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Daily camera., 1898-08-30

WANTED-A girl tor general house.
work. Must be good cook. Enquire
1000 Walnut street. 251w
Daily camera., 1898-08-30

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AN AVERAGE VERDICT.
1t Was Struck Through a Difference
of Opinion Among the Jury
on Damages.

While the lawyers were waiting tor court
to open, and before they flew at each other IS
threats, they exchanged few stores OF the
profession.
The stlangcst trial in which | was ever
engaged was one OF my first, said grlzzied-
headed attorney. Il was counsel tor the
plaintiff in a suit brought to recover damages
caused by a runaway horse. My client had
been knocked down and slightly bruised, not
very much, just enough to base a lawsuit
on. | had a very strong case: IN fact, there
was practically no defense, and the defend
ant was rich man, SO as ked for s., 600. hop
ing to get half. Well, when the jury came
in they rendered a verdict for the plaintiff
with damages assessed at SS687. OF course
the judge promptly set the verdict aside as
excessive, and | had to beg in all over again.
"Some days later met the foreman of the
jury and asked him how in the world they
arrived at such a verdict.
"'Well, | don't quite understand it my
SELF he said, scratching his head. We
all agreed for the plaintiff on the first vote,
but each fellow had his own ideas as to the
damage. | was in favor of 81 900, another
fellow thought it ought to be 50 GEO, and an
other stuck out for 500, and we were get
ting all tangled up, when one of the jury sug
gested that we strike an average.
" But you couldn't have done that, -
said 7.
"'That's just what we did. said the fore
man. Each man put down what he thought
right and | added them together. | know
there does seem to be something wrong
about that verdict. but hanged if can see
where it is""-Chicago T.mes-lIerald.
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DOWN ON THE FADa
Mr.. Stately Believed in Brikgin8
Young People Down to q
business Basis.

My. Stately" began her husband. the
other evening, you're good deal of what
they term faddist. 1t has been my rule
to humor all your eccentrcties, but from
this time on, unless find good and suffi.
Gent reason to change my mind, the educa-
ton of our children is to be of the most prac.
tlcal nature possible
Just as you say"
81 understand that Loretta studied bot.
any for three years, yet last season she
went out to gather some green's and
brought in the worst collection of weeds !
ever saw outside of a bankrupt farm. They
would have poisoned mule. Yesterday
this botanist sat in the parlor, bolstered
with cushions, reading trash three inches
thick and in fine print at that, while you
were in the back yard setting out sweet
peas. Isabel went through the cooking de-
partment from potato pairing to fine pas
tries, and yet you can't keep her in the
kitchen long enough to prepare a soft
boiled egg. Tom went in for higher mathe
MATES, and yet he can't figure the simple
interest on promissory note for more or
less than single year. He can blow
around about the consultations and about
the direct communication with Mars, but
I'll bet farm he couldn't keep his own
personal accounts on a single entry system.
He's never going to locate in Mars, and
there's not dollar in the consultations
for him. Wen just bring these young peo-
pie down to business basis and when they
know enough to help themselves, as they'll
have to when you and l wear out. they
can do their fad chasing. And that's the
word with the bark on, mother. "-Detroit
Free Press
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Birds should be IsrOtected-

The work Of the birds about the farm
in destroying insects entities them 10
our full protection. The Maine expert
ment station proposes to issue a bull
le;iE on the subject, and we anticipate
that what many people heretofore have
considered merely very pretty senti-
ment will be shown 10 have founda-
ton III the most practical sort of fact.
Even the common non-poisonous snakes
perform duty which shows their
lrlehdiineSs TO the farmer. We are
growing more clearly to understand
that in the providence of the Creator
there is no such thing as waste or mis-.
Gis.--Farmers' Voice.
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tice. is a member OF Hatch Post, G. a. R.,
and lives at 1885 Ashland Ave.
Several years ago DR.. Clark S old wounds
began to trouble him. He grew weak and
eemaciated, and his friends despared of his
life. He finally recovered sufficiently to be
out, but was a mere shadow, weighing only
90 pounds. The best medical attendance
failed to restore his lost strength and vigor
"A friend gave me a box of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People, said DR.. Clark,
land they helped me so much that bought
a half dozen boxes and took them. ] soon
reeained my strength, now weigh 100 pounds
and, except for injuries that can never be
remedled, am as well as ever.
Il consider DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People the best remedy to build up
run down system. and heartily recommend
them to everyone in need of such aid"
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COULD SCARCELY Raise HIS HAND,
Yet took care of seventy head of stock.
The farmer who found a friend.

