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$I00 TO ANY Man.
WILL PAY 500 FOR ANY CASE
or Weakness In Men They Treat and
Fail to Cure.

An Omaha Company places for the FIRST
time before the public MAGICAL TREAT
MENT for the cure of Lost Vitality, Nervous
and Sexual Weakness, and Restoration Of
Life Force in cd and young mon. No
worn-out French remedy; contains no
Phosphorous or other harmful drugs. II is
a WONDERFUL TREATMENT magical in it's
effects positive in its cure. All readers,
who are suffering from weakness that
bilsDts their .Ilc, causing thdt mental and
physical suffering peculiar to Lost Man.
hood, should write 10 the STATE MEDICAL
COMPANY, Omaha, Neb and they will
send you absolutely FREE, n valuable
paper on these diseases, md positive proofs
of their truly MAGICAL TREATMENT Thous-
ands of men, who have lost ali hope of
cure, are being restored by them to per-
feet condition.
This MAGICAL TREATMENT may be taken
at home under their directions. or they will
pay railroad fare and hotel bills to all who
prefer to go there for treatment if they
fail to cure. They are perfectly reliable;
have no free Prescriptions, Free Cure,
Free Sample, or c. o. ID. fake They have
S25o,OOO capital, and guarantee to cure
every case they treat or refund every dollar;
or their charges may be deposited in a
bank to be paid to them when cure is
effected. Write them today.
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derive credit also for the work
that is being done, but as the
other congressman are all too
selfish and narrow to engage in
such an unselfish enterprise they
refused the doctors liberal offer.
STp ,TrtIr
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tise the remedy, hence the busi-

tise the remedy, hence the busi-
ness is at standstill for the
want of funds. AS far as / can
learn, DR.. Strait paid for his stock;
but | cannot learn just what
amount he invested. He was Sc
lected as president of the com.
pany, because Of his position in
congress. 1t is the practice in
this city TO get congressman, when
possible, to head experimental
companies or enterprises. One
Of the stockholders told me yes
terday that he had attended sew
eral meetings, and he was con
vinced that DR. Strait lacked both
ability and enterprise TO be at the
head o.. this concern.
Mr.. Harvey says he has tried
the remedy on "A number OF his
friends, and At is sure cure for
constipation. If the stockholders
would put Up sufficient money to
give the syrup sod advertise
ment he is confident that it would
be a money making concern.
Just how much Of the syrup has
been manufactured he is unable
10 state. lie is also unable to
state why DR. Strait was chosen
as president, 1t is supposed that
Mr.. Butts suggested him because
of his public position. The best
business man in the company,
Mr.. johnson. was selected treas
urer. and so far rs | can ascertain
there is nothing "crooked" about.
the concern. Butts has figured
in several patent medicine
schemes before as promoter; but
it appears that he generally sells
out cheap, while his successors
come in and make b,g money out
of his formula, as in the bromo-
seltzer and bromo lithio decoc-
tions or compounds.
DIR. Walter, the owner of the
building in which the laboratory
is located, has tried to collect the
rent frem several of the individ
ual stockholders. Butts is out of
town, and so the matter stands
Butts is trying to raise sufficient
money to resume operations in
the fall, and in the meantime,
landlord Walter is hoping that
his rent may be forthcoming. He
has been offered some of the
stock for rent due, but he prefers
the money, if he can get it.
Il. NJ. LARYER.
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NOT IN VAIN.

He wrote within garrc, room,
Amid surroundings Of deep gloon
Winning naught ot worldly fame
With which to deck has poet name
Aud yet lis hgh on Heavens scroll.
He pcnncd one line that saved a soul,
MAGGIE A RICHARD
Columbia, 6 C.
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Statements Correspondent In
estigated In Washington.
Sews and Courier, Tuesday 26th.

