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RECORD OF CONGRESS PROFITS OF THE SUGAR TRUST. Startling Fljgtlres Given- the Com­ mittee by President Havemeyer. In the trust investigation now going on in New York nothing more astonishing has been produced in the testimony than the evidence of the enormous profits of the big combines. Presidext Havemeyer gave the committee these figures: Net profit Total Per lb Per consump- Total Y'r. Cts, ton. tion, tons. profit. 1880 .685 $35.34 1.459,280 $22,385,353 1887 .673 15.07 1,381,714 20,822,429 18881.260 28.22 1,519,283 42,874,166 18891.210 27.10 1,416,274 38,381,025 1890 .709 15.S8 1,476,377 23,444,866 1891 .805 18.03 1,SS8,851 . 34,055.983 18921.030 23.07 1.853,370 42,757,245 18931.150 25.76 1,906,758 48,818,086 1894 .808 1S.09 2,012,714 36,409,896 1895 .882 19.74 1.949,744 37,961,815 1S96 .90S 20.36 2,100,000 42,756,000 Will It? That'a not the?1 The question lu why don't St Jacobs Oil DIGEST OF THE WORK OF THE FIFTY-FOURTH SESSION. April, May are the months in which t8 purify the blood, for at no other season is the body so susceptible to benefit from medicine. The peculiar purify­ ing and reviving qualities of Hood's Sarsaparilla are just what is needed to expel disease and It will cure it; that's fixed and certain. Total Appropriations Near the Billion Mark -- Many - Pension Bills Pass- War Claims Are Few--Measures for Stelief of Settlers. iNDY CATHARTIC against the debilitating effects of mild weather. The blood, at this season is loaded with impieties, which are promptly and thoroughly removed by H o o d s S a r s a p a r i l l a , a n d s t r e n g t h , health, vigor and .yitality succeed to weakness, debility, and ttiat tired feel­ ing. Hood's. SarsaparillaWures all dis­ eases arising from or promoted by im­ pure blood. Remember ^CURt CONSTIPATION 25* 50* ' / DRUGGISTS | [ ABSOLUTELY GilARINTRRB J? cnro any c^eof constipation. Cascarcts ue the Ideal LuM- , nuuuiiuiuul UUttlllUUEiEil/ tive.nercr mpor pripe.bnt causeeairnatnralresults. Sam- , pie And booklet free. Ad^gTERLiKG REMEDY to.;Chicago, Hontreal. Can., orKeir York. »». i. JHUAKTER OF CKXTURY Ol.P. £ WILL NOT RUB "OK THK COS L' OF ' ' • . p No. il-Ol The Crop Outlook in South Dakota 'for 1897. ~ - It requires but u small amount of rain­ fall in South Dakota to mature the crop. During 1890 South Dakota had, up to Sept. 30, three and seven-tenths inches more of rainfall than for any of the pre­ vious sixteen years. Since Sept. 30 there has been added at least three or four inches to the excess, making a gain of nearly eight inches more than the average. Early in November there were heavy rains, depositing over two inches, and since then there have been heavy snows, aud about a foot of snow covered the ground on Nov. 25. Dakota farmers have abundance of hay and great supplies of oats, barley and corn. Wheat has ad­ vanced to about seventy cents a bushel in the local market, and prospects for further advance are good. The ground will come out in the spring better soaked than ever before. The prospect for bet­ ter prices next year is good. There are thousands of people in thfc-East w'h^&ould do no better than to go to South Dakota now and buy their seed and feed for next year, and move out in the spring. First- class farming land in South Dakota, along the lines of the Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway, can now be bought at from $10 to $15 an acre. The creamery industry and stock raising in South Da­ kota will greatly increase during 181)7. For further information address W. E. Powell, General Immigration Agent, 410 Old Colony Building. Chicago, or II. F. Hunter, Immigration Agent for South Dakota, 295 Dearborn street, Chicago, 111. The World's Largest Library. ' The largest library in the world is the national library of France, founded by Louis XIV., and which now con­ tains 1,400,000 books. 300,000 pam­ phlets, 175,000 manuscripts, 300.000 maps and charts, 150,000 coins and gold medals, 1,300,000 engravings and 100.- 000 portraits. Home-Seekers' Excursions. March 2 and 10, April 0 aud 20 the Chi­ cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway will sell round trip excursion tickets from Chicago to a great many points in the Western aud Southwestern States, both on its own line and elsewhere, at greatly reduced rates. Details as to rates, routes, etc., may be obtained on application to any coupon ticket agent or by addressing F. A. Miller, Assistant General Passen­ ger Agent, Chicago, 111. The new Canadian census shows the surprising fact that seventeen in every thousand of the Canadian population were born in the United States. This is seven more in the thousand than the number reported from all European countries outside of Great Britain. Lane's l<'aniily