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HUDSON. MAxIM.s HAND.
1t IL ArtIacial, but Does Good Service
for lts Owner.

II IL Artificial, but Does Good Service
for Its Owner.
81 read with more than ordinary in
terest your recent Interview with Hud-
son Maxim, the inventor of smokeless
powder" remarked New York mer-
chant. zone reason why it was inter-
esting to me was because Of an unusu
al incident which was the means of
my becoming acquainted with Mr..
Maxim.
"The inventor. you know. has but
one hand, the other having been blown
off while he was experimenting with
some high explosive. The first time
ever saw Mr.. Maxim was one night on
the elevated railroad train. He was Il
stranger to me at that time. and my
attention was attracted To him by the
actions of half-drunken burly rutiian
who sat in the cross seat opposite and
persisted in annoying him in one way
and another. A quiet protest from the
stranger brought torrent of vile Ian
guage from the ruffian, accompanied
by a hostile demonstration and a pro
fame threat To punch his head
"fhe stranger paid rs little attcn-
tion TO the outrage as possible and
kept on reading his newspaper. no
ticed that the stranger had an artificial
left hand. which was Glovcd and look
ed very much like the other one. When
he got up to leave the car 1T his sta
ton the ruifian jeered at him. and. get
ting up from his seat. followed him
out. 1t wasn't my station. but, feel
ing almost certain that the stranger
would need some protection, l follow
ed them ont of the car. The stranger
went down the stairs first, the ruftian
a few steps behind him, grumblins all
the way, and l next.
when the stranger reached the bot
tom of the stair he stepped out to the
middle of the sidewalk. apparently
making room for the ruiiian TO pass
him. Instead of accepting the opportu-
nifty to go his way. he made directly
for the stranger. who sent out good
right-hander. which caught the scoun-
drel on the point of the jaw. knocked
him clean across the curb and landed
him all in n heap in the gutter, where
he lay quivering like beef hit with an
AK. A grewseme part of the midnight
incident Was that as the stranger land
ed his knockout blow his artificial
hand became detached and fell TO the
pavement with clatter. confess
that was little startled at this, and
before could recover myself. he had
picked up his artificial hand, put it
under his arm and walked off.
Although he had demonstrated his
ability TO take care of himself up TO
that time, did not know but he would
need me as witness later, and, over
taking him, gave him my card. He
gave me his in return, and not till
got home and looked at the card did
know that the stranger who had so
handsomely protected himself against
a rufiian was Hudson Maxim. Since
then We have become very good
friends. and have often wondered what
sort Of an account of the affair the
police got from the man we left at the
foot of the stairs. New York Com
mercial.
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Ionkin1 Out for Camforf-

Some thirty-odd years ago, during a
course of acquaintanceship between
the armies of the Civil War, in which
both taught and learned, the grays
were the teachers in one important re-
spect They We're not long in realizing
that looks We're of very small account
in war. and that the nearest possible
methods of comfort on the march were
desirable as of great advantage In
stead of initiating the Union boys in
wearing cumbersome uniforms and
bearing awkward packs, they wore
short pants stuffed into long socks,
which precluded the disagreeable COM
municatiOn of dust to the body, and in
stead of regulation caps that pressed
on the head like weights of iron and
offered no resistance to the heat and no
protection from the glare, they wore
large SLOUGH hats, which greatly miti-
gated those discomfOrts. - Nashville
Banner.
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ROOSEVELT THEN AND NOW.
If Consistency Is of Any Importance
What Do You Think of This?

