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Try Grain-O! Try Grain-O! Ask your G rocer to-day tq show yoo a packageof GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The chil­ dren 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. Vi the price of coffee. 15c. and 23 cts. per package. Sold by all grocers. Plausible Theory. Giles--I wonder what makes gas bills run up so quickly? Smiles--Must be on account of the -number of feet each one has. WOMEN PREDOMINATE. CHRONIC RHEUMATISM. From the Industrial News, Jackson. Mich. The subject of this sketch is fifty-six. years of age. and actively engaged in farming. When seventeen years old he hurt his shoulder, and a few years after commenced to have rheumatic pains in it. On taking a slight cold or the least strain, the trouble would start and he would suf­ fer the most excruciating pains. He suffered for over thirty years, and the last decade has suffered so much that he was unable to do any work. To this, frequent dizzy spells were added, mak­ ing him almost a helpless invalid. Interesting; Figures from the Bine Boole of Scotland. The female sex predominates in Scot­ land. The registrar general's latest blue book (which, by the by, is only for 1S9G) gives the number, according to the last estimate, at 2,148,057, while the male population is 2*000,997. The same fact distinguishes the chief registration district, which groups all the principal towns having more than 25,000 inhab­ itants, and, iudeed/^all the remaining four registration districts also. So it was when the census of 1891 was tak­ en, and the census of 1881 told a sim­ ilar tale. As the population has .in­ creased during those sixteeu'years from b,735,000 to 4,155,000, the relative pre­ dominance of females lias not been ma­ terially affected. The birth statistics of 1895 tell a dif­ ferent tale; the male births numbered 04,799 and the female 01,095, aud strangely enough we lind it has been the same annual story every year--• back as far as the statistics go to 1.855. The numerical superiority of the female sex is accordingly brought about by the greater number of deaths among, the males. The registrar general does not refer to the subject of emigration. The registrar general devotes some pages of his bulky volume to the ques­ tion of illegitimacy. The number of births under this head was equivalent tq. 7.28 per cent, The corresponding Irish rate, noticed on Tuesday, was 2.0. In the principal town districts of Scot­ land, i. e., all towns with a population exceeding 25,000 inhabitants, the regis­ trar general notices that "one in every fifteen of the children was born out of wedlock;" Aberdeen heads this list. Lanark is, relatively, the most marry­ ing county in Scotland, and Sutherland stands"at the bottom of the matrimonial role. Only a very small number of men married under 20. The registrar general discusses "the fertility of each marriage," and computes 4.45 children to each family. The death rate of 1895 was exceptionally heavy.--London Mail. " In cold weather We need heat The blood must be . v- Warm, rich and pure. Hood's Sarsaparilla Keeps the biood In perfect order, Sending it, in a Nourishing stream, To every organ. Ri/SSIA Iri alt Sorts of Weather. He tried the best physicians-aud used several specific rheumatism cures without being benefited. About one year and six • months ago he read* in this paper of a case somewhat similar to his which was cured by Dr; Williams' Piuk Pills and concluded to try this remedy. ; Afjter. taking the first box he felt some­ what better, and after using three, boxes the pains eutirely disappeared, the dizzi­ ness* left hint, and he hag now for over a year been entirely free from all his former trouble and enjoys better health than he lie has had since his boyhood. He is loud in his praises of Dr. Will­ iams' Piuk Pills for Pale People, and will gladly corroborate the above statements. His postoffice address is Lorenzo Neeley, Horton, Jackson County, Michigan. • All the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and restore shattered nerves are contained, in a con­ densed form, in Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. All druggists sell them. Uncle Sain Has a Trust. , It costs the Government now just 5 cents for 1,000 stamps delivered any- Avhere in the United States. One thou­ sand 2-cent stamps are sold for $20. It will thus be seen that Uncle Sam has a trust worth having, and that his profits are not to be despised even by a bloated bondholder. In fact, Uncle Sam is envied so much by other capi­ talists that frequently other parties Start into the