*
8 HE man's name
] was Matt, and it
suited Him. Great
is the conjuring
»' puwn wi
• After knowing dozens of
whose characters flat
ly contradict the idea we
, associate With the names
given them by nndlecern
tag apoBaoro in
we still elite* to those ideas,
; mad to «a Tom Is a waver
ing, weak-kneed Individual, Joe
| aaggaets a reckless, pranksome
fellow Wboae heart is in the right
place anffhla tongue hung Ipose at both
«£ht and John suggests the picture of
« WtfRr'salid, sober peraonage. who
sterns a bit of a prig until we think of
fthnry, who creates about him an ab
- wqtatety intolerable atmosphere of
moral and spiritual snobbishness.
He wheae name of Matt fitted him
better than'the shabby,- shoddy gar
aaents which hnag about him in displr
rrolds waa short and square set and
ping
Yet he was not so old as age goes—
Yet he was not qo old as age goes—
only 35, and as he told the man who
occupied the same bench; he had only
b&n on the road for ten years.
*T've been trampin’ it for nigh On to
fifteen,” sold his companion, a man of
aboqt ,hh» pwnage,. but whose dress
and penadt presented an appearance of
even more acute forlornity. Surely, uo
two motCimujgbtfy htipian biota over
disftgorhf g. landscape ’than these, who
lounged;! Untidily ,jf£ Z the . benches of
Washington square, Mind to the blue
ami gold, brightness of the early morn
Ihg of ode of the first Mentorin'! Days
thin elftg aver celebrated. .Now and
'then smart bine coated soldiers, with
Vinks in their button holes, either sing
ly oi in groups of two or three, stopped
rapidly through the'square, too Intent
atrtteeching the rendezvous where they
wertl So fisMnblc tor the grand parade
te waste h “glance on the two vagabond’s
viho had »et,fraternl*ed and exchanged
eiperlMKXH tind confidences within the
: of the last half hour.
"Ftftoep yeara at trampin’ Is as good
as a hundred.’’ continued the first
r, meditatively. “Seems as If a
Kite It inter hia bones by then,
an* It wouldn’t be any good ter his own
aelf to want ter Stop it, let alone other
folks. Now, I’d been on the road ter
fore yearn when this war business broke
out. Directly it came I went to Can.i
dy. Jfnm’tgqls'>4w take no «hsmn.
I dfemt Me nothin’ of it. nor care noth
in* fer It, an* wen It was over I come
hack add baistied about the country
, without find In’ things much
anyways from what they was
before, that's why I don’t lake no in
£&&«
here racket over Decora
At that moment the thrilling music
of theflfe and drum, as a small de
tachment of soldiers wended their way
flows Walnut street, flashing the Stars
and Stripes In the eyes of the specta
tors Ifoo Instantly collected at doors
and windows, sounded in vivid contrast
to his speech, and In Matt Barlow’s
flail tom there flickered a faint sparkle
I, ot oorprlae. "I don’t feel that way,’’
he eaM. hesitatingly; “I’m kinder glad
there’s braver men than—you an’ mu’’
something had gotten into his voice
and mada it almost inaudlble-“to fight
for tho country we’re bummln’ round
f. In; an* I’m gain’ out to the cemeteries
to do honor to the soldiers, dead an’
Bein’, who did It—If there’s any honor
to anybody In a feller like me bein’
nmnd anywheres. You see, It’s differ*
ent with me; I used to be In—in ther
army myself.” He hurried out the
words half in tear, halt bravado, as
though flinging a challenge, and then,
iv’®'-'
- WAH IN THB ARMY MygKLF.”
***** a aharp indimwlng ot hi* breath
his companion u
; their effect .
