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& * 4- 2 ffl?^t^ ',- - 'i'f. '' u ... ' " - f""" Vreland. U . S. N . : The jacfcies who marched remarkably -well, .received. g,ort tinual applause from lend to find of their march. Soldiers, everybody had, seen'be fore,-but this w&s the'first parade of sa tt water sailors as tor inland as S5t. I^ouis and. the juoylty awakened' much, enthu siasm. Following a detachment of mounted engineers which was close up. to the sailors came A regiment of cavalry under Major Frank Edwards, comprising two squadrons of the Eighth cavalry and one of the Fourth. Jhe battalion of field -i artillery, under Major Henry M. Andrews which next rumbled b y, consisted of the Sixth, Seventh, Sixteenth and Twenty eighth batteries. -,':.'- '?.V, --The National Guard. , Following the regulars came the second division of the parade formed by the Na tional Guard regiments. The division was commanded by Major General Charles P . Koe of New York. Following the general and the thirteen members of his personal and the division staff came Governor Ad rian Chamberlain of Connecticut and staff, and Governor B . B . Odell of New York, and his staff. The fighting men of the National Guard were led by a provisional regiment of three battalions from New York under Colonel S. M. Welch, a division of New York naval militia under Lieutenant E . M. Harman and a squadron of cavalry under Major C. H . Briageman. Kentucky wan represented by a battalion of foot artillery under Captain H . T. Griffith. Just ahead "of the second brigade com manded by Colonel S. B . Stanbury of Ohio, rode Governor Georpe K . Nash of the Buckeye state and his staff. Leading Colonel Stanbury's command was a pro visional regiment of Ohio state troops under the command of Colonel Stanbury, the First Ohio infantry under Colonel Wil liam W . E . Bundy and the Columbus Time under Captain W . H . Fisher followed. Governor W . W . Heard of Louisiana and his staff came nest, then Governor W . T . Durbin erf Indiana and staff. Governor Richard Yates of Illinois and staff. The third brigade was commanded by Colonel J. Mack Tanner and comprised the Fourth Illinois infantry under Colonel Tanner, the Fourth division of Illinois naval militia under Commander Simons, and a company of the First cavalry, com manded by Captain O. S. Tripp. Governor Alexander,M. Dockery of Mis souri and his staff preceded the fourth hrigade of the National Guard, -which -was composed of Missouri troops under Briga dier General H . C. Clark. It was made up of the First Missouri, Colonel C. A . Sin clair Second Missouri. Colonel Harry MitchellThir d Missouri, Colonel Cusil J_.ichtm.an: Fourt h. Missouri, Colonel "Wil liam Stringfellow. Arkansas sent a bat talion under Captain W . C. Lavat. and then came Iowa, headed by Governor A . B . Cummins with a score of glittering horse men as his aides. , ' The fifth brigade was made up of the Fifty-fourth Iowa infantry under Colonel H . H: Coughlan. Governor "W. J. Bailey of Kansas and his staff followed Iowa. Colorado was rep resented by the staff of Governor James H . Peabody, Utah by Governor H . M. Wells and staff, and last of all came the hattalion of infantry from Oklahoma, com manded by Major Charles G. West. A s soon as the parade had passed Presi dent Roosevelt re-entered his carriage and was driven rapidly to a tent erected near the liberal arts building, where he took lunch and remained until it was time for him to attend the dedication ceremonies proper. THE EXERCISES BEGIN Cardinal Gibbons Delivers the Invocation Before the Set Speeches. St. Louis, April 30.The assembly in the Liberal Arts building was called to order at half-past two, when Cardinal Gibbons delivered the following invocation: "We pray thee, O God of might, wisdom and justice, thru whom authority is rightly administered. laws are enacted and. judg ment decreed, assist with thy holy spirit of counsel and fortitude the President of these United States, that his administra tion may be conducted in righteousness and be eminently useful to thy people over whom he presides, by encouraging due re spect for virtue and religion, by a faithful execution of the laws in justice and rnerr cy, and by restraining vice and immoral ity. - - "Let the light of thy divine wisdom di rect the deliberations of- congress, and shine forth in a ll their proceedings and laws framed, for our rule and. go-verranent, so that they may tend to the preservation of peace, the prom otJon of national happi ness, the increase of industry, sobriety and useful knowledge, and may perpetuate to us the blessings of equal liberty. "We pray for his