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The sun., 1898-06-26
DOGS AS MESSENGERS,
They Are the Latest Bearers Of Dis.
patches and May Prove Very
Seryiccable.

A. the horse goes ont. the dog. it
wou.d s<em. Is coming in. Not only
have the cxigencie> ii tie klnndike put
him suddenly IL 'rrmand az the 1ea-t OF
burden, Du. h!s possible n-eiulness IN
war il now very seriously discussed. In.
deed. il Germany he las already been
drafted into the service. Tie war horse
il familiar figure. but the war dog il
something new.
YET it seems surprising. when once
npr attention i drawn 10 the subject.
that tHi- most intelligent oi animals has
- long D+e treated a. lhcTe pet and
adjunct Oi spCr. A. everybody knows.
lie il the most teachatie and loyal, a.
well u the Ino>t .vTaD.e. pf al! tie brute
COMPANIONS Of man and the qualities lie
has long shown on the hunting fed ard
e.-eW here. very obviously qualify him
for service vn the field ri battle. 1t j..
especially strange that tie English and
the Americans. with their almost ex.
ce>siye iondne-> ipr the dog, should have
LETT it t. the Germans thus t. develop his
latest possibilities.
HOT can he be made USE 1f in war? In
many WAYS. one Of the most important.
perhaps, Is in CARRYING dispatches. He
Is far -Ieedier than Inan--speedier
even than man Oh horseback. Small
and moons picuous. he runs far less risk
IRON the bullets Of the enemy; and il
/ the poor least il. after all, killed. he
is only d dng-a human life las been
saved.
He takes lively interest in his work,
eluding the hostile soldiers with charac-
teri.tic cleverness-ior he quickly learns
the meaning Of their unilorms--and de-
livering his messages with great show
OF pride and fuIl appreciation OF his own
importance.
His courage, too. is not whit inferior
to that OF the horse, and may sometimes
furnish profitable object lesson TO the
men, who would be ashamed to be out
done by dog. He can also be made
very servlceable in carrying supplies OF
ammunition to the front, which lie does
with the same eager zeal. refusing to
stand and deliver to any but the soldiers
Of bis own company, for whom he las a
strong fellow feeling.
For both these purposes. cOilies are
generally preferred, combining high
degree Of activity and endurance with
great natural sagacity. Where silence
is imperative, however, they are Out Of
place, since they have an unconquerable
habit Of barking at the most untimely
moments This rules them out as com
panions ior sentres and scouts; but here
pointers and the like may prove ex.
tremely helpful, giving warning, with
out sound, Of the approach and direc.
ton of danger when man would fail to
detect it.
That certain varieties such as the bull.
dog and the mastiff might under some
conditions be utilized as direct and rather
formidable allies in conflict is obvious
but it is more than improbable that they
will ever be employed in any such way.
The idea OF arraying savage beasts
against human beings-though really no
worse than many other things in warts
too shocking to the sentiments Of civil.
lied people.
The sun., 1898-06-26

RI M following Is a reIroductlon of q postal
- Itceiti! received from down east hustler
Ar; Lord was formerly located in Philadelphia
and KNOWS the agency business frnm A to Z
Parties Who are interested III agency work will
90 Wen to immediately CORRESPOND with ".
Duri-EDITuE.
CUMBERLAND MILLS, Me.
Are You open TO Ar agency Offer
want an agent in Your locality to work on
salary or commission. ] will give YOU $50 ay-
Inlntment, and forfeit so il You do not clear
slD month. II you are interested. enclose 30
cents to cover mailing expense, for full rarticu.
lars. contract and two samples, the regular price
OF whlch Is 90 cents. All sent fully prepaid.
As to my responsibility, refer you to the
Mayor Postmaster, Express Agent, or any business
house II we do not hear from YOU al once / shall
not bold the position open to you
Yours truly
EDWIN B. LORD.
The sun., 1898-06-26
NO TAX ON DISTRIBUTORS.

