Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1899 — Page 7

f PillS Look at your tongue! If it’s coated, your stomach is bad, your liver out of order. Ayer’s Pills will clean your tongue, cure your dyspepsia, make your liver right. Easy to take, easy to operate. 25c. All druggists. ■ —.. —- - Want your moustache or board a beautiful brown or rich black ? Then use BUCKINGHAM'S DYE _MCT»--Qr g.«wy t rs. J. »■>. h.lla ce._ WMjaa , h. h ± One on Him. “Blast that lamp!” roared Mr. Pegel, who was heating some water for shaving purposes. “It reminds me of you at the theater,” said Mrs. Pegel, sweetly. “Reminds you of me?” he thundered. l, ln what way? Speak woman.” “Why. this makes the fourth time it has gone out and every time it goes out it smells of alcohol.”

Acts gently on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels Cleanses the System Dls £rnLDS^^tiE C °^U£Ap^ c E VE£* OVERCOMES 1 Ritual O”SL»m, BVjr THE GENUINE - MAM TO BY -O'« v h.'4.> O* r "**C<a VOrn, KV. < CAL. «C O H.v. roa sale sy an enveeisTs mu so. nit oarnx.

W. L. DOUCLAS 33 & 3.50 SHOES j&'gf 1 ign Worth $4 to $6 ''v with other makes. & w A \ Indorsed bv over *;'■ ■ a Zll> 1,000,000 wearers. fates 0 fl Bjf The. genuine have W. L. y' CT ■ I U Douglas’ name and price IBj £7 ’l V\ I® siamped °° b° ,,om - F I \o«8a no > u betitute claimed to f good. Your dealer JffyßtF /K. K ■ should keep them — not, we will send a receipt of price. of either, site, and width, plain or ca P toe - Catalogue D free. ■*“ W. L. DOUGLAS SHOE CO., Braektes, Matt. JhlillHUßMMMlFVWtljkb Cures a Cough or Cold at once, H Conquers Croup without fall. fM Is the best for Bronchitis, Grippe, 13 ■pil Hoarseness. Whooping-Cough, and Jw3 Cj for the cure of Consumption. E£l fO Mothers praise it. Doctors prescribe it. |nl Small doses; quick, sure results. J TllJMllllWiblUMy ELY’S CREAM BALM Cures CATARRH. It it placed into the nostrils, spreads over the membrane£||£nmrfh and is absorbed. Relief is fm-W? MfvJ mediate. It is not drying, does y vffg not produce sneezing. Druggists, SO eta. or by mall. ELY BRO&.M Wamn St.. N.T. ACdSSXSjT ZZ— ZjS__ nEIIOIMIO 6a ‘ Yeur FaM,an Trite Capt 07AHIU, ftwist Agsrt.WtsMtgtei, D.ft CARTERSINK , Used by millions, sure proof of its quality. irrMTC Oaavtosere, Peddlers. Hunters and TrapÜbuntu pen’ Directory will, forte oenta leash or SHORTHANB TAUCHT BY MAIL!

LIKE FINDING MONEY. The use of the Endless Chain Starch Book in the purchase of “Red Cross” and “Hnbinger’s Best” starch, makes it just like finding money. Why, for Shakespeare panels, printed in twelve beautiful colors, or one Twentieth CenM» beautiful Chriatmaa wcewH face. WVMmm bMV wvuUU.4 V/411 t.J>AA W-s v

Putting Away Pie.

Lady—Heavens! how you cram the food in your mouth. Sandy Pikes—Yessum; the boys cal* my mouth “fire.” Lady—Why? • Sandy Pikes—Because it is de devour in’ element

Still More Counterfeiting.

The Secret Service has just unearthed another band of counterfeiters and secured a quantity of bogus bills, which ‘are cleverly executed. Things of great value are always selected for imitation, notably Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, which has many imitators but'no equals for disorders* like indigestion, dyspepsia and constipation.

Willing to Work.

Lady—Well, what are you willing to do for that dinner? Sandy Pikes—Allow me to make a propysltton, mum. Yer fill yer husband’s meerschaum wid imported fine cut an’ den I’ll rid yer wardrobes of moths by blowin’ smoke through de keyholes.”

First-Olass Sowing Machines for $14.25.

