Mrs. McCumbcr wife of the senator-
elect from South Dakota , was formerly
a resident of Fargo , -where , she em
ployed as assistant manager of the
Western Union Telegraph office. While
Htill Miss Jennie SchorninR she -\viin
transferred from Fargo to the Wahpe-
toro oflice , where Attorney McCumber
wooed and won her.
Do not think for a single
moment that consumption will
ever strike you a sudden blow.
Irdoes not come that way.
It creeps its way along.
First , you think it is a little
cold ; nothing but a little hack
ing cough ; then a little loss in
weight : then a harder cough ;
then the fever and the night
sweats.
The suddenness comes when
you have a hemorrhage.
Better stop the disease while
it is yet creeping.
You can do it with
1t
-t
You first notice that you
cough less. The pressure on
the chest is lifted. That feeling
of suffocation is removed. A
cure is hastened byplacing one of
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Dr. Ayer's Cherry
Pectoral Plaster
over the Chest.
A Book Free *
It is on the Diseases of the
Throat and Lungs.
Write us Ffscty.
If you have any complaint whatever
nnd desire the best medical advice you
can possibly receive , write the doctor j
freelv. Yon will receive a prompt reply , {
without cost. Address.
DR. J. C. AVER. I/rwel ! . Mas * .
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KILLED BY LIGHTING.
The Oil Trust knocked out by the new light.
ACKTYI.KNK. which is made from fused
coi5 oil and lime is a new discovery , and
produces a lieht which I.i next only to Son-
llghr , both in quality and con. and is the
most beautiful and perfect Unlit known to
man. It has twenty times the Hidit power of
oil and four times that of electricity. Its
light is so akin to sunlight that colors can be
I1 ! matched by it , and does not tire or strain the
eyes.
eyes.Why not own your own lighting plant ? It's
Just the rhing for HOME.STORES. .
CHUKCHES. halls , or any place where light
is needed. Acty ene Ga * . when made in a
MONARCH GENERATOR , furnishes the
finest linht on earth at les j price than Oil ,
Gas or Electricity , and with less labor than
Jt takes to care for a single oil lamp. If yon
want a catalogue and more light on the sub
ject , write to Monarch Acetylene Gas Co. ,
Omaha. Nebr.
Excursion
.Rates
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TO
Western Canada
* nd particular * an to how to secure 160 acrei of tha
tan Whcat-srrowlnR land on the Continent , can be
secured on application to tha Superintendent of
Immigration , Ottawa. Canada , or the undersigned.
Specially conducted excursion ? will leave St. Pan !
on the fint and third Wcdnc d jR of each month ,
and pecl ! lr low rates on all line * of railway reach
ing Pt-Taul. rehelns quoted for excursion leaving
there en April 5th for Manitoba. AsMnlbola. Sas
katchewan and Allierta.V. . V. Uennctt , SOI New
York J.lfe Building , Omaha , Xcb.
CURE YOURSELF ! lih
"Upe Dip e for unnatural h
diecbargeg , Inflammationd , e
irritations or ulcerationn
of mil con g membranes. h
Pninles * , and not astrio *
THEEVANS CH HIUI.CO. ( g nt or poisonous. "V
Solder "Vt
or gent in plain wrappt-r ,
* y exprpm , prepaid , for P
* I.m. or.Tbottlei. 2.75. Pc
Circular sent on request. Pn
As black DYE a o
as
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Your YourWhiskers n
A Natural Black with
Buckingham's Dye.
SO ct .of druggist * or R.P.Hal I & Co.NashuaN.H. ly
13f
Dr. Kay's Renovator , Ir
Bia constipation , liver and kidney discases.bfl- Ir"i
llousncss , headache , etc. At druggists 25c & 91. "iy
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A GOOD GARDEN liv
Is a pleasure and a proOt , Gresory's eeed book di vy
rects nrlRfct beginning. Gregory's Seed insure the y <
-uftsr-jtofe sful endln ? . Get the book now It's free. ti
JAMES J..GREGORY & SON. Marblehead. Mass. tiSi
fir If ' RoTm ror cou s coifis , 11
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HER BONNET.
Caught Afire While the Speaker \V a
Addressing an Audience ,
Now York Sun : At a meeting of the
Society for Political Study yesterday
the bonnet worn by the speaker of the
day , Mrs. Belle Gray Taylor , caught
flre from a drop-light on the speaker's
desk , and had it not been for the pres
ence of mind and fleet-footedness of
Mrs. Almon Hensley woujd have been
totally destroyed. Mrs. Taylor said
afterward that there was no insurance
on the bonnet , although there were
several other things , including gold
braid , blue velvet and black ostrich
tips. When the accident happened tlie
speaker was prefacing her talk , which
was on woman's intuition , with a few
remarks about five-minute papers , cue
having been asked to prepare one of
that length.
