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A Sample of the ex­ traordinary valnes offered hy this firm is shown in the illustration of the "Melba" sewing machine in another column of this paper for $14.25. This is one of the best sewing machines ever offered to the pub­ lic, and yet it is but a sample of the thousand and one useful articles illus­ trated and described in the beautiful cat­ alogue of the John M. Smyth Company. Hard Tack. ' "George, look at the smooth sea," said Ida at the yacht drift. "Does It not lpok like one vast car­ p e t ? " • • • . . „ "It does, indeed, pet," responded George, aa he whistled for the wind, "and I suppose the yachts are, trying to tack down the carpet." 8WANSON'S "5 DROPS" Is the sua of the sick room. It-has saved the pub­ lic, in lea than five years, more money than the national debt of this country, when you measure the value of health re­ stored, suffering humanity relieved of its agonies and diseases. Money which oth­ erwise would have been expended iu fun­ erals, doctors and drug bills, loss of labor, etc., and relieved suffering humanity of at least 10,000,000 years of excruciating pain and agony. This is more than can be said of any or all other remedies or electrical appliances of any kind. If you havfc never used it, do not fail to send for at least a trial bottle. SWAN-SON'S "5 DROPS" never fails to cure. It has eured and is curing mil­ lions of people afflicted with ACUTE and CHRONIC RHEUMATISM, SCIAT­ ICA. NEURALGIA. ASTHMA. I«A GRIPPE and CATARRH of all kinds. "5 DROPS" has never failed to cure these diseases, when used as directed. It will cure you. Try it. Price of large sized bottle $1.00, sent on receipt of price, charges prepaid: 25-cent sample bottle sent free, on receipt of 10 cents to pay for mailing. Apents wanted. SWAN- SON'S RHEUMATIC CURE COM­ PANY, No. 164 Lake street. Chicago, 111. 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Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing Its work. The proprietors have so much faith In its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of Testimonials. Address. P. J. CHENEY & GO., ItMo,O. tySold by Druggists. 75c. A Health Note. Mr. Stubb (reading)--"The sturdy Boers slept on their arms." Mrs' Stubb--How Injurious, John. They should sleep on'their right side. rrcrcit S O S C UUKtS Cough Syrup Good INCREASE CHANUh. your occupation YOUR by our mail systmn. Thomas A KdUon xi lug. <iirt,u«iuii,«i KinnjiiK lau^ut nail. Catalogue free. Electrical Eufl- ' Institute. 122 liberty St., NEW YOU an* gaining better pos tloris and salaries studying electrical engineer ngat home Tfc Salary. uutiorsfs this Insiltute. 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About 1,500,000 persons are employ­ ed in the coal mines of the world. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails tooure. 2dc. K. W. Grave's signature is on each box. The skeleton measures one inch less than the height of the living man. tt "He That Any Good Would Win Should ferae good health. 'Pure, rich Hood is the first requisite. Hood's Sarsa- pAriUi, by geving good blood and' good health, has helped many a man to success, besides giving strength and courage to <o>omen *vho, before taking it, could not even see any good in life to tvin. Cures a Coujfh or Cold at once, Conqoeti Croup without fail. Is the best for Bronchitis. Grippe, Hoarseness, Whooping-Cough. and for the cure of Consumption. Mothers praise it. Doctors prescribe it. | Small doses ; quick., sure results. FOR AIL LUNG TROUBLE fiSltored Train Falls Into an Ambiilk" Lieut. Churchill Amonjc Prisoners-- Burghers Tore Up Track and. Wreckfd the Train and It* Armamen toy ' ' v W: t vi* * Intelligence from Natal by way dtXron- don Friday was reassuring as regards the safety of Ladysmith, but conveyed the report that the Boers successfully assailed a scouting party in an armored train and captured over 100 British, in­ cluding Lord Randolph Churchill's son, Lieut. Winston Churchill. Reports in­ dicate that the Boers are moving south­ ward in the hope of cutting off the Brit­ ish communication. The reported deatff of Gen. Joubert is discredited at the war office. The