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The Western news., 1903-04-08
THE MEN AND WOMEN
Who Enjoy the Choicest Products
Of the Worlds Commerce.
Knowledge of What Is Best More linz
pOrtant Than Wealth With
out Ii.

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
heralded, they may not hope for worldwide
preeminence 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 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-
ative principles of plants known to act
most beneficially on the system and pre-
sented in the form of a pleasant and re-
freshing liquid, but also to the method
of manufacture of the California Fig
Syrup Co., which ensures that uniformi-
ty and purity essential in q remedy in
tended for family use. Ask any physi-
clan who is well informed and he will
answer at once that it 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-
tenn he will tell you that 1t is the best
of family laxatives, because it is SIM
pie and wholesome and cleanses and
sweetens the system effectually. when
a laxative is needed, without any un-
pleasant after-effects. 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 1t gives general satisfac-
tion. 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 full name of
the Company-California Fig Syrup Co.
printed on the front of every package.
The Western news., 1903-04-08

Money paid by the drawee upon a
draft drawn against Endorsed bills of
lading" which are in fact fictitions,
and accepted against such bills in
ignorance Of the fraud. is held, in
Guaranty Trust Company VS.. Grotrain
&C. @. A. I'd O., 81 l.. r. A. $50, to be
recoverable from the payee.
A person who has rightfully placed
poles and wires in a street for the
purpose OF lighting the street is held,
in French VS.. Robb (N. J. Err. and
App, 81 L. r. A. $50. not to lose his
right to maintain them as against the
owner of the soil because he uses them
wrongfully for private lighting.
A statute making the specification
of weights in bills of lading issued
by railroad companies for hay, grain,
ETC.. shipped over their lines, conclu-
siye evidence of the correctness of
such weights. is held, in Missouri,
Kansas & Texas Railroad Company
VS.. Simonson Kan.), 81 L. r. A. 765,
to be unconstitutional.
A married woman is held, in Kitchen
VS.. Chaplin (Neb.), 81 l.. X. A. 914, to
be liable on her guaranty Of a prom.
issory note owned by her and made
payable to her order, and the pur-
chaser of such a note is held not to be
driven to an inquiry of the purpose to
which she intends to devote the pro-
ceeds of a sale thereof.
A passenger who leaves his car OF
his own volition for some purpose OF
his own not incident to the journey
he is pursuing and at a place not de-
signed for the discharge of passengers
Is held, in Chicago. Rock Island & Pa
cific Company VS.. Sattler (Neb), 81
L. r. A. 800, not to be entitled to the
protection Of statute making a car
rier liable for all personal damage in
ficted on passenger being trans
ported over it's road.
False representations by a default
ing bank president as to his liability
the bank and the value and condition
of securities already furnished by hin
are held. in Tecumsah National Banl
VS.. Chamberlain Banking Hous.
| (Neb.). 81 L. r. A. S11. not to be bind
Ing upon the bank so as to enable 6
person furnishing securities at his re
quest, with knowledge of the purpos.
for which he intends to use the same
to rely upon such representations as
defense in a subsequent action by tn,
bank to foreclose it's lien on such sc
| curitipS
The Western news., 1903-04-08
IRISH TO OWN EMERALD ISLE.
Wyncham's Bill Paves the WAY to
That Reform,

Wyncham's Bill Paves the Way to
That Reform.
London.-The Irish secretary. Mr..
Wyndham, has introduced the govern
ment's long anticipated Irish land bill
in the house of commons 1t proposes
a free grant of $50, 100000 for the pur.
poses of the bill. Tenants are to pay
3 IA per cent interest on loans from
the government. Mr.. Wyndham said
he thought the scheme would not in
volve $500, 0,O0O,0O0,bu that $3.50, 900, 900
could safely be advanced on Irish land.
The advances to tenants are limited
to $25OO in the congested districts and
$4,000 elsewhere. The bill also pro-
vides that untenanted farms and graz
ing lands shall be sold to neighboring
tenants, and that three commission.
ers, to be known as estate commission.
ers, shall supervise the sales. The
names of the three commissioners are
Michael Finucane, secretary to the
government of Bengal, revenue, gen
eral and statistical departments
Frederick Wrench, now one Of the
Irish land commissioners, and William
F. Bailey one Of the assistant com
missioners on the Irish land question
They will be under the control of the
lord lieutenant Of ireland. The bill
will become effective November IL.
The Western news., 1903-04-08
Hot Baths.

