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The Job department of the P«f« Is complete and iff'irds facilities for doint tho best class of Work. PARI tout. AH ATTEN TION PAID TO LAW FMNTIKO. No paper will bs discontinued ntll arrear- Kis are paid, except at the option of the pub h*r' Papers sent out of the county must be paid lor '.u advance. RR. APM. SCMI.KT will BO assigned tm command the Ku ropean squadron when it is established, and It p. A din. Sampson wil be retained in command af the North Atlantic squadron, while a new gulf squadron will probably tie formed, under command of a commo dore. EMPEROR WII.I.IAM uses the largest visiting cards of any member of Ku rope's royal families. They are of heavy card, six inches loriff and four inches wide. On the upper line is the single word "Wilhelin," and on the second line are the words "Deutsclicr Kaiser und Koenig von Prussian." SOME years ago I loone, la., was suf fering from an epidemic of typhoid fever. Col. Leorge Waring. who died of yellow fever in New York recently, came west and projected a sanitary system for that town, which is regard ed as equal to that of any city of the same size in America, .lust when he was commissioned togo to Havana he had about completed arrangements to practically duplicate the Boone system in several other lowa cities. A GKKMAN dentist. Dr. Ilerz, pro poses to put microbes in our mouths to steal away our pains. His discovery consists in an inoculant prepared from microbes he cultivates for the purpose. When applied in the case of a decayed tooth it stops the pain, but does not destroy the nerve; further, it again fixes the tooth and makes it possible to putin a lasting stopping. He has already treated a number of cases with it, and they have proved most successful, IF a child in Switzerland does not At tend school on a particular day the p.'if.'nti; pels !i iiiitice from the public authority that lie is lined so many francs; the second day the fine is in creased and by the third day the amount has become a serious one. In case of sickness the pupil is excused, but if there is any suspicion of sham ming a doctor is sent. If the suspicion proves to be well founded the parent is required to pay the cost of the doc tor's visit. A st IISTI n TE for tobacco has been discovered by an eastern chemist. The appearance, odor, taste and effect on the system arc all reproduced, it is claimed, and the sham can only be told by a microscopical examination. The one essential difference between the leaf tobacco and the substitute is the absence of nicotine in the latter. The cost of producing the substitute is said to be small, and a promise of the best perfectos of to-day at a price within the reach of all is made. A COMPANY has been incorporated in Pittsburgh to abolish the razor. In stead of shaving a man, the barber will daub over his face a lather that will remove the bristles. The company has a capital of 8:100,000, with which to start business. As soon as it gets its charter it will open a '"parlor." where practical demonstrations will be given. Specimen men will sit in a show win dow on a crowded street and have their beards publicly and painlessly removed by a gentlemanly lecturer. THE French so ready to use electric ity in automobile locomotion, now pro pose to use the automobile wagons for exploration purposes. M. Felix Du boise, the explorer, intends to use them in his expedition to the Niger river. A number of his wagons were recently inspected and gave satisfac tion. He can transport his autumo bilc wagons to within 2."i<) miles of his objective point on the Niger, and he believes he can cover this distance in a week. The bicycle may also be used in exploration. MEDICAL men of Plainfleld, N. J., are deeply interested in the discovery of a man with two distinct and sepa rate hearts and two breastbones, all of which he can move about at will. The man who is thus generously endowed by nature is William King, colored, who claims to be 100 years old. His home is in New Bedford. Mass.. and he has been visiting his cousin, Thomas Mar tin, the jail warden in that city, for several days. That he has two hi arts Dr. M. 15. Long, chief the Muh len burg hospital staff, says is undeniable. CURIOUS creeds can be found among the upper classes. Lord Pollington, eldest son of Lord Mexborough, is a self-confessed Buddhist. The duke of Northumberland and his family, in eludii g Lord and Lady Percy, are Irv ingites, as are Sir Herbert Maxwell and Lady Frances Balfour, a daughter of the duke of Argyll. Lord and Lady ltadnor are credited with being ardent spiritualists. The late Lady C'harle mont was a Jewess, not by birth, but by conviction, and Lord Stanley, of Al derly, is said to favor the principles of .Mohammed. 15Y ARBITRATION. Spaniards Propose to Settle the Philippine Question. Tliey Assert that u Ilri ltliin by a Third Party I* Necrsiiary to a Satisfac tory Adjustment of tile Nc- CutlatloiiM INotv 111 Prog ress at I'urls. Paris, Nov. 17.