Richmond Palladium (Daily), 18 July 1900 — Page 3
rarttttlOHP DAILY PALLADIUM. WEDNESDAY JULY 15 1900.
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JjniCHO aG, TATEC A80U a school-
HCUSE LICHTNINfi ROD.
aap rrrklaa, the flala.rr, Telia
I ( the Flale Tin Wrr Matt
' mm ""m "ttr-m urn Haw (He Hat 14-
" Itself ae-iilest the Qaretloa. ICopyrfarht, 19UQ. by C, n. Lewis!
! It was a llghtoln rixl man who atart-
xl the BcllUuttlOUM difK-UHHlon. n tame along- the other day and saw that the achnollioriae wu without & rod.
nna tie went to the town board and ot
lfrpu to put one up for so much. The
town Doaru wraatled over it all day without cumin to a concluHlon. and when It trot 'to he known all nrprJcrirhn
b a Ms crowd nHnemMed at the tostoU-e
in me evenm to raiit rtu im.it.,.
It was lracon Spooner who called the
crowd to order and said:
Aa It npiM-nrs to uio and to a majority of the citizens of this town that an
tpoeii In the history of Jericho has ar-
rived, I call uinm the lightnin rod man
to state liia caso." There ain't much to state" replies
the man. "I've offered to put up two
twin on tne "oIiooIIhmiho ami warrant It Rood Job for 40. llein as a school houae Is an emporium of knowledge and beln as the ratine of edut-ntlon may Mid to be the bulwarks of liberty. I've knocked $13 off the reg'tar price." "1. fake It that lie's made a p'lnt." says the de;tcn as he tunks on the floor with his cane. "Emporium of ed-
1 1
"VI" S MADB A P'INT.
ncatlon and bulwark of llljerty seem
to come In Jei-it rllit niul hit the school
house on all si den at once. I fur one
am Minndln neutral In thin bigness, and
I'd like to hear Ixtth sides of the ques
tion. MeMe Silas Laphatn, who lives
next door to the schoolhouRc. would
like to make a few remarks."
"As fur me," says Silas as he rises , tip, "I'm ac'ln the Idea of a ItKhtnin
rod. That there schoolhouse was built
-is years afro, ami tlurln them 13 yean, we've bad 72 thunderstorms. If she's ; dodged 72. why can't she dode 2tWi
Why can't she keep right on dodgln till
ahe tumbles down of old age? Forty
dollars fur a lightnln rod means more
taxation. Thnr's slch a thing as an emporium of education, but thnr's also
filch a thing as an emporium of taxa
tion, jerieno is out or debt and no
one kick In. but let the hand of ex
c-esslve' taxation clutch her throat, and how long would It take to strangle the
lire out or tier? I'm ask in you to
pause and ponder aforo It Is too late," "Silns. you've made a p'lnt and a strong one." says the deacon when the applause has subsided. "If tho schoolhouse has dodged 72 thunderstorms.
mara no reason rn tnmir aiua wnn-t
keep tip the record- Tea, If a plat, jBfm&mm awhaaattsat U ii ijj awl man woull Uke to answer It." . V
"I don't think much of the D'lnl
says the man as he gits up agtn.
"Thar's fcW.OOO.OOO people In these Unit
ed States, and because none of 'em fell
down Kt.-ilrs hist year it don't toiler
.that a heap of 'era won't tumble down
this year. I've known a man to go on dodgin a mule's heels fur 16 years and then git 'em !oth In the stomach at
once. Meblie your schoolhouse will dodge a hundred more thunderstorms, and niebbe we will skassly bev sought
our virtuous couches this night before
' a thunderbolt as big as a bar'l will go
, drtvin through her and leave nuthln
but a heap of splinters to mark the
epot where your emporium of educa
tion once reared its proud roof to the
blue vaults of heaven. I said $40 to the town board today, but In order to how my Interest In the cause of edu
cation and to prove to you that my hand Is ever stretched forth to uphold
the prestige of a nation of freemen I'll make the price $33."
i "He's made a p'lnt. gentlemen he's
made a p'lnt." saya the deacon as he whacks on the stove and looks around. "Yes. sir. when he talks about our schoolhouse rearln It's proud roof to the blue vaults of heaven he's made a p'lnt. and I'm more favorable to the Ilghtnln rod than I was. I think this crowd would like to hear from Bnos .Williams." "I'm with Silas Lapham," Bays Enos as he shots up his Jackknlfe and gits Lis feet under him. "I'm fur lettln aartln things dodge or bust. They wanted to Insure the meetln house 24 years ago. but my advice was to let her dodge. She's thar yit. I've got a barn 30 years old, and she 'a never had a Ughtnin rod or been Insured Jest ittaJ to dodge or bust ail these years and she's thar ylt. ' Seventeen years ago, when I built my house, 1 put a tiell on the front door. Nobody has rung that bell to this day. It would
be the same If we put a Ilgbtnin rod on the schoolhouse you wouldn't see a thunderstorm around here fur the next 10 years. I'm all right on the emporium of education bizness, and I can see that thar schoolhouse rearln It's proud roof to the blue vaults of heaven ms plain as If It wasn't 0 o'clock at night, but I don't see no call to pay out $38. Let her dodge or bust!" Thar's a p'lnt thar. Enos that's a p'lnt," says the deacon as he Bits cracker bnr'l with his cane. "Yes, air. thar's a good deal lu your theory about dodgin. When all the cows around here was hevln the lump jaw, a feller offered to protect mine ag'ln It fur $3. I said I'd let her take her chances, and she come through all right. 1 obsarve Moses Forbush among the audience, and. as Moses built the fence around the schoolhouse. niebbe he's got sunthin to say." "I ain't ag'ln lightnin rods," aays Moses In his slow way "I'm not ag'ln em fur what they are. It "pears to me, however, that we'd better begin at the bottom Instead of the roof. Thar's about 20 hogs nestln under the -school-house, and thar's about 20 boles In the floor. I sorter like the Idea of a Mghtntn rod, and I sorter like the Idea of a new floor and drlvln the bogs out. One Idea sorter balances the t'other, and I don't want to cast my vote either way." "You hevn't made a p'lnt." says the deacon, "but nobody expected you to. Z take It. however, that you go In fur an emporium of education, beln yon got the Job of buikiln the fence and bev seven children roln to school." Kau I thlak I do." raoUas Motsta.
