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Mrs. PIyKHAa,


fhave taken Lydia g. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound as advised ard now
send you letter for publication. For
several years 1 was in such wretched
health that life was almost a burden.
could hardly walk across the floor,
was so feeble. Several of our best
physicians attended me, but failed to
help. l concluded to write to you for
advice. In a few days received such
akind, motherly letter. followed your
instructions and am my odd self
again. Was greatly benefited before I
had used one bottle. May God bless
you for what you are doing for suffer
ing swomen. - Mrs. CLARA GATES
Johns P. o., Miss, Oct. 6, 1899.
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dium size two and thrnn-luarter yards
of material forty-four inches wide or
three yards tLirty-two inches Wlde'
with one ard one-eighth yards of net
cirhtccn inches wide, will be required.
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Tho Front Breadth.

Early autumnal modes suggest q
new departure in skirt decoration.
This is to introduce a front breadth
made of differen. material from sthe
rest of the skirt. A velvet or SILK pan,
el would be used with q woolen skirt
This idea is discussed now, so that a
skirt can be remodeled on these lines
in time to see service on breezy au-
tnmn daYS.
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Clothing and Heat.

Light clothes are cool in summer be-
cause they reflect the suns rays in
stead Of absorbing them. To prove
this you have only to place two ther.
mometers in the sun, one covered with
white cloth, the other with black. The
latter will record the highest temper
ature,
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. We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward fqy
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by.
F.J. CHENEY & Coz Toledo, o. y
We, the undersigned, have known One.
uey for the last Is years, and believe him per-,
fectly honorable in oil business TRANSACTIONS.
tion made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists Toledo,
Ohio. =, ~ - -, Z,
WALD1NG, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, Ohio. y 81
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Testimonies g sent Tree.
Price. 75c. per bottle. Sold by az Drugglsps.
HALLS Family Pills are the best. ~
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Arsenic Eaters In Europe.

The practice Of taking arsenic in
minute doses is very prevalent among
the peasantry Of the mountainous dis
tricts Of Hungary and France.
They declare that this poison enables
them to ascend with ease heights
which they could not otherwise climb.
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what Shall We Have For Dcssert1
This question arises In the family daily. Let
as answer 1t to-day. Try Jell-O, a delicious
and healthiul dessert. Prepared In min. No
bolilngl no baking! Simply addsa little hot
water & set to cool. Flavors: Len,op, Orange,
Raspberry and Strawberry. At grocers. 10c.
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THE GREAT DESTROYER.
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANcE.

Water For Me-A Suggestion For ascheme
of.Decoration That Would Paint the
Saloon in It's True Colors-A Glimpse
of the Internal World.
Tune-"Around the Throne"
Clear, sparkling water sent from heaven,
70 mortals here below;
Then touch not wine, that brings to man,
Destruction, death and woe.
Chorus:
Give me water, water,
Water from the spring for me.
Come, children all, unite with Us,
TotSeek the crystal spring;
Serve not the tyrant, but be free,
And loud our chorus sing.
Chorus.
IT'S not the ruby sparkling wine,
But water we will drink, =,
And show to all we're free from thrall
Nor on the dangerous brink.
Chorus.
Bright, flowing water, ever more,
And all through life exert our power,
Chorus
Come, young and old join heart and hand,
To roll the temperance ball;
Till from our world the demons hurld,
This tyrant Alcohol.
Temperance Banner.
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Pretty Cycling Skirt.

A pretty skirt for cycling Is made
with rather deep yoke pointing down
in front and at the back, the lower part
being box-pleated on to this.
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NIeasuring Music.

Church music is sold by the choir.
Drum music, and much of the piano
kind, comes by the ponnd.-Womans
Journal.
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DO Your Fee, Ache and Burn ,

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot-Ease,
apowder for the feet. It makes tight or new
Shoes feel easy. Cures Corns, inRro%ihe
and Sweating Feet. All Druggists and
Shoe Stores sell 1t, 25c. Sample sent FREE
Address, ALLEN s. 0LMsTED. Leroy, My.
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Alcohol Running Scotch Cities.

