Night Sweats & Cough. n « E . W . W a lto n , C o n d r. R. P . B y „ 71. V a n N ess 8 t., R an A n to n io , T ex., w r ite s : “ D a rin g th e su m m e r an d fall of 1902, m y an n o y unco fro m c a ta rrh reach ed t h a t sta g « w h e re i t w a s a c tu a l m isery a n d d ev elo p ed a la r m in g s y m p to m s, su c h as a v e ry d eep -se ated cough, n ig h t sw e a ts, an d p a in s in th e h ead and c h e s t. I e x p e rim e n te d w ith se v era l so- called rem ed ies before I fin a lly decided to ta k e a th o ro u g h c o u rse of P e ru n a . “ T w o o f m y frie n d s hud g o n e h o far as to in fo rm me th a t th e th in g for me to do w as to re sig n m y p o sitio n a n d se ek a h ig h e r, m ore c o n g e n ia l c lim a te . E v e ry one th o u g h t I h a d c o n s u m p tio n an d I w as n o t ex p ected to liv e v e ry lo n g . “ H a v in g p ro c u re d som e P e ru n a , I d e cided to g iv e it a th o ro u g h te s t an d a p p lied m y se lf assid u o u sly to th e ta s k of ta k in g it, as p e r in s tr u c tio n s , in tho m e a n tim e . “ T ho effects w e re soon a p p a r e n t, all a la rm in g sy m p to m s d isa p p e a re d am i m y g e n e ra l h e a lth becam e f u lly a s good a s it had e v e r been in m y life . “ I h a v e re so rte d to th e u se of P e ru n a on tw o o r th re e o ccasions sin c e th a t tim e to eu ro m y se lf of bad co ld c.” Illiteracy In the U nited C A S T O R IA T o r In fa n ts a n d C hildren. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of T it for llru te! “ W asn’t your wife awfully lonesome at that mountain resort while you wore ■pending your time fishing for tro u t? ” “O, no: she found a place where there w as a splendid echo, and she enjoyed nothing better than to go there and carry on a conversation with it by the hour.”— Chicago Tribune. In th e Sw en t of Ilia B row . “ Paw, I heard you say something that Bounded a good deal like swearing while you were hoeing the weeds iu the garden little while ago.” “Did you, Bobby? Well, th at must h a v e been a part of the original curse.’’ a H one» n t e d U n i«« Koi ne . I Mothers w ill find Mr*. W inslow’ s Boothing Byru p the boat remedy to uso fox their cb lUr uX lu r in g the teething period. W hen C h ildren W ere M a d e to S iu n k e I t m ay seem s tra n g e th a t th e re w as a period in E nglish h isto ry w hen Ju venile sm oking w as enforced officially, b ut It is nev erth eless tru e. T h e d ia r is t H oarne, iu w ritin g of the P lag u e of London, sa y s: “ E ven children w ere obliged to sm oak. And I rem em ber th a t I h eard form erly Tom Rogers, who w as yeom an beadle, say th a t when he w as a school boy a t E ton th a t y e a r when th e plague raged all th e boys of th a t school w ere obliged to sm oak in tho school every m orning, an d th a t ho w as never w hipped so m uch in his life as he w us one m orning for n ot smoak- lug.” Tut. Affable B arber- -Y ou’re very bald on top, sir. Self-C onscious C ustom er (m uch a n n o y e d )— W h at If I am ? You needn’t ta lk so much. 'Ow about th a t sq u iu t of y o u rs?— London T elegraph. The to The greatest length of time which any bottle has been known to remain afloat is twenty-one years. A l>ottle containing a message, which was tlirown overboard by on American sea captain off New foundland in 1878. was picked up off the west coast of Ireland early in 1891). Slate«. A stu d y of th e U nited S ta te s rep o rt on illite rac y reveals gome Interesting Item s. Iow a h eads th e list w ith only 2d illite ra te s to each th o u sa n d popula tion, L o u isian a a t th e o th e r end of the list w ith 385 to each th o usand. No S tate w ith com ilsory ed u catio n h