Nebraska Newspapers

    HE IS "ONLY A"EOT. "
LOUIS LEWARK IS A SIZABLE
YOUTH , HOWEVER.
He IB 17 Years Old nnd WeicliB 010
Pound * llis Strength Kqiiula That
of beven Men Stronger than Jlifc.
Father at2. .
Quite the most remarkable feature
it the recent meeting and exhibition of
Jhe Surfraen's Mutual Benefit Associa
tion , .held in Elizabeth City , N. J. , was
the appearance of Lewis Lewark , the
"strong boy" from Currituck county.
Bix feet two inches tall , weighing G49
{ K > unds and strong in proportion , Lew-
ls _ attracted universal attention'aud
rfed vritn the life-saving drills as an
ittractlou.
Young Lewark is being exhibited by
his brother , St. Glair , or "Buggins , "
IB he is locally known throughout tlie
tastern coast towns of North Caro
lina , and his fame has spread from
Norfolk on the north to Albemarlo
tound on the south. Good-natured , as
nearly all large people are , Lewis looks
troon the tour as a lot of fun.
The latest thing in human giants wa&
born in Currituck county , North Care-
Dan , just 17 years ago. His parents
fcre rather below the ordinary stature
bis father weighing puly 130 pounds
ind his mother less than 120. When he
: ame into the world Lewis weighed
Eighteen pounds. At the age of 5 this
had increased until he weighed 250.
When he was 12 years old he weigh
ed 49(5 ( pounds and it was necessary
for his parents to take him to Nor
folk to find scales large enough to
weigh him. At that time his photo
graph was taken.
In. appearance Lewis looks like any
other healthy boy , except that he is
extremely large. Feats of strength
that would stagger half a dozen ordi
nary men arc performed by Lewis with
ease. As a young boy Lewis received
I very little schooling- teacher in
Ourrituck country being able to con
; trol him. He can read a little when
the subject is in print and he can write
i his name.
When he was 12 years old his fath
er made an effort to correct him. For
a few moments Lewis stood his pun
ishment Then he grasped his father
by the trousers and lifted him high in
the air. A quick throw and Lewark ,
senior , landed thirty feet awayIt was
the last time that Lewis ever was cor
rected by anything stronger than moral
suasion.
As young Lewark grew up he en
tered heartily into the work of the
sound and bay men. Here he excelled.
Seines that three men had difficulty in
handling Lewis took with one hand.
IB the duck-shooting season "Buggins"
and Lewis were shooting partners and
vrlifle the strong boy was an excellent
Bhot it was found more advisable to
have him sail a boat about picking up
tne dead ducks than to trust him in the
small battery box where the shooter
lay.
lay.In
In the shooting of ducks for mar
ket tie heavy boxes are taken aboard
battery boats and anchored in desir
able positions. To launch one or to
haul ft into the boat takes the united
effort of three men. Lewis was able
to do this with one hand.
At l'ie surf men's exhibition at Eliza
beth City Lewis astonished all by haul-
lug up a surfboat from the water a
task that usually requires the efforts
of the entire crew of seven strong men.
Again he hauled the breeches buoy
ashore without trouble a task that re
quires the service of three men.
Despite his enormous bulk Lewis is
as supple as an Indian and as quick
as a cat. lie is an excellent shot , a
handy sailor of small boats and a good
all-around hunter.
He eats in proportion to his size.
Half a dozen canvassback ducks are
as nothing to him and a dozen smaller
ducks only make a fair meal.
About two years ago It became nec
essary for "Buggins" to build special 1
furniture for his big brother's use. A [
bedstead and chair of heavy oak three
by four inches was made , but in less
than six months the boy had grown so [ ;
large that even these huge bits of fur
niture crumbled under his weight
Then "stuff" four by six inches was
used and now even these things are
quite unsafe.
Kindly and true to his family , Lewis
Is equally kind to his friends , says
the New York Times. When the great
Btorm of 1SOO struck the eastern coun
ties of Carolina hardly a boat could
live in the terrific seas that swept over
Durritick beach. Alone Lewis put forth
In his boat and rowed against the hur
ricane that raged in order to save iso
lated families that were threatened
with extinction by the waters. In that
memorable storm , thanks to the boy's
hi1' exertions , not a life was lost in Cur
rituck county.
BUDDHA IS ALL-POWERFUL.
Burmese Kecard Their Deity as the
Only Universal Infleiice. .
