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“ Better Be Wise Than Rich ” Wise people are also rich •when they know a perfect remedy for all annoying dis eases of the blood, kidneys, liver and bowels. It is Hood's Sarsaparilla, which is perfect in its action. It so regulates the entire sys tem as to bring vigorous health. It never disappoints. Coltre- “ For 42 year* I bad goitre, or ■welling* on my neck, which wa« dis couraging and troublesome. Rheumatism ■Iso annoyed me. Hood’s Harsaparllla cured me completely and the swelling has entirely disappeard. A lady In Michigan saw my p-evious testimonial and used Hood's and was entirely cured of the same trouble. She thanked me for recommend ing It.” Mas. Arha MtTTHsai.ASD, 406 Lovel Street, Kalamazoo, Mlcb. Poor Health-"Had poor health for year*, pain* In shoulder*, back and hips, with constant headache, nervousness ard no appetite. Used Hood’s Sarsaparilla, gained strength and can work hard al> day; eat heartily and sleep well. 1 took it be cause It helped rav husband.” Mas. Euzabcth J. OirriL*, Moose Lake, Minn. Makes Weak Strong-”l would give |5 a bottle for Hood's Sarsaparlim If I could not get It. for less. It Is the best spring medicine. It make* the weak strong.” Ai.bkkt A. Jaorow, Douglaatown, N. Y. dfcod&Si Hftod’a Pills fur# liver ills, th# non IrritatliiK and Mis only CAiliartW' to take with Mood’s Harsaparilla, W ^ --- ___h ■■ POMMEL ^SLICKER a Keeps both rider and saddle per fectly dry In the hardest storms. Substitutes srtll disappoint. Ask for i ify? Fish Brand Pommel Slicker— alt Is entirely new. If not for sale In your town, write for catalogue to ^^JTOWFR^ostimJtaea FOR 14 CENTS Wawiah to gain th la year 800,000 ] [T new cuatomere, and hence offer *** 1 Pkg. M Day Kadiab, luo 1 I Pkg. Farly Ripe Cabbage. lOo I " Kariieat Red Beet, loo i 94 Long I.igt tn’gCu amber 1*>« , M H.il/er’a Beat Dett ace, Mo , 94 California Fig Tomato, 30o 94 Farly Dinner Onion, lOo 1 8 u Brilliant Flower Beoda. Uo Worth 4 1.09, for 14 cent a, fl.UU Above 1(1 pkg a. worth 41.00, wa will * mail yon free, together with oar < • great Plant and Heed Catalogue I tapon receipt of thia nwtlcr A 14c i rootage. invite y>ur trade and , now when y«,a once try Hul'/rr’e , ■rcdeyouwillnever get along wit n «£« o ittbero. Oot.iuNrrd fjffc,and 1 1 op ta lb. Pniatoea at f 1.20 < ” u llbl. Catalog alone 6c. Ro.wi Nothing but wheat; what you might call a sea of wheat," Is wtiat was said by a lecturer speaking of Western Can ada. Kor particulars aa to routes, rail way fares, etc., apply to Superintendent of Immigration, Department Interior, Ot tawa. Canada, or to W. V. Bennett, 801 New York Ufa Building, Omaha. Neb. A Natural Black is Produced by Buckingham's Dye£&. 50 eta. of druggist! or R. P.Hall It Co.. Nashua,N. H. CONSUMPTION, atakrh, Asthma CAN UK . CURED AT HOME. Ho >frdl<-l*o. Write Kor Trnstlulln l'al> monar; Iltaoiaaes Hent KKKK. Coo Kobur.nl Css., - - Nos* York City. CURE YOURSELF! 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P Via map MmMM Imw Dm k«i •m a* mm. am « a a. d« , i,m AAAAAAA^VWWWW AM pm <i MM *t0M up« ikm ftp. •* *Mf> U»r*: AM rntMgk ».>.^pku<.|^ p«M at <m y* **• o«4n i4m lk(» •*«* *». «• *»• <*••«• »• MP Omp. «4 'P WASHINGTON ANGRY. BUT DID HE SWEAR AT BATTLE OF MONMOUTH? Tradition Affirm* That He t’sed an Oath —lie Certainly Had Sufficient Provo cation for Strong Language—Ueneral Lee the Victim. RADITION says that on one occa sion the father of his country so far forgot his religious training and prin ciples as to have used an oath. Pro fanity does not comport with the generally accepted character of George Washington, and there are many who deny the tradition. It was at the battle of Monmouth where Washington is supposed to have GEN. LEE. lost bis temper and swore at Gen. Charles Lee for disobeying orders and retreating, thus endangering the whole American army. If ever man was tried, it was Washington at Monmouth, ^nd If ever profanity was excusable It was on that occasion. Lee, according to some historians, was a designing traitor, who, envious of Washington's Eopularity. schemed to defeat his rmy. It is quite certain that he hes itated when the oath of allegiance, re quired by the continental congress, (was administered at Valley Forge. ^Washington