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SIGNIFICANCE OF OVERCOAT A GB1T Upon the tongue, yellowness of the skin and right ribs and shoulder blade. Is that the vic tim of these discomforts Is bilious. Toe "proper caper" under such circamstancea is to take Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which alo cures chills aud fever, constipation, dyspepsia, then matio and kidney complaints aud nervousness. She Maude? Oh, she's one of the friends of my youth. He I didn't take her to be as old as that. . Two bottles of Piso's Care for Consump tion cared me of. a bad lung trouble. Mrs. J. Nichols, Princeton, Ind., Mar. 26, 1895. BE W ABE or OINTMENTS FOB CA TARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY, As mercHry will surely destroy the sense of smell aud completely derange the whole system when euteriug it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from tnem. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney fc Co., To ledo, O., contains no mercury, and la taken In ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be lure you get the genuine. It is taken internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by drugirists, price 76c per bottle. Hall's Family Pills are the best. FITS. An fits stopped me by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. No fits after the first day's use. Marvelous cores. Treatise and 92.00 trial bottle free to Fit cases. Send to Dr. Kline, Ml Arch St., Philadelphia. Pa. Tby Oxbmia tor breaifaat. - Tina's: Extreme tired feeling afflicts nearly every body at this season. The hustlers cease to push, the tireless grow weary, the ener getic become enervated. Ton know just what we mean. Some men and women endeavor temporarily to overcome that Tared Feeling by great force of will. But this is unsafe, as it pulls powerfully upon the nervous system, which will not rone stand such strain. Too many people "work on their nerves," and the result is seen in un fortunate wrecks marked "nervous pros tration," in every direction. That tired Feel ing is(a positive proof of thin, weak, im pure blood; for, if the blood is rich, red, vitalized and vigorous, it imparts life and energy to every nerve, organ and tissue of the body. The necessity of taking Hood's Sarsaparilla for that tired feeling is, therefore, apparent to every one, and the good it will do you is equally beyond question. Remembei that Sarsaparilla Is the One True Blood Purifier. All drugirists. II. Prepared only by C. L Hood 4c Co., Lowell, Mass. HnnH'c. Pllle; are e7 to take, easy I IUUU a l"3 to operate. 25 cents. FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE SICK or "Just Don't Feel Well," SLbRLIYER PILLS are the One Thing to use. -. Only One for a Dose. Bold by Drorglsta at 2Bo. a box Samples mailed free. Address Or. Bosanko Med. Co. Phila. Pa. FRAZER BEST IN THE WORLD. AXLE CREASE Its wearing qualitiesare onturpasfed, actually outlastiug two boxes of any other brand Fiee from Animal Oils. OKT THE GENUINE. FOR 8ALB BY OREGON AND -WASHINGTON MERCHANTS and Dealers generally. WHO CARRIES THE LARGEST Line of Cutlery , Sporting Goods, Barber suppllesandBazaarGoodsT Why. don t you know THE WILL a FINCK COMPANY 7 They will supply you with anything you want at lowest market prices, fiend for General Cata logue or Catalogue of Sporting Goods or Barber Supplies. 820 Market Street, San Francise, Cat. If Your Dealer f- will not sell you "ClW the sjm V At"" -s- BIAS VELVETEEN SKIRT BINDINQS we will. Write us for free samples showing labels and materials. - " Home Dressmaking," a new book by Miss Emma M. Hooper, of the Ladies' Home Journal, telling how to put on Bias Velveteen Skirt B'.id Ings sent for 25c, postage paid. 5. H. & M. Co., P. O. Box 609, N. V. City. T$ this ivbat ails you?! Have yon a feeling of weight in tbe 1 Stomach Bloating ( after eatings Belch ing of Wind Vomit- I Ing of Food Water- brash Heart born f Bad Taste in the Month in tbe Mora- 1 ing Palpitation of ' the Htartdue toDis- 1 tension of Stomach Cankered Month 1 Gas in the Bowels Loss of Flesh Fickle Appetite , Depressed, Irritable ' Condition of the ( Mind Dizziness 1 Beadache Constlp- i atioa or Diarrnosar Then yon have IWSPFPfUA in one of Its many forms. The one positive core I