COUNTY NEWS: DVSHOBE Fine growing weather. Rev. P. H. Hover was called to his parents home near Philadelphia, one day last week owing to the crit ical condition of his father. The aged gentleman met with an acci dent several weeks ago and was fa tally injured. Mrs. Hoover started to join her husband Tuesday. The gasoline motor now being put in the foundry and machine shops is nearly ready for operation. Its a nice piece of machinery. J. H. Lepset of Portland Mills, Pa., formerly superintendent of the Standard kindling wood factory at Lopez, and H. M. Kellog of the lat ter place were in town Friday. Some eight or ten of the Adrianoe reapers and binders were delivered to farmers from the cars at this place Saturday. Another car load of the Adriance machinery is ex pected within a few days. Of the death claims paid by M. A. Scurman, agent of the Penn Mutial Life Ins. Co., your correspondent mentioned as one of them that of Louis M. Fasset of Forkston while the compositor made it Louis M. Fawcett of Forksville. If there be such a man at Forksville, we wish to congratulate him that he is not numbered with those who have died. A number of Elkland farmers wore in town Saturday. Among them were: Edward I). Norton, Thos. MeCarty, Clarence Hart, Speaker Osier and Froas Hess. Entertainment by parochial school Friday and Saturday evenings. NORDMONT. > Mr. O. J. Sherman, who is em ployed by W. B. Snyder, was in town Sunday. Arthur Miner, the hustling clerk oft lie Lykens Collery, Bernice, was calling on the Nordmont boys (?!) Sunday. The festival held Saturday eve ning was not as successful as was expected, owing to the inclement weather. Miss Alma Horn entertained her cousin, Miss Myrtle Edgar of Sones town, this week. The young men who have been trying to find the shortest route to the county seat, say they have now succeeded and will not need togo again. It is rumored that the wedding bells will soon ring again. Messrs. Wieland & Kessler tran sacted business in Towanda Monday and Tuesday. The Children's exercises held in the M. E. Church Sunday evening was largely attended. Mr. H. ltay Lewis of this place is now employed at Cress Mont Inn, Eagles Mere. Mr. Chas. Shultz has moved from the ltussel farm to this place. Miss Alice Pennington, one of our accomplished young ladies, has re turned from Freeburg, having com pleted a six weeks course in music. Mr. Robert Hess the hustling in surance agent from Muncy Valley was in town Monday. Station Agent Arnold spent Sun day with his parents in Picture Ilocks. Rev. 8. B. Bidlack will preach next Sabbath afternoon at U o'clock in the grove that joins the M. E. Church. Public invited to attend. Our genial clerk Mr. Scott Wiel and spent a very enjoyable evening on the hill. Brady Bartlow and wife visited visited Mrs. Bartlow's parents Sun day. J. C. Botsford and wife, and Mrs. Jane Mosteller visited the former's son in Say re the past week. Harry Speaiy and James Laird who are employed at Emmons, were home over Sunday. Mr. John Hanley of Ricketts vis ited with friends in town last week. Samuel Hunter transacted busi ness in Laporte on Monday. Some of our lovers of sport spent Friday at Lopez Pond fishing. They returned with the usual fisherman's luck. Quite a number of our people patronized the moving picture show in Hughesville Friday night. Lewis Lake of Scranton has accept ed a position with the Sutton-Peck Chemical Co. Mrs. Duane Latourette will leave on Friday for Buffalo, where she ) will visit hersister. Miss Martha Brundage has return ed from Williamsport where she has been attending school. Clarence M. Hess is soliciting for the News Iteni in this section. Now everybody subscribe. ESTELLA. > Wesleyan quarterly meeting was held at Lincoln Falls Saturday and Sunday. \ Miss Loie Baldwin of Forksville, called on Mrs. J. E. Brown, Sunday.. Also Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Little