TIIE OMAHA DAILY REE: SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 5. 190. THIS GOLD WATCH FREE 8 MEN'S SUITS AjJL'cK lota. Unfinished Worsteds.Thibets- in Black, Brown and Mixtures perfect in (It and tail- orin $7.50 to $20 OVERCOATS "VyvS Overcoat now and have It charged we have tome splendid ones In the new materinl ffi7cr'..,r$60 to $22 BOYS' SUITS 3.TyTTo"rrn'e'w Styles for winter wear strong, well made Suits warm material (fcO Eft in and finely made up t?aV3U pO Men's Shoes $1.73 to $3.50 Men's Oats Sl.OO to $3.00 rEE GIFTS TO CUSTOMERS DESTRUCTION OF HUMAN LIFE Comparison of Fatalities in Wan f the Fast and Present. SURPRISING FIGURESTAKEN FROM HISTORY The Long Bom and the Cloth Yard Shaft Killed Mere of the Enemy Than Modern Shot and Shell - Head and 'Wonder. The horror of war increases part passu with the advance of civilization, and the value set upon life has risen proportion ately with our Ability to appreciate Its pleasures, its mutuality and associations. Our interests are more catholic, our sensi bilities mora acute. We have eliminated from our habits and customs that ferocity of temperament whose excitement could be appeased with nothing; short Of bloodihed. and have, to a large extent, lost our fa molarity with death In Its most violent forms which hardened the sentiments of less law abiding ancestors. The modern newspaper, the telegraph and the ubiquitous war correspondent have done much to unnerve us nowadays with their speedy lints of dead and wounded friends and relatives, whereas of old the news was broken to us much more gradually and after a considerable Interval had allowed some period of preparation for the sorrow ful tidings. How. for instance, would this generation face such losses as those of Crecy and Aglncourt, If they figured in our telegraphies reports today, when we regard with shrinking such casualty lists as those of Colenso and Kin Chau? Partly the sentlmentalism of uD-to-date journalism, partly our own modern, sensi bility of nature, hns disposed us to regard any battle losses over 1,000 as "terrible." But the strange truth is the further that we go back In the history of war we shall notice an extraordinary increase in t the proportion of losses to the numbers en gaged, until we begin to realize that 'the long bow and cloth yard shaft of our ancestors were much more deadly weapons than the modern magazine rifle, with Its diminutive bullot and high velocity. Discredited Claims. Such facts would doubtless have con. founded M. Bloch, whose favorite conten tion it was that owing to the deadlines of modern weapons war was rapidly be coming Impossible. A closer study of his tory would have taught him that the dis covery of gunpowder was in reality a beneficent invention which has enabled an armed struggle to be deoided without the former necessity for prolonged close-quarter fighting and the deadly weapons of the melee. Moreover, the abolition of the ponderous armor of , the ancient nrarrlor, together with tho Introduction of a lighter equipment, has synchronized with the growth of maneuvering power and the assertion of superiority In the field by the application of successful tactics, and with fje defeat by disorganisation of an enemy's array In place of the heavy bludgeoning of former days. ' It cannot be charged that men are less eourageoua nowadays whi n they are cailed sxpon to face much more terrifying instru ments of warfare. Hut the fact remains that the Krag-J6rgensen, the Mauser, quick FLESH BUILDER The liver of the cod fish produces oil that is a won derful flesh builder. No fat or oil can compare with it in that respect. To get the best out of it, it must be emulsified and made like cream. In Scott's Emul sion it is prepared in the best possible form to pro duce the best possible re sults. Thirty years have proven this. wVU sad jros s Miopia In. tCQTt a ewWajL. IWl Out, Ntw rare. -u a. Tmrummi t i mmi m ir n h i i iMMiiMirm umi This