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THINK BACHELOR MURDERED Theory Ad%vqnced by Friends—Robbery Suppoéeéd to be Cause—Was on their : *;Vtiy_ to NewiOrleans, ] The theory of murder‘has been advanced inithe mysterious disappearance of Frank F. Bachelor and family, for three years residents of South Bend, and who have been missing gince October, 1903. : . - About Qct. 25 Mrs. Schuyler Williams of this city, a sister of Mr. Bachelor.received a letter from him dated at (ovington, Ind. Mr. Bachelor said that, accompanied by his family, he would go to Montezuma in their hé)useboat, floating down the Wabash river. The ounly otherinfor.mation tl'fat he gave wasto the eﬁefet ‘that he had been very successful in establishing agencies for fire extinguishers af,nd asbestos articles he was putting on the market. ' Mr. Bachelor was Heard from several weeks later by his father, Marion Bachelor, of Goshen. " The letter was dated and postmarked at Moutezuma. The writer intimated that he would remain theré but a few. days and then go,to Terre Haute. Communications directed tp members of the family at Montezuma aud Terre Haute were returned. | It being impossible to 10-‘ cate the persons to whom they were dirécted. | _ i

The mother of the missing man is distracted. She has fears that the. members §of the missing family were murdered between Montezuma and Terre Haute. The theory is not improbable, as Mr. Bachelor had about $l,OOO in currency in his possession when he‘sétarted -out, and in case of an at‘temngt_ at robbery, it is a foregone conclusion in the minds of persons who iﬁere well acquainted wiih the man, that he would resist, as he ‘was possessed of a’strong will and always considered himself able to take care of himself at any time and under any conditions. s The drowning theory was firstadvanced, but it is thought- the bodies would have been found and identified in such an event. Relatives of the three persons are inclined to believe that their bodies were placed out of thel way, probably by heing weighted in the river. - ; - When a resident of South Bend Mr. Bachelor was employed as a machinist by the Indiana Lumber company. The family resided in the southeast part of the city. 'Just previous to starting south the Bachelor family consisting of Mr. and Mrs.

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Bachelor and one son, Duane, aged eight years, were making their home on the Bachelor farm 12 miles south east of Ligonier. They went to Go!sheu and come to - South Bend over the interurban line, and from here went to Logansport. They were next heard from at Covington. In his younger days Mr. Bachelor was a rider of considerable note on the old-fashioned high wheel. Master Bachelor was a remarkable typist for one of his years. He operated the Oliver machine with the dexterity expertness of a trained argm-nuensis. Cuts of the young man appeared in connection with the Oliver Typewriter compauny’s advertisements. Mr. Bachelor was at onetime an agent of the company. The family had planned to drift down the Wabash into the Ohio and Mississippi with their descination as New Orleans. It was Mr.Bachélor’s ‘intention to complete the trip in order to return to St. Louis next spring to attend the World’s Fair. While in South Bend Mr. Bachelor frequently iu conversation with neighbors, said that it was his life long desire to make such a trip as he started out | upon. When he was about to leave every effort was made to prevail upon him te give up-the idea and remain 1n Noble county.

The father of the missing man has twice written William Mulray of Chicago who informed Mayor G. F. Alderman of Goshen that he .could give information regarding the disappearance of the family, but has received no answer to his communication. He has forwarded photographs of the members of the missing famiiy to Chicago and other pointsin hope of obtaining some clue as to their whereabouts. Mr. Bachelor owned considerable real estate in Goshen and had personal property in Noble county.—South Bend News. ~

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LIGONIER, NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1904.

