Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1901 — Page 2

WEEKLY REPUBLICAN ■ KBSgggW, QEO. B. MARSHALL, Publisher. RENSSELAER, - - INDIANA.

THROWS ACID AT GIRL

UNKNOWN FOE SEfeKS TO DISFIGURE MISS HAWKINS. Fifth Murderous Attack Made Upon Same Tonne Lady In the Past Four Months—Weather Conditions Delay Planting, but Help Wheat Crop. Murderously assaulted five times in less than four months is the experience of Miss Lillian Hawkins of- Ashtabula, O. The latest attempt was made the other night, when the young woman was attacked at the home of Will Bliss. At 8:30 o’clock, when Mrs. Bliss was out, Miss Hawkins answered a ring at the door. As she stepped into the doorway she shaded her. eyes with her hand, and to this, it is believed, she owes her life. A shower of carbolic acid, thrown by some one just outside, struck Miss Hawkins. A shot from a revolver followed, the bullet missing the intended victim. The young woman fainted and physicians and the police were summoned. She was found suffering from severe burns on. the forehead, cheeks, hands and arms, but her eyes were not touched. Tracks of a man’s shoes were lost at the sidewalk. On Dee. 6 last, Miss • Hawkins, who is a beautiful young woman, 20 years old, was taken from a sick bed by masked persons, one of whom was a woman in man’s clothing. She was bound, gagged and tied' to the bedpost and chloroformed. She was found some hours later unconscious and nearly dead. On Jan. 3, Miss Hawkins ate poisoned apples, which had been smuggled into her possession, and was sick for several days. She has been repeatedly followed, and on two other occasions was attacked, but managed to escape.

BRADSTREET’S TRADE REVIEW. Report Made on Weather and Crop Conditions—Prospect Is Favorable. Bradstreet's says: “Weather conditions, except in the Northwest, kave been rather unfavorable to planting and ground preparation. This is particularly true in the South, where cotton planting is retarded. Heavy fertilizer shipments point to a large increase in acreage in the South Atlantic States. On the other hand, heavy snows in Kansas and Nebraska and no less heavy rains in the central West have benefited winter wheat prospects, which in Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri are reported excel u lent. Ohio’s wheat condition, shows marked improvement over last year. In California weather conditions have not been favorable, and deciduous fruits have been hurt by frosts. Wheat, including flour, shipments for the week aggregate 4,698,693 bushels, against 4,499,635 last week, 3,886,693 in the corresponding week in 1900, 3,384,800 in 1899 and 3,778,726 in 1898. From July Ito date this season wheat exports are 155,821,428 bushels, against 151,019,613 last season and 188,348,800 in 1898-99. Corn exports for the week aggregate 2,900,341 bushels, against 3,582,943 last week.”

CAR FALLS WITH A BRIDGE. Fifty Persons Hurled to Canul Bed by Mishap at Syracuse, X. Y. By the collapse of a bridge over the Oswego canal at James street, Syracuse, N. Y., a car on the old East Side Suburban line of the Syracuse Rapid Transit Company, in which were forty passengers, was thrown to the canal bed, thirty feet below. Several persons who were crossing the bridge at the time went down with the car, while a horse and loaded lumber wagon piled on top of the heap. About thirty persons were injured. It is not believed that any deaths will result, "although several persons were dangerously hurt. Fortunately the canal was not filled with water. I Convicted of Burglary Charge. Walter Wingerter, son of a wealthy Akron, Ohio, jeweler, was convicted of participating in the riot of last August. Wingerter was indicted on the charge of rioting, burglary, using dynamite and arson, but was tried ou the charge of burglary, the specific accusation being that he assisted in securing gnus and revolvers from the store of the Stawftml Hardware Company. Wingerter is only 20 years of* age. Engine Strikes Big Rock. As the result of a freight wreck on the Wheeling and Lake Erie road near Jewett, Ohio, Engineer Fisher of the train and an unknown man who was in charge of some stock cars were killed. The wreck was caused by the engine striking a large rock that had fallen from the embankment into a deep cut.

