St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 21, Number 17, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 16 November 1895 — Page 2

CURIOS IN CONGRESS. MANY ARE ABSOLUTELY NEW TO THEIR DUTIES. One Salvation Army Soldier, a Texas Cowboy, A Carpenter and an ExCash Boy—A Maine Farmhand and New York Poet. All Kinds of Statesmen. TH E R E will be more new members in the LlVth Con-

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enjoying the melancholy thought that notwithstanding their reduced numbers they will be able to have plenty of fun with the raw recruits on the opposing side. Then* are some curious men among the new members and in the coming session they will be sure to attract considerable attention. For instance, the First District of New Hampshire sends a Salvation Army soldier to represent it in the person of Cyrus A. Sulloway. Sulloway is a big, brawny man and in the old days could hold his end up in a stiff tight with charming ease. It will not do for the veterans to take too many liberties with him. He is an able lawyer and is well up in parliamentary rulings. I’en years ago he became converted and joined the Salvation Army. Texas sends Irom the Tenth District Miles Crowley, a young man who does not know much about lawmaking, but is sure to take as good care of his constituents ns a man skilled in the intricacies ot legislation. He has str' ed one term in the Texas House of Representativt s and two terms in the Senate and is a very popular man. Ho is 36 years old and was born in Boston. .1. Frank Hanley, from the Ninth Indiana District, is the log-cabin man of the LlVth. Ho was born thirty-two years ago amid the forests of Champaign County. When 6 years old his father purchased a “History of the Civil War,’’ and from this the boy L arm d to read. Poverty and an invalid father called upon Frank at the age of 12 to help the mother earn the living. He sawed wood, taught school and finally entered upon the practice of law, which in time yielded him a good income. He h: s served in the Indiana Legislature. Harris*m H. Atwood, from the Tenth i District, Massachusetts, will be the artistic member. He is a clever architect, having adopted that business in preference to the more uncertain one of painting. He is also a skillful politician. Ho is but 32 years old and a native of Vermont. Dennis M. Hurley. a Brooklyn man, who will represent the Second N W York District, began life as a carpenter. He is an Irishman by birth, but was brought to this country when a small boy. William Alden Smith, from the Fifth District of Michigan, is proud of the fact that he started in business for himself when 12 years old at (fraud Rapids, selling popcorn and newspapers. Ho was a page in the Michigan House of Representatives ami later studied law. William M. Tndoar, from the Ninth Missouri District, used to he a professor of music. Ho taught music to the pupils of the Mount. Pleasant College. lowa. Frank S. Black, from the Nineteenth i New York District, began life as a farm- ; hand and now looks like a college proses I sor. He is a 'Maine man by birth and ; taught school after he gave up farm work. Later he was a newspaper repor ter and then he studied law. The ]»oet of the new Congress is Rowland Bit nncr hasset Mahany. from the Thirty second New York District, Il is a native of Buffalo and has had a stiff struggle with fortune. Col. George B. McClellan, son of the late war general, is about the youngest member of the new ('engross. He is a Tatittnany Hull titan ami served as president of the Board of Aldermen of New York. 'Hie Navy's Oldest Officer. The announcement that Commodore Thomas O. Selfridge Jr. has been ordered to command the European squadron, vice

K irklnnd. removed, and that in a few m <> n t li s Selfridge will be promoted to the full i ink of rear admiral s interesting, in that for the first time in the history of our nav; or any other tu..». for that matter, tu -Hi

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cers of the same name—father and sou will be found enjoying the same high rank Hear Admiral Thomas <>. Selfridge Sr. is the oldest rear admiral in our navy, if not in the world. If he lives until his next birthday he will be 93 years old. Tie was born in ISO 2. a:.d onti red tlie navy in ISIS, lie lives in Washington, he and his aged wife, and is yet hale anil hearty. Nobody that knows the old sea-dog doubts for a moment that he will become a centenarian. In recognition of his lung ami distinguish) d .vruns he was placed on the retired list with the rank of rear admiral. His son, Uwmmodore Selfridge, also has a brilliant record. When he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1553 it was at the herd ot his class, and his future caret r was in accord with his proud beginning. Tipping the Jury. One of the curious customs that have survived in Washington is the < astern of “tipping” the jury in all civil cases tried before the upper courts. The “tip” is nearly always $2 and is over and above the juror's regular salary of $2 a day. In every civil case tried in this city, if the plaintiff wins, his attorney promptly hands the foreman of the jury’ $2. If the defendant wins the attorney of his side shells out the money. Nobody knows how this custom started or where it originated, but it has been a usage for so many years that it is practically a law. In criminal and United States cases the “tip” is never given, but in all suits in which the District of Columbia is interested the extra compensation is given whenever the district side comes out on top. As jurors in all civil cases in the district are compelled to serve one month, these $2 “tips" amount to quite a snug little

