Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 37, Number 25, Jasper, Dubois County, 1 March 1895 — Page 6

FRED DOUGLASS DEAD.

Tho Man Who Was Bom in the Bonds of Slavory cl Who ltni to nil llitiidrnttli l'roraluetics Knjttjctl lir Hut IV of 111 Coiitt'iniorHrtfi, Suilitfiily Succumbs to lli-art Dlu-iiftC Washington, Feb. 21. r'red Douglass dropped dead in the hallway of his residence on Anacostin Heights last evening sit 7 o'clock, lie had been in the highest spirits and apparently iu the best of health, despite his 7i year, when death overtook him. Yesterday morning he - ras driven to Washington, accompanied by his wife, i"he left hiiu at the congressional library, and he continued to Metzerott hall, where he attended the sessions of the Women's council iu the forenoon and the afternoon, returning to Cedar Hall, the name of his residence, letween 5 and G o'clock. After diuiug he had a chat in the hallway with his wife about the doings of the council. He grew very enthusiastic iu his explanation of one of the events of the day, when he fell upon his knees with hands clasped. Airs. Douglass, thinking this was part of Iiis description, was not alarmed, but as she looked he sank lower and lower, and finally lay stretched upon the floor, breathing his last. Realizing he was ill, she raised his head, and then understood that lie was dying. She was alone in the house, and rushed to the frontdoor with cries for help. Some men who were near by quickly responded and attempted to restore the dying man. One of them called Dr. .1. Stewart Harrison, and while he was injecting a restorative into the patient's arm, .Mr. Douglass passed away, seemingly without pain. Mr. Douglass hail lived for sometime ntCVdarliall with his wife and one servant. He has two sons and a daughter, the children of his first wife, living here. They are Louib 11. and Charles Douglass and Mrs. Sprague. Mr. Douglass was to have delivered a lecture last night at Hillsdale African church, near his home, and was waiting for a carriage when talking to his wife. The carriage arrived just as he died. Mrs. Douglass fcaid last night that her husband had apparently been in the best of health lately ami had showed unusual vigor for one of his years. No arrangement, she said, had been made for his funeral until his children could be consulted. It is a singular fact in connection with the death of Mr. Douglass that the very last hours of his life were given in attention to one of the principles to which he has devoted his energies since his escape from slavery. Mr. Douglas, who has been for hall a century assuredly in the foremost ranks of the orators of his race, had just completed his seventy-eighth year and after his many vicissitudes died seemingly iu excellent health not many miles distant from the county, on the eastern shore of Maryland, where he was born a slave in February, 1S17- His early mastering of the ship carpenter's trade, in which he worked for the benefit of his owner, Col. Lloyd, whose name the slave originally bore until his escape from slavery in ls?3.", assisted therein by "William Lloyd Garrison and other noted abolitionists of that day, together with his stalwart crusade against slavery and his later lecturing tours in Europe and subsequent events before and since the emancipation of slavery, gave him an actual world-wide prominence that few of his race have enjoyed. These, which may be said to be o feature of the biographical history of the country, are of course widely known. The later incidents of his life, including the ofticinl position he lias held as United States marshal and afterwards recorder of deeds of this district, his foreign missions to II ay tl and Santo Domingo, and his editorial labors in this city, made him personally known to thousands of citizens of the district. In 1871 Fred Douglas was elected presidential elcctor-at-larire for the state of New York, where he was then residing and was appointed to carry the vote of the täte to Washington. Of recent years he has always been prominent in all movements having in view the social and political advancement of vomen, and no later than yesterday afternoon was a welcome attendant at the session of the Woman's National council, where he Was honored with a seat on the platform. Fred Douglass was married twice, his second wife being Miss Pitts, a white woman from New York state, who' was a clerk in the recorder's otlicc while he held that position. This for a time lost him some custe among the people of his own race, but his personal standing and overpowering intellectuality quickly dissipated the sentiment that some sought to originate to his discredit He was one of the most dis tinguished-looking men that-appeared on the thorough faros of the capital. He wak kindly-disposed to all, cour teous and of gentle lieariBg, and by all like, white and blaok, or. of, whatever creed, religion or race, the news of hia death will be tact with only genuine regret. IN FULL OPERATION,. And llunitred of Nrtdr .Mlnrr OUm tha Mom ef Ettrnlnjr w Llvlag. Coi.UJIlttTd. Ö.. Feb. Bl. A snnrdul from Salineville, 0., says that every coal mine in that vlciaity is in full operation for the llrst time in ten war. These mines have a capacity of more than 100 cars per day, and are now furnishing employment for about GOO men, most of whom were sorely in need of some means of earning a liv inx. Indications also point to an eni-lv resumption of work at the plant of tha caimeviuc ! urnace Co.

