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The leader., 1899-03-15
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The readers of this paper will be pleased
10 learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able TO cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known TO the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
OF the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
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proprietors have so much faith in its cura-
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
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Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. ]. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The leader., 1899-03-15
TOLD BY STATESMEN.
Charles F. Manderson's First Visit
to the Senate Chamber.
n. vs, Accompanied by Wilbur +.
sanders. aud Both Aftervard He
.ome Members of the So
called Upper House.
lSpecial Washington letter.


s.orie, Of states men can be made en-
;oyable to readers, but the pleasure OF
listening to them and seeing the facial
sxnression> of the narrators cannot be
tai,bfplly transferred from memory
orrotes to paper and type.
Ex-senator Charles +. Henderson, OF
Nebraska. who served for II years a
rart of the time being vice president
ITO tcmpore of the United States SEN
ale. was always an entertaining gehlle-
man, and i, always welcomed by many
friends when he visits this city. lie vol
unfairly retired from public life, say
inc, At the time TO the writer: Il nave
sppat about $4,000 more than my sal
ary while have been a mem Der OF the
senate: and if it had not been for my
income a. a LAWYER | would be bank
mrt now. propose to retire to private
life and try to accumulate enough to
TAX care Of myself in the sere and yell
low eaf Of life"
Idis superior man recently visited
Warrington. and called upon his old
friend. Senator Shoup, Of Idaho, who
lives in the same hotel with the CORE
spc1dcnt of this paper. Having been
matted 10 Join the gentlemen for the
.,,oi,o breo hours Of oepial comnan-
ior ship ensued. during the course of
which senator Henderson narrated
maIy instances of his busy life. lie
sa'l:
"Thc fl,, time entered the senate
chamber was on the afternoon of March
3 1N6} | mad come here with party
Of Young fellows from Canton. O.. to
vilrt,~ the Inauguration of President
Lincoln In the r,rtv was Wilbur +
Sanders, a tall, raW-boned fellow, who
afrerward, Went to Montana, and be
cane United States senator when hat
territory was adp,itt,dtotbeu niop
Sanders and sat in the senate gal
lfry on that afternoon and listened to
'e0ates by the intellectual giants of
The leader., 1899-03-15
A Notable Achievement.

II know" said the picturesque con-
gres sman, that my whiskers are pc
culiar, not TO say grotesque."
Then why do you wear themT
I'm proud of them. They are a con-
slant reminder that at last succeeded
in subordinating their Importance TO
that of the remarks which | occasional
y see fit to watt through them."--
Washington STAR.
The leader., 1899-03-15
Bitter and Sweet.

Selling her hand, he raised it to his lips;
that being the correct level for the ultra
fashionable shake.
And you will be mine, in sorrow as in
joy:" he exclaimed.
''Williston," she answered, I'm going the
whole hog, and no hog is all sausage."
1t seems almost to be doubted sometimes,
if woman, in order to have happy mar
riage might not better know life as it really
is than to have property in her own right
Detroit journal.
The leader., 1899-03-15
Have You Tried Swamp-Root?
To Prove for Yourself the Wonderful nerits Of This
Great Discovery Every Reader of This Paper
May Have Sample Bottle Sent
Absolutely Free by Tail.

Statistics prove that more people are
brought TO the grave by diseases of the
kidneys and bladder than by any other
disease.
Kidney trouble is in itself'so insidious
and deceptive that thousands have
some form Of it and never suspectit.
For many years medical science has
been trying to discover some remedy
that would positively overcome these
dangerous troubles.
But not until recently was the discov-
cry made. DIR. Kilmer, the eminent
physician and scientist, after years Of
study and research, and after test on
test that never varied in the grand re-
suit, announced the discovery of
Swamp-Root, which has proven itself
most wonderful cure for all diseases of
the kidneys and bladder.
While Swamp-Root has proven such
remarkable success in curing kidney
and bladder diseases, it has also proved
equally invaluable in the cure of blood
diseases, rheumatism, liver and stom-
ach troubles, and in the regulation and
cure of all uric acid troubles.
Ifyour water, when allowed to remain
undisturbed in a glass or bottle for
twenty-four hours, forms a sediment or
settling, or has cloudy appearance, it
is evidence that your kidneys and blad
der need immediate attention.
Swamp-Root has been tested in so
many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to
purchase relief, and has proved SO sue
cessful in every case, that special ar
rsngement has been made by which all
readers of this paper, who have not al
ready tried it, may have a sample bot
tie sent absolutely free by mail. Also
book telling more about Swamp-Root,
and containing some of the thousands
upon thousands Of testimonial letters
received from men and women who owe
their good health, in fact, their very
lives, to the wonderful curative proper
ties of Swamp-Root. BE sure and men
ton this paper when sending your address
This great modern discovery is for sal
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SWAMP-ROOT, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-F
only by DR., Kilmer & Co., Binphamton.
The leader., 1899-03-15

