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"Good!" exclaimed the editor-in-chief. "We'll advertise lt-as being up to the standard!"--Atlanta Constitution. 1 . ' . ; . -? i Fishing by Machinery. Up the Shannon and other rivers a number of v heels are: set up in the middle of the stream, which, as they turn round, catch up the fish and cast them into troughs by the river banks. Hall's Catarrh Cure. Is a constitutional cure. Price 75 cents. T/ie Day of Doom. Prof. Fall), ,of Vienna, fixes the ex­ tinction of the human race for Novem­ ber 13. 1890. On that day the earth is to come into collision with a comet, and everybody will be poisoned by gas or burnt to death. Lack of vitality and color-matter in the bulbs causes the hair to fall out and turn gray. We recommend Hall's Hair Re- newer to prevent baldness aud grayness. The difference between a dog and a man is that a dog always howls when the church bell rings, but a man daren't. CUBED OF CHOREA. Fabrics and cuticles aro both rendered marvelou3ljr white by Glenn's Milphur Soap Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye, black or brown, 50c. The sting of a reproach is the truth of it. " . FIBROID TUMOR • &> Bzpellod by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Interview With Mrs. B. A. Lombard. I liave reason to think that I would not be here now if it had not been for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com­ pound. It cured me of a fibroid tumor in my womb. Doctors could do nothing forme, and they could not cure me at the hospital. I will tell you about it: I had been in my usual health, bufc had worked quite hard. When my monthly period came on, I flowed very badly. The doctor gave me medicine, but it did me no good. He said the flow must be stopped if possible, and he must find the cause of my trouble. Upon examination, he found there was a Fibroid Tumor in tnj' womb, and gave me treatment without any benefit whatever. About that time a lady called on me, and i*eeommended Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, said she owed her life to it. I 6aid I would try it, and did. Soon after the flow became more natural and regular. I still continued taking the Compound for some time. Then the doctor made an examination again, and found everything all right. The tumor had passed away and that dull ache was gone.--MRS. B. A. LOMBABD, Box 71, Westdale, Mass. CHEAP EXCURSIONS TO ! NEBRASKA! tSeptember7,21. Octobers,19! J On these dates round-trip BR jB • j " tickets,good for 21 days, will Sa 8L-E j How a Young Lady of Da Face Wag Freed from St. Vitas* Danes. From the American, Newark, Ohio. Miss Francis E. Barber, daughter of •Mr. Franklin CI Barber, of DuPage, 111., who is one of the best known citizens of Du Page, for the past year has been in a pitiful condititm from chorea, commonly called St. Vitus' dance. Miss Barber is a music teacher, and over-work and a highly nervous temnerament brought on the disease. The best physicians w;ere called, but they could do nothing for the young Jady, and she got so bad and the spasms became so fierce at tunes that it often requited three or four persons to hold her. The contortions of her face at such times were fearful to behold. While Miss Barber was thus suffering, with no seeming prospect of relief, the distracted father and mother heard of Dr. Williams* Pink Pills, and as a last resort they deter­ mined to try t'hem on the daughter. After taking less than one box of the pills the spasms ceased and the twitching of the face became less and less violent. Before four boxes had been used all signs of St. Vitus' dance had gone, her health was restored, and to-day she is one of the healthiest and rosiest girls in Du Page. In six months from the time Miss Har­ bor began to take the pills she was able to resume her occupation as music teach­ er. and never felt the slightest symptoms of the old malady. The young lady is the niece of R. E.