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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1906)
, , \ r , I MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP : IDEAS DYING OUT I Delegates to Annual Convention Dls. I gusted at Repeated Falluros I of System. ' , 111.- the AmerIcan League ot MunIcipalities. at Its annual moetlnl ; ' In Chicago last weele. roCUscd to Imorso the IJrlnclplo of municipal . owner/lhlp or pUblic utilltlos. It sounded I tho' death knoll or the "remnants of the tnunlclpal ownershIp fanc > ' In the west , where It WfiS on co so strong but where repeated fnllul'cR ot the fad Itavo cnused , the steady , /ltron ! ; characters of the tloscendants of the fronllersmon to revolt nt the Idea , wliloh luul Its orln ! ! In the Boclnllsllc minds of 11 cortaln cluss of 10ne-halred ImmIgrants from Europo. 'And the tnet thnt the Chlcnso meellnA' tallod to Imlorso the Idea 1/1 slgnlllcant that not In the west alone Is the Idea ot munIcIpal ownership dying out , but slnco the delegates to thnt meeting came trom all portions at the cO\lntl'y , It Is Imllcatlvo tI\I\t other portions ot the , country. fiS well as the western sections , have seen through the fallacy Ilnd have decided thl\t there Is nothing In1Iunlcl - " pal ownership that can reall ) ' bonellt the rank and fIIo ot the people. I The cities and towns of the west were the first of the country to undertake , on a. large scale , the ownorshlp of waterworks - works , gas companies , electric lights , street CIUS , railroads , etc. , and It Is 1I0to- , worth ) ' that the same cities and towns were the first to repudillto tht ! fad a'ld to return to the American syst011l of competition , where the business mall alld the slellled en lneer call have chllrgo of the public utility s'stems , to the oxelu- slon ot the Ilollllclan nnd the ward leolor , I Whllo all the delegates to the AmerIcan - Ican League convenllon were not opposed to the city oWllershlp of seml-publlo corporations - porations , yet It was conspicuous that : where that system had been tried most , the delegates were stronger In their op- , I1osltlon than In those cities where municipal - nicipal ownership was yet 11 theory amI not 0. condition. Many of the delegates .trom these cities where the Cad had been trIed argued somothlngIlee \ thIs : "You , I1eoplo where this Idea has not been tried thlnlt you know something about It , and hoorotlcally you probably do , but wo I ho hl1vo given municipal ownership : thorough trIal lenow oC the dozens ot llttlo things that theory does not provide itor. but which , when they arise , knocle : lupposltlon a.nd hypothesis all to pieces and malto of your theory 11 practical un- uccess and a failure. " Around the hotel lobblos when the convention - vention was not In session , the delegates gathered , and talleed "ohop , theories and ! fancies. " Many who were not delegatesi , but who were Interested In munlclpa C'QuesUons , mixed with them , listen cd to helr talk and gave and toolt opinions nnd storIes. And some of th080 stories . ' : which came out had to do with munlcl- . 'Pal ownership , From New York came , the story of the falluro of the municipal Staten Island ferry boats-a. scheme , good for these 1Ivlnl ; " on Staten IS\\I1d. \ ibut very bad for the ta.xpayors of Now iYork who had to Coot the bills. It was shown that while the actual price or the " .terry . ( are had been reduced a few cents , that the servlco was bad and that the Itorrles were running bohlnd at the rate Iof'soveral hundreds of thousands of dol- : tars every yoar. 