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Barbour County index., 1909-04-28

his sunny temper and to render him a
rather unhappy, broken-spirited looking
individual. He was his fathers favor
ite, as he has been that of his mother,
to whose influence he is completely
subject, and it is possibly owing to this
that he does not approve of all the re-
reforms inaugurated by Nicholas, re-
forms that constitute so radical a re-
versal of the policy of the late en-
peror.
There are two other Michaels who
are grand dukes. The elder of the two
is the patriarch of the imperial family
and commands as such in a remarka-
BILE degree the confidence and the re-
gard of the cZar. Son Of the first En-
peror Nicholas, and only surviving
brother of Alexander H., the liberator
of the serfs, he has always enjoyed
great popularity, both at home and
abroad, on account of his kind-hearted-
ness, his lofty sense of honor and his
enlightened and progressive views, of
which he gave ample evidence during
his very successful viceroyalty of the
Caucasus.
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BIG CHICAGO SUBWAY

classes of merchandise.
The entire tonnage moving on the
streets in the business district could
be handled in the subway without the
least congestion of traffic.
Practically the only thing lacking to
bring about this great relief to the
present congestion in the surface
streets is the completion of the hun
dreds of connections with big build
ings, wholesale establishments and
other shipping points. This work is
well under way. In fact terminals are
already in operation under dozens of
buildings, and the new transportation
facilities have been put to practical
test in the removal of much of the
material eXcavated in the construc-
tion of new skyscrapers.
An interesting test proved the value
of the subway. The Chicago & Alton
railroad unloaded a car of coal into
the smaller cars of the subway, at
Van Buren street, west of the river
1t required one minute and 20 seconds
to make the transfer, and just Is min
utes later the coal was all deposited
in the bins of the First National bank
building, almost mile distant.
The tunnels reach 40 freight houses,
where they connect by elevator serv-
| ice, endless chain carriers, chutes,
etc. There are "a trunk line railroads
within this system, including six ter
minal stations.
The road is handling hundreds of
carloads daily for excavation work, as
we'll as the transportation of coal and
ashes to and from big downtown build
| ings.
| About 100000 cubic yards of dirt
and ashes have been hauled out and
dumped on the. lake front to fill in the
lake for the new Grant park, which
has saved the South park commission
a large sum of money, figuring into
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The plan of construction of the sub
way is unique. Most of it has been
| excavated under air pressure. The
bore is egg-shaped, with walls of con
crete, IL inches thick with a 14-inch
bottom. The smallest part of the tun
mel is six feet wide and tx feet high
In the short period of two months five
miles of tunnel were completed, in
cluding the laying of tracks and the
wiring.
In this time $4,000 cubic yards oi
concrete were placed for the walls
and floor and more than $4,000 yards
of earth were excavated aud dumped
into the lake. This record has never
been approached in the history of tun
mel construction.
While the tunnel is now open fol
business and so miles is completed
the work of construction is continual
ly going on. 1t is expected that event
ually all the principal business streets
in the three sections of the city viii
be tunneled. There are so miles ol
single track in operation now and II
tunnels run under the river.
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POTATO MAKES PROUD BOAST.
Humble Vegetable Used for Many 9th.
er Purposes Than Recog-
nized Dinner Essential.

Whenever you lick postage stamp
you partake of me, since all lickable
gums are made from dextrine, one
of my products.
Your neck caresses me all day-foI
the starch that stiffens your collar is
made from the potato.
The bone buttons on your under
wear are probably vegetable ivory
compressed potato pulp.
My leaves, dried, make good
smoke. You have often smoked them
"unbeknownst," mixed with your IA
vorite brand.
Potato spirit is very pure alcohol
1t is used to fortify white wines. Many
a headache is not so much due to
the grape as the potato.
yield a sweet syrup. In this form
I am often present in cheap cocoa
honey, butter and lard.
Let the corpulent try as they will
they cannot escape yours truly,
THE POTATO.
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Grief That Kills.

