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The four-masted, square-rigged steel
ship Kenilworth has arrived at New
York after having achieved the remark
able feat of covering the 10.000 knots
between that port and Valparaiso in
CO days—an average of over 152 knots
per day.
Denial science has taken another
step in advance by the use of glass in
tilling teeth. This may do for a light
eater, but in the case of a man w'th a
robusl appetite there would seem to be
danger of contributing an additional
pain in the stomach.
At a Vienna dinner given by .Mark
Twain recently one of the speakers, a
well-known lawyer, stood with his
hands in his pockets as he remarked:
"Doesn't it strike you as unusual that
a professional humorist should be
funny?" "Or that, a lawyer should
have his hands in his own pockets, ' in
terrupted Twain
The ingenuity of the counterfeiters
now appears to be chiefly devoted to
the turning out of bogus copper and
nickel coins, rather tha u t hose of larger
denomination. According to the report
of the United States treasurer for the
liscal year, no less than 69.2C5 pieces o,
this charaeier were detected last year,
and they circulated chiefly in Boston,
3\ew York and Philadelphia.
Because of the fact that 2.000.000 peo
ple in Italy arc attacked by the malaria
every year, and 15.000 of that number
die frcut the disease, a great society has
just been formed in that country to
study the malady, and if possible to
master it. During the present year G3
provinces have been besieged by ma
laria and it has rendered impossible the
cultivation of 5.000.000 acres of land.
Because of the general use of auto
mobile carriages in I'aris the council
lias been forced to pass a law compell
ing the drivers and conductors of such
carriages to graduate from a regular
course c.f training that has been pro
vided before they will be allowed to
take their vehicles on the streets of
I'aris. Ten years ago if a man had sug
gested such a law he would have been
considered daft.
.lohn W. Merriam, a wealthy tobacco
merchant of New Vork city, has been
directed by the supreme court to con
tribute to the support of hi.s wife, Ade
laide M. Merriam, so that she may liv<
in the style she lias been accustomed
to. This decision is given notwith
standing Mr. Merriam obtained a di
vorce in North Dakota on the ground of
cruelty and violent temper. It is the
first decision of the!-'■<! in that state.
THE fact has recently been pointed
out by a Russian geographer that the
shores of Siberia are not flat and
water-soaked as represented in the
text books, and even on Uie latest
maps, but on the contrary, are high,
and in many places even hilly. With
the exception of the Obi region and
the deltas of a few rivers, Siberia
meets the Arctic ocean with a bold and
lofty coast line.
GKKMAN experiments have succeeded
in producing an alloy of aluminum, the
precise composition of which is not re
vealed, that is said to be superior in
many respects to pure aluminum. The
statement is made that this alloy, which
goes under the name of vabtadium,
weighs only one-third as much, bulk
for bulk, as aluminum. It is white,
can be easily polished and does not tar
nish on exposure to the air.
COLLECTORS of antique furniture have
struck a bonanza in Havana. In pre
paring to return to Spain army officers
are placing on the market pieces of tine
workmanship and ancient pattern,
which are being eagerly snapped up by
dealers. A correspondent cities a hand
some old walnut wardrobe, with three
full-length bevel mirrors, valued at
$l5O, which sold for less than sls, and
that is simply one of many examples.
THOMAS RYAN, whose discovery of
the Republic mines in Washington
converted a poor man into one of fabu
lous wealth, says of his find: "Thou
sands of experts would have passed tlio
ledge as worthless, for the quartz is of
such a peculiar appearance that not
one miner in a million would have sus
pected that one ounce of gold could
have been found in a ton of the stuif.
1 didn't at first.
IT lias been decided by the trustees
112 the Chicago temple to make that in
stitution a memorial to the life and
work of the late Miss Frances Willard.
To this end, Willard memorial circles
will be formed all over the country,
the purpose being to raise sufficient
money to enable the temple trustees to
ouv all the outstanding stock and
■bonds held by the Worn: n's Christian
Tcmperano Union Building associa
tion.
AFTER THE DEFEAT.
A Doleful So a 11(1 Arisen from the
Tomb of llie ciii'ttii .Honey
HOHI.