- Barber, Esq., the well- known lawyer of Joliet. ,Dr. Williams* Pink Pills .contain all the elements necessary to give hew life and richness to the blood and restore shat­ tered nerves. They are for sale by all druggists, or may be had by mail from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company. Sche- hectady, N: Y., for 50 cents per box, or six boxes .for $2.50. Rebuked Harrison. We were waiting for the beds to be made up in the Santa Fe sleeper and passed the time swapping yarns. "I met recently," said the Secretary of a Columbus lOliio) corporation, "an old professor of Miami University, where ex-President Harrison grad­ uated. He said that when Harrison was a senior in college an elderly man, whose name I have forgotten, came there to make a speech in favor of the abolition of slavery. It was, of course, the average abolition speech of those days about slavery--its wrongs, its injustice and the final results of Its continuance. In those days of course very few of the colleges or college communities shared the sentiments ol' the abolitionists. The most progres­ sive of them seldom went beyond the Henry Clay or Daniel Webster ground of compromise. Harrison had already a reputation as a college orator and was called on to reply. He was un­ prepared at a moment's notice to pre­ sent a very formal argument, and in order to gain time to collect his thoughts lie began with glittering gen­ eralities. 'The gentleman,' he said, 'is conversant with his subject. He is an older man than I am. He is a more experienced man. He is taller. He has more whiskers. He has longer hair ' " 'And better manners,' interrupted the stranger in a mild remonstrant voice from the front seat he had taken to hear the young orator. The youth stopped, blushed, could not recover his speech, and sat down without finish­ ing."--Chicago Times-Herald. PKA¥IN(x FOR BAIN. . FARMERS AND PREACHERS ASK HEAVEN'S HELP. Crawfish Gives Away a Milkman. "I have a dead sure case against my milkman," said a prominent railroad official a day or two ago. "He waters his milk and I have, or rather my wife has, caught him dead to rights. The other day when we got our usual quan­ tity of milk my wife was going to pour some from the can into a glass. S.ie heard something hit the glass with a kind of dull thud and cou.a see some­ thing darl; in the bottom of the glass. Pouring it carefully out into another vessel, whai do you suppose she found? A live crawfish, by Jove. A big, lusty fellow, who seemed just as happy aud contented as though he were working on an embryo crevasse Ln u levee. Now, do you mean to tell me that my milk­ man did not pour water into the milk? He put a great deal in it. too. The fact probably is that he dipped a big bucket of water up and put it in the milk. His crawfishship got in the can that way." --New Orleans Times Democrat. I bo 3old by all liurlhigton I Route agents and by those { of many eastern railroads at Plus 82.00. FARE! i ( ) The undersigned will send you free on appll-1 > cation a handsome illustrated pamiihlet I I describing Nebraska, with a large sectional J I map of the State. j A Dry, Healthy Climate. J | A Soil Unsurpassed for Richness, ] » easy to cultivate, and yielding < { all varieties of crops. i ! That Is what Nebraska offers to the home- ] , seeker. Ask your nearest ticket agent about < ! the cheap rates, or write to P. S. Eustis, < ! General Passenger Agent, C. B. & Q. R. R., i | Chicago, III. J r.©w Si. N. I1 No :so i»i There Is a Class of People ' Who are injured by the use of coffee. Recently there has been placed in all the grocery stores a new preparation called GRAIN-O, made of pure grains, that takes the place of coffee. The most delicate stomach receives jt without dis­ tress, and but few can tell it from cof­ fee. It does not cost over one-fourth as much. Children may drink it with great benefit. 15c. and 25c. per package. Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O. Fixing the Blame. If there were no men in the world, secrets would be better kept. More than half the time, when a woman be­ trays a secret, some man is to blame for it.--Somerville Journal. Two bottles of Piso's Cure for Consump­ tion cured me of a bad lung trouble.