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pisraeii.~ Meeting With Cory.

The first meeting between Disraeli
and Montagu Cory is characteristic of
the two men II was at Raby. where
they were fellow guests of the late
Duke of Cleveland. Il had n great re-
spect for your father" was Disraeli's
comment on being made acquainted
with tine young man. On the second
day there wns rain. anf the girls of the
house party. insisted on being amused
10y Mon'a.u Cory who was TO organ
iZe charadcs and. as Il beginning OF
merrimcni. had To dance Il breakdown
and TO sing comic song TO the rattle
of his heels upon the floor. Looking up
through his long black locks-tumbled
as they then were-hc saw The sphinx
standing in the doorway. his face grave
as was its custom and his eyes with no
concession of Gleam. The words of
the night before came 10 his mind, Il
had a great respect for your father"
and now he added 10 these his own
postscript And what fool he must
think me" That evening. after dinner.
Disracli waited for the young man.
who felt aeu."'y his position as a
farccur. He cNp"ctcd taunt. What
he got was Il hand upon his shoulder
ana the speech. Il think you must be
nv inpreS:irin
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NUMBER z.
SWORD EVOLUTION.
The Transition From the Ancient 20
the Modern Blade.


a great many modern sword forms
are really nothing more than de-
scendants, or, rather. improvements. on
the peculiar boomerang shaped sword
of the ancient Egyptians. the parent
of the seimiter. yniaghan. falclion and
saber. Africa. south Of the Sahara.
was perhaps the greatest museum for
old swords in the world. In the SUI
dan and central Africa the old sickle
and boomerang shaped swords. which
the ancestors of the modern ne-roes
received centuries ago from the E=yp-
tians. were still made and in use. More
over. the knights Of Malta were AZ oDe
time famous swordmakers. and their
peculiar long. double edged blades. such
as the crusacers carried. were exported
10 the BarbaTy states. where they were
in large demand. From there they
were taken across the Sahara to the
Sudan and exchanged for ivory. and it
was on this account fhat they were still
found in central Africa.
In the siXteeDth century n peasant
living on the outskirts of Toledo. Spain,
invented the famous Toledo rapier.
which soon became the popular weapon
all over Europe. Prior 10 that time
the swords used in Europe were heavy
affairs for hewins. slashinE ard cutting.
but with the advent of the Toledo
rapier men had to learn 10 thrust as
well MS 10 hack and slash. With the
rapier came the art Of fencing the six
teenth and seventeenth centuries be-
ing the age Of the sword par excel
lanrp
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Look at The Moon. "a

