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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-19
COPENHAGEN
 DOUBTS COOK Committee Fails to Find
 Proof. OFFICIAL REPORT IS HELD UP Data Not Sufficient to Show Dis
 covery of Pole. Danes Are Lo.ans Faith In the Brsok- Iyn Explorer whe Is stiII In
 Hiding from PubIic--
 Peary Reti-

Copenhagen. Dec. 1s.-The Associat- ed Press Is informed by high au- thority that the committee of the University Of Copenhagen in its pre- liminary examination of his records. failed to discover proof that Frederick A. Cook reached the North Pole.
 A preliminary report was made by the examining committee at secret session of the consistory of the uni- versity today The consistory listen ed to the report which provoked an animated discussion. It appears that the data so far submitted is not held sufficient to establish the explorers claims.
 The result of today's discussion was a request on the part of the consis- tory that the committee continue its work. The University body will leave to the investigators proper the mat ter of making public later the results of their inquiries.
 Popular opinion here appears to have undergone gradual change. From the beginning of the controversy the populace of Copenhagen has been decidedly pro-Cook. Patriotism has strengthened this sentiment. Recent developments. however. have been dis appointing and today the general im- PiSSetOh PkSNoHS tHak AJi. OOOR pa~ pers as submitted. do not constitute proof that he discovered the North Pole.
 It was learned that several members of the University consistory are ex- ceedingly angry over the rectors pre- iiminary report. one Of them expressing regret that the university mad not waited until Dr. Cooks claims that he reached the pole had been proved be- fore honoring him.
 The Copenhagen newspapers up to the present have been wholly friendly to Dr. Cook. but it is learned that some of the leading dailies tomorrow will print articles throwing doubt on Cook 6 trustwerthiness gs-a
 They, will point out that the Danrsh people regarded Cook in the light oi national hero and hope stil1 that he Is an honest man. The slightest evi- dence that this is not the case, the pas pers assert, will oppress all Danes with grief
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-19
Cru,.er Goe. ,o Coriu

Cruiser Goes 70 Corinfo.
 Panama, Dec. 1e.--The United States auxiliary cruiser Buffalo. with TOO marines on board sailed last midnight for corinto, Nicaragua, the nearest port to the capital. Managua. It is understood that the marines will not be landed unless such a step appears necessary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-19

Statement By Creei.
 Washington, Dec. 1S--Mexico's policy of peace and her harmonious rela- tions with the United States concern
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-19

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The Secret Of Meredith.

The secret of George Meredith's
mystery may perhaps lie in the fact
that never before has a writer of SUCH
eminence partaken at one time in so
full a measure of the critical and the
creative faculty. Shakespeare knew
how to write a play, Aristotle knew
how one ought to be written; we shah
rarely find in the study Of any period
an author pre-eminent both as critic
and creator. That word which is able
to make flesh of abstract material
comes seldom from the mouth OF the
scientist, however fine and true be
his knowledge, potent his voice or
sturdy his faith. What a monstrosity
indeed was that Frankenstein, man
created by the hand Of man to scare
the public of a century ago! Nor
could ever a workman, however Gu
rious his art, make of any dry bones
a Zagloba. This it is then which
marks George Meredith as unique
among artists: that being first a critic
Of man, he is in a secondary degree,
and yet in a degree extraordinary, a
creator of man.-Atlantic Monthly.
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New Sea SuperstitiOnS.

