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The WOodcOcIx.

The food of the woodcock consists of
worms, leeches and grubs, which the
bird seeks by probing with its bill the
earth of such swamps as contain them.
There are miles and miles of wet
swamp lands among our hills where
the soil, composed of peat and de-
cayed leaf mold, is too cold and sour
to hold worms. Into such swamps the
woodcock never goes. The best wood
cock ground is along the banks Of
woodland brooks that i in and out
through alder swamps. where the rich
black mold is soft and full of worms
and where the skunk cabbage and he'll
lebore grow thick and broad leafed.
Such places are the woodcocks dining
rooms. and in them he leaves his sign
manual, the Oblong, almost triangular
holes which dot each and every square
foot of earth where a worm might pos
sibly lurk.-Outing.
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A P1nnt 1000 Yenra Old.

In the town of Hildersheim, Ger
many, is probably the most unique
plant in the world. 1t is a rosebush
1000 year old and sprouts from its
branches have realized fabulous sums.
Some years ago a rich Englishman of
fered S250,0O0 for this entire tree, but
the sum was Indignantly refused This
wonderful plant clings amid thickly
grown moss against the side of the fa-
nous old Church of st. Michael. 1t is
claimed that it has blOOmed perennial
ly since the days of King Alfred. and
this statement has never been disput-
ed. for its record has been as carefully
kept as the pedigree of the Lluest
blooded family in the kingdom. 1t
is supposed to have been discovered
by some mysterious means through
the medium of King Louis of Hilder-
sheim as far back as 1892.
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The Age of the Water Clock.

AS far back as 2636 B. C. a China
man named Hwang III discovered the
principle of the water clock, or 'clep-
sydra."
1t was very crude instrument, chief
ly for astronomical purposes, and was
committed to the care of an officer
known as the ''clepsydra adjuster." 1t
consisted of two copper vessels, one
above and one below, the former hav-
ing a hole in the bottom, through
which the water percolated into the
latter, where there was float the
gradual rise of which indicated periods
of time. Portable contrivances of this
description were sometimes carried on
horseback.
Instruments constructed on the same
principle were in use among the Chal-
deans and Egyptians at an early pc
riod. The invention in western Asia
was Independent of that in the east,
both being the result of similar wants.
Clepsydras were subsequently formed
of a series of vessels communicating
by tubes passing through figures of
dragons and other images, the whole
being rendered yet more ornamental
by floats held between the hands Of
genii.
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Fall Clothes

You are glad, of course, to pay the cost
OF good cloth and making; for you know that
they will earn every cent in wear alone-not
to mention the satisfaction that you get from
being well-dressed.
We have not the only good clothes in
Philadelphia; but there are particular rea-
sons why we can and do sell good clothes for
less than anybody else
1t is old saying that if you want to get thing we'll
done you have got do it yourself Of course we can't
personally make every of the thousands upon thou
sands OF suits and that make but do watch
every step of the making know how everything 90
ing to be DONE and examine everything before we put it
on sale We know what the people of Philadelphia and
roundabout want and we see that you get it.
The only way to know that to have your own factory
and do your own work
Now as to Cost. Our factory exists only for the bene
ht OF our store 1t makes money! delivers the goods
the store cost and the puts upon that cost fair
reasonable profit for selling We skip altogether the manu-
acturer profit and selling profit because business
is so large, is very low.
This is why sell good we'll made all wool suit
for So and for $3.50 There may be- elsewhere
in Philadelphia good suits SIS and $40 suits but
they not $I8 and $40
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The Burmese Game Of Chess.


The Burmese game seems to be rath-
er a heavy variety of chess, the pecul-
iarity of it being that a pawn queens"
when it strikes an imaginary diagonal
line drawn from the players left hand
corner to the right hand corner in front
of him-his opponents left hand cor
ner. The pieces are massed on the
players right hand. but the three priv
ileged pawns-there are only three
allowed to ''queen'-can only queen"
when the queen has been taken We
should say here that no piece equiva-
lent to our queen really EXISTS in east
ern chess, the most powerful piece be-
ing equivalent to our rOok or castle.
In the Burmese game the privilege Of
translation confers no higher hand on
a piece than that of ''chekOy"-called
queen in European equivalence by vir-
tue Of it's being unique-a piece pos
sessing scarcely more power than a
pawn. The usual move of the piece
called queen" in all oriental varie-
ties of chess is one square diagOnally
and it is never one of the superior
pieces Spectator.
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BIzET AND HALEVY.
The story of fhe Origin of a POpu-
lar AiII In "Carmen."