T've alius felt that It was my dnty to uphold the Magna Chnrta of lllwrty. and when It comes to litln the wheels of progress and civilization I'm good to lift a ton." It was then suggested that the lightnin rod man might want to say sunthln more, and he went at it and made a reg'Iar Fourth of July oration. He pictured George Washington. John Hancock. Thomas Jefferson and half a dozen more gain to school to learn bow to
pell such words as "liberty." "freedom and "bulwarks." He pictured
them ar-hoolliousoa beln struck by Ught
nin fur the want of rods, and he had tears In Joab Warner's eyes In leas' n five mlnlts. Then he pictured the happy children of Jericho crowded Into the
schoolhouse on a summer's day,
Autong them was future lawyers, doctor, editors, statesmen and poets.
They was drink In In deep drafts of
education when a black cloud appeared over Jim Taylor's barn, a rumble of thunder was heard, and a mtnit later a thunderbolt shot out and struck the
school house, and thar was a tragedy to
convulse the world. The town had
saved $3M on a lightnin rod. but whar
was the Hehoolliotisc. the Kchootmn'am
and 44 scholars? Some was shout! r
and some was wlpln their eyes when
the mun sif down, and after Ih-aeon
Spooner hnd declared It the strongest
p'lnt he ever heard ho made readv to
put the (jintitloii to a vote. Jest then in comex Ush Hilling, and the deacon
turus to him and tuiya:
"I.lsh. we are hevln a uieetln about
that lightnin roil ou the schoolhouse. As you painted the hulldln tnebbe
you'd like to say sunthln. Are you fur
It or ag'ln it 7"
Neither one," answers Llh after
awhile.
"Are you standi n neutral?" "Not exactly." "Then, how -do you make it out?"
"Why. the durned old buildln fell
down about an hour ago of Its own
self, ami I don't reckon thar's any call
to waste any breath about the mat
ter." M. Quad.
ODD BANK VISITORS.
CRANKS ARE ALMOST AS MUCH TO BE
FEARED AS CROOKS.
rartas Tellers nave to He Hoitl ( Vtscilaaee All the Tlnae ta Dit the Schemes mmm the Seheaaera That
Lie la Watt For Tkea.
Talismans la China.
The belief in the potency of charms.
etc.. Is very widespread among the low
er class Chinese and the Sbans in parts
of Yunnnn. The tatter In particular have all kinds of amulets to ward off evil, the gem of their collection being one which confers Invulnerability on
the wearer. This useful quality may also be obtained, I was informed, by
undergoing a very painful process of
tattooing. I Hiring my trip I was shown a "dragon's nest." which looked like a bit of the horsehair stuffing from a for
eign saddle, guaranteed to render the
purchaser's house safe from tire, and a
"female doer's horn," which would ena
ble the fortunate owner to walk a great
distance without fatigue.
Not being n landed proprietor or a professional sprinter, I had no use for these things, and though I entered Into negotiations with several people for the talisman which would render me Invulnerable none of them was willing
to stand the test of western skepti
cism a revolver nt ao paces even
though I offered them an enormous sum and a handsome funeral In case of
accident. Geographical Journal.
The First National Coaveattoav.
What may be called the first national
convention was not held by either of
the great parties. It was conducted
by what was known as the Antl-Ma-
sonlc party and was held In Baltimore In September, 1831. Delegates attend
ed from every state (not chosen, how
ever, on a basis or electoral strengtnj.
president and rice president were
nominated, and a platform was adopt
ed. The romocrats held their first na
tional convention In Italtlmore in May,
1832. 313 delegates being present. As
this year, the only contest was over
the vice presidency. General Harrison
having a walkover for first place. His opponents convened in Washington and named Henry Clay, 17 out of 24 states being represented. Since then nomi
nating conventions have been the rule. New York Sun.
Llvlaat oa the Bylawa.
Rufus Choate once by overwork had
shattered his health. Edward Everett
expostulated with him on one occasion.
saying:
"My dear friend. If you are not more self considerate, you will ruin your
constitution."
"Oli," replied the legal wag. "the con
stitution was destroyed long ago. I'm
living on the bylaws."
Some of the greatest fishing grounds
f the great lakes are In the Georgian
bay district. From the cold, deep and clear waters of Georgian bay thou
sands and thousands of rocky Islets
rise.
lmrialBg lie Coalda't Wear. A wealthy American who became a
convert to Home was very generous to
I "ope feo XIII In money matters. He
had done many generous things, and
the pope had rewarded him with or
ders and medals galore. For once a year this convert made a pilgrimage to
Koine, where he was kindly received by the holy father as a son and gener
ally, until the orders were exhausted, each time was bestowed with some fresh honor. On such occasions all
these brave metal pieces were attached
to the rich American's breaet.
