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THE O’NEILL FRONTIER PUBLISHED EVERY THRURSDAY BY D. H. CRONIN. ONEII.E, NEBRASKA. : BRIEF TELEGRAMS. ! Ww-H-M'W-I-W'l-'i-X+yrwi' Senator Teller denounces Cleveland and says the west will have nothing to do with him. Three pillars In the rotunda of the Montana state house were jarred loose by the late earthquake. Forner Congressman Charles J. Bontner died at New Orleans after twenty-four hours illness. Secretary of the Treasury Shaw was the principal guest at the first annual banquet of the board of trade at New Orleans. The dowager empress has ordered an appropriation of 500,000 taels to be made for the Chinese representation at the St. Louis exposition. There was a sharp earthquake shock accompanied by subterranean noises at l*i Union, Mexico. An earthquake shock also was felt at Zlhuatanejo. Admiral Dewey is to review and In spect the North Atlantic squadron, which Is off the Virgina capes, on Its return north from southern waters. Mr. Pepper, the St. Ix>uls fair repre sentative, has been authoritatively as sured that Cuba will appropriate $ 100, 000 for Its exhibit at the St. Louis exposition. It Is reported that France has threatened to move French troops from Indo-Chlna Into the Kwangsi province unless the Chinese government sup presses the disturbances there. Michael Egan of Jersey City, who claims the title of hand hat champion of the world, defeated l^ewls Keagan of Chicago In seven straight games at the Jersey hand bat court. Marcus Braun, editor of the Aus trla-llungarlan Gazette of New York, has been appointed a special immi gration inspector, to go abroad to ex amine into immigration conditions. ■‘Whitney” Sullivan was electrocuted at Danncmora prison, Plattsburg, N. Y., for the murder or Matthew Wilson, night watchman of the First National hank of Cobleskill, on November 2(1, 1800. Ex-Senator Mason of Illinois an nounces that he will bo on the Illinois delegation to the next Republican na tional convention and will support for vice president ex-Senator Wolcott of Colorado. The Maine house of representatives has refused, by a vote of 91 to 4(1, to r< submit, to the vote of the people the constitutional amendment prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating liquors within the state. The friends of ex-Senator Jones of Arkansas are anxious to find a desir able berth for him since Ills forced retirement from the senate, and are urging him for one of the canal com commlasioners. The registration in Chicago the first flay was 67,486, which is 6,093 greater than In 1901, and more than 20,000 greater than in 1899, which Indicates an unusual interest in the pending municipal election. The cremation of the remains of Charles G. Leland ("Hans Brelt mann”), the American author and poet, who died at Florence, Italy, Friday last, took place at the Trespiano cre matory near Fiesole. The Pacific and Dominion Express company issued a circular offering a reward of |2.000 for the recovery of the 125,000 bar of gold that disap peared from the union depot at De troit Wednesday night. Agent Jordan of the Indian supply depot, Omaha, has received blanks for a large number of lines of goods to be supplied Indians. Bids will be re ceived up to April 21, and most are for delivery at Omaha. Dissensions within the Spanish cab inet over the budget still threaten to cause a ministerial crisis. The war minister demands an Increase of |3, 000,000 in the next budget, of which $ 1.000,000 is for the army. Dr. H. H. McCauley, a prominent Chicago physician, who served in the Boer war with the rank of major, and at one time was taken prisoner by the British, died at Joliet, 111., followlne an operation for appendicitis. Announcement was made of the se cret marriage at Rockville, Md., on March 16, of Ernest H. Coolidge of Washington and Miss Jean M. Thurs ton, daughter of Former United States Senator Thurston of Nebraska. The War department has received a cablegram from Governor Taft, stat ing that there was a temporary delay in getting the hemp crop of the prov ince of Albay to the seaport on ac count of the bad condition of the roads. Senator Tillman has not patience with Democratic political talk that does not include Mr. Bryan. He says Bryan will dictate the Democratic presidential nominee and that Hill and Cleveland are not entitled to any consideration from Democrats. Thomas Rankin, a member of tho board of port wardens, is dead at Phil adelphia, following complications from an operation. He was 45 years old. At one time he lived in St. Ixiuis and was a member of the Missouri state legislature. ! THE NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE! ? * 1 '..