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MR. WILSON'S BANKING BILL.
HURT IN A WRECK.
THE NEBRASKA ASSEMBLY EN
TERS UPON ITS LABORS.
FIRST W SUMLT ATTENDED
Mr. Pool of Tecumseh, Speaker and
Tibbetts of Hastings is Presi
dent Pro Tern.
The attendance was far from com
plete when the thirty-first Hussion of
the Nebraska assembly opened un the
fiih. Lieutenant Governor Hopewell
culled the senate to order and Secre
tary Jiiukla exercised the right in the
house.
In the senate members proceeded to
carry out caucus agreements in the
matter of election of ollleers and tip
appointment of committees. George
V. Tlbbetts, of Hastings, is president
pro tetn. SV. H. Smith, of Seward, Is
secretary. Frank T. Hansom Is chair
man of democratic caucuses and is
leader for the majority on the floor of
the senate. Itev. Hamon, of Lincoln,
as chosen chaplain. W. H. Smith, of
the Independent-Democrat, Seward,
secretary. H. M. Davis, of the Journal,
Otd. first assistant. K. A. Walrath, of
'he Democrat, Osceola, second assis
tant. Sergoant-at-arms, J. A. W'clton,
r'remont. Henry Ityan, South Omaha,
engrossing and enrolling clerk.
In the house C. W. Pool, of Tecum
kcIi, was chosen speaker, In accord
ance with caucus nomination, wherein
lie had three more than a majority.
Other officers chosen were: Hennior
Tone, of Wahoo, chief clerk; Captain
Amos Hvaus, Richardson county, her-Keant-Qt-arnis;
The Itev. Mr. Witrfleld,
t'niveresity Place, chaplain.
In the opening Clyde Ilarnard called
the roll and anuouueed that a consti-
sit tu::il majority was present. He
tailed for nominations for temporary
officers.-' Clark, of Kichardson, placed
In noininaion If. It.' Henry, of Holt.
Killen, the minority leader, named I).
M. N ttleton, the speaker of the last
house. O'Connell of Johnson, Wccms
ut Platte and West of Hall did not
vote. IleDry received Oil votes and
Netilcton 29 votes. Mr. Henry took
the chair.
Mr. Trenmore Cone was selected an
cliief clerk. Mr. Kuhl moved a com
mittee on credentials which was
named by the speaker us follows:
Clark. Bowman, Killen, Nettlcton,
Stoecker and Taylor of Custer. The
members tiled up and placed their cre
dentials in a basket on the clerk's
desn. The committee retired and re
turned in a few minutes with the re
port that the list as made up by the
sen-clary of state was correct. This
report, was adopted. There were no
contests. Chief Justice Hees apperuvd
aid administered the oath of office as
follows:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm)
1 liar will support the constitution of
the I'nlted States and the constitution
of the Mate of Nebraska and will
tan tuny uisciiarge me unties 01 rep
resentative according to the best of
ley ability, ami that at the election at
which J was chosen to fill said office,
t have not improimly influenced in
aey way the vote of any elector, and
liae net accepted, nor will I accept,
or receive, directly or indirectly, any
iiMincy or tmy other valuable thin;;
from any corporation, company or per
sons, or any promise of any official
act or influence (for any vote I may
uhe or withhold on any bill, resolu
tion or appropriation, so help me God."
The first session was 1 short ninl
pleasant. The republican minority sup
porting its candidate with a compli
mentary vote and then doing the un
usual by moving that the election of
llie majority selection be made unani
mous. No roll call showed less thin
!il members preseut and one indicated
thai but one member of the lower
house was not in his seat. The usual
routine was followed out. The secre
tary of state called the house to or
der, tiie caucus selection was made
temporary speaker, a temporary sec
retary was elected, Cldye Barnard in
tl.e meantime fulfilling the functions
of clerk: the temporary organization
was followed by the permanent, the
chief justice was called on formally
to administer the oath of office, the
credentials of the members were cas
ually scvrutlnlwd, a committee was
appointed to notify the senate to get
busy, after which adjournment fol
lowed for the day. ,
Alliance Wants Better Coal Rate.