Medicine Moves the bowels each day. In or­ der to be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures sick headache. Price 25 and 50c. A Machiasport (Me.) man wanted a tooth pulled badly enough to walk tliir- ty-six miles out of the woods to a den­ tist. Xo-to-Bao for Fifty Cents. Over 400,000 cured. Why not let Nn-To-Bac regulato or remove your desire f-r tobace«? Savej. money. make-; health and m .nliood. Cure nuar..n.eeii. 50c and $1. all aruirui«t«. CASCARKTS Rlimu.aie Ivor, k'dneya and bowols. Nev­ er b.cfceu, •weain-n or grli e. 10c. -- Jl'ST try a 10c box of Cas-areta, candy cathartic, fin­ est liver and bowel regulator maae. ASSASSINATIONS OF RULERS. For Such Crimes There Is Greater .? incentive in Europe than Here. Five attempts have been made^against the life of Queen Victoria, one in 1810, two in 1842, one in 1849, and one in 18S2. An attempt against the life of Francis, Joseph of Austria was made in 1853, and one against: the King of Italy in 1878. Three attempts were made against the life of Queen Isabella of Spain, three against Napoleon III. When Emperor of France, aud three, in 1801. in 1875, and in 1878, against the iife of Wiihelm I. of .Germany. In the United States, where the crime of as­ sassination is happily rare, few as­ saults have been made upon public men in office, although'two Presidents have been shot down in Washington. Mr. Lincoln was assassinated in April, 1865, and President Garfield in July, 1881. In the early days of the republic Presidents were safe and deemed them­ selves safe from murderous assault, and many of the precautions taken by recent Presidents to protect themselves from attack have been seen to be un­ necessary Assassinations, in the United States as in other countries, are the outcome of periods of great political excitement. The sentiments of many persons are stirred almost to. frenzy, and at such times some unbalanced extremist is led by the excitement to some violent act which in tranquil times, probably, would not be even thought of. In Eu­ rope the incitement to assassination is much greater than it is here, for-Hot only are men in many cases deprived o!> the opportunity to make known their grievances, but, furthermore, the pow­ er of punishment rests with the execu­ tive head of the government. An appli cation is made, perhaps, for the libera­ tion of some accused person. On the executive devolves the consent or re­ jection of this request. In the popular resentment which follows either the se­ verity or the indulgence of the mon­ arch, there may be an outbreak of a murderous character. In the United States the power of commutation rests, usually, with the Governor, not with the President, though in times of civil strife, when martial law supersedes the civil law, the iinal appeal for clemency is made to the President. Over the Prccip'ce Hosts of invalids tumble to destruction sim­ ply because they- will exercise no discretion in* the matters of eattng, prinking and the avoidance of exciting onuses, and, above all. in the item of medication. They persist in dosing themselves in season and out of sea­ son with drastic and violent remedies, opi­ ates and mineral poisons. The best,- the safestr the pleasantest substitute, for such hurtful no-remedies is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, potent for malarial, rheumatic, dys­ peptic, nervous and bilious complaints. Oriein of Slavery. "Slavery," said the professor, in tho course of his lecturej: "slavery originat­ ed in the tribal wars." "Well," said the thoughtful woman with the worried look. "I always had a sort of idea that it had been brought about by a scarcity of hired girls."-- Cincinnati Enquirer. $1.00 FOU 14 TENTS. Millions now plant Salzer's seeds, but millions more should; hence offer. 1 pkg. Bismarck Cucumber 15c 1 pkg. Round Globe Beet 10c 1 pkg. Earliest Carrot. .10c 1 pkg. Kaiser Wiihelm Lettuce 15c 1 pkg. Earliest Melon 10c- 1 pkg. Giant Yellow Onion 15c 1 pkg. 14-Day Radish 10c 3 pkgs. Brilliant Flower Seeds 15c Now all of above 10 packages, includ­ ing our mammoth plant and seed cata­ logue, are mailed you free upon re­ ceipt of only 14 cents' postage. 25 pkgs. Earliest Vegetable Seed.$1.00 21 Brilliant Blooming Plants $1.00 John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse. Wis. * - C. N. 'if: Proprietor--Why did you not give that gentleman the roast chicken he asked for? Waiter--I know my busi­ ness. I gave him something cheaper, so's he would have some money left to tip me with.--Twinkles. Coughing Leads to Consumption. Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at once, (io to your druggist to-day and get a sample bottle free. Sold in 25 and 50 cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dangerous. Beware of the girl who isn't afraid of mice. A husband's authority could never scare her.