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I the the the Gibson Courier. E. LOWRY'S SONS, Publishers. GIBSON, ILLINOIS. The United States may now be described as a nation that is situated here and there throughout the world.

A noted pianist declares that a woman with a long thumb will hare her own way. He is right; and so will a shortthumbed woman. A Newark (N.J,) man has sued for divorce because his wite insisted on having as pets. He probably felt that she was encroaching upon a man's prerogatives. An old lady says that sleigh riding for sport is like sitting with your feet in a pail of cold water and ringing a bell.

It useless to say that the old lady "Miss" before her name. perhite, An interesting, test has jost been made by a Frenchwoman. With a view to finding out the sustaining powers of chocolate, lived on that alone for 60 days, and lost but 15 pounds in the interval. In the cathedral of Santiago de Cuba, before a great congregation, Abbe Ber: nardo gave public thanks to God the United States for the "end of 400 years of cruelty, extortion and misery in Cuba." A New Jersey man, who is suing for divorce, says in his petition -that his wife has made only one tapioca pudding during all of their married life. This is a pretty strong proof that the lady doesn't like tapioca herself.

French serum is being exploited ds an improved cure for snake bite. The cure may be all right in France, but no self-respecting American will have himself snake-bitten if it necessitates a resort to these foreign mixtures. The Smiths of Michigan will be represented in the next congress by Henry of the Second district; William Alden, of the Fifth, and Samuel of the Sixth. They are all three republicans, all lawyers and all young men. Ex-Gov.

Flower, of New York, recently sent $100 to the Salvation Army. When jokingly asked if he meant to enroll under Gen. Booth's banner Mr. Flower bluntly replied: "No, sir; but I do belong to the great Christian army, and I don't care what flag they march under so long as they are bound to thecross." There is an impending famine in Russia, the ozar has already given 000 to the relief fund, and it is now said that American will soon be asked to give from her bountiful store. The world knows that America is as great in charity as she is in war, and when famine stricken all countries turn their eses toward the United States.

A San Francisco man, who is an enthusiastic admirer of Dewey, gathered and sent to the great naval hero a large number of newspaper clippings, which told of preparations for reception throughout the land when he returns home. In due time he received a letter in answer in which Dewey said: "Perhaps I had better remain here!" There are two curious coincidences in connection with the Mary Washingten hospital at Fredericksburg, ground for which has been broken. George Smith, who was born on Washington's birthday, drew the plans, and George Washington, who also first saw the light on February 22, will superintend the work of building. Mrs. Harriet R.

P. Stanford, of Cottage City, has presented to the government the flag carried by John Paul Jones' Frigate, the Bon Homme Richard, during her famous battle with the British Serapis on September 20. 1779. Mrs. Stanford has decumentary evidence to the fact that this flag is the first stars and stripes ever hoisted over an American man-o'-war and that it was the first ever saluted by a fareign naval power.

During the recent blizzard in the east, which blockaded railroads and all traffic for days, Rev. George R. Cutten walked from his pastorate in Montervese, to New Haven, where he delivered an address before 800 Yale students on "Giving as an Aid to Christian Growth." Five miles of the walk was through snOw drifts which teamsters had found an absolute barrier against passage. Rev. Cutten, it must be remarked, played center rush on the Yale football team this season.

The average man, if asked what is the most important crop of the world, would unhesitatingly, say: This is true United States, but far from the case in the as whole. The first place must be given to the potato. Of all the staple crops of the world the potato takes the first place, the annual erop being mere than 4,000,000,000 bushels, against 000 bushels of wheat, and 2,600,000,000 bushels of corn. Of the total potato crop Europe produces fully seveneighths, and one-half times as much as ber wheat. It was not exactly in accordance with the law, but very few will doubt that the punishment meted out to a wifebeater in Wilkesbarre, one day recently by Alderman John F.

