Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 18, Number 30, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 7 October 1896 — Page 2

THE NAPPANEE NEWS, BY G. N. MURRAY. NAPPANEE, ■: x INDIANA.

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The News Condensed. Important Intelligence From All Parts. DOMESTIC. At the twenty-first session in Detroit ; f the Cigarmakers’ International Union of America the report of the president showed that during the year ended June 30, 1896, the consumption of cigars in the United States was 4,237,755,943. The total amount of wages paid out per year is $41,767,989 and the value of the product is $129,693,275. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coomer and Miss Cora Moupjt, of* Windfall, Ind., were probnbly fatally burned by a natural gas explosion. The Union Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners in session in Cleveland, 0., passed a resolution in favor of restricting immigration to 50,000 a year. Henry Lloyd, of Boston, was elected president for the ensuing year. About half the business portion of Plato. Minn., was burned. At Trenton, N. J., John S. Johnson broke the one mile bicycle record, going the distance ipJL:47, and James Michael covered five miles in 9:514-5, the fastest time ever made. A. L. White, chief of the United States weather bureau in Phoenix, A. TANARUS., was killed by an accident in a mine. The report that the miners’ Btrike at Leadville, Col., had come to an end is denied. The National Association of Booksellers, Newsdealers and Stationers will hold their thirteenth annual convention n Boston on October 6 and 7. Herbert Booth King & Bro., advertising agents in New York, failed for SIOO,OOO. Nearly the entire business portion of Dusbville, Mich., was wiped out by tire. Seven lives lost and property worth $1,000,000 destroyed is the record of a cyclone which swept Savannah, Ga. The loss of life and damage to property outside of the city was also great. Over one-lhird of the business portion of Evansville, Wis., was swept away by fire. A tornado at Brunswick, Ga„ wrecked many buildings and killed four men. The property damage is estimated at $500,000. Fire destroyed nine business houses at Cadillac, Mich. The prison reform congress in session in Milwaukee passed a resolution calling on all clergymen in the United States and Canada to observe ‘‘Prison Sunday,” October 15, by preaching sermons in the Interest of prison reform and the prevention of crime. Peter Hein, a day laborer, instantly killed Perry Ferguson, a well-to-do farmer at Plano, 111., and mortally wounded Mrs. Hein. Hein charged improper conduct between hrs wife and Ferguson. D. M. Browning, commissioner of Indian affairs, in his annual report says the progress of Indians generally in education and civilization has been uninterrupted and substantial. Vast tracts of timber lands in northern Wisconsin were being destroyed by forest tires. Hulburt Brothers & Cos., sporting goods and bicycle dealers in New York, failed for $292,000. Rev. Elwood Siler, aged 66 years, of the Friends’ church at Kokomo,. Ind,, who was attacked with hiccoughing ten days ago, died from the effects. Edson Keith, the capitalist and Chicago business man who recently committed suicide by drowning, left an estate valued at $1,250,000. A West Indian hurricane which entered Florida at Cedar Keys and swept, ..through the southern part of the state in a northeasterly direction destroyed many towns, causing a loss of at least 50 lives and $2,000,000 worth of property. During a storm Dr. H. C. Sherman, cousin of Senator John Sherman, of Ohio, died of fright at his country residence at Olney, Md. All the inmates of the Hotel Norman near Wilmerding, Pa„ were chloroformed by robbers and SIO,OOO in money and jewelry were stolen. A tornado on the sea islands in Georgia caused the loss of 100 lives and the destruction of $500,000 worth of .property. The barge Sumatra foundered off the government pier in Milwaukee and four Bailors were drowned. F. P. Whitney, the senior member of the banking Arm of W’hitney & Son, known as the Hank of Atlantic at Atlantic, la., made a personal assignment with assets of $520,000; liabilities, $160,000. 1 The severest gale ever known • in Syracuse, N. Y., did thousands of dollars’ worth of damage to property. A hurricane in Pennsylvania caused the loss of six lives at Pottsville, two at Heading and two at Shamokin, and the property loss is estimated at over sl,000.000. ’ A storm at Alexandria, Va., killed four persons, three churches were destroyed and nearly every business block was more or less damaged and hundreds of private houses lost their roofs. By an explosion in Schmidt’s brewery at Indianapolis two men were fatally injured and ten others seriously hurt.

