THE ALLIANCE HERALD
T. J. O'Keefo, Publlohor.
ALLIANCE,
NEBRASKA.
News in Brief
Out of ovory 1,000 of tho world's
population 2G4 own King Edward as
tholr sovereign.
It will tnko flvo years to rebuild tlio
Campnllo of Vonlcc. Tho now tower
will probably have an clovator.
Tho ABtors nro gradually disposing
of tholr real ostnte holdings in tho
tonemont district of Now York.
Lieutenant Governor Guild of Mas
sachusetts has added n full sot of Fil
ipino dnggors of quaint design to his
collection of wenpons.
Municipal corporations In England
own gas works, water workB, strool
railways, rocks, baths, markets, dwell
ings, raco courses, dairies, and hotols.
It Is estimated that nearly nil tho
pine timber now growlng'in Minnesota
(about thirty million foot) will bo cut
nnd marketod within tho noxt flftcon
years.
Dr. Arthur McDonald, tho criminol
ogist In Washington, now says that
unloBB a porson wants to become n
criminal ho should never cat meat or
potatoes.
W. C. Hodgo died at Bloomlngton,
111., ngod 72. Ho was ono of tho or
ganizers of tho republican party and
a member of tho first republican con
vention In California.
A Bpeclal to tho St. Louis Fost-Dlff
patch from Vlrden, III., says: Tho Chi-cago-Vlrden
Conl company's Bhnft at
Chotham, 111., was totally burned. Tho
loss inny roach $100,000.
At Los Angeles, Cal., in a duol with
threo detectives, Joseph Cholssor,
ngod 50, nnd Loula Cholssor, ngod 25,
father and son, woro shot and Instant
ly killed In a lodging house
Mayor Weaver returned to Philadel
phia city council tho loan bill appro
priating $10,000,000 for municipal Im
provements nnd tho council immedi
ately passed tiro bill ovor tho voto.
Tho Clovoland Trust company hns
purchased tho business and good will
of tho Central Trust company. Tho
Cleveland Trust company now has 34,
000 doposltors and $18,000,000 In de
posits, Gonoral Dolaray made a speech to
itho Door prisoners at Admadnngnr
nnd succeeded In persuading all but
ton of them to olgn tho 6ath of alio
Blanco to Great Brltnln. General Do
laray spoko for five' hours.
Rufus II. Connolln, president of tho
defunct banks at Indlahoma, Sterling
nnd Olusta, Oklahoma, small con
cerns, was found guilty of forgery in
tho aiBtrlct court nt Guthrie. Ho will
bo sontcncod-Iator.
It was learned at Trenton, N. J.t
that tho Pottery Selling company, Just
Incorporated, has been formed as tho
result of an agreement among prac
tlcally all or tho Banltnry potteries of
tho United States to control prices
nnd rcgulato tho output of each pot
tery. In a flro In tho Chlncso district at
Portland, Oregon, that cnusod $70,000
damage, threo Chlncso lost their lives.
Several Chlncso opium smokers fought
the firemen who were endeavoring to
roscuo them, not realizing their Intend
Tho firemen carried fifty Inmates from
the building. "
It Is announced thnt General Fran
cis V. Greono will beconio a rosldcnt
of Buffalo when ho retires as Now
York'B pollco commissioner on Janu
ary 1. Ho has accepted an offer to
take charge of tho Ontario Power
company, now being built In Canada
opposite Niagara Falls.
Tho Paris Journal hears from Ber
lin that tho Princess Charlotte o"
Saxo-Melnlngcn, a slstor of Emperor
William, who has been 111 for somo
tlmo, Is Buffering from cancer and
that tho verdict of tho physicians cre
ated consternation m the German
cout and had n bad effect on tho re
covery of tho emperor.
Tho houso passed, without division,
tho pension appropriation bill carry
ing $133,150,100. While the bill was
under consideration thort was n gen
eral discussion on Panama, rural free
delivery, tariff and pensions, speeches
being mado by Messrs. Scott (rep.,
Kns.), Micro (dem., Ind.), Sims (dem.,
Tenn.) nnd Burgess (dem., Texas).
