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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-24

Or. G. F. B. Burchmore,
House Physician Of the Suffolk
DlsPensary, Boston, writes:
'sThere is no question regard .
ing the remarkable curative
value ofWARNER's SAFE CURE.
have watched very carefully
the results Of this great remedy
upon patients afflicted with any
OF the many diseases of the kid
neys and urinary organs. From
the benefit derived, / feel it is
most assuredly a specific ofgreat
value.''
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-01-18
Good Printing Cheap.

The statement that "chefp printing Is
not necessarily poor printing may be
questioned by some printers who have
not kept pace with the advance of the
times. The introduction Of labor-saving
machinery in the modern printing Of
lice has had the effect Of reducing the
cost of the output and at the same time
improving it's quality. Printers who have
not kept step with the times and
equipped their plants with the labor-sav-
ing devices are still compelled to make
cheap printing poor printing.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-01-18
The First Impression.

With School Catalogues, from which
the possible patron will receive his or
her first impression of the character of
the institution the publication represents,
it is of the most vital Importance that
the printed matter be of high order of
excellence, so that this first impression
will not prejudice the recipient against
the institution, but rather give the i'm
preston that everything connected with
it is of the best-even to it's annual cata-
lOgue.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-01-18
How We Do 1t.

Of late years we have made a spe
cialty of school printing, and especially
the printing Of Annual Catalogues for
educational institutions. In order to fill
all the requirements we have invested
$4,000 in improved machinery for this
class of work-type-setting machines,
presses, binders, etc. This machinery en-
ables us to do the highest class Of work
at prices that would be impossible with
out 1t.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-01-18

appointment which he had promised
was to be thus worthily bestowed.
And so, when it was Governor Jarvis
by twenty thousand plurality, one OF
the first acts off the new chief execu-
tive was to invite Willis to call upon
him. The young editor, somewhat
surprised at the message, made the
trip as requested, and his surprise was
increased when the governor told him
that he had been selected for the place
of state printer.
81 wish to say, SIR" explained Willis
after a moments Thought, ''that if
your choice is based on the Wings
position during the campaign, you are
making mistake. For the papers
support you are not indebted to me-"
''Indeed!" exclaimed Jarvis. To
whom, then?"
''That l do not KNOW" confessed
Willis, and went on to tell the STORY
which the governor had heard before.
'That lis a very curious and interest
ing incident" said the latter, gravely,
but with a twinkle in his eye "The
position of your paper, however, had
little to do with my choice of you to
be public printer. That was mainly
brought about through the influence
of lady"
"a LADY," calculated Willis. Sim
possible! [ have no woman friend who
can have influence with you, and if I
had I could not accept position Sc
cured in such way"
'Wait!" commanded Jarvis. "You
are altogether too hasty in your state
ments and your conclusions. 1t may
help to solve your difficulties if I make
you acquainted with my wife"
With somewhat suspicious timeli-
ness the door opened,fi and very
smiling young woman entered.
"Mrs. Jarvis" said the governor,
may I make you acquainted with my
friend, Mr.. Willis? Perhaps, however,
he already knows you as
'''The linotype Lady," said Willis and
Mrs. Jarvis in chorus. -Waverley Mag
aZine.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-01-18
Effects of Good Printing.

II it is the aim of those who send out
Catalogues, Circulars, etc., to impress
upon those to whom they are sent the
fact that what they offer is of the best,
it is necessary that the printed matter
through which they speak should be Of
the highest class, nothing shabby. shoddy
or slouchy.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-01-18
School Printing.
UUU


Money spent for poor printing In nearly.
if not in all cases, is money worse than
wasted. Poor printing Is not necessarily
cheap printing. nor does 1t always follow
that cheap printing is poor printing, but
it Is a we'll established fact that poor
printing is never cheap, it Is the most
expensive kind Of printing.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-01-18
Estimates Furnished.