Sells at Knorinous I’rofit. It is reported that Dr. Ash. a former resident of Toledo. Ohio, has just sold to John D. Rockefeller for $1,000,000 100 acres in northern Wisconsin which Mr. Ash purchased in 1884 for SI,OOO on speculation. The tract is said to include the only natural harbor in northern Wisconsin. Noted Criminal Is Couaht. Two of the Cbardon bank robbers were run down and arrested at Willoughby, Ohio. The elder of the two. a heavy set man, was recognized by Marshal Connell of Paiuesville as a notorious pickpocket and criminal. Boy Cuts Another's Throat. During a fight at Qdon, Ind.. Harley Lamb, 17 years old, killed Walter Co*rrell, aged 22, cutting his throat from ear to ear. Both were of prominent and wealthy parents. Lamb is under arrest. Indicted for Fraud by Mail. Ernest J. Wolters, who was . recently taken into custody by the federal authorities charged with using the mails to defraud in an alleged attempt to blackmail United Status Senator Kearns, was indicted by the federal grand jury In Omaha. Mississippi Navigation Opens. Navigation on the .upper Mississippi river Is now formally opened. Raft boats and packet* are coming out of their winter quarters uud goiug after rafts at vavious point* along the river.

FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE EARTH

PRISON HRS LEAP FROM TRAIN. Two Criminals Kscape While on the W’ay to Penitentiary. Two. prisoners of a gang of twentyfour who were being taken to Jefferson City to serve out sentences ins the penitentiary escaped from Sheriff Kiekham of St. Louis and his deputies by leaping from a rapidly moving passenger train at Valley Park. The two convicts were Louis McDowell and Charlie Meyers, alias “Milwaukee Dutch.” McDowell is one of the shrewdest and most noted criminals who have fallen into the hapds of St. Louis police for many years. He was arrested in Cincinnati in the act of trying to get more jewelry by representing hrmsetf to be Eugene Zimmerman,, brother-in-law of the Duke of Manchester. ‘‘Milwaukee Dutch” was convicted of robbery in the first degree. He has a lengthy police record. The escape from the Missouri Pacific train was most desperate. The two-convicts were in. the smoking car, handcuffed together.- ’ McDowell and Meyer managed to slip the handcuffs off their wrists, and when the officers’ attention was attracted by the screams of a negro woman in the car ahead they quickly raised a window and leaped out headforemost. The train was running thirty-five miles an hour. By the time it was brought to a standstill the two fugitives had disappeared in the woods.

FEAR THE BOY" IS KIDNAPED. YVillie McCormick, Jr., of Highb idge, N. Y., Is Missing. After vainly running out every clew the police have become convinced that Willie McCormick, Jr., a 10-year-old Highbridge, N. Y., boy who ' disappeared, is the victim of a kidnaping plot. Two of the boy’s sisters were going to church with him when he found it necessary to return to the house for his overcoat. He was delayed for a few moments and the sisters walked toward .the church. When he failed to rejoin them soon they walked rapidly to the church, both believing until they had returned home that he had decided not to go with them. As a maStter of fact, he had slipped on his overcoat and started after them. Capt. Gannon in discussing the ease said: "I am firmly convinced that the boy has been taken by designing persons, and that he is being held by themj This boy was never known to be away from home over night. His. habits were good and there had been nothing to drive him away frpm home. I ani of the opinion that he is being held here in New York City.” Capt. Gannon added that every section of the- city and all points adjacent-to it had been scoured. Willie is the son of a retired florist living ill Highbridge. He has eleven sisters.

SHOOTS HIS WIFE DEAD. Stanislaus Stepenski, Despondent, Enacts an Awful Tragedy. Destitute and despondent, Stanislaus Stepenski shot his wife through the heart in their squalid home in the rear of 4819 Throop street, Chicago. Then, according to tipi 7-year-old daughter who entered the house as the mother fell dead, Stepenski knelt on the floor, kissed his murdered wife on the forehead and sent a bullet from the same revolver crashing through his own breast. Another bullet he fired into his neck and then fell mortally wounded across the body of the woman he had so cruelly slain. The police were summoned by neighbors who heard the shots and screams of the.little girl. Target for Conspirators. The Berlin Yossiche Zeitung prints a special dispatch from Lemburg, the capital of Galicia, in which, based op information received from Warsaw, it is said that the Russian minister of the interior, Privy Councilor Sipuagine, was shot at recently, but that the plot to assassinate him failed. „ Burglars Break Into Jail. Unknown persons broke into the city jail at Coffeyville, Ivan., and stole several gallons of whisky and other liquors that had been captured in a “joint.” It was to have been used as evidence against the “jointist,” and now that it is gone his conviction is doubtful. City Marshal Kills Footpad. At Gillett, Colo., a battle occurred between City Marshal Mcßeth and two masked holdups, in which Albert Tilsdale, one of the holdups, was killed, his companion, whose name is unknown, wounded, and Mcßeth slightly injured. The two men had held up a saloon.

