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Xj- . S N ;r -. VV i HEMINGFOIID HERALD. TIIOS. J. O'KHKFFE, PnlilHher. HEMINQFORD, NEBRASKA. OVEK THE STATE. Tub Crete Chautauqua holds from July 3d to 15th. TiimtK was a largo attendance at the Valentino races. Tin; old settlors of Otoe county held tholr annual picnic last wcolc. TiiAVKit county's instltuto com mences June 22 and will lata ono week. ThK Norfolk district of the Kpworth league will hold their next meeting at Wayne. Tub residences of Dr. Anderson, Wa lioo, was entered by burglars. They got a watch and S4 in currency. Oaoi: county's teachers' Institute had nn attendance of 250, which was larger than that of tiny previous meeting. Akiiuiin wns temporarily without police protection because of a disagree ment between the mayor and council. A sow owned by a farmer in John son county hns smashed the record, by giving birth to sixteen nice, healthy Pie- Tin: annual Methodist conference for the- western part of tlio stato will bo held lit Ogulalln, commencing Septem ber 30. Pat Sullivan, a former Hastings boy, has been arrested in Cripple Creek, charged with robbing tho postofllce of that place. Tin: Carrico postofllce will bo dis continued on tho 15lh of this month nmt the mail for that oflico left at Hayes Center. !uy homo mtulo goods and build up home Industries, is h good policy. Kar tell's Fire Extinguisher, mndu by I'ar rcll & co., Oinuha. Tannic wus n tremendous rainfall In On go county last wcclc. Scores of bridges wero washed out, though crops did not suffer much. C S. Hay of Thayer county was ar rested for violation of the fish law. Ho was let go on promise to bo more cir cumspect in tho future. Hknuy Backnkh of Nchawka wroto nn unseemly .latter to a lady and tho federal court adjudged ho should pay a line of 810 and costs. Businkss men of Grand Island have taken in hand tho matter of celebrat ing tho Fourth nnd propose to havo a putriotlc and enthusiastic time. William Kkam, of Thurston county, is In jail at Pender on tho charge of stealing cattle from tho reservation nnd shipping them to South Omaha. Buiigi.aus entered Morris Mnvcr's store at Norfolk and carried away three silk dress patterns, somo sill: handker chiefs, n suit of clothes and a valise. Suhveyoiis aro at work laying out cddltlonal cuttla pens at South Omaha. Tho extensions will bo bucIi as to uc commodato about sixty cars of cattle. Duiigi.aiis entered a number of 'resi dences in Hastings tho other night, but in nouo of them did they secure much of that for which they wcro lookingmoney. John Hill, one of the first settlers near Lanhatu, (Jugo county, was found dead in1)cd. Uo had bcou in ill health for several years and his sudden do miso was not unlookcd for. Tin: Nobrnska Stato Sunday School association, which was to havo met in Norfolk Juno 14 to 10, has been trans ferred to Omaha, whero tho annual convention will bo held July L'8 to 3a J. L. Buott, near Marengo, was 6truck by lightning and Instantly killed while working In tho field near Ills house. Tho horse wns also killed. Mr. Brott leaves n wlfo and five child ren. Tub army worm is ravishing the ryo fields In tho various parts of York county. .Postmaster Brndhnm of Bene dict tells that tho worms destroyed a twenty-five aero field of ryo near that village. Ed CnoBiir, for somo years in the hardware business at Fullerton, lntely Committed suicide at his homo in New York. Ho made an unfortunate mar riage in tho west and his life has since been a burden. OnoTii TnuiMKit. editor of tho Fillcy (Neb.) Republican, wus drowned in tho Cottonwood river at Emporia, Kan sas, while bathing. He was in that pluco attending commencement exer cises of tho Stato university. Tho following pensions havo been grunted for Nebraska John C. Logue, Stromsburg; William M. Knotts, Oma ha; Henry A. McCune, lied Cloud; Thomas Moore, Macon; William G. Smith, Stratton; Peter P. Head, North Hend. Tin: governor of Texas asked of Ne braska but one carload of supplies., but three wero sent. It was all contributed and the railroads made no charge for carrying. Tho Nebraska Club took a hand in tho work and largely helped to push it along. 11 F. Cahtkk of Gordon and J. 11. Fenny of Ainsworth left last week for Oregon, whero they expect to purchase 10,000 sheep and will tell them to farm ers and stockmen of Nebraska. This will put about 50.0CO sheep on the range near Gordon. Pktkh Johnson, of South Omaha, while intoxicated, drore lu front of a, freight train on the Klkhorn road und was killed. The team passed the track in safety, but the wagon was badly wrecked ond Johnson killed. He leaves & wife and children. Vallky county's mortgage indebted ness for the month of May Is as fol lows: Farm mortgages filed. ST.S33.