“Set .hie hearer vu a nun without
"Thnaao?” he asked, indlt
•cnattr. and returned, as though hi
had mm Interruption to the subject oi
Me feuu monologue: -yea, it g n,
* —ff«. he tfarowin' about the countrj
*r n taw peers an’ you ain’t good fei
ae an’ you don’t ask ter noth
t-,, Stan looked like a ministei
_ t this here square just yes
yy h Jawed mo ’bout 'bracin' up an
hstai* Mane use In ther communerty an
•» h« say*. ’I’ll givo yoi
the address of e burer of cbsrlty in thii
dtp Where they're anxious to put sble
handled fellers like you on farms in th<
west-’ Laws, he might as well aavei
his hyeath «a «ool his puddin’. I’ve go
"hfir Mid. hart ther hurer’ll never gi
tap- «ah»' s*resdr? Well, s’long; w.
t taralght on this bench agin
WPJ aspect ter go nowhere else i
i leaves me alone.”
| we will and maybe not I’v
1£;t , ii’ -1' '’i' ' J" ,'v " u . ^"
*,-n,e *«
v£L.< , .
gat folks here In Philadelphia, an’ it’s
half likely I may look 'em up.” An
unaccountable trembling had come in
to Barlow’s voice as he answered and
into his feet as he shuffled off with an
air remotely imitating energy, and in
to his fingers as he ran them down in
to his coat pocket and drew out a dingy
pocketbook, besides as flat as a pressed
autumn leaf. He took out an equally
dingy piece of newspaper and studied
the words printed on it as thoughtfully
as though he had not known them by
heart for a month or more:
"If John Barlow, of Northumberland
county, Pa., sometime a resident of
Philadelphia, will communicate w|t*i
the undersigned he will hear something
to his advantage. The name and ad
dress of the American representative
of a well known English law Arm fol
lowed.
“It means some o* them English re
lations o' course,” mused Matt Barlow
as he had .«cd a dozen times before.
“I uster hear Grandfather Barlow talk
of money that had oughter come to us
from the other side by rights, but never
expected nothin’ to come of it. Won
der if Lucy seen it? Wonder if—” and
then the thoughts which gathered
round that name became of a character
not to lie uttered aloud to a drink
sodden, frowsy tramp, even if he hap
pened to be oneself. As he waited on
the corner for the crawling horse-car
which amply met Philadelphia’s de
mand for rapid transit in 1874, he did
mutter a few words audibly: .
“She’ll act queer at first—if she ain’t
married again—yes, there ain’t no
doubt but she’ll act queer. But I kin
make her understand that at first it
was ,as much as my life was worth to
turn up anywheres, and then, when the
war was qver, 'twas too late; she
wouldn't have had me, Lucy wouldn’t!
But now that I kin bring something to
her an’ the children, as well as myself,
by cornin’ back. It ain’t so much, of a
prodigal son business.”
"A deserter! A deserter!”
The vagabond woke from an uneasy
dream in which all the people in the
car seemed pointing scornful Ungers at
him and hissing that title of reproach
In his ear. He started as the blue
• • ill ... j ..
“DIED FOR HIS COUNTRY.”
unlforinefleotidTtMof laid a Sana"‘Sir'
bis shoulder, to say sternly: “Wake iup,
you, or I’ll put you off the car. You
disturb everybody with your mutter*
logs.” . i vii .
It had been a good many years since
M«Ut Barlow had allowed himself to re
call exactly why it was that he was
wandering homeless about the country
indifferent to the fact that his family
must mourn him as dead, or why it was
that he halt hoped that they did so
mourn him. But to-day it was all wak
ing, w'aking within him under the influ
ence of the day, together with the new
desire he had vaguely formed to take a
fresh start in life. When, a half hour
later, he stood In the densely packed
crowd In the cemetery and waited for
the ceremonies of Decoration day to be
gin, he strained his eye to see the In
scription on the huge obelisk, half bur
ied In floral tokens, around which the
guard of honor stood, but the sun was
in his eves. Of- course it was the
sun,
44What soldiers is that monument
raised to, sissy?* he asked, huskily of
a tall girl of 12 or 13, who stood be
side him, holding a smaller hoy by the
hand.
44 To the imperishable memory of tho
heroes of the —th Pennsylvania Volun
teers, who fell in defense of their coun
try, this shaft Is erected,’ ” read the
girl in a clear voice. “Them’s tho sur
vivors,” she added in kindly explana
tion, as the sound of the band and the
flutter of the red, white and blue ban
ner waa dimly discerned in the dis
tance, "coming to lay flowers on it and
make speeches.”
Matt Barlow shook so that he was
forced to steady himself by graspnlg
the shoulder of the small boy, who
gaxed up at him with a wondering
face which struck some faint chord of
recognition within him. “They won’t
know me,” ha muttered to himself in
quavering accents. "Lucy herself, nor
my awn mother wouldn't know me as
I look now. An’, anyhow, they could
n't do nothin' to me.
