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A Blandish (Mo ) rran has nearly puiwhed a rob mads wholly of oats j tkina. , ' On January 1, 1895, there were 8,035 V" galar women physicians la tbs i United States. ' The Missouri river was reported fro een from Its mouth to Its source, dur I tag the late arctio weather. Darin? the eighteen years ending Jane 30, 1890, 1,8'Jo person-, were killed (by cyclones in the United States. i Bradford, Eng., will make artificial (silk. I The new staircase at Arundel Castle (cost S9,ooo, but it is supposed that the jlDuke of Norfolk can foot the bill with tut having to pat his strawberry ileaves in pawn. Away from the treaty porta a Jap anese barter charges about three quarters of a cent for a hhavo If he as to go to hi customer's house the price is about four cents. I Forage made Bp in the form of brie s in beinsr tried by the French war ' (office The bricks are made of hay. 'oats and bran in cakes as hard as board, and can bo bandied r-asily. f The average annual import of raw Isllk since 1888 has been S.uoO.oro pounds; half comes from Jap 'n, one quarter from Europe, and the ivat nom China. ' x t "Man Inhumanity to man make countless thousands mourn." We sin Hoi euro whom the author had In tntnd . when he wrot the above, lines, but re quite confident that It could not apply with more force to any class of people in the world than to the man who allows his wife to wash on the washboard or with some of the cheap. Worthless wfmhers that are being sold, when be has an opportunity to pur chase a Rtcker Washer. See adver tisement in another column. 1 Drawing the Line. I Mrs. De Fashion My dear, I have picked out a husband for you. Miss De Fashion Very well: but I want to say right now, mothor, that when it comes to buying the wedding dress, I am going to select the ma terial mysolf , so thore. Throe I Ittle Maids From Oregon. i At Heppner, Oregon, three little girls, the eldest but 11 years of age, Save caught In a year in traps 1,864 squirrels. Their father also shot and trapped over 1.000 of the little pests, and, through the efforts of all, his crop was saved. SO OO Bicycles Olnn A way. SO OO Do you want a hanuaome bicycle without otn4 tu youf II no buy Mukaka or fiur code, In every pck. ago of whluh you will And a ticket, on the wwik of tiiefe ticket la printed a tatter rontalneri In Uie wont Mokaska Coffeei e the e ticket until you hare the let l em that will ipell Hutiui Corvee, Mnd biem to u by reKl"tered teller, and we will forward yon a Bandeonio lllcyule, Pneumatic tlio, mutable for boy or IrL. Ladle' or ireutleinen'e rite furnished If derlretl. Send a your name and adrireti on a pot tal card and we wul mall you catalowe of other pieiuhinte we Her. Hoiaku Ura. Co., St. JoMpn, Mo. .,..f.j.y .i4wJ4.e . New Reporter, to managing editor of Philadelphia evening paper Shall I ' (f out und get some news? Managing Editor There's no neces sity for that, sir, the New York morn ing papers are all hero. Texas Sitt ings. . Ilerciilenn l abor of Ants. South American ants have been known to construct a tunnel three miles in length, a labor for them pro portionate to that which would be re quired for men to tunnel under the Atlantic from New York to London. KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. Tho many, who live bet ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world's best products to tho needs of physical being, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in the remedy, Syrup of Fins. - Its excellence is due to its presenting In the form most acceptable and plens ant to l tnato, the ref resiling and truly benefiAa. properties of a perfect lax ative; eflectitiilly cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers ana permanently curing constiptition. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with tin approval of the mcdkal profession, becau.e it acts on the Kid neys, Liver and Bowels without weak ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. 8yrup of Figs is for sale by all drng gists in 50c nnd$l bottles, but it is miin. .ufacturcd by the California Fig Syruf Co. