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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE 10, 190f. v ( r , J 1 1 0 M JUST FIVE WEEKS A Chronic Invalid Woman Is Restored to Health By Pc-ru na. A'. ''.1 Utiii i HfHUti 'A MRS. L1ZZIB HUAftfC MRS. LIZZIE SHARP E, S03 Friendship St., Providence, R. I., writes: "Some time ano I wrote you, asking ad vice In regard to my health, describing; my ymptoms. "Following your advice- and taking your miMllclne for only five weeks. I am tlinnkful to any 1 am a well woman. "I had suffered for a number of years with constipation, indigestion and female troubles of the worst form. I was unable lo do my housework without help. "After taking Peruna I have experienced the most satisfactory results. I am like a new person. I do all my own Housework, thanks to Peruna. want to recommend Peruna to all who are similarly afflicted." Recommend Pe-ru-na. Mrs. Mary C. Dart, Cardlnglon, O., writes: "For two summers I waa under a doctor's eare for malaria fever and I waa told that t would just have to wear it out until fall. "I made up my mind to try Peruna and tlnce taking it I have not been troubled at til. T have not had chills or fever for five fears." Mrs. Lizzie Lohr, 11W W. th street, Chi cago, 111., writes: "I take pleasure in writing you these lines, thinking there may be other women uffering as I did. "Dr. Hartman told me what ailed me and how to take Peruna. Now I am cured." MELODY IN AUTO HORNS Pipes of Clin Wnsrons Give Forth , , Notes to Koothe the Saras; ..,;.,; . ChaotTenr, Keyboards are to be provided by a west am manufacturer for the better manipula tion of the brazen musical pipes known as "Gabriel's horns" which may be seen attached to the sides of many automo biles. The pipes in their crude state were designed to be operated by the exhaust from the engines. The supply of hot air required has therefore been limited. It is proposed, according to letters patent now pending, to carry large tanks of com , pressed atmosphere as a part of the equip ment of high-power automobiles. In this way tho rudlnientury three pipes, which give only a slight range of melody, can be supplanted by a complete set of reeds. It will not be unlikely that some of the au tomobl lists .who have more than ordinary muuical taste will equip their machines with pine organs, , carrying a man on the rear seal, or on a sma'.l platform, whose duty it Bhall be to pump up the necessary prensure. Prof. WedelkiiJ Bozarris of the Univer sity of Music, South Bend. Ind., reports that there is already model organmoblle In his state, used by a college glee club, which has. . been making tours of the mailer towns in the corn "belt. ' He pre dicts that before long parties of automo billsts will course through the .streets of Mew York singing to the accompaniment of the cheerful pipes of Panhard. In order to lighten the sufferings of persons likely to be run over the following refrain is rec ommended:. Oh, my bones, my bones; I'm going to rest Jn de bed of an ole ambulance; For I'se struck by. an auto; the wheels did de reat. I goes to a surgical ward And 1 Ilea me down In wr.tden splints there. And doctors they never will tire. As aur as I am bora, when I, done hear that horn, 1 thought it was oP 3abriel's choir. 'One 'of the great needs of the automo bile Industry is a suitable song for chauf. "tours while roving a'jout at night at third- ;4 " ' t ' In Does Your Heart Beat Yes. 100,000 times each day. Does it send out good blood or bad blood? You know, for good blood is good health; bad blood, bad health. Ask , your own doctor Sarsaparilla for thin, impure blood. He knows all about this medicine. We have no secrets! Wc publish Jthe formulas of all our medicines. at ky th. J. C. Arr O... Leweu, Mm.. A.M alauAMtar.r r ATlt aI VIGo-Fof thsit. ATZR'trnXS Vw esMtisaties. ATBat CaKKKT PSCTOBAI-i'er Masks. ATCK't AOUK CU&s Vet SMtena as agaa. IP all the) women in the world who have been saved from a life of wretchedness and misery by Peruna If all these women could be assembled to gether, what a multitude they would make. , Women from the North, women from tho flout h, women from the East and women from the West; women In high circles and women In the lowly walka of life; ladles of leisure and housewives. There la no class or nationality that does not furnish a multitude of women who have been afflicted with some chronic ailment peculiar to their sex which has been re lieved by Peruna. In almost every instance these women have tried other remedies and consulted numerous doctors without any favorable or permanent results. At last they have resorted to Peruna. Generally because some friend hss sdvlsed It. They And Peruna to be exactly the rem edy they have