Ligonier Banner., Volume 37, Number 41, Ligonier, Noble County, 8 January 1903 — Page 3

s His Little Scheme. He was cutting an item from a.new: paper. ‘lt tells how a house was robbed, and -I want: to show it to my wife,” he ex-. plained. : . © “What good will that do?”’ a friend inquired. = ' . “A whole lot,” was the reply. “You see, this house was robbed while a man was at church with his wife.””” “Say!” exclaimed the friend, excitedly, “vou haven't got a duplicate copy of that paper, have you?’—Chicago Post. - ; e paanT ‘Frisco System — New .Observation : " Cafe Cars, In addition to through chair car anc Pullman Sleeper service the Frisco System ' operates on its trains -out .of Saint Louis and Kansas City very handsome Observation Cafe Cars, under management of Fred Harvey. These cars. are e?uipped with every convenience, including large library observation room and platform; the former supplied with easy chairs, writing material, lastest newspapers and periodicals. Electric lights and electric fans add to the comfort of the passengers. These trains leave Saint Louisand Kansas City daily via the Frisco System. ; St s Lots of men tire themselves to death iooking for an easy job.—Chicago Daily News. g To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, Alldruggistsrefund money if it fails tocure. 2Zc. e e Great and good are the actions done by many whose worth is never known.—Hans Andersen. o S eg Like Oil Upon Troubled Waters is Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar upon a cold. Pike’s Toothache Drops Cure in one minute. Somesg g Glory hasn’t any credit at the bank.— Chicago Journal. : 7 o I am sure Piso’s Cure for Consumption <aved my life three years ago.—Mrs. Thos, Robbins, Norwich, N. Y., Feb. 17,1900. : o There is nothing that costs less than civility.—Cervantes. : L : Towa Farms $4 Per Acre Cash, bal. Jcrop tillpaid. Mulhall, Sioux City, Ta. . el Mammon is the mother of misery.— Ram’s Horn. ;

A LURKING DANGER,

There is a lurking ' 8l danger in the aching 3] 2 back, ot The aches and pains MUY Nof the back tell of i- B 1 Lidneys overworked. & fl Go to the kidneys’ Soaey assistance, when H ' backache pains warn e 4 you. - §§~ i'\ A kidney warning _,55?-; é should be promptly : -] heeded for dangerous <’§ diabetes — Bright's SB~} disease—are only a % step away. : Read how the danger can be averted: CASE NO. -15,741.—Rev. Jacob D. Van Doren, of 57 Sixth Street, Fond du Lac, Wis.,, Presbyterian clergyman, says: ‘‘A man or woman who has never had kidney complaint or any of the little ills consequent upon irritated or inactive kidneys knows very little about what prolonged suffering is. I had attacks which kept me in the house for days at a time, unable to do anything, and to express what I suffered can hardly be adequately done in ordinary AngloSaxon. As time passed; complications set in, the particulars of which I will be pleased to give in a personal interview to any one who requires information. I used plenty of remedies, and, ever on the outlook for something that might check or benefit my condition, I began taking Doan’s Kidney Pills. This I can conscientiously say, Doan’s Kidney Pills caused a general improvement in my health. They brought great relief by lessening the pain and correcting the action of the kidney secretions.” A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney medicime which cured the Rev. Jacob Van Doren will be mailed on application to any part of the United States. Address Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all druggists, price 50 cents per box.

