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Decorah-posten., 1896-01-03
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we'd denne lid Tor 81 Aar siden var leg n6dt IN a, rms. -
III, men az, sas sss 10y q Tax I'll Dem og en- stadis o. e.
seimkssis p1us DROPS er jeg np Akuy og istand M Al
Nsfetags de Phgter, der pashvler nit helhKs Kai3 Hsvd. 49,
min fiAss yhret krehisk, dajsg beEyndte AZ BRUCE deres Ynss,s
~ eue. ~ ~ rs pAA, al lg NJ skulds kunne siRe mare
'ha 'esH neuhhs REV. T. J. MACkEY,
san Bernardino, Cal, 2den Dee Isas.
'ss hf tsget nok AZ Deres 70 DROPS al al forsiETe nT a.,
y deh Y All, hyad De paAherAAber. IndlACt beL,s a, ara.
penssanysnng Tor h'ilken send mig 2 DGsin Flasksr. med
fAinnet &c. Jeg Wide gjsrn. have Agen,ur Tor hal. s.n A.,
nardino Co, ieg sr vel kjendt her, hvor jse bA, n,st,i,sra ~
Lsse mango Aar. Der er mango hsfsteds, der ylsssi,. b.hsy.s
zen Lhdrins' som i'g we'd at IS DRoPs" VII give.
ck. mATTEsoN.
Bishop Hill. NJ, lite Nov lsqs
=, Inaea,sues Money order, for hylken hay den gadhsd
mea ~ isPressntere Den her. da ieg hsr fundet, at bsr.s MSfI.
eaMArketi den bedste, .eg nogenSinAs hAr sect.
Med Agtslss ERIC BENSON.
Kip dette I'D og skriv idaQ,
Decorah-posten., 1896-01-03


Heibreder med
X eumatisme,
ralgia, Dyspep-
ter, A h m a,
leshed, Nerve
n~euralgisk Ho-
tesv z h e d,
rk,Struoesy
Grippe, Maia-
m m e rne,
ralysis SAINT af-
Decorah-posten., 1896-01-03

absolut Wished
Sciatica, Neu-
STA, Rygsmer-
katarrh, Sewn
sitet, nerves og
vedpine. HER
Tandpine, Ore
&c, Svulster, la
ria, Fslesleshed
Bronchitis, Pa
v&rger Febere.
Decorah-posten., 1896-01-03

Sttn9eHt sIgres oerpeo f~uloeHpt,
fat os iuIoitGnbis ems pua b.sse
Sioer al 2sist. RaItinsn er for.
ipnet meS ct lpft SaauobiuI yoor.
Seo man peo SiaIp Of en- CONNIE.
f'rus Tan ftanoie RaTtiusrrst, msbens
Spolsn fploes. Den bar en- bpi
Urn, icm 5esuiuseu piisr, boiItet
sipsr COB TIuos ueo Spists Saano.
tsrina uben Of siue ben ct tlumfst
uoieeroe. Zen bar oernRIt en-
automatic SpoIs. ginosr (bobbin
winderl Der er iaa filter ps paa.
liosIis I fin girlsn, at en- bnarIis
punoet Spols oil bore en- umu.
Itohsh
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-08-21

Thursday morning 1t 2 O'Clock Ro.
meo. said TO be the largest male lion
in captivity, now qusrtered At East
End Park, Memphis, and forming
part Of Col. Daniel e. Boone's animal
show, broke from his cage and dashed
ont Of the park And down Poplar bonle-
ward At . terrific pace Fortunately
no one Wa astir in the neighborhood
ct 30 early An hour and the beast,
scentine blood 1T Mauldin's slaughter
house few blocks sway. dashed into
the pens and attacked the cattle there.
The hungry brute succeeded in killing
arsteer and calf who his keeper, Jerry
Cahill, came upon the scene. and after
. sharp oondiot the lion was finally
pitchforked into submission and was
returned to his cage 1t the park. The
citizens in the neiehborhood OF the
park held mass meeting Friday night
end demanded that the lions be re-
moved 81 once.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-08-21

