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Quick Recognition.
When Arthur Maxoa Smith finished
his course in the University of Chicago
a few days ago and received the de
gree of Doctor of Philosophy, ue was
notified that, -on the recommendation
of Dr. Harper, he had heen chosen
president of Oahu college, Honolulu.
Maxim riillantliropy.
Lord Salisbury recently character
ized Hiram Maxim, the gunmaker, as
"the man who has prevented more men
from dying of old age than any other
person that ever lived."
Mn. Astor Isn't Hard Up.
One of the trustees of the Astor es
tate authorizes a statement to set at
rest certain rumors as to Mrs. William
Astor's financial status. He said she
has at. annual income cf 550,000 from a'
trust Ct aside by her husband, and, in
addition, she enjoys a large annual in
come from her son's estate. The se
curities set aside to provide the $50,000
a year have been so remunerative that
there is a large surplus, and the f riend
"ly suit lately begun was to determine
what was to be done with this extra
money.
Know How In Make a Ilargaln.
14 is related of the late C. P. Hunt
ington that a young man once called
on him to .sell some much-needed rails
at 75 a ton. Mr. Huntington said he
had rails to sell himself, amused the
caller by a half-hour's chat and got
him to sell at $5G a ton, with a six
months' note for pay. Then before the
man left. Mr. Huntington discounted
the note for G per cent off and paid the
cash.
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n:ml!tiiirs Same Omitted.
Alexander Hamilton was not only
one of the greatest constructive states
men who ever lived; he was also a
New Yorker. Yet the New York com
mittee appointed to compile a list of
2'ii great Americans, from which 100
are to be chosen for inscription in the
'hall of fame," omitted the name of
Alexander Hamilton.
Kartlou a Thorough ricbclan.
Sardou, the French dramatist, ad
mits that all the blood in his veins is
plebeian. For three generations his
ancestors have lived in very moderate
circumstances at Cannos, and before
that they were Sardian fishermen,
whence, he thinks, his family got its
name.
In Honor of Ills Lost T.cg.
An odd celebration in New York the
other day was that of the thirty-sixth
anniversary of the loss of the leg of
former Senator Matthew C. Butler of
South Carolina, who came out of the
battle of Brandy Station in 18G3 with
only one leg. The celebration was a
.dinner at Delmonico's, given by Mr.
Butler to some of his friends.
Mctt-rlmikfifT'ti I)icovery.
M. alelschnikoff of the Paris Pas
teur Institute, has communicated to
the Academic do Medicine his discov
ery of a lymph which regenerates the
red globules In the blood of lepers. He
thinks that when he has improved his
serum he may be able to rejuvenate
the organs of the human body.
Kitchener 3Iny Slurry Next Spring.
There is some talk in London to the
effect that Lord Kitchener is to be
married next spring, and that his en
gagement will be announced upon his
leturu from South Africa.
The Itlggrst Orchard.
The largest orchard in South Dakota
is near Hurley, Turner county, and has
150 acres, in which arc S.000 trees, two
acres being given over to plums. Be
sides the trees there are 1,000 currant
hushes, 1,000 gooseberry bushes, 500
grapevines and three acres of- straw
berries. Ten
Pain
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have suffered agony
monthly for ten years
"My nervous system
was a wreck, t suffered
with pain in my side and
had aimost every Hi
known. I had taken treat'
meat from a number of
physicians who gave me
"One specialist said no
medicine could help me,
I must submit to an
"I wrote to Mrs Pink
ham, stating my oase, and
roolvod a prompt reply.
teak Lydla E. pJnkhan?s
Vegetable Compound and
followed the advice given
me and now I suffer no
mere. If any one cares
to know more about my
ease, I will cheerfully
answer all letters."
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The Annr of the Dram.
They are marching- to the drum, I can
hear the squadrons come.
When the veterans of Vicksourg
muster out upon parade;
for the old familiar roll summons ev
ery soldier's soul
From the countless graves of glory
where their hallowed dust is
laid.
iVith his bullet-riddled flags and his
feet in bloody rags.
Walks the pale young Continental
with his musket at his hack;
There are Perry's battered tars, with
their cntlesses and scars.
And Bonhommc Richard's sailors
with the smoke of battle black.
They are marching to the drum.though
with rush forever dumb
Arc the bugles that for Grant and
Lee once played a fierce refrain;
But the ranks of blue and gray have
arisen, and today
Side by side keep step together to the
well-remembered strain,
see the soldiers and marines from the
far-off Philippines,
Clad in tattered khaki blouses, and
with faces lean and tanned;
Svery eye is fixed with pride on the
flag for which they died,
There's a wound in every bosom, but
a sword in every hand.
"f is the army of the drum, though the
Maxim and the bomb
And the Mauser's hum will wake
them nevermore by field or flood.
Not a man amonz them all but would
choose again to fall
For the bright and starry banner
made immortal with their blood.
When the spurs and sabers shine and
the columns wheel in line.
Oh. it thrills a Yankee's spirit and
it fills a Yankee's eyes!
For he hears the steady beat of a view
less army's feet
The tramping of the legions that the
camping in the skies.
Minna Irving, In Leslie's Weekly.
Humors of the .Siege.
In times of long-continued danger,
men often seek to relieve the strain by
turning to account anything which
can be called a joke. The brave de
fenders of Kimberley found plenty to
laugh at even in "times of bombard
ment, and tbe recently published jour
nal of Dr. Oliver Ashe lays stress on
the humors of the siege.