excellency, the gov ernor of this state, for the members of the legislature, for all judges, magistrates and other officers who are appointed to guard our political welfare, that they may be enabled by thy powerful protection to discharge the duties of their respective stations with honesty and ability. '"We pray for the president and directors of the Louisiana Purchase exposition, that their arduous labors may be crowned with success and may redound to the greater growth and development of this flourishing city qn the banks of the Father of Waters. "May this vast territory which we peacefully acquired a hundred years ago, be for all time to come the tranquil and happy abode of millions of enlightened, God-fearing and industrious people en gaged in the various pursuits and avoca tions of life. A s this new domain was added to our possessions without sanguin ary strife, so may its soil never be stained by bloodshed in any foreign or domestic warfare. "May this commemorative exposition to which the family of nations are generously contributing their treasures of art and industry bind together the governments of the earth in closer ties of fellowship and good will, and of social and commercial intercourse. May it hasten the dawn of the reign of the Prince of Peace, when na tional conflicts will be adjusted, not by hostile armies, but by permanent courts of arbitration. "May this international exhibition, inau gurated in the interests of peace arid com merce, help to break down the Wall of dissension, of jealousy and prejudice, that divides race from race, nation from na tion and people from people, by proclaim ing aloud the sublime gospel truth that we are all children of the same God, brothers and sisters of the same Lord Jesus Christ, and that we" are all aspiring to a glorious inheritance in the everlasting kingdom of our common Father." Former Senator Thomas H . Carter of ^Montana was then introduced. ^ t Mr. Carter said, in part: ' "One hundred years ago to-day the government of the United States ac quired sovereignty over the vast terri tory of the Mississippi river, which has since been known to .the geographical nomenclature of the world as "The Loui' siana Purchase." Beyond the river the boundaries and the resources of the terri tory were ill denned, and. but vaguely comprehended. The purchase of $15,000,- 000 was pronounced exorbitant, the free navigation of the Mississippi being the only part of the property deemed worthy ' of serious consideration. The transaction was regarded by many as a violation of the constitution and a menace to our form of government. The grave doubts of ^President Jefferson were only resolved into action by his patriotic desire for na- . tional supremacy over the river, and his 'prophetic faith in the possibilities of the mysterious country beyond it. The rev ,elations of a century have most amply justified his faith. v "In conformity with a special act of ItLfyi .^congress the president has invited all *?^'-the nations to co-operate with, us in prop- . 'f'F' eriy commemorating the masterful ^[i'.-T'aehievements of a century in this new (3*", 'country- I t is fitting that the celebra- g&^v'tion ^^.ff'ln vain attempt to name a civilised Conn ie' i'try -whose sons and daughters have not ?,f ^contributed to the glorious triumphs of - | peace recorded here. A s a means of gtv- ^ ring expression to the universal apprecia tion f what has been accomplished: for humanity within this^eld during 4h*-cen- V ' *,'$. .- '''' Carter's Speech, snou * d b o international, for you will PROMINEN T JffiNJVHO' PARTICIPATED I&.TQrJtAF * * #NIES IN ST. LOUIS" * ' HINMMNNNMiMiUmWHI tury, the Louisiana Purchase exposition was organized. - . I n the name of the national commis sion directed by congress to provide fqr the dedication ceremonies, I extend to you all a cordial welcome- Those best in formed will, iby unanimous consent, yield to Honorable. David R. Francis, president of the company, the highest measure of praise for the organization of the exposi tion and the construction of the build ings he will now present to the President of the United States for dedication.^. :v ^ What Francis Said. possess the land upon which stand- "- '- -:.'.' ..:., iyiit r i ^.i..,,,.. !, unii J"Jm'IWJ^JliWMPHt.,v . ,-V-v The address of T B . Francis, president of the exposition, was as follows: "The people of the Louisiana Purchase are proud of their membership in the Fed eral Unioni, . They are grateful "fog..' the benefits that have flowed from a life under the enduring institutions framed by the founders of the republic. They congratu late their brethern on the position our country occupies among the nations of the earth and felicitate themselves on the part they have performed toward raising it to its present prestige and power. They felt it a patriotic duty to fittingly commemorate the completion of the first century of their connection with the American republi c, and the rounding out of an. important epoch in the life of the re public. I n the discharge of that duty this exposition was conceived.