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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-03-01

cines in the hands of only partially ex-
perienced doctors make a feeble, "small-
calibre" sort of resistance to the enemy.
DR.. Pierce's magnificent Golden Medical
Discovery" with its splendid blood purify
ing, Iver-toning, strengthening power,
hurls the fortress of disease from Its very
foundations, and searches and drives out
the lurking symptoms of weakness and de-
bility from every secret hiding place in the
entire physical system of mankind.
The work OF this grand " Discovery" is
thorough; it gives the health that is all
health; the strength that is solid and sub
stantial and lasting; not aabby fat; not false
stimulus; but genuine, complete, renewed
vitality and life-force.
~ had been a sufferer for fifteen years nearly
all the time" says Mrs. Sarah e. Taylor, OF
Eureka, Greenwood Co., Kans., in fnendlyletter
to DR.. Pierce "Iu August. 1896 was taken with
severe cramping pain in my stomach. The doc
tor here said it was due to ga1l-stones He re-
ieved me for q short time, and then there was g
hard lump about the size of a goose egg formed
in my right side. It became so sore could
scarcely walk about the house. and had no ap-
petite I consulted the best doctors In town and
they said medicine would do me NO good. !
gave up all hope of ever getting we'll again.
"You advised me to take your Golden Medical
Discovery and Pleasant Pellets which did
according to directions. began to feel better,
and my appetite came back. Now It Il little
over a year since began to do my own work.
am stronger than I have been for Ave yearA"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-03-01

The work is to be completed by
July 1st
Speaking Of the sale of the St.
Louis construction bonds, a New
York special of Feb. I'D says that
Subscription books were opened
for about S., 900, 900 of Minneapolis
& St. Louis common four. per cent.
gold bonds, and were closed imme-
diately, the amount being,about ten
times over subscribed for
In order to get the Watonwan
Valley railroad to 60 through Fair
mont the business men of that town
signed contract agreeing to give
the company the right-of-way
through the town, and a strip of
land 2243 feet wide and C2, 100 feet
long for depot and yard grounds.
AS stated above the Watonwan Val
ley is branch of the Omaha, and
will be one of the feeders of that sys-
tenn in the southern net work.
Not satisfied with the Watonwan
Valley Fairmont people are making
a big struggle for the Minneapolis
& St. Louis. They didn't want
the former, they say, but proposed
to have it strike their town rather
than to run few miles outside Of
it. They want the St. Louis be-
cause it will give them direct con-
nections with St. Paul and Mime
apolis, and the Fairmont News fig
ures it that the St. Louis can touch
on no other town but Fairmont in
its dive for southern Minnesota.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-03-01
THE SHOT THAT TELLS.

Do you know
what happen 8
when one Of our
big thirtee1-inch
shells strikes a
fordfeation? It
is fairly lifted off
its foundations.
This j. the mod
'ern way Of doing
things: concentra-
ting every ounce
of power and en-
ergy into one tre-
luendous 1rresisti-
BILE blow that sim
ply annihilates
opposition. This
is the method that
means success.
, It is just the
same in the war
fare against dis
\ ease. While all
! sorts of half
. way compro-
NJ missing medi-
? X paftislly ex-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-14
Opening and Closing orthc Mails.

Opening and Closing Ofthc Mails.
Northern mails, week days, close at : so
snd u IS 3. IN. and Is, 2 so, 50 and
S 10p. Z. Open at 90 a. IA, II 90 II.
and 5 90 .. 70. On Sundays Northern mails
close at l. ID 8. m. and . 20 p. m.
Southern mails viz Charlottesville, close
at so and 20 % IA. N. and 2 Is and
5 10 ?. N Open at 8 90 a. N. and 2 80
and 4:30 D. N.
Southern mails, Wis Richmond, close at
10 20 s. u and 13 and 8 10 P. m.
Manassas Division mails close st 50 o. II.
and 3 45 p. M. Open at ! p. m.
Alexandria and Round Hill mails close at
s 40 3. ii. and 90 p. N. Open at 90 q. m.
and 8 30 p. N.
Chesapeake and Ohio nails close at Is
p. M. and 10 =. III. Open at 8 &c a. m. and
80 m.
Washington mails close at 7 80 and II As
a. M, and 10, 90 so and 10 p. m.
Open at 90 a. m. u 90 m. and 3 90 and
Office Kours-0pen at 90 q. m. Close at
sunday Hours-0psn at 800 a. N. Close
at so q. n.
Carriors' Schedule made on
inside routes-6 80 and 10 90 a. m. and
3 90 ana 80 p. m. Full route-6 30 a. m.
and 5 so p. m. Sunday collection 8 90 p,
M. Carriers window open Sunday 8 90 q. m.
and close 80 a. IA.
Deliveries made S 90 a. M, 90 p M. and
4 40 p. M.
AL mail ghould be in Office ten minutes
before hour indicated for closing
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-14
RAILROADS
Southern Railway.
Schedule in effect April Q. 1899.

