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HIS LIFE WAS WE'D

Mr.. j. f. Lilly, a prominent
citizen of Hannibal, Mo, lately
had Il wonderful deliverance from
a frightful death. In telling of
it he says: 81 was taken with
Typhoid Fever, that ran into
Pneumonia. My lungs became
hardened. was so weak | coudn' t
even sit up IN bed. Nothing
helped me. | expected to soon
die of Consumption, when
heard of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. One bottle gave great
relief. ! continued to use it, and
now am well and strong. / can't
say too much in its praise. This
marvellous medicine is the surest
and quickest cure in the world for
all Throat ani Lung Trouble.
Regular sizes so cents and LOO.
Trial bottles free at Crawford
Bros Drug Store; every bottle
guaranteed.
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At an assemblage of noted men
year or two ago, a lawyer who
conducts the legal business of
great railway system tried to "guy
the parson" in the person of the
person of the late Bishop Williams
of Connecticut, by malicious quiz>
zing. At last he said "Why
don't you get these railway mana
gers to give you a pass over their
rords, bishop? You can pay for
it by giving them entrance tickets
into heaven. ooh, no." gently
replied the bishop, 81 would not
part them so far from their coun>
sci in the other world.
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She Was Posted.

a sensible husband said to his
wife the other day, "Jane, don't
spend cent with merchants who
don't advertise. The wife who
Is a business woman, replied:
''You old goose, l learned better
long ago than to 60 where l was
not invited. You would be an
old bachelor now if you had not
invited me to be your wife. Catch
me going to Il store without an in
vitation. l guess not. :"
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No one need suffer with neuralgia. This
disease is quickly and permanently cured
by Browns Iron Bitters. Every disease of
the blood, nerves and stomach, chronic
or otherwise, succumbs % Browns Iron
Bitters. Known and used for nearly n
quarter Of century, II stands to-day fore
most among our most valued remedies
Browns Iron Bitters Is sold by all dealers.
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certainly see few OF the sur
vivors of charlottesville and
AppomattOX leaning on the ar.ns
of their sons and daughters. But
not one did | see. The sons and
the daughters with maids of honor
by the hundreds came in, but not
Il single Veteran. The next sec
tlon came in with the legend
"SponsOrs of the Confederacy. :"
L thought sure these young peo-
pie had the remnant of the North
Carolina Veterans in their charge.
But they came tripping out, each
sponsor with six maids of honor.
and each maid with two young
men dancing attendance. This
line was thicker, if not longer
than Lees line around Petersburg
In the winter Of 1864 and '65.
But there was no sign of Il veteran
in that merry crowd and no
knowledge of one. A little con-
versatlon with some of the more
atfable indicated that they had got
Light HCrse Harry Lee and r. E.
Lee mixed. Some of them had
an idea that Stonewall Jackson
was the hero of New Orleans.
They could not tell whether it was
Semmes or Sampson that was
such terror on the seas in the
old Confederate days. They did
no know whether the crater was
in Petersburg or Santiago. Turns
ing sadly from them looked for
the coming of the Palmetto di-
vision. When the first section
rolled in sight, with drums beat.
ing and banners flying, my heart
bounded with joy when | felt that
the sturdy sons and grandsons
would bring in triumph the few
survivors of the Palmetto state.
l was getting lonesome and longed
for the friendly touch of even
conscript who had worn the gray.
But sponsors, by the hundreds,
came pouring out of the train and
then thousand maids of honor
with their attendant knights.
From another division that rolled
up, hoped still to see the verita-
bile veteran brought forward in
triumphal procession. But in
stead cf that saw a long line of
sons and grandsons, each with a
roll in his hand and dignity enough
in tread for whole company of
Veterans. | said, who are these
and Why do they come? The re-
ply was, "'These are the governor,
Acknowledgements, speaker of
the house, chairmen of commits
tees, heads of departments, repe.
sentatives of all charitable and
penal institutions, together with
half dozen select orators from
each county, all of whom are pre-
pared to make speeches. ."
In great mercy the angel of
sleep then opened my eyes and |
was thankful that it was only a.
dream.
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Large Yield of Alaska Gold.

