M'COOK TRIBUNE.
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McCOOK , NEBRASKA
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
_ _
Ambassador White , at Harlln , has
grip.
London doctors are again engaged
with the influenza microbe.
The Berlin , Germany , produce ex
thange will reopen March 3.
Capptow n Is ordinarily calculated as
twenty-two days distant from South
amp ton.
The present neason has been one of
particular benefit to the oyster far
mcrs.
The president has signed the procla
mation making public the Samoan
treaty.
The sale girls in a New Jersey town
have started a crusade against the use
of slang.
One year's sweeping of the British
mint yielded over $5,000 in particles of
gold and silver.
The coal famine is spreading
throughout Germany and the strike is
spreading with it.
It Is supposed that the average depth
of sand in the deserts in Africa is from
thirty to forty feet.
There seems to be a veritable craze
of some sort of "physical culture" in
New York this winter.
The Argentine and Portugese ports
in South America have been declared
free of bubonicplague. .
The South German Railway com
pany has decided to introduce electric-
iton all branch lines.
The largest city in the country in
Washington' . " , time was Philadelphia.
It had 60,000 inhabitants.
The Standard Oil company is seek
ing a form of reorganization that will
more effectively resist legal attacks.
Count and Countess Boni De Cas-
leliane sailed Thursday on the French
line steamer La Gascogne for France.
The Hanover National bank , of New
York city , proposes to test the con
stitutionality of the national bank
rupt law.
Captain A. J. Langworthy , formerly
chief of Milwaukee fire department ,
and a famous soldier , is dead at the
age of 84.
Andrew Carnegie is with his sister-
in-law , Mrs. Lucy Carnegie , at Dungen
ness , on Cumberland island , off coast
of Florida.
The secretary of v/ar has ordered the
establishment of a bi-monthly trans
port service between San Francisco
and Manila , P. I. , to start about the
15th inst
- .Roland Heed , the actor , was again
operated on Wednesday in St. Luke's
hospital at New York for cancer of
the intestines. He is reported as rest
II ing easy.
Col. W. J. Bryan addressed 7,000 people
ple at Charleston. S. C. , Thursday night
in the Thomson Memorial Auditorium
on the money question , trusts and im
perialism.
Assets of the defunct Chemical Na
tional bank , of Chicago , representing a
face value of more than % > 00,000 , were
sold at auction by Receiver William C.
Kiblack , Thursday , for $489.75. '
The secretary of the navy has sent
to the senate a statement of the num
ber of vessels under construction and
of naval officers available. The state
ment was made in response to a reso
lution of inquiry.
The steamer Jess , which arrived
from Skaguay , brings a report that
most of the gold hunters who started
from Davson to Nome are making a
cutoff to the recently found diggings
on the Koyokuk.
The president has commuted the
sentences of Ernest Spitbuck , a Shawnee -
nee Indian , and Charles Pettijohn ,
convicted in the Indian territory of
I stealing a horse and sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary.
At Albany the certificate of incorpo
ration for the Rapid Transit Subway
Construction company of Isew York
city was filed with the secretary of
state. The company is organized with
a capital stock of | 6OuO,000.
The British army agents have let an
other contract for 2,000 mules , to be
delivered at New Orleans as fast as the
animals can be purchased. This order ,
as the last one , is divided among Kan
sas City , St. Louis and Texas dealers.
A dispatch from Guadalajara , Mexico
ice , says that Colima volcano is again
in a state of eruption. Flames and
molten lava are pouring from the
mouth of the crater. The sight is
magnificent at night and can be seen
for more than 100 miles.
Peter Jones , a young blacksmith oC
Springfield , 111. , shot and fatallr
wounded William Mooney , a machin
ist employed in the Chicago , Peoria
& St. Louis railway shops at Jackson
ville , in a fight which occurred on tha
north side of the public square.