Schedule in effect April 8. 1899
SOB a. M.-DaiIy-Local for Danville,
Charlotte and way stations. Connects at
Manassas for Strasburg and Harrisonburg
daily, and at Lynchburg with the Norfolk and
Western daily, and with c. & o. r. 3. for
Natural Bridge daily, and Lexington, daily
except Sunday.
STATES FAST MAIL. Pullman Sleepers,
New YORK and Washington to Jackson
vile; uniting at Salisbury with Sleeper
for Ashevillc and Hot Springs, N. c.;
Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Memphis,
r m, and at Charlotte with sleeper
Augusta. Sleeper New York to New
@: cans, uniting az Charlotte with Sleeper
tor atlanta and Birmingham. Solid tram
Washington to New Orleans without change,
Dining Car service. Sunset Personally Con-
Quoted Tourists Excursion. Sleeper on this
train every Wednesday and Saturday TO San
Francisco without change.
4:23 P. M.-Local FOR Front Royal, Strss-
burg, and Harisonburg, daily, except Sun.
day.
4:52 P. M-Daily for Charlottesville.
$50 p. M -Daiy-NEW YOKK AND
FLORIDA EXPRESS carries Pullman buf.
fct sleeping cars New York and Washington
10 Tampa via Savannah and Jacksonville, and
to 4 ken, 5. c., via Columbia with connection
fl Augusta. Through coach TO Jacksonville
$40 P. M.--Daily -WASaIN'jTON AND
CHATTANOOGA LIMITED VIA LYNCH
BORG with sleepers Few York and Wash
ngton to Memphis and New Orleans through
Bristol Through coach to Memphis
Hos p. aily-WASHiN GTOE AND
SOUTHWESTERN VESTIBULE LIMITED,
composed of Pullman Ve:tibuled Sleepers,
Dining Cars and Day Coaches. Sleepers New
York to Nashville, Tenn, via Ashevile,
Knoxville and Chattanooga New York
to New Orleans, via Atlanta and Mont.
gomery. Vestibuled Day Coach Washington
TO Atlanta, Southern Railway Dining Csr
Greensboro to Montgomery.
TRAINS ON WASHINGTON and OHIO
DIVISION leave Alexandria 9:07 &. IL. daily,
and 4:37 p. m. daily, except Fundsy, and
6:32 p. IN. sundays only for Round Hill;
4:37 p. M. daily, except Sunday for Leesburg,
and 6:32 N. daily, for Rerndon. Eeturn-
ing. arrive at Alexandria 8:25 a. II. daily,
snd S:3U p IN. Sunday only, and 2:33 p III.
daily, except Sunday, from Round Hill; -
a IN. daily, except Sunday, from Herndon;
S:25 a. 10. daily except Sunday from Lees
burg.
Through trains from the South arrive at
Alexandria Gil m. 1920 M, 1:55 p. N ,
and 6;l5 p. n. caiIy, Harrisonburg, 1875 am.
daily. except Sunday, and S;45 p. IN daily,
and SJ5 2. N. daily from Charlottesville.
For detailed schedule figures, tickets, Pull
man reservation. etc, appy TO 4. C. MOSS,
ticket agent, Alexandria, Va
F8Aa X 5. CANNON,
Bird Wee President s. Gen. Manager.
J H. GGLP. Traffic Manager
". 4. Turk. General Passenger Agent,
L. 6. BROWN, General Agent
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-14
St!!ss*sssar3s 3sasstte.
FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL Ii, 1899
An Uncomfortable Superstition.