Ladies' Gold Watch and hundreds of other presents given Free to our Customers. Our Grand Free Distribution of Gifts, In cluding Silver Tea Sets, Cake Baskets, Knives, Forks and Spoons, Candelabra, Bonbon Dishes, Napkin Rings, Gold and Silver Watches and Jewelry is bringing hundreds of new Customers to our Store. , Keep this fact everlastingly before you Ev ery present of Silverware nd Jewelry is guar anteed by us for 10 years. Every customer gets gift. There are no blanks. We sell Clothing, Hats and Shoes for Men. Women and Children, direct from Fac tory to Wearer, on Credit AT CASII STORE PRICES LADIES' SUITS ety as ever before newest Styles in Novelty Cloth and other popular materials in pre vailing' colors $10 to if TT Long Coats, Short Coats, J Medium Coats Swell Gar ments all of them a showing that will rre a,e.dnitiou jj gQ Jq jg PfinC We are positively selling Furs SJAViJ at cash store prices and we earn' a large stock of hearts, Muffs, Jackets and Sets -See them. Millinery $2.50 to $10 Silk Skirts... $6.00 to $16 riEB GIFTS TO CUSTOMERS flrli artillery and high explosive shells are productive of nothing like such an amount of slaughter as the longbow, the battleax and the sword In the hands of our fighting ancestors. If we take battles like Colenso and Kin Chau since the employment of magazine rifles, and qulck-nring artillery, and com pare them with engagements such as Crey, Poitiers, or Aglncourt, we can not fall to be impressed with tho astonishing discrepancy In the casualty lints. In Gcn Bullers's attack on the Boers at the battlo of Colenso his men presented as fair a mark for the action of the modern fire arm as the Boers could have deseed. Yet, as a result of several hours' hot fighting, during which many bra deeds were done by officers and men, who recklessly ex posed themselves to a stovin of bullets and shell Ore, his losses were not more than 1,100 men out of a for&e cf 25,000 to 80,000, while those of the Boevs were prob ably far less. Slaughter at Aglkcjoort. Compare such a casualty list with the slaughter at Aglncourt In 1415, a battle which lasted for not much longer than three hour between an English force of 14,000 men under Henry V, and 60,000 French led by their constable It was the longbow and the clothyard shaft which broke the French array, and was the most potvjnt agent of destruction on that great day In military annals. Over 10,000 French were slain outright, and two or three times that number were woetpded. With the results of this three hours' battle it Is interesting, to contrast the six teen hours' struggle at Kin Chau between the Russians and Japanese, where both sides were armed to the teeJlh with mod ern weapons, and a position of enormous strength was defended and taken after successive assaults in the fa.ee of an ap parently murderous fire from heavy ar tillery and magazine rifles. At the end of this prolonged contest the losses of the victors, compelled to advance through the fire-swept sone In front of N(in Shan, were no more than 4,000 men, of whom only 760 were killed, out of a total farce of about 60,000. How Infinitely more terrible again was the work of the bow and the battleax at the battle of Crecy in 1348, when Edward III, and his son, the black prince, routed the great army of Philip of France. The English army numbered 80,000 men, that of Philip 120,000. Again the longbow proved Its terrible effectiveness. The French were utterly unable to sustain the heavy lire of Its yard-long projectiles against which armor was but an Indifferent protection. and were routed with the loss of 1,200 knights, 1,400 esquires and 34,000 men, of whom no less than 30,000 were killed out right. The same heavy casualty lists were noticeable at the battle of Poitiers, where 12,000 English defeated 80.000 French, and so terrible was the execution done by the English bowmen that 11,000 of their enemy were slain outright. Both Hastings and Bannockburn bear additional testimony to the formidable and deadly character of these old battles. At the former. 