KIDNEY TROUBLE
Suffered Tiro TYir .Va'crel In TAres
21 an I in.
AlR. C. B. FIZETt, Mt. Sterling. Ey.,
i"A writes:
7 ftard suffered with kidney and
Madder trouble for ten years past.
"Last March I commence! using
Peruna and continued for throe month.
I have not used it since, nor have I (elt
pain.
' "I believe that I am well and I there
fore sive my highest commendation to
the curative qualities of i'cruna."
Pe-ru no for Kidney Trouble.
" Mrs. Ceo. II. Simser, Grant, Ontario,
Can., writes :
"I had not been well for nhout four
years. had kidney trouble, and. In
Jact. felt badly nearly all the time.
"This summer I eot so very bnd I
thoncbt I would try I'enina, so I wrote
to yon and bean at once to take Peruna
find Mnnalin.
"I took onlv two bottles of Peruna
and one of Manalin, and now I feel bet
ter tl.nn I have for some time.
"I feel that Peruna and Manalin cured
me and made a different woman of nic
altogether. I blcM the day I picked up
the little book and read of your X'eruna."
It Is the business of the kidneys to
remove from the blood all poisonous
nmirtml. They must he active all the
. time, else the system suffers. There are
men when they need a little assistance.
Peruna Is exactly this sort of a rem
edy. It has saved many people from
disaster by rendering the kidneys ser-
-rice at a time when they were not able
to bear their own burdens.
BABY'S ECZEMA GREW WORSE.
Hospitals and Doctors Could Not Ite
llrrc Htm Hot Cullrnra Hemodles
A Speedy, Permanent Care.
"Eczema appeared when our baby
was three months old. We applied to
several doctors and hospitals, each of
which save ns something different
very tune, but nothing brought relief.
-At last, one of our friends recommend-
d to us Outlcura Soap and Cutlcura
Ointment. A few days afterwards Im
provement could be noted. Since then
wre have used nothing but Cutlcura
Soap and Cutlcura Ointment, and now
tho baby Is six months old and is quite
cured. AH that we used was one cake
f Cutlcura Soap and two boxes Cutl
cura Ointment, costing In all $1.25. C.
. F. Kara. 843 East 65th street, New
Tork, March 80, 1900."
The deepest sounding yet made In the
oceans is said to be in the Aldrlch deep,
to the east of New Zealand. Here the sea
Is 30,030 feet deep.
Oatdoes nays of Old Sol.
Snnllght, hitherto regarded as no less
essential to the existence of man than
' the air be breathes, and as being ab
solutely indispensable to plant life,
lias found a rival In ordinary acety
4ene sat, so writes William T. Walsh
t 4n the Technical World Magazine.
True, the usurper cannot dissipate the
frigidity of the atmosphere, nor make
the world wag long without the benefl
lent rays of the great god of day, but
when the latter chooses to sulk, Tege-
Aatlon need not pause la its growth.
:but tinder the cheering Influence of
acetylene's rays, may wax large and
lusty. Professor John Craig of Cor
aell University, N. T., in a series of
'.experiments extending over a long
period of time, discovered that of arti
ficial illumlnants, none is so closely
akin to sunshine as are the rays of
acetylene gas.
Go to a hothouse ; observe how the
myriad panes of glass are placed to
eaten every scattering ray of sunlight
But dark and gloomy days come and
the plants languish. The process of
forcing fruits or gar.!"! redoubles or
Cowers for the market at once ceases.
Sunlight, since there U none, cannot be
trapped. Diminishing profits stare the
horticulturist in the face. Then It Is
that artificial suullght, generated by
acetylene, comes to the rescue, and pen
forms its function.
Twenty million rabbits were exported
from Victoria, Australia, last year.
CHANGS Iff FOOD
Worka Wonders la Health.
It Is worth knowing that a change
ta food can cure dyspepsia. "I deem
It my duty to let you know how
Grape-Nut food has cured ma of Indi
gestion. "I, had been troubled with it for
years, until last year toy doctor reo
omtuetided Grape-Nuts food to be used
every morning. I followed instructions
and now I am entirely well.
"The whole family like Grape-Nuts,
. "we use four packages a week. You are'
'welcome to use this testimonial as you
see fit"
The reason this lady was helped by
the use of Grape-Nuts food Is that U
Is predlgested by natural processes and
therefore does net tax the stomach as
th food she bed been using; it also
contains the elements required for
tmlldlBg up the nervous system. If
that part of the human body is in per
fect working order, there can be no
dys;?psla, tor nervous energy repre
sents the steam that drives the engine.