Tho Shanghai correspondent of tho
London Daily Telegraph says that, ac
cording to tho mandarins, tho Peking
government has again warned the
provincial authorities to prepare for
immodiato hostilities, owing to tho of
fensive action taken by Russia and
her allies regarding far eastern nf
fairs. Mrs. H. II. McKay Wilson, whoso
residence, 4208 Wostmlnstor Place, Is
in tho heart of tho fashinnnblo sec
tion of St. Louis, wnB painfully nnd
dangerously burned about tho hands
while trying to roscuo hor servant,
Annie Creto, who died in torriblo
agony from tho offocts of flro that ig
nited hor clothing.
At Lamont, Fla., Constable Jorry
Poppoll was shot nnd killed by Chas.
Miller, n turpontlno hand, whom he
was trying to arrest. Miller tried to
escape, but was shot by Woods, a
rider attached to the camp, and was
taken to Montlcello for safe keeping.
Word has been received at the navy
department of tho arrival at Honolulu
of the battloshlps Kentucky, Wiscon
sin, and Oregon, and tho cruisers New
Orleans, Albany, Cincinnati, Raleigh,
Yanshan and Pompey. It is not known
how long the fleet will remain at Honolulu.
!trlylfyWl,
THE GIRL
HALFWAY HOUSE
A STORY Or THE PLAINS
HV B. HOUGH. AUTHOR OP THIS STOI1V OP T1IK COWBOY
Cotjtrichtfd. 1903, ty V, Attttton & Camtanr, New York
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CHAPTER IX Continued.
"Well, you sco another town goln'
up bolow hero nbout twenty mile old
man Plum's town, Plum Contio. I run
tho mnll nn' carry frjk acrost from
Elllsvlllo to that placo. This hero Is
Just about half way acrost. Elllsvillo's
about twonty or twonty-flvo mllo north
of hero."
Tho tall man on tho wngon scat
turned his face slowly back toward
tho lntorlor of tho wagon.
"What do you think, LIzzlo?" ho
nsked.
"Dear mo, William," camo reply
from tho darkness In n somowhnt com
plaining voice, "how can I toll? It
nil scorns nllko to mo. You can
Judge better than I."
"What do you say, nioco7"
Tho porson last addressed rosted a
hand upon tho questioner's shoulder
and lightly climbed out upon tho scat
by his sldo, stooping ns sho passed
under tho low bow of tho cover frame.
Her presenco caused Sam to Instinct
ively straighten up and tug nt his
open coat. Ho took off his lint with a
memory of other days, and said his
"Good mornln' " ns tho schoolboy doeB
to his teacher superior, revered and
awesome.
Yet this now character upon this
baro llttlo scone was not of a Bort to
terrify. Tall sho wns and shnpely,
comely with all tho grnco of youth
and health, not yet tanned too brown
by the Hearing prairio wlnds.and show
ing still tho faint purity of tho com
plexion of the South. To Sam It was
instantaneously ovldont that hero was
n new species of being, ono of which
ho had but tho vaguest notions
through nny experiences of his own.
His chief Impression was that ho was
at onco Grown small, dusty nnd much
unshaven. Ho flushed as ho shifted
und twisted on tho buckbonrd Beat.
Tho girl looked nbout her for a mo-
He kicked aside a
mcut in silence, shading her eyes still
with her curved hand.
"It is much alike, all this country, I
should think"
But what sho would, have thought
was broken Into by a sudden exclama
tion from farther back In the wagon.
A largo black face appeared at the
aporaturo under tho front wagon bow,
and tho owner of It spoko with a cer
tain oracular vigor.
"Fo' Gawd, Mass' William, less Jess
stop right yer! I 'clare, I'so Jess
woro to a plum frnzzlo, a-travelln' an'
a-travolln'l Ef wo gwlno settle, why,
less settle, thuss all I say!"
Tho driver of tho wagon sat silent
for a moment. Then quietly, and
with no comment, ho unbuckled the
reins nnd throw them out and down
upon tho ground on either side of tho
wagon.
"Whoa, boys," ho called to tho
jiorses, which wero too weary to note
that they wero no longer asked to go
farther on. Then tho driver got de
liberately down.
"We'll turn out here," he said, strik
ing his heel upon tho ground with
significant gesture, as was an uncon
scious custom among tho men who
choso out land for themselves In n
new region. "Wo'U stop hero for a
blto to oat, nnd I reckon wo won't
go any farther west. How Is this
country around hero for water?"