sum at the expiratfoa of tWr thirty-day term of service. la one court where appealed cases from justices of the peace are heard as many as four cases a day are tried and in each of them the foreman of the jury is entitled to the extra $2. The money is always handed to the foreman of the jury, who turns it over to the jury treasurer to keep until the discharge of the jury from further service. Aid for the Poor. The coming of cold weather has already shown that the demands on the philanthropists of the district will be as great, if not greater, than last year. During the summer what was known as the Pingree plan was tried. Land and tools were lent to destitute able-bodied persons, and they were given seeds, to seo if they could raise enough of a crop to keep them through the winter. The superintendent has received reports from twelve of such experimental lettings, and only two of the number were failures. It is probable that the plan will be put into far more general operation next summer, os it appears to be a distinct success. In the meanwhile a project is on foot to establish a number of credit stores to sell the necessaries of life. This will only benefit the destitute residents of the district, and will be run upon the honor plan. The person who draws supplies from the stores during the winter will bo expected to pay for them in summer, and the credit given will be with the understanding that those who do not pay when they get work will receive no further public aid. The Cougnw-ionul l.ibrnrv. By the time Congress meets the Senators and representatives will be able to seo how the new Congressional library will look when (Jen. Casey finally turns it over to the United States in 1897. The fence which for so long has stood around the mammoth structure has been removed, and the splendid front of the

gross than ever before in the history of that body. Out of the 356 members 162 are absolutely new to Congressional duties. Os the 162 new men only twentyseven are Democrats and the Republican majority will be made up of il’syoungsters and 106 veterans. The old-timers among the Democratic memlx rs are en-

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building now shows up from ts« ; a< front of tlit- Capitol with nothing to inur its beauty. There is not another smh library building in (Le world. The work of beautifying the grounds surroumlit; : the library has already been begun, an I by the Ist of December will be complete!. i The grounds will be laid out in a u y that will accord perfectly with the r. < , of the Capitol park, «ud will p -mit a good view of the building to lx- had from ■ all sides. The work of transferrin ; part of the Congressional library is now und r way, but the bulk of the work will not be attempted before spring. WORK FOR THE NEGRO. Methodists Xcprcscnting the Freedman*« Aid Society Meet. Methodists representing various s etions of the country met in Chicago and talked of the work of the Freedman’s Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. What the society has been doing since the last meeting and what work it has „u band for the next year were the subjects of most interest. The gathering of Methodists was caused by a meeting of the society in Chicago. the first time in eighteen years. The Kev. Ur M M. l’ark hurst, of Now York, presided, the address of welcome being delivered by Dr. Van ango. Dr. It. S. Rust, of < iniianat i, gave a short account of the origin and history of the society, which, l.e said, met in Chi S n I! BISHOP MALL ALTEP. BISHOP FOSTER. cago in 1870 and again in 1877. The call for a convention to form the society was issued July 30, 1860. The convent ion met in Trinity Church, Cincinnati, Aug. 7 of that year. Bishop D. W. Clark was chairman of the convention. The report of the Board of Managers for the year past shows that during the last year forty-four institutions of learning have been maintained. Os these twen-ty-two are among the colored people, with 304 teachers and 4,8-15 students. Twenty-two schools are among the white people, with 169 teachers and 3,880 students, making a teaching force of 473 and a total enrollment of 8,725.. The school

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property is valued at $1,969,800. of which $1,691,800 is owned by the society. Onefifth of the 2,045 teachers and professors in Methodist schools are appointed aj d almost wholly sustained by the society, and of the 36,374 students in Methodist schools 8,725, or nearly one-fourth, are under the direction of the board. One theological, ten collegiate and eleven academic /WHols are for the colored people. Thl W ^st of the institutions is the U. SaWm*.University at Athens, (}a„ and Chati-^iooga, Tenn., and there are 675 students and twen^yd® A BISHOP NEWMAN. DI!. BEES. Hix teachers. During the year ending June 30, 1595, the total receipts were $367,809 and the expenditures were s<!sk . 500, leaving a balance in the treasury amounting to $9,309. Os the expenditures $250,560 was for school work. I FATE OF THE TURKISH EMPIM rt XV I 1 I > e London advices say that rhe polHwl outlook in the East became more eriti*]. and complicated during the latter part nf the week. The Sultan seems to be defying the powers in bestowing decorati'ijs I >r “good servicis” upon the Turkish • fiicials who are held responsible fnr wcent outrages in Armenia, the British

