Scrofula
This root of many evils
Glandular tumors, abscesses,
pimples and other cutaneous erup
tions, sow ears, inflamed eyelids,
rickets, dyspepsia, catarrh, readi
ness to catch cold and inability to
get rid of it easily, paleness, nerv
ousness and other ailments includ
ing the consumptive tendency
Can be completely and perma
nently removed, no matter how
young or old the sufferer.
Haod'8 Snrsarumlls was givn the rlansrh
tar of Silas Vemooy, Wawarsinsr, N. Y.,
who bad broken outVith scrofula sores ail
tysr her face and head. The first bottle
helped her and when she had taken six the
ores "were all healed and her (ace was
smooth. He writes that she has never
shown any sign of the scrofula returning.
Hood's Sarsaparitla
Promises to cure nd keeps the
promise. Ask your druggist for it j
today and accept no substitute.
Different Sort.
"My daughter," remarked Mrs. Sex
dors, "has developed a perfect passion
lor music."
"Yea, returned Mrs. Peppery, "I'll
'warrant it isn't as strong as the pas
sion vonr daughter arouses in my hus
band"." Staff tho Cough and
Works Off tho Coltt.
Iaxxativs Broom-Quinine Tablets cure
cold in one day. So cure, So ray.
Price 35 cents.
Coal Discovered in France.
Paris is well pleased atraiu at an un
expected chance of good luck which
oa me to her from the p round. While
making excavation for an artesian
sra.ll in the exhibition enuex st Yin-
t::z cr.iTi" zrjsrjL
level. The quality is good, and the
quantity is thought to be considerable.
Vint nniTrilcted diseases and 1 .
aaneb. soHering resn it f ma eon
stipaUoa. eiKFIIlu tsltaie
th most obstinate case of
stomach and bowel deraugemeata.
Encouraged.
:. Jane It is always a surprise to me
what a lot of homely women get mar
wed. Bertha So donbt it is a teflection
that gives you a great deal ot enconr
acement, dear.
' v .sre ta a Latj s.ler!
Tarv. iracen livers cause nine tenths of all
aVatns. i".v vour liver lie wilh l aeari
Cndv Csihail'ie and save your own Ulel all
i usxista. 10c. 2Sc. Sac
"-"" " The Sexes,
Mrs, Henpeek I wonder why they
Insist on flailing women she weaker
moeR" -
XI r. Henpeek I can't imagine. She
generally carries tho most sail.
- 4 "
!
Smj3r&S S
Tnia algnatnra is on every box of the genaioe
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tahieta ;
. .. . . . ., i t- . . i
anew rimwa H in lwhu
s
In 1S30 tbe mineral products of the
United States amounted to tola. 030.-
rttO and in 1R99 to J976.000.000. '
. PoUtjoai of Cities. !
. . I
In 1800 only 4 per cent ot the people
cf the Untied States liTed In cities. ,
Today 30 per cent live in cities.
Cost sf the Buffalo Expositioa.
It sots $10,000,000 to bnild the"
Pan-American exposition at Buffalo. j
Mothers will find Mrs. Winsiow s Sooth
trr nt the best remedy to use for the'
CsxLidrau 'during the teething period
The Best MU1 Hand.
It is said that the Sew Enlgander
makes tin best mill band.
Lta aV Free
We have rece.Te-d cpr of the new al- i
oraiiac for 19m1 ruohsnt-d ? the Kovai ,
Rstadiig- Powjrr 'o- It is an art.Mic and :
useful bo.r and wiii i"iert to
buiKeepr3. A r.'.ewi-nii teature of
th altnaiuu: ia preriiction the wtneri
MewfT utT of the ysar. by Prf. le Voe. ;
who corrctlT propneieti the r-at Oaives- ,
tou cjiJAJtiie ftuii omer imjr;Ei meaeoro- j
L-mcai e.eiit. We are authorized to v
that mux woman reanr of mis arer can i
aecar ctt without coat by aenou.g a re-
quest to the coniauy, at luO V uUam fct. j
Sew orit- ;
World" t Largest Diamond.
Tho largest uncut diamond in the
world was tbe Braganu, owned by the
king gt Portugal, 1,630 carats
enrtics reduced it to S67 carat
Its
bnt
vew tbae it retains its supremacy;
ano-tbe next Urgeet ia tabe btax of the
tootb, 2o4 carats.
RfieumaiisiD
Rhetunatic rains are the cries of protest
ad distress from tortured muscles, aching ;
joints and excited nerves. The blood baa
been poisoned by the accumulation of
waste matter ia tbe system, and can no
lontfer supply tbe pure and health sustain-'
in? food they require. The whole system
feels tbe effect of this acid poison ; and
not until the blood baa been purified and
brought btack to a healthy condition will
the aches and paws cease.