81 could never see anything great in Won,
trip across the Rubicon,'' said Washington
Now, when crossed the Delaware had TO
contend with a great mass of ice" Yes"
replied Caesar; 'but look at the risk ran
OF meeting frost when | reached the other
side" And even one of the Roman senc tors
smiled.-Phiiadelphia North American.
The leader., 1899-03-15

1t is often said that there is not much
chance for man to-day, hut the truth is
that there is always demand and place for
a young man who can think and act, plan
ana achieve. Places are not waiting to be
dropped into, but the real man creates and
then finds them.-Watchman.
The leader., 1899-03-15
Crescent Hotel. Eureka Springs, Ar
kansas,

tains. Delightful climate. Beautiful scenery.
UneQuaied medicinal waters. Cheap ex-
cursion rates. Through sleepers via Frisco
Line. Address J. O. Plank. Manager, Room
H, Arcade, Century Building, or Frisco
Ticket Office, No. l0l n. Broadway, St.
Louis, Mo.
The leader., 1899-03-15

The postmen are beginning to leave flower
seed catalogues at one house and Hints on
Poultry Raising" pamphlets at the house
next door. Signs of trouble show up early.
-Atehison Globe
The leader., 1899-03-15

Il used Tetterine for letter which had
been running five years. One box made
final cure. Mrs. $. Z. Hart, Cross Trails,
stamps. j. i. Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga.
The leader., 1899-03-15

LADY, wish to get a birthday present,
for my husband" Shop Walker-"IIow
long have you been married, madam" Lady
Ten years" Shop Walker - Bargain
counter TO the right. madam. boston
Traveller.
The leader., 1899-03-15

\ Feminine View.-Kate-"So Carrie is
to be married. suppose she is very hap
py" Ruth-,"Happy? | should say sol
Mr.. FiXton, her fiance, doesn't amount to
much, but her trousseau is just elegant
Boston Transcript.
The leader., 1899-03-15
Human Nature.

GLOW did you manage to pass such crude
coins?' they asked him.
ooh, people want money so bad! replied
the counterleiter, acutely, If not grammat-
icallv.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The leader., 1899-03-15

He Had Reason-"Why have you been
fighting. little boy!" asked the kind lady.
Fer exercise, was the answer DO look
big enough to be professional fghiiu fer
a purse!"-Chicago Evening Post.
The leader., 1899-03-15

Molie-Ever notice how Dollie can shake
her curls?
Pollie-Yes; she hasn't had EN- on for
weekly onkers Statesman.
The leader., 1899-03-15

Dropsy treated free by DR. ii. II. Green's
Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Read their adver-
tisement in another column OF this paper.
The leader., 1899-03-15

What's an empty title, pa" IAN empty
title is your, mothers way of calling me the
head of the house. Chicago Daily Record.
The leader., 1899-03-15

Avoid a secret as you would man suffer
ing with a contagious disease. The man
who refuses TO listen TO secrets misses as
much trouble in life as a bachelor.-Atchi.
son Globe.
The leader., 1899-03-15

Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved me
many a doctors bills. F. Hardy, Hopkins
Place, Baltimore, Md, Dec. ., '94.
The leader., 1899-03-15

Somehow we always expect the fellow
who gets mad first to come out of the ar
gument second best.-L. A. w. Bulletin.
The leader., 1899-03-15

II Might Fit.--"What ought to be done
with deadlock" asked Mr. Manchester
Why not try a skeleton key" suggested
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures Chronicle-Tel
graph.
The leader., 1899-03-15

