nigh Latitude Not tlohsflulal.
More people over 100 yonrs old nr
fouud In mild climates tlmn In tha
higher latitudes. According to the Inst
reruns of thn Oennnn empire, of a
population of 55,000,(100, only seventy
eight have passed the hundredth year.
Prance, with a population of 40,000,
000, has 213 centenarians. In England
there are 140, Ireland 578, and In Scot
land 40. Sweden has 10 and Norway
23, Itclgliim 0, Oenmark 2, Switzerland
none. Hpaln, with a population of 18,
000,000, has 401 people orer 100 years
of age. Of the 2,2"0,OO0 Inhabitants of
fiervla 673 people have passed the cen
tury mark. It Is said that the oldest
person living whose age has been
proved is Bruno Cotrlm, horn In Af
rica, and now living In Hlo Janeiro. Hi
la 150 years old. A conchnian lu Mot
cow baa lived 110 jenrs.
To Ward Off Lioas.
In a recent lecture the Jerninn trav
eler Prof, reehuel l.oeschko declared
that the danger from attacks by wild
animals lu the African desert and
elsewhere was greatly exaggerated,
and that the best weapon against at
tack was an umbrella, which would
ward off any Hon or tiger.
CURED HIS CATARRH
Getting Brttrr Vvry Moon After Taking
Hood's Miirartll.
"My son had catarrh very badly and we
eonlil get nothing to do him any good. He
was much run down. I decided to gire him
Hood's Harsaparilla and after ho began
taking it he was soon getting butter and is
now well." Mrs. J. M. W. mils, Antrim,
It. H. Remember
Hood's Za
Is the lie t Infant llirfWTrtinioort I'urlrW.
llAnrl'tt Pills ""."i? nn.'y l'111 " taice
tlwOU 9 rilla Willi llooU'6ariiMnll,i.
Somo men are never sntlsfloil to re
main at the bottom of the ladder; they
always try to get farther down.
A Rsnsatlon.
That the world I' coming to an end suildnm
lyat a given time in not what is here referred
to. There are different kinds of sensntlonsi
as very many people know who feel sharp
twingesof patn'lnthe big nerve of tlietnlgh.
Bolatica Is a wry painful Herniation, and the
torment of it makes one think something is
come to an end. Cut Just at the first senea
tlon or twinge is the best time to use Ht.
Jacobs Oil. The les pnin the more easily
It Is cured, and the Oil prevents Its develop
ment by soothing the nerve. At any stage
It will cure.
Fits permanently cured. Jfofttsnrnerrrms.
new after flrst iIay's use of lr. Kline's (rnt
Nerve Restorer. trial bottle anil treatise free
Vtt. K. 11. Ki.imk. Ltd.. Ull Arch t-t..l'liila..l'a.
A Workman's Idea of the Drama.
Walter A. Wyckoff, In Scrlbner's,
tells In hla narrative, "The Workers,"
wbat one of them thought of Sliak
spenre: "When I go to the theater I go
to laugh. I want to see pretty girls
and lots of them, and 1 want to see
them dance. I want songs as I can
understand the words of, and lots of
jokes, and horse play. You don't get
me to the theater to see no show got
up by Shakspcare, nor any of them fel
lows as lived two thousand years ago.
What did they know about us fellows
as Is living now! Pete, you mind that
Tim Henly In the union, htm that's full
ot wind In the meetings? Onct be give
me a book to read, and he says It's a
theater piece wrote by Bhakspeare, and
the best there was. I read more'n an
hour on that piece, and I'm d d If
there was a Joke into it, nor any sense
neither."
Child Bent by Post.
A novel parcel for delivery by express
post was recently handed In at a Bir
mingham postofHce. A worklngman,
who bad been out of town with bis
8-yenr-oId child, arrived at Birmingham
In time to reach bis place of business,
but not In sufficient time to take his
child borne. He therefore walked Into
the nearest postofllce and tendered the
youngster as an express parcel. The
authorities, under the rule regulating
the delivery of live animals, accepted
the child and delivered it at a charge of
nlnepence. St. Jnmes' Gazette.
It Is sali that half the people bora
die before reaching the age of 10. Some
others we know wouldn't be missed
ery much.
