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TUB OMAHA DAILY BEE : SITN IJ\Y. DECEMBER 80 , 3 CAPITAL CITY CELEBRTIONS \ Oity Antuorities and Employes Ma o n Merry Holiday , MWOR AND FIRE CHIIF SURPRISED Clinlr for HIP Uvecullvo mill Mi-ilnl for tinIMre KlKlili'r Children the CHCNIN of the City for tlic Day. LINCOLN. Dec. 25. ( Special. ) Entertain ments and Christmas trees were held In most of the churches of Lincoln last evening , and Christmas services were "held In several ot tl m today. In tlio city departments , the counclfmcn and appointive officers got "to- Blither last night and pnucntcd Mayor Graham with a ? 35 leather upholstered rocking chair. The fire department arranged to ring In a false alarm whllo their chief , Charles Wold- man , was at home enjoying a late supper , so that they could give him a surprise when ho arrived at iho scene of the supposed fire. The affair was a complete success. When the alarm was turned In Wcldman ran to the engine house and was Informed that there was a fire at a drug store only a few doors away. He saw the fire engines and appar atus In front ot the 'building and went In to Investigate the fire. There he was met by nil the fitcmcn , the city officials and a num ber of prominent people , and was presented with a handsome gold medal , the presenta tion speech being made by Editor L. L. u. Austin. , , , . The mayor having been given notice that a Christmas treat had been prepared for the poor children of the city , the council chambers this forenoon , disclosing bers were thrown open closing a number of Christmas trees leaded with tojs , candles and fruit. During the forenoon about BOO children visited the hall nnd were sent away happy. This plan or the mayor's to supply presents to the children received the hearty co-operntlon of many ot the prominent citizens , and Its success will no doubt result In the establishment of the city hall Christmas tree every year here after. . Prof. Crabtree of the State Teachers as sociation has Issued the following notice : To Nebraska Touchers : In order to In duce the roads to make a rate of one rare for our association the executive committee nnd binding promise to tee mndo n solemn Increase the attendance over previous ycars. The U. & M. accepted our proposlt on Ural and the others peen after. Kinu S and do all you can in spread the good news . tL way of he.p.n& . . us "o o ou prom. President State Teachers' Association. Dr H. F. Wtet , agalnat whom complaint was filed by the health officer because of failure to promptly report a case of dlpn. therla , has made a shotting that he reported tho. case as soon as he was sure that it was diphtheria. and the complaint has been dls- of Dr. Vest's tlon mlsosd. In eupport pps several other phjalctans testified that It 13 often the case that a child Is sick several dajs before the nature of the disease can be ascerta'med. . The family of Brad D. Slaughter held It's twenty-fifth annual reunion and Christmas tree today. The three daughters , Mrs. K M. Gllmoro of Elk Park , S. D. . Mrs. W. C. Gamb.o of Victor , Co'.o. , and Mrs. W. D. Wheeler of this city , were all present \\itu their children. CHIUSTMAS IJAi' IN NEIIHASKA. Snntn CliiuH Kiill * Not to Mnkc IIU Aiiniiiil VlHtt. ASHLAND , Neb. , Dec. 23 ( Special. ) Exercises commemorative of Christmas were held last evening In the Immanuel Baptist church , and also lonight at the First Bap tist church. These two were the only churches of the six In Ashland lo have exer cises Ihls year. The program last evening at the Immanuel Baptist church consisted for the most part of recitations by 'the ' members - bers of the Sunday school. Prayer was of fered by Rev. T. J. Penny. Pastor W. B. Cullls gave a very Interesting stercoptlcon lecture , throwing different scenes In the llfo of Christ upon the canvas. A similar program of rccltallons was given al the First Bapllst church by the members of the Sunday school Ihls evening. HASTINGS , Neb. , Dec. 25. ( Special. ) Christmas services were held this morning in St. Cecelia's Catholic church. The church choir , composed of aibout twenty voices , rendered Ilcsewlg's mass In F. Father McDonald delivered a very appro priate nermon. In addition to the regular services there was an exhibition called "Tho Chrlslmas Crib , " representing a eccno at Dothlehem at the birth of Christ. FUEMONT , Neb. , Dec. 25. ( Special. ) Nearly all the churches In Ihe clly ob serve * ! Chrlslmas eve by services for Iho especial benefit of Iho llllle folks and all Ihe churches and halls In which 4ho exer cises T.CTO bold were crowded to the doors. At the Congrega'tlonal church Santa Claus was a postmaster and delivered packages lethe the children from a regulation postoffice wlndw. A feature of the exercises was a Christmas tree drill toy sixteen little girls. 'At the Methodist church the patron saint of the lltlle folks arrived Ihrough Iho tra ditional fireplace. The exorcises of the Bap tist church were helil at Pythian hall , those of the Presbyterian church In the hall over Eddy Brother's slore. The Christians , Epis copalians , Christian Scientists , Lutherans and other churches also had Interesllng serv ices. Christmas services were held Ihls morning at the Catholic and Episcopal churches. Over 200 poor people who might otherwUo have fared badly on Christmas day eat down to a. good dinner of turkey , chicken and roast meats at Iho hall ot the American Volunteers on F street. Nearly all ogis and nationalities were represented. Much dlscrlmlnollon waa shown 'by Iho Vol- I f to attend a pain - tortured woman , knows that she could avoid the ag ony that she endures by taking proper care of her wo- manly-self. No woman can long retain her general health who neglects the health of the organs that constitute her womanhood. She may suffer only locally for a time. Eventually the nerves ore ruined by the conslant wear mul tear of pain. They cease to impart the necessary nervous activity to the various organs of the body. A general end serious break.down follows. A wonderful medicine for weak , nervous women , who through local troubles are threatened with a general break-down is Jr. Pierce' * Favorite Prescriplion. It acts' directly on the delicate organs that are < lis- tinclly feminine. It restores them lo vigor _ and health. H allays inflammation and . * ! v soothes pain. It gives the tortured nerves * * D rest and penults them to resume Ihcir natural function of directing a healthy ac tivity of all the organs. It prepares a woman - man for wifchood and motherhood. It makes baby's advent easy and almost pain less and insures the child's health. It is the best woman's medicine and more than 00,000 women have said so over their bigtia- lutes. Druggists sell it. " I cannot