THE ALLIANCE HERALD T. J. O'Keefe, Publisher. ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA. News in Brief Snow slides aro reported from nl moat every point In tlio Interior a) Urltlsli Columbia. The chltf Botirco of wonlth of Japnr Ib her coaf, of which 'J.000,000 turn woro rained In 11)01. Tho Brooklyn Yacht club hns ac cepted n cup from Sir Thorana Llpton for a rnco of smnll rncerfl. Another foreign wrestler has arrived In Amorlca ready for business. Ho la n Spaniard, and Is known as Napoleon Pascal. Colonol Thomas Marshall Green, one of tho most widely known historians In the south, has just died at his home In Danville, ICt. Senntor J. V. Uallcy of Texas has resigned as director of tho Kentucky Trotting Horso Breeders' association. Ho gave no reason for Ills action. Hadji Mohnmmort Bui Abdullah, tho Mad Mullah, against whom tho British liavo been conducting a campaign In Somnllland, hns escaped Into Italian territory. A great-great grandson of Thomas Jefforson Is a candldnto for mayor ot Richmond, Vn. Io Is Colonel George Way no Anderson, a -member of (the Etato senate. Harry V. Hill?, a veteran theatrical manager, Is derrt at his homo in Sara toga, N. Y., as n result of a stroko ot paralysis. Ho was C8 years old and a native of Troy. Henry Marr of ColumbuB, Ind n farmer, lives : a hottso exactly In tho middle of V!s great country. A stone In his barn' lot marks tho spot by ccnBUB officials. Rov, Samuel A. Taggart, for many years stato secretary of tho Young Men's Christian associations of Penn sylvania, and widely known through out tho country, Is ocad. Charles A. Robinson, wno In part nership with Mr. Peyton of Califor nia, niado a national roputnttou as an owner of coursing greyhounds, to dead nt his homo In St. Lounj, Mo. Thero aro more than a dozen busi ness women In Chicago enjoying In comes of from $3,000 to $10,000 a year resulting from their own enterprise, prompted and managed by themselves. It la believed that tho Rothschild family, as a whole, Is worth about $1,500,000,000, tho French section be ing represented 1y nbout J350.000.000 and tho English branch by considera bly more. Charged with misappropriating $200,000 of tho funds of tho suspended Federal bank at Now i'ork City, David Rothschild, former president of tho Institution, yesterday was held In $25, 000 ball for examination April 20. Tho St. Petersburg correspondent of tho Paris Journal says that Grand Duko Cyril was on tho brldgo of tho Petrapavlovsk when, tho explosion oc curred, and was thrown into tho sea, which led to tho saving of his life. In a vdlumo Just published In Ger many by Prof. Vlereck, ho credits Benjamin Smith Barton, of Philadel phia, with being tho first American Btudont to visit a German university. Barton studlod at Gottingen In 1780. Thero was a general suspension of business In Danbury, Conn., during tho hour of tho funeral servlco over tho body of Lieutenant Ernest A. Wolchort, who was ono of tho victims of tho explosion on tho battleship Missouri. In tho hope that one of tho eighteen Georgo Millers named In tho Chicago city dlroctory mny turn out to bo tho missing son or tho lato Charles Miller of Brooklyn, who left nn estate or $100,000, Chief O'Neill or tho Chicago pollco detailed men to Investigate. Former Chler Jail Guard W. F. Huff, man Is charged In an Indictment re turned by the grand Jury nt Stu Louis with conspiracy. It Is alleged that Hoffman was Implicated In tho effort to get saws Into tho city Jail to aid George Collins, who was executed March 2G for tho murder of Detective Schumacher, to escape. Nearly every day for tho past two years tho secrotary of war has re ceived a letter from a man In Massa chusetts who simply glvos his nddress and says nothing else. The lottors aro supposed to bo reminders that the writer is awaiting a reply to some communication to tho department on a matter of interest to him. Postmaster General Harris, chief of tho naval bureau of supplies and nc counts, already has received about $2,500 In subscriptions to tho fund for tho benoflt of tho dependent relatives of tho men who lost tholr llvos on th battleship Missouri. This docs nol Include tho proceeds from tho enter tainment given Monday at tho Lafay ette theater, which is estimated to b about $1,000, Thero Is a movement on foot to apply tho curfew law to tho national capital. About 4.000 citios end toi.-ns In tho United States, mostly In the west, now have curfew lawa to koep children who aro unattended off th6 streets after a stated hour In tho even ing. Tho loss of life from accidents and disasters In tho United States last year was: Fires, 1,792; drowning, 2.471; explosions, 73C; falling build Ings, etc., 474; steam railways, 4.090; electric railways. 673; electricity. 