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writes a regular subscriber who has
read it for mnny years of the Twice-a-week
issue of tho
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and this is tho unanimous verdict of
its more than half a million rcadors.
It is beyond all comparison
the biggest beet and cheapest nation-
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in America. It is strictly Repub-
lican in politics but it is above all a
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al man who deeiros to keep thoroughly
postod but has not the time to read a
large Daily paper while its great va-
riety of well-selected reading matter
'inqkes it an invaluable Home
and Family Paper.
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GOLD BUT NO FOOD.
Experience of nn Amstenr I'lrate on the
Chinese Omil.
It has surely fallen to the lot of few
men to como near starving to death In
a land of plenty with over $900 In gold
In their pocket nay by reason of that
very fact. I had shipped at Rangoon
on board a steamer bound for Shanghai
says n writer. When I signed she was
flying Jardlne's flag at the main but I
believed she carried tho ensign of every
nation and half tho house flags of tho
world In her signal locker. An opium
smuggler I was prepared to And her
that her chief business on the waters
was piracy of the vilest sort and unre-
deemed by n glint of romanco came
upon mc certainly as n revelation.
We nttocked no ships as far as I
know but handled with marvelous
skill and knowledge of the Intricate
coast navigation she would run In after
nightfall among tho rocks and banks
where one would expect n sampan to
take the bottom while shrieks flames
the report of firearms and clash of steel
would testify to the descent of my de-
lectable shipmates upon one or another
of the numerous Ashing villages which
fringe the shores of the China sea.
After four months' duress I struck a
blow for liberty. My Uttlo hoard of
morphia Jealously guarded toward
this eventuality deepened the narco-
tism In which tho whole crew lay
steeped after a ghastly debauch as we
rode at anchor nnd forsaking all my
goods and chattels and seizing In lieu
such moneys as I could find I dropped
Into the dingey and pulled off shoeless
hatlcss arrayed only In a shirt trousers
and belt containing tho above named
sum (close on 200) hoping to reach a
German gunboat which had been sight-
ed In tho ofllng earlier In the day.
I! lit the night was thick and In less
than an hour I found myself close In
shore. The question of what to do w as
speedily settled by the boat capsizing
among the breakers lcm Ing me no al-
ternative but to land. Day was break-
ing and I lay till next morning In a tomb
cut above theroad In the hillside and for
the next three weeks I nearly perished
for lack of nourishment not daring to
exhibit a gold piece for I had no weap
on ana would certainly have been
robbed and murdered.
I would gladly have thrown away all
but one piece but thero was no single
small coin In the sum total and the re-
sult would hae been the same. Though
a good walker nt that nge (I hud made
a record of 0 miles not long before and
could cover 300 a week without a blis-
ter) I accomplished no more than SOO
miles In 22 days traveling only by
night and hiding in tombs or ditches
all day often rushing back to my last
dcfrted lair In terror of the advancing
sun when no suitable place of conceal-
ment hove in sight.
With paddy and plantains snatched
precariously here and there I managed
to exist during those awful weeks.
Chan-Chan Is not regarded as a terres-
trial paradise by those Europeans
whom fate malign has compelled to
sojourn there but Walhalla was never
hailed with greater ccstacy by the
world-worn pilgrim than was that ce-
lestial sink by mvself. Toward tho
20th day the smell of meat cooking ab-
solutely overcame me one morning nnd
at the peril of my life I emerged into
the light of day and laid felonious
hands nnd teeth on what I believed
was a part of a baked cat In the tempo-
rary absence of the legitimate landlord
thereof. London Standard.
TOO ENGLISH YOU KNOW.
Stilted rhrasea Do Not Sound Well Id
Children'. Month.
The Transcript bus been appealed to
In a matter that has proved perplexing
In other families than that of the mother
who asks for advice. It Is the question
of teaching children to refrain from say-
ing: "Yes sir" and "Xo sir" and hove
them repeat the name of the person ad-
dressed In replying as "Yes Mrs.
Smith" "Xo. mamma" and the like.
English children ure taught that this is
correct the reason assigned over there
being that the endlesly reiterated "Sir
and "Ma'am" belong to the servants and
tradespeople nnd Is Indicative of in-
feriority. As the correspondent points
out how ever In France w here class dis-
tinctions also exist the monsieur and
madame nre not left off In pollle society.