Dr.. Patrick, who is coming out to Win.
nipeg as principal OF Nlanitooa College, at
a recent meeting of the Dundee Presb3y-
drunkenness that prevailed in the city,
which, he said, was an unspeakable scan
dal. Repeatedly he had seen young, girls
with their hair hanging down their backs
entering public houses on Saturday after
Moons and sometimes on other days: He
questioned whether there was any city in
Scotland that stood so low in this respect
as Dundee. Only the other night he was
speaking to a medical man Wiz, had trav-
eed a good, deal, and was. intimately ac-
ouaintcd with other cities in Scotland, in
Guiding one which they regarded as in
some respects the least ATTRACTIVE from a
moral point of view, namely, Leitn. and lie
said in his deliberate judgment the moral
condition of Dundee was even more de.
p!orable than the moral condition, OF
Leth. We see similar statements with re-
spcct to other Scottish cties.-Presbyte-
riun Witness
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The South African winter begins to-
ward the end of April and lasts until Sep
tember.
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A Chinese Superstition.

Black dogs and black cats are the
favorites in China In the line Of food.
because when eaten In midsummer
they will insure health and strength.
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Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli.
BILE medicine for coughs aud colds.-N; w.
SAMUEL, Ocean Grove, n. j., Feb. II, 1900.
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II you want "good digestion to wait up
ON your-appetite' you should always chew
q bar Of Adams Pepsin Tutti Frutti.
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Kiddville. Right Angle and Log Lick
are Kentucky postofices.
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Pleases NIL the family. Four flavors:-
Lemon, Orange, Raspberry andStrawberry.
At your grocers. 10 cts.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22

Georgia's peach crop filled over 1850
cars.
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JelI.O. the New Dessert

The population of Japan is just over
q, 600 900.
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Tho Best Prescription yfJr Chiils
ana Fever fs . bottle of GROVES TAsTHLEB
CHILL TONIC. 1t is simply iron and quinine in
. tasIeless form. No cure-no pay. Price 5Oc
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., A'quiet tipgThe kind deaf mute gives
the waiter. j
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Is so good and 80 cheap that no family can
afford to be without It. L. rours Carter's?
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uow,,s Thisl

Wood-pnlp paper as military clothing %
used by the japanese troops. IS
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Each package OF PUTNAM FADELEss DYE
colors either Silk, Wool or Cotton perfectly
at one boiling. Sold by all druggists.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22
What Shall We II

Great Britain has 100000 domestic ser
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Mrs. wInslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teethipS. .softene the gums, red duces innamma.
tfon. ailays pain. cures wind colic 25c. bottle.
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quired for the two frills which are
cut four and one-half inches deep.
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To Cure . Cold in One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo QuININE TABLETS. All
druggists refund the money II 1t fails to cure.
z. W. GROVES signature Is on each box. 25c.
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Carter's Ink

A spinster looks upon all single men as
towards. :"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22

The Car of Russia draws salary Of
$l2, ,OO0,n0 year.
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A Smart FrocK.
Little girls are never more charming
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22

When a fellow-gets tired doing nothing
there is no hope for him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22

There are 10000 different kinds of but
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22

, New York City.-The smart and at
tractive waist illustrated is almost uni
versally becoming, and is suited both
to the thin materials of midsummer
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Ifrs. Gates Writes to Mrs. Flnkhan.
Follows Her Advice and is Made Well.
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM For nearly
two and one-half years ! have been IN
feeble health. Aftermy httle child came
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"MY OWN SELF AGAIN." .