—At the meeting yes terday of the Spanish-American com missions the Spanish commissioners presented a loug document in answer totne American argument which was submitted last week. By mutual con sent the memorandum was handed to the Americans and the meeting ad journed until Saturday. The Spaniards in their communica tion reaffirmed the position which they have assumed against the discussion here of Spain's Philippine sovereignty. They insist that the words "shall de termine the control, disposition and government of the Philippines," in Article 3 of the peace protocol, do not warrant any reference to Spain's with drawal from the Philippines except on her own terms, and therefore the Spaniards propose arbitration on the construction to be placed on the words "the control, disposition and govern ment." In signifying their willingness to submit the Philippine article of the protocol to a third party for construc tion the Spanish commissioners urged that as there is a difference of opinion regarding the phrase "the control, di» position and government of the Philip pines," possibly the result of a misun derstanding, the Spaniards should no more be asked to surrender their view than the Americansto surrender theirs. The memorandum points out that a deadlock exists, which might be bro ken by arbitration on the contending views, to which the Spanish commis sioners are quite ready to submit. The later declare that thej have no idea of suggesting arbitration as to the main issue, which touehes the national honor of both sides, but they are willing to accept exterior aid to clear the path of negotiation. It is safe to say that the American commissioners will not consent to in voke exterior aid to construe the terms of their own protocol. Another part of the Spanish memor andum flatly asserts upon the authori ty of M. Cambon's report of the pro tocol negotiations between Washing ton and Madrid through him, that President McKinlcy at no time ob jected to Spain's reservation of her sovereignty in the Philippines. This allegation is directly opposed to the American record on the subject. Moreover, the Spanish commission ers allege that President Mclvinley's objection to Spain's phraseology in ac cepting the terms of peace was based solely, so far as was made known, upon this sentence in the Spanish accept ance: "They accept the proffered terms subject to the approval of the eortes of the kingdom, as required by their constitutional duties." The Spanish memorandum holds that M. Cambon answered the American ob jection to this by pointing out that the Americans' terms were proffered sub ject to the approval of« the Americans, but that President McKinlcy replied that he did not desire to involve the internal affairs of Spain in the pro ceedings in hand. The Spanish memorandum also asks ' why, if the United States objected to Spain's reservation of sovereignty, they did not plainly say so in the protocol and leave no room for argument. AN EDICT FROM SHAFTER. It Provided that the Hospital l <|ul|>- mesit ol Hi* A rui) Should be Lett al Tampa. Washington, Nov. 17. Col. J. W. Jacobs, who was chief quartermaster of the Fifth corps at Tampa and in Cuba,testified yesterday before the war investigating commission that Gen. Humphrey had been in charge of the embarkation of troops at Tampa, and that no order specifying what vessels the different commands were to occupy had been issued. In reply to a ques tion from Gov. Beaver he said the em barkation had been a hap hazard af fair—"decidedly so." (■en. McCook asked if there were any reasons why the cooking utensils and amp equippage of the troops should lot have been forwarded from Dai quiri to the troops in the field. "There was no reason," Col. Jacobs replied, "except that Gen. Shatter's' order forbade." Continuing he said the order was most positive. It did not specify what should not be forwarded, but was spe oific in providing that only forage and rations should be forwarded. Dr. Connor asked whether orders hail been given to leave ;Ui the hospital equipments behind at Tampa and Col. Jacobs responded that he had personal knowledge that Gen. Shafter had given such an order concerning the ambulances. An important point was developed through the examination of Maj. La garde, one of the surgeons in chargeof the hospital at Siboney. It was that of the 1,800 or ±,400 wounded men treated in the hospital only 11 had died. This was less than 1 per cent, and Dr. Lagarde said that no war in history showed so small a mortality among wounded men. Abandoned tile Jlaria Teresa. Washington, Nov. 17.—The armored cruiser Maria Teresa has been aban doned by this time andlies a wreck off the coast of itiiilon ll* roniirclloii nitli (In Clilcaso Temple. St. Paul. Minn., Nov. 15.