r. I ft t 1? Cirriscn Press-Jorrnal GEO. D. CANON, Publisher. HARRISON, . . NEBRASKA At th coronation of Edward VII, the ioka of Norfolk will be the "stage manager." His ancestor! hare beaa sua ten of ceremonies at all corona tions for centuries. He is entitled to a drinking cup of pare gold, either from King Edward or somebody else. The New Haw ? hire legislature will be asked for au appropriation for toe erection on the Capitol grounds of a statue of Franklin Pierce, the only New Hampshire man who has be?n president of the United States. The body Of Mr. Pierce rests in Concord, in the old North Cemetery. William K. Vanderbilt has ordered a new automobile in France that will be nearly 50 per cent more powerful than his famous "White Ghost" His present machine has a road record of ttfty-tive miles an hour, but the new one will be of forty-two horse power, and able to go at a rate of seventy seven roliea an hour. It will cost $12, 00. A Philadelphia Judge is reported as taring a most exalted Idea of the im portance of his eourt, for he fined a physician for contempt because, being a witness, he had kept the eourt wait ing half an hour, while at the' bed aide of a patient so 111 that he could not safely be left. Said the judge: "It Cs better that a patient should die than that the court should tn butted with contempt." Mrs. Elizabeth Udy, 80 years old, sis times married and Ave times divorced, has been adjudged inaane at Peters burg, Ind. She began her matrimonial ventures while still a girl, and she continued through life discarding one husband after another, hopeful that she would , find an ideal one. A com mission decided that this hopeless am bition was evidence of insanity and ruled accordingly. . A "New-Lald-Egg Society" has been organized in England. In furtherance of its object collecting depots are being established at various points. The formation of such a union not only suggests the almost universal propen sity of human beings to increase the varieties and numbers of societies, but it testifies forcibly to the fact that recentness in an egg is a form of new richens which sarcasm spares and good sense welcomes. A man named Chandloux hag just hanged himself at Nevera, France. The circumstances of the suicide are in no way extraorwc&ry 'except tor" the tact that the man was the fifth husband of a woman, all of whose previous hus bands came to a violent end. The first hanged himself, the second perished in fir, the third drowned himself, and tJke fourth and fifth have both been found hanged, and in each case, : strangely enough, on a pear tree. On the Interoceanic railway of Mexico a part of the track has been laid on ties of jarrah wood imported from Australia for this purpose. The jarrah wood is obtained from one of the largest tress of the forests of Aus tralia, which grows to an average height or two hundred feet, and is about four feet in diameter at the trunk. There is usually an Interval of 150 feet to the firat branch. These trees furnish, timber which is sound in every respect.there being "an absence of dry rot, gum veins and other de fects that often characterize large trees. "I've kep' school," said a Kentucky mountaineer, whose eyes were opened by a visit to Berea college, "but I can't say I've ever taught." With more ade quate provision for training and an ever-rising standard of qualification, the pedagogical profession is taking on new dignity and power. All the more important is It not to rush things, for the finest results must depend on full tides of vitality. la twelve states as sociations of teachers met during the recent holidays. Schoolroom work is wearing to brain and nerve, and it Is open to question whether it is wise to pack the vacations with shop-work, however attractive or handsomely dona. The peanut seems to be playing the part of "drlllser" la some of the for eign possessloaw la tropical Africa. Traders give a negro a bushel of nuts tor seed on condition that he returns tsar haahsla from Ills crop, and since tta ylaU to good years is twenty-fold, Ca fcUek man gaasrally has a surplus arXa as can sell at the rate of a shill tet a haahst, From a single station la ffraaaamMs there vers shipped, in VZl. twenty-nine thoosand tons. Small boys and trieaUsts bar long been la toaeaiag the raise of the tatsmasa also will turn tt ao it honor, sines It seems likely to fcU Oe aatto African mto the paths tfaCeOBra, . Ta truster aulchaaai of American S3 tXrZxSt austrated not tr J AC s MEXher of them wars r J t rrt7i v a apment of 1 rJ tJICM Mi hat t 1 tn t a ad total - it J :j;:y3Ca. irsrk ;i V a fcjstci "Viif "srt, t cm . .. , iai ii i i -sr jtr.. aaa. PBXVESTION or HOCTH BRKATHING. In a former article we considered some of the evil effects of mouth breathing, and saw that it resulted in