Measure Passes the Uppe
% House of Congress ,
OUR CONDOLENCES SENT TO f RANCI
Seventy-Four Private Pension IHIIa Din
Of and the Calendar I * Clearcd-
Kullug In Pensions House ll
posc § of the Sundry Civil Kill.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 18. At its ses
ston yesterday the senate adopted s
resolution instructing the vice-presi
deat of the United States as prcsl
dent of the senate to express to tin
government and the people of Franci
the sympathy of the senate in tht
bereavement that 'has fallen on th <
French republic In the death of Presl-
'dent Faure.
The naval personnel bill , -which th <
navy department has -been contending
for BO many years , was passed by th <
senate this afternoon. It was undei
discussion for several hours , but was
passed practically In the form ir
which it was reported by the senate
committee. Its p revisions have here
tofore been fully given.
The remainder of the day's eesslor
was devoted to bills on the private
pension calendar seventy-four In
number and to the reading of tht
Alaska code bill.
Mr. Tillman presented to the senate
z letter from pctavius A. White o ]
New York offering to sell three nota-
Me paintings of revolutionary wai
V .scenes by Mr. White's father. MJ- .
Hansbrough , acting chairman of the
library committee , offered a resolution
accepting the paintings and providing
lor suitably hanging them in the sen
ate wing of the capitol. The resolu-
lion was adopted.
Consideration of the house person
nel bill was then resumed and the
-amendments offered by the naval af
fairs committee were taken up. The
committee amendments striking out
sections 11 , 12 , 13 and 14 were agreed
to. Pending further discussion of the
Hjill Mr. Frye , chairman of the commit
tee on conference , reported the river
and. harbor bill. Mr. Fairbanks of In
diana presented the credentials of Al-
rbert J. Beveridge , elected a senator
from Indiana , to succeed Mr. Turple
ior the term of six years beginning
"March 4 , 1895. After a long discus
sion the regular amendments were
agreed to and the bill passed. The
senate insisted on its amendments and
appointed Senators Chandler , Fair
banks and Tollman as conferees.
Mr. Hawley , chairman of the mil
itary affairs committee , gave notice
that on Monday at" the close of routine
business -he would move to take UD
the army reorganization bill.
. The request of the house for a con
ference on the agricultural appropria
tion bill was agreed to and Senators
Cullom , Quay and Pettigrew were
named as conferees.
Mr. Carter obtained unanimous con
sent for the reading of the Alaska
code bill at the conclusion of t a
consideration of bills on the nrivate
pension calendar. The consideration
of bills on the pension calendar was
then begun under a' special order.
Among the bills was one providing-
procedure in certain case's. It pro
vides that no pension shall "He with
held , modified or cancelled except for
fraud or mistakes in facts , and pro
vides a scheme of procedure. The pri
vate pension calendar was completed ,
seventy-four bills being passed.
Mr. Gallinger called up the bill
granting a pension to Hon. John. M.
Palmer , formerly United States sen
ator from Illinois. The senate passed
a bill granting General Palmer a pen
sion of $100 a month , but the house in
passing the bill' reduced the pension to
$50 a month. Mr. Gallinger said he
understood that General Palmer was
in almost destitute circumstances , and
while he felt the distinguished soldier
was entitled to the amount carried by
the senate bill , he did not think it de
sirable to risk a failure of the bill by
sending it to conference. The house
amendment was agreed to and the
ma goes to the president for signa
ture.
Dicpoco of Sundry Civil Bill.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 18. The house
today finally passed the sundry civil
appropriation bill , to which it had de
voted over a week. No important
amendment had been adopted. The
speaker's ruling upon the motion to
recommit the bill with instruction to
incorporate in it the Nicaragua canal
amendment was sustained , 155 to 96.
The naval appropriation bill was
taken up and over half the bill was
completed during the remainder of the
day. There was no general oppisition
to the measure , although it carries
$44,000,000 , being $3,000,000 more than
the largest naval appropriation- bill
ever pased by congress. An attempt
to defeat the provision for a joint ar
rangement between the government
and the Fitchburg Railroad company
at the Boston navy yard failed. A
point of order against the provision
in the bill relative to the rearrange
ment and reconstruction of the build
ings at the naval academy went over
one day.
