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By COLUMBUS JOURNAL Co.
COLUMBUS,
NEBRASKA.
The Missouri Press association will
meet at St Louis, Laclede hotel, Feb
ruary 8 and 9.
An earthquake shock was felt at
Cumana, in the state of Bermuda,
Venezuela. There was no damage.
The petition against the destruction
of the old frigate Constitution, signed
by 300 residents of Massachusetts, was
presented to the president.
Republican members of the house
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce decided to support the Hep
burn bill with a few modifications.
Seven men were killed by a snow
slide at the mining camp of Alta,
Utah, according to the last message
received before the telephone wires
broke.
It has developed that during the at
tack made on the barracks by rioters
at Quayaquil, Ecuador, only sixty-one
persons were killed and ninety-four
wounded.
John Willis Baer, for many years
president of the Presbyterian board of
home missions, has accepted the pres
idency of Occidental college, at Los
Angeles, Cal.
Isaac Syfe, a Syrian, suspected of
throwing Peter Kaden, a settler from
Hoskins, Neb., into a well, is in jail
at Bonesteel, S. D., charged with mur
der in the first degree.
Governor M. A. Otero, who will go
out of office, has appointed Dr. J. H.
Sloan, of Santa Fe. insurance commis
sioner of New Mexico, vice Pedro
Parea, deceased. Sloan is a democrat.
The news of the appointment of
Luke E. Wright, governor general of
the Philippines, to be the first Amer
ican ambassador to Japan, has been
received at Tokio with general satis
faction. In a hotel in Chihuahua, Mex.. Man
uel Algara de Torreros, a member of
a distinguished family of Mexico City,
shot Senora Maria Reiga. an actress,
and afterwards shot himself. Both
will die.
The chief of staff has favored the
proposition of army chaplains to build
chapels at some of the posts where
there are present no places of worship
and has recommended that the war
department indorse the project.
About 150 members of the Life Un
derwriters' association of New York
have pledged themselves to organize
an anti-rebating bureau to prevent the
practice of giving or accepting re
bates on life insurance premiums.
Orrin C. Murray, said to be the son
of a wealthy banker of Kokomo, Ind.,
was arrested in Chicago, charged with
embezzling $900 from the St Louis &
Southern Railway company, while
agen tat Kelsey, Mo.
George W. C. dishing, for many
years identified with several railroads,
including the Chicago & Northwestern,
the Union Pacific, the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas and the Denver & Rio
Grande, as superintendent, died in Chi
cago. John E. Stevens, chief engineer of
the isthmian canal commission, was
elected vice president and director of
the Panama Railroad company to fill
the place made vacant by the resig
nation of former Chief Engineer John
F. Wallace.
It is rumored that Senor Lizardo
Garcia, president of Ecuador, has
taken refuge in the Brazilian legation
at Quito, the capital. It is impossible
however, to ascertain the truth of this
rumor, as communication with Quito
is interrupted.
A bill for a receiver for the National
Life Insurance company of Chicago
has been filed in the district court at
Des Moines, la., where the company
has $1,700,000 on deposit with the
state auditor. The bill was filed for
Dr. A. L. Watson, a policyholder.
Serious troubles threaten to break
out in China as the result of the vice
roy's scheme for taxation in order to
raise revenue for the construction of
the Canton-Hankow railway. The
Merchants' guild is determined on a
"retaliatory strike and the viceroy
Ithreatens the leaders with decapita
tion. Alexander Barry, a naturalized
American who is among the prominent
manufacturers of Moscow, takes an
exceedingly gloomy view of the situa
tion there. Mr. Barry employs from
300 to 3,000 men and unquestionably
has a more profound knowledge of
Russian conditions than any American
in the empire.
A movement to provide a monthly
income for Russian Socialists has been
started in Spokane. Wash. It is pro
posed that Socialists in this country
shall give not less than 5 cents each
a week, this money to be collected
through the national organization in
this country and forwarded to St
Petersburg every month.
The new president of France is the
son of a clerk and the grandson of a
blacksmith.
Passenger train No. 3 on the Chock
taw division of the Reck Island rail
road was wrecked at Riceville. Ark.
"Seven passengers were slightly in
jured. Three hundred and fifty thousand
.silver pesos were taken out of Mexico
City on a special car en route to Lon
don, England.
