Richmond Palladium (Daily), 18 July 1900 — Page 2

RICHMOND DAILY PALLADIUM A ,:3NESDAY. JULY 18

A Girl's Experience. My laughter's nerve were terribly oat of errtcr. ttb wan thm and weak : t he least notas startled her. ami ahe was wakeful at night. IV'f or aha had taken oiw paokaae of Celery King- the chn ire in her wtw ao a-reat that tie could hardly lx taken fur the mme 1rU Hlie is raptUly a-mwlmc well anl slronjf . tir complexion fjerfec(and she sleet well every Siiphf. Mrs. bucy McN'utt, limr-h Valley. Pa. - O-lery Klmc cures 'oiuttlimtlon, and Servo, Pu.ma. h, l.lvr and Kidney U meases. 4 Richmond Palladium Pdhltsbod every availing (Huaday exceptor) by THK PALUI-ll'M W). WEDNESDAY. JULY 18. 1900, TERMS Of HUBSCKIPTION ; Oa HM b mail. Doaiaf Paid - a.0 O t IMl " - " Uu ek. earner .... .06 On tbe heels of the famine comes a cholera scourge in India. The death rate in enormous. Antl now the startling news comes by cable from London that Kruger has had his hair cut and whiskers tshaved off. People who talk about exterminat ing the Chinese are perhaps not aware that it would require 133 years to de populate China at the rate of 1,000 a day. Ex-Mayor Hewitt aud Ex Governor Iloadley, two of New York's ablest Democrats, have announced that they will support Mc Kin ley and ISoosevelt. On the 8th of August W. J. Bryan is to be officially informed of his nomination. The solemn ceremony will take place at Indianapolis. It is expected to make the occasion an iin posing affair. Mr. Bryan has not yet had time to explain why he urged bis friends in the senate to vote for the Spanish treaty ceding the Philippine islands to the United States. If be is not an expansionist what is he? It seems strange that the Chinese minister at Washington could get vernment Pekin e - - . . : r Jiuriresfrons this is about as ire any: Don t sit still and fume. Go a.hriiit vntir husinetta in vrtur iuviiq. tomed manner, and don't worry about the weather. Dress yourself so that, when you perspire freely, you will not feel unhappy about it. Don't be afraid of perspiration. Let it flow. But, above all things, don't sit still cool. anu ininK aooui Keeping .1 , . , . I ECONOMY. David Ilailey and wife returned home last week from California, where they have been visiting the past three months. Mr. and Mrs. Kepler of Iluntsville visited at Mrs. K.'s parents, Mr. and Mrs. l'restou llurnett, Sunday Jesse Greenstreet and wife were the guests of relatives at Richmond Saturday and Sunday. William P. Iluell of Richmond lectured at the M. E. church Sunday night. George Wright returned home from Kansas, Sunday. T. E Clark and daughter, Mrs William Savov, visited at Richmond over Sunday. Look out for oranpe blossoms in the near future. John Osborn and family of Richmond were the guests of relatives here. Lon G add is and family of Modoc spent Sunday with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Clark and son of Winchester took dinner with Miss Mary Clark, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jessun of Noblesville are visiting relatives and friends here. Charley Hurst dav. visited here SunHA3ERSTOWN. Ixn Scott has sold his livery stable to some man in Centerville. George Dutro has sold his grocery ana win engage in the picture business. Protracted meeting at the M. E. church this week. Grandma Ixmtz and family were I entertained at dinner last bunday by I M. l. irebhart aiul wife. Mrs. nl iTesbaugh of Cincinnati is here on a visit. j JMiss Mary Haines is visiting friends j in Muncie. I J. M. Ixmtz and family of Rich-1 uiouu umhm uere ias ounuay. i Mr. and Mrs. . Green went to Attica. Ind., to stay one month. Joel Reprogle is in a critical condition, lie went to Martinsville for his health, but only remained a few days. i CHESTER. India, Thad and Roy Nickle visited at Uushviue last week. hra lavis brown still continues to improve. mt. ana Mrs. Irving lving are spending their vacation here. Hannah r. Grave, north fifth street, Richmond, has been visiting J .us. auc oHuuam aau oiner reia-1 t ions here xw . . .-v. urme oi Kicnmond j preached here Sunday evening. J - joucs ui oe wuq us next I Sabbath morning. Juldie Sharp entertained a num-1