The Commercial club or Alliance
has .appealed to the Interstate Com
merce commission to compel the Bur
linijtcn railroad to cease discrimin
ating against lhat c!ty In the matter
of coal rates from Sheridan, Wyo. In
Its showing the Commercial club nets
up that the rate from Sheridan to Al
liance. 323 miles, on lump coal Is $3
a ton and other coal 12.50; from
Sheridan to Deadwood, 330 miles, on
the rate Is $2,2!) on lump aud $2 on
oilier coal, from Shcrld:in to Omaha,
749 miles, on lump the rate Is $3 and
on other coal $2.50.
The Convention Seison.
Lincoln's convention season will be
Kiu early in the. year. .The.Jlrat one
to take place will be the Lancaster
county goud roads convention on Jan
usry 4. This meeting '!s to be prac
tically a btatn affair, as many mem-
hers ;or tno legislature, officials of dif
ferent counties, Rutdmoblle dealers
and owners will bo present. .Iiumnrv
1". 14 and 15, as the dates hnvn been
previously fixed, the Nebraska Inde
pendent Telephone association will
hold Its annual Bc?sIon In Lincoln.
Then follow others In February.
Measure Supposed ti Reflect Senti
ment of Bankers.
Victor Wilson Is on hniid In the leg.
lskuuro with his hanking bill, which,.
It Is believed, reflects the sentiment of
the bankers of the legislature. This
Is the bill which ahollshes the present
state banking board. The hill covers
ll7 sections. Following Is the sub
stance of the measure as prepared by
Mr. Wilson:
The, business of 1i:u:Mi-.i; Is defined nn l
dcclure.l In . nf u juilillr mutter unit
subject In rcKtiiuiluii ami control by tlm
SU'.te.
Tiie business Is cimtllleil to lorpomtl'liH
"penitliiK umler the net. This ler the.
le.i.snu thill t. nubilities of )lhaU
In IlKi-rs ciitinot lie l;;;i tly iiiiiirnllril, .itul
the business subject In t llib.'I'niSHlllellt 111
i. is.- nf ile.illi. t ;;!" persiiiiH of Ketn-riilly
' nutil.-.i'tl liniini lal iti-Kt'ity timl nsoii
sibiluy may urKaiiize a bank or lU Mm k
lllelein.
A minimum p:, id - In t -uphill required.
.'leeenillK ti IMillll;ll.in ill the pl.ee of
loe.itiiin, r.iiiKlm; finin $tr,.iii(J up tu $IM.
I'"'1. illlil tile t'nrlliiT li'i(llilenient tlial the
l.ibl-ln tapitnl ami surplus shall imt l"
les:; than In pi r rent nf the deposits, or
in 1 it - il thereof, thai llo Investments of
the l.i, lili slriM lie limited to tell linns
tiie ainoiiiii of siiih rapiial and surplus.
Alul prcst'i'llilm; Unit the riipilnl paid III
::l i'ii;,iii;ziiiloii shall consist only of cm-li,
i if till ill iipproved il. pi .-l t ol J hanks, pub
lie bonds and a batik liuilditiK. in lertai.i
lipportloiiK.
lJlrertois must he tin- owners of nt
leiist $1,IIU0 of raillnl t-toiU, tree of In -i
umliraneo.
iftlrers pnihlhltiM from paj hue or
not less than Zii per cent of tin; nernK
li'K'tl reserve for the preeeillliK year Hint
are prohibited from borru.vlnii tliu bank's
flll'llH.
otnttleers prohibit ml from pitying or
certifying n cheek unless tlm person
drawl iik same has an equal amount to
his credit on the honks of the bunk.
Interest paid on deposit shall be llm
Iteii to tiie rato IlKed by the tmiiklnt; de
partment, which rale shall lm uniform as
banks In the same congressional district,
mi l tins kIvIiik of any oilier thing of
value In lieu of surh excess Interest, ex
cept necessary .sUitioriery. Is prohibited.
All of the Investments that a bank limy
make urn enumerated, with fixed require
ments are only those now followed by lho
best managed banks.
Iteserves call be kent In such hanks'
only as arc approved by the biinkliiir il'i
pa rtmelit.