as m ore th an 8 i illite ra te s to th e th o u sand. T h e ti ,'iteen S ta te s w ith o u t com pulsory < ’ : *ation law s have from 111 to 385 illite ra te s to each th o u sa n d of population. W anted W h a t will th e C ongressm an w ith a r u ra l constituency do now ? is th e ques tion th a t Mr. B urbank an d his school of d istu rb e rs of n a tu re will sh o rtly b< called upon to solve. At p resen t, ac cording to u co rrespondent o f th e Bos ton H erald, th e m a tte r is u perplexing one. T w o R e p re se n ta tiv e s—o n e from Iow a, th e o th er from M a ssach u setts— m et in the corridor, an d th e follow ing co n v ersa tio n took place. “ I received th is m orning one of tin fu n n ie st le tte rs th a t ever ap p eared In my m ail since I left th e bench,” suid th e Iow an. ‘T e ll me ab o u t it,” said the m an fro m th e B ay S tate. “ W ell,” continued the other, “a con s titu e n t w ro te m e th a t he u nderstood tiie D ep artm en t of A griculture had dc veloped a seedless tom ato, w hich, to his m ind, ought to be a m ighty good thing, H e w anted to raise som e of them rig h t aw a y .” “ W ell?” “ W pll,” rejoined th e Iow an, “ he said he w ished I would send him som e of th e seeds by re tu rn m ail.” It. Not H ard to Do. “ George,” asked Mrs. Ferguson, “ if I should want to put some money in the bank while you are away how will I go about it?” “T h a t’s easy, L au ra,” said Mr. F ergu son. "All you have to do is to go to the bank, make a noise like a depositor, and there will be somebody to see th a t you don’t get away till you have got rid of your money.”—Chicago Tribune. Tact. "You insisted on our coming to this hot, horrid place,” shrilled Mrs. Outsome, “and I ’m sunburnt till I look like an Apache Indian !” “ Not a t all, my love,” said Mr. O ut some. “ Your complexion is a clear, beau tiful light brown.’’ T hus did a soft tan, Rir, as it were, tu rn away w rath.—Chicago Tribune. B R f^ The cleanest lightest anil most comfortable POMMEL S L IC K E R A lm ost At the same time cheapest tn the end bem use It wears longest ‘35? Everywhere Every garm ent, g u aran teed , , waterproof Catalog tree CRESCENT BAKING POWDER * j * A modern leavener at a moderate price; is 30 per cent, more efficient than “T ru s t” or Cream- o f-T artar products and absolutely free from the health-racking Rochelle Salts residue invariably accompanying their use. Get it from your Grocer 25 c 'F U L L P O U N D ' 25 c R econciled to It. The Moors were preparing to leave the Alhambra. “ We might as well go, anyhow,” they said. “The Americans will be here pretty soon looking for souvenirs.” H astily gathering up their trinkets, they departed, only regretting th at they couldn’t take the glorious landscape aloug, too. _________________ A d d in g EGG-PHOSPHATE to H I« Suffering:«. T he Doctor— I expected to go out of town next Saturday, as usual, to spend | Sunday with my family in the country, but professional duties forbid. The fates are against me. The Professor—The fates are to blame, are they? Well, it’s natural for a week ender to come to a lame conclusion. U n certain a« Yet. Naggus (literary ed ito r)— Borus, which one of the magazines is going to publish th at last short story of yours? B orns (struggling a u th o r)— All I can tell you about it now, Naggus, is that seven of the magazines are not going to publish it. H orror« of P olitic«. ‘T h e n you knew something of it al ready?” said the chairm an of tiie notifi cation committee, much chagrined. “ Yes,” answered the nominee, “I saw an intim ation of it in the newspapers. In fact, gentlemen,” he added, w ith a broad smile on his sunny face, "I had a printer’s inkling of it.”