- fc2; satisfied, S3.H8; town mortgages nieu, i-,,.u.w; sausuea, 5250; US chat tel mortgages filed. 818,307.20; seven teen released, 81,832,08; six sheriffs deeds. Tim residence of Will I'aco in West Beatrice was struck by lightning dur ing a heavy thunderstorm and badly damaged by tire. The household goods were also badly damaged by the com bined elements. Mrs. Pace was stand ing near the cook stove when the bolt came und was severely stunned. PAHTlcuLAns of the tornado which wrecked the village of Lynch, Boyd county, are to the effect tout every building in the town was shattered, only a purt of the hotel being left standing. Only one man was injured. About a mth ago fire destroyed part of the town and now wind completed the destruction. Mi'.s. John Wilson of Hayes county, whilo drawing wntor from a cistern, slipped nnd fell breaking n limb. Hans Pktkh Jpnskn. 23 years of ngc, whilo bathing with others In Baldwin's Itilto in Dodgo county, wns drowned. Ills father, in Atlantic, la., wired that ho would como for tho body. Deceased wns single nnd had been employed as ii farm iuind in Dodgo county for two years. STATi: MuI'RMNTKNDRNT OF PUKLIO Insiiiuction Coiiiiktt hns mado tho regular Juno scini-annuul apportion ment of the state school fund among tho several counties of tho stato on tho basis of the school population of the counties. Tho amount to bo distribut ed is 8200, 110.12, Conoiikhsman Kijm washungin cfllgy at Benson, n suburb of Omuha. An al leged picture of him was obtnlncd and attached to the figuro with inscriptions upon it Then, after being hung, it was set on fire and riddled with bul lets. Tho congressinun'fi action re garding the Trnns-Mtsslsstppi exposi tion bill aroused public feeling against him. Dh. C. P. Fall of Bcatrlco mado a practical test, of tho Uoentgon rays in surgery. Tho patient had Buffered for two years from the effects of a necdlo in tho hand which could not be lo cated. Tho ravs produced a shadow graph which plainly showed tho nee dle, broken In two pieces, and with this as a guido tho mctul was success fully removed. Tub election of members of tho mis sion board by tho Auguslana Swedish Lutheran synod, hold in Omaha, re sulted as follows: Kev. F, N. Swan berg of Oakland, Kev. E. A. Fogcl stroin of Omaha, Bov. Keren of Sioux City, Bov. J. Torell of Swcdcnburg, Nob., J. F. Helln of Omaha, G A. Fnlk of Council Bluffs, G. A. Otslan of Stan ton. la., Prof. S. M. Hill of Wahoo, .Neb. 1Iah.nk.sh thieves mado a raid on sev eral farmers southeust of Beatrice and confiscated several sets of harness. Blood hounds wero put on tho trail, which they followed to tho Lilllc farm James Lilllc, n son, who lives in Hano ver, Kns., wits suspected, ho having been homo on u visit for bcvcrnl days, and when search was make he was not to bo found. Later ho was arrested and the goods found in his possession. Evkiiy bridge on tho North Loup from Scotia to Fullerton, w 1th tho sin gle exception of tho Burlington it Mis souri railway bridgo, was curried out by high water. Scores of low lying farms wero Hooded, thousands of dol lars' worth of llvo stock, farming Im plements, etc., swept nwny and ono of the prettiest and richest valloys In Ne braska made a scene of destruction and desolation. Tub first move In tho way of appli cation to tho governor for a commuta tion of scntcuco for Claude Hoover. of Omaha, convicted of the murder of Sam Du Bois, and sentenced to be hanged August 7, was mudo Inst week. No petition has been forwarded to Gov ernor Holcomb, but Messrs. M. A. Aeh cson and James A. Powers, attorneys for Hoover, havo sent a letter asking for a. hearing of the case. John Samuki.sox, a farmer living near Swede Home, a small settlement seven miles northwest of Stromsburg, met with ft peculiar accident. While driving homo from town Famuelson's team becamo unmnnagcnblo and ran into a row of trees at the side of tho road. Tho shock broke tho tongue of tho wagon and tho horses tore away. Samuolson wns thrown to the ground. He struck on his head, dislocating his ncclc and receiving severe internal ill juries. A n ALU englo was shot last week by Charles Anderson of Cass county, whilo attempting to carry off u pig It had stolen from his herd. Tho bird Is re garded as a very largo ono of its vari ety, measuring over six feet across its wings. Tho bald euglo is not a com mon bird in this part of