Kills His Mother and Brother. At Kline’s Grove, a few miles from Sunbury, Pa., John Gulick, aged 32, killed his mother, aged (18, and 'his brother Philip, nged 27. After committing the terrible crime he coolly placed the smoking revolver in his pocket and walked off in the direction of Danville. Smallest Baby in the World. Mrs. Samuel Smith of Newark, N. J., has given birth to what is believed to be the smallest baby in the world. When the child, a girl, was born, it weighed but fourteen ounces. It is perfectly formed and will live. Vanderbilts Get Another Railroad. Vanderbilts have acquired control of the Delaware Smniudson, which will be merged into tho New York Central. By purchase they and the Morgan interests practically. own the authracite coal business of the country. Flections in Ohio. Tom L. Johnson, millionaire street ear magnate, has been elected Mayor of Cleveland, Republicans capturing remaining offices. Democrats carried Columbus. “Golden Rule” Jones has been reelected as Mayor of Toledo. Gift for Wellesley College. The will of David W. Hitchcock, a ■wealthy Boston merchant, gives SIOO,OOO to Wellesley College, with a proviso excluding Roman Catholics and colored persona ,

MARKET QUOTATIONS. Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.00 to $5.75; hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to $6.20; sheep, fair to choice, $3.00 to $5.25; wheat, No. 2 red, 73c to 74c; corn, No. 2,40 cto 41c; oats, No. 2,24 c to 25c; rye, No. 2,49 cto 50c; butter, choice creamery, 10c to 20c; eggs, fresh, -11 cto 12c; potatoes, 34c to 37c per bushel. Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, choice light, $4.00 to $6.12; sheep, common to prime, S3.(XFto $4.50; wheat, No. 2,73 cto 74c; corn, No. 2 white, 43c to 44c; oats, No. 2 white, 29e to 30c. St. Louis—Cattle, $3.25 to $5.75; hogs, $3.00 to $6.10; sheep, $3.00 to $5.15; wheat,- No. 2,69 cto 70c; corn, No. 2, 39c to 40c; oats. No. 2,26 cto 27c; rye* No. 2,51 cto 52e. Cincinnati —Cattle, $3.00 to $4.90; hogs, $3.00 to $6.20; sheep, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2,76 cto 77c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 44c to 45c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 27c to 28c; rye, No. 2,54 cto 55c. Detroit —Cattle, $2.50 to $4.75; hogs, $3.00 to $5.90; sheep, $2.50 to $4.00; wheat, No. 2,76 cto 77c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 43c to 44a; oats, No. 2 white, 29c to 30c; rye, 55c to 56c. Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 73c to 74e; corn, No. 2 mixed, 42c to 43c; oat?, No. 2 mixed, 27<j to 28c; rye. No. 2,51 c to 52c; clover seed, prime, $6.50 to $6.70. Milwaukee —Wheat, No. 2 northern, Tie to 72c; corn, No. 3,42 cto 43c; oats, No. 2 white, 28c to 29c; rye, No. 1,53 c to 54c; barlqy, No. 2* 56c to 57c; pork, mess, $15.55. i. Buffalo—Cattle, choice shipping steers. $3.00 to $5.60; hogs, fair to prime, $3.00 to $6.25; sheep, fair to choice, $3.90 to $5.25; lambs, common to extra, $4.50 to $5.90. New York —Cattle, $3.75 to $5.30; hogs, $3.00 to $6.40; sheep, $3.00 to $5.25; wheat, No. 2 red, 77c to 78c; corn, No. 2, 47c to 4Sc: oats, No. 2 white, 31c to 32e; butter, creamery, 21e to 22c; eggs, western, 12c to 13c.

