THE FRONTIER. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY By _T— Fbohtmm Printing Oo. OlfEILL, NEBRASKA. OVER THE STATE. In the oratorical contest at Fremont Warren Sisson walked off with first honors. ’ Pleasant Dale is to have a cream ery, a company with a capital stock of $4,000 having been organized for that purpose. Buy home made goods and build up home industries, is a good policy. Far rell’s Fire Extinguisher, made by Far rell & col, Omaha. Hei.ev, the 0-year-old daughter of John Friday of Norfolk, while playing about the house, fell from a table and broke her arm. Tns curfew law of Lincoln has al ready reached a condition of innocuous desuetude, and boys run the streets at night as in days of yore. Frank Burns, a Nebraska farmer, living near Riverton, has been arrested for making spurious money. He will . answer later on before the federal court, Cot. A. J. Cbopbky of Lancaster county died last week. He was one of the first residents of Lincoln, attend ing the lot sales preceding the actual settlement of the town. Last Sunday morning a thief got away with a horse and buggy belong ing to J. Bannister. He notified Sheriff Phillips and through his efforts the thief was located at Tilden next day. At Nebraska City a runaway team dashed into a school yard where a number of children were playing. All escaped excepting one boy, who was knocked down and quite seriously in jured. While George Ganz of Nebraska City was standing outside of his place | of business someone entered and re* f lieved him of $00 in cash. A colored “ boy under arrest is thought to know where the swag is. James and John Casey, convicted of highway robbery at Falls City, were sentenced by Judge Stull to three years in the penitentiary. They are resi dents of Richardson county and have highly respected parents. The state banking board has called for a statement of the condition of each private and state bank at the close of business March 28. This is the regular quarterly call for statements, and is the first since December last The 7-year-old boy of Mrs. Malcorab of Bennett hud three fingers cut off of his right hand with an ax by his broth er who was chopping wood. A doctor dressed the wound and the ehild is do ing as well as could be expected. A portion of a wareroom belonging to the Lexington mill gave way and precipitated the greater portion of 30, . 000 bushels of wheat to the ground. Two employes of the mill were in the room at the time but escaped unhurt. Gen. Manderson of this state deliv ers the memorial address at Grant's tomb this year. The services at the tomb are the most imposing and ini . portent of any memorial services held in flie country end are usually attended by 13,000 people. John Hawley, aged fifty-seven years, a farmer living near Sutherland, was taken with hemmorrhage of the lungs while plowing, and had breathed his last when found by his wife. He car ried insurance in fraternal orders to • the amount of $7,000. QrlTB » sensation has arisen In Hol atein over the shooting of an imported English watchdog belonging to L. Schellenberper. a merchant of that town, valued at $200. A young man by the name of Joseph Herahey was ar rested and tried for the offense under the Tillage ordinance, but was acquit ted through the efforts of one of the legal lights and a flaw in the ordinance f, under which he was arrested. !Thk Nebraska Southeastern Educa tional association, in session in Lin coln, chose for the ensuing year the following officers. President. S. P. A mot. Sterling; rice president, Q. D. Hopkins. Friend; secretary. Miss Anna Howland, Lincoln; treasurer, E H. Morgan, Nebraska City. J. W. Dins more of Humboldt and Superintendent Beeler of Beatrice were elected mem bers of the executive committee A German farmer, John Nissan, re siding near Bristow, about four miles t,}, esstof Spencer, died suddenly from the effects of poison, administered, presum ably with suicidal intent. For several days his actions have been rather queer, indicating melancholy and other nerv ous troubles, superinduced by brooding over the disgrace Incurred by reason of several petty acts of larceny, indulged in lately, by the deceased, who, it ap - pears, is a sort of kleptomaniac. | John Wiggins, a respected and wealthy farmer living a few miles west of St, Helena. Cedar county, was found dead on the bank of the Missouri river, about a mile from his home, with a bullet wound in his head and a revolv er lying close by. Unknown to his family Wiggins, in a halt-dressed con dition, wandered from his home to the river, bank. There he shot himself. InMnity is thought to be the cause of the suicide. S?v A. U. Wolfenbabger, president of the Nebraska State Irrigation associn > tion. has nearly ready for the printer