Donahue, was pure justice. The circumstances were such that the alderman had to pass judgment on the man who pounded his wife, and he did it. He ordered the doors closed, took his coat, called upon prisoner to stand up aud defend himself, and then gave him what Donohue called "a good -Irish beating." When he finished the prisoner was hardly able to walk. "The trouble with Luccheni, who murdered the Austrian queen, has been. stated in simple language the British Medical Journal, which gaysit is due some disease of infanca, perhaps an encephalomyelitis or sclerosis, drem which complete recovery never took place.

Luccheni, type of the asymmetrique The trouble with these desquilibres, of which we have thousands in this country, that they are, not recognized as asymmetrical until they get in the deadly work. What is needed by the police is a desequilbremometer. A WEEK'S HISTORY The Important Happenings of Week Briefly Told. IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION All the Latest News of Interest from Washington, From the East, the West and tho South. THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES FIFTY -FIFTH CONGRESS.

The United States senate was not in session on the 16th. In the house the bill to extend the customs and revenue laws of United States over the Hawaiian islands was passed without opposition and the bill to incorporate the international American bank was defeated. Mr. Rixey (Va.) introduced bill for the admission of confederate as well as union soldiers to all homes and government institutions maintained by the government. There was no session of the United States senate.ou the 17th.

In the house the Indian appropriation bill was passed and bills were introduced giving two months' extra pay to volunteer troops recently serving abroad and one month for those serving at" home, and to extend the navigation, shipping and marine laws of the United States to the Hawaiian islands. In the United States senate on the 19th the report on the urgent conference, was agreed to. Senator Platt (Conn.) spoke against the Vest resolution, which declares that the United States has no power to acquire territory, and said that the power of nation to acquire territory was as IDherent as its sovereignty. Senatore Hoar, Hale, Perkins, Simon, MeLaurin, Clay and Turley were named as the committee on the centennial celebration of the city of Washington as of the nation. In the house the bill $350,000 for the Philaappropriating, of 1899 was passed and a resolution for a holiday recess from December 21 to January 4 was adopted.

FROM WASHINGTON. The president will submit the peace treaty to the senate during the present session. It has been decided by the naval board of construction to recommend that public. bids be invited for raising the battleship Maine, in Havana har: bor. Gen.

Davis says in a report to the war department that one-half of the former population of Pinar del Rio, Cuba, has been killed or starved to death. THE EAST. At the leading clearing houses in the United States the exchanges during the week ended on the 16th aggregated $1,691,765.298, against 131 the previous The increase compared with the corresponding week of 1897 was 23.4. In the seven days ended on the 16th the United States, 248 the week there were 261 business, failures in previous and 329 in the corresponding period of 1897. The recent commander of the United States military forces in the Philippines, Gen.

Wesley Merritt, and his wife arrived in New York. Mrs. Ellen Allen and her daughter and Mrs. Allie Alger and Jennte Cremer were killed by the cars at a crossing while returning from a Christmas shopping trip to Asbury Park, N. J.

The death of Harlan P. Halsey, the author known as "Old Sleuth," occurred at his home in Brooklyn, N. aged 61 years. The city of New York is suffering from an epidemic of the grip as pronounced as the great epidemic of 1890. On the 19th the visible supply of grain in the United States was: Wheat, 30,559,000 bushels; corn, 18,153,000 bushels; oats, 6,009,000 bushels; rye, 000 bushels; barley, 4,169,000 bushels.

Powder exploded in Fort Adams, at Newport, R. killing three soldiers and injuring 30 others. Dr. Thomas McKee Brown, for 28 years rector of the Protestant Episcopal church St. Mary the Virgin in New York, died of pneumonia.

WEST AND SOUTH. The Minneapolis mills refuse to enter the proposed flour combine, which practically kills the scheme. At Urbana, Dick Collier was hanged for the murder of Charles Freebryant at Sydney in September last. At Charleston, Carter Eugene Martin was hanged for the murder of Albert Buser on October 3 last. At the age of 86 years Henry A.

