An Authpr Pensioned.
Two British authors arc at present
In the public eyes on account of pen
sions they are receiving. Joseph Con
rad has $1,500 from the British So
ciety of Authors , which generosity IE
explained by the fact that the au
thor , whose writings are among those
In greatest demand by the publishers
to-day , yet-seems to have difficulty in
providing for his daily wants , says
the New York Globe. The immediate
reason for the pension , moreover , was
the accidental burning of a manu
script , which catastrophe so depressed
Mr. Conrad that his friends thought
it wise to relieve him from the ne
cessity of anything so humdrum and
sordid as looking out for his bread and
butter.
The case of Conrad can hardly fail
to recall that of Carlyle , who , when
Mill' ' brought the disastrous news of
the destruction of a complete book of
the "Revolution , " spent the evening in
attempting to cheer the culprit and
then set about the rewriting.
Arriving at a Verdict.
Kushequa , Pa. , Aug. 1. ( Special. )
In this section of Pennsylvania there is
a growing belief that for such Kidney
Diseases as Rheumatism and Lame
Back there is only one sure cure and
that is Dodd's Kidney Pills. This be
lief grows from such cases as that.ol
Mrs. M. L. Davison of this place. She
tells the story herself as follows :
"I have suffered from Rheumatism
for thirty years and find that Dodd's
Kidney Pills have done me more good
than any medicine Lhave ever taken. I
was also bothered with Lame Back
and I can only say that my back hasn't
bothered me since I took Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. "
Considering that Mrs. Davison only
took two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills ,
the result would be considered wonder
ful if it were not that \others are re
porting similar results daily. Kushe
qua is fast arriving at a verdict that
"Dodd's Kidney Pills are the one sure
cure for Rheumatism. "
Public Schools in Russia.
Social Service gives some late sta
tistics regarding public schools in Rus
sia. There are 84,544 public schools in
the Empire , of which number 40.131
are under the jurisdiction of the Min
ister of Public Education , 42,588 under
the jurisdiction of the Holy Synod , and
the remainder under other depart
ments. Of the pupils , 73.107 are adults ,
3,291,094 boys and 1.203,902 girls. The
teachers number 172,000.The main
tenance of these schools costs more
than $25,000.000. The average school
tax for city shools is $9.50 and for
village schools ? . " per punil.
"WINNIPEG " EXHIBITION.
A PRIZE LIST OF ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Everything Promises to Be Most Suc
cessful A Number of Distinguished
Statesmen "Will-Be Among the Visi
tors.
Winnipeg , July 7. The Dominion of
Canada exhibition , to be held in Win
nipeg from July 25 to Aug. G , this year ,
promises to be one of the best ever
held in the Dominion. One hundred
thousarifr dollars will be expended in
prizes and attractions. This of itself
will give an idea of the magnitude of
the undertaking.
Winnipeg believes in doing every
thing on a big scale. There is uathiug
half-hearted about it Since it held
its first exhibition in 1S91 it has learn
ed the lesson of "push. " Every year
has added to the interest , the prize
money and an important factor , the
gate.
gate.The
The prize list comprises about IliO
pages , a story of the wouderful de
velopment of the province tersely told.
The exhibits will include everything ,
grown , bred , painted or manufactured
in Canada , from the fine art to the
motherly sow. The speed program
will undoubtedly be a great attraction.
It win include'boys' and , men's races ,
horse races , trotting , speeding , etc. ,
etc. The prizes in this class alone will
amount to $19,700 , the highest being
$2,300 for a "free-for-all , " others rang
ing from $1,200 down to $150. Among
the entries so far received are the
speediest horses on "the continent.
The Canadian Manufacturers' Asso
ciation have secured control of two
buildings , and the Secretary , Mr.
Young , says there will be such a dis
play of Canadian manufactures as has
never been shown before in the Do
minion.
By Elimination.