The HtockhuMers shall be Imllvlduallv
lluble fur the debts nf the bank In trlpb'
tin- nmoiint of tlnlr Investments, and
sui-h liabilities are m ule immediately col
lect Idle, If necessary.
It Is tun e unlaw ill for any person to
use the word "hank," or liny derivative
i hereof, exeept subject to the provision!
in' the banking laws.
1'ims are ntlarliixl to violations of tho
provisions of the art vroportioliate to the
ntTi nse, in iiilditioii to tlm usual powers
of appointing reirivers. .
Tiie pr sent slat.- banking bimnl ts
nbolisheil and (he noveilnu' made-super-itiletiimit
el' banks, wllh power to ap
point, a deputy ami all ofllcials tt the
baukiirir ilepaitmiiit, siibje-t to. civil
M ivini requirements. ,
A rommlssion of three perKiins, hnvlmr
at li-.-i-it tin years' experienei- in bnnkiUK.
i cieatid to aid tin- superintendent t"
pieparlm; suil.ihle tubs and otdfra for
c '.rrvliiK tin- net into uiTecl. in be known
us the Nebraska bank rotumlKsion. They
slinll iiIho ronihlet tlm examinations re
iiuli eil to qualify persons for appoint merit
ii'i state hank oxiiiiilneis and clerks tu
y.irh exam'neis.
Hunk (xamlners are required to have
live vears' exi.ierii.-nrc in hanklluj, and
cVHiuinlritf clerks must lmvu un uci -unite
knowledm- of bank tionkkeepha; and ac
ceuuthiK. They sliail be paid by the day.
In addition to IravellriK expenses, while
In 1 lie dlsrharxe of their duties.
Kxamliiallous shall be made of every
tank at least (wire a year and must in
clude a verU'e'.Kloti from soimes outside
of (lie hank of at least h) prr cent hi
number of deposits :tml InvesliueniM.
Kxamitiatlnil fees shall be paid by tilt
bi'iiks In prnnei-tinn In resources. Ite
. rivers for failed hanks shall be appoint
ed by (he siiperlnlrinleiil and be subject
to lils orders.
All deooslls hi failed banks shall hell"
ir.teiest 'from Iho il.Ue of failure at 7 pur
ri lit.
Omaha Telephones Reduced.
Omaha kcIs a New Yv's present
from the Nebraska Telephone com
pany in the shapo of a reduction In
rales. Residence 'phi.ncs are re
duced ."0 cents a month, while the dis
count is reduced from $1 to 50 cents.
Reductions of Si; n year are also made
on two party line telephones.
Bryan to Join the Eagles.
William J. ..cyan will he initiated
Into the Order of Kasles here this
week and the local aerie promises to
hare a IjIk time over the event. Col.
John J. Ryder, president of the Katies,
telephoned invitations lo all of the
Brand officers uml he expects some of
them to attend. A banquet nlll fol
low the Initiation.
Deputy Treasurer Resigns.
Henry I.ehr, deputy stale treasurer,
has resinned. His resignation is to
take effect January 7. State Treasur
er L. 0. Hrian lias appointed his son,
Frank Rraln. am'd 22, to the vacancy.
Youni? Mr. Rrain has been employed
in the treasurer's office for one year.
E Sillick Cets a Pardon. E
Jesse C. S llick of Omaha is a five
man. Governor Sheldon issued a par
don to Sillick. While a convict in the
stute prison he escaped some years
aito two months- before the expiration
of his time. Since his escape he has
served several years in the urniy and
has an honorable discharge.
Pardon Asked for Pumphrey.
Miss Anna Pan of Omaha has a
sweetheart confined in the peniten
tiary and sho has asked Governor
Sheldon to pardon him. The man in
the case Is Charles Pumphrey, con
fined for life for the murder of a
Chinaman In Omaha.
State Press Association.
At a mnetlnK of the executive com
mittee of the Nebraska State Press us
soclation It was decided to hold the
next meeting of tho association at
Grand Island. February 22, '13 and 21.
The program has been only partially
mapped out.
Capitol Building Dangerous.
