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GRIP AND SULPHUR.
A Claim That Sulphur Prevents
Certain Diseases.

The following letter was sent % a
New York newspaper by George T. An
gell:
In my daily papers of December I'D
find that there are supposed to be
something like 10000 cases of grip in
New York City, and that it is also
prevailing largely in Washington, Phil
adelphia and other cities, and is now
threatening Boston. 1t is fact that
when it was prevailing as an epidemic
largely in our city few years ago 1
ascertained, by inquiry of my officers at
Byam's match factory that Of the forty
three persons employed there not one
had been troubled by it.
1 have at various times told the press
how many at Memphis, Tenn. Gnciud-
ing the agents of the Howard Benevo-
lent Association), escaped the terrible
epidemic of yellow fever there (as they
claimed) by wearing powdered sulphur
in their shocs-also the evidence of a
distinguished German medical writer,
translated into English, that wearing
sulphur in this way has proved COM
plete protection against cholera and
other epidemic diseases; also that those
working in the sulphur mines Of Italy
escape the malaria which prevails all
about them; also that sulphur in the
shoes has cured various cases of rheu-
matism; also that sulphur taken inter-
nally or worn in the shoes has sufficient
power to pass through the body. the
clothing and the pocketbo blacken-
ing the silver there.
I find in the London Lancet" that
no less authority than the President of
the Institute of Civil Engineers of Lon
don declares that the sulphurous vapor
produced by the combustion of coal in
that city kills the disease germs in the
atmosphere.
It seems to me a duty at this time
to again suggest as widely as possible
that sulphur is very cheap, and wheth-
er it destroys or keeps out germs of dis
ease from the body or only acts upon
the imagination it cannot do much
harm to try it.
In the Scott County (Miss.) Regis
ter of June 10th last will be found an
account of how the agents of the How
ard Benevolent Association at Memphis
escaped yellow fever by wearing sui
phur in their shoes.
Half a teaspoonful of powdered sui
phur in each shoe or stocking is con-
sidered to be sufficient.
I did my best last spring to put these
facts for the protection of our soldiers)
before our army and navy officials at
Washington. I do not know whether
anything was done about the matter
by our medical officers there, but I
have received many letters from army
officers and men that with sulphur in
the shoes they had no fevers and also
found the sulphur a complete protec-
tion against fleas. On December 22d
received in a letter from Captain
Julius A. Palmer the following:
By the way, in view of your fire.
quent recommendations of common sui
phur, it came to my notice recently
that on California ranches where wall
nuts are prepared for the market the
shells are b1eached by the. use of brim-
stone fumes, and that the men having
charge of that work are never touched
by the grip. influenza or other epidem-
les which attack their fellow laborers
on the same estates.'
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Do Not Give Up in De-
spair-There is Hope!


For ages it has been thought
that Cancer is incurable, and
those SO unfortunate as to have
this dreadful affection have con-
sidered themselves beyond hope of
recovery. The doctors are ab-
solutely unable to afford any re-
lief, and the poor sufferer might
wcll consider himself on the way
to an early grave.
It is now easy to see why the
doctors have failed to cure Cancer.
Their theories have been all wrong,
and hence their treatment mis-
directed. They have made the
mistake of thinking that by cut
ting out the sore or ulcer, known
as Cancer, the disease would be
gotten rid of, and the patient re-
stored to health. But the cruel
knife accomplishes nothing, for
the Cancer promptly returns, and is
always more virulent than before.
It has been demonstrated, beyond
doubt, that Cancer is blood disease,
and can not be cured by the surgeons s
knife because the blood can not be cut
dwGy.
Several years ago my wife had an
ulcer on her tongue, which, though an
noying, was not regarded seriously at
first. It refused to heal and began to
grow, giving her much pain. The doc
tors treated it for quite while but
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ct boroughs flourished; political de-