-.- i * A Synopsis of Proceedings in Both Branches of { J the Twenty-Eighth Genera.1 J Assembly. ? J ? innnnorjnrwwwwwKXKXKRn ******* HOUSE. In the house on the 23d these hills were passed: H. It. 42, by Thompson of Mer rick, allowing county boards to make re pairs to bridges less than $300 in cost without advertising for bids in cases of emergency. II. R. 102, by Cropsey of Jef ferson, appropriating $100,000 for an agri cultural college at Lincoln. If. It. 207, by MeClay of Lancaster, to Improve sani tary conditions of city jails, providing for r physician and matron. After voting to make tho three remaining appropriation bills a special order when the house was in committee of the whole, the house ; went into committee of the whole and took up II. R. 471, the deficiency bill. Items aggregating $128.45 were stricken out and $1,9-14.66 added. This made the final total $120,075,57. The bill was recom mended for passage. The claims bill was then taken up. One of the prominent items was $4,002.60. to reimburse ex-State Treasurer J. E. Hill for defending suits brought against him upon the failure of the Capitol National bank, in which Hill had deposited state funds. The commit tee concluded that these stilts were un warranted. Another was $10,000 for as many wolf scalps as a deficiency claim. The original total amount of the bill was $66,000, approximately, and this apparent ly will undergo no material changes, as few claims are now to be determined on. The house on the 21th passed these bills: H. It. 303, by Gilbert of Douglas, to vali date the Omaha paving tuxes; S. F. 69, by Brown of Dawson, providing for tho extermination of prairie dogs, paying $3 a day to road overseers for superintend ing the work. The house then went Into committee of the whole and resumed consideration of the claims bill. This amendment to the bill was adopted: Al lowing $105 to each of the following for printing constitutional amendments in 1896: Fremont Tribune, Pawnee Republi can, the Chappell Register. Charles E. West, H. L. Merrlam, P. J. Erickson, E. Andrews; to If. H. Campbell. $70; Hast ings Tribune, $242.67, and D. A. Campbell. $545.80. Sears, chairman of the claims committee, then moved to incorporate H. R. 433, the bill appropriating $40,727.53, to reimburse the Norfolk and Oxnard Beet Sugar companies for monies pail out by them under the beet sugar bounty law of 1895. He made a strong speech in sup port of his motion, pleading the justice of the sugar bounty claim. He said the motion was to secure expeditious action. The motion did not prevail. This report regarding the Milford l.ome, making st tllng disclosures by the committee on asj linns, of which Robbins of Gage is chairman, was submitted and unanimous ly adopted: “Your committee finds that 65 per cent of tin* inmates are girls who have been betrayed through a promise of marriage. Twenty-five per cent are wait ers in hotels and hoarding houses and 10 per cent are morally bad. To realize the good that is being done at this Institu tion it Is necessary to see it with one's own eyes. We believe that the home is a step In tho right direction, yet we be lieve that the home should be so sur rounded by the law that the real party to the crime might receive tho punish ment, and wo believe that it would lessen the number of the state’s charges. In other words, we believe that the home should bo made a menace to crime.” Tho house on tho 25th, by a vote of 55 to IS, defeated 11. R. 338, by Weborg. The bill provided for the extension of boundaries of all cities, villages, school districts and other municipal corporations bordering upon navigable streams which constitute state boundaries, for judicial, police and revenue purposes. S. F. 304 was passed. It is a bill by Warner of Dakota, introduced at the request of tho governor, providing for the payment of fees to the commissioner of public lands and buildings, correcting the defect In the former bill of this nature that wus vetoed because of unconstitutionality. Consideration of the current expense bill was had. An amendment by Sweezy was adopted, cutting the appropriation for “maintenance for the biennium” for the penitenlury from $87,600 to $50,000. An amendment by Wilson was adopted to strike out the clause requiring the war den to deposit all moneys earned by con victs with the state treasurer. On mo tion of Ten Eyck the National Guard appropriation was raised from $0,000 to $33,250. The provisions of H. R. 418 were incorporated into this bill. It carried an appropriation of $5,000 for lighting and water supply at the