for this distressing complaint is ilcKcr $ Dyspepsia cadets, by mall, prepaid, an receipt of 35 cents Charles Ram&bt. Hotel Imnertal. New York. tsays: "I suffered horribly from dyspepsia, but J , ACKER MEDICINE CO., 16 A 18 Chambers St., H.Y. - FOR CHILDREN TEETHING - , For- sals T all Dnaviata. SS Coats a kettle , CURES eHf RF ail flSf FAILS. Beat Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. TJse tn time. boki ry aragmsts. THE A BISHOP'S WILD RIDE RODE FORTY MILES CLINGING TO THE STEPS OF A VESTIBULE CAR. Hons; on Desperately While the Train Flew on at the Kate of Fifty Miles an Hour A Keen Wind and Rain Cut Into His Flesh. Bishop John J. Esher, 72 years of age, bead of the Evangelical association of Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania, bad an exciting experience the other night that would have tried the nerves of a stronger and younger man. However, he has - been all over tbe world, bas crossed the Atlantic 30 times and is not easily frightened. . Bis latest adventure was riding on the lower step of a BISHOP ESHER. sleeping car on a fast train going at the rate of 60 miles an hour, he being unable to either get off the train or into the car. Bishop Esher had been going the rounds of the churches in his diocese, bis last stop be ing at Beddick, Ills., a small town on tbe St. Louis division of the Wabash railroad. He preached to a large congre gation there. He lives in Chicago. ; The limited train came through Red dick at 4 o'clock in the morning and stopped at a water tank for a few min utes, so the bishop, accompanied by Rev. Jacob Schwartz, pastor of the Beddick cbnrcb, drove to the tank' and waited. When the train came along, the vener able bishop mounted the steps of the .last sleeper just as the cars began to move. But being incumbered by a heavy satchel he could not knock on the vestibule cur tain so as to attract the attention of , the porter. ' Faster and faster the train moved, and the bishop, his flesh cut by the keen sleet driven by a strong wind, and thoroughly drenched by a heavy rain, clung to the railing of tbe platform for dear life. Station after station flew by, and the train showed no disposition to stop, although the aged prelate prayed that it might. But it was tbe limited, and would not pause until it reached Englewood, 40 miles from Beddick. Almost dead from cold, tbe bishop bring on, although his senses were nearly gone, and several times he thought he would surely lose bis grip, but he didn't, and just as the train was drawing up to the station at Englewood the colored porter happened to look out. '. "Fo' de Lawd'8 sake," he gasped, as be saw the white haired bishop balanc ing himself on the lower step, and, has tily unlocking the door in the vestibule curtain, be seized tbe old man by the shoulders . and dragged him - inside. Stimulants judiciously administered soon restored tbe bishop, and when the train rolled into tbe Dearborn ' station be bad almost recovered from his exeit ing experience. The bishop said that,' although be had traveled a great deal, this was decidedly the roughest trip of his life. Cincin nati Enquirer. - ' A MOVING MOUNTAIN, f It Moves Fifteen Feet a. Day Causing Great Alarm and Mnch Wonder. The object of greatest interest in con tinental Europe at this minute is a walking mountain in Gard, France, which is moving toward the river of the same name at the rate of 16 feet a day. Tbe advance bas destroyed tbe machin ery in the pits of the Grand Combe col liery and nearly a mile of tbe Alais rail way. Tbe great tbing now is to prepare new channels for the Gard and Gardon rivers, which are sure, when tbe land slide comes, to be completely choked up. Six hundred persons have been obliged to leave their homes at Grand Combe. The lower strata of tbe mountain, which rises sheer from the valley, are grit and green marL Both ha e given way owing to filtration of rain. Recently 6,000 per sons went from Nimea to see the mov ing mountain. The noise it makes: is frightful, and there are wide cracks; in all directions. Nobody is allowed to go on the mountain or into the valley on which it advances. New York Journal. Tbe single oar propulsion common among the boatmen of almost every country is on the principle best seen in the