It was very funny to see all lbs
town's big swells cither fetching their
meat themselves or sending a member
of their family for It. Parsons, law
yers, doctors, business men wo were
all there, and it was a hugh joke that
we were nil in the same box; but it
is well that the joke didn't last too
long.
At times the shelling wag very
severe, and buglers were constantly
on duty to give warning when the big
siege guns of the Boers were fired. If
the bugler got his little tune off
smart, there were about fifteen sec
onds in which to dodge under a wall
or rush into your fort
Men took this inconveniance in dif
ferent ways. One nervous rnn was ac
tually seen to put up an umbrejla
when the bugler sounded the warning
of a coming shell, while, when another
exploded within a few yards of an
Irish policeman, the only notice he
took of it was to remark:
"Begob, fwhat will they be playiw'
at next?"
I had ,i shell-proof fort constructed
under my house, and my servants were
told that they could come into it any
time they heard the bugle.
Lizzie did come In a few times, when
he was handy, but as a rule she did
not bother, and was really very plucky.
John, our Zulu', preferred to get be
hind the big water-tank. I don't think
that would have saved him, hat hp
was happy there; so that was all right.
He was very tynny. One day we
heard Lizzie lecturing UJm about some
thing, and he retorted: "Don't make
such a noise! I can't hear the gug gp
off."
The boom of that gun would have
extinguished a megaphone.
Afraid of a Cat.
A cat may look at a king says the
old proverb, but there are men of less
than royal rank that object to being
looked at by a cat. Lord Roberts 13
one of them. He did not. in India,
falter when called upon to penetrate
the jungle lair of that most terrific
of feline beasts, the tiger; but he hates
cats. He may not be afraid of pussy,
but he avoids her.
Like other people with special anti
pathies, he is peculiarly sensitive to
the presence of the hated object. One
evening when he had gone out to dine
he asked: "Will yoa please send
av it? cat?"
"There is no cat here." the lady as
sured him. "Wc do not keep cats."
But he knew better, and was so man
ifestly convinced that a search was in
stituted, and an intruding tabby was
routed out from beneath a piece of fur
niture and ignominiously expelled.
A hero- worshipping American girl
who was staying at a country house
where Lord Roberts was to be a guest
had long eagerly anticipated his arri
val. He came, and she first saw him
passing down the corridor just in front
of her, presenting only his back to her
view.
She gazed intently, knowing that he
must presently turn to descend the
stairs when, suddenly, what was her
surprise to behold the great little man
skip nimbly into the air, with an ex
clamation that was almost a cry of
terror, then leap several stairs at a
bound, clutch the balnsters to recover
his balance, and stare back over his
shoulder with a face of disgust and
dismay!
A very small black kitten was lying
on the top step. The girl promptly
picked it up and carried it back to the
kitchen whence it had escaped; but
Lord Roberts, so he told her afterward,
would no more have touched it than
if it had been a snake. Philadelphia
Times.
One Fruit or War.
In any company of volunteers almost
very trade, profession and accom
r.UshmentJsJikely to be represented.
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but few soldicra combine them alL
There was one .such man in the Phil
ippines, and Lieutenant Schleslnger, of
Louisville, met him. We quote the
Commercial.
"The most versatile chap I ever
saw," said the lieutenant, "was a pri
vate who was' on duty in Manila. His
name was Sawtell. There seemed to
ba nothing on earth that he couldn't do
or hadn't done at some time.
"One day it happened that? an officer
in the garrison wanted his hair cut,
and the regular company barber was
not to be found out on furlough, or
something. Sawtell volunteered to do
the job.
'"Why, were you ever a barber?'
asked the officer.
" 'Yes, I was a barber for three
years,' said Sawtell.
"A few days later the same officer
tcok a notion that he wanted a cer
tain dish prepared. He and the rest
of us were tired of 'dead hen.' as the
ubiquitous chicken is disdainfully
called in the Philippines.
" 'I can prepare it, sir.' said Sawtell,
saluting.
"'Did you ever cook?' the officer
asked.
" 'Yes, sir; two years' experience,
sir."
"And that dish was a wonder. Three
days later the colonel's horse threw a
shoe. The colonel wanted It replaced
at once.
" 'I'll do It, sir,' said Sawtell. 'I was
a blacksmith for a year and a half.
"He did it well, as he did everything.
By this time the officers had begun to
look upon Sawtell as a phenomenon;
therefore, when our captain developed
a bad toothache, he sent for him.
"'Did you ever pull a tooth?' he
asked.
" 'Oh. yes,' said Sawtell, saluting. 1
studied dentistry two years.'
"And he pulled the tooth.
"Finally time was hanging some
what heavily upon our hands, and one
of the men suggested a concert of some
kind. We went to Sawtell in a body to
ask him if he knew anything about
singing.
" 'I was leading tenor with a mins
trel show for a season,' he replied.
"As a result of his manifold accom
plishments, Sawtell was easily the
mcHt popular man in garrison. When
ever anything went wrong somebody
said, 'Send for Sawtell,' and Sawtell
always fixed it Therefore, tbo cplouel
one day was deeply annoyed to receive
a warrant from 'Frisco for Sawtell's
apprehension, accompanied by a letter
stating that he was wanted in Nevada
for some prime, I forgot what The
colonel called Sawtell before blm.