A very uncomfortable superstition
prevails in the Minieh province in
Egypt Whepever a pigeon house is to
be made, the fellahin consider that
the pottery used in its construction
should be baked by the helpof a human
body. A pigeon house was to be erected
recently at the village of Benz Solnroob.
in this province, and this necessary pre-
liminary of its construction was not
forgotten. 4 young child was first
caught and in spite Of its struggles
was put in an oven and burned alive
while the pottery was baked with the
aid of this human holocaust. Two men,
one of them Q potter by trade, have
been arrested on suspicion Of having
taken part in this old custom. Cairo
Egyptian Gazette
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-14
cnno HORNS Letter BOX.

On Cape Horn stands a covered bar
rel, regular international letter box
1t is the custom of captains passing
round the Horn to send boat ashore at
this point, if possible, take whatever
mail is going in the direction of the
vessel and drop in whatever is desired
shall go IN the other direction
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-14

was reading an advertisement Of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy in the Worcester
Enterprise recently, which leads me to
write this. can truthfully say never
used any remedy equal to it for collie
ard disrrhoea. l have never hsd 10
use more than one or two doses to cure
the worst case with myself or children.
w. a. Stroud, Pocomoke City, Md.
For sale by ]. Il. Janney, Druggist,
7O1 King St.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-14
Unhappy Illustration.

Johnny. said teacher to south
side grocery mans 6-year-old, "a lie can
be acted as we'll as told. Now, if your
father would put sand in his sugar and
sell it he would be acting lie and do
ing very wrong"
"That's what mother told him, said
Johnny impetuously, land he said he
didn't care. Ohio State Journal
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-14
The Pyramid Builders.

The laborers who built the pyramids
did not work under such Disadvantages
as have long been attributed to them.
Recent research shows that they had
solid and tubular drills and lathe tools.
The drills were set with jewels and cut
into the rocks with keenness and accu-
rocc
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-14

Tumblers resembling in shape and
dimensions those employed today have
been found in great numbers in Pom
peii. They were made of gold, silver,
glass, marble agate and precious stones.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-14

n. B. Same schedule Sundays, commencing
at 8 80 &. N.
POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS-STEAM-
Ell WAKEFIELD leaves Washington Mon
days at 90 o. NJ, and Alexandria at 8 90
a. H., for landings as far as Nomini and OF
Wednesdays and Saturdays at same hours for
81. Clements Bay and Lconardtown.
c. w. RIDLEY, General Manager.
JOHN B. PADGETT, Agent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-14

The necessary expenses of japanese
student at the University Of Tokyo are
estimated at from 81 to S12 month.
Raising Ducks Without Water.
Ducks don need water to thrive
There are many duck raising plants in
this country where thousands Of the
fowls are bred each year for market and
where there Is not even d puddle FOR
them to founder in One of these farms
is credited with an output of 1000
ducks a year
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-14

For quick remedy and one that is per.
tectly ssfesfor children let us recommend One
Minute Cough Cure 1t Is excellent for
Group, hosrseness, .tickling in the throat and
coughs. Edgar Warfeld, jr, corner King and
Pitt streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-14
MEMS TAILORING.

We IRE doing at popular prices grade Of
tailoring that has always commanded the
very highest cost. We are making Mems
Prince ALDER. Coats and Vests, silk lined
throue hout, black or gray Thibet or Vecuna,
and swell English Striped Trousers, suits
complete to order-SPECIAL SOS.
CAUTION.-To insure satisfaction, persons
calling or recommending their friends to call,
are asked to be especially careful about ad-
dress. Remember, it is now and has been
for ten years, No. 1922 King street, fou1 doors
east of Boyal south side.
OBERT T. G. I'M E S,
Merchant Tailor and Mems Furnisher.
Naval, Military and Clerical Work Specially.
ES-All work made on tho premises No
connection with any sweat shops.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-14
LEGAL NOTICES.