"My poor boy" said the beneficent
old clergyman, who had encountered .
young waif sobbing in the streets,
what ails you? Some case Of dire
distress has touched your heart
chords, no doubt"
NO" shifted the lad, you're clear
off your base, old kazzozicks. Me an
Snippy an de rest of de fellies tin
canned the NANCY. old yellow cur up
at Schwarz' grocery, and while old
Schwarz an de gang followed tho
dog, I sneaked back to the grocery TO
swipe dried apples. De Fido chased
into Schmitt's orchard and de gang
cribbed de swellest peaches you ever
seen, an then dey smoked grapevine
cigarettes and set the barn a-fire. /
made sashay into de apple barrel at
de grocery, an de delivery boy pasted
me with a bed-slat and 1t hurts yet.
and l didn't get to see de fire. ana
didn't get nothin' to eat, and ! wisht
1 wuz dead-dog-gone It all!"-The
Bohemian Magazine.
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HOLY RAIL TO MECCA
Abdul Hamid Hopes 1t viii Bind
His Empire in Asia.
Road Now Runs to Mohammed's Tomb
in Medina and Will Be Completed
to Mecca in 1918 at Cost
of SAC, ,o0o, 900.

Springfield, Mass.-On Tuesday,
September 2, 1908, the holy railroad
was opened from. Damascus to Me-
dina, and no avowed Christian is to
be allowed to pass further than
Medina-Saleb into the country of
Hejaz. So there is savor of mystery
about this holy railroad, which runs
near the tomb of the prophet of Me-
dina, the present terminus of the
road. 1t is the holy city that received
Mohammed when Mecca cast him out
as hereto, denouncing paganism and
idolatry and preaching. There is one
God and Allah is his name," 1t was
in 622 A. D. that Medina allowed the
young reformer to preach his new
faith. Finally his new gospel was
preached by the force of the sword,
and Mohammed won the reputation of
miracle worker. He conquered Mec-
ca and made it the center of Islam,
and the kaaba, or sacred pantheon,
was made the great temple of the
Moslem faith.
At Medina Mohammed died and was
buried, and was laid in his mosque
tomb, where the faithful for centuries
have worshiped their leader. This
mosque is the holiest spot of the Mo-
hammedan world 1t is said to be
decorated with costly ornaments and
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industrial and commercial interests of
the city.
Every street in the downtown dis
trict, and many outside streets, are
duplicated 40 feet below the surface
by the tunnel system. The entire
subway is electric lighted, dry, clean
and we'll ventilated.
1t would be comfortable and quiet
thoroughfare for pedestrians were it
not for the ever-present tracks and
busy trolley trains with their queer
looking little motors. These odd
trains are capable of a high rate of
speed, but must be kept within strict
limits because of the frequent street
intersections and grade crossings.
The Illinois Tunnel Company and
it's engineers are proud of the fact
that not one life was lost or a serious
injury caused in the tunnel construc-
ton. More than $30.00O,000 was ex.
pended to build the system, half of
which was in wages.
The subway has a carrying capacity
Of 21k times the present tonnage OF
the surface streets under which ii
operates. II operated at less than one,
half its full capacity it could haul the
equivalent of every pound of freight
now passing through the downtown
streets, including coal as well as al
Barbour County index., 1909-04-28
"coFFEE DOESN'T HURT ME"
Tales That Are Told.

81 was one of the kind who wouldn't
believe that coffee was hurting me-"
says N. Y. woman. "You just couldn't
convince me its use was connected
with the heart and stomach trouble I
suffered from most of the time.
my trouble finally got SO bad ]
had to live on milk and toast almost
entirely for three or four years. Still
loved the coffee and wouldn't believe
1t could do such damage.
What I needed was to quit coffee
and take nourishment in such form as
my stomach could digest.
81 had read much about Postum,
but never thought it would fit my case
until one day I decided to quit coffee
and give 1t trial and make sure about
it. So ! got package and carefully
followed the directions.
"Soon began to get better and was
able to eat carefully selected foods
without the aid Of pepsin or other di.
gestants and 1t was not long before ]
was really a new woman physically.
''Now I am healthy and sound, can
eat anything and everything that
comes along and know this wonder
full change is all due to my having
quit coffee and got the nourishment
needed through this delicious Postum
my wonder Is why everyone don't
give up the old coffee and the troubles
| that go with 1t and build themselves NJ
as 1 have done, with Postum"
Easy to prove by 10 days trial Of
Postum In place Of coffee. The reward
is big.
There's q Reason
Ever read the above letters A new
1 enc appears from time to time. The5
are genuines txues and fam Of human
] interest
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GREAT UNDERGROUND TUNNEL
USED TO CARRY FREIGHT.
Thirty Millions of Dollars Spent t
Dig Most Complete and Extensive
Tunnel System in the
World.

