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Roer. Reoccnpy Ro.hof.

London, April 26.-A special despatch from Pretoria dated Tuesday says that the Boers have reoccupied Boshof, the British retiring.
 A desptach to the Daily Mail from Kimberley, dated Wednesday, says: Yesterday the Boers forded a new laager near Windsorton. The force there consists of Prieske, Campbell and Griquiland rebels about 800 strong.
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Clay Center, Kans., April 25.-The populist state convention called to se- lect eighty-four delegates to the na- tiona convention at Sioux Falls to-day instructed the delegation to vote solidly for William J. Bryan for president
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erts' operations will fail and will have to be repeated further north. At the most he will perhaps capture some Boer guns and baggage and harry the retreating burghers.
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QUEEN LEAVES IRELAND TO-DAY
It is Expected That she VIII Reach Windsor To-morrow Morning.

Dublin, April 25.--Queen Victoria spent what is practically her last day in Ireland very quietly. Though she drove out this afternoon, she did not visit any institutions. Her majesty will leave the vice-regal lodge at noon tomorrow and after the short train journey to Kingstown will embark on board the royal yacht, and, escorted by the channel fleet, will sail for England an hour later It is expected that the queen will arrive at Windsor on Friday morning..
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Milford,

Milford, April 25.-The republican cau- GUS held here tonight elected Alexan- der B. Gardiner, James A. Perry. Omab w. Platt and David E. Smith, delegates to the state convention. The caucus was overwhelmingly in favor of the Fessenden- Warner ticket,
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THE SCARE AT WELnAND LOCKS.
Men, 1t is Now Said, Only Used Dyna-
 mite to Get Fish.

Buffalo, April 25.-A special to the News from Niagara Falls, Ont. says: Tt is now positively stated that the men charged with dynamiting the canal locks at Welland were on one of the is- lands in the river and were using dyna- mite for fishing purposes, and while un- der the influence of liquor decided to try the same method for fish in the canal..
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White Flag Outrage Punished.

Bloemfontein, April 25-Richter's Farm, near Leeuw Kop, from which while flying a white flag the Canadians were fired upon, has been burned as a punishment. Richter Is a prisoner.
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Yale rheolo..ansin New York

New York, April 25-The senior class of the Yale Divinity school has arrived here to study social conditions and charity systems. The class is in charge of Professor w. F. Blackman
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Kimberley, April 25.-Colonel Mayor, the Duke of Teck and a squadron of the Kimberley Mounted corps, under Major Rodgers, returned here to-day from Boshof.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-08-03
Don't Drink Water In Gulps.

AS rule it is much better to sip
u ater than to swallow glassfulat one
draught. The exception TO this rule
is in the morning, when one should
drink glassful or two Of moderately
cold water in order to flush the stom-
ach while it is tubular. At other
times, however, slipping the water is
much more stimulating in its effect on
the circulation. During the action OF
slipping the nerve action, which slows
the beating of the heart, is temporar-
lly abolished, and in consequence the
hea,t contracts much more quickly
and the circulation in various parts OF
the body is increased. Another adj
vantage in slipping is the fact that the
pressure under which the bile is se-
creted is considerably raised. II ba
been stated on good authority that q
glass of cold water slowly slipped Will
produce greater accleration OF the
pulse for a time than will q glass OF
spirits taken at draught. Slipping
cold water will, in fact, often allay the
craving OF alcoholic drinks-a point
worth remembering by those who are
endeavoring to reform-August Ladie's
Home Journal.
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Story OF A Slave.