Chapin, 1. said to be the richest man in Michigan, died at his home in Niles. His wealth is estimated at $30.000.000. The pioneer editor of Wisconsin, Edward Beeson, died in Fond du Lac, aged 84 years. Almost the whole of the business part of Tifton, was burned.Guy Churchill and his wife were killed by a Michigan Central train near Athens, Mich.

They were but recently married. At mob of farmers lynched Newton Gaines (colored) for assaulting a white woman. In a railway wreck near Guion, T. M. Wells, of Arcola, superintendent of the schools of Douglas county, was killed.

In the lower part of Monterey county, hundreds of people were on the verge of starvation because of the long drought. During the season of navigation just closed 94 victims, were claimed by the great lakes. The president spoke at a banquet in Savannah, and received a cordial welcome. Secretary of the Nary Long also made an address, in which he referred tenderly to the queen of Spain. and said she deserved the tenderest sympathy of every mother, every woman, in America.

It was decided at the national convention in Kansas City, of the American Federation Labor to bring struggle of an eight work day to a elimax in the year 1900. Masked men entered the store of Mrs. Ida Meyers in Josie, killed her and her farried daughter, and stole $3.000 and then burned the store. In San Francisco wireless telegraphy has been introduced through the efforts of local scientists. William Lowenstein, a wealthy farmer, killed his wife and himself at their home near Jasper, Mo.

The president ended his southern tour in Augusta, where his reception was most cordial- and a great throng listened to his address. The firm of Henry B. and Henry E. Mason, well-known Chicago lawyers, went into bankruptey with liabilities of $400,000. Flames in the business section of Terre Haute.

caused a loss of nearly $1,000 600. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. The British steamer Ilios was sunk in a collision in the North sea and 20 sons perished. The American peace commissioners left Paris for New York. At 15 ports in Cuba army officers have been assigned to duty as collectors of customs.

Spain's peace commissioners arrived in Madrid from Paris. In the town of Chung-Yang Chinese rebels- massacred a French priest and 100 converts. In Paris Mrs. Demetrius Callias Bey, formerly Mrs. P.

T. Barnum, was married to Le Baron Alex: dryd Orangiana, a French nobleman. American troops in the Philippines, Cuba and Porto Rico are reported to be remarkably healthy. In Leipsic Theodore Heine, the artist who caricatured Emperor William's trip to the Holy Land, has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment for so doing. Marshal Ramon Blanco, former captain general of Cuba, arrived at Allcante, The Japanese government favors the expansion policy of the United States.

LATER NEWS. The house resolution providing for adjournment from December 21 to January 4 was adopted by the United States senate on the 20th. A protest, was received from ex-Queen Liliuokalani against the appropriation of the crown lands of Hawaii by the United States. Senator Teller (Col.) spoke in favor of expansion. In the house the conference report on the army and navy deficiency bill was adopted and the agricultural appropriation bill 606,322) was passed.

Mr. Williams (Miss.) in a speech opposed the annexation of the Philippines. The bill increasing the regular army to 100,000 men was favorably reported. News was received at Seattle, of a snowslide on the Chilkat Pass in which six were killed. Secretary the Interior Bliss has people, tendered his resignation to President McKinley and hopes to be relieved by January 1.4 The presidential party, after an absence of seven days in the south, arrived in Washington.

Fire destroyed the dry goods houses of S. Greenshields' Son and McIntyre, Son in Montreal, the loss being $500,000. Capt. Charles E. Hawley, retired, U.

S. died at his home in Wilmington, aged 65 years. Samuel Gompers was reelected president of the American Federation of Labor at the annual meeting in Kansas City. Rev. Dr.

Daniel Wise (Methodist) died at his home in Englewood, N. aged.85 years. He was the author of over 30 religious works for young people. A grand jury in Lexington, inindicted 101 saloonkeepers for selling liquor on Sundays and also indicted the mayor for not enforcing the law. powder magazine in the Chinese camp at Han exploded, leveling a square mile of houses and killing 3,000 soldiers.

