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Or. Downing, President of the Downs
ing Medical Association and Ger
man Medical and Surgical insti.
tute, Chicago, Illinois.

This eminent expert specialist, well and favor.
ably known throughout the United States for the
many wonderful cures of all forms of Chronic,
Nervous and Special Diseases that bafed the skill
by full staff of skilled physicians and expert
specialists, whose experience in the largest hos
pitals of both Europe and America, enable them
10 successfully treat obscure and chronic dis
eases. Their long experience remarkable SKI:
and universal success entities them to the conf.
dence of the afflicted everywhere
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X RAY EXAMINATIONS.

Our offices have the most complete electrical
apparatus in the west, including most power
full and perfect X Ray machine with which the
innermost organs of the body may be readily
seen and examined. Obscure and difficult dis
eases nOSitivelv DIAGNOSED.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Warranty deeds filed;
Maggie A. Collins to Milton M.
Vroman, e1a of lot II, block II, Van
Brunts addition. Consideration
So, 500.
Frank Buschina to Peter J. Laven,
65 acres sec. "a, South Bend. Consider
alton 81, 615.
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Money to loan on approved real
estate at per cent. Mankato Savings
bank
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Cure When Others Fail.


Diseases of the Eyes and Ears, Granulated Lids
Cataract, Cross-eyes Strengthened witncu, Fam
danger. DiSCharging Ears, Deafness, ETC., Dis
eases Of Nose and Throat Catarrh, Bronchitis,
Asthma, Diseases of Stomach and Liver, Dys-
pepsia, Indigestion, Headache, Billiousness,
Jaundice, Kidney and Bladder troubles, Blood
and Skin Diseases, Scrofula, Pimples, Blotches,
Eczema, Ulcers, etc. Nervous Diseases, Head
ache, Hysteria, Insomnia, Lack of Vitality, Nerv-
business, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Functional
Heart Disease, Palpitation, Dizziness, Shortness
of Breath, Heart Palms. etc. Gandular Diseases,
Tumors, Abnormal Growth, Cancers cured with
out paln-new method. Piles and all Rectal Dis.
eases. Diseases of Women, Deformites, Lack
of development of any organ. Small and weak
parts enlarged and strengthened.
MiddIe-A8ed and Young Men,
suffering from Lost Manhood, Nervous or Ply
steal Debility, Seminal Weakness Lost Vigor,
Decline of Manly Powers, Drains, Discharges
and Losses. Varcocele and all the train of evils
resulting from ExCesseS, Errors of Youth, etc.
producing some of the following effects, as Nerv.
business, Weakness Emissions, PimpIes and
Blotches, Debility, Dizziness, Defective Memory,
Absence of Will Power, Confusion of Ideas, Aver
sion to Society, Sexual Exhaustion, Pain in the
Back, Dreams, etc, blighting the most radiant
hopes, rendering marriage unhappy and bust
ness failure; sweeping thousands to an un-
timely grave. No matter who has failed, consult
had given up in dispair. A Perfect Restoration
Guaranteed. Consultation sac-sdly CNntiden-
dal. Delays are dangerous. 49,
MARRIAGEV
Married persons, or those contemplating mar
rage, who are aware of physical defects or weak
nesses which would render marriage disap.
pointment, would do we'll to call.
WEAKNESS.
In many cases drains occur unobserved by the
sufferer. To this hidden drain upon the vitality
may be attributed the cause of many diseases OF
the nerves. stomach, heart, kidneys and bladder.
LADIES'.
We have long given careful attention to the
treatment of diseases peculiar to women, and our
method of treatment has been universally sue
cessful. No lady, married or single, need hest
tate to call for consultation, either alone with
a friend.
REMARKABLE CURES perfected in old cases
which have been neglected or unskillfuily treat
ed No experiments or failures. Free Exami.
nation of the Urine, chemical and niicroscpical,
in all cases. Bring specimen of urine. Cases
and correspondence strictly confidential and
medicine sent to any part of the United States.
List of questions free. Address with postage
Dr. DOWNING.
CHICAGO. Ills
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Cabinet photos best quality 50 a
dozen at Davis 100 Cherry street.
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The ASH RAPIDS
GOLD MINING COMPANY.
Properties in
The Lake of the Woods District
In Western Ontario.

