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PUBLISHED KVBBY THURSDAY
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CURRENT COMMENT.
A census of tho entire world la pro
posed for the yoar 1000.
Pat UowAim and George Riclmrd
accomplished tho feat of rolling two
beer kegs from Green Buy, Wis., to St.
Louis within CO days on a wagor of
$700.
A rush of miners for the gold fields
of Alaska is reported from the largo
cities on the Pacific coast. Some of
tho prospectors say there is moro gold
in Alaska than in south Africa, and
,that tho precious metal in our Arctic
territory is widely distributed.
The New York World lcccntly stat
ed that naval ofllcers in that city
nnd Brooklyn declared that it was
tho intention of tho government to
place the navy on as complete a war
footing as possiblo in time of peace
and demonstrate what tho United
States can do in tho way of a coast de
fense ileet to guard our shores, both
on tho l'aciflc and the Atlantic
Anthony Comstock, of tho Socioty
for the Suppression of Vice, will ask tho
Now York legislature to pass n bill
prohibiting tho appearance in public
of women in knee dresses, tights,
bloomers and all feminine raiment.
Living pictures, burlesque shows and
comic operas are also to bo suppressed
by the Comstock bill, which has for Its
object the elevation of tho American
stage
John I!. Robinson, of South Africa,
Is thought to bo tho richest man in tho
world. His fortuno is estimated at
5330,000,000. In 187S Robinson was in
debt. lie had kept a grocery storo in
the Orange Freo State, but ho could
not mako both ends meet. Ho and his
wife begged their way for 300 miles to
Kiraberly. Hero Robinson laid the
foundation of his enormous fortune by
picking up a rough diamond worth
cl.'-'OO. His ambition now is to be
worth Sl.000,000,000.
EoiiEiiT BoitcnoitEViNK, tho Norwe
gian explorer, is arranging an expe
dition to tho south polo next winter.
The scheme that tho explorer has in
hand is to travel over 1C0 miles inland
on snow shoes and sledges, with three
Norwegian companions, till ho reaches
tho south magnetic pole. He expects
that it will take him moro than two
years to do so. Ho says a commercial
company has been formed in England
for the purpose of whaling and this
company has agreed to send out an ex
pedition next September. Eleven
tcientistsaro to go with the expedition.
Tun cattlo growers of the United
States will probably have to encounter
in tho not rcmoto future a vigorous
competition in tho European markets
from Australia. That land of vast
areas of cheap grazing lands is capa
ble of producing an enormous supply
of meat and the quantity is increasing
from year to year. Shipments of livo
cattle from Australia to Europe havo
not been very successful, but it is said
that chilled beef has been sent from
tsydnoy to Liverpool in such good con
dition as to sell in tho markets at tho
prices obtained for bcof shipped from
Chicago.
Mr. Srr.mtv's bill to provide for de
livery of letters In towns and other
places whero no free delivery exists
Bays that whenever not less than 20
persons who receive their mail matter
through tho same post office petition
the postmaster at such office to appoint
carriers to deliver and collect the mail
from such person tho postmaster is to
do so. The carrier is to receive from
tho person to whom tho mall is deliv
ered a compensation agreed on, and if
no agreement is made, thoy may de
mand not exceeding one cent for each
letter. Thoy are to rccolvo no other
compensation.
Tun news comes from Brandenburg,
Germany, of a discovery which excites
the deepest interest in scientific, com
mercial and industrial circles. Dr.
Sollo has contrived a photographic in
strument which will in minute details
reproduce the various colors of objects,
persons and landscapes brought within
a specified range of tho camera, the
colors losing none of their original
brilliancy and shade. Dr. Sello sent a
number of photographs in colors of
roso bushes, peacocks, crazy quilts nnd
tropical butterflies to some experts for
their examination, which were greatly
admired.