"I'll soon end that." the pope remark
ed to a confidante who was at his side during the levee. "Next time I shall
give him a snuffbox," which he did.
and a beautiful Jeweled box it was. .
The following year tba American
turned up again and was granted an audience, when to the holy father's consternation the fatthful son of the church apiarod not only with all his medals, but with the snuffbox attached to his waistcoat. "Tho next time." the pope said, with a comical sigh. "1 shall present him with a marble topped table. It Is the only thing I can think of that be cant tie to his waistcoat." Chicago Times-Herald.
Many are the uses and the schemes that are devbtcd for tho purpose of
beating the paying tellers in banks.
and tiio cranks ore as much to be fear
ed as the crooks.
"That old man who has Just left the
bank." said the teller as be ran hh finders ouicklv over the new bills, "has
been coining to this place every day for the past two years calling for money. He comes In every morning exactly at 11 o'clock and asks quietly if his check has arrived. I always have to
tell him no, and be thanks me graciously and goes away. I was new at the bank when he caino In the first time, but I saw at a glance that he had some
thing the matter with his headgear. When be asked about his money, I told
him that we had nothing, and he look
ed greatly surprised and worried. He
aked many other questions and then left. He returned the next morning
and the next, and he has been coming
ever since. One day he failed to ehow
himself, and I thought he had given up the hunt as a bad thing. For a month he kept away, but by and by he
bobbed up sereuely again.
" I've been sick.' be said, 'and I hope
I have not caused you any Incon
venience In holding my money. No
money here? What? That is strange.'
"With this he thanked me and went
away. He will be here again in the
morning, and he'll keep coming day
arter aay until dentn sends mm to a
bigger bank. The man Is Just a sample
of what we get every day, although he
is tho moHt regular chap of the kind I
have ever wen. The boys around the bank feel rather superstitious now If
he falls to come In, and I'll gamble
that that black porter yonder will quit
h!a Job the very first time that old man
falls to make his dally visit."
The teller leaned on tle counter.
"Yes." ho went on, "It wonld surprise
you to know how many people come
here day after day to get money when
they have absolutely no reason for
coming. They have no papers on which
money can te secured, but they Just
eomo right along, hoping. I guess, that
some day they will hit the bank. Now.
last week a big fellow who had evi
dently been drinking rushed in and
yelled to me that he wanted $1,000. I
hnd never seen him before, and he
made no pretense of handing up any
papers. He said he was In a big rush.
I realized nt once that he was crazy.
and I acted quickly. Reaching back
to my urawer, t put my hand on my revolver and wnlted. He did not see
the weaion. The vault is closed.' 1 said, 'and you cannot get any money today.' With that lie reached his hand
to his hip pocket, but I did not move.
I looked him squarely In the eye and
wnlted. He stood there for 20 seconds, with his hand on his hip and his eyes
on me, and then he cowed. Without a
word he turned his back to me and walked out, I tried to find out who
the man was. but failed, nnd be never
came back to repeat the demand.
Another time I had a really danger
ous crazy mnn to handle, but I acted
like a Hash and iosslbly saved my
skin. It was nliout 1 o'clock one summer day when the weather was stifling.
The front and side doors were prop
ped oX'n to let In the breeze, and I
was looKing over tne doors wnenua
bfg fellow ran In the front door scream
Ing. I looked up nnd saw him flourish a butcher knife, which fairly glistened
In the light. 'Where did he go with
that money r he called at the top of
his voice as he halted and looked at
mo. ltlght out that door, I said quick iy, and In a moment the man hnd dash
ed through the door and went sailing
down the alley. A policeman was call
ed, but the man was not seen after
ward. I am sure 1 would have felt
the edge of his dangerous knife if I
hnd not sent him out that door.
Another strange thing happened
once while I was working as a clerk In another bank. 1 was standing bj the teller's counter when a nicely dress
ed youug man came in. walking rather awkwardly. He managed to reach the
teller and presented a paper. 'Will you please cash this for me? he said. The teller took the paper mechanically and looked nt the stranger. 'Why, this Is no good.' be said. This Is only a
piece of white paper. What kind of
a game are you trying to work?' The
man gasped. 'Why, It Is a check.' he called quickly. 'Not much.' said the
teller, banding it back. The man look
ed at it. 'Uood God." be cried. Then I am bllndT They took him away, and
be died at the hospital before he had
a chance to explain. The doctors said
It was a mystery, and the man's body was kept for six months. Finally It
was sent to Kansas on the order of a
woman who wired a description and
said it was her son's." New York Sun.
non, ana a rtwe rempie v:
nn under or close to its snaae, ai wmcn
the wayfarer stops to cook a meal more
frequently than to offer a prayer.
These sacred trees, with their grateful
a,l.i are common In every part of
India, and are confined to the tropical
aona. As timber they ars of no value.
I but gum lac Is obtained rrom tneir Juice, and the bark U used by the Hin
doos medicinally.
The doll is probably the most antique
! of toys. It has been found inside ui
graves of children of ancient ttoma.
Every man Is either a hero or a cow
ard, but the majority are never un
veiled. Chicago News.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
NaralaK Official Doeaaseata (Thlaeae
maiclrd Fna Canada Trie It the Other War.