000 b MR % $ '5O ° J SHOES T — UNION MADE - W.L.Douglas makes and sells more men’s $3.50 and $3.00 shoes than any other two manufacturers in the world, which proves their superiority; they are worn by more people .in all stations of /7 S life than any other make. fi=. 2 Because W. L. Douglas frguicias &4 isthe largestmanufacturer f§®3 \%% Y he can buy cheaper and g3f ¥ produce. his shoes at a A : lower cost than other con- S . cerns, which enables him ST to sell shoes for $3.50 and gl $3.00 equal in every s‘.}3‘.* l way to those sold else- N\ where for $4 and $5.00. SESERNRS G 2 W.. L. Douglas §3.50 HZZ3WN\ @&/ /298 and $3 shoes are worn by thousandsof menwho haye been paying $4 and ss,not believing they could get a first-class shoe for $3.50 or. $3.00. He has convinced them that the style, fit, and wear of his $3.50 and $3.00 shoes is just as good. Placed side by side it is impossible to see any difference. A trial will convince. Notice Increase (159 Sales: 82,203,883,21 in Business: {1902 Salest 85,024,340,00 " A gain of 82,820,456.79 in Four Years, W. L. DOUCLAS $4.00 CILT EDCE LINE, Worth $6.00 Compared with Other Makes. The best imported and American leathers, Heyl's Patent Calf, Enamel, Box Calf, Calf, Vici Kid, Corona Colt, and National Kangaroo, ~ Fast Color Eyelets. ca fl +« The genuine have W. L. DOUGLAS U SI}))II . I;”namle z%ml ex'ice Inltiz.:nxc:gctl lon bottom. S . ra. . Cata, ee, W. L. DOUGLAS, BROCKTON MASS.

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AIMSBLOW AT TRUSTS

Senator Hoar Has Prepareda Sweeping Measure.

Providea for Enforcement of Publicity of All Madters Affecting Welfare of the Public—Would Prevent Trade Discerimination. :

Washington, Jan. 3.—Senator Hoar’s bill for the regulation of trusts and corporations, which in many respects is the most sweeping and far-reach-ing that has yet been propoesed has been completed and made public. The measure has three objects. The first is to provide the attorney general with an additional fund of $500,000 with which to enforce all laws regulating interstate commerce and corporations engaged in ‘interstate commerce. ;

The second is to procure publicity of all matters affecting the public welfare connected with state corporations that are engaged in interstate commerce.

Third, it seeks to prevent discrimination in sales of product and in transportation by interstate commerce ('ol'pol'hfions and to make it practically. impossible for any -corporation to drive smaller competitors out of business through underselling or to prescribe terms and to whom products shall be sold. " The chief point on which Senator Hoar's bill will be assailed by. the friends of the trusts in congress will be that. according to them, it in-

frinees the right of contract which is guaranteed by the constitution of the United States and the several states. :

- Senator Hoar is.very much in favor of his measure and will make a speech in advocacy of it soon after the senate reconvenes., As he gave notice of the bill by title before the holiday recess it is to-all infents and purposes introduced in the senate now. Inasmuch as Senator Hoar claims to have been the author of the Sherman anti-trust law and is chairman of the committee wvhich will handle any trust legisla-

%‘ion that is enacted b‘\" the senate, his bill will be studied with great attention. 5

AUSTRALIA’S NEEDS. Because of Harvest Deficiencies That Country Must Import 100,000 s Tons of Breadstuffs. ‘ Washington, Jan. 3.—One hundred thousand tons of breadstufts must be imported from wheat producing centers to Australia during the coming season to meet harvest deficiencies, says United States Consul Goding at Newcastle, in a report to the state department, dated November 11. The ¢rop in New South Wales, he says, will not reach 50 per cent. of the quantity reaped last year, and Viectoria will require imports of 3.637.920 bushels of wheat to supply- her needs. The situation is' not so bad in South -Australia, though the crop there is less than last year. Fifteen thousand tons of California flour are afloat for New South Wales, but the consul _says the price of California flour has risen so greatly that the effect will be to divert a great deal of the:trade to Canada, which raises hard wheat of a class well suited to mix with California flour.

'‘DYNAMITE KILLS MINERS. Quantity Explodes in Colliery While Being Handled—Three Killed . and a Dozen Injured. f Pottsville, Pa.. Jan. 3.—A quantity of dynamite exploded in one of the gangways of the Oak Hill ecolliery, one mile north of Minersville, Friday, instantly killing three miners and injuring a dozen ‘others. The. dead: Michael Onder, 37 years of age, married, wife and four children; Andrew Onder,” married, wife and four children; Joseph Prokop, married, wife and two-children. The seriously injured: James Patterson, Morgan Davis, George Bowe. all of DPottsville; George Bowman, John Stanton, Edward Kelly, Mount Laffee; Michael Rynok, Duncot. ?

The accident occurred while men were removing a stick of the explosive.

FOUR KILLED.