It Is laborious as many v. Ill testify
both to the small child and his listener
to hear the struggles with Ills manners
In this respect. lie Is often not sure of
the new name and in his effort to do
as he has been told the nrtlcss talk of
tho child becomes priggish and cum-
bersome or If he abandons the attempt
altogether his "Yes." and ".Vo" sound
curt and unmannerly. A compromise
that has been known to bo effective
is to teach the children of a household
to use: "les mamma" "Xo papa"
"Yes Uncle Ned" riuI so on with the
familiar names of the family connec-
tion leaving the "Ma'ams" and "Sirs"
for the strangers who may come. This
distinction suys the mother who offers
it Is for the children while they are
joung. When they are In their teens
It Is easy to make them understand
the little niceties of courteous speech
and follow them correctly.
In summing up the matter to refer
again to the Boston controversy this
paragraph Is ueds "So doubt there Is
such a thing as being too lavish In our
following of English manners and the
listener Is hulf Inclined to think that
this may be one of the good mnny mat-
ters in which It might have been Just
as well to declare our Independence as
in the mutter of paying tuxoAon tea."
Boston Transerlpt.
ATMOSPHERE OFMARS.
Tit Far-Awn? 1'lanet llleated with I'er-
ennlallj I'm Weather.
Let us now remark that the Martian
meteorology Is less complicated and
more pleasant than that of the earth.
There the weather Is almost always
line especially during the summer.
Very seldom are there clouds even in
w Inter. Generally w hen we arc unable
to distinguish through the telescopo
the details of the geographical ooflg-
uratlon upon the planet the fault is in
our own atmosphere and not in that
of Mars. It is very rarely the case that
when our atmospheric conditions aro
good we are unable to see these details.
During the last period of observance of
Mars in 1801 1 to speak for mjself en-
countered only 13 days (from October
10 to 23) when the surface of the planet
was veiled by Its own atmosphere.
Clouds are excessively rare on the
surface of Mars and perhaps exist at all
only as fogs or light cirrus; tbey are
not clouds of rain or storm. These
veils aro very infrequent there While
tbey are perpetual upon tho earth.
Probably there is not a single day in the
year when the entire surface of the
earth Is uncovered so that it could be
satisfactorily obserred from space Tho
planets hare two meteorological sys-
tems that are absolutely witltbetlcnl
furthermore In tho rarefied atmos-
phere of Mars there can be no power-
ful winds like the trade winds and the
predominant utmosplierlcnl currents
which rule terrestrial climates. Oc-
casionally however observers have
noted long streaks of snow which ap-
pear to havo been produced by cur-
rents in a tranquil atmosDhere. Schlnn-
WJ' 9l t?"f. 9J??jri m
tuvm
streaks ("trainees") In November ana
December 1681 around tho northern
polo and extending a considerable (Its-
tanco from It. Hut such things are ex-
ceptions. The normal condition o!
Mars Is fine weather. North American
8ETTLE WITH THE SWORD.
Students at Heidelberg Clln to the DneUo
to Vindicate Their Honor.
The duola of Heidelberg aro very
famous. Thero Is perhaps no univer-
sity in Germany nt which dueling is
not practiced but here it Is regarded
almost as a religious duty. The sons
of the rich congrcgato nt Holdolberg
and they are tho pooplo who aro
especially addicted to this form of
student pastime in Ocrmany. It Is not
nn exaggeration to say that botween
20 nnd 30 duols tako placo horo
every woek during tho semester
nnd thesa nearly nil at the Illrsch-
?as3c a Uttlo tavern across tho river
rotn Heidelberg which is known and
ndvortlsed everywhere as the placo of
resort for such encounters. It has
served In this capacity for a great
many years. Tho signboards point to
lu It is mentioned In tho gutdo books
and creryono knows of it except tho
uniformity ofllclals and tho police. It
is not n ton-mlnuto walk from the can-
ter of tho town though it is outsido of
the city Jurisdiction. ThU hovvover
seems to bo a matter of no moment
for some of tho clubs for a period last
year fought lu tho town Itself at n
tavern directly In tho shadow of the
old castle. There aro duols hero some
three or four mornings every week by
the membors of tho various fighting
clubs of which Holdolberg has an
enormous number. Tho most aristo-
cratic of them all la tho Saxo-llorusslo.
This club bears cartel relations with
the llorussla of Ilonu to which the
Uohenzollcrns belong. Flvo or six
duols between various combatants are
usually fought on the samo morning.
