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. 7 "T-V^j> • • n. iS'i :j! •4- -i emorial J a r v u a r y 2 9 | P J- mm- ••• &M. , 'Mh McKinley Memorial Day, January £9, has been generally observed throughout the country with every mark of sorrow and respect which °a grateful people could pay to the mem­ ory 4>f one Who had deserved well of them; Services were held Sunday la I N'^ churches of almost every denomina­ tion,"and the fund for the erection of a suitable monument to commemorate the public services and private virtues of the distinguished statesman reached a figure far in excess of the amount hoped for by the committee which had the work in charge. Thfc details of the dastardly crime at Buff (Mo. which robbed the American people of a devoted servant, are too fresh in the public mind to need re­ capitulation, but an account of the president's last day oh earth and the noble and Christian fortitude with '}£#$*• which he met his fate, is appropriate %{&#.. at this time. The sorrowful scenes apjjSfc" enacted around the house of Mr. Mil- $1 \ ' burn, president $>f the Buffalo expo- BiUon, where the president died, have had few parallels in our history. The last day, which ended in despair was begun in hope. The ills that came on Friday afternoon, when the organs of digestion refused to handle the solid food that had been taken earlier in the day, had seemingly been overcome by ijaldnight, and when the new day came It found the president relieved and resting. Hope that had suddenly dropped * from the high place which it had held tbegan to revive. The healing of the wounds had progressed favorably, gen­ eral conditions were in the main sat- i ' factory, an(* 'the immediate future of the case seemed to hold no threat. The physicians who had been in 'almost '.-^r constant attendance during the night .parted, and the watch in the sickroom (wasreduced. Suddenly there was a fall- f"'. tire of the heart, which for several (L* 'i " days had been manifesting signs of k weakness, and the president sank to- ward unconsciousness. This was at 2 :fvv- o'clock in the morning. There was an 1 immediate application of restoratives, P&t" and a general call was sent to the ab- , Bent physiclanB and nurses. Digitalis, _ strychnia and saline solution were ad- f ministered to the patient, but there Jgjf -•' was no Immediate response to treat- '• , ment. The physicians admitted that f? ** lie was desperately ill. f Secretary Cortelyou decided to send for the relatives and close friends of . the president, the vice president and 11# the members of the cabinet. Those within reach were caUed by telephone |f * or messenger and telegrams were rushed to those who had left the city. The first of the messages went out at 2:30 o'clock and within half an hour the Milburn house began to fill again. • Th^ serious condition of the president "Ai V and/the general call sent out gave rise to a generai feeling of alarm that was never again allayed. . < Desperate measures were resorted to in order to stimulate the heart, and the sinking spell was over by 4 o'clock. It was decided to continue , the treatment, and the physicians laid 'A / their greatest hope on weathering the day. It was agreed that if the wound­ ed man could be carried for twenty- four hours his chances would be very favorable, for the wounds were healing splendidly. It was decided to summon Dr. W. W. Johnston of Washington and Dr. E. G. Janeway of New York, heart specialists, and telegrams were hurriedly sent asking that they come at jnce. Before dawn a dozen of the rel itlves and friends of the president ^>1 were the last that passed the presi­ dent's lips, and they came after a gen­ eral "good-by" said to the American people, whom he loved so well and of whose manhood he was so fine a type. Those present in the room when the president died were: Dr. Rixey, Abner McKinley, Mrs. Sarah Duncan, Miss Helen McKinley, Miss Mary Barber, Miss Sarah Duncan, Lieutenant James F. McKinley, W. C. Duncan, T. M. Os- born, Colonel Webb ,C. Hayes, Comp­ troller Charles G. Dawes, Colonel W. C. Brown, Secretary Cortelyou, John Barber, Miss Grace MacKenzle, the chief nurse, and three orderlies. The president had continued In an unconscious state since 8:30 p. m. Dr. Rixey remained with him until death came. The other doctors were in the room at times, and then repaired to the front room, where their consulta­ tions had been held. T ... . . • •sites*- FAREWELL TO HIS WIFE. President Not Tells II«r, "God's Will, Ours, Be Done.