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dlollas Made No Bond Deals-No Banker
j :1 I or Vinanole . Ilan Been Invitoil to
'IY8Eliington to Confer With the Administration -
ministration , and No Arrangements
Made With the Syndleate-Amazed at
f the Action of Senator.
I F The President Ind ] nnnt.
r 11ASrrxGTOx , Jan , Ili-Ihe debate
on the Elkins resolution in the Senate
lastlriday when the administration
was accused by several Senators of
! Issiving entered into an agreement
l with a syndicate to float the expected
1Ssue of bonds , isthesubjectof a letter
- written by President Cleveland to Sen-
I .itor CaicrY , of Louisiana. The
hnotvledge that such a letter had been
i addressed to Mr. Caffery was obtained
t last night , and the letter was made
public by the latter. It is in the band-
tvrhing of the President and covers
six pages of closely written note
paper. It is in full as follows :
Executive Mansion , Washington , D.
- . .C. . ; ) ; tn. 5 , ISUG. My Dear Senator-I
I' have gold to-day in the Congressional
L ] Iecord the debate in the Senate on
I'ritlay , concerning the financial situation -
tion and bond issues.
1 am amazed at the intolerance that
t ] cads even excited partisanship to
.ulopt. , as a basis of attack , the un-
fourdcd accusations and asscrtious of
a snsliciously mendacious and sensa-
1ionsl nctvspaper.
No hanker or financier , nor any
Otlier immaii bung , has been invited
to visit Washington for the purpose of
arranging in any way or manner for
the ( lSDOsltiOIi ) of 'bonds to meet the
present or future needs of the geld
reset re.
( No arrangement of any Lincl has
'been made for the disposition of such
bonds to any syndicate or through the
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.c agency of any syndicate.
o assurance ofsuch a disposal of
1'J i bonds has been , directly or indirectly ,
given to any person. In point of fact ,
IL decided leaning towards a popular
loan and advertising for bids has
been plainly eyhibited on the part of
the adannistration at all times when
> the snbjeet was under discussion.
, ti Those charged with the responsi-
bilit : of maintaining our gold reserve ,
' o far as legislation rcnlers it nossi-
ale , have anxiously conferral with
1 , eaeb other and as occasion permitted
with those having knowledge of finan-
t cial affairs and present monetary
conditions as to the best and most
ftvornble means of selling bonds for
0
goltt.
t . \ II l The unusual importance of a sue-
i1 cessfnl result if the attempt is again
iuati'c , ought to be apparent to every
II American citizen who bestows upon
the subject a moments patriotic
thought.
111 1 The secretary of the treasury from
the first moment that the necessity of
suother sale of bonds seemed to lie ap-
proaehmg , desires ] to offer them if is-
_ _ ( suctl to the people by publie advertisement -
tisement if they could thus be successfully -
fully disposed of. Afte full consideration -
ation he came to the conclusion , to
which I fully agree , that the amount
-4 It of gold in the reserve , being now $ ' o-
UOU,000 more titan it was in February
' last. when a sale of bonds was made
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to a syndicate , and other conditions
I 7- diflerinog from those then existing ,
justifv us in offering the bonds now
about to be issued for sale by popular
subscription.
. 't'his is the entire matter and all 1
those particulars conlu have been ease
ily obtained by any member of the
Senate by simple inquiry.
1f Mr. Morgan or anycne else , reas-
or.ing from his own standpoint ,
brought himself to the belief that the
government would at length be constrained -
strained to again sell bonds to a syndicate - 1
dicate , 1 suppose he would have a per-
feet right , if he chose , to take
such steps as seemed to him prudent ,
to nut liimsclf in condition to nego-
tiate.
1 expect an issue of bonds will be i
advertised forsaleto-morrow and that
bid s will be invited not only for those
now allowed by law , but for such t
I , other and different bonds as congress
nay authorize during the pendency of
' J the : advertisement.