To be bound hand and foot for years
by the chains of disease is the worst
form of slavery. George d. Williams,
of Manchester, Mich, says: "My wife
has been so helpless for five years that
she could not turn over in bed alone.
After using two bottles of Electric Bit
ters she is wonderfully improved
and able to do her own work" This
supreme remedy for female diseases
quickly cures nervousness. sleepless-
ness, melancholy, headache, backache,
fainting and dizzy spells. 1t is a god
send to weak, sickly, rundown people.
Cure guaranteed. Only SOC. Sold by
C. v. Dunbar druggist.
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thin-veiled order to contribute the
amount for the government.


amount for the government.
With the occupation by the Ameri-
cans, the lottery disappeared, and the
burden of taxation dwindled down to
10 per cent of the tariff upon imports
and, what Was more important, the
amounts thus collected are handed
over to the island government for
for paying the expenses of running
the government, so that the Is per
cent OF the tariff does not burden the
people at ALL
When Porto Rico was storm-swept
the quick response of our people to
the cry of distress, and the liberal
sending OF tens of thousands of tons of
suPplies-for stranded victims of the
storm gave evidence of the true feeling
which this country entertained toward
the new possession. A loyal lady of
San Juan remarked that "the United
States is great because it is liberal; it
is prosperous because it is humane"
Under Spanish rule the weak were
robbed; the foreclosure of mortgage
was permitted in most unwarranted
manner, and always to the loss of the
debtor. A military order checked this
Under Spanish rule large percentage
of the property owners we're absentees,
conducting their estates through
agencies, and exacting most ruinous
course against other interests. The
property of the absentee class has been
put under taxable conditions that will
make them bear their portion of the
burden of the government which gives
security to their property.
Under Spanish rule the money of
the island was subject to the most ex-
traordinary fluctuations; when the
planter needed money to pay his help
and for supplies, the peso would be
held at 60 cents in gold, and as soon
as the money had passed into the
hands of the men whom the planter
had owed, the value of the same peso
declined to 40 cents. This ruinous
variation III money has been made to
give place to certainty and stability by
changing the currency of the island to
United States currency.
Under the rule of Spain the mass of
the people dared not make an outcry
against any oppression; the bakers of
San Juan testified that their hours of
labor were from 4 o'clock P. M. till II
o'clock noon of the following day, and
that they worked every day OF the year
other artisans gave similar testimony.
With American occupation shorter
hours were demanded without fear,
and fair dealing began to take the
place of the ancient wrong.
Aside from the 50,773 property own
ers of Porto Rico, made up largely Of
absentees, priests and pro-Spanish re-
sidents, the people OF the island are
loyal to our methods, and appreciate
our efforts in their behalf, so far as
they can realize the enactment.
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G E. Cross Post No. 90, G. A. r.
Meets IN Shorters hall first and third fIlCay
nishts of each month. Comrades are coro1aliY
invited to visit and join.
/. w. WOODS, JonN on.u,
Adjutant. CoMeA
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wo islands of the Philinnine o

Two islands of the Philippine group
were omitted from the Paris treaty
with Spain, through using incorrect
Spanish maps, and in order to be per-
fectly fair the US. will pay Spain
100000 for them, to prevent their
sale to any other nation.
The only way the Democrats know
Of by which to build up an American
merchant marine is to put foreign
built ships under the American flag.
Republicans want to build up Ameri-
can shipping with American-built yes
sells so that we may employ our own
materials and our own labor, and keep
At home the $500, ,0O0, 900 a year we
are annually paying to fereign( Chiefly
British) ships for dong our foreign
carrying.
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DACIFIC LODGE, NO. S.,
K. OF p.
Meets the first and third Friday evenings OF
ofeach month at the Masonic Hall. Visitln
Knights cordially invited to attend;
l.. l.. HUNTER. '. = SAi""'
K of r. q s. w.
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A Mother Tells How She Saved Her
Little Daughters Life.

/ am the mother of eight children
and have had great deal OF experl-
ence with medicines. Last summer
my little daughter had the dysentery
in its worst form. We thought she
would die. l tried everything | could
think of, but nothing seemed to do her
any good. I saw by an adver tiscment
in our paper that Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was
highly recommended and sent and got
bottle at once. It proved to be one
of the very best medicines we ever had
in the house. 1t saved my little
daughters lite. / am anxious for ev-
cry mother to know what an excellent
medicine it is. Had known it at
first it would have saved me a great
deal of anxiety and my little daughter
much suffering.-Yours truly, Mrs.
Geo, F. Burdick, Liberty, r. l. For
sale by G.. v. Dunbar.
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LODGE NO. 49,
/. o. G. L.
Meets every Saturday evening at In the
o. O. F. Hall. Visiting Members III goou
Standing are made welcome. ro,s ps
CHAs. FISK, c. /. FAkkf SoNA0' :. -
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CKooKCM HOMESTEAD NO. 225s-
\ RROTHERHOOD AMERICAN Y0E.MsAa.N, An
Meets in l. 0. o. F. Hall. on 2nd anu 4en uo0
DAYS of each month. r,asrt
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Porto Rico Benefited.