This Is all a curious commentary on
law and order ns they nre supposed to
exist in Oermany. Such machinery
for tho enforcement of law as is to bo
found horo flourishes In no other land
In the world and yet for ono reason
or another tho duel goev on unhin-
dered lly tho laws of tho empire
without taking into account the pen-
alties prescribed by tho lower Jurisdic-
tions thero Is tho most sevcro punish-
ment for dueling and challenging to
duel. In spite of various attempts to
make other Interpretations tho stu
dent duels havo by the. supremo court
of the empire been decided to be duel
in tho senso of tho law. Yet publicly
In tho relchstag no longer ago than
last winter an esteemed member of
tho kaiser's ministry declared himself
and his government at Issue not only
with the laws and tho supremo court
but with whatovcr moral feeling- thero
may bo In the land against this ma-
levolent form of evil.
That thero Is a strong feeling against
tho systematic mutilation of the hu-
man faco In the universities thero can
be no doubt although It h sometimes
dlfllcult to discern. Those who aro
opposed to It however aro so far re-
moved from the throne of authority
that they cannot mako their Influence
felt It Is ono of those abominations
of which there arc soveral in Germany
that thero will bo no way to uproot
until thero Is established a govern-
ment which can rest In some way upon
a freo and responilblo public opinion.
Whatever tho government of Germany
Is to-day It Is not this. Dueling Is so
common at Hcldelberg"thtttntrni
sometimes by those who do not know
their subject that all students fight.
This is of course not true though
there is relatively a larger proportion
engaged at It here than at some other
universities. Thero are surely not
moro than 300 lighters out of a wholo
attendance of 1200. This figure how-
sver may be slightly below tho mark.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
DOG STEALING A PHOFESSION.
9ome Men Have the llnilnesi Keduced to
Mn I suet lclence.
Dog stealing Is dying out as a fine
art for various reasons. The great
professors of n former age aro feebly
reflected In these degenerate days. The
stories of one particular London artist
who shuflled oft this mortal coll somo
years ago wcro cndloss. He was proud
of his reputation and probably would
not havo changed places with the arch-
bishop of Canterbury. A gentleman
was very urgont in his desire for a cer-
tain breed of terrier. Color height
weight age all must be exact
"Yes sir. I think I can find the dog
you want and you can havo him in ten
jays aye In ten days."
"Ten duysl Hut why can't I havo it
at once?"
"At once! Why bless you sir. I
only knows ono dog to answer your de-
scription In all England only one
available that Is Jim how long has
Lord Gcorgo had that bluo terrier?"
"About a month sir."
"Aye I thought so. That's long
snough. Well sir I can get him from
Lord Georgo In the course of n day or
two; then ho's promised to Mr. Tcy-
mouth next you know sir tho theater
gent and 1 must let him keep him n
week and then you can have him
iftcrward. That will satisfy all
parties."
He was quite surprised when tho In-
tending purchaser expressed Indigna-
tion at such a proposal and refused to
inter Into the arrangement
On another occasion he hall promised
& dog to a customer and delivery was
to be made tho following evening.
"Don't be later than six o'clock"
said tho cllont
"All right sir; six o'clook It shall
be"
"You nee I am starting for the conti-
nent at 0:30 and can't wait If the dog
doesn't como In time."
"You're what? Starting for the con-
tinent?" "Yes I live in Germany and"
"Well I am blowed. And you want
to take that dogout of England! Morn-
ing sir; morning. Sorry we can't do
business. Why thaV dog's a regular
income to me and you want to rob me
of It Well I am " N. Y. Mall and
Express.
DRAWN DY FIRE.
flat. Are That Attracted and Frequent!
Itmh M.dlj to Ileal lu
"It Is an Indisputable fact that flro
will draw rats" said Louis blmonds of
St Louis. "During a recent big fire
near the river bank In St Louis a fire
brlgado acted the part of Pled Piper of
Hamelln and with the assistance of
the flames drove out of their hiding
places Into the Mississippi as many rats
as did the mythological musician
Whllo the water was lighted by the re-
flection of the conflagration a black
mass was seen floating toward the east
shore of the river. This proved to bo
some thousands of rats. They were
headed by their chieftain an extraor-
dinarily black fellow and finding tholr
quarters attacked by tho flames had
taken to the river for self-preservation.
