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PIN HOLES IN THE CHECKS.

The Only One of the Cashiers Precautions
That Was Overlooked by the Forger.
In the course of lecture delivered re-
Gently on chemical tests used in discover
ing by the ink the age of documents and
whether there have been interpretations
Professor G. A. Doremus told of a curious
discovery in the case of q raised check
made by his father, who is an expert in
chemistry and in documents. The interests
involved in this case were very large, and
it was not practicable that the original
check should be tempered with or chemic-
ally treated. For purposes of testimony
an enlarged photograph Of the check was
taken by DR.. Doremus, who was called as
an expert in the case. The first trial re-
suited in no decision, and on the second
trial what purported to be the original
check was produced. 1t was handed to the
cashier of the bank for Identification He
examined it and said:
This is not the original check
''How do you know that?" demanded
the amazed lawyer.
Because in the heading of the original
check / picked a holo in the center of each
of the 'o's' with a pin, was the reply.
This check has not those holes"
In all other respects the check seemed to
be identical. The court called for DR.
Doremus' photograph to be produced. 1t
plainly showed the pin holes. Upon this
the lawyer for the defense threw up his
case, and the guilty substitutor of the false
check fed the country. New York Sun.
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The Secret of Success.

met man yesterday who used to be
in the circus business, or at least in one
branch of it, for he made most of the mon
ey he has now by keeping a lemonade
stand near the big tent-the "main top"
he calls it. Circus lemonade has been so
long stock joke of the humorists that
felt desire to know how it Is really made.
/ asked the man to tell me and with per-
feet candor he gave me this recipe:
Take barrel of water, preferably rain
water add to it 8 pounds of tartaric acid,
little cochineal, sugar to taste and half
a dozen lemons sliced thin.
The profits of his lemonade stand, he
told me, frequently reached 500 day.
"We make more in the cities than in the
country" he said.
'Why?" asked. because of tho larger
crowd?''
NO" he answered. "but country peo-
pie always cat the lemon. City people
leave it in the glass or simply throw 1t on
the grass, where it can be picked up again.
The real secret Of success is, always save
tho foater."
After all, never knew anybody to suf-
fer from the effects of circus lemonade, and
the plan of always saving the floaters is
really no moro startling than little econ
omy saw practiced by Washington host
ess one afternoon. She was giving a re-
ception, and in a momentary lull the young
woman at the punch bowl asked for serv-
ant to empty the glasses which guests had
left half filed. The hostess did not even
Mi: ker.
" My DEAR" said she frankly, "pour it
all back into the punch bowl. It's too ex-
pensiye to bewasted. Washington Post.
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puny baby with the seeds of disease inn
planted in its little body even before birth,
they are a serious matter and frequently
mean baby's death.
The woman who wants strong, healthy
baby must see to il that she does not suffer
from weakness and disease of the import
ant and delicate organs concerned in moth
eriiood. DR.. Pierces Favorite Prescription
acts directly on these organs, allaying in
6aMmation, healing liberation and soothing
pain. 1t fits a woman for wifehood and
motherhood. 1t banishes the discomforts
of the period of anticipation and makes
baby's entity to the world easy and almost
painless. Il insures the newcomers health
and an ample supply of nourishment. II
rids maternity of its perils. 1t has caused
many childless home to ring with the
happy laughter of healthy children Over
90, 600 women have testified to its marvellous
merits. 1t is the discovery of an eminent
and skillflIl specialist, Dr. r. " Pierce
for thirty years chief consulting Physician
to the great Invalids' Hotel and Surgical
Institute, at Buffalo, N. Y. All medicine
dealers sell it. Ailing women who write to
DR.. Pierce will receive free his best advice
Scores of women who have been cured
Of obstinate and dangerous diseases by DR..
Pierce's medicines have told their expert
ences in DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Med
ical Adviser 1t contains 1908 pages, over
900 engraviugs and colored plates, and is
free. Send 81 one-cent stamps, 10 covey
cost of mailing only, for paper covered
copy cloth binding n stamps Address
DR.. r. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
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A business man is not the most
patient creature in the world. He
cannot wait to hear any long-drawn-
out story of the cause of his all
ment. He doesn't care two straws
about fine spun theory Of how he
should treat himself. He may be
predisposed to scrofula, or con-
sumption. "That,' he will tell you
"has nothing to do with the case"
He wants to | e we'll. If he can be
cured, write ut a prescription and
send in y ur bill. So, here's the
first part of the proposition.
Or. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis.
covery is microbe hunter and kill
er. Many persons of SCI ofulous
blood, encourage the breaking out
OF unsightly sores, to prevent the
disease going to the lungs. There
is no need of this state of read and
discomfort. Purify the blood. 1t
can be done. "Golden Medical
Discovery" will cure SO per cent. of
all consumptive cases, also of all
other lingering bronchial, throat and
lung disease.
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'As if a brick were lying in my
stomach is the description by a
dyspeptic of his feeling after eat
ing.
This is one of the commonest
symptoms of indigestion. If you
have it, take Shaker Digestive Cor
dial.
Not only this symptom, but all
the symptoms of indigestion are
cured by Shaker Digestive Cordial.
So many medicines to cure this
one disorder. Only one that can be
called successful, because only one
that acts in simple, natural, and
yet scientific way. Shaker Diges.
tive Cordial.
Purely vegetable, and containing
no dangerous ingredients, Shaker
Digestive Cordial tones up strength.
ems and restores to health all the d.
gestive organs.
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents
to $1.00 bottle.
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IS THE DAY GROWING LENGTH
Scientific Reasons In Support Of the Theor
That Tf Ia

