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with two pieces Of brass wire. the points
permitted 20 project and sharpened so that
when a person is wounded by this ball
the deadly points tear fearfully, causing
blood poisoning usually.
1t may seem wonderful to say that
some Of the shells for the heavy pieces
used by the rebels are made of bamboo.
But this is true, and all soldiers have
seen the shell frequently at every forth
feation provided with ancient pieces Of
cannon of the insurgents. They use a
bamboo shell. each end being stopped
with wood disks and the centre filed with
loose stone. When this shell is dis
charged from the cannon the stone is
sent flying in all directions, and the pieces
are exceedingly dangerous TO the army in
front Tie correspondent reeollects one
charge up a wide road toward some rebel
trenches which were supposed to be prac-
tically deserted. When within three hun
bred yards a native soldier appeared on
top OF the trench and discharged an old,
crude Spanish csnnor, and Immediately
the roadway was filled with stones. Some
CT these stones iif0Wed burrows in the
dust, ard others Kissed and hummsd
through the air. Fortunately no one was
hit On another occasion IN outpost was
captured and one piece was found
mounted. alongside of which were lot
Of bamboo shells loaded with glass bot
ties. When these shells we're discharged
to see what they would do. the air was
literally filed with broken glass. An
other time some bamboo shells were cap
tured containing assorted pebbles. Sew
eral of these were fred from an old,
rusty and out OF date cannon. with the
result that considerable territory in front
was made dangerous by flying pebbles.
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DAY OF REST FOR LABOR
Outings of WOrkingmen at River
View and Marshall Hall.
Arrangements Complete for the
transportation of Expected
Throngs-BasebnII to Be Feature
Mt Each Resort-CakewaIks and
Dnncing-Amusemen and Sports.