--Sotnerville Journal. I believe my prompt use of Piso's Cure prevented quick consumption.--Mrs. Lu- cy Wallace,.Marquette, Kan., Dec. 12, '95. South Dakota has produced $50,923,- 027 of gold and $1,051,824 of silver. One of Mrs. Pinkham's Talks Concerning a Mother's Duty to Her Young Daughter. Together with a Chat with Miss Marie Johnson. The balance wheel of a woman's life is menstruation^ On the proper per­ formance of this function depends her health. Irregularity lays the foundation of many diseases, and is in itself symptom of disease. It is of the greatest importance that reg-u- irity be accomplished as soon as possible after the flow is an established fact. Disturbance of the menstrual function poisons the blood. In young girls suppression develops latent inherited tendencies to scrofula or con­ sumption, and no time must be lost in restoring regularity. Many a young girl goes to her grave because this difficulty has been thought lightly of, and mother has said, "Time will bring about a cure; she is young, I don't worry about her." Mother, when you see your daughter languid and indifferent to things that usually interest a young girl, when you note that flush on her cheek, that glassy appearance in her eyes; when your daughter tells you that even the weight of her dress waist oppresses her, and that she has terri­ ble pains in her stomach shortly after eating, don't ignore these signs 1 If you do, you will be follow­ ing your daughter to the grave, for she will die I This is gospel truth--she is developing consumption of the bowels 1 Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is the greatest regulator known to medicine. Make haste td use it on the first appearance of the tell-tale symptoms; it will restore all thefemale organs to their normal condition. Miss Marie Johnson's letter to Mrs. Pinkhami which follows, should inter­ est all mothers and young ladies. She says; v ' ^ "My health became so poor that I had to leave 'school. I was tired all the time, and had dreadful pains in my side and back. I would have the headache so badly that everything would appear black be­ fore my eyes, and I could not go on with my studies. I' vyas also troubled with" irregularity of menses. I was very weak, and lost so much flesh that my friends became alarmed. My mother, who ) is a firm believer in your remedies frpm experi­ ence, thought perhaps they might benefit me, . and wrote you for advice. I followed the advice . /^, you gave, and used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable V"? Compound and Liver Pills as you directed, and am now as „ well as I ever was. I have gained flesh and have a good color. I am completely cured of irregularity. Words cannot express my gratitude, and I cannot thank you cnoi%h for your kind advice and medicine."--Miss MAEIR F. JOHNSON, Centralia, PA- Work of Lawmakers. Washington correspondence: Speaker Reed and other leaders of the House entered upon the final session of the Fifty-fourth Congress with the avow­ ed determination that no legislation which .-compelled, great expenditures of public money should be enacted during the ses­ sion. They felt compelled to adopt this policy because of the condition of the treasury, and they have generally adher­ ed to it, although the regular appropria­ tion bills for the support of the Govern­ ment have brought the total appropria­ tions of this Congress well up to the billion mark. ,v • v Many of the appropriations, notably those for river and harbor improveWients and for public buildings. Were necessary to continue works authorized by other Congresses. No public buildings have been started by this session, and no new battleships ;or vessels of any description, although the creation of a "new navy," "begun several years ago! has by no means been abandoned. The intention of the House leaders a t the beginning of the ses­ sion was to confine the work, so far as possible, to the appropriation bills, and they have been successful in living up to their policy. These bills, moreover, have been cumbered with fewer new projects and less general legislation than usual. Necessarily the policy of the House to avoid new legislation which involved ex­ penditures. has been enforced upon the Senate. The Nicaragua canal bill, which was discussed at great length in the Sen­ ate, but not voted on, was not taken up in the House, nor was the free home bill, which the Senate passed, given a hearing at the other end of the capitol. The Pacific Railroad funding bill met a decisive defeat in the House, so the Sen­ ate found it useless to discuss that propo­ sition. One feature of the session's rec­ ord worthy of note is the great number of private pension bills passed, many of them placing the widows of officers on the pen­ sion rolls at ratings ranging from $30 to $75 a month.