been looking for for many years. Peruna Is one of those remedies which one woman likes to recommend to another woman. It is a remedy that relieves promptly and Its benefits remain. Pe-ru-na for Weary Mother. Mrs. Hattie Harger. Castle Gate, Utah, chaplain Q. A. R. Circle and member Daughters of America, writes: "Since I have used Peruna In the home we have had no Illness of any kind. "I am the mother of two children. One of them was troubled with catarrh of the head.' "i'eruna cured this trouble In less than three weeks. "The other child had a bad stomach, caus ing an unpleasant breath and loss of appe tite. "Five bottles of Peruna cured the stomach difficulty. "I felt worn out and had pains, bnt after using Peruna for five weeks my health was restored, my strength returned and all palna disappeared. "I recommend Peruna as a special benefit to weary mothers and children." Keeps Pe-ru-na in the House. ' Mrs. Christina Stueven, New Holstein, Wis., writes: "It Is with pleasure that I Inform you that T am well. "I followed your Instructions and took Peruna and Manalln. "I am now able to do my housework again. "I thank you many times, Dr. Hartman, for your valuable advice. "I believe, had I not taken Peruna, I would not be among the living. "Whenever I have a little indigestion I take a dose of Peruna and it helps me. "I keep Peruna In the house now." Mrs. Carrie King, 730 North- 'Cascade, Colorado Springs, Col., writer;" '" "' " "Peruna has been my favorite and only household remedy for nearly Ave years. I have suffered for years with biliousness, and kidney and liver troubles. However; Peruna cured me twelve bottles made me a new and healthy woman." notch speed. The following Is said to be efficacious: Oh, many happy evenings did I spend In raising Ned In this big chuff machine, while my old man waa safe abed, In scorching with lady friends about the city grand And leaving dead and wounded In the street at every hand. Ah, there was Maine Macauley, now a chorister; Billy York and Tommy Smith, oh they were tending bar. Ah, many fizzing highballs, ail tanked up Indeed, All seated there in that swift car, on sum mer night's to speed. CHORUS. We owned a swell garage; my old man naid the frelaht. We storked the tank with petrol, paying the highest rate. Then, seated in the tonneau, amid the cushions reel. We tilled the city highways with over whelming dread. We'd pile In every evening; the timid owner met the bill. We'd race like madmen, the people for to kill. All seated In the moonlight, laughing mid Its rays; Ah, how we loved to make wild havoc In crowded city ways. . Oh, there was Carburetor Pete, a friend of Martin xnorn, Johnny Sparks and Willy Plug, they never sounded nora: All crazy, reckless chauffeurs, each with leerlne mug. All seated there to listen to the homicidal chug. CHORUS. We owned a swell garage, my old man paid the freight; We storked the tank with pertol, paying - the highest rate. Then seated in the tonneau, amid the cushions red, We filled the city highways with over whelming dread. To meet the requirements of automobile owners who are more or less under the Influence of chauffeurs the following rol licking ditty, says the professor, may be employed: I've an automobile, ar, ar, ar I'm afraid of my chauffeur. I are, I are; Whatever he dos, I say, "Me too. me to-o And what he wishes I say, "You do, you do." Chauffeur, chauffeur, why do they fine me so, . For running my little car? The first shipment of the horns will shortly arrive. New Tork Herald. Jetter's Gold Top Beer delivered to all parts of the city. Telephone No. (. about taking Ayers SWALLOWED UP BY THE OCEAN Aa Averacs of . 8iity Vestels Disappeu Aonuallj and Leave Bo Trio e. TRAGEDIES OF THE MIGHTY DEEP Tea Thsanis goals Lost oa Ships la . th Vmmt Fifty Tears-jSome of the Sea Stories Tola oa Stormy Xlakts. . . When the northeasters sweep out from the depths of the Atlantic, and tear up and djwn the Massachusetts coast, the sailors In port, sitting ovt their grog, tell stories of the good ships which have gone to sea and have neither come back nor left even a trace of their fate. Of all these atorles there Is none more ghastly than that of the Pioneer, which sailed from San Francisco in I8i for the Bering sea. . From the time it sailed It was never sighted, nor was a word heard from It for two years. Finally a whaler, frozen In for the winter in the Arctic, one day sent out a hunting party for game. ' The men, afMr wander ing about all day, came upon the hulk of a ship frozen Into an Iceberg. There was nothing about It to Indicate what might be its name, for the grinding of the Ire had worn Its sides smooth and destroyed any clue to Its Identity, Borne oT the men ventured aboard, though