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Bess. Take it as a General and at all
WBBK times in place of Quinine. Coughs,
Colds and LaGrippo. MO PAY
Ovner Evansville, Indianr
■on way rates
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BH UNION PACIFIC
wmr from
Hr Missouri River Terminals
fm (Kansas City to Council Bluffs. Inclusive.)
^ EVERY DAY
MARCH 1 TO MAY 15, 1905.
d*-^R AA to San Francisco,
Los Angeles, San
Diego and many other California
points.
^ R AA to Everett, Fair
l haven,Whatcom,
] Vaneoverland Victoria.
^^R AA to Portland, As
V^UtUU toria, T a com a
and|Seattle.
^^R AA to Ashland, Rose
b ur g, Eugene,
Albany and Salem, including
branch lines in Oregon.
R/\ to Spokane and
intermediate 0.
R. & N. points; to Wenatchee
and intermediate points.
d*^A A A to Butte, Ana
V«U«UU conda, Helena
and all intermediate main line
points.
ed*^A AA to Ogden and
Salt Lake City
and intermediate main line points.
For fuller information call on or
address
J. H. Lothrop, G. A.,
t 903 Olive st., St. Louis, Mo.
The Great East and West Line
Across the Entire States ol
Texas and Louisiana
NO TROUBLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
New Dining Cars (Meals a la Carte.)
Write for low rates. New boot
on Texas, FREE.
E. P. Turner, G. P. A.,
Dallas, Texas.
HUNTS HUMAN SKULLS
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Peculiar Hobby Which Occupies
Leisure Time of a Texan.
Him visited Many Lauds aad Csns.
tries In Search ol the Odd Corios
and He Has an Interest
ins Collection.
The following advertisement appeared
Jj the newspapers o'M St. Joseph, Mo., re
-..pntly: 'll
“Wanted—Human srkulls! must be la
lUood condition; will pVy liberally for
fine specimens. Apply K^otel M. Charles
W. Jenkins.” \
Jenkins was a temporary resident of
St. Joseph,-where he has considerable
realty Interests, but his reJB.1 home is in
Corpus Christi, Tex. He «pas probably
the oddest fad of any collector of curios
Who has ever-been a resident of that city.
Jdr. Jenkins is very anxious^ to increase
• Is collection of skulls, and?r in the pos
session of medical students, I ihysicians
and college* of St. Joseph art” becimens
taken from various burying ^“-grounds
that have teen unearthed In **
cavations for buildings on site.”' that
hundreds of years ago were repos. * Vries
for the dead of the ancient red mai^
“I have now in my possession P***
perfect specimens of human skulls,” ssiP-y*
Mr. Jenkins. “They represent the hu-\
man of many ages, and I find them an \
Interesting study indeed. How did 1
come to Indulge in such a strange fadl
Well, In my youth I made a study of
•natomy, and became Intensely Inter
ested In the construction of the human
frame. I gradually acquired a taste for
this form of bric-a-brac.
“I got my real start as a collector of
skulls in 1887. During excavations In
Bt. Joseph on property In the possession
of my father several specimens of an
ancient race were exhumed, and
straightway found a resting place upon
a shelf In a cabinet In my home. I vis
ited the former home of the mound
builder In Colorado and New Mexico*
where other specimens of the ancient
Inhabitants were discovered. They dlf- j
B*. fbo •Iritlla fmirwl 111 !
St. Joseph. Then I visited the holy land |
tn search of specimens. From there I
drifted to the lands of the Ptolemietf of
Egypt. Hero some valuable acquisi
tions were made. I have tramped over
the Pampas of South America, the moun
tains of Peru and Chill, and even pene
trated Into the wildernesses of the Ama
son, where. In deposits of earth and
■tone, I have brought to light perfect
specimens of human skulls, represent
ing periods which history doe* not
ahrontcle.