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, vou will not ac?Dt any substitute if offered. I Ho tin. u .w. for priem ul full McriHlM. ROCKER WASHER CO. rr. wAi.iK, i am. WELL MACHINERY lllmernlMl I'ainiqvue ehowlre rt . irorVeVi w"9 " fiowell It Ch:t. Mafhin.re T i fe2 trfr The Rocker Washer -irTJfW I " FuM ttf Ml Mil,(utry I ',.'. I the nvtM. a nnuU w I , ' I .ll ,1 r-llfl, family wuliinfl I ift 11 Ml Plirii ii a, J 711 It L'H ItlT lnlon Avenne. '? " .-V III TWOWOMENCAPTAINS THEY "SKIP" ON THE WATERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI. Capt. Blanche leathers, Who Pilot a t Floating Palaoe. the Matches, on the Father of Water Something About Caps. Wnnle French. MONO THE steamers that trav el up and down the Mississippi river Is one that bears the name of an Indian tribe that long- ago lived and loved on the banks of this mighty stream, the Natches. Recently, as this floating mansion moved slowly from Its moorings at the port of New Orleans, Its own signal of depart ure brought answering signals from every boat, large and small, within the harbor. The occasion of all this bedlam Of noises was the steamboat men's wel come to a new craftsman In the profes ilon. For the first time, Capt Blanche Leathers was commanding the Natches. There upon the main deck stood a charming young woman guiding the lestlny of the great white steamer, a CAPT. LEATHERS, lately acquired master's license giving oer the right to assume this, for a wom an, novel position. Although two other women have entered the field Capt. Mary M.ller and Capt Minnie French, who Is also a pilot neither of them has ever commanded a steamer of such pro portions as the Natchez. Capt. Mary Miller, who died a short time ago, ran her small craft In what is known as the Red river trade, and was a steamboat man In the fullest sense of the word, an Invalid husband and her son and daugh ters holding clerical positions under tier. A large crayon portrait of Mrs. Miller has a place of honor on :he walls of the New Orleans custom house. Mrs. French Is In command of a show boat that travels through rivers and bayous, tying up here and there for a night's performance. Besides command ing this miniature theater, she holds the wheel and makes the landings her self. Capt French and Capt. Leathers are now the only women who hold li censes to command on the great river. If you wei to board the Natches and ask for Capt Blanche Leathers, you would be certain to start with surprise at having pointed out to you an essen tially refined and most attractive young woman, who looks more fitted to reign In a drawing-room than to stand upon the deck of a steamboat And you would feel Infinitely relieved when she tells you that she Is, after all. a steam boat captain only In a feminine sort of way that Is, she Is spared the hard ships of the life, for her husband, Capt. Bowling S. Leathers, Is, as a rule. In charge of the boat and only in his ab sence does the full responsibility fall upon the yot'-'; :inl handrome wife, who for fort, -n years has lived upon the river, unl L she Is so familiar with It and the steamboat business that after passing a brilliant examination she gained the right to be registered as a master. Capt. Blanche credits her hus band with having Inspired her with the ambition to adopt a captain's title; "Knowing my knowledge of the busi ness and of the river," she said, "for I have been his partner for six years, making our first start In the Laura Lee and afterward building the boat we now command, my husband suggested to me :he Idea of taking out a master's license, :hus rendering It unnecessary In his fre juent business absences to burden our selves with hiring a temporary master. Usually I have charge of the domestic CAPT. FRENCH. affairs of the boat, shopping for It, mending for It, looking after the linen and In seeing that tha domestic em ployes live up to their duties and that there Is no unnecessary leakage In my department This la an Immense saving to the boat Only In my husband's ab sence do I take entire charge, and this, while a responsibility, Is not an Oner ous duty, for we have very efficient offi cers; all of them, notwithstanding a paragraph that has gone the round of the press, are men." Capt Blanche most emphatically de clares that she Is a