the nt"'-"-'""' "0

x

ber of his younc associates at his

home Saturday evening. A very pleasant time was had. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Harvey of In dianapolis visited here over Sunday. Annie and Goldie Lanty are visiting their grandpa and grandma Petra at Manchester, Ohio. Samuel Crampton has moved to his new home. Silas Williamson moves to his farm and Mrs. Jessup to the Crampton property. Mrs. Berg is improving. Nellie Dennis and Bessie Hutchins are visiting at Economy. GREENSFORK. Health generally good, yet there are a few exceptions. Mrs. Mary Sample, our veteran Sunday school teacher, is very poor ly. Old age is the principal ail ment. Jonas Hatfield does not improve any. He is confined to his bed all the time. He is in his iWth year, being one of our oldest citizens. Ilev. George C.Wagoner has moved away. He has been the pastor of the Christian cburcb for several years, He will be missed. He intends to take a thorough course in theology The canning factory is about com pie ted. Most of the machinery is at its place. W e trust it will be a success. Matt Brooks and Charles Stutson scraped over their wheat fields and managed to hnd a lew green su eaves. They were the only lucky ones who had any wheat harvesting to do. The wet weather kept many farmers from tending their corn as it should have been done, yet a better prospect was never known. Many farmers are mowing their oats and making hay of it. The grass crop is a very light one. Potatoes are a first-class crop. Fruit is a slim one and we will have to no somewhere else for cider. Mrs. Minnie Bennington, daughter of B. Davis of Jacksonburg, was buried at Fairfield cemetery last Sun day afternoon. C. A. Baldwin con ducted the services. Rev. Parsons of Fountain City preached at the Friends church last Sabbath. William Hunt has purchased Susan Benner's property. Everyone who wants employment is engaged, so there is no time for the laborer to rest unless he wishes to. The Boyd Bros." saw mill is ready for active business. Rev. Harry Chapman preached his first sermon at the Christian church last Sunday. - Many of our people say they will vote lor Mcivinley sure. A wise choice. Prohi's are a scarce article. DUBLIN. Champe and sons arc kept quite busy in getting out the moulding for the New Castle Shredder comjiany. Miss Nellie Swain is on a visit since last Thursday to her sister, Mrs. Florence Mendenhall, at Montezuma, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Bipheus Dill of An derson, who had been visiting their parents here for the past two months, returned home Monday accompanied by their sister, Miss Elizabeth avo a sale-bf alt hi no.,;.". . win rty on July 26. after which he lends moving to Oklahoma. ' jonn r ountam, our lumber man furnishes all the lumber for the Na tional Drill Works shops, now bein built at Cambridge City. Several classes of the M. E. Sun day school will picnic near George Wiker's, west of town, along Simons creek luesday of this week. - """r" '-J UUG Jersey heifer killed by lightning on Wednesday night last, which had taken shelter under a locust tree in his pasture. T. M. Bales has bought the little farm of sixteen acres of Madison Swisher, northeast of town, and now Mr. S. is quite anxious to buy a small iarm again. Abe Groves, one of our stock dealers, was adjudged as a man of unsound mind last week and was taken to Richmond Saturday to await an opening in the asylum. Mr. Groves' wife died some months atroand other troubles were mourned over until his mind became unbalanced. A sad re flection indeed when the mental fac ulties are diseased. .Never probably in the history of the country has the promise of an abundant crop of corn been better than the present one. It is a rare sight now to see a poor field of corn unless in extreme wet land. lw?v. David Mullen went out to Kennard on Saturday to attend a quarterly meeting of the church to Methodist. He says the meeting was to be held under a tent on Sun day, Presiding Elder Teeter officiat ing. The Friends district Sunday school was held in Friends Saturday as a kind of an all-dav meeting preparing; and eatinsr their dinner at the church. Rev. Elwood Ellis lectured in the afternoon on what he saw and learned during his ! recent visit to Palestine. DALTON. The prospect for a large corn crop is quite gooa at this time, although n nas oeen uimcuit to Keep it as clean of weeds as some years, es pecially drilkdcorn. Some farmers plowed all last week. Meadows are not all cut yet, but are being cared for briskly and a good crop is expected, especially timothy. There is not as much acreage as common. ,o such thing as wheat cutting here, but a good oats crop will be soon reauy lor tne binder, Several from here started to Mis souri to the Jester trial at New Lon don. They went over the Dig Four Saturday night. Those going were: Cunice Smith, Joseph Howell, W. H. Evans, Riley Chamness, William S. Farlow and wife. Samuel Lamb. G. W. Johnson, G. W. Lamb, Aaron i'huip ana several others. M. L Hastings has been very sick the past week with bowel trouble. There has been a meeting held all tne past week at the M. Jx church. Ministers were Revs. Ilarter of Will iamsburg, Lacy of Lynn, Martin of Anderson, with the pastor, Rev. Thornburg. Meeting well attended, wun troou interest taken. Frank Parker and family of Marion nave been visiting his brother, John Parker and family, the past week. iney went home Saturday morning. He is in the street car service. Milt LueHyn and wife are movinj? 3

into the upper story of the Grange building.