LEGAL NOTICES.
TXECUTOR'S Notwithstanding ouali.
IL fed as executor of ISRAEL C. O'NEAL,
all persons having claims against his estate
are notified to present the same to me duly
verified, and sll persons indebted to said es.
tate are required to make immediate pay.
ment.
ANTHONY W. ARMSTRONG,
mh23 I'm Executor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-14

sTE,ASlEESS3
yKTASHINGTON STEAMBOAT com.
w PANY (LIbiITED.)
Bound Trip, 10 Cents
In effect on and after MONDAY, eeptember
10. 1898.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-14
BOOKS, STATIONERY. &c.
FRENcHs BOOKSTORE,
Az AND 419 KING STREET,
Alexandria, Va.
BLANK BOOKS. NOTES, DRAFTS AND
pFCEIpTS
ROCKS. STATIONERY. &,

BLANk BUOhT, NOTES, DRAFTS AND
RECEIPTS.
COMMERCIAL AND FINE STATIONERY
The highest tyics in fashionable colors are
shown in this stock. Paper Bass. Wrapping
Paper, PAYNE Cards, Toilet Paper in Rolls
and Packages. Inks and Aucilagc. Files and
Filing Gases, al! styles. Largest assortment
of Boxed Papers ever brought 10 this city,
irom sc to s. per box. supplies of all kinds
iof the Counting House and Library. You
can't send Us an order for Stationery and
Office Supplies thar we can't fill completely,
exactly aud quickly This is the recognized
headquarters for anything and everything
that thoroughly modern stationery house
should handle. Prices SIRE always the lowest
when Quslity IS considered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-14
MEETINGS.

rE1HE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING
L of the stockholders Of tie COLUMBIA
& al ESTATE COMPANY will DO held at
!oxsndria Va. My l, 1899 (Moniay).
AZ No. south FairtaX street, at ; O'Clock u.
m, for the election OF officers fof the ensuing
year and Tor Otner business.
Il. s. McCANDiISH, Secretary.
a. P. PARDON, President APT wtd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-14

nFFICF OF TIE L4NSTON MONO
" TYPE MACHINE c., WASHING
TON. D. c.. APRIL >, 1899 The annual
meeting OF the stockholders OF the Lanston
Monotype Machine Company will he held at
tho City Hotel. Lcesburg, Va, at 30 o'clock
p. m, on THURSDAY, TIE 20th day Of april,
A. D., 1899, for the purpose OF electing 4
Board Of Directors to serve for the ensuing
mav properly come beforcit Transfer books
viii be closed on the 10th inst. At O'Clock
p. III. Special trsin viii leave j. e p. sta
ton. Washington, D ., at 1880 d. III
transportation free By order of the Board
If Directors.
2 COLE, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-14

TINE ANNUAL MEETING of tho stock
/ holders of the STANDARD SuFT
PHOSPHATE MINING COMPANY will be
held at the office Of the company, 107 south
Eoyal street Alexandria. Va on TUESDAY,
April -, 1899, at / / o'clock a m.
VI. E. HARLOW.
apo I'd Secretary ard Treasurer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-14
Reduced Rates to Atlanta.

IttUNCtU IlttIC9 10 zAtIttI'tI'
For the occasion of the trieunisl session of
the international Sunday School Association,
April 26 to %. the Southern Railway will sell
tickets to a tlanta, Ga, and return from all
pointa on its line at rate of one first class faro
for The ronnd trip. Tickets on sale April %,
26 and 81. final limit May 3. Double daily
train service, Pulman sleeping cars, dining
car and day coaches on both trains.
1aHtd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-14