a clear moon indicates frost.
4 duii-lockirg moon means rain.
y single halo around the moon in
diCatCs = storm.
IF the moon looks high, cod wealth
ct may be expected.
If the moon looks down, warm
weather is promised.
If the Moon charges With the wind
in the east, then we shall have bad
weather.
If the moon be bright and clear
when three days old, fine weather is
promised.
When tho moon is visible in the
daytime, then we may look forward
to cool days.
When the points of the crescent of
the new mpoOn are very clearly vis-
j1le. frost may be looked for.
II the new moon appears with its
. ints upward, then the month will
,e y; but should the points be
10 inward, a good deal of rain must
ac expected during the three weeks.
You may believe as much of this as
you p,ease.-[ED. REPUBLICAN,.
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In Frankfort there IS Il man who b.
lieved i,ng>r and carriage would help
.Ei in his business. lie bought an
apnln-v for Sierd ANA y box on wheels
aud ser out go save car fare.
\ druggist whp knew him offered
him Il Er-c lunrl> cf excelsior think
iIg that lae horse wnuld NJ least have
a soft bed. About a week later the
horse cwnor came back to the store
ana asked SAY dnr'or. have you any
more or that eiriel wocd:- My. no.
Hut What did yon do with the last
lot:'' ~rh. thc hor>c ate it," said the
unfortunate s,asi'S owner
Unfortuaa,ly just ahont the time
the aniia.l l'n,s.l'.e aoclStnmrd 10 tie
"cu-led wood' diei II Girh. and valu-
ahlc statistics as 20 ii.a nr"i-liion af
cheap r. ds wef+ ipsi Philadelphia
Press
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row lane between his turnip field and
his tobacco patch stopping n gap in the
fence when a ihudding of feet on the
mellow earth drew his attention. \
broad shouldercd fellow was swinging
briskly along with an ax on his shoul-
der.
Hello. Unc' Lyme he hailed cheer.
fully.
Here. you. Sam Dorkins." Lyman
barred his way with belliscrent elbows.
This yere lanes a private one. cf you
want TO know it. an you've goiter keep
way from Louizy Cottonwood. whether
you want 10 know II cr not
Il amt ngo.n' 10 tote the lane or
with me. ner I.ouizy neither. | wasn't
aimin' TO stop yere. Didn't know cs Id
spile the lane goin' through 1t to the
Widder Peppers
''Widder Pepper's:..' bawled Lyman
frantically. 'Whut business you rcin'
anywhere nigh the Widdcr Pepper
Come. now. Uncle Lyme" grinncd
Sam. don't hev fit. Reckon ! kin 20
chop n little stove wood fer 4 good look
in widder without you fioppin' up like
SHY w AAlt
a many n year.
II don't keer a con-takcd turnip seed
wlut you've knowcd." foamcd Lyman.
The widdcr kin git stove wood with
out you a-cuttin' IL. You take an let
that widder alone cr you shuck OF yer
coat an watch out fer me-
Sure now returned Sam. '.you
know I'm younger man n You. Uncle
Lyme; better not be too big-Oty. You
may think you're the only speckled
bean in the bill. bat widdcrs is notion
ated an kin fly about t'oihcr way es
easy es fiapjack. An the country's
free. es I've heard say. There's no stat
| ute that says two men shnn't spark one
widder. an ! reckon my chances is
good IS yourn cf ! choose to stake 'em
right hearty. You kin fence me of
from Louizy. but you can't fence me
or from the widdcr."
81 kin send you flyin' over them
rails" declared Lyman wrathfully.
We'll. now. | ain't right shore 1t u
be good policy TO tackle the job" said
| Sam argumentativcly. You got right
smart Of rheumatic. We know. Uncle
Lyme. Ye might pitch me over-an'
ye mIghtn't. Now. I'll tell you whut:
| The widder's i'm need of stove wood.
I shall 20 there an' cnt 1t fer her an
stay to supper. 'rclse I'll loan you my
ak an leave you 20 cut the wood fer
her an I'll 20 in an talk TO Louizy
a spell. Which II 1t bef'
4 Lyman leaned against the rail fence,
his brain whizzing with new battery
ideas. The desirabiiity of the widow
had increased tenfold since this bold
/ rival mad proclaimed himself so de-
terminedly. What was Louizy in com
| parison? The ideas came 10 Il focus.
He stepped forward rcsoluicly.
Han over the AK" he said briefly
IAN 20 long in. Lcuizy's irouia'. lcu
| an her kin he es big fools cs you
| want
When Mrs. Phebe Pepper. loukinl
from her doorway. saw MIR. Lyman
Cottonwood coming up the walk will
Sans AK on his shoulder her blaV,
eyes sparkled with fun.
Il lowed that would fetch Lyme ci
Sam worked IL all right" she said &
herself with smo;hered cliuclle. "an
mighty lucky thing fer Lou,zy Coooa
wood her fuiur stepuiaw's g0t lcc:l;
grain o gumption. secin' I.oIizy dea't
know no mcre'n a Goslin' how to tenJ
TO her own love affairs
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Mr.. Ireland This hook on swim
uirp Is very useful in sudden emer-
gencies.
NJ .Ireland-I should say so. If
YJu are drowning, turn to page l03
lni there you'll see how to save your
self-Glasgow Evening Times.
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The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fiji
ter out he waste or
impurities in the blood.
II they are sick or out
Of order. they fail 10 do
their work.
Pains. achesandrheu-
matism come from ex-
cess cf uric acid in the
blood. due TO neglected
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Anticipated ~ Shakespeare.

is Banneriy as eso,istie as he
looks
= think 30. He wrote 10 friend
not long a1o anG in tLe coarse of the
communication remarked; that William
Shakespeare seemed 10 have anticipat-
I'd IN "a somewhat rude ana unfinished
form one of his tHanncrly's - pet thee
lies. ''-C leveland Plain Dealer
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4 wise newspaper says we should be
thankful that we are moderns and
heirs of all the wisdom of the ages
Perhaps we should be If we did nor
know that the average American mag
ines Plato 10 be new kind of silver
polish and Sappho an attachment to
Washington Times.
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np. saLiIF Il. coNNER.

