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Brace Up.

You are feeling depressed, your appetite
is poor, you are bothered with Headache,
you are tidgetty, nervous and general out
of sorts and want to BRACE up. Brace up
or bitters, which have for their basis very
cheap, bad whiskey, and which stimulate
you for an hour, and then leave you in
worse condition than before, What you
want is an Alternative that will purify our
blood, start healthy action of Liver and
Kidneys, restore your vitality and give
renewed health and strength. Such medi-
cine you will find in Electric Bitters and
only so cents bottle, at f. C. Williams,
Jr. q Co., Drug Store.
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HEALTH IS WEALTH

DR.. e. G. WEsT's NERVE AND BRAIN TREAT
MEsT, a guaranteed specific for Hysteris, Dir
illness, Convulsions Fits, Nervous Neuralgia,
Headache, Nervous Prostration. caused by
the use of alcohol or tobacco, Wskefulness,
Mental Depression, Softening of Brain, re-
srlting IN insanity and leading to misery,
decay and death, Premature Old Age. Bar.
renness, Losses and Spermatorrhoe caused
by over-exertion of the brain; Self Abuse or
Over Indulgence. Each box contains one
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for S. 90, sent by mail prepaid on receipt of
price.
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A Well Disciplined Pair.

1--WE got dog" said the West
Side woman to her East Side visitor,
"that actually balances himself on
his head at command"
"That's nothing retorted tn
East Side woman, 'I've got hus-e
band whose hair stands straight up
when / speak to him. MilsoauEee
Sentinel.
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Didn't Like the European Plan.

Aunt Furby Lowe-How thin that
city chap looks that's staying over
to the Smiths. They say he jest
got back from Europe.
Uncle ST Lowe-I should think he
would look thin eff he's been over
there. / stayed at one O. them there
European hotels in the city t'other
day and they charged me 50 day,
and l didn't get bite to cat the
hull time Puck.
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The Best Comes Later.

Briggs-I'm astonished that Clara
Van de Milk doesn't find out the
character of that dissolute foreigner
she's about to marry. Why, that
girl used to be able to read a man
like book.
Dobbs-Probably she's satisfied
in this case to read only the title
Detroit Free Press.
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Worth Its Weight in Gold.

If you feel depressed, your appe-
lite is poor and are troubled with
dizziness of the head, billiousness or
dyspepsia, DR.. Lees Liver Regulator
will cure you. Trial size bottles free.
A well known physician in New
York advises all his patients that suf-
fer with Coughs and Colds, to use
Pan-Tina Cough and Consumption
Cure. Trial bottles free at John Lee
Fout's drug store.
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She Endorsed 1t.

A young woman who had check
for $l4 on a certain Detroit bank
presented it at the cashiers desk
and he politely said, you will please
indorse it, Miss" She took it over
to the desk and wrote on the back,
II want this money awful bad yours
truly please pay the bearer.-Detroit
Free Press.
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Trades and Occupations.

THE YouTH's COMPANION for 1891
will give an instructive and helpful
Series of Papers, each of which de-
scribes the character of some leading
Trade for Boys or Occupation for
Girls. They give information as to
the Apprenticeship required to learn
each, the Wages to be expected, the
Qualities needed in order to enter,
and the prospects of Success. Adj
dress. THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
Boston, MASS.
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Allow me to add my tribute to the
efficacy of Ely's Cream Balm. 1
was suffering from severe attack of
influenza and catarrh and was in
duced to try your remedy. The re-
suit was marvellous. l could hardly
articulate, and in less than twenty
four hours the catarrhal symptoms
and my hoarseness disappeared and /
was able TO sing heavy role in
Grand Opera with voice unimpared.
| strongly recommend it to all sing
ers.-Wm. II. Hamilton, Leading
Bosso Of the G. D. Hess Grand Opera
Co
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w. Va. Central and B. & O.

CHARLEsTowN, W. VA, Feb. g.
The most important bill introduced
in the legislature to-day was by
Representative Fenley in the House
TO extend fifteen years to the time in
which the West Virginia Central
and Pittsburg Railroad Company
has to make connection with the
Chesapeake & Ohio and the Balti-
more & Ohio Railway.
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An Affinity.