tho country, and when the successful shot of Mr. Audcrson becamo known u large-sized congregation of nolghbors convened to so tho purlolner of little swine, which had been at work for sometime lu that vicinity. ExtknhivB preparations are boing made by the local committees of the Epworth league to entertain the Stato league, which meets in Nobrasku City, Juno 24th to 20th. Several prominent league workers will bo present, among others: Bov. Kdwln A. Schell, U D general secretary of tho Epworth League of the World; Kev. J. F. Berry, D. D.. editor of tho Epworth Herald; Kev. W. P. Murray of Omaha, and Hon. A. G. Wolfcnbarger of Lincoln. The Wesloyan male quartet of Lincoln will furnish tho music Tub general merchandise store of F.d Flfield aud tho postofllca at Kldorado wore entered by burglars. They took tools from a blacksmith shop with which they twisted the padlocks from the door. Five dollars In pennies were taken from tho cash drawer. The safe was blown open with giant powder. Several sacks of Hour were piled around it to deaden the sound of theoxploslo.n. Fifty-five dollars in stumps wero taken from the safe and a registered letter containing a small sum was also opened und the money taken. Tin: Masonic grand lodge of Ne braska elected the following officers: Charles J. Phelps, Schuyler, grand master; John B. Dlnsmore, Sutton, deputy grand muster; Frank II. Young, Broken Bow, Grand senior warden; grand treasurer. Christian Ilurtman, Omulin; grand secretary, llliam 1L Bowon, Omaha; grand chnpluin, Kev, Henry C. liurmon, Nebraska City; grand orator, ramuel K. Smith, Indian ola; grand custodian, James A. Tul leys, Bed Cloud; grand marshal. Wil liam W. Keysor, Omaha: grand senior deacon, Albert W. Crites, Chadrou; grand junior deacon, Frances E. White, riatismoutu; grand tiler, Jacob King. Papillion. The next session of the grand lodge of Nebraska will be held in Lincoln. Washington dispatch: Representa tive Hniner of Nebraska, just before tho adjournment of congress, succeed ed in pa&sinir a joint resolution ex tending the time of payments due from settlers and purchasers on all ceded Indian res-ervations. The resolution provided that the homestead settlers and settlers who purchased with the condition annexed of nctuul settlement, on all ceded Indian reservations, be granted an extension of one year in which to make payments as now pro vided by law. Mr. Hairier thinks that the resolution will be the means of settling the Otoe and Missouri Indian trouble. PROBATE DELAY ON CREDEN TIALS AND PLATFORM. MAY CONTINUE ALL WEEK. Sonntor Thurston of Nebraska for Per- mnnrnt Chairman II. 'clny Kvniis AVIlli(tmT In Favor of Holmrt for tho Vice I'reslilcncy Hratlley Mny lie Dropped Convention Neni. St. Louis, Juno 15. Tho Republi can national convention will bo called to order at noon next Tuesday by Chairman Carter of tho national com mittee, nnd tho day will bo consumed in tho r. udlng of tlio call, tho install ing of temporary officers and tho ap pointment of committees on creden tials, pcrmanont organization, order of business and resolutions. It Is not known whether Chairman Carter will make any remarks in opening tho con vention or not, but it is safe to Bay JOHN M. THUBSTON. that tho temporary chairman ho will present will make tho best speech of which ho is capable, and tho proceed ings of this session nnd. of that which will follow in tho evening will prob ably bo interspersed with oratory. Wednesday morning tho report of the committee on pcrmanont organiza tion and order of business will prob ably be presented and acted upon and tho permanentofllccrs will take chnrgo of the convention. Tho permanent chairman will probably be United States Senator John M. Thurston of Ncbrnbkn, u far fumed orator. Pend- Lnlj UVj IS 'P1 ill0 report of tho coinmlitee on credentials tho sessions will bo devoted to general conven tion business, interspersed with oratorical efforts by famous ora tors of tho Republican party in attendance. At all gf tho sessions it is probable that resolutions will be received and referred to the commit tpc on resolutions with or without reading or debate, as tho convention may direct. Whether the money ques tion will bo precipitated upon the con vention beforo the report of the com mltleo on resolutions shall bo received is questionable, but, regard less of any rule which may be adopted, tho tension of this question is so great that tho question is liable to bo precipitated at any time and is threat ened by some silver men. It Is hardly to bo expected that the report at the