At the annual meeting in Milwaukee Af the National Prison congress Roellff Brinkerhoff. of Mansfield, 0., was elected president. Fire destroyed 16 business houses and the City hotel atLadonia, Tex., and Mrs. Jane Knapp, John McFarland and Miss Carrie McFarland were burned to dea th in the hotel. By a collision of two freights at Philson, Pa., on the Baltimore & Ohio, six men were killed outright nnd as many more badly injured. While drunk Nathan E. Spellman fatally wounded Anna Ricker, aged 17 years, near Holgate, 0., and then killed , himself..... ..... u - - A. R. Brousseau, one of the largest carpet dealers in New Orleans, failed for $286,000. George B. Anderson attempted to make a parachute drop from a balloon at Paola, Ivan., blit the parachute did not open and he fell 3,000 feet and was killed. The public debt statement shews a net increase in the public debt, less cash in the treasury, during September of $1,800,034. Total cash in the treasury, $849,642,773. Mrs. Frazer, a bride of four days, shot herself through the heart at Cairo, 111., dying instantly. No reason can bo given. Thomas Newkirk and Henry Afhcraft fought a duel over a girl near Middlesboro. Ky.,and both men were killed. The National Association of Live Stock Exhibitors in session at Springfield, IH., elected 11. N. Gentry, of &e----oalia, Mo., president. At the opening in Burlington of Ihe semi-centennial celebration of lowa's statehood the reviewing stand collapsed and 11 persons were injured, among them being Gov. Drake and Vice President Stevenson. A cloudburst washed away part of the village of Benson, A. TANARUS., and William Seek, a barber, his wife and two children, and Oscar Ashburn, a cattleman, were drowned. The match sculling race at Worcester. Mass., between Whitehead and Ten Eyck for the amateur championship of the Untied States was won by Ten Eyck by one and a half lengths. Fire in the I’aschen block in Milwaukee caused a loss of SIOO,OOO. The receipts and expenditures of the government for the month of September shows the total receipts to have been $24,584,244 and the expenditures $26,579,535, leaving a deficit for the month of $1,995,281. The deficit for the three months of the present fiscal year is $25,194,129, against a deficit of $9,884,658 for the corresponding months last year. The monthly statement of the coinptroller of the currency shows the amount of national bank notes in circulation September 30 was $233,552,030, an increase for the month of $4,025,581, and for the 12 months of $20,789,793. Mrs. Mary Funk was killed and her daughter, Mrs. O. Netz, and an adopted child four years of age were fatally injured by a lunaway team near Atlantic, Ta., Lesser Brothers, wholesale dealers In clothing in New York, failed for $150,000. The recent storm did great damage at the national cemeteries in the vicinity of Washington, hundreds of trees being uprooted and some graves destroyed. William A. Little, of Georgia, assistant attorney general for the interior department, has sent his resignation to President Cleveland. The silk factory owned by Alfred Streuli at Sterling, Mass., was destroyed by fire, the loss being $200,000. The monthly statement of the director of the mint shows the total coinage at the United States mints during the month of Septemlx-r, 1896, to have been $5,915,313.50, divided as follows; Gold, $.1,140,922.50; silver, $2,754,165; minor coins, $20,226. Further advices say that in the recent hurricane in Florida 67 persons were killed and 62 injured. Hundreds of persons are homeless and must suffer from hunger unless relief is quickly furnished. Over 3,000 men nnd women employed in the manufacture of clothing in Boston went on a strike in an endeavor to better their condition. The boiler of the Mills’ sawmill at Novesta. Mich., exploded, killing Nelson Mills nnd Jerry Lewis anil' fatally injuring Ezra Scribner and Ezra Dael. •Hje- —■■ ... The exchanges at the leading clearing houses in the United States during the week ended on the 2d aggregated $594.271,419, against $807,108,264 the previous week. The decrease compared with the corresponding week in 1895 is 21.4. The First national bank at Joseph, Ore., was robbed of $2,000 by three men, one of whom was shot dead, another badly wounded and the third escaped with the money. The total number of business failures throughout the United States front January 1 to September 30. 1896, Is 11.280, the largest aggregate reported fora like jieriod since records of this character have been compiled. The Minnesota Methodist conference voted against the admission of women to the general assembly. Since the opening of navigation up to the present time 4,208 boats have cleared from Buffalo on the Erie canal. This is almost double the clearance of last year. Clinton R. Coulter rede a mile unpaced at Denver, Col., ip 1:59 1-5. beating the world’s bicycle record of 2:002-5 held by Sager. In the first jpime at Baltimore of the Temple cup National league baseball series of 1896 between the Baltimores and Clevelands the former club won, the score being 7 to 1. r PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. William C. Wfiitney, formerly secretary of was married" at Bar Harbor,' Kiel to Mrs. Edith S. Randolph, widow of the late ex-Capt. Arthur Randolph, of East Court, Wiltshire, England. * , Alabama gold democrats made the following congressional nominations: Second district, T. 11. Clarke: Sixth, A. S. Vandegraff: Seventh, U. W. Parker; Ninth, Dr. A. Lawson.

