The Gazette

2 THE GAZETTE. PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY. One Year ..... $1 50 Six Months ..... 1 00 Three Months ..... 60 Subscribers are requested to remit by post- office money order or registered letter Entered at the postoffice in Cleveland, Ohio as second-class matter. All communications should be addressed: HARRY C. SMITH. Editor and Proprietor THE GAZETTE. Blackstone Building, Cleveland, Ohio Member Ohio Legislature, { 1894 to 1896. 1896 to 1898. 1900 to 1902. ALMOPRINTING TRADE SCHOOL COUNCIL CLEVELAND Cleveland, Saturday, Dec. 10, 1904. THE GAZETTE is the oldest, and has the largest bona fide circulation, double that of any newspaper in the interest of Afro-Americans, published in the state of Ohio, and comparison with any will immediately establish its rank as one of the NEWSIEST AND BEST in the country. S. Coleridge-Taylor! More power to him. Though an Englishman of color, he is one of our very brightest stars, and such a credit! A "favored class" indeed are the Negroes among the Creek Indians. And maybe they are not making the most of their exceptional opportunities. Senior Senator Joseph Benson Foraker, of Ohio, is of the "salt of the earth," and one of the few real friends of the race left in the upper branch of the congress. Our next president! President Roosevelt's message to congress which convened the first of the week, was an exceptionally frank, vigorous and pertinent document. It was characteristic, too, and pleased immensely the great mass of American people. More power to him! That southern judge (white) whom we quote elsewhere in The Gazette today, does not agree with Prof. Booker T. Washington when he says the southern whites are the Negroes' best friends. There are others, many others, who agree with the judge. Now some French scientist has "gone and done it" sure enough. The very idea of his proving that the ancestors of the whites were Negroes! For goodness sake, carry the news to Gov. Vardaman, Senator Tillman, John Temple Graves, Lieut. Hobson, John Sharp Williams and the other southerners of their kind. For the third or fourth time the president on Tuesday named Dr. Crum as collector of customs at Charleston, S.C. Now let the senate promptly confirm the appointment. They have heard from the people and recently, too. The president's "doings" and "sayings" for nearly four years, have their unqualified approval. This includes, of course, the Crum appointment. Senator Platt, of New York state, has opened the discussion of southern disfranchisement by the introduction of a bill to reduce the congress and electoral college representation of the guilty states. Congressman Keifer, of Ohio, and Crumpacker, of Indiana, will "awaken the echoes" in the house of representatives at an early date. "Suthin' doln'" this winter in congress of special and vital interest to the Afro-American. Subscribe for The Gazette at once and keep posted. WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE SOUTHERN WHITES? President W. G. Frost, of Berea college, Ky., in a lecture before the Northern Illinois Teachers' association, held that it is not a question of what shall we do with the Negro in the south, but what shall we do with the southern whites? With very good reason does President Frost submit this question from the fact that most trying embarrassments to the general government arise not from the defenseless Afro-American, but from the whites themselves who in their unbridled audacity foment strife and incite a feeling of enmity and persecution against the race. The spirit of rebellion and disloyalty has very recently become so violent that the southern press as never before has openly assailed the chief magistrate of the nation with the same defiance as though he were an insignificant pauper. The evidence is in hand that President Frost is right in the face of the facts that these exslaveholders have never placed their country above everything else. Trained to the idea that they have a right to dominate the poor and the helpless, they have proven themselves to be the aggressors under all circumstances. They oppress and abuse not only the Negro, but maddened under their blind infatuation and numbskull foolery that they are by birth the superior of all the rest of the human race, they inaugurate a system of oppression against poor white men. But the poor Negro has ever been from 1620 up to the present time, the creature of torture and outrage. Now, were the Negro a white man, think you that for a moment the cruelties so inflicted against him would be allowed? Certainly not. The southern white man, after all, is not such a hopeless fool as not to know that he is the source of the turmoilis and annoyances that so much imperils the peace and happiness of the national mind. He charges the Afro-American with be- THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1904. an impudent Wretch, a fiend, a brute, a presumptious devil. Then what is this southern white man who induces all these troubles that lie in the nations' pathway? He prates about the worthlessness of the Afro-American. Then what is he who in insolent indolence and idleness depended on the sweat and toil of the Negro for over two hundred years to care for him and his family? In all the forty years of freedom the Afro-American has been passive and submissive, knowing only obedience to the mandates of the ex-master. But the ex-master, quite beside himself owing to the life and influences attending him in time of the slave power, refuses to obey the laws created in the time of reconstruction. Under the amnesty laws the ex-master pledged himself to strict obedience. But in wicked treachery he betrayed the trust and magnanimity of his government and like a serpent warmed into life, he turns upon the poor Negro, and vents his spleen against a government and a nation which he once sought to destroy. Then we ask, what right has any reconstructed citizen to assail and abuse any other citizen of our free republic? What right has one man under equal laws to impose undue punishment upon any American citizen? This is being done every day by the very men who have forfeited every claim to property, to citizenship and even to life itself. The Afro-American is guilty of no offense against the government nor against the peace and happiness of communities. President Frost has very justly named the question as "The White Man's Problem." A GREAT MISSION TO BE CARRIED OUT IN CONGRESS. Despite the fact that the right of suffrage is denied to Afro-Americans in most of the southern states, yet the republican party has won a most complete political victory, and that, too, on the side of equality of rights before the law. The right of suffrage is fundamental and national, yet that right has been defiantly abridged and nullified by southern domination and rebellion. Americans have too long looked upon this act of usurpation with indifference and have in almost abject humiliation and shame borne the injustice in the spirit of unwilling silence. They fully recognize the sanctity of our constitution and the power and greatness of the nation, while in trembling dismay they have wondered in the depth of their souls what manner of people we are. The restriction of a single right to a single citizen