Nebraska Newspapers

    I > iiHjiniou Dwell in Nests. ,
Several1 travelers who have return
ed from the heart of Africa and tbe
.Australasian continent tell wonderful
fetorics of nest-building people who in
habit the wilds of those countries.
The bushmen of Australia are , per
haps , the lowest order of men known.
They are so primitive that they do not
know enough to build even the sim
plest form of hut for shelter. The
nearest they can approach to it is to
gather a lot of twigs and grass and ,
taking them into a thicket or jungle ,
build a nest for a home.
The nest is usually built largo
Gi'ough for tho family , and if the lat
ter is very numerous then the nests
are of largo sjze. Sometimes the foli
age above will form a natural cover
ing , but there is never any attempt at
constructing a protection from storms.
IT'S THE TERROR OF ALL WOMEN
linclcnchc Quickly Cured by Dodd's
Kidney Pills Ittrs.V. . II. Ambroac
Tells How Her Paina Vanished Never
lo ReturnYhcn She Uaed the Great
American Kidney .Remedy.
Dover. Ky. , Feb. l.'Jth. ( Special. )
So long has Backache boon tlie terror
of the women of America that the nu
merous reports of the complete and
permanent cures of this ailment now
I
being made by Dodd's Kidney Pills
are causing wide satisfaction and not
the least remarkable of those cures is
that of Mrs. W. II. Ambrose of this
place. Mrs. Ambrose says :
"I had such pains in my back at
times 1 could hardly move and other
symptoms showed that my kidneys
were affected. One box of Dodd's Kid
ney Pills drove away all the pains and
I have never been troubled since. "
LtaekaeJio is tho kidneys' first notice
that they are out of order and need
help. If they got that help in the form
&f Dodd's Kidney Pills all will be well.
.If they arc neglected the disease may
develop into Diabetes. Bright's Dis
ease or Rheumatism.
YonstUsed l > y Ancients.
The yon si employed by the ancients
in making broad was probably of the
same kind a.s the Israelites of the days
of the groat Pharaoh the oppressor
used , calling it "leaven. " This was
whui is known nowadays as a wild
yeast , its germs or spores being afloat
everywhere In the air.
A bit of dou h was preserved out of
onoh batch prepared for the ovens , and
when this was added to the next
dough the yoa.st contained in it quick
ly spread through tho whole , only a lit
tle being required to "leaven the whole
Jump. " But when tho people of Israel
were wandering in the wilderness they
did nol always have yeast handy , and
so were obliged to eat unleavened
bread.
Tho best examples of old Roman
broad have been found at Pompeii , a
town that was destroyed by an erup
tion of Ycsuvius in tlie year 79 A. D.
Forty-eight loaves wero dug out of one
bakcshop. These speoiments markedly
B I resembled those found in the Egyptian
tombs and were originally composed of
ground barley.
The ancient cliff dwellers of the
Souihwest raised Indian corn and
mnuo their bread of it. Once in a
while a loaf of it is discovered in one
of their deserted houses , and specula
tion is naturally indulged as to the
dogroe of its antiquity. Perhaps it is
: ; ou or 500 years old. In that oxtrcme-
iv drv Climate it has not docaved.
A Slip ol' rho Tongue.
"John. " said a Lamar girl to her best
fellow one uilit recently , "you've been
drinking coffee , haven't you ? "
lie ud mi tied that he had.
"Why do you drink it ? " she asked.
"Well , " he answered , thoughtlessly.
" "I did it to-night because I was coming
lo see jou. I wanted to keep awake. "
lie fs looking for a ue\v girl uow.
Kansas City Journal.
READS THE BOOK.
he Road to Wellvillc" Pointed the
Way.
Down at Hot Springs. Ark. , the vis
itors have all sorts of complaints , but
It is : i subject of remark that the great
majority of them have some trouble
with stomach and bowels. This may
bo partly attributed to the heavy med
icines.
Naturally , tinder the conditions , the
question of food is very prominent.
A young man states that he had suf
fered for nine years from stomach and
bowel trouble , had two operations
which did not cure , and was at last
threatened with appendicitis.