A. E. Stillwell , builder of the Kan
sas City , Pittsburg & Gulf railroad ,
has organized a new company to
build a new railroad from Kansas City
to Topolobampo , a deep water port
on the Pacific coast of Mexico. It is
the Kansas City , Mexico & Orient
Short Line. Mr. Stilwell is president
of the company. It has applied for
incorporation in Kansas. It will be
1,800 miles long. It will cost $36,000-
000 to build it , and Mr. Stillwell says
he has one-third of the money al
ready pledged.
Fire in the business district of Bow-
die , S. D. , caused $120,000 loss , partial
ly insured. The People's bank and post-
office buildings were burned.
At Florence , Ala. , Dr. D. C. Green ,
aged 65 , whose wife is a cousin of John
D. Rockefeller , fell from the roof of his
bouse and was almost instantly killed.
Miss Sarah Porter , head of a famous
school in Farmington , Conn. , and sis
ter of the late Noah Porter , died at
Hartford , aged So.
Carver 3. Cline , a theatrical man
ager , formsrly manager for Joseph Jef
ferson , died Monday night in New
York from shock following amputation
of a leg.
STILL ON
Oronjo and His Atmy Holding Out
Against Large Odds.
THE COHDONS GROWING TIGHTER
Rolicrtfl Report * tliat lie Continue * to
Press the Boers Harder Women and
Children With IlurglierA Cronjc Ke-
fiittes IlritUh Commander' * Offer to
Take Them to a-1'litce of Safety.
LONDON , Feb. 26. The war office
publishes the following dispatches
from Lord Robert. ? :
PAARDEBERG , Feb. 24 12:20 : p. m.
Parties of Boers , recently arrived
from Natal , attacked our outposts in
force again yesterday. They lost a good
many killed and wounded and nearly
100 prisoners , including a commandant
and three field cornets.
Our casualties were four officers
wounded , nine men killed , twenty-
three men wounded and two men miss
ing. On the 21st and 22d one officer
and thirteen men were wounded.
Six men were wounded yesterday b } *
hollow-nosed Mauser bullets. The
nickel case is slit witli four slits , mak
ing the projectile of the most expansive
and explosive nature possible. A
wounded Boer brought to our hospital
yesterday had sixty of these bullets
in his pockets.
During the advance to ? .nd at Kimberley -
berley the casualties we-e : Officers ,
two killed , thirten woundpti ; men , four
killed , seventy-eight wounded. ( The
officers' casualties had previously been
reported. )
Methucn reports that Berkley West
Uvas occupied by our troops on Feb
ruary 22. The loyal inhabitants dis
played great enthusiasm.-
The country west of the railway
from Capetown to Kimbeiley is grad
ually settling down. A detachment
has started from De Aar for Britstown ,
and Douglas and Prieska will shortly
be visited by our troops.
Methuen's account of the admirable
manner in which the Kimberley hos
pital is managed made one desire to
send some of our sick and wounded
there.
PAARDEBERG. Orange Free State ,
Feb. 26. The British took eighty pris
oners as the result of yesterday's en
gagement.
A balloon ascended and discovered
several new works , which the British
guns shelled today.
Gen. Wynne was slightly wounded.
The Boer positions are not consid
ered strong , with the exception of
Kroblerskloof. The hills eastward are
not so high and cannot be intrenched
so well as the mountains which the
British have taken.
The Somersets were the first across
the pontoons on Wednesday. They
were subjected to a heavy fire for five
hours in an isolated position. It was
the first time they had been under fire
and they behaved excellently.
Early on Friday a severe rifle fire
was resumed on the right and front
from the positions held over night by
both sides. The British naval guns ,
howitzers , mountain and field bateries
shelled the Boer trenches incessantly.
The Boers replied with two heavy
guns , some of their shells bursting
over the hospital. As a result the Brit
ish wounded were removed.
