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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1894)
ki $i:.x t:tm wixra. L J. enraosra. AU1SOV, A. NEBKASKA NEWS. I CoL C. S. Ellsworth is about to start aawspaper at Sidney. Kearney get the next annual meet ing of the sute alliance. Tbe Beatrice starch factory has been cloaed nii'.ii the sux.li on hand cau be ; Old. , j 1 he Tillage of Dodge, Dodge county, ' has an eurollmem ot !3 iu its public : schools. The little town of Chappell, lit in j JJeuel couuty, has a coal famine to ci - j tend against. Mrs. Thomas Judge of Greeley county slipped on the ice and s.istaiued broken arm. The Dempster Mill and Maiiutaetur lug company of Beatrice has resumed operations with a full force. Ninety per cent of the people who left western Nebraska during the drouth year are reported as returning, The citizens have petitioned the county fathers for a bridge across the liepublican river near Hardy. A. colony from Michigan has bought (and iu fciinball county and will come out and possess it in the spring. Parties unknown to fame are talkiug of a starting democratic daily atXor folk. It is a dangerous uudir.aking. C. C. Whipple has purchased the Dodge Advertiser and propose to steer it entirely clear of religion ;and poli tics. The merchants of liarnsburg are making fuu for the general public by cutting and slashing prices on every thing. A skating craze has struck Fulle ton and society closes its doors to tiiose who refuse to take a hand, or a foot, in the sport. Twenty-five tons of good hay belong. tag to C. S. Phillips, and stacked on i bis farm a mile from Tecumseh was ' Nuckolls county has a club of jolly Bachelors who scorn the wiles of the fair sex and cling to single blessedness witb both hands. ' A horse belonging to John Cox of Bterling cut its throat against a wire fence and died on the spot without further ceremony. The wolf hunt in Sarpy county re sulted in rounding up three of the brutes. Two escaped and one was frightened to death. Tvitien Ferris of Kim Creek lias a 1 week that yields warm water, and he j idgee i from the temperature that hades i about a mile below. Ex-Treasurer Casbtuan of Greeley county has gathered enough wampum to settle in full the amount of his short ag while band.iipgbe tax boks a mirror fell "on Mrs. Frederick Kuhlman at .Nebraska City ana a piece of glass penetrated the scalp, makiug an ugly wound, -he wHlecovej r ,TTlie Kimball Observer saysThere is more live stock in western Nebraska, han ever before, notwithstanding tbe j heavy shipments to eastern markets ' Pilger shipped the following carloads ot grain during November, December snd January, up to the end ofjast wek. Corn, 182 cars; wheat7H;oaU, 6. " There is not room enough in tbe, Baotis church at Broken Bow to con tain the people who are anxious to 'at tend the revival meetings now in pro rrgs there. ' ' - irank Wallace, whose borne is three J tniles south of Wallace, had his leg broken in two places, lie was driving tome horses when his own horse slip ped on the ice and fell on him. Harry Lewis, the Saunders county farmer who was shot a short time ago by J. H. Walkup, has recovered suffl jiently to go to Fremont and buy a new tnit of clothes in which o attend tbe bearing of bis would-be slayer. When the Nine-Mile canal is finished in Cheyenne county. Bayard will be in the cent r of the best irrigated portions of the Platte valley, and the prospect for its future was'never brighter than how, according to Transcript. The setting aside by the supreme oart of the verdict in the murder case f'f George S. Arnold has caused con tUruatioa in Scotts Bluff county, as the costs have already fooled np sev ral thousands of dollars. For the murder of George Burton in 18H8, Ar nold was sentenced to forty-nine years a the penitentiary. Joseph Zastera. a young Bohemian shoemaker, who set up shop in Niobra ra last spring is missing. About the . Middle of last month ht set out to visit his parents near Tyndall, but he never arrived there and it is now taken for granted that he was drowned while erotataf the Missouri .mi tbe afternoon ot December 18. He was about 25 fears of age. York people are being reminded that Mr. Damon, minister of floanoe Id Mr. Dope's provisional grrnmeat In Haw all, la married to a ntece of Mr. F. Bald and cousin of Jsrs W. W. Wyeofl mt that city. Minister of floanoe Da OH was born in Honolulu and also : - "- mnA thai hint hand. mrT haaaa In the Kanaka eaoltaL Ur traaai U tt