blind asylum. The appropriation for repairs on the fish commission car was raised from $200 to $1,500. The labor fund In the same de partment was raised from $1,000 to $2,000. The State Historical society’s appropri ation wus cut from $10,000 to $S,000. The State board’s expense fund was increased from $200 to $500 and the emergency fund was decreased from $1,000 to $2,000. The total amount of the appropriation for law Journals, under miscellaneous Items, wus raised from $20,000 to $30,000. An amendment adopted by Douglas increas ing the fund for compiled statutes from $1,000 to $4,500. The sum of $16,000 was tacked on by Warner for farmer insti tutes, to be expended under the State Board of Regents. The re-apportionment of school lands gets $15,000 Instead of $1,500. Good of Nemaha secured the adoption of an amendment restoring the Stute Historical society’s fund to $10,000. The action of the committee of tho whole in reducing the pentttentiury maintenance fund to $50,600 was revised and the amount restored to $87,300. Five thou sand dollars was appropriated for a power house and water plant at the Mil ford Soldiers’ home. The tire protection fund for this home was cut to $2,500. The $.*,000 for walks on the capltol grounds was stricken out. One thousand dollars was"'included for an ammunition ware house for the stute. The bill then was recommended for passage, as was also H. R. 262, appropriating $15,000 for state fair ground improvements. In the house on the 26th these bills were advanced and ordered engrossed for third reading: H. R. 105, by Loomis of Dodge, prohibiting shooting of live birds from traps. 11. R. 3 51, by Kennedy of ' Douglas, to amend the law regulating grading of streets to benefit Dundee. H. K MWM M A X X r It. 373, by Loomis, providing for the erec tion of a monument at Fort Calhoun to the memory of Captain Meriwether Lew is. H. It. 386, by Gregg of Wayne, pro hibiting the sale of tobacco to minors un der 18. H. It. 437, by revenue committee, making general state tax rate 7 mills or less; school rate not more than 1*4 nor less than % mill, and for the sinking i fund % of a mill. II. It. 478, by Sweezy of Adams, reducing fees far printing con stitutional amendments. H. It. 267, by Ten Eyck of Douglas, the South Omaha charter bill, giving that city a governor appointed fire and police board. A fight ensued over this bill. Gilbert, Shelly, Ten Eyck and Morsmun spoke for the bill and the motion, and Kennedy of Doug las against it. H. R. 277 by Meradlth of York, appropriating $5,000 for an experi mental station west of the 100th meridian. H. It. 165, by Fishback of Clay, provid ing for the drainage fur agricultural and sanitary purposes. S. F. 31, by Pember ton of Gage, authorizing the publication of an official statute as soon after the adjournment of the legislature ns pos sible, to be sold to the state at $9 a set. The house went Into committee of the whole. II. R. 78, by McClay of Lancas ter, was tinder discussion. It provides an appropriation of $25,000 for a monu ment on, the state house grounds to the late President Lincoln, to be carved out of a huge marble block presented some years ago to the state by the state of Tennessee. McClay and Loomis spoke for the bill, both delivering eloquent eu logies on the late president. Fishback of Clay moved to Indefinitely postpone the bill and Rouse of Hall supported the mo tion and referred to the speeches for the bill as “grand stand efforts." Sears of Burt also opposed the bill. The commit tee finally cut the appropriation down to $10,000 and reported the bill back for passuge. H. R. 445, the claims bill, was read the third time in the house on the 27th and passed. The bill carries an appropriation of about $65,000. II. R. 471, the deficiency bill, was placed on its final reading and passed. The appropriations in this bill amount to about $120,000. The joint com mittee on final adjournment reported that the date had been set for April 7. Thomp son of Merrick explained that the house committee had tried to prevail upon the senate committee to adjourn Friday of next week, hut the senate would not agree to this, as it would not give that body time to consider the appropriation hills. The report was adopted by a vote of 59 to 19. The following measures were read the third time and passed: H. U. 305, providing for the annexation of ter ritory to cities and villages situated in two or more counties. McAllister of Deuel, in explaining his vote on this measure, said he understood it had for its purpose the “grabbing" of some ter ritory in Sarpy county by the city of Sounth Omaha. If. R. 23, to