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Z ^ * ' i V PENSIONS VrlU Capt. O'fASttLL. Ptaski Axtit.WukhfUa. B.C. Set Your Pencloa DOUBLE ^ QUICK! iiDrlJAKWW EYEWATER 8. N. U. No. 51 -9» Beat Coogh Syrup. Taalea Good. Use In Use. SoUbrfnnUa C ON S'U"M PTiCN OR a matter of thir­ ty years," said an old Washingtonian, mournfully, "I have dropped into one of the galleries of the House of Represent­ atives from ten to fifteen times during each session, always with the hope and expectation of being on band during the progress of a pyro- jochnical scene. I've never had the luck --iMIPili'l1" strike one. Often 1. *'Te wa'ted until a" nPiffly U II' the conditions seem­ ed favorable for a violent outbreak on the floor, and then I've gone up to the Capitol and sat through hours of roll-calling and monot­ onous droning by the reading clerk. Nev­ er was able to catch 'em shooting off their fireworks. Probably the very next day, when I couldn't be on hand, there'd be a terrifie scene in which thirty or forty of 'em 'ud be sawing the atmosphere at o n c e -- a n d I ' d h a v e t o h a v e m y f u n i n reading about it in the paper. There ought to be some scheme whereby they could give regular rough-house perform­ ances at stated times, so that we could all have a chance to see how they do when they're right niad." Probably nine-tenths of the folks who visit the galleries, not counting the "reg­ ulars"--of whom more later on--go up to the Capitol to see something lively, ex­ citing, and out of the ordinary on one or the other of the floors of Congress, and the great bulk of them are disappointed when nothing out of the common happens for their delectation. Exciting scenes on the two floors of Congress become more rare from year to year. The routine is not often broken. Men of ebullient temper are not so common in Con- ---- -- ' - gress as they used to be, and if they were the rules now­ adays are such that they could be -Squelched or other- *ise effectually taken care of in short order. Con­ sequently the ma­ jority of the gallery visitors come away n>SA.L STATESMAN. from the Capitol with the grievance written on their faces that they haven't got their money's worth. The day has passed when every representative in Congress was his own Patrick Henry When a gentleman on the floor who is known to be an ornate phraseologist and a man of "uncertain"--that is to say, cer­ tainly fiery--temper rises in his seat and catches the Speaker's eye, the folks in the gallery lean forward, their counte­ nances take on interested expressions, and they seem to be saying to themselves, "Ah, now we're going to have something worth while!" When the gentleman wiht the fiery reputation launches into a mild, expostulating, almost pleading statement as to how his district has been overlook­ ed in the formulation of the river and harbor bill the people in the gallery settle back in their seats, with sighs of disap­ pointment, that seem to say in so many words, "Are we forever to be buncoed in this way?" A pair of gentlemen, who are known to be personal as well as political antag onists, take the floor at the same instant, both demanding recognition. "Ha! here's a clash, right now!" the gallery visitors whisper to each other, with nudges; and wh«n one of the gen- the pair of gentlemen whose constitu­ ents are in force in the galleries, the con­ stituents^, never see any other togas than those that mantle "their own" two Sen­ ators. It is qnite within the range of possibility that there may be more dull places than the Senate chamber of the United States as that chamber is under ordinary circumstances, but this dullness never seems to pall on the gallery visit­ ors who take an interest in their Sena­ tors. They watch every movement of that great duo with rapt countenances, and if they can summon the nerve to send in their cards to the toga wearers, and to be shown points of interest' around the Capitol by <Spe or other of the exalted men, a joy that is almost pathetic irradi­ ates them. It is a peculiarity of the ladies in the galleries that they are quite unable to give any gentleman on the floor credit for greatness who does not "looli great"--for distinction who does not look distinguish­ ed. Now, it is a singular