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Wants to Find Her Brother.

While unpacking a sample order Of
chinaware from Germany the other
day, Frank c. Young, a Second street
importer, discovered a blue envelope
tucked away in a vase. On opening 1t
a letter written in German was dis
closed. Being an expert German schol-
ar. Mr.. Young translated the missive.
which read as follows: ITO whom 1t
may concern: My brother, William
Bletzner, left Carlsbad, Germany, two
years ago. for America, where he in
tended to engage in the china BUSH
ness. After a short time his CORE
spondence abruptly ended and< after
that all our letters were returned un-
claimed. 1 am a packer in a china
house and have been placing these
notes in every order to America In
hopes that they might be seen by my
brother or some one that knows him.
Trusting that the person who finds
this win convey any information which
would aid me, / remain, very truly.
Cora Bletzner, Carlsbad, Germany
Philadelphia Record
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and out Of the city, the important
through trains as well as the principal
suburban trains arriving and depart-
ing during those hours. This viii
avoid delays, which have been. NJ
times, very annoying, and permit CT
much faster service than could have
been maintained under the old ar
raDgements; and, as speed is one of the
principal factors in travel In this age,
this feature will prove an important
one.
Quite a number Of the great improve
ments which have recently been made
in the northern part Of the city can
be seen from the trains as they pass
over the new viaduct Among tAsm
are Grants tomb, st. Luke's hospital
and the buildings OF Barnard college
and Columbia college on Morningside
Heights, and very soon the grand
structure of the Cathedral Of st. John
the Divine will be observed. Further
north, and on the west side Of the
Harlem river, the now famous speed
way is under construction and ap.
preaching completion; the magnificent
High bridge, Washington bridge, Nc
Combs dam bridge and the viaduct
leading to It, from the north, are works
Of art as well as of great utility, un-
der which the trains pass, and on the
right may be seen the buildings of the
University Of the city Of NeN York.
webb's Sailors Home, and hundreds
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duty not to pass over such matters In
silence, but to promote her daughters
womanly health and regularity by every
reasonable means.
These delicate ailments are easily over
come In their early stages by judicious self
treatment without any need of the obnox-
ious examinations which doctors uniformly
insist upon. DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
tion Is positive specific for all diseases Of
the feminine organism
II restores perfect health and regularity
20 the special functions, and vital vigor to
the nerve-centres. II Is the only medicine
Of tn kind devised for this one purpose BY
an educated, experienced physician
During nearly % years as chief consult
ing physician of the Invalids' Hotel and
Surgical Institute, of Buffalo. N. Y, Dr..
Pierce has acquired an enviable reputation.
His medicines are everywhere recognized
a. standard remedies. His Golden Med
icsl Discovery" alternate6 with the " Fa-
vorite Prescription Z" constitutes thorough
and scientific course of treatment for weak
and impoverished conditions of the blood.
A headache IL q symptom Of constipation.
Dr.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipa-
ton, promptly and permanently. They do
net gripe. Druggists eel them
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have to pass through; all tugs, canal
boats, barges, ETC., will have ample
room to go unde rthe bridge while 1t Is
closed.
The Harlem river, having been de-
clared by congress a ship canal, the
secretary of war has issued orders that
all tugs and barges shall Joint their
smoke-stacks and fiag-poles. to enable
them to pass under the bridge while 1t
is closed. He has also ordered that
the bridge shall not be opened between
the hours of seven and ten o'clock In
the morning, and four and seven in
the afternoon, except for police, fire or
government vessels, the hours named
covering the great business trafic In
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Antic p.tinK the Hi.to ian.

