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Unocoupied Public Lands.

The governor of Wisconsin was recently II
New York on visit, undertaken with thu
object of promoting the settlement of some
unoccupied parts Of Wisconsin He mad, adj
the statement then that there are 25.O0O.O OOt
acres of land In the state unoccupied ant
unimproved and suitable to the requirement.
of settlers having some knowledge of agrl
culture These figures may seem large t.
New YOrkeis who read OF the sale of rea
estate by square feet, but. when compared
with the acreage of some other states In un
used land Wisconsin's figures are almost In
significant.
1t is a fact that no one knows exactly how
much unoccupled land there Is in the United
States. All the figures on the subject art
contectural. There are In the United States
1,O0OOOO.OOO acres Of surveyed public lands
and about 900, O,O0O,OOO acres of unsurveyed
undeveloped and Indian lands and reserva
tions The greater part of the mountainous
region Of the Rockies has never been accu
rtely surveyed, and recent figures from the
state of Nevada show the unsurveyed por.
ton to be In excess of the surveyed part by
over 6,OOO,OOO acres. In California. too.
there is a very large amount of unsmrveyed
land, and In all the territories millions OF
acres of the same kind.-New York Sun.
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The Secret of al.m,..


In certain drawing room the other
afternoon we were talking of some
well-known superstitions and, among
others, of that secret room in the castle
Of Glamis. which, Sir Walter Scott tells
us, is known only to the earl Of Strath-
more, his heir-apparent, and one other
person in whom the earl may choose
to confide. One of our party told us
an amusing story concerning this
secret chamber of Glamis. Once, when
stopping at the castle In autumn. a
curious and indiscreet visitor took ad.
vantage of the hosts absence to sug-
gest plan by which the whereabouts
Of the hidden chamber should be re-
vealed. The castle was full and It was
proposed that each guest should hasten
to his or her room and hang his or her
pillow out Of the window, while one
visitor was told to mark on such win
dow as displayed NO white signal, In
the middle of carrying out this pretty
plan the master of the castle returned
Unexpectedly and great was his wrath
at this unseemly curiosity. Never had
the owner Of Glamis appeared in SO
towering a passion. The display OF
temper Is hardly to be wondered at
Tor the Glamis secret Is regarded with
an extraordinary seriousness by the
Strathmore family and when impaired
to the heir has been known to fill him
with gloom hard to dlspel.-Sketch.
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THE BRIDE OBJECTED.

She insisted That the Word obey" Be
Omitted from the Marriage Ceremony.
A strong g-minded-looking young
woman and a resigned-looking man
called at the city hall, New York. the
other day, and asked to see the mayor.
II want to get married." she an
nounced.
A moment later they stood before
Mayor Strong. The woman asked for
the book containing the marriage cere-
mony and scanned 1t over until she
came to the passage Love. honor and
obey"
Tho bridegroom tugged at her dress
and said: Never mind. Pauline. now.
You needn't do it anyhow when we are
married"
The bride ignored him. and said:
"Mr. Mayor. wish you wonld leave the
word obey out when you marry u.s."
well. we'll" said his honor. "is this
the new woman?"
mo, sir; I'm not the new woman,
but l believe in equality. That word
obey is a relic Of barbarism- 1t comes
from the time when women were in
bondage"
The Mayor then left the word out.
The pair gave their names as Charles
Sossinger and Pauline E. Becker. OF
Philadelphia. .
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,JunIke ting Trlps.


The Dolphin will be busy this summer.
She will start to-day, with Assistant Secre.
tary McAdoo, on trip to embrace the naval
reserve stations. 49,
Starting from Baltimore, the ship. will
touch at all the northern ports where head.
luarters of the reserve are. The cruise VIII
last about thirty days and may extend to Z,
will later take Secretary Herbert on a trip
to the naval stations Of the north, inslId-
mouth There is no regular station Mt Bar
Harbor, but the ship Will go there neyerthe-
less. She will reach Newport when the sea
bon Is at Its height.
The Register Believes that official inspec.
lion by the naval authorities should be made
In a vessel Of the navy. This is the proper
course. But is not the practice being over
lone and too much government coal con-
sumetf on junkefs? Is the duty to be per
formed commensurate with the outlay, OF
eould 1t not be discharged as well and much
questions naturally arise, and they will oc-
cur to the voters, we suspect to the detrt,
ment Of the service In Congress.-Army and
Navy Register.
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lie Will Not Drown himself.
From the Troy, N. Y. rimea)

