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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-01

After exposure, or when you feel a
cold coming on. take dose of Foley's
Honey and Tar. 1t never fails to
cure, and will prevent pneumonia or
consumption. Don't accept substi-
tutes. Nothing so good. For sale by
all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-01

sight of, but in city the size of Rock
Island.it;: would mean local disaster
for the party attempting it.
The foregoing should at least serve
as a reminder for the democratic poll
workers to be on guard election day
and til wart any attempt that may be
made by the Hannaites in voting peo-
pie not. entitled to exercise that Privi-
lepe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-01

j. Odgers. of Frostburg, Md,
writes: Il had bad attack of kid
ney complaint and tried Foley's Kid
ney Cure, which gave me relief, and
was practically cured after taking
two bottles" For sale by all drug
rists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-01

Today take Foley's Honey and Tar.
1t positively prevents pneumonia. or
other serious results. 1t may be too
late tomorrow. For sale by all drug
piStS
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-04-20

Miss Annie Wyandotte. queen of the
operate stage and dramatic soprano,
says: Q
Fifteenth st. and Jackson Ave.
Kansas City, No.
CDR. Hartman:
''Dear Sir-Pe-ru-na has been my
salvation. It has given me back a
beautiful voice, a gift of God; it has
brought me once more to my old pro-
fession. I can talk now,o and sing.
where before, I could scarcely whis
per. Can you wonder at my delight?
I wish every person who is suffering
as Il suffered might know Pe-ru-n:A
Only those who have been afflicted
can ever know the intense satisfac-
ton and gratitude that comes with a
complete cure. Ny voice was COM
pletely, gone. April IS felt so elated
over the restoration of my voice that
I inserted an advertisement in The
Star for vocal pupils The advertise
ment, which cost me 65 cents, brought
me five pupils, and that was the be-
ginning of my present large class.
Yours gratefully. =:
"Annie Wyandotte."
A congestion, Inflammation or ul-
ceration of the mucous membrane.
whether of the head, stomach, kid
neys. or other organ. is known to the
medical profession as catarrh. 1t is
known by different names, such as
dyspepsia, Rright's disease, female
complaint, diarrhoea, bronchitis. con-
sumption and a host of other names.
Wherever there IS congested mucous
membrane there is catarrh, acute .oS
chronic.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-04-20
he WAS AGREEABLE.
Would Let the Old Uncle Shoot II
He Found Him In Such o
Position.

This young fellow is engaged to pretty
Detroit girl, but they don't care to publish
the bans until after Lent. This disturbs
an irascible old uncle of hers, vino has
daughter of his own, too much after his
own style to be favorite. He took it upon
himself to send for the young man the 9TH
er day.
Are you going to marry that niece of
mine?" he asked, sternly, when they were
alone in the inner Office. o
Pardon me, sir, but / must decline to
answer. She has a father and a mother,
and I'm ON good terms with them. l fail
to see that it is your affair"
There's a whole lot that you fail to see.
young man. I'm really the head of our
family, and I'll not shirk my duty. Her
parents are a couple of chumps. Are you
or are you not engaged"
You force me to say, sir, that it is none
of your Internal business and that you are
Just what heard you were, a sour, cross
grained old curmudgeon."
o See here, sonny, I'll not handy words
with the likes of you, but if you had been
going with my daughter as long as you have
my niece, wouldn't do thing but put a
revolver to your head, informing you that
if you didn't marry her I'd shoot.
And I'd beg OF you to shoot. Detroit
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-04-20
THE PALLID MAN QUAILS
1t WA. Cup to Hin" and His Soul
Was Filled with Terror But
Q He Escaped.
"It ;s mn IN vou now .