With the advent of wireless telc-
graphy there has come a superstition
that bad news may be warded Off if
the mast that is a part of the appara-
tus is patted thrice with the palm Of
the hand.
Go and ask the cook"-a sea.
mans inevitable reply to all irrele-
want questions-has been elaborated
in the last year to, 60 and ask the
cooks sister," and it is related that
Captain Turner, of the Lusitania,
went so far recently as to alter the
time-honored reply to, "Go and ask
the ships cat"
A minister aboard ship has always
been taken as a Jonah sign" by sea-
men. In recent years, however, this
superstition has been modified to a
certain extent. A young minister,
the seamen believe, will not bring as
much of a Jonah" with him as an
old one.
Men of the sailing vessels have al
ways held that scraping or scratching
the mainma5t would bring q long Pc
riod of good weather. Men on the
huge modern steam vessels now SINH
larly believe that scratching a smoke
stack with the finger nail will insure
continued fair weather.
One of the Oldest sea superstitiona
has been connected with the flying of
birds. If the birds few high, that
signifed good weather; if they
skinned the water, that meant baC
weather. There is gradually spread.
ing among the seamen a superstition
that if an animal is aboard the vessel
bad weather may be deferred-even
if the birds are flying close to the
water-if the head of the animal is
pointed aft and is held in that direc-
ton for some time. - Harper's
Weekly.
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over the shoulders. giving becoming
breadth, and the sleeves are simple
and effective, yet relieved of all over
severity. In the illustration cash
mere Is trimmed with satin covered
buttons in matching color.
The waist consists of the fitted
lining, which includes plain sleeves,
the fronts, back trimming and sleeve
portions OF the waist proper. The
waist is tucked in groups and is fin
ished with the trimming portions,
which are arranged over it and
stitched to position. The closing of
the lining is made at the centre front
of the waist, slightly to the left. The
sleeves are made in sections, the cen
tire portions being tucked, while the
outer portions overlap them. The COL
lar is a novel one, made in two por-
tions, one overlapping the other, and
is closed invisibly at the back.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is five and five
eighth yards twenty-four, three and
one-half yards thirty-two or two and
three-fourth yards forty-four inches
wide.
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CONFESSIONS OF A CLOWN.
At Last, There Is Of Sale a Book
Rrimful of American Humor,

At Last, There Is on Sale q Book
Brimful of American Humor.
Any bookseller will tell you that
the constant quest of his customers
is for "a book which will make me
laugh" The bookman Is compelled
to reply that the ace Of American
humorists has run out and comic lit
erature is scarcer than funny plays.
A wide sale is therefore predicted for
the Memoirs Of Dan Rice" the
Clown of Our Daddies, written by
Maria Ward Brown, a book guaran-
teed to make you oar with laughter.
The author presents to the public q
volume of the great TESTERS most
pungent jokes, comic harangues,
caustic hits upon men and manners,
lectures, anecdotes, sketches of ad-
venture, original songs and poetical
illusions; wise and witty, serious,
satirical, and sentimental sayings OF
the sawdust arena Of other days.
Old Dan Rice, as proprietor Of the
famous lone Horse Show" "a more
of a national character than Artemus
Ward, and this volume contains the
humor which made the nation laugh
even while the great Civil War ragged.
This fascinating book of 500 pages,
beautifully illustrated, will be sent
you postpaid for $3.50 by Book Pub.
fishing House, 134 Leonard street.
New York.
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Bishop Sleeves With Caps.

Bishop sleeves make one of the
very latest developments OF fashion
and those illustrated, with separate
caps, are exceedingly smart as we'll
as practical. The lower portion of
each is designed for thinner material,
while the cap is supposed to match
the blouse, and it will be seen at a
glance that they are admirably we'll
adapted to remodeling as we'll as for
new material. The sleeves can be
made in long, th~ree-quarter or elbow
| length. In the illustration the full
| length sleeve is made with a cuff OF
fancy material, the three-quarter
sleeve is made with a cuff which
matches the cap, and the elbow sleeve
IS made with the under portion OF
dotted Swiss and the over portion
embroidered in a simple but effective
design. The caps can be embroidered,
| trimmed with banding or with ap-
plique or treated in any way that
fancy may suggest.
All the sleeves are designed to be
made over a fitted foundation. The
full, or bishop portion, is made in n
piece and gathered at upper and lower
edges and the cap is made in one piece
finished separately. The full length
sleeve is finished with a shaped cuff;
the three-quarter sleeve is finished
with a %rolled-over cuff Joined to its
lower edge and the elbow sleeve is
finished with a band that is edged
with a frill. The cap in each INSTANCE
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\ S'HINTS

