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The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04
HOUSE sv,Lr ON A LIE,
rhs OaIy Psrso.s Likely to Come oss
Ahe>A Ar. ths IAvysr.

1he Oaiy PsFsoas Likely to Come Out
Ahead Are the LAwysrs.
On leading thoroughfare Of the
East End stands . nne storehouse.
with gables and corners and towers.
says the Pittsburg News. 1t looks well
from q distance. but as you approach
1t you notice that 1t II unfinished. Its
architectural beauty Is marred BY
patches Of rough stone and brick and
mortar showing out in the most notice.
able places. These spots we're to have
been covered by fancy" work of some
sort. had 1t not been for forcible
illustration Of the truth Of the old saw.
"A bird in hand is worth two in the
bush" The man who ordered the
house to be built was fairly well-to-
do. He wasn't wealthy. but he was
earning comfortable living. He got
letter one day from Germany in
forming him that. he had fallen heir
to &500.000 by the death Of hitherto
unknown person. to whom he was next
OF kin. The fortune was both unex-
pected and unsolicited. A correspond
ence was opened with the lawyer Nho
sent the news and the papers and let
ters received from him seemed to prove
the claim Of the Pittsburg heir. They
put such good face on the matter.
at any rate. that he was able to bor-
row money on them. His first thought
was Of palatial home. into which he
intended to put 500. 900 Of the money.
He began the building Of 1t before he
got the $500.00 In his possession. 1t
Is elaborate In design outside and
magnificent inside. A bathroom was
built In It that is work Of art. 1t is
Of marble. art tile and silver-plated
fixings. It Is said to have cost $1,000.
The mural decorations. or at least
those that are finished. represent an
expenditure of twice as much money.
Everything inside was on the same ele-
CANT and ornate scale. The money to
keep the work going. pending the set
tlement Of the German estate. was
raised on mortgages and on what
might be called expectation notes."
for they would not become payable. or
rather. collectible. until the expecta-
tions of the maker we're realized. One
Of the men who had mortgage be-
came suspicious of the German for
tune. There was an inquiry made and
1t was found that 1t existed solely on
the paper furnished by the lawyer in
Germany. VINO had been retained in
the case and was receiving money for
expenses incurred In prosecuting the
claim OF the heir. The work on the
house was tied up. Neither the exter-
ior nor the interior was finished. 1t
stands that way to-day and the cost OF
1t SO far has been $4,000. A lawyer.
or an alleged lawyer. started the game.
and the only persons likely to come
out ahead in 1t are the other lawyers
who are now getting into 1t. The
house, 1t is said. will remain in It's
present condition until 1t gets throug
the courts.
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PRIESTS OF cAsrlLlAn eLoor
Two 0r.sd Old Men Of wosderfu
EnsrEy aad Ability.

