St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 22, Number 31, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 20 February 1897 — Page 7

Daughter »o an Emperor. The King of Khoxsu. in Central Asia, made overtures for the hand of the daughter of the Emperor of China, and his suit was favorably entertained. But there was something from China which he coveted even more than the lair Princess, and which he had failed to win by war. So he induced his bride-elect to secrete in the long tresses of her hair a number of silkworm eggs and seeds of the mulberry plant when she came to him, and in that romantic fashion was it that the culture of the Silkworth and the manufacture of silk took its first step westward.

Twins in Size, Shape and Activity, This is what those important little organs, the kidneys, are when healthy. In disorder they may‘differ in ail t hree particulars. Disease usually destroys them success!. ely. not shnnltaiieously. and one may be active while the other is semi-paralyzed. Give to both a healthful impulse, witWut exciting them, with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which forestalls such dreadful maladies as Bright's disease and diabetes. I'se the Bitters, also, for malarial, bilious, rheumatic, nervous, bowel and kidney trouble. A Profitable Earthquake. Earthquakes occasionally profit mankind as in tlie case of Ouzoun-Ada. a port of the Caspian, which is the start-ing-point of the Trans-Caspian Kailway of Samarkand. The port of the town was visited by an earthquake ve»r. aml m'nce^t found open to steamers which could net enter it before, owing to the shallow water. Lane's Family Medicine Moves the bowels eat h day. in or der to be healthy this is necessary. Zeis gently on the liver and kidneys Cures sick headache. Price 25 and 50c. Standard for Apple Barrels. The National League of Commission ■ Merchants, in session at Boston, adopted the following standard for apple' barrels: “Seventeen and one half , Inches in diameter at the head and LtSU j inches in the length of stave, with the I regular bulge in the center."

The muscles of the mocking bird's larynx are larger in proportion to the size of the bird than those of any other creature. Prepare For spring. It is a tn ini season. If it finds your blood impure, ini ovcrished, weak and thin, you will be t r-d, du 1. 1 ntuid and an easy victim of dis ase. Do not wi.it till these troubles overtake you. Take a course of Hood's Sarsaparilla now. Th s medicine wi 1 fit you For Spring It will make your blood rich, pure and nourishing; "cure that tired, nervous feeling, enable you to sleep, give you a good appetite. Thousands have been saved from or cure I of disease and thousands are kep. in good health to-day by Ho d s S rsaparilla. It will do as much for you. Hood s । Sarsaparilla b the Best—ln fact, the One True Mood Purlrtor. | H/anH’a Dalle cm's Liver Ills; easy to ■ a rills take, easv to operate. 25c. DADWAY'S n PILLS, purely Vegetable, mild and reliable. Cause perfect direst on, complete absorption and healthful r gulardy. For the cure < t all disorders of th • Stomach, Liveq Bowels, Kidneys,*Bladder, Nervous Dis a es, LOSS OF APPETITE, SICK HEADACHE, INDIGESTION, BILIOUSNESS, TORPID LIVER, DYSPEPSIA. PERFECT DIGESTION will be accomplished by tak(ng Radway’s P.lls. B their AN 1 1-811 TOI’S prop-T---ies they Silmulate the liver In the secretion of the bile Mid its d scharge through the bil ary ducts Th se fiiiis In doses of from two io four et 1 quickly regulate he ; ctlon of the liver and free the patient from tie s® disorders One -r two of KadwaCs Pills, taken duly bv those subject to bilious t ains and torpidity of the liver, will keep the system regular aud secure healthy Slgestlon.Price, 25c per box. So dhr ail druggists, or by mall. RADWAY & CO., 55 Elm Street. New York. CUTLER’S POCKET INHALER. LIFE! LIFE! Catarrh, Incipient con(Sßk s .mpdon and bronchl'"'l Us can be cured In 3 months’ time by our sB j e/e? course of treatment Inhaler, by mail, SLI2. W. H. WS & CO^S PENSIONS, PATENTS, CLAIMS. JOHN W MORRIS, WASHINGTON. 0. (k Late Principal Examiner U. S Pension BuraML S yrs. in last war, 15 adjudicating claims, atty. sLa^t, ■ -