tfaecopy forthe irrigation annuul which - has been prepared under the direction of the association. Over twenty ex pert*. both in the state and outside, have contributed to the annual, and the papers, tables and diagrams which goto make up the contents are the . work of skilled bands. The first edi tion of 2,500 is already spoken for, and its distribution is already provided for before the first sheets are printed. The mortgage record of Otoe county for the month of March shows fifty-two farm mortgages filed, amounting to •VT,280.49 and thirty-three released to the amount of *30,003. On city prop erty ten were filed, amounting* to *15, 180, and eight satisfied, amounting to , *3,795. AT a meeting of the state board of Irrigation the resignation of state en gineer and Secretary of the board, R. B. f Howell, was formally received and ac cepted. Ex-Senator W. B. Akers, who has acted as one of the under secreta ries. wa^.appointed to succeed Howell. They are excavating for the new , Slethodist church foundation at York. Mbs. A. J. Loudermii.ch of Geneva died last week in Chicago, whither she had gone for treatment Oka Cochran, the young Gering bur glar, who escaped from jail at Sidney, was captured at Freeport by Deputy Sheriff Daniel Davidson and brought back to his old haunts. Senator Thurston, who is in Omaha i at this writing, wired General Grosven or, who is chairman of the sub-corn ! mittee to which the Trans-Mississippi exposition was referred in the house of representatives, asking his earnest and prompt support of the measure. The senator received the following re ply:—“Hon. John M. Thus ton, Omaha, Neb.: Your bill just came to my sub committee. It shall have my earnest and peesistent support Will consider it tomorrow.” Senator Thurston has no doubt of the passage of the bill in the near future. The people of Nebraska are asked to write a letter something like the fol lowing to anyone you may know east of the Mississippi river who would likely comply with your request, espe cially to people of influence: “Dear Sir—A bill is now pending before con gress to make an appropriation to aid the trans-Mississippi exposition to be held in Omaha in 1888. I would re gard it as a personal favor if you would write your congressmen and senators requesting them to give their support to this bill and aid in its early pas sage. ” Tiik contest Started by the Nebraska club for articles showing np the resour ces of the state and the advantages offered here for the homeseeker, was closed Wednesday, and the articles sub mitted have been turned over to the committee to pass upon. This commit tee is composed of ltoss L. Hammond of the Fremont Tribune, ex-Governor R W. Furnas and C. H. Morrill of Lin coln. There were not as many compet itors as the officers of the club had hoped for, and for that reason it will not take the committee long to reach a decision. The secretary of war has ordered Major E. J. Fetchet, who is detailed as special military aid to the governor of Nebraska, to make a full report as to the condition of the military force of the state to the department at Wash ington. This is to embrace not only the men and officers enlisted in the Na tional guard, but all subject to military duty. As it relates to the guard the report asked for is to be a complete re lation of the discipline, equipment and training of the force, with special re ports as to the capacity and attainment of the individual officers. > United States court will be open in Lincoln May 4, and at the present time it looks as If there would be two judges there. Judge Kiner of Cheyenne wrote some time ago that he would open the term, and a few days ago a letter was received from Judge Shiras of Dubuque saying tuat he would be in Lincoln to open the term. The court calendar in cludes a term of court at Hastings, commencing April SO, and one at Nor folk, commencing April 27, but owing to the absence from the state of the resident judge these terms will proba bly be allowed to go by default James Leek, who works at F, B. Quimby’s livery barn, Lexington, is in the hospital, a victim of a runaway team. He took a party across the river and after leaving them the accident oc curred. Leek was thrown from the vehicle, his clothes caught in one of the wheels and he was dragged for some distance. His nether garments were all torn from him with the excep tion of a portion of his underwear around one ankle. One shoulder was dislocated, there was a severe gash on the upper lip and one temple and on the back of his head the hair was worn away to the flesh. uick kinoes of * riend committed su icide the other day by cutting his throat with a razor. He had been bitten on the hand by a dog about four months ago. The animal was not known to be