Mrs. Tames t, of 707 Ninth street. K. IL,
Wsiava n(tom. T. O. -writes as follow: A few
saooth ago I bad aa attack, ol bciatAc atbam
tUMan in it worst form Tha
pass was ao tatcnac that I
became ecm pictc! y pro
t rated . Taw attack waa mm
atlv ac-vwre o. ana
Bjr CBOdluom was regrd
ea as Leiaf eery dsug-r.
ess I wss atteaKWd br
ewe at tb slle doe-
in washing-ton. who la f
s aiSBibi of la. fae- -
It ally a Madias neuical Zi
h aslleit bm. He told me
" s eorssaas his prscr1o-
Uees sad I sreald st wsIL After hsWcj I" Elles
i lee Usbm wuhoat nntinf the slihtsl
W4Tt. X Afellicd lo oentlaue hi Yressmcnt sny
tasHjar. Ha-vina har4 .'AS S Swif t a fepaeincj
, tacsaiwieidH for RanauOiai. I deaide!. aJmosl
is ocpafer luywavrr to slvc the noesUds a trial.
east artar I bad tskaa s fw botll-a I arms able la
Mfcbic aroeod .a cr ttraaa. mw arysocs thT.
. attar had a. ae tot- theat at all. S S t. haaitis
j tai id me aaad aad wsll. Ail tbe distreaaiaa
I1 'a have laft etia. my afystlt baa rataraed,
& saa K am aasvr to b inu rastorca le osrtccl
It b.
V S I
the great vegetable ' unjust.
purifier and tonic, is 1 - Show not yourself glad at the misfor
the irfesl remedy in all tune of another, though he were your
) rheumatic troubles
There are no cmiates of :
f aninerals in it to distarb the digestion and
lead torninous habits. 1 !
Ve have prepared a special book on
Rheumatism which every sufferer from j
1 this painful disease should read. It is the
, most complete snd interesting; book of
the kind in existence. It will be sent free
to any one desiring- it. Write our pliyst
cians fully and freely about yourcase. We
ake no charse for rnedical ad nee.
THE Wlf I SPECIFIC CO., AILANIA. OA.
tusti enttic aa Ust tu.a.
ti'oufh Btrup. '1 atea OojtL L'a
in I'uie. p. -'it tt. lruir!,ra.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON.
wash.ngtonas business man.
Probably the Lrsrest Iamil Owner is
tbe Voire a Sta
As a roan of business Washington was
extremely methodical, twytomt
figured down to the penny, and there
was no cuesswork about the returns from
any of his properties. He was eminently
successful, and his property outside of
-louut Vernon, and not including his
wife's estate, amounted to $TkW.0OU- He
was probably the largest owner of land
in America, his holdings exceeding 50.1XW
a.-rvs. The Mount Vernon estate came
iuto the possa-ssioo of the Washington
family in 1074. It originally consisted
of 5.ls. acres, but when it was Inherited
by Washington from his brother Law
rence the property was just half that
size. Washington was in the market for
all the available land adjoining, and at
the lime of his death he owned 8.t"J0
acres in the immediate vicinity of his
residence. He made wise selections of
IsnJs which were tendered to o dicers of
th French and Indian war. and by buy-
ine out the patents of other officers he
secured ownership of more thaa 40,0110
acres of land in the western part ot the
colony. He made large sales from this
domain, but what was left was TalueJ at
- :;it.J in the inventory of
nprtwrtT.
Just after the Revolutionary War
Washington and Cor. Clinton of New
York obtained acres in me aio-
hawa vallev. Two-thirds of it was sold
at a big profit and the remainder be held
at his death.
in inp iwbirh ' ' l" "l .
. . . . : ., .. k.mv.
the I'otomac v ashington invested near-
T ;D the vicinity of the present city of
Va.hm;oii and built many houses. He
also built houses in Alexandria.
As a farmer Washington early drifted
from the exclusive cultivation of tobacco
to other crops, and later introduced
,TJTMn .uon by which the soil did
Dot exhausted. In time Mount
j vuon became the manufacturing cen-
ter for the population of 300 people who
! lived on tbe plantation. Everything that
could be made on the plantation was
produced, and the necessity of buying
from the outside was reduced to the low-
est
limit. lie had looms, blacksmith
abapj. wasrmi shop, flour mill in short.
every variety of industry where slare
Int-.r cunlvl be ulilizeO to a.tvantage. tie
beeaiue d-roted to ituproTuijc the breed
of sheep an I of stock renerally. He was
I interested in a couple wf banks which
paid R'od dividends and put money into
i several canal companies. All in all, he
j was a business man on a larpe scale,
; and while he suffered heavy losses from
', the depreciation of currency during the
revolutionary true pie, they were more
than recouped by his successful ventures
in land speculation. Had Washington
been born 1 years later he would have
been undoubtedly one of the "captains .of
industry" of the present era.
j WshhiuKton's llnlea Tor Conduct-
When Wahinon was 12 years old
j his elder brother, Laurence, found neatly
1 written in a book rules for behavior,
) whi h the lad had set down for bis own
truidan'-e. No one had suggested such a
plan to the child, which, of course, makes
t tbe fact the more remarkable. We gtvt
: 'ew of noble rules:
AjeMx-iiite yourseii wim men 01 sjooo
qnaiity. if you esteem your reputation;
for it i better to be alone than in bad
company.
Kvery action in company oujrht to be
with some sign of respect to those pres
ent. Speak not when others speak; sit not
when others stand; speak not when you
should hold your peace; walk not when
others st,oy.