Once upon a time there was a great repub-
lie which had money to burn, and IL decided
to be let only to the sacred hands Of patriot
ism, and In the spirit Of 1--WE are the whole
thing"
was established for detecting putty In the
blow-holes Of the armor-plate.
But the builders builded, and the govern
ment paid Its usual bonus for speed on the
trial trip.
One Of these vessels was q cruiser, built
with a design to ram another lron-clad In
any possible engagement. One day she ran
aground, was punctured by an oyster shell
and hlled with salt water.
Another Of these vessels was another
cruiser, and one night, tied to q quiet dock
In twenty-five feet OF bilge water, she sunk
She would have sunk deeper had the bot
tom been lower down.
And this great republic built two rams
half submerged vessels with horns OF steel
ton.
But while meant for the RIBS OF an en-
envy making twenty-five knots an hour, the
rams could steam only seventeen knots an
hour.
roe doctrine.
There was talk of war.
The brand new navy was repsinted and Its
guns were swabbed-
Then Il was discovered that the powder
mills for supplying the guns, II run at full
capacity, could furnish materials for only
one broadside In every two weeks
In the meantime the crew could bail water
out Of the bulkheadA
But hght1
History will repeat that Il was on OF the
cockiest young republics that ever singed Its
eyebrows with cannon crackers
Oddly enough, too. Is ship builders were
never tried for treason.-Chicago Record.
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Enterprising Railroads.

! was discussing the other day with a Par
Islam friend, who has been over here on a
necessary, but, to him, all too long visit, the
respective advantages and disadvantages of
England and France as places or residence.
While admitting superiority In some points
to France. l naturally found plenty to say
Tor my own country.
'For instance" said. there Is the matter
OF railways You must surely grant that
our railways are better than yours Look
here, you come by Newhaven, didn't you
Well, there Is not much the matter with the
service between Newhaven and victoria.
Ny friends face lighted up at once. Ion,
yes. your railways" he said, enthusiastic
ally, "are certainly excellent They take
you out Of the country as quickly as pos
sible."-Pick- Me-Up.
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Nav York, Feb. 8, 1S97.-One Of the
- remarkable feats OF: engineering
r.cord is nearing completion, and,
L.5nning Thursday Feb. IL, the pas
Ter entering New York from the
.,1h will ride over one Of the grand
: samples Of steel railway construc-
= vet accomplished in this age of
~-yelous results In that direction.
Going south at 14sth street, the tracks
, me New York Central begin to rise
r.dually, and at 1S5th street they
rs the Harlem river on the new
tur-track steel draw-bridge, at an ele-
utiOn Of "a feet above high tide.
This massive structure is remarka-
n. in being the first four-track draw
,Idge ever constructed, and is the
Erest bridge of the kind in the world.
, Is 400 feet long and weighs $500
ans The draw-bridge is IS feet
sAes wide, from center to center OF
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Of other new buildings Of less impor.
lance. North of the Harlem river, on
the Harlem division, is Bronx park,
which is to contain the great botanical
gardens and geological gardens Of
Greater New York, and within q few
years this portion Of the city win of
fer attractions which will be unsur-
passed in their character by any city
In the world.
Greater New York, which is 1s miles
wide by 35 miles long. certainly offers
the tourist and seeker after knowledge
or pleasure more inducements than any
other American city, and few cities in
Europe can equal it
ADIRONDACK.
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rnsroBAcco PROBLEM. q.
anoksn LAY Have TO Ahaadoa Good
CigAn.