armored train which the Boers attacked was practically destroy­ ed. - A Lorenzo Marques paper ,<$ys that at midnight Tuesday all the cannon on M NAVAL DISASTERS RCCALLEQ. Wreck of the Charleston Bring* Sink* tag of Other* to Miwd, « 1 The wreck of the cruiser Charleston re­ calls many other disasters which have befallen floating fortresses, carrying vari- i>UH flags into the depths of destruction. The most startling two such disasters, so far as the American people feel con- ceTiied, were the blowing np of the Unit­ ed States battleship Maiue in Havnna harbor Feb. 15 of last year, in "which *266 inen perished, and the loss of the British battleship Victoria off Tripoli in 1893. The Victoria was rammed by the British battleship Camperdown during maneuv­ ers, aud Vice Admiral Tryon, twenty-two officers and 336 men went down with her. Other similar disasters to warships in the last ldO years have been numerous. A list of the most important accidents to United States ships include: Nov. 24, 1877--Unitfd States sloop of war Huron, wrecked off coast of North Carolina; lives lost, 100. 1885--United States man-of-war Mis­ souri, totally wrecked near Gibraltar by an ejcplosiou in ship's magazine; no loss of life. March 15, 1889--United Slates men-of- war Trenton, Yandalia and Nipsic and German war vessels Adler and . fiber wrecked on Apia shore by storm; loss of life, 146. WAR WITH THE BOEf RUSSIA AND JAPAN FRIENDLY. OBJT. BOr.I.EK IN CAMPAIGN UN IFOR*; the hills surrounding Ladysmith opened fire and that buildings were set afire by the shells. Wlieu a Red Cross train in charge of Dr. Brisloe went to Cheveley .to pick up the dead and aid the wounded the Boer patrol demanded a request in writing to remove the unfortunate. The British war office received a cable­ gram from Gen. Buller confirming the report of the loss of 100 men north of Esteourt. Lorenzo Marquez specials say that the Boer censorship is very' strict and that 110 newspaper men are allowed to leave the country. The Xatal Advertiser of Durban has a dispatch from Esteourt which says: "When part of the armored train was Minister PaoJofF Declares the Rumors of a Conflict Are Ridiculous. The London story of preparation fOr war between Russia aud Japan over Corea is pronounced by both the Rus­ sian aud Japanese legations in Washing­ ton as ridiculous. Alexander Paoloff, the Russian minister to Corea, is at pres­ ent the guest of Count Cassini, the ltus- isian ambassador. Mr. Paoloff said that, left Corea only four months ago, go- to St. Petersburg, so that his infor­ mation was direct and official. "I assure you there rs no basis what­ ever for the reports of conflict between ^Russia and Japan over Corea," he said. "On the contrary, the two countries have entered into two formal compacts by Which it is agreed that the independence of Corea shall be maintained. These compacts were concluded at St. Peters­ burg aud Tokio, and they are so explicit that the reports of conflict as to sov­ ereignty over Corean territory show an entire ignorance of the written agree­ ment under which Russia and Japan are acting toward Corea." MILLIONS IN THE SCHOOLS. Commissioner of Education Report* Large Attendance. The aggregate enrollment iu the public and private schools of the United States for the year 18U8, as shown in the report of the United States commissioner of ed- WM TYPE OF ARMORED TliAIN WRECKED BY THE BOERS. overturned by the Boers turning up the rails the British alighted and exchanged volleys with the Boers. Many fell in this engagement and, the rails being re­ placed, an attempt was made to place all the wounded on the train. Lieut. Churchill led in this, but the Boer fire continued, wrecking the big gun carried by the British and well nigh demolishing the engine and tender. The sending out of the armored train into another trap is the subject of much adverse criticism. It is remarked bit­ terly that the armored train craze has been responsible for both the first and last misfortunes of the British. England has planned to put an army of 100,000 fighting men under Gen. Buller. For the first general movement there will be three iufantry divisions, consist­ ing in round