Wherein yon reprove another, be un
blamable yourself; for example is better
than precept.
lbor to kep In your heart that little
spark of celestiiil fire called conscience.
I A't y ft u r recrea t ions be manful, not
sinful.
Seek not to lessen tbe merits of oth
; erw: neither give more than due praise.
' lie not hasty to believe flying reports
to the injury of anr.
") not thither where you know not
whether you shall he welcome. Jive not
adeire without being ssked; and. when
desired, do it briefly.
Oaze not on the marks and blemishes
I of others, and ask not how they cs me.
What you may speak in secret, deliver
not before others.
Think before you speak; prononnes not
muerfectly. nor bring out your words
too hastily, but orderly and distinctly.
Trent with men st risht times shout
business, snd whisper not In the com
pany of others.
He not in hasti- to relnte news if yon
know not the truth thereof.
Undertake not what you cannot per
form, but be careful to keep your prom
ise. Speak not evil of the absent, for It Is
worst euemy.
Wished to Aholmh laery.
While the owner of many slaves,
Washington did not believe In the Insti
tution. This is proved by many letters
he wrote during the period when the ab
olition of the slave trade was being agi
tated. "I hope it will not be conceived
from these observations," he wrote, "that
It is uiy wish to hold the unhappy peo
ple who are the subject of this letter 111
slavery. I con only suy that there is
not a man living who wishes more sin
cerely tiiitii I do to see s plan adopted
for the abolition of it; but there is only
oue proper and effectual mode by which
it can be accomplished, nod that is by
legislative authority, and this, as far as
my suffrage ahall go, shall never be wanting."
With a prophetic insight Into the fu
ture he wrote regarding Virginia: "1
wish from my soul that the legislature
ot this State could see the policy of the
gradual abolition of slavery: it would
prevent mnch future mischief.
Nor did he believe iu alavery from tbe
standpoint of practical economy, and
many of his letters contain complaints
against the wastefulness and extrava
gance of slave labor. His hnal thought
on this great topic is given in this clause
his will:
"l"pon the decease of my wife it is my
will and desire that all the slaves which
I hold in my own right shall receive their
freedom. To emancipate them during
her life would, though earnestly wished
by me. be attended with such insupera
ble difficulties on account of their inter
mixture of marriaees with tbe 1 lower ne
groes as to excite the moot painful sen
sation, if not disagreeable conseuttence.
from the latter while both deacripthms
are in the occupancy of the same pro
prietor, it not being in my power, uc -er
the tenure by which the Dower negroes
e held, to mannmit them. And. where
as, among those vno win receive free
dom according to this devise there may
be some who from old age or bodily in
firmities and others who on account of
their infancy will be unable to support
themselves, it is my will and desire that
all who come under the first and second
description shall be comfortably clothed
and fed by my heirs while they live, and
that such of the latter description as
hare no parents living- or, if living, are
unable or unwilling to provide for them,
shall be boned by tbe court until they
shall arrive at the age of 25 yenrs. . . .
The negroes thus bound are thy their
masters and mistresses! to be taught to
read and write and to be brought up to
some useful occupation.
Tbe Tbonathtrnl Parent.
"And now. my son. I want to Hire you
a little lesson. We here here s cherry
tree, s little hstcbet and the life of
Crarif Washineton. 1 take a little
branch from the tree and
and now you may read the book and
enjoy it, while you have the sdvantage
of the father of your country in experi
ence and I will save my cherry tree,
giving you a valuable lesson at the same
time." Chicsgo Chronicle.
Georsre Washington.
Down the road to Valley Kurge. la tbe grip
rieatn, defeat aoil buiir-r stalked aloaa:
I'haulorus grim upou ula vlaluu; wuuu ring
it nis oou aruuiu ever
Crush lh tyrant, be.p tbe helpless, right
toe wrong.
Patient In disaster be, misery and want
arouoa una
Who a rsxsed baod nf heroes led:
Blackest specters of the Dlgbt ever vigilant
toey ifloou aim,
Trne and faithful to a cause so nearly dead.
Out of depths like these be came, and the
dawning of a nation
Was the guerdon that be wrested from the
roe:
For himself the wreath ot laurel, steadfast
love and saoration
Of a hundred million freemen here below.
Gone tbe day of alley Forge, gone the
misery and sorrow,
I.Ike the clouds before the snn all melt
away:
And memory Immortal will hall his name
to-mor.-ow
As bis countrymen rememlier It to-dsy.
Washington Conundrums.
"Where did Washington take his first
ride?" "When be took a hnck at th
tree." "How do we know be slept In a
nnright position . Kecause he could
not lie." "When was he apprenticed to
a blacksmith?" "When he spent a win
ter st Valley Forge." "Where would h
always meet deTeat r On a postage
.nmn anyone could lick hfm." "Why
was he like a piano?" "Because he was
grand, upright and square."
He Illichtod in Danclnn.
Washington wss given greatly to danc
ing throughout his life. Kven when
President he was a constant attendant
at dancing assemblies in New York and
l'hiladelpbia. It was ten miles from
Mount Vernon to Alexandria, but the
trip was none too long If there was to
be a dance at toe latter yiaca.