say too much for Dr. Tierce's Favor ite Frctcription , " writes Miss Clam Bslrd , of Jlridgciiort , Montgomery Co. , Pa. " I feel U my duty to say to all women who may be mflerinp from any wealtnctt or disease of the distinctly feminine organism that ll U the bel medicine ou earth for them lo use. I caunot praUe U too highly for the good it did me. If any one doubli thlt slvc them my name and addrcs * . " Dr , Pierce'8 ' Pleasant Pellets arc a sure , cafe , speedy and permanent cure for con stipation. They never gripe. One is a gentle laxative , and two a mild cathartic. utUecrs In Issuing tickets only to thotc are deterring. The weather w g fine , the , clclghlng perfect and every ono who could get a horpc and cutler enjoyed a sleigh rldo. rldo.MtLFOHD MtLFOHD , Nob. , Dec. 25. ( Special. ) Christmas eve was duly celebrated by the thrco churches In Mllford , the Congrega tional , Mothodlst Episcopal and Herman Rvangollcal each having the conventional cversroen tree , beaulljully dccoralcd , and enlivened by presents for the little folks. A very Interesting program wo * arranged by the various Sunday vhooU consisting of song and story , which wore lls.cncd to by crowded houses , HAIIVAHD , Neb. , Dec. 2 ! . ( Special. ) Ncvqr has Harvard been more fully dressed In holiday attire than on this Christmas oc casion. Last night , four ot the churches gave Christmas cxcrclacs , concluding with a Chrl inias tree , and tonight ono other church will _ hold Its entertainment. A very large amount of Christmas goods have been eofd , ono denltr remarking ted y that hla trade greatly exceeded his entire silca of last year. SYRACUSE. Neb. . Dec. 25. ( Special Tele gram. ) Christmas services were observed In all the churches last evening. The snow 1& rapidly melting and will enable farmers to finish hueklng their corn. UTICA , Neb. , Dec. 25. ( Special. ) Christ mas wes observed by both the Presbyterian and Methodist churches with appropriate ex ercises and trees on Christmas eve. WEST POINT , Neb. . Dec. 25. ( Special. ) The usual Christmas festivities were cele brated In the various churches last evening and today. nni.mmits VM. nee ! > K rRnnpian if there Is an unhappy or destitute family In this city this bright Christmas morning the I fact has not been made known at the "cen tral ofllce. " The various churches held en tertainments last evening and the Christ mas trees were all heavily loaded with toys and presents , from the chpap big of candy to the high-priced and costly articles. In addition to this Daker & Wells and H. J. Ketscnbrock , who hive been putting up Ice this weak , paid out yesterday a little over fl.OOO In cash to the laborers In this city. Merchants In all lines report un unusually heavy holiday trade. Christmas services were held at the churches this morning and a grand ball Is In progress at the Maenner- chor hill this evening. EDGAH , Neb. , Dec. 25. ( Special. ) The various churches of this city appropriately observed Christmas eve by elaborate pro- crams for the little folks. The churches v.o'o decorated with flowers and emblems and beautiful Christmas trees loaded with presents for the children. 'Hi'coiint IN In ProprreNM. COLUMBUS , Neb. ' , Dec. 23. ( Spcclal.- ) The famous election contest cases have been the drawing card In Judge Klllan's court all this week , and when aa adjournment was taken last night seventeen precincts had been recounted by the committee , leaving five more to be counted , which will complete the Job. The work will be resumed again early Monday morning and will be completed In a few d.ays. The Investigations ot the recount committee have revealed some very queer work In the manner the poll books were returned. The wonderful losses In some of the precincts from the vote In former years were not readily understood even bj the bosEea or ward healers , but the real cause Is now very apparent. Many ballots were crossed lo the circle under the "Cot tage Homo" to show the political faith of the voter and they then hopped around1 pro miscuously over the blanket and selected their personal friends for office the eame as they had done In former years. It Is now thought all the ballots bc.irlag a crora under the emblem were counted as straight fusion , tickets and the result of the recount beers out this theory. Hi'Icl : IH .SiiNpoolH. BEATRICE , Neb. . Dec. 23. ( Special Tele gram. ) Two fellows giving the names of J. B. Hamiiond. and Max Bandorf were ar- reatcd as suspects today while trying to dbposo of a buffalo rdbe and other plunder. They had not been In Jail thirty minutes before { hey had made a gooj start at an es cape , having aug" oiit d "part of the wall. They were Immediately placed' In cells. A man named Will Hosklns from Nemaha county was arrested here today on -cha-fgo ot being drunk. When lodged In Jail he told this story : When near Odell yesterday , ho fell In with a young man driving a black and bay team attached to a spring wagcn. The stranger ho says seen became confidential and said he had stolen ' .he out fit near Manhattan , Kan.- , and was on his way to the home of a Mr. Frye , who llveo a few miles south of Lincoln. AVcNt Point Xole * . WEST POINT. Neb. , Dec. 25. ( Speclal.- ) Gcorge Ncllgh , while at work In the Ice house at the creamery , hsd the misfortune to have a chunk of Ice fall on his foot. The West Point creamery , the Brewing as sociation , and Henry Wleman have large forces oj men busily engaged on the river putting up Ice. While at work In Schlnstock Brothers' elevator Ctwrlen Zeplln , Jr. , met with an accident yesterday morning ! a which he dis located his arm. Axlilaml Ilrcvlllcx. ASHLAND , Neb. , Dec. 25. ( Special. ) The 4- ear old child of A. Van1 Gordcr at Gretmt wh'ich was so badly burned last week died last Sunday , after a week of Intense suffer ing.Over Over thirty-five carloads of building nva- ter'al have passed through this city In the last week , with Memphis as the destination , to bo used ! a Iho cozotructloa of Armour's big Ice plant at that point. Ilelfl for Trial. PIERCE , Neb. , Dee. 25. ( Special. ) Miss Phena Hardlnger , who was sent to the re form school two or three years ago for steal ing goods from the residence of A. A. Jas- mer , was yesterday afternoon bound over to appear at the February term of the din- trlct court for raising a check. Slu-rln Fliii-il Ten Dollars. PIERCE , Neb. , Dec. 25. ( Special. ) E. C Hass. sheriff of Plerco county , has been fined J10 and costs for getting Into a saloon row with Bert Dauphlney. Prosperity comes qulckes. to the man whoso liver Is In good condition. DeWltt' * Llttlo Early Risers arc famous little pills for constipation , biliousness. Indigestion ana oil stomach and liver troubled. II V.M i\I2 A I. . Sinltli-llnrtlctt. SCRIBNER , Neb. , Dec. 25. ( Special. ) At 1 p. m. today at the residence of the bride's parents Mr. Robert R. Smith of Norfolk Neb. , was married lo Mlfa Mame Alice Ban. lelt of this place , The bride ! s tlic oldest daughter of D , J , Bartlett. M. D. , and tin groom Is a cmductor o& . the Fremont , Elkhorn - horn & Missouri Valley railroad. After Hit ceremony Iho guests sal dawn to a sumptuous dinner. The young couple will reside In Norfolk. Home mul Sli-lKli Stolen. Claries P. Blnkley reported that his horse and sleigh had been stolen from Forty-first and Hamilton streets co Friday night. Ho had taken a load of children to a Christmas cvo entertainment at a c'lurch nearby and had only left the horse alone for a short time The animal was securely tied with a heavy neck strap and evidently old not disappear of Its own agency. IlfHIlIt Of H ClirlHtlllllN Cllll. Frank Stone of Hloomlnglon , Neb , , look In the whirl of ttio lown Christmas eve and -\\hlle In an Intoxicated condition vis- ted the flat occupied by Maitilo Hlley near Sixteenth and Davenport streets. Stone "pushed a can" gev.ral tfrncs through a back door und was having a lovely lime when he suddenly li-tlioiiflit hlmfcu.f of a nocketbook containing' HO wi.ilch he carried In a hip pocket. It wn gone The woman wast arrested und Stonu Is also locked up until such time ns Judge Gordon will ag-aln hold court. CnrN folili | | > . A collision occurred yesterday afternoon at TV * enty-fOHrl'i nnd Lake streets on ac count of n misunderstanding as to rlf ( it of way between Ihe molormen of Intersecting car lines. A Lake street car golntr enst failed to get across In time to cU''ir a Twenty-fourth street car In Its passage north , and the two met with considerable force. The jiasBctigers were startled nnd ehukcn up , but no ono was Injured. The woodwork of the cars was splintered and battered by the force of the collision. l * T * l PIf'ilT IT t ft V/M rATAL FldllT AT A DAiUE Missouri Man Wields a Knife with Tcniblo Effect. STARTS IN TO MAKA ROUGH HCU3L Commenced by rlrlnu : Ills ll < \ In UK * Air mulVlnMi Rilunrit .Sherman Objected Cnr\f Him nltli n Ktilfr. UKATRICB , Ne * . , Dec. 25. ( Special Tele gram. ) At n dance In Cortland last night a young man named Edward Sherman wta fatally cut In the rcgloii of the lungs , John Glair , floor mtnagcr , received a cut In the arm which penetrated Id the bono and George Kretzcr received a alight cut on the leg. The cutting was done 'by ' a young man named O. W. Vanderpool , who , with two brothers named Woolalher , had entered the hall Only a ihort tlmo previous. Reports differ as to what caused the trouble. The majority say that ono of the Woolathcre accused Sherman of going through the pock ets of his overcoat , which hung on the wall , and that Inthe scuffle that followed the al tercation , Vanderpool rushed In and began cutting right and left. The fellows at tempted to escape , but were apprehended and this evening were lodged In the county Jail here. They are from Missouri and were engaged In husking corn In thla vicinity. All are quite young , Vanderpool being not over 20 years old. Today thcro has been some talk that an effort was to bo made to take the fellows from the Jail and lynch them , nnd word WES sent Sheriff Nelson to that effect. Tonight everything appears quiet on the surface , .but If Sherman dies before morning , which appears probable , therp may bo trouble. The fellows In Jail refuse to talk about Ihe matter. OAHV UK CHICACO. Clinriu-tprltitleN > f tlie Man 1'reslilliiFT lit the Trill t of l.ueliTi-rt. Judge Gary of Chicago , who Is to sit In the second trial of Luetgcrt , charged with wife murder. Is one of the fpw remaining Judges of the bench of other times. Personally and Judicially he Is unique. In spite of his years , relates ths New York Sun , Judge Gary Is alert physically and mentally. His wit Is quick and appropriate. When It Is a part of a ruling or a decision It does not conflict with the dignity cf his office. A man of few words , brusque In manner often , avoiding the public , seeking no applause , literally walk ing unfrequented streets when foe can , he Is In his homo llfo a lovable character kind , sympatnetlc , approacnanio , respcasive. tie looks like Adolph Thlere. But only In his face can one count his years. His home IB on the Eame site as the one which was burned In the big fire. When he saw that fire en croaching upon his home he took a few things which he most highly prized , carried them to ft olace of safety , and when all was over ho determined to rebuild , and here be has lived ever since. He likes to live as he did In his earlier days. He and his wife constitute the home now. There Is an ugly dog , shaggy and noisy at times , whlrti Is connected wllh the house. When his sedate master returns from the bench this ugly-looking dog goes out to meet him , and If Iho weather Is not u-noropltlous the two stroll together. Every morning the master and this dog are seen exerclslag. They market together. Long ago when he was In practice Mr. Gary wan his own steward. He has kept tip t'je habit. "Besides , " he said one day to a friend , "Bobo has to have a certain kind of meat , and I am the only one who knows what he likes. " Bobo Is the dog. Long ago , before there was such a con venience as a milk cart , Mr. Gary , before he could afford domestics , , went to the house of en old -woman , several blocks distant , and purcV-ased milk for his house. This old habit is continued. There Is no reason for It other than that It was the way he used to live. Some of the children In the neigh borhood knew him. They have grown up and those who remain will tell you that they eacinot remember t'ne day that ho failed to do this errand. He has been on the bench nearly forty years. He Is a natural jurist. Had he ever intimated such a desire , ho would have gone to the highest Judiciary of the state. Hid present p'.ace and several re-clectlona thereto are due to the bar of the city and county , as well as his friends. He never made a po litical speech ; he never sought a vote ; be never paid a political assessment ; ho was never a political candidate. As a Judge he Is revered. Men who are not honest feai him. Lawyers who are tricky avoid him Few of his decisions have been reversed. When Justice Harleo of the United Stales oupreme bench holds court In Chicago he likes lo have Judge Gary dine with him ao often as ho will. When Chief Justice Ful ler visits his old homo he usually visits Judge Gary. When the Ear association of Cook county has Its annual banquet Judgi Gary has the seat ot honor. Not many meatha ago the district Judges of the Unllcd Slates courts from several districts and the supreme court of Illinois had a social SCR slcn. Judge