What Do You Think of This!
We present without comment two eX-
tracts from writings by Theodore
Roosevelt. 1t may interest some read
ers to try guessing what the candidate
for the Vice Presidency really does
think-if he thinks anything at all:
There seems to be equally little doubt
that the currency is only one. and by no
means the most important. among nun
dred causes which profoundly Affect
nation.
The United States has been on gold
basis and on Il silver basis; it has been on
paper basis, and on basis of what
might he called the scraps and odds and
ends of the currencies of a dozen other
nations, but it has kept on developing
along the same lines, no matter what its
currency has been.
The forces that most profoundly shape
the course of nations life lie far deeper
than the mere use of gold or silver.-The-
odore Roosevelt in the Forum, January,
1897.
The financial question is always of such
far-reaching and tremendous importance
to the national welfare that it can never
be raised in good faith unless this tre-
mendous importance is not merely con-
ceded. but insisted on.
No issue can be paramount to the issue
they thus make.
If we are to prosper the currency Of
this country must he based upon the gold
dollar worth 100 cents.
So intimate is the connection between
industrial prosperity and sound cur
rericy that the former is jeopardized, not
merely by unsound finance, but by the
very threat of unsound finance.-From
Theodore Roosevelt's Letter of Accept
ancc, Sept. II, 1900.
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The strike of miners in the Pennsyl
vania coal fields is causing much con-
Germ to the Republican bosses. They
have not forgotten the Homestead trOu-
bles in 1892, nor their effects on the
national campaign of that year. Sol
diers and Pinkerton detectives, Obeying
| the mandates of heartless capitalists,
make poor campaigners among the
common people. A needy miner shot
down while asserting his manhood
speaks louder to the hearts of the
American masses than all their force
and artillery.
Hanna recognizes these facts. After
reaching New York the other day from
Chicago, one of his first acts was to call
on ]. PierpOnt Morgan, and report of
the interview says he told this big
financier that unless the coal strike was
stopped at once the election of McKin-
lev was in peril. This strike will ruin
u.s." Hanna is reported to have said,
"and you with your great command can
stop it." Mr. Morgan was told that no
money was wanted from him, that the
Republican committee had all the
funds it wanted; its pressing desire was
that the strike should be ended until
at least after the election, for every day
of its continuance was winning thou
sands of votes for Bryan. Cornelius
n. Bliss, former Secretary of the In
terror; Senator Scott. of West Virginia.
and the President Of the National City
Bank, were with Hanna, and they
Joined their voices in an earnest appeal
that for the sake of party success the
strike should be settled at once
1t is too late. The harm has been
done. The pitiful wall of the miners,
that they might as well starve idle as
starve working. has been heard through
out the land, and the infamous indus
trial system that enriches the few and
pauperizes the many must go. 1t would
be incredible, were not the facts ad-
duced, that men with families of
young children were compelled to work
In the mines at an average of less than
$3.50 year Some of them. as was re-
Gently stated, at meeting of the
miners. never had in their possession
even one dollar in cash of their earn
ings. 1t was all traded out as fast or
faster than it was earned, in the
pluck me" stores owned by the coal
barOns. where the unfortunate under
ground delivers were forced TO purchase
the insufficient necesSarieS of life and
the materials uSed by them in their Oc-
cupation. They were compelled TO pro-
duce, too. for ton of coal as high as
5000 pounds, which the coal baron s1ti
for nearly the equivalent of two tons.
These facts and conditions are now
known to all voters throughout the
land. and even were the few moderate
demands of the miners granted 1t
would not. i'm the minds Of an outraged
people. be regarded asa condonation of
the crimes and cruelties against robbed
and crucified and too patient labor.
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Tho "Syudicated President."

Where does Mark Hanna turn when
he starts to raise the enormous cam
paign fund which he warns his sup
porters is essential to the election Of
Mr.. Mckinley? Does he go to the peo-
ple? Not at all! He goes rather to the
full money bags which have been
made rOtund by Mckinley bOunties,
Mckinley subsidies, Mckinley con-
tracts and other Mckinley benefits, con-
tributions from which are not merely
tithes from favors received, but the ex-
preston of lively hope of favors to
come. What word can more accurate
Iy describe a presidency obtained by
this means. for these ends. than that
employed by Mr.. Olney-'a syndicated
presidency?'-New York World.
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But I. There Any Help for Its

The Republican party can't afford to
have Mr.. Hanna on the stump. That
Chicago speech of his must have made
President McKinley's blood run cold.
1t has sent shiver through the whole
Republican body. Mr.. Hanna is the
only Republican yet heard from that
applauds it. though the Democrats are
delighted with it, Mr.. Bryan especially.
Philadelphia North American CRepJ.
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Playing with Edged Tools.

Occasionally some one interrupts Mr..
Bryan while speaking, by asking what
may be considered smart questions.
Then he is sorry and wishes he
hadn't.
When Mr.. Bryan was speaking in
Ohio about the consent of the governed
in the Philippines. some one called cut.
"HOw about North CarOlina:" Mr.
Bryan replied: Il thank my friend for
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Sh.n,d Get Toxether.

Mr.. Mckinley says ''the Filipinos
opened fire upon our army. In his Off
cial report General Otis says the first
shot was fired by an American picket
mpom a Filipino. Before indulging in
anv more letter writing Mckinley and
Otis should get together and agree UP.
en- a modus vivendi.
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Senators stood by the Trusts.

The House of Representatives by a
practically unanimous vote passed
very stringent piece of antitrust legis-
lation. but it was pigeon-hOled by the
Senate. The Senate is overwhelmingly
lcpublican. and it is therefore the most
obedicnt servant of the trusts and the
pirates.-Alemphis Commercial-Appeal.
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Nerve.

In the very vortex Of the bargain
rush a man was struggling.
Mercy" he shrieked.
But the women bore him down and
trampled him under foot.
''The nerve of him." sneered they,
one to another, Ito wear a shirt waist
and then ask special consideration by
reasons Of his sexr'-Detroit Journal.
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The rebs Vote in Inliana.

