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C O N S U M P T I O N Drying' Up of the Missouri. By official, measurement^ at Sioux River is., steadily diminishing in vol­ ume. The gauging of 1895 shows that the amount of water passing that point is twenty per cent, less than in 1878. The volume of the Ohio |ias likewise diminished, but that is. accounted for by the cutting off of the timber. There seems to be no such cause operating on the upper waters of the Missouri: It never had much growing timber along its bank or on land tributary to it. The. Upper Missouri is not the highway for steamboats that it was twenty or thirty years ago, and. in the multiplica­ tion. of railways, may not be greatly needed for that purpose, but those who live on its banks would not like to see it au arroyo or dry ditch. There is no sentiment associated with the inces­ sant flow of the majestic river. Even tiie name "Big Muddy," when trans­ lated into the Indian tongue is euphoni­ ous. and surely the uses of the great river for drinking purposes for live stock could not easily be supplied from any other source. . . *. The Canadians and others on -the shores of lakes Michigan and Huron are . making quite a stir because they fear the water in these lakes will be lowered by. the new drainage canal connecting the Chicago River With - the Illinois River. Their protests may answer -some purpose by preventing the appro­ priations from Congress necessary to •fhake the drainage ditch into a grand' ship canal, connecting the;great lakes with the Mississippi and the gulf,• Inu­ tile great waterway is pretty stu'e.to be built at some future time not far dis-- . tain. But if-the Missouri concludes to dry up. it is difficult to see what we can do about it. No artificial rainmaker and 110 use of pumps can ever prevent it, if the climatic conditions are such as to produce the result. " It has been suggested that the people all move down the Big Muddy to a point past its junction with the Mis­ sissippi. Then if the Missouri should dry up. the new stream from tlie great lakes through the Hennepin Canal will supply the deficiency and the products of the farms, and other commerce, will go on "unvexed to the sea." Tlio Modern Way Commends itself to the well-informed, to do pleasantly and effectually what was formerly done in the crudest man­ ner and disagreeably as well. To cleanse the system and break up colds, headaches and fevers without unpleas­ ant after effects, use the delightful liquid laxative remedy. Syrup of Figs. No discontented man can ever be rich. Saved from Dcst ruction. This is what happens when the kirinova nr.. rescued from inactivity by Hosteller's Stom­ ach Bitters. If they continue .inactive they are threatened with Bright's Disease, dia­ betes or some qtliier malady which works their destruction. Malarial, billousaml rheu­ matic ailment and dyspepsia are also con-. .quered by the Bitters, which is thorough ami effective,. Could Not Stand the Pressure. A young bridegroom in Frederick, ,Md„ fainted away while the clergyman was performing the marriage cere­ mony. It was a case of tight boots. If you want to be miserable, you should be selfish. \ WE HAVE. a Mil tothMna AN INTERESTING LETTER FftOM A r YOUNG LADIES' COLLEGE. This annimeJ, while a representative of the IJut^hinson, Ivan., News was taking his va»ation he had occasion to visit the thriv­ ing little city of Peru, 111. He~had hardly had time to shake' hands with" friends in the city before he was told of the wonder* ful cure of Mrs. George Perry of rheuma­ tism, Every one1 that has ever lived in Peru, 111., knows Deacon George Perry and wife. They have lived there forty years, and being active workers in the church and kind, obliging neighbors, then- are both well known and universally loved. The News representative being always on the lookout for news and wonderful cures, called on Deacon Perry and wife the sec­ ond day after his arrival. He was met at llie door by Mrs. Perry, an old lady, now- over seventy years of age. He told her "bluntly that he had heard that she had been recently cured, of rheumatism and asked for her story, which she readily gjjtve, expressing a desire that she wislmi that the world at large should know of hei good fortune. She said: ' "About three years ago I was t a k e ­ down with the grip and suffered nearly al winter. After tfye grip left me I. was tal­ on with the rheuma'tisin: °I could abs< lutely do no work, ajid for over a year was so bad I could not pick a pin off floor. I had the town physicians doet me and I tried Wany