A now detachable grip for blcycli handle bars has nn expansible sleeve with a sono Inside and a cap at the end , a screw being set'ln the latter to draw the cone Into the sleeve nnd grip the Interior of the bnr , while the outer portion of the grip Is attached to the rim of the cap. Locks for mall boxes are protected from the weather by a new cover which Is hinged to the face of the door and provided with a spring catch nt the top , which engages a notch cut In the top of the door to hold It In a closed position. T-mUrn Cnn Wonr 8lioo One size smaller nf tcr using Allen's Foot Ease , a powder for the feet. It makes tight or new shoes easy. Cures swol len , hot. sweating , nulling feet , ingrow ing nulls , corns and bunions. At nil druggists and shoe stores , " 5 cts. Trial pnclcnirc FK12I3 by mull. Address Allen S. Ohnsted , . Le Hey , N. Y. A strong-minded woman never haste to borrow a penknife from a man. U. S. I'lUciit Olllci ) A patent has been granted to Alice M. Stover of Guthrlo Center , Iowa , fern n rotnblo table top , upon which dishes of food can be placed and pass- successively to persons seated around the table. We secured the grant of a patent to J. W. Brubaker of Tracy , la. , for n wagon end-gate in which standards are fixed to the Inside faces nnd icar ends of the side-boards of the box and the end-gate , connected with the standards In such a manner that it can be locked in a closed position or sup ported In an inclined position. Upon appeal to the board of ex- amlners-in-chief , a patent 1ms been al lowed to W. P. Unrtholow of Laurens , la. , for an adjustable milk pall holder. Of the five latest appeals we have made we won four. Michael Harrold of Redding , la. , has been granted a copyright for a book entitled "Harrold's War Songs. " Consultation and advice free. Address - dress THOMAS G. ORWIG & CO. , Solicitors of Patents. Des Moines , Iowa , July 29 , 1S99. It Is a sign of spring when the gun clubs put forth their shoots. Coo'rt Cotili liiilxiini Is thooldc't nuil host. Itlll lirenk tip n cold quicker than auytlmii ; clsu. It Unm-nys reliable , irylt. The owner sometimes discovers tlmt the mare makes the money go. Cut Kiilcs on All Itiillunyn P. II. Plillliln Ticket Broker , 1505 Farnam , Omaha. T. H. Price , the New York million aire , is , facially , the double of Con gressman "Joe" Bailey of Texas. " The present "needs patrlots"'as well as the past. With what stationery yo write yo shall Uo written unto. What does it do ? It causes the oil glands in the skin to become more active , making the hair soft and glossy , precisely as nature intended. It cleanses the scalp from dandruff and thus removes one of the great causes of baldness. It makes a better circu lation in the scalp and stops the hair from coming out. 9 ! PreiTCRK and II cures BaHaess Ayer's Hair Vigor will surely make hair grow on i bald heads , provided only there is any life remain ing in the hair bulbs. It restores color to grayer or white hair. It does not do this in a moment , as will a hair dye ; but in a short time the gray color of age gradually disap pears and the darker color of youth takes its place. X7ou.ld you like a copy of our book on the Hair and Scalp ? It is free. If you do not olitaln nil thn bcncQtt you expected from tlio use of the VlKor write the Doctor nbout It. Adilreu , UH. J. 0. AYEIt. Lowell , Mass , WILL KEEP YOU DRY. I Don't bt fooled with a mackintosh j or rubber coat , II you wnnUcoat I th t will keep you dry In the lianl- leit ittrm buy the Fish Brand I Slicker. It not ( or fale In your I town , wtltt for catalogue to A. J. TOWER. Daitun. Matt. The Admiral and His Flagship Journey ing Home , DISTINGUISHED HERO AT NAPLES. American CoiiKiilnto Olllccrs Pat Oft In Launch to Tomlor Welcome Ailnilnil \ Boromuletly n Troop of JHliistroU Umwn Alongside lliinqtiot In IIli Honor. NAPLES , Aug. 7. ( New York World Cablegram. ) In the morning mist , with Veusvlus obscuring the light of the rising sun , the Olympla entered the bay , anchoring well out from the piers , nt 0 o'clock. Consul Bylngtou went aboard at 0 and the admiral sent off Ensign Scott to inform Mr. Iddlngs , our charge d'affaires at Rome , that the launch was nt his