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CURE SICK HEADAoHE.
How to Please a Woman.

How to Please Woman.
 A woman likes to be truly loved and to be told so.
 She likes some noble, honorable man to be thoughtful of her, kind and con- siderate of her welfare.
 When well and becOmingly dressed quiet notice of 1t is always appre- ciated.
 A word of praise for nice dinner or supper often more than compen, sates her for the worry and work of preparation.
 She wants her husband not only to be her supporter but her companion, remembering that 1t is the kind word that often brings her greater happi- ness than a new set Of dishes, though presents like the latter are always welcome.
 She likes to be made to realize that she is good for something besides e mere household drudge.
 She likes to be petted occasionally, but not in public. The little private pet names are very dear to a woman's heart.
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This is Miraculous

Manhattan, Kansas, March H. One of the strangest cases that has ever been heard of in Riley Co.,, is that of the three-year- old daughter of MT. Jonas Brubaker of this place.
 Sometime ago the little girl took whooping cough, which was followed by pneumonia. When the pneumonia left her, she was taken down with malaria fever with at times symptoms of Spinal Meningitis.
 The family doctor brought her safely through these troubles, but after the fever Brights' Disease set in, and the doctors gave her up. Her father tells the rest of the story:
 "We began to give her Dodd's Kid ney Pills and after she had taken about three and half boxes, she was entirely cured. Now she is we'll las any child, running and playing as if nothing had ever been the matter with her. The doctors said she was beyond the reach of medicine. Dodd's Kidney Pills certainly saved our little girls life, when she was so far into the chronic stage of Brights' Disease that we thought nothing could save her.''
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Cowpuncher Was Badly Scared.

Col William F. Cody while in New York recently told the following story of a cowboys first introduction to a railway train. "In my town out west we've recently put in new railroad. which attracts good deal of attention. One day young cowpuncher from one of the remote, ranches came into town and there he saw a train for the first time in his life. One of the boys, know ing his ignorance, planned 1t so that the cowpuncher found himself near the track just as the far-off whistle of an approaching locomotive was heard.
 "The cowpuncher soon began to show signs of distress. His restiveness in- creased rapidly as the train approached until, when the roar and the blanket of dust from the sliding wheels enveloped him, he rose in his stirrups, scared half to death.
 1.-The engineer, taking in the situa. ton, leaned back out of his cab win dow just as the train stopped and shouted at the top of his lungs: Git out of the way, you ornery cowpunch- CT; I'm going to turn around!
 "That was hint enough for the cow puncher. Skipping his spurs into the Hanks of his broncho he was over the hills in twinkle. The last I saw of him was a little red ball on the furthest horizon"
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Laxative doses of Ayers Pills each
 night greatly aid the Sarsaparllla.
A Gentleman

Never allows himself to be led into ! personal dispute with a woman.
 Is particular as to how he talks auring the dining hour.
 Shows consideration for woman where she misconstrues q question.
 Has no time for gossiping about a woman's family affairs.
 Speaks of his sister as though she had all the graces of womankind.
 Always keeps to the right when on | crowded thoroughfare.
 Gives way to woman gracefully in ! discussion on home topics.
 Never shows i'll temper because oth. CTS choose to differ with him.
 Talks of other peoples misfortunes without exultation.
 Is careful not to use forcible expres. Iions when talking to woman.
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PASSING OF THE LOCOMOTIVE.
Railroads Are Substituting Electricity
 for Steam as Motive Power.

Railroads Are Substituting Electricity
 for Steam as Motive Power.
 An illustration of the tendency which Is inducing a gradual substitution of electricity for steam in the operation of railroads built and equipped for loco- motive traction Is furnished by the New York Central management in Its announced plans of electrically equip ping Its suburban branches in the cen tral and western part of New York State to save its local traffic, which has been heavily cut into by independent trolley lines. A section of the Rome, Watertown & Ogdnsburg Railroad, leased by the New York Central, is to be equipped with electricity, and when this Is done the electric cars of the Central system can be run to and from all points along the southern shore of Lake Ontario. The Rochester and Suburban lines are also to be ab- sorbed. The New York, New Haven & Hartford road is pursuing the same policy, and already has some 1S5 miles of electric road in operation. The same Is true of many important trunk lines.
 It requires no great stretch of the imagination to predict that the locomo- tive will ultimately disappear altogeth- CT. Its last useful function will be in drawing trains over long stretches of country furnishing little traffic but separating populous and important sec tions. The locomotive has performed a service of incalculable value in the world for something over a century, but with all Its modern refinements 1t Is at best crude and wasteful de- vice. and neither crudity nor waste fitness has permanent place in the economies of modern industrial or ganization.
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Facts as to Crema tion.