WASHINGTON, July-Mr. Charles E.
Buell., who was Secretary Of the. U. S.
Special Commission to Porto Rico,
and is familiar with the various con-
dltions of which he speaks, makes it
plain that our occupation of that beau
tifnl island has been of greatest bene-
fit to the people of Porto Rico. Among
other things, he explains that under
Spanish rule imprisonment without a
hearing, on the preferring of charges
against the persons arrested, was COM
mon, and the imprisoned persons fire.
quently passed several years without
being informed of the nature of the
offense for which they had been thus
held. Under American rule no more
Spanish methods are permitted in
dealing with those charged with un-
lawful acts.
Before the American occupation Of
Porto Rico it was common custom
to rent burial place in the cemeter-
les, and TO demand renewal Of the
rent from year to year, after the first
five years; failure to promptly pay
the renewal resulted in the disinter-
ment of the body and the throwing of
the skull and bones promiscuously in
to common bone heap to be there
after forever exposed to the gaze Of the
curious, and to the actions of the ele-
ments. This custom was discontinue
ed upon an order issued by the Militia
ry Governor, making it unlawful to
dlslnter bodies without special per-
nit from the Governor General, and
then only for the purpose of renter
ment.
Under the Spanish rule marriage
had been hedged about with arbitrary
rules which had made 1T impossible fol-
the poor, especially in the rural dis
tricts, to enter into marriage, and the
result was that more than half OF the
families were living In state OF con.
cubinage, and more than half OF the
children born on the island during la.
ter years were illegitimate, and depriv'
of natural right under The laws, due te
the fact of their legal.birth. circum-
stances over which they could have nc
control. By order of the Military Gov
ernor the contract of marriage coulc
be entered into without cost, before 9
magistrate, or priest, or minister, ant
every barrier to marriage was removId
Those having children could marry
and the legal status of the offspring o
such as has been born out of wedlocl
be thereby established.
Under Spanish rule the island wa'
scourged with diseases due to the un
sanitary conditions and to a lack o
care for the people by those in author
ity. The Military Governor establi
shed a vaccine farm, and army ply
sicians vaccinated the population o
the island. Every disease is being
conquered by Government agencies
and every sanitary measure is being
carried out to prevent filth diseases.
Under Spanish rule everything wa
taxed, and to all the very exactinl
taxes on property. real and personal
we're added duties on imports, port
dues aud consume fax of no small
rate. In addition there were exact
ions by The church, which was backed
by the crown and the insular govern
ment, and last, bnt not least, there
was governmental lottery: the may
ors were instructed to sell q certain
amount Of the drawings, and they in
vited the citizens TO purchase q draw
ling, which was understood to be
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1yBY REBEKAH LODGE, No75.
II l. o. o. F.
every End and 4th Friday evening IN and
sisters are cordially invited to attend. S0clai
session on Third Friday evenings. ~ .
Fila NORTON. Sec. HELEN FORREST, n.
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WOOpMEN OF THE WORLD.
Meets every 1st and 5rd Tuesday az MasUIrc ny
Hall, Shelton. Visiting neighbcrs c0rdlally IN
vited to camp with US. ;. d. "vvn, C,s,,1
Al j. Munson, Clerk. So'
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The Iowa In Action.