"In my experiments I have found thai
some skulls take on a very beautiful
polish, and I must say that, under the
hand of a skilled artisan, they nre made
magnificent These specimens occupy a
cabinet by themselves. I have a number
of skulls taken from the wreek of tho
Galveston storm. I also have specimens
from other disasters on this and other
continents. Five victims of the Mont
Pelee disaster are represented In my
collection. This business of collecting
skulls Is a great aid In the study and re
tention of important facts In history. I
have In my possession the skulls of men
at. times prominent ■ In the history of
this nation. How I eame to have them
I do not care to say. However, money
Is a means of gratifying the tastes of
anyone who cares to make a collection
jt this kind. Because I have acquired a |
liking for this work. I spend much time j
luring the winter months wandering
about between rows of grinning heads,
philisophlzing, after the fashion of the
?rave digger In Hamlet, upon the brev
ty of human life.**
•SUICIDE CLUB” FLOURISHES.
rant Wnmea of Bnfao, Idaho, Hava
Offaalaatloa and Chooaa
Vlotlaaa br Lot,
Boise, Idaho, nas a fully organised
■nicide dub. That it is ready for bust
seas and has already transacted con
siderable business is shown by the faci
that at least three of Its members have
'shuffled off’* by the suicide route with
in s period of as many months.
'Tiea r\f ftiA atUIaiipa rtf thft npffliw
liatlon became known to tha police la
an investigation Into the death of Grace
Ashton, lta latest victim. She died from
morphine poisoning on a third attempt
at suicide, both of her devious attempts
having been frustrated through season
able discovery by friends.
Another young woman friend of Miss
Ashton attempted suicide by taking pol
len, but recovered, and It was through
her that the existence of the olub was
made known. The club la regularly or
ganised with a strong membership—all
young women—and holds meetings at
regular Intervals. It transpires that at
•aoh meeting a new victim Is chosen by
lot, who is to “pass off" before the time
for the next meeting by one of the usual
methods adopted in such cases, the par
ticular mode being optional with thecan
Sldats.
Philippine Foaittona Wot Wanted.
Positions in the Philippines seem to
go begging. Several months ago CoL
Edwards, chief of the insular bureau,
j sailed upon the civil service commls
! sion to certify candidates for 150
teachers’ positions paying from $2,000
to $000 per annum. There were few
applicants, fewer took the examina
tion, and only 42 were found eligible
for appointment. Another examina
tion will, therefore, be held early la
October. The Insular bureau will not
permit women to take the examina
tion for these positions, and the du
ties or pay of pedagogue do not seem
to appeal to the young men of ths
country.
Part ef the Population.
Paris uses 200,000,000 snails as food
annually. And yet, says the Washing
lam Star, the tows la art an stow.
RAISING W
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Some Success Achieved with Apples^
Plums and Cherries in the
Last Pew Years.
A veteran nurseryman of Colorado
heralds the fact that after years of pa
tient experiment in grafting and budding
he has secured a seedless apple. Modest
ly the creator has withheld information
of his success until he has secured 40
trees of his new variety, says a local in
formant, Expert pomologists have ex
amined the new apple, and declare it to
be very handsome in appearance. De
tails of the methods by which this
achievement was attained have not been
divulged, but when it is remembered
that the million-box crop of navel
oranges came from a single shipment of
six slips the start that has already been
attained with 40 productive trees
presages an early appearance of the
seedles apple in commerce.
The department of agriculture, as well
as many grape growers, have been work
ing for years on the problem of a seed
less grape, and, while rumors of success
have appeared from time tc time during
: the past decade, the Sultana and Thomp
son seedless varieties have during the
past, year established their reputation
among the viticulturists. The Japanese
plum, without a stone, is also reported a
reality, although the seeds have not
been obviated. Cherries without stones
are promised in the immediate future.
(, Seedless tomatoes are alleged to have
L been perfected by an Indiana woman, be
* lug grown from the stock of the tomato*
iwhich is replanted when it Is at its full
i^eight. Watermelons of the same frealt
nlature are also rumored from Georgia,
tiut not much credence ie placed in this
report, though if tomatoes have been
perfected there Is no essential reason
wBty similar success should not be at
tained with the watermelon.
