Evening Star Newspaper, April 23, 1898, Page 11

10 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1898-24 PAGES. HARMFUL EVASION Medical men who state that catarrh cannot be cured are either behind the times or willfully mislead their patients. Professional jeal- eusy the cause of much needless xaffering. In these United St class of men Whe stand higher than the general practitioner of lielne. While he is a public servant, be fs alse nters Into closer relat en and families than avy co is sought, not only from Wut as tke family phssi- standing he ix often ma ef many purely personal matters a doctor b x the secrets the contrary, he ofter refases lose his knowledge even in a court of Te it any wender, then, that when be tells a catarrhal diseases are Inenrable patient | th they believ piu Not at all. © ig where he It Is perfectly naz makes a mistake. the result e for relief. medicine. S patronage has often nts that the treatment of time ud money to be perfectly candid patients are bound to & A tind to their y is cured. This result reflects r physician and perheps loses bi of their former faithfal follower. xemplities the old adage that the « this simply fuesty’ te ibe best polley : : w are the facts In the case? Simply these: Cetarrh and Catarrbal complications can net only but in the great majerity of cases can be cured. Hundreds of the brightest medical men in the world, men who have become justly famous, men belonging to the highest medical s0- cletien in the country, men who have become cel brated both in this Iand and abroad, men fre professors in the best medical colleges . and mere, are devoting their entire tine andeeaerzy to the study and treatment of catarrh and its complications. If it were indeed true that these diseases were Incurable the mortality list (death rate) would be multiplied many timer. ere is no aisease which Is so common. No age. fen or condition of life 1s exempt. Tt wenkens the whole m by impoverishing the blood, Irri- tating the nerves, interfering with “digestion, ete., ete. Why let such diseases run on from year to ¥ Why neglect them until they become really erus? In spite of the fact t gene! practitioner does not treat these troubles nor en- eciurage his patients to have them treated, they ean be cured and the health restored. ‘The treatment of this -disease has ket with the times. and the modern scientific methods cd at the present day great im- be relieved, former efforts re is yet hope. red ideas to, see the difference from former methods. Tea Dr. Cowden’s offer below to ali who are afficted: $5.00 A MONTH. This rate applies to all patients and all diseases, includes au medicnes, vielts to office, examination and treatment entitles every patient personal attention, and in all Dector McCoy's almost wl- deat. This rate ment known te nature. Rhenmatism es given th versthing is done ti de in evers Ff does not de the attention given. mod manner from the value of TRIAL TREATMENT FREE. ate and correct Idea ttertic to all ment Fi al purpose tment will be in general adoption b avd it fs the desire of fts di seen and noted by a many the offices of the Nation: jeCoy has instituted in Washing! friend to get cured, but »pplicants ‘This ‘on In a few years the Dr. J. M. Cowden, 715 13th Street Northwest. Practice | m. to 12m ays and belid rere Go to Siccardi’s FOR BARGAINS IX HUMAN HAIR Hair Switebes at Great Bargains, £3.00 Switches reduced to $1.50. 85.00 Switeh, reduced to $2.50. $4.00 Swite reduced to $5.00, Gray and White Halr reduced in sume proportion. Mme. Siccardi, 711 sith st.. next to Psiais Royal, Private rooms for hairdressiug, sbampooiny Gseing. and ee13-16,tf you are building send for our f 3 LEAKY a klet on Metal Shingles = and High-grade ROOFS, «iso cur nook on the * D lator mailed FREE. Merchant & Co., %7 Arch ft. °9 Philadelphia. ap2itomyl-14 S OO) for 2,240 Ibs. ° WhiteAsh Coal Send in your order at once and avoid disappointment. $3.99 pays for a full ton of clean White Ash Coal, delivered anywkere in our big chute wagons, ‘Wm. J. Zeh, 708 11th. ap22-14d WAR BILLS INTRODUCED. Proposed Increase of Medical Officers in the Army. The following “war bills’ have been in- troduced in the House: By Representative Skinner of North Car- olina, imposing a war tax of $35 on every purchase or sale made through any stock exchange, broker or “speculative person.” By Representative Bell of Colorado, au- thorizing the Secretary of War to fur- nish books of military instructions pub- ii 2 by the War Department to the or- ganized militia of the United States. The House committee on military af- fairs has favorably reported to the House a bill to Increase the number of medical cers In the army by adding fifteen a: sistant surgeons with the rank of first Meutenant, and authorizing the surgeon general of the army, with the approval of the Secretary of War, to appoint as man contract surgeons in emergencies as m: be necessary, at