When the nervous system to run
(down, the machinery of the body- works
, badly. U'wpe-Nuts food can be used by
-small children as well as adults. It
Is perfectly cooked and ready for la
stsnt use.
Head, The ftoud to Wellvllls," la
ipkgg. There's a tteaaon."
lame
Hy Fru4
CHAPTER XXVII.
Ill news travels fast, and before noon
the death of Selina Sprotts was known
all over Melbourne. The ubiuuirous re
porter, of course, appeared on tho scene,
ril the evening powers cave Its own ver
sion of the affair, and a hint at foul piny.
There were no grounds for this state
ment, as Pr. Chitiston told Kitty and
M.'idnine Mldns to any nothing shout the
poison, nml it was generally uniierstoou
that the deceased had died from apoplexy.
A rumor, however, which originated none
knew how, crept about among every one
tbnt poinon was the cause of death, and
this, being added to by some nnd embel
lished in all its little details by others,
there was soon a complete story made up
about the affair.
The Inquest was appointed to take place
next Jay, nnd Calton had been asked by
Madame Midas to be present on her be
half, Kilsip, a detective oflhrer, was also
present, ond, curled up liko a cat in the
corner, was listening to every word of tho
evidence.
The first witness called was Madame
Midas, who deposed that tho deceased,
Selina Jane Sprotts was her servant. She
had gone to bed In excellent health, nnd
next morning she had found her dead.
Kitty then told her story.
The inquest was adjourned till next
day, and there was great excitement over
the affair. If Kitty Marchurst s state.
ment was true, tho deceased must have
died from tho administration of poison;
but, on tho other hand, Dr. Chinston as
Berted positively that there was no trace
of poison, and that tho deceased had clear
ly died from apoplexy.
Suddenly, however, n new interest was
given to the case hy the assertion that a
Bullarat doctor, called Golllpeck, who was
a noted toxlcologlst, had come down to
Melbourne to assist at the analysis of the
stomach, and knew something which
would throw light on the mysterious
death.
Vandcloup saw the paragraph which
gave this Information, and it disturbed
him very much.
"That book of Trevors," he said to him
self, as he threw down the paper; "It will
put them en the right track, and then
well," observed M. Vandcloup, senten-
tiously, "they say danger sharpens a
man's wits; It's lucky for me if It does."
His rooms in Clarendon street, East
Melbourne, were very luxuriously and ar
tistically furnished, In perfect accordance
with the taste of their owner. M. Gaston
Vaadeloup, though not exactly miserable,
was very ill at ease. The Inquest had
been adjourned until the government an
alyst, assisted by Dr. Golllpeck, had ex
amined the stomach, and according to a
paragraph In the evening paper, some
strange statements, implicating various
people, woald be made next day. It was
this that miida Vandcloup so uneasy, for
he knew that Dr. Golllpeck would trace a
resemblance between the death f Sellna
Sprotts in Melbourne and Adelo Blondet
In Paris, and then the question would
arise how the poison used in the one case
came to be used in the other.
It was about 8 o'clock at night, and
Gaston was busy in his rooms packing up
to go away next morning. He had dispos
ed of his apartments to Bellthofp. as that
young, gentleman bad lately come In for
same money and was dissatisfied with the
paternal roof, where he was kept too
strictly tied up.
Vsndeloup, seated in his shirt sleeves
in the midst ct a chaos of articles of
clothing, portmanteaux and boxes, was,
with the experience of an accomplished
traveler, rapidly putting these all away
In the most expeditious and neatest man
ner. While thus engaged there came a
ring at the outer door, and shortly after
ward Gaston's landlady entered his room
with a card.
"A gentleman wants to see you, sir,"
she said, boldmg out the card.
"I'm net at home," replied Vandcloup,
coolly; "I can't see any one to-night"
"He says you'd like to see him, sir,"
answered the woman, standing at the
door.
"The mischief he does," muttered Van
delonp, nneaslly; "I wonder what this
pertinacious gentleman's name is?" and he
glanced at the card, whereon was written
"Dr. Golllpeck."
Vsndeloup felt a chill running through
him as he rose to his feet. The battle
waa about to begin, aad he knew he
would need all his wit nad skill to get
himself out safely. Dr. Golllpeck had
thrown down the gauntlet, and he would
have to pick It up. Well, it was best to
know the worst at once, so be told the
landlady he would see Gollipeck down
stairs. He did not want him to come op
there, as he would see all the evidence
f his Intention to leave the country
"I'll see him downstairs, he said.
sharply, to the landlady ; "ask the gentle
man to wait."