The hostile attitude of President
Castro of Venezuela toward the Amer
ican minister may necessitate the dis
patch of a warship to the spot
The Mississippi Cotton compress at
Jackson, Miss., burned with 9,200 bales
Of cotton. Loss, $750,000.
Herbert J. Hagerman was inaugu
rated governor of New Mexico, in the
ball of representatives at Santa Fe
In the presence of a large assem
blage. Fire at Waurika, Okla., destroyed
the business section of that place, in
cluding three hotels. Loss $50,000.
Representatives Huff of Pennsyl
vania, Haskins of Vermont and Con
fer of New York, so closely resemble
one another that only their most in
ttawte friends distinguish them apart
General News I
t -, A DESPAIRING WOMAN.
Weak, Nervous and Wretched From
Wasting Kidney Troubles.
Mrs. Henry A. Reamer, Main and
Garst Sts., South Bend, Ind., says:
"When I began
using Doan's Kid
ney Pills I was so
weak I could
hardly drag . my
self across the
room.- I was
wretched and ner
vous, and had
backache, bearing-down
pain,
headache, dizzi
ness and weak
eyes. Dropsy set
in and bloating of the chest choked
me and threatened the heart I had
little hope, but to my untold surprise
Doan's Kidney Pills brought me re
lief and saved my life. I shall never
forget it"
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Getting on to the ropes of trickery
ends in getting into them.
Rich, Juicy Radishes Free.
Everybody loves juicy, tender radishes.
Salzer knows this, hence he offers to send
you absolutely free sufficient radish seed
to keep you in tender radishes all sum
mer long and his great
saizeb's bahgaix seed book.
wit!, its wonderful surprises and great
bargains in seeds at bargain prices.
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The enormous crops on our seed farms
the past season compel us to issue this
special catalogue.
8E5D THIS KOTICB TO-SAT.
and receive the radishes and the wonder
ful Bargain Book free.
Remit 4c and we add a package of Cos
mos, the most fashionable, serviceable,
beautiful annual flower.
John A. Salzer Seed Co., Lock Drawer
W.,La Crosse, Wis.
Words of a silent man are never
repeated in court
Worth Kaowlns;
that Allcock's are the original and only
genuine porous plasters; all other so-called
porous plasters are imitations.
There is a remedy for ignorance but
none for knowing too much.
Acme Dyspepsia Cure.
Positive cure tor all dlKwi- of ttima-li. tlver, and
Dowel. Heominietiilitl liy Ica-linK .liicUii. liio
sire that cure. UJ tahlet turn. Semi inimoy with
artier to Acme Dyspepsia Cure Co., Ironia,
New Jersey.
Many a man is breaking his back
under a bag of shadows.
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PltES.
Itching. Hllud. Illeedini;. Protrudlm Piles. Druq
Rifts are authorized to refund money lf-PAZO
OINTMENT falls to cure In C to 14 days. 50c.
White Means Weddings.
"To get married, dress in white," is
advice that is offered to would-be
orides, for it is estimated that, in
doors or out, morning, afternoon or
svening, marriage proposals are often
er made to girls when they are wear
ing white than when they are dressed
in material of any other shade.
Largest Oak Tree.
In the Friends' burial grounds, In
Salem, N. J., there stands the largest
oak tree in the state, and possibly the
largest in the United States. It is
now used as the "trade mark" of the
New Jersey Forestry association.
YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO
SUFFER
Constipation, Bowel and Stomach
Trouble.
Q. What is the beginning of sickness?
A. Constipation.
Q. What is Constipation?
A. Failure of the bowels to carry off the
waste matter which lies in the alimentary
nal where it decays and poisons the en
tire system. Eventually the results are
death under the name of some other dis
ease. Note the deaths from typhoid fever
and appendicitis, stomach and bowel
trouble at the present time.
Q. What causes Constipation?
A. Neglect to respond to the call of na
ture promptly. Lack of exercise. Exces
sive brain work. Mental emotion and im
proper diet.
Q. What are the results of neglected
Constipation?
A. Constipation causes more suffering
than any other disease. It causes rheu
matism, colds, fevers, stomach, bowel,
kidney, lung and heart troubles, etc. It is
the one disease that starts all others.
Indigestion, dyspepsia, diarrhoea, loss of
sleep and strength are its symptoms piles,
appendicitis and. fistula, are caused by
Constipation. Its consequences are known
to all physicians, but few sufferers realize
their condition until it is too late. Women
become confirmed invalids as a result of
Constipation.