Tomato Fig company, of Wash
ington, which Will prove more or
less interesting to the people OF
the Flith congressional district,
provided the edltoE OF me News
and Courier does not see mt toI
rule 1t out on the ground that
ms paper does not publsh aoNef-
tisments IN It's news columns.
Inc lomato-fls company IS Il
great enterprise, aHG the lAu-
NATION oI 'he M"nhlhS times
that Dr. STRAIT has SUNK any OF
ms nara earned savings IN II IS al
mistake mat the doctor has
invested Is 'fNe; but he has not
SUM any 'Hl"s. IN consideration
oi HIS PresuSe among the states
men Vi " aShlhSIoh, ana IN 'he|
lui'iler CONSIDERATION OF lew
i'"''oieo u"il"fS III cash, lhe 0oc-
'or was mace president oi the
tomato rig company. me other
iie'hoer oi Ihe hrin, VINO Is
business manager ana treasurer,
Is d Shre"u ahNec, VINO, by DIS
covering 'he virtues OF the to-
'la'o-iS compound, became
oe'ieiac'or 10 his race, ana incl
ueh'aily 10 Dr' Stralt ana the vo-
'ers o' Ihe rliCh congressional dis
''1'V' "il VI "hoih are interested
III 'he ooclor 5 welfare.
Ahi "iiaC Is the tomato Is
'oD'pounu' me Puolic should
not De kept IN lgnoance. The
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WANTED TRUSTWORTHY AND ACT.
w I've gentlemen or ladie, to travel for re.
sponsibe, established house in Lancaster
County. Monthly 36o 10 and expenses. Posi-
tion steady. Reference. Enclose scIf.adcrcsscd
stamped envelope. The Dominion Company,
Dept w. CHICAGO.
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derive credit also for the work
that is being done, but as the
other congressman are all too
selfish and narrow to engage in
such an unseltish enterprise they
refused the doctors liberal offer.
STRAIGHT.
Investigated In Washington.
Not wishing to do DR.. Strait
any injustice by publishing the
letter Of "Stralght' without due
inquiry, our Washington CORES
was asked to make full investi-
of the Tomato Fig Syrup concern,
and his report is published below
Ed. n. AND G..
WAsHINGToN, August 90
Special: According 10 the best
information obtainabie Repre-
sentative Strait and his Associates
in the Tomato,Fig Syrup company
are not deriving princc!y in
come from the concern. The
Office and laboratory of the com
pany is located III back room
on the second floor OF the Walter
building, in i street, between
10th and 1th streets. The room
is divided off into several com
partments, and there the com
pound was prepared and bottled
for sale at % cents per bottle.
1t is a remedy to aid Indigestion.
and its compounders claim that it
does its business with neatness
and dispatch.
Interest in the company seems
to be languishing, for the labora
tory has not been in working or
der for sometime past. In fact it
has been shut down, and it is said
that many Of the principal share
holders have refused to put any
more money into the concern
The landlord of the building finds
himself several months shy on
rent. He has made an effort to
get satisfaction from such of the
shareholders as he knows. but
they ali tell him that they are not
putting any more money into the
business.
1t is understood that +. a.
Butts is the manager of the com
pany, but it is impossible to learn
from him whether the company
will resume operations during the
coming fall. The company has
relinguished its single Groom in
the Walter building, but the com
pany's paraphernalia bas not
been moved pending the shortage
in the rent. As to the virtue of
L.. \
The silver lance., 1897-12-17
wheat Goes up At Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. 9.-Amid the widest
excitement seen on the Board Of Trade
within the memory of the oldest trad
er, December wheat sold at $1O0 to-
day.
This is the highest mark which the
cereal has reached since the historic
combine of 1891. During the four hours
of the session a rise of TIC over the
opening price was recorded. The deal
ers, whose names are usually connect
ed with erratic markets, denied all
knowledge of the tactics of the fortu.
nate few.
George "Barnato" French, of the Al
len-Grier clique of September, sounded
the slogan early. Up in the galleries
was great gathering of farmers. They
came from every part of the state and
some boasted of large tracts of land in
Iowa and Nebraska and "rooted'' like
a crowd Of college students at a foot
ball game.
The silver lance., 1897-12-17
Life Insured for a sf,liion.

New York, Dec. 1O.-The largest life
insurance policy ever issued has been
written In this city, calling for $1,000
600 insurance upon the life of George
w. Vanderbilt.
The policy is what is known as a
twenty-year life contract and provides
for a premium of $35, 600 a year. After
Mr.. Vanderbilt has paid that sum year
ly for twenty years the payments cease
and the principal becomes due at his
death.
The next largest policy ever written
is said to have been for 100000 $780,
OOO) entered into by an English COM
panv. which reinsured much of the risk
in other concerns. The largest transac-
ton of an American company, 1t Is
said, took place few years ago, when
$500, 600 Of insurance was issued upon
the lives of fifty members of the same
family.
The silver lance., 1897-12-17
LIBRARIAN sPoFFoRD's CASE.
Old Money Orders Being Unearthed Which
Will Probably Wipe Out His Shortage.

