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The Springfield herald., 1899-09-22
TWO woRLD-FAMous BOOKS.
United States Has Purchased tho Most
Costly, China the Largest.

Costly, China the Largest.
The most expensive book ever pub
lished is the official history Of the war
Of the rebellion, which is now being
issued by the United States govern
ment at cost up to date of 81, 900,
OF this amount nearly onehalf has
been paid for printing and binding. the
remainder to be accounted for in
salaries. rent, stationery, and miscel
laneous expenses. including the pur-
chase Of records from private indi-
viduals. 1t has taken ten years to
complete this work, which consists of
112 volumes. The largest book in the
world is in the Chinese department of
the British museum, and consists of
5,O2O volumes. This wonderful pro-
duction of the Chinese press was pur-
chased few years ago for $4,000, and
Is one OF only three copies in existence.
1t Is an encyclopedia of the literature
OF China, covering a period of twenty
eight centuries-from 1000 B. c. to 100
A. D. 1t owes its origin to the liter
ary proclivities of the Emperor Kang
he. who reigned from 1862 to 1922. In
the course of his studies of the ancient
literature of his country, Kang-he dis
covered that extensive corruption had
been allowed to creep into modern edi
tions, and he conceived the idea of
having the text and the originals re
produced, and preserved in an authori
tative form. This was mighty CON
ception, and in its execution it remains
unique down to the present day. For
the purpose of carrying out the work
Kang-he appointed n commission of
learned men to select the writings to
be reproduced, and employed the Jesuit
missionaries to cast copper types with
which to execute the printing. The
commission was occupied for forty
years in its great task. Before the
work was completed Kang-he died, but
he had provided that his successor
should see the book completed. The
book is arranged in six divisions, each
dealing with particular branch of
knowledge. The divisions are thus
designated: First, writings relating to
the earth; third, writings relating to
mankind; fourth, writings relating to
inanimate nature; fifth, writings re-
lating to philosophy; sixth, writings
relating to political economy. New
York Sun.
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PROGRESS.


With time. comes progress and ad-
vAncement in all lines Of successfully
conducted enterprises. Success comes
to those only who have goods with
superior merit and reputation. In
the manufacture of laundry starch for
the last quarter OF century ]. c.
Hubingcr has been the peer of all
others and today Is placing on the
market the finest laundry starch ever
offered the public under our new and
original method.
Ask your grocer for coupon book
which will enable you to get the first
two large 10 cent packages of his new
starch. RED CROSS, TRADE MARK
brand, also two Of the children's
Shakespeare pictures painted in twelve
beautiful colors as natural as life, or
the Twentieth Century Girl Calendar.
all absolutely free
All grocers are authorized to give
ten large packages of RED CROSS
STARCH, with twenty of the Shakes
peare pictures or ten of the Twentieth
Century Girl Calendars, to the first FIVE
purchasers of the Endless Starch Chain
Book. This is one Of the grandest Of
fers ever made to introduce the RED
CROSS laundry starch, ]. C. Hubinger's
latest invention.
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Costly Pipes.

Muzaffer- -ed-Din Mira, the Shahin-
shah CKing of Kings) who reigns ov r
the Kingdom of Persia, owns the m st
expensive pipe in the world. The kal b.
liam. or Pipe of State. which he owns
and smokes on high imperial occa-
sions. is valued at 100000 and is set
with diamonds, rubies and emeralds o
the costliest kind. Not only are the
mouthpiece and the upper and lower
nortions of the snake-like shank or
pure gold, enameed and set with the
finest gems. but the water bowl ana
nine bowls are equally splendid ana
rich with lavish jewel work. The
Prince of Wales visited the Sultan of
turkey in 1862. and was invited by the
Sultan to smoke a narghile which WIS
inlaid with diamonds (valued a
s15, ,OO0), and which was given to the
Prince as a souvenir of his visit. "A
pipe made wholly of meerschaum ana
amber for Prince Ferdinand of Bull
saria cost $4,000.
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

