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DOCTOR PRESCRIBED CUTICURA t
After Other Treatment Failed?Haw ^
Eczema on Ilaby's Face Had ,
Lasted Three Months. i ^
"Our baby boy broke out with eczema on j [i
his face when one month old. One place j [
on the side of his face the size of a nickel I
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Resolvent he was well and his face
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two years and a half old nnd no eczema
has reappeared. Mrs. M. L. Harris, Alton, {
Kan., May 14 and .June 12, 1907."
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one from first iaipressious. We are , ,
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character which elude us often more ' (
than compensate for the faults we i 1
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stars in the night sky if you look 1
long enough. Most people have more
virtues than are seen by snap vision.
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Responsibility For Wrecks.
The Nebraska State Railway Commission
now requires photographs 1 '
and complete details of wrecks fur- j
nished to it by all railroads in the i
State. These are used to fix respou- j
sibillty for disasters. Details ol
equipment must be supplied to the
commission and the road must give
Its opinion as to the cause of the accident.
The Public Service Commission
in this State also requires full
ripfails of all accidents.
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Thumb-Bells.
The thimble was originally called a |
thumb-bell by the English, because j
worn on the thumb, then a thumble, I
and finally Its present name. It was j <
a Dutch invention, and was first glass |
and pearl. In China beautiful carved !
pearl thimbles are seen, brought to ' ,
England in 1693. Thimbles were j <
formerly made only of iron and brass, i
but in comparatively late years they 1
have been made of gold, silver, steel,
hor$, ivory and even glass and pearl
thimbles are seen, bound with golf* J
and with the end of gold.?Eclectic.
GILLETTE EXECUTED AFTER
MAKING CONFESSION
Slayer of Grace Brown Meets
Death Unmoved at Auburn.
WALKED UNAIDED TO CHAIR
3nc Shock Kills Him?Ministers Say
"Xo Legal Mistake Made"?
Condemned Youth Leaves Message
of Warning to Young Men.
Auburn, N. Y.?Chester Gillette,
ivho was? put to death iu Auburn
irison for the murder of Grace
Brown, made a confession tc his spirtual
advisers.
This fact was made known after
he execution by the Rev. Messrs. Mcilravy
and Herrick, his spiritual advisers.
in the following announcenent:
"Because our relationship with
Chester Gillette was privileged, we do
lot deem it wise to make a detailed
aaicuiciu* tutu sihijuj ?iou 117 r*c\j
hat no legal mistake was made in
lis electrocution."
Gillette left a word for young men
n a communication he handed to
iVarden Benham the night before,
ind that was given out. It says:
"In the shadow of the valley of .
leath, it is my desire to do every- .
hing that would remove any doubt P
ls to my having found Jesus Christ, 1
he personal Saviour and unfailing
riend. .
"My one regret at this time ls that
have not given Him the pre-emilence
in my life while I had the opjortunity
to work for Him. If I j
ould only say some one thing that
vould draw young men to Him I
yould deem it the greatest privilege
iver granted me. But all I can say
iow is: I know in whom I have beieved
and am persuaded that He is a
ble to keep that which I have com- v
aitted unto Him against that day.
"If the young men of this country
ould only know the joy and pleasure
if a Christian life I know they would
.0 all in their power to become earlest,
active Christians, and would
trive to live as Christ would have
hem live. j,
"There is not one thing T have i
eft undone which will bar me from 0
acing my God, knowing that my f
ins are forgiven, for I have been free . (
nd frank in my talks with my spir- t
tual adviser and God knows where t
stand. ji
"My task is done, the victory won. c
"CHESTER E. GILLETTE." s
Gillette's last night was a quiet v
ne. He slept a little, his spiritual t
dviser, the Rev. Mr. Mcllravy, being t
lose at hand. An hour before the c
ime for the electrocution Guard r
!rowley asked Gillette if he did not n
- ant breakfast. v
"N'o, I don't care for any," he said. ^
"You better take something," said ^
lhaplain Herrick. "Take some cofee
and a little something to eat." t
"All right." was the reply. j,
The autopsy showed t^iat Gillette's j,
rain weighed 57% ounces. The $
eart was smaller than normal, Q
weighing scant twelve ounces. c
Gillette met death unmoved. Only ?
ne contact was necessary. g
Gillette was declared dead by the 5
fficials at 6.18, but by watches held t
y some reporters it was two minutes 0
iter that the warden said: "Gen- p
lemen, the physicians announce that
tie man is dead."
