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THE NORTHWESTERN GKO. E. ItBNSG'MOTEB, Editor a Tnl*. LOOP CITY, NEBRA8KA. NEBRASKA. Mrs. William Hrottof Tecumaeh drop ped dead of heart disease. The residence of K. J. Miller of Adams was totally destroyed by Are. Joeeph I’aimer of Crab Orchard Is the owner of a cow that has given birth to seven calves in three years The Commercial hotel at Ogallala wae destroyed by Are. The Delmont hotel for a time was in great danger. The Oermun Lutheran Teachers' as sociation held a meeting In Fremont last week with quite a good attendance. Nelson F. Ilruce has been appointed postmaster of Fine ( amp, Keya I’aba county. Nebraska, vice James Clear, resigned John Campbell, a Kearney lad was accidentally Ailed lull of bird shot by a companion who Ared at a dog. lie will recover. Huy home made goods and build up home industries, is a good policy. Far rell's Fire Extinguisher, made by Far rell A co., Omaha C, O. Norton of Kearney died sud denly and unexpectedly from the burst ing of a blood vessel in the lung. Heath came while he was at the dinner table. A cow owned by Or. W. F. Hutchin son of Msdlaon gave birth to a calf having eight fully developed lege. The animal was alive when born, but died aoon after. John Fsnton of AtklnsAn is on trial in the district court of Holt county, be fore Judge Westover for the stealing of nineteen cattle from Anthony ( rose of Atkinson on the night of December 2*1, last. f 1 1 __ A ’ . 1 _ A A _ At I_A 1 A • i, m/ uni it»»ffl%irwti nrtwni crop tn years In I’awnee county. Al falfa is in the same condition, l’each trees arc in bloom, uninjured by frost*, while pustures'ure in fine condition and ready for stock. The gold fever near Milford has some what abated, but Die work is going on. The investors promine some interesting developments in a short time, through the o(ieratlon of new machinary, re cently purchased. V, If. C Wall, an old resident of Ju niata, was pronounced insane and sent to Lincoln, .several years ago his skull was fractured and purt of the bone preasea on the brain, to which is attrib uted the cause of his mania. Ad estimate, baaed on the aggregate reports of amounts represented in the pension papers filled out in lieatrice of the money circulated there by the government in pensions amounts to about 124,000 quarterly, or $8,000 per month. The Antelope Tribunesays that dates College at Neltgh has a larger enroll ment of students than it ever bad be fore durtog a spring ^rm, and that the faculty ia calling fbr more room to meet the demands of a rapidly increasing at tendance. Two of the present contractors for prison labor at the state penitentiary have notified the board of public lands and buildings that they can not afford to pay 40 cents per day for the litre of prison convicts. No action has been taken by the board. K W. Kobb, one of the old residents of Union, died of heart failure. Thu family hail gone into another room Jnd returning a few moments later, found him dead, lie was in his usual good health up to the moment of his death, lie was 78 years old. Henry Uye of (Jordon was arrested charged witli buying government cat tle of Indians. Rye was brought be fore United States Commissioner Lucas and bound over to appear at the United States court at Omaha in Mav. Honda were placed at $.’>00. If you will write to us we will send you a descriptive circular of the best rid ing cultivator made, your nearest agent's name, and a Flying Dutchman stick pin free of charge, and a copy of ••What Others Say” about the Moline Flow Id 's goods NeLrasku Moline Flow Co., Omaha, Neb. The senate on the 18th paased the Omaha exposition bill without opposi tion, and with but one ammendmeut suggested by Mr. Allison, reducing the amount of the appropriation for a gov ernment exhibit from lu'&o.uoo to 8'.