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TAKE THEM IN TIME

No. Meme of Cure. Price.
I Headaches 1oc
2 Fevers, Congestion, Infam-
nation. I2c
3 Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis. 12c
4 Dyspepsia, H eartburn,
Stomach Pains. 1oc
Diseases of the heart. 25c
6 Hoarseness from colds,
singing, speaking. loc
7 Constipation, chronic or
acute. 1oc
8 Rheumatism or Rheu-
matte Pain. 12c
9 Catarih, cold in the head,
etc. 15c
10 Co.ic 1oc
II General Debility. 16c
IL Nerve Diseases. requiring
Tonics and Stilnulants. 1Sc
13 Worms, fever caused by
them. I2c
ID Neuralgia, Neuralgia
pains. 1oc
IS Malaria. 80 12c
l6 Diarrhoea-Dysente1y. 1oc
II Female complaints fully
state your case). soc
18 Male complaints fully state
your case). 12t
10 Scrofula, Blotches or Pim-
pies. Ioc
20 Kidney Diseases. 1oc
FL Sore or Weak Eyes. 16c
22 Dropsy. 12c
"a liberated OF Sore Throat. soc
"a Piles, Blind, Bleeding or
Itching. 22c
Is Group aH Use this and,
call in a doctor instantly. 2oc
26 Gonorrhoea, tn r ee-d ay
cure. soc
27 Eczema. 16e
2S Tonsilitis. 2Se
29 La Grippe, Influenza. 1ee
20 Hay Fever. I6t
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, Address all orders and co,nmuni
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LOUISIANA SPECIFIC LABORATORY
Lake Chatles. Louisiana.
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"The Farmers Bank at
Georgetown is holding
worthless paper,upOn which
money was raised to buy
Democratic votes for the
Yast ten years." ."---JerOme Il.
Bell, i'm the Sunday Star.
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INFORMATION wanted concerning Matthew
Christie, last heard of December o. will be thank.
fully received by his brother. DAVID, box 1885,
White Plains N. Y.
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INFORMATION wanted Of A. H. Smith who
left home October 3, 1898 age n, wearlne blnc
Communicate with W. II. SMITH, as Lafayette
ave-, Brooklyn. N. Y.
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ANY information from Dontery Margaret Knud.
sen Flindt wife of C. ]. H. knudsen Flindt
would gladly be received. Please address ITO
I'd avenue N. Y.
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Mrs Jane knight, formerly residing In BroOklyn|
Address WALTER COLLINS, 343 Wsshingto5
street. Jersey City. MI -
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The assessors and the inspectors and
road commissioners are the same as have
been already published in The Sun, with
the exception of James +. McIvor, Re.
publican. the facts as to whom are re-
lated elsewhere.
In the Fourth district of the Thirteenth
Representative district, st. Georges
hundred, there was tie vote for in
spector of election between p. j. Lynch,
Democrat, and John W. Dickinson Re-
publican, each securing l06 votes.
The Court decided to send notice of
this fact to the Governor, with certiti-
Gates, and leave t.e matter to his dscre.
ton.
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WANTED-Robert Bruce Davidson, q son \
the late David Davidson, Writer, Coupai, An4J
scotland, or any of his children, Address D4AV4
DUNCAN & son. Solicitors, Dundee. Scotland
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THE WEATHER FORECAST.

Indications for to-day are that clear
weather and fresh northwesterly and
westerly winds will prevail.
TO.morrow, fair. slightly warmer
weather.
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INFORMATION wanted Of Lillian De M
and heirs or Frank and John De Muro. Addrl
EXECUTOR, 226 West 136th St., New York o.
Syracuse and Troy. Papers please copy.
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IF Frederick H. Deepe will send his address TO
the undersigned, he will hear something tc his
advantage. GERMANY, 2lS Herald, 23d st., New
York City. ~ G.
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Situations or help adver.
tisements In THE SUN Will
be run for % cen 3 until
either have been secured
and ordered out.