There was lacking much of the sol- f
mnity of former executions, and durlg
most of the time, except when e
tie electric current was turned on,
tiere was a hum of conversation.
This grew so marked during the
ime that the physicians were exam- a
ling the body for signs of life that u
tie warden nad to pound on the tile- 3
Dvered floor for silence. w
The contact was of 1S00 volts at J"
amperes, and it was held on* *
tiree seconds more than a full min- ?'
te. When this had been done ex- r
minations of the man's heart showed c
o sign of life.
Witnesses of the execution declare r
lat it was the most successful in the r
istory of the State. There was not 6
ae slightest hitch, despite the very t,
Dnarent nervousness of those who f1
ad it in charge. For some reason? 0
robably because of doubt whether a 'j
eprieve would not stay the death 1
sntence raised by the condemned b
outh's mother's appeals to Governor a
lughes?there was a general feeling
f uncertainty in the prison. The
harden was up long before daylight, e
nd with State Electrician Davis, who s
as charge of the preparation of the
eath chair, made repeated tests of ?
tie current.
MEXICO'S PEACE COUNCIL.
(ranch of tiio Central American Fra*
ternity Organized. "
Mexico City.?The Mexican branch il
f ihe Central Am2rican Fraternity, ii
rovided for in the recent Peace Confess
held at Washington, organized il
nth the following officers: Ramon e
/Orrnli, Vice-President of the Repub- a
ic; Taderico Bamboa. Sub-Secretary o
if Foreign Affairs; Felix Romero, a
Thief Magistrate of the Supreme b
Jnurt: .Toaqiu Casusus, former Am- a
>assador to the United States; Pablo o
dacedo. Senor A. Cambacho and n
flavor Portirio Diaz, Jr. s
o
Emperor Now Favors Hill. ji
Emperor William recalled his ob- ?
ections to Dr. David Jayne Hill as "
Embassador, and lie will be ap>ointcd.
/1IT?T lllTCr CI?
l.> vtli.l 19 IIIJitrriiciH.
S'onvoginu Perfects; Attachment to c
Make Firearms Noiseless. ?
Boston. Mass. ? A young Norwe- 1
jian, of Worcester, has invented a z
nuffler for all kinds of guns which v
liakes them noisele:;s. An ambition r
:o shoot bothersome cats without his
leighbors knowing the origin of the v
shots brought about this result. The v.
muffler is a simple piece of rectanguar
steel two inches long, fitted over s
:he end of the gun. 0
BOYCOTT JAPS IV AUSTRALIA.
Chinamen Object to Setllement of I1
the Tatsu Incident. P
Melbourne.?A Chinese boycott of it
Japanese on account of the Tatsu in- t
indent has beeu widely taken up by
Chinese merchants throughout Aus- j
tralia. At a meeting in Sydney in j,
support of the boycott movement, it
was decided to patronize a new line
of steamers which is being formed at^ x
Canton for trading between China,'?
Australia and the United States. 1
BEGINNING TO
.\,V;k./ IgP
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?Cart
Si CALL FOR BUSINESS PE
NTERSTATE COMMISSIONE
AND GIVES OUT E
declares That Reports Show
More Per Mile Than in
Depression
Washington, D. C.?Some reiru
bout conditions in the railr
vorld which were contained in an
erview with James J. Hill in 1
fork brought out a response f
i'ranklin K. Lane, a member of
nterstate Commerce Commiss
lere is part of Mr. Lane's statem*
"The whole world has a great
oiration for Mr. Hill, but I do v
ie would not be so lugubrious.
Jumps has not yet superseded
ptimistic Uncle Sam as the typ
imerican. A year ago Mr. Hill !
hat the railroads had failed to n
he traffic necessities of the coun
hat there had been a steady incre
a business which the railroads
lot met and that it would be ne
ary to invost $5,500,000,000 in i
iding equipment, double tracks
erminals to handle the business
he country properly. And now
ause for two or three months
ailroads have been able to hai
(lore business than was offered tl
ve are met on all hands with the
hat the country is going to the b
'0W3.