Mediterranean th et neat tin Dardanelles is being strongly re •;:. r ..r.<xl. Italian war ships arc said to be ready to assist those of Great Britain in an emergency and tho division of the French lb <t which cruised in the Levant during the winter v. ill start! for these waters immediately, a month | j earlier than usual. Every indication points to the fact that the affairs of Tur* key are approaching a • rtsis, and it is significant that only two solutions of the dif'ieulty ire discussed by the European press the entire dismemberment of Turkey or the deposit: >n of the Sultan. The' powers are now showing that they will no longer be hoodwinked by the Sultan’s I [oinist s. which are never intended to be kept. The final • of the diplomatic pres-’ sure was reached when Germany, Austria. and Italy. which had hitherto stood, aloof, joined the other powers in a men-i acing note whi< h has just been presented] to the Sultan, 't he next step will un-I doubtedly be a conference of the reprg-I s<ntatives of the great powers, which will discuss, not merely the administK^B tion of Armenia, but the fate of the Te;krW Lb empire. The powers are in eomrihx'lW unison, and this fa, t is grasped ev. '.'- Jj where exo pt at the Yildiz K for Sult:,n. in -m- mung the Halil Rifat Cab- | inet, composed of puppets and reaction £ ists, is simply courting ruin. i CORN CROP LARGEST RECORDED Kate of Yield Somewhat Less than the October Estimate. The November returns to the Department of Agriculture make the corn crop the largest in volume of record, with the rate of yield, however, somewhat less than that indicated by the returns for < > >er. bein- 2(5.2 bushels per acre. This must be regarded as preliminary and not a final estimate of the yield. The rate of vidd of the prii npal corn Si.oes is as follows: New York 35.6 i ’ennsy ivania 33.5 < )hio 32.*5 Michigan 33. S I ndiana 32. S Illinois 37.4 Wisconsin 31.8 Minnesota 31.2 lowa 35.1 Missouri 36.0 Kansas 24.3 Nebraska 16.1 The average yield of buckwheat is 20.1 bushels, against 16.1 last year; the average yield <>f potatoes is 100.7 bushels per , aero, tobacco 743 pounds and hay I.G tons.