Gary ws the one man Invited from the Cook county bench. This Is a specimen of this o'.d-fae'hloncd Judge's wit : A man charged with blg > im > was before him. The accused had lived two years wllh the second woman , and he con cluded to plead' ' guilty eo the understanding with the etate's 'stlorney lhat his sentence would divorce him from No. 2. When he stood before Judge aGry the little man looked over his desk and asked In a voice of kind ness : "You fully understand what the plea ol gullly mr-ans ? " "Yes , your honor. " "And do you understand If > ou so plead 11 will bo my duly to send you to the peni tentiary ? Do you understand that ? " "Yes , jour honor. Anything to get free. " The Judge looked at the man for a mo : r.e.al , and Ihen said In his iolmlfable man ner : "I puppOBe Ihere are eomo things beside which prison would be a relief. Any rela live or friend of Iho defendant in court ? " A woman In black stood up co a bench and said , In a voice which Bounded Hko tt rip of cambric : "I am his second wife , Judge. " JuSge Gary replied Immedlalely , wllh no change In his voice or face : "Some Ihlngs beside which prison wouli ! be a relief. You ought lo be willing u take Ihreo ynars , " T lie prisoner nodded ea assent. Judge Gary looked over at the woman lu black. He seemed to read her In a second. Ho turned to Iho man who bad pleaded gullly and eald : "I will give ) ou one year. You seem to have had the other Uo before Ihey arreoteti you , " Few criminal Irlals In Hi's counlry cre ated more Interest lba.3. lhat of the an archists. Judge Gary presided , There were judges In Cook county who shirked the re sponsibility. Public tceling was at high ten. aloii. Mm vta.ked the streets and went to and from their buslnera armed. Jui'ge Gary was threatened and warned. A guard wau offered htm , but he refused It Indignantly , A detective was detailed to foKow him. He detected tbe detective and ordered him away. He was the one man In the town v < ho seemed to bo ( earless. J. A. Perkins ot Antiquity , O. , was tor thirty years needlessly tortured by physt- clana for tbe cure of eczema. He was quickly cured by uMng DeWltt'e Wllch Hazel Salve , the famous healing ealvo for plica and ckln diseases. S.WVIXt ! OFF TUB IROS. How Jiilin Hull lllH TroimerN Sliort- I-IHM ! li > - Tliri-f .SvctlniiN. Last week a divine from Chicago lectured befoie the Congregational club , relates the Indianapolis Journal , He had about him a , breezy delivery , reminiscent of the Windy City. What the subject of hU lecture was b not the point , but It Mas Ions drawn out und he became conscious of the fact , he Mild , tint an audience might have too much of a good thing , Hko the man who bought a pair of ready-made trousers that -vveretix inches too long. ! ! } did not discover this until ho had taken them , home and tried them on. Then he asked his -wife to cul off six Inches from Ihe legs. The wife was about to got to prayer meeting. "i'm no tailor , " uho ailJ , with a tosa of her head , as the crosed tipthreshold. "I kno.v nothing about fihommtjg trousers , " The nnn's sifter nnd moltrcf overheard the conve-rsmllon nnd in Ihclr hearts tilllcd him. "John's , wlfo don't treat him right , " said to ! mothfr , while his Mstcr was In Ihe par lor enurtnlr.lnu n caller.JjVlJJuit fix up thorc trou < * r . " She dut dft'srs Inches nnd then folded Ihem up jusl ajJfiey came from Inc. Blorc , Intending lhat he should have a. pleasant surprise th < > next morning , Afler the slsler's caller was gone she got to thinking of John's JlSftr.iloful wife. "Poor fcllosx" said shf , ' I lnUal fix lhu Irourcrs up for film. " She likewise cut oft MX lnch H nnd then rolled them up nsaln n < neatly ns when they came out of Iho slore. i ii Now , It happened that Mrs. John was touched at the prayer me. < hln * " and on her way home got to lhlnklngu > hit. n peed hus band Mr. John uahow thoughtful nnd considerate he had nlwayf been nnd how he had often sacrificed his own pleasure and comfort for hers nnd her heart was smltlen iwdth remorse , "I will not sleep this night , " said she , "un. til I have fljcfd the dear fellow's trousers. " Once again the Vicars were applied and nix Inches more were cut fiway from Ihe bottom of the legs. John's dlrmny wan greal In the morning when he put the trouccrs on again , expect ing lo roll them up London fashion at the bottom. tlOUNSTAl.K CUU1SUHS. KvarnnrKH mul Kontnoky llnvc AVnllN Purkril with IMIli. The new battleships Ktamrge and Ken lucky , to be launched six weeks from nov , are the first vessels ot their class ever con structed wlfi. armor belts of cornstalk pill' It Is a notion wholly navel , relates the Wash ington Post , and naval cxpcrto are watching the experiment with great Interest. Such confidence Is felt In the wisdom of It that all Ihe other ships now In course ot bullJl'g for Undo Sam's navy are crdered to be > fui- nl'hed with a similar equipment. Those who are best Informed on ouch subjects declare not a three-foot belt ot coiaalalk pllh Is equal , for protective purpos.cs , to fix Inches cl Harveylzed nickel-steel armor. The Idea ot It IP that cornstalk pllh pos sesses In a remarkable degree Iho property ot absorbing water , swelling wlt'i such ra- nldllv as to close a phot hole before the briny ccean can enter the ship. Thus a belt of It placed between the outer and Inner skins of the vessel , aad covering the water line , Is calculated to kc p her afloat even though that delicate part of her anatomy should be fairly riddled by projectiles. A similar stuffing of cellulose , obtained from cocoanut fiber , sivcd the Japanese cruiser Itsukushlma al tie battle of the Yalu river , when she was slruck repeatedly near the walcr line by largo projectiles. In the same fight the Chinese armored cruisers Tschl- Yuen and King-Yuen , neither cf them sc protected , were capsized and sunk by a shell apiece. The. upper part of a cruiser Is separated from "downstairs , " so to speak , by a turtleback - back deck of steel plates. This Is called the protective deck , and Its edges arc below the water line. The whole "top story" of tlie vessel , with masts , bridge , smokestack , etc. might be shot and burned away , and s',11 she would be expected to float , the "turtle- back" deflecting the projectiles aimed at her But the trouble Is lhat shot holes above the protective deck might let In 'water on one sldo , overbalance her , tnd cause .her to turn suddenly over keel upward. It 1s ! o order to avoid this embarrassing contingency lhat Ihe water line Is backed Inrldc by"a scries of t'teel walertlght compartments'palled 'coffer dams. " " It is obvious that If a number of the coffer dams were pierced by projectiles In a sea fight and filled with Intruding 'water the weight