the ship had been so racked that the timbers trembled under their feet. They pried open the hatchway and peered Into the dark depths. They shouted down the ladder, but a feeble echo was the only answer. Mustering up courage, they descended, and, making their way Into the hold, stood aghast at what they saw In one of the cabins. Seated about a table, their cheeks wan and sunken, their eyes glassy, were eight men, some with heads on arms, some with hands thrust deep into their clothes, as though shrinking from the cold; one with a prayer book before him. There they sat. those men who had been two years dead and were waiting for the sea to give them burial. Who they were, whst the good ship was, from what port It had sailed, the horrified men had no ttme to determine, for even as they looked the ship began to quake. It was as though It resented this prying into Its secret, and the strangers, fearing It might turn over, hurried from the cabin and scrambled outside. . From a safe distance they watched It. A mass of Ice crashed down toward it, the Iceberg settled upon Its s)de, the derelict tottered, and, after another small ava lanche of ice and snow, sank sideways Into the cold waters. The eight had at last received their burial, carrying with ' them all traces of their Identity. "Mtsslnsr Fate Unknown." But when the whaler returned to port and the men told of their weird adventure. It was decided from the scant description ' that this had been. In all probability, the Pioneer. It will never be known to a cer tainty, and for that reason the Pioneer Is registered with so many others as "miss ingfate unknown." The fate of many a good ship defies even conjecture. There was the Nevrach, which sailed for the Arctic In 1897 and was caught In an Iceberg and abandoned by some of Its crew. A few of the men pre ferred to take their chances with the ship. Those who abandoned It were finally picked up; but all search failed to find a trace of the Nevrach or of the men who had staved by It. One of the most famous disappearances at sea was that of the City of Glasgow, a 1.600-ton ship which left port March 1, 6t, with 480 passengers. It has never been heard from since. Not a bit of wreckage from It has ever been identified. Not a soul of the hundreds it carried" is known to hsve survived. On January 20. 1STO, the City of Boston sailed from Halifax for England with 191 souls on board. It waa a fine shrlp, splen didly equipped, but It disappeared without leaving a clue to Its fate. The Burvle Castle left London some time ago, bound on a voyage to Australia. It should have made a final call at Plymouth, but It never came within sight of the Hoe. nor has human eye ever seen it from that day It dropped down the channel. It was on May 1, 1850, that the Lady Nugent spread Its sails at Madras, with S67 of the Twenty-fifth Madras Light in fantry on board, bound for Rangoon. With the regimental band playing, with the friends of ths passengers on tho shore shouting farewell, with a clear sea before It. It left port, but It has never reached Rangoon or any other port known to man. Two years later the Collins liner Pacific dropped down the Mersey with ISO people on board. It went the way of the City cf Glasgow and the others. What strange port they found no one knows. . The ship President left New Tork for London early In 1841 with many distin guished passengers, among them a son of the duke of Richmond and the comedian, Tyrone Power. It was expected at Liver pool in March, but April 13 came the news that It had put into Madeira for repairs to Its engines. It never reached Liverpool or any other port. It was as late as 1904 that the ship Larn orna sailed from Taooma, carrying a cargo of wheat for Queenstown. Following ciose upon tne departure came a fierce gale Wreckage waa found and the report was circulated that the ship had been buttered to pieces on Cape flattery. But hardly had this report been spread when a coast ing schooner reported having seen the ship off Coos bay, flattered, but apparently well aDie 10 wunstana the seas. nu.ni grnerauy pelfeved that it was true that it bad weathered the gale and was sailing about . somewhere. But wnerer weens passed and It was not again heard from. Ships were asked to be on the lookout for It, and news wns anx iously awaited. A rierellet at Bva, It was a long time afrer this that the German sMp Artemis sighted a derelict tar out at sea. steering about wildly, beating against head winds and yet refusing to display signals of any kind. A lit;) later the unknown threw it head to the east and executed a series of freak maneuvers It looked for all the world as tho..s ship was manned by crazy mm who were trying to puzale the Artemis. The captain of