tMmittvt j Thanked by Thousands Hundreds of drntcful Letters Dally tell how tlio Frco trial of Doan'5 Kidney Pills brought rellcJ to Invalid-Drifting People. OArctAxn, Cai,. "I got your trial box of Dpn'ji Kidney Pills and thank you very much for Ititui. I tlilnlt they are worth Ibclrvrolght In gold. I gavo them to my son mid thoy helped him so much Hint I bought two boxes. They have done him more good than tho doc tor could do. They said ho had fright's Dlseiuo mid could not get well. 1 1 to urlno was green and his hack nearly killed him. Now ho Is nearly well. I havo Ave other sons whom I havo advised to wrlto you, as I would llko to convince them of tho merits of Dosii'b Kidney Pills." Mrs. Lbiuett, 703 East 17th Street, Oakluml, Cat New Onus is, La. "I lake plcasuro In con gratulating you on your Doan's Kidney Pills. I received and used tho sample and then pur chased a box of C L. Ctnack fe Co., Ltd, ' must wy I havo been cured of dizziness b them, iind havo not had tho slightest sign of (his fo-callcd vertigo slnco tho uso of Uoau's Kidney Pills. I nill recommend them to a great innny others whom I know suffering from dlzrlncM nud kidney complaint. It Is true, fIiico using tho pills, every ono I meet remarks nhnut how well I look. Thanking you for your frco (rial box." Or.o. Junnovii.lu, caio of L'rcfilon fc 6tauffcr, New Orleans, La. Every vlco thickens tho veil be tween oursolvefl nnd vlrluo. WARAS1I Il.II,ltlAD -BKI.b- until, I, ..... ..,... iuiiiuiv nnu ic.uiii, NKW OUI.KAND nnd return. iti.Xl 129 M HAVANA, 0UI1A, sun return, S3.SS Tnemiove ipvrui mitt nu many omen wiin limit llinltn sud atop over on ln Feb. nth to ttnd lurtuntTO. All Information at Waliaiti City omro, IB) I Vsrnam St., or adotc, IlAllltV 15. MOOltKS, Ocn. Ant. I'm. Dcpl. Omaha, Netir. The memory of blessings furnishes a remedy for tho bluos. ( no VOUIl CLOTIIKS LOOK YEtLOWf Ifho, tiRoKod Cross UnllUluo. Itwlllmnko them whlto ns snow. U oz. package 5 conta Tho sacrlllco that Is not consumed vvlll booh become- corrupt No chromos or encap premiums, out a bettor quality nnd ono-thlrd moro of Deflanco Starch for tho samo price ot other starchoB. Bf ATE OB" OHIO, CITY OP TOLEDO, r .. , LtJCtB COUNTY, S Prnnid. Cheney makes oath that ho In tho pcnlor partnor of thu llrm ot V. J. Cheney A: Co., ilolnir IminIiipss lit tho City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, nml that Mild llrm will pity tho hum of ONi: HUNDKU1) DOLLARS for ench nml ovcry ease of Catarrh that cannot bo cured by tho uso of Hall's Catarrh Curo. FKANIC J. CIIKNUY. Sworn to boforo mo and subsorlhcd In my proMmco, this OtU day of Dorcmbor. A. D. 1880. lbK'-l Notary Public. Hull's Catarrh Curo Is taken Intornaljy. and 6c In directly on tho blood and miiooim 'surfaces Of the system Send far testlmonlalx, free. I J. CHKNEY & CO., Toledo, a Sold by Druggist. 75a 1 J nil's Family I'llls uro tho best. A siren's voleu In tho choir cannot covor a slnnor'o vlco. Don't Die of Consumption. &. PobIUto Cars Found by a Celebrated Michigan Fhysiclan He 8ends a Large Trial Package F'ee hy Mail to All Who Write. At Inst a cure has been found. Increditablo lis it mar teem, after tho centuries of failure, a tB. D. P. YONKEBMAN, Th DUcower of Tubercutoiyne Endorsed by BUte Official! and Oreateit Hailleal lien of tba World tha Only Cure for ConaumpUon, positive and ceitatn curo for the deadlr con Kiuniitlon has at last been discovered. It re mained for n isreat physician of Michigan to find tho only known cure for consumption, after almost a life's work jpont in experimenting and btudr. Consumptives who have '"returned from tho West-cotno home to die because they thought iiolhliu could lie done for them have tried this nrw ilUcovery and are now well and strong. If you are afflicted, do not fail to send at once to I)r Derk P. Yonkerman, ft9 Shakespeare HIiU., Kalamazoo, Mich., for a free trial package ot thK icmedy, proofs and testimonials from hundreds of cured patients. It costs nothing. The Doctor does not ask any one to take his word or any one elso'6, as he sends a trial package free, Hiid a few days' uso will show you how oasily and uickly you can bo cured, Delay is dangerous. Thrt) is no time to lose when tho death hand of consumption is tightening its clutch upon you. Write to-day. F&eETOWORBEM! 