figures of 10,000 men each. The cavalry division is computed at about 5,534 men, the corps troops (ar­ tillery, engineers, etc.) at about 5,100, while the troops to be employed in tVe "lines of communication," it is stated, will number 10.000. The Royal Field Artillery and the Royal Horse Artillery account, at a moderate estimate, for about 170 guns. ja addition to which must be taken into ac­ count the machine and Maxim guus at­ tached to infantry battalions and cavalry regiments, the guus landed from the ships at Durban, and also thost-, together with field pieces, possessed by the force under Col. Baden-Powell at Mafeking, the garrison at Kimberley, Col. Pluin- mer's force on the Ithodesiau frontier, etc. The actual number of these weap­ ons is not known, as many of them be­ long to the Dhodesia. Of the field bat­ teries on the way to South Africa sev­ eral will be provided with howitzers, a most terrible engine of war when sup­ plied with lyddite shell. The number of machine guns now being transported to the front With the troops is also very large. On the field the force will be divided into three infantry divisions, comprising eight brigades, one cavalry division of three brigades, the Xatal field force, aud "lines of communication." The brigade establishment of each iufantry battalion is upward of 1,000 men, and each cavalry regiment over 530 men. The mounted infantry companies will be slightly stronger than the cavalry regiments-- - nearly 600 men each. • PENSIONS Get Your Pension DOUBLE QUICK! Write Cspt. OYAJtlllL, PewioaAgrat,WasMsftss, I.e. REAL ESTATE $25 u> fK) per acre. In Dairy lands, 85 rnljes n. •. _«litcago; great bargains. Information free, flsiier 4 Branch. utwrenc«, Michigan. ^MDRLJMCLFIOHWJ EYEWATER 2 Second-hand Carriages. Will aellreasonableortrad* lcr hordes. Wm. Eiofeldt, SO iiuci ise Are., Chicago, IU. FOR SALE ITI The use of th«f] and "Hubing-er'a; ©nly 5c you are eni one large 10c pack| Shakespeare pane" Sury Qirl Calends Obtain the be&uti FN • AWAY. • FINDING MONEY. in Starch Book in the purchase of "Red Cross" I, makes it just like finding money. Why, for jone large 10c package of " Red Cross" starch, dinger's Best" starch, with the premiums, two • twelve beautiful colors, or one Twentieth Cen- m gold. Ask your grocer for thin starch aad present, frea. THE "RAIN OF FIRE." Leonid* and Meteor* Observed at Only a Few Places. Reports 'from various cities show that the expected "rain of-fire" was. witnessed only at three places Tuesday night. The cloudy weather was general. Prof. Keeler of Lick observatory, Cal­ ifornia, says he observed about ten leonids an hour, and one or two fine me­ teors were seen. In all 147 meteors were seen at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. Of these fifty-eight were leonids. At one time they fell at the rate of one per minute. Ab«ut twenty-five small me­ teors were observed at the naval ob­ servatory, Washington. They appeared between midnight and daybreak. The watchers at Yale College, who had been up for three nights, were disappointed, as were thousands in New York, Chi­ cago, Cincinnati and other cities. Prof. Young of Princeton Cellege says a snow­ storm obscured the sky there. In nearly every town little parties which seemed enveloped in an apparent air of astronomical knowledge were ar­ ranged to watch Leo kick over the potful of small stars and celestial sky rockets that have been accumulating for the past thirty-thr^e years. Most of thesfe yawn­ ing star gazers kept their vigil in vain, for few saw either Leo or any of Leo's children. LIEUT. HAYOEN GRUBBS. Slain in a Fight with Native Banditti in Western Nejjros. Lieut. Hayden Y. Grubbs of the Sixth infantry, formerly at Fort Thomas, was s!ain in a fight with native banditti in •MKUT. 1TAYBEK Y. Western Negros. He was born at Shel­ by City. Ky'.. four miles from Danville, and served during the Spanish war as lieutenant colour) of Hood's Immunes in Cuba. May Revolutionize Telegraphy. Anton Follak and Josef Virag. invent­ ors of the rapid-sending and receiving automatic devices which promise a revo- lntion in telegraphy, arrived iu Chicago Tuesday evening from Buda Pesth, Hun­ gary, to make demonstrations of their invention. Thin series of experiments will be an attempt to send COO words a minute over a distance of some 600 miles. The electrical experts of Chicago and of the colleges and universities of the vi­ cinity will be icvited to be present when the tests are ma*Ie. Muni i ipnl Matters. "Milwaukee .has started plans for a Dewey monument. Milwaukee is to raise $35,000 for a school for the deaf. London holds 03 per cent of its police­ men for night duty. Buddhists arc taking steps to eWct a temple in San Francisco. TL Seyeral persons died recently from act­ ing Kansas City mince pies, Chickamauga is to have a Confederate monument to cos" $65,000. Baltimore clifiius the largest negro population of any city in the world. Detroit Democrats are making plans for a new party organ in that city. New York wi:l require over $1,000,000 to perpetuate the Dewey areh. Greater New York school teachers threaten to sue tor delinquent salaries. Rockford has the largest Woodmen's camp in Illinois, with 1,400 members. ' Fighting Still Continues, with No Im­ portant Result*. At this writing it is not apparent that any serious fighting has taken place in Natal between the Boers and British since the serious reverse experienced by the latter before Ladysmith. There is a dearth of news in London relative to the South African situation, bat enough is knows to keep up interest and create anxiety. Ladysmith is surrounded by the Boers in large numbers and a force sufficiently strong has been sent south and has compelled the British evacuation of Colenso. the only town of importance between Lady smith and Durban, the chief port of Natal. This obviously im­ proves the Boer situation. It gives them the command of the Tugella river, cots off Ladysmith completely from communi­ cation with British headquarters at Pie- termaritzburg, the capital of Natal, and places them favorably for an attack upon any re-enforcement that Gen. Buller may send[ north from Durban for the relief of Gen. \V lute. Meantime at Kimberley and Mafeking, the west side of the twin republics, the siege of these places is being prose­ cuted by the Boers. The later are in Seatffl pumbers than_ it^ wag once ought they could muster~ana EnglanJ may find it necessary to send even more than one army corps to South Africa. Friday night Capt. FiUs-Clarence and Lieut. Swinburn, with D squadron of the Protectorate regiment* made a magnifi­ cent bayouet charge upon the Boers' en­ trenchment, driving them from their po­ sitions and bayoneting numbers of the Boer . who must have lost very heavily. The charge was most gallant and deter­ mined. The party could not hold thie trenches and lost six men killed, two prisoners and nine wounded in their re­ tirement. * A heiiographic* message from Lady­ smith, received kt Esteourt, states that the bombardment of that place continues, but thus far no harm had been done. The message add& that there is plenty of food, and all are well. The Boers are doing all the damage possible to the railroad south of Colenso, and are gath­ ering in large numbers south of Lady­ smith, the motive of these movements evidently being to hamper the British as much as they can in their efforts to re­ lieve White. A dispatch from Kimberley says that the Loers are apparently shelling the town at the extreme range of their gunS. Their fire has been futile. ucation, was 10,687,643. an increase of 432,550 compared writh the previous year. The school system in Hawaii is highly commended for its efficiency and attend­ ance. Commissioner Harris says it is important that too much must not be at­ tempted in the way of introducing the English language in the Spanish posses­ sions. All of the daily lessons save one, he declares, should be in Spanish, the exception being the reading of element­ ary English. Picture* in Following an idea first fl^veloped in Germany, pictures have recently been printed on this side which, when view­ ed through spectacles, appear in stereo­ scopic relief. The object pictured is first photographed from two points like ail ordinary strf-eoscopic view. Then the two pictures are printed in two complementary colors, nearly but not «]ulte overlapping. The glasses of the viewing spectacles are also of comple­ mentary colors, corresponding to those used In the printing, and when the pic­ ture is seen through these glasses, it stands forth wkfc a sh«rtU|p appear­ ance of solidity. -f NO MORI N Line Now Open :Jthe Public.