Ere the ballots are counted in one
election tlie country begins to take
thought of the issues and alignments
of the next to come. That of lH'.Hi offers
too little of national scope and impor
tance to attract general public specula
tion. but to !9(M> the public eye already
turns. Conjecture is rife concerning the
extent of effect the victories and de
feats of November S. 1808, are to have
upon parties and issues in 1900. The
variance of opinion is regulated in ra
tio to party divergence.
It is the opinion of the Philadelphia
Times, the Louisville Courier-Journal
and other democratic papers of the old
school —too hones't to follow their party
off into the misty maze of liatism. repu
diation and anarchy, as set down in the
Chicago platform; too deeply grounded
in heritage of party loyalty to cut loose
from a clinging hope of future recon
ciliation and a harmonious homing—
that the verdict of the people marks
the passing of Bryanism and the cure
of the sixteen to one free silver folly.
In the result of the election just held
they see the realization of therir hope
for a restoration of the democratic
party of history under the leadership
of the sound money element.
The corpse of this ootid us ion. William
Jennings Bryan. rises from the bier
o'ersprend by sound money ballots to
her,int this hope with the post-mortem
avowal that—
"The Chicapo platform presents for pub
lic consideration certain vital economic
questions That platform has not been
abandoned by those who Indorsed it !n 1 VHi
Tt will be reaffirmed in 19C0. because it
pivos expression to the hopes and aspira
tions of a lar/?e majority of the party."
In corroboration t hat this declaration
of fealty to a lost cause is but tlu 1 nat
ural cry of inevitability may be offered
a-, competent tew*.:m«>ny this deduction
of that expert in political diagnosis, the
New York Sun:
"The effect of last week's elections has
been, briefly, to tighten party lines with
even greater firmness than was the case
two years apo. The national democrats,
so called, have been eliminated entirely.
They now vote the republican ticket or
they vote the democratic ticket.
"Unquestionably the present economic
conditions, as well as the political relation
of the two parties toward each other, the
prestige of republican victory and th<>
demoralization of the opposing forces,
make almost hopeless for the democracy
the renewal of the batUe of two years
ago; but, be the outlook propitious or dis
couraging, the lesson of the late election
Is unquestionably clear: The democratic
party is committed irrevocably to the is
sues of ISM."
It is not to be understood that the
Sim doubts the regularity of the death
return on the late lamented leader of
populistie democracy. The theory
seems rather to be that in his demise
he drags the mutilated remnants of the
general wreck of hi.s entire political
amalgamation into the grave with him.
And, "hark from the tomb this dole
ful sound." attributed to the troubled
democratic shade of one Col. Bill Brown,
who also ran in the recent disastrous
handicap:
"Why should not the election of Novem
ber S, touching so close onto victory, lift
us to a higher plane of action? Why
should there not be a rededlcation and a
reconsecration. In order that the early
promises of IS9B may be realized In 1900?
Let the democracy forget the mistakes of
the past, excepting in so far us they may
serve as danger signals In the future, and
victory will again spread as a halo around
its name."
From all of which there is-deducible
but one conclusion beyond controver
sy: Whatever else the democratic par
ty may or may not do. it will win no vic
tory in llKtO. Having that assurance,
the country can go about its business
with a tranquil spirit and a clear con
science.—Cincinnati Commercial Ga
zette.
Itrturn of Colorado.
Colorado is swinging rapidly back
toward the republican party. General
prosperity there and in the rest of the
country and the general ond particular
cussednese of democracy and populism,
with which that slate allied itself two
years ago. are the principal causes for
the recent decrease of the vote of the
demo-pops and the big increase of the
vote of the republican party. This is
creditable to Colorado, but it will have
a disturbing effect on Henry M. Teller.