During the afternoon the Fifth brig
ade , the Inniskillings and Dublins lead -
ing , began to advance up the hills. In
spite of the constant shelling the Boers
stood up in their trenches , aiming deliberately - "
liberately down the hills.
The infantry advance was further
covered by parties on the right and
left , firing volleys. It was slow , the
British taking advantage of every bit
of natural cover. The Boers on the
crests of the hills , as well as from the
trenches part of the way down , poured
lead along the advancing line.
At dark the British infantry had
reached within a few hundred yards of
the first line of Boer trenches.
STILL HAS PAITil IN "BOBS. "
Itritlsh Public Anxious- , hut Avruiting
UetJi'N With Patience.
LONDON , Feb. 2G. Perhaps never
before in the course of the present
campaign have such crowds visited the
V/ar office as went there yesterday.
As the Times remarks today , "The
dearth of news is somewhat trying at
a time when a considerable success
was generally regarded as imminent. "
No diminution of confidence in Lord
Roberts is felt , however , and the pub
lic is ready to believe that he has
good reasons for not mentioning Gen
eral Cronje in the official dispatches.
Probably he is in no hurry to end a
situation which is daily bringing" into
tiis grasp small parties of Boers in a
vain endeavor to reinforce General
Cronje. These he can deal with in de
tail.
tail.Lord
Lord Roberts has already captured
over 500 Boers , and at this rate he will
soon have quite a respectable array
of prisoners to hold as hostages for
the 3,000 British already in Pretoria.
General Cronje's refusal to accept
the offer of Lord Roberts regarding
the women and children indicates eith
er that the position is less desperate
than has been supposed or that he
has been able to dig an absolutely safe
place for them.
Everything goes to show that Gen
eral Buller's advance is most stub
bornly contested and most cautiously
carried out. It is hoped that he will
soon be in a position where General
White will be able to assist him ma
terial ! } ' .
Chicago Firms Suffer.
CHICAGO , 111. , Feb. 26 Eightlkins
were burned out today in a fire , which
destroyed a four-story brick building
at 51-55 Jefferson street. The loss on
the building was $30,000 and en the
contents $35,000. The following firms
suffered : Lammert & Mann , machin
ery ; William W. Vernon , gas machin
ery ; James Barry & Co. , pattern mak
ers ; Hartry Electric company , George
H -Nye , pump manufacturer ; A. J.
Bodkin Cricular Addressing company ,
W. A. Jones company , fcundrymen
( offices only ) . The building and most
of the contents wen > burned.
ALGER SAYS IT IS NOT WAR.
Only Term to Do .Applied to 1'lilHppIuo
Trouble U KcltcIHou.
DETROIT , Mich. , Feb. 26. Concern
ing a recent statement from Washing
ton with regard to a difficulty which
confronts Secretary Root in deciding
whether the United States is in a
state of war , former Secretary Alger
today said :
"I should say most emphatically that
the United States is not in a state of
war. The treaty of peace signed at
Paris ended the war with Spain. The
only terms than can properly be aj > -
plled to the present trouble in the Phil
ippines are rebellion and insurrection.
"As to the immediate question be
fore the department , whether enlisted
i soldiers can purchase their discharges
in times of peace , I do not feel compe
tent to utter a decided opinion. It is
a matter whereon the advice of the at
torney general will undoubtedly be
asked it is my private belief , though ;
that when soldiers are badly needed ,
even if a state of war does not exist ,
they shuold not be allowed to take
advantage of that privilege. "
"I would distinguish between a tech
nical war and insurrection. Insofar as
the conditions affect our soldiers in the
field , and with reference to the priv
ileges that belong to them in times
of peace , we are at war. But technic
ally and actually we are not in a state
of war and the campaign should not
be spoken of as war. "
CODY HAS TWO BIO SCHEMES.
s ( Jold mid Copper Company
With SI ,000.000.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Feb. 2G. A gold
and copper company , at the head of
which is Colonel W. F. Cody ( Buffalo
Bill ) , will incorporate in Wyoming in
a few days. A short time ago two
shafts were sunk to a depth of sixty
feet in a property owned by Colone
Cody and situated about forty
miles from Cody City , and paying ore
was struck. The company will have
a capital stock of $1,000,000. With
Cody are associated J. M. Schwood ,
George T. Beck , George Chamberlain ,
John Davis , E. Marks , G. Shirtleif and
Edward Gillette , all of Wyoming.