Serious results often follow a strain,
especially when it affects the back, and
few people are so liable to strain as those
who, are lifting heavy loads Of various
kinds, from day to day. The teamster
rarely ever overtaxes his strength. Fa-
miliarity with the class OF wares he
handles, enables him to entirely gage the
load he lifts SO as not to put an excessive
burden on himself. But with the farmer
it is different. He is lifting loads Of such
varying weights and under such varying
conditions that he is very liable to lift a
little too much some day, with injurious
results. Many serious affections of the
great organs of the body originate in a
strain. 1t was SO in the case of H. r. w.
Bentley, of Towner. North Dakota, A
STRAIN resulted in serious trouble with the
liver. How ne recovered and was enabled
to feed seventy head of stock during the
winter, let him tell himself:
About year ago, I sustained an injury
In my back and shoulders by lifting a
heavy weight. After time, liver trouble
came on. which so weakened me that
could scarcely lift my hand to my head.
While in this condition. began the use of
Or. J. c. Ayers Pills. and finding almost
immediate benefit, continued until I was
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cured of my complaint, so that was able
to take care of seventy head of stock all
through the winter, which shows that the
cure not temporary but permanent"
H. r. W. BENTLEY, Towner, N. d.
The action OF Or. Ayers Pills on the
liver makes them invaluable for those
living in rlalarial climates. c. i. Aston,
Ouitman, Texas, writes:
~ have found in DR., J. c. Ayers Pills an
invaluable remedy for constipation. bill
iousness, and kindred disorders, peculiar
to rnias,1atic localities. Taken in small
and frequent doses, these pills act we'll on
the liver, aiding il in ttS wing IF malaria1
poisous, and restoring its natural powers.
I could not dispense with the use Of DR..
Ayers Pills."-C. i. ALS1oS, Quitman, Tex.
DR.. Ayers Pills are specific for all dis
eases Of the liver, stomach, and bowels,
they promote digestion, cure Constipa-
ton and its consequences, and promote
the general health of the entire system.
They should always be used with DR.. J. I.
Ayers Sarsaparilla when a cathartic is
required. More about the pills in Dr..
Ayers Curebook. Sent free. Address the
J. c. Aver Co., Lowell. Mass.
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A NAVAL HERO'S STORY,
From the Tlmes-HeraId, Chicago, III.

Late in 1861, when President Lincoln is.
sued call for volunteers, l.. J. Clark, of
Warren, T,umbull Co., Ohio, was among
the first to respon: He joined the mortar
feet of Admiral Porter just before the
memorable operations on the Mississippi
River began. 1t was at the terrific lombard
Eent of the Nicksburg forts that the hero of
this story fell with shattered arm from a
charge OF schrapnel.
recovered sufficiently to be sent to his home
at Warren, Ohio. Another call for troops
fired his patriotic zeal and Clark soon en-
listed in Company II of the It'll Ohio Vol
unteers In the army of the Potomac he
was in many engagements. Being wounded
in skirmsh uear Richmond, he was sent to
the hospital a..d thence home
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A LEAF FROM CAMP LIFE.
The Varied Commissions of Lie at.
Mahoney When He Went
to Town.

When Lieut.. Mahoney came to Sioux
City to recruit men he was lntrusted with a
number of errands for the members of com
on piece of paper, and referred to them
when he came to Sioux City, This piece Of
paper will give an idea of what the men
wanted in Sioux City and some of the things
Lieut.. Mahoney had to do. 1t reads as fol
lows:
Get three .3S-caliber Colts for officers"
"Get a ruler and some black lead pen.
els
Kiss Harry Hamiton's girl"
"Have that order of roses countermanded
for cigars"
flake C!aypoole's new vest, and get hi,
old one out of the Closet
Get Ed Browns manual for army cook.
ing, his sword knot, and his French diction,
airy"
Get Harry Chapman's blanket strap and
tray for chess
Get any old thing. Sioux City Jour.
nal
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Rcbukes His Tired Auditors.

A clergyman preached a rather long ser.
mon from the text: Thou art weighed in
the balance and found wanting After the
congregation had listened about an hour
some one began to get wear and went out;
others soon followed, greatly to the annoy
ance Of the minister. Another person start
ed. WhereupGn the parson stopped his SER
mon and said: That is right. gent emen:
asfast you are weighed pass out,' He con-
t,nued his sermon some time after that but
no one disturbed him by leaving-Chicago
Chronicle
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Summer Resorts,

Many delightful summer resorts are sit.
uated on and reached via the Southern Rail
way. Whether one desires the scaside OF
the mountains, the fashionable hotels or
country homes, they can be reached via this
magnificent highway of travel
Ashevlile, \. C., Roam Mountain, Tenn
and the mountain resorts Of east Tennessee
and western North Carolina-"The Land of
the Sky'-Tate Springs, Tenn, Lookout
Mountain. Tenn, Litha Springs, Ga, and
various Virginia Springs, also the seashore
resorts, are reached by the Southern Rail
way on convenient schedules and at very
low rates.
The Southern Railway has issued a hand
some folder. entitled ''Summer Homes and
Resorts" descriptive of nearly one thousand
summer resorts, hotels and boarding houses
including information regarding rates for
board at the different places and railroad
rates to reach them
Write to c. \. Benscoter, Assistant Gen
eral Passenger Agent. Southern Railway,
Chattanooga, Tenn, for copy of this folder
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Life and the liver.

