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Still ALIVE.

Aguinaldo declares that the Filipinos
VIII die gloriously for the independence
OF the Philippines. Many Of them have
already died for that or some other
cause, but Aguinaldo was not among
the number. Probably he isn't ready to
die yet for the independence of the
philippines and is only waiting until
the right time comes Meanwhile he
seems to be occupied in pushing on
others to death, while keeping carefully
out Of range himself. 1t will be
cheering to read that Aguinaldo has
died for the independence of the Philip
pines, but we don't expect to read it
soon unless the United States forces
happen to see him before he sees them.
When he does die for the Philippines, if
he ever does, 1t will be a good thing
for them and all concerned.
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THE NEW MAINE,

One year ago this morning the people
of this country were startled by the
news that the battleship Maine had been
blown up in Havana harbor. Yesterday
the wreck of the Maine was decorated
with a large American flag and laurel
wreaths. While this was going on the
first piece Of the keel of the new Maine
was being laid by the Cramp Ship
building company in the presence of a
cheering and remembering crowd. The
new Maine will be sister ship to the
Ohio and Missouri, the contract price
for each Of which is $2,SS5,0Oo. She Is to
have speed Of eighteen knots. Her
armament will consist Of four twelve
inch breech-loading rifles, sixteen six
inch rapid-flre rifles, twenty six-pound-
er, and four three-pounder guns, a few
smaller pieces, and two torpedo tubes
of the underwater type. The builders
will endeavor to have the new battle
ship ready for launching on February
Is Of next year.
Good luck to the new Maine. She will
always be very interesting ship.
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Il tells you whut,' said the old col
ored deacon, de only way dey'll ever
bring dem dar Philistines cross de wa
ter ter dey senses, Is ter take en- Stay
de las one er dem wild de jawbone of a
Georgia mule! OATS de way Samson
had ter do UNI in de Bible days, en-
OATS de way dey'll have ter foller now,
eff dey wants to convert 'um ter desc
Nunited States. Min whutI tellin' your
Atlanta Constitution.
A short time since two young women
entered tramcar in Manchester, Eng
land, and found only standing room.
One Of them whispered to her compan-
Ion, II am going to get seat from one
of these men. You must take notice"
She selected sedate looking man,
sailed up to him, and boldly opened fire.
My dear Mr.. Green, how delighted
am to meet you! You are almost a
stranger! Will I accept your seat?
WE'LL do feel tired, / heartily admit!
Thank you SO much!"
The sedate man, perfect stranger,
of course, quietly gave her his seat,
saying:
''Sit down, Jane, my girl; don't often
see you out on washing day! You must
feel tired! How's your mistress?"
The young woman got her seat, but
lost her vivacity.-Answers.
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ny building out, but padding can do lit
tie for bad poise or for misplaced lines
below the waist
Dress designers are fully aware of
these points, but do little to help women
out. On the other hand they seem not
content with the sheath skirts exac-
tions, but incline so to place trimming
at the hips as to make perfection of line
there all the more necessary. The prin-
cess gown shown here points this de-
velopment Making all the demands as
to the figure it enclosed that any
princess gown could, it also, by a row
of tiny buttons about the hips and
down the back pleats, added to the look
Of snugness. When a skirt seems to
fit with absolute perfection, there is no
chance that the observer can lay a de-
feet to the dressmaker. She'll invaria-
bly, and reasonably place it with the
wearer. All of which is fine for the
woman whose figure won't disclose de-
fects, and dreadful for the other wo-
man. Smoke colored broadcloth was
the material of this gown, brown braid
trimmed it, and brown velvet faced it's
odd revers.
What about the sheath skirt for sum-
mer dresses? AS often as can be the
effect will be retained. Some of the
gauzes already shown are wonders of
arrangement at the back. There Is
plenty of fullness tucked away under
fiat outer folds, that are drawn together
by little bows of ribbon. The cloth
skirt really is drawn, but the delicate
gauze must be perfectly fitted to lie in
place. Skirts of light material will also
be made on a round fitted yoke, whose
opening is in front and spreading to
show an underskirt that falls full from
the edge of the yoke. The skill of the
dressmaker will have ample field for
exercise this summer.
FLORETTE,
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THE SACRED BEETLE.
Curious Performances of the scara