The landlady, however, was pushed
rsushly to one side, and Dr. Gollipeck
tasty ana uingy looking as ever, entered
the room.
o need, my dear friend," he said In
his grating voice, blinking at the ycung
an through hi spectacles, "we can talk
here."
Vandcloup signed to the landlady to
leave the room, which slu did, cloning the
door after her, and then, pulling himself
together with a great effort, he advanced
amiliogly on the doctor.
"Ah, my dear monsieur," he said, In hi
musical voice, holding out both hands,
"how pleased I am to see you."
Dr. Gollipeck gurgled pleasantly la his
throat at this and laughed, that 1 soruu
thing apparently went wrung In his Inside
and a rasping noise etimo out of his
mouth. .'
'My room is untidy, is It tiotj" said
Vaadelonp, nodding his head carelessly at
the chaos of furniture. "I'h going' away
for a few days."
"A few day:' ha, ha!" observed Golll
peck, something again going wrong with
his insido, ""Your destination is- "
"Sydney," replied Gaston, promptly.
"And then?" queried the doctor.
"Depend upon clrouuistiineea." -
"That's a mistake," retorted Gollipeck,
leaning forward; "it depund upon me."
Vaudeloup smiled. v
"In tout ca.', circumstance, ss repre
sented by you, will penult me to choose
my own destinations."
"Depend eutirely upon your being
guided by circumstances, as represented
hy roe," retorted the doctor grimly.
"Pskswl" said the Frenchman, coolly,
"let u have done with allegory, and come
to common sense. What do you want If"
"I want Octave Braulard," said Colli
peck, rising to bis feet.
Yaadaloup quits sxpscud this, and was
iviiac
"9
Midas
Ituma
too clever to waste time
identity.
"He stands before you
in denying bi
," he answered,
curtly, "what then?"
Von acknowledge, then, that you are
Octave Itraulard, transported to New Cal
edonia for the murder of A dele Blondet?
said the doctor, tapping the table with one
hand.
"To you yes," answered Vandcloup,
crossing to tiie door and locking it; "to
other no."
"Why do you lock the Opor?" said
Gollipeck, gruffly.
"I don't want my private affairs all
over Melbourne," retorted Gaston, smooth
ly, returning to his position in front of
the fireplace; "are you nfraid?"
Something again went wrong with Gol
lipcck's inside, and he grated out a hard,
ironical laugh.
"Do I look afraid?" he asked, spread
ing out his hands.
Vundeloup stooped down to the port
mntiteau lying open at his feet, and' pick
ed up n revolver, which he pointed
straiRht at Gollipeck.
"You mnke nil excellent t;ir2cl," he ob
served, quickly, putting his finger on the
trigger.
Dr. Gollipeck sat down and arranged
his haiulkerhcief over his knees.
"Very likely," he answered coolly, "hut
a target you won't practice
"Why not?" nsked . Vandcloup, still
keeping his finger on the trigger.
"Ilecause the pistol shot would alarm
tho house," said Gollipeck, serenely, "and
If I was found dead, you would be arrest
ed for my murder. If I was only wound
ed I could tell a few facts about M. Oc
tave Itraulard that would have an un
pleasant Influence on tho life of M. Gas
ton Vandcloup."
Vandcloup laid the pistol down on the
mantelpiece with a laugh, and, sitting
down in a chair opposite Gollipeck, began
to talk.
"You are a brave man," ho said. "I
admire brave men."
"You are a clever man," retorted the
doctor; "I admire clever men."
"Very good," said Vandcloup. "As we
now understand one another, I await your
explanation of this visit.
He heard the doctor codlly to the end,
and smiled quietly.
"In the first place," he said, smoothly,
"1 acknowledge tne truth or all your
story, except the latter part, and I must
compliment you on the admirable way you
have guessed the identity of Itraulard
with Vandelotip, as you have no proof to
show that they are the same. But with
regard to the death of Mademoiselle
Sprotts, she died as you have said ; but I,
though the maker of the poison, did not
administer it."
"Who did, then?" nsked Gollipeck, who
was quite prepared for this denial
"Kitty Marchurst."
Dr. Gollipeck rose and walked to and
fro in the little clear space left among
the disorder,
"You are not shielding yourself behind
this girl?" asked the doctor, coming close
to him.
