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)ust 4 woman's story.
No strange because II happens every day,
not romantic Of thrilling, bot just q story of
misery and suffering sch Is only women
know.
For eighteen years, Sara E. Bowen, Of
Peru, Indiana, carried a burden Of pain.
Night and day, without respite, she sd-
Tered the most dreadful experience that ever
fell to the lot Of woman.
That she did not die IS almost beyond
bele.
That she is well to-day Is a miracle.
Mn. Bowen's trouble requires no deserip-
ton beyond the symptom, which every
woman will instantly recognize.
In describing them Mrs. Bowen sayss
"Fof eighteen years I suffered with
weakness peeGhaf. to my SEX.
~ Twas . broken down piece Of human
ity, . shadow Of a woman.
"My brain was tortured until ! could NJ
member but LITTLE. Ieould not sleep Of eat
and was reduced in weight to a mere skele-
ton. What little I did eat could not be d.
gested Ia my weakened state, and caused
me untold misery.
my skin was muddy, my eyes were
heavy. Twas dizzy ali the time and to-
tally unfit for sven ordinary housewofk.
doctors prescribed for me without avail
Medicine was recommended and taken in
quantity but II did no, good.
time and time again I was at the brink
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His Expensive Appetite.

NH
The bacchanal, riding home on
the . a. m. car, had his hat smashed
over his forehead and a devilish
twinkle looking out Of his eyes. He
read all the advertisements up over
the windows with a bored express
sion, stretched his legs out and
yawned, and with a sudden resolve
reached up and got hold of the reg
lister cord.
Hi, therei Don't touch that!''
yelled the conductor.
"Why mott" asked the baoohanal
unsteadily.
why notl' echoedt the conductor.
''It's expensive, that's why not.
Cost you a dime every time you pull
it."
The bacchanal looked at the con.
ductor with fixed, swimming eyes
for a moment, then, going down in
his trousers pocket, forked out a sill.
YER dollar and gravely kissed it.
"I'll take ten pulls" he said and
passed the PUNK to the staring con
duotor.
Slowly, deliberately and with in.
finite enjoyment the bacchanal had
his ten pulls at the strap, then sal
down with satisfaction beaming out
Of his face, and the al spun or
through the night.-New Orleans
Times emocrat.
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FUR TRIMMED CLOTH DRESS.
being made up in various combinations
in which lace, embroidery, velvet and
brocade play parts. The most conspicu-
GUS garment is the Russian coat, with
Its pouched waist held in place by
means Of q gorgeous belt. Fur trimmed
garments r to be popular. House
gowns, even, will be trimmed with fur
Later on.
Fur capes come in various lengths
Some are very short, with q deep collar
and perhaps q fril Of lace. Very jaunty
are the short jackets and fur blousea.
Sleeves are smaller, but not inconven-
iently SO.
There are many forms Of fur neck
wear. Boas an%dstippets made Of fox and
sable promise to be very fashionable.
Muffs r larger and nor dressy than
usual Tailor gowns, which are In great
vogue, will call for,fur neckwear later
In the season. There are little bands Of
sable or fox, fashioned like a collar,
which are looked upon with favor.
These are trimmed with clusters oi
tails, after last seasons fashion.
A costume seen in olive green cloth
and trimmed with mink. Furnished q
pleasing instance In way Of fur trimmed
gowns The Russian blouse coat in
black ~caracule is without doubt one d
the martest garments of the season.
One seen was made with the fashionable
amount Of fu1lness all round and finish
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FOoLlN0 THE BIKE COPS.