"Oh, that?" said Sam. "Why, say,
you couldn't very well hit It much bet
ter. Less'n a mllo farther down this
trail to the south you come to tho
girts of tho White Woman Creek.
Thoy's most always, some wator In
that crook, and you can git it thoro
any placo by dlggln ten or twenty
teet."
"That's good," said tho stranger.
"That's mighty good." Ho turned to
tno wagon side and called out to his
wife. "Come, Lizzie," ho said, "got
out, dear, and take a rest. AVe'll have
n bite to eat and then we'll talk this
all over."
Tho woman to whom ho spoko noxt
appeared at tho wagon front and was
aldod to tho ground. Tall, slcndor,
black clad, with thin, pale faco, sho
Boomed oven more unsultod than her
husband to the prospect which lay
beforo them. Immediately behind hor
there clamborcd down from tho wag
on, with many groanlngs and com
plaints, tho goodly bulk of tho black
woman who had earlier given hor ad
vice "Set down yer, Mis' Lizzie, In
tho shade," bdo said, spreading n
rug upon tho ground upon tho side of
tho wagon farthest from the sun. "Sot
down an git a ress. Gawd knows wo
all needs it this yer fo'saken ken-
AT THE
try. 'Tain' good ns Mlzzoury, let 'lono
Kalntucky or Ole Vehglnny no,
main!"
Thoro was thus now established, by
tho chance of small things, tho loca
tion of u home. It was done. It was
decided, There was a relief at onco
upon overy countenance. Now these
persons wore becomo citizens of this
land. Unwittingly, or at least tacitly,
this was admitted whon tho leader of
this llttlo party ndvnnced to tho sldo
of tho buckbonrd nnd offo'red his hand.
"My name is Buford," ho Bald slow
ly nnd with grnvo courtesy. "This Is
my wlfo; my niece, Miss Beauchamp.
Your name, sir, I don't know, but wo
aro very glad to moot you."
"My name's Poston," said Sam, as
ho also now climbed down from his
sent, Boeing that the matter was
clinched nnd that ho had gained a fam
ily for his county "Sam Poston. I
run tho livery barn. Do you nllow
you'll movo up to Elllsvlllo and Hvo
there?"
"Well, I've Btnrtcd out to get somo
land," said Buford, "and I presume
that tho first thing Is to find thnt nnd
got tho entry made. Then we'll have
to Hvo on It till wo can comrauto It.
I don't know that it would suit us nt
Elllsvlllo Just yet. It must bo a rather
hard town, from all I can learn, nnd
hardly fit for ladles."
"That's so." said Sam, "it ain't Just
tho quietest place in tho world for
women-folks. Still," ho added apolo
getically, "folks soon gets used to
tho noise. I don't mind It no mole
nt nil."
Buford smiled as he glanced quiz
zically nt tho faces of his "women
folks." At this moment mjko
out with a loud cxclamntlCtJflHt
"Now, you listen to mc.HHBl
you whnt! You see, this hero plage
whero wo nro now is Just about a ml'e
from tho White Woman Sinks, nnd
bleached buffalo skull.
that Is, as I was &ayln Just about half
way bctwon Elllsvlllo and Plum Cen
tre. Now, look here.' This cduntry's
goln to boom. Thoy's goln' to bo a
plenty of people como In hero right
along. There'll bo a regular travel
from Ellis down to Plum Centre, and
It's too long a trip to make between
moals. You Just go down to the
White Woman nnd drive your stake
there. Take up a quarter for each
of you. Put you up a sod.houeo as
quick as you can I'll git you help
tor that. Now, if you can git anything
to cook, and can give meals to my
stage outfit when I carry passengers
through here, why, I can promise you,
you'll git business, and you'll git u
plonty, too."
Unconsciously Buford's eyo wander
ed over to tho portly form of the
negress, who sat fanning herself, a
little apart from the others. Ho
smiled again with tho quizzical look
on his face. "How about that, Aunt
Lucy?" ho asked.
"Do hit, MnsB' William," replied tho
colored woman at onco with convic
tion, and extending an energetic fore
finger. "You dess do wlmt this yer
man says. Ef they's any money to.be
mado a-cookin', I kin do all tho cookin'
ever you wants, ef you-all kin git any
thing to cook. Yas, suh!"