, Not having had an opportunity to
confer with you in person since the
present session of Congress began and
noticing your participation in the dc- r
hate of last Friday , I have thought it
t not amiss to snit you in possession of
, the facts and information herein con-
tamed. Yours very truly ,
Y\ Guovru CI.FWET.AND.
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WASIIiNGT.ON , Jan. 11.-The three t
territorial delegates , Messrs. Flynn of
s. . ' ( iklahoma , Murphy of Arizona and t
Cab-on of New Mexico , are making a s
vigorous campaign in congress to se a
cure favorable action upon their bills I
for the admission of their respective
territories io statehood. Each dele-
bate considers statehood the chief
msSSlOf of his congressional career.
They are anxious to have the bifis before -
fore the territories committee red -
d ported to the house and disposed of
soon in some way. They have made a s
canvass of the committee and believe
that more than two third of its mem-
"I hers will vote for favorable renorts. s
Roomers and Sweaters. 1
Mo. Jan. . t
tiiAnrlxsnura , , 11.-Forty
c' ' Soong lady stustents of the State Nor-
' - itisl school have organized an athletic
association and have openly de- fl
' clnred their intention of wearing. 0
bloomers and sweaters. The officers
arc Miss Edmund A. Nickerson , nresi- r
i dent ; Miss Grace Utley , vice-president :
, hss Seina Achenbach , secretary ; t
Hiss Maud ! Iendricks , treasurer. s
THIEVES GET $9,000.
Danis at Vernon , Mo. , Looted by Eight i
Masked Men. G
MoNETTMo. , Jan. 11.-Eight h
1 masked men blew open the safe of the s
a i Farmers bank at Vernon , eight miles t.
cast of this city , with dynamite at 4 t
I F o clock this morning and secured 9,000 a
in cash. The thieves entered the city
on horseback , captured Night Watchman -
man hoover and bound him to a tree
across the street. Then they forced
the front doors of the bank and in a
short time blew the vault and safe to
pieces.
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NATIONAL LEGISLATION.
Proceedings In Both Branches of Con
grew.
WAS1IINOTox , .Jan. ] J.--During the
morning hour in the Senate to-day ,
on motion of Mr. Voorhees of Indiana ,
a resolution was adopted appropriating -
ing $ _ 50 for the purchase of a portrait
of the late Allen G. 'Thurman.
Mr. I'richard ( Republican ) of Berth
Carolina called up the amendments he
offered to the revenue bill to increase
the duties on certain hinds of clays ,
irarbie , iron ore , timber , live stock ,
cereals , fruits , wool and coal for the
purpose of addressing the Senate
thereon. Ile favored the enactment
of the McKinley law anti the free coinage -
age of silver. lie denounced the
Southern Democrats for their recrean-
cy to their own section. The tariff
law lead brought unexampled prosperity -
perity to the New England manufacturers -
facturers and bankruptcy and ruin to
the farmers and producers of the
South.
When 11ir. Prtchard had finished ,
Mr. hill chided him for the inconsistency -
ency of his State. North Carolina , lie
said , occupied a peculiar situation in
Congress , and he did not see how her
people could be gratified. Some time
ago the same legislature in North Carolina -
olina had elected two Senators by the
same combination. A few days ago
one of them ( Mr. Butler ) had denounced -
nounced the Democratic party for
being false to its pledges of tariff re-
form. To-day the other end of the
combination told the Senate that he
favored the re-enactment of the Mc-
Iiinley law.
The Senate , on Mr. Hate's motion ,
agreed to adjourn until Monday when
attjournineut was taken today.
Mr. White ( Democrat ) of California
consumed the remainder of the time
before the expiration of the morning
hoar with a speech in favor of some
practical modifications in the Senate
rules. The great evil which he especially -
ially inveighed against was that which
permitted interminable debate on any
question and placed it in the power of
a single senator to hold the Senate at
his mercy so long.