was himself administering ,the oath to Lee, Greene, Stirling and pthers, the officers placing their ha ids jon a Bible. When Washington began |to repeat the prescribed oath, Lee sud denly removed his hand from the Bi ble, and the commander-in-chief asked why he did so. His answer was: “As to King George, 1 am willing (JEN WAYNE enough to ab-olv* my-eif from nil al legiance to blui, but I have aome ecru 1‘lee about tba prlito* of Wale*." Etna the grave Waahlngton Joined : In the laugh that followed thle •«- 1 plaiiatlon Hut lent eventuily touh tb* oath with the other*, and subscribed hla name to on* of the Ulan he now on •1* in tha art hive* at Waahiugtoa. When the llrltlah under (Minton and denly evacuated Philadelphia In June. ITT*, and began their rwtrent aero** New Jwrwny. Waebingtou. with hU Vrhola army rushed oa aa rapidly a* poaalhla to latereept them Uetore they tea* hwd Naw York late oa h**d*d off th* IlntUh went lulu ramp near th* aaamy oa the ptalaa of Monmouth La* wo* a*ai t« Wa*htagt»n In r*>» mand. and there van h* ao doubt at lh»* Urn* that envy and haired war* Mruag fa* tore la th* breast of the su bordinate l«i Inatru. lion* w era In advaite* early and attach the *n*my aa anon aa they began to mo*#, unlaw* thee* wee aunt* powerful t« •»*■** for not doing so. It seems that this very slight discretionary power given him furnished the pretext for bis conduct. Lee had under him such men as La fayette, Wayne and Morgan’s famous riflemen. The conduct of Lee on this occasion Is a puzzle to the student of human motives. At one moment he seemed In earnest and determined, at the next be was weak, hesitating and uncertain. In the council of war held at Hopewell Lee advised against the attack, and showed a very faint heart throughout the fight. When the British began to move he made a feeble attack, which was followed up by half a dozen blun ders In rapid succession. He held La fayette in check until It was too late for him to cut off some of the British army, and weakeued Wayne’s forces by withdrawing from him some of his best soldiers, and finally ordered a gen eral retreat all along the line. Along a narrow pass, with a morass on either side, the Americans fled on that hot June day, pursued by the yelling Brit ons. The weather was so excessively warm that many of the soldiers per ished from sunstroke. Washington, who was bringing up the main army to attack the British in such a way as to cut off their retreat to New York, after the cannonading early In the morning, was astonished and perplexed to hear no more firing. Anon the shouts of the victorious Britons and the occasional musket shot fell on his ears, and, with a feeling of distrust, he galloped forward, accompanied by his entire staff. They met the head of the retreating army under Gen. Lee. Just at this point, according to tradition, Washington did his “cussing.” His tory records the first words uttered by Washington as: “Sir, I desire to know what Is the reason, and whence arises this disorder and confusion?” Tradition says that GEN. l^AFAYETTE. the sentence began with "By God, sir." According to tradition, Washington, after meeting Lee, ordered Oswald’s battery to unlimber nnd open on the enemy; that he then galloped down toward the advancing enemy, and fired his holsters at them, wheeled his horse about, rode back and formed the re treating hosts Into a line of battle to meet the foe. Without doubt the father of his country was greatly pro voked at Lee, and the evidence at Isie’s trial chows that "hot and angry" words passed between them. But It Is still a matter of doubt whether Gen. Washington swore. Such terms and colloquialisms as "Egad,” "By gad" and "Zounds," a genteel sort of profanity, were In com mon uee In those days, but Washing ton has never been accused of using ! them. In the midst of the excitement and confusion attending a tattle, and j the rallying of routed hosts under the : heavy lire of a victorious enemy, It la doubtful If spoken words can be sue- I NKMOYKl) MIN M \M» Hiou I MR •HIM K | »*'»*lu!lv ’ «I *«»* o*h»» **t4 m«» fct** * • W|il< | lr.gton which hia enemies distorted Into "by." Is It not more probable that the "father of his country,” Instead of swearing, made use of some sort of supplication? White with anger, and boiling