Coleman on tlie Cot* Mr K. Lindsay Coleman, ex president of j the National Cycle Hoard of Trade, and | president of the Western Wheel Works, in speaking on the rut in bicycles, say*: j "This cut in the price of 1100 wheels uaa ' occasioned no surprise. We expressed the opinion five years ago that other maker* would fully realize their error in endeav- , oring to maintain a fictitious value on u<< o product, and that the prtcea we bad ; fixed on (Taseoate would become the ' standard price for other high grade wheels, j "One of the secrets of the success of the j Western Wheel Works Is, that we not ] only guarantee our wheels, but weguaran- j tee our pm es as well, and the purchaser I of a (Tencent in Febrvary has the sallssac tion of knowing that his ncighltor who | purchased m Crescent in Jidy paid lhe same price as lie did. *‘l do not anticipate that a still further reduction in the price of bicycles will bo made this year I lio Houthernsr's ItAt. Slouch huts arc numerous In al* I iiio.-t all communities Mouth of Mason ! and Dixon's lino, and conservative) old aouthoners still demand the beet folt I in s :»'h hut-', A really good broad* i brim f
et*. and tl. If yoijr druggist does not have It,don’t take owe inferior article which he may say is ** iu*t as good." but send to us fur the medicine and * Dr Kay s Home Treat ment.” a valuable »> page free book with Mi re* I pc* Addrc-s Dr. H *1. Kay Mfdkal Co., Omaha. *Neb 'loo Much enterprise. The romantic gorg.* of Trenton milt- ,jhh suffered it great injury, from tie scenic point of view, in the quar rying of limestone at the brlfik of the cliffs and tiie easting o) the ilebrin. thousands of tons of roek, into the ravine. Mia I*#* Info Your Mine*. Allen’s Koot-Kase, a powder for the feet. It cures painful, swollen, smart ing feet and Instantly tukes the sling out of corns and bunions. It Is the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Allen’s Koot-Kase makes tight-fitting or new shoes feel easy, it Is a certain cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired, aching feet. Try It to-day. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. liy mail for 2.0c in stamps. Trial package KUEK. Address Allen fi. Olmsted, Le Stay, N. Y._ lllM<-kll«tMl. People who live beyond their means and are very tardy in paying their debts have been blacklisted In Vienna by a daring' publisher. A book con taining their names has met wit li a big sale. Tlierx Is • Class ul I'eopie Wno are injured by the use of coffee. Recently there has been placed In all the grocery stores a new prep.inntlon called (SKAIN-O, made of pure grains, that takes the place of coffee. The most delicate stomach receives it with out distresa, and hut few can tell it from coffee. It d'tes not cost over *4 as much. Children may drink It with great benefit. 10 cents and 20 cents per package. Try It. Ask for ora;n-o._ Cur. ful parents wbn arc planning lo send tbHr daughter* to Ibe city for study, wlsb i iii'ift to tut placed in MiirruiiiidlnirM uh nearly MU* horn** u* | t>I«*. in this rcMpoct the New Kiitflund Cofinervu'ory of MumIc lloHton. Mum* , uiili ttM adimruhlv equipped I loin*? li- purl «ni*nt meet* & widely IHt need and offer* an ulmolutclv Hufe and delightful home life lor yountf women Htudentn of muffle. Add to thin ib« curriculum of co ir*** leaving nothim* un don** to necurc broad and muiicUnky train 1 nr, and It 1m cany to mm- why parent* prefer thin M'hool in any othe r, and particularly to thoae which malic no proviMioo for* plcununt andithcl • red dormitory life. In a Itiii. Old Friend—Seem* to me you are paying your cook pretty ntiff wages. .Unison- Have to. If I don’t she’U leave, and then my wife will do the cooking herself. New York Weekly. Kru«l (hr Advertise men Iff* You will enjoy tins publication mucli 1 letter If you will get Into the habit of reading the advertisements! they w ill afford u most interesting study and will put you in the way of getting some excellent bargains. Our adver tisers are reliable, they seud w bat they udvertise. In Arrllr *«»s The Danish government lias under taken. during the year Iklt.'i and IMthl, a deep