" 'Sawtell, I have received a warrant
for your arrest,' be sajd,
" 'Yes, sir,' and Sawtell saluted.
" 'You have become a valuable man
here, and I hate to lose you,' said the
colonel, 'particularly as you will have
to go to 'prison.'
" 'Oh, that's ali right, sir,' said Saw
tell. 'I've spent four years in prison.
"I challenge any one to produce that
man's equal for versatility," the lieu
tenant concluded,
Old Monitor and New.
At Pennsgrove, on the Delaware
River, tbo Ajax and the Passaic, two
of the singleturret monitory that were
built in 18G2, are being destroyed by
dynamite.
Thirteen of the old monitors were in
existence at the. close of the Spanish
Amerkan War. Six cf them ape now
laid up at the League Island Navy
Yard, and five are in use as training
ships for the naval militia of various
states. All have been condemned, and
would be sold if a purchaser could be
found. They cost, on an average, half
a million dollars apiece. The firm that
is breaking up the Ajax and Passaic
for ifie old iron they contain paid fifty
thousand dojlgrs for the two.
The iron plates eu tliese two moni
tors arc an inch thick, but gome of
them make one think of spiders' webs.
They bear conclusive evidence, in the
form of hot-holes, that the monitors
were very useful pnee. Indeed, tho
Passaic led about as atjve 3 life as a
craft of her type could lead. Heated
engagements at Fort Sumter, Charles
ton and Fort Moultrie stand to her
credit, and jms performed much ser
vice in the work of blockade-running.
Rated by modern fctandards, these
old monitors were neither speedy nor
i&vprful. They could steam but five
or six knots an hour, and they mount
ed only two smooj.b.-trt fifteen-pounders.
ThO dOU&Te-turreted monitor, the
Puritan, in thre tfraes as large, steams
twelve knots an hour, w?&vg a steel
armor varying in thickness from six
to fourteen inches, and carrleu sixteen
guns.
But the old monitors were equal to
the needs of their time, and did their
duty. No better obituary could be
spoken, whether of ship3 or qI men.
Bailer lakes Bravery.
General Buller, says a writer In a
Liverpool paper, in his general judg
ment of men attaches m uch import
ance to what might be supposed to be
taken for granted--personal bravery.
He always bad a pungent, brisk way
of summing up situations MPd men,
as thus: At the War Office, on a cer
tain officer having been suggested to
be a general, long ago, Buller la said
ta have replied bluntly, "No, he
wouldn't etand to be shot at" His
favorable judgments are given not less
pithily.
Cost of English War Ilo.-se.
According to a statement made In
the English parliament 91,000 horses
ltave been shipped to South Africa
durinK tne present war. ine cost 01
an English horse on arrival is from
350 to $375. and that of an Argentine
horse only $130. Altogether England
must have spent anywhere from $20,
COO.000 to $30,000,000 on horses for
South Africa.
Searches for tna "Colonial."
A Maryland woman is engaged in a
novel and pleasant business. 6he
scours the rural districts of Virginia
and the Carolinas for pieces of colon
ial furniture, which she buys at small
cost, has renovated, and afterward
sells in Baltimore at a large profit
To widen a business street, the
Round Torer in Copenhagen 150 feet
in height Is to be bodily moved a
distance of 50 yards.
Between Madagascar and the coast
of India there are about 16.000 islands,
only G00 of which are inhabited.
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How Hot to Tack Apples.
Benjamin Newhall of Chicago, in an
address to Illinois horticulturists,
said:
An art simple as piling cord wood
apparently, but really as difficult as
any art. To a man applying for a po
sition as an apple packer for us, I
usually ask the question "are you an
expert packer," and the reply usually
is, "yes indeed I was brought up on a
farm and have raised fruit all my
life." Somehow I always feel discour
aged when I hear this reply. The next
question, "state just what experience
ycu have had," usually brings out the
fact, that the farm was not really a
fruit farm, though a few old apple
trees might have been in evidence.
This is usually enough as far as ex
perience goes, but I sometimes try
still farther and ask the "expert" to
write a few samples of some of the
directions and will offer one or two
herewith.
1. "Take the barl and put nothin but
good stock in and leave your twos and
ciders out. Put the press onto her
good and hard and mark the barl on
the head."
Imagine an inexperienced man try
ing to pack with these directions. . He
would probably "put the head onto
her" so "good and hard" that the
cider would fly in all directions.
Another by a young man just from
an eastern college and who also knew
it all. is somewhat different in style,
but not much better in substance.
"Select a convenient spot In the
meadow for the packing operation and
get all your utensils at convenient
distances from your men; select your
specimens of fruit with scrupulous
care and see that not one specimen
which is not extra fancy in quality is
allowed access into the package; take
only the finest varieties in the mead
ow, leaving more pommon ones for
the farm animals and for mincemeat
If you follow tbese Instructions im
plicitly you will have no trouble in
selling all you pack." Tnls last state
ment is probably true, and wp would
have no trouble in selling all we
packed, but we can imagine trouble In
other directions and so can you.
