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4 California Oil Development Tha proMt-m of rhr-an furi for nrodurlni team loiitciilc.tMl i..ri in 4 'aliform , urriupait-ru in amc !! of tlie Mate of Crude I'otrolrui urOfllirltiSf mnkf m.i acre ample tc-rritorjr io mk Ian;,. proH.i f,m Toe slock of on compan nrwiamiK In ibe Ful- .. r,, .,:cru )n prire rtom Tew eenu erhr toM 0 r share in a frw nontfaa. Mock In other companies In tha aamcfleld hat doubled. s,l value in a few days recently. Tb Internatlo al Oil Company hai the 1arr JrM aaiouiit ol oil land In one body, under one lutlZ?y fZmv?ny ""i I" Southern allfornla. They hare a iwenlj year leae on J.fWaer In the Kuilerton Plaid The land ha been In. peeled by noted oil eiperts, uo ..1 authority, and pronounced tine oil territory Tbey are at work on tbe ttrxi well, usinir their own machinery. Tbey offer .vi.ono ihre ol the treasury stock par talue II OU, for deielopmeot pur.c. ai Sic par share No Hock of tbe origin! incor porator for ale-lt beltiK Pooled No salaried oflirer. until tha company I making monev Officer and Director all men of standing and rwm.n.lbtlllv In Los Aneele,. (jal., where they all lwe and have led for year. ' Reference, as to personnel and reliability ol Ihe eomimny-Broadway Hank A Trust Co Lo An--les, ol. stock bought In this company at 25c a share may In a few month be worth mny time Hi eiMit. No certificate Uued for Irs' than forts hare ' Remit to Internailonal OU fomiianv 415 Douela Hiilldinir. Uw AukpIps. ( ai , or to Kroadw.y Hank A Trut to., llradbiiry Bt'lla (Of, U Anccle. ( al. ' 1MIlH.NATIO.N-AI. oil. CO. 417 Douglas Bid., . AosalM Cmt SAMPLE OUTFIT ABSOLUTELY FREE. General and state Agents wantpd In ill parts nt ihe V. S. to handle the txt Houxehold fpr-clalty evpr gold for 11.00. Address the J. F. White Mfg Co., Kansaa City, Mo CANCER. on her toneue. A STRONG AFFIDAVIT. Janey Purvl.a, belnir. duly sworn accord ing to law. dcH)Hf anrl says that ehe had i-a.iv.Tuii ncr luriKue una was treated AuKuat 24, 1M. by Dr. J. C. MuLauphlln remedy for cancers and tumora; that in i 'i nmiNin ',ny, jvhiihh, wun i.i painie Hlmut one month hr er toii(?uo wan well, and 1 noiind and well today; there wu no pain from the application of the med icine, a elm could read during the se verest treatment. JANEY FCHVIS, wl Broaiiway. Iavenworth, Kan, Subdj'rllied and aworn to before me, Thomas I., Johnson, a notary public, thla 17th day of March, JW0, at Leavenworth, Kan. VI y commission expires August 21t, Seal.) For further particular of thla poinles treatment, adjreax, ir j. c. Mclaughlin, KANSAS CITY, - - - . - KAN. thi. iol on..m.cal fu, Ihria l.rral. r ""''"'"'"Wl'l"" wUI forward rruda oil produce. about Hie ime amount of lo 'ou ur ifcr Dt drop head, five thu.W.onbof crnrl oil produce minv '"r.Cve A Complete St of pound. of,irBiiorortb of co.1 ' i modern HtUfhmeuta and ins ructlon rn7.hU'.; ulJ each machine. You can I no ii as the r'ullerton nld Well' '!nurJ' "xaralne Ibis lUbChioe and if 8iti-facl-lunto oi.biiriy hvbpnprtir.fi . rm- i '"' J'ou w"' ' h"n pay to your local panics oprming m thlsfWd rounder mo ioM) freight asent 116.00 HAY! SWEEPS and STACKERS KANSAS CITY HAY PRESS & MACHINERY CO, OmahaJeb. o) PU -qllT. gives them new life; then they it is guaranteed to be found in v)r 25c! SOcffi fpffifr TfTn)fS To any needy mortal tuHerinf from bowel trouble and too poor to buy CASCARETS Surling Remedy Company. SEND NO MONEY DEFIANCE $16.00 Deposit with your freight agent uttkieiit money to guarautee the a- . i. . - You lake n ctiances. Keeo vour mon-y until yon are perfectly ?atitr tied ax to the quality of the (foods. New lilcyclfM complete; $13.50, Aud Mold uu