Ir . : : OJSTfR ( OUnn' RfPUBLICAft I , t I Iy D. M. AMI IUIR RV. i.l . aJ\OIODN now. . . rmnRArJIU " - , ' . . . ' . . . . . I General News J lion. W. J. Dryan recenlly became a grandfather. Standard 011 conllnues to deelaro largo dividends. JUver navigation on the Ul1per Mis. slssillpi hIlS closed. I There Is 0. great scarcity of food on . tbo Gnmbler Islnnds. Violent shocles of carthqunleo were I recenlly felt In Venezueln. , I Field Marshal OrlllUIl h\8 : nnmed : November 21'.i ns the date of his de. 1j j parturo from Manchuria. \ General Grnnt IlIHI other officers i tnlw exception to Prlnco IJOuls' re. I mnrlc , nnd declare that Now Yorle Is nate. ( I I ormer Presillent Grover Cleveland : IB at NorfoJle , Va" for a ten dnYB' out. I Ing IlS the guest of the Bncle llay Gun. : lIng club. I . I A plea on behnlf of womnn su.f ! . i rngo was mndo to the president by I SUBnn D. Anthony , : ! \Irs. lInrrlet 'ray- lor Upton nnd Mrs. Ida Husted liar. per. per.A A bulletin Issuml by the cenSUB , burenu plnceB the totnl product ! : ! of the manufncturers of New Yorle at $ I'.i- 760,880 , nn Increnso of 40 per cent In ten years. The Shubert Thentrlcnl compnny of Now Yore ) 1mB leased for a term of yenrs the now opera house bolng erect. cd In Chnttanooga , Tenn. 'rIlls Is the Shubort'B first house In the central south. The Cubnn bUdget for the yenr bo. Ilnnlng : July 1 next haB be on submIt. ted by presldont Palma to congreB. ! . It estimated the recelptB nt about. 23 , . 000,000 nnd the expenBO at nbuut $21- 600,000. Rov. J. Addison Seibert , former pn.q- tor of the AdamB Sqtlllro Congregn. tlonnl church nt \ VorceBtorIIlBS. : ! . , has been called to the pastorate of the F1'rst Congregntlonnl church In Kfl.n. SM City. The Amerlcnn resldentB of the Iso ) of Pines elected representativoB to go to Washlpgton nnd try to prevent ratification by the sennto of the treaty conceding UIO sovereignty of the iBl- and to Cnba. MlsB Margaret LudwIg of ParIs , Franco , who was badly scnMell in the RIo Grando.Rock Islnnd collisIon at Pueblo , Colo. , dIed ns 0. result of her InjurIes. The rest of the Injured are recoverlnl ; . A state bnnquet wns gIven In WInd. SOl' cnBllo 1:1 honor of KIng George of Greeco. It was nttonded by 1GO dlBtlngulshed persons , IncludIng Whltelnw ReId , the AmerIcan nmbns. sador , and MrB. Rold. The London elt ) ' council Ims dechl. ed to Introduce a bill in pnrllamont under whIch the council will construct tI. plant to supply all the eleetrlc energy - ergy for London nnd the suhurb : : ; , at a cost estlmnted at $ ' 10,000,000 , Governor WillIam h Douglns of Massnchusetts wont to Wnshlngton nt the head of a delegntlon of the Doot and Shoo 1\Innl1fnl'turors' ; assoclntlon. This delegntlon will cnll upon Prosl. dent Roosevelt in relntlon to the ro- movnl of the duty on hides. Vlndlmlr Mooralof ! , a Russlnn exile , founder Qf the "peolllo's will" pnrty In RussIn , dIed nt the county hospltnl at Denver recently of cnncer. Ho escaped - caped to Amorlca from Siberia nftor five years' servlco nfter publishing nn alleged sedItious nowspnper. A great scnrclty of fooll oxlsts on the Gnmbler Islanl1s. The natives , who gather Ilenrl shells for 0. livIng , have neglected their erops and have dopenl1ed for supplieR on' the regular arrlvnl of 0. sloop from Pltcnlrn Isl. nnds , 300 miles away. ' 1'ho vessel 11l1s been wrecltod nnd the nntlves nre suf- forlng. Governor Toolo 1mB issued , on request - quest of the Montanll Steele Growors' association , a requisition on Governor Sellrles of North Dalcotn for WllIlnm H. Denny , mnyor of Williston , N. D. , charging him with bolng connected with a gnng of alleged horse thlove who , It Is