OSTFOPATHIC lHysIClNo. rles'ster-
- edi Graz rate d 4 ~slH -cil q q
Block Residence -I0 East C1a-la l.-s \ "
CfEc- IeleE hcEe So. Kt siceuct LcltT LoLc Ssa
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A TTORSEy AT LAW CQiieCfinns riSer
- prompt atrtn-l n Partition and settle
ment nf estates - specially Practice IN the
State and C. : C1urts- Oftce on = AN street,
directly opposite front entrance q re roorS
Hcnss. BeIletoutaine Ohio
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New Boarder What IS the landlaay'a
daughter playing:
Old Boar,ier-A mixture of airs from
n lot of old operaS-a sort Of musiesb
hash. you know.-New York NeekiE.
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TTORNEY-A AID Real EstAfs
~ Agents Once ia tie Hamilton BuildinC
east of the Io-an House. B=l.efrutziue. Ohio
Par-frzIa lar rrenri1u given 90 collections and
S--sl laussat Of estates VIII p-lct-ce In stat
pspas,S- Courts- All business Frc-n7tiT -
y V1s O.
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non-ENsTINE s nusToN.

A TTORNEYS aud COunselors at Law, Belle
y fnnrarue. Ohio. Particular attention
given 10 collections and set leusut u estates
Once In the Watson Build1ng- Entrance on
Main street.
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EDWARD <. cA7PBELL.

ATTOENEY AT LAW. Succial attention
- liveu cciieftions- q - acftr z and loan =
Esure-~urfva American Boa dlE- nd Trust
Co Halffuicre. Nd RcoUs ard 10. Law
rence Block. Beilssoutaire. Ohio,
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DR.. LP. HARBERI

DHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special at
Il teutiou given to di~easeS Of Eye, Ear
Nose and Chruaf. and the hrttuE 81 siasses
UfHce. IIg East Columbus avenue
Residence. SI2 East SanduslSy avenue
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IOnN c. hoYER

ATTORNEY AND AT Law Special at
- teutlon given 10 ssttleEcnt Of estates,
collect .urs and loans. VIII practice N STATE
and o. : Courts. Ofice 9 ana > Lawrence
BlOck- BeliefOufaine- Ohio
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livery h FEED BARN MsKee's Old stane
ES0rth G Court House. Belle'uutains. Ohio
Excef lent rtES and teams ~ 1rzes boarded By
the month. ard single feeds furnished far
usr's horses
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Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats. and makes enc feel as though
they had heart trouble. because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick. kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
It used TO be considered that only urinary
troubles were TO be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming in kidney trouble.
II you are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect Of Dr.. KilrneTs
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for its
wonderful cures Of the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits EiT
By all druggists in fifty G1erra Z. -
cent and one-6ollar Siz- s-s5 szsEsss-i - -
eS. You may have a -S-sisis ---s.s-s z =
sample bo,ils by mail Home Of sEzmpRoo,.
free. also pamphlet telling you how to find
out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Dr.. Kilner
c Co., Biaghamton. N. Y.
Don, axe any mistake but remember TIE
name. Swamp Root. DR.. Kilmer's swamp
: OF, and the address, B.ngharaptOn, y. Y. o.
every bottle
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON-Ofice $50
Court Street. Hubbard Block residence
sis East ChillicOthe- General practice OF
medicine
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AuCtiOneer

Il. ?. Runyon Is having great success in
.ryinE sales, and is prepared to answer al
al On SHIRT notice
Rates given on application
Address M Il Degraf or leave orders At
gEpuBI.ECAn 0facs, Bailefontafne.
February s. ssa-sf. q. p. RuEYON
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pR. OscAR RAl sion.