State School Superintendent Mc
Erlei'i notified Commissioner of Lauds'
and Buildings Eaton that he regarded
tho cast wing of the ' statu capltol
building criminally dangerous, and thut
it would he a menace to safety to per
mit tho coming Inaugural ball to be
held In the hall of the house of repre
sentatives, which Is located In the east
wing. The hoard of public lands and
buildings accordingly will not peimtt
the ball to he held there and It will
probably be in the senate hal! or some
other safe j.lace.
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DRAKE OIL, WL'LL i'lONUMLfir.
There Is nolhlng found in fiction to
equal the wonderful story of the mar
velous development of the petroleum
industry in this country. Perhaps the
nearest one might come to It would
be found In Scheherzade'a tale of
Aladdin's lamp, the magic power thut
produced wealth and luxury beyond
coniputaiiou. The lamp of Aladdin
was no more marvelous than that
which burns "Standard, water white,
130 degrees test."
It Is not yet a half century Hinco
this Industry began. To be accurate.
It will be B0 years on August ID, 1909,
since Col. Kdwln A. F. Druke com
pleted that famous first oil weli r.our
the banks of Oil creek, a short dis
tance below the present city of Titus
Villi. The 49 years since that event
have been of the busiest In oil devel
opment. The history of the industry
Is an aggregation of romances unpar
alleled; it is one great romance of
vital and Intense interest. .
"Progressive Pennsylvania" has been
accused of a lack of civic pride. Its
monuments are few, though its notable
achievements have been many and
Its great men leglou. Oildom promises
a better record. . A magnificent monu
ment, to Col. 10. A. F. Drake stands iu
VVoodlawn cemetery. Tltusvllle.
Now. a beautiful monument, com
memorating the foundation of the In
dustry, is planned by Caundota chap
ter, Daughters of the American Revo
lution, to be erected at the site of the
Drake well. It Is desired to have this
monument unveiled on the fiftieth an
niversary of the discovery that gave
to the world a new industry un in
dustry that has done much or more
to advance civilization as the appli
cation of steam. The design of this
monument Is shown in our illustra
tion and it Is to be provided by the
voluntary contributions of the giuie
ful "sons and daughters of the oil
country."
The crowning feature of the monu
ment Is to be a flaming torch, illumin
ating the globe. What a wealth of
suggestion! It tells the story of how
the cheap mineral oil from the earth
carried the light of Intelligence into
the dark corners of earth! Since
Drake's dlscoverv the obscure Lin
coins of the world have not been com
pelled to read by the light of blazing
pine knots on the hearth; our Frank
lins have not been forced to study
philosophy by the feeble Dicker of
sputtering tallow candles.
Humiliation, however, Is not the
whole story of this Industry. From
crude oil more than ..'PO porducts are
extracted. The pnraflnc wax. familiar
to every household, the equally uni
versal vaseline, the gasoline that has
introduced a new era of power;- the
lubricants that make the machinery
run smoothly; the naphtha that en
riches to brilliancy, all manufactured
gas. Iirilliant color dyes, photographic
developments, many medical, drugs,
come from the compounded fluid call
ed petroleum.
Natural gas, the perfect fuel. Its
supply now an Industry In itself, Is but
a branch of the new world opened by
Drake's discovery; a world of effort
and wealth developed by other geni
uses, who followed after. This monu
ment will pay tribute to every one of
them, becnuse It will be dedicated to
the vast and marvelous mining and
manufacturing industries of which the
Drake well was the foundation. It will
be a monument to the race of men
who have solved more gigantic prob
lems and met more emergencies in 50
years than were ever given In the
same space of time to any other race
of men to solve.
In this short time the men of "oil
dom" have discovered a new product,
dissolved It Into lis constituent ele
ments, devised means for storage, .cre
ated vast systems of transportation,
delivered the product to the uttormout
ends of Iho earth, devised new. ma
chinery, conquered physical obstacles
and read the book of the rocky strata
as ho other men have done. '
From that little beginning of Col.
Drake on Oil creek-, a sruaM hole of
150 fert deep, und a' few barrels' of
greasy fluid,, has grown, a-world-wide
industry. It employs, a million man;
walking beams creak lu every cllnu;
oil, flows from the Gulf of .Mexico ,'to
the Caspian and Lack again; the
driller is at work In the cradle-of the
Aryan race, In Japan, in the haunt of
the wild man of liomeov (This indus
try has added' hi Woim. of dollars .of
new, clnn wealth to tlm world's toKt
In this marvelous half century within,
tho life span of men whose hearts are
yet young.
