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3 Cleveland May Be a Game Warden. {he New York Journal. Cleveland, now of Prince- “g,N.J.can be game warden in i for the state of New Jersey if h accept the office. Hearrived home CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought | Bears the Signature of y | WARNING ISSUED. | Marine Hospital Service’s Advice to State Authorities. | The Marine Hospital Service is y Lido. |urging state authorities to adopt day, much improved in health | | vigorous measures to check the Piwoweeks of tarpon fishing in| “LOUD” BILL IS AGREED To. | SPread of smallpox. L Evidence goes to show that in a da. a Be former President of the United | tes will give the ofier from Gover- | é : sg Voorhees deliberate thought be- | Class Mail Matter. sag be ventures to undertake its re- Washington, D.C., March 30.—The ibilitic ) “Loud bill,”’ rel: mild form the disease has gained a strong hold in localities where it has not been recognized. It has been | called chickenpox, Puerto Rico chick- enpox and Cuban itch. Its appear- Relates to Transmission of Second- ing to second-claes Qre reason why he may become a/ mail matter, was agreed to in an | @nce's attributed to returning sol- warden is that he bas been | amended form by the house commit- diers. An official warning sent out ad one of four vice presidents of | tee on post roads to-day. This bill by the government is as follows: Princeton Fish and Game associ-| Was recently recommitted by the If an eruptive disease appears in a private corporation, which house to the committee because of { # distri t it is the duty of theauthor- gasked the legislature to give it certain objections r: The bill as | ities to learn the nature of that dis- ised. | erights in certain woods and | amended, eliminates the points of | °° and if it seem contagious it agin the neighborhood of the} objection, particularly that refer: ing | *” vuld be isolated. If any doubt e y town to the county newspapers. He : a expert should becalled toset- aay In its new form the bill quite . Jot of Portazaeee men! another eol- | ding grapes with their reet for mak- | Read about ,alsoabous Speer’s method of masaing grapes and, Noah After the Flood ‘Mii cases of so-called chickenpox, Cuban itch, brief and is as follows: 4 “That mailable matter of the sec- phant itch and the like should be at once In nine out of ten cases these prove to isolated. ond class shall embrace all newspa- | pers and other periodical publications the first fruit, the grape the most iL iipox.” pay of all the products of the earth. which are issued at stated intervals, | 0° S@Utpox. ey Oe vagetis bn 5 5. are iss at sté als shies . vi ee realesoe con wh : Within a few weeks there have been, eyieeyards of the Portugal grape from which t are made and fully matured by great fally matured by great age and valua- and as frequently as four timesa according to estimates of the Llinois board cf health, 1,000 cases of small- pox in Kausas reports 437 cases of smallpox in February. year, provided that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to admit to second-class rate publica- tions purporting to be published pe- riodically and to but which are merely books or reprints of books, whether they be bound or unbound, whether they be sold by subscription or otherwise, or whether they purport to be premiums or sup- piements or parts of regular news- papers or periodicals. “Section 2. 1 Carpets in Corea. the New York Sun. } “Carpets in Corea are not as little went asare carpets here. They Aebanded down in families as_heir- oms from generation to generation becomé darkened and subdued by They are rugs always, and are de by paper by a peculiar process. | appearance they are much like the d boxes which come from Jap- and which are so used as handker- boxes.”” said on old-time Amer- aconsul at Corea. “The natives ystake off their sandals when enter the house and that fact ac- largely for the long life of the When I was there, however, I that state. subscriber Watson Leaves For Hong Kong. Manila, March 28.—Rear Admiral Watson, on board the Brooklin, has | departed for Hong Kong, where he is expected to transfer his command to | Rear Admiral Remey. Two gunboats last week discovered asteamer signaling with the shore at Cape Boweader, Island of Luzon. They pursued the steamer, which ex- tinguished her lights and escaped seaward in the darness q That news agents shall not be allowed to return to agents or publishers at the pound rate unsold periodical publications, but shall pay postage on thesame at the rate of 1 cent for each four ounces.” news CASTORIA. eked the feelings of every one by re The Kind You Have Always Bought ——— ing my shoes, earpet or no car- | Signatare Those horrid fits of depression, mel- and during my stay I complete- | of ¥ 4 LEA | ancholy, low spirits, and sudden irri- tability, that sometimes afflicts even good tempered pecple, is due to the blood being permeated with black bile. HERBINE will purify the blood, restore health and cheerfulness. Price 5Ocents. At H. L. Tucker’s drug | store. wore out some of those beatiful fark colored carpets. They are a quarter of an inch in thickness d very effective.” Paid an Old Debt. Sedalia, Mo., April 4.