True. Teller's term does not end until
and therefore his constituents
cannot get at him for several years yet.
but the f:ict that the sitate is repudiat
ing his brand of politics will weaken
his influence in the senate and will
throw n.n atmosphere of burlesque over
that little escapade in ISOfi in which
Teller attempted the role of high trag
edy That carefully-rehearsed scene in
the St. Louis convention would never
have taken place if Teller had known
then a few things which he has learned
■since. That was a revolution that re
volved the wrong way for the revolu
tionists.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
increase in the savings banks'
deposits is a simple but effectual test
of increased prosperity among Ihe peo
ple. The increase in savings bank de
posits in Davenport for the year ended
October. was in excess of those
for the year ended October. 1597. by the
large sum of $794.854. This is proof
that the people of Scott county have
more generally a surplus from their
en than in the year 1897. for the
savings deposits represt nt a great many
depositors. It is a prosperity among
the people that a republican adminis
tration of the nation's affairs repre
sents.— Davenport (la.) Republican.
C7The democratic press is now en
gaged in the discussion of the interest
ing question of "minority leadership"
in the next house of representatives.
This is a position which the republican i
majority has generously placed at the
service or its opponents, yet up to date
there seems to have been no acknowl
edgment of the favor. The majority,
therefore, is compelled to content itself
with having done the best thing for
itseif and the country.—Chicago Trib
une.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1898.
| STRONGLY REPUBLICAN.
The Middle Meal In the Principal
Source of Uood (internment
Support cm.
The republican victory in all the
! states of the northwest at the late elec
tion is more notable than the sweep of
that party in IN9O. The off year, the re
i action which the successful party suf
fers after a presidential election, were
not the potential factors of defeat that
they have been in the past. On the con
trary, the republican victory of 1898
was more emphatic than that of 1800.
Never in an off year did a j»arty rec
ceive in one seetiion of the country such
a series of emphatic majorities as these,
; namely: Indiana 18.235; Ohio. 00.405;
| Illinois. 07.101; lowa. 02.327; Michigan,
■ 03.406; Wisconsin. 37.050; Minnesota,
I 22.000; Kansas. 12.000. At no time in
| its. history has the republican party
j been so strong. During the war the
I republicans had no such string of plu
ralities in the middle west. In fact. In
| diana and Illinois were democratic in
j 1592.
' The republican strength in the middle
west appears even greater w hen its rep
resentation by stales in congress is con
sidered. The delegations in the next
house are divided between the two par
ties as follows:
States. Totnls Repubs. Pems.
Indiana 13 9 4
Hi nuls 22 If! 1
lowa 11 it C
Ohio 21 15 r
Jliehieran 12 12 C
Minnesota 7 7 C
Wisconsin 10 10 C
Kansas 8 7 1
Totals 104 IS
These figures show that the great
states of the cent ral wesit, increasing in
population, in varied industry and
wealth, are the stronghold of the re
publican party to-day. The republic
ans from these states; and the twi Da
vkotas constitute a majority of the par
ty in the next house. These stales w ill
have 120 votes in the next electoral col
lege. If Bryanism shall be the issue
in 1900 the 120 electoral votes will be
against its candidate.—lndianapolis
Journal.
THEY ARE IN TROUBLE.
Free Silver Lißdrrn Are
to Fliul Fnn#( tv IHi Mneli
Of her.
Serious differences, it appears, have
arisen between two American patriots
who frequently have announced in a
loud tone of voice that their mission on
this earth was to save the American
people from themselves.
The distinguished and exalted patri
ots who made this inodest avowal, both
hail from the great state of Nebraska.
Is it necessary to say they are Col.
Bryan and Senator Allen—one, the "or
ator of the Platte;" the other, an ora
tor who has spoken more and said less
than any man w ho has been in congress
for many a day, and that is indeed a
record.
It will be remembered that Col. Bry
an took no part in the recent campaign.
He said he was suffering from "mili
tary lockjaw," and therefore could not
"ope his ponderous jaws," to give ut
terance to the thoughts that filled him.
But Mr. Allen's friends now complain
that lie. developed into a ready letter
writer, and from his camp sent forth
many epistles wherein it wan suggested
that the legislature of Nebraska had
better lie given to the republicans this
year.
A republican legislature in that
state meant the retirement of the cele
brated Mr. Allen from the United States
senate. Well the legislature has gone
republican and Mr. Allen will get out—
but not out of public life he says. He
and his friends charge that Col. Bryan
ploVccsX for his discomfiture, in the be
lief th.it It would remove him as a can
didate for the populist nomination for
president. But now he says he has been
treated so badly his chances for the
nomination have Dt?en improved.