This is Labor Day. 1t will be celebrated
by the organized workmen of the District
by two great excursions, the trades union
lists and their friends going to River View
and the Knights OF Labor and their friends
to Marshall Hall. Ample arrangements
have been made by the committees APP
pointed by District Assembly No. &C, K.
OF L.. and the Central Labor Union and
the Building Trades Council for the trans
portation of these who will participate with
them in the celebrations. Steamboats, will
leave the Seventh Street wharyes at IL
a. m for River View and Marshall Hall
and again at p. N. and $50 p. m. Special
arrangements have been made with the
steamboat companies for the transportation
of the excursionists back to the city, so
there need be no fear of oyercrowdng on
! the late boats
The committees in charge of the arrange
ments at both River View and Marshall
Hall have tried to provide such games and
amusements as will prove interesting and
entertaining to both the old and the young.
At both resorts numerous athletic events,
in which the contestants will be members
OF organized labor, will take place, and
also other contests. which will be open to
all. At Marshall Hall and River View the
sports will be opened with games OF base
ball. At the former place the contest will
be between teams representing Paperhang-
srs' Assembly No. 81, X. of l., and Car
:enters Assembly No. I74S X. of L.. both
of which are affiliated with District As
sembly No &c, X. OF l.; and at the latter
the opposing teams Will be a nine
chosen from the members of the Book
binders Union and a licked nine.
Other events at River View will be as
follows:
One hundred-yard foot race (men)-First
prize, pair fine shoes; second prize, set
knives and forks. Called 2:30 p. m.
One hundred-yard foot race tboys)-First
prize, box silk ties; second prize, hand
some framed picture. Called 40 p. m.
Running high jump linen and boys)-
Prize (men) silk umbrella; prize (boysJ
sweater. Called p m.
Bicycle race (men)-First prize, set
carvers; second price, b5x fine cigars.
Called S;15 p. m.
Bicycle race Cboys)-Flrst prize, silk UNI
brella; second prize, bicycle lamp. Called
$3.50 p. m.
Climbing creased pole-Prize. choice OF
sic worth of various articles. Called $50
p. m.
Bag punching contest for championship
Of District-H. Z. Defer against Frank
Heuseman, of the Y. NJ. c. A. Athletic
Club. Called at 4:1O p. IN.
Chasing creased pig-Prze, the whole
hog" Called 1870 p. m.
Wheelbarrow race Qadies)-First prize,
rocking chair; second prize, handsome
shopping bag. Called 5 p. IN.
Three legged race between H. w. Szsg-
edy. President c. l.. T.. and f. w. Ratigan.
President D. T. C. Prize, ornamental iron
basket Called $50 p. m.
Champion cakewalk contest between
Prof Edward oliver and lady the cham
pion white fancy cakewalker. with Kaie
and Moore Theatrical Company, and Prof.
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Barnes and lady, champion colored cake
walkers of the world. Called $50 p. m.
Fancy dancing (miisses of fourteen and
under)-First prize gold medal; second
prize. handsome pair dancing slippers.
Called $50 p. IN.
of the District of ColuInbia-Couples in
charge of Prof oliveri and lady. Hand
some prize will be given the best couple.
Called at $50 p. m.
The arrangements for the celebration of
the day at River View have been in charge
of the following general committee and
subcommittee:
General Committee ". Patton, Chairman;
Milford Spohn, Secretary; John II. BrinkInan,
Treasurer; sam D. Ncdty. d. W. Streets, J. NJ.
IIeisley, n. A. James. J. J. Crowley, 4. L. Lo-
max, John Cusiek, Z. j. Ratigan. Charles Nc
Gowan, G. II. Mayes JAMES f. Kelly, Thomas
Ffaber, J. l. feeney NJ j. Mccarthy, A. l.
Dahlcr' Richard Jung, John iiammefstrom' l. ".
Henke, G. o. Wallace, Z }. Mccullough. j. A.
Huff. Peter Morgan. William Silver, John A.
Brett, David Rabbit, and Andrew Murray.
The sub committees having charge of
the various details are:
Auangcments-J NJ. Heisley, Chairman; Sam
D. Nedry. John =. Brinkman, Charles Nc
Gowan, and Milford spohn.
Entertainmcnt-D ". Streets, Chairman; c;
Ii. Msyes, Thomas FRAZIER, JOHN Cusiek and
James L. Feeney.
Tickets-E. j. RItgan, Chlirman; Z. W Pat
ton, ard n. \. james.
Donations-John II. BHinkman. Chairman; NJ.
J. Mccarthy. sam d. Nedry, d. ". Streets,
and Z. L. Lomax.
At Marshall Hall. after the game OF
baseball. the following events will take
place. tub race open to all; prize bowl
ing contests in which 30 per cent OF the
proceeds will be awarded TO the person
making the highest score; sack race.
prize a pair of fine shoes; three-legged
race, open to all, prize handsome meer-
schaum pipe
At the pavilion in the evening there will
be fancy dancing and cake walks in which
the members OF two local cake walk clubs
will participate. There will also be CON
tests by individual couples. The feature
of the evening. hc7seyrf, will be the roos-
ter dance, which will lake place at the
pavilion at 7:5f p. m. After the rooster
dance there viii be wsItzing contests. in
which valuable prizes Will be awarded to
the successful competitors. The following
committees. appointed by District Assem-
bly, No &C. will have charge OF the cele-
bratlon of Labor Day at Marshall Hall:
Observation-Disclosures p o'Dea. Chairman; il.
II. Smoot. Secretary J. r. Doyle, Treasurer; j.
T. O'Meara James Gallagher, c. VI. Bowers
Thomas Shcehan. James Caldwell, w. +. Carr
Robert Joncher, William Long. j. Bussey, II. j.
Wells, c. W. Enrich, J. s. Dorsey, 7. L. U Bisn
H. Martin, j. HasskHmp, 4. VI. Lawson, W
H. Temple and A. E. Maddox. subcommittee
TI4usportation-Thomas Sheehan. John Haas
kanip, james Gallagher, and W. Leeke; athletic
gamcs-C. W. Enrich, II. F. Wells, G. NJ
Bowers, Robert Joncher, and J. T. Moarai re-
o'Brien, James Caldwell, and J. s Dorsey;
darr,ing-A f. Maddox n. II. Smoot, J. I.
r-..c, J. $ Busscy. and W. H. Temple
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03
EGZEgSgAyS
ITCH IS TORTURE.

Eczema is caused by an acid hurnor in
the blood coming in contact with the
skin and producing great redness and III
Illumination little pustular cruptions fori.:
and discharge thin, sticky auid, WHICH
dries and scales off sometimes the skin Is
hard, dry and assured Eczema in any
form is tormenting, stubborn disease,
and the itching and burning at times are
almost unbearable; the acid burning
humor seems to ooze out and set the skin
on fire. Salves, washes nor other exter-.
nal applications do any real good, for as
long as the poison remains in the blood
il will keep the skin irritated.
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t gy to an nHeh E wealth o novelty II lay artistic fp o
t al o max
nr d gH onW % hI nk pnd he at loves CUR n
no hhg nH b beer dy wi see di lH o h a H g
pic OF deneNh igs efw TEN mtm wwHr eo uai how l of b
@nte ouno etbaohe ftmn ito appreciated yom h
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03