Mr. Cyrus Edson, who was at one
timo tho commissioner of health of
the city and county of New York,
has made a discovery which, it is
said, may' solve tho problem of the
euro of consumption. After numer
ous experiments ho lias produced n
fluid which he calls nseptoliu. It con
tains 2.75 per cent, of carbolicncld,and
to every ounce of it there is added one
hundred th of a grain of a newsalt called
pilocarpin-phenly-hydroaide. The r.sep'
tolln is injected under the skin and
into the blood. It lias also cured every
case of malaria and la grippe in wlitc
it hus been tried.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gloanod By Telegraph and MolL
rEItSON-AI. AND POLITICAL.
Tiik right of the women cf Ohio to
voto for members of school boards was
sustained by a close decision of the su
premo court at Columbus on tho 7th.
Tub president on the 7th signed tho
bill prohibiting prize fighting in the
territories and District of Columbia.
William II. English died at Indian
apolis, Ind., from inflammatory rheu
matism, superinduced by nn attack of
tho grip. lie ran for vice president on
tho democratic ticket with Winfiold L.
Hancock at tho head in 1SS0.
(!i:. John GinnoN, the famous Indian
fighter, died at Baltimore, Wd., re
cently, of pneumonia, aged CS.
A siovkmknt was reported among
leading republican politicians of Indi
ana to send ex-President Harrison to
tho national convention at St. Louis
as ono of the delegates nt large.
Tiik local option bill was defeated in
the lower houso of tho Ohio legislature
at Columbus and tho senate passed a
bill to increaso the liquor tax to S500.
Tun National Farmers' Alliance and
Industrial union, which has been in
session at Washington, adjourned on
tho Cth. Tho "sub-treasury plan," to
which the allianco has been committed
for a number of years, and the demand
for an increase cf tho circulating me
dium to SS0 per capita were eliminated
from tho platform.
William R. Morrison, Interstate
commerce commissioner, has denied
tho report that he had sent tho Illinois
democratic leaders word that tho freo
silver Idea must be abandoned or that
ho would refuse to bo a candidnto for
the democratic presidential nomina
tion. Skxator Marion Buti.kr has issued
an address calling for the organization
of the silver party in North Carolina
which has caused somewhat of a son
sation. Edwin P. Uiil, assistant secretary of
state, has been tendered tho post of
ambassador to Germany, to succeed
tho late Theodore Runyon.
Gi:n. Campos, in an interview nt
Corunna, Spain, declared that tho
troubles in Cuba should bo ended
either by forco of arms or the grant
ing of Cuban autonomy if necessary,
as tho island could no longer provido
tho necessary cxpeuses for further
warfare.
The National Farmers' Allianco and
Industrial union met at Washington on
the 4th, nearly every stato being rep
resented. J. P. Willets, of Kansas, was
president.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The clearing houso returns for tho
week ended Fobruarv 8 for tho follow
ing cities were: New York, S500,SC2,OS;
Chicago, S84,8C',,451; St Louis, 823,803,
C09; Kansas City, S9,C0I,7C5; St. Joseph,
S1,2G2,C00; Topcka, S152.445; Wichita,
S3SS.679; Omaha, S4,417,4Ui.
An unknown man was decapitated by
the wheels of a Hannibal & St. Joseph
train on the river bridgo at Quincy,
111., on tho 7th. So far identification
has been impossible on account of tho
fact that the head fell into tho Mis
sissippi. Stanhope Rovster, who shot and
killed Banker McFurland for betray
ing his daughter, was acquitted of
murder after a week's trial at Boone,
la. The jury was only out five min
utes. When tho verdict was announced
men and women rose to their feet and
cheered, hats wero thrown in tho air
and handkerchiefs waved in every
hand.
The Congregational church in Au
burn, Mass., founded in 1770, has been
destroyed by fire.
Tin: treasury officials on tho 7th
completed the computation of bids of
fered for tho new bond issue, from
which it appears that tho amount of
bids above that of J. P. Morgan and his
associates (SU0.C877) was 500,788,050,
and that tho amount which will bo
awarded to the syndicate therefore will
bo 533,211,350, or approximately one
third of tho whole issue. Tho number
of successful bidders was 781.