Tho current carried them a considera-
ble distance out of their course and
during their passage sorao hundreds of
them were drowned. Spectators on
the bridge made bets on the race but
they were nil declared off because on
the Illinois side there was no landing
place handy for the fatigued rats and
as far as could be seen with the ex-
ception of the stronger fellows tb
whole bunch perished 'In the river."
Kmum City Time.
OIGARS IN ENGLAND.
Tho Dweller In the IfMnd of For' Like
Their Weeds Dry.
"Englishmen and Americans differ
In many things" said the observant to-
bacconist as he handed over six war-
ranted llmnnna to his customer. "I
don't refer to their Ideas on democracy
or monarohyi it's the Uttlo things I
notice nnd particularly those connect-
ed with my own business. Did you ever
notice an Englishman choosing a clgnr?
He always puts it up to his ear and
squeezes It between his forefinger and
thumb. Ho does that to sec If It will
crackle. If It docs he will moro than
likely tnke It An Englishman likes n
dry cigar the drier the better white
the American prefers his. damp. If you
asked for a damp clgnt in London the
storekeeper would thvn . cither Hint
yon wcro Joking n thing to which ho
bus a rooted objection or that It was
your first smoke In which case ho prob-
nbly would try to palm off n two-penny
cabbage ns n straight Havana. Those
t licks aro not confined to this sldo of
tho ocean.
"Hero we keep our cigars In n damp
place. Gcr there where about avery-
thing Is Bonking they keep them In the
driest spot they can find. They even
go so far as to say that no mun who
lives by the sen can havo decent cigars.
Isupposelt'snatural. When n man's dry
he always w ante something w ct.nnd lee.
versa. Perhaps if 1 had the mlsfottunc
to live on a foggy Island I'd wnnt my
cigars llko tinder." N. Y. Sun.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
There nre nix tunnels In the world
which have a length exceeding 1000
feet St. Gotharrf Mont Ccnls Hoosac
Severn NochlstotigH und Sulla.
It Is (mid that the Inferior grades of
ten nro greatly adulterated by the
Chinese w ho use for this r urpoic plum-
bago turmeric Indigo prusslan blue
china clay and other substances.
.Coca like mate confers wonderful
powers of endurance. Under Its In-
fluence Indian ruuneni liavo been
known to travel contlnunlly for 30
hours covering In that time n distance
of over 100 miles.
Lnko George la 320 feet above tho
rea and 223 feet nbove LnkcChnmplnln
with tho upper end of which It Is parallel
through most of its course nnd but n
few miles distant from It The descent
to Lake Chnmplnln is mndc over n suc-
cession of falls at Tlcondcroga.
When Annn Joiicb nnd W. A. Dono-
vnn were beardless children they wero
plnjmaxs. As they grew older they
became lovers but fatoscpnrntcd them.
Anna married a mnn nnmed Elliott
nnd been me celebrated as Hnrnum's
Ucnrdcd Lady. A few dnys ago she vv ns
divorced from her husband nud on tho
following day she became Mrs. Dono-
van. Twclvo miles west of Hereford nt
the southern end of the Golden v alley
the nnvc of the old Cistercian nbliey of
Pore wns dug up Inst summer. There
were nine bnys to the nave divided by
columns 3' feet In diameter. Parts
of the rude screen nnd fragments of
n shrine In 13th century can Ing with
traces of color were found together
w 1th nrinorlnl and embossed tiles.
The biggest moose head ever seen
In Mnlne was brought into Ilangor the
other day by T. D. M. Cnrdcza of Phil
adelphia. The nntlera spread 62 inches
luo Inches moro thnn thoso on n
head owned by Hon. C. IS. Hnzcltlne
of Delfast Me. which wns until Mr.
Cnrdezn becttreil his trophy tho big-
gest moose head In Maine. Mr. Cnrdeza
shot the moose at the foot of Chesuncook
lake.
An interesting relic wna'dlscovercd
near San Bernardino Cnl. recently. It
Is an Immense sculptured arrowhead
four feet four Inches long and weighing
moro thnn 200 pounds. It is of bluish
grnnlto nnd shnped In perfect Imitation
of the smnllcr urrow heads frequently
found In that region. On the mountain
side near where the stono was found
Is a natural formation in tho shape of
an arrowhead many feet In length and
conspicuously visible for mnny miles.
RUNAWAY BLACK BOYS.