It well deserves a monument und
one built by the men who havo holp-id
j " : jw
lo create the Industry the men who
have rubbed the wonderlel lamp and
found gold In tilt h- hands. This duty
should not be left to another genera
tion. Already there are thousands en
listed in this army of modern grease
who never saw Hie site on which the
old Drake well was drilled with so
much pains and patience. Annually
hundreds of travelers puss the magic
spot and have naught to attract their
glance from the car window. Put next
year they may see the tall shaft and
the torch that, hand in hand with Lib
erty, has lighted the world, literally.
The following description is given of
the design of the Petroleum Me
morial: "The monument is In the form of a
utoiiollthic Poiio shaft healing ulol't
a bronze lantern In the form of a
globe. The shaft rests upon n single
block of stone, upon the four faces
of which are bas-reliefs symbolical of
the . departments of ' human activity
which have been most affected by (he
discovery of oil heitf, light, power and
locomotion.-, 'Jiuv base rests upon a.
Btylobate of' three high steps. Tho
stylubate is in the-center of a paved
area siiiitiitpded by a" parapet having
at the four corners salient masses,
upon the outer surface of which are
to be cut ,ltis'iiplfon telllnif of the
history of the discovery of oil by Col.
Drake and of the evolution of tho In
dustry. The whole monument Is to be
raised upon a sodded plateau and is to
be approached on all four sides by
flights of Ft steps.
The dimensions of tho monument
are as follows: Plateau, 1)4 feet
square; platform at parapet line, fi2
feet square; diameter of shaft, 5 feet
C Inches; pedestal, 8 feet square;
stylobate, 20 feet square; height of
plateau, 8 feet; height of monument,
fal feet; total height of monument and
plateau, til feet.
The locution of the old Drake well
Is on a sightly spot near the line of
the Pennsylvania railroad, so that tho
monument when completed can bo
viewed by all travelers between Pitts
burg and Ituffalo.
HIS LIFE A LUCKY ONE.
Youngster at Least Had the Great
Virtue of Cheerfulness.
The following is a genuine essay by
a ten-year-old boy:
"My life has been a very lucky one.
When I was three years old 1 fell
downstairs and cut my head. When I
was live years old 1 was looking ut
some hens and a dog bit my leg. When
I was eight I went with my brother lu
the trap and the horse fell and threw
us out of llie trap; my brother lit on
his feet and I lit on the horse's back.
Last year 1 was playing, and I ran Into
a surrey and cut my eyebrow, and it
bus left a mark. One day I went Into
the slaughter house and a big sheep
ran after me and knocked me down.
I have had a happy life."
This cheerful acceptance of what,
are usually regarded as the ills of life
reminds the writer of an old school
fellow who took part in the fight at
Klandslaagte at the beginning of the
South African war. After the engage
ment he was taken to the hospital at
Pietermarltzbiirg. As soon as he was
able he wrote home and sent his peo
ple the tunic he had worn in tho bat
tle. "You will see," he wrote, "that there
are 11 bullet holes in it. but I was
awfully lucky, only six of them hit
me."
Sexes in Antagonism.
Woman suffrage has been carried to
nji extreme In liuenos Ayres. An Ital
ian woman describes the situation In
the Argentine city: "A Bon of recip
rocal fear seems to raise an Insur
mountable barrier between the men
und women. Whether at home, In the
.street, at banquets and public prom
enades, in the theaterg. or schools, the
two sexes, as If by a tacit understand
ing, keep each other at a respectful
distance. What most strikes tho for
eigner who walks in Uuenos Ayres,
whether he traverse the narrow street
where the. . traffic of foot pussengers Is
more crowded than In either Imdoja
or Pails, or saunter through the broad
u venues whore 'train -'eura, cnrrla'grn,
automobiles pass and rejiass each
other,' Is the ubsence of. woman. . . .
Site acts, not as an associate of man,
but us a rival, and In llie same house
w0 find 'oh antatfonlsfu 'existing be
tween husband ami. wife, mother and
son." The social reformers of Argen
tina are beginning to think that wom
en are being too highly educated. They
neglect their children nnd household
duties.
