A CEIVED. is Carry- d Not been in- Ss, in an orff, the his dis- ve taken licationg t of the the Rus- 5 in the ish am- f of his ng pro- izure in of the mer Ma- British aval es- ich case le broad t stamp. d a gen- n of the mers. rm of a ity with the Brit- aise the he Dar- olunteer 1t Great he ques- hat she last re- believe in addi- res had led for or any n. may before he Rus- satisfied espion- f contra- through decided lerstood od to the ralty is cape of objects elles by fleet the the cape In this develop- nent. Russian ith For- made > a pre- protest steamer ign sace- d no in- ights of y other mistake » of the steamer ed and Chosen ite Con- inating nor Jo- .ieuten- bey, of e, Sam- litor of w Mad- y James \ttorney Bowling se Com- of War- bribery hrough- » of the adopted f bood- corrup- ds. Gulf of Ss carry- 2y, sank 36. Al * junks ung pe- leprived t. minated Secre- ' Adair; Winne- rroll of Mullan, 8, H. B. ad com- arshall; ashy, of f Linn. trike. textile decided of the he city, tion in become Thirty ia. sion re- om the e ratifi- 1 of the ce with e joint a gold tion. ster of ontract ch Sir for the on fac- turning nition a charged bery at sted at 5s he is - cal owners of pacers and trotters Doe Trained to Trot in Harness. John North, a farmer near Tyson, has a ‘trotting doe which he has broken to drive to a sulky, and with which he hopes to be able to do a mile: in 2:10 or better. North caught the animal last summer, but the game warden caused him to release it. However, the animal persisted in returning to his house. In the course of time the animal attained lits growth and North conceived the idea of break- ing it to harness. Sally, as the doe is called, has developed an amazing speed. On a level stretch, it is said, she made the rcmarkable time of 2:21. As a runner—her natural gait— the animal could do much better time, but North has laboriously train- ed her for a trotter. North has re- ceived numerous challenges from lo- , but has refused to enter Sally until she becomes thoroughly hardened.—Mont- pelier Argus. The Tien-Tsu-Husi, or Society for Natural Feet, is making many converts in China. In some regions young men sign a pledge not to marry girls with artificially crippled feet. FITS permanenutlycured. No fitsornervouss ness after first day’s use of Dr. Kline’s Great NerveRestorer, §2trial bottle and treatisefroe Pr.R.H. KLINE, Ltd., 981 Arch St., Phila., Pa, The number of thd in Argentina is es- timated at 25,000,00 oe Use Allen’s Foot-Ease. It is the only cure for Swollen, Smarting, Tired, Aching, Hot, Sweating Feet,Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen’s Foot-Ease, apowder to be shaken into the shoes. Cures while you walk. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25¢. Don’t accept any substitute. Sample sent Fre. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N.Y The daily mileage of the trains of this country is 2,730,000 Piso’s Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as a cough cure.—J. W. O'Brien, 322 Third Avenue, N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6, 1900, In some of the cities of Spain the streets are cleaned three times a day. NMaine’s Statesmen. It is many years since Maine has changed its Representatives in Con- gress, except when Speaker Reed re- signed or death has intervened. All four of the present delegation have just been nominated for re-election by the Republicans of their districts. BrATE oF Ono, City oF FoLEDO, Lucas County. t 8. Frank J. CHENEY make oath that he is genior partner of the firm of F. J. CHENEY & Co., doing business in the City of Tolede, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL- LARS for each and every case of CATARRH that cannot be cured by the use of HALL'S CaTArRRE CURE. Fraxx J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my «=A, presence, this 6th day of Decem- ! REAL, } ber,A.D., 1886. A.W.GLEASON, Notary Public. Hall’s Catarrh Cureis takeninternally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous sur- faces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. Cuex~EY & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists, 75c. Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation. Good Advice. ‘An advertiser proposed to reveal for 25 cents an easy way for any young lady to keep her hands nice and soft. A budding damsel in Sturgeon, Mo., sent the cash, and received this advice: “Soak your hands in dishwater three times a day, while mother rests.” Birmingham, England, has a mint which in addition to turning out mill- ions of English coins does more in the way of supplying foreign governments with coin than any other money-mak- ing establishment in the world. A few days ago it shipped the first in- stallment of a huge Egyptian order for 10,000,000 piasters. The entire sophomore class of the University of Vermont has nezn placea on probation as a result of a kidnap- ping, when two freshmen were detain- ed from a class banquet. 