and j son, Ward Brown, of llillsgrove, called on friends at Estella, Satur day and Sunday. John Gaunt and his two little girls were called to Hughesville, by the death of his father who was buried at that place on Thursday last. During a heavy thunderstorm Fri day evening lightning struck the cave house of J. M. Osier, splintering it somewhat, but no serious damage was done. W. E. Wheatley is busy putting in substantial stone hutments and building the bridge that spans Kings creek at W. T. More's. Miss Hazel Mcßride is visiting ; her aunt, Mrs. W. 11. Plotts. Misses Grace and Lilly Wheatley j are taking music lessons of Miss Ev- J eritt, who is stopping at Mrs. N. K. J Woodward's at Lincoln Falls. They ; say there are lots of Strawberries! over at Squire Bird". Say, I won der if he would let "a feller go a berryin" up there. It is said he picked more than a hundred quarts last week. They are tame ones so I think we might get nigh enough to capture a few of the largest ones. : Mrs. Wm. More lost a pair of gold ] glasses on the road leading fromi Lincoln Falls to Estella, on Thurs-j day last. If any one should find; ttiem they would be thankfully re ceived by the owner. MUNCY VALLEY. On Tuesday fire broke out in the house occupied by Joe Nem its on Water street. The blowing of the fire whistle aroused the entire neigh borhood, and it looked for a time as though every house on the street would be destroyed. But with (Jen. Bigger managing the engine and Harvey Johnson the nozzle of the Muncy Valley fire apparatus the conflagration was prevented. While strolling through the pas ture fields near Muncy Valley, the writer observed two very beautiful colts, one and two years old respec tively. They are thoroughbreed, dark irongreys, and perfect match s. Upon inquiry we learned that they belong to Alvin P. Miller, the popu lar foreman of the tannery. Ere long Mr. Miller will be driving one of the finest teams in Sullivan Co. Miss Myrtle Miller of William sport who has been nursing Thos. S. Simmons, returned to that place Saturday. Mr. Simmons is recover ing from his serious illness and will soon be out among his friends again. He was operated upon for bowel trouble by Dr. Nutt, and for a time the doctors had dispaired in saving his life, but a good constitution to draw upon saved his life. Harry Sypher of Picture Bocks, was in town one day last week. John Miller of Sonestown visited his brother at this place Saturday. James Long who is working at Eagles Mere spent Sunday with his family at this place. Howard Ritter of Lairdsville tran sacted business at this place Wedues day. Mi AS Edna Taylor of Strawbridge spent a few hours in town Saturday. Mrs. 11. A. Knipe and son Fred, of Hughesville, visited the family of J. P. Miller on Friday last. Mrs. A. P. Starr and daughters, Elda and Eva visited the former's parents at C'larkstown over Sunday. State Normal School East Stroudsburg, Pa. This POPULAR State Institution in , located in the most beautiful, picturesque and healthlul part of the State. It is in the GREAT SUMMER RESORT REG ION of the BLUE RIDGEamI POCONO 1 MOUNTAINo and within two miles of the famous Delaware Water Gap resort. Tuition Absolutely Free. The total expenses for Boarding, Furn ■ ished rooms and all other expenses only per week. In addition to the regu lar Departments in the Normal proper, ! we have a tine COLLEGE PREPARA ( TORY DEPARTMENT. We can save you one full year in your College Prepara tion. Departments of MUSIC, ELOCU ' TION, ART-DRAWING. PAINTING IN CHINA and WATER COLORS, taught by Specialists. A New Recitation Building. is now in course of ereotion, which will give a tine Laboratory and fourteen other ; recitation rooms. A. Fine Gymnasium ! Our own ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT ! A Superior Faculty ! Backward Pupils COACHED