- The inhabitants of the fourteen states and two territories comprised within the purchase selected St. Louis as the scene of the celebration. T h people of this city, grateful for tho honor conferred, promptly accepted it and cheerfully assumed the immense responsi- bUVfcy it. entailed. - A. celebration ,in such an age and in such a country, to be fit should be upon a scale in keeping with ttie best and highest, and should be planned upon lines broad enough to take in every people and evei*y clime.' "The encouragement from the general government in money and in the provi sion for its own exhibit, the co-opera tion of the forty-one states and terri tories and possessions of the United States the pledged participation of thirty-two foreign countries, are the results of vigor ous domestic and foreign exploitation. That and what you behold here to-day in physical shape, we submit as the product of five years of labor, nearly four of which were devoted to propaganda and appeal and organization. - - "The beautiful picture whose outlines you behold, will, to adopt the similie of the chi*ef designer, when completed, com pose a song that will reverberate around the globe. "And now, Mr. President, it is m y pleasing privilege and high honor to pre sent to you for dedication the buildings of the Louisiana Purchase exposition. May a high standard of citizenship and a broad e r humanity and the mission of the coun try whose worthy representatives you are. be sustained and fostered and promoted by the uses to which these structures are de voted. May the happiness of mankind be advanced and broadened by the.lofty pur poses that inspired this undertaking and moved our own and our sister countries to unite in its accomplishment,"'. ....'.'' Roosevelt's Address. President Roosevelt said,'in part:' Mr. President, Ladies arid Gentlemen: A t the outset of my address let me recall to the minds of my hearers that the soil upon which we stand, before it was ours, was successively the possession of two mighty empires, Spain and France, whose sons made a deathless record of heroism in the early annals of the new "world. N o history of the western country can ibe written without paying heed to the won derful part played therein by the soldiers, missionaries, explorers, and traders, Jwho did their work for the, honor uf'the. proud banners of France and Castile.- I t was not until the revolution had begun that the English-speaking settlers piislied- west across the Alleghenies, and not until a century ago that they W e have met here to-day,, to comtuemorr ate the hundredth, anniv&rsary j%. the event which more than any. other,, after the foundation of the government and always excepting its preservation, de termined the character of our national life determined that we should be a great expanding nation instead. of relatively a small and stationary one. Of course it was not with the Louisiana purchase that our career of expansion began. . I n the middle of the revolutionary war the Illino is region, .including, the present states of Illino is and Indiana, was added to our domain by force" tof arms, as at sequel to the adventurous expedition of 5eorg Rogers Clarlte andT- This "frontier riflemen. Later the treaties* o Jay ..and Pinckney materially- eortended-our * real boundaries to the west. Bo,t nonis of these events was of s a striking** e'hsirafctfer a s to fix the popular' imagination. The old thirteen colonies had always-claimed that their rights stretched westward to the Mississippi, and vi^giie and' unreal tho these claims were until made good.., by conquest, settlement and diplomacy, they still secva to, iy% the impression that EVENING : entereS /.?