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that want the best grease on the
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We Risk It
Druggists Who Sell
Dr. Miles' Nervine
Agree, If It Fails,
To Refund Cost.
Of course we reimburse the druggist.
You know him, and trust him.
Dr. Miles' Nervine is medicine for your
nerves.
It cures disease.3 of the internal or
gans, by giving tone to the nerves which
make these organs work.
It is a novel theory—not of anatomy,
but of treatment; first discovered by
Dr. Miles, and since made .ysg of by
many wide-awake physicians, who ap
preciate its value in treating the sick.
1/ you are sick, we offer you a way to
be made well—Dr. Miles' Nervine.
This medicine 13 a scientido cure,for
nerve disorders, such as Neuralgia,
Headache, Loss of Memory, Sleepless
ness, Spasms, Backache, St. Vitus' j
Dance, Epilepsy or Fits, Nervous Pros
tration. etc.
By toning up the nerves, Dr. Miles'
Restorative Nervine will also cure those j
diseases of the internal organs due to ;
a disordered nervous system.
Some of these are: Indigestion, Bil
ious Headache, Kidney Trouble, Chronic
Constipation, Dropsy, Catarrh, Rhein.a
tism. etc.
“My brother had nervous prostration,
and was not expected to live. I pre
vailed upon him to try Dr. Miles' 1
Restorative Nervine, and now he has
fully recovered. You remember I wrote
you how it saved my life a few years
ago, when I had nervous trouble. I
preach its merits to everyone."—REV.
M. D. MYERS, COrrcctionvilie. Iowa.
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. AIijJ you a Free Trial Package of
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THE BIgTtREES.
A Wondrous and Awe-Inspiring
Froduct of Nature, Found
Only in California.
California’s v_ attraction are
mostly of its own kind, peculiar
to its kind and of none is this so
emphatically true as that unique
product, the big trees. The age
of these colossi is from 1,500 to
2,000 years.
The Mariposa grove, which
can be visited while en route
to the Yosemite, contains some
of the largest. In the Calaveras
; grove are from ninety to one
hundred of huge size. Near
Santa Cruz is a beautiful grove
of redwood big trees, which* will
well employ a day’s pleasant visit.
These can be best reached by the
Union Pacific, whose fast trains
from Missouri river reach Cali
fornia 16 hours ahead of all com
petitors. /
Pamphlets and maps describ
ing the wonders of California,
and full information about the
most comfortable and direct
route to the Pacific Coast, can be
obtained of
1. H. Lothrgp, G. A.,
903 Olive si.,
St. Louis, Mo.
A COMEPLETE TRIUMPH.
A complete triumph in the art
of play-building can be clearly
illustrated by seeing “The Mid
night Express, ’ ’ soon to appear
here. The four acts of gorgeous
stage settings are marvelously
Deaimtui, producing an encnant
ing effect. A train of cars three
hundred feet long,a light house, a
storm at sea, are among the
scenic splendors of “The Mid
night Express,” which is said to
be the purest and most intense
of melo-dramas of this genera
tion. A company of sixteen
cleverly interpret the interesting
plot. There are also six special
ty artists and two talented chil
dren performers in “The Mid
night Express” which comes to
Newport theatre for one night,
Dec. 13.
HOLIDAYEXCURSION RATES
To the north via the Iron Moun
tain Route. Rate one first-class
standard fare plus $2 for the
round trip. Dates of sale Dec.
21, 22 and 26, with final return
limit of 30 days from date of
sale. Territory to which tickets
will be sold is to points in Iowa,
Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota,
South Dakota and Wisconsin,
western portion of Illinois, west
ern portion of Colorado and the
northern portion of Missouri.
Parties desiring to take advan
tage of the above rates wil
plea&e notify me about three days
before they intend starting, so I
can arrange to have tickets or
hand> Thos. H. Rtamey,
btd ' Agent
HYDROGRAPHIC RECORDS, j
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' Practical Benefit Derived from Them
Illustrated in Geological
Survey Work.