* Private claims and war claims, on the other hand, have been few. Several of the pension bills were vetoed by President Cleveland, but Congress en­ acted some of these, despite the veto, by the necessary two-thirds majority. One act written upon the statute books this session is noteworthy as being the work practically of one man. That is the act to reduce the cases in which the pen­ alty of death may be inflicted, a move­ ment to which Gen. Curtis of New York has devoted the best efforts of his con­ gressional career. The abolition of the death penalty has been a long cherished enthusiasm with Gen. Curtis. Now. after years of agitation of the subject, he has succeeded in erasing from the statute books all United States laws imposing the death penalty for other crimes than murder, rape, treason or piracy, aud en­ dowed juries with the power to stipulate whether or not capital punishment shall be inflicted for these crimes. An agitation by dramatists, composers and theatrical managers has resulted in securing a law at this session fixing heavy penalties for public performances of copy­ righted dramatic or musical compositions and empowering all United States Circuit .Courts to enforce the orders of any such court regarding these performances. The interstate commerce laws have been ex­ tended to prevent traffic in ohscene litera­ ture or articles designed for immoral uses. The shipping laws have been amended to enable yachts belonging to American or foreign clubs to enter or clear from the customs houses without tonnage taxes, also to require naphtha or. electric boats of more than fifteen tons burden to be subjeqt^d to all requirements for inspec­ tions and for pilots and engineers. A new law compels the name and draft of every registered vessel to be marked on the stern and bow. New regulations have been made for the compensation of inspectors of steam vessels for their traveling ex­ penses. All persons who make signal ex­ ertions in rescuing a wrecked ship or a drowning person are, under a law of this session, eligible for the life-saving medals which formerly were given only to the life- saving crew men. The friends of the Tennessee centen­ nial exposition of 1S97 have succeeded in securing an appropriation of $140,000 for a Government building and exhibit, while the Nebraska delegation is working to se­ cure a like recognition for the Omaha ex­ position. One of the most important pieces of public land legislation permits the patent­ ing of lands containing petroleum or other mineral oils under the mineral lnnd laws. Another extends to Jan. 1, 1899, the time in which purchases may be made of the railroad grant lands forfeited to the Gov­ ernment under the act of 1890, and an­ other confirms cash entries which have been declared invalid because the lands entered were never offered for sale. Other acts confirm the titles of settlers in Greer County, Oklahoma; Mississippi settlers on swamp lands in the grants of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, and settlers on some 80,000 acres in Louisiana. J An act was passed to validate the acts of deputy marshals in the Indian terri­ tory sworn in between March 1, 1S95, and April 15,^1890, when the law was defec­ tive; an act providing heavy penalties for selling intoxicants to Indians; an act authoriziug the Secretary of the Interior to use the abandoned Fort Bidwell in California for an Indian training school, and one to enabie the town of Flagstaff, Ariz., to issue $05,000 0 per cent bonds to construct a water system. Military acts were passed authorizing the conferring on officers of the regular army of the highest brevet rank held by them in the volunteer service; to authorize officers who served in the regular army during the rebellion to bear the official title and on ceremonial occasions wear the uniform of their rank; for issuing cer­ tificates of service to members of the military telegraph corps; for the State of Colorado to use the Fort Lyon military reservation for a soldiers' home; to per­ mit the appointment as medical officers of soldiers' homes of others than those who have been disabled in the military service; to appoint John Marshall Brown of Maine a member of the 'board of managers of national soldiers' homes. Life saving stations have been provided for at Point Arena, Mendocino County, California, Great Boar's Head, New Hampshire, and one on the Maryland coast between Fenwick Island and Ocean City^ A survey has been authorized for a'Water route from the mouth of the jet­ ties at Galveston, Tex., through the ship channel and up Buffalo'bayou to Houston. Right of Way has been granted the Mus­ kogee, "Oklahoma and Western Railroad through the Indian territory and Okla­ homa, and the Eastern Nebraska and Gulf Railway Company throujgh the Omaha and* Winnebago Indian reservations in Nebraska. The time for completing the JJast river bridge between New York City and Long Island has been extended to Jan. 1, 1900. , » Tot,. 