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THANKFULTO
Letters Proving
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there is No M(
Ills Equal to
Vegetable Cor
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(ALL LETTERS ARE rUBLI
"I cannot say enough in regard to
It has done me more good than all
female weakness in its worst form
and was so weak that I could not do
I also had falling of the womb and
and at menstrual periods I suffered
very hard. I could not lift anything
stand on my feet long at a time. M;
doctors but they did me no good. M
table Compound had done for her, a:
think it would do me any good. Aft
truly say it does all that is claimed f
and seven packages of Sanative Was!
had no womb trouble since taking th
in years; can do all my own housewi
now feel that life is worth living. I
etable Compound. I feel that it
out it lor anytmng. i am aiways
know if they will follow Mrs. Pinlch:
Gratefully yours, Mrs. A-nj
CHANGE OF LIFE.
" I was taken sick ^ ^
five years ago with ,
' The Grippe,' and
had a relapse and /'
was given up by f W g
the doctor and my I f J J
friends. Change \ \ y\ P? I
of Life began to v^" A \
work on me. I
flowed very badly
until a year ago,
fhen my stomach
and lungs got so
bad, I suffered terribly; the ulooi
went up in my lungs and stomach, am
I vomited it up. I could not ea
scarcely anything. I cannot tell wha
I suffered with my head. My hus
band got me a bottle of Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound, and befori
I had taken half of it I began to im
prove, and to-day I am another woman
Mrs. Pinkham's medicine has saved m;
life. I cannot praise it enough."
0 M. A. Dexsox, Millport, N.Y
REWARD.-Wb liared^p
VfoEiliSlS w'i'c'1 wi" ,)e to an>' i>e
_ ^61II tig fl are not genuine, or wero pu
UUVvU mission.
Women Workers In France.
A recent volume treating or me wui
of women in France gives this tab!
of women workers in that country
Physicians, 450; authors, 519: artist
and sculptresses, 3500; singers am
actresses, 3(500; uiirsos, 13,000; millic
e.Ts. 30,000; Government employes. 50
000; members of religious orders, 95
000; teachers. 100,000; in business
houses, 245,000; land owners, 500,00C
factory girls. 575,000; domestic serv
ants. 650,000; seamstresses, 950.00C
farm laborers. 'J.700.000.
Czar Nicholas' usual tip for servant
when on a visit is $5. The Kaiser usi
ally gives about $1.50 for the sam
service.
There tn s. Clans oC People
Who are injured by the use of coffee. Recent
there has been placed in all the grocery ston
a new preparation called Gkaijj-O, made <
Sre grains, that takes the place of colTo
e most delicate stomach receives it withoi
distress, and but few can tell it from coffc
It does not cost over }? as much. Childn
may drink it w ith great benefit. 15 eta. ar
25 cts. per package. Try it. Ask forGa.u.N-f
People in Honolulu indulge in a beve
age known a3 "swipes." It is the natn
beer of Hawaii, and is a dangerous coi
coction. 'J ho principal articles use<l in i
manufacture are sugar, corn, pineapp
roots and Chinese ginger, bran. Irish pot
toes and sliccd pineapples. It is fermen
ed after standing four or five days, an
then it is ready lor use.
Kane's Family ^ledicinc
Moves tho bowels each day. In order to 1
healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on tl
liver and kidneys. Cures sick headacl)
Price 25 and 50 cents.
The area under tea culture in India <
the end of was over .116.732 acre
eixtv per cent, of this acreage being ;
Assam, in the valleys of the Brahamap
tra and Surma Rivers, twenty-five pi
cent, being in Bengal and the other U
per cent, being divided between the nort
^ west provinces and the Punjah, in Nort
em India, and Nilgris, Malabar and Tr
vancore, in Southern India.
Try (irain-O ! Try ?;rain-0!
Ask your grocer to-day to show you a pac
age of Gbaix-O, the new food drink that tak
the place of coifee. The children may drii
it without injury as well as the adult. All w]
try it.Iikeit. Gbaix-0 has that rich seal broi
?f Mocha or Java, but it is made from pu
grains, and the most delicate stomach receiv
it without distress. the price of coffc
15 and 25c. per packagc. Sold by all groce:
What they call the rainy season in Mo
ico comes only in the iorm of showei
which fall in the afternoon. These sho
ers usually occur every day, but sometim
there will be two or three days of p<
fectly clear weather. There is no stea>
downpour, however, as in most tropi<
countries, and in Mexico the rainy seas
is regard a; the linest season of the year
Sweat and fruit acids will not discolor gor
dvcd with Putnam Fadeless Dyes. Sold
all druggists.