"How could I?" replied Vandcloup,
could not have gone down to St. Kilda
climbed over a wall with glass bottles on
top, and committed the crime, as Kitty
Marchurst says it was done. If I had
done this there would be some trace no,
I assure you Mademoiselle Marchurst, and
none other, is the guilty woman. She wa
In tho room Madnrae Midas asleep In
bed. What was easier for her than to
pour the poison into the glass, which stood
ready to receive It? Mind you, I don t
say she did it deliberately Impulse hal
lucination madness what you like but
she did it."
"Why," said Gollipeck, warmly, "you'd
argue a rope round this girl's neck even
before she bod a trial. I believe you did
it yourself."
Dr. Golllpeck was disgusted at the
smooth brutality of this man, moved hast
ily to the door and left the room.
Whew r ejaculated Vsndeloup; "this
doctor, what a dangerous fool ; but I have
got the better of him, and at all events.
I have saved Vandcloup from suffering
for the crime of Braulard."
CHAPTER XXVIII.
. There was no doubt the Sprotts poison
ing case was the sensation of the day In
Melbourne. The papers were full of It,
and some even went so far rs to give a
plan of th house, with dotted lines there
on, to show bow the crlmo was commit
ted.
Humors were started that the govern.
ment analyst and Dr. Gollipeck had found
poison In the stomach, and that, moreover.
the real criminal would be soon dlscov.
ered. Public opinion was much divided
as to who the, criminal was some, hav
Inc heard the story of Madame' marriage,
said It was her husband ; others Insisted
Kitty Marchurst was the culprit, and was
trying to shield herself behind this wild
story of tbe hand coming from behind the
curtains ; while others were in favor of
suicide. At all events, on the morning
when the inquest was resumed the court
was crowded, und a deep silence pervaded
the place when tho government analyst
stood up to give hi evidence. Madame
Midas was present, with Kilty seated he-
aide her, the latter looking pule and ill;
and Kilsip, with a gratilicd smile on hi
face which seemed as though he had got
a clue to the whole mystery, waa seated
next to ( niton. andcloup, faultlessly
dressed, and ns cool nail calm as possi
ble, wa nlso In court; and Dr. GoUipcck,
ns tie awaited his turn to give evidence,
on U not help admiring the marvellous
nerve and courage of the young man.
The government analyst deposed that
the stomach of the deceased had been sunt
to him to be nnalyxcd. He hud used the
usual tests, and found the. presence, of the
alkaloid of hemlock, known under tho
nn mi? of couia. In his opinion the de:uh
of the deceased was caused by tho admin
istration of an extract of hemlock.
There was great excitement when this
evidence was concluded, u it gave quite
a new intercet to the case. The question
as to the cause of death wa now set at
rut (he deceased hud been murdered.
Dr. Gollipeck stood up to give hi evi
dence. He deposed that he was a medical prac
titioner, practicing at Itallarut ; ho li.iJ
seen the report of the case in tln pstier,
and bad come dowu to Mcl!ourne as ho
thought he could throw a certain light
ou the affair for Instance, where tho
poUou wa procured. About three year
ago a crime bad beeu committed in Paris,
which caused a great sensation at th
time. Tho case being a peculiar one, was
reported in a medical work, by Measieur.
I'revol sod Lebrna, which b had obtsia
sd from France, seme tw years sack.
The farts ef the rase were shortly theue:
One Adele niotidet died from the effects
of pslsen, administered to her hy Ootave
BrnuUrd, who was her lover ; the dereawd
had also another lover, called Ketrtrik,
who was supposed to be implicated la the
crime, but ho had escsp'd; the wosian
la this ca had been poisoned by an ex
tract of hemlock, the name pvisos as la
the case of Selina Sprotts, and it wos
the similarity of the symptoms that msde
him suspicious of the sudden death. Bran
lard was sent out to New Caledonia for
the murder. While In Paris he had keen
a medical student with two other gentle
men, one of whom was Monsieur Prevel,
who had reported the case, nnd the other
was at present in court nnd was called
M. Gaston Vandcloup. M. Vaudeloup
had masufactured (ho poison used in this
case, but with regard to how it wan ad
ministered to the deceased, he would leave
that evidence to M. Vandcloup himself.