For those who are accustomed to sending away from home for their goods it is of the gassiest importance to know the character and reliability of the establishment selling goods to families from catalogues. The great emporium of the John M. Smyth Co., located at 150 to 166 West Madison street, Chicago, has been established for a third of a century, and has furnished over half a million homes in Chicago and vicinity alone. This firm enjoys the eenfidence of the public by its mauy yeans es fair dealing. It issues an immense illustrated catalogue that should be in every family, as it describes and gives the price of every article required for household use. A sample of the extraordinary value* offered by this firm is shown in the illustration of the “Melba” sewing machine in another column of this paper for >14.23. Thia is one of the best sewing machines ever offered to the public. and yet it is but a sample of the thousand and one useful articles illustrated and described in the beantiful catalogue of the John M. Smyth Company.

Fixing the Blame.

He—That Miss Simpkins is awfully shy, isn’t she? She—Yes. I wonder if she gets it from her mother? He—No; from her father, I imagine. I understand he used to be a great poker player. SWANSON’S “5 DROPS” is the sun of the sick room. It has saved the public, in less than five years, more money than the national debt of this country, when you measure the value of health restored, suffering humauity relieved of’its agonies and diseases. Money which otherwise would have been expended in funerals, doctors and drug bills, loss of labor, etc., and relieved suffering humanity of at least 10,000,000 years of excruciating paiu and agony. This is more than can be said of any or all other remedies or electrical appliances of any kind. If you have never used it, do not fail to send for at least a trial bottle. SWANSON’S “5 DROPS” never fails to cure. It has cured and is curing millions of people afflicted with ACUTE and CHRONIC RHEUMATISM, SCIATICA, NEURALGIA, ASTHMA, LA GRIPPE and CATARRH of all kinds. “5 DROPS” has never failed to cure these diseases, when used as directed. It will cure you. Try it. Price of large sized bottle SI.OO, sent on receipt of price, charges prepaid; 25-cent sample bottle sent free, on receipt of 10 cents to pay for mailing. Agents wanted. SWANSON’S RHEUMATIC CURE COMPANY, No. 164 Lake street, Chicago, 111.

Nature's Handiwork.

She—Do you know that the average woman’s waist Is thirty Inches round? He—Yes; and isn’t it a peculiar coincidence that the average man’s arm is thirty inches long?

What Do the Children Drink?

Don’t give them tea or coffee. Have you tried the new food drink called GRAIN-O? It is delicious and nourishing, and takes the place of coffee. The more Grain-O you give the children the more health you distribute through their systems. Grain-O is made of pure grains, and when properly prepared tastes like the choice grades of coffee, but costs about 74 as much. All grocers sell it. 15c and 25c.

Springless Springers.

Walter—Would you like a nice spring chicken, sir? Guest—Well, it depends upon whether it is this spring’s or last

Lane’s Family Medicine

Moves the bowels each day. In order to be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures sick headache. Price 25 and 50c. ' At Work in the World's Coal Mines. About 1,500,000 persons are employed in the coal mines of the world. I believe Plso’s Cure is the only medicine that will cure consumption-—A tins M. Ross, Williamsport Pa., Nov. 12, ’95. A lady’s foot should equal in length one-seventh of her height

"He That Any Good Would Win" Should have good health. < Pure, rich blood is the first requisite. Hood's Sarsaparilla, by giving good blood and good health, has helped many a man to success, besides giving strength and courage to women who, before taking it, could not even see any good in life towin.

TRAIN IN A BOER TRAP

OVER A HUNDRED BRITISH SOLDIERS ARE CAPTURED. Armored Train Falls Into an Ambush— Lieut. Churchill Among Prisoners— Burghers Tore Up Track and Wrecked the Train and Its Armament. i Intelligence from Natal by way of London Friday was reassuring as regards the safety of Ladysmith, but conveyed the report that the Boers successfully assailed a scouting party in an armored train and captured over 100 British, including Lord Randolph Churchill’s son, Lieut. Winston Churchill. Reports indicate that the Boers are moving southward in the hope of cutting off the British communication. The reported death of Gen. Joubert is discredited at the war office. The armored train which the Boers attacked was practically destroyed. A Lorenzo Marquez paper says that at midnight Tuesday all the cannen on

GEN. BULLER IN CAMPAIGN UNIFORM.