fact, but one none the less capable of proof and dem­ onstration, that a majority of the most eminent men who have graced the two floors of Congress during the past de­ cade or so have at the same time been the most insignificant looking. The la­ dies in the galleries do not appear to ap­ prehend that such a thing can be. The men's galleries are chiefly interest­ ing for the number of men, black and white, they contain, who appear to have nothing but time. The aforementioned "regulars" inhabit the men's galleries in force, particularly in the lower house. They are about equally divided between blacks and whites, and prosperity does not seem to be hovering over any of them. The fact is, the regulars are a pretty seedy lot. But this is a free na­ tion, and they have the right to keep warm in the galleries of Congress if they so elect. They nod and doze, and the proceedings on the floor seem to be to'the last degree uninteresting to them. The press galleries are generally so de­ serted as to induce visitors to wonder how dta earth the newspaper men con­ trive to get the news, not hearing what is going on. The gallery visitors cannot know, in this wondering, that what trans­ pires on the floors isn't the heavy end of Congress--not by the hugest of possible jugfuls. In general, the galleries of Con­ gress are about as interesting floors thereof. as the TOTT ALWAYS MISS IT. r - IR p ' i :r ,; ; V - r •,* / irr'V-' .iVi'-S. ' v-"15 ' ' ' -.'-.v ': fir-/- •1'. tlemeo, with a Chesterfieldian gesture, yields to the other, the spectators in the gallery look real hurt about it. Mostly Visitors to Town. A very small percentage of the visitors in the galleries of Congress are Washing- tonians. Congress is an old story to the people of the capital. It is a tale often repeated. There is nothing awe-inspiring about a day's doings at the Capitol to a man who has lived within sight of the dome of the Capital all, or nearly all, of his life. Men and women who come to Washington to live pay one or two visits to the galleries of Congress when first they arrive here, and let it go at that. It is the strangers, the casual visitors in the city, who flock to the galleries of Congress, and to many of these such vis­ its are very great events, indeed, to be told about again and again when they get back to their homes. Not a few of the strangers in the galleries look as if they feel themselves to be participating in proceedings of a very solemn and up­ lifting character; and that they regard the gentlemen below them on the floor as the very cream of the land is perfect­ ly evident from the awed manner with which they study the great men. It is with an eye to seeing how their own" representa­ tive in the lower house, or their own" pair of Sen­ ators, look and act as set amid scenes of greatness that most of the stran­ gers in the city re­ pair to the galler­ ies. It makes no difference how ob­ scure and bashful * the representative may be. he is the one great figure in THE BBAL THING. the whole scene in the eyes of his gal­ lery visiting constituents. "If he would only get up and say some­ thing, like he used to at the barbecues on Fourth of July!" the representative's gallery visiting constituents say to each other impatiently, and they gaze at him with deep sorrow and reproach when, in the whole course of an afternoon's ses­ sion, the only manifestation that he makes that he is alive is to apologetically clap hfs hands in summoning a page. No matter how others of the great and Wise colossi of the Senate may tower over .. • •: • Yukon has. one woman physician. Duse, the actress, was born on a rail­ way train. Ida M. Tarbell has been made editor of McClure's Magazine. Miss Floretta Vining of Hull, Mass., owns nine newspapers. Miss Hay, daughter of the Secretary of State, is writing a novel. The Princess of Wales is an omnivor­ ous reader of serious literature. Mrs. Mary P. Slosson is chaplain in the Wyoming State penitentiary. Miss Grace Howe McKinley, niece of the President, is writing a novel. Mrs. Richard Croker declares that she will never permit her sons to enter poli­ tics. Mrs. Sarah Terry of Philadelphia, aged 107, takes daily rides in an automo­ bile. Miss Helen Gould says she gained her first anti-Mormon