From the Troy, N. T., T1meAJ
r. W. Edwards. of Lansingburgh, was
Frustrated by sunstroke during the war
and It has entailed on him peculiar ana
serious consequences. At present writ
Ing Mr.. e. II . prominent officer OF Post
Lyon. g. A. R., Cohoes. and q past AID
de-camp on the stan of the commander
in-chief Of Albany Co. In an interview
with . reporter. he said:
Il was wounded and sent to the hos
pdtal At Winchester. They sent me to-
gether with others to WashinSton-&
ride Of about 100 miles. Having no room
IN the oox cars we were placed race UP
on the bottom Of nat cars. The sun beat
down upon our unprotected heads.
When I reached Washington I was In
sensible and was unconscious for ten
days while in the hospital. An abscess
gathered In my ear and broke; 1t has
been gathering and breaking ever since.
The result of this 100 mile ride and sun
stroke. was. heart disease. nervous pros
eration. insomnia and rheumatism;
completely shattered system which gave
ne no rest night or day. AZ . last re-
sort took some P12k Pills and they
helped me to q wonderful degree. My
rheumatism Is gone. my heart failure.
dyspepsia, and constipation are about
gone and the abscess In my ear has
stopped dischargtng and my head Feels
as clear as a bell when before 1t felt as
tered nervous system Ii now nearly
sound. Look at those fingers" Mr.. Ed
wards said. do. they look as II there
was any rheumatism there?" He moved
his fingers rapidly and freely and strode
about the room like q young boy. "A
year ago those fingers were Gnarled at
the Joints and 80 stiff that could not
hold pen. My knees would swell up
and could not straighten my leg out.
Ny Joints would squeak when moved.
II cannot begin to tell you." said
breath. what my feeling IL at pres
ent. think II you lifted ten years
right OF my life and left me prime
and vigorous at forty-seven could
feel no better. was an old man
and could only drag myself painfully
about the house. Now I can walk on
without any trouble That in ITSELF
continued Mr.. Edwards. would be suffi-
Client to give me cause for rejoicing, but
when you come to consider that am no
longer what you might call nervous and
that my heart Is apparently nearly
healthy and that can sleep nights you
in extravagant praise of Pink Pills.
These pills quiet my nerves, take that
awful pressure from my head and at
the same time enrich my blood. There
seemed to be no circulation in my lower
limbs year ago. my legs being cold and
clammy at times. Now the circulation
there IL as full and as brisk az at any
other part of my body. used to be so
light-headed and dizzy from my nervous
disorder that frequently fell while
crossing the floor of my house. Spring
life. and am looking forward to busy
moi aon nf
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Eaatnrn Men.laciiY.

The Judge of Western court, In order To
secure a safer and more civilized condition
of affairs In the court room asked the
twelve jurymen and the ten attorneys pres
ent to place their pistols in pile In one
corner of the room. but there seemed to be
some hesitancy in complying with the re-
quest and the Judge Insisted.
IF yonr honor will put his down, first,
the balance of us will foIler suit"
"Certainiy, gents replied his honor, and
In few minutes all the others had done
the same excepting the sheriff and his dep
uty. who We're not included. and twenty
three pistols were reposing peacefully on
the floor
whipping out a gun, ..the first man that
goes near that pile gifts it In the neck
- In an instant every mans hand went to
his other hip pocket and ms his honor dived
behind the desk twenty-five bullets went
through the window back Of where he had
been sitting and twenty-tw men were wait
Ing for him to stick his head up. but he did
nothing SO rash.
..Put up them guns" he yelled: "put up
them guns, or III fine every d one of you
for contempt Of court.'-New York Sun.
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cRossINo III: ROCKIES.
Il Is Not All Rugged Nature That At
I tract. the Travellers Attention.