tail of the fish. Papier mache shoes for horses have been recently introduced, with, it is said, gratifying results. : Gladness Comes With a better understanding of the transient nature of the many phys ical ills, which vanish before proper ef forts gentle efforts pleasant efforts rightly directed. - There is comfort in the knowledge, that so many forms of sicknesp are not due to any actual dis ease, but simply to a constipated condi tion of the system, which the pleasant family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt ly removes. That is why it is the only remedy with millions of families, and is everywhere esteemed so highly by all who value good health. Its beneficial effects are due to the fact, that it is the' one remedy. which promotes internal ' cleanliness without debilitating the , organs on which it acts. It is therefore all important," in order to get its bene ; ticial effects, to! note when you pur chase, that yon have the genuine arti cle, which is manufactured by the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by all reputable druggists. If in the enjoyment of good health, and the system is regular, laxatives or other remedies are then not needed.- If afflicted with any actual disease, one may be commended to the most skillful physicians, but if in need of a laxative, one should have the best, and with the well-informed everywhere, Syrup of Figs stands highest and is most largely ksed and gives most general satisfaction. SURE CURE for PILES lusts sad Blind. Bleeding- or Prttntdiac Pile! vieta at mm to DR. Bfc8AN-KO'8ll.l REMEDY. w ' iDCstorto tsuiors. A ssvittre ecr,. Circular, Ire. Prigs Ms. Dmaii.uorsuU. D.S4SAftkO, PaUa, Pa. A WOMAN BURGLAR. Had the Horrible Fate to Be Caught by a Mere Man. A woman burglar was captured ' in Paterson, N. J.', on Saturday night She was caught fairly in the act of robbing the borne of Josiah P. Doremus, a real estate dealer. ; No formal ; charge of breaking and entering was lodged against her. She was committed to the Passaio county jail by Recorder Senior for three months merely as a disorderly person. Mrs. Doremus retired early, and short ly before 10 o'clock imagined she beard a noise as of breaking glass underneath her bedroom at tbe side of the house. Her husband was not at home, and Mrs. Doremus called to her servant, Maggie Hagen, who was in the kitchen, to make an investigation. : " ' - Maggie made a tour of the building and found that a pane of glass in the side parlor window had been broken, Making closer scrutiny of the room, she discovered a woman crouched in the corner behind a chair. The girl scream ed when she saw the intruder, and tbe latter flew for the door the moment she was discovered. George Slingland, a fireman, was passing the bouse at the time, and, hear ing the servant girl's screams, rushed in. The female burglar made her way through the front door, only to fall into the arms of the fireman, who is a tall, powerful fellow. The fireman took bis prisoner to the nearest patrol box and bad ber removed to police headquarters. There she was immediately recognized as Jeanette Phillis, an old "rounder," who bas scores of times been arrested for drunk enness and Vagrancy, but for nothing more serious. . There is no doubt that the woman in tended to rob the Doremus bouse. She bad removed all of the silverware in the dining room from the sideboard and placed it in a pile on tbe floor. She had made preparations to wrap tbe' plunder in a parcel, and in a few minutes, but for tbe interruption, would have made a successful coup on ber first attempt New York Herald. SUING A DEAD MAN. A Carious Case That la Now on Trial at - Lemars, la. - A breach of promise case against a dead man is a peculiar affair, but such is the case of Hnbner versus Reikhoff, now on trial before Judge Frank B. Gaynor in tbe district court of Le Mars, la. ' Mrs. Amanda J. Hubner, aged 36, good - looking and fairly educated, was tbe housekeeper of William Reikhoff for about two years shortly before his death, which occurred in Lemars Sept. 8, 1894. He purchased a fine residence in Le mars, fnrnisbed it richly, and installed Mrs. Hnbner as housekeeper. . She served in that capacity for several months and then went home to Grinnell, and