The Baayan Tree. In the fruiting season the banyan
tree Is nn arbor fnr tt feathered erea-
3Jl3a Tersteae of Jaeh and JUL An English clergyman has written the history of Jack and Jill on a new and original plan. The first four pages of the book are numbered 1, the next four 2, and so oo up to page & The stories are so arranged that any page marked 2 can be read after any numbered 1. making good sense. In the same way page 3 . can be read after page 1 or page 2; page 4 will follow page U 2 or 3. and so on through the eight. Application of the laws of permutation shows that the book thus contains G5.530 stories of Jack and Jill
Xot aa Ola Aeejaatataaee, "Po you mean to say that the horse ran away with you?" said Mr. Meek ton. aghast. : "Yes." answered his wife. "And wouldn't stop when you told him to?" "Of course he wouldn't." "Well. Henriette, I don't know "what to say except that the horse wasn't acquainted with you or eUe be wouldn't bare dared, to act In that manner."-
W e "a ae yJ
FatharfooG. ' There's something about the little black dress that touches a man in a very tender spot. He pats the little one on the head, puts some pennies in her hand, swallows hard and then starts out to make his own children fatherless. There is no doubt that many a man is taken from his family by neglect of simple precautions which would preserve his health. Disease generally begins nowadays in "stomach- trouble" because the meals are hasty and the food not digested. From that beginning come disorders of tha blood, liver, kidneys, heart or nerve. The use of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, for diseases of the organs of digestion and nutrition will avert the catastrophe of more serious disease. It strengthens the stomach, purifies the blood, nourishes the nerves, and builds men np in both brain and body.
"I cn atrto yon. one bottle of Tonr 1 GoJrfen Medical Duccmiy' has cared me aonnd and well, after safferine two lone Trara with stomach disease." writes W. H BraweU. of htcAdeavillc Gaston Co. it. C "My health is wortiaU the worki to me. J win praise Ton aa long as I lte.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets should be
with Discovery" whera a Uxatm
(Special Correspondence.!
"Cabinet and bureau ofllcers," said a
private secretary of one of the former, "lose a lot of valuable time In signing their names to official docu
ments which are given life by the
scrawl traced so hurriedly upon them.
The president devotes a specified
time dally, to affixing his signature to papers of state and the commissions of army, navy and other officers bearing
presidential appointments and presi
dential postmasters, of whom there
are about 3,500, changing with each
administration or reconi missioned If
reappointed. Mr. Lincoln evidently
found that It consumed too much time
to write his name- In full, amlthis Is
the reason no doubt why tie abrevt.nt
edit. i
It cannot be said with ex.vtness
which of the cabinet officers signs his
name the most frequently. I believe.
however, that it is the postmaster gen
eraL Not only does he affix his signa
ture to the countless official papers of the department in common with his
confreres, but he signs the commissions of all of the postmasters of the
fourth class, and they approximate
O.OOiX Sometimes one postoffice will
le commissioned several times during
the term of the Incumbent postmaster general, and It would not be far out of
the way to say that he signs from 80,.
0O0 to 100,000 fourth class postmasters'
commissions during his term.
"Cabinet officers acquire great rapid
ity In making these formal signatures.
and they hurry through with It, as it Is
a task and blocks other more Impor
tant work. Messengers stand by the side of the chief presenting the commissions or paiers with one hand while
they quickly blot each signature as made with the other."
Chinese Smnarlrd From Canada. The collector of customs at Buffalo
has been called upon by the treasury
department for a report on the subject
of the smuggling of Chinamen across
the Niagara river.
The commissioner general of' Immi
gration. Mr. I'owderly. has directed
Insiector De Harry to Inform the bu
reau of Immigration of illegal entry of Chinamen in tle Buffalo district, and
as the immigration bureau now has the administration of the Chinese exclusion net as a part of its duties an order will be given for a strict watch to be maintained.
Just at this time the news that great
numbers of Chinamen are getting Into
the country Illegally has stirral the immigration bureau into prjnt action. Congress placed the powers of
Chinese exclusion among the duties of the commissioner general of Immigra
tion, ana ear. iwucrjy wanis nis
bf in
boats
is-
to understand that the vlgllanceKji has charai.,teriEfirrlneJ"6ervIee Nereto-
fore must from now on apply o de
tecting the many ways in whlflh the
Mongolians manage to elude the
Immigrant Inspector John Tfcomas at Clifton, Ont., has been ordefed to
Queenston, Out, for the purpose
8pecting aliens who arrive on
that ply between Toronto nnd ton.
Tried It the Other War.
A certain young congressman; has gone back to Tennessee with the reputation of having made himself quite conspicuous In the house with the help of a ready tongue, much persistence
and a series of brilliant neckties. In
the clonkroom one dav two or three of
the older members were commenting on the career of the Tennesseean. - One of them told a story. When the young
man was nominated for congress, a hard headed old Democratic farmer, a
leader of the party In his locality, came
to Nashville to remonstrate. "Why,'
said he, "yon don't mean to say you are going to send that boy to congress?
He's a darn fooL" "Yes," was the answer; "we know he Is a darn fool. Uncle John. But. you see, it's like this:
We've been sending smart fellows to congress from this district, and they've
come back regularly darn fools. So we thought we'd send a arn fool to congress and see if It wouldn't work the other way." Baltejr of Texaa. i Somebody was inquiring for a picture of Bailey of Texas. "Go anS ask him for It," was suggested. "But I don't know him," was the reply. "Go and buy one, then," was the second suggestion. "I have tried and find the photographers have sold all they had printed," was explained. The truth is
that the picture of Bailey of Texas is
more sought after than that of any
other representative In congress. To
pulchritude of a striking character the Texan adds a most Interesting personality. His picture is sought after, by
visitors In Washington and esieciJlv
by ladles whose admiration Is aroused by the big figure, the smooth, mobile face, the laughing eyes and the well kept appearance, from the Byronic hair to the patent leathers. Bailey's picture Is so much In demand that the usual
stock of portraits of public men carried by local photographers fails to meet It.