claImed , hnvo stolen moro thnn 1,000 head of horses. Six mon hnvo been tnleon into cus. tOdy by the pollco In connection with the murder of Miss Evn 1\Ioyor , who was shot anl1 almost Instllntly Itllled by an ambushed assnssln whllo walle- Ing with her lover near the city 1l1nlts of Clevelnnd , 0. , late Stll1dny night. A rejected suItor Is nmong these under arrost. James Kralmllk has been nppolntod } \ostmastor nt Clnrleson , CoUax coun. ty , Nobraslcn , vlco J. Wolf , reslgnod. The creditors of the Internntlonnl Morcantlle ngoncy of Cnnada hnvo de. cided to wind up the agoney. 1..Iab11. itles nre pI need at $217,000 and noml. nal assets at $21'.i7OOO. A great denl of mono ) ' Is bolng sub. scribed In Now Yorle nnd elsewhere for relief of the Jows. The claims of expnlllllng culture in ChIcago hns some bnsls. Nenrly 1,200 men cnlled for jlll' ) ' servlco In ono case hnvo heen rejected becnuso they know too much. PresIdent Roosevelt relterntes that he Is In favor of joInt statehool1 for the torrltorles of Oklnhoma Iln Indian Terrltor ' . Rumors of nntl.governmont J ! ots In Havana , Cubn , hllvo been renewed and , names or moro or loss promlnont radl. . als - are belna : connect.d. with . t.hem. . - - - - ' F - - , : , . . . ' - { " ! - " ' - " ' - . . . " ' , - ' Po' e" A Fraud , , A IJegsar In London recently nc. costed a mnn nnd whined , "I'm pnr. alrzed III hoth mo ' 1\11I111 , mister , nn' cnn't worl ( , tor I cnn't grasp nnythlng . with 'om. Could you spnro 1Ill' ' a trille , I mister ? " "I'm dent , " repllell the Hentlemnn. "You'd hetter wrlto down whnt YOII wnnt to Rny , Horo'fI a lIencll nnd 0. pleco of Imper. " "Denf , Is 'o ? " thollght the beggar. "Then ' 0 didn't henr nhout the IlIlI'uy- ) sls. " So ho wrote down : "l'vo got a wlfo .l1I1 six ehlldrell stnrvln' nt hOlllfJ , an' hnm In drendful state of destor. tush on. " lIe hnnded the pl1pcr to the mnn , who snhl : "I thought you rmld you were IInl'l1l 'zed In hoth nanda nnd couldn't grasp nnythlng : and yet you cnl1 wrltel" "Did-didn't yer sny yer wns den ! ? " stnmmerod the beggnr. "Yes , 10 find out If you were an 1m. pastor , which you nre , ns I supposed , " roplled the mnn. "Woll , of all the blooming frnl1ds , yoI' the blggesU" exclnlmed the beg. gnr. "The hldea of yoI' sayln' yer wnf : ! denf , nnd tr'ln' to hUPORO on a 11001' feller I , And ho shuflled off snICUng the nlr with righteous hullgnntlon. Convincing Evidence. Winthrop , Cn ! . , Nov. 20th ( Speclnl ) -A plnln nnd stralghtfol'\vnrd story Is nlwn 's the most convincing. And thnt Is whnt hns Imllressed us most In real1lng the testl1nonlnls In regnrl1 lo Dodd's Killney Pills. The mqICrl. once told by Dnvls Lowls of this plnce benrs the rIng and stamp of truth upon It. lIe 8nys- : "I wns Itroubled Cor sIx months with dull henvy pl1lns In the smnll of my bacle , somotltnes It pnssel1 Into my stomnch , nt other tlmos up boo tween my ahoulderfl , When It was In my stomnch I wns dOllbled up , nlHI hnrdly lenowhnt to do for the pain , I was ndvlsed to tnlto 0.11 hInds of remedIes , nnd did so hut wlthollt get. tlng nny rollof. Then some ono told mo to try Dodd's Kldnoy Pills. I rot It box and hegan taldng them. The first few doses gnvo mo relleC , by the tlmo I hnd finished them all the pnln wns gene nnd I hllvo been well ever sInce. " A Hint for Little Tapers. Ono nIght a mnn tool ( a IIttlo tnper out of II drawer nnd lighted It , and be. gan to ascend II long , wInding stnlr. "Whero are : ) 'ou goIng ? " snld the tnpor , "A wny , high up , " said the man : "higher thnn the top of the house where wo slec ] ; ! . " "And whnt nro 'ou going to do there ? " snld the little tnper. "I am goIng to show the shIps