not exceeding $150 per month. —_-+ e-___ SWORD FOR LIEUT. SIMMS, Handsome Testimonial to an Officer of the {ational Guard. First Lieut. and Adjt. Richard Douglas Simms of the 5th Battalion, 24 Regiment, D. €. N. G., who is an tnspector in the Dis- trict engineer department, was the recipi- ent of a handsome gold-mounted sword this morning from his f:low-employes of the District government as a token of their es- teem. Major Ge . Batley made the Fresentation specch, in which he said, #mong other kind expressions, that no man stands higher in the estimation of those with whom he has associated than does Lieut. Simms. They all, he said, admired his sterling worth of character, and as- sured him he would succeed in any capac- ity as a soldi>r and a gentleman. Lieut. Simms responded, assuring those present of his thorough appreclation of the many kind erds spoken of him, and sald that the sword would be highly appreciated by him zs long as life lasts, and that If cailed to the front in defense of his country he would try to de his duty and not reflect discredit on those who have thus honored him. 2a American Warship Sighted. BELFAST, April 23—A foreign gunboat Passe@ east of Inistrahull Island, on the north coast of Ireland, at 8 o'clock this morning. It is belleved to be an American. <== = == rycQe THERE IS A CLASS OF PEGPLE Who are infured by the use of coffee. Recently there bas been placed 1p all the grocery stores # new preparation called GRAIN-O, made of pure grains, that takes the place of coffee. The most delicate stomach receives it without distress, and Dut few can tli it from coffee. It does not cost over % as meh. Children may drink it with great benefit. 15 cts. and 25 cts. per package. Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O, u-3 THE U. S. S. BATTLE SHIP INDIANA, (Copyright, 1895, by W. H. Rau.) CONTENTION OF DRUGGISTS ! Their Reasons for Objecting to New Contract With Telephone Company. Association to Hold a Meeting to Con- sider Plan of Action—President Bryan's Statement. It is the intention of the Druggists’ Asso- ciation to hold a meeting Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock in the College of Pharmacy building, in order to arrange the plan of campaign, as it were, on which the Chesa- peake and Potomac Telephone Company will be fought. Steps will be taken at this meeting, it was stated, to have thé tele- phones removed from the drug stores in which they are now located and to the proprietors of which the new contracts have been sent. Furthermore, the drug- gists state they are firm in their determina- tion to have all telephone wires removed from the buildings over which they have control. This, it is thought, will be carr: ing war into the enemy's camp Jn deadly earnest, and it is considered will do more to bring the telephone company to terms than any other means which could be adopted. The druggists who have been using the telephones under the pay system, with but two exceptions, it was stated to The Star reporter, will refuse to sign the new con- tract. One of these does so, it is claimed, ‘e he considers himself a rival in of a prominent druggist who has stock in the telephone company Mr. Bryan, president of the company, said yesterday that the number of signer was seventeen, but the druggists declare they are certain this number not cor- rect, and they would know of it if such -were the case. The druggists do not hesitate to put a construction on the matter of the company sending out the contracts at the present time. Th<y assert that the real reason is the company hopes to get contracts signed before the bill providing for the low tele- phone rate becomes a law, hoping therel to be able to hold the signers, even after that comes to pass. Those who will have the telephones re- from their stores will number about which, it is shown, will be a se- ricus loss to the revenues of the company. tand ready to co-operate s in their fight on the One of the most prominent mong them has stated that they will al- low no prescriptions to be taken and filled at drug st the proprietors of which n the new contracts. President Bryan's Statement. President Bryan was seen by a Star re- porter at his offi esterday. He made the following statement: “The y stations of the company in drug stores have been in operation some- thing more than twelve months, and it has been found that the total amount receive from each of most of these stations ha been less than the actual cost of maintain- cases the income from lecal business has been about half the cost of maintaining the stations. “In lieu of commissions the druggists have been allowed to mak alis to other druggi: nd to phy e re- sult of this method develop: st that in a very large number of cases the num- ber of free calls is three or four great as the number of paid calls, deed, in some cases more than tw as great. “In view of the above stated ccmpany has decided to request