'Voges had been raised "out oC slg-ht" on the city owned boats , ibut Instead ot the worlemen being of the thonost cl.1ss , 1110Rt of them Were the 'han ers-on of the ward politicians and ) , "puff" wns necessary In scouring a "job , " Iwhllo worth and nblllty counted for , nothing. And the number oC emplo'es . . . , ; had been Increased almost 100 per cent. . on each boat. " Sou thorn Indiana had a. dozen failures ! to report. That at Munclo was ono oC . jtho most notablo. At that clt ) the mu- rnlCIPallty , which had for , years owned - ts electric light plant. thIs summer had " nUrely abandoned Its OWI1 plant and ad gone bacte to a prh'ato 'contract. twhere It WIUI posslblo to get better serv- 1Ico cheaper than the city Itselt could \furnish. \ Richmond was another town Ifrom that state which had grown tired 'Of the tad and Its mayor , who has held 10m co , t\1reo \ times on a municipal owner- 'fIhlp platform , has pUblicly bacleed down nd declared that he no longer belloves , n his platform. Ho recommended that Richmond sell Its electric plant , and ake a. contract with 11 privately owned ompany. Mnrlon. Logansport Ilnd a lI1umber of ether Indiana cities 1l1so told ! stories ot the sarno lelnd and result. From the middle west came the story lOt Waterloo , Iowa , which had refused. at ' 0. general election , to construct a munlcl- al wnterworles plant : from Omaha. . . hero there Is a mess of the waterworles eal by which the city Is lIable to bo forced Into buying a. $3.000.000 plant at n tprlco of $6.,000,000. and where two other 1iI.ttempts at municipal ownership have ! been pracUcal Callures ; from Denver , 'whero the biggest olecUon fight ever 'ntnown ' In the state has gene against Imunlclpal ownerahlp ; and from various 'other cities and towns , where the falla- "fad" ha\'e been and Ies of the \ exposed , the taxpayers ha.ve decided that they = don't want any moro of It. ! The reasons given b ) ' the delegates for ; tholr opposlUon to municipal ownership 'Woro various. These delegates. In many 'cases , were men who have st'dl d for /years / and years the effects of municipal lownorshlp In both Europe nnd Amorlca , , and the conclusions reached b ) ' them may bo consldored as the opinions of exerts - erts In their lines. Ono oC the oplnlon8 eard 1I10st often was that the municipal wnershlp SYlltem fastened upon the city 'n ' most lernlclolls polltlcnl rlllg of graft. " .ers and saloon-pnlltl'lans who were con- itlnued In power from year to ) 'ear by : their control of the utility company , ! .And In order to continue In this control , , the'lo rings appointed their henchmen \o the positions , leaving' the deservlnl1 . ! Workmen and competent craftsmen OUI . altogether. 'You vote Cor the machinE oQr you lose your job. " wat < the motto , nd the machine. In turn , grartod at the -cxl'onso of the public. Another reason was that the Idea waf .slmply . a. IJranch of socialism nnd. WI\ ! ! boln ! : used by socialists to extend thell thellefs In other directions. In tact , 50' boasted thnt municIpal ownorshlr ffiall5ts bo the ontorlng' wed'o whlct ould leal ! , to their other "Isms" beln accepted. Some of the delegates opposed It be. auso It Increased taxes. not to the rlct an , but to the mechanic and to t1H everyday man , who was forcell to pa ) Ihlgher rents and ever .thlng else wher ! JJrlces went up. stln others declared In. Idlvldual effort availed nothing' undel Ithat system and that a ) 'oung man anx , IloUII to worle and to rise In the worll absolutely no chance with the po. IItical grafters who controlled things In fact , the reasons rut forward b ) Ithoso who haa studlel the . "Cnd" . werl lao numerous and weight ) , and were 51 l'\\'ell grounded on common sense tha Itnany of the delegates who came arden 'admlrors of the s'stem , wellt homo thor : oughlY disgusted with municipal owner : Ship In o\'ery form. i Morc Than Society Butterflies. These are the days when womex ; -of national celebrity vie with eac1 : other In housowlfely accomplishments 'Mrs. ' Philander C. Knox has just dls Ipatched to 1\Irs. Roosevelt a firkin 01 butter , made with her own hands , al , the Valley Forgo farm. 1\Irs. noose velt has sent delicious brandied cher , riel ! to her Intimates , and to the Epls copal Homo for Old Peovlo In Wash ington. Mrs. 