So he is out for it. but whether he
gets or misses it. is not of particular
concern to the American people, for the
days of populism are over.—Albany
Journal.
POLITICAL DRIFT.
B.J r A silver paper in Utah fears that
one more good crop in this country will
ruin the remaining prospects of free
coinage. It still has a lingering hope
that the worst will jiot happen. —ist.
Louis G1 obe-Democrat.
CEvery republican congressman in
lowa whose reelection was questioned
by the democrats was elected by an in
creased plurality. When the nation
calls the people may always be depend
ed upon. — lowa States llegistor.
C3"lf the democracy will only keep
still awhile and let well enough alone,
the country will proceed to business
Otherwise, business will proceed any
way and the unterrified will get an
other and a worse trouncing in 1900.
Indianapolis Journal.
Massachusetts the democrats
made some gains on account of their
opposition to national expansion, but in
the west there was something like a
landslide for the republicans on ac
count of their identification with na
tional expansion. The expansionists
liuve much the best of it. —fiouisville
Courier-Journal (Gold I)ein.).
tr.'"The democrats may well regard
their failure to carry the national house
of representatives as a boon to their
party. Think what a spectacle the
house would have been with Bailey in
the speakership, and.in addition to his
native incapacity, compelled to depend
upon a linlf dozen wild-eyed populists
(or a majority at his back! And think,
further, of big Tom Reed coming into
the house each day and slashing away
light and left against such an aggrega
tion of incompetents! It would have
been !ik» a massacre of the innocents,
aiid might have proved to be a subject
for the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals to take in handj—
Boston Herald (Ind. Deni.).
"SKY SCRAPERS" IN FLAMES.
Two !.<«!«} If 1111<I■ n;£M In 111)' Heart of
New York < ijy Arc (turned, Dnlail-
Illy; a I<omm ol *1,000,000.
New York, Dee. s.—Tn 11 blinding
rain storm lust night the massive
bloek of buildings on Broadway, Nos.
253 to 2.7.1 and included between Mur
ray and Warren streets, was almost
destroyed by lire. Within three hours
more than $1,000,000 worth of proper
ty was destroyed.
The lire started in the basement of
the building occupied by ltogcrs, I'cet
A Co., clothiers, about 9:30 o'clock.
Two policemen standing near Warren
street heard a loud explosion and a
moment later saw a thin line of
smoke curling up from the side of the
Rogers. I'eet it Co. building. At. that
time rain was falling in torrents and
the wind blew a gale. An alarm was
sent, in, but before the first engine
turned into I'roadway the Hogers,
I'eet & Co. basement was a roaring
furnace, with great flames bursting
t'lirough the floors above and rushing
fiercely to the roof.
Just before 11 o'clock the Home
Life Insurance Co.'s building. 10 stor
ies high, at 2.15 and 2.">7 Broadway,
caught fire. The firemen already had
their lines in this building up to the
seventh floor. They were greatly
handicapped by the many stories.
Flames had eaten their way through
the side wall in many places and the
huge white structure burned fiercely.
The interior of the Home Life build
ing was by this time a furnace. From
the windows of the six or eight upper
stories the flames were pouring in
masses. Tn the rear nine stories were
afire and the fire department, so far
as tthis portion of the building was
concerned, was powerless. At 11:15
the Postal buildingf of 14 stories
caught fire. Chief Bonner, who had
charge of the firemen, took the ele
vator and went to the roof fo give
directions. \t this time there were a
few operators, two or three clerks
and a few boys at work in the build
ing in the stifling smoke and mes
sages we're sent until the flames came
and all were forced to rush out.
The estimate of the losses by Chief
Bonner soon after midnight was ••?!.-
000,000.
The fire started from three explo
sions. What caused the explosions no
one knows. The firemen could not
find out. They thought gas had es
caped in some manner in the base
ment.
ALL HANDS LOST.
Allotllcr Ocean Tragedy Is ICeportrd
iim a ICcMlIt ol the Keccnt Hurricane
on the Atlantic.