injury to the entire respiratory system as well as in actual deformity of the bones of the face. The cause of mouth breathing is of course anything that interferes with the free passage of air through the nostrils. Thus in the early stage of an ordinary cold, the membranous ltning of the nostrils be comes swollen, the noss becomes "stopped up." and the sufferer must breathe through the mouth, to his added discomfort. This is only tempo rary, yet, it is by no means unimport ant, for while it lasts it exposes one to inflammation of the tonsils, throat and Jungs through the inhalation of cold and unflltcred air. Of greater importance, however, are the causes of habitual mouth-breathing, from which so many children suf fer. The most common of these is a collection of glandular tissue in the pharynx, and whenever a young child is seen to breathe habitually with open mouth, an examination of these growths should be made. Physicians some times hesitate . to remove them, for they say they will probably disappear as the child grows older; but they may not disappear, and even if they do. It may be only after permanent damage has been done to the child. They ought always to be removed when they are volumi nous enough to obstruct nasal respira tion. A somewhat less common cause of habitual mouth-breathing is the pres ence of enlarged tonsils a condition which may or may not coexist with that Just mentioned. These also will probably grow smaller as the child grows larger, but it is tar better to re move them at once, before Irremedi able damage has been done. . Less frequently the nostrils are ob structed by growths, known as polypi, from their lining mucous membrane. The treatment of most of these con ditions is simple, but as it can be car ried out only by the physician, it need not be discussed here. The aim of this article is to urge the necessity of seek ing medical advice for any one, child or adult, who habitually breathes through the mouth, In order that more serious trouble may be arerted. ArXILTARV BOOK CCIDE. Tt does not often occur that an in ventor takes it Into his head to lighten th. lahnra of the student or applies himself to anything pertaining to books, but herewith is presented a practical idea which will be much ap nracl&ted bv the bookworm. Its object Is to provide a simple and convenient eulde to be inserted in books for at fnrdlnz morn read? access to refer ences or articles of comment contained In different Darts of the book and re latins: to the same subject, enabling the reader to turn directly to the pas sage desired. The manner of using the guide is as follows: The reader having found the main object sought In the book places the first index slip in that part of the book containing the nearest reference to the subject, and REFERENCE MARKER FOR BOOKS, inserts the companion slips, with their index numbers or marks In consecutive order, in the different portions of the book containing sequential references to the subject. After the slips are thus placed the projecting ends st the top and bottom of the book are laced to gether to confine them In their place in the volume and convenient for fu ture reference. tana baixook ixiohts The balloon races and contests con ducted In connection with the Paris exposition were productive of some very Interesting results. Every Sun day the spectacle was wltnesssed of s laige number of balloons starting on their Journey. "One afternoon," says Mr. A. Lawrence Rote, "seventeen balloons raise successively, each aero naut endeavoring to land as near as possible to some point that he had fix ed beforehand. By taking advantage of the various air-currents snd skil fully manipulating the guide-ropes, surprising results were obtained. One aeronaut, after traveling thirty miles, landed within half a mile of the goal he had set out for. The greatest height attained by any of the aero nauts was t1J09 feet. . In the long-distance rale six balloons started, and three of them landed la Rossis. About 1,4 miles vera traveled la thirty ACTBBIA, f 5 - aza Dr. Alma maefe Vz, 7tzt Cowbaf rcsnai to C.iC-1 C;: tt tta fcrev I a r-: . EHCE isms exposed to it for a week. Recent ly they have presented a supplement ary report showing that bacteria sub jected to the temperature of liquid hydrogen for ten hours show no altera tion as regards vitality. The tempera ture of liquid hydrogen, they say, is about one-quarter that of liquid air, just as the temperature of liquid air Is about one-quarter of the mean tem perature of the atmosphere. The re sult is obtained by considering that liquid hydrogen Is about 20 degrees centigrade above absolute zero, liquid air about 80 degrees above, and ordi nary air, on the average, about 300 de grees above. COMPLETE HOSPITAL Ol'TFIT. ' The illustration shows a