sentiments from Kate Field. Miss Braddon, the novelist, has refused for twenty-five years to have her picture taken. Ellen Terry says the things she liked best in the United States were the green peppers. Miss Alice Rhodes, Cecil Rhodes' sis­ ter, is as much of a woman hater as is her brother. Miss M. W. Sullivan* -.a, 20-year-old girl, is busines smanager of the Albany Daily Times-Union: , Mrs. Joseph Dreyel 6f Philadelphia has the finest collection 6f china and porcelain in America. ' ; President Kruger's Wife* descends from the same family as that to which Cardi­ nal Richelieu belonged. , Miss Clara Butt, who is< 6 feet 2)4 inches in height, is the tallest woman on the English operatic stage. Mrs. Leland Stanford says the greatest blessing millions can bring is the power to make other people happy. Mrs. Maria Allen of Elyria, Ohio, who is 98 years of age, is the oldest member of the Woman's Relief Corps. Miss Braddon draws inspiration when writing novels from a gold-mounted pen, which she has used many yeard. Samoa has a beautiful amazon in the person of a native girl, named Tulla, who is conspicuous in every revolution. Miss Avery, a Boston bolle, shook hands with Admiral Dewey and has framed the glove she wore at the time. The widow of former Gov. Atkinson of Georgia has become State agent for sev­ eral fire and life insurance companies. The Princess of Naples is skillful with the rifle, and in a recent hunting tour she killed fourteen chamois in one day. Miss Eva Johnston is the first woman in twenty years to be elected to a pro­ fessorship in the University of Missouri. Miss Florence Fensham of Constanti­ nople is the first woman to be admitted as a student to an American theological seminary. BOERS BOU T BULLEB. BRITISH COMMANDER SUFFERS CRUSHING DEFEAT. Eleven Gun* Lost end Many Men icnini and Wounded in Attempt to Relieve I<adyamtth--Chrefnlly Planned Simul­ taneous Attack at Three Place* Fail*. News of another crushing defeat to the British arms was received at midnight Friday by the British war office in Lon­ don. This time the victim is not Meth- ucn or Gatacre, but Gen. Buller, to whom the nation had been looking to redeem its tottering military prestige. Gen. Bul­ ler reports that he was severely defeated by the Boers at the Tugela river during the day, not only suffering heavy losses in killed and wounded, but having to abandon ten guns and losing another that was destroyed "by the enemy's shells. He moved against the Boers Friday morning, in pursuance of his purpose of raising the siege of Ladysmith, from his camp near Chieveley, his plan being to force the passage of the Tugela simulta­ neously at two drifts or fords, situated two miles apart, by two brigades, under Gens. Hart and Hildyard respectively, with a third brigade under Lyttleton in the center, ready to give its support where needed. The Boers proved too Miss Ora A. Root of Cincinnati spends her spare time collecting books and read­ ing matter to send to the soldiers in the Philippines. Miss'Rachel Denn Griscom, who cele­ brated her 91st birthday at Reading re­ cently, is the oldest active school teacher in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Susana B. Emory of Salt Lake City is said to be the largest' woman mine owner and the richest woman of the Rocky Mountain region. Miss Helen Long, who has presided over the home of the Secretary of the Navy for two years, has the degree of M. D. from Johns Hopkins. Mi&3 Edith Root, daughter of the Sec­ retary of War, makes the t$nth young unmarried woman in the cabinet set at Washington, an unprecedented number. Miss Susan de Forest Day, a wealthy Southern woman, has converted a tramp steamer into a yacht, and has joined the New York Yacht Club. She is the first woman granted a commission as master of a ship. Miss Alice Serber has been admitted to the bar of the Federal Court in New York. She is the first woman granted that privilege and w^'the first Russian woman to practice law in America. Mrs. Sarah Yeagher of Emporia, Kan., recently sent $5 in a letter to Gov. Stan­ ley, asking him to give it to the Meth­ odist Missionary Society. She said she had never been introduced to the Meth­ odist ininistetv at Emporia, and conse­ quently couldn't hand the money