THE AMERICAN. CURIOUS MAIN! NAMKS. VW r LAM luf Tvmta f Barl? teste !. Ttoe are l.iil pestotnre U tbc tau of Main. sad although many of asa. especially la ths southern and mt Ihlrkly populated portions of the Wat, bear plain, aim pi, hurt anJ eeally pronounced American ntmM, lsre are a considerable number In lat may W called "the batkoo4a," tka Interior, which bear names i f ladiaa origin. In Aroostook county thera ara Wylopltlo. k. Mattsrakra. Oibow, Mooeeltirk, Meduiakeas.. and Mark wahor (own. In flacataqula coun ty thara ara Mattagomonala, Spurdns bank. l?naumtalum, Nahmakanta. Al Uf uash and Tamadecook. In Somerset twinty, rheuibaaabamtirook, t'au Kingorooc, Maokampbunk and Ses booniook. In Frank lln county, Mooa tookmaguntir. In Oiford, Mali-hunke-saunk. I'snuachene and I'mbagog. There ara very few French or French Canadian namea In th whole tata. Ily the lat at ate census of tba I'lne Tree State there were 78.000 for-eHgn-born Inhabltanta within Ita bor ders, and of thla number about two thlrda, or 62,000, were Canadian, chiefly French-Canadian. There were by that rensus only 1.100 German, 1,000 Scan dinavian and 11.000 Irlab Inhabltanta In tba atate out of a total population of 0,000. but notwithstanding thla cir cumstance and the fact that tha upper portions of Maine were for a time un der French role, there la practically sm trace of French namea In these counties or In tha towns compoalng them, although In neighboring Ver mont, tha total foreign population of which la, outalda of the large cities, much smaller than Is that of Maine, French namea ara largely preserved. Tha title Vermont la ltaelf French (green mountain); tha title of the cap ital, Montpeller, la taken from a French city; Grand Isle, Orleans and Mamollle are distinctively French, and many of the townships have French names, which are much easier of com prehension and leaa open to the chance of mistake than are those of the pecu liar and con fuel ug style which la so general In Maine. To tha business of tha dead letter office Maine makes a considerable contribution earb year. POLITICAL SCIENCE SCHOOL. Mrs. Ada K. Terrell Will Direct Mr . 1 afloat Stasias la Baasas City. Political science la a favorite study la many Chicago women's clubs this eaaon, but the subject is even mors t a favorite In certain parts of the wast, whsre, It is said, "even the chll so talk polltlca." In Kansas City Mrs. Ada K. Terrell Is recognized as a systematic atudent and teacher of the science of many yej-rs' standing. She was not one of those content to follow ee treadmill of the text books. When a schoolgirl she began to think Inde pendently. She says that she felt in tuitively that certain principles In the books were wrong before she could fol low them logically and show where they were wrong. As study developed Mrs. Terrell's knowledge of economics she was able to maintain logically the principles which she has advocated. Ths study of political economy Is par ticularly attractive Just at present to the women who are the leaders of the , treat movement for study and mental Culture among women. In may states tha suffragists have temporarily aban J toned, their aggressive fight for practl--cl politics anfl are devoting their time the most part to the study of economics and the principles that are the foun dation of all government. Mrs. Ter rell's views brought her to the notice t the Qunton Institute of Pol 11 leal Science. She has recently been ap pointed to take charge of its school In Kansas City. This course of study is conducted along the same general plan I the Chautauqua. At these meetings all aides of questions will be discussed and every member Is expected to do his own thinking. The students will pre pare papers, elect their own officers -and will extend Invitations to speak ers. Chicago Chronicle. Lariat risk by Light. It Is a well-known fact that fish like Insects, are attracted by any bright light, and a French entomologist has lately taken advantage of this circum stance In fishing for specimens In a pond. With a portable battery and t small Incandescent electric lamp at tached to a net he was able to secure a large number of fish, larvae, tad poles, etc., at one operation. The net, measuring about one yard across, was slowly lowered into the water, and when it reached the bottom of the pond the