For Srhloy's Defense.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Feb. 18 The
senate removed the injunction of sec
recy from the record in the case or
Admirals Sampson and Schley , which
had already been published by the
press. The document was referred to
the committee on naval affairs. It was
stated that the statement would be
prepared in Admiral Schley's behalf ,
and this also will go to the naval com
mittee.
No TITnstor Ont of Officers.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 18. There will
.be no musters out of general officers
of the army except in cases of indi
vidual requests pending the formal
termination of the war throuch the
exchange of ratifications of the peace
treaty.
It is stated at the war department
that by the order mustering out two
major "generals and six brigadier generals -
erals , the number of officers was
brought down to the minimum , the
number required to command the vol
unteer and regular regiments at pres
ent
STATE HONORED.
President Praises > nmei that MassacZm-
1 * nottH Haft Brought Forth.
BOSTON , Fob 18. The members ol
the leglalatiure gathered with unusual
promptness at the state house yester
day in anticipation of the visit of
President McKinley. An hour before
the time announced for his arrival
the corridors were thronged , and , as
soon as the balconies of tb7" " ouse
were opened the crowd push 'un
til every seat was taken.
The president and his partjived
promptly at the time schedule , and
after being received by Governor Wol-
cott , under escort of Ser eant-at-
Arms J. B. Adams , the party proceed
ed to the house. They passed down the
main aisle , amid cheers of all present ,
who arose the moment President Mc
Kinley was .announced.
President George A. Smith , for the
Massachusetts senate , welcomed the
distinguished guest in a brief addresa
and introduced him to the convention.
As the president arose , waves of ap
plause rolled through the hall and
cheer upon cheer rang out. When , it
was possible for him to be heard , the
president spoke as follows :
Gentlemen of the General Court : Al
though limited for time I could not de-
.ny myself the honor of accepting the
invitatloa officially extended by joint
resolution of your honorable body
which I had the pleasure of receiving
from the hands of your distinguished
senior senator , Hon. George F. Hoar.
I am not indifferent to your generous
action and it cannot be more strong
than the feeling of pleasure which I
have in meeting the senators and rep
resentatives of the great common
wealth of Massachusetts. I am glad
to be in this ancient capital.
Here great public questions have
had free discussion. Hero great states
men , whose names live in their coun
try's history , have received their train
ing and voiced the enlightened opin
ions of their countrymen. Here ,
through the century , you have chosea
your fellow citizens to represent you
in the councils of the nation through
the great parliamentary body , the sen
ate of the United States. You have
chosen well and leaders you have nev
er lacked. What illustrious men have
borne the commission of the legisla
tive body of the commonwealth of
Massachusetts Adams and Pickering
and Webster , Choate and Everett and
Winthrop , Sumnar , Wilson and a long
list besides , illustrious in the annals
of your state and the nation , and those.
later statesmen , Hoar and Lodge , hon
ored everywhere for their distinguish
ed services to our common country.
It was in the Massachusetts house of
representatives that John A. Andrew
made the speech for human liberty
which touched the hearts of his fellow
citizens and with him , your great war
governor. 'Nor do I forget that one
time the speaker's chair of this legis
lative body was occupied by your for
mer governor and representative in.
congress , the able secretary of the
navy , Hon. John D. Long , whose great
department has added lustre to the
American navy and glory to the Amer
ican name.
I am glad to be on this historic
ground. It revives memories sacred
in American life. It recalls the strug
gles of the founders of Massachusetts
for liberty and independence. Their
unselfish sacrifices , their dauntless
courage are the inspiration of all lov
ers of freedom everywhere. Their
lives and character reach into every
American home and have stimulated
the best aspirations of American rnao.
hood. In the beginning of our nation
al existence , and even before , this was
the home of the fountain of liberty.
It is the hope of liberty now , and
I am sure that what those great ren
of the past secured for us they would
have us transmit not only to o-r des
cendants , but carry to oppressed peoples
ples whose interests and welfare by
the fortunes of war are committed to
us. We may regard the situation be
fore us a burden or as an opportunity
but whether the one or the other , it
is here and conscience and civilizatioa
require us to meet it bravely. Deser
tion of duty is net an AniHruin hav.r.
