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CURE AT CITY MISSION.
Awful Case of Scabies-Body Mass
of Sores from Scratching-Her
Tortures Yield to Cuticura.

ga young woman came to our city
mission in a most awful condition physi-
cally. Our doctor examined her and
told us that she had scabies (the itch),
incipient paresis, rheumatism. etc.,
brought on from exposure. Her poor
body was a mass of sores from scratch
ing and she was not able to retain solid
food. Weworked hard over her for seven
weeks but we could see little improve
ment. One day / bought a cake of
Cuticura Soap and a bottle of Cuti-
cura Resolvent, and we bathed our
patient we'll and gave her a full dose
Of the Resolvent. She slept better that
night and the next day I got box of
Cuticura Ointment. In five weeks this
young woman was able to look for a
position, and she is now strong and we'll.
Laura Jane Bates, IS Fifth Ave., New
York, N. Y, Mar. IL. 1907
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THE BIRTH RATES OF EUROPE
Highest in the Eastern and Southern
Part of the Continent.

Nearly every country in Europe pub
fishes a summary of the information
obtained in the census of it's popula-
ton, which is taken every five or ten
years. By studying these condensed
reports interesting comparisons as to
the growth of population may be OBJ
tanned.
For instance, it is found that in pro-
portion to population the birth rate is
larger in eastern than in western Eu-
rope and i'll the southern than in the
northern part of the continent.
The birth rate is more than twice as
large in Russia as it is in France. In
Normandy and the southwestern part
of France, where the birth rate is low
est, the births at times fall as low as
Is to the thousand inhabitants in a
year. But in Russia there are many
districts, as in Orenburg, where the
births are as high as so a thousand in
a year.
Notwithstanding the enormous emf
grafton from Europe in the nineteenth
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UNCLE SAM JUST A LooKER-oN,
Bulgarian independence Would Be a
Commercial Advantage.

Washington.-The position or the
American government in regard to the
acute situation in the Balkans is large
" that of a looker-on. 1t is a situa-
ton. the officials say, with which the
signatories to the treaty of Berlin
have to do. The United States does
not tolerate the interference of the
European governments with American
affairs and this government, not being
a signatory to the Berlin treaty, has
no voice in complications or develop
ments which may arise out or the
carrying into effect or the breaking of
that convention. If the Bulgarian in
dependence movement proves success
full and a new government is estab-
ished, some notification to that effect
will be communicated to the United
States; likewise any change in the
political condition of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, which, according to the
Berlin treaty, were, with certain
reservation. specifically named to be
occupied by Austria.
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garia Cor Eastern Rumelia) 1890
square miles. By census taken in
January, 1900, the population of the
whole principality was ascertained to
be S,744,2S3, including the population
of Eastern Rumelia Q.O99,9S4). At
the census of Jauary 1. 1900, it was
3,7S3,189, the population of Eastern
Rumelia being 998,43l
Germany's Game.
A short time ago Germany was the
isolated power of Europe. England,
France and Russia were banded to-
gether to hold her in curb. Austria
and Italy will be closely bound to her
again and Russia may be detached in
whole or part from the other drei-
bund
This is already indicated in the dis
patches. The treaty of Berlin. which
settled the status alike of Bulgaria
and of Bosnia and Herzegovina, being
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BULGARIA MOVED BY
HATRED OF THE TURK
STROKE FOR LIBERTY LONG PLANNED
For Centuries the Domination of the Sultan Has Called Proud Little
Nation Now Determined with Arms Necessary, to Throw Off
the Yoke-Drem of Past Greatness RevvedLarge and Su-
perbIy Equipped Army Readiness for Eventualiies.