out nt 'Bea where the harbor Is , " sahl the mnn : "for wo stand nt the entrance to II. harbor , nnll some ship fnr out on the stormy sen mny bo 1001c1ng for our light even now. " "Alas ! no shIp cOllld over see m ) ' IIg t , " snld the IIttlo tnper : "It is so e"A "If your light is smnll , " snld the man , "Ieep It bllrnln brightly , And lonvo the rest to me. " Well , when the mnn got up to the top of the IIghthollsG-for this was 0. IIghthouso they were in-110 toole the 1Itt10 lallor nnd wIth It ho lighted the great Inmps that stood ready wIth tholr polished rollectors bohlnd them , and soon they were burnIng stendy and clenr , throwIng n. grent strong benm of light ncross the sen. Dy thIs tlmo the IIghthouso mnn had blown out the lIttle tnpor nnd Inld It aside , Dut it hnd done Its worl ( . Through Its own light hnd been so smnll , it had boon the menns of lc1ndllng the grent lights In the top of the IIghthouso nnd these were now 'ShInIng over the sen , so thnt ships fnr out lenew by it where they were , nnd were guided snfel ) ' into the harbor. PASSING OF PORRIDGE Makes , Way for the Better Food of Q Better Day. "Porrldgo Is no longer used for breakfast In my home , " writes II. lo'al Drltain from I1untsvllle , Onto 'rhls was nn admission oC no small slgnll ! . canco to ono "brought UII" on the time. honored stand.by. "Ono month ngo , " she continues , "I bought 0. pnelmgo of Grnpe.Nuts fOOlI for my husband , who hnd been nn In. valid for over a yenr. no had passed through a severe nttacl < of ll1eUlnOnl1l and 10. grlppo tomblned , and was left in II very had condition when they pllssed away. "I tried ovor'thlng for hIs benefit , but nothIng seemed to do him any good. onth followed month and ho still remlllned ns wealc as ovor. I was almost dlscournged about hIm when I got the Grnpe.Nuts , but the result has compensatell mo for my anxlet . . "In the ono month thnt ho hns eat. en Grapo.Nuts ho has gnlned 10 pounds In wolght , his strength Is rnp. idly roturnlng to him , and ho feels lIke a new man , Now wo 0.11 eat Grapo.Nuts food , nnd are the bottoI' for It. Our lIttle 6 ) 'enr old boy , who used to suffer from IJnlns In the stom. acb niter . eating the old.fashlonod par- rldgo , hns no moro trouble slnco ho began to use GrnIIC.Nuts , nnd I hnvo no moro doctor's bills to 1m ) ' for hIm. "Wo use GralIC.Nuls with only sweet crenm. and fInd It the most tnsty dish In our bill of fnre. "LnstlOlllht ) ' Into , I teoslloonfllis of Grape-Nuts nnd cream for brenl , . fllSt , nothlns else , then set to wOI'I , nnd got my mornIng's worlt done b ) ' ! ) o'clock , and felt less tired , milch stronger , than If I hnd mndo my ImJltk. fast on ) )11'1t. polnlo's , etc. , ns I 1181 > d to. I wouldn't bo wlthollt GrnllO.Nutll In tlJO l1UuIO tUI' 1U1 ' munoy. " lUll gh'lI/n by Poslum Co. , Uattlo OI'U , " , Mich. Thoro's It roulOn. : Head the III tie book , "Tho Hoall to Wollvl1l " 111 pk H ' 1- . . . , . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . , . IRRIGATION WORK. Much Credit Given To It In Western Nebraska. W ASlIlNG'I'ON ' ' - 'l'ho depnrtment oC ngrlclllturo 1111.:1 : Issued 0. report glv. Ing the rOlllllt8 oC nn Investlgatloll of Inter.wntor r"htR on the Platte rlvor and Ita trllJlltnt'los nnll denllng with the wntor right llrobl'ms on this strenm In the stnto of Colorndo , Neb. rnslm and Wyoming. 