SllOOlI anu NAOstA.
cures letter, cry
sipelas, Psoriasis, Salt
Rheuni and all skin
diseases due to a pois-
oned condition of the
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03
TIE BRAVERY OF woMAN

Was grsndy shown by Mrs. John Bowling, OF
Butler. Pa, in three years struggle with
malignant stomach trouble that caused distress
ing attacks Of nausea and Indigestion. All RENE
dies failed to relieve her until She tried Eiec-
trio BitteIs After taking it two months, she
wrote: II am now wholly cured and can eat
ANYTHING II is truly a grand tonic for the whole
system as | gained in weight and feel much
stronger since using H." II aids digestion, cures
dyspepsia. improves appettes, gives new life.
only 5Oc Guaranteed, at Henry Evans Drug
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03
BAD FORM OF TETTER.

For three years I
had T otter on my
hands. which caused
them to swell 10 twice
their natural size. Part
OF the time the disease
was in the form ofruu-
ming sores, very pain
full. and causing me
much discomfort Four
doctors said tho 'rstter
had progressed too far
TO lie cured, and they
could d. Eothing for
me. Itaols only three
bottles of s. :. 5. and
was completed y cured.
This was fifteen years
- .-A 1..-. $500
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03
Atiin city swept by Fire.

VICTORIA, b. c.. Sept. News reached
here today that the business part OF Atlin
City was burned last Saturday, Ten build
ings were entirely destroyed. The loss Is
placed at $4O. 600, without insurance.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03

Is a remedy
which may be
safely used for
a n y stomach
disorder, a n d
tie only one to
cure
Indigestion,
Dyspepsia.
Constipation,
and
Biliousness,
OF prevent
Malaria,
Fever and
Ague.
Be sure You
get the genu-
inc.
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blood. Send Tor cur BOOK and wrlte Us
about your case. Our physicians have
made these diseases life study, and can
help you by their advice; we make no
charge for this service. All correspondencc
is conducted in strictest confidence.
tn cg1ss SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. GA.
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since seen any sign of my old trouble Mrs.
L. L. JACKSON, I4l4 Niece St, Kansas City, Mo-
S. S. S. neutralizes this acid poison,
cools the blood and restores it to healthy,
natural state, and the rough, unhealthy
NJ I.ln..r-
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-08-16
A CRUEL GAME
Upon Poor Women That Make BunkO
Steering Respectable by Comparison