Cody , who is here , says that a pe
tition will be sent to congress asking
for the establishment of a road from
Cody to the Yellowstone park. With
the completion of a line to Cody by
the Burlington , this wagon road would
be the most direct route to the won
derland. It would albo enable resi
dents of northern Wyoming to go di
rect to the park , instead of going east
and around by way of Montana.
UriiiSS Hack Dead Soldiers.
SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 26. The
United States army transport Hancock
arrived today , twenty-six days from
Manila , via Nagasaki. It bad on board
five army officers , including Brigadier
General Gilbert S. Carpenter , retired ,
formerly colonel of the Eighteenth in
fantry on the Island of Panay , also
about 100 discharged soldiers.
Two deatns occurred on the Hancock
between Nagasaki and San Francisco.
Lieutenant Charles H. Munton of tho-
Twelfth infantry died from the effects
of typhoid fever and sunstroke , an-1
Sergeant Godwin F. Lane of the Twen
ty-first infantry died of typhoid fever.
The bodies of both were embalmed and
brought here.
to lie Idle in Chicago.
CHICAGO , Feb. 2 < i It is probable
that several thousand more men will
be thrown out of work during the
v eek an 1 the tieup of the building
industry of the city will be further
complicated by the action taken at the
meeting of the Building Material
Trades' council today. Its decision
that the delivery of brick from all
yards in this country to buildings un
der construction by the United Con
tractors where nonunion were em
ployed be stopped Avill make idle 1,000
brickmakers and the order extending
the strike of the machinists to other
trades will call out at least 3,000 oth-
srs.
Riot nt a Kcnlttrkr Daneo.
LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Feb 26. A spe
cial to the Comemrcial from Whites-
burg tells of a free fight near Pond
Gap. in which one perso i was killed
and several injured. The trouble oc
curred during a dance at the ho hie of
Bill Mullens , a Virginia moonshiner.
Pistols and knives were used in tlio
scrimmage which lasted until the place
had been cleared of all bu + the wound
ed. John Newberry was shot and died
within two hours. Ed Newberry. his
brother , was fatally wounded.
Francs lias Xot Asked.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Feb. 26. The
Associated Press is autho"ized to state
that no communication whatever has
been made by the French authorities
to the state department re'ative to the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty and i 'ie Panama
canal. This statement was made in
reply to a question put in official quar
ters regarding the publication that tl.e
French ambassador has had o conver
sation with the secretary jf state rela
tive to the treaty.
Peace Demonstration at Vienna.
VIENNA , Feb. 26. A peace demon
stration organized by the peace associ
ations of the world was held here to
day and was largely attended.
Meanwhile a rather disorderly so
cialist demonstration was in progress
against a reactionary measure recently
passed by one of the provincial diets.
Crowds of workmen raised insulting
shouts against Dr. Lueger , the burgo
master of Vienna. The police made
forty arrests.
FOR BIMETALLIC CONVENTION.
Leaders Confer on Holding : a Meeting : at
Kansas Cltv July 4.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 26 Judge A.
W. Rucker of Denver , Colo. , president
of the United States Monetary league ,
has been in Washington for several
days , conferring with the leading bimetallists -
metallists throughout the country ,
with the view of geting their opinion
concerning the propriety of holding a
national convention of bimetallists at
some time in the future. It is now
definitely determined that such con
vention will be held at Kansas City
on the Fourth of July.