. In Burrnah you live with Gautama
Buddha. In India he is a name , a
inemory enshrined at Buddha Gya , an it
Influence lost and corrupted in the
great Vedic tide. Here he is present
Rnd active ; his Gnger is on every lip ,
his glance in every eye ; the low sky
Is full of him. The people have taken
bis very impression. He fell here upon
H simplicity and a sincerity that have
maintained him almost as he was.
brery male Burnmn is at one time or
mother his disciple , and thousands of
these remain to be his priests , the
priests who give that peaceful amber
feote to city crowds and make lonely P
taffron splashes against the vivid land-
icape as the train goes past a monas- h :
in the evening. His image nat- ai
urally abounds sheltered in shrlnea , the
image of the teacher and one of the
most revered of these sits in the Ara-
kan pagoda at Mandalay. As an Item
in a viceroy's program ( he Arakan pa- ,
goda makes no great figure , but its di
mensions are great in the hearts of the
people and its fame spread vry far.
We knew before we arrived that the
brass image In the Arakan pagoda ,
twelve feet in height , was brought by
a conquering Burmese army over the
hills from Akyab In the year 1784.
That was explained in the lour book ,
which is compiled by the military .sec
retary out of the bleached boues of
Oriental empires. The military secre
tary did not hint in the lour book that
it was the piety of the Kinir rhat drew
the image to Burmah ; ihat is the kind
of statement this author always leaves
to the local historian ; but so it is said
in the inscription. We al.so learned
that it was made in Guatama's life
time , ( award the end ; that he looked
upon it with favor and said : "Brother ,
I leave you to bear my features when
I am gone. " Once only the figure
spoke , and then the teacher laid si
lence upon It until Arcema'lahya should
come to reveal the new law. Areema-
dahya is not yet come he is passing
his present existence in the form of
a hare but the Payah Gyee continues
to obey. Scribner's Magazine ,
London Tit-Bits says that a country
parson lately went to preach in an old ,
remote parish , one Sunday , when the
aged sexton , in taking him to the
place , insinuatingly said : "I hope your
riv'rence won't mind preachin' from
the chancel ; ye see , this is a quiet
place , and I've got a duck sittin' on
fourteen eggs in the pulpit"
In refusing to grant a private inter
view to a certain politician , who is
always tryiug to give him advice and
information on important matters of
legislation.President Roosevelt is said
to have remarked : "It is always most
distressing to me to be obliged to talk
to that man. I find myself constantly
expecting him to revert to his arboreal
ancestors , grow a tail , and swing
gracefully from the chandelier without
interrupting the conversation. "
A Briton of the consequential species
once descended en the British embassy
at Washington demanding to see his
country's representative. "He's not
in , " replied Henry Labouchere , who
was then an attache. "Then I'll wait , "
said the Briton pompously , seating
himself. At the end of half an hour
came the query : "When er do you
or expect Lord Lyons back ? " "Oh ,
in six months or so , " said the ever-
obliging Labouchere ; "he left for Eu
rope this morning. But you said you'd
wait , you know , and I did not like to
contradict you. "
"Gentlemen , " recently said a German
professor who was showing to hi *
students the patients In the asylum
"this man suffers from delirium tre-
mens. He is a musician. It is wel )
known that blowing a brass instru
ment affects the lungs and the throat
In such a way as to create a great
thirst , which has to be allayed by per
sistent indulgence in strong drink.
Hence , In course of time , the disease
you have before you. " Turning to the
patient , the professor asked : "What
instrument do you blow ? " and the an
swer was : "The violoncello. "
When Maudo Adams was shifted
from "The Little Minister" to "Romeo
and Juliet , " a few years ago , some
people thought the transfer rather
abrupt , and a trifie daring. Miss Ad
ams felt a little trepidation herself- .
Not so Charles Frohmau , her manager.
To him Shakspeare was simply a play-
writer like Clyde Fitch , with the ad
vantage that he did not harass the box-
ofiice for royalties. When he went to
rohearsal one day , he found signs of
nervousness pervading the company. I
"What's the matterV" he asked , in his
explosive < way. It was Shakspeare , the
players replied. Pretty serious affair ,
you know great name , great play , tra
ditions of the stage , memories of
mighty shades in tl'o minds of the crit
ics , rhythm of blank verse to be ob
served , and all that "Nonsense ! " ex
claimed Frohman ; "who's Shakspeare ?