JJL
xpfgk
gives yon a little licking thus
CAUGHT BY
Released by Pe-ru-na-
ard's Recovery-
Geo. H. White's Case..
La Grippe Is epidetnio catarrh. Itj
spares no class or nationality. The'
cultured and the ignorant, tbe aristo- ;
nri and tlwt nanner. The ma.-ses sud i
the classes are alike subject to la
grippe. None are exempt all are lis j
bie 1
Have yon the grip? Or. rather, has
the grip got you? tiiip is well natne.1.
Tbe original French term, la gripi-e, :
h boon shortened b the busv A uteri-
can to read '"grip. '
Without inten
i-
ng to do so a new wora nas ueen ;
coined that exactly describes the case, i
As if some hi.leons giant with awful
iKIP bad clutched ns iu its fatal
lasp. Men. women, children, whole
towns and cities are caught in the
baneful grip of a terrible ntouster. 1
rt ns r or Grip.
M
Dr. C. D. Powell, president of
Epworth League, also president or
Loyal Temperance Legion, writes from
Cbehalu. Wash.:
I have nsed several remedies in
cases of severe colds and la grippe, bnt
none I consider of more value than
l'eruna." Mrs. Dr. C. D. PowelL
Tbe Pernna Medicine Co.. Columbus
Aflvr KflTet-ta of tk tpfkat.
Mis Kinnia Jouris, president Golden
Rod Sewing Orcle, writesi from 40
Hurling street, Chicago, 111., as fol
lows:
This spring I suffered severely from
tbe after effects of la grippe. As the
doctors did not seem to help me I
bought a bottle ol Peruna." Miss Em
ma Jouris.
CeairMaaias Haaaril'a I.et ter.
Fori" Payne, Ala.
The Peruna Medicine Co., Colum
bus, Ohio:
Qentlemen-"! have taken Pe
runa now tor fwo meeKS ana
find I am very much relieved. I
feel that my cure will be perma
nent. I have also taken it for la
grippe and I take pleasure in rec
ommending Peruna as an excel
lent remedy to all fellow suffer
ers." M. W. Howard, Member of
Congress.
La firippa ot the WTatataa la m
Ueplorablat Condition.
D. E. Wal'ace, a charter member of
the International Barbers' I'uion.
writes from 15 Western avenue, Min
neapolit, Minn.:
Iowa the "iiawkcyc State."
Iowa almost from the date of its ad
mission has been celled the "Hawkeye
State." Hawkeye was the name of a
noted Indian chief, who, in the early
days, caused no little trouble along the
western border of American civilisa
tion.
OtRFIItn tRA pnrines the blood
and cures all torma ot indiges
tion ; a clear, healthy complexion
snd good health result from Its
use : It la made from It Kit HS
A Big warehouse.
Kansas City is to have a big banana
warehouse, large enongh to bold -5 cur
loads.
Bad Manager.
Mrs, Black I'm sura yon have a
good hnslan!.
Mrs. Oreen Yes; but then he Is
such a wretched manager! If yoa'll
believe it, he went aud paid our butch
er's and grocer's bills last week when
he knew well enough the children aud
I were just longing lor bicycles.
TO CURB A COLD 1 ONE OAT
Take Laxative Brotiio tjuiniue Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. E. W. (irove's sig
nature is on each box. 25c.
Electrical Works of Germany.
The electrical works of Germany
repiesentan investment of $300,000,-
00.
STISTQ Permanently Ctirfxl. o fits T nMTOuaneea
f I I is alu-r Smi -U'. n.pi.f Iti- Khna'o ;o-t Nrv
Katiin-r. Send for Fit R K M'2.00 It itl U--ttpioi-l tront-
iaa, Oa.aU KLtsa. Ltu.3l A.cli St.. FUlladrli.lila.l'a.
Quakers in Parliament.
Tbe Quakers are the most largely
represented community in the British
parliament. There are only 18,000
mem tiers of the sect, and they have
eight M. P.'s.
TOO KNOW WHAT YOU AUK TAKIIfO
When you take Grove's Tasteless Chill
Tonio because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that It
is simply Iron and Quinine in a taste-
leas form. Ho Cure, tio Pay. GOo.
Purchased a State Convict Plantation.
The penitentiary board of Mississippi
baa pnrohased 1,000 acres lor a state
convict plantation.
THE GRIP.
-Congressman How
Congressman "Following a
grippe 1 seemed
all over.
"One of my
severe attack ol la
to lie affected badly
customers who wss
rreatlr helped by 1'oruna advised me
to try it, and I procured a bottle the
same nay. .ow my naa is ciear, my
nerves are steady, I enjoy food, and
re-t well. Fetuna Has been worm a
dollar a dose to me." L. D. Wallace.
Crip Causes DeafaMS.
i
rs. M. A. Sharick. chaplain G. A.
it. Oman a neiiet iorps, writes irom
Fremont, Wash.:
"W ben la grippe was the prevailing
illness in this Western country I was
laid up tbe whole wintar, 1 partially
lost my hearing, and Bad a very osa
case of catarrh of the head and throat.
"I read of reruns, tried if and had
m bearing restored and catartn cured
I cannot speak too well ol Pernna."
