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FIRST WOMAN CITIZEN touched at Indian Point, Siberia. There he found the principal native of the village, Koharri by name, a trader noted all along the coast- Writing of this old trader, Dr. Jack­ son says: "He has a ttttlg frame store­ house, filled from, floor to ceiling with tobacco, flour and looking glasses, which he has obtained from the whal­ ers, and from which he supplies the country for hundreds of miles around. This man has been known to have as much as $75,000 worth of whalebone in his storehouse at one time. He does a business of probably $100,000 a year, and yet not a single coin of gold, silver, nor a single bank note or bank check is used, nor are any books kept. All transactions are by barter, furs and whalebones being exchanged for tobac­ co, flour and whisky. This wholesale merchant of the north Siberian coast can neither read nor write, nor can any one associated with him. Although no wealthy, lie lives in an ordinary tent, and sleeps on the ground on a pile of reindeer skins."--Washington letter to Chicago Tribune. FASCINATING PAWNSHOP. Try Grain-Or Try Graln-O! Ask your grocer 'to-day to Show you a package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place Of coffee. The chil­ dren may drink without injury as well as the adult. All who try it like it. GRAIN-0 has that rich seal brown of Mocha and Java, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stom­ ach receives it without distress. One- fourth of the price of coffee. 15c and 25c "per package, sold by ail grocers. IDEAL GRANDMOTHERS. Women Who Know the La *78 of Nature as Them May Live to Green Old Age. HER STURDY LADS AND CLEVER LASSES BECOME PROMINENT CITIZENS. Mrs. Pinkham Says When We Violate Nitei Our Ponishment Is Pain---If We Contl , V to Neglect the Warning We Die. Known as the "Widow Ryan"-Was ( a Clever Business Woman -- Short Sketch of Her Life and What Some of Her Children Accomplished. From the Neves. Indianapolis, lrid. Hundreds of thousands of men of for­ eign birth have taken out papers declar­ ing their citizenship in Indiana since that State was admitted into the Union in lk.10 without creating remark or com­ ment. It- was a different matter, how­ ever, when along in the forties the first woman of foreign birth applied for and received papers of citizenship. The "first woman citizen" was an Irish widow who settled in southern Indiana with her progeny of sturdy lads and clever lasses Upon a farm which she had bought. She had taken out naturalization papers iu order to manage her property to better advantage, and for the further pur­ pose of starting her family as true Ameri­ cans with a full understanding of the ad­ vantages and responsibilities of American citizenship. "The_Widow Iiyan," a'fe she wa's known in Daviess Comity. Indiana, was a-.great woman with a clever business head and left behind her those who grew to he worthy men and worthy women, and who have left their impress upon/the State, One o-f these sons, James B. Ryan, be­ came Treasurer of the State of Indiana, and a son-in-law, M. L. Brett, also held that high and honorable position. Another SQU was the late Lieut. Col» Richard J. Ryan, Who" was probably the most brill­ iant and gifted orator that. Indiana ever produced, and who during the war for the Union served his country iu the Thir­ ty-fifth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, bet­ ter known as "the Irish Regiment." Another son is Thomas F. Ryan, who is now 59 years old. and with a few inter­ vals of absence has been a resident of In­ dianapolis for forty-two years,. Mr. Ryan has been an active business man all his life and has seen more than one fortune come and go in the vicissitudes of trade and sudden panic. In the early fifties, smitten by the gold fever, he went by way of the Isthmus of Panama to California, and he has always retained the free-hearted, open and-trust­ ing confidence that distinguished the gal­ lant pioneers of the golden State. He has been engaged in mining and trade opera­ tions in Oregon. Arizona and Montana. From May, 1885,< until August, 1SS7. lie was the government agent at the Seal Islands off the Alaska coast, a highly re­ sponsible i>osition. "For ten years or more," said Mr. Ryan, in conversation with a group of gentle­ men at the Indianapolis Board of-Trade, "I have been sensitive in my lower limbs to weather changes. If my legs had been filled with quicksilver I do not think they could have responded more quickly or more disagreeably to climatic conditions. "During the past two years this infirm­ ity became much worse, and I began to be alarmed, fearing paralysis. My legs were cold and recently from my knees down were without sensation. I could walk only short distances and would even then experience great weariness. 