It was not the custom of the fathers
and will not be the practice of their
sons.
All the Island Mast Yield.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 18 The ad
ministration has determined to rapid
ly extend the jurisdiction of the Unit
ed States over the whole of the Phil
ippine group , acting on the theory
that delay in the case is ilaneann.s
and that anarchy and a general paral
ysis of such interests as the islands
support will be brought about through
any failure to promptly replace the
Spanish sovereignty over the islands
by that of the United States. This de
cision involves the necessity of a na
val campaign and this will be insti
tuted as sooi : as Admiral Dewey re
ceives the reinforcements in the ishape
of gunboats , now on the way to Ma
nila. _
British Ultimatum to the Sultan.
BOMBAY , Feb. 18. The Persian
gulf mail steamer , which has just ar
rived here , brings pendent state in
southeast Arabia. Oman is to the
Sultan Oman on Saturday regarding
his having leased to France a coaling
station on the coast of Oman , which is
a semi-independent state in Britisn
Arabia. Oman is considered to be un
der British protection , as the sultan.
has been receiving a subsidy from.
Great Britain.
Choose Successor to Fa-are.
PARIS. Feb. 18. At a meeting of
the leftist senators yesterday M. Lou-
bet , the president of the senate and
former premier , was unanimously
any failure to promptly relaasa 1LT S
nominated for the presidency of
France in succession to the late Pres
ident Faure.
The senators consider M. Loubet'a
election assured.
Advance for Gen Corbln.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 18 The mil
itary affairs committee of the house
today reported favorably the senate
bill to make Adjutant General H. C.
Corbin a major general. The house
bill for the same purpose has been
reported already and this action today
was taken to facilitate act'.oii upon
it in the house. It is not the intention
Df Chairman Hull to ask unanimous
consent for the rorsicleration of ti.is
bill , but to move its nassajre uutlar
suspension of rhp rulfv
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Brigadier General Williams SInclali
has been retired.
Roman Cathollco services in th <
English language have beeen innaug
urated in Havana
A passenger service will be estab
llshed by the Navigacione General *
Italiene Steamship company betweer
Italy and the United States.
President and Mrs. McKinley weni
sleighing in Washington the other day
the president himself holding the
reins of a fast pair of horses.
The last survivor of the crew of the
America that won the Cowes regetta
in 1851 , has passed away ; but the.mem
ory of the victory of the Yankee
schooner will live a while longer.
The Madrid El Correo , the news
paper organ of Don Carlos , prints to
day a letter from the pretender , for
bidding his partisans to attend the sit
ting of the Chambers when the peace
treaty Is under discussion.
Not the least important attache of
the Wliite House is the husband ol
Mrs. McKinley's maid. He is known as
"Frenchy" and acts as a valet to the
president , drawing a comfortable sal
ary from the secret service fund. He
accompanies the president on all trips.
M. Boutet de Monvel , the dlsting-
gulshed painter of children and the au
thor and illustrator of Joan of Arc , has
met with a cordial reception in this
country , where he is exhibiting his
works successfully at Chicago , Boston
and New York , and incidentally paint
ing portraits.
The house committee on war claims
has favorably reported the -bill to re
imburse those who have aad sent to
their homes for burial the dead bodies
of officers , soldiers" and sailors who
died away from home while members
of the army or navy of the United
States since January 1 , 1898.
The fact that United States Consul
Osborne at Apia did not deem it worth
while to forward a favorable report to
the state department from Auckland
via the last steamer which reached
Apia , is regarded here as evidence that
the situation in the Samoan islands is
not so critical as has been supposed.
Arrangements are being made for
the erection of a table to the memory
of Gladstone on the house of Rodney
street , Liverpool , in which he was
born. The work is being undertaken ,
by the historic societies of Lancashire
and Cheshire , to whom the necessary
permission has been granted by the
possessor of the residence.
When we resume diplomatic rela
tions with Spain it is deemed prob
able that the Spanish ambassador will
be the Duke d'Arcos , former minister
to Mexico , and before the secretary of
the Spanish legation in Washington.