1-102 $22.66 18,S64,365 $390,666,966 According to Mr. Havemeyer, of the to­ tal profits made in the sugar refining busi­ ness in this country from 75 to SO per cent goes to the American Refining Company --that is, to the_sugar trust. Consequent­ ly the trust pocketed about 32 out of the 42 million^ for profit in 1896. «'•'* The face value of the stock on which the trust pays dividends is 75 million dol­ lars. Mr. Havemeyer admits that the value of the property represented by that, stock is less than 20 millions. It is prob­ able that the brganizers of the trust have made' something like 50,millions by ped­ dling out their watered :stock to the; gen­ eral public, , - . V/ The dividends paid on that stock are outrageously high. On the basis of the capital invested they are colossal. A pro­ fit of 32 millions is made on an invest­ ment of less than 20 millions. Such a profit would be impossible if the trust did not, in defiance of law, monopolize the sugar refining industry of the United States, which has a population of 72 mill­ ion sugar consumers. CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT Consul General of Turkey Locked Up in the Tombs Pr-'sou in New York. Joseph Andrew Iasigi, the consul gen eral of Turkey at Boston, locked up in the Tombs, charged with embezzlement in­ volving $250,000, is one of the most dis­ tinguished citizens of Boston and ranks very high socially. The prfecise nature of the transaction in which the consul is entangled is not clear, but it appears that he is held for the disposition of bonds aggregating the amount aforesaid. Wheth­ er the nullter is embezzlement or only breach of trust is to be determined by the court. Magistrate Cornell has announc­ ed that Mr. Iasigi's arrest is in every way legal and that Turkey has no cause for quarrel in the apprehension of her diplo- TIIE TURKISn COXSITL OENKRAt. mat. The consulship general of Turkey at Boston has been in the Iasigi family forty years. Mr. Iasigi's brother and father were both Turkish consuls general at Boston before he took the place. Mr. Iasigi is the son of an Armenian gentle­ man who came to America and settled at Boston in 1830. The present consul was born in Boston in 1848, and at the age of 8 he was sent to France, where he was educated. On his return six years later it was found that he had completely for­ gotten the English language and had to learn it over again. He studied at Seton Hall, New Jersey, and later joined his father in the commission business. He is married and has several children. ST. LOUIS BANK IS CLOSED. Mullanphy Savings Institution Fails --Application for a Receiver. Bank Examiner Austin closed the Mul­ lanphy Savings Bank of St. Louis, a State institution, which has been in op­ eration for more than twenty-five years. The statement issued by the bank at the close of business on Feb. 26. 1897, shows the liabilities to have been: Capital stock, $100,000; surplus, $5,204; demand depos­ its, $248,132; time deposits, $396,088; cer­ tificates of deposit, sight, $8,208;- cashier's checks, $8,484; bills payable, $45,000; to­ tal, $806,009. Resources: Bills receiva­ ble, $561,763; bonds, $54,061; real estate, $89,112; cash in vault, $42,946; cash in bank, $48,197; total, $806,000. A run was started when the bank op­ ened in the morning, whereupon Examin­ er Austin, seeing how matters Were going, promptly closed the doors. There was niuch indignation among the depositors, who are mostly poor people. Assistant Attorney General Jeffries applied to Judge Valiant for the appointment of a receiver for the b^nk. He placed the bank's total liabilities at $807,630 and the available assets at $567,114. He stated that the bank had lost $204,000 on bad paper. It seems to indicate that depositors will get little more than 50 cents on the dollar* FITZ'S FIGHTING FACE. Wears a Look So Ferocious as to Re­ semble a Wild1 Beast. The faces of all pugilists undergo pe­ culiar changes in the ring. It has been said that the great John L. Sullivan had his opponents' half whipped before a blow- was struck because of the ugly glare ou his face. Probably no fighter at the pres­ ent time has such a ferocious looking face FITZSIMMONS' FIGHTING FACE. as Bob Fitzsi'mmons; It isn't necessary to see him in the ring to see this face. It comes when he fights, no mfitter where or when, if he only forgets it is play. A writer.who saw Fitz in training says that Bob went to work in a merry vein. After a while something occurred to wake him up. Suddenly tho space between the eyes seemed to widen. Both eyes became wild with a fierce light that seemed to grow and grow, until not even the eyes of the wildest beast could lutve been more ter- riW® Lost 50 Pounds at 61 Years of Age. the Canine--Malarial Fever--Patient a Vromlnent Man--How He Regained His Weight. , From the New Era, Greensbnro. IncL \ There is probably no man better known n Dearborn and Ohio counties than Mr. A). II. .Wilier, of Aurora, Ind., bookkeeper tor Chambers, Steveus & Co., the large .