—The \V. C. T. U. national convention decided yes terday by a vote of 285 to 71 to aban don the Chicago temple project as an affiliated interest. Five hours of ani mated, vigorous and occasionally hit ter debate was necessary before the vote was reached. The opposition to this action declared it was an act of repudiation of a moral Obligation anil fought every inch of ground, but most of the leaders were against them and they carried their point. At 6:50 the secretaries began the roll call on the motion to adopt the action of the executive committee in aban doning the temple. The roll call lasted 4*2 minutes, nearly ten minutes more being required for changes and count ing. The vote resulted 285 to 71, the temple being dropped as an affiliated body. St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 17.—The clos ing day of the annual convention of the Women's Christian Temperance union was full of business. The last of the temple was heard when Mrs. Matilda 15. Carse, of Illinois, who for 1 1 MRS. L. M. N. STEVENS. [Newly Elected President of the W. C T. U.l 111 years has been president of the Wo men's Temperance Publishing associa tion, made her last report from that organization and then delivered a touching farewell to those with whom she had so long been associated. In a dramatic scene on the stage, she clasped hands with Mrs. Stevens and Miss Cordon beside Miss Willard's va cant chair. Pennsylvania was awarded the old banner for largest membership. Kan sas took the banner fur greatest gain in membership and also for the largest county increase. Harvey, 111., gained the banner for the largest local union gain. Ohio was given the old banner fur increase in numbers; Indiana, for largest increase in membership during the year, received what is known as the white ribbon star spangled ban ner, which was suggested by Miss Wil lard at the last convention, making the second banner won by that state. SWEPT BY FLAMES. l)au»on I il> i* \ ihili-it by it Coiillm s£rutl«ii thai Caused *.">00,000 L»m>. Skaguay, Alaska, via Victoria, li. Nov. 15. —Returning Klondikers bring the news that the city of Dawson hat been visited with a $500,000 fire in which 40 buildings were burned, in cluding the new post otlice and some of the best buildings in the city. At the time the police gong sounded the fire alarm, a light wind was blow ing and the people at once saw that : .t would require quick work to save the town from total destruction. The post office was the next building south 01 the saloon where the tire started, and the work of getting the mail matter out was quickly done. Although near ly all the mail was saved it is in great confusion. All that remains to show where formerly 10 buildings stood are a few blackened logs, and the town was saved from total destruction by the fire engine. There is no insurance at Dawson. Officers are investigating the origin oi the fire. It was at first thought that the fire was the result of an incendiary, hut this idea has been entirely dissi pated. It is said there is not enough lumber and window glass in Dawson to re build the burned district and that the people are in distress and will have tc live in tents for the rest of the winter. Airiiiiialdo .Uiikr* Tlirralh Seattle, Wash., Nov. 17.—Capt. Barn eson, commander of the transport Ari zona, has arrived here from Manila. Barneson left Manila September 24. lie said the general impression among army officers was that when the peace commission concludes its labors the United States troops will have trouble with the natives. Admiral Dewey told him that Aguinaldo was not only un reliable, but treacherous. It is said , that Aguinaldo has promised his men < that upon the withdrawal of the Span iards he will declare war against the United States. He says he will kill off American soldiers faster than the Uni ted States can ship them to the islands. Agreed on a Date, Havana. Nov. 17.—The joint session of the evacuation commissioners yes terday lasted two hours. It is believed that an understanding was reached re- ! garding the date i.f evacuation. The ultimatum sent to the!■ panish commis sioners provided Hurt the evacuation should be complete by January 1, and it is said that the Spanish have agreed to that date and are trying to secure, temporary residence here after it, as it may not be possible to embark all their troops until some time later. Cuban Army to lie 2)isl>audcd. I Havana. Nkv. 15. —Gen. Calixto Gar-| cia ami the other delegates from the Cuban assembly will leave for Wash ington to-morrow. The delev ites ex pect a satisfactory outcome of their conference with Prc.d 'ii \iclvinley. The Cuban dolegat s t their lust ses sion at Santa Cruz ik'l Sur resolved to discharge :ill men who enlisted since August 14. the date of the cessation of hostilities, and to give an indefinite leave of absence to all o.beers and men desirous of being discharged from the Cuban array. The assembly adjourned int.il the return of the commission I'om Washington. FINANCIER SUICIDES. Failure of llic Ftr«t National Kanlt of Fill porta, Kan., IN Followed l>) tin* ■ lealli of lis President. Kmporia, Kan., Nov. 17. Wednesday afternoon the First national bank of Kmporia was closed by order of the comptroller of the treasury. An hour later Charles S. Cross, the bank's pres ident and one of the best known breed ers of Hereford cattle in the west, shot and killed himself at "Sunny Slope," his famous stock farm near town. Speculation is said to have