Every woman is a good actress till
she goes on the stage.
There is one thing a woman never
can understand. and that is herself.
When the devil had his choice as to
instruments he first picked jealousy.
II they were named anything else a
woman would have Just as queer look
in her face when she talked about her
legs.
II there weren't any bad men to be
horrible examples, probably there
wouldn't be any good women to be
shining examples.
Every racy story man hears he
acts like 1t was old to him and every
woman like it was new to her, and
both are making believe.
When a man can make woman be-
lieve that he can't help thrilling at her
voice she feels she has to marry him
so that she can turn the current on
whenever she feels like it.
The difference between woman and
a cat is that when you tease the cat
you know she'll scratch you, but when
it's woman you never know whether
she'll kiss you or tear your eyes out
New York Press.
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settled. The principal features Of the
reception in Washington, az planned
by tho citizens. with the cooperation
Of the president and cabinet, will be
two in umber-the presentation OF the
sword voted by congress and q night
parade. A public reception at the
white house will be followed by dinner
to the admiral by President Mckinley.
The sword will be presented by Secrs-
tary Long. at the east front Of the cap
itol, in the presence Of Mr.. Mckinley
and all the members of the cabinet,
late in the afternoon, while the parade,
consisting of organizations OF all kinds,
will be accompanied by an Illumination
Of the city on scale of beauty never
before witnessed in Washington.
The different features OF the prspara-
tons are in the hands Of a central
body Of citizens and eleven commit
tees, embracing In all over q thousand
people. Preparations for the cslebra-
ton have been in hand for over
month.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad and
other railroads entering Washington
have agreed upon cheap rates for the
celebration, and the committee expects
that there will be an outpourins OF pa
triotic citizens almost equal to the in
auguration OF president
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JOHN c. HUBINGER.
Remarkable Career of = weII-knswA
Western Capitalist, Manufaet-
urer and Philanth h ropist.

Among the leaders of the progressive
element for which the midle west is
famous, Mr.. John C. Hubinger, of Keo-
kuk, Ia, reigns without peer. AS
a manufacturer, as an enterprsing cap
ftalist and as philanthropist his fame
has spread over many states, and his
financial enterprises have developed
many obscure towns into progressive,
thrifty and wide-awake cities. Mr..
Hubinger, although but AZ years of
age, can look back upon scores of COM
mercial victories, each one of which has
benefited mankind, for his liberality is
as bountiful as his business sagacity is
marvellous. He was born in New Or
leans, La, his parents being Of French
and German origin. When he was four
years old, his family removed to Ken
lucky, In which state young Hubinger
received public school education. AL
most before reaching mans estate he
secured patents on number Of val
liable mechanical inventions, thereby
laying the foundation of his present
fortune.
By inclination and force of circum-
stances his attention was early direct
ed to the manufacture of starch by i'm
proved processes. and in the course of
time he became the head of a concern
having an annual business of millions
of dollars. But genuine ambition
never quite satisfied with existing con-
ditions, works ever toward perfection,
and after years of painstaking study
and research Mr. Hubi n ger has made n
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discovery, which he considers the
crowning event of his wonderful
career, and which is embodied in a
new. article of commerce, known as
Red Cross Starch Red Cross trade
mark.) He is planning to distribute
millions Of packages of this starch to
the housewives of America, at n merely
nominal price to the consumer, in order
to make its merits known without de
lay. Thus, for but cents two large
1oc packages of Red Cross Starch may
be had, together with two magnificent
Shakexpearean views printed in IL
beautiful oolors, or Twentieth Cen
tury Girl Calendar; or for only 20
cents 10 packages of the starch and
the entire series of eight Shakespearean
views and one Twentieth Century Girl
Calendar-views alone easily worth
$1.oo. Watch this paper for future
premium announcements, OF which
every lady will certainly want to take
advantage.
While Mr.. Hubinger will devote his
best energies to the manufacture Of
this new and wonderful starch, he will
not retire from the various financial
enterprises in which he is interested
street railways, electric lighting plants
and the Mississippi Valley Telephone
Co., with 10000 telephone subscribers
in Minneapolis and ST. &lul-nor will
his augmented activity interfere with
his social obligations and exercise OF
the splendid hospitality which he dis
penses at his palatial keokuk home,
Mr.. Hubinger's family, consisting OF
himself, wife and four children, is the
pivot around which his activity re-
wolves, and while fond of promoting
great enterprises, he is still fonder OF
his home circle, where he spends every
moment of time not taken up by bust.
ness or public cares.
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Betrayed by His Parrot