little lamp above it was connected with the battery. All the living crea tines withlng reach of the apparatus ruBhed towards the light, end were Im mediately secured in the net. It is obvious that the method is applicable on a far larger scale, and may prove to be of great service to night fisher men. What tha Mirror shews. The mirror does not show us as we really are. No matter how plain a face seem 8, it is much more beautiful than It' appears in a mirror. No one can assume a natural expression when looking in a glass. The eye must be in a certain position, and as that organ governs the face only a look of atten tive examination is seen. All the oth er expressions never appear. It Is a mechanical impossibility for the mirror to show the exact tone and that of the eyes and hair. A Wonderful Clock. A very remarkable clock la that made by Villingen, the clockmaker of the Black Forest, Germany.- It shows the seconds, minutes, quarter-hours, hours, days, weeks, months, seasons, years, and leap-years to the last sec ond of the year A. D. 99999, besides a host of other astronomical, geograph ical and historical facts. TRUE HEROISM. Mm Wha are U4 fare All Otfeeva Ara la Ska tUaaC When men who have ouce truly caught the spirit of Christ, bow sig nally God has bleaard their tabors! Think of St. Iu with his single arm kindling from Jerusalem to Antlotb and from Hpoeaus to ltoine the beacon llghta of Christian truth. How much poorer would the world and the church have been If the lion-hearted Eliot had never spent his life In evangellxlnc the North American Indians; If Bonlfare had never braved lbs dangers of a Ger man forest; If Ms red en bad never sail ed to New Zealand, nor Carey to Cal cutta, nor Williams to Polynesia Not only do the heathen need the for eign missionary, but the church at home needs htm. For, ater all. the true missionary, tie sealous, enthu siastic, salf sacrificing messenger of Ooapel In barbarous lands, who hath left house and pareuts and brethren and wife and children for the kingdom of God's sake, la about the most he roic character that treads the earth to day. There Is nothing at all ridiculous In him. He Is altogether sublime. He stands before us the greatest con temporary example of the highest moral and physical courage. He is the sole representative of the splendid au dAclty of the early propaganda with its lurid background of parswutlon snd martyrdom. He la our one guar antee In an age of ease and safety that the simple faith and strenuous forti tude of the catacombs and the coliseum persist in the church. ELEPHANT CURIOSITY. Aa AaluiaJ Which Bleeds with lu Teat laibadded la Kara. On the Miles Wilbur farm. less than two miles from Palmyra, Wis., nearly midway between Bald bluff and the Curellan spring, on a wild, rocky hill side of the Kettle range of bluffs, may bs found a huge rock known far and near aa the "atone elephant," says the Boston Transcript. It U annually vis ited by large numbers of people, some of whom pronounce It a petrified ele phant of monster site, but the theory most generally believed is that It was hewed out of the solid rock In which (t seemed Imbedded centuries ago by some pre-hlstortc race. As If to sub stantiate this latter theory, from time to time many valuable tools, relics and implements unknown to the peo ple of this age have been found about Its base and In that immediate vicin ity. The elephant is about twenty feet long, six or eight feet high, of a dark gray color and weighs hundreds of tons. The body only Is above the level of the ground, Its legs being deeply sunk below, holding it firmly In a standing position. A tradition be lieved by many Is that around this huge stone the Indiana gathered to of fer sacrifices to the great spirit and burn their prisoners at the stake, or make thera the victims of slow torture known only to the Indians. It Is a long established and generally believed theory that In thla Immediate vicinity and about Bald bhiff and the Big springs were some of their most fa mous battlefields and hunting grounds. THE INCREASE OF HOMES. On nlu( One Is the Best Possible Thing tar Man. One of the best possible facts In the latter-day progress of this country is the increase In the number of homes, says Leslie's Weekly. In crowded cen ters of population such as New York and one or two other