of the water would be apt to upset the delicate balance of the vessel , causing her to list over to one side. Under such clr- ' cumstauces someof her cannon would polnl up at Kfre t'ky ' and others' dow.n toward the ccean , so that flhe woul * ccaso"h , > be service able as a gun platform. In other words , she would become useless as a fighting machine and would bo compelled tJ ( strike her colors , even If she were so lucky , as.b . { escape cap sizing. Accordingly , It has. "be'en taught to fill the coffer-dims with something ati light as possible to help keep the .water . out cf them and to assist In rnalntalnkig the flota tion ot tfye ship. , "i ; , Nothing satisfactory waX found , , however , until a Yankee genius hit upon the Idea of using the pith of cornstalks. This proved the solution of the problem , and that Is 'why all cf the newest vessels of the Uclted States navy are being provided with a belt of this material. To call H a belt Is fairly accurate. Inasmuch as Iho compartments or coffer dams , filled with the stuff , run along bath Mdes t > f 'the ' ship. The. . belt ot stuffed coffer dams Is three feet thick , and extends four feet above the water line and four feet below It. The pith Is packed under pressure In the coffer-damo In tic shape of bricks. Navy men say that , with a good turtleback deck back of It to defend the "vitals" of the ship. 100 tone of cornstalk pith arc equivalent to 1,000 'tons ' of steel armor. This cornstalk filling has not been adopted by the Navy department without elaborate expcrimrnls and tests. Cotter-dams filled with th ? stuff were riddled by big shells , huf water could not be made to enter , even when projected at the holes In a powerful stream from a fire hose. The first and most natural way of guard ing against water-line damage was to put a bolt of armor all around ihe- vessel , extend ing for a few feet above and' below the water line. But guns Improved so'Yapldly In pene trating power and fnclllty of fire that a belt could not bo carried the whoje length of suf ficient thickness to guarantee defense. Hence , the value of the cornstalk padding for ar mored ships , whllo for unarmored vessels It Is a most admirable protection. The process of preparing the cornstalk pith In decidedly Interesting. The un- trlmmed stalks , just as they came from the field that has yielded Its harvest , are fed to a chopping machine and cut Into pieces an Inch in length. Then they are exposed to an air blast , which blows asldo the leaves and light trash , while the pieces of stalks are carried through a pipe to a hopper. This drops them Into a mill , which cracks the husks , releasing the pith. The resulting product Is exposed to another air blast , \\ihich blows itho pith one- way and the shells ot the stalks another. The pith Is sep arated Into two grades , coarse and fine , by yet another air blist. The coarse pith a white spongy pulp Is the sort used for ship-padding , and , before the final pressing of It Into blocks , It Is subjected to chem ical trealment to render It fireproof and de cay proof. THE RUSSIAN CAPITAL. .Stalely StrcetN mill tlic Somber niKrnltv of 1'nliicp * . Of the ordinary sights of the Russian cap ) , tnl , says the Nineteenth Century. It would he Idle to speak. That which Impresses the visitor at first Eight Is the stately brcudfi of the long streets and the sombre dignity of the palaces and publqj | Buildings which abound on every hand. The. great gl'ded ' dome of the churches naturally attract at. tcntlon ; more , however , Jay -lhelr novelty than by their beauty. Arautcclurally St. Petersburg may fairly' " bear comparison with any ot the great etiAtftfental capllals Its anprcl Is morn suhrtantlat than that erf Paris It Is more unlformly > dlgnlile'l ' than Vlmir.n ; It Is In most Tctfwlp , Incomparably superior to Berlin. The Ncvskl Pro = pekt , In Its Bummer aspect , mas sftlr.'fwnat disap pointing. One must set ! It In Its winter drcr ? , when a thousand Pktfgc-s are gliding over Ihe hardened inowoln : order to un derstand why It has bfen cp loudly pr.ilsed. In September It la merely p , prowdc-d street , where tramcars , droskle und private car riages arc Incessantly parsing to nnd fro. The shopn art" excellent , almost ae good as tho'o of Piccadilly or Bonds6trect. but I'icy contain nothing ( ilxtlnctlvtlJ'-Huaxlun , Shop- plni ; In St. Petersburg la. indeed a delusion and a snare. September rViv the Riuvlnn capital Is very much wh4 September la In London. The palaces are , ck > sd und the fashionable people are''Tiut of town. Hut even this hardly Recounted for the fact that not a single -well-Ure oM man or wo man was to ho met In an "afternoon's walk In the. .whole length ofMe < N vskl : Prospekl. The absence \vel-dreaMcd ) women bolh here and In Moscow was Indeed remark able. On the other hand , there were no signs of cxtrcmo poverty. One saiiv no rags or wretchedness like that -which meets the oyen so frequently In London , und the only flsn of the existence of that rigorous den- pollsm of which w have heard co much wui lo bo found In the law forbidding > AO- men lo travel outside the tramearu. North Slur CIul > > Hu.iiiin < rt. Tie second annual banquet of the North Etur club will tuke place thin evening at Myrtle hall. Fine Invitation cardd have been sent out to members and their friends only , The North Star club was Incorpor ated under the laws of the state of Ne braska a couple of years ago and Is cam- posed of the best element of our Scandi navian citizens. This evening a grand Christmas tlmo is In store for those in vited. .VCL. MICHAEL SEEMS INVINCIBLE Runs Away from Arthur Ohaso with Very LHtlo Effort , ENGLISH CHAMPION UNABLS TO FINISH Injured liy Severe Full III Twrntj- Slxth Mllo. lint Itcxnlt Would llnvc HCPII ( lit.Sump IIml lie Contlniioili NEW Y.OKK , Dec. 25. Jimmy Michael of Wales , the recognized middle distance bi cycle champion of this country , mot Arthur A. Chase , the middle distance champion of England tonight at Madison Square garden in a thlrty-mllo race over1 n ten-lup board track and won so easily despite a bad spllll that the bicycle experts are guessing how Rood the little "rarebit" la. Pluck , endu rance , stamina and every other quality that goes to establish the possession of grit cccm to bo embodied In every Inch ofthe Welch- man. Nothing seems to tire htm. The building was thronged to Its utmost capacity \\hon Michael , the midget , and Chase Jumped on their respective wheels for a few preliminary spins around the track , which measured one foot over the necessary distance to make It ten lap ? to the in lie. At the turns the board track was "binked" as high as ten feet from th level of the boarded floor of the garden. It was announced that the winner would get 25 per cent of the gross receipts , and the looscr's end would bo 15 per cent. The rcan- accr of the show guaranteed that the win ner would get $1,500 and the loser $1,000 , but judging from the crowded condition of the house the amount of money which the cracks got was far In excess of the guar anty. Both got on their marks at 10:15 : and before - fore they mounted their respective wheels they shook hands. It was announced that ln case either man fell during the first four1 laps the riders would be recalled , and this precaution .took effect In the first lap , Chase got tangled up with his- leaders after the rnco was started at 10:10 : o'clock , and all the end of the lap the men.