8 Miss Alice M. Smith, of Min- neapolis, Minn., tells how wo- man’s monthly suffering may be permanently relieved by Lydia E.Pinkham’sVegetable Compound “ DEAR MgRs. Pingmam:—1I have pever before given my endorsement for any medicine, but Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound has added so much to my life and happiness that I fcel like making an exception in this case. For two years every month I would have two days of severe pain, and could find no relief, but one day when visiting a friend I ran across Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege- table Compound, —she had used jt with the best results and advised me to try it. I found that it worked wonders with me; I now experience no pain, and only had to use a few bottles to bring about this wonderful change. I use it occasionally now when Iam exceptionally tired or worn out.” — Miss Arice M. Sar, 804 Third Ave., South Minneapolis, Minn., Chair- man Executive Committee, Minneapolis Study Club. — $5000 forfelt if original of above letter proving genuineness cannot be produced. Lydia E. Pinkbam’s Vegetable Compound carries women safely thr ough the various natural crises and is the safe-guard of woman's health. The truth about this great medicine is told in the letters from women being published in this paper constantly. Warm Weather Food. During extremely warm weather the use of corn for animals is injurious. It heats them, and with hogs it is an infliction if corn alone is used. The best food is hay or grass, and if grain must be allowed ground oats should be preferred. The kind of food that is- most serviceable in winter is not suitable for summer. Rearranging the Hardy Beds. It rarely happens that the first planting of beds of hardy flowers is exactly right. The first year of growth a close watch should be kept and notes made of undesirable features that can be corrected at the proper season. The colors may not harmon- ize in some parts of the beds, or the distribution of flowers to keep a good general display at all times all over the beds may not be good. Helinful Dairy Notes. Milk should be separated before the temperature falls, as at the tempera- ture at which it is drawn separation is easy. Some men separate their milk in the stable and say that if the stable is not clean enough for that operation it is not clean enough for the opera: tion of milking. The practice of sending milk to the creamery without straining it should be discontinued. The strainer is of value yet, even though separators are used in creameries. If a man does not want to take time to wash his cows before they are milked, rubbing the udders with a damp cloth wil do some good, and is not a time-wasting operation. How to Drive Chickens. It is amusing to see how some peo- ple try to drive chickens. They rush at them and scatter the fiock in every direction and in the end accomplish riothing. There is a simple way to coax a flock, either young or old, to go any way desired, while, on the other hand, it is well-nigh impossible to force them to go. Drive them gently and slowly, giv- ing them a chance to fully decide what is wanted of them, and do not crowd them too fast. If it be a brood of young chicks, do not hasten them so fast that they be- come scattered, but let them quietly follow the hen. Should they try to break away, step backward and give them a chance to get together. You can always coax a hen, but it is diffi- cult to force her. Remedy for Wild Onions. The Landmark recently published a remedy for the wild onion taste on milk—put a spconful of molasses in the cow’s feed. Doubtless many peo- ple were disposed to smile at this sim- ple remedy, but the gentleman who furnished it is reinforced. Mr. Luther S. Griffin of Union county tells the Monroe Enquirer that his cows graze on onions as thick as wheat and there is not a trace of onion in milk or but- ter, because he flavors the cows’ feed with two or three spoonfuls of molass- es a day. The remedy is simple enough and inexpensive. The wild on- jon is an ever present pest and nui- sance. If a way can be found to de- stroy it—by deep plowing as the Ca- tawba county farmer recommends—or to destroy its effects, the country will be benefited.