When Gollipeck left the witness box
there was a dend silence, as every one
was too much excited at his strnnga
story to make any comment thereon. Mad
ame Midas looked with sDine astonishment
on Vandcloup ns his name was called
out, and he moved gracefully to the wit
ness box, while Kitty's fate grew paler
even than it was liefore. She did not
know what Vandcloup was going to tray,
but a great dread seized her, and she sat
staring at him as if paralyzed. Kitaip
stole a look at her nnd then rubbed his
hands together, while Calton sat scrib
bling on his note paper.
M. Gaston Vumleloup, being sworn, de
posed : He was a native of France, of
Flemish descent ; he had known Itraulard
intimately; he nlso knew I'revol ; he had
been eighteen mouths in Australia, nnd
for some time had Is-en clerk to Mrs. Vil
liers at ltallar.it; he was fond of chem
istry yes; nnd had made several experi
ments with poisons while up at Ballnrot
with Dr. Gollijteck, who was a great tox
ieologist ; he hail seen the hemlock In the
garden of nn hotclkecper at Itallarat, call
ed rwexby, and had made an extract
therefrom ; he only did it by way of ex-
lerinient, and had put tho bottle contain
ing the poison In a desk, forgetting all
about It ; the next time ho saw that bottle
was In tho possession of Miss Kitty Mar
churst; she had threatened to poison her
self; ho again saw tho bottle in her pos
session on the night of the murder; this
was at the house of M. Meddlcchlp. A
report had been circulated that he was
going to marry Mrs. Viliiers, and Miss
Marchurst asked him if it was true; he
had denied it, and Miss Marchurst had
said that sooner than he should marry
Mrs. Viliiers she would poison her; the
next morning he heard that Selina Sprotts
was dead.
(To be continued.)
GINGER IS THEIR TIPPLE.
Victims of the Habit Become Pltlablo
Wreck la Time.
The taking of ginger, in the form of
essence or strong tincture, Is revealed
by a medical man as a growing form of
Inebriety both In this country and
America. '
As its alcoholic strength Is about
double that of whisky or brandy, the
deleterious results of excessive indulg
ence can be Imagined.
There is one recorded case in which
the dully dos of a victim of "ginger-
Ism" was Increased from ten drops to
a pint in the course of three years.
Though the habit is more practiced In
the United States than In England,
there nr numbers of chemists In Lou
do.n who admit that they have regulur
customers for the pungent csseuce, who
buy comparatively large quantities ev
ery week.
The cause of tho habit is nearly al
ways the same. "Gingerlsts" are peo
ple with weary brains and disordered
stomachs who sock palliation of the re
sults of overwork. They know that
such drugs as morphia, chloral, cocalno
and chloroform are accumulative In
their effect upon the human system,
they know nlso that ginger was the
homely remedy of their youth for
stomachic troubles.
It seems incredible, but It is a fact,
that from tbe taking of a few drops of
this powerful carminative for Indiges
tion a "glugerlst" will grow into tha
habit of tuking large doses, as a tonic,
a sedative and a palliative.
So far Inquiries show that women
are as much addicted to "glngerlsin" aa
men, but the actual victims are difficult
to trace, as essence of ginger Is easily
purchasable In any chemist's shop by
child or grown-up person.
"It must be a very vitiated taste that
can endure large doses of tincture of
ginger," said u wholesale chemist "But,
of course, the same can be said of most
violently acting drugs. Once there is a
physical demand created for a particu
lar stimulant, the palate is disregard
ed. It is the result which is looked for
ward to, not the immediate Impression.
In this connection at least the ordi
nary alcoholic drinker Is more sans
than the morphia taker or the 'ginger-
1st' He may put that In his mouth
which steals away his bruins, but at
lenst he gets some physical sensation tf
pleasure In the operation. 'Glngcrisju
is a depraved form of drugging."
The result of tlie practice seems to
be a negatlou of the results ultned at A
doctor said yesterday that this form
of Inebriety, after giving relief at
first, completely disorders the stomach
and gives no relief tn a busy brain.
London Mull.
"nppleiuenfn to tbo Decnluiiue.
Our social organization has devel
oped to a tt;igc where tho old right
eousness is not enousli. We need an
uniiiiiil supplement to tho Deculogtio.
The growth of credit Institutions, the
spread of tiilucl.iry relations, the en-
nieMliIug nf Industry la law, the Inter
lacing of govemiieiit itiul business, the
niultil'llc-Uiou of li;i'ttls and Inspectors,
bestelieeut us they till are, they Invite
tn slit. What gateways they open to
greed! What-fresh parasites they let
in on us! How lillo In our new situa
tion to Intone the old litanies! The
reality of this dose-Utilt life Is not to
bo neon nn. I touched; it must bs
thought The sins It opens the door
to are to lie discerned by ktilttiu the
brows rather than by opening tho eyes.
