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The silver star., 1898-02-24
CATERS HAVE CALL.
ALL THE RAGE WITH THE
WOMEN THESE DAYS.
frotsot Delicate Ankles from Dsnpn.s.
and Cold. and Give the walker Much
Needed support - Heavy Articles
Required.

Recent statements by physicians
that, In their opinion, the majority of
women contract cold through the an
kies more easily than through any
other part Of the body have caused
big increase in the number of over
CATERS sold during the last few weeks.
says the New York Herald. One Of the
broadway shoemakers told me that he
had never sold 80 many CATERS to wom-
en- before and that the demand had
come upon him 30 suddenly and unex-
pectedly that for a few days he had
been very much rushed to meet it.
When asked his opinion Of the cause
OF this new fad, he said: "The bicycle
poot- Women who ride q wheel and
who have become accustomed to the
support and protection of a bicycle
boot have been sensible enough to ap-
preciate its good qualities. But, Of
course, with handsome tailor-made
gown bicycle boot is out Of the uues-
ton and consequently 1t was necessary
70 hnd q substitute for the clumsy
leather covering. do not mean to
say that the bicycle boot is clumsy.
On wheel it Is everything that can
be desired. but when you add the
weight of a heavy silk-lined cloth skirt
and under petticoats to the boot It
makes walking anything but COM
fort. Then, again. there are many
women who have a horror Of a wheel
and would not don single article con-
nected with the obnoxious machine,
who would not wear bicycle boot
and yet who clamor for something
which would protect their ankles.
Women's skirts, no matter how clever
ly manipulated, are bound to become
more or less damp and will naturally
rub against the stocking. II a woman
Is out for two or three hours In the
rain, when she gets home she finds the
tops Of her shoes wet from contact with
her damp skirts. Now. in order to get
over this last dificulty we have been
making our CATERS this winter OF
heavy ribbed silk, black, as a rule,
lined with thin wool, and fitted careful
ly over the instep and ankle. The
gaiter Is cut high and fits perfectly. It
is very modish and swell and has taken
wonderfully. We make cheaper grade
in black cloth and also some in pretty
soft tan and mode shades, but these
do not sell 80 readily. for q foot larger
than q 3 A or B is not improved by
the light colored overgaiters." So 30
be swell the up-tO-date woman must
don pair Of these modish CATERS. and,
apart from their being just the thing.
the comfort she will derive from them
will make her regret that she has not
used them before
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Deafness Cen.ot Re Cured

BY local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the ear.
There il only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
tion OF the mucovs lining Of the Eus-
tachian Tube. When this tube 10 In
famed you have a rumhling sound or Inn
closed, Deafness is the result. and un.
less the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to Its normal con.
dition, hearing viii be destroyed forever:
nine cases out OF ten are caused by CO:
tarrh. which IL nothing but an innamsd
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of Deafness (caused by catarrhl
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
r. J. CHENEY q CO.. Toledo O.
Sold by Druggists, TIC.
HalIs Family Pills are the best.
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NO KLONDYkE FOR ME,

Thus says E. Walters, LIE Raysville.
Pa. who grew (sworn toy 252 bushels
Salzer's corn per acre. That means 49,
200 bushels on 100 acres at 3Oc bush
el. equals 1850. That is better than
prospective gold mine. Salzer pays
$400 in gold for best name for his IT.
inch corn and oats prodigy. You can
win. Seed potatoes only $1.50 barrel.
Send This Notice and 10 Cts. In Stamps
to John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse.
Wis. and get free their seed catalogue
and II new farm seed samples, includ-
ing above corn and oats. surely worth
SO, to get start. w.n.G
The silver star., 1898-02-24
CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED

Foremost among the worlds greatest
Medico- Chemists stands DIR. Slocum, of
New York City. His efforts, which for
years had been directed toward the
discovery Of . positive cure for con-
sumption, we're finally successful, and
already his ''new scientific system Of
treatment" has, by its timely use, per-
manently cured thousands Of sppar-
emily hopeless cases
He has demonstrated the dreaded
disease to be durable beyond . doubt,
In any climate.
Indisputsble facts prove that the
Doctors New Discoveries arc an abso-
lute cure for Consumption and all
bronchial. throat, lung and chest trou-
bles; L. grippe, stubborn coughs, ca
tsrrhsl affections; scrofula, rheuma-
tism. general decline and weakness,
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loss Of nesh, snd:all wasting conditions;
and to better demonstrate its wonder.
full inertia, he will send Three Free
Bottles (The DR.. Slocum New Scien-
tific System Of Medicine) with full In
structions, to all readers of this paper
who send for them.
Simply write to T. A. Slocum, Manu-
featuring Chemist, Slocum Building.
New York, giving name, postofIice and
express address.
There is NO charge for medicine or
correspondence-advice.
Knowing, ~ we do, Of the undoubtsd
efficacy Of the DR.. Slocum New System
OF Medicine. We urge every sufferer TO
take advantage Of this most liberal
proposition
Please tell tho Doctor, when writing,
that you read this generous Offer tn
this paper and greatly oblige.
The silver star., 1898-02-24
re.a fro. u. w.s.r.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer: II
has been demonstrated that an acre OF
waksr may be made TO Yield more food,
with LEES labor, than an core oe land.
To clothe IN old proverb with . now
dress. It may be said that there are
- good hsh in the sea ~ ever came
out Of II. and with . proper organisa-
ttou Of the apparatus for Ash AAkch-
ing the world would become acquain4-
Cd with a greater variety oe foed nsh
than II knows Of now. and even people
VITO Hive far from the waAsr would
have . delightful vaxssty aAdsd 10 tAsis
daily bills Of faro. In Maryland much
anxisty ID being felt - 10 the probable
extincttou Of the tervapln. The iaetsr
has ~ usss. but only co0pasaklvsiy
fsw would regret it, loss. wA1as IN tens
oe thousands ot humss q tollegs Q
plentiful nsh supply wou1A b . bsne-
a, Il y 20 b hoped thA4 The nGh-
eriss congress at Tampa viii Do some
thing to educa4s people - 10 he ~
pogtance Of our fisheries.
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a vlooRous BATTLE.
From the Neu Era. Greenah.ro. I'M

From the New Fro, Gresnsburo, Ind
Tho following is STRAIGHTFORWARD state
ment Of facts by veteran Of the late war.
their friends own words, as here given,
:. Squire John Castor, of Viewpoint. Ind, IL
the narrator, and an honest, respected citi-
zen he is too. He said 81 have been
troubled with rheumatism in all my joints,
ever since went to the war. It was brought
on by my exposure there. It came ON me
gradually, and kept getting worse until
was unable to do any work. tried several
physicians, but they did me NO good. They
said my trouble was rheumatism resulting
in disease Of the heart, and that there was
NO cure for 1t. Nevertheless had lived and
fought the disease for thirty years, and did
not intend to die, simply because they said
The silver star., 1898-02-24

Yrsssasas's sasnasusss - MEETING YaUss.
Il y reported that Q PHILADELPHIA gen.
tieman owns most unique assoetaent
Of pieces Of blottins paper. collected BY
his deceased father, who was long IN
omcial Of the white house. each Of
which bears. reversed. the signature Of
. president. from Gen. Harrison. who
died . month after bis election IN 1el1.
70 GARFIELD. On one Sheet tAe moel
highly prised Of the lot. the last ofacjAj
lsttsr signed BY President lincoln was
bIotted bsfoes b was assassanaeed by
DootA
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must, so hunted up some remedies for
myself, and finally happened on DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills for Palo People. asked
some Of my neighbors about the medicine,
for 1t had been used by several persons in
very highly procured c a boon TSs pilis T.
helped me right away, and I continued
taking them. l commenced taking them
last fall, and finished taking the sixth box
q few months ago. am not bothered with
the rheumatism now,-the medicine has
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People"
These pills are not only rood for rhou-
matism, but are valuable for any disease
that arises from impoverished, or bod
blood. They do NOT act on the bowels.
The silver star., 1898-02-24
A Wise PHILANTHROPY.

Some women of New York have entered
upon q line of philanthropy for the special
benefit OF the shop girls. They go to the
by them and set up little sewing and
renovating room where stray stitches can
be taken for the busy saleswomen, and
quick instruction given them in ways 10
freshen up and keep In order wardrobcx
The girls thus receive valuable sugges-
tions OF thrift and economy Excellent re-
suits are looked for from this undertake
ing,
The silver star., 1898-02-24
Customs Cases Decided.

The general appraisers of goods passing
through the Custom House have made sever.
al decisions lately which. until passed upon
good. But while there is stability in that
quarter, no system falling In strength can BE-
properly sustained without the aid Of Hos
tetter's stomach Bltters, n genial tonic and
remedy for malaria. rheumatism, dyspepsia,
constipation and blliousness
The silver star., 1898-02-24
Gold In PetrIfied Wood.