perfectly happy woman, that her life Is a full and busy If, tiff its5,. I one, fres from all petty annoyances and blest with comfort and ease, which no one can doubt who has had the prlvi-, lege of visiting the apartments cn tha Natches that were specially designed for these two captains who are partners for life la the broadest sense of ths word. These apartments are ensconced high upon the main deck and are spa clous and most luxurious in finish and appointments. Broad plate glass win dows (shaded when needed by pretty drapery) cn every side give a charming outlook upon the country. Pictures, books, piano and dainty bits of needle work scattered about tell of the occu pants' love of the beautiful. After view ing It all, one can truly sympathise with tne rair young southerner's declaration I that here Is the Ideal life and that she would not change places with anyone living. A BRIGHT NEGRO GIRL. Teaches School bat Leans Toward Lit erary Work. In the list of about one hundred ap plicants eligible for appointment as teacher In the New York publlo schools appears the name of Susan Elizabeth Frazier. Miss Frazler is the only col ored woman whose name has ever ap peared upon the eligible list of the board of education of that city, and her qualifications, as shown in her ex amination Daners and hpr nvnrrl In preliminary work as a substitute teach- i er, give her a high place In the list Miss Frazler's great-grandfather, An drew Frazler, fought In the revolution, and her father, who is as proud of his descent as any scion of the Knicker bocker families, voted for John C. Fre mont, the first republican candidate for ths presidency, at a time when a colored man, to be entitled to vote, was required to be free and to hold real es tate valued at 1250 or more. Miss Fra zler Is a rather slight girl, light In color, with a pleasant. Intelligent face, bright eyes, a firm, rather thin-lipped mouth, and an easy, graceful manner. She talks readily and cleverly. Her education was gained in New York, both in school and In her home life, where her father, an intelligent and broad-niwided man, encouraged her in the reading of histories and standard works. In 1887 she was graduated from the Normal, college, taking a good stand. After graduation she became much Interested In church work, and took an active part In the Sunday school of St. Philip's Protestant Epis copal church, being elected the first president of the Woman's Auxiliary league of the church. Bishop Coleman appointed her one of three colored wom en as delegates to the missionary coun cil at Hartford, where they represent ed the colored element of the Prostes tnat Episcopal church.. They were the first colored delegates ever sent to the ouncll. There Miss Frazler read a pa per entitled "Woman's Auxiliary In Our Work." Literary work has always attracted Miss Frazier. Her wide reading has in spired her w!t.h the desire to write, and some of her essays, notably one upon SUSAN FRAZIER. Phlllls Wheatley, the colored poet, read before the Brooklyn Literary union, have been greatly admired.. Nearly al' her writing has been In behalf of hei race and In the line of urging her peo pie to raise and educate themselves b all means possible. Besides her othei work. Miss Frazler has found time to do considerable confidential corre spondence for private persons. When she decided to qualify herself for teach lng In the public ix hools she went to the authorities and learned that hei color would dcbr.r her from no privi leges open to white candidates. The first thing for an applicant to do Is to act as substitute a certain number of times 100 was then the number In one of the public schools. If, as a substitute, the applicant's percentage In the mat ters of attention, discipline, power of Imparting and Instruction, such mat ters Is 75 or bettor, she Is permitted to take the final examination. Miss Fra zier sorved as substitute teacher nearly 300 times In all and received very good reports. Then she took the final exam ination and passed It with flying colors. IjirtT Churchill Whs Tat toed. Lady Randolph Churchill, it Is said. Is tlie only woman In the English peer age who can boast of having been tat tooed. The operation