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Myer Friedman s Bro.
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e~s,s j
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The Coming Woman

Who goes to the club while her husband
tends the baby, as well as the good old
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Thousands of sufferers from Lame Back
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Female complaints and Nervous troubles
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Electric Bitters, Delicate women should
keep this remedy on hand to build u1 the
system. Only fifty cents rer bottle. For
sale by Muir obey. Van Petten Drug Co
and Browne s. ManzaDares Co.
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Captain General of Cuba, General
Dlanco, cabled the authorities here, and
sent similar message TO Washington,
saying the disaster to the "Maine" was
indisputabIy due to an accident.
COMPLICATIONS PREDICTED.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. l6.-The
'Maine" incident formed the principal
topic Of consideration by the senate
committee on foreign relations today.
The opinion is generally expressed by
members that the occurrence may rv-
sult in grave complications. unless
Spain can make 1t very plain noSpaniard
was in any way responsible for it. SEN
ator CuIlom said: II can't see how the
explosion could have been the result of
an accident"
NAVAL OFFICERS DISAGREE.
WASHINGTON, d. 9. Feb. 16.-Naval
officers cannot agree upon any theory to
account for the disaster to the MAINE
Perhaps majority are inclined to the
helief that the explosion was purely ac-
cidental; another considerable number
think a torpedo was exploded under the
vessel, aud third theory is that some
internal machine was smuggled aboard
the ship and set off. In the present
lack of knowledge, it is not thought
possible to say as to which theory the
balance of probability inclines.
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MINOR TaLEoRaMs.
Maine" Disaster Occupies Attention Of the
wires.

TOPEKA, Kas., :, Feb. 16.-The govern
ment lien on the Union Pacific railroad
in. Kansas was carried out this morning
at the sale in this city. The Kansas
Pacific road was bought in by Alvin
w. Krech, representing the reorgani-
zation committee, for $6, ,3O3, 900.
There was no competition.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16--The senate
today ignored the Maine disaster and
considered the resolution to prevent
the confirmation of the Kansas Pacific
railroad agreement. Without action OH
the resolution, the senate went into
executive session.
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Homestead Entry No, 1913.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

LAND OFFrcR AT CLAYTON, N. M
,January 13 1893.

11zND 1t Ir,a
January 13 1893
! ,Notics. is hereby given that the following
nam ed settler has died notice of his intention to
make fina. prsot in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the; Probate
Clerk of San Miguel county, at Las Vegas, n. NJ,
on February 23rd. 1898. viz. .s
= .s',S JUAN GARCIA Ay,SANDOyAL, J,
OF Gallina Springs, n for the $ n, W "a,
NH. SW Il, Sec. b, Tp. IS NJ, r, 25 East.
He names the following Witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land. viz regorio Garcia Sandoyal,
'Encarnacion Estrada, Rumaldo Tfnjlllo and
Juan Pedro Garcia, Of Galhna Springs, nj
EDwARDW. Fox, Register.
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In all Its Numerous and d.
verse branches done a. II
should be at THE OPTIC Job
Rooms.
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CONGRESSIONAL OPINION.

WASHINGTON. February 16.-Chair-
man Hit, of the foreign affairs COM
mlttee, Chairman DingIey Of ways and
means, and members OF the naval
committee of the house all said they
preferred TO await further information
before expressing an opinion. Ex-
Senator Batler, OF South Carolina, was
of the opinion that some bold man had
gone aboard the MAINE" and placed a
grenade, with slow match, where it
would explode the magazine.
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Special to THE.orrIc.