Locomotive Crashes Into a ‘Passeng&er Train at Shelburne, Vt,, with Terrible Results.

Burlington, Vt., Jan. 3.—A wild engine, running from Burlington to Rutland on the Rutland railroad, crashed into the north-bound flyer from New York Friday night at Shelburne. The crews of both engines were killed and a brakeman who was riding on the wild engine was probably fatally hurt, and nearly every one of the flyer’s crew were injured more or less seriously. No passenger was -seriously hurt, although many received bruises. The dead are Dennis Mahoney, of Rutland, engineer of the flyer; R. Cowey, of Rutland, engineer of the wild engine; James Fitzpatrick, of Ticonderoga, fireman; D. N. Chase, of Rutland, fireman.

Will Be Arbitrated

Washington, Jan. 3.—The Bolivian minister. has received a cablegram saying that the Bolivian government has signed a treaty for arbitration with the Republic of Peru to settle the boundary question. The arbitrator selected is the Argentine government.

New Dianmond Fields.

London, Jan. 3.—“lt seems to be beyond question,” cables the Johannesburg correspondent of the Daily Mail, “that large and enormously rich diamond fields exist north of Pretoria.”

Wages Increased.

Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 3.—Locomotive engineers and firemen employed in the local jurisdiction of the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific system have been granted .an increase of wages averaging ten per cent. This action was taken in compliance with a request for higher wages.

Will Denounce Dueling.

~ Rome, Jan. 3.—The pope is about 1o issue an encyclical against the practice of dueling. He will appeal to all Christian governments to suppress the practice, which is described as a survival of the middle ages.

SWALLOWED UP.

Cave-In Occurs in a Pennsylvania Town, and Several Buildings £ Are Engulfed.

Sceranton, P’a., Jan. 3.—Abandoned workings of the Eddy Creek colliery of the Delaware -and Hudson company beneath the very heart of the town of Olyphant caved in Friday afternoon and engulfed four frame buildings, covering an aggregate space of 6,000 square feet. The settling was gradual and people in the affected territory escaped without being immediately endangered. A gang of men and boys who were at work in the mine beyond the fall encountered a flooded “dip” or depression in a vein in making their way out by a circuitous route and had to swim from one rise to the other. No one either above or below ground, however, sustained any injury. : :

‘The vein that cavéd is 115 feet below the surface. The settling started in the street just in front of the hotel property. The brick pavement was seen to be working and the telegraph poles and trees along the curb were noticed to be wobbling. The cause was at once‘af)pgrem and the alarm given to all.the meighborhood. Two sick guests were removed from the hotel and taken two blocks away to ‘a private house. Some attempt was made at saving the contents of the buildings, but the rapidly increasing size of the opening in the street put a stop to this and everyone fled from the neighborhood. ' At three o'clock the settling began. At 3:30 it was no longer perceptible. In the intervening half~hour, O'Brien’s three-story hotel, Mrs. Anna Evans’ double dwelling, Mrs. Jane Ackerly’s double store building and a one-story barber shop were ground to debris in the yawning pit, with the uppermost part of the mound 40 below the surface. .O’Brien’s hotel plunged first into the opening 2#nd entirely disappeared. A few houses are projecting over the edge of the pit. Twenty minutes after the disturbance was first noticed the opening had widened until it reached all the way across the street and half-way beneath the O’Brien hotel. Then. with a terrific crash, the big hotel pitched forward, turned completely about and landed on its roof in the bottom of the abyss. An immense amount of earth from all about the edge of the hotel went down with it, and a moment later the adjojining double dwelling of Mrs. Evans fell over the edge and demolished itself on the ruins of the hotel. The Ackerly double story building and the Evans barber shop property slid into the chasm about the same time and piled themselves broken and twisted on the debris. o

At nightfall it was believed there would be no further settling, but no one, it is safe to say, went to bed in any building within 50 yards of the disturbed area. The property damage is estimated at $30,000.

