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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-05-06

with this there is the set OF eight tentAcies,
which possess grips of iron and are lined under.
meath with suckers" which when in working
order, form vacuum over the object grasped
and thus insure a firm hold.
So firm is this grasp that story tellers of sever.
al decades ago fond OF dropping the treas
ure-hunting hero into the hold Of the sunken
galleOn and there bump him up against the ter.
ribe devil.hsh which had thwarted all human
wiles and for umpty hundred years been the
guardian of the dons loot The hero always
won and captured the coin, being dragged to the
surface unconscious.
There have been one or two cases where the
cuttleiish has made its home within the cabins
CT sunken ships In one case in particular of
the northern coast Of South America it Is told
that devitish killed three divers who descend
ed to lay plans for raising the ship As each
man was brought to the surface dead from a
cause which none OF his mates could guess
other sent to take his place. Finally the
trouble was suspected and the last man sent
down gave explicit instructions about being
brought to the surface upon the faintest tug at
the guide line. After numerous trips up and
back he succeeded in dislodgng the creature
by cutting off its arms by one Deprived Of
its arms, it fed and no further trouble was ex.
perienCed
Perhaps the most uncanny sight which ever
befalls the devil.tish hunters is when. on clear
day. the denizens of the deep may be seen on the
bottom walking along with the aid of their
tentacles. which used as feet On land 1t is
recorded, this is physical impossibility. for the
fish. but buoyed up by the water of many faith.
oms it's easy
Though absolutely the most dangerous of
lures of the sea- it is said the deyilhsh displays
greater fear of human attack than any of the
other species. The first move when assaled, is
to try to grab the hunters with two or more of
the long arms that stretch out as occasion de-
mands. Failing in this the fish will attempt to
get away under cover of the inky "sepia" but
when caught with the harpoon and IT finds there
is no apparent escape the real tug of war COM
menees and the struggles are never ended until
the quarry ceases quvering in death. Then the
cables which hold the harpoons are lashed to the
stern Of the craft and the sailors turf: the yes
sells towards home, the most welcome part
OF the voyage.
Study the habits and origin of the cuttlefsh
is one of the most interesting which any scen-
fist attempted The fish are propagated
by means OF eggs. The tiny creature at first has
only tentacle. which, when Il grows older.
gradually divides into Two and then into four
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-05-06
UNCLE SAM SEEKS STAMP VENoER.

VIII the time ever como when Uncle Sam can
dispense with letter carriers The increasing use
OF the automobile. the pneumatic tube and
chanical devices In the postal service wnnid ndi.
cate that eventually some method Of delivering
mail will be found which will in large measure,
do away with the present system Of distribution
The postotace department has an annual appro
prtation which is used to experiment with mechan
ical devices and every year the officials called
upon 20 investigate the practicabIlity and utility
Of inventions. There have been hundreds OF differ
ent styles Of mail boxes submitted and there Is
no end Of devices designed for picking up mail
bags by fast-moEing express trains There is no
doubt, experts say, that the stamp.txng ma
chine viii come into general use and they are
equally certain that the government will adopt
slot machines for the automatic sale OF postage
stamps, az Germany and numerous other foreign
countries have The department has made an Off
cial trial Of such machines
A little more than a year ago the postmaster
general appointed special committee OF officials
to make thorough investigation of the stamp.
vending machines. Washington is now having It's
extended public demonstration Of these machines
and other cities also will have chance to try
them for Ion period under the direct supervi'
sion of the postofHce authorities,
When the postmaster general decided to make
experiments with stampseliing machines he In.
vited all persons with inventive tendencies To sub.
nit models. He did not confne the invitation to
America The result was that some rs machines
were offered for experiment, and the postoifice
committee had long and tedious task in selecting
those that appeared to be practical.
After much investigation the committee selected
a hafdozen machines for further test To the
owners or inventors OF these six makes was given
the opportunity to make public tests OF the ven.
ders under the direction of the department but at
their own expense. Finally three different models
were picked out for extended public test at
government expense.
Two of these machines are foreign inventions
one German machine and the other the invention
Of an Australian
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-05-06

