Pike County Democrat, Volume 31, Number 34, Petersburg, Pike County, 28 December 1900 — Page 6

Hit* ®otmt g Jfttwfltat MU MoG 8TOOP8, Editor and Proprietor. MTEESBUEO ! INDIANA. .. i...-a Marshall Nelson, the famous scout of the late Gen. Lawton, has been summoned by Gen. Wood to Cuba for services under secret instructions. In the Porto Rico house of dele* gates, on the 17th, Mr. Descartes in* troduced a bill granting unrestricted suffrage to women on the same terms as men.

A dispatch to the London Daily Express from Vienna reports recent Moslem excesses against the Christian population in the central provinces of Turkey, in which -w Christians have been killed. Prof. Carl -Becker, the German his torical painw, whose eightieth birthday anniversary was celebrated on the 18th, and who was then the recipient of a congratulatory address from the Berlin academy of arts, died, on the 20th, of influenza. Serious loss was suffered by the navy in a Are at the Norfolk navy yard on the ICth. The fire destroyed valuable records that can not be replaced and many necessary plans which can only be reproduced at much expense in time and money. Ik “Great Britain’s proposed alterations in the preamble of the joint note have been practically accepted by all the powers,” says the Pekin correspondent of the London Daily Mail. “Both Russia and Japan, whose support was regarded as doubtful, have agreed.” The taking of testimony in the case of Oscar L. Booz, the West Point cadet, who died recently from injuries ’Which his parents allege were inflicted ai the West Point military academy, was begun, on the 17th, by the board of inquiry appointed by the secretary of war. It is reported in Wichita, Kas., that Frank Rockefeller is negotiating for the purchase of 140,000 acres of land in Kiowa and Clark counties with a view to stocking it with horses and high grade" cattle, sheep and hogs, esspecially horses, for which he sees a profitable future. The French government has refused the petition of the American and British ambassadors, requesting that the Passionist Fathers and chaplains of the English-speaking Catholic church of St. Joseph, in Paris, be exempt from the heavy tax which the special law imposes on religious bodies. J. G. Stowe, consul general of the United States to South Africa, with headquarters at Cape Town, arrived at New York, oik-his vacation, on the new Red Star liner Vaderland on the 20th. He had not been in America for three years. He left for Kansas City, Mo., on the 21st, to spend Christmas with his family. Justice Henry R. Beekman, of the New York supreme court, died in front of his residence in , New York city on the 17th. He had just left his house to go to court. It is thought that death was due to heart disease caused by overwork. Mr. Beekman was 55 years old. He was born in New York, and lived there all his life.

Capt. B. F. Horn, one of the oldest Missouri river steamboat men, died at his residence in Pierre, S. D., on the ^ 20th. Capt. Horn made his first trip lo the head of navigation on the Missouri in 1866, and has navigated the river continuously since then, with the exception of one year, when he served as a pilot on the Yukon river, At the request of the secretary of war, the house committee on insular affairs, on the 18th, reported a bill increasing the salary of the commissioner of education of Porto Rico from $3,000 to $4,000. Prof. Brumbaugh relinquished a position paying $5,000 a year, from a sense of public duty, to accept the Porto Rican commissionership. The Deutsche Colonial Blatt of Berlin publishes an order of Emperor William forbidding officers and officials, including those on the retired list, in the colftnial service -co print anything about the colonies without the consent of the minister of war or the minister of marine, who must first obtain permission from the imperial chancellor. William W. Thomas, Jr., United States minister to Sweden and Norway, on the night of the 19th, addressed the English society in Stockholm on “Scandinavian Colonization In America and its Influence on American Civilization.” The address was well received, and a portrait of President McKinley, handsomely framed, was presented to Mr. Thomas. The first political party under the American regime in the Philippines is in progress of formation. Its principles have been embodied in a platform which will shortly be made public. It is understood that the declarations of the platform give the fullest recognition to American sovereignty and also favor a considerable degree of native autonomy concerning in- ' teraal and local affairs. The German training frigate Gneisenau foundered off Malaga, 65 miles northeast of Gibraltar, on the 16th. The vessel was overtaken by a violent storm, and went to the bottom, the masts only remaining above water. From shore the cadets could be seen Slinging to the rigging and calling for help, but rapidly fell off and disappeared beneath the waves. The captain And, it is believed, 146 of the people on board wars drowned. ...:-■■■■

It Was One of the Boldest Incidents of the South Afridan War. THE BOER SITUATION WAS DESPERATE. De Wet Determined to Accept the Dernier Henort, and Made ! the Dash, at a lAillup, that Carried Hie Command Through the British Line.

