Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1896 — Page 3

A TALK ON DYSPEPSIA.

A Diaeaae of Civilization.—l tf* gym** toms—How to Core It. Dyspepsia is said to be a disease of civilization.. Savages knot 7 nothing about it. The disease has become domesticated in America and we hs a people have threatened to monopolize It. Few disorders inflict upon their victims greater suffering, yet dyspepsia is not particularly dangerous and seldom causes death. It permits the sufferer to linger in misery for the allotted term of life. The complaint usually begins with a aense of fullness, tightness and. weight in the stomach after meals, and a diminished or lost appetite. Flatulency and sour stomach are also common, and there is often nervousness, vomiting end general distress. Dizziness is also a prominent symptom, and an ‘‘all gond’’ feelin&gm the stomach. Some* times the has a bad taste in the mouth, headache, heartburn and palpitation. k Dyspepsia is the result of disturbed or interrupted functions of the stom- . ach and digestive organs. The cure consists in restoring these functions. If the stomach is too weals to digest food it must be strengthened. This must be dPne through the blood, which is the medium that carries strength and nourishment to all the organs. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is* the One. True Blood Purifier and it cures dyspepsia by purifying and enriching the blood, combined with its direct action upon the 6toiU'ach and its secretions. Perhaps in no way has Hood’s Sarsaparilla relieved greater suffering than in its cures of dyspepsia, which are indeed legion. If you are suffering from this disease, give Hood’s Sarsaparilla_a fair trial at once. It will tone and strengthen your stomach, give you an appetite and strength and relieve the pains and miseries eff dyspepsia.

Might Go in Japan, but Not Here. An auditor in a Japanese theater is allowed, for a small fee, to stand up. and the unfortunate individual behind ihim has no right to remonstrate or to rise and get a peep at the stage. He mayphear, but he cannot see. - State op Ohio, City op Toledo, ) .. Lucas County. | **• Frank J. Cheney makes oath that ho Is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County ;and State aforesaid. and that said firm will nay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall’S Catarrh Cure. FRANK J, CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, Oils 6th day of December, A. D. 1886. ’ j HK , r I A. W. GLEASON, i s 1 , Notary Public. Hall's Catafrh Cure Is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O. by Druggists, 75c. Still Helicvcd* In. In some parts of the south west, pf" England a curious superstition is said to prevail. A hair is taken from a maiden’s head and passed through a wedding ring. The ends are then held by the girl with her first linger and thumb, and the ring .suspended a littlAvny from the top of a half-filled tumbler of water. The hand is held perfectly still, but tbe. ring Is presently seen to oscillate to such an extent that it chinks against the sides of the tumbler. The number of chinks is said to correspond with the years which wilt elapse before the girl is married.

WOMAN’S LONG HOURS. SHE TOILS AFTER MAN'S DAY'S WORK IS DONE. What She Ha* to Contend 'With—'Work That Sooner or Later Breaks Down Her Delicate Organism. The great majority of women “work to live” and “live to work,” and as the hands of the clock approach the as hour of six, those cmployed in stores, offices, Kfhju? mills and factories, hail / ® lO closing time with to be ~ s '‘ performed, and many personal matters to be attended to. They have mending to do, and dresses or bonnets to make, and long into the night they toil, for they must look neat, and they have po time during the day to attend to personal matters. Women, therefore, notwithstanding their delicate organism, work longer and more closely than men. They d 6 not promptly heed such 6'igns as headache, backache, blues, pains in the groins, bearing-down, “all gone” feeling, nervousness,'“loss, of sleep and appetite, whites, irregular or painful monthly periods, cold and swollen feet, etc., all symptoms of womb trouble, which, if not quickly checked, will launch them in a sea of misery. There is but one absolute remedy for all those ills. Any woman *vhoJias to earn her own liiving will find it i profitable to keep her system fortified ■ with this tried and true woman’s friend. Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Cora- *" potind'Kpecdiiy removes the iuL, * effects a lasting cure. We are glad to produce such letters as the following from Miss M. G. MeNamoe, 114 Catherine St., Utica, N.Y.: “ For months I-had been afflicted witji that tired feeling, no ambitibn, 1 no appetite, and a heavy bearing-down ‘ feeling of the uterus. I began to use Lydia E. Pinkham's-Vegctable Coin- " pound. Soon those bad feelings passed away ; I began to have more ambition, my appetite improved and I gained rapidly in every way, and now I an* " entirely.well. I advise all my friends to use the Compound, it is woman’s tr- ’friend.