$MR'\HK -IB^THB^ m\ HuuHiHiHiiiHitiHiiHNHmiiHNWHiMmHniiiiniiiHmiMHiHninuiiimiiimimiimMiiHnwmnnNiimMimn li' the earliest westward tmovements of our matter how incongruous this application people were little more than the filling in might sometimes be/ ' ,' of already existing national boundaries. Growth of*the Nation. '': The Birth of Expansion. But there could be h o illusion "about the acquisition of the vast territory be yond the Mississippi, stretching westward to the Pacific, which in that day was known as Louisiana. This immense re gion. Was admittedly the territory of a. foreign power, of a . European kingdom. tyone .oJ^OUX.. peppld Jiad , - ever .laid claim to a foot of it. K S acquisition" could in no sense be treated as founding out any existing claims. "When we acquired. it we -made, evident once for. all that cbnr sciously and of set purpose we had em barked on a career of expansion* that w e had taken our 'place among those daring and hardy nations" who iusk itnuch with the hope and -desire of winning high po sition among, the great .powers of t$i& earth. . " , - This work of expansion was by far the greatest work of our people during the years that intervened between the adopr tion of the constitution and the outbreak of the civil war. There were other ques tions of real moment, but the greatest feat of our forefathers of those genera tions was the deed of the men who, with pack train or wagon train,' on horseback, on foot, or by boat upon the waters, pushed the frontier ever westward across the continent. . Never before'-had the world seen the kind of national expansion which gave our people all that part Of the American continent lying west of the thirteen orig inal statesth e greatestlandmar k in which was' the 'X6uis\ana' triumph in this process of expansion was indissolubly .bound up with the success^ of our peculiar kind of "federal govern ment! But with the, success of our effort to combine a strong: arid, efficient national union, able to put down disorder at home and to maintain- our honor and interest abroad, I have.not now to deah '-" j Success of Our Government. - - This success was signal and all-import ant, but it was by no means unprece dented. ' The history of Rome ajid of Greece illustrates very well the two types of expansion which had taken place in ancient time and which-had been univer sally accepted as the only possible types up- to the period when as a nation -we ourselves began to take possession of this continent. The Grecian states performed remarkable feats of colonization, but each colony as soon a s created became entire l y independent of the mother after years was almost as apt to prove its enemy as its friend .. National power and greatness were completely sacrificed to local liberty. ^ e now With Rome the exact Opposite occurred. The imperial city rose to absolute do minion over a ll the peoples of' Italy and then, expanded her rule over the entire civilized world by a process which kept the nation strong and united, but gave no* room whatever for local liberty and self - government. All other cities and coun tries were subject to Rome The underlying viciousness of eaeh-type of expansion was plain 'enough and the remedy now seems simple enough. . But when the fathers of the republic first for? mulated the constitution under which we live this remedy was untried and no. one could foretell how it would work.. They themselves began the experiment almost immediately by adding new states to the original thirteen. Excellent people in the east view.ed this initial expansion of the country with great alarm. They shook their heads over the formation of states in the fertile Ohio valley, which now forms part of the heart of our nationan d they declared that the destruction of the republic had been " accomplished ' when thru the Louisiana purchase w e acquired nearly half of what is now that same re public's present territory. Nor was their feeling unnatural ." Only the adventurous and the far-seeing can be expected heart ily to welcome the process of expansion, for the nation that expands is a nation which is entering upon a great career, and with greatness there must_ of necessity come perils which daunt all save the most stout-hearted. in* to W e expanded by carving the wilderness into, territories, ries-building new states when once they had received as permanent settlers a suf - ficie nt number of our own people. Being a practical nation, we have never tried to force on any section of our new territory an unsuitable form of government merely because it was suitable for another sec tion under different conditions. Of the territory covered by the Louisiana pur phase a portion was given statehood with in a few years. .Another portion has not been admitted to utatehool, altho a cen tury has elapsedr-altho doubtless it soon -roUl be. In. each case w e showed .the prac tical governmental genius of our race.'by devising methods suitable to meet the act ual existing needsno t by insisting upon the application of^some abstract shibbo leth. toali-ouf " * *"" ~ The Remedy. 