JAPAN NTRIKEN : Russian 'Squadron Attacked and Three Ships - Damaged. Report from Paris Says Cruiser , Pallada Is Sunk in : “the Attack. Report That Russians Had Sunk Eleven of Mikado’s Ships ; Officially - Denied. ‘ 5 'Admiral Alexieff Apprises Czar of Disaster—Excitement in . St. Petersburg. = ‘Secretary Hay Startles Washington " Diplomates—China and France Will Be Neutral. ? St. Petersburg, Feb. 10,—An official dispatch received here says that Japanese torpedo boats have attacked the Russian squadron in the outer roadys at Port Arthur, and that three Russian ships were damaged. . Ofticial Report of Attack. -~ Admiral Alexieff’'s official report of the attack by the Japanese is as follows: = - “1 most respectfully inform your majesty that at or about midnight of February 8-9 Japanese torpedo boats made a ‘'sudden attack by means cf mines upon the Russian squadron in the outer roads of the fortress of Port Arthur, in which the battleships Retvizian and Cesarevitch and the cruiser Pallada were démaged. An inspection is being i made to ascertain the character of the damage. - Details are following for‘ your majesty.” : 1 News Creates Excitement. : ’ The news that Japan had duplicated her tactics at the opening of the ChinoJapanese war by a torpedo attack on the Russian ships off Port Arthur created intense excitement, the bare announcement coming from Viceroy Alexieff at eight o’clock Tuesday morning. Details are anxiously awaited. Extra editions of the morning papers printed early in the forenoon, after the appearance of the Official Messenger, conveyed the intelligence to the population of the capital and dispelled any lingering hopes that war could be averted. ' The czar and his ministers, who had been informed immediately of the receipt of Viceroy Alex;eff’s telegrapm, accepted the gauge and prepared to face the reality of war. The czar's manifesto declaring a state of war to exist is expected to.be issued Wednesday at the latest. ‘Feverish activity reigned at all the ministries, and war preparations were pushed in all directions. Sial:t_llnlz; Report Denied. The announ¢ement of the sinking of 11 Japanese ships and the fact that Port Arthur was in flames was given out in St. Petersburg at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon as official, but investigation showed the report to be untrue. The only confirmed official communication is that from Admiral Alexieff, issued earlier, announcing that Japanese torpedo boats had made a sudden attack on the Russian squadron in the outer roads of the fortress of Port Arthur, in which the battleships Retvizan ' and Ceasarwitch and the cruiser Pallada had been damaged. 7 Martial Law at. Port Arthur. Japanese torpedo:boats attacked the Russian fleet here during the night and three of the Russian ships were badly damaged. The Japanese, who thus scored the first success of the:war, escaped undamaged. In consequence of the attack by the Japanese torpedo boats martial law has been proclaimed here. . The Damaged Ships. <The Russian battleship Retvizan' was built by the Cramps at Philadelphia. She is of 12,700-tons displacement, has 16,000 indicated horse-power, and had a speed of 18 knots per hour. Her armour is of Krupp steel, from four to ten inches in thickness, and-her armament -consists of four 12-inch guns, 12 six-inch guns, 20 three-inch guns and 26 smaller rapid-fire guns. - The Cesarevitch is a battleship of 13,110 tonms, built in France. In armor, armament and speed she about equals the Retvizan. The Pallada is a cruiser of 6,630 tons. She was built in Germany and was completed in 1902. Her armament consists of six six-inch guans, 20 three-inch guns and eight 1.4-inch guns. Her speed is estimated at 20 knots. Says Cruiser Was Sunk. ! ‘Paris, Feb.-10.—It was announcced at ‘the French foreign office Tuesday afternoon that the Russian cruiser Pallada was sunk in the torpedo attack made by the Japanese on the Russian fleet off Port, Arthur. The injuries sustained by the Retvizan and Cesarevitch are not known. It was reported on the same authority that the cabie from Viadivostok has been-cut. . . i Hay Sounds Powers, - Washington, Feb. 10.—Secretary Hay has addressed an identical note to a mumber of European powers to ascertain if they are willing to join in a notice to Russia and Japan that during hostilities and thereafter the neutrality and integrity of China must be recogpnized. Details of the note are not ob-