remedies. Tnvt. non. of them seemed to do me any good for any length of time. At last my husband no­ ticed ah article in a paper abo(k.t a wonder­ ful cure brought about by tHe use of Pink Pills for rheumatism,.and l determined to try once more. :1 used only soc Intxes'of Pink-l*iils, and long before I took the last box I was nearly as well as you see me to-day. 1 now do all'tny own housework. J alt hough I am Over seventy years of age, - and i have no words'at my cohiimrnd to - express my gratitude to the "manufactur­ ers of Pink Pills, for without their medi: eine l amsatisfied I Would still be laid up with rheumatisms and not only heeli a suf­ ferer but been unable to do any work." .; Mrs, Perry's story ca-Jh be substantiated by hundreds of citizens of La Salle Co.. Ill;, for her wonderful cure is one of the much-talked-of subjects in that locality. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are now given to the public as an unfailing blood build­ er and nerve restorer, curing all forms of weakness arising from a watery Condi­ tion of the blood or shattered nerves. The pills are sold by all dealers, or will he sent, post paid on receipt of price, ,r>0 cents a! box or six boxes for $2.fit), by addressing Dr. Williams' Med. Co.,Schenectady,N.Y. KSraS'SW for catalogue. ELKHART Carriaie k Harness ftlf-C*. Elkbart, ML Ease Between the Sexes for Education. -V, Health Impaired by Incessant Study. The race between the sexes for edu­ cation is to-day very close. Ambitious girls work incessantly over their studies, and are often.' brought to a halt,\ through having /1mm sacrificed the phy- sical to the mental. Then begin those / : ailments that must be rpmoved at once, or jfiSyMJUX | iill ^e3T will produce con- H» vA j/IBi stant suffering. Head- ache, dizziness, faint- (ness, slight vertigo, IfvHH L \\i Pains the back and LJv JT / \ N irregularity, / \ H Joss of sleep and v- J V appetite, nerv- \ ' .\^\\ ousness and V_ \j blues, with lack iV ** '**. j ' confidence; •these are positive "• signs that wo- men's arch enemy is at hand, : M, The'following letter was received by Mrs^ Pinkliarn in' May, one month after the young lady had first written, giving symptoms, and asking advice. She was ill and in great distress of mind, feeling she would not hold out till graduation, and the doctor had advised her to go home. -. ------- College, Mass. Yoxv dear Woman:-- -j I should have written to you before, but you said wait a month. We are taught that the days of miracles are past. Pray what is my case ? I have taken the Vegetable Compound faith­ fully, and obeyed you implicitly and, am free from all my ills. I was a very, very sick girl. Am keeping well up in my class, and hope to do you and myself credit at graduation. * # My gratitude Cannot find expression in words. Your sincere oAhe other girls are now ham's Vegetable r '/'/ " Compound is the only ' ' safe, sure and effectual remedy in such cases, as it removes the cause, purifies and invigorates the system, and gives energy and vitality. H • • M I I 1M V If I'oxltiveljr CuKKD' llfff Bflr n T ii,th vf.seka1s,*i • • I I I I I I K e i n e d l « § . B i n 1 war | 1 I cured many thnamaJ cases prafibuncea hopeless. - From first done nyn«»- toms rapidly disappear, and in.ten days at leant tw». thirds of all symptoms ace removed. BOOK Oil testimonials of mtraculous euro* sent FRKK Ten Days Treatment Furnished Free by MaC DR. H. H GREEK t SONS SPECIALISTS ATUNTI. CEQtfiB1 BEFORE a distinguished gather­ing of representative citizens of the State bearing its name, the battleship Iowa, the best fighter in this or any other navy, was launched at Cramps' shipyard in Philadelphia Saturday. A fair daughter of the Hawkeye'State, Miss Mary Lord Drake, christened the. vessel, while the rest of the honors were borne by her father, Gov. F. M. Drake. Miss Drake is a typical Iowa girl and a young. August, 1S93. This ship cost the Govern­ ment 'for hull and engines alone a little more than §3,000,000, and her guns and appurtenances will cost more than a million in addition. • The Iowa-lias a thousand tons greater displacement than her prototypes, the Indiana, Massachusetts and Oregon, which are already recognized as among the greatest naval vessels afloat. Her length on the water line will be 360 feet; 'beam, 72 feet 2% inches; draft, 26 feet 9 inches; displacement, 11,410 tous. Her guaranteed speed, is to be 16 knots an ho.ur. The main' battery consists of four 12-iheh' and" eight S-inch breech loading rifles and six 4-inch rapid-fire guns, and the secondary battery of 24 rapid-iSre guns, four Gatling guns and five torpedo tubes. Her sides will be protected by 14-inch armor. ... . • . .