The ASH RAPIDS owns the Boulder, Ash
Rapids and Sturgeon Lake properties, con-
sisting of 53S acres of rich mineral land.
The Boulder is traversed by eight immense
veins two miles in length on our property.
A large amount of development work has
been done on this property and thousands of
tons of ore are on the dump. We are selling
treasury stock to raise funds to erect stamp
mill. This mill will be erected next season.
1000 shares of stock, par value $1,000, can now
be bought for S55O 90, $500 down and 500 per
month until paid, or $4,000 per thousand
shares, cash.
j. F, Giles, who for twenty years was actively
engaged in educational work in Minnesota, is
bonded trustee of our company and handles all
the funds.
If you are interested and want prospectus
and full information free, address
]. F. GILES,
Suite 1913 Roanoke Building,
las La Sale ST., Chicago, Ill.
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be chosen2

be found, for they can. The only
question is, will the best obtainable
, be chosen?
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Daniel Buck, Attorney for exec1trix.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
woodcoel 1mported rrom .1nnnn.

Il dined not long since with friend
who is a great epicure, and who treated
me to a novel dish" said Mr. II.
Humphrey Read, a gentleman who
stands high in the social and business
circles of Philadelphia. "The feature
OF this dinner was woodcoclks that
came all the way from Japan. and 1
want to say that the long voyage and
necessary refrigeration in no wise de.
tracted from the toothsome qualities
Of the birds. In truth they were deli
cious, and compared favorably with
our finest homegrown game
"This friend gets them regularly
during the season, but at a cost thar
seems ruinously eXtravagant. He is
willing to pay the price, however, for
he maintains that there is nothing in
the way Of wild fowl on this cont.
nent comparable to the woodcock
from the land Of the AIlkado. Wash
ington Post.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
Farm LABoRER HoAROs A FORTUNE

Death of Man Whose Only Interest IN
Life Was TO Save Money-Left s5O.OOO.
BY the death Of Victor Williams at
The home Of his nephew in Depauville,
Northern New York has lost one Of its
most eccentric characters. He never
received more than the wages of la
borer, and yet by boarding that which
he earned and investing it, he accumu-
lated a fortune varlously estimated at
from $4,000 to $1O0,00O
The only interest the man found in
life was saving money, and this he
enjoyed ms most men enjoy spending
money. He worked on farms as a la
borer for his board and what money
he could get and he saved every cent.
As his little hoard accumulated he
would put it out at interest, loaning it
on farms where he had worked and
the value Of which he knew to Ger.
tainty. Few men ever saw him spend
n cent, and none ever saw him take a
chance. AS the years rolled by farm
titles came to him, and he boarded
land as he had boarded money. When
the income from his farms and mort
cages would have given him living
much better than that enjoyed by his
neighbors, he still continued to work
and to save Hundreds of acres of
splendid farming land were his abso.
lutely, and he had mortgages on many
more.
In the latter years Of his life this
strange man worked less, as he was
obliged to devote more of his time to
the collection Of rent and interest. At
least twice year he would start on
his long trip collecting, always walk
ing; despite the fact that he had long
outlived the allotted threescore years
and ten. over one arm he carried a
pair of cowbide boots and in these he
carried his money and securities. At
the end Of each trip he would come to
Watertown to deposit his money, for
he had none of the misers distrust of
banks.
In all these years 10 man has ever
been able TO say that Victor Williams
was not scrupulously ho-est, and there
was never a shadow on his integrity.
He would wrong no man and would
allow no man to wrong him, and above
all things despsed a man who would
not keep 4 promise.
Victor Williams was born at Point
Peninsula New York about eighty.
i've years ago. He had some educa.
tional advantages, and was naturally
bright. At one time he taught school
in the town Of Lyme, and it was
thought that he contemplated profess
sional career. Those few who remem-
Der him in those days say that he was
bright in conversation and well
dressed There is a story, now almost
= legend, that he was disappointed in
love, and from that time his only inter
est in life was the accumulation %
money.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
INSURANCE THAT DIDN'T INSURE.
A Policy which Resulted in tho Saving
of Mans Life.