upon investigation find that devfsh or cutie
Ash was trying to bite of a corner of the ruddor
Numerous cases of the fish attempting and sue.
ceeding in towing ten-ton sloops for miles have
been recorded in the annals of the industry The
deyil-hshers always are compelled to put up a hot
fight against this animal of the sea. The intend.
ed quarry will pull them far out of their course
after the first harpOon has stung his hide and
1t takes two and sometimes three of them be-
fore the catch be brought close enough to
the sloop to allow the gunner to place a shot in
vital spot.
The fish must be continually worried or 1t
will descend to the bottom to rest in which case
1t usually takes the boat, crew and apparatus
with it.
story is told of a boat crew which h nd not
had a deyil-fsh strike for two days until finally
the harpoon expert on the bowsprit imbedded
his instrument Of torture within the vitals of
of the monsters. The creature. of course. went
through the formalty of turning the water there
abouts into delicate black this being one Of the
traits of the species when attacked, This done
the devil-tsh started for home, which was the bot
tom of the gulf The harpoon expert hated to
let go, on account of strikes being few and the
boat crew and harpoonist also began the descent
In inky darkness. The craft being provided with
air tanks at each end, the harpooned had some
Job on his hands, and when down in the
inquire the eight-armed namesake OF the American
trust gngerly climbed into the boat with the
men who were seeking his lifeblood. 1t being
dark the fishermen did not perceive his presence.
Once more at the surface however, and there
was miniature fire panic. Regainng his pres
ence Of mind. however, the harpoonist put an out
drop on his second throw and put an end to the
pranks of the fish That tale has been called
Gust a fish story" but there are three deep
fishermen to-day who vouch for the truth of
portion of it and they still ply that trade on the
coast of the gulf But now when the devil-fsh
starts for home, they let him 60
The manta, as the creature is called by sci
~nce is 10 be found as far north on the Atlantic
coast the Carolinas and in those waters some
Of the largest of this class of sea creatures have
been seen One caught the Atlantic coast
several years ago required three yoke of oxen to
drag It from the sea and its weight was estimated
at four tons.
Usually the deyil-fsh measures from 20 to Is
feet across its back when full grown and one
mariner on the Pacific coast reported that he had
estimated one to be 30 feet, which eye measure
ment of course. is within the realm of possibility
The creature has two well defined plans of de-
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-05-06
laps GREETED AT FRISCO
Training Squadron Are Welcomed al
the Golden Gate by Firing o.
international Saiu'e.

San Francisco. Cal The Japanes"
training squadron. consisting Of the
cruisers Aso and SoyS, arrived hs ~
today for weeks stay ia this
harhor before proceeding 10 ports
In the north Pacific The ships werr
welcomed by the firing Of an inter
national salute by The guns ~ The
fortress ard the flagship West Virginia
of the Pacific coast
The reception that will I've accorded
To the Japanese officers and men dur,
Ing their stay Is designed BY the
people NJ san Francisco and by thu
federal representatives as an expires.
sion of the appreciation OF she Amsri
can people Tor the May courtcslcs ct.
tended TO Admiral Spcrry aud hts men
in Japan
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-05-06

Howard Dai3Hs. The nUtn4 ngains
engineer. told good staFy Ia Tbs
T"te nra recently, illustrating the
art Of sailing Diamond Mise The
story was told 81 mAn In saa,h
"'f'ea VITO. whi!" making enc day
over bic property suggested ;Aat ,Aey
sEAaF some of the soil
In th" search that ~asueA sieA,
rough diamonds wrFv found ana n~yr.
began 70 NJ thtuusa tho agr At = rapld
rate Tor 'ae lard, wHca ,hr hosts wgfe
called ont to hes husband why.
john, where are thr other twns~ Ths
sequel 81 The story was lest 10 The
Imagination, ~-lloslun Record
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-05-06
OLD SoAkERS


When person has used coffee for a
number Of years and gradually de-
cs!ued In health. Il is time the cofYea
should L. left Of In order Ia sen whcth.
or or not that has been the canae of
the trouble
A lady In huntsville. Ala. SAYS sha
used coffee Tor about 40 years, ans, .sr
the past 20 years was troubled with
stomach trouble,
I have been treated hy uagv phyai.
clans bu; all In vain. Everything failed
10 perfect a cure. was Frustrated ',,-
some time, and came near dying Whom
] recovered sufficiently to partake N
food aud drink tried coffee again and
II sourcd M stomach.
I finally concluded coffee was tina
cause OF my troubles and stopped us.
ing Il. | tried tea aud milk In it's
place. but neither agreed with me, then
/ commenced using Postum. | had 1,
properly made aud II was very pleas.
Ing TO the taste.
I have now used I, four months and
my health II SO greatly improved that
can eat almost anything want and
can sleep well. whereas. before, sui.
Tered for years with insomnia.
l have found the cause of my trcu.
bles and way TO get rid Of them.
You can depend upon 1t appreciate
Postum"
There's Reason" Read "The Road
to Wellyille," in pkgs.
Eser read the above tstt~vt A ,.v
one appears freua time 20 ,tms. rs.,
se Eensise, true, naa fall OF hsmss
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-05-06