rabid. The wound healed quickly and no bad effects were felt until recently, when be was taken with what was supposed to be grip Doctors being called at once pronounced the case one of hydrophobia. While lying on a cot in the small kitchen, he sprang up, rushed to an adjoining bedroom, seized a razor from a stand and cut his throat almost before his parents and three young men who were watching were able to realize what was being done. Thk real estate exchange of Omaha passed the following: Whereas, The Nebraska club haB been organized among the business and professional men of the state for the purpose of counteracting the evil reports that have been spread broadcast of our state, and for the promotion of immigration into our state by setting before the people of the east its abundant advantages and opportunities as an agricultural, stock and business state; we, the Real Estate association of Omaha, Nets, do hereby extend to the Nebraska club our hearty support That as individual members we pledge it our material as sistance, and we will do all we can with our clients holding realty in our state to induce them to join the asso ciation and promote its interests The clerical force of the Burlington shops have finished compiling the cost of the four new class K engines, the construction of which was commenced at Havelock, Nebraska, last September and finished the first of the year. The average cost of each engine was 87, - 318.94, the cost for material $4,171.83 and for labor $3,147.73. A like number of engines were built at Aurora, 111., and Burlington, la, at the same tima The results place Havelock at the bot tom as to the matter of cost of con struction and at the top as to efficiency in management. The Havelock shops are among the largest in the west and in all their appointments there is noth ing finer or more complete in the coun try. It is perhaps needless to state that Havelock people are quite elated over the showing which the local shops have made. The grain dealers of Omaha passed the following: Whereas, the Nebraska elnb has been organized by representa tive citizens for the purpose of promot ing the interests of our state by spread ing reliable information as to its resour ces and opportunities for the new settler and furthering immigration to the state Besolved, That we, the grain dealers of Douglascounty and the state, most cordially approve of the objects of the club and pledge it our hearty support. That as individual members we will contribute to its stock and aid it in every possible way; that we will . impress upon our customers and clients the objects of the club and urge their j co-operation in its promotion. MORE TALKS ABOUT CUBA REPRESENTATIVES EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE RESOLUTIONS. WILL VOTE ON MONDAY. Immedlit.1; After the Reading of the Journal the Cuban Resolutions Will Be Disposed of—Mr. Adams of Pennsylvania, Charges the Senate With Filibuster ing Against Cuba. Washington, April 6.—In the House to-day Mr. Adarhs of Pennsylvania, of the committee on foreign affairs, was the first speaker on Cuban resoln tions. He said that he should have refrained from addressing the House further on this question but for the “extraordinary performance of the gentleman from Maine (Mr. Boutelle) yesterday.” Referring to the charge that the people were not behind the effort of Congress to grant proper rec ognition to Cuba, he asserted that Congress had seldom before received so many petitions on any subject as this, lie contended that a handful of Senators had taken advantage of the rules of the Senate to prevent the adoption of the conference report by filibustering. The Cubans had an or ganized form of government and were in every way entitled to recognition. Mr. Knox of Massachusetts was rec ogmzeu 10 reaa a letter Irom bis colleague, Mr. Draper, a member of the foreign affairs, committee, oppos ing the adoption of the conference report He said that he differed from Mr. Draper and made a plea for affirmative action. He thought meas ures should be taken to put an end to the barbarous warfare and that for this oouutry to fail to do this would be to incur the loss of self-respect as well as to deserve the contempt of all foreign nations. The House then decided to hold a night session for debate on the Cuban resolutions and to vote Monday after the reading of thd journal. The Rivers and Harbors Bill Reported Washington, April 5. — Chairman Hooker of the River and Harbor com mittee to-day submitted to the House a report on the river and harbor bill made public yesterday. It shows that the aggregate amount recommended l is 910,330,5(10, and is based on esti mates, by the chief of engineers, amounting to 912,686,o80, and by the engineers in charge to 946,837,027; be sides the estimates of the Mississippi and Missouri River commissions Of the total amount recommended, about 86 per cent, or 93,642,800, is for har bors, 96,587,760 for rivers and 9100,000 for surveys, etc. The continuous con tract system is especially recom mended, and the bill gives authority to the secretary of war to enter into contracts for the completion of thirty two different projects, amounting to 951,721,210. BURGLARS AT THE CAPITOL A Bold Attempt to Break Into Senator Quay's Desk. Washington. April 6.