To acquire q straight back remem
Der to keep the abdomen in and the
chest out.
Cold water dashed on the face and
chest each morning gives the same
tonic effect as the cold plunge without
danger of shock.
When the skin becomes overheated,
as it too often does in summer, try
putting a little baking soda n the
water in which you wash.
Nothing relieves the sting of mos
quito bites or the intense itching OF
hives like bathing in a weak solution
of carbolic acid and water.
Learn to relax if you would be free
of lines in your face and cheat old
age. Most of us keep ourselves at
tension, mental and physical.
If relaxing exercises will take the
kinks out of your face, relaxation
the kind best suited to your taste
will remove kinks from your soul.
If you overboil potatoes, you can
drain off the water and dry them out
over the fire. Afterward they can be
mashed and beaten in the usual way.
A good furniture polish may be
made of parafine, oil and ~turpentine.
Kerosene, too, is very good, while
! crude oil may be used to darken wood
that has not been vanished.
Dandruff arises from different
causes, but when it is very much In
evidence it is usually a symptom OF
depleted roots and the scalp needs
feeding with grease or tonics.
Brasses take a most beautiful
polish if washed in a mixture made OF
n ounce Of alum and a pint of I've,
boiled together and used while still
warm.
Worn brooms or whisks may be
dipped into hot water and uneven
edges trimmed with shears. This
makes the straws harder, and the
trimming makes the broom almost as
good as new.
Do not neglect the value Of fruit
in improving the complexion. Moth
ing equals the juice of oranges and
lemons to clear up skin and brighten
eyes. The latter must be diluted and
taken without sugar; a half-lemon to
glass Of water.
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Meringues.

To each white of egg allow two
ounces of sugar. Whip whites till
on taking away the whisk the egg
froth stands up in solid points or is
so stiff that it a be cut in two with
a knife. Stop beating at once when
this point is reached; stir in two
ounces Of sugar to each white of egg.
Lay it in spoonsful on a baking sheet
rubbed all over with white wax Dust
them with a little icing sugar and
leave them in an oven for two or
three hours, or until quite crisp and
dry. The oven should feel Just warm
to the hand. If to be filled with
cream or jam take them out of the
oven before the bottoms are quite
firm, press each of these into a hollow
with the back of a spoon, then return
them to the oven, bottom side upper
most this time, to dry them properly.
When quite dry put aside to cool be-
fore filing them. These meringues
can be kept if put in a tin.-Washing-
ton Star.
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The Thrifty Chinese.

With their wonted acute perception
of the possibilities of things, the
Chinese have taken advantage of the
anti-mosquito campaign in the French
concession to enrich themselves. One
of the methods adopted to destroy
the embryo n%uisances is to pour kero.
sene on the waters of the various
creeks and pools, and as a conse-
quence most of them now carry a sur
face covering of oil. The Chinese,
who do not view the work in the same
light as the foreigner, have recently
commenced skimming the creeks Of
the floating oil and using it for their
W purposes. - Siamese Weekly
NewE.
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Scrambled Eggs With Asparagus.

Six eggs, two heaping tablespoon.
Iuls butter, one gill of asparagus tips,
two tablespoonful cream, salt, pep
per, paprika and crate of nutmeg.
Boil the asparagus t4 in boiling salt
ed water until tender, drain we'll, put
them in a sautea pan with one table,
spoonful of the butter, and saute over
the fire for five minutes. Break the
eggs in a basin, add the cream, sea-
son, with a little salt, pinch Of pepper.
paprika and nutmeg; beat up well,
put in a saucepan with the remaining
tablespoonful of butter, stir over the
fire for ten minutes, then add the as
paragus, stir again until the eggs be-
gin to set. Dish up on a hot dish,
garnish with parsley and serve hot,
Slices of cucumber In place of aspara.
gus points will be found a nice
change. A pinch of sugar should be
added when sauteing the cucumber
New York Press.
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The Skirt Tree.

Before the advance of civilization
trees provided the principal articles
of clothing for inhabitants of trop-
ical regions. One of the best exam
Piles of these trees is the Sack tree"
(Antiaris l%innoxia) Of Ceylon. To
obtain the bark of this the tree is
felled and cut into sections; these
are submerged in still water for sew
eral weeks for the purpose of rotting
the bark, the latter being then
washed and pounded so as to separ7
ate the parenchymatous tissue from
the closely interviewer layer of fibres.
The bark is afterward dried and
bleached, when it is ready for use in
a fashion according to the fancy of
the wearer. The sections of the bark
may be cut so as to adapt it for either
a ready-made skirt, kilt or shirt
London Chronicle.
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II OuSehOLd
u.MatterS
A Hasty Fruit Salad.