‘oo, 000. the same as thut appropriated for the Atlanta exposition. The bill c.r rie# no actual appropriation, but it pledges th* government to appropriate that sum. There seems to be but little excite meut about the !'uglier gold hud near Calhoun except that four farms adjoin ing the tt uglier place, have changed hands recently at frum Mu to *M per acre Th* water is being pumped from the well wnere the gold is supi***,) to be- The owner Inlands blasting the roch to gel n load which will be taken to the Omaha smelter In ascertain its vslu* in targe i|uautitie* Farmer* in the neighborhood of Val ley will raise sugar beets lor th* Ox nerd sugar company at tirnud Island, t her# nr# nbs>ut I n acres already cun tree ted to#, (mat year about Mu' eere* were pul under cultivation with the** pec tat loll that th* trrand Island Arm would handle them but that company did not tub* half of whet w a*# spec ted which te*l th* greater portion uf th# crop on the farmer*' hands, a ...in piste bus* Alfred i oa of I ptou arose from the supper table after a heartv meal and fell to the It. or h*f«#e he had taken a half tiosen step* He lived two hours ft W T |lM4fcl|ttMtt ||f |t,.« }^,| % tM borne die tw hi* hand* tn autopsy dtso.wervd Alt* pound* of sand in the uutmat'n shawm k It la utsdarshawl that t o < .1. Itstta of Fhifbary he* been girln* serums ton*.delation to the matte# of -* hvlher he would accept th* comm »»u of brigadier general an edte* to which he teas me* tty elected but It ta be mvrd that owing to urgent request* »f ht* many friend* he will allots him*- i t Fullerton now imposes a tax of per day upon traveling merchant* who open up ba nkrupt stock* for a few day* 1 ut a time. The mill dam at Ansley gave way last week while the manager, (ieorge Sinead, was at brenkfust, and when he returned the water had fallen to it* former mark. No only doe* thia atop the mill machinery, but the electric light and water work* a* well. Joseph Conley of Auburn made un attempt to take his life by hanging. Conley is well-to-do, own* considerable property, both business snd residence, and is a member of the Baptist church, also of the Masonic fraternity. Much of his property lias been vacant for some time, and this I* thought to have mentally unbalanced him. Forty or fifty wholesaler* and job bers of Lincoln met to discuss ways and means of preventing the Flkhorn and I’nion Pacific roads from putting into effect a schedule of freight rales to operate after April VO. The old schedule was voluntarily adopted by t,ue railroads seven years ago. and it is thought that the proposed new rates would be disastrous to Lincoln's trade, while favoring the Missouri river town*. . Fred Patterson, postmaster at Rock Bluffs, was arrested, charged with shooting with intent to kill, the com plaining witness being (hurls* Byers, a young man aged about Vl years. The trouble is the outcome of an old feud over the possession of some river bot tom land, the title of which 1* claimed by Patterson and slao by the Byers people. Byers will probably recover from his wounds unless blood poison ing set* in. lowu and Illinois parties are Inter ested in an irrigation scheme which means much for O'NellL '(’hey have purchased 5,000 acres of land in a body south of that place ami have con structed uu irrigation ditch twelve miles long. They are now culling scores of miles of siual) lateral ditches, •BUI foe* r.«.na* 'I' Vio Oi.clI wti/lf U/fll’If is being done under direction of expert irrigators from I'olorudo. At least S.ftOO acres of the big farm ranch will be cultivated this season. A Washington special says: The many congressional friends of Representative 1). H. Mercer Wept him busy today re ceiving congratulations over the acces sion of a baity girl to his household, which occurred late last night. Mr. Mercer shown quite as conspicuously us a happy father as he has during the three years past as the faithful repre sentative of the Second district of Ne braska. The mother and baby are do ing well, and the father was uble to attend to Ins congressional duties as usual. The city council of Plattsinouth en oorses the exposition project as fol lows: That the holding of said Trans Mississippi exposition is hereby ap proved, and the senators and repre sentatives in congress from Nelirasku and the great west are requested to use their best endeavors to procure the passage, at this session of congress, of u bill giving national recognition to said exposition and providing for an appropriation for a national exhibit and the necessary buildings to contain the same. Patrick Finnegan, a well-to-do farm er living two miles east of (Schuyler, killed his wife, shooting her through tlie head with a Winchester ritle as she sat in the kitchen tewing. He then went to the buggyshed, about twenty rods from the house, tied a string to the trigger of the rille and placing the muzzle to his head, pulled it off, the bullet going clear through his head and through the burn door, lie evidently expired immediately. They had of late been quarreling about landed interests. A North Roup dispatch says it was found by farmers lust season that, notwithstanding the low prices then ruling, potatoes were one of the most successful and profitable crops that they could ruise, and about fifty car loads were shipped from that point to various places last fall. It ia estimated that at least three times the acreage that was planted in this crop will be cultivated this season, which, with the mMcd benefit of a vear's exneriencc. will no doubt give even bettor propor tionul returns. The Woman'* Home and Foreign Missionary Society, held in Fremont last week, elected officers as follow*: President, Mrs A I* K. White of Omaha; vice president, Mr* C. W. W inship of South Omaha; secretary, Mr* Kmrna Oillitn of Omaha: treasurer, Mrs L. l hatTee of Omaha. Mrs J. It Prienl uf Omaha read a paper on "How to Make our Auxillarie* Attrsc live and Helpful,'’ which contained many practical thoughts Papers were also read by Mrs ,1 H, slsaoit and Mrs Ida M»c of Fremont, Mr* Kmrna oil lan aud Mr* s shank of Omaha I be Northwest Nebraska Stock asso ciation con vened in semi annual session . in Mhauce last week, liver ,‘uu mem ber*, repieseutin a possible |!f,M<w,(MIU worth of stock were prcaeub Amuug resolutions was the following Where as, 1 he railroail companies of this state have recently abolished the car rate of »»t.mating freight on slock shipments to South Omaha and the east, and in lieu thereof have substituted a per cent weight rate therefore be It resulted That we ••> most emphatically |>etillou the state board of traasportatmn of this state to immediately restore to this stale the former car rale nr the rale that existed wriur to January I, Isms so ibat skippers msy have ihs henetu of in* same this year Kate deselopwenta in the mailer uf the shortage uf the late treasurer. Mas e> i ubb uf Kanaaster county are lend mg to some s*us<t> itmai ehnrges against i it Hoggs president uf tketieimrn National baak. shaft faded recently, and the failure of which was given out as une of the sense* uf i ublra shortage It la vhsrged that Hugh* bang held some *1 t.'ssi uf toualy money, and |wr sltaded f obb Just before the failure l« git* a check and take in paym<si» mortgage on sum* aity properly I in« check and utbnr payers. It i* charges) Ikggs P ared miu the bash «* 4 i.mk oat llt.WW uf the best ssvnrtliea In the bank SOLID FOR M’KINLEY. NEBRASKA IN LINE FOR OHIO’S FAVORITE SON. Sonatnr Thurston Expedite* Matters by •ernrlag the Election of Three Dele gatee at Large by Acclamation—So Sixteen to Ons Erse Coinage for Ne brasba Republicans—Resolutions En dorsing tba Omaha Trans-MIssIsslppI Exposition. Nebraska Republicans In Convention. For Delecste-at-lsrge: JO N L. WKll!*TEH, of Douglas. THOMAS V. KKN.NAKD. of Lancaster. I’ETEK JANSEN, of J. ifer-on GKOHOK U. THUMMKL, of Hull. Altoroatos: O. (i. SMITH, of liuffalo C. II. Dlffl I’STI’.II, of liana L. F, JUDD, of lioonr. A t. *> UIC.ll 1, of • ass Omaha, April ill—-Above are giver tlie norocs of tin turn tj’oolfil a# dele gate* U> the national convention at St Louie by the republican state conven tion which root for that purpose in Omaha yesterday There was a very large gathering, but the building was commodious enough to accommodate kll without crowding. The real work of the convention wee quietly and har moniously accomplished, all the dele gatee being chosen by acclamation ex cept Geo. II. Tliummel. lie was suc cessful after u close coutest with his only opponent, Matt Daugherty of Oga lalla. The convention was prompt In as sembling within a few momenta of schedule time. Vice Chairman John T. Mallalieu of the. republican state comwitt' », cailjtd • the convention to order. Mr. Sedgwick of York, secretary of th« republican state central committee, then read the call. This formality be ing over, Vice