"You ain't makln' no mistake," re
sumed Sam. "You go In and git your
land filed on, and put you up a sod
nouso or dugout for tho first season,
because lumber's awful high out hero.
It's pretty late to do an thing with
a crop this year, even If you had any
breakin' done, but you can take your
team and gether bones this full and
winter, and that'll make you n good
llvln,, too. But 'scuso me, have you
over fnrmod It much?"
"Well, sir," said Buford slowly, "I
used to plant corn nnd cotton, back
n Kontucky. befo' the war,"
Sam lookod at him, pucsclod. "I allow
ed you'd never ranchod it much," ho
said, vaguoly. "How'd you happen to
como out hero?"
The quizzical smile aguin crossed
Buford's face. "I think I shall have to
givo that up, on my honor." ho said.
"Wo Just seem to have started West,
and to havo kept going until wo got
here."
"From Kentucky, oh?" said Sam
slowly and modltatlvely. "Woll, It
don't make no difference where you
como from; wo want good mou in
here, and you'll find this u good coun
try. I'll Ramble that. Now I must In
glttln' along over toward Plum Cen
tre. &ee jou again it you stop In
hero on White Woman see you sev
eral times a week, like enough, You
must como up to Ellis noon ns you git
strnlghtoned out. Say," and ho drew
Buford to ono sldo ns ho whlsporod to
him "say, thoy's a mighty flno
girl works In tho dopot hotel
Nory's her name you'll seo her if you
ovor como up to town. I'm awful gono
on that girl, nnd If you git any chanct,
if you hapon to bo up thero, you Just
put In a good word for mo, won't you?
I'd do as much for you."
Buford listened with grnvo polite
ness, though with a twinkle In his eye,
nnd promised to do what ho could
Encouraged at this, Sam stopped up
nnd shook hands with Mrs. Buford,
and with tho girl, not forgottlng Aunt
Lucy, an act which singularly im
pressed that lato inhnbitnnt of a dif
ferent land, and mado him her fast
friend for life.
"Well, so long," ho said to them all
In general ns ho turned away, "and
good luck to you. You ain't makln' no
mistake In BPttlln' .here. Good-byo
till I seo you nil again."
Ho stepped into tho buckbonrd and
clucked to his llttlo team, the Oust
ngaln rising from under tho wheels.
The eyes of those remaining followed
him already yearningly. As Buford
turned ho stumbled and kicked nsldo
n blenched buffalo skull, which lay
half hidden In tho red grass at his
foct.
CHAPTER X.
The, Chase.
Tho summer flamed up Into sudden
hont, and soared nil tho grasses, and
cut down tho timid flowers. Then
gradually there came tho tlmo of
shorter days and cooler nights. Obvi
ously all tho earth was preparing for
tho winter time.
It becomo not less needful for man
kind to take thought for the morrow.
Winter on the plains was a season of
severity for tho early settlers, whoso
resources allko In fuel and food wero
not too extensive. Franklin's fore
thought had provided tho houses of
himself and Batterslelgh with proper
fuel, and ho was quite ready to listen
to Curly when tho latter suggested
that It might bo a good thing for
them to follow the usual custom and
go out on a hunt for tho buffalo herd,
In order to supply themselves with
their winter's meat.
Franklin, Batterslelgh and Curly set
out. These threo had a wagon and
riding horses, and they wero accom
panied by a second wagon, owned by
Sam, tho liveryman, who took with
him Curly's mozo, tho giant Mexican,
Juan. The latter drove the team, a
task which Cnr,ly scornfully refused
when it was offered him, his cowboy
creed rating nny conveyance other
than tho saddlo as far beneath his
station.
At night they slept beneath the
stars, uncovered by any tent, and
saluted constantly by the whining coy
otes, whoso vocalization was hetlmes
broken by tho hoarser, roaring note
of tho great gray buffalo wolf. -At
morn they awoke to an air surcharged
with some keen elixir which gave de
light in sense of living.' All around
lay a new world, a wild world, a virgin
sphore not vet acquaint with man.