Bloemfontein, Thursday, Dec. 20.— 1‘lie details of tien. DeWet’s escape from the encircling British columns show that it was one of the boldest incidents of the war. When Haasbroek’s command joined DeWet December 12, some fifteen miles east of Tha’ba N’Chu, Lien. Knox was only about an hour distant, and the Boev situation appeared desperate. But DeWet was equal to the occasion. Dispatching ilaasbroek westward, to make a feint at Victoria Nek. DeWet prepared to break through the Brit>dt columns at Springhalt Nek pass, .1 bout four miles of broad, flat, unbroken ground. At the entrance were two fortified posts, while artillery was posted eastward,; watching the Boers. A Magulflcent Spectacle. Suddenly a magnificent spectacle -was presented. The whole Boer army, of 2,500 men, started at a gallop ini open order through the Nek. President Steyn and Peit Fourie' led the charge and DeWet brought up the ! rear. The British guns and rifles | boomed and rattled incessantly. The Boers first tried the eastward route; but, encountering artillery, they di-‘ verged and galloped to the foot of i the hill to the eastward, where the fire of only a single post was effective. A Piece of Brilliant Darina. , The whole mannever was n piece of magnificent daring and its success was complete in spite of the loss of a 15-pounder and 25 prisoners. The - British force detached aftei Haasbroek came in contact with the commando at nightfall. The burghers were scattered and Welsh yeomanry galloped among the retreating Boers, using their revolvers and the butt ends of their rifles-with great effect. An incident of the fight was the gallop of a British ammunition wagon right through the scattered Boers, the gunners using their revolvers freely. BOERS FLED IN DISORDER. Geu. French Routed * Force of 8,000 Iloera »t Thorndale. Cape Town, Dec. 22.—Gen. Brabant, commander of the newly-raised colonial division, has been ordered to the front and will start to-day. At Thorndale, Gen. French has routed 2,500 Boers, with four guns and a pompom. Thorndale is 16 miles northwest of Krugersdorp. ?l'he\fight took ! place December 19. The BHti'sh had ! 14 wounded, and the Boers fled in disorder, with about fifty killed. The Boers who invaded Cape Colony had, in most cases, pack horses, in addition to those they rode. All were in the pink of condition. They commandered all possible clothing and stores at Venterstad. THE COLONISTS WILL FIGHT.

Lord Kitchener Refutes Statements Made In Parliament. ^ London, Dec. 22.—As the outcome of statements made during the recent session of parliament, and since reiterated, to the effect that some of thfe colonial troops have refused to fight again, the war office, late last evening issued the following explanation from Lord Kitchener: “A number of men belonging to two of the South ^frican corps refused to march on one occasion owing to soma, mistake to carry out their discharge at the expiration of their term of Berviee. “Lord Roberts, on the ground that they had a grievance, overlooked the matter, simply reprimanding them. “The men of both corps have since done good work in the field, and it is absolutely unfounded to say that there was a mutiny or that guns ot any other force was used against them. It ia considered cruel to publish an incident which all concerned regret.” Jf Second Invadlns Force Disappears. London, Dec. 22.—From it’s Cape Town correspondent the Daily Mail has received the following: “The second invading force was designed to occupy Britstown, but, being checked by the De Aar troops, it has disappeared into the Leaderberg mountains. * “An enormous concentration of troops is being made upon the veldt country occupied by the invaders, but it is not likely that the Boers will offer battle in large numbers. “There is renewed demand for the wholesale proclamation of martial law.” EDmperorKwana-Sa Botina for Pekin. Berlin, Dec. 21.—A dispatch from Tien Tsin to the Frankfurter Zeitung, dated to-day, says: “Prince Ching asserts that Emperor Kwang-Su, unaccompanied by the empress dowager, left Sian Fu, December 19, bound for Pekin.” Svoenmbed to Acute Pneumonia. San Francisco, Dec. 22.—Mrs. Fannie Clifford Brown, of Portland, Me., died in this city, yesterday, of acute pneumonia. Mrs. Brown came to this city to care for a son who returned 111 from the Philippines.

ALL OYER THE STATE. Events in Various Portions o! In* diana Told by Wire.