Chairman Mallalieu in troduced as the temporary chairman of II ll’-ltl_ft II bUU WUH'UklUil null. ?? niiMiu •« »'»v Creary of Hastings. (Senator Thurston moved that In or der to expedite business the chairman appoint a committee on resolutions, to consist of a chairman and one member from each congressional district, to which all resolutions should be referred without debate. The motion was car ried without opposition and the com mittee was appointed, as follows: (Senator Thurston, chairman; U. M. Lambcrtaon, First district; t adet Tay lor, Second district; W. il. Needham, Third district; Thomas Wolfe, Fourth district; John J. Lamborn, Fifth dis trict; Henry Gibbons, Sixth district. J. L. McPheely of Minden moved that as there were no contests the ser vices of a committee on credentiala be dispensed with and thut the list of delegates as in the hands of the secre tary be declared elected. This was carried. The temporary organization was perfect. Chairman McCreary announced that the selection of delegates to the na tional convention waa in order. Senator Thurston moved that in or der to expedite the work of the con vention, and as there was no difference of opinion as to the names of three of the delegates-at-large, that John L. Webster of Douglas, Thoms* J*. Ken nard of Lancaster and I’eter Jansen of Jefferson be elected by acclamation. Ex-Gov. Crounse sent to the desk and had read a substitute for Mr. Thurs ton’s motion, but it was tabled. The rules were suspended and the three men who had been nominated as dele gates-at-large were unanimously cho sen to represent Nebraska at St Louis. Representative W. H. Harrison of Hall county nominated George II. Thummel of his county for the fonrth delegute-iit- large. The delegation of Webster county seconded the nomination. A Stanton county representative sec onded the nomination also. This was a signal for representatives from a large number of counties to fall into line, and they kept tne chairman busy recognizing them in order that they might secoDd Mr. Thummel's nomina tion. Uepreseutative Milllvan ol l us ter cc jnly placed in Humiliation Matthew I)|\ugherty. Sheridan county, Banner ci inty, Buffalo county and Valley ct utity seconded the nomination of 11 tug herty. The roll call proceeded with, the fnal result being: Thumtncl, 554; .hiugherty, 4KH. And Mr. Thumme) • as declared the uuanimuus nominee t' the convention for the fourth place ,.n the delegation at large He brietly eturned his thunks for the honor con ferred, and Matt Kaugherty took the platform to sav that lie was highly f leased with the selection of his oppo nent. He expressed his thanks to those t'ho had stood by hlu> For alternate delegate U <■ Smith of Buffalo county was nominated anil elected by acclamation. ('. II. I (emp tier of (luge county. I.. I*. Judd of Itooue county und A t'. W right of i ass county were then placed in nomina tion. A motion tu elect Mr. Judd and Mr. Feiupaterby acclamation prevailed, and another motion including Mr Wright in the program 'they were declared elected hi son riels In behalf <>t the committer, senator Thurston read the following The republicans of Nebraska In con vrti turn assembled congratulate the cauutry upon the eerlntu return of the republican party to power, and rejoice that our land la to be speedily redeemed from the disaatera and sufferings ol dr tuners tie incompetence, erroc and misrule l b la la the year of the people and the people deiuaad that then great champion William lick inter shall be uumiaated and elected prescient uf the l atted Stales We reelM.ct our loyalty t<> the tie elated pr*e pl.Htitf the repub)rear- party and i I » great American pottetv tor wi-tcb our |uerty d*rtiti» is. We pledge ourarlvea la ndvam« to Ike forthcoming republican national eon veattoa, baiter mg that It will declare aga net the tree and unlimited >suung« of atteer, and for a eurreucy uf gold sit var and paper “ns srroM.t as tna gov era urea t and as ett he ru wired as its ban or,1' and tor tkat Amertean ttriera ol proterttoe* and fee-i pros- r ly ».f wbteli W tlttam Mr kraley ta the t-eat linage* pt>ueai and undvr whlvk rati people attained Ike grvaleat nations and IU' dividual proeperity We aeaett that Ike republtcaa party