Mrs. M. A. !-h.rick.
La Krippa Cared la lta rirst Slag.
Lieutenant Clarice Hunt, of the Salt
Lake City barracks of tbe Salvation
Army, writes from Ogdeu. Utah:
"Two months ago I was suffering
with so sevete a cold I could hardly
speak.
Oor captain advised me to try Pe-
roua. ami procureti a nutate ittr me, ion
truly it worked wonders. Within two !
weeks I was entirely well." Clarice
linut.
Cwngrvaasaaw W h lt'a Let tar.
Tarboro, N. C
Gentlemen'
am more than
satisfied wilh Peruna and find
it to be an excellent remedy for
the grip and catarrh. I have
used it in my family and they all
join me in recommending it as
an excellent remedy." Geo. H.
White, Member of Congress.
Kaiualaatl I
re til M-alit, Attar Cor-a
mt I.a f.,lp).
Mrs. T. W. Collin-, treasurer Inde
pendent Order tiood Templars, of Ever
ett. Wash., writes:
"After having a severe at tar k of la
grippe I continued in a feeble condi
tion even after the doctor called me
cored. My blood seemed poisoned.
Pernna cured me." .Mrs. T. W. Col
lins. Address The Pernna Medicine Co., of
Colouious, O., for a free book on ca
tarrh. Bonnet Nearly 4.000 Yeras Old.
The oldest bonnet was found on an
Egyptian mummy, that ofa princess
who was interred
about 3,000 years
before Christ.
Mexican Cotton Mills.
The 113 cotton mills of Mexico con
sumed last year 57.000,000 pounds of .
cotton ami produced nearly 10,000,000 I
pieces of woven snd printed goods, i
These mills give employment to 23, I
000 0era:ives. and the sales for the i
rear amounted to more than $3,000,a
00(J.
The Heat 1'ieacrlptloa for Malaria
Chills and Fever ia a bottle of Groves.
Tasteless Chill Tonic. It ia simply
iron aa qninine in a tasteless form.
No Core. No Pay. IVice EOo.
Output of Russian Gold Mines.
Hnssiau gold miues average an an
nual yield of 86,668 pounds.
Indians Who Are Prohibitionists.
The remnants of the once great Pen
obscot tribe of Indians now living on an
island near Uldtowu, M. E., have
their own form of government. At
their recent election they chose a Pro
hibitionist chief, named Mitchell At
tean, by a vote of 25 to -3.
Sour Stomach
"After I wni ldMC4 tmt try C A BOA
IK K'I'a-, I will nvr b wHtioiit litem In lit hnui.
Mw Uwmr In err bmd ,,. ml mjr head
AOtid and 1 Had totnaol. trouble. Nut, since tak
n K t ancareia. 1 feel Hue. My wife ha also uaed
ibem wiib benetKM-1- results for tour atoiuaob."
Jus. fttUMUUNd, .wil Cwuirtu Bb., Bt. Lsoul, lflo.
TSADS I4AMM DSSnaTSRSO
Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. Do
UtMMl. Neter Slcaeo. Weaken, or Urlia. 100. SbQ.OOa.
... CURE CONSTIPATION. ...
Strllaf SMMt Cwatsaa,, tta.c, Hwln.l, R.w Verfc. US
I BC Tnharca Habit.
N. P. N. C.
no. 7 isoi.
WHIN writing; ta, advertisers
mention this paper.
plaasa
WHAT ARMY OFFICERS EAT.
Great Variety of Food la Dispensed by
theComm siary Department.
No one outside of the army has any
Idea of the variety of commissary ar-.
tides which are carried In the sub
sistence storehouses at army posts.
Tbe present exTeusive stock is a grad
ual growth since 18IKJ, when the old
army sutler was supplanted by tbe
post trader, who In turn was driven out
of the service by au exposure of cor
ruption and collusion which involved
even the wife of a cabinet officer and
dragged the latter Into retirement.
The post trader carried a few ar
ticles which he sold to- tbe officers and
men at exorbitant prices, and one of
the choice government "snaps" was a
post traderxhip, for which men were
willing to pay large sums that they
might have the protection and license
of the government In robbing the help
less army officers and soldiers of re
mote frontier garrisons. The variety
of the post trader's stock was as lim
ited as Its quality was indifferent.
When the post trader was bantBhed
the subsistence department of the
army extended Its system so as to em
brace something besides the ration
which it purchased and Issued to
troops. It begun to keep such articles
as smoked Hsu, sirups, canned oysters
aiid lobsters, jellies. Jams, flour, hams,
coffee, candles and salt. The list was
a meager one, but it was the beginning
of an elaborate system and an exten
sive stock. The department has Im
proved Its supplies year by year, keep
ing in mind the needs and tbe desires
of the enlisted men, the officers and
their families. These supplies are out
side the regular ration and are sold at
contract prices even to officers and
men on the retired list, provided tbey
certify tbnt the supplies are Intended
for their own consumption.
