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ASSAULTED THE WRONG MAN.
Howard RatcIin Jumped His sisters Sweetheart and Was IA filed
 at Church..

Chllicothe, O.. Jan. 2s=,Ioseph Cox shot and Killed Howard Ratclitf, at church, Sunday evening, at Eagle Mills. lj miles east of here. Cox has been paying attention to Ratclitf' 's sister. and RatcliH strongly objected. Cox took Miss Ratclitf to church. Sun day night, and when Ratcliff saw them together in the church he at once assaulted Cox, who drew d weapon and fired. the ball passing through Ratcliif's body. He fell in the aisle andeXpred amid the shrieks respectable families, and both are school-teacherS. Ratclitf married q sister of Cox. Cox was arrested and taken to McArthur.
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Dewey nt the Hend.

Washington, Jan. 2s.-lt has been virtually decided, by the president, to place Admiral Dewey al the head of the special commission of three members which will be sent to Eu- rope to arouse q more active inter- est in the St. Louis Worlds fair than is now being manifested by many of the old world nations.
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ISAAC BROCK. a citizen of McLen.

ISAAC BROCK, citizen of McLen- ! nan county, Texas, has lived for
 IA years. For many years he re- sided at Bosque Falls, eighteen miles west of Waco, but now lives with $ son-in-law at Valley Mills, Texas.
 A short time ago, by request, Cncle Isaac came to Waco and sat for his pie. ture. In his hand he held stick cut from the grave of General Andrew Jackson, which has been carried by him ever since. Mir Brock is digni- tied old gentleman. showing few signs
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
Gen. IT. (. Hobart Dead.

Milwaukee. Jan. 2s.-Gen. Harrison (. Hobart, sole survivor of the 25 daring men who planned the famous tunnel escape from Libby prison, Richmond. Va. died II the hospital of the Milwaukee soldiers home Sat urday night.
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days in bed with intense pain and sui fering. 1 was under the physicians care for over year without any relief, when my attention was called to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound by severafo of our Mormon women who had been cured through it's use. 1 began its systematic use and inn proved gradually in health, and after the use of six bottles my health was completely restored, and for over two years have had neither ache or pain. You have truly wonderful remedy for women. Very sincerely yours, Mas. HUIDA JAKEMAN, Salt Lake City, U Utah. 7" -s5000 forfeit # aboue testimonial is not genuine
 Just as surely as Mrs. Jake man was cured just so surely will Lydia F.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cure every woman suffering from any form of fe- male ills.
 Mrs. Pinkham advises sick wO- men free. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
Miles of Potatoes,

Everybody knows that the John A. Salzer Seed Co.,, La Crosse, Wis, are the largest seed potato growers in the world, so when their President, Henry A. Salzer recently purchased 2l ,000 acres more of ideal potato land all wondered what for Well, it is for potatoes-mles and miles of potatoes
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Born before United States was formed.
 Saw 22 Presidents elected. Pe-ru-na has protected him from all sudden changes. Veteran Of four wars. ShOd q horse when go years old.
 Always conquered fife grip with Pe-ru-na.
 Witness in land suif 8f age Of no years.
 Belle yes Pe-ru-na fhe greatest remedy of fhe age for catarrhal diseases.
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of decrepitude. His family Bible is still preserved, and it shows that the date of his birth was written III years ago.
 Surely few words from this remark able old gentleman, who has had IA years of experience to draw from, would be interesting as well as profit able. X lengthy biographical sketch is given of this remarka ble old man in the Waco Times-Herald, December 4, 1898. A still more pretentious biography of this the oldest living man, Illustrated with double column portrait, was giy- en the readers of the Dallas Morning News. dated December II. 1898, and also the Chicago Time Herald of same date. This eentenarian is an ardent friend of Peruna, having used 1t many years.
 In speaking of his good health and extreme old age, Mir. Brock says;
 After man has lived in the world as long as have, he ought to have found out great many things by experience, l think I have done so.
 "One of the things have found out 10 my entire satisfaction is fhe proper remedy for ailments that
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THE OLDEST MAN IN AMERICA
Tells How He Escaped the Terrors o1
 Many Winters by Using Fortuna.
are due directly 10 fhe effects of fhe climate. For IA years Ihave wifhsfood fhe chaHgeabie climate l of f1e United States.