You ought to have the latest deci-
sions on this subject. Send One Dime.
The Sun, Randolph Building, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24

"Ha, hal" We are alone at last!"
In the great solitude OF the northern
hillside stood two men.
They gaZed at each other with CLAM
ces of concentrated rivalry. Looking
cautiously about him, the one who had
spoken the words which open this story
continued:
1T is five years since We first met,
and never until to-day have we had the
chance to settle, once for all, to our
own satisfaction, who is the better man.
None is near to spy upon our actions.
The gage Of battle Is flung at your feet.
Dare you accept?"
'I do" answered the man addressed,
who up to this time had remained
silent.
"Step off your distance"
In grim silence the distance was
measured, and then ensued, not fight,
but foot race. They were two sprint
ers who had been running 100-yard
Gashes in various small towns. but nev-
er before had they had a chance 10 run
an "unflxed" race.-Tit-Bits
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24

gain, my doctor became uneasy. He did
something for which I can never thank Finn
enough.
"ie Brought me box Of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People and told me
they would do me more good than any
thing he knew Of. He had used them with
great success IN case similar to mine.
The case in question was that Of L.
Phillips, of Petersvil1e.
In all l took nine boxes Of the pills.
need not go over my gradual recovery in
detail, but you must imagine r.y Joy and
relief when, after two months Of helpless
ness, felt life and strength return day by
day to my dead limbs. When had taken
the ninth box l was completely cured.
~ am hale and hearty to-day, with no
traces Of my awful experience, and give
all the credit to DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People. They probably saved me
from the grave"
Nr. Simpson, to give more strength to
his story, made affidavit to its truth Before
Abner Norman, a Notary Public at Rugby.
The power OF DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pals People in the vast num5er Of Dis
eases due to impure or poisoned blood or
to arrangements Of the nervous system, has
been demonstrated In thousands of in
stances as remarkable as the one related
above. No one who is suffering can right
fully neglect this way to restore health.
Druggists everywhere sei1 D.. Williams
Pink Pills tor Pale People.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24
A SAILORS YARN OF LOVE.
Sho Was q Graceful IsaItimorean and
He Was Bnshful

She Was Graceful Isaltimorean and
He Was Bnshful
A lot of sailors, who go down to the
sea in ships of the kind in which the
oystermen navigate the raging Poto,-
mac were sitting on the deck Of the
Mary Jane at the foot of Seventh street
two or three days ago, talking between
job and smoking pipe apiece. The
subject Of the conversation was love
and romance, and each man was taking
his turn telling where he had first net
his wife and how, or, If he had Det
met her, then telling how he would like
to. At last they came to the homeliest
man in the lot, and it seemed hardly
necessary to ask him for a story, be-
cause by common acceptance only the
beautiful move in the charmed circle Of
romance. However, he did not wait to
be asked.
Il guess l was the bashfullest man on
the earth's surface" he said with al
slight hitch in his speech. land not
much prettier than ] was Deryy and q
man like that has got uphill goin' all
the way when he tackles anything in
petticoats. Well, there was a girl in
Baltimore that set lot by, but some
how | got worse every time / saw her,
more particular If l tried to talk busi
ness to her. One day | pcarted up and
told her she ought to get married. 1t
was the truth, too, fer she was gittin'
older every minute, and was already
past thirty, and was two years older.
She wasn't pretty enough neither to
fade a carpet, but she had good health
and good sense, and I'd a been glad
enough to have her II I'd had the
nerve to ask her. Well when told her
she ought to get married she told me
Fhe would if would find a man for her.
Wanting to let her see that | had her
best interest at heart got to work and
in q month | had a right nice widower
with three children settin' UP for her
fer all he was worth. Then he asked
her, and she was the greatfuilest wom-
an ever see. Said she couldn't tell me
how greatful she was: said if it hadn't
been for me she never would have
found a man to marry; said there
wasn't words enough; said she was so
greatful that she would be willing to
marry me instead of the widower; said
but she didn't say any more. 1t was
my turn then, and somehow the idee
that some body else was going to git
her give me the sand | needed in my
craw and | just reached Gut and toc!7
her in. That was ten years ago and all
I'm sorry fer now is that | lost so much
time foolin' around before | got her. -
Washington Star.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24