over with disappointment and chagrin, what would be more natural than that he should, on meeting Lee, cry out: 'My God, sir, I desire to know what (s the reason, and whence arises this disorder and confusion?" The man who gave rise to the rumor of the use of profanity may have been Lee himself, who was anxious to malign the man who had rebuked him on the battlefield. It was an easy mat ter to report his “my" as "by,” and thus change the whole tenor of Wash ington’s remarks. This theory Is cer tainly the most reasonable as well as the most charitable, and, after an In vestigation of almost 120 years, It ought to be adopted. After Washington, at the risk of his life, had brought order out of chaos, and formed the routed troops Into an invincible line of battle, he rode back to where Leo sat on his horse In a bad lit of sulks, and, pointing to the ral lied troops, asked: "Will you, sir, command In that placa?" "I will,” Lee eagerly exclaimed. "Then,” said Washington, "I expect you to check the enemy Immediately.” "Your command shall be obeyed, and I will not be the llrst to leave the field," returned Lee. The advancing foe was held In check. Washington brought up the remainder WASHINGTON ANGRY, of the army, and all that long Sab bath day the battle raged, but the Britons and their allies were defeated and stole away during the night After It was all over, Lee demanded an apology, but Washington, Instead of apologising, placed Lee under arrest He was tried and dismissed from com mand for twelve months. He never entered the army again, but sulked throughout the war and died In Phil adelphia Oct. 2. 1797. How Washington Keallv Looked, From the traditions of Alexandria, and from other sources, I have tried to make up in my mind's eye a picture of George Washington as he really was. He was exceedingly tall, and, when young, quite slender. He had enor mous hands and feet. His boots were No. 13, and his ordinary walking shoes No. 12. He was a man of muscle. During his service In the army he weighed 200 pounds, and was so strong that he could lift his tent with one hand, although It usually required the strength of two men to place It on the camp wagon. I mean, of course, when it was folded up and wrapped around the poles. Washington could hold a musket with one hand and fire It. He was a good shot and a good swords man. The pictures of the father of his country make one think that Wash ington was a brunette. His face Is dark and somber. The truth Is, he had a skin like an Irish baby, and hia hair was almost red. He had a broad chest but not a full one. His voice was not strong, and daring his last days he had a hacking cough. His eyes were cold gray, and It Is said that he seldom smiled, although there is reason to believe that he had con siderable humor about him. His nose was prominent. He was particular as to his appearance and fastidious in dress. He wore plain clothes and al ways kept himself well shaven, acting as his own barber. Kconoiuleal, bnt Not stingy. Through hU letters now owned by the government one may nee here and there correspondence which shows that he was wry hard up at times. In 1786 he wrote that he could get no wheat on credit, and that he had uo rash to pay for It. Three years later he urges a man to pay the ti.ooo which he owes him and says he has put oft the I sheriff three timet already, and that he j need* this money to pay hia taxes. He ! waa Dot afraid to duu hia debtors, and ; he la said to have been one of the I shrewdest dealers, among the planters I cl hia time if* waa always preaching economy to bla servants, but on the whole *»» somewhat lenient, as. for Instance h« employed one man. a car penter. waking a contract with him for : a year and providing therein he waa in have tour days In which he might gat druab about i’htlauuaa. Washington waa economical, but not stingy Its , could not endure waste of any blad.aad j ha want about over hia eelate doing hia beat to atop the leaks In one uf hia letters home he urge* that the greatest economy he used In feeding the hay at the maasltm houaa The nails uf the t'hlnoea nobility ; sometimes attain the length of eight e«u Itofcedi being protected by tang iHitr iair r Two parooita will not be friends lung If they can not forgive each /.her lit- ! I