Borne people save all their sympathy
until a man is dead; they they make
bis grave sloppy with their tears.
Our
Providence
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having that terrible bearing-down sensation.
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tles of the Compound, and am entirely cured; now I weigh 131 pounds and feel
like a new woman, stronger and better than ever in my life."
So It transpires that because of the virtues of Mrs. Plnkham's wonderful
C pound, even a very sick woman oan be cured and live to a green old age.
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DESTROYS A MILLION DAILY.
Uncle Pant Grinds flnnk Notes and
Greenbacks Into 1'ulp.
"Every working day In the year Un
cle Bam destroys a million dollars; de
liberately tears up and grinds to pulp
one million dollars' worth of pnpet
money genuine bnnknotes and green
backs," writes Clifford Howard In the
Ladles' Home Journal. "A million dol
lars In one, two, Dvo, ten, twenty, fifty,
one-hundred and one-thousand dollai
notes are dally punched full of holes,
cut Into halves and thrown Into a ma
chine that rapidly reduces them to a
mnss of mushy substance.
"Whenever a piece of paper money
becomes soiled or torn It may be pre
sented to the United States treasury
aud redeemed. Sooner or later every
noto that circulates among the people
becomes unfit for further service, for It
Is bound to become dirty or mutilated
by constant hnndllng, and the United
States government stands ready to
give the holder of such a new note lu
exchange for It: or, In other words, the
government will redeem it.
"The majority of the clerks employ
ed In this Important department of the
government are women, many of whom
are tho most expert money-counters
and counterfeit detectors In tho world.
In fact, only experts can proprely per-
ORISDS rP A MILLION A DAT.
form the work that Is required; for
not only must the soiled and mutilated
money be accurately and rapidly count
ed, but all counterfeit notes must be
detected and thrown out. When we
consider that some-counterfeiters can
so cleverly Imitate genuine money that
their spurious notes will circulate
through the country without detection,
and are not discovered until they are
finally turned Into tho treasury, some
Idea of the proficiency of th'eso experts
can be gained, especially when we bear
In mind that these notes are often so
worn that the imprint on them can
scarcely be deciphered. It not Infre
quently happens that these bad notes
are detected simply by the feel of
them, which, in some cases, Is the only
way of discovering the fraud; for while
a counterfeiter may occasionally suc
ceed In so perfectly Imitating the de
sign of a note as to mislead even an ex
pert, it Is next to Impossible for blm to
counterfeit the paper used by the government."
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IDEAL GRANDMOTHERS.
Women Who Know the Laws of Nature) and Obey
Them May Live to Green Old Age.
Bin. Plnkham Baya When We Violate Nature's Lawi
Punishment Is Pain If We Continue
to Neglect the Warning We Die.
has allotted us each at least seventy
years in which to fulfill our mission in
life, and it Is generally our own fault if
' we die prematurely.
Nervous exhaustion invites disease.
This statement is the positive truth.
when everything becomes a burden
and you cannot walk a few blocks
w'tnout excessive fatigue, and you
break out into perspirations easily,
ana your lace nusnes, ana you grow
excited end shaky at the least provoca
tion, and you cannot bear to be
crossed in anything1, you are in dan
ger; your nerves have given out; you
need building up at once ! To build
up woman's nervous system and. re
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INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR NOVEMBER 21.
Lesson Texti "The Christian Armor,"
Kplieslan vl., 10-90 Oolden Text
:phealnne !., inCommentary on the
Lesson by the Rev, Ir. I. M. Stearns.
1ft. "Flnnlly, my brethren, be stronff In
the Lord ami In the power of Ills mlirltt."
The II rut three ehnpters set forth our snlrn.
Hon, or rather HIsBnlvatlon, In all Its full
ness. Then we are tntiKht In the follcwlns
chapters what our walk in the Lord, or our
dally life should be, and now In the verses
of our lesson we nrn taught how to do It
and ndnrn the doctrine of Hod our Bavlnur
In all things (Titus II., 10). My renders
must be very familiar with Eph. 11. , 10, but
It only Just eomes to me now to associate
with it Titus II., 10. Thank the Lord for
the nssoclatfon. May the words grip us
with power.