Chicago's great subway or under
ground freight railroad is the most
complete and extensive tunnel system
in the world. 1t is one of the greatest
achievements of modern engineering
and though it is this and required sew
eral years in the building. at cost of
many millions of dollars, few persons,
even in Chicago, have any adequate
idea of the magnitude of the under
taking or its great importance to the
Barbour County index., 1909-04-28
DWELL IN MYSTERY

ever marrying, and thus contributing
toward assuring the line of succession.
In his boyhood he was the merriest of
all Alexander Ills children, had a ten
dency to make fun of everything, to
see in all things that came under his
notice the humorous feature, and mani
tested the most pronounced disposition
to ridicule and practical joking.
But of late years his character has
undergone a great change, and his af-
faire de occur, his ill-health, and other
things have contributed to rob him of
Barbour County index., 1909-04-28

When women will give up Easter
hats in order to meet the duties of a
voting citizenship. we know to a dead
certainty that the self-sacrificing dis
position of the mothers has been pre-
served through the generations. Per-
NIT a quiet tip in this connection: If
fathers and husbands can be con.
vinced that the ballot will reduce mil
linery bills to minimum, the way to
woman suffrage is made a thousand.
fold easier.
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In closing Vladivostok as a free
port, Russia has established an OBJ
stacle to trade with Siberia from this
side Of the Pacific; but there is a way
in by the ports farther south. an6
traffic will have to seek another inlet
There is some satisfaction in the re
Election that Russia herself will have
to share the burden imposed by the
abolition Of free entry by the direct
route.
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When COURAGE Failed,

Duke" said the heiress, eagerly,
"did you see father?"
"Yes."
"Well?"
1--WE talked about the weather."
What? Lose your nerve again
Why don't you brace up and talk like
a mana subject of king on whose
domain the sun never sets!"
Cant" moaned the duke. "All the
time I was in your fathers Office he
kept grinning at big painting"
What painting?"
"The battle of Bunker Hill."-Lip-
pincott's.
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Each of the states is a common.
wealth. that being the specific term for
a Republican or Democratic form of
government chosen directly by the
people. Four states-Pennsylvania,
Virginia, Massachusetts and Kentucky
are officially styled "commonwealths"
for no other reason than that the word
was adopted into the laws instead of
its alternative people" as in New
York and other states.
Barbour County index., 1909-04-28

There is nothing novel in the decree
issued by the pastor of an American
church against the big hats. saws a
writer In Vienna paper, Toward the
end of the thirteenth century great
hroad-brimmed hats were fashionable
in Austria. They were of such huge
dimensions that face under one of
them could not be recognized.
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Offensive Advice.

Madam" said the medical man,
gravely, you must practice fillins
your lungs with deep breaths Of pure
air."
An bust the smithereens out Of my
new Directly gown" smiled the lady.
Il think ! see myself"
And turning on her high heels she
haughtily left the apartment.-Clevo
land Plain Dealer.
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Director North estimates that it will
cost $14.0O0,000 to take the next de-
cennial census of the United States.
and wants congress to make the neces-
sary appropriation. Federal census
taking comes high, but it is a procedure
that is essential to proper realization
OF national growth and material pos
sibilities.
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gifts from the devotees. To-day an
electric light illumines the veil that
conceals the prophets tomb-which is
about as great miracle as the hegira,
or flight of the prophet to Medina.
Mecca is the ultimate end of the holy
railway. Into Mecca the pilgrim must
enter in the seamless garment, like a
penitent, and performs all the cere-
monies as old as his faith.
The great kaaba, the ancient pan
theon of Arabian idolatry, must be
walked round seven times The pill
grim must stone the devil, and listen
to sermon delivered from the gran
lite blocks of Arafat. Such are a few
of the fervent devotions of ''the
hadjs." or pilgrims at Mecca.
The Egyptian orator who spoke at
the inauguration of the holy railroad
said: THE prophet did not permit
the railway to reach Medina until the
khalif, or sultan, had granted a con-
stitution," which is now the cure-all
for every Mos1em i'll.
For eight years the work on the
holy railway has gone on, and it is not
yet finished. The engineers say it will
not be until 1913, when the trains will
run through to Mecca. This huge un-
dertaking, it is estimated, will cost
$40,000,0O0.
Turkey has lost one after another of
her provinces in Europe, and Mace
donia is but a question of time, but
she hopes by means of the Damascus
Mecca railway to have more intimate
contact with the Moslem world, and
to bind together her empire in Asia
for beyond a doubt with time this So
called holy railway will become a po-
litical railway, and the sultan has per-
fectly understood the Importance of 1t
| from this point of view, leaving out
side its value as a means of transport
for the military. Fifteen years ago,
so or so miles south of Damascus, in
an independent little country, one of
| the heads of the administration wrote
to Pierre Lott: 'In the name of Allah,
who is all in all, and not in the name
Of the sultan of Stamboul, who is no
one"
The sultan sought to give to the
Mecca road a panislamie character
under the direction of Moslem engi-
neers, Turks sent from Damascus
but this program has not been strict
ly carried out, for Germans, French
and Belgians have all been called in to
push on the great enterprise. Sub
scriptions were opened in every part
of the world. The shah of Persia was
one of the first to head the list with
100000; the khedive of Egypt added
100000; from India many hundreds
of thousands of dollars have come, all
from Moslem sources, but finally these
subscriptions of the faithful were not
sufficient, so the money of Christian
investors had to be accepted with q
good grace.
The sultan has even resorted to sell
ing decorations, which are so dear tc
the heart OF, the Turk. The first class
is a medal in nickel. bestowed on those
who subscribe from five to ten dol
lars; the second class in silver, fol
the officials, for those who subscribe
from SO to $40; and the third-clasi
medal in gold. to be worn about thu
neck. and bestowed on those who sub
scribe more than $50.
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II Jared Him.