We have many other samples, some
of which are even more ridiculous, but
these two, I think, will answer my
purpose. They show that neither liv
ing on a farm nor going to collego
makes an apple packer. Experience
and common sensa are the best teach
ers, but unless the experience bns
been in Ike right direction and the
common sense is aided by study and
experience, even these are not suffi
cient I take it that no one In this com
pany needs to be told how to pack ap
ples. Possibly there might bo a dif
ference of opinion in some pinor de
tails, but tbe wain poinU. K9A4 c&j?.
erage, careful facing, honect packing,
thorough shaking, with the greatest
care of all in the leveling off ready
for the press, we would probably all
agree on.
Horticultural pbservatloni.
A fruit grower gives the advice to
never mix red and green apples to
gether, as it givea the Impression that
the lot is badly mixed and of no grade,
The Japanese plums are beginning
to appear in some quantities in the
Chicago market, where "they have
brought good prices this year. Where
they can be grown they are destined
to play an important ro'.e, a? their
flavor and color are jft pioir" favor.
The fact that they bear abuxtlaitily in
favorable locations will doubtless en
courage their further planting.
An advocate of summer pruning ex
presses the opfn'ion that pruning may
be done in suinmar that'sa'npot well
be done at any other time of year
namely cutting away the inside
branches where the tree is too dense
to permi the sunlight to get into all
its parts. The rgason Is that when the
leaves are on the branches the degree
of denseness of the tree may be un
derstood much better than when the
leaves have fallen.
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The man that would today be a suc
cessful fruit grower must have n lin
self the ability to adopt new methods
and new ideas. Not that he should al
ways adopt new methods and new
ideas, bu he must be able to change
if tbe new "tbings pan demonstrate
their value. Some men arp so, fixed
in the old ways that they will not even
consider new ones. Such men arc
badly handicapped when they try to
make a living put of fruit raising un
der modern "conditions.
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It is evjdfinf that if; pays the sel!er
to grade fruit, egpecjajiy tree fruits.
The men that are making the most
money out of apples and like crops
have lcarped this, and act accordingly.
Their fruit goes to the highest priced
markets, in which are never found the
lots tha are ungraded and of a mis
cellanepus nature, The culls shpuld
be kept at home, given away or fed to
pigs and other animals. If they arc
mixed with firsiciqss fruit and gold
they are given away n any case; for
they reduce the price of the ggod fruit
io such a point that the value of the
additional quantity Is lost.
par, or Globo Art!cbofcc.
Circular 22, pf the Division of Bota
ny, of tbe United States pepartment ol
Agriculture says; The bur, or globe,
artichoke (Cynara gcolymus) is culti
vated extensively In tbe countries
about tbe Mediterranean, where it is
native and where It .thrives In tbe
open air, fp is grown to a less extent
in gardens in cgaral Europe and Eng
land, but being sensitive to aevere cold
requires winter protection in all he3e
northern regions. It is a vegetable
having a very delicate flavor and Is
sure to become popular in this coun
try o tiia tables of those who appre
ciate good things ft oat- The bur" ar
tichoke is not to be confused with the
Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus Ujbe
rosus) occasionally grown in this
country for its tubers, which are used
as a forage for fattening hogs and
other domestic animals.
The bur artichoke is a perennial,
with stems 3 to 4 feet high, and large
pinnatifld leaves from 2 to 3 feet long.
Tke leaves are whitish greea above
and cottony on the lower surface, their
bases extending in wings down the
stems. The flower head, which ig the
portion eaten, is very large, something
like that of the sunflower, but with
blue florets. In the cultivated plant
tbe base of the flower head and the
bases of the enveloping scales are
quite flesbjr. .
Cultivation In Europe. The bur
artieho&e is commonly propagated,
from suckers, which are produced
around the crown. These are pinched
off or cut off except two or three,
which are left to produce the flower
heads. The operation of detaching
the suckers requires care, for it Is
necessary that a portion of the mother
plant should be removed with the
sucker, without cutting the old stem
too deeply. The suckers, after they
have been pruned, are ready, for plant
ing. Artichokes may be grown from
seed, but most varieties do not repro
duce by this method with any degree
of certainty .1 However, Gros vert de
Laon, a sort much liked at Paris, re
produces, fairly true to type from seed.
The best soil for bur artichokes is
ens that Is rich and well drained. The
best method of preparing the ground
is to trench It, spading in a consider
able quantity of composted manure.
Black, turfy soils are especially suit
able for its cultivation. The shoots
are planted 2 feet apart, in rows 3
to 4 feet apart, the care required, and
the methods of cultivation being sim
ilar to those used in the case of cab
bage, eggplant, etc. Suckers planted
in this way will yield heads In au
tumn for the first year. When
bur artichokes are grown from seed,
the seed is sown in hotbeds in
February or March, In rows about 3
inches apart, and the plants are finally
thinned to about the same distance
apart in the row. These are ready to
transplant when they have four leaves.
They should be set out three or four
together In a hill, the hills 18 to 30
inches apart, in rows 3 to 4 feet apart
The cultivation in this case is the
same as where the suckers are used.
In transplanting, the tap root must be
cut, as this favors the production of
lateral shoots. Care must be taken to
leave a good ball of earth around the
rcots. Any thorny seedlings should;
be destroyed, as they represent worth
less reversions. To avoid the some
what difficult operation of transplant
ing, the seeds may be sown, four or
five together, in hills, where they aro
to remain In the field. A small de
pression is made on top of the hill,
and the seeds are lightly covered with
very rich soil. This method has the
drawback that plants do not fruit at
all the first year, whereas they almost
certainly do if transplanted from a hot
bed. When bur artichokes are grqwq
in regions where the' winters' are' at all
c'old the plants must' be protected at
the approach of freeziqg weathF, no
of the best Ways Is to make a hill Qf
river sand or earth over the plants,
after removing the lower leaves, and
heap up leaves or-straw over this.