A Forsnau s.d Two Unknown 5xen
Bcrned t. Death.
Al least three pernons and possibly
others we're barned to death in Gre
that destroyed . nx story brick build
ing at No. l66 0reonwioh street, New
York Tuesdsy afternoon. Several per-
sons <ere injured BY tho smoke and
heat and By jumping and two Of them
are expected TO die.
The dead arc: William Gray, fore
MAJ If the electzioal repair shops, and
two unknown men, al Of whom were
caught on FIRE eocape and burned to
death in view Of thccrord.
The ground floor Of the bnilding
was occupied by A. W. Warren 4 Co,
who operated the New York Electric
repair shops The firm also occupied
the fourth, fifth and sixth doors. The
second door was occupied By Julius
Cohen. as distillery, and the third
hoor was occupied BY Plaut 8 Bros.
manufacturing jeVelers This build
ing was completely burned out and 20
va6 the adjoining one at No 4G7.
The latter building was occupied
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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-08-21

A dispatch to the London STANDARD
from Paris says that the police have
seized upon II, 0e0. 600 francs worth d
eountexfeif French bank notee II three
b,uaos n Iunia The hanks olorks
ve9e unabIe - detoe1 ~ lsaod. ~.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-10
THE VOICE OF SPRING.

Up from the wales a voice OF gladness comes.
Out Of the woods a sound Of waking
mirth;
Dead dies the winter meath the greening
earth,
And young spring lives adorned in fra
grant blooms:
The breezy hills and the pure skies above
Awake the world to dreams of joy and
love.
Harkl how the bird-songs float into the
From field and fen, from tree and shrub
and brush,
Sparrow and linnet, bluebird, red-wing,
thrush,
Voice their delight in ravishing melody;
Winged are the songs of love, and every
breeze
That bears them on Is fraught with fra
granceS-
Along the valley where the violets grow
The narrow river rushes on its way,
Glad with the warmth and freshness of
the day
And glancing back to Heaven with its own
glow,
AS hearts that hold to beauty. love and
truth,
Shine in the eyes of God with His own
ruth.
Over the hills where the young grass is
sprent
With dandelion rath. and eyes-bright
pale,
Lean COWS are SIaZlnSs dHO dlOtIS Tie
vale
The merry 1ambkins frisk. while fiocks. I'M
pent
From the fenced fold. go forth upon the
scene.
And through the meadows crop the tender
green.
But while upon the hillside fair stand
And feel the joy this beauty brings to me.
Alas 1 look about mo and see
Foul misery and want on every hand.
The voice of sorrow, the shrill cry of pain
Rise out of wasted hearts, ali me, how
vain!
Not vain! Oh. God. Thy law is truth and
love.
Thy day of right and justice shall prevail
Man seeketh SELF but his designs shall
fall
Thy hand shall lead him, like the blest
above,
To feel the heavenly joy of being just;
Our hope abide, o God! In Thee We
trust.
Daniel J. Donahoe. in Good Housekeeping.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-10
a TALE OF HORRORS.
two Men, Lost on tho Desert, Make q
Dreadful Discovery.

Two Men, Lost on tho Desert, Make
Dreadful Discovery.
It was the desert of Sahara, says the
New York Journal.
All day long the torrid sun had
dashed down his binding rays upon the
yellow sands till they seemed to CLEAN
with the terrible heat AS far as the
rye could reach there was no sign of
vegetation, nothing but sand, sand.
sand, till the vision grew weary. In
the sky, like specl1s of blackness, vul-
lures hung suspended, circling around
and around while they scanned the
plain for some new victim of the heat,
for another man or animal whose de-
caying flesh might satisfy their loath-
some appetites. Ever and anon. too,
as one proceeded, could be seen the
bleached white by the awful heat
And in the midst of the stiffness, the
aesolation and the heat, two wayfarers
were wandering on. Their hands were
empty, for their provisions were long
exhausted and they had long since
thrown aside their guns as useless in
cumbrances.
On and on they trudged, maddened
by their terrible hunger and thirst,
when suddenly they perceived a mass OF
rock which rose directly in their path.
There was a natural opening. Through
it they rushed
''Wateri"
A horrible cry of 1oathfng and disap-
pointment-a cry with no trace OF
hope or care for the future-rang
through the rocky garden.
Then the tv~o fro rr,->e fol -: -.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-10
a DlrFEkGNOG
In Your Two Hands, Your Two Feet, and
Even Your Two Ears.

