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A New Being.

Shepard, ILL.,, Jan. 9Th Especially
Mrs. Sarah E. Rowe. who is residing
here. says she feels like "a New Be-
ing" although she is in her fifty-sev-
enth year. Whyi because she has
taken Dodd's Kidney Pills, that well
known medicine that has put new life
into old bodies, and has come as a
God.send into homes of sorrow and
suffering. She says
mo one knows what awful torture
] suffered with Rheumatism and Kid
ney Trouble, until got cured by
Dodd's Kidney Pills. This grand rem
edy drove the Rheumatism out of my
body, nothing else ever did me any
good. Dodd's Kidney Pills are worth
one hundred times their price, for they
have made me, though | am fifty
seven years old. new being, am
In better shape now than have been
for many years and owe 1t all to
Dodd's Kidney Pills"
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4dME OF SLAMS ROYAL FAMILY
cik In Which No Man but the King
May Enter.

Perhaps the queerest city in the
world is that of Nang Harm, the home
of the royal family of Siam. This
city's popularity lies in the fact that
1t is composed of women and children
alone. 1t is In the center of Bangkok,
has high walls around 1t, and in its
population of 5000 there is not a sin
gle man, though the king occasionally
pays a visit The name Napg Harm
means "veiled women" There are
shops, markets, temples, theaters,
streets and avenues, parks. lakes,
trees, and flower gardens; hall of
justice, judges, executioner, police,
generals, and soldiers; all the posi-
tons, official and otherwise, being
filed by women. The only man in all
Siam who can enter this city is the
king. 1t is the home of his family
and Of the family of the king before
him. The ruler of Siam may have as
many wives as he pleases. Each wife
has her own children and slaves
therefore small city is needed to pro-
vide accommodation for them all.
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UNKNOWN TO MEN OF SCIENCE.
Many MysterIea Of Life Yet to BE
Unveiled.

| In what posture, asks recent pop.
ular science contributor In Golfers,
does bear sleep? We know not.
Nay, as to the fish, the monkey and
the elephant our ignorance Is equally
complete. Can any of you answer
OF course, you know that most birds
sleep on one leg. but what about
mackerel and the fox. Snakes ana
turtles sleep with their mouths OPEN,
and whales on the surface Of the sea.
Rats roll up in a ball. The orang.
outang takes crouching maps. but at
night sleeps more earnestly on ita
back. This Is an age OF popular IN.
formation about science, yet most Of
these facts are unknown to nearly all
of us; for ignorance about the world
It lives In is the great predominant
fact in every creatures life. Even the
foremost man OF science knows moth.
ing Of the sleep OF mollusks, radiates
and worms. Also. the nature of sleep
is connected with some of the most
wonderful vistas that have opened
lately to the human mind, as In hypnO-
tism, multiform personality and the
relation of consciousness to memory
and suggestion. knowledge never
made mystery less. an never will. for
nothing could be more mysterious
than the fact of life itself.
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RAILROADS HAVE MADE MONEY.
Earnings Of Lines Go over Two Bill
lion Dollars,


For the first time the steam rail-
roads of the United States have earn
ed more than $2,000,000,000 In one
year, the high water mark being
reached in 1905. Not only were the
gross earnings heavier than in any
previous year, but the net earnings
were also larger, despite the fact that
more money was spent for physical
improvements, locomotives, freight
and passenger cars than In any for
mer year.
The number of freight cars built in
1905 was 165,455, an increase of 5000
over any former year, while the num-
Der of passenger cars built was 1851.
an increase of over 400. There were
5,491 locomotives built in 1905, an in
crease Of 1000 over the previous year
and of 450 over 1903, the next largest
year.
There were 1879 miles Of new rail-
road built last year, 700 miles more
than in 1904, the total mileage of the
end of 1905 being 217,32S miles. The
greatest activity in railway construc-
ton was in the Southwestern and
Northwestern states in these two sec
lions more than half the year mile
age being built The coming year
will see great amount Of new road
built in the Northwest, as the st.
Paul, Burlington, and Gould lines are
trying to rush extensions to the Pa
cific coast, and the Northwestern is
also developing its system.
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creasing money wealth to create new
and abundant credit on which to build
new enterprises, there was no reason
why all doubts of the future should
not be cast aside.
During 1904 demand loans of stock
market collateral in New York
usually the best test of money sur
plus or scarcity in the country--went
as low as one,half of ] per cent, and
even in the usually tight month of
December did not get above per
cent. Time loans in the same market
had been placed as low as IN per
cent and not above per cent. And
all the time the increased gold produc-
ton in the Transvaal, Australia, Alas
ka and the United States proper add
ed abundantly to the stores of money
wealth of the world.
In November of 1904 much stress
had been laid on the fact that the to-
tai deposits of the national banks of
the country had reached the pinnacle
of $500, 639949 Each recurring re-
port Of the comptroller of the cur
surpassed, until that one published
last month showed total national bank
deposits at $5,554 ,S45, 1914.
OF the total deposits at the close of
1904 New York held 1924, 206,600, or
little less than one-fifth, and of the
total loans of the country New York
had accommodations to the extent of
$1,145,9S9, 200, or more than one-third.
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ENORMOUS SUMS GIVEN AWAY.
More Than s65,ooo, 900 Distributed by
Generous Philanthroplsts.