The area of Japan is l47 ,G55 square miles.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-08-24

patrick 81.
Miksell Al, Carter 16, Kirk
patrick 80.
At the end of the third ballot Mr..
Carter withdrew and the fourth
stood: Mikesell 81, Kirkpatrick
81.
District clerk was next on the
list. H. M. Keisling, G.. w. Young
and John Lamb were the nominees,
Mr.. Young receiving as votes on
the first ballot, that being majority
was declared the nominee.
Probate Judge was next on pro-
gram. There were but two gentle
men nominated for that place. Jas.
Keck, present incumbent, for a
third term, and VIM. Spenser. The
ballot resulted: Keck 43 and Spen-
ser A. John Perry was then NOM
mated by acclamation for second
term as superintendent of schools.
The ticket nominated is a strong
one and will have the universal sup
port of the Republicans of Wilson
county, and that means about 500
majority.
The Republicans of Wilson coun-
ty are in better shape than they have
been for years. All semblance of
factions seems to have disappeared
and the greatest harmony prevails.
With this ticket and the earnest,
undivided support it will receive,
the calamityies will take back seat
in Wilson county this year.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-08-24

usually considered examples of coun-
tries cursed with militarism, while
Great Britain, and especially the
Netherlands and Scandinavia, are
regarded as comparatively free from
that evil. Germany, with popu-
lation in 1895 of So millions, has a
standing army of SIS, 900 men, or
II2 hundredths of I per cent.
France, with a smaller population,
keeps its army on peace footing of
6I8, 900 or 100 hundredths of per
cent of the total number of people.
Russia's ratio is eighty-fve- hun
dredths of per cent, and Great
Britan's, considering only troops in
the United Kingdom, forty-eight-
hundredths. Peaceful Holland,
with population of S millions has
2S, 900 men under arms, a ratio of
fifty-fve hundredths of per cent,
while quiet Scandinavia-Sweden
and Norway-maintains an army
that is just I per cent of the popu-
lation. The Democratic platform
then, is denouncing as militarism
the maintenance of a force one
twelfth as large as that of France,
one-fourth as large as Great Britan's
one-ifth as large as Hollands and
oneeighth as large as Scandinavia's.
Yet there is apparently no great
complaint from the Netherlands or
from Sweden of military oppress-
ion.
Duridg the last century there have
been many other occasions when the
United States has been suffering un-
der as great degree of ''militarism"
as today. In 1890 the ratio of SOL
1iers to the whole population was
only three hundredths of I per cent.
Within ten years it had nearly treb-
eled. What an opportunity for
oatry to cry "militarisml" By 1870
he ratio had risen to fourteen-hun-
1redths. This exceeded anything
by the most rampant and
oloodthirsty army advocate of to-
lay. Yet the Republic did not be-
come an empire. The .ratio then
leclIned and by 1870 stood at ten
of percent.
The American people cannot be
errihed at the prospect of a standing
army only fraction as large, in pro-
portion, as that of Holland or Great
Britain, and hardly appreciably
arger than at several periods of the
history.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-08-24
Not Dead but Just Slumbering.

T was thought by everybody and
by none more than the unhappy
subject himself, that Adlai Steven
son was dead. The Democratic
party, however, at Kansas City, sue
ceened in resurecting this past rem
iniscence and placing him on the
fusion ticket for vice president.
We do not know what the fusion
forces saw, or imagined they saw,
in Mr.. Stevenson that would add
any glory or strength to their ticket.
Mr.. Stevenson has chiefly been
celebrated for his ultra-copperhead-
ism during the war. He was
one of those snarling rebels of the
north during the war, who stayed at
home and abused the administration
and the Union soldiers at the front,
who furnished all the aid and COM
fort to the rebels they dared, who
could see no good or patriotism in
the soldiers of the north, but thought
all valor and chivalry lay south of
Mason & Dixon's line.
1t must be that our Democratic
friends and their allies, the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-08-24
The Farmers Interest,
great farming class of this