disposal. Id- dings , with Mr. Parsons , the secretary , went out on the launch. Consul Gen eral Decastro and the vice consul gen eral at Rome and Consul Gaughy nt Messina also paid their respects , mak ing n little American party , which , after seeing the ship , formed a group around the admiral , who was much amused by the singing of itinerant minstrels , who came alongside the boat , reaping n harvest of coppers. Then came a tourist party , anl after ward Vice Admiral Gonzales , com manding the department , Signer Cav- nsola , the prefect , and General Bagll- ola. ola.At At 3 Admiral Dewey returned the minister's , prefect's nnd general's call , accompanied by Flag Lieutenant Brumby and Captain Lnmbcrton. At today's dinner the guests will be the resident consuls , Dr. Ilelsor of the Marine corps , sent here to Inspect Im migrants , nnd Admiral Gonznles , Pre fect Cavasola and General Bagllola , besides the admiral , Brumby , Lamber- ton and four other oniccrs. The Olympia - pia dinner will be private. There- will bo no speeches , merely the toasts of the president , the admiral and the king of Italy being drunk. Some night next week Iddlngs will have the admiral and officers over at his summer place nt Sorrento for an entertainment , con sisting of music nnd dancing in native costumes. The admiral took the greatest cnro of the officers' and men's wishes and so far as possible granted them leaves freely , seeming to enjoy arranging their holidays. He insisted that Father Brunoy , the chnplnln. must go to Rome , whore Sunday is a great day of his church , and other signs of-his regard for hlR men were given. Lewis M. Iddingo , secretary oC the United States embassy , and Mrn. Id dlngs , who arrived hero from Rome for the purpose of welcoming Admiral Dewey , nave a banquet in his honor nt the Hotel Royal. The room was richly decorated with llowers nnd hung with American and Italian Hags. The eighteen guests Included Lieu tenant General B. Bngliola of the Twentieth ( Ralzornc ) military division , Vice Admiral Gonzales. commander in chief of the Naples Maritime depart ment ; the prefect of police of Naples. Captain Benjamin T Ivimberton and four officers of the Olympia ; R. C. Par sons , second secretary of the embassy ; H. Docastro , United States consul gen eral at Rome ; A. II. Byington , United States consul at Naples ; Charles M. Gnughy , United States consul at Mes sina , and Dr. Helser. Mr. Iddings toasted King Humbert , President McKlnloy and Admiral Dowey. There were no set speeches. PENSIONS Of THE LAST WAR. A Nebraska Soldlrr of tlio Spanish AVnr Ootn pao u Month. WASHINGTON , Aug. 7. In the list of pensions granted by the department nt Washington , nnd published Satur day , appears the name of Clarence Reed of Red Cloud , Neb. , who has been granted a pension of $30 n month , for injuries received during his service in the army In the late war between Spain and the United States. The regiment to which Mr. Reed was at tached does not appear In the official nnnouncement of the granting of the pension. WyomliiK Will "Want Mm Corn. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Aug. 7. Gover nor Richards has returned from n three weeks' trip through Kansas , Missouri nnd Texas to the gulf of Mexico , where nt Tarpon City ho spent several days catching tarpon. Governor Richards says the immense corn crop of the states -he passed through Insures a big demand for Wyoming , Colorado and other western states' feeders , both In sheep nnd cattle , and a consequent continuation of good prices in the live stock Industry. CuMilry to ( io to FORT MEADE , S. D. , Aug. 7. It Is rumored here that the First Cavalry , stationed here , will bo ordered very soon to go to the Philippines. For some time the canteen has been dis posing of everything , nnd the troops nre gradually getting in shape to move nt a moment's notice. This Is one of the crack regiments. Joint Inquiry In TruiiHviinl. LONDON , Aug. 7. A special from Johannesburg says : It is reported that the government has accepted the proposal for a joint inquiry and has suggested that France , Germany , Rus sia and Holland bo nsked to send rep resentatives to take part in the In vestigation. The KIIIINIIH Corn Crop , TOPEKA , Aug. 7. Secretary Coburn of the state board of arglcultnre has issued a bulletin , based upon reliable reports from correspondents through out the stnto , In which he states the present condition of the Kansas corn crop to be 99.03 , with prospects for the greatest yield ever known In the his tory of the state. The ncerago of corn Is 8,234,500 and the estimate yled per acre , forty-four bushels , which would give the astonishing total of 302,000,000 ) bushels , or throe times the yield )0f last sumn.ar and almost 100,000,000 bushels greater than the banner year of 1889. rrcnldcnt Mny Appoint. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Aug. 7. The following Nebraska postolllccs will be come presidential ofllces October li Bancroft , salary of postmaster , $1,000 ; Plalnvlew , salary of postmaster , $1,1UO ; University Place , salary of postmaster , $1,000 ; Tnblu Iloek , salary of postmas ter , $1,000. Ciirprntur I'till * 35 l-'oot. OXFORD , Neb. , Aug. 7. While working on the B. & M. lound house C. H. Chase , one of the company car penters , fell n distance of thlrty-flvo feet , seriously Injuring him nbout the head nnd shoulders. Ho Is a resident of Lincoln nnd will bo taken homo ns soon ns he is able. Hoys llvcuiiiu Intoxli'ittcd. BEATRICE , Neb. , Aug. 7. Five lads , ranging In ngo from 13 to 10 years , were arrested by the olllcers hero on n charge of being drunk. They wore lodged In the city Jail for the night nnd nt their trlnl the quintet were nil fined $5 each. They will bo compelled to Iny out their lines unless their parents come to the rescue. Corn 00 ] liilit < lN r-r Acre. IIARBINE , Nob. , Aug. 7. This portion tion of Nebraska has the best pros pect for the largest yield of corn per acre wo Imvo over had. The stand Is perfect and sufllclent rains have kept the ground in excellent condition. The recent rainfall was over three Inches. Corn Is well along , and with n few more light rains It will make an average - ago yield of sixty bushels per aero. Tall CornolulUs. YORK , Neu. , Aug. 7. York county never raised larger corn stalks nor over had brighter propspects for so largo a yield of corn. Corn stnllcs measuring eleven to twelve foot arc the rule , but there nre a number which measure from thirteen to fifteen feet high and fully two Indies thick , on which nro ears of corn looking ns long as a boy's arm. Mnjr Yet Ilcromo Murder. FALLS CITY , Aug. 7. Policeman Stump , who was shot several days ago by an unknown mnn , Is growing worse. There is scarcely any hope for his recovery. John Hurst was sot at liberty , as no case could bo made against him. It Is thought tlmt a man by the name of Qulmby set the would- be murderer across the river , but as yet Qulmby will not toll who the party was. The officers hope to Induce him to Inform. Koport on IMutt- County School * . COLUMBUS. Nob. . Aug. 7. Superin tendent L. II. Lcavey has just finished his nnnunl report of the schools of Platte county. The repot t Is for the school year ending July 10 , 1899 , and shows that cho total amount of money received from all sources during that time was ? 91,17-1.52 , and the total ex penditure during the same tlmo was ? 7G.471.S1. The total value of all school property In the county Is given nt Knlnfiill Oulto LINCOLN , Nob. , Aug. 7. Reports received from the Nebraska weather station Indicate tlmt the recent rain fall was quite general over the state and of generous proportions. At Col umbus two Inches fell , at Aurora 2.5 , Kearney 2.G4 , Ashland 1.1 , Benklemnn 1.24 , Broken Bow 1.18 , Central City 1.5 , Curtis 1.8 , Greeley 1.74 , McCook 1.12 , Palmer 1.3 , Alliance 0.3 , Arapahoe 0.54 , Burwell 0.02 , Erlcson 0.42 , Hart- Ington 0.24 , Hastings 0.3 , lloldrcgc 0.8 , Imperial 0.8 , Lincoln 0.1 , Loup City 0.8 , North Platte 0.52 , Oakdalo 042 , Omaha 0.8 , Plattsmouth 0.54 , Schuylor 0.20 , Seward O.G1 , Tckamah 1.12 , Vnlen- tine 0.08. I'lnttn Cnnnl 1'cnnllilo. WAHOO , Neb. , Aug. 7. The Fre mont Canal and Power company filed , by their secretary , J. F. Hanson , with the county clerk of this county the duly authorized permit from the secre tary of state , to construct n big reser voir In the northern part of this county , partly on a flno farm belong ing to W. J. Harmon. The reservoir will cover an area of 700 acres to an average depth of10 feet. The greatest depth will bo 120 feet. The power ca pacity will be nearly 700,000,000 cubic feet. Preliminary surveys have been made and the plan Is perfectly feasible. The topography of the country Is such that an Immense power plant could be constructed nt a minimum cost. Colil DiiKt for NHmiHlci Irurmn. LYONS , Neb. , Aug. 7.