Oronje's Desperate Hesistenco After Fail
ure to Escape from Eoberts , ,
WANTS TIME TO BURY HIS DEAD
Kitchener Keplles , "Fight to a Finish or
Surrender Unconditionally" Cronjo
Says that Is Ills Intention Koherts
Wires thut tie Htio Scattered Iloers
Inflicting ( Jrent. Lot * .
LONDON , Feb. 23. General Cronje
is seemingly making his last stand.
He is dying hard , hemmed in by
British infantry and with shells from
sixty guns falling into his camp.
On the third day of the fight that
Boer chief asked for an armistic to
bury his dead.
"Fight to a finish or surrender un
conditionally , " was Lord Kitchener's
reply.
General Cronje sent back word that
his request for a truce had been mis
understood and that his determination
then as before was to fight to the
death.
The battle went on. This was the
situation of General Cronje Tuesday
evening , as sketched in the scanty tel
egrams that have emerged from the
semi-silence of South Africa.
Officially , Lord Roberts wires that
he has scattered the advance comman
dos of the relief columns that were
trying to reacli General Cronje. It wa
regarded as singular that Lord Rob
erts , wiring Wednesday , should not
mention the appeal for an armistice
on the previous day and also that the
war office should withhold good news
if it had any.
Without trying to reconcile even
the scanty materials at hand it seems
that General Cron.'c is in a bad and
even a desperate situation , and that
the British are pressing their advan
tage.
The engagsment with General
Cronje's 5,000 to 8,000 entrenched men
is likely to become an incident in a
battle between Ihe masses. The sep
arated fractions of the Boer power are
rapidly drawing together to attack
Lord Roberts.
Will General Crosije be able to hold
out until the Boer masses appear , or ,
if he does , will they then be able to
succor him ? The British are facing
Boers on ground where the arms , tac
tics and training of tne British are
expected to give them the advantage.
General Buller , according to a dis
patch from Chievcley , dated Wednes
day , finds the Boers in positions north
of the Tugela largely reinforced. This
seems strange.
The War office for the first time
has given out an official compilation
of the British losses. The total is 11-
208 to February IS. This does not in
clude , therefore , Lord Roberts' recent
loss , nor the Wiltshire prisoners.
The Press association learns that
the British losses at Keocloosrand
were 700.
The iclatho position of the contes
tants is likened to chess players one
of whom from time to time adds pieces
to the board , while any loss to the ad
versary is irreplaceable.
The Capetown correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph says :
General Cronje's request for an ar
mistic was a mere dodge to gain time
to make trenches. Lord Kitchener re
fused , but give him half an hour to
consider whether he would surrender
unconditionally or fight to a finish.
The Boers having said that their in
tention had been misunderstood and
that they would fight to the end the
battle was resumed.
FORAKER ATTRACTS A CROWD.
Senate Opened by Keiiding Washington * * ,
i'areivell Address.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 23. An annual
custom which has prevailed in the sen
ate for many years is the reading by
some senator designated by resolution ,
of Washington's farewell address , im
mediately after the reading of the
journal o the senate on Washington'-
birthday. Seveial weeks ago Senator
Foraker , the senior senator from Omio ,
was selected to read the address.
It is a notable compliment to him
tliat when the senate convened today
all the private and public galleries
were crowded and scores of people
stood in the coriidors unable to gain
admission. An unusually large audi
ence of senators was present and all
gave close attention to Mr. Foraker's
reading , which was a fine bit of elocu
tion. At the conclusion of the read
ing he vas congratulated by his col
leagues.
Demand S1O.OOO Indemnity.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 23. After in-
% esitgation of the facts connected with
the killing of the young American ,
Pears , in Honduras about a year ago ,
the state department has come to the
conclusion that the case is one war
ranting a formal request for indemnity
from the Hondurian government and
Minister Hunter will be instructed ac
cordingly. He will probably ask | 10-
OCO.