Of fhe United States.
 q have always been a very healthy man, but of course subject to the lit tie affections which are due to sudden changes in the climate and tempera- ture. During my long life l have known a great many remedies for coughs, colds and diarrhoea.
 "I had always supposed these affec- tions to be different diseases For the last ten or fifteen years l have been reading Dr. Hartman's writings. 1 have learned d much from his books, one thing in particulars: that these affections are the same and that they are proper. ly called catarrh.
 "As for Dr. HarfmaH'S remedy, Pe=ru-na, have found if 10 be fhe besf, if nOf fhe only, reliable ren1- edy for these affections. If has been my standby for many years. and attribute my good health and extreme old age 10 fhis remedy.
 Ut exactly meets all my require- ments. 1t protects me from the evil effects of sudden changes; it keeps me in good appetite; il gives me strength; it keeps my blood in good circulation. I have come to rely upon it almost en1l tirely for the many little things for which l need medicine.
 II believe it to be valuable to old people, although I have no doubt it is just as good for the young. l should be glad if my sincere testimony should become the means of others using this remedy, because l believe it to be the greatest remedy of this age for ca tarrnal diseases.
 "INhen epidemics of la grippe first began to make their appearance in this country I was sufferer from this dis ease.
 "I had several long sieges wifh fhe grip. At first did nOf know that Pe-ru-ns. was q remedy for this disease. When ' heard fhaf Ia grippe was epidemic cafarrh, tried Pe-ru-na for Ia grippe and found II 10 be jusf the thing.
 1t has saved me several times from siege of the grip. l feel perfectly safe from this terrible malady so long as l have Peruna at hand. l hope that Dr. Hartman may live to be as old as I am, to continue the good work of teaching people the value of his great remedy. Peruna.
 Very truly yours,
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31

Silver and gold are not the only coin; virtue, too, passes current all over the world.- Euripdes
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31
The Birds,

Miss Trill-I love to hear the birds sing.
 Jack Downright (warmly)-So do L They never attempt a piece beyond their ability -TitB Bits.
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PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color silk, wool or cotton perfectly at one boiling
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sfn nt.

Alice-Oh, mol Cnolly isn't engaged He is true to his first love. May-Who is that?
 "Gholly Pluck
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In the human race the butcher holds the steaks.-Los Angeles Herald.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as cough cure.-J w 'Brien, 322 Third Ave, N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6, 1900.
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31

Reputation is bubble hard to blow out but easily burst.-Cnieago Daily News
The Monticellonian., 1902-01-31

To Cure Cold in One Day Take Laxative Promo Quinine Tablets. Al refund money if it fails to cure 25c
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There is no education like adversity.- Di>taeli.
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MRS. HULDA jAKEMAN
Wife of President Jakeman of Elders of the Mormon Church, Salt Lake City, Utah, Recom- mends Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound For W0- mans Periodic Pains.

DEAR MRs. PINKHAM :-Before I knew of Lydia F.. Pinkham's Veg. etable Compound 1 dreaded the approach of the time for my menstrual period, as it would mean A couple of
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-08-09
Cat and Doc Story.

Everybody knows how much dog
and cat hate each other, but Il is
very seldom that their dislikas lead
to such serious results as did diff.
ference that lately occurred between
a bulldog and black cat in fruit
store
The owner Of the bulldog used to
let him run around in the cellar for
exercise, but one morning the dog got
tired of his narrow quarters, and
went up stairs into neighboring
| fruit store, where the black cat lived.
OF course, the cat did not like to
have any one come into her home
without an invitation, much less one
of her old natural enemies-the dogs.
| SO as soon as the dog entered out
| Jumped the cat full upon him, and, of
course fight followed, which natur
ally drew into it the owner of the
| fruit store and the owner Of the dog.
The dog, being very lively, soon
turned over several baskets of fruit
and upset the stands of oranges and
peanuts. while their masters We're
vainly trying to settle the row. AS
there seemed no early settlement in
sight, the owner of the cat and fruit
stand called in policeman. but in
the meantime the dog had virtually
gotten the better of the fight, having
caught the cat by the neck. and all the
coaXing and pulling would not per
suade him to let go.
| The owner of the dog pulled and
| pounded. and the policeman, seeing
| 10 n1y's
Brunos teeth and pried open his jaws.
only to find that the cat was SO badly
mangled that it had to be killed, which
the policeman did with two bullets
from his revolver
Bruno's owner settling the differ
ence by paying the damage. they botn
went out. after having learned once
more that cats and dogs have stand
ing disagreement that in but few in
stances is overcome.
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Attracted Observation.