Curious Performances of the Scara-
baeus That Led to His Dedication.
AS far as I can make out, pair of
beetles, male and female, seem unusal-
ly to share a hole in common, and to
roll balls of food to it either alone or in
concert. I cannot say I have ever seen
much cooperation except between such
partners. Once a ball is secured and
safely landed--for here, as elsewhere,
there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and
the lip--the happy couple proceed to eat
it up, and apparently to do not emerge
again from their burrow till the supply
is exhausted. Patient naturalists say
that one ball has been known to last a
scarab as long as fortnight, but this
l do not vouch for of personal knowl-
edge When more food is wanted, the
couple emerge once more on the open
sand and begin to collect fresh dung
and refuse which they roll into a new
football and then dry and harden.
Till very lately it was universally be-
1ieved that the female scarab laid an
egg in some of the balls, and that the
young grubs Matched within such food
stocks and began at once to devour
them. This belief has recently been
contradicted with great emphasis by a
good French observer, who opened
many balls and found no eggs; but I
cannot accept his conclusion. l opened
a number of balls myself near Venice
this year, and saw in several one or two
eggs, while in one case (unearthed from
hole) I discovered half-grown larva.
/ venture therefore in this matter to be-
lieve my own eyes as against those of
even the most celebrated and authorita-
tive entomologists. In Egypt it has
been universally believed from all an
tiquity-and think quite rightly-that
after the scarab has laid an egg in the
ball the parents unite in rolling it to
place of safety, above the level of the
annual inudation due to the rise of the
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ANOTHER GOOD PLAN.

! The merit system in operation or the
Chicago and Northwestern railroad has
been receiving some attention and COM
mendation, and now the plan of the
Illinois Central for making employees a
vital, forceful, thinking factor in a
great industrial organization is up for
notice The Illinois Central plan not
only enlbodies what is known as the
Brown system of discipline by record"
but also provides the highest incentive
to loyalty and industry through sys-
tenn of promotion from the ranks, based
upon merit. An individual account is
kept with every employe of the road,
and an entry is made in it for every
case of neglect of duty or violation of
rules. A record is also made of every
act of heroism or loyalty to the service
are given full consideration in deter
mining the standing or promotion of an
employe. For an offense a note is
made on the book that the employee is
suspended for a given number of days,
but he goes on working. He is sus-
pended in form but not literally, and is
given an opportunity to remove the
black marks for good conduct. The re-
moval of all apprehension of discharge,
except for most serious offense, which
results from this system, is the most
important factor in securing the most
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faithful and the most intelligent ser

