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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 14, 1900)
the northwesters. BE»Ctl«iTEIl * flllutox. r.dl Mid l'ubs. LOUP CITY, - - NEB. ._ -—-> - - ^ It la unwise to keep an oil or gas stove burning in n sleeping room, as thereby the pure air is vitiated and the health of the orcupanU; of the room placed in jeopardy. Richard Henry Stoddard, the blind banker and poet, has given up dictat ing much of his copy and writes most of It. In spite of his blindness he •writes a remarkably clear hand. President Loubert of France Is the first Chief Executive of that country to take to a bicycle. He has been late ly riding one more or less publicly and several Parisian papers have, In con sequence. criticised him as undignified. The board of education of New Brunswick, N. J., has decided to abol ish the vertical system of handwrit ing taught in the public schools and go back to the method of slanting writing. The board adopted the ver tical system two years ago as an ex periment. The unmarried woman is the only one who has any liberty of action in France. Quite recently, through the long, persistent effort of Mme. Schmahl, the right to use her own earnings was secured to the woman worker. But if she is married she cannot draw them out of a bank with out the written consent of her hus band. If she is unmarried they are at her free disposal. When the Kansas State Board of Health recently asked the counties to send in a list of physicians and sur geons within their borders Morton county reported that it had none. The state board investigated and found this to be true, and, as a reason, learn ed that there had not been a case of what might be called real sickness there within two years. Some most astonishing facts have been brought to light in the Jewish world, concerning the number of Jew ish suicides in the United States. It appears that in 113 days no fewer than 668 Jews out of 400.000 killed them selves. In England the proportion averages eight in 100,000. In Russia 2.7. In Austria sixteen in 100,000. No reason is suggested for Jews in a free country wishing to make away with themselves at such a rute. It seems rather odd for Indians to hold the balance of power In any part of this country, but the Omaha Bee says that this is the case in Thurston '•ounty, Neb. The entire population of the county is about 6,000, half of whom are Winnebago and Omaha Indians, about equally divided. The white men are Republicans and Fuslonlsts in about equal numbers, and the Indians having beenglven theright of suffrage, will determine what county officers are to be elected. The heaviest failures during the first fix months of this year were those of speculative and brokerage concerns which never added much to the wealth or worth of the country. Omitting their twenty-eight millions of debt, the “average defaulted liability" to each failure was ten thousand three hun dred and eighty-five dollars, which is about sixty-five hundred dollars less than the average liability last year, and, in fact, is the lowest average re corded in 26 years. Foolish election bets seldom afford such delightful opportunities to dem onstrate their folly as a wager recent ly made by two western men, one of whom has agreed that if his candidate is defeated he will twist the tall of a vicious mule belonging to the other man once a day for three weeks, "or until Incapacitated.” Doubtless the mule who Is made a ‘'factor” In the bet Is not an offensive partisan. He may not even be Interested in politics at all: but If the terms of the wager are fulfilled, he will probably see to It that the man who twists his tail does not vote any more. Will contests are so common and eo destructive that one feels like applaud ing the wisdom of men who Incorpor ate their estates under the name of, say. The John Jones company," and regularly transfer stock in the com pany Just us they wish their property rhoulil be distributed, it costs some thing to Incorporate, but it does not exhaust an estate, a* th«* contest over a will might, and the chief corporator Is able to guard himself against the fate of King I* ur by retaining a sub stantial Interest The wonder la that moneyed men hare not devised even better method* of prole- ting iheir es tates against Impudent claimants net greedy lawyer*. The readiness with whbh wills