An actor was accustomed to spend
his summers in Wilton, Me. There he
noted when. as the custom was, a
farmer "killed a critter," the liver,
sweetbreads, kidneys, etc. were
thrown away. He offered to purchase
these delicacies, but, though he got
the goods. the sturdy farmer scorned
his proffered gold. Not long after, he
observed as he walked through the
village that he was the cynosure Of
all eyes, and was followed by Won
dering if not admiring crowd. chiefly
of the young.
"Aha!" thought he. Il cannot escape
my fame; my glory as an actor has
followed me even to this obscure
hamlet"
And he was nightly pnffed up till
he overheard one youth shout to an
other: Bill, there goes the teller
what eats innards!"
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Sneezina Superstitions.

There is a quaint old rhyme about
sneezing which runs as follows:
Sneeze on Monday, sneeze for danger.
Sneeze on Tuesday, kiss a stranger.
Sneeze on Wednesday, have letter.
Sneeze on Thursday, something bet
Sneeze on Friday, sneeze for sorrow.
Sneeze on Saturday, see true love to-
morrow.
A sneeZe on Sunday meant visit
from the parson the next day. and Il
good old English housewife set every
thing in order against his coming.
The sneeze has certain unfailing ira
ditions attached to it, especially among
the early English peasants. and. hand
ed down to our day, they have become
superstitions.
The number of times any one
sneezes was always noticed, and the
meaning proclaimed with a serious or
cheerful face, as the case might be,
according to the number of sneezes
Nowadays even the least superstitious
will say Bless you" or pat you on
the back three times or four or five
times, according to the number of
sneezeS.
Sneezing was considered very health
full and for this reason snuff became a
fashion. which grew to be harmful.
as snuff takers found it hard to break
away from the custom,
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What Is a HORSEPOWER?

When men first begin to become
familiar with the methods of measur-
ing mechanical power, they often spec
u1ate on where the breed of horses is
to be found that can keep at work
raising $4,000 pounds one foot per
minute, or the equivalent. which is
more familiar to some mechanics, OF
raising $50 pounds 100 feet per min
ute. Since $4,000 pounds raise one
foot per minute is called one horse
power it is natural that people should
think the engineers who established
that unit of measurement based it
on what horses could really do. The
horse that can do this work does not
exist.
The horsepower unit was estab-
lished by James Watt about a century
ago, and the figures were fixed in a
curious way Watt found that the
average horse of his district could
raise $4,000 pounds one foot per min
ute. At that time Watt was en-
and customers were so hard to find
that all kinds of artificial inducements
were necessary to induce power users
to buy steam engines. AS a method
of encouraging them Watt offered to
sell engines reckoning $4,000 foo.
pounds to a horsepower. And thus
he was the means of giving a false
unit to one of the most important
measurements in the world
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Chinese Fables.

:: tiger captured a monkey. The
monkey begged to be released on the
score Of his insignificance. and prom
find more valuable prey. The tiger
complied, and the monkey conducting
him to a hillside where an ass was
feeding-an animal which the tiger
had never before seen.
My good brother" said the ass to
the monkey, hitherto you have al
ways brought me two tigers. How IS
it that you have brought me only one
to-day"
The tiger fed for his life. Thus a
ready wit wards off danger.
The principle of the next fable the
Chinese always apply to the European
instructors in the art of war.
A tiger, finding a cat very prolific in
devices for catching game, placed
himself under her instruction At
length he was told there was nothing
more to be learned
Have you taught me all your
tricks?'
Yes" replied the cat
Then said the tiger, you are u
no further use, and so l shall eat
you"
The cat, however, sprang lightly
into the branches of a tree and
smiled at the tigers disappointment.
She had not taught the tiger all her
tricks.
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As to Users Of Tobacco.