Itoers Shelling
LONDON. Feb. 23. The Morning
Post's second edition publishes a dis
patch from Ladysmith , dated February
19 , which says that the bombardment
continues with unusual persistence
and activity from Bulwana and Blaa-
uwbank , but is doing small damage.
Agree Upon Shipping Kill.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 23. The sen
ate committee on commerce today
agreed upon all the amendment to be
made to the shipping bill , but did not
reach a formal agreement to report the
bill. There is , however , no doubt that
this will oe decided upon at the next
meeting , and it is possible that a spe
cial meeting will be called for the pur
pose of securing the action in advance
of next week's regular meeting. The
amendment accepted today were made
as the result of a conference with
members of the house. -
CONVENTION AT KANSAS CITY.
Illminkoe UcattMi In the Contest for the
National Democratic Ciithurlitp.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 24. The next
national democratic convention will
be held at Kansas City , Mo. , July 4.
This was the decision of the demo
cratic national committee which met
at the Hotel Roleigh today to fix the
time and place of holding the conven
tion. Milwaukee was the only city
which competed for the honor of en
tertaining the convention and the
poor showing it made when the vote
was taken ( the result , Kansas City
40 , Milwaukee 9) ) , canned general sur
prise.
The claims of the rival cities as to
hotel accommodations , railroad and
telegraphic facilities were presented In
open session by representatives of each
city , and subsequently in executive
session. Former Governor W. J. Stone
on behalf of Kansas City and Nation
al Committeeman E. C. Wall , on behalf
of Milwaukee , explained the financial
inducements which the city he repre
sented was willing to make.
Each offered the committee ? r 0,000
but in addition. Kansas City was will
ing to furnish hotel accommodations
for the members of the committee
and the hall , with decorations and
music free. Milwaukee's strongest
argument was the political effect which
the holding of the convention in that
city would have upon German-Amer
ican voters , who were represented to
the committee as wavering in their al
legiance to the republican party.
It seemed to be taken for granted
by at least two speakers that Bryan
would be nominated and that the Chicago
cage platform in substance would be
reaffirmed. Opposition to trusts , ex
pansion and "imperialism , " together
with every mention of Bryan and the
Chicago platform aroused enthusiasm ,
but during the open session there was
no allusion to the issue of free silver.
Three dates for holding the con
vention were proposed , May I , by
Townsend of Oregon : .lime 14. by Sen
ator Tillman of South Carolina , and
July 4 , by McGraw of West Virginia.
A speech of ex-Senator Gorman in
favor of holding to precedent and
naming a date later than that for the
convention of the party in power had
considerable influence in causing In
dependence day to be chosen.
MAY BE TWO POLYGAMY REPORTS.
Prnbahly a Disagreement hy House Com
mittee on Utah Charges.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 21. There arc-
likely to be two reports on the inves
tigation of charges that certain federal
appointees in Utah are polygamists.
The house committee on postoffices
and postroads took the tstimony and
Messrs. McPherson and Brownlow have
drawn a report. But the democratic
members of the committee are not dis
posed to accept this report on the
ground that it goes too far in dismiss
ing the charges and at a meeting to
day it was decided to ask that the re
port be divided. In case this is not
done a minority report will probably
be submitted.
FAMOUS C RCUS CLOWN DEAD.
Dan Ilico falls a Victim to Wright's
Disease.
NEW YORK , Feb. 24. Dan Rice , the
veteran circus clown , died at Long
Branch , N. J. , last night , after a lingev-
ing illness , aged 77 years. Mr. Rice
had been in ill health for several
months. lie suffered from Bright's
disease , but was able to go out driving
until a week ago , when he took to his
bed. His real name was Daniel Mc
Laren. He was born in New York.
His father nicknamed the boy Dan
Rice , after a famous clown in Ireland.