th. Artemis was mystified. He steered nearer the strange craft and with th aid of his spyglass made ou't the name Lamorna. Consulting his shipping records, h. discovered that it was outward bound and long overdue. But that hardly accounted for iu queer actions. When within a tew hundred yards of t he ship (the captain considered It dangerous to get very near he set signals, but re ceived no response. For several hour, the weird bark remained within sight, but neither siren nor rocket provoked response. The captain swept the decks of the craft, but, did not see a living soul, u was ap parently a ship without a crew, running at in It wild courw a. long a. poMjble. but suddenly th. hulk turned and made atraigl, for the open sea. It ,.,led ,trai h, course, a. .hough bound on some Important mission, and so proceeded until lost to view below the horizon line. What had become of th. crewT Were there In reality some of them left on board, gone mad under the strain, guiding the ship, they knew not where? No one will ever gnow. Certain It is that not a man of them was ever heard from, nor hss the ship Itself ever been sighted sgaln. On an average, according to reports from Lloyds, some sixty ships, with their crews, are so blotted from sight every year. In the year W99 alone, seventy-nine ships and twenty-four steamers disappeared and their fate Is today unknown. A conservative estimate would place the number of people so lost during the last fifty years at over I0.OOO, The site or the stanchness of the ship seems to make no difference; big modern steamship have disappeared as easily as the numberless little sailing craft. Boston Herald. LAST TRIBUTE TC SOLDIERS Haw tho Nation Marks the Graves of the Men Who Fought tar It. At Lee, In Berkshire county, Massachu setts, there are being turned out under government supervision 260 headstones a week, to mark the graves of soldiers, sailors, marines, scouts, nurses or others who have served 4 regular enlistment In the military or naval service of the United States. These tombstones are furnished free by the government, and are sent out upon the application of a relative, ,a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, or a citizen of th United States, who fur nishes the name of th dead soldier or sailor and Ms regiment or ship. The military secretary's offloej then looks up his record and his burying place and th headstone Is ordered. The government pays all transportation charges on these stones to the nearest freight office. All that then remains Is for the relative or friend to have It taken from the freight office to the cemetery. More than 600,000 of the have already been provided and are marking the graves of the nation's dead throughout the coun try. All of these marble slabs have been taken out of the quarries operated at Lee or at Rutland, Vt. The white marble of th Lee quarry is celebrated for Its quality. One wing of the capItol Is constructed with this marble, as well as the state house at Boston and the city hall at Philadelphia. On the grounds at ths Lee quarry the stone Is polished, marked and crated. Twenty men are employed the year around In polishing and marking head stones for the nation's dead. Twice a year the government receives bids from contractors, and the contract is let to the lowest bidder. The marble Is taken out of the quarry In blocks three feet square. Great Iron saws are then used to cut the blocks in two. after which they are strapped together and cyt in two again. The action of the saw is aided by means of wet sand, it being allowed to drip in at the sides of the saw. A government Inspector carefully Inspects each stone which is turned out. This In spection Is very strict. If there Is a blemish In the stone, however slight. It is cast aside, the government refusing to ac cept It. They are not thrown away, how ever, but sawed up Into marble "bricks," as they are called. When the finished headstone Is ready for delivery to the government It measure three feet and three Inches long, one foot wide and four lnchea thick. Each stone weighs 260 pounds. On each Is a sunken shield or wreath, and directly under this the name, the rank and regiment of the dead soldier. The headstones are then sent to dis tributing points, where they remain Until requisition Is made for them by the War department. ' These ' 'distribution centers are Boston, New York. 