srw contested anil me sp parent ease with whbh they are fre quently broken must have troubled ths utlnd of every Bean who hu» an estate to IraV* A farmer in Flay count* Iowa ha il bln containing about eight hundred bushel* of wheat. V little over a month ago he proposed to market the grain, but on going to the bin be du covered tkat a k«n bad e*tabii*i»e-i net West on the <*:■«•.. w >•. ■ • they* and tkat lu remove the grata would break Se*r up It > led > *t h* dteturb her but wail wnttl aka came .4 witu Ike i M> km la Ike m- antimt taa pro a of ehsei advanced until Ike farmer gbmittvj V* bad gained ova* |igo pp allow'ag the ken In eil U »d Bold Work of Fusion Officials in the Sol dier’s Home at Grand Island. THE COMMANDANT AND PHYSICIAN ICY Ctiargn Inrinlgt* In High*Handed >• t —-Iniltle l ight ou th« I)lml|iatloo of the Drug and Other Fuadi—A Chain of fcaudHli. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., August 27.— The Soldiers' Home at Grand Island adds another long chapter to the his tory of gross mismanagement of the state Institutions under the Poynter administration. It is a story of fraud, debauchery, criminal negligence, abuse of the in mates and kindred offenses, in which high officials at the Home are direct ly Involved. The commandant of the Home Is L. A. Beltzer. In his efforts to replenish his exchequer he has permitted no opportunity to escape. Beltzer is as sociated with his son In the publica tion of a weekly fusion paper kuown as the Polk County Independent. As a result of this, nesrly all the job printing for Ibo institution Is done by the Beltzer^ for which they have charged thetf own prices and drawn hundreds of dollars from the state treasury, in many instances tne mate has paid money to the Beltzers on bills that havo not been receipted, and, so far as this evidence Is concerned, there Is nothing to show that they have ever been paid, aside from the fact that the warrant record shows that warrants have been Issued on the state treasury by the auditor. In many In stances. too, claims have been allowed the commandant and the physician In charge, without any bill being ren dered. Voucher 1)42182 is a voucher drawn In favor of Dr. Swlgart, the physician in charge at the Home in payment for a $7 truBs which he claimed to have purchased, but no bill from the dealer showing that it bad been purchased has ever been filed or presented. In the la t year the Beltzers have drawn upwards of $7)00 for printing material furnished the Home, most of which has been paid out of the fund appropriated for “express, telephone and supplies" (see voucher B33342, B33348, B34913, B34D14. 1530376. 1130377, B37532, B40297, B4218G, 15427.98, B4344G. 1544329. 1544917., 1547.07.4, B46427>,B4707.0.) The Library fund has also been at tacked by the Beltzers and some of that fund has been diverted to the cash drawer of the i’olk County In dependent. In all. about $20 was tak en from this fund (see vouchers B34916, B43445, and B470491. The Beltzers not only conduct a newspaper plant, but they also own and conduct a nursery. It is charged that the Star nursery, the one owned by Commandant Beltzer, supplied the trees that were planted on the grounds of the Home last spring, thus provid ing the Industrious commandant with another route to the treasury. In no Instance has the state entered into a contract with Beltzer for printing or for nursery stock. He has had no competition, no bids being asked for, and the result is that he has charged the state outrageous prices. One claim rendered shows that he charged the stale $18.77. for 5.000 en velopes (of poor muterial). or at the rate of $3.75 per thousand, a price fully 35 per cent higher than is charged by almost any other printing office in the state to regular custom ers. The same claim calls for $7.50 for 2.000 letter-heads (of an Inferior quality of paper), or at the rate of $3.75 per thousand, a price 30 per cent above the averuge charge. Voucher B34914 for $37 was drawn in favor of Commandant Beltzer In pay ment of a claim for printing Itemized as follows: 1.000 Morning Report uianKH-9 1 5.000 Envelopes (cheap quality). 18.75 2.000 Pass Blanks. 5.00 200 Commandent Reply Blanks 1.50 2,000 Letter-Heads (Inferior qual ity) . 