Joe Merrifield, aged 12, shot his
brother, aged seven, with a Winchester
rifle at Hcdrick, la., on the 7th, and
then blew the top of his own head off.
The father had left tho boys together
in tho houso and they quarreled. When
neighbors came in both boys lay dead
on the floor.
Recently the women of Black Jack,
Tex., called on two men there who
sold whisky and malt tonic and asked
them to quit the business, and on their
refusal a largo body of women gathered
at tho Baptist church and from there
walked Into tho houses whero tho
whisky was sold and began tho work
of destruction with axes, hatchets and
hammers, totally destroying all they
could lav their hands on.
The failures for tho week ended
February 7 (Dun's report) wero 323 in
tho United States, against 231 last
year, and 03 in Canada, against 53 last
year.
Benjamin Ratcliff, tho slayer of
tho ontiro school board of Jefferson
district. Park county, Col., was hanged
at tho penitentiary at Cauon City on
tho night of tho 7th.
RomiEKS entered tho homo of Mr.
Casper Wagner, near Pittsburgh, Pa.,
and bound him nnd then held lighted
matches under tho bare feet of his wife
to compel one of them to tell tho
whereabouts of their wealth. The
husband finally told them where to
find it and tho robbers, after getting
it, then tortured Mr. Wagner to see if
they could extort any more. Mrs.
Wagner was reported dying from her
injuries.
Tine sultan of Turkey has repllod to
the autograph letterof Queen Victoria,
which, it is understood, was a personal
appeal to the better nature of tho sul
tan against the condition of Asia
Minor. The sultan sympathizes with
the hum-in e sentiments expressed and
declares that the reports of the mas
sacres wero spread by evil disposed
persons. Ho also asserted that it was
tho Turks who were first attacked
while praying in the mosque.
It was reported at El Paso, Tex,
that Schlatter, the Donver healer, had
been frozen to death in the New Mexi
can mountains.
Mr- and Mrs. Shaunnesst and two
children wero usphyxiated on their
farm near Carbondale, Pa., through
tho gas escaping from a kitchen stove.
The steamer Lamington was driven
ashore near New York on tho 0th and
14 men were in poril on board. The
life savers made many attempts to
reach tho men with a lino and had
failed, tho men wero in the rigging and
too exhausted to catch the lines. Tho
llfo savers had given up all hope of
saving them, as tho vessel was being
pounded badly by the waves and
threatened to go to pieces.
The Pocahontas dam tit Morrlstown,
N. J., broko on the Cth. Twcnty-fivo
peoplo wero reported, missing and may
havo perished. Tho break was fol
lowed by a great flood. Men, women
and children were in tho windows of
houses, completely surrounded by rush
ing waters. Boats wero procured and
brought many to places of safety. Tho
current was so swift that it was im
possible to reach tho more distant
houses until the occupants had been
swept away.
Tun barn and stables of Henry B.
Gaither, near Vidalia, La., wero struck
by lightning and 20 head of horses and
mules were burned, besides much feed.
A man named Jerry Scott was jailed
at Jackson, Mich., for beating his
eight-year-old daughter and then lay
ing her on a hot stovo and roasting her
from tho effects of which she died
Tho jail was strongly guarded for fear
of tho culprit being lynched.
Six workmen lost their lives nnd
nino others were barely rescued from
tho icy water of tho Pequoboc river,
near Bristol, Conn., on tho Cth. They
wero pulling nn old bridge down when
it suddenly collapsed and they wero
precipitated into tho river and the
broken mass of timbers fell on them.
Gen. Wiehoijin, tho Russian chief of
police lit Warsaw, Poland, was killed
by poison administered by nihilists.
Ho had the reputation of being tho
most cruel henchman of the c.ar.
The high wind which prevailed at
New York on tho 0th did great damage
to property. A three-story brick build
ing was blown down in Brooklyn and
threo workmen wero killed.