the Maine terms. Second baud wheels from 13 up. We sell an parts for every sewing ujachine manulactured. NEBRASKA CYCLE CO. Cor. 15th aid Hine'Sts. OMAHA, NEB. Dr. HENDERSON 101 aut4 103 W. 9tk St., KAHIAI CITT, MO A Hrgulmr OnHuntm in Hedirin; lothoriaed by tba Btate to treat CBttOHIO, XXHVOV ANU HPKVIAL VIS IS AHEM. JiXMVOVM AhU I t at a i 1 einr. Cure (oarantned or money ra- A 1 .11 . f i . uuuou. ui uiciiciue luruisnea wady for use) no mercury or in. uriou medicine used. No d nUon from Dullness. Patient distance treated by mail and Alnnuu. M w! l -i rii.ij iu,n .ftp. wbare, free from gaze or breakage. No medl eine ant C. O. D., only by agreement. Charge low. Over 40,01)0 case enred. Age and experi ence are important. State your cage and aand for term. Connnluitioti free and confidential, personally or by letter. Seminal Weakness fE71f nd Sexual Debility. fiSSSuaUfc nniiff lofwa by dreams or vita tue ann. lo trio head, pain in buck, confused idea and forgntfulnes, bashhilne, avortilon to aoclety, lues of sexual power, losa of manhood, impo tence, eto., enred for life. I can stop night lo.Nnfl. rruitim mi . t t i u I rtfinnr re.ttre nnrra anil Drain power, enlnree and itrengtheu weak parte, and make yon fit for marriage. Stricture nR7i"illj;rrnrejJ with a new ana h t .lfff- ''"" "' Horn Trutawit. No in- . no tiain. no deten tion from buflinefts. Cure itaarantead. Book and list of question free sealed. VHIC0CL, HrDnQCUE,PHIH0$ISnA all kind o Private Diseases ?S2St nrtfit for both eexee M page, U plctnre IJ WW l trne Mj ijf. wttJi foil doK-ription of boT disease, the edect and cure, ent seated in plin wraprer for 6 cent In stainpa. Yoo hould read tin book for tha ictorniatlon it fxintain. K. B. Btate cam and ask for list of question .AiMaettm of Anatomy, fur men 2 or 3 wheel sids hi'ch. 3 or 4 wheel rear hitch, THE SEASON IS HERE We have some print for you. Write for it. MICH Fight on for wealth, old "Money Bags," your liver is drying up and bowels wear ing out, some day you will cry aloud for . health, offering all your wealth, but you will not get it because you neglected Nature in your mad rush to get gold. No matter what you do, or what ails you, to-day is the day every day is the day to keep watch of Nature's wants and help your bowels act regularly CASCARETS will help Nature help you. Neglect means bile in the blood, foul breath, and awful pains in the back of the head with a loathing and bad feeling for all that is good in life. Don't care how rich or poor you are, you can't be well if you have bowel trouble, you will be regular if you take CASCA-RETS-eet them to-day CASCARETS in metal box; cost 10 cents; take one, eat it like candy and it will work gently while you sleep. It cures; that means it strength ens tne muscular walls ot the bowels and act regularly and naturally; that is what you want THE IDEAL LAXATIVE CANDY CATHARTIC Chicago or New York, mcotiontaf advertisement and paper. ITEMS OP INTEREST. J New York merchants are complain irg of th alienation of ahlpplng fro.u that great mart to other points. The number of bicycles that have been made In the world Eince the bk-y. cle craze reached Its height in estimat ed at 2,iO,(HKl,000. Bolivians have no trouble in securing natural Ice. The Indiana bring puplief down to the cities from the mountains. The product Is not expensive. It will surprise a great many people to know that the Kaffirs of South Africa, a savage tribe, publish a news paper. It is called the "Imvo." It has two editors. An ocean depth of about six mllef has been found by the United States steamer Nero, which has lately been engaged In making soundings for submarine cable between Guam anc i Manila. Prof. Martin