaillier automobile boat
seems destined to render valuable
services to tourists. The best proof
of the practical value of this inven-
ton is the fact that it has been pur-
chased, together with all its patents,
by an MISUNDERSTANDING Ameri-
an.
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ObcyinG Instructions.

A Denver woman, going from horie
fer the day, locked everything up
well, and for the ~grocer's benefit,
wrote on 4 card: "All out. Don't
leave anything" This she stuck on
the front door. On her return home
she found the house ransacked and
all her choicest possessions gone. To
the card on the door was added:
Thanks; we haven't left much
Kansas City Star.
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pleasure in recommending Doan's
Kidney Pills to persons suffering from
kidney disorders, backache, etc. 1t is
the best remedy l have ever known
and l will gladly answer any ques-
tions about it,"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
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makes to sufferers
from backache, kid
ney AMI bladder ills.
Judge Wills knows
the value of Doan's
Kidney Pills and will
answer the questions
of any sufferer who
writes to him. The
Judge says: Il take
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All the Tfme-Was Covered with Tor
turing Eczema-DOctor Said Sores
Would Last for Years-Per-
foot Cure nv Cuticura.

my baby niece was suffering from that
terrible torture. eczema. 1t was all over
her body, but the worst was on her face
and hands. She cried and scratched all the
time and could not sleep night or day from
the scratching. | had her under the doc
tors care for a year and 4 half and ne
seemed to DO her no good. / took her to
the best doctor in the city and he said that
she would have tie sores until she was SIX
years old. But if l had depended on the
doctor my baby would have lost her mine
and died from the want Of aid. But used
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment and
she was cured in three months. Alice il.
Dowell, 47G9 Easton Ave, St. Louis. No.,
May 2 and 20. 1907"
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Graceful Walkers.

Parlsians pay more attention to
walking than we do. The gait of Dur
women always distressed the French
visitor to our capital, and we must
fam acknowledge that the average
English woman does not walk with
grace.-Lady's Pictorial.
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If One, Then the Other.

us that young woman all author
ess?"
NO" answered the man who dis
likes affected forms of speech; "she
is a newspaper reporteress. WASH
ingtoD Star.
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Commit Yourself to God.

Grief for things past that cannot
be remedied and care for things to
come that cannot be prevented may
easily hurt, but can never benefit me.
/ will, therefore, commit myself to
God in both and enjoy the present.
joseph Hall.
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The United States Government and
that of Canada are resurveying the
boundary lines between the latter
country and ours as far east as Yer
mont. Many of the marks had dis
appeared.
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Dog Owners Luck.

Thursday morning the local pass
snger train ran over Harry Barthlo-
news pet bulldog and killed it.
Lucky for Harry that it was his dog
instead of himself.-Echo Register.
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The National Druggist SCOTS at
Or. Wiley's proposed investigation OF
soda fountain drinks. 1t does not
believe as he does that any of the
beverages contain choral hydrate,
opium or cocaine.
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Self Oilcr For Saws.

A device designed to save much
time to the carpenter and cabinet
maker is the automatic self oiler for
saws shown in the illustration below.
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Why not the Natural laxative, Garfield
Tea It's Pure, Mild and Potent. Made
of Herbs. Write for samples. Garfield
Tea Co., Brooklyn, n. Y.
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Lamps cause 500 fires in a year IN Lon
don; gas, 2l9; chimneys, l79.
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success of Peruna Will continue TO hnd
fault. But we are determined to give
such people no just complaint
PERUNA Is A GREAT MEDICINE.
It has become a household word In
millions of homes. Our faith in the
remedy is stronger than ever. Every
war we expect TO establish new plants
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Itch cured in 80 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. At druggists.
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Only Ono "Bromo Quinine"
That is Laxative Bromo Quinine. Look
for the signature of E. w. Grove. Used the
World over to Cure q Cold in One Day. 25c.
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POLICE JUDGE WILLS
Will Gladly Answer the Questions Of
Any Inquirer.

1t is a generous offer that Police
Judge ]. H. Wills, of Cloverport, KY,
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Japan exports large quantities OF mush-
rooms.
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BABY CRIED And SCRATCHED

An orange tree has been known to pro-
duce 5000 fruit at one crop.
The Washington times., 1908-11-13
SLEEPS IN CEMETERY;
is ROBBED BY SPOOKS
Prince George County Farmer Touched for $27 He
Slumbers Peacefully in Graceland Graveyard.
Spectral Thieves Float Off Through Trees.