committee on creden tials can bo prepared and presented to the convention before Thursday night or Friday morning if the contests aro cotisldeied as thoroughly as by the national committee. There are 168 fiKNATOK FOUAKBIt OK OHIO WHO WILL TLAC'K M'KINLKY IN iOMINATION. contests and it Is doubtful if the com mittee can give any reasonable atten tion to the facts short of three days and threu nights, unless the report of tho nut onl committee should bo adopted. The report of the commit tee is likely to precipitate a heated debate. Next will probably come tho report of the committee on resolutions. This committee will havo clear sailing until the currency question is reached. On that interest will be intense and oratorical efforts pronounced. A member of the national committee, discussing the probablo length of the convention, said: "Considering tho whole situation, it Is difficult to see how the repoit of the committee on credentials und the committeo on res olutions can be disposed of before midnight on Friday by the convention; therefore, according to the natural order of things, tho presentation of candidates will not occur until Satur day morning. Owing to the interest taken in the money question, the convention will scarcely de fer action on the platform until after the nomination of the candidate. It is well known that when 10 nom ination ot the candidate takes place the convention rapidly disintegrates and the gold standard men, who seem to predominate in the convention, will not take -liunees o leaving the silver men in possession whqu the platform is to be passed upon. This rctull may obtain, or indeed any result may be -'s&m J&L mi- WpBr predicted, if tho ruFbptlon of the plnl form should bo deferred until uftcr the nomination of tho candidate no one can predict what the platform would bo In such an event," PLATT'S THREAT. Wnrner Miller nnd Depcw Discredit the "ltoV Toner. St. Lorts, Mo., June 1ft. Ex-Sena-tor Warner Mitlor, one of the dele-gates-at-largo from New York, ar rived to-day. When asked what ho had to say regarding tho New York bolt talk that had been indulged in slnca tho arrival of Mr. Piatt, he said: "There is not n Republican in the New York delegation that will holt or walk out of the Republican national conven tion. And further, there Is no man in the delegation who can take ton of the New York men out of the conven tion under any pretext whatever." To-day Mr. Piatt expressed the opinion that tho national committeo would place tho Morton delegates in contest on the temporary roll. Ho also referred to tho fact thnt in one district the contest against his men had been withdrawn. Ho said there was no reason for making a contest In tho other live districts. Chnuncey M. Depow said that there wns no talk of bolting in the New York delegation. NOTABLES ON THE SCENE. Vorakcr, Depcw, Huttings of Pcnnyl vanlu nnd Other Arrive. St. Louis, June 15. Every incoming train to-day brought crowds of dele gates and others to attend the Repub lican national convention, and tho immense waiting rooms und midway of the Union station presented a scene of activity. Among tho notables was ex-Governor Foraker aud party of Ohio. ForaUe.r will placo Major McKinley in nomination beforo the convention. Chnuncey M. Depew, vho is to nominate Lovl P. Morton, camo in his private car on the Big Four. Governor Daniel II. Hastings and party of Penusylvaula camo in later over tho Vnndalia, nnd Congressman U. C. Loudcnslager of Paulsboro, N. J., and party arrived on the same train. The whole town is assuming a con vention aspect, as everywhere can be seen decorations in which tho red, white and blue pictures of Presiden tial candidates predominate. In the leading hotels tho decorations are especially fine, the different head quarters being elaborately draped and the corridors hung with bunting und flags. BRADLEY MAYBE DROPPED Friends ot the Kenlucklan Concede thnt McKlnlejr Will Win Kindly. St. Louis, Mo., June 15. The friends of Governor Bradley of Kentucky are confident that McKinley will be nom inated on tho first ballot, John W. Yorkes, national committeeman from "W. O. BRADLEY. Kentucky, to-duv expressed the opin ion that the Ohinan will have WiO votes that cannot be moved He is of the opinion that Bradley's name will not be presented, though he was chosen to nominate him should there seen to be any show for a dark horse. COLORED DELEGATE SHOT C. M. I.oeo of Texas Mistaken for a Footpad unit Wounded, St. Loris, Mo., Juno l.V About 1 o'clock this morning ChnrlcsM, Losee, a colored delegate from