We offer our services to the schools
of the South, and assure them that we
will take pleasure in submitting esti
mates for their work and in furnishing
any information in our power.
We would, of course, advise the use
Of the very best stock, and in fact the
printing of the very finest catalogue
within the means of the institution, but
we will furnish estimates on any class
II work, and we feel certain that we will
give satisfaction in every case. With our
improved machinery we are enabled to
turn out a neat catalogue at a price that
a short time ago would have commanded
only the shabbiest kind of a job-a job
that no self-respecting school would use.
1t will pay you to invest in a good cata-
logue. and we prefer to print catalogues
of the higher class, but even our lowest
priced work generally gives satisfaction.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-01-18

$3.50. Best ON earth. SO per
cent. and 100 per cent. matches being
made several times. Breeders that will
raise your. chicks ITO perfection. Send
stamp for circular to NONE SUCH IN
CURATOR CO., Terre Haute, indiana.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-01-18

we going to do about it?'
First, let's find out who does know
about it," very practically suggested
the manager. "What does the proof
reader say?"
But the proof reader had never seen
the editorial until they showed it to
her. She was positive that she had
not read the proof of it, and the copy
holder supported her by affirming that
no copy for it had passed through her
hands.
When the foreman who made up the
paper was questioned he did remem-
Der placing the type in the forms and
reading the headline, but that was as
far as his informa ton went. And the
assistant foreman, who gave out the
copy, made the mystery deeper than
ever by asserting that no such editor
ial matter had been handled by him
The 'devil," who took the proofs, was
equally certain that he had had moth
ing to do with that particular lot of
type.
The linotype operators were next in
order for questioning, and among
them Willis expected to find the solu-
ton of the puzzle, for it was only too
evident that the troublesome editorial
had been put in type by somebody.
But one after another of the operators
denied all knowledge of the matter
until the entire roll had been called
without the faintest glimmering of
light. Willis noticed that when he
approached the linotype lady she was
very pale and apparently disturbed,
but when he asked, did you see the
copy for this editorial, Miss?" she an
swered so promptly: ''No, SIR" and
met his gaze so unfinchingly that he
had not the heart to doubt her.
All investigation having this proved
fruitless, the editor and the manager
shut themselves in again for further
discussion.
''The next question u.s." said Willis,
what shall we do about it?'
sit looks to me-" replied the man
ager, ''as if we ought to make the best
of it and adopt Jarvis as our candi-
date"
''But that is probably just what the
person wants who put up this job on
u.s." objected Willis.
''Precisely," assented the manager;
''but what other course is open ito us?
If, without explanation, we oppose
Jarvis, we shall be called turncoats.
weather vanes, and other choice
names. If, on the other hand, we tell
just what has happened and give it as
our reason for opposing Jarvis, who
will believe us? No one. Like great
deal of truth, it is absurdly improba-
BILE. Now you and i know that Jarvis
is not a bad fellow, and that he will
make a pretty good governor. He
differs from us on some points, L
know, but perhaps we can bring him
around to our WAY of thinking after a
while. He is one of those men whom
it is easier to lead than to drive, any
way. Now what do you say?''
Willis did not fancy the idea at all,
~ on,oH tho furth-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-01-18