business of printing stamps, without first securing a license, or even trying to get one. Sometimes the secret service office catches the guilty parties, but in case due discre­ tion is exercised the counterfeiting of stamps is not very, difficult, as little close attention is bestowed upon them in the mails. But the expense is so great and the returns so small that the counterfeiters do not linger long at a stamp job. During a single year the bureau of printing and engraving prints about $80,000,000 worth of stamps. This is Avai« «» it nvnt*nrri\ nf CI li/ui <1 fnt» v' "" YA every inhabitant of the United States, and indicates that we are a great race of letter writers, assuming that each person writes one letter a week. All people who write letters, however, are not thoughtful enough to prepay them. Some idea of the number of delinquent correspondents who like to send their letters postage due may be obtained rfrom the fact that during the last fis­ cal year the value of the postage-due stamps affixed to letters without suf­ ficient postage aggregated $450,05S, mostly in 1-cent and 2-cent stamps. , "NOW, ALL TOGETHER!" , K"Slicing'* has for centuries been a mode, of punishment in China, the victim suffering a lingering death by being slowly carved into bits. From the present outlook the great empire bids fair to undergo the operation itself, the execution­ ers being the European powers, aided, by Japan. Already Germany, France, Rus­ sia and Japan - have encroached on Chinese territory, while Gi'eat Britain threat­ ens to have her share. Italy doubtless will come in for a slice if the work of divis­ ion now threatened is carried out. The great giant of the Orient bids fair to meet Africa's fate. " Out of 100 teeth of adults that twen­ ty-five years ago would have been ruth­ lessly drawn, at least ninety-nine are saved to-day by the progress of dentist­ ry* "'v. . • * ' ' LODGE'S BILL PASSED. death stating that it was his purpose to put an end to his life so that ais life insur­ ance money could be collected for the pay­ ment of his debts. In deciding the case Justice. Harlan said that when an insurance company entered into a contract to insure a man's life neith­ er party to the contract could be suppos­ ed tq have suicide in contemplation, and it was not intended in entering into snch a contract that the life of the person in­ sured should be at the option of either of the parties. In fixing the premium the company would naturally take into consid­ eration the circumstances bearing upon the duration of life, and no company would undertake to insure against suicide. If any should make suf'h an attempt, he said, it would be against public policy and would not be allowed. Concluding, he said explicitly that no insured person committing suicide and found to be of sound; mind could recover upon his pol­ icy. BIG MILL STRIKE IS NOW ON. Cotton Operatives Refuse to Accept a Cut in Wages. A reduction in the wages of 125,000 op­ eratives employed in nearly 150 cotton mills in New England, which the manu­ facturers decided upon as a temporary remedy for the depression in the cotton goods industry of the North, went into effect Monday morning. In six of the mill centers, namely, New Bedford, Biddeford, Saco, Fall River, Fucubuig turn Lewiston, 16,745 mil! hands struck. The twenty-two mills of the former city, which gave employment to 8,730 hands, were shut down because the operatives have refused to accept the reduction, aud the strike thus inaugurated promises to be one of the most protracted and stubbornly contested in the history of the textile industry. The operatives are fighting for the abolition of the fiuing system, in addition to a restoration of wages. There was no violence'ifeoift^th^ mill gates, and no large gatherings on' the streets. • '• "•* - ft-f The 3,500 employes at the Laconia and Pepperell mills at Biddeford refused to go to work under the new schedule and it is thought the strike there will not be settled easily. About 1,000 of the work­ ing force at the York mills in Saco went on strike and those mills will be closed. The Androscoggin mills at Lewiston and the King Philip plant in Fall River were handicapped by a strike of a number of the hands and the Queen City mills of Burlington, Vt., are closed on account of a strike which followed the posting of notices of a reduction. In Fitchburg 225 employes of the Nockege mills struck, and in the King. Philip mills at Fall River 1,100 quit. In Burlington 300 are out and in Lewiston 1,200 struck. The mills in Fall River, with the ex­ ception of the Fall River Iron AN orks aud