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It is estimated that $(10,000,000 will
he expended on new railroads in the
United States in 1898, the largest show
ing since 1893.
Among the cities of the United
-States Honolulu will be one of the firs)
favorites as both a winter and a sum
mer resort. The thermometer there
Is noted for its moderate range am!
uniformity.
Judging from the results of the pres
ent war, the safest place in battle is
on board an American warship. It is
ten to one that the vessel will not be
hit. and if hit it is one hundred to one
that no damage will be done.
Exports of corn and corn meal last
year went up to the unprecedented fig
ure of $75,200,067, an increase of $20,-
000,000 over any preceding year. The
corn exported exceeded in value more
than a third of the exports of wheat
and flour.
Natural gas has been flowing for
nges in several sections of the Cau
casian provinces bordering the Cas
pian sea. Many of these gas wells have
constantly emitted flames for a period
beyond the memory of living men, and
are superstitiously spoken of as the
"eternal fires."
Before the war Commodore Schley
remarked that according to his ob
servation the gunners of the United
States navy are unequaled in marks
manship and general service of their
pieces. The great sea fights at Manila
and Santiago thoroughly prove the
justice of the opinion.
One of the gratifying and unexpect
ed developments of the war has been
the friendly attitude of Japan. So far
as the formal limitations of neutrality
permit the Japanese government has
on every occasion shown its good will
for the United' States, while the senti
ment of the people themselves is un
mistakably friendly.
Trof. C. C. Georgeson has gone to
Alaska as a representative of the gov
ernment to ascertain the agricultural
resources of that country and to con
duct a series of experiments with the
coils there. A resolution passed by
congress a month ago placed SIO,OOO in
his hands for the purpose of carrying
on the investigation.
This administration, the closing one
of the nineteenth century, will be a
historic one. It will have witnessed
the beginning and ending of the Span
ish war, the recognition of the United
States as a world-power, the annexa
tion of Hawaii, the liberation of Cuba,
and probably the acquisition of Puerto
Jlico and the establishment of a new
government in the Philippines.
The railway from the Congo river's
mouth to Stanley pool, 24U miles in
length, has finally been completed,
after eight years' work, and avast ..rea
of the interior of Africa has thus been
opened to modern methods of trade
and commerce. There are 10.000 miles
of navigable waterways above Stanley
pool, and 20,000,000 people inhabit the
territory which may thus be reached.
On Sunday, May 1, Commodore
Dewey attacked! and destroyed the
Spanish fleet in Manila bay. On Sun
day, July 3, the squadron of Admiral
Cervera was destroyed by the Ameri
can fleet in front of Santiago. On
Sunday, July 17, the Spanish army at
Santiago formally surrendered to (Jen.
Shafter, and the American flag was
raised over the first capital of Cuba.
These three Sundays are red-letter
days in American history.
Statistics published by the treasury
bureau show that the foreign trade
of the United States for the year ended
June 30 was the greatest in its his
tory. The exports amounted to
$1,231,311,868, an increase over those
of the previous year of $180,318,312.
The imports free and dutiable were
$616,052,844, less by $148,677,568 than
those of the previous year. Of gold,in
coin, bullion and ore, there were ex
ported $15,405,391 and imported $120,-
391.674. Of slver the exports were $55,-
105.239 and imports $30,924,581.
What is described as the first Amer
ican tramp steamship built in the
United States has just been launched
at Bath, Me., for a New York firm. She
is 302 feet long, with 42 feet beam and a
depth of 25 feet. She can carry 3,800
tons and will seek for cargoes. Ameri
cansoughttowelcomethissliip. It isthe
sort of tramp we like to see. We have
had too many of the other kind in re
cent years, trailing along mir railways
and through our farming districts in
endless, heartrending procession. The
coming of the new tramp may help the
going of the old.
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS.
Still Indrr tli«* l)rln>inn That llrjan
isiu I n ihr Only True
IJoctriue.
Mes'f*. Altgeld, Harrison, and a
number of other free silver democrats
of less prominence, held a state con
\ention at Springfield the other day
and adopted a platform, so that the
rank and file of the party inay know
what they are to believe for the next
two years. According to the platform
loyalty to the party during that peri
od will consist in adherence to the doc
trine that congress ought to change
the money standard, so that tlie dol
lar may have a purchasing power of
only about 44 cents instead of 100 cents,
and that by retroactive legislation eon
press should compel those to whom 100-
eent dollars are owing to take 41-eent
dollars as equivalent.