** When, on Friday afternoon, the President asked for his wife, they went to the room across the hall, where she sat with Mrs. McWilliams. She ^as helped into her husband's room by Mrs. McWilliams, but Mr. McKinley had again fallen Into unconsciousness. Aft­ er waiting a few moments, she obeyed lump come into the throat In that room it was, for the moment, not the head of the mightiest nation on earth, who was dying, it was a husband and lover standing by the dark river and giving the last look of love to that sad, lonely, Invalid woman, to whom his smile and cheerful words were lit­ erally the breath of life. Mrs. McKinley was with the Presi­ dent much of the time Friday. Gently as he could, Dr. Rixey toid her of her husband's relapse early in the morn­ ing. The physicians decided during the night that she should not be awak­ ened. But with the morning, when hope was all but gone, Dr. Rixey went into Mrs. McKinley's room and told her the truth. THE NEWS At WASHINGTON, Crowds on tbe Street Restless and Sor­ rowful All Night. The official announcement was re­ ceived at the White House at 2:35 Sat­ urday morning. When the news came that President McKinley had passed away at 2:15 o'clock, the crowds which had been on the streets restlessly and sorrowfully awaiting news of the end had retired for the night, as had all the government officials, save a few clerks at the State, War and Navy de­ partments. Secretary Hay had given The I>at« President KcKlnley. Mrs. McKinley. Arrived at the Milburq house. They Assembled I* the drawing-room, where they waited for tidings from the sick room. The physicians assur­ ed them that the president had a fighting chance for his life and all day they clung to the hope that in the end victory vy;ould be his. Hundreds of visitors came during the morning, and if the police had not kept the streets clear and barred en­ trance to Delaware avenue, there would have been thousands. Senator Hanna came from Cleveland by spe­ cial train. Other friends arrived by regular trains, and all through the day they came in Increasing numbers. Their regret and sympathy were pro­ found. The day developed but little encouragement for them, however. • During the forenoon the president made a slight gain, and held it well into the afternoon. His physicians Announced that they had given him nourishment, and it was thought that possibly there was a chance for a fur­ ther gain of strength. It was known, however, that he was in a very seri­ ous state, and every interest centered in the sick room, where the struggle was In progress. Suddenly, at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, there Was a repetition of the heart attack, and those in the presence of the stricken man knew that the end was at hand. This knowledge soon spread to the street, and the waiting newspaper men bulletined it to the world. Every one who came frbm the house was be­ sought for an expression as to the state of the president. Each succeed­ ing report was worse than its prede­ cessor, and the official bulletins w*re Absolutely without hope. Words of consolation to hi* wits 4--v. .... /, £ i v 1 V i v , . : f Z ' . ' t the suggestion of those abdut, and went back to her room, leaving the doctors free to resume their efforts. And then, one by one, those in the house, the President's brother, Abner,* Secretary Root, Secretary Wilson, Sec­ retary Hitchcock, Mrs. McKinley's sis­ ters, and the others went into the room of death for the last look. Each looked at the form on the bed; some went no further than the door­ way and turned away. The sight of that brave face looking so like death caused them to weep. "Not one per­ son, man or woman, who came back downstairs but was weeping, and some of the men were sobbing almost hys­ terically. About 8 o'clock Mr. McKinley recov­ ered consciousness, and again whis­ pered Mrs. McKinley's name. Once more they led her in and placed her In a chair beside the bed. They saw that he was conscious, and turned away. "It's the last flickering of the lamp be­ fore light goes out," whispered Dr. Mc- Burney. Mrs. McKinley took her husband's hand. His eyes opened. He spoke sev­ eral sentences. Those near caught only one: "Good-by, good-by. It is God's will; let his will, not ours, be done." It was a long leave taking, and, final­ ly, they carried her half-fainting to her room. News of what was happening went down stairs and out into the street. It was received" Everywhere with tears. "They are saying good-by