y ONDON.-For those who know
Bulgaria and the Bulgarians 1t
is not hard to understand what
Ia Prince Ferdinand's proclamation
OF the independence of the
country means to his people. It is the
consummation of 80 years OF patient,
crafty, never-swerving effort, always
directed to the one purpose, by the
minds of statesmen who were not
afraid TO match their wits with those
of the prime ministers of the great
western powers and whose rewards
were occasional victories. 1t is the
contamination, too, of the prayers and
hopes of the 100000 people of Bull
garia ever since the treaty of Berlin,
dictated by Disraeli, deprived them of
the advantages secured for them by
Russia in the treaty of San Stefano.
A westerner can hardly appreciate
the Bulgars hatred for the Turk. 1t
is the relic of centuries of slavery,
during the time when Europe was
awaking from the sleep Of the middle
ages, and it is hatred that knows no
dying and impossible of mitigation.
Bulgarians have never forgotten that
in the olden days, when western Eu-
rope was for the most part sunk in
barbarism, the car of all the Bulgars
dominated the entire Balkan peninsu-
Ia, and the Bulgarian church was a
treasury of learning and art.
II is a far cry from Stephen Du-
shan, last of the Balkan czars, to Fer
dinand, czar of the Bulgars, and, in
deed. the Bourbon blood of Ferdinand
contains not one drop of the fluid that
flowed in the veins of the medieval
hero, but to the Bulgars the proclama
tion of Tirnova represents a return to
the old estate.
On the fatal field of Kosovo, "the
plain Of the blackbirds," SO called
from the hordes of scavengers that de-
seconded on the slain, June Is, 1889,
Sultan Amurath dealt the final blow to
the Servian and Bulgarian armies COM
manded by King Lazarus. From that
day until the last century the Ottoman
empire dominated eastern Europe and
the Balkan peninsula was turned into
a second Asia Minor. 1t is one of the
proudest boasts of the Bulgars that
for more than four centuries they
were the bulwark of Europe against
the Mohammedan armies, and that
when they did fall they fell gloriously,
fighting to the last
Then Came Degeneration.
But in the cycles that came after
Kosovo the Bulgar race degenerated
sadly. 1t became race of stolid peas
BULGARIAN
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diplomacy. Bulgaria was hacked, cut
down, amputated into a tuppenny-ha'-
penny principality, vassal state of
Turkey, bound to pay fixed annual
tribute, to be determined later.
Since then Bulgaria has been devot-
ing her efforts to educating her people,
to building up the most efficient fight
ing machine owned by a small power
in Europe, and to skillfully carrying
on propaganda in Macedonia calcu-
lated to advance her interests in that
country.
At the same time the Bulgarian
statesmen have been watching and
waiting an opportunity to proclaim the
country's independence. Actually, they
have always been free; nominally, the
sultan has been their suzerain. In
Prince Ferdinand they had a ready
tool at hand. He is vain, ambitious
and equally crafty. AS statesman he
has proved himself no mean antagon-
list during the 20 years of his reign,
and he has been willing to sacrifice
anything for tho privilege of calling
himself king.
Prince Tolerated for His Brains.
So Europe has had the curious spec
tacle of a ruler, selfish and bound to
his own ends, working hand in glove
with his people for the same result. 1t
is Indifferent to his subjects what Fer
dinand of Bulgaria calls himself They
despise him personally, while recog-
nizing that he is an able ruler, and
let it go at that
In the Turkish revolution, brought
about by the Young Turks party, Bull
garia saw the opportunity she had
awaited so long. In fact, some ex-
tremists may be prone to believe that
Bulgaria had a hand in the organiza-
ton of the Young Turks.
Ferdinand saw instinctively the best
way to accomplish what he wanted.
Austria, trembling over the safety of
her tenure of Herzegovina and Bosnia,
was anxious for any plan that would
undermine the treaty Of Berlin. Very
likely Austria was only too happy to
have a small nation like Bulgaria start
the ball rolling, rather than run the
risk of bringing down upon her own
head the wrath of the great powers.
Bulgarian statesmen and army Off
GERS have repeatedly declared that all
Bulgaria wanted before declaring war
against Turkey was the moral and
neutrality-suspicious. the latter
backing of one of the great powers.
Apparently Bulgaria has that now in
Austria. If Italy, Russia and Germany
can be induced to keep their hands off
ARMY DRILL.
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WANTED 1T OVER WITH.
Game Youngster Preferred Drastic
Action in Punishment.

youngsters are pretty philosoph.
ical," observed Wallace Knight, and
then he went ahead to set forth the
point of view of small daughter at
his house.
The child was sent to bed early
the other evening as punishment for
some act contrary to rules and reguls1
tons.
After she had been tucked in bad
for some time and was supposedly
asleep, the youngster called her fa-
Their and told him she wished he would
go ahead and spank her and have 1t
over with, instead of sending her or
to bed that way. This lying in bed
never's going to make me any better"
she said, land good spanking would.
Besides 1t makes me so mad l can't
sleep and so what's the use of it?"-~
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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WiIIinu to Help Him.

He had gone to the dry goods store
with bit of dress material which his
wife had hidden him to match. 81
am very sorry, sir" said the salesman,
"but I have nothing exactly like this.
The very last remnant was sold this
morning"
"But I must have it," exclaimed the
husband. otherwise, how can face
my wife"
eff you will permit me, sir" said
the salesman, 81 would venture to sug-
gest that you invite friend home to
dinner with you
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Legend of Maqpie and Robin.