METEORIC CAREER CF NEW MEM
BER OF DAMKING FIRM.
Why Famous Financier Hat Choien
Henry P. Davison for an Aid Suc
cess Won by Energy, Integ
rity and Brains.
New York Among the men who
have won their way to fortune and a
commanding place In the financial
world will have to be written the name
of Henry P. Davidson, late vice presi
dent of the Firsl National bank, but
who on January 1 became IV partner lit
the banking house of J. P. Morgan &
Co. '
To men of finance lie name of
Henry P. Davison Is very . familiar,
and stands fur all l hut goes to make
up the successful banker and man of
affairs, for although but, 41 years of
age, Davidson has made himself fell
as a power in the money merd.
Ilenry P. Davison Is strictly a self
made man. Fvery dollar he possesses
he made from the raw material of en
ergy, hard work, application, honesty
and quick intelligence. When about
19 years ago ho came to New York
from Itrldgepoit, Conn., he was merely
a bright, active, enthusiastic young fel
low, who had had a little experience
as a bank clerk In his native town of
Troy, Pa., and in Itridgeport. He had
a few hundred dollars, but his real
capital was In his head.
The little money he had then can
not be considered as even the nucleus
of the fortune w has acquired since,
for Mr. Davison does not own his suc
cess to frugality and saving; ho owes
It. to keen business foresight and
knowledge of finance, and to the confi
dence of moneyed men he has won.
lie was born In Troy, Pa., a little
town near the northern border of tho
state, not very far from lilmira, N. Y.
Ills father was a biminess man, and
his uncles were the local bankers.
Young Davison was graduated from
the Troy high school at the age of 15
years, and when he was 10 ho was
teaching school, having In his class
soino boys older than himself.
He kept at this work for a term or
two, nnd then entered his uncle's bank
as a clerk. There ho got a fairly
good knowledge of tho banking busi
ness and widened his acquaintance so
that In a year or so he got fin offer of
a bookkeepershlp from the Poquen
nock National bank, of llridgeport,
Conn.
He gavo perfect satisfaction there,
but he himself was not satisfied, for
he wanted to get Inlo the larger game
and become a New York hanking man.
So he sought nnd obtained a position
In the Astor Place hank in this city.
Ho was only 22 years old, but ho soon
became receiving oilier.
The Astor Place bank became a
branch of the Corn Exchange bank
and Davison went to the Liberty
National and In. six years worked up
from one position to nliother until ho
became president of that institution.
He resigned to become vice-president
of the First National, ami ho ha8 held
that Important position for six years,
taking ever a more and more active
and prominent purt in general banking
affairs and having his advice more and
more sought by the big men of the
financial world.
During the business depression and
financial disturbances last year Mr.
Davidson was a member of tho speclul
clearing house committee which mado
a searching Investigation Into the af
fairs of many financial Institutions,
and ho took part In all the Important
meetings of the big men of Wall
street, notably those called by J. Pier
pent Morgan. .' '
Mr. Davison Is also what President
Roosevelt would call an outdoor man.
He is fond of all; athletic' sports, is a
good shot, good rider, good billiard
player. What ho does ho doeg with all
his heart, and he displays the same
energy In his umiibcmontg as in his
business. ,
Ho Is yoftiiger ('lok'fng'lh'ari he Is, al
though hlS'SUjoWerleivem facv has a
soriotiB cast. I lis. rather determined
'mouth stili shoAvs thofturnor his more
Intimate frlpdp kno,y.,htiir, to possess
iu largo measure.
And J. Iierpont Morgan, as keen a
judge of men as may be, having
watched Mr. Davison's career and
studied his , character ,and. methods
closely for, jeaiis, ;1ia,vji(sen hlin for
a partner In his big banking house. To
Wall street men that is tho highest
indorsement which could be given, for
they know that it would not be ob
tained save by the display of ublllty
which but few men possess.
4 U
Kidneys Dadly Injured and Health Se
riously Impaired.
William While. It. R. man. 201 Con
stantino Street, Three Hlvers, Mich.,
tr says: "In a railroad
collision my kidney
A must havo been hurt,
. ...lift b ns I missed hloodv
urine with pala for a
long time after, was
weak and thin and
so 1 could not work.
