Lincoln County leader., December 07, 1900, Image 2

this man bullet-proof.
Scotch Soldier's l.xperlence in the
Battle of Atbara.
A letter written by Corporal Laurie
of the Seaforth Highlanders to his sis
ter, describing the battle of Atbara,
says: "I suppose you have seen me re
ported as slightly wounded and pic
tured me as an Interesting invalid.
Well, I was struck, but the effect was
so small that I have often bwn worse
hurt in a foot-ball match. But during
the rest of the day and for some days
afterward I have been an object of in
terest, and have been questioned by al
most every officer and man In the bat
talion, referred to as the 'bullet-proof
man,' and asked if I would mind letting
a section (ire a few rounds at me to see
If they could do me any harm. The
fact is that got most of the corners
of my clothing shot off, while person
ally I was uninjured.
"Before I entered the zeraba I wa
not struck, but shortly afterward a
bullet took off the toe of my left shoe
without hitting my foot, the shoe being
a sine too big, for easy marching and
sleeping at night. Then my bayonet
was struck and bent over at a right
angle. Then a shot went through my
sleeve, near my left wrist, tearing two
holes, but not hurting myself. Then my
rifle was struck while I was loading,
the bullet splintering the butt and be
ing stopped by an iron bolt which It
met. This bullet would certainly have
gone right Into my body but for my rifle
being there. Then a nigger In a trench
let drive at me with a spear, missed
my ribs by on inch and slit up my
imv eiBitcK. a. uuuei wieu Kiazeii uie
back of my hand just enough to make
It bleed.
"When I reached the river bank,
' which was nearly perpendicular, a shot
came from the bottom, about twenty
feet below and a little to the left,
which caused the wound I am supposed
to have got, and wns so curious that I
was paraded before the General. It en
tered through the lid of my right am
munition pouch, which was open; went
Into my right coat pocket, smashing a
penknife and two pencils, tore four
holes In my shirt, made a surface
wound two or three Inches long on my
left breast, and came out near my left
shoulder through my coat and ammu
nition pouch braced.
"In the afternoon I strolled over to
the field hospital and got a piece of
dressing on Hiul It has never troubled
me at all; in fact, It was a farce to put
It In as a wound, and was done with
out my knowledge by the color ser
geant. So you see I've really been, as
I'm told by everybody, wonderfully
lucky In getting off ns I have done,
while other poor clinps were given no
chances." Scotsman.
CAT MADE A NIGHT OF IT.
How a Black Feline I earned to Re
Hpixt Kly-Poper.
When a young man who lives near
Druid Hill l'ark appeared at his office
the other jnornlng his face in its per
turbed expression showed that he had
passed a sleepless night. In fact, he
had spent a considerable portion of
the hours which are supposed to be
passed in pleasant dreams trying to re
move a sticky tly-paper mixture from
the caudal appcudage of his particular
pet a large ami handsome black cat.
The possibilities are that neither the
young mau nor the cat will ever forget
the experience. The drama opened
about I) o'clock at night. While prowl
ing about the house the cat's evil goulus
led hi in to Jump upon the sideboard.
The Hay paper wyt there. .lust how it
happened the sole witness of the dls
astcd did not know, relates the Balti
more NewH. There was a whisk of the
cat's tall, a loud growl as It touched
and clung to the tly paper. Then there
was pandemonium for tifteen minutes.
The paper terrltled the cat. He tried
to rid himself of It by rolling, and iuulo
it stick tighter. The cat hissed, spit
and uttered blood-curdling shrieks, lie
lied under the sofa and thcu upstairs.
The youngest of the family was asleep.
She awakened In terror as the cat rush
ed across her bed leaving a section of
the paper on her face.
Into the next room rushed the cat
He rolled on the bureau, and about
twenty-live plus, two pieces of ribbon,
n lot of cigarette papers, a scarf and
u necktie stuck to his tall. Downstairs
lie went, carrying the collection with
him, and, took refuge under the refrig
erator, when his owner, who had vulu
ly been trying to seize htm, mnuaged
to get hands on him. The frightened
ni.lmal had been terrified Into docility.
Warm water, oil ft? oil. alcohol and ben
nine wero applied to his once smooth
black tall nftorftlie articles he had
gathered tip on It had been picked off
one by one to an accompaniment of
mews and spits. It was past tuldulght
when this wns accomplished. In the
n-ornlng the cat made a hostile demon
stration before another piece of tly pa
per, but left it alone.
A Ton of Hoot.
A ton of soot results from the burn
ing of 100 tons of coal.
Whenever a plugged quarter Is fouud
in the family treasury, It la Noble
Woman who Is most successful at pass
ing it off.
When two women get to quarreling
it Is sur to spread to their husbaud.
Art and Nature. S .
A bulletin of the New York Zoolog
ical Society reports that the experi
ment of decorating the walls of the
bird-house with paintings of landscapes
liiis had at leust one interesting result
the cranes have several times tried
to walk through the walls.
A new household implement which
will delight those who have suffered
the annoyance of putting down a mod
ern carpet at home with the old-time
carpet stretcher and tack hammer is a i
combination etretcher and tacker. By
its means the carpet is 'stretched in
place and tacked at the same time.