A Policy which Resulted in tho savine
of Mans Life.
"The tendency Of the Insurance busi
ness nowadays" said a veteran solicl
tor of this city, "is to make the poll
cles as simple and free from restric
tions as possible. Nearly all of tn,
old reservations have been stricker
out, and even the famous 'suicid,
clause is absent from a good many OF
the newes forms. That reminds me
by the way, Of a remarkable case thu
occurred some years ago in a neigh
boring State, and was indirectly asso
ciated with the very tendency to which
I have just referred. l will give yoI
the facts briefly, without mentioning
names. A young man. who was &
member Of a very excellent Southern
family, and whose future was regard
ed at the time as exceptionally bright
and promising. had his life insured
for S650O on the day Of his marriage.
Soon after, for no apparent reason
he began to dissipate heavily, and II
presently became apparent to every.
body that he was going to the dogs
By successive steps he lost his posi-.
ton, his friends, his health, his self
respect-lost everything, in fact, that
q man can lose in such a downward
career. His wife, after heroic strug'
gle was forced to obtain a divorce;
his family finally abandoned him to
his fate, and in that pitiful plight he
capped the climax by committing a
deliberate murder in a drunken brawl
ut seemed certain that he would be
convicted, and little or no effort had
been made TO arrange for his defense,
when the agent who had insured hi4
life happened to remember that the
hanging clause was omitted in the
form of policy he had taken out. The
old forms contained reservation yolG.
ing payment when death was inflicted
'as q punishment for crime but in the
process of simpliication it had been
stricken out. In other words, it was
clear that the company would be stuck
LUZ VODOO III NloC tuC uhAdppg man
went to the gallows, and the agent,
who was an enterprising fellow, at
once bestirred himself to avert such
an expensive tragedy. He hired the
best lawyer in town to conduct the
defense, drummed up witnesses, did
missionary work with the press, and,
to make a long story short, the jury
brought in a verdict Of manslaughter,
The young man was sent to prison fp;
a term Of years, and, failing to pay his
next premium, the policy was can.
celled He was afterward pardoned.
and believe he is still alive. I don't
know whether the company ever re-
warded it's faithful representative, but
he certainly deserved a medal as big
around as a wagon wheel. New nv
leans Times-Democrat.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
Cnbbages TO Germany.

Think Of American cabbages being
transformed into sauerllraut in Ger
many But that is exactly what ia
now being done,
The attention OF German manufac
turers Of sauerkTaut has been called
to the large, firm heads Of cabbages
raised in this country particularly III
Michigan There the heads are not
only large, but the crop is usually a
big one-notably 50 this season-and
as there is more than enough for home
consumption the farmers are answer
ing the foreign demand and shipping
tens Of thousands of heads to German
ports.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Conduct is three-fourths Of life.
1t takes only one to end a quarrel.
Every noble work is at first impossl.
bic.
The best hearts are always the BRAY
est
It matters not how a man dies, but
how he lives.
Wealth is not his that has it, but his
that enjoys It.
Confidence IS a plant of slow growth
in IN aged bosom.
Increased means and increased leis.
ure are the two ciyilizers of man.
Economy is half the battle of life;
it is not so hard to earn money as to
spend it well.
The reason most people are poor is
because they spend their money be.
fore they get it.
There is nothing settled in manners,
but the laws Of behavior yield to the
energy OF The Individual.
1t is not what he has nor even
what he does, which expresses directly
the worth OF a man, but what he is.
lie who has a thousand friends has
not one to spare, and he who has one
enemy shall meet him everywhere.
A feverish ambition to accumulate
fortune. which may be called our
national distemper, Is Incompatible
with peace Of mind.
Deceit and falsehood, whatever con-
veniences they may for a time prom
iso or produce, are in the sum OF life,
obstacles to happiness.
A sentiment is a conviction which
has been worked over in the heat Of
emotion, and then laid away in the
mind to shape action when occasion
calls and there is no time to think.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
SECOND reNrURg Gosprl,
German EgyH4ologists Examining aa =
teresting Papyrus.