Hardmann of Berlin has written a book In which he points oul a noticeable intellectual renaissance lr the Mohammedan world, as Indicatec by the increasing number and c-lr culatlon of Arabic newspapers. The "Royal Dare Devils," a name given by the soldiers In South Africa to the Canadians, is probably an echo of the American designation of Rough Riders. No one can deny the fact thai the Canadian troops "fought nobly." An Improved electric lamp has s pencil of refractory material suspendei Inside the bulb and suiioundin gth( wires, the passage of the current through the lutter healing "the pencil and causing it to glow with a white llirht. Rear Admiral Kempff, who landso the United States Marines at Pekin, under the orders of Minister Conger, la of Illinois birth, was appointee to the naval academy September 21 1857, and since that time has passer, through many varied experiences. Secretary Hay's collection of literarj curiosities has been added to by ' a chapter from the original manuscrlpl of "Quo Vadls," and his collection ol official troubles hs been added to by a chapter from the original dialect ol Oom Paul's mediation petition. A Missouri hound that was beinf shipped to a ranch In Kansas, tnnde Ht escape from the car In which it was i. . iron' m' i i. .. ,,! and traveled 500 miles back to its ok ; home in Misxourl, altho'ugh it wai entirely unacquainted with the road. $100 REWARD, $100. The readers of this paper will be pieusea to learn mat mere is at least "' "-"- " ( t nma tnrougn which the Namngume. been able to cure in all Its stages, an3 river ows, that only acknowledged ma thut is Catatrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure j niaes live in any sort of social relation is the only positive cure known to the j with each other. The majority of the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a 1 ,,M,pe load a solitary life,-dwelling at constitutional disease, requires a con stitutlonal treatment. Hail's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting direct ly upon the blood and mucous surface Ul u,e 'ein. uiereoy uesiroymsr me i . . - i . . f tounuation or tne disease, and giving , the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in do- nig it. worn, ine proprietors nave so mllf'h fflHh In Itu fit . ( rmnn.a K tl'"v . tney oner une tiunorea Dollars for any ( case nun. ii tans to cure, tjena ror lis' . of testimonials. Address, F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. DRUcSGISTS we will tend a box free. Addmi -'S TOWN FOR CRAZY PEOPLE. The) Chinese Put All Their Crazy Folks In One Village. Indo-China has the only village of madmen in the world. This village. which is called Ban-Keune, Is com posed of same three hundred families, is highly organized as a community, is Industrially prosperous and pays yearly a good tribute to France. Yet it has not a single sane inhabitant. Admission to Ban-Keune, is, it must be confessed, a trying affair. No mere victims of melancholia, of "shattered nerves," of hypochondria or any of the similar ailments so fashionable in the opposite quarter of the world are granted a dwelling place in this most exclusive of towns. To enter it one must be downright mad or, as the natives call it, "plpop." The conception of insanity prevailing In this part of the world Is not that it is a disease, but a "possession." There fore, if an inhabitant of this region, as Is frequently the case, displays hallu cinations or conducts himself In a fashion not consistent with Indo-Chinese etiquette his neighbors take It upon themselves to determine whether any malign spirit possesses him in other words, whether he is "pipop." This is the way It is done: The