— Chicago Tribune. Pale, Thin, Nervous ? la >our m o u th a im ila r tn a n y way to th o «hove? If ao. n o need to w e n r a w obbly, u n u s a b le p a r ti a l p la te o r ill- fittin g , o rd in a r y b rid g e w ork. T h e D r. V5 irn eyatem of "T E E T H W .T H C U T f L A T E S ” T h e re s u lt o f 21 y e a rs ’ e x p e rie n c e . »he new way o f replecin»: te® th in t h e n o u t h te e th in fa c t, te e th in ap p e t r.in c e tw eth to chew y o u r food a p o n . a r ' >> d id upon o u r n n " ’r I o ' *•<» O u r f o r r e ia » o o r .a n - I r r d we n .n d o y o u r e n t i r e i-row n. b rid g e o r p la te w o rk in a day if re«-»-«; ry l o itiv e ly p a in le s s e i tract in O n ly h ig h -rln s e . s c ie n ti lie w ork. W IL E D l K T A L CO., INC. ip Dr W * W t o M, : as» r 21 y e a rs h T n rtla n d P eco a d H e o r ¡ " i t n I’n t l d i n . . T h ir d un d U n s h ... t ;; . n \ M •<> « »■ M - u n - i o i |- .VI ••• : x-rm m u . i c ; p lates, up. i» o .-ta * a u **»•-*u ZL2S Spreads to Islands from China. Where It Is a Raying Epidemic. R ig id In s p e c t io n R e v e a ls M any C a se s W h ic h W e r e C o n c e a le d — A r m y Is F ig h t in g D i s e a s e — H u n d r e d s D y in g in C h i n e s e C it ie s D a ily — W e a t h e r C o n d itio n s P o o r. W a s h i n g t o n , Sept. 22.— R e p o r t s to th e public h e a l t h service s h o w t h a t c h o l e r a is ep id em ic in A m o y an d H a n k o w , China, c laim in g at th e la t t e r place 60 victim s p er day. T h e d ise ase is a ls o p r e v a l e n t at S h a n g h a i, S u ch« >w, N u n g c h o w , N i n g p o a n d N a n kin. G o v e r n o r G en eral S m ith , o f t h e Philippin es, se n t t h e f o llo w in g d is p atch t o th e b u r e a u o f in su la r a f fairs u n d e r t o d a y ’s d a t e : “ F o r t h e 24 h o u r s b e g i n n i n g 8 A. M. S e p t e m b e r 19, 43 cas es o f c h o l e r a ; <yi S e p t e m b e r 20, 59 cases. It i£ b e lieved i n crease w as d u e to p u t t i n g on 200 in s p e c t o rs , w h o d i sc o v e re d hid d en cases. Co ld rain s a ls o s e rv ed t o i n cre a s e t h e n u m b e r o f cases. H a v e w h o le police forc e of M a n ila n o w on house-to-house can v as s. T o m o r r o w 200 c o n s t a b u l a r y will be put t o work, if n ecessa ry . I n c re a s e d i n sp e c tio n t o d ay a n d cold r a i n s m a y r esu lt in larg e n u m b e r o f cases. “ A t 6 P. M. t o d a y we had 35 cases.” M a rin e h o sp ita l serv ice ad v ices sh o w t h a t d u r i n g tin* p a s t m o n t h ch o le r a has a p p e a r e d in v a r i o u s p ro v in ces, cases a n d d e a t h s o c c u r r in g in S a n ta B a ra b a r a , J a r o v , P o r t of Iloilo, Baro- taz a n d D u m a n g a s . Mail a d v ices say t h a t th e d ise ase is c le a r in g u p rap id ly in th e p r o v in c e s which w e r e first affe cted . T h e cas es in t h e p r o v in c e s affe cted l a t e r rem ain a b o u t s t a tio n a r y . Catarrh Cannot be Cured with LO C A L A PPLIC A TIO N S, an they cannot reach the beat o f the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional dl ease, and in order o cure it you must take internal remedies. H a ll’s Catarrh C u réis taken internal y, and acts d i rectly upon the blood and mucous surfaces. IL ill s Catarrh Cure ia not a quack medic ne. | It wat prescribed by one o ft e best physic.ans ] in i his counta.’ for years and is a regular pre- I cription. It is composed o f the best tonics know i,com bined with tiie best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination o f tiie two ingredients is i what produces such wonderful results incur- i m g < afarr.i Pend for testimonials free. ! « . C H E N E Y & CO., Props., Toledo, O. I Sold bv Druggists, price 75c. T a ’.