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Best of meats, poultry and fish.
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, 1902-03-20
These Food. Say cau.. Blindness.

1t is well to refuse the sausage
brought to your breakfast table IL it
is stale. and to refrain from using the
cream in your coffee If it is the least
bit sour. Otherwise you u the risk
of becoming blind. Some foods, 1t is
said, are most injurious to the sight.
"A case was brought under the notice
of an eye specialist" says the Dioptic
Review, sin which the eyes of n whole
family were affected by eating rabbit
pie. In each instance the patient had
become afflicted with a peculiar defect
of vision that is technically known as
failure of accommodation Stale saus-
age and sour cream cause n weaken
ing of the sight known as 'aInblobia.'
Blindness resulting from eating tainted
fish has been found almost impossible
to cure, and q%uinine is often respon-
sible for some persons half-blind con-
dition. This drug affects the optic
nerve In a hat some times
ends in blindness" 1t might be added
that alcohol occasionally makes people
blind
, 1902-03-20
RHODES PROBABLY DYING.
South African Muiti-Minionaire and
Politician in Critical Condition.

Cape Town, March 17.-Cecil Rhodes
is in n very critical condition. He
passed a very bad night.
The attending physician had fire.
quent recourse to oxygen during the
night. The patients continued loss of
strength causes great anxiety.
The physicians are in constant cable
communication with the London heart
specialist who attended Mr.. Rhodes
last year.
Cecil Rhodes was a younger son Of
an English clergyman. whose fate in
youth seemed to be to die of consump-
ton. An older brother had gone to
South Africa. and thither Cecil follow
ed him in the hope of gaining health.
Arriving just before the outbreak of
the mining excitement, which was then
principally in the diamond fields. Cecil
stayed for n time on the farm and then
went with his brother to the diamond
region near Kimberly and started to
make a fortune. He was ~singularly
successful from the start. Though n
poor mathematician and an utterly I'M
tutored financier. Rhodes managed in
n Few years to amass one of the most
colossal fortunes in the world. now es-
timated at more than $50, 900. His
names has of late years become iden-
titled with the idea of a consolidated
South African under the British flag,
n he is credited with largely infiu-
encing the present Boe war.
, 1902-03-20
No Hitch With Spain,

New York, March 17.-Bellamy Stor-
err, United States minister to Spain, ar
rived from Southampton and was sur
prlsed to learn that a rumor had been
REGULATED that he had been recalled
from his post and ~emphatically denied
that there was the slightest foundation
for such n report.
Mr.. Storer said: Il have simply
come home on leave of absence for
ninety days because at this time there
is no urgency for my presence in Mad
rid. 1t is not true that there has been
Il hitch in the negotiations for the
treaty of friendship with Spain and on
the contrary they have progressed
most favOrably and there is absolutely
no obstacle in view to the successful
accomplishment of the treaty. l may
say, indeed, that the most important
provisions of the treaty have already
been fully agreed upon
, 1902-03-20
ORPHAN ASYLUM DESTROYED.
All the Inmates Escape From the
Burning Buildinu,

st. Vincent's Orphan asylum in Den
yer was destroyed by fire Saturday.
But n portion of the institution, the
nursery, which was connected with the
main building by n narrow hallway,
remains unchanged. The origin of the
fire is a mystery.
The loss is between $4,000 and $780,
OOO. The insurance is S24, 100. None
of the Sisters of Charity in charge or
the 200 children. inmates of the asy-
lum. was injured, although some mar
rowly escaped. Acts Of heroism mark
ed h rescue of the children, Inc sew
eral men and boys We're bruised and
cut. The department. late in arriving.
was almost helpless because Of lack Of
water and the high wind.
The fire was discovered at 1920
o'clock Saturday afternoon, while the
wind, from the northwest, was blow
ing at a velocity of forty miles an hour.
, 1902-03-20
Chicago skysorapers Are Doomed.