Early on tho morning of the fourth
day of their Journey tho travelers
noted that the plain began to riso
and sink in longer waves. Presently
tncy found themselves approaching a
series of rude and wild-looking hills
oi sand. For many miles they travel
ed through this difficult and cheerless
teglon. tlfo horses soon showing signs
of distress and all tho party feeling
need of water, of which tho supply
nau been exhausted. They pushed on
In silence. Intent upon what might bo
ahead, so that when there camo an
exclamation from the half-witted
Mexican, whose stolid silence under
most circumstances had becomo a
proverb among them, each face was
at onco turned toward him.
"Eh. what's that, Juan?" said Curly.
"Sny, boys, ho says we're about out of
the sand hills. Prairio pretty soon
now, he says,"
(To be continued.)
THE "LITTLE FATHER'S" WORK.
Youngster's Tender Solicitude for His
Baby Brother.
"You sco and hear a lot about 'child
mothers' In tho tenement houso dis
tricts," said a gas collector yesterday,
"but nobody seems to notice tho 'child
fathers.' There may not bo so many
of thorn, but there aro some, and thoy
should get duo credit.
"I saw one coming down town in a
Sixth avenue L' car tho other day.
There was a woman, a foreigner I
suppose, for she woro no hat ono of
those pale, half-fed looking wonion
who had with her a fat babe-In-arms
and this boy, this 'child father.' Ho
was a black-eyed little chap of nine or
ton years, and the interest he took in
everything around him was in strong
contract to tho lifeless look and man
ner of the woman. Every once In a
while ho would look to see how tho
baby was getting along. It was
sleeping, and ho seemed satisfied. Tho
woman appeared anxious about hor
station, and with n few words the boy
calmod hor. Then, before tho train
got to Bleecker street, It stoppod, and
she, apparently thinking It was at the
station, started to loavo her seat. Tho
boy laid his hand on her arm and sho
sapk back. Then, whon thoy camo to
tho station, he spoke to her and thoy
left tho car, ho seeing that sho got out
without being Jostled. On the plat
form he put up his hands, took tho
baby and started away, the pale wom
an following.
"If you ever saw any 'child mqthor'
more solicitous for a baby nnd a wom
an than that boy was, I'd like to know
it. New York Pross.
It's as difficult to convince a stub
born man as It Is to fatten -a wind
mill by running corn through It.
REVENUE LAW VALID.
Supreme Court Upholds New Act In
an Unanimous Opinion,
LINCOLN. Tho supremo court on
!Vedno8dny, in an opinion written by
"Chief Justlco Sulllvnn and concurred
in by Judges Holcomb and Sedgwick,
declared tho rovonuo law enacted by
tho lato legislature to be constitu
tional. A second opinion, written by
Commissioner Duffle and concurred in
by Commissioners Lctton and Kirk
.Patrick, was allowed to bo filed
through tho courtesy of tho court, and
this also upheld tho law, Commis
sioners Dufilo and Lctton having re
ceded from their former position that
tho insurance sections wero bad. Both
opinions woro the unanimous decision
of the court and tho commissioners,
'tho second having no voice on the
;flnal ruling in the case. Tho result is
ithat H. E. Palmer and Ralph Breck
lnrldgo do not got tholr writ to com
.pel tho city tax commissioner of Om
aha to enforce tho old revenue law.
While upholding tho law as a whole,
tho court refused to pass upon nny
section ngninst which n specific nc
'tlon had not been brought and stated
ithat it was out of its provlnco to Bay
what sections wero bad unless tho
matter camo before It in a specific
action.
INSIST ON AN EARLY TRIAL.
Senator Dietrich and General Cowln
Demand Hearing In Court.
OMAHA United Statc3 Senator
Charles H. Diotrlch of Hastings, with
.his attorney, General John C. Cowln,
appeared before W. H. Munger Frl
iday afternoon for the purpose of ar
ranging for the early appearance of
Senator Dietrich for trial In tho re
cent Indictments found against him by
tho federal grand Jury in the Hast
ings postofllco cases. Senator Diet
rich was not required to givo any
'bond. In the absence of District At
torney Summers at Lincoln Friday
evening Assistant District Attorney
Rush was present at the conference.
Both Senator Dietrich and General
Cowin insisted on tho hearing being
fixed for tho earliest practical date,
preferably at tho beginning of special
(session of tho United States district
court, fixed for December 28. Assist
ant District Attorney Ru3h was averso
to assuming the responsibility of fix
ing tho date In the abse.ico of Sum
mers. Tho matter was deferred
therefore until Summeis arrives.
