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HOLD FUNERAL IN A TENT.
Big Canvas Put to Many Strangs Uses
—Serves as Church to
Mourners.
Tn Kendall county, 111., there is a big
canvas tent that has been made to serve
for an odd mixture of purposes. For
many years it covered a regulation saw
dust ring in which there were all kinds
of performances by man and beast. On
other occasions it was made us« of for
revivals, and has been hauled around
the country from place to place for
many purposes. This year Aurora
bloomed out as a Chautauqua town, and
the tent sheltered big audiences intent
on hearing lectures, recitations, and
speeches from well-known talkers.
Music of all kinds has at odd times filled
the big inclosure. However, the oddest
purpose to which It was ever put came
when Nels O. Cassem, a well-known
Kendall county man, fell from his
wagon as he was driving along the pub
lic highway and broke his neck. Cas
sem was a well-known character, a
farmer who in all of that section was
known as the “king of the Norwegians.”
He was known to be worth several hun
dred thousand dollars in valuable Lands,
and the funeral promised to be larger
than any church in Yorkville or Aurora ;
would hold. One of the sons resorted to
a unique expedient. He hired the big
tent and stretched It out on one of the ;
beautiful meadows over which his fa
ther bad roamed for so many years, and
the funeral sermon was thus preached
under canvas.
PAPER TRADE IN TURKEY.
Za 1903 $400,000 Worth of the Ar
ticle for Making Cigarette*
Waa Imported.
In the year 1903 Turkey In Europe
imported paper and cardboard to the;
value of about $500,000 and cigarette pa- j
per to the value of $400,009. Austria and
Italy were the chief sources of supply.
Ths German consul at Salonikl says
large quantities of all sorts of paper,
including wall paper, enter that port for
distribution throughout Turkey. This
paper trade is in Austrian hands. Dif
ferent manufacturers in Austria com
bine in sending out commercial travel
ers to Turkey, one traveler showing the
products of several Austrian paper1
mills. The German consul general at j
Constantinople, in a report to his gov
ernment, says that Turkey is one of ;
England’s best markets for cotton yarns !
and cotton piece goods, taking in 1903
'nearly $2,500,000 worth of cotton yarns
and $15,700,000 worth of cotton piece
goods. Within the last few years Italy
has greatly increased her exports of cot
ton textiles to Turkey and is becoming
a strong competitor of England in that
market. If American manufacturers of
cotton goods were to give energetic and
Intelligent attention to the Turkish mar
ket, they would probably find it a good
one.
TORTOISE FIGHT IS FUNNY
Battle Between Shell-Covered An
imals Kay Continue a Long Time
Without Injury to Either.
“Listen,” said the farmer, leaning on
tils hoe. From the next field came a
sound of rapping, a sound as of sharp
.nocks on a door. "What is that?” said ,
he city man. “A tortoise fight,” the 1
farmer answered. “We’ll go and see It.” .
They made their way toward the rap- i
.ding sound, relates the Baltimore Her- j
Ud, and in a little while they came upon :
two box tortoises that were fighting i
hard. The creatures fought in a strange j
way. They made at one another with
cheir heads protruded, but, at the mo
ment of collision, each tried to use his
±ront flap for a shield, and the result of
this prudence was that not the heads but
>n!y the shellB of the tortoises hurtled
ogether. There was a bang. Then the
>igu ioi s kicK/ivou uu nuu cirai cu iui cui'
>ther round. The two men watched
them till the spectacle became weari
some. Then they returned to the pota
to patch.
BUND GIRLS GOOD WIVES.
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Official of Chicago Association Do
elarss Sightless Maids Are
Ideal Helpmoets.
Mrs. Lena Osborn, chairman of the
lady board of managers of the Social and
Mutual Advancement Association of the
Blind in Chicago, a free organisation, is
a blind woman herself. • She says that
the life of a blind person is not the
great misery that it is generally
thought by seeing people, and it is the
purpose of the organisation to show that
»ven blind people may have a happy
time of it. Mrs. Osborn says:
“If men knew wbat ideal wives blind
girls make the blind girls would soon
be all taken. I can cook, sew, darn, and
do almost anything except to venture
far from the house. I can write the or
dinary handwriting from the memory
of the letters I was taught 40 years ago
in the public schools. We become so
sharp in our observation that we can'
almost describe the appearance of the
person we address.”
Bad Effects of “Rushing.”
