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The name of the Japanese commissioner to the St. Louis fair is Baron Kiuchiu. Only an epidemic of influenza will enable people te pronounce it correctly. : .

The navy department has contracted for two immense armored cruisers to be called the Tennessee and Waghington. Their cost wikl be over $4,000,000 each, and the tonnage of each is to be 14,500. i In the past eight months Nebraska “and Wyoming have paid bounties on , 44,000 wolf scalps, yet the beasts are reported to be more numerous than ever. Perhaps some of the ranchers have gone into wolf culture as a precaution against dry seasons. _ A wedding custom was inaugurated in New York the other night which, though mnovel, will hardly become popular. The bride wore around her neck a pet seven-foot gopher snake, the gift of the groom, assistant curator of the New York zoological park. ' Some person elaims to have invented a process for making anthracite coal from soft coal at a cost of 2 a ton. It is-feared, however, that the inventor is the vietim of his imagination, but if he has a sure thing he is the man the counfry desires to see. -

Civil war in Honduras is likely berause, at the recent election, the suevessful candidate received 90,000 votes, while there are but 50,000 voters in the republic. The Honduraniahs should remember that little superfluities like this often oceur in the best regulated republics.

That United States is singular-and not plural was again confirmed in Washington by the report of the committee on revision of laws in the bill revising the penal code. Section nine of chapter two says the “United States are,”-and the bill changes the law to read “United States is.”

In one year the shipment of American apples to Europe has tripled. Since September last the exports have been 1,008,000 barrels to Liverpool, 274,000 to Londom, 97,000 to Hamburg and 58,000 to other European ports. American apple growers have conquered d big foreign market.

That was a beautiful tribute to their dead paid by the fisher-folk of Gloucester, Mass. Flowers, representing the beauty, the purity and innocence of life, were east out on the ccean’s waves to decorate the 74 graves in the unknown deep, of those who gave their lives in. the struggle for the loved ones left behind. e :

Some Arizona gentlemen have been tryving to thaw out dynamite in the oven of a kitchen stove and the experiment was completely successful. As the experimenters were distributed over four different counties, however, their heirs and surviving relatives are somewhat dubious as to the advisability of the investigation from a utilitarian point of view. .

There are strong indications that a new war may break out soon over an old questicn—the Balkan question. The London Times says every cabinet in Europe regards the present situation as critical and fears early movements “that’ may lead to a struggle the limits and issues of which a wise man will not attempt to forecast.” Turkey's misgovernment of Macedonia and the schenies of the Macedonian revolutionary committee are the exciting causes.

Somebody started a story that a bar of gold was accidentally . spilled in a lot of copper which was subsequently minted into one-cent pieces of 1202, and the United States treasury in New York have been overwhelmed with inquiries as to what premium the government will pay in order -to get the 1902 cents back. The United States will not pay any premium, and persons who have been collecting them: will have to get their premiums from other more credulous than themselves. The whole story is a fake. : -

. -The rapid rise of the new secretary of the department of commerce, George B. Cortelyou, is an illustration of the pld Bible story of the man who took eare of one talent. Mr. Cortelyou was first invited to the white house by President Cleveland, because he was an expert stenographer. He has won his way since by becoming an expert at everything required of him, until, at the age of 40 years, bhe becomes a eabinet official. But two or three men in the history of the nation have entered the cabinet at that age.

Ships larger than the Great Eastern are now being built, Which are turning out to be splendidly successful. The biggest of all thése, the Cedrie, arrived in New Yorkfithe other day on her initial trip across the Atlantic. Her officers and passengers say of her: “The ship was as steady as a floating island.” “You would never know that you were on a ship.” “It was like a seaside hotel, even when there was a gale blowing outside.” And this though the ship had heavy winds and high seas all the way over. The Cedric is 700 feet in length.,

A WEEKS HINTORY

The Important Happenings of a - Week Briefly Told.

[N ALL PARTS OF THE UNION

All the Latest News of Interest from Washington, From the East, the West and the South.

THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES

FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS,

In the United States senate on the 85th the statehood riders to the agricultural -and post office appropriation bills. were withdrawn and both bills passed, the house amendments to the Philippine currency bill were agreed to, thus sending the Dbill to the- president, the sundry civil bill was nearly completed, and 320 pension bills were passed. lln the house the conference report on the army appropriation bill was adopted, thus sending the bill to the president. The bill to establish a union station in Washington also was passed. Mr. De Armond (Mo.) introduced a concurrent resolution providing for the annexation of Canada to the United States. e

In open session on the 26th the United States senate discussed at length and finally passed the sundry civil bill. In executive session Senator Morgan continued his speech against the Panama canal treaty. The house, after filibustering by the democrats and repeated roll calls and waits while a quorum was being secured, unseated James J. Butler, of Missouri, and seated George C. B. Wagoner in his place.

FROM WASHINGTON

The leaders in congresspredict that all important Dbills will be passed, canal and Cuban ireaties ratified, and all reason for an extra session removed by March 4.

A plan has been prepared by the navy department for uniform naval increate, calling for the building of 72 first-class fighting vessels in the next 12 vears.

The oath of office has been taken by James R. Garfield, commissioner of corporations of the new department of commerce and labor.

Under the president’s advice the new anti-trust law is already being enforced by Attorney General Knox.

In Washington the Republican National Editerial association met in annual convention. -

At the congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Washington Mrs. Charles W. Fairbanks, of Indianapolis, was Treelected president general. : ~ In Washington the anthracite coal strike commission is making considerable progressinitslabors. It hascarefully gone over practically all the important points involved and a tentative agreement has been reached on some of them.

THE EAST.

In a report President Truesdale, of the Lackawanna railroad, accused bituminous coal interests with inciting the anthracite coal strike. At Stroudsburg, Pa., Charles Grether was hanged for the murder of Constable Strunk in September, 1901.

The negroes at Webrum, Pa., have been driven from town by the white residents. - 3

In a railway wreck near Berea, 0., Mail, Clerks 'G. W. Smiley, T. W. Kreissman, W. H. Blackwell and L. W. Walworth, all of Cleveland, and two unknown men were killed.

At the age of 60 Henry Farrer, one of the best-known water-color painters in America, died in New York. ‘'Near Stanniford City, W. Va., three miners were killed and two fatally wounded in a fight with deputies, who tried to arrest 34 violators of a United States court injunction against intimidation.

‘Up to date there have been 31 typhoid fever victims in the Ithaca (N. Y.) epidemic.

In New York Francois Herzel, a Swiss barkeeper, was arrested for an alleged plot to assassinate European rulers. The president lauded Methodism in an address at New York that was heard by 4,000 pgople. Richard Jordan Gatling. inventor of the gun bearing his name, died suddenly at the home of his daughter in New York, aged 84 years. . ‘ - C. N. Jordan, assistant treasurer of the United States at the subtreasury in New York city, died of the grip,aged 73 vears.

WEST AND SOUTH.

Near Frankfort, Ind., Earl Woods, the 17-year-old son of a well-known farmer, shot and-killed his father, fatally wounded his mother and sister, and then took his own life. No cause is known for the erime. At his home in Griffin, Ga., William Fambro (colored), who insulted a white woman, was shot dead by a mob.

Fire destroyed Pike's opera house, g 16-story structure, in Cincinnati.

At Oacoma, S. D.;, an earthquake shock was felt which lasted several minutes and split rocks asunder and broke up the ice in White river. Fire wiped out the business section of Mount Airy, Md. Thomas McLaughlin, Walter Davis and Matthew Donnelly were killed by an explosion in a mine at Auburn, Til. Albert Knapp, 41 years old, confessed to choking his 29-year-old wife to death and throwing her body in the river at Hamilton, 0.

Near Toledo, 0. Christian Joehlin was tortured with fire by ten masked men, who secured $3,000.

The season of the National league baseball will open April 15, and the American April 22. Both will quit on September 27. "In South Bend, Ind., Barbara Bell. aged 58 years, and Joseph Hawkins, aged 24, her adopted son, were secretly married., fi“ is said that the Rock Island’s purchase of fhe 'Frisco system is the forerunner of a vast railroad merger. " Senator-elect Smoot has been aeccuseé of poiygamy by a representative of protesting ministers of Utah, who oppose the seating of the Mormon apostle in the senate. =, . e

Flames at Cincinnati destroyed the business block bounded by Vine, Walnut, Fourth and Third streets, causing a loss estimated at $2.000,000. At San Francisco Young Corbett and Eddie Hanlon fought 20 rounds to a draw. ; . :

A barn belonging to John S. Dackey was destroyed by fire at Cambridge City, Ind., and 14 race horses were burned to death.