- ; The Iowa-is fitted with a ram, and in a close'engagement her commander .will-be able -to drive her at a speed of about twenty statute miles per hour., with all the mighty rash of 13.410 tons of steel, pushed by Engines 'having 11,(K)0' horse- pciwpr, at the foe.- It is almost impossi­ ble to estimate what'would be: the. effect of such a blow. . Nothing that floats could stand against it. The Iowa, as the latest and finest example of American naval architecture and engineering, has at­ tracted the attention of all the foreign experts and is already one of tlje most notable vessels in the world. The nervous system is weakened by tHe Every nerve is strengthened In the cure of It by GOV. F. M. DRAKE. lady of grace and dignity,. Since the elec­ tion of her father to me office of Gov­ ernor she has occupied the position of "first lady of the State" in a manner that, has gained for her the esteem of all who have met her. . Nearly 300 persons attended from Washington. The party included Vice HE WAS HOLMES' LAWYER. For ' Uupvofessional Conduct) Shoe­ maker Temporarily Disbarred. William A. Shoemaker, a brilliant young Philadelphia lawyer, who was senior counsel for the notorious. Holmes Old Southern "Clark." The Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives and the President of the Senate call the clerk "dark." This excites surprise in strangers, but it is good old English ortheoepy of the Elizabethan era. This pronunciation is not often heard iti cities nowadays, even in the South, where more of the old forms of speech linger than in the North, but it is fre­ quent enough in the Tennessee. Vir­ ginia. and Carolina mountain districts. LAUNCH OF THE BATTLESHIP IOWA. A very smooth article. Koine Seekers' Kxcurslons lii order to give everyone an opportu­ nity to see the Western country and en­ able the home seekers to secure a home in time to commence work for the season of l.N'.Ul, the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paid Railway has arranged to run a series of four home seekers* excursions to vari­ ous points in the West, Northwest and Southwest on the following dates: March 10, April 7 and 21 and May 5, at the low rate of two dollars more than one fare for the round trip. Tickets will be good f<»r returrron any Tuesday or Friday within twenty-one days from date of sale. For rates, time of trains and further details apply to any coupon ticket agent in the East or. South, or address F. A. Miller, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Chi­ cago, 111. The Muscular King of Servia. The habits of the young King Alex­ ander of Servia are such as to furnish interesting manner for investigation to a student of heredity. The founder of his Majesty's family was a swineherd. The King, who is only 1!) years old. is of phenomena I strength and physical development and takes pleasure in knocking his courtiers' heads together. PLUG Spring. Medicine The Greatest Medical Discovery of the Age. H Uont compare " .battle Ax H j with low grade tobaccos--compare M jj u Battle Ax" with the best on 1 jg the market, and you will find you ff j§ get for 5 cents almost as much 1 H Battle Ax" as you do of other EE s high grade brands for 10 cents* |= KENNEDY'S MEDICAL DISCOVERY. Your blocd in Spring is almost certain to fce full of impurities --the kccumulat on of the winter months. Bad ventilation of sleeping rtoms, impure air in dwell­ ings, factories and shops, over-eating, heavy, improper foods, ailure of the kidneys and liver properly to do extra work thus thrust upon them, are the prime causes of this condition, it is of the utmost importance that you Purify YourBEood One complaint I LETTERS j t^at we hearcl °* was from a --^sssgm woman who said that Pearline ( \ -• hurt her hands! We knew' \ that this couldn't be. But we I'l/D \ looked int<p the matter, and found that she was using one of the / poorest and most dangerous of bar / soaps with her Pearline. ^When we induced her to use Pearline alone; without this soap, everything was lovely. Use no soap, when you do any wash­ ing or cleaning with Pearline. It's needless, and more expensive--and it may do harm. 479 ,/ Now, as when warmer weather comes and the tonic effect of cold, bracing air is gone, your weak, thin, impure blood will not furnish necessary strength. That tired feeling, loss of appetite, will open the way for .serious disease, mined health, or breaking out of humors and impurities. To make pure, rich, red blood Hood's Sarsaparilla stands une­ qualled. Thousands testify to its mer­ its. Millions take it as their Spring Medicine. Get Hood's, because Catarrh Cannot llo Cured with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years, and is a regular prescription. It is com­ posed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such won­ derful results in curing Catarrh. Send for tes­ timonials. free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo. O. Sold by Druggists, price 75c. He Did His Beet. Mother--IIow did papa's new book get in this condition? Bobby--Why, mamma, I heard papa say last night that the book was too dry for him, so I put it in the bathtub and let the water run.