"A long , dull paper is intolerable in
this : rapid history-making age , " she
was saying , "while a long , good paper
has so much in it that you wish to
consume"
"Oh ! Oh ! " "Gracious me ! " "Fire !
Fire ! " cried feminine voices from ev
ery part of the room , and the one man
present looked at Mrs. Taylor's flam
ing headgear helplessly. He said aft
erwards that he might have known
what to do if a woman had been in
danger in a burning building , but that
he was absolutely paralyzed at sight
of a burning bonnet. But no one bet
ter knows the value of a fine bonnet
than Mrs. Hensley , and before the lone
man had recovered sufficiently to open
his mouth she rushed to the platform
and smothered the flames.
" 'What is it ? " asked the speaker ,
calmly , when the danger was passed.
"Your best bonnet on fire , " exclaim
ed many voices.
"Well , for once I've created a sen
sation , " retorted Mrs. Taylor. "For
once I've been actually brilliant. Li-
dies , the last word I uttered was con
sume , " and then she went on with the
remarks that had been interrupted by
the threatened conflagration.
CLEVER LITTLE STORIES.
Judge Wheaton A. Gray , recently ele
vated to the Supreme court commis
sion , was hearing a criminal case in
Fresno , and on a warm day , at the
end of a long harangue by the prose
cuting counsel , he noticed one of the
jurymen asleep. As soon as the argu
ment was completedthe judge address
ed the jury in this peculiar manner
"Gentlemen of the jury , the prosecut
ing attorney has completed his argu
ment ; wake up and listen to the In
structions of the court ! "
Since Joseph Choate's appointment
as ambassador to England one of his
wittiest sayings is being retold. It was
made over a private dinner table at
which he and Mrs. Choate were guests.
Someone inquired of him who he would
like to be if he could not be himself.
He paused a few seconds , as if think
ing over the list of world celebrities ,
and then his eye reste.1 upon his wife.
"If , " he answered , "I could not be my
self , I should like to be Mrs. Choate's
second husband. "
Senator Caffery's constitutional ar
gument was listened to at one time by
six senators. One of these was Mr.
Spooner of Wisconsin. Senator Caf-
fery read an extract in the course of
his remarks , which attracted Mr.
Spooner's attention. Perhaps It Lad a
familiar sound. At any rate he began to
manifest some curiosity. "From what
Is the senator reading ? " he asked Mr
Caffery. The Louisiana senator turned
around with a. surprised , not to say an
Injured , air. "I am reading , " he said ,
with crushing emphasis , "from the con
stitution of the United States. "
Mme. Modjeska and her company
were playing one winter in the extreme
north , much to the discomfort of Count
Bozenta , the Polish star's husband ,
who hates the chilly northern climate.
But at that time the show business
was at a very low ebb in the south.
One particular cold day Mrae. Modjeaka
found the count shivering from head
to foot , In spite of the steam heat In
the hotel. "Oh , my dear , my dear ! "
he Implored , "let us go south for the
rest of the season. This climate will
kill us. " "But , my dear , " replied
Madame , "the south Is dead. " "Yes , "
said the count , "but she is such a
be-autlful corpse.
Favorite Pastime of Children.
The fish may be represented by ob
long pieces of cardboard ( If mamma
has time , pictures of fish may be past
ed on these ) , the under side of each
having a number to tell the child the
weight of the fish he has caught. On ?
the : upper side place small double-
pointed tacks , into which the hook is
caught. The fishing hook may be
made of a bent pin , and for the pole
long pencil will answer. On a rainy
or snowy day the little ones will en
joy this sport hugely , and there will bi
no catching cold.
;
The ABO of TVJnd.
"Mars , I watch affairs on earth close
, " began the exalted Pluto , as he }
fanned himself with a section of halo
the midst of the great hereafter ,
"and I have become of the opinion that
you are losing vigor. Everything war
like , from pugilism and the Spanish
wars up to the general warcloud that
you have had hanging over Europe for
Lhe last forty years , ends about the
same way. " "That Is true , " replied the
illustrious god of war , "but , the fact is ,
have sold out my whole business to
Aeolus. "
Why the Job Snltcc1.
Merchant What are your qualifica-
iona for this business ? Applicant I
an't get anything else to do. Puck.