The parable of the sower is appli
cable to ell educational work. Much
of the mission of the great departments
maintained by the government, espe
cially the scientific bureaus is educa
tional in its nature. The government
Is in the position of a progressive and
ambitious instructor in a modern col
i lege, who, surrounded by every labors
j tory and library lacility, spends part
! of his time in making original investi
! gations and part in communicaUug to 1
his pupils the results of his studios.
The seed he sows falls on all kinds of |
soil, but, however poor tha.ground. it '
is sure to bring forth fruit in some ]
measure, if there is life in the kernels '
that he sows. There is great varia- j
uon in the returns from tha different 1
kinds of educational work prosecuted
by the government. The ultimate
value of much of it can be determined
! only after the lapse of many years,
I but some of tt seems to bear fruit a
; hundred fold from the very start. An
1 instance of this is seen in the results
that have followed the hydrographic
work of the United States geological
survey in many quarters. The casee
Id which it has been of benefit to the
one state of Colorado, for example, are
numerous and interesting,
j None of the irrigation work oontem
J plated by the government would,
I ordinarily, be possible without long
delay, were it not for the hydrographic
data accumulated by tha survey dur
ing many years of observation and
measurement. In addition to that,
i the work of private Individuals is con
stantly facilitated by the same records.
No large engineering enterprises are
now undertaken without reference to
the survey's records concerning the
■apply - nf eater available at the
chosen site. The South Platte Land
muV Reservoir aompanjr, which has
under way eanals and reservoirs that
probably aggregate fSM.OW in value,
has established stations at Orchard
and Kersey, CbL, because of the
npvnur uyurograymu WTiaugw in
tend by these localities. The choice
of those potato Is directly traceable te
the data complied by the survey.
Equally Important U the fact that
! projects that would have resulted dls
j estroualy hate la aumerous cases been
ebaadoned after a study of survey
records that throw tight on the prob
i able outcome. Data concerning the
' flow of water on the Arkansas and
South Platte rivers prevented the ex
. pendlture of great sums of money oa
the state canal In the first instance),
and upon the Pawnee pass reservoir
project In the second.
Survey data seem to be in great
demand aa unimpeachable testimony
In the legal controversies that have
arisen in this state In regard to irriga
tion matters. A most notablo instance
Is the case of the Colorado dc South
ern railroad vs. the Denver Union
Water company, in which the sum of
$100,000 was involved.
Data obtained by the survey In re
gard to the amount of water power
available at certain pf&ces have Influ
enced the plans of the Glen wood
Springs Light and Power company,
the New Century Light and Power
company, and also proposed power
companies on Clear and St. Vraln’a
creeks. None of these projects has
yet been carried to a conclusion, but
some of them will undoubtedly be
eventually constructed.
Colorado cities seeking a suitable
water supply have frequently con
sulted data obtained by the survey.
In the case of Durango, in southwest
ern Colorado, the discharge of Florida
river was especially studied in order
to ascertain whether a gravity water
system would be feasible at that point.
The location of various manufactur
ing industries has been determined by
:eport from survey engineers on the
available water supply.
AN OXEN CAVALRY CORPS.
Natives Queerly Mounted for Police
Duty on the Island of
. Madagascar.
The oddest cavalry in the world r*
maintained on the west coast of Slad
a»ascar Dy Governor General J. G. Gal
lieni. While the French troops in that
country are ample to meet the occa
sional revolutionists, the governor gen
eral makes use of native talent tor po
lice work in out-of-the-way localities,
says the New York Herald.
On the west coast of Africa is a
tribe of natives, possibly radically
connected with the Hovas, who are
known as the Bakalova, the most war
like tribe of the country. The natlvee,
in imitation of French troopers, or
ganized ail onen cavalry corps, under
command of a French officer. They
are armed with modern long-handled
lances, or spears, and side arms.