Prof. Thomas Oliver, addressing the
industrial hygiene section of the sani
tary congress in Glasgow, said the sys
tem of “rushing” work introduced into
Britain from America not only caused
unwholesome fatigue and many acci
dents, but “predisposed the individual
to ill health and created a taste for stim
ulants, unhealthful recreation and love
of excitement such as was offered bj
theaters and music halls."
Church as Whisky Storehouse.
Thorverton church, Devon, England,
was recently used as a storehouse foi
whisky which had been taken from tbs
village inn during a Are.
$45,000 AMOUNT
OF APPROPRIATION j
That Will be Asked to Support
The Old Soldiers' Home at
Little Rock For Two Years.
Senators McFerrin of Newton, ■
and Milan of Garland,visited the !
Old Soldiers’ Home Saturday,
says the Little Rock Democrat,
and gathered data upon which to
base the bill which is to be intro
duced on Monday looking to the
support and maintenance of the
home for the next two years.
The appropriation is about $45,
000 and a bill carrying this
amount will be submitted Mon
day and passed some day during j
the week.
MISSOURIAN DIED
ATTENDING RACES.
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Hot Springs, March25.—Capt.
W. G. Hayes of Buuceton, Mo.,
dropped dead this afternoon in
the grandstand of the Oaklawn
race track while the racing was
in progress. Considerable ex
citement fallowed the sudden
death of Capt. Hayes, and he was
unknown until ex-Gov. Lon V.
Stephens of Missouri, identified
him as a prominent and influen
tial citizen of Bunceton, Mo. It
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overexcited. Deceased was an
ex-member of the Missouri legis
lature.
MERCHANT A BANKRUPT.
Texarkana, March 26. —A pe
tition of voluntary bankruptcy
was filed in the federal court
here yesterday by Dan S. Coop
er, a general merchant at Win
throp. His assets are $2,300 and
liabilities $3,000. Creditors will
meet April 5.
GERMAN FARMER
COMMITS SUICIDE.
Paris, March 25.—Martin Wahl,
Sr., a well-to-do German planter
living two miles from town, com
mitted 3uicide Thursday, the
cause being unknown.
NOTICE.
While the anti-trust law has
forced most of the old-line stock
Fire Insurance Companies to
withdraw from the state, we still
have facilities for taking care of
any reasonable line of insurance
offered us.
There are now ten old-line
stock companies authorized to do
business in the state, and we are
their representatives for New
port and Jackson county. The
indemnity offered by these com
panies is absolutely reliable, and
we will be glad to receive appli
cations for anv class of insurable
property, including farm houses
and barns.
We do not represent mutual
companies, and if we issue you a
policy you can rest assured that
the company has a cash paid-in
capital and a $200,000 bond to
pay losses with.
Our office is now with Col. Mi
nor on Walnut street.
Phillips & Ferguson Agency.
DEATH THAT IS PAINLESS.
Ml—T Tram pa Who Take Their Laat
Keep ob Burmina Cal— Baaka
la Poaaorlvaala.
Death oomes In many forms In tho
anthracite mines of Pennsylvania, but
only oue form is painless and pleasant,
and to only one the victims go uncon
sciously. It is the death of the burning
culm bank, says the New York Sun.
Many times during the year is such !
• death recorded when one of these
great culm hanks is burning. The fir*
is not seen in the daytime, and at night
it shines only with a faint glow
through the layers of ashes which sep
arate the live coals fnm the outer air.
To these burning IJnks tramps and
other unfjrtunates, forced'to spend c
night in the open air, go when the nights
grow chilly. The warm breath of the
culm lures them on with a promise of a
warm bed for the night, and they lit
down to sleep in the comfortable atmos
phere of the bank and never open their
eyes again.
The noxious gases emanating from the
bank waft over them *o softly that they
are soon asleep, and in many cases the;
ne-»tr awaken, being suffocated during
vk night
LOCAL TESTIMONIALS.
Newport, Ark., March 20, 1905.
To the International Correspondence Schools,
Scranton, Pa.,
Gentlemen: I have taken two courses in
your schools—Electrical Engineering and Gas
Engines. The reference library furnished with
these courses is very complete, and alone worth
the price paid for the scholarships. I heartily
recommend the schools to all who wish to im
prove their business or technical education.
Respectfully,
J. W. McCarty.
INDEPENDENCE COUNTY BANK.
Batesville, Ark., March 16, 1905.
To the Public:
This is to certify that I have taken a course,
or am taking one, in Spanish with the Interna
tional Correpondence Schools of Scranton. Pa.,
using the phonograph, and from my previous
knowledge of this language and the help derived
through this method of study can say that 1 un
hesitatingly endorse same. Respectfully,
C. H. Hogan, Cashier.
Jonesboro, Ark., March 13, ’05.