tainable in aq\'anoe of receipt of replies. [t is known, powexer, that exchanges already have| taken place which justifies the state depariment in' expecting favorable responses to its note. The matter has created-a great sensation in diplomatic circles here. . Will dbser\'e Operations, Orders were cabled to Rear Admiral Evans Tuesjay to send s cruiser squadron, consisting of the Alliance, New Orleans, Raleigh and Cincinnau from Subig bay to some point in Chinese waters yet to be determined, for the purpzse of observing the naval operations. It is expected that the squadron ca.rj coal and get under way within two days. Admiral Evans is expected to keep the battleship squadron in Philippine waters throughout the period of ‘hostilities ' between Russia and Japan. This decision was reached at the cabin;et meeting Tuesday after lonig consideration. . It has been definitely settled that the cruiser squadron will not go to Port Afthur. Chlna%}and France Neutral. Paris, Feb, 10.—China, it is understood, has given official assurances that she will immediately issue a declaration of neutrality. This is considered highly important in view of the possibility of Ch;ﬁnese, impressed by the Japanese success at Port Arthur, joining the Japanese. The attitude of the Krench government in view of the. war is now definitely ditermined upon. France will ‘maintain neutrality under any and all circumstances, the Franco-Rus-sian alliance being construed as not requiring France to interveme in behalf of Russia even should Great Britain or any third power intervene in behalf of Japan. : . Japanese Leave Port Arthur, Chefoo, Fell:. 10.—The; Japanese residents are l'gaving Port .Arthut. On Monday a steamer took 100 and procceeded to Dalny, thence to Japan. Others are going to China. Admiral Alexieff tried to reassure them. and promised protection to their families. Russian officers and foreign merchants are leaving gere in fear that the Chinese will rise. - Steamefr Reported Captuared.. - London, Feb. 10.—A dispatch to Reuter’s ° Telegranx company from Shanghai Tuesday evening says it is creditably reported that the Russian maijl steamer Mongolia, which _left Shanghai Sunday, has been captured by the Japa:.rese ou Shang-Tung peninsula. | :

Conceu#ions Come Too Late, London, Feb. 10.—The Japanese minister, Baron }-layashi, said Tuesday afternoon: 1 ! : “Russia is'}makingv desperate efforts, ‘through the various . embassies, to have the powers intervene. Russia now is willing to concede everything, but the offer comes too late.”” Baron Hayashi added: ‘I learp on.good authority that the reply Rassia intended to send merely reiterated all -the cardinal points to which Japan coasistently objected.” - . The naval men in London regarded the result of Japan's first attack with torpedo boats on the Russian fleet oft Port Arthur as being a staggering one. They pointed out . that Viceroy Alexieff’s reference to ‘‘mines” ‘obviously meant ‘“torpedoes” and said that if the Russian vessels had been struck by ‘“Whitehead torpedoes, they probably have been sunk or are resting on the mud in Port Arthur, in any case hopelessly out of action for a considerable time. ¥

Gives Cause of Rupture. Tokio, Feb. 10.—Monday night the foreign office issued a review.of the negotiations leading up to the rupture of diplomatic relations. The review says the last reply from Russia was received at Tokio January 6. In this reply Russia did not mention the question of the territorial integrity of China and Manchuria, on which Japan had asked foran assurance and that Russia insisted that Japan recognize Manchuria and its littoral as outside her sphere of interest and also maintained her demands regarding a neutral zone in Corean terri--st_ory and the non-employment by Japan of Corean territory for strategical purposes. . : . The statement concludes that the Japanese government hds been throughout actuated by principles of moderation, impartiality, and has demanded of the Russian government no . more than the recognition of ‘a principle which has been repeat%dly volunsarily announced' by Russia herself. While the Russian government persistently refused to accede thereto, and while unduly delaying on the one hand their replies whenever they had to make one, had on the other hand augmented their military and naval preparations. In fact, a large Russian force was on the, Corean frontier. The fla.panese government, while animated with a sincere desire for peace; had been exercising the utmost degree of patience, but was now reluctantly compefled by the action of Russia to give up all hopes of reconciliation and to break off their negotiations. : 5

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TMERSURE PASSED ~IN SHORT ORDER

Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation Bill Is Agreed to Without Debate.

SENATE TAKES ONLY FIFTEEN MINUTES TO DISPOSE OF IT

Panama Canal Question Then Taken © Up and Senator Overmsan Addresses Body in Opposition—Senators C,urmack.and Fulton Also Speak on the Subject,