Dan Rice made three independent for
tunes. He died , however , a compara
tively poor man. With his own shows
lie traveled over the whole United
States , and also abroad. Rice leaves
a widow in Texas. Duiing his last
illness he was writing a book on his
life , and had about completed the clos
ing chapter when he was stricken.
Increasing tlio Small Xotrs.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 24. Bcginnina
tomorrow the issue division of the
Treasury department wil ! put on a
double force to increase the supply of
notes of small denominations of onej ,
twos , fives and tens. About $180,000
in sheets of four notes each will be
turned out each day. This action Is
taken with a view to meeting promptly
the increased demand for small notes ,
which has been much greater this year
than ever before in the history of the
country.
Fatal Fire in Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA , Pa. , Feb. 24. A.
fire , which broke out at 7 o'clock last
night , in the straw goods manufactory
of S. May , 721 Arch street , resulted in
the loss of a woman employe's life ,
the injury of several girls who jumped
from windows and the destruction of
property valued at several hundred
thousand dollars. 1 he fire extended to
the adjoining buildings and about
twenty firms were burned out.
House Agrees on Commission.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 24. The house
committee on commerce today acted
favorably on the bill providing for a
committee of five members to be ap
pointed by the president to visit China ,
Japan and other Oriental countries to
investigate their commercial resources
and the opportunities for the exten
sion of American trade. The bill was
changed so as to conform to a like
jill in the senate , one of the changes
icing a limitiation of the salaries of
the commissioners to $5,000 annually.
After the Armed Men.
FRANKFORT , Ky. , Feb. 24. The
Frankfort city council tonight passed a
esolution authorizing the mayor to
appoint a committee to investigate the
alleged presence in the city of armed
mountaineers charged with having
hreatened the lives of judges of the
court of appeals. The resolution di
rects the committee to call on Gov
ernor Taylor and demand of him the
lames of all persons , either citizens or
soldiers , who are quartere.1 in the state
buildings , and the reason therefor ;
also to investigate all suspicious char-
-u-ters found in any part of the city.
Especially interesting are the facts
furnished by the nut specialists There
ia no product that requires so little cul
tivation as the nut , and none Is more
wholesome as a food staple. An orch
ard of 2,000 trees in California yields
hulled nuts.
o\er 24,000 pounds of
President Gompers , of the American
Federation of Labor , has gone to Cuba
to study industrial matters there , wltn
a view of forming unions.
Scotch divorces are rapidly Increas
ing In number.
You cannot go to heaven looking
backward. .
44A Friend in Need
Is a Friend Indeed. "
Your blood is poor and
therefore you suffer from
eruptionsf pains and general
debility and "that tired feel
ing. " The blood is the teal source of all
health. Hood's Sarsaparilla is the shep
herd of health. Why ? Because it
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Tired Feeling- " ' had that tired
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Be sure to get Hood's because
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Going wrong begins in short steps.
Nearly 100 persons lost their lives
en the great lakes during the past sea-
ton.
The best servants of his satanical
majesty are those who attend church
lor the purpose of making a show.
Of the fifty richest persons in thu
United States only five owe their for
tunes to copper , silver or gold mines.
Jerome K. Jerome declares the be
ginning of his good fortune was when
the inundation of his father's mines
at Cannon Chase , England , sent him
out into the world in search of work.
One of the oldest hostelries in Eng
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but in spite of the centuries which
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IiABASTINE Is the original
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comines. Keady for use in
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'ABIES naturally prefer ALA-
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ings , because it la pure , clean ,
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I/Li kalsomines are cheap , tem
porary preparations made from
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and stuck on walls with de
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EWARB of the dealer -who
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JND IX OFFERING something
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ENSTBL.E dealers will not buy
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HE INTERIOR WALLS of
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tons used > early for this work.
X BUYING ALABASTIXE.
customers should avoid get
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TJISAXCE of wall paner Is o'o-
vlated bv ALABASTIXE. It
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wood ceilings , brick or can \ .
vas. A child can brush it on.
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