San Francisco, June 21.--A
letter from Dawson, dated May
20. says the clean up for the
present season will amount to at
least SIS, 100000, more than
twice last years yield.
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1T WAS ONLY A DREAM.
A Con Sederate Veteran Looks so
Years Ahead to Find the Last
Survivors.
Carolina Spartan

Carolina Spartan
After reading much about the
reunion of Veterans in Charleston
patiently bearing the burden of
years and unremitting labor for a
living, at the close of a long, liuger
ing May day, l went to bed with
the chickens and soon deep sleep
came to my tired body. 1t was
not long, perhaps about midnight,
when the wheels of time were
rolled back and | was in Virginia
again with the boys. II. +. Lee,
Stonewall jackson, A. p. Hill,
and Longstreet were in the saddle.
The boys in gray, or any other
color of cloth they could get,
were camped on hundred hills,
and the dream picture would
rapidly change and there would
be the drums and marching and
fun and frivolity, and then the
booming of cannon and then the
Interminable line of blue with
shining guns and bayonets would
rise up in the distance. In dreams
that blue line is always Il hateful
thing. The Confederates may
shout themselves hoarse for Dewey
and Shafter and Wheeler. They
may fight for the stars and stripes
but their dreams are always true
to the convictions of 1861. Awak-
ing from that dream l was rather
glad | was not in camp in Virgin
iu, but Ill q quiet home. Ire
joiced in a restored country and
felt that even the blue was not
such % hateful color, only in
dreams.
Again sleep overcame me and
the cogs in the Wheel of time had
some how slipped and the old
machine was clicking off 1880. l
was at railway station and on
a large poster | read "Grand Re-
union of the U. &. ", at Peters
burg, Va, July 4, 1890" ! be-
gan to take In the situation. The
general commanding the L. G. V.
was nineteen year old private at
the surrender. All the gene rails,
colonies, captains, and even quar-
termasters and chaplains of the
army had passed away. The boy
who surrendered at the age of 90
at AppomatoX was now SIS. Even
the 16-ye@r old boys who went in
the last few months of the war
were so. | made up my mind to
90 to Petersburg, where the
curtain went down on the last act,
where great actors were forced
to withdraw from the greatest
drama of the century. | wanted
to see the remnant of the ola
army as they came together for
the last time. Only a few of
them were left here and there.
Year by year the roll had been
growing shorter and shorter.
Now the survivors of the whole
army of the Confederacy could be
called in less than half an hour.
But my dream gave coloring to
the scene and pictured the rem
nant of the grandest army of the
nineteenth century as highly
honOred, the observed of all OBJ
servers, occupying the high seats
in all high places. But dreams are
very disappointing. They 90 by
contraries. Instead of honor there
was absolute want of recognition.
When the first section of the train
bringing visitors from North Caro-
lima rolled in, l thought l would
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as IL by n miracle"
DR.. Miles Remedies
arc sold by al drug
gists under a positive
guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money re-
funded. Book on dis
eases OF the heart and
nerves free. Address,
DR.. MILES MEDICA.
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Educate Your bowels with Cascareta.
Candy Cathortic, cure constipation forever
i0c. CSC. II c. c. G. fail, d-uggists refund money
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GAFFNEY BRANCH
Daily, Except Sundi

Train No II, going West makes day
light connection at Lancaster with the
Il Il G Railroad, at Rock Hill with the
southern Railroad, going north, at
Blacksburg with the southern.
Train No rs. going cart makes con>
nection at Marion, N G with the
Southern Railroad, at Blacksburg
with Southern and at Lancaster with
the l. & @ Railroad.
Train No 81. going east makes con-
nection at shelby, N @ with the Il A
l. Railroad, going east.
All Local freight trains win carry
passengers ifprovided with tickets.
l. A Emerson, SB Lsmpkin,
Traffic Manager. Div. Pass. Agt.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08
WEST is GIVEN TEN YEARS.
Accomplish of stubblefieId Punished for
Attempted Train Robbery.