--Mrs. J. Nichols, Princeton, Ind., Mar. 2G, '05. A woman never thinks a man u fool if he has once proposed to her. AN OPEN LETTER To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THT. EXCLUSIVE USE OP THE WORD "CASTORIA," AND "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," AS OUR TRADE MARK. I,< DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyaiuiis, Massachusetts, was the originator of "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," the same that has borne and does now y/ j " "" on everV bear the facsimile signature of wrapper. This is the original "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," which has been used in the homes of the mothers of America for over thirty years. LOOK" CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is t h e l c i n d y o u h a v e a l w a y s b o u g h t / / o n a n d h a s t h e s i g n a t u r e o f j & C c J U M w r a p ­ per. No one has authority from me to use my name except The Centaur Company of which Clias. H. .Fletcher is President. * ^ * March 8, 1897: Do Not Be Deceived. Do not endanger the life of your child;<by accepting a cheap substitute which some druggist may offer you (bccause he makes a few more pennies on it), the ingredients of which even lie does not know. "The Kind You Have Always Bought" BEARS THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE OF The Insist on Having Kind That Never Failed TMC CENTAUR COMPANY, TT MURRAY BTnCCT. NEW YCRA CIT¥. Conditions Prevailing; Are Worse than Have Been Experienced for Many Septembers--Schools Forced to Close Because of the Deadly Heat. Many States Stricken. Wells are drying, corn is scorching, pas­ tures are bare, dust is inches deep"and the pastors are calling special meetings, and joining their Hocks in earnest prayers tor rain. Illinois, Indiana and Iowa are parcht-d. Until Tuesday evening Kansas was in the same condition, but rain came. In Southern Illinois the temperature averaged 00 degrees for fourteen days. Northern Illinois and Chicago are having an uuusually hot period for so late in the season. Corn is being destroyed in all the Egyptian country, and no such record has been made in heat and drouth since the September of 1870. -Tfie Sangamon, Mackinaw and Vermilion Rivers are near­ ly dry, and the cattle on a thousand hills are bellowing in vain and dying for want of water. In Indiana no drop of moisture has fal­ len for two months, the corn is being burned to death, the. pastures are as iu- flamuiable.as powder and fires are raging. All over Northern and Eastern Indiana prayers for rain nre being offered in all the churches. Iowa has had an avenge of nearly Op for teu days and never in the State's tfretory has there been so much suffering in September. Public schools are closed in many towns, workmen lite forced to quit toil and prayers for rain are going up on every hand. In Ohio also public schools were forced to close on ac­ count of the extremely hot weather. Chil­ dren fainted at Bella ire during the morn­ ing and there was no school in the af­ ternoon. Michigan, too, is scanning Ihe skies and watching every newspaper and weather bulletin for the promise of* a downpour. Farmers are anxious, fruit raisers are downcast and the people of the cities are discouraged. Following is a table of temperatures in the principal cities Tuesday: You. St. Louis ... Indianapolis Cincinnati .. Philadelphia Memphis ... Chicago ..., .. .no .. .04 . ..!V» .. .'.12 . . .02 . ..1)1 Kansas City... Des Moines.... $t. Paul Omaha New York Detroit . ..W .. .1(0 . . .80 . . .80 . ..70 . ..70 peal from the decreee of the United States court at Omaha for the sale of the prop­ erty under foreclosure proceedings. The cabinet also discussed the San Pedro (Cal.) harbor project, and Attorney Gen­ eral McKenna rendered an opinion to the effect that Secretary Alger should pro­ ceed0 under the law to carry .out the pro- juct of building a breakwater and making other improvements at San Pedro. The civil service devision in the Wood case and its effect on the law was also infor­ mally talked over. * With referehcc to the Klondike! rush Secretary Alger laid before the cabinet several telegrams urging relief for strick­ en prospectors, including one from the citizens' committee of Tacoma, represent­ ing that distress existed already at Daw­ son City and praying that a revenue cut­ ter be sent with supplies to St. Michael. The cabinet was not quite clear that the government authorities had warrant of law for furnishing supplies, but Secretary Alger telegraphed to Senator Perkins of California, who is interested in a line to Alaska, asking him if lie would under­ take to deliver a shipload of supplies at St. Michael. If it be found that the law will not permit the government to send supplies then relief will be furnished by private persons. Some consideration "also was given to the practicability of getting supplies in by way of a projected winter trail via Dyea. BETRAYED HIS TRUST. His Greed for Gain Caused Him to LrQse $100,000 of Church Money. Charles