G.N@5{ ~ ~ ---." &c., ~-8 1870 80 t-1EglE
IL = ~ An1assao Of All ~ New Yssk
There are tsw joys that bring
ksenersslatson % ths wheelmen and
wheelwomen than fooling q bike
cop. Since the policemen on wheels
became . recognized feature Of the
Boulevard and the park drives the
ingenuity Of a certain class Of bikers
has been taxed sorely devising
schemes to beat them or "{ool
'em."
The man who looks upon any o1a-
Ger in uniform as his natural enemy
and who becomes belligerent at the
sight of brass buttons has invented
a scheme of worrying a bike cop
which, while it is simple, must have
taken him a number of sleepless
nights to devise. Nothing will
arouse a cop to action quicker than
a lampless biker soo1ching up the
Boulevard after shutdown. The bel
ligerent biker knows this, and so he
has rugged up shutter for his lamp.
1t is extremely simple and easily
worked. In the little groove be-
tween the wick and the bullseye
lens of the lamp he places a small
card or piece Of blackened paper
which completely shuts out any
light. To the top end of this he
fastens a small, thin wire, quite in
visible, and this he strings through
the cover Of his lamp and along his
handle bar. Then he lights his
lamp and starts out to lay for the
cop.
"Stop and light your lampr" is
the command of the first policeman
he meets, and it is the command he
has been looking for. He pays no
attention to it and scorches on his
way. The cop is after him before
he has gone half a block, and it is
never a question of more than three
blocks before he has caught him.
Didn't you hear me tell you to
light that lamp9" he pants.
"Of course I heard you, but I can't
light it when it's already lit, canIf"
And then, just as the bike cop is
preparing to call him a liar in Off
cial language, the jester pulls the
wire, and his lamp throws a fierce
beam in the face of the cop. It is a
new game, and one that fools even
the Oldest and the foxiest of the
Boulevard finest.
The men who ride high gears,
anything about a 70 or 70, have no
difficulty in violating the eight mile
an hour ordinance if they know the
trick. By sitting up straight a man
with q sturdy pair of legs has no
difficulty at all in riding 10 miles an
hour over the asphalt pavements.
There is a Highbridge bike COM
muter who rides to and from his Of
fee every day, and while on the
bike thoroughfares he never makes
less than 10 miles an hour, and more
often is riding at the rate Of 20
miles. He does it by sitting up
right and doing all the work with
his legs. When a cop is anywhere
within striking distance, the COM
muter takes one hand from the bar,
and, looking around leisurely as if
he were Tourist, scorches past with
impunity and safety.-New York
Press.
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and before long 4 wonderful meta
morphosis was apparent, md than
this giant bowlder, aftersrestng un-
disturbed for countless years and
buried by the deposits OF ages,s was
transformed into a beautiful church.
In its rough state this great rock 10
estimated to have weighed more
than 3, 500 tons,
To build a church from material
taken from one bowlderis certainly
surprising, but not so much 90 az to
build and complete a large wooden
church from the timber Of a single
tree, no other lumber from any
source being used, the building, be-
ing the largest church edifice in the
country. This building is situated
in Santa Rosa, Cal. and was erected
for the members of the Baptist COM
munion of that place. The timber
was taken from a redwood tree that
grew in the neighborhood.
The interior of the church was
paneled and finished with wood, not
a particle of plaster or other similar
material being used. The floors,
seatings, pulpit, roof and roofing
were all formed from material taken
from the same tree, and after the
building was finished in every par
ticular stuff enough was taken from
it to manufacture 5000 shingles,
besides a large quantity Of scant-
lings. joists and other dimension
stuff.
There is a Presbyterian church at
Hepburnville, Pa, that was built
by one man. It is q beautiful stone
structure built from great powders
taken from Brobst mountain. The
name of the man who built this
church was George Taylor, and he
labored at it for more than six
years, quarrying and cutting his
own stone and putting it in place
when opportunity presented. The
building is 60 by SO feet, with a
square tower 60 feet high. Before
the church was quite finished Tay-
lor grew i'll. His hammer, chisel
and trowel were laid aside, and they
were never again taken up by him.
In his will it was found that he left
the church and all it's belongings to
the congregation. There remained
a small debt, which was partially
wiped out the first Sunday service
was held in the building. A sub
scription was raised, and a pretty
memorial window was erected BY
the congregation in honor Of the
aged and untiring builder. -Archi-
lecture and Building.
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Nd Miller Of aheel.

You have heard the story of the
miller Of Gheel9 He is represented
az a kind Of Belgian wise Man Of
Gotham" He set up two windmills
in the same lot, and he reflected
that there would not be wind enough
In one lot for two windmille, and so
he had one Of the mills removed
Hezekiah Butterworth in Harper's
Magazine.-
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Here Lies Deposited the Body
Of
JAMES Lesson,
Who Departed this Life on the
18th Of September, 1874,
AGED RI Years.