Most suicides by drowning occur
night.
Disinfection of houses is the only pol
pursued in Calcutta against the plague.
The liife Saver of hildrcu
is Hoxsie's Croup Cure in attacks of Croi
"Whooping Cough, Diphtheria and Pneumor
Ko opium to stupefy. 50 eta.
Rubber, spun glass, steel and ivory i
the moat elastic substances.
I Mrs. PiNKHAM I
; Positively that
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saiciiitj iur vv Oman a
Lydia E. Pinkham's '
apound.
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shed bt special permission.)
Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. !
the doctors. I have been troubled with
for about ten years. I had leucorrhoea '
my housework.
inflammation of the womb and ovaries. .
terribly. At times my back would ache
f o;' do any heavy work ; was not able tc
y husband spent hundreds of dollars foi
y husband's sister wrote what the Vegeid
wanted me to try it, but I did not then
cr a time, I concluded to try it, and I can
or it. Ten bottles of the Vegetable Com1
have made a new woman of me, I have
le fifth bottle. I weigh more than I have
ork, sleep well, have a erood appetite, and
owe all to Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg- 1
has saved my life and would not be with- 1
glad to recommend it to all my sex, for 1 '
im's directions, they will be cured."
ie Thompson, South Hot Springs, Ark.
PROFUSE PERIODS.
" I commenced
taking Lydia E.
j Pinkham's Vege- /
? table Compound /
about 3 months i?
aero, and cannot C, * ^"3 . //
express the won- S\ y\ U If
, derful good it has ^ V ~*K" J ! ,
done me. Men- I \
struations were so
profuse as to leave a
me very weak for V^^.o hoDG^/
, some time after. :
j Was also troubled with leucorrhoea,
t tired feeling1, bearing1 down sensation,
t pain across the back and thighs. I
i- felt as though there was a heavy
weight in my stomach all the time.
e I have taken two bottles of the medicine,
and now have better health than
y I have had for four years."
Miss. Lizzie Dickson* IIodge,
Avalon. Ohio.
ositeil trith the National City Bank of Lynn, $5000,
r.aon who can find that the above testimonial letters
blished before obtaining the writer's special perLYDIA
E. I'INKHAM MEDICINE CO.
a iHUHit'Ui i.ypewmci. ?
k One of the most interesting of ree
cent inventions is the musical typewrl:
ter. It does not play music, but writes
s it, the keyboard being an arrangement
[j of musical characters instead of ordinary
letters. The mechanism is in
_ most respects similar to that of the
t. everyday typwrlter.
[ The shoet of paper on which the
ij music is to be written is printed ber.
forehand with the lines of tlie staff,
i; and, by pressing one of the buttons,
. the musical character desired may be
made to assume its place on the line
s wanted, so as to stand for the proper
i- note or other mark. Full notes, half
e notes, quarter notes and sixteenth
notes appear on the keys, as well as
the si?ns for sharps and flats.
In writing music, the operator first
prints the clef mark, and then the arDf
rangement of sharps and flats which
e. iudicates the key in which the piece
llt is written. Chords are formed by put.l,j
ting the component notes together, one
xl after another, but in a vertical line on
J- the staff. It is all very simple, but. as
r. may easily be realized, this kind of
e typewriter requires special expertness
and a good deal of practice. It is likely
ly to be of more value in copying than
j. in actual composing. ? Philadelphia
t- Saturday Evening Post,
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Flower* Preserved by Insects.
Insects are a necessity of the lift
be J of flowers, as they carry the pollen;
110 yet some destroy both plants and trees.
ie* Ilere nature comes in with extraordinary
means of protection, as in the
it Arum lily, where libres like needles
s> and spikes force them to beat a hasty
u. retreat. The Bull's Horn Thorn, an
i?r Australian tree, is particularly well
:n protected against these marauders. At
the end of each leaf is a pair of hollow
a- horns, in which live a small, tierce,
pugnacious species of ant, bribed to
the office of defense by a generous
k- supply of food collected on the leaf
close to their cells. When destructive
k insects come to carry away the foliage
v? of these trees the warlike inhabitants
re spring out from their kopje-like 1'astnesses,
descend upon the invaders, killIng
all who are not able to flee.?London
Telegraph.
PS, A Mistaken Diagnosis.
w' A Swede arrived at the Uniou Depot
cs
;r. the other morning and started through
dy the gate to go uptown, when he was
'al sighted by some of the attaches about
ou the station, who jumped at the conclusion
that he had a well-developed case
k* of smallpox. He was given a wide
J berth until one more brave than the
rest demanded to know by what right
at the pest house was being cheated out
of a patient.
icy "Aye guess you bane mistaken," explained
the Swede. '"Aye bane up in
Minnesota and Aye tried to melt out
ip, some gunpowder. My face bane too
ua- close ane that bane what make ate
look lake smallpoox."
ire The station force breathed easier.