In the gold mines Of Victoria fossil
wood, and even timber supports are
oiten thoroughly permeated with parti-
leies Of gold. which under the micro.
scope are seen adhering in patches TO
CRYSTALS of iron pyrites all through the
interior of the wood. A specimen sf
pyrites from the center of an old tree
trunk Is reported to have assayed thir-
ty ounces of gold per ton.
The silver star., 1898-02-24
A bargain Tragedy.

|My wife and her best friend are not on
baking terms"
FWhat's the trouble?'
lwell. her friend persuaded her to buy
|golf cape for $l2-and in the very next
Iop they found the same thing marked
|wn to 9."-Detroit Free Press.
The silver star., 1898-02-24
OH. WHAT SPLENDID CovvEr.

Mr.. Goodman. williams Co., M.
writes: From one package Salxsr's
German Coffee Berry costing 16c I
grew 800 lbs. Of better coffee than I
can buy in stores at 80 cents h."
A package of this and big seed cata-
logue is sent you by John A. Salxer
Seed Co.. La Crosse. Wis. upon receipt
OF 15c stamps and this notice. wing
The silver star., 1898-02-24

"Scribbs has come to a standstill on
his new novel," "What's the troubleT'
He can't decide whether to make 1t In
decent or irreligiOus"
The silver star., 1898-02-24

"Tell me. George, was II my beauty
or goodness that won your love"
"Well, to be honest. It was thar cur
rant jelly you sent mother"
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women In the Cuban War.

here are now said to be 1900 women
he Cuban army. They are doing effec-
york- sordiers, though many Of
rounded with the comforts of life.
n lost husbands or fathers or brothers
Sons in the war; their homes were des-
syed and their property confiscated,
~ fed in order to save life and honor,
q then armed themselves for revenge,
{ young woman has been promoted 10
btain among the rebels.
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PDon't you think. after all, that woman's
kminnity touches and appeals to man?"
eraclous. yes; my wife Is always asking
) for something"
The silver star., 1898-02-24

A university for women In to be estab
lished mt Toxic. Japan. The plan has thu
support of the principal officials and no
bles of the empire. and the Emperor ant
Empress have contributed money toward
II. II will cost according to the estimatei
nbOut $4,000 to start II.
The silver star., 1898-02-24

British India. IL, DO 90. than sSsrs ass 4;
men. women and children In Great 6r1tsln,
France and Germany put together.
The silver star., 1898-02-24

IA ksrsrmaucntlyCurc Nohts or nervousness after
d days use Of DR.. klinc's Great Nerve Restorer.
n for FREE o3.OO trial bottle and TREATISE
T. H. KLINE. Ltd. g3l Arch St., Phiiadelphia. Pa
The silver star., 1898-02-24

=: ::ss .o, ECssSs ; Z; =. z =: l:.s.e ss.A
The silver star., 1898-02-24

A CODY Of the new edition Of Miss Parlon's
Choice Receipts will be sent postpaid TO any
of our readers who will make application
by postal card or note to Walter Baker X
Co., Limited, Dorchester. Massachusetts.
The silver star., 1898-02-24

81 told him l wouldn't let him kiss
me for anything" Were you afraid
he would boast Of IT." No; 1 knew I
would tell somebody"
The silver star., 1898-02-24

fHobbs didn't have the appendicitis after
!" Who said sof'' "His doctors; 1t seems
! hadn't money enough to pay for a sur
|tal operation"
The silver star., 1898-02-24

wSs " sssSassd ssaySlas ,ssS sSsSs';s,.rn Sc s.,a-
,sl wcsHidn't loch we'll drassins his sncsstsal
The silver star., 1898-02-24

'sWhen got married had an idea ] was
going to be my wlfe's protector" Well?'
"After we were married found out need
ed a protector myself"
The silver star., 1898-02-24

A Denver woman advertised on the
same day for u secretary and n cook. 6hc
received 122 applications but only two
were willing to cook.
The silver star., 1898-02-24

Every girl takes nn interest In = man
who wears long hnir: she hns m idea she
can persuade him 10 get II cut.
The silver star., 1898-02-24

nGrs. Wlnslow's Soothing syrup
For chlldron fosthinR the .reducea inaA
Astou, ,alAys palm, cures wind collie. ID csnts beee
The silver star., 1898-02-24