Modern Science econzer
RHEUMATISM
&s a Disuse of tha Blood
There is & popular idee , ttut this disease
is c&used by exposure to cold , and that
some localities are infected with it more
'thc\n others Such conditions frequently
promote the development or the disease ,
but from the faxt that this ailment runs"
in certain tamilies. it is shown to be hered
itary , and consequently a disease or the
blood. . '
Among the oldest and best known residents of Bluffs , III. , is Adam
Vnngundy. He lias always been prominently identified with the interests
of that place. He was the first President of the Board of Trustees , and for
c. long time has been n Justice of the Peace. He says : "I had been a suf-
lerer of rheumatism fora number of years and the pain at times was very
intense. I tried all the proprietary medicines I could think-or hear of , but
received no relief.
"I finally placed my case with several physicians and doctored with
them for some time , but they failed to do me any good. Finally , with my
hopes of relief nearly exhausted I read an article regarding Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills for Pale People , which induced me to try them. I was anxious
to get rid of the terrible disease and bought two boxes of the pills , I begau
using them about March , 1897. After I had taken two boxes I was com
pletely cured , and the pain has never returned. I think it is the best medi
cine I have ever taken , and am willing at any time to testify to its good
merits. " 3 ! Js (111. ( ) Timtt.
Tne genuine At drug
sold only gists or
in pack aired fromi
ages like
tliis 50 Medicine ( o.
per box
H V
A young tailor named Berry , lately
succeeded to his father's business ,
once sent in his account to r.harlns
Matthews somewhat ahead of time.
Whereupon Matthews , with virtuous
rase , wrote him the following note :
"You must he a goose Berry , to sen'l
me your bill Berry , before it is due
Berry. Your father , the elder Berry ,
would have had more sense. You may
look very black Berry , and feel very
blue Berry , but I don't care a straw
Berry , for you and your bill Berry.
There li a Class of People
"Who are Injured by the use of coffee.
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores a new preparation
called GRAIN-0 , made of pure grains ,
that takes the place of coffee. The most
delicate stomach receives it without
distress , and but few can tell it from
coffee. It does not cost over one-fourth
as much. Children may drink it with
great benefit. 15 cents and 25 cents
per package. Try it. Ask for GRAIN-0.
Victoria , a lioness in Sanger's circus ,
near London , has given birth to six
cubs. This is believed to be the largest
number born at one time in captivity.
The cubs have been named after
Queeen Victoria's children.
There Is more Catarrh in this section or the
country than all other dbeu es put together ,
and until the la > t few years was , supj > osed to be
Incurable. For a great many years doctors pro
nounced it a local di eaMj. and prescribed local
remedies , and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment , pronounced It incurable
Science has proven catarrh to be a constitu
tional dkease. and therefore require * COSSL.-
! tutional treatment. Hall j. Catarrh Cure man
ufactured by F. J Cheney i Co. . Tc4eiS - HL.
is the only coasUtutional cure on tin ? svmrVe t
It Is taken Internally la do fnwa HJilTvp-
tea poonfuL It acts OJrtxtly upon U e bJiV.
j icd mucous surfaces of tn * ij-Keia. Th y oTf r
1 ese hundred dollar. Joraav r * ii falls rur *
Scad for circular- * ir iUMttUlv Aildm , *
I F CHENEY & CO
Tokrtn , Oi-a.
SoM bv
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une of ma-
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SOSEEHOTT AND SOMEWHERE
AMONG THU MUSCLES AND JOINTS
Tha Pains and Aches of
CREEP IN.
Right oa its track
S * . Jacobs Oil
CREEPS IN.
} it Penstatas , Searches , Drires Out
Spalding's
Trade Mark
Means
"Standard
of Quality"
on Athletic Coeds
Insist upon Spalding's
Hand > ome Oat3lcc-.e Free
A. G SI'ALDIXG BROS
New York. Chicaja Decrrr
CANDY CATHARTIC
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THE AND UNITED CANADA. STATES A GRIP CURE that S CURE ! Ct-HT *
The Fcbriary l- * P' tbr
the Koyai iKut * . yxiMUt-c * ! t * ? i.r lu
tlmoro and Ohio Us ! rt a < l rweuiK * a
very ins > trutt\c rtc' ! * on "Th * H * K-
ular Army of the failed 5ixlcT by
Major H. 0. HvUtaad. Awbtioi4jo -
taat General. Major H tua l K T < *
facts and Qgurt * cons-Taint ; t * < < mill-
tary department * incc iu orKaatell .
during the war of the r < * owtlo ! .
Some of his 9tatlMlc.4 arc very latrr-
cstlng. During the revolution lh
number of individual ? actually In tell-
I tary service did not exceed 2S9.0 0 ; In
the war of 1S12 there were 471.622. of
which 62.67-1 were regulars ; In the war
with Mexico there were 11C.321. of
which 42.5-ia were regulars : In the war
of the rebellion there were 2.253.1CS
United States troops of whom 17S.P75
were colored , and 67.000 regulars , the
total being 2.326.16S ; In the war with
Spain there were 219,035 volunteers.