cities, the flat and the hotel must always be neces sary, for space Is too valuable to be monopolised by the humble. But even around the very large cities there are being built thousands and thousands of suburban cottages and country resi dences, and all through the length and breadth of the country, in the towns, villages and cities, artlBtlc homes are increasing at an astonishing rate. If any one will take the trouble to look up the literature on the subject he will find that in this country there are more than a hundred papers devoted to those home-builders, giving them each week plans and suggestions. The number of books upon low-priced archi tecture written In the last flftteen years exceeds the total for a century pre vious. A wider education is being spread and the gain in every way is enormous. A man who owns his home Is a better citizen, even if there is a mortgage on it. There Is a feeling of personal partnership In the protection of property and the preservation of public order which makes him stand for what is best In law and government. U Is the beet possible thing for his wife and children; best for him and beet for the country. Coal filaak. Finely divided coal, hitherto treated as a waste product, and known as "slack," has been found to have a high value as a filtering material for sew age. This has been tried in England. In this country a demand has been created for fine coal, as small in grain as wheat or rice, for fuel, and a large business is now being; done in the ex ploiting of the enormous piles, almost mountains, of coal waste about the mines of Pennsylvania. The material is put through a mechanical washing process, and the fine, sand-like coal is separated and assorted by size of grain. Ta Flague la India. There has been an alarming renewal of mortality from the bubonic plague at Bombay and thousands of the fright ened population are again seeking safe ty In flight In the third week of Jan uary there were 850 deaths from th plague Va the elty. KUAKPEXLD SltORDH. BY H. W. BOWMAN. Popes are Policy men. Prleate (row rich by fraud. OpiKMlng Rome is a proof of princi ple. There caa be no real love for Amer ica when tbe pope Is the ruler. All papists are bigoted no matter how liberal they may make out to be. Rome makes it a religious duty to oppose the public rchoolt. Rome finds slander a better weapon than a bowle knife. Those who would lead men to oppose Rome must look up her record. It tskes patriotism to stand out against papal tyranny. One of Rome's beat hiding" places is behind a pile of money. Take up any of your great world problems today and you will find the pope has his finger in the pie. There Un't much patriotism in tbe heart of the man who aids Rome in Raining power In this country. Tbe best remedy for national apathy is to let Rome introduce some of her old methods of persecution. The papal praising college professor Is one of the pope's best workers in this country. It is much easier to be contented with party pandering to Romanism than to steadfastly oppose it. A narrow beaded bigot Is the popes' idea of a first class man. Thlnkeri al ways give the popes trouble. Where tbe public school sows one grain of patriotism the parochial sows ten tare seeds of treason. Ko-To-Bm for Fifty Ceata. Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, make weak men strong, blood pure too. II All drugnjj A new, modern, 6 room bouse to ex change for land 5 to 40 acres in vi cinity of Omaha. House has city water, gas, bath, good cellar. Lot is above grade; fruit, sidewalks, clear title; four blocks from carline. Address "Good," care American. Omaha, Neb. , Bdnsate Tour Bowel With Casearata. Cfenri V Onlhftrtli IMirJI MnalliuilAK f Yte, tto. ireon refund money A Chicago public-school teacher re cently received the following note from the father of one of her pupils: "Miss : You should mine your own affairs and not tell Jake he should not bier trlnk. so long he lit he trink der bier and he trlnk It yet wen der bill rains is ded, if you interfer some more I ;o on the bored of Edukashun, I am a brewery driver and I no mine plzness." Of such Is the kingdom of menacing foreigniBm which Is In the midst of us. A Woman's Words Afflicted with Many Diseases -Weak Stomach, Heart Trouble Life was Misery until Hood's Sarsaparllla Cured. " About two years sgo I