rasutent partner in a . tkiawrrlrm. A mm ml Mag. J Roue, Jan. la. A royal degree, aigi-d by all the ministers, was issued ! and proclaims a state of siege at Maasa 1 aod Carrara. This in the outcome of a ; long discussion ou the rect ut rioting , blood on the south side of Morgan by a full meeting of the cabinet yester- atreet, one hundred feet east of Taylor day. The government is seriously ; . He followed the trail to a alarmed at the situation. It ia consid- I 7fnt !ot where ut" 'ound "' 'itb ered not at all unlikely that the rioting i 'n " "d lt" bIoot,7 ciin" , , w .. -In ingtoit Nearby were wagon tracks, will extend to other provinces. lhewhjch indiCaUs(1 tbat tne muritr Vatican is equally anxious with the j owner tf the hat ha.l l.n i,.n... i.. . quirinal over the condition of affairs and those nearest the pope, it U asserted, believe that a revolution is at hand. General Zench, who has D appointed extraordinary commissioner, j fi.0B, tbe lot where the hat was disco had reached the disturbed province awl ' ered: 'Ob, d jn't murdt-r me!" has proclaimed martial la at Massa! A couductor named Christy Smith, and Carrara. . 1 living at Keunerly avenue, ideuti- j The day passed without disturbance In t arrara. The streets were deserted, j Heavy and steady rain kept most per I sons indoors throughout the district. ad caused a suspension of anarchist j activity. Troops have continued. , despite the storm, to pursue the bauds j of anarchists who have lied from the j city. In one house near Carrara eight men. were arresteu. Ihey all were revolutionists who had gone from Car - ara and Maasa to hide from the police. Traiu Rnblwd. j St. Josei ii, Mo, Jan. I'J. Train No. 3, on the KaDsas City, St. Joe & Coun cil Bluffs railroad, was held up aud robbed at 12 :JX) yesterday morning by live masked men at Koy's liranch, just above this citv, the scene of the at tempted robbery of September 2oth last. The train was stopped by atoipedo placed on the track, and when the engi- brotl er says he is positive Michael was neer had slowed up he and the Hrenieu j mur ered lor his money", were covered by revolvers and forced Captain Campbell of the Sixth dis to the express car and demand admis-' trict hinks it is a case of murder and siou. me express messenger, C. K. Baxter, was covered by revolvers in the hands of the robbers, iind they i,ro-- ceeded of plunder the c;ir. The safe was opened and the contents were (transferred to a sack which was car-1 ried by one of the gang. The robbers j then assembled ail the train crew in a bunch, marched them about half way down the train and ordering them" to stand id still, made Uieir.?ape"77ra j terly drecTion" throiighjhe "deTJSa j wes willows which line the track atthit point." The robbers could not all be described, but are supposed to be tile same gang that held up aiid rohbed the ! Chicago fast train, the "Fli,'' ou The j Hannibal, just a week a;ro. One of j them used a red lantern in kicii ailing to I the engineer. Two of them answer the ! description given of two of the "Eli" j robbers. j Sheriff ( arson and a large posse of j deputies are hot on the trial of the rob ' bers, and every available man has been ' pressed into service. As soon as the ! robbers left the train it was backed j down into the city, and the otliciais j notified. - - ! Nothing can be ascertained in regard to how much money the robbers se ! cured, but coming on the heels of the ' last robbery it ha-s creaff d intense ex- citenieut alPoTertlie'city. -"' - K"y's Branch, wiierethe holdup oc curred, was the place where two trajn roDuer3 w?re" killed aud four a dummy captured September IT), by train sent out by the otliciais of the road in placeof No. 3, the train that was attacked. v .- zy The'Annual Keiort. Washington, Jan. 19. The annual report of the World's Columbian com mission was submitted by President T. W. Palmer. Detailed statements ot the scopeand various features ofjlhg exposition are left for the' Cnalreport to be prepared by a special committee of the coraji is8j5iilu Juyijiil Palmerat its bead, and which will be a -rk of great magnitude, practically a history of the fair to be completed next ! November. An estimate of Wi.uuo to complete the work of tbe commission, not including the committee on awards, is made and congress is asked to authorize its transfer from the funds of tbe committee on awards and the board of lady managers. The commis sion has a balance of $11,000 iu tbe treasury, the committee on awards 