FIGGAT'S FINE WORK.

Tht Vliimlt-rltij; of flirt lUiik of Lexington, V. Tin l'rli-ittinit f'ontluu' toliniw- , A Uirxnl OITr-il for dmhlrr KlKKitt Who Im Xniv Stiiioi'il to II I'll Itoilto to Kuri- tuciT IiikkIIiik of slciir-. Lkxi.noton, Va Feb. HI. President John L. Campbell of the plundered Lexington bank gives out the following ligures as a result of the last investigation of the hoard of directors: Assets from all courses, same us previously reported, S13,.,Ü,..:W; liabilities, due depositors and banks and bankers, $21 '.VUG. 2$. This makes an additional shortage of $11,000 over that previously reported in the statement of the board of directors, made Saturday, which was SßÄ.SOO, making the shortage in sight S7tf,-00 due depositors, which, witli tho SSO.OOl) representing the capital stock of the bank, runs up the steal to the grand total of S15Ü.200. i There was found a private ledger of Cashier Figgat in which was entered S.1,000, representing individual deposits which are not of record in the banks books at all. This amount is included in the deficit given above. As a result of the notice posted by the bank otlicers requesting all pass-books of deposit and certificates of deposit to be handed in for comparison with the bank's books, a largo majority of the .j ..! i ii... ! iii:(ium iura iiiivc rv9iuiuii:u aim uit uuima are stacked head-high. In the examination of these books and a comparison of their entries with the bank's regular set of books, it is found thnt the shortage will be materially mcrea.t-ed. Figgat's system of falsifying the accounts of the bank were most systematic and wide-reaching in their effect, covering almost every account kept with the institution. Here is a sample of his system: A depositor would deposit, say, SUO against which he would cheek, say S14, leaving a balance of Stfäti. When .the directors would examine the books for balances they would lind Su0 to the eredit or the depositor, with the SH raised to S314, leaving a balance on the books of SStt, Figgat having pocketed $300. Accounts were thus manipulated, balanced and reworked from time to time, and all checks were promptly returned each mouth. The directors had no way of checking the balances. Sheriff Witt is on the' track of the fugitive cashier, but the hopes raised here that the authorities would soon land him in jail seem to have trone glimmering. Some think Figgat is on his way to Europe. The governor has instructed the secretary of the commonwealth to issue a proclamation offering a reward of S.109 for the arrest and delivery of Figgat, who stands charged with the crime of embezzlement and is now a fugitive from justice. The offer of the reward is to continue for six months. This is in addition to the reward of S100 offered by the bank officials. THE PATENT OFFICE. The C'oimnlnloiirr of l'.itMit SiibmlK III Amiuitl Itrport Ali O liiert thnt I SelfSut ilnliic ami llua ii Siiiic Sura to It Credit In the Trenury--Attention Called to the AlxMe of a Section of I.u w s'himtiontnc IH-luy. Washixotox, Feb. IM. Commissioner of Patents John S. Seymour has submitted to congress his report of the work of his bureau for the current year Is'Jl. He siys that during the year there were 20.S03 patents granted and 1,0(.0 trade-marks registered, 13,020 patents expired. The total expendi tures were SI. 100,017. 1 he receipts over expenditures were SS7.B02, and the total balance to the eredit of the pat ent oilice in the treasury of the United States amounts to S4, 300.135. In proportion to population more patents were issued to citizens of Con necticut than to those of any other state. Next in order in proportion to population are Massachusetts, the Dis trict of Columbia, New Jersey, Montana, Ilhode Island, New York and Colorado. As to foreign countries, more patents were granted to subjects of Ureat ISritain than that of any other country. Next in order came Germany and the Dominion of Canada. Quoting section 4SD1 of the statutes which provides that "All applica tions for patents shall be completed and prepared for examination within two years after the tiling of the application, and iu default thereof, or upon failure of the applicant to prosecute the same within two years after any action therein, of which notice shall have been given to the applicant, they shall be regarded as abandoned by the