(10,159 ( being colored ) and 55.6S2 reg
ulars , a total of 274.717. Major Hcl-
stand also gives the number killed ,
wounded and lost and the death ? from
disease In each war , including the In
dian wars , and other Important facts.
A small boy Is always very indus
trious when it Is time for him to go
to bed.
IMfi.OO I'fr VtVok.
\\VwllI i ay ; i Knlnry of Jl.l per wrok and
expenses for man with IMg to Introduce Per
fection Poultry Mixture imil Iiitoct Destroy
er In the country. Acldrrss with strunp.
Perfection .MunufacturliiK Co. , Parson * . Kan.
Men may be bribed , btit you can't
induce women to take "hush money. "
Two bottles of PIso's Cttro for ConHiirnp-
tion cured mo of n bnd lung trouble. Mr .
J. Nicholi , 1'rinceton , hid. , AInr. 2G , 1805.
A smoking tree has bao'i fotiir' in
the village of Ono , Japan. It smokes
only in the evening , just af'"r aim-
set , and the smoke issues from lln > Icp
of the trunk.
CKKSOKNT HOTKF/ ,
ECKEKA 8PUINGS , AKKANSAB ,
pcns February 2.rd. ! In ttieO/nr-k Moun
tains. Delightful flinmto. Beautiful scon-
sry. Uneqnalcd medicinal wuteri. Olienp
xctirsioii nvtcs. Through sleeper * vin
Frisco Line. Adress J. O. Plank , Mnn-
iger , Room II , Arcade , Century liiittdiug ,
jr Frisco Ticket Office , No. 103 N. Broad
way , St. Louis.
John Chandler of Allen -"jiii'ty , Ky. ,
is the ancestor of a numerous family ,
fie is the father of twenty-Hover olill-
Iren , the grandfather of 10" , nud the
reat grandfather of thirty-liv.
A big head doesn't always prevent n
man from coming out at the little end
f the horn.
Beauty is but skin deep , so it Is on
in equal footing with freckles.
If you find n pipe of tobacco , din't
jring it liome or someone will die
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j don't } 4 U rottK > b rX of a
or n her * wilt
llritllh tr Trtt Vnt .
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low * I'nlrnl OfHrf U - | njl
Thn totnl numl r of f. S , I' t > n >
iiwuetl last week I * 3I5 Of thi * num
ber 4.1 are for Design * . 2S for trade
marks. 7 for labels. 2 for print ? * nd 1
reissue ; all the others for rompo i-
tions , methods and iueclimilc l ! ' -
vices.
A patent lia * been allowwl t > r.
Woodrlng. of Oelwlne. In. , for a sim
ple and Ingenious Improvement In n
well known art and described In his ,
olnlm as follows : i
In a buck paw frame the combina
tion of two mating wooden stays that
are iinlmimlred at their central po--
tlons by removal of wood , a flexible
r-Hbnped metal rlam having colnrl.l-
Ing bolts In Its ends and a screw twit
and nut. and for the purposes sot
forth.
A simple Improvement lu any umnui
art may bo of sucli importance 11 * to
control nle' . Wlion a dealer ran
point to a Into patented linprovnnoiu
in a wagon , or farm Implement. It ofi-n
docJficH UK- selection of the farmer n
making ti puiTluinp.
CotiHultntiouH and ailvlrc about !
vcutioiis and printed tuntlor ilvlur.
vahmblo InforiuuUoii about rruili :
utid selling piilouts. frop to all liin-i r
ors THOMAS ( ? . OHW1G . < : CO .
Solicitors of Puti'iiK
IK-s Molnes. Mnrch . 1800.
Kvcry man can SOP where UMM" i"
room for a lot of iiuproviMueiit in .ill
other IIHMI.
TO ciritr A cou ) IN ONR AV
Talic I iixtitho Ilioiiio gulnlno TnltlotM All
drtiKitlMls rcfuntl the money If II fnlUtooino.
S5e. ! Tins Kt'iililiie has li. H W. on i-ncli tubleU
The successful poHlli'inu Ioirn : ? llto
A 11 0 of polltt--a at tlu >
Cnn'n UottKli lliilf < tttii
In Hie olilcit nnil best. It will lircnk nji ncu
lliiiniiiirililiitclii ( ! . UlKiilnnyKri-llnlilf. Irjlt
It's foolish to attempt llio iMil'Ivn-
tion of friendship by giving your
friends an occasional dig.
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of last spnyon. xvo offer them < fo''o r . M Kta > } * tHrfWt y
$45 ; Model's n nl < . tmea' . $4O ;
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