DHYSIcIAN anG Surgeon once. - East
i Columbus street Residence 4G1 North
Nad River street Phone sss-three rings f.
ofsice and TWO for residence
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A. JAY MILLER

4 TTORNEY-AT-LAw special attention
n q ra-. q collections and settlement q
asss---ss- tsoo11s aad . Empire block- Belle
fonrzine. Ohio
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&C LoNdFELLow.


nENTIST Modern methods. Chalfant
L Block east OF Coart Hcuss-
Successor 10 Dr. Row and
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DR.. w. d. sTlNcncoMB,

PHYSICIAN and Surgeon Special atterl
Il tIou given to diseases OF the eyes anu MT
ting eiasSes- East Columbus Avenue. Belle
O1raIns- Ohio
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pR CARRIE RIchEsoN.

OFFICE 80 y Main ST. Residence 10 y.
~ Main St Office hours TO II a n-. 10
and 20 D. n Particular attention given .
diseases Cf women
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Notice of Election.

The stockholders OF The Pellefontairt
Bridge 4 run Company will hold their an
uual meeting ~ the Office 81 the Or parry %
MONDAY. FEBEUALYI. 1906.
at 2 OC' 'Cck J., n for the election of dirrclor.
aud SrCh other business a. may pro- criy b.
1reseTtetl-
Jan. 3 l90i-at P.F.CoRY. Sec'y.
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PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. No lf6 Fast Co
L Iuuh.ls ave Treatment of the Eyes ard
drrinr glasses for detective vision, aspecialtT
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pR. J. Il. NILsoS.

HOMEOPATHIsT SpecsaI attention Eiyer
Il Il TO diseases Of the Noe and Threat Othcs
on South Main street. BeilefJur1ine- ..
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II IS impossible 10 make people under
stand their ignorance, for it requires
knowledge 10 perceive il.
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TrORNEY and Counselor At Law oacs
n over Fsopiss National Bank. Beilefon-
tAlne- Ohio
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IN. NcI..raHIIS. Ex-probate Judge.

TTORNFYS- YS-AT-LAw. WI ve prompt
~ attention 10 general law practice io'.Els
estates PROBATE business aSpsctaltE.
Oa.ce- Roonls and >. BeiiSfcntalne Ma
fouasI Bank Rufsding-
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-Four Fast Trains Chicago
to ST Paul. MINNEAPOLIS.

Via Chicago *. Nors h-Wes'ern R,y
Leave Chicago SEQ a. m, $50 p. IN.
(Narth-Western Limited, electric
lighted throughout. 1000 p. N. and
400 a. N Fast schedules. luxurious
equipment, dining car service IN.
equaled. For tickets, rates and
sleeping car reservations apply to
your nearest ticket agent or addres,
A. F. CLEVELAND,
"a Superior Street,
Cleveland, Ohio
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Over-Work Efeakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
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Lyman Cottonwood was in the mar
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-09-21

gard to the cause of the cotton crisis,
and much indiscriminate criticism has
been passed on the American spectators
in futures" Although the action Of
those SPECTATORS has been detrimental
to the trade, inasmuch as their dealings
have tended to unsteady the market and
cause unnecessary fuctuation, specCla-
ton alone is powerless to fetter great
industry. The causes of the crisis are TO
be traced back far beyond the handful
of gamblers in the New York or the New
Orleans pits" The direct cause of the
depression was the shortage in last
years crops. Within recent years there
has been tendency towards shortage,
and that tendency was last year accentu-
ated. Even if there had been no larger
shortage, sooner or later a crisis would
have come. The producing power of the
world has grown, and the area of cotton
cultivation has not kept pace with the
growth of the manufacturing capacity.
In a way the stoprage of the Lanca-
shire mills may in time hurt the price Of
American cotton. England has for some
years been experimenting in small way
with the growing of cotton in its African
DEP endencies. A small degree of sue
cess has been attained along the west
coast Cf that continent and also in the
Soudan, but so long as the American
supply kept the spindles going the ex-
periments attracted but little interest
or attention Now both the manufac-
turers and the working classes are clam
oring for the development of the cotton
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-09-21