—Thirty-five years ago Senator William A. Clark of Montana taught school a winter jn this county. When he left here for Montana he William Beck, a Even the most vigorous and hearty have at times a feeling of iness and lassitude. To dispel Elected Mayor. op owed Reed W ; feeling take Herbine; it will im- merchant, $13, which was to be re - Kansas City, Mo., April 4.—Full Peay. Price 25ets. | mitted when Clark was able. The | returns from the election in this city H.L. Tucker's drug store. village teacher was lost sight of by | i 3 bs give James A. Reed (Dem.), for May- Beck until the Montana senatorship s contest case was taken up, when it i “ Ww blished in the press dispatches senators and representatives, in- See : pres SI | that Clark once taught school here. ling Messrs. DeArmond and Lloyd Artawidey ey ae day witnessed a trial of the sub- z z aces : . sa ter to Senator Clark, reminding him wine torpedo poat ‘Holland’ on me x a... The teat was interest of his $13 indebtedness, and to-day ee: ound pagum! reply was received, inclosing a check and made a good impression | for $160, which covers the amount of on all who witnessed it. Beck’s bill and interest to date. BLOOD POISO _ _In some cases the external signs of Contagious Blood Poison are so slight that the victim is firmly within the,grasp of the monster before the true nature of the disease is known. In other cases the blood is quickly filled with this poisonous virus and the swollen glands, mucus patches in the mouth, sores on scalp, ulcers on tongue, sore Wrecks throat, eruptions on skin, copper colored splotches, and falling hair and eyebrows > room for doubt, as these are all unmistakable sigus of Contagious Blood Poison. ors still prescribe mercury and potash as the only cure for Blood Poison. These poisonous min- Not cures never yet made a complete and permanent cure of Contagious Blood Poison. They drive the disease ek into the system, cover it up for a while, but it breaks out again in worse form. These powerful minerals produce mercurial matism and the most offensive sores and ulcers, causing the joints to stiffen and finger nails to drop off. Mercury and h make wrecks, not cures, and those who have been dosed with these drugs are never after free from aches and pain. S.S.S. acts in an entirely different manner, being a purely vegetable remedy ; it forces the poison out of the system, and tad of tearing down, builds up and invigorates the general health. S. S. S. is the only antidote for this specific virus, and fore the only cure for Contagious Blood Poison. No matter in what stage or how hopeless the case may appear, even h pronounced incurable by the doctors, S. S. S. can be relied upon to make a rapid, permanent cures S. S. S. is not a h untried remedy ; an experience of nearly fifty years has proven it a sure and unfailing cure for this disease. It is the y purely vegetable blood medicine known. © ‘ Mr. H.L,. Myers, 100 Mulberry St.. Newark, N. J. says: “Twas aff Submarine Boat Tested. or, a majority of 2,127 over P. | Brown, Jr., (Rep.), supported by the present adminstratration. Jones (Rep.) was elected two years ago by a majority of 1,439. The Democrats elected their entire ticket, with the exception of five member of the lgw- er house, by pluralities of from 85 to 1,067. Washington, March 29.—A party ago Bee Mercury e Potash Make ted with a terrible 1 sy to imagine the su ood I had spent ah patent medicines, but dic od_ disease, which was in spots at first, but afterwards Iendured. Before I became convinced that the red dollars, which was really thrown away. I then not reach the disease. When I had finished my first S. I was greatly improved, and was delighted with the result. The large, red splotches began to grow paler and smaller, and before long disappeared entirely. I regained my ne stronger, and my appetite improved. I was soon entirely well, and my skin as of glass. allover my body. These soon broke out into sores, and it is e: clear asa pi Send for our Home Treatment Book, which contains valuable information about this disease, with complete directions for self treatment. Our medical department is in charge of physicians who have made a life-time study of blood diseases. Don’t G GS doctors could do me no hesitate to write for any information or advice wanted. We make no charge what- tried varic for this, All correspondence is held in the most sacred confidence. _ THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY. ATLANTA. GA. bottle of S. Harness and Saddlery, Bugoies and Surties; Road Wagons and Spring Wagons Harness $3 to $15; Saddles, all styles cles are the latest in design and painting. McFARLAND BROS., Butler, Mo. gon Harness $10 to $30; Single Harness $7 to $25 . Buggy Tops, Cushions, Wagon Sheets and Bows. Our Veh dsee us; get our prices and you will surely trade with BRITISH REPULSED- Wholesale Prices to Users, Our General Catalogue quotes Send 15c¢ to partly pay Plumer’s Force Defeated at Ramathlabama. them. postage Or expressage and we'll send you one. Ithas 1100 pages, 17,000 illustrations and quotes prices on nearly 70,000 things that you eat and use and wear. We constantly carry in stock all articles quoted. MONTCOMERY WARD & 06. Michigan Av. d& Madison 8¢., Chicage. Mafeking Garrison Driven Back at the | Same Time. London, April 6,4 a.m.