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it seems as though all the imps of Satan were clutching
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mation and hemorrhages from the kidneys, then
inflammation, congestion and falling of the womb,
and inflammation of the ovaries. I underwent local
treatment every day for some time; then, after nearly
two months, the doctor gave me permission to go
back to work. I went back, but in less than a week
was compelled to give up and go to bed. On break
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and medicines alone and try your remedies. Before
the first bottle was gone I felt the effects of it.
Three bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
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A booklet giving the population ot
all cities of the United States of 25,000
and over according to the census of
1900, has just been issued by the Pas
senger department of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St Paul Railway, and a
copy of it may be obtained by sending
your address, with twecent stamp to '
pay postage, to the General Passenger
Agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St
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John Sherman.
Raise only half-way up the mast
The flag today
Another great American
Has passed away.
Through such as he the nation moves
To grander heights,
As sailors gain the ports they seek,
By starry lights.
Safe in his country's love he sleeps,
A proven man.
In all he did most earnestly
American.
Not at the roaring cannon's mouth
He found his fame,
But by upholding in her need,
His country's name.
Equal are soldier and statesman
Or soon or late
Each gives his life unsparingly
Unto the state.
Then honor him, and write his name
On Glory's scroll
As high as any there, and breathe
Peace to his soul.
C. G. B., in Chicago Record.
The late Major Cartwritht.
Major Cartwright, who died recently
in Cuba of yellow fever, was extremely
popular among the Cubans. La Lucha,
the Havana paper which is much given
to finding fault with Americans as a
rule, makes an exception in favor ot
the officers and men who have garri
soned what was formerly the depart
ment of Matanzas. In an article on
Major Cartwright's death v La Lucha
says: "In Matanzas Major Cartwright
was not alone in being admired by the
native population. From General Wil
son down members of the staff of that
department were met everywhere by
smiles, bows and salutes. The secret
of it is that these men 'with their
commanding officer for an example
recognized the hnmanity of these peo
ple, thereby giving them full oppor
tunity to display their good qualities.
An illustration of the feeling toward
General Wilson was witnessed one
morning in July by the editor of the
Lucha. During a ride of some ten
mlleB many houses were passed, vary
ing In size and appearance; at each the
inhabitants spoke to the general with
a bright eye of pleasure, and received
in return a courteous bow or salute,
according to sex, and a hearty buenos
dias or hola, choquito, to the children.
The washerwomen at their tubs and
the teamsters in the road; the ladies
In carriages on their way to church,
and the Spanish and Cuban gentlemen
out riding, all knew him, and were
anxious to show their pleasure at
meeting him. Toward the entire gar
rison the sentiment was the same, even
the children showing their delight at
meeting an officer by drawing up in
line and giving a Bmiling salute
which always was returned.
Dogs to Cany AmmnnlUoB.
In our English service, the system
adopted for replenishing the ammuni
tion of the troops engaged has consist
ed In selecting a certain number of
men to carry cartridges from the rear
up to the firing line, it having been
apparently supposed that it would be
possible for these men to move along
the line and to distribute ammunition
to those whose pouches were empty.
We very soon learned that such a sys
tem could not be of any use under
modern condition. The men carrying
up the ammunition would inevitably
be shot before reaching the front and
the men in the firing line would be left
with empty pouches. So we must find
some other method of solving this im
portant problem, which has also to be
considered in connection with the ac
tion of artillery. We know that at
Colenso it was impossible to keep the
guns, afterward abandoned, supplied
with ammunition, and with the pros
pect that the rate of fire of our guns
will be considerably increased in the
near future, this problem bids fair to
be more acute than ever. In certain
foreign armies the services of specially
trained dogs have been requisitioned
to get over the difficulty. These dogs
are fitted with a sort of saddle which
will carry a quantity of rifle ammuni
tion, and are trained to race to the
front, and, arrived there, to permit the
soldiers to relieve them of their bur
den. I think it quite possible that it
may be found possible to keep infan
try supplied in this manner, but some
other means will have to be found for
replenishing the limbers of our artil
lery. It is very probable that we shall
see dogs utilized in many other ways
In the fighting of the future. For in
stance, they would be very useful on
outpost duty to give warning of an
enemy's approach, and if dogs' were at
tached to our field hospitals they
would be of the greatest assistance in
searching for the wounded after an
action. National Review.
