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Remarkable Pension Letters.

WASHINGTON, d. C.-Assistant
Secretary Of he Intsiiof, Davis, re
CT yes some remarkable letters from
country physicians in regard to
per sim cliims. During the past
few weeks be has hal many oil
highly amusing character. One
from a mountain doctor IN one OF
the Southern states, who thus graph
ically describes the pathological
condition CT one OF his patients, fol-
lows
Snakey Nils, February 80, 1897.
Sur: snrtify / Lreted the sed
sojer from 1888 to date-Foarmerly
his sturnik tube was jined to his
nervous system, but now it are rot
ted off, cosing CRATE expec,oring and
hard Of breth.
Your Obdt Servt,
"DR. j. HAsKENs, NJ. d.
1t will be noted the "Dr.v is mix
ed up in his dates as well as in his
pathology.
Here is another doctor whose
treatment could we'll be confined to
horses:
"Amblers, June 8, lS96.-Dear
Sir: Yours received. 1 treted
VIM. Akens after he cum hoam
from the surfis for polypup in his
nose and running soar in his pastur
joint. The polypup cum from the
mite are and exposure. The wounde
cum from the click OF hoars.
JAMES viewer, nj. d.
Aud lere is one on the root doc.
tor:
"Stratin. March 20, 1896.-Presi.
dent of Pensioners | let you 70 /
wor treted by root and erb doctor.
He gave me running milk weed for
running soar and no avale. IF my
clam is loud / can voate with a free
conchents. Us.
"a week or SO ago. he continued,
~ had letter from a German who
claimed pension because on the Is
of September, 1898, 1 lifted hog
over fierce and have suffered from
asthma ever since.'
Abe Cumens-that name will do
tells pitiful tale. He says:
"We was workin on the canal aroun
Hand No. 10. We was cutten down
trees under water. Tha was tug
steamboat pullin out tina trees. One
end of the rope war tacbed to the
Car (capstan), tina other end to
tina tree. The rope slack under tina
water. l war in tina water, tina wa
ter up to my waste. | war straddel
tina rope, but unbeknows, al of a
student the steemer footed tina rope
titened and l war throne hell to
breakfast and now by quinn / want
pension"
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When wear begins TO exceed re-
pair in your body you are going to
fall sick. The signs OF it are: loss
of flesh, paleness, weakness, nerv-
BUSINESS. etc. The repair needed is
food. You think you eat enough,
and yet you feel that you wear out
more tissue, energy, nerve-force,
than your food makes for you. The
difficulty is that you do not digest
enough. And this is so serious it is
worth sitting down seriously to
think Iabout. ffyou cant digest
what you eat, take few doses of
Shaker Digestive Cordial. The eff
feet of it will be to increase your
flesh and make you feel stronger.
You won't fall sick. Proof that it
is in control of your repair apDar-
atus. It's easy enough to test this
for yourself. Take few bottles OF
Shaker Digestive Cordial.
Sold by druggists at 10 cents to
sl.00 per bottle.
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Midland Route California Elk
cUrsiOns.

These popular every Saturday
California excursions for both fret
and second class passengers are
personally conducted by intelii-
gent, competent and courteous
''coutiers," who will attend to the
wants Of all passengers en- route.
This is an entirely new feature OF
tourist car service and will be great
ly appreciated by families or parties
of friends travelling alone.
The Midland Route Tourist Cars
are upholstered sleeping cars and
are supplied with all the accessories
necessary to make the journey COM
Portable and pleasant, and the sleep
ing berth rate is but $500 (for two
persons) frcm Chicago to Califor-
mia.
Ask the nearest ticket agent for
a tourist car COLDER giving COM
plete information about the Mid
land Route, or address eastern
Manager Midland Route" No. 50
Adams street, Chicago, ILL.,, or John
R. Pott, District Passenger Agent.
Williamsport, Pa.
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ELIAS HOWE.
The Part He P.lyed In the Army During
the Civil War