"Success in life depends upon the liver"
is the way Chas. Lamb, the poet and punster,
ninetcnths of the ailments of living have
their origin in the liver, and in constipation
caused by its arrangements. Keep the liver
lively and all will be well. Modern science
points out Cascarets as the only perfect.
gentle, positive liver regulator fit to be used
in the delicate human organism. All drug
gists sell Cascarets l0c, 25c, soc and we rec.
ommend them most heartily.
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Try Aliens F0Ot-Easc.

A powder to be shaken into the shoes. At
this season your feet feel swollen, nervous
and hot, and get tired easily. If you have
ssmarting feet or tight shoes, try Aliens
toot-Ease. 1t cools the feet and makes walk
ing easy. Cures swollen and sweating feet,
blistcrs and callous spots. Relieves corns and
hunions of all pain and ves rest and comfort.
Try it to-day Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores for 25c. Trial package FREE Ad-
dress, Allen S. Clmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
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y all-gone feelings, palpita-
ton OF the heart, bearing-down sensa-
ton and painful menstruation. could
not stand but few minutes at time.
When commenced taking your med
icinc l conld not sit up half day. but
before l had used half a bottle l was
up and helped about my work.
nave taken three bottles of lydia
+. Vlnkhan' S Vcgeta bic Compound and
used one package of Sanative Wash,
aai al cured Of all my troubles. feel
like 4 new woman. can do all kinds
CT homework and feel stronger than I
ever did in my life. Inow weigh 1917
pounds. Before using your medicine
weighed cnly los pounds.
Surely it is the grandest medicine for
weak woman that ever was, and nv
advice to all who are suffering from
any female trouble is to try it at once
and be well. Your medicine has
proven 4 blessing to me, and 1 cannot
praise it enough.-Mr2 LUCY GOODWIN
Holly, W. Va
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Comparisons.

"Now. there's Winnie Garpickels," said
Miss Hinkie, who sometimes paints. "She's
an admirable elocutionist, but she ought
never to try anything in art. 1t is painful
to see the wretched daubs she does"
Pankle, who occasionally reads in public
Il can endure her canvascs. but her elocu-
ton makes me sick "-Chicago Tribune.
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Dr.. MoGctts TEETn1SA (Tscthiag Powdrrs)
is not Patent Medicine, but a legitimate
remedy that many distinguished Physicians
who have used and seen its good results
recommend. and why will you delay giving
it when it vii! save the life Of your tecthing
babe TEETu1NA acts promptly in Aiding
Digestion, Regulating the Bowels and restor
ing baby to health and strength, and making
teethipg easv
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Sailors and Their GrieyRnces.

The grievances of sailors examined by the
authorities in ports of entry, where the sea
men belong, often turn out to be imaginary
or greatly exaggerated. But there are plen-
ly of cruel and conscienceless shippers who
abuse their crews. Violence is always OBJ
jectionable, and pointedly so when it is ex-
erted upon an unfortunate liver, stomach
or bowels by dosing with drastic purgatives
which weaken the intestines. Use Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters.
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Par1ance Of the Sea.

Sailor Whenever I give the winch a
turn, Delay me if she doesn't slip her haw
ser and pound like a donkey engine hosting
a nobleman trunk.
Watchmaker-I gee. The mainspring's
broken Jewellers Weekly.
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Soon aft.
erward he
began the
study and
t h e n he
practice of
veterln airy
S IL r G cry.
Seeking a
wider ned
t h an he
Otliovillage
afforded, he
w e n t t 0
c h icago.
W here he
now has a
wide prac-
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Practical.

Brother Will-Why don't you accept
Jack? He's a record-breaker in intercol-
legiate cycling events.
Sister Sue-Yes; but prefer record
breaker in the safety deposit line.-Bicycling
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At the Banquet. -"What strange express
sion on Schultz facet Yes, he has either
committed murder or he expects to be
called on for a speech. ''-FlicGende Batter.
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MRS. LUCY GOODWIN

Suffered four years with female trou-
bles. She now writes to Mrs. Pinkham
of her complete recovery. Read her
letter:
DEAR Mrs. PISKHAM:-I wish YOU to
publish what Lydia L. Pinkham's
vegetable Compound, Sanative Wash
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Another Crime.