A Montana Grazing Decbion.
pwperg of live stock crying upqn
the public domain" will be Interested
in the etate Supreme court's decision
Jn the case of Monroe against Can
non, appealed from the District court
of Lewis and Clarke county, as It In
volves the question of grazing stock
upon unfenced prairie land. Monroe
su$d NCnpou for $j6ft darfiagws gr:
iug out of the latter" feeding his sheep
upon Monroe's unfenced land. The
jury awarded a verdict of $300 and
Cannon appealed, claiming that plain
tiff had no rjgbi to sue because his
premises were not enclosed by a legal
fence. Tbe Supreme court does not
agree with the "proposition that there
can be no damages for grass eaten by
animals herded upon unfenced land.
"If appellant is correct." says the
court, "no man whose field or pas
ture, or garden is not enclosed My a
legal fence Is entitled to protection
under the law from the trespasses of
any man who may desire to drive or
herd his cattle or sheep upon it. If
this is true in this case it is true iu
anv case where a man's Jand is not
piotected by a legal iencp. The lairs
of the state provide that trespass 13
not committed when cattle are run
ning at large upon unenclosed lands.
But it is quite a different thing when
cattlp ape 'not fuppin'g ' at large, but
in charge and' under the control of a
herdsman, the employe and agent of
the owners, are driven and kept upon
unenclosed land against the will of the
owners, and with full knowledge of the
o;yjiers'Qf tie cattle."
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Gratn Food of Hoje.
A certain amount of grain feed Is
needed to grow hogs with the greatest
profit, and still more is needed to faf.
tep jind fit them1 tor market, ljut it
should be used only to supplement the
feeds which the hogs harvest for them
selves in the field. Pork can not be
made economically when all, or even
a larger proportion, pf the feed comes
from the" crib or the mill. The hog is
an omnivorous animal anc needs
"rgnghage" and fresh green feed for
his best health and growth and to pro
duce meat of the best quality. When
young his grain feed should be such
as will furnish material for bone and
muscle, and not such as will produce
an expess ot fat; while, as tbe animal
approaches maturity, fat-producing
foods should be given more' liberally.
No one kind pf grain feed can be used
economically frpm weaning until the
ful-grown jmlma! ig slaughtered, qnd
there should be a gradual phange from
the nitrogenous, muscie-majting food
given to the pig to the carbonaceous,
fat-making food, which is more profit
able for the last few weeks before
killing. The young animal must have
good bone and muscle before It can
carry the heavy load of fat desirable
toF be jiutcher or develop the
strength, vigor, and health necessary
in ft good breeding animal. gT 'if.
Tracy.
American Hones in Switzerland.
Consul Gifford writes from Basel to
the department of state: For several
years paat Amprican saddle and driv
ing horsey have been Imported in large
numbers into Switzerland, Tbis'sprins
the business seems to be assuming un
usual activity, and one shipment ot
seventy-two American animals has al
ready arrived in Basel. These are of
fered to the public exclusively as draft
horses. The Swfsg importer obtains
for them about 1,400 francs ($270)
each, and up to this time they appear
to have given satisfaction. They arc
bought up all the more eagerly, since
it is thought that further opportunities
for such purchases .may not be fre
quent in the near future. It is report
ed here that the demand for Americar
horses (or South Africa has occasioned
a scarcity which may render exporta
tion to Europe impracticable for tbf
present
A fool at 20 may be wise at 40.
A Plaager tile Winning--The
luck of Pittsburg Phil In win
ning $50,000 on Ten Candles the other
day has been the topic of conversation
among eastern sporting men since. It
Is said that a pneumatic bit is used
with Ten Candles and that it had
much to do with the success of that
anlmaL
World' Finest Bicycles.
Humbert's widowed queen, MargLer
ita, of Italy, has the most beautiful bi
cycle in the world. The wheels are of
gold and the frame is richly inlaid
with jewels and mother of pearl.
Goo:l Old Shingles.
The superiority of the old-fashioned
hand-shaved pine shingles to much of
the machine-sawed stun that is used
nowadays is illustrated in the fact that
the shingles taken from George Ham
lin's barn at Avon, Me., when he re
cently recovered the roof, were still
In excellent condition, though they had
been laid in 1810. Mr. Hamlin would
have made money if he had simply re
trimmed the shingles and put them
back again.
THE DOUGLAS SHOE.
The best advertised and consequent
ly the best known shoe in the world
today is undoubtedly made by tho W.
L. Douglas Shoe Co., of Brockton,
Mass. The one idea of this company
has always been to sell a slice for
$3.50 which equals in every way the $5
shoes of any other concern. They arc
able to do this on account of there be
ing no middle man's profit, as the
goods are sold direct" from the factory
to the wearer. In CO of the principal
cities of the country they have their
own retail stores. The goods are made
in all sizes apd widths, and few shoes
equal them for style and durability.
The factory at Brockton employs
over 1,100 bandA, and all labor trou
bles are settled by the state board of
arbitration. Nothing but union labor
is employed, and pay about the best
average wages of any shoe workers in
the United States. The factory pay
roll amounts to $17,435 per week. This
company makes shoes for men only,
and it is their proud boast that over
one million men wear them- Denver
(Colo.) Post;
A Postman's Bis Burden of Magazines.