'io nrovn tho heulltiK and CleansluK jxnver of I'axtlnn Toilet AntUrptlo we will i mall rt larco trial package With liool; of Instructions nWilnti-ly rr.-r. This U not a tlnj !&'npl', hut a Iutko package, enough to con- vinco r.n.vono of Its value. , Women nil oer tho country nro praising Taxtlno for u hat sit has dono iu local trnit- llinilt Of fmiiutn 111a. nnrlnt. nil inflammation and discharges, wonderful ns a cU'iiiisiui; VHUlniil douche, for how throat, nasal culairu, as u mouth wubh nnd to remove tartar and whiten the teeth, bend todiy, a postal card will do. hold by dm eclats or aent poat paid liy us, BO Ceuta, larcn box. HHtlariicllun KUitrutitred. Till: It. I'AXTON CO., Hoatou, Man. 314 Culuruliuk Ate. V RE YOU SATISFIED ? H d Arc you entirely satlhfled with the coods ou buy &ud with tho prlcoa thut jou pay? Over 2 000.000 imjopIo nro tradlne wltt us and cetUui: their foods at wkoltsal frti ei. Our 1.000-pa go e-talosrue will be sent on receipt of 15 ceni It tells tho story. CHICAGO The houM) that tells tho truth. i Mm, I mm I Ml p-- ' Aching backs nro cased. Illrt, back, and loin pains overcome. Swelling of tho limbs and dropsy signs vanish. They correct urine with brick dust sedi ment, high colored, pain In passing, drib bling, frequency, bed wetting. Donn's Kidney Pills rcninvo calculi and gravel. Itcllovo heart palpitation, sleeplessness, headache, ucrvousner , dizziness. ' FR E E : AS KAN D YOU WILL FIND. Doan's Kidney -rills, -A SVt t,J It- TttB. Ly 'rrr-laL jffirt: Pleaso Bend mo by mnll, without charge, trial box Doan'a Kidney 1111s. Namo l'ost-onico. Btnto (Cut nut coupon on dotted line anil mnll to i'otter-illlburn Cu., ttuCilo, K. Y.) Johnny's father was a physlclnn, and his uncle n medical student. John ny drank in their long words with a thirst for more. When Ills teacher, boforo whom ho wished to shine, asked him to namo some Im portant parts of tho body, Johnny smiled radiantly. "You don't mean legs or nrniB or heads," said Johnny, ongerly; "I know you don't, Miss Drown. You mean what father and Undo Jim talked 'about tho Interior and tho exterior and tho back-terlor." In tho recent polltcnl campaign J. M. Qudson, who was elected to con gress from tho tenth North Carolina district, had no moro nctlvo political opponent than his own brother, who Is United States conmil at Panama. Tho latter obtained leavo of nbsenco from his post for tho especial purpose of aiding In the re-election of Con gressman Moody, tho Republican can didate. do Toon ci.otiii:s LOOK Tiaiowi Then use Defiance Starch. It will keep them white 16 oz for 10 cents. Rembrandt's "Old Woman," from tho collection K. 1 Mulltken of New York, was sold in London, recently, for 528,105; Velasquez' "Tho Grape Seller," and Turner's "Dustanbor ongh Castle," from tho same collec tion, brought ?12,775 and ?4,287, re spectively. An anonymous portrait of Edward VI. brought $8.53; Van Dyck's "Edmund Waller." ?t,170, nnd his "Earl of Arundel," $2.G20. Dob, tho negro Janitor In a New England college, is us quick-witted ns tho students who joke with hlmi One day ho had burned off some of tho dead grass in the college yard when a frcBhman enmo along, and said, "Well, Bob, that grass Is just the color of your face, Isn't It?" "Yes, sah," said Bob; "and In about three weeks it will bo Just the colore of yours." A smartly dressed young woman wes rambling along a road, when sho met a small urchin lugging a