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(TV .‘t‘ Th» 'hir'y-th'ml annual vnnventiou of 'l .llzvkmn (Tonnu Sunday School aww LT. In was held at Carbohdnle. Th» 5 a!» board of mine managers ha» :i w’ 'E a date of holding: examina- tmrs (or mine managers. are bone! an”. n‘hers. for Sepn‘mber 6. at UN sra’rhv~';>0 in Springfield. .\l>-\;u..!9r (‘amphell founder of the‘ gr”: na'l‘ gun-2f." (lied at his home in L. 921k" «gr-N? 4 years. H0 is survived by 1 wzfv and threw dmxghter. liarr‘vr (Emu-1m: a fisherman. “‘83 lrrmr in the Illinois river at Jerse)" rm: \1 n M,“ u“ \' 4~\ new \v {”193 v.1 Mar, died a! ('linton.aged 76. HQ J< hm u wars in M13 soldier and many nt>‘\ u'runried. Frank Johnson, of Leroy. aged 13. a< ah .1 and instantly killed by the wudvn'éxl discharge of a revolver in :9 ram: of Earl McVicker, of Indian- Whiz- wmporarily insane. Mrs. John mfwr banged herself in Elgin. She as marly 60 years of age. and leaves m If: ’fre-n. am1 a. son now in a mili- r: hn~p1’211 m NIL-Pherson. Ga. film :: J ’I'hnmpsom formerly mayor 12L: v; dim} suddenly, aged 57years: \Lw \ Ia “'9!sz was fataliy burned i‘n- \ '~\ .n: explosion of gasoline. iv v v» Awsm-iatiun of Mexican. \M'fiurh held a use days‘ session Dunn: In (er \\ N wnth Illinois vnlunteer in- n~ 'm-un ninharrwd from ‘5. f'h: L‘nitvd 5 atm (“III [Ne-Ila“: Elect Unicorn Luxnrs STATE NEWS, H «ix-rounding L-mmfies was «in. \\;th several hundred ‘n nwnIMHCa. z \unluzml. a farmer living tm.n‘m1r<.:'. and a. vounz man vhen. 7. wbeclman of Peru. > rig 'hs‘ street car Hacks 1"“, (91! in front 013 trolley 4 rum (‘vrr and killed. .imr TuLcott, on: of the eariy Lake county and probably u mum, died at her home at Law! 94 years. “Wm! B. Knvaxmugh. com- irv annual meeting and picnic “3w! (‘entral Illinois Odd Fol~ \m'iufinn was held‘at River-view Beardatown. and was well It‘- Told In A Few Line- ,ck Curry. a veteran 0(1he In~ at me Mexican war and the “de“sz a farmer living dyskmrg'. and a. young man 3 «s u "re struck by a train on .‘rn‘: crowing in (jalesburg f1} kxl'led. Zion-4L on» of the pioneers of mum}. died at Calenamged 'Dw3>‘-_v, a moids‘r in Spring- Pn heir to a fortune of $65.- | by a grandâ€"uncle in De- I1 reunion of 0H soldiers of Heavy Lou by Fire Tuvk "In on Lll'c. ‘mm. :1 wars pastmnster of >yrixg. committed suicide gi bins» in (hicago by mwlf, The only reason his x» fur hw ~uividc is that he Hv 'rft bump apparently {ux' u 4m! had $100 cash with _.\ mm»; “as gune “hen he \ ‘n-nnlllolI-l kg; ‘\\'|\ dim-overed in tha . , vj \rulm .\m1r(-. in Jack- .w-x‘l '0 t‘m- adjacent stores '. m» fulfowinz firms are 'sz Rothschildsflothing 'rIqu-uwk's auvtinn rooms, \mirv, Split Dollar store, ,, star», .Iosvph Tomlinson, :J', S'ephrns S, Knowles, I‘ho mm: damage is $125,000. (ha-u: M a Veteran. * .-V “wokersham died 1. of kxdney trouble, aged 78 n. ‘1 ;n th war with Mex- v A Bun k sanvend- u w. in mmpauy A, Fourth ':.n[eer irzfxntry. ~ and w“ to kw sergeum, In Septem- Im- «an appoinwd by Gov, :>~L"r2.d:.t volonel of the ”a I‘Ldefl‘y. and two month. awn-v! minnel. commanding a: unth 1sz close of the War. ~ of the Bank of Waverly, hrs-r. president, failed ‘0 he frxmz \vendow was posted ,\1.:: Huang {bar ”1» bank '.»3 ‘0 ‘rzqwnd payment be- .v *» prmsure funds to |'. H 2pm: 1h» hunk. The wumm r"! punnership and .r» wsmnatmi To lw worm Z'umk's HabiIiYh-s are- all N y“ ‘ wwt()$;‘m).04.’0. ‘4. A 2 am; z'eiluu, “i illinois ~5 (id) ‘mmvantion onmington vm was fiird in the Mm mum}; at ('harlPsâ€" wS“ 2‘ Main-1mg $21).- ” Nauru} 5511”»; for \.-'uw.~ i.‘ a wealthy \{ “ <‘..k. ‘nwvr is no 1\ t’ “The United States troops immedi- ately occupied the city." Angus“ “'a- Dl-mlued.