- Try Grain-O! Try Grain-O! •sk your Grocer to-day to show you • 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 grains, and the most delicate stomach re­ ceives it without distress. % the price of coffee. 15c and 25c per package. Soli by all grocers. . One on Him. "Blast that lamp!'* roared Mr. Pegel, who was heating some water for shaV- •ing purposes. °, "It reminds me of you at the theater," said Mrs. Pegel, sweetly. r - "Reminds you of me?" he thundered, "tn what way? Speak woman." "Why, this makes the fourth time It has gone out apd every time It'goes out It smells of alcohol." IC.C. C. Routtt* o«t • Grip or OrlfW) fare lip--Clet Passage at Aay Dpiig Sttstifcb No more grip*. iUesiaa or any ethar kind. « " That Is the verdict of the traveling publte who hate grown tired after years <ot ex­ perience with the griiis attd gripes of pill form and liquid purgatives. To open the how pis naturally, easily, without disagreeable feelings or resnlt*, has been the problem before modem sci­ ence. which has been solved in Casesreta Candy Cathartic. Cascareta are the ideal ~ laxative, harsa- less, pnreiy vegetable, mild yet positive. They make the liver lively, prevent mnt stomach, purify the blood, cegnlate the bowels perfectly. They cure constipation. We want you to believe this, as it is the troth, bucked by au absolute guarantee. If Cascarets do not eure any ease of constipation, purchase money will be refunded. Go buy and try Casearets to-day. It's what they do, not what we say they do. that proves their merit. All druggists, 10e, 2.V. or 50c. or mailed for prit-e. Send for booklet and fr«>e sample. Address Sterling Kemedy Co., Chicago; Montreal, Can.; or New York. This Is the CASCARET tablet. Kvery tablet of the only genui** Casearets bears the mngie letters " CCC." Look at the tablet before you buy, and beware of frauds^ Imitations and substitutes. BOOM IN CHOCTAW COURTING. Ha4 Bnah for Indian.Bride* Made by Avaricious Whites. Love-making of a fast order is now going ou in the Choctaw nation, Indian Territory. About 5,000 white men have Hlready won Choctaw brides and the land and money that accompany them. The cause of the rush is the recent announce­ ment of the Dawes commission that after the first of the month all persons not Choctaws by blood will not be enrolled on the citizenship list. This means no white men who marry Choctaw women will be allowed to share in lands and money of the Choctaw tribe. Hence qi love-making on part of civilized man. The Choctaw girls are rather prel and some are highly educated. Thoi who are not full bloods refuse to marry i. v=> TrPlt OF CHOCTAW MAtDBlT. Indians, hence there is a great demani for whites. Choctaw girls marry at the age of 17. Because of their 550 acres of land (equal amount being given to theit husbands) no trouble is experienced in finding a suitable companion. These giris are of a kind and loving disposition, and are said by the white men who hate tried to make excellent wives. WAR NEWS IN BRIEF. || TT AL\ LLC TT There are no Boers nearer Esteourt than Colenso. , ' A report declares that the Boers are marching into Zululand. Foreign interference is now regarded as out of the question. Gen. Buller did not expect to begin the campaign before Christmas. A complete wireless telegraphic appar­ atus has been seized on a vessel at Capo Town. St. Petersburg reports cite the Rus­ sians as marching toward, the Afghan frontier. The troops arrived at Cape Town now bring the total number thus far landed up to 130,000. The strict censorship of the British au­ thorities prevents authentic reports in many instances. The Portuguese Government has deter­ mined not to send troops to Delagoa bay before the end of December. Both Britons and Boers are accused of inhumanity, but these stories are not to be accepted without consideration of the source. It is reported that the Belgian Govern­ ment has warned Dr. Leyds, whose head­ quarters is at Brussels, t&at Belgium is a neutral country. The Basutos have expressed their sym­ pathy for the Brltish by quitting worTc oh the Boers' farms, and as a result the crops are rotting. Durban advices aeport that a big force of the Boers was driven back from Lady­ smith and that they suffered severely. Capt. Lambton's arrival from Durban with 500 men and heavy guns was ex­ tremely fortunate for the British. The British have abandoned Aliwai- north, an important town on the Orange Free State border, and the Boers are now occupying the place. The humanity displayed by Joubert and commented on by Gen. White has created a favorable impression.*and will mitigate in favor of clemency if England conquers. The Italian Red Cross Society is send­ ing fruit to the sick British soldiers in South Africa and medicine to the Boers. It is believed that the greater portion of the Boer soldiery is concentrated be­ tween Colenso and Ladysmith. This is an extremely advantageous position. Officials at Cape Town are now stop­ ping all foreign official telegrams, wheth­ er in code or otherwise, except messages to the Governor of Portuguese East Af­ rica and Portagal. The press censorship will be stricter than ever hereafter, and it is now gen­ erally understood that there will be no more exciting news from the Tranvraal until the British win some big battles. Electric Headlights. " J" Oncf 'more electricity has takeij place of other illuminants. The Chicago, Burlington and Quiucy Railroad has just commenced to equip locomotives with electric headlights. The famous Fast Mail and the Denver Limited travel at such a high rate of speed that a stronger light than the old style has been foniad necessary to safety. A Give-Away. "Members," said the preacher, "I am very sorry to state that a brass button was found In the morning's collection. As there is only one member whose husband is on the police force it is not difficult to surmise the donor." Only One More Week. * i One more week of "The Great Ruby" will bring that play's remarkable run ' McVickWs Chicago theater to an end. From the appearance and size "of- the audiences the piece might run all winter, but engagements made before it came to J Chicago prevent any further change ia^ plans. As it is the run has been extend­ ed two weeks beyond the time originally set for it to end, and still the public Is not satisfied, but, like Oliver Twist, cries for "more!" The people seem to never tire of applauding the great balloon scene and the actors have become stick old friends they get hearty rounds of ap- - plause when they make their appearanco on the stage each night. : • ees 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. Springless Springers. Waiter--Would you like a nice spring Chicken, sir? Guest--Well, it depends upon wheth­ er It is this spring's or last. I believe Piso's Cure is the, only medi­ cine that will cure consumption.--Anna M. Ross, Williamsport, Pa., Nov. 12, *9& Willing to Work. - * Lady--Well, what are you wttftng tfr ; do for that dinner? Sandy Pikes--Allow me to make a propysition, mum. Yer fill yer hus­ band's meerschaum wid imported line cut an' den I'll rid yer wardrobes of moths by blowln' qjnoke through keyholes." - ' i ^r- ^ Lane's Family Medicine Moves the boveb each day. In ords* to be healthy this is necessary. Acta gently on the liver and kidneys. Ojirsa tick headache. Price 25 and 50c, 1 never knew a man who could not the misfortunes of another per­ se a Christian.--Pope. No Thoroughfare. ' He--It has been said that the way to reach & man's heart is through his stomach. V _ ' She--But suppose he is dyspepttpt He--Then don't attempt It. i Mrs. WlnsloWs SOOTHIHO STBCP ror ChiUUM teething: sot tens the gums, reonces lnaamniatt«fc tliays pain, cures wind colic. % cents & bottto. EVi TAL WOM RS. PINKHAM says that irritability indicates disease. Women who are nervous and snappish are to be pitied. Their homes are uncomfortable; their dis- w constantly worse. Such women need the coun- ent of a woman who understands the peculiar troubles of her sex. MRS. ANNA E. 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