At the conclusion of Mr. White's
speech , Mr. Morgan of Alabama , ex-
chairman of the committee on foreign
relations , introduced a joint resolution -
tion congratulating the republic of
Transvaal in Africa for the stand for
liberty which it had taken and directing -
ing the President of the United States
to transmit the action to the republic
of Transvaal. The resolution was re-
ferred.
Mr. Jones of Arkansas then took
the finer and made a speech on the
free coinage substitute for the House
bond bill. '
PAY DURING ABSENCE.
The House Quashes'a Motion to Deduct
alaay for lion-Attcudnnce.
W.tsnixo rex , Jan. 11.-In the House
to-day Mr. Tawney , Republican , of
Minnesota , offered a resolution relat-
iug to pension claims. It recited that
it was frequently charged by pensioners -
ers and applicants that the medical division -
vision of the pension bureau fails to
properly regard the reports and findings -
ings in pension claimsnmde by various
boards of the United States examining
snrgeons and declared that it was due
to the officials of the department , to
pensioners and to the public that the
truth , or falsity of the charges be
made known. It called upon the Secretary -
retary of the Interior to furnish
copies of the reports and findings by
3oards . of examining surgeons , irrespective -
spective of locality in the first fifty
claims for original invalid pensigns re-
jeeteu on medical grounds after November -
vember 1. IS91 , after September ,
L93 , and October i , 18)5. ;
An objection to itsconsideration was
made by Mr. McClellan ( Democrat ) of 1
ew York.
Mr.t Odeli ( Republican ) of New York
offered a resolution to direct the committee -
mittee on banking and currency to
eport an amendment to the general
banking laws , giving power to bank-
ng associations to invest not to exceed -
ceed fifty per cent of their lawful
reserves in bonds of the United States ,
o be hereafter issued under the acts
of .June 14 , 1875 , and May 3t , 1878.
Objection was made to Mr.
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and it was referred to the
committee.
The changes in the House rules
recommended by the committee on t
ules were reported by Mr. IIenderson u
lid were debated section by section.
llr. Detrmond , Democrat of Missouri ,
otiered an amendment providing for
deduetion from members' pay for ab-
enees not due to sickness , or sickness
n the family. t
Mr. Stone assured him that the only
effect of the enforcement of the rule I
a the last house had been to increase t
he sick list. Although 1L. Dearmond
rtes tO obtain the yeas and nays , his t
request was refused-33i to 1822-and
he amendment was lost by about the
rime vote , several Iemocrats voting
ainsL it. S
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and Get Down to Business. ]
1 'ASUIxc'roN , Jan. 11.-The Vene- i s
zuela boundary commission will meet i
n the diplomatic room of the State .s
department at 10 o'clock tomorrow to
perfect its organization for business , , a
o far as possible at this time. The I g
office of secretary is regarded as the a
most important one to be filled , as the ri
eeretary will act as the chief admin-
strative officer of the commission and s
, ill be expected to , relieve that body a
of all business of a purely routine and
perfunctory character.
Ampng those mentioned for the ofi n
ice of secretary are Mr. William E.
Curtis , formerly director of the bureau
of American republics , and Mr. Part-
idge of Vermont , formerly solicitor
of the State department and minister ; s
o Venezuela under President Harri i a
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Blanco Not Concerned In a Revolution. n
PARIS , Jan. 11.-The Gaulois pubP
ashes an interview with ex-President al
uzsran Blanco of Venezuela , in which a
e denies any connection with the inT ;
u rrection 1n Venezuela , and adds : ; "
In the struggle to maintain the inw
egrity of our rights , all parties are
malgamated into a national party , i
which supports President Crespo. " ' gd
NEWS NOTES.m
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Bartley..Johnson & ; Co. , and the r
Belle of Nelson Distilling Company of di
Louisville , Ky. , assigned. j o f
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THE YOUTHS' CORNER.
SHORTSTORIES FOR BOYS
AND GIRLS.