In Your Two Hands, Your Two Fcet, and
Even Your Two Ears
OF ell the twin organs of the body,
the ears are probably more alike than
any other. Still, there is difference.
And so it Is with other parts of the
body, says the Cincinnati Examiner.
One eva for example, is generally
more open than the other, and often
there is shade of difference in color
between them. Oculists say, too, that
it is rar@almost uniqu@to find two
eyes in the same head that have exact
1y the same powers of vision This
arises from using one more than the
other; and, like the hand, it is generally
the right eye that is most frequently
called into use, and is the stronger,
Few people not tailors have ever no.
ticed that the right shoulder is general
ly lower than the left They say that
this arises from the almost universal
habit men have of resting the left elbow.
on the desk while writing, and also
to the equally prevalent custom of
those who carry heavy burdens resting
them on the right shoulder.
In arms and legs there Is generally
but slight difference as regards
length; but in size and strength the
right arm and the left leg, being often
est used, are the more fully developed
muscularly. It Is the right hand and
the left foot also which, exceed their
cOnDanionS in size
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-10
XVI
1895. by J. B. Lippincott Col

Early the following morning, after
satisfying myself that Jones was get
ting on as we'll as we had any ground to
hope he would, and that he would be
carefully looked after by the nurses
who had volunteered for the service, /
set out for the house on the knoll. 1t
was my plan to seek Johnson after my
regular call upon Lamar, but, fate be-
ing suspicious, was saved the trouble,
for the fisherman was at work about his
employers premises. He was. very
willing to let the boat, which, he said,
was we'll adapted for woman's use, be-
ing light and handy, easily rowed, and
equipped with a small triangular sail,
available in light winds and on smooth
water He would bring it that after
noon to the head of one of the in1ets.
You're on shore most of the time,
aren't you?" asked, when this arrange
1nent had been made.
''Ay. ay. SIR" he answered.
"Tirad of salt water?''
mo. sir; but bed that don't pitch
and roll is comfortable enough for me,
when I've chance to lie in it"
What are you doing these days?"
I'm none too idle" he answered.
with a quick glance at me.
Find him sociable?" I nodded to-
ward the house.
He seemed to be about to speak, but
after look about him he changed his
intention, and without a word turned
again to the task which my coming had
interrupted. Smiling at his caution, L
climbed the slope to the door, and en-
tered. Lamar. who was reading, laid
down his book-it was his well-worn
Cicero's Letters-and babe me good
morning. He seemed to be rather more
gracious in mood than usual
WELL said 1. that fellow Jones
curiosity is not likely to cause you any
annoyance for some time to come. We
amputated his right leg last night"
81 supposed it would be necessary
he answered, composedly.
What? Supposed it would be nee
essary?' What did you know of it?"
II judged his hurt most Serious
How did you hear OF it?''
ST saw it,
''You saw him run over?"
YES"
''You knew that he was lying there
helpless for hours?'
''It is true"
land you did not attempt to relieve
him, to go to his assistance?'
THE inference is correct
His tone was as unconcerned as ever,
his speech as deliberate as if he were
discussing the most trivial of matters.
In spite of my acquaintance with him,
was thunderstruck by this fresh evil
dence of his callousness. He enjoyed
my surprise. think. as singer may
enjoy the applause of a long hostile
critic. It was a tribute of the sort he
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-10

But don't you know he is gomez" she asked.
craving for gadding about which pos
sessed her now and then, for all her re-
peated praises of a quiet home life.
Moreover. she brought with her n
friend, whose presence could hardly
but add to her peace of mind; for she
dearly loved to play the hostess. the
more, perhaps, because her opportuni-
ties for assuming the role had been so
limited. As it happened, I had only
a glimpse of this visitor. DIR. Banks
had sent me an urgent message to
hasten to one of his patients, and was
driving briskly toward the sick mans
residence when I met the carryall,
homeward bound from BASKERVILLE.
Mrs. Loring and her niece were slowed
away under a multitude of bundles in
the stern of the old ark on wheels,
while the forecaStle was shared by the
youthful John and a stranger, of whom
Il could make out little, except that he
was dark bearded man. clad in fash
ionable raiment. At the time, I sup
posed him to be some stray traveller
bound for the village and proiting by
the happy accident of the carryan voy-
aging in that direction.
The evening was far advanced when
I returned to Mrs. Weston's, and, al
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-10
no HARM" said 1, moving toward thu