The fine residence of Charles H. Raymond was burned in New York and Mrs. Raymond and her sister, Mrs. Victoria Underwood, of Zanesville, and Harriet Fee, a domestic, lost their lives. An incendiary fire at Malden, de-.

stroyed 25 business houses and twa residences. By direction of the president a dision to be known as the Division of Cuba, consisting of the geographical departments and provinces of the island of Cuba, with headquarters in the city of Havana, has been created, under command of Maj. Gen. John R. Brooke MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Senator Davis fathers an alliance of the United States, Great Britain and Japan. Omaha citizens have organized the Greater America Colonial Exposition company. Mgr. Antonio, Count, Renter, for 15 years secretary to Pope Pius died in New York. Mrs.

Keeley, England's oldest actress, celebrated her ninety-third birthday recently. Mme. Schumann-Maink, the famous contralto singer, gave birth in New York to her eighth child, a son. The Union Tobacco company has secured the entire capital stock of the Blackwell Durham company for 500,000. Prof.

Landerer, of Stuttgart, has published his discovery of what he believes to be a cure for tuberculosis in its first stages. Thomas F. Pendel, the chief doorkeeper at the white house, is the last surviving member of Abrabam Lincoln's bodyguard. The British embassy at Washington was stoned by Joseph W. Pierson, printer, who refused to give any explanation of his conduct.

Baron Rolf Zederstrom, who is to marry Mme. Patti, is only 28 years old. The diva is 55, one year less than twice. her future husband's age. Walter R.

Johnson has just- celebrated the fortieth anniversary of his service as organist of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church, New York. At the launching of J. Pierpont Mor gan's new yacht, the Corsair, in NewYork, 14 of the guests represented a total amount of wealth in excess of $300,000,000. Ex-Senator George F.

Edmunds, formerly of Vermont but now a of Philadeiphia, has been elected a trustee of Jefferson medical college of Pennsylvania, A mob of women at Grenada, considering that the discovery of America was in their opinion the principal, cause 019 Spain's misfortunes. stoned the statue of Columbus there. Capt. Gen, Castellanos has suppressed the Havana lottery, and ordered the funds to be placed at his disposal. It is announced that those who have purchased tickets will have their money returned to them.

BURIED UNDER SNOW. Famous Chilkat Pass the 'Scene of Another Avalanche. Woman, Her Two Sons and Three Other Persons Lose Their Lives Result of Fallure to Heed Warnings. Seattle, Dec. -The steamer AL which arrived here Tuesday from Alaska, brings meager particulars of an avalanche on the Chilkat pass, in which at least six persons were killed.

Five bodies have been recovered, as follows: Mrs. Darling, of Lake Lindeman, and her two sons; Bert Johns, of Juneau; Harry Shaw, of Skaguay. The slide occurred December 9 at Crater lake, about one mile beyond the summit, on the Lake Lindeman side. Mrs. Darling's husband was at Lake Lindeman, and she had arranged to join him with her two sons, who had almost reached manhood.

Shaw was a Skaguay man who had business at the lake. Bert Johns, of Juneau, was but 19 years old, and the reason for his taking the dangerous trip does not appear. He friend of the Darling boys. The name of the sixth person has not been ascertained. Advice Disregarded.

Contrary to the advice of old-timers, who realized that the trip was a dangerous one in view of the recent storms. the party set out with light outfits. It was storming very hard when they crossed the summit, but they suceeded in reaching Crater lake, where the blizzard forced them to camp, although it was but seven miles to their destination. While encamped there tons of ice and snow, mixed with -rocks and timbers, swept over them, evidently without warning. and went on down the valley.

leaving them buried under several feet of hard snow. Their bodies were found three-days later by a searching party The bodies were not bruised in the least A peculiar coincidence is that the news of the snowslide is brought by the same steamer that brought word of the ter rible slide last spring, in which nearls 60 people perished. Another coincidence is that the two slides occurred just about the same distance from the summit, but on opposite sides. SOUTHERN TRIP CLOSED. President McKinley and Party turn to Washingto: After an Eventful Week.

