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Nature
is Right

and makes no mistakes. The
woman who suffers in silence
and accredits her suffering, at
regularly recurring dimes, to an
error Of nature, makes the mis-
take herself. Natures methods
of cleansing the system Of i'm
purities are unaccompanied by
pain or distress. Abdominal
cramps, or pains, preceding the
functions peculiar to women are
indications ofdisease of the vital
organs. Buker's Kidney Pills al
lay inflammation, assist nature
and induce the normal action
necessary to perfect health. A
book ofinterest to sufferers, free.
Pills cost soc. at the druggists.
Bn&er Pill Co., Bangor, he.
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When MusicIans Were Scarce.

In these days of Conservatives and mt
sic schools, when each house has its piano
or its organ, to say nothing of devotees TO
the cornet, violin and banjo, it seems
strange to assert that there ever was a
time when musicians were in demand yet
such was really the case.
"In the fifteenth century," says Mr.
Henry NJ Brooks in his Golden Time Mu-
sic, " musicians were so scarce in England
that they were impressed by government
order as in more recent times seamen had
to suffer in like manner. Henry VIII also
issued warrants Gor the impressment of
children with good voices for the choirs Of
the cathedrals, and in Elizabeth's time
children with the proper qualification for
her majesty's choirs were taken from their
parents without any compensation being
given to the latter"
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-12-13

In Swiss and German farmhouses, where
the baking takes place once fortnight or
certainly at fairly long intervals, such
thing MS unpleasantly stale bread is almost
unknown. 1t is put away in a peculiar
manner which tends to preserve its fresh.
ness. Sprinkle flour freely into an empty
-four sack, and into this pack the loaves
being careful to have the top crusts of two
loaves touching. Where they have to lie
bottom to bottom sprinkle flour between
them. Tic up the sack and hang it up in
an airy place, not against a wall, but so
that it can swing. The day before the loaf
is wanted take it out, brush off the flour
and stand it in the cellar overnight. In
this way bread remains edible for three or
four weeks.
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KIDNAPPED BY A TARPON.
The Adventure of Small Boy Who We
Fishing In a Loui ana Bayou.

The Adventure of a Small Boy Who Went
Fishing In Loui ana Bayou.
The little son of the agent of the South
ern Pacific company, stationed at Bayou
DIES Allomands, had an adventure one day
while fishing for the gay and ever biting
catfish. The little fellow was out in the
river in a fiat bottomcd boat, ana willie
handling his line suddenly became aware
that something out Of the ordinary was at
the other end of it. The line, which he
was holding rather slaclly, became appar-
emily alive, and in "a moment was whiz-
zing through his fingers as if Old Nick
himself was on the hook Tho boy endcav-
Orcd to stay its outward flight, hut to no
purpose, and he had tho satisfaction Of sec
ing the end reached in quick order. For
tunately for the remainder Of the story,
the end was securely fastened to the boat,
and as the line tautcned out the little
craft began u series Of maneuvcrs on the
surface of the river, and the boy, becom-
ing alarmed at the unusual occurrence,
yelled for assistance.
The craft went on with the flood. In the
one end the boy on the other2 powerful
something or another, which, content
with giving u sample of it's skill as a head
on propeller, kept its bulk hidden beneath
the water. And still the boy kept on yell
ing and the boat a-going, until several
men on the bank of the bayou, hearing the
cries, embarked in skitf, and, armed with
a steel harpoon-they had been there be-
fore-startcd for the boy and the boat and
the something another, still under the wa
ter, but occasionally breaking the surface
as if it wanted 10 fly. When the rcscuers
reached the living craft one of them seized
the tautCnoG fish line, sententiously re-
marking, "Grande ecaille," began to
shorten in and in about five minutes of
hard work had brought the capture along
side, where it began cayorting and plung
ing, throwing the water in clouds. An
other of the men, selling the harpoon,
watched an opportunity, and in few
minutes more darted the steel into the
cleaning sides of the fish, for such it was.
When the bank was reached, the capture
was taken ashore, 1t proved to be a spleE,
did specimen of the tarpon, and measured
over 8 feet in length, its scales being larger
than silver dollar, and cleaning with n
silver lustcr and flechJd with multitude
of other colors.-New Orleans Times Dem
Ocrnt
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British Columbia Lakes.