SITUATION wAM1ED--M

WANTED--DY A YOUNG MAN, A
position as body or gear maker. Apply TO Harry
smith. COZ King street. city.
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INFORMATION wanted OF the whereabouts Of
John Collins, last employed as stevedOre. Ad-
dress MARY PHILLIPS. 910 North Sth ST., Read
ing, "a.
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IMPORTATION is wanted as to the where
abouts of Maria Theis, wife OF Charles Theis OF
their children. Address E. W. SPANGLER
York, Pa,
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INFORMATION wanted of Mary Norris, thst
lived with Mrs De Lacy, 747 East 5th St. Please
call at N7 West 1876 st., N. y, and she VIII near
OF something to her advantage, or write.
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From the reputation given the men
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WY ANTED-POSITION AT ANYTHING BY
w q strong young man Of 3d. Address.
HR 4OG West Front ST.. Wilmington, Del.
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MRS GEORGE f. GORREN, formerly Of SO
West 45th st., will hear something to her adven-
tage in communicating with J. r. O., 1912
Broadway, New York. 5s
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SITUATION WAnTED--tEMALEs.

V1OUNG LADY OF EXPERIENCE AND IN
I tegrity desires position in business firm
Address l.. NJ, SUN OFFICE
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WANTED-By man OF experience and
ability, a place where he can earn living, book
keeping office work, nc. Salary nominal. Refer
ence furnished. Address z. &. SUN ONCE.
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WILL John Tregoning communicate with
HIRAM S. MAXIM, care winslow Il Lanier, II
Nassau st., New York. &
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HELP WANlED.--MALEs.

yl,Wo GOOD Statesmen AND COLLECTORS
/ wanted also two handy men for inside work
Call after 10 o'clock
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PERSONAL.

WANTED The address Of N. Cameron, who
formerly lived in 2sth St. Address STONE, l2o
Herald, New York.
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MUNsO, Mrs. NJ. E.-Please communicate
personally or by letter with c. Y MILLER. No, y
I'd st., New York City. e
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WANTED A position as q Seamstress or any.
thing that can do, and still maintain my home
Address EMMA X. SMITH,
1912 Heald st., City.
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WILLIE PAUL ELO.--Important Send your
address to BLOOMHART, Mount Vernon, N. y.
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forming a thick wall tied together with the long snakelike vines which are strong and tough natural rope to be had for the gathering anywhere in the forests. There is only one entrance place in this fence, and that is where some Of the stakes are so arranged as to pull up easily.
 .'The native religion is not strictly idolatrous, as they have no real idols, but they do have symbols which they revere and are under the control Of heather priests and devil doctors. Christianized natives were formerly so persecuted by their tribespeople that it was the custom to receive them at the missions and allow them to make their homes there, but of late years this has been changed.
 There are still instances of perse- cution, but it has been thought best to let the converts depend upon them selves more than formerly and remain with their own people. and the general effect has been to secure for them more consideration and respect in the tribes.
 Of his fellow missionaries the Bishop has only words of the highest commen- dation, and he speaks with especial
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tinued to labor in his especial field with the same earnestness and devo- tion which characterized his entire ministerial career, and even now he feels that after short period of idle ness he will re-enter the ranks Of the active workers.
 It is difficult to induce the Bishop to speak of himself or his own personal experiences. His interest is entirely in the spiritual side of the missions establishment and growth. and the material side of life in that far-off and uncivilized country impressed itself upon him very slightly.
 When 1 first went to South Africa in 1S66." he said, the Wesleyans had a native membership of 5000; now they have increased to SO,00O. At that time 1t was thought that the natives were incapable of becoming ministers, and only one man of African blood held such a position. His name was rio Sogo. and he belonged to the Scotch Presbyterian church. During my first trip a Zulu Kaffir, Pamla by name, acted as my interpreter for seven months, and finally became very able minister of the gospel. There are now more than fifty native preachers,
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and Panilp < ssil at the head with a congregation of 1900 converts, all brought in from a very wild. heather country through his personal instru- mentality.