A Cougher’s Coffers may not bo so full as he wishes, but if he is wise he will neglect his coffers awhile and attend to his cough. A man’s coffers may be so secure that no one can take them away from him. But a little cough has taken many a man away from his coffers. The “slight cough ” is somewhat like the small pebble that lies on the mountain side, and appears utterly insignificant. A fluttering bird, perhaps, starts the pebble rolling, and the rolling pebble begets an avalanche that buries a town. Many fatal diseases begin with a slight cough. But any cough, taken in time, can bo cured by the use of Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. I More particulars about Pectoral in Ayer’s Curebook, 100 pages. Sent free. J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Mass.

THIS DOG STEALS DOOR MATS.) Newfoundland in St. Louis Accumulates a Stock of Twenty. A dog which steals door mats for its own use as mattresses, because it objects to sleeping on the cold ground, is the latest St. Louis development In the Hue of unusual animal intelligence. The dog is named Grover, after the President of the United States, and is a big, black Newfoundland, the property of Col. Al Golden at 513 Chestnut street. The Colonel said: •'lie stole his first door mat. or. rather, his first three door mats, just about three weeks ago. Just which of our neighbors lie despoiled, heaven alone knows, because there was no way of identifying the door mats. They were promptly' taken from his doghouse the

t/' —.J? I Ba r* wW -Mi Vj . - GKOVER, THE DOOHMAT THIEF. neM morning and stowed in'our collar, ■Wiwait a possible claimant. And that night he went out and stole three more door mats, which lie disposed in his quarters as artistically as could the most luxurious bachelor housekeeper on earth. They, too, wen* taken from him ami placed in our cellar, and then he stole two more .that same night,

"And so it went from that time forward, until we had at last to tie Grover up at night, he having by that time a’*eumulated a large stock of door mats, about twenty in all, which are now awaiting claimants in our cellar. "1 don’t know, for the life of me, just what the crime may be that Grover has been guilty of. Whatever it is. I am keeping him in hiding to escape the penalty thereof, but I suppose I am responsible, and 1 have all the door mats ready for restitution. The funny tliliu about it is that in all our neighborhood, despite this wholesale doof mat raid by Grover. 1 haven't heard one complaint of anyone having lost a door mat. It may be that Grover was elaf'y enough to do his thieving just outside of our neighborhood, but I can't believe this possible."

Current Con lenMation*. London has thirty people ivhose hi conies are of er ?500,0t!0 a year. A Minnesota man has sued a barbel for ^SOO damages for ruining his beard. At the Odeon Theater in Paris, (Xhi manuscript plays are received and read every year. The scales used In weighing diamonds are so delicately poised tliat the weight of a single eyelaeh will turn the bala nee. Almost without exception the \iwr! can leaders In tlie revolutionary nar were thin, while the British generals were stout men. Some of the eighh'enth century tables and chairs very popular In Englaml^are said to be made in and shipped from Connecticut. The German housebuilders always contrive to leave a small fiat place on the roof of each house for birds to rest and build on. Paradoxical though it sounds, an electrical fan that is used for cooling the atmosphere In summer will also Increase the warmth of a room in win ter. The natives ol Northern Ylaska and Siberia have no knowledge of money, and tourists to that country Imve to exchange the same into barter goods. A practical tixst of raising sunk- ii ships has been made by attachitig air bags to the hull and then in’kiting them until the wreck gradually Heats to the surface. The best cleaning compound for nick el ware is fifty parts of alcohol and one of sulphuric acid. The article to be cleaned is held in the solution live to fifteen seconds, after which it is washed with water, rinsed with alcohol and wiped dry with a clean rag. The dirtiest of nickel goods is said to come out with a bright, new look.

A lieutenant in the reserve of the Italian army and a resident of Genoa was recently discharged on account of his socialistic tendencies. In a letter addressed to the paper Era Nuova. he has offered his epaulets to the fund of propaganda for the socialist cause. These ensigns of his grade will be sold at I jmblic auction, upon a first bid of 35 bro, or $7. at which price a jeweler offered to buy the epaulets.