EDsrGy aad Ability.
These high-class Spanish priests
are wonderful men," said a prominent
Catholic to q New Orleans Times.
Democrat man. Il never encountered
two inner gentlemen and more ac-
complished scholars than Archbishop
Barnada. who was consecrated here
recently. and Archbishop Zubiria. who
passed through New Orleans recently
Monsignor Barnada Is archbishop .oi
Santiago de Cuba and Monsignor Zu.
biria is archbishop Of Durango. old
Mexico. Both are over 75. yet they
are actively administering ofhces that
are fully as important from a merely
material standpoint and vastly more
trying than the sovernorship Of states
Their duties are complex and ardu-
Gus to the last degree. yet they think
nothing Of long journeys by land and
SEA. AID neither Of them betrayed the
least signs Of fatigue. Such physical
vitality was amazing and their mental
activity vas equally remarkable. ]
found them not only men Of wide gen.
eral culture. but they were thoroughly
au fait In the affairs OF the day and
exhibited = keen and lively interest In
current events. ! found 1t almost I'm.
possible to realize that they had
reached y period when all cares are
laid aside. The two archbishops have
the best Castilian blood in their vein,
and are certainly magnificent types oi
their race. doubt whether the pres.
ent generation will produce many
such grand old men,
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Brockton's prosperity Y 70 closely al
lied to the prosperity Of the shoe indus
try that 1t will. no doubt, prove a matter
of interest to a large number OF people to
learn the actual average earning capacity
of each individual employed In the max
ing of the world-famed Brockton shoe.
For illustration: AT the factory of the
W.. L. Douglas Shoe company the pay
ing. superintendent. foremen., statesmen.
and all clerical help. shows the average
earnings of the employees. large and
small. to be Sl5.H per week. This was not
an extraordinary week. 1t was the Gus
tomary pay roll.
does not always tell tho story Of pros
perity. The number of weeks employed
wage earners. prosperity. The Douglas
factory has been closed but one week
this year. and that for the usual summer
stock taking, and 1t will be closed but
This would make but nine days out OF
the year that the factory IL closed. which
Is surely as steady work - the most In
dustrious shoemaker could desire.
the number OF days worked is larger at
the factory OF the W. l. Douglas Shoe
company than at any manufacturing In
stitution in Mnssachusetts;
addition is to be made TO the Douglas
factory. 1t will be 100 feet long. " feet
wide, and five stories high. II will be
Tna aaa,iSn she eapssisy
per cent. The w. l.. Douglas Shoe com.
pany has the largest factory In the
world. producing an advertised line $50
Mr.. Douglas says that tho prospect for
successful business for Brockton manu-.
facturers was never so good as now. and
that collections are better than for Year,.
Tho Brockton (Masa-) Times. Oct 70.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04
LION LOOSE
II a. EHpress Car and Dssoured
Cargo of Positry..

II ~ Espress Car and Dssour~d a
Cargo of Po.itry.,
Cumberland tMd.) Special to New
York Journal: Terrifying Erowls is
sued from an express car OF a train
that passed through here the other day
bound for Philadelphia. A lion was In
possession. freed from his cage. slauxh-
tering chickens by Wholesale. Con-
ductor and brnkemen kept az far away
rs their duties would permit. Half a
dozen Hagenbeck's men were gathered
In the caboose. gloomily wondering
what they could do to restore the mon
ster to confinement. When the train
stopped here for water they were at
their wits end. Many OF the inhabit-
ants hocked to the station to listen, at
safe distance. to the pandemonIum
that ragged In the express car. There
was continuous hutte-ing and
screaming-the hysteIical distress of
barnyard-punctuate by one crash
after another as the big brute destroyed
the poultry crates around him. amid
vibrant roars that sent the crowd
rtAkhti hk bAthWdiu. nv Oue uAIeu W
enter the car. The animal trainers In
the caboose were only too thankful to
be divided from the!r charge by stout
wooden walls. Accustomed ~ they
were to subduc Wild beasts. they real
lied that this lion. which had giuttcd
himself on living prey. would rend any
man who approached him. Through
grating In the side Of the car they
could see him from time to time. his
muxxle stained with blood and bristi-
ing with feathers. All about him lay
the mutilatcd bodies Of birds he had
seized without dcvouring them. The
survivors new hither and thither fran
tically. sometimes hitting the roof and
dropping back ngain TO the moor. None
Of those responsible for the lions safe
keeping could Imagine how he had
broken from his cage. but Il WAS easy
to conceive he had been maddencd by
the heat and darkness and joltinK oi
railway travelling. aggravated ~ II
must have been by the sound and smell
Of life In the crates all about him. II
was agreed that the only thing to dc
was TO continue the journey Ia Phiia.
deiphia with all possible speed. and
there take steps At leisure tn either
capture or xiii the bloodthirsty animal.
And 10 the train rumbled on with the
lion In possession.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04
WIDOW PlPER's NEloHsoRs.
What They DID for Her L. Her Hear Of
Need.