This is the doctrine preached by-
Bryan two years ago, and the Illinois
democrats are notified that they must
be faithful to if or be denounced as
traitors. Hut while those democrats
will be expected to obey the orders of
the convention and hurrah for free
coinage, the platform fails to set forth
any reason why they should indorse a
policy which, if put into effect, would
injure every one of them. If they are
wage-workers 1 he purchasing power of
their wages would be reduced. If they
are savings bank depositors those de
posits would be sealed down nearly 60
per cent. If they are old soldiers their
pensions would be cut down that
much.
Honest platform writers would tell
the plain, simple-minded, ignorant
democrats that and then proceed to
explain to them why they and their
fellow citizens who do not belong l to
the democratic party, ought to be sub
jected to such grievous loss. But as
frankness and honesty are not the dis
tinguishing traits of the men who
drafted the platform adopted at this
convention, no effort was made to en
lighten the democratic masses ns to
the disastrous consequences of free
coinage, and to argue with them and
show why in spite of those conse
quences they should vote for demo
cratic candidates. Nor will one of
those candidates or one of the party
stumpers or papers reveal to the
voters the "true inwardness" of free
coinage, and give some reason why.
notwithstanding its immorality and
destructiveness, it is entitled to pop
ular support. It is not remarkable
that the free-silver democrats should
have recognized Bryan as the leading
exponent of this heresy and pro
claimed him as their leader in the cam
paign of 1900.
The platform denounces '"govern
ment by injunction." Illinois dem
ocratic conventions will keep on de
nouncing the righteous decision of
the supreme court in the Debs case as
long as Altgeld runs conventions in
this state. The action of the supreme
court, participated in by better demo
crats than Altgeld ever was or will be.
has been indorsed by the people of
Illinois. Delis, the "martyr" of 1894,
has become an innocuous creature, to
the great relief of the public, and yet
Altgeld, through his convention, keeps
on groaning about "government by
injunction" and thrusting a dead issue
upon the voters.
The platform further denounces the
state civil service law and recommends
that the question of its repeal be sub
mitted to a vote of the people at the
next general election. This was to
have been expected from a convention
made up of spoilsmen. As in the mat
ter of free coinage, it would have been
dealing more honestly with the dem
ocratic voters if the platform-makers
had told them why the law should be
repealed and explained that it was
necessary in order to enable the spoils
politicians to divide up the offices
among their retainers and that this
was the only reason. Tint, if ever the
question of its repeal should be made
an issue the majority for retaining
the law would' be the bigcest ever
polled in Illinois. —Chicago Tribune.
STAND BY THEIR COUNTRY.
The Ccople llnxteii ton IJ<MV
Knte lionn of the Gov
ern men*.
The applications for the govern
ment's war loan of $"'00,000,000 aggre
gate $790,000,000. The success of the
popular feature of the loan appears in
the fact that subscriptions in SDOO and
less have been received to the amount
of $<0,000,000, which is expected to be
largely increased from the July 1
withdrawal of savings bank deposits.
•This hurry to accept a low rate loan
of a government engaged in war is one
of the most impressive signs of the
times. It shows the American people's
confidence in their own nation, in
which they are the governing power.
It shows the grandeur of a country to
which a foreign war is an incident
that is not embarrassing. And it
shows the absurdity of the cry that
"the rich are growing richer and the
poor poorer"—an absurdity demon
strated by the revelations of the dis
tribution of wealth among the peo
ple.
Nor should it be forgotten that the
credit of this nation which finds an
eager competition for its bonds re
sults from the record of this country
as an inflexible opponent of repudia
tion. Those who in party platforms
and in legislative balls have refused
the enticements that lead to repudia
tion, and have fought with great labor
the battle of financial integrity, have
their works following them in a gov
ernment which can borrow at will and
lind its creditors among its own peo
ple.—Troy Times.
democrats, through
1l,(- regular state convention, have dis
carded free silver and Bryan. The
prospect is that similar action will be
taken in New York. —St. Louis Globe-
Democrat.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1898.
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE.
The Conniry I* Feelinur Pretty Com
fort a l»Io After One Vrarof Mc«
Kinley'w Administration.
The first full fiscal year of President
McKinley's administration closed with
the beginning of July. The country
finds itself in the midst of a war
which is being indorsed by every polit
ical convention, democratic as well as
republican. This is a new experi
ence for tlie American people. For the
first time in its history the nation is a
unit in approving and vigorously pros
ecuting the war in which it- has be
come involved. Always before there
has been, in time of war, as well as in
advance of it, a peace-at-nny-price
party. Now that sentiment is» eon
fined to collegiate senility. Herein
President McKlnley has behind him
the whole people as none of his prede
cessors ever had.