WOMAN SHOT IN A DUEL. 3lrs, Seiglin Seriously Wounded by Mrs. Daughson in Kansas. , Two women, a few miles from Wichita, Kan., fought a duel with pistols. They faced each other at less than twenty paces and one of the combatants fell, badly wounded. The husbands of the women may light another duel before the ease comes to an end. After having been convicted in the District Court at Newkirk Mrs. Ella Seiglin undertook to settle the case again out of court to her own satisfaction. She was convicted of trespass and fined 8300. The complainant was 31 rs. Dauglisbrf. Mrs. Seiglin visited the farm of her enemy and challenged her. The challenge was accepted and shooting began at a signal given by Mrs. Seiglin’s daughter. Three shots were fired by each before either one was hit. The next two shots from Mrs. Daughson took effect in the breast so her assailant and Mrs. Seiglin fell, badly wounded. She will recover.

FARM 3GYS ENLIST IN NAVY. Ohio Youths Yearn for Life on a Ship of War. There arrived at the Norfolk, Va., navy yard the other day a large draft of naval recruits from Cincinnati. They are for the most part Ohio farmer boys who have entered the government service with the desire of becoming seamen and gunners. The landsmen will be quartered aboard the receiving ship Franklin and will be there trained in the duties of a sailor's life. Next summer they will be sent to sea on a training: voyage. Carpenters and Painters Strike. At meetings of the carpenters and painters' unions at Sharon, Pa., a general strike was ordered, and the next morning 500 men went out, causing a suspension of work on scores of houses and buildings throughout the city. The strikers.demand one hour off on Saturdays at the same pay they are now receiving. Mystery in Man’s Dea'li, With a bullet bole through his heart, Francis Niehol Zabriskie, 27 years old, member of a distinguished old New York family, was found dead in bed in his bachelor apartments in that city. The police and the coroner agree that the young man committed suicide. Why he ended his life is a mystery. Turkey Will Pay Claims. There is reason to believe that Lloyd C. Griscoin, secretary and charge of the United States legation at Constantinople, who is now on his way home, has earned the credit of effecting a final and satisfactory settlement of the American missionary claims against Turkey.

I'oor Reward for Big Find. George Giesebel, a St. Louis barber, picked up $23,000 in indorsed checks from the platform of a street car. He returned them to their owner, but refused the large silver dollar that was tendered him 'as reward. Count Tolstoi Is Hanishej. Strong confirmation comes of the rumor that the Itussian government has banished Count Leo Tolstoi for incitfug recent disturbances and the attempt to assassinate one of the ministers. Bank Failure at The banking firm of W. Co. of Hannibal. N. Y., failed, with liabilities of $123,000. Many small depositors in Oswego, Wayne nud Cayuga counties suffer severely. Cremated in n Hotel Fire. John Durkee, n guest, lost liis life' by the burning of the Coffman House at Paris, Tenn. Mr. Durkee was cremated while trying tb save some articles and only the trunk of his body was recovered. Kills His Brother-in-l,aw. A. B. Meek, a traveling salesman, killed his brother-in-law, T. J. Womack, a prominent Inwyer of Waco, Texas. Meek married Womack’s sister and family trouble followed over property matters. «

FIGHTS WITH BANK ROBBERS. Watchman Makes Brave Attempt to Rout Four Cracksmen. The Citizens’ Bank at Chardon, Ohio, was robbed early the other morning. After exploding fifteen charges of dynamite the men at daybreak made their escape, though only a single door stood between them and $50,000. At 1 p. m. Watchman Norman jpomeroy was standing in front of the ba,nk when he saw two strangers approaching. When close enough they sprang upon him simultaneously and bore him to the ground. Two more soon came to their assistance. Pomeroy lost consciousness from the effeols of a violent blow-on the bead. When he recovered he found himself in the bank building, bound hand and foot and a gag in his mouth. He lay there a witness to all the operations. At each of the explosions the robbers retired to places of safety. Pomeroy lay in an exposed place -and no attention was paid to him. The robbers were a long time getting into the vault. They gathered up the loose coins lying about and then/ went at the strong box. They exploded several charges, but could not force it. The gang finally escaped on a handcar toward Princeville,’ leaving Pomeroy bound and gagged on the floor, got only $125. HEIRESSES BKAbY TO MARRY. Many Marriageable Indian Found by Dawes Commission. Tams Bixby, president of the Dawes commission to the five civilized tribes, says that there is a touch of truth in the stories to the effect that there hre hundreds of marriageable heiresses in the Indian territory. "There are probably,” said Mr. Bixby, “3,000 young women in the Indian territory who soon come into possession of lands worth probably SB,OOO to each heiress. More than this, many of these young women are beautiful. I cannot say this, however, of all of them, or even of the majority of them. The full bloods are slovenly and ugly. In order to become a partner in the wealth of one of these Indian heiresses a man must become a member of the Choctaw or Chipkasaw tribes a’nd place himself under obligations to obey all the laws and customs of the tribe. There is, however, pne great impediment in the way of. the fortune hunter who would marry a Chickasaw heiress. He must pay a wedding fee of SI,OOO to the tribe. But it is easier to become, a Choctaw. That costs only $1.50.” . ”