RpeCiui TO lHk OfTiCs
HAVANA, Cuba, February 16.-The
battleship "Maine is blown to atoms.
Three hundred sailors and officers went
down IN the deep. 1t was first thought
that it was the act of the Spanish
agents. but any such suspicious have
been disproven. Spanish life saving
crews Immediately surrounded the
awful scene and aided bravely in the
rescue.
At the present moment the confusion
is terrible, but as far as can be learned
it is thought that only two officers went
down; they are Jenkins and Merritt.
The 300 lost are sailors and snb.ofliicsrs.
Many feats of great bravery were
performed by Uncle Sans brave
blue jackets. There was more than one
incident of sailors going down them
selves in their efforts to aid their COM
rades.
The awful catastrophe was caused
by an explosion of one of the forward
magazines.
The last of this ship--one Of the finest
in the United States navy, is a dis
couraging calamity, in face of the great
cost of the vessel and the imminent
danger of war with Spain.
WASHINGTON, ID. G., February 49,.
Commandant Forsyth, at Key West,
wired the navy department, this morn
ing, that he bad been notified by Cap
tain Sigsbee, of the "Maine,o to inform
Admiral Sicard, in command of the
north Atlantic squadron, that, the
"Maine' had blown up, and was des-
troyed. He requested lighthouse
tender to be sent to Havana, and added
that many were killed and wounded.
Commandant Forsyth's message fur
ther said the lighthouse tender "Man-
grove" left Key West at 3 o'clock this
morning for Havana, and the tug
boat "Fern" would promptly follow. A
second dispatch from Commandment
Forsyth said he had sent the torpedo
boat Ericsson" which was at Key
West, to Admiral Sicard, at Dry Tor
tugas, with a message concerning the
disaster to the "Maine."
Captain Dickens. chief Of the navi-
cation bureau, expressed the opinion
today that the explosion took place In
the magazine of the MAINE" He
said this was evident for the reason
that the ship was afoat for an hour
after the explosion. Had the torpedo
been fired under the battleship, she
would have sunk almost Immediately.
Secretary Day received the flowing
dispatch from General Lee, dated last
evening":
''Maine'blew up at 0:40 pm. Explo-
sion occurred well forward, under the
mems quarters, consequently many are
lost.sdt is believed all the officers were
saved, but jenkins and Merritt are not
accounted for. The cause of the explo-
sion is yet to. be investigated. The
captain general and army and navy
officers rendered every assistance
Sigsbee and most of his officers are on
board the steamer "City Of W ashing-
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SHALL 1T BE MISTRESS"
How the spinster Suffers from Being
Called Miss"

How the Spinster Suffers from Being
Called Miss"
The question of giving all girls, on
attaining their majority, the title of
Mrs, is debated from time to time.
remarks Vogue, and there is little
doubt that in the course of years this
custom will come in. 1t Is likely that
the present practice of addressing even
the most aged spinsters as Miss will
die hard, but in the end common sense
may be trusted to prevail Meantime,
however, It Is in numberless instances
distinct disadvantage for a person no
longer young to be compelled to the
perpetual announcement of her I'M
welded state. Although there NAV he
many elderly and middle-aged SPINS
tiers. the title of Miss presupposed
youth; and in the case of woman OF
80 and over. who is, say, singer, au-
diences to whom she Is known only
by reputation will more likely than
not be so disappointed at first sight
at her maturity OF appearance as To
be oblivious, for time at least, to the
merits OF her work. This particular Of.
feet was produced lately in the case
OF woman vocalist whose voice ia
exceptionally beautiful and whose
method and Interpretation are well.
nigh flawless. known to her nearer.
only through professional work Of a
rev months duration, on the occasion
OF her appearance at the time under
notice distinct murmur OF disannrov,
ing surprise was heard on all sides NJ
the crowded hall: "Oh, I thousht she
was young grill" And by the con-
trast between the Miss OF her till. and
the maturity OF her face and Apure
the woman was made to appear older
than her years, which were not annar-
emily more than 30.
1t is, as matter of fact op;ta a..
ridiculous that spinsters OF 30 and
more should have to 60 through lie
labeled with the non adult Miss az a.
would be to have gray-bearded ba,d
headed bachelors carrying about Wis
iting cards engraved with Master Peter
oidDoy, Tor example.
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the villa. From the garden Of the
nearest house rose the voices of chill
dren at play. Along the road at the
back sounded the roll OF wheels. as
carts and carriages passed at intervals.
Out on the blue sea the distant splash
Of the paddles, the distant thump Of
the engines, told from time to time Of
the passage of steamers, entering or
leaving the strait between the island
and the mainland. In the trees the
birds sang gayly among the rustling
leaves. In the house the women serv-
ants were laughing over some jest or
story that cheered them at their work.
II was lively ana pleasant time-a
bright enjoyable day
The two ladies were out together,
resting on garden seat, after walk
round the grounds.
They exchanged a few trivial words
relating to the beauty of the day, and
then said no more. Possessing the
same consciousness OF what she had
seen in the trance which persons in
general possess OF what they have
seen in dream-believing in the Wis
ion as a supernatural revelation
Clara's forebodings were now, to her
mind, realized as truths. Her last
faint hope of ever seeing Frank again
was now at an end. Intimate expert
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A Valuable Dictionary.