Little Shuswap lake is stated to have
fiat bottom, with depth varying from So
to "A feet, measured from the mean high
water mark. The deepest water found in
the Great Shuswap was 555 feet, about six
miles northward from CinRemousun mar
rows in Seymour Arm, though the whole
lake is notably deep. Adams lake, how
ever, exceeds either Of the Shuswaps, as its
average depth for 90 miles is upward of
100 feet, and at one point depth of
1900 feet was recorded. In the northwest
corner of this lake, at depth of Lis feet,
the purpose of the scientific explorers was
defeated by the presence of mysterious
submarine currents, which played with
the sounding line like some giant fish and
prevented any measurements being taken.
1t is u complete mystery how the cur
rents could have been created at this depth,
and scientific curiosity will no doubt i'm
pei either public or private enterprise to
send a second expedition to the scene this
summer to endeavor to solve the riddle
AS the height of the surface of this lake is
/, 1880 feet above the sea level, it's present
bed is therefore only 100 feet above the
sea, although distant 200 miles from the
nearest part of the ocean. DR.. Dawson
and his associates believe that the beds of
some Of the mountain lakes in the region
are many feet lower than the sea level
Vancouver World.
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Man Responsible For the Corset.

Curiously enough, women are not re-
sponsible for the existence of the corset at
all, for the first corset mentioned in his
tory was worn by man, the Greek poet
Cinesias, and Aristophanes ridicules him
for it in his comedies. Cinesias, who was
vain to a degree, endeavored to add to the
symmetry of his tall, slim figure by wear
ing q corset of little planks of wood. The
emperor Antonius Plus adopted it later,
and then gradually Roman women affected
1t, although it then only encircled the
waist, leaving the bust free. Gradually it
extended downward and onward till it
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TWO LITTLE WORDS.

Two little words that trcmbled on my tongue,
And still those syllables remain unsDoHen;
Two souls that fate in one accord had strung,
Could we the cruel silence but have broken (;
Two little words on which our futures hung,
And yet we parted and betrayed no token
Two little words, to utter which I'd striven,
But still those syllabos remain unspokcn.
We'd but to taste the bliss so freely given,
Could we the cruel silence but have broken :;
Two words, that might have made this earth a
heaven,
And yet we parted and betrayed no token.
My vain regret my hours Of peace deprives,
For still those syllablcs remain uIspoEcn
That joy were ours that life from love derives,
Could we the cruel silence but have broken.
Two little words that might have linked two
lives,
And yet we narted and betrayed no token.
William A. Bowron in Chambers Journal.
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WHAT'S IN A NAMEH
The Minister Thought There Was a Good
Deal Before He Finished the Job.

Deal Before He Finished the job.
Just after the battle of Perryville, in
October, 1862 Dr. Savage, a strong Union
man, was at one of his appointments to
baptize some children. There was large
crowd, and southern matron brought
her four children to the altar.
"Name this child" said the Union
preacher, laying his hand on the childs
head
"Simon Bolivar Buckner," was the re-
ply, which caused n smile to como over the
congregation, but the brave preacher went
on with his duty.
"Name this child, taking the next in
order.
pierre Gustav Toutant Beauregard
and the smile grew into a smoker, while
DIR. Savage became red in the face He
baptized the young namesake Of the en-
gineer soldier and went on with the cere-
mony.
"Name this child" he gasped, reaching
for the third.
albert Sidney Johnson" came the an
swer
The smile became audible. Heaving q
sigh Of relief he took the fourth, girl,
whose gender he fondly supposed would
preclude continuation Of heroic reproduc-
tions, and said:
"Name this child"
"Mary Stonewall jackson Lee" came
the response that set the congregation into
a roar, while the Union parson thought he
had held in his arms the whole Southern
CoDfederacy. Troy Times.
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a False Diagnosis.