no harm,'' said I. moving toward tia
Office.
'sBut that amt the message" said
Mrs. Weston. That's saved for the
last, like thanksgivin' mince-pie. It's
from Miss Gray, and it's about boat"
Eyes. She was to look at one this
afternoon"
''Wen, bein' as she's in Trent, she can't
keep the appointment. So she asked
me to cell you to hire the boat anyhow;
if it suited you. it'd suit her."
Thus it happened that when John
son navigated his craft to the head of
the inlet was prepared to bind the bar
gain with him.
ut may be- 1 told him, 'sfhat the
ladies would safer if they had a man
with them when they Ventured out on
the bay. In that case, could you help
them out?"
81 guess could" said he, after R
moments reflection. 'Most general
ly I'm off watch the best part of the
day"
"Off watch" set me to thinking,
though I very well knew to what he
referred.
''By the way, Johnson" said I, with
an effort at carelessness, II understand
you look out for Mr.. Lamar's mail"
'Well, you might say so,' he an
swered, cautiously.
81 imagine his correspondence is
light" said I, following up the advan-
tage scored by the chance shot.
He nodded assent.
Writes to New York, as rule" I
suggested.
That's about it,"
"But his answers are slow in COM
ing"
Two months, sometimes" said John
son. 'eLook here, Doc,' he added,
quickly, 81 know you're thick with
him, or wouldn't have said that much.
1t don't go no further, do it?"
81 give you my word on that" said
I, adding, rather disingenuously, ST
wouldn't have asked you anything you
were not free to tell me-
That's what I thought" he said,
with a look of relief on his honest face.
"Gab's a poor trade,-leastways, for a
man."
fright you are" said I. and with
this bit of wisdom we dropped the
subject. However, I had learned
ton. Lamar was communicating with
friends at home, through the kindly
offices of somebody in New York. His
correspondents forwarded their replies
through the same channel of the New
Yorker and the fisherman. No doubt
they sent him information bearing on
the energy with which his enemies were
pursuing him. Very possibly they had
means of their own for getting an
inkling of their adversaries' doings. 1t
could be set down as certain that they
furnished the money which Lamar
spent, on occasion, with liberal hand.
After all, though, this theorizing was
cropping in the dark. It furnished no
clew to the mans mystery; it assured
ly gave me no cause to hate him the
less or to trust in the stability of my
tenure of Office in his service. 1merely
had proof now, as I suspected, that he
did not depend entirely upon me in any
of his dealings with the rest of the
| world. He evidently believed in checks
| and safeguards; and through johnson
he had secured a check upon me-
XVII
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-10
XVII.

Mrs. Loring returned from Trent in
the best Of spirits. The days jaunt
had done her good. I have no doubt
that it served to satisfy for a time the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-10
GladneSS Comes

yKTith a better understanding of the
w transient nature of the many phys
zeal ills, which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle efforts-pleasant Efforts
rightly directed There IS comfort in
the knowledge, that so many forms Of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative. Syrup of Figs. prompt
ly removes. That IS why it Is the only
remedy with millions of families, and Is
everywhere esteemed 50 highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that 1t is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without facilitating the
organs on which 1t acts. It is therefore
all important, In order to get it's bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine arti-
Gle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, laxatives or
other remedies are then not needed. II
afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most sixillfu1
physicians, but if in need OF laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used andGivesm most general satisfaction.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-04
HATES OFF THE NATIONS.