M. Charnley has been known in church circles of Chicago, tor thirty years as-a gentleman of sterling charac­ ter, ami exemplary life. His record for truth and honesty had led his friends to repose implicit confidence in him and he was appointed treasurer of two or three of the funds of the Fourth Presbyterian Church. ^ Mature in years, firm in the faith, stal­ wart in the service of the church, and one of its faithful stewards, he was too well trusted to be asked for a bond com­ mensurate with the amount of money he handled. His last report showed $05,000 in as­ sets and cash on hand. Secretary E. C. Ray, uot being satisfied with his report, went quietly to work to investigate the books. He found that where $20,000 ii* the bank was claimed, the bank showed only $103. Charnley confessed that he had lost $5S,000 of the church funds, but INDIANA LYNCH LAW. DETAILS OF THE RIPLEY COUNTY AFFAIR. GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT. Wheat Shows on Average Condition of 83 7 Per Cent. The September report of the statistician of the department of agriculture shows the following average conditions on Sept. 1: Corn, 70.o: oats, 84.(J; rye, 00.1; tobac­ co, 75.5; wheat, S5.7; barley, 8(5.4; buck­ wheat, 05.1; potatoes, 60.7. The coiuli- tion of corn, 70.:i, is 4.0 points lower than last month, 11.7 points lower than on Sept. 1,1S00, and 3.3 points lower than the September average for the last ten years. The principal State averages r.re as follows: Ohio. 84; Michigan, 88; In­ diana, 82; Illinois, 84; Iowa, 70; Missouri, 74; Kansas, 01; Nebraska, 87;"Texas, 81; Tennessee, 85, aud Kentucky, 83. The condition of wheat, 85.7, is 11.1 points higher than on Sept. 1, 1800; and 4.5 points higher than the September av­ erage for the last ten years. There is a marked decline in the principal spring- wheat States as compared with last month. The average condition of oats is 84.0, as compared with 80 on Aug. 1, with 74 on Sept. 1, 1S00, and with 80.7 the Sep­ tember average for the last ten years. The average condition of barley, 80.4, shows a decline of 1 point during the month, but is higher by 3.3 points than on Sept. 1, 1800, and by 1.0 points than the Septemlmr average for the last ten years. The average condition of 00.1 is 8.1 poiuts higher than ou Sept. 1, 1800, and 3.1 points above the average for the hist ten years. The condition of buckwheat, SlS.l, shows a slight improvement during the month. It is 1.0 points higher than on Sept. 1, 1800, and 7.3 points higher than the September average for the last ten years. The condition of tobacco has declined 8.2 points during the month, and is now 0 points below the condition on Sept. 1, 1800. aud 4 points below the average con­ dition for the last ten years. The aver­ age condition of potatoes has "on tinned to CIIAKI.ES M. CHARNLEY. 00.7, or 11.2 points if. 10.5 points lower ; and 11.7 points be- he last ten years, r fattening shows let cent, from that of last year. In point of condition the Et<jck liojrs are 1 point lower than on Sept. 1, 1890. and .7 of a point below the Septem­ ber average for the last ten years. fall, and is lower than than on S low the av The number.'jbf h' a decrease of STRUBLE A SUICIDE. Officials So Declare Regarding: the Michirrnn Cashier. The so-called Strublc murder mystery at Shepherd, Mich., seems to be de­ veloping into a story of defalcation and suicide. It is known almost beyond doubt that Struble died by his own havd, and the charitably inclined say he was ins.-yie when de did it. One by one the supporters of the murder theory are for­ saking that idea. The officers have been working uj>6n the suicide theory for about a week. What first turned their attention to this idea was the discovery of a mys- fj ELMER STRUpi.E terisus depositor, who evidently had ex­ tensive dealings with the Farmers bank. On Aug. 2 it was discovered that Frank Sutton had deposited $500, which was withdrawn on Aug. 11. No one knew anything of such a man, and the mystery about "him was deepened when word was sent by the Jackson City bank that a check for $1,000 given upon them p.iy- ble the Shepherd bank had beep re- ;ived and dishonored, for they knew no such man. Local officials got hold of the check and began to see light when it was discov­ ered to be in Cashier Struble's hand­ writing ' CABINET RESUMES WORK, McKinley a<nd Hia Advisers Consider the Union Pacific Case. Interest