Victor Chevalier, a clever criminal
in Paris, was run down in shrewd
way. He was known to be exceedingly
fond Of pet parrot, and the police
were instructed to look for a loqua-
cious bird OF this kind After weeks
search the talkadve parrot was dis
covered in the Montmartre district.
The police kept close watch on the
house, and in time the criminal ap-
peared to have an affect1onate chat
with his bird.
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PROVERBS BY WILLIAM BLAKE

Expect poison from the standing wa
ter.
Without contraries is not progress
sion.
To create a little flower is the labor
of ages.
What is now proved was once only
imagined.
He who desires but acts not breeds
lestilence.
Listen to the FOOLS reproach. 1t Is a
kiugly title,
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The First Case.

New York Herald: Mrs. Robert
Baird, of No. 159 Monroe street, Fair
haven, found the dead body of her
husband. who had been missing since
July 10, IN the receiving vault OF the
Yale Medical School. She had sup
posed him in New York City, whe e
he had been offered a situation. Bal d
had died from heart disease. AppaF-
emily he had stopped under tree TO
rest and was just lighting his pip7
when stricken. There is no other
case on record of body being claimed
after it has been placed in the vault
of the medical school.
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Color PhotoCra ply.

1t is stated by the London Engineei
that a photographer at kieff has obtained
patent from the Russian goyern-henl
camera, which is threefoId, takes three
negatives at once. all alike in outline, bui
of blue come out more distinctly in tht
second reds, and in the third yell9ws
From these are printed separately three
then supermposed one on the other II
is claimed that the final result of tins
combination of the three primitive colors
gives n perfect picture in the colors OF
nature.
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-22
MA1loN's GREETING TO DEWEY
Features of tho Reception to the Manila
Hero At WAahlnHton.

Hero at Washington.
The central idea underlying the
grand welcome to be given Admiral
Dewey In Washington the first week in
October is Its national character. HIS
arrival at the capital will mark his real
homecoming to the American people.
where the officials OF the government
will participate, and the magnificently
jeweled sword voted by congress Will
be presented. To that end all the ar
rangements will be of simple but
most dignifled character. The welcome
to the hero of Manila at the national
capital will probably occur on Monday,
October 2. although the date will de-
pend upon the length Of the celebra-
ton in New York, which Is stip un-
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SUFFERED 25 YEARS,

In a recent letter to DR.. Hartman,
Congressman Botkin says:
My Dear Doctor-Iit gives me pleas
ure to certify to the excellent curative
qualities of your medicines
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The microbes that cause chills and
fever and malaria enter the system
through mucous membranes made
porous by catarrh. Pe-ru-na heals
the mucous membranes and pre-
vents the entrance OF malarial
germs, thus preventing and curing
these a.treStions.
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-22

He-"Do you think your father will
oyertake us?" She-"I hope not, dear
1t would mortify me to have you borrow
money from him.
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when that barber was thrown OF hi:
wheel he was clear out of his head
what did he rave about?' Rave? He
didn't say word
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Heading Her ON.

"Willlam, our daughter is determined
to go on the stage" well, we must
stop that. Find out whether she is
crazy for new frocks or admiration"
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FITS permanently Cured. :,ohts or nervousness att
hrst day 8 use of DR.. klines Great Nerve Restore
send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treats
DR. r. II. KLISr. Ltd. 93l Arch St. Philadelphia p
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did your Office boys vacation trip do
him any good?' Il think SO; he seems
iaZier than before he went away"
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writing to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn Mass.
MRS. CORA gibson, Yates, Manistee
Co.. Mich. writes:
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-Two years ago
I began having such dull, heavy. drag
ging pains in my back, menses were pro-
fuse and painful and was troubled with
leucorrh9a. l took patent medicines
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-22

''Twenty-fve cents was the foundation
of my fortune" "Who gave 1t to you?
Nobody; / tried TO borrow 1T and could
not"
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-22

A word or two may make a fellow-cref
ture happy. but be careful how you writ
them on a check.
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AS rule. people who don't need rest
never let anybody else rest.
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n CAPABLE mother must be healthy mother
~ The experience of maternity shoudnot be approached
without careful physical preparation
practical counsel what the expecan and would
this without by
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All Intestinal Troubles Prevented.