The populists and silver democrats i* Indiana have placed a fusion ticket la the field containing ten silver democratic electors and five populists. The republicans of Colorado met at Colorado Springs and nominated Judge George W. Allen, of Arapahoe county. New York republicans made the fol lowing congressional nominations: Second district, D. M. Hurley; Third, F. H. Wilson; Fourth, I. F. Fisher; Fifth, C. G. Bennett; Sixth, J. R. Howg. The republicans of Massachusetts in sprite convention in Boston npminated Ifroger Wolcott, of that city, for governor. The state convention of “sound money” democrats at Omaha, Neb., nominated Robert 8. Bibb, of Gage county, for governor. The state committee of the national democratic party decided not to put a state ticket in the field in Indiana. FOREIGN. The government is withdrawing the detachments of troops stationed at the different plantations in Cuba and authorizing the planters to enlist local guerrilla forces for their own protection. - r All the train dispatchers on the Canadian Pacific railroad system were ordered out on a strike. In a hurricane in Mexico the towns of Altata, Tecuma, Escalaras, Elota, Silado and Ceritas were swept away and •many of the inhabitants were buried In the ruins. During a storm on the const of Brest two fishing boats belonging to Gttilvincec were lost and 15 fishermen were drowned. Many lives were lost during a storm in Japan and thousands of houses were demolished, bridges washed away, roads destroyed and growing crops devastated. The Spanish government has decided to send 40,000 more troops to Cuba to reinforce the Spanish army in the island. Advices from Turkey say that a committee of representatives of France, Germany, Austria and England has been appointed by the sultan to inquire into the causes of the late massacre in Constantinople. The Palace of Varieties, a playhouse at Aberdeen, Scotland, was burned at the beginning of a performance and 40 persons were injured, 13 fatally. The sloop Spray, which sailed from Boston in 1895 with Cnpt.. Joshua Slocum ns its only occupant, arrived at Newcastle. N. S. W. The Jewish quarter of Fez, the principal city of the empire of Morocco, was burned and several persons perished and many were fatally injured. Advices from Vienna say that the powers have agreed upon a specific settelement of the eastern question honorable to all parties and amply guaranteeing the security of the Armenians. \ A malignant fever has ravaged Turke- > stan for the past two months, causing the death of 10,000 persons. The report from Vienna that the powers had agreed Upon a pacific settlement of the eastern question, honorable to all parties, and amply guaranteeing the security of the Armenians, is denied. Advices state that Antonio Mnceo in a recent attack on the trocha in Cuba inflicted terrible losses on the Spaniards, more than 1,000 being killed and wounded. The total business failures throughout Canada amount to 1,651 for the past nine months, an increase of 215, compared with the corresponding period last year. Total liabilities amounted t* $12,219,000, against $9,769 last year. LATER. In a letter William J. Bryan, democratic nominee for the presidency, accepts also the nomination for the same ofliee tendered him by the people's party. In a railway wreck on the Santa Fe road near Osage City, Kan., seven persons were killed and others were injured, some fatally. Fire destroyed four blocks of buildings at Jeanerette, La., the loss being $150,000. Flames swept through the canyons and over the slopes of the Echo mountain range in California, destroying many lumber camps. Spencer academy, located ten miles west of Antlers, I. TANARUS,, was burned and four Choctaw boys lost their lives in the flames.

George Williams murdered his wife and babe at Peoria and then killed himself. Williams was a hodcarrier and suspected his wife of being untrue. At the new bicycle track in Chicago John S. Johnson rode an exhibition paced mile in 1: 40 2-5, breaking all records, and James Michael rode five miles in 9:38, also breaking the record. At the quadrennial convention in St. Louis of the National Association of Democratic clubs C. F. Black, of Pennsylvania, was elected president. The report of the committee on resolutions indorsing the Chicago platform and ticket was adopted. Mgr. Martinelli, recently appointed apostolic delegate in the United States to succeed Cardinal Satolli, arrived in New Y'ork. The boiler of an engine on the Santa Fe road exploded while passing through IVterton, Kan., and 13 persons were killed and a number injured. The Rock River Methodist conference in session at Freeport, 111., voted against, admitting women ns lay delegates to the general conference. In the second game at Baltimore of the I ample eup National league baseball series of 1806 between ihe Baltimore's and Clevelands the former club won. the score being 7 to 2l An excursion train ran over nnd killed two boys named Ltftzinger and Overbaugh at Mexico, O. Latest advices from the recent storm in I- loridn say flint the property loss will he of least .$10,000,000, and at Kntland,, Judson, Clay Landing, Manatee Springs and other towns along the S’uwanee river many persons were in a starving condition." Over f25 people -t'ere killed in the hurricane.