"What is the necessity for painl
he picture blacker than it is? E
t arise out of the fact that Cong;
3 in session, or that there is a Pr
[ential election impending? I:
aan an enemy of the railroads
ause he refuses to believe every
woman's tale that comes out of V
Itreet? I do not understand the i
on why at the time when railr
redit should be upheld those i
ught to be most interested in s
orting mat creau are leuuins u
RAILROADS NEED 300,
Americans Preferred in Wc
Admit They See Many
Chicago.?The"unemployed," \
re congesting the cities, subsi3<
pon charity and menacing the pe
f various communities, if they re;
-ant work can find it with the r
oads of the United States at 01
'his is the opinion expressed here
eading railroad men. The wa
ange from $1.50 to $2.50 a day-,
luding good board and transpo
Ion. Within the next sixty days
ailroads must find 300,000 men
epair roads, bridges, furbish up s
ing tracks, build extensions and r
he shops. The ravages of the v
zr months have left much work
e done, and it must be done sp(
y, for the railway managers ad
hey see many signs of improv
usiness and must have their-li
nd equipment in condition to c
or it.
Americans will have the pre
nee. Heretofore it has been ini|
ible to get Americans as labor
'RESIDENT ROOSEVEi
VIII Not Enforce the "Com
Pendine Sup
Washington, D. C.?The Gov<
lent will not prosecute railroads
ailure to comply with the "cotim
ty clause" of the railroad law po
tig a decision of the Supreme Coi
That decision has been arrived
t is understood, after careful con
ration by the President, and he
ccordingly directed the Dopartru
f Justice to bring a test case as s
s possible after May 1. the day w
ecomes effective the law forbidd
ny railroad to transport any art
r commodity (other than tinil
lanufaetured, mined or produced
uch road,'or in which it is dire
r indirectly interested. 1
Thus any railroad that owns <
nines would be liable to prosecul
hould it carry its own coal to n
:et.
The decision of the President
aws tho recent decision of the W
Chicago Police Chief Kxonerated
For Shooting Anarchist Assail,
Chicago.?A Coroner's jury
iared Chief of Police George
hippy and J. F. Foley, his dri
0 have been justified in killing
arus Averbuch, the young Rusk
rho attacked the Chief in his he
ecently.
More than a score of witnei
/ere examined, chief among vvl
/ere Olga Averbuch, sister of
lead man; Chief Shippy himself,
on, Harry, who is recovering fi
. serious wound in the chest.
Feminine Notes.
Paderewski's wife recently i
17500 for four live chickens.
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish is said tr
Jew York's best woman bri
1 layer.
King Victor Emmanuel ex pros
ho wish that Miss Elklns she
lave no dowry.
Mrs. Sage granted an appeal
Ittle girls and gave back a house
tad bought of their father.
The erase on the part of Ameri
fomen for marriage with titled
:igners is causing amazement
England.
SEE MIS WAY OUT
5
oon by Dc Mar, in the Philadelphia Record.
SSIMISM, SAYS FRANKLIN H. LANE
R CALLS MR. HILL "JIM DUMPS'
NCOURAGING STATISTICS.
' the Railroads to Be Earning Much
Last Presidential Year---Thinks
is Only Temporary.
irks influence to breaking it down,
oad "Let us see what these figures j
in- show," said Mr. Lane. "The average i
S.Tew monthly receipts from freight and
rom passenger traffic for each mile of the
the 225,000 miles of railroad in the Uniion.
ted States reporting to this commis3nt:
sion for the first seven months of this
ad- fiscal year were $980, which is $1S0
i'ish per mile per month more than the
Jim average for the fiscal year ended
the July 1, 1305, the year of the last
ical Presidential election, which was cersaid
tainly not regarded as a poor year in
leet the railroad or industrial world. The
try; net revenue from traffic allowing for
jase all operating expenses, including inhad
creased wages and cost of material in
ces- the fiscal year ending in 1908, is $37
pro- per mile per month greater than in
and the year 1904-05. The net monthly
; of revenue for this fiscal year is thus
be- far $7 less per mile than for the prethe
ceding year 1906-07, which may be
idle taken as high water mark tnus rar in |
lem the history of the United States."
cry The interview which drew the
ow- above comment is as follows:
New York City.?James J. Hill, ;
ting who has arrived in this city, says of
>oes 1 business conditions: "While I cannot
ress permit myself to be too optimistic, I
esi- am trying not to be pessimistic. The
3 a general recovery in business which
be- has been predicted has not yet maniold
fested itself to any remarkable derail
gree, and it is not to be expected that
rea- it should. The prevailing conditions
oad were not brought about overnight;
vho they are the result of events of many
;up- months, and a revival will no doubt
leir be correspondingly gradual."