ct is up to you, now" 90
o The pallid man turned more pallid, and
glared wildly around for an avenue of es-
cape, Pennsylvania avenue or any other
old avenue. They were closed.
1T is up to you, now"
The pallid man wondered why Prof Os-
borne, after convicting Molineux, had
come down to Washington post-haste on
the Congressional Limited to prosecute
him. 1t had been cup to Cornish Now it
was up to him. He thought of his crimes,
and his knees shook in manner that would
make Zazie turn green when she shakes her
bangled wrists after chewing up IL sofa
pillows and one soft couch ($4.S9, reduced)
1T is up to you, now
The pallid man recalled his last murder.
1t was dark night. The place, Long
bridge. The hour, midnight. As he had
thrown his writing victim. a young and
beautiful maiden cat, tied in the sultan $
specially prepared Bosphorus bag, the pierre
ing shrek the dying young creature shrieked
haunted him still. And now they were hunt
ing for him.
1T is up to you, now.'e
For Gods sake! Whatr'0
Your necktie. Up to your chin, your ears
and the rim of your remaining locks on the
rear fire escape of your billiard ball. Pull
1T down. "-Washington Star.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-04-20
MRS. COLONEL HAMILTON.

That Pe-ru-na has become a house
hold remedy in the home of Mrs.
Colonel Hamilton is well attested by
a letter from her, which says: II
can give my testimony as to the mer.
its of your remedy, Pe-ru-na. I have
been taking the same for some time.
and am enjoying better health now
than have for some years. I attrib-
ute the change to Pe-ru-na, and rec
ommend Pc-ru-na to every woman,
believing it to be especially beneficial
to them" Mrs. Hamilton's residence
is $50 Goodale street, Columbus, Ohio.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-04-20
As Fate Would Have 1t.

Many years ago an Arkansas youth, on
leaving the home of his sweetheart late at
night, received a severe kick as he stepped
out of the door. His beloved had not re-
sponded definitely to, his proposal o; mar
riage, but had assured him that she would
soon let him know what she could do for
him. He, unfortunately for two tender
hearts, took the kick for an answer and de-
parted for far and wild country Here he
brooded over his wound and his broken
heart until his beard grew down to his
kneee and his nose became Roman. AS fate
would have it, as fate always has it, he
turned up late one sad, sad evening when
the straw-neck hens were quarreling on the
foost and the brindle cow was lowing
1nsurnfully for her hungry offspring A
young man some six feet tall met the lone
" visitor. It was one of seven sons, born,
from time to time. unto his old love. Ex-
plantations followed 1t was not the girl
who kicked him 80 years before. Oh no! 1t
was her angry father, He went out to the
horse lot. cut off his beard with the sheep
shears and kicked himself down the hill
Galveston News.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-04-20
One OF Glen McDonourh.. Jokee.

In one of his farces Glen McDonough had
written two or three lines to be spoken by a
chorus girl. The lines were given to Il green,
heavy amateur, who looked well and would
do. At the rehearsal the girl made her way
to McDonough. who held the book, and said:
''Aar. McDonough. ! have line in the first
me one for the second act. too?" MELON.
ough thought a minute. looked at the girl
and said: Yes: in the banquet scene You
enter and say: Here is the ham," ooh,
do l bring the ham on with me?" mo. my
dear; it is not a speech. it is a confession" -
Chicago Chronicle.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-04-20
Kansas City Produce.
Pole. Did No. Interfere.

Chicago, April 1s.-A band of strik-
ers, led by men who claim to repre-
sent the carpenters union. attacked a
force of noretnion wosllmen Tuesday
ut 176 Madison street, in full view of
hundreds of pedestrians. six nom
union carpenters were driven from
the building and two of them were
seriously injured. The strikers were
not interfered with by the police or
paSSerSby.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-04-20
Ch:cnso live Stock.