Old Money Orders Being Unesrthed Which
VIII Probably Wipe Out His shortage.
Washington. Dec. 1O.-An investiga-
ton being made by the officials Of the
Congressional Library and the officials
of the Postoffice Department promises
to throw a great deal of light upon the
recent shortage of former Librarian
Ainsworth b. Spofford. 1t will be re-
membered that an investigation about
a year ago showed Librarian. SpO6Ord
to be about $4,000 short In his &C.
counts. Now it appears a large part. If
not all, of this deficiency, which Mr..
SpOffOrd promptly made good out OF his
own pocket, will be accounted for by
a great batch of old money orders
which the absent-minded librarian for
got to cash.
Since Mr.. J. Russell Young has been
in charge of the financial department
Of the library he and First Assistant
Postmaster General Heath have made
a systematic search of the old library
records and they have unearthed hun
dreds of old money orders, which the
former librarian had put aside and ap-
parently forgotten. and more are COM
ing to light every day. The total sum
has not been established, but it proba-
bly, will come near wiping out the dis
crepancies in Mr. Spofford's accounts.
Some Of the orders date back twenty
two years. and one Of the largest was
for $36.
The silver lance., 1897-12-17
TALKED ABOUT PENSIONS.
Private Allen, of Mississippi Pokes Fun at
the Republicans.

the Republicans.
Washington, Dec. 1O.-The House to-
day entered upon the consideration of
the pension appropriation bill and
stirred up a debate that promises to
continue for several days. Several of
the Southern Democrats offered criti-
cisms of various classes of pensioners,
and Private John Allen of Mississippi,
who led the assault in a speech replete
with his characteristic humor, pre-
scented a series of amendments, de-
signed, as he said. to correct some of
the most glaring evils. They prohibit
the granting of pensions to widows,
whose applications were not filed dur
ing their widowhood, and the granting
Of pensions to widows whose applica-
tions were based on marriages con-
tracted after the passage of this act,
and to permanently insane or idiotic
minors, who had reached their major
ity. The Northern Democrats, how
ever, WED with the Republicans in
their professions Of friendship for the
soldiers, and one of them, Mr. Norton
of Ohio, declared that the Republicans
could not make the bill too large for
him. 1t was admitted. on both sides of
the House during the discussion that
the $40, 100000 carried by the bill for
pensions would not cover the expendi-
lures, but as Congress would be in ses-
sion, Mr.. Cannon said, it would be
easy to make good any deficiency that
might occur.
The silver lance., 1897-12-17
WANT A NINE HOUR DAY,
typographical Union No. 8 Of New Yofi
City Gives Notice to Employers.

Tvpogr~phical Union No. 8 of Now York
City Gives Notice to Employers.
New York, Dec. 1O.-At the annual
convention of the International Typo
graphical Union a year ago it was de-
cided to make fight for work day
of nine hours in all book and job print
ing shops as soon as possible This
fight will be started in this city on jan
uary 2, 1898. and will involve 5000
men, as the employing printers have re-
solved to oppose the demand. 1t was
announced last night that other cities.
including Brooklyn, would also take
up the fight for nine hours, and that be-
fore the new year was a month old it
would be probable that $4,000 men
would be on a strike for shorter work
day.
ON December 2nd Typographical Un-
ion No. 6 sent a notice to 1O2 employ
ers making the official demand for a
work day of nine hours instead Of ten,
beginning on January End On Tues
day night an executive meeting Of the
Typothetae was held. at which resolu-
tions were passed denying the demand
of the printers, and looking to raise a
fund Of $4,000 as a defense fund to
fight big Six" President Donnelly of
Union No. says that within thirty
DAYS his union will have 100000 with
which to enforce its demand.
The silver lance., 1897-12-17
THE UNION PACIFIC SALE.
1t VIII BE Postponed in Response to .
Senate Resolution.