Q. Do physicians recognize this?
A. Yes. The first question your doctor
asks you is ''are you constipated?" That
is the secret.
Q. Can it be cured?
A. Yes, with proper treatment. The
common error is to resort to physics, such
as pills, salts, mineral water, castor oil, in
jections, etc., every one of which is in
jurious. They weaken and increase the
malady. You know this by your own ex
perience. Q. What then should be done to cure it?
A. Get a bottle of Mull's Grape Tonic at
once. Mull's Grape Tonic will positively
cure Constipation and Stomach Trouble in
the shortest space of time. No other
remedy has before been known to cure
Constipation positively and permanently.
Q. What is Mull's Grape Tonic?
A. It is a Compound with 40 per cent of
the juice cf Concord Grapes. It exerts a
peculiar strengthening, healing influence
upon the intestines, so that they can do
their work unaided. The process is gradual,
but sure. It is not a physic, but it cures
Constipation, Dysentery, Stomach and
Bowel Trouble.. Having a rich, fruity
grape flavor, it is pleasant to take. As a
tonic it is unequalled, insuring the system
against disease. It strengthens and builds
np waste tissue.
S. Where can Hull's Grape Tonic be
t
A. Your druggist sells it The dollar
bottle contains nearly three times the 50
centsize, . Good for ailing children and nursing
mothers.
A free bottle to all who have never used
it because we know it will cure you.
1
FREE BOTTLE
TREE. Bead this coupon with yonriutaa aad
addreaa, your dragglat name and 10c to par
postage and we will apply yon a sample free. If
you have aerer nsed Mall Grape Tonic, aad
will alio tend you a certificate good for tM
toward the purchase of more Tonic from your
druggist.
Moll's Gain Tokio Co.. 148 Third Ave.,
Bock.Island. 111.
QiM FuU Addrt and WriU Ftabdg.
SS cent, SO cent sndsLOO bottles at all druggists.
The SUM bottle contains about six times as much
as the S3 cent bottle aad about three times as
much as the 90 cent bottle. There U a great
ssTlag la feeylac the L00 eUe.
The ceasine has a date and number
fee feasine
.taped oa tlu
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the label take no other frost
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CHAPTER V. Continued.
"When may I expect to hear from
you, monsieur?" as she halts upon
the threshold.
"Ah! this is Tuesday night nearly
Wednesday morning. You speak of
sailing on what steamer?"
"The La Gascogne."
"Ah, yes, she leaves Havre on Sat
urday at five a. ro. To reach her you
quit Paris on Friday."
"At seven in the evening."
"I will try to send in the report by
hat time, you shall have it before
you sail, whether we meet with suc
cess or failure."
"I am greatly obliged."
"Not at all it is myself who has
been placed under obligations. Good
night, Mamselle Westerly."
He gently closes the door, resumes
his seat, and puts his finger on an
electric button. Almost as quickly
as a jack-in-the-box leaps into view
when the lid flies back, a door opens
and the assistant steps into view.
"Henri, get me folio one-seventeen."
"It is here at your hand, Monsieur
Prefect."
"Turn to page forty-nine the In
dex has a name for that what is it?"
"Duval."
"Surname?"
"Antionette."
"That will do I can read for my
self. Retire and allow no one to
enter until I ring."
Again the great prefect of Paris
gay, wicked Paris, sits alone; his
head is lowered and his eyes trace
the closely-written lines in one of
those wonderful tomes that contain
the lives of all the principal people of
the civilized, world, and especially
the good and bad alike within the
gates of Paris.
At length he closes the volume and
chuckles, as though he had discovered
something.
"I had queer suspicions, and behold
they turn out even more. This is in
teresting, exciting. Should it prove
to be true, ma foi, I will have strange
news to transmit to Mamselle Pau
line of New York. The one so dark,
the other so fair, and mon dieu! they
are, unless I make a sad mistake,
sisters. As for Monsieur Dick, I have
my eye on him sacre! I give the
American horse-tamer sense for fall-
ng in love with a charming woman.
My bell! Henri the next case," and
with a sigh the weary prefect takes
up his onerous duties.
CHAPTER VI.
Colonel Bob Wakes Up.