Daily Inter Ocean, Chicago: Every
promise made by the publishers has
been fully redeemed. 1t is. indeed, .
grand book. That there Is
drift conservative yet real toward the
simpler forms Of spelling has been
recognized throughout the work. :.
See display advertisement OF how 10
obtain the Standard Dictionary |"
making a small payment down, the re-
mainder in installments.
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List Of Patents Issued Las, w..
Northwestern Inyentor.

Aab Wilhelm. New Tim. Mimi ,rs.
Max Goethe, Sturgis, S. d.. spark .a,
roster; Geo. A. Goodson. Minneanolis
Mimi, composing machine for tvna
casting and setting machine; Robe,,
&. Mealey, Howard Lake, Mimi, milt.
weighing machine; Mather G.. Os,er
Wahpeton. \. d., railway signal: Hen,
ry Ill. Vaughan and j. c. Pattee s.
Paul, Mimi. ball-joint for brake-coun.
ling or other uses; Harry l.. Jenkins
Minneapolis. Mimi, illuminated panel
Merwin, Lothrop 4 Johnson, Patent Aria,
neys, slo Pioneer Press Building. St. Paul.
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Important to Mothers

The manufacturers OF Castoria have bee,
compelled to spend hundreds OF thousands d,
dollars to familiarize the public with the sic.
nature OF Chas III. Fletcher This has been
necessitated by reason OF pirates counterfeit
ing the Castoria trade mark. This counter.
feiting is crime not only against the proprie.
tors OF Castoria, but against the growing
generation. All persons should be careful 10
see that Castoria bears the signature OF Cbas
II. Fletcher, IL they would guard the health D,
their children. Parents and mothers, In par
ticular, ought to carefully examine the
Castoria advertisements which have been sp
pearing in this paper. and to remember tina,
the wrapper OF every bottle of genuine Castoris
bears the fac-simile signature OF ChaS H.
years.
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vIcToRrA,s WALKING STICKS