what They Did foe Her II Her Hear Of
Need.
The sad news went out over the
Kansas prairie neighborhood one day
in early May. Farmer Piper IL dead"
says the Youths Companion. He had
come to the community several years
before. but had not made success OF
his little claim. The wife and three
small children were in sore straits
when the father and provider was
called away. and the irst thought Of
the neighbors when they heard OF
Farmer Piper's death was: What
will become Of the family?" The wid-
ow herself could not answer the query
She could hold her claim II there wa,
. crop In the waiting fields. but they
lay unplowed. with sturdy weeds
springing up through the old corn
stalks Of last year. She had no rela-
tives to whom she could appeal, and
there was nothing after the doctors
bill was paid that could be used to
hire help. What was her surprise one
morning. three weeks after her hus-
band passed away. on looking out oi
her window. to see the vicinity Of the
house alive with teams and men. There
were men with plows. men with har.
rows. men with listers and men with
corn-planters. Work began without,
asking leave. While one team drew
the stalk-cutting machine. others fol-
lowed with plows. Then came the
harrows and the planters. while the
listers rapidly planted the corn on the
fields that did not need SO much care
Men were busy selecting and shellina
the seed corn. and when the late spring
evening came there were seventy-nve
acres planted and as pretty AZ any II
the neighborhood. In the compan,
were thirty-nine teams and twice Al
many men and boys. all OF whom die
their part In making the day good
one for the widow and her family. To
ward night the visitors fled out OF
the yard with wagons rafting, plow.
shares jinsiins and men and boys
cheering and waving good-by. The
widow and her children stood in the
door Of the little prairie cabin. Tears
did not allow them to recognize every
one. but In their hearts was a thank
fulness not to be put into words.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04
Mhy lie TaSs llla Nnis.

An editor who is wcii known In Flee,
street once began = leading article
thus: Tomorrow Il the anniversary
Of the death of Louis Philippe" The
editors writing wna not Of the cicarcst.
10 when he received the proof II ran:
Tomorrow 10 the anniversary Of the
death Of sam Phiiips." Justly indik.
nant. he wrote on the marxia: who
the dickens II Sam Phiiips?" Having
teproved the printer he went acme. bu,
At breakfast the following morning
whsa he turned with pride to the arti.
cls. Which he considered better than
usual. hs tore his hair. for Il began
thus: Tomorrow 10 the annivsrsary
q ths Death Of Sam Phiiips. Who the
dSeksas 10 1am Philips"-epars No.
meats.
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'fts Always ThsA

"isn't II strange said = worried
looking woman. that callers always
select Just tho piece Of furniture to sit
on that you don't want them tor The
couch In our sitting room has . num-
ber Of the springs broken. and one Of
the chairs IL In = rather shaky coudi-
tion. The other evening two young
men called ON my daughter. We ha1
arranged II no the members Of the
family would be sitting on the couch
and In the broken chair. The arst
young man made y bse.iins for the
couch and The other slid Into the brok-
en chair. when NY daughter got up %
greet him. To add 10 our enbarrass-
msnt The chair promptly collapsed. -
Cleveland Press.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04
be. s,... c..no. 3. Cared

by local applications. as they cannot reach the
diseas cd portion Of the ear. There 10 only ono
n,y 70 cure aSs,nes; ano tnIs - oy cSnsa
infiamed condition Of the mucus lining Of the
Eustachian Tube. Whom this tube IN innsmed
Ing, and when 1t II entirely closed deafness Is
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored 70 it's normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever:
nine cases out Of ten are caused by catarrh,
which In nothing but an tn1amed condition Of
the mucus surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case
OF Deafness (caused by catArrh) that cannot
BE- cured by Halls Catarrh Cure Send for
circulars, free.
Sold by Druggists. S5c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04
United States Senator Sullivan.