attached to the cabinet meet­ ing Tuesday, the first in a, number of weeks. Every member of the cabinet, ex­ cept Secretary Long, who is out Of Wash­ ington, reached the white house promptly at 11 o'clock. The morning session was devoted almost entirely to the consider­ ation of the Union Pacific question, pre- sumablj the advisability of taking an ap- subseouent examinations of the accounts show that the amount lost will probably exceed $100,00. As a result of his em- bezzlen.eut sixty schools and academies, which were supported by the funds of the church, will have to be closed. After the discovery of his enormous defalcations he walked the istreets of Chicago a free man for nearly five weeks. During this time he was shadowed al­ most continually by detectives, but a few days ago he escaped surveillance and has not been seen since. It is thought that he has sought suicide as a refuge from his crime. FEVER GAINS GROUND. Uneasy Feelinsr in Louisiana, Missis­ sippi and Alabama. New Orleans 14 Mobile, Ala 4 Ocean Springs. Miss 40 Perklnson, Miss 1 Barkley, Miss 4 Near Scranton, Miss 1 Blioxi, Miss 4X Edwards. Miss 3 Late dispatches say there are more yel­ low fever cases in New Orleans, and It would be folly to deny the prevalence of a decidedly panicky feeling throughout Lou­ isiana, Mississippi and Alabama because of the presence of the plague in each of those States. The fact cannot be disput­ ed that the disease is gradually spreading. There are four cases in Mobile, and the facts seem to show the disease was intro­ duced from a point other than the Missis­ sippi sound towns. Cablegrams from Nicaragua say the plague is spreading then.1, giving a new source of danger to the coast cities. Yellow fever also exists at Savannah, according to late reports. In Mississippi the trend of affairs is even more gloomy, though that State has the advantage of having been practically turned over to the federal health officials. Ocean Springs, where the plague first took hold, lias about forty cases of fever. There is one case at Perkiuson, a little town on the Gulf and Ship Island Rail­ road. The fever was traced from Ocean Springs to Barkley, Miss., a settlement of but four houses and a postotfice. Mrs. Saunders, who died in Ocean Springs, was buried in Barkley, and soon after the fu­ neral her son, her husband and two other people died in the town. One case ex­ ists &bout midway between Scranton and Pascagoula. Miss. At Biloxi, Miss., there are forty-three cases of all sorts. Fif­ teen of these are declared to be yellow fever and seven others are strongly sus- pcted of so being. FIVE MEN LYNCHED. Enraged Citizens of Indiana Shoot and Hang Prisoners. At Osgood, Ind., a mob of 400 infu­ riated men Tuesday night lynched Lyle Levi, Bert Andrews, Clifford Gordon, William Jenkins and Hiuey Shuler. They were taken from the authorities. The men had been arrested for burglary. Fre­ quent robberies had enraged the citizens of the county and the mob was composed of men from Milan, Sunman and other towns. The mob, on horseback, entered the town an hour after midnight and called out Jailer Kenan, who, upon refusing to give up the keys, was overpowered. The men soon pushed their way into the cell- rooms, and in their impatience first fired on the five prisoners and then dragged them to a tree, a square from the jail door, arrd hung them up. Andrews and Gordon had already been wounded, hav­ ing been shot several times while attempt­ ing to rob a store at Correct Saturday night. Shuler was in jail for attempted burglary and Levi and Jenkins had just been indicted by the grand jury for rob­ bery. They had failed to give bond, and were put in jail It is thought that Levi and Shuler were both dead from the shots fired by the mob when taken out of the jail. The ban­ dages that were on the wounded meh were found in the morning along the street, where they had been torn off as the men were dragged along. None of the lynchers are known. They nil came from a distance, presumably from the neighborhood of Correct, where two of the ia.eh were arrested Saturday night. James Robinson, who on the night of Aiigust 8 bnitaly murdered his wife by cutting I.