New York, Dec. 5. The Nova
Scotia n schooner Walleda arrived
Sunday from Gonaives and reports
that during the height of the hurri
cane on November 28, in lat. 36.22,
long.' 72..'i0 she sighted a dismantled
schooner of about 700 ton- flying sig
nals of distress. It was nearly dark
at the time and her crew could be
seen on the decks gesticulating frant
callv for assistance. The Walleda bore
down on the stranger and got close
under her lee and hailed her. The
men shouted that the vessel was sink
ing and asked to be taken oil'. Capt.
Kemp told them his boats were stove
and useless. They said they would
come to the Walleda in their own
boats.
During this time the Walleda lay to,
but found that she was rapidly drift
ing to the leeward, then went about
on the other tack and finally managed
to cross the bow of the wreck. The
Walleda hailed again, but got no
answer. In the meantime another
schooner came to her assistance and
assumed a position to the windward
of tfhe wreck. Both of them stood by
until daylight. When morning broke
the wreck was deserted and the boats
gone. It is supposed the unfortunate
men attempted to launch their boat
during the night, which capsized anfl
all hands were lost.
STREWN WITH WRECKAGE.
jTlany Ycitwrln Met HlsaMcr During (lie
l.iifct Ntorin on tlie \cw
I'OHkt.
Booth Bay llarl>or, Me., Dec. 6. —
The heavy blow Sunday night drove
several vessels ashore at various
points along this section of the coast.
The schooners Edward Trevoy, of
Gloucester, and llomana, of Pateho
gne, L. 1., are ashore on McKown's
Point. The Fannie llayden, of Booth
Bay, and the Vanguard, of Southwest
Harbor, are ashore at West Harbor,
and two unknown vessels are aground
at the north end of McKown's Point,
some distance from the Trevoy and
Romans.
Cape May, X..1.. Dec. 6. —-The severe
southeast gale which began Sunday
ended before daylight yesterday.
About s::i(> a. m„ a hurricane lasting
five minutes passed over <'ape May.
The wind velocity was 70 miles an
hour. The resultant damage was to
trees and outhouses only, no damage
to vessels having been reported. Tel
egraph communication was interrupt
ed for several hours.
Newport, 1!. 1., Dee. 0. —Block isl
and suffered severely from the storm
Sunday night. The three-masted Nova
Scotia schooner Vamoose, loaded with
c»al, went ashore on Clayhead, on the
east side of the island. The captain
and mate were drowned. Two of the
crew werea.ble to reach shore in safety
and four others were taken otT by the
life saving crew in the breeches buoy.
The vessel will probably be a total
wreck.
Six Hell I'll tally Scalded.
New York, Dec. 5. —Six members of
the crew of the Mallory line steam
ship Alamo were killed Saturday
night by the bursting of a steam pipe
while the vessel lay at her pier in the
Fast river. The Alamo has only re
cently been discharged from trans
port service for the government and
is fresh from Roach's yard, where she
received a thorough overhauling, in
eluding new steam prpes and boilers.
She was scheduled to sail at 1:30 p.
-it. for Galveston, but was detained
in order to place on board an unusual
quantity of freight.
IN A NOISY MANNER.
< übaii* at Santiago Olmcrvc tlie Annl*
vcrhary of tin- death ol Their M'"u"
iiioiim l.cadcr Antonio .Maceo,
Santiago, Cuba, Dec. B.—Wednes
day was tlie anniversary of the death
ot Antonio Maceo and was celebrated
among the Cubans in Santiago. A
memorial service was held in the
cathedral, which was crowded. Less
than two years ago tlie same cathed
ral witnessed a Te Denm sung by the
same choir in celebration "of Maeeo's
death. Then the cathedral was draped
with Spanish colors. Yesterday the
entire edifice was in black, interspers
ed with a few Cuban emblems.
Considerable annoyance was occa
sioned to the I'nited States authori
ties by the fact that some 75 Cubans
marched the entire length of St.
Thomas street, armed with rifles and
machetes, although all Cubans are
aware that such conduct is strictly
against ihe regulations, a.rmed bodies,
other than I'nited States troops, not
being allowed.