?Grand Rapids Press.
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MY BILL IS PASSED
The Senate Adopts the Philippine and
Cuban Amendments.
/OTE AFTER A SPIRITED DEBATE
Irmy Appropriation Bill, Containing
Provision* For a Temporary Government
of the Philippines and Defining
Future Relations Between tlio United
States and Cuba, Passed by a Party Vote
Washington. D. C.?Xot in years has
there been a debate in the Senate
tvhich in intense interest, excitement
ind passionate oratory equalled that
Df Wednesday, which culminated in
the adoption of the Spooner amendment
to the Army Appropriation bill
and the Cuban amendment to rhe
same bill, offered by the Committee
on Relations with Cuba, and then
passed the bill itself.
The Spooner amendment confers on
the President wide powers in connection
with the Government of the Philippines,
and prohibits the disposal of
any public lands in the archipelago,
and the granting of .any franchises,
[luring the pendency of the temporary
government, unless such grant be
indispensable. The amendment was
adopted on a strict party vote, with
the exception of Mr. Hoar, (Rep.,
Mass.,) who voted with the Democrats,
and Mr. McLaurin. (Dem., S. C.,)
tvho voted for the amendment.
The Cuban amendment specifyin.se
the desires of the United States as to
the terms of the future relations between
Cuba and this country was
taken up after the Spooner amendment
was disposed of and passed on
^ 1,wl I
ft party votQ arter a suorc ui-uuiv. i?i i
bjf Senators .Tones, (Den*., Ark.,) Morgan,
(Dem.. Ala..) and Pettus, (I)em.,
Ala.,) in opposition.
The Spooner amendment as agreed
to is as follows:
"All military, civil and judicial powbe
granted which is not approved by
Islands, acquired from Spain by the
treaties concluded at Paris 011 the
tenth day of December, 180S, and at
Washington on the seventh day of November,
1900, shall, until otherwise
provided by Congress, be vested in
such person ana persons and shall be
exercised in such manner as the President
of the United States shall direct,
for the establishment of civil government
and for maintaining and protecting
the inhabitants of said islands
in the free enjoyment of their liberty,
property and religion; provided that
all franchises granted under the authority
hereof shall contain a reservation
of the rignt to alter, amend, or
appeal the same. Until a permanent
government shall have been established
in said archipelago full reports
shall be made to Congress on or before
the first day of each regular session
of all legislative acts and proceedings
of the temporary government instituted,
under the provisions hereof, and
full reports of the acts and doings of
said government and as to the conditions
of the archipelago and of its people
shall be made to the President, including
ail information which may be
useful to the Congress in providing for
a more permanent government.
"Provided that no sale or lease or
other disposition of the public lands
or the timber thereon, or the mining
rights therein, shall be made, and provided,
further, that no franchise shall
be granted which is not. approved by
the President of the United States,
nnri is not. in his judgment, clearly
necessary for the immediate government
of the islands and indispensable
for the interest of the people thereof,
and which cannot without great
mischief be postponed until the establishment
of permanent civil government,
and all such franchises shall terminate
one year after the establishment
of such permanent civil government"
CUBANS DEFINE RELATIONS.
The Constitutional Convention Adopt*
Five Declarations.
Havana, Cuba. ? The Constitutional
Convention has adopted a declaration
of relations between Cuba and the
United States as follows:
1. The government of Cuba will not
make a treaty or agreement with any
foreign Power which may compromise
or limit the independence of Cuba, or
which may permit or authorize any
Power to obtain by means of colonization
or for military or naval purposes,
or in any other manner, any foothold
or authority or risht over any portion
of Cuba.
2. The government will not permit
its territory to be used 03 a base of
operations for war against the United
States or against any foreign nation.
3. The Government of Cuba accepts
in entirety the treaty of Paris in what
It affirms as to the rights of Cubans
as well as regarding obligations which
are tacitly included, and especially
those obligations imposed by international
law referring to protection of
life and property in Cuba, substituting
itself in respect to obligations assumed
by the United States, according to articles
one and sixteen of said treaty.
4. Cuba recognizes as legally valid
all acts of the military government
during the period of occupation, also
the riphts arising out of them, in conformity
with the joint resolution aud
the Foraker amendment and the existing
laws of the country.