ing as target for the swooplng foe.
The commander is greatly daring, and
luck is With him. He approaches his
prey and runs up within striking dis
lance unobserved, for the strong beams
have momentarily left the course he is
taking and leave black space in which
he can steal onward unseen. A signal
from the conning-tower, and the first
torpedo is discharged. Another order
and the second goes, lest the first should
have missed the target.
But the luck of the bold has been with
the commander, and both the terrible
missiles have struck home. By the
time they explode the destroyer has
turned and is racing back into tho
dark night and safety. OF retaliatory
fire there is none, since hopeless panic
has fallen upon the battleship's COM
pany when the roar and conclusion
have pronounced her doom.
A few lives are saved, but she herself
and nearly all her crew have disap-
peared. 1t is noble victory-greater
than annihilating a regiment on land
could be, because another regiment can
be raised in few days or weeks, men
being plentiful and cheap; but battle
ship is the work Of many months, and.
with most nations, several years.
49, ,.s WALTER Woon
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ton is not yet completed. One thing
he will find difficult to decide Is, which
is the ugliest Of all these swarming hives
of industry. The cotton trade has
brought many blessings to Lancashire,
but it has destroyed the beauty OF one
of the prettiest counties in England.
How pretty it was may be judged from
the few remaining spots of beauty which
the cotton mill and coal mine have left
untouched. - ~ .
In every respect the cotton trade is
unique, but perhaps its most striking
feature is the relations which exist be-
tween employers and employed. In no
other industry is there the same mutual
confidence and respect between masters
and men. Since the great strike, andits
settlement by the Brooklands agree
ment, there has been peace, and the
terms of that agreement seem to render
any future strike out Of the question.
Under that agreement the represents
dves Of the men have access to the books
Sof the employers, and 50 the sliding scale
of wages can be easily determined with
out friction or suspic ion.
Much misconeeption prevails with 70
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-09-21

LOOKING FORWARD THROUGH A
PORTFOLIO IN THE COMING tow
Err.
fine cinders which are shot out of the
stacks and are carried overheard or fall
in myriads on the deck.
In the brain of the ship-appropriate-
ly situated in her head-is the COM
mander. This brain is the conning-tow-
er-that circular structure under the
forward gun-platform, just ahead of the
bridge, which is more than likely to es-
cape the attention of the ordinary Wis
itor to destroyer. 1t is made Of ar
INQUIRED plate thick enough to resist rife
bullets and small missiles, and just
large enough to hold two men and the
necessary machinery for guiding the
ship.
Like all officers who serve in Destroy
ers, he is young and dare-devil-and he
has need of being both for such des-
perate task as that which has been al
lotted to him. His motto, in all prob
ability, is: death or Glory and, mas
much as he despises all risks, and does
not even pause to consider them, he is
certain to meet with the one or gain
the other.
He knows that he is at liberty, if he
feels so disposed, to risk his ship and
his crew in an attempt to destroy the
enemy.
In the dead of night he has found
his quarry-a huge, noble, new battle
ship, which is lying fearfully at anchor
in roadstead, dreading an attack from
some sea hornet and making her best de-
fensive preparations. Her torpedo
nets are hung around her, and her crew
are on the alert. At almost numberless
guns men are stationed, and the muz-
Zles command an area of sea in which
destroyer cannot live for more than a
few seconds. The odds are seriously
against the commander, but he has
made up his mind to face them and take
his chances in a grand and daring rush.
The die is cast. 1t is touch and go
with death. The destroyer gives no
mercy, nor does she expect any-she
would not receive it even if she did. Full
speed ahead she rushes towards her
quarry-the vast bulk whose search
lights send out intense beams which are
like gigantic feelers on the face of the
waters, feelers for that ruthless enemy
which can dash up, fire, and disappear
almost before her presence has been
guessed. These very searchlights
prove the battleship's undoing by act