8'J0,271, and the committee on awards of the lady managers 4O,40!; present board of lady managers 01,1. Imparl ant Secret I.tteni. Chicaoo, Jan. 19. A special to tbe Herald iu Victoria, B, C, says impor tant secret letters were sent to Honolulu by the steamers Warrimoo, which sailed W dnesday evening, coa. cerning a body of armed men being re cruited in Victoria to fight for the queen. The troop, which already consists of 200 picked meu, was recruiied by VT, H. Kamson, a well known business man of Victoria. The party, which is made up almost entirely of veterans of the northwest mounted police, will b in command of Captain McKean, ex sergeant of the mounted police. Trans portation rates have already bee u cured for tbe small army via the Oceanic line and everything is in readiness awaitifig tbe word from Hodoltilu. . la4raa Kiettaaaant. BiitatiNOH AM, Ala., Jan. 19 James Bright, who lives near Willow Springs, Covington county, reported that he awoke early In that morning and found his young wifa In bed twslde Mm daad. How or what hour her death occurred ha did dot know, ha said. After tailing the story Bright disappeared. As his baby ws found daad a few days again a similar way thara la Intense nsetta. moot, and antfa strong noeaieioa that If wagftt bright win to lynoned A Myalarlaua Harder. Ciiicaoo, Jan. 16. A special to the Herald from St. Louis says: T ia police are investigation a mys terious murder. At 12 :30 o'clock last night a police officer found clou of w,,vwU IU wagon and carted westward. A little before the hour when the discovery wa3 ade lUe night cuuian at James 'ery stable on Delmar avenue. west Of 1 avlor aveimt iarH tt.a -..- hed tbe hat as that of his brother i Michael, who lived next door to him. ! Michael , won ?.j,UX in the lottery two weeks ago aud had been on a pro longed spree lor several days. Mr. Mntlti thought lus brother had been niuraeri-d for his money. Drs. A. P. liarnes, jr., aud Given Campbell analzed the blood and said that it was human, prom indications it appears that Smith was murdered and his 1 dragged for gome distance and loaded into a wagon. The tracks or the wagou were traced lor 1UU feet. Tl. I... i , , " iuuuu uy i nicer t raig was a V.1..l. . . " . ui-ica ueruy, so m acn worn as almost to look like a slouch. It was covered with blood. Ou top of the crown near the rear was a clear cut evidently made oy a kiiire blade, and half an inch from it a jagged hole. Inside the crown was Iineu with clotted blood and a few browii hairs. The murdered man's mat metiael Smith is the victim. He i ua" etaiied two detectives to work on the c se. They made inouirv at tl, dispensary and will investigate every '.case """ought there after 1 o'clock in the morning. It is Captaiu Campbell's opinion, however, tbat Smith was mur dered forthe purpose of robbery and his assassins"! through some stranse freak, took Uiejwdy off to dump it into some one of thenu'meVous sewer inlets the WeSL8!rTs!,24....'' Trled to Kill Thrill. Wichita, Kan., Jan. 16. There was aii exciting incident occurred in the United states court room, where Clyde Mattox, the noted Oklahoma killer, is on ; iiil for murder. Deputy United States Marshal George Walker had just leitlhe witness stand, where he had given some damaging evidence against Maf ox, when he was accosted by a girl named Annie Edwards of this city, who launched a shower of abusive epithets upon ban and then diving into her pocket said she intended to kill LTm. Bystanders seized her and her friend, carried her away, but tm soon returned to the court room aud Judge Wiliiatns, having. been irformedjjjthe occurence, orre3Jiebetiife hinfrjieag'airi titr ju'dBSTeTit- hefoFToiT'ThTnrS' she 5s2?SriS? payment of a Dne Oiicmore she returned to the court room door, but this timewas, refused aomjijodJt las since developed that she threatened to make it lively for those who caused her ar rest and imprisonment, so it is sur mised that she Intended to shoot either Walker or Judge Williams. The girl is not over twenty, but evidently be longs to the order of cranks. It seems sbe has been visiting Mattox in jail here and has become infatuated with him. ciSii-TtiSt I'oiioned Her LoTtr Danville, Va., Jan. 16. -The pois oning case at Irisburg, in Henry county, Is developing some sensational features. iT now appears that William Stua'rt, tbe young man who took supper at Ed ward Harrington's and was taken sick immediately after tea and died the next day, was the accepted lover of Miss