They had been to the new house
only three days when Rogers came
home to find his wife in a troubled
mood.
I'm afraid to stay here, dear" she
said hesitatingiy.
why, what's the matter, duckie ?
I'm sure this is good neighborhood.
As quiet and safe as any in town."
well, it's that house across the
street." persisted Mrs. Rogers. II see
all kinds of hard looking characters
going in and coming out there. Some
of them act as though they were drunk,
and this morning one fellow stood on
the walk and swore terribly, and told
the man of the house he'd put the knife
into him good and deep before this
thing was over Oh, it's just terrible!
l can't live here. Then some horrid
looking women drove up in an open
carriage this afternoon. and the man
came out and stood on the curb and
talked and joked with them. His wife
didn't like it either, for she was peepins
out of the window all the while. Last
night when you were downtown some
body came there in a hack with the
horses on the run and took the man
away. There's something awful going
on over there, just know"
Rogers had been trying to lcok ap-
pLopriately serious through all this, but
his eyes would twinkle, and there was a
suspicious twitching in the corner of
his mouth.
Proximity to true greatness is some
thing you aren't accustomed to, my
dear" he said, when she had halted on
the edge of a sob, you'll get to appre-
ciate it after a while. That house is
where Alderman Cinchem lives, and,
since he retired from the saloon busi-
ness, he receives his constituents there.
Now, don't read any more detectives
stories, and guess you'll get along all
right."-Detroit News.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24
J0r Har9 GC0rkerS.

This Is plain, straightforward aecount
OF farmer who worked too hard, who
became helpless through stroke Of pa
ralysis, BOT who had the good fortune to
be attended by an honest doctor, VINO carcd
him by prescribing DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People.
The farmer is William Simpson. His
farm is near Rugby, Ind. Like thousands
OF other intelligent Woodworking men CT
his vocation h, owns valuable property
and is considered by his neiehbc.s Welt
to-do man.
Like thousands Of others he worked
through fair weather and fou1 to provide
comfortably for his household.
Like thousands Of others, on arriving at
the age when the strain of toll should
slacksn Up aad rest begin, the grim enemy
paralysis, elutched him.
His care was so unexpected, so rapid and
complete, tina. Ii is a nc;ghborhood wonder.
while gathering heavy fall harvest"
he saya,"I worked carly and late. My
hired help left me and | finished the fall
work alone, bot the end Of the harvest
found me exhausted.
About the first OF December had a
stroke OF paralysis. We called in the doctor.
He said overwork had caused my trouble.
My left leg was dead and helpless; my
right leg was fast falling into the same con-
dition.
Aac- treating ne week w;thout aay
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24
PHILOSOPHY.

The signs is bad when folks COM
mence
A-findin' fault with Providence,
And balkin' cause the earth don't shake
At ev'ry prancin' step they take.
No man is great till he can see
How less than little he would be
Ef stripped to self, and stark and bare
He hung his sign out anywhere.
My doctern is to lay aside
Contentious and be satisfied.
Jest do your best, and praise er blame
That follers, that counts jest the same.
I've allus noticed great success
Is mixed with troubles more or less,
And it's the man who does the best
That gets more kicks than all the rest.
James Whitcoinb Rily.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24

sFeaK TO the portero, VINO was an In
dian.
He knew the woman, Dolores. And
while he vaguely answered her ques-
tions and heard her sob out that no
matter if "her lord" was far over the
seas, she must at least see his house
and the place where he used to sit and
his hammock in which she had often
swung him, the man was wondering in
what manner he could break it to her.
Pues, 1t was an ugly thing And des-
perate, he begged her to come quietly
after him and his first peep through
/ the window.
Somewhat disturbed, though not
knowing why, Dolores crept on after
the Indian until they reached the long
window that opened from the patio On
to the sitting-room. With heart beat
ing. she gazed eagerly in-was 1t pos
sible that he could have returned?
In his great chair Savitz lounged,
and, nestled up against his arm, knelt
4, fair woman, with sweet, grave face
| and deep eyes. Her head was against
his shoulder, and together they were
| studying out some plan for the mill
workmen--the woman who could un-
derstand!
Pedro, the Indian, turned his face
| away. But there was nothing to see
or hear. A woman's heart can break
quietly, and often does. In moment
Dolores thanked her guide and turned
softly away. Pedro knew better than
TO follow her-being also an Indian. He
merely gazed after her, with a plying
shake of the head, as she toiled along
the path to the trail and then passed
cut of sight on the mountain side -
Argonaut.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24
uo "copuers" the Game.