bird's nest with eggs in it. Sho brought him up sharply with: "You are a wicked boy. How could you rob that nest? No doubt tho poor mother is now griev ing for tho loss of her eggs." "Oh, no, she can't care. I'm sure sho can't," said tho boy, edging away; "causo she's on your hat." What to do with Jefferson Davis, should ho bo captured, was a problem that puzzled tho government. In speaking of it to General Grant ono day, President Lincoln remarked: "There was onco an Irishman who had signet! tho Father Mnthew temperance pledge. Going into a saloon to get a glass of lemonade to quench his thirst, ho leaned ovor ami whispered to tho barkeeper, 'And couldn't you put a lit tle brandy in it unbeknownst to me Bllf?' So," continued Mr. Lincoln, "let Davis escapo all unbeknown to yourself if you can." A small, llve-year-old boy, who had recently becomo tho brother of an other llttlo boy, was sent to the gro cery tho other day to get some loaf sugar. By mistake tho grocer gavo him granulated, and tho boy was sent back to havo it changed. "How do you llko your new broth er?" asked tho grocer, as ho was weighing out the right kind of sugar. "O, I don't llko him very much," tho littlo fellow answered. "He cries all tho time." "Why don't you chango him, then, as you do tho sugar?" "Wo can't change liim now, 'cause we've used him three days." Try One Package. It "Dcflauce Starcu"' does not please you, return It to your dealer. If It does, you get one-third moro for tho samo money. It will give you satis faction and will not stick to tho Iron. Tho beauty of our lives depends on tho clearness with which God can shlno through them. Mrs. Fannlo Urhouso of Passaic, N. J., recently Bold her 3-wceks-old son for $5, becauso of her extreme poverty and Inability to caro for tho child. Mrs. Urhouso's husband was killed In tho recent strike In Pennsylvania. She was ablo to take care of herself by working for $2 a week until the child came. Mrs. John Urban of Walllng ton was tho purchaser. Fore-thought is better than after thought, but Inner-thought is best of all. On exhibition In Columbia S n a n Revolutionary sword with an Inter esting history. It originally belonged to the British offlcor, Colonol Tarle ton, and was captured by Wade Hamp ton, ancestor of tho lato Genoral Wade Hampton. The sword has been handed down as a rollc In tho family, and was used by General Hampton In the civil war. JpS Wr"l UCA JiJUl'''''wJ Mi- r LEGISLATIVE 8ENATE. LINCOLN Tho following bills wore In troduced In tho senate Wednesday nnd read for tho first tlmo: S. P. 1, by Scnntor Howell of Douglas A bill for an act to provido In cities of tho metropolitan clnss, viz.: (1) For tho proceduro In certain cases, by tho mnyor and council, In tho acquisition ot a mu nicipal water plant; (2) far tho creation of a water board, Its organization, Us powers, Its duties, nnd tho compensa tion of Its members nnd employes; (3) for penalties for Interference with water plant, or employes of water board In the dlschnrRO of their duties; (4) for a water fund, Its revenues, and tho dis bursement tchercof; nnd nmcndlng sec tions 13, 10, 24, 23, 29, 32, 33, 35, 67, 72, SO, 87, 89. 93, 91, 100, 101A, 135, 13S and 140 of tho Omaha charter emergency clause. S. F. 2, by Senator Hheldon of Cass An act to legallzo and mako valid nil orders, Judgments, decrees and findings that havo been made by any district court In the state of Nebraska, In notion brought by any county in said state to foteuloMO nlleged liens for taxes assessed nnd levied on lands nnd lots In said counties for state, county, school and municipal purposes, nnd which actions wvro not based on tax certificates, but on tho unpaid and delinquent taxes, and wherein Bald counties foreclosed for such county and as trustee for the state of Nebraska and the scverla school dis tricts nnd various municipalities enti tled