0 and out of these ..territo- f % possessions .alike, nf ^g$^tt^^g^'^^^& *ff4 = purchase." Our 1 state, and in Over by far the major part of the terri tory, Tiowever, our, -people" have spread in such* numbers during the course of the nineteenth century that we were able to build up state after" state, each with ex actly the same complete local independ- ence.!^: all matteiis.^affecting^purely its own domestic interests as in any of the origina l, thirteen stateseach owing the sanfe" r ^soiute 'feal^^lo^the union- the states which each of" the original thir teen states also "wes^r-and filially each having the same proportional right to its share in shaping and directing the com mon policy* o'-Jthe uijtion which is pos sessed by any.,,.o^her,state, Lwhether- o'f the original th!rte^iPo*4oi This process now^e^aras^to ^u park -Of the natural ,ordetor things, but it----was wholy unknown until wr'-own .people..de- vised it. I t seems rot us* a nie.re matter of course, a matter of elementary right and justice, that in the deliberations -.of the national representative bodies the rep resentatives of a state which earner into the union but yesterday stand on a foot ing, of exact and entire equality with those of the commonwealths whose .sons once signed the Declaration of Independence, li-ut ttvis v?ay ot \ooXVng ^X-X\ie tha-Wer is purely modern, and. in its-origin.purely American. When Washington, during his presidency, saw new states come into the union on a footing of complete equality with the old, every European nation which had colonies till administered them as de pendencies, and eyery^other.mot^er coun try treated the-, colonist, not. as.,a kelf-gov erning'equal but as a-|]nbj,ect. 7 " Other Nat/oitf Foi/owed.{f "S:: The process Which we began Vlias since been followed by all the great peoples who-were capable both of expansion and of self-government, and now the world accepts it. as the natural process, as the rulebu t a century and a quarter ago it was not merely exceptionali t was un known. - This, then, tsrthe: great, historic-signifi cance of the movement of continental ex pansion In which the Louisiana Purchase was. the most striking single achievement. I t stands out in marked relief even among .the feats of a nation of pioneers, a nation whose people have from the beginning been picked out by a .process of natural selection from among the most enterpris ing individuals of the nations of western Europe. The .acquisiti on of the territory is a credit' to the broad and far-sighted statesmanship of the, great statesmen to whom it was immediately due, and above a ll to the aggressive and masterful char acter of the hardy pioneer folk to whose restless energy these statesmen gave, ex pression and direction, whom they fol lowed rather than led. - The history of the land comprised within the limits of the purchase is an epitome of the entire his tory of our peopl e. Within these limits we have gradually built up state after state until now they many times over .sur pass }n wealth, in population, and . iii many-sided development, the. original .thir teen states as they were when their dele gates met in the continental congress. The people of these states have shown them selves mighty in war. with their- fellow- man ,, and mighty in strength to tame the rugged wilderness. They could not thus have conquered the forest and the prairie, the mountain and the desert, had they not possessed great fighting virtues, qualities which enable a people to overcom* the forces of hostile men and hostile nature. O n the other hand, they could not have used aright their conquest had in addition possessed the qualities of se^f mastery and self-restraint, the power of acting in' combination'with their fellows, the power of yielding obedience to the laW and of building up. an orderly civilization. Courage and hardihood are indispensable' virtues in a peoplebu t the people which possesses no others can never rise high in the scale either of power or of culture. Great peoples must have in addition the governmental capacity which comes only when individuals fully recognize their du ties to one another and to the whole body politic, and- are able to join together' in feats of constructive statesmanship and of honest and effective administration. Present bay Industrialism. ". " " The old pioneer days are gone,' with their roughness and their, hardship, their incredible toll and their wild, half-sav age romance. But the need, for the pioneer virtues remains the same as ever. The peculiar frontier conditions have van ishedbu t the manliness and stalwart hardihood of the frontiersmen can be given even, freer scope .under the condi tions surrounding the complex industrial ism of the present-day. In