INDIANA INCIDENTS. RECORD OF EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK. W el's County Farmers Get Big Roy aitieu —Detective Morgan Ie in Luck —Noah Blosser Gives His Old Neighbors a Surprise 1 arty. Standard Oil Royalties. Notwithstanding the pretensions ot other counties, it is the Wells County oil operators who get the biggest monthly check from the Stumlard Oil Company, and it is the Wells County farmer who draws the largest hunk of royalty. Last month this county had fifty new wells drilled, with a production of 1,206 barrels the first twenty-four hours. For the same time Blackford County reported eleven uelis, with 225 barrels; Jay County eighteen wells, with 480 barrels; Adams, nine wells, with 3t>s barrels; and (Jram, seventeen wells, w ith 400 barrels. Wells County farmers in the oil field south of Bluffton are becoming wealthy. Many Years Mourned as Bead. Twelve years ago. Noah Blosser left his home, near Dunkirk, ami was supjHised to lie dead until u day or two ago. wh<*n Jie once more turned up, safe ami sound, unit but little < hanged. When he left it ^ivus supposed that he had gone to Ohio vo work, and a few days afterward there was an accident on one of the railroads leading out of Lima, in which a man was killed. His body was mutilated beyond recognition, but in one of the pockets of tile dead mans clothes was found a pa-ia-r bearing the name of Noah Blosser. The conclusion was at om e reached that the boily was none other than his. ami it was buried as such. Those w ho knew him in former days were greatly surprised when he reappeared. A Detective Earns 91.000 Reward. Detective Silas Morgan, of iA>ganspor', has been instrumental in running to earth the three surviving mb. rs of the gang who perpctiated the train robberies at Allegan. Mich., and Kessler. Ind., and Who killed Detective Gt urge W. Pow ers on Aug. 22 last. They are “Zip" Brown. "Dot " Smalley, ami Tim Tayl. r. who was captured in Oklahoma. Morgan obtained his first clew from a friend in I’oml ( reek, (>. T. U.- will r«--eive Nl.thMl for his services. Brown has made a full confession to the authorities at Allegan. • Declining n I nb-ud v. John Wilhelm anti his as-o<iat< s. of Hartford City ami Bluffi >;i. cult red into an. agreement to build a large *tt ( >| casting works at ( onverse on rec««ipt or gmtrAtttyofa subsidy. \ contract was drawn, an addition to the town was laid out ami lots in the same gold, the pr >cet ds going to the .subsidy. Now M iiheltn deciine-to accept the conditions of the contract, and bus r<dcnKc<t al] the purehaser-*, agreeing to Imild the works without n rubsidy if the centrm ris not . nforceil against him. A Dtoustronn Freight Wreck. There was a disastrous freight wreck on the Lak** Uri,*. L'tivnn Mulberry ami Dayton. Train No. 125, east-bound, broke in two ami •'nine tog.-tiw; again tn a rut. Eleven nir» were piled up. and jalmowt vompletely demolished, while -evothers v,re be div d ■ • g.-, 1 \ i "as injur-d. but the regular trains were j (■ V . H lt.c F-or and \_o •lulia tracks to Frmkrof? To g< ’ around the wrm k. AU Over the State. Ro’lin Subbing. -I K kom «, is dead, the ; result of a fail from a roof. M’dham t'olvin. of J< fier-ui < mnty, has been M-ntem-ed to five years’ imprtsoiimcnt for horse s’caiing. HA a<<t.mplice. Donohm . was convicted last spring. The public s- boms have dosed at WiUi:»ms|Mirt because of diphtheria, and religious services in the churches ate torbidden. The cholera has appeared umoim the hogs MHith of Marion, and is currying them off by flic humireds. With the pri-uj of corn nt H n' ■. a t hogs dying of ihuhTU the farmers are in bad slmj>e. After an extended bicycle ride, in which he l»e> unie very much hcimd. Frank Hacklemuu, of (‘onmTsville. plunged into a! cold bath, and his heart's action was altrost Milleii in bss than live miuiit* < It was threeliours before the phy-i mns pronounced him out <>f danger. Mrs. Thauie No bolson. 75 years dd, near Salem, was ; Hacked by a vicious sow, am! before llld be les. ucd Iler lingers were broken, her :ip and chin wero torn, and she was bitten and bruised about Gio hips. She was also hurt internally. After a hard night's fight the citizens mid the Pennsylvania Railroad section men succeeded in < lur king the marsh fire which threatened to sweep the •;]- Lag< sos Hammond .and Da . is. A haif dozen ]>cople were badiy burned, but they will reexiver. The damage is estimated at <is,<MM'. Tito body of Alex. Pallid, a well known young farmer south of Grantsburg, was L found lying beneath the body of his dea l fchorse. Mr. Pallot had gone in search of Jills milch cows, riding a spirited horse, Lwhich is supposed to have stumbled and kpveke his own neck, killing his master at it!••• same time. f Mr. R. C. Welty, a prominent farmer of ('tirrollton Township, near Delphi, had his right hand torn off in It corn-shucking machine. It was found necessary to amputate the injured nu mb at the wrist. This is the fourth hand that has been torn off in Carroll County this year by corn shm kers. Edward L. Schell, of Fort Wayne, taken to Peru to answer a charge of perjury preferred by Horace S. Barnard, growing out of the trouble between these gentlemen at Knightstown and Rushville, was held by Justice Fulwiler for Grand Jury action. An affidavit was lodged against Barnard at Peru some weeks ago, the affiant registering as E. Ik White. It is the claim of Barnard that Schell and White are one and the same. All the Welshmen in the mills of the National tin-plate factory at Anderson went out on strike. One cause is said to be the employment of Americans. The company denies this, and savs that the mills will soon be started again. William Waltman, ex-prosecutor of Brown and Bartholomew Counties, owns an orchard of fifty acres in Brown County, part of which is old enough to bear. From seven acres this season he has (licked 2,000 bushels of apides, which he sold to a Michigan buyer for thirty-five cents per busheb thereby realizing SIOO per

