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A Henry George Tax.

The last campaign in which Henry George was permitted to engage abounded in wordy encounters. In making squelching rejoinders to i'm pertinent questions the famous single tGXer could not be excelled. During one of his addresses Henry George re. marked that lifetime had been de- voted to the dissemination of his single tax views.
 And what have you accomplished" inquired q voice in the audience.
 'Taxed New York's halls to their greatest capacities. saId the orator suavely. And a d",:ghted audience would not permit Ei.! 10 continue for some minutes.
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Secretary Woman's State Federation Says: "Pe-ru-na Does More Than is Claimed for It."

Mrs. Julia M. Brown, Secretary of the Woman's State Federation of Cal ifornia, writes from 131R Fifth St.. Los Angeles, Cal, as follows:
 T have never known any patent medicine which did what it professed to do except Peruna. This remedy does much more than it claims, and while I have never advocated any medicine I feel that it is but just to speak a good
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You Can Get Aliens Foot Ease FREE

Write Allen s. Olmsted. Le Roy, N. Y, for . free sample of Aliens Foot-Esse. It cures sweating. hot. swollen aching feet It makes new or tight shoes easy certain cure for Corns. Ingyowng Nails and Bunions. An Drug gists sell it.. 25c Don't accep. any substitute.
 Piso's Cure is a good cough medi- cine. It has cured coughs and colds for forty years. At druggists 2h cents
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D-s- .As uaDvcs.

A family in the south had q con black cook named Sarah. whose hu. band was suddenly killed in quarr, accident. For the time being lIer gric' was allayed by the preparations for ur elaborate funeral. and on the day nf this event. so dear to negroes who tir sire to show their importance, she ar peared before 'i"r mistress in deep"s black, but on her hands were a pal; of white gloves such as soldiers wnar at dress parade and guard mount.
 "Why. auniy." exclaimed her mis trrss w hat made you get white gloves:"
 Sarah drrw herself ID indiSncntly and said In the chilliest tones. "Dou'' you suppose wants dem nigg:.hs to sec dat Izr got on glovcs?"- ,lippln colts
 Behind Bars.
 Bus Driver (to car man of van in front which is blocking the way J'yer. get on. get on! You've bin keep il' US waitin' five minutes.
 Van Driver Burning roundj,-- Five minutes? Well. that aint so long. You 'ad to wait five years once, adn't yer? London Tit-Dits.
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Shoes and the Feet.

"Maudie. dear, those shoes look tight How do they feel on your feet?"
 Perfectly comfortable, mamma" (rt herselD If she had askrd me how m. feet felt in the shoes she would hay aad me"-Chicag 20 Tribune.
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Servants In Chinn.

A rich mans servant in China gets no salary, yet many are the applicants. while big salaries are paid to the scrv ants of the common people, but few make application. The perquisites of the former often more than triple the salaries of the latter.
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Hobson-How is your brother doing at college2
 Dobson--Eine. He's singing first tenor and playing second base.-Indi- aIlapOliS .InNrnal
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"Is 1t true the jury disagreed in that murder case?"
 Yes; they say there was one blamed crank that held out for convictin' the man who done the '."--Chica.o Tribune.
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Mrs. Hattie La Fountain Treas. and Catholic Ladies of Ohio, Gallon, O., follows
 After my first child born bearing dowE accompanied by afraid my health ruined for fe and felt when friend visiting she told done for her when she suffered with procured bottle the evening accord ing to directions Before the bottle and you certainly have grateful womans blessing also a Vied my friends to use it' MRS. HATTIE FOUNTAIN
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E4Y& Permanently Cnrea. No nus nervc1Gpace yLkO after trst Of Ir. klins's Great eTvs a~st6er. sd fer FSls1 Sc. .eD trial bottle and treat
 ts sINI. It'd. a4I Arch St. Pbiisdslphis- Pi>
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Mothers will find Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup the best remedy to use for their children during the teething period
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Quails are said to be extinct in Ire land, where they were formerly to be found in great numbers.
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For bronchial troubles try Piso's Cure for Consumption. It is, a good cough medicine. At druggists, price 25 cents.
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Breeding and Feeding Microbes.