specially constructed bed adapted for use in hospitals, provision being made for treating numerous diseases and also for surgical work. A cooling tank Is provided which contains ice and water, and this can be brought In proximity with any portion of the body, while the remainder is given hot treatments by other appliances. The special func tion of the cooling tank Is to regulate the temperature of a pyretic or febrile patient as, for instance. In spinal meningitis, pneumonia, typhoid fever and all forms of eruptive diseases, where bodily temperature plays such an Important role. In spinal meningi tis and typhoid It may be necessary to apply heat to the spinal column and BED FOR GIVING TREATMENT, neck of the patient to produce muscu lar relaxation, while the general tem perature is reduced by the application of the cooling apparatus to other parts of the body. The mattress of the bed is adapted to be Inflated with hot wa ter or air, and In order to maintain the water at the required temperature the mattress is connected with the wa ter heater In proximity to the bed by means of a pipe. It will be noticed that supports for a fractured arm or leg are also provided, as well as a ther mometer, writing tablet, holder for medicine glasses, etc. THE TKLEPHONORR AriL Tbls Is a combination of the phono graph with the telephone, intended to record a telephonic message on a wax cylinder at the re ceiving end of the telephone line. The record is made by the undu lations produced by: the sound- waves. From the impressed cylinder the message can be retransformed into spoken words by the ordinary method of a phonograph. The usefulness of the instrument depends upon the fact that by its ineaua a message can be sent when the intended recipient is absent Upon his return the latter can set the phonographic apparatus going and listen to the message at bis leis ure. SCIEXTIFIC JOTTIXGg. Zapswlla'a Air Shla Dow Wall. Count von Zeppelin's air ship has made several successful trips at the Lake of Constance. Supported by Its huge cigar-shaped balloon and driven by its fan-wheels, the sir ship was able to make headway against a light breeze, but has not always succeeded in returning to its sUrtlng point, a feat that it accomplished on its first trial last summer. Otasalag af Eyaglaaiai, Constant wearers of eyeglasses, spec tacles, etc., sre much snnoyed by tbe dimming of the glasses upon entering s warm room from a cooler place. It will greatly interest them to know that tbls evil can be obviated by rub bing tbe glasses with soft soap. All that Is necessary is to rub every morn ing or before going out a little so called green soap (washing soap, pot ash soap) over the whole surfsce of tbe plass, polishing It until It is bright again. Eteatrle Atorai Ctaek. . An electric time alarm which has been patented lately has at least 'one novelty to recommend It. It Is mrect )y connected to the bed, and it Is Im possible for the sleeper to stop it until he gets up to stay. Underneath tbe bed Is a series of contact points, the weight of the person forcing them together. A clock Is used In connection with the apparatus, and as soon as the hour of rising Is Indicated the remaining opening or break In the wire Is closed, the current passing through the con tact points underneath tha bed snd causing tha hell to rlag eoatlauoutly until tha slseper. by leaving the bed, breaks the circuit Should be lie down agaia, taa circuit la agala completed sad tha hell nags until tha aaeoad rU iBuCattrktty. fcaaa chaur txl mtti a crry fWCrcdy of r PE0SPER0US MEXICO. EX-SECRETARY FOSTER TKLL8 SOME TRUTHS. Sara That Tbere I "o Sign of Paale Vr of lb Hold Standard I AU That la Tmablljif" tha Happy Manas or Oar Statar Jtepublle. In a letter to the New York Tribune Hon. John W, Foster, former secretary of atate, gives an Interesting account of the existing conditions in Mexico. That republic has made great progress during the past twenty years and to day is one of the most prosperous of nations. It is aLso one of the most wisely governed countries. Mr. Fos ter notes that there is everywhere evi dence of peace and security to persons and property. In this respect the country has undergone a complete transformation within the last quarter of a century. There is relatively far less violence and outlawry in Mexico than in the United States, and Mr. Foster says that in few countries of the world is better protection afforded to persons and property. Omaha Bee. Mr. Foster wouldn't have written this letter before the presidential election and if he had the Bee would not have published It. How can Mexico be prosperous on the silver standard? We are told that our prosperity comes from the gold standard and that without it times would be hard and the people would suffer. How then can