o Chicago. April 7.-Cattse-Receipts, g.
TO medium, si.16l4.H5; stockers aud feed
oers. $3q094.S5: Cows. $S.OO945O: heifers,
s. 15Gli.75; calves about soc lower. $500
6.15; Texas fed steers. s4.0OGo.25
Hoss-Receipts, 1900. Mixed and
butchers $5.59G5.S0; good to choice. $3.50
SIS; rough. heavy, S550d5.60; light, Ss.45
$3.50. 90
Sheep-Receipts, 1O.O0a. Good to choice
wethers. $6.00G6.45; fair to choice, mixed,
s5-o06l6.O0; western sheep. s6.00d6. Is: year
lngs. s6Ooa6.50 native lambs, s5.5Ode7 40;
western lambs, Sc. COlI7.40. g
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-04-20
A bridegroom 1t s.v-a,y-Nfb..

st. Louis, April 5S.-Thomas James,
of Chester, H.. aged 70, former menu
Der of the Illinois legislature. was
married here to Miss Anna Kelly,
aged 40, of st. Paul. The marriage
was in the nature OF an elopement,
inasmuch as none of the friends Of
the parties had been acquainted with
the step which the couple proposed
to take.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-04-20
Omaha Live Stock.

Omaha. April Misunderstanding. $500
Native beef steers. s4.2O6f540: COWS oand
heifers. So. 40Gi4.50: stockars and feeders,
S5.T0T5.1O: calyes, $4.OO37.G0.
.Hogs-Receipts. S.4O0. Heavy, o s3511a@
6.621s: Mixed s5.521aa555: light, s55O5f5.5sla !;
pigs $4.75@5.O.
, Sheep-Receipts. oo2, 7Oe Yearlings $3.50
1850: western muttOns, S5.50GI6.1E stock
sheep, s4.75Gf5.5O: lambs. S6OOd5.35
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-04-20
One of Them.

|, Look here" said the approached: 'T gave
you ten cents not five minutes ago. Now you
are at me again"
I'm such an absent-mnded beggar," said
the menddcant, ically-Philadelph
North American.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-04-20

Mrs. Margar-
e t ha Dauben,
No. 1914 North
Superior street,
Ra inc City,
Wis, says: II
feel so we'll and
good and health
ful now that pen
cannot describe
it. Pe-ru-na is
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-04-20
MARKET REPORTS.
kansas city Live Stock.

Kansas City. April MISUNDERSTANDING
,,012; calves, us. The market was active
and steady to firm on light and medium
grades and steady tor weak on heavier.
Representative safes:
SHIPPING AND DRESSED BEEF
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-04-20

everything to me. I feel healthy ard
well, but if l should be sick l would
know what to take. I have taken sew
cralo bottles for female complaint. I
am in the change of life and it does
me good" .
Have YOU catarrh of the head.
throat. lungs, stomach or any other
organ of the body?os If SO. write to
DR.. Hartman at once. He will send
you directions for treatment without
charge. Address, DIR. Hartman, Column
bus. o.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-04-20
Respected Her Confidence.

Respected Her Confidence.
Poetess-The poem 1 sent you. Mr. Ed
itor, contains the deepest secrets of my
soul.
oEditor-I know it, MADAM; and mo sone
shall ever find them out through me
Stray Stories. %
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-04-20
St. Louis Live Stock

st. Louis. April Observation-Disclosures L.
500. Native shipping and beef steers, s.. 80
Gf5S5; stockers and feeders $3IS}64 so;
cows and heifers. s2.O094.S5: Texas and
Indian steerse IS. SO65. ID.
Hogs-Receipts. 1900. Pigs and Nights.
s. SaI5.6o: packers, se50g5.65; butchers,
s.. GSi5QSO 90
o Sheep-Receipts. 5000 Native muttons
s5:soG6.co; lambs. sGOoo@6.50; springs. V.Oo3
500
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-04-20
Sheep-ReceiptS, 4,1S2. The market was

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES f'Io- ne Hsirket was
steady to strong for sheep and Is to &c
$50 y. NJ Inns 81 6.75 l53S Collins. 70 6.S5
cfp.bek..129 3.75 culls..... 76 800
2 culls..o q SOoo q culls..... SO 800
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-04-20
Kansas City Grain.