Tito tune played was, to him, not
"Marching Through Georgia,” but
i w“Honor gone, all's gone;
i,., Better never have been born.”
over and over. The tattered battle flags
carried with reverent hands above the
head* of the marching ranks, almost as
the host Is carried in Old World relig
ious processions, made his heart first
, bum within him, then sicken at tho
thought that his place should not have
been here among those who watched it
from afar off.
“Either with them—-or them!” he
| thought fiercely, first glancing at the
. ranks of battle-scarred soldiers, then
, at the tall gray shaft, which seemed a
I finger to write on the skies its witness
; to the glory of the fallen members of
: the — th Pennsylvania Volunteers.
. Some distraction from the thoughts
of the moment was absolutely neces
[ sary. He picked up the 10-year-old
boy, saying to his sister, "Bub here
» can’t sesj way down on the ground,”
and swung him to his shoulder. The
boy smiled friendly wise into the rough
'ace and remarked with a wavering
sweep of his forefinger:
“That s my father’s monument.''
"Your father’s, hey?”
“Yes. He was the bravest man in
the —th Pennsylvania. My mother
tells us so often. He died for his coun
try."
“Who was your father?” Struck
again by' that dim resemblance to
soffieonehe had known, he asked the
question,' half shrinking from the re
ply, yet never dreaming whit It would
be. ' ' " :
_ ■ : V
“Matthew Barlow, an’ my name’s
'Matthew Barlow, but hers—” indicab
lng the girl—“ain’t. She’s Dora Ma
tilda, after her aunt.”
Well, and wherein lay the horror of
it? Had he not wished and intended
to hunt up his family and be reunited
to the children who had been babies
when he saw them last? And here he
had stumbled across them without the
least trouble. Across them—and
across his own monument!
“Where’s your mother?” he asked in
a whisper, not daring to look behind
him.
“Out working. She cleans offices,
mother does, an’ she couldn't afford to
take to-day off, ’cause it’s desperate
hard to get along anyhow, she says,
and—”
“Matty!” In the girl’s tone of gen
tle rebuke there was a familiar cadence
he wondered at himself for not no
ticing before. Rousing himself, he
said to her tentatively:
“How do you know your father's
dead? Maybe he'll come back some
day with a lot of money and make you
all rich.”
Dora Matilda shook her head. “He’d
have come back to us before this,” she
said confidently. "He was reported
missing after the battle of Bull - Run
and. mother says she’s sure he’s dead.
She says, too, that she’d rather he’d
left us what he did—an example of
being brave and willing to die for the
Union—than hundreds of gold and sil
ver dollar^.”
iuui luuuitT unit mm rieu again,
then?”
Surely it was Lucy’s own self in the
haughty flinging back of the head and
the answer which rung proudly out,
“Certainly not!”
The deserter suddenly set the boy
down. Something bore too heavily on
his shoulders. It was that great shaft
of stone, his monument. The band
kept on pretending to play patriotic
songs, but really beating the air with
the refrain, "Honor gone, all’s gone!”
Had he dreamed of something ho was
to bring to these children, by answer
ing the advertisement which was to
lead him, perhaps, to unlimited wealth
and comfort? What wealth, what com
fort could replace to them—or to him
—the heroic image which his return
would blot out from their young mind?
The ten years of poverty which had
been bitter to him had been Bweet to
them with a sweetness be could never
know again. Let them work and toll
on, and even if they tasted the bitter
ness of starvation or death, it would
be better than anything he could give
them, who, as the martial music kept
reminding him, had better never hare
been born!
"Bister works too,” the boy prattled
on, "in a factory, and she saves money
through the year to buy flowers for
Decoration Day. Then when all the
folks have gone away we put them on
father's monument.”
Matt Barlow reached out hts hands
toward the bunch of limp roses and
fading mignonette which the girl held,
then as suddenly withdrew It. “Keep
'em," he said gruffly, almost violently^
"I thought I wanted one, but I don’t.”