'rho IsslIes denlt with In this blllletln nre similar to these now bolng lIt1gnted In the United Stnles supreme cOllrt with rcspert 10 the water of the ' ' Arlcnnsas river , 'I'hcy comprise : 'rho rolll tlon het ween 1'1 JIlt 1'- Inn right ! ! nnd these aCllulrel1 by np. Ilro/lrintion / In the snmo IItllto , nnll Iho relation between , npprol1rllltors' rights In the dLfferent stntes , ' 1'ho report ! ! nys : " 'rho Plntto river nnd Its tributaries Irrlgnto 1,924.IG3 Itcres of land. Some oC the best fnrmlng Iltnd Rells for less tllnn $10 an ncre. Fifty ) 'ears ago this Innd wnR regl1rded liS a l1eECrt IInd wall practlcnlly worthlcss , If the right to use water In Irrlgntlon were lalcon nWItY from It , It would be prnetlcnlly vnluoless lodn ) ' . " 1\101'0 thnn IiOOOOO people IIvo In the Irrlgnted territory on thIs 8lream. Not all of them depend on agrlculturo. 'rho cltlc. ! of Denver , ClIO'enne , Larnmle , North Plntto and a score oC olher towns with their mnchlno shops , flour mills , pnper mills , heet suar faetorles nnl1 trnnsportlttlon Interests Itll tend to nugmol1t the Importance of wnt r. b ! ' . cnuso not a city or town , a fnctory 01' a rallwny , cnn ho nssured of the prlvl. lego of using the witter of this strenm without securIng 0. right thereto through 0. definlto legnl Ilrocedure. "Tho'nlue of wnter rIghts for 11'1'1. gntlon hns rlson from $4 nn aero to $31i nn ncre , and stol'ed wnter sells for ven hlghor ] Irlces , Wnter to Irrlgato nn nero of Innd hns been sold for $1 0. yenr. " ' 1'ho nverage fiow of wnter In tl10 South Plntto and Its trlhutarles.Is . 2- 766 cubic feet per second. Agnlnst this supply rights to 30Gi7 ! : cuhlc feet pOl' second have been estahllshed In Col. mdo nnd Nebrnslm. The area irrlgnted from the North Plntte and Its trlhutar- les is about : .100,000 acres. In Nobruslm rltHulnn rights ' 0.1'0 recognized as well ns rights of appropriation. MANY MEN AFTER JOB OF PAYMASTER WASHINGTON-Within two daYB ncter the announcement wns made from the Navy dopnrtment that 0. competltlvo exnmlnlltlon will bo hold for llppllcants to vncancles in the pny corps , 138 nppllcntlons came to the de. pnrtment from ) 'otmg men In twenty. ono different stntes In the unIon. Ponn. s 'lvaulll nnd Illinois fUl'l1lshed the longest lists of ) 'oung men who nre nmbltlous to secure 0. 1 ! ) 'mnster's commissIon. Judging by the number nlrendY recolvel1 , the delmrtment ox. IICcts to he deluged with letters from these seelclng to enter the corps. As there nro but twelve vnconcles , the de. pnrtment will have IImple material to dmw from. ESTIMATES FOR PANAMA CANAL Congress Will Be Asked to Appropriate $16,000,000. W ASIIING'l'ON - An estlmnte of $16,000,000 for continuing work on the Pnnnma cnnal hns been sent to the 'rreasury department from thoVnr department to bo sent to congro's. The ostlmnto of $1GOOO,000 Is for expendlturo UII to nnd Including the fiscnl yenr ending .Tuno 30 , 1907. A pnrt of this money will be neeessnr ) ' at oneo nnd nn emergency approprln. tlon wlll ho nsltcd for ns soon ns con. ! ; ross convenes In ardor thnt the worle . mny proceed. , It Is stntod nt the offices of the com. mission today that unless 1110ne ) ' Is pro. vhled ns soon ns congress convenes nil the ' worle must cease , All estlmntes wer' 1111111e wlthott regnrd to the pro. Ilosnl to Issue honds , ULTIMATUM OF POWERS ON MACEDON IAN REFORMS CONSTANTINOPLl llOrto hns not ) 'ot revllell to the ultlmntum of the llOwers regarding l\1nC'Pllonllln reforms IInd embassIes hero nre sending drag- . omnns to Piraeus In prelI I'atlon for the ovontunllty of 0. nnvIII demonstration. It Is regnrded hm' ns slgnlficnnt that the Russian Blaclt sea sql1ndron Is 1'0' .ported to hnve left Sebastopol for nn unlenown destination. Shnw Mnkes a Statement. W ASHING'l'ON - SeC'relnry Shnw mndo puhllc the followingHtntoment : ' "Tho secrotnry of the treasury hereby gIves notlC'o thnt the refunding of United Stntes 3 ] Ier cent. bonds of tM loan of 1908-18 nnd , I per cent. bonlls , f the funded