•lry' goods house. Mr. Miller was born aud reared in Ohio 'Jounty. where lie spent twenty years in succession in public office. Three times it1 was the people's choice for Auditor of lie county, and tv«ice their choice for ;jierk. According to the law at that time the Clerk or Auditor could not be elected two terms in succession, four years be­ ing a term. He was first elected Audi­ tor,, then .Clerk. Auditor again.-and Clerk igain, until he had been elected five times. Becoming, aged (he is «3) and broken !;>'Wn in health, Mr: filler deemed It'ad­ visable to retire from public service. His aealth became very poor, and he went to Aurora to live with his daughter. About two years ago Mr. Miller was taken sick with malarial fever, awl was confined to tns bed five months; it was more than i year before he was able, to get out. The sickness, left him with rheumatism and •atarrh of the stomach, which brought le said they l ad cured a bad case of rheu- ui palpitation. of the heart, lie was Hercouie with general debility, was all • •an down, his blood being poor.and in a:, Aateiy condition. Speaking of his case dr. Miller "said: "The longer my trou- D!CS tnn.on the worse they grew. Noth- ng seemed to benefit me. My suffering .viis unbearable, and being quite old; I trbbahly succumbed more quickly to the •ifects. I suffered almost continual pain,: .eing unable to eat a full meal or enjoy n entire, night's sleep. . . "1 had fallen off fifty pounds in weight, i looked like a mere skeleton. During :1:1s. time six -physicians' had atteu^pdsftifi: it different times, but none of them did. ue the least'good, although two were spe- •iftiists on such cases, from the city. ;>)• all said that I would never besbene -v' ited at all by anything, $nd it was use­ less for me to expect it. I felt that my time had come, and my daughter, Mrs. l\ P. StuHs. of Jraersonville, came to spend my last days with me. My daugh­ ter's husband, Mr. Stultz, has been su­ perintendent. of the .leffersonville city schools for eight years. Their daughter, who had been quite low. had recently re­ covered by the use of Dr. Williams' Pink I'ills, so she urged me as a last resort to try this medicine. 1 finally consented to do so. This was in August. 1895. I be- san taking the medicine at mice., takiug fourteen boxes, using the last about six months ago. After the first, half dozen boxes I noticed a decided change, and when I had finished I could sleep well, and my appetite was good. There was a ceneral improved) My blood became new and uourishingji and now is in a good, 'icalthj' condition. 1 feel as well as ever. <vnd 1 am sure 1 owe it all to Dr. Will- lams' Pink Pills for Pale People." Dr. Williams' Pink Tills for Pale Peo­ ple are not a patent medicine in the sense that iiame implies. They were first com­ pounded as a prescription and used as Mich in general practice by an eminent physician. So great was their efficacy that it was deemed wise to place them within the reach of all. They are now nana factored by the Dr. Williams' Medi- •ine Compauy. Schnectady. X. V. and are sold in boxes (never in loose form by the dozen or hundred, and the public are '.•rationed against numerous imitations sold in this shape), at 50 cents a box, or six boxes for $2.50. and may be had of all druggists or direct by mail from Dr. \Villiams' Med. Co. A Pret'y Custom. Japanese children are rarely allowed to keep caged pets; and there is a pretty custom that teaches tlieni that the gods have a tender care of the lower orders of creation. Old women with impris­ oned birds stand at the entrances of the temples, and by giving a "sen"--a small coper coin--to one of thetu a child, on his way to recite his prayers, is at lib­ erty to ransom a feathered captive. The little ones take infinite pleasure in watching the pretty "creature in its aerial flight to liberty, and this small act of benevolence is supposed to in­ cline the god favorably towards the child. Itow's Tills: „ V'e offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any ca e of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHUNKY & CO.. Props., Toledo. O. We, the tinderMlgned. have known I. Cheney for the. last in years, and believe lilin perfectly honorable In all