That evening, as the stars and tho
gas lamps began to twinkle In unequal
rivalry over Washington square, tho
man who had been sleeping heavily on
one of Its benches opened his eyes In
response to a alight shake. Instlno
"I AM DEAD.” ' ^
tlvely he felt In hie pocket for hlq pipe
while he inquired laconically:
"Back?” ,
“Tec,” saiil Barlow, closing his lip3
tightly. But as has been said the oth
er was a man without curiosity, and he
asked no other question thau:
"Haven’t got a bit of paper I could
light my pipe with, have you?”
“Yes, I have.” A crumpled news
paper slip was taken from his pocket
book, twisted up and tossed to the man
on the bench, and then Matt asked:
“Pay, If you ain’t going to use that
card, could I have It?”
“What card? Oh, the charity burer
thing’ Ye ain’t goin’ out west on a
farm, are you? Might as well be dead
as workin’. an’ burled as on a farm."
“1 am dead an’ buried,” said Matt
Barlow, slowly. “An’ got a monument
raised over me.”
—Philadelphia Press.
The heaviest bell in the world Is that
at Moscow, Russia, which weighs 432,
000 pounds. That in the city hall, New
York, weighs 22,200.
V ■. ■ . • . ’■ : 1 V.
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WOMAN IN THE SHOW
GOV. HOLCOMR a^ked tocive
RECOGNITION.
Effort* Being: Marie to “cenre a Woman ■■
One of the Exposition State Commie*
■tuners—Inxltatlon to foreign
Governments to Participate.
Want a Woman Commissioner.
Mrs. Frances Ford, secretary of the
board of lady managers of the exposi
tion, was in Lincoln where she and
Mrs. Sawyer, president of the board,
were in conference with Gov. Ifolcomb.
They are seeking to secure the ap
pointment of a woman as one of tne
exposition state commissioners.
This question was brought up when
the board met for organization, and
the sentiment of the members- was
unanimous that, especially as the im
portant bureau of education had been
put in charge of the women, one of
the commissioners should he a woman,
it was at this meeting that the presi
dent and secretary were instructed to
solicit this favor from the governor.
President Wattles lias mailed to the
state department at Washington invi
tations to foreign governments to par
ticipate in the exposition. By the
stutc department they will be for
warded with a note to the diplomatic
representatives in the countries to
which they are addressed, and by
them delivered. It was at first hoped
that the invitation would be an official
one by this government and signed by
the president of the United States, but
the exposition management has been
informed that in the view of the state
department the connection of the gov
ernment is not so intimqlte as to justify
lliis form of invitation, and the man
agement must therefore be content
with the semi-official form suggested.
The management has had coaching
Vom the department of state as to how
to address the heads of governments
with proper ctiquet, a consideration
that needed careful attention and the
form necessary is in some instancses
quite pompous. For example, the ruler
of Austria is addressed, “Ilis Imperial
Majesty Franz Josef. Emperor of Aus
tria, King of Bohemia and Apostolic
King of Hungary;'’ another letter goes
to “His Imperial Majesty Nicholas II,
| tamperor ana Atttocrat of all the
Ilnssias;” another to “His Imperial
Majesty Muzzaffer-en-Din, Shah of
Persia.” The letters were written
with considerable art and their gen
eral form is as follows:
I.ETTER TO THE KMPTOOR.
Ills Imperial Majesty. tbe Emperor of
China. Peking: I have the honor to call the
attention of your Imperial majesty to the
following:
The Trans-Mississippi and Tntermalloual
exposition, recognized hy the congress ot the
United States of America, will be held at
Omaha. Nebraska. II. 8. A., from Jane 1st un
til November 1st In the year 1S9S. Tills expo
sition will particularly renresent the pro
ducts of soil and mine, arts an I manufac
tures of the states and territories west of the
Mississippi river, an area comprising twenty
four states and territories, of groat fertility
and Immense resources, with a surface of
2.720.34 ) square miles and a population of 18.
oon.nno Inhabitants, but will be patronized by
all the states In the nnlon and by tbe general
government of the United State's. By act. of
the congress of the United states, articles
Imported from foreign countries for exhibi
tion will bo admitted duty free, under rules
-and regulations ot the seer -tarv of tbe treas
ury. copy of which I beg to 1 iclose herewith,
und I also inclose a copy of the a t ot con
gress, showing the participation In the expo
sition of the government of the United
8tatrs.
All nations will be Invited to participate In
this exposition to the end that, by friendly
rivalry and mutual Intercourse, the com
mercial relations and general prosperity of
all may be Increased.