Mercenary ghosts. strangely consumed
by the same lust for gold that had beset
them while in mortal form, last night
surrounded and robbed Silas D. Demp-
sey, a weary Prince George county far
mer. who had innocently dropped into
GTaceIand Cemetery. on Benning road,
for a little nap. Twenty-seven dollars,
Mr.. Dempsey told the police. were ex-
tracted from his trousers pockets as he
watched the hazy outlines Of the sepul-
chraI robbers without being able TO in
terrupt their thievery.
There can be little doubt about the
story. DIT. Dempsey saw the ghosts
himself, two Of them, and last night
asked that if possible they be arrested.
According 10 the story he told a police
man, into whose arms he ran when he
fed the cemetery, IL is no more pleasant
10 be robbed hy ghosts than by other
nefariOus persons.
Dempsey, neaadering homeward about
Il o'clock last night. became Obsessed
with a desire for sleep and rest just
as he reached the cemetery. Walking
in. he noticed an especially imposing
tombstone, evidently erected 10 the
memory OF some great man. and with 3
satisfied sigh Dempsey placed ris tired
form against IT, The solitude OF his
surroundings was most conducive tC
sleep. No bowling dogs, no midnight
neOws, no crying offspring was there
to interfere with natures restorative.
II was under such pleasant conditions
as these that Dempsey's head dropped
upon his ueayIng chest and he found g
sweet oblivion. How long he slumber
ed he knew not, but IN the waking
hours he had a dim consciousness Of
presence G her than his own. He look
seemed natural
Ugh. shiversi There stood two ghosts
over his pTOstrate form, calmly prepar
ing 10 divest him Of the ST. lmpOtently
ne raised his head, IN vain he tried Il
The Washington times., 1908-11-13
Garst Will Act, Although B.
F. Carroll Is Man Elect
ed November 3.
NOW FILLS SECOND
PLACE IN STATE
Legislature Will Elect His Chief 10
Fill Allison's Place in Senate
November "a.

DES MONIES. Iowa. Nov. IS.-War-
rem d. Garst. of Coon Rapids. viii be
the next governor Of Iowa, though b.
+. Carroll was elected by the Republ'-
cans at the polls November 3. Mr..
Garst becomes governor shortly after
November "a. and will be in office until
the inauguration Of Governor Carroll.
on November q. the Legislature. as
per previous agreement, will meet TO
elect a United States Senator for the
short term to succeed William B. ALI
son. Gov. A. Y. Cummins, having re-
ceived the Republican Endorsement at
the primary, will be elected. He Will
at once resign as governor, and Lieu
tenant Governor Garst will take the
oath of governor. AS governor, Mr.
Garst will have the duty of preparing
and delivering TO the new Legislature
in January the biennial message.
Mr.. Garst was the progressive candi-
date for the Republican nomination for
governor.
Mr Garst is hfty-eight years old,
The Washington times., 1908-11-13
VENERABLE WOMAN
BURIED SATURDAY
Funeral Service for Mrs. Green
in House She Lived
Forty Years.

The funeral OF Mrs. Sarah Green,
moIe than sixty years a resident Of
Washington, who died Wednesday, viii
be neId tomorrow at 2 o clock from the
family home lZ03 X street northwest,
the house in which she had lived for
over forty years. The Rev. Charles
Wood. pastor Of the Church Of the
Covenant, will conduct the services. In
terment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Green was born In Bristol, Eng
lanG. but came to this country in 1888.
She married the late Edwin Green, who
Tor many years conducted a furniture
store at Twelfth and Pennsylvania &v-
cnue.
Mrs. Green had witnessed the city de-
veIop from a small town TO its present
proportions. She always took an active
interest IN the affairs OF the city and
had been for many years a directress
on the board of the Washington City
Orphan Asylum She was "a long time
member of the Church Of the Covenant
She is survived by three brothers, JO-
seph GaWleT, a LEGAL undertaken; Alfred
GaWler. an employe Of the Treasury De-
partm6nt. and Charles GawleT, resi-
dent CT Bristol, England.
The Washington times., 1908-11-13
FIND RICH MAN DEAD
IN CHICAGO HOUSE
Is Believed by Police to Be
Wealthy Pennsylvania
Manufacturer.

CHICAGO. Nov IA well dressed
man. wearing a diamond ring on one
of his fingers. believed by the police
10 be A. W. Greene, a wealthy boiler
manufacturer of Castle Shannon, Pa,
was found dead in bed at 2l23 Dearborn
street, early today. The man is believed
10 have died of heart disease.
Georgia Spencer prOprietress Of the
place, told the police that Greene had
been here on several occasions IN the
past three months. He appeared IN an
automobile shortly before midnight, and,
according to the Spencer woman, spent
money freely, and then went to room
He was found dead early today.
When the clothing was searched, be
tween SO and Sl00, and a gold watch
were found in the pockets. The body
was examined by the police. but no
marks of violence were found.