11. "Put on the whole armor of Ood.thnt
ye may be nbln to stand against the wiles
of tho devil." There Is a real personal
devil, the enemy of Uod and man, at pres.
ent the prince of the power of the nlr, the
prince of this world, whoso prison will soon
be the bottomless pit and his final abode
the lake of fire and brimstone (John xlv.,
80; Eph. II., 3; ltev. sx., 3, 8, 10).
13. "For we wrestle not nRnlnst flesh and
blood." The demons who do the devil's
work are not nil visible In the form of men
or women. The air Is often full of them.
They come at us when we are weak and
alone and fairly storm us with their evil
thoughts and lies. They come at us In the
house of Ood, nnd when we read His word,
and even when on our knees In prayer.
How shall we know them? They nro the
opposite of all that is of Uod. Itlghteous
noss nnd pence and rest and quietness are
all of (lod and His Hplrlt through Christ.
The opposite must he of the devil.
13. "wherefore take unto you the whole
armor of Uod, that ye may be able to
withstand In tho evil dny, nnd, having
dune all, to stnml." One of the first and
greatest thlnirs Is to understand thnt as
we are saved freely by His grace (Kph. II., 8;
Horn, III., 24), so we stnnd continually lu
the same grace (Horn, v., 1, 3) or unde
served favor of Uod. Unless we see clear
ly tli at nil our salvation from first to Inst is
wholly undeserved on our part, nnd Is
ours only in and through Jesus Christ nnd
His finished work, sntnn will get many nn
advantage over us. Wo aro not worthy,
but Thou nrt worthy, O Lord. Ou that let
Us stand firmly ami continually.
14. "Htnnd, therefore, having your loins
girt about with truth and having on tho
breastplate of righteousness." Our Lord
said, "I am tho Truth," and Hn is nlso
made unto us righteousness (John xiv., ;
I Cor. I., 80; II Cor. v., 31), so thnt when
we have learned to see no one but "Jesus
only," to "run with pntlenea looking unto
Jesus," and ever to consider lllui (Math,
xvil., H; Hob. xii., 3, HI, we havo learned
the secret of standing llrmlv.
1H. "And your foot shod with the prep
aration of the gospel of peace." Tho foct
shod nlso takes us hack to the Passover
verse (Ex. xii.. Il l for we can do nothing
and are asked to do nothing till we nro
safe under the blood. We nr nlso re
minded by Isn. Hi., 7, "How beautiful
upon the mountains am tho fent of him
that brlngeth good tidings, that pulilisheth
Iience." The tlrst thing is to bemndo nigh
iy tho blood of Christ, "for Ho Is our
peneo" (Eph. II., 1.1, 14) Then hnvo the
mind staid on Him In perfect pence (Isa.
xxvi., 8). Then carry the tidings of pence
through the blood of Ills cross (Col. I., 30)
to every creature.
10. "Above all taking the shield ot faith,
wherewith ye shall bo able to quench nil the
llnry darts ot the wicked one." Many trials
aro very llery, but none the less precious as
tokens of His approval who gives us fellow
ship with Himself (I Pet. lv 13, 18). He
tins not promised to keep us out of the fire,
but to bo with us In It, even as with Dan
iel's friends (Isa. xllil., 3; Oan. III., 25), nnd
If Ha can be better seen in the fire with us
shnll we not praise Him even for that? Hut
as to these fiery darts of the devil which he
burls at us. there Is not one that need touch
us to harm us. for all may be quenched by
a quiok and firm "I believe Ood" (Acts
xxvil., 25). Conlldence In Ood and reli
ance upon His word will do It every time."
17. "Anil take the helmet oi salvation
and the sword of the Hplrlt, which Is the
word of God." In I Thess. y., 8, it Is writ
ton, "For an holniet.the hope of 3lvntlon."
xlils Is the completion of our salvation at
His comlnir. which Is every day noaror than
whon wo believed (Pom. xiil.. 11). The
blessed hope that purifies (I John lil., 8),
for then we shall be like Him, even na to
our boillos, for we shnll see Him as Ho Is
(Hill. III., 21; Horn, vlll., 23). From first to
lust all the knowledge and comfort of this
come to us through His word, which is for
ever settled In heaven and true from the be
ginning (rs. cxlx., 89, 160).