bauchery was rampant. There was no
police force. Superstition reigned su-
preme; every village had its wise wo-
man. and fortune teller. Duels were
, common; so were diabolical outrages at
sea. Men were executed for high trea-
son. forgery, and horse stealing. Hang
ing, drawing. and quartering were the
cherished punishments of the criminal
| code. The hemp crop was the most
| fiourishing and fruitful of harvests. The
gibbet post cast its baneful shadow
| over the land. Public executions were
popular outdoor entertainment pro-
vided by the State for the edification Of
the people. Suicides were buried with
i out the offices of religion at the meet
| ing of four cross roads, with a stake
through their hearts
| Women were openly flogged There
was public brand for scolds. Whip
ping posts and stocks were prominent
in every town and village Women
were placed in the pillory and pelted
by the populace with rotten eggs. pu-
trid vegetables and the like. Flogging
was of frequent occurrence in the
army; deserters We're incontinently
shot; seamen were summarily hanged
at the yardarm for mutiny Even pen
ny newsrooms had their prosecutions
and martyrs. On the 9th of September.
1893, six informations were heard be-
fore the magistrates at Bow street.
and laid by the Stamp Office, against
a Mr.. Williams for suffering in his
room in Old Round Court sundry per-
sons to read "The Daily Advertiser
and other newspapers for the consid-
GRAFTON of one penny each. The Of
fense being held to be clearly made out.
the infamous Williams was convicted
in the penalty of f5 on each informa-
tion.-Chambers Journal.
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The Magic Pillow.

What? Bedtime come again for me?
Well, what care / for that?
1t may be I'm not weary yet
OF all my play and chat
1t may be / would like to stay
Here at my daddy's knee,
Yet, since tbs bedtime, I'll depart
AS happy as can be.
And let me whisper in your ear
Why I'm prepared to 60
Most boys are never ready when
Their bedtime comes. you know
But as for me, as long as I've
My pillow meath my head
You'll never find me sitting up
When l should be in bed.
For when / whack it with my fist,
To make it sort of SOFT
And lie face downward, then l see
More stars than glow aloft;
And every star that lie therein
Holds lots of wondrous things,
Like big parades, and circuses,
And animals, and Kings.
And some are filled with brownies bold
Who prank with main and might
Another's filled with peek-a-boOs,
Who peek-a-b boo all night.
So why should / prefer to sit
Down stairs. a sleepy-head.
Whene'er | go to bed?
John Kendrick Bangs In the Woman {
Home Companion.
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After the heat of many battles, and
at the end of long journeys (and when
many moons had ripened and passed
over the sky), Umola saw in his dreams
how Tuscona had passed away, and
how the Conekas had mourned at the
death of their Chief. In the same
strange vision he felt the sorrow of
the maiden, and saw her looking tow
the Seemokahs.
Umola did not wait for the flower of
the Cone41as to make the journey alone.
On the f1eetest of his horses he sought
the land of strange flowers, where Una
first brought love into his life.
On the same day that he started for
the land of the Coneka maiden Una
set forth in search of her lover She
Travelled with a light heart until she
lost her direction, and starvation was
before her Finally her horse lay dead
in the tall grass by the babbling streams
of the valley; but Una marched on,
subsisting on nuts and herbs. Though
she did not know the country, she
Travelled with the firm devotion of one
pursuing the mission of her heart. After
many days her limbs were so weary
and swollen from the hopeless search
that she could not lift her feet before
her. Bathing in the waters of a noun
tain stream, she lay down in the lone
some wildwood to rest where the shad-
ows were long on the hills 1t was
her last sleep, for Una yielded up her
spirit where the birds sang in the
wood; and there she crossed the deep
river to the land of happy hunting. She
did not find her lover in the land of
the departed, but Chief Tuscona greeted
his lovely daughter at the end of her
journey.
Umola sought the maiden for many
weary days, searching over all the
miles that lay between the land Of his
people and the place where he first saw
Una, the idol of his heart; called her
| name in the woods and mountains until
he was weary of listening to the echoes
debut many sunsets had passed since
he left the campfires of his tribe, and
he seemed no nearer to Una than when
he started. but still he searched the
forests. wandering like one distracted.
One evening, when despair had him
by the throat he found the dead body
of Uma's horse-and he then knew that
the worst had happened, that he would
never see the maiden in life again. In
the morning the Indian brave climbed
the mountain, and going to the spot
that had been shown to him in his
dream, he found Una in her cloak of
bright wampum, with the bridal feath-
ers on her head and the marriage paint
upon her face. She had not been dead
long.
Umola at once freed his horse. so
that it might wander back to the See
mokahs. He then lay down on the
cool earth by Uma's side, drew a bone
knife from his deerskin, and with it's
sharp blade pierced his veins. 1t was
not long until he arrived in the land of
happy hunting.
In the bowers of the hereafter he
found the maiden by the side of Chief
Tuscona. By the sanction of the aged
father the lovers were wed in the pre-
cincts of the eternal-but their home is
beyond the clouds, and their campfire
burns brightly among the stars.
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tiles which are in no way to be con-
founded with the crepons of other days.
It is very evident that the sheath
skirt has come to stay with US during
the spring and summer at all events,
: even though having a few rivals in
somewhat less severe skirt models for
TALL slim figures. The fabrics compos-
ing the sheath skirt may be slightly
draped or decorated without adding
bulk, because the materials thus treat
ed are almost invariably soft and pill
able. But these effects are not for
brocades satin and velvet stripes and
similar tissues.
In advance models for spring tailor
costumes fur, which adds so much to
the rich effect of the gown, still adorns
the outlines and edges of the tunics,
overdresses, jackets and skirt fiounces.
The material is called kid cloth, so
much does it resemble in velvety finish
the surface of a Suede glove. Other
weaves are given a lustrous, luminous
surface like satin. These are called
satin cloths, and other tempting vari-
eties are Venetian and ladies' cloth,
French and German broadcloth, and
soft, imperial reps, both IN pale ana
deep colorings.
Sheer delicate woollens like drap
d Alma. Henrietta cloth, Clairette, un-
dressed silks and Liberty satins, are
just as often made up in simple, forreau
style as not, and among fresh examples
of French art are models for dances
made with sheath-shaped, half-low
princesse dresses of white silk, with
creamy creep de Chine or crepe lisse
draperies arranged over the glovef1tting
foundations.
English walking coats. as closely fit
ted in the skirt as a riding habit, with
rounded, open or half-open fronts arch
ing back toward the hips, represent the
leading features of spring shapes pre-
pared for general wear. Lengths vary
greatly among these coats. the major
ity being of medium length.
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England a Hundred Years Ago.

