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ing outward. Thus a hump is formed
Finally the curve allows the ribs to
settle on the hip bones, which act as a
support. The germs can no longer
spread. New bone tissue is formed, in
aammation ceases, and the patient ia
well except for his deformity.
This process is at the present time
anticipated by using jacket of plas-
ter. In the early stages of the dis
ease the patient is suspended until
his toes just touch the ground. This
adds to his height. He is now wrapped
in bandages upon which wet plaster
of paris has been rubbed. A snug
fitting corset is thus made, and after
the plaster becomes hard the patient
is taken down, for the support is per-
feet. Thus a hump may be avoided.
A new aluminium corset is also used
which is light in weight and allows
the patient to go in bathing. In cases
where the disease has already run it's
course, the new bone matter is some
times removed and supports of silver
wire introduced. A close observer
will perceive that this deformity is
much less common than formerly
and the time will probably soon ar
rive when it will be a thing of the
past.
And now, according to a new the
DRY, we may escape cancer by being
willing to have smallpox in the good
old-fashioned way. It has been be-
ieved by many recently that cancer
is caused by healthy cells accidentally
introduced where they do not belong
and, attaining too rapid growth, de-
velop into that abnormal thing which
everyone regards with horror.
In paper recently read before the
State Society of Homeopathic Ply
sicians, in Indianapolis, the idea was
brought forward. that the great in
crease in the disease is due to vacci-
nation. ut takes Fl years or more
to make man and only three or four
to make cow The diseased cells
of rapid-grown animal introduced
among the slow growing cells of a
man might perhaps hardly be safe
companions. EDWARD JULIAN.
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operandi for curing 1t been so care
fully mapped out that from henceforth
q hunchback will be living monn-
ment to the ignorance or carelessness
of his family physician, whose fault
il, is that he is in his present condi-
ton. Potts disease is not, as many
suppose, caused by a fractured spine.
However, slight fall may bring on
the ailment, which is of tuberculous
nature, and develops into a consump-
ton of the spine. It may be checked
long before the stage when deformity
puts in it's appearance. Diagnosis is
easy. Before any change in form is
manifest the spine becomes somewhat
rigid and severe pains are felt in the
abdomen. Because of these pains q
careless physician will often treat q
young child for worms. Bending the
body forward produces, and backward
relieves, pain If able to walk, the pa
tient steps carefully. Instead of stoop-
ing, he crouches to pick up an object.
There is often much pain in the back,
where, in time, knob appears. Near
y "a 4Soo VI pa al oA0
manifests itself when the disease in
vades the spinal canal.
DR.. A. NJ. Phelps, professor of ortho-
pedic surgery in New York post-grad-
uate medical school, is said to be fore.
most in treatment of Potts disease at
this time. The cure is almost purely
mechanical. Except cod liver oil and
other nourishment to repair wasting
tissues, no medicine is given. The
hunchback is treated, as is consump.
tive, to plenty of good food anG fresh
air, but in the case of the latter it is
impossible to apply any mechanism to
the lungs to compel them to remain
still. If they could be held rigid, the
disease would not spread, but remain
confined to the small area of infamma.
| ton first infected. The constant agi'
tation of the tissues by breathing
| spreads the germs. Until a few years
| ago spinal was considered as incurable
| as pulmonary consumption, the differ
ence being that the former was always
checked at certain point. The germ:
once located, with every movement Of
the patient they spread. They always
fasten to the interior or softer portion
| of the spine. Soon this is eaten away
and collapse follows, the column bulg
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benediction was pronounced by DR..