Mexico be pros perous without any gold? Is It possi ble that the Republicans were lying to us? Mr. Foster says that Mexico is one of the most prosperous of nations that there is less outlawry and violence than in the United States. It Is also one of the best governed nations in the world. How can that be when It has neither a gold stand ard, a Republican party or a Mark Hanna for ruler? If the United States is prosperous under the gold standard and Mexico is prosperous under the silver stand ard, there must be some other cause than the kind of money that has produced that prosperity. Fifty years ago Mexico was not even a half civilized country. H was far inferior to the present condition of the Philippines. Yet now it Is an enlightened, well governed, peaceful and prosperous nation. If we should give independence to the Philipinos, what is to prevent their becoming just such a nation as Mexico in a few years? Nebraska Farmer. A PRIVATE MONOPOLY. Standard oil shows confidence in the recent railroad consolidation by declaring a quarterly dividend of 20 per cent on its capital stock of one hundred millions. There was also a material advance in the speculative price of the stock, and It is now sell ing at 1,400 per cent premium its actual stock of one hundred millions Is now quoted at one billion five hun dred millions. Who dares to say now that prosperity has not come to this afflicted people? Standard oil is worth fifteen dollars for each one in vested and derives an ennual income of 180,000,000 besides. Who ever heard of such wonderful prosperity? It is true that these immense proflta are not very equally distributed among the people, and millions still continue to work at a dollar a day. The readers of the Nonconformist are no richer be cause Mr. Rockefeller has pikd up many additional millions, but of course they will rejoice in that he has so much, and the good Lord haa given i ii to ill iii la oBswcr to his fervent ass believing prayers. Of course we all rs jolce In the nation's prosperity at manifested In the rapidly Increasing wealth of tbe Standard Oil company, but same of us would like it better if that eighty millions a year could go to 75,000,000 of people Instead of going to one man. We trust that tbe people will ' ap preciate tbe benefits of co-operation when tbey see bow successful It has been In the bands of Rockefeller, Mor gan and Carnegie, and that they will soon be ready to go into co-operation on a still larger scale by combining all the people in one great business enter prise that will swallow up all tbe present combinations snd co-operate together for tbe permanent good of all tbe people. The big dividends of Standard Oil, tbe combination of great railroad corporations snd tbe union ot iron and steel into one mighty trust ought to prepare the public mind for the people's universal trust, otherwise known as socialism. APPLIED CHRISTIANITY. Thousands of people have died and thousands mora sre on the brink of death by starvation, in a single prov ince of China. This does not seem to disturb the Christian people of Eu rops and America, Not ono dollar has been raised for their relief not one Christian minister has raised his voice in tbelr behalf. Tbey go down to death unaided, unwept and unla mented. How different It was In the esse of the famine In India. Every church In tbe land was calling for contributions to assist tbe subjects of England's greed. Our charity was not due In that case, but It was freely given. England should have fed nor own subjects snd not played tbe part of pauper before tbe world. This Chinese matter Is different. These poor people ars perishing help lessly aad there la ao aid for them In all tha wide-wide world. Christian Rations hare destroyed Chinese cities, hare looted Chinese homes hare des ecrated aharchea, raided tea pies uA profaaed the eeaaetartcs of tha deal, hat im act eoatriBuUd oae aJagle f EX tTif tKZU fraa starratlon. This Is not farorable showing for 1900 years of applied Christianity. Christ should come again. There Is much wort in the world still left for him to do. LESSON IN TAXATION. Here is the funnleA. Ihing in refer ence to taxation that ever happened. Some of our rich men are actually paying something towards the support of government, but it Is the British government Instead of their own. When Britain was bard up she bor rowed money in the United States and gave her bonds to our millionaires. This money was used In the war against tbe brave burghers ot South Africa. Now the holders of those bonds have been notified that they must pay five per cent income tax to England on their holdings. They are kicking like bay steers, but it will do no good they say they won't stand It, but they will have to stand it even the su preme Judge with a changeable