15C; mines, 788; cycloues and storms, 487; lightning, 139. THE TWO HOUSES WHAT THE FIFTY-EIGHTH CON GRESS HAS DONE. THETWO IMPORTANT SUBJECTS Panama Canal and Cuban Reciprocity Considered of Greatest Interest Dills of Public Nature and the Amount of Appropriations. WASHINGTON Tho Important legislative ncoompllshmontB or tho sessions ot tho fifty-eighth congress woro confined to two subjects Cuba and Panama. Tho reciprocity treaty botweon tho now island ropubllc and tho United States, Initiated by Pres ident McKlnloy, wns inado opcratlvo by legislative enactment. Tho ratifi cation of n treaty by tho senate and tho subsequent Initiation of legisla tion for tho government of tho canal ono commit tho United Statoa to tho construction of tho Pnnnma cannl, connecting tho waters ot tho Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Tho special session, now denominat ed the first session, was called for tho purpose of carrying out tho plcdgo of tho nation to Cuba. Tho Panama development wns ono which nroso sud denly and received decisive unci imme diate action at tho hands of President Roosevelt and tho senate. Tho conservatism incident to tho approaching presidential campaign, ns usual, was manifested by thoso re sponsible for tho nets of tho national legislative body. Tho annual Biipply bills wcro mado up with nn cyo to economy. Incidentally they woro pass ed with greater dispatch than hereto fore has been tho cobo. Tho senate ratified tho treaty nego tiated with Cuba to carry out the terms of tho Piatt amendment. It also ratified tho Chlneso commer cial treaty, which provides for two open ports In Manchuria. Chairman Hemenwny of tho house commlttco on appropriations, in a Btatcmcnt compiled under his direc tion, gives tho total of all supply bills (subject to slight changes in pending bills) as $507,802,324, to which must bo added $81,971,820 for Interest on tho public debt. The estimated reve nues nro $704,472,0G0. By theso fig ures tho expenses are $22,000,000 less than tho revenues. The estimates of tho various departments, on which tho appropriation bills woro based, ex ceeded tho total estimated revenues by $42,815,8G2. No river and hnrbor bill, making provision for now pro jects of Improvement In the rivers nnd harbors or tho country, was undertak en. Llkewlso no omnibus measure, carrying provision for now public buildings, was allowed to pass. Soveral amendments havo been mado to facilitate tho administration of tho public land laws. Tho allot ment in severalty or lnnds owned col lectlvoly by Indian tribes In vnrlous sections of tho country hns been pro vided for In n number of acts. A Btop in tho direction of world peaco has been taken through the formation of nn American group affiliated with the Inter-Parllamcntary union for interna tional arbitration and tho oiriclal rec ognition ot this "group" by tho pass nga of a Joint resolution extending an Invitation to tho union to hold its next nnnual meeting nt St. Louis and ap propriating $50,000 for the expenses or tho same. A Joint resolution was en acted providing for tho transportation aboard a government vessel of not ex ceeding COO of the public school teach ers of rorto Rico to tho United States during tho coming season for tho pur pose of broadening their views by trnvel and a courso or study In tho summer schools ror teachers In this country. HOUSE HURRYING WORK. Long Day and Night Sessions Are to Be Held. WASHINGTON Long day nnd night sessions nro tho program In tho house thi3 week, as, tho leaders plan to end tho session Thursday. On Monday Mr. Williams, the minority lender, is to bo glvon consideration or his resolutions calling on tho attor ney general, first, for Information or nny prosecution by him or tho inter ested parties In tho Northern Securl ties company, and, second, what has been tho result or nny investigation ho has mado on tho coal trust. Tho conference ronort on tlio nnd. office appropriation bill is to bo con sidered Tuesday. Tho Alaska dele gate bill Is beforo tho house ns a "continuing order," to bo considered In tho absence or tho conrorenco re ports, which nro yet to como on tho military academy, tho general defici ency nnd tho sundry civil appropria tion bills. Thero undoubtedly will bo many requests for consideration of minor mattors'by unanimous consent, nnd tho outlook Is declared, by tho leaders to ludlcato nn exceedingly busy wludup. Tho civilizations of a peoplo may bo lnrerred from tho variety of Us tools. Hungarian Emigration Law. Vienna Tho Associated Press Is In formed on tho highest authority that Emperor Francis Joseph as expressed great surprise at tho opposition ovokod both In Hungary nnd United Statoa against the Hungarian emigration law. His majesty attributes this op position to a misapprehension of the roal tenor of tho measure. Tho am poror has further declared his con viction that when tho terms of the law are fully and completely under stood the opposition to It will disappear. ROSEBUD BILL IS SIGNED. President Gives Approval to the Open ing. WASHINGTON Tho "president signed tho Rosebud