A Fabulous Fortune. In a humble house in Natoma street, San Francisca, in circumstances far from easy, lives John Poultney, heir to something like $400,000,(X10. and inci- I dentally owner of a seat in the upper house of the British Parliament. At least, that Is the story he tells. With almost indisputable evidence in his possession to substantiate it, he has had very little trouble in securing the assistance of several well-known lawyers. There are now interested in the ease J. A. Hale ex-Dis4rict Attorney of Santa Cruz; Judge Walter H. Levy. W. H. H. Hart and Joseph P. Kelly. These gentlemen think so well of the proofs submitted by Mr. Poultney that at a meeting held yesterday at the office of Judge Levy they decided to send Mr. Kelly to England to securo the one link in the chain of evidence connecting .heir client with the liundteds of millions left by Sir William Poultney, prominent in the social anil political history of England. This gentleman was, during his time, a barrister of great note, and at one time Lord of the Exchequer. In ISSA he died intestate, leaving an estate worth many millions. The San Francisco claimant bas filed with his attorneys a clear statement of his relationship to the dead Sir William Poultney, and a general summary of the property owned by him. The attorneys who have taken up the cause of the San Francisco claimant are positive of their ultimately securing the estate for their client. There is one missing link, and it is to pick this up. if possible, that Mr. Kelly will make the trip to England. They say that this is not absolutely necessary to the success of the cause, though without it the present trustee would not yield i the XJiMijifKijxjo without a long legal struggle.—Philadelphia Item. State of Ohio, City of Toledo, I I.ccas Cocmv. ( ss - Frank J. Chem v makes oath that he Is th.o senior partner of the firm of F. -I.Ckf.xeyACo | doing bu-'lne.s in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay vise sum of ONE 111 NDRED DOLLARS tor each and every case of Cataukh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Ct re. FRANK .1. ( lIENEY. ! Sworn to before mo and subscribed in toy presence. this Ctii day of Levember, A. 1).. ISsfi. L ri . t A. W GLEASON. F ’ I Notary Public, i Hall s Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally and acts directly on the blood and nim ous surfaces of the system, send for testimonials, free. F. .1. < Hi.NEY X CO.. Toledo. 0 |^“Sohl by Druggi-us. 7,-.c. Making Bargains. “Everything marked down to the fi.w's [Hisslbb. p ent?" said the merchant. inquiringly. •Everything," replied the clerk. “I put the $1.50 silks at $1.25 and everything else in proportion.” “Ar $1.25!” exclaimed the merchant. •Are you crazy?" “Why, no. sir. You to. I me to mark them down fora genuine bargain sale." “of course I did; but do you think a woman can ever seo a bargain in even money?" Make them either $1.24 or ¥l-30 ;it once.” I'hle.igo Evening Post. The Only One. TV - • -1 ev«. t-att! Raihviiy is the only line running solid l estibuhd. El!, trie Lighted and Steam Heated trains botween *'hicago, Milwau- , kce. St. Pa I m; I Minec polis. Tl> ('iii.ag i. M Iwaukie and St. Paul | Railway is th, only line running solid ' Vestibnled, El«. tri.- Lighted and Steam Hi-atcd trains ln tween Chicago, Omaha and ux City. Tin- (’lmago. Milwaukee ami St. Paul Railway ('• :up:..iy operates over six ty-one humlrt I m of thoroughly eqtiipp •! road in liiinois. Wisconsin, Northern Michigan, Minnesota, lowa. Mi- ouri. South un-l N.-rth Dakota. On all its through iim-s of travel the Chicago. Milwaukee' ami St. Paul Railway rims the to st perfectly equipped trains of Slconing, I'arlor and Dining Cars arid Coaehcs. The through trains on all its lines are syst. matically heated by steam. No effort is spared to furnish । the best aeoommo m• b ns for the least money, and in addition patrons of the road are sure of courteous treatment from its employes. Complete Without Il:m. “Hold on. fatherl" exclaimed Shem. “W e haven't got the old sheep with the bell onl'’ “That's all right, my s n.” said Noah, looking at his watch. "Hani in the gangplank! There isn’t going to be any postponement of this trip on aci count of the wether." Competent authorities assert that the Amerh an-made silk hat Is superior both . In material and finish to any other hat of the kind in any part of the world. Inn great many cases of Asthma. Piso’s Cure for Consumption will give relief that is almost equal to a cure. 25 cents. Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound.