30,000 men fell on both sides, while the latter resulted In total losses of 38,000, in both cases a heavy percentage of the numbers engaged. Smaller Casnalty List. As we gradually approach our own time we shall And not only that the proportion of those actually slain In battle to the numbers of those who are wounded show a sensible decrease, but that the total casualty lists are almost invariably smaller, in proportion to the numbers engaged, in spite of the fact that the weapons, of war are always described as growing more and more deudly. In the campaigns of Marl borough there was tUU much hand-to-hand fighting, for, although artillery had taken Its place in the battlefield, the Infantry firearm was possessed of little range or accuracy. Accordingly, at Blenheim and ieuijji.hu.1, iwv vi me most Diooqy etrug- f gles of later time, although the slain show I a decreasing ratio, the losses on both sid a, out of a total of about 150,000 couibata its' were, In the former engagement, 41,000 killed, wounded sad prisoners, hl' tn cost of driving the French from a strong position at Malplaquet was 20,000 k Jled anil wounded out of a force of about bo.ooo. Although In the larger armlr 0f more modern times losses have reached, tn many Instances, a high figure, yet t'je percentage of slaughter, especially of killed or woundad combatants, has shown a remarkable de crease from the horrible Agures of ancient tattles and sieges, befofje the discovery of gunpowder and the increasing perfection of firearms paradoxical s It may "appear began to diminish 'jie butchery which In variably attended the encounter of armed hosts in oldea U'ica The explanation is (bat fig sting Is now Sip 'Sri im 1508 DODGE ST. carried on at such a distance and In sep arate bodies of infinitely greater maneuver ing power, that the least tactical advan tage becomes Instantly obvious, while the abandonment of armies and the ponderous weapons of tho melee has endowed bodies ef troops with superior mobility, both In advance and retreat. In old days, when the effective range of the longbow was not more than eighteen to twenty score yards, a battle could only be decided by armies coming to close quarters at an early stage of the combat. The consequence was they became so Intermingled that they could, with difficulty, be separated, ..and. Indeed, th victcr was often quito unable to feel assured of success until he found no more of his opponents to slaughter. Moreover, It was much more difficult to make effective use of cover then than now, and the bow man of Aglncourt was debarred from the use of his weapon In the prone position adopted by his successor, the rifleman of today. The romance of war once associated with tie gallantry of hauberk and helm and the g .'tterlng blazon of heraldry Is a fascinat ing regret at this distance of time. But, as we speak with bated breath In these less warlike times of the deadlines of scientific armaments and warfare, or shiver at the reports of "terrible" losses in the field, it will be well to remember that we are alarming ourselves quite unnecessarily, and that our warrior ancestors went Into action with far greater odds on their becoming dust and their good swords, rust than does the soldier who goes up to battle against the lend-pumplng weapons of today.-8t. Louis Olobe-Democrat. Register today. Seeking; Reliable Information. "Is the master of the house in?" asked the man at the door. "You bet your life she's In, younir man!" said the woman, with arms akimbo. "Oh, I beg your pardon, madam. I'm Just taking a straw vote of this town. Have you made up- your rr.lnj how your bus band's going to vote?" Yonkers Statesman. FOR SECRET ARYOP STATE. V 1 i ' ' ! ,,t i I ' ' i t " - JL . k 1 iA ' ' , ' u "-, 1 - . . 