Upon Poor Women That Make Bunko
Steering Respectable by Comparison
About the cruelest fraud l know
Of" said a prominent New Orleans
lawyer, lis the 'work-at-home' swim
die. The thing has been exposed over
and owe again and has been holly pur-
sued by the p~ostofice authorities, but
as soon as it is suppressed in one shape
it bobs up serenely in another, and
it seems utterly impossible to get rid
of it altogether. My attention was
called to the subject lately by the ex-
perience of a couple Of young women
in our ne~ighborhood. They earn their
own living, and have rather a hard
time making both ends meet, Some
months ago they saw an advertisement
in a Northern paper stating that any
intelligent person could carr from 81
to $25 a week by work at home and
inviting investigation. They wrote
and were informed hat the work con-
sisted of making artificial flowers, for
which an outfit, costing $3.50 and a
book of instructions at rs cents were
absolutely necessary. The circular
went on to say that any one could be-
come expert in a weeks practice and,
that the firm would her purchase all
the flowers hat could be turned out
at a liberal scale of prices, which was
given. The two girls sent for the,
things and applied themselves indus
triously to flower making. They sue
ceeded pretty well, but the first con-
signment they sem on was promptly
returned with a notification that it had
been rejected by the forewoman.' At
the same time it was suggested that
they secure some different material. It
was the old story, and, to cut it short,
they had invested Sc in cash and
several weeks time before it dawned
on them that they were being syste-
m%atically swindled. They never sold
n penny's worth of work. l took
hold of the matter for them, and tried
to bluff the sharpers into returning the
money. They answered my letter with
a circular advising me to get my wife
to try artificial flower making, and
after that I gave them up. 1t is a
pretty cruel game, as l said before, be-
cause it preys on poor women and
girls. Bunco steering is gentlemanly
by comparison New Orleans Times
Democrat.
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The next morning it was taken or a
black-draped cushion to the cemetery.
and in the presence of many fearful
friends dropped into the receptive and
concealing earth. Then with a sense
of duty well performed, Sarah Green
returned to her ordinary life-a life
tinged with a distinct sorrow because
of a good friend gone.
A week later a box reached her from
Philadelphia.
"There!' she said, with vexation, SIS
that brown crepe of mine that | had
dyed. It's really useless to me. now
that I have put on mourning for poor
Jasper"
She undid the w%rappings and beheld
a little cubical box neatly labeled:
Jasper Green. Died Aug. 10, 1897"
The meaning of this hardly reached
her bewildered sense. With trembling
hands sne opened the recentarln.
Within was a handful of delicate and
innncuous ashes.
She stared long. Then laughter
seized her like a curse.
Il have buried my cid brown Dress
said she.
She was a woman of resources, and
OF determination. At dead of night
she and the sexton made the transfer
OF boxes. And safe back home, she
made a crematory of her own, and in
Generated the brown dress in her fur
mace, and, while she wept, she laughed.
too, and it seemed to her that there in
the still of the night she heard the
sardonic laughter of Jasper Green
mingling with her OWE hysterical
lnirth.
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crematory at Philadelphia a more in
teresting institution than a theater,
that is a matter of taste, you know"
1t was evident that his amiable sis
ter-inlaw, in her efforts to convention
alize him, would have her trouble for
her pains. 1t was inevitable, perhaps,
that, hearing Jasper speak with fire.
quency of the crematory at Philadel-
phia, she should forever associate the
city with that concern. She laughed
about it to her husband one day when
she was doing up a faded ecru dress
which she intended Isending to Phila-
delphia to be dyed brown.
Jasper would be sure to address
this to the crematory," she said as she
tied up the bundle.
1t was a fortnight after this that
word came, most suddenly, that he
was dead. He who had lungs astonish-
ing expansion, a clinking good heart,
and an o~strich-like digestion, ard who
seemed fitted to endure life's vicissi-
tudes to the extreme limit of mans
time, had gone off with hideous
promptitude at the attack of some
m~icroscopical beast of prey-an I'M
tanned germ from the jungle of dis
case.
1t CHANGED that his brother was at
the extreme of the continent. at San
Francisco. AS for his devoted sister,
in-law, Sarah Green, she would have
l-~atened on the sacred errand of tax
lnS his remains to Philadelphia, ac-
cording to his oft-expressed desire, but
a seriously sick child kept her at
home. She was forced to give direc-
tions by telegraph, and to mourn him
with deep sincerity at home. Also she
awaited with something like nervous
dread the Homecoming of that little
box, which would contain the ashes of
the once robust, jocund, eccentric, low
able man-an hour ago a powerful
entity.
Scatter my ashes to the four winds
of heaven" he had directed. But
Sarah Green was not inclined to in
dulge him to that extent, living or
dead. 1t would have seemed impious
TO her. She determined that the little
box, when it came, should be laid away
with Christian ceremonies in the GEM
etery with the dead Greens.
In course of time it came-the ex-
pected box, and rested over night on
a t,ble strewn with lilies of the valley.
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Forewarned Is Forearmed.

From the San Francisco Wave: In a
Canadian town in which the contract
ing business is quite largely in the
hands of Scotsmen there has long ex-
listed fierce competition between the
several firms engaged therein, the re-
suit being that the municipality has
had its work done below cost. Owing
to protracted losses several of the com
p~etitors were retired and the two sur
viving concerns decided that the time
had come for an agreement. The best
settlement seemed to be on a fair di-
vision of the work, and both contract
ed to bid only on certain portions of a
big job for which contracts had just
been called. The last day for senling
in bids had gone by when the rival
managers met in the street. One of
them began to apologize. Owing to
some unfortunate misunderstanding,
his junior partner had prepared and
sent in estimates for the whole of the
work to be bid upon. He was very,
very - "Aa, weel," interrupted the
other, Eye need no trouble yer heed
ABBOTT that; for, to mack sure they'd
be nae mistake, we did the same oor-
sels!"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-08-16
THE INCINERATION
OF JASPER GREEN.