7.50 In this instance no hill was ever rendered and uone Is attached to the voucher on file. In fact there is no evidence, beyond Commandant Belt zer’s naked statement, that the ma terial was ever delivered. Nor is Commandant Beltzer content ed with drawing $1,500, furnishing printed material at excessive prices and unloading inferior stock from his nursery upon the state. He has gone farther, and has succeeded In placing the name of his 19-year-old son. C\ E. Beltzer. on the payroll as hospital steward at $30 per month and board, lodging and washing. SERIOUS (’HA ltd KB The official most under the ban of suspicion at the Home is the physi cian in charge, Dr. II. M. Swlgtrt. His record nt the Home, ss toll bv the in mates und by documentary evidence, i*. ’» stay the least, a shameful one Apart trom dissipation and < ulpalile neglect, .t la charged that he U Incompetent, and. what Is equally as had, that he has played fast unit loose with the funds allottel to hU department I•, Swtgart has been in office a little over a year, and yet he ha* already n hansted the tl.'mi appropriated for drug* and instruments, and bill* of this* character are now being paid out of other fund*. The drug fund was exhausted Mav I*th or tn lea* than ten month* after Mr Swlgtrt took charge MR S VMl.Kit TAI4CH Mr Hi tler who W a fusionl*t and who wa* physhlsn in charge at the Home fur four years pre siting Mr Hwigsrt, when asked to explain the cause of the dl*eipnliun uf the drug fund by I*r Hwtgmi said "There U certainly something maihed atwut tt I will gnaraitiea to run the drpartm-nt on l> •> p»r year for drug* and tit»irotneni« and u.ne fttoo «f that amount left uv«r c. put la aiy pH h«t | ran the It »m. |,Mr year* on |] as* an-l I had at m*y tn the land an t a large * ,pl> of dr iga Mi hand at the end u# Ota- t me When (>r da mart ad* Mad ml me I turned to h at eaiyitgh dr 1* * to u*t the • ' .* taraart «y*( th* WitiR If Muaet t» maiaUg tg Ua fund t* (ha *■*,» I j had $1,000 to i iv 1 the Homo two years, and, as 1 ha*e uaid, at the end of the two years I still had some of tne njpney left and a large surplus of drugs. In ten months Dr. Swlgart has used almost as much money for drugs as I have used in four years, and that In fare of the fact that there has been only a slight Increase In the number of Inmates with practically no Increase In the.number of hospital patients. “Then, too, when I was at the Home, the inmates got all their medicine from me, whereas I know of my own personal knowledge that more than 30 per rent of the medicines now used at the home are purchased down town by the Inmates themselves out j of their own private funds. The truth is, on account of the amount of med j lelnes purchased In town at private ; expense, the $1,500 which Dr. Swlgart j had at his command should have been i more than sufficient to last the two years for which It was appropriated." “How do you account for tho short ; age In the drug fund?" “I will say frankly that I don't be 1 lleve that that amount of drugs was ever delivered to the Home. I believe the state has been charged for drugs It never received. It would bo impos slle to use $1,500 In ten months for drugs and Instruments. Fully half the amount has been diverted. There 1b fraud somewhere, und that Is all there Is to It. “I know of my own personal know ledge that Dr. Swlgart was absent from Dip Home more than one-third of the time In the last year. While absent, his duties were attended to hv Dr. KlrliV Mr Swlirmf ilraur h I j salary .lust the same and Dr. Kirby was paid—well, If you ask him he will probably tell but my opinion la that he was paid out of the drug fund and bills were rendered for drugs never delivered, and the money paid over to Dr. Klrb.v. I think this 1s where a great deal of the drug fund went, and that this accounts for the funds being exhausted." DR. K1RIJY EXPOSES THE DEAL. By Inquiry It was ascertained that \ Dr. Kirby had removed to Beatrice and i it was at the latter place that he was Interviewed. When asked if he had been paid for attending to Dr, Hwl gart’s duties at the Home while he was away. Dr. Kirby said: "Yes. I have been paid pnrt of what Is due to me. Dr. Hwigart was absent during much of the last half of 1899 and the early part of this year and I attended to his duties during that time. I I usually made out my monthly hill | aid banded It to him ami lie would i go into the drug store of Tucker & | Farnsworth and come out with the I money. He did this on eight