FREE. Nearly FIVE HUN DRED PUPILS ENROLLED this year. ' FALL TERM OPENS SEPT. 8,1902. , For Catalogue and parti«ulars address GEO. P. BIBLE, A. M. Principal. Statement of Davidson Twp. Isaac Wlisou Supervißor.in account with David son Twp. (or the year ending March 10,1902. r<> amount of duplicate $624 61 Rccel ved from County Treasurer 800 00 do Beni. Sjieary 232 73 By work doneon duplicate 2X7 06 By receipts tiled 1063 46 Exonerations 18 75 Ky 173 days work at $1.50 2WSO Aim. due Twp. to balance 28 ft* 1667 34 1657 84 Peter G. Swank Supervisor, in account with Davidson Twp for the year ending March 10, 1902. ro ainountof duplicate 941 37 deceived from County Treus 42« 60 Amount due Peter G. Swank... 1)147 By work done on duplicate 728 HI By receipts Ailed 288 65 Exonerations 12 60 By material furnished 2500 By work done on buck tax...' 123 7ft By 189 days work at $1.50 288 50 1462 44 1462 44 .I.C. Steck, Overseer of Poor, in account with Davidson Twp. for the year ending March 10,1902 To ami, received from Co. Treas. S3OO 00 do do I). W. Darling 75 do do Oscar In'wis Col. luring year 1899 and not settled »t previous audit, the receipts not liaving been produced to auditors, 69 19 For year 1900 346 02 By amt. due J. c. Steck. from Twp at 1900 settlement 44 7 Receipts *2lB 61 Expenses and sei vice 24 7! Amt, due Twp to Imlance 502 0: 790 21 790 21 1). W, Dulling. Overseer of Poor, 111 account with Davidson Twp for the year ending March 11 1902. l'o amt. due Twp, from last audit 39 55 Received from County Treasurer 548 50 do Win. Itobbins 80 00 do Oscar Lewis, Collec tor ill year 1901 6122 during 1599 and not settled at previous audit, the receipts not having been produced to auditors 142 76 For year 1900 " " " 121 80 By receipts 226 20 Amt. paid J C. Steck in year 1900 75 00 Expenses 5 36 Service 2580 Amount due Twp. to iialauce 661 97 993 83 993 83 Win. Hobbins,Overseer of Poor, in account witli Davidson Twp. for the year ending March 10,1902. Amt. received from Co. Treasurer 163 89 do W. H. Lawrcnson Col. 823 77 do Oscar Lewis, Collector 65 00 - Due township from last year 124 54 By receipts 791 21 By 12 days service at 91.50 1800 Amount due Township F67 49 1176 70 1176 70 Oscar Lewis, Collector, in account with David son Twp. for the year ending March 10, 1902. To balance due Twp, on school duplicate of 1898 107 73 By receipts 46 45 Amt. over |>aiil on 1899 duplicate 59 50 Colli mission 1 78 Sealed land returns 18 45 Amt. due Collector to balance... 18 45 126 18 126 18 To amt of 1899 school duplicate 1597 02 do do building " 165 60 By receipts 16.19 15 Exonerations 101 27 Commission 81 7t Amt. due Collectorto balance .. 59 50 and the came credited him on his 1898 duplicate 1822 18 1822 li To amt. of 1898 ixior duplicate... $703 93 By receipts 615 4f Exonerations 23 21 Commission 86 IS 703 98 703 in To amt. of 1899 |>oor duplicate 1339 14 By receipts 1178 21 Exoneratious 46 Ot^ Conimissioni of 5 per cent 55 91 Seated land returns 12 8( Amt. due Twp, to balance 46 0) 1339 14 1339 1-1 W. H. Lawrcnson, Collector, for year ending March 10. 1902, To amt. of 1901 imor duplicate... 924 24 By receipts 837 64 Exonerations 29 7( Commission 30 74 Rebate 26 It 924 24 924 2i To amt. of school duplicate I*4B 03 Due from last settlement 180 30 By amt Mid M. D. Bom 1529 9i Exonerations 110 (i! 1 Commission 49 3< Rebate 45 2; Rebate due from year 1900 34 35 Amt. due Twp. to balance 258 7t 2028 33 2028 3S M. I). Horn, School Treasurer, in account with Davidson Twp. for the year ending June 2, 1902. To State appropriation 1568 25 Amt. received from Co. Treas... 