mind can't help them the income tax is de ducted before the interest on the bonds Is paid and there you arc the Eng lishman makes no mistakes ia the col lection of taxes. The holders of the bonds will not feci as bad as If their money went to tbe support of their own government the whole thing is so thoroughly Eng lish, you know. Great Caesar's ghost, but isn't it funny? The men who killed the income tax In America are compelled to pay an Income tax to a foreign country. That isn't the worst of it, either they are made Jo pay a tax on government bonds, which in this country are considered too sacred to tax. The Income on these bonds owned by America Is about ten mil lions a year five per cent on that In come Is $500,000 a year, which Ameri can patriots are paying to assist in subjugating the patriots of South Af rica. The British rulers are as wise as the American common people are foolish. The former extend their tax ation tentacles to the uttermost parts of the earth, while the latter refuses to tax billions of dollrrs of income here at home that has actually been stolen from their own coffers. What fools we mortals be especially we American mortals who do the voting In this country. For God's sake save a place for all of us In the benevolent Institutions tor the weak-minded. PROF. HOWARD. Prof. Howard, the latest Leland Stanford martyr to untamed speech, instead of seeking an asylum in the Nebraska state university will remain in San Francisco to complete a book on which he has been working. This shows lamentable lack ot foresight in thug throwing away the opportunity of a lifetime to take advantage of the free advertising achieved by his unen viable notoriety. Omaha Bee. Where is Prof. Howard's "unenvi able notoriety?" We can't see it. He left Stanford university because an ignorant old woman was endeavoring to instruct educated men in their po litical duties. He had to stultify him self or quit. He quit, but he did not try to gain notoriety by his action. He quietly resigned and modestly engaged In other duties. Why should the ad ministration organs hound him for simply doing his manly duty? If he had held his Job he would have been a coward and a knave. By resigning he showed tbe world that In a matter of conscience he was too great a man to bow before the mandate of encroach ing plutocracy. All honor to Prof. Howard and the other able men who have abandoned the Stanford univer sity at the command of their own consciences. LORIFYING CARRIE NATION. The New York plate' glass insurance company, one of the largest In the country, has sent Its Kansas agents instructions to amend their policies on glass In all joints, saloons, and drug stores to protect tbe company against loss by Mr3. Carrie Nation and all members of the Womens Chris tian Temperance Union. Press " Dis patch. Many contracts are made, condition ed that the contracting . party Is not to suffer from loss resulting from "the act of God on tbe public enemy." Tbe plate glass insurance company now adds another clause which , reads something like this: "Provided always that this company shall be held harm less from all acts of Mrs. Carrie Na tion and tbe other mesa hers of , the Women's Christian Temperance Union." Almighty God, the public enemy snd .Mrs. Carrie Nation are now placed In the same category. ANOTHER TURN ON WIRE. Not satisfied with its earnings of nearly $8,000,000 last year, the wire trust has decided to advance the price of Its product $2 a ton. When a trust wants more profits It knows how to get them. Cleveland Leader. The way the trust gets additional profits Is by electing one of Its bond servants to the office of president of the United States snd then it can do exactly st it pleases for four years longer. The trusts elected the presi dent In 1900 and now they raise prices with none to molest or make them afraid. For the coming four years the trusts will bo tbe absolute rulers of the American people and their ex actions will be a proper punishment for the Ignorance snd versatility of the voters.. Upon consulting a person who Is familiar with the Chinese language, a western school teacher was Informed that tbe hieroglyphics which ao greatly augglil him ware simply a memoraa- lam af aa tr-aia laradry wi. Tba KaUar aad lha Saraaaat. Emperor Williams kindness ot heart is well known and recently tt the parade at Stettin be gave proof of it to a former sergeant of bis under whom he had served when he was crown prince. He recognized the vet eran standing among the crowd of spectators and summonded him. For some minutes he chatted pleasantly with the man and then dispatched an orderly to bring a horse for his for mer sergeant that the latter might be able to ride about and see the review at his ease. Carria'a Sbarp Haply. Several Invitations