—The Senate committee room on public buildings and grounds was broken into last evening, and an unsuccessful attempt made to break into Mr. Quay’s desk. The iron bolts fastening the doors at the top and bottom were pried out of the sockets, showing that strong tools had been employed. It is believed by the senator that an attempt was made to get possession of his political papers, but, even if the desk had been opened, the political papers would not have been obtained, ns they had all been removed to Mr. Quay’s house a week ago. Nothing else in the room was disturbed. About a year after the election of 1888 Mr. Quay’s desk was robbed of all his political papers, and they have never been recovered. They were not important, as they were what the senator termed “trash left over which might well have been destroyed.” The W. C. T. U. With Hughes. Chicago, April 6.—The officers of the W. C. T. U. have sent a telegram to Senator Frye to be presented to the Secretary of the Interior protesting against the removal of Governor Hughes of Arizona and urging a thor ough investigation. The reason for this is “Governor Hughes’ well known championship of temperance in all questions of reform.” The state presidents of the W. C. T. LI. are being urged to wire similar requests to their senators. Praise the American Missionaries. London, April The Duke of Ar gyle in a circular appealing for relief funds for Armenia,pays tribute to the work of American missionaries, whom, he says, with bravery have undertaken the work in the face of many difficul ties and much discouragement and are distributing relief from nineteen de pots which Sir Philip Currie, the Brit ish ambassador, and Mr. Terrell, the United States minister, have been the means of establishing. A Legislator In a Mexican Jail. Er. Paso, Tex., April 6.—Israel M. King of Silver City, a member of the New Mexico Legislature, was arrested in Juarez to-day, some personal enemy having accused him of stealing Mexi can calves in driving cattle over the line at Paiomas, though he says he had bills of sale for all the stock. He will be kept in jail for five days un less an effective appeal can be made to the authorities at Washington. Healer 8chrader la Jail la Kentucky. Cincinnati, 0., April 0.—“Healer' Schrader, who was ordered from Cin cinnati by the health officers, went over, to Newport, Ky., and began to “heal” and sell photographs thero to day. The mayor ordered him to cease, but Schrader refused, whereupon he ; was arrested on the charge of being a ' general nuisance. | EDISON’S LATEST. I - Reproductions of Kinetosrope Pictures Cast Life-Like on a Screen. I New York, April 6.—Thomas Edison was in a very happy mood when seen in his laboratory in West Orange last night. He had about completed an other machine, which lie calls the “vitascope." It is an improvement of the kinetoscope, and Mr. Edison says he has no doubt that it will prove to be a success. The vitascope throws on a screen by means of bright lights and power ful lenses the moving life size figures of human beings and animals. Last night in the big foundry building ad jacent to the laboratory the machine was rigged up and a very satisfactory exhibition was made. The first picture shown on the screen was a colored panorama of a serpentine dance by Anabelle, who posed before the kinetoscope last sum mer. The film roll on which the pho tographs were attached was arranged over a half dozen spools and pulleys, and when the machine was set in mo tion the dancer’s image appeared upon the screen, as if in life. The original photographs, as taken by the kineto graph and developed on the roll, are about the size of a special delivery postage stamp, and to produce a pic ture life size are magnified about 600 times. Mr. Edison expects shortly to be. able to so improve the phonograph that he will be able to take records much longer than now and the vita scope and phonograph will be so com bined that it will be possible for an audience to watch a photographic reproduction of an opera and hear the music at the same time. BARKER FAVORS A BOLT. The Philadelphia Sllverlte Call* for a Union of White Metal Advoates. Denver, Colo., April 8.