Texas, who has been stopping at the home of a brother at 2008 Lucas avenue, while on his way to his brother's house, be coming confused, halted pedestrians and lnquiied the wuy. Robert W. Thiet, one of these, it is claimed by the latter, drew a revolver from Ills pocket and fired five shots, one of which tooic effect in Losee's right shoulder. Losee wns taken to the home of his brother, where hi-, wound was dr .ed and pronounced not seri ous. Tiiiet is in jail. He claims that he thought ha was about to be held up and fired to save himself from per sonal injury. GOV. HASTINGS TALKS. Kays lie Will I'resent Quay's Name to the Convention. iNDiANAi'oi.is, Ind., June IS Gov ernor Hastings of Pennsylvania and party passed through the city on their wuy to St. Louis at 8 o'clock this morning. Asked if Senator Quay's name would be presented at the con vention for President, the governor said: "It will bo most assuredly. I am authorized to present his name and that I will do to the best of mv ability." When informed thut despatches stated thut Senator Quay's name would not go before the convention. Hustings said that he had not seen such dispatches. "I can say, how ever," he replied, "it Is mistaken, for 1 am to present his name myself." "Will Pennsylvania staud solidly for hiraV "Ho has sixty ont of the sixty-four delegates. Surely a candidate could not complain of that, and the dele gates will vote for him to the last." "If McKinley is nominated will Senator Quay uccept second place?' "I iiiii not authorized to say any thing on thut polut. We arc going there to nominate him for President, and not to make any compromise." EVANS OUT OF THE RACE. The Tcnneeccan Retires In Ilnbitrt's favor for Second l'lnce. St. Louis, June 15. It was said after the ndjournment of the national committeo for lunch to-dny that II. Clay Evans had been induced to with draw from tho race for Vico Presi dent in favor of Garrett A. Hobnrt of Now Jersey. He Is said to hav taken this sto,. in deference to the Wishes of tho McKinley managers. As a reward to Evans, the Postmas ter Generalship will be given to him in case of McKlnlev's election, it is snid. MORTON VERY POSITIVE. The florernor Will Not Accept Second I'lnco Under Any ClrcumtUnces. Sr. Louis, Mo., Juno l.V Chnuncey M. Depew of New York, who arrived to-day, received the following tele gram from Governor Morton: "Pleaso announce that I stated to you beforo you left New York that I would not under any circumstances accept a nom ination for Vice President." Mr. Depew will place Governor Mor ton In nomination for President. Morrill Men Defeated. McPhkhso.v, Kau., June 1C Tho antl-Morrlll men carried McPherson city at tho primaries last night, 19 to 7. Returns from other precincts glvo tho antl-Morrlll men 70, Morrill 33. The indications aro that Morrill will bo defeated in tho convention and that Royal Matthews will be indorsed for senator, but that A. V. Williams, Simpson's candidate, will probably de feat A. W. Smith for representative. For Matthews find Free Silver. South Bend, Ind., June J5. Demo cratic caucuses were held last night in tho county of St, Joseph for the selec tion of delegates to the State conven tion. A solid silver delegation of forty was selected, bound by a resolu tion declaring for the free coinage of silver, C. W. Matthews for president and B. F. Shlvely for governor. MRS. COCKERILL MARRIED. Tho Widow of the Noted Netvspipennan Remains Single Only n Short Time. New YonK, Juno 15. The Commercial-Advertiser announces that Leon ora Cockrill, widow of the lute Colonel John A. Cockerill of this city, has been married to Walter Louis Llneau, son of the late Rudolph Llneau, who wus president of the Ger mania bank in Brooklyn. Mr. Cdcker lll died suddenly In Cairo, Egypt, on April 11. Firemen's Race nt Weir City. Wr.ni Cm-, Kan., June 15. Joplln won first money and Galena second lu DMH and 02:Ji respectively in the couplers' contest at the Southwestern Firemen's tournament yesterduy. In tho 20o yard hub to hub race, timo was made as follows: Joplln. O:-.1; 1-S; Weir City, 0:5 4-5; Webb City, 0:20; Ottawa, 0:20 3-5; Columbus, 0:27; Ga lenn, 0:27 2-r. Ralph Martin of Colum bus won the 15U yard race in 0-10 2-5 Hawkins of Joplln ran off a tlo for second money with Dennis of this place and won in 0:17. A picked team ran low yards against time in 0:10 2-5. In the chiofs' 1 0 yard race J. W. Costly of Webb City finished first in 0:11' and W. J. Benton second. Kansas Voman's Fortunate Discovery. Wichita, Kan., June 25. Mrs. H. II. Leonard, whilo looking over