Another day dawns, the morning
passes, and again it is afternoon. On
the boulevards the same restless
crowds gather, moving to and fro,
jostling elbows, laughing, chatting,
good natured always, polite, and evi
dently filled with the spirit that per
meates all Parisian crowds.
It is a spectacle which, once
seen, will often come up in memory
the Champs Elysees, the Place de la
Concord with its obelisk of Luxor,
the magnificent Arch de Triomphe at
the head of the Bois de Bologne, the
rrreat hotels, the palace of the Troca-
dero and the gardens of the Tuile-
ries all these make a picture upon
which the crowds are but the clock
work movement the action.
At various fancy little kiosks on the
boulevards small articles are sold, be
sides papers and magazines. The
presence of these booths amid the
gay crowds, the flower stands, the
wonderful cafes, where in fine weath
er people sit upon or over the side
walk sipping light wines, or indulg
ing, it may be, in an ice all these
things when grasped in concert make
Paris seem like a great picture. It Is,
Indeed, true that few people know
how to enjoy life like the Parisians.
Their daily motto is gayety people
come from all parts of the world to
enjoy themselves in the French capi
tal and they generally succeed.
The afternon is growing late when
Dick Denver and his comrade swing
into the Champs Elysees, and saunter
along with the careless air of men
who are out for the purpose of pass
ing time. With a prime Havana,
good health, and an appreciation of
beauty, a young man can be very
comfortable while sauntering along
the boulevards.
Thus they continue their walk for
some time, admiring the scene, look
ing upon scores of lovely faces, and
the most elegant of toilets. Carriages
roll by, containing other sightseers.
Many of the nobility of Europe are to
be seen here, for Paris has especial
attractions for them.
Our friends know very few in all
this great mass of people It is rath
er a strange feeling that comes over
one when gazing upon tens of thou
sands, to think that all are utter
strangers.
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Dick suddenly raises his hat as a
carriage rolls by, and bows with un
usual grace.
"Ah! the Senorita Lopez out for
an airing with her gentle father, the
Don. How the old fiery Mexican
scowled at you it's plainly evident
he does not share his daughter's ad
miration for my chum," 'aughs the
sheriff, and Dick is compelled to join
in the merriment.
"Perhaps he has learned of my
share in the defeat of his mysterious
plans of the other night, where ruf
fians in his employ stopped the ve
hicle in which Miss Pauline rode, and
right here in the streets of Paris.
That would not make him a very fond
friend of mine."
"If the senorita shows her claws
because you have fallen in love with
another girl, she will have a firm ally
in her dad," remarks Bob, whose busi
ness in life has made him a keen ob
server and a good reader of faces.
They saunter on, the sheriff keep
ing a bright lookout, scanning faces as
they pass. He has not lost all hope
of discovering his man, although all
he has to go by is an extraordinarily
poor photograph taken years before
when the missing Danvers was a
smooth-faced boy.
Suddenly Bob, who has his friend's
arm for the moment,-as he speaks of
something he has become interested
in, feels the ex-horse-tamer of the
plains give a perceptible start. Look
ing up quickly he finds that Dick is
gazing across the pavement. They
chance to be In front of a cafe chan
tant, and, as in numerous other in
stances, several tables are placed in
and outside the door-way, where seat
ed in the shade, men and women can
sit and sip their wine or coffee while
they watch the passers-by.
At this particular point a man can
be seen a man who would certainly
attract attention in his native city of
Mexico, and certainly does here on
the boulevards of Paris a man whose
figure is of a magnificent build, and
gives promise of remarkable strength.
This person disdains to doff his na
tive garb for the sober black of the
Parisian lounger he has the appear
ance of a Spaniard, with his broad
brimmed hat, his gold-lace embroider
ed jacket, trousers wide at the bot
tom and' slit open, to be laced and
show the fancy boot-tops underneath.
The man who sits in front of the
cafe returns Dick's stare there is a
sneer written all over his dark face.
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which has at one time been hand
some. The two friends pass on. Sheriff
Bob has taken notice of certain facts
that arouse his interest, likewise his
curiosity.
"A Mexican, that's dead certain,
and he doesn't appear to fancy you
very much. Possibly you have met
before?" he remarks.
"Well, we have. That is the man
who waits and lives in the hope of
having a chance at me."
"Is that Barcelona the Mexican
bull-fighter, the man I've heard you
speak of, the man who ran against
you once upon a time and got decided
ly the worst of it?"