tts drue- gist patrons to accept gom> one of the nun Incrous other forms of contract which it is prepared to offer.” Mr. #n would not show the reporter the form of contract which will be entere Into under the new method. He au- thority for the Statement that it provides for a commissign of 25 per cent on all sums taken in by the druggists, instead of “free calls," as he saw fit to call them, which he declared had been in vogue the last year. This, he said, would be paid for att:nding to the stations and providing a place for them. times a and, in- elve times fact the Claims Seventeen Signatures. Mr. Bryan said that out of about a hun- dred druggists who had held contracts be- fore about seventeen had signed the new ones. He laughed at th2 idea that the drug- gists would have the telephones taken out, but while the conversation was going on there wus a@ call over the wire for Mr. Bryan. The talk which followed Was be- tween him and a prominent durggist, in which the latter stated he could not get along without the free calls, and if he could not have them he did not want the telzpHone. He wished it taken out, he said. —S Capt. Bradford Wants a Ship. A notable retirement from the Navy De- partment has occurred in the case of Capt. Royal B. Bradford, chief of the equip- ment division. Although he has not held his present office long and by custom is entitled to nearly three years of further service there, he has become so impatient to join in active service that he yesterday addressed the following letter to the Presi- dent: “I respectfully tender my resigna- tion as chief of the bureau of equipment H of the Navy Department. It has been a great pleasure to serve during your ad- ministration in my pending capacity and I beg to express my thanks for the honor conferred upon me by your appointment to such a responsible office. This resigna- tion is tendered only that I may ask for active service afloat.” Captain Bradford addressed a similar letter to Secretary Long with the addition of a request to have a command of cn active warship. The resignation will be accepted and by virtue of his rank, as well as to mark the high regard entertained for him by the administration, Captain { way satisfactory | ing them, while in a very large number of | ™ immediate ad &ress in the direction of providing for coal | making coal contraband is Bradford will be given one of the best of the available ships in the navy. SPANISH INTERESTS. Specific Duties of French Ambassador and Austrian Minister. As a result of objections raised by the State Department to the joint action of the French ambassador and the Austrian min- ister, in representing Spanish interests In this country, it is understood that a satis- factory arrangement has been made by which the ambassador and minister will divide their duties and will act separately in looking after Spanish affairs and in deal- ing with the authorities here. This ar- rangement was made after a conference be- tween Judge Day and the ambassador and minister. At the outset the department took decided grounds against a ‘‘joint” rep- resentation, believing that it invited con- fusion and was quite unusual. It was ex- plained, however, that Spain had made her request simultaneously to France and Au: tria, and that both governments had ac: cepted simultaneously. Although it im- posed an onerous duty, the acceptances, It was explained, were dictated by the usual comity between nations. Having two ac- ceptances, the Spanish government did not feel at liberty to prefer one over the other, but accepted. the protection of both coun- tries. While this explanation was in every to the authorities here, yet they did not wish the protection to be- come complicated by any joint or divided responsibility. This was arranged, how- ever, when the ambassador and minister made known their course, which contem- plates distinct action in different locali- ties. The French consu! or consul gen- erals will take charge of Spanish interests at New Orleans, San Francisco, Philadel- phia, Boston and Galveston. At these points the Austrian government is not rep- resented by consular officers. If any case originates at these points and is brought before the State Department, then the French ambassador will take entire charge of the negotiations so far as Spain's inter- ests are concerned, without consulting the Austrian minister. On the other hand, Austrian consuls and vice consuls will take charge of Spanish interests at New York, Chicago and Pittsburg. France also has consular offices at these points, but the Austrian officials are senior and are there- fore given charge. If cases arise in these localities and are brought before the State Department, then the Austrian minister will act independently and without consult- ing the French ambassador. Under this arrangement there will be no joint action on any one subject, although both the am- bassador and minister will