Washington, Dec. The presidential party, after an absence of seven days in the south, arrived at the Pennsylvania station over the Southern railway at 11:30 o'clock Tuesday merning exactly on schedule time. With the exception of Mrs. McKinley, who was slightly indisposed at Atlanta, every member of the party has been in the best of health and all pronounce the trip most enjoyable and a splendid suecess in every way. Everywhere a stop was made the president was received with greetings and demonstrations of an enthusiastic character, and during the entire week there was not a disturbing incident.

The run from Columbia, S. was uneventful, and on its arrival here the special, train of six Pullman cars, under the personal supervision of General Agent L. S. Brown, was run up the Sixth street siding where all alighted. The general impression prevailed that the trip had cemented to a marvelous degree the good feeling between north and south, and had brought into prominence the excellent conditions and capabilities of the army.

The original object of the visit, to celebrate the peace with Spain, significance directly after the president's now famous speech made at Atlanta, in which he declared that the government should share in the care of the confederate dead. GRIP IS RAGING. Becomes spidemic on the Atlantie Cases Heported in New York. New York, Dec. is estimated that there are 50,000 cases of grip in this city.

Inefficiency in street cleaning is blamed for the spread of the disease. Baltimore, Dec. -Grip is now epidemic in a form more serious than at any time since its first appearance in 1889. New Haven, Dec. Grip is so widely prevalent as to impede work in tories and demoralize students and faculty at Yale.

Five thousand cases estimated. Dayton, 0., Dec. -La grippe is prevalent in this city to an alarming extent. One prominent physician estimates that at least 5,000 persons are afflicted with it. In one factory there are 200 employes confined to their homes with the sickness, and in some cases whole families are down with the ailment.

So far as known no fatalities hare resulted. Three Thousand Soldiers Killed. London, Dec. 21-A dispatch from Shanghai to a newspaper here says powder magazine situated in the center of the Chinese camp and HangChow exploded, leveling a square mile of houses. It is estimated that 3,000 soldiers were killed, including the general commanding the forces.

Husband's Rights Curtailed. St. Louis, Dec. Circuit Judge Wood has reversed the ruling of the probate court in regard to the administration of the estate of Mrs. Mary B.

McPherson, holding that the common law that gave the husband absolute right over the person and estate of his wife has ceased to exist. Favorably Reported. Washington, Dee. 21. The house committee on military affairs on Tuesday afternoon ordered a favorable report on the Hull bill, increasing the regular army to 100,000 men.

The vote was 8 to 5 on party lines. May Come to America. New York, Dee. Prominent members of Plymouth church, Brookiyn, that it will be possible to induce Rev. John Watson (Ian MacLaren) to accept the pastorate soon to be cated by Dr.

Lyman Abbott. Dr. Watson is now pastor of the Sefton Presbyterian church, Liverpool. Sergennt Dies in Porto Rico. Washington, Dee.

-Gen. Henry, commanding in Porto Rico, has telegraphed the war department that Sergt. Thomas D. Varley, company C. Eleventh infantry, died of typhoid fever on the 17th inst.

THE PEACE TREATY. of the Famous Document Synopsis Telegraphed from the Spanas Capital- Chicago, Dec. an apparently authentic form the text of the peace concluded ten days ago between treaty Spain and the United States has been made public. Coming, as it does, from Madrid, there is reason to believe that it is genuine. The 17 articles in it is comprised do not differ materialgiven out about ly from summary the time the negotiations were brought to an end.

The first three articles are devoted to a renunciation of Spanish sovereignthe island of and the dity over rect cession of the islands of Porto and the Philippines to the Rico, Guam United States. The article relating to defines the boundaries of the the latter by parallels of latitude and archipelago meridians of longitude, as well as names the compensation of $20,000,000 be paid to Spain by the United States to within three months after the exchange of ratifications. articles from the The succeeding fourth to the eighth, inclusive, secure fo vessels and merchandise for Spanish ten years the same rights of admission to the ports of the Philippines enjoyed by those of the United States: They also provide for the return to Spain of the soldiers captured at Manila at the expense of the United States, and concede to Spain the right to retain the flags and stands of colors on vessels of war, together with the small arms, ordnance, and other munitions of war belonging to the land forces in the Philippines and not captured at the close of hostilities. They further provide for THREE WOMEN PERISH. Terrible Resuit of the Burning of Residence In New Fine York Olty.