parties thereto, unless it be shown to the satisfaction of the commissioner of patents that such delay was unavoidable,'' the commissioner says that in some degree the practice obtains of employing this statute to sanction delays in the prosecution of cases that seem to be unwarranted. DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR Nomination Sent to the Senate by the I'realdent. Washington, Feb. 21. The president sent to the senate the following nom inations: Joseph P. Herod, of Indiana, to be first sceretnrv of legation in Jnnnn. Wm. Crichon, of West Virginia, tc be secretary of legation nt ltrazil. United States Consuls Frederick Ellson, of Indiana, at Itclizc. Kritish Honduras; Win. Mastcrson, of Ken tucky, at Aden, Arabia; Samuel W. Thornc, of Pennsylvania, at Ascuncion, Paraguay. SHOT HIMSELF. Salclde of th First Secretary of th Raa Ian Legation at Washington. Wasiiinoton, Feb. 21. Mr. P. llogad anoff, llrst secretary of the Russian le gatton, shot himself with a pistol at 1( a. un In ids sleeping apartments and died instantly. The only cause that is assigned for the deed is thnt he had suffered from neuralgia since he came to Washington a month ago. Mr. I'ogdauoft was, until recently, n Russian charge d'alf aires at Rio de Janeiro, ltrazil, where he ably represented his country.

THE HONORED DEAD.

Arrival of thrt Iteinaiii of Mlnl.trr iriy at the liiilixim CrtlilUI Hi-reived Ith t'lvlr and .Military llonorn The r-Hir- of the lleitil .Mittetmian Viewed ly TIioiimxiiiH of Citizen - Interred it Union t It). l.NUt.YN.vroi.l, Ind., Feb. 22.- Minister li ray's remains arrived over the Motion from Chicago at s o'clock yesterday morning, and were allowed to remain In the car until 10 o'clock. At this hour Col. Ross, Second regiment 1m1. .ma lignt infantry, arrived with four companies and the light artillery, in command of Capt. .lames II, Curtis. The Oray club, the Cleveland club, the Hendricks club, Camp (Jray, the Herman-American club, the Columbia club, the Commercial club, the Marion club and other organizations formed in line, with a platoon of police leading, and the Gray club having the post of honor. The march to the state house from the station was witnessed by thousands of people who lined the streets and iilled the windows. The hearse was covered with a large American Hag, and the casket within bore the same national token. A salute of seventeen guns was tired as the procession moved along Reaching the eapitol, the soldiery formed in line and saluted as the honorary pallbearers and the casket passed. The pallbearers were six sturdy young militiamen who bore the heavy burden 200 yards with manifest signs of weariness. The honorary pallbearers were: Messrs. Claude Matthews, governor of Indiana: Caleb S. Denny, mayor of Indianapolis; Judge linker, of the United States district court; Frank lhirkc, United States district attorney, Senators McLean and Wishard and Representatives Stakebake and Robilya. Around the casket about the dais were palms and a large number of tloral pieces offered by the state officials, the federal oilicers and various clubs, and by personal friends. Among the most attractive was the wieath given by the wife of the president of the Mexican republic, Diaz. A line of soldiery was formed on either side, and the members of the legislature then passed the bier in pairs to look upon the face of the dead. It was not a natural look that the features wore, for the Mexican einbalmer had not succeeded with the art of the American, auda local euibalmer was called in. The casket is of Mexican manufacture and is unique. It is of wood, covered with dark purple plush and has brass trimmings, the corners being protected by the brass feet of a lion. The glass aperture is very small. When the mourners in ollicial lifo had passed the casket the public was admitted, and advanced between two lines of soldiers standing at rest. The stream was kept up for hours. The funeral will occur to-day at Union City, a special train leaving for that place from this city at S o'clock this morning. Gov. Matthews and other state otlicials will go, nnd the following will represent the legislature: From the senate.Messrs. Stuart Holler, Sweeny, McManus and Kerns; from the house, Messrs. Robilya. Stakebake. Stutesman, Melendy and Stötten be nr. All the Hags of the city are nt