International Correspondence Schools,
Scranton, Pa.,
Gentlemen: I have taken a course in Me
chanical Drawing in your schools and can recom
mend the school courses as first class in every
respect, and a great help to anyone wishing to
advance themselves. Yours truly,
W. E. Baumgardner,
Foreman St. L. S. W. (Cotton Belt) R. R. Shops.
Batesville, Ark., March 16, 1905.
International Correspondence Schools,
Scranton, Pa.,
Gentlemen: This is to certify, that three
courses of your studies, Window Trimming,
Show-card Writing ant Advertising, are being
studied by members of our firm and employes and
from an examination of the instruction papers
and outfit sent us we can unhesitatingly recom
mend your schools as being first class and all that
they are represented to be.
Very respectfully,
Barnett Bros. Mercantile Co.
MR. E. SNEARLY, the representative of the
INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE
SCHOOLS, of Scranton, Pa., for this section is
giving a j
FREE
EXHIBITION
Of Students' work in this vicinity at store of
WOLFF-GOLDMAN MERCANTILE CO. for a
few days, commencing Tuesday, March 21, 1905.
Open Evenings till 8:30.
The text books and outfits furnished with the
many courses of study will be displayed for your
inspection.
A demonstration in French, German and
Spanish, with the aid of the special repeating
Phonograph, as successfully taught by the I. C. S. I
The International Library of Technology, 1
concise, clear and practical, will be shown to 1
those interested. I
A Special Discount.
Will be allowed to all who enroll during
this exhibition. A representative will be
in constant attendance.
The window for this display is furnished by the courtesy of the
WOLFF-GOLDMAN MERCANTILE CO.
Specials for this Week—75c White Jap Silk, 36 in. wide, a yard 50c.
You Must
Sleep.
If you cannot, it is due to an
irritated or congested state of
the brain, which will soon de
velope into nervous prostration.
Nature demands sleep, and
it is as important as food; it
is a part of her building and
sustaining process. This period
of unconsciousness relaxes the
mental and physical strain, and
allows nature to restore ex
hausted vitality.
Dr. Miles’ Nervine brings
refreshing sleep, because it
soothes the irritation and re
moves the congestion.
It is also a nerve builder; it
nourishes and strengthens ev
ery nerve in your body, and
creates energy in all the organs.
Nothing will give strength
and vitality as surely and
quickly as Dr. Miles’ Nervine.
“During the past winter X had two
attacks of LaGrippe which left me
very weak, and in bad condition. I
was so nervous X could not sleep. My
wife, after trying different remedies,
went for a doctor. The doctor was
out, and a neighbor recommended Dr.
Miles’ Nervine, and she brought home
a bottle. I had not slept for some time,
and had terrible pains In my head.
After taking a few doses of Nervine
the pain was not so severe, and I
•slept. I am now taking the second
bottle, and am verv much improved.”
HENRY M. SMITH, Underhill, Vt.
Dr. Miles’ Nervine is sold by your
druggist, who will guarantee that the
fir3t bottle will benefit. If it fails, he
will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
ONE WAY RATES
Every day from March 1 to
May 15 the Union Pacific will
sell one way colonist tickets at
the following rates from Mis
souri river terminals, Council
Bluffs to Kansas City inclusive:
$20 to Ogden and Salt Lake
City.
$20 to Butte, Anaconda and
Helena.
$22.50 to Spokane and Wenat
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BUTuHBESTI
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to offer till April 1, 1905
Two Good Papers for the Price of One
Only on Cash-in-Advance Subscriptions.
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\ Newport Weekly Independent
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chee, Wash.
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j Whatcom, Vancouver and Vic
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$25 to" Portland and Astoria,
or to Tacoma and Seattle via
Huntington'and Portlund, or via
Huntington and Spokane.
$25 to Ashland, Roseburg, Eu
gene, Albany and Salem via
Portland.
$25 to San Francisco, Los An
des, San Diego and many other
aUfornia points.
Correspondingly low rates to
many other California, Oregon,
Washington, Montana, Utah and
Idaho points.
For full information call on or
address
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903 Olive Street,
669 St. Louis, Mo.
For cleaning, pressing and re
pair work take your clothes to T.
W. Shaver’s shop on Second
street, recently purchased of
Mortensen Bros. All work care
fully and promptly attended to.