was performed wKIe travelling In India, and was sug gested by noticing the process being done by a British soldier on a sailor She had the artist brought before hei and asked for some designs. He sug gested the symbol of eternity a snake holding Us tail In Its mouth. Lady Churchill was pleased and decided on it, although her husband warmly pro t;sted. The result, according to hear ray, Is a beautifully executed snake tolled round the arm above the wrist .is a rule, a broad gold band covers It hut personal friends have seen It, and leard the story or tne tattooing. Ileppr Thoaglit for a Ilrldal Gift, Among the wedding presents of a newly made wife was one from an old aunt, who has little In her power to give, but who made a peculiarly thoughtful choice. It was a pretty cretonne bag filled with soft bits of linen and cotton: "I knew you would have no old garments on which to drat for rags," observed the donor, "and I knew, too, how soon and how insistent would come the demand upon your rag bag. So I concluded that at least I could meet that want for you." W , - fir Coal gas dates from 1739. New York has 9328 saloons, Japan has a 300-year old bank. New York has 10,800 telephones. Canada has but one Sunday paper. England supports 200 daily papers. All the coins of Greece are copper. England reports lire-proof celluloid. Chinese eat 10,000,000 dogs annually. England has women sanitary Inspec tors. London consumes eleven tons of salt iaily. The Bothschild family is worth S3, 000,000,000. Clay couuty, ILL, has 60,000 acres of wenara. ' The spr'tualists of St Louis are bout to bnlld a temple. - The growing of corn may be heard direct by means of the microphone. There is a Davidson, a Davison aod a Davisson n the Missouri legislature. The average wheat yie d in England is saia to oe tmriy-six Dusneis to ine acre. Kln Lear. Driven Forth Into the e Id and rata, had no Bostetter's .,m&fh Hiitr ia counteract their effect But the modern traveler In lnolement weather can baffle IU hurtful Influence with this gonial proteoior. Chills and ferer, rheum n Mum. neural la. colds are orentadrd by mis i - u... .1 .iimnl.ni .nil aalairuard. Take a wineglansM lmmedlatelf before no SIUT ezpoaiur. UM I low, aw. -V Ditiousoeea aau eouauya hiu The Scotch banks have reduced the rate of tnt rest n dei osits to one per cent., the lowest rate known. The unnual production of the grand duchy of l.uxurabouig amounts to al' most i.tou.ouo quarts o. or.may. "Hanson's Vsrio Corn Salve." Warranted to in e or niunajr nfiudad. Aak your vugtfuc lur it. rue l oauu. A number of Lond n streets are more popular on one ki.le than on the o n r, ami the rates of rent ainer pro portionately. Georo-e Frost, of rorterville. Cal sold off six aciei of lm d bixteen tons of dried prunes last fall, the pr.ee be lng 81,500. The shortest coble ral'road in the world is in Brooklyn, it is 8.800 feet in length from Wall Street Feiry to the city hall. If the Baby Is Cettlnsj Tcetn Beiraandu.ti.atoldand well-tried nmadj, MM. Wuiblow i Boothho Stscp for Children TMtlitng. The Japanese are fond of bi thing In the t ity of lokto there are sou put lie baih h mses, in wh xh a person can taue a bath. The Electrical Review f ay the Wes tern Union Iclcgruph company col lfded shout SI, soo.oiti) last year for telling the time of day. For a ch rlt v frstivsl in Iirussels re cently, the sculptors got no a novel exhibition of sta nes executed in suow in one of the parjts. Hrsreman's Cmohnr foe wl'h Glycerine, Cure. Chapped Hauilx and Fata, Tender or Bore Feet, Cullulaliu, 1'llee, eto. c. ii. Clark Uo.. haw uaren. uu In Xante, ono 'of the Ionian ishs, there is a p trolrum spring that is men'ioned by lierooolu-i. it Das been known for nearly 3,i)iH years. The fin t birthday celebration men t'oued in his ory is that of Pharaoh as recorded in the 2i th verse of the 4oth chapter of Uencsis. Poutenj' ys certain intiseptie quall- 41, a AuaA Hrt'ltr vultinri wna ttiiriprl in peat for over l"0 years was found in . . . i Bid 10 oi goou preservti u"n. Piui'a dim Inr I'liiinniniitiiin Is an A No. I Asthma me !cii e. Vv. U. Williams, Antioch, UK. Ai.rll 11. .WH. A Cult ng- Reptr. Mr. D'Avnue My rtars! More mo- ncy? What on earth aid