le fall I' | i 11 hi ere Some colleagues of Congressman Mudd solemly, declare that the Mary land man still wears the Identical red necktie which encircled his throat when he first came to congress. Ori ginally It was a flaming affair, abso lutely sparkling with redness, but it now has lost much of its brightness, and wonder Is being expressed when Mr. Mudd will ge a new tie. At a sale in London an autograph of Holmes brought $8, one of Kmerson $2.50. and one of Longfellow $7.50. The comparative prices are Interesting and suggestive. Sir G. 8. Clarke. K. C. M. O.. F. R. 8., contributes to the February num ber of the North American Review an exceedingly brilliant article entitled > “Imperial Responsibilities a National j Gain," wherein he discusses the new position the United States will i henceforth occupy among the nation* ' of the world. The responsibility for the government of the Philippines will, he assertai be great, but If it Is ap proached with high aims, a single eye to the general good, and a reverence for Justice, incalculable moral gain will accrue to the country as it* awards. > Locomotor AtaxiaN Paralysis ( } Can be Cured. 4 1 These extreme nervous disorders were . 1 treated with wonderful success by the dis* (j \ coverer of Or. Williams'Pink Pills for Pale P People, previous to his discovery beind otter- . i> ed to the public generally. This remedy is \ * the only known specific in many diseases ' that, until recent years, were pronounced in* I t curable. Here is trie proof* ’ Jame# Crocket, • atnrdy old Scotchman living la Detroit, Mich, at M I Montcalm St., waa cuied of I.ocomotor Ataxia by three pills. For many u years he baa tern a cbirf angiuarr of one of those big passenger palace y ateameia plying upon the great lakea. This is a position of great reopoa ► albilitv and the anxirty cauaes a great nervoua strain. Mr. Crocket say a s "For fifteen years I watched the mg euginea and boilers wltbout a alngl* / accident, and only noticed that I was getting nervous. Suddenly without | warning I waa taken aiefc, and waa prostrated. I bad the beat of phval dan* but grew gradually worae. At a council of doctor*, they said I had > nervous proatration, and hud destroyed my whole nervous system aud i would never recover. For three yeara I was unable to move from my bed. Tha doctor said I bad locomotor ataxia, and would never be able to walk again. { k "The pain* and suffering T erperlrnced during those year* are almost f Indescribable. The friends that came to are rar bid me good bye whrn they left me and 1 vai given up. The doctors said uothiug more could bo done. M v wife kept reading to me, article* about Dr. William*’ Pink Pills i for Pal* People we Anally decided to try them. The first bog gave me I k relief. I continued to uae them for about two yeor# before I could get ’ ’ strength enough to walk. I am nrarly neventy five year* old and there 1* not a man in thi* city that can kick higher or wnlk further than lean , aud to-duy I owe my present good health to Dr. William*’ Putk Pllla tor I Palo People for they saved my life.”—Viirvit JCrtmnf Nila*. ' The Genuine &re sold only in P&ik&ges Like Thu 50 cent* ^ per box \ at <*11 , druggists , or sent ' direct j by Address the Dn.VYiu.iAm Mtoicint Company, ScheneitAdy, N.YJ "The Progress of the World,” the editorial department of the Review of Revlewe, deals this month with the new problems of colonial administra tion now confronting the country, with the senatorial campaigns in the dif ferent states, with the polygamy ques tion. with the auestion of army beef In its bearings on the reorganization of the war department, with our re cent Industrial progress, protective tariffs, and the “trusts," and with the month's developments In foreign pol itics. Oil to calm the waves was used on an unusually large scale during the recent gales In the English channel. The water breaking over Folkestone pier made it difficult for steamers to enter the port till some one thought of pouring a few gallons of oil Into the harbor, when the seas immediately be came smooth. There Is a Clam of People Who are injured by the use of coffee. Recently there has been placed In all the grocery stores a new preparation called GRAIN-O, made of pure grains, that takes the place of coffee. The most delicate stomach receives It without distress, and but few can tell it from coffee. It does not cost over one-fourth as much. Children may drink It with great benefit. 