He went to Hot Springs for rheuma
tism and bis stomach trouble got
worse. One day at breakfast the wait
er , knowing his condition , suggested
ho try Grape-Nuts and cream , which
he did , and found tho food agreed with
Iiim perfectly.
After the second day he began to
sloop peacefully at night , different
than he had for years. The perfect
I ! digestion of the food quieted his ner-
vous system and made sleep possible.
Ho says : "The next morning I was
astonished lo find uiy condition of con
stipation had disappeared. 1 could not
believe it true after suffering for so
many years ; then 1 took more interest
Jn the food , read the little book "Tho
Road to Wollvilie , " and started follow
ing the simple directions.
"I have met with such results that
"in the last five weeks I have pained
oight pounds in spite of hot baths
which take away the flesh from any
one.
one."A
"A friend of mine has been entirely
s ? cured of a bad case of indigestion and
stomach trouble by using Grape Nuts
I'ond and cream alone for breakfast.
"There is one thing in particular I
Iiave noticed a great change in my
mental condition. Formerly I could
Lardly remember anything , and now
the mind seems unusually acute and
retentive. I can memorize practically
g I desire. " Name given by
Co. . Battle Creek. Mich.
I
THE FADSNG LIGHT OF DAY.
"Jenny , gather up the scraps , and Hetty , bring Ihc broom ;
Sallj' , push the settle back and tidy up the room ;
Now's the time , 'twixt day and dark , to clear the work away ;
For the morn make ready by the fading light of day.
"Come , my boys , bring in the wood and split the kindling nue ,
Fetch sonic water from the spring and feed the waiting kine ;
You'll not need the lantern , lads , tho twilight's clear and gray ,
naste and you will finish by the fading light of day. "
Thus the dear housemother spake , still busy all the while ,
Helping girls and cheering boys Avith gentle word and smile ,
Till the tasks were ended and tho sons and daughters gay
Gathered round the fireplace by tho fading light of day.
Scattered , scattered , far and wide , in distant lands , and dead ;
Long the grass has waved above the gentle mother's head ;
But at nightfall even yet I seem to hear her say ,
"For the morn make ready by the fading light of day. '
Wiser now , inothiuks therein that hidden meanings lurk.
Teaching ere that nighi shall come "wherein no man can work"
Every soul be girded ready ; Cod alone can say
If our eyes again behold tlo fading light of day.
-Boston Transcript.
T midnight "Big Jeff poked his
head out from under Iho tarpau
lin ami peered through the murk.
For half a minute , perhaps , he listen
ed tentatively ; then ho brushed away
the snowflakes that had accumulated
on his tousled hair , and snutrgled back
Into the comfortable warmth of the
blankets. He thrust a big fist , none
too gently , against the ribs of his part
ner.
ner."What's
"What's the matter wiih yuh ? "
growled the "Freak , " sleepily. "I ain't
no punchin' bag. "
"We're goin' t' get them steers t'
the post t'-morrow I don't tliiuk ! "
Big Jeff murmured. "The angeis is
plckin' geese for their Christmas din
ner. From the way the feathers is
flyin' there'll be about two feet of 'em
in the nioruin' . "
The Freak protruded his head , only
to withdraw it hastily.
"Hoi } ' smoker ! " ho muttered , "she's
sure coinin' thick. Wonder if them
cattle's all right. "
"Yes ; I heard 'em a-woofnf an'
tramplin' round in the corral a min
ute ago , " Jeff assured him. "You bet
ter go t' sleep , in' son ; no use layin'
awake worryin' . "
This seemed to the Freak the prjp-r
course to pursue. Hi ; wriggled into a
comfortable posture , and soo i rho mi
nor Ley of his snore mingled with tlie
deep bass Big Jeff emitted.