-were ordered tack to the scratch mark. Chase wen tfto toss and took the pole. Ho started out at a rapid gall , but the little Welshman soon overtook htm and at tile end of the second mile was over a lap ahead. Michael gained another lap ki the fourth mlle and the spectators cheered the "Little Wonder" vociferously. Michael was simply Invincible and at the flnlsii of the fifth mlle ho gained another lap on his countryman. Both men picked up their taodems very cleverly. Michael kept up a heart-breaking pace and at the finish of the seventh mile was five laps to the good. At the finish of the eleventh mile Michael spurted and gained another lap , which put tilrn six laps ahead. In the fourteenth mile two of Michael's pacers went over the bank , but were not seriously In jured. In the next mile on the fourth lap Michael rrn high up on the Madison avenue turn and both men fell in a heap , their pacers alpo taking a "cropper. " 'Michael remounted his wlieel sad got an other lap to the good before Chase recovered himself. At the end of the sixteenth mlle Michael was thirteen laps ahead. CHASE FALLS HEAVILY. In the twenty-sixth mile Ch > : se fell heavily at the Fourth avenue turn and was unable to go on with the race. He ran Into two tandem teams aud was badly cut up. In the srcashup Chase's bicycle was broken. He borrowed Taylor's wheel , but had to leave the track. Hud Chase been able to continue , however , he probably would have been beaten by about two miles , as Michael was almost that distance ahead of him when the accident occurred and was rapidly gaining. Summary : First mile , 1:59 : 4-5 ; second , 3:553-5 : ; third , 5:503-5 : ; fourth , 7:502-5 : ; fifth. 9:544-5 : ; sixth , 11:571-5 : ; seventh , 14:003-5 : ; eighth. 10:04 : ; ninth , 18:073-5 : ; tenth , 20:06 : ; eleventh , 22:053-5 : ; twelfth. 24:073-5 : ; thir teenth , 26:103-5 : ; fourteenth , 28:103-5 : ; fifteenth , 30:243-5 : ; sixteenth , 33:303-5 : ; seven teenth , 35:393-5 ; eighteenth , 38:144-5 : ; nine teenth , 40lD4-5 : ; twentieth , 42:203-5 : ; twenty- first , 44:322-5 : ; twenty-second , 40:384-5 : ; twenty-third , 48:474-5 : ; twenty-fourth , 51:0(54-5 : ( ; twenty-fifth , 53:073-5 : ; twenty- sixth , 55:154-5 : ; twenty-seventh , 57:24 : ; twenty-eighth , 59:34 : 4-5 ; twenty-ninth , 01:494-5 : ; thirtieth , 04:051-5. : Other events during the evening were os follows : One mile , professional. Invitation , trial heats : First heat won by John Gougoltz , France ; Oscar Hedstrom , Brooklyn , second. Time : 2:13 : 1-5. Second heat was won by H. A. Miller , New York ; Jay Eaton , Elizabeth , second. Time : 2:37 : 4-5. Third heat was won by Nat Butler , Boston ; C. S. Henshaw , Brooklyn , second. Time : 2:33 : 1-5. Fourth heat was wen by Charles Hedfield , Newark ; F. C. Moyt , Springfield , Mass. , second. Time : 2:22. : Fifth heat was won by J. A. Newhouse , Buffalo ; F. F. Goodman , New York , second. Time : 2:39. : Half mile handicap , amateur , iuvltatiou , trial heats : Flr.st . heat won by W. L. Lo- see , Brooklyn (40 ( yards ) ; Joseph Thompson , New York , (25 ( yards ) , second. Time : 1:03 : 3-5. Second "heat won by George Schofield , Richmond mend Hill. Long Island , (25) ( ) ; W. E. Moser , Now York (15) , second. Time : 1:05 4-5. Third heat won by F. L. Kramer , Newark , (10) ( ) ; W. J. Durrani , New York (35) ( ) , second. Time : 1:07 1-5. Semi-finals , one mile professional : First heat won by Jean Gougoltz , Franco ; H , Hen- shaw , Brooklyn , second ; Nat Butler , Boston , third. Time : 2:20 : 3-5. Second heat won by John A. No.vhouse , Buffalo ; F. F. Good man , New York , second ; . A. E. Welnlg , Buf falo , third. Time : 2:11 : 1-5. Half mlle amateur hadleip , final heat : Won by Joseph Thompson , New York City (25) ( ) ; George Schoflcld , Richmond Hill (25) ( ) , second ; W. L. Losee , Brooklyn (40) ( ) , third. Time : 1:04 : 3-5. One mile professional : Final heat won by J. A. Newhouse , Buffalo ; F. F. Goodman , New York , second ; A. E. Welnlg , Buffalo , third ; Jean Gougoltz , France , fouth. Time : 2:20 : 3-5. One mile exhibition , professional ; Eduoard Taylore. middle distance champion of Franco , paced by Jean Gouglotz and Lam- berjack , the French tandem champion , and Euford and Wheelock. the French and English champions. Tlmo : 1:55 : 3-5 , HVI3NTS OX THIS UUX.\Txfi TJt.VCKS. Hlir IiitcreHt In tinSouthern1 Winter 1(11 ( * ! * N. NEW ORLKANS , Dee. 25.-FavorItes nnd outsiders divided the honorn at the fair grounds today. Six thousand people were present and the. bettlnj ? was the liveliest the ring has ever experienced. The lAcatlier wan perfect , but the track wus deep In mud. Results ; First race , selllnir , eeven nnd one-half furlong * : I exlng1on Pirate nvon. Clmrlotta C second , Swordcman third. Time ; 1C. : ! Second race , six furlongs : Tabouret won , Belle or Memphis second , Ollray third. Time : 121. ; Third race Helling , itille nnd an eighth : ABC won , Wells Street bccond , Albert B third. Time ; 2:03. : Fourth race , nix furlongs : Gath won , French Grey second , Inuy Irelie third. Time : 1:204. : ! Fifth race , one mile ; Fervor won , Dave S second , Full Hand third. Time ; 1:54. : Sixth race , selling , seven and one-half furlongs : IJ'.klnwon , Pitfall second , Dr. Work third. Tlmo : l:46W. : SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 23. First race. selling , live furlongs : Callentewon , Serena second. Put Murphy third , Tlmo : 127',4. ; ' Second race , mlle and n xlxth , selling ; Flashlight won , Garland Barr second , Sons and Dance third. Time ; 1HG3J. Third race , mile nnd u. half , the Flood handicap : Personne ion , Victor PUgott second. Charlie Rein third. Time : 2:36. : Fourth race , mile and an eighth , handi cap ; Tae Roman " * on , Sweet Favordale second. Marquise third. Time ; 1:5 : % F'fth race , live and one-half furlong * . Shasta Water handicap : Syberla v.on. liel- llcne second , Marplot third. Time : 1:07. : Sixth race , nix furlongs : St. Cuthbert won , St. C'aletlne second , Mugnua third , Time : l:13Ji. : l-ll Nor III