The contributions to charitable and
educational institutions during the
year just past have exceeded those of
1904 by large sum. The total amount
of gifts reach the immense figure of
$65 .104.4 32. or 1897 minute.
The records upon which these fig
ures are based are necessarily incom-
plete. as the amounts published from
day to day in the papers are taken to
compile the estimate. and $4,000 has
been the minimum considered. 1t is
probable that the multiplicity of small
donations would raise the total by
$10,000.000 at least. Individual giyers,
too, are here accounted for only,
which fact prevents the list from en-.
rolling the big contributions to the
Russian Jews.
More than one-third of the contribu.
tons has gone to educational institu-
tions. Eighty-two colleges and schools
are named in that part of the annual
report, though, even so. the gifts to
this cause would not have stood in
such overwhelming proportion to the
benefactions of the whole twelve.
month had not the three largest dona
lions of all fallen under this head. In
April Mr.. Carnegie set by $1O.OO0,00O
as fund for aged educators, followed
month later by Mr.. Rockefeller,
with another s1O,OOO,OOO for the cause
of general education, while the tragic
death Of Mrs. Leland Stanford threw
into this same scale $4,S75, 900 more.
The dozen most lucky" universities
rank then as follows:
Leland Stanford .......,...........A "a. SIS. 900
harvard '''''' '''''...-.............. 1000. 900
iale '.'''''. l4Q5, O0e
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FRIEND CT THE AeslcuLruaIsT.
Psswit Of Great Aid in Keeping Down
Grubs and lnsects.

Sibbu dii6 tHhCChcs
A bird that Ia of inestimable benefit
to the agriculturist is, says Nature
Notes, the peewit, There Is absolute
iy nothing that can be said against
him, and as a friend Of the farmer IL
would be hard to find his equal. He
has no taste for corn or any other OF
the farmers crops, spending his time
In the search for grubs and insects
upon the fallows, and when the frost
drives him from his usual haunts he
betakes himself TO the water meadows
and ekes out a bare existence seach.
Ing for food In the mud alongside the
running streams He is wary bird.
and well able to protect himself from
the gunner, and from this cause his
numbers suffer but little diminution.
But It is a thousand pities that the
craze for plovers' eggs is still as prev
alent as ever, and 1t is TO be regretted
that the taking OF them is not severely
prohibited. Many observers have
given II as their opinion that peewits
are less common in many parts than
formerly, and II cannot be doubted
that the annual collection of their
eggs for eating purposes has brought
about this state of things. 1t would
be bad day for the farmer II the
peewit were to become extinct.
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Finds a Mine Of Honey.

bill" Terry, an assayer, who recent
ly came to Los Angeles from Gallup,
N. M, say he has found an immense
deposit of honey. He said:
Il had ben in Gallup several weeks
when got acquainted with an old
squaw, who took liking to me. Six
weeks ago she said she was going to
show me something only few people
knew about.
"A few miles out of Gallup we rode
into a canyon. Taking my knife, she
jabbed it into what appeared to be
solid rock.
well, sir, what do you think it
was? Nothing but petrified honey.
There's vein about eighteen inches
wide and a foot deep running from the
ground up through the entire side wall
Of the canyon. There's hundreds of
thousands of pounds Of it."-Los An
geles Herald.
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INcIPlENT CONSUMPTION.
How Food Headed OF the insidlous
Disease.