In the old rouud-up corral , beside
which their bed was made , a bunch
of steers stood huddled together with
tails to the storm , great masses of
snow piling on their broad backs ; out-
Bide , tied securely to a post , two po
nies alternately pawed the ground and
shivered under the oiled slickers that
were spread across their loins. Save
for the canvas bed-cover that sheltered
the two men , there was little comfort
for beast or human that night ; noth
ing but biting wind , that whistled
keenly through the rails of the corral ,
'ind everywhere the silent. virgin
enow , dropping swiftly earthward in
buge , eddying Hakes.
It Avas gray dawn when Big Jeff
awoke again. He raised a corner of
the tarpaulin , and a mass of snow fell
ou his face. The spluttering of him
aroused the Freak. Profanely la
menting die necessity that drove them
forth on such a trip , they groped about
for their boots , drew them on , and
emerged , in ugly temper , for there
wore two feet of snow on top of the
bed.
bed.To
To the top rail of the corral the
Freak climbed and glanced quickly
over the cattle to the illimitable reach
es beyond. Inside tho corral , the cat
tle still stood hump-backed ; outside ,
the horses still shivered tinder the pro
tecting slickers ; but the wind had died
to a faint breath , and the sun glared
unwinklugly at them as it balanced
on the lower edge of a cloud-free sky.
It was a perfect morning , save for the
diamond frost that glinted in the rare
fied air , and the ugly menace of the
silent , white pall of snow' that lay ,
belly-deep to a long-horn , on every foot
of the land.
"See the horses ? " queried Jeff ,
lookiug up from bis task of kicking
a ay the snow that covered their cof
fee pot and frying pan.
"Naw ! " the Frea-k snorted , disgust
edly. "There's nothin' t' be seen but
this everlastin' snow. The chances are
them nags is liittiu' the high places
for tho Circle Four about this time.
Hobbles wouldn't stop 'cm after they
got started , an' a storm like this would
start most anything that wasn't tied
hard an' fast"
"This here's sure hard luck , " Jeff
mourned , as he fanned an incipient
blaze with his hat. "We're out of
grub if we don't hit the post to-night
an' ive won't git there before the
next chinook if we dou't have them
horses t' break trail. An' we promised
t' eat Christmas dinner with Bob Stew
art an' the girls , yuh know , Freak. "
"I know it , " he answered , shortly.
They brooded silently over their cof
fee and fried bacon , sitting uneasily
on their boot-heels. Fifteen miles of
uubroken snow lay between them and
the agency ; a day's drive when the go
ing was good now , five miles of wal
lowing through the drifts would leave
their cattle exhausted. A siHlden
freshening of the wind meant a bliz
zard and the White Death plnj's a
winning game on the open prairie
when there is neither food , nor fire , nor
p.-- :
"We better go back a piece eh ,
Jeff ? " advised the Freak , as they un
tied their horses. "There's a little
coulee , yuh remember , back about
four miles. Maybe them cnyuses lo
cated in that. There's little cut-banks
along it. "
"Sure. " tho big man answered , hope
fully. "Wo got t' have 'em t' break a
road for these critters. Maybe we'll
run onto a bunch o' broom-tails
though I guess the Injuns keep 'em
pretty well chased out o' here. "
They turned the cattle out of the
corral to browse around as best they
could ; there was little danger of their
straying far. Not voluntarily would
they trample their way through the
encompassing snow.
On top of a little eminence , half a
mile from the coulee of which the
Freak had spoken , they halted. Back
at the corral they could see the bunch
of cattle a 'black ' blot on the dazzling
white page of the prairie ; before them
spread away a vast expanse of mo
notonous level ; for many miles the
brown breast of the earth was clothed
in the glittering robes of winter.
"Ugh ! " Big Jeff shivered. "Not a
blasted horse in sight ! I guess we
better go back an' try to shove them
cattle through the best we can. "
For answer , the Freak pointed down
the coulee which they overlooked.
"Ain't that a smoke down there ? " he
interrogated , anxiously.
It was smoke , Big .leir averred. To
ward it they headed their horses , plod
ding patiently. As they came nearer ,
the almost invisible exhalation devel
oped into a half-dozen well-defined
blue spirals , floating straight up
through the tranquil atmosphere. They
eyed them with disfavor ; and , when
rounding a bend of the coulee , they
came upon a bunch of scrubby ponies ,
orange buckskins and gayly marked
pintos predominating in number , the
Freak pulled up in disgust.