OOO MEN FOR REPAIR WORK
>rk of Extending: Lines?Managers
Signs of Improving Business.
vho | because they were engaged in more
:inE I profitable employment and work
sace more to their liking. Furthermore,
ally they do not care to associate with the
ail- motley gangs that usually go to make
ace. up the repair squads. Now that many
! by men are out of employment it is
iges hoped by railroads to get a larger
in- percentage of Americans, who admitrta
tedly are the best workmen in the
the world. Formerly forty per cent, of
i to the laborers employed in the spring
>ag- work were Italians on roads between
nan the seaboard and the Rocky Mountain
ains. West of the mountains, espe:
to cially on the Hill lines. Japanese
?ed- were employed. In the southwest
mit! Mexicans, Indians and Italians preing
| dominate, but everywhere there have
:nes I been many Greeks, Slavs, Poles, Huns
are j and other nationalities. Because of i
the financial stringency many thoufer
sands of these have departed for Eu)os-j
rope. Now it. is hoped to get the
ers.1 work done by Americans.
T EASES UP ON RAILROADS
moclity Clause" Part of Rate Law
ireme Court Action.
in- em Maryland, a Gould coal road, to
for go into the hands of receivers. That
locI- action, if. was announced, was forced
nd- on it by the commodity clause of the
irl:. rate law. which, bearing as it did on
at. the road's prospective earning capacsid
Ity, affected its borrowing capacity,
has The President, it is stated, has no
icnt desire to add to the embarrassments
oon j which surround the railroads in their
hen J efforts to comply with the law, and
ling i as the question of the validity of the
icla "commodity clause" has been critiicr)
cised by competent legal opinion it
by was thought best for all interests inctly
volved that, a prompt determination
of the question by the Supreme Court
^oal should be sought. It is understood
tion that the railroads have given assuring
:incr> to the Government that if the
courts decide against thom they will
foi- immediately and in good faith comost
ply with the law.
| Pol an dots (Joing Home Because of
?nt. i deduction of Wages in Cotton Mills.
de- Springfield, Mass. ? A wholesale
M. exodus of Polanders to Europe will
ver, follow the ten per cent, reduction in
La- wages in the Chicopee and Holyoko
iau, cotton mills. Seventy-five per cent.
>mc ! of the 4500 operatives are Polish.
i Steamship agents stated that they
3ses | have sold all the steerage and second
iom cabin accommodations at their dispothe
I sal in outgoing liners for six weeks
his to come. Four days' work a week at
roni reduced wages, the workmen assert,
will not pay the cost of living.
Jottings About Sports.
-aid of iate yachtsmen have wondered
why the public does not take as live>
be ly interest in the sport afloat as It
dge did a few years back.
Coach Courtney, of the Cornell
ssod 'Varsity crew, has discovered a new
)uid 'Varsity rowing star in E. A. Stevens,a
junior in the College of Law.
of New Orleans papers announce thi
she beginning of a campaign to abolisli
horse racing in Louisiana. The namrj
ican of many well known men in that cit)
for- are signed to a petition now bein,i
in circulated for presentation to the Leg
islature.
250,000 COAL MINERS B
TEMPORARILY QUIT&i
cloths
about
Wait Adjustment of Scale in Bi- n
tuminous Fields. ru?Por
In i
progre
MANY JOBLESS MEN IN LAND 2?i
may I
inipro*
Over 330,000 Railroad Men on Seventeen
Roads Have Been Laid Off RIOT
?Long Coal Strike is Not at
All Probable. _ i>Iore
Indianapolis. Ind.?Two hundred ^
and fifty thousand bituminous coal r
miners of the United States stopped threat
work until a wage settlement has fence
been reached and a scale adopted be- er*y 1
where
tween the members of the United worii
Mine Workers of America and the Hamm
coal operators of the various fields. For
The situation, however, does not ^on Cl
der co
indicate a prolonged strike. The dif- ] c]jarg?
ferences between miners and operators
are very slight. It is practically
agreed that , the present wage scale Law
will be continued. ductio
Vice-President Lewis, who sue-, to tal
ceeded President Mitchell at mid- posted
night, is endeavoring to revive the the re
interstate unit rule. | nnders
Ohio and. Western Pennsylvania ten P(
mines will close, as no agreement has operat
been reached. The Southwest District,
consisting of Missouri, Kansas, ]
Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas, is Lon
holdVig its meeting at Kansas City, bitrati
and it is probable that the miners in tish ir
this district will be idle for a time, tion it
Thirtv-f ve thousand men are affected, cent, i
An agreement Is looked for In the the ire
Kanawha field in West Virginia.