Accomplish of StubblefieId Punished for
Attempted Train Robbery
SEDALIA, No., June 2s.-James T..
West was sentenced to ten years in
the penitentiary yesterday for at
tempted train robbery. This was the
penalty given his accomplice, exon
ductor Eli ]. Stubblefield.
HARTvILLE, June % Lewis Nigh
pleaded guilty yesterday morning to a
charge of train robbery and received a
sentence of twelve years in prison
from Judge Cox. The case against
Elmer Byrum, the confessor, was dis
missed by the state, and Oscar Rays
case was continued to the next term
of court. Five of the robbers who
held up the Kansas City, Fort Scott
and Memphis train at Macomb on the
night of January are in Jail under
penitentiary sentences varying from
ten to twenty years, as follows: Bill
Jennings, twenty years; Jack .Kenne-
dy, seventeen years; Jake Fegley,
twelve years; Lewis Nigh, twelve
years; Joe Sheppard, ten years.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08
STRIKE AT HOMESTEAD.

May Rival the Battle Between Capital
and Labor of Seven Years Ago
PITTsBURG, Pa, July IA strike
was inaugurated at the Homestead
Steel works yesterday which may
rival the ia nous battle between CAPT.
tai and labor which was fought on
that famous spot seven years ago.
The discharge of fifteen men at the
plant during the past three weeks is
at the bottom of the trouble. These
men were dismissed because of their
utilization with the newly formed
lodge of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton.
The strike, of whatever proportions
it may be, was precipitated when a
committee of nine men, who sought
the reinstatement of the discharged
men, were also discharged for the
same. reason. Superintendent Corey
informed the men that no organized
men would be retained, though it be-
came necessary to close down the en-
tire plant.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08
Resolution.

"He didn't get the better Of
me-" triumphantly remarked the
man whose coat-sleeves are al
WAYS too short.
"You mean the book agent who
just left?"
eyes. I stood firm, didn't I?''
absolutely"
81 tell you, it was hard work,
for he is a mighty persuasive
man. And besides, I wanted those
books the worst kind and Pm GO
ing to get them next week. I'll
have to pay several dollars more
then he asked. But I was bound
he shouldn't get the best OF me"
Washington Star.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08
New Decorative Fads.

One of the fads of the day is
to collect the shields bearing the
arms Of all American colleges
and institutions of learning, and
arranged in a straight row just
beneath the molding of the room
the effect is highly decorative.
Another pretty fancy is to have
two shields bearing Americas
and Great Britain's coats of arms
placed side by side above door,
and as the national design has
been very artistically treated on
an ivory white ground, it makes
a handsome companion piece to
England's rampant unicorn and
lion, and "E pluribus unum" and
E.Dien ct mon droit" show up'well
when thus brought together. This
idea, which is original here, seems
to please English visitors, for
several pairs of these shields
have already been taken across
to London as souvenirs of Boston
and clever yankee nation.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08
TRUSTS TO CONTROL ASPHALT.
Asphalt Company Organised with .
Capital OF $50. 100000

PHILADELPHIA, July The arti.
cles of the Asphalt Company of Amer
lea. which has just been Incorporated
in New Jersey, with capital of $50, 9.
900, oOr, and viii probably be known
as the Asphalt trust, :" authorize the
company ITO manufacture, produce
purchase or otherwise acquire and use
asphalt, wood. brick. blocks, tt! es,
natural and artificial pavements and
paving materials and supplies of all
kinds, and all commodities, goods,
wares, merchandise, articles and
things which can be used as a part
thereof or in connection Herewith,
or as a substitute therefor, and to
sell. exchange, pledge, deal in or
or otherwise dispose of the same in
any manner whatsoever for the pur-
pose of paving. roofing or similar
purposes, or any protective ornaments
or useful purpose to which any form
Of natural or artificial asphalt or COM
bination thereof or substitute there
for may be applied"
THE company proposes" said one
OF the promoters, ''to'acquire control
of all the natural asphalt beds that
can be obtained, including the Trini-
dad deposit. The main business of
the concern will be carried on IN Phil
adelphia."
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08
ManI Belgiums Learing Homo.