1 1 ; c ... '.v,.. ' : ,f . .. .. ! l -' v 1 ALGERNON GALUSIIA. An old Seward county boj who has made his mark In the world, and although he Is at present a citizen of Red CiOud, Neb., yet we feel that Seward county has a right to claim him.. as we sent him out to battle with the world In his young manhood. Al, as we all learned to call him, was born at Franklin Falls, N. Y., July 2, 1K!, but he moved at the age of t to Laurence vllle, same state, where he was educated In the academy. He struck the great western trail, which lod him to Be ward in ltU where he clerked in a store and gained many friends, who well remember him as a bright young man of good character and very attentive to business. In 1M ho went to Red Cleud and was for many yecrs engaged in the mercantile business, but ia at present traveling aa a salCHiimn, and although he has just been nominated by the stale republican convention to be their standurd bearer for secre tary of state, instead of traversing the state looking for votes, lie is attending strictly to his employer's bualness, and we Judge the people will recognise that Important fact. Mr. Udluaha Is an honorable member of the Masonic order. Blue Lodge No. 63. at Red Cloud, also of chapter No. 1 and Cyrene Commundery No. 14. He la a member of the A. O. U. W., No. to, at his home; is a member of the grand lodge and secretary of the finance committee. toward blade. ( NOMINEES FOR LEGISLATURE Foil LLit ef Ken Chosen u Candidate! in Uebraika. COMPOSITION OF NEXT GENERAL ASSEMBLY Men Wit Will Eleet a tolled States Senator and Make and Amend Um Are Named Here. Following Is a full list of the nominees for the legislature made by the various parties tn the several dltricts of the state: Senate. District and Candloate. Residence. 1 E. A. Tucker, R Humboldt Albert 6. Btory, F I'awnee City I E. E. Good. K. Peru 8. P. Robertson. F t R. W. W. Jones, R Vincent Btraub, F 4 George L. Sheldon, B... George W. Snyder, F.., 6 Alexander Laverty, R... Brock ....Dunbar , Berlin .Nehawka ..Maynard ...Ashland Ceresco I.. K. Schotnleher, F L. C. Gibson. R ... South Omaha Omaha Omaha. H. F. Thomas. It C. L. Saunders, R C. M. Hunt, D.. C. R. 6herman, D John D. Ware. D Wellington Gillans. 8.. James McCarron. 8.... C. F. Michelsen. 8 7-F. C. Nlelson. R Charles Groff. F South OmHha Omaha Omaha Omaha Omnha Omaha Bancroft . Bancroft S W. A. Meserve, R Crcighton Warner Starr, F Allen Kdwln P. Gould, R Wolhach James F. Brady, F Albion 10 W. D. Haller. R Blair H. H. Looscheer, F Hooper 11 J. J. Williams. R Wayne J. a. Mathewson, F Pllger 12 Hugh Hughes, R Columbus James Hughes, D Schuyler D. N. McCord, P Schuyler 13 Dr. J. P. Gllligan. R ....O'Neill Fra-nk H. RehbQrg, F Atkinson 14 C. P. Bresee. R Rushvllle Charlas F. Coffee. F Chadron 15 Martin L. Fries. R Arcadia J. F. McLean. P Broken Bow W. B. Eastman, D Broken Bow 16 Aaron Wall. R W. L. Hand. F 17- A. E. Cady, R R. O. Adorns F ...Loup City ...Kearnev ...St. Paul .Grand Island 18 W. H. Whalev. R Clarks George w. Ellsworth, F Fullerton 19 Martin D. Plmery, R. .Beaver Crossing John Daltnn. F Seward 20 John H. Mockett, 1r.. R Purr Block. Lincoln Peter H. Beghtol. R Bennett John E. Miller. F Lincoln 21 H. L. W. Jackson. R Beatrice Menzo W. Terrv, F Plckerell 22 Andrew Vore. R Crete C. W. Nunemaker. F. Tobias JS W. H. Jennings, R Davennort 24 Georee W. Shreck, R York A. W. LnomK F F"!rmont 25 Charles H. Epnerson, R Fairfield O. A. Herrog. F Harvard 28 J. Ft Peterson. R Campbell .T. R. Pufflngtnn, F Nelson 27 David Hart. R Hasting Dr. J. N. Lvman, F Hastlncs 28 A. F. Harsh. R Lowel! Victor Anderson. F Mlnrlen 2-Albrt Wl!iy. R MonrefUld A. L. Gntewood, F Arapahoe on W D. OKfln. R Gothenburg John J. McCarthy. F.. Keystone Honse. District and Candidate. Residence. 