Uoyu somctlrauN run away from the
plantations and llvenlone In tho forest
building little sheds to protect them
from tho rain and sometimes planting
little gardens for food; but tbo most
part live the best they can upon the
nuts of tho trees nnd the yams that
they dig with their hands out of the
earth. I do not think there could beany-
vv here In the w orld people moro wretch-
ed than theso runaways. They can-
not return for they would only re-
turn to lo punished; they can never
hope to see again their own peoplo
Indeed I do not know tliut they can
hope but just to find enough yams
ev ery day to keep thcin from starvation.
And In the wet season of tho year
which Is our summer and your winter
when the rain falls day after day far
louder than tho loudest thunder-pump
that ever fell In England und the room
is so dark that the lean man Is some-
tltnofl glad to light his lamp to write
by I can think of nothing so dreary as
the state of those or runnvvnys In the
houseless bush. You nre to remember
besides. Hint the people of the Island
hate and fear them because they are
oannlbals; sit and tell talcs of them
about their lamps at night In their own
comfortable houses und are some-
times nfruld to He down to sleep If there
is a luiklng blnck boy in the neighbor-
hood. Well now Allck Is of their own
race nnd language only ho Is a Uttlo
more lucky because he has not run
away; and how do you think that he
proposed to help them? Ho usked If he
might have a gun. "Whatdoyou want
with a gun Allck?" was asked. Henn-
rwered quite simply and with his nice
good-nnturcd smile that If he had n
gun he would go up Into the High
bush nnd Mioot blnck boys ns men shoot
pigeons. Ho said nothing nbout eating
them nor do I think he really meant to.
I think all ho wanted was to clear the
plantation of tho vermin as game-
keepers at home kill weasels or rats.
The other day he was sent on an er-
rand to tho German company where
many of the blauk boys live. It was
very late when ho rnme home. IIu had
a white bandago round his head. His
eyes shone and he could scarcely spenk
foe excitement. It seemed some of the
black boys who n ere hlscuemles at homo
had attacked him one with n knife
lly his own account he had fought very
well; but the odds were heavy. The
man with tho knife had cut him both in
the head and back; ho had been struck
down; und if some black boys of his
own side had not come to the rescue
he must certainly have been killed I-
om sure no Christmas box could make
any of you children m happy as this
flght made Allck. A grout part of tho
next day be neglected his work to play
upon tho one-stringed harp and sing
songs about his great v Ictory. To-day.
whan ho is gone upon his holiday he
boa announced tho ):o Is going back
to the German firm to have another
battle and another triumph. I do not
think lie wilt go nil tho seine or I
should be uneasy; for I do not want
to have my Allck killed; and there Is
no doubt that if ho beg.u this flght
ngain lie yrlllVo likely lojfo ou with it
Y8rr Uxe "
HUMOROUS.
He "Madam you hove my ossut-
anco that I am n gcntlcmanl" She
"I havo no reason to doubt your assur-
ance." Harlem Life.
An Idea. "An' phwat aro yea n-
doin wld that pig In the sen?" "Shurc
an' I'm making snlt pork av him nforo
I kill him." Truth.
"Paw" snld Tommy Tucker "nm
1 descended from the monkey?" "Not on
my side of the house" replied Mr.
Tucker with much posltlvencss. Tit-
lilts. Momma "Johnny I fear you wcro
not at Bchool yesterday." Johnny
"Il'ml I'll bet the teacher told you.
A woman never can keep n secret."
Hoston Transcript.
During tho Interval. Hobble
"Pnpn do green ajiplea always give n
boy a pain?" Illngo "I believe so.
Why?" "I was wondering If this was
going to bo nn exception to tho rule."
Brooklyn Life.
Prlnco do Contl was not fastidious
on tho subject of the tnt . He wished
to have for his nlmoncr ibbo Provost
the author of "Mnnon Lcscnut." "Mon-
seigneur" snld tho nbbe to him "I have
never snld mass." "Never mind" says
the prince "I never hear It." London
Figaro.
"1'vo got a great mind" said the
young man "to go west nnd grow up
with tho country." "Uut you don't
know anything nbout agriculture." "1
know thnt. Hut there are one or two
sections where there seems to bo so
mnny politicians that I believe an encr-
gctlo man could como pretty near get-
ting n monopoly o' the farming." -Washington
8tar.
CHANGES Tn THE EARTH'S AXIS.
Continual Might Chancre In All rrllrls
of IjltltllOk.