ELECTORAL VOTE IS COUNTED. Formal Announcement of the Result in tlie November Election. The last formality incident to a presidential election occurred Wednesday in the hall of the House,of Representatives in the presence of the joint assembly of Congress, when the Vice-President announced the electoral vote tis shown in the returns from the several States. The ceremonies attending the count were simple and monotonous. After an hour of routine business the House prepared for the coming of the Senate by vacating three rows of desks in front of the Speaker, on the Democratic side. Promptly at 1 o’clock the sergeant-at-arms of the Senate announced the presence of that body, which tiled down the middle aisle. The galleries had been crowded for several hours by a curious throng, which obtained admission upon the presentation of tickets allotted for distribution among the members of Congress. Vice-President Stevenson sat at the side of Speaker*Reed and presided over the joint session. Senators Lodge ahd Blackburn, on the part of thb Senate, and Messrs. Grosvenor and Richardson, on behalf of the’House, acted as tellers. The returns were opened by the Vice-Presi-dent and announced by the tellers. The reading of the certificates, long in verbiage, was'omitted after that of Alabama had been read. The totals woe ns follows: For President, McKinley 271, Bryan 17(5; for Vice-President, Hobart 271, Sewall 149, Watson 27. The following was the vote ns it was announced in detail:

President. Vice-President. K w s as: st cr 3 R States. 5 * * t g Alabama .. 11 ~ fl Arkansas... 8 ~ 5 3 California H 1 8 1 Colorado 4 . . 4 .. Connecticut ... 0 .. (i .. .. Delaware ..... 3 ~ 3 ~ .. Florida 4 .. 4 Georgia ....... ~ 13 .. 13 Idaho 3 ~ 3 .. Illinois 21 ~ 21 .. .. Indiana 1.5 .. 15 ~ .. lowa 13 , , 13 ~ Kansas 10 , . 10 Kentucky 12 1 12 . . 1 Ixuiiaianu 8 .. 4 4 Maine (5 .. 0 Maryland H .. s Massachusetts, 1.5 ~ 15 ~ Michigan 11 .. 14 .. .. Minnesota 9 . , 9 . . .. Mississippi .... 9 ~ p Missouri 17 .. 13 4 Montana 3 ~ 2 1 Nebraska 8 . . 4 4 Nevada 3 .. 3 N. Hampshire. . 4 . . 4 New Jersey ... lit . , Jo New YA k .... 30 .. 80 North Carolina. .. 11 .. 0 o North Dakota.. 3 3 Ohio .......... 23 .. 23 (Iregon 4 .. 4 .. Pennsylvania .. 32 .. 32 Rhode Island. . 4 . . 4 . . .. South Carolina. .. 9 .. 9 South Dakota.. .. 4 .. 2 2 Tennessee 12 .. 12 .. Texas 15 .. 15 .. Utah 3 .. 2 1 Vermont 4 . . 4 Virginia 12 . . 12 Washington 4 .. 2 2 W. Vlrgi nia . .. . <1 . . f i . . . . Wisconsin ..... 12 .. 12 Wyoming 3 .. 2 1 Totals 271 170 271 149 27 GREAT BALL IS GIVEN. Brad lev Martin H. s >nt rvLghte New York Society Lenders. Mrs. Bradley Mnrtn gave nt the lUto Waldorf, in New Y< rk. \\ ■ c < - lay night, the cosiumc ball whi< h was so much talk-

c<! of iu and out of *< cicty. Preacher* Lad discus-cd it Id their pi.’pits, nnd some perc-mi htd frothed nt the mouth ever the |sot>J>oo wiiicb was to bo spent for one night’* t pleasure of a thous. ml wealthy 'men and women. Invitations to ti.e ball were issued to an Indefinite number. Only

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the hosts knew the i xa<t number, but it reached I” . ause many of the cards went abroad and to persons in this country at n distance from New York who would have felt slighted fmu invited, and who would have overcrowded the ball room had they ail decided to come. Eight hundred or IHki men and women, representing the world of wealth and society in and about New York, constituted the guests at the elaborate scend function.