or ten different occasions. In all be paid me ; In this way about $ii00. I asked no questions, but I had a pretty strong opinion how the deal was worked. This drug firm had the contract at that time for furnishing drugs to the Home. I still have $185 coming from the Homo for services rendered.” An Investigation of the official rec ords disclosed the fact that, for some unaccountable reason, with the excep tion of one-quarter, this Hatne drug firm (Farnsworth & Tucker) has hHd the contract for supplying drugs ever since i>r. Hwigart tnok charge. Dr. Hwigart has absolute charge of the. drug supplies, he orders what lie pleases and he docs his own receiving and checking. No account has been kept of drugs received at the Home ex cept by him. Recently, as a result of startling rumors, Commandant Beitz er Installed his son as Hospital Stew ard, but, us he Is a young man with no practical knowledge of medicines or drugs, the change provides no safe guard and amounts to nothing more than an increase in the income of the Beltzer family of $80 per month. NOT A FIT MAN. Dr. Sadler and Dr. Kirby both agree that Dr. Hwigart is not a fit man for the position he occupies. Both felt restrained by professional courtesy, yet each was of the opinion that the circumstances were such as to justify an Infraction of the established rule among professional men. Dr. Kirby said: “Dr. Swigart is not a tit man for the position. His professional knowledge ts limited and he is addicted to the use of liquor. He is not skilled in surgery nor has he much general knowledge of diseases aiul medicines. “I remember one instance where I was called to attend an old soldier in mate named Dye. whom he was attend ing. On reaching the home I found Dye great pain, and. upon examining him, I discovered that In giving him an ' enema a pile tumor hud been punc tured and (what would soon have proven fatal > hemorrhage had result ed. 1 upbraided him for the blunder and lie tried to evade re ponslhility by saying that not lie, but his brother, did it. Dr. Swigart s brother was not a doctor and tne enormity of the blunder was in no way lessened by his attempt to . hilt the blame. 'An Inmate named Henry Curtin was taken down with small jsix and Dr. Swigart. when my attention was c<tiled, i mis doctoring him for chh ken pox He hud Curt's In the name ward with twenty other patients. I saw at a glam e that It was smalt pox and I I told Dr Swigart be should remove ; Curtis a' once to the pest hou-e He mid no that it was stmtily < hlcken j pox. I told Mm If he did not remove i him at once (bat I would appeal to . the Iocs I authorities get help and do 1 It mtself as there was great danger of the disease spreading to all of the * ll'i Inmates lie Mien yielded and Is [ Mated Cuftls The poor fellow died * shortly afterwards I think it waa attaint the tatter part ot May of this t year. Kortwaati I) only »u« - a *«» resulted | from the exposure and I was ‘ailed I and attend'd to that one and pulled the fellow through it u It* b ftftif l||«l I that hr gwigart i- until for that or an* "'her position requiting ant great t aneeiat of kttoel* l» ' “f diseases, MtedU'iaeg rid sasi>>»'> |i is a noluftuus tail, slid if il the i talk ahottf town that a U ** attentat “f liquor «a bought (of 111# it*»<«!# IdM ill Im* ttlbff |* *f ^ t 4it I It I* ‘ tttm. n,ii ti^ti ittmmi Im 0* t#.4* I i**i| »tf# l| (or ***um bit: ilml b# b«ft* st*i*| | by ill# i* *ft# Im IMfit#ftv# ii4 hmI# m** f«(y*)fl lb# buiitf, j lift* thw*^ bt« •( »44t »*• *# ftft *m Jsiffti ftb£ k* i*ti*k*4*«a I whisk*"* at the Home from Dr. Swl gart, and another that Dr. Sw’igart refused to furnish liquoi on a pre scription. but told him that any time he wanted to ouy whiskey to come and see him. Under the rule no one is allowed to bring liquor into the Homo from the outride except on the written permission of the official phy sician. This gives the physician in charge a monopoly and It also ultords him an opportunity to enforce patron age at the dispensary, an opportunity evidently that has not been over looked. FEASTING AT THE CHIB. From the Commandant down, the ! offic ials at the Home know a soft snap I when they see it. T hey are not over looking anything. Those who have relatives seem to take interest In hav ing them live at the expense of the state. Commandunt. Bcltzer Is there with his wife and two Bons. One