faithful and the most intelligent ser
vice.
Another feature which has given the
Illinois Central one Of the most faith
full and competent armies of employees
in this country is that which gives the
men the right to purchase and own
stock of the company on cash or par
tial payment basis and to have a voice,
when they own stock. in the proceed
ings of the stockholders meetings The
requirement of this stock brings about
a partnership Of interest and cooper
alive endeavor that secure the highest
zeal and efficiency in promoting the
earning capacity of the road and also
guarantees protection for the property
OF the company in all emergencies
Such reasonable and just management
as this will do much to prevent labor
troubles"
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| Nile. At any rate, scarabs abound IN
| Egypt.
At a very early date, it would seem,
the curious action of these beetles at
! tracted the attention of the ancient
| Egyptians, whose worship of animals
was one Of the most marked features
of their monstrous religion. Hence
grew a strange and widespread super
stition. A race which deifled the hawk,
| the cat, the ibis and the jackal was not
| likely to overlook the marvellous pro-
| ceedings of the pious and dutiful
scarab. So the very early Egyptians,
we may conjecture, began by thinking
there must be something divine in the
| nature of an insect which worked so
| ceaselessly on behalf of it's young, and
rolled such big round balls behind it UP
| such relatively large. hillocks. Watch
| ing little closer, as time went on, the
| Egyptians discovered, no doubt, that
sacred beetles, did not proceed directly
| from sacred beetles, like lambs from
ewes, but grew, as it were, out Of the
dirt and corruption of the mysterious
pellets.
A modern observer would, Of course,
al OllCG SUSPECT lIldl lIlG Scarab ldlu oil
egg inside the ball, and would promptly
proceed to pull one open and look for
it. But that cold scientific method was
likely to command itself to the mystic
and deeply religious Egyptian mind.
The priests by the Nile jumped rather
to the conclusion that the scarab coll
lected dirt in order to make a future
scarab out of clay, and that from this
dirt the young beetle grew, self-exist-
emit, self-developed, self-created. Con-
sidering the absence of scientific knowl-
edge and comparative groups of scen-
tif1c facts at the time, such a conclu-
sion was by no means unnatural. Once
started on. so strange a set Of ideas, the
Egyptians proceeded to evolve a wor-
ship of the scarab which grew ever and
developed, as they thought the scarab
itself did, practically out of nothing.
The immortality of the soul and the
resurrection of the body were the CEN
trail ideas Of Egyptian religion the
thinkers of Thebes and Memphis in
stantly perceived a fanciful analogy
between the scarab rising from it's bed
of dirt and the mummy reviving when
the expected day of resurrection should
at last arrive. AS a consequence of this
analogy the scarab was made sacred.
1t was reverenced during its life and Of
ten preserved after it's death, like the
mummied cats and hawks and sacred
Apis bulls which formed such special
objects of veneration to the devout of
Egypt Grant Allen in The Strand !
Magazine
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ADVERTISING RATES.

situations, Wants. Rents. and other small
Advertisements. One Cent Word each in
eertion. Five Cents Word for full week
tseven times).
Display advertisements. per Inch. one In
sertion, $1.20; each subsequent insertion, 40
cents; one week, $500; one Month. $40;
one year. $40.
obituary Notices. In prose or verse. Is
cents per line. Notices Of Births MAJ
RACES, Deaths and Funerals. 80 cents cach
Local Notices. Is cents per line.
Yearly advertisers are limited to their
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Petition.
I want to be a magistrate
An Oriental potentate,
A consequential,
Influential,
Oriental
Potentate.
I'd like to rule a tropic Isle,
Not very big SAY one square mile,
Is there for me no
Filipino.
Small casino,
Tropic isle?
When II am prince In the Levant
III ride the sacred elephants;
The white and creamy,
Slow and dreamy,
Bright and g.eamy
Elephant.
And when go abroad In state
My splendor soon will subjugate
The reverential,
Deferential
Non-essential,
Fourth estate.
Four-and twenty brown Negritos
With fans will keep away mosquitoes;
Malevolential,
Most potential,
Pestilential,
Big mosquitoes.
Oh, I will be supreme, I'll bet,
I'll rule without cabinet;
Preferential,
Confefential,
Departmental
Cabinet i{n{
And / Will be no celibate--
My harem fair syndicate;
A confidential,
Preferential,
Most essential
Syndicate
Twill be wide open when I'm ruler,
Each night we'll7have hula-hua;
A soul enhancing
Joy enhancing
Muscle dancing
Hula-hula.
Then let me have a tropic Isle,
A little bit of Natures smile.
A soft and balmy.
Fair and palmy,
Never qualmy
Troplc sle.M
Life.
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"A Mr.. Hicks advertises in a Moran
(Kansas) paper challenge to anybody
70 meet him in debate and contest his
claim that everybody except the Bap-
lists are doomed to hell"
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The Menominee Indians, in western
Wisconsin, are as successful as any,
body In their lumber operations. BY
the sale Of pine logs in years past, 1900
men, women and children have a tribal
fund which aggregates about 81, 900, 900,
and is still growing The tribe expends
about $4,000 a year in logging opera
ttons. and clears $4,000 to s1o0, 900 year.
w, which adds to the fund.
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Inc late Earl Poulett had some good
ideas. 'Never pay a bill by check"
said he, "but always in coin, for the
more you look at your money the less
inclined you'll be to part with it,
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FASHION NOTES.
The Sheath skirt to Hold to SUNNI.