His wife is a Connecticut woman ,
daughter of Archibald Lowery , and a
society belle in Washington before her
marriage.
At a meeting of all railroad lines
interested in passenger traffic between
Chicago and Omaha , held in Chicago ,
.t was decided to discontinue all twelve
hour trains between those points. The
railroads represented at the meeting
were the Chicago , Milwaukee & St.
Paul ; Chicago , Rock Island & Pacific ;
Chicago & Northwestern , and the Chicago
cage , Burlington & Quincy.
The Northwestern Miller prints the
text of a prospectus issued for the Uni
ted States Flour Milling Company ,
supposedly by Thomas Mclntyre , dated
New York , February 7 , and marked ,
'For private use only. " It outlines
the plan for organizing the spring
wheat milling industry of the country
into a trust. Thirty-one mills are
enumerated , including all of this class
in Minneapolis. Milwaukee and Du-
uth and comprising 80 per cent of the
spring wheat capacity of the country
The usual yearly Tuskegee negro
conference will convene this year at
Tuskkegee , Alabama. Wednesday , Feb.
22 , 1899. Representatives of the far
mers , mechanics , ministers , teachers ,
etc , will be present from all parts of
the south , and interesting reports of
the progress of the pople in the matter
of buying homes , replacing the one-
room log cabin , diversfying crops ,
building school houses , prolonging the
school term , the improvement of their
moral and religious condition , will be
adopted for their future guidance.
A heavy overdose of proprietary
preparation containing chloral result
ed fatally to Albert Berg , secretary of
state of Minnesota. Mr. Berg had been
ill and his physician had prescribed
the chloral compound for the secre
tary's highly nervous condition. Mr.
Berg took two ounces of the prepara
tion under the impression that it was
a harmless effervescent nerve tonic. It
was only with the greatest difficulty
that he revived but he suffered agon
ies from the ffect of the stomach pumi
and other heroic remedies necessary.
I.IVE STOCK AND PRODUCE.
Dmaha , Chicago and New York Market
Quotations.
OMAHA.
Butter Creamery separator. . . 19 a 20
Uutter Choice fancy country. 14 a 16
ESRS Fresh , per do/ 13 a 19
Jhickenb dressed per pound. . 8 a syt
Curkevs. dressed 10 a 12
Jeehc/Hvo § a 0
„
Pigeons HVJ\ per doz o a fcO
Lemons Pe r box 3 nO a 3 < 5
Dran ires Per box 2 75 a 3 00
: Iran berries Jerseysper bbl. . . . C 2. > a (5 ( aO
\pples-Perbarrel 350 a 4 00
flonev Choice , per pound 12Ha 13
3nions Per bushel 55 a 03
Heans Ilandplcked navy 133 a 1 40
Potatoes Per bushel , new no a GO
Elay Upland perton 5 00 a o 50
SOETII OMAHA.
tlogs Choice liRht 3 55 a 3 57
Ho-rs Ueavy weights 30) a 3 G2
ilcef steers 3 ! )0 ) a 5 20
lulls "S5 a 4 00
itaps 340 a 4 25
Juives 400 a 3 50
iVestern feeders " 7. > a 3 00
} ows 300 a 4 23
leifers * 45 a 4 85
'tockers ' and feeders 3 2o a 4 90
beep Lambs 4 00 a 4 2. .
heep Western wethers 3 00 a 4 25
CHICAGO.
Ylicat No-2 spring G7 a 70M
Jorn Per bushel 33 a 35J4
) ats Per bushel 30 a 31 i
Jarlev No. 2 43 a 51
lye No.2 a S.itf
? imoth-/seed , per bu 242 a 2 45
'ork Perewt 50 a 9 EO
jard Per 100 pounds 447 a 4 50
Jattle Western foil steers 4 H > a 5 50
Jattle Native beef steers 4 00 a 4 70
lops Mixed 3T5 a 3 80
: htep Lambs 4 00 a 4 55
Inoep Western Rangers 2 50 a 3 70
NEW YOKK MARKET.