this great region acquired for our people under t,h6 presidency of Jeftersoji, the material and social progress has been so vast that alike for weal and for woe its people now share the opportunities and "bear the .burdens common to the entire civilized world. Th$ problems before vts are fundamentally the same east and west of" the Mississippi, in exctly W1 $ i*t isH*v* * *-S*r*r Praise Pe=ru=na as a Cure for Colds and a Preventive of Catarrh First Stage of Catarrh A Serious Mistake Which Thousands all : are Making. - The first stage of catarrh is what is commonly known as "catching cold," I t may be In the head, nose,' throat or lungs. Its beginning is sometimes so severe as to cause a chill and considerable fever, or it may be so slight as to not hinder a person from his usual business. I n perhaps a majority of cases little or no attention is paid to 'the first stage of catarrh, and hence it is that nearly one-half of the people have chronic catarrh in some form. T o neglect a cold.is to invite chronic catarrh. A s soon as any one - discovers the first symptoms of catching cold he should at once be gin the use of Peruna ac cording to directions, on the bottle, and the cold is sure - to pass away without leaving any bad ef fects. Unless this fs done, the cold is almost sure to end In,the second stage of catarrh, which is making so many lives miserable. If Peruna was taken every time one has a cold or cough, chronic catarrh would he practically.an unknown disease. Don't* Neglect a Cold Miss Belle Walden, Jamestown, N . Y., writes: "Peruna has no equal as a catarrh cure. I haven't enjoyed perfect health for over - ten years, suffering with a troublesome case of catarrh of the bronchial tubes. M y father naving used Peruna for differ- . ent ailments and with very good success, advised me. to try it I t only took six bottles to effect a permanent cure. *'I now enjoy perfect, health. People . say I a m a perfect picture of health com pared with, -what I -was before using Pe runa."Miss Belle Walden. Mr s. Joseph Towne, Devils Lake, Mich*., . writes: "I have tried Peruna and have found it an excellent tonic and cure for catarrh. "I was a sufferer from catarrh Of the throat and also of the'Stomach. I was. Unable to take doctor's medicine and was about to give up in despair when I was advised by a friend to try Peruna, which I did with the best results. I could not eat even the weakest diet without dis tressing" m y stomach, but after taking the first bottle of Peruna I was abl e, to eat anything that I desired.' of ^*' Miss "Lottie Ho-wlett, East "Henrietta, N . Y., writes **When / wrote you for advice J was suffer' ing with chronic catarrh etf the head*, throat and digestive organs, I followed your directions carefully In taking PerUna, and after taking It for three months I am cam* pletely restored to health. - v "Before 1 commenced taking Peruna I had employed two physicians, and after taking their medicine for some time I did not seem to derive any good from them. A friend handed Peruna almanac, auif done tor others, I commenced Its use* "I hope everyone who Is suffering from catarrh will try Pe- runa, for 1 cannot say too much In favor of the wonderful Jonlc"Miss Lottie ffowtett. I, - , u.-W,- . A Young Woman's Remarkable Re storation t*o Health. '^' .... Sadie Viola Adams, Crab Orchard, Lin coln County, Ky. "When I was 10 years old I had whoop ing cough and chills, which left me* in a bad condition, and I have been partly deaf alxuce. X TnaA YOBXYRS Vn. m y YveaA axvd. ears, and had running ears. I had throat trou ble and a cough. I was short ot breath, the same qualities.are required for their successful solution. W e meet here to-day to commemorate a great event, an event which marks an era in statesmanship no less than in pio neering. I t is fitting that we should pay our. homage in words but we must in honor make our words good by deeds. W e have every right to take a just pride in the great deeds of our forefathersbu t w e show ourselves unworthy to be descend ants if we make what they did an excuse for our lying supine, instead of an in centive to the effort to show ourselves by our acts worthy of them. I n the adminis tration of city, state, and nation, in the management of our home life and the con duct of our business and social relations, -we are bound to show certain high, and fine qualities of character under penalty of seeing the whole heart ot our civiliza^ tion eaten out while the body still lives. W e justly pride ourselves on our mar velous material prosperity^ and such pros perity must exist in order, to establish a foundation upon which a higher life can be