It tukes luiuglnnliou to see that bogus
medical diploma, lying advertisement
and fuke testimonial tire dentb-donUng
Instruments. It takes Imagination U
see tie.. i sat lugs bank wrecker, loam
shark ami Investment swindler la tak
ing livelihood take live. It takes
Imagination to see that the business of
debauching voters, fixing Juries, sodus-
Ing lawmaker and corrnpWng psbite
servants la like sawing through Os
props of a crowded graud stand. -A
A. Ros la Atlantic.
Xr?iisoi'itcs I
MnrnlnK.
But who the melodies of morn can tell?
The wild brook babbling down the
mountain side?
The lowing herd; tho sheepfold's simple
bell;
The pipe of enrly shepherd, dim de
scried In the lone valley, ohoiug far nnd wide
The clamorous horn along the cliff
nbove ;
The hollow murmur of the ocean tide;
The hum of bees, the linnet's lay of
love.
And the full choir that wakes the uni
versal grove.
The cottage curs ftt early pilgrim bark;
Crowned with her pail the tripping
milkmaid sings;
The whistling plowman stalks afield; and
hnrk !
Down the rough slope tho ponderous
wagon rings;
Through rustling corn the hare astonished
springs ;
Slow tolls the village clock the drowsy
hour ;
The partridge hursts away on whirring
wings ;
Deep mourns the turtle in sequestered
bower.
And shrill lark carols clear from her
aerial tower.
-James Itenttie.
( onronl April 1J.
By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
J'hcir ling to April's breeze unfurled.
Here once the embattled farmers stood.
And fired the shot henrd round the
world.
The foe long nince in silence slept ;
Alike the conqueror silent sleeps;
And Time the ruined bridge has swept
Down the dark stream which seaward
cree pa.
On this green bank, by this soft stream,
Wo set to-day a votive stone,
That memory mny their deed redeem,
When, like our sires, our sons nro gone.
Spirit, that ninde those heroes dare
To die, or leave their children free.
Bid Time and Nature gently spare
I he shaft we raise to them and thee.
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
SUGAR MIGHT BE CHEAPER.
Soars-eated National Poller that
Would Iledace the Trice.
Including Cuba, whose Interest Is
vital, four different groups are con
cerned by the American sugar situa
tion. There are (1) the American gov
ernment which receives a little more
than $50j000,000 a year in revenue
from the tariff on sugar; (2) our do
mestic and our insular producers, to
whom that tariff is a direct benefit to
the extent of about $50,000,000 a year;
(3) the consumer, who is Interested In
lower prices, and (4) tho Cubans, who
are so largely dependent upon the
American market for their livelihood.
In an article in the Internatlon Ed
ward F. Atkins of Boston, the owner
of a large plantation In Cuba, works
out this problem along an Interesting
and probably correct line.
With a general assumption of the
continuance of present political and
fiscal conditions Mr. Atkins says:
"To all npisjarancos our Importations
of foreign sugar, other than Cuban, will
soon end and from that time, if do
mestic nnd Cuban production keeps
pace with Increased consumption, as is
anticipated, a differential to Cuba
would protect her against other conn.
tries and reduce cost to consumers la
the United States." He holds that "the
protection of even the Cuban rate
(about 1.35 cents a pound) now gives
the domestic sugar -producers so large
a margin of profit that they can well
afford to drop prices below Cuba's cost
In order to market their goods." He
claims that In the almost certain event
of the reduction of competition to our
domestic product and tbe Cuban prod
uct a very material reduction could be
made in the present Dlngley rate.
Should that be done two results
should follow : There should be reduc
tlon in selling prices and important In
crease In consumption. The initial loss
of revenue to the government would
soon be offset by Increase in imports
from Cuba. Increased demand should
stimulate domestic production. The
Dlngley rate, practically a maximum
rate, would keep out the sugar of other
countries If Cuba were given a differ
entlnl, or what might be regarded as
a minimum rate. This differential
would virtually assure to Cuba a mar
ket for her product and so divide tbe
market between her output and our
domestic supply.
The argument Is certainly worth
careful consideration by the author!
ties. New York Sun.
Fast llehlnd la Education.