I stands for the supremacy of the con stitution of the United States; tho i maintenance of law and order; the pro tection of every American citizen in his | right to live, lubor and to vote; a vig | oroua foreign policy; the enforcement i of the Monroe doctrine; the restoration of our merchant marine; American market* for American products; tiie government supervision and control of transportation lines and rates; the pro tection of the people from all unlawful combination and unjust exaction of ag gregated capital and corporate power; a pension policy just and geneVoua to our living hero* and the widows and orphans of their dead comrades; coast defenses against foreign navies, pauper immigration and tbs product* of cheap foreign labor; a rigid observance of our naturalization laws, the sxpendi lure of all moneys collected from the people for public uses and under the direction of public officials Wo extend our aymputhics to the struggling patriot* of Cuba in their he roic effort* to estebiish a government j of the people, and we demand the rec ognition of their rights a* belligerents by the national administration We remit all presentation of state is sues to the convention called for the nomination of state officers, pledging | ourselves to support its nominees, mid assuring the country that Nebraska is a republican state. W. J. Connell of Omaha offered the following substitute for the money plank a* recommended by the com mittee; We declare that both gold and sliver should be primary money and recog nized ss such by the government of the United .States, and should be a full legal tender for all debts, both public and private; that the government should not discriminate in favor of gold as against silver, and that the mints should he open upon equal terms to both gold and sliver at the ratio now established by law. We oppose the issuing of government bonds in | times of peace. In support of his substitute Mr. Con nell spoke at some length and sub mitted a petition signed by 490 repub lican* delegate Corbin of Johnson county moved to lay the substitute on the anu uivcr mmiu lun-un the motion prevailed The sumo controversy was renewed when Hon. John Jt. W right of Lancas ter county moved that the anti-free coinage clause in the money plank be stricken out. Me declared that the convention had no right to instruct the national convention, and the republi can party could not afford to declare for the elimination of either gold or kiiver aa a basts of money. The motion to strike out was lost by an overwhelming vote, and the plat form aa submitted by the committee was unanimously approved. THK KXI'OSITIOJ) KXOOIMRD. The following resolutions were pre sented by the committee and adopted without debate: Whereas, Delegates representing the twenty-four states and territories lying west of the Mississippi river at the Trans-Mississippi congress of 181*5 adopted resolutions providing for the holding of an exposition for the pur pose of exhibiting the products, manu factures, arte, industries and capabili ties of these states and territories; and, Whereas, The said congress voted unanimously thatsaid exposition should be held at the city of Omaha in the year 18V8; and, Whereas, The common interestof the states and territories constituting this great region will be greatly promoted and benehtted thereby, und the inter ests of the great stale of Nebraska wilt be especially benelitted by such an ex position within her boders; therefore be it Resolved, by the 1,057 citi/.ens of tiic stale of Nebraska, assembled together i as delegates to the Nebraska republi can stale convention in the Colliseum building, Omaha, April 15, 1800, That ' the holding of said Trans-Mississippi and International exposition is hereby ; heartily approved, and that the sen- I liters and representatives in congress from Nebraska are requested to fully co-operate with the senators and rep 1 resenlatives from the Trans-Mississippi j states, and thoroughly and actively en- ! deavor to procure at this session of con gress the passage of the bill giving national recognition to said exposition, and providing for an appropriation for national exhibits und necessary anil - proper buildings to contain the same; and be