'Donapart ' , wife of th secretary at , the navy , has preservel some toothsome mangoes. Anotner International Exhibition. An International exhibition of finl arts and hortlculturo will ho oponel at 1\Iannhelm , Germany , on May ] 1907 , on the occasion of the thlrl centenary of the founllaUon of tha . town. I After tboy grOw up most boys qui crying for jam and are thankful I they 'Un set all the plain bread the wan ! . I Thomas Alva , EJis I , . Latest Picture of the Famous Inventor and Scientist. ' . THE BEST FOOD FOR HENSo AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT TO MAKE EXPERIMENTS. Nil ! Try to Learn If Mash Should Be Moist or Dry-Hope to Increase - crease Production of Eggs. Wnshlngton.-Tho llepartment of agriculture has startell a new experl. ment station at the federal' animal quarantine station at Halethorpe , near Daltlmore. The experiments are to bo conductell unller the supervision at Robert n. Slocum , an expert who was recently addo to the staff of the bureau - reau of a lmal Industry for a particular - ular line of Investigation. For several years It has been a strongly contestell question among poultrymen whether mash fed to hens should bo dry or moist. Within the last year or two I\nother problem has' arisen with the Introduction of the hopper feeding sys. tem on a commercial scale. In conducting these chicken-laying experiments a hen house will be con. structcd , divided Into three pens , each accommodating 25 hens , with sultablo yards. This house. together with Incubators - cubators , brooders , etc. , sufficient to ralso enough puIlets to replace those used In the experiments , will eomprlso the Immediate equipment. The differ. ent lots of fowl : ! ! are to bo housed ex. actly alike and all conditions made equal , except the methods of feeding. The fowls In pen No.1 will receive , morning and night , a mixture of whole or cracked grains scattered In the litter , and at noon a moistened mash. Those In pen No.2 will receIve morning and night the same graIn mix. turo fed In the litter .exactly as with pen No.1 and the same mash at noon , except that this mash will bo fed drr. ThIs will test the question of the dry and the moist mash. The fowls In 11en No.3 will bo fed on precisely the same feed as those In the other pens , but wjJ1 bo fed from two self.feedlng hoppers , one containing the grain and the other dry ma h. The hopper containing , the grain will bo opencd about four p. m. In winter and five p. m. In summer , m.d will bo loct open until the next noon , It will then be closed , and the hopper contallling the mash will bo opened and left s9 . . . . . . . , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . . . . - until the first IloPl10r Is again opened , lata In the afternoon. In this wa the hens will have feed before thom nIl the time. and can cat as much or as lIttle as they please. A comparison can then bo made with pen No.2 , . the only difference between the two pens being that pen No.2 receives Its feed at stated Intervals and In amounts Indicated by the al1l1etltes of the fowls , whllo the hens In the other pen can help themselves at all times. White Plymouth Rock fowls will bo used , not because of any special preference - erence for this variety , but for reasons of convenience. PuIlets will' bo raised from the various pens and the test re. peated twice to confirm results and note the effects of the different systems - toms of vitality. It Is hoped that by a careful study of this chicken dietary question the amount of eggs producellin this qoun. try may be materJaIly Increased , perhaps - haps as much as five 11er cent. , which would mean a billion more a , year for the national consumption. SAWED CELL BARS WITH YARN. Federal Prisoner Invents Odd Instru. ment to Effect Escape. Leavenworth , Kan.