Walkerton Independent, Volume 34, Number 11, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 28 August 1908 — Page 2

WALKERTON IN DEPENDENT W. A. ENDLEY. Publisher WALKERTON. - INDIANA Efforts are being made In London to further the emigration of British women to South Africa. Mme. .Jeanne Marni has just won the Chauchard prize given by the Societe des Gens de Lettres of France. Alfred Soderman of Worcester, Mass., has succeeded in growing potatoes and tomatoes on the same vine. -4- .. 1 ■. The schools of London are to have foghorns, but not, it may be, as a symbol of the pedagogy of old England. It Is proposed to build a medical college at Lucknow as a memorial of the visit of the prince of Wales in 1905, at a cost of $1,250,000. One point in favor of the directoire gown is the fact that it could not possibly be as bad as some of the imaginative artists picture it. Sweden is sending to the United ■Mfitaj|^|*some of her sons who have amt have made a success this country. In order to keep up the supply of billiard balls several hundred elephants have to be killed every year. Billiards is an expensive game. Japan’s new prime minister says his one alm will be to preserve the world’s peace, but thus far he has not ordered the Japanese navy to sink itself. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., have a second son. The outlook for that youngster is brighter than it is for the second son of the king of Spain. The Pan American idea continues to find favor. The president has appointed nine delegates to the PanAmerican scientific congress, to be held in Santiago, Chile, in December. A Wilkesbarre judge has announced that debts for sheath gowns are uncollectable in his court. It is a poor style that cannot chronicle its own peculiar foolishness at the start-off. Wu Ting-Fang has eight ancient rules which assure a person that he can live for 200 years. The rules must be the limit of unbearableness, or somebody would have tested them by this time. A co-educational college in Ohio is reported to have been responsible for 10,000 weddings during its career of 50 years. This looks as if the co-educa-tional system is not as bad as some persons say it is. Tests of reinforced concrete barges and pontoons have been conducted by the Italian government since 1897, and the results have been so gratifying that several more of the strange constructions have been ordered. The English papers have combined to boycott the word suffragette. They discovered that its use was no assurance that a circulation solicitor wouldn’t get a panful of dishwater where he had been counting on a kindly welcome. John Ruskin proposed old-age pensions more than 50 years ago. In his lectures at Manchester in 1857 on “The Political Economy of Art” he pleaded for pensions to “soldiers of the plowshare as well as soldiers of the sword.” A Chicago professor predicts that English will be among the dead languages in the year 4000. However, when it is considered that the language has been pretty well used and abused without showing the wear most persons are sanguine enough to hope that it will live a little longer. Who denies that the world is growing better? asks the Omaha Bee. A man has been sentenced to seven years in prison at Goldfield, Nev., for selling fake mining stock. Life is going to lose some of its attractiveness in the west if it is made a crime to fleece a tenderfoot by the mining stock game. One want begets another. The harvest is uncommonly big this year, and the demand for agricultural implements is on a corresponding scale. In some quarters the announcement is that all records have been broken. Such activity means busy times and lots of work in the manufactories of mowers and reapers and other up-to-date machinery for farmers. “Vodka” bottles in Russia carry the imperial eagle on the labels—the “vodka” trade is a government monopoly—but a commission of the Duma, appointed to consider the drink evil, has lately recommended that the eagle be removed from the label, and a skull and crossbones be put in its place, with appropriate warnings against the use of the poison. It looks as though the potato bug, like the elm tree beetle, the cotton boll weevil and the wicked flea, which have on their backs lesser critters to bite ’em, is going to get his. Farmers in Maine, which is a big potato state, are rejoicing over the alleged discovery of a parasite which is exterminating the potato bug. That insect has been for many years one of the scourges of the country, infesting every region where tubers are raised. If the parasite proves to be all that is claimed the days of the potato bug are numbered. Another proof of the growing importance of interior waterways. Traffic on the Missouri river has so increased that larger steamboats and more of them are demanded to meet requirements. The Missouri is a mighty stream, 3.000 miles long, though the tortuous course and uncertain depth, with fluctuating currents, make navigation difficult and dangerous. Nevertheless there are long stretches where boats of considerable draft can be employed, and with water transportation for a large portion of the products of a big region the gain would be great.