Little Grace's Shopping Expedltlon-Tlto
Happiest Time- Sensible African
Chief-A Newsboy Soldier-An In-
genlons Cure-Marl : Twain.
EMURE 'little
Grace ,
With sweetdlmpled
1 face ,
Brushed her bonny -
ny brown hair
: % _ _ _ . ' till it shone ;
Put on her best
bonnet
With fine feathers
on it ,
And went to the
city alone.
Never , never before ,
Had she been to a store ,
With no one to help her to buy ;
And oh , it was funny !
To spend all her money
For whatever she happened to spy.
But , alas ! for her fun ,
It hardly begun ,
It seemed to the dear little spender ,
When the money- gave out ,
With no mamma about ,
A dime or a quarter to lend her.
And oh , what a pickle !
Not even a nickel
For car-fare had this little maiden.
So the shopman expressed her
To 44 Chester ,
With bundles and budgets well-laden.
which 1Yi11 You Tao ! ?
A writer in the Saturday evening Call
relates a touching epi.ode in everyday -
day life as follows :
Entering the o Lice of a well-known
merchant , I lifted my eyes and fount ]
myself confronted with the brightest
and most thrilling temperance lecture
I ever steered myself against in the
whole course of my life. It was an inscription -
scription marked with a pen on the
back of a postal card nailed to the desk.
The inscription read as follows :
"Which ? Wife or whisky ? The babes
or the bottles ? Home or hell ? "
"Where did you get that and what did
you nail it there for ? " I asked the
merchant.
"I wrote that myself and nailed it
up there , " was his reply , "and I will
tell you the story of that card. Some
time ago I found myself falling into
a drinking habit. I would run out once
in awhile with a visiting customer , or
at the invitation of a traveling man
or on every slight offered. I soon found
that my business faculties were becoming -
coming dulled , that my stomach was
continually out of sorts , my' appetite
failing , and a constant craving for alcoholic -
coholic stimulants becoming dsiminant.
I saw tears in the eyes of my wife ,
wonder depicted on the faces of the
children , and then I took a long look
ahead. One day I sat down at this desk
and half unconsciously wrote the inscription -
scription on that card. On looking at
It upon its completion , its awful revelation -
tion burst upon me like a flash. I
nailed it up there , and read it over a
hundred times that afternoon. That
night I went home sober , and I have not
touched a drop of intoxicating liquor
since. You see how startling is its al-
iteration. Now I have no literary proclivIties -
clivIties , and I regard that card as an
Inspiration. It speaks out three solemn -
emn warnings every time I look at it.
The first is a voice from the altar , the
second from the cradle , and the third
and last from- "
Here my friend's earnestness deepened -
ened into a solemn shaking of the head ,
and with that he resumed his work.
A Newsboy Soldier.
One of the most blessed things about I
lie old , old story is that it can be
nderstood by the poor and the ignorant -
ant and weak as well as by the great
and mighty.
The Christian Advocate told how a
newsboy grasped the essence of Chris-
ianity as follows :
"Can't do it. It's against orders.
'm a soldier now , " said one newsboy t
0 another.
"Yes , you look like a soldier ! " was
he mocking reply.
"I am , though , all the same , " and
Jack straightened himself and looked s
teadily into Jim's eyes. "Jesus is my
aptain , and I'm goin' to do everye
ing on the square after this , 'cause
le says to. " "That won't last long , " i
aid Jim. "Just wait till you're in bad
u ck and awful hungry , and you'll hook
omethin' fast enough. "
"No ; my captain says , 'Don't steal , ' c
nd I won't. What I can't earn I'll
o without , and if I'm likely to steal at t
fly time I'll just call to him. He's al- p
' watchin' to if of his
'ays see any one o
oldiers need help. He'll help me to do p
nything he's told me to do. " b
Would that many older Christians h
might have more of this kind of trust v
our great commander !