halfmast, and tho,e on the statehouse will remain so until the adjournment of the legislature. ISroad streamers of black give the national colors banging within the statehouse a funereal air. The interior decorations are imposing. ANOTHER MINE EXPLOSION Iu Which Thrcd .'lien uro Injured, Twc I'roliithly 1'iitully. Porrsviu.K, Pa., Feb. 22. An explosion of gas took place yesterday morning at the William Penu colliery. and the following named employed were badly burned: Thomas James, lire boss, Felix Patrick. George ICupincluski. The last two were removed to the Miners' hospital at Ashland, nnd are probably fatally injured. No damage was done at the colliery, but work was stopped. This colliery is owned by the William Penn Coal Co. The oflicers of the Heading Co. have not yet ordered work to be resumed at West Rear Ridge colliery, the scene of Monday's fatal explosion, as they fear the lire may start up again. PROBABLY FATALLY BURNED, Whether hy Accident or Dellen la Not Yet Known. PiTTSlit'linii, Pa,, Feb. 22. Mrs. Ilonora Voglc was so badly burned yesterday that she will probably die, whether by accident or design is not yet known. She and her family of eight children resided on Cairo strccL Her husband hanged himse If five years ago. One of the children makes the statement thnt his mother went into the parlor, poured oil over her clothing to which she applied a burning piece of paper. W. A. Jackmun, n boarder, attempted to smother the flames and was badly burned. He does not believe Mrs. Vogle attempted to cremate herself. EX-GOV. OQLESBY Buffers a Kelapta and IIU Heath la Mo. mentarlly Kiprcted. Lincoln, III., Feb. 21. Ex-tiov. Oglesby suffered a relapse last evening, being attacked with heart failure. To-day he was no better. His death at any moment would not be a surprise. TRAIN ROBBERY IN OHIO. The Robber Probably Made a MUtak and Held Up f he Wrong Train, Cot.UMiies, O., Feb. 22. A special from Chillicothe, O,, says that about midnight Wednesday night a freight train on the lialtimorc & Ohio Southwestern railroad was held up near Vigo, twelve miles east of Chillicothe, by three masked men armed with shotguns, und the trainmen were relieved of nil their valuables. It Is the general opinion that the bandits mistook the freight for the "Turkey" train, a freight which carries an express car

THIS IS RICHI I

DfHyliiK l'nrt to Swear hy Theorie Clear- i ly iienionitriiti'u. 1 rim Ai:i.rii!an l-'eonoinist says! 'Til- 1 t?er the new woolen duties which went ; !,., i.ir.'.tt on .lauuai-v 1. manufactur ers must reduce prices, otherwise foreign goods will take the place of tho American product. Of course the prices of American goods will be reimx.tl in uutt the exiironcics of the ! s tuntiou. butalonir with reduce:! prices of cloth there must coino ivduced prices of labor." That settles it! Tho foreigner don't pay our tariff taxes. The Kconoinist having been converted on tins point, Hu demonstration is m-obably clear enough to be understood by the greatest muddle-headed republican chump in the remotest, oaclc woods district m Pennsylvania. Lower duties mean cheaper wenden goods. Other things i being equal, cheaper woolens are eer- t tainly desirable. The most important , otiier thing is wages. 1 "Along with reduced prices of cloth I there must come xv luee.l prices of labor," says the Kconoinist. Is it right, ' this time, any more than it was in IsDO, when it said th;it increases! unties meant increased wages? It will be re called that the Reform club, in 1SH2, imlilUheil :i list o? about GO'J VILe re- . duetioiij iu protected industries from October. ISO!), to October, ls2. uns list has since been doubled for tho same period. It will al-o be recalled ,i..,t tl,.. i.iitininkt In lsu-J. was un able to find any ease of wage advances in protected niuusiries uuc to in creased duties. The three or four actual cases where wages had been ad vanced slightly were due to la oor or ganizations, j If, now. we can produce a list of a dozen wage advances in lame woolen ami textile mills, which have occurred (luring the first four months under the Wilson bill, it will be m order tor tue Ki'nnnmisl. if it nluees any value oil veracity, to explain how it is that the facts are directly opposed to its theories. The following is a partial list of textile mills in which wage advances were reported in leading