Algernon-I don't dwink any
thing stronger than soda and ginger
ale now.
Tom-That's where you are max
ing great mistake.
Algernon-Mistake 2
Tom-Yes, those soft drinks go
straight to your head Detroit Free
Press.
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A CAVE WITH SKELETONS. VIM.
Hendricks, a farmer of Harrison
county, Indiana, on making trip
through piece of timber land on
his farm, found that large portion
of earth had fallen into a vacancy
below. He and his neighbors pro-
ceeded to explore the place. They
found it to be cave and much larg
er at the bottom than at the top and
had perfect floor, without an out
let, and though the walls were not
perfect, they bear the resemblance
Of having been sealed years ago.
Skeletons of human beings and a
large number of flint tools were un-
carthed.
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This Occurred in Chicago.

Mrs. Longacre (recently divorced)
Pardon me, were you addressing
me =?
Berrimen-N-no, madam. |
merely remark that you were a regal
looking women.
Mrs. Longacre (swcetly)--How
stupid of me. ! thought you said
egal.'-Judge.
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Tnr TAYLOR MANUFACTURERS Co.

The TAYLOR MANUFACTURING Co.
"A special from Chambersburg Pa,
20 the Philadelphia Press says: DAT
meeting here Of the Stockholders
Of The Taylor Manufacturing Com
pany, statement of the assets of
Company showed that they were
nominally S6s6.O29 IS, actual assets
$4,000. The liabilities are about
$6S9,S77 SO. A committee was ap-
pointed to make an examination of
the affairs of the Company and re-
port at meeting to be held next
Friday. The old board of Directors
were reelected. 1t is thought that
the Company will be able to resume
business ct an early date.n
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Guarantee Six Boxes

To cure any case. With each order received
by US for six boxes, accompanied by $500,
we will send the purchaser written guaran-
tee to refund the money ifthe treatment does
not effect cure. Guarantees issued only by
McLAIN BROTHERS, Druggists, sole agents,
McLain Block, corner Market and Twelfth
streets, Wheeling, W. We. aug .2'90,ly
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Business Aoumen.

Cautious customer (who had h eard
the high prices charged in retail
drug stores)-How much do you
charge for 10 cents worth Of tooth
powderl
Drug clerk-For the best quality,
rs cents.-Ne,os.
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Built Like An Hour Glass.

"Oh, papa, you are to good this
diamond belt is a poem -
"Belt2 Why, my dear girl. 1
bought that for necklace I"
"You dear old soul How did
you ever expectme to get this little
thing around my neck!'-Lfe.
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The Pulpit and the Stage

Rev. F. M. Shrout, Pastor United
Brethren Church, Blue Mound, Kan,
says; 81 feel it my duty to tell what
vendors DR.. Kings New Discovery
has done for me. My Lungs were
badly diseased, and my parishioners
thought could only live a few
weeks. I took five BOTTLES of DR..
Kings New Discovery and am sound
and well, gaining 26 lbs. in weight. !"
Arthur Love, Manager Loves Fun
ny Folks Combination, writes "Af
ter a thorough trial and convincing
evidence, l am confident DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption,
beats 'em all, and cures when every
thing else fails. The greatest kind
ness | can do my many thousand
friends is to urge them to try it I"
Free trial bottles at E. G. Williams,
Jr. g. Oo's Drug Store. Regular sizes
Soc. and $l.00.
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Epoch.

The transition from long, linger-
ing and painful sickness to robust
health marks an epoch in the life of
the individual. Such a remarkable
event is treasured in the memory
and the agency whereby the good
health has been attained is grateful
ly blessed. Hence that it is that so
much is heard in praise of Electric
Bitters. So many feel they owe their
restoration to health, to fhe use OF
the Great Alternative and Tonic. II
you are troubled with any disease OF
Kidneys, Liver or Stomach, OF long
or short standing you willsurely find
relief by use of Electric Bitters.
Sold at SOC. and 81 per bottle at =.
G. Williams, Jr. & Cos. Drug Store.
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A Promlsin 9 Student.

Pastor-Reginald, suppose you
have learned great deal at Sab
bath School that you never knew be-
fore
Reginald (new scholar)-Yes,
sir. I've learned how to pinch PEN
MES and l can swear like a grown
up man.-Brooklyn Life.
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BuckIen's Arnica SaIve.

THE Best SALvE in the world for cuts Bruis-
es, Sores, Ulcer, Salt Rheum, Fever, Sores
letter Chapped Hands, Chilblains Conges-
ton, Eruptions, and it positively cures Piles
,r no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price rs cents per box at r. g. Williams, Jr.
Co.'S Drug Store.
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This Was a Wicked Trick.