People who talk most about others self
ishness are frequently the worst.-Wash
ington Ua.) Democrat
The leader., 1899-03-15

Naming battleship George Washington
is all right, but could ship with that name
lie at anchor? Albany Argus.
The leader., 1899-03-15

Write to-day to Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy,
n. Y, for FREE sample of Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder to shake into your shoes. 1t
cures cbilblains, sweating, damp swollen,
aching feea. 1t makes tight shoes easy.
Cures Corns, Bunions and lngrOwing Nails.
Alldruggists and sb oc stores selIit. . cents.
The leader., 1899-03-15

1t is worth nearly all it costs for the fun
of seeing a deadbeat who owes you money,
dodge you.-Washington Qa.) Democrat.
The leader., 1899-03-15

and Fever is bottle of GROVES TAsTELEss
CHILL Tone. 1t is simply iron and qninine in
q tasteless form No cure-no pay. Price, SOC.
The leader., 1899-03-15
He Knew.

Mrs. Dollarworth-"P Place aux DANES" l
wonder what that means
Mr.. Dollarworth - That - oh, That
French for intelligence Office. - Boston
Transcript.
The leader., 1899-03-15

Natural Born. ''-He-"I want you TO
understand no woman ever made 1ooi OF
me-" She-"Indeed. Who did it, them
-Yonkers Statesman.
The leader., 1899-03-15

1t has been said that speech was given
man to conceal his thoughts. This is not
the true answer. Speech was given to man
to prevent other people from talking
Boston Transcript.
The leader., 1899-03-15

In London nervous Prostration no"
ooss by the name Of Amerieaniils.
The leader., 1899-03-15

The bell may be very musical, but it does
not make the engine go.-Ram's Horn.
The leader., 1899-03-15

He who neglects present duties, may
never overtake future orpsrtuniti es.-
Rams Horn.
The leader., 1899-03-15


N
This modern discovery drug stores and
onedolar of the
SWAMPROOT,
only Kilmer N. Y.
The leader., 1899-03-15

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. 1t
is the one perfect strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently vet promptly and enabling one
TO overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. It's perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste. but the medicinal qualities OF the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants. by method
known to the CALIFORNIA Flo SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE ky. NEW YORK. N. Y.
For sale by all Druggists. soc. per bottle.
The leader., 1899-03-15

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL,
LOUISVILLE. ky. NV YORK N =.
For sale bv ali Druggists.--Price Soc per bottle.
The National tribune., 1899-11-30
FOR EIGHTEEN WARSHIPS.
Naval Construction Program to be Laid
Before Congress.

Secretary Long will recommend to Con-
gress program for new naval construc-
lion, which will be in accordance with the
policy that has been pursued for the past
three years. He will ask for three armored
cruisers of about 5000 tons displacement,
three protected cruisers of about 5000
tons, and dozen gunboats of 900 tons,
making IS ships in all. The armored
cruisers will be enlarged Brooklyns, i'm
proved in many details, and they will be the
biggest ships in the United States Ncvy.
In the opinion of experts they will be equal
to the battleships of several naval powers
in strength, and will have great speed.
The protected cruisers will be of the
Olympia type, fleet, powerful seaboats with
numerous batteries of guns of medium
caliber and rapid firers, relying for the
protection against grIn-fire entire upon
curved protective deck and coal bunkers.
The gunboats will be about the size
of the little Marietta, and from their light
draft will be of great service in the shall
low waters of the Gulf ports, and in the
Chinese Rivers, as well as in the new in
sular possessions of the United States for
police duty in times of peace. The pro-
gram is made up without reference to what
has already been authorized in the way of
new ships; in other words, the ships will be
additional to those authorized by the last
Congress, although most of the latter have
not BEEN contracted for because of the
armOr limitation.
The National tribune., 1899-11-30