809 56 do Oscar Lewis Collector 48 19 do W. H Lawrcnson Col. 1529 99 Due Twp. from last year 101 68 By receipts 4148 61 Commission 88 7( Amt. due M. D.Horn, to lialauce 479 IK) 4537 36 4537 3£ We the undersigned auditors of Davidson Twp. do hereby certify thai we did audit and adjust thi> said several accounts correctly to the best ol our knowledge, information and belief, as the same uppcars audited and herein set forth. In testimony wsereof we have hereunto set our hunits ami seals this 3d duy of June, 1902. FRANK MAGARGEL,I M. D. SWEENEY, , Auditors. R.S.STARK, I Attest; C.A.STARR. Town Clerk. CONDENSED REPORT of the condition of the FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Dushore, Pa., At close of business, April 30 1902 RESOURCES: Loans and Discounts 1206.481 7." I'. S. Bonds to Secure Circulation 50.000 0(1 Stock Securities 17,612 9"i Other Real Estate etc 692 65 Premium on 0, S. Bonds 3,481 37 Furniture.... I.OOOOC Due from Banks Approved reserve Agt 41,918 90 Specie and Legal Tender Notes 18,475 O'J I 339,666 21 Li ABILITItt. Capital $ 50,000 00 Surplus and Undivided Pmllts 22,259 84 Circulation ."IO.OOOUO lie | OS its 217,406 76 J 339,666 24 State of Pennsylvania, County of Sullivan ss: I, M. D. B warts, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above state ment is true to the best of my knowledge and be lief. M. D. SWARTS, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 7th day of Mav 1902. JOHN H. CRONIN, Notary Public. My commission expires February 27, 1905. Correct—Attest: A.WALSH. 1 E.G. SYLVARIA. > Directors. JNO. D. KEESER, j _ JSOOO bushels of lime ut Recdor's Lime House, one and one half mile below Laporte. BO YEARB* ™ l|l I 1 I TRADE MARKS DESIGN* ' "IV 1 COPYRIGHTS AC. Anyone tending a sketch and description ma; quickly ascertain onr opinion free whether an Invention Is probably patentable. Communica tions strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive a jtteUU notice, without charge. In toe Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest cir culation of any scientific Journal. Terms, $3 a year i lour months, (L Bold by all newsdealers. MUNN &jCoNew York Branch Offloe, 696 F St* Washington, D.C. Statement of Laporte Twp. Geo. Karge In account with Laporte Twp, as Collector of S|K'ciftl Road Tax for the year ending June 2nd, 1902. To balance due from settlement 'Ol } 87 32 By receipts tiled on same 53 Cfi To amt of duplicate (109 l'J By exonerations 14 07 Land returns 20 04 Commission on returns 1 00 Amt. collected within sixty days... 375 00 Rebate on same 18 75 Collector's Commission 11 25 Collected on face duplicate 66 25 Collector's commission 2 81 Balance in collector's hands 1I I 31 o BUI I.DING TAX. Toamount of duplicate 211 10 Exonerations 3 39 Returns 0 67 Commission on returns 32 Collected within sixty days, less rebate and commission 132 73 Rebate on above (i (H Collector's commission 8 98 Collected on face duplicate 27 33 Commission on above 1 37 Collected, 5 )ier cent added 29 07 211 40 211 40 Statement of Lee K. (Javltt as Treasurer of School Board of La|iorte Township for the year ending June 2, 1902. To amt. on hand, last settlement *lB9 11 Kcc'd from State Appropriation 511 07 do Geo. Karge, Collector 573 50 do County Treasurer 07150 Fees of collector 17 04 Amt. borrowed for building 3UO 00 By old outstanding orders paid ... 117 50 Orders )>aid for building houses 50100 Teacher's wages 9so On Ann. paid to teachers attending county institute 35 00 Rent and re)>airs 11178 Fuel and contingencies 150 23 Fees of collectors 17 01 Fees of treasurer 43 10 Secretary's salary 20 00 Printing and auditing fees 3 00 Interest Jiuid 12 09 For text Uwks 71 38 For supplies 39 94 For all other purposes and sundry expenses 10 58 Amt. in treasurer's hands 80 97 2290 21 2290 21 We the undersigned auditors and town clerk do hereby certify that the foregoing statement is true and correct to the best of our knowledge and belief. H. M. Fl ESTER, | ERNEST 11. BOTSFOHI), Auditors. LYMAN HARVEY. I Attest: E. ( . PETERS, Clerk. Statement of Laporte Borough School Account. John \V. Flynn Treasurer of School