Howell-How did you come to breah
your engagement with that girl?
POWELL had reason to think that
she hadn't enough practical knowledge
to make her good helpmeet.
Howell-What gave you that ideaf
Powell-I told her one day that the
hens weren't laying, and she said she
supposed that would affect the price
OF egg coal.
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and how to cure
them. Mrs. w. @.
Davis, of Groesbeck.
Texas, says: Back
aches hurt me so I
could hardly stand.
Spells Of dizziness
and sick headaches
were frequent and
the action of the kid.
npuc woc irrQO1lor
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Porto Rico wants to be a really and
truly American territory, with a dele
gate sitting in congress, Just like Ari-
zona, New Mexico and Alaska. A bill
looking to the qualification of that de-
sire has been introduced at Washing
ton, and perhaps good-natured Uncle
Sam will listen to the cry of his pro-
tege.
Barbour County index., 1909-04-28

Islsnd-planting is a new Industry in
Florida. The high price Of land along
the west coast was raised, so the en-.
terprising citizens there started to
raise islands TO match the real estate
prices. Old Dame Nature must be get
ting very much astonished at the way
she is being showed out of human way
as entirely too slow for modern meth.
OCa.
Barbour County index., 1909-04-28

A scientist Is credited with the in
vention of a machine that will show
whether people are telling the truth.
IL VIII not be in great demand with
hunting and fishing parties.
Barbour County index., 1909-04-28

Soon after I began taking Doan's Kid
ney Pills I passed several gravel
stones. got well and the trouble has
not returned. My back is good and
strong, and my general health is bet.
ter"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
Barbour County index., 1909-04-28
FOOLISH Cuestton

A New York chap wants to be told
why theater tickets in that city do not
Indicate the hour Of the beginning of
the performance. Should think he
would know. The hour is not men
toned because nobody is ever on time
at the beginning of the performance.
What would be the good of wasting
printers ink?
Barbour County index., 1909-04-28

amid the chorus of protests that
wages are not to be reduced there is
the nope of more equitable conditions
when the cost of living has been some
what decreased.
Barbour County index., 1909-04-28

Out in Kansas City a farmer came
10 town in his automobile and ran over
a man. Here is sweet revenge for
the automobile hating rural districts.
Is this way of getting even to become
general?
Barbour County index., 1909-04-28

Collector William Loeb, Jr., is an
other comparatively young man who
may be said to have taken the short
hand road to success. He still enjoys
the distinction of being one of the
best stenographers in the country.
Barbour County index., 1909-04-28

A California man was not awakened
Dy his wife's screams. which fright
ened away a burglar Some men have
presence Of mind even in their sleep.
Barbour County index., 1909-04-28

III you want any excitement you can
easily get up discussion as to wheth-
er Mr.. Taft is the twenty-sixth or the
twenty-seventh president of the United
States.
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Usually Thev Are