reservation bill Saturday. In honor of tho event Congressman Burkett presented every man In tho white house offices with a rosebud Tho delegation then wont to tho general land office, whero It was learned that tho land would bo oponcd under tho lottery plan, such as was used in opening tho Kiowa nnd Comnnche lands in Oklahoma. Pros pective settlers may register at Bone steel, Fairfax and Chnmbcrlnln until tho mtddlo of May, when tho drawing will occur at Cambcrlalln. Full par ticulars will bo given to tho newspa pers soon. Tho plans Tor tho opening or tho reservation are not yet completed, but It Is expected that arrangements will bo mado so that the opening will take placo by July 1 next It Is llkoly that tho plan to bo followed will be tho Ramo as that carried out In tho Kiowa and Comanche opening In Ok lahoma In 1901, when tho claimants wcro registered nnd tho order in which tho entries to be mado determined by a drawing of tho names. This meth od, as carried out in Oklahoma by Commissioner Richards of tno general land office, Is generally commonded at tho Interior department, whero It is desired to prevent such wild scenes as transpired 'at previous openings. Thero aro 245 quarter sections of pub lic domain embraced In tho territory to bo thrown open and tho Indications point to u large number of prospective settlers. IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE. Will Clear Calendar Preparatory to Adjournment. , WASHINGTON Tho timo of tho senate tho present week will be de voted wholly to clearing tho calendar, preparatory to adjournment, which most sonators still say will occur dur ing tho present week. 'Thero rcmaliiB only ono appropriation1 bill to be passed by the senate, that for tho mili tary academy. A number of tho sup ply bills aro still in conference, how ever, nnd it Is expected thero will bo mcro or less discussion of coherence reports. The general calendar Is very heavy and' an effort will bo made to pass as ninny of these measures as possible. Thero are a number or provisions In tho mllltnry academy bill which will bo debated at some length. This bill probably will bo taken up tomor row, but It may givo way to other business, Including a speech by Mr. Cullom on tho country's foreign nf fairs, and another by Mr. Bacon on tho subject of tho tariff and trusts. There also will bo some speeches dur ing tho week on tho desert land bill, and It 'is probablo that tho conference roport on the canal zono government bill will lead to debate. AS TO WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. Cabinet Considers Advisability of Gov ernment Control. WASHINGTON. Tho most Import ant matter considered at the cabinet meeting Tuesday was that looking to tho control by tho government ot wire less telegraphy. Tho subject was broached by Secretary Hay in connec tion with the communication received recently by this government from Rus sia. Thus far wireless telegraphy has not figured In International nffalrs, and -no conventions covering Its uso havo been considered. It is believed that sooner or Inter tho subject will bo taken up by diplomats, with a view to reaching an international agree ment upon it. Tho discussion was tentative, In a measure, and definite decision was reached. It is likely, however, that In tho near future some action will bo taken that will provide for a proper government supervision of the wire less system of telegraphy. FIRST TORNADO HITS IN KANSAS. Town of McPherson Is Visited by a Destructive Storm Cloud. M'PHERSON, Kas. A severe tor nado struck McPherson Sunday after noon, demolishing six residences and causing moro or less other damago to property. Three persons wero in jured, ono seriously. Much damago was done In tho country north of here. A funnel-shaped cloud approached tho town from the south, following tho course of n ravine. The rcsidenco of S. W. RIeff was first struck and tho house, barn, windmill and outbuild ings destroyed. All tho members of tho family escaped except a young man, who was bruised and scratched. The residence of Mrs. S. P. Fisher was next struck. Tho building wns picked up and carried a considerable distanco and demolished. The family had seen tho approach of the storm and escaped. Tho largo Fisher upplo orchard was ruined. Taft Favors Camp Sites. WASHINGTON Secretary Taft has addrossod a lottor to Senator Proctor of tho senato military com mittee, strongly urging tho purchnso of the four great camp sites, at a coat of several million dollars, which are to bo used for jolntmaneuvors and drills by tho regular array nnd tho militia. Tho secretary explains in his lottor that ho withdraws his dis approval or the original project, wherein tho sites were named In the interest or' the speedy acquisition or the lands. THREE EXECUTED TRIO OF CAR BARN BANDITS ON THE SCAFFOLD. NIEDERIVIEYER THE FIRST TO GO Marx and Van Dine Quickly Follow All Three of the Murderers Keep Their