¿e H a ll’s Fam ily P ills for constipation. 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S ep t 21.— A w riter in the N o r t h C h in a H e r a l d p r o t e s t s ag ain s t t h e r u in w h i c h is b ein g allo w ed to o v e r t a k e t h e g r e a t t r iu m p h of engi “T hey w ere m a rrie d lust m o n th .” n e e r in g , th e G r a n d C a n al of China said th e youngest m an w ith th e prem a- T h e g o v e r n m e n t , he p o in ts ou t ;is al ; tu rely bald fo reh ead . “As a m a tte r of lo w in g t h e c a n a l to g o to decay. T h e faet, my w ife a n d I p u t up th e Job on lo w e r s t r e t c h e s h ave within the past | them . B ert w as alw ay s a g re a t chum (U m ine an d Mllly an d th e m adam few m o n t h s b een allo w ed to b eco m e could cook on th e 2 uin** stove If It cam e th e h a b i t a t o f o r g a n i z e d an d a g g r e s to a show -dow n, 1 hon estly believe. sive riv er p i r a t e s , w h o fire in to ste am D andy girl. M llly Is. W hen my w ife la u n c h e s an d p l u n d e r p a s s e n g e r boat*» first proposed brin g in g ’em to g eth er I a n d c a r g o b o a t s in d iscrim in ately . In j fell rig h t in w ith it. I t w as d isg u stin g t h e u p p e r r e g i o n s of t h e canal t h e r e , B e rt fallin g in to old bach elo r is, o n th e o t h e r hand, a c o n s ta n t w ays. S till, If I h a d n ’t been dead su re s h o r t a g e o f w a t e r , o r so m uch t h a t i ’ th a t th e y ’d s u it each o th e r I ’d h av e c a n n o t be utilized. A m o r e perfect w ashed my h an d s of It.” “ You w ere su re th a t th ey w ere m ade p r o v is io n b y n a t u r e , o f v ast n a tu r a l d a m s in t h e g r e a t lakes of so u th w e s t fo r each o th er, e h ” sa id his frien d w ith S h a n t u n g a n d n o r t h e r n K a i n g s u it th e eyeglasses. “ D ead su re ,” rep lied th e p re m a tu re ly w o u ld b e difficult to find an y w h e r e , b u t t h e y a r e e i t h e r u n u se d o r m i s oaId young m an. “O f course, It w as a used. g re a t resp o n sib ility to assum e. W e’ve T h e w r i t e r g o e s on t o allude t o the I both of us felt It w eighing on u s q u ite siltin g up o f th e e r ra tic Yellow river, : a little , but a b o u t a w eek ago th e load whi ch is n o w in m a n y places as m u ch ab o v e t h e level of all th e s u r r o u n d i n g w as lifted . I tell you, th ey ’re going c o u n t r y as t h e se co n d s t o r y of a house to h it it off p re tty n early as well as a b o v e th e g r o u n d . T h o s e wh o k n o w Nell an d I h av e done, a n d I co u ld n 't bes t, h e says, p r e d ic t a n o t h e r tre possibly 8ay any m ore th a n th a t.” m e n d o u s c a l a m i t y f ro m this s o u rce in “ W h at w as It lifted th e lo ad ?” in t h e n o t d i s t a n t future. T h e n th e r e q u ired th e friend. will be e x c l a m a t i o n s o f su r p r ise th at “ B e rt d ash ed Into o u r place Ju s t as it did n o t co m e so o n e r, an d h o w ls for fu n d s for “ relief.” Millions o f C h i we w ere s ittin g dow n to d in n er. G asp n ese will be i m p o v e r is h e d , h u n d r e d s ing. C ollapsed Into a c h a ir and It w as of t h o s a n d s o f t h e m will he re n d e r e d a m in u te or tw o before he got b reath h o m eles s, a n d t e n s of t h o u s a n d s of enough to speak. t h e m d r o w n e d a n d starv ed. “ ‘Je ff,’ he says, s ta rtin g up again, ‘hik e u p sta irs fo r y o u r life a n d bring IO W A S Y S T E M N O T L E G A L . me down yo u r d ress tro u sers. D on't sto p to ask q uestions. B ring ’em quick F e d e r a l C o u r t S t r i k e s at E v a s io n o f an d you an d Nell both keep j’our P r o h ib it i o n L a w . m o u th s sh u t till I see you ag a in .’ “ W ell, I ra n u p s ta irs a n d b ro u g h t D a v e n p o r t , fa., Sep t. 2 1 — A cco rd in g lie to a d ecisio n r e n d e r e d S a t u r d a y by dow n th e g a rm en t m entioned. Ju d g e Sm ith M c P h e r s o n , of the sn a tc h e d ’em from me, stuffed ’em u n d er h is co at an d ru sh e d out. F rom 'U n i t e d S t a t e s circu it court, th e Io w a th e w indow we saw him peltin g dow n m u lct law s y s t e m , u n d e r w h ich s? th e stre e t top speed to w a rd home. I t ’s lo o n s a r e n o w o p e r a tin g , is illegal. a w onder he w asn ’t u rre ste d . We Just J u d g e M c P h e r s o n f u r t h e r d e c la r e s the th o u g h t he w a s crazy. l i e w a s n ’t, I o w a m u lc t law is no license sy s tem ‘hough. a n d t h a t t h e r e h as b een no license ‘T h e n ex t d a y he cam e over on his s y s t e m in I o w a for th e last q u a r t e r w ay to th e tr a in w ith th e tro u sers. It of a c e n t u r y , a n d for t h a t tim e th e r e seem ed th a t th ey hud been due fo r a has n e v e r b e e n a lawful sale of liquor th e a te r p a rty th a t ev ening and Mllly, as a b e v e r a g e w ith in th e s t a te of to show h e r devotion, p ressed his d ress Iow a H e f u r t h e r ho lds th at n o p e r tro u se rs. P ro u d a s could he of it, only so n u n d e r a n y circu m stan ces , can she h ad p ressed ’em w ith th e creases dow n th e side. Did B e rt let on? Not law fu lly sell liq u o r as a b e v e r a g e in on y o u r life. M ade an excuse to go to Ioyva. T h e d ecisio n was m a d e in a suit o f t h e U n i t e d B rew eries C o m th e d ru g sto re fo r sh a v in g soap and p an ies o f C h i c a g o vs. th e Civic Fed ran fifteen blocks to o u r house and e r a t i o n o f D a v e n p o r t . T h e co m p lain back. Sm uggled In m y tro u sers, sen t an t« c h a r g e d t h e fed eratio n w ith a h is own to th e ta ilo r ’s n e x t day. M llly c o n s p i ra c y , a n d s o u g h t t o en jo in th e m In blissfu l Ignorance. So, you set», I ’ve f ro m a b a t i n g p r o p e r t y on w h ich a s a p re tty good reaso n fo r being su re of lo o n had b een clo sed , Ju d g e M c P h e r th e ir h ap p in ess.” so n d enied t h e ap p licatio n for a w rit “ I t w as c e rta in ly e x tra o rd in a rily of in ju n c tio n . U n d e r th e m u lct law Io w a s a l o o n k e e p e r s h ave b een p ay in g ta c tfu l of B e rt,” com m ented tho m an w ith th e eyeglasses.— C hicago Daily- $600 a n n u a l l y as a tax, w ith th e un d e r s t a n d i n g t h a t it legalized th e i r sale News. o f i n t o x i c a t i n g liq u o rs an d g av e th em BOOK FOR MANIFOLDING. relief f ro m t h e ol d p r o h i b it i o n a r y law. w h ich is still o n t h e s t a tu t e boo ks. Ca raca s, via W i l l e m s t e a d . Cu raco a. Sept. 22.— P a r t i s a n s of P r e s i d e n t Ca s t r o in r e c e n t s p e e c h e s h av e in itiated a m o v e m e n t t o p r o c la im C a s t r o p r e s ident of V e n e z u e la for life. B a ro n Z ie ck en d o rff, G e r m a n minis ter, p r e s e n t e d th e a n s w e r of t h e N e t h er l a n d s g o v e r n m e n t t o t h e las t V e n ezuelan n o t e to F o r e i g n M i n i s t e r Pau l, t h r e e d ay s ago. Y e s t e r d a y t h e m i n i s ter to o k it to V a le n c ia a n d deliv ered it t o P r e s i d e n t C a stro , w h o is still e n j o y i n g h im se lf w ith b a n q u e t s an d balls in t h e in la n d city. T h e c o n t e n t s of th is last D u t c h n o t e are c a r e fully g u a r d e d , but t h e r e is g o o d r e a son t o believ e t h a t it is n o t an u lti m atum . B a ro n Z ie c k e n d o rf f . w h o h a s acted d i p lo m a tic a lly for t h e N e t h e r l a n d s B I G G U N S R O A R IN P A R I S . since t h e r u p t u r e w i t h V en ez u ela, will a t t e m p t t o p e r s u a d e P r e s i d e n t C a s tr o to yield su fficien tly t o avoid a c o n S l e e p A l m o s t Im p o s s i b l e to C it iz e n s flict, as G e r m a n y , it is held her e, d e D u r i n g M il it a r y M a n e u v e r s . sires t h a t t h e V e n e z u e l a n s t a tu s q uo P aris. S ep t, 21.