-Out of pieces of woolen yarn , unraveled from a soclt and twisted together , a prisoner In the new federal prison at Leavenworth , I\o.n. : , constructed an Instrument which ho usell to saw through the top and bottom of a three-Inch steel bar. That a common pIece of yarn could bo mallo to cut the strongest steel bars , tested with acids and resisting steel saws , Is a discovery that not only surprlso police and keepers of jails and penitentiaries , but scientists as well. It Is the first case of the kind on record , as far as can bo learned , and the IJrlsonor who used It In the Leavenworth penitentiary Js the 01'1. glnator. 'fhe prIsoner was confined In ono of the Isolation ceIls. A guanl standing on a tier above noticed him working his hands back and forth around the bars and notified the guards on the lower fioor. They Inveltlgate ? and found that the top had been sawed through , The bottom was about half through. ' 1'ho prlSnel' readily con. fessed and showed the warden how he had accomplished the feat. _ ----"u' _ , " , , , . , , . . . . . . . . . . . , . ) n v. / . - ST A rUE WANTED . TO TRA VEL. Strange Appeal of a Rome Shopkeeper Loosenn Iowa V/oman's Purse. Davenport , la.-A Davenport worn. an brought homo from Europe recently - ly a letter which she considers one at the most Intorestlng souvenirs of her trip. It came toher the day after her visit to a curio shop In Rome , where the propr1etor w.antQ ( } $ U for a statuette of DavJd In Carrara marble nfter 1.lIchael Angelo , She oerered $10 , which the l)1'oprletor could not think of accepting , but ho asked her name and hotel anll next morning she 1'0' celved the foIlowlng letter : : "Rom a , II 8th March.-Dear Madam : To-night I hnve malle a dream. I saw David alive ! hQ was very angry with mo. Ho aswll ] me , 'Why don't you let mo go to America ? The beautiful lady will take care of me. I want to see the now world ! I won't stay In nome any longer ! I want to travel as n tour- e 1st : Ii "I could not say anything against l nnd have docldod to deliver It at the I J prlco of .f dollars. Now the dlrteronce : .t between your ortor and mine It Is only doIlars , and hope you won't have aDY objection to buy It. .t "This morning entering my store If David had a bad look ! ! Ho looked as Y If ho would throw his stone to mo Instead - stead of throwing It to ( JoUnt ! I was frightened ! Good lady , buy It ! othor. wl1le David will die of a brown ] heart and I-will so after him. "Dest wishes to the gentleman and the gentle Signorina who was with YOIl yesterday , and hoping to see you again. I am much obliged for your ] tlndness. Yours truly. 'C. 1\IANETTI , Sculptor. " It Is almost noelllcss to say tJtnt the lady surrendered at this appeal and that DavJd enjo'ell his trip to Amorl. ca. Must Pay Former Love. Iedla , Pa.-Tho $6,000 verdict glvon pretty 1\1lss Leon.ora Hili , of Chestorl In her breach at prom Iso suit agalnsl Horace Wltsll , the 1'00.1 estate dealer , has been sustained by JUdge Johnson , 'fhls suit has boon penlling for twe ) 'ears. 1\IIss Hili was wooed by Wits II for n number ot ) 'oars , accorlling te hel' story , and had gone so far as te purchase her wodlling dross antI spend ttor tlmo In making articles to mak ( their homo comforta lo after the mar. rlago. Without her ] mowedlo ] Wltsl : married another estimable . lady , ane ] lIsB HIli brought suit. She was rep resented by one of the ablest lawyorf In the county , and his unmorclfu' ' scoring at Wltsll during the tria ] wa ! ono of the reasons fa l' which a ne trial was Ilsked. . - BIG IOWA CORN RANCH . ONE FmLD EXPECTED TO VIELD 625,000 BUSHELS. ! Is LnrQcct In the World-Farmhouscs I I on It Make : t Small Town-Own. er P < 1sses His Winters In Chlcngo. Odobolt , In.