 My work has extended from Liberia in the north to Cape Colony, Transkei, Natal and into the Transvaal country. I have travelled 5000 miles from mission to mission on one trip, making the en- tire distance on foot, with two natives as my only companions. The missions work from the coast inland and the journey from one to the other is zig gag, part through jungles and the rest of the way through the tall grass. There are no horses to be had. If there were they could not make their way along, as the grass is over ten feet high and the only roads are the narrow paths where the grass roots are worn out by the naked feet of na- tive travellers. These paths are just the width of one mans track. The only comfortable wide paths are those occasionally found which have been made by some elephant forcing his way through in search of food or water.
 "One of the natives carried my bed,
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folding affair, which could be set up in civilized fashion at night, as sleep ing on the ground is very detrimental to. the health of white persons. The other carried a supply of food, and being lightly clad we made twenty miles a day comfortably. We carried no arms whatever and though we of ten heard the leopards bark near by and heard tales from village people of the depredations of lions and other fierce wild animals, we were never dis turbed. 1 put myself in the care of my Maker and went to sleep comfortably and soundly every night as if were in my own home in California.
 The villagers are extremely kind to persons travelling as we did. It is the custom in every village for each man to clear a place for cultivation, and his wives work it, raising yams and such things. Then all the men work togeth- CT. and clear a tract which they call the strangers farm and this is given into the charge of the kings head wife, who is always the one he married first and the mother of the heir This queen cares for the land, and raises all she can upon it, and the produce is re- served for the special use of the kings
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s can, Tn tnelr mdrVelOuS performances, excel soIne of the Hindu tricks, which show the remarkable skill of these ma gicians.
 Probably the most wonderful trick which the Hindu magician can per- form Is that of the mango tree. He can literally make a bush tree grow be- fore your very eyes to the height of three feet in the course of five minutes. All he equips himself with is a hand bag containiI~ skull and burned bones and other mystic symbols. Squatting on the ground cross-legged with his bag beside him and pot con taining earth from which he is sup posed to produce the plant, he sets to work.
 He spreads the earth out on a mat before him. He then draws out the skull, some bones. water bottle of unique design, a small cutting from plant and perforated box containing a powder. He then hands the bag to the onlookers, asking them to examine it.
 Placing the slip in the earth so that it cannot be seen, he sprinkles carefully over it the powder of the tree. Passing his wand over 1t three or four times he mutters some Hindu incantation,
 covering the whole with red cloth, so that the wrists of his hands only are to be seen. After a few seconds he removes the cloth and sprinkles more water. Then. covering 1t again, ne sings to III ftlnuuSldIlI- G1e soon, however, throws back the cloth, when two separate sprouts are to be seen, each fully five inches high. Covering the plants again the Hindu magician repeats his modus operandi. going through the same ceremonies. and when he at last throws back the cloth. behold standing before your gaze are two plants three feet in height. If you feel the leaves they are soft and velvety. and apparently fun of life and vigor, and in addition. inc plants possess roots.
 All this. however. has been accom- plished by the sleight-of- hand trick The object of taking out the skull and
 bones from the bag, which play no part in the performance at all. is to draw the attention away from the bae where the plants are carefully wrappeSs in a large handkerchief. In such a way that they can be released whenever de- sired. Then, at the opportune moment
 the magician transfers them to the skirt of his gown. When he reaches for either the water bottle or the DOW
 der. he then places the plants under l the cloth
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praise of Miss Mary Kildare, who 1a the founder and present superintendent of a mission at the mouth of the Congo This lady has been in her chosen work for years and has done much good, both spiritually and materially, among the natives. She is large, strong wo- man and afraid of nothing, going alone into the settlements and rescuing vic tirns of the devil doctors even after artistic chalk lines to be followed by the swordsman in the pleasing process of carving them alive have been marked on their helpless bodies, and fighting an enormous boa constructor single handed with an ax and coming off victor.
 "The boa constructor was in her hen house swallowing a hen and had not got it comfortably down or else there might have been trouble," says the Bishop, laughing at the remembrance.