—Statesville Landmark. Fertilizing Potatoes. Those who have grown potatoes for market for many years use quantities of commercial fertilizer that astound the ordinary farmer, who considers such quantities extravagant. The writer witnessed a case in point last fall, when he saw an enormous crop harvested, due, very largely, to using commercial fertilizer at the rate of a ton to the acre. More than 400 bushels an acre were raised, and while the seed potatoes were carefully treated for scab before planting and the culture during the season was after. the most improved methods, the large quantity of ferti- lizer was at the bottom of the large yield. Farmers are given to spreading a small quantity of fertilizer over too much ground, when, if they would but stop to think, they might easily see that they would get greater results from the smaller area well fertilized and with considerably less labor. Preventive Against Smut. To be on the safe side, even though smut has not hitherto troubled your oats, use a preventive this year. For- malin has been tested and found ef- fective when it is properly mixed and applied. One pound of the drug is re- quired to every 50 bushels of seed oats. Be sure you buy it of a druggist who is reliable, so that it is pure. Prepare a barrel hclding 50 gallons of water and put in the formalin, one pound to the 50 gallons of water. Then spread a bushel of the seed oats on the barn floor, fill a sprinkling can with the mixture and sprinkle this in the same way with the same quantity. After sprinkling three or four bushels in this way, mix them thoroughly with a shovel, then prepare gnother pile in 2 same way, shoveling the piles at last, singly, in Icng, narrow heaps to dry. Cover them over night, and in the morning shovel them over again and azain until dry. They will then be ready to sow. One important thing to be remembered is that the small heaps must be thoroughly shov- eled over so that the fumes of the for- malin may penetrate all through the pile. Ancther is that they must be dried off in the morning as Airected. for if allowed to remain wet the ger- minating power is likely to be lost. Malformation of Eggs. One of the mest frequent malforma- tions of eggs is the so-called “double- yolked” egg, the egg containing two yolks. These eggs are usually of very large size, and develop when two yolks reach maturity in the ovary at the same time and are discharged into the oviduct together. Cases have been known in which three yolks have been found in the same egg. Sometimes eggs of unusual shape are noticed; they are pear shaped, spherical, flat- tened, pointed at each end, or bent. Sometimes they contain projections on the shell at some point. All of these cases result from accidental influences and as a rule do not reoccur. An im- portant malformation, or lack of devel- opment, consists in the production of eggs with soft shells, or without any apparent shell. This condition usual- ly results from the fact that the hen which produced the egg laid it before the shell nad time to develop, or she was not supplied with the proper kind of nourishment, and therefore could not produce the lime salts necessary for the secretion of the egg shell. The treatment in ‘the latter case consists in giving the fowls plenty of grit, ground oyster shells, broken egg shells or pieces of ground bone. It is as nec- essary for fcwls to have grit or lime in some form as the materials for pro- ducing the egg itself. Overfeeding, or a fat condition, is usually at the foun- dation of such difficulties, Farm Notes, Always skim sweet milk; never let cream thicken. Dry sawdust makes a good bedding for the stables. Don’t compel the work teams to drink warm water. Cultivating corn and potatoes ‘“ear- ly” means before they are up. The amount digested and not the amount eaten gives the horse strength. A pig that is stunted early in life should find no place in the breeding herd. Horses compelled to do hard work are entitled to the best treatment pos- sible. The most profitable beef, pork or mutton is that put on the market early. Cows should be milked with dry hands and the udder should be washed clean. A growing pig that is always full will hardly take the exercise that it needs. In cleansing the stables give the mangers and troughs a thorough cleansing. In nearly all cases the best animals are the offspring of mature parents on both sides. The best way to get rid of the cur- rant worm is to dust the leaves with white hellebore. It should be the aim of every breeder of horses to raise well-bred and well- trained animals. Be ready to cut clover when the largest number of plants are in bloom and are turning brown Gophers as “Ploughs.” Darwin in his book upon earth- worms, the “angleworms” of boyhood, gave these humble diggers the cred- it for making the earth fertile by soft- ening the soil. Apparently he assumed that they are found in all parts of the world. Fishermen in the Adirondacks know that this is not the case. In that re- gion, which is fertile enough when there is room between the trees and rocks, there are no earthworms. The guides have, however, taken pains to “plant” worms in convenient open patches of soil near good fishing country. The