Funds for the school year ending June 2, 1902. Rec'd from State appropriation 3187 02 L. R. (iavltt, Troas, Laisirte Twp. 51 is Wm. I'. Shoemaker, collector 431 51 123 75 Balance due J. \V. Flynn 70 52 Amt. due J. W. Flynn, lrst audit 107 91 Orders redeemed 1045 07 Commission 2 percent on 1015 07 2090 1173 88 1173 88 BI'ILDINn KUNi). To amt. last audit 1901 40 17 Received from Wm. P. Shoemaker 120 32 Orders redeemed 142 3s Bonds Nos. 10 and 12 200 00 Bond coupons 20 05 oo Commission 2 i>er et. on 407 38 8 i;> Buluucc in hands of Treasurer 20 90 430 19 130 49 Mt'SICAI. FI ND. Amt. of musical fund 3108 83 Win. P. Shoemaker Collector of School Tax for the year ending June 2, 1902. By amount of duplicate 3080 73 Amt. due Win. I*. Shoemaker 10 By Treasurer's receipt* 131 51 5 i*-r cent rebate on 3157.37 22 80 3 per cent commission on 131.51... 13 0:', By Treasurer's receipts 123 75 5 per cent commission on same... fi 18 By land returns 17 09 Exonerations 38 !'• Payment 24 10 080 73 080 73 Wm. P. Shoemaker Collector of Building Tax for the year eliding June 2, 1902. To amount of Duplicate 401 30 By Treasurer's receipts 308 10 5 per cent rel>ate on 321 31 10 21 3 per cent commission on 308 10 9 21 By Treasurer's receipts 82 22 5 per cent commission ou same 3 91 By laud returns 11 82 Exonerations..., 10.87 Payment 1593 404 3 0 401 30 Statement of Liabilities and Resources of La porte Borough School District for the year ending June 2, 1902. To unit, due J. W. Flynn Treasurer 70 52 Resources in excess of liabilities 100 87 ltv lulid returns 1895 15 84 do 1890 10 77 do 1897 10 97 do 1898 lis 19 do 1899 II 17 do 1900 12 7ti do 1991 17 09 177 39 177 39 in ti.niNo find. To two Bonds '2OO 00 Bv land leturus 1895 if, hi do 1890 10 77 do 1897 10 90 do 1898 25 51 do 1899 19 20 do 1900 5 50 do 1901 11 82 Balance in hands of Treasurer 20 90 Liabilities ill excess of resources 79 35 200 00 21X1 00 MUSICAL KI NDS. Balance ill hands of Treasurer 108 83 We the undersigned auditors of Laporte Boro do certify that we have carefully examined the accounts of the several officers, collectors and treasurer, for the liscal year l'.Kil and liud thein correct as set forth in the foregoing statement. Witness our hands and seals this 2nd dav of June, A. I)., 1902. ( HAS. COLEMAN,) Borough LEO WREDE, J Auditors Administrator's Notice. Estate ol .lames Ntull, late of Fo.\ twp., deceased. Notice is hereby given that letters of administration upon the estate of said de cedent have heen granted to the under signed. All |iersoriß indebted to said es tate are requested to make immediate payment, ami those having claims or de mands agninst the same will make them known without delav to .1. K. BIDDLK, Shunk, Pa. IXHHAMS, Attorneys, Laporte, Pa. DYSPEPTICIDE Th» greatest aid to DIGESTION. warn ♦ duax * snaivaa ♦ ainvindau * nV •psouiAUOD aq I|IA noX pus uiaqj XJI -SuippßA pun joqs 'japAod jo spuEjq pjvpußis aqi qji /ti XjsuiqsßUi joexa Xq papsoj pus jsjjaq spcui OJB Xoijj osnßOsq 'sjpqs jap Mod sptiq Jaqjo h b jooqsjno STI3HS NOOIOHS aaavoi AUOIOVJ „IVAIU /V\3N„ k-ery much battered up. lie has fallen Jown precipices, got mixed up In nva nnches and lias been starved and frost bitten, but is still happy in risking his onely life.—Harper's Weekly. Leads Them All. '"Ono Minute < 'onjrli < 'ure beats all other nedicines I ever tried I'cr coughs, colds, •roup anil throat and luns trouble," Fays i>. Scott < 'ivrrin of Loganton, Pa., One Minute Cough Cure is the only absolutely sale cough remedy which acts imuiediate v. Mothers every where testify to the »ood it. has done their little ones. Croup h so sudden in its attacks that the doctor Dl'ten arrioes too late. It yields at once 10 One Minute Cough Cure. Pleasant to lake. Children like it. Sure cure for grip, bronchitis, coughs. Willlnic to Help Iltm. "You have wounded me," he sndlj said as he arose from his knees, "wounded me so deeply that I shall never"— "Wait," she said, picking a book otT the library table, "let me see what 'First. Aid to the Injured' says to do In such a case as yours."