We must wait a few days longer for
the statistics of the old fiscal year.
But enough is known to warrant the
assertion that it will make a most en
couraging showing, especially as com
pared with the previous fiscal year.
The only basis of comparison now is
the first 11 months of last year
and the year before- Our imports
exceeded our exports in those month',
of 1897 to the amount of $14,487,75.'!,
but in 1898 the exports exceeded the
imports, $208,003,917, a difference in
favor of 1898 of over $222,000,000.
This enormous balance of trade
in our favor has had the effect of
greatly increasing the country's stock
of gold, the imports of which during
the 11 months exceeded the exports
to the amount of $102,026,985. This
gold lias gone into the circulation of
the country, and added that much to
the actual currency of the people.
The total receipts of the treasury
for the first ten months of fhe three
tariffs of this decade have been pub
lished and serve as a powerful statis
tical indorsement of the present ad
ministration. The Dingley tariff has
now been in operation ten months.
The receipts of the treasury for that
time, exclusive of Pacific railroad
sales, were $265,559,700. The receipts
for the first ten months of the Wilson
tariff were $234,3.16,431; for the first
ten months of the McKinley tariff,
$312,062,508. The res-ults under the
Dingley tariff were substantially as
predicted by Mr. Dingley in his speech
in support of the bill in its final form.
The republican party does not indulge
in random guesses on matters suscep
tible of close estimates, and its calcu
lations, like its promises, can be re
lied upon.—Chicago Inter Ocean.
THE DINGLEY REVENUE.
It In #7O,O<MI,(KM) A Better Producer
Thian ItM PrtMlrccHPMtr, the
\\ llfxtn I.an.
With June 30, the fiscal year, the
(government receipts which will be
charged against the Dingley bill, al
though it did not take effect until July
24, 1897, came to a close. The gross re
ceipts for the year, subject to revision,
were:
Customs $149.312.302
Internal revenue 168,931,011
Miscellaneous 84,710.996
Total {402,954,309
Included in the miscellaneous re
ceipts was $64,757,223 from the Union
Pacific and Kansas Pacific railway sale,
reducing the total revenue from ordi
nary sources to $338,203,186, against
$347,721,905 for the last year of the Wil
son tariff.
As a matter of fact more than $40,-
000,000 credited to the last fiscal year
under the Wilson law was in the nature
of anticipatory payments for importa
tions arid withdrawal from bond which*
in the ordinary course of business
would have been paid during the fiscal
year 1897-1898 and would have added
that much to the receipts under the
Dingley bill while reducing those under
the Wilson law by so much. With this
just rectification it is evident that the
Dingley tariff as a revenue producer
was some $70,000,000 better than fhe
Wilson law it superseded.
The unrevised expenditures for th»
last fiscal year were as follows:
Civil and miscellaneous $ 96.n44.fi7X
War 91.957.997
Navy 55.547.741
Indians 11.002.15 C
Pensions 147. 920
Interest 37,152,621
To!:al $442,956,105
£>efleit 40,001,795
All the items in the above table ex
cept those for Indians and interest are
higher than the expenditures for the
same account last year. But naturally
the chief increase is in the expense for
the army and navy. This amounts to
not less than $67,000,000. or $27,000,000
more than the deficit for the whole
year. But for the war our financial
statement for flic last fiscal year would
have shown a gratifying surplus.—Chi
cago Post.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
ffTAnd now Mr. Cleveland can quiet-,
lv mourn over "the perversion of our
national mission."—Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune.
BtT'During the last fiscal year 10,602,-
780standard silver d'ollarswere coined,
or 2,000,000 more than were coined
from the establishment of the mint
to IS72.—lndianapolis Journal.
CTt would be just nuts for the re
publicans for the democratic party to
make a platform based on giving up
the Philippines or any other country
over which the American flag once
waved. The democrats could not car
ry Texas on that platform. — Pough
keepsie Kagle.
CTThere is one man who has done
great things in this war, and yet the
people can never promote him. That
man is William McKinley. Dewey and
Schley, and all the rest, deserve their
honors, but McKinley is the man whose
judgment, firmness and statesmanship
made most of our navy's perform
ances possible. —Cincinnati C'ommcr
cial Tribune.
Spain's Seacoast, Showing Towns Which Watson May Attack.