often told n the battles which they have seen In
clear water between these warriors OK the hrinN
deep hut accounts telling IT the vietors are scarce
Along The coast nf the Gulf ot Mexico the sharks
show their delight a. the plight Of tho de'i!hSh
when caught by following in its bloody wake and
with wide-open jaws seeking bite her" nr there
from the carcass At niRht along the coast they
fight In The water for the opportunity 20 consume
the dead dovilfsh after the fishermen have hn
ishpd with him
All in all deyilnshlnE IS the most thrilling. most
hazardous, most enhancing method Of angling
which has ever been discovered for the creature Is
doubtless the craftiest 81 the inhabitants of the
tropical waters And the man who goes after the
scalp OF the dcyihsh while he Is not armed With
modern arcoutremeuts is taking HIS own iite In
his hand The plain hardware store Ratchet with
the short handle is declared to be the best weapon
NJ defense in close quarters and dozens Of lives
have been saved simply because the parties Of
tackled we're equipped with hatchets and knew
how. when and where TO them upon the an
aomy Of the dangerous fish.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-05-06
a Mid RsnrcaeNl

Gnr enid morning atile klsle wAs
being hHthed pN h"r mother. And usual,
~ her barb was a great dcllgh; tn her.
Hp: 'h.> morning her mother talked
necessarily. vhl'c abe ~efkcd
Elsic loved nor trAFlv and ,rsnd hatd
ta no p&'.eul Vuy sbn lrclaFp wAs SAB
'iresome' llrr mother wAs laying o4i
rauysr %, cvuaaci ~ 'ac aAy and
& a@s @'l sa u.A shs h2t beard II
over ard over AsAla
F.ga.t she sa4 gerry taetftr. hgt
vrry wra-l.t rease. namUa. a1Rt
ta.k 0ny aaage No4 d. a.ake such .
GgaHght'"
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-05-06
Bells Out OF Western Canada,

Winnipeg, Man Promptly AZ mia.
night last night the government Of
Saskatchewan province look ever
The entire telephone system In that
province recently purchased from the
Rell Telephone company, and now the
BELLS are out Of The vas, tract from
the great lakes to the Pacific Man.
Itoha and Alberta already had taken
over the systems In their borders.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-05-06
Ey elimination.

An the latest ropalav novels nans
oa' the train boy Then. hn,dinR ont a
copy ~ the The Guest Of Quesnav"
10 prosperous looking passenger. hs
urE"d Pay ilooth TarklGg,ons latest
work sir"
tn" mAa loukrI annoyed
No ! attn Booth Harrington hi-s-
sv1f
Then buy a COPY - Tires
Weeks Persisted thr boy You
atm El'nor Glyu, ,oa. ara yoat~-
Every boiys MAGAZINE
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-05-06

)" 'hc tteag tawH ~ lhr tssags A.
rtc'a'~d by sly ugger Ledge ,Am
eo-scs wi,' have gaa fat hrafiax ~
0}fH Ares aad tcy cooking ard r.ar.
irsr1i} tar @sagwc The gas. r.n-
d1eFi 'rwaa fhr rnai 81 'hn ulae wsu
b. srD' 3aas distances 'hrpasa rtpcs
ns v@ieg Sc HHw Distributed n 3
haf@d ihat the rrrr,tm"ul vt5l be trfne.
f3nH IRE S~Tnbug ~ crude real In gowa
a"ios absolutely Forbidden. and > east
'~o fne'taa 'csuA aet ALREADY goasli.
oT;EE thr plan THE Yuelaraaoa II
the air IS rao ~ the Esea'esf needs ia
the Improvement a {hu caaaL;loas o.
c.ly lie
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-05-06

Tense, and thus the Al.
mighty has endowed the
species with more than
the ordinary powers. for
usually fish. beast or
bird Of the air has only
one natural mode Of pro,
lection. The CuttIetsh.
however. can cast from
its tissues an inky sub
stance known AS 81,
pia.' which turns the
water in its vicinity an
impenetrable black and
allows escape. Combined
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-05-06
FULTON GETS THE EDITORS
MISSOURI PRESS ASSOCIATION
TO MEET MAY II. ~ and "a.
Real Live Subjects VIII BE Discussed
by Successful Publishers
OF the State.