Ina lnsrisan smoker Il about b faos q
crisa. A President OsyeiA1d would NJ, q
condition and not theory confronts him
Good cigars are getting scarce and win
sScios O OfsptS % e0 se e e
down the crop more than half last year. and
this season the product will be very small.
a Alany u, naetosies IN Havana have already
the order Of General Weyler forbidding the
export OF the inner grades Several OF the
large faytodes here, which moved over from
Cuba when the Mckinley law was passed
SIX years ago TO avoid the high import
duties, use nothing but the best Cuban to-
oaeco, and they were wise enough TO an.
they could purchase. So there is now in the
bonded warehouse at Tampa more than 1900
bales, which belong to q few manufacturers
big New York factories were equally fore
handed, but the rest will have to shut up
shop or use the domestic product. There Is
shrewd Dutchmen OF Amsterdam, who own
the Sumatra plantations have had their
eyes open, and are taking advantage OF the
OF the Havana factories Is going to make
imported cigars scarce and high, and II
General Gomel and his associates keep up
trade can be resumed Mexican manufac-
turers and tobacco growers are alive TO the
situation. but their capacity is limited, 80
the smokers will have to return to pipes and
use the domestic product
Before the revolution an average OF ST.
100000 Havana cigars were imported Into
the United States, and not less than 2OO,-
OO0OOO were manufactured In this country
of imported Cuban tobacco.
Last year $4,000 duty was paid into the
office OF the collector Of customs at Tampa
as duty upon Cuban tobacco consumed BY
the cigar factories In this town alone, and
the receipts are now about So, 900 month
upon the imports Of the Remedies brand OF
inferior leaf, that was formerly used only
for nlling. Therefore. II will be seen how
important Is the new industry OF tobacco
growing to this state. and what market
there will be for the product II good quail
ity can be produced.-Chicago Record.
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outside trusses, and is carried on three
very heavy trusses. Between the cen
hi and each of the two side trusses
Ia clear space Of rs feet, which per-
nits the passage Of two sets Of double
tracks. The floor Is corrugated and the
faih are bolted to It on steel tie-plates.
The trusses of the draw-bridge span
are 81 feet high in the center and Is
ieet high at each end At the highest
pan OF these trusses h situated the
nHne-house, which contains two
oelllating double-cylinder engines,
which turn the draw, and can be
worked together or separately, 30 that
I one should break down at any time
me other eau do the work.
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why do tn. Los, walk In G relies.

The question Is often asked, Why = Il that
Q person who IL lost. whether Il be In &
dense wood or on a prairie. Invariably moves
In circle. and always TO the rightl No
satisfactory answer has ever been given for
this well-known peculiarly under the cir.
cumstances mentioned. Some phyAOlogists.
anatomists and speculative philosophers
claim that the left leg In the human species
y slightly longer than the right, and %
takes longer steps thus causing q motion 70
the right which In time completes q circle,
IL the mind is 80 bewildered that II has no
nxed objective point In view. Perhaps the
real answer TO this queer question lies In the
fact that most persons use their right hands
In preference to the left, and are accustomed
to passing objects on their right-hRnd side,
and %, unconsciously. keep edging on to the
right On a prairie, however. where there
10 nothing In the way Of obstacles worthy OF
mention, this cause or reason for walking in
q right handed" circle would hardly hold
good--St. Louis Republic.
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From 1ssth street south the four new
sraoks run over the steel viaduct to
notn street, and thence by the stone
Vfaduct to 1o6th street, where they
su1ks the level Of the present four.
track line.
The work Of building this massive
structure, which is here illustrated M.
gan Sept i, 1893, and has continued
without cessation until now, and viii
COST wnen completed considerably more
than $S'OOO.ooo. The completion of the
new work will permit the opening OF
all cross streets under the railway and
80 ADMIT a perfectly free passage for
street trafic.
One hundred and thirty-eighth street,
which has become a great thoroughfare,
VIII be entirely free, as the trains
which heretofore crossed Il at grade
win pass over it at an elevation that
VIII allow street cars and all trafic
perfect freedom. At 125th street, the
tracks will cross the street fourteen
feet above the level Of the street. and al
this point magnificent passenger sta
ton is to be built, extending from 125th
to 12Sth street. under the four-tracs
viaduct
This improvement will be of i'm.
mense value to the entire state-in fact
to the whole country-as the bridge
being so high above the water, viii
never have to be opened, except wher
large steamers or vessels with masts
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SOUTHWEST BREEzEs.

sa-rasm Is q rhetorical flower con-
cealing a bee
II diseusts us to see others doing the
foolish things We DO.
Every man who has g reat faith has
great power for good
An investment in knowledge always
pays the best interest
No man was ever converted WINE
nursing an aching TOOTH
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A VANISHED CIVILIZATION.
work Done by the Jesuits In sOutI
America