1 George Smith, R Dawson R. K. Uriiisieud, K aaiem W. If. Hogrefe, R Stella Henry Gerdes, F Barada G. w. Carpenter, F Rulo J. 8. Lord, F Werdon 2 J. M. Cravens, R Armour W. H. Wilson, R Table Rock O. E. Hall, F Pawnee City A. R. Kovanda, F Table Rock SrU. P. Peabody, R Asnlnwall H. R. Howe, R Auburn Oeo. W. Hopkins, F v John T. Caspers, F 4 J. W. Whltham, R Cook W. A. Apperson, F Tecumseh 6 Wm. Ernst. R Graf David C. 8nyder. F Teoumsph 6 J. W. Cassel, R Nebraska City 8. M. Parker. R raimyra Syracuse Syracuse Elmwood Greenwood ..Murray Wabash Plattsmouth ....Plattsmouth Springfield F. R. Reuter, F Frits Jnnsen, F 7 Wm. Deles Dernier, R W. E. Hand. R D. J. Plttman. F Geo. 'A. Towle, F 8 R. B. -Windham. R.. C. C- Parmele, F 9 John Ward, R Btartser. F . ..rnTiinion 108. C. Barnes, R Omaha N. P. Dodge, Jr., R Omaha C. J. Anderson. R Omaha . Dr. H A. Foster, R Omaha I H. T. Clarke, Jr., R Omaha M. E. Muxen. R Omaha Mike Lee. R Omnha F. J. FltUe, R South Omaha F. 8. Tucker, R Florence W. P. Mcbeavltt, D South Omaha James P. Butler, D Omaha A. Wellman. D James P. Connelly, D ..Omaha Phillip J. Krause, D South Omaha D. C. Patterson, D Omaha . Geo. Morton. D Omaha M. F. Funkbouser. D Omaha William F. Bauer, 8 W. W. Blackford. 8 George W. M. Bowen, 8 Volney R. Glllett, 8 John Huba, 8 William H. Moore, 8 E. T. Morrow, 8 , Edward Morrison, 8 , F. N. Weed. 8 11 Frank Jahnel, R Kennard T. F. Souder. F Blair 12 Robert A. mlth, R Tekamah B. R Latta. P Tekamah George F. Smith, D Craig 13 J. C. McElhenny, R Lyons E. C. McMonles. F Lynns r rea uu, i 14 Joseph Roberts, R Fremont Hugh Bcilley. R. ...Leavitt 8. 8. Van Horn, F. v r I Governor of Endorses OTHER PROMINENT ADD THEIR -. . . - - " . . ... v. . - - - J i ONE of they most wonderful events In the history of medicine Is the multitude of en dorsements which Peruna Is re- .celving as a catarrh cure from men of national Importance. The most distinguished men of the United States have no hesitation In lending their in fluence to assist In letting the public know of the merits of Peruna. Nearly one half the people are In some way affected by catarrh. Therefore tt is almost a national curse, and it Is of na tional Import that the people should know of Peruna. Catarrh Is an American disease. Peruna Is an American remedy. Catarrh Is a result of changeable climate. Peruna Is a result of long and careful ex perimentation Catarrh enters the system through the nerve centers and affects the mucous mem branes. Peruna enables the nerve centers to repel and expel the catarrh from the system. ( Catarrh is a systemic disease and cura ble only by a systemlo treatment. The remedy that cures catarrh must aim directly at the depressed nerve centers. This is what Peruna does. Redeemer of Public Honeys Hon. John C. Leftwlch, Redeemer of Public Moneys, whose office is In the Post- office Building, In a letter; written from Montgomery, Ala., says: C. W. Hepburn. F 15 P. R. Petrowsky, R West Point Fred D. Hunke. F West rotnt 16 Oscar Thompson, R Wisner Joseph C. Clemens, F.. South Sioux City 17 Charles McLeod, R Stanton Henrv Klopplng. F Wayne la J. 0. Mllllgan, H Wakefield George . Binun, e wateroury 19 F. P. Voter. R Laurel Hazen Turner, fierce 20 M. T. Post, R Monowl 21 Hon. N. D. Jackson, R Nellgh A. H. Norwood, F Oakdale 23 Frank Jouvenat, R Petersburg L. E. Halstead, F Petersburg 23 F. W. Richardson, R Battle Creek John F. Newnau, ' iiiuen 24 Joseph Henggler, R , Columbus .1 W. Render. F Creston 25 Fred Hoare, R Monroe Henry Stevens, F Genoa 26 Otto Zuelow. R Schuyler Frank J. Henry, u Anton Kopac, P 27W. J. Harmon, R Fremont J. J. fosplsll, K wesion Cycel Svoboda, D Prague Ous WVagoner, D Ithaca 8. P. Moyer, P Cresco .1 Tt LaCharjnelle. P Ashland 28 J. A. Relchenbach, R Rising City F. J. Ron, ti. Aoie J. M. Bolen. F -r Pftcr V. Fenlon. F 29 Hon. John H. Mclalu, R.. ...... Seward Dllas o. Atwooa, n....oeaver crossing C. D. Swarts, F Utlca rionrira H Terwllleear. F Beward 80 Charles J. Warner, R Waverly John It. Mcuiay, n L.incoin H. C. M. Burgess, R Lincoln Joseph Burns, R Lincoln James C. Holllet, R Havelock W. M. Morning, F Lincoln 81 Dell A. Stetson, R v estern J. J. Rohwer, R. Friend J. w. Byers, r G. H. Ross. F 82 W. E. Bobbins, R.... Cortland Blue Springs , Wymore J. H. CaseDeer, it