IIIe -ITIIeStIHeS arc fu1I Of dISeHse germs that become active and dangerous in con stpation. Cascarets kill and expel them Druggists, lOc, 25c. soc.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-15

That he might watch the completion OF
the work he lived on Brooklyn Heights,
and with the aid of field glasses direct
ed the construction from his sick room.
Mrs. Roebling gained fame at that time
by her direction. under Colonel Roe.
bling's supervision. of the work. The
bridge was completed on May 81, 1888.
and Mrs. Roebllng was the first wom-
an to cross 1t.
Mrs. Roebling was born in Cold
Springs, N. Y. the daughter Of Gen.
Sylvanus Warren, and married Colonel
Roebling in 1865. She was m NIB Of
several women's clubs and patriotic So
cletles and latterly devoted much # her
time to literary work. She also a cou-
pie of years ago studied law at the Uni
veosity Of New York as an aid to her
in her business transactions, and it is
from Photograph made at that time
that our illustration is taken.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-15
Trade Report.
Bradstreet's report on trade the pa

Bradstreet's report on trade the past
week says:
Business continues large and indus
try active. in most cases SURPRISING
previous years at this date. despite un'
seasonably c.ol weather In some seq
lions and a swarm of vexatious labor
troubles. Most of the measures Of
trade and industrial volume still make
favorable showings. The simply enor'
nous gain in gross railway earnings
reported for April, is per cent over
the best in previous years, is proof that
past good reports of trade and traffic
were fully justified.
The usual lull in wholesale trade al
lows of some retrospections and ref1ec-
lions as to the future. Mems wear
wooden goods are not being taken hold
Of freely and some shortening of run
aing time is possible at New England
mills. Wool moves fairly, though
mostly at concessions, and the dis
,urbed condition of raw cotton, prices
having reached the highest point an
Iver two years, holds back trade Tor
,all, though rather more disposition 81
10 business has been manifested by
buyers this week.
Strikes and lockouts interfere with
rade in lumber and other building
materials. Western dry goods. gro
cries, hardware. clothinp and MILL
cry jobbers note pood orders,
he volume of fall orders booked ex-
eeds year ago.
Wheat, including flour. exports
,regate 3,201 $50 bushels.
Business failures in the United
states were 175.
During March there were 901 com
nercial failures against 500 same
Month last year.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-15
DANIEL D. EMMETT, COMPOSER OF
"OixiE," LIVES IN SOLITUDE

Daniel Decatur Emmett, known as
the father of burnt-cork Minis r2lsy and
composer of way Down South in
Dixie" song that has stirred the pa
triotism of every Southelner in Amer
lea, is still living in little hermitage
near Mount Vernon, Ohio. Dan still
possesses the old violin on which he
first played the well-known melody. At
the time he was playing in Bryant's
theater In New York Mr. Bryant asked
him to write up something lively for a
walk-around- The next day was Sun
day, and, looking out of the window Of
his room, Mr.. Emmett saw the rain
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-15

by local applications. as they can not reach the
diseased portion Of the ear There is only one
tional remedies Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets inflam.
cd you have runbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafnes.
is the result, and unless the Inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored to its nor
NAL condition. hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out of ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an infammed CON
diton Of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for an,
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that car
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send fol
circulars, free.
+ J CHENEY n CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, use.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-15
THE MEN AND WOMEN
Who Enjoy the Choicest Products
Of the Worlds Commerce.
portant Thnn Wealth With
out 1t.