Morton Finell was warming up
some sticks of giant powder in n stove
at a quarry near Anaconda, Mont,
when there was an explosion and ho
was blown into an unrecognizable
mass. Two others wero dangerously
injured and the cabin was wrecked.
The British steamer Lturcstina,
which sailed from Baltimore, Md., for
Ireland about two months ago, has
been officially posted at Lloyd's as
missing and nil on board, 20 to 25 men,
were believed to havo been drowned.
A fire started in a lumber yard at
Boundbrook, near Plainfield, N. J.,
early on tho morning of tho 7th and
the place was thought to be doomed.
Tho inhabitants had tho choice of
either burning, bwtmming or drown
ing, as the dam at the placo hud
broken and many houses u ere swept
away and the water was waist deep.
Owing to no direct communication
witli tho place the news was somewhat
meager.
Farmers of K county, Ok., were re
ported trying tho experiment of sow
intr wheat in February.
W. W. Hayes, treasurer of Anderson
county, Tcnn., has been found to bo
over S18.000 short in his accounts.
The steamer St. Paul, which ran
aground on tho New Jersey shore sev
eral days ago, was floated on the 4th
amid the tooting of whistles and went
on her way to New York.
MIDiriONM. IIISI'ATCIIF.S.
Peter L. Atkins took .Maud Kelloy
out driving on the night of the 9th.
They crossed Wallkill river near Mid
dloton, N. Y., and In the darkness At
kins drove off the road into a flooded
meadow. A man went to their assist
ance with n lantern, but could not suc
cor them nnd the two succumbed to
the intense cold and sank beneath the
flood after an hour's suffering.
The schooner Florida, coal laden,
was discovered half a mile off Salis
bury beach, near Amosbury, Mass., in
a sinking condition on tho 9th. The
life-saving crew attempted to reach
tho vessel with a lino but failed, and
soven men were drowned.
Fire started from an unknown cause
and burned an unoccupied cottngc at
Brooklyn to tho ground on tho 9th.
Later in the day while a crowd was
viewing tho ruins the chimney fell
without warning and instantly killed
two children and seriously injured a
man.
James Hendry, 14 years old, stabbed
and killed his older sister, Sallie, at
Greenville, Tcnn., on tho 9th. The
boy became angry because she would
not prepare his supper quick enough
and plunged a knifo into her abdomen.
Frederick Zuerst, living near Cush
ing, Ok., who has been beating his wifo
and children brutally of late, was
dragged from his bed by a dozen
masked men, tied to n tree and given
100 lashes on his baro back. He was
then informed that if ho kept up his
brutality ho would bo hanged next
time.
The derailing of a truck on a Cleve
land, Canton & Southern mixed train
near Doll Roy, O., on tho 9th throw a
passenger cbaoh down an embankment
and tho car caught fire. Eight persons
wero severely injured nnd a miner was
badly burned.
At a church in Clifton Prairie, Tex.,
tho Williams boys met tho Walker
boys on the 9th and there wts a fight
between them, pistols being freely
used. One of tho Walkers was killed
outright and several on both sides
wero seriously wounded. It was tho
climax to a feud of long standing.
Caul Daiilkb and Herman Dahlko
brothers, fought a frightful duel with
knives at Chicago. There had been a
family gathering for the christening
of a babe, when the brothers nunr-
roled and Carl buried his knife in Her
man's head, entering at tho left eve
and the unfortunate man fell to tho
ground in agony. Carl then, made his
isscapo.
SATURDAY'S HOUSE,
Blr. Towne Spenkt for Free Silver nnd Mr.
Hall for "Sound Money."
Washington, Feb. 10. The debate
on the freo coinngo substitute for the
houso bond bill was very spirited Sat
urday. Mr. Towne, of Minnesota, a
republican, claimed tho attention of
tho houso and galleries for over nn
hour with an eloquent effort on behalf
of free coinage.