WANTS SAN DOMINGO.
Senator Heyburn Introduces Resolu
tion to Annex Republic
WASHINGTON. Senator Heyburn
of Idaho introduced a Joint resolution
requesting tho president to acquire by
annexation the porUon of San Domin
go comprising tho dependencies oi
San Domingo and Hayti.
Mr. Simpson, tho United Ctates
consul at Puerto Platat San Domingo,
lias cabled tho state department. that
a revolution has broken out at San
tiago and that the movement Is ex
tensive and serious.
This is supposed to be the result of
tho failure of tho provisional govern
ment to sccuro resognltlon at 'the
hnnd of United Statc3 Minister Pow
ell, which fact prevented that govern
ment from obtaining money neces
sary to maintain Itself through a for
eign loan.
Nothing Is known officially of the
reported plots against the Hfo. of
United States Minister Powell, but
the navy will take all necessary pre
cautions to protect tho American le
gation In San Domingo.
CONDITIONS ARE COMPLICATED.
Navy Department Is Not Giving Out
Information.
WASHINGTON After a conference
between Secretnry Moody, Rear Ad
miral Taylor, chief of the bureau of
Navigation, and Brigadier General
'George Elliott, commander of tho ma
frlne corps, It wns decided that if pres
ent conditions on the Isthmus of Pan
'ama continue, General Elliott will sail
;for Colon on tho Dixie from Phlladel
.phla when that vessel goes south
with tho now battalion of marines,
vhich has been ordered assembled at
Philadelphia for dispatch to the Istn
mus. Tho Dixie is now on her way
north for this purpose.
General Elliott has been nnxious
for some days to be given a field com
mand and It is tho present intention
of tho officials to grant his request.
Bills Introduced In the House.
WASHINGTON A bill was Intro
duccd in the houso Friday by Mr.
Vreeland (N. Y.) to provide for tho al
lotment of lands In so.oralty to tho
Indians In the stato of Now York and
ito extend tho protection of tho laws
of tho United States over such In
dians. Mr. Hearst (N. Y.) Introduced a
bill to ostabllsh a parcels post. It pro
vldes for a classification of mall mat
tor, defining tho kind that shall bo
carrlod in tho different classes.
Mr. Gardner (Mass.) Introduced a
bill to croato a committee to recom
inoud legislation for the development
of tho merchant marine.
Revising the Land Laws.
WASHINGTON The commission
on public lands, recently appointed by'
President Roosevelt to report on the
condition, operation nnd effect of the
present land laws, and of the use, dis
posal and settlement of the public
lands, held Its first meeting Thurs
day. This body is composed of Com
missioner W. A. Richards of the gen
eral land office; GIfford Pinchot, chief
of tho bureau of forestry, and F. H.
Newell, chief hydrographer of the ge
ologlcal survey.
Che Merely Feigned Insanity.
I folgnod insanity to tost tho lovo
of my people for me, and in nn effort
to get money which my husband loft
for my llttlo 10-year-old daughter. I
nm not Insane and I never was. I acC
cd all the tlmo, and now, n Jury having
found mo Insane, l'vo got to go to tho
nsylum. I won t stay there, for tho
dootors won't kcop a sano porson In n
madhouse." Such was tho statement
of Mrs. Edna Bellow of Atlanta, Ga.,
'mado In a seemingly rational manner,
while preparing to bo tnkon to tho
stato asylum for tho Insane at Mill
odgovllle, whero Bho was ordered sent
by Judgo Wilkinson In tho court of ordinary.
Deafness Cannot be Cured.
by local applications as they cannot reach the dls.
eased portion of ttio car. There la only ono way to
cure deaf ness, and that la by constitutional remedies.
Doifness la caused by an Inflamed condition of tho
mucous lining of the r.itttachlan Tube. When tills
tubalstnflamod you bivo n rumbling sound or Im
perfect hearing, and when It la cutlrcly closed, Deaf
ness la tho result, and unless tho Inflammation ran bo
taken out and this tube restorod to lt normal con
dition, hearing will bo destroyed forever. Nine casos
out of ton ar caused by Catarrh, which la nothing but
on Inflamed condition of tun mucous anrraces.