-Charlie P. Osberg of Dawson City , Alaska , n brother to N. G. Osberg , living near town , with Anthony Crown , a partner associated with him In mining prop erty there , nre trading their gold dust for Nebraska farms. Mr. Osberg and his three partners , Crown , Nelson nnd Armstrong , nre practical irlners. They went to Alaska from Cripple Crook , Colo. , two years ago , locating claims about twelve miles from Dawsop In partnership , each working his own claim , with the understanding that the one that struck pay dirt was to share equally with the others. Mr. Osberg's claim proved the bonanza , the thirty days' clcnn-up from his mine amount ing to $15,000. Mr. Osberg and Crown cnmo out to Invest the money In farm property , wlilch they did In the name of the four partners , and returned to Alaska this morning. > 0t tO UllVO Illl OHTIl | IIOIISO. HARVARD , Neb. , Aug. 7. It has been demonstrated that the people of Harvard do not want nn opera house ; that Is to say , they do not want to fur nish the price. For nearlj four weeks J. S. Rose of Des Moines has been In the city working up the interests of the Highland Nobles , a fraternal benefici ary organization. Ho made a proposi tion to the citizens' opera house eom-- mlttee to organize a lodge of 250 mem bers and guarantee the erection of a commodious opera house , If the citi zens would subscribe $1,000. Only about $400 could be raised. Killed In n Itunitwny Accident , FREMONT , Neb. , Aug. 1. James Choczem died at the hospital In thla city , from the effects of Injuries by being run over by a runaway team. Ho was 77 years old. Tlio Stnto AMrmnimit. LINCOLN , Nob. , Aug. 4. The Btato ' assessment made by the state board nf equalization Is divided among the various funds as follows : General fund , ? S 15,529.45 ; sinking fund , 198- 043.11 ; university fund , $109,105.91 ; school fund , $174,114.02 ; total , ? 1 , SG- 792.58. New Dlncmi ! Among Cuttle. SHELTON , Nob. , Aug. 4. Much apprehension Is expressed ever n new disease which has mndo Its appearance among cattle In pastures In this vicin ity , one stockman having n large num ber of cows which have gone blind. A tine bull Is also affected In like manner. What the malady Is no one seems to know. ' v t V n Corn lluilly l PLAINV1EW , Neb. , Aug. 4. A heavy lain fell hero. It was accompanied with n hard wind , which blow almost ntratght from the north. Corn Is bad ly lodged over nnd small grain un cut Is badly down. The largest part of the small grain Is In shock. Oats are very heavy. Wheat Is good straw , but will not bo ns heavy yield as at first antlclnated. ft.'her < ! < ti the Child. BEATRICE , Nob. , Aug. 4. In the elrcuito court a habeas corpus case In volving the custody of n 2-year-old- glrl was hoard. The child's mother died about a week ago and the con tention was between Eugene Ames , father of the child , nnd William Him- vcr , her grandfather. The court di rected that the child bo given Into the custody of Its father. The parties to the case are from the vicinity of Dlller. Postofllro Itohhud. WILCOX , Aug. 4. Sunday night the postulllcc nt this plnco was entered by burglars and an attempt was mndo to force open the safe , but for some cause the burglars did not succeed In getting tlio drill In but about half an Inch. Tlio till was opened and $0.80 secured. The Hnalrlco bloodhounds were Bent for and the trail was taken up and fol lowed to Holdrego , sixteen miles , whore the parties had taken the train. Tronu-ndoiiH Itiiln Storm. NIOBRARA , Aug. 4. A tremendous rain storm , accompanied by a high wind , visited this section. The wind did no damage. The rain came .lust In the nick of time , as corn , wlilch was looking flue a week ago , was , under the excessive hot , dry winds , be ginning