One day as Pat halted at the top ol
the river bank , a man , famous for his
inquisitive mind , stopped and asked :
"How long have you hauled water
for the village , my good man ? "
"Tin years , sor. "
"Ah ! How many loads do you take
In a day ? " '
"From tin to fifteen , sor. " ,
"Ah , yes ! Now , I have a problem
for you. How much water , at this rate ,
have you hauled in all , sir ? "
The driver of the watering cart jerk
ed his thumb backward toward the
river and replied , "All the wather you
don't see there now , sor. "
VERY LOW RATES TO BOSTON
AND RETURN
Via I-ake Shore & Michigan Southern
By.
Less than one fare for the round
trip. Tickets on sale Aug. 12 , 13 and
14. "Return limit may be extended to
Sept 30. Tickets will be sold via New
York if desired. Full information on
application to L. F. Vosburgh , G. A.
P. D. , ISO Clark street , Chicago , or C.
.F. Daly , Chief A. G. P. A. , Chicago.
Handel was a monstrous eater , particu-
arly of beefsteak pie. One of these pies
Weighed from two to three pounds , and
Oie composer of the "Messiah" would
iften consume & whole pie at a sitting.
JUST WHAT AILED NERO.
His Master Thought It "Was Rabies
Dosed Him Thoroughly.
A gcaitlemun who resides in Germantown -
mantown is the proud possessor of a
fine , white , thoroughbred bull terrier.
He also has a wife and child. This
fact is mentioned last , not as deroga
tory to the family , but because this
tale deals almost wholly with the dog.
One evening the gentleman noticed
that Nero was rather restless and
frequently opened his paws to their
widest extent and licked his chops in
.a decidedly suggestive and sinister
manner.
"What in the world ails Nero ? " ask
ed the wife.
"Some new habit he has acquired ,
I guess , " hazarded Mr. Fancier. "Good
night , dear , I must hurry to the office
to finish my monthly statement. Don't
wait up for me. Good night. " And
he was gone.
When he arrived at the office he saw
the night watchman and knowing that
he had a knowledge of dogs questioned
him regarding Nero's peculiar actions.
"Opens bisvmouth wide and rolls his
tongue about ? " repeated the watchman
excitedly.
"Yes. "
"Does he stretch his neck as he does
this ? "
"Yes. What does it mean ? "
"Well , it means that your dbg is
going mad and you'd better hurry
home before he docs any damage. "
It took Mr. Fancier about two seconds
ends to reach the telephone.
"Is that you , dear ? " he called. "Well ,
you take Nero down cellar and chaii.
him up securely. Never mind , I'li
explain when I get home. I'm start
ing at once. "
He then hastened to the nearest drug
store and purchased buckthorne , castor
oil , pomegranate bark and . various
other herds and syrups used for dog
troubles. Rushing home , he bolted
into the cellar , grabbed the poor dog
by the tUroat and pressing him into
a corner lifted him to his. hind legs
and poured a conglomeration of drugs
down the long suffering canine that
would positively kill or cure. His
veterinary labors over , he repaired to
the sitting-room and explained the
situation to his terrified wife.
Next morning the dog , marvelous to
re-late , was alive and happy. During
the day the owner described' the treat
ment to a friend , also a lover of dogs.
The friend , at the end of the story
burst into loud and jarring laughter.
"What are you laughing at ? I don't
see anything funny abjct it "
"Neither did the poff'dog. Do yon
know what really ailed him ? I'll tell
you : He had been cleaning his coat
with his tongue and several hairs had
stuck to that useful member. His
'terrible symptoms' were caused by his
innocently trying to remove them. "
And the owner of Nev > left hurriedly
to speak to the night watchman.
Philadelphia Press.
The Downtrodden.
"Remember , " said the man with the
red face and angry eyes"the worm
will turn. "
"Well , " answered the cold-blooded
citizen , "let him. About all the com
fort the average worm gets is a chance
to wriggle. " Washington Star.
Chief of Police Saved.