of his sons is on the pay roll us hospital steward. John H. Powers is there as adjutant J with his woe, son and daughter, j Until recently the daughter had a horse which she kept there at the ! state’s expense. Iils son Is on the ; pay-roll us farm hand at $17 per month. I)r. Fwlgart Is there with his wife, son and daughter, and, until recently, hie brother and his wife. Both Swi gart and Beltzer have private turn outs at the state’s expense. Dr. Swi gart's brother has hud his name on pay roll in one capacity and unother until recently, when he was discharged on account of brutality and dis sipanon. DISSIPATINO THE FUNDS. It would take an expert Juggler to keep track of the way the funds are being Juggled. Vouchers have been drawn for drugs aguinst the "main tenance fund" (see Vouchers B47031, and B45R43), und repairs have been paid for out of the "fuel fund” see Voucher B43940 The "telephone and express" fund has been drawn on heavily by (he Reltzers for printing material. The June salary voucher of this year shows the payment of $25 to H. M. Swigart as hospital steward, though he is tho regular salaried phy sician (See Voucher 1140725). There is an abundance of other evidence of tills same character. SHAMEFUL TREATMENT OF IN MATES. Much complaint is made concerning the mistreatment of the old soldier in mates. One instance is recited where an inmate named J. T. Stewart slckr ened and died from a cancer in tho mouth, lie was let go a whole year without having his hair cut or hie beard trimmed, and during his sick ness he was otherwise shamefully neg lected by tho physician and attend ants. Finally, tho old soldiers under took to help him, and upon cutting off his beard it was discovered that all the flesh In tho region of his neck and chin was almost one Bolld mass of maggots. One of the inmates counted 200 maggots which he removed from the sick man's Jaws and throat. This same individual snid that at one time he was with Stewart continuously for II days and nights and that all that time Stewart neither received medicine nor medical attention. Dr. Swigart was repeatedly requested to attend him, but Stewart. In a desperate effort to conquer the (tread malady, had committed the unpardonable crime of buying a bottle of some patent cancer cure that had been recommended to him by a friend, und Swigart therefore refused to minister to his wants. The story of this man’s Suffering and neg lect, as related by the inmates, is a terrible one. Many other inmates have been refused medical attention, and the abuse has been carried to that extent that more than 20 per cent of the medicines used at the Home are now being bought by the inmates out of their private funds. KILLING YOl'NO STOCK. For some reason, presumably to make a better showing in the expense account or to keep that account from reaching enormous proportions, the management 1s killing off young steers ami heifers for meat for the Home. Those in position to know say that this is false economy, as it will result in the destruction of what was until a short time ago a very fine and profit able herd of cattle. The old soldiers say, however, that the young stock is killed for tne officials only, and that inmates have to put up with sow belly. bread and butter. This, they say, is their diet—sick or well. PET CONTRACTORS COLLAPSE. The conlracf for constructing a new liosplt.nl building at the Home was let to Hlake & Company of Lincoln for $12,500. They are th« pet contractors of the State House ring, aud in the last two years they have been identi ties! with the construction of several public building*. At tills point, after absorbing much of the amount named In the contract, they threw up the con tract and their bondsmen are now completing the building. At best it will tie a poor structure, us a large quantity of second grade material iias been Used and nearlv all the wood work Is of inferior material. I. W Pouicrene another favorite contractor of tne State House ring, who haa had quite a monopoly of the pluuibfng in new public buildings the last two years ha* cut off another large slice of pie at this place. Ills vouchers call for more than I.’