builtbu t unless we do in very fact build this higher life thereon, the material pros perity itse lf will go for but very little. Now, in 1903, in the altered conditions, we must meet the . changed and changing problems with the spirit shown by the men who in 1803 and in subseqpent years gained, explored, conquered, and settled this vast territory, then a desert, now filled with thriving and populous states. GUNBOAT PUNISHES CHINKS Goes to the Belief of a Party of American Engineers. they not Washington, April 30.The state de partment has received a cablegram from United States Consul General McWade at Canton dated yesterday and stating that a mob of anti-foreign Chinese had made an attack at Youan Tai on North river, 140 miles from Canton, upon a party of American engineers. The consul appealed to Lieutenant Andersoncommandin g the American gunboat Callao and the officer went immediately to the rescue. The consul general then lodged a formal com 'piaint with the Chinese officials. The attack is not believed to be asso ciated with the Boxer movement. I t is conjectured.that the engineers, in the course of railroad construction, or simi lar work-, had ron counter to some intense Chinese superstition by invading a grave yard or in some way committing a sacri lege, in the Chinese yieW. waiTEOAPB GET BTOY. - - NashTlUe. In0.. Ajri 3p.Two farmer* were Severely whipped b j wirttecaps early Tuetday morning:, sixteen miles from here. The first victim was .Tames Moffett. Shortly "after mid night the mob surrounded Moffett's home, broke in the front door with a rail, dragged the m an from bed, led him stripped to the waist to a tree in the front yard and gave him forty lashes with hickory switches. He was carried bad* and in the presence of his wife was told, that unless be stopped his visits to a certain bonse ot uwwroTy xeputatfon. snA quit b*ttng M B irtt tho punishment would be repeated. The mob went to 'Elsworth Hasbaun's house, a mile away, where the same program was repeated. j' . _ ., WESTERN POSTKABTEHS. $^ Special Vo Tb Journal. - Washington, April 30.Postmasters appointed: IowaBingham, Page county, Henry D. Tuck er Bussey, Marlon county, 1 . R. Bftner. ' ~" ' MinnesotaDudley, Lyon county, John B. Neff. MontanaFolsom, Fergus county, Maggie- Ifc- Artbur. - Nocth DakotaCase?, Mct^ea-ii county,. Stener T. Wiprnd Numedahl, Cavalier county, Halver B. Nelson. Berlin^Chancellor Ton Buelow at 4 e xa a this afternen read the message tosh Kmperor William proroguing the Jrtlenataf. ? ..writes:. after reading what your medicine had a rattling in m y chest a ll the time, sharp pains in the left side, severe head ache and pains in the shoulder, weakness in the stomach, heavy, bearing-down pains, unable to stand on my feet long. I was also troubled with scanty menstrua tion, was always weak and exhausted, and had cold hands and feet. "X atTQ. iwoiw as -vie\\ as "L ever was. "i used eight bottles of Peruna, and it has done me a world of good. I recommend BAER IS UNDER FIRE Haftxoad. rxesi&eiit and Coal Opera tor Examined Before the Inter state Commerce Commission. New York, April 30.President Saer of the Philadelphia & Reading railroad and the Temple Iron company, resumed testifying tc-day before the interstate commerce commission. H e said the coal roads and coal companies developed an agreement for mining and distributing coal in summer from all mines on a per centage basis. The owners of mines were willing to restrict the output, so the coal roads agreed to carry all coal in summer' as soon as mined, hut In no case when it was found the market would take more, were the cars refused. Mr. Baker said there had never been any meeting or agreement to make uni form rates for anthracite on the coal roads. Railroad charges, he said, should be such as to enable roads to earn profits representing a percentage equal to the prevailing rate of interest. I t was a matter of great satisfaction to him that he never had been a party to over-ca pitalization. I n case of over-capitaliza tion the "water" should be deducted in calculating the . proper earnings and freight charges to produce them. H e then described, the stock issues of-the Reading and'their market value in recent years J5fi said, the capitalization is fair and honesttha t the stockholders are entitled to,?aifair return on their investmenttha t the Reading could not reduce its hard coal reight rate and hope to earn that re turn. I t was the hope of his adminis tration, he .said to enable the Reading company within a year or two to pay 4 per cent on its first and second pre ferred stock. r STANDS STBAlN WELL President Said to Be Enjoying His