tooeach other," people whispered in ttfSlitreets, all along the crbwded blockiknfear the house. Every one was t^fnktpg of what the life of these two had been, of the intense, beautiful devotion each to the other, of what a tender, chivalrous lover-husband he was. It was impossible to think of this and then of the scene in that room upon which the thoughts of the whole world were centered, without feeling tbe eyes grow hot under the lids and a directions whdt should be done, and Acting Chief Clerk Martin and other employes, as soon as they received official confirmation of the news, im­ mediately sent cablegrams to all Unit­ ed States ambassadors and ministers, notifying them that President McKin­ ley was dead, and instructing them so to i inform the governments to which they were accredited. There were no details in the mes­ sages--nothing but this brief an­ nouncement--and they were identical in' language, except in the names of the persons addressed. The ambassa­ dors and ministers were expected to communicate the Information, in turn, to the United States consular officers within the limits of their posts. In cases of countries like Australia and Canada, where the United States is not represented In a diplomatic capacity, messages of like character were sent to the United States consuls general, who were to repeat them to the con­ suls. The original message was signed by Secretary Hay, Mr. Babcock, Ms private secretary, having taken it from the State department to the secretary's home for that purpose. This was all that the Department of State could do at once. As soon as possible It issued a proclamation an­ nouncing the President's demise to the United States and the world at large and directing the closing of the execu­ tive departments and navy yards and army posts as a mark of mourning. The clerks on duty at once notified all their chiefs of the death. Arrangements had been made by which Secretary Hay met acting Secre tary of War Gillespie and Acting Sec­ retary of tfce Navy Hackett in the State Department for the purpose of promulgating the necessary orders of the.three departments. The order of the War Department had been pre pared. It was drafted on lines similar to that Issued when President Garfield was stricken. The order was addressed to all division and department com manders in the United States, the Philippines, Cuba, Porto Rico, and Alaska, and announced the death of President McKinley and directed that all work be suspended for the day, all flags to be at half-staff, and that thir­ teen guns be fired in tbe morning and one at Intervals of half an hour, and forty-five guns at subset. A similar order was issued by the Navy Department A guard of honor consisting of high officers of the army and navy was named at once to escort the remains of the dead President to Washington and to the place of inter­ ment. The White House promptly sent the official announcement it had received of the death to Secretaries Hay and Gage, the only cabinet members in town, and also notified the commis­ sioners of the District of Columbia. The White House was closed until after the funeral. The White House flag was half-mast­ ed, but a comparatively recent act of Congress forbade draping public build­ ings with emblems of mourning. President Roosevelt issued a proc­ lamation recommending that on the day of burial all people assemble "in their respective places of divine wor­ ship, there to render alike their trib­ ute of sorrowful submission to th© will of Almighty God and of reverence and love for the memory and character of our late chief magistrate." Secretary Gage, upon being informed of the death of President McKinley, and requested to make some comment upon the latter's life, said; ' "It seems like mockery to attempt to eulogize him. No words can carry from one mind to another a proper un­ derstanding of that unique personality. He himself must be his best interpre­ ter. His acts, his utterances, with their indescribable charm, have made him known to all Americans. Through these they understand and appreciate him. In their hearts can be found the love and the gratitude which his unsel­ fish, untiring and affectionate devo­ tion to his country Justly inspire. If I speak of him it must be simply and without exaggeration. In an active life, extending now over a long period, I have me£m^ny men of great powers and manifold graces, but after nearly five years of close association with this man,and a constant study of his men­ tal and moral characteristics, I have come to regard him, in the combined qualities which make a man truly great, as the superior of all the men I have ever known. In his death our people are indeed stricken with the most grievous loss." ft PRESIDENTM'KINLEY'S CAREER Incidents In the Life of the Dettd Soldier and Statesman. The following is a history of the late President's life: Jan.