Nerve and Show No 81gns of Weakening. CHICAGO, 111. Compelled to te cnrrlcd to the scaffold, Peter Nleder meyer, leader ot the car barn ban dltB.iwns hanged here Friday at 10:35 o'clock. Weak and pale but with a slight suggestion of a smile, tho ban dlt failed to carry out his oft-repeated boast that he would die before reach ing the gallows. Hanging of his nsosclates, Gustnx Marx and Harvey Vnn Dine, quickly followed: Although It was expected at first that Nlcdormeyer would be able to walk to the gallows with but little or no assistance, it was found nt the last moment that he was too weak. Straps were placed over his ankles, nnd Just nbovo his knees. He wns then placed on a truck and wheeled to one of the floors of the jail, after which he was carried to tho scaffold, and placed In a chair on the trap. He was not asked the customary ques tion If he had anything to say, and tho rope was quickly plnccd about his neck. He settled his neck Into the noose nnd the trap was sprung. The body Bhot through tho trap, nnd for twenty minutes after It moved convulsively, the physicians nf first being of the opinion that he was strangling to death, that the rope had been plnccd too low. After examina tion, however, the physicians an nounced thnt his neck had been brok en. Niedcriqeyer appeared on tho scaf fold wearing a red rose, but without a coat. Previous to the execution and during the rending of this death war rant, Ncldermeyer snatched the paper rrom the chief deputy's hands nnd placed It In n "pocket and made re marks in anger at this time and once or twice when he was being taken to the scaffold. Shortly after 11 o'clock Marx was led to the 'icalTold. Neatly dressed and with n white rose ns a button lore, which hnd been given him by his little sister the night before. He was pale, but his courage never left him while he stood on the scaffold. He made no ctatement. Two priests- of the Roman Catholic church, of which Marx had become a member, accom panied him to tho gallows. Ho re peated a litany with them, kissed a crucifix, nffor which the jailer sprang the trap at 11:17. lie was pronounced dead at 11:34, his neck having been broken. Harvey Vnn Dine wns hanged a short Interval after his companion Marx, a few days before a bitter ene my of Van Dine, but now the best of friends in their Inst hours of life. Incidents In Vnn Dlne's execution were similar to those that character ized the execution of Marx. Like Marx. Van Dine was composed pre ceding his execution. HEARST FILES A COMPLAINT. Asks Attorney General to Proceed Against Coal Combine. WASHINGTON. D. C Representa tive William R. Hearst of New York filed a complaint with Attorney Gen eral Knox alleging that a combination of the Philadelphia &. Reading rail road and tho Central Railroad of New Jersey, under a common management, has stifled competition nnd petition ing the department of justice to pro ceed against thorn under tho Sherman nnti-trust law. The complaint asks that the action bo taken to restrain the Reading company while tho owner of the stock of tho Philadelphia & Rending company, from owning, hold ing or voting upon the stock of tho Central nnd decreeing that the stock bo returned to Its .lawful owners and that all tho provisions or tho anti trust law be applied to the parties In theso transactions when found upon investigation to be guilty of wilful violation and disregard or the law. SPIES ARE ON EVERY HAND. Operations of Russians in Manchuria Aro Hampered. MUKDEN The operations or the Russians In Manchuria are greatly hampered by the Immense number of spies. Major General Kondrntsvitsch, commanding the Ninth East Siberian Rifle brigade, Bays the Japanese havo taken advantage of the convenient lo cation or New Chang, which Is full of spies. , "In the guise of beggars, ragpickers and lackeys," says tho general, "these spies sniff everywhere. They havo grown plgtnlls, showing that they have been preparing for their work for a long time and that they are un willing to trust entirely tho lnforma tlon supplied by the Chinese. They are hard to got rid or. Theso Insects, ns soon as they obtain Information, cross the river Into Chinese territory, where they use the telegraph. Children of the Revolution. WASHINGTON Mrs. Daniel Loth rop, tho founder or the organization, on Thursday called to order tho National Society or tho Children or tho Ameri can Revolution In tho absenco or Mrs, Julius C. Burrows, tho president, who is out or the city. Thero was a largo attendance or delegates. The reports or tho various officers Tor tho year just ended showed tho society to be In excollent shape. Thero has been n large increase In tho membership, tho total at this time being more than COO. STATEHOOD BILL. After Long Discussion Is Passed by the House. WASHINGTON After a dobnto ex tending through tho entire session tho house on Ttiosdny passed tho bill pro viding for Joint statehood of Oklahoma