GROSSCUP UNFAIR?; ATTACKED IN PETITION FOR OIL CASE REHEARING. FILED FOR GOVERNMENT Document Asserts the Federal Court of Appeals Was Unjust to Judge Landis and Misstated the Facts. Chicago.—The government filed Friday its petition for a rehearing of the Standard Oil case, 'rhe court of appeals is asked to reconsider the reversal by Judge Grosscup, Baker and Seaman of the $29,240,000 fine imposed on the Indiana corporation by Judge Landis, and to ask the advice of the supreme court of the United States on certain vital questions at issue. This, it is urged, should be done by the court of appeals before that tribunal, in passing final judgment on I the case, places an interpretation on : the interstate commerce act that praci tically would nullify the law, making I of it “a mere will-o'-the-wisp of legis- ' lation, a phantom statute, destitute ot I strength and substance,” The attorneys for the goveinment rally valiantly to the defense of Judge Landis from the harsh, and as they ' assert, unjust, criticism which Judge Grosscup and his fellow jurists took occasion to voice in their opinion. They declare that the criticism of Judge Landis by the appellate judges and the reasons for reversing the ruling are based upon misstatements of the records and misinterpretations of his rendering of the law. “The opinion as it stands,” the government’s petition concludes, “erroneously states material portions of the record; does injustice to the trial judge; leaves doubtful in a new trial the rule of law to be applied, both as to knowledge on the part of the shipper and as to the number of offenses; appears to be in conflict with I — w. ’ x I I \\' x\l \ Judge Grosscup. i the language of the supreme court and j with the previous language of the j presiding judge of this court, and with j the great weight of legal authority; I and, if permitted to remain unmodi- ; fled, will tend to encourage disobedi- | ence to law, to impede the enforce- | ment of salutary statutes and largely j to defeat their purpose.” The petition, 5.000 words in length, was filed for the government by Chief Clerk William A. Small of the district attorney’s office. Counsel for the oil company have 20 days in which ■ to file an answer, and then the peti--5 tion may be considered by the appeli late judges. They may reconsider i their decision or they may ignore the j government’s petition without hearing ' any further arguments. Troops Riot in Atlanta. Atlanta, Ga.—Late Wednesday poi lice reserves were called to the Termj inal station to quell a riot that broke i out among two companies of United ' States regulars en route from Fort i Slocum to the Pacific coast. When the local police, officers were ; unable to curb the soldiers, a call was i made upon Fort McPherson for troops, । and Capt. Bankhead with a company ; of regulars responded and soon supI pressed the riot. One soldier was i seriously stabbed. Lusitania Sets a New Record. New York.—With the best previous record for a trans-Atlantic voyage ' lowered by more than three hours, ' the Cunard turbine steamship Lusitania arrived off Sandy Hook lightship ‘ । at ten o’clock Thursday night, having ■ : made the run across the Atlantic over 1 i the short course in 4 days, 15 hours ■ and 25 minutes. The Lusitania's for--1 ’ mer record, which was also the ocean 1 ; record, was 4 days, 18 hours and 40 minutes. Drug Dogs and Rob House. Greenwich, Conn. —After drugging three watch dogs that guarded the ' ■ summer home of Frederick W. Woerz, 1 ‘ a wealthy New York brewer, burglars ■ I Thursday morning entered the house ’ ’ at Belle Haven park near here and ' । stole $6,000 worth of jewelry and SIOO ’ in money. Veteran Lake Captain Dead. ■ Algonac, Mich. —Capt. Charles K. * Jackson, 71 years old, a great lakes ; sailor for more than half a century, ; died at his home here Thursday. Duke Steers an Airship. ' i Berlin. —The duke of Sachsen-Alten- " ; burg was at the helm of the Parseval I airship Wednesday evening during ; half an hour of most intricate maneur vers. He also undertook a trip } against the wind and attained a speed > of more than 29 miles an hour. Wealthy St. Louis Man Dead. 3 St. Louis. —John J. O’Brien, 37 , years old, member of the city council 1 and wealthy boiler manufacturer, died 1 at his home here Wednesday of drop- " 1 uy, after a week’s illness.