England hates France because they
are rivals fer the supremacy of. the
world; England hates Germany because
she is irr;teted by her presumption and
her trade competition; England hates
Russia because of the distant east:
England hates Austria because she is
not England.
France hates England because it has
been the duty OF England to put a per-
iod to the glory of all her great mon
archs; France hates Germany with a
radical hate; France hates Russia be-
cause the two peoples are. so essential
~ made to disagree; France hates Aus
tria because she has always hated her.
Germany hates England, because
England was great before she existed,
and France because she hates her;
Germany hates Russia because fate
DEGREES that these two nations shall
cut each others threats: Germany
hates Austria because she knows Aus
tria does not love her.
Russia hates England because of the
future; Russia. hates France because of
the past; Russia hates Germany be-
cause of the present; Russia hates Aus
tria for every conceivable rea son.
Austria hates England because a de-
bilitated nation always hates a healthy
one; Austria hates France for France
has robbed her; Austria hates Germany
as Esau hated Jacob; Austria hates
Russia through sheer force of circum-
stances. -Westminster Review.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-04
COUNTING AN ENGLISH BILLION.

The following remarkable calculation
on the length of time which it would
take a person to count 1000, 100000 re-
Gently appeared in an issue of the Eng
lish Mathema tician:
What Is Dillon? The reply is very
simple. In England a billion is a mil
lion times a million. This is quickly
written and quicker still pronounced.
But no man is able to count it. You
will count 100 or 10 minute. But
let us suppose that you go up as high
as 200 a minute, hour after hour. At
that rate you would count $1,000 an
hour; 2SS000 a day, or 05,120,000 in a
year. Let us suppose now that Adam,
at the beginning of his existence. had
begun to count, had continued to do
so and was counting still Had such
a thing been possible he would not yet
have finished the task OF counting bill
lion.
To count a billion would require a
person to count 200 minute for pc
riod of 9,;12 years, 542 days, hours and
20 minutes, provided he should count
continuously But suppose we allow
the counter twelve hours daily for rest,
eating and sleeping. Then he would
need 1928 years. $40 days, 10 hours
and 10 minutes in which to complete the
task!-E,S
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-04

NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-The aeronauts
of America are TO convene in Boston
early next month and an expectant pub
lie viii read with avidity both the dis
cussions and the stories of experiments
made by balloonists and inventors Of
flying machines. In the larter realm
all that has been done from Chanute
to Lilienthal has been very thoroughly
exploited Suffice it to say that we are
still perhaps a century behind the per-
feet flying apparatus.
But in the field OF ballooning the last
decade OF the century can claim the
distinction of being the epoch-making
period. While the eyes Of the lay OBJ
servers have been fixed upon lying
machines the aeronaut has quietly de-
voted himself to his task, and what was
but experimental work during the
Franco-P17lssian war has changed sud
denly into an exact science. Europe
has made aerostafics a supplement TO
the study OF war, and the Russian,
French. German and English armies
are today fitted out completely with
perfectly adjustable balloon machin-
cry
1t was my good fortune to visit the
camp just outside of Berlin a few weeks
ago and observe not alone the test
ing Of balloons, but the actual making
OF them.
Gcrnany's first notable experiments
were with the Humboldt, balloon TO
the making Of which the present en-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-04
r.'--~zS>
A SOUTHERN SNAKE.
Champion story Told BY a Missis-
sippi Yarn Spinner.


sippi Yarn Spinner.
at was right over there by that old
stump" remarked the Nississippian, as
he munched his sandwich of frizzled
pig and homemade bread beneath the
shade of a tree in the forest, that l
killed one of the biggest rattlesnakes
I ever saw. 1t was during the month
of January, and l was out camping in
this very spot; there where the palmet-
tos are dead. Well, the weather was
very cold when we arrived, and set
my niger cook to clean away the brush
so we could make supper. Well, he
hadn't been at work for more than a
minute when he came back with eyes
as big as saucers.
Boss he said, 'dar's a big linn in
de brush what's live. [ dun saw it
move when I chopped it. Shua, sab.
"He wouldn't rest until | investi-
gated When 1 reached the place he
showed me the limb" and sure enough
when 1 struck it with the axe it moved
with a sinuous motion. Bob / said,
that limbs snake as sure as cotton
is worth cents. Get out of the way.
l raised the axe and made deep cut
in the thing, which was about eight
inches in diameter and rs l started 70
cut the second time there was swish
of the brush, and up came the head and
neck of the biggest RATHER 1 ever want
to see. He made q dart at me, his eyes
cleaning fiercely, but his neck caught