German EgyHfologists Examining a1 NJ
teresting Papyrus.
An interesting papyrus is now being
examined at the Strasburg Library. Il
was purchased in fragmentary coin
dition from Cairo merchants early ia
1899 and has already proved Of the
drst Importance. According to Ger
man Egyptologists and theological
savants the fragments are pages of n
missing Gospel which was rejected as
mcanonical in the third century but
was widely accepted in the second.
The papyrus dates from the fifth
century, but the character Of the Greek
words which are teXtuNlly reproduced
proves that the original manuscrl
belongs to the second century. Ia
feature is the very close connection ap-
parently existing between it and the
Logia of Christ, the recovery of which
three years ago caused a sensation. 1t
is suggested that both are practically
pages Of the same manuscript, namely,
"The Version If the Gospel According
10 tue LgNptlhuS,
AS to the result of five years work,
another fine papyrus roll in the British
Museum has Just been published. It
was written between 10 and so A. d.,
and is collection of folk legends cur
rent in Egypt at that tim The hero
of the stories is Siosirls, son of Khan
tas, Priest of Memphis. Many Of the
passages suggest that it is an adap-
tion Of the story of Christ as told By
His disciples, and If so, 1t is certainly
the earliest record known, being less
than twenty years after the introduc.
tion Of Christianity into Egypt by st.
Mark in 67 A. ID.
Siosiris was a miraculous child His
mothers name was revealed to his
father in dream in which these
words were spoken to him: "His name
shall he Siosiris, for he shall do many
marvels in Egypt" He is described as
being great, big and strong. He went
TO school, rivalled the scribe who
taught and began to talk to the scribes
in the House Of Life
All the lard wondered at him, say
ing: Behold the boy who reached
twelve years of age and there was no
scribe in Memphis who could equal
him in reading, writing and magic"
Siosiris takes his father to Hades,
where the cycles of the Land Of Death
are described Here, ALSO are many
stories Of Jewish Christian origin; for
example, the story of the rich man and
Lazarus. The doctrine Of future pun.
ishment not found in Egyptian rituals.
is here clearly stated. Later is an
account Of a contest between Slosiris
and the magiclans of Ethiopia, which
is strangely reminiscent of the story Of
Moses. One magician says Cast my
spell upon Egypt and cause the people
to pass three days and nights without
seeing light" Even the story of Moses
and the bullrushes is given One ma
gician rebukes the other as follows.
"Art thou not Hor, the son Of Negress,
whom saved in the reeds Of Ra?"
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
rlr.t lYhlte 1romnn I'm l,oston.

Anne Pollard was the first white
female that trod upon the soil Of Bos-
ton. Hudsons Point, now the head
of Charlestown bridge, but formerly
the site Of the old ferry, was probably
the first place where Anne left the I'M
press Of her foot. Her portrait, at the
age Of 1O3 years, is in the possession
of the Massachusetts Historical So
ciety, and her deposition at the age Of
cightynine years was used to substan-
tiate the location Of Blackstone's s
house.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
Stole the OLD Mans cnrin nnnrds.

Joseph Sims, the old man Of Cuckoo,
Louisa County, who had prepared the
boards for his coffin in anticipation of
approaching death, has much i'm
proved. About three weeks ago some
cruel thief stole these boards. Mr..
Sims determined that his preparations
for burial should not be lnterfered
with. He therefore prepared other
boards for his casker, and these he
had placed beneath the mattress of
the bed ir which he sleeps. Mr. Sims
believed TO be l02 years old. He
was for n long time believed to be
only eighty-two, but records have re-
Gently been found which indicate that
he was born in 179S,-Baltimore Sun.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
Failure Of the plsn1nr Of Lsnnids.

The display Of Leonlds has been very
disappointing, .Aly a few having been
seen. 1t is probable that their orbit
has become changed, taking them fur
ther away from us. Assistant Profess
sor Wendell, of Harvard University,
says that unless during the next thir-
ty-three years there shall be another
change in the orbit of the meteors,
bringing them back near the earth,
we shall see no more Of the ancient
November shower Of Leonids. The
few which have been seen this year
were stray meteors which had wan
dered out Of the regular path. The
principal cause of the change in the
orbits Of the LeOnids is that there has
been some disturbance in space which
has brought large body near the
path Of the Leonids, thus exerting an
attraction on them and causing them
to change their orbit.-Sclentili Amer
lean.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
Facts About Tired Eyes.

DIR. Lotion, q prominent English
physician, says there is a popular 10.
tion that it is much more dangerous to
tire the eyes by use than it is to tire
any other organ Of the body. 1t is not
necessarily injurious to the legs or the
arms or the brain to become tired, for
proper rest may restore all these TO
their normal condition. The same is
true in regard to the eyes.
ProofreadeTs, sewing women and me-
chanics, who use their eyes for long
time upon near objects, must OF ne
cessity weary the muscles that adjust
the eye to vision; but if the WEAKNESS
is compensated for by rest at proIer
intervals there will be no harm done
TO the eyes, for they are so construct
ed that they can bear maximum fa'
tigue as well as other parts Of the
body. Education would cease, all ne
chanical work would soon have an end
lf the eyes Of our school children and Of
certain kinds OF wOrkmen were never
tired. Eyes are never overworlei,
even If they feel very tired when the
task is done, If their natural power
and freshness return after the proper
intervals Of rest during the day and
sleep at night
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
The Mark of Genius.