--Harper's Ba­ zar. President and Mrs. Stevenson, Secretary and Miss Herbert and Mrs. Mieou, Secre­ tary and Miss Morton, Attorney General and Mrs. Harmon, the naval committees from J>oth houses of Congress, the Iowa and Alabama Congressional delegations, Maj. Gen. Miles and staff, the chiefs of the naval bureaus and other army and naval officers. Most of the excursionists were accompanied by the ladies of their families. The Iowa is intended solely for fighting purposes and is the fourth battleship built for the new United States navy. It has been constructed with the idea of eea purposes and is to be far superior to the brag ships of the English and French navies. It is not easy to comprehend the potential power of this mighty fight­ ing machine. Imagine, if you can, a monster of white aspect, 360 feet long. 72 feet broad, sitting 27 feet in the water, and weighing 11,410 tons. Down in the hold of this great craft an army of coal heavers and firemen will shovel fuel into thirty yawning, glaring mouths. The steam thus generated is used in almost innumerable%&ys. There will be no few­ er than a hundred engines in the" Iowa when she is finished, electrical and hy­ draulic, used for the purposes of raising anchors, taking on and discharging stores, bringing ammunition from the magazines to the great guns, turning the turrets, swinging the rudder, discharging ashes on his trial last fall, has been suspended from the privileges of the Pennsylvania courts for one year. He was found guil­ ty of subornation §f perjury in that case and was sentenced Saturday. Shoemak. er got a woman to sign a false affidavit to the effect that Pitezel, the man mur- Hood's Sarsaparilla as another. It is easy to say that one preparation is as good as another, and it is easy to waste money by buying something you know nothing about--and receiving no benefit* When the body is weak and you wanttogiveit strength, when health is failing, what wisdom is there in experimenting with a substitute, when for a few cents more you can buy the original article ? For more than twenty years Scott's Emulsion, has been the standard Cod-liver Oil emulsion* It contains more pure Norwegian Cod-liver Oil than any other emulsion in the world, and will stand the test of time as being a perfect, insep­ arable emulsion* You can't afford to take a substitute for it* Is the One True Blood Purifier. A'l druggists. $1 Prepared only by C. 1. Hood & Co.. Lowell, Mass. Hood's Pills are Ihe only pills to take with i>.M..es sju-saparllla. With but little care and no trouble, the beard and mustache can be kept a uni­ form brown or black color by using Buck­ ingham's Dye for the Whiskers. Book Atrents. Miss Smashuni--I don't care for men! In fact, I've already said "No" to seven of them. Miss Comely--Indeed! What were they selling?--Exchange. "My dear fellow, she is an angel. How exquisitely lovely her complexion is. They say she uses Glenn's Sulphur Soap." Men spend their lives in the service of their passions, instead of employing their passions in the service of their lives; ASK YOUR DEALER FOR W. L. DOUGLAS «3. SHOE BESvUVHE If you pay 84 to 80 for shoes, ex- amine the W. L. Douglas Shoe, and « ' See what a good shoe you can buy for E OVER IOO STYLES AND WIDTHS, £CONGRESS, BUTTON, and J,ACE, niado in nil kinds of the best selected leather by skilled worli- manufacturer in the world. None genuine unless name and fmi price is stamped on the bottom. jigy'l/ ,g Ask your dealer for our 85, /Stfi 1iff 84, 83.no, 82.RO, 8^.2R Shoes; /JSfrKAh ©2.50, and S t .75 for boys. | TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. If your dealer / M cannot supply you, send to fac- tory, enclosing price and 36 cents r to pay carriage. State kind, style I of toe (cap or plain), size and I width. Our Custom Dept. will fill tggy your order. Send for new lllus- trated Catalogue to Box K. W. L. DOUGLAS. Brockton. Checks