RECEIVER HAS WALSH MAO SOUTHERN INDIANA RAILWAY IS INVOLVED IN ACTION. Myron J. Carpenter Is Selected to Take Charge of Property—Notes Are Owned by Bank. Chicago. — Judge C. C. Kohlsaat of the United States circuit court appointed Myron J. Carpenter receiver lor the Southern Indiana Railway Company, owned by John R. Walsh. The action followed the appearance of various lawyers who went before Judge Kohlsaat. With the attorneys was E. K. Boisot, who appeared on behalf of the First Trust and Savings **. fir * \ \ ’RMb wg S w N I John R. Walsh. bank, the representative of the asso- I ciated clearing house banks of Chicago. to apply for the receiver. A statement was given out by James ’ C. Hutchins, one of the lawyers, con- i cerning the new court proceedings fol- , lows: “Attorneys James C. Hutchins, Ovid B. Jameson (Indianapolis) and Lessing Rosenthal, appeared with E. K. Boisot before United States Circuit Judge Christian C. Kohlsaat at a late hour । last night on behalf of the First Trust and Savings bank, the representative of the associated clearing house banks of Chicago, to apply for the receiver. *Three similar bills were filed by the First Trust and Savings bank, one in the northern district of Illinois at Chicago, one in the eastern district at Danville and one in the district of Indiana at Indianapolis. James Rosenthal a ppi ired on behalf of the railroad companies.” The notes under which this receivership was procured are owned by the First Trust and Savings bank for the account of the associated banks and were acquired at tn< time these banks took over the assets of the Walsh banks. CALLS OFF INDIANA STRIKE. President Lewis Tells All Miners to Return to Work. Indianapolis. Ind. —Having been defled by the Indiana state executive board of the organization. President i T. L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers Friday afternoon issued from headquarters a letter advising all miners now on strike in Indiana to return to work immediately. It now rests with the miners to > obey the terms of President Lewis’ ’ letter or suffer the revocation of their | charters. The words of the president j are not harsh, but they carry an im-1 port of determination and authority. I In his letter President Lewis intimates that the case at the Hudson mine, which started the strike, is not meritorious. COAL PRICES MAY ADVANCE. New Company That Plans to Control St. Louis’ Supply. St. Louis. —Announcement was made Thursday that a corporation is being ; formed to be known as the Common- ' wealth Fuel company, embracing 153 Illinois coal mines within a radius of , 59 miles of St. Louis, supplying practically all the coal consumed in St. Louis and in East St. Ixmis. It is stated the new combination proposes not only to control the output of the mines, but also to control the prices. According to dealers, if the negotiations are consummated an increase of ten to fifteen per cent, in the price of coal may be expected, meaning an increase of from $600,000 to $1,000,000 in the coal bill of St. Louis and East St. Louis. Seventy-Six Dead in Wigan Mine. Wigan.—lt is now known that 76 miners perished in the explosion and the fire that followed it in the Maypole mine. The directors have decided to flood the mine. Negro Shot from Ambush. Birmingham, Ala. —Anthony Davis, a negro non-union miner, whose house at Pratt City was destroyed by dynamite Wednesday night, was fired upon from ambush at Pratt City Friday night and fatally injured. — Peru’s New President Proclaimed. Lima, Peru. —Augusto B. Leguia was proclaimed president of the republic of Peru Friday by the Peruvian ; congress. All the members of congress except two voted in the affirmative. Well-Known lowan Dies Suddenly. Marshalltown, la. —George R. Estabrook, for five years a member of the state Republican central committee . from the Fifth district, and secretary । of the Fisher Governor company, died suddenly Thursday morning of hemorrhage of the brain. Three Cent Fare Shows Profit. Cleveland, O. —According to figures ! given out by the Municipal Traction I company, three-cent fares made a . profit of $19,686 for the company during the month of July.