Durfee & Seaconnett plants, reduced wages Jan. 3, on the same day a cut down went into effect at the big Anioskeag cor­ poration of Manchester, the Naumkeag mills at Salem, the China, Webster and Pembroke mills at Suncook, N. H., and a number of towns in Worcester County. The Fall River mills employ about 27,000, the Amoskeag 9,000, and the others which adopted the new scale the first of the ye»r about 5,000 hands. The reduction Monday affected the cot­ ton mills of Maine, Rhode Island, Connec­ ticut, the mills of New Bedford, Lowell and a large number of smaller centers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. In New Bedford alone $22,000,000 capital is rendered idle by the strike. ANOTHER HUSTLING HANNA. Mrs. Winslow's & teething; sotteus the allays pain, cures win< Great Interest Taken in the Immigra­ tion Measure. The features of Monday's proceedings in the United States Senate were the speech delivered by Senator Wolcott of Colorado, chairman of the bimetallic com­ mission, upon the negotiations with Eu­ ropean countries relative to international bimetallism and the passage of the Lodge bill restricting immigration into the Unit­ ed States. The galleries were crowded at an early hour. Unexpectedly Senator Hanna appeared at the opening qf the ses­ sion. Mr. Foraker, the senior Senator from Ohio, presented Mr. Hanna's cre­ dentials for the remainder of Mr. Sher­ man's term. He escorted his colleague to the desk, where Vice-President Hobart administered the oath. At the conclusion of the morning busi­ ness Mr. Wolcott began his address. He was in fine voice and commanded the earnest attention of his auditors. At the conclusion of the speech Mr. Wolcott Whs instantly surrounded by his Republican colleagues, desirous of tendering to hiiu congratulations. At the conclusion of Mr. Wolcott's speech the immigration bill was taken up ajtd discussed until 3 o'clock^ the hour at which, by previous agreement, it had been arranged to vote finally upon the amend­ ments and the bill. An amendment offer­ ed by Mr. Spooiier of Wisconsin providing that the ability on the part of the immi­ grant either to read or to write should be accepted as a sufficient test of his lit­ eracy was adopted. Another amendment by Mr. Spooner providing that the .mem­ bers of the family accompanying the im­ migrant rejected under tfifel conditions of the bill should be returned to the country whence they came by the steamship.com­ panies was also adopted". Other, efforts were made to amend the measure, but failed. The bill was then, passefr. by a vote of 45 to 28. The bill as passed provides that all im­ migrants physically capable aiidvqVer 10 years of age shall be able to read or write the English language or some other lan­ guage; but a person not able to read or write who is over 50 years of age and is the parent or grandparent of a qualified immigrant over 21 years of age and capa­ ble of supporting such a parent or grand­ parent may accompany the immigrant, or the parent or grandparent may be sent for and come to join the family; and a wife or minor child not able to read of write may accompany or be sent for and come to join the husband or parent Who is qualified. This act does not apply to persons coming to the United States from the island of Cuba during the continuance of present disorders there, who have here­ tofore been inhabitants of that island. ,, There are many curable causes for steril­ ity in women. One of the mos^xsolnS: Li is-general debility, accompalied by H! peculiar condition of the bio xL |ga> Care and tonic treatment of the fe- KKmale organs relieve more cases of sap- Hn| posed incurable barrenness than any other known method. This is why O 57jj Lydia E. PiAkliam's Vegetable Com- pound has effected so many cares; tni|in.|Tm^3PrtipK arp dirpftpfl es- tiMNfeppiy Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys­ tem effectually, dispels colds, head­ aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro­ duced, pleasing to the taste and ac­ ceptable to tlie stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug­ gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro­ cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW YORK, N.Y. Knocked Oat. It knocks out all calculations of at­ tending to business in the right way for a day when we wake up in the morning sore and stiff. The disappoint­ ment lies in going to bed all right and waking up all wrong. There is a short and sure way out of it. Go to bed after a gopd rub W.'th St. Jacobs Oil and you wake up all right; soreness and stiff­ ness all gone. So sure is this that men