In tbe name of the Trans-Mlsstsslppi and
International Exposition corporation f havo
the honor to extend to the emnlre of China a
cordial Invitation to participate. May I In
dulge the hope that this Invitation will be
brought to tlie attention of your subjects at
nn rtutu. nml tlmt. tlm nmHnut.a 11ml
wares or your great and powerful empire
may bo exhibited. I have the honor to be
your Imperial majesty's most obodlent ser
vant. Guenon \V. Wattles.
President of the Trans-Mlssisslppl and Inter
national Exposition.
That Supreme Court Decision.
Around the Nebraska state house
there is little interest taken in the
rumors which the dispatches from
Washington contain about the decision
of the United States supreme court on
the maximum rate case. This is not
because the state officers are not inter
ested in the matter of lower railroad
rates, but because they do not believe
that the chance of getting these rates
depends upon the decision of this case.
When house roll No. 428 was passed
and became ii law it was believed that
there was sufficient authority lodged
in that board to regulate rates without
additional legislation. Not only does
the act give to the board of transporta
tion the power to tlx and regulate the
rates, but it puts into its hands the
power to compel obedience to its
orders.
The fight over the bill was one of the
hardest of the session. Friends of the
bill say they are confident results will
prove that all that has been claimed
for it can be accomplished. The feel
ing of security which the passage of
this act gave them made the board of
transportation lose all anxiety over
the maximum rate case. They say the
new law may have to go through the
courts before there will be a peaceful
submission to its provisions. The bill
was drawn by a good lawyer, and sev
eral of the best and most careful
judges and attorneys in the state were
consulted with and their suggestions
followed. It is believed that there is
to question but that the law will
stand the test of the closest scrutiny.
Glenwood G ontract Let.
The contract for the erection of the
unfinished portion of the administra
tion building in the group belonging
to the state for the care of the feeble
minded, which building was destroyed
by tire last August, was let last week
to the Northern building company of
Minneapolis, the amount of their bid
being 830,GOO. The structure is to be
four stories and an attic high, and is
to be built of brick with stone trim
mings.
A Kuwait Bdlter Awaaltad.
Kuwll dispatch: Laurence Hassel
quist assaulted Harry V. Brown, editor
of the Bussell Recorder, son of J, Lee
Brown of Chariton. Brown's paper
had printed an article reflecting on the
truthfulness and honesty of Hassel
quist's father, a merchant and
respected citizen of this city. The en
counter took place in a hardware store,
where Hasselquist got in several tell
ing blows. Brown culled for help and
they were separated. Hasselquist im
mediately appeared before Justice Mc
Coy, who fined him $3 and costs. Citi
Bens hearing of this promptly took u{
A collection and paid the fine.
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NEBRASKA A. O. U. W.
Tb« Seventh Biennial Scanlon, With Elae*
tlon of Officers, Etc.
The seventh biennial session of the
Nebraska state grand lodge of the
Ancient Order of United Workmen, in
session in Omaha four days, adjourned
after what is generally regarded as
the most successful convention of the
order ever held in the state. The elec
tion of officers, trustees and important
committees took up the time of the
convention on the last day. The fight
for the state headquarters, in which
contest Grand Island proved victorious
over Lincoln, the installation of officers
and the aboption of a large number of
committee reports occupied the time of
the delegates. The next biennial con
vention will be held in 1890 in Lincoln.
Election of . officers resulted as
follows: Grand Master Workman, M.
E. Schultz. Beatrice; Grand Master
Foreman, B. P. R. Millar, Lincoln;
Grand Overseer, II. M. Stockwell,
Clearwater; Grqnd Recorder, Geo. U.
Barber, Grand Island; Grand Receiver,
F. J. Morgan, Plattsmouth; Grand
Guide, J. H. Morehead, Falls City;
Grand Inside Watchman, ,T. D. Bray
ton, Bassett; Inside Watchman, J. i>:
Jasalek, Omaha, and Jacob Wooster,
Hastings, J. 8. Johnson holding over
In the position of the third trustee;
Supreme Representatives, George II.
Barber, Grand Island, George F. Mil
bourne, Minden, and F. E. White,
Plattsmouth.
The following were elected the com
mittee on law: H. W. Waring of
I Omaha, W. P. Hall of Holdrege and
George H. Burchard of Omaha.