‘ Beriin. Aug. 17. â€" Gen. Augusti. ac- cording to a dispatch fromHongAKong, dated Monday. was dismissed {mm his post as captain-general of the Philip- pines on August 5. ‘The only (eat an: In In. city is In re- gard to the conduct or the insurgents. A: I write this In (he houu o! the German ”gun I brisk tusmado again: on betwten ‘t‘l‘u "gamma and musketry fire 1: nt- "Resistance to me American’attnck was impouible. The First Colorado regimen: was (he suites: (0 charge the, Spaniards, who retired to the second line. but. soon outnumbered. they were forced IMO" the old city. A part of Mala‘te Buttered severe- 13 from the bomkiardment. The vaunted lntramures detenses Wet. not tried. The Surrender. ' ”The Spanish command“. convinced xhu tux-mar resistance was hopeless. hoisted I white flag at 11:30 and m. order to ceabe mm; was Immediately qued 1. the center cf the (own. but in the outskirtsstreet flxhtlnx continued for some mne Iner- wgs buyeen the mats Ind Spaniards. “hir‘h lay close {70 the share, were far more terrible in their effects than was the raking fire of the ships. “Defending this long line of At least ten miles were not over. and probably under. 5,000 Spanish regular troops. volunteers and nntlves. About half that number were in hospital. The attacking force numbered from 10.000 to 20.000 natives and 10.000 Amer- icans. on shore and aboard-the fleet. In every respect the advantage was or. the Iide of the attack. The American field guns threw heavier metal and had longer range than the Spanish. the marksmanship of the United States gunners was much suo Derior to that or the Spaniards and the men were stronger and in better condition. Olympll Fin-- Fla-It Shot. ' he attacking squadron formed in line between M3131: and Old Manila with the Concord watching the fort at the n‘ou‘th of the Pasig. The American fleet. lay out- side the breakwater. The Olympia fired the first shot at 9:40, and a fairly continuous but by no means furious cannonade was kept up untiil1:20. By that time the wane tort was silenced nndmho American oops then stormed the intrenchmentyThe Span- !sr‘ls who were in the earthworks tell me that the quickâ€"firing little gunhoat Ripldo, "Nothing could be more humane than the Americans' capture of the town‘ Qen. Mer- rm's and Admiral Dewey’s plan was to lpare every object but the armed defense- lnd (be trenches‘ Apparently Lhe_Amerl- can losses were extremely small. The Spanish lntrenchments varied in point of distance (rem two to four miles from the center of Old Manna. say our Lo-Ie- “'ere Heavy. _ It is also asserted by the Spaniards that "the Americans lost heavily in the storming. owing to the faulty construc~ tion of their entrenchments. which the Spaniards could command from the heights. and upon which they poured a galling fire." The Spanish trench extended around Manila at a disiance of from two to four miles from the walled city. forming a (‘lI‘Cle ten miles in circumfm'enve, and it was impossi- ble. the Spaniards say. to hold so long a line against the American attack. Think! Onl- Losse- “'er(- Small. London. Aug. 17.â€"â€"Tlie Manila cor- respondent n! th» Daily Telegraph. tel- egraphing Saturday. says: ‘ W‘aruhlp- Engaged. The American warships engaged were the Olympia, Raleigh. McCulloch, Boston. Monterey. Charleston and Bal- timore. The Spaniards assert that the fire of the Americans for the most part fell shun, the only effective fire being from a small gunboat armed with quick-firing guns that was close in shore. Lon-en Not Known. The losses. American and Spanish, are not yet known. The Spaniards in the trenches probably numbered 3.000 men. The American attacking force numbered 10,000. and the Americans were better armed. better trained and in better condition. The foreign fleets watched the bombardment witu acute interest. ‘ “The Spanish officers were allowed their freedom on parole. The Judlctnry and the ‘dmlntstratlve offices are to remain tem- porarlly in the hands of the Spaniards. The maul-gems remain outside or the town." One \‘er-lon of the Battle. Hongdiong. Aug. 17.