lonn of 1907 now 1)J'oceed. Ing unllm' the ( ' \I'C'ulllr \ of SOlltemher 28 , 1901'.i , will ho dlsC'ontinuell lifter November 29 , 190ri. lionlls thllt were Intended for refunding must he for. wnrdell so ns 10 ho received at the rrensury dopnrtment not Inter thnn Novembel' 29. " Denth of Vetcran Editor , ST. LOUIS-Aflor Rufl'prlng Cor ono weole from hlooll'llOhlOnlng , rcsulthlg- from a slhht srratC'h on the leg , Dr , Emil Pretorllls , agPI } Re\'ont.elght roars , edItOl'.ItH'hlof of the Wpstlleho Post , nnll nestOl' of lho Ol'l'ml1n Ilross 111 the wOBt , I1led nt hili homo , Half Million for Relief. N W YOIH-4\ total In subserltJ' tlons to the Jowlsh rplll'f fuud of $ IJS ! : , . GGI wns II 11 110 I\'prl \ 1"la , ) ' by the nn. tlonnl rellof ( 'Onllulll PI > , WASTED TO A SHADOW. Dut Found " Cure After Fifteen YC:1ro of Suffering. A. II. Slotts , messenger nt the Stnto ( ! nnlfn1. r.nlmnhIlR. noRr1'II ! _ _ . .n _ . . _ _ . . . . . . _ I - - , - . , - . . , . . , "For fifteen yenrs . I hltll Iddney trou. bles , nnd though I t doctored fnlthfully , could not find 0. \ cure. I hnd heav ) " bnclenches , d I 1. 1. Y , I.heallnches I. nnd tel'- i I'lblo urlnnry dlsor. deI's. Ono day 1 ! colll1lJSed , Cell In. J sl.nslhlo ! on the sidewalk , nnd then wnsted awn ) ' In bed Cor ten weels . After bolng given up , I began using Donn's ! { lI1ner Pills. In n couple of months I regained lilY old henlth , and now welgh,188 pounds , Twelve boxes dId It , and I have been well two yenrs. " . Sold b ' all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster.Mllbnrn Co , . Buffnlo , N. Y. Womn as Architects. If every firm of nrchltects would omilloy 0. womnn , says Il writer , who hns 1I1ado not only the nrranglng nnd decorating of n house her speclnl study but these moro Important structural - tural nnd sanltnry detnlls as well , 1 venture to thlnle It would not only menn incrensed business to the firm but In11nenso hnIll'OVements nnd com. fort both in houses and l1ats. Wnles wnnts a cnilltal , 'out , though the senl'ch has been goIng on for 'ears , no cUr has , ret been Cound pre- omlnently suited for the honor , DISTRESS AFTER MEALS Sure Sign That Dr. Wl1l1ams' Pink Pills Are Needed to Tone Up the Digestive Organs. Loss of appetite , distreRs nfter eating , sllOt'tnesii Vf breath , It feeling of utter wculeness-theso are 8 'mptums thnt uro familiar to 1II0st fulferers ; froll1stolllnch troublo. Tau often the ordinary doctor's trcntment serves but to weukoll the dis- 'Cased ' organs. The now tonic mothOll of treating disorders - orders of this ltinll does uot aim to do the work of the stonlUch , lees not domnnd t hat the fooll b prtj.ligestOll , but builds 11P the weakened ul'gaus , so that they can do the work that lIaturo inteuded. Mrs. L.O. Law , of No. 1324 North street , Horton , Kallsns , says : "Ill 1807 , whllo wo were living ou 11. farm in this lIel , h- lJOrhood , I beclUno gtjnerally debililated ns the result of overwork. I had serious indigeHtion , lo t lilY appetite , sutfered from It SCIIIO of sutfoentioll I\lId fl'om ob- structioll of the circulatiulI , so that I\rti- ticiulmealls harl to bo used to restore it. After Imt1'el' lIg for Jllunths without fil1d- ing I\II ' relief , I triela hex of Dr.Vil - lilUus' Piuk Pills of which I hl\rl rend ill a neWSpnpel' . 'rho first few oxeK mallo 1110 lotH be tIer , allluftOl' using the third box I felt entirely well. "II\1n now ill excellell t hea\th \ aJll nm nble 1I0t only to tale ; : lal'O of my house bl1t alsu to IIHsbt my hmbulld ill a store which ho hils lute ) 'laltun. Dr , 'Villiallls' Pillk Pills cllrOlI 11I1IUIII I can recoll1- menl } tlll'lII. 