old papers yesterday, found where the sum of 810,000 had b"en deposi'cd by her brother in a bank nt Trenton, Teun., in ISO J. He was killed in a battle a few weeks ufterward. A local bank wired the Tennessee bank and received a reply frttiting that tho money was still there und that they had been hunting the heirs for twenty-five yeurs. Last fall Leonard pro cured a divorce and married . other woman. The first Mrs. Leonard's for tune, .with interest, is now estimated at 820,000. A Gould Claimant In Court. New York, June Jo. Sarah Angel, who claims to have been married to the late Jay Gould April 10. Is53, and who is suing for her dower, upplied to Justice Beach yesterday for a commis sioner to take depositions of aged and infirm witnesses nut of the State und obtaii.ed her inclination, it the judge declined to give a direction us to promptness as was asked on account of the condition of the witns, hold ing that as the petitioner had waited forty-three yenrs he i ore bringing suit she was rot entitled to consideration In the matter of promptitude. No Recojcnlt.on for Cubans. Washington, I). C, June 15. Tho announcement is made without qpalt ficatlon, from the Mate Department that President C.eveUnd intends tak ing no action with respect to tlio Cu ban revolution. Neither he nor Sec retary Olrey deemed it advisable that this lnf" -nation should become pub lic until tongrebs adjourned, is it was feared thut were it known the session would be protracted until a joint res olution recognizing Cuban beligerency could be rushed tnrougli both houses. (rosvenor nnd Foster on Hand. St. Louis, Mo , June 15. General Grosven r, who gained a good deal of prominence by publishing every Mon duy during the delegate contest a ta ble of fit' res sh w'ntr the owth of the Mkiwinley bireiij, h, urrived last night with Charles Foster, secretary of the treasury under President Har rison Made Rich by i frtorro. St. Joseph, Mich.. June 15. George Do Long, a berry picker, had a rich uncle killed lu the St. Louis cvclone, and hu received word that he has been left a fortune of 8150,000. He proved his heirship by telegraph. He is about 30 years old. Carnesle to Make Ills dans. Pittsburg, Po., June 15 The Car negie people have decided to build an addition to their works cos Ing at least 81.UJ0.0O0 T . new riant will be for the rapid construction of heavy ordnance. A POSTMASTER'S WIFE A LEEDS WOMAN WHO ASTON- ISHED HER FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. ffear to Month but Restored So Completdy That She Has llrrn Acccptoil ly n l.lfo Insurauco Company as a Uood Risk. From the Journnl, Lowlelon, Mc, A bright little woman, rosy nnd fresh from her household duties, dropped Into n chair before the writer nnd talknl with enthusiasm ehlnlng In her snap plng, black eyes. The jipople In the pretty village of Leeds Centre, Me., have watched with some Interest the restoration to com plete health of Mrs. V. L. Francis, wlfo of the postmaster. So genornl were tho comments on this interestlnf- case that the writer who visited Mrs. Francis and learned from her that the statements, regarding her troubles and her subse quent extrication therefrom nro entirely true. All of her neighbors lshow whnr has been the agency that has performed this cure, but that others may be bene fited by her experience, Mrs. Francis; has consented to nllow her story to ap pear In print. "If there Is anything on earth I drend more than another," Bhe said. "It Is to see my name In the papers. But in this case I conquer my repugnance nnd glvo publicly the name credit to the savior of my life us I would to ono who had dragged mo from n death beneath tho waves. In fact, I have extolled my preserver so enthusiastically and un reservedly, have sought out sufferers and recommended the remedy to bo many friends nnd acquaintances thnt already my nelgl bors Jocularly call me, 'Pink Pills Francis.' But renlly. my re covery Is something that I consider wonderful. I know that thcro are so many testimonials of medicine In tho papers nowndnyH that people do not pny as much heed as formerly, but I do wish folks who are suffering would remem ber that what I say comes right from the heart of a woman who reels thnt she had a new lease of happy life given to her. "Eleven yenrs ago I was afflicted with nervous prostration. My existence until two years ogo was one of dragging mis ery. Anyone In the village will tell you of my condition. My blood scorned ex hausted from my veins and month nftcr month I grew weaker. I was able to undertake only tho lightest