—The Eocky Mountain News has received the fol lowing message from Mr. Wharton Barker of Philadelphia: “Philadelphia, Pa., April 3.—This action of the Manufacturers' Club,thic weak straddle, taken with the declar ation of Mr. John Converse, candi date for president of the club: ‘I am for the single gold standard,’ convinces all those bimetallists who have hoped to see the Re publican party adopt a straightouf plank for the restoration of silver to its old place—16 to 1—by independent ac tion of the United States, that the friends of silver remonetization must abandon that hope. As the Demo cratic party is not likely to do better than the Republican party, it is the duty of those of all parties who do not hold principle subservient to po litical expediency and who put patriot ism before partisanship, to come to a common understanding with each other, unite on a common policy, join in the promulgation of a definite policy and unite and at once organize for political action. The several con ventions called to meet at St. Louis will, of course, ratify any action the plain Deople agree in demanding.— Wharton Barker.’’ CUBA INDUSTRIES RUiNED The Business of (he Island Paralyzed by the Rebellion. Havana, April 0.—The total amount of sugar made m Cuba this year will not exceed 130,000 tons. This enor mous shrinkage means, it is estimated, a money loss of #06,000,000. The to bacco crop will be greatly diminished. The other products of the‘island, hides, mahogany and cedar are practically not to be had. Nothing is being done on the stock exchange, and the pro duce exchange is lifeless. Flour, potatoes and the commonest necessaries of life cannot be sold on business principles. There is no money. Havana is like a tomb. Even the cabs ceased to rnn in the streets in recognition of Holy Thursday and Good Friday. Business, what there is, has been suspended. No news papers are printed. Where Am I At?” Mast Go. Washington, April 6.—Bouse com mittee on elections No. 1 has voted to unseat James E. Cobb, the Democratic incumbent, and seat Goodwin, who ran against him as a Populist. The decision was readied by a party vote. There was no Republican candidate in the district, but the Republican vote was largely cast for Goodwin. Ac cording to the returns the vote was: Cobb, 10,051; Goodwin, 9,803. Allega tions of ballot box stuffing and intimi dation were made. Cobb is now serv ing his fourth term in Congress. He was the author of the famous “Where am 1 at?” May Not See Their Father Married. Nkw York, April 6.—It is reported that neither Russell Hart ison nor Mrs. McKee will attend their father's mar riage to Mrs. Dimmick next Monday, but the ex-President is going ahead with his plans with as much enthusi asm as might be expected from a young lover. General Tracy, who was Secretary of the Navy in the Harrison administration will be liis former chiefs best man. All the members of the old Harrison cabinet are expected to attend except Mr. Wanamaker, who | is out of the country. The Next Royal Wedding. | London. April 0.—It has been defin itely arranged that the marriage of | Princess Maud of Wales to Prince Charles of Denmark, second of the three sons of the crown prince and crown princess of Denmark, will take place in the Chapel Royal at St. James palace on July 7. Acquitted of Poisoning Stevens. Plattsburg, Mo., April 0. — Otir : Jackson was acquitted yesterday. The charge against Jacksou was adminis tering poison in a drink of whisky to Arthur Stevens, Hannibal <& St. Jos eph agent at Lathrop, December 8, from which Stevens died. A lllg Cotton Mill Closed. Lowell, Mass., April e.—No. 5 mill of the Lawrence Manufacturing Com pany has been shut down, throwing 2,000 men out of work. The action is the result of the decision of the direc tors. to discontinue making cotton I goods. DIPLOMATISTS CONFER. 1 Representatives of American Govern ments Consider the Bureau's Needs. Washington, April 2.—In accord ance with a call issued by Secretary Olney, representatives of the countries party to the Pan-American conference gathered in the diplomatic room at the State department to-day to con sider the needs of the bureau of American republics. Mr. Olney pre sided, and there were present Senor Romero, the Mexican minister; Senor Mendonca, the Brazilian minister; Senor Andrae, the Venezuelan minister; Senor Cana, the Chilian minister; Senor Rengifo, the Colombian ! minister; Senor Carbo, the Ecuadorean minister; Senor Arrigo, the Guatema lan minister; Consul General Strauss of Nicaragua; Senor Calvo, the Costa Rican minister; Senor Peraza of Salva dor; Consul General P. D. Murguindo of Uruguay; Director Furbish of the bureau of Americau republics and Dr. Rodriguez of the same bureau. Director Furbish showed that the bureau hE,d nearly exhausted all of the work outlined for it according to the original plan and represented the necessity for further direction. After some consideration Secretary Olney was authorized to. appoint a committee of five to take the subject under advisement and present a plan of work for the bureau at the next meeting, April 18. Dygert Alive, Bat In Prison. Washing-tom, April 2.