5. The governments of the United
States and Culm ought to regulate
their commercial relations by means
of a treaty based on reciprocity and
with tendencies toward free trade in
natural and manufactured products,
mutually assuring ample special advantages
in their respective markets.
A Good Peach Crop Indicated.
Estimates of the possible peach crop
are being made. It is most too early
for that, but it may be well to note
that experts who have examined the
trees in all producing sections say the
brels indicate as good a crop as last
year.
Gold Discovered in Samoa.
A remarkable discovery of gold is re
ported from the Samoan Islands.
Black saud running as high as $940 a
ton is saiti to have been found on the
Island of Upola.
Doings of State Legislatures.
The Colorado House has passed a
bill to restore the death penalty, its infliction
to be by electricity.
The Idaho House has tabled a resolution
asking the Governor to substitute
civil for martial law in the Coeur
d'Alene District.
A bill has passed the North Carolina
Legislature restoring to the Governor
the power to appoint a Board of
Public Improvements.
Petitions bearing 3000 names have
been presented to the Maine Legislature.
asking a resubmission of the prohibition
clause of the Constitution.
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THE NEWS EPITOMIZED I
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
The negotiations regarding the HayPnuncefote
Treaty are to be trans- j
ferred from London to Washington.
It was proposed to appropriate $900,W0
to start the construction of a building
for the Department of Justice.
President McKinley selected Cap- I
tain William Crozier to succeed the
late Professor Michle at the West
Point Military Academy.
President McKinley nominated Edward
H. Anderson, of Utah, to be Surreyor-General
of Utah.
OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.
Fire in Puerta Tierra. Porto Rico,
rendered more than 100 persons home.ess.
I
Deaths in Havana for January ntira- I
tiered 470, a rate of 22.75, the lowest ,
for that month in twelve years.
Charles Z. Landreau was appointed
postmaster at Mnyagucz, Porto Rico.
The Government, buildings at Iba, 1
Province of Zambalos, P. I., were
burned. !
Measures are being taken by the i
American authorities at Manila to pro- ,
tect the gold fields and mining claims
of Luzon from prospectors and squat- 1
ters. I
DOMESTIC. j
Edward P. Miles, embezzling tax col- J
ector of Hudson. Mass., was sentenced ;
to imprisonment for from six to nine j
rears.
Tinfk- tivps to a considerable amount i
were collected in various parts of
[owa, tlirouph the employment of
'tax ferrets."
The discovery of the oldest fragnent
of the Gospels known to the
ivorld wiis announced in Boston, Mass.,
by the Vice-President of the Egypt
Exploration Fund.
William J. McManus, the famous 1
?ecret service detective who made nis 1
reputation in running down counterfeiters,
died at Baltimore, Md. j
The right of way was secured for
in electric road from Schenectady to !
Bnliston, where it will couuect with
the road to Saratoga, N. Y.
Fire in the Cordova Hotel, at Memphis.
Tenn., supposed to have been
caused by crossed electric wires, was i
extinguished with a loss of less than
$15,000. I
About forty persons were injured in
a wreck on the \v abash Railroad, near I
Benton, Ind. I
Ten-year-old George M. Rein died '
from lockjaw, at Winsted, Conn. He !
was vaccinated in school and blood- '
poisoning resulted.
W. J. Akcrs was nominated for the
Mayoralty of Cleveland, Ohio, at the
Republican primaries.
The assassination of Salvo Giovanni,
at Chicago, is believed to be the
work of counterfeiters who feared '
mm.
After four teeth had been, pulled
Mrs. E. G. Mitchell, of Boston. Mass.,
died in the dentist's chair.
Rural mail delivery has come to stay,
said Assistant Superintendent Charles
1-Iodges to Missouri postmusters at
Kansas City.
The total loss of life by the sinking
of the steamship City of Rio de Janeiro
at San Francisco is now placed
at 12S. The loss on the vessel and
cargo will exceed $1,000,000.
The Fire and Police Board of Denver,
Col., after a long investigation of
charges of receiving bribes from
criminals, demanded the resignations
of all the police officers accused, including
several detectives and a police
captain.
The Thirty-seventh Infantry, U. S.
V., was mustered out of servicc at the
Presidio San Francisco, Cal.
A church quarrel at Rock Bridge,
Ky., ended in the murder of Elder
William Faulconner.
FC REIGN.
A European zollverein against
America is predicted as the result of
the steel consolidation.
The I'owors vetoed Prince George's
proposition l'or the annexation of
Crete.
Herr Bueb, a member of the German
Reichstag, was sentenced to serve
three months in jail for lose majeste.