If the Republicans are counting on
the theory that all the Debs votes will
come from the Democratic party they
are making a grevious error. The bulk
of the Debs vote in Indiana Will come
from the factories of the gas belt. which
rolled up such great Republican ma
iorit;es in S96.-IndianapOlis Press.
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A Oueer Person.

Farmer HOrnbeak - Uncle Lyman
Swank is the strangest old man ever
seen,
Farmer Hawbuck-How's that Ezry1
Farmer Hornbeak-Why, no matter
what kind of story ye tell him, 1t new
er reminds him of anything.-Puck.
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wh.t Do the children Dri.hY

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
you tried the new food drink called
GRA1N-O? 1t Is delicious and nourish-
ing, and takes the place Of coffee. The
more 0rain-O you give the children the
more health you distribute through their
systems. Grain-O is made Of pure grains,
and when properly prepared tastes like
tho choice grades Of coffee. but costs
about 4 - much. All grocsrs eel Lit. 15o
and oS<N
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How to Prepare for wor.

At the outbreak of the Civil War Gen.
Banks delivered an address to the citi-
zens of Worcester. Mass, in the course
of which lie made this wise remark:
IF you want a long war, prepare for a
short one. If you want a short war,
prepare for Il long one
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1t requires no experience to dye with
PUTNAM FADEIESS DYES. Simply
boiling your goods in the dye is all
that's necessary. Sold by druggists.
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The Tendency.

Briggs-The immensely wealthy peo-
pie seem TO be getting more numerous
all the time
Griggs-I know 1t. 1t won't be long
now before ordinary millionaires will
be snubbed.-Life.
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What we do upon some great occa-
sion will probably depend on what we
already are; and what we are will be
the result of previous years Of discip-
line.-H. p. Liddon.
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When a man lives with God his voice
shall be as sweet as the murmur Of
the brook and the rustic Of the corn
Emerson.
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Nothing is more obnoxious than a
low person raised to high POSITION
Claudian
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am sure Pisc's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs.
Thos. Robbins, Maple street, Norwich.
\. Y, Feb. II, 1900.
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Why is a woman happy when her
husband has to sit beside the oldest
lady In the party at dinners
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Mind your own business carefully
and In time you may get good pay for
managing other peoples.
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Your wife will be happy if you take
home Mrs. AuStin's famous pancake flour
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Jell-O. The New Dessert,
rieases all the family. Four fiavors:-Lemon,
Orange, Raspberry and Strawberry. At your
Grocers. 10 cts
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What Shall We Have for Deasert?
This question arises in the family every day.
Let US answer II to-day. Try Jell-O. . dell
cious and healthful dessert Prepared In two
minutes No boiling, no baking! simply add
little hot water and set to cool. Flavors:-
Lemon. Orange. Raspberry and Strawberry.
At your groters. 10 cts
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II you want the Best there Il. tell
your Job Printer to use Eagle Lines
for your Letter Heads and Envelopes.
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Beauty is the creator of the universe.
Emerson.
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the question. Does not the condition
of things in North Carolina and In 9TH
er States, including a recent deplorable
outbreak in your own State Of Ohio
referring to the race riot In Akron
"prOve that we have a race problem at
home sufficiently serious and difficult
to deter us from adding to it by taking
on S.OOO,OOO people Of alien races in
the China Sea-"
At another place Mr.. Bryan met a
question as to the status Of cOlOred peo-
Pile at the South by advising his ques-
toner To read Mr.. McKinley's treaty
with the Sultan of Sulu, recognizing
slavery and polygamy and guarantee
ing the expenses of keeping the Sui
tanS harem.
To question whether he would ac-
cept Senator Hanna's challenge to de-
bate, Mr. Bryan replied: Yes. provid-
ed Mr.. Hanna is to be President In the
event of my defeat" Could anything
be sharper?
1t is pity that the etiquette OF the
campaign fOrbids debate between Mr..
Mckinley and Mr.. Bryan.
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National Convention of the Christian
Church

At Kansas City. For this occasion the
Nickel Plate Road will sell excursion
tickets on October 10th. 18th and Nth, at
one fare plus $500 for the round trip, good
until October 2lst. on any one Of
our Peerless Trio Of Daily Express Trains
where scheduled to stop. Individual Club
Meals are served in all dining cars at
prices ranging from 35 cents TO s1.OO. Sc
curing sleeping car reservations in ad-
vance. Write, wire, phone or call on
nearest agent. c. A. Asterlin, I. p. A.,
Fort Wayne, Ind.
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No good ever comes of minding other
mems matters.-Fielding.
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Air Cushion Rubber Stamps-the
Best-the Cheapest. Send yoar orders
to L.,ck Box 2lO. Fort Wayne, 1nd.
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Election by Popular Vote.