but meant an imposition and outrage upon the rights of all. They fully recognize that through sacrifices and blood the union of the states was reconsecrated and preserved, and that, too, through the sacrifice of millions of heroic lives to save the Union, and that the fifteenth amendment was the culmination of the sacrifice. To save this Union, black and white men alike joined in a common struggle, and for such loyalty and devotion on the part of the black man the right of suffrage and citizenship became his reward. In vindication of that reward the holiest guarantees were made that unto each and every patriot and loyal son this should be a government of the people, by the people and for the people. But these guarantees have been butchered by that very element that sought to destroy the government. They have been torn and tattered and hurled in the teeth of a nation saved, only to be reminded of its own weakness and seeming helplessness, only to be reminded of obligations spurned and betrayed. Can Americans afford to see their country thus spat upon? Can they who love loyalty, who regard their plighted vows, and who would save the honor of a brave and great people, content themselves with the betrayal of an obligation so sacred to every true citizen, and as sacred to the constitution itself, the very instrument upon which depends the lives, the liberty and happiness of millions of freemen? Ah! we can but exclaim with Patrick Henry "is life so dear or peace so sweet" as to be purchased at the sacrifice of our obligation to black men and the God of our fathers? With Jefferson, we tremble for our country when we remember that God is just and that His justice sleeps not forever. Now is the time that Americans should assert the manhood of the nation. The masses have declared the true spirit of the people and again they are brought to confront the real and living issue. The south claims by constitutional means the right to deprive the Afro-American and the poor white man of the suffrage which the fathers declared to be inallenable—the right to a vote in the selection of men who administer the affairs of the government. Then since the southern states have enforced that right very particularly against the Afro-American, the alarming question confronts Americans: Are the states so restricted to be permitted to retain the ratio of representation which was theirs before they were deprived of that ratio? Will Americans reflect, and will they not determine to this unjust discrepancy in the interest of right and fair play to the people? In the time of human slavery these inequalities and inequalities were tolerated under existing circumstances. But we live in the most alarming times of the republic and there can be no righteous reason given why such a peril should longer exist in our country and in the face of our federal congress. The republican party has too long tolerated a practice which is a crime against the nation because it is only strengthening the enemy for the day of wrath when other generations may be called to adjust this matter in a conflict of arms. We are proud to know that Gen. J. Warren Keifer, of the Springfield, Ohio, district, has pledged himself to do his best to right this wrong. During the recent campaign he spoke frankly and fearlessly to his constituents, touching this issue, and it is the duty of every congressman who has at heart the real interest of his country to make this fight until justice and right shall prevail among the people. HAPPENINGS IN THE BUSY WORLD BOILED DOWN. AT HOME AND IN FOREIGN LANDS Recent Events that Contain the Pith of the General News for the Perusal of Our Readers. The time of both the senate and house on the 6th was devoted entirely to the usual formalities of opening day. Resolutions of respect to the memory of the late Senators Hoar, of Massachusetts, and Quay of Pennsylvania, were adopted by both houses and the adjournments taken were in further tribute to their memory. On the 6th the senate listened to the reading of the president's message. The two new senators, Messrs. Kncx, of Pennsylvania, and Crane, of Massachusetts, were sworn into office. The house received the president's message and then adjourned. The postmaster general has appointed ex-Congressman James Young, of Philadelphia, superintendent of the dead letter office. "Kid" Leary, a veteran safe blower, who is said to have stolen more than $500,000 in his career, has been arrested at Chicago after a determined resistance. The new Russian loan of $260,000,000 will be issued this or next month. A syndicate of French banks will take $160,000,000 and the German banks $100,000,000. The National Women's Christian Temperance Union has re-elected the general officers for another year. Three men attempted to blow the safe of the state bank at Barnum, Minn, but were foiled in the attempt. Minn., but were foiled in the attempt. The work of dismantling the world's fair grounds is proceeding briskly. It is estimated that three months will be required to tear down the buildings and remove exhibits. Herman Fromkes, a clerk in a branch postoffice at New York City, has been arrested by postal agents who allege several decoy letters were found in his possession. The big steer Clear Lake Jute II., winner of the international grand championship at the live stock show at Chicago, was sold to a New York firm for $36 per hundred pounds. The yarn mill of Andrew Flanagan at Manayunk, Pa., was partially destroyed by fire. One of three buildings was completely destroyed. Eighty girls employed in the building became panic-stricken, but none was injured. Oscar Adler, who did a banking business under the firm name of Novak & Co., at No. 14 Avenue B, New York City, has been arrested while making preparations to escape to Europe. When the police broke in the door of his room he attempted suicide by cutting his throat. He confessed that he had appropriated $15,000 entrusted to him. Charles Fraver, 67 years old, of Dayton, O., after he had shot and killed his wife shot and killed himself. Morris Abraham, a Chicago saloon keeper, was shot and killed by one of two men who had entered the place to rob it. Returns to the department of agriculture show a total production of cotton in the United States in the year 1904-05 of 12,162,000 bales. The breaking of a cable at the Loop river mines at Tuloquon, W. Va., dashed three miners on the rocks 700 feet below, killing them all instantly. The state board of agriculture's crop report for Ohio declares the outlook for the wheat crop in 1905 is very discouraging. The extreme drought and the ravages of the Hessian fly have contributed chiefly to this end. Since November 1 the crop is estimated to have gone back 12 per cent. King Victor Emmanuel has conferred the great cordon of Saints Maurice and Lazarus on J. Pierpont Morgan in recognition of Italy's gratitude for the return by Mr. Morgan to the Italian government of the famous cope which was stolen from the cathedral of Ascoli in 1902 and subsequently purchased by Mr. Morgan. The armored cruiser Tennessee has been launched at the yards of the William Cramp Ship and Engine Building Co. at Philadelphia. What is believed to be a genuine picture by Romney, done in that artist's best period, has just been sold at