great farming class of this
country is more interested in
the election this fall than any other
class of people for they suffered
more by the loss in values of their
property than did any other class by
the foolish free-trade notions and
policies of the Democrats under
Cleveland.
1t is figured out from the best OBJ
tainable authority on such matters
that the loss to farmers by the
shrinkage of values during Cleve-
lands reign was over $500, 900, 900.
This was complete loss to the
farmer in four years of Democratic
tariff tinkeriug. These immense
losses have been made up in the
last three years and the farmers are
now more prosperous than they
have ever been before and are anx-
ious to have thatprosperity continue.
They are thinking hard on the
proposition and thousands of them
who voted for Bryan four years
ago under wrong impression about
the gold standard, now that they see
it will not ruin them as Bryan said
it would, are going to rise above
party bias and vote for continu-
ance of the good times they now en-
joy and with the party whose poll
cies they know brought them. The
farmer in this country above any
other class of men should be Repub-
licans. The Republican party has
done more for the farming people
than all other parties together 1t
gave them the homestead law, after
it had been defeated three times by
the Democrats, enabling them to
get their farms without cost and by
building up the home markets of
the country and extending the for
eign commerce it has enabled them |
to secure much better prices for
their various commodities. The
farmer this year will vote for his own
interest and will not be hoodooed by
the sophistries of false prophets
and designing politicians.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-08-24
Campaign Opened in Chanute.

To Asst Friday night the Republi-
cans of Chanute opened the
campaign with splendid speech by
Ed Hoch, of Marion.
The meeting was held in the grove
on the fair grounds and an unexpect-
edly large crowd was present, The
glee club furnished some fine music
in the shape of new campaign songs
and put the audience in very good
frame of mind.
Col. Carpenter called the meeting
to order and the large Mckinley
club was organized by electing Char
ley Cox president and Billy Wright
secretary. Charley Cox with few
appropriate and witty remarks intro
.duced the speaker, Mr.. Hoch, who
proceeded to deliver an intensely
interesting and instructive speech.
The speech commanded the clos
est attention from start to finish and
was thorough expose of the shall
low claims of Democracy, from
start to finish.
The Republicans were very much
enthused by Hoch's splendid efforts
and have gone right to work perfect
ing their organization and getting in
line for the coming fray.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-08-24

their deposits. Depreciations in
values of goods and loss in business
would cause merchants to fail. The
small banks would soon close their
doors and the larger ones contract
their business. Panics would arise
and a general reversal of our pros
porous condition would ensue. La
Dor would be unemployed and the
tramp system again inaugurated.
Coxey armies would again be tramp
ing through the land and free soup
houses would take the place of pros
porous factories.
A general stagnation of business
and decline in prices of all farm pro-
ducts would be the inevitable re-
suit, and again the cry for money
would go up all over the land.
Then the Democrats would get con-
troll of Congress and the Dingley
tariff law would be repealed and the
last protection to American labor
and encouragement to American en-
terprises would be gone.
Misery, want and poverty would
reign supreme and this prosperous
and happy people would cry out in
their degradation and sorrow, ooh,
that we had been contented with our
former happy condition and not
listened to the false teachings of
Bryan and his fellows and voted
this calamity upon ourselves!"
These conditions always have fol-
lowed the success of the Democratic
party and the adoption of its free
trade and other un-American pol
icies and it is but reasonable that
the same conditions should prevail
again.
The only way to maintain our
present conditions is to retain in
power the party whose policies
brought them about. The only way
to avoid the calamities through
which we have so recently passed
is to see that the party whose poll
cies always produce them, is kept
out of power.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-08-24
What Would He Do?