Vbeat No.2 , reel winter 75Vta 7G
torn No. 2 43 a 45tf
) ats No. 2 35 a 5J <
KANSAS CITY.
Vheat No. 2 spring 63 a 65
torn No.2 S2 a 33
) ats No.2 2J a
heep JIuttons. . . . 3 1,0 a 25
logs Mixed 355 a 3 75
Jattle Stocker * and feeders. . 3 00 a 4 55
MB ) BOYS AND GIRLS
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUl
JUNIOR READERS.
Some Stories About llravo Girls .
Trick with Folded Pup or Kou
Little Travelers The Origin of Ic
bergs.
Four Little Travelers.
Mary Alicia set forth for the east
To see where the sun comes up ;
And Edward Delancy went straight to
ward the north
To search for a polar pup.
Margaret Anna repaired to the south ,
Where oranges flourish , you know
And Thomas Augustus struck out fo
the west ,
Where gold mines and buffaloe :
grow.
'Tis a very strange thing that I hav <
to relate
Concerning these traveled younj
folk
3ut the very next morning they all o
them found
They were safe in their beds whei
they woke.
Elizabeth L. Gould.
Storleg of Brave Girls.
During an attack by the Indians 01
Fort Henry.a small establishment neai
the Wheeling creek , now Wheeling , W
Va. , in the summer of 1777 , the powdei
of the garrison becoming exhausted
Ebenezer Zane , one of the garrison , re
membered that there was a keg of the
article in his house , sixty yards away
The man who should attempt to go foi
; it would be exposed to the close ancl
.numerous shots of the Indians. Onlj
one man could be spared from the forl
for the service. Col. Shepard , the com
mander , was unwilling to order any
man to the duty ; he asked for a volun
teer. Every man present eagerly of
fered to undertake the hazardous du-
! ty. They contended so long for the
.honor , that it was feared the Indians
would return to the siege before an attempt -
, tempt to get the powder should be
made. At this moment Elizabeth
Zane came forward and asked permis
sion to go for the powder , giving , as a
.reason , that her life was less valuable
to the garrison than that of a man.
She was a sister of Ebenezer and Silas
Zane the former the future founder
of Zanesville , 0. and had just return
ed from Philadelphia , where she had
finished her education , and was but
little accustomed to the horrors of bor
der warfare. With other females , she
had assisted in casting bullets , making
Cartridges and loading rifles. At first
she was peremptorily refused , but so
earnest were her solicitations that con
sent was reluctantly given. She went
out of the gate and fearlessly passed
the open space to her brother's house.
The Indians saw her and watched her
movements. When she came out of
the house , and , with the keg of powder
in her arms , sped with the fleetness of
a fawn toward the fort , they sent a
full volley of bullets after her , but not
a bullet touched her person.
On July 6 , 1881 , a storm of wind and
rain burst over Iowa , and in an hour's
time every creek was out ofjts banks.
So sudden was the flood that houses ,
barns , lumber and all portable objects
within reach of the waters were car
ried away. Looking from her window ,
which in daylight commanded a visw
of the Honey creek railroad bridge ,
Kate Shelley saw , through the dark
ness and storm , a locomotive headlight.
A second later it dropped ; she knew
that the bridge had gone , and that a
train of cars had fallen into the abyss.
There was no one at home but her
mother and her little brother and sis
ter , and the girl understood that if
help was to be given to the sufferers ,
and the express train , then nearly due ,
warned , she would have to undertake
the task alone.
Hastily filling and lighting an old
lanter , and wrapping herself in a
waterproof , she sallied out in the
storm. She climbed painfully up the
steep bluff to the track , tearing her
clothes to rags on the thick under
growth , and lascerating her flesh most
painfully. A part of the bridge still
remained , and , crawling out on this to
the last tie , she swung her lantern over
the abyss , and called out at the top of
her voice. It was pitchy dark below ,
but she was answered faintly by the
engineer , who had crawled upon some
of the broken timbers , and , though in
jured , was safe for the time being.
Prom him the girl learned that it was
a freight train that had gone into the
chasm , and that he alone of that
train's hands had escaped. He urged
her , however , to proceed at once to the
nearest station , to secure help for him ,
and to warn the approaching express
train of the fall of the bridge.