auction for $34,000, says a London dispatch. The estimates of appropriations required for the support of the government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1906, have been transmitted to congress by the secretary of the treasury. These estimates aggregate $619,663,852, as against $614,548,937 the amount of the appropriations for the current fiscal year. In six counties of California there is not a Christian church. In one of the largest counties the only place of worship is a Chinese joss house. Scores of mining camps in northern California are without a minister. The trials of the Allan fine steamer Victorian, the largest turbine vessel yet built, which was launched at Belfast. August 25, have been so disappointing as to raise serious doubts among the Clyde shipbuilders as to the value of turbines in the case of large ships. The official vote of West Virginia gives Roosevelt 31,755 plurality. McMinley's plurality four years ago was 21,029. After ten days of Hardship, privation and exposure, two Japanese have been taken from a submerged hulk several hundred miles off the coast of Japan and brought to Port Townsend, Wash., by the schooner W. F. Garms. Eight hundred members of the New York Cab Drivers union known as the Liberty Dawn association have voted not to strike, but to accept an offer of $2 a day and one day off in 12. The men had demanded $2.25 a day and one night off in six. Impressed by the need of an institution where money may be obtained at any hour, prominent New York unanciers have organized the First Night and Day Bank and Safe Deposit Co. The charred bodies of two Italians were discovered in the ashes of the building burned recently at North Bend, Pa. This is a total of seven deaths and there are still two missing. The first fire cars to be used by an elevated railroad in this country have been installed on the Metropolitan elevated lines in New York. The cars correspond in type to the regular chemical engine in use in the city fire department. A Greek band on December 3 murdered 24 Bulgarians in the village of Aitos, near Sorovitch. L. G. Van Celet called at the home of Mrs. Eva Wilkins in Grand Rapids, Mich., and finding another man also calling upon her, shot the woman, killing her instantly. He then shot himself dead after firing once at Mrs. Wilkins' caller, who jumped through a window and escaped. The official returns from the presidential election in Vermont show a republican plurality of 30,682. The Standard Oil tank steamer Atlas will sail from New York next week for San Francisco by way of Capa Horn. The Atlas will have in tow steel tank barge No. 93. The distance to be covered is 14,000 miles, and it is the first attempt ever made to tow a barge around Cape Horn. Geh. Ricciotti Garibaldi, the last surviving son of the Italian hero and his first wife, Anita, is dying at Rome. At Vancouver, B. C., the jewelry store of A. Low was entered by a burglar and robbed of diamonds valued at $10,000. The directors of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co. have declared an extra dividend of 10 per cent. on the company's stock. The official canvass of the vote cast in Pennsylvania for the presidential candidates at the last election gives President Roosevelt a majority over all of 445,160. The expense of conveying the votes of electors for president and vice president to Washington amounts to $12,500, according to an estimate submitted to congress by Secretary Shaw. Major William Warner, of Kansas City, Mo., United States district attorney for the Western district of Missouri, has been offered the office of commissioner of pensions and declined the proffer. Jewels valued at $10,000 are reported to have been stolen from the apartments of J. K. Weiner, a wealthy merchant, in New York City. The jewels were the property of Mrs. Weiner and her daughter. A portrait of Baron Arnold Le Roy, executed by the great painter Anton Van Dyck, has been presented by George A. Hearn to the Metropolitan museum, of New York City. It is valued at $45,000. A special from Dawson City says the greatest excitement prevails there over the theft of the registration lists. Intense interest is being taken in the election of a candidate for the Dominion parliament. Official statistics covering 26 years show a steady and noticeable decrease in the birth rate in the large cities in Germany, in spite of the fact that the marriage rate is higher than in cities of less than 100,000 inhabitants and in the country. Out of 130 decoy prescriptions sent out by the state board of pharmacy to Chicago druggists to be filled, 23 contained no trace of the drug called for, 66 were 80 per cent. impure, ten 20 per cent. impure and only 31 were pure. As a result the board will prosecute 100 druggists for selling impure drugs. It is reported that the Paraguayan revolutionists have captured Villa Encarnacion, the second largest city in the country. Thirteen men entered the Acme mines on Cabin creek, West Virginia, with a can of powder which exploded and 11 were hurt, six seriously and one perhaps fatally. Deputy United States Marshal J. E. Pope was shot and killed near his home at Trenton, La., by a unknown man who fired from behind a tree. Several months ago Pope was warned to leave the parish under penalty of death for activity in prosecuting peonage cases. At Alameda, Cal., George S. Heaton, the inventor of the airship California Messenger, has made another ascent, Heaton spending an hour in the air and traveling at will in any direction. The work of double-tracking the Siberian railroad has begun. Thousands of workmen are assembling at various points along the road. Some of the villages are left with scarcely a single workman. Nine persons were injured in jumping from the roof of a burning two-story building occupied by the standard Automobile Co. in New York City. An adjoining garage caught fire and 40 automobiles were burned. Burglar entered the Juniata, Pa., postoffice, blew open the safe and stole $75 in money and $75 in stamps. The charitable institutions in New York City report that never before have they been called to assist so great a number of unemployed. Messenger Evan Roberts, of the Wells Fargo Co., who was shot by a train robber while en route to Los Angeles on the Santa Fe railroad, is dead. Sweeping reductions in domestic cotton goods, largely necessitated by the decline in the raw product, have been made by the agents of several great New England mills. In an experiment conducted by Dr. Albert J. Atkins, of the California medical college, on the stomach of a healthy man, it has been demonstrated that the organ is electrical in its action. The drouth is becoming serious to farmers and manufacturers in northern New York. Pulp and paper manufacturers are obliged to shut down every few days on account of low water. Titus DeBobula, an architect, is on trial in criminal court at Pittsburg, charged with voluntary manslaughter. He is accused of running down and killing Mrs. Mary Stauffer with his automobile. According to the annual report of Herbert Putnam, librarian of congress, the total number of printed books and pamphlets in the library is 1,179,713, a gain of 78,791 for the past fiscal year. The tramp steamer Coulsdon, which has arrived at New York from Java, is held by the quarantine officials in the belief that cholera exists on the vessel. Six men of the crew died during the voyage. Charles H. Laird, an expert rifle shot and winner of the international championship in 1879, is dead at Washington, D.C. He was born in Columbus, O., in 1847 and had been employed in the postoffice department for 25 years. Twelve successive strikes have given Louis Semones, member of a Chicago bowling team, the much coveted score of 300. Only once before in the history of league bowling in this country has a 300 total been made in a regular contest. In the senate on the 6th Mr. Platt introduced a bill providing for a reduction of the congressional representation of the southern states. A large number of bills and resolutions were introduced. In the house the legislative, executive and judicial bill was introduced. MRS. CHADWICK ARRESTED. CHARGED WITH AIDING A BANKER TO EMBEZZLE $12,500. GOVERNMENT ACTS IN THE CASE. Mrs. Chadwick Was Not Taken to Jail, but Is Under Guard of Federal Officials in a New York Hotel. New York, Dec. 8.