La Grippe is confounded by many per-
sons with severe attack of Catarrh.
which in some respects resembles the
former. These individuals suffer severe.
ly with pain about the forehead, eyes and
ears, with soreness in throat and stop.
page of the nasal passages, and in fact,
are incapacitatpd for work of any kind
for DAYS at "A time These are catarrhal
sufferers EIy's Cream Balm has been
used with the b st results in such cases.
The remedy will give instant relief.
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Bogus English Estates.

Ex-Consul General New reiterates the
statement that there is no estate of any
description amounting to as much as ST.
900. 900 in England, either in the Bank Of
England or in the court of chancery, in
which American heirs are interested The
same statement has been made by indubi-
table authority hundred times. But
whenever a smart lawyer gets out of an
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THE SHIPS.

Still are the ships that in haven ride
Waiting fair winds or a turn of the tide.
Nothing they fret, though they do not get
Out on the ocean wide
o wild hearts that yearn to be free,
Look and learn from the ships of the seal
Bravely the ships in the tempest tossed
Buffet the waves till the sea be crossed,
Not in despair Of the haven fair,
Though wind blow backward and leagues be
lost.
weary hearts that yearn for sleep,
Look and learn from the ships of the deep
f. W. Bourdillon.
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@Ey
-.AA.P.T.L.

The American Protective Tariff League
is national organization advocating
Protection to American Labor and
Industry" as explained by its constitu-
ton, as follows
Tho object OF this League shall 10 to protsot
American IaDor by tariff on Imports which shall
against the competition Of foreign labor"
There are no personal or private
profits in connection with the organiza-
ton and sustained by memberships.
contributions and the distribution of its
publications.
FIRST: Correspondence 10 collected regarding
Membership" and - Official Correspondents,
SECOND: We need and welcome contributions,
whether small or large, to our cause.
THIRD: We publish a large line Of documents
covering all phases of the Tariff question. Com
pete set will be mailed to any address for so cents.
FOURTH Send postal card request for free
sample COPY of the American Economist"
Address Wilbur F. Wakeman GsnerabSecretary,
1876 West 23d Street. New York
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We know of but one community in til,
world where dyspepsia is practically un-
known, and that is the Shakers of Noun
Lebanon, N Y. These good people hav
been ,Judying the subject of digestion
for more than hundrt years, and thai
they understand it pretty thoroughly
is evidenced in the foregoing fact Thei
Digestive Cordial is the safest and bes
remedy in Gases of indigestion that WI
know of. A trial bottle can be haC
through your druggist for the tiflint
sum of 10 cents.
The Shaker Digestive Cordial supple
the system with food already digested
and at the same time aids the digestion
of other foods. 1t will almost Instant
relieve the ordinary symptoms of ind
gestiOn, and no sufferer need to be told
what these are.
LaxoI is the best medicine for children
Doctors recommend it in place of Castor
Oil
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Hoods Is wonderful,

No less than wonderful are the cures
accomplished by Hoods Sarsaparilla,
even after other preparations and physi-
clans prescriptions have failed. The
reason, however. is simple. When the
blood is enriched and purified. disease
di appears and good health returns, and
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the one true blood
purifier.
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other job or wishes TO take trip to Eng
land Mt somebody elses expense the death
less fake" Of a vast English estate wait
ing t1r number of guileless Americans
to &C me over and get it is revived. Chi
cagO News.
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His Apology.