n aHS0S SAty
o Kansas City. April 17-Wheat-Sales
by sample on track:
Hard-No. .. G4@65c: Nc. 3. 61IkG62c.
SoftANoo .. csc: No. 5: 64lsG671kc
Mixed Corn-No. 3. 37kc; No. 3 mixed
36sic;. No. 4 mixed. 36Hc.
White Corn-No. .. 3'Ac: No 8 white,
sc.
Rye-N9 ?. SEC: No. 3. SIC. %
Prairie Hay-S7.5o ff7.15: timothy, s1orOoTs
1850; alfalfa. s7.5OT9S0; wheat straw,
*i.5065.00. Oats straw. s4.5oa5OO.
Chicago. April i7-Cash wheat-No. 9
red, 6913G101sc; No. red. 67fs66S1Sc; No.
= hard wi5ter. 6e1z966c; No. hard WIN
ter. 61G65c;. No. 1 northern spring. 621k1
tS32c: Ne. northern spring. 6SE@S715c;
No. spring. 611sd66e. Corn-No. 2. 39Ac:
No. 5. 3SaI39c. Oats-No. 2 s31sc: No. :,
exc. Poke $3.50. Lard. $3.50.
O ST. Louis Cash GfAfn.
! ST. Louis. April 17-wheat-No. 2 red
cash. elevator. 1zic: track. 72s@73c: No.
hard, s4m65co Corr-No. 2 cash. 2?1sc;
track, :9;4gs9lkcs 'Oats-No. cash. sc;
track. eoasoa4c: No. 2 white. 2Sc.
Kansas City Produce.
Kansas City. April I7.-Egss-Fres&
Butter-Crenmery extra fancy separa-
toe. 1sc ID: firsts. Ice: dairy. fancy, lie;
couDtry roll. 12c; packing stock. 111kc
. Poultry9Hens. live. &c; old ROSTERS,
opc each: you1g. coc; ducks. CSC; geese.
Giec: turkeys, hens, Sc; old toms, t.
Pigeons. S5c tfoZ.
Game-Jac,l snipe. 75cGs1.0 Frogs, Sc
90 per doz. according to see.
PotatoesvNortdern. 15@30c: sweets Ia
BILE stock. Soaeac per bu; Colorado. 5Oa75c
per bu.
Applos-Choice to fancy. A5oI5 "a per
bbl fair to CHOICE. sa.oOG4.5o per Dbl: Is
a.. o. per blu.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-04-20

me. do not
belle We l
would be liv-
ing now if it
were n9t for
You. o I had
S u + f e re d
with flow of
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-04-20
MISS ANNIE WYANDOTTE.

Miss Annie Wyandotte. queen of the
operate stage and dramatic soprano.
says: Q
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-05-31

Women

Rest and help for weary
women are found In Lydia
e. Pi1klk1as,,,s Vegetable
COMPOUND. IL makes vNo~
men strong and healthy ia
bear their burdens, and
0ves'c0s,1es those Ills to
which women, are Suhf8cf
because they arc women.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-05-31
Sleep Changes the Verdict.

The jury in recent law suit unanimously
agreed upon the verdict, sealed it and went
home to bed. After sleeping over it, they
went home the next morning. This shows
the power of sleep to strengthen the human
mind. Those who are troubled with insom-
MIA should try Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
It puts the stomach in good condition and
induces sweet, sound sleep. It is the best of
remedies for kidney, liver and blood disor-
ders
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-05-31

Sweat and fruit acids will not discolor
goods dyed with PUTNAM FADELEss DYES.
Sold by all druggists.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-05-31

All that a man hath will he often give for
something that another man hath.-Ally
SloDer
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-05-31

You can't expect a bag of wind to stand up
straight.-Ram's Horn
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-05-31
HEDR1CK, IOWA, March 2e, 1900.