Some are telling that W . IC Thorn - burgh is about to lose his mind be cause the C, R- & M. will cross his farm, Don t believe that. Billy Is too game for that. Joe Barter went to Missouri Saturday evening. CENTERVILLE. Miss Annie Venard spent Sunday and Monday, with Fountain City friends. Mrs. Bertha Dunbar and son, Julian, returned home from Indianapolis FridayMrs. E. L. Culbertson and Miss Lea t ha Dunbar spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. WiUDuke.Green township. Charley Morgan received the contract to paint the wood work on the school building. $73.50 was the amount sent from Center township to the sufferers in India. Miss Bell Williams spent Sunday with Mrs. Dick Peelle in Indianapolis. A runaway occurred here Monday afternoon which for a time looked as though the occupants would be dashed to death. Mrs. Milo Harris and her sister. Miss Dora Stevens, were coming into town from the north in a buggy when near the dopot the horse became frightened at an engine standing on the side track and began to run. Mrs. Harris, who was driving, possibly could have managed the horse had it not been for a dog making an attack on the horse which scared him worse and he came up the street at a furious rate of speed. At Main street the buggy struck a pile of dirt and upset, throwing out the women. Miss Stevens became entangled in the buggy and was dragged about two rods and is very seriously injured. Mrs. Harris escaped with slight injuries. Itev. James Land will preach at Bryant Chapel next Sunday morning at 10:30, and will preach in the Christian church here Sunday evening at 7:30, subject, "China and the Present Trouble. " Mrs. Albert Tansell and baby of Greensfork spent Tuesday with A.B. Dunbar and wife. Prof. Beeman, who was principal of our school last year, has been selected as superintendent vice Prof. Hoover who goes to Fowler, Benton county. Prof. John W. Newbern of Richmond has been selected as principal. Miss Mattie Jackson of Bethel, grammar department. The intermediate and primary teachers have not been selected yet. The "Women's Cemetery Association" is doing grand work. Samuel Stevens, who has been in a helpless condition at the home of his mother, Mrs. Martha Stevens.for nearly two years, from paralysis is much worse. The stack pipe at the creamery blew down Tuesdayduring thestorm. Cuts and bruises are healed by Chamberlain's Pain Balm in about one-third the time any other treatment would require because of its antiseptic qualities which cause the parts to heal without maturation. For sale by A. G. Luken & Co., Curme& Co., druggists. MILTON. F. .Callaway . eertained a Shelby, O. The secret of the strength or weakness of Christians was the subject of a fine sermon by Rev. Shearer Sunday morning. James M us ton lost a yearling colt Saturday. It got frightened at a calf and jumped a fence and became impailed on the pickets. Ihe in juries received necessitated killing the colt. Messrs. Bowles and Tebbs of Har rison, O., spent bunday with Will Hoffman. Born, to Rudolph Schlonaker and wife, a daughter, July 11. Abe Shissler of Richmond spent Sunday in Milton. Miss Byrde Neff of Alexandria is with her aunt, Mrs. .Noll. Miss Mame Huston of Alexandria is the guest of her uncle, Aaron Morris. Several Milton Endeavorers are at Spiceland attending the district convention. James Ferguson of Dayton was here Sunday and Monday with relatives. Mrs. Emma Ferguson is at Hart ford City at her daughter's, Mrs. McDaniel's. Pinkney Ferguson, brother of John W. Ferguson and Mrs. Swafford, was buried Sunday at Alquina, near which place he had resided for thirtyhve years. He was t Z years or age lyphoia lever was tne cause oi nis Okey, special pension exam Va iner, of iiusnville, was nere Mon day. Elmer E. Griffith and daughter of Ainsworth, Ind., are at his mother's, Mrs. Kinsey. Mrs. Bell Ken worthy of Hopewell will preach at Friends church next Sunday morning. In the evening Clark Hosier of Greensboro will peak. Rev. E. E. Urner has gone to Bal timore to visit his parents. Homer IXiwell and family returned to Muncie Monday after a visit with Mrs. Dowell s mother, Mrs. Amanda Needham. Miss Florence Newman and Mrs. Kelsey spent Sunday at Raleigh with Sirs. Shepler. T be quarterly meeting services at Dodridjje.Sunday, drew a lartre audi ence. It was Dr Edwards' last ser vice as presiding elder of this charge. tiis sermon was spoken of very highGeorge A. Kelsey was at Fort Wavne Tuesday. The Haphtha in S'ala-Xfaptha does what boiling i intended to do, and doe it better. raUaMtaia

THE LIMEKILN CLUB.

AN EVENTFUL EVENING POLITICS. IN POSSUM TTae Orator of t he 0elw flailed Vrmmm Gran Is, a ad For a Brief, Very Brief, Time Eirltrd (so of All Vk Hear lllaa. - ApplaasoJ ICopyrlsht, 1900, by C. B. Lew la J No speaker could hare asked (or a more enthusiastic audience than that which packed Paradise ball to greet tt na- Burdock Johnson of Georgia, who had been announced on the bill as Tne Watermillyon Orator of the South." His personal appearance made him friend. at once. He appeared to be a man of about SO. solid as a jounjr saw log. and bin high collar and flaming red necktie were erected with cbeera of approbation. Ilia voice ran tip and down the scale f ronJ a high squeak to a fog born prowl. "Black men of America," lcgt.n the orator a he bowed right and left with hi hand on hie heart, I am yere tonight to remark a few remarks to yo' on le present crisis. Of co'se yo' all know what a crista am. It's Jet de same as wh a yo go oat to de stable on a dark night an feel around fur de ole mewL Yo'a gwtne to find him. an he's awlne to kick. (Shouts and laoithter.J ie only way yo' kin avoid dat crl-sla am to be somewnar else when bU heel fly out. W most counsel together to see what do t ' upon dia land lik fRivhm 1 Wo am f a niitrh m nuanurnt.

. A mewl am a-wlne to kick, an irwino to dodge or be hit? t "Dodge, dodxePl "t has aot a better plan dan either, mj

feellu fur de mewl. alff l"wf

fr'en'a. an I am yere to tell yo of itJlrjc; be caught by bU trunk, and It

iri Li l-JLJ

TBB CAKDIOATR. plan am to kick dat mewl befo he kla kick me. IWhoons and shouts. In other words, yere am three or fo' preHldenshnal enndydntes waitin to gib us deir heeta, All of 'em has ot a ooHcy. but no polley says nnythinif 'bout us. OrtwinB, We

don't count. If dey kin bit off de "Wtictii'uuiblo about.

man, de black man Kin cnaw sossarrat. or ico hunKiy.