Adam McMullen, R.. A. R. Norrls, F tsiue Hprtngs Plckere.ll . ohn Gerdes, F T. E. Stewart. F Beatrice 83 R. R. Kyd. R Beatrice Jacob Klein, F Beatrice I 84 Wr. C. Lines. R Dlller Thomas J. ueivaio, r rairuury , 85 Thomas Lahmers, R Belvldere D. it. Baldwin, r riuriDeu Sft D. B. Cropsey. R Falrbury 87George Perkins R Fairmont Robert A. aiarKS, ti uniowa I. N. Traak, F Geneva Peter Eggenburger, F Strang 88 H M. Detrtck, R York William Meredith. R York Charles R. Keckley, F York 1 Robert James, F York 89 P. O. Chindgren, R ....Btromsburg W. B. Jenes, F Btromsburg 4 W. W.' Burroughs, R...... .Central City O. T. Bishop, F Central C'ly 41 A. V. Cunningham, R Glltner Charles Anderson, R Marquel T. G. Graham, F Marquet Ira Bush, F Marquet 4J-K A. Caldwell, R Edgar George C. Fishback, R Harvard Krneat Ormsby, F Trumbull J. W. Hart, F Edgar 43 H. F. Bowman, R Lawrence H. B. Barker, F Nelson 4 C. W Kaley, R Red Cloud F. A. Good, F Cowlea 45 W. G. Saddler. R Juniata W. E. Joynt, F Roseland 4S EKo Johnson, ,K Roseland Lem Tlbbetts, F Hastings 47 H. 8. Ferrar, R Grand Island George L. Rousnm, R Alda William Thomssen, F lrand Island Lee HulT, F Grand Island 48 Nels Hermanson. R Nysled Soren N. Fries, F Dannebrog 4 Thomas Doran, R Burwell P. H McCarthy, F Greeley 60 W. N. Coats. R Stuart Samuel Green, R Ewing J. C. Knudsen. F Page W. H. Bedford, F Mtek 51 J. A. Douglas, R Bavsett M. F. France, F Thurman 62 W. H. Horton, R Spnngview Elmer Vlfqualn, F Bprlngvlew 68 Frank Currie, R .Crawford Robert Graham, F Alliance 64 Hon. Geo. C. McAllister, R..ChappeH W. F. Edwarda, F Grant 66 A E. Bartoo, R Arcadia Wllllum Moses, P W. P. Evertngrlm, D 56 W. V. Mathews, R...., Callaway A. H. Copsey, R ...Wesiervllle C. T. Halllday, P Callaway J J. Murray, P Lee Park ('. Mackey, D Ansley M. Eddy, D Merny 57 Horatio Smelser, R .,.Ashton E. H. Klttell. F Ahton 68 J. H. Davis, R Gibbon ; Oscar Knox. R Kearney . Jasper Walker, F Bhelton John D. Lowenstein, F Kearney 59 George E. Bacon, R "..Overton Link MUbourne, F Overton 60 A. C. Clirlstensen, R Mlnden John A. Rust, F Axtell 61 H. C. Llvengdod. R Franklin E. D. Jacksun, F Upland 6 C. A. Luce, R Republican City D. A. MuCullouk, F Alma 88 P. G. Engstrom. R H'olilrese J. B. Johnson, F Funk 4-E. B. Perry, R Cambrl Ige Jonathan Hlggins, F S Philip Oliem. R 4)anbury ee-George C. Junkln, -R Smithfleld ('. S. Tunis, F Euatls gf-Colonel J. C. Hill. R Imperial George W. Benjamin, f Trenton W. A. Btewkrt, V Culbertson V .vv. : ... - e - ... l Th Magnificent Stat Capitol Bnlltllna; Qovernor of Alabama Commends Pe -ru na In a letter dated Jul 2ti, 18!)9, written from Montgomery, Ala., Gov. Jos. J. Johnston, says: 'I Join Congressman Brewer (a commending Peruna." Joseph J. Johnston. "I take pleasure In recommending Pe runa as an excellent tonic, and It Is re commended to me by those who have used it as a good catarrh cure." John C. Left wlch. Register United States Land Office Hon. Robert Barber, Register United States Land Office, writes from Montgom ery, Ala.: "For some time I have been a sufferer from catarrh In Its Incipient stage, so much so that I became depressed, and feared my health was generally In n de cline. Bui hearing of Peruna as a good remedy I gave It a fair trial and began to Improve. Its effects were ' distinctly bene ficial, removing the annoying symptoms, and It was particularly good as a tonic." Robert Barber. Collector of Port Hon. J. K. Biirke, Collector of Port, Mo bile, Ala., writes: "Peruna I cai recommend as a fine med icine. It has been used In my family and as a tonic tt Is excellent. I take pleasure In testifying to Its fine qualltice." J. K. Burke. TACK HAMMER ARTIST NO MORE Methods of the Passensrer Traffic Agvent of Today and the Same of Yesterday. S. H. Hnrdwlck, passenger traffic man ager of the Southern Railway, told the convention of passenger agents at Old Point Comfort tho other day that not so many years ago their title was "Tack Hammer