G^TVOSWAJPUERTO RICO
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THE ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO.
About to be Invaded by 30,000 American Soldiers Under Gens. Miles
and Brooke.
AN INFUSION OF NEW LIFE.
Commerce In Santiago Revive* Since the
Occupation of the City by American
RoliiierH.
Santiago de Cuba, July 21. —San-
tiago presents a bright and cheerful
picture to what it did a few days ago.
Over 30 steamers flying the stars and
stripes lie in or near the harbor.
Small boats are plying briskly to and
fro on the water. Several large steam
ers, the State of Texas, Leona and
Aranzas are alongside the wharves,
busily engaged in unloading large
cargos of supplies and provisions.
Everything denotes bustle and ac
tivity. Tt the graveyard appearance
of the city recently has succeeded a
scene of life and energy, traffic and
general activity. The immense sheds
along the water front are already
packed with merchandise and the
large stores rented along Marina
street are busy receiving goods which
are being steadily unloaded. Every
where there are signs of a revival of
commercial activity and prosperity.
The change in the appearance of the
city is kaleidoscopic and a couple of
days, when further shipments arrive,
will suffice for the normal business to
revive. The business houses opened
their doors for the first time on Tues
day, cleared their warehouses and
made ready for the receipt of goods.
The electric light plant is working.
The pawnshops are doing a rushing
business, their counters being crowded
by people of all sorts of color and
condition, pawning heirlooms, clothes,
dresses arid furniture. Officers tender
their medals, spurs and swords, and
civil employes offer their tortoise
shell, gold-lieaded canes of office for
a mere song, which are in turn bought
at fancy prices by American soldiers,
officers or newspaper correspondents
as relics of the war. There have been
more machetes sold to our men as
souvenirs than were laid down on the
morning of the surrender, and crosses,
service stripes and orders are cheer
fully parted with for American cash.
There is no ready made clothing in
the city except blue and white striped
linen uniforms, and many of mir men
are dressed in these Spanish uni
forms.
Many of the Spanish soldiers are
anxious to become American citizens.
A number of the officers of high rank
in the Spanish army condemn their
government's policy in dividing its
forces in Cuba, Porto Uico and the
Philippines, instead of concentrating
them and possibly saving one colony.
The cutting of the fleet is also strong
ly censured and the Spanish naval
officers all argue that it is impossible
under the present crippled condition
of Spain to make a successful resist
ance anywhere. The usable ammuni
tion of the Spanish troops here was
enhausted before the surrender, as the
2,000,000 cartridges found in the maga
zines of Santiago do not tit the Mauser
rifles.
The Spaniards say that on July 1
our troops could have walked into the
city without having a shot fired at
them, as there were no soldiers left
within the walls at that time.
Hundreds of American and Spanish
soldiers who but a few days ago were
shooting at each other, crowd the
streets of Santiago to-day, meeting
and mixing on the most friendly
terms. A general feeling of good fel
lowship is evinced everywhere, victors
and vanquished apparently being
equally glad that the strife, is over.
About 4,000 Spanish troops still re
main in the city, but the majority of
them will be removed so soon as a
camping ground beyond the rifle pits
can be arranged.
Reunion of Confederate Veteran*.
Atlanta, Ga., July 21.—Ten thou
sand Confederate veterans and their
friends filled the vast auditorium at
Piedmont park yesterday and cheered
to the echo speeches which eulo
gized the Confederacy, extolled "one
nation" and cast glowing tributes
upon the records of the soldiers of the
south in the war with Spain. Gen.
Gordon delivered a splendid speech,
which thrilled the hearts of his audit
ors and set the rebel yell echoing into
the rafters. The oration of the day
was delivered by Gen. Charles E.
Hooker, of Mississippi.
OFF TO PORTO RICO.
G«n. WilHon'ft Division, 4,0U0 Strong:, Dc
intrlH from CharleMton on Three Steam
ors-Au 10 nt tiu Hi an tic Farewell.
Charleston, S. t\, July 21.—With
b»ads playing and 30,000 people eheer
)?»<>. the first expedition to follow Ge?i.
Miles to Porto Rico got away froai
here at 7 o'clock last evening. The
expedition is under command of Maj.
Gen. J. H. Wilson and will, when com
plete, consist of the Second and Third
Wisconsin, the Sixteenth Pennsyl
vania and two companies of the Sixth
Illinois. The first two regiments are
on the transports Grand Duchess and
No. 30 respectively and they are at
•tea. No. 21, carrying the Sixteenth
Pennsylvania and the Illinois men is
!n the stream and will sail this morn
ing. Each of the ships carries a large
qantity of supplies, and on the No. 21
there are 1,000 head of mules and the
wagon train of Gen. Wilson's division.