Nine years ago we commenced to
keep a record on this subject" says
DR.. Fish, an eminent eastern educa-
tor, and we have found that the boy
who fails usually uses tobacco.
When asked to sign our pledge the
pupil usually answers that he does not
use very much, but we find that he
continues to fail in his studies. One
of the questions submitted in our rec
ord blank is whether or not the puptt
thinks the use of tobacco is necessary
to his success. / must admit that
many answer this question IN the af-
firmative. In our chapel we frequent
ly ask all those who have not had to.
bacco in their mouths for twelve
months to arise and be counted. The
average varies from 60 to 70 per
cent"
DR.. Fish's theme was "The Student
and the Cigarette" and, while he took
the stand that tobacco in any form
had q tendency to dull the mind Of
the pupil, he said that he was COM
PEELED to admit that the cigarette
term was the most Objectionable and
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-08-09
Clever Gard Trick.

Card tricks which are not difficult 10
perform are often mystifying, never
theless. Here are directions how to
place four kings in different parts OF
the pack and then cut them together:
Take the four kings and exhibit them
facewise. but secretly place behind the
second one two other court cards OF
any description which. being thus hid
den behind the king, will not be Wis
ible. The spectators being satisfied
that the four cards are really the four
kings, and none other, fold them to-
gether and place them at the top OF
the pack. Draw attention to the fact
that you are about to distribute the
four kings in different parts of the
pack Take up the top card, which
being really king, you may exhibit
without apparent intention, and place
it at the bottom. Take the next card
which the spectators suppose to be
also king, and place it about hall
way down the pack, and the next il
like manner little higher. Take w
the fourth card, which. being actually
! king, you show carelessly, and re
place at the top Of the pack. You hav;
now really three kings at the top an>
one at the bottom of the pack, thong;
the onlookers imagine they have seer
them distributed in different parts @
the pack, and are proportionately sur
prisedN when the cards are cut to fiEt
all the kings are again together. 1t l!
best to use knaves or queens for the
two extra cards, as being less distin
guishable from the kings, should /;
spectator catch chance glimpse Q
their faces.
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Morbid Sensitiveness.

The surest way to conquer morbid
sensitiveness is to mingle with people
as freely as possible. and, while ap-
praising your own ability as you would
those Of a friend or acquaintance, to
forget yourself. Unless you can be-
come unconscious of self you will
never either appear at your best or do
the best of which you are capable. L.
requires will power and an unbenI-
ing determination to conquer this arch
enemy to success. but what has been
done can be done. and many who were
held down by it for years have, by
their own efforts, outgrown it and
risen to commanding positions.-Suc-
cess
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Do Animals Help One Another,

Yes, a thousand times yes In.
stances of foster-motherhood in the
animal world are to be counted by the
hundred. From the days of old Aesop.
when the mouse helped the lion, and.
indeed, long before his time, one ami
NAL would assist another. Thomas
Edwards, the working Scotch natural
list, once wounded a seagull and saw
two Others lift the stricken bird by
its wings and fly with it out of range.
The kindness of rats to their old and
blind and feeble is almost proverbial.
Fanny Kemble mentions a lady who
observed COW actually pumpinS
water from well for another COW
The creature raised the handle be-
tween her horns and pumped whilst
the other drank.
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Private progn0stfcatora have estf-
mated the current cotton crop 1T from

Private prognostfcatora have estf-
mated the current cotton crop ct from
10000 900 to 100000 bales. The
June government report puts the crop
at 9,954,945 Dales. That the govern
ment reports are recognized as the
most reliable approximations is prov
en- by the fact that the alleged experts
themselves measure their financial cot
ton transactions by the government
reports. According to the most reli.
able authorities. the worlds visible
supply on June 9TH was 3.353,031 bales.
The average monthly consumption to
September list would ne 3.3750"O--a
deficiency of 22,000bales six weeks be-
fore new cotton will begin to come in.
During twelve months from September
LIST, the world will require 13.S05,O0t
bales. If other countries furnish their
maximum of 2,OO0,000 bales this coun-
t>y will have to produce 11,S05,O0O
LIST. the world will require 13.S05.0
not be done with anything like 1854
600 bales. Hence the demand will ex-
coed the supply, and prices must go
higher. Let farmers realize the value
of the figures and realize share OF
the advance.--Farm and Ranch.
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Made All the Difference.