It was voted to continue state head
quarters at Grand Island, Lincoln
being a competitor.
The committee on the good of the
order favorably reported a resolution
requesting the supreme lodge to erect
an adequate and suitable building for
the A. O. U. W. upon the grounds of
the Trans-Mississippi exposition for
next year. . >
It was decided to make the tax for
the grand lodge $1.50 per capita per
[ year for the coming two years. Here
tofore this tax has been 111 per year,
but the expenses have so increased as
to demand an additional revenue from
taxation. The amount of this tax is
determined ■ at cacn session oi tne
grand lodge for the succeeding two
years. ■ j
Discussion took place concerning
the publication of the official organ of
the grand lodge. The Golden Rod
Workman, formerly known as the
Nebraska Workman. The paper is
now published at Grand Island. Sev
eral oilers were received for the publi
cation of it elsewhere. All bids were
referred to the trustees of the grand
lodge, who Were given power to award
the contract for printing the official
organ. f
Lincoln was selected as the place for
holding the next grand lodge in I8!)i>.
There was no contest made for this
honor, it being regarded as a consola
tion prize for the city that had lost its
fight for the state headquarters.
The installation of newly elected
officers was conducted by Supreme
Master Workman Tate. After being
duly obligated all the newly elected
officers entered upon the duties of their
respective offices.
Want Against Omaha.
Washington special to the Omaha
Bee: The senate amendment increas
ing the amount of the appropriation
by the government for its participa
tion in the Trans-Mississippi exposition
was knocked about today in the house
of representatives. Chairman Cannon
of the appropriations committee pre
sented the amendment proposed by
the senate increasing the appropria
te $275,000, with a little speech an
tagonistic to the measure. Sayers of
Texas said that the Nashville had been
voted $130,000 and he understood that
a very creditable exhibit was being
made at that {flace. Bartlett of New
York made a number of statements
that called out earnest protest on the
part of Mercer, who was looking after
the interests of the measure in the
lower house. Among other things
Bartlett said that a private corporation
had charge of the exhibition, and that
he thought $200,000 on the part of the
government was amply sufficent to
warrant a general exhibit. lie further
said that the former bill had passed the
.senate by unanimous consent,and then
addressed himself to the main question.
He placed himself upon record
. against all expositions, and thought
; the .government could well afford to
‘ go out of the show business entirely.;
Mercer succeded in getting recognition
and 'asked Bartlett whether he had at
tended the Atlanta exposition and
especially the Chicago exposition. The
answer being in the affirmative. Mer
cer wanted to know if the gentleman
from New York had any compunctions
of conscience on either occasion.
Mr. Dingley, chairman of the ways
and means committee, made the direct
statement that it was his understand
ing that the representatives of the
Omaha exposition would be perfectly.
. satisfied with $200,000, and that had
on amount above that figure been
askqd for and pressed, he would not
have reported to favorably report the'
bill. All sorts of combines were in-;
vented to save the amendment, but the;
house refused to concur. When the
question on the senate amendment to
make immediately available the sum
named came up. Representative Can
non moved to non-concur, and it was
carried without any attempt to exact a
division. The action of the house was
not unexpected, but an effort will be
made on the part of the senate confer
ence to retain the amount appropriated
for the exposition in the sundry civil
bill.
Potato growers in the section about
Beatrice are complaining about the
backwardness of this year's planting
and of the irregular way in which the
plants are coming up.
An Ontlowk f»r Lltigntlon.
It is reported that some ••squatters’’
have pitched their tents on the land
known as ‘"the island," across the Mis
souri river from Hooker township,
llixon county, and some interesting
litigation promises to follow. The
land is the old river bed and the squat
ters claim that it belongs to the gov
ernment and that they nave a right to
occupy and possess it. Owners of ad
jacent lands, however, claim that it is
accretion and propose that the squat
ters shall be ejected. Hence a lively
time may bo expected.
The Bradshaw bank i$ Vo reopen,
with a capital of $10,00<^
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Vigor and Vitality
Are quickly given to every part ot the body by
Hood's Sarsaparilla. That tired feeling is over
come. The blood is purified, enriched and
vitalized and carries health to every organ.