Tie Cly.i war.
When tho civil war broke out, an i'm
r.ense meeting was held in Bridgeport,
Conn, and many men volunteered for the
army. To the general surprise one of the
richest men in the state, Elias Howe, the
inventor of the sewing machine, arose
and made this brief speech:
every man is called upon to do what
he can for his country. don't know
what / can do unless it is to enlist and
serve as a private in the Union army. 1
want no position. I am willing to learn
and do what can with a musket"
But it soon proved that the chronic
1anenoss from which Howe suffered in
capacitated him from marching with a
musket even to tho extent of standing
sentry. Determined to be Of use, how
ever, he volunteered to serve the regiment
as its postmaster, messenger and express
man.
Sending home for suitable horse and
wagon, he drove into Baltimore twice
day and brought to the camp its letters
and parcels. 1t was said that he would
run over half the state to deliver letter
to some lonely mother anxious for her SOL
der boy or bring back to him q pair of
boots which he needed during the rainy
winter.
For four months after the Seventeenth
Connecticut entered the field the govern
ment was SO pressed for money that no
payment to the troops could be made, and
there was consequently great suffering
among the families of the soldiers and
painful anxiety endured by the men them
selves.
One day private soldier came quietly
into the paymaster's Office in Washington
and took his seat in the corner to await
his turn for an interview. Presently the
officer said:
'Well, my man, what can do for you?p
81 have called to see about the payment
of the Seventeenth Connecticut, answered
the soldier
The paymaster, somewhat irritated by
what he supposed needless and imperti-
nent interruption, told him sharply that
he could do nothing without money, and
that until the government furnished some
it was useless for soldiers to come bother
ing him about pay.
Il know that the government is in
straits, returned the soldier. 81 have
called to find out how much money it will
take to give my regiment two months
pay. / am ready to furnish the amount"
The amazed officer asked tho name nf
his visitor, who Inodestly replied, "Elias
Howe" He then wrote draft for the re-
CURED sum-$31, COO Two or three days
later the regiment was paid. When Mr..
Howe's name was called, he went up to
the paymaster's desk and signed the re-
ceipt for S2S.G0 Of his own money!
The officers of neighboring regiment
sent over to the Seventeenth Connecticut
to see if they could not borrow their
private. Youths Companion.
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ANCIENT EAMoGeIs.
Ingenuity Exercised In Making Ornamen-
tai sweetmeats For Table Decoration.

Ingenuity Exercised In Making Ornamsn-
tai sweetmeats For Table Decoration.
Anciently great ingenuity was exercised
In the making of ornamental sweetmeats
for table decoration. At great banquets a
"subtiityp or "sotelty' or ''sotillee, " as
1t was variously termed-an elaborate de-
vice in sugar or pastry, or in both, closed
each course, and this device usually bore
some reference, humorous or otherwise, to
the occasion of the entertainment. 1t was
to ornament the magnificent feasts which
represented gastronomic taste and lavish
expenditure during the reigns of William
Rufus, Henry III, Richard III and Henry
~, that subtelles were invented. At the
coronation feast of Henry v, In 1921, there
was subtiltee of "a pelican sitting on
her nest with her young, and ian image
of St. Catherine holding book and dis
putting with the Doctors
The differentiation feast OF Archbishop
Neyill at York was one of the most nota-
BILE of historic banquets. Among the
sweetmeats were ''cold tartes, baked
1000; cold custards baked, 5000; hot
custards, 2,000," besides 'sspices, sugared
DELEGATES, and waters plentie. The sub
tiltees were of the most elaborate kind
One represented doctor Of divinity being
led into his pulpit by demon. At another
great feast, tho enthronizatfon of Arch
bishop Wareham, chancellor of Oxford, In
1903, a subtitle represented ST. Augustine
and his attendant in the act Of petitioning
King Ethelbert for leave to preach Chris
tianity in his dominions. Another repre-
sented the eight towers of the university.
In every tower stood bedell, and under
IL. n I. L.
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Specimen Gases