 Besides travelling and preaching and attending to the muitifdriouS duties of his position, Bishop Taylor has written and published fifteen books and the sixteenth, a volume of 800 pages, con- taining the story of his life, has just made it's appearance and bids fair to be the most popular of his literary works.
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guests.
 "A stranger asking hospitality Is brought before the king and strictly in terrogated as to himself, his home, his business and his destination. The re- plies being satisfactory, he is turned over to the care of the queen, who lodges him in the strangers house. a house reserved for such as he, and serves him with three good meals a day as long as he chooses to remain. No charge is made and no presents are ex- pected. It is hospitality, pure and sim- pie; but in the case of a traveller who comes with large retinue, with goods and guns and such things the attitude of the king is different. He gives only what is asked and paid for, and exacts tribute and presents whenever there is the slightest possibility of his demands being compiled with.
 "The native villages are composed of circular mud huts, with sharply slop- ing thatched roofs, set about irregular ly, with an open space for ceremonial occasions reserved in some part of the settlement Around this collection of dwellings for defense is always built a high and impenetrable fence composed of stakes driven into the ground and
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THE NEEDS OF CALIFORNIA By CALIFORNIA ED1TORs

ment to a large agricultural we'll manufactur- Ing population and multiplication of the mills filled with workers in wooden goods goves footwear, etc., would promote thrift, swell the great army money earning consumers, and insure to the farmer nearer and better market for his produce.
 For the fabrics of factories there a constantly widening market. With the riches of Alaska uncov- cred and the gold fields of the Northwest Territory to the world. the demand for more LS- fornia becomes imperative Much wealth taken the next few years out of the Klondke this State may have and hold If people will put proper estimate upon and make right of their uraI advantages.
 have been speaking of material things. Were O hint at the States greatest need literary moral standpoint. would say it needs less tl-e yellow in it's metropolitan journalism. v
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bring in all the foreign luxuries the could desire.
 to farmers and realize 5000 an acre. These Chinamen used both rrlgallon and fertilization-in other words, intel ugence The State is nearly all arld or semi-arid, and needs an intelligent use of water for irrigation We nave no system of irrigation, and that 1act ts a libel on our intelligence as peo- pie. e-
 When water was first diverted rom streams for this purpose there were those who applied to the courts for the enforcement of what Is known as IT. parian rights-which means that the man at the mouth of the river has right to see all the water go Dy hlIn undiminished in quantity ana uhpoi- luted in quality.
 This conflict went on for years, and millions of property rights were built on no better foundation than the sur france of the man down the stream, or at best on shotgun law. Men rom one end of the State to the other worried over this condition and met In conven- tions to devise way out Of the diff1- culty, and finally it was agreed to ask the Legislature to create districts with the powers of a public corporation, so as to bring every claimant into court and have his damages assessed. From 1884 to 1887 this phase of the problem was discussed more than all other questions combined. In 1885 a commit tee appointed by a convention held In Fresno prepared with great care a dis trict bill that passed the Assembly, but it was defeated by the use of money In the Senate Other conventions were held an extra session of the Legis- Iature was called, but the proper amount of intelligence or patriotism or honesty was lacking and it came to naught.
 Public opinion. however, has crystal Jized in favor of the district system, and at the session of 1887 there was no opposition to a district bill. It was most unfortunate that the same bill was not passed but one was passed which, though very crude. was correct in principle.
 But it was not destined to go into operation without the old enemy ap bearing against 1t. The large land owners, who wanted to oS. the water as we'll had the ear of the banks and the money power. The bonds were att tackled before issued and thoughtless men everywhere were urged to oppose It. The courts at first sustained the system, but finally on the most
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Y HAVE been fifty-fve years in ac-
 tive ministry. without an idle day,
 and I am now trying to learn how
 to rest" So says the venerable
 Bishop William Taylor, who has just returned to his home in Oakland. after eighteen months stay in South Africa where he has labored for the past thirty-two years for the conver- sion of the heather.
 The Bishop adds, with touch of dry humor. that this present task is the hardest that he ever undertook. and it is plain that the man who has waged war against Satan in the midst of all the terrors and dangers of sav- age lands and savage people finds even brief period of enforced inac- tion hard to bear.