The Sheath Skirt to Hold 10 Summer
Between the wheel skirt and the
sheath skirt a woman has no choice
but to stand we'll and make her figure
as graceful as may be. Either kind Of
skirt shows the outlines of hips and
back below the waist mercilessly, and
it Is no wonder that women are taking
to walking and to exercising in poise.
She who would be stylish may not have
cushiony hips, high abdomen and bad
outline at the back The modelling
there is Just now Of more Importance
than the torso, but women still wear
the blouse, which permits any necessa-
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man In England Is compiling a
book which will contain the public and
private history Of all the royal person.
ages Of Europe for the last eight hun
dred years. 1t will be called 1.-THE Roy
al Daughters of England" and will show
who at the present day are the repre-
sentati+es Of the sixty princesses, be-
ginning with the daughters Of William
the Conqueror.
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The laxity of the laws governing cor
porations in New Jersey attracts to
that State those wishing to form easy
going companies and thousands of them
are registered at Trenton every year.
"A fair sample of some of them is min
ing company organized a few days ago
with an authorized capital of $40, 000, 900,
subscribed and paid in IS. That is to
say, five men paid 81 apiece for the
privilege of going before the country as
IA company with $20,OOOOO0 capital.
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operations thus far we're eminently

operations thus far were eminently
successful.
There was q moderate display OF
shooting stars between 5 and 6 o'clock
this morning, just as a guarantee Of
good faith, but it is expected q greater
display will be apparent tomorrow
morning between the same hours. Last
night wae clear and bright, delightful
moonlight, and many citizens sat up un.
til q late hour to witness the meteorio
display, but were disappointed, the Ear
ly riser only getting tie benefit OF the
first iDstallment. The shooting star is
81 elusive individual which will bear any
amount OF watching. The falling met
eors came from the neighborhood OF the
constellation Leo, which can be easily
located by q line from the pole star
through the two stars on the inside OF
the great bowl OF the Great Dipper, and
continuing this straight line about eight
or ten degrees to the southeast OF the
latter. AT six in the morning this con.
stellstion is nearly overhead in the
heavens, being 8 little to the east and
south OF the zenith. Consequently this
constellation does not rise above the
horizon in the east until after midnight,
aud the meteors cannot very we'll be seen
until after 4 or 5 o'clock, especially il
there is a bright 400 light. Tomorrow
morning the moon sets about $50 and
after that hour the falling meteors will
be seen in their greatest b%rilliancy.
Though falling from the constellation OF
Leo they are not seen uotil nearing the
earth and appear to go in all directions.
People on the Atlantic coast aud in
Europe are the ones who will have the
finest display Ct the leonids this year.
Call on phone No. 81, for all kinds OF
wood,
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A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSA'

A.. H. Thurness. Mgr, Wills Greek
Coal Co., Buffalo, Ohio, writes: l have
been affected with Kidney and Bladder
trouble for years. passing gravel or
stones, accompanied by exoruciating
pains. Other medicines only gave tenn
porary relief. After taking Foley's Kid
ney Cure, the result was surprising. A
few doses started the brick dust, little
fine stones, etc., and now I have no pain
across my Kiddeys and feel like q new
man. Foley's Kidney Cure has done me
$1,000 worth OF good.
CHRIS. Schultz
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THE CITY.
LOCAL BREvlTlES.

advertisement VI j. j. Fitz-
e''ner report: Far tonight and
''sday.
wv Erwin's car was attached to the
,s''s passenger.
county commissioners completed
'"ys' session to day.
cn '.v"'s by the evening train, John
'""'d' VIM. Hewlett, A. E. Fuller.
,s. Meth. tho Lake Preston druggist,
M. through the city this morning on
.""l Mrs. Hiram Richardson are
h, lug over the arrival OF . eon and
~ = Inst evening.
lone Of. Register OF Deeds John.
ld,. ''.ogethsr more homsliks since the
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When thou doeet feel death slowly
creeping towards thyself, mayest thou
not regret that thou didst fail to take
Rocky Mountain Tea. Prolongs life.
FRANK SMITH.
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For AOArsemess.