In a confession Alfred Knapp. of Indianapolis, says that he murdered four women and a girl, two of the victims being his wives, '

FORKBIGN INTELLIGENCE.

The king announces,that Queen Victoria’s collection of 1897 jubilee presents will be exhibited at the St. Louis fair. . :

The Mexicans near the Colima volcano are terror stricken by the dctive eruption now in progress. ° Lava sireams are increasing and valleys are already flooded. A - United States Consul McWade, at Canton, Peports that Dr. Adolf Razlag, an American, has successfully treated three out- of four cases of leprosy.

The Venezuelan authorities accuse the Germans of looting the warship Restaurado before returning it to the government. : .

. The former president of the Filipino supreme: court, Mabini, has taken the oath of allegiance to the United States. A multimillionaire of Mexico, Pedro Aalvarado, has offered to contribute $50.000,000 for the payment of the national debt.

Continued eruptions of the Colima voleano in Mexico has created an immense panic inall regions within 20 miles of the mountain.

LATER NEWS,

The United States senate on the 27th passed the naval appropriation bill, which carries a total of $81,507,412, and also the military academy appropriation bill. Senator Morgan resumed his speech in opposition to the Panama canal treaty. In the house the agricultural, sundry civil, military academy and post office appropridtion bills 'were sent to conference and .the conference report on the Indian’ appropriation bill was adopted. : The Daughters of the American Revolution were received by President Roosevelt at the white house.

Joseph Keenan (colored) - was hanged at Greenville, S. €., for the murder of Samuel Williamson, a white man. :

The Hubbard private bank at Cedar Springs, Mich., was robbed of about $5,000. : , There were 211 business failures in the United States during the seven days ended on the 27th, against 215 the same week in 1902.

Dan Jones, of Milwaukee, won the bowling championship of the United States at Indianapolis.

Samuel Harris, a miner, fell 102 feet down a shaft.-at Terre Haute, Ind.. and escaped with nothing more serious than a broken leg. An explosion in powder works at Cherokee, Mo., killed three men and injured 15 others, three of them fatally. Edward L. Burdick, of Buffalo, N. Y., prominent in business and social life, was found dead in his home with his head crushed.

Robbers blew the post office safe at Garrett, Ind., and carried away $l,OOO in cash and $3OO in stamps. _

President Roosevelt sent a special message to congress asking passage of the bill reducing tariff on Philippine products, o ‘

John C. Felimore; founder of the Order of United Commercial Travelers, died at his home.in Columbus, 0., aged 55 vears. :

John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers denies the. reports of a union combine against the use of nonunion products. -

Weekly réports say trade is accelerated by milder weather, business continuing to be very active,

A cyclone in England, Ireland and Wales killed scores of people and a railroad train was blown from the track and the British steamer Ottercaps sank with 30 persons. '

MINOR NLRLWS ITEMS.

E. Lung, a wealthy Chinese merchant of Indianapolis, has been chosen as the head of Chinese masens in this country. ;

Plans have been made for the opening in Kansas City, Mo., of Liberal university to teach Robert G. Ingersoll’s views. .

President Roosevelt’s “Strenuous Life” is being translated into the Armenian language for curculationin Armenia.

The International Typographical union will erect a monument at Colorado Springs to ,the late Amos J. Cummings. - » : New York money centralization is shewn by $109,651,900 capital of 58 banks, against $60,422,700 of 64 banks ten years ago. . - Ex-State Senator C. H. Smith, of Jackson, Mich., has wired to Washington his acceptance of the office of prosecuting attorney at Manila. Col. R. H. Pratt has resigned as superintendent of the Carlisle (Pa.) Indian school. He has been in charge of the schoolfor about 30 years. The fish, foréstry and game committee of Colorado has decided for a closed season for four years on deer and for six years on sheep, elk, antelope and other big game. The committee of Presbyterian clergymen representing the synod and appointed to decide on the site for a Rocky mountain college has decided in favor of Denver. . ;

Edwin Perkins Clark, who was for 18 years a member of the editorial staff of the New York Evening Post, died at his home in Brooklyn. He was bornat Huntington, Mass., in 1847. Lieut. Peary says that with necessary backing of $150,000 to $200,000 he will head another expedition for the arctic regions, and believes he can fly the American flag at the pole. Minister of Commerce Moeller, of Germany, says that as America will be Germany’s chief commercial competitor in future, Germany must adopt trust methods to combat American i trusts. :

The Standard Oil company has declared a dividend of $2O per share, payable March 16. This is ten dollars morg than the last dividend declared, but is the same as the one declared at this time last year. :

PHILIPPINE TARIFF.