The opinion prevails in Pekin, China,
that Prince Tunn's punishment will
necessitate the choosing of another
heir to the Chinese throne in place of
his son.
The British House of Commons
voted down John Dillon's objection to
farm burning by the British in South
Africa.
A British punitive force, attacked
by Sowalls, in East Africa, lost seventeen
killed, and was forced to retreat,
after killing 150 natives.
Two persons were killed and many
ininrod in the dostruction bv fire of a
theatre at Castignuola, Italy.
There is fear of serious disorder
throughout Italy owing to the impoverished
and distressed condition of the
people.
Sir Robert Hart, at Pekin, China,
protested against the seizure of his
property by foreign Powers in order
to enlarge their legation grounds.
Frederico Mora, a former convict of
Ring Sing, N. Y? attempted to invade
Costa Rica with discontented Nicaraguans,
and was taken prisoner by Nicaraguan
troops.
The hospital attached to Tokio University,
in Japan, was burned. Twenty-one
patients perished and ten patients
and eleven nurses and attendants
were injured.
The Daily Mail, of London, in view
of the necessity of raising money for
the war in South Africa, still "in full
blast," advocates a tariff for revenue
purposes which, it says, differs entirely
from a protective tariff.
The famous observatory on the Seeburg,
Germany, at which the celebrated
astronomers, Euckel, Zack and
Lindenan worked, was destroyed by
tire.
Riotous interruptions by the Bohemians
and Pan-Germans caused a suspension
of the sittings of the Austrian
Parliament at Vienna.
Russia will withdraw reprisal measures
should the United States drop it?
countervailing sugar duty.
It is rumored that Don Carlos, the
Spanish pretender, has decided to addicate
in favor of his son, Don Jaime.
The Russian battleship Tsanevitch
was launched at La Seyne, France.
For the third time the Boers almost
captured General Kitchener.
The County Council of Longford, Ire
lanu, voteu uown a uiuuuu iu mnvaiu
an expression of conlidence to King
Edward.
The Militar-Wochenblatt, of Berlin,
announced that Major von Hugo had
been appointed Military Attache of tht
German Embassy at Paris.
j A few days ago a quarrel occurred
between members of the Thirteenth
and Fourteenth Soudanese Battalions
at Omdurman. Flye were killed and
i ^wenty Tvounded.
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MM DEFEit 1WET"'
rhe Invasion of Cape Colony is a
Complete Failure.
30ER FORCES ARE DISORGANIZED
Fifty Boer*, Some Guns and Ammunition
Captured and the Invaders Put to
Flight ? Steyn Said to Have Notified
the Burghers to Shift For Themselves?General
Kitchener's Report.
London.?General Kitchener reports
that General De Wet's invasion of
Cape Colony has been a complete failure.
General De Wet's force has been
lefeatcd and his two guns have been
captured. General Kitchener's dispatch
to the War Office follows:
"General French, who was at Piet
Retief, February 22, reports that the
result of his column sweeping the
country to the east is that the Boers
ire retreating and scattering in disorganized
parties, totalling some 5000
men, in front of him. Amsterdam and
Piet Retief have been occupied,
rroops are protecting the Swasi fron
tier. General French will push on, but
lie Is much hampered by continuous
heavy rains.
"A summary of the losses inflicted on
the enemy to February 1G shows that
282 Boers were killed or wounded in
action; fifty-six are prisoners of war;
1G3 surrendered. One fifteen-pounder,
1G2 rifles, 1GO.OOO rounds of small ammunition,
3000 horses, seventy-four
mules, 3530 trek oxen, 18,700 cattle,
155,400 slieep and 1070 carrs were captured.
The British casualties were
five officers and forty-one men killed,
four officers and 108 men wounded.
"Colonel Plumer reports that on February
23 Colonel Owen captured De
Wet's fifteen-pounder, a pompom, some
:arts full of ammunition and fifty prissners.
We sustained no casualties.
The enemy are in full retreat and are
Jispersing. They are being pursued
vigorously. De Wet's attempt to invade
Cape Colony has completely
failed."
The Daily Telegraph publishes the
following from De Aar:
"Mr. Steyn addressed the Boers and
told them they must all shift for
themselves, returning to Orange River
Colony as best they could. He and
General De Wet took 300 of the best
horses with which to escape."
Cape Town, South Africa.?Colone.
Plumer engaged General De Wet near
DIsselfontein, on the south bank of the
Orange River, capturing a gun and a
pompom and taking fifty prisoners,
rhe Boers were scattered and were
pursued by Colonel Plumer.* It Is re
ported tiiat uenerai ue wez escapeu
to the opposite bank iu a boat.