Ing about the war. After he had been
talking a short time | gathered from his
conversation that he was not in sympathy
with the South. l then felt more free to
talk to MIN. He said it was shameful and
brutal to treat men as We were being treated.
But" said he, Wood, who is known as
one of the meanest rebels in all the country,
had ordered you locked in this cell, and |
have no alternative but to obey. But,
said he, Il am your friend, and you have
my deepest sympathy and If you VIII
promise me that you will not try TO escape,
| will take you out of this cell, and let you
go in another room across the hall, where
there is a stove. and | will keep fire for
you. and make it as pleasant for you as
can; but. understand, | do this at my own
risk and if you should escape l woulG
have to suffer for it."
Kind friend" said |, Il thank you for
the kind words you have spoken, and the
sympathy You have expressed Tor us
You see our pitiable condition, and are
familiar with the circumstances that have
brought us here. and assure you on our
word of honor that if you will remove us
from this cell that 10 act of ours shall ever
bring trouble TO YOU. Although we are
here in a criminals cell, We claim to be
honorable men,
He turned and went downstairs, and IN
Il few minutes returned with a bunch OF
keys in his hand. Thrusting one of them
into the lock. the heavy bolt flew back, the
great iron door swung open, and we walked
out into the corridor of the jail.
(To be continued.)
The National tribune., 1899-11-30

paid more turnpikes than any man Who
ever bestrode a beast. Eight thousand
miles WIS his annual record for many a
long year. during each of which he seldom
preached less frequently than 5000 times.
Had he but preserved his scores at all
the inns where ne lodged. they would have
made by themselves Il history of prices
And throughout it all he never knew what
depression of spirits meant-though he
had much to try him, suits in chancery
and a jealous wife.
In the course of this unparalleled contest
Wesley visited again aud again the most
out-of-the-way districts-the remotest cor
ners of England-places which to-day lie
far removed even from the searcher after
the pictureSlus. In 1899, when the map
of England looks like gridiron OF rail-
ways. none but the sturiiest of pedestrians,
the most determined of syclists can retrace
the steps Of Wesley and his horse, and
stand by the rocks and the natural amphi
theaters in Cornwall and Northumberland
in Lancashire. and Berkshire. where he
preached his gospel TO the heathen. EX-
ettion so prolonged, enthusiasm so Sis
tline1, argues remarkable man. while
the organization he created. the system ne
founded. the view of life he promulgated.
is still great fact among us No other
name than Wasley's lies embalmed as his
does.
The National tribune., 1899-11-30
THE UON M0uT nOMD aMv 601 p Cncinnati n
Courting in the Transvaal.
PhjiadelDhia Record.


While here" said the traveller in the
Transvaal, Il saw how the Beers come
courtlng- The girl was the daughter of
my employer. The young man dashed
up to the house on horseback. wearing
new clothes with an ostrich feather in his
hat He made his fine horse prance and
caper before the house ere he descended
Then he gave the lines TO one of the Hot
tentotS standing near and walked up
and down in front of the windows Of the
house. well knowing that the eyes of his
sweetheart were peeping through the
blinds at him. Then he strutted in
the house and first shook hands with
(good day.. The same he did with 'Oom.'
the father. and then at last spoke to the girl
and her sisters and brothers.
Dom said only Site (take q seat,
and then there was complete silence, which
lasted until the bowl of coffee was brought
in. Then each in turn spoke few words.
Dom asked how everything was at the
'huis' (home), and then We heard all about
the health of each in the family, how the
cattle and the crops were doing, etc. All
the time we were drinking coffee. At last
the suitor rose and handed his chosen
bride the .Lachergoot confectionery,
which she, blushing and laughing, ac-
cepted.
This was the critical moment, for if
she had refused the gift that would have
ended the courtship. Now there was gayer
talk, until all but two left the room, for it
was the right of the suitor to remain in the
front room alone with her of his choice.
Bat so that he should not stay too long
'Tante,' according to custom, stepped up to
the wax candle, and made a mark on it
with a needle, saying that the visit might
last until the candle burnt thus far. This
was command that the most loyesick
swain dare not disregard
The National tribune., 1899-11-30
Sixth to Die in Office.