President Pleads for Immediate Ac-

tion by Senate.

Sends Specianl Message Urging Reduction of Duties on Goods from the Islands— Why Relief Is Needed.

“Washington, Feb. 28.—President Roosevelt sent to the senate late Thursday afternoon a special message urging in the very strongest terms the passage by that body of the Philippine tariff bill, which has been passed by the“house and now languishes in the senate. The president took this action after a full disrussion of the subject at a meeting of the e¢abinet.

The Philippine tariff bill provides for a reduction of the American tarift on_ all products coming from the Philippines amounting to 75 per cent. The message is as follows:

“] have just received a cable from Gov. Taft, which runs as follows: ‘Necessity for passage house tariff most urgent. The conditions of productive industry and, business considerably worse than in November, the date of last report, and growing worse each month. Some revival in sugar, tobacco prices, due to expectation of tariff law. The interests of Filipinos in sugar and tobac¢co extensive, and failure of bill will be a blow in the face of those interests. Number of tobacco factories will have to close and many sugar haciendas will be put up for sale at a sacrifice if the bill will not pass. Customs receipts have fallen off this month one-third, showing decrease of purchasing power of the islands. General business stagnant. All political parties, including labor unions most strenuous in petition for tariff bill. Effect of its .failure very discouraging.’ “Vice Gov. Luke Wright endorses in the strongest manner all that Gov. Taft has said, and states that he has the gravest apprehension as to the damage that may come to the islands if there is not a substantial reduction in the tariff levied against Philippine goods coming into the United States. : Urges Congress to Act. “T very earnestly ask that this matter receive the immediate attention of congress, and that the relief prayed for be granted. As congress knows, a series of calamities have befallen the

Philippine people. Just as they were emerging from nearly six years of devastating warfare, with the accompanyving destruction of property and the breaking up of the bonds of social forder and the habits of peaceful industry. there occurred an epidemic of rinderpest which destroyed 90 per cent, of the carabous, the Philippine cattle, leaving the people without draft animals to till the lands or to aid in the ordinary work of farm and village life, the ‘extent of the disaster can be seen from the fact that the surviving caribous have increased over ten-fold in value. At the same time a peculiar oriental horse disease became epidemic. further ecrippling transportation. The rice crop, already reduced by various cauges to but a fourth of its ordinary size. has been damaged b:\" locusts. so that the price of rice has nearly doubled. : .. Urgent Needs in the Islands.

T “Under these circumstances there is imminent danger of a famine in the jslands. Congress is in course of generously appropriating $3,000,000 -tc meet the immediate needs, but indispensible and preeminentneed is the resurrection of productive industry from the prostration into which it has been thrown by the causes above enumerated. I ask action in the tariff matter, not merely from the standpoint of wise governmental policy, but as a measure of humanity in response to an appeal to which this great people should not close its ears.. We have assumed responsibilities toward the Philippine islands which we are in honor bound to fulfill. We have the specific duty of taking every measure in our power tc see to their prosperity. The first and most important step in this direction has -been accomplished by the joint action of the military and civil authori-

ties in securing peace and civil government. The wisdom of congress at the present session has provided for them a stable currency, and its spirit of humane liberality and justice toward them will be shown in the appropriation now’ substantially agreed upon of $3,000,000, to meet the pressing immediate necessities, but there remains a vital need that one thing further shall be done. The calamities which have befallen them as above enumerated could have been averted by no human wisdom. They cannot be completely repaired, but the suffering can be greatly alleviated and a permanentbasis of future prosperity assured if the economic relations of the islands with the United States are put upon a satisfactory basis.

“THEODORE ROOSEVELT “White House, Feb. 27, 1903.”

Breaks Bowling Record.

- ' Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 28.—D. A. Jones, of Milwaukee; broke all bowling records Friday afternoon with the following score: 232, 248, 203; total, 683. The record last year was 649 made by Fred Strong, of Chicago. <

American Wins.

Detroit, Mich., Feb. 28.—Englandg tried for another championship Friday night and scored another defeat. Her champion bantam weight, Andy Tokell, was beaten cleanly and decisively in ten rounds by Harry Forbes, the champion bantam weight of the world.

Mysterious Suicide.

Lexington, Ky., Feb. 28.—Benjamin I. Goodwin, aged 70, reported to be worth $300,000, one of the richest.farmers in central Kentucks, walked intc a saloon here Friday, put a revolver tc his cheek and fired, killing himself.

Charged with Counterfeiting.

Lexington, Ky., Feb. 28.—Jed Kiscadin, of Bracken county, Ky., arrested by a United States marshal on the charge of counterfeiting, has confessed, and is said to have implicated a big band of confederates operating in Bracken and adjacent counties. ‘

Explosion in Vienna. i Vienna, Feb. 28.—An explosion in the cellar of the imperial palace Friday caused momentary excitement, but it was seen ascertained that it was due to the accidental iznition of some sporting ammunition. A couple of workmen were iniured.

SAY SHIP WAS SACKED.

Venezuelans Accues the Germans of Pillaging the Warship Restaurador.

Caracas, Feb. 27.—The Venezuelan authorities at Puerto Cabello after receiving the warship Restaurador, which had been seized by the blockading powers, have made an official report regarding the transfer and the condition of the vessel. The report reads in part: ‘“The Germans before delivering the Restaurador had sacked her in a ruinous manner. They carried off silverware, covers, curtains, electric globes, kitchen utengils and even copper clasps from the ship’s side. The machinery was purposely left out of order. It was necessary to employ mecharnical engineers for 24 hoursin order to place the Restaurador in a condition fit to go to sea. The pillage of the ship was scandalous.” German officers interviewed concerning this accusation declare that the charge of the Venezuelan authorities is false and assert that the ship was not robbed. On the contrary, they said that Germany had spent $12,000 in repairing the Restaurador and had left 150 tons of coal on board of her without asking a cent for it. The British still refuse to deliver the ships of the Venezuelan navy which they seized unless the transfers are made at Port of Spain, Trinidad. Great indignation over the conduct of the British prevails here. Washington, Feb. 25.—Mr. Bowen, the Venezuelan plenipotentiary, has proposed to the allies that the czar of Russia be asked to name the three arbitrators whos as The Hague tribunal, shall decide the question of preferential treatment. The suggestion has been approved by the state departn:ent.

CRACK BOWLERS.

The O'Learys, of Chieago, Win First Money in Five-Men Team Tourney at Indianapolis.

Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 26.—Sixtynine five-men teams competed for the national bowling championship which closed for that class Wednesday afternoon, and the cash prizes amounting to $1,775 were awarded and paid. When the last ten teams of the. five-men class finished bowling at four o’clock Wednesday afternoon, the O’Learys, Wrigleys and Carl Richters, of Chicago, were still one, two,three. Ten Chicago teams are in the prize list, with no other city having the honor of even two ttams in the list. The score of each of the first three teams and the prizes received in cash follows: O’Learys, Chicago, 2,819, $275; Wrigleys, Chicago, 2,813, $225; Carl Richters, Chicago, 2,795, $2OO. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 27.—J. J. Rowe, mayor of Lakewood, a suburb of Cleveland, was elected president of the American Bowling congress Thursday afternoon by a’vote of 117 to 84. T

BUTLER LOSES SEAT.

Missouri Congressman Ousted by Vote of the House—~Turbulant Scene Is Witnessed.

'Wa's-l'lington, Feb. 27.—Amid scenes which recalled the memorable and exciting days of the Fifty-first congress, when party feeling ran fiercely and the hall of representatives resounded with denunciations of the alleged ‘“highhanded methods” of the majority, James J. Butler, of Missouri, was unseated Thursday by the house and George C. R. Wagoner was seated in his place. The democrats had decided at their caucus in the morning that if this case was called up they would prosecute a filibuster from now until March 4, regardless of consequences to legislation. and they began the fight as soon as the gavel fell at noon.

Smoot Declared Polygamist.