Eleanor Harrington, daughter of Ed ward Harrington, though the parents of the young lady objected to him. He ate beartly of an oldlasbioned pound cake the night he took tea at Harring ton's, and his illness and death followed. It is claimed that none of Harrington's family partook of the cake. A post mortem examination convinced the doctors tbat Stuart's death was due to poison, and Edward Harrington, his son and bis daughter were arrested and taken to Martinsville for examination. The examination has not yet been com pleted and Harrington and his son are in jail. - Wilt Kellev Thau ait Oare Denvkr, Jan. 16. Yesterday Gov veroor Waile sent a letter to Judge Hallett of the United States district court regarding tbe unfortunate plight of tbe employes of the Atchison road, appealing for prompt action. Mr. Collbran unoflicially stated that tbe pay car will start out at once to relieve their distress, and that tbe delay was due to tbe Inability of their receiver to get in touch with tbe business of the system within so short a time. Htnck Rich Ore. Georgetown, Colo., Jan. Id. One of the most remarkable strikes of rich ore aver discovered in the Clear Creek country was made last week in the In dependence mine in tba East Argen tine district A six-inch vein of ylvaaite waa found at a depth of over one hundred feet and tba assay shows It to eoataia 7,MS ounoaa of gold and 1,490 ounoaa of stiver par ton. A ooality test proved tbe remaining tub- to be tellurium. lot as Caoda. Omaha, Xeo., Jan. 18. -Within week two tailor shoi have been robbed aud several hundred dollars' worth of goods stolen. Kevend houses hare also been robbed of jewelry and clothing. An overcoa'. was stolen from a l an on a Council Muffs motor car. Tl Council Bluff authorities informed tbe Omaha police of the tnt of the overcoat and furnished a description of the thieves. A detail of police vsited the vai ious lodging houses and dives auu unaiiy located me two men In a to' m ut 4-.r north Fifteenth street. At th police station they gave the names of harles Austin and J. C. Jackson. The police found several pawn tickets a in uni; the men's personal effects, one of which was for a gold watch and t'h.uu ana another for a suit of clothes' Stolen from Mr. McClure of 530 South Twentieth street Charles Austin wore a pair of pants identified by Mr. Mar tin, the Parnam street taior, whose store :is robbed last Pnd tv night, as stolen Irora hi in. The police are posi tive that the prisoners are bad men. When arresied both men were armed With revolvers. They are suspected of having committed the numerous hold ups which have occurred recently. Called ror the Oerene. Ciih.u.o, III., Jan. IS.-Ex-Mayor Cregier was a witness at the Coughlin' trial. He was called at the instance of the defense, to throw some light, if possible, upon the disappearance of the short-hai d notes and transcript taken during the defendant's examination at the city hall the day he was arrested. The witness admitted having received the documents from his private secre tary, but did not know what had be come of them. He explained that they were probably destroyed during the transfer of his private papers from the mayor's odice to his residence at the expiration of his term. William J. Hynes, the noted lawyer and enemy of the infamous "triangle," ho assisted the state at the lirst trial, was called in the same connection, he baviug been present at the police ex amination of Coughlin. He did not re collect receiving a copy of the tran Bcript. That ended the effort of the defense to get the much wanted evidence into court. Iled at tha LfKljre Kooiua. Di.tp.oit, Mich., Jan. IS. The cathedral of the Michigan sovereign consistory thirty -second degree Masons was the scene of an incident not often seen in Masonic circles. While the de g ee of Prince of Jerusalem, sixteenth degree, was being worked. William II. Boothroyd, for forty years a prominent book publisher and dealer here, started to cross the lloor. He had taken less than a dozen steps when he tottered and fell. Two doctors were by his side in ten seconds, but he was dead of valvular rheumatism of the hearty. The work was immediately called off, and the Rilcnt watchjof the dead egan. Be fore the body was removed from the cathedra) a solemn service for the dead was held. Boothroyd w;is born in Pouchkeepaie in 1H.'S2. and had been a high degree Mason for years. He leaves a widow. On a S rike Uomk, Jan. 11. About 5,000 work lngmeii have struck in Massa and