(Sarsaparilla Sense. J Any sarsaparilla is sarsaparilla. True. So any & ^3 tea is tea. So any flour is flour. But grades difier. cj You want the best. It’s so with sarsaparilla. There <6 are grades. You want the best. If you understood sarsaparilla as well as you do tea and flour it ZR would be easy to determine. But you don't. How should you ? & When you arc going to buy a commodity a* W whose value you don’t know, you pick out an old £$ rX established house to trade with, and trust their experience and reputation. Do so when buying q) sarsaparilla. Ayer’s Sarsaparilla has been on the market Cj fifty years. Your grandfather used Ayer’s. It is a X *6 reputable medicine. There ai e many sarsaparillas. S But only one Ayer’s. IT CURES. X

SURPRISED HIS FRIENDS. A PROMINENT ILLINOIS MAN HAS AREMARKABLE EXPERIENCE The Story of the Wonderful C-tanjrt in Mr. Shepherd's Condition. From the Pantagraph. Ploomingtt/^. 111. Mr. A. A. Shepherd, a promir.-rat and responsible citizen of Lytleville, hleLean County, Illinois, was taken down with rheumatism about five years ago. He auf sered with terrible pains in his hips, and at time«, when he was able to walk, would fall down when taxon with the severe pains. He also had very severe pains in the region of his heart, and at timea thought he surely would die. At times h« was down in bed and could not turn himself without help. Was not able to work any to amount to anything for five years or more. But now he is stout and hearty and able to work. In fact, he has worked all the present season, and worked hard. He has a number of men at work in the woods this summer getting out cooper material, and he has not only overseen their work, but has worked with them all the time. Some time last fall, while he was suffering so, his wife's attention was called to a wonderful cure of a case of rheumatism by Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People, and while in Heyworth one day she stepped into the drug store of Mr. F. 11. Hill and purchased two boxes of the pills. After he commenced taking them the pains left hit limbs, all the pains disappeared from Fit heart and he began to improve at once. Mr. Hill, the druggist, said: "I have several customers using the Williams Pink Pills for Pale People for the relief and cure of rheumatism, among whom is A. A. Shopherd, whose case hat been one of unusual interest, and Pink Pills have surely performed a wonderful change in his condition. “F. 11. HILL, Druggist.” Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills contain all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and restore shattered j nerves. They are sold in boxes at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50. and j may be had of all druggists or directly ; by mail from Dr. Williams’ Medicine | Company, Schenectady, N. Y. Sage and Stuffing. It is always safest never to phophesy I unless we know. Dr. Willett, lecturer. ; learned the truth of this rule after a very painful lesson. His hobby was the stuffing of birds, on his skill in which he rather prided himself. M’alking along the street one day with a friend, the figure of an owl in a wini dow caught his notice. “Look there, now.” he said; “there’s a fine bird spoiled by its stuffing! You never saw a live owl roosting like that, and its eyes are a deal larger than ever owl had." Just then the supposed-to-be-stuffed bird lifted one leg and blinked its eye right in the critic’s face. It was some time before Dr. Willett could be got to sp°ak of stuffed birds with j any degree of confidence. (’apt. C. W. Thomas, of Cole County, Mo., has produced the largest watermelon ever known—weighing 73 pounds —which he has christened “the Defender.” the world-beater. .? looi It Is a Pleasure To recommend Hood's Sarsaparilla to all afflicte l with blood or skin diseases. M. blood was cut of order, and I suffered for years fn m psoriasis. I tried several rem- » le; without benefit. After taking Hood’s Sar&apariHa for Iwo months 1 was restored to my former good health and feel like a different person. As a blood purifier I tliink Hood’s Sarsap r.lla has noequtl.” Chables L. Cockelreas, Irving, Illinois. Hond’G Pi 11 i aet harmoniously with I IOU a b KI lib Hop is S: rsaparilla. 25c. ——""t- Agents-Ladies or Gents, $75 FTBjrv. ’•y a we-i at heme, using or selling . a a GrayPia'ers.urtak’EgordersrorM I ’ yS® ' 'S' ma-.irials and omits, teach th* dJfiStSA-S-Ms SSCj arfRL-l«. 'aiy «osapl«e outfit, ineludiag that' sicret* and ftrmnias. lathe, ; wheels, tools, all materials for prepolishing. P'atlar and eafor ahap*. derenpdoa. Gray A Co., Platina Works. Dep't 16, Columbua. (X Kasthmal POPHAM'S ASTHMA SPECIOC J Gives relief In FITS minntes. Sendg for a FREE trial package. Soid rvß Address TKOS. 1-OPHaa, FHUA., FA. g