benediction was pronounced by DIR.
Magic.
The Funeral Sermon.
Interesting portions of the funeral
sermon follow: ~
I'm this day of national calamity and
grief it is fitting we should come into the
house Of God, and bow in submission before
the most high God Carrot A. Hobart, the
man whom this nation honors, the man
whom it learned to trust, has fallen In
death. The Lord giveth and the Lord
hath taken away. Blessed be the name Of
the Lord ~ ~.z;.. =
IF to-day no warlike sound is heard.
none the less do we know this life was
given In the service Of his country, and
its last official duties were done under the
very shadow Of death.
1T needs not that should speak to-day
of his public life and services. Prominent
citizens and the press in all sections Of the
land and the proclamation Of the presi-
dent have done him noble Justice. From
the experience and training Of many off,
cial duties in his native state. he entered
on the high duties Of the vice president of
the United States.
know him who did not know him
in his home. Those knew him best.
who knew there. The load Of bust
ness cares, the worry Of political life
were there, and all together. laid aside.
In his most happy home, he found relief
from every care, and carried from it, day
by day, fresh courage and purpose.
Here where he was best known and
| loved he came back to die. All that science,
| and Skill and care, and love could do, was
| done in vain.
There is a sphere in every true mans
| life which is too sacred for even the dear
est friends to enter. 1t is the relation Of
his SOnl to Cod As his naStOr 7 he
allowed to say that, in the full possession
| of his faculties and in recognition Of the in
evitable end, he expressed his faith In
Jesus Christ as his Saviour and firm hope
| of everlasting life.
1--WE are to lay in the grave, the house
appointed for all living these mortal re-
mains, but in our hearts Carrot A. Hobart
lives, and will live while life remains
Remains Placed in n Vault.
The remains were consigned to a
temporary resting place in the receiv-
ing vault at Cedar Lawn cemetery,
near this city.
Mourning at Washington.
| Washington, Nov. 27.-Official Wash
inton is in mourning for the dead vice
president. Business in all the executive
branches of the government is suspend
ed and the departments are closed.
Nearly all of the prominent officials of
the government have gone to Paterson,
to attend the funeral of Vice President
Hobart and flags throughout the city
are at half-staff. AS evidence of the
popularity of the late vice president
hundred of private residences displayed
mourning emblems.
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South Africa, is authority for the state
ment that the older generation de-
lights in remembering Majuba hill.
Laing's Mex, Ingogo and all the rest of
English humiliation, and some of them
to this day retain their old guns, with
anotch in the stock for every '.rooinek,"
or Englishman, they allege to have
shot. They fill their cartridge belt,
put piece of biting in their pocket,
mount their horses and ride on to war.
Biting, it should be explained, is sun
dried venison cut into strips, and is said
to be very nourishing and sustaining.
The Beers, when out on the veldt, live
on it for weeks at time and seem to
crave no other food.
The same authority says that when
taking the field the Beers harass them
selves with no cumbersome commits
sariat or ambulance wagons. Every
thing is left tochance, and in the war of
1881 ii seemed truly wonderful how
they escaped all manner of horrible
dangers. If they get wounded they
seek refuge in the nearest farmhouse.
If they are MORALLY wounded they look
upon it as decree of Providence. A
sort Of fatalism-or else most pro-
found Christian faith-possesses them
which, to use rather unique express
sion. must act as life insurance in
moments when bullets are flying
about"
Practically every Boer is mounted,
and although they have no regularly
constituted regiments they join togeth
er in what is called "commandos,' -
These are the aggregate collections Of
the farmers and their sons from one
particular district gathered together
in heterogeneous mass under the
leadership of the field cornet" or the
commandant of that particular district.
In the past the Beers have never fought
in the open, but in the war now in prog
ress they have several times made bold
charges and accepted hand-to-hand en-.
counters. They have also added field
hospitals to their equipment, and the
forces around Ladysmith are accom-
panied by an ambulance train and q
staff of Boer physicians, who are, al.
AAASSN SASSPAAOAS b az VI
Edinburgh.
The Boer women excel in marksman.
ship; and when the British troops shall
finally succeed in invading the Trans.
vaal they will find them enemies by nc
means to be despised. They handle Z
rifle with ease and can shoot a bird o,
the wing without missing more thar
once in ten times. They are further
more intensely patriotic and hate The
English with a venom compared t
which the dislike of their fathers an6
| husbands is honey.
In view of the fact that Sir Redvers
Butler, commander in chief of the Brit
ish forces in South Africa, is about
ready to start on his march of conquest
the topography of the country to be
subdued is of timely interest. The two
allied Dutch republics are separated by
the Vaal river only, and in physica! &c.
| ography are practically one region
Natal cuts off the Orange Free State
from the Indian ocean, and ZuluIand
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SEVERE STORM RAGING.
Property Destroyed and Lives Lost
on the Lower Gulf Coast of Texas
Anxiety for Hetty Green's Son.