A wild coffee of the island of Reun
ion, in the Indian ocean, is stated to be
fiee fjom caffein, but to have much of
the ordor and stimulating effect of or
dinary coffee. It is suggested that,
improved by cultivation, this coffee
should be made a valuable product in
Cuba and the Philippines.
The Chinese Situation.
The cause for the present Chinese en
tim;lMiiejit9 is the abuse of the Chinese
iinniigri'untM by the foreign powers. An
other great revolution comes from the
abuse of the stomach. Overtaxed digestion
oroduces constipation, indigestion, dys
pepsia and llattileiiey. Hostetter's Stom
ach Hitters is the best medicine to take.
It prevents nervousness or sleeplessness.
Don't tail to trv it.
WaBh mirrors in warm suds, then
dust with whiting from-a muslin bag
and polish with chamois skin.
Stops tho Cough and
Works Off tho Gold.
Laxative llromo-Quininn Tablets cure
a cold in one day. No cure, No Pay.
l'i ice 25 cents.
The "elpphant beetle" of Venezuela
is the largest insect in the world. A
full-grown one weighs about half a
pound.
Instead of an engagement ring the
Japanese lover gives his sweetheart a
piece of beautiful eilk for a sash.
I do not believe Piso's Cure for Cou
sTitnp'tion has nil equal for coughs mid
colli. .lotiN F. IIoykr, Trinity Springs,
1 mi.. Feb. 15, 1900.
The retired list ol the regular army
includes 764 officers on half pay, aver
tiding about $3,000 each.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU AKK TAKING
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
less form. No Cure, No Pay. 50c.
Why Certain Mentis Cannot Be Cast.
As is well known, some metals are
unsuitable for casting, while others,
like iron, can readily be cast in any
desired shape. The property of casting
well is said to depend upon whether
the metal contracts or expands on so
lidifying from the liquid form. Iron,
like water, expands in solidifying, and
hence the solid metal may be seen
floating in the liquid iron about it.
Gold and silver contract in cooling,
and therefore, are not suitable for cast
ing. The Best Prescription for Malaria
Chills and Fever is a bottle of Groves.
Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simply
iron and quinine in a tasteless form,
No Cure, No Pay. Price 50o.
i
The Chicago Historical Society has a
line new building that cost $180,000
and a library of over 26,000 bound vol
umes and 60,000 unbound volumes be
sides many busts, paintings, etc
Mothers will find Mrs. VVinslow's Sooth
.ng Syrup the best remedy to use for their
JtiiUiien during the teething period.
A Slight Correction.
Miss Lakeside Goodness I How
tanned von are I You've been in the
huu, haven't you?
Miss l'resyso (of Boston) Most as
suredly not. There are uo means as
yet of transporting oneself to that
sphere. I have been merely basking
in the beams whioh percolated through
the circumambient atmosphere of At
lautio City.
An attempt is being made to reform
the Mexican urmv. teaching theollicers
to stay by their men in an engagement
instead of seeking a secure place when
danger is encountered, and the men to
tire from the shoulder instead of from
the hip. President Diaz also intends
to have his army provided with the
best modern arms.
It is probable that in tho future
moie root crops, such as beets, turnips
and carrots, will be grown for stock.
The difficulty has been in the labor of
dicing the roots, which is necessary
when feuding thorn to cattle, but with
in tho past few years root cutters have
been introduced, which cut all kinds
of roots into thin slices, bran and com
ment being sprinkled on the food so
prepared, which makes a meal that is
not only highly relished but one that
is cheap and promotive of the thrift of
the animals.
It the tlowers in your window box
seem blasted, or are of a faded, sickly
color, cover the earth around the roots
about half an iuch deep, with pulver
ized charcoal. The roses that blossom
iu tho next few days will have a tine,
lively rose color. Charcoal always
gives great vigor to the red or violet
colors of tlowers. White petunias be
come varied with red or violet tints,
violets become covered with irregular
spots of a bluish or almost black tint,
but yellow flowers are insensible to its
influence.
I
" For six years I was a -victim of dys
pepsia in its worst form. I could eut nothing
but milk toast, and at times my stomach, would
not retain and digest even that Last March 1
began taking CASCARETS and since then I
have steadiiy Improved, until I am as well at I
ever was in my life."
David H. Muhpht, Newark. 0.
Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. 1)0
Good. Never Sicken. Weaken, or Gripe. 10c, 26c, SOc.
... CURE CONSTIPATION. ...
Sl.rllac Kaajad. Cnnpia;. fbleafo, Maatraal. K.w Tort, ill
Ufl.Tfi RHP Bold and snnrsnteed by all dru.
nU-IU-DAU gluts to !lTltR'Vbvn Hhlt
Rob your lamp chimneys after wash
ing with dry salt, and you will be sur
prised at the new brilliance of your
lights.