FOH AOAI SrneSS.
Geo. A. Pontins, Upper Sandusky, O.,
l have been using Foley's
Honey and lTar tor sore throat and
and fnd it ie the best remedy
I over tried. It stopped the cough i'm
mediotely and relieved oil soreness.
CHRIS. SCHUTz.
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WENTWORTH.
A Collection Of News and Personal Items
from Our East Side Neighbor.

Special Correspondence of The Daily Leader.
Seven carpenenters will begin work on
the new church next Monday morning.
Bruno Harms cut HE hand badly in q
broken pane of glass, last Saturday
evening.
Miss Bernice Pierce OF Goodland. In.
diana, is visiting with her sister, Mrs.
DR.. Hard.
Threshing has almost ceased in this
vicinity.
The work is about completed with
quite general satisfaction.
Another party visited Wentworth last
week, looking up q location for a paper
The town will give . bonus Of 5000 for a
permanent weekly paper here.
Rev. Cline OF Madison preached in the
school house last Sabbath at 4 p. M
The attendance was good. He viii
preach at the same place and time next
Sabbath.
Gao. holland, Rockford, O., says, "My
wife had piles forty years. DeWittt
Witch Hazel Salve CURED her. 1t is the
hest salye IN America" It heals every
thing and cures all skin diseases.
Cook l. ODEE
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Sold Their Tire PlAnts.

NEW YORK. Nov. 15.-The Tribune
says it is now admitted by the directors
of the American Bicycle company and
the officials Of the rubber goods com
pany, that the two companies have at
last come to a satisfactory agreement.
None Of the members of the bicycle
combination will make tires hereafter.
The agreement does not stipulate that
the members must purchase tires OF the
rubber company, but it is supposed
they may do SO.
The private and personal blessings one
enjoys while taking Rocky Mountain
Tea is truly wonderful. A great maker
OF human happiness.
FRANK SMITH.
LaGrippe, with it's after effects, an
nuslly destroys thousands OF people. 1t
may be quickly cured by One Minute
Cough Cure, the only remedy that pro.
duoes immediate results in coughs, colds
Group, bronchitis, pneumonia and throat
and lung troubles. It will prevent con.
sumption.
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For rent, new tive.room house. APP.
ply to J.f. DALi.
City residence lots for sale, SIS to S2CO
ELMER SHERIDAN.
Part OF residence to rent. Apply to
Mrs. John Walter, near Normal school.
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Don't Risk Your Life.

Dun { MINK 1UuV 11ssO'
Many Of your friends, or people whom
,on know OF have contracted c0nsump.
ZION. pnnemonia or other fatal diseases
nv neglect Of a simple cold or cough:
Eoley's Honey and Tar, q safe sure and
PLEASANT cough medicine, would have
saved them. Il is guaranteed.
CHRIS. SCHUTZ.
J. D. Bridges, Editor "Democrat,"
Lancaster. N. H., Gays. zone Minute
Cough Cure ie the best remedy for Group
7 aver used" Immediately relieves and
curee coughs, colds, oroup. asthma,
pneumonie, bronchitis, grippe and all
throat and lung TROUBLES. It prevents
consumption.
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Call on phone No. 81, for all kinds OF
wood.
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lankton Press. %: At a meeting Of
the executive committee OF the antrim.
perialist league of Boston on the .o,3rd, il
was voted tina. the neutrality-suspicious."
league challenges the publication of the
names OF the persons, committee or
socleties alleged to have stirred up
mutiIous feeling among the troops IN
the Philippines by correspondence or
otherwise. except Of those relatives and
friends OF tue volunteers who may have
expressed their natural solicitu le for the
men compelled by military conditions TO
serve Ia Az unpopular and unrighteous
war.
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The republican state cntral committee
which met at Huron last week. decided
10 hcli the convention for the nomina-
tion Of candidates for judges Of the SUI
p-ama court at Redtield June Is. The
ratio OF representation will be one dele
gate for each Il votes for Kirk Phillips
for governor and two at large. The
sentiment. Is stongly III favor Of The
denomination Of the present judges.
Gov. Lees letter to the president. ask
ing the return Of the S)uth Dakota
troops. was denounced as unpatriotlc and
III American.