EAuesss Yoss Bevsls With Cnsesrsess
Candy Cathartic, cure constipasion torevss'
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An OPEN LGrrsR 70 aaorMaNe

An OPEN LGTrgR TO AaoTMaRo.
We are asserting In the courts our riGht - ~
oexclusiye use Of the word "CASTORfA," en6
!. DR.. Samuel Pitcher. Of Hysnnis. MassaeAu-
setts, was the originator Of "PITCHER'B CAS-
ToRtA." the same that has borne and doss nsv
eear tho facsimile signature q CHAA L
FLETCHER on every wrapper This = ~
original 'PITCHERs CAsToRIA" which hes
besn used In the homes Of the mothess Of
America for over thirty years. Look carsfuily
st the wrapper and soc that II IL the kind you
have always bought" and has the signature oe
CHAs II. FLETCHER on the Wrapper No
one has authority from me 70 use ny name
except The Centsur Company Of Which Chas
b. Fletcher 10 President.
March .. isn. SAMUEL PITCHER. u n
rhsy /. Ss ssy ss &c s: s:d never ::, rsts. s
anything that can be whistled."
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I eslIsys NJ prompt ~ q I!se's QsEs
NalIace. Msfqnette. kans.. Oec. g. -
The silver star., 1898-02-24

10 CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
|lSke laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
The silver star., 1898-02-24

0eAt teboeeo Sptt end SReks veus Lie Auay
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic full OF life. nerve and vigor, take No-To-
BAG. tho wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong Alldruggists, Soc. or o.. Cure guaran-
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York.
The silver star., 1898-02-24

'sTher0 Amt no DOUBT" muFnuro1 tho
convict, recaptured BY mean9 Of 8 till
tsls AZ "trip, "thst the apparel Oft DFeelGi1s
The silver star., 1898-02-24

~itS yicnry INV "HtH Hcbscny n "fss. had to; hs
wouidn't nroriIse TO let me have my own
way about everything"
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What u an Aggressive policy granA-
paf' well u II .. policy which makes Q
man 20 mad that he wants to nGht, but
The silver star., 1898-02-24

No-To-3ac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
The silver star., 1898-02-24

Elizabeth Rider Wheaton. q well-known
prison evangelist has visited every prison
In every important city In the world. She
has become known to most railroad men.
and receives annual passes over all the
large lines in this country.
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~ orr ceesllpeaaee

nd q & al % esfs. drsssisss fsfus1 -
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1sausy y Dlssa DssD

Clean blood means . elsen el11. Ne
beauty withoutit. Cescarsts, Candy CAsAar-
tic cleans your blood and keeps u cleaa, ~
stirring up the iasy llvse and diving all In
puSitiss from the body. Dsgin to-day -
and that sickly bilious compisxiee b. tekini
Cascasste, beauty for tea oeate. Az 1!yG'
Gists. satislacticu guaranteed. loes -, -.
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thoir income by placing their accounts q ny
hands. Twenty years Of Wall street oxporf-
ence, In addition 70 reliable INSIDE InvoRMA-
TON. enables me TO advise you most success
fully. Write for particulars, which are
interesting to those having money TO invest
CHARLEs HUGHES, Investment Broker, q Wall
Street, Now York CITY.
The silver star., 1898-02-24

Smoke sicdge Cigarettes, 20 for 8 cts.
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els Mrs. Stirrish eligible to the Daugh-
ters OF the Revolution7" "Yes she keeps
every club she belongs to In . row al the
time"
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All Over an Irish beauty.