was in a serious condition. I could not eat or sleep. My stomscb wss very weak and I had heart disease so bad that I could not lis down. I was also afflicted with female complaints and my life wis misery to me. I could not do my housework and was reduced to a mere skeleton. One dsy I decided to try Hood's Sarsaparllla and I began to feel better from the first few doses. I could soon sleep well st night. This medicine has done me so mnch good thst I value it very highly snd recommend it to my friends as a medicine that does all It claims to do." Mrs. Jennie M. Dkpny, Arnold, Nebraska. If yon have decided to take Hood's Bar ssparilla do not buy any other Instead. Hood's 1 parilla Is the best in fact the One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. $1; six for $5. Get only Hood's. HaaH's pitt sure. mild, effective. I1UUU trills An drueeista. 15c Passengers arriving at Chicago by the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific- IV y can, by the new Union Elevated Loop, reach any part of the city, or for a five cent fare can be taken immediately to any of the large stores In the down town district. A train will stop at the Rock Island Station every minute. These facilities can only be offered by the "Great Rock Island Route." Address JOHN SEBASTIAN, G. P. A., Chicago. 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D. 1898, at 10 a. m. of said day, at the east front door of the county court house In the city of Omaha, Douglas county, Nebraska, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the property described in said order of sale as follows, to-wit: Lot five, block one, and lot eighteen, block four, in Everett place, an addition to the city of Omaha, and lot one in block one, In Kent's addition to the city of South Omaha, as surveyed, platted and recorded, all situated in Douglas county, state of Nebraska. Said property to be sold to satisfy Wal ter B. Keeler, plaintiff herein, the sums on lota as follows, to-wit: On lot 5, block 1, in Everett place the sum of $18.10, and an attorney's fee of $1.81, and on lot 18, in block 4, Everett place, an addition to the city of Omaha, the sum of $12.66, and an attorney's fee of $1.25, and also on lot 1. In block 1, Kent's addition to the city of South Omaha, the sum of $15.06, and an attorney's fee of $1.60, all of which amounts, according to the decree, bear interest at the rate of ten (10) per cent per annum from September 27, 1K97. To satisfy the sum of thirty-four and 19-100 ($34.1$) dollars, costs herein, together with accruing costs, according to a decree rendered by the district court of said Douglas county, at its September term, A. D. 1897. in a certain action then and there pending, wherein Walter E. Keeler is plaintiff and Elmer E. Lowe. Mrs. Lowe, bis wife, first and real nam un known, Co-Operative Land and Lot com pany, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Nebraska, Caroline R. Atkinson and Atkinson, her hus band, first and real name unknown, Isaac Troup and Mrs. Troup, his wife, first and real name unknown, David C Patterson and W. R. Vaughn, Jr., first and ree.1 name unknown, are defendants. Omaha, Nebraska, February 18th. 1898. JOHN W. M' DONALD, Sheriff of Douglas County, Nebraska. W, A. Saunders, Attorney. Keeler vs. Lowe et aL Docket 69. No. 48. Ex Docket Z, page $88. 2-18-lfi To Core Coimlpatlan Forever. TakeOnnireis ( uniiv Cathartic 10c or He. If C C. C (ml lo cure, drunsiau rrfuud mosey. rii1 $;...v,v,.ar Lake Linden, Mich., Fob., 21, liM Dear Sir: I received your Atlas of tbe World and I am well pleased; far beyond my expeditions. Yours, JOHN COLLLMQ. laitiOI II TIE IIDEIICII UUIlEh An Essay by Cha-e Roys, throwing- a blaxe of light on Ametlcan history shows that the Jesuits were the cause of all the colonial wars, Indian an French massacres of those times and many startling facts not generally known. In pamphlet form Price 10 Centi. Address: CHASE ROYS, Washington, D. C. JOHN M. DALEY. Merchant Tailor Suits Made to Order. Guarantee a perfect lit la all cases. Cloth -Inn cleaned dyed and remodeled. 