British China Sqaadroa.
The British fleet in Chinese waters
is commanded by Vice Admiral Sir
Edward Hobart Seymour, K. C. B.,
and his flagship is the Centurion. The
second in command, flagship Barfleur,
is Rear Admiral James A. T. Bruce.
The fleet consists of four, battleships,
eight cruisers, six gunboats, two tor
pedo boats and three sloops. The ves
sels with their armament and equip
ment are as follows: Battleships
Centurion, 10,500 tons, 696 men, forty
three guns; Barfleur, 10,500 tons, 622
men, forty-three guns; Victorious, 14,
900 'tons, 757 men, fifty-six guns; Ter
rible, 14,200 tons, 840 men. forty-four
guns. Cruisers Aurora, 5,600 tons,
484 men, twenty-six guns; Bona ven
ture, 4,360 tons, 312 men. nineteen
guns; Brisk, 1,770 tons, 273 men; six
teen guns; Endymion, 7,350 tons, 544
men. twenty-nine guns; Hermione,
4,300 tons, 312 men, nineteen guns;
Iphigenia, 3,600 tons, 273 men, sixteen
guns; Orlando, 5,600 tons, 484 men,
twenty-eight guns; Undaunted, 5,600
tons, 484 men. twenty-eight guns.
Gunboats Linnet. 756 tons, ninety
two men, six guns; Peacock, 755 tons,
seventy-six men; ten guns; Pigmy, 755
tons, seventy-six men, ten "guns; Plo
ver, 755 tons, seventy-cix men, ten
Cons; Rattler, 715 toss, seventy-six
men, six guns; Redpole, SOS tons, seventy-six
men, six guns. Torpedo boats
Fame, 275 tons, eighty rjnen, six
guns; Whiting. 300 tons, eighty man,
- - - -
V v A
106 men, ten guns ;x Daphne, 1,140 tons.
138 men, eight guns; Phoenix, 1,050
tons, 106 men, ten guns. Total, 96,
696 tons, 6,993 men, 455 guns. 2 H.
M. S. Forte is a second class orulser
of 460 tons dispUccmeat and ,7,000.
tons horse 1 power. 'She carries tarn
guns, and her nominal speed is 19.5,
knots. She is commanded by Captain'
E. P. Jones, and is on the Cape and!
West African station. The first class
gunboat Partridge, of 720 tons, and is
also on the 'same station. She carries
six guns and seventy-five men, and is
commanded by Lieut and Commander
Allan P. Hunt. Montreal Herald and
Star.
"FlRhtlBB Joe" Wheeler.
General Joseph Wheeler graduated
from West Point in 1859. When the
war broke out he went into the con
federate service, and at the battle of
Shiloh, where he commanded a bri
gade at the age of twenty-six, he led
the charge which resulted in the cap
ture of General Prentiss' division of
the federal army. During that battle
he had three horses shot under him
and won his nickname of "Fighting
Joe." In July of the same year he
was given command of the cavalry
division of the army of the Mississippi
and in that capacity he took part in
some of the most desperate battles o
the war. During the war General
Wheeler was under fire in 800 skir
mishes and no less than 200 battles.
After the surrender of Lee General
Wheeler opened a law office at Wheel
ing, Ala. He served in congress con
tinuously from 1S82 until the breaking
out of the war with Spain. His career
since that time is familiar. Chicago
Tribune.
Sketch of Gen. Gordon.
General John B. Gordon is a son of
Georgia, which state he has served
since the war as governor and United
States senator. As a soldier he ranked
in the popular estimation at least as
only second to Robert E. Lee. He
graduated from the University of
Georgia in 1852 at the head of his
class, and afterwards engaged in the
mining of coal. When the war broke
out he at once volunteered, and be
came in rapid succession captain, ma
jor, colonel, brigadier general, major
general and lieutenant general in com
mand of one wing of the army of Vir
ginia. He led the last charge on the
battlefield of Appomattox, and after
the close of the war gathered his wing
of the army and made a most eloquent
speech, bidding his soldiers obey the
laws, go home in peace, and do their
best to rebuild the country. He served
four years as governor of his native
state, and seven years in the United
States senate. He is now 68 years old.