18. "Praying always with all prayer and
supplication in the Hplrlt, and watching
thereunto with all persevernnon and sup
plication for all saints." Our Lord spent
whole nights In prayer. David and Duulul
prayed many times a dny (l's. lv 17; Dan.
vl., 10). We should pray without ceasing
(I Thess. v., 17). It is possible to be ever
In an attitude of prayer, constantly com
muning with Him about everything. He
who prays honestly will expect answers
uud watch for them as truly as the boy
who throws his hall Into the air watches
for it to return to blm.
19. "And for me that utterance may be
given unto me, that I may open my mouth
boldly to make known the mystery of the
gospel." He said to the Corinthians, "In
everything ye are enriched by Him, In all
utterance and In all knowledge" (I Cor. I.,
5). And yet, recognizing his own weakness
and the reality of the wiles ot the devil, he
asks prayer for himself that be may have
utterance and boldness for Christ. Paul
was very conscious ot his owu weakness
and often spoke ot it.
20. "For which I am an ambassador la
bonds; that therein (margin thereof) I may
speak boldly as I. ought to speak." The
Lord's messengers with the Lord's message
are supposed to have no fear ot man, nor
of the face of man, yet many are very weak,
and not many seem to declare, without
thought ot man's frown or favor, the whole
council of Ood. Many ministers seem to
know little or notmng oi tue mystery or
which Ood has Just spoken, and more fully
in chapter tit., the mystery bid from
the beginning ot the world and spe
cially revealed to Paul; that during the
Dostnonement ot the kingdom Ood Is gath
ering from Jews and gentiles a body for
ciirlHt, tne cnurcn, wiuun snail ue one witn
Him when He shall come In His glory and
take unto Him His great power and reign,
Many seem to think that Instead of Bather-
Ing out a body tor Christ He Is seeking the
conversion of the world, and are therefore
working and walking la much durkuuss,
Jjessoa Helper.
The Rocansvllle Adair.
It is now positively asserted that Post
master Lotln, ot Hogansvllle, Ot,, was
never assaulted and shot, as h olaimed,
but that ha scratched his arm. shot a hole
In the wall of his bouse and then told the
wild story ot the attempted assassination,
to engender sympathy for himself and save
his Job, which he saw that be would lose.
His bond bud been found worthless nnd
visions of a lost job llltted oonatuutly before
his ejes. - '
Chief Artletioke la Wead.
Ah-Oo-Cuoo-Koh (Arlluhoke), the oldest
member of his tribe, and probably (he old
est person In Monroe Ubunty, Wisaonsln, Is
dead. Artichoke was a Wiuuebugo Iudlun,
and he bad been a obiel or medicine man
ot the tribe for many years. His age is not
fosltlvely kuowu, butit la given at from
05 to 125 years. He was a brother of Chief
Dandy, who was a po'.yerlul ruler over
the trlbs fifty years ago, ..,
KtfSIH STATE NEWS CONDENSED
RACE TO DEATH.
Engineer Tries to CscspeTrotn the Funning
nouun gi nil Araiu.
A terrible rnee occurred the other ev
ening near 1'ntton between two sec
tions of a loaded freight train on the
Heeeh deck extension of the Cambria
County railroad. Knglneer William
Dray stuck to his engine nnd died be
neath It when the crnsh rnme, tlray
was bringing the train of 35 cars down
the heavy grade from Carrolltown,
which Is one of the crookedest and
steepest grades In the PtHte, when his
train broke, leaving 10 cars In the rear.
Heelng the runaway section of the train
gaining on him at a fearful speed he
turned on full steam to try to keep out
of the way, when he lust control of his
own train and rame down the hill with
frightful vehH-lty. The fireman and
brnkeman Jumped off, but Knglneer
Oray stuck to his post. Whon the train
went dnahlng Into an open switch at
1'ntton he was burled under the wreck
of his engine. Twenty-two cars were
demolished.
The following Pennsylvania pensions
were granted lnt week: Oeorge W.
Richard, Clearfield: Michael Mayer,
Apollo; Joslah C. Huston, Johnstown;
James Gllllllin, Bailors' and Holdlcrs'
Home; James It. McClellan, fleatty;
Joseph Ammerman, Tyrone; Thomns
Francis (deceased). Connellsvllle; Wll
Itnm 11. Khults, Mllesbunr; Isaac H.