Washington, Feb. 27.—The senate has passed the sundry ecivil appropriation bill, which carries an appropriation of $200,000 to ex-Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii. :

Senator Burrows, chairman of the senate committee on privileges and elections, presented a protest signed by Rev. J. L. Leilitch; representing the Ministers’ association of Salt Lake City, against the seating of Reed Smoot. The statement, which is sworn to, declares that Smoot is a polygamist, and now has a plural wife.

Sent to Jail.

Seattle, Wash., Feb. 26.—Ex-Gov. Eugene Semple, president of the Seattle and Lake Washington Waterway company, on Wednesday was ordered confined in the county jail until he complies with an order of the grand jury to produce certain records:of his corporation before the body. Gov. Semple is now in the custody of the sheriff.

Smallpox Outbreak.

Terre Haute, Ind., Feb. 27.—A malignant type of smallpox at Jasonville, on the Soutfiern Indiana road, has caused a stampede from the town. There were three deaths in the first eight cases.s The hctel has been quarantined and: among the guests are the editors of three newspapers in the adjacent coal field.

Ends in a Dravw.

San Francisco, Feb. 27.—Eddie Hanlon, San Francisco’s 18-year-old 126pound champion, fought Young Corbett 20 rounds to a draw here Thursday night. The boy’s gameness and qualities carried through a great battle, he took a world of punishment.

For Universal Suffrage.

The HaguYe, Feb. 25.—The demo-cratic-liberal party introduced in the states general a bill to amend the constitution’of the Netherlands so as to extend suffrage to all men and women over 21 years of age, with the exception of lunatics. o

Battle in Honduras.

Panama, Feb. 26.—According to cablegrams here from Salvador, President gierra, of Honduras, has suffered a serious defeat. From: previous reports on the situation in Honduras it is believed that the battle took place in the neighborhood of Macaome.

Money Voted for Willard Statue.

Springfield, 111., Feb. 25.—A bill appropriating $9,000 for a life-size statue of the late Frances E. Willard, to be placed in the National Statuary hall, Washington, was passed Tuesday by both houses of the legislature. . . ;

WESTERN CANADA AROUSING GREAT INTEREST.

The Wonderful Yields of Wheat—Ate - tractinz Thousands.

Until the last five or six years but little attention was given to that vast area of grain-producing land lying north of the 49th parallel and immediately adjoining the northern boundaries of Minnesota and Dakota. The Canadians themselves were aware of the wealth that lay there, but being unable to fully occupy it, they have asked the Americans to assist them in converting the land from its virgin state to one that will largely supplement the grain-produc-ing area of the North American Continent, and the response has been most liberal. i

During the year 1901 upwards of 20,000 from the United States went over ¥o Canada. being induced ta sa%tle there by the reports that reached them of the success of those who had preceded them during the previous years. This 20,000 was increased to 30,000 during the year 1902, and it is fully expected that there will be fully 50,000 during the present year. The work of the immigration branch of the Canadian Government is not now being directed towards giving information' as to the advantages of settlement in Canada as it is to extending an invitation to the American to follow those who have gone. - Those who have charge of the work point with considerable pride to the success of those who have ‘been induced to take advantage of the offer of 160 acres of land free in Canada, and have no cause to hesitate in continuing the invitation. Many of those interested say there are no more free homesteads to be had in Canada, but the writer has most positive assurance from the Canadian Government that there are thousands of such homesteads to be had, and in one of the districts now being opened up fully as good as the best, and it is probably the best. » The Canadian Government has established Agencies at St. Paul, Minn.; Omaha, Neb.; Kansas City, Mo.; Chicago, 1ll.; Indianapolis, Ind.; Milwaukee, Wis.; Wausau, Wis.; Detroit, Sault Ste. Marie and Marquette, Mich.; Toledo, Ohio; Watertown, S. Dakotag Grand Forks, N. Dakota, and Great Falls, Montana, and the suggestion is made that by addressing any of these, who are the authorized agents of the Government, it will be tothe advantage of* the reader, who will be given the fullest and most authentic information regarding the results of mixed farming, dairying, ranching, and grain raising, and also supply information as to freight and passenger rates, ete.