OUR BANKS. Investigation by Comptroller Eckels Presents Interesting Statistics. Washington, Oct. 5. —Comptroller of the Currency Eckels has issued a statement of an investigation made by lum M, the amount of money held by the banks of the country. From the statement the following extracts are taken: The number of banking houses and trust companies Inquired of were 12,962 and 77 clearing houses, covering all In the country.* Replies were received from 5,725 banks and tn)st companies and 66 clearing house association* ...Tftje information, however, Is of such a character 1 s to enable a fair and correct result from all to be approximated. Os the 5.723 reports received 3,543 were of national banks, 1,494 state banks; 457 savings banks; 230 of private banks and 84 of loan and trust companies. The total amount of cash In the 5,723 Institutions reporting was $413,124,849. It Is divided as follows: Gold coin, $134,077,003; gold certificates, $55,481,339: silver dollars, $8,254,612; fractional silver, $7,399,073; silver certificates, $39,063,596; treasury notes, 1890, $13,126,018; United States notes, $110,469,375: currency certificates, $20,858,000; national bank notes. $23,795,834: of this total cash the 3,458 national banks reporting held $335,174,616 and the 2,265 state, etc., $77,950,233. The amount of gold coin and £Old certificates held by these national banks was $155,073,604. By these state, etc., $34,484,737. In this connection it may be stated that the total number of national banks, viz.: 3,689 held on July 14, the date of the last official call, $3,611,658,485 cash, of which amount there was in gold coin and gold certlncates, $161,863,560. The returns from 66 of the 78 clearing house associations of the country show that on July 1 the total clearings amounted to $227,935,464. The balances of these total clearings settled In cash or cash exchanges was but $19,152,834, or but little more than 8 per cent, of the whole. The total number of depositors In the national banks reporting on July 1 were 2,315,333, with individual deposits aggregating $1,586,085,193. On July 14, the total Individual deposits of all the national banks were $1,068,413,508, and the estimated number of depositors, 2,435,625. The total number of depositors In reporting banks, other than national banks, were 2,614,630, with deposits aggregating $1,668,352,673. In 1894, an Investigation showed the number of bank depositors to be about 9,000,000. A conservative estimate, In view of the fact that the number of depositors in national banks shows an Increase of about half a million would make the total number notv at between 10,000,u00 and 11,000,000. with total deposits aggregating over $5,000,000,000,.,*. - ■ • - ~ -<MARTINELU ARRIVES. Hai'kot Been Empowered by Pope to E§tablioh an Ecclesiastical Court Here. New York, Oct. 5. —Algr. Martinelli, archbishop of Ephesus, recently appointed apostolic delegate in the United States to succeed Cardinal Satolli, was a passenger on the Cunard liner Campania, which arrived at her dock Saturday morning. The archbishop is a short and slender man. He has a swarthy complexion, piercing black eyes, and black hair, slightly gray. He is very graceful in. his action and has an attractive manner while in conversation. He speaks English fluently. He said the pope had not decided who was to succeed the deceased Bishop Ryan, of Buffalo, and

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MOST REV. SEBASTIAN MARTINELLI. Bishop Curtis, of Wilmington, resigned. lie denied that he had been empowered by the pope to establish an ecclesiastical court in this country' to try eases which were formally referred to tho congregation of the propaganda at Rome. The archibishop left for Washington in the morning. Mgr. Satolli will sail for Europe on the 18th inst. MANY KILLED. Disastrous Result of Fowder Magazine Explosion at llulawa^o. Bulawayo, Oct.. 5,—A powder magazine exploded-here with disastrous results. One white man was killed, as were also uine Kaffirs, who were camping near the magazine. Most of the latter were killed by falling rocks that had formed the walls of the powder house. Thirty-two persons were injured, many of them having their arms or legs torn Irom their bodies. A large number of horses and mules were killed. The magazine which exploded was located on the* outskirts of the tow n. The greater pnrt of the explosives in the building was intended for use in mining operations and consisted of 88 cases of blasting gelatine, 725 cases of dynamite and 4.000 boxes of detonators. The wreckage caused by the explosion was immense. Bishop Keuno g Retirement. Washington, Oct.. 5. —Bishop Keane, rector of the Catholic university of America, has issued a statement concerning his withdrawal from the head of that institution, in which he gives copies of correspondence between himself and the pope, in which Leo XIII. proposed to relieve Bishop Keane of his rectorate and to give him the option of an archbishopric in America or of an eminent position abroad. Bishop Keane replied, thanking the pope for his good intentions and asking to be allowed to retire without the imposition of further official duties and honors. Killed at a Dance. Augusta, Ky„ Oct. s.—Satufday evening at a dance given at the home of Charles Delainey, near FairvievV, a quarrel arose between Walter Delainey, son of the host, and William Bye. a guest. The two men retired to the yard, where they came to blows. Delainey cut young Bye with a knife, when the )tter struck hint on the head with a rock, causing his death. Celebrated English Boet De&d. London, Oct, 5, —W illiam Morris, the celebrated English poet, died at 11 o'clock Saturday forenoon. He was 63 years old.