Of all the nstronomlrnl problems un-
der discussion of late jeais one of the
mnst Interesting linn been thnt of
change In the -nrth'snxls. It ban been
found t'int the imnglnar.v lino nbout
vv lilid tbo enrth rjtnlns once n day Is
rot Invnrlnbly fixed with rclerenco to
the earth but l continually changing
its position In Jthnt body. The term
"polo" has therefore to bo taken in
two different senses! (1) As the end
of the shortest diameter of tho earth-
thin ih n fixed point with referenco to
the enrth ns long ns the enrth keeps Its
shnpe nnd may bo called tho "pole of
figure;" (2) the polo may be defined as
the end of the diameter nbout which the
enrth is revolving nnd this pole maybe
called the "polo o' rotation."
It Is found that the polo of rotation
Is continually shifting Its position with
referenco to the imlc of figure along n
curved lino of considerable complexity.
The distance between tho polos Is very
smnll never as much as 40 feet. Large-
ly through the uuwcnrled resenrchesot
Dr. S. C. Chnudlcr the motion has been
Known to be mainly composed of two
parts. Ono part Is n motion of the
pole of rotntlon nbout the pole of figure
In n circle of radius 12 feet with n time
of revolution of nbout 428 da) a. The
second motion Is of somewhat the same
character but with n period of one year
nnd tbo amplitude of this motion has
varied during the Inst half century from
four to twenty feet.
Some Idea of the nctual motion mny
be got by Imagining nrrnnk-nnn 12 feet
long nttnehed to the pole of figure and
revolving once lu 42sda3s. To the mov-
ing end of this crank-arm Is nttnehed
nnntlur lileli ).n"""llly clinilgCS ill
length nnd revolves once n yenr. Tho
free end of this traces out tho path of
the pole of rotntlon. The.-ictunlpathls
apparently quite complicated.
One of the principal elTcets of this
shifting of the pole is that the lntltudcs
of nil pinccs on the ent th nro continually
chnrglng. In fact it wns by this perl-
mil'! variation In tho Intltudo that the
motion of the xile wns detected. All
parallels of latitude nro continually
shifting with n range of motion of lean
than 40 feet from the mean position.
There Is little or no astronomical evi-
dence of nny pnigrenslvc chnngo In the
position of the pole of rotation by vir-
tue of which It occupied n position
greatly different from the present. Ap-
parently tho former existence of trop-
ical plants nnd nnlmnlsln w lint nre now
polar regions of tho earth could bo ex-
plained on such n hypothesis; but no
one has yet been nble to suggest a prolr-
nblo cause In the axis of rotntlon nnd
nn explnnntlon must bo looked for else-
where The small periodic variations
nro the only ones nbout which vv e can be
at all certain. Popular Sclenco News.
Floetluc HenttArlam.
The sanitarium at sen is n European
Idcn. A largo steamer especially fitted
for the accommodation of Invalids In
need of fresh alrundnfavoruble climate
Is to bo constructed by a sblp-ovvning
association. The ship Is to be in con-
stant employment for eight or nine
mouths In the year but for at least
three out of twelve she will go Into dock
lu order to be thoroughly cleansed and
disinfected. It Is proposed to make
this steamer v hlch is to be the forerun-
ner of n large fleet similarly equipped
i veritable floating palnco In the mat-
ters of both comfort and salubrity. Al-
though skilled udvlca and nurwlngwlll
always be available the accompani-
ments of a sanitarium will be kept as
inuoh as possible In the background.
Tho prominent Idea to be carried out in
this new departure Is tho Isolation of a
dangerous class with tho least possible
amount of discomfort to Its members;
nnd furthermore that by a Judicious
timing of moves the sufferers will be af-
forded a chance of recovery tinder the
most favorable climatic conditions
which It would be dlfllcult to secure
otherwise. A list of anchorages has
been made all of which lmvo their spe-
cial seasons. As soon as any unde-
sirable change of weather Is imminent
ut the port of stopping the ship will
tall fora mora salubrious climate. Chi-
cago News.
I'rulrlo rimnlrs.
Southwestern Louisiana Is bordered
along the const with brond sandy and
gravelly plnln to which the name of
"pimply prairies" bis been given. This
curious title comes from the circular
mounds arranged In zoues and nlong
Intersecting Hues with which large
areas of the plains are covered. Former-
ly these mounds which average SO feet
in diameter and attain occasionally a
height of ten feet wero supposed to
have been made by ants with whoso
nests they abound. Hut recently Prof.