Chicago Tribune.
The Army Reorganization.
Two plans for army reorganizations
will be submitted to congress this win
ter. Secretary Root, meeting the views
of the president, is having prepared
plans which contemplate an army of
100,000 men. He will follow the same
general method as that urged upon the
late congress. Gen. Miles will propose
an army of 80,000, including 36 regi
ments of infantry, 15 regiments of
cavalry, 20 batteries of artillery, and
a coast artillery of about 18,000 men
to properly man the seacoast defenses.
Gen. Miles believes there should be at
least one soldier to every thousand in
habitants. The administration will
strongly urge that a big standing army
be provided for and will point out that
the large army of volunteers will cease
to be available after June next Ac
companying this appeal for an in
creased army will be the war depart
ment estimates, which will aggregate
from $125,000,000 to $150,000,000, as
they will be based on the demands of
an army of the maximum size recom
mended. Battleship Texas for Coast Defense.
In all probability the battleship
Texas will in the future be used for
the exclusive purpose of coast defense.
As will be remembered, she Is now be
ing examined by a board of survey,
with a view of making extensive re
pairs in all parts of the ship, but it is
believed at the navy department that
the report of the hoard will show con
clusively that she is no longer fitted
for other duty than that in connection
with the defense of the coast It has
been pointed out that the Texas is an
old ship and has already served the
country with great honor. She can
never 'be anything but an old ship re
paired, and hence little fitted to cope
with the modern vessels now being
constructed by the powers of i'ne
world. The protection of the vessel is
not of the best and she has only one
gun in a turret The cost of refitting
her would, in any event, be exorbitant,
considering the class of vessel.
West Polat Walters Strike.
Twentj-four of the waiters in the
cadet mess at West Point stopped
work just before the dinner hour re
cently and refused to handle a single
ration unless a raise of S5 a month In
their salary was guaranteed. Major
Hall, treasurer of the commissary de
partment was summoned, and after
consulting with the superintendent
acceded to the demand. The griev
ances are based upon the recent in
crease in the number of cadets, which
naturally makes additional work for
the civilian employes. The old scale
for the mess waiters was $20 a month
with rations.
Dentists at the Front.
Several dentists were included in the
medical corps which followed the Ger
man army to China.
Great Growth of Onr Foreign Trade. Q
The people of the United States have
reason to be proud of their foreign
commerce. It exceeds that of any na
tion except the United Kingdom and
Germany, and in exports alone it far
surpasses any nation except the Unit
ed Kingdom, and at the present rate
of gain will shortly pass that country
and place it at the head of the world's
list of exporting nations. And what
is still more important our exports
form by far the larger proportion of
the total commerce, while with most
commercial nations the balance of
trade is on the import side. Home
Magazine.
If a spray of liquid air is applied to
the skin the part is frozen as hard as
ice. hut in a few minutes circulation
returns without injury to the tissue,
providing the part is not at some extremity.
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Wheats and Spelts.
A communication from Prof. A. S.
Hitchcock of the Kansas Agricultural
College. says: The wheats ot the
world areikn referred by botanists to
three species, which form a natural
group among the grasses.
1. One-grained wheat (Triticum
monococcum, L.) This wheat is ot
great antiquity as is shown by lis
presence in 'the Swiss Lake dwelliis
of the 'Stone' age. It is now cultivated
to a considerable extent in Spain and
more rarely in some other countries
of South Europe. It is not often used
for bread, but for mush and "cracked
wheat" and for fodder.
2. Polish wheat (Tr. Polonicum, L.)
This did not originate in Poland, but
probably in Spain. It is now grown
in that country and also Italy and
Abyssinia. The grain resembles rye.