A strong minded woman never has 1:
extra pin about her person.
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-22

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethlng softcns the gums reduces In
nAnmstIon slnJs pain cures wind collie. 2jc bottle
The Springfield herald., 1899-09-22

Stranger-"They are building a ney
postoffice in Chicago. | believer" Chi
cagoan-"Oh, no; they are building Yer
old one"
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People who take late vacations natural.
ly get chance to tell the biggest stories,
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Pisos Cure for Consumption has saved
me large doctor bills.-C. l.. Baker, 1928
Regent So, Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 8, '95.
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Ten cents worth of prevention saves fortunes
doctor bills and funeral expenses. lOc buys box
Cascnrets Candy Cathartic. Druggists, lVc 25c
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Myself Cured, After Repeated Failures,
will inform addicted to Morphine LRudanum,
Opium. Cocaine, OF never falling. harmless home
cure Mrs. NJ. IL. Baldwin. Box 1912, Chicago, Ill.
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Denver Directory.
S35 CONCORD
DOUBLE
500

hst'tA Wv . -
sent toyour nenr-
est H., Il. depot for
OK M in at ! on.
This Ia this biggoat
bargain ever Of
fcrcd in the u. 5.
Has Bolt, HRrnes
and Traces IA In.
solid single ply.
q o d b Q q v y
breechings, wool
faced collars, l In
Z Is foot | ! n o 5
sDrpafiers Rs,
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Best Marksiuen.
The best marksmen are usually those
Mith gray or blue eyes.
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Man shuddcrs nj the FIRST uutumnul
blast II II rCminds him OF thy sealsk!n
cloak he promised his wife last winter.
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Hali's Catarrh Cure
Is constitutional cure. Price, 75c.
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unable to become pregnant; but since have my
health is much improved and have big baby boy the joy
and pride of home.
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and snaps Positively guaranteed and equal TO any
s35W Harness sold elsewhere. Order at once. CAth-
ioRue OF - styles of Saddles and Harness. Free
Fred Mueller lil3 10 Il0 l.arlmer ST. Denver, Colo
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Congressman Botkin. OF Winfield. Kan.
and Man-a-lin. | have been afnicted
more or less for a quarter OF a century
with catarrh of the stomach and con-
stipation. A residence in Washington
has increased these troubles. A rev
bottles of your medicine have given
me almost complete relief, and l am
sure that continuation of them VIII
effect permanent cure. Pe-ru-na Is
surely wonderful remedy for catarrn-
al affections"
]. D. Botkin.
The most common form OF summer
catarrh is catarrh of the stomach. This
is generally known as dyspepsia. Con-
gressman Botkin was a victim of this
disease twenty-five years Pe-ru-na
cures these cases like magic. Address
Dr., Hartman, Columbus, O., for a free
book
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Mrs. Chippertou took care of my palm
while I was away and ruined it," "IIow?''
"It was one Of these vanished palms
and she wntrred IL cNorg day
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w. N. U,-DENvER.- 3S.-1S9o
When Answering Advertisements kindiy
Mention This Paper,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11
THE MAcHETF,s DEADLY CUT.
Lieut.. 1.vas, from Havana, Tells
How . Spaniard's Body
XaA eeYeRea.