For a hasty fruit salad when fresh
fruit is not at hand open a a of
peaches, drain it and arrange the
halves of the fruit on lettuce leaves,
sprinkle them with shredded almonds
and a few cherries if they are at hand,
and dress them with mayonnaise. If
nuts and cherries are not at hand the
peaches are excellent alone.-Indian-
apolis News.
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. A Force New to
, Science.

The measurement of nerve force
presents one of the most mysterious
and p%erplexing problems in medicine.
It is the meeting place of science aHc
occultism, the ground on which the
occult contends successfully With
medicine and conquers it.
Mystics have long declared that
the human body is surrounded by an
aura, depicted in ancient illumina-
lions over the heads of saints as the
halo; many apparently reputable per-
sons have declared these emanatlons
visible to them, and that they varied
in color or actually changed accord
ing to the possessing emotion.
The French Academy of science
has Investigated the properties OF tae
biometer, a little machine invented
for the purpose of measuring some
unknown force given off from the hu-
man body. The machine consists OF
a glass cylinder eight or ten inches
long and five to six inches wide,
closed at the top, and standing IN a
narrow circular groove on a Wooden
stand. From the top Of this appara-
tus depends a single UNFINISHED thread
of cotton about four inches long. The
lower end is carefully fastened to the
exact middle of a copper needle
about three inches long, suspended
from it horizontally, so as to move IN
horizontal rotation to right or left
-..kL -o-fook froaInnn hhnnt one.
third of an inch below this is a circu.
lar horizontal card, divided into 36O
degrees, which rests on a glass bot.
bin having an exterior diameter OF
W inches and resting itself upon the
wooden stand. This glass bobbin has
been wrapped round with alternate
layers of plotting paper and fine iron
wire. The result is to produce a mo-
bile needle that can rotate horizon
tally Immediately above a circular
card divided into $50 degrees.
Various other. yc~ontriVances, such as
the -sthenometer, have been devised,
but all on the same general prillcl-
pies. The biometer consists of a COP
per needle, the s~thenometer Of a sus,
pended straw, both completely in
closed in glass.
Now, when the right hand is ad.
vanced to within about one. inch OF
the cylinder, and there retained from
three to five minutes, no one else
standing near, and the experimentel
neither moving nor talking, the nee.
die is rotated through twenty to sixty
degrees, remains liked for a time, and
then returns to the starting point,
The same occurs when the left hand
is advanced. There is no possibility
of illusion. 1t can be done whether
the room be dark or light, cold or
hot, quiet ornoisy.-Harper'sW Weekly.
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taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to see what 1t would do,
and I am restored to my natural
health. Mrs. ETA DONOVAN, Box
299, Willimantic, Conn.
The success Of Lydia E. Pinhham's
Vegetable Compound, madefrom roots
and herbs, is unparalleled. It may be
used with perfect confidence by women
who suffer from displacements, infam-
nation, liberation, fbroid tumors, il
regularities, periodic pains, backache,
bearing-down feeling, fatulency, indi-
gestion, dizziness, or nervous prostIs-
tion.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been the
standard remedy for female ills, and
suffering women owe it to themselves
to at least give this medicine a trial.
Proof is abundant that It has cured
thousands Of others, and why shoudft
not cure your
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Lemon Sponge.

Soak one ounce of gelatine in a pint
of cold water for six hours, then dis
solve it over the fire. Add the thin
peel of two lemons, the strained juice
of three lemons and one-half pound
of sugar. Let all boil two minutes;
strain it and leave till nearly cold.
Beat the whites of two eggs to a
froth, add them to the jelly and whisk
all for ten minutes, till the mixture
becomes the consistency of sponge.
Pour into a mold and set on ice
Washington Star.
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PIums, Fresh and Preserved.