Immediately over the epitaph and
forming a semicircle above it are IS
strange characters, which some as
sert represent a quotation from the
Greek, while others maintain that
they r Chinese, Hindoo and every
other conceivable brand of dead and
dying languages.
The characters r in the forms
of squares, or sectional parts Of
squares, some being mere LIS, while
others lack the top or side of the
figure. Some have periods or colons
within and one is vacant.
As a matter of fact, the characters
are simple ciphers, which James
Lesson, their author and at one time
a prominent member of New York's
society and business circles, desired
should be placed on his tombstone.
He was of a somewhat eccentric
turn of mind and a close student of
puzzling hieroglyphics. What, then,
more natural than that, as during
his lifetime he had puzzled his brain
over "pothooks and trammles," he
should bequeath to posterity a
cryptogram that would puzzle all
who might gaze upon it in the days
when he should be naught but dusts
A little more than a century has
passed since James Lesson was
gathered to his fathers, and in that
time thousands upon Thousands
have gathered at his grave and won
dered.
The lover of the intricate and
problematioal may easily solve the
problem by following this explana-
ton closely:
In the first place, Mr.. Lesson, in
his desire to keep future generations
guessing, drew three sets of parallel
perpendicular lines and crossedthem
with horizontal lines something aft
81 the style of the children's game
Of "tit-tat-toe." He then placed the
letters Of the alphabet in the spaces
from "a" to "I'' in the first six
from *" to rs" in the second, the
ancient II" and ~" being identi.
cal, and from "T" to ~" in the
third group Of spaces. Then, ignor'
ing the letters entirely, but keeping
in mind the spaces in which they
belonged, he. used a period in thu
spaces occupied by the first six let
tiers, a colon in the spaces Of tn,
second six and left the spaces occu
pied by the letters from at" to "Z'
without any distinguishing symbol
Then James figured out q proper
sentiment for a cryptogram, ant
finally decided upon the one which
adorns his tombstone. It reads:
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WOMAN AND FASHION.
Furs and Fur Trimmed aarments-The
aentlewoman Fhrmer-Empire Hand
Mirror-Brief Mention.

Judging from the exhibitions at lead.
ing furriers'. sable leads in furs. Seal
is, however, fashionable. So are Persian
lamb and mink. There is q wide choice
in styles in wraps. There are fur blouses,
coats, capes and cloaks. Furs are also
The Dickinson press., 1898-03-05
Everybody Says So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most Won
derful medical discovery of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try q box
of e. G. G. to-day; 10, 25, so cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
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A STRANGE

1t Pux1les Thousands Of visitors to Trinity
Church Graveyard.
In Trinity churohyard, New York,
there is a queer and quaint tomb
that attracts unusual attention.
The grave adjoins that of the prison
ship martyrs, in the northeastern
end of the cemetery, and the stone
is visible from Broadway. The pc
culiarity about it is the epitaph and
subscription above it. The epitaph
reads thus:
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C-entradietins Himsslf.

Wife-A man is really never
known by any one.
Husband-There you go again. It
isn't two minutes since you told me
that q man is known by the COM
pany he keeps-Detroit Free Press.
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The RS and ems" being taken
from the second, or colon groups,
the "E's," "B" and N" from the
first, or period groups, and the '"T''
from the third, or unsymbolized
groups.-New York Commercial.
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FUR BLOUSE, COAT AND CAPE.
ed at the waist with a band Of black
velvet drawn through a steel buckle and.
tied in a bow on one side. The short
basques were cut out in q series Of
points all round, and the same idea re.
peated in the three points which form
the epaulets as well as in the COLLAR
Another fur wrap on exhibition was
made in seal and had wing sleeves and
q sable collar trimmed with tails.
To Cure Constipation Forever. {
Take OAscarets Candy Cathartic. 100 or h (
u &C fail to cure druggists refund noeov !
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MANY thin

when the Creator said to woman,
"In sorrow shalt thou bring forth
children" that a curse was pro-
nounced against the human race,
but the joy felt by every Mother
when she first presses to her heart
her babe, proves the contrary.
Danger and suffering Turk in
the pathway of the Expectant
Mother, and should be avoided,
that she may reach the hour when
the hope of her heart is to be real
lied, in full vigor and strength.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-31

word OF mouth which gentlemen recog-
nize the same as though In legal docu-
ment form. There is no doubt that the
railroad managers are much perpleXed
by the harsh decision OF the supreme
court, but they claim that the roads are
now so busy that the effect OF the decls-
Ion viii not hurt them now; but II cer-
taInly will do so when business slackens
or unless some method is adopted to
hold them together through a bond OF
honor or otherwise, as without 1t the
roads will strike out as in times gone
by for each others customers. This is
sure to occur with enterprlslng compete
tive roads in dull times, but there is no
danger OF this now while all the roads
nave as much business as they can ham
die. 1t Is very evident that the various
cliques have put their shoulders under
their specialtles to hold them up and
bridge them over the adverse effect OF
the United States supreme court decls-
ion, as they are warranted in doing by
the phenomenally large business that
the roads are all now doing together
with the immensely OF the amount Of
stuff in sight that will have to be moved
sooner or later. HENRY CLEWS.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-31
Wool