TheNDlstrict commissioners have an
nounced the appointment of the following persons as members of the board of education, which board, pur
suant to the provision of the District
appropriation act approved June i
1000, succeeds July 1 the board of trus
tees of public schools: Charles J. Bell. J. Holdsworth Gordon. Dr. Blchard
Klngsman. George II. Harries. Mrs.
Henry Litchfield West, James F. Ban
dy and Mrs. J. R. Francis, the two List
named being the colored members of the board. Carl Schofiei.d.
THROUGH TO ATLANTIC CITY.
Sleeping Can WiU Ran via Pennsylvania
Lines Aagost o'-h.
For the annual seashore excursion
over the Pennsylvania Lines, Thursday, August 9th, through car con
veniences will be provided which will enable excursionists to co through
to Atlantic City without changing
cars, un that date tram number
20, leaving Richmond at 4:50 p. in. will carry a sleeping car which will run via Philadelphia and the Delaware River Bridge route to
Atlantic City.
The round trip will be $14 to At
lantic City, Cape May, Anglesea, Avalon, Holly Ueech. Ocean City.
See Isle Citv. Wildwood.Xew Jersey :
ueoan City, Maryland, or tiehobotb,
.Delaware. Tickets will be sold for regular trains on August 9, with return limit of twelve days, including
date of sale, t or illustrated folder
showing information about the seashore resorts, names of hotels, etc, apply to ticket agent, Richmond.
A wheelman's tool bag isn't com
plete without a bottle of Dr. Thomas'
Eclectnc Oil. Heals cuts, bruises, stings, sprains. Monarch over pain.
The Appetite of a Goat Is envied by all poor dyspeptics
whose stomach and liver is out of or
der. All such should know that Dr.
King's New Life Pills, the wonder
ful stomach and liver remedy, gives a splendid appetite, sound digestion
and regular bodily habit that insures perfect health and great energy. Only 25c, at A. G. Luken & Co. 's drug store. 4
O Baarata &Baaze Of
m tad 1st ton iws &g
SUMMER OUTINGS.
3
Glorious N
Comes from Dr. D. B. Cargile, o Washita. I. T. He writes: "Four
bottles of E'ectric Bitters has cured Mrs. Brewer of scrofula, which had caused her suffering for years. Terrible sores would break out on her head and face, and the best doctors could give no help; but her cure is
complete and her health is excellent. " This shows what thousands have proved, that Electric Bitters is the best blood purifier known. It's the supreme remedy for eczema, tetter.
salt rheum, ulcers, boils and running I arjj vacation trip, sores. It stimulates liver, kidney I
. Where to Go and How to Get There.
The seashore, mountain and lake resorts constitute the most attract
ive pleasure grounds for the summer idler. They are within easy reach via Pennsylvania lines, and agents
of that railway system will furnish
full information about rates, train
service and through car comforts to
anv of the summer havens. They wih assist in arranging details for
vacation trips and give valuable m
formation free of charge. Apply to
the nearest I'ennsylvania lines pas
senger and ticket agent and be re
lieved of ail bother m shaping pre
liminaries for your summer outing
and bowels, expels poisons, helps digestion, builds up the strength. On
ly 50 cents, bold by A. u. Lukeu S
Co., druggists. 4
C. W. Elmkr,
Passenger and Tickent Agent.
Excursions to Hagerstown via Pennsyl
vania Lines. July 31st, August 1st, 2nd and 3d,
60 cents round trip from Richmond.
Trains leave 7:u; a. m., p. m.,
and on August 1st and 2nd at 11:00 a. in., central time, also. All tickets
valid returning until Saturday,
August 7th.
C. W. Elmer, Pasenger Ticket
Agent.
CASTOR I A For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Boars the Signature of
Women love a dear, healthy com
plexion. iure blood makes it. Bur
dock Blood Bitters makes pure blood.
Summer Tourist Rates to Northern Michi
gan.
Commencing June 1st and until September 30, li00, summer tourist
tickets will be on sale to the Northern Michigan resorts good to return until October 31st, liKH). See that
vour tickets read via the Grand Rap
ids and Indiana railway. Descriptive matter of the Michigan resorts, time cards and full information can be
had bv addressing C. L. Lockwood, G. P. & T. A. Grand Rapids, Mich
Pennsylvania Lines
OASTOXl
Bears tha
Signature
Tha Rind You Hate Always Bought
Traverse City, Petoskey. Bay View and
Mackinac Islands.
The principal resorts of Northern
Michigan are reached most comforta
bly and quickly via the Grand Rao-
ms s inaiana railway, r or informa tion regarding time of trains, rates
etc., aaaress
C. L. Lockwood, G. P. AT. A.,
Grand Rapids, M ich
Ten thousand demons gnawing at
one's vitals couldn't be much worse
than the tortures of itchintr piles.
xettheres a cure. IKjan s Oint
ment never fails.
THE PLACE TO GO.
The Seashore is the Ideal Spot for Outing
and Vacation Trips.
It will cost only $14 for round trip
from Richmond to either of the ten famous resorts: Atlantic City, Cape
May, Avalon, Anglesea.l lolly Beach,
Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Wild wood,
New Jersey, and ICehoboth, Delaware, and Ocean City, Maryland.
Tickets will be sold Ihursday, Au
gust I'th, via Pennsylvania Lines.the
all rail route to the sea. For particulars apply to C. W. Elmer, Ticket
Agent, Richmond. -
Cuba has more than 50,000 negroea
Who speak the Spanish tongue and who are aa benighted as when they or
their ancestors arrived from Africa, be
sides another 100.000 or 200,000 wbo
are more advanced.