of a more or less farcical nature have been sent to Mrs. Carrie Nation regarding a New York visitation. Tbe latest Was a sugges tion that she try her hand at reform ing the Four Hundred, reference being made to tbe burlesque saloon smash ing act at Senator Clarke's valentine ball. She replied, "The society people of New York probably need reforma tion as badly as any class of people in America, not excepting saloonkeep ers. It they want to bur'esque me Mhon I am trvlne to save men'B souls I do not care. They bad bettti employ their time driving vice out of their own city.'' What Will tba Glrla GetT An Englishman who recently died had three children, one son nd two daughters, and he mentioned all of them in hla will. The Aral clause Is, "1 leave ray piano to Mary Elizabeth when Arthur has done with it" The other clause Is, "To Susan Jane she may take whatever Arthur wishes to give her." There is no douM of Ar thur's standing in the document, but the pointed question is rsised, "Are Mary Elizabeth and Susan Juno bene ficiaries under the will?" AFTER EIGHTEEN YEARS. Mia, Dotr, at IHshlaad, Iowa, Baata-aS) ta Oaattb A Mlracaloaa Caae Ha Bo band la Carad at Urtfht's DUaata by Sataa Meant. Highland, la., March 4. (Special.) Friends of Mrs. W. H. Doty are very much pleased to notice the wonderful Improvement In her condition. For eighteen years she has been a sufferer from rheumatism, and the torture she has endured during this time Is past all description. Mrs. Doty tells the following story: "I have suffered for the past eighteen years with Kidney Trouble and Rheu matism. I have tried doctors, patent medicines, plasters, liniments, electric treatments, and nothing did me any good. I bad nearly lost all faith la anything, when I sent for six boxes of Dodd s Kidney Pills. I said to my hus band I expected that it was eorae more money thrown away, but when I had taken them a week I could see that they were helping me. The lameness I had suffered with for so long la near ly all gone. It Is not a quarter as bad as it was. For years I had to wear a warm bandago around my forehead to prevent the pain. Since using the Pills I have been able to remove this altogether. "I cannot find words to express my heartfelt thanks to Dodd's Kidney Pills for their wonderful cure of my case. My husband haa suffered from Kidney Trouble for years. Last spring a doc tor eald he had Bright's Disease, and treated him, but he received no benefit, and he kept growing thinner and weaker ail the time. When I got Dodd's Kidney Pille he commenced taking four a day. He has taken them three months and is nearly well. His strength Is increased, and the improve ment in his case Is almost miraculous. Dodd's Kidney Pills have certainly been a God semd to us." It is just cases like those of Mr. and Mrs. Doty that have made Dodd's Kid ney Pills so very popular in Iowa. They are EOc a box, six boxes for $2.60. Buy them from your local drug gist If you can. If be cannot supply you, send to the Dodd's Medicine Co.,; Buffalo, N. Y, , ' Commandabla Crnsada. ' Under tbe headline, "Bounce the Blabbers," a Cedar Rapids paper makes vigorous protest against tbe chatterers who disturb theater and lecture audiences. It offers a reward of $5 to the first usher who will "go after such Idiots in the proper man ner," and refers to one of them as having a mouth that "would be a profitable enterprisa If turned Into a windmill." The prominence achieved by Garfield Tea as a blood purifier bas not been equaled by another remedy; an Im provement in tbe complexion can be seen after a few days' use. We only profit In the measure we have ennobled self. PITS araaaMCr Carp. Saswaraarro Snrt aar'i aa M tor. Stlaa'a uraat Karva kMnnf. M for FRKE ai.iKI trtal Will, aad tnallaa. S. a. bill, IM.. Ml awa St. 1-aliia.laaH. fa. Genuineness needs neither Introduc tion nor laudations. Try Oraln-Ot Try Oraln-OI Ask your Orocer tfwluy to ahow yen a package of GRAIN O. tba new food drink that takes the place of colfna. The rhlldrao may drink it without Injury a well the adult. All who try It, Ilka It. UKALN-OLm that rich senl brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made I rota pure rraius, and tbe moal delioste utouwh rafiires it without dis tress. tha price of coffee. l.V; aad jjfi cta per paoksga. Uoid by all grocai-s. It Is from our failure we gain our greatest strength. Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE 8TARCH, the only 16 ox. package for 10 cents. All other 10-cent starch con tains only 12 ot. Satisfaction guaran teed or money refunded. Who bss not braved tbe danger can not boast of courage. Dregs bars tbelr as, out don't store tbssi la aw kUmaeh. Hcetnan'a I'emln dun aids Iks aatsrai fanes to perform ibalr functions. It la had to leaa against a falling wau.