Bradstreets: There have been some
large transactions In wool made In Bos-
ton this week, the sales reported being
in excess of 100000 pounds, OF which
over 100000 pounds were domestic
grades. OF these woods sold nearly
100000 pounds were territory grades.
including Montana, Utah, California and
Oregon. The woods were bought by
manufacturers, and in nearly all in
stances at concessions in price, where
large lines were cleaned out. Several OF
the larger manufacturers were in the
market this week prepared to buy where
they could get prices right, and they
were able to strike some soft spots, al
though in many instances their bids on
round lots were refused. The national
bank reorganization which Is being put
through undoubtedly induced much OF
this selling, as It Is forcing number OF
banks out and customers of these banks
wish TO reduce their Indebtedness some
what before being obliged to open new
accounts. Foreign woods are quiet but
held steady,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-31

NEW YORK-The week closed to-day
with a much better feeling prevailing in
both wooden and cotton goods. In the
former there has been decided gain In
Interest IN light weight goods for mems
wear, and dress goods have shown a
sympathetic Improvement In the lat
ter there has been feeling Of security
apparent. based on the fact that the
now print cloth Is or bids fair to be, a
success. This has helped nearly all
lines OF cotton goods, particularly sta
pie lines, by fixing values more definite
". Export goods have shown a stendy
demand all week, nearly all markets
being represented In the buying. While
there are no figures given out by the
advisory committee at Fall River. II Is
evident that sales OF the goods included
in the pooling agreement. have been
made. Manufactures admit that the
market is on better basis than It has
been for many a day. Odd goods not In
eluded In the agreement are said TO
have been purchased quite freely dur
ing the week.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-31

Good looks are really more than skin
deep, depending entirely on a healthy
condition OF all the vital organs. II the
liver be inactive, you have a bilious
look; II your stomach be dlsordered. you
have dyspeptlc look; II your kidneys
be affected, you have a pinched look.
Secure good health. and you will sure
ly have good looks. Electric Bitters" Is
a good Alternative and Tonic Acts di-
rectly on the stomach, liver and kid
neys. Purifies the blood, cures plmples.
blotches and boils. and gives a good
complexion. Every bottle guaranteed.
Sold at Logan Drug Co.'S Drug Store.
30 cents per bottle.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-31

CHICAGo-It has been the very worst
kind of a week for sellers OF cattle. the
general demand being limited and of
ferings sold anywhere from CSC to soc
lower, Many droves after being held at
the stock yards for several days, were
finally disposed Of for much less than
they cost In the country. Trade to-day
was dull at former prices. Choice
steers IS O5d5 so; medium "a 5Ogt 90:
bulls 50 25d4 90; COWS and helfers So 500
20: calves SO 256D1 %; western rangers
50 6014 90: Texas grass steers 50 l5p
2 20, There was good demand Tor
hogs at steady prices. Fair to choice,
50 6O6l3 TIE; packing lots 50 25Q3 STA;
butchers 81 4013 IS; mixed 81 1908 10;
light SO sO63 70; pigs 50 7O63 s.. Trade
In sheen was slow at yesterdays de-
cline. CuIls to choice muttons, So 500
4 GO: western rangers 81 1904 so; In
ferIor 20 prime lambs 50 7595 So; feed
ers "a 40a5 O5. Receipts-Cattle, 200
head: hogs 5000 head; sheep 1900 head.
EAST LIBERTY-cattle steady: ex-
ira IS 20d5 4O: prime IS 0Od5 20; COM
mon So 5OG3 90. Hogs slow; prime heavy
hogs 81 zoos IS; assorted mediums
50 65a3 20; best Workers. 81 6O6S 65;
common 10 fair workers. 81 5Oq3 55;pigs
50 1908 80; rouEhs Sc 25G3 40. Sheep
slow; prime 81 4SG4 so: common 81 OOQ
2 60; choice lambs IS S0qS so: common
to good 50 5065 %; veal calves S6 500
4 90.
CINCINNATI - Hogs active and
stronger at 50 5OG3 10. Cattle quiet at
81 5Od4 rs. Sheep steady at s. 1904 CO..
Lambs steady at 50 1905 40.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-31