Mr. Hall, a democrat from Missouri,
announced his conversion to "sound
money" in a rather sensational speech,
in which he charged that eight sen
ators who voted for freo coinage, ac
cording to "creditablo information,"
had privately said that they believed
free coinogo would bring upon this
country national and individual bank
ruptcy and ruin. Ho declared that n
high officer of the administration had
said that the silver agitation had al
ready cost tho government S202.000.000
In bond issues and in tho course of the
next 12 months tho bond issue would
increase to Sl,000,000,00a
Mr. Corliss favored tho passage of a
bill tosecuro international bimetallism
by an agreement with other nations
than Great Britain.
FIVE YEARS FOR COLEAN.
Embezzling Cnnlilor of the Fort Scott Stato
Hunk henttncecl.
Fort Scott, Kan., Feb. 10. J. R.
Colean, who a few days ago pleaded
guilty to tho embezzlement of S9,000
from tho Stato bank, although his
shortage amounts to 51,000, was sen
tenced to five years at hard labor in
the penitentiary. Before receiving his
sentence he mado his first statement
since being arrested. He said that al
though some believed that ho had some
of his stealings hidden, it was not so,
and that lie was penniless. He then
broke down and sobbed piteously, al
though his wifo tried to comfort him.
While delivering the seiitcuco Judge
Walter L. Simons took occasion to con
demn vigorously the inequality of the
picKcnt state law which places the
maximum penalty for embezzlement
nt five years, while the maximum pen
alty for burglarv is ten years.
TO EXTEND PENSION LAWS.
CnncrrMitiAn Clark, of MWftourl, l!nn lllll
to Inrludu IMllcrrn nml I'rlvutt-M of the
Mllitln.
Washington, Feb. 10. Congressman
Clark, of Missouri, introduced a bill In
tho houso which provides that the
present provisions of existing pension
laws bo extended to ofllcers and pri
vates, their widows and children and
dependent fathers and mothers of
militia men raided in tho states
from 1601 to ISC'i, who performed
service to the United States, or
h ere subject to call for a period of 90
days. It is also provided that a certifi
cate of discharge from either tho stato
or federal government shall be prima
facie evidence of servico rendered, and
shall entitle the person named therein
or his heirs to receive a pension.
A FATAL RID.
A Yuunc Couple Drllo Into Nino Feet of
Wntrr Hint Are liroirnetl.
Minui.fcTOUN, N. Y., Feb. 10. Peter
L. Atkins took Maud Kelloy, uged 23,
out driving last night. They crossed
Wallkill river at Hoskin's bridge, and
in the darkness Atkins drovo off the
road into the flooded meadow. The
water was nino feet deep and the two
stood on the scat of the wagon calling
for help. A Frenchman named Bauprc
went to their assistance with a lan
tern, but when the water reached his
hips ho was obliged to retire. The
two succumbed to tho intense cold and
both sank beneath tho flood after an
hour's suffering.
FEE SYSTEM MUST GO.
Oulted Stiilm MnMhl hihI Attorneys Villi
Komi lie l'laceit on Htilurlen.
Washington, Feb. ia Tho sub-committee
of tho judiciary committee hav
ing in charge tho bill to abolish the
fee system for the payment of officers
of the Unitod States courts decided to
recommend that the bill, as amended,
pass. The bill, ns changed by the sub
committee, and ns it will be reported,
will provide that all fees be turned in
to the government; that United States
attorneys and marshals shall receive
from 52,000 to 55,000a year, tho amount
to bo based on the amount of business
transacted.
CREW OF SEVEN DROWNED.
Schooner riorldn dum, to Pieces Off tho
M anftAchuBottn ( oast.
Amesiiury, Mass., Feb. 10. The
schooner Florida, coal laden for an
eastern port, was discovered half a
mile off Salisbury beach, in a sinking
condition. The Plum Island saving
crew attempted to reach tho vessel
with a lino but failed. At ten o'clock
the Florida went to pieces, when tho
masts gave way, letting the seven oc
cupants into tho sea. Two of the bodies
weie washed ashore. Tho life-saving
crew could do nothing, as no boa
could stand the sea.