and Indian Territory under the name of Oklahoma and of Arizona nnd New Mexico under the namo of Arizona. In discussing the rule which had been reported by tho commltteo on rules providing for immediato consld sratlon of tho bill. Mr. Williams, tho minority lender, declared that no ro publican had any idea that tho bill would becomo n law at this session. Delegate Wilson of Arizona opposed the bill. It was favored by Delegates Rodoy of New Mexico and McGuiro of Oklahoma. Tho bill was passed 147 to 101, n strict party vote. Tho question of additional accom modation in the way of office and com mittee rooms, occupied tho attention of tho sennto tho greater part of Tuesday. Tho question arose In con nection with the provisions In the civil appropriation bill, ono for nn exten sion of tho enst front of the capitol building, in accordance with sketches left by Architect Walters, nnd the other for an an outside senate office and commltteo building. Much va riety of opinion was expressed and tho juestion was still under discussion when the senate adjourned. Dr 'person of Chinese descent,' as used n said laws, shall bo construed to mean any person descended from an ancestor of the Mongolian race, which ancestor is now or was at any tlmo subsequent to tho year 1800 a subject of tho emperor of China; and in any proceeding or examination in relation to tho exciusion of n person alleged to be such a person conducted by the government the statement under oath or a duly appointed immigration or in Several minor bills wero passed dur ing tho day. ROSEBUD BILL IS PASSED. Some Modifications Made In Senate to Meet the Views of President. WASHINGTON After several months of hard work and presever Ing energy tho Solith Dakota delega tion had the satisfaction on Monday of witnessing the passage in tho sen ate of tho Burke bill, which, proposes to open to settlement 410,000 acres of Indian lands In Gregory county, South Dnkota. Yielding to n sugges tion understood t to have como from tho White House, the South Dakota senators incorporated nn Important amendment; in tho bill. It is to the effect that for the first three months of the opening $4 nn acre shall be charged for tho lands. After the land has been on the marttet three months, It Is to bo sold for $3 nn acre, and thereafter at tho rate of $2.50 an acre. The Rosebud bill passed tho house several months ago. As soon as the bill is approved by the president, Representative Burke will take up, with the secrotary of the interior the question of regulations governing tho sale or the Rosebud lands. HIS SECRET DIED WITH HIM. Former Subject of England Passes Away at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Without kith or kin nt his bedside, Thornton Fleetwood, aged 72, claiming to havo formerly been a professor at Eton, England, died Tuesday in tho charity ward of tho city hospital. From tho brief his tory ho was ablo to give the authori ties before his death, it Is believed that Fleetwood was utterly alono In tho world, having no relatives in Amer ica or In England, from whenco he camo to this country three years ago. His apparent education and refine ment attracted tho nttentlon of the attendants and ho was prevailed upon to tell something or hlmseir, but ho refused to say much concerning .his life. Ho contracted a severe cold, which resulted in death. Unless tho body Is claimed, it Is stated that In terment will bo mado In the potters' field. THE PENSION APPROPRIATION. The Measure Carrying $137,000,000 Passed by the Senate. . WASHINGTON The pension appro priation bill, carrying an appropria tion or over $137,000,000, and the emergency river and harbor appropri ation bill, which Carries $3,000,000 were passed Thursday -by the senate, leaving only the general deficiency and tho military academy mills of the en tire list of supply measures still to be considered by tho sennte. The house bill Increasing the size of homestead entries In Western Nebras ka to C40 acres also received favorable consideration. While the river nnd harbor measure was under considera tion Mr. Gorman sharply criticised the ralluro to bring In a general river and harbor bill. Speeches were made on tho pension bill by Messrs. McCumber and Scott, the latter declaring that he favored a service pension or $25 per month. mr Agreement on Grain Rates. CHICAGO Western roads on Thurs day practically reached an agreement on tho adjustment or tho grain ratos. and tho work of checking the ratos according to tho plan of settlement has commoncod. The plan originally proposed wns adoptod, reducing the St. Louis differential over Chicago from 5 to 3 cents and making the tLrough rates from Nebraska points tho sum of the locals through Omaha with tho exception or certain territory In the nortbecrtorn section or Ne br ska. The Acacia Tree. Thero has just boen discovered la tho far east n species of the acacia, tree which closes Its leaves