United States Senator Sullivan.
Il desire to say that haze been TAX
ing Pe-ru-na for some time for ca
tarrh, and have found 1t an excellent
medicine. giving me more relief than
anything | have ever taken.-W. V.
Sullivan, Oxford. Miss
United States Senator Roach.
Persuaded by n friend have used
Pe-ru-na as n tonic, and am glad to
testify that ii has greatly helped me
in strength. vigor and appetite. have
been advised by friends that it is re-
markably efficacious as n cure for the
almost universal complaint OF catarrh.
W. N. Roach. Larimore, North Da-
kota."
free book on catarrh sent to any
address by The Pe-ru-na Drug MFG
Co. Columbus, Ohio.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04
aSessssy sv,essvo.aA

Prom The Loa1oe Mali: 4 Preach
seasiseieiaa records hat switsssiasd
peo1ueeo annually more books tAAa
aay othsS eouatsy In propoetioa 70
ths au0bsf ol ishshitants. namely.
80 y svsry S.eoo. Germany eooss
nszt With oas tos every S.3ee: Italy
vitA eas foe svssy S,Soe; France oas
~ S.eee unsiaaA 90 foe e.see. uattsl
ota4ao 80 ~ i1,>eA
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04
u.r.,...,l,,x 81 t:.r,h...s...

Earthquakes cannot liz successfully
predicted. \ long period II scientific
observation Of seismic disturbances
haS failed to show that mn approach.
Ing earthquake cnn ls prssilcnte<i by
the weather or by the most sricntic
Instruments. These disturbances,
which are caused by movements Of the
carth's crust. may occur at any time In
any part Ut the world.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04

CauSe. IT that Cause IS not removed It's
influence reaches out and overshadows a
whole life. The reason Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been so uni.
formly successful for over quarter of
century in overcoming the suffering of
women. is that it is thorough and goes
directly to the cause. 1t is a womans
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04

Major General Joseph Wheeler, com
manding the cavalry forces in front
Of Santiago and the author OF The
Santiago Campaign" in speaking OF
the great catarrh remedy, Pe-ru-na,
says: II join with Senators Sullivan,
Roach and McEnery In their good
opinion OF Pe-ru-na. 1t is recon-
mended to me by those who have used
It as an excellent tonic and particu
larly effective as cure for catarrh."
United States Senator McE7ery.
Hon. 8. d. McEnery. United States
Senator from Louisiana, says the fol-
lowing In regard to Pe-ru-na:
"Pe-ru-na Is an excellent tonic,
have used II sunhciently to say that
believe II to be all that you claim for
It's. d. McEnery. New Orleans.
louisiana"
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04
p.sss s.A sAs Lsssss q sss>

Statistics collected for British Medi-
cal Association: Total ahstainsrs lived
% ~ average si.33 ysars. Habttuaiiy
tsApsrats lived % ~ avsrase e9.iS
ysafa Carsisss dslaksss iivsA % ~
aveeaOo eo.o7 yeaA vfee lriokogs
nvo1 - - svssaos e7.Se yeass H.
hltnAl Aeuatasds lived - - aveeAOe
0ao yeasA
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Il came pretty near getting engaged
once" why didn't your ''The day |
made up my mind to propose to the girl
man came along ana asked me to 80
fishing"
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04

I've been shopping every day this
week Then you must be. ready for
winter now Mrs. Miggs." mo: one day
l bought u pair OF shoes and the other
five days / bought n hat"
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04

Did you enjoy Uncle Toms Cabin at
he matinee. Aunt Lucinda?" No: Il
iidn't have half so many deathbeds as Il
ised to have when 1 was young"
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80 d - e.

WUsel ~ = lissAesos eus sesa y.
~. 0us6a11eWAS. I lAsoGAa ~
~ - ~ . Def1Dsl jswsl W1es-
Yes. ! ~ ~ )oWs1A ~ haev, ~
0Ggo oeooOoo1A ~ uooonl
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Runs Every p.y in the Year.