The Presidential campaign Is not n
political battle, as it should be, for the
entire country, but is conflict narrow
ed down to a few States which are
properly classed as doubtful. But Il
the President were elected as the re-
suit of popular vote, every voter from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the
lakes to the gulf. would be aware that
his vote would aid in determining the
question of whether his candidate did
or did not receive-as it would then be
a plurality of the votes cast. A Pres
idential election campaign would, un-
der such circumstances, be just as ac-
tive and exciting in Vermont as in
New York, because every vote that
either the Republicans or the Demo-
Gratis in Vermont could add to their
strength would aid just so much IN
bringing to their candidate the support
needed for success.-BostOn Herald.
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What Will Bryan Dol


OF the subordinate issues Mr.. Bryan
gives trusts and monOpOlies the first
place. and well says that
Theappalling growth of combinations
i'm restraint of trade during the present
administration proves cOnclusively that
the Republican party lacks either the
desire or the ability to deal with the
question effectively.
He repeats his suggestions as to spe-
cific remedies, but this pledge goes di-
rectly to the point:
If elected l shall appoint an AttOr-
ney General who will, without fear or
favor. enforce existing laws.
This is what the country needs more
than new laws-and what 1t has never
had under any administration, Demo-
cratic or Republican. And this is the
strongest point In Mr.. Bryan's favor.
Nobody questions that he would ap-
point such an Attorney General, and
sustain him with all the great power Of
the executive office. Nor does anybody
doubt that If President Mckinley shall
be reelected we shall have the same
or another corporation lawyer and trust
promoter as Attorney General.-New
York World.
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For quick breakfast, ese Mrs. Austin's
famous pancake flour. All grOcers have il.
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ChahGeab'e.


1t is estimated that William Mckin-
ley has changed oftener than anything
or anybody, not even excepting the
weather.
He changed on the money question.
He changed on the sugar tariff ques-
ton.
He changed Oh the plain duty ques-
ton.
He changed on the "whO will haul
down the flag" question.
He changed on the fOrcible annexa-
ton question.
He has Topped and fiOundered like an
eel out of water. He has shifted and
evaded and side-stepped like a cham
pion pugilist, who depends more on
ability to. dodge than ability to hit.
He has advocated both sides Of every
question of public Importance. AS was
said Of Reuben, so may 1t be said OF
Mckinley: Unstable as water; thou
shalt not excel"
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Every mother information of vital value to he
young daughter That daughter is precious legacy, and
the responsibility for her future largely in the hands the
mother The change that develops the thought
less girl into the thoughtful should the mother
the watch day and night AS she for the physical
we'll being of her daughter, will the be, and her
children ALSO
When the young girls thoughts become sluggish when
sne aaness % ana e1Os
limbs, dim desire for solitude and dislike for the
society of other girls when she mystery herself and
friends then the mother should go to her aid promptly At
such time the greatest aid to nature is Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. 1t prepares the young
system for the coming change and is the surest reliance in
this hour of trial.
The following letters Miss Good are practical proof
of Mrs. Pinkham's efficient advice to young women.
Miss Good asks Mrs. Pinkham for Help.
~ June1ct
"DEAR Mrs PNKHAM-I have
monthly periods being irregular
would
months has stopped
bad color young
q
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What the strike Means.

What the anthracite strike means
may be judged by the following fig
ures:
Number of men in anthracite
mines $4,000
Number belonging to unions. l34,WV
Number that will go OUT l49,WU
Number of persons deprived OF
income .......'' vo'vOO
Union funds on hand. ........ $4JV,VV
Average daily wages received
by miners ........ ........ LOO
Average wages Of day men at
Daily loss in wages. ... 1G6,SSO
Area of coal fields, square
miles II"
Average annual production,
toms .75,OOO.OOO
Ninety cents n day seems to be a
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Ninety cents n day seems to be a
very munificent outcome Of Mckinley
ism.
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you would tell me what to do."-MIss PKARL GcoD,
Cor goth Avenue and Yeslar Way, Seattle, Wash.
The Happy Result.
February 10TH 1900.
"DEAR Mrs. PrNKHAM@I cannot praise Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound enough. 1t is
just simply wonderful the change your medicine
has made in me. / feel like another person. My
work is q pleasure to me, while before using
your medicine it was burden. To-day I am .
healthy and happy girl. 1 think if more women
would use your Vegetable Compound there would be
less suffering in the world cannot express the
relief have experienced by using Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. PEARL Coon,
Cor. goth Avenue and Yeslar Way, Seattle. Wash