to such tax, to legalize all sheriffs' deeds made In such proceedings, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts Incon sistent herewith. Emergency clause. S. F. 3, by Sonator Sheldon Authoriz ing county boards In tho various coun ties to establish boards of health to pre vent tho spread of contagious diseases, ono member of such board to be a phy sician. S. F, 4, by Senator Sheldon A bill for an act to protect tho public health and provent tho spread of contagious and In fectious diseases. Confers sanitary au thority on tho stato board of health and Its secretaries; nuthorlzes It to adopt and enforce special quarantine regula tions; provides for tho appointment of a stato health Inspector at a Balary of $l,SO0; requires local officers to make timely reports of the existence of ccr tnln diseases; provides penalties nnd car ries a $10,000 appropriation. Emergency clause. S. F. G, by Senator Sheldon To require applicants for a permit to practice medl clno to submit to an examination by the stato board of health on topics "a knowl edge of which Is commonly and generally required of candidates for a degree of a doctor of medicine by rcputablo medical colleges," und to raise tho applicant's fee from $10 to $23, of which $20 shall be divided among tho secretaries and $3 de voted to a fund for tho prosecution ot Illegal practitioners. S. F. C, by Senntor O'Neill of Lancas ter An net to amend section 4 ot chapter St of the compiled statutes. Removing the limit ns to tho size of tho stato cem etery at Lincoln. S. F. 7, by Senator Marshall ot Otoe To amend section 19 of chapter 10, re lating to "Honda and Oaths," fixing the bonds of sheriffs In counties of over 10, 000 Inhabitants nt $10.0W, and ot county commissioners or supervisors when the population does not exceed 5,000 nt $1,000; when tho population Is over 5,000 and less than 10,000 at $2,000; when tho popula tion exceeds 10,000 nnd less than 15,000, nt $3,000; when tho population exceeds 15,000 and less than 20.000, at $10,000; when the population exceeds 20,000 nnd less thnn a,000, nt $13,000; when tho popula tion exceeds 35.000, at $23,000, and road overseers at $100. S. F. 8, by Senator Marshall To amend sections 53 and 64, chapter IS, and entitled "Counties and County Ofllcers," making county commissioners elective by a full vote of tho county. Instead of by tho vote of their respective districts, nnd repeal ing tho clause In section 54 relating to tho election of county commissioners In counties having n population of more thnn 70,000 and less than 123,000. S. F. 9, by Senator Hastings of Btttler An act creating a board or pardons of three members, detlnlng their duties nnd fixing their compensation at $5 per day, and repealing all nets or parts of acts in conflict. Emergency clause. S. F. 10, by Senator Marshall To legal ize the Issuance of bonds for tho estab lishment nnd maintenance of a heating nnd lighting system In villages and cities of tho second cluss, having less than 5,000 Inhabitants. S. F. 11, by Senntor Hall of Douglas Extending life ot supreme court commis sioners to April 10, 1903, at the discretion of tho court, nnd authorizing the court, It It wishes, to reduce the number of commissioners and stenographers to six each. S. F. 12, by Senator Hall of Douglas A bill for an act to provide for appeal to the supremo court In all cases except criminal cases, reaulres appeals to be taken within six months. S. F. 13, by Senator Ueghtol ?of Lan caster Relating to roads. In tho sonnte on Thursdny very llttlo work of importance wns transacted out side of tho nppolntment of committees. The following bills wero Introduced: S. F. 14, by Hastings of Butler Act to amend section 12, article 1, chapter 2, of the Compiled Statutes, relating to agri culture. S. F. 15, by Marshall of Otoe Act to re peal section 3, chnpter xll, entitled "Day of