The workings which .caved were in the uppermost part of the worked out, veins. The timbers, it is explained by the company wofficials, supported a thin roof of rock, which in turn supported stratas of quicksand and gravel extending to the surface. The timbers rotted’,’Ath‘e roof gave way and the quicksand sifted through, carrying the gravel with it. The water mains broke and a torrent of water poured through the aperature and down a 45-foot plane, which has its heading just at the point where the roof broke through. Not until all that was above the area of the old workings which caved in had been sucked into the opening and down the slope did the settling cease. Fortunately for the company, the surface ceased cracking 90 feet from the river bank. Had it reached the river the mine would have been drowned. <

MAY START A HOLY WAR.

The Sultan of Morocco Plans a Des~ perate Course If He Is Driven Out of Fez.

Tangier. Morocco, Jan. 3.—The pretender has issued a proclamation announcing that he isnot fighting for the throne for himself, but for the sultan’s imprisoned brother, Mulai Mohammed, surnamed the “One-Eyed.” It is now confirmed that the sultan has ordered his brother’s release and that the honors of his rank be paid to him. The governor, at a recent conference with the Kabyle chiefs, pointed out to them that they are responsible for the safety of the roads running through their territory. The Spanish sloop of war Infanta Isabel has arrived here, and the Portuguese cruiser Reinha Amelia, arrived Fridav,

Advices from Fez under Thursday’s date have been received here. Guns were then being mounted on the walls for the defense of the city, but the rebels remained inactive. They have not sufficient supplies for expeditions. If the situation becomes more grave the sultan will abandon the capital, retire to Rabat and summon the border tribes to a holy war. The sultan then will proclaim himself shereef and defender of Islam, renounce all European leanings, and then at-the head of new forces attempt to retake Fez.

The Public Debt.

Washington, Jan. 3.—The monthly statement of the public- debt shows that at the close of business December 31, 1902, the debt, less cash in the treasury, amounted to $947,164,679, which is a decrease for the month of $10,632,602, which is largely accounted for by an increase of nearly $10,000,000 in the amount of cash on hand. - . n

Estate of the Late Bret Harte.

London, Jan. 3.—Letters of administration of the estate of the late Bret Harte have been granted. The total value of the estate is placed at $l,BOO.

The Plague in Mexico.

‘Washington, Jan. 3—Consular advices received at the state department from Mazatlan, Mexico, relative to the ‘outbreak of the bubonic plague state that the disease was brought over on a Chinese ship arriving there on Decem~ ber 15. Every precaution will be taken to prevent the entrance of the plague into this cotintry. - :

i Asphyxiaged. New York, Jan. 3.—David Cohen, his wife and their son died from asphyxiation in a tenement house in Ludlow street, as a result of the accidental escape of gas from a gas stove,

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BREAKING CORN STALKS.

Tswo Devices Whose Use Enables Two Persons to Clear Large Tract in One Day. |

When the ground is frozen hard, if the land is not too hilly or rough, the breaking of the corn stubble is not difficult if the farmer has the proper implements. For those living handy to a railway, it is a good plan to buy an old rail or part of a rail discarded from the track. About four feet from each end of it a hole is drilled through the narrow part. A chain isattached at each hole by a bolt or hook and the chains being brought together at the other end. a ring is attached, to which

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three horses are hitched. The chains may be attached without drilling holes, if iron rods of suitable size be heated and bent round the rail at the proper places, so as to form eyes or hooks. / :

Another good stalk breaker may be made by selecting a wooden pole of as uniform diameter as possible and long enough to break five or seven rows of stalks. After ascertaining the center of gravity by balancing over a log or some like object, cut nofches at 31, or 4 feet on each side of this center. Fasten chains around the pole at the

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notches and to a doubletree and singletrees, as shown in Fig. 1. , The breaker shown in Fig. 2 is harder to construet but is a very effective one on level ground. A couple of pieces of 2x4 or 2x6-inch stuff about 20 feet long are connected by two cross-pieces, abqut 2x4 inches by 31, feet. A 414-inch bolt at each of the connecting points holds the frame together. Alight chainisloopedround each cross-piece and held at the desired point by a wooden or iron pin or bolt. Singletrees are attached to the chains. The chains are adjusted so that the horses wi/lj not raise the front of the stalk breaKer. Two personsare necessary to drive this kind of stalk breaker, but a great deal of ground can be gone over'in a short time.—J. G. Allshouse, in Ohio Farmer. :

POTATOES THAT ROT.