TheeSecutionpossible with macheto
when welded by a brawny Cuban
horseman is told by Lieut.. L. Lying,
assistant surgeon q. s. A., who is home
Minneapolis on furlough from Cuba.
During his service in Cuba Lieut.. Lying,
whose swarthy complexion causes him
to be mistaken for n Cuban officer often
cr than for H. native of Norway, which
he is, collected many photographs and
relics, says the Chicago News.
"While I was in attendance in ono Of
the operating wards" said he, "a Span
lard was brought in who had been all
but cut in two by machete. The blow
severed his left arm Just below tho arm
pit, and proceeded through the mans
body until 1t encountered the spine and
brenstbone. Few soldiers who fell afoul
of deft fencer with the machete ever
lived to tell the tale.''
Among Lieut.. Lyng's collection OF
photographs is one of gigantic heap
of bones of rcconcentrndos whose bod
les had been thrown in pile on the out
skirts of Havana and covered with
lime. Another picture shows pit full
OF skeletons, where the work Of the
quicklime had been left to vultures.
These were bones of persons whose
bodies were dug up and moved out Of
cemeteries because relatives had been
unable to keep up the installment pny-
mcnts on their graves.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11
MARBLE AND MUD.
Tho Gre.te.t oontr.,t. Ar. ,o n.
Found in the Most Lux
ariant Cities.

Probably In Constantinople. which
mas been described as the "city Of
novels" there 10 a greater contrast be.
tween the public and private buildings
than in any other city in, the world.
The streets are narrow, tortuous and
dirty, and even the better class of pri-
vate houses are mean in comparison
with those Of similar cluss in other
countries. On tho other hand, the
mosques and palaces are magnificentin
size, design and materials Of construc-
ton, most Of them being of marble,
white OF gray. The seraglio is one Of
the most splendid buildings In Europe.
Berlin is close second in his respect.
bpasting the finest streets In Europe,
Unter den Linden and It's public build
ings will compare favorably with those
Of any other capital, but It's slums end
tenement houses are squalid and filthy
in the extreme. Another city which IL
close in the running is Lisbon. When
it was rebuilt after the earthquake the
public buildings were built on scale
by no means justified by tho finances
of the country. while the private build
ings had to be erected in accordance
With their owners means. The contrast
between them is therefore naturally
very striking.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11
Climate of Santiago proy,.c..

Joseph E. Chamberlain, of the Bas-
ton Transcript, who went through the
Santiago campaign, writes: ''It can
truly be said for the deadly Cuban cli-
mate which we made deadly by the
way We lived in 1t, that all troubles of
the respiratory organs-asthmas, ea.
tarrhs, colds, bronchitises, and thai
sort of thing-disappearea into the
thin, sweet, eea-swept air of the San
tiago mountain province as soon as we
got there. There were some of us who
felt as IT we had never breathed per.
fectly free breath before we climbed
those green hills. asyet unpolnted by
war. wonder. where else men who
had been for years taking colds at the
slightest provocation could have slept
one cold night after another on damp
ground and in clothes aud boots sat-
urated by rainstorms and by the ford-
ing OF rivers. and never have taken
cold, at all? AS to malaria, think it
is capable of proof that there Is moro
OF 1t in eastern Massachusetts, than
there is in Santiago province"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11
A RUSSIANS VISION.
Il Form. . carlou. Contrast to the
Csar's Professiens OF
Peace.

In curious contrast with the pro-
fessed love Of peace Of the present cur
Of Russia comes the publication of a
pamphlet, "The War of tho Future in
the Year 49," the vision of Russian
patriot, which was received with the
greatest interest in Russia proper and
was translated into French and German
Immediately after its appearance in
Russia, says the Boston Herald. The
story describes war of Russia against
Great Britain, Italy, ETC., starting from
the supposition that Russia possesses
naval port in the Arctic ocean not far
from tho North cape aud much
stronger feet than now.
The author is hiding under the pseu-
donym IA Bjelomo" (meaning White
sca), but his disguise is rather thin, for
everybody knows that Admiral Maka-
RON is behhdit. Only last year the car
authorized the use of 10000, 900 rubles
toward the opening Of Jekaterinport,
on the so-called Murmnnnic coast Of
the Arctic. splendid harbor, which, on
account Of the influence of the gulf
stream, is open the year round, and to-
ward the building of additional men-of-
war. The minister of the navy recently
went with Admiral Makarofr to visit
this new port, and railroads will be built
to connect 1t with Archangel and ST.
Petersburg, the building of these rail-
roads being now assured beyond o
doubt.
Would this not prove that the car
has but small hopes of the ultimate VIC
tory of his peace projects?