MINISTER CONCER COMINC HOWE.
Jommiaslonsr Rockhlll Has Power to
Conduct Negotiations Now in Progress.
Washington, D. C. ? Minister Conner
will leave Pekin Immediately for
:his country on sixty days' leave of absence.
Commissioner Ilockbill will
MINI8TKE COXGEB.
Ha leaves Pekin on sixty days' leave 01
absence.)
anve full power to conduct the negoUations
now in progress.
As the foreign Ministers have satisfactorily
settled the question of punishments
of offending Chinese officials
and a new eubject is to be taken up, it
will be easy to pass the negotiations
iuto Mr. Rockhill's hand without sacrificing
any points. It was Mr. Conner's
own suggestion that Mr. Rockaill
be placed In charge.
DISTRESS IN SOUTH ITALY.
Thoasands of Persons Are "Without Food
and Shelter.
Rome. Italy.?As a result of poor
:rops and the heavy snowfall, great
misery exists in the Apulia district.
Thousands of persons are without
shelter and bread.
Two thousand peasants attacked the
oeal authorities, assailing them with
stones and other missiles, and troops
.Tere sent to the scene to preserve orier
aud at the same time to render
whatever assistance they could.
Oregon Electa a Senator.
John P. Mitchell was elected United
States Senator by the Oregon Legislate
to succeed John W. McBride,
jvhose term expires on March 4. The
result was reached on the twenty-fifth
oallot of the day, and the fifty-third of
:he session.
Germany to Recall Ships.
The German Government has defin aitr
r?ofMnri to recall the Asiatic
Squadron.
TVlld Man From Borneo Dead.
Henry Itobinson, colored, known as
"The Wild Man From Borneo," died
it Maysville, Ky. For the last ten
fears lie bus traveled with circuses
ind bad been on exhibition in museums
all over the country.
Slelghinc Party Kan Down.
Three persons were killed at Goshen,
[nd., and several injured by the Wabash
passenger train running info a
sleigh filled with people. The dead
are Christian Wagner, Christian Dearng
and Louis Wagner.
Prominent Peopie.
King Edward VII. pursued his law
studies up to the last of his princeaood.
Marconi thought of the wireless tele
graph at nineteen ana nau u wonting
at twenty-five.
Henry Watterson began business after
the Civil War on $50 obtained by
pawning his watch.
General Miles has been unanimously
sleeted President of the National Capital
Automobile Club.
At the end of his present term Mr.
Cockrell, of Missouri, will have been a
Sector thirty years.
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GRAZED BY A GIRL'S DEATH
Itrange Tale or a Former Russian
Army Officer at New York "City
?ay? He Was DIsmlJifted For Shooting s
Woman to Save Her From Wolves
? He Is Now Insane.
New York City?Whether true or
merely one of the fancies of a madman.
the story told by Otto Blernath !
in ihe Macdougal street police station,
where he begged for protection from
a dead woman, was intensely dramatic.
He repeated it later in the Bellevue
insane pavilion.
That he was a man out of the ordinary
was plain. He said he had
taught modern lnaguages in a university,
but would not give its name.
Then, to prove his assertion, he ut
tered phrases of Spanish, Italian,
French, ancient and modern Greek.
Latin, and wound up with a burst of
Yiddish jargon.
He hurried into the Macdougal street
police station exclaiming:
"I'm insane. Lock me up. I'm all
right now, but I won't be in a little
while." He explained that he was a
night watchman for a shirt manufacturing
firm. He said he had periodical
visions of a beautiful girl whose killing
he had been compelled to order out
of motives of mercy.
"Seven years ago," he said, "I was
a colonel in the Czar's Guards. Commanding
a scouting party near Moscow,
we were attacked by an immense
pack of ferocious wolves. We fought
them until our ammunition almost
gave out. Then we took refuge in a
small cave, where we barricaded ourselves.
"From my place in the front I had a
view of a road. As I looked for a possible
rescuing party I was stricken
with horror to see a peasant woman
approaching. She was oblivious to
her peril. I had to act quickly. A
minute more and the wolves would
get her.
"I called to my best shot, Petrolovitz
Miskolitzski, and ordered hin^ to
shoot her through the head. It was
better to kill her instantly than tc
have the wolves mangle her. Petro
lovitz demurred, but I told him to
shoot or I would hurl him to the
wolves.
"He obeyed the order, and the woman
fell dead. After we were rescued
I was tried for the murder of the
woman and dismissed In disgrace
from the army. With my wife I came
to this country.