INDIANS ARE IMPROVING. Annual Report of Commissioner Brows* lag—Great Progress Made. Washington, Sept. 30.—-D. M. Browning, commissioner of Indian affairs, haa made his annual report to the secretary of the interior. A synopsis follows: He mvs that with no outbreak or disturbance during the year the progress of the Indsgns generally In education and civilization has been uninterrupted and substantial. The main effort now is and for many years must be to put the Indian t pon his allotment, get him to support htmself there, protect him from encroachment and Injustice and educate and train hts children lr. books and industries. Asa first step, e< . f ar as treaty obligations do not Interfere by requiring the payment of moneys and issuance of rations or annuities tne Indians are given to understand that the rovomment will not feed and clothe them while they remain in Idleness. Buch t funds as are available for the purpose are devoted to starting the Indiana In homes. II Rn Indian will go upon an allotment ana work to lmprovo It, the government wilt assist him In building a house, getting his farm ta operation and making him a practical farmer. The commissioner says the government further and pays the Indian for his wera. The regular Indian employes the government paid last year $500,000. . , . A great diversity of crafts and Industries are the outgrowth of advanced civilization. The reports from Indian agents, he says, shows that Indians in many different ways are coming to earn their living. They have supplies for the government, raise crops to sell, raise and sell live stock, work in the woods and on Irrigation ditches, and In many minor ways contribute to their own subsistence. The entire Indian service, with a few exceptions, Is now under civil service regulations. Exceptions are made as to Indians who are employed under noncompetitive examinations. Prpgress In educating the Indians Is reported very satisfactory, in spite of many difficulties encountered. The enrollment during the year was 23,352, an Increase of 315 over the previous year. Tho average attendance Increased 852. The reduction of the number of contract schools has been made In accordance with provisions of the last Indian appropriation bill, and' In 1897 there will bo an ex-pendtture of $257,828 on this account, against $463,505 this year. The commissioner urges the passage of the bill now pending In congress to prohibit tho sale of liquor to Indians who have become citizens. He says the correspondence in his office shows that the Indians in the west and northwest who have received allotments are becoming demoralized by the liquor traffic. - - The commissioner reviews at length the disturbances at Jackson’s Hole, VtSfro., and says steps have beer, taken to prevent any conflict between the Indians and local authorities. WHITNEY WEDS. Ex-Secretary of the Navy Marries Mrs. E. S. Randolph. Bar Harbor, Ale., Sept. 30. —William Collins Whitney and Mrs. Edith S. Randolph were married at 12:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in the pretty little stone church of St. Sauveur’s, by Rev. C. S. Leffingwell, the pastor. It was an informal affair. There were no bridesmaids and no best man. The church and grounds were thronged with people long before noon, and as there were no formal invitations to the affair th towns-people and society contentedly shared seats with each other. The interior ofthe church wasVmass of roses, laurel, hydrangeas and potted plants. Promptly ut 12:30 the bridal party entered. The bride was accompanied by her brother, Frederick May, and with Air. Whitney walked M. Bruin, the Danish minister to the United States. The bride was dressed in blue and white silk, adorned with pink roses, nnd vVore ajionnet with forget-me-nots and roses. Air. Whitney wore a black Prince Albert coat. The service was over in ten minutes, and Mr. and Mrs. Whitney walked down the aisle and were driven to the Anchorage, the home of the bride, where a wedding breakfast was served to a few intimate friends. Afr. and Airs. Whitney will remain here a week or so at the Anchorage, but their further plans are indefinite. Hundreds of telegrams have been received by Mr. and Mrs. Whitney. One of the earliest was from President Cleveland. ROBBED A PAYMASTER• Two Seamen on the Cruiser Boston Se. cure Sl,l2—They Are Captured. • San Francisco, Oct. I.