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CONGO TREm IS PASSED BELGIAN DEPUTIES ADOPT THE ANNEXATION MEASURE. Atrocities in King Leopold’s African j Realm Now Probably Will Come j to an End. r t Brussels. —After several months of f bitter struggle, the chamber of dep- r uties Thursday adopted the Congo annexation treaty by 83 votes to 55, and c all hough this action probably will in- I | sure the solution of the great Congo d ' problem, there still remains open the I important question of Belgium’s finan P i cial responsibility. s This action on the part of the f chamber had not been expected and f at the last moment nearly caused the > collapse of the cabinet. The colonial bill, which also was adopted, was J amended so as to relieve Belgium of < ! the responsibility of guaranteeing the - । payment of interest on the Congo « debt, despite the efforts of the gov- « eminent. U < At the conclusion of a long meet- t ing of Kin? Leopold and the members ;of his cabinet It was announced that t the ministry would not resign, the ’ government temporarily accepting the * chamber’s action on the financial f question. < i The passage of the Congo treaty i means that the annexation of the f ■state to Belgium is now practically < assured, as the senate and King Leopold are reaQy to indorse the bill. The 1 persona! rule Jr’KXpg Leopold in > Africa is now d-Hydng to a close —in i the future u« nave nothing to do 1 with the state «ieh is to be administered by BelgilWi—and the hope is 1 wide spread that there will now be an end to the atrocities and maladministration in this part of the world which, for years past, has been a sub ( ject of investigation and bitter com 4 plaint by humanitarians all over the ‘ world. ’ Last year Great Britain and the United States about decided to interfere in the Congo administration un- , less the situation there improved. DECAYED MONEY REDEEMED. Arkansas Man Loses Only $25 of $lO,000 He Buried. Washington.—Of SIO,OOO in decayed ' greenbacks sent to the treasury department for redemption by O. D. Earl of Morrilton, Ark., all but $25 has been identified and a check for $9,975 I was mailed to Mr. Earl Friday. Fearing the banks were unsafe, Mr. I Earl buried his savings in an old pail in 1904. Recently he dug up his treasure only to find that the bills i were so decayed that he could not discern their numbers. All that was left of the roll was a bunch of paper resembling a package of dried leaves, I with here and there the torn end of a note displaying a figure. Mrs. A. E. Brown, the burnt money expert of the redemption division, was given custody of the unrecognizable mass. After much tedious work she succeeded in identifying most of the money. John V. Farwell Is Dead. Chicago. — John V. Farwell. Sr., for years one oL-Chicago’s best known men and hea< *»f the J. V. Farwell company,ry-yolesale dry goods, died Thursday , ' > Wht at his home in Lake Forest, agW 83 years. He had been ill a long tuihe, and relatives and friends were at-^js bedside when the end came. f Mr. Farwell was born at Campbelltown, N. Y., in 1825 and came to Chicago in 1845. Three sons, John V., Frank C. and Arthur L. Farwell, survive him. Minnesota Man Killed in Mexico. Washington.—Consul Maxwell K. Moorhead at Acapulco, Mex., has notified the state department of the death of Grant U. Price of Winona, Minn., from a gunshot wound inflicted by a Mexican named Manuel Saluda at Pie de la Custa, near Acapulco. ■ Sixth Massachusetts Wins. Camp Perry.—The regimental championship rifle shot't of the United States was won Friday for the third successsive year by the Sixth regiment of Massachusetts. W. H. Mayes Heads Editors. St. Paul, Minn. —Practically all of this- session's business of the National Editorial association was finished Thursday, when Seattle, Wash., was chosen as the 1909 meeting place. The following officers were elected; President, Will H. Mayes, Brownwood, Tex.; first vice-president, A. N. Pomeroy, Camberssburg, Pa.; second ! vice-president,'lL E. Dowdell. Artesian. S. D.; third vice-presiGent, W. F. Par- ■ rott, Waterloo,’ la.; recording secretary, R. H. Walker, Athens, Ala.; treasurer, Wil! Curtis, Kewai ee. 111. I