-jr throat at their home at Fieids- boro, near Borden town, N. J., died in the county jail of tuberct Josis. ^ Summary Punishment Visited Upon a Gang of Evil Characters--People Tire of an Extended Series of Crim­ inal Acts--Gov. Mount Indignant. Deed of Infuriated Mob. The lynching of the five Osgood men at Versailles, the county seat of Ripley County, has, perhaps, no parallel in the history of Indiana. The prisoners were confined in the county jail on the charge of burglary. They all resided in the town of Osgood, and* were, supposed to belong to an organized band of thieves and high­ waymen which-has been robbing and ter­ rorizing the citizens of Ripley County for a number of years. They were awaiting trial for having attempted to break into the general store of Wooley Bros, at Cor­ rect Saturday night. Gordon ajid An­ drews were captured at the time after a running fight, and after each had been severely wounded. ° The other prisoners were detained on the charge of having assisted in the attempted ..burglary, and: whose guilt seemed evident. Public feel­ ing had been aroused against the pris­ oners because they had so often escaped the penalties of the law. .< Sheriff Henry Bushing and wife were away from home. He had been badly wounded while trying to capture the men Saturday night, and the jail was in charge of his brotherrin-Inw, W. T. Kennen. turnkey, ̂ and William Black. At 12:45 o'clock they were aroused by the ringing of the door bell. Kennen and Black went down and opened the door. Three mask­ ed nieii with a revolver in each hand con­ fronted them. The leader said: "Hold up your hands! We demand the keys of the jail." Kennen looked into the muz­ zles of six revolvers, and after some re­ sistance was taken to the kitchen and found the keys. Kennen and Black were locked in a cell and three men with re­ volvers made their way through tjie grat­ ing and others went to find the jhisoners, who had all retired. In the lower eellrooms were confined Levi, Shuler and Jenkins, and there the visitors proceeded first. Levi was first awakened, and, refusing to throw up his hands at the command of the leader, two pistol shots were heard, and he fell to the floor pierced to the heart. Shuler, lying on his cot, refused to get up, but begged for his life. A stroke upon the head from a heavy stick silenced him, and ho rolled to the floor. Jenkins' fate was similar, and the three bodies were carried to the main corridor, and the lynchers made their way upstairs, whore Gordon and Andrews were found. They, being wound­ ed, submitted without much effort. Their hands were tied behind them, ropes were placed around their necks and they were dragged down the stairway where their companions lay. Hopes being placed around the necks of all the order was given, "Pull on the ropes, boys, aud hurry up." Hanced to nn Elm Tree. Two squares north of the jail on the blnff near the famous "Gordon's Leap" was found an old elm tree, and to its toughened limbs were hanged the maim­ ed and bruised bodies of the five prisoners, naked and ghastly. The scene was ap­ palling, ami the bodies were soon cut down and covered under the shade of the tree. Hundreds visited the scene the fol­ lowing day, and hardly a twig of the old elm remains, having been carried away by the curious throng. A man named Hostetter a couple of weeks ago had given a tip to the county officials, and through him the men were caught. He said they met and planned at Jenkins' house, and ho (Jenkins) said he would help them out at any time, but how much, if any, they were implicated will never be known, as they were given no chance to deny or defend themselves. Osgood had grown notorious the last two years on account of the many high way robberies and hold-ups committed there. Last winter an aged couple--Mr. and Mrs. Rineking--living north of town were tortured and robbed while alone at their home. The night of April 1 Mr. and Mrs. Banlkman, living six miles from Osgood, were tortured by three masked men, Who demanded .their money. They made the old lady, wljo was quite infirm, walk over red-hot coaTs to tell where her money was. They got nothing but a gun and a few trifles. The latter part of the same month Mr. and Mrs. Kannnon of Milan were treated in a similar manner by masked men. The two Dr. Josephs of Osgood place were arrested, charged with the robbery, but proved an alibi and were acquitted without trouble. Men have been held up on.the streets and houses without number broken into the last two years, but it seemed as though the guilty ones could never be caught. How much or how little these men were implicated in