HALF A TOWN IS BURNED. Lehigh, lowa, Suffers Loss of Most of Its Business Section. ..Almost .the entire business portion of the town of Lehigh. lowa, was destroyed by fire. Eight of the principal buildings of the place were burned, including the postoffice and the Lehigh Valley Bank. The other establishments destroyed were H. W. Ross, hardware; William Barrow-* man, dry-goods; O. Alboe, livery; D. Cunningham, case; William Young,-.barber shop; J. Tuel, restaurant. The total loss is about $20,000, with an insurance of $6,400. Confession of Rice’s Vhlet. “I Jdlled William M. Rice, my employer, at the instance of Patrick. I forged papers by the same direction. Mr. Rice never saw Patrick but once in his life and then djd not know him from any other stranger.” This Was the confession made in Justice Jerome's court in New York by Charles F. JoDes, who served Millionaire Rice for years. Millions in New Mine Deni. It is announced on good authority that the recent big mining transfers at Butte, Mont., by F. A. Heinzo and others to the Nipper Mining Company are preliminary to the formation of another great mining corporation, with $10,000,000 capital, headed by O. 11. P. Belmont and backed -by others of financial prominence. Whipping Post for Boys. Police Judge William C. Daly of Indianapolis has adopted the whipping post* for youths. Jimmy Heidelberg, aged 12 was thrashed by his father in the police matron’s office. Judge Daly suspending sentence in his case if the parent would administer the chastisement. Starts Paper in Boston. Blakely Hall, formerly editor of the New York Telegraph, has leased the plant of the Boston Traveler, an evening 1-eent paper, and made preparations to begin the publication of a daily morning and Sunday paper.

Cracksmen Do a Job. Cracksmen entered the office Of Joseph Libal & Co., dealers in hay, grain and feed at Laflin and Sixteenth streets, Chicago, and after wrecking the safe and whole interior of the office with dynamite. got away with $247. Kills One, Cures Another. Jacob Wichman, whose stomach was removed recently, died in the German hospital, Brooklyn. D. G. Rodman, whose stomach was removed in Newark, X. J., is still Improving and it is thought he will live. la I.arirest Vessel Kver Built. The new White Stur line steamer Celtic, the largest vessel ever built, was suecessfully launched at Belfast in the presence of a large and representative gathering.. the Antarctica. The ship Jsiiilt for the use or the German antarctic .expedition was launched at Kiel in tho presence of Count Von Posadowsky-Wehuer, secretary of the interior, and other officials. Mayor Harrison Re-Fleeted. Carter 11. Harrison is elected Mayor of Chicago for The third time, polling from 7,000 to 10,000 more votes than have been previously cast for him. Big Oil WcTTw Prilled. The biggest oil well in the Limn, Ohio," field for several years was drilled on the residence property of Henry Frueh of the Lima uoi-tVast of the city.