appropriate $100,000 for the rebuilding of the hos pital for the insane at Norfolk. H. R. 401, providing for making, printing and publishing an annual report by the sec retary of the state banking board, show ing the condition of the incorporated, pri vate and savings banks and building and loan associations. H. It. 417, approprlat lug $2.00 for the relief of the people suf fering from famine in northern Sweden, Norway nnd Finland. JI. R. 290, provid ing county boards shall distribute mon eys In the sinking fund not levied for the payment of bonded Indebtedness among the school districts of the county, In place of turning it into the general fund. H. R. 292, to authorize and require counties, precincts, towns, cities, villages and school districts to compromise their indebtedness and issue bonds in payment thereof. S. F. 151, giving electric lines rght of way over puibllc highways in certain eases. S. F. 145, providing for the formation of drainage districts for the reclamation of swamp lands. H. R. 373, providing for the erection of a mon ument to the memory of Captain Lewis at Calhoun. The following amendments were adopted: To H. R. 130, providing that no officer or stockholder of a bank shall act as surety on a bond given as security for the deposit of county funds; to H. R. 27, providing that where alleys are vacated in cities of the 5.000 class the property so voeated shall revert to tlie adjoining property. S. F. 304, to pro vide for the payment of fees for serv ice of the commissioner of public lands and buildings, and H. R. 271, providing for the Incorporation of school districts In cities of the first class having less than 40,000 and more than 25,000 inhabi tants, were signed by the governor. Senate. The senate on the 25th passed the fol lowing bills: S. F. ISO, providing that a police magistrate be elected at the next general election in November. 1903. S. F. 74, providing for signing of bonds for officials by surety companies. S. F. 169, providing for the formation of new school districts. H. R. 271, providing that the South Omaha school board shall consist of five members and providing for the salary of the members. S. F. 279, in creasing the oil test to 112 degrees, S. F. 105, providing for the filing of semi-an i ual statements by tire insurance com panies.' s. F. 172, providing for the for : mation of cemetery associations. S. F. 214, providing for order of attachment. B. F. 217. for the distribution of bodies of unidentified dead to medical colleges, i Discussion of the revenue bill continued, i The committee amendment was adopted changing dates when taxes upon per sonal property shall be a lien to Novem ber Instead of October. An amendment sessors In counties having 50.090 to 109,000 lo $1,800 from $1,009. Sheldon moved to strike out word "credit” in list of per j sonal property taxable; motion lost. How j >11 moved to amend section 59 by putting 1 accident Insurance under same elassifi I cation with fire insurance companies or ganized in other states; motion lost. Shel.lon moved t • strike out section 66. j This provides that every person, com ] puny or corporation engaged In the bus 1 loess of buying and selling grain for prof ; it shall be held to be a grain broker and shall at the time required by this I act, determine under oath the average amount of capital invested in such bus iness, exclusive of real estate or other tangible property, assessed separately, for the preceding year, and taxes shall be charged upon such average capita’ the same as on other property. For the purpose of determining the average cap ital of such grain broker the county as sessor and deputy assessor shall have the right to inspect all books of account and the check books of such grain broker and shall determine and tlx the amount of such capital by such inspection. The motion was lost. The senate in committee of the whole on the 26th recommended for a third reading and passed H. R. 344, the revenue bill. It also declined to concur In the re port of the judiciary committee to in definitely postpone the Brady elevator bill, and instead placed it on general file. The following bills were read a third time and passed: S. F. &2, one of the pure food bills, by a vote of 17 to 12. A call of the house was given when this vote was taken. S. F. 243, providing, for the salary of county commissioners. S. F. 244, providing for bonds for irriga tion districts. S. F. 231, to legalize oaths and acknoweldgements heretofore taken and administered by commissioners of deeds. S. F. 236, providing for the quali fications of applicants to practice medi cine. S. F. 213, providing for