'l'hey lire so simple , so eusily tulcun IUld HO prollJ pt ill their nc- tion , " Uememhn' ! Dr. Willinms'Pink Pills do not nct Oil the howols. ' .rhey lIIulte now llluol } and re tor Rhnlh1rell nerves. III this WILY they CIII'l' ) " hen1th nnd viJor : to C\'OI' ' orh'llnlllill filwr of the body. ' .rhey urtl sol ( } h1L11 , Ilr\1g is H or will ho sent. . postpaid. IInrf'C'eipl of pl'ice , fiO cents pOl' btlx ; six hox's fOl' $ IiO. b- , the Dr. WiI- liu.ws Medicil.lo Co. , ; : Jche1.lIJctndy , N.Y. . A womnn's Ideo. of heaven Is a placo' where she won't hl\ve to spend half her tlmo In tuclelng her short bncle hall' under the long strands. , I \ BABY CAM AR DYING. I \ From an Awful Skin Humor- -Scratchcd Till Blood Ran- I Wasted to a Skeleton- I Speedily Cured by Cutlcura. I " "Then three months old my boy bmleo out wilh nn Itching , watery rash nll over his bed ) ' . and ho woulll scratch till the blool } ran , Wo trIed noarl ) ' cver.thn ! ! ; , Imt he grew worse , wastln ; ; to 0. slwlcton , nnd wo feared I ho would die , 110 slollt only when : In our nrms. ' 1'he first application or , Cutlrurn soothed him so that ho slopt' In his crndle for the first tlmo In many weoles. Ono sct of Cutlcurll made 0. cOll1lllete anl1 permanent curo. ( Signed ) Mrs. M. C. Mnltlnnd. Jasper , Ontnrlo. " . Too mnny mon IIse UII 0.11 tholr religion - ligion on Sundnnnd consequently hnvo none left for the. . bnlanco of the weele. Try One package. Ie "Defiallco Starch" oes not please 'Oll , I'OUI'II Il to yo III' denlcl' . It It ' ollo-tllll'd for lhe does ) 011 goot - 1II0re salllo mOI1lW , It will gol\'e ) ' 011 satls- ( action. allll will not stlolt lo thc Iron. Superiority Is not so much the feel. Ing thnt wo nl'e hettel' thnn other peo. plo ns thnt the ) ' UI'O WOI'SO thnn wo nre , Do Your Clothe : ; Look Yellow ? 'rhenISO ] ) "III1IJl'o Starch , It wl11 leOII thom whlto-1 oz , fOl' 10 cents. - - - - No soul Is desolnto ItS long ns there Is I human helng fo ' whom It cnn Ccel trnst and rovoronce-Georgo l lIot. 1\Inny foolish things filII Cl'om wlso men If the ' sponlt lit hnsto or bo ox. t01.l1IOral.-Ben Jol uson. I The sewer of the seed -Is nssuredl ) " the authol' of the whole hal'\'est of It1lsch lef1)em08thonos. . It Isn't until Il mnn swonrs at ! thnt be finds out how mnn ) " follows want lo tl'eat hIm. - - Dlrds In Attack. Dlr s dlsplny grent 51tl11 0.1111 cun. nlug in the chnse , the nttncle nnd In . guarding themselves from Injury duro ing the struggle Cor supremncy. The secretary bird Is the Inveterate enemy nnd untiring pursuer of the snnlcc. All sorts , ovell the most venomous , ho I. hunts with n zest thnt Is at once In. terestlng and nmuslng. 'rho snnlco flees from Its foe , who follows , watching every opportunity for 0. blow. When the ropt11o turns the bird uses ono of his wings ns a shield nnd strllces wIth his Coot. The snnlco burIes Its fnngs In the wing , but lenves the Ison 111 the plumngo and the bird escapes unhurt. Repented blows from the powerful clnw conCulto nnd dlsablo the snaltc , and at last it falls , to bo nt once dls. patched by thrusts of the shnrp beale Into its head. The bird then tosses his victim Into the 0.11' and , cntchlng it as it falls , swnl10ws It. When Women Rule. 1\Ion mnnngo men moro successful1y Ulan women mnnago womon. A mnn can control 11 Inrge stnff of mon with. out friction , whereas women who om. ploy women , however smnl1 the num , bel' mny be , genoral1Y find them 0. source of constant irritation. The truth Is thnt men nre justOI' , moro consldorato and mal'O generous thnn women In denllng with their subor. dlnlltes.