CARLISLE IS HOPEFUL

SECRETARY REVIEWS NATIONAL FINANCES. Despite a Deficit of #25,203,245 at Present and Larger DeficieffcieS Probable in 1897 and 1898, He Takes a Cheerful View. ‘V * ■. ' . : t«■ 1 C-’ Talks of Money. The annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury, as transmitted to Congress, deals extensively and in detail with the financial situation. Mr. Carlisle summarizes the condition of the treasury, and after reviewing his former recommendations for early and effective legislation to provide for the retirement of treasury notes, goes on to"say: “The maintenance df a., policy which necessarily imposes upon the government the burden of furnishing gold at the public expense to aill who may demand it for use or hoarding at holme, or for export to other countries, cannpt be justified upon any ground of expediency or sound financial principles, und even if the periodical and frequently recurring demands foi; gold did not weaken the foun-’ dafions of our entire currency system, thus imparing confidence and depressing business, it would nevertheless be the duty of ail who are charged with any degree of responsibility for the adoption of proper financial methods to insist upon the reformation of our laws on this subject at tile earliest possible (jay. “The issue and redemption of ’ circulating notes is not a proper function of the treasury department, or of any other department of the government. While the government has power to borrow money, it is not its duty to issue public obligations merely for the purpose of providing a paper currency for use in the transaction of business, nor has it the constitutional powers4>n to make its promise legal tender in the'-payment of private debts. The Secretary refers to the “peril” in which the entire financial system has been placed by the “constant agitation” of the currency and favors the retirement and cancellation of government notes. He says the people Jvill not consent to be taxed merely for the purpose of accumulating and holding a large and useless surplus in the treasury. lie claims that no system of coinage that can be devised will furnish the government with either gold or silver, unless it pays for it with means already collected by taxation, or by contracting an 'lndebtedness to be paid by the people in the future. He goes a't length into the subject of the demand and supply of money, the matter of imports and exports as affecting currency f .supplies, and the crops in Europe. The Secretary holds that without a reformation of our currency we cannot safely rely upon permanent accessions to our stock pf gold from abroad in settlement of trade balances in our favor. He refers to his recommendation 1 of last year the Secretary of the Treasury be ngthfirizofl to issue from time to time

bonds payable in (told and-to ox change them for,United States notes and treasury note's, and Again indorses that plan, but adds that it may be that so radical a measure would not receive the assent of Congress, in the present state of the public mind on the, subject, Mr. Carlisle renews his recommendations for'such amendments to the national banking laws as would permit, the issue of circulating notes equal in amount to the face value of the bonds deposited and reduce the tax t>n notes to one-fourth 6f l.per cent, per annum, and that authority be given to establish branch banks, for the transaction of till kinds of business now allowed, except the issue of circulating notes. No good reason now is perceived, he says, Why this limitation upon the required amount of capital should not be reduced to 825,000, without regard to population. He again refers to und renews Ids suggestion that the issue of United States noted, treasury notes and national "bank notes of lower denominations than ten dollars be prohibited in order to secure a large and more permanent use of silver coin and certificates. In closing he says: “For more than a century our tariff legislation has been designed, to a great extent, at least, to acomplish objects other than the raising of revende for public purposes. The protection of capital invested in our native industries and the of labor employed in tile United ; States against the competition of the products of foreign industries and foreign labor have been alleged as the paramount objects in many cases, and urged as a justification for the progressive increases of tariff taxes and commercial restrictions when revenue was not needed, or when the rates imposed were so high as to reduce tin* revenue. In other instances, revenue duties have been abolished in order that protective duties might be retained or in. -creased-, and tbe necessities of the government and just principles of taxation-have been subordinated to the demands “of special interests.”

STARVED IN A CAR.

A. Tv-afw i> Who Was Seven Days W’lthout Foofl or Drink. At Plainfield, N. J., the other (lay. when a box ear containing lumber was opened a, tramp was found therein. The fellow liad crawled into the ear while it stood on a siding in Ottawa. Canada, seven days before, and while he slept th»

IN A FREIGHT CAR FOR SEVEN DAYS.

enr was locked and made up In a train. When the tramp awoke the ear was in motion and lie was fr prifbner. When found the poof fellow was unnblo to abov.e a whisper, and he was so weak that he ootild not raise his arms. He looked something like ltip Van Winkle'. Secretary Olney has received a cablegram nnnointrtng that Brasil has accepted the rules for the prevention of collisions at framed at the maritime conference held at Washington. The chief maritime nations of the world now have givVrt'their assent TO the Internmtipnnl rules and they will go into effect the Ist oJ J uly next yeax.