JOHNSON IS NAMED Minnesota Democrats Renominate the Governor. Minneapolis. Minn.—The Democratic state convention met Wednesday । in Minneapolis and after a scene of ! indescribable tumult, caused by the mention of his name and which con- i tinned for 64 minutes, Gov. Johnson | for a second time was nominated for i re-election. This action of the convention was j contrary to his wish, since he had re- ' peatedly refused to be a candidate and j declared that if nominated the cam- i paign would be carried on without a I general. His secretary, Frank A. Day, said he had no knowledge of the governor's intention and refused to make a prediction as to what his course might be. In the roll call of counties Aitkin yielded to Ramsey and Mayor I^awlor i of St. Paul began his eulogistic speech. I At the first mention of Gov. Johnson's J name the delegates forgot his repeat-edly-expressed objection to be considered and went into a frenzy of enthusiasm. Owing to the unsettled condition of the minds of the delegates at the opening of the convention regarding the entire ticket it was decided that a committee, to be composed of one member from each judicial district, make recommendations for the filling of all places on the ticket except that of governor. Tse following recommendations were made by this committee and adopted by the convention: Lieutenant governor—Julius J. Reiter of Rochester. Secretary of state —Richard T. Lamb of Clayton. State treasurer—Henry F. Nelson of j Nibbing. Attorney general—M. E. Matthews . of Marshall. Railway and warehouse commissioners — Hans P. Bjorge of Ottertail county, Robert Nee of Rice county. FLEET ARRIVES AT SYDNEY. Half a Million Australians Greet the American Battleships. Sydney, N. S. W.—Early Thursday morning a thin veil of smoke on the j horizon signaled to the watchers on the coast the approach of the American warships, and at 5:35 official noti- I fication was sent out that the fleet had been sighted. Fully half a million people assem- | bled on the shores of the beautiful I harbor to welcome the battleships, । which as they passed through the i Sydney heads in double column were । attended by convoy steamers and I greeted with a roar of salutes from the forts. The American ships boomed forth a salute to the port, and as soon as they were safely moored at j their anchorage, official visits were exchanged. Lunatic's Blow Kills. Peoria, 111. — William Finney, from Chicago, the negro insane tuberculosis patient whose skull was fractured by a fellow inmate of the tent colony at the general insane asylum at South Bartonville Thursday morning, died Friday, his brain being so seriously injured from the blow with a hammer in the hands of his crazed assailant that, fragments of bone were driven deep into it. Fire Sweeps a Village. Bellingham, Wash. —A forest fire Thursday night nearly wiped out the little town of Bow, ten miles south of here. The saw and shingle mill and drying kilns owned by Daniel Cain, with half a million shingles were destroyed, as well as five cottages be longing to the mill company. Admiral Dewey Afloat Again. Washington.—Admiral Dewey hoisted his flag on the Dolphin Saturday and sailed from Washington for Portsmouth, N. H. It was the first time since 1905 that the admiral of the navy has flown his official flag over a naval vessel on a sea trip. Louisville Man Is a Suicide. Lexington, Ky.—J. D. McCrearj aged 65, a coal merchant of Louis ville, committed suicide in a boarding house here Friday by shooting himself twice in the temple. Marathon Victor Satisfied. New York. —“I have nothing to say against the way the English people treated us,” said John J. Hayes, winner of the Marathon race at the Olympic games, upon his arrival here Wednesday on the steamer Oceanic. Hayes’ view of the treatment given the American team of athletes at the games in London was echoed by J. P, Halstead, the Cornell runner, who was also a passenger on the Oceanic. Neither believed that the team from this country was intentionally discriminated against.

SULTAN IS BEATEN — ARMY OF ABDELAZIZ DESERTS TO THE ENEMY. NEW RULER FOR MOROCCO Mulai Hafid Gains Signal Victory by Treachery of Tribesmen and Has Been Proclaimed in Tangier. Tangier.—The defeat of the sultan, Abd-el-Aziz, by the forces of his brother, Mulai Hafid, has been confirmed. The sultan of record was surprised on the night of August 19 and most of his troops deserted to the side of the usurping sultan after the firing of a few shots. Reports indicate that the defeat of Abd-el-Aziz was due largely to the betrayal of his own tribesmen. Mulai Hafid has been proclaimed sultan of Morocco at Tangier and announcement of the proclamation has been telegraphed to all parts of the country. All the officials who previously have been under the rule of Abd-el-Aziz in this city declare that they have accepted Mulai Hafid as their leader, thereby making him supreme in all the large cities of Morocco.