on those occasions.
Before long, however, the linotype
lady resigned her place. The supply
of opera tors had become once more
equal to the demand, and ais soon as
she learned the fact she prepared to
bid the Wing goodby. The foreman,
the manager and the editor, all pro-
ties ted, and even the other operators,
in spite of their occasional jealousy,
were sorry to lose her. The linotype
lady said that she was sorry to- go,
which was true, but that she had an
opportunity to engage in line OF
work which she liked even better, and
that was also true.
AS said line of work was the pre-
trousseau for her own use, any
woman can understand how even the
sensible Miss Jackson could find no
employment in the world more to her
taste.
'How did you do it?" asked Jarvis
on the first opportunity, referring to
the Wing, which he held in his hand,
and which at the head of it's editorial
page announced in bold type: 'For
Governor, William Jarvis
Having secured his solemn promise
"never to tell,'' his betrothed satisfied
his curiosity.
''You remember that first editorial
in your favor?" she asked. ''No one
knew or could find out how it got into
the paper, but since it was there and
in the whole edition, the editor and
the manager decided that it was best
to stick it out and advocate your cleo
ton to the best of their ability. AS
you know, that is what they are
doing, and I call it very nice of them.
''How did that first editorial get in?
Well, III tell you that, too. One noon
| waited in the dressing room until
every one was gone, and then slipped
back to my machine. My thoughts
y
your candidacy that it took but few
minutes for me to put that editorial
in type even without copy"
"You mean that you made it up as
you set it ?" queried Jarvis with adj
miratiOn.
''Just that. When it was done I
took proof glanced through it hasti
ly, made few corrections, and put
the type on the bank with some other
editorial matter. The foreman was in
hurry when he came to make it up
and merely glanced at the heading.
Seeing that it was double-leaded he
placed it, very rightly, as the leader
of the day.
81 was good deal scared while the
mysterious editorial was being in
vestigated, for I really did not want
to tell a downright lie. But Mr..
Willis was kind enough to put his in
quiry in such a way that [ could an
swer it in the negative without the
slightest strain on my conscience.
"'And now, when you are elected, as
Of course you will be, you must not
forget your promise about letting me
make an appointment
cit shall be my first official duty"
T
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-01-18
About Correspondence.

In writing for estimates we would sug-
gest that you forward a copy of your
last catalogue, and give the number of
copies desired; also note any changes
that you desire, either in form of book,
character of stock, number Of pages, etc
Kindly address your communications to
Catalogue Department.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21
! Doctors hints to smokers.

A medical journal gives smokers two
bits Of advice. Smoke with modera-
tion, and do not smoke too cheaply."
Tobacco, in the opinion of this writer,
certainly seems to satisfy some physio-
logic need in certain conditions of the
system, for persons who are unable to
smoke at certain times can do so with
pleasure and benefit at some other pc
Rod in their lives, as was the case with
Huxley. Certainly no habit is so COM
mon or so generally harmless, he
thinks. Comparatively few use tobac-
co in such excess as to suffer bad eff
fects, no doubt fewer than suffer from
the over-use of coffee and tea, and in
finitely fewer than those who suffer
from overeating.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21

kind of job again Well. / worked on
and of until 61 Think / could stay
home then? Wen, / reckon not Well,
in 81 | shouldered my fowling piece
again. Was down there in all those
peninsula wars. Say, we got whipped
at Charlottesville. Was at Gettys-
burg. too. Got a bloody bad bullet
hole in my leg. Pension, young feller
did you say pension No. sir! you
don't know me- ! can earn all l need.
Well, when the civil war was over,
what should | do but go into the navy
And I've stayed by her. too. You
couldn't get me to leave her now. II
amt any use taking but what Dewey
is ahead Of 'em all. / was alongside
of i'm all the tiiue of that battle Of
Manila. They wanted me to carry
water to the sick ard wounded. Never
thing | had to do / ought to We
been on the other side for that BUSH
ness. / said to the admiral after the
first half of the fight, waen the order
went out to retreat for breakfast;
We don't want any breakfast; let's
lick 'em now He'd fought the bat
tie on the Sd of May ii it hadn't been
for me. told him that that day was
a Jonah time of the year. was licked
at Charlottesville on the Sd Of May
He amt gettin' no more than he de-
serves. He don't know that Amt l
right. young feller?'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21

5000 One thousand dollars was the
price given by the late Mr.. Alfred Nor
rison of Carlton House terrace for an
autograph letter written by Marie
Stuart to the archbishop of Guise
This and two other letters Zone to the
pope and the other to the king Of
France) were written by the unfortu-
nate queen of Scots on the morning of
her execution. The letter to the French
king was destroyed during the days of
the terror, while that to the pope is
still preserved at the Vatican. The
well-known bookseller, Bernard Qua
ritch, gave $4,000 for an autograph of
Columbus, which was exhibited at the
worlds fair in Chicago. A Chicago au-
tograph dealer is said to have offered
to give S100,000 for a genuine auto
graph of Shakespeare. if brought to
him within year of making his Of
fer. 1t was safe bluff, for since the
tragic fate of Chatterton no forger has
cared to tackle the quaint scrawl of
the bard of Avon.-Colliers Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21
ReantifnI RIne Ridge Mountains.