The heads are very ; large and of a
blue-green color. The Polish heat of
Russia which is being introduced by
the U. S. Department of Agriculture
and is being tried by "the experiment
stations of this country is not the true
Polish wheat, but a variety of common
wheat
3. Common wheat and Spelt (Tr.
sativum, Lam.) This group Is divided
into three races.
I. Spelt (Tr. Spelta, L.) This was
anciently the chief grain of Egypt and
Greece, and was commonly cultivated
in the Roman empire. At present it
is cultivated in a few localities in
South Europe.
II. Emmer (Tr. dicoccum, Schrank.)
This grain is cultivated more or less
in countries of South Europe and in
parts of Russia. Mr. M. A. Carleton
of the United States Department of
Agriculture has introduced varieties
of this for trial. It was tried by the
experiment station of the Kansas Ag
ricultural College, but failed to mature.
It is often called Russian spelt, but
is different from the true spelt In
Russia it is sometimes used for mak
ing bread, but more often for gruel or
porridge. This is advertised by the
John A. Salzer Seed Company, under
the name of "speltz." Seed obtained
from that firm failed to produce a crop
at the Kansas Experiment Station,
only a few heads being formed and
these not producing grain. Like the
preceding group, the Emmers are
characterized by the fact that the grain
remains within the chaff when
threshed. The heads are usually
awned, but the awns (beards) are re
moved in. the threshing.
HL True wheats. This race falls
into four more or less well-marked
sub-races.
a. English wheat (Tr. turgidum,
L.) Leaves broad and usually clothed
with velvety hairs. The grain is plump
and truncate or cut off at the upper
end. This wheat is cultivated In Medi
terranean countries and more rarely in
England. It is poor in gluten and
makes a grayish flour. The so-called
Miracle Egyptian or Mummy wheats
(Tr. compositum, L.), form a group of
varieties of this sub-race which orig
inated as a sport Their culture is not
profitable, as the grains develop un
equally. b. Macaroni, r)urum or Flint wheats
(Tr. Durum. Desf.) The heads have
long, bristly awns like barley. The
grain is very hard and is used exten
sively for making macaroni and simi
lar products. Grows in Mediterranean
countries. In Russia it is used for
making bread, mixed with 10 to 25
per cent of soft red wheat. The Kan
sas Experiment Station has some of
these Russian varieties under trial.
c. Dwarf and Hedgehog wheat (Tr.
compactum, Host.) These varieties
are grown in the mountainous regions
of Europe, Chili, Turkestan and Abys
sinia, but are of little interest to us.
d. Common wheat (Tr. vulgare,
Vill.) The varieties of this sub-race
are the common forms cultivated in
the United States and need no further
description at this point. The soft
wheats contain less gluten, the pro
nounced sorts, such as the English
wheat mentioned above under (a), are
better adapted for making starch than
baking. The very hard kinds are over
rich in gluten, and bread made from
them is too firm. They are used for
making macaroni, "cracked wheats"
and mush. Several promising Russian
varieties are being tried at the Kansas
Experiment Station and were crossed
this season with some of our best Kan
sas varieties.
Horticultural Observations.
According to consular reports from
Germany the demand for American
dried apples, peaches and raspberries
is increasing. Consul General Mason
at Berlin says, however, that to hold
the market Americans must ship in
large quantities of these things at
moderate prices. That is going to be
the trouble in the future as it has been
in the past the selling of our fruits
low enough to hold the foreign mar
kets. However, we have this to help
us the Europeans are accustomed to
paying fairly high prices for their
fruit
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The next meeting of the Horticul
tural Society of Southern Illinois is to
be held at Kinmundy, November 27
and 28. We hope that readers of the
Farmers' Review will be present from
all parts of the state. Southern Illi
nois has a great future as an apple
growing section, and at this time even
the orchard interests are so extensive
that many of the great problems rela
tive to orcharding are being worked
out there. We feel sure that any Illi
nois grower of fruits will be well re
paid for his attendance at the meet
ing. e
At this time of year, when so much
fruit is going into cold storage both
for long keeping and for transit it is
necessary that much attention be
given to proper preparation of the
fruit We are, as yet, only at the
threshhold of great things in this line.