Mr. Reikhoff '8 daughter attended to the household. ' - After the death of Mr. Reikhoff his last will showed he bad not provided for Mrs. Hnbner and she began a suit for $15,000 . against the estate on the ground of a breach of promise of mar riage. ' The deceased was a scholar of rare at tainments and very eccentric. He devot ed himself to books, and declared that he had no time to read newspapers. One of the wills that was produced in court was a literary gem. Several months be fore his death be bad a coffin construct ed of two inch oak and lined with cop per. In it he was buried at bis old home in Toledo, la. He had traveled mnch m his later ' years and was a writer upon political and economic questions. He was greatly beloved by his children and by friends who penetrated his reserve and eccentricity. Chicago Tribune. WANTED . A PERFECT WIFE. Odd Trial, Out of Which Londoners Are ' Getting Lots of Fnn. - All London is laughing over tbe trial of the managers of the World's Great Marriage association, which ' cleared $26,000 profit in ten months in its al leged efforts to get husbands and wives for its subscribers. The witnesses thus far have been men of some means, including a tobacconist, a hairdresser and a law student. The fourth one was a man who de clared himself to be the champion back gammon player of England. He sub scribed for a wife of good, sound judg ment, able to swim, play backgammon,' of a philosophical turn of mind and able to see without spectacles. - Sir Frank Lockwood asked him if ever in the whole course of his life he saw a woman with all these qualifica tions. The witness admitted that while in correspondence with a certain Alice May be was also writing to 51 other la-, dies. The prosecution charges that the association kept what is called a "Bertha" book, full of names of ficti tious ladies, most of tbe letters to Wife hunters being -in one handwriting, and the book was necessary as the business grew so as to keep track of what women each man had been corresponding with. Notable lawyers are engaged on the case, and are making much more fnn out of it than would heretofore have been believed, possible in an. English court Julian. Ralph in New ' York Journal. ' . ' . Before He Went to Boston. A couple of . naive remarks roay be worth repeating : ' - A guest at one of our big hotels while going down in tbe elevator remarked to the colored elevator man, "I want to go to the wharf where the tea was thrown overboard. " " Well, " replied the man, looking mystified, "you'd better inquire at tbe office. I reckon that was before 1 came here. I've only been in Boston' about a year!'. ' -; The other remark was made by an Irishman in the Museum of Fine Arts. He was looking at the Morse collection and said to bis companion f "Mike, will ye Ink at all them pots from Japan. What a counthray that must be for mustard!"- Boston Transcript ;f ' . . Paternal Adriee. - ' "Yasser," said little Ben Peachblow, "w'en I gits er big man, I'ze gwinter be a artic 'splorer, sbo's yer bawn. " ... "Shet up dat talk right now, " said his father severely. " Whut f oh you gwine 'splorin?" . "Gwinter fin de nawf pole." "Sonny, you hyob me say dis: Lef de nawf pole 'lone. Git yer se'f er good razzer an er strop. Den go out in s 'arch ob er fus' class babber pole, an yes gwinter be jes' as much use' in de com mon 'ty an inj'y er heap mo comfort" Washington Star. AN AMAZING STORY. HOW THE GREAT AND RICH B. AND O. RAILROAD WAS WRECKED. Champagne That Cost Million Robert Garrett, Flashed With Wine, Told His Secret Thomas Scott Anticipated Him. "Mary Garrett's Fine Loyalty. . The Baltimore and Ohio railroad has arrived in the hands of receivers. Its descent in that direction began when Robert Garrett opened a certain bottle of champagne. That was the dearest bottle of champagne on record. It cost millions of dollars. , . - The Baltimore and Ohio is the oldest team railroad in this country. The first stone of ''its ' roadbed was laid in Baltimore on the Fourth of July, 1828, with elaborate ceremony. Over its orig inal length of nine miles mules dragged its oars. Then Peter Cooper, a manu facturer of New York, took to Balti more a steam engine a curious concern, something like a boiler with a stovepipe in it And Cooper's engine broke down, and the horse express beat it. Then came the grasshopper engines that were exhibited at the World's fair, the em bryonio germs of the tremendous loco motives of today.