—The climax in the affairs of Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick came last night when she was placed under arrest in her apartments at the Hotel Breslin, charged with aiding a bank officer in embezzling $12,500 from the Citizens' national bank of Oberlin, O. Commissioner Shields issued the warrant, which charges a violation of section 5,209 of the United States federal laws relating to conspiracy. There was a scene in the woman's room when the officials announced to Mrs. Chadwick that she was under arrest. A maid opened the door and when asked by Secret Service Agent Flynn for Mrs. Chadwick, her son stood by and witnessed with a blank face the scene which followed. He stepped to his mother's side as she burst into tears, but said nothing. Marshal Henkel, who, with his deputies and Secret Service Agent Flynn grouped in the door of Mrs. Chadwick's apartments, had entered without knocking, found her in bed. He said: "Madam, I have an unpleasant duty to perform. I am obliged to serve a warrant for your arrest, issued by United States Commissioner Shields, at the instance of the federal authorities in Ohio." "I am very nervous and ill," replied Mrs. Chadwick. "What shall I do? I certainly am unable to get up." "In that case," said the marshal, "I shall be obliged to remain here and keep you under surveillance. You will realize that, unpleasant as this is for both of us, you are a prisoner and I have no right to leave you here alone. I will do everything I can to relieve you of annoyance, however." While the conference was in progress a man, believed to be Mr. Powers, one of Mrs. Chadwick's counsel, entered the room and began to advise her. He advised her to stay in bed and under no circumstances to leave the room. Marshal Henkel took exception to the advice, and said: "If Mrs. Chadwick needs any advice as a prisoner I'll give it to her. No attempt will be made to move her from here to-night, but she must go before Commissioner Shields in the morning." The secret service men engaged a room adjoining Mrs. Chadwick's suite and established themselves there for the night, while one of the marshal's men was posted in Mrs. Chadwick's bedroom, one outside her door and another in the corridor. Marshal Henkel said he would remain in direct supervision of things all night. Andrew Squire, who came here from Cleveland with Iri Reynolds, secretary of the Wade Park Banking Co., had a half hour's conversation with Mrs. Chadwick. At the conclusion of the conference Mr. Squire said: "The arrest of Mrs. Chadwick does not in any way affect the holding we have of her securities, and it does not change the legal proceedings necessary in the further evolution of the case." Mr. Squire said he did not know the present whereabouts of Mr. Reynolds, who is said to have in his possession the $5,000,000 in securities belonging to Mrs. Chadwick, The deputy marshals and secret service men who were in Mrs. Chadwick's room said that the name of Andrew Carnegie was mentioned several times and that the sound of the name caused Mrs. Chadwick to smile. Mrs. Chadwick will be taken to Commissioner Shields' office this morning, and it is expected that an application will be made to a United States circuit court judge by the United States district attorney for a warrant of removal to Ohio. Andrew Squire said yesterday: "My position in this affair has been misunderstood. Besides being the attorney for Mr. Reynolds and the Wade Park bank I represent most of the large creditors in Cleveland of Mrs. Chadwick. "Claims representing hundreds of thousands of dollars have been placed in my hands for collection, but unless a very prominent man involved in this case comes to the front immediately for Mrs. Chadwick, as he has promised the attorneys of Banker Newton he would do, I can see no settlement in sight." Andrew Carnegie said that he had not the slightest intention of prosecuting anybody for forging his signature to notes, even if further investigation showed that such forgery has been committed. It was learned yesterday that Mrs. Chadwick obtained $110,000 worth of jewelry on credit from Thomas Kirk-patrick, a jeweler of this city, last winter, and that the firm has made efforts for several months to get this jewelry or its money equivalent back. Mrs. Chadwick paid a part of the debt recently and her obligation now amounts to about $25,000. Robert Kirkpatrick, the credit man of the firm, verified the report. Cannot Recover Damages. Laporte, Ind., Dec. 8.—Judge Tuthill, in the superior court, has made a ruling that damages cannot be recovered for mental anguish alone. Ten members of the Joyce family of Chicago, sued the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. for $20,000 because the dead body of Mrs. Sarah Joyce, en route from Chicago to Leetonia, O., failed to reach its destination on time and it was necessary to bury the body without the full rites of the Catholic church. Court dismissed the suits when the evidence of the plaintiffs showed only mental distress. Gamblers Paid Big Fines. New York, Dec. 8.—Richard A. Canfield and David Bucklin, respectively proprietor and manager of what was said to be the most exclusive gambling house in this country, were indicted by the grand jury yesterday on the charge of maintaining a gambling house at No. 5 East Forty-fourth street. They were taken before Judge Cowing and pleaded guilty to the indictments. Canfield and Bucklin were fined $1,000 each by Judge Cowing. The recommendation for this action was made by the district attorney. Both immediately paid the fines. EVERY WALK IN LIFE. A. A. Boyce, a farmer, living three and a half miles from Trenton, Mo., A. A. Boye and a half mays: "A severe cold settled in my kidneys and developed so quickly that I was obliged to lay off work on account of the aching in my back and sides. For a time I was unable to A walk at all, and every makeshift I tried and all the medicine I took had not the slightest effect. 