England was at war with France. To
furnish food for powder the recruiting
Sergeant was assisted by the press
gang. We were fighting both by land
and sea- In 179S Nelson won the bat
tie of the Nile and broke the ocean
paigns Of Wellington had freed the
Peninsula. But the slave trade in our
colonies fiourished. The printing ma
chine was mere hand press. There
were no cabs or omnibuses. Steam
|locomotion belonged to thirty years af-
ter date.
There was no voting by ballot. Pock-
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A Suggestion.

Bobbie had been studying his dear
old grandfather's wrinkled face for a
long time.
"Well, Bob" said the old gentleman.
''do you like my face?'
Eyes, grandpa" said Bobbie: cts an
awfully nice face. But why don't you
have it ironed d?"-Cincinnat Enquirer.
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Deadly Cancer
Cured at Last!

were unable to do her any good, and
finally pronounced it Cancer of a most
malignant type. We were greatly
alarmed and gave her every remedy
recommended, but they did not seem
to reach the disease, and it continued
to spread and grow. Upon the advice
of a friend she began to take S. 5. s.,
and after few bottles had been used
decided improvement was noticed,
and continuing the remedy she was
cured completely and the permanence
of the cure has been proved, as no sign
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forcing out the poison and Kidding the
system of it forever.
S. s. s. never fails to cure the worst
cases Of Cancer, Scrofula, Catarrh,
Eczema, Contagious Blood Poison, ,Rheu-
matism. old sores, ulcers, ETC., it mat
ters not what other remedies have been
used in vain. It is the only blood
rornodu nlaranfood
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of the disease has
returned, though ten
years have elapsed,
H. L. MIDDLEBRooKs.
Sparta, Ga"
The cures made by
s. s. s. are perma-
nent. 1t is the only
blood remedy which
can cure obstinate
deep-seated d blood
diseases, because it
is the only one
which acts on the
=
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Purely Vegetable

and contains not particle of potash,
mercury, arsenic or other minerals.
Valuable books on Cancer and Blood
Diseases will be mailed free to any adj
dress BY Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
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The people of the United States are
paying 500 100000 per year to foreign
ship owners. When our own merchant
marine is built up this money VIII be
kept in American pockets.
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Try McMorry's Blend coffee. s5c.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-12-22
FEMININE STRATEGY.
What a cynic Has to Say About So
 cIety LadIea.