The peasants of France, in accord
ance with tradition, pierce the head
Of a maybe with a thorn whenever
they catch one. According to the
French legend, after Jesus had been
nailed to the cross two birds alighted
on the extended arms of the instru-
ment of death. One was a maybe
with a beautiful aigrette ON It's head
and long waving tail, then the hand
soonest Of birds but the wickedest,
chirping insult at the suffering Jesus.
The other bird was a modest little
bird with gray plumage, which ap-
preached the cross timidly, uttering
cries of grief. With it's beak it tried
to pluck away one of the thorns. A
single drop of the blood fell on the
plying little gray bird and gave the
robin redbreaSt
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century it's population now is nearly
double what it was at the beginning of
the century. 1t is believed that at the
beginning of the Christian era there
were only a few million people in the
whole of Europe. 1t does not seem
likely that the present rate of increase
can continue for many centuries to
come.
That part of Great Britain occupied
by England is now the most densely
peopled region in Europe. The crowd
ing of so many millions together is at
last having the effect Of diminishing
the birth rate. Statistics show that it
has declined one-fourth in the last %
years. If this goes on it will not be a
very long time before the English
birth rate is as small IS that Of
France
In some parts of Germany. as in
Berlin and the region around it, the
birth rate is declining, but In most of
the empire it still appears to be hold
ing its own.
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accommodating and scouting. Possibly
the total force of the cavalry corps
would be 1000 sabers. So far as
mounts go, it has the best Hungarian
or Russian horses that money can
buy, quite up to those in the American
service.
The artillery has recently been
equipped with 80 brand-new six-gun
field batteries of the Creusot make,
and, all told, probably has about 600
quick-firing guns, not counting ma
chine guns and heavy siege pieces.
The infantry, which is splendid fight
ing material, carries the Mannlicher
five-shot rifle and knife bayonet, and
is largely Differed by men who have
been under fire in the Macedonian
revolt. It was a favOrite trick, while
the revolution lasted, for officers to
be given leave of absence for an in
definite length of time, to visit their
friends. They went across the frontier
with the insurgent chetas.
Perhaps the greatest military advan-
tage Bulgaria possesses lies in the
ment are at maximum of efficiency
This is based on statements by Off
GERS of her general staff.
Provisions of the Treaty.
The principally Of Bulgaria was
created by the treaty of Berlin,
signed July 13, 1878. It was ordered
by the treaty that Bulgaria should be
constituted an autonomous and tribu-
tary principally under the suzerainty
of the sultan, with Christian govern
ment and a national militia. The
prince of Bulgaria should be freely
elected by the population and con-
firmed by the sublime porte, with the
consent of the powers, but no member
of any reigning house of the great
European powers should be elected
Eastern Rumelia (since its union
with Bulgaria, also known as South
ern Bulgaria) was created by the
treaty of Berlin. Signed July Is, 1878.
1t was to remain under the direct po-
litical and military authority of the sui
tan, under conditions of administrative
autonomy, with a governor general
nominated by the porte. On Septem-
Der IS, 1885, the government was over
thrown by revolution and the union
of the province with Bulgaria pro-
claimed
The estimated area of the principal
ity of Bulgaria proper is 24,3S0 Eng
fish square miles, and of South Bull
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virtually torn in pieces, the cars gov
eminent will naturally demand it's
share of the benefits. It's eyes will
naturally be turned to the Bosphorus
and the Dardanelles and demand
will be made for the renewal of the
embargo upon the passage of warships
through the straits Thus Russia will
hope to gain the naval advantage of
her great littoral upon the Black sea
instead of having to depend upon the
ports of the Baltic, which are practi-
cally ice-bound every winter.
May Split with England.
And this is where the split with
England may Gomez The opening OF
the straits would place Russia in a
position to contest at an early day
her supremacy in the Levant. With
her great interests in Egypt and with
the necessity for guarding the Suez
route to India against all attack, it
would become imperative upon her in
the course OF a few years to keep a
vastly more powerful and expensive
feet in the Mediterranean than is at
present needful.
The reward offered to Italy for con-
senting to the Austrian territorial ag-
grandisement is no doubt hand in
the colonization of Tripoli, towards
which she has long had aspirations.
This concession is not unlikely to suit
Germanys plans, since it may create
suspicion and jealousy on the part or
France, aiming as it does to COM
plete preponderance of influence in
the north of Africa.
Germany cannot but be pleased also
at the blow to the Young Turk move
ment. inevitable from the loss of so
much territory to the porte, even
though the hold on it was little more
than nominal. Down to the time of
the Young Turk uprising, Germany
was the most influential of the powers
at Constantinople. The sultan relied
on the kaiser for support against the
rest of Europe and the kaiser hoped
to secure great advantages-1rst in
the way Of railroad concessions and
ultimately in territory in the Turkish
regions of Asia. The Young Turk sue
cess dispelled the German influence
and curbed German ambitions. Ed
ward of England supplanted William
as the best friend of the Ottoman gov
eminent. Anything that might tend
to cause reaction in Turkey, there
fore, could not fail to give satisfaction
in Berlin.
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The Boss-Where did you work
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications they cannot reach the dis
eased portion of the ear. There is only one way TO
cure Deafness and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by indamed condition OF the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube is iniamed you have rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing and when 1t is entirely closed Deaf
ness is the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal condi-
ton. hearing will be destroyed forever nine cases
out OF ten are caused by Catarrh which is nothing
but an infamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case Of
Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure Send for circulars, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Tho Brides Look.