Newberry , S. C. W. H. Harris ,
Chief of Police , of Newberry , says : "t
suffered for a number of years with
kidney complaint There was a dull
! aching across the small of my back
j that was worse at night'and made me
feel miserable all the time. The kid
ney secretions were dark and full of
sediment , and lack of control compell
ed me to rise a number of times during
the night Between this annoyance
and the backache it was impossible for
me to get much sleep and my health
was. being undermined. I tried a num
ber of remedies , but nothing helped me
until I got Doan's Kidney Pills. The
use of this remedy according to direc
tions promptly brought about a change
for the" better. After using two boxes
the backache all left me , the kidney
secretions cleared up and the action of
the kidneys became normal. "
A FREE TRIAL of tills great kid
ney medicine which cured Chief Harris
will be mailed to any partDf the Unit
ed States. Address Foster-Milburn Co. ,
Buffalo. N. Y. Sold by all dealers ;
price fifty cents per box.
Corrected Diagnosis.
A Starke County physician tells this
story on himself : After writing a Pre-
seription for a patient , the physician
told him that the druggist'would prob
ably charge him GO cents for tilling
it. Then the patient asked the physi
cian to lend him the GO cents. There
upon the physician carefully scratched
out a part of the prescription and hand
ed it back with 10 cents , remarking :
"You can get that filled for a dime.
What I scratched out was for your
nerves , but you need nothiug for
them. " Indiannnnlis News.
Ask Your Dealer for Allen's Foot Ease.
A powder to shake into your shoos. It rests
the feet , Cures Corns , Bullions , Swollen ,
Sore , Hot , Callous , Aching , Sweating feet
and Ingrowing Nails. Alien's Foot-Ease
makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all
druggists and shoe stores , 25c. Sample
mailed FREE. Address Allen S. Olinsted ,
Le Roy , N. T.
Her Private Opinion.
"No , ma'am , " said the hobo who was
figuring on a handout "I ain't no
reg'lar tramp. I wuz a * sailor free
years ergo , but me ship got wreckt an1
I wuz washed ashore. "
"And it's a safe bet , ' retorted the
unsympathetic female , "that you ain't
been washed since. "
Mm. Wlnilow * * ftoomxa 8nur for
teething ; caftans th gnma , rdaeo Inflammation , at
l&rt pain , caret wind oolia. X oeaU bottle.
What's in a Name ?
Larry Who's thot in the picture ,
Denny ?
Derinjj Shure , thot's an Oirishmon.
Larry Arrah gowan ! Phoy , thot's
Gineral Kuropafkin , th' Russian.
Denny 'Tis not No mon wid Pat
In his name could be a Russian.
OF THE DAY
"In our own time and our OWE
way , " as Senator Lodge arrogantly
puts it , a further postal investigation
will be undertaken. "In our own time
and our own way" we will attend tc
such revision of the tariff as may be
necessary , say the Republican leaders ,
The Republican platform , however ,
does not indorse Senator Lodge , or
perhaps when the Senator wrote the
platform he thought it would be best
to say as little as possible about so
uncomfortable a subject as frauds
and scandals and claim everything
was all right , anyway. So the plat
form says :
"Our administrations of the great
departments of the government has
been honest and efficient , and wher
ever wrongdoing has been discovered ,
the Republican administration has not
hesitated to probe the evil and bring
offenders to justice without regard to
party or political ties. "
How honest and efficient the Repub
lican administration has been is
shown by , not only the postoffice
frauds , but by the land frauds , the
Department of Justice scandals , the
Littauer glove scandal , the Indian
Territory scandals , the Philippine
scandals , the Porto Rico smuggling
scandals , the District of Columbia
scandals and other frauds and scan
dals. In fact , no department of the
government is free from them , and it
is no wonder that not even in their
own time and their own way do the
Republicans care to publicly mention
them , much less allow a thorough in
vestigation * . Some charged with per
petrating frauds are candidates for
office on the Republican ticket , and
others are still high in Republican
councils , and it would be disastrous to
talk of such matters with the voters
about to take action.
The same program is attempted on
the tariff. The Republican leaders say ,
stand pat , and if the time ever comes
when it becomes necessary for party
success to amend the tariff in our own
time we will do it. Therefore the
Republican platform said : "We in
sist upon the maintenance of. the prin
ciples of protection" that is , we stand
pat "and therefore rates of duty-
should be readjusted only when con
ditions have so changed that the pub
lic interests demands their alteration. "
That is , when we the Republican
leaders find "conditions have so
changed that the public" seem deter
mined to defeat us , we will introduce
a bill in the House pf Representatives
to readjust rates of duty , and if the
trust majority in the Senate defeat
the bill we can't help it , but will try
again if you continue us in power.