led to Cross' downfall. His fortune lias doubtless gone down with the bank. Among the heavy losers by the failure are Lyon county and the city of Km poria. All the city and county funds were deposited in the institution. Cross was custodian of his father's es tate, which is also said to be in a wrecked condition. Cross' ending was tragic. To jority of the people of the town the comptroller's card on the doors of the bank came as a surprise, but in finan cial circles the result has been antici pated for six months. Examiner Charles .lobs, who closed the bank on an order from the comptroller, has been going over its books with the aid of President Cross for the past week. No signs of mental agitation on the part of Cross had been displayed and when Cross left the bank yesterday, ten minutes before the bank closed, lie waved his hand pleasantly to all his associates and seemed no different than usual. There was a smile on his face as he passed his friends on the street. He went immediately to Sunny Slope farm and, speaking pleasantly to the employes, passed into the bed room of Manager Kvans' house. When he did not come out, Evans entered the room. He found Cross lying in a pool of blood with a pistol in his hand. One -.hot had been liredand it went through the back of the hi*ui. Death must have been instantaneous. The bank's statement has been grow ing bad, first causing comment last May. The statement issued on Sep tember 20 last did not show improve ment. Small withdrawals of deposits resulted, but most of the business men kept faith in the bank and up to 10 o'clock yesterday heavy deposits were made. The last statement issued showed: Capital 8100,000; surplus and profits $101,28!); due to depositors, banks and bankers 8513,500; circulation $22,500. Total 57:i7,888. Examiner Jobs has been wrestling with the problem of the assets for a week and it is reported that he found them badly shrunken. To a reporter be said: "While I do not know ex actly what the outcome of this matter may be, 1 think I am justified in say ing' that the depositors will not suffer seriously. Yet when a thing like this occurs it lops off' 25 per cent, of the as sets of the bank at one blow." Cross was the son of the late Col. Harrison C. Cross, who died suddenly at Mackinac a few years ago and who was believed to be worth several hun dred thousand dollars at the time ef his death. Young Cross was B'J years old and had worked in the bank which his father helped organize since troy liood. Thirteen years ago he became interested in stock raising and in 1802 began the importation of line Hereford cattle, for which liis farm is known all over the country. Sunny Slope farm was one* of the best stocked farms any where and it was Cross' ambition to make it the leading farm of its kind in the United States. HUNDREDS ARE SICK. ilcaltli < -*» to Consumption. Kemp's Balsam will stop the Cough a >nce. Goto your druggist to-day and v,?t ; lample bottle free. Large bottles 25 and 51 :enls. Go at once : delays are dangerous. Always remember that if a man knows where you can make a dollar he will not tell you about it; he will go after it himself. —Atchison Globe. An Atchison woman was much pleased with her son's choice of a wife until she re cently got a letter from the girl. The girl signed herself A'Mandee, though named Amanda, arid the Atchison woman at once made her son break off the match.—Atchi son Globe. Robert—"l had a curious drnam last night. I thought I was making love to a hand some young woman, and just as I was going to £>op the question 1 woke up." Richard — "Were you glad or sorry ?" Robert —"Didn't know which to be. She might have said jes, and then again she might have said that she would always esteem me." —Boston 1 ranscript. "What's the reason of your enmity to that politician?" asked the rather romantic young woman. "Did he cross your path early in your career?" "No," answered Sen ator Sorghum. "He didn't cross my path. We were after the same office, and he ran over me from behind." —Washington Star. Long-Distance Courage.—Biggs—"Can I use your telephone?" Diggs—"Sure. Who do you want to talk to?" Biggs—"Sluggs. I | understand he made a derogatory remark about mc, and I want to tell him just what I think of him."—Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. Before a youth starts out to fight the bread-and-butter battles of this cold and friendless world he should determine in his own mind whether he wishes to become a eood whistler or a good office boy. He can't f,e both. —L. A. W. Bulletin. When we hold our next general election the votes from our widely-distributed sea islands will be classed under the head of '"scattering."