The ball began at midnight and ended at 5 o'clock in the morning. Therefore its pleasures cost at the rate of SIOO,OOO an hour. The cost to the hostess was about $1'25,000. It was a superb spectacle, which will go down in society’s history as a riot of color and display. It eclipsed all previous bal masques. It is the crowning glory of the social life of New York of this century. It may not be surpassed in another hundred years. It was a gorgeous, superb and wonderful sp< in.lo. It wa: a u tennent to vanity*, splendid ami rhh.iilous. The results of months of preparation and the outlay of hundreds of thousands of dollars were ex--hausted in five hours. yjWfeWi Onida never shakes hands. She declares it to be the most vulgar form of salutatlon. President Cleveland will be GO years old two weeks after the expiration of his present term of office. Capt. Mahan, the celebrated naval historian, just relieved from active service ‘ is an enthusiastic bicyclist. Gov. O’Fcrrall of Virginia has declined an invitation to address the Young Men’s’ Democratic Club of Boston. The first negro to be admitted to th» bar in the State of Illinois was Lloyd Q, Wheeler, who was admitted in 1860. Gov. Morrill of Kansas will confine hi, European trip next summer to a three months’ tour of England, Ireland and Scotland.

It « Tfl ® R,uo Banube. thMigh? of CUff nnd the qu,ck e-ivA. wom an who wore it that ful °‘ the of the tuneMail ’r WaltZes ’ Sl ‘-™ the London were O n Stra "* s “is w ife Pirk it s J 7 enJoyin ß il Btroll iu the A™ * Bcbonn «. when suddenly the H-mposer exehtitned, "My dear, I* have hefUl: <lUi, ‘ k ’ give a wH r? P a P er or aH envelope. I must aJ ? d ° Wn P^ ol ’ o 1 fo, ‘Ket it." Alas! \ n l ' lnuch rn »>niaging of pockets it "ds found that they had not a letter * IHlt them not even a tradesman's bill.

Strauss music Is considered light, bi/t It weighed as heavy as lead on Ids brain until he could transfer it to paper His despair was pathetic. At list a happy thought struck Frau Strauss. She held out u snowy cuff. 3 he composer clutched it eagerly. and in two minutes the cuff was manuscript. Its mate followed: still the inspiration was Incomplete. Strauss was frantic, and was about to make a wild dash for home with the third part of the waltz ringing uncertainly in his head -his own linen was limp, colored ct^leo when suddenly his frail l>e tonight herself of her collar, ami in an octant the remaining bar of “The Blue Jj.uube” decorated its surface. — Oeafne** Cannot He Cured t'y*jeai application*, a* they cannot reach the dKeabst ]H>rtlon of tho ear. There Is only one way to cure deafness, and that Is by conMltiiHemal reniedlcH. prafness Im rau<e<f by an hinamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tulw b inflamed you hate a rumbling sound or Imperfect hear Ing, ami when It is entirely closed. Deafness is the result, ami unless the inflammation can lie taken out ami this luls 1 restored to its normal condition, hearing will iw destroyed forrwr; nine cases out of ten are caused bt catarrh, w-hlch Is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. Wo will give Dne Humlrcl imilars for any case of Is-afuess ,caused b\ catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hull's Catarrh l ure, send for circulars, free. F. J CHENEY A CO.. Toledo. O. t <“Soid by Druggists. ;.-s.