A Washington postman has bc.en
made weary of his job by h'e Ladies'
Home Journal. TUt? reason is that on
the twenty-fifth of 'each, mqnth. he is
compelled to make a special round, ovor
his route to deliver that magazine to
subscribers. He Is almost completely
submerged by Journals, their aggre
gate weight exceeding forty pounds.
The bulky burden precludes his car
rying any other mail matter. The
Washington postofnee reports that the
monthly consignment of Journals to
subscribers in that city is "the biggest
lot of one publication ever sent from
our postoffice."
Ar Van Using Allen's Poot-KnaaT
It Is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen's
Foot-Ease, & powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Samjjlp sst Fke8". Ad
dress Allen ST. Olmsted, LeKoy, N. Y.
New Zealand's fron meat trade,
wjth tircut ttrituiq now equals about
18,000 oheep
Pakkcr's Haik Balsam keeps the t!r sott sad
plentlim sad restores the color when uray.
UispitHyoKx?, tJp beat rare tor corns. 15ct
An Inventor claims to have discov
ered a method of obtaining motive
power from sunlight.
For starching fine linen use Magnetic
Starch. ' ' ""'" '
More than 100,000 acres of peat are
said to be available in the Canadian
province of Ontario.
Use Magnetic Starch It nas nq equal.
In Parjh fine 'ninijui hair of fashion
able color Is sold for as much as 250
a pound.
If you have not tried Magnetic Starch
try it now. You will ihen use no other.
Experiment proves that it takes over
one-third of a, second for the eyelid to
open and close.
OMAHA AND ST. LOUIS K. R. CO.
JIALF KATES.
PETRQIT, MICH., August 23, 2flth
and 27tJi.
CHICAGO, Aug. 25th, 26th, 27th.
28th and 29th.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 3Qth? Oct. 1st, 2nd,
3rd. 4th and 5th.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 29th, 30th, Oct
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and Gth, On
Aug. 21st, SeRt, 4th and lSth HALF
KATJSS (PLUS ?2.00) for round trip
to most all points South. Now is the
time to take your vacation. All inform
mation at Omaha & St. Louis R. R.
Office, 1415 Farnam St. (Paxton HO
TEL Blpek), or write Harry E.
Moorcs, C. P. T. A., Omaha, Neb.
Tlip Rey, Dr. H. Z. Sheffield, presi
dent of the North China College and
Mission at Tung-chau, near Peking,'
was in America when the Boxer riots
began, but immediately prepared to re
turn to his post- Before sailing from
San Francisco, late in .une, he learned
of the burning of his college. Dr.
Sheffield left behind him the manu
script of an article which will appear
in tle September Century under the
title of "The Influence of the Western
World on China." As a result of the
author's thirty years' experience as a
missionary he s said to argue strongly
against the dismemberment of the Mid
dle Kingdom.
Anqtliar Fiddling Candidate.
John H. Holt, democratic candidate
for governor of "West Virginia, will
make a fiddling campaign, in imitation
of some other southerners who have
run for similar offices. Governor At
kinson, the present republican gxocu
tive of the state, made use of a violin
In his canvass, and former Governor
Wilson was also a performer en the
same instrument.
nouniiocGii tiros., risonciKTORS, omaiia, Nebraska.
FALL TERM; This will oi?n Monday morning. Sept. 3rd. This Is the best time of the year io begin, because new
courses will he organized in :U departments.
GREGG SHORTHAND: This ' a nw system Introduced into the Omaha Commercial College. January 1st. 1900. It litis
but one position, one slant, no shades, less than two hundred word signs. Is extremely legible and is now the fastest satem
In use. It can be learneti in half tne time required for any of the old .. itnianiu systems. We would like to send you a
Catalogue, giving you all particulars of this system. It Is free.
COURSES OF STUDY: Regular Business, Shorthand, Typewriting. Telegraphy. Penmanship and Pen Art.
EKERAL INFORMATION: Over 1.2-jO students last year: more than W) were placed in positions: board may be hat!
for three lmurd work each day; each year we have a Lecture Course. Socials and Entertainments for the benefit of stu
dents. We now have lxty typewriters. Our rooms have been remodeled, repapered. repainted and are the most convene
lent to be found. AVe have ufcam htat, efovntor, and every facility. We employ the best teachers.
CATALOGUE AND SPECIMENS O ii-.NMAiSIIIP: Free to any addiess. giving full particulars of the Institution.
Margins 2,000
$100
Markets In Fino
Send for Free Book,
4. K. COMSTOCK
Ifsfflletsd
vltHTlMMafMTs Eva Wafer
oisejres.
1. use - -aw --j- -w. ,
Taa Barea'a Bat.
The hat worn by President Van llu-
ren during his inauguration cere
monies has just been presented to the
museum of Illinois, college. It is a
great beaver of the style since asso
ciated with President Harrison.
The KaUcr'a Electric Curt.
The German emperor has commis
sioned a German manufacturer to
make for him three electric cars of
different shayc and design, in one of
which he intends to travel to the sum
mer maneuvers in Saxony.
Ariadne's D.iticm: Ground.