"That is Tordas, the best bull-fighter
and all-round athlete of Mexico. Do
you notice his splendid figure?"
"I reckon I did. How under the
sun did yon ever manage to worst
him in a fight?"
"Well, though not his equal In
strength, I've learned several tricks
at boxing and wrestling that serve me
a good turn when in close quarters.
Barcelona got the benefit of them, you
see. He has never forgiven me. and
only waits his chance at retaliation."
"You don't grow thin with anxiety
your laugh is just as merry as of
old."
"Bah! you know me well enough as
a happy-go-lucky chap, never worry
ing about prospective troubles. My
roving life as a cowboy and mine
owner has given me that disposition.
I am always prepared; when the
time comes for that bull-baiter to
tackle me he may be astonished,
that's all." and he puffs away at his
cigar as though the possible meeting
with Barcelona has no terror for a
man of his size.
"His presence here It looks singu
lar." "Not at all. You know how glob
ules of quicksilver will run together
well, these men who hate me are mu
tually attracted. Barcelona knows
Senor Lopez, and the latter dislikes
me for some reason beyond my ken."
"Probably because his daughter is
wild over you," suggests the sheriff.
"You put It in too strong a light
she has perhaps fancied me, but I
give you my word of honor, Bob, I
have never encouraged the girl."
"Duse take it, she's as pretty as can
be."
"Granted, but my taste never ran
that way. I admire a dark man, but
a woman, to strike my eye, must be
as fair as a lily."
"Ah! yes, with golden hair, like
Miss Pauline Westerly, for instance,"
declares the colonel, sagely nor does
his companion blush while admitting'
the truth of this remark:
""My fancy has always been for fair
women, and Miss Pauline fills the
bill. I'm determined to try my fate;
for once, and yet I suppose it will be
of little use. Such a queenly girl
could have her pick among the best."
Thus they saunter on and converse.
Many eyes rest upon them, and more
than one spoiled darling of society,
looking from her carriage window as
she rolls by, sighs to gaze upon two
such splendid specimens of manhood,
and feels a new contempt for the sim
pering, padded beaus who follow in
her train, and who are, at the best,
mere apologies for men.
The evening draws on apace, and
lights begin to appear along the boule
vard still the crowds jostle, the
voices of" flower-venders ring out,
laughter and good-will appear to rule
the hour.
"Let us dine," says the colonel. "I
feel a horrid vacuum within, which is
against my principles."
His comrade being quite willing,
they step in at the Cafe Anglais, and
partake of a meal.
While they have eaten, darkness
has fallen upon the great city an
other night begun. During the after
noon the gentlemen called at the
Grand Continental Hotel, but it hap
pened that Miss Pauline and Dora
were out riding at the time. They
hardly dare show such impatience as
to make another call on the same
evening.
By chance it happens that Dick has
forgotten his watch having left it in
his other vest. It worries him, as the
time-piece is very valuable, and find
ing themselves near their lodging
house, he proposes running up and
getting it.
(To be continued.)
BIRTH RATES SHOW CHANGES.
London Statistician Says Fluctuations
Rise and Fall With Prices.
At a meeting of the Royal Statis
tical society, held recently in London
at the society's rooms, a paper was
read on "The Changes in the Mar
riage and Birtii Rates in England
and Wales during the Last Half Cen
tury, with an Inquiry as to Their
Causes," by G. Udny Yule.
A careful examination of the fluc
tuations in the birth rate showed, de
clared Mr. Yule, that it appeared to
respond, like the marriage rate, to
the cycle of trade and industry,
though the movement is curiously ir
regular as compared with that of the
latter rate. The fall of the birth rate,
or a marked increase in the rate of
fall, commenced in many European
countries just about 1S75-8C, that is,
when the effect of the fall in prices
from 1S73 was just beginning to maKe
itself felt.
The turning point was too well
marked not to be due to some very
definite cause, and too widespread to
be ascribed to any cause of at all a
local character. The greatest inter
censal increase rates in England and
Wales occurred, it was pointed out,
after periods of high prices.
She Rose to the Occasion.
This is the story of a Warrensburg
girl who is frequently the guest of a
Sedalia friend, says the Sedalia (Mo.)