continue to act i stinct fields. In smaller cities, where no consuls belonging to the regular ser- vice of France or Austria are located, the consular agents, commercial or honorary, will take charge of Spanish interests, se- niority determining whether a French or ian official shall be in charge. e Department from will follow the same > originating in the large cities rule a —namely, French ambassador taking charge when the case originated under a French consi and the Austrian minister whe originated under an Aust r agent. It is under- stood that this arrangement will be satis- factory to the State Department so long as no pint negotiations are id that the amba: * no joint involved. It is der and minister will functions to perform for sense of conducting diplo- ‘otiations, as all diplomatic rela- tions with Spain are terminated. The sole duties of the ambassador and minister are to look after sons and property now in the Un COALING STATIONS, m of Supplying the Ships ina ious One. The Navy Department ts prepared to take ntage of any action of Con- The Prob It has already outlined plans for stablishment of such depots and has ascertained the feasibility of stocking them t very short notice. The attitude of the British government upon the question of waited with keenest interest in nuval circles. Operat- ing to the south of Cuba, as our ship do if anything like a complete blockade is to be maintained, the problem of supplying } them with coal is a question of the great- est importa: ‘This may be done expen- sively and uncertainly, owing to the danger of forage by the enemy's ships, through the use of steam colliers sent from the United States. It is highly desirable, how- ever, that in an emergency our ships may have the opportunity to draw upon tne British coal supply in the West Indies. It is believed. owing to the guarded manner in which Mr. Balfour replied to the direct question as to the question of the govern- ments making coal contraband, that Great Britain will adopt a middle course. She will probably refuse to allow one of the warships of the combatants to take on a full supply of coal at any British port. But, on the other hand, she will probably allow any such ships arriving at her ports short of coal to take on a supply sufficient to take them to thelr next port, thus apply- ing the common rule of neutrality. It is to be remarked that the decision of the British government that the Spanish cruiser Audaz, now under repairs. at Queenstown, cannot be detained under the neutrality laws, is not without some benefit to the United States, inasmuch as we now have the torpedo boat Somers, just pur- chased from Germany, in dock at Far- mouth, England, Itkewise repairing dam- ages sustained in the passage over from Germany. There was some fear that she might be subject to detention. But this decision in the case of the Audaz of course applies equally to the Somers. Lieut. F. J. Moses of the Marine Corps, stationed at the Washington navy yard for Several mpnths, has gone to Key West in command of a detachment of sixty marines for duty at the front. Unless there is a change in present plans, the marines will have a leading part to perform in the land- ing of troops in Cuba, to insure the evacua- tion of the Spanish forces. Secretary Long is having considerable dif- ficulty in securing a commander for the hospital ship Solace. It is said the names of Commander Crowninshield and Lienten- unt Commander Davenport of the bureau of navigation are under consideration for that important assignment. SPANISH ARMORED CRUISER OQUENDQ. 1226 F St. N. W. The Julius Lansburgh Furniture and 1216 F St. N: W. _-1..Carpet Co. to Give Up the General An Immense Sale at Less Than Factory Prices! At a general meeting of the company it was decided to give up the general furniture busin’ other lines. The whole stock will be disposed of as rapidly as possible and the books of the many de; do this the more quickly enormous reductions have been made in PRICES PUT ON THEM. may wander through the two houses at will and pick out their own bargains. : attend this sale and to give us a chance to better display the goods, we have rented No. 1216 F St. N. W. in addition to our 1 seven-story building. As these prices will entail a heav: ments, Bedroom Suites. One Polished Oak Bulte, $14.85 with oval mirror. Worth $26 oval'mincr. Warnes as” $18.75 GPE hamdeome a: $30.75 $38.75 Quartered shaped” mirror. Worth $42. Another Bird's-eye Maple ae shaped mirror. Wort! pOte, beautiful piaeere laple Suite, shi uirror, Werth goo. Pt mirr $43.50 One very fine Curly Bich Suite, handsome mirror. Marked $80. . One finely finished Quartered Oak Suite, with shaped ‘mir- ror. Worth $95. . + One Quartered Oak Bed Room Suite, with - dresser washstand. ‘Worth $110..... $52.50 $54.75 $68.75 $87.50 shaped mir- ‘One very fine Quartered Oak Carved Maselvely Worth $130 One ver fine Birch Suite, ror, handsomely Worth $200. One Solid Suite, swell front, | shaped Worth $440. ete $282.00 Dressers. One Quartered Oak Dresser, oval mir- ror, breas standards. Worth “618 75 $28 yo Maple Dresser, oval mir- One Bird ‘Wott 633,95 ror, brass standards. $36. Bs: $52.00 Suite. carved. $133.50 Mahogany mirror. One Verni Martin swell front. Worth $88. White Enamel and Brass Bed- stead, with brass knobe—worth 3 QS 4 $5.50 3. White Enamel nd Bruss Bed- $ stead, ‘swell foothoardworth $14 $9.50 23 White Enamel, and Brass & Bedstead, a ant piece 88 Berienture volt AA. $13.25 BS Hendscme All-brass Bed- ° stead, pa swell footboard— $38. 