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It is said that the wheat crop this year is not more than 70 per cent. of the crop of 1901 and much below the crops of 1902 and 1903. It is estimated that this year the United States surplus for export will not be over 100,000,000, which is less than any year since 1878 with two exceptions. Not only is this the case, but a considerable quantity of the best Canadian wheat is being imported into Minnesota and also Chicago. All this tends to keep the price of wheat near the dollar mark, and "dollar wheat" is the loadstone that will attract farmers to the Canadian Northwest, where land is cheap and can be farmed on a wholesale basis, particulars of which may be had from any agent of the Canadian Government. The reduction of American exports will have the double influence of increasing Canadian production and keeping up the price. 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Central 3732 W. PATRONIZE THE "Gem" Restaurant, No. 91 Sheriff St. rant, James W. Crawford, Proprietor. SPLENDID MEALS SERVED? SERVED! als, $1. One Meal, 20c.; Seven Meals, $1. TRAVELERS REGISTER Trains on all roads run on Standard Time. NICKEL PLATE The New York, Chicago & St. Louis R.R. rd Time. TICKET OFFICES: 28 Public Sq., 534 Pearl St. and Stations. Eastbound. Daily 2 4 6 Pearl St. Station...8 15pm 1 50am 7 55am. Broadway Station...8 30pm 2 05am 8 20am. Euclid Av. Station...8 47pm 2 18am 8 56am. Westbound. Daily 1 3 5 Euclid Av. Station...6 01am 11 05am 7 22pm. Broadway Station...6 25am 11 26am 7 50pm. Pearl St. Station...6 30am 11 31am 7 56pm. Cleveland Union Station. Pennsylvania Lines Foot of Bank Street. tation. lines TICKET OFFICES & Union Station, Euclid Av. and Woodland Av. Stations. New City Ticket Office, No. I Euclid Av. Cor. Public Sg. THROUGH TRAINS RUNS AWAY FOLLOWS BY CENTRAL TIME *Daily.* *Daily except.* Sunday. From Cleveland to Leave. Arrive. Pittsburg & Bellaire.....*7 10 am* *11 20 am* Salem & Pittsburgh.....*8 10 am* *8 30 am* Salem & Pittsburgh.....*5 00 pm* *11 30 am* Philadelphia & New York.....*5 00 am* *11 30 am* Pittsburgh & Bellaire.....*5 00 am* *11 30 am* Pittsburgh & East.....*4 10 am* *16 30 am* Baltimore & Washington.....*4 10 am* *16 30 am* Alliance Accommodation.....*5 05 pm* *8 00 am* Pitts, Phu, & New York.....*11 30 am* *5 00 am* Baltimore & Washington.....*11 30 am* *5 00 am* Akron, Columbus & Clin.....*8 10 am* *6 00 am* Indianapolis & St. Louis.....*8 10 am* *6 00 am* Milwaukee & Columbus.....*12 05 am* *1 20 am* Col, Ind. & St. Louis.....*8 00 am* *7 30 am* "THE ST. LOUIS LIMITED" VIA "Big-4 Route." UNITED" te." Leaves—CLEVELAND. 5:00 P. M. (Daily). Arrives—INDIANAPOLIS. 11:45 same night. Arrives—ST. LOUIS. 3:30 A. M. next morning. Arrives—KANSAS CITY. 5 15 next afternoon. Arrives—DENVER. 11 A. M. second morning. With Fine Vestibule Coaches, Drawing. Room and Buffet sleeping Cars to Indianapolis and St Louis. One of the fastest and finest trains in the country. 5 Fast Trains to Columbus, 4 to Cincinnati, with Sleeping and Dining Cars. Local sleepers to Columbus and Cincinnati on train No. 25, leaving at 9:30 every night. (*Daily*) Trains from and to Cleveland. Leave Arrive. *Col.*, Ind. & St. Louis'ld 3:35 a.m. 1:40 a.m. *Gallon* & Intermediate. ..... 6:00 a.m. 1:40 a.m. *St. Louis'ld Ind.*, Ind. *Col.*, Clin. 12:35 p.m. 3:00 p.m. *Col.*, Spring'fd. Day., Clin. 12:35 p.m. 3:00 p.m. *Indianapolis' and St. Louis.* 1:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. *Exp.*, Fl., Ind. *Feo.*, St. Louis'50 p.m. 3:00 p.m. *20th.*, Ldn. *Col.*, Clin. 7:35 a.m. 7:40 Gallon to Cleveland. ..... 9:30 a.m. To Gallon and olumbus. ..... 4:00 p.m. *Col.*, Spring. Day., Clin. ..... 9:30 p.m. 6:45 a.m. Exposition Flyer'72 a.m and 1:15 p.m. Limited trains don't stop at South Water Street. Get Tickets at Big Four Office. 116 EUCLID AVE Phone Main 914 --- CLAIRVOYANT. ers produced that lovely fabric known as zenana. It is a deliciously cozy material with a silky surface and woolen back. It is, of course, fairly expensive; but it lasts many a sea- aon, and possesses the delightful com- bination of beauty of coloring, intense warmth, and lightness. Then it cleans again and again with the greatest success. I place zc .ana first and foremost among fabrics for winter dressing- gowns, for it is really an ideal mate- rial. Blue and pink are charming colors for bedroom wear, and zenana is lovely in either. A zenana dressing- gown should be simply cut but full enough to wrap well round the feet. Jt may be lined with a soft and in- expensive pongee, and have either a big collar of net or lace, or better still a pretty and becoming hood which can be placed over a disheveled coif- fure with excellent results. Such a gown is ideal for traveling purposes. For such garments as the saut-de- lit and the dressing-gown, there is a cashmere-back washing satin, which American railways handle about $12,- 000,000 worth of grain a year. A neW railroad planned to scale Grays Peak, near Dijjon, Col., will attain a beight at least 200 feet greater than the road which climbs Pike's Peak. The experiment made about a year ago of employing Mexican porters in Pull- man cars has not been successful. Forty Mexicans have entered the service of the Pullman company, and of that number only five are left. ‘Timothy J. Lee, an American locomo- tive engineer, has been held responsible 4 Ka A Bad Man | A leading physician of vDau this city says: “I never ‘knew « bilious man who was a good mas.” It is certain enough that a = when he is bilious. Celery King, the toniclaxative, ures biliousness. 2c. —_oae=_eE=S_ Good Interpreter. Homeboy--How did you manage to act all over the world and. never “speak “a word of anything but Englist:? Spondulix—Because money talks, and it seems to be fluent in’ all languages. “De troit Free Press. ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE For New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company. as ters = 7 cH SS Gi GE the Ee fol 100 (eed patel eter ect eaters ——— athe New Tork Central's New High The most powerful. electric locomotive in the world has just been completed for the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad in the shops of the General Elec- trie Company and the American Locomo- tive Works at Schenectady, N. Y. This locomotive is one er intens thirty vand fifty which will be used by the Rail- road Company for hauling, the _ through Passenger trains within its Electrical Zone rom Grand Central Station through the Park Avenue tunnel to Croton on the Maip Line, a distance of 34 miles, and to White Plains on the Harlem division, a distance of 24 miles. —_ This will be the heaviest steam railway passenger, sarvice which has ever been andled by electric locomotives. With one of these locomotives trains of ten 3 more cars will be hduled at express spe of 60 to 70 miles per hour, and the de- sign and method ‘of control are such that two or ae on can be goupled ogether operat a single en- sinoeg-teon the lending cab, no that. ibe size of the train that may be under the control of one engineer is practically un- limited so far as the question of motive power. In general design the locomotive is dou- ble ended and symmetrical in construc- tion, so that it can be run in either direc- tion’ with equal facility. Mounted on the main frame of the lo- comotive is the steel cab in three divisions, in which are located the various devices for operating the locomotive. The loco- motive is equipped for both straight and sutoeatic sir