As yet we know little of what certain
kinds of fruits will do under cold
storage conditions. It will ultimately
be found that different kinds ot fruits
require different temperatures to keep
them at the best Packers of fruits
for cold storage have been frequently
disappointed at the manner in which
tneir fruits came out of storage, when
the varieties have been other than the
long-keeping sorts.. Now the differ
ent companies and growers are experi
menting to learn the requisites for
each kind of fruit
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Reports say that the investigations
by the United States forestry corals
sion show the wooded area of the
country to be considerably greater
Khan supposed. It has been of ute
yean ylaeei si akoat SI per mmX, bat
that Sgwe hti warn seem xmieei to
37 per cemt The fact is that peofle
take little coeat ot what is called
annual forest growth. This, taking the
country as a whole, Means a very
great increase every year. In the
older settled states forest Ires are less
extensive sow than before when the
wooded areas were contiguous. So it
happens that in some parts' of the east,
notably in Vermont and in Connecti
cut the forests are as large and thrifty
as they were a hundred years ago. If
this Is so during' the present time,
when we have applied little of forestry
science to the handling of the forests,
what will it be when we have learned
to take care of our trees aa we should?
Grass.
Grass is the forgiveness of nature
her constant benediction. Fields
trampled with battle, saturated with
blood, torn with the, ruts ot cannon,
grow green again with grass, and car
nage is forgotten. Streets abandoned
by traffic become grass-grown like
rural lanes, and are obliterated. For
ests decay, harvests perish, flowers
vanish, hut grass is immortal. Be
leaguered by the sullen hosts of win
ter, it withdraws into the impregnable
fortress of its subterranean vitality,
and emerges upon the first solicitation
of spring. Sown by the winds, by wan
dering birds, propagated by the subtle
horticulture of the elements which are
its ministers and servants, it softens
Jhe rude outline of the world. Its tena
cious fibers hold the earth in its place
and prevent its soluble components
from washing into the wasting sea. It
invades the solitude of deserts, climbs
the inaccessible slopes and forbidding
pinnacles of mountains, modifies cli
mates, and determines the history,
character and destiny of nations. Un
obtrusive and patient, it has immortal
vigor and aggression. Banished from
the thoroughfare and the field, it bides
its time to return, and when vigilance
is relaxed, or the dynasty has perished,
it silently resumes the throne from
which it has been expelled, but which
it never abdicates. It bears no blaz
onry of bloom to charm the senses with
fragrance or splendor, but its homely
hue is more enchanting than the lily
or the rose. It yields no fruit in earth
or air, and yet should its harvest fail
for a single year, famine would depop
ulate the world. John J. Ingalls.
The Soy Bean.
The soy bean responds readily to
good soil and plenty of moisture, but
will thrive and produce on land too
poor, or in a season too dry for ordi
nary crops. It is not molested by chlncb
bugs and there are no insect enemies
or blights which materially affect it
The root system of the soy bean is
very extensive, striking deeply into
hard subsoil and spreading widely
near the surface. Not only are they
supported by their extensive root sys
tem, but, being a legume, the nodule
forming micro-organism on the roots
enables the crop to get part of its
nitrogen food directly from the roots
and leave in the soil a store of nitro
gen which benefits succeeding crops.
Nitrogen is the most expensive and
easily depleted element of fertility in
our soil, and one of the strong points
In favor of soy beans is that they fit
perfectly in the short rotations where
clover and alfalfa are not practicable,
giving a rational rotation and at the
3ame time a paying crop. The land
for soy beans should be prepared the
same as for corn. Listing is not ad
visable, as the pods grow close to the
surface of the ground and would be
covered in cultivating. However,
good results have been obtained by
ijejting the ground and then nearly
tilling the ditches before planting
The ground should not be plowed until
time to plant, and the planting done
immediately after plowing. Late plow
ing and immediate planting give the
beans opportunity to keep ahead of
the weeds, which always bother such
a crop.
Crimson Cloyer In the North.