A stagc-struck aspirant approached
an actor-manager lately.
"Well," asked the gent Of the fur
lined coat, what 'er your qualidca-
tions"
"Oh," replied the youth meditative.
ly ~ don't know, quite; but" he add
ed quickly, IL can go long time
without food"
The manager saw that the youth
had the root Of the matter in him, and
he was engaged. Topical Times.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05

An end-Of-the-century Ananias the
other day put in print a pleasing tale
to the effect that he has been feeding
the hens in his New Jersey poultry
yard on a sort Of asbestos diet, and
that the faithful creatures are now
laying ireproof eggs. The author Of
this narrative will hereafter call in
vain upon his incombustlble fowls to
help him.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05

In the Chinese theatre at Shanghai
the allied Powers are symbolically rep
resented by a soldier with an enor-
nous mouth, who does nothing but
talk until bis career is cut short by
decapitatlon Aristophanic comedy
seems to flourish in China, and the
Chinese are evidently not devoid Of
'he sense Of humor.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
smnm Horses 10 the Arn,,.

The experience Of the British in
South Africa is said to have demon
strated the superiority OF small horsea
to the larger as draft animals in the
field of hostilities They can go long
er without food, It is said, can do just
rs much work and make a smaller tar
get for the enemy.-Chlcago Chronicle.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05

Mr. Zimmerman, of Cincinnati Ohio,
is a business man, and may succeed
in showing that while it is scarcely
possible to run duke with profit, II
is possible TO conduct one at a mini.
mum Of loss
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05

Speaking of agricultural values
there was a time when oats We're sold
in Brazil for their weight in gold.
Even at that price the investment
proved to be a valuable one, for the
grain was bought for planting pur.
moses
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05

The idea Of a ship canal between
Southampton and London is a bold
one, from a financial as well as en-.
gineering standpoint As is the case
with most big things at the preseat
day, there is an American in it.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05

Civilization makes great progress.
Now the potato is being produced on
stem, as though it were a fruit This
would somewhat surprise the ancient
Inca Indians, from whom the first po-
tato plants were obtained by Raleigh
for cultivation on European soil
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
The Mlstakes OF the sen.

After a recent election out in Colora.
do, where they have woman suffrage
the tellers found a dozen cookery re.
ceipts in a ballot box, voted by mis-
take.-Pittsburg News.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05

The atlnAmerican congress, which
recently met at Madrid, by a unani-
nous vote decided that all differences
should be peaceably settled rather
than resort 10 arms Probably Spain
gave them the benefit Of her expe.
riancn
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05

Professor Nathorst, Of Stockholm,
has offered a large reward for Andree
That appears to be an inexpensive way
to get ones name in the papers.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
Mnnts Her Money Clsan.

A woman who lives on South SiX-
teenth street has a great horror 0f
filthy lucre She IS thoroughly imDued
with the idea that all sorts OF germs
and microbes lurk in dirty money, and
when she gets sOiled bank notes she
washes and irons them, after which
process the greenbacks come out bright
and beautiful. She also washes ali
silver and copper coins that fall in5o
her hands, after which she lays them
on the carpet to restore the lustre. On1
afternoon recently, while 80 engaged
in her kitchen, with the door wide
open, a neighbor's dog ran in, and,
picking up a half dollar in It's mouth
ran out again. All efforts TO locate tic
animal failed until evening, when its
master returned home. Then the dog
suddenly appeared, and, rushing VI
to its master, laid the half dollar at
his feet. 1t had carried the coin in its
mouth for nearly four ours.-Pnila
delphia Record.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05

The Anacostia Citizens Association
was little late but they did well to fall
in line for improved fats and bond
issue.
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
WASHINGTON. D. c.

a Journal dvVOaed 10 ~ IAtDvsstS Of tAS
hesidsnts Of the Suburb' Of Wdshingion-
The suburban citizen., 1901-01-05
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