It Is Not Only Advisable, But Absolutely Necessary, to Dispose of 3 Them at Once. :

If the potatoes in the cellar begin to rot it is well to dispose of them as soon as possible. None of them should be kept over for the coming spring, as they will then carry into the next crop the mycellium that has been the cause of the rot this year. Potatorot begins in the form of blight in the field. Later it shows itself in the tubers stored in the cellar. Ignorance regarding this has kept many a farm infected from year to year, as the farmer has carried over infected seed from one year to another. When rots# has appeared, therefore, the only thing to do is to get rid of the potatoes before they have begun to show the disease. If the rot is very bad, it will pay better to feed the smallest of the tubers to stock rather than run the risk of having them all rot in the bins. In the ordinary cellar it is rather difficult to keep potatoes of anykind, much less those with the rot mycellium concealed within, In cold storage where the temperature, is kept at near the freezing point there is less danger in trying to hold them for some months. In the ordinary cellar the temperature frequently goes up to near the seventies on warm winter days, and this is especially so now that many farm houses are heated by furnaces.—Farmers’ Review. 2

Facts for Potato Growers.

Potatoes are the most expensive cf all the staple foods. They contain from 750 to 800 pounds of water in every 1,000 pounds, the solid matter being mostly starch. The farmer also finds the potato crop one of the most exacting in its requirements of labor, one of. the greatest obstacles being ‘warfare against beetles and diseases. At present prices potatoes are more expensive than beef, considering the actual proportion of nutritious matter contained, but it is only when prices are high that the potato crop is very profitable, owing to the expenses necessary for its cultivation.

When to Plow for Corn.

Usualy it is"better to plow for corn in the spring, because if the land is plowed in the fall it has a tendency to become solid—that is, “run together” more or less by the winter and spring rains, and this results in keeping- the ground cold in the spring. Corn, above most other plants raised on the farm, requires a warm soil rather early in the season. Plow two to three weeks, if the land is in good condition, before the time of planting, and allow the furrows to lie for this period without being harrowed.— Country Gentleman.

Deasert for Piggy’s Dinner.

Utilize the pumpkins, apples and other fruits and vegetables that are too often wasted. The articles make capital food for the swine and they are cheap and abundant at this time of the year. Feed these succulent and bulky foods as a dessert after the usual grain ration has - been eaten. They will not interfere with the amount of grain consumed, but will increase the appetite and tone the system. llf the coarse foods are fed before the grain the swine will fill on these and not eat much grain. ~Rural World. ;

TEXAS BEEF CATTLE.

Trading in This Sort of Stock Haas Been Decidedly Inactive During the Last Half Year.

Barring the purchase of mnearly all of the two-year-old*® steers located above the quarantine line by the northern ranchmen, but little has been done in the way of trading during the past six months. It is difficult, under existing circumstances, to account for this dullness and activity. The speculator or buyer would explain it with the statement that cattle were too high; that there was no longer any profit or speculation in the business. The cattle owner, while contending for good, strong prices, would point to the fancy price being paid for beef and base his claim on this argument. Both arguments are, in a measure, correct. The greatest drawback, the thing perhaps more than any other cause responsible for the inactivity of the cattle trade, is the unsettled condition of affairs. ; .

A great portion of the range country of Texas is at present sectionized, one-half being owned. by the state school fund, which cannot be controlled absolutely by the ranchmen either by leases or purchases. This existing condition of affairs, from the cattlemen’s standpoint, surrounds the ranch business with an uncertain tenure which is very unsatisfactory and which necessarily has a tendency to lower prices of stock cattle. Besides, there is a feeling among the would-be investors in cattle that the present high price of beef will not continue always, but that partly from natural, but mainly from unnatural. causes, there may, and probably will, be a material reduction in the price of beef in the market centers within the next 12 months. ¢

The cattle business under propeéer management is, and will always continue, .to be, a profitable one. . To obtain the best results, however, the cattle must be well bred, well fed and properly managed, and must not be expected, in addition to paying interest on the land that they graze upon, to also pay the fabulous interest usually charged on cattle loans for a large percentage of their cost. Even the cattle business, profitable as it is under favorable conditions, can be and often is overstocked.—Dallas Farm and Ranch. .