these robberies may never be known. Largest Number l">ver Lynched. The hanging is a blot on the name of Ripley County. It is the largest number ever hanged at a lynching in the State and only the second rope execution ever in the county. Twenty years ago Tim Boyd of Moore's Hill, who was in jail for committing an assault, was visited by a mob and seventeen bullets shot into him, but nothing has ever aroused the people like this tragedy. People drove into Ver­ sailles from all over, the county and groups stood around discussing it. Schools were dismissed and business is at a stand­ still. The families of the men are almost insane from the shock. The bodies were taken to Osgood and delivered to their several homes. The sheriff received a message from the Governor to use all means in his power to apprehend the men composing the mob. However, it seems that the sheriff is pow­ erless, as no means of identification of a single man has been obtained. The Gov­ ernor, realizing this and also that thesym- pathies of the community seemed with the lynchers, sent Merrill Moores, deputy attorney general, to the scene of the lynching, with instructions to make a full investigation and spare no expense in bringing the lynchers to justice. The Governor condemned the lynching in the strongest terms. He further said in his dispatch to the sheriff: "Such lawlessness is intolerable, and all the power of the State will, if necessary, be vigorously employed for the arrest and punishment of all parties implicated." It Is a Mistake. To -work when you are not in a fit con­ dition to do so. To take off heavy un­ derclothing out of season, simply be­ cause you have become overheated. To think that tbe more a person eats the healthier and stronger he will become.1 To believe that children can do as much work as grown people,"and that the more they study the more they learn. To go to bed late at night and rise at daybreak and imagine that every hour taken from sleep is an hour gained. To Imagine that if a HttP work or ex­ ercise is good, violent or prolonged ex­ ercise is better. To conclude that the smallest room in the house is large enough to sleep in. To sleep exposed to a direct draught at any season. To think any nostrum orf patent medicine is a ^specific for all* the diseases that flesh is heir to. To imagine that what­ ever remedy causes one to feel immedi­ ately better--as-alcoholic stimulants-- is good for the'system, without regard to the after-effects. To cat as if you had only s minute in which to finish the •nieal^or.'to eat* without SUfFappetite, ot­ to continue after it has been satisfied merely to- gratify the taste. To give unnecessary time to a certain estab­ lished routine of housekeeping when it could be much more profitably spent in rest or recreation. To expect a girl or woman to be handsome when the ac­ tion of her lungs is dependent on the expansive nature , of "a cent's worth of tape.--Philadelphia Record. The haste of the mob is a miserably poor method of remedying the delay of the law.--Atlanta Journal. To outsiders the injunction business seems to be somewhat overdone in the coal strike.--Toledo Commercial. There is a great deal of lawlessness ct Skaguay, but what can you expect of a town with a name like that?--Chicago Tribune. The Ameer of Afghanistan has un­ doubtedly been making a study of the Abdul Hamid system of diplomacy.--New York Journal. The President of the French Repu^ic should never issule a card of invitafcionj without concluding "No bombs."--Florida Times-Union. , J Gross Outrages Upon the stomach.and bowels are'perpetrat­ ed by multitudes of injudicious people who, upon experiencing the annoyance of consti­ pation in a slight degree, infiltrate tlieir bowels with drenching evacuants. which en­ feeble the intestinal membrane to a serious extent, sometimes even superinducing dysen­ tery or plies. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is the true succedaneum for these nostrums, since It is at onpe Invigorating, gentle and effectual. It also 4»*iislles dyspepsia, ma­ larial complaints, rheumatism and kidney troubles. ^ N USE YOUR REASON And Profit by the Experfeiw* «C Other People. 