cIety Ladies. A man of doubtful veracity Is respon- sible for thls: "Nothlng amuses me so much," he says. "as to notice the efforts of two women who have Just been introduced to Impress each other with their im' portance.
 Tt generally takes some such shape as this:
 CT am delighted to meet you. heard Dir, Smith say such sweet things about you
 lawfully nice of you to say SO. Which Mir. Smith was 1.-the cousin of the vanderblltsT I "'Not exactly. It was
 "'we know the vanderbllts very we'll. and
 "'No; lt wasn't that Mir. Smith. It was the one that we met at George Gould's. He ls'-
 "'Dld you go to the Bradley Mar tins great dinnerY
 "'No; 1t was awfully provoking. but we had an engagement that night at the Waldorf to meet the Prince
 "Indeedl That's the great trouble in society-so many dates clashing, don't you knowl Why. the night we made up box party for the opera. that wonderful performance of Faust" you know, we had to give up attending a musicale that
 And SO on and so on until the two fair frauds retire to their respective corners-I mean rooms-each satisfied that the victory Is hers."-New York Herald
The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-12-22

The Pieturesqu. line and the royal one back to the home of your childhood Is via the Northern Pacific. You will ride through the Inland Empire of the North west; over the Cascades and Rockies; along Clark fork Of the Columbia and the beautiful Yellowstone; skirting the shores of Lake Pend d'Orellle, through the ia. nous Bad Lands of Pyramid park, and across the wheat fields of Red river valley you go at 30 miles an hour, and sleep and eat in perfect comfort as the vestlbuled train ruSheS along. The finest oltieS of the Northwest are passed through, and at St. Paul there Is the choice of six railroads to Chicago and the East and South. Call on or address D. C. Jackson, agent N. P. R. R., Skagway, Alaska. I74u
The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-12-22
ALMOST WRoNeEp.
A Very Pathetic Incident Tn Police
 Court.

Prisoner" said the police magis. trate ''22 witnesses have sworn that you ran through the streets without proper clothing upon you; tLat you struck a young lady In the face and knocked her down; that you set Are to three houses and barn: that you shot at two men. and tried to stab another; that you drove your wife and children from home with q club and compelled them to remain out In the rain all night; that you yelled like a hyena for eight hours at a stretch, making strong men weep and soaring women and chil' dren Into Ats. and that you destroyed the beautiful figures upon our public fountain by hammerlng them with sledge. Have you anything to say in your defenseT
 Judge" the prisoner replied. 'l ad- init that all them accusations Is true r'-
 "HahF' the court explained. "You did all thatl Then shall take pleasure In sentencing you to receive the full pun lshment provided by law. Hanging Is too good for such desplcable wretch as you admit that
 But" the low browed person at the bar interrupted, twill your honor please let me explain why done itl r'-
 There can be no explanation" the judge answered In the severest tones at his command. You are too low. too contemptible for any consideration whatever. sentence you
 But. judge" yelled the prisoner. "l was drunk when done it."
 "ohr' the magistrate replied. Why didn't you explain that at the begin nlngl beg your pardon for the harsh things l have said to you. Clerk, call the next case. This gentleman Is dis charEed."-Chicago Times Herald.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-12-22
A Had Name.