Il Ii Not All Rugged Nature That At
tracts the Travellers Attention.
Crossing the Rocky Mountains on the
Northern Pacific Railroad affords an
opportunity for thoughtful mind to
canvass the possibilities of time and
wonder what shook the earth on Its
crazy bone. Covered with Christmas
trees. snow and mules, the mountains
rise about you like thirsty crowd
when some one says beer" To climb
these high places big engines coined
by the hand Of man SO strong that they
could pull anything with two ends to
1t, are put on ahead, and the train jogs
uphill as II the grade was the other
way. A man smoking a joint Of fish
pole got on the train at Helena, and
when he wasn't setting fire to his fish
pole he was telling US that he was the
principal man around there and had
information to let. There was a fence
SO near the track we thought we could
read sign on 1t: go to Fleming 4
Leweaux for your condition powders"
this man told us that the fence was
thirty-five miles away and still going
A mountain that had been dug out to
allow the train to pass by without run
ming into the river. we found was sew
enty-five miles away. The train
stopped at little town called Busted
Knuckle. The largest building was a
saloon. A sign read Beer cents a
glass;" and we found that about half
the people that travelled got left at that
town; the saloon, instead of being a
half block, as 1t looked, was in reality
twelve miles in the country. Near a
station house COW and horse and
q few pigs were sourrounded by fence;
the COW was standing bow-legged in
order to eat grass without interfering
with the fence. and the horse seemed
crowded for room, while the pigs rooted
around down stairs; this Information
tank led us to believe that the piece
of ground contained 100 acres of land,
more or less, according to the govern
ment survey. He got off at the next
stop and took charge Of a yoke of oxen.
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MICROBES OF ALCOHOLISM.
This Is . New Fad which the Medical
Profession May Adopt.

This Is . New Fad which the Medical
Profession May Adopt.
"The funniest theory I ever heard
regarding drunkenness as a disease"
said DR.. Henry 8. Trigg. the brilliant
ex-chief of the Bureau Of Contagious
Diseases, who is making special
study of alcoholism in Its varied and
interesting, II not exactly pleasant,
phases, acute, chronic and otherwise,
"is held by gentleman who runs
somewhat celebrated retreat for So
called dipsomaniacs not far from the
city Of Hartford, Conn. This genius
holds-and he has been many years in
the business-that drunkenness is con-
tagious. just like measles or typhoid
fever. He believes that the disease
can be communicated directly from one
who Is infected with 1t to one whose
system is in condition to receive the
infection. According to his theory, a
drunkard should be locked up. not
alone for his own good, but because
he ts constant menace to others
when permitted to go at large. Sounds
comical, does 1t not? Yet the good
doctor can eHpound his theory by the
hour, and bring excellent sounding
reasons to his side Of the question.
As for me. cannot quite accept the
contagion theory. but would not be
surprised to wake up some day and
and in my newspaper that some scien-
tiat has discovered the bacillus Of al
eoholism. am strongly impressed
with the idea. gained from my re-
searches. that there is microbe en-
gendered by alcoholic drink"
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AND CHARGED OUT OF DOORS"
that. Might have looked around and
found one with short legs. SO the hired
girl could go over him with the carpet
sweeper. That's the kind of horse for
usv'
They talked the matter over at length
after supper. Mr.. Wigglesworth said
he was going to take care of the ami
NAL himself. as what he needed In the
spring anyway was exercise. to work
the accumulated sluggishness of win
ter out of his blood-out Of Mr.. wiggles-
worth's blood. Mrs. Wigglesworth said
she was going to learn to put the
bridle on him-onto the horse-without
standing on chair, and afternoons.
she said. she would drive around by the
office and bring her husband home to
supper, for she knew how tired he
must be after a hard days work.
There was considerable paving
around in the stable during the night.
Don't you think you best take the
lantern and go and see II everything is
all right?" Mrs. wigglesworth suggest
ed. Perhaps his blanket has slipped
off," =
"welI, it'll stay slipped of for all of
me-" said her husband. Want me to
go out and get stepped on, don't ye?
Think 1t would be good idea to stir
up his pillow and put a hot-water
hottie to his feet. s'pose. Guess he's
used to sleeping alone. Probably he's
having strange dreams. first time in a
new stable. So" This conceit SO amused
Mr.. wigglesworth that he lay awake a
long time laughing at It,. But early
in the morning, just as the first rays
If dawn were slanting downward over
Sawyer's barn. there was a succession
Of tremendous noises that called Mr.
Wigglesworth hastily from bed, and he
rushed. half dressed. toward the stable
When Mrs. Wigglesworth. soon after,
got there. her blood froze with horror at
the sight that met her gaze. The tall
sorrel horse had his two front legs over
the edge of the stall, and with his neck
stretched to the farthest limits of the
halter was making frantic gestures
toward Mr.. wigglesworth. who had
climbed hastily onto large feed-box in
the corner, and was convulsively cling
-ng to the wall, with look on his face
that his wife had never seen there be-
fore. tpf
"Oh. Ellery. she screamed. with a
woman's ready presence of mind; come
away instantly!'
Come awayr' shouted Mr.. Wiggies-
yorth, making himself still hatter
=
aged another grab and tore on one of
Is suspenders. "Oh. Of course-that's s
it-that's all I want to do-just wave my
sand to the conductor and get aboard.
and ring two bells and go ahead!
Wouldn't have thought II you hadn't
wow!' and he fetched another shrek as
the sorrel stretched the halter an added
inch ard snorted a cupful OF foam down
Mr.. Wigg1esworth's neck. -. rla 40
what We standing there for?" he
--elIed. Don't ye see can't move
without losing my life and all I've got
1n?" 4Ht
What shall I dor walled his wife.
wrInging her hands. ~
Dor Why get an axe and chop his
',lamed head of! Go and get a wood
suger and bore a hole In him somewhere.
and see II that won't take his attention!
Co."
Mrs. wigglesworth was a woman who
could be reused to momentous situa-
tions. She came down from the stairs
and waved her apron gently.
"Shoo!' she said to the sorrel horse.
That's itI' her husband cried. that's
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OPIUM FlENDs in CONVENTION
They Meet to Oppose . Bill Pending In
1- the Massachusetts, Legislature.