She How did you get your rival
out If the way at the supreme mo-
ment?
He-Induced him to join foot
ball eleven. His mail goes to the
hospital yet. Munsey's Weekly.
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$500 REWARD.

We will pay the above reward for any case
of Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, Sick Head
ache, Indigestion, Constipation or Costive.
ness we cannot cure with Vests Vegetable
Liver Pills, when the directions are strictly
complied with. They are purely Vegetable,
and never fail to give satisfaction. Sugar
Coated Large boxes, containing 80 pills,
rs cents. Beware of counterfeits and imita-
tons. The genuine manufactured only by
THE JOHN g. WEST COMPANY, CHI
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The Wahpeton times., 1891-02-19
AMONGTHETOILERs.

The unemployed of Toronto held
parade and demonstration. They bore q
flag with the motto BREAD or Work.
Vague threats of violence were made, and
the demonstration will be renewed.
All the miners employed in all the coal
mines along the line of the Louisville.
Evansville & st Louis railway, between
Evansville and Huntingburg, Ind, with
the exception of one mine at Chandler
station, have gone out on strike.
The National Miners convention at Col.
umbus, Ohio, has adopteda resolution that
all miners and mine workers in the United
States demand the eight hour work day
May next. and that no miner remain in
the mines longer than eight hours,
A mob gathered around Clark's thread
mills at Newark, and stoned building in
which the non-union spinners were, break.
ing every window in the building. Several
girls were crushed and one girl was dubbed
A ninc-year-old boy was shot in the foot.
1t is thought there is likelihood of a worse
riot and the probabilities are tn at militie
police, it is feared, will be unable to cope
with the crowds.
The first annual convention ofthe United
Mine Workers Of America was opened with
fully 800 delegates present, representing tif
teen states of the Union, the special object
of which is to make definite arrangements
for the Inauguration of the cight-hour day
on May 1, 1891 The day was devoted to
speechmaking and organization. Samu el
Gompcrs, of the American Federation of
Labor, made speech in which he prophe-
sled the success of the eight-hour move
mcnt
The Wahpeton times., 1891-02-19
SPORTING TRIPLES

Mahr, the champaign pugilist ofIrcland,
and Lambert of Canada fought at the Peli-
can club, London, recently for f1,2OO
side. Lambert was knocked out in the
first round.
The California Athletic club has received
q telegram from Fitzsimmons saying that
he would give no definite answer about
meeting Jim Hall until after his theatrical
engagement is concluded.
The following officers of the Southern
Minnesota Collegiate Base Ball league
have beeu elected: d. G. Coolidge of Pills
bury president; L. O. johnson of st Olaf
secretary; Il. A. Baker of Carleton, trcaSur-
or.
A cable dispatch was received from Lon
don which stated that the Ormonde club
has decided to offer purse of $1,000 for a
twelvc-romd glove contest between Frank
T. Slavin and John L. Sullivan. The dis
patch stated that slavin had signitied his
willingness to battle for the purse. Sui
livan had been notified from here of the
Ormondc clubs offer.
Carl Hourltz, lawyer who recently
came here from New York, was cowhided
by his wife while i'll company with a trav-
cling salesman named Phillips and two I'M
known women. Hourlitz's wife drove up
i'll cab and, alighting, at once began
whipping Hourlitz over the head, cxclaim.
ing, $50 this is the reason you leave your
wife and children every night, is it?"
1lourlitz received several cuts before his
friend could interfere. The latter then
seized the cowhide and, throwing it into
the street, told Mrs. Hourlitz she would
better go home. She then climbed back
into her cab and was driven away.
The Wahpeton times., 1891-02-19
CASUALTIES,