The scene which accompanied the
departure of the vessels from their
docks was one of indescribable en
thusiasm. The entire population of
the city was in evidence. As the ves
sels left the stream the Viands on
shipboard and ashore played national
airs and the people cheered like mad.
The expedition will sail directly for
Porto Rico.
Washington. July 21.—Secretary
Alger said last night that he expected
Gen. Miles, one brigade of infantry
and some artillery would leave Cuba
immediately under convoy of a strong
naval squadron for fhe invasion of
Porto Ivico. He expressed the hope
that the troops were already en route
to Porto Pico. Most of them had been
oil board the transports for several
days and the situation was becoming
trying for them. Orders were sent
yesterday to Admiral Sampson to
start at once with his fleet for the
landing place in Porto Kico which has
been determined upon by the war au
thorities.
SEALED UP THE CABLE.
UlancnV to Madrid are Now In
Cuitoilj of Amrrloin Oflicem.
Washington. July 21.—Two days
ago Chief Signal Officer Greeley cabled
instructions to his officers in Santiago
to seal up and place a guard over the
three cable lines connecting Santiago
with Cienfuegos. whence by a land
line communication is established
with Havana. Yesterday Mr. Greeley
was informed that his orders had been
carried into effect. The closing of the
Cienfuegos cables absolutely isolates
Havana and Gen. Blanco from Madrid.
Blanco's only means of communica
tion with Madrid now is by the Key
West cable, which is under the strict
est censorship by our government. As
a result of the sealing of the San
tiago-Cienfuegos cables several cipher
dispatches passing between Blanco
and the Spanish government drifted
into this country yesterday. It is
sort reel y necessary to say they did not
reach their destination.
Klfchty €"HH<-R of Typhoid Ht Fort Myrr.
Washington, July 21.—Interest at
Camp Alger was divided yesterday
among the subjects of moving camp,
typhoid fever and a possible order to
move southward. Nothing has been
heard to indicate that any of the Sec
ond corps has been selected togo to
Porto Rico, and it is believed that the
transfer of troops to Dunn boring in
dicates that the regiments there will
remain some time. There are 80 cases
of typhoid fever at Fort Myer. Most
of them are not of a serious nature.
Four new cases were reported yester
day, all from the Sixth New York.
Howell Puts Hp the lljirs.
Washington, July SI. —Assistant
Secretary Howell, of the treasury de
partment. has made a ruling in regard
to the admission into the United Staes
of Chinese persons which is more com
prehensive in its restrictions than any
hitherto made since tne passage of the
Chinese exclusion act. Ht' says: "Ap
plications for admission from persons
described as salesmen, clerks, buyers,
bookkeepers, accountants, managers,
storekeepers, apprentices, agents,
cashiers, physicians, proprietors o/
restaurants, etc., should 1)8 rejected
by collectors of customs."
THE DIGNIFIED WOMAN.
She Uhr a Little Severe on tlie Carl*
ciun Woman, Hut She Uuh
l'ro\Dked.
She is a dignified woman, and sometimea
she is overpowering. The unwary do not
perceive this quickly, however. The dig
nified woman lias been spending some time
in one of the hospitals of this city. She
went there for rest and quiet. Since she
has recovered her health she tells some
amusing stories of her experiences. Here
is one:
The dignified woman was walking down
the hall one day when she was accosted by
the curious woman. The curious woman
had been wondering about the dignified
woman, and she said:
"1 beg your pardon, madam, but I would
like to know what you have been operated
on for?"
"What?" exclaimed the dignified woman.
"Well, explained the curious woman, "my
friend in the next room and I have been
wondering about you. You walk about the
hall with such a light and springy step that
we wonder about what kind of an operation
you have undergone."
The curious woman held her ground. She
was determined to know what was the mat
ter with the dignified woman.
The dignified woman replied:
'I have not been operated upon yet."
"Oh!" said the curious woman, sympa
thetically.
"No, I am not familiar with operations,"
said the dignified woman.
The curious woman interrupted: "They
are very successful here. Don't be wor
ried."
"I am wondering about an operation on
the brain," said the dignified woman, in a
very dignified and distant manner. "I won
der if they could operate upon the brain in
such a way as to enable people to attend to
their own affairs."
The curious woman snorted and walked
away in high dudgeon.