Chicago, March 1.-THE steel frame
work in many of the big buildings in
the business district of Chicago is cor
roding. making them very dangerous.
1t is only a question of a few years
when the buildings will fall to the
ground" said General William Sooy-
Smith at the thirty-fifth annual dinner
of the Chicago Real Estate Board. He
added: That the steel frame work of
some of the skyscrapers is in the con.
dition stated is nothing short of a pub
lie outrage. Steel frame work imbed-
ded in concrete will last 1000 years.
But the steel frame work in many OF
h big buildings is left free to the
action of the air and gases which cir
culate through the the and a space
about the steel. The owners of these
structures have the steel painted with
oil. This oil will withstand the cor
roding process about three years. Then
begins the corroding of the steel, and
within a few years your skyscrapers
VIII fall The speaker said that the
elevated road structures would mo-
withstand the corrosion. He asserted
h within ten years they would be
dangerous and within twenty years out
of service.
, 1902-03-20
SAY FILIPINO WAR is OVER.
General Miles Request to Go Out Is
Refused.

REFUSED.
Washington, March 1.-THE Post to-
day says:
Lieutenant General Nelson A.. Miles
of the army made Il specific request Of
the War Department to be sent to the
Philippines and in connection there
with submitted a plan by which, in his
opinion, the var could be brought to
an end without further Toss of life to
either side. lie proposed to employ
methods similar 10 those used by him
so successfully in his Indian campaign.
Secretary Root, after due considera-
ton, denied General Miles request and
disapproved Of the plan submitted The
papers. so Endorsed by the secretary,
We're sent to the White House and the
President subsequently concurred in
the secretary's action. The final in
dOrsement, disposing of the matter, is
said to bear date March ., 1902.
In effect, President Roosevelt and
Secretary Root held that the war In
the Philippines is already Mt an end.
or virtually so, and that the adoption
of General Miles plan, involving u
change of policy in dealing with the
inhabitants of the archipelago, would
be unfair to those officials, military
and civil, whose work has brought
about almost complete ~pacitication.
, 1902-03-20

why is It," complained the man
with a crouch to a restaurant keeper
yesterday, that you fellows hardly
ever have any flowers in your old
The hash founder looked up.
Flowers won't live in restaurants he
said; the smoke and odor of the cook
ing seems to smother them, and they
V thrive. I've tried it dozens of
times, and always with the same re-
suit. Put flowers in n saloon. though,
and they grow and bloom in splendid
shape. The tobacco smoke. | suppose,
serves as a fumigator. and the fumes
of the liquor apparently stimulates
them. If you want to make a success
of flowers put them in n grog-shop. To
stunt or kill them n restaurant is the
best place."-Duluth News-Tribune.
, 1902-03-20
Methuen's Force Hit Hard.

Very quietly the English war office
has given out an additional list of cas-
ualties to Methuen's force. giving the
names of ten other men of the Imperial
Yeomanry killed and thirty-three
wounded. Kitchener's first report said
there were three officers and thirty
eight men killed and five officers and
seventy-two men wounded; so that put
ting these two lists together il seems
there were fifty-one men and officers
killed and 40 mel aud officers wound
ed. Add to these the 202 men and off
cers captured, and that gives n total of
1853 casualties to n force that has been
roundly given as loo men. or one man
in every four of the Kings forces put
cut of the fight.
, 1902-03-20
PROFESSIONAL DOG WASHERS.
Queer Trade to Be Seen In Certain
Parts of Paris.

Wide World Magazine: As You walk
along certain parts of Paris your at
tention Is sometimes attracted by the
barking of n dog. and on such an oc-
casion one of the queerest of the out
door trades of Paris is seen. Near the
waters edge, his black coat fiecked
thlckly with soap suds, stands the dog
ana over him, ~energetically shampoo
ing the soap into the long, hairy coat.
stands one of the professional dog
washers who haunt the banks of the
seine at stated spots from the Pont
dlena to the Pont Neuf. These men
iather and wash pet dogs. while their
owners look on from conveniently plac
ed chairs. The fees range from 3 sous
TO a franc When the soaping opera
ton Is completed the dog is dropped
into the river and encouraged to get rid
of the dirt and soap by a swim.
Sometimes the pet will swim straight
out, while the fair owner is in agonies
of fear lest some swiftly passing steam
er should strike Ii and end its bathing
and swimming days forever. On more
than occasion he dog washer has
been driven to plunge in and rescue the
bewildered animal lest the Infatuated
owner should claim compensation for
his carelessness. With some Parisien-
e this weekly pet washing is a cere-
mony of Importance. The dainty lady,
alighting from her smart victoria, goes
the steps to the washing place
chosen. preceded by her footman car
rying or leading the dog. as the case
may be, and then, seated under a sun
shade, she directs the toilet of Fiji or
Nero with tender solicitude. The toilet
DIES chiens at the fashionable spots In
cludes warm, fieecy towels. n peignoir
de balm while the dogs hair is being
curled, combed. singed or cut, and a
length of ribbon of n selected color to
tie round Its neck Mt the finish.
y fee of . francs cannot be consider
ed excessive for n toilet" including n
clipping, during which Fiji or Nero is
held firmly by the lady proprietress
of the Establishment DIES Bains, while
her assistant uses the patent shears.
When all has been completed the vic
tim, wagging his tail with conscious
pride, proceeds to the carriage with his
proud and happy mistress. and drives
away in state, yelping at dogs less
aristocratic than he.
, 1902-03-20
SNOW AND FLOODS
FROM THE oAKoTAs TO GEORGIA
Railroads Blocked, Wires Down,
Houses Wrecked and Towns
Under Water.