From the Irish Independent.
The British consular court at Bangkok
mas Its hands full at the present moment
on account of domestic tragedy which oc-
Cured in an Irish family in that city. A
beautiful Irish girl of seventeen, named
Kate O'Donoghue, was abducted in the
middle of June by an Indian named De
Silva, who holds an important post in the
Siamese telegraph department De Silva
and his accomPlices were arrested, and are
now on their trial for felony. The girls
father is on his trial for attempting 10
murder De Silva. A sea captain from Hull.
engaged TO Miss O'Donoghue, has been
bound over to keep the peace. having been
detected in the act OF following De Silva
with loaded rife. When De Silva was
out on tail he had to be guarded by twenty
Sikh constables, as there was a universal
disposition to lynch him. De Silva's law
yer and a number of prominent residents
are on their trial for aiding and abettine
the abiuctor Finally, a Young Irishman Of
t"ehty-tnree-one Frank MCullagh-has
been hauled up for contempt of court
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Ing out, Jsanne, the shrewder of the two
elder sisters, stood still and turned slightly
pale. Then she stepped near to Agnes and
Whispered M 7. In he earIthese words:
But the injuHction- was useless. Even
while Jeanne was whispering, Marie, who
had slyiy and softly turned the handle, slid
fug1tively through the door.
The two women looked into each others
eyes a minute. Then. jeanne, with an sir
Shes gone to meet a man! Waltz"
In half an hour Marie was running light
mont. She hadz seeHIwith alarm that she
was minute late. Behind her, toiling and
painting. came Jeanne, running also
The gardens lay sdnnber and umbrageous
under the moonlight. They are a little bit
of Switzerland in the heart of Paris.
This was not the point of Maries aim.
losing high from the water is bluff CHI,
crowned at the summit with little round
temple of open columns of ebony. From
the bottom one ascends some rising
ground, then over rather frail and very
long wooden bridge, then UP some rude
stone steps cut through the heart of the
rock, then you are at the top, and the tenn
pie is there, with Its circular wooden bench
for seats, the very home OF Cupid, the
sanctuary of Venus.
Here the moonlight was supreme. The
silence and the solitude were complete;
Marie. when she reached the bridge,
knew that she stood exposed to two eyes
that watched for her coming. She 30 lon
ger ran; she even tried to walk slowly; but,
In reality, her pace was very rapid. In
sweet, reluctant, amorous delays, her wild
young hart was not yet proficient. Behind
her, crouching and bending, came Jeanne.
Marie! Marier' said mans voice.
"Ah!' in a dying sigh, came futtering
from her lips.
She was on his breast.
my soulr' he said
MY lifep' she whispered, but he did not
hear her; the words persisted in their faint
ing utterance
These two people had only known each
other few days, They had met by chance
in the street.
They leaned together over the parapet of
the little temple, and saw the water, and
the woods and discovered that heaven can
be nothing else than moonlit earth,
where one is always young and amorous.
He, too, was young-not acknowledgements
his forehead was bald at the temples, and
down from his chin and cheeks spread a
dark-red fan-shaped beard, rough and
thick; and his body was heavy and bulky.
He was ne'er-do-weel, a student mu-
stefan, one Of the wild, penniless, Latin
quarter sort, named Armand Dupres. At
the conservatoire everywhere, he was a
marked man. One said: He will arrive
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ham, and with every revolution Il had tend.
ed nearer, in a narrowing circle, to the cen-
trial monument. Before IL came round again
the carriage bumped Vansittart. his coach
man and the two horses We're sprawling on
the ground.
Nansittart lay right In the way OF the
horses, which at once began to founder and
struggle 10 their feet But Folliet lodged a
bullet in the brain of the Arab and the next
moment was supporting Nansittart.
'Ah, NJ. Foiliet," said Nansittart, blithely,
you? All, thanks"
He held out his hand 10 Folliet.
The next moment he tainted. The arm hs
had held out was dislocated.
Just at the corner of the rue de RivoH
and the boulevard Sebastopol some one who
was not known had struck hereby at the
plunging and FESTIVE Arab stallion. So Fol-
let heard afterward
TO be continuedD
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outside and closed It behind her. Two men
We're there awaiting her-the same two
who had run hiding at her opening of the
ether door. To reach this side of the room
they had made a wide detour through the
house They had been listening to her
promise of disclosure, and hurried round
In time to prevent it. They knew the
means. One in his hand carried a pigeon
and narrow strip of paper.
Mile. Jeanne" he said in the Lowest
whisper. sorry am 1 to have to tell yolI
this
What, what is to"
This pigeon you see here has just ar
rived from the Lorraineer, and tied round
its legs this Slip
He handed her the slip. She recognized
the writing of her lover, Schwartz. But
she could not make out its meaning. 1t
was in German.
What is it? You know I can't read it,
she said.
He says replied the man, chat the
5000 sent out by Vansittart have ridden in
their devastating career right through his
farm, and left the place a ruin; all Is
trampled, harried and desoIate He is left
pennilcss. Schwartz. The message is in
tended for you. For the present he cannot
move. nor think of marriage
Jeanne had heard of the ride of the 5 600.
she did not stop to think that their opera
tons were long since over-that this mes
sage was rather late in coming. She be-