Cremation statistics for 1902 show that the United States stands next to France among the nations in the num- Der of cremations performed. The fig ures are: United States, 3,15S; Ger many, S56; England, 452; Italy, 322; France, 4.S05; Switzerland, 217; Sweden, 66, and Denmark, 44-total, 0,92O. The large number credited to France is partly due to the fact that cremations in that country are made usually without charge. Statistics seem to indicate that cremation is growing but slowly, if at all, in public favor.
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APHoRIsMs.

Hypocrisy is the necessary burden of villainy.-Juhnson.
 Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound ogether.-Goethe.
 A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.- Irving.
 Success may sometimes come unex. pectedly, but work alone can hold it. F. W. Murray.
 A mind that is conscious of its integ- rty, scorns to say more than it means to perform.-Burns.
 There is no rock so hard but that a little wave may beat admission in q thousand years.-Tennyson
 It is great misfortune not to have mind enough to talk well, nor judgment enough to be silent.-Bruyere.
 The gain of lying is nothing else but, not to be trusted of any, nor to be be- lieved when we say the t'''th.-Raleigh.
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RHEUMATISM IN ELBOWS, WRISTS
 AND KNEES.

Urbana, Ohio Aug. S6, 1903. Last winter had a severe attack of Rheumatism. It started in the right elbow, and from there to my wrists; the right wrist was tho worse. It became knee joint was the next place to be at. tackled. It became swollen and of course painful. The next point to be affected much trouble. I was barely able to get about for some time. I was under treat. ment of a physician for awhile, but get. taking it for some time I was entirely relieved of the Attenuation. All swelling and soreness disappeared. I consider 8. 8. 8. an excellent remedy for Rheums. in the blood.
 GRIFFITH KELLY. dO6 Bloomfeld Ave-
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enal remedies like inments and pasters things scatter the pains them other of the body but
 the disease improve the condition of the blood The thin acid
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Just to See Them.

Mrs. Chugwater was shopping at a department store.
 T don't know that I want to buy any," she said to the girl at the notion counter, "but I've heard good deal about these baseball fans. Will you show me one please?"
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Knew The Man.

"I see that Plants, who was your architect, is building house for him. self now."
 "Is he," exclaimed the victim. "I'll bet he'll cheat himself. ."-Phila. delphia Press.
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School Children's Reward,

Two Franklin county, Me-, school marms have evolved an original way of rewarding good scholars. They recent ly gave the real nice ones a straw ride around town-two racks full and 8 school marm in each rack.
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ETC Permanently Cured No fits CT nsrv- iuuo ousnoss after first day's use of Df.
 Knne's Great Nerve Dsstroysr. Send for FRI9H Neo trial bottle and treatment Ds. R. H. Kline. Etd.. sa1 Are st., Philadelphia, Pa.
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Mothers wiil find Mrs, WfnsHuwN Soothing Syrup Che besf remedy to Nse for their children during the teethinS period
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RHEUMATISM AN INDESCRIBABLE TORTURE

Because Rheumatism sometimes suddenly it doesn't prove that it chance disease due accidental It
 takes time for it to develop and work in the system long before symptoms felt The blood the first point of attack and the poisonous acids that the aches and pains then db uted through the circulation to different parts the sy and settle onts muscles and and when the system is in this condition needs only exciting like exposure night damp chilly weather the cod bleak winds of winter the sumbering poson and bring Rheumatism The severity of the attack depends the of acid the blood and
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Pt1o's Cure Is e good cough medi- for forty years. At druggists, 16 cents.
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quantity ot acrid matter in the joints and muscles. Some peo- pie are almost helpless from the first, while others have occa- sional spells or are uncomforta- ble, restless, nervous and half sick all the time from the nagging aches and pains. Rheu- matistn IS a disagreeable com- parion even iii its mildest form. Itgrows worse as we grow older, and frequently stiffens the joints, draws the muscles out of shape and breaks down the nervous system. A disease that origin ates in the blood, as Rheumatism does, cannot be cured with ex- ternal remedies like liniments an pains or drive them to some othel
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-08
OF Course He Might.