- So, historically, tbe Baltimore and Ohio is extremely interesting.- , -i f Tbe road grew. It was the first to cross the Alleghany mountains and tap the great west It grew, and, thanks to the energy, the executive capacity, the untiring labor of John W. Garrett, it thrived in time.- Garrett was of the type of Commo dore Vanderbilt; who created tbe New York Central, and of Thomas A. Scott, tbe father of the Pennsylvania. Garrett knew everything about a railroad from the ties to the president's desk. Under his management tbe road rose to a pros- PRESIDENT J. K. COWEN. perity that even he had not dreamed of. The Baltimore and Ohio became tbe city of Baltimore and the state of Ohio and controlled both. .- John W. Garrett died in 1884, and his son, Robert Garrett, succeeded bim as president of the B. and O. Robert Garrett suffered the disadvantage of having a great father. Robert Garrett was a luxurious millionaire. Tbe Gar rett holding of B. - and O. stock was then 57,000 shares of the 150,000. - Robert Garrett was the center of the social system of Baltimore. ' He wished besides to rival his great father . as a railroad man. ' - - There was one railroad between Phil adelphia and Baltimore. Robert Gar rett wanted it for tbe Baltimore and Ohio. ' Thomas A. Scott wanted it for the Pennsylvania railroad. that railroad was the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore. Jnst at that time it was naturally the most desira ble thing in the world to the Baltimore and Ohio and to the Pennsylvania. Robert Garrett generally got anything he wanted. Wanting the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore, he looked aronnd to see how he could get it. . He learned that several of the largest own ers of the stock lived In Boston. .They owned almost , half the stock, and with that in his possession Robert Garrett could easily get control of the majority. So he went to Boston. .. His negotia tions were eminently successful. . His offer for the stock was accepted. Robert Garrett went to JNew York. Already in bis mind's eye he saw the Baltimore and Ohio trains rolling into the Phila delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore de pot at Broad and Prime streets, Phila delphia, for all that remained was to sign some papers." ! - - Now, be it remembered, Robert Gar rett was never a self contained man. He drank deep. Arrived in New York, be went to a dinner party with some of bis old friends. r Some corporation lawyers were among them. . : At that dinner the bottle of cham pagne that cost millions was opened. Robert Garrett drank it Flushed, he could not keep his triumphant secret : "Congratulate me, "he cried. "Drink to the B. and O. and her .outlet to Phil adelphia. In two days I will control the P., W. and R" More corks popped. But one man, whose legs were under the mahogany, did not drink. He excused himself about 10 p. m., pleaded a pressing engagement and left tbe table. ' He took the first train be could "catch to Philadelphia. There he was driven to tbe . bonse of Thomas A. " Scott, Rittenhouse square and Eighteenth street It was long aft er midnight. He aroused Mr. Scott, a plain man. Mr. Scott went down stairs with his nightgown tucked in bis trou sers and bis stockingless feet in slippers. The man who bad dined with Robert" Garrett told Scott of Garrett's boast - "In two days?" -mused Scott aloud. "We'll see." : ; " ' Instantly Scott sent for his assistant, Captain John P. Green, now vice presi dent of .the Pennsylvania railroad, and for some of the directors. The confer ence lasted until daylight That morn ing Captain Green took the first train to Boston. . Other men close to Scott went flying in the directions where they knew P., W. and B. stock was held. 1 V By 2 o'clock the next day the paper were signed that gave the Pennsylvania control of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore. The. stock was to be de livered in New York that nigbt Cap tain Green went to Philadelphia, and in stantly returned to New York carrying a big satchel. ; The satchel looked as