Details of the battle show that Abd- ] el-Aziz had an army the superior of j the enemy in numbers, but that his ] artillery either failed to work or was : deliberately tampered with. Some o! the guns exploded, throwing th« ] tribesmen into a panic. The vast ma ] jority of these seized the opportunity • to flee during the engagement and general pillage broke out, many of the tribes seeking to carry off as much booty' as possible. Abd-el-Aziz and his escort retreated in an orderly manner to Settat, his army being pursued by the victorious troops of Mulai Hafid. Abd-el-Aziz was accompanied in his flight by’ the grand vizier, the minister of foreign affairs, the French military mission and two British officers. ARRESTED FOR BIG THEFT. Chicago Sub-Treasury Teller Accused of Stealing $173,000. Chicago.—George W. Fitzgerald, the assorting teller in the sub-treasury from whose desk $173,000 disappeared about 18 months ago, was arrested early Sunday morning, charged with the theft of the money’. He took his arrest calm' . At the time the money disappeared Fitzgerald was put under surveillance, but no evidence against him could be secured. Detectives kept at work on the case, however, and lately it was । learned the man had lost a large sum I of money speculating in eggs. Then i he purchased a costly residence in a I suburb A few days ago it w’as re- I ported to the officials that Fitzgerald had offered to sell a SI,OOO bill for SSOO, and his arrest followed. PISTOL BATTLE WITH BANDITS. Minneapolis Detectives Kill a Thief from Fort Madison, la. I Minneapolis. Minn. —In a sensational revolver battle between Detectives Harry Hayes and Andrew Crummy, of the Minneapolis police department and two bandits, who have been ter- । rorizing South Minneapolis recently’. Walter Tdiller, one of the bandits, was I shot three times and died in a hos- ' pital. Just be' we his death Miller I stated that his home was at Fort Mad- ! ison, la. STEAMER SINKS; FORTY DROWN. Passenger Vesssel Wrecked on West Coast of Norway. Bergen, Norway.—The Norwegian I steamer Folge Fondep, from Bergen to ’ Baugesund, on the west coast of Nori way, was wrecked near Skoneviks and I sank in three minutes. The steamer I carried 70 passengers, and it is believed that 40 of them were drowned. Fifteen bodies have been recovered. The captain of the steamer was among j those saved. Great Fire in Stamboul. Constantinople.—Fire broke out Sunday afternoon in the Stamboul I quarter and within a very’ brief period i a terrible conflagration was raging. A strong wind carried the flames at ! great speed and for six hours they swept over the section, destroying 1,500 houses and shops. Sheridan Makes New Record. Dundalk. —At the athletic games here Sunday Martin J. Sheridan of the Irish-American Athletic club beat j the world's record with the discus, free style, throwing the sphere 142 feet 5 inches. Chafin Speaks in Eau Claire. Eau Claire, Wis. —E. W. Chafin. ProI hibition candidate for the presidency, i -and W. D. Cox, nominee for governor ; of Wisconsin on the Prohibition ticket, spoke here Sunday to about 4,000 people. Fatal Wreck in Georgia. Atlanta, Ga. —Train No. 38 on the Southern railway, known as the Southj western Limited, which left Atlanta I shortly after noon Sunday, was I wrecked four miles north of Suwanee. i Ga. The colored fireman. Mason WatI kins, was killed instantly, and the en- | gineer. B. F. Dewberry, was badly I scalded, both being pinned under- ' neath the engine. Three small boys I were seen running away from the : scene just prior to the wi>m \ \n ini vestigation developed the fact that a : bolt had been placed upon ih> track. 'I Miss Parsons Kills Herself. ’ ' Paris—Miss Wilifred, daughter of ’ the late Charles P ’ the Rome, Watertown & O • ' railroad. New York, who died m 19'G. ’ was found dead with a bullet woand ' in her head Sunday in her apartment 1 in the Avenue lena. The police say 1 that the case is one of suicide. It was learned that tHe girl had * suffering from melancholia since the death of her fiance, a young French- ' man, Emile Maas. Miss Pat.sons was found dead in bed by a maid. The girl's right hand clutched a revolver.