Mr. Arthur Evans, who dug up the
palace atGncssus in Crete, gave some
interesting details about his diseovery
to the Hellenic Society recently. A
large paved area he spoke of as "the
original dancing ground of Ariadne."
In one corner of the palace was a
throne room, the throne having "crock
ets' and other details that anticipate
Gothic designs. There are frescoes of
flowers, water, fishe3 and crowds of
men and women, the former with red
faces, the latter with white. The head
dresses and costumes of the women
are "truly Parisian."
Invisible JSlue The policeman's uni
form when he is wanted.
The stomach ha to work hnnl. grinding the
fool we crowd into It. Make Its work ca..y by
chewing Uecmaw'. l'cpaln Gust.
Who feels no ills should therefore
fear them.
Catlia Can Wear Shoes,
One sire smaller aflerusiugAHen Foot
Ease, a powder. It makes tight or new
shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot sweat?ny.
aching' feet, inprowin nails, corns and
bunions. Alld:u.rgists and shoe stores,
23e. Trial package FREE by.wr.il. Ad
dress Allen S. Olmsted, Leltoy, X. V.
Skilful pilots gain their reputation
from storms and tempests.
Important to mothers.
Ex-iiilnc carefully every bottle of CASTORTA,
a afe and :re remedy for infanU aad children,
and m-c that it
Lean the
SJgrature of
hi Vac For Over 30 Yearn.
Tb Kiwi You Have Always Bought
He who can stand the little trial? !s
fitted for the great trusts.
I do nQtbclterc piso, Gqra for Consumption
feus c equal fur couxbs. and roUb.-'Juu Y
Doveil. Trinitv Springs. Ind., Felt- .a. I'j0&
Prayer for" daily bread Is answered
with dally strength.
BENNE PLANT FOR CHILDREN.
A Sprcliie fcr Siiiuiuer Complaint.
During these warm days of midaijBiitirV.
parents cannot be too wnshf1'- l l3
the s-.ife thinj; to hv Oils well known
fan:ily specjlio tilways In the house to
clievk Uie Ifrat appearance of any bowel
.1.
MEHIOIN VCt. T. LOU19. MO,
The way to he ateailfast Is not to
stand still.
Your clothes wlii not crack if you
use Magnetic Starch.
That lift is long which answers life's
great end.
Mrs. ITlnslow's Soothing Syrap.
r or children teetntns, Kuttco-t the K-ims, reduces In
flainmijU'ry.iayapain. cures wlaJcolIc !CcabutU
A downfall may be an uplift.
Try Magnetic Starch It will lust
longer than any cihcr,
TO (nh African oxen the tulip
plank is rank poison.
Magnetic Starch is the very best
laundry starch in the world.
The life boats ;irun! the British
coast fast year- rescued GS0 people.
A BOSTON INSTITUTION.
Anion;; the tnfijiie institutions of llo.tou.
isthoPo.-il.o.iy Jletl!'cal Institn t Xv 1 HuN
lineh St. established nine yea.r.s before tho
death of tho Krcnt p! jI.-iiiliroiit, tho Into
Mr. (.'corge Poih-.iiy, ftotn whom it takes
its unn'.o. During the pnst :J years it has
achieved it wide nii'l Instni;; distinction.
The medical jmblicntions of thN institute
have millions of ren lor. and areas stand
ard nr koM Their last pamphlet for ninu
onlv. 114 lKip-ps. fiititlix! Icik.mt 'riiT-i.ir :u
sent free by mail, &uulcJt cu rJt-ipt of G .-
veuis lor postage.
The shah of Persia possrsscs a Jew
eled sword valued at 10,000.
Each package of PUTNAM FADE
LESS DYE colors moro goods than any
other dye and colors them better, too.
There will he 1,522 polling places in
Greater New York this year.
A Pretty Shirt Waist,
propcrlv Iaumlero.1 with "Faultless Starch"
is a constant delight. At grocers 10-.
Lont; Trips with llcpooit S'ipt.
Queen Christina, of Spain, is in the
habit of sending a confidential mes
senger all the way from Madrid to
London for the purpose of depositing
her wealth, which she keeps in the
13ank of England. Although Q.ieen
Christina is entitled to draw from the
Spanish treasury $200,000 a year, she
has not. owing t tho straightened cir
cumstances of Spain, drawn a cent of
this money.
Miss Nancy Leiter, youngest daugh
ter of Levi Z. eiter of Chicago, ar
rived from Europe on the steamer Ma
jestic. Miss Leiter has been spending
several months with her sister, Lady
Curzon, wife of the viceroy of India.
BTEKETEE'S DRY BITTERS.
A Batch Remedy, or How to Hake
Your Own 3itter3.
Farmers, Ltihoringmeu an Every
body tiso thusc I!ittei-.s for the curj of
Pyspepsia, Loss ot Appetite, Dizziness,
B!ood Purl.lzr, llesdzc'e. Kidney ani
Liver Diseases. A perfect stomach
regulator. Now is the time to itsttliuiti.
On receipt of "Co United States po-.t-ngc
stamps I will send o:ii;p.'.lc:igeand
receipt how to make one jailon letters
from Stcketee's D.-y ISittcrs. A deli
cious H.tvor. Mad.; from Imported
Itoots, Herbs and ISjrrlos from Holland
and Germany. I!e your own doctor
and 11-.0 thet; Drv Hitters. Send to
Geo. G. Steketec, Grand Kapids, Mich
For sale by druggists.