s. H. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis
was troubled with Neuralgia and
Rheumatism, his stomach was dis.
ordered, his Liver was affected to
an alarming degree, appetite fell
away, and he was terribly reduced
IN flesh and strength. Three bottles
of Electric Bitters cured him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg.
ILL.,, bud running sore on his leg of
eight years standing. Used three
bottles ofElectric Bitters and seven
boxes of Bucklen s Arnica Salye. and
his leg is sound and well. John
Spea xer, Catawba, o., had five large
Fever sores on his leg, doctors said
he was incIrable. One bottle Elec-
trio Bitters and one box Bucklin's
Arnica Salve cured him entirely.
Cold by L. G. Matthsei, Druggist.
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The celebrated French psychologist
Professor Alfred Binet, in a paper on
SO Experimental Study of Memory"
to measure but one kind of memory, but
that it Is great advance to be able to in
troduce the concept of measurement into
this problem at all. Experiments deal
with the number of memory hinges that
can be stored at enc trial without allow
ing time for rest to the subject. Successive
Investigations have been made on the
measurement of the memory for figures
and syllables. The development of these
localized memories cannot be considered
as sign of the development of the other
memories. Reservations must be made as
to conclusions to be drawn from these ex-
periments. A series of figures is read to
subject at regular speed generally two
figures per second). He then endeayors to
repeat the figures without error in the or
der in which he heard them. Any adult
can give four easily; then five, six and so
on, until a number is reached which can
not be repeated correctly. Each trial is
repeated, with intervals of rest. Expert
ments taken together show that not only
memory, but the powers of voluntary at
tention, are employed AS children have
less control over their attention, they re-
tain fewer figures by this method than
adults The average educated adult re-
tains seven figures; child from to s
retains five; child of TO- six. jacques In
andi, the celebrated lightning calculator,
is able to commit more than 40 figures at
one trial. Transcript.
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The Coming OfBaby.

When a baby comes to the house
real happiness comes. The care and
anxiety count for nothing against
the clinging touch of the little hands
and the sound of the little voice.
The highest function given to human
beings is bringing healthy, happy
children into the world. Over thir-
ty years ago the needs of women APP
pealed TO DR.. Pierce, now Chief
Consulting Physician to the Inva-
lids Hotel and Surgical Institute, of
Buffalo, N. Y. The result of his
study improved by thirty years of
practice, is embodied in DR.. Pierce's
Fayorite Prescription. 1t strength
ems, purifies sud makes healthy the
organs distinctly feminine. 1t
gives weak women the strength and
health nee ssary for the production
of healthy children and it makes the
bearing of those children easy. 1t
is sure to cure any weakness or de.
rangement peculiar to women; stops
pain, soothes Inflammation, strength
ems, purifes, invigorates.
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Her Disappointment,

Every one who has ever been q child
will recall that sense of injury entailed by
being sent to bed early-that conviction
that you are being deprived of the most
interesting part of the whole day. There
is really no knowing what the elders are
up to when once they get the youngsters
tucked up safe in bed, but it stands to
reason it must be very interesting, or why
would they be in such q hurry to get the
youngsters out of the way? With some
children this amounts TO more than mere
feeling. 1t was little girl of the latter
sort who begged so hard to sit up Just for
once that her mother one evening not long
ago said that she might. How the little
girls eyes danced at the prospect of all the
wonderful things she would see for herself
upon this her first occasion of "sitting
up!" How commiseratingly she regarded
the other children, who were as usual
packed off to bed at an early hourl She
seated herself in her small chair and eager
ly awaited developments.
But imagine her surprise when her par
ents, as was their custom, seated them
selves at the library table, and unsociably,
but hygienically, turning their backs to
the light, began to read For some time
w small girl rocked away in her small
char in silence. Then came q sleepy,
plaintive voice, as this all you do?''-
Philadelphia Times.
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WON ON A TECHNICALLY.
Bluff Old Colonel Was Better Posted Than
His Men on the Rules.