TWO CHILDREN
KILLED.
Caught Under Fulling Chimney
Whtlo
Viewing the Itnlns or u Fire.
Brooklyn, Feb. 10. Two children
were instantly killed and ono young
.nnM snrlnilslv Inlllrml n tlirt t-nc.lt nt
a firo which occurred on Fort Hamil-
ton avenue. Tho cottage was unoccu
pied and tho fire started from an un
known cause and tho building was
burned to tho ground. Later in tho
day whiio a crowd of children and oth
ers were viewing tho ruins tho chim
ney fell without warning, burying tho
threo mentioned.
English Was Wealthy.
Indianapolis, Ind., Fob. 10. Tho
funeral of William II. English occurred
from English's hotel, tho late residence
of tho deceased, yesterday afternoon
and was one of tho largest ever held
in this city. Mr. English was tho
wealthiest man in tho city, his prop
erty being estimated at from 55,000,000
to 87,000,000
Fine Ulft to llethany College.
LiNDSDona, Kan., Fob. 10. The
Bethany college people and the citi
zens of Lindsborgnro jubilant over the
gift of a fine 53,000 three-manuel pipe
or?an, donated by the well-known M.
I. Moller, of Hagerstown, Md.
DUEL WITH KNIVES.
A Fearful Fleht Hetween Brother at a
Family C'hrlztenliiK.
Chicago, Feb. 10. Carl Dah'.ko and
Herman Dahlke, brothers, fought a
frightful duel to the death with knives
last night In the rear of No. 208 Black
hawk street, the home of their sister,
Mrs. William Stuy. There had been a
family gathering for the christening
of a babe, when the brothers quar
reled. "Get out your knife," cried
Herman, "and come into the yard."
Pushing the women nway, tho two
men sprang down the steps to the
yard in the rear ot tho house. Each
had a keen-bladed pocketknife in his
hand, and with screams of anger
jumped nt ono another like tigers. In
a moment they wero slashing and cut
ting in fury.
Suddenly Herman gave a scream of,
agony. Carl's knife had shone under
tho window-light for an instant, nnd
then was buried almost to the hilt in
Herman's head, entering at the left
eye. The unfortunate man foil to the
ground writhing in ngony. In tho
meantime tho whole neighborhood had
been aroused by tho wailing of tho
women and the children's cries of fear.
Men and women were ranged about
the fence, watching the deadly duel
between the brothers, but no one had
tho temerity to attempt to interfere. A
policeman arrived just too late to
catch Carl red-handed with his
brother's blood. A child had run to
the corner and informed him, but after
Herman had fallen Carl jumped over
the fence and made his escape.
THE BIG FIGHT.
Preparations for the Meetlntr Hetween
FltZMltiimons and Maher JSeln? I'llflheil.
El Paso, Tex., Pel). 10. Bob Fits
simmons and Peter Maher will meet in
tho ring in spite of official action, and
there is strong probability that several
of the other carnival events will take
place. Dan Stuart so declares and the
preparations are being made as thoush
no bar had been placed upon tho events.
The only effect of tho action at Wash
ington has been to make tho promoter
ind his associates more secretive as to
tho jplans. At midnight Saturday
rnucll of tho piraphernalia for the
Mills was taken from the city. Great
:are was taken to keep the matter
uict The material presumably-
ient across the bolder into Mexico at
i point north of here.
At a meeting of Dan Stuart and his
lieutenants it was decided that on
Ihcdny of the big fight Bat Mastcrson
will be given charge of tho train and
will have 100 men under his orders.
Jim Bates was given charge of the
equipment and Secretary Wheclock
was made master of transportation.
The New Mexico border is protected
by a posse of deputy bheriffs. At
Juarez, Mev., there are five companies
of Mexican national infantry, two of
the companies having been transferred
to the Juarez barracks within the past
ten day,.
TRAINS WRECKED.
Mock and Pansenger 1 rains Collide Near
Hannibal, .Mo.