Capital. The president of the War
rensburg Normal is greatly opposed,
it is said, to students of the college
calling up friends over the 'phone
or being called up during the study
periods. Consequently he keeps one
ear primed for the jangle of the tele
phone bell, and answers the 'phone
himself when he can manage to reach
it first. One day last week the girl
in question had agreed to call up one
of the Normal students with regard
to some trivial matter which they had
been discussing. Never thinking of
the president's antipathy to the
'phone, she called the Normal. The
president was busy with a class, but
he heard the bell, and rushed to the
charge.
"Hello!" he said, glumly.
"Hello!" answered a sweet voice.
Yes, the girl really has a remarkably
sweet voice when she talks over the
'phone. If you do not believe it, ask
some of the Sedalia boys. "Hello!
who is this?"
The president rose to the occasion.
"This," he responded, oracularly, "is
the president."
The girl gave a gasp of surprise.
Then she, too, rose to meet the emer
gency. "Why, howdy, howdy, Teddy," she
said, sweetly and cordially. "So glad
to hear you. When did you reach
town?"
Words Used But Rarely.
A philologist was ta'king about
words. "There are over 225,000 words
in the English language," he said,
"but we only use a few thousand of
them. The extra ones are no use to
us. Any man could sit down with a
dictionary and write in good English
a story that no one in the world
would understand. Here, for instance,
can you make head or tail of this?"
And the philologist pattered off
glibly:
"I will againbuy the atabnl. You
are asweyed. Yet this is no blushet's
bobance nor am I, a .cudden, either.
Though the atabal is dern, still will I
againbuy it."
Then he translated:
"I will recover the drum. You are
amazed? Yet this is no young girl's
boasting nor am I a fool, either.
Though the drum is hidden, still will
I recover It." Louisville Courier
Journal. In His Line.
"My man," we say kindly to the
individual whom we. see taking a sly
swig from a bottle that he produces
from a rear pocket, "unless you are
more temperate in your habits you
will fi'.l a drunkard's grave."
"Zat's all ri" he informs us, grave
ly, "I've filled many of 'em."
"This Is no occasion for joking," we
admonish him.
"Shert'nly not, pardner. I'm igvin
It to yon stranght I'm shexton of a
snemetery."
Not to Be Influenced.
"If yon are very good, Otto, the
stork will bring you a little sister."
"Oh, hell bring a little one wheth
er I'm good or bad. papa." Tales.
MINISTER TO MODERN VANITY.
The Looking-glass, and How It Looks
to Men and Women.
It Is not always .for the mere grati
fication of personal vanity that we
should attentively study our mirrors,
says the London Chronicle. Socrates
advised all young people to look often
in their looking-glass to ascertain if
they were good-looking that if they
were so they might strive to make
their mental attainments correspond,
and if they were not, then they might
endeavor by the superior accomplish
ments of their minds to make up for
their personal shortcomings.
This is excellent advice for vanity
possessed moderns, but it is improb
able that the high mental attitude of
Socrates is appreciated by them.
How the elaborate toilets of to-day
could be accomplished without the
aid of the mirror it is impossible to
imagine. It is popularly supposed
that the mirror is the woman's pet
possession, but man is by no means
averse to contemplating his manly
charms as reflected therein. A wom
an frankly confesses her interest in
the alluring combination of glass and
quicksilver, but the man, while voic
ing his scorn, proves his superior van
ity by his concealed and secretive
study of it. He jeers at his wife's
cheval glass, but was anything more
entirely provocative of human vanity
ever Invented than the many-sided
shaving glass?
INDUSTRY FOR SOUTH AFRICA.
May Become Horse Producing Coun
try of the World.
South Africa is foreseen as achiev
ing its destiny by becoming one of
the great horse producing countries
of the world. At the present time
the man who would dabble in horse
flesh needs both experience and
courage. The Kaffirs provide nine
tenths of the horses sold. When a
dealer arrives in a native territory
he seeds round word that he has come
to purchase horses and the natives
roll up with all sorts and descriptions
of the equine tribe, which for the
most part are of no earthly use. The
man picks out an animal and the own
er names an exorbitant price, which
he never hopes to receive, the dealer
offering a sum which no sane man
could accept. But eventually a price
is agreed upon and the owner receives
a written order for the amount, which
he redeems in the evening by coming
to the dealer's hotel and receiving
cash. By easy stages a descent is
made on the next purchasing site and
by degrees a decent sized troupe is
got together. When these arrive at
their final destination their original
owners would not recognize them.