-When It Js considered that U101'0 nre such corn fields In Iowa ns Adams' 16OOO-aore ranch I\t this . pace ] , produclns 526,000 bushes ] every season , and omplo'lng relul\rly 105 I men , It Is lIttle wonder that the state of Iowa has a 400OOOOOO.bushol corn crop for 1'I06 ! , Dl'fore long 200 mon will stnrt on the 15,000 acres of corn , which wl\1 \ nil bo huslml from the ohock. Then the stocks will bo shred. ' lIed for the fat cattle before 81Jrlng , This corn field Is the largest In the world. The full 16,000 acres was planted with tested Boed n11lls oxpoct. 0(1 to yield an average of moro than 35 bushels to the acro. This Is consld. orod a small oorago : for Iowa corn this senson , I Thlrt.soven dou lo stalk cutters i will ho used to bind the corn In the field this Call , Mules are employed aI , most over'whoro to do the honvy d raet work au the farm , nnd there nro ever 200 or the so animals leept there con. stantly . 1\11' . and 1\Irs. Adams nnd famll ) ' 0.1'0 at llr080nt nt tMolr wlntor home In Chicago and the farm Is In the hands of Its manager. With the exception of n largo num. ber at feeders which nro l1\1rchasod every fall , no cattle nre raised on the big farm except enough ml11t cows to leop the help supplied with milk. Lnst wlntor 1\11' . Adama had GOOO sheep brought from his North Damta ] ranch for leodlng , and It Is nnnounced that he will do It ngaln this win tor as soon as the 11resent yar full of cattle hns been marketed. The aftalrs at the farm are conduct. ed with as much system ns In any largo buslnoss office In this city , There Is a main office and 11eadquartel's where the manager of the farm has his dosk. It Is here that : Mr. Adams him. self IJ SSOS a largo Il rt of his tlmo In summer. The farm Is dIvided ! nto soctlons , and each part Is under the direction of a subforeman and worked by hla force of mono All the houses of the omployes arc located In ono place near the center of the farm , makIng a small town. A sehoolhouso Is also erected hol"O for the children of the workors. The farm and Its methods are a rovoatlon ] to the vIsitor. Adams Is nn enthusiast for gooll rands nnd all through' the place ho has built handsome drlvo. ways. There Is nnother farm In Sac county , Iowa , which contains GOOO n ros. The , lanll there Is not all tllIell ns on the Adams ranch , nnd hence It Is not f S { ) general Interest to the 11\1bllc. It Is , though , among the record.brealeers In this state tor acreage owned by one man In ono contiguous pleco. TWINS TO DIVORCE TWINS. Brother:1 Whose Lives Seem tcs Run In Parallel Lines , Iansas' Clty.-1\U1os J. Farris and Jiles 1\1. Farris , born 32 years ago , on coming of ale made twin slstors their wives. Tholl' lives which were paral. 101 , did not dlvorge much when they went Into b\isilless , for ono became n. barber and the other a butchor-not such a great dlfferonce after all , as .Jlles expressed It recently. TJmo went on , and to the famlllcs hall como a 1Itt10 Jiles l\I , and as well a little 1\1l1es J. Dut with nelthor , It scemell , domestic harmony at the fire. sldo prevallod , for one day a petition for dlvorco was filed by Jiles 1\1. against Martha A. FarrIs , and on the following morning an attorney ap. pearcll at the county court house with a petition for a dlvoreo for l\IlIea J. li'arrls from his wlfo , Attlo Farrlo. Doth petitions set orth desel.tlon as the cause for seeking legal sopcratlon and both charges show jealousy on the part of the wives , which , It Is alleged , mndo lIfo Intolerable lor the hus. bands , Doth women 0.1'0 In Louisiana , 1\10. KINDNESS BROUGHT A FORTUNE. Good Samaritan ReceiveD One.Flfth of Rich Man's Estate. D < ! nver , Colo.