604 N. 16th SU. :- OMAHA. NEB. Omaha Express and Delivery Co., J. L. TURNEY, Mgr. H. H. HAYFORD Seo. Treas. Moving and light express work at reason able prices Piano moving a specialty Household noods stored, packed and shipped. Carry-alls for picnics. Office, 410 North 16th Street. Telephone 1203. W. A. SAUNDERS. Merchants National Bank Bids-. SHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of an alias order of sale I out of the district court for Doiwtea county, Nebraska, and to me directed, 1 . will, on the 22d day of March, A. D. Ufco, at ten o'clock a. m. of said day, at tto east front door of the county court house In the city of Omaha, Douglas county, Ne braska, sell at public auction to the hlgt eet bidder for cash, the property datcrllai in said order of sale, as follows, to-witi Lots (37), (38) and (40) In Luke A Temple ton's addition to the city of Omaha, aa surveyed, platted and recorded, ail ta Douglas county, state of Nebraska. Said property to be sold to satisfy Waster E. Keeler. plaintiff, herein, tha sum said lots as follows, to-wlt: On lot thirty-seven the sum of $29.11 On lot thirty-eight the sum of $11.17, au7 On lot forty the sum of tmio. whi amounts, according to the decree, bear k tereet at the rate of ten (10) per cent dot annum from February 1st. 1897. To satisfy the sum of forty-one 26-100 ($41.26) dollars costs herein, together with accruing costs, according to a Juda ment ordered by the district court of ssJd Douglas county, at its February term, A D. 1(4)7, in a certain action then and there ending, wherein Walter EL Keeler is f tiff and Alexander M. Johnston and oiners) are defendants. Omaha, Nebraska. February 18. 1898. JOHN W. M'DONALD. Sheriff of Douglas County. Nebraska W. A. SAUNDERS. Attorney. Keeler vs. Johnston, et si ; Docket 67. No. 104. Ex. Docket T, page 266. I-U-f W. A. SAUNDERS. Merchants National Bank Bldg. W. A. SAUNDERS. Attorney, Merchants National Bank. SHERIrF'8 8ALE.-By virtue of an order of sale lBsued out of the district court for Douglas county. Nebraska, and to me di rected. I will, on the 12th day of April, A. I). 1H9H. at ten o'clock A. M. of said day, at the EAST frontdoor of the county courthouse, in the city of Otmiha, Douglas county. Ne brHnka. sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash tbe property described in said order of sale an follows to-wlt: Lots four (4) In block 1:14, and lot Ave (5) in block 164 of (be Original Flat of the city of Omaha, as surveyed, platted and record ed, all situated in Douglas county, state of Nebraska. 8ald Droperty to be sold to satisfy Wal ter K. Keeler, plaintiff herein, tbe sums as follows, to wit: On lot 4 in block abore described, the sum of il.897.00, together with an attorney's fee of $189.70; On lot 5 In block 1H4. above described the sum of $975.45, together with an attorney's fee of $97 54; Which said amounts according to tbe judg ment of the district court bear interest at. the rate of ten per cent, per annum from Meu tember 38th. 1896, and are first lien upon said property. To satisfy the further sum of three hun dred and nineteen and 12-100 ($1)19.12) dollars coets herein, together with accruing cost according to a judgment rendered by the district court of said Douglas county, at Its September term, A. D. 1896. In a certain ac tion then and there pending, wherein Walter E. Keeler Is plaintiff and Phoebe Rebecca KlUnbetb Elwlne Linton and Adolphus Fred erick Linton. hr husiand John Morris, Will lam Morris and Prank Crisp co-partners do ing business as Ashurst. Morris Crisp Com pany. John Whlttaker Cooper and William Isaac Phard are defendants. Omaha, Nebraska, March 11th, 1897. JOHN W. MCDONALD. Sheriff of Douglas County, Nebraska. W. A. Saunders, Attorney. Keeler vs. Linton, et al. Doc. 55; No. 179. El. -Doc. I; FageSfl. 2-115 AGENTS WANTED I am anxious to get agents to work putting up nates and silng rlehts and call your at tention to THE (iKANOKK GATE upon whirh I bave recently received letter patent. This gate being so simple, durable and cheap, it Is bound to come Into quite general use. Being constructed from seven common fence boards, one 2x6 two feet long, one pound of wrought nails, and one rood straight fence post, it can be built on any farm by any man who can saw a board and drive a nail. There is no trouble In selling either the gate or farm or precinct rights, and I want agents In every locality, to whom I will allow a liberal commission. If you have time to devoted to this work you can make it pay. Soliciting correspondence I am. Respectfully Yours, J. H. DUNDAS, AUBURN. NHH.