1t must be apparent to every one that
qualities of the highest order are neces-
sary to enable the best of the products of
modern commerce to attain permanently
to universal acceptance. However loudly
heraided, they may not hope for worldwide
prominence unless they meet with the
general approval, not of individuals only.
but of the many who have the happy
faculty of selecting, enjoying and learn
Ing the real worth of the choicest prod
ucts. Their commentator. consequently,
becomes important to others, since to
meet the requirements of the well in
formed of all countries the method of
manufacture must be of the most per-
feet order and the combination the most
excellent of its kind. The above Is true
not of food products only, but is espe-
cially applicable to medicinal agents and
after nearly quarter of a century of
growth and general use the excellent
remedy, Syrup OF Figs, is everywhere
accepted, throughout the world, as the
best of family laxatives. Its quality Is
due not only to the excellence of the
combination of the laxative and carmin-
alive principles of plants known to act
most beneficially on the system and pre-
scented in the form of a pleasant and re-
freshing liquid, but also to the method
OF manufacture of the California Fig
ty and purity essential in a remedy in
tended for family use. Ask any physi-
clan who is well informed and he will
| answer at once that 1t is an excellent
laxative. II at ali eminent in his pro-
fession and has made a special study Of
laXatives and their effects upon the sys-
TEN he will tell you that it is the best
of family laXatives, because 1t is SIM
pie and wholesome and cleanses and
sweetens the system effectually, when
a laxative is needed, without any un-
pleasant after-effccts. Every well-in-
formed druggist of reputable standing
knows that Syrup of Figs is an excel
lent laxative and is glad to sell it, at
the regular price of fifty cents per bot
tie, because it gives general satisfac-
ton, but one should remember that in
order to get the beneficial effects of
Syrup of Figs it is necessary to buy the
genuine, which is sold in original pack
ages only; the name of the remedy
Syrup OF Figs and also the fun name of
the Communications Fig Syrup Co.
printed on the front of every package
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-15

beating down and wished he was back
in the South. Then he rememb red the
negroes expression: Il wish were in
Dixie land That was enough. He
says in twenty minutes afterward the
words and music We're complete.
Before this Uncle Dan" had earned
the title as father of negro minstrelsy
by initiating the genuine Africans in
manners. color and singing. His per-
formances became known all through
the country.
The old minstrel is now 81 years of
age. His parents We're Nirginians. AT
present the old man Is under the care
of the Actors Relief Association. and
Will pass his remaining days in comfort
although he has seen hard times in his
career.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-15
WAS A NOTED WOMAN.
The Late Mrs. RoebiinE Helped to
Build the brooklyn Bridge.

Mrs. Washington A. Roebllng, who
died at Trenton, N. j., recently, gained
her first and greatest prominence
through the part she took in directing
the details Of the construction of the
Brooklyn bridge, across the East River,
New York, after her husband, Colonel
Roeblng, had been incapacitated by
caisson fever. Colonel Roebling as
sisted his father, John A. Roebling, in
preparing the plans for the bridge, and
on the death of the latter, who was
killed In 1860 while making the first
survey for the bridge, Colonel Roebling
took charge.
Colonel Roebling was stricken With
caisson fever while experimenting the
sinking of the foundation for the
bridge, and In 1872 became an invalid.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-15

Sweden and Norway are the only
countries where practically every
crown man can read and write. Ba'
nar,a comes next in this respect.
Nearly 600 missionaries OF the Brit
18Th and Foreign Bible society are at
.,or,r IN Australia and New Zealand.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-15
Quarantine Against Cholera.

Manila, May 12.-The quarantinins
of transports bound for San Francisco
has been resumed on account of the
cholera. The epidemic is making
slight gains in LuZon.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-15

The normal man. who strikes an az
eraee between Indifferent silence and
meaningless verbosity, will talk proba-
bly one hour, all told, each day, which
would allow him 2400 words.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-15

els VI liILler Root and Missoula and the
Farm Laborers' union over the scale
Of wages demanded by the union. The
farmers allege they can not pay $3.50
for nine hours and compete with farm
ers of Washington, Idaho and Oregon.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-15

Theatre story: A man called at the
box office, and asked for two seats
Cant give you seats" said the man
behind the window; we've got stand
Ing room only" We'll then" said
the other man, pulling out his purse,
give me two standing rooms as close
together us possible.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-15

Maxim Cork, the Russian noveist,
who was extremely poor before he be-
came popular as writer, has pur.
chased one Of the most ancient estates
on the Velga for $150,000.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-15