But for God's sake don't trust the
Democrats. "
This is what a spring poet describes
as residing , "under the bamboozle
tree , " and in his latest effusion he
says :
"There's the smooth politician who
lives on the dream that he's
surely bamboozling the voters
With his gab and his graft , till he
finds in the end he's been bad
ly bamboozled by "floaters. "
Risking : All on Prosperity.
The Republicans will continue to
shout "prosperity , " and will try hard
to distract the attention of the mil
lions of unfortunates who are working
at lower wages or who have lost their
jobs , from their misfortune and mis
ery. Regardless of facts , a great pros
perity racket will be kept up until
Nov. 8. The Republican spell-binders
will make one more desperate effort to
hypnotize the hapless victims of the
greed of Republican trusts.
If the charm works , thousands of
idle , hungry and poorly clothed victims
of high prices and trust extortion will
march up to the polls in a half-dazed
condition and deposit their ballots for
the party of "protection and prosper
ity. " On the eve of the election , if
the spell is still on and they are still
possessed by the prosperity delusion ,
they will button their cheap , ragged
coats closely and stand shivering in
the street until midnight to cheer for
the candidate of prosperity for the
trusts should the election returns go
their way.
The Republican platform declares
that "a Democratic tariff has always
been followed by business adversity ;
a Republican tariff by business pros
perity. " The fact is that every busi
ness depression that has occurred since
the Republican party came into power
has occurred under Republican tar
iffs. The great panic of 1873 occurred
13 years after a Democratic tariff had
ceased and 21 years before another be
gan. The panic of 1898 occurred more
than a year before a Deniocratic tar
iff became law. The depression of
1903-4 , which is still on , cannot , as
yet , be blamed on a Democratic tariff ,
for it is reasonably certain that there
can not-be a Democratic tariff until
1907 , even if the Democrats get the
President and the House tnis year.
The semi-official organ of the present
administration , the Washington Star ,
has already led off in the direction
that the Republican press is expected
to go. On July 1 , it put "prosperity"
forward as the issue on which the Re
publicans could surely win. It said :
"The country is prospering as never
before- and that "the people , as a
rule , are. In clover , knee deep. The
Wall street ramblers are the only
croakers. * * * Legitimate busi
ness of every kind is booming , and
crops are on the way promising to
make this a record-breaking year for
the farmers. "
Of course the Republicans expect to
get credit at the November election
for record-breaking crops. But are
there no croakers outside of the Wall
street gamblers ? Are the 90OoO cotton
mill workers who are either entirely
out of work or are working only four
days a week at reduced wages happy
and contented ? If not , are they Wall
street gamblers ? Are the a 00,000 men
that the rail/oads laid off this year
Wall street gamblers ? What aboftt
the 108,000 steel trust employes who
are idle or who have had their wages
reduced 20 per cent recently , are they
Wall street gamblers ? About 30,000
of them were buncoed by a "profit-
sharing" scheme into buying steel
stock at 82 , which is now selling at
55. If they are gamblers * they are
sorry for it. They are trying hard tp
quit the game.
The Republicans will soon learn that
there are "croakers" in all industries
as well as in Wall street Their pros
perity shell-game is being played once
too often. They cannot fool all the
people , or even a majority , all the
time.
Political Trust Hunting.