Kitchen, IlliMimsburg; Henry (). Hen
tier, Clearfield; tleorge A. Kennedy,
Krie; Jamee M. Wilson, Pmlths Mills;
Henry Uriesock, Connellsvllle; Hubert
Button, Kast Hrady; John Hunter,
tluys Mills; James C. Potts, Pittsburg;
Martha J. Morningstar, Knxton; He
glna Altman, Church; Catherine Itoth
rock, MeClure; Ellsa Pierre, Itellever
non; Washington O. llready, Coalport:
Joseph A. Hhonlaw, Llfroiilt-r; William
Foresha, Ilranrh Junction; Adam Kun
kle, Johnstown; Hlmeon K.lllott, 11 rov
er; Dnnlol Parker, Krie; Mnry Conlon,
Clover Creek; ltosa House, MrKees
port; minor children of Thomas H.
Heeves, Onberg; Hunnnh M. Dnugher
ty, McKees Itucks; Ithoda 8. Morey,
lOrle; minor children of (H-orge Frits,
l)U(iiesne; Maria Hon, llutler; Amos
C. MrCulrhonn, Murrysvllle; William
H. Onts, I.lnesvllle; Morris Carlisle,
Kedinnns Mills; William Knston, Kllza
bfth: William J. Hrown, (,'rete; Kufus
P. Johnson, Fallston; Annie Ley din,
Htrnuh; Francis Leonard, Troy; Lydla
Thompson, Townnda; Pusnn Price,
Hearing Hprlng; Theodore Hunt. Mur
rsysvllle; Charles Hchrlner, Allegheny;
Jnmes U. McCutoheon, Sprlngdale;
Luden H. Norrls, Huntington; Hnmuel
W. lioyd, Allegheny; John Jacob Feod
ler. Harmony; Henry llrown, Conneaut
Lake: John P. Meckley, Hellefonte;
Kllzaheth K. Patterson, Castle Shan
non: l'hebe Hell. Allegheny; Anna M.
Heck, Llckingvllle; Hnmuel Cramer,
Altoona: David llrown, Grindstone;
Lewis P. Fry. Coal Center; F.dward
Mi'Nnlly, Holdlcrs' home, Krie; Jeremi
ah P. Qelger (deceased). Snegersvllle;
Andrew J. Weaver, Holbrook; Ureene;
John Wiblo (deceased), Walk Chalk.
Armstrong; Ferdinand C. Lewis, Krie;
William ES. Myers. Creensburg. West
moreland; Anna Hlchait. Heaver Falls;
Pnrah C. Hlmes, Ilrockport: Joseph
Cnshdollar, Myoma; Frank W. Mills,
Chlcora; John Ourney, Cooperstown;
Bamuel W. Knox. Marehland; William
H. H. Adnms, I'enn Hun; Frederick
Schmidt, Pittsburg; Rosaline L. Mur
dock, Sewickley; Mary M. Urown, Mt.
Eagle.
Thomas M ox Icy, a well known cltl
sen of Bcottdale, attempted suicide by
cutting hla throat with a cobu knife.
For some years Mr. Moxley has been
employed In tho Hcottilale Iron' and
Bteel Company's plnnt, and after the
late strike continued to work. The
strikers, It Is alleged, taunted him, and
he became very melancholy. The other
morning his wife found him In the
kitchen covered with blood and saw
ing away at his throat with a case
knife. Help wan called and he was
rescued, but terribly wounded, lie
may recover.
H. W. Ashman, of Johnstown, the
other day exhibited a lively young frog
which he thinks was Incubated In the
stomach of his little girl, Dorothy, aged
1 year, and which parted company
from that young lady. The frog was
rather pale and showed surprise when
turned into a bucket of water, but
soon swam and kicked around aa
though It had been used to that sort
of environment all hla life. .
There were chartered at the Mate
Department at Harrisburg recently the
Galena Oil Company, of Franklin, Ve
nango county, capital stock, 11,000,000;
directors, Charles Miller, Hnmuel . A.
