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CEN. JOE WHEELER
PRAISES PERUNA,
The
G re a t
C a ta rrh
C u re .
T A K E S S A M P S O N ’S PLACE.
R a a r A d n t 'r a l F a r q u h a r to C om m and
N o r t h A t l a n t i c - q n -a d r o n .
The successor of Rear Admiral Samp­
son as'commander of tbe North Atlan­
tic squadron upon bis retirement will
be Rear Admiral Norman von Held- |
relch Farquhar. Admiral Farquhar j
can »how a record in the service of hl»
country that any man might well be
proud of, for It covers a period of forty
years and embraces many Instances of
bravery and clear-headedness In the
time of danger.
He was horn In Pennsylvania April
11, 1840, and early showed a liking for
a seafaring life. He was sent to tin,
Naval Academy, graduating In 1S5U
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Major-General Joseph Wheeler, com­ I United Statea Sena’or Sullivan.
manding the cavalry forces in front of
“ I deaire to nay that I have been
Santiago and the author of “ The Santi­ taking Pe-ru-na for Home time for ca­
ago Campaign,” In ajieaking of the tarrh, and have found it an excellent
great catarrh remedy, I’e-ru-na, Hays: i medicine, giving me more relief than
“ 1 join with Senator« Sullivan, Roach anything I have ever taken.—W. V.
and McEuery in their good opinion of Sullivan, Oxford, Mias.”
I’e-ru-na. ft ia recommended to me
United 8tatea Se-ator Roach.
by thoae who have used it aa an excel­
“ Persuaded by a friend, 1 have nscd
lent tonic and jiarticularly effective
Pe-ru-na an a tonic, and am glad to
aa a cure for catarrh.”
testify ’’ia* it has greatly helped me
United Statea Senator McEnery.
in Htre gth vigor and appe'ite. 1 have
lion. S. D. McEnery, United Statea been a vised by friends that it is re­
Senator from Louisiana, aaya the follow­ markably efficacious «■ a cure for the
almost universal complaint of catarrh.
ing in regard to I'e-ru-na:
“ Pe-ru-na ia an excellent tonic. 'I — W. N. Roach, Larimore, North Da­
have uaed it aulHciently to aay that 1 kota.”
believe it to l>e all that you claim for
A free book on catarrh sent to any
it.—H. D. McEnery, New Orleans, address by The Pe-rn-ua Drug Manu­
Louiaiana.”
facturing Co.. Columbus, Ohio.
The microbes that cause chills and fever and malaria enter the system
through mucous membranes made pownn by catarrh. Pe-rn-ua heals the mu­
cous membranes and prevent« the entrance of malarial germs, thus preventing
and curing these affections.
Mexican Customs.
It Is a little startling to newcomers
Rise a t T in and I t a O w n T e m p e r I m ­ at flrat to notice tbe universal custom
p r i s o n a Cobra.
I d Mexico of addressing persons of high
Dr. Arthur Stradllng, the celebrated and low degree by their flrat names.
snake savant who In bis own person As soon as friends are at all well ac­
demonstrated hundreds of times the quainted they address each other by
truth of the theory of Immunity by the given name, and thia la done not
Inoculation In the rase of snake-bites, only by those of the same age and sex,
tells of an odd kind of snnke-trap that but Indiscriminately among young men
raught Its victim securely. It was a and young women, young people and
biscuit tin, aud In the bottom of It elder persona. In the latter ease, or
were some macaroons.
between elder persons, a respectful
A cobra spied the tin. but a mouse prefix Is used, as “Don” Ricardo. Pub­
was ahead of the cobra. The little lic charnctera are also commonly re­
thief was having a good time, regaling ferred to by their first names, even the
Itself on macaroons, all unconscious wife of the president of the republic
that a snake was preparing to regale being affectionately called “Carmen-
itself on mouse.
clta" hy all clasaea. In the houaehold
Into the tin went the head of the the head of the house Is called Don
snake, but the head that went In was Jose or Don Manuel by the servants,
destined to come out less easily. The and a son In distinction Is known as
rough edges of the tin Irritated the Mnnuellto (little Manuel). Among ser­
cobra, and Involuntarily It dilated Its vants the customs regarding the names
hood. That made It a prisoner. With .given superiors are not unlike those
the hood dilated the head could not lie of the negroes of the southern United
withdrawn, and the cobra remained States. The lowest classes, or the ser­
In Its tin prison until morning, when vants that have grown up In a family,
it was easily enptured and killed.