The Missouri Press association viii
meet May ~, 10 and IA at Fulton. Mo
The program. dealing with practical
subjects. will include papers on the
following topics by practical and sue
cessful men;
Type, furniture and material equip
ment for the country newspaper and
Job office; its purchase, care and use "
r, +. Douglas, of Charleston
Machinery equipment of the
country newspaper, It's purchase, care
and use" r \, Dodge Milan.
The circulation " the country
weekly; how 80 build and maintain"
A. J. Martin, Unionyillc
The country correspondence f.,
l. Purcell, trcdcricktown.
Home and foreign Advertising,
Philip CAM, Macon
How 10 make money In the Job
office % the average country ship
Chas, l.. Miller, rnionyills.
Contests as circulation builders"
c, w MulucN. LAbclle.
what makes for success In the
small town" Chas Richards, Wcn,1.
willie
Grip " fellowship" Ire Shiploy,
Kansas Chy
This year IN the school Of ioaru
alism" Walter Williams. Columbia
The editorial and business depart
mcnts and politics as II Affects The
country editor and other interesting
themes will he handled by experienced
writer's aud thinkers
Address by Hon. Ewing Herbert
editor Brown County World. iliawatha
Kan. evening Of May l9,h
Fulton is located on a branch Tine
az the CilcaEc & Alton, inicrsec,cd
hy tho c. 4 4 aud Wabash al Mexico
on the north. and by IN" Mirsonci
Pacific and " X & T on the south
a, jefferson City.
Make arrangements with IN" rail-
road on which YOU I've 10 reach ono
ot w" ''"r connecting ''.''s vi" W.
fn''An hf@n'h. NPPN 20 WIS P".s''''S''
agent direct OK N" W a""S". "'S''''''' :
fA''H' OF N . 10y "EiN's."
non y" ana ''"m "'N''" ~'''' ''.''
'''} "' N"''N ''''' ~" arr -. -
F''t'' y !. n N'N''a. "' "a"
-.......... o., .t.... ,.-.r tn - G. FrsvFf,
transportation over IN" : q \. 't"'"
an} Fn'H' VI missouri.
H"''' 5"''S VIII g' 80 ''''.'"" "'
Ne" fA'N'h h'''' ." ~ ""f
single, s. 30" per ga! '""o'' '"' Ne"
faiHy" EH~'}. ~ tA pot aAf bt'E3
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-05-06

and after year or so into eight
small arms These grow larger and
stronger as the age Of the fish In.
creaseS Some adult specimens have
been caught. the tentacles Of which
were over 20 feet in length Jets 81
water sQuirted by means ~ fms con,
stitute the method Of locomotion Of
the cutilchsh
Tho devil hshs choicest occupation
is that Of feeding upon shoals Of
smaller members 81 the finuy tribe
and when interrupted in this pursuit
be effect IL terrifying The great
creature will toss several of its ten
tarlcs to the surface. still continuing
u feed with the rest of them, aud u
this bluG fails IN scare the Intruder
away, Tho Gey3ltish viii come 10 the
surface personally Ia see about II
While next 10 human beings
sharks arc the greatest enemies Of
the cutteHsh. the scavonCcrs ut the
sea are Just about as frightened By
the tcntaclcd monsters aS the latter
AaEg
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-05-06

tnTee years l sur
fered everything
with rheumatism In
my limbs and a dull.
ceaseless aching IN
my back. | was
W eak, languid.
broken with head
aches and diary
spells. and the kid.
uey secretions were
thick with solids I
was really IN a crit.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-05-06
Vases In Autos

Vases o' flowers have for sons
time been an adjunct OF the closed an.
tomohl'e Now some smart hruugbams
have a vase ~ flowers beside each
door. The hangin. vases NJ Japanese
porcelain are the favoritcs. though thu
metal eases into which a vase slips arc
also used
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-05-06
The pLaanne nted omer aex

The Boss Ito bOokke0per. throwing
BIN = pNpeTl --" Here's that old Buffalo
bill showing uH again Now" Once
boy rushcs 30 the door and iookS up
ana down the street. but fails 20 30
cato tho procession
All" he matters. who'd a th,.ugat
NE boSs I'd guy a Kid like that
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-05-06