Pitvsburg.?It was decided that the
45,000 miners in the Pittsburg soft ftea
coal district should lay down their {n the
tools at t.he end of the day's work. car an
The mini owners assert that they qqo ei
have decided to end some troubles jn ad
which have n-orried them for years, week
and so insisted on a two-year contract,
with th.> "sympathetic strike"
eliminated and ivith the right of arbi- -^ra,
tration at all tidies guaranteed. issued
Des Moines, .Towa.?Every coal rhanjr
mine in the State vlf Iowa closed. The f ,
shutdown will last at least thirty jnf0rn
days.
345,000 JOBLESS RAILROAD MEN. ? ai
Roa
Vast Army of EmployeJr Has Been gj^pgC
Laid Off Since Jua.e. Railw;
Chicago.?On seventeen representative
railroads of the United States,
constituting ene-third of the mileage
of the country, the total number of employes
is eighteen per cent, smaller lntcrs
than on June 30, 1907. This state- *
ment is based on authoritative figures yya,
just obtained by the Chicago General Lane>
Managers' Association for the infor- inters
mation of its members. says 0
The railroads from which reports "pr
were received traverse practicably all COmm;
parts of the country and the figures taking
are said by railroads managers to be reveni
fairly typical of railway conditions 0fj to
generally. The percentage of men ueved
laid off is much the same among all jjy pr
the line, running from fifteen to five statist
per cent, of the number employed last Haven
June. In one or two instances the tral, I
figure is larger. On some of the nja> g
roads not included in the list the per- ville, ]
centage of men discharged is known Milwa
to be as large or larger than those erIli g(
reporting. Among these is the Penn- an<i ]s;
sylvania. " taken
The total mileage of the seventeen road <
railroads amounts to 71,872 miles. The ?
On June 30, 1907, the number, of juiy>
men employed on these roads aggre- study
gated 581,713. At present the nuni- so far
ber is 476.947. a decrease of 104,706. tpnrJpr
The number of idle employes at pres- towari
ent is probably in the neighborhood "yii
of 345,000. tjjQ c
? shown
READING EMPLOYES LAID OFF. di3qui
Nearly 1000 Now Out of Work in Gar includ
and Locomotive Shops. panic
Reading. Pa.?At the close of work Sreate
In the Reading Railway Company's w0J1Icl
car and locomotive shops, GOO em- ancl r
ployes were laid off. This is in ad- countI
dition to 350 who wera indefinitely pa-)'.5J5
suspended last week. The force had . ,.
been previously reduced, so that less 'rit"1D
taan two-thirds of the men are now ^ .ah
at work. Foremen have been placed treiS^
in the ranks, and the plants are work- ? tra
ing four days of eight hours each. DeeJ1 1
Similar suspensions took place at Past *
Palo Alto and Schuylkill Haven *he
shops. The revival in the coal trade Assocl
has apparently not stimulated work surPlu
at the shops as was expected. Hny V
promn
CUT WAGES OF MILL MEN. mal c
genen
Reduction Goes Into Effect in Fac- (jocke:
tories Employing (10,000 Hands. doors.
Boston.?Tho general reduction of
ten per cent, in t.he wages of New HTL
England cotton mill operatives, which
was recently decided upon, has be- Resign
come effective in mills employing ,
GO,000 persons. Next week the movement
will apply to the pay of as many *"a!
more. The reduction is due to the Roose
dull state of the cotton goods mar- uomin
ket, which forced many mills to cur- ^
tain production during the winter and
at present. The cities of Fall River
and Lawrence and Berkshire County
arc not included in the general re- illie
dmtion, but may be affected later SPe
oc. ^-le Ai
There was some interest in mill The
circles as to how the operatives would Tower
accep'; the cut down. Several minor at
strikes were regarded as possible, but tions
no serious walkout was expected at
any point. ft
Curtailment is general throughout The
New England. Since January 1 it is appro
estimated tnat mills with a total of j ing tt
Japanese Press is Enthusiastic The A
Over Promised Visit.