Carrara. Both towns are occupied by troops. All the shops are closed. The inhabitants are frightened and many families are provisioning their houses as it for a Beige. Bands of revolters parade the streets making requisitions on the people for arms and bread. Troops guard the railway at all points to prevent the tearing up of the rails. Some soldiers are in active pursuit of bands iu the mountains. '1 he cabinet council has given Premier Crispi a free hand as to the time when he shall de clare the province of Massa Carrara In a state of siege. The proclamation will probably be issued unless the situation improves soou. Kacaped lha IIhiicI or tha Law. Wichita, Kas., Jan II. Clyde Mat tox, the notorious Oklahoma desperado who was being tried for murder, and found guilty in the federal court, had not been returned to his cell over two hours before he had cut his way through the iron bars of a third story window and made his escape. A large posse is scouring the town aud sur rounding country, but ithout hope of catching the young outlaw, who was evidently aided by friends on the out side and provided with ample means of escape. Mattox, naturally a desperado, was made more desperate still by his conviction and the chances are he will never be taken alive. A Hand or AnairhUta. London, Jan. 11. A dispatch to the Central News from' Korne says: A squadon cavalry patrolling Massa and Car ara bad an encounter with a band of anarchists five hundred strong at Fassalso bridge. Tbe anarchists stood their ground until several were killed or wounded and then tied. They were pursued by the cavalry and Anally dis persed. Eight persons altogether were killed and a number were wounded. Among the wounded are several Czechs. Many arrests were made. Tha rrusafau lfle.1 tliened. U Kit!-in, Jan. IS. -The Prussian diet wss opened by the emperor in person. In bts speech his majest y declared tne deficit In tbe Prussian finances amounted to 25,000,000 marks. This was due to a decrease in railway earn ings and an Increase in raatrlcular payments made by the kingdom. An organic financial reform, he declared was necessary. Difficulties arising from agrarian distress mast Orst be relieved. A TarrtUU W rea. jEKajcr Utt, X. J. Jan. 17. Two tiger trains on me ueiaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad were wrecked while crossing Hackeiitack bridge, and twelve or fifteen people ( re killed. The Dover expres slowed up just before crossing the bridge, and at the time of the accident was going at the rate of six miles an hour. The fog was thick and the South irnge train, which was running about twenty miles an hour, crashed into the rear of the Dover express, telescoping the rear combination baggage and smokini; car, and carrying death and destruction to the bewildered passengers. All the killed, with one' or two exceptions, were in the combination car. The dead and injured were piled along the high embankment at side of the track. Engineer David Hoffman of Soul h Orange t ra n was seriously no the the ii- jured. His fireman said th iirs' matiou of danger was the sight of inti tl e red lights on the rear car of the Dver express only twenty-live feel ahead, Petore the brakes eoulil be applied the collision occurred. No i tie on the South Orange 'rain was killed. The first bullet ii to President Moan of the Delaware, L ickawanua ,V West ern was an oflirhl notice that twelve persons had been ki led and twenty in jured. The conductor of the Dover ex press was Jeremiah Ceorge. lie re fused to make any statement, as Jh: also the lireman and engineer tram. The accident occurred o'clock. of at this b.'.'Ai As soon as the forward cars of the Dover express could lie cleare d ii way irom tne two wrecked cars and the en gine of the South Orauire train, the dead and wsumled were placed in them and taken to Hoboked, where medical attendance from the hospitals had been asked for. Some of the injured wvre taken to the Young Men's Christian association rooms at the Hnboken station. WAItNl.VO OMK TOO LATE. The brakeman of the rear car of tin Dover express discovered that a wreck was inevitable, and shouted at the top of his voice. "Jump for your lives! The train is coming behind and will be on us In a minute." This warning cry was enough to put the entire rear car of the express in a Commotion. Passengers rushed nell me l for the nearest nieanb of exit Some jumped through the windows in their haste, while the majority rushed to the doors. In the excitement