* 20. 1843--Born at Niles, Tram- bull County, Ohio. Jan. 29, 1860--Entered Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa. June 11, 1861--Enlisted as private, Company E, Twenty-third Ohio Volun­ teer Infantry. Sept. 24, 1862--Promoted from Com­ missary Sergeant to Second Lieutenant for bravery at battles of South Moun­ tain and Antietam. Feb. 7, 1863--Commissioned First Lieutenant. July 25, 1864--Promoted Captain, battle of Kernstown. March 14, 1865--Brevetted Major by President Lincoln for gallant service. July 26, 1865--Mustered out of serv­ ice. March, 1867--Admitted to the bar at Warren, Ohio, after studying law at Albany, N. Y. March, 1869--Elected Prosecuting Attorney, Stark County, Ohio. November, 1876--Elected to Con­ gress. November, 1888--Re-elected to Con­ gress for the seventh time. Jan. 11, 1892--Inaugurated Governor of Ohio. Nov. 3, 1896--Elected President of the United States. June 21, 1900--Renominated for President. Nov. 6, 1900--Re-elected President Of the United States. March 4, 1901--Inaugurated.. Assassinated Sept. 6, 1901. Died Sept 14, 1901. 102 MILES AN HOUB. MILWAUKEE ENGINE ESTABLISHES A RECORD FOR FAST TRAVELING. ' New Field for Woataa. In not a few of the granite cutting yards in Aberdeen, Scotland, fei&ale draughtsmen (or draughtswomen) are employed. This opens u$ a new field for female skill, and demonstrates once more that women are filling with con­ siderable success avocations which formerly belonged exclusively to men. In England and France, if not in Scot­ land, lady architects are not uncom­ mon, and display contidw^i #kUl in monumental drawing. y' - * 1Mbtanee from Chicane to the Wisconsin City Covered In 87 Mlnntes--Best v Time Hitherto Made Wa*^ aad Thlrtf-Twa BKlnatea. •" " :\v - •' -- One of the Milwaukee's new mam­ moth engines has broken the record be­ tween Milwaukee and Chicago. On New Year's eve the new compound Atlantic type engine. No. 921, made the eighty- five and two-tenths miles from Chicago to Milwaukee in eighty-seven minutes, or one hour and twenty-seven minutes. The previous record is said to have been one hour°knd thirty-two minutes and the fastest schedule of the Milwau­ kee calls for the" run in one hour and forty-five minutes. During three and four*tenths miles of the distance be­ tween Caledonia and Lakewood the train maintrined a speed of a trifle over 102 miles per hour. The distance between these two stations, three and four-tenths miles, was made In exact­ ly two minutes. Consideiing the fact that no prepara­ tion was made for the run. and con­ sidering the conditions, the run is re­ markable. The train left Chicago at 10:15 p. m., twenty minutes late, tbe engine hauling six sixty-foot mail and express cars, and arrived at Milwaukee at 11:42, juet two minutes late. The two terminals required slow time and there were slow downs for -five railway crossings, one full stop at Western ave­ nue, but no stops for water. Edgebrook to Stowell, seventy-two miles, was covered in sixty-five min­ utes, or at the rate of sixty-six and one-half miles per hour. The distance from Wadsworth to Western Union Junction, nineteen miles, was made in sixteen minutes, or at the rate of sev­ enty-one and one-quarter miles per hour. Engine No. 921 has a loaded weight of 290,000 pounds; drivers, 84^4 inches in diameter; a tender capacity of 19,000 pounds of coal and 7,000 gal­ lons of water. The run by detail was as follows: MUes from Chicago. Chicago 0 Pacific Junction. 6.4 Edgebrook 11.2 Rondout 32.3 Wadsworth 42.9 Western Union June...61.8 Stowell 83.2 Milwaukee 8S.2 Time. 10:15 p. m. 10:27 p. m. 10:34 p. m. 10:63 p. m. 11:04 p. m. 11:20 p. m. 11:39 p. tn. 11:42 p. m. VICKSBURG VETERANS VISIT The 8ITE OF THCf $500,000 M'KINLEY MEMORIAL AT CANTON. !• AlUfgt .