"You ought 90 have apologized to thu
lady for stepping on her foot, said his
mother, after the caller had gone.
Il did, answered Willie. II told her
was sorry she couldn't keep her feet oNt of
my way. London Tit-Bits
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In Korea an unmarried man is treated
as a boy, no matter how old he is. A
young married man of 90 is by Korean
custom entitled to DE treated as a superior
by old bachelors of Washington Star
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A woman wrote: One of your Hop
PLdSterS worn "A hours did my ba k
more good than all the remedies | ever
used-and I've tried about everything.
OF druggists.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-12-13

The custom and .lshion of today will be
the awkwardness and outrage of tomorrow.
So arbitrary are these transient laws
Dumas
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reached modern proportions, Catherine de-
Medioi being the first woman to wear the
bust corset in France

Why Is n Preacher Like a Postman?
preachers and letter carriers are judged
by the same test, remarked Chambers.
"What test is thati" asked Gummcy.
"Their delivery. "-Westchester Critic.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-12-13

The body must be well nourished now,
to prevent sickness. If your appetite is
poor take Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-12-13

In India the cultivation of rice ante
dates history.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-12-13

Hoodd's Pills are prompt and efficient
and do not purge, pain or grip. PC.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-06
EUGENE FIELD AND NAT GOODWIN

The sad demise of Eugene Field recalls
an unpublished incident in his life tnat
occurred few years ago in Philadelphia.
in which the famous actor, Nat Goodwin,
was a prominent figure.
Mr.. Field happened to be in Philadel-
phia one evening and banquet was
gwen by the Press club of that city in
his honor. 1t was entirely unex pected to
the distinguished journalist and poet
from Chicago, but of course he could not
decline such a com pliment, modest and
diffident though he was. But he found
ono serious obstacls confronting him.
His dress suit he had left at nome, and
mad with him oniy such apparel as any
man is likely to have wnen making
brief business trip. In that dilemma he
felt the necessity of confding the fact
his friend, Nat Good win, who. together
with several other dramatic gentlemen.
was to be present at the banquet. Good
win kindly informed Field that he would
obviate that diff Guilty. He would bor-
row dress suit from the leader OF the
orchestra at the theater where Goodwin
was playing. This was accordingly done,
and the poet-guest appeared at the ban
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-06
AN UNPOPULAR CHANGE

A bill of sos for one months gas for
the city hall is certainly a little too
strong, and it indicates either leakage or
woeful waste.
The action of the council in ordering
rigid economy in the use of illuminating
power is certainly commendabe, but the
desire OF that body to economic should
not find its expression in the shortening
OF library hours. Ths order tn at the lat
ter department of the city hall be closed
at p. M. instead OF 9:3). as heretofore,
is to be regretted and should be promp pit
ly resrinded. The reading and reference
rooms of the public library are largely
resorted to by people whose occupations
preclude the possibility of their attend
ance until after PM, and In very many
cases until after S D. m. 1t is for people
of this class, people who toll throughout
the day in some Of the manifold duties OF
life that the reading and reference rooms
are more especially intended, and instead
of diminishing the time in which they
may enjoy the educating ana enlighten
ing facilities thus provided, the council
should lengthen it. With the hours pre-
viously established it has been common
occurrence for the use OF the more popu-
lar books, magazines and papers to be
confined to a very small mum per of peo-
pie each evening, and sometimes not
more than two or three people having
the opportunity OF perusing a particular
periodical or newspaper.
There is undoubtedly room for the
pruning knife il the city hall. but it can
be applied to more purpose and with less
detrimental results to departments other
than the library.
We hope the next session of the council
will amend the closing hour so that it be
10 instead of 8 p. m. Ii the hours are to
be shortened at all let it be done BY open.
ing later in the morning, not by closing
earlier in the evening
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-06