— Sleep in P a r i s has be m a in ta in e d . been a l m o s t o u t o f t h e q u e s t io n th ese FEARS O PEN REVOLT. last n ig h ts, a n d P a r i s i a n s a n d th eir A m e r i c a n a n d o t h e r fo re ig n visito rs M o n a r c h ia l P a r t y in P o r t u g a l S t o r i n g a r e g e t t i n g a v e r y g o o d id ea o f w h a t A r m s in C o n v e n t s . it feels like t o be in a b esieg ed city L is b o n . Sep t. 22.— I n s i s t e n t d e c l a r a T h e F r e n c h m ilita ry m a n e u v e r s th is tions t h a t a r e v o l u t io n a r y o u t b r e a k in y e a r a r e o n a l a r g e r scale t h a n ever P o r t u g a l is i m p e n d i n g c o n t i n u e t o b efo re, m o r e t h a n 100,009 m e n t a k in g m a k e t h e i r a p p e a r a n c e in t h e local p a r t in t h e m , a n d ev ery e ffo rt has n e w s p a p e r s , a n d a n e w f e a tu re of b een m a d e to keep th e c o n d i t i o n s as th ese r e p o r t s is t h e s t a t e m e n t th at n e a r l y as p o ss ib le t o t h o s e o f actual tire m o n a r c h i a l e x t r e m i s t s , realizing w arfa re . A s u p p o s e d G e r m a n arm y t h a t t h e R e p u b lic a n s a r e a r m i n g for a revolt, arc m a k i n g r e a d y for t h e i r d e is e n d e a v o r i n g t o r e p e a t w h a t the fense b y s t o r i n g s e c re tl y l arg e q u a n P r u s s i a n s di d in 1870-71, w h ile a tities o f a r m s in t h e c o n v e n t s of L i s F r e n c h a r m y is d e f e n d in g th e city bon, w h e r e t h e a u t h o r i ti e s d a r e not with b u lld o g -lik e tenacity. T h i s is w h y y o u d r i n k y o u r a b s in th e p e n e tr a te . T h e m o v e m e n t is said to be sup a m i d s t th e t h u n d e r of g u n s which p o r t e d activ ely by t h e clerical p arty . r o a r a n d b elch fire f ro m e v e r y fo rt in O n e o f t h e m o n a r c h i a l o r g a n s says th e trip le line o f d e f e n se s w h ic h s u r t h a t 17,000 p e r s o n s h ave en l i s t e d for r o u n d s P a r i s like a wall o f steel, a n d th e p u r p o s e of a t t a c k i n g a n d d e s t r o y fo n d t h o u g h t h e F r e n c h are of m ili ing t h e o ffices o f t h e R e p u b lica n t a r y d isp lay a n d t h e sm ell of p ow der, n e w s p a p e r s , a n d t h e R e p u b lic a n s d e t h e y b eg in t o w ish it w a s all over, clare if th is is d o n e t h e y will re ta lia te t h a t t h e y m i g h t e a t a n d sleep in p eace b y s t a r t i n g a g e n e r a l r io t an d r e v o l u tion. P la n P r e s e n t f o r K a is e r . Berlin, Sept. 21.—T h e r u m o r s p r e C it y at M e r c y o f D is e a s e . v ailin g r e g a r d i n g th e e x i s te n c e of St. P e t e r s b u r g , Sept. 22.