NEAT SAFETY DEVICE. It Should Be Adopted by All Farmers Wlio Have to Use Lighted Lan- . terns in the Barn. The safest kind of a ‘“safety” lantern is not sufficiently safe to carry into a barn in the night. Accidents will occur. The lantern may be set down on the floor for a moment, and accidentally knocked over. "It is a wise rule that keeps all lamps and lanterns out of the barn entirely. It is often necessary, however, to go into the feeding floor in the evening, or in

' !":/:""'5:.”."’ i .’" S i : | A //// Ll Al mrm ] 11/ I o /// 1A i( il I Ul eg | I" \ K /. = | It ' / W= fK e e ,}:’ | cI /I,'v |\ L /fl/ , Al‘ ' : N T Pole clei bel BOX FOR LIGHTED LANTERN. the early morning, and a iway of lighting the floor must be provided. The illustration shows how this can be accomplished. A box with its bottom replaced by a pane of glass is fastened against the boarding of the barn door, or elsewhere, and a hole cut through the boarding, so that a lantern can be set into the box from the outside, its light falling through the pane of glass onto the feeding floor. 1f a reflector is attached to the little door, as shown, it will throw a stronger light into the barn. So easily is such‘ an arrangement made that one, could well be provided for the feeding floor and one for the door leading into the cattle stalls. The lantern then need never be carried into the stable, but -the interior lighted at any time without any danger. Where the position of the box would make it desirable to throw the light to both sides as well as straight ahead the two sides of the box, as well as the back of it, can be provided with panes of glass. This would be especially desirable when lighting a ‘““tie-up” for milking time. 'The box could be arranged. midway between the ends.—Orange Judd Farmer.

Feeding of Soft Corn.

There is very little difference in feeding value of the dry matter of soft, or jthoroughly ripened corn, pound for pound, but it requires about 20 per cent. more soft corn to make an even amount of dry matter. Of course the same amount of cob is necessary to grow a soft ear that is required to grow a good ear. A good deal of soft 'zorn is musty. This may or may not be injurious to stock.: It is better to use.caution in feeding soft corn until its effect on the animals eating it is determined. Ordinarily there is very little trouble from this source, but specific cases of stomach trouble have been traced to damaged or moldy corn. As there is so much of this class of stock food in the country this year, it is better to go slow.—Henry Payne, in Farm and Home.

Filth Fosters Hen Diseases.

Dirt is one thing; filth another. Dirt in the poultry house is all right if it be not connected with filth. Dirt is a germicide to a certain extent and under certain conditions. A few barrels of dry dust to sprinkle under the roosts in winter will help to keep filth. away. Filth consists of moisture and decaying vegetable or animjal matter. It reuires some intelligence to know when to remove the dirt that has been placed under the roost and replaced it with new, but this amount of intelligence is absolutely necessary if we would suceeed. One thing is certain, and that is that filth invites disease and fosters it when it is present. —armers’ Review.

THE BAND CUT ICE. A Too Cold ‘mwéiake’ Music, and They Wanted to Be Set to Work at Once. . One winter when the First United States cavalry was stationed m Montana the bandmaster went to the commander of the post, Gen. Cuvier Grover, and reported that the members of the band had been ordered to help cut ice, relates the Detroit Free Press. He said: ‘‘Sheneral, they did not enlist us to cut ice, but to make moosic.” T'he commanding officer called the adjutant and on his approach said: “Mr. Adjutant, Mr. Sehmidt wishes thesband excused from ice fatigue; he says they enlisted to make music.” Mr. Schmidt, bowing to the commanding officer, said: *‘Yes, sheneral, to make moosic.” The commanding officer then said: *‘Mr. Adjutant, the band will be excused from ice fatigue.” Mr. Schmidt bowed himself out, saying: “Thank ou sheneral; thank you, sheneral.” "}fin,‘ continued the commanding officer, as the door closed, “Mr. Adjutant, the band will take post on the bluff overlooking the river and will make music while the rest of the command cut ice.”” The weather was intensely cold, and as a matter of course it was impossible for the players to make a sound, their breathing freezing on their instruments. The bandmaster again hurried to the commanding officer and said: “Sheneral, it is impossible to make moosic; the band would rather cut ice.” “Very well, Mr. Schmidt, just as you wish,” replied the commanding officer, and, calling the adjutant, he said: **‘Mr. Adjutant, the band will cut ice.”