Megrath and J. B. Miller: the Blgnal
Oil Company, of Franklin, capital,
11.000,000, with the same incorporators;
the Habcock Lumber Company, of
Pittsburg, capital stock, 100,000.
Masked burglars tho other night
broke into the residence of Miss Elisa
beth Heel, an aged ludy of Jeannette,
and compelled her to divulge the sup
posed hiding place ot her money. They
got only 25 cents. Bhe was supposed
to have received $200 some days ago
aa part payment on a piece of real es
tate sold by her.
While watching the Pawnee Hill
company load their stock at Oirard
station the other night, Enoch Davis,
apred 19 years; Henry Jones, 21 years;
Edward Davis, aged 22 years, and
Frank Grady, aged 24 years were
struck by an engine. Enoch Davis and
Henry Jones were killed. The last two
were seriously Injured.
While laboring under a, temporary fit
of Insanity Mrs. John Koser, wife of
a well-known hotelkeeper at Jeannette,
arose from her bed and wandered sev
en miles to Clarldge, where she waa
found Tuesday In a pitiable condition.
When she left home she was attired
only In a night dress, and was exposed
to the fearful storm which passed over
the section.
The decomposed body of Oeorge
Bchmerert who disappeared from his
home at Johnstown several weeks uko
was found In two feet of water In tho
Stoney creek last Tuesday evening. He
wandered away from home while de
llrious from the effects of typhoid
rever.
While hunting for rabbits at Sun
beam recently John Eburly's gun was
accidentally discharged. The shot
struck his son, Joseph, In the thigh,
and David Burkholder In the adbomen,
probably fatally wounding the latter,
Durkholder la married.
Bamuel B. McKee of Washington
township died a few days ago from the
result of Injuries received a week pre
vious In a banebull game at Creekald.
He ran from first to second base and
collided with the baseman.
Fire broke oue the other morning In
the Central Hotel building. Hell wood,
near Altoona, and In half an hour tho
three-story frame structure was In
ruins. The house has been unoccupied
three months.
Thomas E. Davis, at the Standard
plate glass works, llutler, waa struck
on the head by machinery, thrown Into
the grinding pit and lenlbl Injured
a few days ago.
KLONDIKE THORNS,
Entangling Vines Which Tortnrs
Wenry Wayfarers.
II. Juneau, of Dodge City, Kan., who,
with bis brother, Joseph Juncnu, found
ed the town of Juneau, Alaska, now
counted as the leading citizen of the
famous territory, has an interesting
ttory to tell of the dark side of Ufa on
the Upper Yukon. Mr, Junean spent
several years In Alaska, and helped
lay out the streets ot tho town which
dow, bears bis name.
Id speaking of his early experience
In Alaska, Mr. Junean enld;
"I helped lay out tho town In 1881,
and have been there several times
since. We Brat named the place Har
risburg, but the people changed the
name after a yenr or two. I have found
the country full of disappointments,
and I don't want to point the picture
too bright. Enough has not been said
of the dark side.
"It Is no place for men of weak con
stitution. The hardships to be encoun
tered require the strongest hearts and
sinews, as well.
"I have seen nothing published of
the fact that a large portion of the
country Is covered with a moss and
vine which contains sharp thorns, like
porcupine quills, with saw edges.
These will penetrate leather boots, and
when once In the flesh nothing but a
knife will remove them. These are
worse than the mosquito pest.
"Along the sea coast Alaska presents
a grand and picturesque view for
miles In extent, from an ocean steam
er. It Is a good idea to get acquainted
with Alaska and enjoy Its scenery. It
Is a grand country to visit, and Its
scenery surpasses any mountain seen-
pry In the world. Travel on water can
be provided for In comfort, and bo en-
Joyed without great risk or danger.
"Alaska is a country on edge. It is
to mountainous. Basins are mainly
filled with Ice. The weather is always
hard In great extremes. When there is
no Ice there Is mnss and devil's club,
tho latter a vine that winds about ev
erything It can clutch. Persons walk
ing become entwined in a network of
moss and devil's club, and passage Is
extremely difficult nnd 'torturous, as
well as tortuous." Detroit Free Tress.
A Drummer's Mistake.