FARM LIFE THE BEST

ILLINOIS BOYS URGED TO STAY IN THE COUNTRY. Plan to Check Emigration to the Citiea la Adopted— District School Teachers Will Aid— Cpnrse in Agriculture Prepared. To stem the fide of emigration of farmer boys to the cities will hereafter be one of the duties of the Illinois district school teacher. At the meeting of County School Superintendents at Springfield the statement was made that the attendance at countty schools was falling off so fast us almost to threaten their extinction. This assertion was confirmed in a measure by the last census report, which indicates clearly that the rural population of Illinois is drifting gradually to the cities and larger towns, leaving the farms* with a smaller population each year. A plan to check this emigration has been a problem engaging the attention of country educators for years, and they think a solution has been reached finally in the bill permitting the consolidation of poor districts and the new course of pgriculture just introduced into the rural schools of the State. Assuming that the country boy grows up ignorant of the real beauties of country life and farming, a course of study has been prepared which will stimulate his interest in things agricultural. Wlien he becomes of age the theory is that he will choose to remain on the farm rather than seek the more strenuous life of the city. A committee of school superintendents was appointed by the Springfield convention to prepare the new course. It fol-lows-closely the course in the University of Illinois’ College of Agriculture. Every topic concerning the farm is covered, a detailed description of each kind of grain, vegetable, and fruit being required of the scholars. The students are expected to plant experimental patches of various products, watching each daily and reporting on the progress made. The amount constituting a day's work in the different lines of labor about a farm is asked in one question, and the student is required to make a close study of the subject.

FROM FOREIGN LANDS

China finally refused to sign the Manchurian treaty. Russian troops hold Manchuria. Moreover, Russia is bending every energy to complete the Transsiberian Railway through Manchuria to Port Arthur, and the workmen will not only be protected by troops, but it may be set down as certain the completed railroad will always be guarded by soldiers. Practically,- then, Russia to-day holds Manchuria and is not likely to voluntarily give-up control of the province. Only three powers—the United States, Great Britain and Germany—are strong enough to essay the task' of driving Russia out of Manchuria. American interference is out of the question, while Great Britain and Germany cannot agree. Evidently there is no prospect that any of the powers will come to the aid of China. Japan claims Corea as her (own ultimate inheritance, while Russia' in Manchuria will always be a menace to Corea as well as to Japan. Motives of self-protection nat : urally lead Japan to make war on Russia. Under exactly»similar circumstances it might well be believed that the United States would go to war to prevent Germany 6r Great Britain or France from taking possession of Mexico, where the presence of a great rival power would be a constant menace to this eouptry. Japan is a conservative* nation, tenacious of her rights. She feels strong enough to cope with Russia on the sea, but prudently doubts her ability to successfully meet the Czar’s army on laud. Her position is a difficult one and the situation perplexing.

The presence of the Italian fleet at Toulon and the fetes arranged in honor of the Duke of Genoa by the French government may have political significance fraught with interest to all Europe. Italy's place in the dreibund may be vacant within two years. If Victor Emmanuel withdraws from the alliance with Germany and Austria—on alliance dating from March 13, 1887—he will be compelled by force of Italy’s isolation in Europe to seek new friendships. IR" can go nowhere but to France and Russia. In many respects an alliance between Italy, France and Russia would be of immense advantage to aU three, for it would almost beyond question give them the control of the Mediterranean Sea. It will not be surprising if Italy casts loose from the alliance with Germany and Austria, and throws her HPdlticnl fortunes with those of France and Russia. 0 The French Chamber of Deputies has passed the law of associations, and it now goes to the Senate. In the meantime, the Chamber has taken a recess until May 12. The law is aimed at the suppression of the Assinnptionists and the teaching by the Jesuits. These religious associations make no secret qf their hostility to the republic. Their newspaper, I.e Croix, published in Paris, is the open friend of the monarchy. It is not surprising, therefore, that the present French ministry, formed nearly two years ago with the avowed purpose of killing off tile enemies of the republic, should make vigorous war on the religious associations. « » a The Danish elections resulted in an overwhelming defeat for the government. Of the 110 constituencies the Leftists and Reformists carried 73, the Moderate Leftists 15, the Soeiul Democrats 14, and thje Ministerialists 8. The result of the election is more significant than might be supposed. It practically works a peaceful revolution in the system of government nnd one that plnces the power more diroctfy in the hands of the people. Rhode Island still remains the moat densely populated State in the Union.

Made the Doctor Play “Cabby.”