Waking: “egialng. devices, bell, whistle, headlights, air-sending de- vice, electric air compressor, etc., being as complete in every way with, respect to op- erating devices as a steam locomotive. SERMON WAS A WINNER. Such a Good One the Parson’ Was Re- quested by the Bishop for the Loan of It. At a dinner to the archbishop of Can- terbury in New York, relates tne Buffalo Knquirer, Bishop Chauncey breyster, of Connecticut, decried self-praise. “Is there anything tamer,” he said, “than to hear a man praise himself—than to hear a judge praise a decision he has just made, or a surgeon praise an appen- dix operation he. has performed, or a cler- gyman praise a sermon he has preached? “Let me ell you about a certain self raisi rgyman. * Ate dinner simildr to this he be gan to talk of his own loqudnce, He talked of it a long time. Finally he de- weribed a sermon wherewitn he had raised enough money to build i magnifi- cet new church. “He said that this sermon had thrown the cor ‘tion into a transport of liber- ality. Prom all sides of the auditorium there had resounded announcements of subscriptions of $1,000, of $2,000, even of $5,000. Women had advanced to’the altar and throwh in their watches, their rings, and their bracelets, One young woman had _even— “But here a distinguished oshop inter- rupted. He bent forward and tapped the speaker on the shoulder. “ Could you lend me that sermon?’ he whispered ” Anatomical Note. ‘Mrs. Nolan had made some disparaging remarks about the costume of her ten band's bosom friend, Mr. terlihy, and ee peeeptly, resented. Bis at is turning wi 7 (t¥” eaid Mr, Nolan, with fine Goons aoa *hia boots is rusty’ and cracked-lookin’,’ did I hear ye say? Listen now to me, Mary Nolan. If ivery man’s hat an’ boots covered as warrm a heart as Phelim Herli- hy’e there'd be more proud wimmin in the worrkl!”—Chicago Record-Hierald. —— HAPPY CHILDHOOD. Right Food Makes Happy Children Because They Are ‘ Healthy. Sometimes milk does not agree with children or adults. The same thing is true of other articles of food. What agrees with one sometimes does not agree with others. But food can be so prepared that it will agree with the weakest stomach As an iiustration—anyone, no matter how weuk the riumach, can eat, relish and digest a nice hot cup of Postum cof- fee with a spoonful or two of Grape- Nuts poured in, and such a combination contains nourishment to carry’ one 3 numberof hours, for almost every particle of it will be digested and taken up by the system and be made use of. A lady writes from the land of the Magnolia and the mocking bird way down in Alabama and says: “I was lec to drink Postum because coffee gave me sour stomach and made me nervous. Again Postum was recommended by two well-known physicians for my chil- dren, and I feel especially grateful for the benefit derived. “Milk does not agree with either child, so to the eldest, aged four and one-half years, I gave Postum with plenty of sweet-cream. It agrees with her splendidly, regulating her bowels perfectly although she is of a consti- pated habit. “For the youngest, aged two and one- half years, I use one-half Postum and one-half skimmed milk. I have not given any medicine since the children began using Postum, and they enjoy every drop of it. 13 “A neighbor of mine is giving Postum to her baby lately weaned, with splen- did results. The little fellow is thriv- {ug famously.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Postum agrees perfectly with children ang supplies adults with the hot, in- -yigorating beverage in place of coffee. Literally thousands of Americans have been helped out of stomach and nerv- ous diseases by leaving off coffee and using Postum Food Coffee. Look in pkg. for the little book, “The Road tc weliville.” The Fashion for Sleeves WA wt : \ CR a g GS wv ‘se Cae Ee “. ' @, Ls ee Charm of Modern Lingerie AST year’s skirt can be worn all right, likewise last year's girdle, and also the bodice —if only the sleeves are changed. Just take them out and turn them upside din aime deat Pitinane ot ¥ “te top at all odds. Not that they need be very voluminous, but what fullness there is must come above. This fact borne in mind, there is infinite variety obtainable by the infinite number of peo- ple that are desirous of following the fashions but want chance for individual Preferences. The mutton-leg sleeve, periodically revived, has some admirers, but it is considered the best taste not to exaggerate the width at the top. Especially for velvet coats is this mode liked, although it is seen on waists, cn shirt waists and bodice for dressy occa- sions; if employed for the latter, add to the dressy look by a frill of lace at the wrist. Another old fashion that has come to the fore once more is the elbow and three-quarter length that allows of an under-sleeve. This is a quaint and very pretty fashion and bids fair to become more and more popular, but probably not tiresomely common. The under- sleeves can be recommended also for this, but they can be made acceptably of almost any bit of material left over, just so it is dainty and fluffy looking. A desirable but expensive material used for these is chiffon, a shaded kind that OST of us by this time have purchased our winter ward- Tobe, but a desire for change is always rife among the community of self-respecting women, s0 Melee See eases seen. ae OST of us by this time have purchased our winter ward- Tobe, but a desire for change is always rife among the community of self-respecting women, 50 let us for a moment turn our attention to the garments that are more or less unseen, and dis- cuss the virtues of lingerie as well as such very important items as a winter dressing-gown, the bed- jacket of utility, and the lounge gown or saut-de-lit of beauty. Let us be thankful that we live in modern times, and are no longer obliged to look hideous in our bedrooms. To be useful, a garment need not necessar- ily be ugly, and the wise woman will certainly not sacrifice her comfort. At the same time she tolerates none but pretty things, and so to meet her various requirements the manufactur- aa ee: > ee <i iee Bat: anes Seana. RE ee | z HT Pam fie Tare ey ate . a ea bs f ii Ae Sa E \ 4 | GRE AAG Ed i ge \ day at es “AEA ERap ets q f/ | oe i \j.al TNE rie : if AWN Fee TEE AN os .