A Lofty Perch. A Philadelphia exchange tells of four riggers who recently had-an ewiting exiH^rlencc. They were nt work on :i standpipe nt the Bristol water work-, when th*' scaffolii gave way. leaving them ImprlMonei! on tlie top of the pip ■. one hundred nnd forty f<-d In the air. One of the riggers more daring then his companions, slid doun a *' all r>'pe ami rvnrhdl the ground in safe'y: but the other three were afraid to venture. There they wnt for hours. When dlnncr-tinie came ihelr palls were sent up to them by means of a pulh') ntta« loM to dm n»|»e by which their companion had defended, and they made a no-nl umb r i lrcumstam • h which would have tak- ti n« iy the up iwtite of ordinary nu.rtals It was not until murly dirk that a bhx'k and ta-k!< coiltd Im a'cu hol to the rim of the pljw. and the workmen Wore lowered from th«4r perilous p« tvh Nett Line to K oabington. D. i| he Menon has < stnblUhvd a new yK**ngh . ping car muir iH-tween Gbl cite ami Wavl.udom l> C. by nay of ci ho ais. Ha M .non <■ . II A D . H ' ’■ a " k 2w5 ant 11 n .: ieg 11 ;Ui ■ g' at (I 17 the f.-llewc. g mem Ig. s. bed • in effect Jan. 24 An the slimpvr gee« through without change, and the hours of having am! nr riling are most mtuiii • nt, thi* will pre'.altogether the »m»t -oiufortablv a» nd! as the m- st p; ' ir- spc r- :te t the n j tloual capital. < ;ty ticket office, 232 Clark street. DejHit I n arG-ru %• at: a A (<rrrk-I ti lisfi Fun. The W atejunan a w.’ c -m <,f the late Professor Kendra k. of Roclh - ter I nivcrslty Having one day in tlie cl i-*;mun re marked that the Greek preposition cis Invariably means "In * ?• was re mindisl by one of his pupils that a pro fessor in another colli ge had a- • 1 the contrary. "Wi'll." wa- the reply, "it that be true, I can only say that he has -.lipped Up on t lie eis, Iha I is aII " Coughing Lend* to < oimumption. Keaip's Balsam will stop the igh at once. G •to your druggi-t to day and g. t a sample bottle free. Sold in 2o and tO cent bottles. Go at once; delays an da Ugerous. Candles in the Club. At the Prince of Walt s' own particular club In London neither gas. electric light, nor <>ll is commonly used, but in most of the rooms shaded candles. No-to-Bac for Fitly Cents. Over 400.000 cured. Mln nutlet No-To Bae regulate or remove your des.re I r tobaeei? Save- m n y.niake- health and m nhood Cur ■ guar n ee<t 50e and sl. nil orugtibt-.

. Wants More Eight. •|ht is said that one of the colored Ihigs of Borneo lias just placed an orfL ‘—this country for a fourteeu-ineb jj«fehlight. _P^Si»Mear fellow, she is an angel. How exquisitely lovely her complexion is. They say she uses Glenn's Sulphur Soap." Generally speaking, we say that the curvature of the earth amounts to about seven inches to the statute mile; it is exactly G. 99 inches or T,9G2 Inches for a geographical mile. If you want a reliable dye that will color an even brown or black, and will please and satisfy you every time, use Buckingham’s Dye for the Whiskers. Keller has shown in Madagascar that the corals til ways grow out in the diuection of the Wrongest light. IPiso’s Cure for Consumption has beer godsend to me.—Wm. B. McClellan, Chester, Fla., Sept. 17, 1595. The velocity of light i« 189,330 miles pier second. jWhkn bilious or costive, eat a Casearot, candy cat laruc, cure guaranteed, 10. . 25c. Winslow’s Soothino Syaur for Children t etbinir soltens the gums, reauces Inflammation. ! days! pa’in*euros wind colic. 25 cents a bottla. Just try a lOc box of Cas arots, candy cathartic, flu « it liver and bowel regulator made. Carcxhkts stlmu ate 'lver, kidneys aud bowels. Nev i’sicken, weaken or grire. We-