st. Paul. March 16.-North Dakota
and the country northwest has expert
enced the worst snow storm in many
years and railroad traffic is practically
paralyZed. The Northern Pacific and
Great Northern have not moved u
wheel for nearly thirty-six hours In
the characterization district. and have
abandoned all efforts To do so until
the fury of the storm abates. The high
wind has piled the snow in mountain
drifts n packed it in solid
masses, many deep cuts being entirely
filled. The temperature has been fall
ing gradually, and is now at or below
the zero mark.
Not n tra%nscontinental train has ar
rived in st. Paul since Friday. and
none Is expected for several days. The
Northern Pacific reports its west
bound coast train, which left st. Paul
yesterday morning. tied up at Fargo,
the road beyond there being blocked.
1t will start n coast-bound train to-
morrow, and hopes to be able to get 1t
through. The east-bound coast train
due here Saturday morning is held.
The Red River Valley division of the
Northern Pacific between Frankfort
and Winnipeg is entirely abandoned.
No trains have attempted to run since
iihhg hlSHt. anu lHt tAdtl CbItlllIOlS
on this division are not known, as the
wires are down.
The situation on the Great Northern
is equally bad. The line is tied up en-
tirely between Grand Forks and VIII
liston, North Dakota, a distance of
about thirty-five miles, and all wires
have been lost beyond Fargo. Thirty
miles of wire are gone bet wee Fargo
and Carrollton, North Dakota. and
communication with western Dakota
and Montana points has been lost. So
fierce has bee the storm that it has
been deemed inadvisable to attempt to
reopen the road until it abates. Reports
tonight indicate that the gale has sub
sided somewhat, but that the snow still
continues to fall.
The branch of the Great Northern
running to Winnipeg is tied up.
La Crosse. Wis, March 1G.-The
thermometer here registered zero to-
day and tonight is stlll falling. A.high
wind is blowing and small buildings
and trees have been wrecked.
Kansas City, Mo-, March 1G.-With-
in n few hours time tonight the tenn
perature here and throughout this part
of the Southwest dropped about TWEEN
ty-five degrees. No NOW is reported.
birmingham. Ala. March ia tor
nado struck the mining town of Piper
today, wrecking forty houses and
managing thlrtS-nVe otners' a negro
Was Alileu ana 1ohh Aileh' WiIe ana
Int m cnlluren were severely lhJureu.
me storm aiso ulu great dahlase NJ
"uihee junction anu behe Ellen
The mines in that section are flood
ed and cannot be operated for several
days.
Devils Lake. y. d.. March 1G-A
blizzard. the worst In ten wears. has
been raging for the mast thirtv-slx
hours and shows no signs of abate-
ment. No such storm has been expert
enced in ten years. 4 large amount of
snow has fallen and is piled in minIa-
ture mountains. All railroad and 9th.
, 1902-03-20
Would Have Robbed the Bank.

Pueblo, Colo. March 1.-THE discov-
cry of a tunnel, said to be headed In
the direction of the new Minnequa
Bank in Bessemer. has led the people
of that suburb to believe that II daring
plan of expert burglars to rob hal in-
stitution has been frustrated. The tun-
mel, IL Is thought. was started from un.
der n residence there. Only n few citi-
zens and the officers Of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company know of the
discovery and 1t is thought that tie
company will not place the matter in
the hands Of the police until 1t has
made Investigations along its own
lines.
, 1902-03-20
sIoO Reward HIoo.