— T h e c h o l p r o fi t a b l e d i a m o n d fields in G e r m a n era c o n t i n u e s to in c r e a s e r a p id ly in S o u t h w e s t a n d S o u t h e a s t A frica are St. P e t e r s b u r g . T h e e f fo r ts of the a u t h o r i ti e s t o st o p t h e sale of liq u o r a b o u t t o receiv e c o n f irm a tio n . T h e b e t w e e n S a t u r d a y a n d M o n d a y an d co lo n ial s e c re ta ry . H e r r v o n D ern- th e o t h e r p r e v e n t i v e m e a s u r e s ta k e n burft, will o n his r e t u r n fro m Africa have h ad b u t little if a n y effe ct in p r e s e n t th e k a is e r with a g o l d e n c a s ch eck in g t h e s p r e a d o f th e epidem ic. k et full o f r o u g h d i a m o n d s fro m th e B e tw een n o o n o f S u n d a y a n d n o o n of G e r m a n co lonies. T h e cas k et, which M o n d a y t h e m u n icip al h o s p i t a l s r e h a s b een m a n u f a c t u r e d b y a Ca pe p o r te d 380 cas es a n d 155 d e a th s , an d T o w n je w e le r , is five in ch es l o n g an d the ad d itio n o f th e sta tis tic s f r o m the t w o in ch es wide. T h e lid of t h e box m i l i ta ry a n d s u b u r b a n h o sp i t a l s for is i n se t w ith seven l a / g c d iam o n d s. th is sa m e p e r io d will swell t h is total t o t r u ly f o rm id a b le p r o p o rt i o n s . C h o l e r a S p r e a d s in M a n ila . M anila , Sept. 22.— F i ft y - e i g h t new U n i v e r s it y 3 0 0 Y e a r s O ld cas es o f c h o le r a an d 19 d e a t h s a r e re M adrid, Sept. 22.— U n d e r t h e a u s p o r t e d for th e 24 h o u rs e n d i n g a t 8, pices of K i n g A lf o n so a n d th e prince o ’clock th is ( M o n d a y ! .m o rn in g . T h e of th e A s tu rias , t h e r e w a s o p e n e d yes in fected a r e a s in t h e city a n d s u b u rb s t e r d a y a m o s t i n t e r e s t i n g c eleb r atio n are s p r e a d i n g s o m e w h a t , b u t the to m a r k th e t h r e e h u n d r e d t h a n n i v e r h ealth a u t h o r i ti e s a r e still co n fid en t s a ry o f t h e fo u n d i n g of th e fam o u s t h a t t h e y will be ab le sp eed ily t o gain U n i v e r s i t y of O v ied o . R e p r e s e n t a c o n t r o l o f t h e situ atio n . G o v e r n o r tives o f u n iv e r sitie s a n d le a r n e d so G en eral S m ith h as s u m m o n e d a spe cieties t h r o u g h o u t E u r o p e a r e a t t e n d cial m e e t i n g o f t h e m e m b e r s o f tin in g th e c e le b r a tio n , w h ic h will ex ten d P h ilip p in e c o m m i s s i o n to discu ss th« o v er a p e r io d o f sev eral days. O n e p la g u e sit u a t i o n a n d to lay p lan s f o r of th e i n t e r e s t i n g f e a t u re s of th e p r o an e x t e n s i o n o f t h e ca m p a ig n n o w be g r a m will he t h e u n v eilin g of a sta tu e in g w a g e d a g a i n s t th e disease. of the f o u n d e r o f th e u n iv ersity , F e r n a n d o V a l d e s y Salas , P a r i s H a s B ig F ir e . P aris. Sept. 2 2 — F i re b r o k e out O p en G ra n d T ru n k Road. last n i g h t in t h e C e n tr a l T e l e p h o n e W i n n i p e g , Man., Sept. 22.— Alfre d b u ild in g a n d s p r e a d w ith su c h rap id ity W. S m i t h e rs . o f L o n d o n , vice p r e s i d en t of t h e G r a n d T r u n k railway , a s t h a t t h e t e l e p h o n e e m p l o y e s wer e sisted by C h a rle s M. H a y s , p r e sid e n t fo rc ed, a f t e r t>rief an d in effec tu a l ef of the G r a n d T r u n k Pacific, y e s t e r d a y forts, to ex t i n g u i s h t h e flam es, t o flee officially o p e n e d th e G r a n d T r u n k Pa h as tily t o t h e str e e ts . T h e en tire cific r a i l w a y ’s th ird t r a n s c o h t i n e n t a l b u ild in g was s o o n in flam es, an d this, railw ay a c r o s s C a n ad a, w hich is no w t o g e t h e r w ith th e p o sto ffice, w hich i- c o m p l e t e d fro m W i n n i p e g t o Hattie l o c a t e d close t o t h e Place d e s Vic River, 666 miles, a n d is r e a d y to to rie s, w a s t o t a l l y d e s tro y e d . T h e h an d le traffic th a t d istance. T h e r o a d loss is e s t im a t e d at $5,000,000. will be c o m p l e t e d t o E d m o n t o n , a d is t a n c e o f 1000 miles, H e a d s O f f H ill’s R o a d . W i n n i p e g . Sept. 21.