trade papers in September, October, November and December, ls'.H: Rawitzer Rros., Stafford Springs: Riverside knitting mills. Cohoes, N. Y.; Alexander Crows woolen and worsted mills. Philadelphia, Pa.; Woodstock mills, Norristown, Pa.; Ulaekington woolen mills, North Adams, Mass.; Cocheco mills, Dover.N. II.: North Adams Manufacturing Co.. Rraytonville.Mass.; Pontoosue Woolen Co., Pitsslleld.Mass.; Uriggsville woolen mill, North Adams, Mass.; Hroad Rrook woolen mill, Connecticut; Rerkshirc knitting mill, Pittstield, Mass.; Greenwoods Co., Pine Meadow, Conn.; Lowell Manufacturing Co.. Roston, Mass.; Lin wood mills, Rriggsville. Mass.; Hathaway mill, New Redford, Mass. Many thousands of workers in these mills are now getting higher wages than they received before wool became free. Employment is also steadier. We challenge the Economist to produce a similar list for the whole McKinley period. If it cannot produce such a list we ask it in all fairness to tell its readers plainly that, contrary to its theories, there have been more wage advances in four months of low tarilts than there were in four years of high tarüTs. Will it tell the truth to its readers? Rvitox W. IIoi.T. DEMOCRATS OR TRUSTS. If Oll! Ilon't ItilIrTlil. Country tho Other Will. Sit' t.'oiiKrenriii Wilson. The Young Men's Democratic club, of Philadelphia, observed Jackson day by a banquet at which were gathered many democrats prominent in national alf airs. The most notable speech of the evening was made by Congressman Wilson, who said: "Free government, in the sense in which it has been understood and taught to us by our democratic fathers, is a very good modern thing. It means government which is the servant of the people, without distinction of class or of any legal or artificial divisions. As long as there lives in this country a man who is forced by law to lnbunpaid for the benefit of any other man, there is in this country a slave whose fetters arc bound to destroy. As long as there lives in this country a man who is permitted by law to exact Mich labor from any other man, there Is in this country a master whoso odious privileges we are bound to wrest from his grasp. "Moderate and just taxation is indeed the highest achievement of legislative action. If we have failed ns-a party, in our recent elTort, to reach this high achievement, as we must admit that we have failed, let us searchingly and in the spirit of the most honest Inquiry, ascertain how far that failure has been due to faithlessness In our own efforts or in our own ranks, nnd how far it was due to the intrenchment of privilege so strong and so inveterate that no first assault could hope fully to dislodge it. I am one of those who believe that our partial failure has been duo to both causes, and, so believing, I find in our present reverses not cause for despondency or for party disorganization and apathy, but a higher call to duty, to a more advanced party policy, a more steadfast and loyal adherence to iL "Tho great trusts which have taken congress by the throat and defied our efforts to release thy people from their exactions have at least taught us the lesson, grievous but salutory, that either they or the democratic party must rule In this country, that either they or the democratic party must disappear from the country. That great party will not disappear. Its control of the house of representatives for the next congress may be taken away from It; lost scats in the senate may bo awarded, as they seem about to 1e awarded, to those who glory in their servitude to monopolies nnd who seek public service for their own enrichment, but, as in tho past, so in the future, the old historic party of tho people will rise from tho ashes of defeat, strengthened and purified, with n greater fidelity to democratic principles, a more heroic courage, a more aggressive and unselfish leadership, bcar-