1t win BE Postponed in Response to a
Senate Resolution.
Washington, Dec. 1O.-With the ex-
ception of the offer of $2,5OO, 900 re-
ceived some time ago from the Union
Pacific reorganization committee for
the governments interest in the Kan
sas Pacific, which was promptly de-
clined, the government has received no
intimation as to the purpose of the COM
mittee with respect to the sale set for
December 18th. The government is
now in position to bid at the sale,
and but for the resolution adopted by
the Senate to-day, asking the President
to apply to the court for a
postponement, There is no doubt
that 1t would have done 80,
should the committee have failed
to make an acceptable offer. The
Senate resolution, however, changes
the situation. Attorney General Nc
Kenna will soon begin the preparation
of the necessary papers in the case and
will at once ask the court to set a date
for the hearing in the argument, in sup
port Of a motion for postpOnement. The
attorney general has no doubt that the
motion will be granted upon the show
ing he will be able to make.
The silver lance., 1897-12-17
WILL MAKE THE ISSUE.
President Mckinley Said to Desne -
F1eht ON the Money Question Ne1t

President Mckinley Said to Desire z CAA'
F1ght ON the Money Question Ne1s
Chicago. Dec. 9.-The Washington
correspondent Of the Record says:
unItke the legislative bodies Of other
countries. our Congress ID not In the
habit Of accepting the recommends
ton of the executive. That "co-ordl-
nate branch" Of the government mas
always shown a mind Of its own ana
has not enacted legislation asked Ior
by the President unless it particularly
desired to do SO. Mr.. Cleveland PROD
ably made more recommendatiohs
that were not accepted-as he vetoed
more bills-than any of his predeces-
sors. Between his strong Will ana tne
will of Congress there was always re-
sistance, and it did not stop with leg
islation. 1t extended to all the reia-
tions that exist between the TWO
branches Of the government Inc
last year or two of his administrator
very few of the members OF his own
party in Congress were on vlsltlng
terms at the White House But Pres
ident Mckinley, having recently Deeh
a member of the House of representa-
tives, can still see things from lts
point of view and is more considerate
and generous. Therefore, while the
Senate will certainly not accept his
recommendations regarding the cur
rency and probably not those wnlch
concern Cuban affairs, it may be ex-
pected that the House of Representa-
tives will follow his advice and pass
a bill that may be an issue in the
congressional campaigns next fall and
represent the policy of what may be
termed the sound money" element OF
both the Republican and Democratic
parties. 1t may not be the plan sug-
gested by Mr.. Gage, nor that whlch
the currency commission is expected
to report, but it is almost certain that
something will be done by the com
bined efforts of the President, the sec
retary of the treasury, the speaker,
and the banking interests as repre-
sented by the commission
The President is anxious to make a
record He feels that it is not only
an obligation to those that supported
him in the last campaign but essential
to his political success in the future.
He realizes that it will be impossible
to secure any legislation from the
present Senate that does not restore
the monetary value of silver, but
thinks the financial question must and
can be settled by the next Congress,
and he wants to go before the coun-
try next November with a positive,
distinct and comprehensive measure
that will command the support of all
who believe in a gold standard. He
does not sympathize with those who
fear the effect of agitation upon the
commercial and industrial interests Of
the country. He does not believe that
the present tendency toward prosper
ity will be disturbed. but is earnestly
in favor of the passage of bill by the
Republican majority of the House of
Representatives that can be advocated
and defended by Republicans at the
polls and command the approval of
gold-standard Democrats.
The silver lance., 1897-12-17
ASPEN MAN IN THE KLoNDIKE
He Writes to a Friend That He + Sure of
Fortune.

He Writes to a Friend That He h Sure of
= Fortune.
Aspen, Dec 1O.-The Times prints the
following letter from the Klondike:
Yesterday County Commissioner J.
w. Atkinson received the lOng-lOOked
for letter from Ed Hearn who left As
pen for Alaska early in August. The
Times Is permitted to make the follow
ing extracts:
Dawson City, Northwest Territory.
Sept. 27, 1877. J. Atkinson. Aspen,
Colorado.-Friend Jack: 1 will write
you a short letter. We arrived all O.
X. and in good health. We had a fine
trip and the country is better than we
expected to find it. l think there are
about 5000 people here now and they
cay no more boats can come up this
winter. The river is freezing some
now.
They say that there is only about
half enough provisions here for the
people and there will surely be some
Of them suffer. but we have plenty.
Well. Jack, the gold is plentiful. l
never saw anything like it; but all
Of the claims are staked. I am to close
q deal tomorrow morning for one-half
interest in claim. l think 1t Is a
good one l am to pay $3.50.
People are about as anxious to get
out of the country as they are to come
in. As for the hardships-well, won't
try to tell you about them. but l am
going to get barrel of gold before l
leave here.
l met Alex Mcdonald. He assisted
me all he could in getting f0othold.
He owns claims on each side of our
claim. He don't know how much he is
worth, but it us in the millions, but he
is the same Alex. He sends his re-
CARDS to you.
l don't want to get out next spring
but will have to il someone don't come
in whom Mrs. Hearn can come In with.
1 think l will get letters from the
states this winter-well, would be glad
to see you come in. l will write again
before spring. Give my regards to
Gordon and all the boys.
Tell Gordon this is the country for
him. Whisky is fifty cents drink and
meals $1.5O each, and not much at that
Flour SIS for fifty pounds. Tell Wheel
er he would pay the national debt II he
were here with his paper, and If you
want TO come remember l will have a
long sack by the time the trail Is open.
Tell Mrs. Atkinson that have a nice
nugget for her already. Direct letters.
Dawson City, by way of Juneau, North
West Territory, care of U. s. mail car
rier. Yours respectfully,
The silver lance., 1897-12-17