I Yells. J What's de m,ittM&y ikin d. kick out of jrato hl8 (

ter wid our tai a... t.i ro . .

tremendous applauso-j Dot's de crisis Itb"' ullu' nvai 'Js de white man ain't lookln fur. an it's , you take on your pluto. crisis dat will shake down de possuitA Willie came home that evening with an persimmons till ebery pickaninny U Ijevere pains. The little girl In whose de land will Ehout fur gladness. Ter; WUor the nnrty was given was 13

rifle outburst. with band " WharV Dat Coon?" and the stwrepl wabbling. Yo know what preclpltat am. of co set l'reclpitnte means t; JumD in an hit de odder feller on nose befo' be knows yo'v-o got mad. Dat what we wont to do In dis case. W want to precipitate de crisis. XellJ ox saiiHiuciton anu eucourngeuieui. j i "Mind yo', my fr'en'a, we ain't gwtn to come out on top In dls tight. We simply gwlne to scare de white man it set him to neirerin out what our ahtr amounts to. If we yell loud 'naff s fight hard 'nuff, we's gwlne to f'slice of dot wntermlllyon. WJly. De candydate whom weja SCore of nu uc (oi io pour out oat money U; water. Cheers for pour.j He cat Bleep night or day. He's got to hab de cull ud churches at his back an all cake walks an camp meetlu's oo his hand. He s got to be respected fur Integrity on de one hand an be beloved on de odder fur hevin invented a way lo capture a razorback hawg. DeofenUg and long continued applause. He's gt to use up his health, break down his ootastltushun an fill an airly grave. Yes, be must sacrilice his life to precipitate dis crisis an jump yo obor de fence whhr yo' kin gtt a fa'r show. "Heroes of darkness, do yo" kaow slch a man? Shouts for Brother Gardner. Am dar a pusson In de United States who am willlii to undergo dis sacrifice fur yo"? -Itrother Gardner!" I answer dat dar am sich a ptiHson. (Yells. He will feel it a privilege an a duty to bust hisself all to pieces dtit vo may precipitate, "Hrotlier Gardner!" Dat pucison ain't fur ofT. Life am sweet to .dm. but ho cm K'iiu to lay it dawn fur o. IMioId him.' "ISi-otiior Gardner" He Ktandri iK-fo yo! His name are Burlock Johnson, on yere an now, in de ,rescu-e of dis multitude of" The audieiu-e rjKse to its feet with yells and clients f protest and dissent, the tiund added to the noise, aud it was hve loiijf minutes before the orator could Ik- heard again. His oratory was all riht. but bis display of cheek hnd created a feeling of indignation. When be .ould 1-e heard attain, he went on in the same strain: "Yes, I am de man, and de only roan aaiong de cuilud millyons, to lead de hosts to victory. Protests. In aocoptln dls nomination at yo'r hands I assure yo" dat I am actuated by no selfish motives. Dar am cuilud men who fcoukl soli yo out fur a hundred dollars an use d money to whitewash do fence an cabin. "Take him off.'" N man libta kin truthfully charge me wld sellm my political influence. "Kun him out!" An yere an now I pledge yo' " lhere was another and a greater uproar, but tbe orator folded his arms and assumed a prse and waited for order to be restore He wss still waiting when Samuel Shin and Waydown Beibee appeared from the rear of the platform and led him off. He objected to being led. but was obl'ged to submit and tras at once taken to the head of the aEcy stairs and hit with a boot and warned to jog along. The Hon. Burdock was found and interviewed In the middle of the road by eur reporter at a later hour, and he wish ed it to become publicly known that be was a candidate for the White House aud would run on an Independent ticket. At midnight he was engaged in wrirtng out a platform and had got as far aa "free chickens for all." M. Qcad. Ior All ! Por Llvlatac When Jim Bridger, the famous scout of the plans, grew Id, be thought lie would like to retire from the somewhat arduous life of a plainsman and settle down to the ease of "the east." which to him meant Missouri. So he used bis best endeavor to find a competent man to fill bis place and went back to Missouri. A year or two passed, and one day captain Kussell, tbe commandant of tbe post which Bridger had left, was surprised to see the old scout heave In sight. When he came In. the captain asked: "Well, Bridger, what brings you back nere t "Captain." said Bridger. ' go back to scouting again." "I want to Indeed? Why. I thought you had settled down tn tbe east for the rest of your lifer -Well, cap'n. ril tell yon how It Is. i went nacit to oH Missoura. and If rou'll believe It they've got a railroad station within ten mile o" the old place yes.- sir. a railroad station! And what's more, they've got a ranch now la ererv four mile- I tell mvt.wbat.