Clendenln of tho Loulslanu state uni-
versity has found reason for thinking
that tbo mounds were formed through
the blowing up of mud by gas escap-
ing from vents In the ground. The
arrangement of the mounds In zones and
lines Is accounted fori) supposing that
the gns vent existed along the f rod lire
radiating from an earthqunke center
Youth' Companion.
Correct.
Cycling Schoolmaster .(to pupil)
Wlml Is a xMlestrlmi Johnny Smart?
Johnny Smart A feller wot makes a
row when he is knocked down by a cy-
clist sir.
(Delighted) "Hlghf Johnny. Oo up
onel" Tlt-HIU
Htrunge.
"There Is something strange about
these seismic disturbances" said the
thoughtful mnn "the earth yawn you
know when t Is most aitlve." JJostoa
Transcript.
HAULING
Of ovory kind
SO E01T3D.
Mtet sll trslns sml '" upcclsl care to
bsegsse orders
W. C. McCRARY.
Lonvo order nt look 3toro.
People's Meat Market
EAST OF TRACK.
J. H. BAILEY Proprietor.
Frosh nnd 8nlt Monte
Saueago Poultry.
Lnrd and Everything to
Tompl llio A)poti(o.
K23 E35?l Lt VI l: tl
liLilW
j-"-- -J .Vt. L
HSSS&HBt&.jS
TASTELESS
I3JUSTA3COODPORADULT8.
WARRANTED. PRICE OOctO.
(lit atia ti is. Not. IZ 1JJ.
Porl Modlclno Co. HI Iaiuh to.
l!cntlrracn.V.p enld lau rear. COO bottles of
llUIVirr) MSTUI.Ki'S CHILI. TONIC end bare
tMuiithiluree icruftsalrcadr liayri r In all ovr ex-
perience of II rear. In tho druir bn.loe... nnro
nerer avid an article that rare eui h unlrcraal satle-
tacUon aa ruur lenlo. kooritrutr.
AiiNET-.CAnn&co.
FAST THROUGH TRAINS
DAILY
St. Louis and Kansas City
TO
St. Paul and Minneapolis.
TELE BEST LINE
FROM
ST. LOUIS AND KANSAS CITY TO
OMAHA DENVER
MONTANA COLORADO NE.
DRASKA UTAII AND
PACIFIC COAST.
Vestlbuled Trains with Sleepers Chair i
Gars (?.) and Dining cars.
Kansas City to Eastorn Cltioa
via Chicago or Poorla.
L. W. Wakoloy C. P. A.
ST. LOUIS MO.
Howard Elliott Con. Nlgr.
ST. JOSEPH MO.
L. J. Drlckor. T. P. A.
KANCA3CITY.M0.
STOCK BRANDS
Not occupying more s nee thnn
llio firrtt following nill lir ineerted
nt 85 00 per yenr Tln v relict ol
men owning large or hiio.11 herds
Ih thnt it pays to imIvo tise llio
hrands.
WM. LITTLE
Vinita l.T.
lirard mi liiporalile.
Iti.f Kit crop and
under dallrrop light.
foil) DlDej
Itinn. on While Oak.
U) HI"
O. A. WILLIAMS
Hub) l.T.
Some Irrendr.l X "
left .houldrr on
aide X n Inn llange
on Salt crrck
W.H. NOBLE8
Kdnn ICuii.
Merle brand tame
Itoa'i brand ftV
nnderuaiieroi i
In each ear E
Itanire head nlfi
lllg creek 0 .N
J O HALL.
" lnlta. Ind Tor
Addlllonalbr.nl
CUT
llenffa on t url ereeW.
tve reward lurr.mtlr..
lion of theft ' these
cattle
WM HOWELL
I' airland. Intl. Ter.
Wnma Imt
WSR lei
tide. Alert. crop
sml split In
risht under
slope In left
lltnuf snulh-
wral of Illue-
Jicket I T
JOHNSTONE is KEELDR
ll.irtlcsvlllc l.T.
BSon right sidei
IBM .o'l'O hsia the
bar J on right
side without the ern.s
V arlnin old hrtDds
and ear marks. Itange
en Ilia well aide of
ianejr rlviron Double
creek.
O V. Rooans.
C'lnreiiioro. Ind Ter.
Home bav-e
Hon side
eiaa eat
lis hart
horlsontal
baron left
lolnorrar.