if he was going on a long journey, . It was fat and heavy. R. D. Barkley, assistant to the president of the Pennsylvania, helped Captain Green carry it. That satchel contained more than f3, 000.000. Cantain Green naid it down on tbe nail spot cash, and the P., W. I and B. shares were handed over to bim. ! When Robert Garrett awoke on what be . '' '' ' 4' firmly believed was to be the morning of bis triumph, tbe newspapers were fall of tbe deal between the Pennsylva nia and the P., W. and B. - Inexpressibly mortified, chagrined be yond measure, Robert . Garrett deter mined in June, 1885, to build a line of bis own to Philadelphia. First it was necessary to get legislative permission to enter Philadelphia. That seemed dif ficult Tbe Pennsylvania had the pull of all its locomotives with the legisla ture of Pennsylvania and with the Phil adelphia city councils. The Pennsylva nia fought Garrett with all its strength. But Robert Garrett, on bis mettle, got permission for his road to enter Philadelphia in 40 days. . It cost bim $500,000. He paid his secret agents well; he advertised liberally; be ex pended large sums in fees to counsel. There were those who insisted that it should be spelled c-o-n-n-o-i:l. Tbe Pennsylvania road, finding that Robert Garrett could get into Philadel phia, determined to patch up a truce with him. They agreed to pay bim all the liabilities be had incurred looking to the construction of the road to Phil adelphia. They made other agreements that would have profited tbe B. and O. , and Robert Garrett decided not to build the road. He estimated that the project had already cost 92,000,000. Tbe Penn sylvania was ready to pay that It had really cost .$8,000, 000. The Pennsylvania withdrew from the agree ment Tbe game was not worth tbe candle to them. Robert Garrett built his road. It proved a fearful drain on tbe B. and a The road floated f 17,000,000 of securities on tbe strength of that road between Philadelphia and Baltimore. But a large part of that money was di verted to other parts of tbe B, and O. system and was dissipated by peculiar financiering. The B. and O. found itself on the brink of insolvency in October, 1887. Drexel, Morgan 8c Co which is to say, J. Pierpont Morgan advanced tbe mon ey that delayed the day of reckoning. But, before lending a cent, Mr. Morgan demanded that Robert Garrett resign the presidency. Perhaps be had beard that Robert Garrett, at that time, owned 140 pairs of trousers. It is extremely improbable that old John W. Garrett ever owned two pairs of trousers at one time. - Whether or not he knew about tbe trousers, Mr. Morgan, surely knew -of Robert Garrett's eccentricities. In word, Robert Garrett's mind was un balanced. . He was a paretic. Samuel Spencer, who was vice presi dent of tbe Baltimore and Ohio, became president in Mr. Garrett's stead, Mr. Spencer is of the firm of Drexel, Mor gan & Co., and he is a fine railroad man. He began to economize rapidly. He up set all tbe traditions of the Garrett management He smashed Baltimore's gods. All the Garrett family, all Mary land, rose in protest " - ; Miss Mary Garrett, who,-of course, inherited a great fortune from ber fa ther, old John W., put ber band in ber pocket. She loyally paid off a large part of the road's obligations to Drexel, Mor gan & Co. Then Samuel Spencer had to go. Then came Charles F. Mayer as president His was an extravagant ad ministration. During it the once pros perous railroad steadily sunk deeper and deeper in the mire of floating debt, bad bookkeeping and the payment of un earned dividends. And it is said Stephen Little, the ex pert accountant who went to Baltimore to examine tbe Baltimore and Ohios books, fonnd the books doctored. There are hints of journal entries that bear the initials of tbe officer requiring them to be made, thus to relieve the accountant of the responsibility. " - Enhancement of the market prices of securities is made on the books to appear as income, and no change was made when ' the value of tbe securities again declined. It is understood, too, that Mr. Little fonnd 150 engines laid up, use less for want of repairs. . John K. Cowen, who resigned his seat in congress' to become tbe Balti more and Ohio's president, is now made a receiver of