- Washington, Feb. 10.—Immed#ately after convening Tuesday the senate entered upon the consideration of thepdiplomatic and consular appropriation bill. All the amendments suggested by the commitee on appropriations were accepted and the bill was passed. There was no debate and the entire time given to the measure was only 15 minutes.. Panama Question ’l‘a:ken Up. Senator Overman (N. C.) then addressed the senate on the Panama canal question. - Senator Overman announced his oppoSition to the canal treaty on the ground that the United States had violated the obligationsof the provision of the treaty of 1846. He said_that the course of the United States in connection with the rebellion had had the effect of tying the hands and feet of Colombia and added that in view of this there.was no wonder that the revolution was bloodless. He could not bring himself to condone the wrong done. - Senator Carmack also restated -his views in opposition to the treaty. Senator Fulton (Ore.) spoke for the treaty. He spoke of the proposed canal asthe greatest enterprise that the world has ever been engaged in. He had, he said, found no difficulty in indorsing the course of the administration in Panama, but .contended that congress had no power to enter into an inquiry into that course because the president was acting within his constitutional powers. : : In the House. Lt The house upon convening Tuesday took up the Connell-Howell contested election case from the Tenth Pennsylvania district.

CONDITION OF HANNA. Doctors Report Patient Passes Good e Night—Another Consultation 5 Is Held. Washington, Feb. 10.—Senator Han‘na, according to the report of his nurSes, passed a good .night and was resting comfortably Tuesday morning. A consultation of physicians was held in the afternoon. It was stated at the senator’s hotel that his temperature was two degrees lower than it was Monday and that he was resting comfortably. After the consultation, the following bulletin was issued: S “Senator Hanna had a more comfortable night. His temperature at noon was 102, pulse 92. His general condition continues to be good. (Signed) oo . “DRS. RIXEY, OSSLER AND CARTER." 3 FIFTY MEN KILLED. Embankment on Railway in Russia Caves in with Terrible ) ¢ SEIN Results. St. Petersburg, Feb. 10.—Fifty workmen were killed Monday by the caving in of an embankment on the WarsawVienna railroad. In the course of their work the men dug into an old smelting: works which had been buried beneath’ the line for 30 years. An explosion followed. Besides the men killed, many were frightfully burned.

: Real Estate Traunsfers. - Albion Democrat. Samuel C. and Elizabeth A Wilhelm to Fred J Valanece, land in section 26. Perry township, $6OO. Simon J Straus et al to Charlés R Smith, 40 reres in section 8, Perry township, $2;800. ; Sarah J Rockhill to James Russell ;goaécres insection 22, Green township

Rosa and Stephen Blaskie to Homer Diffendaffer, 39 acres in seetion 24, Green township, 15950. - : Emma Sparrow et al to Mary Ann Schlobaugh, 10 acres in section 34, Sparta township, $l. Jacob W and Ruphonia Musser to Fdward Wead, lot 4, and east 14 of let 5, Miller's addition, Ligonier, $l,OOO. : Matthew C and Mary L Helterbrant to Daniel Sparrow lot 17, Putts addition, Wolcottville, $3O. Daniel and Barbara C Spearow to Martha A Dickinson, same as above. Nathaniel P. Eagles, administrator of estate of Charles A Howard to John C Foote, lots 299, 300 and 301 Tiffin addition, Albion, $165.

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A Game of Duplicate Whist. : ‘““Nope,” said Stebbins, ‘it ain’t the sewin’ society thet’s makin’ all the pow-wow in thar;it’s oneo’them thar silent whist clubs. T em twelve women makes more racket ‘than a runaway locomotive on a down grade a-whistlin’ fer brakes. Nothing short o’ dynamite’ll stop that game till they git them sixteen boards played out, frontwards and backwards. " It’'s what they call duplicate whist, but it’s too duplicated fer me. 5y - “Ican'tsay I like to cook; but sence them women jined that dodratted whist club ['ve been a Swiss family Robinson on a desert isle. I ain’t had a button sewed on, ner a sock darned, ner a decent meal cooked forfive long weeks ’cept ez I did it myrelf—an’ I ain’t no greatshakes of a cook. ‘ “When Mis’ Stebbins ain’t a-play-in’ thet cussed game, she’s thinkin’ about it, which is just ez as bad—or wuss. When .she gits through wrastlin’ _with the cards daytimes, she talksgtuﬁ like this here in her sleep nights: ‘Holdin’ king an’ ace an’ five more in suit, lead qneen;’ er ‘Play ace sécond hand te cover ’riginal lead’—whutever that it. But it’s even wuss daytimes. ' ‘“ ‘See here,” sez I, this mornin,’ ‘where did you put them overshoes o’ mine?’ .