They have been clipped on the way
down, had a few condition powders,
and had a general cleaning.
Weather Man Saves Money.
In spite of the standing jokes about
the weather man, it is probable that
for every dollar spent on the weather
bureau $10 are saved, says Country
Life in America. At the time of the
Mississippi flood of 1S97 $15,000,000
worth of live stock and other prop
erty were saved as a result of warn-,
ings issued a week ahead. Signals
displayed for a single hurricane have
detained in port vessels valued, with
their cargoes, at $20,000,000. The
West Indian stations, established in
1898, inform us of hurricanes as soon
as they begin. The course of the hur
ricane that caused the Galveston flood
was charted for a week before it
struck our shores for hurricanes
move slowly. Eighty-five per cent ol
the forecasts now come true, and by
the aid of rural free delivery 25,
000,000 forecast cards were distrib
uted last year to farmers, many of
whom could not have had them five
years ago.
He's on the Ragged Edge.
It's very hard to tei just how she feels!
I only wish that I could lind it out.
But her true sentiments she still conceals
And leaves me hesitating and in doubt
It's awfully perplexing to a chaj.
But then sincerity one can't compel.
Sometimes I think she doesn't care a rap.
And then I think she likes me prett
well.
At times she's very serious and sweet
And then I think she's going to relent.
But when my adoration I repeat
She tells me to cut out the sontiment.
To court her ten't any easy anap:
You'd think to. if you tried it for a
spell.
Sometimes I think she doesn't care a rap.
And then I think she likes me prett
well.
Sometimes I think I'll put It to the test
To win or lose and then I think I
won't.
Sometimes I think perhaps it would be
best
If I should lose and then I again I
don't.
She's doing It to try my love, mayhap.
But that is something that it's hard
to tell.
Sometimes I think she doesn't care a
rap.
And then I think she likes me pretty
well.
Chicago News.
Wanted Irving to Parade.
Bram Stoker, who for many years
was connected with the management
of the late Sir Henry Irving, tells of
an Incident which occurred during
the player's tour of the middle west.
it appears that Irving in order to
break a "long jump" from here to an
other city was desirous of securing
for one night the theater of a town
in Indiana. Accordingly Stoker wired
the individual who was both pro
prietor and manager of the playhouse
in question requesting that Sir Henry
be given a night's engagement. In a
short while Mr. Stoker received the
following: "Does Irving parade?"
When shown this the distinguished
Briton was much amused. He direct
3d Stoker to reply that "Irving was a
tragedian, not a minstrel." The fur
ther reply came: "Don't want Irving
unless he parades."
Women Workers in Japan.
I have encountered another novelty
in Japan tea and toast In my room
at 5 p. m. and dinner at 7:30 o'clock.
The chambermaids at the hotel are
all men. I haven't seen a woman
about the rlace.
The v.-u.;itn are probably out gath--rir
rice and wading in mud up to
r.eir knees. The women are not only
ornamental here; they are useful as
-yell. American women who visit
Japan are apt to attract so little at
tention that they will feel insulted
Our American notion that a woman
is an angel Is unknown here. Atch
-on Globe.
Whose Say-so is Best?
With nearly all medicines put up for
sale through druggists, one has to take
the maker's say-so alone as to their cura
tive value. Of course, such testimony i9
not that of a disinterested party and
accordingly is not to be given the same
credit as if written from disinterested
motives. Dr. Pierce's medicines, how
ever, form a single and therefore striking
exception to this rule. Their claims to
the confidence of invalids does 'not rest
solely upon their makers' say-so or
praise. Their ingredients arc matters of,
public knowledge, being printed on each
separate bottle wrapper. Thus invalid
sufferers are taken into Dr. Pierce's full
confidence. Scores of leading medical
men have written enough to till volumes
in praise of the curative value of the
several ingredients entering into these
well-known medicines.
Amongst the) writers we And such med
ical lights as Prof. Flnley Elllngwood. M. D
of Bonnet Medical College. Chicago: Prof.
Hale, of the same city: Prof. John M. Scud
der. M. !.. late of Cincinnati. Ohio: Prof.
John Kin?. M. D.. late of Cincinnati. Ohio:
Dr. Grorer Coe, of New York: Dr. Bartho
low. of Jefferson Medical College, of Pa.
and scores of others equally eminent.