Tokio, Japan.?The press, without Ror
exception, is enthusiastic over the for Vi
announcement that the American peror.
fleet will visit Japau. and the govern- The
ment is receiving considerable praise its coi
for extending the invitation. The man I
newspapers regard the prompt accep- Crowr
tance of the invitation evidence of ger as
America's friendship for Japan, and is. inf
that the visit will sIjow the world -'P
that a breach of the friendship is im- Empe
possible. The press urges the gov- cate 1
eminent not. to limit the expenses. avoidi
1 lie riciu oi muur.
A metal trades council has been
organized at Brainerd, Minn. . ne
A labor paper in the French language
has been started at Montreal, ciujjS
Canada. ^
A union to be composed of street of pQ
laborers, in San Francisco, Cal., is re>rr.rc
proposed. SSmi
Kansas City (Mo.) labor unions luj
decided to occupy their view labor moter
temple on next Labor Day. Englii
The ten-hour workday law for $200C
women in the State of Oregon has can c
been declared constitutional. aware
),000 spindles have curtailed. "
verage curtailment is placed at
twenty to twenty-five per cent.
:otton mills of New England ;
about 15,000,000 spindles. In j
rliver the production of print I _
last week was lessened by
155,000 pieces. It is probable 0
lost of the Fall River mills will
M. C. D. Borden's policy and J
i half time. ?
,'iew of the curtailment now in ^
tss a general strike is not prob- c
There is a sentiment in Boston f
fFices that a second cut in wages e
)e necessary unless condition* ,
/e. "
_ S
1 OP PHILADELPHIA IDLE. a
b
Than a Thousand Hunt .Jobs On o
New Opera House. S<
ladelphia. ? Fifteen hundred
nen took part in a riot and fi
ened to swarm over an iron J fj
surrounding the Harrah prop- I
it Broad and Poplar streets, I ?
two score of Italians began
on the excavaiion for Oscar n
lerstein's new opera house. ^
half an hour the demonstraDntinued,
and before the disor- j D
uld be quieted details of oolico I p
id the crowd with riot clubs. j t]
Reduction at Lawrence. . | J,
rrence, Mass.?Notice of a re- j
n in wages at the Pacific Mills, i n
ce effect early in April, was j a
at the mills. The amount of j h
duction is not stated, but it is i c
>tood that it will average about J *r
cent. About six thousand | ^
ives are affected. I
rron Workers' Wage Cut. J Q
don.?The Conciliation and Ar- *
on Board governing the Scoton
trade has agreed on a reduc- ?
i wages of seven and a half per I
on account of the decrease in \ F
>n business. I _
Reading Lays Off Men. !
ding, Pa.?At the close of work j ^
! Reading Railway Company's e
d locomotive shops in Reading, I Q
nployes were laid off. This is !
dition to 350 suspended last i ,
I c
? i?
y Off 200 Navy Yard Hands. | j
shington, D. C.?Orders were ?
for the furlough of 200 me- j r
3 at the Washington Navy Yard *
aety days. Lack of work is the ; t
lation given. ' | h
[echanics Idle at Roanoke. j
,noke, Va.?Eight hundred men !
lischarged at Roanoke from the ' *
of the Norfolk and Western ,
ay.
"* * I y
liROAD OUTLOOK BETTER. ] j
I 1
tatc Commissioner Lane &iys ! l
Conditions Arc Improving. ?
shington, D. C. ? Franklin K. (
Pacific Coast member of the 1
tate Commerce Commission, #t
f the railroad situation: i
om the figures available to the ?
ission it does not appear that, j
; the country as a whole, the .
les of the railroads have fallen {
the extent that generally is be.