A few years ago it was believed that
crimson clover was a plant valuable
for the North and for the South. After
several years of rather extended ex
perience the growers at the North,
both on our farms and at our experi
ment stations have passed upon it ad
versely. It is a plant requiring a cli
mate warmer than we can give it, and
it 'also requires conditions for its
growth such as seldom exist here.
Where red clover can be grown to
perfection it is impossible to put in
any kind of a clover that will be more
profitable. We would, however, en
courage experimentation with it even
in the North. It may be found of
value in some localities far out of its
natural latitude. In the South it has
been little understood, and has quite
often failed because the soil did not
contain the germs necessary to its
health. Where it has been sown on
fleld3 and has repeatedly failed we
would suggest trying to inoculate the
soil with water that has been drawn
through soil taken from thrifty fields
of red clover.
The Boa and the Steer.
The writer was quite surprised some
time ago, at a convention, in which
L. H. Kerrick read a paper on the
cheap production of beef and how to
get high prices for it, to hear him
say that there would be for him no
profit in It. were it not that he has
hogs to follow the steers, and utilize
the corn they do not digest When
a successful beef raiser like Mr. Ker
rick pays that tribute to the value
of the hog, it is time that every beef
maker gave the hog the place he right
ly merits on the farm. Under exist
ing conditions no profit can be made
out of beef growing except by the as
sistance of the hog. This is a truth
that some of our beef producers do not
like to acknowledge, but it is a truth
that seems to have been pretty fully
demonstrated, at least in the west
Above all things It applies to the great
region of country where corn in its
unground state is the principal food in
addition to the pasture and other
roughage.
saatarlrjr ef Hot.
Hogs vary to an astonishing degree
as to the time in which they will ma
ture. We hear yet of breeders that
claim to have hogs that go on growing
till they are five or six years old, but
course of breeding in modern times
has tended to eradicate this late -Maturing
habit Now most of our swine
reach maturity in a little over a year
and reach a aarketable growth la ten
months or less. For breeding animals
it is advocated that the hogs be fed
so that they will mature rapidly and
make their growth daring two years, it
being argued that such hogs will have
more vitality to tranatait to their off
spring. There are 7,300.000 men .in Prussia
earning less than 31 per year.
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The following epitaph is found oa a
tosabstoae n a graveyard U Wlaelew.
Me.: "Here lies the! bedy of Richard
Thomas. Aa Fssjleaiea by Mrta., A
Whig of '71. By occupation a cooper.
Now food far won. Like aa old rum,
puncheon, auurked, numbered aad
shooked. Re will be raised agate aad
finished by his Creator. He died Sep
tember 28, 1824. aged 75. America, my
adopted coaatry, say best advice to you
is this: Take care of your liberties."
OMeer Are Searee.
Brigadier General Merriam, com
manding the departmeat of the Mis
souri, gives in his report aa illustration
of bow foreign service has drawn on
the home forces. So few are the offi
cers now available that Lieutenant
Delamere Skerrett, besides helng first
lieutenant of the Third artillery, is an
acting captain, an acting judge advo
cate, chief ordnance officer, chief signal
officer and acting engineer officer of the
department of Missouri, making: sep
arate reports in this various capacities.
Beaad to Be Kecater.
Ex-Speaker Reed, being himself a
most methodical man, likes those about
him to be as punctual in business
matters as ;he is. The other day he
reprimanded an office boy for the tar
diness of his arrival at the office.
"Well," said the boy, "you said there
was nothing like regularity, and as
I'd been an hour late for the past two
weeks, I didn't like to change my
method and come in on time today."
Wood Substitute for Hera.
Cellulith is a substance produced by
a long and continuous beating of wood
pulp. It is transparent and elastic,
hardening slowly until it attains the
consistency of horn, its specific grav
ity being about 4.5. The cellulith
may be worked as in horn or ebonite.
Combined Twith sawdust and 30 per
cent lampblack, the result is a kind of
dark ebonite; this is dense and may
be polished.
The Panama 81ans;hter.
During the recent troubles in Pan
ama the marines of the British crui
ser Leander had to did a great pit for
the dead, into which scores of corpses
were thrown and cremated. In one
house nearly a scare of men, women
and children were found shot or "stab
bed. They were non-combatants. Civ
ilians who were shot dead were buried
in the yards of their houses.