Professor, what II the meaning a
the word smonologuer
MY dear sir. consider the deriva
ton OF It. Mono is slang for money
and 1ogos means q word Monologua
words for money
Barbour County index., 1909-04-28

The German emperor has created
some surprise by dining at public no.
tel. Perhaps he is tired of that imi-
tation champagne they serve at the
palace.
Barbour County index., 1909-04-28

Already they are stalking out lions in
convenient spots in Africa to amuse
the coming hunter of big and fero-
cious game.
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Kansas legislator proposes to tax
all bachelors over as. $25 a year, des-
pite the fact that any man who has
the sand to resist the wiles of women
Tor that length of time is entitled to
q pension.
Barbour County index., 1909-04-28

Saturate yourself with the philos-
ophy of optimism. 1t softens the kicks
and takes the jar out of the bumps
Barbour County index., 1909-04-28

Any white rhinoceros caught paint
Ing himself black will be dealt with as
a nature faker.
Barbour County index., 1909-04-28

The proposed tax on stockings may
only tend to increase the number of
barefoot dancers.
Barbour County index., 1909-04-28

A Lancashire man wrote his will on
his shirt front. After he died the ex-
ecutors made a clean breast of it.
Barbour County index., 1909-04-28

Turkish consul general in New York
is accused of graft Some Turks are
up to date.
Barbour County index., 1909-04-28

Hiram Maxim. having invented the
nolseless gun, should now turn his at
ton to some of the spring vests.
Barbour County index., 1909-04-28
AlLING WOMEN.
Keep the Kidneys Well and the Kid.
neys Will Keep You Well.

Sick, suffering, languid women are
learning the true cause of bad backs
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THE WRETcHEs.

Uncle-How is it, young man. that
you failed again in your examination?
Nephew-Why, the wretches asked
me the very same question could not
answer last year!
Barbour County index., 1909-04-28
Re Nnf rnn nif6d.n4

We are as often duped by dififence
Is by conf1dence.-Chesterheld.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-12-03

SUM MONS.

40. 80
In the Superior Court of the State of
Washington for Thur>tou County.
The SwUickau Development Company
plaintiff ". y. AtW"ll HUT. HUT his
wife. whose first or Christian name is
unknown. Also al! other persons or
parties unknown claiming any right,
title, estate. lien or Interest III the real
estate described in the complaint here
u, defend ants.
The state of Washington to the said :
Atwrll HUT, --- HUT. his wife. whose
first or Christian name il unknown. Also
All other persons or parties unknown
claiming any right. title. estate. lien or
interest IN the real estate described in the
complaint herein. defendants:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
sixty days after the date of the first publication
OF this summons to-wit
within sixty DAYS after the ilth day IF No
vrmbrr, lNrl. and defend Il e shove entitled ar-
ttnn ia the above entitled Court, and answer the
complaint of the plaintiff, The Swatickan be
N"lopment Company. corporation, and serve a
copy of your answer upon the under, signed At
forney for plant al his office below stated.
ami IN case Of yOnr failure to do 50, judgme mt
Viii De Rendered against you according to the
demand of said complaint which has bucn flied
with the CLERK of said Court
he object of said action being to determine
ami adJudicaic adverse claims and interests of
the aforesaid parties aud 10 quiet plaintiffs title.
In lee simple IN and 10 the fullowIn. described
real estate. situate. living aud hein. in the
county OF Thurston state of Washington. to
VIII: Lots one % 10 eight 81 inclusive in
Slock one O. and lots one () to eight g. incus-
i've in Block four o. in Whecler's subdivision of
Block eleven. (lD Of Ayers Addition TO Olympia
beln. the zane real estate a. H. described in the
complaint in said action which pleading also
sontains prayer for general relief and costs of
cut. BYRON MILLErr,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
+. % Address. Olympia, Thurston County
Washington
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-12-03

THANKsGIVlNG at erection, Is. c.,
did not partakc very much of the
Joyous season it is intended to be,
from the fact that nearly 100 tur-
keys disposed of at a shootin.
match, intended for the I'irc. de- re-
sistance at the annual banquet, were
stolen from the enclosure where they
were kept for the day of slaughter
by the confiding owners. Loud and
deep were the explosives, but they
missed their mark from want Of
knowledge as TO the direction tC
shoot. which proved SO effective in
winning the birds.