to him. | OEW. SIB HBNBY REDVKR8 BULLER. strong for Hart, who delivered the first attack on the western drift. He was driven back, with great loss, although his men behaved with the utmost bravery. Then came Hildyard's turn, and his movement was begun propitiously, when the crushing disaster of the day occur­ red. The artillery under Col. Long, which had been withdrawn from its support of Hart to aid in Hildyard's attempt to cross the eastern drift, approached too close to the river, and was suddenly con­ fronted by a terrible rifle fire from a large force of the enemy, which had been concealed by the river banks. It appears to have been a veritable ambuscade, and the whole of the British artillery was in a few moments put out of action, all its horses being killed. Gallant efforts were made to save the guns, but all were lost but two. Whole Army Retreats. Hildyard's movement was, of course, out of the question without the support of the artillery, and he was ordered to withdraw, and the whole force retired to the camp at Chieveley. The news of this disastrous reverse of Gen. Buller's entire army has tilled the cup of British bit­ terness to overflowing. The attack which Englishmen were impatiently awaiting, even demanding, for the relief of Lady- smith, was delivered Friday morning. It not only failed completely, but the Brit­ ish army was driven back to its original position at Chieveley, after heavy slaugh­ ter and the loss of a large portion of its artillery. The immediate consequences of Gen. Bnller's reverse are very dis­ heartening to the British. There is no need to say that the news startled and aroused England as nothing has done in recent times. From now on the country will go to war as if the life of the empire depended on the issue, as it truly does. Pretoria has now become as vital to the preservation of the British empire as the possession of Bombay, Melbourne or London itself. The struggle in South Af­ rica will now be treated as a great war, which it is, and not as - an expedition. England will now mobilize the militia and colonial troops, and also call for volun­ teers, if necessary. She will pour sol­ diers and guns into South Africa with­ out number. But the first thing she will do is to call a halt. There will be no further attempt to invade the Boer re­ publics until a great army is massed in Africa, and more than a month _jnust elapse before this can be done. QUAKER CITY WINa Philadelphia Chosen as Place of Hold- iitK Republican Convention. The Republican national convention will meet in Philadelphia on June 19, 1900. This was decided in the national committee meeting at Washington Fri­ day afternoon. The final vote stood 25 for Philadelphia to 24 lor Chicago, with Ohio and Colorado absent. Chicago had the votes of the Western States and four from New England. Philadelphia had the votes of the Southern States, the territories and two from New Eng­ land. The arguments in favor of Philadel­ phia were sentiment,, cold cash and South­ ern delegates. The President allowed it to be understood that he would not ob­ ject to being renominated in the only city where, since the civil war, a Republican President was renominated and elected. Grant was renominated in .Philadelphia in 1872. There were also the sentiment­ al argument that Philadelphia was the cradle of liberty, the place where .1,the constitution was written, and the city where the flag had its origin. More im­ portant than this sentimental argument was the certified check for $100,000 of­ fered to the committee by Philadelphia. BIG BOSTON FAILURE. _______ ^ Squire & Sons, Pork Packers, Forced to Suspend. The firm of John P. Squire & Sons, Boston, the largest pork-packing estab­ lishment in New England, has failed. The liabilities are $3,000,000, and the assets $5,000,000. The firm's paper is mostly held by Boston banks. H. W. Caplin, the firm's attorney, is assignee. It is said that the firm was connected to a great extent with the affairs of the Globe Na­ tional Bank, recently in difficulty, and this fact had much to do with the failure. What a Mogul Can Do. That was a remarkable demonstra­ tion of what a Mogul can do, that oc­ curred on the New York Central the other day, when engine No. 948, one of the new