cheaper ia price than others offered
HEDRICK IOWA. March g. 1900
Montgomery Chicago L
Please
nave been
send
H.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-05-31
Adding Color

Larry-Do you reminder our ould tom.
cat thot wud run if kitten looked at him?
Will, he kin lick tn hould alley by himself
now.
Denny-Phwat brought about TIL change?
''Wae toied Crane ribbon aroun' his
nick. ''-C Chicago Evening News
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-05-31

To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AL
druggists refund money ifitfails to cure. Csc.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-05-31
How,s Thisl

How's This3
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
tor any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Ed. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. T.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
tons and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
West d Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To.
ledo, o.
Walding, Kinnan 4 Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system Price 75c per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
8 Halls Family Pills are the best.
Pussy Willows. Perhaps.
Mr.. Homewood-.Are you doing any gar
dening this spring?
Mr. Wilkinsburg--I-ha have made a begin
ming. l planted a cat under a peach tree
yesterday evening.-Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn:
Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot Ease,
powder for the feet. It makes tight or New
Shoes Feel Easy. Cures Corns, Itching,
Swollen, Hot, Callous, Smarting, Sore and
Sweating Feet. All Druggists and Shoe
Stores sell it, 25c: Sample sent FREE. Adj
at my jokes tonight a cfiti ser near yee
Any old humor passes for good humor if
the audience happens to be in good humor
for laughing. Buffalo News
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-05-31

Lydia E. pinkham'. Vegetable Compound
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-25

Rev. H. H. Tweedy INDUCED in one of
his chalk talks to the children of Plym-
outh Congregational church and Sunday
school last evening, says the Utica OBJ
server. He began it by drawing an OBJ
ject on the blackboard. what is that?"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-25
HE TH|RSIED FOR BLOOD
AND SERIOUSLY INJURIES
TWO MORE
HE THEN KILLED HIMSELF
Murderer Ended His Own Life After
II Lively Fight, in Which he
Sought the Death of
Many.

| CEDAR RAPIDS To-, June A.-Cha-les
ing, killed James Fitzsinmons, fatally in
jured Joseph Drake, and seriously and
POSSIBLY fatally injured Mrs. James Fltz-
simmons, slightly in: ured Miss Kate Fitz-
| simmons, and then ended his own life.
| Mcfforl was twenty seven years old, anI
had been insane for a number of years.
Two years age he was III thu Independ
enee asylum for short time, but escap
ed. and was never returned. He was not
generally considered dangerous.
Saturday night about IL o'c.nck. while
clad only In a shirt, he darted out Of
his hore, 4'aving maniac. lie was seen
two or three times between then and mid =
day, but the police failed to hld him.
Shortly before o'clock this morning
Reginald Andrews, the janitor at the Old
Ladies' nome. was awakened by CRASHING
glass. The next me- ment Mefford stood
Lefore him, stark naked. swinging a neck
ytle.
Your time has come" shouted Mef-
ford
What tirne de you mean?" asked An
drews, with remarkable cuOlless.
night, AMI / am going TO kill vou next
and then everybody in the home" replied
Mefford.
Meffor1 swung tie neckyok" ana tr!' d
to brain Andrews. The latter lodged,
grabbed the ~eap)l, threw Mefford on
TIE bed ard choked him until he begs n
II mercy. Then Andrews gave Mo1ord
Z bath. a suit of clothes and some break
fast, which apparently satisfied him.
into
Cczen or fourteen old ladies in their
rooms, Andrews notified the police by tel
rrhone and rushed across the street to
the home of Joseph Drake for assistance
Drake dressed and they started out. AS
tNey did so, MeffOrd. carrying an ak, was
seen to plunge through a window in the
home of James Fitzsimmons, about 15G
yards away. AS he entered the room.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons uttered scream. Met
ford swung the AK and brought it down
toward her heac. Her uplifted arm saved
Der life. The arm was broken IN two
places, and she sustained a ariouS scalp
wound.
Mr.. Fitzslmmons, hearing the scream
dashed into the room and grappied the
maniac Meffor6 shook him 1f Ind sent
the AK crashing into his skull, splitting
his head open. Then, dashing upstairs,
Mefford attacked Miss Kate FltZsimmOrs,
:nficting a number of severe scalp
wounds. When he came down stairs
Drake had Just entered the house. Drake
dropped to his knee to shoot Click. click,
click, went the revolver. But there We're
four empty chambers, and each time the
ammer came down on one Of them. Then
Mefford struck him on the head with the
az. A second and third blow followed,
ard Drake fell oyer. Andrews escaped
the maniac again.
MaffOrd took brakes reVOJVer and ran
out Of the house. After running several
blocks he put bullet into his left breast
just below the heart. Running tive or
three blocks farther, he sat down on the
curbstone. Placing the revolver to the
center Of his forehead, he fired again.
He continued to wave the revolver above
his head. But just as the first officer
grabbed the revolver from behind, Meftord
fell over into the gutter dead.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-25
STORYETTES.