«*• Mtu-tia* UM auvm* The Oldj) Battle Ground* an<1 the New Orleans Mardl Gr«s. The surviving veterans of the Cam­ paign and Siege of Vicksburg and their friends will please note that the Illi­ nois Central Railroad Company will run a low-rate excursion to the New Orleans Mardl Gras, with a two nights and a day stopover at Vicksburg, leav­ ing Chicago at 6:10 p. m., Freeport at 9:40 a. m., St. Louis at 10:15 p. m., Cin­ cinnati at 6:00 p. m., and Louisville at 9:40 p. m., on Tuesday, February 4. Both Standard Pullman and Excursion Sleepers will be run from Chicago and from Cincinnati and Louisville to New Orleans; and In addition Excursion Cars will be run from Freeport and from St. Louis to New Orleans. The price per double berth, whether occu­ pied by one or two people, will be as follows to New Orleans: In Standard Sleepers from Chicago, $8.00; from Cincinnati and Crom Louisville, $7:00; in Excursion Cars from Chicago and from Freeport, $3.50; from St. Louis, Cincinnati and Louisville, $3.00. Applications for berths should be made as follows, accompanied by the price of same, on or before January 28. For the Chicago and Freeport Cars, to J. F. Merry, A. G. P. A., Dubuque, Iowa; for the St. Louis Gar. to C. C. McCarty, D. P. A., 308 N. Broadway, St. Louis, Mo.; for the Cincinnati Car, to F. W. Harlow, D, P. A., Arcade and Vine street, Cincinnati, Ohio; for the Louisville Car, to W. J. McBride, C. P. & T. A., Fourth and Market streets, Louisville, Ky. This will be a great trip, and every veteran, every son and daughter of a veteran, and everybody else who wants a good time, should at once apply for their sleeping car accommodations. The price of berths as quoted above includes the two nights at Vicksburg, and this special excursion will arrive at New Orleans Friday morning, Feb­ ruary 7, in ample time to secure rooms at nominal prices, and to take in the attractions in and about thu city be­ fore the Carnival of fun and frolic that begins Monday morning, February 10. Write the nearest of the undersigned at once for a copy of "Historical Vicks­ burg," "Survivors of the Vicksburg Campaign," and the "Tourist Guide to New Orleans." For specific train rates (which will be the special Mardl Gras rates), limits, etc., consult your home ticket agent, o/r address the nearest of the undersigned: J. F. Merry, A. G. P. A*, Dubuque; W. A. Kellond, A. G. P. A , Louisville; C. C. McCarty, D. P. A., St. Louis; F. W. Harlow, D. P. A., Cincinnati* Prepheta Dream Dream*. If it is found that currents of elec­ tricity can be transmitted through the air as easily as by the employment of metallic conductors, then it would seem not impossible to have a flying machine constructed which would take in from the air-conducted currenl^ts needed electrical energy In the sam way that a motor car now takes its electric energy either from a trolley wire or third rail. Certainly, Slg. Mar­ coni has opened a field for human ac­ tivity the breadth, or, we might say, the height, of whiclx appears to be il­ limitable. - v Some Frenchmen Chew Tobaceo. Generally speaking, Frenchmen are not chewers of the Indian weed; but in the manufacturing districts, where men work twelve hours a day and can not smoke during that time, they chew. Offloer--Is your brother, who was to deaf, any better? Bridget--Sure, he'll be all right in the morning. Officer-- You don't say so! Bridget--Yes; he was arrested yesterday, and he gets his hearin' in ' the morning.--Denver ROPES OF HAIR. •waltM* ta> the Hebrides UttllM' Tfeelr Sweetheart*' Crown of Glory., o The young fellows who make their living by gathering the eggs of sea fowl on the rocky island of St. Kllda, one of t2t» Hebrides, consider them­ selves rich if they are possessed of a rope made of hair from the head. o£ the girl they love. They use these ropes in swinging from the precipitous cliffs otrHhe Island. They vary in length, one of forty or fifty feet being especially prized. The usual kind. is. a stout hempen cord, wrapped round and round with sheep's wool. Over this is a coating of horse hair and fin­ ally one of human hair. To manufac­ ture such a rope is the work of years, but the St Kllda girl saves her comb­ ings religiously. A curio collector who wanted to buy one of these ropes of­ fered $125 for it, but the otter was re­ fused. The cord in question was cov­ ered with a veneer of red hair the result of thirty years' collection from the heads of parents, aunts cou- simr: f.