A Sensible African Chief. U
The African chief Khama , of Shov'
long , who is now staying in London , is t
temperance reformer of the genuine
ype. It is a question whether he is
of able to teach us more of the true
rinciples of civilization than we are 1 i
le to teach him. He showed himself
determined enemy of the liquor traffic. C :
he Rev. J. D. Hepburn , in his book s
Twenty Years in Khama's Country , " ti
rit2s :
"Khama called the white men to- T
ether , and said he would have no more 1
rink sold in the town. The white c
en urged various excuses , acid hhamaj j n
n ally consented to some brandy being u
eceived , but said lie must see no f
unkenness. The brandy arrived , and f
the drunkenness followed.s
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This latter came under Illama's notice ,
and one Monday.morning he summoned
the white men and put his foot down
effectually. " He also put a stop to the
sale of native beer. He said to hie
young men : "You take the corn that
God has given us in answer to prayer
and destroy it. You not only destroy
it , but you make stuff with it that
causes mischief among you. " Mr.
Hepburn said to the hhama that he
thought this beer was regarded by the
people as food in some respects , and
hhama replied : "No ; these are the
lies you missionaries are told about it.
It is all lies , and only lies. The drink
our people like is as bad among us as
yours is among you. If a man desires
to concoct any wickedness he uses beer
for his purpose. Every possible mischief -
chief that men can work is done among
us by the means of the beer ,
things that you missionaries have never
thought or heard of. No ; we may deceive -
ceive you , our missionaries , but we do
not deceive one another. "
Swallowing Dirt.
Bob Burdette gives this simple recipe -
ipe : "My 'homeless friend with the
chromatic nose , while you are stirring
up the sugar in a ten-cent glass of gin ,
let me give you a fact to wash down
with it. You may say you have longed
for years for the free , independent life s
of a farmer , but you have never been 1
able to get money enough to buy a farm.
But there is where you arc mistaken.
For some years you have been drinking
a good improved farm at the rate of
one hundred square feet at a gulp. If i
you doubt this statement figure it out
for yourself. An acre of land contains
43,560 feet ; estimating , for convenience ,
the land at $43.56 an acre , you will see
that it brings the land to just one mill
per square foot. Now pour down the
fiery dose and imagine you are swallowing -
ing a strawberry patch. Call in five of
your friends and have them help you
gulp down that 500-foot garden. Get
on a prolonged spree some day and see
how long it will take to swallow a paz-
ture land to feed a cow. Put down that
glass of gin ; there is dirt in it-three
hundred feet of good , rich dirt , worth
$43.56 per acre"
An Ingenious Cure.
One of the temperance papers tells
the following story :
One woman determined that her htis-
band should know how he looked when
he was drunk. She knew how he
looked well enough , and needled not that
any man should tell her. Her children
also knew by sad experience , but the
man himself had a very imperfect idea
of the state of the case. So once when
he came home and fell into a maudlin
slumber she sent for the photographer
to come forthwith , and on his arrival
she set before him his work. She ordered -
dered the photographer to photograph
her husband as lie sat in the chair.
The photographer did his work , and
did it well ; and when the photograph
was finished and lard beside the hus-
band's place at breakfast it was a revelation -
lation , and the sobered gentleman ex-
ilerienced a decidedly new sensation.
There was no need of explanation ; the
tiring explained itself. There was no
chance for contradiction ; the sun tells
no lies. There was no room far argu-
ment.
Marie Twain'd Desire.
Mark Twain , who recently started on
a tour round the world , told an interviewer -
viewer at Winnipeg how he often felt
a desire to "cut loose" from civilization ,
and to get away by himself where he
could run and yell to his heart's con-
tent. In this connectioii there is a
story about the humorist and Canon
hingsley.
Walking along the streets one day
lark felt the impulse to yell coming
on him with irresistible force , and said
to Kingsley , "I want to yell ; I must
yell.