"Ever since the terrible day I have
had moments when this unfortunate
woman has haunted me. She te at
my heels, pointing her finger at me accusingly,
and I hear myself giving or-,
ders to shoot her. It Is terrible."
On Biernath wer', found a medal for
markmanship in the Guards, and a letter
from M. Rawics, United States
Consul at Warsaw, which stated that
the bearer was a man of excellent reputation,
and that his father was a rich
and respected citizen of that place.
There was also a letter of credit showing
him to have a large sum of money
with Kessler & Co., bankers, in this
city.
Biernath is now in the insane pavila
Roiiornp TTosnital. The doctors
believe bis story. He has a wife and
child.
CUBA'S CONSTITUTION SIGNED.
lienor Cinneros Created jv Sensation by Ko
fusing to Attach His S ignature.
Havana, Cuba.?The Cuban const!tution.
first submitted by the Central
Committee to the Convention at the
public session of January 21. was
signed on Thursday. One copy was
sent to Governor-General Wood and
the other placed among the records
of the Convention.
Senor Cisneros created a sensation
by refusing to sign. He said:
"Cuba is now independent, and I can
ice no reason for sending this constitution
to the United States for acccptance.
.The United States Government
has no right to pass upon it, for
it is a distinctly Cuban document and
was drawn up by this Convention,
which lias assumed the responsibility
Df establishing the Republic."
As the delegates retired Senor Tamayo
remarked. "We are all Cubans,
Senor," and Senor Cisneros replied,
"Yes; when the time comes to fight
'' * ~!aa"" will firrlit tllpm to
I lie AlXieiitaua >. C ,1MAA
gether."
Subsequently be said he would sign
the copy of the constitution that had
been tiled with the records of the Convention,
but would wait until the other
had been sent to Washington in order
to avoid any possibility of his name
being attached to that also.
AMERICA LEADS THE WORLD.
Our Country Now Stands at the Head ol
the Exporting Nations.
Washington, D. C. ? The United
States now stands at the head of the
world's exporting nations. The complete
tisures for the calendar year
15)00, when compared with those of
other nations, show that our exports
of domestic products are greater than
.hose of any other country.
The total exports of domestic merchandise
from the United States in the
calendar year 1900 were $1,543,013.Gr>0;
those from the United Kingdom,
which has heretofore led in the race
for this distinction, were $1,41S,348,000,
and those from Germany $1,050,011.000.
and those from France $787,
000,000.
Additional interest is given to tlie
5rst rank which the United States now
holds as an exporting nation by the
fact that a quarter of a century ago
she stood fourth in that list. In 1875
the domestic exports of the United
States were $497.2(33,737; those of Germany,
$007,090,000; those of France,
S747.489.000, and those of the Uuitod
Kingdom, $1,0S7,407,000.
Dr. Pearson* Is Still Giving.
Dr. D. K. Pearsons, of Chicago/ the
helper of small colleges, has offered
$50,000 to Illinois College, at Jacksonville,
provided the college e:in raise
$150,000 more for an endowment fund.
Illinois is the oldest college in the
State.
French Pensioners Asphyxiated.
At the Home for Old Men in Noisy
Le Seu, at Paris. France, seven pensioners
were found dead from asphyxiation.
It is supposed the casualty was
caused by a defective chimney.
Minor Mention.
Christians of New York City contributed
last year $27,000,000 for gospel
work.
Yale University is likely to receive
? 125.000 by the will of the late Professor
Salisbury. ' His library goes with
it.
A British army surgeon asserts that
,,OC! driven mnlnrin liparinc mOS
quitoes from Hong Kong neighborhoods.
The estate of Lord Armstrong, inventor
of the Armstrong gun, who died
recently in London, is valued at $7,000.000.
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BEST SPRING MEDIAE
Tim DMIM P MIAN 4A n m fipAAflmlA
ino raiui uitbii iu ui. uicciio a
Nervura.
That Grand Jury, the People, Have So
Decided
XJsod by Hundreds of Thousand* la
Spring as a Blood Medicine.
Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerra
remedy Is Indeed "The world's Great
Bpring Medicine, it has come to be
recognized by almost everybody as the
est pussiDie spring meaicine to taice, 1
and hundreds of thousands of our
people use it during the trying spring
months, to tone up anew the relaxed
nerves and re-invigorate and enrich
the blood.
A spring medicine is a necessity if
one wishes to keep in perfect health .
and vigor during the changes from
winter to summer. This grand spring
tonic, this perfect spring medicine, Dr.