.omi, but It is stated that the work of set* i ting the lioilera and making tbs nec essary changes aud re|M»tr». for which hs received over $.Muo could have been don* prolKaUiv for Id par cent less i See \ mu lief llt"M'. I The sitpei intelldent of i olistruetloa of ths new ho*p till Is .1 IV Ember* son a fua* *tust iai pettier ftotit l#in* : coin ills knowledge of archltectur* | is limited aud be ha* hud little *ki«r Ivn.r with brick and stone *< »rk >•( I H«* i« I fw»r vi iy nn«! ih»» tin* «*HI tif III*" Hi* ihpv djM» t>|»rt itr«l f«»r Ihi itinitru* !U«a of tUf IeiI|iI)ii| prt» per tansies ..f itr Heine »ar that be •pends much • ' " - tlms placing it-is qiHrt ant *ard* M.me IVisiar 1st i |co i M **i« i • he be* l awn out nf I hi fic.it I I ..see Ytimte*g |U!i. It tlT* ||pc*41 lilltl#. Ill.all tti iclt III .Ml and lt|l?V<i| ft* ii,|i (a>t of the nicd* mat isr vs that not one Mill ha* kat slid* |tod nut i vwm* her made mil at lit and Island, tint* th* la MU | 4si tsrsd »sl 'h» » « t- ' | asms All the auditing, all the checking and figuring, has been done at Lincoln. In this respect this in the single excep tion throughout the state, and why it la nobody at Grand Island seems to know, though some people are doing a great deal of abstract thinking. This is scarcely less strange, however, than the building of a barn costing 11.300 without advertising for bids, some thiug that was done here the last year. ON STATE GROUNDS. John F. Scott, a fusionist, enjoys the distinc tion of being about the only man in Nebraska who has been set up in business at the state’s expenses. Scott has a private store building, owned by himself and situated on the public grounds within 30 feet of the main building, where he deals in to bacco, cigars, cigarettes, fancy grocer ies, pop, soda water, etc. The building was piped and furnished with radi ators at the state's expense, and it is lighted and heated now at the state's expense. He also gets ice during the summer for use in his store from the supplies bought for the state, and pays nothing for it. Scott has been doing business at this stand for about four years and the state is paying the fid dler. One thing is strange about the bills of expense of the members of the Vis iting and Examining Hoard. Though the distance traveled, tjie work done, and the legitimate expense li the same each time, not u single member in the last two years has presented two bills alike in amount. Each time the amount differs, though why, is a mys tery. The last legislature appropriated $94,870 for the Howe, but It is appar ent now that tnere will be a large de ficiency at the end of Governor I’oyn ter's term. Upon the whole, the man agement has not only been extrava gant, but it has been that extravagant as to Indicate unmistakably down right. dishonesty and fraud. Not long ago an old soldier came to Grand Island direct from Canada. Under tb? law, before an applicant can be admitted to the Home, tie must be a resident of tho stale at least two years. The County Board of Hall county refused to entertain his appli cation, but he went back to the Home, told the officials that he was a fusion 1st and, not only received a suit of clothes at the expense of the state, but was put to work on a salary, an uet clearly Illegal. IIKVAN NV.NONOMOKS OK NII.VKIC. In 1896 when Bryan got control of the democratic party he made free coinage of silver the paramount Issue and has since waged un unsuccessful campaign along this line. He mis judged the Intelligence of the "great common people," and it would seem that he has not as yet been able to get in touch with them, for in the Kansas City platform made (made public) last July, the silver plank Is reiterated and the country is again threatened with tho dire consequences that would attend the enaction of a free silver bill by a democratic con gress and president. Referring to tne election of Bryan in 1896 we repro duce the following from Hon. Carl S< hurz. What It meant then it means now, for Bryan and free silver are again the Issue. "The mere apprehension of a possi bility of Mr. Bryan's election and the consequent plating of our country upon the silver basis has already caused untold millions of our securi ties to be thrown upon the market. Scores of business orders are already recalled, a large number of manufac turing establishments have already stopped or restricted their operations, enterprise is already discouraged and nearly paralyzed. Many works of public utility by industrial or rail road companies have already been ordered off, thousands of workingmen are