speak to the heads of the house as Nino
Dr. Stradllng. who knows the natives or Nina (masculine and feminine for
of India as well as he knows the suakes | child), call the wife and mother señor­
of that land, tells of an Interesting ' ita, regardless of the fnct that ahe may
theory held by these people. They are 1 have attained three-score. The ser­
firmly convinced that for every human . vants distinguish Itetween one of their
being a snake bites It loses one Joint.] own class and a friend of their master
When the number of deaths the snake or mistress by such distinctions. If a
has caused equals the number of its caller la to be announced It Is a señor­
joints, tbe venomous head alone re­ ita. regardless of her age. that Is In
mains. The snake has now reached the parlor. If a woman of the common
the height of Its wicked desires, and class awaits'the mistress It la a señora.
at this point It develops wings and tri­ A gentleninn of the upper classes Is re­
umphantly disappears.
ferred to ns n senor, while a laborer
An exception to this rule ia found on will be called a muchacho (boy).—Mod­
the other side of the world. In the case ern Mexico.
of the rattlesnake, for the natives of
some parts of America are said to be­
Cannons.
lieve that this snake gains a thimble
Cannons for use In warfare appear to
for every man It kills. By counting have been made of many substances
these they can calculate with precision which would appear very unsuitable to
how many people a particular rattle­ our modern Ideas. It must, hotvever,
snake has bitten.
be remembered that In the early days
of artillery powder was very coarse
O L D E S T C R A D LE IN A M E R IC A . and slow-burning, and the range was
very small. The wear and tear, there­
F o u n d i n P h i l a d e l p h i a ' t o r e g e H o u s e , fore, on the bore of the gun wne as
a n d l a O v e r I l JO Y e a r s O ld .
nothing compared to what It Is now.
The oldest cradle In America la In For Instance, the Swedes In the time of
possession of the Atlas Storage Com­ Gustavus Adolphus used cannon of
pany, Philadelphia. It Is over 300 leather, and in 1688 similar weapons
years old and bears on the sides aud were made In Scotland under the direc­
ends oil paintings representing "The tion of Sir Alexander Hamilton, whe
Annunciation,” "The Visit of the Wise had seen service In Sweden. Cannon
Men," "The Slaughter of the Inno­ have also been made of wood and
stone, sometimes lined with a bore of
metal and sometimes not. Cannon made
of almost pure gold have been found
In India. It Is said that after Cortea
left Mexico the Mexicans tried to Imi­
tate his ennnon In terra cotta. Krupp
has been credited with an experiment
In paper guns, that is to say, field
pieces of smnll caliber composed of a
metal core surrounded by compressed
paper pulp. Such guns would, of
course, be very much lighter, and
would lie much easier to carry about
than metal guns. Of guns not used In
cents" and “Tbe n ig h t Into Egypt.” warfare the most curious were those
They are supposed to be the work of used to fire salutes at a winter fete In
Juan Vestrls, who flourished In the be­ Petersburg In the year 1740, when six
ginning of the sixteenth century, and guns were made of Ice. It Is said that
whose rellgloua paintings on panels they had an effective range of sixty
are preserved to the present day^at yards, and that they all withstood the
test of firing without bursting.
Venice axul Flrrocca.
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and going at once to the coast of Africa
to assist In breaking up the Blare trade.
During tbe civil war be was with the
. North Atlantic blockading squadron
as lieutenant. He became lieutenant
commander In 1805, and commander in
1872 and captain In 1886.
When tbe frightful hurricane swept
oveT Apia, In Samoa, March 16, 1889,
demolishing even the most powerful
vessels In the harbor by throwing them
with tremendous force against ths
'rocks and causing the loss of hundreds
of live«, he was In command of the
Trenton nt the Pacific station. Capt.
Farquhar’s splendid seamanship and
presence of mind were shown very
strikingly on this occasion, for be ex-
trlcated his vessel from the harbor and
put to sea without losing a man of his
crew of 450, while all about him ves-
eels were being wrecked and men
drowned by the hundreds. The Massa­
chusetts Humane Society awarded him
a medal for his gallant conduct.