The canon said , "All right , yell away ;
don't mind. "
"And with that , said Mark , " 1
stepped back a few steps and , throwing
my arms above my head , let out a war-
whoop that could be heard for miles ,
and in less time than you could count
Canon Kingsley and myself were surrounded -
rounded by a multitude of anxious citizens -
zens who wanted to know what was
he matter. I just wanted to yell and
had yelled.
The Happiest Time.
"Vanity of vanities , all is vanity , "
aid the wise preacher of old. A notable -
ble confirmation of the fact that all
arthly riches and power without God
are mere shadows and vapors appears
n a Napoleonic anecdote :
When Napoleon was in the height of
his prosperity , and surrounded by a
brilliant company of the marshals and
ourtiers of the empire , he was asked
what day he considered to have been
he happiest of his life. When all ex-
ected that he would name the occasion
f some glorious victory or some great i
olitical triumph , or some august cele-
ration , or other signal recognition of
is genius and power , he answered
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rthout a moment's hesitation : "The
happiest day of my life was the day of
my first communion. " At a reply so
nforeseen there was a general silence , then
-hen he added , as if to himself : "I was a
lien an innocent child. " o
The Boys Did We1L
There are some smart boys at the
ttle schoolhouse at Partridge Cove ,
Lamoine , Maine. Tired of the task of
rrying water long distances to the o
chool , they decided to dig a well near t
e school. Spare moments at recess t
nd after school hours were occupied. 1
he boys were fortunate in choice of t
Ocation and a bubbling spring of clear , t
old water was struck. The well was h
eatly walled up , and now the boys look a
pen their completed work with satis- r
action , feeling sufficiently rewarded' ' 1
or their industry in the praise be- o
towed by admiring elders.
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1 THE FUTURE OF RUSSIA.
Austrian Le lslator Who Believes Slto
I Desires to Conquer the World.
I From a pamphlet by a member of the
Austrian Legislature : The czar rules
over a territory more than 9,000,000
square miles in extent. That is twice
as much as China , two and a half times
as much as the United States , five times
as large as all Europe , forty-one times
ad large as Germany , and fifty times as
large as France. Russia's population Is
mare numerous than that of any two
European powers outside their colonies ,
and Russia's population increases much
faster. At the end of the century it will
be greater than that of the triple alli-
ance. Russia follows the expansive
force within her , and aims at the rule
of the world. The czar regards himself
as the king of kings , and the same view
is held by his people. To this very day
one may hear Russians make the naive
assertion that the crimean war was
nothing but a rebellion of the French ,
English and Turks.against the power
of the czar. The Russians want Constantinople -
stantinople because they regard themselves -
selves as the heirs of eastern Rome. In
i Asia they mean to obtain the empire of
Genghis and Tamerlane. Can Europe
defend herself against Russia ? Napoleon -
poleon I. was of the opinion that a war-
like , enterprising czar could soon reach
Calais with his army and become the
supreme ruler of Europe's destinies.
But Russia is not given to sudden impulses -
pulses ; she advances slowly. The triple
alliance was created because the powers
of Europe see the dangor. but coalitions
like this nearly always lose the right
moment to act , and Russia knows well
how to make use of the jealousies of the
European powers. If the French politicians -
ticians could judge calmly they would
see that they risk their colonies in their
hope to regain Alsace-Lorraine , and
they would become suspicious of Rus-
cia. A French statesman very justly
says : "Russia is Germany's enemy today -
day ; to-marrow , when we have overcome -
come Germany , Russia will be our
enemy- . " But common sense alone does
not rule the world ; passion , too , has its
influence. Many years must pass before -
fore the French give up their ideas of
revenge. The only defense against
Russia is strict watchfulness on the
part of the triple alliance , assisted by
England. Under these circumstances
Europe may experience surprises greater -
er than the most pessimistic now ex-
pect. Rusia can count upon France's
assistance , and may suddenly find
allies among the Slavonic nations. And
Russia has the advantage of autocratic
leadership. The powers which form the
triple alliance cannot act without a
council. Russia , therefore , has the initiative -
itiative , and can choose her own time
for the attack. It is difficult to say
whether the diplomats of Europe will
be equal to the emergency. This much
is certain : The balance of power is
turning more in favor of Russia , hence
all who value the civilization of western -
ern Europe cannot fail to regard the
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future with apprehension.