Blur Old Colonel Was Better Posted Than
His Men on the Rules.
In the Austrian service the discipline is
of the strietest. One day a regiment parad-
ed and everything went wrong. Eventual
ly the fiery old colonel could stand it no
longer and in desperate rage closed the
parade, saying to his officers, go to -,
gentlemen, and -"
This was heard far and near. An insult
like this could not be submitted to by the
officers of the imperial army without deg
radiation, and it was instantly agreed to
complain to the general through the colo
mel and obtain full redress and the colo
nel's resignation. Two of each rank were
chosen as deputation, and headed by the
lieutenant colonel appeared at the colonels
quarters and demanded to be conducted
by him to the general of division, there to
complain of his questionable order.
Every good, gentlemen, the colonel re-
piled. But adjutant, turn to page -,
paragraph -, of the articles of war and
read it aloud for the benefit of my officers"
The adjutant read as follows: "Should
an inferior officer consider that an order
issued by superior is unjust he must first
obey the order, and then only will he have
a right to complain. Otherwise be will be
guilty Of a breach of discipline.
First obey and then complain" said
the colonel. Gentlemen, have you obeyed
my orderP" Awaiting himself of his &C.
curate knowledge of military regulations,
he had what is vulgarly called PLANTED
Them The officers prepared to leave,
but to the relief Of all parties the colonel
at once made very full apology. This,
of course, terminated the incident.-Ex-
change.
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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 conveniences of modern railway
equipment, and at the same time
eliminates all anxiety and annoy
auce 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 18th.
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 and 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 Sth.
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. Watt, Passenger Agent
Western District, Pittsburg, Pa. ;
Els. Harrar, Division Ticket Agent,
WilIiamsport, Pa. or George w.
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Philadelphia.
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New Yerk,s Front noors.

1t is fact that the only distinctive char
aeteristic of an ordinary New York house
Is its front door. 1t isn't usually that one
woman can boast big house while an
other has only little one, or that one has
brick house, another only a frame. New
York houses taken as whole in the resi-
denee districts of the city, with the excep-
ton of some few Of the more elegant, are
as much alike as peas in pod, with the
exception OF the front doors. There the
family, according to its means, can ex-
hibit massive elegance, a lighter and more
fantastic beauty, cheap commandments.
or anything that its taste, lack of taste,
money or lack of money may suggest.
This is thoroughly appreciated by the
house dwellers themselves. "Why," said
one OF them, describing her mansion the
other day II have the handsomest front
door on the block. New York Times.
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Deserving Praise.

We desire to say to our citizens
that for years we have been selling
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
Bucklen's Arnica Salye and Electric
Bitters, and have never handled
remedies that sell as well, or that
have given such universal satisfac-
tion. We do not hesitate to guar
antee them every time, and we stand
ready TO refund the purchase price,
if satisfactory results do not follow
their use. These remedies have won
their great popularity purely on
their merits. L. G.. Matthaei Drug
gist.
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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 thattho baby mayrest.
My baby was sick from cutting teeth;
bought DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup and
found it very good for children teeth
ing. l can not praise it too highly
Mrs.J. Z. Smith, Reams Station, Va.''
DIR. John w. Bulls Baby Syrup is sold
everywhere for 25 cents. 1t is the best.
For sale by Nj. A. snoagrass, u N. Queer
street
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Do You Make These Mistakes?

A reader sends The Tutor the fol-
lowing advice from Self Culture:
Do not say "He called upon me-
but "He called on me-"
Prefer begin an essay" to ICON.
mence an essay"
Avoid the use of balance" when
you mean remainder
Say"I went over all the town."
instead of 81 went all over the
town."
Prefer 81 fear" to II am afraid it
will not be fine tomorrow"
The phrase II never remember to
have seen him. though comm only
heard, is Objectionable. Say 81 do
not remember ever to have seen
him."
Do not say "This road takes you
to Cleveland" Say This road
leads Cor leads one) to Clevelsnd.'
Prefer "Where did you go p to
"Where did you go to ~
Instead of "Your's truly" write
"Yours truly" Yours is the double
possessive ofyou.
Prefer "In the writings of even
great men" to "In the writings even
of great men,
Use fewer in lieu of less in the
following sentence: "No man ever
had less friends or more enemies
Use life instead of death in the
following: zone man was so in
jured that his death was despaired
Off
For were substitute was in the
lowing sentence "Neither men nor
money were wanted for the SER
vice.
Substitute would for should in
the following sentence: "He hoped
that money should have been given
him."
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The UntrUstworthy Liar.