The Keunebec Journal tells of a Ban
gor "drummer" who tried to save a
ludy from lonplng from a rapidly mov
ing train. After be bad thrown his
arms around her and dragged her bnca
into the car she recovered from her
surprlso enough to call him nil the
luiines in tho femlnlno vocabulary and
explain thut sho wont out on the plat
form to wave her bnndkerchlef at some
friends. The passengers appreciated
It nil, but the "drummer" didn't seeiu
to enjoy tho situation.
Rubber Necks.
Mrs. Church I believe that new hat
of Mrs. I'ughe's bos turned ber bead.
Church Not nearly so much as It has
other -women's. Up To Date.
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For Coughs
or Colds, for Asthma, Bronchitis, Croup, Whoop
ing Cough, and all Throat Troubles or Lung Disj
eases, you can't beat and you can't better
Iyer's
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'HE NATIONAL KLONDIKE
C APITAL HTOCHt SVOIMNMI. VKO Hrmdwy New )rk ilifi A (!, ounaorvktiTS
coiuimiiv. inooruo ratted bv reliable hnilneu men wlitab. in Addition to Its milliner ImtiiatM.
will dHVulo iti labor to Ueunral 3Irranlil ami TratUuif Bnarinmw throuaUout the KloedikA
Kail Alaskan nuhlrtelde Tojethr with tlie plutn. tTrjr-uy buliiH vnniru, tlie company will
pursue lejfjilaiate exploration mud the working mt Ike ail nine rem no., with all the envrtfy whh-n
e i pert iitiuera, earnest, hard working, industrious men ran bring to the rltwonareof their duty. Tkla
raituny( ajottrn Mt la werk ami fa d bitelne, nnw alTera Ite ekareetif It raullal etark la
Ktwure lut Hfl'nuoiiai rapnai nrvna lor riimmrrrmi pNrpesra. ctu-a suara oiiiii ea.uu. tuhra
hare at Ave dollars is fully paid up and nouaaasa.ile. The tint. exeiUtlon will Imts the Kat early lift
January, lfttw. Our President and vrl nmm er- of ;he board of Uirwibora make up our Unit perty.
Heud for our bank refervnoss. To enable all to participate In the business of the corporation, a limited
portion of the stock will he sold on the timtallmeut pluu, allowing the pnrr'iaaer to jmj for eaoh soar
one dollar or more as the first pavinsnt and to py the balance In mouttilv lutttaUiuente nurk betuK
delivered on the payment of the but Installment. Write to National Klondike iff in ma and Trading
teal uaay, -IS audi) Broadway, ti, CHy. Ceirosyeodeaeo Solicited. AUti.Vl'. WANTliO,
AfiCNTC-To eoll the bent Washing Ma
nUt.11 1 d-rhlpa made. Kvery rmiiily need
one. Any child vmn do tho wuhIiIuk. Write
at oncu and Kt Into buHlm for ymirnelf,
TUK al KUUKL Ul'ti. iU , Msriun, O,
TIII8 OOM PIATKIRCAR
'i fa pl. Handle bars fur lllctulc, with
1W llV our ludMiiMCATALtHiU r'HKlfi
lm t nuyuua ecudiug 3 ceute lor
ft FREE JiiM. WATK1KB A CO.,
v jlfK. Jcwulgr rruvHR,I
Life, Endowment and Tontine
INSURANCE POLICIES PURCHASED.
Klrhard Hemfeld, M Nawtuu Ht, New York.
INVENTORS!!
I silv.rtlnlna " Slo nst.nt no p.;
Don't whM montif
nn PalAiit Amui'Ium
m .uTrruninK -v iwiam nu ymj, nu. uiui
J rest rltius. .to. W. do a raifiilsr pstaut UihUims.
ah Jwt, Allvlr iri. HiuliMt rsf.rsui'ffS.
wnn wA ip-t, m., i iri.ft.iiAn, 1 1 r.i
( ! iialDitiai M V. SUmi, MuliUitfton, D.U.
UAH flD UntlAM Wanted to travel: 810
MAn Un tlUrllAn r mouth ami nil i-x-puusvs.
X!sr Jk a,S4T i-ovusl at, Flilla,
P N 0 48 '7.
CHEW 8TAR TOBACCO - THE BEST.