Innocent Mnn Lynched. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 21.—Positive evidence has been secured by the state that the colored man, “Whistling Joe” Kolia, who was hanged by a Spencer county mob at Booneville Monday night, was innocent of any participation in the murder of Barber Simon at Kockport, and it is now questioned if he even knew of the deed having been committed until the day after it happened. When the mob dn Sunday night went to the hotel where he was employed the proprietor vouched for Bolin’s innocence, and the frightened negro escaped to the roof of the hotel, and thus eluded the mob. When arrested the next day he protested his innocence, and the sheriff took him to Booneville for safety. It is said that he confessed to the murder? when taken out of jail by the mob, but eye-witnesses who heard all that passed declare that he died protesting his innocence, almost his last words being: “You are hanging an innocent man.” Subsequent investigations leave no doubts that he was at the hotel at the time Simon was killed, and had not been away during the night. Telia Hla Story. Columbia City, Ind., Dec. 21.—Judge Adair while driving through tbe country met a man who some hours later was introduced to him as Marvin Kuhns, recently an escaped convict from the Ohio penitentiary, and who more recently, it is charged, nearly murdered a police officer near Logansport. Kuhns told the judge the story of his life, how he had been committing depredations since he was 15 years old, and how he escaped from the Columbus penitentiary. He was serving a life sentence, and while making repairs about the boiler and engine on Thanksgiving day he noticed that the coal bin was open. Through this he gained his freedom. He broke into a barn, stole a suit of clothes, and threw his prison suit into a sewer. * He then walked ten miles, stole a horse and rode home. He denies shooting the Logansport policeman. He says he is innocent of the crime that he’was sentenced for life for, and says he will never be sent back to prison again alive. Old Soldier Killed. Marion, Ind., Dec. 21.—Washington Fisk, 65 years old, a member of the soldiers’ home, was killed here by an eastbound passenger train on the PanHandle railroad. He lived originally at Pleasant Lake, where he now has a brother, Warren Fisk. The dead man was a member of company C, Thirtieth Indiana infantrj*. . Dry Goods Burned. Martinsville, Ind., Dec. 21.—Fire broke out in the dry goods store of A. Wallenstein a few minutes rfter the store closed for the day. The firm carried a stock valued at $10,000, with $7,200 insurance. Loss from fire and water will be about $5,000. Proaperoua. Notre Dame. Ind., Dec. 21.—Notre Dame has closed one of the most successful sessions in its history. The number of students aeraged over $00 during the term. Despite the fact of one or two accidental fires the university has been very successful.

Leaves a Vacancy. Lawrenceburg, Ind., Dec. 21.—The death of County Treasurer Henry Fangman leaves a vacancy not only for the unexpired term, but also for the incoming term, as he was recently reelected. The dead treasurer leaves a wife and six children. ■ - Convicted of Mnrder. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 21.—In the criminal court here William Mallady was convicted of murder in the first degree and the jury fixed his pun-, ishment at imprisonment for life. Mallady killed a Mrs. Wilhelm several months ago.. Abundant Gas. Tipton, Ind., Dec. 21.—Two gas wells have been completed near Hobbs Station by the Tipton Light, Heat & Power company, producing.3,500,000 cubic feet daily. This will give sufficient supply for all consumers. All Are Llvlns. Eminence, Ind., Dec. 21.—Nine chil-/ dren were born to Eli and Margaret Gregson, and all are living. The oldest is William Gregson, 77, and the youngest is George Gregson, 62. The average age is 69. To Manaare Cuban Team. Richmond, Ind., Dec. 21.—Billy Earle, of this city, one of the best known ball players in. the United States, has signed a year contract to manage the Cuban team. * He is now in Cuba. Goins to the Philippine*. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 21.—Edgar O. Johnson, of this city, has been appointed to a $1,200 a yean government position in the Philippine islands, and will sail from San Francisco January 1. Will Pay All Lo*ae*. Hope, Ind., Dec. 21.—The burglars who plundered the bank are still at large/ William Kennedy, president of the bank, has served notice that all losses will be made good. Assigned. New York, Dec. 21.—Lewis A. May A Co., members of the New York consolidated and produce exchanges, made an assignment Thursday for the benefit of their creditors to William King Hale, of 87 Nassau street. Liabilities are estimated at between $60,000 and $70,000, with the assets yet to be determined upon.