'Washington, Vlcksburg. Chicago, Penrer and Portland No headstones have been sent to the Philippines up to this time, but applica tions for markers to be sent to the newly acquired islands are coming in to the gov ernment at the rate of twenty a day. The present capacity of turning out the headstones Is about thirty a day. Wash ington Post. Where Teeth Are Worshiped. An American traveler recently delivered a lecture before a distinguished audience at the home of a wealthy New Yorker. On the table before him stood one lone ob ject. Said the traveler: "While I was In India three Royal Commissioners were sent there by the king of Siam to negotiate for the purchase of a certain tooth. They failed In their mission, however, their offer of the surprising sum of fcSO.OOO for the much coveted tooth being declined. "The tooth In question cam, as the Hin doos believe, from out of the mouth of Buddha the founder of the foremost re ligion of the . orient and hence . for 2.0 years that tooth has been an object of worship. "It Is enclosed In a golden casket in a shrine in the great inner temple at Kandy, and attracts thousands of worshiping pilgrims from far and near . every year, and has never been exposed to the gaze of an unbeliever. . "In hundreds of other shrines In India the teeth of human beings are worshiped by Hindus, who, above all, value good teeth as the reward of good, ancestry and of eternal vigilance In the care of the body. , . '', "We Americans can certainly learn a let son from the Hindu worship, of teeth the lesson of respect for one of the most Important parts of our bodies. For good teeth are not only veritable Jewels. In the mouth, but Indicate good health, good breeding and refined habits. "And here," concluded the lecturer, hold ing up a blue enameled box of tooth pow der, with its patent telescoping measuring tube, "is a dentifrice that la used by peo ple of refinement in every part of the world, where the use of a good tooth brush is known. It bears the label of Dr. I. W. Lyon's Perfect Tooth Powder, and is the shrine at which thousands upon thousands today express respect for their teeth, for It not only cleanses, preserves and beauti fies them, but imparts a natural fragrance to the breath. I myself have carried Dr. Lyon's perfect Tooth Powder twice around the world, not being willing to trust the preservation of my teeth to any other den tifrice." Th board of directors of the Crfthe wis to thank all who contributed to the marvel ous success of their annual benefit enter tatnrnent at tho Country club yesterday. To Mr. Brady and Mr. Cowajill. through whose courtesy they wer tendered the use of the elegant establishment for the day, thy feel especially grateful. As ' it Is impoaaihTe to speak In ri"tsil of ths generous donations, but few names can be mentioned. Among the donors of Ice cream are the Waterloo Creamery com pany, Baldutf. Dalsell and Harding, for a superb and bountiful supply. Orchard A WHhelm for tables and chairs, and many friends for sugar, lemons, cake and flowers. Two of the charming prises were con tributed by Mrs. Whltmore snd Miss Curtiss. Most sincere thanks and much credit Is due Mrs. Martin, who freely gave her sen-ices In conducting the sixty tables of bridge to an amicable settlement of their differences. Ths receipts amount . to .more than $300. With thanks to the prees, for Us unfail ing courtesy, MRS. THOMAS U KIMBALL. . Prskidcnt of ths Cros People of the middle West Profit by the Great This, the second week of the great sale will be alively one. Three important features distinguish the pianos in this sale from those offered elsewhere. First, the uniform high grade and musical qualities of the pianos themselves. Second, their being brand new, per fect in every detail, and guaranteed strictly as represented. Third, the special terms of $6.00 down and $3.00 monthly till paid (only ten cents a day) is almost an imperative duty every family owes itself tto get a piano at these prices and terms. Cabinet grand uprights, in colonial (plain) casings of beautiful French Walnut or Mahogany finish, positively made to sell for $300.00 to $350.00, are being rapidly sold in three lots for $165.00, $185.00 and $195.00 each on terms of $6.00 cash and $3.00 monthly. Concert grand uprights in fancy casings of all the different beautiful natural wooda used in America. Art pianos that retail in San Francisco for $400.00, $450.00, and up to $700.00, are freely offered during this sale in four lots at $225.00, $285.00, $315.00 and $385.00, on terms of $10.00 down and $5.00 monthly. Those who are most competent to judge concede that these are the most remarkable piano values ever offered. The great success with which this sale is meeting serves to emphasize its genuineness. Buyers have over six hundred instruments to select from representing thirty leading fectories, including Steinway & Sons, Steger & Sons, A. B. Chase, Emerson, Hardman, McPhail, Kurtzman, etc Parties at a distance should write or telephone at once for complete description, cata logues, etc. We ship pianos everywhere