They Meet to Oppose . Bill Pending in
l- the Massachusetts Legislature.
Fully 800 Chinese opium-smokers,
representing New England. assembled
themselves at "a Oxford street Friday
night for the purpose of finding ways
to stop the Quinn bill. which IL now
pending before the General Assembly,
says the Boston Herald. The meeting
commenced at o'clock and lasted un-
til after midnight. Every member
seemed to be talking at the same time,
and consequently. there seemed to be
more speakers than listeners. Reso-
! lutions were passed that petition be
. sent to the Assembly, asking that If
Mr.. Quinn wanted q bill to pass against
the smoking Of opium, an exception be
made in favor of the Chinese COM
munities.
There IL no man under Gods crea-
| tion that knows the hardships which
smokers endure" said one Of the dele
gates from Hartford. "If Mr.. Quinn is
an Intelligent and free-minded gentle
man he should take conscientious con-
sideration before he made such 4 law
as would stop person from smoking
when the smoker has had the habit
for thirty years."
I'VE are bound to smoke. anyhow.
whether we have the right or take 1t
for granted" said another smoker from
Providence. R. I. I'VE committed the
sin before the law was made and We
are compelled to sin after the law Ii
made. We must either sin or We must
stop living"
The most interesting remarks
throughout the meeting were made by
Ii Sam. who came to the convention
as 4 representative from New Bedford.
He said: People who do not smoke
will never know a smokers troubles. l
had the habit grow into me for the
past thirty-seven long years. have
tried and tried again to stop smoking.
but my strength failed me. At last
gathered up my nerve to try again for
the last time. decided II failed to
do what pledged would-dfe fend.
Two weeks ago stopped smoking for
twenty-four hours. My dear fellow
men, there are not enough words in
Confucius' dictionary to tell you how !
felt. I had rather have all the devils
in the great hell torment me than to
take the right Of smoking away from
me. We smoking men do not ask the
people to encourage US. but we would
ask the public pity"
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man. leading tall sorrei horse into the
yard.
"what-what is it. Ellery?" she ask
ed, In a mild wonderment.
What is it?" echoed Mr.. Wiggles-
worth. smartly. 'it's horse. OF course.
wha' dye spose 1t wax-a boiled din
ner? Thought the man was leading a
farm mortgage. did't you?"
And did you get 1t for me?' chirped
Mrs wigglesworth. clapping her
hands. "Oh. how good of you, Eliery.
20 remember that 1t was my birthday!
So she kissed her husband on his wills
lters-women love to kiss their nus
bands on their whiskers-and. putting
iin apron over her head. she followed
Tim out of doors. The tall sorrei morse
nad his nose in the air and was WINK
ling his lips back over his forehead In
4 peculiar fashion. Now and then he
would thrust one foot out toward the
horizon in an impromptu way. and look
disappointed when the red-faced man
.urned out to be elsewhere.
"where'll put him?" asked the red
faced man. He also had hoarse voice
that rumbled. and at the sound OF
which the tall horse would stand up In
the air till he felt the red-faced man
fat form at the end of the halter. and
then he would come down again. reach
ing for the red-faced man as he did SO.
but. unfortunately. missing him again
After some trouble the animal was got
into a stall in the little stable and the
Fed-faced mai went away. while the
hired girl came out and gathered up the
iineful of clothes that had been cast
down and stepped on. ......- s...--..
You see, 1t Is this way" Mr. WIG
ellsworth explained. as they were eat
ing supper. II thought 1t would be
good thing for you to have horse
; is spring and get outdoors more 80
vent to a man I know and told him
Just what l wanted. and he's sent up
just the thing--a woman's driving
horse-one that child can handle.
Quite a surprise. wasn't it?'' he added.
with the pride that a man takes in do
ing thing without consulting his wife.
"Oh. It's too delightful for anything"
rooed Mrs. Wigglesworth. But do you
think I can drive him? Doesn't he
seem rather-er-taIl? Not SO awfully
TALL" she hastened to add. noting her
husbands falling countenance. but
put-just-" -a.~=rl
"Oh. yes. of course" said Mr.. Wig
ellsworth. holding his knife and fork
on end and addressing the sideboard,
he's too tall. ouRhter thought of
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Educational