In tbe list o0 foods there are now all
kinds of canned and evaporated fruits,
onnued vegetables, fish nnd meats,
four varieties of soup, four varieties of
crackers and three varieties of white
sugar. There are all kinds of spices
and seasonings, sauces and jellies.
among which are four varieties of
pickles and two varieties of table
sauce. There are four brands of ci
gars anil four varieties of smoking to
bacco, with other smoking articles and
supplies. Sometimes these varieties do
not meet all the demands of the army,
and additional kinds are provided, but
there is a limit placed on certain arti
cles, and the department does not pro
vide more than ten varieties of cigars
tuone costing more than S rer S100,
or $r. In tlie open market), six varie
ties of pickles or crackers and Are of
smoking tobacco or soup. Saturday
veiling Post.
DRUNKEN COWS IN A FIGHT.
Bansainary Conflict Takes Place After
a Meal on Fermented Cane.
The most exciting affair in tbe vicini
ty of Bronson, Fla., ot late was the fero
cious couiliat between two of Farmer
Hawkins' intoxicated cows tbe other
day. causing tbe death of one after
fight that would put a modern bull
tight to blush.
Hawkins lives four miles from Bron
son and prides himself upon his. fine
stock. He makes lots of cane sirup
also. In tbe grinding season most of
the farmers In this country make beer
for home consumption from tbe "cane
skimmings." but Hawkins Is a stanch
teetotaler and vowed he would give the
skimmings to his cows. So he filled tbe
trough full the other afternoon, not
' dreaming of tbe tragic consequence to
follow.
Soon two of his pet cows came
Up
and began drinking the liquid. It tast
ed good, and the cons wanted more.
Soon they bad on a goodly "Jag" and
they got belligerent. One plunged
! ,be other, trying to get possession of
the trough. Tbe other, with a bellow
of defiauce. gored her antagonist in the
side with artistic skill. The other turn
ed tall for a moment, and then came
rushing back, plnniug the cow to a post
and goring her frightfully.
Tbe fight then became generaL Tbe
Infuriated animals bellowed and
plunged at each oilier and fought with
deadly enrnestnessTThis was kept np
for a half an hour, when one was
kuocked down in a dylug condition, and
tbe other was Just able to walk around
and bellow triumpbnutly. The men
folks heard the uproar, but did not get
to the scene of the warfare in time to
stop it.
Mr. Hawkins Is out one cow, but has
lots of experience. The old settlers
around there say this is a common oc
currence where cattle drink this skim
mings, as It makes tbem fighting drunk
and a scrimmage follows. In the old
times It was one of tbe boys sports to
get a drove of cattle in an Inclosure
and feed them with cane skimmlugs
and watch the fight that would follow.
Wise in Itis (feneration.
An amusing reply was made to
question propounded to a student
tbe medical college by oue of the lec
turers tbe other day.
The Instructor bad Just boon giving
his class a few bits of choice advice as
to what they should do Iu the event
they found themselves In a position de
manding prompt action, no person of
greater ability being available.
"Ketnember to have confidence In
what you have learned here and to
keep your wits about yon." he had said,
"and don't show the least hesitation In
your actions, but proceed to apply the
lessons you have learned to-dny.
Now." he asked, turning to a young
countryman In the class, "what would
you do If you should flud yourself with
the core of a man who had Just fallen
victim to an accident of some kind?"
Tbe reply was conclusive.
"I'd send for a doctor." said the ris
ing young medico. Memphis Scimitar.
When He Held the Jack.
"lie was a softlsh sort of chap, but
played a tolerably fnlr game of seven
tip," sold ex-Sheriff Warren K. Kitlg
way, of Pike County, Pennsylvania.
"We were sitting In, up at Lacka
wanna, playing for a quarter a corner.
I knew he was dead gone on a glii up
ot the Narrows, and so remarked, casu
ally, early In the gnuie:
" 'Every time a fellow gets the jack
of trumps In seven-tip It's a sure sign
his girl Is thinking of him.'
"Then I sort o' watched the young
fellow, and tbe very next band he
picked up I noticed bis ryes light up
and a real nice flush of pleasure spread
over his face. So I led out, and, sure
as pollywogs! I caught his Jack, as I
thought maybe I would. And It worked
so well all tbe evening that I had a
whole lot of his quarters wben we
quit. But he seemed . pleased, and
went up to the Narrows on the next
train." New York Evening Sun.
A ninn cau sometimes correct almost
any bad Impression by simply paying
bis debts.
When you question tbe goodness of
an egg. It Is bad.
Tbe wrong la doubled wben a book
agent Is jolly.
Over 50,000 Passengers s Day.
The Northwestern elevated road ol
Chicago, which has been in operation
six months, reports an averave daily
traffic of. 46, 60S passengers for that
period, and in the last three months
an average of 60,404.
Still More Counterfeiting.
The Secret Service has nnearthed another
band of counterfeiters, and secured a large
quantity of bogus hills, which are soclever
Iv executed the average yiersoii would
liever siifpect them of being suprious.
Things of great value are always selected
fur imitations, notably Hostetter's Stom
ach Hitters, which has many imitators,
hut few equal fordisorders like indigestion,
rivetsin. coiistipHtion, nervoiisnes and
general debilitv. Alwats go to reliable
druggists who' have the reputation of
giving what you ask for.
Art and Nature.
Freddie What's the difference be
tween a portrait and a photograph,
dad?