The story of the Origin of a POpu-
lar AilI In Carmen"
Bhet, the olbposer of the world IA
nous opera "Carmen," and Halevy,
his librettist, once occupied apartments
whose outer doors opened on the same
landing. AS soon as he had finished an
air Bizet would hasten to submit it to
his neighbor, who subjected it to the
most severe criticism. From morning
to night the piano resOunded in the
composers apartments. One night
Bizet finished a dramatic bit in which
ne tlattered himself he had success
fully sketched the pride of a trium-
phant tOreador after successful bull
fight. But Halevy listened in silence
and showed but a moderate enthu-
siasm. Bizet, somewhat piqued. asked
the cause of this cOldness.
ITS good, l admit" said Halevy.
I'm fact, it's too good. 1t lacks move
ment-it lacks snap-in short, it's not
popular enough"
Not popular enough!' shouted the
piqued composer. do you want to
write for the slumsY He went out in
huff, but soon relented and in an
hour returned with another air. Ills
ten to this" said he; there is my
toreadOr idea written down to your
popular level" 1t was indeed the song
Of the tOreadOr, and the only one which
on the first night received an encore
and seemed to move the first night
audience from its tOrpor.-Chicago
News.
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HISTORIC HlTcAINe POST.
One of the Familiar Landmarks of
the National Capital.

One of the Familiar Landmarks of
the National Capital.
One of the oldest signs in Washing
ton is the cast iron figure of China
man about three and a half feet in
height that sands in front of a livery
stable on Sixth street northwest be-
tween Pennsylvania and Louisiana
avenues. 1t has been there since 1862
and is one of the familiar landmarks
of the city.
During the civil war Generals Grant
Mcclellan, Hooker and others who
patronized this stable a great deal tied
their steeds to this hitching post, ana
since then other distinguished person
ages have had occasion to use this post
during every presidential Inauguration
that has occurred since LincOln's Sec
Ond term.
AS a matter of fact, this much or
Sixth street northwest, between Penn
Sylvania and Louisiana avenues, Is
historic locality in more than one
sense. 1t was on the corner OF thls
street and Louisiana avenue that Gen
eral Robert E. Lee bade farewell TO ms
old commander, General Wlnheld
Scott. when the former withdrew from
the Union army to join that OF the
Confederacy. During the first two
years of the war General Mcclellan
and others came here regularly to pur-
chase and inspect horses, it being at
that time a sort of horse market.-Bal-
timore American.
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AMENDMENT
To the Constitution.
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL NO. 81

HOUSE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL NO. 2l7
Strike out all of the bill after the word "state"
IN the Third line of Section l of the bill and in
sert IN lieu thereof the following:
First. That all of Section of Article of the
constitution of this State after the word CorpOr
atiOn, where it occurs the second time in Section
3, be stricken out"
Section ?. That Section of said Article be
stricken out and in lieu thereof substitute and
adopt the following, viz
Section 6. Shares of the capital stock of cor
poratons created under the laws of this state,
when owned by persons or corporations withou t
this State shall not be subject to taxation by any
law now existing or hereafter to be made.
AN ACT PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO AR.
TICLE 9 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE CONCERNING
CORPORATIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen-
tatiUes Of the State Of DeIa10are in General Assem-
bly met lOO-thtrds Of the members elected to each
House Ggreeing):
Section l. That the following amendments be
and the same are hereby proposed to Article of
the Constitution of the state:
First. That all of Section of Article of the
Constitution of this state ne stricken out and in
lieu thereof substitute and adopt the following,
viz:
"Section 8. Shares of the capital stock of cor
porations created under the laws of this State,
when owned by persons not residing herein,
shall not be subject to taxation by any law now
eXistina or hereinafter enacted"
Second. That all of Section of Article of
the Constitution of this State be stricken out.
Approved March 9, A. d. 1901.
!, Caleb R. Layton, Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a true and correct copy
of House Bill No. 2l7 with Amendments thereto,
entitled IAN Act proposing amendments to Arti-
Gle of the Constitution of the State of Della
ware concerning Corporations" as the same ap-
pears on the enrolled bill filed in the Office of
the Secretary of State, and approved by the Gov
ernor March 9, A. d. 1901; and published in ac-
cordance with the requirement of the COnstitu-
ton of this State.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. 1 have here
unto set my hand and official seal
SEAL at Dover. this fifteenth day of July
in the year of our Lord one thOuS
and nine hundred and two.
CALEB R. LAYTON,
Secretary of State.
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Maddenfu~.