"A bunch of skulkiif Gros Yentres ! "
he lamented. Lot o' good they'll do
us. "
"Maybe we could get 'm t' break
trail for us , " Jeff hazarded , hopefully.
"It's worth quite a bit to the outfit ,
yuh know , t' get them cattle through ;
an' maybe some o' these buckos
wouldn't mind makin' a few spondu
licks. "
"Won't do no hurt t' try , I reckon. "
admitted the Freak , "but those bore
Gros Yentres are lazier than a fat
cow in July. I know 'em. "
So they rode to the teepee that , by
its size and ornamentation , they
judged to be the abode of the chief.
In many Indian dialects was the
Freak versed , and so he was able to
state their wants with dignity and
much sonorous language.
But the chief grunted disapproval.
His ponies were weary , lie said , and
the snow was deop. Also his young
men were weary , and the smoke of
the teepee fires was strong in their
nostrils. Therefore the trail could not
be broken for his white brothers , even
though he offered much Hat silver.
This the Freak communicated to
Jeff ns they rode away. Around the
bond , past the Indian ponies. Jeff pull
ed up his horse. He curled one chap-
encased leg around the saddle-horn ,
and eyed the Freak.
"How many ponies they got tied up
in camp ? " he asked , suddenly. "Did
yuh notice , m' son "
"Two was all I seou. Why ? "
"An * if them two was loose , they'd
be afoot , wouldn't they ? Big Jeff went
ou. ignoring the question.
"Why , yes , I guoss they would. But
\vhat if they was ? "
"I'll toll yuh. " . .left'swum : ids horse
closer to tho Freak , and lowered his
voice though there was none within
throe hundred yards to bear. At in
tervals , tho Freak nodded bis head
and ejaculated "Sure ! " with much em
phasis. Thou Big Jeff resumed his
normal position iu the saddle , and they
turned back to Hie Gros Yontro camp.
"The white brother of thchief of
the Gros Yontres. " tho Fre.ik orated ,
"have little grub wherewith to face
the deep snows , and their stomachs
would be as the stomach of tho gray
Avolf ere they roach the wooden tee-
poos of the White Father at Snake
Butlc. Can tho groat chief spare a
few pounds of flour and a lee : of doer
meat ? His white brothers will give
many pSe-oes of lint silver. "
Ys , the great chief could for flat
silver.
The transfer accomplished , the
Freak reached the bundle up to Jeff ,
who sat on his horse , a silent specta
tor. As Jeff loaned to take it from
him. his horse snorted and lashed out
wickedly behind. A dun cayuse , meek
of mien and small of stature , stood di
rectly in his rear , tied to the wheel of
a lied River cart ; against his ribs the
hoofs of Jeff's horse whacked loudly.
Startled by the unexpected onslaught ,
the pony jerked violently against the
tie-rope. It parted , and he scurried for
the bunch like a frightened rabbit ,
Jeff giving chase.
"Let not the chief be alarmed. " the
Freak shouted. "His pony Shall be
brought back to his teepee. "
He mounted hastily , did the Fre.ik ,
not forgetting to keep tight hold ol'
the sack. Calling assurances to the
chief and to the bucks , who were
swarming out of the lodges , be started
after Jeff. But his horse was taken
with a sudden madness , and bucked
high and crookedly. At the next tee
pee a pinto was tied to an ancient
sleigh. Between the sleigh and the
pony's head the Freak's horse plunged ,
rearing , kicking , leaping high.
Presently the pinto also scurried up
the coulee , with the Freak in hot pur
suit ; and save for their own indolent
legs , the Gros Yentres were without
means of locomotion.