"It Was the Card. The. weary housekeeper paused beside the basket of eggs that bore the card labelled: *‘Fresh this morning—3B cents.” “Give me a dozen of these eggs,” she said. I suppose ‘you guarantee their freshness?’’ 3 “Well, no,” said the hesitating storekeeper, “‘we wouldn’t like to do that.” “i‘!ut the card says: ‘Fresh this morning',‘ " . “Yes'm,” the storekeeper reluctantly admitted. *‘But you see it's the card that's fresh~—not -the eggs.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. . . T ) Going by Sound. An enthusiastic sightseer in London was telling her friend that she had been fortunate enough ‘to get a’ good view of Lord Kitchener. **Ah!” said the friend, ‘I suppose he’s a very bellicose man?’ **Oh. no,” was the reply, “‘quite slim, [ assure you."— N. Y. Sun, 2

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“Indigestion, congested liver, impure blood, constipation, these are what afHlict thousands of people who do not know what is the matter with them. They drag along a miserable existence; they apply to the local doctors occasionally, and sometimes obtain a little temporary relief, but the old, tired, worn-out, all-gone, distressed feeling always comes back again worse than ever, until in time they fi)ecome tired of living, wonder why they were ever born, and why they are alive unless to endure constant suffering. To such sufferers there is a_haven of refuge in Dr. August Koenig’s Hamburg Drops, which is a wonderful medicine. One trial will convince the most sceptical that any or all of these difficulties may be removed, and a perfect cure effected, by taking Dr. August Koenig’s Hamburg Drops. .Get a bottle at once, before it is too late.

Her Father--“‘So, young man, you want to fill my shoes?”’ Her Suitor—"“l'll try, &ir.” Her Father— Well, ‘if you did, your grst act would be to kick yourself.”—N."Y. un.

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will soon need a large number of men for SurEN veys in the Philippines and Irrigation work in The U| s. GUVERNM the West. If you want to prepare for a position, e, e—————— B€od fOT free Booklet. ~Salaries from slooa monthup, WILLIAM E. McELREE, Late United States Townsite Surveyor, HUMANSVILLE, Missouri.

USE AND ENDORSE PE-RU-NA £ 7 ol TS //— - : =g v.\"' ; j.“ ; ; \C \l_&‘ \ . % ~ = . ;:Q, Y e O s \\\ 5 -~ I oe=2 N\ - oo ' e v : o, ARy T | SHE ST oo e SNSRI ‘“? : ; . ‘\2:;5;:_;;;//’_.———-__::/"‘ : X aEE = = N S R o Qe N—" I \ =" = AU NS - éfi“ AN AR e D7V A | &) &%M’ g. e TR Y S ’fi -,% C-Bn CHAMBERI/INQ MOD' - / /N OF WASHINGTON,D.C. ( C. ];.;(‘}1(’.11!}7(’!‘13!1. M. D.. writes from ch and P Sts., Washington, D.C.: : «Many cases have come under'my observation, where Peruna | has benefited and cured. Therefore, I cheerfully recommend it ; for catarrh and a general tonic.”---C. B. CHAMBERLIN, M. D. (R ' S ' : Se A it~ e e i oe A i eR A g

Medical Examiner U. S, Treasury. Dr. Llewellyn Jordan, Medical -Examiner of U. S. Treasury Department, ._._._._._*»._“_._._..?gx‘ugiu}{_te qf v('ub _ ¢ lumbia - College b R tand who served ! Y three years at t g ;\\'vst Point, has L : ? the ‘following to i f @ @ :su_\' of Peruna: é A 2 ; _“Allow e to W ot S express my gratii 6".:6 _ ! tu(ll)v ‘to 3:(}1‘; for t = SN ! the benefit dej S \x( R ;riwd from your P “‘g{\ ::\,,,';';";u ;v\\'(mderful rem- - W /7 ;ed_\'. One short month ha’'s t DEade SoTian. ;brought forth-a —o-000-s-o-ese-sees vast change and . ) I now consider