GOOD FOR COMBINES. B«p«blleu Measures Which Favor the Rich at the Expeaie of the Poor,

A correspondent asks whether the Standard Oil company would be entitled to subsidies on account of the tank ships in which it transports petroleum to Europe if the shipping subsidy bill were to pass in ite present shape. The company has a number of such ships, which it runs under a foreign flag; If the bill were to pass the company could not get the benefit of the subsidy for any of the ships it has in commission now until it had built new American ships. Were it to do that it would get only 50 per cent, of the subsidy on the ships it is running now, and the full subsidy on the newly constructed vessels. As these tank ships have a cargo only one way and return in ballast, they would earn a subsidy on the outward trip only. Hence, if the bill were to pass and the Standard Oil company did not need in its business any more ships than it is using now, there would be little, if anything, to be gained by building new ships merely to earn the subsidy. As fast as the ships which the .Standard Oil company is now operating went out of commission it would have new ships built for it in this country, and these ships would be entitled to )the full subsidy. Ships built during the next ten years are to be entitled to subsidies for 20 years thereafter. Should the bill pass the Standard Oil company would take advantage of the law to a considerable extent during that period. It would draw from the treasury for 20 years a large bounty which it does not need. Other interests which stand in need of no government aid are also specially favored by the shipping subsidy measure. It would be profitable for the great meat packing concerns to run their own ships filled with their own products. As their ships would be heavily subsidized they would have a special advantage over the small exporters, who would have to pay higher freight rates. A coal combine owning its colliers would be beyond reach of the competition of smaller concerns which were unable to own vessels and draw subsidies on account of. them. Bitter and just complaint has been made of the favoritism shown by railroads to some large shippers, a favoritism which has often made it possible for them to crush out their competitors utterly. It is proposed now that the national government shall imitate in foreign commerce the policy of the railroads in domestic commerce and give to trusts and combines which are large exporters of their products a great advantage in foreign markets over their American rivals. Why should the powerful be aided at the expense of the weak?—Chioago Tribune (Rep.).

OPINIONS AND POINTERS. -ItseemsthatMark Hanna did not receive the consent of the governed to tamper with the Monroe doctrine.— Chicago Record (Ind.). —-It is significant that the first formal speech made by Mark Hanna in the United States senate should be in defense of a syndicate subsidy grab. ■-Democracy must be more than a mere opposition. It* must have a positive faith and it must have organization on a basis that will bring into complete fellowship not only all democrats, but all republicans who agree with democratic convictions on the vital questions of our bungling colonial policy and of the extortionate trust system that is to-day running riot in the robbery of consumers.— Philadelphia Times. -Mark Hanna’s old lake yacht, Comanche, that he sold to the government for $125,000 two years ago, his been fitted up as a gunboat under the name of Frolic, and is going to the Philippines as a member of the mosquito fleet. Mark got an elephantine price for that mosquito out of the United States 4 treasury. He is not running the republican party, and incidentally the goverrnment, for his health.—Kansas City Times. -Whatever the administration may think of the action of the senate with reference to the Hay-Paunee-fotevtreaty, it is quite certain that its Americanism appeals to the citizens of the United States. The sentiment of the country as voiced by the independent press is absolutely, against the new treaty. If the canal is built and paid for by the United States, the people naturai.y want its management to rest with us.—Denver .Post. -rThe subsidy bill is a great meas^ ure. It means the transference of $90,000,000 of government money into the worthy pockets of a dozen of our most honored and influential multimillionaires. In a large and splendid way they may be greedy and grasping, but they are generously aware that “you cannot make an omelet without breaking some eggs,”.and that ten per cent, of such a golden .total is not too much to eruet in the interests of success^ — Washington Times. ——“No roan can read that schedule at rights which the president gave to the Philippine commission, in an inverse order, without horror. Did you ever read one of the treaties malce by the United States with an old world power? On one side they speak of the ‘subjects of her majesty,’ and on the other ‘the citizens of the United States.’ Now if these, provisions guaranteed to citizens of the United States do not apply to citizens of the Philippine islands, it is time for us to amend these treaties by adding: ‘and subjects’ after the words ‘citizens of the United States.’ Benj. Harrison.

WHAT GEN. HARRISON SAY£ Imperialism in a Republic as Vie Yet by %a Former Repnblicam President.