of Mexico there are lots and lots Of
men who exc out their livngs doing
just this thing For the man who
doesn't have to fish for the devil,tish.
its fun, but to the man or crews Of
men who do it for their daily bread;
well, they content themselves with a
single catch day.
Aristotle OF old is recorded in his
tory as the first writer on the sub.
3ect of deyil-fshing, but as he was
exceedingly fond OF Mr.. Aristotles
health he left lots unsaid because he
didn't investigate.
Every Gulf OF Mexico sailor who
fishes for this creature carries
Ratchet close by, for that is the only
means OF getting away from the nshs
tentacles simply cutting them off as
they are about to grasp the intended
victim
In the gulf the deyil-fsh is har-
pooned and seldom after one of these
great prOngs has been imbedded in
the body of the victim are the fisher.
men able TO land their quarry within
two hours. Usually it takes from
three to four hours Of good hard mus
cle-grinding work and then lots Of
times the crew of the hunting craft
must cut the cable and lose the har-
poon simply because the brute fights
too hard to allow the occupation to
be carried on safely. 1t is little
wonder that one fish a day of this
variety is considered sufficient.
Many wild weird tales are told of
the deyil-hsh. One class of stories
deals with the creatures addiction to
towing ocean-going steamers out OF
their courses, So strong is the deep,
sea monster that captains of vessels
have been known to wonder what
was carrying them to windward. and
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-05-06

ical condition when | began with
Deans Kidney Pills. and they certain.
~ did wonders for me. Though am
81 years old ! am as well az the aver.
age woman ot 20 work well. eat
well and sleep we'll"
Sold by all dealers 20 cents A box
Foster Milhuru Co, Buffalo. n. Y.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-05-06
Reformed.

Daldwin-Have you sworn OF for
good
Enthusiastically, | have sworn
not TO take another drink until the
legislature at Springfield elects
United States senator Chicago Trib.
une.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-05-06
pinlodoeus In ItaIx

Andrew Carnegie has offered 10
King Victor Emmanuel for the 30
logna university a model Of the fossil
diplocodus. similar 20 the models he
has given London Berlin and Paris.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-05-06
NEW STRENGTH FOR OLD BACKS.
No Need to Suffer Every Day from
Baekaehe.

Mrs Joannah Straw, 626 North
Broadway, Canton, s, D., says. For
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-05-06

IMAGINE a great, fat
Shiny something poked
out of the water into
your face, quickly fol.
lowed by another Shiny
something and then
another and another;
each endeayoring to
secure an option on a
different portion OF
your anatomy, and you
have one of the vari.
Gus joys of fishing for
the devil fish.
But along the Amer.
loan coast of the Gulf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-19
AfeksP Story.


 sIt vas in ls47 that Hicks first made In county name as . witty raconteur. In that year Sir Samuel Spry, who had been member for Bodmin since the great reform bill, lost his seat and in . petuIant mood took legal proceedings against Hicks on the ground that be had abused his ofncial position to in Auence voters at the poll. In the course of the trial Hicks was called upon to state what he had to say in his defense. In the course of his state ment he asked leave of the court to illustrate his position by a story. His request being assented to. he related how few days previously he had been to see a lad whom he knew well who was laid up from a fall from 6 vicious donkey, which had kicked out RI1 his front teeth The lad, said Hicks, had taken the matter in the most kindly way and had said to him 'Tisn't the fall, MT. Hicks. and 'tisn'' the vally of the teeth what annoys me, but 'tis the nashty. ghastly, Wssnous disposition of the tackass."
 sar Samuel Spry sprang up in the well of the court in a fury and ex. claimed, "He has called me jack. ass!'' The court was convulsed with laughter. and Hicks was promptly and fully acquitted of the trumpery charge brought against him--Cornhin MaEa sfnA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-19
clsrk or Rriel<iaxer7


 .You often hear clerks say they would rather be bricklayers on account of the pay but they don't know what they're talking about Clerking beats brick laying every day in the week and twice on Sunday"
 He took another cheese sandwich in his long, pale, ink stained fingers and, perched on the lunch counters high stool, acclaimed warmly.
 Clerks. however poor, are popular with the ladies on account of their fine clothes. but bricklayers, when they go sparking. get the cold shoulder "A brickiayer, no matter how much he makes. has trouble in getting into swell boarding houses, for his clothes soil the fine furniture. but a clerk, with his white hands, Is welcome in any house he can afford
 .sTknow N hat Pm talking about, for I brickIaid two years before l took to clerting. And you'll find lots of young brfcklayers forsakfng the trowel for the pen; but, though clerks often say bitterly that they'd rather lay bricks than push a pen. they don't really mean it-they never turn."-Cincinnati Vu0uirer
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-19
Soma slana Words,

A remarkable fact is that many slang words have a classical origin. Fol example, the word "mill." vulgarism for fight, is traceable to the Greek word .hamilla," which means a com bat
 sUncle,'' the affectionate term for . pawnbroker, is derived from the Latin "uncus," a hook on which the article pledged was hung.
 To go before ''the beak'' is distinct reference to the old Roman custom o1 adorning the platform from which jus tice dispensed with the beaks of ships which platform came to be called the rosrum, that being the Latin for { beak or prow