- ‘To signal fer trumps,’ sez she, with a far-away lookin her eye, ‘play a Ligh ®rd an’ then a low one.’ “‘ Taint trumps I want,’sez L: ‘lt’s overshoes, an’ I want 'em quick.. “She brung me a bootjack an’ a carpet slipper, an’ left the room, amutterin’ softly ezshe went.Holdin’ suits of equal length, lead one headed by cards in sooquence’—an’ it's ben just like thet ever sence she jined. '

“The hardest day’s work I ever done wuz playin’ ez a substitute in that there club about a week ago. Now, I've played cards ever since I wuz 8o high. Me an’ the girls an’ Mis’- Stebbens used toset down nights an’ play a couple o’ games an’ a rubber o’ good old fashioned whist an’ when we got done we quit peaceable; but this here gol-darned stuff they're playin’ now—landy! ,Taint play,it's work, it’s work—an’ hard work at that. $

s*Yep, I wuz .foolish enough to let them women rope me into one o’ thei:r darn pow-wows. One ‘o’ ’em’s feelin’s wuz still damaged from the week before, 80 they hed to hev a substitute, an’ Mis’ Stebbins offered me up ez an unwillin sacrifice.” But, Gee whiz! It wuz funny! They most made me deef with their own noise; but if I said a word they took the top of my head clean off. Before the game wuz over they wuz all so mad .they did’t even know a di’mond from a club. Seven on ’em went home cryir,’ an’ one on ’em—which wuz meé— cussin’ Mebbe more. Asuppreassin’ of my own remarks kep, me too busy to pay no aftention;to them. !

“Fust of all, nobody wuz willin’-to play with the partner she drew, but that wuz settled after awhile to every body’s dissatisfaction, an’no damage done to nothin’ but feelin’s. When ‘twuz my turn tgblead, 1 lay down an ace. Great guns!. If I'd a-committed all the crimes in the calendar—with a few new ones thrown in extry—them women couldn’t a made more fuss. : : ? “‘Well, sez 1, haulinsf baek, ‘if ye don’t like that, here’s'a two spot.’ “ ‘lg that the fourth bost o’ your long suit?’ whispered my partner, leanin’ forward. ~ 3 i

‘“*No’ sez I, ‘it’s my wust, bestan’ only o’ that particular brand.’ * ‘You don’t mean,’ sez-she, ‘that you're leadin’ a gingleton?’ *“4No,’sez I, ‘T don’t. I'm leading from a clear case ef sneak.’ .

“Iwuzn’t the only sufferer. By the time that the fust board wuz played, there was one mad woman, an’ one cryin’at ev'ry table. Inside of an | hour all that wuzn’t eryin’ wuz trumpin’ their partner’s acres from :sheer rage. B “‘Stead o, settin’ comfortable in cne spot, we had to progress to other seats after ench hand. There wuz a big, square card on each table tellin” us to go West, young man, and grow up with the country, er way back East and set down—ez the case might be. It took such a heap o’ steerin’ fer me to keep track of myself an’ the pints o’ the compass, thet Icouldnt find no time to play the cards; but I done the best I could. S ‘¢ ‘“Table two, South,’ sez I, movin’ to the next table. How-de-do, Miss Perkinsham, table two south? This is.a poor lay-out,’ sez I, pickin’ up my hand. I never have no luck with spades.fer trnmp.’ ~ “ ‘Luck! sez she, scoruful like. *They ain’t no such thing ez luck in this here game—it’s science* ; ' “*lnoticed, however, thet ev’ry one o’ them women wore a rabbit’s paw—fer science.’” - ‘*“‘Ye sent a boy,’sez I, smilin’at my partner to show her that I didn’t bear no grudge whenshe trumped my thirteenth card with a two spot. t“tSh-h-h. This is whist-t-t,’ sez she, savage as a meat-axe. - “Now to my mind, them little pleasant remarks help a game along;

but after that I kep’ still till I got to a table with Mis’ Stebbens. : ‘ ‘Here’s a typewriter,’ sez I, lay-in-down a queen. . . . “‘Hev you a ‘major-tenace?’ sez my partner, glarin’ through her spec. . e “ A what? sez I. i “ *Oh, never mind,’ sez Mis’ Stebbins, he den’t know a major-ténace from a green-echd, nor neither of em -from a coal-hod ; but that wasn't a legitamate play.’ : t* ‘Keep off the grass,” sez I, beginnin’ to get riled. ‘l'm a-playin’ this here hand,an’ I'll play it my own way. If I want tolead sneaks, I'll lead ’em ev’ry. time I'mlucky enough to git one;an’ I'll play my own way er not at all.” -