A German physician advocates in a
German paper the frequent taking of
hot baths. These, he urges, are much
more healthful than the cold plunge,
which he thinks few systems can stand
The water should be at temperature
in the beginning of one hundred and
eight degrees Fahrenheit, this to be in.
creased until the water is as hot as can
be borne. The length of the first bath
should not be more than five minutes,
and at no time should it be longer than
Is agreeable with no sense of discom
fort apparent.
The writer cites in support Of his the
ory the practice common among Jap
anese fighters.
The Western news., 1903-04-08
ORGANS FOR PRIVATE HOUSES

Electrical Contrivances by Which
They Can BE Played.
In the homes of many wealthy New
Workers there are not alone pianos
which have cost fortunes to construct
and decorate, but also organs with
electric attachments SO that they can
be played from any part Of the house.
The large pipes. are richly decorated
and are painted often by well-known
artists. The development in church
organs also has been marked. The
largest one is this country, and per-
haps the most expensive one, is in the
A. T. Stewart Memorial Church at
Garden, City, L. l.
William G. Whitney has an enor-
nous organ which was built especially
for him in California and was set In
the wall while the house was being
built. The Vanderbilt home also has
an instrument with electrical attach
ment, SO that it can be played from
any one Of several rooms Of the big
mansion at 9Th avenue and 57th street.
Electricity has been the real force
which has made the organ again pop
ular. One can now invite the minister
to the house and conduct complete
religious service there. the organ being
furnished with electrical attachments
similar to those which have been
placed on the piano and which make
1t possible for almost any one to ope-
rate the instrument.
If one be so disposed he can lie in
bed and play the organ, says the New
York Times. The keys are placed be-
fore him with one row for the left
hand and another for the right, which
is an invention also new to the indus
try. They keyboard is attached to the
organ wherever the latter may be sit
uated in the house. But the organs
which are in the homes of the very
rich compare little in size and in ex-
pense with those that are placed in
churches all over the world. These,
too, have electrical attachments and
the work of the organist is greatly
reduced.
The Western news., 1903-04-08
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole sys.
tenn when entering it through the mucous sur.
faces. Such articles should never be used ex
as the damage they will do is ten fold to the
good you can possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney &
Co., Toledo, o., contains no mercury, and is
taken internally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
lIal's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genu-
Toledo, Ohio, by F. j. Cheney & Co. Test.
mouials free. i yt..5z,.- -..,4
Sold by Druggists, price 75c per bottle.
Halls Family Pills the best.
The Western news., 1903-04-08

81 can conscientiously recommend
your Peruna as a fine tonic and all
around good medicine to those who
are in need OF a catarrh remedy. Il
has been commended to me by people
who have used 1t, as q remedy par.
ticnlarly effective In the cure Of ca
tarrh. For those who need q good
catarrh medicine | know of nothing
better.-H. w. Odgen.
w. y. Griffith, Concan, Texas, writes:
Il suffered with chronic catarrh for
many years. l took Peruna and it COM
pletely cured me. l think Peruna is the
My general health is much improved by
its use, as am much stronger than have
been for years."-W. f. Griffith.
A congressman's Letter.
Congressman H. Bowen, Ruskin, Taze-
we'll county, Va, writes:
81 can cheerfully recommend your
valuable remedy, Peruna, to any ono
who is suffering with catrrrh. and who
is in need of a permanent and effective
cure. III. Bowen.
Mr.. Fred d. Scott, Larue, Ohio, Right
Guard of Hiram Foot Ball Team, writes:
"As a specific for lung trouble, l place
Peruna at the head. have used it myself
for colds and catarrh of the bowels and it
increases bodily strength and makes a sick
person well in short time. give Peruna
my hearty Endorsement. Fired D. Scott.
Gen. Ira G. Abbott, 9O6 NJ street, N. w.,
Washington, d. c., writes:
81 am fully convinced that your remedy
is an excellent tonic. Many Of my friends
have used it with the most beneficial re-
suits for coughs, colds and catarrhal trou-
bic. Ira G. Abbott.
Mrs. Elmer Fleming, orator of Reservoir
Council No. 16s, Northwestern Legion Of
Honor, of Minneapolis, Minn., writes from
2135 Polk street NE
The Western news., 1903-04-08
Treat Catarrh In Spring.