WT W la-wan Rejelee. Mr. Wlpwag Did the new carpet ar
rive all right?
Mrs. Wigwag Yes; It came Intact. Mr. Wigwag Hooray! Hip! Hip!
That lets me out!
Mrs. Wigwag What In the world are
too talking about?
Mr. WIgwng Why. didn't too tj it
I came in tacked? Philadelphia KeccrO.
Been tba
lbs Kind Yoo Haw Always Bought
of
BrcHAXAJf, Mich., May 22.
Gennessee Pure Food Co., Le Roy,
JN. Y.:
Gentlemen My mamma has been a great coffee drinker and has found
it very injurious. Having used several packages of your Grain-O, the
drink that takes the place of collee,
she hnds it much better for herself
and for us children to drink. She
has given up coffee drinking entirely.
We use a package every week. I am
ten years old.
Yours respectfully, Fannie Williams.
A boon to travelers. Dr. Fowler's
Extract of Wild Strawberry. Cures
dysentery, diarrhoea, seasickness,
nausea. Pleasant to take. Perfectly harmless.
He Fooled the Surgeons. All doctors told Renick Hamilton,
of West Jefferson, Ohio, after suf
fering la months from Rectal Fistula, he would die unless a costly op
eration was performed; but he cured
himself with five boxes of Bucklen s Arnica salve, the surest pile cure on
earth, and the best salve in the
world. 25 cents a box. Sold by A.
u. .LiUKen & Co.. aruesrists. 4
SEASHORE EXCURSION'.
Choice of Ten Popular Resorts for $14 . Rovnd Trip from Richmond. -
TIKE TABLE.
In Effect Sunday, June 17,
Trains run by central standard time. Claeiaaatl Uaa.
1900.
TmTiuMr& Cincinnati. I . V . A I '.
Thursday, August 9th, is the date I Cincinnati Aconmo.uti.m 9 ua
Depart 4 4O a n
Km s 5 a m
on which excursion tickets will be
sold via Pennsylvania Lines to Atlantic City, Cape May, Avalon, Angles.!, Holly Reach, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Wildwood, New Jersey, Ocean City, Maryland, and Rehoboth, Delaware. Return limit will cover the customary ten days' vacation. This will be a grand opportunity for a delightful vacation outing. For details apply to C. W. Elmer, Ticket Agent, Richmond.
Hamilton & Cincinnati..
O. K. I. A Cm. Aoc.
Indlanapalla Uaa. New York & St Louis Mail 4 48 a m Si Lotus tamitcti . 1 4 55 a in Indianapolis Acc 6 30 a at 'Nt York ft St Souis Mill.. 10 15 a
w c 1 ork t I -oui t-p infa Si Louis Limited M ail . , , . 4 55 p m Nee York v St L. Kast Mil... lijpa Chleago Una. Locansport Acc.. 7 05 a ra
Chicago fr'ast Mail & ErpHwwli 00 a m
Cincinnati Logansport Acc.. 7 35 p ra On. k Chicago Night jlxp..M..Mn 15 p ra Daytaa A Xanla Llaa. Xenia Spg'Hd. Coin. Acc 4 50 a ra
Anna . V t.liim Ims 10 05 a rn
Arri o 55 a a 9 io p ra 7 ao p ra 1 00 p ra a jop ra
3 tsa t sc p m SSpra 4 45 pm so 00 a ra 7 3S P r 950am 6 oo p ra 4 joa ra 900a ra 3S3Pai
INPOKTANT DATE.
9 55 am so 10 a ra 10 10 a ra it 05 p ra 9 55 a ra 4 5a ra
Thursday, Aug. 9th Keep it in Mind.
On that date excursion tickets will
will be sold via Pennsylvania Lines to ten of the most jxipular seashore resorts on the Atlantic coast. They
are Atlantic City, Cape May, Avalon, Anglesea, Holy Beach, Ocean City, Sea Isle City ana Wildwood, New 1 Jersey; Rehoboth, Delaware; and
Ocean City, Maryland. Take your
choice at only f 1 4 for round trip from
Richmond, good for twelve days. Get particulars from C. W. Elmer, ticket agent, Richmond.
lavton
laybm litts. A New York 1005 a as Cols. 1'itts. A New York.. 4 50 ra
layton A Aenta ACC-...,.., 5 10 p ra New York Limited... 8 5,3 p rn
Piqua, tlrbaaa 4 Columbus Llaa. St Louts A New York Mail 5 18 a m 4 43 a ra Indpls. Cois. Aic 10 S3 a ra I 05 p ra t'uts & East Mail F.x p. ......... 7 45 p ra 8 10 p ra St Louis Limited Mad .............. 4 50 p ra Grand Rapid A Indiana Ry. Ft Wayne A Grand Kapids Acc 340 am 340pm Grand Kapids & Mack Mail ...... is 50 p nt to am Northland tuppess 9 15 p m 4 45 a m Daily. All other trains daily eacept Sun da J . A. Gormen, Station Master. C W. Elmer, Ticket Agent.
FIRE ALARM BOXES
Sltake Into Your Shoes Allen 's Foot-Ease, a powder. It
cures painful, smarting, swollen feet and ingrowing nails, and instantly
takes tne sting out of corns and bunions. Iss the greatest comfort dis
covery of tne age. Allen s oot-
H.ase makes tight or new shoes feel
easy, it is a certain cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired, aching
feet. lry it today. bold by all
druggists and stores. By mail for 25c. in stamps Trial packagee free. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
lat district, aoath of Mala, wt of aeTenta. II lat and sooth C, plnno'ftsciory IS -'id and sonth B 4- -4th and south D lis- -8th and aonth H 118 6th and aonth H
ltl 7th and aoath O
Id district, south ot Mala, batwwarj
Plumbinp Heating1 Lighting Gas Fixtures Steel Ranges Repairing, Etc. H. H. MEERHOFF PHONE 146.