The wife of an Edinburgh journalist
said to a young unmarried friend:
Fannie. take my advice and never
marry a newspaper man."
But your husband is q newspaper
man, and you seem to get along very
WELL"
But we don't. Every evening he
brings home a big bundle of news
papers from all over the country. and
it nearly drives me crazy"
'How soT"
81 read about the bargain sales in
London, Manchester and other places
a hundred miles off, where can't get
to them Scottish American.
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From "A Cznic.. Dictionary.

Crank-A person whose views are
the opposite Of our own.
Egotist-A person who thinks as
much of himself as other people do of
themselves.
Honor-That which people talk about
when they want to get out of doing
something they don't want to do.
Soclety-That which we lay the blame
on when anything goes wrong.-John
Eliot In Lippincott's.
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Carfare to PHILADELPHIA

If you purchase certain here and show your
return ticket pay your whole carfare both ways
Smyrna times., 1902-10-08
The BaEgage smasher,n wisdom.

Inc other day an express wagon
hlied with trunks ratified up Broad
way, and just opposite the postofice
big Saratoga slid off and came
crashing down on the car tracks. Sew
eral people ran out from the sidewalk
TO rescue it, but the trunk proved to
be empty, and there was little dam
age done. "Now, if that had been
full," said one old gentleman to the ex-
pressman, you'd have had fine old
time with it," "Huh," replied the bag
gage charioteer scornfully, full trunks
don't fall off by themselves. You got
TO Hing them Offp-New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
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Pure iBIooded.

Mrs. neutrality-suspicious.. what do
you think is the matter with me?
Doctor-I am inclined to think that
your blood is nbt pure. I'll have to
give you something to purify your
blood.
Mrs. Bondclipper Chaughtily)-fou
are probably not aware that belong
to good old Norman family.-London
Tit-Bits.
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Half and Half.

The dyspeptic may we'll be represented
giGtoFialiy giS as being halt masculine lin and
desirable characteristics of either sex.
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u wac Hls ..HeIlo.y

r''You can't marry my daughter,
young man; she is already spoken
for"
That's all right; I'm the fellow who
telephoned ybu"-New York Herald.
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Didalt RInme ma wife,

Wife-You don't seem to enjoy the
dinner, dear What's the matter?
Husband-I was wondering if there
weren't some typographical errors in
that cookbook of yours. = Chicago
News.
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An Exception.

JInks-MoJt things shat are bought
go to the bliyer.
Jenks-Yes, all except coal; II goes
to tke ccllar-Kansas City In peno-
emf
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When the story of Chinese atrocities
filed the papers and shocked the world,
it was the women who drew the pity and
sympathy of all. Doubtless many wife
who heard her husbands words of SYM
pathy for these women thought with a
pang, of the blindness of men to the suf-
fer1ng under their very eyes. It is true.
The suffering OF women in China was
severe but short. Many a wife suffers
for years with daily agony of pain, her
nerves shattered, her strength almost
gone, and never hears a word of syru-
pathy.
To women such as these DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription brings the oppor-
tunity of new life of health and happi-
ness. 1t establishes regularity, dries the
drains which weaken women, heals in
fammation and liberation, and cures
female weakness. It makes weak women
strong and sick women we'll. Accept no
substitute for the medicine which works
wonders for weak women.
III had falling of internal organs and had to
go to bed every month; had irregular periods,
which would sometimes last ten or twelve days"
writes Mrs. Alice L. Holmes, of Coolspring ST.,
that could hardly eat anything. DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Dis
CONSIy SuIed me look three DOCCleS OF tue
Fayorite Prescription and one Of the Golden
Medical Discovery"
Sick people are invited to consult DR..
Pierce, by letter, free. All correspond
ence is held as strictly private and
sacred1y confidential. Address DR.. r. v.
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
DR.. Pieree's Pleasant Pellets cleanse
the bowels and stimulate the sluggish
liver,
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ROAD GIVES TRUST DEED
TWO MILLIONS FOR A STATE LINE
Duluth, Virginia Il Rainy Lake
Makes a Loan on Track and
Rolling Stock.