Moguls, hauled out train No. 11, the Southwestern Limited, made up of two mall cars, five passenger coaches and nine Wagner cars, sixteen cars in all. The total weight of the train was 1,832,000 pounds, 916 tons, and the length of the train. Including the en­ gine, was 1,212 feet, or nearly a quar­ ter of a mile. This engine made the running time of the train between New York and Albany, 143 miles, in three hours and fifteen minutes. There is no railroad in the world which has a better roadbed, more skill­ ful engineers, or better equipment, backed by loyal men always alert for the safety of their passengers, than the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad. What road can match its corps of men, from President Callaway down the long line of employee, to the humble and, faithful trackmen who watch their sections of rails through the long hours of the night and day, in order to safeguard the lives of the trav­ elers on trains whirling by their hum­ ble shanties, many of which nestle closely to the rails under their guar­ dianship.--Editorial from the Albany Times-Union. Favorlto Perfumes, .A great many well-known men and Women have been fond of different scents, as is historically known, but it )s hard to say how far their characters fit in with this new ide<a. For instance, Nero loved the scent of roses, whether distilled or from the freshly cut flowers; Louis XIV. delighted in the perfume of orange flowers; while Richelieu liked a different scent in each of the rooms; the Empress Josephine soaked her things in musk; and Napoleon is said to have emptied a whole bottle of eau- de-Cologne over his clothes when he was dressed; Victor Hugo rejoiced in wild flowers; Alexandre Dumas loved the flowering myrtle, and Charles Dickens adored white jasmine. Honor to An Englishwoman. T^ie first and only English woman honored by an election to the member­ ship of the Icelandic society of the Co­ penhagen is Miss Winifred Faraday, B. A. There are but two other mem­ bers elected of the British race, one be­ ing Lord Dufferln and the other W. A. Craigie (Oxford), of the New English dictionary. Miss Faraday had a most distinguished academic career at Owen's college, Manchester, and she Is a late scholar and fellow of Victoria university. She Is a lecturer in phil­ ology at the Manchester High School for Girls. The John M. Smyth Oo. Rave No Agents. The well-merited popularity of- the great mail order establishment of the John M. Smyth Co. of Chicago seems to have induced unscrupulous parties to go through the couutry and falsely represent themselves as sales agents for this house. By thus representing themselves they have succeeded in imposing upon many by selling goods and taking cash and notes from victims who actually believed they were purchasing goods from the representatives of the firm direct. The .lohn M. Smyth Co. have no agents and denounce as frauds all parties traveling through the country and claiming to rep­ resent the firm. The public should be on the lookout for such impostors. Plain Girl < Replace Vanity by Tact. A lady who had seen much of the world was asked on one occasion why plain girls often get married sooner than handsome ones. To which she re­ plied that it was owing mainly to the tact of the plain girls and the vanity and want of tact on the part of men. "How do you make that out?" asked a gentleman. "The plain girls flatter the men, and so please their vanity, while the hand­ some ones wait to be flattered by the men, who haven't the ta<*t to do it" What Do the Children Drink? Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you tried the new food drink called GRAIN-O? It is delicious and nourish­ ing, and takes the place of coffee. The more Grain-O you give the children the more health you distribute through their systems. Grain-O is made of pure grains^ and when properly prepared tastes like the choice grades of coffee, but costs about Y* a> much. All grocers sell it. 15c and 25c. Turkish Women's Rights. The Turkish woman is marriageable at the age of 9 years, and by Turkish law at that age, if married, she is com­ petent to manage her property and dis­ pose of one-third of her fortune. The law allows her to abandon her hus­ band's house for just cause, and