Fl. Want to consult your broker?
There's no dependence to be placed up
On the advice of broker.
w. Not with some brokers, perhaps;
hut have every confidence in Podsnap.
I've consulted him g. hundred times, and
l never regretted 1t.
H. And you always follow his ad-
vice?
w. On the contrary; when he says
Buy" l sell, and when he says Sell
l buy.-Tit-Bits.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24
Helped by an
Honest Doctor.

Determined to restore AeaAAA to a mar stricken
waA Paralysis the pdysatzan bresc,abea the remedy
that has fro0ed most posOeytM IN such and
Effected a complete cure. Il a0arnisg and lesson
for hard aCo1keys.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24
He Suid Yes. Poor Man.

Little Katie Papa, what did you say
to mamma when you made up your
mind you wanted to marry her?
Mr. Meeker (vividly reluctantly 4
said YES" dear-Chicago Tribune.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24

Wallace-You are positively the most
impudent and greasiest beggar ever
met.
Wayworn Watson-Well, that ort to
be worth nickel, anyhow.-Indian.
apolis Journal. -
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-24
PATENTS
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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-06-16
Honor lie INTO Mark Twain.

Mark Twain's success in CARRYING M.
the great project % which he dedicated
himself ON the ia ilure of his business
Will be matter fpr satisfaction to all
his very numerous friends. He has
worked hard to amass the necessary
FUNDS and has done so single-handed.
ana we are proud to congratulate him
on noble aehiev ement. II will he re-
membered that Early last year, when
SICK at heart and in poor health, Mark
Iwan accepted he offer of a public
subscription which was made nv a
New York paper. But in the course of
rev days that acceptance was revok-
ed and he determined that NOT from
without but fror p within should the
debt be paid Honor to him for sueb
a decision. MARI Twain has told as
that MS taVorlte motto is; BE good,
and you will be lonesome" He must
be very lonesome now.-London Acad.
envy.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-06-16
UndeyeA oped Wealth.

A recent report on the resources ~
brltlsh Guiana q nd the British West
India islands by the assistant director
of the Royal Gardens at Kew indicate
.that is->--~ -->-~-- -
11Iat immense sources of wealth are
there neglected, or undeveloped. Yet
the British colonies in Guiana Trini-
dad Barbados, Jamaica and the other
ISLANDS are distressed by hard times.
The report argues that the cause of the
distress is the fact that the eolonists
nave heretofore practically given them
selves over to tho production of sugar
alone, neglecting the other sources If
wealth. lying at their doors. Coffee
COTTON, rice, bananas, cocoanuts, and
In 1act, every KIN of tropical produo-
ton can be successfully cultivated
there, and the forests abound in gutta
percha, India rubber and valuable tim
Der; but all these resources lie almost
undeveloped. The colonists of lanai
ca are said to have learned a lesson
and in recent years have improved
their condition by cultivating fruits
and spices, for which their soil and
climate are well suited
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-06-16
A FAMILY FAILING.
The struggle with Heredity.
The Right Side of the Color Line.