- • ^ KEYS OF LONDON. lerti Mayor Will Give Them to Staff Bdward at TbU Moaamnt At the spot where old Temple Bar, in London, used to stand, but where now an Inartistic monument nick­ named "The Griffin" occupies the cen­ ter of the narrow roadway, the lord mayor, with his. mace bearer, bit MUCCClX^i % Beyublteyn 11 ̂ ~ ̂ - j ̂ ̂ «• ̂ 5® ̂ sword bearer, and all the retinue of the Mansion House, will await the coming of royalty In the coronation procession. The lord mayor will ride bareheaded into the royal presence, and as evidence of loyalty, will hand to his majesty the keys of the city. These, In due course, will be handed back, and the lord mayor will then lead the way down Fleet street, past St Paul'*, aa f&r as the Mansion House. FOR BACHELOR GIRL8. Novel Combination That U Both Trnnk and Writing De«k> A combination trunk and writing desk has been devised by a New York woman. Necessity was truly the mother of this invention, the com­ bination being a diminutive hallroom, a limited Income and a "bachelor" woman's need for a tonvenient and capacious drawer. This design not only gives two large drawers, hut at the same time does not increase the amount of trunk room, and leaves It easily accessible. The photograph shows an old trunk, now used as a writing table. It can be made ready for traveling in less than a minute's time. It was stated some time ago that a man was the in­ ventor, but Laura E. Buckingham is the patentee, and in justice to her this statement is made. Germany** Colonial Schools. During the last two years Germany has educated in its colonial schools 25 young men who have been sent to German East and Southwest Africa, Kameroon, Togo, South Sea Islands, Icuador, Brazil, Philippines, Cape Col* npy and Sumatra. .. • • Kept In Seelnalon. The sultan of Turkey has six and seven daughters, who are kept in the securest seclusion, the former nev­ er leaving the grounds of the house in which they were born. A RRtt-LANa HINT, (Vtea«<Maia> '• Cott*eatk» VkwMdiniaL, t'ii'ii- ?•; V? BmSi. •tSi. V -Wk' sons Klectrlclaa* In Transvaal. - J; volunteer company of electrical engineers is being prepared for active service in South Africa at the express wish, it Is .uuderatoQd. of JLordy Kit­ chener. - »•,•<. > •••'• Mew lrreneh Word Coined! Tbe French have coined the word alumlnothermy for the process of get­ ting very great heat quickly and in­ expensively by the oxidation of alumi- a*p> - • •-? . v-,: Ths "Soo" Sine received no toad grant irijink the government and has no land* for sale. Its only Interest in the l a n d 1 • v question is based upon its broad policy ot •*"' aiding settlers and business mear in find- -i4 4 ing desirable locations upon good lands;. where thrifty, prosperous communities ;" A" - may grow up. It has no favorite locali- ties to boom. But from an impartial stand- '• point will give suet information to "Vvfh?': land seekers and others,, and will lend such reasonable co-operation as will aid 'iv, in this purpose. . T H E S O O L I N E ' S T E R R I T O R Y . The main line of the "Soo" runs north- ^ f. west from Minneapolis to Hankinson, N. ' D., where turning more northerly it Join* the Canadian Pacific system at Portal. i From Hankinson running westerly f L|i Wishek, in Mcintosh county, runs the Bismarck extension, with its terminus at • Braddock, 38 miles farther. From Wishek, by a detour to the south J : • and west into Campbell county. South Da- kota, runs the Missouri river extension, 70 miles long, with its present terminus at 1 Pollock, four miles from the Missouri and only a short distance from the state line between North and South Dakota. „ WHERE GOOD LANDS MAY BE FOUND. For those with means to buy a farm ' there are abundant opportunities for in- ^ -.-V. vestments in the older sections of Rich- land, Sargent, Ransom, Barnes and oiaei counties. Passing northwest on the "Soe" Line as the distance increases the de- -t velopment is less, and in Ward, McHenry and McLean counties tbe homesteader may still find excellent farming lands * I free under the homestead law. Settle- ment has been going on very rapidly in %£$$$<£ these far northern counties during the &****!$ last three year3 and the immense flax V * crops and other crops harvested there ? last year have made new settlers rich and Independent. In not a few. instances did the flax crop on new breaking pay the entire cost of production, including • the value of the land and leave a surplus of from $500 to $1,000 in bank. To the farm renters of Iowa and the older states, who have had the courage to strike out for themselves and come Into this country, it has been like an es­ cape from slavery. The land hunger now on is the greatest in the nation's history. The limit of free land is not far off and the price of land is rapidly advancing everywhere. It will • only be a year or two until all the land 1 In these northern counties will have pass­ ed into the hands of homesteaders and under the plow. THE MISSOURI RIVER COUNTRY. Off the main traveled road of migration somewhat is the Bismarck extension of the "Soo" line. Along this line will be found even better opportunities for set­ tlers than now remain to the far North. This Is particularly true of the country opened recently to settlement by the | building of the Missouri river extension from Wishek, in Mcintosh county, to Pol­ lock, In Campbell county, South Dakota, passing through the beautiful Spring Creek valley. - This country has long been waiting for ' % the facilities which a railroad affords. It has been settled in part for a number of years and has some fine farms. The wheat crops of this valley have been so abundant as to make the country famous. Stock raising, previously the chief busi­ ness on account of the distance to t^te railroad, will make a convenient founda­ tion for diversified farming. This new extension runs from Wishek south to Ashley, thence west through the new towns of Venturis, Artas, Herrled and Pollock, tbe last three being in Camp­ bell county, South Dakota. This Missouri Slope country is now for the first time open for settlement with railroad facili­ ties. It will fill up very rapidly, no doubt, and make excellent opportunities for busi­ nessmen as well as settlers. « Parties interested In the settlement la North Dakota are invited to write for in­ formation about the country in general, or any particular part contiguous to the "Soo" line, to D. W. CASSEDAY, Land and Industrial Agent, "Soo" LJtip. M'"r>opr>-MSi Minll. ' T O THE GREAT NORTHWEST. The Wisconsin Central Ry. will take you there in proper shape. Daily trains at convenient hours leave Chicago from Central Station, 12th street and Park Row (Lake Front) for St. Paul, Minne­ apolis, Ashland, Duluth and the North­ west. Pullman Sleepers are attached* and meals in dining cars are served a la carte. Nearest ticket agebt QUI give you further Information. Jas. C. Pond, Genl Pass. Agent, Milwaukee, Wis. Quaker's DI«cretloii. A young couple had been married by a Quaker, and after the ceremony be remarked to the husband: "Friend, thou art at the end -ft thy troubles." A few weeks after the man came to the good minister boiling ever with rage, having found his wife to be a regular vixen, and said: "I thought you told me I was at the end of my troubles?" "So I did, friend, but I did not which end," replied the Quaker. There Is more Catarrh in this section of the sountry than all other diseases put together, tnd until the last lew years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years doctors pro­ nounced it a locul disease, and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced H incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitu­ tional disease, and therefore requires consti­ tutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, man­ ufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohi<\ Is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offef one hundred dollars for any case it fails tocur* Bend for circulars and testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & CO,, i Toledo, < Sold by Druggists, 75e. Hall's Familv Pills are tbe best- Giant Tree Cat In Illinois. , • mammoth cottonwood tree was Mil a few days ago in the bottoms of the Little Wabash river, in Illinois. It contained eight thousand feet of lum­ ber. The tree was twenty-onfe feet in circumference, and a twelve-foot log on the first limb cut six huudwd ft**- Of merchantable lumber. / v The East received 300,000,000 feet Ot lumber during the last year by rail from the Pacific coast Sure to be arrested! Any ache or pain by Hamlin's famous Wisard OIL Your druggist sells It All fortunes have their foundations Ifid in economy.--J. G. Holland. Don't Be Racked To Pleees with rheumatism. One bottle of MAT* jr. JOHNSON'S 6088 will work wonders, Turkey exports about worth of opium annually. $3,000,1 To Cure a Cold in One day. Take Laxative Brorno Quinine Tablets. AH druggists refund money if it fails to cure, efrt Lucky persons are those who api and grasp opportunities. Mk». Winalow'g Pnothlng Hjns,' > for children leeiiilag, •often* tbe tfimi, r«ancM •uamatlot. allay* P*ia. cure* wind ooUc. 3Soa^ottMk The mau that blushes is not quite a brute.--Young. A- f- No chanee for dis serve Mrs. Austin's fa: grocers sell It. jpolntmant If yw " HIS Pancakea. All Ridicule never kills unless the death * f J»4$sarved, M-M > . : « ? V 1 k ' - i L ' i