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U. S. MAIL B LA IRS 10 CENT TABLET A WONDER KOR THE MONEY BOX-PAPER ALL THE LATEST TINTS Brock & McComas DRUGGISTS raaparay MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1902. Tho French coal strikers would now emulate the American strikers. They would have their picsldent in terpose. Teddy sat a great oxniuplu to the world In his action In the coal strike. Hereafter the heads of go eminent throughout the country will be expected to take a hand In" such matters. And It may result in great good for tho country. It may be looked upon with some alarm, too. It is increasing the power and influence ot one man, and this is always danger" ous, for all men will not wield such influence for the best interests of the country. Tho right of labor unions to place a member in the street in front of a boycotted place with a bauuer stating the boycott, who may parade back and forth In front of the place, has been held to bo legal by the courts. Tho picket, however, cannot block ade traffic and may be removed in case he does this. There Is some question, however, whether or not It is best for tho union thai permits picketing. It savors considerably ot coercing or blackmailing, and the American people do not like this. The unions may advertise such men, but to keep a man parading about their premises looks too small for tho great organization that is Intended to elevate the greatest cause of the pres ent century labor. The Carey act should be repealed. It was passed simply In the Interest of lajid-grabbers. Like all such laws It was permitted to go through on tho pretense that it was for the good of the people generally, and especially the homeseeker. Capitalists liavo succeeded in taking in nearly all of the good irrigation sites under this law and corraling all of the good lands adjacent to these sites. It will result in driving tho government work from this section, If these land-grab-, bers are not bought out or legislated out. They knew what they were do ing at the time, and acquired tho rights knowing that the government would eventually take the matter up and that then they would bo enabled to get in their graft. Of course they cannot bo legislated out without be ing compensated, but this should be done as early as possible. The future of this section of country depends greatly upon irrigation, and it wllf never be done with advantage to tho people by private enterprise alone. Drlvo out the government work and you retard tho country's growth. Drive out tho land-grabbers and schemers and you open tho way for tho government and the country will bo blessed. There appears to bo no remedy against tho fraudulent acquisition of the lands and timber of this state. They are being gobbled up by tho wholesale and soon there will be none left.- Syndicates and Individuals are paying men to homestead tho lands and acquire the timber under individ ual rights and the work Is going on by the wholesale. As soon as title is perfected tho sharks havo tho "lo cators" transfer their rights to them, and thus they secure thousands of acres. Good men and law-abiding citizens aro thus playing into tho hands of these people and oxcuso themselves under the argument that they aro entitled to exercise tho right; that they cannot exercise it but one time, and that they would rather sell tho right in this way and. get. a small amount of ready money than to let it pass and Joso entirely. They claim, many of them, that Mey would never be ablo to take up claims and pay the expenses themselves, and that in this way the sharks put up the money and pay tho mfrom $150 to ?350 for their rights and It Is prac tically like fludlng that sum. A tow years will find the sharks in posses sion of all of the lands and timber. and then the cry will be raised that the people have been fllched. It Is llko nearly all of these cases of trusts and combines and crookedness. The con' dttlons make It practicable. Get at the root of the trouble first and then all such things will be averted. The editor of an exchange writes an editorial on the subject of the "Unwashed." H"e shows that the boy with clean hands comes from tins good family and that tho boy with soiled hands comes from the other kind. This Is true to a certain figur ative extent, but It is not a universal nile. It depends as much in the ma terial of the boy a.3 it does his sur roundings. A blockhead might be kept as clean as an old maid's poodle dog all of his life and never make his mark, while the boy with the right kind of element in his make-up might come from a negligent parentage, who permitted., him to kick up his heels and roll in the dirt and go to bed without a perfumed bath. Water Is a good thing for other purposes than drinking, but all the water in the world will not put brains in a mau'& head or give him financial success. The neat Sunday school boy looks well and Is his mother's joy, but the rugged little fellow who looks the world square In the face and thinks more about practical life than he does about band-boxes and perfumo, and curly locks, often comes to the front, even if his finger nails are not kept trimmed and clean. Prom tho history and appearance of the found ers of this government, It would seem that they did not all realize that water was made for other purposes than drinking, but