Mr.. Hobart was the sixth Vice-President
of the United States to die in office, the
others being:
George Clinton, New York; elected with
James Madison; term, 1S09-1S13; died in
Washington, ID. c., April 20, 1912, aged 73
years.
Elbridge Gerry, Massachusetts,: elected
with James Madison, second term. 1873
1917; died in Washington, ID. c., Nov. %,
1914, aged 20 years.
VIM Rufus King, Alabama: elected with
Franklin Pierce; term. 1S53-1S51; died in
Dallas County, Ala, April Is, 1853, aged
81 years.
Henry Wilson, Massachusetts,. elected
with U. S. Grant, second term, 1S73-1S7T;
died in Washington, ID. c., Nov. y, 1879,
aged 63 years.
Thos. A. Hendricks, Indiana: elected
with Grover Cleveland, first term, 1SS5-1SS9;
died in Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. %, 1885,
aged 66 years.
1t will be noticed that three of these died
i'm the month of November.
The National tribune., 1899-11-30

liam Grange and had interrupted his COM
muncation. As result of the operations.
the enemy is retiring and the railway anC
telegraph lines have been restored between
Estcourt and Weston"
The British loss was 15 killed and ~
wounded
On Nov. 27 it was reported that Gen.
Methuen had taken Honey Nest Kloof, 10
miles north of Cras Pan, with 2,OO0, 900
rounds of ammunition.
The entire First Army Corps or "a. 900
men is now at the Cape. Late dispatches
show that the Beers now control the railroad
between the Mooi River and Estcourt The
telegraph has been cut and the railway
partly destroyed between PietermaritZburg
and Highlands, which is two stations
south of Estcourt. The Beers with two
guns are occupying the nearby hills
On Nov. % the Beers opened fire with
artillery on Mooi River camp from the north.
The British fired several shells, which are
believed to have caused havoc among the
Beers, the latter taking advantage of
heavy rain and retiring. The Boer shells
were apparently aimed at the bridge 1t
was a surprise attack, but had been fully
guarded against. The British had three
wounded.
About 1000 Free State Beers, with guns.
are marching from the west by way Of
Fort Nottingham.
Owing TO the proximity of the Beers to
The National tribune., 1899-11-30
A. Branch Home.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: For
some years | have been trying to secure
action on the part Of Congress looking to
the establishment of branch of the Ma
tional Home for Disabled Volunteer Sol
diers near this city-Corpus Christi, Tex.
Lately / have met with considerable en-
couragement. The Department Command
er of Texas. GA. r., has mentioned the
matter in General Orders, urging favor
able action on the part of the various Posts.
and the Posts are responding by passing
resolutions recommending the adoption of
nv plan by the National Encampment
Through the columnsof your widely circu-
lated and much-eSteemed paper, l would
call the attention of other Departments to
this matter.
There is not a Branch Home in all the
Gulf States. According to the census
of 1890 there were over 10000 eX-Union
soldiers living in the Gulf States and Ar
kansas, and these having lived for several
years in the mild climate of the far South
do not feel it is wise to avail themselves
of the privileges of a residence in the Homes
with which the States of the North have
been literally provided. They feel that
they have the right to ask of the General
Government Home in the climate to
which they have become accustomed, and
to this end we offer very superior location,
together with large building suitable for
the purpose, on the shore of Corpus Christi
Bay, in Nueces County, Tex.
Our petition to this end is now in the
hands of the Committee on Military Af-
fairs. This petition sets forth in detail all
our claims, together with a full description
of the building and its surroundings. A
plain and definite proposition by the owners
of the site is also in the hands of the Com
mittee on Military Affairs. Our effort now
is to secure favorable action by the National
Encampment. This secured, We shall
secure the help of all our Texas Congress
men as well as those of adjoining States,
and having full faith in the business of
our demand as well as in the willingness Of
Congress to do justice when facts are pre-
sented, we cordially hope for early and
favorable action.-E. J. KILMER, Com
mander, Post 54, Corpus Christi, Tex.
The National tribune., 1899-11-30
wesley Was prodigious worker.

I do not KNOW Whether 1 am likely 70
have among my readers any one who
has ever contested an English or Scottish
County in parliamentary election since
Birrall, in .Scribner's. If | have, that
tired soul will know how severe is the strain
Of its three weeks. ani how impossible it
seemed at the end Of the first week that you
should be able TO keep it going for another
fortnight and how when the last night
-arrivel' you felt that had the strife been
accidentally prolonged another seven days
yor must have pc ished by the wayside.
Well, John Wesley contested the three
king ions in the cause of Christ during a
campaign which lasted 40 years. He
did it for the most part on horseback. He