Hand-made Harness
ALL GRADES.
BETjOUR PRICES.
609 MAIN ST. Paaaaa 14TS-IS THE WIGGING CO.
LAUNDRY
here
Get Your Laundry Word Dona
Satisfaction it Guaranteed,
ELDOUADO
HTEAM IjAUNDKY L. V. STINSON.IFROF.'
SSS Mala Bti TaUnha
OUR WORK PLCA0C0
Better than one who has never patronize
us can ttnacine. This result is brouifht about by the
strictest attention to details.
Our methods of
LAUNDI
old-fash ioi
ING
and
'Michigan in Summer."
A beautifully illustrated pamphlet
descriptive of summer resorts of
rxorthern Michigan, reached by the
urand itapids & Indiana railway,
may be had upon application to C. L. Lockwood, G. P. & T. A..
G. R. & I. R'y, Grand Rapids, Mich.
-si.
mi
1
Why try to stick things with something that doesn't stick? Buy MAJOR'S CEMENT; you know it sticks. Nothing breaks away from it. Stick to MAJOR'S CEMENT. Buy once, vou will buy for-
f ever. There is
nothing as
good; the
Bears the Signature
of
JSTOnX-A..
The Kind Van Haw Always Boagjit
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AN OUTING AT THE OCEAN-
Seashore Excursion via Pennsylvania
Lines Will Be Run August 9th,
The annual low rate excusion to
the seashore will be run via Pennsylvania Lines Thursday, August
9th. On that date reduced fare tick
ets will be s ld to Atlantic City, Cape
Mav. Aneiesea. Avalon.HoIlv Reach,
Ocean City, feea Isleauity, Wildwood,
.New Jersev, Rehoboth. JJel., and
Ocean Citv, Md. The round trip from
Richmond will be f 14 to either of the
ten resorts mentioned, which consti
tute the most popular summer havens
alenff the Atlantic coast.
riO more enjoyable vacation outing
can be planned than a visit to the
seashore in midsummer. Arrange
ments may be made for participating in the pleasures offered by this ex
cursion by communicating with C.
V. Llmer, ticket agent, Richmond.
A Life and Death FightMr. W. A. Ilines of Manchester,
Iowa, writing of his almost miracu
lous escape from death, says: "Exposure after measles induced serious lung trouble, which ended in con-
umption. I had frequent hemor
rhages and coughed night and dav.
All kit doctors said I must soon die.
Then I began to use Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption, which
completely cured me. I would not
be without it even u it cost fo a bot-
le. Hundreds have used it on my
recomendation and ail sav it never
fails to cure throat, chest and lung troubles." Regular size 50c and II
Trial bottles free at A. G. Luken & Co., druggists.
MAJOR'S RUBBER and MAJOR'S LEATHER.
Twoaeparafteettmentn the I nt- on hj.in U.-
IS and tS rents per bottie at all droegista.
MAJOR CEMENT CO., NEW YORK CITY.
Tn and alaiaata
Ml nth and Main lai trih ami aootb R
9 -7th and aonth U iV th and south A o 10th nnd south O J7 llth and Main 11 and south J M district, aonth ot Mala, mat ot eleventh 181 lath and south B Iin 13th and aonth H Wh and Main ia 14th and south Oi 1 tas ltrth and south A 7 suth and Main th diatrlot, north or.Maln, wsat of 10th io river 41 Rd and Main, Robinson's a hop Sd and north O 48 City Hnildina 5-Oaar, Boo it A Oo 441 No. 1 hoas bousa, north Hta 47 Champion mills 4M 10th and north I 5th district. Wast Blcbmon and Sevastopol W Sd and Ohaatnut 1 W Sd and National road 63 W Sd nnd Klnaay 5 W Ud and Richmond aTa. 64 Karl ham eolleaa fie" State and Borer 6 Oraot and Bidae 57 Bunt and Map SS Orant and Shridan Bt lirldg-a Ta, paper mill 8th district, north orD4aast of tenth ffl Ball read shop a Button's ooffl i factory Ss Hooaler driU w rka 4 Wayne aerloaltural works 55 Olty mill works Wartoott carrier oo 67 lth and north Hi
7th district, between
u, east of tenth it 9th and north A
it -llth and north B
Hth and north O
-Ho S hose house
74 ltrth and north U
I and north H
SPECIAL DISMALS
odern
satusfactai -ii.
Delicate fabnea are not iniu
Richnccd Steam Landry,
919 Slain, VltonesftlW
Public Sale
On Saturday, July 7,
I At 55 o'clock i. in., tho un-
tleralgriied will oiler at pub-
I lie Hale on t he iiremiHCH, Ao. 79 School St., llichmoml.
find., the house and lot for
merly occupied by Frank A. Moore. coiiHistinir of frame
dwelling of H rooms, verandas front and sides, large
Dam, lot auxTSio feet.
Wm. H. Bradbury.
MsJajBd'.nort
BEAUTY, Hi CONQUEROR
BELLAVITA
Arsenic Beanty Tablet and Pill a. A prfectly safe and rna raateed trmtnwiDt for all akin disorders. Restore the blooia of youth te faded faces. 10 days' treatDent Ve: 30 days' SI .00, by mail. Sond ft circtjvar. Address.