Hannihal, Mo., Feb. 10. Fifteen
persons were moro or less beriously
hurt, and one cannot recover, as the
result of a collision at 12:40 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, between an cast
bound Wabash stock train and a St.
Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern pas
senger train coming south. Tho colli
sion occurred near atunnel, ono mile
north of this city. The stock train,
which had just emerged from tho tun
nel, struck the passenger train, crush
ing in the side of the ladies' coach and
throwing it over an embankment,
almost into tho Mississippi river.
There were 15 passengers in tho coach,
and that none was 'killed is a miracu
lous fact. All were more or less bruised,
but only the following were hurt seri
pusly: II. P. Hudwell, of St. Paul,
Minn., arm crushed; Miss Eva Pcttit,
Hannibal, Mo., eyebrow badly cut;
Miss M. Whittey, Quincy, 111., hip
fractured, recovery doubtful; J. C.
Cohen, stockman, Minneapolis, head
cut; Mrs. Tricster and son, Hannibal,
botli cut about the head; D. C Web
ster, engineer Wabash train, knee in
jured.
Train llloivn from the Track.
Georoktown, Col., Feb. 10. Tho reg
ular passenger train which left Denver
at eight o'clock yesterday mornino-
was blown from the track half a mile
from the depot here at 12:10 o'clock.
Pren Van Sicklen, of Chicago, editor
of Fowler Truth, a bicycle paper, was
badly cut about the head. Mrs. Van
Sicklen, E. A. Eager, of the Union
Manufacturing Co., Toledo; S. C Gil
lard, of tho Dunlop Tiro Co., Boston,
and J. P. Bazy, of the Referee, a
bicycle paper, wero all more or less
hurt. The train was blown over at a
point within 1,500 feet of whero simi
lar accidents havo occurred several
times before.
Went Over nn Embankment.
Cleveland, O., Feb. 10. Tho derail
ing of a truck on a Cleveland. Canton
&'Southcrn mixed train near Dell Roy,
v., lato yesterday afternoon threw a
passenger coach down an embank
ment. Tho car cnucht firo. Eiirht
persons wero severely injured and one.
J. B. Tripp, a miner, was badlv biimnd.
Illmctnlllsm In England.
London, Feb. 10. It has been noted
that there will bo a strong bimetallic
representation in tho next parliament.
The committee now numbers 125 mem
bers and is much stronger than ever
before. Tho bimetallic question, it is
jaid, will certainly come beforo parlia
ment during the montli of March.
A "New Woman" Not Wanted.
Chicago, Feb. 10. Voters of Edison
park Saturday decided that they did
Hot want a "new woman" for police
magistrate. The town has 97 voters.
Fifty-three turned out, nnd of these 31
roted against Miss Florence King and
22 for her. Tho "horrid man" who
japtured tho prize is Charles A. Whel
Ion. Reward for Train Ilobbers.
Jefferson Cur, Mo., Feb. la Gov.
Stone has offered a reward of 8300 for
the arrest and conviction of tho rob
bers who held up the Missouri Pacific
freight near Nevada, January 15.
FATTENING HOGS COSTS nv. 7T"
The editor recently heard of a fa!
fattening hogs at less than one ?'
pound. This was made possible thrm, ?
the sowing of Salzer's King Tj2'1
yielding over 100 bu. per acre Goi a
Triumph Corn, yielding soo bu a
acre, and the feeding on Sand iJT
Teosinte, Hundredfold Peas, etc
with such yields, the growing of J,omT'
more profitable than a silver mine
Salzer's catalogue is full of'-M
things for the farmer, gardenerandci?
iron, and the editor belieies that iT
would pay ocrybody a hundred-fold .!
get Salzer's catalogue before purch-?
ing seeds. uS
If you will cut this out and sect, n
with 10 cents postage to the John A
Salcr Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis thev
will mail you their mammoth seed cat
logue and 10 samples of graSSes
grains, Including nbote corn and bar
ley. Catalogue alone, 5c postage. (K "
"How nice to get such a hearty cncnrm
sho said, as the half-bick wa "caSedbvv
after an au-yard rum-Harvard LaiipooX
Very Awkward Indeed.