I have the figures compiled j
ofessor Henry C. Adams, our I
ician. as to the New York, New J
and Hartford, New York Cen- | ,
Baltimore and Ohio, Pennsylva- i
outhern, Louisville and Nash- I
Rock Island. Atchison. Chicago, | (
ukee and St. Paul, Northwest- j <
outhern Pacific, Great Northern (.1
forthern Pacific, which may be ; j
as representative of the rail- i
3ystems of the entire country, j
Igures are for the months of r
August and September, and a j
of them shows that the panic, j ?
as it affected the railroads, ex- j '
I but slightly beyond Chicago |
i the West.
ewing the country as a whole,
mtlook for the railroads, as j j
by their own figures, is not so
eting as has been supposed, and j
figures, it must be remembered, 1
e at least two months after the t
began in New York, during a 1
r portion of which time banks
not make loan3 or discounts ]
ailroads io many parts of the i
y would not receive checks in 6
:nt of freight. 8
iere can be no question that t
: the past three weeks there has j s
a strong upward tendency in ; e
t revenues. A greater volume > ?
ffic is moving to-day than has j j
moved at any time during the 11
wo and perhaps three months, j r
gures of the American Railway j a
ation show that there is less i o
s of cars at this time than at ' t
eriod since October 30. This j *
ses an early return to more nor- j J
:ondItions, and railroad men J
illy are more optimistic than j
have been since the Kuicker- j
r Trust Company closed its I
" t
L NAMED FOR GERMANY, j ;
' ?
iation of Ambassador Toivcr i
>pted by President Roosevelt,
shington, D. C. ? President i "J
velt sent to the Senate these | f
ations: '
id J. Hill, to be Ambassador to |
my. j i
hur M. Beaupre, to be Minister t
i Netherlands and Luxemburg
Hague). '
ncer F. Eddy, to be Minister to ;
gentine Republic. ?
i resignation of Ambassador j
at Berlin will take effect ./rune a
which time the above nomina- c
will go into effect. | l
fore Grounds For Divorce. j t
i French Senate passed the bill j ved
by the lower house widen- j
ie grounds for divorce.
IHUMLilll U II I VlUMVu
as New Europpan Peril |
ne.?King Victor Emanuel left j
juice to meet the German Em- j <
I
! Giornal D'ltalia. in concluding J 1
nments on the visit of the Ger* j s
Smperor, says that the German \ .
i Prince once ran the same dani
the Duke of the Abruzzi?that , J
atuacion with an American. ; j
srhaps," adds the paper, "the j
ror will be able to communi- }
:o King Emanuel a method ol j I
ng this American danger." i ,
: (
News of the Athletes.
> Brooklyn Club is willing to j
$5000 for an experienced left
r of ability. So are most other
Trenton. N. J., F. C. Smithson,
rtland. Ore., broke the world's 1
1 in the sixty-yard hurdle race. ]
ide the distance in 7 4-5 seconds. ,
te Marsh, a Western fight pro,
has offered Jim Driscoll. the '
3h featherweight champion, i
> to fight Abe Attell, the Ameri (
hampion. Marsh also offers to
L a gold title belt to the winner.
The Evolution otf
Household Remedies.'
The modem patent medicine busiess
is the natural outgrowth of the
ld-time household remedies,
In the early history of this country,
3VEBY FAMILY HAD ITS HOMEIADE
MEDICINES. Herb teas,
itters, laxatives and tonics, were to be
ound in almost every house, compoundd
by the housewife, sometimes assisted
y the apothecary or the family doctor,
uch remedies as picra, which was
loes and quassia, dissolved in apple
randy. Sometimes a hop tonic, made
f whiskey, hops and bitter barks. A
:ore or more of popular, home-made
emedies were thus compounded, the
Drmulae for which were passed along
rom house to house, sometimes written,
Dmetimes verbally communicated.
The patent medicine business is a
atural outgrowth from this wholo3me,
old-time custom. In the begining,
some enterprising doctor, imressed
by the usefulness of one of
hese home-made remedies, would take 1
t up, improve it in many ways, manuictnre
it on a large scale, advertise it
lainly through almanacs for the home,
nd thus it would become used over a
irge area. LATTERLY THE HOUSE[OLD
REMEDY BUSINESS TOOK
l MORE EXACT AND SCIENTIFIC
'OEM.
Peruna was originally one of these
ld-time remedies. It was used by the
lennonites, of Pennsylvania, before it
ras offered to the public for sale. Dr.
[artman, THE ORIGINAL COM'OUNDER
OF PERUNA, is of Menonite
origin. First, he prescribed it
or his neighbors and his patients,
.'he sale of it increased, and at last he
stablisked a manufactory and fbrished
it to the general drug trade.