Scientific Reasons In support of the Theory
That It Is.
One Of the most interesting subjects dis
cussed by Professor George Darwin dur
ing his recent visit to this country was
that of the possible and probable increase
In the length Of the day.
When once the earth Is In motion about
an axis, no matter how the motion calno
about, 1t would continue forever, and at
the same rate, thus making the day always
Of the same length unless something is
happening or will happen tointerfere with
that motion. Now, there are several causes
in operation which affect the period of the
earth's rotation, some of which tend to
make the period less and others to make it
greater. Fortunately the influence of each
Of the causes is very small. They IRE gen.
orally easy to understand, and simple
experiment will illustrate one Of them.
Tie stone to one end of string, and
holding the other in the hand, whirl 1t
around as nearly as may be in the circum-
ference of circle When it's speed is near
ly uniform, allow the string to wind up
on the finger. 1t will be noticed that as
the string shortens the angular velocity
increases. In the same way, If the matter
forming the earth should in any way be
drawn nearer the axis of rotation, it would
turn faster, and the day would be short
ened.
BY continual loss of heat shIinkage of
the earth is probably in progress, and, al
though the process Is exceedingly slow, it
certainly tends to diminish tho period of
rotation. On tho other hand, any addition
of matter from the outside will tend to in
crease that period and make the day Ion
ger. Undoubtedly slight additions to the
mass of the earth are constantly made by
the arrest of meteoric bodies passing
through the atmosphere. Their influence
is opposed to and tends to neutralize that
Of any earth shrinkage that may be going
on.
The most important interference with
the rotation of the earth that we know Of
is that of the tidal wave, which is due to
the attraction of the sun and moon, but
more largely to the latter. 1t is easy to
see that this is resistance against which
the earth turns and its effect is to increase
the length of the day.
Astronomical observations extending
over about 2,00o years have failed to show
any sensible change in the day, but the in
fuence of the tides must become evident
after the lapse of a great many years. Pro-
fessor Darwin declares that the day may
lengthen until it is at last 55 times as long
as it is at present, and that would be also
the period Of the revolution Of tho moon
about the earth.
A day of 1870 hours, such hours as we
now have, would offer many interesting
advantages, but there would be some
things about it not altogether agreeable.
As it is not likely to come for some mil
lions of years it is not matter for imme-
date anxiety.-Youth's Companion.
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Housekeeping Helps.