will protect her in so doing. She cannot be compelled to labor for the support of her husband. The Cause or Ghapped Hands. Much of the discomfort experienced from chapped hands in winter is caused by washing with inferior soap, the ingre­ dients being highly injurious to the skin. It is therefore important to have pure soap. If warm rain water and Ivory soap be used in wasBing the hands they may be kept clean and smooth at all sea­ sons. ELIZA R. PARKER. A Spanish Combination. AsMadrid journal is printed on linen, with a composition easily removable by water, and the subscriber, after de­ vouring the news, washes hl6 journal and has a handkerchief. After Election. Tahque--Shay, ol' man! Lushe--What's the matter? Tanque--I can't 'member whezzer we're cel'bratin' vict'ry er drown'n dis'porment.--New York Journal. Lane's Family Medicine Moves the bowel* each day. In order to be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures sick headache. Price 25 and 50c. Plans Yale Sehool of Forestry. Another plan of President Hadley of Yale is* to establish a school of forestry in the university. In an interview he said: "Yale needs a quarter of a million dollars for a forestry school and as much more to carry out the plans of Prof. Marsh, who left his property to Ya|e for a botanical garden." mm.. Qnarryman Killed Instantly. J. Arnold Parsons 23 years old, was literally blown til. pieces at the United States slate quarfy at Pen Argyll, Pa. Pardons was prepares to set off a blast when powder that h\d been scattered by beea^e igpit*4. ^ Italians in Arsentina. One-fourth of the inhabitants of the Argentine Republic are Italians. Durable Soap Bubbles. Bubbles made of filtered Castile soap­ suds and glycerine will late for days. - To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Ali druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. Vi&c. E. W. Grove's signature is on each box. No young man has e»ver looked into a girl's laughing eyes but what believes in wireless telegraphy. ~ The asp of Cleopatra is supposed to have been a small sand viper common in Egypt. There arc men who don't wast tha •arth, bat all want lota. • ' Indian Magicians Not Clever. The Indian conjurers are not very clever. They offer no new tricks and no wonderful ones. Their counterparts In Cbinajire many times more deft, au­ dacious %nd original. The trick of couslng a mango tree to grow in the presence of a crowd is the most Vaunt­ ed thing the Indians do, and that I fail­ ed to see, through it is practiced by many of these vagabonds. , Several persons who have witnessed it told as that it is worked beneath a cloth or sack and that it seems as if it might easily b£ done by drawing a small young plant from the performer's clothing and setting it up in the dirt under the covering. The so-called tree is usually. but a few inches--at the most a foot--in height. Howe ver, against the reports of such skeptics we must weigh the testimony of many famous travelers. * • * Nearly all the conjur­ ers we saw were also snake charmers. Their work with serpents is extremely interesting, even after otie learns how harmless are their snakes. The reptiles are carried in baskets and bags and are of all sizes. * • * The cobras are best worth watching. * * * Usually a mon­ goose is put out, to fight a cobra, but the ferretlike animal is not only spirit­ less, but remains so. I never saw or heard \>f anything come from such a combat except once, at Delhi, when the conjurer was not looking and a large serpent killed and half swallowed the mongoose. And the most Interesting thing about that was the noise of the owner's lamentation.--Harper's Maga­ zine..