1 be­ came more and more alarmed. I natural­ ly thought of paralysis or locomotor ataxia. The prospect was not pleasing. "1 happened to meet my old friend Capt. C. F. Shepard, of this city. He was chanting the praises of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People and gave me his experience, telling me that he had been brought by using them from a bed where he lay helpless, his physician hav­ ing declared him a hopeless victim of locomotor ataxia, and was now as active as any man of his age. not even requiring the use of a eane. Upon his recommenda­ tion I began the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. "I found positive relief, after taking a few doses. The numbness in my limbs disappeared as if by magic, and I can walk as far as I like at a good rapid gait and without weariness. This you may understand is a great boon to a man who has been of an active habit of life, and who still likes to depend to a great extent upon his legs to get around in the world. "The pills also drove the rheumatism out of my hip, for I have not been bother­ ed with it-since I began their use. I think I shall have to join Captain Shepard in his praise* of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale Peo­ ple contain, in a condensed form, all the elements necessary to give* new life and " richness to the blood and restore shatter­ ed. nerves. These pills are sold in boxes (never in loose bulk) at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50, and may be had of all druggists, or direct by mail from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, Schenec­ tady, N Y r The Thrifty foreign Farmer. Farming In Belgium is much different from farming In this country. On two acres of land the Belgian farmer will Hot only raise enough to supply him­ self and his family, but will lay aside something for a rainy day. It may be imagined that there are no waste places on such miniature farms. Every foot of grouud is cultivated. Belgium covers about the same amount of terri­ tory as the State of Maryland, yet 0,000,000 people have their homes there and are nearly independent of the out­ er world. How's This! We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. K. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props., Toledo. O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable In all business transactions and finan­ cially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. „ , „ West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Waldlng. Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Drug­ gists. Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free. Papa's Density. The Father--I thought you said that young man came to see you last night? The Daughter--Yes, I did. "He was disappointed, then, I sup­ pose?" "No, indeed." "Why, how on earth could he see you when you had no light the whole even­ ing?"--Yonkers Statesman. Providence has allotted us each at least seventy years in which to fulfill our mission in life, and it is generally our own fault if we die prematurely, g g Nervous exhaustion invites | This statement is the positive truth. When everything becomes a burden If" an< ̂ y°u cannot walk a few blocks Jp npfi ^ without excessive fatigue, and yon break out into perspirations easily, 7n,ij £ ilSSBtfiB ft, and your face flushes, and you grow t(< Mm -iud shaky at the least provoea- | « flE f 1\ tion, and you cannot bear to be I SP& wSllli9lrr&S& r\ crossed in anything, you are in dan- * - ' k HPSHL ger; your nerves have given out; jam.: '* need building up at once! To build " > • up woman's nervous system and re­ store woman's health, we know of no better or more inspiring mediciiie than. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Your ailment taken in time cam he thrown off , if neglected it will run on into great suffering and pain. . Here is an illustration. MRS. LUCY GOODWIX, Holly, W. Va., says: " I suffered w-ith*nervous prostration, faintness, all-gone feeling and palpi­ tation of the heart. I could hot stand but a few moments at a time without having that terrjble bearing-down sensation. " When I commenced taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound %•. only weighed 108 pounds, and could not sit up half a day; before, however, X' had used a whole bottle, I was able to be about. I took in all about three bot-: ties of the Compound, and am entirely cured; now I weigh 131,pounds and fed.' .like a new woman, stronger and better than ever in my life." So it transpires that because of the virtues of Mrs.... Pinkham's wohderfaH Compound, even a very sick woman can be cured and live to a green old age. Greek and Roman doors always open­ ed outward, and when a raan was pass­ ing oot of a house he knocked on the door, so as not to open it in the face of a passer-by. A doctor says that persons who at­ tain their thirtieth year without suffer­ ing from any serious disease are likely --all things being equal--to live till they are at least 73 years of ago,- One of the most beautiful orchids was recently exhibited in London. It was a white flower, shaped like a sear gull with outspread wings, and a gold and vermilion heart. It came from Venezuela, iind cost $5,000. A. tort-Vise, weighing a quarter of a ton, .has been purchased for the Zoo at London, by Mr. Walter Rothschild. It is supposed to be the oldest living crea­ ture in tbefworld, $n(l *s known to have lived at least 150 years. It was men­ tioned in a deed in 1810. Fogs on "the ocean or navigable streams may be dispersed'for-some-dis­ tance ahead of a vessel by means of a new invention, consisting of an arched distributing pipe with jet tubes set in one side to discharge water or other liquid in spray against the fog. Combinations of linseed, peanut, rape or mustard oil with sulphur form rubber-like substances which are said to be largely used in the, manufacture of india rubber compounds. Pure, ua- vulcanized india rubber will float, near­ ly submerged, in water, while the oil substitutes, being slightly heavier in proportion to their bulk, sink. The ivory handles of knives or other ivory articles, when yellowed or dis­ colored from age or other cause, should be thoroughly washed with water and .inely powdered pumice stone, and then dried in the sun under glass. Accord­ ing to the condition of the ivory, the washing and exposure to the sun's bleaching influence should be repeated until it is white. The man who either shats the door with a bang or leaves it wide open may soon be unable to work havoc with people's nerves. Doors can now be op­ ened and closed automatically by elec­ tricity, the circuit being closed and the doors opened by the pressure by the visitor's feet on the mat. After the vis­ itor has passed through, the doors are shut by the same current, and left ready to open with the next visitor. A corduroy road made of small cedar trees, which were in a perfect state of preservation, was unearthed the other day thirty-eight feet below the surface of the earth, seven miles east of Ashta­ bula, O. Prof. Carl Wright, teacher of geology in Oberlin Colege, who has vis­ ited the spot and examined the wood, gave it as his opinion that the wood has been where it was found since the gla­ cial epoch. The Loudon Lancet reports the re­ markable case of the killing of Major Jameson by lightning in a field near i Guildford on Aug. 25. There was but a single flash and a clap of thunder. The victim was found lying on his face, dead, with his clothing torn to frag­ ments and scattered widely around him. Even his undergarments were rent to ribbons and scattered over the ground. The soles of his boots were stripped off, brass eyelet holes were torn out, and nails forced from their places. California Ostrich Farm. Ostrich-farming is one of the most in­ teresting of California's variety of in­ dustries. About twelve years ago Ed­ win Cawston brought over a cargo of forty-two ostriches from South Africa. They thrived on his Norwalk and Pasa­ dena ranches, and now the proprietor has over three hundred native birds