Knows Where All the Coat If.
Admiral Bradford, who is at present
the chief of the bureau of equipment
and supplies in the navy department
is known as a man of system and has
hanging in his private office a bulletin
showing the exact amount of coal
available for purchase by the navy at
the different ports throughout tho
world.
The seed of prayer always springs
up into praise.
A LIFE SAVED.
A Drag-slat's Tlraelr and Stralcat-Fer-
ward Advice SaTC the IJfe ef
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a Prominent Citizen.
Chicago, 111., Nov. 26. (Special)
Among the Catholic Foresters in this
city, none is better known or more
universally esteemed, than Mr. S. P.
Rush, Conductor (President) of Holy
Name Court, Number 26.
His many friends, inside the Order
and outside of its ranks, were, there
fore, much startled to learn that his
life was in danger, he having Blight's
Disease, that most terrible and fatal
disease.
Mr. Rush, however, made a grand
struggle for his life, taking prescrip
tions, and pills and powders, until his
stomach refused food. At last, his
local druggist, guided by the numerous
inquiries being made at his store for
Dodd's Kidney Pllis, advised Mr. Rush
to buy and try some. This he did. and
to his delight he was restored to
health and strength.
Mr. Rush says that after commenc
ing the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills, he
felt much better, but it took two
months to effect a cure.
"I took nothing else but Dodd's
Kidney Pills during that time, so V
know that I owe life and health to
them."
What this wonderful remedy has
done for Mr. Rush, it will certainly do
for anyone. It is the only remedy
.that has never failed to cure Bright's 4
Disease.
Mr. Rush is just now receiving the
congratulations of his friends, but al
ways finds time to say a good word
for tbe Medicine that saved his life.
Sold for 50 cents a box. Ail dealers.
A wise man never gives up a sure
thing for an uncertainty.
Carter's Ink
Is used by millions, which is a sure proof of its
quality. Sena for free booklet, "Inklings."
Address Carter's Ink Ca, Iloston. Mass.
Shut the door in tbe face of nature
and she will come u at the window.
Xeu. Business and Shorthand College
Iloyd Bids;. Omaha.
Most perfectly equipped College in
the west. $2,500.00 new banking fur
niture. J3.000.00 worth new type
writers. Send for catalogue. A. C.
Ong, A. M., LL. B., Pres.
The boy who is afraid he will never
amount to anything seldom does.
To Promote Good 01s;estloa.
If after Thanksgiving- Day the appe
tite is poor take Garfield Tea; it will
cleanse the system and stimulate the
appetite.
A good many of the standing jokes
should be sat upon.
An Irving Story.
Sir Henry Irving tells a good story
against himself. On his return from
America, a banquet was given in his
honor, at which Lord Russell presided.
During the dinner Lord Russell said
to Sir Henry, "It would be so much
better if Comyns Carr proposed your
health; I can't make speeches." To
which Sir Henry replied gently, "I
heard you make a rather good speech
before the Parnell commission." "On,
yes," said the lord chief justice, "but
then I had something to talk about"
Preay Ada ma Retirement.
Charles Kendall Adams has retired
from the presidency of the University
of Wisconsin and will go abroad for
his health, which has been bad for
two years past. He has not actually
resigned, and Dean E. A. Birge will
act in his place.
Slngal r Haling.
There are hundreds, perhaps thou
sands, of negroes in the United States
born abroad who are naturalized citi
zens. Nevertheless Judge Kirkpatrick,
of the United States court at Trenton,
X. J., has refused naturalization papers
to a Dutch Guiana negro, a graduate
of Howard university at Washington,
on the ground that the neutralization
laws of the United States refer to
whites only.
Colanabas' Desreadants Fanners.
A Spanish paper asserts that two
descendants of Columbus, Manuel and
Maria Columbo. brother and sister,
are at present Inmates of the Asylum
for the Homeless in the city of Cadiz.
It is said that documents in their pos
session incontestably prove their descent.