TIME FOR ACTION.

Senate Committee Makes a Report to Accompany Cuban Resolutions. Senator Cameron, of the Committee on Foreign Relations, presented to“*the Senate a report to ifceomptvrfy the Cuban resolutions, which were adopted by the committed, It is a document of very great length, and deals thoroughly, though briefly, in its opening, with modern precedents' of European intervention where independence was the issue involved, the committee having, as its report mentions, examined with care all -the instances Which have occurred during this century of people claiming independence by the right of revolt. The opening lines of the report read: “Congress, at its last session, after long -and patient consideration, adopted with practical unanimity the view expressed by your committee that the time had come for resuming intervention with Spain for the recognition of the independence of Cuba. Spain having declined to . listen to any representation founded on an understanding between herself and the insurgents, and Congress having pledged itself to friendly intervention, the anly question that remains to be decided is the nature of the next step to be taken' with proper regard tq the customs and usages of nations.” Six precedents in foreign countries have made it plain to the committee “that Ehrope has invariably asserted and practiced the right to interfere, both collectively and separately, amicably and forcibly, in every instance, except that of Poland, where a European people has resorted to insurrection to obtain independence.” Then, with particular reference to Cuba, the report declares the government of the United States has always regarded Cuba as within the sphere of its most active and serious interest. As early as 1820 the United States sought to interpose its friendly offices.” Reference is made to the action taken by Congress in the last session requesting the President to interpose his friendly offices with Spain for the recognition of Cuba. “This action was,” the report declares, “taken on great consideration and on just principles,” on a right of intervention exercised twenty-seven years ago, and after a patient delay unexampled in history. The .interval of nine months has proved the necessity of carrying :t out to completion. The regular organization of an insurgent government, the adoption of a constitution and election of a president is alluded to, then-military force, “sufficient to battle the exertions of 200,000 Spanish soldiers” and their civil administration at work, is given consideration, and the committee says: “The only question that properly remains for Congress to consider Is the inode which should be adopted for the step which Congress is pledged to take. “she government has none»but friendly feelings for Spain, and there is no friendly office which Spain could ask which the United States within the limits of their established principles and policy would not be'giad to extend. In she present instance they are actuated by au earnest wish to avoid the danger of seeming to provoke a csnflict.” The report ends with recommending the joint resolution recognizing’the ludependence of Cuba and proffering friendly offices to Spain in order to bring the war to a close.

FOR ATTORNEY-GENERAL.

Jncot} Hay Brown Said to Have Ac* ceptcd a Cubinet I’ortfolio. Jacob Hay Brown, Who is said to have been tendered, and to have accepted, the portfolio of Attorney General in Presi-dent-elect McKinley’s cabinet, is one of the leading lawyers of Pennsylvania. IJe Is- the foremost member of the bar in Lancaster County, a county that for a century or more has been distinguished for its great jurists. Mr. Brown has been eminent in politics for many years, and has more than once been mentioned in connection with very high offices in the nation and in his State. He became

JACOB HAY BROWN.

prominent in State and county conventions, and his speech nominating Chief Justice Agnew drew to him the attention of political leaders of the State. He was associated "frith Cameron, Conkling and Logan as a delegate-at-large in the memorable battle of the “300.” All these things were more in the nature of menus to an cud'rather than ends themselves. For twenty years in county, supreme and Federal courts he has had-a most varied practice ns advocate or counselor, before jury or the court, in original or»appellate jurisdiction. Mr. Brown is associated with W. N. llensel in the practice of law. He was urged warmly for the vacancy ort the supreme bench of the United States that was filled by the appointment of Justice Shiras. Mr. Brown is a buehelor and lives in ts homestead nine miles from Lancaster.

A Wheat and Flour Exports.

As per the official report of the chief of the bureau of statistics at Washington, the exports of Wheat aud.tlour from the United Sjates for the month of Novebflier aggregated 15.835,130 bushels'"Of wheat, against 11,033,140 for November,- 1805. In the last eleven months the .exports have been 137,507,740 bushels, against bushels in 1895. Exports of earn for November were 12,043,060 against 7,713.000 in 1805. ■ and for lust ."eleven monlfis, '"1T5,633,000 bushels, against 50.833,000 ln .1805. Exports of oats for November. 2,364000, against 241,000 in 1895, and for the eleven months, 20,353,000, against 1.817,000 in 1895.