St. Louis, Nov. 27.-A special to the
Post-Dispatch from Dallas, Tex, says:
Alarming reports come from the low
er gulf coast of Texas, where severe
storm has been raging. The storm
was most severe in the vicinity of
Rockport. A number Of small vessels
have been lost and hundreds of head
of cattle are drowned, having been
driven into the gulf by the great force
of the wind blowing from the main
land. Many houses have been de-
stroyed and it is feared some lives
were lost Much uneasiness is felt
for hunting and yachting parties from
Dallas, among whom are ex-Mayor
Holland and E. H. R. Green, son of
Hetty Green, of New York.
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Carlyle, Ill.,, Nov. 27.-Abraham
Brown, charged with leading one of
the most dangerous and thoroughly
organized gangs of thieves in this
part of the country, has been convict
ed by a Clifton county jury and will
soon be incarcerated in the Southern
Illinois penitentiary at Chester. Ac-
cording to the testimony adduced,
Brown and his gang have operated in
several states for 10 years. Booty of
all sorts was gathered, principally in
Illinois and Missouri, and disposed of
by fence" in St. Louis.
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San Francisco, Nov. CIV. B..
Greenbaum, who is the guardian of
Lady Yarde-Buller, recently declared
incompetent, has brought suit against
Ernest Wakeman to get her property
in this city and Oakland out of Wake
mans control. Mrs. Yard-Buller's
two sons, Ralph X. Blair and Arthur
X. Blair, are also plaintiffs in this ac-
ton. Arthur X. Blair, being minor,
is represented by guardian, William
Gross. Wakeman holds the property
rs trustee
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DISEASE AND LIGHT.
Danish Physician Says They Are
Very Closely Connected.
New Treatment, Called Phototherapy,
Destroys Germs by Means of
Powerful Rays-Other Great
Medical Discoveries.
Especial New York letter.

Especial New York letter. a.
European physicians have become
much interested in the methods en-
ployed by DR.. Finsen, Danish prac-
itioner, in treating skin diseases
of various kinds. It is generally
known that sunlight is fatal to
the growth of certain kinds of malig-
nant bacteria, but the new treatment
which its discoverer calls "photother-
apy" makes use of the chemical rays of
light while the red or heat rays are
partially excluded. This is probably
the first systematic attempt to utilize
the chemical rays of light in thera-
Peutics. In summer sunlight is en-
ployed, at other times the light of cleo
trio arc lamps of from so to 80 amperes.
If light in its normal condition could
effect cure in a patient, run in the
open air each day would be sufficient,
but as ordinary rays are not strong
enough the light must be so concen-
trated that it's chemical rays will pen
citrate the skin and act as bactericide.
When this is done it must be so cooled
as to prevent burning, but not neces.
sarily irritation, of the skin. An ap'
paratus for strengthening and cooling
light at the same time consists of a
lens of eight to sixteen inches in diam
eter. This is composed of a brass ring
in which are framed a plain and q
curved glass between which is a weak
ammonia solution of copper sui.
phate of a bright blue color. 1t resem
bles an ordinary plain convex glass lens
in function, but the water absorbs the
ultra-red rays, while a large, amount Of
red and yellow rays are excluded by the
blue color. The latter rays are weak
in germicidal power, while very strong
in heat. The ultra-blue, blue and VIC
let, which contain less heat, but art
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On the principle of the sounding
board. which repeats sound at SO short
an interval that the original and the
repeated waves impress THE ear in uni
son. device called the pofyphone has
recently been applied TO the phone
graph for the purpose Of doubling the
volume of sound issuing from that in
s.rumenf- a phonograph with the poly
phone attachment has two horns. eaek
provided with a diaphragm and stylus.
its quality is impruved.-Y Youths Com
panion.
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Bid Farewell to Emperor,

Wondsor, England, Nov. ~. - Thou
sands of people lined the route from the
castle to the station to bid farewell to
the emperor and empress of Germany
on the occasion of their departure for
sandringham to visit the princess Of
Wales. There was an affectionate part
ing at the castle between the queen and
her imperial visitors.
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Fire at Navy Yard.