on mail orders money refunded if not as repre sented. Call on or address Schmoller & Mueller Piano Company Largest Piano House in the West. 1311-13 Farnam PUBLIC UTILITIES ABROAD Committee of Americans to Studj Munioipal Cwnershio in Europe. FACTS NEEDED FOR PUBLIC GUIDANCE Determination to Seek , the Trait hi About Important Problems and Present tt Wlthoat Fsr tlsaa Coloring;. Perhaps no similar work of greater Im portance or of greater magnitude has ever been begun by any body of men in any country than that undertaken by the com mittee of twenty-one, appointed by the Civic Federation, which sailed from New York last week to investigate public utili ties, transportation, lighting and water supply in foreign cities. Investigating these public utilities both under public and private ownership and operation, the com mittee will refrain from expressions of personal opinion, will keep the pros and cons of municipal ownership in the back ground, and will confine Its work to estab lishment of facts, facts that will. In the opinion of the committee, give the Ameri can people a deeper insight Into conditions at home and abroad, and anable them to ameliorate conditions and make life more worth the living. "What we desire," said Dr. Albert Bhaw, editor of the Review of Reviews, In speak ing of the work of the committee, "whst we desire is to make conditions in the United States better for ourselves, our children and those who will come after us." Speaking along the same line, Talcott Williams, editorial writer on the Philadel phia Press and a member of the commit tee, said : "It is not a question of private owner ship; it la not a question of whether this method or that method Is slightly more economical In the governing of a city It Is, at bottom, a question as to whether at any particular period of our history we would not be happier and healthier by a full consideration of the problems af fecting the operation of our public utili ties, and a determination to solve those problems in the best light obtainable. . "It Is not so much a question of whether taxes should be raised or lowered, but It Is more a question as to what is the best solution for giving the people in our great cities an Increase in the number of rooms In which the average family Is compelled I to live, what will give the greatest amount of pure water in the cities, the most ef ficient form of lighting, and the best kind of transportation facilities." All Classes Represented. With this purpose In view, the purpose to obtain hard, unvarying facts that will enable the American people to better their condition, the Civic Federation appointed a committee of twenty-one chosen from almost every walk in life to carry out its plans. The committee is composed equally of advocates of public ownership, private ownership and so-called neutrals, men who have been treating the great economic and social questions of the day In a cold, phil osophical manner and have as yet made no decision one way or the other. With opinions thus balanced, the danger of the work of the committee assuming a partisan aspect has been avoided, and the committee . will therefore work as it was Intended It should work as a large tribunal for the decision of whst Is, or what Is not, so, snd not what Is the opinion of this one or the opinion of the other. Having decided on whst it was going for, the committee set sbrait to discover ways and means of getting tt. To this end an elaborate scheme of Investigation was mapped out that has seldom If ever been equaled by any previous Investigating com missions. The general srheme Is. In the main, the same for all the fields to be looked Into, care being taken, however, to maks the mode of Investigation applicable to the subject, whether this be transporta tion, gas or electric lighting or water sup ply. The comprehensiveness of the work .un dertaken will be the better appreciated by looking briefly at the methods to be em ployed by the committee. In the first place, expert engineers will be employed by the commlttie to ascertain the condi tions existing in the various lines of trans portation Investigated, and In the various manufactoriea and businesses visited; ex pert accountants will compile facts as to stocks, bonds, assets, liabilities, receipts, expenses and profit and loss, and finally experts In political, social and economic Earthquake Eastern Piano Manufacturers obliged to unload ac. cumulated stocks made under contract for unfortu nate San Francisco dealers. Remarkable Low Prices for Valuable. Pianos thrown on the market. ! cYnoller & Mueller Piano Com pany Buy Several Carloads at Their Own Price. St., Omaha. Telephone, Douglas 1625 questions will, as members of the com mittee, investigate