TiniiiTi-iiiiilii , O. OHTR.OIT. Dec , 23 , The 'Madison ( WIs. ) High school eleven defeated the. High school eleven from North Tonawanda , N , Y , , thla afternoon on the Detroit-Athletic club erounda , U to 0 , Hri-iiUx Worlil'M Ice Jiiiiiiilnir Ilfcnrcl. MINNEAPOLIS , Dec. 23. Frank Mc- Danlela of this city broke the. < world'a record tor a , lena Jump on skates hsru this THE OPHTHALMOMETER. The most wonderful Invention of the nge f or fitting Astigmatic sight In children absolutely the only Instrument made for me asurlng the cornea of the eye , The only Instrument of the kind In Dmaha , H you h avu any trouble with your eyes come and ; see us. Examination absolutely Ircc for t ho coming week. That we have the most , complete arrangement and s.lc4itlfic Instruments for a thor ough and skillful examination of the eyes of sny other optician or oculist In this city or state. Is admitted by all \\uu urc In a poMtlou to know the facts , and this Is particu larly true In regard to our special Instuiineiits designed nnd nude particularly for us , one of which Is presented in the above cut. Tali Instrument Is absolutely necessary to the success of any specialist In determining the proper axis of cylindrical lenses , fitted to the eyes of children , WO TREATMENT. These Instruments do awny with the necessity of using atrlplno In the children's eyes , which sometimes proves an Injury to the sight nnd always affect It temporarily , as It completely paralyzes the muscles which contract and regulate the sight , and has long been considered necessary to fit children properly , but we have absolutely disproved this fact , and the methods we use are In no way urolrasant or detrimental to the Bight , and the results obtained arc far more acurate. We have been In this city for a number of years and our statements ave corroborated by thousands of people. When we say that \\e will examine your eyes without charge , It means an opportunity which has never been given to the oubllc In this city. With ilia American people , seeing Is believing , and wo wish you to Investigate thU matter for yourself. We have In our possession hundreds of unsolicited testimonials from prominent people and physicians In this city , who express In the strongest terms their coprocl-itlou for what wo ha e done for them. Many of them have spent hundieds of dollars In trying to get relief before coming to us , and the following IB a tart of a ccwcTEatlon held In our ofllco recently with the wife of one of the most prominent judges of thU Jlty. "I had , been to every oculist In this city and bad my eyes treated for months at a time , until I thought I should really lose my sight , but after receiving the gMfsm yru fitted tp me my eyes were relieved In less than two hours , and the benefit they have been to mo Is more than wcrds can describe. I would never have believed that glasses could have made such c different woman of me , and restored my general health as they have. I have recently learned that It was said by one of the oculists who 1 treated with before I came to you that ho believed I would lose my sight , but I am as well and strong us t ever was and my eyes do not trouble me In the least. S'ou arc at perfect liberty la use my name In any way you may choose , as I can never express my gratitude for what you have done for me. " We refrain from publishing any names oven though we have the privilege , but will very gladly refer any who call on us , to the lady above mentioned. Dr. Dally of Chicago who Is now associated with Dr. Seymour , is beycnd question ono of the meet skilled scientists In his profession , and has spared neither pains or money Ui perfecting methods for his work which are not surpassed by any other specialist In ths United States. If > ou wear glasses or think that you need them do cot fall to take ad vantage of this opportunity. Examinatioii ibsolutely Free for This Week. Drs. Seymour & Daily , 413-414 Karfoaeli Block 15th and Douglas Sta Over Nicoll The Tailor. afternoon , clearing twenty-one feet eight Inches. The previous record was held by himself at eighteen feet seven and three- fourths Inches. IiHRACV OP TIIK SIX DAY HACK. Hnciii r Ilnnrd Iuvi K < lnntlntr the Al- leKvtl Short Truck. NEW YORK. Dec. 25. The Ljague ot American Wheelmen racing board was In session all day In t'nls ' city , having under consideration the shortness of the track on which the recent big Fix-day race was held at Madison Square garden. Those presant were : Albert Mott of Baltimore , chairman ; A. D. Walte of Troy'nnd J. F. Foltz of In dianapolis. Isaac B. Potter , chief consul of the New York division , and C. W. Sands , chief consul of the Maryland division , were also present. The managers of Hie race , P. T. Powers , William Brady and James Kennedy , were examined , as were also Charles Ashlneer , who constructed the track , otllclals of the garden and a number of riders and train ers. ers.The meeting was held behind closed doors and at Us conclusion Chairman Mott made the following statement : "We cannot make public the testimony until a decision has been rendered. All of the testimony taken today will be mailed to the different mem bers of the racing board. After they have reviewed it carefully they will-write their decision and punishment merited. If they find that there was anything wrong , and send It to me. When all this has been done I will Immediately send out the final ver dict. " C.ialrmnn Mott admitted , however , that there had been little If any conflicting tes timony. In reference to Ashlnger's exami nation he said that Ashlnger had made a statement , but the nature of this statement he refused to divulge. PENNSYLVANIA TEAM WIII , C\OT GO. IntercolloKliite Hurdlers .liny 1'Iiiy til ' PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 25. The state ment made at Milwaukee by A. C. Krnenz- leln , the fast hurdler , that the University of Pennsylvania team would visit England next summer to compete In dual games with Cambridge university Is denied by Frank B. EI1I . chairman of the University of Pennsylvania track committee. Mr. Ellis says : "Either Kraenzlcln has been mlHlnformsd or Imagination has run away with him. Ti.iere has been no correspondence between Pennsylvania and Cambridge In the mat ter At the annual meeting of the Inter collegiate Athletic association In New York the last Saturday In February a motion will bo made to open negotiations with Oxford and Cambridge to have a team composed of the first and second men In the Intercol legiate championships meet the pick of the two big English universities. Tne team which will KO to London If this scheme la carried through successfully will be u rep- resjntatlve ono from all the American col leges , and In no sense a