"Crowd 'em , old boy ! " the Freak
yelled , as he turned the bend. "Next
thing on the program is angry Injuns
burnin' powder ! "
"Say , " lie cried , breathlessly , to Jeff
as he reached the bunch , "yuh oirght
to seen old 'Hock' do the Wild West
act. He sure did things to that pinto
when I throwed the hooks into him. "
They fell upon the ponies with
swishing ropes and tempestuous pro
fanity. Through the drifts that bar
red their way they urged the herd to
a floundering gallop. Enveloped in a
cloud of snow-dust kicked up by the
flying heels , they swept up out of the
coulee , and almost gained the knoll
from which they had spied the camp ,
ere the first bullet whiuged futilely
after them.
Big Jeff waved a gloved hand , and
his deep laugh went bellowing across
the white waste.
"Look at 'em. Freak ! " ho chortled.
"The whole tribe is after us. Them
dark-complected boys wouM sure do
business with us if they was close
enough. "
"You bet ! " the Freak responded.
"And them brunette ladies would sure
love to wind their fingers in our hair. "
"Say , " the Freak observed , as they
topped the little ridge , "some o' them
bucks is pretty good runners , I no
tice. Now I don't hanker t' have 'em
catch up with us after we start with
them cattle. I tell yuh , Jeff , you pike
for the corral an' get the bed on one o'
these cayusos. I'll stay on this pinna
cle here an' snap a few caps at 'em.
That'll hold 'em till you get ready t'
start an' then I'll come a-rumiin' . "
"I hate t' leave yuh. Freak , " Jeff
grumbled , "but I guess it's a good
scheme. "
"Don't yuh stay too long. " he warn
ed over his shoulder , as ho crowded
forward on the heels of the herd.
A score of young bucks were trot
ting swiftly along in the beaten track
of the horses. At intervals a rifle
would pop , like the breaking of a frost
ed willow , but the distance was too
great for their suns to carry. Back
on the bank of the coulee , the squaws
and pappoosos were massed , mutely
witnessing. The yelping clamor of
tho mongrel , dogs came indistinctly to
the ears of the Freak.
lie drew his riflo from the scabbard
and pumped a cartridge into the cham
ber. Dropping on one knee in the
powdery snow , he sent a steel-jacket
ed missile humming sinisterly along
the back trail. The pursuing Indians
dropped on their faces with a celerity
that made the Freak smile. It was a
close shot very close , as he had
meant it to be.
It was nearly an hour before the
Freak swung stiffly upon his horse and
lopcu away. Like bloodhounds the In
dians struck the trail again , tramping
doggedly , mile after mile. But Big
Jeff and the Freak had a five-mile
start , and they held their own. The
long-horns , gaunt and hungry , travel
ed fast , stepping close up to the horses
that , perforco , broke trail.
"This here's a swell way o' spending
Christmas Eve , " the Freak yelled
across the backs of the plodding cattle
to Jeff , who drove the horses ahead.
"Never yuh mind. Freak there's
good times comin' . Just cast your eye
ahead. "
Tie clicl , and tho sight gladdened him.
For behind them the sun was down
and the wind was rising ; but tlie
brown mass of the agency upheaved
its bulk before them. In half an hour
they had .swung down Wild Horse ,
under the shadow of Snake Butto , and
Big Jeff was howling lustily at the
agent's door.
A befurred receiving clerk counted
the cattle into a corral and handed Big
Jeff a receipt for their delivery.
"Wo can make it i' old Bob's to
morrow in time for dinner easy , " Big
Jeff exulted , as he removed the bed
from the back of the dun pony and
threw it into a shed beside the corral.
"I'm sure thankful. Freak , that we
ain't out on the bald prairie t'-nicrht. "
"Same here. " tho Freak responded. !
tersely. "But I reckon we better give
these runty cnyuses a good shoot along j
the back trail 1 guess them Injuns 'd j
appreciate a ride back t' camp an' !
then go up an'square ourselves with
the agent beforo we get pinched for
horse stealin' . San Francisco Argo
naut.
A woman writes this ofiice : "Any
man suffering with backache , can ge *
rid of it by wearing corsets. "
A .10-year-old girl isn't as pretty as a
barrel cf picked red apples.