—Official ad rices received by the State department from the representatives of the United States in Cuba, show that Walter Grant Dygert, the citizen of Illinois arrested by the Spanish authorities, is alive, but in jail. The report of the torturing1 of five Cubans in Havana yesterday has aroused intense indignation among the Cuban leaders here. All declare that such performances are only too common in Cuba under Spanish rule, but that such news is usually sup pressed. Minister De Lome declares that the victims were negro brutes, and that the torturing was not inten tional. Kissed and Made Up, Pbrrv, Okla., April 2.—Rev. G. M. West of Chicago dismissed his divorce suit here against his wife, Fanny G. West. West filed a suit here last Sep tember, alleging that his wife refused to room with him and attend him while sick. In his petition he stated he was married in Chicago in 1804. Mrs. West was notified of her hus band’s suit and filed an answer deny ing his charges. Later Rev. Mr. West came to the conclusion that it was sinful to get a divorce and he left for Chicago. Word now comes that he is again living with his wife and will dismiss his suit in court, which is very sensational McGrow Confesses. Savannah, Mo., April 2.—Phil. Magner, the alleged bank robber, after a consultation with an attorney, wilted and acknowledged to Sheriff, Kelley that lie is Paddy McGraw, the escaped convict from the Western Pennsylvania penitentiary and is wil ling to return. Governor Stone hon ored the requisition and Depu*u® Warden Hopkins of the Pennsylvad. penitentiary will leave with the pris oner for Pennsylvania. Mouse Proceedings. Washington, April z.—The House spent the day considering the sundry civil bill, and fair progress was made. No amendments of importance were adopted. A determined effort was made by some of the Southern Repre sentatives to strike from the bill the appropriation of $60,000 for the pay of internal revenue informers, which is particularly obnoxious to people in the “moonshine” districts, but it was unsuccessful LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS Quotations From New York, Chicago, St. Fouls, Omaha and Elsewhere. OMAHA. Butter—Creamery separator.. Butter—Fair to good country. Eggs—Fresh. Poultry—Live hens,per #>. Turkeys—Per lb. . Lemons—Choice Measlnas. Oranges—Per box . Honey—Fancy white, per lb... Apples—Per bbl. Sweet potatoes-Good, per bbl Potatoes—Per bu . Beans—Navy, hand-picUed.bu Cranberries—Jerseys, pr.bbl... Hay—Upland, per ton. Onions -Perbu. Broom Corn—Green, per lb. lions—Mixed packing. Hogs—Heavy Weights. Beeves—Stockers and feeders. Beef—Steers. Bulls. Milkers and springers. Stags. Calves.. Oxen. Cows . Heifers. Westerns. Sheep—Lambs. 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Wheat— No. 2 hard. 62 © 62‘4 Corn—No. 2. 23 © 2314 Oats—No. 2. 16 © 16V4 Cattl —Stockers and feeders.. 2 40 © 3 DO Hogs—Mixed Packers. 3 6‘ ©3 85 Sheep—Muttons. 3 60 © 3 55 Escaped From a Mob. Rogers, Ark., April 2.—A sensation was created hereby William Langford attempting to assassinate his wife from whom he had separated. He ap- ] proached her in the yard and endeav- j ored to kidnap their boy, when she j fled with the child. Langford shot I five times at his wife before she reached the house. Langford averted | mob violence by fleeing into the tim- | her. Officer Barnett is in pursuit. A fusilade look place near town, in i which eight shots were exchanged,the j officer narrowly escaping. It is thought Langford is shot, though ho j is yet at large. i INSOMNIA WHAT IT MEANS TO LOSE THE POWER TO SLEEP. A Young Btiltlmorc Woman Whose Nerves Fro vented Her From Resting. From the Herald. Baltimore, Md. Mrs. Jessie Shea Is a young married Woman whose tidy home Is at 855 West Lexington Street, Baltimore. For many months Mrs. Shea was a terrible suf ferer from a nervous affection which resulted In general debility and super induced that ofttimes incurable mal ady, insomnia. A Herald reporter called at her residence recently and was shown Into the neatly furnished parlor and told that Mrs. Shea would be down in a few min utes. Soon a light step was heard' tripping down the stairway and Mrs. Shea, radiant with health and the vlgor of young womanhood, entered the room. When asked if she had used Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills, with a smile which betokens the utmost satisfac tion, the young lady replied "Yes, I