After that I done it: an’ I guess they give me up ez a bad job. 4 ~ **When they gotdone, they held a postmortem over all them boards, an’ though it’s'a hull’ week sence thet game wuz played, they ain’t got that score figured out yit. Me and Mis’ Stebbins ain’t on-speakin’ terms just now, fer she wanted me to play fer Mis’ Bice, today, her feelin’s bein’ slow to recover: but-I sez; ‘Not on your life; Marie. My whist days are over. No more fightin’ gzames fer me. I'll goez a delegate to a ward caucus, er I'll umpire a base ball game, er- I'll play mumble-the-pegs, er marbies, er tunk er I'll take up car-pet-tacks fer ye out'n a hardwood floor, er put up the stove-pipes—but don’t ye never ask me to play anothgame o’ thet doggoned, temper twisting, duplicated whist.—Everybody’s Magazine. - = - |

. Indiana World’s Fair Notes. ) Indiana Day at the exposition, September 15. at -

~Over 1.200 incandescent lights are used in lighting the Indiana building.

~Caldwell & Drake, Indiana contractors, have erected sixteen of the buildings on the exposition ground: including the agricultural palace, the largest building in the world.

A bank will be established on the exposition grounds - where visitors may deposit their money for safe keeping while at the fair. ' Checks and drafts from reputable banks will be honored so that visitors need not carry money with them at all.

Superintendent Pope of the educational department of the exposition company is again urging the Indiana world’s fair eommissioners to agree to send one or more classes from the state deaf and dumb institute to participate in the school for defectives.

Several Anderson . capitalists are becoming interested in a project to back two roller -polo teams selected from the star players in the Indiana league teams to represent Indianain the polo contests to be held: on the exposition grounds during the fair. .

The interior_decorations of the Indiana building, according to men who have seen the plans, will excel anything on the exposition grounds. Wing & Mahurin, architects of the building, surpassed :themsélves in planning the insiae finishings.

At the Columbian exposition of 1893, Indiana stock breeders captured a total of 280:prizes in the live stock department in -addition ‘to sixteen sweepstakes.” Chairman Stevens of the live stock department ‘says the exhibit for St. Louis will be much finer. than the one ‘sent to ‘Chicago. where he was 4 prize winner himself.

Professor Van- Nerman, who¥has been conducting the butter an cheese school for farmers eover the state from the laboratory at Purdue, has found that the ‘dairymen have begun to put out a much better product as the result of the lessons giv eh them. He will exhibit at the exposition samples ‘of butter from a score of his. most apt -pupils.

: ~.sloo Reward, $lOO. - . The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure, in “all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the:only positive cure now ‘known .to-the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutienal “disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken ‘internally, acting directly upon the ‘blood and mucous surfaces -of the system, thereby destroying-the foundation of the disease; and giving the patient strength by building up the gonstitution and assisting naturein doing its work.. The proprietors have so much -faith in its @urative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. 5 A((i)dress F. J. CHEXEY & Co., Toleo : A : Sold by all Druggists. 75c. Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation. = .= 45-4¢ : When You Have a Cold, ! The first action when you have a cold should be to relieve. the lungs. This is best accomplished by the free use of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. This Remedy liquefies the tough mucus and causes its expulsion from the air cells of the lungs, produces a free expectoration, and opers the secretions. = A complete cure soon follows. This remedy will cure a severe cold in less time than any other treatment and it leaves the system in a natural and healthy condition. It counteracts any tendency toward ppeumonia. For sale by 8. J. Williams; Hussey & Son,Cromwell. S 4b-4t

~Jennie Stitzer, Omaha—'‘l. have gained thirty-five pounds in two months. Nothing did me any good until I used Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea.” A blessing to sickly women. S.T.Eldred & Co. ; :