to curl , especially In places wlioiT the Roll Is light and sandy. Tills last rain has changed the out look very much , nnd it look.s now ns though there will bo an immense crop. Tim SnUlllTI' KiMinloti. LINCOLN , Nob. , Aug. 4. Chairman II. C. Russell of the program commit tee for the Grand Army reunion 1ms nbout completed the order of exercises for reunion week. The committee has Invited President McKlnlov to come and It in believed If he derides to tnko a trip through the west ho will bo present nt the reception for the First Nebraska volunteers. Congressmen Hepburn and Henderson of Iowa and Congressman .lames B. Bellord of Col orado are also expected. The Coining uilcllcr ' Kminlon. WYMORE , Neb. , Aug. 4. The vari ous committees are hard at work get ting things in readiness for the annual leunlon of the Southeastern Nebraska Veterans' association , which will beheld held at Horseshoe park , in this city , for six days , beginning August 21. The railroads have made a rate of one fare for the round trip and thousands of people are expected. Letters have been received from many parts of Kansas , Missouri and Nebraska , and the writers say they are coming in a body. Kntul Acrhlrniiil Shooting. STROMSBURG , Aug. 4. Clark Pros- son , youngest son of Rev. and Mra. J. II. PresBon of this city , shot himself by accident and was instantly killed. Ho was 22 years old and had always lived with his parents , they moving hero from Pawnee City three years ago. Young Clark was assistant book keeper In the Farmerr ' and Merchants' bank here for two years , until nbout a month ngo ho resigned on account of poor health. There was an old re volver nbout the hoiiHO that had not boon in working order whicn ho had been repairing nnd It was this that was the cause of his death. Ciipt. lliirtoii KoporM'd Kfllnvrd. WYMORE , Neb. , Aug. 4. Word Ima been received here to the effect that Captain A. F. Burton of Company B , Kifty-ilist Iowa volunteers , has boon relieved from the command of his company nnd that ho Is now In Manila uwatlng a dishonorable dlnchnrgo. The news comes In private letters from members of Company B , which stnto that Captain Burton was relieved be cause ho showed himself to bo a cow ard. At the time the war broke out ho was superintendent of the Wymoro schools nnd two weeks before the i ehools were to have closed ho sud denly disappeared , and when next heard of he had gone to DCS Moines , la. , whore he had been made captain of Company B , which Is from Villlsca , la. , his old home. Ilrolum Arm CIIIIHUH lii'tnrn. WYMORE. Aug. 4. John With , who on the 24th day of last March assaulted Michael Kenin and who ran away when It was thought the old man would die from the assault , returned homo lust week and was arrested , brought to the city and tried before Judge Southwlck , who fined him for the assault. The flue was paid and then the father William With 1 , , Instituted an action In replevin to recover the hog ever which the row began. Tlio young mnn , a minor , ran awny to Salt i . Lake after committing the assault. A | broken arm caused his return home. Slnto Senator Gerard C. Brown of York , Pn. , who was gored to death by nn Infuriated bull , left Yale when only IS years old , on the day following the bombardment of Fort Sumptor , nnd began raising n company before Lin coln had Issued n call for 75,000 volun teers. Ho served IIH find lieutenant of Company G , Thirty-eighth reglmonl , Now , York stnto volunteers , nnd was honorably discharged on September 20 , 1861. Underground London contains 84,000 miles of toltgrnph wires , 3,003 miles of sewers , 4,530 miles of water mains , and i > ,200 miles of gas pipes. Dowry nought a Ticket. When Commodore Dewey loft Wash ington In November , 1897 , to take com mand of the licet In the Pnclllc ocean , ho did not ride on a pass or a half rnto ticket. Doing n personal friend of S. B. Hefio , General Agent of the IJul- tlmoro & Ohio passenger department In Washington , the now famous sen fighter , bought two Ural-class tickets from Washington to San Francisco via the B. and 0. , Chicago and North- Wcalern , Union Pnclflo and Southern Pnclllc lines. Llout. Brumby accom panied the admiral and they departed on November 27. Some tlmo ngo , Man ager of PnsaC'igor Trntllc D. 1 . Mar tin of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad , sot out to collect the coupons of the ticket and only recently secured all of thorn. Ho has had the ticket , con taining Dowoy's signature , lithograph ed , and Is Issuing fao slinllos ay sou venirs. Aitlc Your Di-ilhir for Allen' * Pool-Kuan. A powder to shiihe in your shoos. It rests the fuel. C tires ( . 