The injunction that President Roosevelt
velt and his Attorney General obtain
ed about two years ago against the
beef trust seems to have had just the
opposite effect intended. It was sup
posed at the time that President
Roosevelt was hunting , with intent to
kill , the most conspicuous "bad trust"
he had discovered. It is impossible to
fathom upon what theory President
Roosevelt selected the beef trust as
the sole bad industrial trust he could
find to prosecute , for the coal trust ,
the Standard Oil trust , the steel trust
and dozens of others , were culpable
in the same degree. The profits of
the Standard Oil trust were larger
and the dividends paid much greater
and the monopoly even more grinding
than the beef trust , for it had ad
vanced its prices 100 per cent in a
year. The coal trust Avas equally
guilty and quite as oppressive. The
steel trust was more gigantic , and as
a monopoly spared neither high nor
low. Why were none of these select
ed as the "horrible example ? "
The reason was plain'they ; were all
too strong politically and had been in
the past and were expected to be in
the near future , large contributors to
the Republican campaign fund. It
would never do to. "run amuck"
against such good friends , with their
Wall street connections that controlled
banks , trust companies , railroads and
other industrial combines with half
the capital of the country at their
back. The beef combine men were
small potatoes compared to the other
trust magnates , and as public opinion
was centered on beef , in consequence
of the extraordinary increase in price ,
the packers' combination was selected
for Knox to slaughter.
But the Packers' combine peopje
were no novices in-the legal game of
bluff , and being advised by their at
torneys that an injunction restraining
them from combining in restraint of
trade , did not hinder them from a
"gentleman's agreement to all sell at
the same price and not bid against
each other for 'cattle and hogs , left
the'injunction obtained by the admin
istration "up in the air" in the lan
guage of the "street. "
So President Roosevelt got all the
credit for his war on the trust , but
the beef consumers have profited noth
ing , for the price of beef is still high.
But even the Republican Congress
could not justify § state of affairs that
kept up the price of beef and reduced
the price of cattle , so last winter Sec
retary Cortelyou , of the Department
of Commerce and Labor , was ordered
to investigate the Packers' Combine.
It is presumed that for months this
investigation has been going on , but
it does not seem to worry the pack
ers and certainly has had no restrain
ing effect on the other trusts , for they
are all still charging . "all the traffic
will bear. " If the voters of the coun
try are satisfied with this playing at
war against the trusts and vote to in
dorse such namby-pamby operations
they deserve to pay trust prices for
the balance of their Uves and will
probably , do so.
Our Pampered Infants.
What would the people think of a
foundings home that insisted that its
inmates should continue to be support
ed by the people until they should fin
ally die of a pampered old age , weak-
vened in body and intellect because they
were not required to do anything
themselves in the battle for existence ?
In that case the imposition would not
be permitted to stand for a moment ,
but the people have permitted the in
fant industries of the country to take
the same course , always drawing their
subsistence from the nursing bottle
called the tariff.
Vaccination in. Army.
The efficacy of vaccination is proved
by ttfe fact that during the Franco-
Prussian war 23,000 of the unvaccinated -
nated French soldiers died of small
pox , while in the vaccinated German
army there were only 260 deaths from
that disease-
ct \ \
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* i V/ .r
Women who work , whether in the house ,
store , office or factory , very rarely have the
ability to stand the strain.The case of
Miss Frankie Orser , ' of Boston , Mass. , is
interesting to all women , and adds further
proof that woman's great friend in need , is
Lydia E , Pinfcham's Vegetable Compound ,
"DEAR MBS. PINKHAM : I suffered misery for several years. My back
ached and I had bearingdown pains , and frequent headaches. I would often
wake from a restful sle&p in such pain and misery that it would be hours before.
I could close my eyes again. I dreaded the long- nights and weary days. I
could do no work. 1 consulted different physicians hopingto get relief , but ,
finding that their medicines did not cure me , I tried iydia E. Pinkham'S-
Vegetable Compound , as it was highly recomended to me. I am glad that
I did so , for I soon found that it was the medicine for my case. Very soon 1
was rid of every ache and pain and restored to perfect health. I feel splendid ,
have a fine appetite , and have gained in weight a lot. " Miss FBANKIE ORSEB *
14 Warrenton St. , Boston , Mass.
Surely you cannot wish to remain -weak , sick and discouraged ,
and exhausted with each day's work. Some derangement of the
feminine organs is reponsihle for this cxhaustiUft , following any
kind of work or effort. > Iydia E. Pinkhara's Vegetable Compound
will help you just as it has thousands of other women.
The case of firs , Lennox , which follows , proves this.