-Decauso ho befrlonll. cd Dr. Albert D. Cummings , of Pitts. burg , Pa. , many years ago , W. P. Hal" rls , of Denver , has rocolved $13,500 , In 1889 Harris was employed In a hotel at Cresson , Pa. , where Dr. Cum. mings , a guest of the hotel , was taken 111 ono night , and HarrIs , nn absolute stranger , attended him until he recov. I orell. They mot but once afterwarll , at a dinner table. , Harris recently received a letter from the lawyer of Dr. Cummings , stating that the physician hall died anll In his will bequeathed young Hal" I rls his ontlre estate , valued at between $60,000 anll $76,000. Later rolatlvcE : , eontostell the will , anll n short tlm < , ago n compromise was ertected b whleh Harris acceptell $13,500. Harris Is at present salesman for IJ biscuit company. Graphophones as Soul Savers. Cloveand ] , O.-Graphophones wn bo usoll by the local St.lvatlon ArmJ for the purpose of saving souls. Th plan wl\1 \ bo put In practice during th. . coming harvest testlval. Dig grapho phones will be Instnllell at the door ! of the heallquarters , and the attentlor ot passors.by attractcd by sermons am sacre(1 songs turned out on the ma chines. Each gralJhophono will have a Jul1.rd and a contribution box. . , JOHN WAS IN LUCK . GOOD STORY , WITIt NO GEM BLANCE OF A MORAL. - - - - Showing How Important It 18 for For- goUul Husbnnds That Their Wives Should Have Rich and Gencrous Droth. ers. "John , denr , " remarked Mra. lIorton across the brcakfast table , "do you know what day this Is ? " "Why , ) ' S , " roplled John : "it's the -tho-why , It's 'fhursday , or courso. JIang It-whoro's that cale11l1ur ? " " 0 , I don't moan that , " rOlJlled the wlfo , with suspicion of tears In her volco. "It's my birthday , uml you forgot Itl" "Not at all , dear : not I\t all , or course , t remember t.hat. The date escaped mo for a moment. Of course , I know It was ) 'our birthday. You wllit 1\11l1 see the IJreaont I have ordered for ) 'ou , und you will bo filled Wltll 1'0' morse at huvlng suspected mo of tor. getting , You walt. " John was n wlckod IJrevarlcator , but his blurt "wont. " " 0 , John denrVlmt Is It ? Do toll mo , " urged his wire. "Not now , " anld the docoltful John , "It's a surprlso , you know. Dy Jo\'o,1 must hurry down town. I'vo I\n hu- 11ortnnt ; . engagement at nine o'elock. Wonder If I can make 111" It was John's Intention .to stop on his way down town anll order II. llres. ont for his wlfo : but , b\comlng en. srossoll In his pupor , ho was BO far down t.own before he l'eallz(1 It thl\t ho concludell to go on to the omco , anll then to visit some jeweler later In the dny. There wan an IInusual nmount or business to bo attended to that day , and John's mental and ph'slcal 1'0' sources were tl\xed to the utmost. Nat. urally ho torgot 1\11 about the bhtlHlay present , and It was only when ho wns hanging' up his hnt In the hull and his wife's volco came sweetly down the stalra : "Is that you , dearlo ? " that. the horrlblo tact fiashod upon him , Do. taro ho could find his gullly volco there was a frou froll of aklrt , I\nd Mrs. Horton como gliding down the stairs and throw her arms nrolll\l the wretched man's nock with a jQyful lIttle cry at " 0 , John , the present camo. It was just what ! wan toll , It was just ] ov ] y ot you , " John was bewlldored , but ho was u mnn or resources , "Yea , " ho said , "I thought you'd IIko It. Er-or-where Is It ? " "Whoro Is It ? " rotortell the wlfo. 