—The scene of hostilities in South Africa has again shifted for the moment, the en- gagement last reported having oc- curred in the vicinity of Mafeking. According to advices from Louren- zo Marquez, spirited fighting was in- dulged in on April2. It appears} —— that the British garrison at Mafe- king made a sortie just as Col. Plum- er’s force attacked the burghers at Ramathlabama. The attacking forces were in each The Tallest Mercantile Building in the World, Owned and Occupied Exclusively By Us. F.J. TYGARD, HON.J. 8. NEWBEBRY, 3.C.CLARK, President. Vice-Pr . Cashier THE BATES COUNTY BANK, BorTi.BR, Mo. Successor to BATES COUNTY NATIONAL BANE. nsosdigeee’ case repulsed, twenty of Plumber's men being left dead on the field, while six others were taken prisoners e le inc ‘s be ated s ma — : gms Esrasiisuxp Dxc., 1870. rew, Dunean-Robertson and Me- Ba 7 4 75 000 i ki Laren, the first two having since CAPITAL, $75,000. -3- - bg cg cted§ died. Staff officers Cecil and Grai- ville are also prisoners. As Cecil was a member of Plumber's force, it is Bates County Investment Co., not probable that Lord Salisbury’s IBUTLER, MO.> son was eaptured, as the latter is Capital, BS50,000. known to have been shut up in Maf a e sae ee Money to loan on real estate, at low rates. Abstracts of > y king with Baden-Powell’s troops. title to all lands and town lots in Bates county. Choice The Boer casualtiesare said to have securities always on hand and forsale. Abstracts of title as furnished, titles examiued and all kinds of real estate been light. papers drawn, The burgher’s victory at Korn 4 F.J.Troarp., Hox. J. B. Newuruny, J.C. Cra Spruit proves to have been more ee sperm : i : Jno. C. Hayes, Abstractor. 8. F. Waxnocx, Notary costly to the British than at first See ae EAS SAL RL LALLA RLPRLLAPPR supposed. In addition to the large number of casualties, it develops that the Boers captured valuable secret papers. These disclose the British plans of 1897-8-9, in which the in- vasion of the Free State and Trans- vaaljis outlined in detail. Among others, a scheme for reaching Johan- nesburg via Mafeking by way of Dr. Jameson’s route presented, of course eliminating the mistakes made by the famous raider. Another plan is submitted, providing for a march from Bloemfontein to Kroonstad via Brandfort. President Steyn, of the Free State, has not dispaired of theultimate suc- THE MISSOURI STATE BANK. of Butler, Missouri Capital and Surplus, (full paid) - 000.00. $ Receives Deposits, Loans Money, Buys Notes, Issues Drafte a and does a General Banking Business. = Ready at all times to make loans at reasonable rates of interest. The patronage of merchants, farmers, stock dealers, business men and the public generally is solicit- ed, promising strict attention to business and a safe depository for funds. — DIRECTORS .—— ress ay y Jobn Deerwester, Charles R. Radford Wm. E. Walton, cess of the federalforces. Addressing oe Seen ' ye: 5 ee the Raad, he declared that the bur- Booker Powell. Frank M. Voris, J. M_ Christy. , . : J.B. JENKINS, Cashier. ghers would yet triumph, notwith- standing the fallof Bloemfontein. He said the war was being waged for in- dependence, and had been conducted by the Dutch armiesin a manner that had excited the wonder and admira- tion of the civilized world. In the course of the proceedings in parliament yesterday, it was stated that 2,000 more Boer prisoners would be sent to St. Helena. It asserted that more Dutch captives had died land Simonstown than aboard vessels in the bay. Wm. E. WALTON, President. Interest Reduced, —_——0 We are loaning money on good farms in Bates county was also at 6 per cent interest and donot charge any commission. Money on hand ready and loansclosed up without delay. on at Parties wanting a new loan, or desiring to reduce the advantage to Sarai: interest on an old one will find it to thei Ominous Moves in the Far East. call on us. WALTON TRUST COMPANY, Butler, Missouri. THE NEW KANSAS CITY TIMES IS SETTING THE PACE AND A HOT ONEIT IS. Shanghai, April 5.—The bminous preparations of the Russian and Jap- anese War departments continue. The Russians are making strenuous efforts to fill Port Arthur with grain. even at panic prices, and are import. ing quantities of wheat from North China. Japan has called out her naval reserves for service during the ap- proaching maneuvers, when the en- tire Japanese fleet will be engaged. SITUATION LOOKS SERIOUS. Yokohama, March 23, via Will- iams’ Head quarantine, British Co- lumbia, April 5.—While the tone of ie -eedingly mod- erate and guarded it is quite evident that the thinking Japanese pressed with the serious character of the situation Russia. It certainly looks now as if there was something serious in the pertinacity h the Occidental press has been insisting on a war between the impending in the near future. In the last few days it has been definitely announced that the Russian method of insinuation has been applied to Korea in the usual form of court adviser and large loan. In Sworn Circulation we have passed the 33,000 mark, which meane that over 33,000 homes are being entered daily by the most pro- gressive morning daily in the south west. 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