Their uniform is khaki, with skull
caps. They ride barefanted, without
stirrups, sitting oh their equipment,
cinched like a saddle, with cords made
of the native fiber ?lant, and a sort
of bridle of the cord, passing through
the nose of the beast
The oxen are neither slow or scageg,
and it is assumed would create hatfoc
with their homs among horse cavalry.
Servian Army’? Big Drum.
A curious feature « u«cteu with the
Servian army is the \ oner in whidt
most of the regiments ,irry the big
drum. It is not, as in most countries,
slung In front of th > man who plays U,
but la placed upon a two-wheeled cart
drawn by a single dog, which ha* been
so trained that it keepe its place evea
through the lon est and most tedious of
marches. The ir„—mer takes up a po
sition behind the ear and perform* on
the instrument 'an the nntmei gntfn ffi
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KEYSTONE OF
Kimball Piano
STRUCTURE.
The sale-of the Kimball Piano ia the keystone of its unsurpassable quality, the founds*
tion of its great musical worth, the cause of its popularity with artiBts and musicians. Perfect
piano scale-making is a mathematical problem figured out by sound waves to the merest fraction
of a second. Not all piano makers strive for perfection along this line (many making no pre
tense), but out of the few who have nearly reached the goal.
Kimball is Prominent.
1 One of the most perfect moaical scales ia displayed in the cultivated human voice. An
imperfect scale piano is like a person who cannot slug correctly—it’s worse because all do not
claim to sing. It costa money to cultivate the voice, it costa morn money to perfect a piano
scale. The cost to produce a perfect Kimball scale has been no lew than that of other 9# the
recognized artistic pianos of the world, yet because of the advantages of the largest output
ft— onv *•»“« • w* asp able to sell the Kimball at a —v wunsterere ones, g—H*r tmUml
The Kimball "ystem and easy payment plan brings it within reach of alL
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ESTABLISHED 1853.
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A Sure Cure for Piles.
For Itching or Bleeding Piles, swell*
ing and Inflammations.
Here Is a Remedy That Never Fails.
Paracamph has cured thousands and
thousands of people who have suffered for
years with Piles. As a sure, safe, ami
quick remedy it is unequaled, and is today
recognized as the most scientific remedy
for this dreaded ailment. Don’t suffer;
don’t delay; get a bottle today, use it as
directed in the circular aroud each bottle.
If it fails to do what we claim your money
will l>e refunded.
Mr. J. A. Beard, 342 Third St., Louis
ville, Ky., writes “I suffered most agon
izing pains from Itching piles. Four ap
plications of Paracamph cured me. It is
a most wonderful remedy, and I heartily
recommend it to all sufferers.
Mrs. A. C. Whaley, 9 East GenesseSt.,
Buffalo, N. Y., says: “I have used Para
camph with splendid results and heartily
recommend it for the quick relief of Piles,
3ore muscles, and rheumatic pains in the
joints.
We have in our office hundreds of let
ters from all parts of the United States
stating remarkable cures of this dreaded
ailment. Paracamph, when applied, re
lieves the pain instantly by soothing the
inflamed membranes, drawing out al
Fever, Soreness and Inflammation quickl
Don’t experiment with other preparations
use Paracamph. If it fails to do exactly
what we claim your money will be refund
ed. For sale by all druggists in 25 cent,
50 cent and fi.oo bottles, or sent direct
upon receipt of price. If your druggist
does not handle Paracamph ask him to
get it for yon, but don’t take something
else. TVere 13 nothing just as good. The
Paracamph Company, Louisville, Ky., U.
S. A.
HOLIDAY RATES.
The Rock Island System will
sell round trip tickets to all
points in the southeast at one
fare plus $2.00. Dates of sale,
Dec. 20, 21, 22 and 26; return
limit 30 d? , from date of sale.
Direct cgr-ection to and from
Newpoi( \
W. 2- Thompson, Agent.
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