While the finer varieties of plums
make beautiful dessert, being rich
and luscious of flavor, they are not
quite so wholesome uncooked as their
next kin, the peach. When it comes
to picking and preserving, plums can
hold their own every time. The fruit
is found in nearly every part of this
country, and the provident housewife
feels that there is something decid.
eddy lacking if her store of preserves
has not it's usual good supply OF
plum jam, plum jelly, plum cheese
and plum conserve. For there are
many delicious desserts to be made
from plums, fresh or can1ed.-New
York Telegram.
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Policeman in a Quandary.

1t is not all pleasure, the life of a
country policeman, says the London
Globe. The guardian of Pigbury-
super-Splosh's morals was observed
the other day to be looking careworn.
Whats the matter?" he echoed, in
to kind inquiries. why,
it's those three tramps l locked up
this morning. They are kicking up
a row because they want to play
bridge and ! can't find them a
fourth"
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Plan to Protect the Osprey.

The British Government has issued
a proclamation prohibiting the cap
ture or destruction of Goura pigeons
and ospreys for the next five years in
Papua. No permit or license will in
future be issued except to duly ac-
credited agents Of some recognized
geological or other scientific society.
This rule will materially curtail the
future supply from Papua for COM
mereial purposes of that pretty arti-
Gle of headgear. the osprey feather,
so highly valued by women in all
countries.
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one when the doctor was treating him for cancer
OF the stomach. The next morning he passed
four pieces of a tape worm. He then got q box
and in three days he passed a tapo-worm IS feet
long. It was MT. Matt Freck, of Millersburg,
Dauphin Co.. Pa. I am quite a worker for casca-
rets. I use them myselfand find them beneficial
for most any disease caused by impure blood"
Chas. z. Condor, Lewiston, Pa, (Mifin co.,
Pleasant. Palatable, Potent Taste Good.
Do Good. Never Sicken, Weaken or GRIPPE.
l0c, 2Sc, Soc. Never sold In bulk. The aenu-
Inc tablet strmped c c c. Guaranteed to
cure or you. money back. 81
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Ruling Spirit Strong.

Instances of the ruling passion
strong in death are very common. 1t
is said of DR.. Orne, the great English
composer, that he died in the middle
Of a conversation on some musical
matter, trying with his last breath to
sing a passage the meaning of which
he was too exhausted to explain.
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EMINENT DOCTORS AT
YOUR SERVICE FREE.
Not a Penny to Pay For the Fullest
Medical Examination.

N1SulCdl REHABILITATION
If you are in doubt as to the cause
Of your disease mail US a postal re-
qrsting a medical examination blank,
which you will fill out and return to
US. Our doctors will carefully dag
nose your case, and If you can be
cured you will be told so; If you can
not be cured you will be told so. You
are not obligated to US in any way, for
this advice Is absolutely free; you are
at liberty to take our advice or not as
you see fit. Send to-day for a medi-
cal examination blank, fill out and
return to US as promptly as possible,
and our eminent doctors will diagnose
your case thoroughly absolutely free.
Munyon's, SD and Jefferson Sts.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
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PUTNAM FADELESS DYES
$@ss$s9 %$@s- S5s% s$$S ss. $&sEs %:$ssE S$s fsos9SES ESss $S @% 9Ss:

Out of 1858 begging letters re-
cefved in London by a. charitable as
ISOLATION, eighty-seven per cent. were
found to have come from swindlers,
and of the remaining thirteen PEI
cent. only five per cent. were found
to be really destitute.
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A New Couture.

The fat casque couture is becom-
ing Gaore general and is very notice
able. Cor a small, tightly dressed head
amcng so many that are gener sly
aided by extraneous curls and braids
stands out with distinction.
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walk ups airS
without stopping
on the way. I
tried three differ.
ent doctors and
each told me'some-
thing different. I
received mol benefit
from any Of them,
but seemed to suf-
fer more The last
doctor said moth
ing would restore
nv health. I began
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Tinted LaceS.

Have you marked the trend toward
tinted laces for the lingerie waists OF
pure white materials? Those who
have always chung to these laces be-
cause of their becoming softness will
not be in the lead of the fashion.
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A dentist surgeon expresses the
opinion in the Dundee Advertiser that
the chief cause of the. increase of den
tai troubles in recent years is that the
bread now generally used is made
from roller ground -four.