The appetite is restored and the stomach tonetf
and strengthened. The nerves are fed upon
proper nourishment and are therefore strong;
the brain is cleared and the mind refreshed by
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
The One True Blood Purifier. $1; six for gs,
Hnnrl’c Dillc are the only pills to take
I1UUU » r Ills with Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
The Ear.
An authority on Physiognomy, says
that, of all the features common to hu
man beings, none is more characteris
tic than the ear. ■ 'In families where
it is impossible to trace the slightest
likeness between different members In
other respects, the ear has betrayed
relationship and established a doubtful
identity. Health, refinement and tem
perament are clearly defined in tbe
size, color and shapo of the ear, and it
is certainly worth remarking the amia
bility of persons whose lobes are
straight and grow into the cheek with
out the Ordinary upward curve of di
vision."
A &nre Deliverance.
Not instantaneously, it is true, but In m
short space of time, persons of a bilious habit
are saved from the tortures which a disor
dered liver is capable of inflicting by Hostet
ters Stomach Bitters, an nnti-hilious medi
cine arid aperient of the first rank. Tbe pallia
in the right side and through the right
shoulder blade, the sick headache, nausea,
constipation and saffron line of the skin, are
entirely removed by this estimable restora
tive of tone to the organs oi secretion and
digestion. __
Nothing Cheap About Him*
“I don't want to spare any expense;
Mr. Architect” said Noocash. ”1
want a palace and nothin’ less. Have
two staircases. One to go up and the
other to go down, and have the coat
cellar frescoed. I’m goin’ to show
people how to spend money. —Epoch.
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To quit tobacco easily ami forever, be mag
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Sterling Bemcdy Co., Chicago or New York.
Wanted Information.
“How is your bronchitis getting*
on?’1 said one invalid to another.
“How do I know? I haven’t asked
the doctor about it this morning ”—
Texas Siftings. _
An Agreeable Addition to ColTee.
By using the Flag Brand Chicory, manu
factured by the American Chicory Com
pany, of Omaha, Nebraska, you can ent
down your coffee bill 35per cent, besides
improving the drink. You will find it
economical, wholesome and agreeable.
Ask your grocer for Flag Brand Chicory
put up iu pound packages. If he does not
keep it. write the factory. Samples mailed
free on application.
If you would prophesy set your dates
at least 100 years lienee.
Ttl ■ a Very Cheap Trip.
Chicago to Nashville via. Big Four Route
to Louisville and a stop at Mammoth Cave.
For full particulars address J. C. Tucker,
G. N. A., or H. W. Sparks, T. P. A., Big
Four Route, 334, Clark St., Chicago.
1
If you would avoid criticism yem
must get either above or below it.
To Core Constipation Forever.
Take Casco rets Candy Cathartic 10c orfla
If C. C. C. fail to cure, druggists refund moneit
I Do good to your enemy that he may
Every ingredient in
Hires Rootbeer is health
j giving. . The blood is
improved, the nerves
[soothed, the stomach
| benefited by this delieiou:
beverage.
HIRES
Rootbeer
Quenches the thirst, tickles
the palate; full ofsnap, sparkle
f and effervescence. A temper* 1
once drink for everybody..
F riU4««olj by The Cbtrin E. Hires Co., Philadelphia I
1 A paohaga makes Ire Italians. 1
All Dl«e»seHof
MEN
Cured or no Pay.
Private Consu tatian Free.
Valuable advice to Men
. Free. A guarantee to cum
l every case or refund every
^dollar. Treatment by mail.
I Call and see us or write be
k fore it is too late.
Omaha Medical aid lurgieal Institute.
Southwest Cor. 10th and Podee Sts.. Omaha.
ALABASH K E ^hat?
A pure, i<ermaaent anil artistic wait-coating
read/ for the bn:sh t>y mixing in cold wider.
FOR SALE BY PAINT DEALERS EVERYWHERE,
rnp. ) A Tint Card showini; IS desirable tints.
pKrr < “I*11 AlahaRt;ne Souvenir Rook sent tree
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ALABAST'NE CO., Grand Rapids, Mich.
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too >KtwiJ Hud tthwli. Alt
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Special Clearing Sale,
pulp nnywbero on approml.
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to iMrodut* lira. Our wjMtttln to
well known throughout the i-onntry.
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DROPSY
HEW DISCOVERY: the.
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