'orns , Bunions , Swollen , Sore , Hot , Callous , Aching , Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. At all druggists and shoo stores , a5 cts. Sample mulled FUKK. Address Allen S. Olm.sted , Lo Hey , N. Y. An Oregon man has patented a gala which can bo operated without leaving the carriage , consisting of a jointed beam attached to the gate and n post nt the side of the road , with ropes hold by pulleys to double the beam up and pull the gate open. AVorU for Alt. Thousands of men are making good wages In the harvest Holds of Minnesota seta , North and South Dakota. There hi room for thousands more. Half rates via the Qrait Northern Ry. from St. Paul. Write Max Bass , 220 South Clark Street , Chicago. Railroads genornlly East nnd West nro rapidly lilting their freight cars with air brakes and automatic coup lers. An olllccr of the Burlington road Bald In Chicago recently that on his line there nro 39,000 freight earn , GO per cent of which nro equipped with WcstlnghniiHo Air Brakes , and 90 per conl with Master Car Builder Au- tomallc Couplers. Chicago has c ( nlrlbuted nearly $7- 000,000 so far In war taxes. Iti'tMity lit Itlood Deep. Not nlsln iliMii Voiul ili't'p ! I'lm1 , Imnltliy blnm ini'iniH piiro'lii'iilthi coinplcxlnn CimrnruliiiiiiiUt tliublnoil pure nml hi'.ililiy. DniKKlmH , Illi ; , 1r , le Everybody In the world depend * upon somebody else. FITSI'i'nnniii'iillvCiin'il. .Voi1lm > rm'rvoiunrm < i\rti'r llrnt ility'H mn n ! | ir , Klliiu'ri ( lii'iit Ncrui Hi'Moii'f. Rviul for I''itii : ; ! * " .IH > tilal liottlo nnil irpiiil o. l > u. U. H. KIIM : , Ltd. , Ml Arch bt. , I'lilluilillililu , l'iu The nrclilboshop of Canterbury IH paid $10,000 n ynnr more than Prcol- dcnt McKlnley'a salary. Washing ; Diiy Is relieved of much of HH dniilgury by the iibo of. " FnultlosH Btiireh. " Uni-o mod , iihvnyH tisoil. Get n tiaekiigo from your grocer , lOc. Hook of Wit nuil Humor free with every package. Nothing Is more disgraceful than Insincerity. Cicero. NO REMEDY EQUALS PERUNA , SO THE WOYIEN ALL SAY , Mhis Susan Wymar , teacher In the Richmond school , Chicago , 111. , writes the following letter to Dr. Hnrtman re garding Pe-ru-na. She says : "Only those who have Buffered aa I have can know what a blessing It IB to be able to I V MlHH KuBiin Wyrnnr. find relief in Pe-ru-na. Thin has been my experience. A friend in need Is a friend Indeed , nnd every bottle of Po- rti-na I over bought proved a good friend to mo. " Susan Wymar. Mrs. Mnrgarotlm Dauben , 1211 North Superior St. , Racine City , WIs. , writes : "I feel KO well and good and happy now that pen cannot describe It. Pe-ru-na Is everything to me. I have taken aovcrnl uottle.s of Pe-ru-na for female complaint. I am In the change ot life and It does me good. " Pe-ru-na has no equal In all of the Irregularities find emergencies peculiar to women caused by pelvic catarrh. AddrcES Dr. Hartman , Columbus , 0. . for a free book for women only. Remember that cholera morbus , cholera infnntum , summer com plaint , bilious colic , diarrhoea and dysentery are each and all catarrh of the bowels. Catarrh Is the only correct name for these affections. Pe-ru-na Is nn absolute specific foi these nllmentH , wlilch are so com- mon In summer. Dr. Hartman , In a practice of ever forty years , never lost a single case of cholera Infan- turn , dysentary , diarrhoea , or cholera - era morbus , nnd his only remedy was Pe-ru-nn. Those desiring fur- ther particulars should send for a free copy of "Summer Catarrh. " Address Dr. Hartmnn , Columbus. O. In "Tho Progress of the World , " the dllorlul department of tiiu Review of RovlowH for August , the questions connected with the Manila censorship nnd Secretary Alger's resignation are UscusBcd , nnd also the differences