A cyclone at Helena, Ala, did consider
bic damage to property, but no lives were
lost.
The Alonzo Mine Rock house, at Houton,
Mich, has been destroyed by fire. 1t will
close down the stamp mill.
a scatlold upon new thcatcr Mt Jersey
City, N. j., fell. Nine workmcn We're in
jured, but none fatally.
Prof. George b. Dodge, we'll known
throughout the West, was run over and in
stantly killed while attempting to board q
moving train at Alton, Ill.
BY an explosion of gas in the new shaft
at Simpson S Watkins mine at Wyoming,
Pa, Nat Kane and Charles Kirk were killed
and William Ross and Luther Michael
fatally injured.
Eleven persons are lying at their homes
in st. Louis in a precarious condition from
the effects of eating some poisoned head
cheese, bought Of farmer. Onc-NIrs.
Kate O'Dell-will probably die. The others
are expected to recover.
The steamer Catalina, from Catalina isl
ands, reports finding wreckagc of the sloop
Fawn. which left San Pedro for Catalina.
The occupants ofthesloop, Andrew Rule and
Alexander Urquhart, leading merchants of
San Pedro, are undoubtedly drowned.
A snow slide came down San Bernardo
mountains and swept away five men just
as they were about to enter the San Bernar-
do mine. They We're carried down the
mountain some distance and w. ID. Rice
and William Murray were crushed to death.
The other three were slightly injured.
The Wahpeton times., 1891-02-19


fight with one other husbands admirers
andpulled off her mask and part of her
costume, She went home with her hus-
band, and procured dose of strychnine
and committed suicide.
Charles E. Edgerton, prominent citizen
and hardware merchant and president of
the Iowa State Saving bank, was found in
his room over his store, with his throat cut.
Some advanced the idea of financial trou-
bles connected with his banking matters
caused him to commit the deed. The
event seems to have aroused slight dis
trust of the financial condition of the bank
during the day.
The great strike of sixteen thousand coke
workers matcrialized. There is hardly q
man ut work in the whole district outside
ofthosc employed by WI. Rainey. There
is every reason to believe that the fight will
be hotly contested. 1t is confidently cx-
pected in labor circles that the employees of
out on sahfs srfs but hey 20 not here @ viii
be serious trouble
The Wahpeton times., 1891-02-19
JACKS LAST VICTIM.
The Woman Murdered In whisso sohape,
Identified ~ an Unfortunate.

Identified ~ an Unfortunate.
LONDON. Feb. 14.-The woman found
dead in the Whitechapel district this morn
ing, and who is supposed to hane been
murdered by the fend known as "Jack the
Ripper" was about twenty-five years of age
and quite good looking.
She was found lying on her back with
her head nearly severed from her body.
There was also severe wound on the back
of her head, caused, it is thought. by the
severe fall she experienced when her assail-
ant knocked her down. The woman has
been identified as an unfortunate known as
"Carroty Nell"
Whitechapel. as in the case of the other
murders where unfortunate women were
the victims of an unknown assassin, is
thronged with police and crowded with
people who have come from all parts OF
London to visit the scene of the latest MUIR
der mystery. The police searched all the
cattle ships without any result but later in
the day they arrested a man whose clothes
were ragged, but who had o refined appear
ance. No trace of blood was found upon
the man taken into custody, but he was
held for examination or suspicion.
The scare caused by the latest work of
Jack the Ripper is most intense. The
police confess that they have not the slight
est clue, but they are convinced that the
murder is the work Of the criminal respon-
sible for the similar murders committed in
this district some time ago.
The fact is obvious that the murderer was
interrupted while at work and that he must
have hurriedly escaped from one end OF the
thoroughfare as the officer entered the
other. The officer caused an immediate
search to be made in every nook in the Vi
cinity, without success. All the docks,
wharves and river boats have been over
hauled in VAIN, and the despair and bewil-
derment Of the police officials were never
greater.
The Wahpeton times., 1891-02-19
WICKEDNESSES.