The readers Of this paper will DO pleased Ia
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is Cntarrh- Halls Catarrh
Cure Is the only, positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being n c~onstitu-
tional disease, requires q constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The pro-
prietors have so much faith in its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for
Testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY s. CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists 1c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
, 1902-03-20
cattlemen In a Duel.

I'll Paso, Tex. March 16.-A duel
with pistols yesterday between two
prominent New MeXicans. Billy Gard.
ner and Eugene Hulln. ut Leonard,
thirty miles from FL raso. resulted In
the death of Gardner. He was shot
once in the abdomen II once in the
region of the heart. Hulin was not hit.
Both men are well known In this city.
Hulin is "A large stock owner. Gardner
resided near Anthony, The men met
by chance in a restaurant, and imme-
diately pulled their siN-shooters and
opened fire. Six shots were exchanged.
, 1902-03-20

Butte. Mont, March IA legal
point has been raised IN the District
Court, which. II sustained In tile up
per court, will make 1t possible for the
people of Butte TO repudlate about
S1,OOO,OO0 of debts. The District
Court held that dealers In goods that
have to be weighed who do not con
form with the law requiring scales TO
be tested and stamped cannot collect
through the courts. Il. Jones was up-
held in refusing to pay a debt of Sis
On that ground.
, 1902-03-20

a young Belgian physician. DIR. I.ud-
wig Belnberg. has made an important
discovery of Independent animal or
ganisms in ancer growths. This dis
eovery, he says, means Il diagnosis of
cancer
, 1902-03-20

hours TO digest a treSn egg
soft boiled; three hours to digest a boiled
apple dumping; three hours to digest
fresh roast beef. In fact, three hours is
about the time required to digest the
average twelve minute lunch. The OBJ
ject OF the hasty lunch is to let the busy
ma get back to his Office work. But
when the brain is active, the stomach is
inactive for lack OF necessary blood. The
natural consequence is indigestion. and
indigestion opens the door to many dis
eases.
Indigestion is cured by the use OF DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
which cures diseases of the stomach and
other organs of digestion and nutrition,
and enables the perfect digestion n
assimilation OF food.
at Is with heartfelt gratitude that / send this
testimonial which I wish you to publish with
my name and address" writes Mr.. Willis Sea
had stomach trouble from childhood and suffered
with ii more or less as 1 grew up. Al the age Of
20 / was broken down with dyspepsia. My SUI
fering was terrible Could not eat without dis
tresS. Could only eat a few certain things and
was not able to work halfthe time. Every thing
tried only gave me temporary Tslief Ny vic
Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets l
took six bottles Of the Golden Medical Discoy-
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medicine. Several months have passed and /
can do the hardest kind of work, can eat any
~ years old and this is the first time / have ever
been WE'LL"
Free. DIR. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser in paper covers is sent
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Tor cloth-bound volume. Address DIR. r.
V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
, 1902-03-20
Signs Of War in the Orient.

London March 17.-With reference to
the Russo-Japanese war rumors, the
st. Petersburg correspondent of the
Times says he is able to vouch that
the Siberian railway is declining con
signments from merchants because the
resources of the line are fully occupied
in forwarding troops ana war material
to Nladivostock.
, 1902-03-20

How are you getting on with your
new house, Maudef" "Oh, just SPLEEN
did! Harry is letting me select all the
colors for the parlor. drawing room,
dining room. and bedrooms, and after
he gets some money he's going to see
somebody about building it."-Balti-
more News,
, 1902-03-20

If the British Cabinet would never
give Ireland any greater deprivation
than in not being allowed to look up
on the figure of King Edward, the
Emerald isle would probably worry
along.
, 1902-03-20
MISS ELIZABETH GAME.

eight months from suppressed mem
situation, and it effected my entire
system until L became weak and debil-
itated, and at times felt hat / had a
hundred aches in as many places. I
only used the Compound for a few
weeks, but it wrought n change in me
which l felt from the very beginning.
/ have been very regular since, have no
pains, and find that my entire body is
as if it wa renewed. 1 gladly recon-
pend Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound to everybody
Miss ELIZABETH GAME, GO w. Division
St, Fond du Lac, Wis.-S5ooo forfeit N
a6oye testimonial Is not genuine.
At such a time the greatest aid to
nature is Lydia T.. Pinkbam's
Vegetable Compound. II prepares
h young system for the coming
change, and is the surest reliance for
woman's ills of every nature.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all
young women who are i'll to
write her for free advice. ADJ
dress Lynn, Mass.
, 1902-03-20