appeals and reversal in vacation. S. F. 167, relating to admittance to home of the friendless. Lieutenant Governor McGilton signed S. F. 69, to exterminate prairie dogs, and S. F. 304, to provide for the payment of fees in certain cases where the commis sioner of public lands shall file papers. The greater portion of the day was spent in the discussion of the revenue bill, and it was recommended for pass age with very few amendments, and only those amendments were adopted that the chairman of the senate revenue commit tee announced the committee would ac cept. All others were killed as rapidly as a vote was taken. At the conclusion of the reading of the bill a flood of amendments were offered, and some of these were adopted. In the rush Howell got in his amendment, placing accident insurance companies in the same class with fire insurance companies for taxa tion puropses. Under the-amendment ac cident companies will be assessed on their gross receipts, these being taken as an item of property and so assessed. The original bill taxed accident com panies with life insurance companies, and provided that they pay 2 per cent of their gross receipts for taxes. The revenue bill passed the senate on the 27th. It was passed with every re publican member except Dean voting for it and the four fusionists voting for it. Dean was absent. Five of the repub lican members sent up explanations of their votes. These were Hall and Howell of Douglas, Sheldon of Cass, Marshall of Otoe and Fries of Valley. They all expressed the opinion that the bill was a step in the right direction, but that it fell far short of its object, and in some things was pernicious, but as it must be accepted or rejected as a whole they voted aye rather than have revenue legislation fall short entirely. Before the passing of the revenue bill the Omaha charter bill, II. R. 320, was passed. S. F. 23S. judgment shall be a lien on real estate from the time of the filing of transcript; ordered engrossed. S. F. 20, relating to the organization of fraternal insurance companies; ordered engrossed. The joint committee on adjournment re ported that it had agreed to adjourn Tuesday, April 7, at 12 o’clock noon. Howell moved <s a substitute that the legislature adjourn Friday, April 3. Har rison, Brown, Anderson and Warner spoke in favor of the eommtitee report. Howell spoke at length on the motion. The committee report was adopted. These bills were passed. S. F. 230, for strength ening bridges and culverts before thresh ing machines shall cross them. H. R. 136. providing for deposits by county treasurers. S. F. 135, reorganization of the National Guard. H. R. 27. charters for cities of the first class. H. R. 320. Omaha charter bill. H. R. 344, the rev enue bill. not sound, so I signed the measure.” THE BRADY ELEVATOR BILL. The judiciary committee of the senate reported to indefinitely postpone S. F. 102. the Brady elevator bill, and gave as a reason that the house had passed H. R. 70. the Ramsey elevator bill, which, if enacted into law, would give to the farmers what they had asked at the hands of the legislature. The minority of the committee brought in a minority report, making certain amendments to the Brady bill and recommending it for the general file. The minority report was adopted. It is as follows: Section 1. Where any person, persons, association or corporation, who desire to erect or place a grain elevator costing not less than three thousand dollars ($3, 000.00) at a station of any railway com pany or corporation within this state, request in writing of said railway com pany or corporation operating a railroad in the state of Nebraska, a site on the right-of-way of such railway company for the erection of such elevator, and such comapny or corporation fail, neg lect or refuse to do so, then if said per son. persons, association or corporation shall erect an elevator as above describ ed on ground contiguous to right-of way of said railway company, then said railway company shall erect and main tain a sidetrack of suitable length to ap proach as near as four feet of the outer edge of their right-of-way when neces sary, and suitable switch connections, and in all cases to approach as near as may be necessary to approach any ele vator that may be erected adjacent to their right-of-way for the purpose of loading grain into cars from said ele vator. Section 2. That any railroad company operating as a common carrier within the state of Nebraska which shall fail and refuse to comply with the provisions of this act for the space of sixty days after the request in writing as above mentioned shall forfeit and pay