Bu. of Grain Five Cents !
Condition tc Make Money.
"Successful Speculation."
A CO.. Traders Bids.. CHICAGO.
TAE filill CureH Corns ,5c: aiiDruesfcta
1 Vbj'HVbI
(If it fails-it U free.)
&&
troulile In the children. Wet a bottle Of
EXTRACT OK 1IEXXK PLANT Ivukij-.
It may save the life of x'i.t:' vhll.l." "
Prepared bv TUB .1. .te '. lUAGUIRE
Day's Ana Araar Oratlaa.
Ex-Secretary William R. Day, while"
at the University of Michigan, wrote
and delivered an oration on "The Ideal
of a Congress." The other day thfl
original manuscript of this speech was
bought for the university museum for
$250.
Loubct Rides a Wheel.
President Loubet. of France, is the
first chief executive of that country to
take to a bicycle. He has been lately
riding one more or less publicly, and
several Parisian papers have, in conse
quence, criticised him as undignified.
A Floral Cure for Black Eyes.
If you happen to be pugilistically in
clined you should certainly keep somo
white bryony in your garden. Its palo
yellow flowers and brilliant red berriei
will reward you for you labor. And if
you make a decoction of the root it
will cure a black eye like magic.
A Drop la Kipling Valaca.
A slump in early Kinplings has beea
noted at recent London auction sales.
The "Schoolboy Lyrics." which a cou
ple of years ago brought $650, has been
sold recently for $16.25.
S
MPWrwr shoes
if - union nAoe
Tbo modern, easy,
fitting, economical
ebooa for progressiva
men ara the V. L.
ltauas t3 and S3.C0
rbocd. Perfect SB3S3
tlut bold-thtir shapo
and fit until worn out.
Over 1,000,000 satisfied
trcarcrs.
ta 1S76.
$5ftarskesirja:
viii. Y',!w8wa
Icpwingev&SCKmS
arejislas
gae:
A $5 SHOE FOR 93.5Q
A S4 SKM FOR S3,
The real Vortl utmmr Cs) ) it.JC
J M. r tha U.-M awlra and rnalkts of
ns-a 1 and tjjo !igm i c worll. We make and
rll Rote "d-W,. tiua say etbtr two maou-
!"i h U.-c.; tna 3J0 ihoe trathM ia Ma
o:M.5.fla tr'tt rm of manurrtunnf.lr
to proJuceliiaWr k-raOe 3 and uo .hoes feaacaix
be had ltr)ira.
Vtl B huaSON moi W.L.DrarIwfttas4 MJM
E ,HK . Your uT5uae
? y tf 0Be d',r Kbtfwe aaU la each .
1 aktM anaemia! iu on bair W. L.
JJongUi 1 hon with nw aad prk- ttaMpcd on bottom.
Ifyotirdnlcr will net fr?m for yon.rod diwct
ttctorr, esclMtim pK acd 9Be. extra for carxiat.
St.tekipil y.Whtr, tiae, aad width. Plain or taeXi?
"rkM4WMiKayoaanrhfT. Lutaloq, fnt, f
n. i roreuia dtiuc hi.,
"Moms, SH Hwm,"
ExcmiM via
lis Four
To OHIO, INDIANA
and KENTUCKY
Ttieacfay, Sept. Ilcti. 1900.
LOW RATES
from PEORIA, ILL., to
INDIANAPOLIS ard retin $5.10
CINCINNATI and return $7.1
LOUISVILLE as. retira $7.1
DAYTON aa. retire $7.1
SPRINGFIELD ail retira $7.01
SANDUSKY an. retiri $7.5t
C0LUM3US and return $7.50
Correspocdlaz Rates to latrraedtate Polats.
RETURN LIMIT 30 DAYS.
Como Home."
Fur tk-ketH and full Information call on .Rents
l:i: 1'oiri: Hoi-re.
WAHREf i. LYAIC5I. W. P. DEPPE.
Osu. I'jsj. i Ticket Ast. A. G. 1". & T. agt.
Cincinnati, O.
ST. LOUIS CANNON BALL
Leave Omaha .ri:03 p. m.; arrive St.
Louis 7:00 a. m.
WHERE ARE YOl GOING?
MANY SPECUl MIES EAST Ot SOUTH.
Trains leave Union Station Dally for
Kansas City, Quincy. St. Louis and all
points East or Xouth. Half Rates to
(Plus ?i.M) many southern points on
1st and 3rd Tuesday of Each month.
All information at City Ticket Office.
1415 Farnam Street (Paxton Hotel
Hlk.) or write
HARRY E. M00RES.
City Passenger and Ticket Agent,
Omaha, Neb.
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The Winder
f the 4e
NoBalliRsNtCMUal
It Stiffens the Goods
It Whitens the Goods
It Polishes the Goods
Tt makes all garments fresh and crisp
aa when first bought now.
Try a Samplo Package.
You'll like it if you try It.
You'll buy it if you try It.
You'll use It If you try It.
Try it.
Sold by all Grocer.
:!iaiUIl U'nulilnzton. .?
hf Successfully Prosecutes Claims.
3vru:tTiJwar. l5adjutii.atiri2e!;iIiui".ttyBiiictL
LADIES!
"Vhea doctors and other rIl to re
lieve you, tryX.l'.M.l:.: it never U'.,
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