Grace." ' S. F. 16, by Marshall of Ototv Act to amend section C5, chapter Ixxlll, entitled "Compiled Abstracts of Title Bonds.'" S. F. 17, by Mnrshall of Otoo To define :opo of Dent nnd Dumb school. Sonnte adjourned to meet nt U o'clock Tuoeduy. HOUSE. On Wednesday morning Speaker Mock ott rapped tho house to ordor nt 10:30. Prayer was offered by the chaplain. Rev, Oeorge Seott. Good of Komaha moved the appoint ment of u committee of live ti determine, for thn speaker's guidance, -vhat und how many house employes would bo re quired. The motion prevailed. Rouse of Hall, Nelson of Douglas-and Ander son of Knox wero appointed to act with a like committee from the senate to no lfy the governor that the legislature PROCEEDINGS Is organized and ready to hear from him. Tho speaker appointed Caldwell of Clay, Flshback of Clay, Sweezy of Webster, Ford of Thayer and Eggenburger of Fill moro a committee to draft suitable res olutions on tho death of Representative John R. Mustek of Nuckolls county. On motion of Rotiso of Hall, Atwood ot Seward was excused for ono -week from attending tho sessions of the house, on account of sickness. On motion of Morsmnn of Douglas, J. A. C. Kennedy, tho fusion member of the Douglas dels gatlon, was excused for a period of two weeks, also on nccount ot sickness. Tho Joint committee on arrangements reported that Governor Savago would read his message at noon Thursday, and that a Joint session would bo held nt noon Wednesday to canvass tho vote. In pursuance to this arrangement, nt 12 shnrp, "tho honorable senuto of tho stato of Nebraska" was announced, and filed Into Representative hall. Tho Joint assembly was called to order by Lieutenant Governor Steelo, who pre sided. The secretury of Btnto then an nounced tho result of tho last general election, tho total vote being 193,574, di vided among tho candidates as follows: Governor: Mickey-(R), 90,471; Thompson (F), 91,110; Travis (Pro.). 3,397; BIgelow (Soc), 3,157; scattering, 2. Lieutenant governor: McGllton (R), 98,320; Gilbert (F), 87,009; Hightner (Pro.), 4,129; riugh (Soc), 3.4S2. Secretary of stato: March (IIA. 99.12a; Powers (F.), SC.0I4; Norton (Pro.), 4,133; ltoo (Soc), 3,402; scattering, 1. Treasurer: Mortensen (R.), 99,914; Ly man (F.), 81,830; Maddox (Pro.), 4,140; Stolley (Soc), 3.C30. Auditor: Weston (R.), 99,747; Do Franco (F.), S3.9C0; Dale (Pro.). 4.57S; Llppencott (Soc), 3,731; scattering, 2. Attorney general: Prout (R.), S8.5S1; Broady (F.), S3.312; Clark (Pro.), 4,y9t; Burleigh (Soc), 3,68; scattering, 2. Land commissioner: Follmcr (R.), 99, 3S8; Brennnn (F.), S4.1S8; DUworth (Pro.), 4,304; Adams (Soc), 3,817; scattering, 1. Superintendent public Instruction: Fow ler (R.), 99,911; Smith (F.), 83,009; Howard (Pro.), 4,328; Spencer (Soc), 3,739; scat tering, 2. Congressmen First district: Burkett (R.), 10,531; Hanks (F.), ll.Cft'l; Eraser (Pro.), 579; Christensen (Soc), 302. Second district: Mercer (R.), 11,009; Hitchcock (F.), 13,309; McCaffrey (Soc), 1.379. Third district: McCarthy (R.), 19,201; Robinson (F.), 18,511; Beveridgo (Pro.), 032; scattering, 3. Fourth district: Illnshaw (R.), 19,337; Stark (F.), 1C.S3S; Farley (Pro.), 743. Fifth district: Karris (R.), 14,927; Shal lenbcrgcr (F.), 14,740; Stoddard (Pro.), 490; scattering, 2. Sixth district: Klnkald (It.), 10,099; Bar ry (P.), 13,997; Swander (Pro.), 600; Wise ly (Soc), 403. Judges, Fourth Judicial dlstcrlct, to 111 vacancy: Day (R.), 23,911; Read (R.), 23,- 502. (No opposition.) Constitutional amendment: For, 43,147; against, 15,999. On motion-of Senator Harrison of Hall, tho candidates shown elected by tho tabulation prepared by tho secretary of stato were declared by tho speaker to be elected. Senator Harrison moved that when the Joint session adjourned, it bo until 2 o'clock tomorrow to receive tho mes sages of the outgoing and incoming ex ecutives