If you are going to New York a
treat is in store for you if you take
the Lackawanna Railroad. This line
offers the most beautiful scenery of any
of the great trunk lines of the east,
traversing the beautiful agricultural
regions of western New York until 1t
reaches the Susquehanna river, beside
which it runs for miles overlooking
the beautiful valleys nestled in among
the foothills of the Blue Ridge noun
tains. Next is reached the valley OF
the Delaware river, which the trains
follow through Delaware Water Gap,
conceded to be one of the most pic
turesque spots in America, the river
and the railroad track fighting for the
right of way through a great gap in
the mountains cut by the ceaseless
washing Of the waters of the river For
miles the track curves in and about
the Blue Ridge mountains, each sue
cessive turn presenting picture SEEM
ingly more beautiful than the last.
At Mount Pocono an altitude of 1900
feet is reached, and from here on the
train descends through the mountains
and foothills almost to the edge of
the Hudson river, the last hundred
miles, having been for the most part
beside the picturesque old Morris and
Essex canal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21
BRAVE CAPTAIN.
M'cRATH WHO SWAN A RUSH
ING STREAM.
While the Filipinos Ralned a Furious
FIRE on Him-He Received His Death
Wound While Fighting Between
Hacoor and linus.

Capt H. J. McGrath OF the Fourth
United States cavalry, who died in the
military hospital at Manila few DAYS
ago, was wounded during movement
% clear the country between Bacoor
ana lmus. A brass cannon loaded
win scrap iron was discharged by the
insurgents and an iron nut struck
capt. McGrath in the thigh. Death is
supposed to have been due to compli-
cations. He was taken after the bat
ne 70 hospital at Manila and cabled
10 his wife: Wounded left thigh.
Don't worry
Capt. McGrath was born on April 8.
1906, in Fond du Lac, Wis. and moved
with his parents to Eau Claire Ia 1850.
Inc young man was educated in the
public schools of Eau Claire and the
University of Wisconsin. In 1876 he
was admitted to West Point academy
and was graduated in 1880. He Joined
MS regiment. the Fourth Cavalry, the
following September, at Fort Reno,
and spent two years at the infantry
and Cavalry school at Fort Leaven-
worth. He was Instructor in military
science at Wisconsin university for
three years. Capt. McGrath served in
New Mexico and Arizona against Ger
onimo and the other Apache chiefs, and
later was stationed at Walla Walla
He was at Vancouver barrack when
the Spanish war opened He asked
for active duty and was made major
in the Volunteer Engineers and sent
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21

Lake Superior appears to exercise a
greater effect upon the annual amount
Of precipitation of rain and snow near
its shores than any other of the great
lakes. The average precipitation in
year is about eight inches greater on
the southern than on the northern side
of Lake Superior. Lakes Erie and
Ontario also show more precipitation
on their southern than on their north
ern shores, but the difference is only
three inches annually. In the case of
Lakes Huron and Michigan, it is the
eastern shores as compared with the
western which get the largest precipi-
tation, but the difference is not great.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21
Cultivation OF India Rubber Plant.