already thrown out of employment, gold is already being hoarded, capital is already being sent out of tho roun tty to be invested in Kurope for safe ty. And why all this? Not, as the silver men foolishly pretend, because the existing gold standard lias made money scarce, for capital is lying idle in heaps, scores upon scores of mil lions, fairly yearning for safe employ ment. No; ask those concerned why all this happens, and with one voice they will tell you it is because they apprehend serious danger in every dollar ventured out through the change of our standard of value in prospect, through the debasement of our cur rency threatened by the free silver coinage movement. And if these are the effects of a mere apprehension of a possibility, what would be the effect of the event itself? There is scarcely an Imaginable limit to the destruction certain to lie wrought by the business disturbances that Mr. Bryans lucre election would cause." Afraul «»f I ht»M> \iij:«I*. "When I put my little girl tr< bed lust night." said a young Philadelphia mother. "I whispered io her: 'Now mamma will turn down the gas and go away, tout don't you h- afraid here alone in the daik. fur vs hole Hoiks of white angels, with gold wings, will hover around yon,’ Then I went Into the next room The little girl lay with her doll In her arms, and after a white 1 heard her saying to It; Now. go to sleep, dolly, lion t toother atioul the dark. There's a lot of white au gels with gold wings hovering around your bead. They'll take • are of you dolly, but lit funny how afraid of those white angels i ant*'" I Hritlv|r<t4iHi •• I fo In the village of Helm a Turk named Ismail. said to lie I2w years old. frequently walks to Itorttn. ten milra distant, to sell egg*, lie ha» had thirty»four wives, the U<| of whom toe married only a few days ago The bride It t,n v«ars tots junior and the marriage was ieletirat«d w.ito mui a solemnity, to the w-und of drums and Mm and of yidltye from arsarm* I toe whole tillage was • u fete the We iit«ng |«l. n lU' In I—t git th* Nt.il* progeny i>l 111* pain.tr'to tri legi e.nl **«aststlRg of I PI isfig graadseiR* suit |t.*t yisit U^s*. Tto# sum list uf tots Irtsslv p * ay to itk 1 ; Vi Sled t Hn»« ytetM la I Re A !«■>* hrol.rs ’ *' i r> p. v. S’leg l-ihu ti> vn yiik 1 i * i* i **ts I an ! hiddtsg a Rvgrw rtoiM >» ** t nir1 v* , 1 a i.ie- v*a pm a. £w A llrldi'trmur nt 130. In the village of Bodru a Turh named Ismail, said to be 120 years old, frequently walks to Bartin, ten miles distant, to s*-ll eggs. ne has. had thirty-four wives, the last of whom he married only a few days ago The bride is 60 years his Junior, and the marriage was celebrated with much solemnity to the sound 0f drums and fifes and of volleys from firearms. The whole village was pn fete. The wedding procession included all the male progeny of the patriarch bridegroom, consisting of 140 sons, grandsons and great-grandsons. The number of his female progeny is not slated. Hall'e Catarrh Cur* Is taken internally. Price. 75c. If Noah ever called his wife an | angel be undoubtedly meant au ark I angel. KIDNEY TROUBLES OF WOMEN Mlw Frederick's Letters Show now Rh* ilellnd on Mrs. I'lnkliant u ml Wt* Cured. T)far Mrs. Pinkiiam:—I hare & fellow, muddy complexion, feel tired And have bearing down pains. Menses have not appeared for three months; lometimcs am troubled with a whit® discharge. Also hare kidney and blad der trouble. I have been this way for a long time, and feel so miserable I thought 1 would write to you and see if you could do mo any good.”—Miss Edna Frederick, Troy, Ohio, Aug. 0, 1899. , “ Dear Mrs. Pinkiiam :—I hare used Lj'dia K. Pink ham's Vegetable Com pound according to directions, and cam say 1 have not felt so well for years as. I do at present. Before taking your medicine a more miserable person yout never saw. I could not eat or sleep, oud did not care to talk with any one. Now I feel so well I cannot be grateful enough to you for whut you have done for me."—Miss Edna Frederick, Troy, Ohio, Sept. 10, 1899. Backache Cured “TTfaii Mrs. Pinkiiam I write to thank you for the good Lydia E. Pink h urn's Vegetable Compound handone me. It is the only medicine I have found that helped me. I doctored with one of the best physicians in the city of New fork, but received no benefit. 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