work Done by the Jesuits In South
America
The pioneers of civilization in South
America were the Jesuits, says Lippin-
colts. Although their influence in
many respects may not always have
been what was most conducive to the
prosperity of the new settlement, yet
their mode Of treating the natives was
more humane and their plan for the
development and progress Of the coun-
try more advanced than any other at
tempts Of that period They sought to
establish a permanent home for their
sect with a wealth and splendor that
would equal that Of the old world and
their work was characterized by pru-
dence. industry. and wisdom. Other
settlers came only as fortune-hunting
adventures to enslave the natives, pill
lase the country and then return to
their own land with ill-gotten gains.
Monuments of the Jesuits still remain
in churches, aqueducts, cities In ruins
and the history Of 100 prosperous mis-
sions; from the Amazon to Brazil's
southern borders We see their signs.
The aqueducts Of Rio de Janeiro. the
hundred churches Of Bahia, the stone
water dams on the rivers Of Goyaz,
the crumbling ruins OF almost every
state Of Brazil tell Of the Jesuit occu-
patton. Other settlers Of that period
left almost nothing behind them; their
mission was to destroy, tear down and
drive out the only element Of good the
country had. that they might establish
the reign Of terror, slavery and rapins
that cursed the country 90 IonG.
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THESE BE SONS OF ANAK.

anu some Of Them Were Born Before
columbus Discovered America.
Inc great register of Alameda coun-
v, which is considered the true and
Oncial index to the age and height
" me male residents Of this city,
"ntalns some remarkable information
0ocerning well-known citizens, says
oe San Francisco Examiner. County
uerk Frank C. Jordan prepared the
work, and he has been highly comph-
lented for the excellent production
vat gives full information about the
Seetors Since the register has been on
Ne market circus freak managers and
une museum runners have been look
as lovingly In this direction in the
.OOe Of securing profitable sideshoW
Gractions. They have read the great
ssister. Il is shown by that document
1G prominent citizens attain q great
eeght and live for. centuries. The
3eSt man In Alameda county, accord
Sto the register, is William Allen, q
penter living in the Second Ward,
20 has attained the age OF TO years,
saan W. Alexander, q travelling man.
: W. years old and liz feet high. Then
@ere is George II. Allen. who used to
= deputy recorder. He IL apparently
Young man, but in this register he
|, sEs years old and only 2 feet high
sOnh o. Cadman, the San Francisco
@s1rance man and great ghnshot,
you'd never be recognized by his
: Ids from his ofacial description, for
= q registered SIS years and sh fest
= eeight There are scores OF others
saa1re on the ofhcial list
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HcW's Thlsl

for any case OF catarrh that cannot b
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned. have known +. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, TOle-
do, o.
WaldIng, Kinnan & Marvin. Wholesale
Druggists Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price T5c per bottle. Sold by all drug
gists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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irwin, n Sim, shan. and Act,y,tv

This Is what those important little organs,
the kidneys, are when healthy. In disorder
they may differ In all three particulars. Dis
ease usually destroys them successfully, not
the other Is semi-paralyZed. Give to both a
healthful impulse, without exciting them,
with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which
forestalls such dreadful maladles as Bright's
disease and diabetes. Use the Bitters, also,
for malarial. bilious, rheumatic, nervous,
bowel and kidney trouble.
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A STRANGE FREAK OF NATURE.

We hope 70 sell l,OOO,OOO packages
Golden Rind Watermelon, the most
wonderful freak OF nature-smooth,
shiny, yellow rin1. crimson flesh. deli
cious! It's sensational Took 500 first
prizes in 1896. You must have 1t to be
In the swim. Melons 90 like wild fire
at s1.0o apiece. We paid $500 for one
meloni 500 prizes for earliest melon
-ripened In 1896 In Al days. Lots Of
money made In earliest vegetables.
Salzer's seeds produce them Thirty
i've earliest sorts. postpaid. s100.
Send This Notice and IS Cents for .
Package Of Golden Rind and won
derful seed book, 146 big pages, to John
A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse. Wis.
W.n.
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d aughter out
alone unpro-
tected into the
stormy night
Yet many loving
mothers allow
their daughters,
who are just COM
ing into the time
of womanhood,
to proceed with
out proper care
and advice all un-
protected and
alone into the
perils Of this crit
ical period
Young women
at this time often
suffer from irreg-
ularity and weak
ness which may
afterwards de-
velop into dan
gerous disease
and ill tn cir
whole lives with
wretchedness.
II iaa mothers
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6ympAthetic.