News of Minor Note.

* Charles Jackson, of Kickmond, Ind., is a prisoner in Morro Castle, Havana! * There are three British warships, one, German and one French, at the Philippine Islands. The London Daily N[ews has a dispatch from Berlin with reference to rumors of reprisals against America!? petroleum. * .An accident" by which six men are believed to have lost their lives occurred in the tunnel of the Holy Cross mine near Red Cliff, Col. 4Tbe commission to decide * whether Santa Monica or Baa Pedro shall receive the appropriation for a harbor will meet In Las Angeles, Cal. »

DIE IN A MINE SHAFT

AWFUL DISASTER AT PRINCETON, 1 INDIANA. Six Miners Killed Outright and Eight Injured, of Whom Some Will Die—--Bnperintendeilt of the M ine One of the Victims. p ’ ' ..T . Death in the Blast. As a result of a gas explosion in the mine of the-. Maule Coal Company at Princeton, Ind., Saturday six men were killed-and eight badly injured,; one of whom will doubtless die. The dead are: John Ernest, married;. Theodore Fabye, blacksmith, married; John Holmes, married; Robert Maule, married, treasurer and general superintendent of the Maule Coal Company; Carl Poneylight, single, of Belleyille, III; James Ryan, married. The injured are: Will Booker, will die; James Davis; William D. Grills, will recover; Tom Price, will recover; Frank Turbie, Will die. David Nolan and James Turner,, supposed to have been killed with the others, were rescued alive, as were Arthur Colgate and James Kruse. • 4 Awful Explosion Comes. About twenty men were ail at work in the mine, clearing up the debris resulting from a recent explosion, when no one was injured. Suddenly there was a flash, followed by a blinding explosion. The smoke and gas came rushing, from the mouth of the mine, and the’.alarm .was. at. once given. The scene around the shaft tvas a pitiful one, the, wives, children and relatives of the men below shrieking and wringing their hands in anguish. Escape bv a Miracle. ‘The escape of four of the men from instant death seems nlnlpst a miracle when it is 'considered .that--the'heavy mine cages were blown from the shaft bottom to tine top of the mineliouse, over 500 feet above, by the force of the explosion. These cages were wrecked, so an-iron bucket was improvised for a rescuing party as soon as possible after the accid'ent. * The first persons brought up we»e Turbie,Grill and two colored men, Davis :yyU Booker. The first was biully burned aryl was carried to an ambulance. Grill and Davis were apparently uninjured, and walked off, saying they were all right. Brookor was cut and burned and had to bo supported. AfWfi-Ward it was found his jaw was broken and one eye was Jorn from its socket. All were given medical attention by a corps of physicians. Then the resdydg party began to bring up the dead. State Mine- 0 Inspector Fisher will investigate the matter. None of the rescued men call explain the circumstances that led up to the explosion. ' .; #

FIENDS WRECK A TRAIN.

Twenty*Eight Lives Sacrificed on an Alabars.a Road. The worst railroad wreck in the history of Alabama occurred Sunday morning at the Cahaba River bridge, twenty*: so yon niiles out from Birmingham,, oil the Brferfield, Blooton and Birmingham branch of the Southerly Railway-., Twon-ty-eight persons are known to have per-, ished, that number of- bodies having been recovered from the wreck. Eleven escaped alive, but of these several will die. All of tlje train Crew .were killed except the fireman, whose ese&pe seems almost miraculous. Six miles south of -Gurnee the railroad crosses the Cahaba River on a trestle 900 feet long. The river "span \Vas of iron, 200 feet long and’ 110- feet high. The river is a mountain stream. The span over It gave way as the train was crossing it. .‘4yl and ail of the cars went to the bottom of the, river below. ’ Victims Burned in the Wreck. The first news of the wreck was brought to Hargrove by a farmer who happened, to be passing. He noticed that the middle span qf the bridge was mussing. Approaching.’.closer, he observe* the train burning in the river below, and could hear the cries of the wounded and dying mingled with the hissing of the steam coming up front tire wreck. He gave out the word to farmers residing near by. and hastened to Hargrove to telegraph to Birmingham for relief. Three relief trains with doctors were sent front Birmingham city and a fourth from BJocton. Meanwhile the country people had gathered to render what as-sistance-they could. It was soon found that almost every person on the train had been killed, and the bodies in most eases burned. The rescuers arrived too lute to be of much service, except in earing for the nine wounded persons who managed to get out of thq, wreck alive. -< Work of Wreckers. The fact that the bridge was only four years old and was regarded as one of the strongest and best in the Stated makes the theory that the bridge gave way under the weight of the train absurd. Surviving passengers say they felt the wheels bumping on the cross ties the crash came. The fact that a bold attempt was made only five days before to wreck a Southern Railway passenger train at McUomb’s trestle by the removal of a rail on .a trestle ninety feet high adds to the belief that this horror was the result of the work of trahiwreekers. « . .