'Why , John , are you blind ? Can't you see 1 have It on ? " And she polntell to n. brooch of rubles and diamonds whIch glittered on her bosom , "Who the dho growled , but thl ) rest of the sentence , which wont "had the cheek to sonll diamonds and rubles to my wlfo ? " was unulter'ed , "Why , whllt maees you'Bcowl so ? " Inquired the surprised woman , "Oh , nothing' , " was the reply. "I only thought at first It was not the same ono I plcwd ] out , but I see It In. ' ' "In the evening 1\11'8. Horton's rich brother callod. As soon as his name wns anouncod John gave a gasp and juml10d at the solution of the mys tery or the birthday present In n sec , and. " 0 , how nlco of you , George , tc como on my birthday. See what n heau'tlful present John gave mo , " wae Mrs. Horton' first groetlng to her broth or. "That ! " roplled the brother , with II loolt of perplexity on his faco. "Why , ' " / 1- "Yes , " broke In John , looking th other man threatonlngly In the eye ; " 1 ordered It 11 week ago at BllTany's Ilnd was afraid It would not bo ready In Ume. Como Into the library a minute , I want to pea ] { with you for a second on a mutter of the greatest hnpor. tance. " And before the astonlahed George could gather his wits ho wae solzed , dragged Into the library and the door shut behind him. " 1 [ you give mo away , I'll murder you , " whlsporo(1 John. Mrs. Horloll coulll heur her huslmml's volco pitched low and flpeaklng earnestly ] lehlnd the closed door. "That's really IL very pretty ] lleco 01 jewelry , " said George. "Not man wives have such thoughtful and atton Uve husbands as you have , Lorna. 1\I present will bo up to.morrow. The ) didn't have It roaly to-day. ' "I hllvon't had sueh Il pleasant birth day In n long time , " said Mra. Hortor when she rotlred that night. Join smllell a IIttlo wearily , tor ho waf tired-and had reason to be.-N. Y Press , , English Women the Tallest. After taltlng measurements of Ult height of women In France , Englanl and Amorlcn , a doctor announces tha an English woman Is the tallest ant the Amorlcan woman comes next. Th , average holght or the French womnl Is five foot ono Inch. The Amorlcal womun Is nearly two Inches tailor , anI the women of Great Drltaln half I Inch tailor than the lattor. Amorlcal women , however , weigh slightly mort than elUler of the others , their aver age wolght bolng 117 pounds. Sure Sign of Insanity. "Your honor , our client canot bl guilty. We contend that ho Is ItJ aane. " "But the dofend:111t hlmsolf says hi Is ot ound mind. " "It Is largely UIJOn that clr.Um stance , your honor , we base our clnln . that hls'lnsl1l1lty Is ndvun ed anll :11 : varent. " II. ' , . . _ of RUN DOWN FROM CRIP , ! Dr. Williams' Pink Pills Have Cure' This Form of Debility 10 Hundreds of Cn..UI. . . Four yonrs ngo , " MYS Mrs. F. Mar. dRon , of No. 1022 Onraon street , Soutb Gillo , Pittll1.Jm'g , PIl. , . . I toolc l\ cold which tUr1l0l11nto the grip , ThlJ tronble lelt 1110 nll run down. 1 Was thin , had baokaoho much of the time , 1Indno ape OtUo , my stomnchVns out of order nud 1 felt norVOU8 nuel unstrung. "Whllo I hnd the grip I hnl n. doctor , but I really 8ufTerOll11101'0 from the condition - dition In whloh the influonza. . 10ft mo than I dlel from the eUseaso ltsoU. I felt gonornlly wretohed nml 1I11sornblo nnd the lenst exposure to colc1 wonlc1 1I1nleo 1110 worso. I oou1cln't seem to got nny bettorunUl I began to tulcoDr.WiUlams' Pink 11J11s. Ivory qulolcly 110t00(1 ! n benefit nter 1 bognn tl\ldng thom and they restol'ml 1110 to Rooll health nnd 811'0ngth. Dr. Wllllnms' Pink Pills nro wonderfully gooll mcdlolne. Thanlts to thom I lno now in 111\0 b alth nnd ha\'o 1Iml no return of my former trouble , Il'ecommorul the 11111a to everyone who Is nl1lng IlIHl tutco o\'ery opportunity to lot peel ] o lcuow how good they nro. " Dr. Willlnms PInlt 11J11s oured 1\rs. Morrlaon bocnuso they notunll ) ' mnlto good , rell blood. When the blood Is red nnd henlthy there can be no doblllty. The relation between the blood and nervous system is Imch that tho. pills luwo l\ very llee1cled notion upon the nor\'os nud they hnvo oU1'0(1111auyJOV01'0 . nervou dlsordors , suoh nil Jmrtlnl Jm- 1'I\1Y/lls , locomotor nluxln nnll St. VltulI' dnuco , thnt hn\'o not ) 'loldOl ordinary trontmont. 