He was made a member of the Light-
house Board. d M later appointed chief
of the bureau of*rar<ls aud docks In the
Navy Department.
W h at H e H ad.
T o D o A w a y W it h E a r T r u m p e t s .
A telephone has been invented for
deaf people which is intended to do
away with the necessity of carrying
large and clsmsy ear trumpets which
are now in common use. The new de­
vice consists of a small transmittet
which is fastened to the coat, while
the receiver can be carried in the
A m a te u r A r t.
pocket except when wanted. It is
In these days, when so many people then to lie placed to the ear exactly as
have cameras, a great many good pic­ is an ordinary telephone receiver. The
tures are produced, and the amateur whole apparatus is worked hy a small
photographers of the world are now electric battery, which also finds a
competing for cash prizes at the Ore­ - place in the pocket. Not only is the
gon Industrial Exposition at Portland. new apparatus more convenient than
Many good pictures are on exhibition. the old-fashioned ear trumpet, but it is
I
i claimed by the inventor that it entire­
' give P e rm a n e n tly C ured. K o flta o r n e rro tie n e « ly does away with the necessity of talk­
K ilo a fte r firs t day's um o f D r. K lin e 's U rent
N e rv e R estorer. Send fo r F R E E * 2 . 0 0 tria l ing in a loud tone of voice.—Chicago
itt le a n d tr e a t lee. D it . B . H . E L E N E , L td ., imu
rch s tr e e t, P h ila d e lp h ia . Pa.
Tribune.
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Port Patrick is the nearest place on
BUY THE G ENUINE
the coast of Scotland to that of Ire­
land, the channel being only 21 miles
across—about the same distance as that
' which separates Dover from Calais. It
... M A N V 7A C T V R E D B Y ...
has the reputation of being the tradi­ CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
tional point at which St. Patrick land­
t r .V O T E T H E K A M I .
ed from Ireland.
Guest—What have you got?
’ Waiter—I ’ve got liver, calf’s brains,
pig’s feet—
“ I don’t want a description of your
physical jieculiarities. What you have
got to eat is what I want to know.”—
Boston Traveler.
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SYRUP OF FIGS
Piso’s Cure for Consumption has been a
G i r l L llc e d to ID- i t r e d A t.
to me.—Wm. B. McClellan,
"To aay It Is l>ad manners to stare at God-seud
Chester, Florida, Sept. 17, 1895.
women on tbe streets Is too sweeping
an assertion,” said an old clubman
Cleveland high school teachers earn
sagely. “Bad manners are primarily |800 a year.
M A C H IN E R Y , all kinds
manners that give annoyance to oth-I
...T A T U M A B O W E N ...
The first Australian newspaper, the
era, and an honest stare of respectful
admiration does not necessarily fall Sydney Gazette, was published March 29 to 38 First Stroot
PORIIANO OK.
within that category. It does not ex­ 6, 1803, 15 years after the rise of the
cite real, sure enough, bona fide wrath colony. The delay was caused through
In the feminine breast. The other af­ there being no printers among the I
In plain, «Nfclod envelop®. W rite
ternoon, for Instance, a young lady In convicts, who represented every pro-
to-day for thin Book, containing Partkm-
' tors and Tertimoiuato o f DIu MARTEL'S
white passed through a shopping dis­ fession, including the legal. The plant
trict to a perfect fusillade of stares. was brought out in the first fleet, bnt
P n toed by tbonm nds o f natinfled ladies as
Her gown was plain, hut chic beyond it could not be used until the authori-
safe, alw ays reliable and w ithout an equal.
description. Her belt was caught In tes caught a compositor.