OLD WORLD [?] NOTABLES

A well-known London horse dealer not long ago died from worry caused by bad debts. A German hanker, named Ilacssncr, was murdered close to the tow agate of Tangier, Morocco. New Zealand is’ aboitf* to prevent the importation of consumptive --or vitally diseased persons. .Only seven peers have been chosen ns mayors iu England this year, while eleven were elected last year. Some letters by George Washington to Arthur Young, the economist, ou the subject of agriculture; are about; to be sold in London. Greece inis a population of 2,418,900, acording to the census just taken, an increase of 230.000 since lSSff. Athens hn« nmv U’SttPQ inhabitants. Signor .Chajardfa, a member of the Italian chamber of deputies, has been chosen a delegate to the International congress iu Washington next year., v Baroness liirsch lias given $400,000 to establish n penSdon fund for the employes of the Oriental railways who were iu the service up to 181 KI, when her late husband gave up his connection with the roads. .Queen Victoria has been substituted for Sardanapalus iu the iipjj- Ylfcat,’ Bir Arthur Sullivan is composing*for London Ailmmbra. The ballet will be descriptive of the longest reign on record. . .- Paris is the paradise of the dressmaker. There are in the city 70.000 persons who. make articles of woman's dress and 05,000 dressmakers. It hus been estimated that the yearly amount earned in this business there Is over s2so,97fi',tßX). 1 : V-. » k

SOME QUEER TOURISTS.

They Go Abroad as Cattle and He turn as Swells. While hosts of people look over the passenger lists of the lucky ones who ar,e able to go abroad and envy> them way down In tlielr hearts, there is a class of men who make frequent trips across the ocean which would hardly excite envy,, excepting by reason of their peculiar privileges.' This class is humorously called “cattle chambermaids,” .because of the fact that those who belong to it give their attention to the live cattlg-, exported from this countryto Europe. The men who do this are the riffraff of the world and when here find it difficult to earn more than enough to keep body and soul together. But when they are lucky enough to get one of these “chambermaid” jobs theylfeel like millionaires, for they get more money a day for the trip than they could get on shore in a week. There are a number of Chicago stock yards men who do a large business exporting cattle, and they afip'ays have a gang of fellows around waiting for the first chance to.go out with a cargo. The average time of these trips from Chicago to London is about fourteen days and the price paid the attendants is S3O in gold. Tjie chambermaid is at no expense whatever. lie is fed, but, oh, such feed. It is worse than that of the animals he looks after. There is always a gang boss and he it is who dispenses the “grub.” Ordinarily this is boiled fat pork and bread, with only water to drink. The pork comes from the kitchen in a great pot or tub. The boss stabs a chunk of solid fat with the long handled fork, almost a pitchfork in fact, and hurls it at one of the “maids” with some choice specimens of billingsgate. It is caught much as a dog catffhes a chunk of meat in his mouth and no attention Js pai,d to the liquid grease which flies in every direction. The fat pork is followed by a hunk of stale bread, and a drink of water finishes the repast. i But what care these fellows for the fare and the labor going over. They know there .will be joy and pleasure when their destination is reached. Once landed in Liverpool or Southampton they are given their S3O in English gold, so they will spend it in England, and a return ticket good for ninety days from date. Then at once begins a season of riotous living. The first thing is a flashy suit of clothes and a walking stick and then off for London. The old hands kno\v better than to “blow in" theii money on expensive eating. They have familiar with the “coffee palaces” to be found all over London, where they get an imperial quart of coffee for one penny and a “bun,” equal in size to an average loaf of bread, and thus for two pennies they buy .all they can possibly eat. On certain days, when they feel like luxuriating, they mqy perhaps spend threepence on some dainty like a dozen shrimp, but even with that extravagance indulged in every two or three days the S3O will not last a long time and give plenty of opportunity to soak themselves with “ ’alt and ’alf.” These chaps always stay until the money Is about gone and then back they come to Chicago, where the glory of their London clothes soon becomes dimmed as they loaf around the cattle pens at tiie stock yards while waiting for another'Chance to act as cliahibermaids to a drove of cattle.—Chicago Chronicle.