lng upon its banner not the foul legend of "America for thoTrtuus und Mono-.i-olios," but "America, n l.anil of Equal Rights and Equal Opportunities; u Luid of Moderate and .lust Taxation from Whose Revenue huww All Taint of Privileg und aste lias Menu Purged Away; America, the Home of a Triumphant Democracy; tho Common, the Equal, and the Transcendent Heritage of the Countless (Je iterations of the Future." ASTOUNDING. liepiihlli-mi llorrllled t the Loiverlne ul I'rlriM ly Heiltiotlnii of title. Every sound and logical protectionist is the enemy of low prices. They see nothing but evil in low prices. Thin the Manufaeturer.of Philadelphia. fter observing that pig iron is selling at S0.Ä0 and steel billets at 1.1 per tonlowest prices ever reached at Pittsburgh uslts. as a clincher: "Why, pray tell fis, is this continued tendency to lower prices? And who can prosper iu such times'.'" It is probably useless to suggest that

mauufneturers of structural steel and steel for bridge and buildings, of steel rails, of harvesters, mowers, locomotives, engines, sewing machines and of thousands of other implements, tools, etc., into which iron ami steely enter, might poKsiidy do a larger busine vi if prices of pig iron were halved than if they were doubled. It is also probably useless to suggest that cheaper steel rails, structural iron and steel and implements and Uo'.s would lessen the cost of production of railroads, bridges buildings and of other articles und products, and lead to greater pro I notion and the employment of m-re labor, and therefore to better wares. Such a process of reasoning is b-,t to those who assert that cheap coats tna'w cheap men, that cheap anil nasty jjo together and that cheapness is unAmerican. It cannot be appreciated by those who build taritT walls to double the prices both of raw materials and of finished products to pet a littlu imported infant industry and kick and cull' a dozen big, full-grown, self-supporting, genuine American industries. If prices of food, clothing nndsUelter should decline to nothing, the fullblooded protectionist would behorrlllcd at the spectacle of so nriny chap, nasty. un-American men. "What,' ho wouid cry, "are these millions of people to "help themselves to till of thee good things'.' Who can prosper in such times'. Is it possible that these millions can live without begging employment in our protected mills'.1 Are we never more to have the satisfaction of providing employment and of reducing wages? No more tariffs no trusts to close mills and raise prices, no strikes, no Homestead affairs, noirifts of freu libraries or colleges, no bids for charity of any kind, no chance to accumulate or display wealth or to lord it over anybody? What a dreary, stale world this is! This curse of cheapness is unbearable! Oh, if I could only emigrate to Mars or some other place where McKinley prices are still in vogue!" Itvuox . IIoi.t. THE BAGGING TRUST. Ilnu- It Attempted to Unlldnn ltn KinplttycM Wim t I-'ree l!iii;;iiii; I Iloln. The Cordage Trade Journal lately said: "The workers in tho American Manufacturing Co.'s bagging plant on Noble street, Grecnpoint. Itrooklyn, received as a Christmas present in their pay envelopes on Saturday, December 22, the assurance of steady employment." The employes are informed tlr.it the mill will have to run nights to keep up with orders. The American Manufacturing Co. is known as the cotton bagging trust. It has live or six mills, the lanrest of whieh is this one at Grecnpoint. employing 000 or TOO hands. Hcfore juto bagging was made free, hist August, several of the trust's mills were kept closed to restrict production and obtain higher prices. A few days after cotton bagging (made of jute) was put on the free list, the employes were frightened hy receiving notice in their pay envelopes that it was probable that jute bagging could not be made in this country under the new tariff law; that the exact effect of the new law could not bo told until about November 1; that anyhow bagging could be made here, after that date, only by reducing wages. The Christmas present mentioned above shows what grcnt prophets, or great hypocrites these trust manufacturers arc. The truth is that without protection prices had to go lower; lower prices led to increased demand. Increased demand means more work; more work takes more hands and nt higher, rather than lower wages. The only thing to suffer by the change ia trust profits. Victory In Defeat. Despite temporary defeat tho democratic party, which has battled so long and so stubbornly,agaiiist the abomination of the protective tariff, may seo the fruits of victory in editorial utterances like the following from tho leading republican paper of the Mississippi Valley, the St. Louis (Hobe-Democrat: "No tariff will ever again be framed on the IH'JO lines. There Is an irrepressible conflict between Mclvinlcyism and republicanism. Mclvinleylsm is a relio of the dark ages. It Is political heresy, economic lunacy, Chinese statesmanship." Their Qiinllllrattona. The only evidence of fitness Elkins and Sewell hao ever given for the United States senate is their pernicious activity as professional lobbyists Uur.d to promote tho dishonest schemes of the corporations nnd millionaires who have nailed the red tlag of plutocratic miction over the door of the senate chamher.