anil witness the Inauguration of the state officers. The motion prevailed and the Joint convention then adjourned. On reconvening, the .house, on motion of Sears of Burt, adjourned for tho day. Asldo from naming of house employes prnctlcnlly no business was transacted on Thursday. A resolution on tho death of John R. Music wns adopted. On motion of Rouse of Hall it was or dered that when tho bouse adjourn It be to meet at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning. CLAIM BABIES WERE FED. Mrs. Tingley's Workers Deny Allega tions Made in Libel Suit. LINCOLN Arrangements have been made for the governor's reception to be held at the capitol on tho evening of January S, commencing at 8 o'clock. All tho state offices, senate chamber and representative hall will bo open during tho reception. Every effort will be made for the convenience of guests. The outside entrance to tho capitol building will be open for entranco and exit, nnd members of tho national guard will be stationed at all doors nnd hallways to give directions and instructions. Tho reception proper will bo held In tho senato chamber, where tho retir ing governor will receive and lntro duc tho people to the Incoming gover nor, supported by tho members of his staff and stato ofllcers and their la dles. Tho west stairway, leading to tho senate chamber, will be used exclusive ly for reaching tho second floor, and tho other stairways for the return or departure of guests. Tho receiving party will bo stationed at tho south side of tho senato chamber, and guests upon entering will pass to tho left and then around to tho right of the chamber, passing out through the of fice of tho lieutenant governor, thence to tho rotunda, and if desirable, to tho houso of representatives, where n gen eral exchango of social courtesies can be had. Disown Fleeing Archduke. VIENNA Tho members of the Tus can branch of the Hapsburg family re solved Tuesday to pay Archduke" Leo pold Ferdinand, who nccompanled his sister, tho crown princess of Saxony, when she eloped, his Bhare of the fam ily fortune and dismiss him from tho family. Professor James Sully, who has written a 430-page book entitled, "An Essay on Laughter," says that the pe culiar muscular actions which nro 5rouped under the namo of laughter aro provoked by tho Incongruous, tho jnaccustomed nnd tho unexpected luxtaposltion of things. Professor Bully cites tho story of n man arrested by Boldicrs who is allowed to Join .hom at cards. Ho cheats nnd is kick id out, his playmates quite forgetting that ho is their proslner. With this may be coupled tho story of two burglars In tho dock. .Ono of them kept on poking the other in tho ribs is tho evidence against them proceed ed, until ho was mado to desist by the protest: "Who aro you knocking about? I'Ve as much right to be hero as you." Rev. John McNeill says it Is a com mon idea that any man can preach, and states an amusing Incident to dis pel the (Illusion. An elder In a certain church on ono occasion had to take tho pulpit in the absence of the min ister at the last moment Ho got through tho first part of tho service nil right, but on getting up to give tho sermon ho found his dlfllculty. He started with: "Brethren (pause) b-b-brethren (pause) b-b-brethren, If any of you wants tho conceit taken out of you, como up hero." The March of Science. Oolitic, Ind., January 12th. That Oolltlo is right abreast of tho times In tho use of tho most recent discover ies in Medical Science is shown by recent cases in which thoso dreaded Kidney Complaints that causo bo many deaths havo been completely cured by tho new Remedy, Dodd's Kidney Pills. Many people In this neighborhood tell of aches relieved and pains do parted becauso of tho uso of Dodd's Kidney Pills. Ono of these is W. A. Terry, tho well known Grocer. Hero Is his story: "I sufferel for four months with Kidney