Ileal bsr
on left bin.
I None sold
I except for
I shipment
Kson.Ts
iiam
1-li
Mr J$ MH
IVUlIlSnTV.cv 1-J-r m 1 M r-M
. ra fj ut
t&SJmnsiiMi
tv&ftfa
nalisKr.'.'iisis
MmWwI&.1mWWWrG
N. BKINNEH Vinita Ind. Ter.
It. R. TAYLOR
l'ostofflcr Miilln l.T.
Bmonlh crop In
leltesr.toilcrop
kml 11.111 in tat
tlfht
Home ntlle In
vorlons other
ursmlt Amsrki.
Ilsnge on IO.
cn.t creek font
milrt s e or VI.
nits
J C IIOCJAN
Prjor Creek Intl. Tor.
SnallAir (ork vnd
iimlrrlilt In rlshtesr
unilrrlnie In If It.
IUiiko on Trior
rrrrk
K. II KIIAYRK11
lnlta 1. T
Hone liraml
ssme Itsnge
on lllsr Cstiln
errek 7 miles
wett of lllne-
luckrt tattlo of tills
brand until
onlr fnr ship-
ment SIM reward
forcontlctlnn
for steeling
this brand
J. T. MoSPADDBN
I'ostolliro nt Olielsea lud. Tor.
Close rrop on if i earl
overbt In rulil
Also J C on hip or
tin
rig! t side.
Itsnge alt inllea wr.l
otlheltea feb
I). A Ml It
tlr Ind Trr
OtcrliilA. nn.
drrblt In right
.wallow fork A
underblt In the
left ear.
Ilorara brand
"1 AH (conn ct-
rd) on the le't
thnnlder.
Itange nn .
or Creek.
C. L. WASIinoiTItNK
Southwest City Mo.
. - Pinoollicrnp In iiti
o-rH) er. umlrtbll In rii I.
X iianiKe iiuumi oprM
fv i rtlre smiles mini
lli.len'a rrrry
llurta bread O on
left law and thigh
Home cattle brand"!
son left hp
WATT MAYES.
Pryor Crce k. Ind. Ter.
Biimoiteera branded
elrlp aerott the no.
lone branded LAD
crop ami split ram
ear Itanire near l'rjr-
or frees
J. B. EDWARDS
Post'illli'e. Sii.nliiiiw Ind. Tor
Itange
on Lynch
rrairie
Crop and spill right
nrerbll let! borne
branded J II nn left
hip and aide Alio
aomeJ on I'll Jsvr
II on tide II on hip
Only brrrcatlle.old
Hill nar Vi reward
lor conviction or any one ttrtllng sn animal
In this brsnd
MI
I
LTON DRAKE
our Mile l.T
Xante on r'onr Mile.
Innillea oulliemt of
Chelopt Kan Mark
anils in rlcht ear
kstAxra
llur.e brand Don left-"
ehonlder No rattle
aold eacept for ahlp-
ment taUSTf
S. M MAYIiS
1'ryor Creek Ind. Ter.
swila4
fork and mi-
derbit In one
ear riTer.lopa
In the other
All cattle are
branded S A
anil notch ou
nose Itange
on Wolf rreek
Alio; heart
nn left tide A
OenltftJaw f wbiandel J VV E on side
J A MoSPADDEN.
Chelsea I T
8lrlp serosa the rnmp
Mark Irop oa the
Tight nnderslope In
the left ear.
Ilange fonr mlU
weal olLbelltS
J. H. DAR1LE8 Bnrtloavlllo I. T v
D L DENNY
Clarcmore J nil 1 t-r
H Either Side
Left aide
Various mtrks
Ittne miles east
I Mot si a
W. N. STEWART
loufhwost City
Mo
II. .n. I li II C
2esaw
Ail.
lFoS?
ffiss&m
tTte-s
gJWztJJU 82
riskffiGEaLrE.
CLsSStS2iK5Q
SJiLviCfusBeeeeV
aw
Br
Aug i.n. U
a HAYDBN
Chouteau Ind. Ter.
CIIU on Ion iltli. i
H3ZH
RAM T.l.
V3 leftside
IS.lt
BAM LKFOROE
Vinita 1 T
LLf-pSSSSgJlw
90 i
SomahareOP
on itit nip
Crou sml two.
splits In ieh"
ear naose.
lomlleinonii j
weal at VI-'
IlltS U-Ml
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