Boston, Nov. 27.-The building used
as the bending shed, one of the oldest
STRUCTURES in the Charlestown navy
yard, was destroyed by fire, entailing
loss estimated at, between $4,000
and 100000. The marines at the yard
and sailors from the Machias and Wa
bash assisted in fighting the flames,
and adjoining property which was
threatened with destruction was
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Not Troubled That Way,

Because of little family tiff he was
still disgruntled when he reached the
club.
'Say," he said to the first man. he
met, docs your wife need new bonnet
every two weeks?''
II don't know" was the reply. x
married an heiress.-Chicago Post.
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Near LadySmlth.)
and Portuguese East Africa do the same
for the Transvaal. Both states have
British territory on the west, which al
SO forms the northern boundary of the
one and the southern of the other. The
principal natural defense of the BoeI
country lies on the eastern side, where
it is protected by mountains. In fact,
the two states have been described as
a vast upland plateau, bordered On one
side by group of mountain ranges.
The Drakenberg separates Natal
from the eastern part of the Orange
Free State; then enters the Transvaal,
having Portuguese East Africa between
it and the ocean. North of the granite
region of Basutoland the Drakenbers
is not imposing, the mountains being
rounded and consisting of stratified
rock, sandstone and shale, capped oc.
casionally by sheets of basaltic rock.
Cliffs now and then offer some striking
scenic variations. Majuba hill has such
a misunderstanding sandstone and
shale, capped with igneous rock; and
the adjoining ridge, to which it sinks
down, is Laing's Mex, over which the
road from Natal to the Transvaal once
ran, and which is now pierced by rail-
way. The mountain barrier once
passed, the great South African
plateau, of which the two Dutch repub-
lies is the eastern portion, is entered.
This plateau extends westward beyond
Mafeking and Kimberley; and that is
the reason why these two towns were
so easily reached by the Beers who are
now besieging them.
After the British troops have once as
cended this great plateau they will have
no difficulty in maintaining a direct
line of communication with Cape Town,
nor will they experience much trouble
in carrying artillery across the mou7i-
tains. That is why the Boer generals
invaded Natal and fortified the passes
leading to johannesburg and Pretoria.
They know that the doom of their coun-
try is sealed as soon as the British have
crossed the Drakenberg.
G. w. wEIPPIERT
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LAND OF THE BOERS.
Authentic Information Concerning
Its Climate and Topography. ,
snow IN Winter IL Not Uncomnon,
But the Summers Are Very Hot
-Cattle-Rnising the Prin.
cipal Industry.
Especial CORRESPONDENTS

r. - b +
The impression that the South A.
rican republic and the Orange Free
State are tropical countries seems
to prevail quite generally. Some
imaginative newspaper writer's have
gone so far as to compare the
climate of the two countries with that
of Cuba and the West Indies. Nothing
could be more misleading than such
statements. While the climatic con-
ditions Of the district in question are
not by any means ideal, still some
sections, especially that called the
"Hooge Veldt" (the high field), which
forms the major part of the Transvaal
is very healthy. The heat of the sum.
mer is mitigated by great elevation
lin most places 1900 feet above the
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Held HIS Head Hi.h.

Friend-I know you are proud and
happy father, and I've no doubt that
baby is a regular cherub, and all that;
but I don't see why you need hold your
head quite so high.
Young Father-That's to keep from
dropping asleep.-N. Y. Weekly.
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Lucrative EMPLOYMENT.

Maggie-Jimmie says he's got job
as caddie fer golf club. Is dey much
money in dat? -
Mamie-De salary amt much, but
dey makes lot extry fer backin' fellers
up when dey lies about de scores dey
made.-N. Y. Journal.
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Some Other Plan Necessary.