A l > ill authorizing the Kcokuk nnd
Hamilton Water Power Company to con
struct a dam across the Mississippi river
from Keokuk. Iowa , to Hamilton , Ill-
was passed by the Senate Thursday. Tho
agricultural appropriation bill was taken
up and the provision for the distrihution
of seeds was discussed at length. In the
House a motion to strike out the provis
ion for subsidies for special southern mail
iacilities in the po totllce appropriation
bill was lost , 77 to 11. . The measure
was considered until adjournment.
The Senate Friday sitting as an im
peachment body , received the answer
of Judge Swayne to tho articles of im
peachment made by the House , and en
tered au order fixing Feb. 0 as the time
when all preliminary pleadings shall be
presented , and Feb. 10 as the date for
bojduiiiujr the regular trial. The roRtilai
session was then taken tip and Senators
Stone , P.erry and Morgan spoke against
the joint statehood hill. Senator Me- |
Cumber presented a memorial from the'
North Dakota Legislature praying for
the removal of tin' tax on alcohol in
order that it may he more freely used
for fuel , and Senator Clay a petition
from the National Cotton Growers' Asso- i
ciatiou for the appropriation of a "few
million dollars" to extend the market for
cotton troods. The House passed the
postotlice appropriation bill , carrying an
appropriation of ? 1.S0.7$7.41. > . aftur mo
tions to exclude rural carriers from civil
service rules and for the dismissal of
postal employes belonging to organiza
tions socking increases in salaries had
boon ruled out. Bills were passed allow
ing homeseekers until May 1. 1005. to
establish residence on lands formerly
within tho Kosebud and Devil's Lake
reservations ; authorizing the extension of
tho western boundary line of Arkansas
and allowing tho Minneapolis. Ked Lake
and Manitoba Railway Company to ac
quire certain lands in Hod Lake Indian
reservation. M innosota.
The TIou = o Saturday passed the diplo
matic and consular appropriation bill ,
carrying $2.107.0-17. wiheh is an increase
for this service of ? 7S.7lO over the cur
rent appropriation. A number of minor
bills were disposed of by unanimous oon-
s"nr. The debate while the diplomatic
bili was under consideration was very
brief and was devoted to railroad rate
legislation and reciprocity treaties. Mr.
Long occupied most of the time given by
the Senate to the statehood bill with a
speech in support of the bill as it stands.
He cave especial attention to the portion
of the bill providing for the union of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one
State , and urged the importance ol giv
ing self-government to the people of that
section. In connection with the agricul
tural appropriation bill there was con
siderable debate upon the question of
forest reserves. The bill was not dis
posed of.
In the Senate Monday Senator Bev-
eridge closed the debate on the statehood
bill , giviim special attention to the propo
sition to unite Arizona and New Mexico.
He was preceded by Senator Foraker ,
who supported his amendment to elimi
nate Arizona and Now Mexico from the
proposition. The proceedings were inter
rupted for about ton minutes while the
Senate , as a court of impeachment , re
ceived tho replication of tho House man
agers to Judge Swayno's answer in the
impeachment ca.se , after which the court
adjourned until Friday. Senator Stone
presented a memorial of the Missouri
L'irWatunfor the enactment < f the
President's recommendations for enlarg
ing tho powers of the interstate com
merce commission , and Senator Spootier
one from tho Wisconsin Legislature pray
ing for : i revision of the tariff laws. A
bill vas pa.ssod adding to Arkansas a
small strip of land in Fort Smith , now
in Indian TerritoryTho House began
debating the Townsend Esch bill to reg
ulate railroad freicht rates after adopt-
in- a rule providing that the hill shall
be dhcu.ssod in committee of the whole
until ' , ' o'clock Thursday , when a vote
shall be taken , without amendment. The
rule was adopted , after a spirited de
bate , by n vote of H ' > to 1-10. on party
linos , except that Smith wick and Vree-
laiid of New York. Republicans , voted
apaiM'-t tho rule , and Gainos of Tennes
see. Democrat , voted for it. Speeches
l..r the bill were made by Townsend of
Michigan and Richardson of Alabama.
The replication of the House managers
in the Swayne impeachment case was
adopted , and authority given tho man
agers to file any subsequent pleadings
they shall doom necessary. Unanimous
consent was triveu to make the Panama
canal zone irovornmont bill a continuing
order to be called up at any time.