Countless I'm Number and OF Indescrio-
able Beauty.
Since the infirmities Of queen VIC
toria of England made 1t necessary
for her to use walking stick, she mas
been the recipient OF many canes. her
friends. relatives and subjects nave
seized upon every possible occasion "
present her with new cane one GU
tire room Of her private suite Is stocked
with these special gifts. whenever
she expresses her intention OF attend
ing a function, like royal wedding or
christening, the interested parties con-
slider it fitting to send her another
cane. Every anniversary she Is forced
to acknowledge q score or so more,
says the New York Herald. Hers Is
collection of priceless value. There
are solid gold sticks. silver sticks, ex-
Quisitely engraved sticks that are
marvel OF the carver's art and sticks
that contain jewels that would move
even New York opera patron to envy.
Queen Victoria has leaned more heav-
lily on her stick of late years, using 1t
to cross the room even, instead OF
only on long walks about Windsor
castle, and after a long, tiresome cere-
mony. She always places 1t against
her chair, and when she rises it Is
the duty of the highest court official
present to hand it to her. The story
of the prank played upon her by the
son Of the duke Of York has never APP
peared in print before. The queen,
who Is not fond Of court ceremonies
Windsor, and had dismissed her at
tendants, who had withdrawn TO an
arbor near by. She was very much
interested in her favorite pastime, knit
ting socks for the prince of Wales,
when that small embodiment OF mis-
chief, her great-grandson, slipped
away with her cane and played
horsey" with it over the lawn. He had
20 be captured before the queen could
enter the house. There her majesty
future king Of England cannot tamper
with the dignity of the present powers
that be. OF recent years her subjects
have hoped in vain to see her use their
gifts. She has used only one cane. It
is one of great historic value, having
been presented to King Charles ii. by
one Of his merry court. Very properly
1t was cut from an oak tree When
Charles accepted the gift it had a
plain gold head, which was round and
apt to hurt the hand II the cane was
called upon to support much weight.
1t was whispered about the court re-
Gently that her majesty used no longer
the historic stick. This is not true
only the top has been changed. An
idol, which graced the temple of an
Inflated Indian prince, has been added
for handle. This is an exquisitely
wrought affair in ivory, on an infinites-
imal pedestal of alabaster The eyes
and forehead are jeweled, and on the
tongue is the rarest of rubies.
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Ierou WORDS Ialung raster anu raster
from her lips.
Frank: Frank! FNnk! Don't drop
behind-don't trust Richard WardoE.
While you can stand, keep with the
other men. Frank
(The farewell warning OF Crawford
in the sclitudes OF the Frozen Deep.
repeated by Clara in the garden of her
English home.)
A moment of silence follows, and in
that moment the vision has changed.
She sees him on the iceberg now, at
the mercy of the bitterest enemy he
has on earth. She sees him drifting;
over the black water, through the ashy
light.
Wake, Frank; wake and defend
yourself! Richard Wardour knows
that l love you Richard Wardour's
vengeance will take your life! Wake,
Frank-wake! You are drifting to
your DEATH! A low groan Of horror
burst from her, sinister and terrible
to hear. Drifting! drifting! she whis-
pers to herself; drifting to his DEATH"
Her CLASSY eyes suddenly soften.
then close. A long shudder runs
through her. A faint flush shows itself
on the deadly pallor of her face, and
fades again. Her limbs fail her. She
sinks into Mrs. Crayford's arms.
The servants, answering the call for
help, carry her into the house. They
lay her insensible on her bed. After
an hour or more, her eyes open again
this time with the light of life in
them-open, and rest languidly on her
friend sitting by the bedside.
II have had dreadful dream" she
murmurs family. Am l i'll, Lucy?
feel so weak"
Even as she says the words, sleep,
gentle, natural sleep, takes her sudden
ly. as 1t takes young children weary
with their play. Though it is all over
now, though no further watching is
required, Mrs. Crawford still keeps her
place by the bedside, too anxious and
too wakefui to retire to her own room
On other occasions, she is accustom-
ed to dismiss from her mind the words
which drop from Clara in the trance
| This time the effort to dismiss them is
| beyond her power The words haunt
her. Vainly she recalls to memory
all that the doctors have said to her
in speaking Of Clara in the state Of
trance. What she vaguely breads for
the lost man whom she loves, is min
gled in her mind with what she is
constantly reading of trials, dangers
and escapes in the Arctic seas. The
most startling things that she may say
or do are all attributable to this cause.
and may be explained in this way"
SO the doctors have spoken, and thus.
far Mrs. Crawford has shared their
view. 1t is only tonight that the girls
words ring in her ear with a strange
prophetic sound in them. It is only
tonight that she asks herself: us
Clara present, in the spirit, with our
loved and lost ones in the lonely
North? Can mortal vision see the dead
and living in the solitudes of the
Frozen Deep"
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Is Health Worth Ten Cents,