Make tough meat tender by wash
ing it in vinegar, rinsing this of
before cooking the meat.
Try cleaning glass of windows
and mirrors with cloth mois:ened
in kerosene. Rub again with news;
papers.
Rub articles stained with eggs or
from baking custards, etc., with
salt. The brown stains at once
come of.
Meat may be kept sweet several
days by covering it entirely with
milk. Sour milk or buttermilk is as
GOOD as sweet milk for the purpose.
The whitest stone lime, air slaked
mixed with the white of an egg and
applied to broken dish as soon as
made will prove an excellent ce.
ment.
To make gilt frames look "amaist
as well as new" wash them with vim
egar water, allowing quarter as
much vinegar as water. Apply with
a brush.
Save all bread crumbs and bits.
Dry 10 slow oven, roll fine, sift
through coarse sieve, put into jars
and they are ready for croquettes,
scalloped fish or meats, etc.
Lamps will not be covered ON the
outside with oil if the wick is left
turned down in them. The wick
acts as eiphon to draw up the oil
which runs over on the glass.
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WHAT TO DO.

There is comfort in the knowl-
edge go often expressed that DIR.
Kilmer's Swamp.Root, the great
kidney remedy, fulfills every wish in
relieving pain in the back, kidneys,
liver, bladder and every part of the
urinary passages. 1t corrects ina
bility to hold urine and scalding
pain in passing it, or bad effects fol-
lowing use of liquors, wine or beer,
and overcomes that unpleasant nee
essity of being compelled to get up
many times during the night to uri-
nate. The mild and the extraordi-
nary effect of Swamp-Root is soon
realized. 1t stands the highest for
its wonderful cures OF the most dis
tressing cases. If you need medi-
cine you should have the best. Sold
by druggists price fifty cents and
one dollar. You may have sample
bottle and pamphlet both sent free
by mail, upon receipt of three two
cent stamps to cover cost of postage
on the bottle. Mention INDEPEN-
DENT and send your address to Dir.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
The proprietors of this paper guar
antee the genuineness OF this offer.
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no wonaor She wanted uelpipr ont

An old lady travelling on the under
ground railway in London and finding
that the train was approaching a station,
addressed herself TO man sitting in the
farther corner of the compartment, hei
only fellow passenger, and said:
Would you tell me, sir, what is the
next station?'
"Bayswator, madam, was the courteous
reply.
Then would you mind, sir, when we
arrive opening the door and helping me
to get out9'
with pleasure, /" was the cordial assent.
You see, " the old lady went on to ex-
plain, 81 am well on in years and afflicted
and have to get out slowly and backward,
and when the porter sees me getting out
he shouts, Look alive, ma am, and gives
me push from behind-and I've been
round the circle twice already p'-Pear-
sons Weekly.
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Mansfield and Shaw.

Richard Mansfield acknowledges that
George Bernard Shaw is clever man,
but he is irritated by the brilliant Irish
mans conceit. A bit of advice from Shaw
that rankles in the actors breast was the
request that he walk through his lines In
"The DEVILS Discipline" rather than oct
them. The piece, however, is one of the
most successful in Mansfeld's repertory.
That it is by Shaw gals him. "What do
I do, he complained one evening, "but
make the public go away and talk about
Bernard Shaw-Bernard Shaw, confound
him!" At this member Of the company
protested vehemently against Mansfeld's
ingratitude to Shaw and added that he
ought indeed to thank God every night of
his life for SO good play. So l do said
Mansfield earnestly, $50 l do. I go on my
knees every night and do that very thing.
l thank God for SO good play. But, he
vent on, 81 also say, 0 God, why did it
have to be by Shawl San Francisco
AruOnaut
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labor element who had aligned them
selves on the Republican side as render
ing themselves liable to the charge of
being made the subjects of bribery. Mr..
Stewart eontended that Mr.. Powderly
had placed himself in exactly the cate
cory in which he had previously sought
to place others
Senator Hanna made a brief speech
in which he asserted that Mr.. Powder
ly's support of the Republican ticket in
the late campaign was not the result Of
any collision or bargain.
Mr. Powderly," he said, came to
US of his own accord and without any
solicitation on our part We did not
so after him, and we did not promise
him anything"
Furthermore, Mr.. Hanna said that
he was not originally a supporter of
Powderly for the position of commits
sioner of immigration, having an
other candidate for the office. This
fact ought to be sufficient evidence,
Mr.. Hanna thought. to convince the
most skeptical that there had been no
bargain that Mr.. Powderly should
have the office as the result of his SER
vices in the campaign.
Mr.. Chandler made another speech
in opposition. reading protests from la
Dor organizations and declaring that
the Republican party could not afford
to appoint to so important an office a
man so distasteful to the labor ele-
ment
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Fail TO Do Our Duty.