The girl then retraced her steps ,
gained the track and made her way to
ward Moingona , a small station about
ane mile from Honey creek. In mak
ing this perilous journey it was neces
sary for her to cross the Des Moines
river , about five hundred .feet in
length. Just as she tremblingly put
aer foot on this structure , the wind ,
rain , thunder and lightning were so
ippalling that she nearly lost her bal-
ince , and in the endeavor to save her
self , her sole companion the old lan-
: ern went out. Deprived of her light
she could not see a foot ahead of her ,
; ave when dazzling flashes of lightning
evealed the grim outlines of the
jridge and the seething waters be-
icath. Knowing that she had no time
.o lose , the brave girl threw away the
iseless lamp , and dropping on her
lands and knees , crawled from tie to
ie across the high trestle. Having
jained the ground again , she ran the
ihort distance remaining to'the sta-
lon , told her story in breathless haste
ind then fell unconscious. She was.
however , in time to save thoexpretS
r/Ith the scores of lives It carried.
A Trick with Folded Paper.
A very successful trick which will
be sure to puzzle your friends , and
which you can make with very little
trouble , Is the Transformed Penny.
To make this , take a piece of colored
paper , say red , and cut a piece about
Ecsven and a half by nine inches In size.
Cut two pieces , of a different color ,
from the red , we will say lavender foi
convenience , both six and a half by
eight incncs In size ; and two more
pieces of white , five and six inches.
Fold each of the two pieces of white
paper neatly , creasing one edge over
beyond the middle , then the opposite
edge so that it will lap over the first ,
and then fold each end so that they
will nearly meet in the middle.
The two pieces of lavender paper are
to be folded in the same fashion , but ;
large enough to easily inclose the
white paper after it is folded. The
two lavender papers are to be creased
exactly alike , and then the backs when
folded and to be glued together evenly.
This will make the lavender paper ,
open on each side , and each lavender
paper is to contain a white paper.
All of this , which will appear to be ,
one package , is to be inclosed within ,
the red paper. Crease all the folds , so ?
that the package will He flat , as you'
do not want it to show that the laven
der paper opens on both sides.
Now in one of the white papers place
a cent , and in the other ( on the oppo
site side of the package ) , a piece of tin ,
foil , flattened out and round in shape.
The success of this trick will depend ,
largely upon having the lavender pa
pers folded quite flat , and exactly even , .
and all the papers must be kept neatly'
folded in the same creases each time.
Now to perform the trick , open the
red paper displaying the lavender one
inside. Now without raising the la
vender paper open the side which is
uppermost , and this should be the one
which contains the penny , and last of
all open the white paper disclosing the
penny itself.
Now fold the white paper , then the
lavender , and then taking hold of the
latter in such a way that the lower
folds will not fall down and show , take
it up in your hand , and rap the
package against any convenient article
as if to show that the penny is still
within. Then with as little effort as
possible turn the package over in lay
ing it down. If you do this well no
one will notice that you do turn it
over. Lay it in the red paper again ,
open the lavender paper , and then the
white as before , this time revealing the
piece of tin foil , apparently where the
penny has just been.
The trick seems plain when you un
derstand it , but appears very myste
rious until you discover how it is done.
J. D. C.
Origin of Tccborcs.
Every sailor knows the danger ships
run of striking against these glittering
mountains of crystal that float south
ward along the Atlantic coast until
melted in the warm waters of the
tropics. Where do these iceburgs come
from ? All have heard the expression ,
"As cold as Greenland. " It is steadily
growing colder. Five hundred years
ago people lived there very comfort
ably ; now human life is almost frozen
out. Greenland is twelve hundred
miles long and six hundred miles wide ,
covered all over by an ice sea , on an
average five hundred feet deep. The
ice is constantly moving , though very
slowly. In the valleys it forms vast
rivers that are nearing the sea at the
rate of a few inches a day. The weight
of the overhanging mass and the ac
tion of the waves cause large pieces to
break off. These float away. An
Arctic traveler , who witnessed such a
sight , says that a separation of the
iceberg from the land mass was pre
ceded by crackling sounds , followed by
others like deep-mouthed thunder.