A Que.tlon of Ancestry.
Abraham Hayward , the famous Quarterly -
terly reviewer , once thought that he
Woull like to have some ancestors , so
he walked straight to a picture dealer's.
Selecting a portrait of a cavalier in half
armor , with features not quite unlike
his own , Mr. Hayward made a bid for it ,
but deeming the price asked too high ,
he went his way. A few ( lays later Mr.
Hayward went to dine with Lord
Houghton , and was astonished to find
the picture in the dining-room. Seeing
that it attracted his guest's attention , l
Lord Houghton said : "Very good plc-
ture that ! Came into my hands in a
curious way , Portrait of a Mimes of
the commonwealth period-an ancestor
of mine. " "Ah , indeed ! " said Mr. Hayward -
ward ; "he was very near being an ancestor -
cestor of mine. "
An Important Invention.
Walter T. Forbes of Atlanta , Ga. , has
invented a process for decorticating
ramie fiber , which is on exhibition at
the exposition. "The work of Mr.
Forbes , says the Atlanta Constitution ,
"is at the moment displayed in the
Royal Kew gardens , at the Haarlem
exposition in Holland , and also in Aus-
tria. Mr. Forbes is now in England ,
and every fiber process known to that
people has been pitted against him.
A'evertheless , his process , being the
cheapest and most effective ever invented -
vented , has stood the test. His fiber has
been woven into the finest yarns ever
seen , and has been woven into cloths
that are as beautiful as those that used
to come out of India. "
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Making ilades Loll.
Then up spake the North Dakota
man : "We had a paper out in North-
wood called the Headlight. It began
business by saying :
" ' boil hell
'The Headlight proposes to
down to a half pint and to administer
t at a single dose : Just after this announcement -
nouncement the office took fire and
burned to its foundations , whereupon
t4lajor A. W. Edwards , then of the Fargo -
go Argus , but now of the Daily Forum ,
said in his cool , clever way :
" 'It seems that while the editor of
he Headlight was boiling hell down to r
half pintthe blasted thing tipped over
n a red hot stove-and there you are. '
-The Newspaper Maker.
Swimming Should I'.e Taught. ,
The Volunteer Life Savers of New
York have sent a request to the board
1
f education and to the city superin- I
endent asking that swimming be
a.ught as a part of the school curricu-
u m. Colonel J. Wesley Jones says i
uhat
hat the reports for the past year show ;
hat a great number of children's lives i
ave been lost from inability to swim , -
nd suggests that swimming be taught .
cgularly in the public baths or in
arge tanks provided in the basement '
, S
f schools.
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Earliest Veotables Always Pay ,
That's so , the editor lieara Mr , Market -
ket Gardener say. Wall why don't qou
have them ? Simply because you don't
plant Salzer's northern grown seeds. 4
His vegetables are bred to earliness and '
they never disappoint you. Salzer is the
largest grower of vegetables , farm
seeds , grasses , clovers , potatoes , etc.
If you wU1 cut this oat and Bond
it with lOc postage to the John A. Sal-
zer Seed Co. , La Crosse , Wis. , you will
receive their mammoth catalogue and
ten packages grains and grasses , including -
cluding above oats , free.
- _ w.n.
It is the sume man 'who sows the wild ooh
who has to reap the crop.
Feed
The nerves upon pure blood , and they will
be our faithful servants and not tyrannical -
cal masters ; you will not bo nervous but
strong , cheerful and ha To have
pore lood , and to keep plit pure , take
Hood's ,
Sarsaparilla
1 ate gentle , mild , ef-
H00d S PIIIS fcctivc..ieeiiLs
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Hundreds of ladies write us that
they "can't find good bindings ill
our town , "
IL's easy enough if you
insist eng
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VELVETEEN
SKIRT BINDING.