The "Overland Limited" via Union Pa
cific for California and the Pacific north
west. Quickest time and finest equip
ment. Ticket Office, al 18th street.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04

New Cockatoo-"Does the girl We live
with seem cever?" Parrot-"No; I've
been here year and she hasn't got me
to stop swearing yet"
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04

FITS Permanently Cured. 40 nts nervousness aSte,
arst day use OF Dr. kline's Great Nerve Re.torsr.
send for FREE sl.OO trial bottle and TREATISE.
pR X H. ki.isK, Ltd ssi Arch 81. Ph,lad-lphi.. Pa
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04

''What is the greatest mystery OF life?"
1T is why n hat that looked stylish last
year doesn't look stylish this year"
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04

Prosperity brings peace That's SO:
the man next door Is so busy now that he
comes home at night too tired to practice
on his cornet."
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04

Docs your wife talk until she gets the
last word?' Yes, and she talks after
. that, too,
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04

We will forfeit q, 900 IL any Of our pub
lished testimonials are proven to be not
genuine. TIE PIso Co., Warren, Pa.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04

~ bsstAss ~ raeAss ~ ~ sAsess
~ ~ nAAe ~ -
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04

II feel sorry for Cousin Amanda: she Is
moving awav out West" "Oh. / don't
know: she can learn to throw IL lariat and
Keep her children at home"
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04

There have been various stories
written about the stealing of the Bal
timors and Ohio Rail Road engines
as Nartinsburg. W. Va. during the
rebellion and their transfer across the
country for service on southern rail-
roads BY Col. Thomas Sharp. who u
still living In Ohio. Recently. an Of
ncial OF the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
Road made some Inquiries Of old en-
ployes who were ut Martinsburg Mt
the time the incident happened and
they say that on June -. 1861. 700
men OF Genl Stonewall JackB0n's
command were detailed to destroy the
Baltimore and Ohio's equipment at
Martinsburg. They piled wood and
coal over II engines and nearly 400
cars and then set hre to them. Only
ten or twelve OF the engines. however.
were seriously damaged, and these not
by the hre. but because the water was
hrst let out Of the boilers. Col. Sharp
arrived In MartinSburE on August IL.
1861. and remained there until the fol-
lowing March. engaged In removing
engines. machinery. etc. lie took
eight engines across the country over
the turnpike. either to Staunton. Win
chester or Strasburg. land there are
some historians who disagree on this
mt ,? horses being required to haul
.ach engine. lie also removed all tho
duplicate parts OF engines and cars
ana all the rough iron at the station.
and took away all machinery and
tools which were afterward used In the
Southern arSenals. The country around
Aartinsburg II extremely hilly and tho
work Of getting the engines over the
country roadP required considerable
engineering ability. II has been cur
rently reported In late years that one
Of the locomotives Was the Winans
camel back No. 80 which At that time
vas numbered II. but Col Sharp did
not care for this class Of engines and
took only ten wheel and passenger en-
Eines. There was only one eight wheel
locomotive taken and that was No. -.
Some years after the war Col Sharp
was employed on the Baltimore and
Ohio Rail Road ~ Master Of Trans-
portation. .Ft-
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04
Ask for the Hes, R..t,

Liberal religious literature sent FREE
on application to Mrs. ii. ID. Reed, LIZ N.
3sth ave. Omaha Neb.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04

Cured After Repeated Failures with Others
| will inform addicted to Morphine. LAudanum,
Opium, Cocaine. OF nrNcrfA ling harmless, home
cure. Mrs. u. u. Baldwin, Box ill2. Chicago, ILL.,
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04
D. Yo.. r,.. A... ..1 surn,

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease. . powder for the feet 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns. Bunions. Swollen. Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores. Csc. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen 8. Olmsted, Leroy. N. Y.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04
a Fro.p.ro.. n.n.s..s.r.ns CITY.