some fell on the floor, while others tumbled ver'hem. Before all the frightened pas-ergers could make their escape the Orange local crashed into the rear car, telescopins and driving the car into the car ahead, dealing death on all rides. A passenger who reached New York said he had counted fifteen dead bodies on one side of the wreck and others were thought to be dead. C'niif-Ked a Murili-r. , Milwaukee, Jan. 17. Kmlolph J. PeRchin inn. lessee of the Cream City hotel bar, has confessed to murdering Mrs. Annie schruroes last Friday morning for her money. Mrs. Scbrumes boarded at the hotel and waa supposed to keep 530,000 or 40,000 in her room. She wa eighty years old and weighed aboutjtwo hundred pounds. -- PescirraanVrwIsnt to herToom, choked her to insensibility, threw her on the bed, bound her hands and feet and then ransacked ihe room for money. He says he did not. Iind any. Then, fear ing detection, be threw Mrs. Scbrumes' lamp on the floor, setting the room afire and went down stairs. After the fire had burned awhile Peschroann concluded to send in an alarm and save some of his furniture, as he had no insurance. The fire was soon put out. Mrs. Schrumes had a large sum of money and search is being m uie for P. The ( oiiclilln Trl .tl Ciiicaoo, 111,, Jan 17. - The Coughlin trial opened with a lively contest be- tween the prosecution and defense over 100) by addressing Dr. Williams Medi the attempt to introduce as evidence cine Co.. Schenectady, X. Y or Brock- for the first time stenographic reports of P. O'Sullivan's examination by ex State's Attorney Longenecker behind alosed doors in the Lake View police station, May 24, 1W, previous to his arrest without tbe protection of legal counsel. Judge Tuthill reserved his decision until Judge Longenecker testified to tbe facts surrounding the examination. Lieutenant George Hubbard related tbe conversation he had as chief of po lice with Coughlin before his arrest in regard to bis whereabouts May 4, bis connection with the white horse episode aud his relations with Crouin and the Clan-ua-Oael. Tbe detective's answers were so unsatisfactory tbat he was promptly arrested on the charge of murder. Two 'ari uf Nmallpui. Ciiicaoo, Jan. 17. But two cases of smallpox were discovered. Both of these were in the quarantined lodging house at 134 West Madison street. The names of the victims are John Crouin and William Decker. Commissioner Reynolds felt much relieved to learn that no new outside casts had been dis covered during the day. Hn lhrrn Maa a Hera; , Lawuenck, Kan., Jan. 17. The members of tbe .Ion Baptist church in North Lawrence had an exciting scene at their services yesterday morning. Rev, Henderson, the regular minis ter, thought some of tbe remarks of Brother Cox, who was doing the preach ing, were too personal and started for Cox with a chair. Tha congregation took tha matter up and after a tima sep arated tha brethren. A New England Miracle. 1 1AILB0AD EMOIIEEB 1ELATS1 18 EXrE&IXlOE. Tha Wandarfal Story Told br Frad . Vhm and Hta aMtbai-ln-La ta a Kaprtar sf tka Hoatua Marm! Hot h ara Kaatrd Aflar IVara tl Agoajr. Itrvm the Hattum Hr !, J The vast health-giving lesults al ready ullriouteu oy the newspapers throughout this country and Cauada Ki Dr. V ilnains' ' Pink Puis loi Pale Peo ple" have been reeUlly alipp.euienled oy the ca.tes of two confirmed invalids in one iiouwtiokl in a .New hugUnd town, i lie names of these people are Fred C. Vose, hia wile and hu mother-in-law, Mr. Oliver C Holt, c( Peter, boro, members of the same houaeho d. To tlie Hernlii rejxirter who was seut to investigate ins remarkable cure Mr. Vose aaid: "1 am 37 years old, aud have oeeu railroading fur tlie Filchourg for 15 years. Since boyhood 1 have been troubled Willi a weaK stoiuacu. For tne past 7 years 1 have suffered terribly ami constantly. My stomach woii'd not retain tuini; my lu-aa atlieti con stantly and was so ili7.y 1 could scarce ly stand; my eyes were blurred; 1 had a bad heartburn, uud my breath was Pensive. I had physicians but they I failed to help me. My appetite gave out, and lour ears ago! developed palpitation of the heart, winch serious ly allecled my uieiiihing. Had terrible ' pains in my back and had to tua.e j water many 'times a Uay. 1 finally de i veloped rheumatic signs and eouidn't ! sleep night-, it I lay down my heart j would go nit-a-pat at a gieat rate, aud j many nights i did not close my eyes at ' all. 1 was broken down iu body and ! discouraged in spirit, when