Treat Catarrh In Spring.
The spring is the time to treat catarrh.
Cold, wet winter weather often retards a
cure of catarrh. lfa course of Peruna is
taken during the early spring months, the
can be no failures # Pernna is taken intelii.
gently during the favorable weather Of
spring.
AS systemic catarrh remedy Peruna
eradicates catarrh from the system where
ever it may be located. 1t cures catarrh Of
the stomach or bowels with the same GER
tainty as catarrh of the head.
Ifyou do not derive prompt and satis-
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman. giving .
full statement of your case and he, will BE-
pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
The Western news., 1903-04-08
Prices Paid at Spokane.

Poultry and Eggs-Chickens, roost
ers, 12@13c; hens, 12@13c per lb live
weight; turkeys, live weight( 16c pc,
Id, dressed 22@2Sc; eggs, fresh, 81
case; ducks, live weight, 12c lb.
egetables-Potatoes, CSC per cwt;
onions, 50@75c per cwt.
Live Stock-Steers, $4@4.50; cows
$3.25@4; mutton, ewes, S3.75@4.25 pei
cwt; wethers, $4@4.5O per cwt; ewes
dressed, $S.5O@9; hogs, live, $6.5O@7
Eastern Dressed Meats-Steers, 85s
cows, 7A@7%c; veal, 10@12c; hogs
10c; chickens, 16c; turkeys, 23c lb.
The Western news., 1903-04-08

The cost Of cyanide treatment of ore
in typical southwestern Colorado
plant, where about l25 tons are han
died, is stated to be 70 cents ton-35
cents for cyanide. EOS for labor, 3.5
cents for powder and fuel and As cents
tor zinc.
The Western news., 1903-04-08

The prefect Of the Seine having plac-
rded Paris with posters describing the
terrible effects Of alcohol and absinthe
drinking. the cafe proprietors each fl
ed damage suit against him.
The Western news., 1903-04-08

A''S - VAN s'NA WV Az ~
II have been trou-
bled all my life with
catarrh i'll my head.
| took Peruna for
about three months,
now | think | am per-
manently cured. 1
believe that for ca
tarrh in all its forms
Peruna is the medi-
cine of the age. 1t
cures when all other
remedies fail. | can
heartily recommend
Peruna as q catarrh
remedy. Mrs. Elmer
The Western news., 1903-04-08

All chemical affinity is traced to ag-
gregation of electrons, or atoms, with
odd or unbalanced elctrons either posi-
tive or negative.
The Western news., 1903-04-08

Americans bought in Paris last year
$4,000 worth of goose liver pie, $685.
900 Of human hair and $4,000 worth
of mushrooms.
The Western news., 1903-04-08

A damaged footballer has just beer
fitted at London hospital with a eel
luloid nose.
The Western news., 1903-04-08
BARGAIN in Land.

Stevens county, Wash, 16O acres of level land,
good black soil, two roomed house good spring,
Is acres clear, estimated 5000 cords wood on the
place. Three-quarters of mile.from town and
manufacturing plant where wood can be, sold
for 81. so per'cOfd. Land when cleared will be
worth $20OO. Can be bought until April 18th for
$1,000. Joseph Baily Il Co, ,314 Rookery, Spokane.
The Western news., 1903-04-08

The new cruiser Baltimore will be
the first warship to- be fitted with steel
furniture,
The Western news., 1903-04-08

Piso's Cure is remedy for coughs, colds
and consumption. Try it. Price % cents,
at druggists.
The Western news., 1903-04-08

A Bangor Me.) man, who is said to
be otherwise sane, has an American
dag tattooed on his cheek.
The Western news., 1903-04-08
A County Commissioner Letter.