—Chicago Rec ord-llerald. Ready to Yield. "I used I >eWitt's Witch Hazel Salve lor ililes and found it a certain cure," says S. If. Meredith, Willow (Srove. I>el. Operations unnecessary to cure piles. They always yield to DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve. Cures skin diseases, all kinds ol wounds. Accept no counterfeits. Foley's Kidney Cure makes kidneys and bladder right. Your Lifeis InsuredofCourse Or if not you are expecting to get it in sured. In that case one of the questions you are trying to solve is : Where shall I insure? Which is the best company? These ire perplexingquestions,and perhaps the more you read and hear the differing claims of different companies and their agents, the more bewildered and uncertain you become. Now, in a matter in which you may have little knowledge or experi ence, why not accept the knowledge and experience of your friends auil {neighbors who have a great deal of both? Here, ai elsewhere, experience is the best teacher and the surest guide. A postal card addressed to the District Agent of Hie Pcrai Mutual Lisc Insurance Company o! Philadelphia, requesting a copy of the folder, "Which is the Best Company" will bring you much information on the subject and the testimonials of Many Sullivan Govnty Business Men concerning this old and reliable company. In the end, take what suits you best, but don't tail to investigate the merits oi the Penn Mutual. A Home Company 55 YEARS OLD, Cheap, Liberal and Safe. Address all communications to M. A. Scureman, DISTRICT AGENT DUS HO RE, PA. BANNER SALVE ' the most healing salve in the world. irrnrfflllo PATENT Good ideas " , 1 W "fl may be secured by I I V ' J ■ our aid. Address, II l.i I HI THE PATENT RECORD, Baltimore, Md. Subscriptions to The Record ll.UUper »unuia Foley's Honey and Tar for children,safe,sure. No opiates. A .Lemon in tlonltii. Healthy kidneys filkr the impurities j from the blood, and unless they do thi> ood health is impossible. Foley's Kid ey Cure makes sound kidneys and will -ositivelv cure all tonus of kidney and Madder disease, it strengthens the wliob system. For sal bv C. I>. Voorhees, Sonestown, and James MacFarlane, La porte. LIME At the OLD OPP KILNS Located near Hughesville. This is the purest lime on the ridge. We will compete with any dealer on car load lots delivered on the W. &N. B. R. R. with our own cars, giving purchaser ample time to unload. All correspondency will receive prompt attention. Address, A. T. ARMSTRONG, SONESTOWN, PA. CHOICE MISCELLANY i Nlcknackltorlan. London shopkeepers' slang is a dia lect in itself and one that is always changing. What, then, Is a "nieknaeki torian?" We know not the word today; but, looking recently through some old law cases dating al>out a hundred years back, I was puzzled to And it ap- Warning. If you have kidney or bladder trouble ind do not 'line. Foley's Kidney Cure, you will have only yourself to Maine for re nilts, as it positively cures all Jorms of kidney and bladder diseases. For sale l>v C. I>. Voorhees. Son est own, ind .lames McF.trlane, Laporte. On the first indication of kidney trouble •top it by taking Foley's Kidney Cure. plied in all good faith to describe a plaintiff in the sheriff's court. On fur ther search it turned out to be a piece of forgotten Cockney slang for a dealer in bric-a-brac. The evidence showed that this plaintiff kept a sort of old curiosity shop. In which he dispensed 1 "mummies, poisoned arrows, the head of Kins Arthur's spear and a eenuine Ten Years in Bed. 1!. A. (tray, •!. P., Oakville, Ind.,writes, "For ten years I was confined tojny bed with disease of iny kidneys. It was so severe tliat.l could not