The happy wife of good old fash.
Toned Michigan farmer says:
I'm thes spring of 1902 | was taken
sick--a general breaking down, as 1t
were. was excessively nervous,
could not sleep well at night, my food
seemed to do me no good, and I was
SO weak could scarcely walk across
the room.
THE doctor said my condition was
due to overwork and close confine-
ment and that he very much feared
that consumption would set in. For
several months / took one kind of
medicine after another, but with no
good effect--in fact. seemed to grow
worse.
Then determined to quit all medi.
cines, give up coffee and see what
Grape-Nuts food would do for me. I
began to eat Grape-Nuts with sugar
and cream and bread and butter three
times a day.
"The effect was surprising! I be-
gan to gain flesh and strength forth,
with, my nerves quieted down and
grew normally steady and sound,
sweet sleep came back to me. In six
weeks time I discharged the hired
girl and commenced to do my own
housework for a family of six. This
was two years ago, and am doing 1t
still and enjoy It," Name given by
Postum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
There's reason. Read the httIs
book. THE Road to Wellville." In
pkgs.
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MOST NOTABLE BOXING EVENTS.
TWO New Champions Have Fought
Their Way to the Ton.

Perhaps the three most notable box
ing events of the past year were the
retirement OF. James ]. Jeffries, the
succession of Battling Nelson to the
lightweight title of the world through
mis- victory over James Edward Britt,
and the final defeat of Robert Fitz-
simmons by philadelphia Jack"
oBrien. Each of these events added
TO the interest in the sport, as they
brought new names and new faces be-
fore the public. In general way the
bouts or the year were remarkably
free from scandal, and there was no
faint attached to any of the bigger
ones or even to one which commanded
large sectional interest.
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STRENGTH IN MONEY ceNTERs.
Greatest Fear of All on the Stock
Exchanges.

Exchanges.
Considered from almost any and
every point of view, but gagged par
ticularly by New York stock exchange
standards. 1905 has been the great
est year of all. Whereas 1903 brought
the stock market deluge for the sins
of excessive trust promotion. CONNER
cial over-expansion and speculative
debauches of Immediately previous
years, and 1904 brought the moderate
afterclap of the upheaval Of the ex-
changes in moderate commercial re-
preston. the year now closed has
been tuned to one dominant note--op-
timistic progress.
The signs are many. but few stand
out so strongly as proof of develop
ment that to cite them is conclusive.
Briefly, these may be summarized as
follows:
Never has the farm wealth of the
country equaled that of 1905.
Commercial failure liabilities, in
spite of exceptional banking disturb
ances of sporadic character. have
been less actually and relatively than
In any period since the panic days OF
1898, with the exception of 1899.
Total deposits Of the national banks
of the country are greatest in history,
and aggregate loans of the banks like
wise at the highest level indicate that
money Is being closely employed.
Using pig iron production as one Of
the tests of general industry, an esti-
mated increase of about 37is per cent
in both production and consumption
indicates unparalleled activity.
Railway earnings of the roads of
the country roughly exceed all pre-
vious records by TN per cent.
Both imports and exports of mer-
chandise in the foreign trade Of the
country once more have attained new
high records.
Prices of leading securities. both
railway and industrial, used to ascer-
tain the mean level of stock market
values, during the last month of the
year have eclipsed all previous high
marks.
Speculation Of the country, as meas
ured by the sales of stocks on the
New York stock exchange. has sur
passed even the enormous totals of
1901, when trust financing was at its
height.
Finally, seats on the New York
stock exchange have sold at the phe-
nomenally high price of $4,000, sug
costing what the Wall street forecast.
ers think speculation barometer of
trade" will indicate from prosperity's
signals In 1906.
When the year opened, progress, de-
layed enough for season in the year
previous to show temporarily de-
creased railway traffic, steel and iron
depression, dormant speculation and
glutted money markets. had been re-
sumed. The success of the crops of
1904, and the very plentifulness of
money supplies the world over were
the basis on which this resumption
started.
Given good harvests progress al.
ways is more or less certain, but the
factor of cheap money just year ago
and the knowledge that in 1908 liQui-
dation had cleaned out most of the
weakest spots in business brought up
one pertinent argument before mer-
chant, manufacturer, banker and spec
ulator. That was that, with ever-in-
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DEATH LIST is A LONG ONE.
Many Prominent Men In All Lines
Called Durinq 1905.