Trip Greatly. Special to The Journal. .., S t. Louis, April 30.The president to day completes' twenty-nine days of his sixty-six day western tour. A t midnight to-night he starts for Kansas City, whence he will proceed to Denver. Thence south thru "New Mexico arid Arizonareachin g southern Califronia the latter part of next week. , H e will be on the Pacific coast until May 25, which is his ..Seattle date, and will then start east, making numerous stops in Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois. Members of the presi dent's party tell me that'the trip thus far lias greatly exceeded the most san guine expectations: '-' I f atfy doubt has heretofore existed in the public mind con cerning the president's popularity in the great west, .this trip will effectually re move it. I n that section of the country democrats are already saying by the.thou sands that they wivote for hmnex t ye arr ? ? y r"' * * sands tnat tney w ill n vote tor mi m next yea "^^\ i w soreness throughtay fins sad and their interest in seeing that he Is t ^rl paid proper respect at the numerous stop ping, places: has been equal to that of tho republicans in jev,ery particular Newspaper men on the train* who have been a part since th' early days of McKintey's term are unanimous In saying that the enthus iasm which- Mr. Roosevelt has created wherever- he ha* gone has broken all pre vious record*.-' Oddly lenough it is said that' the ^ovation given the president a t r o'clock v d f every presidential junket mhadae very much for the kind advice you have given me."Sadie Viola Adams. If you do not derive prompt and satis factory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case, and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice graXAs. Address Dr. Hartman. President of the Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio. Des Moines the other day was the most - enthusiastic he has yet received and at tracted as large a crowd as turned out in Chicago, Milwaukee or either of the twin.) cities. The president was delighted with his day and night thru Iowa, and especially with the character of the greeting ex tended him by the people at Des Moines. . H e is standing the strain of the trip ad mirably and apparently is as tresis, as , when he left Washington April 1, which can be skid of no other member of his party. His powers of endurance are a source of constant surprise even to those who know him best. Probably no other president in the history of the country , would have dared arrange an itinerary calling for the phsical wear and tear of the present one. NEW TEMPER FOB STEEL. Hamilton, Ohio. April 30.Joseph Piper, . toolmaker. announces the perfection of a mar velous process for tempering steel. He gate a public demonstration last night, using a razor of his manufacture to cut pieces from nails and then shaving with the same blade. The keen edge did not show any sign of its rough usage. The material used in the tempering is a secret liquid. GIRL WOMEN. The general standard of measurement for womanhood is "grown-trp-ness.* When a girl is. emancipated from school and arrives at the dignity of trailing skirts and elaborate hair drcseing she i looked upon as | a young woman. But nature] knows nothing of such stand-1 ards. When the | womanly func- tion is establish-1 e d womanhood [ is attained ac cording to her] standards, and there is need of womanly care and caution. I t is girlish ignor- ance or neglect] at this critical time which often results in long] years o f after] misery. . . Mothers who I perceive the evi dences of func- tional derange-^ ^ ment in yonng girls should promptly have them begin the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. I t es^lishesreg Ularity, tranquilues the nerves aadtoue up the whole system. ... "My trouble* started dliriM fW_J^rUlOod^ Writes Miss Flora I. Greer, of wpbwe atqe* Akron, O.. bot did not prove sertooa tmtil 189*. *mm that time I did not aeea weU d^rl suffered at every inoxitfal* period with tarfbto headache, irritation of the spine aad pains in ovaneS*i ,u tOue doctor would tell me one another would say something ,_ - cat, but they onty relieved meV f then wrote you and followed your advice. I took fiwejboUles of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, fonr of Golden Medical Discovery' snJ fete vita* of - Pellets.* Have n ot h ad a. siate symgta. f ,n*y old trouble" so far. Can, sleen goea, sny hard, and -cat-solid and substantial m& wit* out distre8s:' bowelsand sOmi^teJh^ s^|sAjia^. W. W. Jermane. tt^tiSc^S^coSS&A^baca**e. , ' ,- . A Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellet*Ckn*tfct +3& -UJ t