Artist." This gentleman's salary was large, but not unwieldy. His outfit consisted of a huge leather accordion pock etbook filled with annual passes over nearly every railroad and steamboat line in the country, great and little; a small handbag of personal effects; a big packet of ticket commission blanks; an adequate, supply of expense account forms; an enor mous supply of half-sheet cards and other advertising matter, and then a double flat headed tackhammer his emblem of office nlckle plated and shining brightly. "The half-sheet cards,", said Mr. Hard wlck, "were done in the most luminous chromatic hues of the latest lithographic art, and for each road they bore the Same bravely defiant legend 'The Shortest, Quickest and Beat!' The youth of Excel sior fame was the merest tyro In dauntless courage compared with this young David of the railway world, who thus armed, and equipped, went forth to war. No alti tude was too high, no lowland too Don't X j until you have read tho two most remarkable personal articles ever written during a Presidential Cam paign. They deal with X X X ROOSEVELT PARKER. X X and are by W. Dourke Cockran and Alfred Henry Lewis In the great November Election Number of the - r Metropolitan Magazine Alabama Pe-ru-na STATE OFFICIALS PRAISES. iUMhrtsifiinhiiiiiiTiiiirisiiwi of Alabama. Postmaster of Mobile Hon. P. D. Barker, Postmaster of Mobile, in a recent letter from Mobile, Ala., soys: "Allow me to send to you my testimonial as to the good oualltles of - Peruna. I have used It . for the past three months and tlnd It Is a most excellent ton ic." P. D. Barker. U. S. Marshal Northern District. Hon. Don Cooper, U. 8. Marshal for the Northern District of Alabama, writes: "Tour remedy for catarrh and la grippe. Perunn, has done me so much gitfd lhat I cannot speak too highly of It. "I have used it for a Bhort time and have Improved rapidly from the first day. I was really much surprised at such "a quick and effective cure." Dnn Cooper. ' U 5. flarshal. Southern District. Hon. L. J. Bryan. U. S. Marshal for the Southern District of Alnbama, writes: "I have used Peruna for catarrh a short time and have also had several friends try it and they all pronounce It the best catarrh remedy ever put on the market. It cannot be pralBtd too hlffhly:" L. J."Bryan. If you do not derive prompt and Sat's factory results from the use 0 Perun., write at once to Dr. Hartman, Preiident of The Hatitman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio, and he will give you the benefit of Iris valuable advice gratis. All corres pondence Blrlctly confidential. remote, no point too Inaccessible for the blazonry of the Tack Hammer Artlt. On the earth beneath, rocks, trees and telegraph poles were Illuminated with the legend of the artist, and in the waters under the earth the oysters, clams and kindred crustaeae Joyously applauded his work. Everywhere it was 'The Shortest, Quickest and Best!'" Here Is H&rdwlck's definition of the ideal paKsetigcr agont: He must possess and blend the fealty and fortitude of the Cana dlnns, the history and hardihood of the Aztecs, the economy and erudition of the Puritans, the superiority of the capitalists and financiers of the trunk lines, tho smooth art of the successful statesmen of the Central Passenger association, the ac quisitiveness of the worthy farmers of the Western Passenger association, the won derful assurance and confidence of the pioneers of tho transcontinental, the energy and endurance of tho adventurous cowboys of the Southwestern and the modesty and cordiality of the cavaliers of the South eastern." New York Press. Passengers Lose Lives. BONA, Algeria, Nov. 4. A hundred per sons were drowned last night by the sink ing of the French steamer Qlronde,' after having been In collision with tho French steamer A. SehlefTliio, nenr Herblllon, twenty-three miles from Bona. The Glronde left Bona with 11) paRrcngers, of whom 100 were Algerian natives. Vote