Among the persons of world wide
reputation, leaders in their various
departments of the worlds activities,
who died during the year 1905 are:
Jan. a, Theodore Thomas, the pioneer
of orchestral music and lifelong advo-
cate of the higher music in America;
Jan. 8, Louise Michel, the French so
cialistic agitator; Jan. 16, Robert Lo-
raine Clifford, one of the best of the
old school American landscape paint
ers; Jan. IS, George II. Boughton, the
English landscape painter, whose
works are well known in this coun-
try; Feb. 8, Adolph Wilhelm Mcneil,
the greatest Of modern German paint.
ers; Feb. Is, Lew Wallace, the SOL
der and novelist; Feb. 16, Jay Cooke,
the successful financier of the civil
war; Feb. II, Grand Duke Sergius of
Russia; March %, Jules Vernes, the
brilliant French novelist; Feb. 25, Pie
tro Tacchina, the Italian astronomer;
April 20, Joseph jefferson, the beloved
and popular actor; May 26, Baron Al
phonse de Rothschild, governor OF the
Bank of France; June 10, Baron Ma
thaniel de Rotchschild, the Austrian
representative of the financial house;
June IS. Archduke Joseph of Austria:
June II, Maxine Gomez, the Cuban
patriot; July 1, John Hay, secretary
of state, whose successful diplomacy
helped to make the United States q
world power; July 4, Jacques Elisee
Recius, the French geographer; July
20, Jean Jacques Henner, the modern
Titan among artists; Aug. 20, Adj
olphe William Bouguereau. the we'll
known French figure painter; Aug.
Fl, Mary Mater Dodge, the editor Of
st. Nicholas; Aug. 81, Francesca Ia
magno. the Italian operate singer;
Sept. IS, George Macdonald, the Eng
fish novelist; Sept. 20, Nine. Call.
Marie, the French prima donna; Sept.
81, DR.. Thomas John Bernardo, the
London philanthropist and father OF
the waits; Oct ~, Sir Henry Irving,
the English actor; Oct. %. Florent
Willems, at the head of the Belgian
landscape school; and Nov. 6, Sir
George Williams, founder of the
Young Mems Christian association.
In politics the leading names of the
dead are those of Secretary Hay, Sem
ators Hawley and Plat of Connecti-
cut, George S. Boutwell, of Massachu-
sets, John H. Reagan of Texas and
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee.
Conspicuous in the religious list are
the names of Bishops Merrill and
Joyce of the Methodist Episcopal
church, Bishop McLaren of the Prot
estant Episcopal church and Arch
bishop Chapelle of the Roman Cath.
Ollie church.
Deaths during December were as
follows: John Bartlett, compiler of
"Bartlett's Familiar Quotations." at
Cambridge, Mass, aged rs; United
States Senator John II. Mitchell of
Oregon, at Portland, aged 20; Louisa
Eldredge (Aunt louisa, well-known
actress, in New York city, aged rs:
Edward Atkinson, social and political
economist, in Boston, aged rs; Sir
Richard Claverhouse Jebb. noted
Greek scholar. in London, aged Ga;
William Sharp, Scotch poet and nov
elist, author of novels published I'M
der the pseudonym of Miss Fiona Mac.
leod, in Sicily, aged 50 Judge Muir
ray F. Tuley, Nestor OF the Chicago
bench, well known as jurist through
out the United States.
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Following education the benefac.
lions of 1905 rank as follows: To gal
leries, museums and societies of kin
dred aims went $7024,000; to
homes" hospitals and asylums, S.
1900, with $4,700.175 to miscellane.
Gus charities. Church works of vari.
Gus sorts followed close with s4,424.-
75I and S1,993,000 for library build
ings. Add to these totals s2,4S5, 900
which came in gifts other than of
cash, though valued Officially" and
this country is found to have received
in all $S4,0S9, $2,O15,OOO was sent
to dc its work in foreign fields.
The roll of honor" where one may
rank the givers of millions. reads.
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STATE OF ONO. Cry OF ToLEDo.l :.

erATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO, -
LUCAS CoUTY %.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he Is senior
partner or the arm OF II. J. CHENEY q Co.. doing
business in the City of Toledo. County and state
aforesaid and that said nrm will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDHED DOLLARS for each and every
case OK oATARHH that cannot be cured by the use Of
HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
this 9th day OF December, A. D., 1886.
A. W. GLEASON,
i@-i NOTARY PUBLIC.
HAZE Cstarrh Cure is taken internally and acts
olrecty on the blood and mucous surfaces OF this
system. Send for testimonials, free.
Ed. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Take HalrsFamily Pills for constipation.
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FARM URGES SLIGHTLY LOWER.
Inevitable When the Enormous Crops
Are Considered.