-Heferee. A Day to Remembe Sweet 'oung thlng-Oh , thla hns been n wonderful day-my sixteenth birthday ! I've hnd my first Iclss from Arthur nnd my Inst hex on the ears from mamma-l\Ieggendorfer ! DInet. tel' . Every houseleeper should lmow that if they wlJl buy Defiance Cold Wnter Starch for Inundry use they will save not only time , becnuso It novel' stlcs ) to the Iron , but berause each ] I .clcnge . contaIns 16 oz-ono ful1 pound-while 0.11 other Cold Wnter Starches arc Ilut up In % .pound lIncle. nges , nnd the prlco Is the snme , 10 cents. Then again becnuse Definnce Starch Is free from nil Injurious chern. icals. If ) 'our grocer tries to seH ) 'ou 0. 12.oz. pnclmge It Is because he has a stocle on hand which he wlshe ! ' to dIspose of before he l\Its In Defiance , Ho ImowB thnt Defiance Starch hns printed on e"er ) ' pnclmgo In Inrge let. tel's and figures " 16 ozs. " Demnnd Do. fiance nnd save much tlmo and money and the nnnorance of the iron stlcl , . Ing. Defiance never sticks. Many religIous persons (10n't go to chureh on rainy Sundays on account of the prevnlence of umbroHa.steallng llmong the church.goers. Sensible Housekeepers wl11 have Defiance Slarch , not alone because the ' get one-lhlrd more for the same mone ) ' , but also bec use of superior qualll ) ' . It tales ; : 0. genIus to get ten cents' worth of sntlsfnction out of 0. five. cent cIgar. I am sure PI so's Cure for Consumption saved my Hfo three years ngo-\Ins. ' 1'Hos , HOllDINS. Map'o Street , Norwich , N. Y. , Feb , 17,1000. There is never 0. wrong world to him who is right with Its heart. , When You Buy Starch buy Defiance al1 fret' the best , 16 oz. for 10 cents. Once uRel. always used. All our yesterda's were once to' morrows , LIFE lNSUt\ANCE AGAIN. . - Some of the Bright Spots. ( ChlcaA'o ' 1'rlhllnl1 , ) There has been much discussion' the lalt ! few months uJ > on wllat the Jlress has calle(1 scalldals In 501\1 ! ! of the largo eastern - ern IIfo Insumnco compunles. and whllo nttl'ntlon haA hppn rh'pt..d uJlon the dim- cultles of these Inslllntlons the puhllc has ahuosl roWII to hullU\'C all are allltu. and are Inclined to COIISllro nit for the short- comln s of the few. In looldnl ; ever the situation carefully there seomll to ho WIIIIO ClJlI1lHlI1les locatell In the west that have nelthlJr speculatell In " 'all street secllrltieR nor In\'ested In them. All their assets. IncllldlnA' both reserve - servo and sllrplllll are II1\'ostod In first mortga es on western Improved farllls , the best sccurlt . In the world , and draw- InA' It A'ooll rate of In terps\ . Ono such compan ' that certulnly cxhlblts a clean record , us shown h ' Its reports. has Its hOl\1o oflleo at LIncoln. Neb" allli conducts Its buslnNS ! ulllI..r the name of ' 1'ho Old Llnl' Dankers' I.lfe of Nebmslm. It 15 nearly twenty 'oars old. hut has never done mueh tallln ahout Its..lf. It hils grown conservntlvoly and quietly and hUll made progress onch } 'I'ar along lines that Its polley IlOlLlers apl'rov" . Practically ull at Its usset ! ! of n I11ll11nn an u qUllrter dollars are hweHted In ! lrst mort age8 on the hl'Rt of farms , 1111I1 not a dollar of past L1ue Int'rl'lIt Is shown In Its roport. Its carnlngll hUlt 'cllr for Its policy hoJeI- ers was moro than 11 per Ct'nt 011 Its mean reservo. the cost tor new bllslness written Is less than Itn ' of the lellllln IIfo Insurance compal1ll's In the United States , and Its death lOlls per thous.