''F'rT@i J"GnGges Genera P2s-rlH.r Il ..ft
WTAsHINGTON, ALEXANDRIh AHU
w MOUNT VERNON RAILROAD.
In Effect November /. 1895
FOR WASHINGTON
Leave Alexandria, corner King and loys
streets, also stops at King and Washington
King ami Payne streets, week day %, -
+ 20, 8 55, Z 20 (express). r a. eype,
7 56, s 20 (express), 30 express. 900.
30, 10 CO. 10 35, II Oh II IL g.
m. lexpress), II 25, l 90 expros, ~.
= 90 . 40. 3 90 express . 40 as.
81 Jexpress), 90, 5 81 (oxpre.- 54j
% (expressl &c, 7 90. : IL ,e2i;css
10, 9 Is, 10 Is and II ID p. N.
Sundays 90, 8 Is. 9 90. 9 10. 10 30,
II 10 a. M, l = 90 noon, / = ID, 30 > %
3 90, 3 45, 30, 5 10, CO. Is As, : 30,
8 10, l5, 10 Is and II 15 p. M
FOB ALEXANDRIA.
Leave Washington, from the corner OF
Pennsylvania avenue and 1872 street, week
davs 80, 04, 735 (exp1essJ. : 90,
s 35, 8 50, 25. 10 90, II 90, II 10 3.
m. II 05 (express) II 20, Il, As, > Oh
(express), ? 40, 3 %, 3 80 (expressD, 4 10
(express), 4 so, 05, 5 20 (exprcss 40
Oh (express), 6 30. 06. 7 80 runs TO
Payne street only) 8 90, 8 90, 10 co. II 20
and II SO D. N.
Sundays as, 9 90, 8 As, 10 30. il Is
a. NJ, - 90 noon, - rs, 30. > 10.
3 800, 345, 40, $50, 600. q -,
7 30, 815, 8 90. 10 90, II 20 and Ii 30
p. IN.
FOR MOUNT VERNON.
Leave Alexandria for Mount Vernon, week
days, at 7 OF, 8 80, 10 30, II 81 q. n
II 80, 1 At, 2 80, 4 43, 7 40 and 81
pm
Sundays 90, 9 50 a. H., 1885 23o
4 30, 7 Is and 81 p. II.
Leave Mount Vernon. week days, st 40
8 ID, II ID a. NJ, - 40, 33, . 40 a.
4 10, 8 30, 8 20 and 10 20 p. m.
Sundays 40, 10 20 a. M, 40 30
5 20, 8 20 and 10 20 p. m
Leave Arlington Junction for Arlington
and Rosslyn hourly.
Baggage $50 pound free checked from al
stations.
Parcels carried on all trains at the follow
ing rates: Under 20 pounds 3 cents lotc
20 pounds, 10 cents over 20 to 90 pounds
10 cents.
Freight carried daily, morning and even
ing, in each direction at freight rates.
q. E. ABBOT, j. COLvIE,
President. superintendent
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-10

CONSERVATION had not abated. Dalton
sat down to breakfast with sinking
heart. But his faithful wife revived his
spirits. She brought out the basket.
Dalton took the hint.
"'Ill try again, muttered Dalton, be-
tween his clenched teeth. A shout of
joy arrested him as he started away
with the basket on his arm.
Papa! Papa!' called one of the
children from the cellar. We've found
Madison jerks hiding in a nest behind
the coal'
dalton waited toshear no more. He
kicked the basket into the street and
fed rejoicing to his office. He called
round at the executors place after
business hours and escorted him home
to view the cat and take dinner. DIM
ner came first, and then the executor
remarked courteously that, as a mere
matter of form, of course, he would like
to inspect Madison jerks. Dalton told
one of the children to fetch the cat in.
why, we can't get him up from the
cellar, papa exclaimed one of the
youngsters. He's still hiding in the
nest he made
"'Don't disturb the little ones, plead
ed the executor, we can run down and
look at him where he is, if you don't
mind
preceded by the children Dalton and
the executor descended to the cellar.
| One of the juveniles more adventure
some than the others scaled the coal
pile and made for Madison jerks nest.
"'Pull him out, Oliver charged Dali
ton. There was short scuffe, tre-
mendous splitting, yowling and claw
ing, but the victorious boy landed Mad
ison jerks all right and held the cat up
to view by the scruff of the neck.
edo you want these other ones, too?'
asked the boy.
edo want what?' gasped Dalton.
Madison jerks kittens!' shouted
the boy, as he threw the squirming cat
to the ground and scooped from the
nest in the coal half-dozen mewing.
spluttering, blind little felines, the
progeny of the mis-identifed Madison
jerks. we were waiting to surprise
you with them,' concluded the discover
er, proudly.
"'Well,' said Dalton that night, as
Mrs. Dalton endeavored to subdue the
Inflammation of her eyes with rose
water, of course hate to lose the mon
ey, but darn a cat, anyway"
'And the 5000 year, what became
OF it?" asked the others.
"You'll have to ask the Society for
Supplying Spyglases to Shipwrecked
Sailors" returned the theological stu
dent, passing his cup for the third help
ing.-N. Y. Sun.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-10
ONE ON THE CLERK.