quet. in the borrowed dress suit. 1t
proved to be perfect fit for the wesrer.
and no one would have supposed that the
faultlessly dressed gentleman was insioe
of another person's clothes. During the
speech making part OF the evening the
distinguished guest was called upon for
a speech-tns one thing of all others
which he dreaded to undertake and for
which he was poorly qualified either by
nature or by practice. However. having
anticipated such crisis, he had written
and committed pretty little speech for
the occasion. 1t SO happened that Good
win was sitting directly opposite the
bashful speaker and looking him squarely
10 the face. Field arose amid applause.
and blushing to the roots of his bair.
began to speak his 'piece." AT that
critical moment the 'acetious Goodwin
extended his left arm and proceeded with
his right hand to draw an imai mary
bow across TIE arm. ir imitation of
musician in the act of playing violin.
The effect OF the pantomime on the al
ready EN- barrassed poet was such as to
com pletely upset his equilibrium and
send his though hts wool-gatherIng. After
stammering 4 few words he gave up in
despair, apologizing the best he could.
and sat down. Is was his last, as well as
his first, public appearance in borrowed
suit. Probably less anna Die mah would
have leen angry at the man who played
him such a trick, but Field foigave his
theatrical friend and the pleasant rela-
tons between them remained unbrokon.
In some respects Eugene Field differed
from many poets and iiterateurs lie
was not only genius OF high order.
but man OF an exceptionally genial ma
ture and refined tastes, which manifested
themselves through much OF his literary
work. Those who met him when he WIS.,
tied Los Angeles few months ago have
not forgotten his charming personality.
His sudden death Will be deeply mourned,
not oaly by his numerous personal
friends, but by thousands of others
whose pathway IN life has ever and anon
been frightened by the brilliant emana-
tons from his facile pen. Conspicuous
among those who mourn his departure
will be many juvenile readers to whose
tastes he catered more successfully than
almost any other noted writer OF the
present time.
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SOME ONE HAS BLUNDERED

The vast difference nearly 100 per
cent-between the amount Of money
which the council has availa BILE for he
construction of new central police
building and the bids handed in for the
constr oction of the same. would seem to
suggest that either the superin tendent of
public buildings has INDUCED IN some
very extravagant planning, o. that the
people were decidedly circumscribed in
their conception of what is required in
the way of Il central police station and
Jail, and voted a sum entirely inadequate
for the purpose. The latter hypothesis
is more likely the correct one. The peo-
pie have procured the cloth first and de-
signed the pattern by which it is to be
cut aftarward, with the result OF finding
out that the former is not responsive to
the reqairements of the latter. The prin-
cipal details of the building actually
needed should have been determined on
and the approximate cost OF such a
building ascertained before the bond
issue was voted.
AS it Is the city drew check before il
knew the real value of the thing it de-
sired to buy. Tho incident affords another
instance OF the apparent inability of gov
eminent, even municipal government,
to do business in a business like way.
The structure provided for by the
plans of Superintendent Strange would
he none too literal for the re-
quirements of Los Angsles in the
near future, even if somewhat be-
yund the demands of the present. and it
would be cheaper t o erect such build
ing at once, than to put up one lifted
only for today and then add to it on the
piecemeai principle with the same result
of achieving IN affair that is bound to be
an architectural affront and municip pal
eyesore, yielding dissatisfaction to every
body.
But under existing conditions the peo.
pie must accept as philos ophlcally as
posi- Bile the displeasins effect OF a maxi
mum of hlndgight and minimum OF
foresight. and do the b3st with the cloth
they have.
The next best thing the building super
intendent can do is to plan a struct are
which in cost will not exceed the funds
available and will approach as closely as
may be the necessities of the present, at
the same time being of such character
that it can be enlarged from time to time
as the ext gencies require.
In tbs future Los Angeles should
emulate the late Davy Crockett and be
sure it is right before going ahead.
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THE ELECTIONS

At the hour of going to press, the re-
turns indicate that the Republican party
has maintained its hold on the states
hitherto controlled by il, but with re-
duced majorities or pluralities as the case
might be. In addition to carrying the
distinctively Republican states it has
achieved success in Maryland and New
Jersey because of divisions in the Demo-
cratic party in each state. Inc gerry
mander of the legislative districts of New
York has also given the same party the
legislature of the Empire state, but in
New York City the Tammany tiger feast
ed on the Republican and all other oppo-
sition to the tune Of not less than 25, 900,
apparently.
The result in Utah is in doubt. while
Kentucky and Mississippi seem to
havs stayed with the Democ racy. In Ne.
braska the sound money element of the
Democratic party has made gratifying
gains.
On t1e whole, when the various local
issues that operated to weak en- the Dem
ocratIc party in some of the usually
Den. ocfatic states are considered, the re.
suit shows SUBSTANTIAL average gain for
the real party of the people.