- •• ! A HEALTH' A Waive «f Prosperity amI Betaf Floods the WMe 1 ins Deataess Caanot Be Curs* by local applications^ as they cannot rase It tbs diseased portion of the ear. There Is only one wav to cure «y»(j is fey constltu- tional remedies. l>eafness Is caused by an in­ flamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or Imperfect hear­ ing, and when It Is entirely closed, l>eafuess is the result, and unless the inflammation can be Jaken out and tills tube restored to Its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out . of ten are caused by catarrh, which Is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. Wo will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can­ not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars; (Tee. F. J. CHENEY It CO., Tolsdo, O. <y"Sold by Druggists, 76c. Valuable Relic. The Duchess of Northumberland pos­ sesses a shawl giveu her by Charles X. of France which cost a fabulous s u m . I t i s m a n u f a c t u r e d f r o m t h e f u r of a species of Persian cat, the hair of which is so fine that one strand Is hard­ ly visible to the leaked eye. The spin­ ning, weaving and fashioning of the material required several years of la­ bor and thousands of cat skins. Try Graln-O! Try Grain-O! - Ask your Grocer to-day to show yoa a package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it like it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure graius, and the most delicate stomach re­ ceives it without distress. % the price of coffcc. 15c and 2&c>per package. Bold by all grocers. Wka An AastoM tu Wmm •sir W(H They M The great mo ret •»' gatadSC. keeping it after it has t>«e* been discovered and the news 1 across the whole United States, perfect boom of health. The MOtt ests not only those wbo are HI, IfM who are well, for to maintain uess must be prevented bowels, keep your liver Bvely, I your system and blood with ali disinfectant: That's ali there l» the means of accomplishing it 1. known until the discovery of Ci Candy Cathartic, the Ideal modem tlfic laxative. Hear what • tcyr- happy ones have to say: , "l am a user of Cascarets and Is nothing like them." Mrs. Lottie Arlington, Neb. "I have used Cascarets In my fln there is nothing like them. I them to everyone." W. J. Bergata» boldt, S. D. "We have been using C a scare' family «ince last spring and cant* out them." M*s. J. C. Jamleson. Wis. "I use Cascarets and could not without them. My husband usee ommends them in his practice." , Nyce, 58 Ontario St.. Cohoes. N. "I take pleasure !n roco&unet carets. They are tb<> most wond cal preparation I ever used. Ca like magic, and never fail." John 8. 21 Seymour St., Philadelphia, Pa. "I am a Arm believer in Cascarets. are the best cathartic- I ever used.0 Holt, Weilwood, Manitoba. "1 do not think there Is anything < for constipation than Cascarets. Jf mend them to all my friends.** McCutrib, Mianus, Conn. "I take pleasure in letting you good your Cascarets have done suffered with constipation, pain ii ach and dizziness for two yekrs most all kinds of medicines. A vised me to try Cascarets. So I 10c box, and after usinc them I felt relief, ana am now entirely well." % 827 Durfor St., Philadelphia, Pa. ~ Over five million hoses of Casi last year proves their merit. B« a box to-day. I0c, 25c, 50c, all Booklet and sample free. Addra Remedy Company. Chicago er New Tedi This Is the CASCARST tal Every tablet of the eatyr _ Cascarets bears the uaakf "CCC." Look at the tawSt ttnsM Db BtLe you buy, and beware of fk» Imitations and substitute*. Russian Peasant-Woman A few years ago Europe wai about the poetic gifts of the peasant woman, Irena Ft Jilu--l«i.| After living for some time witfe|.lMi|ltj^ in St Petersburg she went to o. L home, where she died receatiy, 1^*4} 70. She was an insignificant, riurtwMj woman, small and lame, but wltik amj intelligent face. Her memory was ata-j ply astounding; she knew by beaxtj about ^000 verses, and waa as a perfect cyclopaedia lore. waa regmrdali of legendarjri Hie Fancy. Doctor--Let your son have anything he fancies, Mrs. Hardup. Youug Hardup (love sick, feebly)-- Then give me your daughter, doctor. All About the Curtain. Mrs, Stubbs--I declare, Joha, spring curtains are not worth a ftp pln9. Just wait until I get hold «f'Mat clerk that sold them to met ~ Mr. Stubb--Going to give hln tw tain lecture, Maria? | Piso's Cure for Consumption fit MK 'pecially good medicine £«• 0'~o«p.