After stay of three weeks in the
harbor the big battleship Iowa got
down to the main and most interest
ing purpose of her coming on Wednes-
day morning last. 1t was then that
she limbered up her big guns and af-
forded Angeles one of the grandest
spectacular displays OF warlike power
to be observed anywhere in times of
peace. Word had been passed ashore
that the program for the forenoon
was great gun practice and according
lngly the town was on the qui vive.
AT about y o'clock a. M, the big war
ship was seen to weigh anchor and
move slowly out into the open off the
end of Ediz Hook, where her decks
were cleared for action. Prior thereto
her launches and small boats had been
picketed out near shore, and her firing
line was marked by a stake boa. a
mile or more east and south of the
point of the Hook and another one
midway up the harbor, the course be-
ing perhaps three miles. A large tar
get, resembling an enlarged edition
OF the cold wave flag, planted on the
spit half way from the light house to
the head of the bay, formed the point
OF attack.
Presently the firing signal was run
UP and as the stately monster Of war
advanced leisurely up the harbor she
opened, first with her secondary bat
terry, upon the imaginary enemy. The
wharves, house tops, Front street hill
and all the other vantage points along
the waterfront were lined with specta.
tors, and as the great guns, that two
years ago, under the command Of
Fighting Bob Evans" aidel in the
destruction of Cervera's fleet off San
tiago, opened for action there were
countless expressions of wonder, adj
miration and awe. 1t was great
spec tacle, and one to arouse the blood
of the most sluggish The weather
was perfect for the display, the water
in the bay and strait being like glass
and affording the best possible oppor-
tunity tor observing the effect of the
shots, The eight inch guns are big
fellows themselves, and their report
wakened the echoes far and wide but
it was when the monster II and Ii
inch guns, in tie forward aud rear tur-
rets, were turned loose, that the ground
quaked, the windows and doors ratified
with the conclusion and the country
reverberated for miles around. The
great shells could be seen ricochetting
far out to sea toward Victoria and
throwing up gigantic fountains where
they struck the placid surface. Now
and then shell would bury itself in
the spit and throw up cloud of sand
and debris as it exploded. Several
blank torpedoes were fired FROM the
landward side of the ship and were to
be seen tearing along the surface ol
the water at a great rate. During one
of her turns down the course the Iowa
let goa whole broadside of both pri-
mary and secondary batteries keeping
up most rapid and terrific fire for
several minutes, and as she rode envel-
oped in great cloud of smoke she af-
| forded as fine mimic spectacle of the
modern battleship in action as the av-
erage landsman will ever get to see
PIT. Angeles Tribune Times.
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The Soothing and healing proper
ties Of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
its pleasant taste and prompt and per-
manent curee, have made it : great fa-
vorite With the people everywhere.
For sale By G. Y. Dunbar.
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The MaPPlaqe problem

vHow to be happy though married." has
been entirely solved to the satisfaction
of hundreds of thousands of women.
There can be no happiness without
health. The general health of woman
is dependent on the local health of the
delicate wonanly organs. When there
are debilitating drains, or inflammation,
liberation or female weakness, happiness
in marriage is practically impossible. A
host of happy wives testify that the
secret of happiness in MARRIAGES. found
in the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription. 1t dries the drains, heals ul-
ceration and Inflammation and cures fe-
male weakness. 1t makes weak women
strong, sick women we'll.
Mrs. Anna Willy, (Michigan House, North
vile, Sphinx Co., S. OAK, writes: vI am enjoy
ing good health thanks to your kind advice and
valuable remedies. 1 suffered very much with
female weakness and other ailments for more
than two years when wrote to you for advice
After carefully following your advice and taking
SIX bottles each of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription and Golden Medical Discovery am
now well and happy women"
Women are invited to consult DIR. Pierce
by letter, free. Correspondence private.
Address DIR. R. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
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Society Cards.

FIRST TMETHODIST-EPIsCO CHURCH.-
Preaching every Sabbath at II O'Clock A. n.
and 80 p M Sabbath School at 2:l5 A. M.
PRAYER meeting at 73O P. NJ. every Thursday
Everybody is invited to attend Seats free.
REV. w. B. McMILLIN, Pastor
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-23
Loss BY Fire at Notre Dame.