He was just a man. He won't hurt
you. I don't see any Shakspeare. .Tust
imagine you're looking at a soldier
home from the Cuban war , making
love to a giggling school-girl on a bal- *
cony. That's all I see , and'that's the ! ' l
I'1
way I want it played. Dismiss all
idea of costume. Be modern. "
Don't Read at Breakftist.
The appalling danger of reading the
morning newspaper at the breakfast
table is set forth by the London Lan
cet as follows : "It is the custom of
many households to have the morna
ing's post , Including letters , newspa
pers and clrcultrs , placed upon the
:
breakfast table. The plan Is conveni
, '
ent but from a sanitary point of view
Is appalling. It is undeniably a dirty
practice. The sorter at the postofBce e :
or the postman may not be as bacte-
riologlcally clean as Is desirable. The
dust of the road may adhere to anj
exposed gum or the letters may be
dropped , and the bacteriology of roa < J
dust exhibits some well known pathe
genie organisms. "
Accounting for It.
HIx I was surprised to hear that
Sleek had been arrested for pickin *
pockets.
Dlx Yes , poor fellow. I He nsed t
have fits of abstraction when a boy.
and I suppose he neTer outgrew them. "
I
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axaxire
It is pure.
It is gentle.
It is pleasant.
It is efficacious.
It is not expensive.
It is good for children.
It is excellent for ladies.
It is convenient for business men
It is perfectly safe under all circumstances.
It is used by millions of families the world over.
It stands highest , as a laxative , with physicians.
If you use it you have the best laxative the world
produces.
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A new anesthetic preparation is
known chemically as alkyioxypheny-
IquaindiD.
A close friend is one who declines
to lend you money.
A gallon of water wnighs about ten
pounds.
Mrs. Winslow'.s SOOTHING SYUttP for children
t"Pthlncr , softens the gum * * , reduces inflamaUon
allays pain , cures wind chollc. 23c bottle.
The lirst woman teleuraph operator
was Sarah C. Bygleyof DowelMass. .
1840.
Nothint ? half ST fine ns Mrs. Austin's Fan-
ca.xe Hour. Ask your grocer for it.
The first scientific society was es
tablished by Dr. Franklin.
Don't fortet to hnve Mrs. Austin's Pancakes
for breiikfast. Your grocer.
Yarn from wood pulp is now an ar
ticle of commerce in Germany.
So trouble to set breakfsbt quick if yon have
Mrs Austins 1'um ake flour.
Laurler Going to Homo.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier is shortly ex
pected in Kome to discuss with the
Italian government a commercial
convention and further to arrive at
8 me understanding in regard to
t alian emigrants to Canada.
Record of the Past.
The best guarantee of the future is
the record of the past and over fifty
thousand people have publicly testified
that Doan's Kidney Pills have cured
them , of numerous kidney ills , from
common backache to dangerous dia
betes , and all the attendant annoyances
and sufferings from urinary disorders. ,
'i hey have been cured to stay cured.
Here is one case :
Samuel J. Taylor , a retired carpen
ter , residing at 312 South Third street.
Gosheu , Ind. , says : "On the 2r th day
of August , 1S07 , I made an affidavit
before Jacob C. Mann , notary public ,
stating my experiencewith Doan's
Kidney Pills. 1 had suffered for thirty
years and was compelled at times t-o
\valk by the aid of crutches , frequent
ly passed gravel and suffered excru-
tiafinely. I took every medicine on
the market that I heard about and
some gave me temporary rel.ef. I be
gan taking Doan's Kidney Pills and
tlie results I gave to the public in the
statement above referred to. At this
time , on the lth ! ) day of July IW2 , I
make this further statement that dur
ing the five years which have elapd
have had no occasion to use either *
Doau's Kidney Pills or any other med- \
icine for my kidneys. The cure of- t 3
fccted was a permanent one. " 1 ,
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney c
medicine which cured Mr. Taylor will ]
lie mailed on application to any part
of the U. S. Address Foster-Milburn o
Co. . Buffalo. N. Y. For sale by all |
druggists , uOc per box.
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Hlosrnpliy of Isben.