Pit VITA MEDICAL CTX. Caster lactase St., Caicaan
Sold by A. G. Lakes ft Co., Main street, and
Cilia m Ca, 4x5 Ham ateath street, druccs-
t t Patrol call I I Fir. press tire 10 Natural raa oa 1 t 1 Fir. out Fire pressnr loll
Don't Be Duped There have Ijeen plained upon the market several cbettp reprints of an olifolete edition of " Welter"s lii-tlonary." Tber are beingoffered under vunouw names at a low price By dry (mod dealers. prot-rs. airetita. ete,, and in a few tii.iaii a a premium forsubecrip. tkru to i'rft Aiuiouuc i!M-n of I tiee comparatively Worthless reprints are very mi leading-V for instance, tney are iveri i--i to be the suhrt&ntial equivalent of a liiirher-prieed book, when in reality. f;tr &. e know and believe, they are all, from A to Z. Reprint Dictionaries, photot yi-e tpie of a book of over fifty years axo, which iu ltsday wnssold for about $S.tt, and which wa jnti.-h superior in paper, print, am! iurj'iinir to thewe imitations, oeinr then a work of ue merit instead of one Long Since Obsolete. The up4eru?irt of V1.HU socaiied "new word." wtuehmoiueof t hese books are. ad verttoed to contain. compiled by a grentleman who died f rry years ae-n, and was pui dished l fte hi utxttii. in her minor additions are probaHy of more or less value. The (limine KiIKinn of Webster's tnabrldrd Iit-timary,wbieB is the only meritorious one fxuutiar to this generation, eontains over 3m paces, with liiuFt rations on nearly every mitv, and bears our imprint on the title paire. It protected by copyright from cheap imitation. - Valuable as this work is. we have at vast .txpense pubis bed a thoroughly revised eaceeflnir. the name of which te WBSTCit"a lXTKRaaTios a l. I Utmost a a T. Illustrated pamphlet free. C. &C.MERR1AM CO., SpringfroM, MtM-i U 8, A
Where to Locate?
Way, la tha Territory Travora.d by tba ... Louisville and Nashville Railroad - THE --
CHICAGO ROUTE Great Central Scuttum Trurklini
Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Jyllssissippl, Florida, WHERE
Firaifi, Fralt Crswr.ra,
Stack Ha! ear a, Maavf nature ra, lavaatora, Saaeulatara aael eaey Laasl.ra
Graham & Morton line
Of Steel Side-Wheel and Screw Steamers
CITY OF CHICAGO
CITY OP MILWAfKEE
CITY OF LOUISVILLE
and the exceptionally fast sieascr - 9IARV - Thi popular fiett rf decant paifeeeer steamer make awe round n-rps daiiv between Cinrazo. St.
Joseph and lienton Harbor cenaectiBg: ul the Pere MarqMtle Ry. and the Indiana. IHieoi & Iowa Kr.
ar St Joseph, aad the Oerclaal,CmcKriatt.Crucuo
St. Lous ( litg Four Ry, aad Milwaukee, Vean Harbor & Cohunbtrs, ax beatoa Harbor. LeaTe Chicago at 9:00 aad 10 a. a, tl :jo p. m daily, Sunday aad Monday excepted ; 7 p. a, daily, Sunday excepted; 11:30 y. aa. daily, end 9 p. ra., Saturdays orjiy. Leave St Joseph at 3 a. aa. daily, Sunday and Monday excepted; 6 a. as. Ssaday only; 7 :jo a. ra. daily, Sunday excepted ; j p as. daiiy, Sunday excepted ; 5 p as. daily, Soavday excepted; 10 p. aa. daily; 5 : 30 p. a-, Soaday owiy, aad p as. Sunday only.
SO aah way aa slay
S 1 -OO aah tray aa algbt
ilJOrsaaw trip.
Will find the a-reateat ebaor-e. In the Celled
States to make "bla money" by reason of
the abundance and ebeapaeas of
LAND at. FARMS.
T1BBER aa STONE, IROH Me COAL, LABOR EVERYTHING I
Free sltea. financial altaae. and free
dom from taxat.oa. for the mannfaetnrer.
Land and faro a: tl per acre aad nnward.
! and VmjXto aerea in West Florida that eaa be takes gratis aader U. H. Homestead laws.
Htoek raisinr la toe Hull Coast Ulatri tt
win make enormoas profit..
tba Oral
thirst
NaHfa
Taasaataya af 1
Let a. know whu roa wast, and we will tell
yoa where and how to g-et it bat doat de
lay, as the eoaatry is ran my oiiiaa ap.
Printed matter, bum and all in format lost
free. Addreea, .
RVsl. WERITSS,
I slaratl.a i
lasaaeWta. Ky.
Pasaeacer and freight rates less than a3 raat T&roogn ncxets can he seemed aa railway atsfMiai. Change of sac September 1st, or at any base wahord
a
Docks
Uncage Foot Wabash aire, 48 K.rer-s.
7ft. josepn, r a. tsranam. Bcslan Harbor. North Waser-st. J. H. GRAHAM, Pres. S. MORTON. Sory. . . '
' ftm 1 s. rx- I uarama J
n a t s-ii-r4w.f a rojoy Ir (j.worraw OVt. Btorast.rrk.s. WoiiMi. ittaliril di. eharipw, r eey taflaasxaboa. trrttatioB or alomtxm 4 aicttl ssa.
os-astxTBsmt.
v 1
or scat ta stare a 1 MS" r. by eajtiss, iais. far at at, mTWom. si-. Qrtelsr ssat ea naw,