-A fierce fire startNew York, handsome house at 260 West Dec. ed in the street, occupied by Seventy-third general agent of Charles H. Raymond, the Mutual Life company, which Insurance at an resulted early in the death of three hour Tuesday morning, persons and the serious injury of several others. The dead are: Mrs. resulted Charles H.

from Raymond, compound years fracture 55 old, Death the leg and internal injuries. Mrs. Victoria Mrs. Underwood, Raymond, of jumped from Zanesville, 0., sister of the third- Fee, story window. burned to death: Harriet domestic, The injured: Charles H.

Raymond, 60 William years, Doerr, shock, 130 overcome by conductor, smoke: injured about the body years, William Ferguson, 36 and scalp butler, wound; face lacerated, overcome by. years, emoke. started in the basement a and The fire in a few minutes the lower part of the house was enveloped in flames. There and Mrs. Victoria Underwas a panic wood, Mrs.

Raymond's younger sister, who had come here from Ohio to spend the Christmas holidays, jumped from the third story window and was killed almost instantly. Mrs. Raymond, who occupied a room on the second floor, was assisted to the window by her husband and stood on. the sill, panic-stricken and calling for help. Two firemen went rapidly up scaling ladders, while people on the street shouted to the Raymonds not to jump.

They were so confused and. frightened and half suffocated that they seemed not to know what they were doing. As the firemen neared the DESIGN FOR MAINE MEMORIAL TO BE ERECTED AT ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND. the mutual release of prisoners of war held by both nations, and mutually renounce all claims for national or private indemnity in consequence of the late Far, as also the title to all government property ceded by the treaty. 'The remaining articles are devoted chiefly to stipulations protecting the personal and property rights of Spanish subjects remaining in the islands, assurance of freedom in religious matters, and the regulation of procedure in the courts.

The obligation entered into by the United States with respect to is limited, however, to the period of actual occupation of the island. For the exchange of ratifications of the treaty six months from the date of affixing the signatures of the members of the joint peace commission the document are assigned. This leaves until June 11, 1899, for final action by the United States senate and the Spanish congress respectively. BATTLE WITH DESPERADOES. Two Killed and One Wounded in a Sanguinary Conflict Between Officers and Outlaws.

Jacksonville, Dec. Two men lie dead at Orange Park, this state, one of them a deputy marshal and the other a noted desperado, as the result of an encounter, while the brother of the desperado is a fugitive and a deputy sheriff is laid up from the result of a pistol wound. Dudley Johnson was the desperado killed. His twin brother, Bradish Johnson, escaped. Deputy Sheriff William Kramer was killed and Deputy Sheriff W.

P. Edwards shot. The officers were trying to arrest the Johnsons, and reached their home just after dark. The Johnsons ran out and commenced shooting. Kramer fell dead.

A general fusillade followed. Edwards engaged in a duel, Deputy during which he was shot and Dudley Johnson fell dead. He continued exchanging shots with Bradish Johnson, but apparently without effect. He Don't Like It. Somerville, Dec, A.

A. Perry, member of Willard C. Kinsley Post 139, G. A. has written a letter to the post severely condemning that address portion of President McKinley's at Atlanta suggesting that it would be proper for the government to assist in care and preservation cf confederate cemeteries.

Naval Veteran Dead. Wilmington, Dec. Capt. Charles Eh Hawley, retired U. S.

died at his home in this city Monday night. He was born in Connecticut and was 65 years old, Not Dead. Port au Prince, Hayti, There is no ground whatever for the rumor lic that President Heureaux, of the repubof San Domingo, has been assassinated. Heureaux arrived Tuesday morning at Jacmel, about 30 miles southwest of Port au Prince, and is in excellent health. Rich Strike.