“A most excellent story is being told on one of tbe leading physicians in this city,” remarked a business man. ' During one of the recent cold snajts the telephone bell of the physician rang about 2 a. in., and the person'at the other end inquired; “ ‘What will you charge to .make a call at Jones’, about three miles from High street?’ “ ‘Two dollars,’ replied: the physician. “ ‘Very well,’ replied the man. ‘hitch up and I will ride out with you.’ “The horse was hitched and the man was there at the office on time, but during the ride he slept the most of-the time. On reaching the house the physician inquired: “ ‘Who i 9 sick?’ “ ‘No person,’ replied the man. ‘I tried to hire a hack and they all asked me five dollars for the trip, so I lured you for two dollars.’ The air was blue in that neighborhood for the next few minutes, for the physician was decidedly mad at having been made a ‘cabby’ in spite of himself.”

A WOMAN’S HEART.

Mra. Samuel G. Dyer Tells a Harrow- _ ins Tale of Suffering-. MeCarron, Mich., April B—(Special.) —Mrs. Samuel G. Dyer of this place has given the following interesting letter for publication; “For years I suffered intense pain in the region of the heart. I doctored with the best physicians. Some of them would relieve me for a short .time, but the pain always returned. My heart was so bad that,l would have to sit up in bed for hours, to get relief. I would lie awake almost all night. I am 62 years of age, and no one can understand how much I suffered with this Heart Trouble. “About a year ago„I heard of Dodd’s Kidney Pills, and commenced to use them. From the first my condition improved. The pain in my heart gradually grew less, and my general health much better, and now I can say positively that I am entirely cured. I can sleep all night, and enjoy almost perfect health. I thank God for the cure that has come to me through the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills. “I have thought long over the matter of giving this letter for publication, and am doing so now without any solicitation whatever, and simply because I feel it to be my duty to express the profound gratitude I feel for my recovery, and to let others who may be suffering as I was know how they may find a cure. I know that nothing else but Dodd’s Kidney Pills cured me. because I have taken no other medicine for over a year. I feel better now than, I have for many years, and It is all due to the use of Dodd’s Kidney Pills.” Mrs. Dyer’s case and its cure has attracted a great deal of attention, and her letter is a splendid tribute to the curative properties of Dodd’s Kidney Pills.

Where the Pecan Grows.

The pecan is a near relative of the hickory nut. It does not thrive in all land that the hickory nut will, hut. the hickory nut will grow well wherever the pecan will. The home of the pecan is in the low rich bottom land that lies along the Wabash, Mississippi, White afcd Big Red Rivers, -while they seem to grow equally as well in the Indian Territory and in the best-watered part of Texas.—Little Rock Democrat.

Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole s'vstem when entering It through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except ou prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do Is tenfold to the gonj -ou can possibly derive from them. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. 0., contains no mercury, and Is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It Is taken Internally, and made In Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. E®~Sold by Druggists, 76c. per bottle.

Chastised Her Servant.

A British spinster, who chastised her servant merely with her “fisti. a poker, a clothes pole, a stick, a hammer and the arm of a chair, and by compressing her neck and kicking her,” has been punished by the unusually severe sentence of twelve months’ imprisonment.

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-0 you give the children the more health you distribute through their systems. Grain-0 is made of pure grains, and when properly prepared tastes liky the choice grades of coffee, but costs about % as much. All grocers sell it. 15c and 25c.

Not a Bargain.

"Mr. Perkins, I rather dislike to takt your last daughter away from you.’’ “Oh, that’s all right; she is the lasi one, hut I don’t intend to let her go one cent cheaper than the others. What salary do you get?”

Coughing Leads to Consumption.

Ivemp’s Balsam will stop the cough at once. Go to your druggist to-day and get n sample bottle free. Sold in 25 and 50cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dangerous. To Milton we owe “The paradise of fools,’ “A wilderness of sweets” and "Moping melancholy and moon struck madness.’

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 heudache. Price 25 and 50c. “Of two evils I have chosen the less” and “The end must Justify the means” are from Matthew Prior. Sweat and fruit acids will not discolor goods dyed with PUTNAM FADELESS DYES. Sold by druggists. Chnrles Pinckney gave the patriotic sentiment, “Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute.” A Month's Tost Free. If nra DnMpvia. write Dr. Bhoop. R»rin*,Wf«_ Box for itx bottle* of Dr. Shoon’* KjytoretWe. X*. prom pmkd. Bend no money. Pay it cared. A man doesn’t mind being the slave of whims if they are his own.