and Bladder Trouble and was so bad that I was almost confined to my bed. I could get no relief until I commenced using Dodd's Kidney Pills. "I could notlco nn Improvement tho second day I took tho pills. I would recommend Dodd's Kidney Fills to all sufferers from Kidney Complaints." Tho Gospel in life will save the world where the Gospel in literature would fail. MOKK FLlCXIllLIS ANII LASTING, won't shako out or blow out; by using DeHanco starch you obtain better results than possible with any other brand and one-third mora for samo money. Any fool can find faults; tho wise man discovers virtues. Sufferers From Consumption should write Derk P. Yonkerman & Co., Kalamazoo, Mich., who havo a wonderful remedy for this dread dis ease. Forgiveness without forgetting Is like a pardon without a stay of pun ishment. INSIST OS OlSTTINO IT. Some grocers say they don't keep De fiance Starch. This 5s becauso they havo a stock on hand of other brands contain ing only 12 oz. In a package, which they won't be able to sell first, becauso De flnnco contains 10 oz. for the game money. Do you want 10 oz. Instead of 12 o. for tame rnoney7 Then buy Dcflanc Starch. Requires r.o cooking. The Queen of tho Belgians, llko tho late Empress of Austria, was extreme ly fond of horses. It was said that sho could break in any colt, and sho brought up her daughters to share her lovo of riding and driving. At Laeken sho had a large riding school, and she had also a stud farm in the country, where she bred Hungarian horses. "How much do you weigh?" a friend onco asked the late Thomas B. Reed. "I weigh 200 pounds," said Mr. Reed. "Oh, you weigh moro than that," was tho surprised reply. "You must weigh nearly 300 pounds." "No," said tho speaker, with an air of finality; "no gentleman weighs moro than 200 pounds." Clear white clothes aro a sign that the housekeeper uses Red Cross Ball BJuo. Large ii oz. package, 5 cents. It is probable that the oldest mag istrate in active service In tho United States Is Thomas Poe, justice of the peace In Rushville, Ind., who Is now in his 93d year. He has held the office since 3854 and for tho Inst forty years has occupied the same room. At the last election he was chosen to serve another term of four years. God is likely to answer our prayers for others out of our own pocket books. HSlOl0OWl3tWOlttSHStt ;t. JACOBS OIL POSITIVELY CURES Rheumatism Neuralgia Backache Headache Feetache All Bodily Aches AND CONQUERS PAIN. ?KWW9WWHWHitWrO0a THE WINTER PLEASURE AND HEALTH RE30RTS OF THE 80UTHWEST. Whero Bhall ono eo at this season of tho yeax to avoid tho dlBagreeablo features ot n blustery Northern cli mate or to gain relief from tho vari ous Ills that flesh 1b heir to? Thoro Is only ono answer to tho question;) namely, tako ono of tho Missouri Pa cific's palatial trains to tho winter plcasuro and health resorts of tho Southwest, particularly thoso In Ark ansas, Louisiana, Texas, Old Mexico and Southern California. It is only a stop from tho dreary rains, snows and blizzards of tho East, Northeast and Mlddlo West to tho warm and pleasant winter climates of tho Southwest. For tho invalid and tho plcasuro seeker thcro aro many In viting prospects. For theso tho health-giving and rejuvenating waters of tho Ozark nro bubbling In tho green-walled basin of Hot Springs Mountain, tho most picturesque spot to bo found. It Is safe to say that thoro Is no all-the-year-'round health and plcasuro resort In tho country that can comparo with Hot Springs, Arkansas. It Is tho only National sanitarium in the United States own ed and controlled by the government. It Is as a fashionable pleasure resort that Hot Springs has attracted tho greatest attention during tho past decade. Tho idea that It is only the afflicted who go there has long since been proven erroneous. It Is the rec ognized popular winter resort of tho best Northern