"The trusts" exclaimed the excited in.
torical bat, "must be frozen Quit" :.
The trust microbe in the audience slapped
the typhoid fever microbe on the back and
laughed derisively. =.
He isn't up with the latest discoveries in
science" it said. HE doesn't know that we
can stand a temperature Of 3l2 degrees be-
low ero!"-Chicago Tribune.
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More Likely

Harry suppose she loves him on
account of the money he has spent on
her. - ii sIssz
Jack-I am rather inclined to think it
is on account of the money he has left,
IN. Y. Journal.
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New Bar in Town,

Rounder-There must be new sal
loon in town somewhere.
Stounder-How do you know?
Rounder-I have hunted for Old
Soak in all the old ones, and can't find
him.-Town Topics. -E,:
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In decision sent Insurance Commits
sioner OShaughnessy by Attorney Gem
eral Douglas. and in reply to inquiries
OF the former, the latter holds that all
insurance companies that are members of
the so-called Western Union association
and which adopted a resolution purport-
Ing to bind them to a certain percentage
agreement. savors of the suppression of
competition and Is unlawful. You are
authorized" continues the communfca-
ton, ito require such companies to with
draw the circular letter referred to (Which
relates to the agreement in question:. or
eliminate therefrom the feature increas-
Ing the compensation of their agents only
upon condition that such agents will sur
render the business of the non-union fire
insurance companies and cease thereafter
to represent them
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MINNESOTA NEWS.


Cen Charles Nee Reeve vas selected
TO serve the state In the capacity OF war
den Of the state prison, to succeed Hem
~ Wolfer, who has resigned to engage
in business.
A special meeting Of the board Of pris-
on managers was held ut saltwater at
which Mr.. VOTERS resignation was for
mally rendered and accepted. and after
the claims and qualifications Of several
candidates for the position had been con-
sidered. the choice Of the board fell on
Gen. Reeve. He will assume his new du-
ties Dec. /.
Mr.. Wolfer will become associated with
the Northwestern Grass Irvine Company.
which Is part Of the twine trust, and has
three plants, Of which he will be general
manager. The plants are located at st.
Paul, West Superior and Oshkosh. The
company now employs 100 people, Is put
ting up new buildings and viii eventually
employ goo people in making binding
Irvine, mating. carpets. Innings for furni-
tufe, brfc-a-brac, etc. Mr.. WoIfer will
make his home in st. Paul, His salary
VIII be about three times as great as
that Of warden
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Our De.ire..

In childhood days to get the moon
We cry for all we're worth;
But when maturer judgment comes
We then desire the earth.
~ Puck
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The Lover.

We know that love is blind.
IT'S writ by every pen:
And yet he often makes
A sight for other men,
4-P1aE - ,S2sszt - =
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Medical Success,

A vendor of universal medicine de-
clares that if his prescriptions be fol-
lowed literally cure is certain. He
states: s. .a
'This medicine is to be taken inter-
na1ly, externally and eternally."-Tit-
Pits
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The Law Holds.

The commission men have received an
other setback in their efforts to have the
Grindeland law declared unconstitutional
After the state supreme court had upheld
the law an effort was made to get the
matter before the federal courts on ha-
oeas corpus proceedings. c. c. Emerson.
st. Paul commission man. was arrested
Tor handling consignment from Wis
consin. He had not complied with the
requirements of the law, and as the COM
mission men claim it is in violation of
the interstate commerce act, It was de-
cided to make test case A writ of
habeas corpus was sued out and Ener-
son was taken before Judge Lochren,
OF the federal court in st. Paul. T. W.
Palmer made his argument for the de-
fendant and without hearing Attorney
General Douglas and ex-Attorney Cen
eral Childs, who appeared for the state
Judge Lochren dismissed the writ and re-
manded Emerson to the custody of the
sheriff
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A Model,

Miss Antique-Is he a nice, quiet parrot?
Dealer-Oh, yes, ma am; he never swears
unless he's sworn to!-Puck.
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PRINCETON WINS.
Defeats Yale in the Football Game at
New Haven by a Score
of IL to 10.

New Haven, Conn.,, Nov. 27.-The
great football contest between the
teams of Yale and Princeton UNIVERSE
ties played here Saturday resulted as
fOl1OwS