sen > xplorstion ill the (ireen land and Iceland waters. The expedi tion will la- at-eomiianiod In a laitanUt. • III.no TO tit »» AMI AMU Mt I t HH Via Michigan t’entral. "Tha Niagara Kails Rout*." from Chicago, good go tiiK Au«usl 21-83. A rare opportunity to go Kul at v*rv low rate* over "A Klral-clasa Line for Ktrst-clax* Trav el •* tteserv* your sleepma car accom modations early b> writing to L D llrusnrr. Qeli l Western t*aa» r A« t. ll» Adams gtrr*t. Chbsgu. gto Ht u- Huffalo and return. A *«««*• * MUrk *•»*• A ^toVtofto igr*•4*m rIaiUmI **» hU wedding tour with a black ej*. Ilts sister in law ca-ie -d it by viyei ii ist> thru sing a weighty sllp|s>» after hliu to give ln--L to the tfiMtOl couple aiu m m«ea ami V tt't t I' VI klltRgf t*♦» k»4 l»» k»4 * It ***** |f*to4||»«4H If I 4 tout |tl Rtoilto#f *" || kp |«i«M •« | sV4 |gp|| t»«M to* tolii v«*t ' *+* f I V*a V’i'llMA 1m If <1 kit V|v«i > «i 4 tkttAk* t Hir kli to «»l to tHtM‘totfkNV‘1 U • WitoM to li«* lito* I to^ »«l (fitotol |mi tot* !*•»*• tollll i*i|4 M'l* ti ||«4 t 4'k 1*411 ton %%UM4toto I •»**• |Ngg g*to%*o* !»•*■» i -*•■« •*4**4 t* *•'*»■ 4 i gti* # tk j i* * 4a» tltD to CHAMPION OF ALL By Charles 11, Day. OE PARDEE'S at- I tent Ions to Mary An n Dick c i ii.an had been *o de voted that It was the general remark 1 at Union Uenler, I "looks as If sou thin' was goln' to | come from It," and | everybody appear- j ed to wish them ; wel land hope for the anticipated, Joe It was allowed had some, gumption and fair prospects, and "the DUkerman | girl's u right pert un.” Young Pardee was a carpenter, run- ! r.lng his own shop and all the while managing to make a few dollars be yond hi* mode«t tequlremrr.m, and put- | ting away the rurplus for the pro- ! verblal rainy day, which the forehand- j ed N’ew Englander Is always providing I against. To lie sure there was never much new building going on in the old fash ioned town, but there was repairing and Jobbing, am the alert, and willing Joe Pardee made sure to capture tils share of the business. If you wanted a Job done right off In a hurry, l’ardee was the man to undertake It, That was what the landlord at the Union house told the contracting agent of the circus, remarking: ...in . ..i ... Ivi.oeilii nn I.I' . time an' 'cordin’ to contract, an’ he won’t charge you unreasonable, neither." On the tavern keeper’s recommend our carpenter got the Job, and proceed ed to put up the circus bill hoards In quick time. Joe was a great worker, and It was Just fun to see him swing a hammer and s< rid the nails llylng Into the boards. Mary Ann stopped at the partially erected bill board, on her way to the postofflre, and remarked: "Circus coming, Mr. Pardee?” She U always called him Mister In the presence of others. Joe was equal ly punctllliou* In his reply. "Yes, Miss Dlekerman, and the agent, says It the bhst, show on the road. "Of course he does,” laughed Mary Ann, "he’s hired to tell It,” and then she added, " ’sposo you’re goln', Mister Pardee?” Was that a hint? The man stepped a little closer to the maid, so that the workmen and the loungera could not hear, and said In a low voice: "I’m goln’, Mary Ann, providin’ that, you go with me?" The maiden reddened, looked down on the ground, and murmured: "Of course, Joe,” and then she re marked, "must he a good show, that Is the longest board I ever seen put up in our town.” “’Tie," coincided the carpenter, re garding the object of his affections with admiration. "I wonder If the Champion of Kvery thlng to with the show?” inquired Mary Ann. "He must he by the size of the bill boards,” replied Joe. Carpenter Pardee sized all shows by the size of the billboard they erected. "Well, I hope he Is,” continued the maiden, about to resume her errand ■OK COl'RSK. JOE.” 10 the pottofHce. "When 1 was visit ing over to Republic, a year ago last summer, a show came there and It had the Champion of Everything with It. and he was the srau .eat mau l ever saw-" "Shoo?” "Yes, an’ he beat 'em all." "Do tell?" "Yew, an' he was Just like a pic-lure, j an' sech curly hair "D4 the pleasure uf uth' ere. Mf'UlWcd ' timidt There he la the Champion of