Collector-Sir, may l present you
this little bill?
Owen-May you-may you? An,
my dear sir, never ask my permission
again. It is entirely superfluous, as
sure you. Why, my dear man, If you
had ever seen any one else present
bill to me and seen how little 1t al
fected me, you would never have hest
tated for a moment. See? l file 1t
away with some of the most valuable
papers | possess. And-would you
please do me this slight favor-would
you please tell your boss that re-
ceived you with the utmost courtesy
and that l beg him to send one OF
these every month? And-stay mo-
ment. Please tell him l said always
to send you, and that no other COL
lector will please me half so we'll.
Your courtesy, my dear sir, has won
my heart, and l assure you that or
the nineteen collectors that have
been here to-day, you are the only one
that has gone away in a good humor.
Why, those fellows are so aggravat-
ing that if they don't quit acting so
rudely I shall positively pay them to
get rid of them. Good day.-Balti'
more American.
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a general staff in command of the
army.
Other important If not interesting
legislation was effected, but the "om-
nibus" statehood bill was lost. Little
fields bill to regulate corporations
never got to vote In the senate, no
tariff concessions were granted to i'm
ports to the Philippines.
An act that met with universal ap-
prevail was the creation of a new de-
partment and the addition of new
member to the presidents cabinet
the Department Of Labor and Com.
merce. AS soon as created, in Feb
ruary, the presidents private secre-
tary, George B. Cortelyou, was appoint
ed its secretary. At the same time,
and as a part of the new department,
bureau of corporation was estab-
lished, and James r. Garfield, son Of
the late president, became its chief.
When congress adjourned, or rather
expired, March 3. two questions were.
unsettled-Cuban reciprocity and the
Panama canal, but as the treaties con-
corning them required only the action
of the senate, President Roosevelt
summoned the new senate into exist.
ence Immediately to consider the two
measures. The reciprocity treaty was
ratified, but the nature of its pro-
visions required action by the house,
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NOVEMBER

Fire in Vatican. Rome.
PROF. Mommsen died, Germany.
1-$1, 500, 900 fire, Coney Island.
Irish land act in operation.
3-Tammany won, New York city.
3-Panama proclaimed independent.
4-U. s. warships ordered to Panama.
Gu. s. recognized Panama government.
7-Wm. l.. Elkins died, Philadelphia.
8-Kaiser underwent operation.
"a. F. of l.. convention. Boston.
9-Rioting, capital Of Colombia.
9-Congress In extra session.
10-President's message on Cuba.N
10--May Goelet married.
10-Orrin Hickok died. Cleveland.
12-Street railway strike, Chicago.
ia. III. Green murdered, New York.
14-Dartmouth beat Harvard. football.
14-Princeton beat Yale, football.
1S-Canal treaty with Panama.
1S-A. F. of L. against socialism.
19-House passed Cuban bill.
19-Ita liam king In London.
25-Chicago street railway strike settled.
25-Fitzsimmons whipped Gardiner.
27-Boy bandits captured. Chicago.
2S-Jules Levy died. Chicago.
30-Brooklyn Acad. of Music burned.
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Curse That Was Fulfilled.

A famous Gaelic curse put upon the
family of Dalrymple at the time OF
the massacre Of Glencoe, in the 18th
century, is recalled by the death OF
the Earl of Stair, head Of the Dali
rymple family. The first earl Of the
line took part in the massacre, and
Jean Macdonald, the sole survivor OF
a large family that persisted through
the earl's cruelty, delivered bitter
curse upon him, wishing that no sue
ceeding earl should have children. A
startling comment on this malediction
is that the second, third, fourth. sixth,
seventh and eighth earls of Stair all
died without issue-a circumstance
probably unique in the annals OF the
peerage. The family of the first earl
became entirely extinct in 1910, and
the succession passed to the descend
ants of his next brother, Sir James
Dalrymple, from whom came the peer
lust deceased. Evidently the curse
did not pass with the title, for the
two earls of the present family had
sons.
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SiunaIlna Under Water.