-N. Y. World. Chenp und Nimty McKinley. Mr. McKinley will now be ablo to get his clothing so much cheaper than ho bought It under his own law thnt he will soon begin to consider himself cheap und nnsty.--St. Louis Republic llnvenir-yer'n (Irlp. President Hnvomeyer has the grip, What, on congressmen? Philadelphia l'rusa '

Tired, Weak, Nervous

Hood's Sarsrtparilla Rcctorea Strength and Bodily V igor. The cause of that tired, wcaic, nervous condition, in which so many people lind themselves, is tliu failure of tho blood to properly nourish the nerves and tissues. Feed thu nerves upon pure blood, und they will be steady and strong. Head this: "It is with pleasuro that 1 recommend Hood's Sarxaparilla as nn cj. cellent uerve toatu nnd blood puriiler. 1 lnvo taken 2Ur. C. n. Venablo Kcltbibtlrp, III. moro than oneo and am taking It now. I was tired, my body ached, and I felt very hu'by all over. 1 win afraid 1 would bo sick. 1 thought I would tsko Hood' Sarsaparilla, and It Has Cured Mo. nnd I find that it is cheaper than tho doctor's bills. Hood's Tills are tho best 1 have ever taUen uud 1 uso no other. 1 am glad to have an opportunity to recommend Hood's Sarsapaiill.L " Mus. C H. Vknaule, Keithsburg, 111. Get only Hood's. Hood'o Pli'S re harnt waüo, a ml perfect In proixirtlon oad appearance. 25c pyr box. A Chinese Propositi. When a man in China desires the daughter of a neighbor as a wife for his son, he writes to him as follows: "On my knees I. beg you not to despise this cold and common request, but listen to the words of the matrimonial ngent and give your honorable daughter to my slave of a son, so that the pair, bound by silken threads, may have the greatest joy. In the beautiful springtime I shall offer wedding presents and give a couple of geese, and let us hope for long and continued fortune and look forward through endless generations to the fulfillment of genuine love. May they sing of plenty and have every joy. On my knees I beg you to consider my proposal favorably and throw the mirrorlike glance of your eyes on these lines." To this the father of the prospective bride replies that he will 'attend to the portion of his poor and jMivertystricken daughter, that she might not be wit bout bedclothes, cotton clothing, hairpins and earrings. Therefore it was to be hoped that the couple would have constant fortune." KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and improvement nnd tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. The many, who live letter than otlipr3.nnd enjoy life more, with less expenditure, hy more promptly adapting tho world's beet products to tho needs of physical being, will attest tho value- to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in the remedy. Svrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleasant to the t-iste, the ref resiling and truly beneficial properties of a perfect laxative ; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and feycri ana permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met vrith tho approval of the medical profession, becaufe it acts on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels without weakening them and it is perfectly free fro every objectionable substance. Syrup of Figs is for pale by nil druggist in 50c anF$l bottles, but it is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informell, you will not accept any substitute if oficreiL DRESSMAKERS FIND THE LATEST PARIS FASHIONS IN L'Art de La Modi. t Crtored Plates, Bcalgaed hj 0r Sftal Corp oT PiBIKliX i BUSTS. tyorder It of your Newsdealer or send SI tents for latest number to THE MORSE-IROUQNTON CO., S East 19th t.. i MEW YORK. 3MKT10N T1IH rAPKBEly's Cream Balm QUICK Ei V CUKfcs COLD IN HEAD ABtilTllnlmlnto kci nojirii, l.T BHO!.,WWMTnBi.,n. i CLOVER SEED U.t rowrr. of Or... Vr5tf