For Bottom Drawer, No. 2

‘A lady who was especially fond of barfiains came home from a sale and displayed er purchases. “Why on earth have you bought this?” demandyed her husband, taking up a brass plate for a door with the name of “Wilks’ on it.

w‘i‘\’VVe_l-1,-_'i't was so cheap,” replied the wife. “Only think, I gave a quarter for it; and I'll be bound-it cost a dollar!”’ 3

“But why throwsaway a quarter? What possible use is it?” “Oh,” said the bargainer, “you never know how things will come in.” For instance, you might die, and I might marry a man named Wilkins.”—Cleveland Leader.

Through and Through.

- New Bedford, Mass., Mar. 2nd.—At 658 rst St., this city, lives a very happy man. “His name is Ulric Levasseur,and he certainly_has good reason to feel glad and proud. Mr. ievasseur has been sick for a long time with general weakness and a sore pain in his back. At the last he got so bad that he could not talk without great misery. Now he is well and in speaking of this wonedrful change in him hesays: “I believe it to be my duty to tell everybody how I was cured. I was so weak that I could not stoop; in fact, I was unable to walk without great pain. I began taking Dodd’s Kidney Pills and aftera two months’ treatment I am well and sound again. “Dodd’s Kidney Pills are a God-sent remedy. I will always praise them for their wonderful cure of my case. They cured me through and through. I am as strong and able a man now as I ever was.”

Law-abiding Citizens Preferred.—First Footpad—" W’y don’t you rob that feller that just passed?’ Second Footpad—"“He don’t look like a law-abidini citizen.” “What difference does that make?’ “I’'m afraid he carriesa gun.”—N. Y. Weekly.

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\x ? OMEN should beware of contracting catarrh. The cold wind and rain, slush and mud of winter are especially conducive to catarrhal derangements. Few women escape. ‘ Upon the first symptoms of catching cold Peruna should be taken. It fortifies the system against colds and catarrh. .

The following letter gives one young woman’s experience with Peruna: = Miss Rose Gerbing is a popularsociety woman of Crown Point, Ind., and she writes the following : ¢ ‘‘Recently.l took a long drive in the country, and being too thinly clad I caught a bad cold which settled on my lungs, and which I could not seem to shake off. I had heard a great deal of Peruna for colds and catarrh and I

As miles test the horse, ' so years test a remedy. | [exican [ustang Liniment ~ Buy "has been curing everything that it a good, honest penetrating liniment now. can cure for the past 6o years. ,

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bought a bottle to try. lam pleased that I did, for it brought speedy relief. It only took about two bottles, and I considered this money well spent. ““You have a firm friend in me, and I notonlyadvise its useto my friends, but have purchased’ several bottles to give to those without the means to buv, and have-noticed without exception that it has broughtabout a speedy cure whereever it has been used.” —Miss Rose Gerbing. - If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Peruna, ‘Wwrite at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case’and lie will | be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. . | S Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,O.

210 Kinds for ¢ O Kinds for 16¢. ¥ It isafact that Salzer’sseeds are found in # more gardens and on morefarms than =£B4 any other in America. There is S reasan for this. We own and op- 23 erate over 5000 acres for the produc- <33 A tionof 3ur cholcf seedsi! In orderkto, L AN, —p induce you to try them we make JSe: "\\\‘A the following unprecederde:d offer ] For 16 Cents Postpaid &3 25 sorts wonderful onlons, ¥ r y 25 sorts elegant eabbage, e 15 sorts magnificent earrots, B 0 ) 25 peerless lettuce varieties, 3 1% , 25 rare luscious radish, | b ) 20 splendid beet sorts, G R ¢ 5 gloriously beautiful flower seeds, Vegal : in all 210 kinds positively furnishing Bty ! . bushels of charming flowersand lots J%a3 2 andlofis of choice vegetables, togeth- 1 5 er with our great catalogue telling all | ‘ = about “I:‘llacaroni W heat, Bllllon Dol- gl9 3 : lar Grass, Teosinte, Bromus, Speltz,” 2 g €tc.,all for only 16e. jnstampsand & ) N \lhis netice. £y Y 3\ Onion seed at but 60c. a pound. M JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO., 3 £ La Crossc, Wis. L Money vas der root uf much friendship.— N. Y. American. ..o . 1 : Dyex‘ng‘ 1s as easy as washing when Putnam Fadeless/Dyes are used. .e e ) A girl that can’t cook and will cook ougiit to be suppressed.—Chicago Daily Neiws.