Remember" Jasper Green used to
say by way of opening an evenings
conversation, when | am dead / wish
to be cremated. I've no mind to be
food for worms. I prefer the swift,
clean process
But what do you want US to do
with your ashes, uncle?" his nephew,
Harold, would inquire. DO you ex-
pect us to keep them in a marble urn
In the front parlor?''
My ashes!" Jasper would cry with
dramatic gesticulation. Scatter them
TO the four winds of heaven! Let them
go to the east, the west, the north,
and the south! What care | about my
ashes?"
Please don't talk about your ashes
this evening, Jasper his sister-in-
law would plead. 1T isn't at all pleas
ant to me to think of you as being
thrown to the four winds of heaven"
But, Sarah, my dear, you know I
have always been a travelling man."
he would respond.
He had, in fact, known the dusty
ways of the commercial traveller for 20
years, and had shown sufficient unself-
ishness to remain a bachelor. He made
his brothers house his home, and
acted the role of Providence to his
young nephews. His sister-in-law was
glad she had married into his family.
Jasper" she once said to him, 'if
you would take life more seriously and
death more lightly, l wouldn't have a
word of fault to find with you. AS a
matter Of fact, you know, death is a
thing Of no especial Importance. But
life is tremendously important. You
ought to realize it, you ought to be
thinking of marriage and of laying up
for old age, and of attaining some
sort of a position in the community"
MY goodness, Sarah! How can you
think of so many terrible things at
once? Now. you just content yourself,
my dear sister. The life 1 live suits
me well. I enjoy doing the Arab act
folding my tent and silently stealing
away, and all that sort of thing. AS
for what you are pleased to term my
undue interest in death, that is my
affair, too. If I choose to think the
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-08-16

Sightseer Tin the senate gallery
$50 these are our national solons are
they?" Guide (amazed at such icnor-
ance)-"Naw. Them's the senator's"
Life.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-08-07
ANOTHER BIG ORDER.
Qusrtermaster's Department In
Jeffers0nville to Send More
Clothes To Soldiers.

The Quartermaster's Department
in Jacksonville has received another
order from Washington for 100000
sets of winter garments for soldiers,
in addition to the 10000 sets recently
ordered. About 100000 yards of ma
teria will be needed for these gar
ments, which include drawers, shirts,
overcoats and bouses. To complete
the garments will require the services
of about 1900 women working stea-
Oily for three months. The Quarter
masters Department has only linn
tied supply of material on hand, and
calls for bids on the following have
just been issued, to be opened August
10 at 10 o'clock q. M: One hundred
thousand yards blouse flannel, six
quarter; 10000 yards overcoat fan.
mel lining; 10000 yards d. b. shirt
ing flannel, ten ounce, six quarter
100000 yards S. b. kersey, twenty
two ounces,six quarter; 100000 yards
canton flannel. The garments will be
sent to China and the Philippines.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-08-07

The law holds both maker aud cir.
culator of counterfeit equally guilty
The dealer who sells you dangerous
counterfeit of DeWitt's Witch Haze
Salve risks your life to make a little
larger profit. You cannot trust him
DeWitt's is the only genuine and or
iginal Witch Hazel Salve, vel
known cure for piles and all skin dis.
eases. See that your dealer gives you
DeWitt's Salve.
For sale by F. G. DUERsoN, Drug
gist.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-08-07
several thousand barrels are in tanks
awaiting the piping.
We spent Friday getting home.

What does it profit woman If she
gain the whole world of knowledge
and lose her own health? Young
women students. and school teachers,
eager, ambitious, and full of energy,
very often neglect their health
in the struggle to gain
education. They eat insufficient
food, and at irregular hours, they al.
low irregulsrty of the womsnly func-
tons to be established, and the result
is that they become chronic invalids
with all their education practically
worthless. There is plain road back
to health for such as these, marked by
the feet of thousands. 1t is the use
of DR.. Pierce's Golden Med ics Dis
covery for diseases of the stomach and
digestive and nutritive organs, and
DR.. Pierce's Fsvorite Prescription for
diseases of the delicate organs of
womanhood. A cure so certainly
follows the use of these remedies that
out of hundreds of thousands who
have tried the treatment, ninety-eight
in every hundred have been perfect
ly and permanently cured. Consii-
patton, with its calamitous consequent
ces, which is a common ailmeut OF
students, can be entirely cured by the
use of DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-08-07
For WhOOping Cough.

"2oth M children we're taken with
whooping cough )" writes Mrs. o. E.
Dutton, of Danville, III. ga small
bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar gave
such relief that used a 80 cent bot
tie, which saved me a doctors bill"
Nothing else so good.
Sold by f. q. DUERsoN, druggist.
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81 am switchman," writes A. j,
Jennesse of 920l Butler St., Chicago,
Sand am out in all kinds OF weather
/ took cold which settled in my
kidneys and was in very bad shape,
/ tried several advertised medicines
with no benefit until was recon-
mended to take Foley's Kidney Cure
Two-thirds OF bottle cured me-"
Sold by +. G. DUERsoN, druggist.