--Mre-t - M. R. Avent, Jonesboro, Texas, Hay %r 1801. After exercise of any kind never in an open carriage or near the winder; of a train for a moment; it i» < to health, and even life. ++++++++++icirtc • • • • • • • • • * • • • • • • * • • • • SAVE YOUR STAR " Star" tin tags (showing small stars printed on under side of tag), '* Horse Shoe," "J. T.," "Good Luck," " Cross Bow,* and " Drummond " Natural Leaf Tin Tags are of equal value ia securing presents mentioned below, and may be assorted. Every man, woman and ohild oan find something on the Hal that to have, and can have ^ ^ isxsi .f 1'.; > dhaa. 8S Clock, 8-day, Calendar, Thermom­ eter, Bar»m«tar MS 34 Otin cam, laath«r, no bsttar mada. i 26 Revolver, automatic, doubl* action, 31 or 88 caliber « 38 Tool Sat, not playthings, bat nil toola « Si Toilet Set, deoorsted porcelain, very handsome • » Remington Bide No. 4, 98 or SI cat. • S9 Watch, sterling silver,fuU jewetodM JO Dress Salt Oese, leather, handaoaM and durable. is El Sowing Machine, first class, wi'tli all attachments IMS #8 Revolver, Colt's, JS-caliber, blaed steel list 88 Btfle, Colt's, 16-shot, B-caUbar 1M9 84 Oiiitar (Washburn), rosewood, in­ laid tBtt 85 Mandolin, vary handsome MM 86 Winchester Repeating Shot fl-- . 12 gauge 87 Remington, double-uarrel, ham­ mer Shot Gun. 10 or 13 gauge MM 88 Bicycle, standard make, ladies or gents «M0 19 Shot dun. Remington* double bar­ rel, hammerle9s 5 Match Bo*.. ft 8 Knife, cue bi.uie, good steel......... M 8 Scissors, 4H inches X 4 Child's Set, Knife, Fork and Spoon If 6 Halt and Feppex Set, one each, <|ttad- ruple plate on white metal M 6 French Briar Wood Pipe. It 1 Razor, hollow ground, fine English steel M 8 Bntter Knife, triple plate, beet .quality M • Sugar Shell, triple plate, beet qual.. 60 10 Stamp Boi, sterling silver 70 11 Knife, 'Keen Katter," two blades.. 7# j IS Bntoher Knife, "Keen Kntter," 8-in blade n 13 Shears, "Keen Kntter," S-lncli It 14 Nnt Set, Ciacker and tl Picks, ailver plated 8# It Base Bail, "Association," beet qual.lM 18 Alatni ('lock, nickel 180 1J Six Genuine Rogers' Teaspoons, best rla<e.J goods ..* 160 18 Watch, niokel, stem wind and set.. SOU 18 Carvers. good steel, bnckhorn handles 300 30 Six: Oennine Rogers' Table Spoons, best plated goods 3M 11 Slit each. Knives and Forks, back- horn handle* M0 32 Sis ewh, Oennine Rogers' Knives and I'ui-k*. best plated goods MO * 40 Regina Music Box. lijrf inch Diss.. THE ABOVE OFFER EXPIRES NOVEMBER 30TH. tfHM Snnrial Nntirn ! Plaln " st*r " Tin Tags 'that is. Star tin tags with BO OfWfOim liutim S ,tars printed »u under »fde of tag), are wimd Mr •*> , j, •---r mi T but will 1* paid for in CASH on the bads oj tweatTCet •AwnnsMnts. wen ty cents per hundred, if received by us on or before March 1st, 1800. WBEAR IN MINI# rkai a dime's worth ef S T A R P L U C T O B A C C O will laatleaaer aid affsrd »»:ire plemaara than a dlaie'a wertli of nv other brand. MAKE THE TEST! Send tags Is COXTISEXTAL TOBACCO CO., St Uais, ••••••••••••••• MAILORDER NO EXCUSE FOR NOT BEING k RUIN ns with 90b, rede D., £ $3.25 Only far this high Cut out this atL and aeuo and wewiil forward this eie^uttuhigh-jrfade genuine Stradivarius model violia c.o.dm •abject to vonr approval. You have privilege of thorough examination at express office: if perfectly satisfied pay eaent the balance, together with return enar$res and you pet the bargain oi a life­time. or if you remit cash ic full with order yon save return charges and we guarantee to refund money if you say so. This violiniaaa exact copy of the Renuino St radi va rius model violin, is of an eleuant reddish brown color, has solid ebony trimmings; the tone is ex­ cellent. being much liner tl an produced by many higher-priced instrument;:. We fur­nish this violin strung up and wits: an extra Mt of fine steel strings, a good high-grade bow, a cake of rosin, a fine instructor--all •ompleto in a heavy marbWized pasteboard bpi Our primo reason for -elhug thio oai- flt for »uch a pittance is that we want to get better acquainted in yoor neighborhood. Our special price complete Side genuine radivarius stock! Violin that retailers ask $5.00 and up­ ward for. No teacher necessary as we furnish a fiae book oi instructions inc. If. which is listed at lowest wholesale prices tjl! everything to eat wear arid use.isfurnbt* j ed on receipt of only 10? to party flay postage or expressage and as evidence of #ood faith the 10$ is allowed on fbat purchase amounting to 4199 orafcow*. 'nrow MONTHLY SBOCtBY IMttCt UST Httlfl am approval be- .. psyaMBt Send toooto roots. One S. N. V. So. IN wtitiaf le Mtonlwifc . • doe yea MW the MveritMaKet tetfe , sat