business transactions and finan­ cially nbla to carry out any obligation made by their lirrn. West Truax, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. O. Walolng. Kiunan & Marvin. Wholesale Drug­ gists. Toledo, Ohio. Ilall's ('atarrh 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. i Whence It Came. The phrase "sending a man to Cov­ entry" dates from the days of the Civil Wars. When any straggling Royalists were found on the Warwickshire bat­ tlefields. it was the custom to send them to Coventry for incarceration. Hence the origin of the term, which JjHeeame a by-word. Free Farm L dior Bureau. In order to assist the thousands of un­ employed men iu Chicago, the Working- men's Uome, at 4:4 Custom House place, has established a Free Labor Bureau, and is prepared to furnish men to farmers and others in all parts of the country without expense to either. Employers applying should state definitely as to the kind of work, wages to be paid, and if railway fare will be advanced. Address, Labor Bureau. Werkingmeu's Home. 42 Custom House place, Chicago, 111. Tel. Harrison 24tt. . The six gunboats captured from %W- na by Japan have been relegated to har­ bor defense work, their big guns leaving been found unworkable iu a seaway. Hail'* Hair Renewer cures dandruff aud scalp affections; also all cases of baldness where the glands which feed the roots of the hair are not closed up. •A poor man with a sunny spirit will get more out of life than wealthy grumbler. Mr*. WlnnloWft SooTrtiuo Srntrr for Children teething: goltens the gums, reduces Inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25 oenta s bottle. WHKJJ bUloua or costive, eat a Oascaret, candy ca­ thartic. core guaranteed, lOo. 25c. I W.L. DOUG LAS I *3 SHOE In thleworld. A For 14 years this shoe, by merK alone, has i distanced all competitors. • Indorsed by over .1,000,000 wearers as tho f best In style, fit and durability of any shoe k ever offered at $3.00. ' B It Is made In all the latest shapesand styles ¥ and of every variety of leather. J One dealer in a town given exclusive sale o and advertised In local paper on receipt riC k reasonable order. Write for catalogue to W. • L. DOuglas, Brockton, Mass. J For the last 20 years we have kept Piso's Cure for ConA sumption in stock, and would sooner think a groceryman could get along without sugar in his store than we could without Piso's Cure. It is a sure seller.--RAVEN & CO., Druggists^ Ceresco, Michigan, September 2, J896v To Pearline Users Only. You have confidence in Pearline. You must have, or you wouldn't be using it. But what do you do with it, besides the ordinary washing- and cleaning? There's a long list of things in which Pearline ought to be helping you. Why isn't it doing so? For every purpose for which you would use soap and water, Pearline is better. You ought to be ready enough to believe that, with what you must know of Pearline. " For a long time," said the farmer's wife, " I suffered tro^gastric troubles - and dyspepsia. After ail my meals I experienced a disagreeable, heavy sort of feeling and oftentimes" in the morning my tongue would be coated ; in fact,'this would be the case for whole days at a lime. I had recourse to the whole cate­ gory of correctives, aperients, laxatives, etc., but the relief I found was .only temporary. Indeed, in most cases, after I had taken them for any length cf time, the early efficacy seemed entirely vitiated. I had so often seen iu the ad­ vertisements of ... x . r-c'y* ' the statement, one gives relief, that at last it so impressed itself upon me that I decided to give Ihem a it i d. A trial was entirely convincing and in a short time I was well. While I have now no regular use ior them I always keep tbem oil hand, to be used in case of emergency." sWO^GWATERPROOF*£"S"«.'1 NO RU8T IlOr ItATTLK. J«t^^ tin or iron. A Durable Substitute for Plaster on walls. Water Proof Sheathing of same material, ttio best A cheapest in the market.Write ̂ r samples^etc. The FAY MANILLA HOOFING CO.. CAMDL.N, N.J. , The Rocker Washer is sumilad to SCO PSECES IN ONE HOUR." cleu » oaabe wished on tho mahboard. Write for piica and drscrip* MURTON A GOOD PAII RTON&BURl Is often made profit­ less by a poor patent jiyaml advice oft Auiert- m qurtte I kir*ci>. Ill can & foreign pate JW,.ULU J A bookie , tiandsomely illustrated, describing Nebraska." her farms and the opportunities there lor _ _____ youna men and farm renters to lecoihe farm owners. Mailed without charge on awplicati n to P. S. EUSTIS, General i'a-seu- ger Asient, C. B. & Q. R. R.. Chicago. IU. ' FREE Farms for sale cheap. Located in finest fruit belt in "world--Jefferson County, 111. Great bargains; will bear investigation. Write us. Pierce Ileal Estate Company, Mt. Vernon, 111. s. s. c.