Kverjthing'4 Joe taa ueilled at h-e - oacpaulon • delight, and wad* aw tf nut to notice It pict aa th< star artiat * O am a a verealike fellow, an I withal Ih* maater uf everything ha ruaitwinff to draw fun the delighted VI •> Ann the ls»ti rnthnalaattv evpreewhina o.i favor To I, t ea'ed oUttfUtata foe eVgreased him I tie la g « needy chap If Mary Ann had heard the rernnch (he w fid ha>* us etc ! tr Ar the show progressed Joe l’ardce, the carpenter, lost Interest In It and wished that It was over, and every lime thxtahc Champion of Everything appeared he wished that he might break tils neck In h's foolhardy feat. Mary Ann w-a charmed and Joe war alarmed. To add to the annoyance r f the mi pentcr the Champion of Everything had nognlzed the lady at his side and the gay Mary Ann was aware of the fsci. When the young men began to rrv the tickets for the concert Miss Dick i-rman recognized the presence of her escort enough to say: "(Join’ (n see the concert, Joe?" "Guess not Mary Ann; 'taint prob able that ’mounts to much.” "flui I dearly want to see It; It’s rtteh fun," wheedled th" girl. The escort bought the th’.'', an 1 rt malm d to the "after .-how,” While the audience was luis.-lug on and the preparation* were going on for the concert, the carpenter regained bit: mental equilibrium, but hi* P‘«ca of mind was again upset when Uteri- crime climbing up the icats tba most versatile of atonic urtlsts, tin Champion of Everything, who made directly for Mary Ann iJlckrrrnan, and pi ‘-rented himself with graceful bows urid scrapes, Mary Ann Introduced the young man, but Joe Pardee did not catch th name; It. was all that be could do to catch bis breath, The escort of the young lady thought that the athlete and the maiden were altogether too Rlad to meet. But what could be say’/ What could he do? The concert progressed to an end, but bow It got through the carpenter tU VfT refrU'fnfii'rwl Wait ll n tlroum and did ho wake up when the circus folks cried "All over," The audience arose, so did the trio. The ('liamplcri of ICvrrylhlng had the audacity to give hi* hand to Mary Ann and assist her off the treacherous scut*. Joe I’ardcc managed to get to the solid earth, but even that seemed to move from under him. He was dazed, staggered. The athlete turned, doffed hi* hat, and said; "Oood afternoon, M-l-s-t-o-r Pardee; happy to have met you." Then, with amazing assurance, he gave his arm to Mary Ann, and they walked away, leaving him standing there, not knowing whether he was alive or not. The people bumping up agulnst him aroused him, and be pass ed out so shamefaced, so hurt, that he could have cried. To think of It, that Mary Ann Dick erman, his Intended, should have ever come to play such a trick upon him In the presence of hundred* of the people of Union Center, who knew them both so well. Home young men would have gone and done something desperate, took a drink, or begun to go down bill at a rapid pace. Joe did nothing of that kind; he stuck to hlH work, held up his head and came to the wise conclu sion that he wus fortunate In knowing Mary Atm for what she was worth in time. Of eourse people talked, and a good many Jibe* and smart sayings reached the unwilling ears of the carpenter, but he kept his own counsel and was busy with the saw, the hammer and the edge tools. It had been prophesied by the wise acres of the town that Joe and Mary Ann would make up, and that the original matrimonial program would be carried out, and It is probably a fact thut the fascinating Mary Ann coquetted to that end. If she did she made a sorry failure. When the summer's tenting season was over the marvel of the arena came up to Union Ce iter and claimed his prize; to be explicit, the departure of Mary Ann Dlckerman from town with the Champion of Everything comes under the head of an elopement. Two years later a circus show came to Union Center again, and with it chanced to be that remarkable per former with whose famous perform ance we are alreudy familiar. He and Joe Dardee, the carpenter, came upon each other face to face down at the Union house before parade. The husband of the former Mary Ann Diekerman