"DEAR MBS. PIXKHAM : Last winter I
broke down suddenly and had to seek th&
advice of a doctor. I felt sore all over , with
a pounding-in my head , and a dizziness which
I had never experienced before. I had a
miserable appetite , nothing' tasted good , and
gradually my health broke down completely.
The doctor said I had female weakness , but ,
although I took his medicine faithfully , I
found no relief.
" After two months I decided to try what
a change would do for me , and as Jjydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was
'
strongly recommended to me I decided' to
try it. "Within three days I felt better , my
appetite returned , and I could sleep. In
another week I was able to sit up part of
the day , and in ten days more I was well.
My strength had returned , I gained fourteen
- pounds , and felt better and stronger than
I had for years. I gratefully acknowledge its merits. Very sincerely yours ,
MRS. BERT E. LENNOX , 120 East 4th St. , Dixon , 111. "
FORFEIT if e cannot forthwith produce the original letters and signatures oi
above testimonials , which will prove their absolute genuineness.
Lydia E. Pinkliam Med. Co. , Lynn , Magu.
Not Their Families.
When a very young looking woman
got on a trolley car the other day she
found there an old friend , also a very
young looking woman , whom she evi
dently had not seen for some time.
After an exchange of greetings , which
attracted the attention of other riders ,
one * of the "Women said :
"How many children have you
now ? "
All who were in earshot sat up and
listened breathlessly for the reply.
"Let me see , " said the other , slowly ,
and then , after a pause , "I have six
teen now. How many have you ? "
"Oh , I have only twelve , * ' was the
reply.
Even the conductor pinched himself
at this to see if he was awake , and
other people looked around to see if
either or both of the young women
were accompanied by doctors or keep
ers. There was a general air of dum-
foundness among the passengers until ,
from further conversation of the two
women , it transpired that , they were
teachers in separate private schools for
ehildrerL Then everybody looked fool
ish and made more or less of an at
tempt to appear as though they had
taken no interest from first to last
Have used Pise's Cure for Gons imp-
tion nearly taro years , and find nothing
to compare with it. Mrs. Morgan , Berke
ley , Gal. , Sept. 2 , 1901.
Love in the Dark.
"See here , young man , " roared the
irate parent , "didn't I tell you to leave
when the clock struck 10 ? Now , light
out. "
"The 1 light has been out for some
t time , " stammered the ardent youth.
Resented.
The Installment Collector Are you
sure your mistress isn't in ?
The New Maid I hope you don't
doubt her word , sir.
A SKIN OP BEAUTY IS A JOV FOREVER.
. T. FELIX GOURATTD'S ORIENTAL
CREAM , OR MAGICAL BEAUTIFIER.
Removes Tao.Plmples.Freckles ,
tn 3- /ssis - 7V- Moth ratchei , JUsb , and Skin
d gaj an C7er bjejjjj
\on beauty , asd
rlcfles detection. II
so harmless
taste It to ts snra.
Itlsproperlymade ,
Accept no counter
feit of gimilat
name. Dr. L. A.
Sayre said to a
lady of the bant.
ton ( a patient ) :
'As you ladles ,
will use them , I
recommend.
'Gouraud's Greim'
the least harmful of all the Siln preparatloni. *
For Bale by all Druggists and Fancy Good * Dealeni
In the U. 8. , Canada * , and Europe.
FEHO. T. , HOPK1N8 > Prop'r , 37 Great Jones St , II. X
WONDERFUL IRFORIWTldiF-ff
sample of our ne-w novelty that ia Belting like
wildfire. Every .housekeeper buya. Big profits.
Stamp for price list , etc. Eiviero Manufactur
ing Coxpany , 373 Broadway , 2Cew York.
JOHN WT.MOB.RIg.
Washington , B.C.
'Successfully Prosecutes Claims.
LatoPrlaotDB. ! ibdlajJoar D.8. Pension Burvao.
I 3jrr luclTii war Ws4jaiiefttta *
I AND QPtllD Stfe < JnI k. economical method , acquiring
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B. G. N. U. - - No. 32 19O4
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CURES catarrh of the stomach.
Sale Ten Million Boxes a Year.
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