The dignified woman was severe, it is true,
but she was provoked to it. —St. Louis Re
public.
JACOB WAS WILLING.
He Knrw What \Vn» \\ anted. Hut lie
Didn't Know Exactly Itow to
ExprenN It.
Of course it was because Jacob Nnzen
schmidt had never attended a meeting of the
Hamilton common council that he made the
break that is credited to him. Nearly every
one laughed when he was elected alderman,
but the day after the new council's first
meeting they laughed harder.
Jacob had a seat up toward the front. He
was fat and the desks were further apart
there, that's why he was given the position.
At the beginning of the meeting a resolu
tion was offered advocating the paving of
Sibley street. , ,
"Is there anyone to second this? asked
the president of the council, for that's the
way they do things in Hamilton.
"Vhat dos dot meaned? Dot seckonting?
asked Jacob of his neighbor. He Mas in
formed. .
Thereupon he rose to his feet, and, tap
ping his breast three times, he exclaimed:
"Dot ees seckonedc-d by me, aindt it."
"What is it you second?" asked the chair,
having forgotten the original resolution in
the time that it had remained unsupported.
And Jacob replied: "I seckoneded dot dot
Sinlev strasse be mit cetar plocks galeo
mined." —Detroit Free Press.
A Cuban Taliantan.
A touching' feature of the hopeful
and prayerful Cuban character is de
scribed by Grover Flint where it
came under his notice. It was a lit
tle emblem, consisting of a scolloped
strip of white flannel, embroidered in
silk floss, with a crimson heart, a
green cross and a scroll of leaves, and
the motto in Spanish: "Cheer up;
the heart of Jesus is with me." It is
worn pinned to the shirt, and is a
talisman so far as danger is con
cerned. as well as a passport among
the insurgents in Santa Clara and
Santiago. It is made by the wives
and daughters of ihe Cubans, and is
worn to-day wherever a native is
struggling for liberty and independ
ence. —Philadelphia Press.
Sure KIIOIIKII!
Mrs. Hoon —Why isn't this war prosecuted
more rapidly?
Hoon—Why, you see, my dear, we can't
liek the Spaniards any faster than we can
catch them!— Puck.
Safe.
Mrs. O'Flannigan—Ain't yez afraid yer
bye Dinnv will git kilt in the war?
Mrs. O Flaherty—Not a bit of it. Sure,
he's on wan of thim proticted cruisers.—N.
Y. Journal.
An Open Letter to Mothers,
We are asserting in the courts our right
to the exclusive use of the word "Castoria,"
and "Pitcher's Castoria," asourTradeMark
I, Dr. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, Massa
chusetts, was the originator of "Pitcher's
Castoria," the same that has borne and does
now bear the fac-simile signature of Chas.
H. Fletcher on every wrapper. This is the
Original "Pitcher's Castoria" which has been
used in the homes of the mothers of America
for over thirty years. Look carefully at the
wrapper and see that it is the kind you have
always bought, and has the signature of
Chas. H. Fletcher on the Wrapper. No one
has authority from me to use my name ex
cept The Centaur Company, of which Chas>
H. Fletcher is president..
SAMUEL PITCHER, M. D.
March 8, 1897.
Colored I'liiloMophy.
"You kin git yo' daily bread by prayin',"
says Uncle Alose, "but de nightly chicken
has to be hustled fo'."—lndianapolis Jour
nal.
Try Allen'* Poot-r.aie,
A powder to be shaken into the shoes. At
this season your feet fee! swollen, nervous
-.nd hot, and get tired easily. If you have
smarting feet or tight shoes, try Allen'a
Foot-Ease. It cools the feet and makes walk
ing easy. Cures swollen and sweating feet,
blisters and callous spots. Relievescornsand
bunions of all pain and gives rest and comfort.
Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores for 25e. Trial package FREE. Ad
dress, Allen S. Olmsted. Le Roy, N. Y.
Future*.
"Some young men," remarked the ob
server of men and things, "have such daz
zling futures that they can't see where
they are stepping."—Detroit Journal.
Nothing pleases us more than to get two
inveterate bores to boring each other
You Will
Stand the Heat
Much more easily and comfortably by
putting and keeping your body in trim
condition by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla.
It makes good blood, promotes proper
circulation and keeps every organic
operation free from friction.
HOOCFs S pa B rma
Is/ Imerica'B Greatest Medicine.
Hnn.i'c, Pillc are mile} effec
-1 ,wu rlilS tiye. All druggists. *6o,