worms thrive so there are always plenty to catch bait fish with, but they do not spread through the forest. Greenhorns consequently do not know how to get bait upon their own hook—and hooks. In the Century Mr. Thompson Seton notes the lack of worms in our west- ern states, and says that the little burrowing gophers of the prairie-dog group perform a similar service by burowing at a depth of from three inches to two feet, even up to the tops of high mountains. Farmers say that land is twice as fertile after the gophers have “ploughed” it, though their work does make dangerous trav- eling for horses. In the East, where earthworms are plenty, woodchuck holes are not so blandly regarded bv the farmer. To him they are a nuisance. American Prunes. Only a few years ago no one would buy American prunes who could af- ford .to buy thosc that came from France, but it is very différent now. The rrench article is very scarce, ev- en in the large grocery stores of the east, and in the west it is practically unobtainable. Tl There is still a small demand for the foreign fruit. about 400,000 pounds of plums and prunes having been im- ported last year. But this country has turned the tables on France. In. stead of buying prunes abroad we now sell them. The total export last year was 66,000,000 pounds. A striking feature of the business is the rapidity with which it has grown. It was not till 1898 that prun- es were entered as a separate item in the government reports. They had been so insignincant before that time that they were included in the item of “all other fruits.” The United States consul’ at Bor- deaux says that the French buy large quantities of California prunes ana a French label on the box. | Veal, extra | FINANCE AND TRADE REVIEW IS NOW ON. Outlook “-r Fall and Winter Business Has Improved in Some Sections. Reports received agents of the Inter Agency at the Ic centers of ac- cumulation and distribution in the country shof very little change in con- ditions from those previously stated. Actual trade is dull, a normal situa- tion for this season of the year. The outlook for fall and winter business is better in some sections, notably the South and Southwest, than it has been for a long time. . Calmer judgment than obtained in the beginning has reduced the esti- mate of loss by flood to 30,000,000 bushels of winter wheat in the four states most affected. One reliable trade journal has issued a bulletin which points to a total yield of this cereal of 610,000,000 bushels, and an exportable surplus of nearly 145,000, 000 bushels. These are facts that have helped to dislodge some of the dis- couraging sentiments of the recent past. The strike of the packing house employes assumed larger proportions than were first believed possible. However, there has been no suffering from the advance in the price of meats. It has always been believed that eventually there would be a peaceful adjustment by arbitration, and that the disturbance would pass away as quickly as ‘it developed. This senti- ment was borne out by Wednesday's action. Probably a more important matter is the threatening attitude of the Fall River operatives toward the re duction of 1215, per cent in wages, which becomes effective next Monday. This may spread throughout New England and unsettle business in that section. : The best commercial reports come from the West and Southwest, or from the very regions where the greatest disturbance to business poise might be expected to exist. For instance, Kansas (ity takes very hopeful view of the crop situation. A week of DULL SEASON from special ional Mercantile ideal harvesting weather has changed | the whole aspect of things and mer- chants are refilling orders that had been cancelled on account of the floods. In spite of the packers’ strike Chi- cago has had a week of marked trade improvement, especially in clothing, shoes, drygoods and men’s and wom- en’s furnishings. Interior merchants have shown more willingness to order than for some time. ‘With the prospect of average cereal crops and an early and large cotton crop the Southwest is beginning to discount some of the expected de- pression of that part of the country. Salesmen from St. Louis have had a better trade than a year ago. Job- bers are satisfied with returns, which they find exceed those of recent sim- ilar seasons. One significant fact is the demand for a better quality of goods. This is noticeable in clothing and shoes. MARIE ETS. PITTSBURG. Grain, Fleur and Feed. 2 red 7 100 Rye 2... 1 82 Corn- di Hig 2 vellow. ear. 56 a7 No. 2yeliow, shelled. 55 55 Mixed ear........ "54 55 Oats—No, 2 white No. 3 white.... 45 46 Flour—Winter patent. 52) 5 23 Straight winters . 5 00 510 Hay—No. Jtimothy.................. 13% 14 06 Cler Ye il 00 1150 Feed—No 1white mid. ton. 23 00 285) Brown middiings 2100 2200 Bran. bulk . 