SUPPOSE Mr.. Bryan should be
~ elected president this fall,
what policy would he pursue and
what would be the results?
First, we presume our soldiers
would be Withdrawn from the Phil
ippines, and Agulnaldo would crawl
out of his hole and assume the role
of dictator.
A few thousand of the friendly
Filipinos would be executed and
Aggie would proceed tc govern ac-
cording to his own ideas of govern
ment until some strong chief arose
to dispute his right and bloody in
ternal war ensued. Then Bryan
would send the U. S. troops over
to assist his ally.
The established system of finance
would be attacked in every way pos
sible and our monetary system dis
credited at home and abroad. Mon
led men would draw in their capital,
the factories would begin to dis
charge men and cut on wages.
They would be afraid to manufac-
ture goods at present prices of la
Dor for fear they would not find a
market for their product at price
that would make them whole. Far
mers and monied men would be-
gin to get distrustful Of banks and f.
nancial Institutions and withdraw
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-08-24
The Truth About Mllitarism.
Kansas City Star.

Kansas City Star.
M ILITARISM is one of those
l@l things which the Democratic
platform views with alarm and con-
siders with CONSERVATION. A pop
ular campaign cartoon of that par
ty shows every American laborer
with soldier on his back. The
War department has compiled ia
Bile showing the proportion of SOL
diers to the population by decades
for the last no years. At present
the regular army comprises $4,000
men, while the population is estimat-
ed at IS millions. The percentage
of regular soldiers to the whole pop
ulation is ne-hundredtes of I per
cent. If the total should be
brought up to 100, 900, the ratio
would be thirteen -hundredths of
per cent. With standing army of
this size there would be one soldier
to menace the liberty of $50 civilians
1t must be considered, too, that
most of the troops will be on police
duty in the colonies. The menac-
ing must be done over 1000 miles
of ocean.
Germany, France and Russia are
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-08-24

Some of ihe Democratic papers
of the country are claiming that the
Republican platform was cut and
dried Mckinley affair and others say
that several planks Mckinley want
ed in were left out. Get your heads
together, gentlemen, and tell us
which way you will have it. Like
the school teacher when interrogat-
ed as to the shape of the earth by
the examining board, answered, he
could teach it either way, round or
fat, we can stand on the platform
whether it was drafted by McKin-
ley, Mark Hanna, or some other
good Republican.
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speech was elegant and logical anC
proved him TO be master of ora
tory. Whether Mr.. Burton eve,
gets to be senator or not, he is one
of the ablest Republicans in the state
of Kansas.
The chair appointed the follow
ing committees:
Committee on Resoultions-S. S.
kirkpatrick, @. P. Swank, A. Cady,
Dick Jones, f. e. Walker.
Order of Business-D. A. Blum, B.
S. Paulin, ID. L. Mlkesell, NJ. Cox, r..
A. McGregor.
Perm anent Organization-Dr.
Blakeslee, John S. Gilmore, Y. E. Pal
ter, j. S. Scudder, B Ludwick.
Credentiais-Wm Wilmouth, A. R..
Barton, VIM. Hudson. VIM. Mccain,
X. S. Fisk.
After dinner the convention was
called to order and the various COM
mittees reported.
The committee on permanent or
ganizatlon reported in favor of max
ing the temporary organization per-
manent, which was done.
There being no contests for seats
in the convention the convention
seated delegates as reported by the
committee on credentials.
Nominations being called for rep
resentative the names of N. P. Will
lifts and R. N. Richardson were pro-
posed. The ballot resulted: Willitts
Go; Richardson 2I. Mr.. Willitts
was declared the nominee.
County attorney was next on the
list. The names of three young
lawers were proposed for this place.
They are all good, energetic young
men and either one would have
made very acceptable candidate.
1t took four ballots to settle this
contest, location being in favor of
the winning candidate, E. d. Mix
sell, of Neodesha. The candidates
we're E. d. Mikesell, of Fredonia,
B. F. Carter, of Benedict, Byron |
Kirkpatrick. of Fredonia. The re-
suit of the various ballots was as fol-
lows.
First-Mixsell IS, Carter 2e,, Kirk
7 secOnd~Miksell & on 81. oarter2l. Kirk