15 cents and 25 cents per package. Try It. Ask for GRAIN-0. Talebearers furnish the fuel for the fire of strife. Stats o» Ohio, City or Tolsdo, t „ Lucas Cocwty, (■* Frank J. Clu in v makes oath that he la the senior partner of the Arm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing biiHtrif sa In the City of Toledo, County and Slate aforoKatd, and that said ilrm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every ena* of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the une of Hall a < atari h Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before mo and subscribed in my presence, this bib day of December, A. D. I8tn (Sxau) A. W. GLEASON, Notary Public, i Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, and seta directly on the blood and mucous surface* | of the system Send for testimonials, free. F J < HENKY A CO., Toledo, <* Sold by Druggist*. 7V. Hall * Family Pills are the bust God has to take some people out of the world to set their money In clrcu* latlon. Iowa 1‘atont OSlea Keport. A patent has been allowed upon ap* peal to the Hoard of Kxainlners-ln chtef, to Mrs. K. J, Dunn of Humenton, Iowa, for a velocipede In which the body Is In the form of a horse, uud when the rider works treadles with the feet the jointed legs will be operated in Imitation of the natural motion* of a horse. Our practice, established 80 years ago. of ming Incomplete applications In place of caveats la j o-tilled by ihs following recent exprenalonn upon the Subject: Kv 1‘hlef (Mark Ungers. of the United Htates l*atent OIRes Is reptirMl to hav# said he "was In favor of aUdishlng the caveat" W H llablwln view president of the Patent Us association at VVashlattun, said, "In a practice of 41 years he bad lo ver found It of nay b* ucAt to his clients " |;t t'lMumlMiluerr |a«dlttt«. approv* lag IIroars Hogerw and Itablwia gave hie opinion that "caveat* should ha abolished " t ‘out luuooa an. i reeful practice of aver Si year* la preparing end proa* ruling «pplt< atl< n* fur paleata war. raata ate la giving advice pertaining to all matters relating to enuring pat ent* for Invent I .••• (NvhiM4ltalb>a aid advl > f**» THOM AH It OIIWIU, ttotiiUay of PalealA (tee Mot nee. February 4, 1199 Home folha thins they are Christiana simply hethey want In go tu , Heaven The snows of winter are welcome when they come down from the moun tain in August. CRESCENT HOTII, BCRRIA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, Opens February 28rd. In theOmrk Moun tain*. Delightful climate. Beautiful scen ery. Unequaled medicinal waters. Cheap excursion rates Through sleopera via Prison Line. Adrees J. O. Plank, Man ager. Boom H, Arcade, Century Building, or Frisco Ticket Office, No. 10U N. Broad way, St. Louis. The dead letter probably died at its post. _ Broom* Inermls Grass! It's the greatest grass on earth—8a!xer says so. This grass yields A to 7 tons better hay than timothy In dry, rainless countries; yield* even more than that In Ohio. Ind . Mich., VVis., Iowa, III., Mo., Kane.. Nebr , Mont., yes in every stato of the Union! Balzer warrants this! Po tatoes, $1.20 a Bhl. Bend this notice to JOHN A. 8ALZKR 8BF.D CO.. LA CROBBK, WI8., and 10 cents postage and receive their grpat Becd Catalogue and sample of thts grass seed and nine other farm seed Raretles free. Lw.n.1 The man who poses as a fancy whist ler Isn’t much good at anything else. Core yourself nsturslljr snd surely without oost. For tofaillMe mrttiod scud 10 e«nt» (colm toJohn M. Batchelor. 63 W. nth Ht.. New York City. But few actresses are as bad as they are painted. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, Forrhtlilren teething, softens the gums, redness iir fisuuuatluu,site’ - '■ n.cure-wltulcoUc. Iftcabotlle, -e- W - __ Faith In uou uoes not mean credulty toward men. HERE TH.V818 Know by ths sign / ST. JACOBS OIL CURBS Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Solatia, Lumbago, Sprains, Bruises, Soreness, Stiffness. LADIES * KEEP •SSftSWW? * .•re; ■fl P •*'« H*>A ImAH *e» h4< « ‘ W |e«,| |4 iwi t *«i,a eesMM w» as • * »e»r.«<m m. , - r«jj -•*•*■*(* CAMOV CATtCMinv i