- jfco air aiu't pure'down there no j tilt possible? Iwt I thought ' 'J Ke tbe good thins to eat thy

. Own mere, lou like good things "rrVt.1 enlenl!ier. -Qtarn imiis io eats ny, cap n. i jjft .save a l.rlled braver tail the itme l was there!" louth Ckiou. Elephaat Storiea. ,--Jiig of elephant fables, the anlj t finer said: - v. for instance, the etory of the y bo stuck a pin in the elephant's Ynd yenrs afterward was dellth dirty water by the remeiu-eU-phuut. I am surprised that l' should take tLis yarn sorlouihf. the average thickness of the it's bide ruius from half an Inch slaC0!" i"r""K iuai mtcknoisa on an - ,m . . i ,i break a needle. -xM fashioned elephant Btory Urf feas any r-ai Uisis or truth is the tfja tat mak.-a the blj brute afraid of ! moiiKo. ExierU?nee In the winter Lauters uf a show, where mice and thrive, convlucea one of this fact. Ik; mouse win make aa entire neru ltwuo rrijiiit, aiva a rat win put c"'th!i m a eondittou of desperate fear. - I m . . ( . i 1 - - : . . i tJw tuslgnlucant B12e VI B t rjase bafilea his conception of oftenWire or defensive warfare, Tbe mouse w too nuk-k to be crushed underfoot 1 acamner over his rougn niox wiui fcjunlty. The elephant realizes bis aAdessness against such a diminutive tot and learns td fear It as be fears no j jftr animaL" Buffalo express. tJktte HVlHio Ate ETerjIhUB. Tjtll tley are trained to eat proierly voncsters ara usually like little ptgOlc They "root" through everything an lea.re a muss after them. Willie. a r old, has a pair of parents w ho tr to break him of the haDlt or taaln things on his plate that he cannot y and leaving much to go to waste. II Is in a fair way to Improve under tt'lr watchfulness. Too must eat the crust, too, WMle,' tu mamma will ear. and Willie will 5tif ullv eat the crust. -Don't take such a large piece of eke, Willie, unless you can eat it." 'ta papa will say. and Willie will take mmI "tuff himself with It rather than iy.v a crumb for his father to iThe other day una was mviieu to Ills mother dressed clothes. I "Now. mind. Willie," was the last

asr ir

Piayynar old. Her mother had baked a

birthday cake, and part or tne scneme of ornamentation of It were 13 wax 'candles. There were three of them on the piece that was put on Willie's plate. Pittsburg News. LeKlaH Him Ofl Er. "Before I agree to undertake your j defense." said the eminent criminal lawyer who. bad been called in. "you will nave to be ierfectly frank with me and tell me tbe whole truth. Did you embezzle the 20,000 you are ac cused of haying taken"' 'onlb'd the accused man. ' i .1 fc tmo - much of It have you left?" "aaaawsaswaBMa r-.-.-mi a a "It's all gone but about 10." "Youug man," said the eminent lawyer, putting on his gloves, "you'd better plead guilty and throw yourself on the mercy of the court." "I'll do It If you say so, sir. What are you going to charge me for the advice?" "Ten pounds." London King. A Trnakleaa Body. An explorer lately returned from his travels was relating his adventures. "I peered," said he. "Into the thicket, and there before me lay a trunkless body." "Nonsense," remarked an Inter fering critic, "who ever beard of a trunkless body?" "My friend," replied the traveler quietly, "the body was that of an elephant." He then resumed his story. London Globe. Her Object AttalaeA. "Forgive me. my dear," said the gos sip humbly, "but I thoughtlessly mentioned to Mrs. Brown tbe things that you told me in strict confidence." "There Is nothing to forgive." replied the wise woman pleasantly. "It was for that very purpose that I told them to you In strict confidence." Chicago Tost. Relished the run I alt aa eat. An old Scotsman. Andrew Leslie by name, always rode on a donkey to his work and tethered him while he labored on the ffead or wherever he might ix". ii was suggested to . Dim ty a neignoonng lanaowner that be was suspected of putting the animal to feed in the fields at other people's expense. "Eh, laird. I could never be tempted to do that, for my cuddy winna eat onything but nettles and thistles." On a subsequent occasion, however. the laird, while riding along the' road, saw Andrew at work, his faithful beast up to the knees in one of the laird's clover fields feeding luxuriously. "nello, Andrew!" exclaimed the laird. "I thought yur cuddy would eat nothing but nettles and thistles." Aye. aye." was the response, "but the brute misbehaved the day. He nearly kicked me over his head; so I put him In there Just to punish him." Siskins; the IMasta Oo Roaad. The new reporter. In his story of the wedding, wrote, "The Moral display stretched from the chancel rail to the doors of the church." The city editor. In a mild manner, as Is the custom of city editors with new reporters, suggested: "Couldn't you have used a better word than 'stretched T Say the floral display 'nodded' or twined or something like that some word more suggestive of flowers." - 'Stretched i3 all right,' " replied the new reporter, with the stubborn cour age of a realist. "The decorations consisted of six rubber plants, and th had to stretch to go the distance. Baltimore American. ta .. - A Seraaos) lai Brief. A man met a bull In a field. "I'll toss yon to see who stays." said tbe bull. He tossed, and tbe man lost- Tbe mor al Is that It Is never safe to Indulge tn games of chance, especially when all the odds are against yon. Philadel phia North American. A conscientious person should beware of getting Into a passion, for every sharp word one speaks lodges to one's own heart, and such all r era Hot than any oa

. FOR LITTLE FOLKS. A Doar Tkat Cmrrleo ItatU Of all the mall carrier that Unci Sara has In this tig country none more novel than a do out In central