50 So worth : 5 Another All-braas Bedstead, double swell footboard—worth Very Massiv stead, with donble sw Loard—worth $120 $45.75 $72.50 All-brass Bed- Il foot- Brass & Iron Bedsteads. Furniture Extra Good Qvartered Oak 10-fvot—4 Extension Tabie, beauty—worth $30. front, qui Worth $35.50. One Beautiful Oak Sideboard, With large plate-glass iirroi Worth $35.00. ‘One Onk 8: in., with Worth $38. One Quai board. Worth $38.00. One Quartered board, “with Oak Polished Oak Extension Tabte, $10.50 Oak Extension Table—worth foot Extension Table; quite $19.25 in. wi ¥ §g.Acith shaped mirror. worth $19.50 $26.75 Sdeboard. with swell front. Worth $65.00. $38.75 One Very Handsome One Mahogany Finish Book- Handsome joxany Werth $15.25 eix lect: wonderful for the price $3.75 Polished Oak 10-ft. $20. massive—worth $29. $19.50 . board, 5 fee ..§21.75 $27.50 Worth $52.00. One Quartered Oak Sideboar . 559.50 Combination Chira C $10, finely made. Worth 610.75, double glass doors I Ouk Bookcase, ple glass Extension Tables. Table, strong and durable— Handsome 8-foot Quartered $13.25 Very Fine Quartered Oak 8- One Oak Sideboard, 4 ft. 6 $26.50 Handsome Quartered Oak $34.75 board, 5 ft., Worth $90.00. Bock Cases. double glass doors. Worth $18. ished Oak §-ft. E Table; good value for $12" $8, Sideboards. mirror. Worth $22.75 $29.75 Massive ‘Quartered Oak Side- a beauty, with handsome mir- Sideboard. Wo $37.75 $16.50. with $1 1.75 $23.50. drawers Mer $26.50 é 1226 F Street N.W. Sets eeeeetnteteteted soe ss all prices. etedeteteteteeeceeineeetttntntetetetete Business. and y loss to the company and are only in order to rapidly wind up these depart- The Goods Will Be Sold Strictly For Cash. We mention some of the bargains below, taking a few from each department. reductions we have made, and do not represent a tithe of the stock. They are merely to China Closets. | worth seo. ee See S13.25 | aearieres Oak China Closet, | Fiat oat, Mirror top. Worth ET SO Handsome Swell - front China Closet, mahogany tnlaid. Werth 3 1.75 we Quartered “Oak China’ Closet, vith o Wand" ae Nae $3350 Very fine Quartered Oak ¢ Ceres, Nth awell Tene” Worth Ze EE Quartered Oak China Closet, swell front $53.00. shelves "Work sour.” $43.50 One Doable Swelled-front China Closet, ends, swelled shelves $150.00. mirror back, and \ vartments balanced. THE GOODS COULD NOT B All goods have been plainly ticketed showing our previous prices and the reduced prices, so that al In order to better handle the crowds that are sure to Chiffoniers. Large Oak Chiffonie: bargain, 6 drawers. One Fine Polishs a great Worth 412, DO.2D Oak Chiffonier. 3 large and 4 small drawers box. Worth $16... exes = $10.75 | One White Enamel Chiffon- Jer, with mirror to} $18... One White Enam 4 stall drawers and mirror top. Worth $22 Chiffonter, 3 large and "™ $14.50 | xe Mahe Chiffonter, Worta fon we $27.50 Large Mahogany Chiffo ay front, mirror top. We th $32.50 Couches. I-made Couches, upholstered fringe all round. in cor- ly finished Be in good quality tapes $12 . uph h $14 Couch, figured vel upholstered _in "> $13.50 . tufted, upholstered in tale Worn 32577! 8" $17.50 All Hair-filled Coueh, tufted. and up- holstered in figured velour. $18.75 Worth $28... res Tafted Lew Couch, wert $53.50 bogany frame, best quality Worth §2 atiful € figured vy Worth $63. Julius Lansburgh Furniture and Carpet Co., 1216 F Street N.W. sSosteetoegeedenteetengenteetestondeetoetoctenteetoetesioeteedende, Seeesdenteetesteateesoegondontnfondpatectenteetecdeatestoctoctest INSTRUCTIONS TO COLLECTORS, Directed to Give Notice of the Caban Blockade. Secretary Gage has telegraphed all col- lectors of customs on the Atlantic, gulf and Pacific seaboard that all ports on the north coast of Cuba from Cardenas to Ba- hia Honda, which include Havana and Ma- tanzas, and also Cienfuegos on the south coast, had been blockaded by the United States. Collectors were instructed to com- municate this notification in writing to all foreign consuls in their respective districts and to the masters of all vessels applying for clearances to the blockaded port or por’s in the vicinity. ‘The instructions will prevent loss to ship- pers and ship owners, and at the same time simplify the work of the blockading squad- ron. Collectors were also instructed to telegraph the names of all Spanish