There has recently been put in OPP
Grafton at Boston system OF signal
ing beneath the waves to vessels ap-
preaching dangerous shores during
foggy weather. The apparatus con-
sists Of two receivers, located on
either side of the ship below the water
line, and connected by wires to the
wheel house, where telephone box
is placed. The signals from shore are
given by striking submerged ball at
regular intervals. When the observer
wishes to ascertain his location he
takes the ear piece, and by moving
the switch either to the right or left.
soon ascertains upon which side the
sound Is the loudest, and upon that
side the bell will be found. The value
of a system Of this nature is at once
apparent when 1t is borne in mind
that fogs frequently obscure the most
powerful lights, and that certain at
mospheric conditions during stormy
weather render fog horns almost, u
not quite, valueless.
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10th France followed our example. M.
Bunau-V arilla was hurried to Wash
ington as the minister of the new
country, empowered to negotiate q
new Panama canal pact. Soon after
General Reyes of Colombia entered
an earnest protest against the course
of the administration, insisting that
Uncle Sam keep his hands off the
isthmus. This, after the practical
breach of faith and the vacillation OF
the Colomb ians In regard to the canal
treaty, was too tardy, and Uncle Sans
navy is preparing to protect Panama
from threatened invasion. Already an
American fleet is upon the Panama
coast, and Colombia has reached a
point when she confesses a fear Of
taking any drastic action. A new canal
treaty has been signed, and once again
the canal seems assured. There may,
however, be some blood shed on the
isthmus before Colombia finally re-
linquishes her claim to Panama.
Russia and Japan.
For the last few months the ever
lasting refrain has been Of war clouds
lowering over the far east" A dozen
times it has been reported that Japan
and Russia had reached point where
war was inevitable. The causes Of
the breach are vague and indefinite.
Briefly, Russia is and always has been
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French company had received. 1t was
the ratification Of this treaty that
brought the question to the issue in
the senate, and when congress ad-
journed without action an extra ses-
sion was called. This session ratified
the treaty March II.
Some Passing Sensations.
Besides the affairs Of general i'm
portance already noted, several events
Of opening months Of the year should
be mentioned. On Jan. Is ]. T. Till
man shot and killed Editor N. G.
Gonzalez. Gonzalez had attacked Till
man rabidly in his paper and had de-
feated his nomination for governor.
The affair was widely and vehemently
discussed, but in October Tillman was
acquitted, partly because the fatal at
tack was not entirely unjustif1ed, and
partly because there was evidence to
show that Tillman thought Gonzalez
was armed and about to attack him.
Disastrous Floods.
Little can be said here Of the disas-
trous floods Of the year. In March the
lower Mississippi rose higher than
ever before, and on the goth Of that
month passed all records. Cities along
the river, especially Memphis, suffered
heavily, levees gave way and miles of
lowlands were inundated, causing UNI
told damage and great suffering, es-
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Of Plus x. and was crowned Aug. 4.

of Plus X. and was crowned Aug. 4.
Eventful August.
August was an eventful month. On
the 9Th Lieutenant General Nelson A.
Miles, long the commanding general
of the army, was retired from active
service. For seven days Major Gen.
eral 8. B. M. Young commanded in his
stead, but Aug. Is the army staff law
went into effect and General Young
became chief of staff.
The event of Aug. IL was more sig
nificant, for on that day misguided
Colombians brewed trouble for them
selves. On that day the Colombian
senate rejected the Hay-Herran Pana-
ma canal treaty, and this unexpected
action seemed for the time to put the
canal farther away than ever.
Even the chagrin that accompanied
the turn Of affairs gave place to expec-
fancy when Sir Thomas Upton ar
rived with. his third challenger for
Americas cup-Shamrock III.
The boat had been launched in
March and even before the defender
had taken definite shape news Of its
wonderful sailing capacity was flashed
across the Atlantic. Not a few an
tioipated that upon this expedition the
gallant Irishman would be successful
IN carrying back the trophy. He was,
however, doomed to crushing defeat.
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Even the first trial. which resulted in
no race, so clearly demonstrated the
superiority of the Reliance that inter-
est began to wane at once. The Re-
lance won three straight races, but
before the last race the public in gen.
eral lost all interest in the contest.
Sir Thomas, it is said, believes the
effort to be hopeless for many years to
come.
On Nov. elections were held in
thirteen states, seven of which chose
governors. The following governors
were reelected: A. B. Cummings
(rep.) of Iowa; j. C. w. Beckham
(dem) of Kentucky; John L. Bates
(rep.) of Massachusetts,, and l.. F. c.
Garvin (dem.) Of Rhode Island. Edwin
Warfield (dem.) was chosen governor
of Maryland; j. X. Vardman (rep)
of Mississippi and Myron T. Herrick
(rep.) was elected governor of Ohio
by plurality of over 100000 over Tom
l.. Johnson. The other elections Of
national interest resulted in the return
OIL i duuduy " poWci III Niooeoi A>o"
York. George B. Mcclellan (dem.)
received a plurality of 10000 over for
mer fusion Mayor Seth Low. The en-
tire Tammnay ticket was elected, and
that organization also secures a ma
jority of the board of aldermen.
Republic of Panama.
AS in several other instances In 1903
momentous events conspired to occur
on the same day, so on Nov. the
province of Panama declared her in
dependence of Colombia. The follow
ing day provisional government was
established, and Colombian officials
and troops we're sent to Cartagena.
On the 9Th the United States recog-
nized the new republic, and on the
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AUGUST