In accordance with the rule adopted
Monday , tne IIou-p Tuesday in commit
tee of tho whole convened one hour
earlier than usual , the exclusive business
for thday beinc ilobatupon tho liiils
rog.ilatiue freight rates. Mr. Riohard-
-iiii ( Ala. ) continued his speech. During
tl'o day brief speechesvere made by
Me rs. Rainoy flll.i. Prince fill. ) , Hin-
shaw ( Nob.i. Waniror CPa.i. Adams ( Pa. ) .
Mann ( Ill.i. Smith ( Io\va and Games
( W. Ya. ) in support of the Townsnnd bill.
After lisU-niti ; . ' to a message from the
President r < voimnoiidii ? : a board of sur
vey for th ' Philippine arcliipolatro. the
House adjourned. In tlie Senate the dav
and oveuiut : wore devoted to the state
hood bill. The statehood hill w. is passed.
It provides f r statehood for Oklahoma
and Indian Territory as one State. aii'J
New Mexico as another State.
Jn the National Capital.
The report of the beef trust investi
gation by the bureau of corporations will
not be ready for several weeks.
James D. Yeomans of Iowa was ap
pointed interstate commerce commissiou-
er to serve until Senator Cockrell's term
in tho Senate expires.
The House committee on merchant ma
rine and fisheries authorized a favora
ble report on the shipping bill reported
to Congress by the merchant marine com
mission.
Senator Fairbanks , after conference
with Secretary Hay on subject of Cana
dian reciprocity , announced that ques
tion of reassembling the joint high comt
mission will bo. considered after proroga- t J
tin of the Canadian parliament.
COHplPIDLY
EEEUMATISIOT TWO CEVEEE OASES
MASTERED I1T TEW WEEKS.
The Rrmo.ly L' e l l > y Mr. Srhrocppcl nncl
Halfour In C.rent Demand .11
by Captain
Vicinity of Thrlr Jloniea.
In tho winter of 1902-0 Mr. Schroeppel
r.s confined to his bed by a severe at
tack of rheumatism - His doctor's treat
ment proved unsuccessful , but he subso-
qvently refined his health by means
which'he describes with great enthu
siasm.
" \fteriive or six weeks of helpless
ness and pain , " said he , " during which
I was receiving regular visits from tho
doctor , I felt as bad as ever. Just then
my mother , a woman , eighty years of
n e paid mo a visit. She had received
great benefit from Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills , and slip was confident they would
help'me. At her solicitation I pnvo up
tho doctor's treatment and took tho pills
in its place. "
"And were you cured as the result ot
taking her ad vice ? "
"Yes , quickly and thoroughly. Be
fore the second box was finished I felfc
verv manifest improvement , and within
two weeks I was able to leave my bed and
take up my neglected farm"work. . I con
tinued to use the pills , however , until
eight boxes had been takeu , although
long before that I felt that every ves
tige of the disease had been eradicated.
"Are there 110 traces left ? "
"Absolutely none. For a year and
three months there has never been tho
slightest return of the old trouble. For
this happy result I and my family freely
praise Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. "
"Within the bounds of China township ,
St. Glair county , Mich. , thero is no bet
ter known farmer than Mr. Henry
Schrocppcl. His cure has therefore nat
urally attracted a groat deal of attention.
One of Mr. Schroeppel's neighbors , Cap
tain George Balfour , after hearing of tho
salutary results in Mr. Schroeppel's case ,
decided to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pilte
for an attack of rheumatism from which
lie was himself sutYerinpr. He took eight
or ten boxes and now declares himself
free from the painful ailment. "
It is little wonder that Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills are much in favor in the com
munity whore Mr. Sohrooppel and Cap
tain Balfour are so woll and favorably
known. They are sold by all druggists
and are equally suYoessful in curing
neuralgiasciatica and partial paralysis.
Two of a Kind.