vessels in their districts, but itis belleved that few now remain in American ports. ——_____- e+, Wr'tten for The Evening Star. Nelson at Trafalgar. “TM sink those Puglish dogs,"” Sald Gravina to his hogs On board the Trinldad off Cape Trafalgar, When Nelson aud his fleet ‘The Spaniards came to meet To have a little brush with the “hfdalger.”” ‘The Victory turned the day "Gainst the Spanish-French array, With Collingwood aboard the Royal Sovereign, And sank and drove the dons By the fire of Nelson's guns From the seas in which the cowards had been hoverin’. British bulldogs growing mad Sank Santissima Trinidad, While Gravina ran away and left his vessel, Just as Spanish curs will run When the fighting has begun, And yield to Yankee arms their Morro Castle. “Kise me, Hardy!” sald the hero. Without reproach or fear O, As he breathed his last ‘mid victory and glory, Shot through the epaulet By a sneaking sea-cadet Of a Frenchman up aloft, so goes the story. Like that victor of the seas, Whose signal on the breeze, Floated out in splendid bravery and beauty, ‘The United States today Has the same bold words to say— She “expects that every nian will do his duty.”* +DAVID GRAHAM ADEE. — Recital Cithceled. ‘The announcement 18°made that the con- cert to be given at, the’ Columbia Theater tomorow evening By fhe Yeaye-Marteau- Gerardy-Lachaume ination is cancel- ed. Those who sectired seats may have the same redeemed upon presentation at Guz- man's, in BE. F. Drdop & Sons’. _ Testing Armor Plate. At Indian Head’ yesterday a trial was made of a turret, plate representing the armor of the battle ship Kearsarge. The piate varied from fifteen to seventeen inches in thickne: 34 was attacked by two shots from a 12-inch gun, the first at a velocity of 1,312 feet per second pene- trating thirteen inches and a second -at 1,780 getting through the plate, but not the backing. As a result the government accepted 519 tons of the armor. ———_-e+-—__ Mr. Schermerhorn’s Offer. Secretary Long has been notified by Mr. F. Augustus Schermerhorn of New York that he will give his steam launch Free Lance to the government for nothing. This patriotic gift has been acknowledged by Secretary Leng in a letter expressing the thanks of the Navy Department. The Free Lance is a1 exceptionally good yacht for naval purposes, and she has already been listed among those which the gov- ernment desires to purchase. She ts 130 feet long, and is said to be very fast. This is the first outright gift of a ship to the navy, and it is in rather marked contrast with the terms of acquisition of other steam yachts, tugs, etc. MISSOURI RIVER DUELS. Strange Affairs and Stirring Sights Seen on a Steambont. From the St. Paul Pioneer Press. “Old-timers along the Misscuri will no dcubt recall the two dueis that were fought in the early days,” said an old-time steam- boat man who was employed in the palmy days in steamboating along the river. “Near Chamberlain, S. D., a good many years ago there lived two brothers, Jim and Lafayette Sunderland. They were typical bad men of the frontier and erous characters in an encounter. Tall, lean, ac- tive, sure-sightead and quick of aim, thcy were ugly customers. Their reputation was general along the Missouri river. Each of them had one or more notches on the handle of his revolver, indicating that some human being had fallen to nis aim. No man cared to offend either of them urless he was looking for trouble and prepared for battle, as trouble was sure to follow when either of them felt that his dignity had suffered insult. It was peculiarly appropriate that these two bad characters should have seen fit to rid the world of cach other, which they did effeci- ually in consequence of a quarrel between them. “When steamboating was in its glory along the Missouri the owner of a wood- yard along the stream drove a profitable business in supplying the passing boats with fuel. There were established yards elong the river at such a distance apart as was most convenient for the boats, and they ran into shore at these yards whenever their supply of fuel got low, to repleni it from the supply always to be found on hand. A heavily-loaded boat making a trip up stream consumed a good many cords of wood, and the expenditure for fuel was no small amount. Prices ranged from $3 to $5 a cord, and when the owner of a yard sold a supply to a passing boat he had done a very fair day's work, and received a very fair day's income. The wood was al- ways paid for in cash by the clerk of the boat, and the patronage of the boats was much sought after by the owners of the yards along the river. “The Sunderland brothers varied their careers as bad men by wood chopping, and they had established a yard about ten to twelve miles from the present site of Chamberlain. The yard was a partnership concern, the brothers being supposed to Givide the proceeds of whatever sales were made. But as usual with such characters, there