from these various points of view, taking Into consideration the facts established by the engineers and accountants. No part of any business Investigated will escape the attention of the committee. Having ascertained all about the history of the various Industries, how they were es tablished, when special features were adopted, the effect of competition and the general sentiment In regard to the exist ing system of ownership and operation, the next point taken will be the supervision of the municipalities. Under this head will be investigated the power of muni cipalities to construct their own street railways, lighting plants, etc.; whether the city can condemn property of private syatems under eminent ' domain, and the power of the particular city In raising funds for such undertakings. Public supervision of private companies. In how far it Is succesful and wherein it falls; franchises of private companies, their duration, forfeiture, fares and trans fers allowed under them and nature of service required, and their assignment to third parties; organisation of the com' panlea, where the responsibility is plaoed and how the persons In charge are se lected; sll these and other questions of a similar nature will come under the scrutiny of the commission. Further than this, political conditions and the labor question are to be fully gone into. Under the flrxt head the main question will be to determine the measures taken by the employes to organise their political strength for the purpose of Influencing the conditions of their employment, and also whether can didates for office have made promises of better wages, etc. The political activity of the employers will also be studied, as 'Well as attempts at corruption. In Investigating the labor question the commission will in quire into the methods of trades unions; the number of strikes and how they are settled; the wages of the employes and the legal and actual hours of employment, and even the methods of furnishing uniforms to the men will receive attention. In fact, the commission Intends to make its work so thorough that Its report will be a lasting monument to the progress of civ ilization, and judging by the composition of the commission It is not at all doubtful that it will accomplish Its purpose and earn the lasting gratitude of its fellow-Americans. The members of the commission are; MelvlHe E. InraJls, president "Big Four" railroad, ClnclnrJUl, chal'-man; Talcott Wil liams, edltoria'i writer, the Press, Phila delphia; W. D. Mahon, president Associa tion Street' Railway Employes, Detroit; j Frank J. Ooodnow, Columbia university; i Walton Clark, third vice president the United Oaa Improvement company, Phila delphia; Dr. Albert Shaw, editor Review of Reviews, New Tork; Edward W. Bmls, superintendent water works, Cleveland; John H. Gray, Northwestern university, Bvanston, III.; Walter I Fisher, secretary Municipal Voters' league, Chicago; Timothy : Healy, prealdent International Brotherhood 1 Stationary Firemen, New Tork; William J. Clark, foreign manager Qer.fral Electric j company; H. B. F. Macfarland, president j board of commissioners, District of Colum I bla; Daniel J. Keefe, prealdent International 'Longshoremen's association, Detroit; Frank j Parsons, president National Public Owner- ship league, Boston; John R. Commons, University of Wisconsin; J. W. 8ulllvun, 1 editor Clothing Trades Bulletin, New Tork; Leo 8. Raw, University of Pennsylvania; F. J. McNulty, president International Brotherhood of Electric Workers, Wash ington. D. C; Albert E. Winchester, general superintendent City of South Norwalk Electric Works; Charles I Edgar, prest ' dent the Edison Electric and Illuminating ' company. Boston; Mllo R. Maltble. fran chise exnert and former editor Municipal Affairs. New York. New York Times. j , Amoants Printed on Cberas. I There are many devices In use to prevent the raising of sums named on checks, aBd while a few of them are effective, a great number are worthless, for the' reason that they may easily be manipulated In the hands of an expert forger. Persons who give this art their attention ; are very resourceful and take pride In solving the most dlff.cult problems In their calling. They are skillful In fhe use of acids and other means of making erasures, and are baffled by bt t few of these schemes. . The latest thing ,n this line is a device ; which prints the amount on the face of the paper. This Impression Is made in a specially prepare! Ink which sinks into the paper, and any attempt to erase it will inane sucn a mass mat the rraud will be readily discern I , . , Besides, the amount appears written in ordinary Ink, so that tne matter of making and Fire 1 jg changes is greatly