much exposed in changeful weather keep a bottle of It on the mantel for use at night to make sure of going to work In good fix. Barely Saved Himself. "How old are you?" asked the In­ surance agent of the lady. It Was thoughtless of him, and her indignant "Str!" brought him straight­ way to his senses. "Of course; you will understand," he went on. "that we have to be careful about making contracts. I merely wished to assure myself that you were legally of age." Heware of Ointm-nts for Catarrh that Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy tlie sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering It through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never he used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is tenfold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Clienev & Co., Tole­ do. O., contains no mercury, and Is taken inter­ nally, acting directly upon the blood and mu­ cous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally, and made In Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. S3g-Sold by Druggists, 75c. per bottle. Admiral James E. Jouett, of Wash­ ington, in discussing the possibilities of war, said: "The United States, I believe, Is the only country that could depend upon Its own resources in case of war." The B. & O. and Greater New York. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad now runs its freight trains over its own tracks into New York City. Years ago a line was built from Cranford Junction on the Jersey Central Railroad to St. George's, Staten Island, crossing the Kill Von Kull on a long bridge and trestle work, and all B. & O. freight, either inbound or out­ bound, was handled from that point. The recent extension of the limits of New York City ha»made Staten Island a part of Greater New York and the B. & O. now enjoys the distinction of being the only line from the west, except one, which has its own rails into the city of New York. The Old Reliable. Mi's. Blank (reading paper)--What E^e these "stock quotations?" Mr. Blank--Oh, they are the dialogue used in the comic papers. What Do the Children Drink? Dou!t give them tea or coffee. Have you tried the new food drink called GRAIN-O? It is delicious and nourish­ ing, aud takes the place of coffee. The more Grain-O you give the children the more health you distribute through their systems. Grain-O is made of pure grains, and when properly prepared tastes like the choice grades of coffee, but costs about Yt as much. All grocers sell it. 15c. and 2oc. Household Chatter. The doormat--Anybody can get the pull on you. The doorbell--Yes; but not until after they walk all over you. It Cures Colds. Coughs. Sora Throat, Croup, Influ- a enis, Whdftaihr Conffrh, Bronchitis and Asthma. A certain, euro for Consumption in first stages, and a sure relief in advanced stages. TJse at once. You,-will see the excellent effect after taking the first dose. Sold by dealers everywhere 25c and 60c Per Bottle. It Keeps the Feet Wnrm and Dry Aud is the ouly cure for Chilbluius, Frost Bites, Damp, Sweating Feet, Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into the shoes. At all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad­ dress Allen S. Olmsted. LeRoy, N. Y. Lake Erie's Big Fish Supply. It is claimed that Lake Erte produces more fish to the square mile tliau any other body of water in the world. . GIVES SPAIN WARNING, President Saya Auiericau Charity Will Not Be Delayed. Washington dispatch: The President now knows that Spanish authorities are hampering Consul General Lee in every way possible. They do not want Ameri­ cans to succor the starving Cubans. But President McKinley has given assurance that all donations will reach Cubans. He has given that assurance without any communication with any representative of Spain. President McKinley has, after careful consideration of the complaint that sup­ plies sent from Philadelphia to Havana have not reached Consul General Lee, given out the statement that all dona­ tions to Cuba will be distributed by Gen. Lee. When this statement was given out by Judge Day no assurance of a change of. policy in Havana had come from Gen. Lee or from Minister de Lome. The assurance to the American people that their contributions would be distrib­ uted in Cuba was simply the assurance of the President of the United States, who is conscious of his right and power to see that it is made good. President McKin­ ley has indulged in no threat against Spain. He has simply assured the Amer­ ican people that he will see that their contributions are distributed to the starv­ ing Cubans. Those who have watched developments believe that this will be by intervention with force, With only the report that supplies that have been in Havana more than a week have not yet reached Lee, there is but one explanation of the President's confi­ dence, and that is in his own power to see that they are distributed. It has been understood from the beginning that the Spanish authorities objected to Lee dis­ tributing these supplies. They wanted the distribution made by Spanish priests or the Spanish police, and ouly the Presi­ dent's decided stand against such a pro­ gram brought Minister de Lome to terms. 