Notre Dame university Sunday night
suffered q fourth loss by fire this year,
resulting in total destruction
of the sacrsty and its contents,
the loss amounting to not less
than $4,000. The sscristy of the
church was situated just north of the
large church edifice, and in it were kept
all the vestments, surplices, utensils
ETC., used in the church. Among the
articles destroyed were the gold Invest
meDts, which cost from $4,000 to $1,000
and were used only in celebrating the
pontihcal high mass. The fire, which
started at o'clock, is said to have been
caused by the ignsting of some sur
plices which were hanging just above
the censor in the room.
This church, in the construction of
which twenty-seven years were required
cost nearly 100000, and was one of the
first rank of such structures in the
United States. The loss falls heavily
on the university. The new gymnas-
ium, erected little over a year ago at
cost of $4,000, was burned on the after
noon of the 7th inst.
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Mr.. beagle is convslescing.


Will Boon has moved in with his
grandfather, DIR. Dunfee, ST.
Frank Stanley, of South Bend, is Wis
iting his mother here.
Charlie Powell and Simon Csssidsy
are running j. w. Thomas mill for
him.
A. b. Pool, of South Bend, erected a
fine monument for Mrs. Banks last
Tuesday in memory of her husband,
Frank Banks. Also in memory of her
daughter, Cleo Jones.
John Richardson went to Chicago
last week with mixed car of his own
stock-csttle, sheep and hogs.
Ben Cook has bought Burr Camp
bells stock of confectionery and will
add large stock.
Henry Miller has built a fine new
fence on the entire east side of his
farm. He has also built q large corn
crib.
Mrs. Grin Chart, of South Bend, Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. John Burnside sew
elal days last week
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or are already back at the school,
though there are few who have been
entered in other institutions.
DR.. G. II. Hotzendorff is suffering
with an attack of appendicitis. He is
being cared for at the home of his
cousin. Mrs. Hiderbrand, of South
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Enterprise.
This lie too much, Ohm, won't stand
it any longer. Tomorrow | leave for
my mothers, unless you get me more
Rocky Mountain Tea" Sensible
woman. 35c. Ask your druggist.
Rudolph kloepfer sang some dutch
songs at the opera bOuse Saturday
night and was enthusiastically encored.
Among others he sang the song "Ssuer-
krsut is Bully, Sauerkrsut is Fine, etc. :"
The sudden and unexpected cold
weather caught good many products
such as potatoes, apples and cabbage
unprotected and frOZe them. The loss
on potatoes in Michigan alone is esti-
mated at S5OO,OOO
A number of business men at Logan
sport have brought suit against the
electric light plant for damages because
the plant was shut down for three
hours on account of a breakdown which
left the city in darkness during that
period.
The following marriage licenses were
issued Saturday: David A. Blanchard
and Clara Z. Asper, VIM. E. Moore
and Emma M. Rivsr, Albert Ruff and
Ellie May Bowel, Isaac Bales and Lo-
rinda A. Edwards, Ira l.. Miner and
Nellie l.. Ritchey.
A republican newspaper publisher
trying to take advantage of the bank
rupt law and his publication at the
same time being edited by fellow
known TO be short on scumen, is COM
binatlou of innovations without pre-
cedent in the annals of journalism.
Under the proposed new arrangement
by the republicans, the Thirteenth dis
trict is composed of st Joseph, Stsrke,
Pulaski, Fulton, Marshall and Kosci-
usko counties The Twelfth is to con-
sist of Elkhert, Dekslb, Noble, La
grange and Steuben This taking of
Elkhsrt county from this district is to
make the Twelfth surely republican.
1t would cut off a thousand plurality
from this district
South Bend Tribune: Mr.. and Mrs,
Lewis Resker, from near Plymouth,
are visiting friends in the city . Mrs.
George Hahn and children are visiting
friends in Plymouth. Or. Charles
Holtzendorff, of Plymouth, was in the
city Friday. -. Edward Baugher re
turned from q visit to his parents In
Plymouth. F. o. Splitter has gone to
Plymouth to remain until he RECEIVERS
from injuries to his hand received while
at work here.