— By th e p u r F e a r F uel F am in e. ch a s e o f th e A l b e r t a I r r i g a t i o n com Ren o , N e v , Sept. 2 2 — F u el m e r p a n y ’s line in S o u t h A 'h e r t a for $2o. c h a n t s t h r o u g h o u t t h e s t a te a r e pre 000 . 000 , t h e C a n a d i a n Pacific railro ad p a r i n g to lay in a su p p ly of coal an d i n t e n d s m a k i n g t h e C r o w ’s N e s t P a s s w o o d t o p r e v e n t t h e p o ss ib ility of a t h e m a in line t o t h e Pacific c o a s t to fuel fa m ine su c h as was e x p er ien ced h ead off th e G r e a t N o r t h e r n , which last year. T h e S o u t h e r n Pacific c o m ro ad , it is said, h as been t r y i n g t o get p a n y has se n t o u t a w arn in g . c o n t r o l of th is railw ay for y ears. New Arrangem ent Tim e, T ro u b le W h ic h W ill Save nnil T e m p e r . T h o se w ho a r e com pelled to m ake freq u e n t use of m anifold p ap er a r e of th è opinion th a t It Is possessed of im p ish frea k s. T he p a per 1 s heavily w eig h ted w ith a com position of c a r bon, so th a t th e sh e ets slip an d slide In a w ay w hich is __ ex tre m e ly tan tallz- \ Ing. T hen, a g ain , It M A N IF O L D IN G BOOK ÌS difficult to g et It alw ay s In place Ju s t ex actly In th e rig h t w ay, so th a t a n Im p erfect copy is o ften th e resu lt. A new process h as been b ro u g h t on recently w hich m ak es such m istak es less liab le to h appen, a n d m ak es th e h an d lin g of th e carb o n p a p e r m uch ea s ier. T h e Innovation co n sists of m ak in g a p ap er of such a q u a lity th a t one side m ay be w ritte n on fo r th e p u rp o se of m aking n record, w h ile tho o th e r side h as a co atin g of th e carb o n com position for m ak in g th e d u p lic a te on a n o th e r sheet. As th e book is bound a p lain sh eet of p ap er is slipped betw een tw o of th ese com bination sh eets, and th e net >f m ak in g a copy Is alm o st au to m atic. ««S BEST TREATMENT -i22 T A R R H T h e e n tire in n er p o rtio n of o u r bodies is covered w ith a soft, d elicate lin in g called m ucous m em b ran e ; th is is k e p t in h e a lth y condition by th e n o u rish m en t a n d vital v ig o r it receives from th e blood. So long as th e circ u la tio n tem a in s pure th is m em brane w ill be h e a lth y , b u t w hen th e blood becom es infected w ith c a ta rrh a l im p u ritie s and poisons th is in n er lin in g of th e body becom es irrita te d a n d diseased, and th e u n p le a sa n t and serious sy m p to m s of C atarrh com m ence. T h ere is a tig h t, stuffy feeling in th e nose, w atery eyes, buzzing noises in th e ears, often s lig h t deafness, difficult b re a th in g , etc. T he d isease c a n n o t he reached by e x te rn a l trea tm e n t, th o u g h such m easures afford tem p o rary relief in som e instan ces. S. S. S. cures C a ta rrh by clean sin g th e blood of all im p u ritie s and poisons. T hen as rich, p ure blood c irc u la tes th ro u g h th e body, th e inflam ed, irrita te d m em branes heal, th e disch arg e ceases, headaches are relieved a n d ev ery sym ptom d isa p pears. C a ta rrh , being a disease in w hich th e e n tire blood circu latio n is affected, can o n ly be cured b y a rem edy th a t goes to th e very bottom and rem oves every particle of th e im p u rity from th e blood, a n d th is is ju s t w h at S. S. S. does. Book on C a ta rrh and a n y m dical advice free to a ll w ho w rite. T H E S W IF T S P E C IF IC CO ., A T L A N T A , GA. 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