Coming in on the gainesville car the
other morning two real estate dealers were
talking shop"
81 heard man get off pretty good
thing about Dash and Blank the other
day" said one of them
"What was it?' the other asked.
"He said, I'D much rather deal with
Dash than with Blank why SOP in
quired. You know Dash is man whom
you can't believe under any circum-
stances. That's the very reason prefer
him to Blank. Dash lies all the time, so
you're never fooled by him, but Blank
lies only half the time, and the great trou-
BILE is that you never know when he's do
ing it. "-Cleyeland Leader.
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The VALET DE PLACE.
&c Is suppianting the Courier as g Trav-
cling Companion.

cling Companion.
Few Americans now travel abroad with
a regular courier To great extent he
has been supplanted by the "valet de
place, useful combination of the guido
and companion. He has his recognized
place in the economy of travel on the con
tinent; he can be engaged to meet you
upon arrival in foreign city; he takes
the dazed traveller to the hotel or pension,
arranges the programme of sightseeing to
suit individual taste, takes upon himself
the burden of fighting inordinate charges
and of seeing that fees are not demanded
without cause; he is the especial joy of
the British or American tourist who is in
tent on doing" venerable city in the
shortest time compatible with human en-
duranco-in word, be ''puts them
through" Brussels or Client in tho quar-
ter or half day which the traveller on rapid
transit bent considers sufficient for these
beautiful old cities.
The valet dc place cannot do justice to
everything, but he does his best, and most
satisfactory it is He accompanies his
patrons to the proper "gare" when tho
hour Of departure draws nigh. He takes
their tickets for them, wraps them up in
rugs, provides them with newspapers and
parting instructions in we'll meant dialect,
and so performs his full duty to these birds
OF passage.-Detroit Free Press
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failure Thousands of rien make failures
of life and die premature deaths, leaving
wives and children unprovided for, because
of their reckless neglect of health No
man can do good work or be successful in
business who suffers from biiiousaess, di-
gestive and nervous disorders such as sick
headache giddiness dizziness, drowsiness,
cold chills, 6usliing5 of heat sholtness of
breath, loss of appetite, fullness and swell
ing after meals, wind aad pain in tie stom-
ach, costiveuess, blotches on the skin, loss
of sleep, disturbed sleep, frightful dreams
and nervous aud trembling sensations.
These are but the forerunners of some
dread disease like deadly consumption, or
fatal nervous prostratlon. DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery is the best med
icine for hard working men and women.
1t cures all cases of weak stomach, inn
paired digestion and disordered liver 1t
gives keen edge to the appetite, makes the
digestion perfect and the liver active 1t
makes rich, red, pure blood and builds
firm, healthy flesh. 1t builds new, healthy,
muscular tissue in every vital organ 1t
tones the WORKOUT nerves. 1t strengthens
the muscular system, and invigorates and
vitalizes the whole system. 1t induces
sound and refreshing sleep, dissipates
dTowsiness and melancholy, and imparts
mental power, elasticity and courage 1t
arouses the physical energies of the whole
body. 1t cures % per cent. of all cases of
consumption bronchial, throat and kindred
ailments. All medicine dealers sell it.
Costiveness and biliousness. Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure them. They
strengthen and stimulate the overworked
organs. They never grippe. One Pellet"
is gentle laxative, two a mild cathartic
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Hogan-Oi wonder who will he
tn last man on airth?
Grogaa-Oi dunno amy more
than you. But it is hoped that he'll
be an oEdertaker. so he'll know
how to curry himself dcccntly.--In-
dianapols Journal.
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A piece of narrow webbing, such
as is used for holding furniture
springs in place, sewed upon the
under edge of rugs will prevent the
corners from curling.