Hon. John Williams, County Commits
sioner, of SIT West Second street, Duluth,
Minn., says the following in regard to
Peruna:
GAS a remedy for catarrh can cheerful
ly recommend Peruna. l know what it is
is to suffer from that terrible disease and
feel that it is my duty to speaN good
The Western news., 1903-04-08

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup the best remedy to use
for their children during teething period.
The Western news., 1903-04-08

A Pennsylvania hotelkeeper was fin
ed 81 cents for swearing at his servant
who would not get up when called
The Western news., 1903-04-08

In Japan 500 out Of about 1900 loco
motives in use are American.
The Western news., 1903-04-08


rom DC
Aow gratitude for the benefit
bottle brought
excellent catarrh y."-DAN A.. GROSVENOR.
in naecent etter he
ing certificate inveriably yes"6an
The Western news., 1903-04-08

Ore is now loaded into lake schoon-
ers at the rate of 1000 tons an hour.
The Western news., 1903-04-08

To beg girls pardon after stealing
kiss is an objectionable insult.
The Western news., 1903-04-08

word for the tonic that brought me imme-
diate relief. Peruna cured me of bad
case of catarrh and know it will cure any
other sufferer. from that disease" = John
Williams.
Congressman's Letter.
Hon. H. w. Ogden, Congressman from
Louisiana, in letter written at Washing
ton, D. c., says the following Of Peruna,
the national catarrh remedy:
The Western news., 1903-04-08
SPOKANE MARBLE WORKS,

06O6 Monroe street, Spokane, Wash Special
designs Of monuments and fencing furnished
on application. All work guaranteed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
THE ORIGIN OF COFFEE.
A Dervish Discovered Uses of Plant
and Berry, Centuries Ago.

As to the history of coffee. the legend
runs that it was first found growing
Wild in Arabia Hadji Omar. a dervish.
discovered it in 1855. 617 years ago. He
was dying of hunger in the wilderness.
Wnen, finding some small round berries
ne tried to eat them. but they were bit
teF- He tried roasting them, and these
ne finally stepped in some water held
In the hollow Of his hand and found
the decoc'ion as refreshing as If he had
partaken of solid food. He hurried back
to Mocha, from which he had been
banished. ard, inviting the wise men
TO partske Of his discovery, they were
so well pleased with il that they made
him a saint.
The story is told that coffee was in
troduced into the West Indies in 1T23
Dy Chirac, a French physician. who
gave a Norman gentleman by the name
OF De Clieux. a captain Of infantry, on
his way 70 Martinique, a single plant
Inc sea voyage was a stormy one, the
vessel was driven out of her course and
drinking water became so scarce that
Il was distributed in rations. De Clieux
with an affection for his coffee plant
divided his portion OF water with it
and succeeded in bringing IL TO Mar
Unique. although weak, not in hope
less condition. There he planted il in
his garden. protected it with a fence Of
end OF the year. when he gathered two
pounds Of coffee, which he distributed
among the inhabitants of the island TO
be planted by them. From Martinique
coffee trees in turn were sent to Santo
Domingo. Guadalupe and other neigh
boring islands
The coffee tree is an evergreen shrub
growing in its natural state to
height OF fourteen to eighteen feet. 1t
IS usually kept trimmed. however. for
convenience in picking the berries.
which grow along the branches close
10 the leaves and resemble in shape
and color ordinary cherries. The tree
cannot be grown above the frost line
neither can IL be successfully grown in
the tropics The most successful
climate for production is that found at
an altitude Of about 1900 feet Any
thing much above this is in danger Of
frost, which is fatal to the tree. and
when coffee is grown much below this
Il requires artificial shade. which ma
ferially increases the cost of produc-
ton and does not product as market
able berries. 1t is owing to this par
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
CLEVER GIRLS ABROAD.
Ways in Which Americans Earn
Their Living on the Continent.