Cobwigger Sometimes a photograph
looks like yon. r
RESULTJFJ Fflll.
SAN FRANCIS' 0 ATTORNEY STRICKEN
i WITH PARALYSIS.
Shock to the Syata-m Brines ana Xanaas
Fruatratluo How a Care Was
at.re.eted.
It is donbtful if anything could be
written mure convincing tban tbe in
teresting story related by Mr. Edward
Dudley, a practiciua attorney for 25
years in San Francisco, with offices at
83 City Hall avenue. Mr. Dudley
lost his balance while standing npon
tbe rear platform of a street car, canning
him to fall, striking the ground witb
tbe hack of bis bead, which brought on
a fueling of numbness and eventually
paralysis. Mr. Dudley tells bis ex
perience in his own way as follows:
'After the fell from tbe car I passed
it bv as an accident that bad left no
apparent ill effects; yet a few weeks
later, in endeavoring to get on a car, I
found I could not taise my foot. From
this time paralysis began in my feet
and in time my lower limbs became
numb. I became pale as a ghost and
it brought on a bloodless condition of
mv svstem. From being a strong,
bealthv man of 180 pounds, I was re-
luce d to 145 pounds, and my doctor
told my wife that it was onlv a ques
tion of time wben 1 should bate to
take my bed. Medicine prescribed
by tbe doctors did no good, and, at tbe
time I started to take Di. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People, if 1 fell
down I conld bot possibly get np again
onassistance. I conld scarcely walk
block. Now 1 can walk three
or four miles witbont fatigne, and as
von see, am sltogether a different man
and all from eight or nine boxes of
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale Peo
ple.
"After trying Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills, I could see in a very short time
that I was picking np color and my
health and general system was mnch
improved. 1 did not change my diet,
nor did I take any otber medicine, and
my increase in weight from 145
pounds to 185 pounds I can lay to
nothing el than Dr. Williams Pink
Pills for Psle People. Signed.
EDWARD T. DUDLEY
Sohscribed and sworn to before me
this 10th dsy of July, 1900.
Justin Gates, Notary Public.
At all drnggista or direct from Dr.
Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady.
N. .. on receipt of price. 60 cents per
box; 6 boxes J2.50.
Origia of Sing Sing. "
Sing Sing's name is derived from
"SintvSics," tbe title of a former
branch of the Mobegan Indians. Tbe
inhabitants of the town want to call it
Ossin'ng, which is the name of the
township.
Stats or oirro. city or tolxdo, (
1.CCAS t'OCNTT. 1
rntASK J. 1'mb.mt makes oath that he Is the
senior parter oj tbe firm of r J. cbcxbt A Co.,
doing business in the Oitv of Toledo, Counts
and Stata aforesaid, and that said Arm will par
the sum ol ONK Hl"NlRED DOLLARS for each
and everv case of Catarrb that cannot be cured
by tne use of iiau. s catarrh ccrs.
FRANK J. CHIKET
8worn to before me and subscribed in mv
presence, this stb day of December, A. D. 18.
1 TT7 A. W. OLEABON,
I I Atstora Public
Ball's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally and acta
directly ou the blond snd mncous surfaces of
the system, tend for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY A CO, Toledo, O.
Sold bv druetrists. 76c.
Hall's Family Puis are the best.
Variation of the Loot.
"That friend of mine in tbe British
army sent me a keg of Chinese wine
that be looted in 1'ekin.
Tbe stuff
was half water."
'Evidentlv diluted."
Piso'aCtire cannot be to hiehlv spoken
of as a ctuth cure. J. W. O'Raiss, 323
intra Ave., Aimiieapous, jviinu., Jan
6, lan).
Bees in Palcstine-
Under rational treatment the aver
age yield of a beehive in Palistine is
100 pounds.
Will Use PxUble School Houses.
St. Joseph, Mo., is to follow Boston'
example, and provide portable school
houses for tbe overflow from tbe rego
lar schools.
LIFE OF QITKRN VICTORIA..
Cn,,iiltte Ufa of Qtiaton Victoria. Rat
hiMh, best tvrma. Outnt timlll fraa.
Ailaraaa S. C. Stiller Jo Co., Portland, Or.
Guards the Chickens Well.
According to an American the best
guardian for poultry is a Scotch col he
It is readily tanght to gnide ducks,
geese, etc., to their feeding grounds
and briug them hack. The collie
appear?, takes a lively interest in the
work aud his courage makes him
good protector. .
D'suised.
Ad ersity is often a blessing in d is
guise
1 DOWNFALLS 1
S Sometimes in winter at erery
56 step thare la danger of . u
J SPRAINS J
I BRUISES I
which cripple or hurt S
jjy deeply, but at any time &
from whatever caaaa J
1 St Jacobs Oil I
- will cure sorely and promptly S
High Power Machinery. ;
The modern demand for hiafh power .
machinery is ihown by the fact that
in Paris the average horse Kwer per
machine exhibited in 1807 was 16; in
1878, 62; in 1889. 170, and in 1900,
973.
Lepers Should Not Eat Fish. ,
A lecturer at the London polyolinlo
declared at a recent meeting that ces
sation in tbe progress of leprosy could
be attained if sufferers would abstain
wholly (torn eating fish.