have used them, and had I not heard of them I doubt if I would have been here to answer your call.” Continuing, she said: "About two months ago I had an attack of what the doctors termed nervous prostration. My appetite left me entirely and what little sleep I got, and it was very lit tle. I assure you, was not by any means refreshing. On the contrary, when I awoke from a nap I had such a tired and exhausted feeling that I was loth to try to ,ret to sleep again. I continued to lose flesh day after day until I was almost a shadow compared with my former self. “As soon as I began to take the Pink Pills I commenced to improve. I am no longer troubled with nervousness. I have a good appetite, experience none of the feelings incident to indigestion, and I sleep as sound as a healthy child. The pills are certainly all they are rep resented to be, and, as I believe I owe my life to the fact of having used them, I shall always cheerfully recom mend them to my friends and other persons whom I And to be suffering from similar maladies. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain, in a condensed form, all the elements nec essary to give new life and richness to the blood ajid restore shattered nerves. Pink Pills are sold in boxes at 50 cents: a box, or six boxes for *2.60, and may be had of all druggists, or direct by mail from Dr. Williams' Med. Co., Schenectady, N. Y. HINTS OF ALU SORTS. A dish of water placed In a hot oven, where pies, cakes, or puddings are be ing baked will prevent them from scorching. Old leather can be made to look like new by applying a coat of French pol ish with a camel’s hair brush. The skin of fruit should never be eat en, not because they are not palatable' or digestible or are unhealthful in themselves, but on account of the dan ger arising from microbes, which may have penetrated into the covering of the fruit. People who are susceptible to the cold should make a point of wearing loose clothing in cold weather. jrt you have butter that Is not cntire I W reet put It In a porcelain dish with I tBv'e salt and a tiny piece of soda, ! /ver the Are and bring to a boil. Turn it into a stone jar and set it in a cool place. The butter will be found perfectly sweet and not too salt for cooking. The impurities will settle to the bottom of the jar. A cement for mending broken glass or china is made by dissolving half an ounce of gum arable in a wineglassful of boiling water and adding enough plaster of Paris to make a thick paste. Apply it with a brush to the edges or the broken parts. Hold the pieces carefully together until the cement has hardened sufficiently for them to ad here. If the article to be mended is broken in several pieces, do not at tempt to cement a second piece before the first has thoroughly hardened. A tested cough mixture recipe comes from an English lady. It is palatable and very effectual. Boil three large lemons in water seven minutes, drain off the water and slice the lemons as thin as possible. Put them in an earth en bowl with one pound of the best brown sugar and stand the bowl on the stove until the mixture is at boil ing point. Then draw to the back of the stove and let the mixture simmer three hours. Remove from the fire, and When it has stood half an hour add snvall tablespoonful of oil of sweet al monds. It is to be used warm. Stir and take in teaspoonful doses as long as needed. To make a wax fer polishing hard wood floors cut one pound of- beeswax into small pieces, put them in a dish and place it over the fire in a pan of hot water. Allow the wax to melt and then stir in three pints of turpentine. When the ingredients have thorough ly blended, place some of the wax on a woolen cloth and rub it on the floor, treating one board at a time and rub bing lengthwise. Then cover a heavy brush with flannel and with it rub the floor until it is perfectly smooth. It is usually the case that some parts of the floor are subject to more wear than others. When the polish has worn off in these spots warm the wax and apply to the worn places and then polish. Whenever God is loved, the man who loves him is blessed, no matter whether he feels that way or not. The more zealous we are of good works, the more we are In danger of wrongly judging other people. SPEAKING OF PEOPLE. The queen of Roumanla fairly revels in literature. The duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha pla?s the fiddle with fervor and skill. King Humbert of Italy is a strong man, but his only son and heir is slight and delicate. Crown Prince Wliliam of Germany, now 13 years old, is not half so bright and strong as his younger brother. Speaker Reed denies the report that he studied for the ministry when a young man, but admits that his folks wanted him to do so.