A WORD WITH THE GIRLS.
Learn to Do the Little Things That
Give Enjoyment to Yourself
and Others.
It is the girl who does things In thii
world who is attractive, both to me*
and to her own sex, which last count*
a little, too, in the long run. You may
not be able to do great things, to paint
great pictures or to sing in grand
opera, but you can learn to mak*
bright little things for yourself and
vour friends and perhaps the ligbl
'‘catchy” airs of the day go that youi
friends will enjoy them, and if joz
can’t do anything else cultivate th«
art of talking brightly and of beinf
sympathetic, says Good Housekeep
ing.
Every girl can do one thing well 11
she will only take the trouble to find
out what that thing is. The difficulty
is that she often looks in the opposite
direction; sbe wants to do something
great and showy or nothing at all. Bui
there are other talents within reach V
she will only look, and these talent*
may be such a comfort to her In he*
dark hours that they will make Ilf*
better and happier both for herself and
those about her.
How the world likes a cheerful
plucky girl who makes a brave fight
and hides her skeleton in a closet In
stead of folding her hands and whin
ing because things don’t come her way
—the girl who puts her own grief*
as much as possible aside and whe
takes a wholeeome Interest in life—Is
the one who wins out every tim*
Patties a la Kazarin.
Give six turns to half a pound of puff
paste, roll out to the thickness of a
penny-piece; stamp out two dozen tops
with a plain circular cutter, about on*
Inch and a half in diameter; gather up
the trimmings, knead together, roll out
and stamp two dozen more; place on a
baking-sheet, about an inch and a half
apart, and wet them with a soft brush;
garnish the center of each with a little
force meat of any kind, place the tops on
them and use the upper part of a smaller
eutter to press them down, so as to
fasten the two parts together; they must
then be egged over and baked In a rather
hriek oven; whan done, diah up an a
sap kin and serve.—Boston Budget
Hespee* Their Idol*.
While renuiriiur a temple. the Chi
ne*e cover up the eyes of th* idol*,
in order that the deities may not b*
dfudtd *t the sight ol Um diaordar
Jack Herron
For Granitoid and Stone Walks,
Curbing, all kinds of Brick Work.
Don’t fail to get my figures
before contracting.
My Work Talks For Itself
Parties wanting crushed Lime
Stone Walks apply to me.
TRY THE
Weems Laundry.
When you want good
work. They make a
specialty of Dyeing and
Cleaning Clothes. Let
them show you how well
they can please you.
Leave orders with
T. P. Umsted& Co.
Local Agents.
Bailew & Shuford
'
Undertakers.
Office, 211 Walnut Street,
Opposite Cook’s Hotel.
Tired
Nervous
When you feel languid, tired,
nervous and irritable, your vi
tality is low—your supply of
nerve energy exhausted, and
your system running down for
lack of power,
The organs of the body are
working poorly, or not at all, j
and you are not getting the
nourishment needed. This soon
impoverishes the blood and in
stead of throwing off the im
purities, distributes it all
through the body. This brings
disease and misery.
Feed the nerves with Dr.
Miles’ Nervine, a nerve food, a
nerve medicine, that nourishes
and strengthens the nerves, and
see-how quickly you will get
strong and vigorous.
"My wife suffered with nervousness
previous to a recent attack of typhoid
fever, but after her recovery from the
fever, she was much worse, and could
hardly control herself being exceed
ingly nervous when the least excited.
She was very restless at night, and
never had a good night's rest. She
also suffered much from nervous head
ache. Dr. Miles’ Nervine was recom
mended by a friend. After the first
three doses she had a good night’s
rest, and at the end of the first week’s
treatment she was w-onderfully im
proved. Continued use of Nervine has
completed her entire cure.’’
OTTO KOLB,
1021 Cherry St., Evansville, Ind.
Dr. Miles’ Nervine is sold by your
druggist, who will guarantee that the
first bottle will benefit. If It fails, he
will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
$300 FOR LETTERS
ABOUT THE SOUTHWEST.