A fact which will be surprising to
some easterners is that people of tbe
middle west are ahead of them in tho
matter of average education. The rate
of illiteracy in cities of 25,000 or over
in the North Atlantic States, which In
cludo New England, New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania, was nt tho
date of tho last national iviisuh 5.8
per cent and outside the cities 7.3 per
cent.
In the North Central States, which
Include Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, Michi
gan, Wlsj-onslu, Minnesota, Iowa, Mis
souri, North and South Dakota, Ne
braska a ud Kansas, tho jercentnges
were .'1.3 and 4.11 respectively. In the
former division there nr eighty-seven
universities and colleges, with Sit.Ollo
undergraduates and 3,003 graduate stu
dents, while In the latter there are 187
Institutions of this character, with 40,.
r37 undergraduate and 2,827 graduats
students. New York Tribune.
Sure Head to Advaacemeat.
Blister What did you do to get your
salury raise
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raised?
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worked. Detroit Free
Truss.
Breaking a record at billiards re
quires a skill and energy which would
accomplish something worth while, If
properly directed.
Nearly every man has a worthless
relates who lives off of hi in.
HIDDETT KTEEAM RUX3 MILL.
Water I'nnrr from n Snhtrrrnneaa
Source t llllr.cil In I'lnrtila.
To see a large wafer wheel supply
ing isiwer to machinery while not a
vestige or even n hunt of a mill-race,
dam or body of water of nity size is to
be found near the wheel by which It
could possibly Im) revolved, seems In
congruous, to say the least, says the
Florida Times Union. One might ns
well imagine a steam locomotive pro
pelled without the necessary fuel.
But such a condition Is frequently
met with In certain parts of the i
Ida peninsula, where sections of the
country nro underlaid with bodies of
water of a high pressure. O the out
skirts of St. Augustine, under which
area Is known to be one of these sub
terranean streams, the proprietor of a
mill decided some time ago to try to
coax a flow of water to the surface,
thereby . supplying his machinery with
perpetual power which should always
bo ready for Instant use, would elimin
ate the cost of fuel nnd could Ihj used
night or day without additional trou
ble or expense.
By mentis of an ordinary drilling
machine he sunk n hole and nt the
depth of l.to feet struck water, but
this belli"! of low- pressure the drilling
was continued. A solid rock stratum
was then encountered so bard In places
that only a few inches could Iks bored
through a day, and, after plugging away
through soiuo 1(H) feet of solid rock he
broke through the bottom crust and
tapped the high-pressure subterranean
fdrenin. An eight-inch pine was quick
ly sunk 130 feet to the top of the rock
strata the drill hole through this serv
ing the purpose of a pipe and.- stream
of water spurted twenty-two fcot above
tho ground level.
A wheel of sixteen feet In diameter
having been riggnd, the pipe was con
tinned to a level of eighteen feet, a
sluice whs erected to carry the water
from the mouth of the pipe to the top
of tlio wheel nnd fifteen maximum
horse-power was to be ha." for the ask
Ing. At quitting time the turning oil
of tho water shuts off the power nnd
by a twist of a screw It Is turned or
agnln In the morning.
JOURNEY OF A TREE ROOT.
Eucalrptua Rends Shoots Up Ove.
Wall to a Sewer.
From Santa Barbara, Cat, there
comes a story of a most Interesting
freak of vegetable life which Is strict
ly vouched for.
Through a certain garden there ran
some years ago a sewer made of red
wood timber. This sewer was ngnln
cased by an outside sewer. Across the
sewer there was built a brick wall
many feet high and In such a way
that It was pierced by the Inner sewer,
which it inclosed tightly, while the
outer sewer ended abruptly against the
wall.
The outside sewer casing had In
course of time decayed and a eucalyp
tus tree standing some sixty feet away
had taken advantage of this and sent
one of its roots to the joveted spot Iu
os direct line as possible.
Here the root entered the outside
sewer and followed its course as far
ns It could. At last it came to the
wall, which shut off Its course, and It
could go no farther, the Inside sewer
being perfectly tight.
But on the other side of the wall the
sower and Its double casing continued,
and this euculyptus tree evidently
knew how to get there.
Some three feet high in the brick
wall there was a little hole an inch
or two In diameter, and this tbe euca
lyptus tree was aware of, as its big
root begun to climb tho dry wall an
face the sun and wind until It found
the hole, through which it descended
on the other side and entered the sewer
again and followed it along as former
ly.