â€"Admiral Dewey gave Gen. Augusti an hour to entren- der at the time'of the last demand. nude on Saturday. Gen. Augusti re- fused to comply. The bombardment. which began at 9:30 a. 111,, was conâ€" tinued for two hours and then the Americans stormed the trenches, sweeping all before them. Those with- in the walls attempted no resistance. The First Colorado volunteers stormed the outer trenches and drove thil Span- iards into the second line of defenses. Then the American troops swept on. driving all the Spanlardsinto the inner 1 fortifications, where the Spanish comU mander, seeing that further resistance was useless. hoisted the white flag and! surrendered. 1 ' Gen. Jaudemes was ordered to take over the command at Manila. The dispatch says: "The Americans notified the authorities at Manna mat a bombardment by sea and land wouk! commence n: noon on Au- gust 9. The city surrendered on the 13th. and the American flag was hols‘ed forth- with. ' "The surrender of \I ‘ 7V . aml ‘ day by gen. Jaudemes is $231158 nounced. m Jy London. Aug.17.â€"A Special dis- patfh from Madrid say:s new]. 0! me Ensncement Preced- has In. Full Are Hellcatâ€"Baltic {Herve “‘hue It [mutedâ€"Louie- on Both Side. Heavy. Confirmation of Report That' the City Had Surrendered. I CAPTURE OF MANILA on Satur- “Mm: meMl-L - IO-TO-IAG ma: 006 Mount Mama 5;» Tune 0 . Do mama: Grlpo. It. be.“ Good. Nova- amt-n. .., icon: cousnnflou. He-J shall Davie}- lgve again: Sheâ€"Ab An mane. â€"- Indianafiolil Journal. “Another quarrel going op next door.” “What's the matter this tune T” “She wants to name the bnbi ’Dewey’ Ind he warns the mm! for his w eel."â€"â€"Im dianapolis J out-in). The thousands of (estlmonle‘ls (o the value of Dr. Ayer’u Sarsapnrille repeal overendoveregnln.inonelormoranother the expression: ",The doctors gave her no relief; one 0! them directed me ‘0 give her Dr. Ayer’s Snrsaparille. Two on!“ comptete y cured her." I: is a common experience to try Dr. Ayer'l Sue-punk u a lent report. It is “ Dr. Ayer's Sun-pullhh Hue be“ med- icine in are world. M d-ughter had I rel-pee the: the men es. due to “Ring cold. She we: nexriy blindmnd was oblige to remain in a dark room an the time. The doctors could give he: no relief; one of them directed me to give her Ayer'l Snrsnpnrilln. Two bottlel cured her com- .rpleteiy." cure. That is why aka 5. Geode. oi Qtfick, Mo. .. writes in 1 cu “tong term: When a {other writel uni our: “ in the best medicine in me wot d." you can IUOW something {or neemin extuvl- sauce in the statement If you now that the medicine to pruned, cured a. ioved dough!“ of disease end restored to her the eyui ht neari lost. The but med- icine in t e work! or you is the medicine (he: cares you. There cert be anything beuer. No medicine cln do moxe than A DOCTOR’S DIRECTIONS. In the Imago-73¢ 01 (he Day. I mamam-M? Wu!- Wlthin Wu“. T hey' gsave a dahé‘hter from blindness“ per- "a. 11!: . Chi.- ’J‘l‘flLP‘E’ cad I'M m cell}. k "m L-.- V. 5-? Uh W a um All poison my” 9:11?! '0' Dan I1. C":- be on. ‘3'“ng Iona. '._I__ A._ I ; :‘P $.53 km an. 83' -«-â€" Wuwuvlw-III-u IIVII’IUIINI II “If“ nu | n n a... m. â€" LIIIIAL OIIOOUNT To THI TIADL ~ CHICAOOSELURO ‘GEI'X‘S: Becki. . Burton A L'O, Ill Lula Il : lfn. Anna C Sup 1, 0. “5:1,“! It. It WumgCoA. “a W. Wuhi- ; Ll’IuU'OI’IL' Bron. no! 00., U W. Wuh. I : A. N. IHonl0t-[mwr Ca, an AA‘_- _. um; _ Pm héln, Tuck 'IISIOI, fhorn hut". Porou- hr" mu Iuky v-dve .u-m- In A lhori In the e mln'- mm but way-nay." In: wheryjiflfl-I'I lfc mu I II and mWMppla’s Punctunno The great future of Dr. Ayer'n Snap» rill: in the radical cure: tint result from its use. Many medicines only Iuppreu diseaseâ€"the push the gimp!" down under the 9k a. they tint t e comglcxion with subtle nrsenlcn compounds. ut the dileue