you do with all I cave vou lust week? Mrs. D'Avnue Wei), I used a little of it In buying a new album for the photograph of the riokes and princes 1 refu-cd before I married you. a. x. Wtekly. Tea' h tour da ighters that It is more s ving thau soeDdimr, whether niony or unytbin r else, but It Is doing both to the b st pa ible advantage ti at mu t he u part "I tier eaucution iTsliewuld be a real helpmeet to a good man some day. The lnrpest nai'making machine In the United .H tes is at tvirett, Wash. It wan made by a firm ut (Irecrpoiiit. I,. I., and weijjhs twelve and one-half toos. Woodpeckers fly orening and closing their wings, a-d i-o an- aliv v8 ris 'ng or tailing in curves. When Ihey run uptvets. thev usa their tiis which inc ine downward, as a sort of sup, pur1. "What makes you think Ihnt Ethel will never look favorably on George's Buit'-V , V. X. Tceause her parents fpeak so high- lv of him." Washington tr. Wfl I5IWQ I.O -4. " WATTHD. rimer. IlU liU I Dal aueiih. balai jr urcuiuuiladun. i bena. leal Sire fe.llu.ullier C. ludu, Wie. IV A VT C1 fl " w Womes-8teady V All 1 jlJ employn e.it. Roudi in tool wirkm Nucoet for Inn.purutlun. )u order lo pay uxnen.ee jou are nekel to wud l rente, and 1 will tend to n ad'. rex your I aer and pi rucuu.rt of the mploi maul. J. It- Ha.iwoaiur, beueral Lmployment Agent, Wichita, kaa.ta. BATB TOT BXAKO Itow cheap jov eao nuy tne . or. H;alTanlxed steel U Bllll If nut, write lor lirlre-l 't III a-tonl-h yon CI KKIa HISS SI ILL CO., JiauUiaU tea, Jaan. iff SCALPER H par, fa. in abont making moan la Orala and 6fc:ke by "aralplng the market" oa margin. o( Blew e!,eoe. net eaetnoe yet. an peaipera neaaj, LMe e Vv 111 (.uinry t-,CUka-a, Ely's Cream Balm Vi C MB' IUW PassaKes, Allays Pain and Inflammation, Bemtores the Sunset of Taste and Smell. Heals the Sores. Apply Balnt Into eaeh aoat'll 5 n aosrrii Sk.M.i'. IN all receipts for cooking requiring a leavening agent the ROYAL BAKING POWDER, because it is an absolutely pure cream of tartar powder and of 33 per cent. , greater leavening strength than other powders, will give the best results. It will make the food lighter sweeter, of finer flavor and more wholesome. I I? ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., fevers' sacrificial knives have ben recovered from the Mexl an pyram da, They arf pieces of fl nt, fashioned into the shape of a butcher kn.fe. Pu'-nos Ayres will soon witness the complct on of the Urgent opera house in the world. It will seat fi.UOO p o pie, and the stre w' 11 o ' 8 K) people. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn tbat there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure In all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only pooitlve curs known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional dleane, requires a constitutional treatment. Ball's Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving ths patient strengtn by building up tne constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. Ths froprietors have so much faith in its enra ive powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case tbat it foils to cure. Bend for list of textimonlals. Address. F.J. CHENEY&CO.,Toledo,Q PT Bold by Druggists, 75c. Hull's Family rtTl25o. Natural gas has been used in China for many centuries. It ls-u s fr m tis sures in the earth near coal mines, and ii led thro igli bamboo tubes to tne point where it is consumed. Berl'n proposes to hnve nn interna tional art exhibition next yenr 'ih A-B'ici tion of l.er. in art sts with An ton von Werner, the painter, at its head, has the matter in charge. A syndlrat" has been formed in En gland to btiild h battle sh p of at leant 8.i '00 tons to tost more thun -2,hoo.ii.m., accoi ding to the plans of .Sir E 'warrl lieed. who has beeu criticising the Ad miralty ships. Americans use more than lio.onn.fro poun ds of t--s a year, t or the unpl of this Dei ess ty the United Mairr- looks to Liiinit and Japan. In I HUH China gave 4fl,653. 