Among the peers who have inherited
barren titles Is the young earl of Sea-
field, who at the age of twelve succeed
ed to an earldom. two viscounties and
two baronies, without so much as a sin
gle acre of land to maintain his dignl-
, 1902-03-20

Daily during March and April. the sam
ia Fe will sell colonist tickets from Den
yer. Colorado Springs or Pueblo to Cali
fornla points at rate of SIS. Fun partic-
ulars by calling on or addressing ]. p.
Hail. General Agent Santa Fe. Denver.
, 1902-03-20

The shirt worn by Charles I. to the
scaffold has been auctioned off at 200
guineas at Covent Garden, says the Lon
don correspondent of the New York Tri-
bune.
, 1902-03-20

Nothing Jars a man so much as the
discovery that he has married a woman
who delights in coming down to his of
nee and putting things in order.
, 1902-03-20

The duke OF Marlborough Is believed
to be the possessor OF the costliest paint
Ing In the world, Raphaels "Blenheima
ued at 1850. 600,
, 1902-03-20

Oil wells are like human beings in
one respect. Their gushing is mostly
composed of gas.
, 1902-03-20

Tommy, my papa has bought two
fne spaniels and says that they are we'll
bred dogs, too what goods your we'll
dog anY dAY.n
, 1902-03-20

1t Is claimed that s., 00O.O 600 worth of au-
tomobiles have been sold by the dealers
who have their machines on exhibition
at the Chicago automobile show.
, 1902-03-20

Will you be short of hay2 II so, plant a
plenty of this prodigally prolific millet.
8 to 8 Tons of Rich Hay Per Acre.
Price 80 lbs. 81 30; 100 lbs. So. Low freights.
John A. Salzer Seed Co, La Crosse, Wis. W
, 1902-03-20
Stops the Cough and
Works on the Cold
Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price 25c.

The same woman who has money
enough to have her red hair called gold
den tresses can steal and have 1t called
kleptomanla.
, 1902-03-20
Mans Mission on Earth.
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, 1902-03-20

Editor-How is that Beautiful Snow
poem? Assistant-lt is slush.
, 1902-03-20

lam sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-Mrs. THos. ROBBINS,
Maple Street, Norwich, y. Y. Feb. II. 1900
, 1902-03-20

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES are the
brightest, fastest and easiest to use.
Sold by druggists, TO-. per package.
, 1902-03-20
~
fOs.
Lunch.

That is the average time
spent in a large city restau-
rant by three thousand
lunchers. II takes three
hours 70 dipest a fresh cog
, 1902-03-20
TO YOUNG LADIES'.
From the Treasurer Of the
Young Peoples Christian Tenn
perance Association, Elizabeth
Caine, Fond du Lac, Wis.

"DEAR MRs. PINKHAM:- want to
tell you and all the young ladies of the
country, how grateful l am to you for
all the benefits 1 have received from
using Lydia f. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. L suffered for
, 1902-03-20

''As my duties
compelled me 10 be
our In an kinds of
weafherI~c onfracfed
severe cold fro M
time 10 time, which
settled in the kid
Heys, C a u S ing
v pains ard
trouble In Il pelvic
organs.
am now Ike a
new a am In
, 1902-03-20

splendid health and give all praise TO
Peruna." A. c. SWANSON.
Michael o'Halleran, Lieutenant Ser
~eant of the Summerdalc Station
Police Department, writes from 1898
w. Monroe street, Chicago, H.:
"Severaf of the officers of our Sta
ton have good reason TO praise
Peruna. Several times when they
scent hours IN fbe rain snf carve -
, 1902-03-20

Officer A. G. Swanson writes from
COZ Harrison street, Council Bluffs,
Ia, as follows:
, 1902-03-20
pleased with Peruna."
MICHAEL O'HALLERAM

If you do not derive prompt and
satisfactory results from the use of
Pe-una write at once to DIR. Hartman,
Fiving a full statement of your case,
asd Se will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President of
the Hartman S"anitarium, Columbus,
nhio.