and is increasing his "troop" at the rate of about one hundred chicks year­ ly. An average ostrich weighs about two hundred and fifty pounds and stands seven feet high. Every few months the "ripe" wing and tail-feath­ ers of the mature birds are plucked or cut, without any pain or discomfort be­ ing caused to the birds. The feathers are variously disposed of in single plumes, tips, boas, capes, collars, etc. While the great bulk of the product goes to the Wholesale trade, the os­ trich-farmers carry on quite a retail business for the accommodation of their patrons. The ranches, reached by electric car from Los Angeles, are a Mecca for tourists. There is a protec­ tive import duty of 20 per cent, on os­ trich feathers, and under its beneficent influence this "infant industry" is thriving so well that it is only a matter of time before California will be able to compete successfully with African producers for the entire American mar­ ket. That this market is a valuable one is shown by the fact that the Uni­ ted States now annually consumes about thirty millions of dollars' worth of Imported ostrich feathers.--San Francisco Argonaut. Bones of a Mastodon. The bones of a prehistoric monster have been discovered on a large farm about a mile south of Batavia. While Philip and George Baker, dairymen, were, digging a grave for a dead horse, at a depth of about three feet the shovel struck an obstruction which, on being pried up with a rail, was broken. It turned out. to be an ivory tusk in a splendid state of preservation. A portion of the tusk is of the consistency of chalk. One end of it, however, was not injured, and was of solid ivory. - It is five feet in length, about five inches in diameter at the widest end, and at the point about two and a half inches. A portion of a rib, about 36-inches long, was also found. Dr. E. E. Snow, who has traveled extensively in Africa, pro­ nounced the tusk that of a mastodon.-- Scientific American. Rich Merchant of the Arctic. Up near the arctic circle lives an old man who is very rich, and yet never sees a dollar,,or any kind of money, or representative Of .money; Dr. Sheldon Jackson of the bureau of education for Alaska, on board the Bear, recently Reputations Made .In a Day Are previous scarce. Time tries the worth of a. mt'h or medicine. HoStetter's Stomach Hitters is a forty-five years' growth, a'nit like those hardy lichens that garnish the^crev- ices of Alaska's rocks; it flourishes peren­ nially, and its reputation has as firm a bifse as the rocks themselves. No medicine is more highly regarded as a remedy for fever aud ague, bilious remittent, constipation, liver and kidney disorders, nervousness and rheumatism. CANDY CATHARTIC Thought F e Meant a Hog Pen. Lakefront--The pen is mightier than the sword. Stockyards--You bet it is. By The way, are you a shipper or n packer? CURE CONSTIPATION Coughing Leads to Consumption. Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at once. Go to your druggist to-day and get a sample bottle free. Sold in 25 and 50 cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dan­ gerous. Thackeray's penmanship was mar- velously neat, but so small that it could not always bo read with comfort by any but microscopic eyes. Do You Know that There Is Sci ence in Neatness? Be Wise and Use For lung and chest diseases, Piso's Cure is the best medicine we have used.--Mrs. J. L. Northcott, Windsor, Out., Canada. If kissing went out of fashion no girl would care to be considered stylish. The Bill He Wanted. "Ivunnel," said an old Georgia darsy, "will you do me a favor when you's up ter do legislator'?" "Certainly," replied the representa­ tive, "if it's in my power. What it is?" "Don't dey have lots er bills up dere, Still?" "Oh, yes--lots.'" "An' you'll be comin home 'bout Christmas, suh?" "Yes." "Well, suli, do--if you please, suh -- bring me a two-dollar bill!"