are good not only upon the road Issu.
inc them. but upon the Union Pacific.
Denver 4 Gulf, the South Park, the
Midland Terminal and the AtchisOn,
Topeka & Santa Fe in Colorado. As 16
per cent. of the passenger business
over some of the lines Of Colorado Is
carried on through the medium of mile
age tickets, it is evident the new move
ment of the Midland will be greeted
with ioy by a strong minority OF the
travelling public. The tickets are good
for a year. Three cents a mile ie the
lowest rate yet offered by any noun
tain line on transportation. The aver
age rate on the mountain roads IL about
5 cents a mile.
The silver lance., 1897-12-17
The North Atlantic Squadron.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE North At
lantic squadron, according to informa-
don given out at the navy yard to-day,
will be on its way south by the 18th Of
the month. Repairs on the warships
are progressing as rapidly as possible
and the work will be completed by
Monday.
The warships will sail from Hampton
Roads as soon as they are in readiness,
where they will be Joined by the Indi-
ana, Maine and other vessels. When all
are gathered the annual cruise south
will begin. The maneuvres of the YES
sells will be confined chiefly to Flori-
da waters.
The Montgomery, Detroit and Vesu-
vius are already in Florida waters.
The squadron will be Joined by the
torpedo fleet when warm weather sets
In and drills and trOpedo boat maneuv-
ers will begin. The fleet will return to
the Brooklyn navy yard In April.
The silver lance., 1897-12-17
An lNsuRAMcg swlNDLEn,
New York Man Who Has ColleeeeA o.
Number Of People,

New York Man Who Has CollseesA o. .
Number Of People.
New York, Dec. 11.-Charles Zanoli,
the barber who yesterday pleaded gull
~ OF defrauding an insurance COM
pany and who admitted that since 1888
he had collected insurance ON four
wives. one mother-in-Iaw, one daughter
and one employe, was arraigned in Po-
lice Court again to-day ON the charge
OF being a suspicious character. He
was remanded till tomorrow to give the
detectives time to thoroughly fnvesti-
gate his record and ascertain whether
the lives Of all these people, whose in
surAnce ZanOli obtained, were lost
through natural causes. The charge
made by the insurance company will
not be pressed until this curious Sc
quence Of deaths has been thoroughly
explained.
Zanoli asserts that all persons on
whose lives he collected assurances
died from natural causes, but admits
collecting 1856 on an insurance policy
taken out in his own name after he had
represented to the company that the
dead body of an employ named
Schmidt was himself. While prosecut-
ing his insurance business Zanoli
sometimes Travelled under the names
Of Braune and Suhme. The police
have no definite evidence to warrant
the charge of murder.
The silver lance., 1897-12-17
Central Pacific Affairs.

New York, Dec. 11.-At the request
of holders here Of large number Of
shares of the Central Pacific Railroad
Company and of the members Of the
London company, of which F. G.. Ban
bury, NJ. r., is chairman, Messrs. Au-
gust Belmont, John G. Carlisle and
John COppell have undertaken to act
as committee to prepare a plan Of
reorganization for that company. The
purposes Of the committee are to pro-
cure an equitable settlement of the
government on the plan Of those Dor
tions Of the Central Pacific Railroad
which were built with the aid Of bonds
issued by the United States for the as
sistance Of the railroad company; to
avoid the expenses of a receivership
and to bring about a reorganization
Of the company in such a way that q
new issue Of bonds may be put out at
the lowest possible rate Of interest.