A girl about to be married worries
so much she begins to look like an
old married woman. In addition to
worrying about her clothes and coax
ing her folks to give her a new outfit,
she sits up too late with her young
man, and the result is an anxious,
careworn look a week before the
wedding that cannot be told from the
look on the face of woman who has
been married year or two. Look at
the next girl you meet who is soon to
be married, and you will remark that
she has "aged apidly."-Atchison
Globe
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staff plans had been mapped out
whereby 100000 trained men could be
put in the field on the opposite side of
the Macedonian frontier in two weeks.
In another two weeks two more armi IS
Of 100000 men each could be placed
on war footing.
The army is divided into nine mill
tary districts, each of them the head
quarters of division which, on war
footing, would become an army corps.
Similarly the entire army is organized
on skeleton basis. The regiments.
whose peace footing is 500 men, would
be increased to the strength of the
japanese regiments, tride more than
1000 men.
Drilled on American System.
Bulgaria's cavalry has been drilled
on the American system. Shock tao
tics are never used, and the men are
taught to make themselves of use in
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MIX FOR RHEUMATISM

The following is never failing rem
edy for rheumatism, and if followed
up it will effect a complete cure of
the very worst cases: Mix one-half
pint of good whiskey with one ounce
of Toris Compound and add one ounce
Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound. Take
in tablespoonful doses before each
meal and at bedtime" The ingre-
dents can be procured at any drug
store and easily mixed at home.
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Crack or Break.

Edwin and his mother went for a
walk Sunday afternoon. Coming to a
tree of cherries, the mother bent low
limb so that the little fellow could
pick some. Seeing some fine ones
higher up, he begged to be allowed to
climb the tree. ooh, no." said his
mother, that would be breaking the
Sabbath"
"And we are only cracking the Sab
bath now, are we, mamma?" inquired
Observation-Disclosures.
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Makinu Sure,

Our Freddy is fully endowed with
the inquiring mind Of youth. Recently
he said: Mamma, who puts the bottle
of mill on our front porch every night
when we are all asleep?"
isn't that a rather foolish ques-
tion?" his mother answered. Whom
do you suppose?"
WELL" said the small investigator,
thoughtfully, 81 suppose God does, but
I'd like to know for gurel"-h. M. A.
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From stereograph copyright. by Underwood s. Underv
ants, heavy, stupid, uneducated, and
so it remained until the wave of insur-
rection swept over Europe in the first
half of the nineteenth century.
San Stefano made Bulgaria nominal
ly free from Turkey. She was to have
almost the whole of what is now
known as Macedonia, with a seacoast
on the Aegean, besides the country be.
yond the Rhodopes. But this did not
suit DisraeH. He summoned the con-
gress of Berlin and British battle
ships proved too much for Russian
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then there is not much chance Of
France and England, who, after ALL
have few interests at stake, interfer-
ing. That at least appears to be the
argument of the Bulgarian govern
ment
Can Put Big Army in Field.
That Bulgaria is prepared for war
none who has had an intimate view
of the country can doubt. Bulgaria's
army on a peace footing consists of
over $4,000 men of all arms. Accord
ing to Capt. Mischicoff of the general
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Goinu Down.

"The thief jumped into the river,
but he had so much money in his
clothes he couldn't swim and went to
the bottom; l recovered every cent"
THAT was lucky; you should use
that money as the nucleus of sinking
fund."-Houston Post
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1t is only the mistakes of other PEG
pie that are funny.
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WE SELL GUNS AND TRAPS CHEAP
& buy Furs & Hides. Write for catalog 105
N. w. Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
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While the great geological garden of
London has 1921 birds, there are
$3.50 in New York's Bronx geological
park.
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Many a mans wife goes to church
on Sunday without him because he
can't persuade her to stay at home.
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It isn't necessary for q married man
to XII wv his mind.
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MILTON DAIRY CO., ST. PAUL, MINI
Are heavy cream buyers. Get their prices
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Aliens Foot-Ease,a Powder
For swollen sweating feet Gives instant relief. The
original powder for the feet. Csc at all Druggists.
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Mrs. WfnsIow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums, reducCs In
dammation aays pain, wind collie. Csc bottle.
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And many a man attributes his fail
ure to his inability to start at the top.
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Important TO Mothera.

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
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CAR ALExANDER,s MONUMENT IN SOFIA, BULGARIA.