Kansas, wbooe duty It is to meet a train twice daily and take the heavy mall pack to his roaster" tore. The postofflce at layton Is a little country trading point, and the tnla str.ro Id SO rttd fTOin thO MlSSOUrt l'aclfie track, where, morning and tr.K K.k tinmr train BTOOS whllElnjr past t 3 miles an hour. From the mall ear a leather sack U thrown off by the mall dork, and the postm.tp ti. nn-nor f the biff St. Bernard, Nep, to fiiipptsHl to pick It up and take It to the store. He used to do so, but now the duty devolves upon the dog, who has learned to do It welt When the sharp whUtlo of the train Is heard. Nep gives an excitea oar and hurries to the crossing and waits for tho coming of the nialL The mall clerk kicks the leather bog out of the car door and it falla somewhere to the NEP CARRY ISO TBE MAIL. vicinity of the road. Nep at once goes to tho sack and. carefully taking It by the middle so that neither end will drag on tbe ground, walks sedately to the store, where be lays the sack down behind the counter by the side of the wooden letter case into which the mail Is soon distributed. Day after day be performs this task, ram or shine. The mall clerk watches for him, and tbe people of tbe community are as proud of him as they would be of a bright child. Nep is 4 years old. but la 2 feet 7 Inches In height and weighs 230 pounds. He has no difficulty In carrying the sack, t!ugh the mail Is often very heavy with tbe weekly papers from the county seat, for his teeth are strong, and he has carried over 100 pounds as a test of his strength. He seems likely to perform the semi official task for many years to come, and the people of his community think that he Is entitled to a salary. The trainmen do not forget to throw off something nice for him to eat on holidays, but even though the gift U a toothsome bit of game or other meat he never touches It until the mall of Uncle Sam Is safe In the postofflce. Chicago Record. A Homemade Doll. The war has been the means of Introducing a new doll of home manufacture, says an English exclianga. This doll has two great advantagesIt cannot be licked clean of paint, and It Is Impossible to batter In Us bond and tread the broken pieces of wax Into tho carpet. Procure some khaki colored wool and cut It sufficiently long to form a good sized tassel with the cords short and tie them at tbe shoul der and waist to form arms. Then give a "waist" by tying the tassel In tbe enter. Divide the lower half Into two separate parts, and If you bind the lower portions of tbeoe "legs" very closely the doll tins tho appearance of wearing putties. Tlx; eyes, nose and mouth are sewn tn colored wools. The result la a perfectly harmless "gentleman In khaki" for baby. Til Shekel of Bible Times. A coin collector who owns one of the shekels of Scriptural times may well be proud of his acquisition. These coins of the time of Christ weigh about as much as four of our dimes and were struck by order of Simon Macabtcus about 140 B. C It was the sacred money of the Jews, and each Jew 20 years old was required to pay a shekel as tribute to the sanctuary. Thus all Jews of age sent one of these coins to the temple each year. The design on the face represents a large goblet, together with tbe Inscription In hieroglyphics. "Shekel of Israel." On the reverse are a plant that looks like a sprig of Canada thistle and the Inscription "Jerusalem tbe Holy." Tbe goblet Is supposed at, represent the sacred pot of manna, and tbe branch may be symbolic of tbe rod of Aaron. Catting Glaas With Shears. Unless you have tried the experiment you will be inclined to question the statement that a pane of ordinary window glass can be cut with a pair of shears If tbe glass is put under water during the process. It is a fact that the glass may be cut as easily as you would cut a piece of heavy cardboard. To do this successfully you must have the glass and the shears entirely under water, then clip In a curved or straight line as yov prefer. So long as no portion of tbe glass or shenrs la out of, the water tbe cutting will proceed without a break. This Is because tbe watet takes up the vibrations of the glass and tbe shears. Try the experiment and convince yourself. The Shah's Cats. Cats are greatly venerated In Persia, j Tbe feline friends of tbe shah number 50, each baring its own attendant and a special room for meals. When the shah goes on a Journey the eats go, too. being carried by men on b-rseback. t nrm laMr. The Empress Chowchowagrer recaf! the title of a book. "The World Again! Her." Chicago Journal. K" Harm Done. Tha Child's Mother now can rou all there and read a novel when that caQi ax crying so? NomeOh. the child's crrinx- doaaafl t slatarb me at all, ma'am!

who uses "MOTHER'S FunorD"

chikMHrth-Ior it robs this ceai ot ,ts h.wror and insures safety to mother and child. o;Twk, '- Before Baby is Born," is worth it weight in gold to every woman, and will 1 seM free in plain envelope by Bradfield Regulator Company, Atlanta, Ga. . . r

w

We pay the above rewara tor any case oj ljvct vmpiAuu Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, Indigestion, Constipation or Costhreness we cannot cure with Livcrita, Tho Up-to-Dato Litllo Livor Pill They are purely Vegetable and never fait to give satisfaction. 25c boxes contain 100 Pills, 10c boxes contain 40 Pills, 5c boxes contain 15 Pills. Beware of substitutions and imitations. t rv mail. Stamos taken. Nervita Medical Co, Cornel'