+ 20 heredity, TO the transmission OF
/ traits from sire to son, we owe most Of the
possibilities OF growth aud development.
If each newly horn being started out anew,
without the force of heredity the level
OF life might be expected to be that OF the
digger Indian or DushInan. Naturally bad
trails descend like the good. Peculiarities
OF feature, e¢ricities of speech and
manner, birth marks, etc, are handed
down just as surely as manual dexterity,
physical beauty, mathematical ability,
and the mental and moral qualities Ia
general. "A curious example OF this de
scent Of family traits is furnished by Mrs.
Maggie Pickett, Canton, Ga, in whose
family gray hair was hereditary. she
writes
"Gray hair is hereditary in our family.
As long as can recollect my mothers hair
has been gray. About twelve years ago,
my hair began to show signs of turning.
1 resolved to try Ayers Hair Vigor, and
after using II only a few times my hair
was restored to its natural color / still
use this dressing occasionally, bottle
lasting me quite while; and though over
forty years of age, my hair retains its
youthful color and fullness. To all who
have faded and gray hair, would heartily
recommend DR. Ayers Hair Vigor."-Mrs.
MAGGIE PICKETT, Canton, Ca.
There is no shame in gray hair, but there
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-06-16
branding Sea H. by Electricity.

The surgeons electric cauterizin0
wire has been used by the United States
fur seal commission with much success
for branding female fur seals 4
dynamo, driven by a gasoline engine,
supplied the CURRENT, which heated a
platinum wire to incandescence. By
moving this ono over the animals
body the hair and fur were virtually
moved away. A second sweeping OF
the wire across the surface destroyed
the cells SO that mo fur can grow there
This destroys the value of the pelt and
thus operates to prevent the killing
Of female seals at sea.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-06-16

Among the many expenses borne by
railroad companies the ice bill figures
quite prominently. For instance, on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 1t is
expected It will take over $4,000 tons
OF ice this year to meet the require
ments of the service. The greater
portion is used in connection with
shipment of perishable goods; the bal
ance in the passenger train service A
great deal Of this ice is put up by the
company in it's own ice houses, but as
the past winter has been so warm a
very large proportion win have to be
purchased.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-06-16
WOMEN IN Rug,NEss

Vrom tno roe rress, Detroit Miohl
a prominent business man recsnt,r
pressed the opinion that there is ops IN, "a
that win prevent women from com plstsIss
dlling mans place In the business. wor,SS
they can't be depended upon because ~
are sick too often. This is refuted nv NJ,
G. w. Mansfield, business woman Of q
Farrar St., Detroit, Mich, who saws:
"a complication Of female ailments -.
me awake nights and wore me out. IconIs
get no relief from medicine and hope ~.
slipping away from me. A young ladv IN
my employ gave me a box of DIR. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. l took then
and was able to rest at night for the ir.t
time in months. 1 bought more and tool
them and they cured me as they also cured
several other people to my knowledge. /
think that il you should ask any Of thu
druggists of Detroit who are the best buysr,
of DR.. Williams Pink Pills they would saw
the young women. These pills certainly
build up the nervous system and many
young woman owes her life to them.
"As . business woman am pleased "a
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-06-16

ern times has done so much to enable
women to take their proper places in life by
safe guarding their health as DR., Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. Acting directly
on the blood and nerves, invigorating the
body, regulating the functions, they restore
the strength and health to the exhausted
woman when every effort of the physician
proves unavniling.
For the ing girl they are of the
greatest for the mother indispensa.
BE, for woman invaluable.
For para. sis, locomotor ataxia, and
other diseases long supposed incurabIe.
these pills have proved leir efficacy in
thousand of cases.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-06-16

Papa think the baby is all right
now. Mamma-But he seems so weakl
Papa-No wonderl Think of the ter
rife struggles he made to avoid taking
the medicine Punch.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-06-16

Clean blood means clean skin No
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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-06-16
pon,t ronacco san ana Smoke Your Lns AVIAN.

To qrit tobacco easily and forever, be mag.
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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-06-16
We Paw r1nenae.

/ and lilofal commissions. refund the cash for
all goods not giving the consumer satisfaction.
| Long terms OF credit Eirst-class scheme
/ statesmen wanted. No bond required. Sales
made from photogr phs We guarantee $50
! per month on mail orders. Address with stamp
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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-06-16

For perfect complexion and clear
healthy skin, use COSMO BUTrERMILK
SOAP. Sold everywhere.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-06-16

He-I want to know. once for all
who Is boss of this housel She
Youth be much hapnier II Won DOM
nnd out.-lndianapol!s Journal,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-06-16

Thin ice frequently affords a good open
ing for ambitious skaters.