\nd was less by one-half than nny of them. Unllko mam' compllnles organlzetl In recent - cent ) 'ears on the rl'nmlns ot 801110 do- tunct asst'ssnJl'nt onlt'l' or company , It started orl lnall ' as an 0111 line com- pany. nnd has no .nSRf'SSment business welghln It down. lis surplus nlready earn I'd for Its pollcv hohlers Is In amount equal to 33 per Cl'llt 01 Its entlro reserve , Itll statement oflISoIS docs 1I0t show 11 single dollar of tilt' I11l1ny Itellls 11I(0 agency IlIlanf'l's.IllIs rl'l'l'lvn\llf' , premium notl's , stocls nllli bOl1lls , real estate , "othor n8111'1s , " l'tc. . which lI1alO lip II conshlemblt' porllon of the allsets of many companll's , but It conRIts of money and loans , ntHI 1I0thlng . .111 ( ' , The Juhllc witt tlls"rlmlnnto more nnd moro In the tllturo betWl'1'1I c0l11panlo8. not as to I'lzf' . us III thf' pallt. hut qllallty. ntHI the one that ( 'an IIhon ( 'll'lin record. nnrl nblllt . thrlI h conll'I"\'ativo management - ment to par ooll tllvhll'nds , will rcIlvo III the flltllro nn h'roasln patrona/'o trom that rl'at I'ollst'rvatlvo } mrtlon ot thl' pu\lllc who 111'1' not looldll for specII- latton III a 11(1' ( 'nllll'n ( ' ! . hut for protection - tion nnd reasollahlo returns on their In- vl'f'tment , If the InVf'stl lIl1ol1 of New Yorl ( com- panll's has douo nothlllA' 1110ro , It will l'aIlRO thc Wl'lIt'rn 11'01,10In wnlo IIn to thft fal't that. as lIIu8tmleli abo\'o. they hnvo ns ootl ( 'ol11pallll'l' liS 1111) ' In the world , l'almhlo of tllkln care of nil business - ness otterI'll. IInlt when takl'n 111 a 1111/1 II I : ' It 1\11 'O\l woulll nll\llalO 'our own acrali'll. nnd IIhowln rl's\llls \ that no I'nslern company - pany hns up to tlato { , ( 'en able to dupli- cate. White Hattl for Cabmen. Dy order of the Ilo11co 0.11 cnbmen in 'rlln must wellr white hnts. . " - . - . . : Calumet l' ' p Baking Powder . . . ' " , , - jjll J A perfectly hea.lth- . , ful powder made I by improved chemical - , \ ical methods and of accurately pro. ; . portioned materials , Trust Daldn Powder seU tor ,15 or 50 cents per pound and may bo- idcntlflcd by this exor. bltant prIce. They are menace to pUbllo- health , as food prepared . from thcm contains lar o quantities of no. 'i chello salts , dan erous catharllo , drug. , , Anthony Fuggy of Third avenue , I was mnrrled to Miss Frances Duggy . It in poll co court ) 'osterday mornl g by J Judge Mnhon. The Fugg's will 1'0- 1 sldo in Third nvenue. Anthon ' Fug- gy , the bridegroom , is eighteen yenrs old. MIss Duggy , the bride , is sev'r' { onteen y.ears ald.-Elizabeth ( N. J. ) / Daily Journal. \ You find yourself refreshed by tha presence of cheerCul peoplo. Why not. ' \ . male earnest effort to confer thllt. plen.quro on others ? You will find " half the bnttlo is gaIned If 'ou never J. . , t nllow yourself to sny anythIng gloomy. , Some people are unnblo to dlstln- , gulsh between courage and foolharUl- , . nes& ' I CURES GONSTIPATlOti It is just about impossible to be sick whcn the bowels are right and : ' - nilt possible to be ' ' 'ell , vhen they are wren . Through its action on . the bowels , l i ! Lane' FamiUy " .1' Medicine clcans the body inside and Lwes no lodging place for disease. If for onee you wish to know how it feels , to be thoroughly well , give this I " famous laxative tea n trial. t Sold by all dcalers at : : ! sc. and Soc. , ' : , i < t' i [ . I . ' . . . . . I , " _ . . ; ; ' . " w , r : \ , IAn I I An Exceptional ffer To enable .ou to see the Southwest and see for 'ourself the opportunities , for malting monefor hOlllo building in Oklahoma , Indian 1.'C\'ritory 0.1111 ) " Texas advttnta es amI opportunities , the M. , K. & T. R'y will , on November 7th 1\1111 21st , December 5th atHl 10th , 2eU round trip tlcltets to aU points Southwest at less thul1 ol1e farc rates. 'l'icltets pcrmit of slop.over going atHl returning 1\1111 are gOOll twont "Qno da 's from date of sae. ' I \ .1l . . s. G. L NGST0N , General 1"lortilian 2\ncnt. ST. LOVIS , MO. m tl ! i - I \ I