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No one would object to free silver
that was practically free.
WHAT IS WHEAT-O?
It is an Absolutely Pure Health.
Food, prepared by a Steel Cut process
that removes all indigestible parts of
the wheat and retains the nutritious
strength-giving parts, which render
this food very easily digested and as
easily cooked. Wnea served with sugar
and cream yon navo a most delicious
and palatable article. Wheat-O la
made of choice wheat, thoroughly
cleansed and purified, and is especially
recommended for children and nil those
who may be troubled with dyspepsia,
constipation, or headache. It keeps
the well healthy, makes the weak
strong, and as a nerve food it is un
equaled. All good grocers sell it.
The taking ways of the kleptomaniac "
may be due to fits of abstraction.
What Shall We Mare for Deaeert?
This question arises in the family;
every day. Let us answer it today.
Try Jell-O. a delicious and healthful
dessert Prepared in two minutes. No
boiling! no baking! add boiling water
and set to cool. Flavors: Lemon.
Orange, Raspberry and Strawberry. At
your grocers. 10 cts.
Even the best regulated family has
its. disagreements now and then.
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES are
fast to sunlight, washing and rubbing.
The smart girl Is apt to say things
that make other people smart
FITS PtnnancnL'jr curvrt. So Cts ornrrrnat
arte,
Snit day' u ot Pr. Kline's Great Xerre Ksatorar.
Send for FREE SS.OO trial bottle and traariaa,j
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What is to be? Why, a verb, ot
course.
Magnetic Starch is the very best
laundry starch in the world.
The secretary of the treasury has
issued a circular suspending refunding
operations, to take effect December 31.
JApanete Smokers.
Smoking is so common in Japan
that all men and most women smok?.
the girls beginning when they axe
about 10 years of age. The women
have pipes with longer stems than the
men, and if one of them wishes to
show a gentleman a special mark of
favor, she lights her pipe, takes a
whiff, hands it to him and lets hin
Bmoke.
Try Magnetic Starch it will last
longer than any other.
The man you fail to get will never
add to your wealth.
For starching fine linen use Magnetic
Starch.
Chrysanthemum red is one of tha
fashionable fall colors.
Your clothes will not crack if you
use Magnetic Starch.
No man appreciates poetry unless hq
has a little of it in his make-up.
If you have not tried Magnetic Starch
try it now. You will then use no other.
Every time the grocer sells a pound
of sugar he gives it a-weigh.
The church with the highest steepld
isn't always the nearest heaven.
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GRAIN COFFEE
Grain-O is not a stimulant, like
coffee. It is a tonic and its effects
are permanent.
A successful substitute for coffee,
because it has the coffee flavor thl
everybody likes.
Lots of coffee substitutes in the
market, but only one food driak
Grain-O.
Allsrocers; lcandSSc
DrBuIl's
Cures all Throat aad Lung Affection.
COUGH SYRUP
Get the genuine. Rcfusesubstitutsa,
IS SURE
Jnltreifna OU cur Rheumatism. 15 c as d.
WINTER TOURIST RATES.
SPECIAL Tours to Florida. Ksy West.
Cuba. Bermuda. Old Mexico
and the Mediterranean and
Orient
HALdT Rates for the round trip to
many points south on sale first
and third Tuesday each month.
1RATE8 To Hot Springs. Ark., the fa
mous water resort of America,
on sal every day in the year.
Tickets now on sale to all the winter
resorts of the south, good returning until
June 1st. 190t For rates, descriptive mat
ter, pamphlets and all other Information.
call at C. & St. L-. R. R. City Ticket
Office. 1415 Farnam st. (Paxton Hotel
BIdg) or write
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C. P. et T. A., Omaha, Neb.
DOIT STOP TOBACCO SUDDENLY
it lBJures nervous system to do so. BACO.
CUPO is the only cure that REALLY cures
and notifies you when to stop. Sold with a
guarantee that three boxes will cure any ease.
liCfl-CUIA fe vegetable and harmless. It has
WBr" " is cured thousands, it will cure tcu.
Atalldruiwlsts or by mall prepaid, ft a box.
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