—The Pacific mail steamer China, which arrived Wednesday from the orient, brings the news of n robbery during the latter part of August of $1,122 in coin from the paymaster of the United States cruiser Boston, while at Shanghai, by Able Seamen Hendricksen and'Mooney, two members of the crew. They robbed the paymaster’s office, while it was temporarily unguarded and got ashore with their booty. A search was made for the culprits, when it was found they had stowed away on a Japanese steamer bound for Nagasaki. The United States consul there was telegraphed to and both men were arrested on September 1 and sent on board the Yorktown, then in port. They will be brought here for trial. Train Wreckers Sentenced. Detroit, Alich., Oct. 2.—John C. Bodewig and George W. Johnson, charged with having wrecked a mail train on the Chicago & Grand Trunk railroad at Battle Creek on July 16,1894, during the A. R. U. strike, in which the lirejnan was instantly killed and a number of persons injured, were found guilty of conspiracy in the United States court here Thursday morning, after a trial lasting ten days. Condition of the. Reserve. Washington, Oct. 3.—The treasury gold reserve at the close of business Friday stood at $123,585,561. The withdrawals of Thursday and Friday atNew York were $238,554. There was receded gold in exchange for currency. New York, Oct. 3. —The telegraphic transfers of currency to the west and aoqffi through the sub-treasury Friday were $1,025,000. Our Circulation. Washington, Oct. 3.—The treasury circulation statement issued Friday places the aggregate of all kinds of money in circulation October 1 in the United States at $1,852,302,259, or an increase during September of $43,132,655. Tho per capita circulation is stated at $22.05. The statement increases the gold coin issued or in “general stock” from $570,557.083 on September 1 to $000,544,227 on October i. 0

ELECTRICAL FLASHES. All the street railways of Monterey Mexico, have been bought rrp by a } )C I{ capitalist, who will equip them witk electricity and give the city what it la said, will be the first electric roL. Mexico. ad “’ A Hungarian Keely named Hart* hoa patented in France a cheap e i f <! trical storage battery, i n which elec tricity Is generated by the vibration, of the transverse rays disclosed b Roentgen’s experiments under the pressure of atmospheric air. He assorts that his apparatus can keep 20 lamps of ten candle power going for 8,000 hours. In use on the electric street railway of Biddeford, Me., is a peculiar track tester, based upon an adaptation of the telephone. A man sits in a car and talks continuously into a mouthpiece which is connected electrically with a receiver held by a man in the power house. A break in the conversation shows where the track connections are faulty. Roentgen’s rays have brought a sanguine Frenchman into trouble. Having read that observers at Vanderbilt university had discovered that the rays would destroy hair, he advertised that he would guarantee to remove the mustaches and whiskers with which some French women are adorned. He took his fees and exposed his patients to the apparatus, but, as the hair showed no sign of disappearing, was arrested for fraud. No Time Should Be Lost By those troubled with constipation in seeking relief from Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. The disease is easily relieved in its earlier stage, and as It Is utterly subversive of the general health, postponement of the remedy is unwise. The same holds good of delay in cases of fever and ague, kidney complaints, nervousness, debility and rheumatism, ailments to, which the Bitters is particularly adapted. J A man's idea of .a good woman Is one who thinks her husband doesn’t need praying for.—Atchison Globe. — : • I can recommend Piso’s Cure for Con sumption to sufferers from Asthma.—E. D. Townsxnb, Ft. Howard, WiSi, May 4, ’94. — •< 0 ' No one can make rheumatism or biliousness interesting. Therefore if you are sick do not teU aboutit. ’ Fortify Feeble Lungs Against Winter with Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar. Pike’s Toothache Drops Cure in one minute. It Is the telescope that distance lens-en chantment to the view.—Texas Sifter. Hall’s Catarrh Cure Is a Constitutional Cure. Price 75c. The favorite string instrument of a Bostonian—string beans.—Texas Sifter. Noah was an expert with the gloves. Ha boxed everything in the ark.—Texas Sifter. When bilious or costive, eat a Casearet, candy cathartic, cure guaranteed, 10c, 25c.

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