81 was at the court house to-day" re-
marked Gilfoyle "and I saw a man SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for three years
for blgamy."
fsHe had too many wives. chr replied
Bickers THAT'S my fx exactly, and can
sympathize with the poor fellow"
"Youi Why, you have only one wife"
81 know it"-New York World.
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To the Pacific Coast

Two through trains daily via the Union
Pacific carrying through sleepers, and max
ing from six to fifteen hours quickest time
10 principal western points, including OR-
San Francisco, Sacramento. etc. Ask about
them at o41 18th ST.. corner CurtiS-
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Halls Family Pills are the best

"Prof Baton has devised a scheme 10 make
the people keep their seats until the end Of
the concert" ''what Is itg'' HE Is going
to mix the programme so they can't tell
which number comes last"
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The number Of workmen belonging to Brit
Ish trade unions, which was ], $50 900 In
1896, was Increased In 1896 to /, 10000.
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A few weeks ago a cioudburst In 'Servia
destroyed several villages. with !, 200 houses
making 5000 persons homeless.
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The number Of convictions for dueling has
almost doubled In Germany In the last i've
years. It was sixty In 1891 and 1O1 In 1895.
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"a man oughtn't to object TO a woman
&c is prepared to pay for two tickets"
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FITS stopped free and permanently cured Non
Affair nrst days Of DIR. Kline's Great AervI
Resforer. Free 81 trial bottle and treatise
send % DR- kim gSl Arch ST. Philadelphia Pa
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The Chinese imperial court uses up annU
ally about $1,000 colOred and 10000 whit
plates, with other crOckery In proportion
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Piso's Cure for Consumption Is the only
cough medicine used In my housed. G. Al
bright, Mis1inburg. Pa. Dec. IL. 1895.
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The loss Of cattle in Russia from tn
plague from 1881 to 1895 was 253,Oo0 head
worth 81, 605, 800.
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aREATER NEW. YORK.
ga IN THE HISTORY OF
|" THE METROPOLIS.

-,.,,ou of the New Hork CentraPs
.,.rrack Draw-Bridse Over the Har-
River, and of the $4,000, 600 Steel
-..,.t From 10th to I3sth street.
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Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or grippe. lOc
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Just try a 1Oc box of Cascarets, candy Ca
thartic, the finest liver and bowel regulator
made.
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The bounty on kangaroo scalps In Austria.
ia Is from to II cents each, according TO
the locality
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NO-TO-BhC FOR FIFTY CENTS.
Over 4O0.0 900 cured. Why not let NO-To- Bac
regulate or remove your desire for tobacco
Saves money. makes health and manhood.
Cure guaranteed. SOC and 81 90. all druggists.
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Out into the Darkness.

What mother would turn her young
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-15
Cuernayaca r. r. Election.

AT the recent M citing of direc-
tors and STOCK holuers of the NJ. G.. &
Z. railway, thr Sc DIRE cIOrS were chosen
j. H. Hampson, w. o. Staples, Luis
Mendez, Charles Wheeler, George T..
Hodges, Santiago MeudeZ and Francis
CO T. Goch.co anu electing the follow
| ing Office RS: Presldent, j. Fl H4mp-
SOU: vice president and assistant sec
rotary, w. Staples; secretary and
tire asurer, Charies Wheeler:auditOr. J.
Nj. Bra-h: general counsel for the
United States, George l.. Hodges;
l.. MendeZ and q. l.. Hodges.
Hampson's report showed a satisfac-
tory condition of the property, but the
de cline of silver had prevented placing
the first mortgage bonds, SO new ar
engagements Will be made with the
Mexican banks for funds for the road 5
com pletIon to the Mexican river in
Guerrero, 300 kilOmeters south from
the City of Mexico.
Final location Of the line through
the Cuernavaca valley has been made,
joining the northern aud southern divl-
slons and the plans have been approved
oy the federal government. IL is con-
JempIated that the gap between the
two divisions Will be closed by the end
O. THIS year. This III Jnen give a line
through from Mexico Ciry 10 Iguala, a
distance of 235 kIlOmeters. COutr acts
have teen closed with leading Eng
llsh manufacturer for seventy IOund
Ste ralIs, which is the standard that
has been ADOPTED for the heavy sections
IF the road un0er construction.