 Two years ago this well beloved mis- sionary-a street preacher here in San Francisco from 1S49 to 1S56-was re- Heved from official work, as he was then 75, and it was thought that he was entitled to rest for the remainder of his life, but since then he has con
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~ 1LOTI has made his appearance in | America unclaimed by the press
 agent or unheralded by European \ ! reputation. One of the most strik-
 ing things about him is that his hair, about which there is positively noth- ing remarkable. is trimmed in the con- ventional way regularly every two weeks. There are. however. many striking phY- sical characteristics which are real in- dications of power. 1t is probable that as a matter of fact few people know just what the physical requirements of a great musical genius really are.
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H. H. RICHMOND,
 Editor AUBURN ARGUS

It is very natural for that corporation to control transportation long it is possible to do so
 California should have been at the very front in plan will the early completion of the Nicaragua Canal San Francisco, of all cities under the is the most interested in it's completion Her competitors awake, and every opportunity for di vertng trade to Puget Sound and Victoria being used. She should remember that these great cOmpa nes the strongest naval power of the world to back them. San Francisco, by assuming the aggres- sive in the completion of the canal to herself a monopoly of the trade that would inevitably result from it's completion.
 California itself she should not rest till union of the Santa Fe system with the San Joaquin Valley and San Francisco Railroad Company gives her active competitive line of transportation. Every line by the very nature of things builds addi tional feeders The Vanderbilt combination by the purchase of the Union Pacific Railroad and the control of the northwestern branch, has through line to the coast but that combination will probably till it has control Of through line to San Francisco.
 I speak of these things not enemy of the present transportation lines On the contrary, have always been friendly to them but the destiny of the State should always stand foremost in the mind of it's real friends l have many times seen our leading fruit growers paying actual freight balances for the privilege of sending fruits Eastern markets that the thing is becoming monotonous
 There is not city of the size of San Francisco in
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This artists hand is so formed that 1t can spread itself over a greater num- Der of keys on the piano than any hand ever seen in the country. Siloti can reach twelve and a half notes, or an octave and four and half notes. The average musician is very well satisfied to be able to strike a full octave.
 This extraordinary reach of course makes 1t possible for Siloti to strike a remarkable range and variety of octayes and hence his rapidity and ease He can strike notes so fast in running the scale for instance, that it Is impossible for the ear to distinguish them. The fingers of the hand are remarkably long and the
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hand is an exceedingly powerful one. And, In spite of it's great strength and size, .t Is as flexible and soft as a baby's.
 One of the most interesting the tests made was the measurement of the strength of the muscles of the inner hand. It is the strength of these muscles which gives cleanness and decision to the touch, as well as rapidity and ease. Great plan ists always have very powerful hands. It Is said that Paderewski could crush an ordinary hand in his grasp and perform other feats which would discredit most so-called strong men. The exact strength of Silotis hand was determined by means of an anthropometric instrument. by which the exact pressure exerted Is
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judged by ordinary standards He com menced his musical studies at the age of years, and at the very beginning gave evidence of genius. For three years he was the pupil and private secretary and companion of the great composer Liszt. Afterward he studied under Nicholas Rubinstein and Tschaikowsky.
 Like all great musicians. he Is tireless in his practicing. He does most or his practice work during the spring and sum- mer months, when he regularly devotes at home he teaches a few pupils His life Is a very simple one. He is exceedingly fond of the bicycle, which is the only form of exercise he takes.
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recorded on a dial with perfect accuracy. The instrument used in this case had been employed for the same purpose shortly before in testing the strength of applicants for the police force. In these tests the average pressure of the hand was from sixty to seventy pounds. Siloti pressed the little mechanism till it regis tered ninety-five pounds without appar- entity exerting more force. than he would in striking difficult octave. A tracing of his hand, which was next taken, showed that his fingers are about half an inch longer than those sof normal hand.
 The great musicians life of about thirty-seyen years has been uneyentful.