When a man brings his wife an unex-
ought himself something extravagant.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04

Jimmy and our preacher collided on
their heels" lis Jimmy hurty'' Yes:
he heard what the preacher said"
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04

Catamenth Cures CntArrh.
Keeps your breath pure and nostrils clean. Send
name for free sample To W. A. Hover or BridAham
0uercau. Denver. All drunxists. - cents.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04
W IOMEN do suffer!
" Even so-called healthy women sufferi
But they are not healthy!

The marks left young many
daughters. Pain that leaves mark a
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04

TO cuao 4 colo ~ 0Ha DAT.
fAks GAxsttve f3runo ouiains Tahlsta. All
drugHtatA gefu1d SAe ne6ey n 10 fails 70 cvtv
-. 3. ". 0rovs's signature o. oa1h boa.
Even when man makes his own oppoe.
tuntttss they are not made to suit him.
When two vo0eN are ualA 10 reusmbis
each othoS both are OoefoSlY voxeI,
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-04
AN INDIAN DOCTOR
.EHAr CAN CURE ALL DISEASES.
10 o.s K.ews Their sscrets-Usc Herb.
- HsaL and Have Variety OF Side
OseupatAons.

A very interesting character fire.
quently met with In the Andes is the
eallaguayas, or Indian doctor. AZ he is
eamiliarly known to the people.
He is conjuror ana n magician. and
does all sorts Of tricks by sleight-of-
hand. He relieves persons and animals
that are bewitchetl: he sings sentimen-
tai and patriotic songs. and imprOvises
% suit occasions, like the minstrels that
Sir Walter Scott tells us about, and
the troubadours Of ancient Spain, but
these are only incidental diversions to
occupy time and increase his popular
ty and his income. His chief business
Ia that of a physician both for mental
and physical ailments and for both
man and beast. II COW or a donkey
% sick he serves as a veterinary sur
geon; II distemper invades the llamns
or foot rot the sheep he has remedies
that are effective, and the natives de
pend upon these wandering Arabs Of
the Andes to cure them Of all diseases,
His knowledge Of botany IL as mystic
rious as 1t IL comprehensive, and the
most astonishing stories nre told OF his
cures.
Mr.. Meier, the United States consul
at Mollendo. says that some years ago
q friend of his In Lima was lying at
the point Of death with a disease which
baffled physicians who brought dIplo-
mas from the medical schools OF Paris
and Vienna. One evening. after con-
sultation, two OF them stood talking Of
The case at the sick mans door with
out noticing a humble barefOoted In.
dian who leaned against the wall. As
they departed the Indian entered the
patio and asked to ses. the sick man.
The family referred him to the attend
Ing physician. who, amazed Mt his au-
aacity. exclaimed:
What do you know about dlsease
Sima?"
Il have herbs that will cure every
hing" said the callnguayns.
The doctor smiled In scorn and
nirned away. The Indian opened his
pack. unfolded n little paper and hand
I'd single leaf to the physician. asking
him to smell It. AS the doctor did ~
his nose began to bleed and the flow
Of blood could not he checked. The
Indian doctor took from his pack a
leaf Of another kind and told the white
physician to hold that to hiN nose. and
having done so the bleeding stopped
u suddenly as II legan. The physician,
In view OF this demonstration OF the
Indians power. gave him permission
h treat his patient. The callaguayns
fhereupon brcwed ten and gave 1t to
The sick man. who soon recovered
Other stories OF similar sort are
told In the Interior and the American
miners In the mountains OF Peru and
Bolivin, who are often afflicted with
climatic fevers, have the greatest con-
fdence In the efficacy Of the remedies
and the skill with which they are ad-
ministered by these migratory medi
cine men. Their botanical knowledge,
however. has never been fathomed by
science. They preserve the greatest se
crecy concerning the herbs they carry
In their pack and the source from
which they ahfnIn them