together In colls each day at sunset nntl curls lis twigs to tho shapo ot pigtails. Af ter tho treo has settled Itself thus for a night's sleep, If touched tho wholo thing will flutter as If agitated or im patient nt being disturbed. Tho oftcner tho follngo Is molested, tho moro violent becomes tho shaking of tho branches, and at length the tree emits a nauseating odor, which, ir In haled for n few moments, causes a violent dizzy hendache. It ha3 been named tho "angry treo." Story From Pattl. In Syracuse, Adellna Pattl told a. reporter how sho had recently been, teaching music to a little American, girl. "This llttlo girl," sho said, "is a delight. Her questions and answers aro as entertnining as a comedy. Tho other day, I was explaining to her tho meaning of tho signs f and ff. 'F,' 1 said, 'means forte. Now, if f means forte, what doe3 ff mean?' fElghty," Bald the little girl." A HEART STORY. Folsom, S. Dak. In theso days when so many sudden deaths are re ported from Heart Failure and vari ous forms of Heart Disease, it will bo good news to mnny to learn that thero Is a never fniling remedy for every form of Heart Trouble. Mrs. H. D. Hydo or this place, was troubled for years with a pain in her heart which distressed her a great deal. She had tried many remedies but had not succeeded in finding any thing thnt would help her until at last sho began a treatment of Dodd's Kid ney Pills and this very soon relieved her and she has not had a single pain or any distress In the region of tho heart since. Sho says: "I cannot say too much pralso of Dodd's Kidney Pills. They are the greatest heart medicine I have ever used. I was troubled for over threo years with a. severe pain In my heart, which en tirely disappeared after a short treat ment or Dodd's Kidney Pills." Energy Wasted After Business Hours. A great mnny people dlssipato moro energy between tho tlmo when they leave their work nt night and when they return to It in the morning than, they expend all day In their vocations, though they would bo shocked and or fended if nnyono wero to tell them, so. They think that physical dissipa tion is the only method of energy Bapplng. But men and women of ex emplary moral habits dissipate their vitality In a hundred ways. They in dulge in wrong thinking; they worry; they Tret; they fear this, that, and tho other imaginary thing; and they carry their business homo with them, and work as hard mentnlly after busi ness hours as during them. Success, Anecdote of McMahcn. The lato John MncMahon, of tho Irish bar, although ft Celt, had a pon derous, heavy style, and no sense of humor. On account of being deaf ho agreed, out or policy, with any re marks made by tho judge, even though he did not understand what was said. On one occasion ho was appearing beforo a mnster of the roils, who thought that MacMahon was ar guing rather elementnry law for such, a court as his. "You are speaking as if I woro a mere typo In the law, Mr. MacMahon,' said tho master of rolls, testily. "Quito so, my lord," said counsel, airily, proceeding with his ar gument oblivious to and regardless of what the judge had said. HAS A SAY. The School Principal Talks About Food. Tho Principal of a High School la a flourishing Calif, city says: "For 23 years I worked In the school with only short summer vacations, I formed the habit of eating rapidly, masticated poorly which coupled with my sedentary work led to Indigestion, liver trouble, lamo back and rheuma tism. "Upon consulting physicians some doped mo with drugs, while others prescribed dieting and sometimes T got temporary relief, other times not For 12 years I struggled along with this handicap to my work, boldom laid up but often a burden to myself with lameness and rheumatic pains. "Two years ago I met nn old friend, a physician who noticed nt once my out-of-henlth condition and who pre scribed for mo. an exclusive diet ol Grape-Nuts, milk and rruit. "I followed his instructions nnd in two months I felt like a now man with no more headaches, rheumatism o liver trouble and from that time to this Grape-Nuts has been ray mala food for morning and evening meals, am stronger and healthier than 1 have been for years without a trace or the old troubles. "Judging rrom my present vigorous physical and mental state I tell my people Methuselah may yet havo to take second place among tho old men, for I reel Ilka I will live a great many moro years. "To all this remarkable change lo health I am Indebted to my wtsf friend and Grapo-Nuts and I hope th Postum Co. will continuo to manufac ture this life and health giving food for several centuries yet. until I move to a world where Indigestion Is un knQwn," Name glvon by Postum Co. Battlo Creole, Mich. Ask any physician what ho knows about Grape Nuts. Those who hav tried It know things. "There's a reason." Look In each pkg. for the faroout llttlo book, "The Road to Wellvllle." - u jfc X 7 u X I J?