it furtiier Resolved, That a copy of the forego ing resolution be certified by the score s it . _:__1 __a * .. iL.. bO I J Ut DIIV VMM** ‘"VM* V senators and repre*entutlve* in con great from Nebruaka. • t’T A NO OUT volt n'KINI.M. Senator Thuralon then presented for approval the reaolutioua which were adopted by the iHiuglaa county couveu* lion aa the rcault of the couipromiee between the McKinley aud Mauderaou committeea After Seuator Thuralon hud read the reaoiulioua Frank tollin* of l.ancaater county offered the following aubsti lute: \\ hereaa, The republioun parly of Nebruaka, In atate couvcnlion uasem bletl, believe* ill the rule that of llie uiayorily anti recognize* thul the ovei* whelming acnwuieul of Nebraska re publican* i* favorable to the caudidacy of William MeKinley of Ohio for preal dent of th< United State* therefore, be it lleaolved, by tht* convention, That we hearty com me ml the caudidacy of W illiam MeKinley for nomination by ihe national republican convention to the higheal office In the gift of the American people, becauae of hta »put l»«a private life, hi* sterling lomvaly, hi* nttdenh’i'ff political integrity, hi* high turret courage, hi* lofty patriot lem hie *pleudul citizenship aud hi* eupern *lale*mku*hip We uat(u*ii Bedly endorse hie ceudldacy b«e*u*» he t* the acknowledge*! chempiuu uf ihe overshadowing l*»u* •■American mar hei* tor American producer* prolcc. lion la American mduktric* aa>t Ameri can labor ’ We regard him a* the logical and in vtaellde leader of the republican boat* la their dtewrluu* campaign uf laud, and inumphn* reentry in in power »n Mare* I, Utl Ite It further U«M»lve<l by this conventum Thai the four delegate* kl iatg- and the hmr alternate* at large aelreted by thi* fPlITtr* on to repr**e»» thi* common w*,itb *1 the u*tio**l ivpublnae e*m* vrutt-n at hi lamia, bo, end »>*« h of tbem la h««*bf instructed to uao |H hom-enb c m**n* tote-nr# the non,ma tn-n of William Mehinley at the hand* nf an id eon«ention. and to thin end they, •el each of them, are further igatruv t ed to vote for William McKinley on the first ballot, and on each succeeding ballot until he la nominated or ids name ia withdrawn from the contest. The roll call on C'ollin’saubstitutere sulted: Ayes. 4SN; nays, 401. It waa declared carried, a tidG. V. Hol land of Seward county offered the fol lowing, which was unanimously adopted: Resolved. That in the person of Sen ator John M. Thurston we recognize an able statesman whose only ambition is to promote the best interests of his constituents and to stand between any foe, political or otherwise, that endan gers their prosperity or attempts to throttle the popular expression of the people on any political i|uestion. lludaunted by any political power, he has the courage to vote the sentiments of the eovereign people on any question of moment In the face of sny organized opposition. On (notion of Seth Mobley of Grand Island, a vote of thanks was tendered < hairman McCreary for his services, and the convention adjourned. PERSONAL, K. C. Btedman, who has Just refused z professor's chair at Yale, waa dls mlased from that university when a itudent. Henry Arthur ones, the playwright, Indignantly dentes the published as tertlon that be la to drop the name of /ones and call himself Henry Arthur. Frederick Remington was a clerk In an expres office before he esaayed arl. Capt. Alfred Sanford of 8t. Louis, who fa 73 years old and whom the au thorities sent to the poorbouse last week, was the boyhood friend and play mate of Ulysses 8. Grant. Tzmofeo Random, a little Mexican Indian elay modeler, now at Atlanta, la said to be a wonderful genius. He has had no training, but has already won several medals of honor, Hy a votes of twelve to six the Judge* of the Appellate division of the New York Supreme court have decided not to wear gowns. rurv. Myron n ***'<] or iwfjvrr uvu »»» engagement to lecture at Hall City. Kan. Missing his train, he hired a team of horses and a buggy and drove from Colby, a distance of seventy-five miles. Rabbi I. M. Wise of Clnclnn: *1 vayx that during the lust forty year* he has officiated at 10,000 Jewish weddings and only three couple* whom he has married have ever applied for a divorce BITS