The supply of figs in Asia is esti.
mated this year at only 10000 camel
loads, against $1,000 camel loads for
the previous wear.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-15

Ten years ago so railroads issued
weekly reports Of earnings. Now but
So publish such figures, rs roads ha7.
ing disappeared by consolidation.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-15

Uncle Sans cage for live birds az
the worlds fair will be 200 feet long,
80 wide and 50 high. The collection
of 1000 birds from al parts of the
world will completely distance all for
mer shows of this kind.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-15

1t is estimated that persons seeking
divorces in South Dakota spend, while
gaining residence for that purpose,
100000 year.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-15

Its cold day for the plumber when
the mercury refuses 10 take The thirty
second degree.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-15

ueuRO Permanently Cured No FITS q nesyoupea
tuU8 oitoI hrst days use OF Dr. Kl.ss Great Morn
1sstorsr asnd for FREE - 90 trial bottle and tfea1
~ In B. ii. KLINE Ltd. val Arch St. Philadelphia ~
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-15

For coughs and colds there is no better
medicine than Pisos Cure for Consump-
ton Price % cents.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-15

not only builds up weak constitutions,
but searches out and destroys germs
and poisons of every description and
cleanses the system of all impurities,
thus laying the foun ticn for a
healthy, steady increase in weight
and future good health.
Food may be bourtiful and the
appetite good, but still tie system
veakcns aid we remain poor in flesh
unless what we eat IS properly digcstcd
and turned into rich, pure blood.
S. S. S. re-inforces the Stomach and
aids the digestion and assimilation Of
food, and there is a rapid up-bui!ding
of health and strength. S. S. S. acts
promptly and beueicially upon the lief
It up, and relieves the strain by produ
can find no tonic so inviGorating as S. S
Of roots and herbs its use is attended
r 1
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-15

The sailor is always glad to see Il
lighthouse, but its different with the
actor.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-15

becoming properly nour the body and must be purified
feeble constitution
6ud lurking the blood destroyed they will further
purifying and tonic
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-15
WONDERFUL GAIN IN WEIGHT.

Huntsville, Ala, Jan. 10, 1908,
Some years ago my general health
gave way; my nervous system was
shattered, and could get nothing to
do mo any good till began to use
s. s. s. I commenced to improve at
once. Ly appetite became splendid
and frora 1855 pounds I increased to
100. / became woll again by taking
s. $. s. and would take no amount for
tao good it did me. My health is
now perfect, and believe If every-
body would take bottle Of s. 8. s,
occasionally, they would enjoy lifo
as am doing. W. L. WINSTON.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-09
THRIVES ON KEROSENE.
Smallest Mosquito of Its CLASS Is u
Terror and Grows Fat
Oh the Oil.

DR.. L. o. Howard, the governments
chief expert on the mosquito question,
frankly admits that variety vi the
pestiferous insect has turned up in
New Jersey and on the islands around
the harbor of New York with which he
and all the government forces cannot
cope. This species has been named
and classified as the Aedes Smith,. A
member of DR.. Towards staff named
Smith discovered this most torment
ing species of the entire family and
that accounts for the latter part of the
%terror's name.
The Aedes Smith, is the smallest
MOSQUITO known, as well as the most
and the hardest to kill.
Every other species of the tribe sue
cumbs to kerosene oil when that fluid
is poured on water in which the young
mosquitoes are maturing. But not so
the Aedes Smith,. This little vixen
thrives and grows fat on kerosene,
DR.. Towards experts hint that they
have found a poison that will kill
Smiths terror, as it is called among
the scientists of the agricultural de-
partment, but until they satisfy them
selves by further tests they will make
no public announcement.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-09
SHELVES FOR STORING FRUIT.
How to Construct Good Substitute KoS
Barrels or Board
Shelves.