\\ A Hh, hey Gul 9 BN VA a A ZENANA DRESSING GOWN. Trimmed with Lace and Ruching. RAILWAY RUMOR. matches the dress in one of its tones. ‘Point d’esprit is a suitable and lovely material, as is also that fine, plain, yel- lowish net seen nowadays on the high- priced waists shown at the stores. But perhaps best of all is very sheer muslin or lawn, finished with a little tracery ot hand-work. Whatever is selected, re- ‘member these white affairs will need frequent laundering, as all their beauty depends on their giving an exquisite finish to the toilet, for this cannot be done when they are in the least soiled, Trimmed sleeves as well as full sleeves are favored, but be careful not to have these so elaborate that they will be fussy and detract from elegance. One shown in the illustration is comparatively sim- ple and yet adapted to the caprice of the moment. The velvet band and lace frill, as well as the design of the sleeve, make it appropriate only for afternoon or evening wear. Short sleeves are very much the thing, but generally are an expensive luxury, requiring long gloves. Still, the under- sleeve fashion may help out here the woman who wants to economize, and by its addition one can have a waist do double duty; appear with the under- sleeves as suitable for street wear; with- out the sleeves serve for elaborate oc- casions. The three-quarter sleeve ia making its way, and is especially pretty when finished at the hand with a double frill of deep white ruching. is really cozy. This can be iined with flannel for extra warmth if the wear- er be a chilly person. Here again lace is the only trimming required. The smart woman at the moment loves these washing satins, especially for night-gowns, Silk, satin and finest linens are sparingly trimmed with lace—in many cases, indeed, no lace at all is used, the trimming taking the shape of fine hand work and broad hemstitchings. There has been an extraordinary change made of late in underweer;+ everything is’ now. very simple, and white reigns supreme. Parisians and the best-dressed Eng- lishwomen are particularly addicted to fine batiste, linen, French lawn and cambric. Here, too, beautiful hand Stitchery is the chief trimming, though occasionally entre deux of Add fine Valenciennes lace are used. Then I am told that, in their love of simplicity, a few Parisians are even wearing pyjamas. Of course, such garments are practical, but they can never be pretty, and do not seriously deserve a place among the lingerie of the really chic woman. Three or four seasons ago colored underwear was all the rage—pale yellows, mauves, pinks and blues, and even black being worn in preference to white; but.now the eraze is for the simplest of white lingerie, and this seems to.me the acme of daintiness. With many women the combination is a necessary garment, either of silk, silk and wool, or woolen mixtures, but this need no longer be ugly be- cause it is warm and comfortable. This woven underwear to-day is well- shaped and nicely finished, and is ob- tainable at all the leading drapery es- tablishments. For ordinary day wear, it is a good idea to line your brocade petticoat with a thin pongee, which adds great- ly to its warmth. The chic dresser 'is wearing with) her morning, tailor- made costume, petticoats to harmon- ize with her dress instead of the bright contrasts of last season. This is a matter in which every woman can exercise her individual taste, though quietness of detail in this re- spect is more or less characteristic of the well-dressed woman. ‘Then we have recently witnessed a return to the fannel petticoat. Need- less to say, it is very different from the old-fashioned red flannel garthent worn by our grandmothers, being to- day beautifuily cut and shaped and trimmed with button-hole _ stitching, fine embroidery or coarse ‘Torchon lace. It is mostly made in white, pale pink or biue. ELLEN OSMONDE. Germany’s Traction Roads. The projected electric railway be- tween Berlin and Hamburg would cost 70,000,000 marks, single track, and 105,- 000,000 marks double track. The dis- tance is to be covered in one hour and fifty-five minutes. It is estimated that 650,000 passengers a year could be safely counted on, anda single-track road would pay expenses if there were only 520,000; for a double track 850,000 would be required. for the wrecking of a train he was driv- ing, near Zacatecas, Mexico, and sen- tenced to hard labor in the salt mines for four years. He was badly hurt in the wreck. His brother is a Denver police captain. The Southern Pacific company has forbidden its men to bring cocaine into its yards or shops. It has been custom- ary for the men to use it when they get a cinder in an eye, but it has been used for other purposes; and, besides, the doctors say, its unskilled use in the eye is dangerous. The men have the use of a well-equipped emergency hospital. elles SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1904. SENTENCED TO JAIL. Election Officers in Denver Convicted! of Contempt of Allowing Repeating. ee ee Pee ey eee ; Denver, Col, Dee. 6.—Frank J. Kratke, City License Inspector Joseph Ray, Edward O'Malia and Charles Kofsky were on Monday | adjudged guilty of contempt by the state su- ae court and were sentenced to jail. These men were election officials in Precinct eight of Ward five tt the late election and were accused lof disre- garding the court's injunctive order. The principal charge against them was that they permitted repeating. Carl Wilson, election clerk in the same precinct, was found not guilty of contempt. The court denied an appli- cation for release of the convicted men on bail, pending an appeal to the federal court. Denver, Col., Dec. 7.—Six more elec- tion officials were yesterday sentenced to jail by the supreme court for dis- regarding its injunctive order at the late election. They were: William Reid, S. S. Barker, John EB. Dixon and John Sullivan, nine months’ imprison- ment and $500 fine and costs each; Willis E. Spencer, four months’ im- prisonment; Charles W. Bunch, three months’ imprisonment. Sulltvan was democratic committeeman, Reid, Barker and Spencer judges and Dixon and Bunch clerks in Precinct nine, of Ward five in this city, the ballot-box of which was opened in court last Friday, disclosing many Sie nAvians nlinbe SENATOR PLATT’S PLAN. A Bill that Would Reduce Representa- tion in Congress. | Washington, Dec. 7.—Senator T. C. Platt, of New York, will to.day intro- duce a bill providing for the reduc- tion of the representation of certain states in congress, principally in the south, Many bills of this character hhave been offered from time to time in one or the other branch of con- gress, but no persistent effort has been exerted to pass any of them. The measure to be presented by Senator Platt is said to have originated in the Republican club, of New York City. Senator Platt when he presents the bill will call attention to the fact that it will affect northern states, especi- ally Massachusetts, as well as states in the south. Its backers declare that the measure is non-partisan. |The bill proposes that the represen. ‘tation of a state shall be based on the 'male voting population, according to ‘the last official census. The reduc. ‘tion in southern and solidly demo- eratic delegations should the bill be- come a law is estimated at 16 mem. bers. | A GIGANTIC SWINDLE. New York Farmers are Said to Have , Leet Great Sume. Syracuse, N. Y., Dee. 7.—Upon the statement of Simon Buttner, of Sche. nectady, who is under arrest here charged with grand larceny, Chief of Police Wright claims to have evidence of a gigantic swindle involving hun. dreds of thousands of dollars. Buttner has, so the chief says, laid bare a scheme for defrauding farmers which netted its originators large sums of money. The swindlers under the guise of a company bought farm produce, giving in payment worthless checks and its operations cover a period of several months. During that time the concern opened stores in almost every city in the state. At Schenectady and East Worcester farmers are said to have been defrauded out of from $12,000 tc $15,000. The main office of the bogus com. vany is said to be in New York City. n each city the ,company operated under different names. Gattie with’ Mant Rother. Metamora, Mich., Dec. 7.