Lloyd Mckee, who was killed by the
Shatter brothers at Peaksville, Mo-. fatally
stabbed one ofhis murderers before dying.
The deficit occasioned by transactions o
Cashier Spaulding, of the Aver, Mass.
bank, will reach at least So, 600.
In Cincinnati Adolph Trauerbock shot
and mortally wounded his wife then suicid-
ed.
George w. Depree, one of the proprietors
Of the New Orleans States. was arrested, on
the charge of sending papers containing
lottery advertisements through the mails.
A reign of terror exits at Shawneetown,
Ind, T., over the murder of negro
Everybody goes armed and nobody stirs
out OF the house after dark.
An Arkansas legislative committee finds
that cx-Treasurcr Woodruff is short over
$4,000 in his accounts, and recommends
criminal proceedings against him.
Charles Ritter teller of the First National
Bank of Evansville, Ind, has been found
$4,000 short in his accounts. Ritter has
confessed.
Secretary Moore, of the National Mule
Spinners' association, is in receipt ofa form
al notice of a boycott that has been placed
on Clarks thread by the American Fedora
ton of Labor.
Richard Mandelbaum, of the firm of
Mandelbaum e. Son, wholesale liquor mer-
chants of San Francisco, left suddenly for
Australia, leaving the firm embarrassed to
the extent of $4,000.
w. w. Treadwell, the postmaster at
Sheepshead Bay, N. Y. has decamped. 1t
registered letters and has not settled his ac-
counts with the department for some time.
AT Greenville, s. c., during a dispute
over game of cards. Maj. WA. Williams,
prominent and popular citizen was shot
through the heart and instantly killed by
J. B. Williams. The murderer escaped.
F. w. Smith of Denver, who is thought
to be the head of the Gun Wa Chinese
medical concern that is in operation
throughout the country, has surrendered
in Milwaukee.
United States authorities have arrested
DIR. G. w. Williamson, an old citizen of
Omaha, on the charge OF defraudinga num-
Der of New York and Boston capitalists in
Denver real estate deal.
William H. Sistare, of the Wall street
banking firm of Sistarc Bros, bankers, has
has been locked up, charged with swind-
ling August Hecksher of Philadelphia out
Of $G0, 900. The history of the case is we'll
known.
At Guthrie, Okla, Mrs. Frank Alcorn
purchased some oil of wormwood at drug
store and gave overdoses to her three child
rem. One is dead another is dying and the
third is in All almost helpless condition.
The. drug clerk failed to label the phial
poison"
Thomas Williamson, known as "salva.
ton Tom" from the fact that he was lead
er ofthe Sedalia branch of the Salvation
Army, was convicted of the murder of Jeff.
erson and Charles Moore, father and son.
in May last, and was sentenced to be hang.
cd March 20. Williamson issixty-five years
old, and an effort was made to secure his
acguital on the ground of insanity, but it
failed.
In company with her husband, Mrs
Mary Doescher attended . masked ball a
Turner Hall, Dubuque. While there she
became 80 jealous other husbands atten.
tons to other women that she engaged in Z
The Wahpeton times., 1891-02-19
TOOK HER OWN LIFE.
Suicide in Winona of Mrs. Villa
Hayes Laird.

Suicide in Winona of Mrs. william
Hayes Laird.
W1NoSA. Minn., Special, Feb. 14.-This
morning Mrs. William Hayes Laird of this
city committed suicide at the residence of
Mr.. Laird's parents. Mrs. Laird had been
visiting at her old home in Pennsylvania
for several months and returned to Winona
yesterday, being accompanied home from
Chicago by her husband.
This morning when Mr.. Laird rose his
wife complained of feeling sick, and he
went down to breakfast, leaving her in bed.
When he returned to their room half an
hour later he found his wife unconscious,
having taken a dose of chloral. Before
medical assistance could arrive she expired.
She lett letter to her husband. showing
the affair had been plainly premeditated
In the letter she stated the reasons tor her
suicide, but these were not given to the
public.
Mrs. Laird evidently had brought the
chloral with her from the East as she had
not made any purchases alter meeting her
husband in Chicago. Mrs. Laird was mar
ried to Will Hayes Laird OF this city at
her home in Kingston, Pa, three years ago.
and was but twenty-threc years of age.
Her remains were taken East tonight, in
charge of Mr.. Laird.
The Wahpeton times., 1891-02-19
FOREIGN,

Medical men in Berlin have finally dub
bed the Koch lymph "tubcrculine."
Premier Castillo at Madrid recently read
q paper on the discovery of America, first
ofa series by savants on America.
Three Chilian mcn-of war, which have
seeded from the insurgcnt fleet, have ar
rived at Montevidco, Uruguay.
1t is reported at Zanzibar that Maj. Wiss-
mann is fighting the natives ofMasindi
near kilimaNjaro.
The Berlin police have been ordered not
to permit workingmcn to assemble in
groups, and to promptly arrest any fouud
melting labor demonstration.
In the British house of commons the bill
to permit n widowcr to marry his diseased
witc's sister passed its second rcading-202
to 15O
The daughter of the late Charles Brad
laugh is his solchcir The property left by
him includes the National Rcformcr and
valuable library of 1000 volumes.
The saw mills owned by James McLaren
at New Edinburgh, Ont, were burned, with
over half million feet Of lumber. Loss
over $125,0Oo.
Bishop Dwycr of Limerick has issued a
pastoral severely condcmning the increase
of Sunday athletic entertainments in Ire
land