Then there was a sound as of a heavy
gun fired near by , an immense frag
ment parted from the land mass , ca
reening in the water , and sending huge
breakers along the shore.
The Hour \Vhon Death Is Nearest.
In one of his books the late R. L.
Stevenson speaks of a moment in the
early morning , when a strange influ
ence disturbs the sleep of men and an
imals.
"It is quite true , " said a physicifn
to whom the point was referred. "At
or about three o'clock every morn.ng
all human beings and animals are
nearer to death than at any other
hour. At that time cattle stir and
moan in their sleep , while men turn
uneasily in their beds , and awaken
partially or wholly , as though disturb
ed. If you are sitting up , you will feel
unusually cold and drowsy at this
time. Three in the morning is an hour
that we doctors are accustomed to
dread , for by far the majority of
deaths among the sick occur at about
that time.
"There are many explanations. My
own theory is that it is due to the ebb
and flow of the earth's magnetic cur
rents. It has been observed that at
about three in the afternoon a man's
physical forces reach their highest ,
and it is a simple inference that at the
corresponding hour of the morning
the lowest point of the vital tide is
reached. "
An Kxtraorillnnry River.
Extraordinary qualities are possess-
sd by the river Tinto , in Spain. It
tiardens and petrifies the sand of its
bed , and If a stone falls into the stream
ind alights upon another , in a few
months they unite and become one
stone. Fish cannot live in its waters.
London has 40 restaurants in which
jnly vegetable food is served.
"General Marcus P. Miller , who la la
command of the expedition to Hello , "
says the Boston Transcript , "has been
In the army since 1858 , when he was
graduated from West Point , which ho
entered from Massachusetts. He Is
sixty-three years old , and will bo re
tired from his place In the regular
army , In which he Is colonel of the
Third artillery , on March 27 next , hla
sixty-fourth birthday. Howas brev-
etted captain major , lieutenant-colonel
and colonel for gallantry and merito
rious services at the battles of Mal-
vorn hill , DInwIddle court house , and
the cavalry campaign from Winches
ter to Richmond.
"Evil Dispositions
Are Early Shown. "
Just so evil in the blood
comes out in shape of scrof
ula , pimples , etc. , in children
and young people. Taken in
time it can be eradicated by
using Hood's Sarsaparilla.
In older people , the aftermath
of irregular living shows it
self in bilious conditions , a
heavy head a foul mouth ,
disordered kidneys , yellow eyea and
skin , with a general bad feeling.
It ia the blood , the impure blood ,
friends , which is the real cause. Purify
that with Hood's Sarsaparilla and
happiness will reign in your family.
Blood Poison "I lived In a bed of lire
for years owing to blood poisoning that fol
lowed small pox. It broke out all over my
body. Itching intensely. Tried doctors and
hospitals in vain. I tried Hood's Sarsapa-
rilln. It helped. I kept nt it and was en
tirely cured. I could go on the housetops
and shout about it. " MBS. J. T. WILLIAMS ,
Carbondale , 1'u.
Scrofula Sores-"My baby nt two
months had scrofula sores on cheek and
arm. Local applications and physicians'
medicine did little or no good. Hood's Sar-
snparilla cured him permanently. lie is
now four , with smooth fair skin. " MES.
S. S. WnoxEX , Farmington , Del.
Hood's 1'ills cure liver ills , the non-irritating and
the only cathartic to take with HooJ't Sartaparllla.
WILL KEEP YOU DRY.
Don't be fooled with a mackintosh
or rubber coat. If you want a coat
that will keep you dry in the hard
est storm buy the Fish Brand
Slicker. If not for sale In your
town , write for catalogue to
A. J. TOWER. Boston. Mass.
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Rich , Hardwood , Farm Lands oa the
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on long payment. Write for free maps to
I D. W. CASSEDAYL nd Agent "Sao" By. ,
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WHEAT
[ s a " " * riety which brings from 5 to 7 cents per
oushel more than any other variety grown ,
it is on the wheat Holds of Western Canada
: hat such a grade is grown , and a farm of 160
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