The population OF Belgium is
becoming so numerous that the
country is NO longer able to sup
port all its people, who in cOnse-
quence are leaving their native
land in larger numbers every
year and accepting situations
abroad. Last year ne1rly 10000
workingmen took out passports
for Bulgaria, Servia, Roumania,
Russia, China and SIAM The en-
igrants consisted chiefly of quar-
rymen, metal-workers, glass
blowers and brickmakers, but
they included also a large num-
Der of engineers, architects and
managers of works who were
leaving Belgium to take up good
appointments. One engineer, NJ.
ROuffart, has been summoned to
China by Ii Hung Chang to study
the problem of preventing the in
undations of the Yellow River,
and NJ. Rolin Jacquemyna, prime
minister to the King of Siam,
now in Belgium, has entered in
to agreements with several
young magistrates, lawyers, en-
gineers and agriculturalists, who
will soon start for Bangkok. The
first journal to be produced in the
French language in Bangkok, the
Courier de Bangkok, was estab-
lished by N. Wilette, a young
Belgian man of letters, last year.
Its object is to defend Belgian in
dustrial and commercial inter
ests on the banks of the Menam.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08
SfIenced the Ofheious Man.

There was a crowd on an up
town Broadway corner the other
evening densely massed around a
PROSTATE form in the street, and
tiptoeing to see over the closely
packed shoulders of the people in
front.
a tall, important looking man
dashed up to the throns and
cried in aloud voice:
'Why don't you COMPOUNDED i'd
lots move back and give the man
a chance to breathe?"
Whereupon a small Milesian
gentleman in the front row piped
up:
"Begorra, it's a horse an it's
dead, so it is?"
And the reformer FASTENED on.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08
CHICAGO WANTS THEM ALL.
WIN Make an Effort to Secure All OF the
National Conventions

national conventions
CHICAGO. July 1.-The officers and
directors of the Coliseum have consti-
tuted themselves a committee to re-
vive Chicago's prestige as 1.-THE con-
vention city" and an active compaign
for securing the great political nom
mating gatherings of 1900 is about to
be inaugurated- The Coliseum man
ayers will argue solely from the
standpoint that their convention hall
is without a peer. present or past
Representative j. A. I. Hull, of the
Seventh Iowa congressional district,
is a director OF the Coliseum company,
and is pulling the necessary wires
with the Republican powers, while
National Committeeman Thomas Ga
nan is commissioned to keep an eye
on the Democrats The Populists and
Prohibitionists are on the wanted
list" too, and Secretary Spalding said
there was reason to believe Chicago
would land at least two, and perhaps
all, of the big meetings
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08
Clash OF Authorttz.

SAN Francisco. July There is a
clash between the federal authorities
and the board of health over the
Nippon Maru affair. The federal au-
thorities have received instructions
from Washington to release the vessel
from quarantine. but the board of
health has gone into the matter more
deeply and has stationed a squad of
policemen around the steamer, to pre-
vent anyone from leaving the sus-
pected vessel The passengers wlIo
arrived on the Nippon Maru are still
detained at the Angel island quaran-
tine station. ~
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08
North pakota,s Glory Gone.

FARGO, n. D., July North Da-
kota as divorce mecca is a thing of
the past. Beginning to-day a years
residence will be necessary for all
cases There was grand rush here
during the last days of March from
all points in the East, so residence
could be established and advantage
taken of the ninety day law. All
those who had been here the neces-
sary ninety days prior to yesterday
were accorded the same privileges as
though there had been no change in
the law.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08
0USTED FROM MISSOURI.
,nty- Three Insurance Companies

Seventy Three Insurance Companies
Prohibited From Operating.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Ju ~ The
Missouri supreme court en- banc to-
day ,-orded a writ of custer on the
informa,--> of Attorney General Crow
against seventy three foreign fire in
surance companies doing business in
st. Joseph, Mo-, for violation Of the
state antitrust law t-of 1895. I'm
der this decision the seventy three
companies cannot continue doing bus
mess in the state
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08
Enormous FIooa Damare.

HOUSTON, Texas. July 1.-The re-
markedly heavy rains of the past four
days in Texas have done damage
which will amount to hundreds of
thousands of dollars Railroad traf-
fic is suspended in South Texas be-
cause of the numerous washouts, and
many bridges are gone The loss to
cotton and corn alone will reach
81 900, 900, while another million will
not cover the loss to railroads and
other property. It is rumored that
many lives were lost
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08

and was drievn to Rennes, where 25
gendarmes waited his entrance into
the town. Ten of the gendGrmes en-
tered a wagon and followed the car
riage. The rest followed on foot. The
party arrived at the prison without in
cident. large crowd assembled AID
witnessed the arrival in silence and
without manifestation.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08
CommI..Ion, In pemand.