1 There are thousands of people who hti been cured of nervous trouble, sores, rheumatism, dyspepsia, catarrh other diseases by pnrifying their with Hood's Sarsaparilla. This medicine will do the same good work fort, you if you will give it the opportunity^. It will tone up your system, create an petite and give sweet, refreshing sieep.j Hood's Pills --;--' off VERY LOW RATES ...TO... THE SUNNY SOUTH1 • ' . » - • VIA BIB FOUR ROUTE! ACCOUNT One Way Settlers* Excursion. TICKETS ON SALE: ' September 7th sad list October Sth sad I9tb ' f ... And tt^e'-Only Word that Fits. One sort: of book holds its own in all the mutations of criticism, and that is the sort of book that boys like. The eternal boy insists upon action, cour­ age. truth and bravery hi the yarns he reads, and anything new-fangled he drops as "stuff"--only he uses a word of three letters for it.--Boston Tran­ script. For tickets and full information call ana* ticket agent of the Big four Konte. oradrfras E. 0. McCORMICK. WARREN J. LYNCH, Passenger Traffic Mgr. Ass.6en. Pass. A TULAgU CINCINNATI, OHIO. The woman who marries for a" home is apt to find that she has married a pig for a sty. ,^-rfVj FITS Permanently CujwfT No tits or nVrvotisness after first aay's use of Dr. JUlne"® Great Nerve Ite- Biorer. Send for FKKK 63.00 trial bottle and treatise. ILR. K. H; KLINE, Ltd., 931 Arch St., Ptuladelpuia, Fa. Mrn. Winslow's Sooitnxo Syrup fnr Children teething; sottens tbe gums, i-ecaices inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25 cents a bottle. i frSfl BR ̂Hi SLICKER WILL KEEP YOU DRY. Don't be fooled with a mackintosh or rubber coat. If you wantacoat that will keep you dry in the hard­ est storm buy the Fisb Brand SlicTter. If not for sale In your town, write for catalogue to A. J. TOWER. Boston, Mass. QMTCUTC* H. a: WILLSON * co.. Wv» IN I CM I Dc No charge till paten* "obtained. 60-page book fm. WITHOUT GRIP or GRIPE ̂ To get a natural result, a remedy should always act without violence, smoothly, easily, delightfully. This is the action of ̂ THE IDEAL «. laxative, V V W9 WUWWs because they strengthen the mus­ cular action of the bowels and gently stimulate the kidneys ant}' liver. They are purely vegetable, containing no poisonous or in­ jurious substances, and are recommended and used by young and old* BELIEVE WHAT WE SAY! JO cents prove their merit, Jj and we ask that you BIT/ AND TRY A EHI TO-NIGHT! ALL DRUGGISTS. 4HP* 10c, 25c.( 50c. She's bound to have Pearline, this lady. The grocer has just sent her one of the many substi­ tutes, instead. You can't see the boy, but he's on his way back to exchange it ^ If all women were only as careful and determined, there would be less grumbling, and Pearline sales would be multiplied. Probably no woman who uses Pearline would take anything else, knowingly. But since Pearline has become a household word, the ignorant and the careless suffer. The ignorant think that "Pearline" means any washing-powder; the careless fail to notice that they're getting an inferior article, instead of Pearline. •••$&• 543 Wow s/m finV^ .A.A.A.A.A.A.A„...^r|l||T^||f|.1||[ Safe Coasting > ft; is not a certainty on any bicycle, but the nearest to it is coasting on a Colum- bia. 'The 5% Nickel Steel Tubing, used only in Cotumbias, is the strongest material known in bicycle construction. ""Columbia Bicycles STANDARD OF THE WORLD at $75'Z£ There should be no question in your mind what wheel to boy. 1897 Hartfords, , # 4 •. $50 Hartfords, Pattern 2, * # > " « » 45 Hartfords, cPattem 1, , < v, \W> "&•' 40 . , rh • jf -'5 POPE MFC. CO., Hartford, Coon. If Golmnbias are not properly represented in your vicinity, let os know. • WHEN YOU WANT TO LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF THINGS, USE SAPOLIO -£1T> X<Tr1 TXT1 T> A TTk on orders ol 2.000 sq. £ liLluH X irAll/ It. or Roofinsr or Wall and Ceiline Manilla. Writ© for samples aud priws. T h e F a y M a n i l l a R o o t i u s C o . , C a m d e n . S . J . Is often made proflt. less by a poor patent, aud advice ou Ameri­ can & foreign patents r,.U101Ur. , IklOPrUI SBH! , MeBURTflfH& BURTON PtSO'S CURE FOR f- • ' ™ tiURES WHERE ALL ELSE rAILS. wmm Best Cough Syrup, 'fa* tea Good. Uso I in time. Sold bv druggists. | CURE YOURSELF! , Big «i for aauatoral di»cbiir.^,uiti»jumatioo*, ! Irritations or uioerattuns Of mucous nembraiMsu Painless, and not aatri»» IITHEEVINSGHEMICUGQ. gent or poisonous. ~l Sol* by Di-ttgstMi. or sent in plain wrapper "Pt^.I^paul. tti ft .on, or a t>ott)M. Circular wot on nnjosat. No. $9 91 IN writing to Advertisers, please do M4 bit t» mm- 1 lie* }on saw tbe Adveftiscaccl in this Msec.