rages in the vein: “ken pent-u fire. and some dl bxenkl out in I vo. caufic eruption t :1 eat: up the bod . Ayer'l San-punk goal to the root. {t mikes the tonntlin clan 1nd the waters are clean. It mukel the root good and the fruit is good. It given Nature the clement: she needs to build up the btoken down constitutionâ€"not to brace It up with stimulants or pitch it up on the lurhce. Send {or Dr. Ayer'n Can-book. and lean: more About the cure: efircted b 1M. remedy. It's lent free. on request. y the J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell. Man. a common experience lo hive Dr. Ayes-'1 Snrnpnrll). prencflbed by 3 physician 1! is n common expeflcnce to tee n “ com plete cure" {allow the use 0! A few bottle- 01 this great blood put” in: medicine. Because. it h I speci c Ior nll tonn- of biood‘dhene. H n dileue has “I origin in bu! or impure blood. Dr. Ayer'l 5.". npariln. noting directly on the blood. re. movin m napalm” Ind iiving to it vknu: 11: energy, will prompt y endicue the disease. do ?”â€"~T1-dth. Her First Tri tâ€""ant Ire We flopping for now?" “We’re‘gomg t_o put the pilot 96;: ‘_‘_Hov_v cruel! hnt dxd the poor nun "ifé’thanE sâ€"tapgéd to win}. fiv f course I did. dear. And 17 {into itfijuo- yout miety.â€"â€"Chica¢o Tu une. Sheâ€"You know you married :11 , $155"wa set in.“ Mfcésvfl. e MD I. . A. Innedl-to ReconcilI-tlun. '0: Nut. Why will women sufi'er when help is near ? Let me, as one who has had experience, urge all suffering women. especially young wives, to seek Mrs. Pinkham's adviceâ€"Mrs. R. S. R., 113 F. Catherine St; Chambersburg, Pa. She wrote me a lovely letter in reply, telling me exactly what to de. After taking nine bottles of the Compound. one box. of Live: P1113, and using one-half package of Sanative Wash. 1 can say 1 am cured. I am so happy. and owe my happiness to none other than Mrs. Pinkham. , g To my Sufiering Sistersâ€"Let me write this for your benefit. tell- ing you what Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound has done for me. 1 am but nineteen and suffered with painful menstruation, leucorrhma,'dizziness. burning sensation back of cars and on top oi my head, nervousness. pain and soreness of muscles, bearingâ€"down pains, could not sleep well. was unable to stand without pain. and oh! how 1 longed to be welll One day I wrote to Mrs. Pinkham telling her all, knowing 1 could do so in perfect confidcncc. Following we publish by request a letter from a young wifeâ€"of her own accord she addresses it to her “suffering sisters." and while from modesty she asks to withhold her name. she gives her initial: and street number in Chambersburg, Pa, so she can easily be found personally or by letter: Build her up at once by a course of some tonic with specific pow. crs. Such as Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. You can get it at any druggist's. The pale checks, the dark shadows under the eyes, the general drooping of the young .vife's form. what do they mean? They mean that her nerves an; failing. that her strength is going and that something must be done to help her through the coming trials of maternity. I feel as it lwould like to V I I / say to every young woman who is about to be marriedâ€"" Strengthen yourself in advance, so that you will not break down under the new strain gn your powers." Keep your beauty, it is a precious pos- session! Your husband loves your beauty, he is proud to be seen in public with you; and your own. What a disappointâ€"I } mcnt then to see the “ fair young wife's vbcauty fading away before a ycat passes over her head! Seven-eighths of the men in this world mar- ry a woman because she is beautiful in lhcit eyes. ‘ READERS OF THIS PAPII DESIRE“) TO BUY urmmo ADVENTURE!) IN I“ COLD]!!! 811on mam 0P0! HAVING WHAT THIY All '01. 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