to the state of Nebraska the sum of 51.000, to be collected in a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction. The labor organizations of Ne braska City have placed a ticket in tiie field and have indorsed some of the candidates on both the republican and democratic tickets. No one can add to the general fund of enjoyment by simply decrying the efforts of his fellow man. NEBRASKA IN BRIEF. Burglars entered the home of Mrs. Sam Chambers, Piattsmouth, and stole $65. Report is that ex-President Cleve land will visit Nebraska in the near future. A meeting is to be held in Fremont having in view formation of a base ball league. Ex-Congressman Mercer has re turned to Omaha, which, he says, is to be his future residence. Tecumseh is in need of more school room, and it is expected bonds will be voted to provide additional space. It is authoritatively stated that work will commence on the new union depot at Fremont in a short time. A broken (lange on a Missouri Pa cific freight wrecked ten cars near Berlin. Charles Bennington, brake man, was buried under the wreck and killed. Ezra Fellers, a young farmer re siding southeast of Table Rock, was the victim of an accident lvhieh re sulted in both bones of his leg being broken, between the ankle and knee. His team ran away. Ed Simon of Lincoln, who three weeks ago shot D. K. Kelly through the right hand during a fight at Ceresco, Neb., was sentenced by Judge Good of Wahoo to two years at hard labor in the penitentiary. Holbrook had the most disastrous fire since its incorporation. The en tire business portion of the town north of Miller & Cooper's general store was consumed. The loss is $20, 000, with only $6,000 insurance. Some young men who were recently hunting on a small island below the Burlington bridge at Piattsmouth found an old whisky bottle which con tained this message: “Omhaa, Sept. 4, 1902. My last drink.” It was sign ed J. W. C. James Richardson, an old soldier, died of consumption at the home of M. M. Miller, seven miles southeast of Hebron, having stopped at the farmer’s house while driving through to Eagle, where he said lived his daughter, by the name of Mrs. Mary Bradley. Willie Murray, 1G years of age, died from injuries received while endeav oring to board a freight train just pull ing out from Silver Creek. The lad was the son of Robert Murray, a wealthy farmer, who recently came from Saunders county and purchased a large farm near Silver Creek. The scarcity of farm hands in Dodge county is becoming a source of considerable anxiety to the farmers and daily complaints are heard. Thus early farmers find it impossible to get help. The wages paid are $20, and in addition board, laundry and room, which is the equivalent of $35 to $40. Prospective railroad building for coming season in each state is given in the Railway Age. Nebraska in cludes within its list a number of prospective lines which have been in the prospective stage for several years past, while a few new ones are added this year—the new ones being mostly proposed electric railways. It is the intention of Senator Dietrich to take Ills daughter, Miss Gertrude, now at Bryn Mawr college, on an extended tour through Alaska upon the completion of her studies this summer. They will spend some time coasting among the Aleutian islands and will then undertake the 1,800 mile trip into the Klondike coun try. The Commercial club of Fremont is interesting Itself in national road leg islation to a great c-xtent. It will send an endorsement to Washington of the idea embodied in the Browmow bill for federal aid in the improvement of the country highways. This bill die. not pass the last session, but will l>e re-introduced and vigorously pushed when congress convenes again. Miss Eva Thompson of Lincoln, sis ter of D. E. Thompson, received a ca blegram from Mr. Thompson Saturday night stating that he and Mrs. Thomp son arrived safely in Rio Janeiro about March 14. A letter dated Feb ruary 27 described a trip to Madrid and the gaiety of the city on account of the yearly festival. At that time Mr. and Mrs. Thompson were about to go to Lisbon, where they expected to sail for South America on March 3. News was received at Randolph of the death of J. E. Everett at a Sioux City hospital, and of his father, W. S. Everett, at his home in Atlantic, la. These men were engaged in farming and raising Shorthorn cattle at Randolph, and are well known. A little more than a week ago both gentlemen were on the street of Ran dolph in apparent good health. And now both are dead and will be laid side by side in the Atlantic cemetery. While Ed Vandeventer of Rulo was