* Like rust on polished metal NEURALGIA i Blights and Crimps the Nervous System. J t " ke St. ar^co-be oil; removes tlie blight and cures the pain. /Qanoy GATnAPric : ^^CURE cohstipatiojC^ ) DRUGGISTS 1 ' ' ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED n.? r * “J eocof eoestlMtlon. Casc.rru are the Ideal Laxa. [ : ALABASTINE.i * IT WON’T RUB OFF. 4 Infill H I - < Paper la Insanitary. KAI.HOYIINE IS a I h TKHPOKAIIY. KOTS KI RN OFF AX»M'ALe£ | Ai A Q AQTBkIE te pnr< s permanent and artistic 4 : JSX?- j pM^risbadenonaiTyoGhLe; rQIT A Tint Card abowing 12 desirable tinta, also Alabaatine F Ithreehere H»by nisy recover IB L L Souvenir Rock sent free to anv one mentioning this paper. A ^cj^^hrive^ AI^ABAHTINE CO- I.rand Rapids, Mich. V “Thoughtless Folks Have the Hardest Work, but Quick Witted People Use SAPOLIO NORTHERN OROWN_ GRASS A SEED,IS Luxuriant meadows are the farmer'* delight, and c-aQ they are the farmer s profit, too. for the better the paarV“ ture tlie heavier and richer the hay yield, the more profitable the farniiiiK,! An absolutely mire way to get vCv' is, • magnificent mendowa Is to sow Salver's liras* and Clc- '* 'er mixtures. So need of wait Inga lifetime for a yield ^8 dw- _dwJlll no. they sprout quickly and produce heavily the same 90-»va»on! Many farmers rep<rrt yields of 0 tons of nutrl.Ac tavflKSg tious hay per acre. Sailer Is the only Seedsman in '■'x Mx w $ -17>s \ tinerl, :t growing Brasses and clovers for seed; operates over A.ooo acres. ai_-t produces only live, vigorous, fresh. Itlg yielding Qrim and Clover Seeds. 209 BUS OAIS ' 1/3 BUS BARLEY PER fICRE ' ** ’F*^./. Vs . * Great, wonderful yields are prodneeti by Salzer's W* JTj* 'l v SrioUf Wfiy? Because t hey are bred to yield! His CatxWyqW? wiogue Is full of them, nil sworn to. X ^ or ,o Cents In Stamps or Silver. ,r, s* send, upon receipt of 1 Oc. 12 Farm Seed ‘ Rampies. incHidlng f.rasses anil Clovers, worth SIO.OO, JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO. C. > U. REASONS FOR I SING | Walter Baker & Co?s| * Jb J * i _ Breakfast Cocoa. : | '■ it i at 'iutely pure. ♦ X ” Dutch Pn cess in J ♦ * ftich ihcmicais are used. 1 ♦ rr A t • Ip i | e i preserves unimpaired i rjl ’ te natural slave and odor of the Kians. f ♦ Hl * 'll an ° ne ccnt ? IH VI) x X Kia S I ” sure that you get the genuine article made by WALTER ♦ X Bykl R &CO I !d.. Dorchester, Mass. Established 17K0. o will uWx IB An cl I. rlv Hdv li iusr nt Fordham Heights, a part of New Y’ork City, and who w.ti kn< vn to baa warm advocate of Ripaus Tubules for any case of liver trouble or indigestion, suit! ton reporter who visited her fcr the purpose pt learning the P->rUcu-lacs of her case: “ I bail always employed a physician and did so on tne l«t occasion I had for one, but nt that time obtained no beneficial results. 1 had never had any faith in patent medhines, but having seen Ripans Tabnles recommended very highly in the New York HtralJ, I concluded to give them a trial, and I found they were just what my case demanded. I have never employed a physician since, and that means a saving of 82 a call. A dollar’s worth of Ripans Tabnles lasts me a month, and I would net be without them now if it were my At Hid limp nf this interview there were present two daughters ho specially object

AST^cur^ OR. TAM BROS.. 45 i Im St.. Rochester. N Y. I HI.L PATENTS. TRADE-MARKS. Examination and advice as to Patent; btlity ol Inven Ilona. Send for Inventors’ Uvwk. ok Mow to Get a i Patent. Patrick O’Farrell. Washington. D.C. OPim™DRUNKENNESS 6UlilC.rrd in !Oto2o l>ayi>. No Pay tiU Curod. DR. J.L. STEPHENS. LEBANObUOiIia. Bost Cough byrup. Tastes Good. Use Fzj in time. Sold by druggists.

«CURE YOURSELF! Big <« for unnatural discharges, inflammations, irritations or ulceration, of mucous membranes. Rainless, and not astriu- , g<*nt or poisonous. Sold by Druffffista, or sent in plain wrapper, by express, prepaid, for $1 no, or 3 bottles, $2.75. Circular sent on request. C. N. U. -No. 8 *O ’VlirN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS H please say saw the advertisement in this paper.