Greene's Nervura blood and nerve
remedy, is exactly what the system
needs at this season. It not only
purifies, but makes rich, red blood; it
not only strengthens and invigorates
the nervous system, but re-energizes
and revitalizes the nerves by feeding
them with renewed nerve force and
power. It is not only an aid to digestion,
but it creates a regular, natural .
and healthy action of the bowels, liver,
kidneys, which in the spring are al- ;
ways sluggish and inactive.
In fact, it Is ju3t what people need
to make them well and keep them well
during these months, so threatening
to the health of all, and wnen it is considered
that Dr. Greene's Nervura
blood and nerve remedy is made entirely
from pure, health-giving vegetable
remedies, and that people give
It more testimonial of cure than any ^
other remedy on earth, no one can
doubt that it is the very best spring
remedy for everybody to use.
Mr. Gustave Leltach, of 337 First
street, Jersey City, N. J., says:?
"I was troubled with slcl: headaches,
onH nnnlrl nrvf alaon nn orpftiint r\t ttlA
pains in my head. I was suffering
night and day with dyspepsia, could
not eat anything, my stomach would
sour so. I had to starve myself to have
i any ease. I had to give up work at
last, I was so nervous and miserable,
and I was falling away in flesh so that
my friends hardly knew me. I tried
several remedies, but without avaiL
At last someone recommended Dr.
Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy.
I tried one bottle and began to
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iiuyiwc. 1 aicu tcu -u lu cai> au i
then I picked up my health; my headaches
disappeared, and my weakness
and sour stomach went away. I used
three bottles, and could sleep all night
with ease; I used six bottles, and felt
like a new man. I can now do a hard <
day's work without any trcfuble, and I
am as happy i.z a bird in spring. I was
so miserable, always suffering, always
in pain, but now i am like a new man."
Use Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and
nerve remedy this spring, for it is the
discovery and prescription of a wellknown
physician, Dr. Greene, of 35
W. 14th St., New lork City, who la
responsible for its beneficial action, ^
and who can be consulted free o*
charge, peraon..?.y r by letter.
Not From His Experience.
Mr. uarnegie naviug uuviseu yuuug
men to marry women twenty or thirty
fears older than themselves, it is pointed
out that the multi-millionaire in his
own case adopted the opposite practice.
This is not at all surprising/
Marriage is one of the subjects it Is
not safe to dogmatize abofit, because
it is more a matter of personal liking
than of theory. The man who chow
his wife according to abstract principles
would probably be Inclined to
agree with the advice Punch gave
years ago to young people about to
marry?"Don't."?Montreal Gazette.
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For headacht (whether sick or nervous), tooth*
che, neuralgia, rheumatism, lumbago, juosa and
weakness in the back, spine or kidneys, pain
round the liver, pleurisy, swelling of the Joints
nd pains of all kinds, the application of Eadwav's
Beady Belief will afford immediate ease, and its
continued use for a Tew days effects s permanent
cure.
CURES AND PREVENTS
Colds, Coughs,
Sore Throat, Hoarseness
Stiff Neck Bronchitis.
Catarrh, Headache
Toothache Rheumatism
Neuralgia Asthma
Bruises, Sprains,
Quicker Than Any Known Remedy.
No matter how viotenr. or excruciating the pain
the Bheumatlo, Bedridden, Iuorra, Crippled, Ner ous,
Neuralgic or prostrated with diseases may
suffer,
RADWAY'S READY RELIE?
Will .A(lord Instant Ease.
HTEbnally?A half to a teaspoonful in half
tumbler of water will in a few minutes cure Cramps,
Spasms, Hour Stomach, Nausea, Vomiting, H(^k>
burn. Nervousness. Sleeplessness, Sick Headache,
Diarrhoea, Colic, Flatulency ami all Internal pains.
There Is not remedial ajrent tn the world that
will cure fever and a#ue and all other malarious,
bilious and other fevers, aided by HAD WAY'S
PILLS, so quickly as UAIIWAY'S KKAOY
RELIEF
50 lent* per Bottle. Sold by Driia?!sf?.
BK NpKK TO <JBT ItADWAY^.
LIBBY'S
}EXTRACT{
i of BEEF t
^ Made without regard to economy.
We use the best beef, 'r
l|< get all the essence from it, and
J concentrate it to the uttermost. Jt
In an ounce of our extract
there is all the nutrition of many
? pounds of beef. To get more
3, nutriment to the ounce is im- 3C
^ possible. Few extracts have
m> as much.
iC* Our booklet, "How to Make Good ' ft
S Things to Eat," tells many ways to 2
use beef extract. It eives recipes for 9ft
X lunches and the chafing dish. Semi Sj
IK* your address for it.
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