4-Sarto elected Pope; Plus X.
4-Schwab. steel trust. resigned.
5-Stock market slump.
Sit. Gen. Miles retired.
Sit. Gen. Young head Of army. E
S-Britishers lifted tennis bowl.
8-Rear Admiral Melville retired.
9-Pope Plus X crowned.
10-Rear Admiral Remey retired.
12-Colombia rejected canal treaty.
14-Jeffries knocked out Corbett. ,
14-Irish land bill passed.
1S-Trouble in Turkey. ,
19-Dan Patch, mile, 1:59.
2O-Gen. Black head of G. A. r.
21-Sam Parks guilty. New York.
22-Humberts guilty, Paris.
22-Reliance beat Shamrock. I'm. 80.
22-Lord Salisbury died. London.
24-Lou Dillon. mile. I'm. fiat
25-Reliance beat Shamrock. I'm. 19s.
27-Reported assassination, Beirut.
2S-U. s. ships ordered tc Turkey.
2S-Joseph Haworth died. Ohio.
2S--Vice consul at Beirut alive.
29-Caleb Powers guilty. Kentucky.
29-Hamburg Belle won Futurity.
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NOTABLE EVENTS OF THE YEAR 1905

coming year some startling results
may be shown.
The Honored Dead.
No review of 1903, even done In
such sketchy outline as has been nee
essary, is complete without a men
ton Of the famous men and women
who have passed from the busy
scenes of life. Space here allows for
only list of the most celebrated:
Jan. 5-Sagasta. ex-premier Of Spain.
Jan. 15-Cardinal Parrochi.
Jan. 1S-Abram s. Hewitt, New
York.
Jan. 20-Julian Ralph, author.
Feb. 26-R. ]. Calling, inventor OF
the famous gun.
March 22-Dean Farrar, British d.
vine.
March 27-N. X. Fairbanks, capital
list.
March 29-G. F. Swift, capitalist.
April 1O-W. H. Milburn, the Blind
Chaplain" of the United States senate.
April 11-Brigham Young of the
Mormon church.
April 29-Paul du Chaillu. explorer.
April 29-Stuart Robson, actor.
May pr. H. Stoddart, poet.
May 16-Sibyl Sanderson, singer.
May 24-Paul Blouet CMax
O'Rell"), author.
June 1.-THE Servian assassination.
June 19-Cardinal Vaughn, the Ro-
man Catholic primate Of England.
July 15-Mrs. ]. G. Blaine.
July 16-P. M. Arthur, labor leader.
July 17-Jas. H. Men. Whistler,
artist.
July 2O-Pope Leo XIII.
July 22-General Cassius M. Clay.
Aug. 22-Lord Salisbury, ex-premier
of England.
Sept. 3O-Sir Michael Henry Her
bert, British ambassador to the United
States.
Oct. 13-Archbishop ]. ]. Kahn of st.
Louis.
Oct. 2S-Mrs. Emma Booth-Tucker.
Salvation Army, killed in railway
wreck.
Nov. 1-Theodor Mommsen, German
historian.
Nov. 7-Wm. L. Elkins, capitalist.
Nov. 13-Andrew H. Green, Father
OF Greater New York." killed by an in
sane negro.
Dec. S-Herbert Spencer, English
philosopher and author.