900 1950 $ 10 0 Sipae WH heat Oat 10 0) Dairy Products, Butter—Elgin cresmery............8 20 21 Uhjo creamery... ........ weed 137 13 fancy countryroll.............. 13 14 Cheese—-Uhio. NOW... -oree ion 8 9 New fork, NeW... 8 9 Pounry, | Etc. Hens—per 1b......... ele 8 14 15 Chickens—dre seed . 16 17 Turkeys, live 1... 00 Lud 20 23 Eggs—FPa. and Ohio, fresh .......... 18 19 Fruits and Vegetables. Potatoes—New per Lbl Cabbage—per bbl... + aeeaee Onions—per barrel . Apples—per barrel... BALTIMORE. Flour—W inte £ aout, $4 90 EN) Wheat —No. 2 87 82 Corn—mixed 56 57 Eggs ee 17 18 Butter— Cream 19 oy PHILADELPHIA . Flour—W jnier Pavent timer resvazerey $515 535 Wekeat—No. 2re 87 88 Corn—No, red sie od 95 Oats—No. 2 white... ... 48 49 Butiter—Creamery, extra . 17 18 Eggs—Pennsylvania firsts.. 19 20 NEW YORK. Flour—Fatents, ....»5 0) 5 5p Wheat—No, 2 red. 1 06 107 Corn—XNo. ieisivisis or a8 Outs—No, 2 White.. 44 44 Buatter—Creamery. 17 18 LIVE STOCK. Union Stock Yards, Pittsburg. Cattle. Prime heavy, 145010 1606 Jbs......S6 0) 6 23 Prime. 1800 to 1400 lbs 575 6 00 Medium, 1200 to 1500 1bs.. 5 40 S570 Fathellers.... .. | .. 400 485 Butcher, $00 to 1000 lbs. . 450 2 0J Common io fair... ....... 300 370 Oxen, common to fat ....... . .. 200 400 Common togood fat bulls and cows 250 350 Milck cows, each. 250) 3500 Prime heavy hogs 5 Prime medium weights. 3 5 Best heavy yorkers and medium. 5 Good pigs and lightyorkers 5 Pigs, common togood........ “ii 4 Roughs ox. 0 as) Sons 14 Bags... cceneensa. i, 3 3 Sheep. EXxtra,medium wethers zood to choice Medium ........ .. common to fair. spring I,ambs \ eal, good to choice. . Veal, common heavy.. The checks which the Ki export them to other countries with | land uses of his private business are drawn on his personal account at Coutts. The signature is “Edward R,” foliowed by a small royal crown. CO: to heavy, ion, fitful, 521 Wabasha St. Dr. Hartman, Columbus, O. Dear Sir: “I took Perunalast sun- mer when I was all run 2 down, and had a headache and backache, and no an- bition for anything. I now feel as well as I ever did in all my life, and all thanls is due to your ex- cellent Peruna. Healy. The symptoms of summer ca- : tarrh are quite unlike in different cases, but the most common ones are general lassitude, played-out, ‘tired-out, used-up, run-down feel- | ings, combined with more or less § listless, for food amd the ability to digest food seems ST. PAUL, Minn. - stupid, ndition. be lost. Skin eruptions, sallow complex- biliousness, coated tongue, irregular sleep, complete the picture which is so common at this season. Peruna One reason fectly harmless. Relish A Beautiful Young Society Woman's Letter. so exactly meets all these conditions that the demand is so great for this remedy at this season of the year that it is near- ly impossible to supply it. Pe-ru-na Contains No Narcctics. why Peruna has found permanent use in so many homes is that it contains no nar- cotics of any kind. Peruna is per- It can be uscd any length of time without ac- quiring the drug habit. ”--—-Bess I. mental (9%, KE help to nervousness anid din’t knrw it. taking Dr. Hartman’s Peruna. tion and all your organs will be restored to health. as it will immediately alleviate your case. >» Thousands of women suffer from pelvic catarrh and catarrhal 17 you feel fagged owt, begin at once It will relieve your catarrhal afflic- By a bottle to-day, No Libel Laws in Use. The Prince of Montenegro has no use for libel laws to restrain the news- papers, and editors are not punished for contempt of court. This does not arise so much from thé Tberality of the ruler’s principle as from the fact that he is himself the owner and editor of the only newspaper publish- ed in his dominions. The paper is called Glas Cznogorca, which is inter- preted to mean “The Voice of the Montenegrin.” No Tobacco Sold. University Place, a few miles east of Lincoln, is the only town in Ne- braska where tobacco is not sold. Not only are liquor, billiard tables, dance halls, saloons and every other farm of “questionable” amusements barred from this town, but now the cigar store and the cigarette counter have been added to the prohibited list. POPOSPODPIOPOPRIPOVOS VE g B.D. B.c BOTANIC I$ 3 ‘BLOOD BALM [3 1 The Great Tested Remedy for the speedy EQ @§ and permanent cure of Scrofula, Rheuma- §¢ @f tism, Catarrh, Ulcers, Eczema, Sores, Erup- 8¢ @ tions, Weakness, Nerv ousness, and all @ 3 BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES. & $ It is by far the best building up Tonic and s * 4g Blood Purifier ever offerzd to the world. It & @§ makes new, rich blood, imparts renewed vi- S & tality, and possesses almost miraculous & QO} healing properties. 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