ffnfen and Jackson Sts Chicago, Illinois. 11

Sold bv A. G. Luken & Co., Main Eighth street, druggists. x.-.ioiTlON SITTING. A Frenoh Pol 1 1 leal Fare Comedy I'nr I'oreiun ConassmpttuB). ;.iHlr (to naUv fctraiiKer) I'ray, take a sent. Stianser Where are we? Guide la one of the boxes of the chamber of deputies, in that one which U espfia!ly reserved for noble strangers ho coiim' to visit the marvels of the universal exhibition. Strati?er D"e the chamber of deputies then form part of the exhibition? Guide It is outside the hounds, bnt forms part of it all the same. It Is, I venture to say, one of the principal curiosities In It. Attention! They are beginning. (The president declare the sitting open. At the end of a few minutes a frightful row is heard below cries, shrieks and divers Imprecations.) Stranger Oh. how very curious, to be nre! Guide Didn't I tell you? tranper I do not regret having com bore. It Is as amusing as the line de I'arls. (1'olnting to some one) Who Is that gentleman who yells so loud? Guide It is a member of the Opposition. He is nlout to attack tho government. fctrancer lie yells magnificently. Thera are few men in my country who have so fine a vobie. Ah! Ami who is that who yells Just a loudly? Is he also attacking the government? Guide No. He Is defending Ik Btranpvr Capital! (All of a sudden an even more fearful tumult arises. Cries of "Thief!" "Assassin!" "Tiaitorl" "Scoundrel!" dominate vhe row.) Guide There, are yon satisfied with It? Stranger Have they, then, allowed an Assassin and a bandit to enter tbe hall? Guide Oh, dear, no! It is merely the prime minister who Is ascending th tribune. StranKcr He does not appear to mlud St at all. n.iiA,. it u nil flu, mm to him. These are politic. Nv look at the president of the th amber, who Is putting on tils hat. No one in France puts on his tint (so well as ji- i Hummel. r.vervpo. laJe h-MMonn. There are rTrtfr iiiiiiiri deputies whp sole reason f or trctag turn to cover himself is this. Ah. It Is not all over yet. You are now goiug to hear a concert. (They s!n; the "Marseillaise" and the "Carmagnole.") Stranger These pentlemen sing marVelously. But do you not find, you other Frenchmen, that thse are somewhat transe political customs? Guide (seizi-d with patriotic shame and risking a pious fib) Bnt I lcg pardon. All that Is not serious. The deputies do that to amuse strangers, to offer them an vxtra attraction, and they will give two performances a week to tlie end of the exposition n order to make their tai longer. But ron must not think thai audi a ftate of things seriously happens. Ah, ir. for whom do yoii tahe u? it is a mere show like the Autrurs G.-iis or the liaison dii Itirc n mere show. Figaro. St rates: r. , The mosquito was rc-ontiolterlng a tin 'in; the papers on the country store keeper's dek. "Good morning!" suddenly cried a bookworm, ix-opinft from liehind the leaved of tbe freneral lodger. "Ah! Gh iiuirtiiiiir, lrother." replied the moo,ui!o politely. "IVrhapn yon can tflve me tbe information I seek. Can you give me a lis! f the people in town who have not yet Uiuifht their wire screens or netting?" Philadelphia Press. In m certainly Qundarr. bad me guessing.' "She said. be "How so?" asked his chum. "Why, she asked me what was my favorite flower, and for tbe life of me I couldn't remember whether her name was Daisy. Violet or Rose. I must take up the study of mnemonics and no mistake." Chicago Potst. Solved the Problem. "I always get a cook as soon as I advertlse for one." said Mrs. Fosdick. "I wish you'd tell me how to do it." added Mrs. Gazzam. "I advertise for a cook for a small family and so on. bnt gt poor results." I always advertbie for a lady conk," explained Sirs. I-osdiek. Detroit Jour nal. Her Colda A a t lei patloa. "I'm goimr to marry a man wilh half a million dollars." said the jrirl in the bicy cle suit. "I m glad to bear It," said the other girl. "Who is heT' Oh, I mustn't te!I yoo that, ne hasn't got It all yet-" Chk-ago Tribune, A reharoloai y. These pictures." the ar ha-oloplst of tne distant future Is explaining. r-n-resent the cake walk of the ancW-nts. The cake walk consisted of a number of movementa evidently deidtmed to assist tane digestion of the cake; hence the name. Detroit Journal. Sot at Alt, "There la srreat discord in China," said tne horse editor. "There if." added the snake editor "The li yamen cannot pretend that litIs one glad, sweet tsont"" Pittsbor. Ch ronieie T t k-gra ph. y TAME WILD DUCKS. nsn Jesse Pools r Rslstas; at Hr a Grace, 3a a. ' It Is an uncommon tblna to see a brood of lire ducklings of the mallard family hatched out by wild parents in Havre de Grace. Mo. Thera Is la that city a brood of 21 which saw the light only a few days ago. and If nature aided by several "setting" bens and a wild black duck or two. perfonns Its proper functions there will Tbe added to this brood of 21 some 73 more within the next few days, aad a number will bare been hatched by wDd

And other painful and serious ailments which so many mother suffer, can be avoided by the use of "MoTHa's Fkiend. This remedy is a Godsend to women, because it carries them through their most critical ordeal with perfect safety and no paia. No

need fear the suffering and danger of r t f .la street, and Curme & Co.. 415 North , gunner ami du-k shot Jetwe D. Poplar, who when wild ducks are here Is to ho