The experiments made by the Assam
forest department on the cultivation of
the india-rubber plant (ficus elastica)
are of interest because of the constant
~ increasing industrial Importance OF
india-rubber According to the Field
an attempt was made at the outset to
initiate nature by planting the seeds in
the clefts of trees, in the hope that the
plant might, in terminating, become
epiphytic on its host, but failure was
the result. 1t was not till 1879 that
success was attained by raising the
plant from seed and transplanting it as
its stage of growth requires. The cap
ital outlay is not large, but the money
expended being locked up so long is
drawback. Still the plantations, which
have now reached the tapping stage,
are showing an excellent return on the
original outlay.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21

entirely owing to the transformation
wrought by citizens garb. Without
the gorgeous accouterments of his high
Office the admiral loses his picturesque
identity to such an extent that one
would see in him merely a correctly
attired, unassuming American man,
and never suspect in passing him that
one had touched elbows with nations
idol. Dewey appears more slender in
a frock coat and silk hat, and his face
seems to lose the fullness that it has
under a cooked hat. He was once
asked what made so much difference
whenever he exchanged gold lace and
brass buttons for plain clothes.
MY official dignity, sir; my official
dignity" was his quick response.
Cant you see for yourself that it
takes more cloth to encompass the dig
nifty of the admiral of the United
States navy in uniform than when he
is in plain citizens dress?" Then he
added I'm civilian dress feel as If
belonged to myself The minute / put
on my uniform it seems to me l be-
come public property. If appear as
different as | feel the change must be
very noticeable"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21
To Los Angeles and southern California

Every Friday night, at 1926 p. M,
a through Tourist Car for Los Angeles
and Southern California, leaves the
Chicago, Milwaukee G st. Paul Rail-
way Union Passenger Station, Chicago,
via Omaha, Colorado Springs and Salt
Lake City, for all points in Colorado,
Utah, Nevada and California.
In addition to the regular Pullman
porter, each car is accompanied by an
intelligent, competent and courteous
courier" who will attend to the
wants of passengers en- route. This is
an entirely new feature of tourist car
service, and will be appreciated by
families or by ladies travelling alone.
Particular attention is paid to the care
of children, who usually get weary Oh
long journey.
These tourist cars are sleeping cars
supplied with all the accessories neces-
sary to make the journey comfortable
and pleasant, and IL berth rate leach
berth will acccmmou ate two persons)
is only $500 from Chicago to Cali
fornia. Ask the nearest ticket agent
for a tourist car folder, or address
Geo. H. Heafford, General Pass. and
Ticket Agent, Chicago, Ill.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21


The children of the desert were filled
with awe when first the silence of the
primeval solitude was broken by the
putting Of the steam engine. Down at
the other end of the Cape to Cairo
Nine the simple Matabeles, when first
'confronted by locomotive, were GER
tain that the strange machine was
worked by an indefinite number OF
oxen, which they assumed were shut
up inside. Hence, when the engine
stopped they gathered, in curious
crowds waiting to see the door open
and the oxen come out, nor could they
for many days be persuaded that the
power Of the locomotive could come
from other than the strength of the OK.
The Arabs of the Soudan, more i'm
aginative than the Matabeles, saw in
the fire horses of the railway one OF
the Djinns of the Arabian Nights, har
messed by the magic of the infidel to
the long train of cars. The steam en-
CINE was to them living, sentient be-
ing. OF which belief there is curious
evidence in the fact that on one occa-
sion a shiek made an impassioned
remonstrance against the cruelty of
making so small an engine draw so
huge a train.-Windsor Magazine. .
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-21
DEWEYIN THE STREET
HOW THE HERO OF MANILA
LOOKS TODAY.
Divested OF His Naval Raiment He
Presents the Appearance of Well
to-Do Business Man Is Hard to
Recognize as Private Citizen.

George Dewey the American citizen
In civilians clothes, and George Dewey
the American nayys admiral, are by
no means the same individual-at least
that is the verdict of those who have
seen Hero Dewey in tailor-made garb,
and also in the dazzling regalia to
which he is entitled by reason Of his
exalted rank.
The difference. indeed. Is so great
that the admiral has no difficulty what
ever in passing through the public
streets incognito when he is not uni
formed and gold- braided. This is the
more remarkable because no man, with
the possible exception of the late
George Washington, has been more ex-
tensively pictured by every conceivable
process than Dewey, and it would seem
that his features could not escape i'm
mediate recognition. That they do is