A hard-hearted Anglo-Spaniard when
demonstrated with and told that the Cubans
had for long been in state of worse than
sserfdom: replied that it serfdom right
Moonshne
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"Now, prisoner, this lady states That you
tried to run Off with her. What haze you
to say: err wrship. l thought she was
museum. l didn't want hcr.''-Pick- Me Up
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| When fellow is feeling bad he makes up
his mind to diet himself. and as soon as he
gets well he forgets all about it.-Washing.
| ton Ua.) Democrat.
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Soldiers are not the only ones who find
drilling an awful horc. Think of the work
man who put in the blasts.--L. \. W. Bull
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The parent who uses only moral suasion
with his children never has to strike them
except in case OF el-'ieiense.-Chicago
Daily NcWS
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Great Kick.

"Thev say that Missouri has made TIE big
gest kick Of the war
Flows that
.shipped over 100000 worth of mules :"
Detroit Free Press.
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l am entirely cured OF hcmorrhare Of
lungs by Fiso's Cure for Consumption.-
Louisa Lindaman, Bethany, Mo, Jan. 8. "a
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Every man spends about half his time do
ing things he forgot to do in their season.
Atchison Globe
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Even an undertakcr gets enthusiastic over
good business" ashngton Ua.) Demo.
C-at,
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Why is the cinger-snap seen but not heard?
Chicago Daily News.
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We are inclined to feel proud of any rcvo-
lntionary blood We may be able to trace in
our veins. but it is somewhat depressing to
find that our ancestors fought on the wrong
side.-Washingto tIa) Democrat.
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"Many a man" said the Cornfed PhiloSo-
pher, thinks he is working like horse for
his party. only to find later that he has
merely been making an ass of himself
INDIANAPOLIS Journal
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The man who can extract oil from cotton
seed should lie able to gather figs from
histleS.-Chicago Daily News.
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No amount of exposure will make man
an immune in love naturalization Globe.
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AASSI L LIS
have done for
nc.
l suffered
! for four years
= with womb
s trouble. My
4 doctor said /
had falling Of
the womb. I
also suffered
with nervous
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The wise worm doesn't crawl out until
after the early bird has eaten his breakfast,
Chicago Daily News.
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There arc some spcctacles that can never
be forgotten, but they are not the ones worn
by absent minded old ladies-L \. W. Bull
letin.
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Don't You SleeDY

Does your Head Ache? Somnf Calfein
fures instantly, All druggists. . cents Dr.
Paxton Medical Co, pol River st Troy. N x
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The Baltimore & Ohio South Western
Railway officials have solved the problem Of
cooling sleeping cars in stations at night.
At Cincinnati, Louisville and st Louis this
line has sleeping cars placed in the stations
at 10 p. m. which do not depart until after
midnight, aud in order to make them com
Portable and cool have placed J6-inch rotary
electric fans in each end OF The sleepers, thus
removing the heated and impure air from all
parts of the car. The fans have been in
operation about three weeks. and have been
the subject of many favorable comments
from the travelling public.
Mother-"Haven' you got your gloves,
AIaxandarI' Alexanier-"\o m,tcr Rut
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r" Cure Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Qunine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails; to cure So
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nspiration.-".S;r." said the mate. touch
ing his hat. ''thc bottoms of our ships are
covered with grass Hey" said the Span
ISL admiral. rousing himself with an effort
Then we will run into the harbor of San
tiago de Cuba and feed the mules Suhse-
Quentlv he sent dispatch to Madrid to the
effect that he had succeeded in reyictualing
the island.-Chcago Tribune.
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Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a Constitutional Cure. Price 75c.
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"That," exclaimed the Spanish general. as
he mopped the perspiration from his brow,
SIS one OF the narroweSt escapes have had
for some time What is the matters' in
Quircd his aid. ''Scn this tvpewritten
page? said in dictaton that I was seek
ing |lgnt' and the amanucnsis got it seeking
fight indianapolis Journal.
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Mother-.Haven't YOU got your gloves
AleXander;' AexanGer-"N mater. Blu
my hands are quite clean! Punch.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-07
A SOCIAL TIME.

The Over the Teacups Club was en-
tertained at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
S. H. Forsyth last evening.
The programme for the evening was
arranged by committee composed Of
Mrs. Benedict, Mrs. Nichols, Mrs. Nc
Farland and Mrs. Forsythe.
The membership of the club is twenty
most of them being present, several
honorary members were also present
and the Rev. Mr.. Mitchell and Rev. Dr.
Dewing came in as invited guests.
The programme rendered was as fol-
lows:
Piano Duet, Misses Healey and Mich.
OILS; Reading, Poetic License, Miss
Nichols; The Mocking Bird, Miss Glee
Lille, harp, Master Matte Benedict,
harmonica and Miss Kate Healey, piano
Song, Greeting, Misses Healey and
Nichols; Charades, under direction Of
committee; Reading, Cradle song, Miss
Nichols.
At 10 o'clock refreshments were
served, and at Ii o'clock the guests dc.
parted, voting it one of the most pleas.
ant entertainments that the club had
ever enjoyed.