Wo win gho One Hundred Dollars for any coo of
Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot bo cured
by lull'i Catarrh Curo. fiend for circulars, free.
o , a .. r, . ' J' II.XEr KO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, "Sc. '
Hall's Family l'lils aro tho beet.
As tho kleptomaniac thought In tlnJ
candy store, "Stolen kisses aro sweet
est. Aro prisoners on n ship put in tho
"holdi'
It nover pays to warp tho character
to reach money.
Mrn. Viiisiowi rxiotfiitig nrnip.
For children teething, softens tho gums, reduce
nomination, allays pam. cures wind colic. 23o a bottle,
There nre always lots of theatrical
stars left ovor.
All Is not gold that glitters, but lots
of people don't know tho difference.
In a street car a man's selfishness
Is often deep-seated.
IMso's Curo cannot bo too highly spoken of na
a cough cure J. W. O'Uiuen, 323 Thin Ave,
N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. C 1900.
As tho surveyor said: "I have to
draw tho lino somewhere."
No, "blood money" Is not necessar
ily composed of red cents.
Defiance Starch Is put up 1G ounces
In a package, 10 cents. One-third
moro starch for tho same money.
Girls kiss each other In tho most
loving way when there aro men
around.
Somo women aro attractive only
when they aro laugnlng.
IRE YOCIt CLOTHIES JTADED?
Uee lied Cross Ball Ultto nnd make thorn
white again. Largo 3 oz. package, 5 cents.
Sometimes the cobbler can't tap so
well as tho doctor.
Talking In a whisper Is a bad habit.
No man Is honest who pllferc from
a good name.
The acrobat doesn't understand hl3
business until ho tumbles.
If "Dofianco Starch" does not
pleaso you, return it to your dealer.
If it does you get one-third moro for
tho samo money. -It will give you
satisfaction, and will not stick to tho
iron.
Chicago's Murderous Cars.
An appalling list of dead and injured
from tho operation of tho nntlquated
Btreet car systems of Chicago exlsti
In tho pollco and coroner's records for
tho month of October. Twelve per
sons appear as having been killed by
cable trains or trolley cars, and 155
wero reported Injured from the same
cause. Many cases of slight Injury, it
is said, aro nover reported. Defec
tive equipment seems to havo been tho
cause of many of the accidents; care
lessness by motormen or grlpmen ap
parently wan another prolific cause.
Tho killed average nearly ono every
two days, and tho Injured moro than
flvo per day.
The Cook and the Pope.
Bishop Potter is telling a story for
after dinner purposes on nn Irish cook
who onco sorved in his family. "Ono
day I heard the cook swearing at a
great rate at an Italian gardener wo
had and I rebuked him for it. "But,
yer rivennce,' she said, ho Is nothln'
but an olo dago anyway.' 'You should
not speak that way of an Italian,' I
protested. 'You know that your popo
Is a dago, as you call them, and you
consider him infallible.' 'Yls, I know
that,' sho answered. 'And as a dago
ho Is Infallible, but If ho was an Irish
man ho would bo twice as Infallible.' "
There aro men who Insist upon be
ing looked upon as born to ill luck.
A Western Woolgrower.
Newcastle, Wyo., Dec. 21. Thero Is
a man In this placo who claims that no
one need suffer with backache, as ho
has proven in his own caso that it can
be completely and permanently cured.
His namo is S. C. Hoist, aud ho Is
a stock raiser and woolgrower.
"I was shearing sheep at tho tlmo
the first pain camo on," says Mr. Hoist.
"I was so bad for two years after
wards that I could hardly sit down,
and when once down It was almost im
possible for me to got up again.
"I tried all the medicine I could hear
)f and several doctors without help,
not even for a moment. I used Dodd's
Kidney Pills and they mado a now
roan out of me. I felt as if thero was
new blood In my veins. I am as stout
in the back as a mule and can lift and
work as hard as I please without an
ache or pain in any part of my body.
"It is now ovor a year since they
cured mo and I can say there is not a
healthier man in Wyoming than I am,
and before using Dodd's KIdriey Pllla
there was not a more complete physi
cal wreck In tho whole country than I
was."
A man raroly regards a woman as
strong enough to be left entirely on
her own resources.
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