Colorado Springs, Dee. strike of gold in the Trickler tunnel being driven through Pike's Peak to Increase the water supply of this has caused the most intense excite- city ment in Colorado Springs. The World's Supply of Wheat. An English expert prophesies a universal dearth in the wheat soil supply. is claims that the wheat that.

will producing put upon unequal Even to the strain supply of the now thousands food die because their world disordered ample ache fail to properly assimilate take. Hostetter's the Stomach Bitters strength. en and and tone up enable them to perform digestive on gans, proper functions. This great remedy their dyspepsia, torpid liver, nervousness and in cures ague. Advance of Selence.

for "I office see again," you've, got said your the lightning of the rod up didate. lightning a 'rod," replied the candi "is date, one who of was the matter exploded humbugs of of man, past. What I'm for trying the to to the trolley Tribune. poles up -Chicago Try Grain-01 Grain-01 Ask your grocer to day to show you package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. as The children may drink it without like injury well as the adult.

All who try it it. GRAINO has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Jan. but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomachs receive it without distress. 1-4 the price of coffee. 15 cts.

and 25 cts. per package. Sold by all grocers. The Girl In Love, She's timid and believes in peace, She shrinks from war's alarms; Yet, womanlike, she'll never cease To love the call to arms. -Judge.

Holiday Excursions. Excursion tickets will be sold at all tions on the North- Western line (C. N. W. R'y, C.

St. M. P. V. M.

O. R'y, S. C. P.R,. and F.

E. R. to all other points on this system and on the Union Pacifie Railroad, within 200 miles of the selling station, at greatly reduced rates, December 24, 25, 26 and 31, 1898, and January 1 and 2, 1800, good until January 4, 1899. Apply for to agents Chicago R'y full par ticulars. Agricultural.

"Our town," exclaimed the man who bad accumulated most of the desirable lots, "has flourished like a great tree." "Yes." said the town cynic, "we hare done the rooting and you the grafting." Cincinnati Enquirer. Home Cheap Excursions, On North. November Wester 1, 15, Line December sell 6 and 2, the will home seekers' excursion tickets, with favorable time limits, to numerous points in the West and South at exceptionally low rates. For tickets and full information apply to agents Chicago North-Western R'y. Tested and Found Wanting, Mrs.

Matchmaker--Marie, do you think Mr. Slowman is in earnest? Miss Matchmaker- I'm afraid not, min ma. I mentioned diamonds last evening, and he only yawned Jewelers' Weekly. Coughing Leads to Consumption. Kemp's Balsam will stop the Cough at once.

Go to your druggist to-day and get? sample bottle free. Large bottles 25 and 30 cents. Go at once; delays are dangerous. The Climate Forbids It. Biggs -Is it true that Smith, the iceman, is dead? Boggs -Yes, poor fellow.

He cuts no la Life. Lane's Family Medicine. Moves the bowels each day. In order to be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on the liver and kidneys.

Cures sick headache. Price 25 and 50c. Some people are so skeptical that they even doubt their own Chicago Daily News. Rheumatism, Send for information if you are suffering, to the Rheumatic Treatment Mt. Chenens, Michigan, P.

O. B. 1002. We all love to see a smart man make a slip it reconciles us to being -Tom Topics. To Care a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tableta.

An druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c. A play is never satisfactory if there is: man or woman left over when the pairing of occurs in the last act. -Atchison Globe. Piso's Cure for Consumption has no equal as a Cough medicine, F.

M. Abbott, 380 Seneca Buffalo, N. May 9, 1804. Some people seldom lend a helping band unless it is to help themselves. -Ram's Hon.

Stand straight and strong- -St. Jacobo Oil cures lame back- cures promptly. A good man's son inherits poverty. Spur ish Proverb. Sore and stiff from cold; don't wait ani Suffer; use St.