be- : woon Secretary Gage and the Civil 5urvlcu Reform league. Theru la rlso some comment on the Buffalo confer ence of political and social reformers , There Is a creature known nn the iingllsh which Is in the habit of gct- : lng Inside cod nnd similar fluh nnd devouring the Interior until ony the skin nnd the skeleton nro left. The North American Review for Au- ust Is remarkable for the number nnd llvorslty of subjects of present Inter est which nro represented In Its pages. Home of the most Important events mil movements of the time nro dta- usBod In It by those who nro either closely associated with them or have undo n special study of them ; nnd , it the same tlmo , as bollta n mngnzmo ntomled for summer reading , It con tains several brilliant articles of an entertaining character en literriry , dramatic , artistic and athletic themes. Washington has 249 shingle mills , with a dally capacity of 1C8 car loads. Sometimes nn optimist Is n pessimist who doesn't want people to catch hta disease. [ LKTTKK TO MK3. rlNXRAU NO. " Dr.Aii MIIH. PINKII.VM For some tlmo 1 have thought of wrlliuif to you to lot you know of the great benefit I Imvo received from the use of Johnson m Lydla 13. Plnlc- Savatf front hnm'a Vegeta ble Compound. .Soon nfter the birth of my first child , I com menced to Imvo spoils with my splno. Every month I grew worsts nnd > it last became- > o bad that I found I wtis ( jrndually losing my nilnd. "Tho doctors treated mo for female troubles , but I got no bottor. Ono doctor told mo that I would bo Insane. I was advlficd by n friend to give Lydia E. Plnhhnm'H Vegetable Compound n trial , and before I hud taken all of the first bottlemy iielghbora noticed the change in me. " 1 hnvo now taken five bottles and cannot find words milllclent to pralso It. I tidvl.so every woman who is suffering from any female weakness to glvo It a fair trial. 1 thank you for your good medicine. " Mus. GnivriiUDn M. JOHN- BON , JONKBIIOIIO , TiXA8. : . Vcrhliit' T ittnr. "I had femnlo trouble of all kinds , had ( hrtiu doctors , but only prow worse. I begun tnklnp Lytlla 13. Plnkhnm's Vt get a bio Compound and Liver Plllo Did used ( ho Miiiiallvu YVnVh , nud cnn- not praise your remedies enough. " ' rtR. Vwii : PlJllKlNfi , I'KAUI , , JjA. CANDY CATHARTIC Is what LTnclo Sam uses. -tf Mtf am mi * t * mi mm * im Contalnlnif llvo Kiilondld Maps of C'nnndn mid Us 1'iovlncoH , ns well us u description of tlio resources - sources of the Dominion , will bo mulled frco to nil applicants desirous of learning homothlntf of the Fruo Hoinustuud Lands of Western Canada. Address R I'edloy , Supt. of ImmlKrntlon , Ot- tiiwii.Ciuiiuliii or to W. V. Uunnott , 801 Now York Llfo Uutldlni , ' , Omaha , Neo. UiAVI HnUP TRFATMPWTror "I0 ii c e or VIAVI MUfflC lnr.AllrlL.Fll women rciHlem ex- niiiliiHtlons , KiirKli'iil opuriitlnnn uinl lnmpltnU 1111- nt'Ut'Ktnry. Thu phllunophy i'f tlui trcalincnt la i-xpliilnuil In tin ) ' 'Vlnxl Mc'HKiit-n" mint by iniill to nuy nililrens.'IAVI to.lII A. > 'V , U IN Jico Iliillilln4tiiiiilnt Omnlm StnintiicrcrB1 Iiutl STAMMERING tnic , Hnnr.'o IHk. , Omiilm , Xuh. .Inllii i : . VniiKliun , MORE SWIMS , HIM EVER. Since 18'JO the Hot Spring.sof Soutlt Dakota have been reeogni/.ed as the re sort for \\uslfrn people. All things arc favorable for these seeking rc.sl , lu-altli or pleasure. This season llndfi the resort well putroni/.ed by people from Nebraska , Iowa , Illinois , Minnesota , Wisconsin and eastern South Dakota , and every * one well satisfied with this Wonderful Waters. Delightful CTunfvtc. Modern Hotels. Varied attractions for .sight-seers. Tlio Xorlli-Wuhturn Line is the pioneer to this resort. This North-Westuni Line runs Wngner Pnlnee .Sleepers to Hot Springs , South Dakota. The Xorth-Westorn Line makes low round trip rates to this resort. Ask you nearest railroad agent for the date of the next excursion via tht Fremont , Klkhom & Missouri Valley n. It. , North-Western Lino. J , H , GABLE , J , R , BUCHANAN , Trxrlltif 1'ait. llfiil , C'eucrul ! DIS : MOIMS. : OMAHA. DA 1LY SLEWING CAlt SERVICE TO HOT SI'ItlNUS. Sorni DAKOTA , VIA Tin : XOIITIMVESTKUN LINE. W. N. U. OMAHA. No. 32 1899 Uoat Cough Hyrup. Tfuitixi In time. Boldb