unfortunate person, whether it be man, woman or child, who has fallen under suspicion of "possession" Is made the subject of a ceremony on the banks ; of the River Namngume participated ;n by hundreds of persons gathered to gether from all the country for miles about. The victim's hands and feet are first bound by the native priest, who is the master of ceremonies. -nuHoiuieiy neipiess rroin this time on, the supposed maniac, in spite of his cries and struggles, Is cast into the river. It is firmly believed by the na tlves that the supernatural agencies then reveal the victim's true state. If he is genuinely "plpop" he sinks to the bottom of the river and stays there until he is rescued, revived and formal ly committed to the famous village of madmen. On the other hand, If he is not "possessed" he rises again like an ardlnary drowning person to the top of the river, where he is more easily rescued and then freed. I'robably no secret society in the world has so severe or dangerous an initiation as this. Yet so conscientious 'y ' H Performed and so carefully are .. , , , , , ; the half-drowned victims watched and rescued that the immersion, It isi said, never proves fatal. Nor has the justice ot , the performance ever been ques tioned. So generally topsy-turvy are the con- ditions in Laos, that portion of Indo- the most In groups of twos and threes. Ban-Keune, with its 300 families, Is therefore the most densely populated spot in the country. Its inhabitants cutivate to their hearts' delight the I idiosyncracles which have served to ,omml tthem. Thev mit .,, ,ivp m.aCl, L,y bul fa, , 1()ve m.my anJ mu,e charen who in most cases are even more ecconmc than their parents. No- b()dy evep recov.t,ra ,)r ,s ..di.s(,harK,!dv They remain "pipop" to the end of their days. Ban-Keune residents suffer no social stigma. Rationality is so infrequent in i this curious country and partial mad- I news so common that almost everybody has at one time or another been a , candidate for admission to the mad vil lage. No stones of contempt are thrown because everybody who might be a critic himself lives In a glass house. Indeed, It is rather an advantage and distinction to have been pronounced pgnuinely "plpop," as the certificate in sures life-long protection from th j other members of the "pipop" clan. IS AFRAID OF CATS. Lord Roberts Trembles At Sight of Common Tabby, General Lord Roberts, the hero of Kandahar, who wears the Victoria Cross for galluntry in the field, is afraid of cats. If the fate of the empire depended upon it, "Bobs" could not strike the fur of a cat. A few thousand cats scattered over the veldt would drive the commander-in-chief of the British forces out of South Africa. A single cat hurled into Ms tent might demoralize the finest plans for a battle or a march. It is not likely that the Boers will be able to take military advantage of Ijird Roberts' weakness, for he Is well guarded, and the most patriotic Trans vaal cat could not approach his tent without being shot. So Boer sympa thizers will gain nothing by forwarding their household pets as munitions of war to President Kruger. "Bobs" Is the victim of an antliathy. He runnot help himself. An antipathy cannot be reasoned away, and It has nothing to do wilh courage. It U something a person is born with or else acquired very early In life. Many persons share Iord Roberts' antipathy for cats. Nearly everybody hns one for snakes. Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote a story about a young man who had a mortal antipathy for beautiful young women, which is about the sad dest antipathy that cutild be Imagined. He was cured of It In the Inst chapter. So the British general Is entitled to sympathy and not scorn because tha sight of a cat makes him tremble nil over and feel faint, and his wife and friends would rather see i.!m a murk for a Boer sharpshooter than shut up In a room full of tabblea. "Well," said the complacent mnn, "there's no use talking; this telephone PILES, AND ALL DISEASES OF THE RECTUM, POSITIVELY CURED, Over twenty years of successful practice confined lo the treatment of liseasesofthe Rectum, gives use mlidence in our ability to cure and there fore we not only guarantee to do ao, but do not ask for one cent of money until the patient is satisfied that a cure has been effected. We do not aU you to make a deposite io the bank a note, promising to return it to you cash in advance just to pay for the medicine u-ed, but we simply offer to cure you first and then receive our pay after you are satisfied that you are cured. Could anything be more fair? SEND FOR OUR BOOKS. Our 104 page book of testimonials (men) will be .nt FREE nrmn 'u quest. It contains the names and patienls. (tome of them probably neighbors of yours) whom we have per manently cured, Write or speak to some of these people and see what they will say regarding our ability and methods. We have Un ImBi.ph q i tKok of lady testimonials which we will be pleased to send post paid to any lady requesting It. Do not suffer longer nor dispalr for we can cure von reo-nrriw r condition or foriaer experience. These books contain much valuable infor manon besides the testimonials and are seut absolutely FREE and post paid Wiite us at once. PARTIAL LIST OF PEOPLE WE HAVE CURED Send For Our Book And Bead Their Testimonials. NEBRASKA. Arthur C. Grossman Atkinson John Hastie Auburn G. W. Bingham Bennett M. B. Conlee Beatrice Judge J. E. Bush Beatrice Frank Strauch Barnston E. R. Beee Cambridge Reas Hill Champion H. E. Beck Fremont G. W. Hansen Fairbury J. R. Crookshanks Hiawatha T. E. Williams Louisville James O'Leary Louisville A. A. Knot Louisville C. E. Cunningham Murray John Rauth Mynard Wm. Murray Mynard I. S. Y'ost Murray Thomas E. Fulton Murray W. E. Dull Murray Dr. B. F. Brendel Murray Z. W. Shrader . ... Nehawka J. L. Shrader Nehawka Henry M. lions Omaha August Stoll Plattsmouth T. M. Patterson... Plattsmouth Thomas Pollock Plattsmouth J. W. Johnson Plattsmouth S. Waugh Plattsmouth Rev. F. A. Campbell.. ..Plattsmouth M. H. Davis Red Cloud J. M. Patterson Riverton W. H. Davidson Springfield J. G. Easter Union W. Chalfant Union John Murphy.. Weeping Water J. H. Davis Weeping Water IOWA.. J. K. Shultz Bradford It. E. Busby Clearfield J. J. Gravatte... Council Bluffs Stephen Morgan Calimus Rev. J. C. R. Layton Des "Moines W. H. Spurgeon Kirkman L. W. Childs Keokuk Seth Brown Manchester M. McElroy Marengo Robert Quinn Sellsburg Major Morse Sioux City KANSAS. L. W. Sutton Americua F. M. Ferguson Anthony Peter Ott Arispie E. Sickler Arlington P. A. Scroggin Ashland Wr ,C. Weaver Atlanta W. C. Avery Bala F. O. Clark Barry R. E. Fullenwider... Bayard J. C. Gurnea , Bellvilie James Flanagan Beattie Dr. J. A. Lounsburg Barnard Col. W. S. Norton Baxter Springs J. S. Haynes Bayard o. , Pickup..., Beairle M. S. Bush Beagle James B. Bloss Beattie John Kramer Belvue B. C. Woodard Beman Jacob Eulert Briggs J. H. Baker Bluff City J. R. Wilson.. Carlton L. D. Simpson Clyde (5. W. Forter Covert T. G. Kelly Comiskev T. C. Dudley ....Conway Springs ti. u. i,utz Cawker H. C. Fulton Corwin James G. Kinnear Caldwell Hugh Martin Cheney D. J. Mills Dafer O. B. Powers Delavan T. S. Ralph Delohos ILLINOIS. A. R Kitchens Chicago T. I). Walsh Chicago U A. Suber Chicago S. H. McAdams Hillsboro AV. F. Garvey Illiopolis S. Dake Illiopolis J. , 'laifiot Peoria Thos. Dillon Streator James Mann Springfield J. P. VanArsdale Toxa MISSOURI. Thos. Jennings Alanthus Grove C. W. Galbteath Appleton City W. H. Lewis Black water , T. E. Wheeler Boston O. A. Lewis Downing G. L. Cox Durgen II. H. Zlkle Elmira C. C. Carter Excelsior Springs C. F.