SMOKE 8LEDQE CIGARETTES.
'Thought leu Folks Have
Wilted
8AP-P-LIO
. 1 . .
EIGHTEEN YEARS A SENATOR.
John R. Mcriierson, Once the Demo
erotic Leader In New Jersey,
A once dominant figure In New Jer
sey politics and a man of affairs at
Washington for eighteen years passed!
away In the person
of ex-Senator John
R. McPberson. Mn
Mcl'berson was
type of the snt
rr irnniui viilivihis
fjrT! Born In Livingston
fMfi.f-! County, New York, ,
in J say. ne remorea
to Jersey City at
J. a. M'pnansox. the age of 29 and
bocknie a dealer in live stock. Almost
immediately he commenced taking m
part In politics and six years after tak
ing up bis residence In Jersey City he
was chosen alderman. From 1804 to
1870 be sat In the Common Council and
meanwhile made money In various
corporations. In 1871 he was elected
to the New Jersey Sennte and served
three years. When Frederick T. Frey-
llnghuysen's term In the Federal Sen
ate expired Mcl'herson had become
enough of a power In Democratic poli
tics to have himself elected to succeed
him. This was In 1970. Twice he waa
re-elected, bis service at Washington
running from 1877 to 1S95. In these
eighteen years be was a prominent
member of the upper house and ver
Influential on the Democratic side.
Bndyard Kipling.
Has written one of his best rtnrles
for the 188 volume of The' Youth's
Compnnlon. "The limning of the
Sarah Bands" Is Its title, and It Is a ,
stirring tale of heroism In the ranks.
Those who subscribe to The Youth'n
Companion now will receive the paper
free for the rest of the year, and Tho
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are recognised as among the richest
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Stats or Onto, rrrv of Torino, !
Lucas Coumtt. f
FnASK J. Chknkt mnkoi oath tliathelstns
senior partner of the Arm of F. J. ( HKSsr A
t o., clol ua busl n ks in the CI ty of Tnlcilo.Connty
and 8tnte nforcsHliI, nnd thnlsaUl Arm will ir
the sum of okb luiminrii imim.aiis for each
and every esse of cat a Rair that cannot be
cared by the use of 11 all's Catabhh (cm.
Kbanr J. nSNBV.
Sworn to before m and subscribed In my
) I presence, this tlth ilsy of Krceuiber,
SSAL f A. D. 1SSJ. A. W. (ILKASOS.
Hall's Cstsrrh Cnre is taken InU-rniilly, and
acts directly on tho blood nml mucous surlacee
of the system. Hcnd for testimonies, free.
F. .1. t li en r.Y CO., Toledo, O.
f'ld by DrnaKists, T"c.
Hall's Family I'llls are the best.
Try Crsln-O I Try flrsln.ot
Ask yonr grocer to-day to show yon a pack
age of Uraln-O, the new food drink that takes
the place of coffee. The children may drink
It without Injury as well as the adult. All
who try It like it. Urnln-O has that rich seal
brows ot Mochn or Java, but it ts mad from
pure grains, nnd the most delicate stomach re
ceives it without distress, (ine-ousrter the
price of coffee. 11 cti. and D& cU. pur package,
bold by all grocers.
Plso's Cnre for Consumption relieves the
most nbstlnnte couabs. Kev. X). llrfuuUKL
lbh, LcxIngUin, Mo., February 24, lttlM.
Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Pyrnn for children
teething, softens the KUms, reducing Inrlamma
lion, aliuya pain, oures wind collo. Mu.a bottle.
T .T T .T.
bottle, 50c.
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Klondike
Alaska
a
Skattli, Wash
Cbuiiii or CoMMcuca
bUSEAU.
Hkattlk, Klowptt. At.a. WiRhlnfrton State,
ft? at tie, en.uuu population; Kailroad, Commercial,
Mtniiitf and Agricultural Cent ret Beat Outrltst
Lowest Prices; Loiiuest K.xperleuve IWtfMl CUyi
feialest llouteet Address eureuhry
Over Half Million In Use.
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ENSIONS, PATENTS, CLAIMS.
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m iinie. mud or ilrunints.
the Hardest Wcrk, Eut Quick
People Use .
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