'rholr double action , on t.ho blood nnll on the nerves , 1I1alcos thorn au Idonl tonlo. All druJrRlstll sell Dr. Wlltlmnfl' Pink Pllts , or they wilt be sent by mnll Ilost. pnld , ou rocelpt of 11rlce , GO oontspor box , six boxes for $2. O , by the Dr. Wil. lIlUllS Medloine 00. , Sohoueotmly , N.Y. . . . . . . . . Z THE BEST COUGH CURE Z . . , A well-known Rochester lady " says ; "Istayed hltho Adlrondncks , - nwn ) ' frotn friends nnd homo , two 2- taking winters be fore 1 found that by . . Kemp's Balsam g . I could sub duo the cough thnt - , drove mo nway from homo nnd Z seemed likely to never ntlow mete to 11\0 there itwinter. . " Z Kcfnp's Dalsam will cure nny " cou h thnt can bo cured by any " modlclno. Z Sold by all dealers nt :3Sc. : and 51'.c. 2 . . Clcr--.JI.J .t'-.Jt. . DAY OF TRIUMPH POSTPONED. , DudeklnB Has Yet t Got Even with Witty Charmor. - II .a' : : f , She hnd boon having fun with poor , Dudoklns for a long tlmo , and hoVas wl3hful to got even with hor. His' ' I 'Idoa took the form of a brilliant conun. drum , whose answer Dudoklns I thought was ] octod ] In his manly chest. "I have .n conundrum for YOIl , Miss Frances , " ho said , when ho next mot bor. bor."Ahl" "Ahl" she responded , "What Is It ? Who save It to you ? " "I made It up mysoltl" ho asserted , bridling somewhat. "Indeod ! What Is 111" "Why arc my clothos. 11I(0 the moon 1" She hesltatod n moment , and Dude- klns began to ] oo ] { triumphant. "YoI' ! may think , " she sal l , slowly- nnd Dudoklns somobow felt the sand slipping from under hlm-"Il Is bo- cauno they have a man In thorn , and you have a perfect right to thlnlt I1S you peaso. ] Dut , 1\11' . Dudolclns , opinIons - Ions dUferl" Adopt American Ideas. The nusslan military authorltlos are considerIng the adoption of Ithald uniforms , the czar having boon espo- clally Interested In ono recently worn by an Amorlcan army ropresontatlvo at St. Potersburg. The mllltnry au- thorltlos are nlso considering American - can aecoutromentslnclulllng web cartridge - tridge bolts and cavalry saddles , with a view to their adoption. NO DAWDLING. A Man of 70 After Finding Coffee Hurt Him , Stopped Short. When a man has llved to be 70 years old with a 40-yoar-old habit grown to , him lIIce n knot on n trco , chances are ho'll stick to the habit Ull ho dies. Dut occaslonaHy tlle spirit of youth and dotormlnatlon romalns In Bomo mon to the last day of their lives. When such men do find any habit of lIfo has boon doing thom harm , they surprise the Oslcrltes by a degree of will power that Is sUPIJosod to belong to men under 40 only. "I had been a UBer of colroo until three years ago-a perloll of 40 years -and am now 70 , " wrltos n N. Dak. man" "I was extremely nervous and dobllltatod , anll saw Illainly that I must make a chango. "I am thunleful to sny I bad the nerve to quit colroe at once nnd take on Postum without any dnwdllng , and oxporlenced no 111 elrocts. On the contrary - trary , 1 commenced tQ gain , losing my nervousness within two months , also gaining strength and health othorwlso. "For n mnn at my age , 1 am vary . ' . well nnd hearty. I somotlmes moot persons who Il ve not made tholr . . Postum right and don't IIko It. Dut ] tell them to boll It long enough , and call.tholr attontlon to my looks now , and before I usoll It , that seems can. vlnclng. "Now , when I ha\'o wrlUng to do , or long columns or figures to cast up , I feel equal to It nnd can got through my work without the faggcll out feelIng - Ing of old , . Name glvon by Postum Co. , Dattlo Creek , Mich. Read the book , "The ROl1d tt. Wollvllle , " 10. pkgs. "ThorO'D 11 roason. " .