Bleeding, Reduces Inflammation,Quiets Pain, Is the Bicycler's Necessity. Sores, f*lir%CO Burns' Piles, bun to Colds, Rheumatism, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, Chilblains, Catarrh, Inflamed Eyes, Wounds, Bruises, Sprains, Headache, Toothache, etc. USE POND'S EXTRACT after Shaving--No Irritation, after Exercising--No Lameness. POND'S EXTRACT OINTMENT isaspecificforPiles. socts. POND'S EXTRACT ^0.,76 5th Av., N.V. LAWYER SHOEMAKER. dered by Holmes, had in her presence ex­ pressed an intention to commit suicide. Told in a Few Lines. A parade of the Salvation Army af Maiden, Mass., almost precipitated a riot Frederick Grnby was killed and his son fatally hurt under a building which col­ lapsed. Birchwell's warehouse at Chester, Pa., containing 10,000 bales of cotton, burned. Loss, $55,000. The body of Mrs. Jennie R. Kimball, the opera manager who died in St. Paul, was taken to Boston for burial. "While kindling a fire with oil at Bing­ ham, 111., Mrs. Ewing Seaton was burned to death. She was alone in the house at the time. William Rose, of Frankfort, Ind., while suffering from the grip, escaped from his home and was found dead in a neigh­ boring creek. Alfred L. Avery, clerk for Messmore, Garrett & Co., of St. Louis, who embez­ zled $30,000, pleaded guilty. Judge Har­ vey reserved sentence. E. O. Hopkins and James H. Wilson were removed as receivers of the Louis­ ville, Evansville and St. Louis Road and George T. Jarvis appointed single re­ ceiver. Kearan Reed, a retired manufacturer of New York, aged 87 years, committed suicide at his apartments. Mr. Reed was possessed of. a competency, but disease and old age made his life unbearable. The principal evidence furnished in the attempt of the prosecution at London- to prove that the Transvaal prisoners had violated the foreign enlistment act related to the cutting of the telegraph wires. The examination was adjourned until April 28 to give'time for the arrival ie England of fitnesses from South Africa Piso's Cure for Consumption has beer a godsend to me.--Wm. B. MeClellan. Chester, Fla., Sept. 17, 1895. Some floating soaps turn yellow and ranclrt. Dob­ bins' FloatItiR-Borax Soap does neither. The Borax in It bleaches It with age, and the odor is delightful. Try It once, use It always. Order a trial lot of your grocer. Insist on red wrappers. . -" FITS.--All Fits stojpped tree by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits after first day's use. Mar­ velous cures. Treatise and $2.00 trial bottle free to Fit cases. Send to l>r. Kline, 831 Aroh fat.. Phila, Pa. Mrs. Wlnslow's SOOTHING RTHUP for Childrec teething; softens the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pals, cures wind colic. 25 cents a bottle. law in your own hands, ladies, when you ask for MISS MARY I.OED DRAKE from the fireboxes, lifting and lowering the ship's boats, heating and drying every nook and cranny of the hull, illuminating thousands of electric lamps, and the great searchlights as well, freezing tons of ice for daily use. of the crew, pump­ ing cold air into ..the firerooms, where the stokers stand almost naked at their Work--these are only a few of the well- nigh limitless purposes to which steam is put on a modern man-of-war and the energy of coaj is used to facilitate the daily work. Cost $4,000,000. •The Iowa has been built in an almost incredibly short time, indicative of the facilities which this country is acquiring for turning out great battleships in short order. The contract for the Iowa was awarded only a little more than three years ago, and her keel was not laid till F|ELD AND HOC FENCE WIRE.„ 26, S3, 4-2, SO, or 38 inches high. Quality and workmanship the best. Nothing on the market to compare with it. VVrite for full information. UNION FENCE COMPANY. DE KALB. ELI*. Bias Velveteen Skirt Binding and don't get it. Sentence such a store to the loss of your trade and give it to merchants who are will­ ing to sell what you demand. Look for 44 S. H. & M.," on ihe Label, and take no other;. - If your dealer will not supply you w«. will. Send for samples, showing labels and materials to the S. H. & M. Co ; P. O. Box 699. New York CP. •- SAP-OLIO IN writing- to Advertbew, pl«sse<tonrt JMI to mention this papers Ad»ertl«ers ttka to know wiutt medium* pay them best. They Used to Say "Woman's Work Is Never Done." ZIUKBAN'S "PATENT POCKET SAFE ' aves your Pocket-book, Purse, etc., from being ac i ldentally lost, or stolen without your knowledge. Lai tre pioflt to agents. Sample by mail 25 cents. Ad- drtM P. CURKAN & CO., lionieovUle, Ills.