The offenders did not ask permis
sion to march armed, and their inten
tion was not made known to the
American authorities.
Col. Beaeom, who is chief in com
ma nd here during the absence of Gen.
Wood, immediately called upon the
mayor regarding the affair, and was
by him referred to Col. Garcia, who
sent an orderly directing the appear
ance of the offenders at headquarters.
Meanwhile tlie armed squad had fired
three volleys., many using ball cart
ridges. whose bullets, striking the
upper portions of the cathedral, caus
ed the bell ringers to flee from their
post.
An officer from the Fifth immune
regiment soon arrived at headquar
ters with a message from Col. Ser
geant. stating that several bullets had
struck his tent at different points,
and asking information as to the
cause.
Col. Garcia said he was under the
impression that the men used blank
cartridges and that the I'nited States
authorities had been notified of the
intention of a number to march arm
ed in connection with the celebration.
Col. Beaeom replied that he knew
nothing of it and that the Cubans had
evidently done their best to eonccai
their purpose. He then ordered Gar
cia not to allow his men to attend the
evening procession armed and said he
would permit the continuance of the
morning celebration only on the dis
tinct understanding that there was to
be no more firing. The reason the
offenders were not arrested was that
tbey were within the cathedral limits
at the time.
An overflow meeting was held in
the theater, with music and speeches,
none antagonistic to the \mericans.
After enthusiasm bad been well
aroused a procession of 5.000 people
paraded through the principal streets
to the house where Maceo was 'born
and affixed a brass tablet commemor
ative of that event.
A band of Cubans on horsebaevk
entered the premises of the Spanish
club here last evening and broke sev
ral lamps with their machetes. The
I'nited States authorities acted
promptly. As a result of the outrage
at least half the police force will be
discharged.
A SNOW BLOCKADE.
■ tallroadM I.a»l ol ISliflalo Sutler Se
verely Ironi a lirrat Storm.
Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. B.—Every rail
road entering Buffalo from the cast
suffered severely from the effects of
the snow storm yesterday. On the
New York Central road everything
seemed to be at a standstill between
Buffalo and Batavia after -1 p. in.
Freight traffic was entirely suspend
ed. On the Peanut branch of the
Central several freight trains are re
ported stranded in anywhere from
five to seven feet of snow. The Em
pire State express, due in this city at
4 o'clock, was held at Batavia until
snow plows could be sent ahead to
clear the track. It was after 8 o'clock
when the flyer reached here and she
was followed by several other passen
ger trains, all of which were from
two to five hours late.
The Black Diamond express on t.he
Lehigh road came in over an hour late
and train dispatchers on this road
stated that freight operations had
been entirely suspended for six hours.
On the Erie road :wl 1 passenger trains
were at last an hour late and no
freight was moving. The same report
camie from the Lackawanna road. It
was stated that on the latter line a
passenger train that had left Buffalo
in the afternoon was delayed at Lan
caster for five hours. But little delay
.as experienced by the western
roads, the storm seemingly having
"icen heaviest east of this city. At
nidniglrt the snow had ceased falling,
but a high wind was blowing and
drifts were forming everywhere. In
the east end of the city several street
car lines are shut up. the drifts being
too much for the snow plows to move.
lleroi!ni/.id ller CieiieroMity.
Boston, Dec. S. At a meeting of the
Harvard college overseers yesterday
it was voted to place women upon the
visiting committee of the depart
ments of the college. One of the
women is Mrs. Henry W. Draper, of
New York, an expert on astronomy.
Mrs. Draper lias given SIO,OOO a year
to the observatory and it was consid
ered a proper thing to recognize her
generosity by putting her on the com
mittee of visitors of the observatory.
«
A Lrttrr I'rom John Sherman.
Boston, Dec. S. At a meeting of the
Anti-Imperialism league executive
committee yesterday a letter was read
from John Sherman, saying: "My
hope is that the senate of the I'nited
States will reject the treaty and leave
the people of the Philippines free
from the shackles of Spain and the
distant domination of the I'nited
States. 1 sympathize with Aguinaldo
in his ambition to found a republic
<n the China sea near the equator and
Liope he may'become the Wasbingtor
of a new nation, absolutely free fron
European and American influence."