the hills surrounding Ladysmith opened fire aud that buildings were setjsfire by the shells. When a Red Cross train in charge of Dr. Brisloe went to Cmeveley to pick up the dead and aid the wounded the Boer patrol demanded a request in writing to remove the unfortunate. The British war office received a cablegram from Gen. Buller confirming the report of the loss of 100 men north of Estcourt. Lorenzo Marquez specials say that the Boer censorship is very strict and that no newspaper men are allowed to leave the country. The Natal Advertiser of Durban has a dispatch from Estcourt which says: “When part of the armored train was

TYPE OF ARMORED TRAIN WRECKED BY THE BOERS.

overturned by the Boers turning up the rails the British alighted and exchanged volleys with the Boers. Many fell in this engagement and, the rails being replaced, an attempt was made to place all the wounded on the train. Lieut. Churchill led in this, but the Boer fire continued, wrecking the big gun carried by the British and well nigh demolishing the engine and tender. England has planned to put an army of 100,000 fighting men under Gen. Buller. For the first general movement there will be three infantry divisions, consisting in round figures of 10,000 men each. The cava’ division is computed at about 5,534 men, the corps troops (artillery, engineers, etc.) at about 5,100, while the troops to be employed in the “lines of communication,” it is stated, will number 10,000. The Royal Field Artillery and the Royal Horse Artillery account, at a moderate estimate, for about 170 guns, in addition to which must be taken into account the machine and Maxim guns attached to infantry battalions and cavalry regiments, the guns landed from the ships at Durban, and also those, together with field pieces, possessed by the force under Col. Baden-Powell at Mafeking, the garrison at Kimberley, Col. Plummer’s force on the Rhodesian frontier, etc. The actual number of these weapons is not known, as many of them belong to the Dhodesia. Of the field batteries on the way to South Africa several will be provided with howitzers, a most terrible engine of war when supplied with lyddite Shell. The number of machine guns now being transported to the front with the troops is also very large. On the field the force will be divided into three infantry divisions, comprising eight brigades, one cavalry division of three brigades, the Natal field force, and “lines of communication.” The brigade establishment of each infantry battalion is upward of 1,000 men, and each cavalry regiment over 530 men. The mounted infantry companies will be slightly stronger than the cavalry regiments—nearly 600 men each.

Chicago Man Tries to Die.

At Santa Ana, Cal., E. R. Howe of Chicago tried to commit suicide by shooting. The bullet passed through his head, lodging under the right eye. He declared he was without friends and, therefore, did not care to live. Physicians think he will recover.

Ridgeway, Pa., Hotel Buras.

The Ross House, a four-story structure at Ridgway, Pa., has been almost entirely destroyed by fire. It is thought the fire was caused by an explosion of natural gas used in lighting and heating the building. The valuation of the hotel was about MO,000.

Knockout Results in Death.

Harry Hatfield, the lightweight boxer, who was knocked out by Jack Fox in a prize fight in the Pelican Athletic Club, Brooklyn, is dead. He never regained zonsciousness after being counted out

NAVAL DISASTERS RECALLED.

Wreck of the Charleston Brings Sinking of Others to Mind. The wreck of the cruiser Charleston recalls many other disasters which have befallen floating fortresses, carrying various flags into the depths of destruction. The most startling two such disasters, so far as the American people feel concerned, were the blowing up of the United States battleship Maine in Havana harbor Feb. 15 of last year, in which 266 men perished, and the loss of the British battleship Victoria off Tripoli in 1893. The Victoria was rammed by the British battleship Camperdown during maneuvers, and Vice Admiral Tryon, twenty-two officers and 336 men went down with her. Other similar disasters to warships in the last TOO years have been numerous. A list of the most important accidents to United States ships include: Nov. 24, 1877 —United States sloop of war Huron, wrecked off coast of North Carolina; lives lost, 100. 1885—United States man-of-war Missouri, totally wrecked near Gibraltar by an explosion in ship’s magazine; no loss of life. March 15, 1889 —United States men-of-war Trenton, Vandalia and Nipsic and German war vessels Adler and Eber wrecked on Apia shore by storm; loss of life, 146.

RUSSIA AND JAPAN FRIENDLY.