extended his hand: "You remember rai?” "Course,” replied Joe, taking the proffered hand The two men surveyed each other during a rather awkward pause, the carpenter noting that the athlete look ed careworn and much changed. The Champion of Everything at thst moment irmoved his hat to rub the bud* of perspiration from an entirely bald head. “Well “ explained the carpenter, thoughtleasly. "If you haveu't loat every hair on . our head aluce I saw you Iasi’" ’Yaa," alghed the cirrus man, "you must rememher I have been married for two years." A I IlilH tilpMVfx Th* ki «n kauf ttlkiii ** that | rnililvtii Kni g«f kfettt % thwilli k»> Avt itiefit' iMI* Ok!ii!4iu!L#< kA t!«**rrtk«iM th* *mi*4i* t < it ti| thin ••Hi** »*M 1‘M aMlkttf t f ( lift Mittta^iuttv** 4 AM Hit-1# Ml l-U*u»t*r ll iw * im a m p NN ku h*%* A lm*f * At ‘ If aaU I fWMlhr |Nfi t« I ■ It w#k| tHxfcv **btn til# tv'aa**! |##9 t kttt^iilt I Will |wf(#(HAk Am A k*k«Mii4ft tl' .‘i AAA* l««l mt ll«|l*U l.«*»b*»»*b» la Ultra lauaty V trgun.* th* is Nlcltatu a*e |ts>il*| to uthrr part* u* etisixl si the earth |u*S« ehbh there yii*>|i - *d naiik if n t but re - pfiel •law*x- ci The water alt leeh* id rst «4 owe uf the bei#ba**»tbg ***** real * pioeperwue salt w**rhe Mi lS*l f.ixyfssiel Mm.YCUI.OliS MIT). FOUND AT THE INDIANA MIN ERAL SPRINGS. IND. Jure* Klienntutlani. Klrlnry, nimbler, Itlmtil. Skin anil Nmoaa lllariaan - Hl« lintel II aa Been Krarttd and People Are Journeying There from All tl*er the Country to Bathe Id the Mud. A deposit of most remarkable mud Uncovered In Indiana, Iihs of recent years been attracting wide-spread at tention. It Is located at the Indiana Mineral Springs, Warren county, and has been formed hy the action of Ihe wilier from ihe famous Magno-Llthla springs. Through countless ages the foliage of magnificent oaks on the hill side has annually fallen Into a basin, and has been reduced by nature Into a pure black earth unmlxed with roots, hit.nes or sand. The water from the lily spring for thousands of years has lai'ii soaking this deposit and saturat ing It with mineral salts, uu'll now there Is a layer of medicated mud abcut two acres In extent and from ten lo twenty fret In thickness. The strange medicinal value >f this ptcollar, black, porous substance was incidentally discovered by an old sol dier, Ham Hfory, who had brought rheumatism home from Ihe wur and , clT. red with It for years. He was v icinptlng lo dig a drainage ditch through the mud deposit, and after In dulglng in this useless experiment for a v,4*t )M» I k*| lh« •4k.tes% It I* *U».* ***** « uf l»u thing*, * ® u-ikk • ur imw retav ta Aw** IMHUMUaa *»»•<•• Y».a l M>MS I i Ctoituiitwljtl I oiirn«‘N. f < • lt'*l»-ll« *1 Hill'll t.fw Ht *1*?- 1*1 nsf. H Koniii* I* r#’#'. Junior or H*>iiior Y**r, Co,in* ,M|. |i| \% it nl'n Jlitll. for »»'# r •* UWlff I Ill* 107(fl Tfl III Will I>||«*|| Ml* |»f rm lift Till. IK1»7. rulMlitff'M* fill i rrf **»i Hf>|tll<*tJoii '•< It*'v. A. llorrUhdy, C. H. I'rwlfldiii. I Th« b««t Rrfl Hope ftoofliur for lc. n«r aq. ft., empn mini hhUh ln> oimiMfi Mnh^i f nt.M for Pin#far Maniplet fr«o. TUfil mamma UOUWUti».Almm4mm,M 4. ADADQV HEW DISCOVERY, § I|I|I' U n Ili fHO'l w..r-t ihh. a f«» ud for hook of twttfiionlftl* *»•'! lO (iMjrft* trnitiuf'iit JVrc«. Ur. u.ii.obitkB'Hm>rm. auum. U+ GANGER oil.* UHnUI.ll rib. UuiMinb. «Tri'lu".if, obi". ■wwMaBM'VAH. ».WlLL*ON*OO..Welv FJA I C|HlX'"V""' O I Nil I f f% | I W»"< urril. ta-pngc •«*«•* free. W. N. U. OMAHA. No. 3I.-I8B7. Whan writing lo advertUorn, kindly mnn tion tbta paper. AN OPEN LETTER To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE UHL OK THE WORD "CASTORIA," AND “PITCHER'S CASTORIA," AS OUK TRADE MARK. I, DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of 3yannis, Massachusetts, was the originator of "PITCHER’S CASTORIA," the same that, lias borne 'and dors now SlY y/Gy> .... "'** 0,1 evcrh bear the facsimile signature of /G&Cc&M wrapper. This is the original "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," which has hem used in the homes of the mothers of America for over thirty years. 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