Bold by
all dnr.'giatalu
metal
box, Freuck
__i top In
Blue,
W hite
and fled. “ Take
In Blue,
Whf
‘ no other.
front by a silver dolphin. Her hat was
French Drug C o ., » l ft 3o3 P e a r l SU . Mew Yorft CU>
garnished with two white doves’ wings
and a big black velvet bow. She was
the incarnation of youth and grace and
beauty, and she attracted stares as ir- I
For Gonorrhopa and Gleet r e t Pabet’w Okay Specific. It
to th e ONLY m edicine which will cure each and every
reslstlbly as a magnet attracts steel
caee. NO CASE known it haa ever tailed to cure, no
m atter how serious or of how long «an d i ng. Results
filings.
from ita uae will astonish you. It to absolutely safe,
prevents stricture, and van be taken w ithout inconve­
“As she glided along the left a trail of
nience and detention from bustnesa. PRIOR, fiS.00. For
sale hy all reliable dniginrta. or sent prepaid by exprea^
hypnotised onlookers. Dudes swallow­
plainly wrapped, on receipt of price, by
PAWrr CHEMICAL CO., Chicago, UL
ed their cigarettes a ml staid men of af­
Circular mailed on request.
fairs stopped in the middle of sentences
and forgot what they were talking 1
about When she l>oarded a St. Charles
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street car the conductor stared at her
V m * B ig
for u n n a tu r a l
d isch arges, in fis nun H lin n s,
In blissful stupefaction and rang up
ir r ita tio n s or uIo*rations
renstnrs.
o f Ul 11 C O II S Ho Ilibraucf.
nearly $2 worth of imaginary fares be­
•on(avion.
P a in less, and not aatrin«
g e n t or poisonou s.
fore he recovered his faculties. Several
« o l d b y IW -aggiata,
passengers were carried beyond their
sen t in plain wrapper,
destination because they couldn't stop
exp iesn , prepaid, for
«». or 3 b o ttle s, <2.75.
staring long enough to see the streets.
w n t on request.
But was the young lady angry? Not a
bit of It. She happens to be my nleee,
and I can testify that she arrived home
O N E FO R A D O S E . Cure Sick lleadarho
in a pleasurable flutter of excitement.
in d Dyspepsia, Rem ove P im ple« and P u rify the
Blond.
A id Digestion a n d P re v e n t Biliousness. D e
Being a dear sensible girl, she knew
no t G rip e o rS Ickv n . To co n vin ce vou, we w ill m all
the poor men couldn’t help tt. You see,
F r a n k L o n g ,w h o lives n e a r L e n n o n ,
•am p le free, o r f u ll box fo r M e. I» R . H O S A N K O
M ic h ., s a y s : " I wne ta k e n w ith a p a in
C O ., P h i l a d n . , C c u n a . Bold by Drnggtata.
there are stares and stares. The ladles
In m y back, a n d I was o bliged to ta k e
who are first to complain are generally
to m y bed. T h e p h y s ic ia n pronounced
those who are stared at least. That
m y case m u s c u la r rh e u m a tis m ac ­
c o m p a n ie d by lum bag o.
sounds ungallant, but It Is true.”—New
**1 g ra d u a lly becam e w orse, u n t il 1
You deny yourselv pleasure aud
Orleans Tlmes-Democrat.
th o u g h t d e a th w o u ld be w elcom e re­
comfort if you don’t use it.
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Cornelia, the mother of the Gracchi,
was a person of resource.
Whenever she hired a new hired girt
she took the latter at once to the nurs­
ery and showed heT the Gracchi, say­
ing:
“These are my Jewels.”
In this way she avoided the embar­
rassment of having the hired girl all
the time borrowing her Jewels to wear
to social functions.—Detroit Journal.
T o b a c c o In th e U n ite d S ta te s .
The United States turns out annually
185,000,000 pounds of plug tobacco, 12,-
000,000 pounds of fine cut, 14,000,000
pounds of snuff, 4,000,000,000 cigars
and 5,000,000,000 cigarettes.
lease. I was f in a lly Ind uced to t r y
D r. W illia m s ’ P in k P ills for P a le Peo­
ple, a n d a fte r u sin g fiv e boxes, was
e n tire ly cured.
“ I a m c o n fid e n t t h a t D r. W illia m s ’
P in k P ills saved m y life . I w ill g la d ly
answ er In q u irie s con cern ing tn y s ic k-
ness a n d w o n d e rfu l cure, pro vid ed
s ta m p be enclosed for re p ly ,
« F r a « Loso.”
S w o rn t o before m e a t Venice*
M lo h ., th is 16th d ay o f A p r il, 18!«.
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V i r g i n i a R a d is h e s .
In the vicinity of Norfolk. Va., about
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HEN
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th is p ap er.
W m e n tio n