‘Foley’s Honey and -Tar cures the cough caused by attack of la grippe. It heals the lungs.—Schwab & Co., Wawaka; Hussey & Son, Cromwell. : : A5-4t

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o Climatic Curés, - " The influence of climatic conditions in the cure of consumption is very much overdrawn. The poorpatient, and the rich patient, too, can do much better at home by proper attention to food digestion, and a regular use of German Syrup. Free expectoration in the morning is made certain by German Syrup, soisa good night’s rest and the absence of that weakening cough and debilitating nightsweat. Restless nights and the exhaustion-due to coughing, the greatest danger and dread of the consumptive, can be , preventéd 'or stopped by taking German Syrup liberally and regularly. Should yeu be able to go to a warmer clime, you will find that .of the thousands of consumptives there, the few who are benefited and regain strength are those who use German Syrup. Trial bottles, 25¢; regular size,7sc; at Wil--liams’ Drug Store. k. SRLd ot SLR How to Increase Your Beauty. : Beauty and health go hand in hand. The healthier fou are the prettier yoa will get. One of the greatest detriments to good health is constipation. Constipation causes. pimples, sores, eruptions, moth patches;Yive’r spots, sallow skin, blood poison, sick headache, ete. You cannot be beautiful unless you are well, healthy and happy. The only known cure for constipation is Bailey’s Laxative Tablets. Swmall and chocolate coated. They produ?‘e natural mevements, and work 4vhile you sleep. Make you feel active and energetic. , Price 10 and 25 cents. Made by Lakeside Med. Co.; Chicago. ~ Sold by S.T. Eldred & Co. o WANTED—Several persons of character and good reputation in each state (one-in this county required) to represent and advertise old estab’ lisbed wealthy business house o solid financial standing. Salary s2f weekly with expenses additional, al payable in cash direct every Wednes-. day from head offices. Horse and carriage furnished when necessary. References. Enclose self addressed envelope. -Colonial; 335 Dearborn St., Chicago. i 500 Young men wanted to learn telegraphy. Positions secured. Write for our new catalog. Sharep’s School of Telegraphy, Huntington, Indiana, Box ¢S, - A 39.8 t

For Sale. We offer for sale AT A BARGAIN the residence of Mrs. A. L. Bonem, corner of Main and Fourth streets, ‘also residence of Mrs. L. Weil, directly south of Methodist churgh,Ligonier, Indiana. Both propertiesin perfect. condition. Very liberal terms will be given for balance of purchase money. bih STRAUS BROS. & COMPANY. One Fare ﬁ:.:iz from Chi cago Round Trip Rate via Chicago Great Westg ern Railway. , ; To points in New Mexico, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska. Ample return limits. Tickets on sale Jan. 5 and 19, Feb. 2 and 16, March land 15, April's and 19. For further information apply to J. P.. Elmer, G. P. A, Chicago, 111. 41-15 t § Pinesalve contains all the antiseptic and healing properties of the pine. There is no sore, boil or abrasion of the skin that Pinesalve will not cure. For birns and cuts and as a family salve Pinesale is the best salve in the ~ world. Sold by S. T. Eldred & Co. . 459 Strength, and vigor come of good food, duly digested. - ‘‘Force,” i ready-to-serve wheat and barley food, adds no burden. but sustains. nourishes, invigorates. .

PROFIT " The matter of feed is of tremendous imporfance to the- - Wrong feeding is* loss. Right feeding is profit. The up-to-date farmer knows what to feed his cows to get the most milk, his pigs. to get . tﬁhe! most pdr_k,‘ his hens to;f get the most eggs. Seience. | But how about the children ? Are they fed according to science, a bone fodd if ‘bones - are soft and undeveloped, a flesh and mustle food if théy : are thin and weak and a blood food if there is anemia? ‘ : -Scott’'s Emulsion is a.mixed food; the Cod Liver Ol in itmakes ﬂe;h, blc);od and muscle,” the Lime and Soda make bone and brain. . It is the standard scientific food for delicate childien. - ;

Send for free sample. the kit il Mbel Doh 68 o by e Scott&Bowne - CHEMISTS, - 409 Pearl St., N. Y. 50c. and $1; all druggists.

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