tust after the night clerk had come
On at the hotel and curled his mustache
to his liking, his attention was called to
business.
Kerosene lamp for 237," requested
.he bell boy.
kerosene lamp?' echoed the clerk,
as he whirled the register about. LET
Inc see. Bondly and wife, of Plunker.
vile, in 257. thought so. Never been
in frst-class hotel before. Go back
and show them how to use the electric
light. Wonder they didn't send for a
tallow candle,' and the clerk took sew
eral of the corridor loungers into his
confidence.
Lady says if this hotel can't afford
4 lamp to send up gas stove, and
send it quick" said the bell~boy, who
had made the round trip in phenomenal
time. "She acts pretty hot
pretty cold, I should think. Go back
there and open the register, show the
lady how to use the water faucets and
how to turn off the electricity. Thank
the Lord she can't blow it OUT
The next word from 237 came with
rush. 1t was brought by a vision of
loneliness, dressed in bewitching style,
her face flushed and her plue eyes
throwing off sparks. MAKE out our
bill and receipt it at once" she said. as
her dainty foot beat time on the marble
thing.
''But Mrs. Bondly-"
'Attend to my order, sir. Include in
your bill carriage and an express
wagon to transfer us and our things,
and tell Mr.. Bondly when he comes in
that he will find us at the other house,
where we will spend the rest of the
season.. Understand, we must go at
once. I want to go to a hotel where it
will be possible to warm some milk for
baby before the little angel starves to
DEATH
Then the loungers had fun with the
clerk, and the best he could muster
was sickly grin.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-10
FROM THRILLING CAUSES.
Petty Quarrels Have Brought On
Long and Bloody Conflicts
In the Past.

Many wars have had trihing causes,
says Leslie's Weekly. A dispatch al
tered in one or two points by Bismarck
brought on the Franco-German conflict.
Palmerston said facetiously that only
three men in Europe ever knew what
the Schleswig-Holstein troubles which
led to the wars were about, and two
of them died before the conflicts began,
while he, the third man, had forgotten.
A sighting reference by Frederick the
Great of Prussia to Nine. Pompadour OF
France was said to have been one of the
causes of the Seven Years war, some.
times called the ''war of the three pet,
ticoats" from the fact that the France
of Pompadour and the Russia of Cath
crime II. joined the Austria of Maria
Theresa against Frederick.
According to John Bright, England
and her allies drifted into the Crimean
war without realizing it until after they
got in, and they did not know what they
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-10
HIS COURAGE FAILED.
He Was Brave Enough Until He
Faced Mary Ann, Then He
Wilted.

It is the proud boast of Archie Bruce that
he is lineal descendant of the great Scot
fish hero, and, as becomes man of his
blood, he prides himself on his courage. For
several months there has been in his family
servant who has completely terrorized
his wife, the latter being the victim and
not the commander of her nerves. There
was a terrible row between mistress and
maid last Saturday, and on Monday morn
ing Mrs. Bruce said to her husband:
Archie, I.cannot stand Mary Jane any
longer. Won't you please discharge her be-
fore you go to business this morning? You
know how afraid of her am"
Certainly, replied Mr.. Bruce, with suave
courage, certainly. The crossest creature
that ever cracked cup or cleaned kettle
cannot COW me"
The valiant Archibald sometimes sur.
prises himself and his friends. by floating
along on stream of ALTERATION. Procur-
ing his hat and coat, he descended to the
basement kitchen, and in stentorian tones
bravely addressed the servant:
MARY Jane, ahem! must hurry off now,
but, m!-Mrs. Bruce asked me to tell
you that she wants, ahem!-to speak to
you after l have gone to the ohce! -San
Francisco News Letter