The Western Trail magazine
offers six prizes aggregating in
value $300 in railroad transporta
tion for lott.ors from residents of
Arkansas, East Colorado, Mis
souri, Kansas, Indian Territory,
Oklahoma, Texas and New Mex
ico.
It wants letters that will in
duce energetic and ambitious
men and women to settle in the
great and growing Southwest
and there engage in farming,
cattle raising, dairying, fruit
growing and similar pursuits.
To accomplish the purpose
which it has in view, the West
ern Trail offers the following
prizes in railroad transportation
for the six letters which, in the
opinion of a competent judge,
shall be deemed best suited to
its requirements:
First prize, $100 in railroad
transportation.
Second prize, $75 in railroad
transportation.
Third prize, $50 in railroad
transportation.
Fourth prize, $25 in railroad
transportation.
Fifth prize, $25 in railroad
transportation.
Sixth prize, $25 in railroad
transportation.
THE CONDITIONS ARE EASY.
Letters should deal with th
writer’s experiences since he set
tled in the Southwest. They
should tell how much money he
had when he rrived, what he
did when he first came, what
measure of success has since
crowned his efforts and what he
thinks of that portion of country
in which he is located.
Letters should not he less tnan
300 nor more than 1,500 words in
length, and will be used for the
purpose of advertising the South
west. Letters are desired not
only from farmers and farmers’
wives, but also from merchants,
school teachers, clergymen; from
everyone who has a story to tell
and who knows how to tell it.
Poetical contributions are not
wanted.
All cannot win prizes, but by
their contributions they can as
i sist the Western Trail in its ef
| forts to colonize and upbuild the
1 Southwest.
Contest closes June 30, 1905.
! Prizes will be awarded as soon
thereafter as results can be de
termined. Address the Western
Trail, 736-744 Van Buren street,
Chicago, 111.
ONE WAY RATES
Every day -from March 1 to
May 15 the Union Pacific will
i sell one way colonist tickets at
the following rates from Mis
souri river terminals, Council
i Bluffs to Kansas City inclusive:
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I “Jones Pays the freight
\UE ALSO PAY RAILROAD FARE TO LITTLE
** ** ROGK if you buy $50.00 worth of goods. This
store is twice the size of any other house furnishing
store in LITTLE ROGK, and our stock of
FURNITURE, CARPETS
DRAPERIES, CROCKERY, STOVES
and KITCHEN UTENSILS
offers you the advantage of a big assortment to choose
from. ... We are price
setters.Write us.
JONES I
House furnishing H
Company H
609-611-613-615
MAIN STREET
LITTLE ROGK
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BANK OF TUCKERMAN
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which constitutes safe & reliable banking
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St. Louis to |
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and the Northwest, via
Missouri Pacific Railway and Iron Mountain Route r
Through Pullman Sleeping Cars Daily.
Through Tourist Sleeping Cars daily via Missouri Pacific
Railway. Tuesdays and Saturdays via Iron Mountain Route.
For full information address
J. H. GINET, Jr., Traveling Passenger Agent,
__St. Louis, Mo.
—
$20 to Ogden and Salt Lake
j City.
$20 to Butte, Anaconda and
Helena.
$22.50 to Spokane and Wenat
chee, Wash.
$25 to Everett, Fairhaven,
Whatcom, Vancouver and Vic
toria, via Huntington and Spo
kane.
$25 to'Portland and Astoria,
or to Tacoma and Seattle via
Huntington and Portlund, or via
Huntington and Spokane.
$25 to Ashland, Roseburg
gene, Albany and Salem’ ^a
Portland.
$25 to San Francisco, Los An
geles, San Diego and many other'
California points.
Correspondingly low rates to
many other California, Oregon,
Washington, Montana, Utah ana
Idaho points.
For full information call on or
address
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903 Olive Street,
669 St., Louis, Mo.
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