Peruna is useful in a great many
limatio ailments, such as coughs, colds,
ore throat, bronchitis, and catarrhal
iseases generally. THOUSANDS OF
'amtt.trs HAVE LEARNED THE
rSE OF PERUNA and its value in the
reatment of these ailments. They
lave learned to trust and believe in
)r. Hartman's judgment, and to rely
n his remedy, Peruna.
A Famous Encounter.
Not long ago King Edward wan
Halting a country house near the
icene of one of Cromwell's historic
jattles. Strolling out one day by
limself, he met tlxs village blackin?ith
returning from a shoeing expelition.
"I say, my good fellow," said
3is Majesty genially, "I understand
;here was a big battle fought some- '
vhere about here?" "Well?er?"
itammered the blacksmith, recognizng
the King, "I did 'ave a round with
Bill, the potman, but I didn't know
four Majesty had heard of It."Great
Trek of Caribou.
The greatest herd of caribou ever
eported in the Yukon is now report?d
moving southward across the head
if Sixtv Mile River. 100 miles west
>f Dawson. The herd has been cross- 9
ng there for nearly thirty days. It Sj
s estimated that 200,000 caribou 5
lave crossed already. The end of the W
nammoth procession is not in sight. H
There may be half a million o* even H
i larger number in the great moving S
ierd.?Tacoma Ledger. . 9
Pathetic. Bfi
He was very sad. His confidence I
n some of his best friends had been M
udely shattered. He had just ac- S
cnewledged that he had been mis- H
aken and they had not contradicted 9
iim.
Beware of Ointments For Catarrh H
That Contain Mercury, SB
is mercury will surely destroy the sense of B
raell and completely derrnge the whole sy?- ?H
era "when entering it through the mucous ra
urfaces. Such articles should never be used HQ
ixcept on prescriptions from reputable phv- . U
icians, as the damage they will ao is ten fold
o the good you can possibly derive from |9
hem. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured SB
?y F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O...contains H
10 mercury, and is taken internally, acting ?H
irectly upon the blood and mucous surfaces H
f thesystem. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure |fl
ie sure you get the genuine, it is taken in- HE
ernally and made in Toledo. Ohio, by J)\ 9H|
I. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. H
Sold by Druggists; price, 75c. per bottle.
Take Hall's Family rills for constipatioa. 9
Austrian Women Barbers. M
Women barbers are admitted to Bfl
he Austrian Union, but they are re- HS
luired to apprentice themselves for B
hree years before they can go Into H
msiness on their own account.
Only One "Bromo Quinine** ffl
fhat is Laxative Brorao Quirwne. Look
A;?nnfiica V IV ^Ipava T T fh* m
UI 11IC ai^UULUl V. Ui f I . VTiVfVl vwv. ?> ? WK
Vorld over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 25c. SW
The expression, ua canary bird appetite," Mi
s a misnomer, for a canary bird cats more 9fi
ban its own weight daily. gfl
Uk Your Dealer For Allen'* Poot-Esi*, iflSP
powder. It rests the feet. Cures Conw,
3unions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching, SB
Jweatinc Feet and ingrowing Nails. Allen ?
!"oot-l?aae makes new or tight9hoeseasy." Afc ffi
ill Druggists and Shoe stores, 25 cents. Ac- nR|
ept no substitute. Sample mailed Frek. bb
ludress Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y. jflS
The sale of women's gloves outnumbers fli
hat of men's seventeen to one.
Truth and ?
Quality I
ippeal to the Well-Iniormed in every
walk of life and are essential to permanent HW
iucccss and creditable standing. Accop- m
ngly, it ia not claimed that Syrup of Figs
md Elixir of Senna is the only remedy of 99
cnown value, but one of many reasons gD
vhy it is the best of personal and family HE
axatives is the fact that it cleanses,
>weetens and relieves the internal organa |B8
jn which it acts without any debilitating flog
ifter effects and without having to increase
ihe quantity from time to time. Bfl
It acta pleasantly and naturally and
truly as a laxative, and its component BB
parts are known to and approved by ifl
physicians, as it is free from all objection- jSfl
lble substances. To get its beneficial SMR
effects always purchase the genuine? KB
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only, a.ad for sale by all leading drug- n
gists. SKg