Pennsylvania team. " .Sun ncr IjiMVprn IIIN Itecnril. MILWAUKEE , Dec. 23. At the exposi tion building Indoor track today Walter C. Sangcr lowered hl own world's half-mile unpaced bicycle record of one minute flat , Hdlnu the distance In S3 3-5 seconds. On the bame track Edward Aldrlch of li.ils city broke the world's record for twenty-live miles unpaced , his time being one hour four minutes nnd two seconds. The previous record for this distance was ono hour live minutes and five cccondB. Police Stop tlitMont. . TOIjEDO , O. , Dec. 23. Johnny I-nvack nnd Kddy Burns mot nl Al Wood's Chum- plon Athletic club lonlghl in n fifteen-round contest. The police slopped Ihe houl dur ing Ihe fourteenth round. The cause of po lice Interference woo Wie bleeding of Ui- vack , whoco woundB , received In the flpht with Gardner nt Cincinnati , were broken open by "heeling" blows struck by Burns , The honors were even. i 'I'luit Sulnr IMrxiiK HIoiv , I KANnSVILUS. O. , Dec. 23 , Kill Mc- Olcnn of St. Ixiuls won Iho fight here today - day agalnsl George M'cKcnzle of Australia by a solar plexus blowIn the sixth round. It was feared that -McKehzIo wns futully Injured , but ho Is all right tonight. TEAS AX I ) TIJAS. TliliiKH Once llnfil ur Notv IlNeil IIH KnliHtlttitfH for tin- ClilncHiIlrrli. . Of courae every one knows that we drink a good deal Hint Isn't tea when wo "drink a cup of tea. Wo drink or arc supposed to drink some ten , Bome lead , nnd some slraw. Bui there uro several "tenB" thai Ihe drinkers know are not made of tea leaves , und yet are nol adulterated , says Ihe New York Sun. In Peru ihey drink mate , a tea made from the Ilex I'aragucnslB , n speclea of holly , This Is the only mate ten : but there Is n Brazilian ten , Gorgonha , called male ilierej another tea used In Austria , culled Brazilian leu , and several olher so-called male teas are made from different varieties of Iho Ilex. In I < abrndor they make a tea from Iwo Hpeclea of Ledum ; Oswego lea WUB mudo from Ihe scarlet Mouardu , and tnoun. tain tea from the dwarf evergreen , eaul- Iherla procumbcns. Then clover ten , and tansy u a , and catnip and mint tea are used , though not as beverages. In Sumatra they use coffee leaves to make tea out of , and the beverage Is said to be very refreshing. In Mauritius the leaves of an orchid. Angraucum frngranH , are used. The Tonqulnesc have teas of their own , madi of leaves , berries , barks and woods. The Abysslnlans make tea out of the leaves of the Catha edull : ; ; when a sentinel can't leave * his post to get a cup of tea he can' chew a leaf or two of t'.iis ' plant , nnd he won't feel Hke golng to sleep all nli'Jit. In Tasmania there are said to be more than 200 substitutes for tea ; In England they used to make a tea of sage , betony or rose mary , and of raspberry leaves : In Fjanco they use black currant leaves and borage' to make tea ; and a century or HO ago they gathered In English gardens nnd fields ash- elder and sloa leaves , and the ileaves ot whltehorn and blacklliorn , out of wfelch IOT make tea. So It Is evident that there are , ea and teas. , Mr . Mary Bird , Hnrrlsburg , Pa. , says , 'My child Is worth millions to me ; yet I would have lost her by croup bad I not lo cated twenty-five-cents In a bottle of On $ Minute Cough Cure. " It cures coughs , colda nd all throat and lung troubles. MrN. ICnrhacIi Injured. Last evening as Mrs. C. J. Karbach , SOS ouim Twentieth street , was about to ascend a flight of steps from the street she fell nnd sustained n fractured arm. She was picked up by members of her family and carried Into the hous , where Dr. It. Gilmore - more attended her. She was quite badly In jured In addition to breaking her arm by the shock of the fall. FORECAST OP TODAY'S WEATHER. Fair , 1'rulialily Collier , tvKh Variable " \Vln < ln. WASHINGTON , Dec. 23. Forecast for Sunday : For Nebraska. South Dakota and Kan sas Generally fair ; probably colder ; varia ble winds. For IDA a Fair and colder ; west to north- in est winds. For Missouri Fair ; probably colder ; northwest winds. For Wyoming 'Fair ' ; westerly wlnda. Local IlciMiril , OFFICE OF THE WEATHEIt I3UIIEAU , OMAHA , Dec. 25. Omaha record of rainfall and temperature compared mlth the corresponding spending day of the last three years : , 1897.1896.1&93.1834. Maximum temperature. . . . 33 42 35 34 Minimum temperature. . . . 20 22 20 1(1 ( Average temperature 30 32 28 23 Rainfall 00 .00 .00 .00 Record of temperature nnd precipitation at Omaha for this day and since March 1 , 1897 : Normal for the day. , , 20 Excess for the day 10 Accumulated CXCESS since March 1 251 Normal rainfall for the day 03 Inch Deficiency for the day 03 Inch Total rainfall since. March 1..19.79 Inchon Deficiency since March 1 10.24 Inches Excess for cor. period , 1893 4KJ Inchon Deficiency for cor. period. lfB3..10.79 Indies L , . A. WELSH , Local Forecast Official , NO FAITH CURE. AI1OUTP STUART'S I ) VSl'ICl'Sl A TA1I- I < KTS. They Cure Stoiaat-li TriiulilPM nnil Inill. KUHtliin AnjuiiyVhfther You Have Kill III In Thrill or .Vol. All phyriclnns agree that tiio clement ot faith has a greet deal to do In the cure ot disease. Firm belief and confidence In a family phy sician or the same ccofidenco and faith In a patent medicine , have produced remarkable curcfl In nil ags. This Is especially true 4n nervous troubles and no field offers BO prolific a harvest for the quack end charlatan , as ( ho diseases arising from a weak or run down nervous syntem , Nevertheless , the meet common of all dli- eaws , tndlgeetlon and stomach trouble * , which In turn oiuso nervous diseases , heart troubles , consumption and losu of flesh , re quires something bceido faith to cure. Mere faith will not digest your food for you , will not glvo you an appetite , will not Incroaoo your flesh and strengthen your nerves and heart , but Stuart's Dyupcpsla Tablets will do theao things , because they are compceed ot < bo elements of digestion , they contalu ( ho Juices , adds and pcptonea neccraary to the digestion und assimilation of all wholesome food , Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will digest food If placed In a jar or bottle In water heated to 98 degrees , and' they will do It much more effectively when taken Into tbo utornac i after meals , whether you have faith that they will or not. They invigorate the stomach , make pure blood and strong nerves , In the only way that nature can do It , and that U , from plenty of wholesome food well digested. It la cot what wo cat , but what we digest that does Stuart'a Dyepepfila Tablets ore said by druggists at r > 0 cents for full sized package. ' LHtlo book on oiu o and euro of tom'acli troubles moiled free by addresilng Stuart Co. . Marshall , illcu. , _ i "H _ *