SEED DEALERS.
WHY DON'T YOU
Bend for FREE SEKD CATALOGUE
Portland SEED Company,
135 Front Street.
Portland, Ore.
UNI L&MBERSOn SEEDS!
Annual Cntaloeoe now reAfhy, Mailel
free on reaa-'H. fr ull line of supplies for
term, pouliry, bee or garden.
BUELL LAM BE RSON'S SONS,
180 Froftt Street. Portland, Ore.
M"ctii 7frn's cscrcncsri
" a ,-J
WILL. MAKE YOU RICH" R
Thl ! a dtviintr tatwmrDt but Sal. ami
" set sM-syda bsvr It out ery tiro. W
L-u-Comblnat'on Corn. '
PfSA. ITolutionlre corn rowing. m
UVsAecC BUlonOolta
ar Crass
4 GmtM( mar-Tel 1
or in sTfe;
crop tlx ek after
jrWhat Is It?
f-t A Catalogue tell.
CABK?f-" fOI 0o. STAMPS
Pfcf ' tfea NOTICE we Bail
EV25SJ SaunpiaM Wiodliiir avbova. abac
atfe-O 5rlM (W ba. paw A.) Ota,
cLa bnakal fir A .a Rin
! Jonn A. Salzer Seed Co. ti Cm. Wit.
NOTHING BETTER MADE
Yoa can't make a mistake II yon sett
..Mitchell..
Mitchell, heaiis & Staver Co.
PORTLAND, ORECON.
Tlr CLAISMSTS OR
I L Is KS MAN
I I 6ICKF0R . Wasmn.
I II ceiTeqmck replica.
PENSION
igton, u. C. tuey will re-
ies. H 5th in. U. Vols. Staff
90th Corpa. afrosecutinff claims since 18711.
DR. GUNH'Suver FILLS
ONE FOR A DOSE. Cure Sic Headache and Ir
pepala. R-;mo- e I'lmple.Furtry the li.ooO. Aid Ulea
tloa. l'rereDtUtilousne. Do not tiripeor Sicken. Te
TODTinrf ti u . w ii mil . lamp e rree; lull nox.zic dr.
tOSANKOCO.,
ra Sold uj Druggist.
"Kreamola " A re.
mar stable liquid cream,
which softens the skin,
giving that youthful com
plcxiun which HV'iCRY
WOMAN UEalRKS.
Harm less and absolutely
invisible. $i oo per bottle.
Send cents tor illustrat
ed tsook," B-auiy Secrets.
P. D. WlKMIR & CO.,
Suite 625 York Bldg,
Seattle.
If You Need a
SAW MILL, ENGINE
ROM PI? or snr views' ol Maphin.rr, U
uvlu will pay tu writs us lor cata
logue and prlcrs.
RUSSELL A CO., Portland, Or.
POULTRY NETTINC.
Buy from tbe manufacturer. Price la lull rolls
2 feet wWle, l.r-o feet long sl.SA
S . 2 .47
" ., 8 so
" " 4.U
" " " a.lkj
AU Kinds of Wire and Iron Work.
PORTLAND WIRE A I RON WORKS
149 Front St.. 1'ortlanil. Oregon.
1 :
Don Sio? Tobacco Suddenly
It injures neivous system to do sn. HACO
l'KO is the only cure Ihst r. ally etirats
sihI noil lies you when to Kton. Sold with a
gusraiiU'e thst three boxes will cure any case.
FtCO-SUKQ is vegetable siul liarinless. 'it has
Kll tiriiK'lats or by mail brenaid. 11 a toa;
9 box es 92. ou. Bo Islet f r.
Writ KUBBKA
CBKme I. Co., Crosse, Wis.
HFtP FUKK TO BMPLOTRK4.
Cooks, Waiters, Loiters. Millmen, Knpireers
Bnkers, K. K. mt-n. Uomesttics. Clerks, Carpen
ters, Woodfhoper-, House tiirls. Hotels, Kes
taurant?). J'rompt mttMition to mail onlrTS.
ICtt ElPlltitlT IUR.1U. tM. 24a1, HOKaSM. PM.TlIN.ML
f?0
IS
BILACia on. VIT-HJUffiW
Will Keep You Dry
KlQITlruDKl HlLll5J7DlLt
Take Ns Sustitutc. f str. Cataloouc,
SnowiHC Full Linc or Garmchti and Hats.
A.J. TOWER Co. Boston. Mass.
CUTLER'S GARBQLATE of IODINE
A guaranteed Cure for Catarrh and
Consumption, tl.oo. U Lock Box 146.
W. H. SMITH i CO.. Buffalo. N.Y., Prop's
You - II
r kiow what I I
you're d tan tin f W. I
J jjr. when you plant. V
" f if ' Ferry ' Seeds, if you
Jr buy cheap seeds you eci't 1 n
V.' "lire. Take no chances 9
get Ferry's. Dealers every-
?i where sell Lb em. Write
1 ' for 1901 Heed Annoal A
mailed free. jf.,-jf
0. M. FERRY A CO.,
Detroit, WchJ - ,
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