Man suffers many mysterious ailments from
unknown causes, and nIne- tenths OF Them hays
their origin in the digestive canal some.
where. IL does any person good TO clean OUT
TINS canal occasionally in a rational way, pro
vided IL is not done In a violent manner. The
proper cleansing and disiniecting preparation
is Cascarets Candy Cathartic, which are ys9
gentle, but at the same time thoroughly q
fectlve. A l0c box will purify the whole 80
tenn and in most eases remove the cause
III health. When Feeling bad" take Cas-
carets. They will do you good, and can Do
you no harm.
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AS a man who has been unfortuna,e
enough to swallow his store ,oa,h ,''se
peihg hurried to the hospital the Jolt.
ing OF the ambulance proved efrective
IN removing the teeth. That was ,or.
,unate ior this particular sufferer bur
u aoes not speak very well for Tho
1"ou'ance service Of the hospitals
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Americas Greatest Msdicin.
Cru el OnnCsifio.

He-There is an old saving that
is enough Tor one will TO for two
She-I know it; but papa save !.
VIII cut OF my allowance the momos.
l get married. Chicago News.
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The Offensive Word ELIMINATED

Mr.. Young presenting a flag lace
pln)-Miss Outerdate, how's that for
Old Glory?
Miss Outerdcte-It's a very prett,
glory. sir.-The jewelers. Weekly
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and liberal commissions. refund the casa, os
all goods not giving the consumer satlslassa 800
Long terms of credit First-class sc Sol.s
statesmen wanted. No bond required s SSS
made from photographs. We guaransSes, "m
per month on mail orders Address wltns's~'
Breuard Mfg. Co. Iowa City. Iowa
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CHAPTER XIV.

HE night has
passed.
Far and near the
& ar d e n vie w
looked its gayest
and brightest in
the light of The
MONDAY sun. The
cheering sounds
which tell of life
and action were
audible all round
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The Judgment of Solomon was sar,s.
newer tried to umpire base ban
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For a perfect complexion aan T NILE
healthy skin, use COSMo d.
SOAP. Sold everywhere.
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Educate Your Bowels with Cssc
Candy Cathartic cure constipation i unopsy
0c, 2Sc. II c. C. C. fail. druggists relunu
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FITS Povmans~tlxCure ronts or nsr,ou'pps ..tOrs
erst days uss Of DR.. Kline's Great Nsr,sa ,r,.ts
send for FIR Fee $500 trial bot1,e "a .,nhi,, h
d. h ii. KLINE. Ltd. 93l Arch ST. Sn"s"'
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Wheat 40 Cents . Bushei.

How to grow wheat with big pronI "a "a
cents and samples of Salzer's Red Cro @. ~
Bushels Der acre) Winter Wheat, Rye, ~
Clovers, etc, with Farm Seed Ca.a'yyTgR
for 4 cents postage. JOHN A. SALID
SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis.
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Before marriage man declares himself W.
worthy Of his eweetheart's love, and after MAJ
riage he spend sabout two-thirds OF his tms
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We Paw Expenses

Some clubs cause scolding wives .and SUN
soolding wives cause clubs
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When the acts ire long -drawh-ou"
adistance between drinks
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medal Is disputed by the bicycle cyc'0"'
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The first thing a man does ate rmaA s..s
fool OF himself Is to explain how II happS"
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Down in front--a young mans hrst ave-"
at mustache culture
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No person enjoys drinking In coh'"
OF the extra dry brand
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Mrs. winslow's soothing t;S ssr redacsslss
For children teething softens ine soIic CSC ssea'
lammation, anays pain. cures VIM
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No-To-Bao for Fifty Con- "a

A piece-maker-the pie-snife :
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Guaranteed tobacco habit cure All drugglss
men strong, blood pure. 5Oc.sL %.
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Hairs Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, ''o'
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In proving it.-chicago News
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II the worlds stage, thunder has roll o
its own