Minister Paoloff Declares the Rumors of a Conflict Are Ridiculous. The London story of preparation for war between Russia and Japan over Corea is pronounced by both the Russian and Japanese legations in Washington as ridiculous. Alexander Paoloff, the Russian minister to Corea, is at present the guest of Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador. Mr. Paoloff said that he left Corea only four months ago, going to St. Petersburg, so that his information was direct and official. “I assure you there is no basis whatever for the reports of conflict between Russia and Japan over Corea,” he said. “On the contrary, the two countries have entered into two formal compacts by which it is agreed that the independence of Corea shall be maintained. These compacts were concluded at St. Petersburg and Tokio, and they are so explicit that the reports of conflict as to sovereignty over Corean territory show an entire ignorance of the written agreement under which Russia and Japan are acting toward .Corea.”

MILLIONS IN THE SCHOOLS.

Commissioner of Education Report* Large Attendance. The aggregate enrollment in the public and private schools of the United States for the year 1898, as shown in the report of the United States commissioner of ed-

ucation, was 16,687,643, an increase of .432,550 compared with the previous year. The school system in Hawaii is highly commended for its efficiency and attendance. Commissioner Harris says it is important that too much must not be attempted in the way of introducing the English language in the Spanish possessions. All of the daily lessons save one, he declares, should be in Spanish, the exception being the reading of elementary English.

THE “RAIN OF FIRE."

Leonida and Meteors Observed at Only a Few Places. Reports from various cities show that the expected “rain of fire” was witnessed only at three places Tuesday night. The cloudy weather was general. Prof. Keeler of Lick observatory, California, says he observed about ten leonids an hour, and one or two fine meteors were seen. In all 147 meteors were seen at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. Of these fifty-eight were leonids. At one time they fell at the rate of one per minute. About twenty-five small meteors were observed at the naval observatory, Washington. They appeared between midnight and daybreak. The watchers at Yale College, who had been up for three nights, were disappointed, as were thousands in New York, Chicago, Cincinnati and other cities. Prof. Young of Princeton College says a snowstorm obscured the sky there. In nearly every town little parties which seemed enveloped in an apparent air of astronomical knowledge were arranged to watch Leo kick over the potful of. small stars and celestial sky rockets that have been accumulating for the past thirty-three years. Most of these yawning star gazers kept their vigil in vain, for few saw either Leo or any of Leo’s children.

May Revolutionize Telegraphy.

Anton Follak and Josef Virag, inventors of the rapid-sending and receiving automatic devices which promise a revolution in telegraphy, arrived in Chicago Tuesday evening from Bnda Pesth, Hungary, to make demonstrations of their invention. This series of experiments will be an attempt to send 600 words a minute oyer a distance of some 600 miles. The electrical experts of Chicago and of the colleges and universities of the vicinity will be invited to be present when the tests are made.

To Regulate Soldiers' Presents.

Quartermaster General Ludington has issued a circular extending to Cuba and Porto Rico the same privileges regarding Christmas boxes as were granted to the troops in the Philippines. Christmas boxes for Cuba and Porto Rico must be delivered to Maj. F. B. Jones, pier 22, Columbia stores, Brooklyn, N. prior to Dec. 15, and the boxes must not weigh more than twenty pounds. Berlin newspapers have revived the prophecy of Napoleon that South Africa will be the grave of the British Empire.

Not All His Fault.

Her head rested on his shoulder, and her little hand lay confidingly in his. “Tell me now, Alfred,” said the happy maiden, “how you ever came to pick me out as the girl you wanted to marry.” “Well, Dora,” replied the ecstatic young man, in a gush of confidence, “It was maw that put me up to it”

S1O« Reward. SIOO. Tbs readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment, flail’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces or the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors nave so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars Ur any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of Testimonials. Address, F.J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O. GF“Sold by Druggists. 75c.

A Give-Away.

“Members,” said the preacher, “I am very sorry to state that a brass button was found in the morning’s collection. As there is only one member whose husband is on the jiollce force it is not difficult to surmise the donor.”

Try Grain-O! Try Orain-O!

Ask your Grocer to-day to show you a package of GRAINO, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it like it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach receives it without distress. % the price of coffee. 15c and 25c per package. Sold by all grocers.

Devoted to the Last.