NEW YoRK-Fiour dull and weak at
lower prices to sell; winter patents
50 1904 OO;' winter straights IS 55@S IS;
Minnesota patent 50 1904 Is: winter ex-
tras g 5000 10; Minnesota bakers So 100
8 S0;r winter low grades 81 2592 IS.
Cornmeal steady; yellow 7S174c. Rye
quiet; No. 2 western 5lc. Buffalo $50
5Sysc {. o. b. ahoat, Barley malt steady;
western 5797Oc.
Wheat, spot easier; No. 2 red 75lEcc
T. o. b. afloat; options we're weak ana
heavy to-day, under liquidation, big
northwest receipts and sharp drop in
cables accompanying peace news; clos
ed a shade steadier on covering, with
| prices hdgsc ret lower; sales included
No. 2 red May 71z@72c; closed at 79c.
Corn, spot easier; No. 2, 396c I. o. b.
aaoat; options bearistlR Influenced by
cables, prospective large receipts and
the break in wheat; closed s9Nc net
lower; May Ss@29lsc; closed at S9c.
Oats, spot steady; No. 2, CSC.
Hops firm: state, common to choice.
1898 crop. 79Sc; 1897 crop, 1191Sc; 1888
crop, 10000; Pnclflc coast. 1895 crop, 20
Sc; 1887 crop, l1G13ci 1898 crop, $50
20c. =,
Cheese dull; large white SIC; small
white &c; large colored sac; small col
Rice Arm; fair to extra 4S@5c.
Molasses firm; New orleanS, open
kettle, good to choice, 2S93Sc.
Tallow dull.
Butter grades 2sa27c; prime winter
yellow 271s@2S15c.
coffee. options opened steady at I'M
changed prices. ruled dull, but about
steady, with transactions exceptionally
small and confined almost exclusively to
| local evening up; Indifferent cables and
apathy of spot buyers. continued to ex-
ert depressing influence as to futures;
closed steady and unchanged to five
points higher: sales 1000 bags. inelud-
ing March SIC: spot coffee, Rio dull
and easy: No. invoice 5%@5&c; No. 4
jobbIng 6A66%c; mild barely steady;
Cordova S615c.
Sugar, raw firm; fair refining 13-i6c:
centrifugal, 96 test, 15-16c; molasses
sugar 8 9-l6c; refined firm; mould A
SIC; standard A 44c; confectioners'
A 4Jkc; cutloaf SIC; crushed SIC; pow
dered SIC; granulated &c; cubes Sic.
BALTIMoRE-Flour dull and I'M
changed; receipts 1893 barrels: ex-
ports 1880 barrels. Wheat easier; spot,
month, 70h9T0Bc; receipts 1878 bush
els; exports i143,1s6 bushels; southern
wheat by sample 65aT15Sc. Corn easy;
spot and month 373s63fAc; steamer
mixed 36956IGc; receipts 1858 bushels;
exports 10000 bushels; southern white
and yellow corn 3T1sc. Oats dull; No. 2
white western 2s9293Sc; receipts $3.50
bushels. Rye steady; No. 2 western
5skc; receipts 23,9O9 bushels. Butter
steady and unchanged. Eggs firm and
UNCHANGED. Cheese steady and UNI
changed.
CINCINNATI-Flour quiet. Wheat
quiet: No. 2 red csc. Corn firm; No. 2
mixed S4hc. Oats quiet; No. 2 mixed
2s1Ic. Rye firm; No. 2, 55c. Lard tirmer
at 81 rs. Bulkmeats steady at IS IS, Ba-
con steady at Sc IS. WhlskeF active at
81 IS. Butter dull. Sugar quiet. Eggs
firm at lac. Cheese active and firm.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-31
To Reward vaIor.

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Oct. 2S.--Thc
following order has been issued bV the
war department.:
By direction of the secretary Of war a
board OF officers will assemble at Wash
ington, d. c.. November Q, 1898, or as
soon thereafter as practicable, for the
purpose OF making recommendations
for brevet promotions, the award Of
medals OF honor and certificates of
merit for the officers and enlisted men
who participated in the campaigns Of
Santiago, the Philippines and Porto
Rlrn-