With enormous crops of grain over
the West 1t is natural that farm prices
should average lower, but declines as
compared with the high average of
1904 were small as compared with
years prior to 1904. with the exception
of corn, oats. and barley, which are
lower. Farm prices Dec. 1 for the
past six years as reported by the De-
partment Of Agriculture compare as
follows.
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A Perpetual Nlahtmare.

Quito. the capital of Ecuador. is
built Immediately beneath the terrible
volcano OF Pinchincha. and within Eve
miles Of the actual crater; while all
around tower similar smoking giants.
Some day cycle OF seismic activity
VIII recur in this region of the globe,
and the tragedy of st. Pierre and Mont
Peiee win be repeated. but on far
vaster scale.
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strlnaent AuatraIlan Laws.

A groom recently took some horses
from England to Australia for a resi-
dent Of that commonwealth. AS he
went to Australia under an agreement
as to wages 1t was necessary for him
to obtain a special certificate of OK.
emption to enable him to land, and at
the end of six months. the period for
which the certificate is valid. he would
be compelled to return to England.
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LONG Drive of AGED Man

A few days ago Nathaniel Milliken
OF Buxton Lower Corner. Me-, who is
In his 9th year. rode to Saco in an
open buggy, a distance of eight miles.
to pay a nonresident tax bill amount
ing to 81 cents.
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"eve.sriohtp Of Medicinal Value.

Our great-grandmothers distilled o
plant known as "eye-bright" and used
the liquid as an eye wash. Another
way Of treating the plant was by boil.
ing 1t in water and straining. Prepar
atoms Of this wayside growth are stilf
quite popular in many parts of the
country for treating "cold in the
head" bronchitis, measles and hay
fever. The most convenient prepRfs
alton for internal use Is the unctWA
Of which from ten to fifteen drup9
may be given in water three or fcut
times daily.
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The Four Bicyclists.

The circles in the illustration repre-
sent four cinder paths. Four cyclists
started together from the center C at
noon for run, each going round and
round his own circle Atkins went at
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Ever Hear of "scotty' and His Record
Breaking Ride?

eNSt W SSOhhy NCCOE@
Breaking Ride?
The story, briefly told, is this: Wal
ter Scott, the Death Valley gold miner.
made the trip from Los Angeles to
Chicago last summer on a special
train over the Santa Fe" in less than
45 hours. That whirlwind train cost
him more than $4,000. It was the
fastest long distance run over noun
tains and plains ever made ON any
American railway. 1t demonstrated
beyond dispute that the Santa 70
track, equipment and employees are OF
the dependable kind Probably you
wouldn't care to ride so fast. You pre-
fer the luxury of our three trains from
Utah and Colorado to Everywhere
East and Southwest.
Ask me for ticket rates and htera
ture.
G. F. WARREN.
G. A., A. T. & 8. r. Ry.
al Dooly Block, Salt Lake City. Utah.
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llfe's RAILWAY.

Mankind--and especially woman.
kind-travel on the railroad of life.
They are equally human. though they
pay different prices for their tickets
and are thrown out at different sta
tionS
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Fine COLLECTION Of MIrror,

Mrs. Lydia Adams of Kingston.
Mass, INDUCES in novel fad. For
the past three years, she has made a
collection OF 100 mirrors. some Of
which are 200 years old.
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Three Wives Meet.

An Arkansas City man who had
twice been divorced took his third
wife to the theater recently. His two
earlier wives have become good
friends, and when the couple took
their seats the man looked around.
and. to his CONSERVATION, saw he had
three wives in row beside him.
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prunkards In London.

About 5000 drunkards are admitted
to Pentonville prison, London, every
year. says the medical officer.
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the rate of six miles an hour. Brown
at the rate Of nine miles an. hour,
Cook at twelve miles an hour. and
Dopper at fifteen miles An hour. They
agreed to ride until all should meet
together for the third time at the CEN
ter G. The distance round each circle
was third of mile. When did they
finish their ride?