the property for the United States courts. He will continue to oper: ate tne raiiroaa mucn astnougn notning had happened, but the creditors of the company will be told when they press their claims: "You can do nothing. This company is in the hands of tbe courts." New York World. : A Royal Romance. . That romance is not entirely wanting even in royal marriages is shown by the pretty story which precedes the engage ment of the king of Portugal. - Prince Carlos, who was known at that time as tbe Duke of Braganza, was on tbe waj to Venice to celebrate bis betrothal to the Archduchess Marie Valerie, daughter of the Austrian emperor, when, upon his arrival in Paris, he - received news that her imperial highness had changed her mind. . The prince was unwilling to re turn without a bride, and sought the advice of the Marquise de la Ferronay, an old friend of the family. : Her lady ship showed bim tbe picture of a young girl, wbo, she said, was rich, talented and equal in rank. "I will have her, whoever she maybe," exclaimed Carlos. "Where can she be seen?" "According to this morning's paper," replied tbe marquise, "her royal highness, the Prin cess Amelie of Orleans, arrived yester day in Nice." Three days later tbe duke and princess met for the first time, and shortly afterward their betrothal was announced. A Bicycle Tournament. The fashionable people of Washing ton are going to give a novel entertain ment for the benefit of a local charity. It will be a bicycle tournament, and the ladies and gentlemen of the swagger set will participate in races and other feats of; skill and valor on tbe grounds of tbe old Vannees mansion. Chicago Record. . s - " Marked "Confidential." - : That the X rays can pierce letters is another source of terror to politicians. Still, however, there is nothing surer of publication - than a ' communication marked "confidential." It is given out with great ceremony every time it is re ceived. Philadelphia Press. Work will shortly be begun on a dry dock which, when -.completed, will be large enough to admit the largest vessel entering New York harbor. The plans for the new dock bave been "completed and the work is now being prepared. " Tbe new dock will be built at Erie basin, Brooklyn, by the recently incor porated Internal Drydock and Con struction company of New York. Tbe cost will be about $300,000, and it is expected that it will be completed with in nine months. ALL CHICAGO KNOWS HIM. W. W. Watson. Leading Real' Estate Man, Restored to Health bv Paine's Celery Compound. Chicago, May 25. Mr. W. W. Wat ion's reputation throughout tbe West for unerring judgment in the valuation of land has made him foremost among the most conservative, careful class of investors in Chicago. Unlike many bard driven business men, the owner of "Alpine Heights." that splendid suburb of Chicago, has not neglected his health on account of his exacting business. The following anrequested statement from Mr. Wat son shows how consistent with bis life long, careful, conscientious and success ful business habits has been hia atten tion to getting well. He states in tbe Times-Herald: "Upon the recommendation of a friend, I used Paine's celery compound for headaches, constipation, indigestion and loss of sleep, and found it all it was recommended to be. I suffer no- more from headaches, sleep soundly at night, and am now in perfect health. This is the only medicine that I bave ever taken for these complaints, which has benefited me at all. " W. "W WATSON, 225 Dearborn st" Bnsy men and women are apt to think there is always time to get well The fact that only one person in a hun dred dies of old age shows how reck- . lessly men and women postpone at-J tending to their health and allow it to go to pieces while they devote them selves heart and soul to affairs that are trifling in comparison. Wives and mothers have no greater duty than to see that those dear to them do not be come so absorbed in the work of provid ing for the household as to lose their health and shorte their days, i No more thoughtful step could be taken during the spring days that are now here than to urge such tired and often irritable home providers to take Paine's celery compound. Tbete are thousands of homes where overwork has - Ornaments In India. . In India, for the mass of the people, tbe purchase of ornaments is almost the one form of indulgence to which a man who has made a little money treats him self. Ordinarily the man who has saved a few rupees does not change the nature of his food or tbe style of his clothing, nor does he invest in articles of furni ture. What he does if he is of a cautious and saving nature is to put his rupees in a hiding place, but if be is inclined for show be indulges his fancy by put ting gold or -silver ornaments on the per son i, of his wife and children. These ornaments are the very last things to be parted with on a reverse of fortune, and even in tbe lowest social depths they are not put on the market until the last piece of coined money has vanished and no household utensils of brass or copper are left with which to obtain a coin. ' OFFICE OP Black well's Durham Tobacco company. To ALL Who Retail TOBACCO. off to - BLACKWELL'S DURHAM I TOBACCO If voa have any difflcnltr In t sap, cut out this your oroer to your Chichester English. THE ORIQINAL AND GENUINE. 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BLUMAUEE-FRANK DBUG CO., Pobtland, Agents. led v worrying, fretting and despond ency, that need only Paine's celery comprmnd to banish the unhealthy at mosphere and make things bright and cheerful again It is the only spring remedy uni versally prescribed by physicians. It makes people well by giving them a hearty appetite and a relish for their food. Hard-worked men and women, the nervous, weak and debilitated, get new strength, fresh nerve energy and a purer, more vigorous blood supply from Paine's celery compound. This most valuable nerve and brain invigorator and restorer practically demonstrates the lifelong conviction of its eminent discoverer, Professor Phelps, M. D , LL D , of Dartmouth College. Professor Phelps was for a long time convinced that sound nutri tion was the keystone of firm health, and ' that where there were signs of poorly nourished nerve tissues, and of thin, pale-colored blood, some means must be devised to supply these defici encies briskly aud rapidly. Professor Phelp prepared Paine's celery com pound on this basia It bas proved an invigorator. strengthener and a great spring purifier, such as the world has never enjoyed before our day. Tomorrow, or next day, or the day after is not soon enough to look about getting rid of weakness or disease. Take Paine's celery compound today. There is no time equal to these early spring - days for throwing off poor health. There are few persons who do not need to take a spring remedy. Many not downright, sick, but tired or ailing, would be immensely bene fited by taking Paine's celery com pound, especally at this particularly favorable season of the year. This great compound will banish that tired feeling, cleanse the blood and regulate tbe nerves. Scrofula Hiss Delia Stevens, of Boston. Mass, writes: I have always suffered from hereditary Scrofula, for which I tried various remedies, and many reliable physicians, bnt none relieved me. After taaing Dottles or I am now well. I am very grateful to yon, as I feel that it saved me from a life of un told air fin v. and shall take pleasure in speaking only words of praise for the wonderful med icine, and in recommending it to an. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free to any ad dress. N. P. N. U. No. 651 S. F. N. U. No. 728 CURED! SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Oa. jp DURHAM, N. C Dear Sir: You are entitled to receive FREE from your wholesale dealer, JJHITE STAR SOAP with ell Blackwell's Genuine Durham Smoking Tobacco you buy. One bar of soap Free with each pound, whether 16 oz.t 8 oz., 4 oz., or a oz., packages. - We have notified every whole sale dealer in the United States that we will supp!y them with soap to give you FREE. Order a good supply of GENUINE DURHAM at once, and insist on getting your soap. One bar of Soap FREE with ,ach pound voa buv. Soao la ered for a limited time, so order day. - Yours very truly. COMPANY. notice and sand It with - -. 1 . a wnoiesaie dealer. Red Cross Diamond Brand Ttn.alT SaTfe. An&anansWMaPIH krak. The very remarkable and certain relief given woman byoMOOEE'S REVEALED EMXY has triven Xfr