travelers and tho sum mer gathering place of tho social clans of tho sunny South. Tho man of small means can supply his needs and tho man of wealth has opportun ity to procure tho luxuries ho desires. For tho tourist and health-seeker, who prefers tho salt air and sunny shores of tho Gulf, many attractions aro offered at New Orleans, Galveston, Houston and points along tho Texas coast, all Teached by tho Iron Moun tain Route, whero tarpon fishing, tho most royal of all sports for tho angler, is at Its very best during tho winter season. Queer and quaint old San Antonio Is another place that should bo visit ed. It is the portal of the health belt of Texas, and Is situated at tho head of the valley of tho exceedingly plcturesquo river bearing tho Bamo name, nt the very edge of the foot hills of tho Guadalupe mountains. 'Round about much diversity of amusement is found, and there aro many points and places of historical Interest to be seen, but it Is in bizarro San Antonio itself that the tout ensemble of diversion is most charm ingly rounded. It is a modern marvel ot cities, pre-eminently cosmopolitan and thoroughly unexpected. It chron icles its Spanish birth as unmistak ably as its Texan growth. From San Antonio the traveler can tako tho train south to Laredo, tho famous border town, on tho banks of tho Rio Grande River, apt! crossing tho stream, placo foot in tho land of tho Montczumas, tho Egypt of tho new world. Muca tlmo can be spent with profit and pleasure in this sub-tropical climate amid scenes repleto with his toric interest. From Laredo, also, tho trip lies across New Mexico and Ari zona, to Los Angeles, San Francisco and tho famous resorts of tho Pacific coast. All of theso places aro best reached by tho Missouri Pacific Rail way and Iron Mountain Routo with connecting lines that go to mako up tho great Gould system of railroads. Walks on the Water. After several years of patient labor and experiment, a Tenby, Pembroke shire, seaman, named William Llew ellyn, has Invented an apparatus by means of which ho Is ablo to walk on the sea oven In tho roughest weather. Llewellyn gavo a successful demon stration off tho pier-head before a ciowd of several thousands people. Tho apparatus consists of a pair ot largo wooden boots, connected in front with a steering gear. With thcBO boots, which aro shaped like the two parts of a catamaran, Llew ellyn walked about tho sea for nearly half an hour. Tho water was rather rough at the time, but tho Inventor seemed to havo no dlfllculty In keep ing his balance. A Modern French "Pied Piper." At a country fair at Rosenthalles. Choux, a littlo village near Dunkirk, Franco, a rat charmer named Ray surprised the natives by shutting him self up In a barrel with a hundred rats. Several minutes afterward when the spectators expected to see him half devoured by tho rodents, tho man openod tho lid ot tho barrel and showed himself unharmed, with the rats clustering about his breast. He said that tho modulations of his voice acted as a charm upon tho animals, and prevented them from, devouring him. London Mail. An Indianapolis doctor Is authority for a story of a family named Tins ley, whoso members, as well as their ancestors, havo never been able to laugh since a clergyman cursed a Tins ley for ill-timed merriment nt tho hanging of a thief In Oliver Crom well's days. Tho Paris Messenger says that the report that President Loubet has ac cepted an Invitation to visit tho United States in order to attend the Louisiana Purchase exposition is with out foundation. Tho only trip llkelj to be mado by M. Loubet next year V to Algeria and Tunis. Moro than fifty girls aro studying scientific farming in tho Minneapolis College of Agriculture. Tho course thoy tako Includes botany, chemistry physics and geology, requiring In tho first two years two terms each. Hfc 1 ? i: vl V Mrv KfjmjA