Duluth, Mimi, March 1S.--Two million
dollars is the amount named in trust
deed filed yesterday with the register of
deeds. 1t runs from the Duluth, Virginia
& Rainy Lake Railway company to the
Minnesota Loan and Trust company of
Minneapolis.
The loan will consist Of 1000 coupons
of $1,000 each, bearing interest at per
cent. Of the sum mentioned, but $780,
900 is loaned on the road proper-the sta
tions, sidetracks, etc, and the remainder
comes in on engines, cars and rolling
stock.
1t is provided that the trustees shall
certify and deliver $4,000 for every mile
Of single gauge track and if, after sixty
days, the interest on the loan is not paid
regularly, the trustee take possession Of
the road and manage the property.
The deed is signed by Writ H. Cook,
president, and Frank w. Heimick, secre-
tary. The Duluth, Virginia G. Rainy Lake
railway starts at Virginia and goes in a
northerly direction toward Koochiching.
Fifteen miles are built.
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FILIPINO CHARACTER
Islanders Are Incapable of Self
Government, Says Gen. Otis. p,

Islanders Are Incapable of Self
Government, Says Gen. Otis.
Washington, March 18.-Major General
Otis again appeared before the senate
committee to-day. He said he never
trusted naval officers because they were
too cruel to their men,. He could trust
their loyalty, but they treated their cap
tives with too much cruelty. ''They were
as bad as the insurgents said he. When
he left the Philippines, he said, 1.-The war
as war; had ceased. He saw no difficulty
in withdrawing a material number Of
troops from the island. The insurgents re-
ceived $500 rifles from Admiral Dewey,
and they also received from Hong-Kong
arms by an American vessel and secured
arms from Japan and from Spaniards they
had captured.
AS to the capacity Of the Filipinos for
self-government, General Otis said that
Aguinaldo's former secretary Of state had
told him that it would take 100 years to
accomplish this. The witness said that~the
Filipinos were not capable of self-goyern-
ment. They understand that they must
have protection because without it other
nations would divide up the islands, but
they were DESTROYS of making the best
possible terms they could with the United
States. Their idea was to have control of
the internal affairs of the island, but pro-
lection outside. '-
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MAUNDY THURSDAY BANQUET
Governor Herreid and Others to
-s.. Speak at Aberdeen.