The address of ex-President Ha » . rison at the University of Michigan » in some respects^ the ablest and mo ; conclusive argument yet made again 3 the paradox of imperialism in a r * public. It “will tend to convince evi 1 Mr. McKinley that this question w i not settled by his election, and thfc , as the World said on the morning < 1 November 7: “The fight against imperialism will r. stop. It will go on unconfused hereaft with the now dead and everlastingly burl free-silver fallacy. The Philippines mi be as free as Cuba. The eternal vitality ! the declaration of independence must '.j acknowledged. The supremacy of the cc * stltution wherever the flag files In sc ■ ereignty must be admitted.” Gen. Harrison bases his argume ; upon the rights of man, divinely 1 dained, and, upon the nature and quirements of our constitution. • reminds us that: “Our fathers worshiped very profoum ’ their beliefs as to the rights of man. It v i their faith, based upon a liberty deri\ 1 from God. It was a divine gift to be clalnr I for our people only upon the condition i allowing it to apply to all men.” And with his mind’s eye on the pre « dent’s policy of “benevolent assimi - tion” he declares that^the man wh< $ protection from wrongs rests who , upon the benevolence of another it 1 slave, a man without rights.’’ Attacking the assumption that Po: 3 Rico and the Philippines can beg > erned outside the constitution, G . Harrison says: “If the act of anne * tion does not carry the eonstitutio can think of nothing that does.” A he declares that “a government of limited executive powers is not American government.” Going dire - ly to the root of the matter, Gen. H * • rison affirms that the United Stn s “cannot take over or continue to h ;1 territory wh/fise_|>epple are hostile 0 our own government.” It is not. howeveiyhe well says, me ly a constitutional question; it is question of the moral law. of e cience; we hav^ji© right to judge capacity for self-government of 1/ people of another nation, or to t; and annex their land.” And the president mentions the “graver p« I hanging over us,” to which the We 1 called attention when this imperial j * icy was first disclosed—the danger > ourselves. “Are the rights of the j - pie upon the mainland secure,” j asks, “when we exercise arbitrary pi « er oyer other people from whom * demand entire obedience?” Touching in conclusion upon the ci i> mercial reason for military expanse Gen. Harrison uttered this noble : I truly American sentiment: “God bid that the day should ever cc. v when the thought of man as a < - sumer should absorb that grand i doctrine that man is a creation of <; i endowed with unalienable rights! - N. Y. World (Pern.). THE SHIP SUBSIDY SCHEA . A Plan to Mnlct the Producers v 1 Benefit the1 Wealthy Ship \ Ojvnew,

More light is thrown on the prop! • tion to pay the ship owners $9,000? 0 bounty out of the pockets of the x payers every year for 20 years by ,'te Portland Oregonian, jvhieh thus cscribes the situation at the Port!' A docks: “There^ are 20 ships in this port; day. all*loading wheat and flour r Europe, Africa and the orient. T1 e 20 ships are owned by 17 different i- i▼iduals or firms. They will eprry a ' ly about 2,500,000 bushels' of wh t, grown by at least 1,500 farmers. o receive no subsidy for growing wl t in competition with the pauper lab( .>f India, Russia and the Argentine. I ing no protection whatever in t| r business, these 1,500 farmers sh< d not be forced to pay a subsidy ta o increase the already large profits oi ie 17 ship owners, .who are carrying produce to market—not from, any triotic motive, but because ther money in the business. With the ception of a couple of French ve none of the fleet now in the river di a subsidyfrom any government. *Jj sail the world over, taking cargo wj ever it can be found, and success competing with other ships.” This is the whole case against subsidy in a nutshell. ‘ It is prop that 1.500 produceis shall pay 17 owners for transporting the pro to market a price sufficient to yic reasonable profit; and that, in tion, the producers shall join witl rest of us in paying a bounty t< shipowners, in recognition of kindness, we presume, in consentij make a living instead of runnin; office. The thing is so preposterous it credible that any political leader the slightest regard for his reput should be willing to appear as its ogist and advocate. If it goes through congress an comes a law, the ship-subsidy hil prove to be the deadliest blight to lie men’s careers the country known since the infamous “s grab.” Senators and represent* who have any ambition to contin the services of the nation, t6 say ing of rising in it, should take w<a in time.—Chicago Journal (Rep. -A little of the recklessne Mark Hanna in pushing the ship] sidy bill may be attributed to th that he well understands that h made his last political fight. Whe; Kinley retires from office the po\ } Hanna will go with him, and n< understands that better than IJ himself.—Indianapolis Press. J -President McKinley’s serin economy has madean. deep impr on the republican majority in con Already there is a disposition to omize in the use of economy.—A Argus.