Although James Mcneil Whistler
was found" at West Point in chem
istry, some of his cadet drawings are
still to be seen at the Academy and
he retains the greatest admiration for
the institution, Not long ago. in Lon
don, he met casual West Pointer
whom he entertained sumptuously on
that ground, and who expressed his
regret that the artist had not gradu-
ated and served"
yes" rejoined the artist, too bad.
And such little thing, too. If silicon
had been gas, | shoule have been a
soldier"
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GROWERS WILL Benefit.

The Southern Pacific and Houston
and Texas Central freight Department
will shortly inangurate very radical
improv ement in the matter of handling
perishable commodities and products
raised along the several lines OF the
companies in question. The improve
ment is in the matter OF a firSt-clasS
refrigerator car line. which will be put
into effect July 22d. These refrigera-
tor cars will belong solely to the COM
panes in question and will be operated
on weekly schedule between all main
line points and Fort Worth, Denison,
Sherman Ennis, Hearne and Houston,
leaving Fort Worth every Tuesday at
1870 p. m, south-bound, Denison every
TUESDAY at 700 a. m. south bound,
Sherman every Tuesday at 500 a. M.
south bound, Ennis every Wednesday
at 1925 a. M, south bound, Hearne
every Thursday at 500 a. M, south
bound and Houston every Friday at
S; 50 a. m, east pound.
This new freight service will be OF
great convenience to the patrons OF
the Southern Pacific and Houston and
Texas Central. iuasmuch as it will per-
NIT less than carload lots to secure
the benefit of frst-class refrigera
ton. and enable the small shipper to
deliver his perishabie products to al
owns located aIong the Sunset-Cen
trail lines.
1t is the determination OF the freight
officials to increase the service TIC
semi or tri-weekly as the business
may warrant.-Houston Post.
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Where Potatoes Grow.

Humboldt says that at the time OF
the discovery of America the potato
was cultivated in all the temperate
parts of South America from Chile up
the coast. The Spaniards at first no.
ticed it in Peru. The variety of potato
cultivated in Europe and North Amer
lea grows wild in Chile. Different spe-
cies of the plant are found growing
wild in most parts of South America,
and, it is claimed by many botanistS,
in Mexico and Arizona.
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The only safe course to take Il to 49,
the blood pure, digestion good, and 49,
regular. No remedy equals, In all -
spects, Peruns for these purposeA Is
the system is run down and weakooo4
by catarrh, Peruna renovates and -
juvenates the nerves and brain.
book on the catarrhal diseases -
summer will be mailed to any addroab
upon request, by the Peruna Medtetno
Co., Columbus, Ohio.
The above testimonials are only two
of sc, 900 letters received touching tho
merits OF Peruna as a catarrhal tonic.
No more useful remedy to tone mp ~
system has ever been devised BY -
medical profession
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Work for the Lord.

Senator Depew tells a sto.y of a
suffering citizen of New York, who
announced his intention of entering
the ministry. How can you expect to
be a successful preacher with your af-
fliction?" he was asked by a friend.
"The L-l-lord will p-p-ut w-w-words in
my Monmouth" was the reply.
WELL" said his friend, the Lord may
put them in, but He will have to send
somebody to pull them out. "-Wash'
ington Post.
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reii H.r So.

II You have word of cheer
That may light the pathway drear
OF brother pilgrim here,
Let him know.
Show him you appreciate
What he does; and do not walt
Till the heavy hand of Fate
Lays him low.
If your heart contains a thought
That will brighter make his lot.
Then in mercy. hide it not;
Tell him so.
Wait not till your friend Is dead
Ere your compliments are said;
For the spirit that has fed,
If 1t know,
Does not need to speed 1T on
Our poor praise; where it has gone
Loves eternal. golden dawn
Is aglow.
But unto our brother here
That poor praise is very dear;
If you've any word of cheer
Tell him So
Denver News.