He Remembered.

People who attempt, to change the pronunciation of what they consider at undesirable name are apt to find theii way beset with difficulty and trials. “And so this is Jonas Hogg's wife?” said Uncle Sim Porter cordially, as he took a shawl, a heavy bag and three parasols from the newly arrived visitor and led the way out of the Cranby station to liis comfortable okl buggy. “Well, I’m glad enough to see you, ma’am. I never knew your husband much, but his brother William is übout like a son to ma and me. “William Hogg is a first-rate fellow, and when his folks wrote to ask if we’d take-you to l>oard till you got your stren'th bnck I says to ma, 'I reckon anybody that’s connected witli WiHbifi] Hogg and his folks will be welcomed by us.’ ” “My husband is always called Mr. Hogg,” said the traveler, languidly but firmly, as she prolonged the o as in oh. “Is lie, ma’tfin?” said Unde Sim, without any trace of irritation at this reproof. “Well, I'll try to bear that in mind.” He certainly did bear It in mind, Iml his manner of introducing his boardei to the neighborhood caused a Hush tc rise to her"face ‘on several occasions. '“This is Mrs. Jonas llogg,” lie would say, carefully lengthening the o and looking at the lady iu‘question ns 41 for approval. “Wife °f William-Hogg's brother. You remember. VYilllaniliagg, most likely? I’ve told Mrs. Hogg what (i favorite he was with all the folks pound here, and of course her husband, Mr. Jonas Hogg, being William Hogg's only makes everybody feel almost as If they knew him, in spite of the name being pronounced different!”

There’s Money in Rats.

When Louise Michel was in prison she was permitted to have three of her cats with her. But she soon discovered that she would have the company of other animals as well, for some rats paid her a visit. Their tirst visit ended badly for them, as the eats attacked them and slew one and wounded another. Mdlle. Michel nursed the wounded rat. aid her kindness made the mother rats her friends.- - "They > -‘s’uUoil' f --u|)uii Ucr twirv every day and behaved excellently. Bbe fotinfi them respectful to the old, klud to the UnforttfUate, and /till of family feeling. ‘ Tliq governor of the prison, sent them food from his table, and sometimes came himself to see the. Mdlle. Michel’s example of -treating these creatures with 'kindness was copied by ether persons, who agree that the. rat Is'a capital anlnpil for the showman. A Unsslan tralhed as number to act as*sallor» upon a miniature ship; the rigging of whlyh they -climbed very Cleverly. He found-them moreUMuichable than fiogs, which is sayfng a good deal. 1 tv You never had a friend who did not Ulk about you. r

In Olden Times

Peopl4 overlooked the Importance of permanently beneficial effects and were satisfied with transient action* bat now that it is generally known that Syrup dlSFigs will permanently overcome habitual constipation, well-informed people will not buy other laxatives, which act for a time, but finally Injure the system.

Tit for Tat.

The late Bishop of Rochester was once batting in a local cricket match, when the bowler sent a ball very wide of the wicket “Keep the ball* & the parish!” cried .the Irascible The next ball knocked his 'lordship’s middle stump out, and the yokel shouted: “I think that’s somewhere about the diocese, my lud!” *-»

A 50-Cent Calendar Free.

Perhaps the most beautiful calendar Issued, for the year ’97 is the Youth’s Companion art calendar, which is given to each subscriber t 9 the paper for the year ’97. Itjs made up of four charming pictures, beautifully reproduced in twelve harmonious colors. It is In form a fourpage folder which, when extended, is 10x24 inches in size. The subjects are delightfully attractive. This calendar makes a desirable ornament for a mantel, center-table or writing desk. It is offered for sale only by the publishers of the Youth’s Companion at 60 cents per copy. Only because of the enormous number published is it possible for the publishers of the Companion to send it free to all Companion subscribers. • : r ~TT} rTTIn tlie Park. Miss Bloomerite—What kind of a tree is that? Her Companion (facetiously)—Why, that is dogwood. Can’t you tell It by its bark?— Judge.

Coughing Leads to Consumption.

Kemp’s Balsam will stop the cough at once. Go to your druggist to-day and get a sample bottle free. Sold iu 25 and 60 cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dangerous. 1 "'""' , • - iSa. Our fellow creatures can only judge of what we are from what we do; but In the eyes of our Maker what we do Is of no worth except as it flows from what we are.—S. T. Coleridge. N

Lane's Family Medicine

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To Pay a Penalty for Dining

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