some time j in February last I got a couple boxes ' of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, i'.efore I i had tinisiiel the lirst box 1 noticed ! that the palpitation of my heart which, j had bothered me so tnat I couldn't ! breathe at times, began to improve. I i saw that ingoing to my home on the ! hill from the depot, which was pre viously an awful task, my heart did I not beat" so violently and I bad more 1 breath when 1 reached the house. AN ' ter the second and third boxa 1 grew better iu every other reseet. My stom ach becaiii- stronger, tlie gas belching ' waa not so bail, my appetite and Qiges ! lion improved, and my sleep becami ' nearly natural and iindislurtied. I have continued taking the pills three times ; a day ever since last .March, aud today 1 am feeling liefer than at any time , during the la-t eight years. I can con fidently and conscientiously say that , they havi done me more good and ' their good effects are more permanent, , than any medicine I have ever tafceti. i Mv rheumatic pains in legs and bands are all none. The pains in the small of id y back, wlurli were so bud at time that I couldn't stand up straight, have nearly nil vanished ami I Iind my kid ; neys are well regulated by them. Tins , Is an effect not claimed for the pills in 1 the circular, but in my case they b; ought it about I am feeln g HX) pr , cent belter in every shape and manner, i i he reporter next saw Mrs. Halt, who said: "1 am hi years "Id. and lor li years past 1 have bad an Intennit ; tent heart trouble. Three years ago I ' had nervous prostration, by wnich my heart trouble was increased so badly that I had to lie down most of tha time. My stomach also gave out, and I had continual and intense pain fr'in th back ol my neck to the end of my back bone. In 11 weeks I spent for doctor bills and medicine, b it my health continued so miserable that I gave up! doctoring in despair. I began to take Dr. Williams' Pink Pills last wiater and the tirst box made me feel ever so much better. I have taken the pills since February, with the result of stop ping entirely the pain in the spine and in the region of the liver, my stomach is aeain normal, and the palpitation ef Ihe heart has troubled me but three times since I commenced the pills. An analysis of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills shows that they contain, In a corf densed form, all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and restore shattered nerves. They nre an unfailing specific for such diseases as locomotor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Vitus' dance, sciatica neu ralgia, rheumatism, nervous headache, the after effect of la grippe, palpitation, of the heart, pale and sallow complex ions all forms of weakness either in male or female. nd all diseases resulting from vitiated humors in the blood. Pink Pills are sold by all dealers, or will be sent post paid on receipt of price (50 cents a box. or six boxes for I2.W . thaw urn never sold m bulk or dv trie ville. (nt. Halt for IJorpaa The practice of placing a pewtr plate containing a little salt on a corpse may; possibly have originated In salt being considered an emblem of eter nity. In Scotland the custom has generally been to place both salt and earth, separate and unmixed tbe earth being an emblem of the corruptible body, and the salt an emblem of of the Immortal spirit. Salt has also been osed to preserve a corpse. The body of Henry I, who died in Normandy, whs cut and gashed, sprinkled with salt, wrapped in a bull's hide, and brought to Heading abbey to be buried. Westminister Gazette. A successful man of business said the other day. "Ihe policy of this world Is to be aggressive, and you will never succeed until you uctuire It." The advice was accepted in the kindly way in which It was given, but deep; down in one's heart you feel that there are enough battles that must be fought witboul needlessly getting into any more by constantly going about with a chip on your shoulder, daring others to knock it off. huff alo Ki press. Taking Him I p. A student had been bragging of his various accomplishments until oaa of the company, losing Ills patience, said, "Now we have' heard quite enough of what you can do-Just tell us what you can't do, and III undertake to do It my self." "Indeed. Well, I can't pay my bill, and I am vary glad to find tbat you can do It." replied tba studeat. Amid tba hilarity of tha company the naat radaemcd bis raah aramiaa. v . a