Look for "S. H , & M. " on the
label and talc no other.
If your dealer will not supply you i
we will.
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Send for samples , showing labels and mats-
rials , to the S. H. & M. Co. , P. 0. Box 699 , New
York City.
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DO YOU KNOW . . .
That the finest vegetables in the world are
grown frcm eaizer's seeds ? VI/by Because -
cause they are Northern-grown , bred to
carlinessard sprout quicklygrow rapidly
and produce enormously' !
35 Packages Earliest Vegetable Seeds , $ i.
POTATOES IN 28 DAYS !
Just think of that ! You can have them by planting -
ing Salzer s seed. Try it this year !
LOOK AT THESE YIELDS IN IOWA.
Silver Mine Oats. . . . . . 197ba.peracre.
Silver King Barley. . . . . . J. ; bu. per acre.
Prolife Spring Rye. . . . . . 60 bu. per acre.
Marvel Spring Wheat , . . . 40 bu. per4acre.
Giant Spurry , . 3 tons per acre.
Giant Incarnat Clover , . . 4 tons hay per acre.
Potatoes. . . . . . 500 to 1,100 bu.per acre.
NowaboveyieldsIowafarmershavehad. Afull
list of farmers from your and adjoining states ,
doing equally well , is published in our catalogue.
C2/OV1vR 3 > uD. '
Enormous stocks of clover , timothy and grass
seeds , grown especially for seed. Ab , it'a fine !
Highest quality- , lowest prices !
IF YOU WILL CUT THIS OUT AND SEND IT
With hc.instampsyouwill getourbigcatalogue
and a sample of Pumpkin Yellow Watermelon
sensation : Catalogue alone , sc. , tells how to get
that potato.
JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO. ,
LA CAOSSE , WIS. SV N
ASK YOUR DEALER FOR
DOUGLAS
$ SHOE BEST ikTHE
W ORD.
If you pay 84 to SG for shoes , examine -
amine the R'.I Douglas Shoe , and
sea what a good shoe you can buy for i
OVER 100 STYLES AND WIDTHS ,
CONGRESS , IUTTON ,
. untLLACE , made in all
- - kintsofthelwstselected
] eatherby skilled trork-
c , Inez. We
make and
° > sell Inore
< , 5k4 $3 Shoes
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than any
. , . . . , . .1. - ' o t 1 , c r
maaufactnrer in the world.
None genuine unksc name and '
prix is stamped on the bottom. . .
Ask your dealer for our G : .
S4 , t53.50 , S2.5o , S2.2 : Shces ; j
$2.u0 , S'2 and O1.7 ; for boys.
TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. If yourdealer
cannot supply you , send to fac- r.
tory , enclosing price and 3ficents a
to pay carriage. State kindstyle
of toe ( cap or plain ) , size and
width. Our Custom Dept.wil } fill
your order. Send for new Illustrated -
trated Catalogue to Box R.
W. L. DOUGLAS , Brockton , Mass ,
L i ( : 5 + ( Pa' D40BLE r.ARP
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STRENGTH OFHATERIAI& . = _ arizctr
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tl ' HAIR BALSAM
" elr-nsea and teactifes the hair.
PFJmosea s .zrurant growth.
s ) i . .ever Faire to Restore Gray
= atr to tta Youthful Color.
Cures tealp d , eaea & hair t$1m ;
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Ufl , 1JOIIN xoICPIS ,
iltr'.4dY l'4 aali.ngton .
auCcessiUI y rresecuten Claims.
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sra chatwar , l5adjuhcaan claims , att , + ue.
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hoed + , Clcthin ; : , lroterie , , I
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In-le , Furnishing Goat. Notioa , , Jeselry , , Lsdlet'
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