Some one recently showed ex-Speaker
Reed a copy of a Manila paper in which
appeared this paragraph The differ
son is that when tom Reed says he will
resign he resigns "Ah,' said Mr.. Reed,
reflectively, "a great journalist is evil
IDENTIFY wasting his talents on the Fill
pinOS."
During a recent session of the senate
Mr.. Pettigrew, who is a tireless talker,
insisted on using the phrase lad infiini-
tum" with great frequency, pronOuncing
the longer word with the accent on the
second syllable. Finally, one Of his asso-
ciates corrected him. saying: Give it
the long !. senator" Senator TIL Hoar over
is probably making the / short to save
the time of the senate.
This is a story which Representative
Eddy of Minnesota tells on himself, ac-
cording to the New York Telegraph Mr.
Eddy not only enjoys the situation when
the laugh is turned against him, but has
a sense of humor which leads him to
start the laugh sometimes himself: In
making the campaign in my district one
year." said Mr.. Eddy, II took along as
an attraction a veteran of the war of
nous hand at beating the drum. He was
a drummer from away back and could
rouse a whole township. Drum music is
an incendiary kind of thing, anyhow, and
the old captains drumming was partic-
ularly stirring.
'Well, one night, after the captains
drum had given the usual overture, 1 be-
gan my speech to the populace which had
been lured to the scene by his drum. 1
noticed al the foot of the rostrum, the
same being a big dry goods box, a
bright-eyed little fellow about twelve
years old, who sat through the speech,
following me with great attention. It
pleased me. Any fool can interest an au-
dience of adults. but it takes a genus to
hold a child. So. after the speaking. 1
went down and spoke to the little fell
low, and, after shaking hands with him,
asking him how he liked my speech.
oh. it will do, he said but if 1 was
you I would keep the captain a drummin'
all the time"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-25
BIoemfOntefn NJ II IL

Edgar Mels. in Harper's Weekly.
Next to Pretoria, Bloemfontein is the
prettiest settlement of any size in Sontb
Africa Inhabited by 1000 whites and as
many many nIaatives-in time of peace-it can
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OF two daily and two weekly papers r.
say say nothing, of four hotels and the Bloom.
The place is situated upon a plain SIR
rounded by low hills, none rising to q
higher elevation than 200 feet On one of
these kopjes to the south is a small fort
erected by the British government as 4
means Of defenses against the Basutos
Near by is a simple monument to keen
green the memory of theses killed in thc
BaSuto war of 1865.
Like all South-African towns, 3Ioen-
fontein consists Of a market square with
streets and houses radiating in all direc-
lions. r, The habitations are rather pretty
the seat. of both the Anglican and Ro.
man Catholic bishoprics, as well as being
center of Wesleyan activity. And Of
course, civilization has followed in the
foot steps of the churches