"Yes , sir. " said the pompous self-made
individual. "I began life as a barefooted
boy on a farm. "
'Quite a coincidence. " rejoined the
unrejrenoratod hardware drummer. "I
was likewise also horn without shoes. "
S10O Howard. S10O.
Tho realtors of this p.-iper will bo pleased to
loarn tliut thero Is at least one droadeil disea.se
that science has been ablo to cure In all its
stages , and that Is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Curo
Is tho only positive cure now known to tho med
ical fraternity. Catarrh beinn a constitutional
disease , requires a constitutional treatment.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally. a : tinj ?
directly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces of
the system , thereby destrovins the foundation of
the disease , and { living tfie patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting nature
in dointc its work. The proprietors have so
much faith in ifj curative powers that they offer
One Hundrod Dollars for any case that it faiL : In
: ure. Send for list of Testimonials.
Address. F. J. ( MlKN EV & CO. . Toledo. O.
Sold by Onipsiists.7.r.o. .
Hall' * Family Tills are the best.
Pins Ilih Tin * Vear.
\Vife } iy dear , I want. $400 for pit
money.
Husband Humph I Tins must he hig >
this year.
Wife Yes. Diamond i Ins are.
SORE HANDS , SORE FEET.
itching , Burning Palms and Painful
Finjrer Ends-Complete Cnrcby Cuti-
cnra.
One Night Treatment : Soak the
hands or feet on retiring , in a strong ,
hot , creamy lather of Cutirura Soap.
Dry. and anoint frooly with Cuticura
Ointment , the groat skin euro and
purest oT emollients. Wear , during
the night , old , looso kid gloves , or
bandage lightly in old. soft cotton or
linen. For ml. rough and chapped
hand5 ; , dry. fissured , itching , feverish
palms , with brittle , shapeless nails
and painful linger ends , this treat
ment is simply wonderful , a single
treatment affording the most grateful
relief. ai'I pointing to a speedy , per-
imrifi.f and economical euro. In no
" 'Ii'.T ailment have Cuticura Sonp and
1 'utieura Ointment been more effec
tive.
Tho bicyclists in India anmuch har
assed by the mosquitoes. These insects
not only bite the riders , but they actually
puncture the tires.
Pe-rii-na Cures and Prevents Catarrli
Any one who wishes perfect health
must be entirej ! free from catarrh.
Catarrh is well nfch universal ; almost
omnipresent. Peruna is the only abso
lute safeguard known. A cold"is the
beginning of catarrh. To prevent colds ,
to cure colds , is to cheat catarrh o-it of
its victims. Peruna
not only cures ca
tarrh , but prevents it. Every house
hold should he supplied with this zrrejit
remedy for coughs. colds and so forth.
If you do not derive prompt and satis
factory results from the use of IVruria.
write at once to Dr. IlarMiiau. jrivin a.
full statement of your cas \ and he will
he pleased to give you his valuable ad
vice gratis.
Address Dr. Ilartman. President of
The LIurtimin Sanitarium. Columbus. O.
Glass "Windows.
lirst jlass windows in wsjorn
were made l y a Greek in iVJS
for a church built l > v the Frank Kinjc
Childei.err. .
Many School Children Arc Sickly.
Motli'-r Gniy's SvPt L'ouilt-r. for Children ,
nsfd by Moth'-r Gray. : i niirin diililrvn's Honi r.
NM\V York , I5reik : un Colds in 21 h < mr * . cur > * ( "on-
sipition. Ffvcrishnpss , l-t < iahf. . Stntntteh
Troubles , 'IV Jtbn Disordermove -UK ] reeiifal"
th j bowels : uid Destroy U'onns. sold bv siH
druspUts or by mail. 25-- Sainpl.muiUd FkEK.
ss ALLKX S. OLJISTED , L - K y , X. V.
f : horn great carries no assnraiK-e
with it that a man will ! > groat at the
finish.
TO CURK A COL.T ) IN ONH DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
driiKjrists refund the monev if it fails to cure.
E.V. . Grove's signature is on each boz. 25c.
The locomotive engineers in ( Jet-many
receive a pold medal and ? . > 00 for ever *
ten years of service without accident.