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures,
the worst cases of female weakness, prolap
sus.anteverslon and retroversion and corrects
Irregularities, cures painful periods, dries up
disagreeable and weakening drains, some
time known as pelvic catarrh and a multi
tude of other diseases peculiar to women.
Bear in mind, it is not a patent nor even a
secret medicine, but tho"lavrite Prescrip
tion" of a regularly educated physician, of
large experience in the cure of woman's
peculiar aliments, who frankly and confid
ingly takes his patients Into his full con
fidence by telllntr them Just what his "Pro
scription is composed of. Of no other medi
cine put up for woman's special maladies.
and sold through druggists, can it be said
that the maker Is not afraid to deal thus,
frankly, openly and honorably, by letting
every patient using: the samo know exactly
what she Is taking.
Sick women are invited to consult Dr.
Pierce, by letter, free. AH correpond
ence is guarded as sacredly secret and
womanly confidences are protected by
professional privacv. Address Dr. K. .
Pierce, Buffalo. N."Y.
How to preserve health and bcautv is
told in Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Med
ical Adviser. It is free. For a paper
covered copy send Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buf
falo. N. Y.. -I one-cent stamps to cover
mailing only; in cloth binding 31 stamps.
Dr. Pierce's Pellets euro constipation-
Sahara's Area and Population.
The Sahara has over one-half the
area of the United States. Its popula
tion is very small for its area. The
Libyan and Nbuian deserts are only
a continuation of it to the Red Sea.
DOCTOR CURED OF ECZEMA.
Maryland Physician Cures Himself
Dr. Fisher Says: "Cuticura Rem
edies Possess True Merit."
"My face was afllicted with eczema,
in the year 1S97. I used the Cuticura
Remedies, and was entirely cured. I
am a practicing physician, and very
often prescribe Cuticura Resolvent
and Cuticura Soap in cases of eczema,
and they have cured where other for
mulas have failed. I am not in the
habit of endorsing ratent medicines.
but when I find remedies possessing
true merit, such as the Cuticura Rem
edies do. I am broad-minded enough
to proclaim their virtues to the world.
I have been practicing medicine for
sixteen years, and must say I find
your Remedies A No. 1. You are at
iiberty to publish this letter. G. M.
Fisher, M. D.. Big Pool, Md., May 24,
1905." . '
Bees are partial to sweet thing3
but that is poor consolation to the girl
who happens to be stung by one.
W. A. GARDNER AGAIN PROMOTED
General Manager of the? Northwestern
Is Made a Vice-President.
Chicago, Jan. 21st. Announcement
bas been made to-day of the pro
motion of General Manager William
A. Gardner of the Chicago & North
western railroad to be a vice-president
of the road. This is an
other chapter in the steady rise of
Mr. Gardner since he first entered the
service of that road in 1878 as a
telegrapher.
Other changes have been made
among the vice-presidents of the
road, who are now four In number,
and each has charge of a certain de
partment of the administration of the
road's affairs. According to the slate
posted they are as follows: Hiram R.
McCuliough, in charge of freight pas
senger traffic; William A. Gardner,
in charge of the operation and main
tenance of the railway of the com
pany and of its proprietary railways:
Marshall M. Kirkman. in charge of
receipts and disbursements, and John
M. Whitman, in charge of location and
construction of new lines.
William A. Gardner was born In
Gardner. 111.. March 8. 1S59. Since
187S he has held many positions with
the road, until Dec. 1. 1900. when he
was appointed general manager.
Game Slaughter in South Africa.
Game has become depleted in Africa
from the ruthless slaughter engaged
in by reckless hunters. One of these
is said to have shot, for no useful
purposes. 150 rhinoceroses, while a
companion killed 140 more: when,
very appropriately, the hunter was
killed by a rhinoceros.
Highest Buildings in Italy.
The highest buildinfgs in Italy are
the National Museum, at Turin, which
is 312 feet; St. Peter's Cathedral. 455
feet, and the Church of Gaudenzio,
at Novara, 382 feet in height. The
highest structure in the world is the
B'.ffel tower, in Paris, nearly 1.000 feet
in height.
Consumption cf Tea.
The world's consumption of tea
outside of the countries in which it
is grown may be taken to 1k about
500,000,000 pounds per annum, valued
at $85,000,000. About 90 per cent, of
the tea exported from Asia is con
sumed by English-speaking people.
Japanese men are among the best
needle workers in the world, their
only equals being the women of Russia.
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