OF KNOWLEDGE. The English governess to the king of flpaln recently appointed, who is, of course, to teach him her language, Is to receive a salary of $3,760 a year. The coming eclipse expedition of Amherst college will be In charge of Prof. David P. Todd. It will observe the eclipse of 1896 from the Island of Oezo, Japan. Crime Is more common In single life than In married. In the former 33 In every 100,000 are guilty, while only 11 married men of the same number have gravely broken the lawa. There aic In Ohio about 17,600 oil wells, of which more than 3,000 were bored In 1894. The Klrkrldge yields 310 barrels per hour, or 7,740 per day. Another yields over 1,200 barrel* a day In London-—unlike other cities, es pecially New York and Vienna—no house Is permitted to exceed In height the width of the street In front and the number of Inhabitants Is limited by law. Prince Bismarck received about 218, 000 postal cards from as many admirers congratulating him on his eightieth birthday. These cards have a total weight of 1,320 pounds, and pilled up In one column would reach a height of 160 feet. A VARIETY OF HINTS. nLI t J „ II..., l.nn|«Knn n n .1 VUIUI iHV *»• ~ ~— —— — sewer gas. Bronze buttons are used on nastur tium velvet bodices. Hand-painted china knife handles are unique gifts. Dates stuffed with almonds are be loved by the matinee girl. The zither Is more fashionable than either the mandolin or banjo. A popular restaurateur says men call for more sweets than women. White satin and sable Is a combina tion much worn by bridesmaids. One white rose in the center of a cluster of violets makes a very smart boutonniere. The dark haired girl now has her innings. Blondes are not as much in vogue as formerly. The graceful lope of a camel and the home run of an excited ostrich seem to have been bulled Into a nondescript gull much affected by the up-to-date girl. Du not buy blue or laveuder lamp shades unless you wish to glvs them to some dear frteud against whom you have a particular grudge They make even a pretty woman positively hide oua.. Du not be offended if the members of your family auddanly stop talking when you enter the room They are not utaltgttlug you. as your eggselogsg sug gests. knowing full well that you de serve II, but are doubtless planning to surprise you with something you would much rather be without. ABOUT WOMAN. The mother of Ihs late King Meaeleb. of Abyaalala. gfly l*e years ago waa a beggar at the pal*>* gates, but h*i we* tie roue beauty won toe heart of linden who took her for bin wife %|ra John f forspaugh, a I'hlla-lvl phta theater manager i* w inu-ug ad miration by her buaintaalibs methods and geos.-nl good common sense Mr* Urinal Ihs Iheosophlsl and 41 tor cod wife of the novelist s brother, haa had a varied religious »»pert*a»* ghn waa n religions solbusiest in early tears and then tried to he n nun for a Ume she woo n pupil of Must*) * —II — ■ t HUMOHUUS. i Tha wife: "Isn’t that your eye doc tor?” Tha huaband: "I thought »o i until be aant In bla bill. He'a a akin apeclallatHarper’a Weekly. I Her effort to be agreeable—Clergy I man: "Some people think I preach long aermon*. Do you tblnk ao?" She: "Ob, no! They only aeem long,"—Puck. Vlaltor: "Hut tbla portrait of Mr. Bulger la a good deal more than life alze.” Artlat: "5 *now It. That la the alze he tblnka he la." Boaton Bulletin "That whlaky la fifteen year# old. I know It, becatiae I’ve hail It that long myaelf.” The colonel: "By Jove! air, you mutl be a man of phenomenal aelf control,"—Life. She (haughtily): "I beg your pardon, air: you have the advantage of me.” He (Jauntily): "I ahould aay 1 had I'm the fellow you Jilted ten yeara ago."— Melbourne Weekly Time#. Klrzt tramp: "It makea me nervoua to id cep In one of deae lodgln'-houaea, Huppoaln' a fire waa to break out In de night?" Second tramp: "Dat'a ao. Dem (Iremen would turn a hoae on yer In a minute.” Truth. Teacher: "Tommy, you may define the difference between a while and a time." Tommy: “Wy wy when paw aaya he la going down for a whllo maw aaya ahe'll bet he'a going for a time."