was not even common honesty be- tween them, and if either man was able to make a sale without the knowledge of the other he deemed it the part of wisdom and good firance to pocket the entire pro- ceeds and say nothing. “We were making the trip up the river late in the season with a heavy load of freight, and put in at the Sunderland wood- yard to replenish our stock of fuel, which had been heavily Grawn upon by our plow- ing against the swift current of the river. One of the owners, Jim Sunderland, was present at the yard, and we made known our needs and sent ‘roosters’ ashore to carry the wood upon the deck. We bought about ten cords of wood, and the clerk paid Sunderland ten crisp $5 bills in setile- ment of the account. Just as we were pre- paring to take up the gang-plank and push cut into the stream again, Lafayette Sun- derland made his appearance from a neigh- boring» copse of woods and inquired as to the settlement for the wood that had been taken. =. “By this time we had swung out into the stream, and the clerk called across the in- tervering stretch of water that he had paid Jim for the wood. From the deck of the boat we could,discern a heated controversy between the brothers. The reputation of the two m2n was such as to create a gen- erai interest on board the boat as to the cutcome of the quarrel, but none of us was prepared for the tragic denowemen:. After perhaps five minutes of alt>rcation we saw Jim suddenly spring to the end of a huge cottonwood log which lay near and seize a rifle which rested upon the etd of the log. But quick as he was the other man was evan quicker, and although Jim was the first to move, Lafayette sprang to the other end of the log, where his rifle rested, and seized it before Jim could take alm. Two elght puffs of smoke from the barrsls of the weapons, two short, sharp reports, and the two men fell almost simultanecusly, eaeh where he had stood, without moving a step. Each of the men was 3 dead shot, and there could be but one result to such a duel. The brothers w kilied by the other, ar $50. of the arck 2 stone dead, over the division ef 1 oridze in ISSI. Missou big and Mandas were sitting on the deck of a steam- boat at the Bismare: when our at- tention was attracted by tae con on le, which river gnd among the workmen on Ue tre s side of t 2 wate few moments, ark object fall from the trestle to the rocks, seventy feet below. Investigation | a'sclosed that two of the carpenters who haa been at work ned lecome engaged in an altercation, and hard words were folio ei by blows, un‘S! ove of them attacked the other with a hammer and the other defend- ed himself with a hatchet. “The two deligere:t werkmen grappled with each other and sw. “1 from side to siue of the trestle. Backward and forward they reeled, and struggled, each seeking to overcome the other anc cast him from tr dizzy height. Finally they battlea to the very edge of the tc and one of them lost his balance and edge. Realizing that he was doomed, i clung to the other with the frenzy rasp of the falling in, the s men slipped, swayed and teil o uni with a men cipitated to The rest of | the workmen lorror-str! and peered over the edge to see the infor- tunates, lying prone yn ine rocks below, still clasped each in the vtse-like grip of the other and stone dead. Hardly a bone in the body of either was broken.’ TRAINING THE EYESIGHT. Acuteness Can Be Improved by Systematic Attention. From the Literary Digest. It is the opinion of Brudenell Carter, the eminent English surgeon, that the average acuteness of human eyesight can be very greatly improved by systematic training. In a paper read before the London Society of Arts on February 23, he urged parents and teachers not to regard sight “as a power or faculty which may be trusted to take care of itself,” but to train it sys- tematically by the aid of appropriate ob- jects, and to test its quality from time to time, as is now done in the case of railway its employes. In commenting on this address the Hospital, March 5, says: “Travelers have told marvelous stories about the sight of many savage tribes, and, although some of these stories may be re- ceived with incredulity, while others are explicable by the greater clearness of the atmosphere in the countries where ticy oc- curred, yet there secms no su‘Ticient ground for doubtirg that the visual function, lke every other, is capable of being improved by judicious exercise, and especially by such exercise as is afforded by the neces- sity of reliance upon its faintest indica- tions. There is no reasonable doubt that the Siberian Tartar who, when lcoking vt Jupiter, told Arago that he had <cen the big star swallow a little one and spit it out again had really seen, with his uniried eyes, an occultation of the third satellite. Sir H. Trumaa Wood, in discussing ut the Society of Arts, spoke of an Englistinan who coukKi see some of the doubi but it must be