“What sized letters do you want me to use for the inscription, madam?” asked the marble cutter. “Oh, use the biggest you’ve got,” replied the widow. “He was awful nearsighted.”

Coughing Leads to Consumption.

Kemp’* Balsam will stop the cough at once. Go to your druggist to-day and get a sample bottle free. Sold in 25 and 50 cent bottle*. Go at once; delays are dangerous. I never knew a man who could not bear the misfortunes of another perfectly like a Christian.—Pope.

MRS. PINKHAM says that irritability indicates disease. Women who are nervous and snappish are to be pitied. Their homes are uncomfortable; their dispositions grow constantly worse. Such women need the counsel and treatment of a woman who understands the peculiar - troubles of her sex. Odi If Mrs. Anna e - Hall, of Milk tVEKY*UA a dale. Conn., was all run down in a w health and had completely lost KABLKS WgdTH control of her nerves. She wrote mw to Hrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass.*. WwQAnEN for advice. Now she writes: —— “ I wish to thank you for what your Vegetable Compound has done for me. It has helped me more than anything else. I suffered for a long time with nervousness, pains in back and limbs and falling of the womb: also had.neuralgia in my head and could not sleep. I told my husband that something must be done, for I was nearly frantic with pain. Having read of the wonderful cures Lydia E. Pinkham’s Veg-. .etable Compound hadg performed, I determined | to try it. I have taken ® it and am happy to say I 4KBS / am cured'. I recommend it jjßWm * mB to all my friends and never ISHH tire of telling the benefit I have derived from its use. I |gS have you alone to thank for my recovery.” Mrs. Ellen Flana- ywWMp Gan, 1810 Mountain St., Philadelphia, Pa., writes: a MS “Dear Mrs. Pinkham 5 —Three years ago I was & a sufferer from chronic dyspepsia, was irritable / 1 JSS and cross, and can say / \ that after taking seven g f f \ bottles of Lydia E. Pink- • ham’s Vegetable Compound was entirely cured. I take great a pleasure in writing this to you and would be pleased to be interviewed by any one who is afflicted with that distressny complaint. lam very grateful to you.”

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NO MORE GRIPSNew Line Now Open tothe Public. J Take the C. C. C. Rooie to Certain Relief WMfIM eat a Grip ar Grip*—Fare loc—Get Passage at Any Drag Store. ' No mare grips. Russian or any ether ' kind/ ) That is tbe verdict of the traveling publicwho have grown tired after year* of experience with the grips and gripe* of pill« form and liquid purgatives. To open the bowels naturally, easily, , without disagreeable feelings or result*!. ; has been the problem before modern science, which has been solved in Cascarets » Candy Cathartic. Cascarets are the ideal laxative, bam»less, purely vegetable, mild yet positive. They make the liver lively, prevent soar' stomach, purify the blood, regulate th* bowels perfectly. They cure constipation. We want you t*balieve this, as it Is the troth, backed by an absolute guarantee. If Cascarets do not cur* any case of constipation, purchase money will be refunded. Go buy and try Cascarets to-day. It’ewhat they do, not what we say they do, that proves their merit. Ail druggists. lOe, 25c. or 50c, or mailed for price. Send for booklet and free sample. Address Sterling - Remedy Co., Chicago: Montreat, Can.; or New York. • This Is the CAST A RET tablet. Every tablet of the only genuine Cascarets bears the magic letterw“CCC.” Ix>ok at the tablet bef or* you bny. and bewar* of Imitations and substitute*. Electric Headlight*. Once more electricity has taken tb*~ place of other illuminant*. The Burlington and Quincy Railroad baa just commenced to equip locomotive* with eiectric headlights. The famous Fast Mail and the Denver Limited travel a* such a high rate of speed that a stronger light than the old style has been found necessary to safety. No Thoroughfare. He—lt has been said that the way to reach a man’s heart is through htostomach. She—But suppose he is dyspeptic? He—Then don’t attempt It To Cure a Cold in One Day B Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablet*. ABdruggists refund the money if it fail* tocure. 25c. E. W. Greve’s signature is on each box. j The skeleton measures one inch lenothan the height of the living num. Mrs. Winslow’s soorarxa ana* tot Chtittrsn tsethlns; softens th* sums, rsanoas l*lsssmsti<m sUsys pain, curs* wind colic. 25 caste * bottl*.

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