Everybody has at times failed to
do their duty towards themselves.
Hundreds of lady readers suffer
from sick headache, nervousness,
sleeplessness, and female troubles.
Let them follow the example of Mr..
Fl. Herbetcher, Stevens Point, Wis,
who for five years suffered greatly
from Nervous Prostitution and Sleep
lessness, tried physicians and differ
ent medicines without success. But
one bottle of DR.. Miles Nervine
caused sound sleep every night and
she is feeling like a new person.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wheeler, Laramin.
Wyoming, who tried all other RENE
dies declares that after three weeks
use of the Nervine for Headache
Nervous Prostitution, ETC., she was
entirely relieved. Sold by a. III. Gil
ert. Trial bottles free.
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POLE SAVED HIM $4,000.
IL Gave Him the Chance to Avoid tho
Man Who Had Cheated Him.


IL Gave Him the Chance to Avoid tho
Man Who Had Cheated Him.
''The most thrilling moment / ever
had, remarked a man in the lobby of a
hotel the other evening, twas during the
great western boom of 1888. Through my
agent, Seymour Green, l had invested
aboUt $50, oC0 in ranches near San Diego.
The returns on the Investment were sent
me regularly, and / supposed I had the
nucleus of afortune whom something came
up that made me suspicious.
81 lad placed entire confidence in Green
and decided to go out and see if l had
made mistake in so doing. He took me
TO visit the ranches, and l found TO my
surprise that there. weren't half a dozen
cattle on either of chem
They all back in the brush, insist
ed Green pompously, but they are all in
fine condition, and you have the two best
ranches in southern California.
However, / soon saw that my $50, 000
was invested in scoundrel. knew that
If showed the least sign of suspecting
him he would skip over the border into
Mexico, and that would be the last of my
money. So / pretended to believe him
and let him take me to the station, sup
posedly to go back home. He seemed par
tioularly anxious to have me get out of
town and never left me for moment I'M
til we reached the depot. waited until
he was out of sight and then took car
rage to the hotel.
The next morning we made arrange
ments for his arrest in the afternoon, and
about l O'Clock l decided to take a little
stroll. There was only one man in town
that l knew must not see me, and that
was Green. The chances were small, as /
was two miles from his house, and took
them.
~ didn't meet a pedestrian, but at the
sound of wheels looked up, and there was
Green driving right toward mel There
seemed 10 way of escape, and for the mo-
merit l was paralyzed. Suddenly I noticed
that there was a large telegraph pole just
ahead of me, and 1 saw that by retarding
my speed and gauging it according to his
could move in such relation to the pole
that it would obstruct his line of vision
and hide me. l never walked so carefully
in my life, but it saved me $50, 1000, for
two hours after we arrested him and be
refunded the money. Detroit Free Press
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GENERAL RoSECRANs DEAD.
The Soldier and Statesman Expires at
Lis California; Homo

The Soldier and Statesman Expires at
His California Home.
Los Angeles, Cal, March 12.-Gen-
eral w. S. Rosecrans died yesterday
at his home near Redondo The old
warriors death was peaceful in the ex-
IRENE. For several days he had been
between life and death, at times uncon-
scious and again in a comatose state.
His splendid vitality kept him alive
for days. At the bedside when the
end came were a son and daughter of
the general, Carl and Anna Rosecrans,
and a number of immediate friends of
the family, besides the attending ply
stefan, Dr. Hakes. His third child, a
daughter, Mrs. OToole, lives at Helena,
Ont.
General Rosecrans was born in Kings
ton. o., Sept. 6, 1919, and was grad
uated from West Point in 1912. He
served II years in the regular army,
and then entered into business life. AT
the outbreak CT the civil war he re-
entered the service and was made
colonel of the Twenty-third Ohio vol
unteers. Three days later he was made
bBgadier general, and served with dis
tinction throughout the war, rising to
the grade of major general. After the
war he was twice elected to congress
from California. and in 1888 was ap-
pointed register Of the treasury by
President Cleveland.
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A Great Comfort.