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. Scott's "Waverley Novels," upon which his fame now mainly rests, were all written between 1814 aud 1825. Mammas, if your little ones contract skin diseases at school, apply Glenn's Sulphur Soap. Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye, black or brown, 50c. If the counsel be good, what matters who gave it? New line to Tampa via Queen and Cres­ cent R<jjjte from Cincinnati, 34 hours, through Pullmans. The Best Is Aye the Cheapest. Avoid Imitations of and Sub­ stitutes for This One Will Try to Induce Congress to Make Currency Reforms. In the effort that is to be made this win­ ter to bring about currency reform legis­ lation in Congress, Hugh H. Hanna of Indianapolis will be a figure of promi­ nence. It was he who organized the mon­ etary convention held at Indianapolis im­ mediately after the last presidential elec­ tion, and which established the Mone- S A POLIO Monon Sleeper to Cincinnati and Washington. The Monon through sleeper to Wash­ ington and Baltimore via Cincinnati has proved a great success and will run all winter. It leaves Dearborn station, Chi­ cago, at 2:45 a. m. (sleeper ready at 9:30 p. m.) and arrives in Washington at G:47 a. m. next day. Frank J. Reed, G. P. A., Chicago. Charity, Thy Name Is Womun. Helen--I wonder why Kate doesn't fnind her own business. Mattie--She hasn't any. Helen--Business? /• Mattie--No; mind. 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. Too much sensibility creates unhap- piness; too much insensibility creates crime. • The total area of the Sandwich or Hawaiian Islands is about the same as New Jersey. A Puzzle Map . . . O F T H E . . . UNITED STATES AN OPEN LETTER To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OP THE WORD " CA&TORIA" AND "PITCHER'S CAST'ORIA," AS OUR TRADE MARK. I, DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Ryannis, Massachusetts, was the originator of "PITCHER'S CASTOR I A/' the same that has borrie arid does now Sip v/'F/r , ""* on> every bear the fac-simile signature of wrapper. This is the original "PITCHER'S CASTOR! A," which has been used in the homes of the mothers of America for over thirty years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrappbr and see that it is the lcind you have always bought Sip . y/tt . on the and ihas the signature wrap­ per. No one lias authority from vie to use my name except The Centaur Company of which Chas. H. Fletcher is President. * a March 8, 1897: Do Not Be Deceived. Do not endanger the life of your child by accepting a cheap substitute which some druggist may offer you (because he makes a few more pennies on it), the ingredie°nts of. which even he does not know. "The Kirtd You Have Always Bought" BEARS THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE OF \ RSffiSSurajjlf*' Cheapest ever grown: BEST In the worla;none other as GOOD ; war- ranted to be by far the SBSesb cheapest* BSkJSf Prettiest book in Ef iry E" EJ HRy* all the vrorld• 1^KE>• H SEEDS lc and upfor large packets. ~ Send yours and neighbors names for my Beautiful Illustrated Catalogue. R.H.SHUWIWAY, Rockford, III. SUICIDE BARS INSURANCE. 1 TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All Druggists rotund tbe money if it falls to euro. 25c. No man is ever Indifferent to tlie vorld's good opinion until he has lost all claim to it. 1 Eighty-six miles shortest to New Or- k-knsr 109 miles shortest to Florida- Queen and Crescent Route from Cincin­ nati. It Is impossible to li^e higher than 1 we look. I New Orleans limitedt Queen and Cres- 'cent Route* f)nly 24 hours from Cincin­ nati to the Gulf. HUGH H. HANNA Watson Ei Coleman, Solicitor of Patents. 902 P St., Washing­ ton. D.C. Highest references.. PATENTS rl writing to Adverttwrs. please *» mot Moo yoo saw the Advertise*tat la this Insist on Having The Kind That Never FaiI<=Ni"i,ti^k] •ATENTS. Send for lnventors'Guide, free. EsoiR T A T E & C o . , P a t e n t S o l i c i t o r s , 2 4 6 B r o a d w a y , I t Y .