—With five charges of nitro-glycerine six or eight eracksmen early Tuesday wrecked the safe in the Bank of Metamora. The explosions wakened citizens of the vil. lage and a number of them rushed out armed with revolvers. Several rob- bers were on guard outside the bank and as the citizens approached they gave the alarm and with the men in the building started for the railroad A number of shots were exchanged between the robbers and citizens and one of the robbers is supposed to have been wounded. The men boarded a freight train and escaped. No money was secured from the bank. Murdered Three People and Suicided. Rochester, Ind., Dec. 7.—Gilbert Burns, aged 50, last night shot and in. stantly killed his wife and baby and Joseph Gripe, at whose home his wife was employed. After the triple killing Burns walked two miles to the home of his sister, where he blew off the tor of his own head. Mrs, Braman, whc also lived at the home of Gripe, was struck by scattering shot from the charges that killed the other members of the household. She will probably recover. Merit. Not Pull, Must Determine. | Washington, Dec. 7.—Merit and no political. influence or official prestige should alone determine assignment: to duty in the navy in the opinion of Secretary Morton, and the secretary has addressed a letter to Superintend ent Brownson, of the naval academy expressing his emphatic disapprova of the efforts to influence the depart ment in the assignment of midship men from the class room to be gradu ated to certain ships. Postal Authorities are Probing. | Chicago, Dec. 7.—The postal au thorities began an investigation yes. terday of the methods employed bj ‘the Chicago Silver Co. The company it is said, offered various “prizes” tc persons who paid what was called “merely nominal” sum of money fot the packing and shipping of sai¢ prizes, W. D. Watson, who is believec ‘to have been the owner of the bust ness, is said to have received thou. sands of letters each day from al parts of the country, all of the letter: ‘containing money, Watson is said have léft Chicago. A Terribly Fatal Epidemic. _ Winnipeg, Man., Dec. 7.—Consterna- ‘tion has been caused here through nu. ‘merous deaths from what is said ‘to be typhoid fever, but is generally believed to be a revival of the epi- ‘demic which in the early days of the ‘country was known as Red River fever. Nine deaths were reported Sunday and 13 yesterday. Killed His Daughter. Worcester, Mass. Dec. 7.—John Wainwright, of this city, shot and killed his daughter yesterday and also nt a bullet through his wife's neck. FWain weight his heen arreetad. i es » 5 Bears Use The 4 for Signature Over Thirty Years of a * The Kind You Have Always Bought 6 A ge fh vy > el, 7 od | 1 7 4 4 ERA ata SOMiGHORS aE NA peclaeneeres Sr) Berea f/ 5 See CE |) ( edict cee Se | | fp - } Serer hip rim gis a NV INS is 8 i> ) WA a EA ae 4 e ae 4s ha Pa VF wt _y/ Nee? ) jf 4 ; NLS } ] i Fale WIA NY pp a ager Wwe w. jas makes and sells more men’s $3.50 (O~£ oie Thee ae otiver manct aoturer inthe word. ‘The reason W. L. Douglas $2.00 shoes are the greatest sellers in the world is because of their excel- lent stylecensy iitiig aud superior wearing gualiies. If 1 could show you the difference between (he shoes made in my factory and those of other makes und the high-grade leathers used. you would under RES RIN Mal tian Bet Set ta aliens ote tare Yous a Why “Wii Bogut punt iced teteialue ur satpitg hie ame and price on the bottom. Look fort tale io subetltutee Bold Oy shoe dealers everywhers. SUPERIOR IN FIT, COMFORT AND WEAR. “Thave worn W. L. Douglas $3.50 shoes for the last twelve years with absolute Ne ia EI ERC bepk Calle 8 'nk Revenue: Bichmondh Pa Te st usen Corona Coltskia nit $3.50 shoes. Carona Colt 1s conceded to Bede Wael Patent Leather mace. Hist tee Beloiy used exelanirely. Ww. L. |, Brockton, Massachusetts. , TIME ENOUGH FOR A NAP. ‘Sleeping-Car Porter Thought That | “Rip Van Winkle” Could Sleep It Out. Joneph Jefferson has “in his time played many parts,” yet so closely is he identi- fied “with “Rip Van Winkle” that the public never lost sight of it when it had the privilege of seeing him. While he wav playing in Missouri once he boarded = notoriously slow train tor St. Joseph He went into the sleeping-car, but not to go to bed, as the train was uue at st Joseph late im the evening. It dawdled along, however, says the Philadelphia Press, and finding tuat it could hardly ar- rive before morning, he ordered his berth made up. Aw the porter finished his task Mr. Jef- ferson said: ‘his is the worst road I ever. traveled on. 1 fancy fm in for a@ full might of it.” “Deed, I reckon you is, sah,” replied the. porter “Pouitively the slowest road! It'll be mornitig before we are there. Do you think you'll get in betore I'm awake?" “Slow road, sah! Bound to be plumb mo'nin’, sah.” But one ot the passengers, sah, was tellin’ me that you's the gen'le- man what once went to sleep and step years;; and [ reckon, sah, dit if you take one o' dem naps we'll be able to land you mighty close to St. Jo” tore’ you, wake, Just as with Her Father. “Your daughter's music is improving,” said the professor, “but when she tuns the scales I have to watch her pretty closely.” “Just like her father,” said Mrs. Nu- ritch. “He made his money in the gro- cery business.”—Philadelphia xubhe Led- ger. ee An organist in England played “Fight the Good Fight” at a wedding. ‘This is commented on as a vindication of | the “Britisher” in appreciatmg a joke. The English organist, though, probably didn’t know he was joking. It was merely an accident.—Cineinnati Enquirer. pee tga Ccéatast te thn Wits Arlington, Ind., Dec. 5th (Special).— Mr. W. A‘ Hysong, the photographer, who moved here recently trom Sapp, Ky, is firmly of the opinion that Dodd's Kid ney Pilla are the greatest Kidney Rem edy the world has ever known. “In the years 1901 and 1902,” says Mr. Hysong, “and for some time before 1 was afflicted with Kidney. Trouple My joints were sore and stiff and ! finally got so bad I could not turn in bed with. out assistance. In the Spring of 1903 1 was induced, by a friend, to try Dodd’s Kidney Pills, and after using one and one half boxes I was and am still completely cured. Several of my neighbors, too, used Dodd's Kidney Pille, and, in every’ case they did as recommended.” Cure the early Srnpearay of Kidney Dis- ease, such ts Backache, with Dodd's Kid: ney Pills, and you will never have Bright's Disease. ‘Things go wrong in this world without any he but the things that go right wouldn't be appreciated if it were not for the efforts they require.Chicago Kecurw Herald NO TONGUE CAN TELL How I Suffered with Itching and Bleeding Eczema—Until Cured by Cuticura, “No tongue can tell how I suffered for five years with a terribly painful, itching, and bleeding eczema, my body and face Leing covered with sores. Never in my life did I experience such awful suffering and I longed for death, which I felt was near. 1 had tried doctors and medicines without success, but my mother insisted that L try Cuticura, T felt better after the first bath with Cuticura Soap and one application of Cuticura Ointment, and was soon entirely well. 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