100 KEWARD 8100.
Tho readers of this paper will be pleased to
fearn that there is at least one dreaded disease
Hint science has been able to cure in all Us
stages, and that iscatarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional dis
ease, requires a constitutional treatment.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system, thereby destroying the founda
tion of the disease, and Klving the patient
strength by building up the eonstitut'on and
assisting nature In doing its work. The pro
prietors have bo much faith In its eurative
powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollar,
for any case that it fails to cure. Send tor list
of testimonial.. Aririrp
, F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
' For the first time some blind fish
from the Mammoth cave of Kentucky
have reached England alive and been
placed in the London Zoological Gar
dens.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
The rice-eating Chinamen could con
sume the present world's crop of wheat
and still go hungry.
8fr
This signature is on every box ot the genuine
Laxative BromoQuinine Tablets
the remedy that cures a cold in one day
Professor Lloyd Morgan, in a recent
address, stated he had found that
young chickens, taken straight from
the incubator, could swim very well,
the power of swimming being perfectly
instinctive.
Health for Ten Cents.
A lively liver, pure blood, clean Bkln, bright
eyes, perfect health CascaretsCHndy Cathartio
will obtain and secure theiu for you. All drug
gists. 10c, 2oc, 50c.
An ingenious table intended for the
use of invalids who are confined to the
bed, has been devised. It is so arrang
ed that it can be raised or lowered,
and can be increased or decreased in
diameter, to overlap the side of the
bed. By pressing a knob it can be con
verted into a reading-desk, and spring
clips are provided for holding the lead
ing matter in position. The mechan
ism of this table is so easily worked
that tin inavlid can operate it without
assistance.
Two Big Pains
seem to be the heritage of the
human family everywhere, vis:
Rheumatism
and
Neuralgia
but there is one sure and
prompt curs for both, vis:
! St. Jacobs Oil
fsi..
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Are You Deaf??
Alt (mm of DEAFNESS er HAND.Ht ARINQ
"( see Inourabla. Kill koiKsi tiuii ilSaUl.TILT.
IVworlbs roar mm. lamination sad advice fMi
Jfoa oaa ears yourself it boms M s aamlaaf coat.
International Aural Clinie.
MASK SfOISTTtWIO -aS
A Phosphorescent Crab.
' here was recently added to the
aquarium at Calcutta a gigantio crab
about two feet in diameter across its
shell, and having legs three feet long,
which was captured in a ding-net in
the Indian ocean about a mile from the
shore and at a depth of 45 fathoms.
After being placed in a large tank it
devoured the fish and smaller crusta
ceans that were its fellow" prisoners,
and later, in the evening, surprised its
keepers and visitors by emitting a
white phosphorescent light, strangely
illuminating the gloomy corner where
it had concealed itself between two
boulders.
To clean bottles cut a raw potato in
to small pieces and put them into the
bottle with a tablespoonful of salt, to
two tablespoon fu Is of water, and shake
well together until all the marks are
removed.
It is a great mistake to make a large
tea biscuit. Properly speaking, a tea
biscuit should not be more than two
inches in diameter and proportionately
thick when baked. This gives a deli
cate, moist, flaky biscuit which will
be cooked through before the outside
crust has become hard orover brown.
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iCaf One application is all that is required. It lasts for years. If
your dealer cannot supply you, write for circulars and information to the
following: distributing- agents: Perfection Pile Preserving Co., Seattle,
Wash.; Fisher, Thorsen & Co., Portland, Oregon.; "Whittier, Coburn &
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iu uail son. x.ver.vDxiy con
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lans Usti 10 hour, glvlnc 1M csiulls
power light j more than A elertrlo bulhs
or a mammoth Rochester lamp. Any-
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over iS.000 In dally uae nearly two years; all reo
ommend them. Local agents wanted.
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tloo l reventlilllouineaa. DonotOrlpeorSlcken. To
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niochinery, engines, boiler., tank, pumps,
plow. belt, and windmills. The new
teel I X L windmill, .old by him, it un-equalled.
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The Small
of the Bacfr
That is where some people feel
weak all the time
They are likely to be despondent
aad it is not unusual to find them
borrowing trouble as if they hadn't
enough already.
The fact U their kidneys are
weak, either naturally or because
of sickness, exposure, worry or
other influences.
'I am thankful to say," writes J. L.
Campbell, of Sycamore, ill., "that Hood's
Sursuimrilla has cured ine. For many
years I was troubled with backache. As
times I was so bud I had to be helped from
the bed or chair. I am now welt and
strong and free from pain." What this
great medicine did for him it lias done for
others.
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Hood's Sarsapariita
Promises to cure and keeps the
promise. Begin treatment with
1 Hood's today.
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RHEUMATISM
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HEART WEAKNESS, CRE IM
NUMflNESS elo. Buy a buttle todav and
nave It In the house. It will h p aniTurifL ,..i
! doctor' bills, llarnile.i for children' .. c0n
; tains no nplaten or other harmful ingredient.
Absolutely pure and concentrHteil. targe bottle
, of siio loe for (I, prepiild by ninll or exiireHs, or
I we will send you (poMpaid) a trial bottle forM
cents. Acents wnnied.
mugi muuiic cutt coiput. hi uit it, chICj9i, itu
CUTLER'S CARBOLATEof IODINE
A guaranteed Cure for Catarrh and
Consumption. Jl.oo. I) Lock Box 145.
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DROPSY
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