homing in the woods along the Mis souri river eight miles north, his gun burst. One of his legs and both arms were blown off. His face was also much torn. There is little hope for his recovery. President Roosevelt has expressed a desire for a twenty or twenty-five mile horseback ride at Hastings upon his arrive! there, and has asked Sen ator Dietrich to procure the necessary mounts for the occasion, which will, of course, be done. Mrs. Laura L. Barnes, Wash ington, D. C., Ladies Auxiliary to Burnside Post, No. 4, G. A. R., recommends Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. “ In diseases thatcome towomenonly, as a rule, the doctor is called in, some times several doctors, but still matters go from bad to worse: but I have never known of a ease of female weak ness which was not helned when Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound was used faithfully. For young women who are subject to headaches, backache, irregular or pain ful periods, and nervous attacks due to the severe strain on the system by some organic trouble, and for women of advanced years in the most trying time of life, i't rves to correct every trouble and restore a healthy action of all organs of the body. “ Lydia E.Pinkliam’s Vegetable Compound is a household reliance in my home, and I would not be with out it. In all my experience with this medicine, which covers years, I have found nothing to equal it and al ways recommend it.” —Mrs. Laura L. Barnes, G07 Second St., N. E., Wash ington, D. C. — $5000 forfeit If original of above letter proving genuineness cannot be produced. Such testimony should be ac cepted by all women as convinc ing evidence that Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound stands without a peer as a rem edy for all the distressing ills of women. Those Who Have Tried It pjH use no other. Defiance Cold Water Starch hag no equal in Quantity or Qual ity—Its oz. for 10 cents. Other brands con tain only 12 oz. A Remarkable New Grain. A new grain, known as corn-wheat, is being grown in eastern Washington. It has the nature of both corn and wheat, possessing the fattening quali ties of corn and the corn flavor. In appearance it resembles wheat. Its grains are twice as large as those of ordinary wheat. It yields sixty to 100 bushels an acre, and seems to solve the problem of fattening hogs in the Pacific Northwest, as corn ;s not suc cessfully raised in that country. Yale Bad as Harvard. An examination of the records of the classes of Yale alumni shows Y’ale is on the same footing with Harvard with regard to the birth and marriage statistics of which President Eliot complained in his annual report. Grad uates of Yale average two children to a family. Great Names for Postoffices. Among the postoffices of this coun try there are seven Pierces, fifteen ^ Roosevelts, seventeen McKinleys, twenty to twenty-nine Adamses, and as many Jeffersons, Jacksons, John sons, Grants and Garfields, thirty Washingtons, thirty Monroes, thirty one Lincolns and thirty-two Cleve lands. When water is broken into mist it drives no mill; and when clang and clatter sound through door and win dow. things go not well in the house.— Claudius. One Answer for All. Lancaster, N. Y., March 30th.—Post master Remers is still in receipt of many letters asking if his cure has held good. It will be remembered that some time ago the particulars of Mr. Re mers’ case were published in these columns. He had been very low with Diabetes. Physicians could do noth ing to save him and he grew worse and worse till someone recommended Dodd’s Kidney Pills. A treatment of this remedy was begun and when eight boxes had been taken Mr. Remers began to see an improvement, which continued as the treatment proceeded till he was completely restored. He has since enjoyed perfect health and is as robust and able a man as any in Lancaster. Interviewed the other day he said: "Many people wrote to me when the story of my case was first printed and some write to me yet asking If the cure was only temporary and if the diabetes has returned. I have only one answer to everybody. Three years ago 1 was very low with diabetes. The best physicans failed to help me and Dodd’s Kidney Pills cured me. I am well and strong and have not had the slightest return of the old trouble.” Electric lights now disturb the ghosts of the Pharoahs in the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings. ' CAN’T TOUCH the man who wears SAWYER’S EXCELSIOR ff BRAND Suits and [ Slickers Warranted waterproof. Made to stand hard work and rough weather. Look for trade mark. 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