Jacobs Oil and get cured. Some lovers think that in order to be stant they must be frequent. Town Topics The pain that tortures- sciatica. Cure that cures it- St. Jacobs Oil.

When eyes snap, it must be the lashes that Golden Days. Use St. Jacobe Oil and say to rheumatia: "Will see you later." If you take a cat to bed do not complain of its Spanish Proverb. Use St. Jacobs Oil promptly and freely And say good-bye to neuralgia.

He who sows thorns must not go barefoot -Spanish Proverb. sprain may cripple but St. Jacobi 03 Will cure it before it can. It cures. window Mrs.

Raymond stumbled and fell. Her night dress caught on a rung of the ladder and her body whirled around as it fell to the flagged area. She was picked up unconscious and was taken to Roosevelt hospital, where she died Tuesday night. Mrs. Raymond was the first president of the New York Red Cross and was also chief patron of the Red Cross hospital.

Upon the opening of hostilities with Spain Mrs. Raymond volunteered to go to any post that the society might assign her. The flags carried by the Red Cross steamer Texas when it carried supplies to the front were the work and gift of Mrs. Raymond. Costly Fire in Montreal.

Montreal, Dec. fire which broke out at 11:45 o'clock Tuesday night completely gutted the big dry goods warehouse of S. Greenshields' Son one of the largest dry goods houses in Canada. Half an hour after the fire started the roof fell in and ten minutes later one of the walls tell out into Craig street and the other into McGill street. The fire wall the Greenshields building from the separating dry goods house of McIntyre, Son Co.

collapsed and the flames gutted the premises of that firm. The loss on MeIntyre stock and building will reach $200,000. The loss on Greenshields' will probably exceed $300,000. Pardoned. Pardoned.

Jackson, Dec. Gov. MeLaurin has pardoned Will Purvis, the famous Marion county white who was once unsuccessfully capper, this state for the murder hanged in of a fellow broken in capper. neck was not white Purvis' his fall from the of and owing to the threatening scaffold, attitude the crowd around the jail the sheriff did not make a second cute his prisoner, Purvis exeattempt to cued was later resby a mob and hidden for some time, but finally gave himself away to the authorities, and his up was commuted to life sentence imprisonment. Will Be Set Free.

Houston, Dec. 21. Thomas has Tinsley, been a New York millionaire in jail here for 22 who months for himself contempt and of will court, has partially to-day be permitted purged to go free. Tinsley, as president of the to turn the company, refused Glenwood Cemetery over books of the to a receiver appointed company after his committal to by the court to the state court of jail. He appealed preme court, federal and circuit state sur appeals, and finally to the courts preme court, United States SUall of which district judge.

upheld the St. Footpads Louis, Dec. Prevent Church 21. Going. tional ministers of St.

Louis Congregaence have decided conferthat the cause empty pews at evening church services of is cocasioned have appointed by a fear of committee footpads, and ministers to render of three the that any assistance to suppress the evil. may necessary to be Washington, Ex-Queen Dec. Protests. Liliuokalani has 21. Ex-Queen protest against sent to the senate a the crown lands the of appropriation by the of i United States Good Digestion Waits on appetite, or it should do 50, bot this can be only when the stomach is in healthy condition.

Hood's Sarsaparilla tones and strengthens the stomach that digests food easily and naturally and then all dyspeptic troubles vanish. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is America's Greatest Medicine. Price Hood's Pills cure Liver Ills. 25 cents What do the Children Drink? Don't give them tee or Have you tried the new food drink called GRAIN-02 It is delicious and nourishing and takes the place of coffee. The more Grain-0 you give the children the more health you distr bate through their systeths.

Grain- is made of pure grains, and when properly, prepared tastes like the choice grades of coffee but costs about 48 much. All grocers sell it. 15c, and 25c. Try Grain-0! Insist that your grocer GRAES-0 Accept no Imitation. PROFITABLE for can be popular secured as magasina! i EMPLOYMENT Good to Indies of tact inform and LOPE Band for letter NOR 0.