remembered that te Eng- lishman could easily know what stars were double, and could, perhaps, fancy that he saw their peculiarity; while the Tartar could have had no knowledge of the very existence of the satellite if he had not seen it. 3) Mr. Carter maintained that the hatit of seeing as much as possible, of earnest vis- ual attention to the details of the enviren- ments, would certainly have the effect of increasing the activity of the visual func- tion, and also in ail probability of proimvt- ing the growth of finer fibers in the retina, by the aid of which smaller images coud be appreciated. He gave reasons fur be- Neving that the vision of town-bren children is less acute than that of the country-bred; the former seeing chiefly large objects, such as houses and omnibuses, under ‘arge visual angles; the latter habitually attcend- ing to smaller or more distant objects, end using the eyes under smaller visual angles. The general moral of the dGiscours? eters “ry chewing) should be = = test the vision of new pupils, cnd to recom the fact in a register, at the sume time calling attention of parents to cases of manifest defect, end thus enabiing then each | | recognition whic | ter should not b yung out over the | Se oegoegeitoctete Sa a to confine operations to the In order to AT THE - MADE . fener g give you an idea of the vast Parlor Suites. 5-piece Parlor Suite, over- $21.75 stuffed, Agured velour uphol- Mabogany finish, tn stered—worth $33 lnid frame, upholstered in sil damask worth 83.0 S225 B-plece Parlor Suite, 3-piece Parlor Suite, lid — mabogan frame, fne silk damask ae holsteiy—worth $43 $29.75 Parlor Suite tran silk dima _ - $33.75 Parlor Suite, ms $36.75 in bet- "i $41.75 i Worth $51.50. . lece Handsomely Inlaid istered in wilk h BHO. 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Dees ssontedntecnsentesvnteseabeenieentonaienietonentesintoe ede oredr tind Loe Se rd rst Seonse garnet soder inte geasesa desea ce age ASHaD AD Maes aSeaneaedhecoaetontcoacedoatveeeteageteagbeeetoepageegety in time! to ob: further sug e trained in se it test-objects set it being only sever injuri distant objects mu d by which the facul d to be improved. ht might be permitted to + > among the physical qualities “hat a made the basis of competiti und th upon kin ised ts i It was mur ined its prizes might be awarded for oxecilence. it seems certain that there are poutions in in w the power to see acutely might be quite as valuable as, or «vea more valuable than, and ther the power to run swiftly; ms no ¥ r lid reason why the is given daily to the late extended also to the fore mer.” ———__+e+— “Ducks Kill a From the Chicago Post. A large Pekin duck, owned by Frank Lewis of New Hampton, N. Y¥., which has hatched out an early brood of ducklings, took them out on the Wallkill for a first lesson in the art of swimming. They had gone but a short distance from the shore when a muskrat seized one of the duck- lings by the leg. The squawk of fright which it gave as it was being drawn be- neath the water attracted the attention of the mother duck, and a few quick move- ments of her feet brought her to the spot in time to seize the muskrat by the tail. The muskrat, surprised by the attack, re- leased its grip on the duckling and turned on the big duck. The thick feathers of the duck protected it from the muskrat’s teeth, and its attacks produced so little ef- fect that the duck did not release her hold on the muskrat’s tail. The splashing of the water made by the combatants attracted the attention of a big drake which was swimming near, and it came up and assailed the muskrat with Vicious blows of its strong beak. The rat struggled desperately to escape, but the duck held it fast and the drake rained blows upon ft until it ceased to struggle. The duck towed it ashore, and both birds skrat. pecked at it until- they made sure it was dead. Then the mother duck collected her brood, and the swimming lesson was re- sumed as if nothing had happened. ‘The big drake, however, kept near, as if ready to be of service if the ducklings needed fur- ther protection, 66 1a 99 BREAKS UP COLDS “Seventy-seven” is but one of Dr. HUM. PHREYS' SPECIFICS, There are 35 others just as good. Here are a few: = NO. CURES. PRICES. 1—FEVERS, Congestion, Inflammations. . 25e. 2-WORMS, Worm Fever, Worm Colic... 25c. 8—TEETHING, Colic, Crying, Wakefulness. 25c. 4—DIARRHORA, of children or adults Be S-NEURALGIA, Toothache, Faceache. 25e. 9-HEADACHE, Sick Headache, Vertigo... 25c. 10—DYSPEPSIA, Indigestion, Weak Stomach 25, 18—CROUP, LARYNGITIS, Hoarseness. Be. 1¢-SALT RHEUM, Exysipelas, Eruptions... 25. 15—RNEUMATISM, Rheumatic Pains. 25e, 16—MALARIA, Chills, Fever and Ague. Bie. 20—-WHOOPING COUGH. Be. 27-—-KIDNEY DISEASES. Be,’ 28-NERVOUS DEBILITY........ + $1.08 At all druggists or sent prepaid. SPECIFIC MANUAL to be found at druggists of sent free, TELLS ALL. Humphreys’ Medicine Company, New York. ,