A mothers love is comforting, but if
the baby suffers while teething, DR..
Bulls Baby Syrup is necessary to
ease the discomfort and remove at
tending pains SO that the baby mayrest.
My baby was sick from cutting teeth;
l bought DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup and
found it very good for children teeth
ing. l can not praise it too highly.
Mrs.J. E. Smith, Reams Station, Va.''
DIR. John W. Bulls Baby Syrup is sold
everywhere for Is cents. 1t is the best.
For sale by Nj. A. snodgrass, - N. Queen
street.
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Personally Conducted Tours
via Pennsylvania Railroad.
SEASON OF 1878.


The Personally Conducted Tour
list System OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company is the highest
perfection yet attained in railway
travel; it affords all the comforts
and conyeniences of modern railway
equipment, and at the same time
eliminates all anxiety and annoy
ance inseperably connected with in
dividual travel.
For the season of '97 and 1913 it
has arranged for the following
tours:
CALIFoRNIA.-Four tours, leaving
New York, Philadelphia and Pitts
burg January 9Th, January 9th,
February 10th and March 10Th.
With the exception of the first
party going and the last returning
all of these parties will travel BY
the "Golden Gate Special" between
New York aud California, stopping
at interesting points en- route.
FLoRIDA.-Four tours to Jack
sonville, will leave New York and
Philadelphia, January 25th, Febru.
airy 9th and 22d, and March 9Th.
The first three admit of sojourn of
two weeks in the "Flowery State,'
Tickets for the fourth tour will be
good TO return by regular trains
until May 31st, 1898.
Tickets for the above tours will
be sold from all principal stations
on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
For detailed itineraries, giving
rates and full information, address
Thomas E. Wait, Passenger Agent
Western District, Pittsburg, Pa. ];
E s. Harrar. Division Ticket Agent,
Williamsport, Pa. or George w.
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Philadelphia.
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/ 8IGDERLY CONFIRMED.
= . Ez-LabOr Leader Accepted as
Immigration Commissioner.
STATEMENT BY SENATOR HANNA.

lie Declares That Mr.. Powderiy Was
Not Promised an ONCE as Reward
For HIS Work in the Late Presi-
Dental Campaign.
Washington. March 17.-Hon. T. ".
pow9cg's was confirmed In the senate
tNeeGiive session yesterday, by a vote
Of 4s 10 20, as commissioner of immi-
grafton senator Chandler was the only
Republican who voted against confirm
alton. while large number of Demo-
rrats voted for Mr.. Powderly. The vote
was preceded by a rather sharp debate
In which the question whether Mr.. Pow
derby had made a trade with the Re-
publicans in the last campaign was dis
russed quite freely.
Senators Teller and Stewart attacked
Mr.. Powderly's record on the financial
question. and Senator Stewart read a
letter from Powderly written during the
campaign of 1892 in which he had de-
clared his adherence to the cause of BIZ
metallism and denounced those of the
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Gum DRops-Two cups pulverized
sugar, l teaspoon powdered gum
arabic, 5 tablespoons water, | table,
spoon lemon extract warm the
gum in the water when dissolved
add half the sugar; let it boil; add
one half of remaining sugar; let
come TO boil without stirring put
in balance of the sugar and lemon
extract drop in spoonfuls on greas-
ed paper.
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HOW TO FIND OUT.

Fill a bottle or common water
glass with urine and let it stand
twenty-four hours a sediment or
settling indicates diseased condition
OF the kidneys. When urine stains
linen it is positive evidence Of kid.
ney trouble. Too frequent desire to
urinate or pain in the back, is also
convincing proof that the kidneys
and bladder are out of order.
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GLAcE NuTs AND FRUITS Boil 3
cups of sugar in ] cup IT boiling
water Until it threads add J cup of
vinegar and boil till hard when
tried in ice water with buttered
fork dip the nuts and fruit into the
syrup and drop on a buttered pan.
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The Dreaded Comes to Pass.

"Hush now; your shoes squeak Take
them off, !"
do you think he is asleepY'
eyes, but don't breathe. Now watt
How internally dark the house Is.
Can't light up littlel"
"Sh-hl Certainly not He would hear
the match. Come"
Hang the stairs How they creakr
"Step softly. Don't stumble"
"Where are your"
keep quiet. Don't breathe SO loud"
"I-I can't help it. 1 can't hold it in y
"Sh-h-hp'
Hang that Internal chairl''
"Now you've gone and done it'll The
baby is awakeP;-Cleveland Plain Dealer.