WASHINGTON. July L = Since the
announcement that about 10. 600 vol
unteers were to be mustered into the
army for service in the Philippines,
the President has been deluged with
applications for commissions Almost
every congressional caller has one or
more applicants whom he presses On
the Presidents attention.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08
Were Goihr TO Lznch Hlm.

DETROIT, Mich, July L : Eleven
well known citizens of Worthwhile
were arrested yesterday, charged with
attempting to lynch Thomas Evans.
who was charged with improper con-
duct with his step-children. After
being actually hanged by the. neck,
Evans was cut down and finally elrd-
ed the lYnchers
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08
Free speech Allowed.

CHICAGO, July AT meeting of
representative members of the fac
ulty, board of trustees and alumni of
the University of Chicago a resolution
was adopted declaring unequiVocally
for no restriction Oh the public utter
ances of the professors or other indi-
viduals officially connected with the
institution
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08

OMAHA. Neb., July 1.-The gates of
the Greater America exposition were
swung outward at a m, and the
successor to the successful trans Mis-
sissippf exposition will enter upon .
career Of four months
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08
william woodrum browns

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, June 80 =
William Woodrum, president of the
Commercial club, manager of the
Schultz Dry Goods company, was ac-
cidentally drowned while in swim
ming in the Moreau, two miles from
the CITY Yesterday.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08

NEW YORK, July Charles NJ.
Murphy of the Kings County wheel
men rode a mile on bicycle, paced by
locomotive, in ~ As seconds yester-
day. His course was a two-mile
board track on a siding of the Long
Island railroad. Murphy followed an
engine and a day coach. the latter
being provided with a hood, which
acted as a wind shield for the rider.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08

EMPoRIA, Kan, June 30. The board
of trustees of the College of Emporia,
yesterday met and rescinded their
previous action of dischs rging DIR. w
L Kirkwood, and reinstated him in
the chair of mental and political phi
osophy.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08
when He snored She Wen. Insane

NEW YORK. July 1.-The corOner's
Jury decided that Mrs H ]. Ramsey,
who cut her husbands throat while he
was asleep because he snored, was
temporarily insane. While Mrs Ram
sey was on her way to >he Tombs she
tried to stab hersel< With hat pin
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08
Reciprocltr WIEN Bsrmuta.

WAsHINGTox. June 2S-A reci-
procity treaty relating to the West
Indian colony of Bermuda has been
concluded and the bermuda commits
sion has left for home with draft of
the treaty.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08
Appeai for Protectlon.

LONDON. July 1.-The Capetown corr
respondent of the Daily Mail says:
1.-THE Germans and Americans in the
Transvaal have appealed to their con-
suls for marines to prot ect their prop
4rty in the event of hostilities- -
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08
Big Michigan FaIIure

BAY CITY, Mich. July spencer
o. Fisher, ex-congressman, leading
Democratic politician and formerly a
wealthy lumberman. has fled a petit
ton in bankruptcy in the federal
court Liabilities are s42s, AS.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08

A @FIghtfne" McCoOk Nzrrisd ~ "a.
PHILADELPHIA, July THE Rev.
HeDry C. McCook. SO years old, the
eminent Presbyterian clergyman, and
Mrs. Eleanor d 3 Abbey were mar
ried Tuesday. DR. HcCook belongs to
the fighting" McCook family.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08
CAPT AIN D2EYFIJS At RENNES
The Fam Gus Prisoner on French
Soil Again.
is VERY CLOSELY GUARDED,

RENSEs. July Captain Dreyfrs
has arrived here The famous prison
err landed at Quiboron and was con-
veyed by train to Bruz, IL kilometcrs
from Rennes. Then he entered lau-
dau- accompanied by the chief of the
detectives of the project department.,
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08
Long Trip In an AutomoblIe.

NEW YORK, June 80 Under the aus
pices of the New York Herald Mr..
and Mrs. John ID. Davis will start
from this city in motor carriage
bound for San Francisco Saturday
July 1. It will be the longest auto
mobile run on record,
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08
Hint to Housekeepers.

Alittle dry s.FauItless Starch viii make \
large quantity of starch mixture and gives
better results than any other starch; try il.
All grocers sell -.Faultless Starch - 10c-
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-07-08

Grapes and raisins are nourishing
and fattening.