49,. Speak ut Aberdeen. s.....
Special to The Journal.
Aberdeen, s. D., March 1S.-Severa1
noted speakers will be in Aberdeen to at
tend the Maundy Thursday banquet of the
Scottish Rite Masons, which will take
place on March 27 during the reunion
Of the rite beginning next Tuesday. Among
them viii be Governor Charles N. Herreid,
who will speak on Our Rite; J. A.
Cleaver, past grand master of Huron,
whose subject will be "Cur Grand Lodge;
Professor w. E. Hicks Of Glendale, cal
bert Pike; Rev. DR.. N. a. Swickard, "Our
Grand Commander and the Supreme Coun-
cif'; Rev. w. J.. Oldfeld of Estelline,
''F'raternity"; H. c. Durham Of DeSmet,
1.-THE Glass Of 1902"
A dispatch has been received in Ellen
dale stating that Andrew Carnegie has
offered 100000 as an endowment for the
North Dakota Manual Training School,
located there. The institution is one of
the state schools of North Dakota but
has never been given large appropria-
tions by the legislature.
The storm which prevailed for three
days in this region, ending yesterday
morning, did not stop trains in this Sec
ton, and all left yesterday on time The
fall of snow was only three inches, meas
ured by the government weather observer
A. E.sMcGaw has bought the Superior
hotel at Frederick, and will take charge
in a few days.
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Toege|i Bros. Drug Co.
Minneapolis, MINI.
WINGFIELD HEARD FROM
MITCHELL MAN LEFT SUDDENLY
He Had Trouble at Home and Bush
ness College Cares Wor-
ried Him.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Mitchell, S. D.. March 1S.-About three
weeks ago ]. l.. Wingfeld, who was at the
head of Browns Business college in this
city, disappeared without leaving any word
for his peculiar action. His wife was I'M
able to assign any cause, and asserted
that the family relations were pleasant
Mrs. Wingfeld endeavored to find some
trace of her husband, but heard nothing
until Saturday, when she got word indi
rectly from him. He had written his
mother at Sioux City that he is alive and
we'll and that family troubles caused him
to leave so suddenly. The college work,
he said, had not been satisfactory, and it
worried him to such an extent that, with
out taking into consideration the conse-
Quences Of his act, he left the school with
cut giving warning.
His accounts with the school were in
perfect shape and he, in fact, had money
coming to him when he left.
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BLANCHARD A CANDIDATE
STATE G.. A. r. OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Mitchell Veteran Who Fought With
' Grant and Sheridan Is
Strongly IndOrsed..
. Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
MITCHELL. S. D., March 1S.-T. E.
Blanchard Of this city has just announced
his candidacy for department commander
Of the state G. A. R. Ransom post of this
city placed Mr.. Blanchard's name in nomi-
nation and caused circulars to be sent to
every post in the state stating its action.
Replies have already been received from
oyerh alf the posts, in which the action
Of the home post was highly Endorsed.
The G. A. r. will meet at Brookings June
II, IS and 19.
Mr., Blanchard saw much hard service
during the civil war. He fought with
Grant at the siege of Vicksburg, with Cen
eral Banks in the Red River campaign and
with General Sheridan in the Shenandoah
valley. He was twice wounded and per-
manently disabled at the battle of Cedar
Creek, Va: He has been one Of the fore
most workers in the G. A. r. for many
years. Last year he was assistant adju-
tant general and is this year judge advo-
cate of the department. L" 80"
His work has met with the approval Of
his comrades that they desire to place
him at the head Of the department. He
is now connected with the department
of school and public lands, holding the
position of deputy. 4 ~,.-~ be-
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Associate Diseases.

In curing an ailment of any kind we
never fail to remove all reflex compli-
cations or associate diseases. II the
case Is varicocele, the weakness caus-
ed by it disappears. If it is painful OBJ
struction, and has developed into pros
tatic Bladder OR Kidney affections,
the injured organs are all restored to
a perfectly healthy condition. II 1t is
Contagious Blood Poison. any and all
Skin. Blood and Bone Diseases arising
from the faint are entirely and per-
manently eliminat ed from the system.
If it is weakness. the many distressing
symptoms following in its train and
indicating a premature decline OF ply
steal and mental power, are totally
removed and rapidly replaced by the
youthful energy Of robust manhood.
Hence all resulting ills and reflex
complications, which may properly be
termed associate diseases, and which
in fact are often more serious than
the original ailment that gives rise to
them, all we say, disappear complete
ly and forever with the cure OF the
main malady.
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MINES MUST COME FIRST
Black Hills Exhibit Will Be Inde-
pendent of States.

Special 20 The Journal.
Deadwood, S. D., March 18.-The citi-
zens Of the Hills are becoming enthusi-
astic over the matter of having mineral
exhibit at the ST. Louis exposition next
year. Dr. w. S. Ward Of Denver, field
commissioner for the department Of
mines and metallurgy of the exposition,
declares that there is not more enthusi-
asm shown in Colorado than there is in
the Hills. DR.. Ward has been here sew
eral days, and has conferred with the
mining men relative to space for an ex-
hibit. He was surprised at the resources
Of the Hills, and gave it as his opinion
that no region in the country was better
able to present a complete mineral col
lection. 1t is certain the Hills will have
an exhibit, although the mining men de-
clare their department shall not be made
of secondary importance to the agricul-
tural department. In other words, they
do not intend to take space in the pro-
posed state grain palace.
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Enlarged Veins

OR ..VARICOCELE. Whatever may
tbe the cause of Varicocele,
its injurious effect is well
Known. It depresses the m1nd' weak
ems the body, racks the nervous sys-
tenn, and ultimately leads to a com,
plete loss Of power. If you are 3 victim
to this dire disease, come to our office
and let us explain to you our process
of treating it. You will then not Won
der why we have positively cured
hundreds Of cases Of varicocele during
the past - months. Under our treat
ment the patient improves from the
very beginning. All pain Instantly
ceases. Soreness and swelling quickly
subside. The pools of stagnant blood
are forced from THE dilated veins,
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