--Atlanta Constitution. SAPOLIO A Great Library ' { of the Best Fiction, History, Biography, Science and Art < Weak Stomach Too Slow for Her. Tom--Won't you go boating with me? Madge--Oh, I would like to, but I'm afraid. Tom--There is no danger if we sit perfectly still. Madge--Yes, I know; but what fun would there be in that? No Doubt True. Biggs--I wonder who originated the joke about the difficulty of finding a woman's pocket? Diggs--Must have been some poor fellow who married an heiress. A YEAR Hood's Pills are the favorite cathartic. C5c. PENSIONS^: Writs Capt. 0TA2SSLL. Pension Agoat.Washington, E.G. ENSIONS, PATENTS, CLAIMS. JOHN W MORRIS, WASHINGTON.D.a Lata Principal Examiner U. 8. Fenilon Bureaa. S yr». in last war. 15 adjudicating claims. atty. tiaoa Remember this I sign whereby it Conquers Pain, i CUNTS RHEUMATISM. NEURALGIA; SCIATICA, LUMBAGO, SPRAINS, BRUISES, SORENESS, STIFFNESS, AND BURNS. Walter Baker & Co.'s 1L _ Breakfast COCOA Pure, Delicious, Nutritious. Costs Less than ONE CENT a cnp. Be sure that the package bears our Trade-Mark, This tale, taken down from tlie lips of the < t Chief Two Moons, is a vivid and dramatic 4 ^ .story. 4 y Sitting Boll's Defiance \> A\fttje story of Sitting; Bu!l's,_ refusal to treat 4 | with a commissioner from the Government.and 4 • his insensibility to fine words and rich gifte. 4 • Walter Baker & Co. Limited, Dorchester, Mass. >llMl"tl^«4 * jlM I ' (established 1780.) Rising W olf's autobiography, giving strange instances of his, power of magic and his own story of how he acquired the power. By HERBERT E. HAMBUN. A narrative of 4 • work, adventures, hazards, accidents and es- 4 y capes. The record of fifteen years' experience 4 > as fireman and engineer. 4 I A Diver's Autobiography <• The story of the champion deep diver of the ( ( world, full of innumerable adventures and hair ^ ( breadth escapes. 4 > Lord Kelvin A character sketch and a conversation on some unsolved problems of science. J A description of " Turbinia." a boat that can J make 40 miles an hour, by the inventor and J. builder. X Making a Great Telescope • By Dr. J. A. BRASHEAK, who perhaps knows • more about this subject than any other man in • the world. This railway will open one of the greatest..' • wheat raising countries of the world. Prince < • Krapotkin will tell its thrilling history from < • inside and personal knowledge. * • There Is a Class of People Who are injured by the use of.coffee. Recently there ha§ 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 it 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. A Natural Sequence. Jones--Hawkins is a singular fellow, isn't lie? Smith--In what respect? Jones--As a bachelor, of course. Lane's Family Medicine Moves the bowels each day. In order to be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures sick headache. Price 25 and 50c. Don't waste your time disputing fig­ ures. They seldom lie, except in gas meters. TO CUKE A COLD IN ONE i>AY. Tate Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All Druggist? refund the money It it falls to cure. 25c. To see a shooting star means all sorts of good luck. Mrs. Window's SOOTHINQ SYHUP for Children teething: Botten.i the gums, reauces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 2S cents a bottle. The streets, water supply, ways of travel, safety guards of life and health, sport and pleasure, by Col. WAKING. Mark Twain's Voyage Illustrated by A. B. FROST and BBTER N«*r- ELL. Both article and pictures are inimitably droll. Experiences during a voyage under water in a Holland submarine boat, with pictures made on the spot. Airships and Balloons An account of the very latest experiments in aerial navigation, and an interview with an em­ inent balloon-maker of Paris. Constipation Positively Cured a LI VE R SiSsampte !«• MILLER'S / Regular size 25c. In remitting send silver. DR. MILLER, BEAYKKTOWN, PA, . -- rJoH • mi nam r iutfrNTIfllltson*nm<Mle profli- ' A'VALUAHLl INFTNJIUN less by a poor patent. \ M$h 6OOD patert«'s£»«S \ M'BURTOKS BURTON * CURE Y0U8SEIF! /CDKE»\ I I'M Bis V for naa«tw| fia 1 to 5 | dUcb&rgei, intliniali--_ / Ourutnd y irritation! or uiccratitiw re°» to urt.-nrt. of uiucooa minitirniw. coonstoo. Painless, and not acute. ITHEEYANSCHEHICALCO. sent or poUoaoo*. Vcmcwk:n.o.l I \ U.S.*. 7 | or tent in plain vranq; V I by expr*». prepaid. Car W \] l» •«*. or 3 bottle*. " "Vy0 ™ Circular sent on iI ||1 The best Ked Rope R 11_ per so. toot, cp* and < IU Substitutes for naoer. laalUa Hooting Co., Ca CURES WHERE AU tLSETwLS. " Q Best Cough Syrup." Tastes Good. Use igB in time. Sold by druggists. r( writing to Atfvtrtlser*, please to aol iiJ! to lion von uv the AAvcftlsettcei in this DM