How did tbe tree know of the hole
In tbe wall? How did it know that the
sewer was on the other side? How
could It direct the root to go and find
tbo placo with such precision? The
roots of any plant grow always and
unerringly In the direction of Its food,
just as tho eucalyptus tree did.
Cbrlatmaa vrtth Qneen Beta,
In Elizabethan times the Chrisfcnat
holidays extended 'from "All Hallow
evening to the day after Candlemas
Day, when there was, among other
enorts. nlavlnz at cards for counters.
jialles, and points In levery house, more
for pastime than for gain." Appren
tices were not allowed to play cards
except In the Christmas holidays, and
then only In their masters' houses. Not
only the king and every nobleman, but
also "the Lord Mayor of London and
either of the sheriffs had their several
lords of misrule ever contending, with
out quarrel or offence, who should make
tbo rarest pastime to delight the be
holders. These lords, beginning their
rule at Allhalloud eve, continued tho
same till tho morrow after the feast
of the Purification."
A Real Distinction.
A young matron of Ashland boule
vard Is the only one of her family who
is not in "Who's Vlo," her father be
ing a well known clergyman aud her
mother, brother and sister being mors
or less celebrated writers. Ono day
her sister was condoling with her on
her lack of distinction lu thlg respect
"Never mind, Belle," said the liter
ary sister, "you may not be iu 'Who'i
Who,' but you're tho only member of
tho family who is In the telephone
book, and that costs real money." Chi
cago Inter Ocean.
DrydocU Cut Out of Itvt-k.
At I'ort Floreuce, on the shore of th
great lake Victoria Nyan.a, which Ii
the chief source of the Nile, there is
a drydock cut out of solid rock by na
tives who had never before doae much
eorlous work. Tbe dock is 250 feet long,
48 feet wide and 14 feet deep, it li
3,700 feet nUive the level of the sea,
or nearly three times the altitude of
Lake Chautauqua.
Xo Model.
Mother Now, Karlle, I want you to
behave like a good little boy while la
church.
Hurtle I cau't! I don't know any
good little boy !
Properly Crnwored.
"When Maxim Gorky dined with
toe," said literary New Yorker, "he
talked about tho Ilusslan censorship.
"He said that iu the course of the
Russo-Japanese war be had occasion In
an article to describe the headquarters
of one of the grand dukes. Ho wrot
of these headquarters, among other
things:
' 'And over the desk of his highness'
tent Is a large photograph of Marie la
Jambe, the Is-autiful ballet dnncer.'
"Before this article could appear, the
censor changed that sentence to:
" 'And over the desk of his hlghness's
tent is a large map of the theater of
war.' "
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STANDARD OIL CO.
lwi'iirU4
A man who used clue to thicken the
gravy in the meat pics be sold at Oldham,
England, is now serving a three months'
sentence in the jail there.
Instead of experimenting with drags
and strong cathartics which are clearly
harmful take Nature's mild laxative,
Garfield Teal It Is made wholly of
Herbs. For constipation, liver and kid
ney derangements, sick-headache, bilious
ness and indigestion.
A Woman' Iltarb-nilndedneaa.
A noteworthy example of high-mind-
edness and unselfishness was recently
set by a Southern woman bearing aa
honored name. A resolution was Intro
duced In the State Senate of North
Carolina providing a pension of $100
per month for the by-no-means-rich
widow of the famous General "Stone
wall" Jackson. Of Its passage there
would have been little doubt had Mrs.
Jackson herself not interposed. But
she promptly wrote n letter to the Sen
ate, saying that tho present State laws
limit all pensions to per.sxms who havo
not $500 of personal property, and as
she possessed more than thdl she re
quested that the bill be withdrawn and
the money It was proposed to give her
be appropriated for the relief of tho
destitute widows of .Confederate veter
ans. Mrs. Jackson's plea was heeded,
and now she is held in even higher gen
eral esteem than ever before.
Prejudice.
"What do they call this skyscraper on
the left?" asked the stranger.
"That's tho Reliance building," said the
native. "It's occupied almost entirely by
doctors."
"By doctors? And they call tt the 'Re
liance? Well, well!"
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Loss of appetite, coated tongue, bad
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the symptoms of stomach trouble. They
Indicate) that the stomach is on a strike;
(hat it is no longer furnishing to the
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There are two methods of treatment,
the old one by which the stomach is
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and artificial ferments, and the new one
by which the stomach is toned up to do
the work which nature intended of it.
A recent cure bv the tonio treatment is
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