Two yeniH after I
went to tho - hos
pital and remained al
most six months, but my caso seemed
hopeless. The uiino passed Involun
tarily. Two months ago I began tak
ing Doan's Kidney Pills nnd the Im
provement has been wonderful. Four
boxes have doso me more good than
ill tho doctoring oi" seven years. I
gained so much that my friends won
der at it."
Sold by all dealers. C0c a bo. Fob-ter-Milburn
Co., Uuffalo. N. Y.
Cut Off In His Prime.
That tho negro residing In the nortH
has tho fondness for euphonloufl words
regardless of their meaning that
characterizes his brother In tho south
was Illustrated by a remark overheard
a few days ago.
Two colored women stood chattlnj
at the corner of Klghth avenuo and
Ono Hundred and Twenty-fifth street.
Ono of them, ostentatiously clad In
mourning, said with a doloful shake
of tho head In reply to a query from
tho other:
"Yus, ho died In de height of his
ten lth." Washington Star.
How's This?
Wt etTrr On Iliinttml Dollar Rrwitrtl for ur
iww nf ChiivtIi that taunt b curxt bf Ihlll
Ckurrb Curt.
F J. CIIKNKY 4 CO., Tolnlft O.
W, tho nnilrraidirtl, lmv known K. J. Chnwr
tor 1 tin lint It )mm. and IwlK-vn him iirrfrrtly hon
orable tn nil liimltiini tranimrUnnii nil fliuuifWIf
liito to carry nut nny nhllyntiuiui mud by hla firm.
WillilNii. kisA A MinviN,
Wholiiwlc Hriiur'w, Toledo. O.
lUll'i rUrrh Citr Id tiiken liititrnnlly. acUti
dln-rily uim tlm hlixxt and milcoin lurfacm it th
yntrin. 'rmUmnnlalii win frit. ITIr 7t ceo la par
hot tin. Sold t'r all UnmiMt.
lala II all's family I'lllt (ur oonitlvatloa.
The Ruling Passion.
The Late Comer (anxiously) How
far havo they got with tho program?
MaJ. Styme (an ardent golfer) SeT
en up and two to play. Harper'a
Weekly.
Ijong before a woman acquires any
Jewels she likes to worry for fear tuoy
may be stolen.
Iifwis Sincle Hinder costs more than
other Hi' cinm, Smoker know why.
Your dealer or Jtvia' Fuctory, l'roria, 111.
Many a man with wheels thinks he
Is the whole political machine.
COUUHS AKI) COLDS.
I Took P-ru-na.
'WASHINGTON, D.C.7
Pcruna Drug Co., Columbus, Ohio.
tlentlemen: I can cheerfully recom
mend Per una as an effective euro tt
coughs and colds.
You are authorized to uso my photo
with testimonial in any publication.
Mrs. Joseph Hull Chose,
804 Tenth St., Washington, D. C.
Could Not Smell Nor Hear.
Mrs. A. Ii. Wetzel, 1023 Ohio St.Tcrre
Haute, Ind., writes:
"When 1 began to take your medicine
I could not smell, nor hear a church
bell ring;. Now 1 can both smell and
hear.
"When I began your treatment my
head was terrible. I had buzzing and
chirping noises in my head.
"I followed your advice faithfully and
built Peruna as you told me. Now I
might say I am well.
"I want to po and visit my mother
and see tho doctor who said I was not
lung for this world. I will tell him it was
I'eruna that cured me."
Peruna is manufactured by The
Pcruna Drug Mfg. Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Ask your Druggist tor a Free Peruna
Almanac tor 1909.
Kemps Balsam
Will stop any cooftb, that
can oe stopped ay any
medicine and cure coughs
that cannot be cured by any
other medicine.
It t nlwnvK fh tttt
rnnnh cure. Yon cannot
allord to take chances on
any other kind.
KEMP'S BALSAM cures
coughs, colds, bronchitis.
grip, asthma and consump
tion in iirsi Mages.
It does not contain alco
hol, opium, morphine, or
any oiher narcotic, poison-
on or harmlul drug.
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