ONE EXCEPTION. i f/ Easy Edmund —It's one uv de frailties uv our poor human nature dat no matter how much a man gits he wants more. Drather Sitdown (thoughtfully) — Oh, I dunno ’bout dat. Not in a police court he don’t. ECZEMA FOR 55 YEARS. Suffered Torments from Birth— ln Frightful Condition—Got No Help Until Cuticura Cured Him, “I had an itching, tormenting eczema ever since I came into the world, ; and I am now a man 55 years old. I tried all kinds'of medicines I heard of, but found no relief. I w’as truly in a frightful condition. At last I broke out all over with red and white boils, which kept growing until they were as big as walnuts, causing great pain and misery, but I kept from scratching as well as I could. I was so run down that I could hardly do my work I used Cuticura Soap, Oint-

ment, Resolvent, and Pills for about eight months, and I can truthfully say I am cured. Hale Bordwell, Tipton, la., Aug. 17, 1907.” “I cheerfully endorse the above testimonial. It is the truth. I know Mr. Bordwell and know the condition he was in. Nelson R. Burnett, Tipton, la.” Fine Y. M, C. A. Building Planned. A Young Men's Christian Association building that cost to build and equip more than a million dollars is to be opened in Philadelphia this fall, with Walter M. Wood of Chicago in charge as secretary. An effort is to be made to recruit the membership to 4,000, so that the largest possible number of boys may have the benefits of the new structure. Philadelphians are proudly pointing to the eight-story building in Arch street as one of the three fin st Young Men’s Christian Association homes in the world, the other two being the Twenty-third street branch, in New York, and the central building in Chicago. What a Poultry Man Says About 20Mule Team Borax. As I am in the poultry business, I had ten white chicks to wash and prepare for a show. I used “20-Mule Team” Soap for washing the birds, and I can say from years of experience washing white birds, never before have I found a soap or ’ Borax that cleaned my birds so fine j and easy. I had a great deal of com- : ment on my birds being so white. JJ. A. Dinwiddie, New Market, Tenn. All dealers —%, 1 and 5 lb. cartons. Sample and booklet, sc. Pacific Coast Borax Co., Chicago. Her Reserved Seat. It was raining and the car was sonping wet. Most of the passengers stood, but there are always exceptions. One big pink man with a snowy beard defied rheumatism and wet cloth by plumping himself dow- on one of the drippy seats. His presumable wife, with a laughing explanation i that she was tired, seated herself in i his lap. And when the conductor ■ came along to collect fares she inquired. with the earnestness of one who seeks knowledge; “Do I have to pay extra for a reserved seat?” The conductor spoke no words that could go resounding down the corridors of time. He just grinned, and ! the passengers grinned with him. Deaths of Presidents. Washington's death was due to acute laryngitis; Adams, Madison and Monroe, practically to old age; Jefferson, chronic diarrhea; John Quincy Adams, paralysis; Jackson, dropsy; VaVn Buren, catarrhal affections of the throat and lungs; William Henry Harrison, pleurisy; Tyler, cause of death not given by biographers; Polk, cholera; Taylor, cholera morbus, combined with a severe cold; Fillmore, paralysis; Pierce, dropsy; Buchanan, rheumatic gout; Lincoln, Garfield and i McKinley, assassinated; Johnson, paralysis; Grant, cancer at the root of the tongue; Hayes, neuralgia of the heart; Arthur, heart trouble, and Benjamin Harrison, pneumonia. FRIENDLY TIP Restored Hope and Confidence. After several years of indigestion and its attendant evil influence on the mind, it is not very surprising that one finally loses faith in things generally. A N. Y. woman writes an interesting letter. She says: “Three years age I suffered from an attack of peritonitis which left me in a most miserable condition. For over two years I suffered from nervousness, weak heart, shortness ol breath, could not sleep, etc. “My appetite was ravenous, but I felt starved all the time. I had plenty of food but it did not nourish me because of intestinal indigestion. Medical treatment did not seem to help, I got discouraged, stopped medicine and did not care much whether I lived or died. “One day a friend asked me why I didn't try Grape-Nuts, stop drinking coffee, and use Postum. I had lost faith in everything, but to please my friends I began to use both and soon became very fond of them. “It wasn't long before I got. some i strength, felt a decided change in my i system, hope sprang up in my heart ! and slowly but surely I got better. I could sleep very well, the constant craving fie' b>od ceas< d and I have “My husband and I are still using Grape-Nuts and Postum.” “There's a Reason.” Name eiv°n bv Postum Co Battle Creek, Mich. Read, “The Road to Ever read the above letter? A rew one appears from time to t me. They are genuine, true, and fu human Interest.