complicated, requiring two separate operations. The machine Is quHe small and takes up but little room on the desk. A row of keys like those of the cash register ap- pears at the top, each one representing nw" numeral. These being pressed to record the desired figure, the amount is printed acrosa..,,.,, the face of the paper. The impression' Is made by the movement of a small lsver. Philadelphia North American. BUILDING FOR THE PUBLIC Cook Conner's Court Honse, Golaar Vp In Chicago, to Cost Five Million Dollars. Towering eighty feet above the city hall and seventy feet above the Chicago opera, house block. Cook county's new gray granV ite building will be a majestic and domi- v nating landmark In its part of ' Chicago. ( ; From the street It will appear to be a half city block of solid stone, striped with col umns, glittering with windows and pierced with doors. Seen from an airship it would have the form of a huge E, with the Clark street portion for the long shaft of the let ter and the Randolph and - Washington street sections for the end pieces. Two large open spaces to the west, toward the city hall,, are light courts. ' The new court house will have a front age of 374 feet on Clark street and 167 feet on Washington and Randolph streets. It will be 306 feet high. It will have twelve stories above the sidewalk and below It a basement for records, and sub-basement for coal storage, boilers, etc. Its founda tion piers penetrate a bedrock from IIS to 13) feet below the level of the Street. The building from Its lowest bass to Its roof top will be 125 feet. "" .. The outside material will be gray gran Ite. This will be polished for six feet above the sidewalk. The granite will extend to the cornice, which will be of gray terra cotts. The inside materials are to be steel, marble, mosaic and wood. The building will contain thirty well lighted, handsome court rooms, and adjoin ing each will be the judge's chambers and also his private consulting room, Jury room and the witness room, with closets, basins snd toilets for each. Bealdes these court rooms, there will be the probate and county cour rooms, with the assistant Judges' court rooms. Every modern business de vice, of .roved value, will be provided for the safe, accurate and quick transaction of public business. The building complete, with furnishings, will cost $5,000,000. The World Today. DO YOU KNOW That Dr. Pieroe's Favorite Presort ptton hi the only medicine sold through druggists for woman's weaknesses and peculiar anVj meote that does not contain large quantf-1 ties of alcohol? It U also the only medicine, especially prepared for the cure of the dulicate diAa.? peculiar to women, th maker of which it not afraid to take hlsM patients into his foil confidence, try prlnV lug upon each bottle wrapper all the Inare-i dients entering into the medicine. AJstl jour druggist If this Is not tree. Favorite Prescription." too. is the onhr medicine for women, all the Ingredtenle -of which have the unqualified endorse ment of the leading medical writers of th several schools of practice, reooiameoxlr tnr them for the euro of the diaaaeus for which the "PrnacrlpUon Is ad vised, j Wrltfl to Dr. R. V. Pleroe. Baffalo, N. Y"( for a frtr. bookie, and read the names on extracts from standard medloal j tijorltlue praising the several Ingredient.! of which Dr. Pierce's medicines, are made, ' and don't forget that no other medtotue put up for saki through druggteu for do-' masUe.nse can show any such preeaaitMol endorsement. This, of Itenlf, Is of far more weight and importance than Mry1 amount of so-called "teaUmoniaU so. ooapiovously Saantad before tne pobJU,, In favor of the akmholle compounds. The Fsrtte PreeorlpUoo' cures all wotnsVa peculiar weaknesses) and de-. raiwessentathoa beutaaing the pnrtudVia4 headaches, backaches, bearing-down dav tress, tenderness and d racing -down sen-' nations in lower abdomen, accompanl4 by weakening and dlutgrettaUie raUarrbai, -peMe drains and kloarad symptoms. ' Dr. Pleroe and hi staf of skilled trpe- eiallata may be ooosaJted free by address ing as above. All mrreepondttaoe in . treated a sacredly eonfUtmual. By oon- " ulting in this way ie disagreeable ' q aestloni ok and personal eajalnatkne are a voided. The People's Common Sonne Medical Adviser oon tains some very lnfcHreaUag -and valuable cheptar oa the diseases peculiar to women. It contains over on thousand pare. It U sent post paid, oa recoipt of tufflcJonttn one-cent stamps to . pay cost of mailing only, or 21 orate for a copy In flexible paper oovers. or Hi onnte for a cloth-bound copy. AddVoas Dr. R. V. ' Pierce as above. Dr. PVuroe's Pellets regelate and IbvIs-' rate Stomach, liver and howai fr. J laaaerrs, w or tarns aaru.