An American woman who has just
returned from a year abroad is author
lty for the statement that there are
many opportunities for American wo-
men on the European continent. A trip
abroad is no longer the impOssi BILE
thing it used to be for the self-supporI-
ing woman The time has been short
ened, accommodations improved and
the strain upon finances Iessened; but
protracted stay on the other side OF
the water is another matter. and it is
here that the advantage of being able
to earn q living there comes in
One important opening for English
speaking women is IN tn. ranks of the
typewriter Many foreign business
houses nave connections in America.
and with technical skin and fair Eng
lish education the stenographer may
count an easy victory abroad
There IS also, it appears. great de-
mand for English teachers in foreign
towns Many American officials, espe-
c1ally in the consular service, employ
American college girls as governesses
in their families while living abroad,
and many calls come often at a mo-
merits notice from foreigners who
wish to be instructed in the tongue that
is now so necessary in all corners of
the earth One morning in Venice an
American girl was called in the hotel
salon by card with crest. and met
a cha rming woman, who. installing her
name for that Of another, had come to
see If she would give conversation les
sons. which she and her husband de-
sired for their own pleasure" To
the American the mistake not only
proved profitable but afforded her
delightful glimpse into the life of the
Italian nobility.
TransIa tons are constantly in de-
mand. for, though young foreigners are
trained for this work, their command
of the English Idiom is at best less 2 ar-
feet than that of an American. Cor
RESPONDENTS for American and English
journals find fertile fields. and if letter
writing is not the most lucrative of
employments, the remuneration to one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28

clubs is photographer, and phases of
club life alone keep her camera con-
stantly employed. For just such a pro-
feSsional did the American club in Ber-
lin search vainly last winter. when an
epidemic of demands set in for repro
auctions of it's home life for American
and foreign journals In the ranks In
which the special talent or culture Is
demanded there are also openings,
though they are fewer.
Pupils of Leschetizky in Vienna are
serving as his assistants, and are thus
enabled to continue their studies there
Art students in Paris exc out their
incomes by acting as guides to Ameri-
can friends going to shop in this center
Of fashion One of the most successful
vocal teachers in Berlin is an English
man, and down in the very stronghold
of the vocal art, Florence. an American
is profitably turning to account tne
instructions of a worldfamous singing
teacher.
In the literary world too, American
women are holding their own In Paris
Miss Tina Estabrook has for two years
successfully carried on the publication
of magazine devoted to American in
terests: and in Berlin an American girl,
Miss Beattie. is editor of a weekly
journal the manager of which is Eng
fish. the owner being German
To be sure. concludes the traveller,
competition is rife in Europe. as here
Our English sisters. for instance, are
making successful ventures as proprie-
tors of tea rooms. The secret of max
ing tea has not yet been discovered by
continental women. and as their boiled
tea is paIatable to hosts of travellers
on the continent. pretty tea rooms,pre-
sided over by English women are
sprirgir ing up in every corner, and are
well ratronized-
But WREN did American enterprise
fafI2 And as that enterprise is repre-
seuted par excellence by American wo-
men. no ore of them need fear, even
with a slender purse, to travel and re-
main abroad. if she be panoplied with
the education her country generously
bes+ows. and the energy and persever-
ance which are It's characteristic
New York Tribune
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28

on the wrong side of the saddle, has not
been great horsewoman. Driving was
at one time a very favorite amusement
of hers. and people living round San
dringham used to watch for the pretty
pair of grays she fooled along so deity.
On one of her birthdays a little carriage
with four ponies was given her by the
Emperor of Russia. and she drove these
either four abreast or in the usual four
INLAND style.
Her majesty encouraged her daugh-
tiers to try every form of outdoor and in
door exercise, and arranged that they
should receive lessons in boating. riding.
swimming and billiards. They are all
fond of cycling, especially the Princess
Victoria, who has made several bicycle
excursions with her intimate friends.
The Duchess of Flies favorite sport is
salmon fishing, and few ladies can throw
a fly as skiIlfully and play salmon as
scientifically as she can. Princess
Charles of Denmark is a good tennis
player, and has lately taken up the fan
cy for croquet a game in which the
queen excels. The king and queen show
ed their interest in swimming by their
visit to the bath club the other day to
witness the matches. and they both sx-
pressed the opinion that every boy and
girl in the kingdom should learn to
swim. and that every facility should
be given for the poorer ones to do So
London Modern Society.