Chicken netting stretched as shelving
in rooms where fruit is stored will be
found a most advantageous substitute
for barrels of board shelves. The mesh
should be of such size as to prevent the
fruit from falling through, but no nner.
Apples placed on such a support Will
not touch each other nor be in contact
with anything to promote decay, says the
Rural New Yorker. They may be readily
inspected, and spotted or imperfect ones
removed. If preferred the netting may
be firmly tackled on frames and sup
ported on brackets attached to he cellar
walls. For the smaller fruits, cherries,
etc.. a finer mesh may be used and the
same frames serve for the drying and
storing of the fruit. Where this is done,
spread the cherries over the netting n
place a similar frame over the fruit. Sc
cure the two frames together by means
of hooks and staples. They may the
be turned over as often as desired, per-
hitting the cherries to dry uniformly
on both sides. If the frames are made
with sides one inch deep below and
two or more deep above they may be SO
placed as to bring the netting close to-
gether for the drying process and sew
eral inches apart for storage purposes.
The advantage of the extra space in the
latter case is that mice cannot attack
the fruit from below, and will not be
able to reach it from above. Theframes
can be readily removed and cleansed
from fruit that has dried or fecayed on
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-09

only peep out timidly, like a vanishing
memory of youth"
Come, you ought to write a poem On
the subject" said her friend, laughing
"Such language is really inspiring"
"I feel inspired, with all the ardor OF
a reformer," said the woman of middle
age, laughing in her turn, when | see
what guys some women make OF them
selves in their efforts to look as young
as they would like to be. They don't ap-
preciate the value of years or the beauty
and dignity that belong to every stage OF
living when the funny big caps and shape
less gowns of my grandmothers, but l
do want to be fttiagly and graciously at
tired"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-09
A NEW BUILDING MATERIAL.
Great Things Are Expected of UraI-
lite, the Invention of "a Rus
sian officer.

A new building material which
promises much for the future is called
uralite. 1t is the invention of a Rus
sian artillery officer and chemist
named Imschentezky. Uralite is COM
posed of asbestos fiber, with a proper
proportion of Silicate, b~icarbonate of
soda and chalk, and is absolutely fire.
proof. In a soft form a sheet of ural-
lite is like an asbestos board; when
hard it resembles finely saWn stone
and has a metallic ring. Besides be-
ing a non-conductor of heat ana eiec-
tricity, it is practically waterproof
land may be made entirely SO by
paint, and it is not affected either
by atmospheric influences or ty the
acids contained in smoke, which rap
idly destroy galvanized iron. 1t can
be cut by the usual carpenters or
woodworker's tools; it can be We
neered to form paneling for walls or
partitions; it can be painted, grained,
polished and glued together like wood;
it is not affected when exposed to
moisture or great changes of temper
AZURE, and it can be given any de-
sired color either during the process
of manufacture or afterward.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-09
OF THE TU1LERIEs.
Former Notable in Paris Social Life
Who Has Abandoned His
Il Calling.

A singular parsonage in Paris social
life has disappeared in the person OF
ex-Mgr. Bauer, who was formerly the
brilliant chaplain of the Tuileries,
says the Paris correspondent of the
London Chronicle, Mgr. Bauer, who
was of Jewish extraction, began life
as a stock brokers' clerk, but sudden
ly abandoned that calling and entered
the seminary of st. Sulpice. After his
ordination his eloquence attracted Ma
poleon Ill, who offered him a court
chaplaincy, with the special task OF
teaching the prince imperial %elocution.
M. Bauer drew large congregations ana
on several occasions he occupied the
pulpit of Notre Dame He accompa-
MED Empress Eugene to Egypt n
delivered q magnificent discourse at
the inaugural ceremony of the e
canal. During the war of 1870 M.
Bauer attended the sick and
outside the walls of Paris.
In 1872 he wrote to Cardinal Guibert
informing him that for personal rea-
sons he could no longer support the
yoke of the priesthood. Since then
the ex-prelate has been a constant fire.
quenter of the opera and the atfable
patron of art and literature. His
means were considerable and he gave
away a good deal in charity. He was
very popular among his former M
perialist friends and enjoyed a joke
over his former career. On one occa-
sion he met Gen. de Galliffet on the
staircase of the opera and gave him
a punctilious military salute. The
general smiled b~enignantly and, rails
ing his hand, solemnly blessed the ex-
monSignOre.