173 pounds of tea and Japai 3iyio2fil9 pounds. Very small quan ittes are Obtained lroui other countries. The Va'ue of a Hyphen. I recall sn advertl-craont wh'ch ac tually appeareit. savs hyphen, recent lv iu a Loi don dally, to w t: "Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Levi h iving cast off do thing of every description, invite an early Inspection. "Chp Ucok. Adiiresaes Wanted. You no doubt Dave several friends in other States who might be induced to come West if properly approached. '1 here may be one or two dozen of them. Nothing better than nicely il lustrated folders, with appropriate maps, and text prepared by somebody whose only Interest in the mutter is to tell the truth. If you will 6end to Geo. T. Nlchol son, U. P. A. Sitnta Fe Koute, Topeka. Kans., a list of persons who would be interested In literature regarding Kan sas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico or California, he will tako pleasure in mailing to each ono an assortment of folders, pamphlets, etc. They are free Banta Fb Iloiits, i' ' I, mi" mi l"- "' (1 U at U. OF PAINS RHEUMATIC, NEURALGIC, LUMBAGIC AND SCIATIC. sss8SCeSSS3CCSeSwSS3e83S9C30Cfi8awS9SS993w9 a A Tell Your that you have read that Clair ette Soap is one of the greatest labor saving inven tions of the time. Tell her that it will save her strength, save her time, save her clothes. The merits of appeal at once to every thoughtful w.oan. It's the best, purest, and most econom kal soap to be procured. Sold every where. Wade only by TfcA M R Fnirb'snh TrimnnV f?t I a (if. l lliv si a a if? 103 WALL ST., NEW-YORK, Information Freely Imparted. "As to the question of sidesaddles, mad nn," ventur d the rt'p irter as del Icuielv as he could, "wh it will p -ot a bly be the the position of the coming woman?" "As lo the question of saddles, sir," replied the president tf the woman's convention, wi h considerable asper ity, "the earning woman, if he feels like it. will take buta sides." -Chicago Tribune. . . There 's a possibility of an cho or g'n. e ectrically connected with the pre bo t Inst i um nt. being nlai'td in the triforium of Westminster Abbey. In France it Is decided Ihnt the ma kers of bicyo es are responsible for. oamages wnen sn accmeni, occurs throiiirh a structural fault in. a ma chine. Call Itji Craze. AN ALARMING STATEMENT CONCERNING WOMEN. HOW BAD HABITS ARB FORMED. The New York Tributu sny i "The habit of tekini headache pewdrrs is Incrraaing to so slariitlns extent among s great number of wo, men throughout the country. Theae powders a their name imlicatea. are claimol liy the nianu. facturera to be s ponitive and speedy cure for an form of headache. Iu ninny cae their chief ingredient is morphine, opium, cucniue or some other equally injurious drug hnving a tendency to deaden pain. The habit of tnklug tliem ii easily formed, but almost Impowilile lo aliake off. Women umnlty begin tukiug tliem to rei Here s raging headache ami soon reaort to the powder toallevli. .e soy little pnin or ache thef, nuy be suhiected to, and finnlly like Hie motv fihlneor opium fiend, get Inlotlie hahtt of taking; hem regularly, Imagining that they are iu pain if they happen to luus their regular dose." In nine cases out of ten, the trouble i& in the stomach and liver. Take a simple laxative and liver tonic and remove the offending matter which deranges the Uomach and causes the hemluclic. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are composed entirely of the purest, concentrated, vegetable extracts. One Fellct is a dose; sugar-coated, easily swallowed; once used, always in favor. They posi tively cure sick headache add remove the disposition to it Mr. E. Varoasom, of Oiler Lair, fjifttr Co.. mien., wniea : i not Infrequently have an sti t!lsZl. vA It iiaualty conies on in 4. the forenoon. At my dinner I eat my regnlaf uienl. and take one of two of Iioctor Tierce'l l'leannt Pellets Inime, itlatetv nller. and in Ilia J course of an liour my headache la cured ami no had enecta. I feel better every war fo having taken them-, not worse, an la iituaJ after taking other kinds of pills. ' I'lenwiut Pel lets' are worth more than their weiglil in void, if for nolhtticr else B. Vaboason. Esq. tliau lo cure headuche." W. N. U., WICII1TA-VOL. S, NO. 13. WheiTVnawerlng AdvertiaimMtsTcaaJ Hontlon This Paper. i OIOLa ONLY A nuo TO MAKE YOU WELL ACA1TJ Wife wai a , , JV JTfv liflftl f w- , w 3 JU.I BSOa.,M V