This is precisely Uio kind of mistake a
man makes If ho "turns out" on tlicwrnt
sido of tho road v,hen a chicle lomcsfi!
ward him. No lefs absurd is tho error Tt
tho individual who takes drastic medlcir.
to relievo his liver. That organ is on tS
right sido, and tho road to its relief is UnC.
tetter's Stomach Bitters, a medlclDc a'so
adapted to tho relief of dyspepsia, constipa
tion, kidnoy and rheumatic ailments litA
tnalarU. u
A DiwivcTiov.-''DIdn't you tell nc that
Miss Design was nn artist I-' "Oil nn I
toi.i you sho piinted."-l)etrolt lVm,
Is what gltes Hood's Sarsaparilla Its great pop
ularity. Increasing sales and wonderful c.rts.
Tho combination, proportion and process In
preparing Hood's Sirsaparllla are unUnoira
to other medicines, nnd make It peculiar tc
Itself. It acts directly and positively upon
the blood, and as the blood reaches uerj
nook and corner of the human system allthr
nerves, mucles. bones and tissues coc un
der the beneficent influence cf
SarsapariSSa
The One True Ulood Purifier. All dru?sists. ?L
Hrrr1'c Pillc cure I-'1" I"'. "sv t
UUUU 3 1 1113 take. Cisy to operate LV
ASK YOUR DEALER FOR
. Douci&s
SHOE beWldThe
ii )ou pay e to ?o xor snocs, ex- gi -
amine the V. L. Douglas Shoe, and v$ L
see hat a good shoe j ou can buy for v
OVER 100 STYLES AND WIDTHS,
CONG HESS, iiutto:;,
and LACE, made In all
Llnilncf thebrgtseU-ctid
leather by skilled work
men. Wo
make and
sell moro
$3 Shoos
than any
other
manufacturer In the world.
None genuine unless name and
price is stamped on the bottom.
Ask jour dealer for our 85,
84, 83.80, S2.50, S3.S5 Shoes
82.50, SZ and 01.75 for bos.
TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. If jourdealer
cannot supply jou, send to fac
tory, enclosing price and 36 cents
to pay carriage. Mate kind.stle
cf toe (cap or plain), sue and
width. Our Custom DeFt.will fill
jour order. Send for new lllus-
iratea catalogue to llox 1;.
W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass.
nssssasBs&wm
TflSc !: flip f?
CUPID
hair pin. It has a
j5i
double set of spiral 5
curves and will not $
slip out of the hair. lf
It is made by ij
Richardson & De- h
Lonp; Bros., manu- ja;
facturers of the fa-
mous DcLONG :jQ
HOOK and EYE. QS
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The Greatest Medical Discoery
of the Age.
KENNEDY'S
MEDICAL 0
COVERT.
DONALD KENNEDY, of ROXBURY, MASS.,
Has discovered in one of our common
pasture weeds a remedy that cure-. e erv
kind of Humor, from the worst baolul
down to a common Pinple. . ,
He lias tried it in over eleven hundred
cases.and never failed except in twotascs
(both thunder humor.) He has now in hi
possession over two hundred certificates
of its value, all within twenty miles 01
Boston. Send postal card for book.
A benefit is alwavs experienced from tne
first bottle, and a perfect cureiswarranteJ
when the right quantity is taken.
When the lungs are affected it causes
6hooting pains, like nuedles racing
through them; the same with JheLuercr
Bowels. This is caused by the ducts M
Ing stopped, and always disappears in a
week after taking it. Read the label.
If the stomach is foul or bilious it ui
cause squeamish feelings at first.
No change of diet ever nccsary. &x
the best you can get, and enough 1 or .
Dose, one tablespoonful in water atow
time. Sold by all Druggists.
WE HAVEbna?S
er at 6oiu " " ,
ranwd. 100 style etc"
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ness
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dies.
rite for catal.e
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