-Iegg j Guilford John C. Atchison Gower V. M. Hobbs Jefferson City Wm. Rnseborough Kill winning Louis Riley Kearney T. L. DeF-Combs . Leeton S. M. Condron Iitoh Mathew Lynch Malta Bend D. J. Lance Many Springs Fe'.lx Randall Martinsville W. S. Rose Mount Moriah ARKANSAS. Albert Curtis Eureka Springs We have cured hundreds of people and doctors and who have been given up to die, lliey are today healthy hsppv nripR Tt will cost you nothing to satisfy yourself as to our claims. S-nd roi-r FREE hno't and write lo some to ferl perfectly free o ask us any or all (jtieins you mny desire. Your letter will receive prompt and oourteom attention. There no expe -s at Inched to anything we may do for you, until you are perfectly cured of your trouble. Write us today. DRS. TH0RT0N & MINOR, 103 West Oth Street. FISTULA subject f our draft when cured, or sign if we do not cure vou. or to .v . ,,rt addresses of over a tho .a..ri rrm. OKLAHOMA TERRITORY. B- P- Cue Cushing Leonard L. Williams EJm Park Charles H. Filson Guthrie M. T. Morris Guthrie W. A. Frazier Guthrie W. H. Keeler Hennessy John J. Lyons Hennessy G. R. Corzine Kingfisher O. P. Jones Mangum O. H. Hays North Enid William Sitherwood.,....Ponca City Geo. Shufeldt Redmoon Rev. Edward Graalman Seay J. W. Holman Woodward L. Eddleman Woodward Ira Eddleman Woodward N. Curtis Woodward ARIZONA. J. B. Scott Tucson. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. W. N. Irwin Washington INDIAN TERRITORY. L. Peyton Ardmore H. C. Potterf Ardmore Dr. A. J. Wolverton Ardmore- E. R. Worthington Eufaula. M. Lowrimore Erin Springs Geo. Shannon Gibson Statioa C. A. Schmoy Oologah E, R. Rachel Summit S. Finn Whitman Sallisaw H. L. Elliot Vinita MONTANA. William P. Gwinn. ..Butte City James McGovern ...... Butte Citr Marshall Nelson Bozematt Albert Spaulding Bozemac Wm. Coleman Deer Lodge John Gerdts Deer Lodge D. C. Kyle Glasgow D. A. Loose Helena, A. J. Davidson Helena Judge Dell Logan Thomas Callahan Three Forke CALIFORNIA. M. Christer... East Los Angeles Wm. Schilling Long Beach Edwin Dudley Selma. John O'Brien San Francisco F. M. McLaughlin.. ..San Francises S. P. Bates Westminster COLORADO. v H. W. Wright Arova J. M. Dixon Buffalo Springs A. W. Webster Grand Junction James Lumpkin Las Animas C. C. Fraser Meeker J. B. Lynch PueWo J. N. Kimzey Rocky Fot-Q A. C. Comer Rocky Fncl Samuel Doss .' Trinidali J. Olney Trinidad J. E. Jarvis Tulluride T. C. Dobbins Tulluride Chas. J. Moore Victor W. H. Konkel Vila WEST VIRGINIA. J. W. Blaker Davis TENNESSEE. Ram Rembert Memphis Capt. Mark S. Cheek Memphis TEXAS. J. P. Cooper Canadian J. B. Vannoy Canadian William Tate Henrietta H. Specht Wichita Falls SOUTH DAKOTA. Ira S. Doty Alceater R. G. Dayman Salem OHIO. Jas. R. Sprankle Cleveland A. Seeberger Portsmouth. W. N. Irwin South Salem MICHIGAN. J. F. Campbell Mattawan MISSISSIPPI. L. Wilkerson Huntington. MINNESOTA. W. W. P. McConnell Mankato L. M. Shields .......St. Paul KENTUCKY. K. G. Pulllam Lexington A. A. McKinney Stanford C. C, Chrisman .. Silver Creek J. F. Pulllam Shelby City - NEW MEXICO. W. M. Weaver Albuquerque O. B. Ericksnn......East Las Vegai A. M. Blackwell Las Vegar C. M. Light Silver Cltv John Shaw Rosweil Andrew Atchlnson , , gocoro OLD MEXICO. Roso Wemplc ., Mexico City who have trid all k'nds of remedin f our former patient". We wunt vr.u KANSAS CATV W. 't i 1 ' 5 i h . f WAV. i; :iyf t ' a t . ia out of order."