still they managed to pull through and do a great deal for the country. Water and bathing are good things, but because he is not blessed with opportunities and en couragement '"along this line, the bright-eyed boy with soiled hands and face may not always be outstripped by the one who Is his mother's pride and never misses his daily bath. THE "ALL-WORK- 'HABIT. Within the last few days Mr. Rus sell Sago has been tho subject of ono sermon and numerous .conflicting re ports. Tne preacher held up the vet eran financier as a model In' temper ance, quiet living and Industry. Tho reports nau it that he would, and In denial that he would not, retire, from "tne street." The truth appears to bo that, whllo Mr. Sago is not to disappear from business life by any means, ho is yet impelled to "taper off." That Is, ho will contmuo in ordinary lines ot ac tivity, but will undertake no pressing new responsibilities which will push him nearer tho th.In edge ot his won derful vitality. Last March, when William C. Whitney announced his retirement from routino business at tho age ot fO, Mr. Sago, approaching his 8Gth birthday, wa3 anior.g those who ills approved. Ho echoed ex-Mayor Hew itt's "Don't rust!" thoueh not in thoso words. Hut Mr. .Whitney felt that he wai just golnt; to begin "roal life," and Mr, Carnopf" also quitting business while In full health and vigor, expressed himself as looking to greater usefulness "In tho best years of my life." s Whether Mr. Sago's "all work and no play" policy has been best he only can say, and only for himself. It Is tho point of view. Thero is a New Yorker in Park now who has long been a rich man. but who still sticks to his husinesH of more than iio years cuttlnr slices of con cd boot and serving spoonsfnls of baked beans Ho takes no vacation. "This Is my amusement and recreation," says he, cutting another slice. This steady occupation would not suit all mon. Neither would Mr. Sago's diligence as nn accompaniment to the superflu ous millions, it Is not necessary for iv man to be Idlo merely because he drops office hours. Now York World. JIM'S SWEETHEART. Mother put on her Sunday best, Her lilac wedding gown, And white straw bonnet neatly tied With strings of faded brown; We woke before tho roosters crowed And started in tho dow To see tho boat race for our Jim Was captain of tho crew. You see six olive branches came To bless our honest lovt Five slumber In the churchyard grpen With little stones above; But one was left In mother's arms Stern death was kind to him, The youngest or our tiny Hock, The sturdy baby, Jim. He took it In his curly head to want a college course; I parted with the pasture lot And sold the sorrel horse; Wo sent him every dollar saved, And made a seedy pair In garments that had long outlived Their days of useful wear. Wo did not want to shame our boy, And so kept out of sight, Uehlud a row ot waving Hags And fluttering 'kerchiefs white. Hut when tho slender sculls went by The rival crows abreast Wo both forgot our shabby clothes And shouted with the rest. The surging throng closed up In front, Wo could not see our sou,; But soon a mighty cheer wont up And told us Jim had won. The crowd took up the college yell And sent It to the skies. The college" colors everywhere Shook out their brilliant dyes. He stepped ashoro, looked up and saw Ills mother's wrinkled face, And hurried to her through the ranks Of broadcloth, silk and lace. He never gave a single glanco Toward the pretty girls, But kissed her on her withered Hps, And kissed her silver curls, His sunburnt faco was glorified With proud and happy smiles; He did not mild because her hat Was years behind the styles; But led her out before his friends, A figuro quaint and prim. In stiff, old-fashioned lilac silk "My sweetheart, boys," said Jim. look: out for Ft! The cold-wave flag means zero weather, icy, moisture -laden winds, and the begin ning of wiuter in earn est, To Catarrh suffer ers there is nothing cheering in these climatic changes, for with the return of cold weather. all the disagreeable symptoms of Catarrh appear: blinding headaches, dizziness, a stuffy feeling about the nose that makes breathing difficult, chest pains, and as the disease progresses, a discharge of nauseat-, ing matter frAm the throat and nose keeps one continually hawking and spitting. Catarrh is a most distnistin" disease. The foul mucous secretions that are con stantly dropping back into the stomach contaminate ami poison the blood and is distributed throughout the body, and it then becomes a deep-seated, systemic, persistent disease that must be treated through the blood, for it is beyond the reach of sprays, washes, powders or ex ternal treatment of any kind. S. S. S. soon clears the system of all Catarrhal matter and purges the blood of the irritating poisons, thus effectually checking the further progress of this seri ous and far reaching disease. Lookout for Catarrh in winter, for cold stirs the blood and causes excessive secre tion of mucus and brings to life all the slumbering poisons that make Catarrh the most abominable Mm mm of alldiseases. S.S.S. ILj L ILj keeps the blood in kkk sucl1 P" order mM that cold waves cause no alarm and the change from the heat of summer to the rigorsof winter produce no hurtful effects. 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