The man who endeavors t()_.t'ru.\"el to fame or fortune via the amrship of revery islikely to hit.the ground hard.—Judge. -+

California, the State of Big Things,

(California produces 22 per cent. of the country’s barley, 40 per cent. of the country’s gold, 70 per cent. of the country’s beet. sugar, 99 per cent. of the-country’s raisins, and from 90 per cent. to 99 per>cent. of a great many other importafit commodities. California is one of the largest producers of beans in the world and the only producer of Lima beans for commercial purposes in the United States. (alifornia. yields more honey than all' the rest of the Union. California supplies nearly. all. the vegetable and flower seeds to the.markets of the world. California sends- outside her borders 20,000,000 bushels of wheat every vear. San Francisco, the metropolis of ('alifornia, is now the sixth ¢ity in financial importance in the United States. s T

Haughtiness lives under theé same rooef with solitude.—Plato. . .

It Excels Everything.

“The Chicago and Floridd Special,” and Florida Limited, thé€ first solid Pullman | train ever run, Chicago to Florida, “consisting of ‘magnificent . Pullman sleepers. Dining and Observation Cars goes into service January Sth. Only one night out; 32 hours to St.” Augustibe via Big Four, Penna. Lines, Monon-C: H. & D. Queen & Crescent, Southern Ry., and Fla. East Coast Ry. Full particulars at’ ticket offices any of lines named, or W. A:-Beckler; 113 Adams St., Chicago. Tl

i e e . " The scandal business is usually ednducted by retail.—Chicago Journal.- oo >

‘myself a well man after months of isuffer'mg. Fellow-sufferers. Peruna {~will.cure you.”"—Dr. Llewellyn Jordan. Geo. €. Havener, M..D., of Anacostia, D. C., writes: The Peruna Medicine Co.,Columbus, Q. 3 Gentlemen—"ln my practice I have had occasion to frcquently prescribe | your valuable medicine,and have found its use beneficial, especially in cases of catarrh.”—George C. Havener, M. D, 1 1f youdo not receive prompt and sat= isfaetory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, | giving a full statement of your case, and he will be pleased to give you his -valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, | Ohio. - St

WESTERN CANADA

T Y Upwards of 10.000 Americang bk S; N have settled in Western Canada L R during the past five years. They & Tfi ‘ are Contented, Happy and as ‘p Prosperous, and thereisroom w " Bfi still for Mifllons. Wonderful G‘ FR S 8 vieldsof wheatand othergrains. The best grazing lands on the A Continent. Magnificent climate, plenty of water andfuel. Good Schools, excelient churches. splendid railway, facilities. All in the Free Homestead Lands of Manitoba, Assiniboia, ‘Saskatchewan and Alberta. Send to the following for an Atlas and other literature telling of the great resources of the country, as well as for certificate giving you reduced rates, etc., elc. Superintendent of Immigration, Ottawa, Canada, or C. J. BROUGHTON, 430 Quincy Bidg., Chicago.Jll.; M. V. MCINNES, N 0.2 Avenue Theater Block, Detroit, Mich.; JAMES GRIEVE, Sauit Ste. Marie, Mich.; T. O. CURRIE, Callahan Bldg.. Milwaukee, Wis.; E.T. HOLMES, 315 Jackson Street, St. Paul. Minn. (for Jowa): J. C. DUNCAN, Room 6, Big Four Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind.; Capadian Goveinment Agents.

- Mr. Brown—*Yes, Slader is passionately fond of horses; but he loves his wife, too.” Mrs. Brown—'He loves anything he can drive.”—Boston Transcript.

Business Chances.

The M. K. & T. Ry. has a well established Industrial Department, aiding in the selection of sites and locations for industries of all kinds along its lines. Writeif you are interested. We will send book, “Business Chances,” and any other-information wanted. on request. James Barker, Gen’! Pass. Agent, M. K. & T. Ry., 501 Wainwright Bldg., St. Louis. - 3

—_—-——————— The pocketbook is always taken out in trade.—Puck.

ANAKESIS &iles i= gf% :3!"((1‘2128 H].E& For free sampla address “ANARED?S." Tribune building, New York