— L. A. W. Bulletin. Lots of men fall over themselves in striv ing to get ahead of other*. —Chicago Daily News. For Infants and. Children^^^^^ s*** 5 *** (Jflfi * The Kind You Have Always Bought ▼"■ •■•TAM« COMPAMV. *f MV««AV |TR||T. NSW ▼•«* «mr. HE GOT EVEN Hla Customer lleut Him at the Stift, But lie Uut llaek at 111m in Good Sliape. There is an old retired merchant in D®> troit who delights in recalling his experi ences when an active man running a gen eral store in one of the northern cities ol the lower peninsula. "I used to reap a harvest when the mea were coming out of the woods," he re lates. They were not up in styles, and about any old thing would suit them pro vided the color was right and the lit even passable. But there were tricksters among them and I had to have my wits about me in order to keep even with them. " 'How much is this hat?' asked a strap ping six-footer who arrived from camp one day with a pocket full of money. " 'Two fifty,' 1 replied. "Then he informed me that he alway# had the crowns of his hats punched full of holes in order to keep his head cool, andj his hair from coming out. I soon had this attended to, and then he asked what the Liat was worth. 'Two fifty,' I in surprise, but he laughed at me for asking such a price for damaged goods. He had ma and got his hat for a dollar while the crowd with him had a laugh at my expense. He wanted to look at some 'fiddles,' andl after pricing one at $lO concluded to take it^ " 'Where's the bow?' he asked, as I wa# doing up the package. " 'You only bought the fiddle,' I laughed. The others saw the point and laughed, too; The giant tried to bluff me, but I kept goocj humored and got even on the hat by charg ing him $1.50 for the bow. I not only got even, but the others were so pleased with my 'Yankee trick' that they spent plenty of rnc "< > vith me."—Detroit Free Press. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Some Short Sentence* Containing Truths AVhich We All Itecog;nlze. Cupid has a snap when he encounters an idle Drain. Bucket-shopping is about the only kind men indulge in. Some wives prepare for war by rifling their husband's pockets. Any man who will enlist to get away from his wife's mother is a coward. Marriages may be made in Heaven, but there will always be a few doubters. Political economy is the art of getting th« most votes for the least money. Lots of friends ire retained by not say ing the smart things we might have said. Education benefits a man but little if he is unable to recognize an opportunity when ho meets it. The possibilities of a penitentiary sentence are about the only thing that can add to the dangers of football. It's sometimes difficult for a girl to find her ideal man, but she's nearly always will ing to accept a substitute. A man may be the moneyed factor durirg the engagement, but after marriage the woman always appoints herself cashier.— Chicago Evening News. Muice Advice. No man should marry till he can listen to a baby crying in the next room and not feel like breaking the furniture.—L. A. W. bulletin. There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than ail other diseases put to gether, and until the last few years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local disease, and prescribed local remedies, and by con stantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. [Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured hy F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a ttaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They otter one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testi monials. Address F. J. Cheney & Co., To ledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. llall's Family Pi"s "re the best. Couliln't Fuol Her. "We must lay in an extra supply of fuel this winter," said the credulous btisinesi man while talking to his practical wife the other evening. "The cornhusks are un usually thick, and that means a long, hard winter." "Who told you?" "The man we always buy coal from." "I thought so. We will just give the usual order."—Detroit Free Press. From Buhr In the Htfh Chair to grandma in the rocker Grain-O i» good 112«» the whole family. It is the long-dei>ired sufc ■titute 'or coffee. Never upsets the nerroe or injures the digestion. Made from pur» grains it is a food in itself. Has the ta«t« and appearance of the bast coffee at th« price It is a genuine and scientific article and is come to stay. It makes for health and strength. Ask your grocer for Grain-O. Genius is a loftier quality than talent in the sense that genius often lives in the attic, while talent has apartments on the ground floor.—Town Topics. To Cure fl Cold In One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c. Professor fin medical college!—" What is the first thing you do in case of a cold?" Bright Student—"Sneeze, sir!"—Y'onkers Statesman. A "doubting Thomas" full of aches uses St. Jacobs Oil. He's cured. I't-rploxinß'. "Money talks" and "Silence is golden." With two such precepts what is u man go ing to do? —N. Y. Journal. Piso's Cure for Consumption relieves th© most obstinate coughs.—Kev. D. Buch mueller, Lexington, Mo., Feb. 24, '94. Mr. Oldehap—"Are you interested in fos sils, Miss Gushley!" Miss Gushley—"Oh— •r —this is so sudden!" —Tit-Bits. Will it cure? Use St. Jacobs Oil for lame back and you'll see. A Natural Black is Produced by Buckingham's Dyew» r r, 50cts. of druggists or R.P.Hall& Co. .Nashua, N.H.