household work, and even then I could perform It only by slow and careful movements. During all these sorry months and years I was under tho care of this doc tor nnd thnt, but their medicines helped me only spasmodically, and then I fell Into relapses more prostrating thnn ever. "In the night I used to be awakened by the most excruciating pains In my hear.t nnd side, and was obliged to use pellets ot powerful medlclno that tho doctor gave me for relief In such nt tacks. At ?ast my condition became so grave that I went out only Infrequent ly. We live upRtalrs, you notice, over my husband's store, and in descending the stairway I frequently was obliged to sort of fnll and slide over the stops, lu order to descend, such was the strain on my system resulting from oven this slight esertion. Occasionally I visited the neighbors, but I was obliged to sit and rest to recover breath while nscend Ing any elevation. In short. It did not seem that I could live, such was my complete physical prostration. "One day I saw an advertisement or Dr. Williams' Pink PIUb for Pale People, and although my faith In remedies wn weak by that time, I sent for a box nnd tried them. That was two years ago. Now I call myself a well woman. Isn't It wonderful? "I haven't had one of those excruciat ing pains In the heart for a year nnd a half. Why. even the first box of pills helped mp. 1 can walk miles now; can do my work easily; havo gained In weight constantly, and you would scarcely believe It, but a little while ago I was examined for endowment life Insurance nnd was accepted unhesi tatingly after a careful examination by the physician. "Do you wonder that I'm shouting Pink Pills' all through our vlllage7 I haven't taken any of the remedy for some months for It has completely built mo up, but nt the first sign of troublo I know to what refuge to flee. "Last year my aunt, Mrs. M. A. Blos som, of Dlxfleld, P. O., was here visit ing me. She was suffering from a lack of vitality nnd heart trouble, but she was skeptical nbout my remedy that I was so enthusiastically advocating. At last, however, she tried It and carried some home with her when she went. A little while ago I received a. letter fuitn her. and In It said, 'I am cured, Uinriku to God and Pink Pills.' She nlso wrote that her husband had been prostrated but had been restored by the remedy. One of the persons to whom Mrs Francis recommended Pink Pills Is Sta tion Agent C. H. Foster, of Leeds Cen tre, and the reporter found him patrol ling the platform awaiting the arrival of the morning train. Mr. Foster, who Is one of the most trustworthy, capable nnd energetic men In the employ of tho Maine Central railroad, appeared In un usually good health and spirits and wo made Inquiry aB to the cause. "Do you know," replied he, "I think I've made a discovery, or at least Mrs. Francis has for me. I havo been In poor health for a long time with a heart trouble variously complicated. We have been bo fully interested In Mis. Francis' wonderful recovery that I at once determined to glvo the mdlrlne recommended n thorough test So, about two months ago. I bought tho first box of Dr. Williams' Pink PIIIb. Only two months, please note, yet already I am bo much Improved, so much better able to fulfill my duties, so sanguine thnt I am on the road to recovery, that I feeli like a new man. "I can now walk without the fatigue I once experienced, my heart nffectloni appears to be relieved, and I have joined the Pink Pills' Band In our com- Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain all' the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and r-storo chattered nerves. They aro for sale by by all druggists, or may be had by mull' from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, Schenectady. N. Y., for 50o per bcx, or six boxes for $2.50. Shouting in church is sometime one kind of religion, while paying thepreach ei's tack salary is another. Shaw's Harden Wrecked. The Missouri Botanical Gardens, es tablished many years ago by Henry Shaw, a wealthy citizen of St. Loul&, now dead, were devastated by the storm. These gardens contained the rarest collection of shrubbery and dowering plants In the world, with tho possible exception of Kew gardens in London. The most valuable of the plants im the Shaw gardens, as it was commonly called, were uprooted and swept away by the wind. Hothouses and hotbeds and outdoor beds of flowers were torm up and scattered In the storm. The money damage is estimated at 8100,000. The loss of rare plants is irreparable. f Im ."j h j rmrt -