— Cincinnati Knqulrer. "What eourae ahould a lawyer purwue when called on to defend a man whom he know# to be guilty?” aaked the ex amlner. The examined acratrhed hi* head a moment and anawered: "Charge him double, of courue,"—Cincinnati Kn qulrer. Beatrice aenda ua aome veraea enti tled, "Why Do I Live?" We cannot u*e your contribution, Beatrice, but we can anawer your conundrum You live aim ply becatiae you aend your veraea In,^ atead of bringing them. Yonkera Slate iman, Mt . . 1. f A L. . ..I t I . . . Hun<1 iy school, in Interest tha little ones, had begun to tell them I he story of the fall of man, when a mite of a girl was heard to exclaim half aloud, "Oh, I’m so tired of that story about the Adamses.” Boston Transcript Know Thyself. SCIENCE HELPS YOU TO BB YOUR OWN DOCTOR. From the Krn, Bradford, Pa. Too few people are acquainted with the rapid advance of medical science, and too mftny doctors are still plod ding In the old paths. Once It comes to pass that people know themselves, that all physicians ars abreast of the world’s knowle dge, much of our suf fering will come to an end. Medical scientists are not delving Into the depths of knowledge for the mere ben efit of brother physicians, hut for the benefit of the world. They place In the hands of the well man a means of keeping well, In the hand* of the sick man a means of recovery. To the par ent they give the power of saving the child, Helenee Is working for you—will you accept the proffered help? X Mr*, tfeorge ftowend, an estimable lady who reside* at N ». 276 Kast Main Htreet. has cause to feel grateful to ward the science of medicine, Hhe stated to a reporter that, sha had been suffering with a femnls trouble for many e .rs, Hhe had been doctored for the ailment for a long time—In fact, nearly all her life and had never received anything more than temporary relief. During the last three years her condition grew worse and was aggravated by an affection of the heart Her health was so poor that she found It almost Impossible to perform her household duties. "I never believed In proprietary med icines." said Mrs, ftowend, "hut one day last fall I read an article In a newspaf cr which told of the cures ef fected by f. r. Williams’ Pink Pill*, and I decided to try the medicine. Before I had taken the contents of one box 1 began to fee) better. The depressing weakness whP’h had bothered me for so many years began to disappear, and the action of the heart at once be came stronger and more regular. "1 took nine hoxes of the pills and I am now feeling better than I have for several years, and I have unbound Ctrl fiilth In thn rrts.t titling* " Dr. William*' Pink 1*1 11m contain all th* element* nereaaary to kIvc new life and rlchneaa to the blood and reatore ■ hattered nerve*. They are for cab by all druKklata, or may tie had by mall from Dr. William*' Medicine Company. Schenectady, N. Y., for M) cent* per boa, or ala boar* for 22.60 Two Ctaolre toluinea. “Her father la not whul you wouhl call u well read man," a* id one formt'Jf gentleman to another. “No. Ilia library conalata of only two book*, lint they auftlce.” “What are they?” “Hank book and check hook " — Waahington star. Half Pare fcaruramna tin Ih* Waltaah. Ihe »hort Hue lo St lamia, and t|ulck route Kaat or South. Aurtl Mat and May Mh Kacurelout to all poluta South at »n* tar* for th* rouud trip with p.' ui added JI NK l«th, National HepuMh au I unvenltou at Ml I mule. JPl.Y .'HI, NalkmaJ Ktlacathmal Aaeoclalbm at buffalo JPl.Y Mh I brutiae hlulcevur « on ten'Ion at wachlagtoa jri \ -Vo.i National People and Stiver t'onvewttoa at Ml kwata Pur reta*. nice lab!** ami farther infer •nation cal. at the Vtaia*h ticket orti,* t«*5 Par earn MS . Patton Hotel Mwnfc, ur • rite U»o H fitrni*. N W fa*e A«l Omaha. Neb pha tarnr la an Aralaavlt* A ► ranch engineer ha* tlioog,It i\ worth white to calculate the waat* *n> erg* of th* great avalanche uf Uemmi la the Up* wknd. fell laat Hepteruber, He utahea It I. too urllliou metre tuna or roughly, thru* tint.* the earn* uum her of foot tuna; that t* lu aay, the *u ergs needed to lift mho* three billion b*n* a find high The fall laaled a minute and in that time develuped about a million hum# power It IN* energy could have beea turned Into elec j it’* current It would have fedWPMM la* ‘***d e power incwndemant lamp* It* I u* a lay tint lag a whul* year t t bb ego Hrcord