Rudolph Lothar's new biography of
Isben is the first picture book about
the famous poet. It contains o ? er a
hundred portnits of him and his
ieudsand pictures of his residences ,
ltl > -
Koxes contiiaing supplies to aid B
persons accidentally injured are to c
ne established ail through Paris. ! c
The apparatus resembles a lamp post
letter box , and it contains a small
nedicine chest , a folding stietcher
ind a telephone for signaling the
aearest ambulance station. Access
o the box is gained by breaking a
'lass panel.
Typhoid germs die after a few days'
jxpnsure in sea water.
BIEVER
2Sc.
ALL DRUGGBST5 IN BULK
nil towel troubles , appendicitis , bilious
ness , bad breath , bad blood. Aviiid OR the
stomach.bloated bowels , foul mouth , liead-
aeho. indigestion , pimples , pains after eat-
. liver trouble , sallow complexion and dizziness.
When your bowels don't move regularly you are cettnis
- iek. Constipation Mils more people thau all other
diaeanes tnscether. It is a starter for the chronic ajl-
incnts and Ion ; * years of suflerincr that come afterwards.
.Vo matter what ails yon. start taking : C'ASC-A It J/i. ' to
day. 1'or you will never Ret well and be well all the time
until yon put your bowels rlRht. Take oar advice ;
start with CASCARETS to-day , under an absolute
euaraatee to core or money refunded. 4fa
Laundries are unknown in China.
This is strange when it is considered
that nine out of eveiy ten Chinamen
who come to the United States go
into the lanndry business. Through
out all of China the consumption of
starch does not exceed ten pounds in
a year.
The new East & West uuba rail
way , which is near completion is 300
miles long.
RE YOU SfiTISFiED ?
Are you entirely satisfied "with
the jroods you buy tnd witli the
prices that you pay ?
Over 2.000.000 people are tradingwith
us and getting their goods at wholesale
prices.
Our 1,000-pafre catalogue-will be sent
on receipt of 15 cents. It tells the storj. Kj
j-
CHICAGO
Th" house th.it tells the truth.
CAXM > A.
Ilic Siinohlnc. < irj 'n
Mixed Fnnr.Inc. . Till : Is. < - ( ) >
why morew eat jsurown . . ' ' f-1-
eru Cannil i in n few short montns ,
it ; becnut-e vegetal mil crovis inpro-
I rrtiou tothenuuii- . I . 62north
liititmle , t ) eMin dues ilouble duty
at its lonie ' 'ay. It is a weil-known fact that the
nioro ii'irtaerly thehititude in which Rrain will come to
pe fnctiou , the better it is. 'Iherofore. G poundper
hti-h 1 is us tair n tandnrd ns 6y pound- the en t.
Area iiinJer i-rop InVc tfrn C'BIIII < IU , 1S)2 (
1,1 SCS , : ICPC . Yield , 1SM > 11 , ! aa.7r i Iiu.
The conditions whic i render a cotintrj > < uitnl > lo for
Mixed Forming nro : Abuudance of tratrr anil fuel.
Cheap build UK niaturial. Good pra.- for pasture and
Hay. AfertiluMiil. As > u Scient ndrfall pnd a climate
Kivint ; an assure ! and ade < | tiata t-onsi n of growth.
All these conditions are found in miiny parts of
AVeiterii Cuiiuda. Send to the fo'lowinc for nn Atlas
ond other literiuure.showing locution.pf land in West
ern Oanadn. ami nl-o for certiScale giving you reduced
freiicht and puss ncer rau--j , etc. . etc : TPE M'l-Elt-
iSTKVDENr or IsiMionATinv. ( tNiwn. Canada , or
to AV. V. Bonnett , 801 New York Life Bldg. , Omaha ,
lieb. , Agent for the Government ot Canada.
Put Up in Collapsible Tubes.
A Substitute for and Superior to Mustard or any
othiT plaster , and will not blister the most delicate
Bkin. The paina.liying : ami curative qualities ol
this sir icle are wondurlul. It will stop the tooth
ache at once , and relieve headache au.i sciatica.
'VTe rec > rainend itnsihe best and safest external
counter-irritant known , also as an external reme
dy for pains In the chest and stomnch and ill
rheumatic , neuralgic and gouty complaints
A trial will prove what we claim for it. and It
will be found to be invaluable in the household.
Many people say "It la the best of all your prepa
rations , "
Price 15 cents , at all druggists , or other dealers ,
or by sending this amount to us in postage stamps ,
we will senu you a tube by mail.
No article should be accepted 1-y the publlo un
less th. same carries our lubel , as otherwise it 1 *
Dot genuine.