move part of the time. I consulted] the very best medical skill available, but could get 110 reliet until Foley's Kidney t'ure was recom mended to me. It lias been a Oodsend to me." For sale bv C. Sonestown and James McFarlane, I-aporte. Chronic bronchial trouble and summer coughs can be quickly relieved and cured by Foley's Honey and Tar. manuscript of the ursi pfuy ucieu ow Thespis and his company in a wagon 1" The defendant, a woman, had actually bought and paid for some of these rari ties, but she died after having commis sioned the embalming of an orang outang to add to her collection, and for this her executors refused to pay. Counsel for the defense poured con tempt on the mummy of the nranu- A Real Friend. •'I suffered from dyspepsia and indiges tion lor tilteen years," says W. T. Nturde vant of Merry Oaks, X.C. '-After I had tried many doctors and medicines to no avail one of iny friends pcrsuaided ine to try Kodol. It Cave immediate relief. 1 Ran eat almost anything I want now ami my digestion is good. I cheerfully recom mend Kodol." Don't try to cure stomach trouble by dieting, That only further weakens the system. You need whole some, strengthing lood. Kodol enables you to assimilate what you eat by digest ing it without the stomach's aid. outang and called it a "scuffed mon key." Hut the "nlcknackltorlan" won his case. His profession was more tak ing than his name.—Manchester Ouard ian. Our lllshoMt Priced Mitil Carrier. A contract was recently let by the postofflce department for carrying the Spring Fever. Spring hver is another name for bilious ness. It is more serious than most people think. A torpid liver and inactive bowels means a poisoned system. If neglected, serious illness may follow such symptoms. l>cWitt's l.ittle Karly Risers remove all langer by stimulating the liver, opening the bowels and cleansing the system of impurities. Safe pills. Never gripe. '■l have taken PcWittV Little Karly Risers for torpid liver every spring for years," writes R. M. Fverlv, Moundsville \V. Va. "They do me more good than anything 1 have ever tried." mail in Alaska by dog sleds. fie suc cessful bidder was Oscar Fish, and his route lies between Eagle and Valdez. a distance of 414 miles. He makes two trips n month and receives nearly sl,- 51MJ a trip, or £55,000 a year. Only 300 pounds are carried per trip, and this is usuailv made no of .letters—few news- Was Wasting Away. The following letter from Robert R. Watts, ol Salem, Mo., is instructive. '■! have been troubled with kidney disease for the last five years. I lost flesh and never felt well and doctored with leading physicians and tried all rein dies suggest ed without relief. Finally I tried Foley's Kidney Cure and less than two bottles conisletelv cured me and 1 am now sound and well." papers. Postofflce department officials say that the sum paid to Fish is very reasonable when it is considered that he makes the trip by dog sled and that he has the most dangerous route of any mail carrier In the world. He has several times been given up for dead by residents of Vnldez and Kagle, but so far he has always managed to reach the end of his journey, although sometimes overdue and occasionally) Interesting to Astbma Sufferers. Daniel liante of Otterville, lowa, writes "I have had asthma tor three or lour years and havs tried about all the cough and asthma cures in the market and have received treatment from physicians in New York and other cities, but got very little benefit until I tried Faley's Honey and Tar which gave me immediate relief and I will never be without it in my house. I sincerely recommend it to all." For sale by C. I>. Voorliees, Sonesfown, and .lames McFaalane, T.aporte. During the summer kidney irregular ities are often caused by excessive drink ing or being overheated. Attend to the kidney* at once by lining Foley's Kidney Cure.