Lumbago are cured aud straightened out by St Jacobs Oil

KNEW ALL ABOUtiENIUsT ▲ Poet’s Wife Describes It and Shows She Is Thoronarhljr Posted. “I have just finished a sonnet,” said the poet, according to the Atlanta Constitution. “Thank heaven!” exclaimed the wife, “that’ll buy a beefsteak and a sack of flour!” “And hece is an ode for tbe state fair.” “HowTfortunate! Ham is 15 cents 4 pound, Hind we haven’t had any in six weeks!” “I have also written a love song which it as tender as an April rose.” “What a dear, sweet soul you are! I’m sure mat’s good for a can of lard and a gallon of molasses!” “Woman!” said the poet, sternly, “de s ' you know what genius isf ’ “Yes,” she said, thoughtfully. “Sometimes it’s telling the/butcher to call again, shutting the door onf the baker, hidin’ from I the house rent man, a^nd singing, when Sunday comes, ‘I would mot live always; I ask not to stay!”' / r\ Her Pointed View. Chappie (blase)—DtmVyou thipk society is an empty thing? Miss Fuller—I think there ire lots ol empty things in society.—Cincinnati Enquirer. Try Grain-O! Try Gratn-Ol Ask your grocer to-day to show you a package of GRAIN-O, The new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it, like it. GRAIN-0 has that rich seal brown of Mo€ha or Java, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach receives it without distress, £ the price of coffee. 15c. and 25cts. per package. Sold by all grocers. Too Refined. 5 “No,” said Farmer Meddergrass, “that Boston feller that come here to run the 6aper doesn’t seem to get along very well. ur folks ain’t much for style, an’ when he referred to a skin game as “an epidermal pastime’ they thought he was becomin’ a little too highfalutin’.’’—Baltimore American. Unable to Pronounce It. The neighbors of. a certain well-known Memphis Irish family say that the good housewife and her loqd never know what domestic discord is except when the old man goes home slightly inrhis cubs. Then there is trouble, and plenty of it, for the old lady is fire and tow apd she says she has consistently tried for] a score of years to get “Moike to quit it.” The storms, according to the story, have grown less violent of late years, and for that matter the tipsy periods of “Moike” are not of such frequent recurrence as formerly. Not long ago, so tha story goes, the old man went home pretty well tanked, and his wife met him. “Yis,” she said, “ye’re a-comin’ home agin, an’ t-that dhrunk. My, my, 0, my, Moike, an’ why is it yez won't call fur sarsaparilla whin ye git enuf?” “Bekase,” replied Mike, “whin Oi gits enuf Oi oan’t say ‘sar-sas-as-april-la,’ a*’ now yez hav it.”—Memphis Scimitar. From Bryan’s Own City.

Comes a Startling Story. An Open Letter that will Cause a Sensation. Lincoln, Neb,, Dec. 24,1900 (Special). —At No. 2115 O Street, this city, is the B. & M. Wall Paper House. “B. & M.” are theinitial letters ol the proprietors, Mr. A. C. Bonsor, and Mr. 0. E. Myers. The senior partner, Mr. Bonsor, is a ■well known and highly respected citizen, and no one hds ever doubted his truthfulness. It is, therefore, the pronounced opinion in Lincoln and the State generally, that the significant and very strong statements made in Mr. Bonsor’s letter will go unchallenged. After explaining his willingness that the matter be given the fullest possible publicity in the public interest, Mr. Bonsor proceeds. 1 have suffered untold misery and pain for over ten years. My kidneys were diseased? I tried many so-called remedies, but they did me no good. I saw an advertisement of Dodd’s Kidney Pills, and I bought some, and commenced to use them at once. I had not been taking them three days before I began to improve. For years I had not had one good night’s sleep, and before the first box of the Dodd’s Kidney Pills were all used, I could s-leep all night, without pains.. I am now completely cured, and have not a pain or ache left. 1 cannot recommend Dodd’s Kidney Pills too highly, for they are unexcelled as & kidney remedy. Yours truly, A. C. BONSOR, No. 2115 O Street, Lincoln, Neb. Dodd’s Kidney Pills always cure. 50c. a box. All dealers.

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