CHESEBROUGH MANUFACTURING CO.
17 State St. , New York City.
Fake off your hat to an OLD FRIEND.
Sixty years of faithful service spent in successrully fighting the ailments of MAN
ind BEAST justly entitles
Mexican Mustang Liniment
to A GRAND DIAMOND JUBILEE.
It was the STANDARD LINIMENT two generations ago. It is the STAN-
) ARD LINIMENT of the present generation.
It grows on one as an Old Friend ought to grow.
TO CUKE : Five yearn ntro the
firt box of CASl'AKKlrs ivas
oolti. Now it is over six million
boxes n. y ar , creator tlinn
any similar medicine in tlie
worhl. Tbis is absolute jiroof of crat vnr5t. . and our best testi
monial. Wo luive fnith and sll OtbCAKKTS absolutely jr ar-
aTite Hl to cure or money refunded. Go buy to-day , two 50c box
es , jciv them a fair , honost trial , as per Minple directions , and
If you are not satisfied , after usSntr one fiOe box , return the un
used 50o box and the empty box to us by mail , or the druircist
from whom you purchased It , and get your money back for both
boxes. Take our advice no matter what alls you start today.
Health-will quickly follow and you will bless the day you lir t
started the nse of CASCA11ETS. Book free by mall. Addrcssl
STJSIIMXGJ UE2IEDY CO. , KEW YOUK or CHICAGO
One in four of hj&G * 000 emi
grants wuc arrived JaMi year could
not rend or wiiie.
If yon nre conchinc. tnfcr Dr. Anggst
Koenig's Hamburg Breast Tea.
The fecundity of the oyster is won
derful. A single female oyster in
one season's spawning will oroduce ,
if jhe is-of average size about sixteen
million eggs , while a large specimen
will produce thirty or forty millions.
Of three wires of the same thick
ness , one made of gold will sustain 50
pounrls ; one of cupper , 302 pounds :
one of iron. n4
Insurance uguiiat automobile ae-
cirlents can now he had.
I ) ftcovery of Va ue.
Artificial woodwork will pro'jahly
soon be made on a large scale , as a
process has been discovered for form
ing sawdust into a solid substance
more durable than mahogany or eb
ony and capable of quite as bnliant
a polish.
Orders for 11,000 gray flannel shirts
have been givon to the Guards' Nee
dlework society by the British war
office.
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KOAL I
lt is a black , njy ] liquid obtained by the dry distillation of in ti
coal and embracing1 13 i bo rate ni sodium , calcium , sodium , potassium E'a
and extracts of resinous materials with xylol. quaiacol and creosol. fTB
Xylol is a hydrocarbon tak * > n by dostructive distillation from = 7
the eiupyreumatic oleoresin of Pinus Palustris. * &
Creosol and quaiacol are two of the main constituents of a'-u
creasoie. Sin
Binorate of sodium is prepared by lixiviation of earth , which 'Oft
is strongly impregnated with borax evaporating the solution and sU §
crystallizing. Calcium , Sodium and Potassium are elements or | jy
nature Ejfe
The question miht occur if these properties are found in -p
Coal , why not use coal ? The answer is First , coal does not contain aid
all the constituents ; second , those jr. does contain are only yielded jwf |
at a temperar.ure of over 320 dejrr * > es Fahrenheit.and it is plain that
ITb if a riot's stomach generated thisam-iunt of heat the hot ; would aiiJ
become roast pork seasoned with fried parasites of hotr cholera. PR
Thousands of farmers are usin ? this remedy with preat suenT
cess. Our limited > pace forbids us nivinp hundreds of testimonials * ! $
as we could , which will be furnished you on request. [ j
is an article which you will nnd daily use for. If you once adopt its
use you will Gnd it , to be indispensible , and as the price is so reas
onable no family should be without it.
Liquid Koal will cure Corn Stalk Disease , Hog Cholera , Swine
Plague , Black Leg. Lump Jaw , Scabs in Sheep. Pink Eye. Guar
anteed as a Lice Killer.
PRICES OF LIQUID KOAL
ONE QUART CAN - $1.00 TEN GAL. KEG , $2.50 PER GAL
ONE GALLON - - 3.OO 25 GAL. 1-2 BBL , , $2.25 GAL
FIVE GALLONS. $2.75 PER GAL 5O GAL ONE BBL. , $2,00 GAL
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