SOLVING THE FUTURE WEL
FARE OF THE CONTINENT.
Thl* !■ Whnt In Sow firing Done on
the Fertile I'rulries o(
Wc»tfrii Canada.
The rapid progress that is being made
( in the settlement of the fertile prairies
of western Canada is leading to the in
' vestigation of its resources by those
interested in having provision made for
those living in the crowded east, for
those who have been struggling for
years on impoverished farms, lor the
renter who is unable any longer to bear
up under the strain imposed by the
landlord, and for the farmer who un
able to purchase farms for his sons in
his own neighborhood has to look
arsund for lower priced lands. The in
vestigation shows that it is impossible
to niset these conditions successfully
outside of western Canada. Already
millions of bushels of wheat are being
grown there each year, while as many
as 50,000 head of cattle were shipped
out this year. A representative of the
Germania, Milwaukee, one of the lead
ing German papers in the United
States, recently made a trip through
Manitoba, Assiniboia, Alberta and
Saskatchewan, where lie the free gov
ernment lands of western Canada, and
in a future issue will appear extracts
from flattering letters contributed to
the' Germania and other papers by tihe< *
special correspondents.
As an inducement for immigrants to
make their homes in Canada, the Cana
dian government offers 160 acres of
and free of cost to each settler, and in
formation can be had of agents of the
government.
Life is what we make it, but there are
people who do not even make their own
living.—Ram's Horn.
Gxpert and Abie i» Speak Intelli
gently.
Expert Stephen Little, who has just re
turned from an extended trip over the St.
Paul, Burlington and Chicago Great West
ern systems, says: "No one who has not re
cently examined these properties has any
idea of their value and infinite progress.
I'he service on the St. Paul, Burlington and
Chicago Gieat Western is unexcelled. There
is nothing in the East to compare, much less
to equal it, and it towers monumentally over
any other transportation in any part of the
world. The train service of these three cor
porations is superb. Until recently the
Pennsylvania limited, out of New York, to
C hicago, was believed to be ideal, but so
horough is the service of the Chicago Great
Western, with the buffet cars, with their
bulk heads, stained glass windows, and
complete electrical eqi pment, that the Penn
sylvania people have ordered their renowned
Chicago Limited' into the shops that it
may be rebuilt, or rather, modernized, after
lie car« that are in service on the Chicago
Great Western. 1 think the future of this
property is very great. The earnings are
iwav ahead of what they were a year ago
and the outlook is brighter."
Nothing emits a worse odor than a tainted
reputation.—Chicago Daily News.
Cotichlmc Leads to Conanmptlon.
Kemp's Balsam will stop the Cough at
once. Goto your druggist to-day and get a
sample bottle free. I.arge bottles 25 and 50
cents. Go at once; delays are dangerous.
Sorrow makes men sincere and anguish
makes them earnest. —Beeeher.
To Care a Cold In One r>ny
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c.
A cruel pain—sciatica. Its cure is sure.
Use St. Jacobs Oil.
Most barbers have to "rake and scrape"
to get along.—L. A. W. Bulletin.
Make it a Point
To Cot the Be9t ."very Time, When
You Buy Medicine.
Health is too valuable to be trifled with.
Do not experiment. Get Hood's Harsapa
rilla and you will have the best medicine
money can buy the medicine that cures
when all others fail. You have every reasoo
to expect it will do for you what it has
done for others. Remember
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Is America's Greatest Medicine. Price sl.
Hood's Pills are the favorite cathartic.
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a package of GRAIN-O, the new food ♦
drink that takes the place of coffee, a
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S try it, like it. GRAIN-O has that 4!
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jg but it is made from pure grains, and < 1
A the most delicate stomach receives it
x without distress. the price of coffee. 4 *
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W AccepC 110 imitation. 1 '
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Insomnia, with which I have been afflicted foi
over twenty years, and I can say that Cascaret.
have given nio more re lief than any oilier reme
dy I have ever tried. 1 shall certainly recom
mend them 10 my friends as being all they are.
represented " THOS. UILLAUD, Elgin, 11L
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