Attention of the reader Is called to
the announcement of Notre-pame Uni
versity in another column Of this paper.
This noted institution OF learning en-
ters upon Its fifty-second year with the
next session. commencing Sept. 8. 1895,
Parents and guardians contemplating
sending thelf boys and young men
away from home to school would do
well to write for particulars to the Uni
versity of Notre Dame. Indiana. before
making arrangements for their educa-
tion elsewhere. Nowhere in this broad
land are there to be found better facil-
tiles for cultivating the mind and heart
than are offered at Notre Dame UNI
versity. HfL
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Educ.ts your D.usht.r..

At this season of the year parents
have to decide upon and select the edu-
cational Institution which their daugh-
ters are to attend for the coming years.
In this connection we desire to call at
tention to the educational announce
ment in our advertising columns of the
Academy OF the Sacred Heart, st. Jo-
seph. Mo. Their buildings and grounds
are attractive. locality healthful, teach
ing in all branches thorough. and terms
reasonable. Parents fortunate to select
this school for the education and train
ing Of their daughters will, we are sure.
be fully satisfied. Next session opens
Sept. .. 1895. For further information
address Mother Superior, Academy Of
the Sacred Heart, st. Joseph, Mo. l
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Skinny Sufferers Saved.

Tobacco use a rule are away below nor
NAL weight because tobacco destroys digestion
or and vitality. You can get quick, guaranteed
relief by the use of No To Bac, and then II you
don't like your freedom and improved physical
condition you can learn the use of tobacco over
again, Just like the first time No-fo-B Bac sold
under guarantee to cure by Druggists every
where. Book free. Address Sterling Remedy
Co., New York City or Chicago.
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Platinum In Peru

Platinum was first obtained in Peru
and has since been found in other To-
calities. such as Canada, Oregon, the
West Indies, Brazil. Columbia, Borneo,
etc., but the chief supply of platinum
ore comes from the Ural mountains, in
Siberia. It was there discovered in
beds Of auriferous sands In 1923. and
has been worked by the Russian gov
ernment since 1928.
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when travelling,

Whether on pleasure bent, or business.
take on every trip a bottle of Syrup
Of Figs, as It acts most pleasantly and
effectually on the kidneys, liver and
bowels, preventing fevers. headaches
and other forms of sickness. For sale
In 60c and 81 bottles by all the leading
druggists. Manufactured by the CALI
fornia Fig Syrup Co.. only.
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or.tutious Inssrtlon.

That's all right" : rs
The advertising manager leaned over the
prostrate form of the burglar whom he had
caught In his room; He had struck the rob
blow. -
81 put 1t In a bold-faced type" be muir
INJURED. Then kicking the fallen robber he
again scanned the mans face.
"Nicely illustrated with cuts" he contin-
play!"
Then the mon went behind a cloud and
wept, while the stricken. thief groaned In
wardly.-New York World.
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Old Heads and Young Heart.

You sometimes see conJoined in elderly in
dividuals but seldom behold an old man or
youth. But these inflrmities may be miti-
gated in great measure by the daily and reg
nlar use of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, an
lnvlgornnt, anti rheumatic and sustaining
medicine of the highest order. which also
and kidney trouble. 1t Is adapted to the use
Of the most delicate and feeble.
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Trufhfnl.

There were 4.8ee eyes nxed on the speak.
er at the meeting"
How do you known
'swell, I would have said 5000. only no
ticed that man in the crowd was blind In
ops sye."
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EDUCATIONAL.
AGBDEMy OF 1t,t SACRED HEART

The of instrut on in thi. Academy conducted
by the Religious of the SacIed Heart embraces the
whole range of subjects TO constitute soil
and refined education Proprirty Of depoi tment, per-
Jects ing attention. Extensive grounds Af-
ford the pupils every facility for useful bod exer
etse; their health Object of constant oicitIde
md in sickness they atenied with maternal
Fall opens Tuesday, Sept. 81 For further par
dculArs, address THE SUP fhlOR,
Acaaeny sarreA Heart, 81. Joseph, Mo.