M3M

found In pursuit of them at all times I and under all condition and who wiisX,

never known to come In without his full ahare and more often with two or three shares of tbe day's kill, says tbe Baltimore Sun. Jete. It seems. Is not content with the numlier of birds that have been stopping on their flight ! southward and has concluded to foster the Interest by us-slMtlug tn the hatch ing ami nroductlon of at least the marsh varieties. ' He captured last winter a half doaen wild ducks. There were five female and a drake. The female were all black mallards, and tho drake was of tbe green head sort. They were nursed along until tlwlr wounds re healed, and when surlmr enme they beaan to lay with a wlIL and 100 eggs were ? produced. Some of the old ducks Imv gan to "cluck." and each covered soma 2 eggs, and several hens were given tho remainder. The brood which has come out haa for its mother a white hen which la fearfully eoneernd when tlie duek-f lings pitch Into the water trough provided for them. They are lieautlful littie specimens, a little smaller In size than the tame varieties, seem much quicker In their movements and are of a uniform sle and color. Mr. Poplar eifN-cts to raise about 100 young docks, as they seem to le extremely hardy, and tho loss of any of those hatclied woukl probably be only from accident. The sis old ducks, though very wild when first captured, have boeoiuo Quito tame, ami they do not attempt to leave the yard where they are kept. When asked what disposition he Inintended to make of them. Mr. Poplar laUgbed and said tie had not yet made op bis mind, but be acted as If be bad i "aomethltig up bis sleeve," for he does I not always give satisfactory anawera. J When the shooting season- comes on

ir'n-u.,,,. tr ,mm no be strange ir be

I " " i ' tlatt --" iooi or lire clucks for diwysTTud I such should happen woe unto th feathery tribe. ' MeaCTslsA Eat. - - Olen Miller, a United States marab-I In Utah, was sitting iu his otlice at Salt Lake City' one day when a well dressed and Intelligent looking man entered and addressed him. "I was confident that I knew tbe man." said Glen iu reciting the clix-umKtances, "bet I was not able to i4ace him. Aa we convei-B.-d pleasantly It gradually Ix-uimi- Impressed upon me that he whs mi M Kansas acqunlntnni-e. iM-ilntp . one I liad known at the uulve.sity. I-.. it be SK,ke so cordially and wilh kih-Ii ;ih assumption of bis knowing ine and my knowing him that t did imt have l)e nerve to ask him who be was. "In Bait Lake." continued the smiling marshal, "we have the name fash ion of doing the square thing by a friend that used to prevail In Kansas. There Is no prohibition law In Utah, and we found a place near by that was sufficient unto our purposes. After I bad said something, ami he something, we quickly got along to the stage where I tuvlted him to my house for dinner, but all tbe time I was taxing my mind to learn his Identity aud watching for a chance word that would give me a clew. "'By tbe way I said at last, 'when did you come out? meaning from tbe States, of pours. Oh, I got out last night. You e, they cut off nine months for good !chavlor. "Then It broke over me. My guest was I'ete Curry, a celebrated mall robber, whom I had taken to the penitentiary Just three years before." " - Catarrh Can Not Re Cured with local applications, as tbey can not reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it you must lane internal remedies. Hall s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on tbe blood and mucous surfaces, flail's Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years, and is a regular prescription. It is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. Tbe perfect combination of the two in gredients is what produces such won derful results in curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. t . J. Chzxet & Co., Proprietors. Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, price 7fc CITY TREASUKEK'S SALE B irtof aprveer-t U me !! fim-t.t l tbe mayor and em rl. ik of the pht of Kk-tonm-f, fanaa. I rtl M-lt at imMir imliia in ih. .t . emtrt room of taxi rjjm Wthnrmhtr, I Ik-1Mb Amy at stumoi ao, t-tiin the twort f 1 a m. ami p. tnth (u lowHie kwrrt ri nuai is 1m rf fcw-hmnawl. Coudijt f Wvc-, ,j f 1W1WM, (O-a !I : AU of amber io Bad kat aartof iat unh. , lie on of wmtb tturu-rath m the tarn a of KaM ak land a laid ant by Jaam M. for aa4 IfeaddriM Wright m le loath wt quarter of kcim (uar, towutkry iW-, ten aorta 4 raa?c oac nt aad bow a part oi tatdoty at RicfesMad. aaned hf Iraak M. Kogrn: o a vtrffi of efd rasMBC e aad rut ty . tnt off of tlc m ode aad raaat artb ad anota th full teari of y naWt as f Fat Oallaad a budowt liy Jmc M. Foe aad Tkaddctn Wright in taa aootirees cuartrr of ania tontbin mi aortk of raagc I we-t aad aoar a pan of tacity f Kicdsxiad owaed by Fraek M kocraad Bernard Kottatrhaw. or aa orach Ihcnaf aa aiay be aemiaary u Bay tou aaai of S760 jt asaed wiaa tkc above drih.i ' real eataar far tac rnufaas. tiarrLaa. and aaaldinBe aoaca UMiLaaa street kai una It nrcet la the . ba BDoth. aad rrrwaniai liar mat. aaats C aa iimili R . m fnvor of Mesry Wolat, rati 1. aa , together wua all oiouasd cssrgca. I alexl at Ka-banosdl lotliaBa. tha ,llk r).. r Jaly.taaa. , WM.G. EEI 'HAM, cay iroaMirrr, ajrt as .ad, lsd, fal-a '

a roil '

T iiarr J