"I see that a man named Przibowor- sky is accused in Berlin of being a spy"
 "Oh, well. he can console himself In hls hour of disgrace by the thought that he never did bear a good name" -Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-12-22
Woman, ns UsuaIi

"wel. I guess 1t Is true that women are at the bottom of about all the trou- ble that comes to this vale of tears, " remarked Farmer Sassafras to bis wife.
 "oh. now. don't be too hard on the womenw replied Mrs. Sassafras.
 'well, It's a fact. Look at the trou- ble In South Africa now"
 Have the women anything to do with thaty"
 "well. I heard one of the boarders tellln another that the real trouble was on account of Susie Ranity."-Pitts- burg Chronicle-Telegraph.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-12-22
whernn Came From.

-where Is the island of Java situat- edY" asked a Harlem schoolteacher of a small but rather forlorn looking boy. "I dunno. sir"
 Don't you know where coffee comes from2"
 "Yes, sir: we borrow It ready parch- ed from the next door neighbor. Tammany Times.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-12-22
Pa..ihIIItr of Trouble.

"You tallow faced slobg snarled the bad boy of the neighborhood. "For 2 cents I'd break yer facer'
 q shall go and consult the lexicons In reference to that word 'slob,'" re- sponded the other, little boy from Boston. wrathful. but self possessed, and if 1t has an opprObrious signihca' ton will return and chastise you."- Chicago Tribune.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-12-22
A schrmr Eor Crnt.

"Brimfeld has new scheme"
 Some old patternr'
 Worse The odor from the garbage carts annoys him. and he proposes to hire lot of small boys with big noses to run after the vehicles"
 Whats his dear
 "why. the boys are Co reduce the annoyance of the neighborhood by sniffing up all they personally can."- Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-12-22
Tn. Wafer and the Lad,.

"why did you place such a tough fowl before meT' asked the indignant lady patron of the waiter ln a down town restaurant
 "Age before beaut', always, you know. madam" was ;he gallant reply.
 And then. womanlike, she smiled and paid her bill without a murmur.- Chicago News.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-12-22
r,,,. rrom ,he StntIon.

He showed plainly that be was dis. gusted
 "You told me." he said Co the real estate dealer, that thls house was only i've minutes walk from the sta ton"
 "On the contrary" replied the real estate man. 'T was careful to say noth- Ing about walk ln either my ad- vertisements or my conversation. | said it was only i've minutes from the station. but | meant with a bicycle.'- Chicago Post.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-12-22
A Feasibility.

Mrs Dothetown-Poor. dear childl Are your parents deadl
 Tenement Tommy-l tink pap ls Him an mar wuz a-aghtln when l left. an. gee. she wuzn't doln a ting ( hlm.-Ohio State Journal
The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-12-22
PuxxiinR Problem.

'Yes," said the girl In blue, "Dora's marriage presents a most puzzling problem. The girls can't make it out at all"
 Cant make what outT"
 "why. you see. she married a rich man with a title, and 1t has been im- possible to decide whether she married for rank or money."-Chicago Post.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-12-22
Al ths CanitaI

Mistress of Mansion Qn Washing ton)-Bertha. what time Is itl
 Housemaid-Ten minutes after 5, ma'am.
 Mistress of Mansion Qanguid. but ir- rltablel-It can't be. Bertha. I all ways have my afternoon chill at 5 o'clock. and | haven't had 1t yet.-Chi- cago Tribune.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-12-22
rim... Mnhrrntinr Effect.

"what has become of the man who used to say riding a bicycle would give you afIilctions with horrible Latin namesT"
 "oh. he has disappeared along with the man who said It was a sovereign remedy for every human ailment"- Washington Star.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-12-22
Is It Po.sIblef

There Is something peculiar about that old darky's family"
 "what is itG"
 He has seven boys, and not one of them Is named George Washington" |" -Ohio State Journal.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-12-22
rhe word splltt.r sau.lehsa.

They were gazing across the lake. Tt looks like raln." said the man who Is reckless with hls English.
 "what looks like raln?" coldly h. qulred the word splitter
 Water" said the reckless man Cleveland Plain Dealer
The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-12-22
Natural History Fact.

Mrs. Leopard Gin the junglel-I be- lIsve we win yet be able to escape from those miserable hunters.
 Mir. Leopard--I don't know. dear; l think we are spotted.-Philadelphia Record