j BABIES CONTEST-NOMINATING BALLOT.
I hereby place in nomination and cast this ballot for
(under two years of age), in the Independent’s Baby Prize
■Contest.
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that want the best grease on the
" market and that recognize a good
thing when shown its merits, we
recommend our Golden and Cas
tor Oil brands of Axle Grease.
It is put up in 1 pound tin boxes
and 3 pound tin buckets. For
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Ask for it and take no substitute.
It is guaranteed to have no equal
for quality on the market.
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TO CALIFORNIA.
Via Union Pacific. Millions
have been spent in the improve
ment of this line, and all human
ingenuity has been adopted to
protect its patrons against acci
dent. The line is renowned for
its fast trains and the general su
periority of its service and equip
ment. Fast time, shortest line,
smoothest track. Tourists sleep
ers a speciality. Inquire of
J. H. Lothrop, G. A.,
903 Olive street,
St. Louis, Mo.
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TO THE FAIR.
Tickets on sale to St. Louis
daily via the Iron Mountain route.
$9.55 for the round trip; return
limit fifteen days from date of
sale. T. H. Reamey, Agt.
ONE-WAY RATES.
Every day from September
15th to October 15th, 1904, inclu
sive, the Union Pacific will sell
one-way tickets from Missouri
River Terminals (Council Bluffs
to Kansas City, inclusive) as
follows:
$20.00 to Ogden and Salt Lake
City.
$20.00 to Helena and Butte,
Montana.
$22.50 to Spokane and Wen
atchee, Washington.
$22.50 to Huntington and
Nampa, Idaho.
$25.00 to Portland, Tacoma and
Seattle.
$25 OO Vancouver and Vic
toria.
$25.00 to Ashland and Astoria,
Oregon, via Portland.
$25.00 to San Francisco, Los
Angeles and San Diego.
Correspondingly low rates t<
many other California, Oregon
Washington, Montana, Utah, anc
Idaho points.
Through Tourist cars run ever}
day on Union Pacific betweer
Missouri River and Pacific Coast
double berth $5.75. For full in
formation call on or address,
J. H. Lothrop,
903 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo
18tilOct. 10.
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The readers of this paper wil
be pleased to learn that there ii
at least one dreaded disease tha
science has been able to cure ii
all its stages, and that is Catarrh
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is the onl:
positive cure now known to th<
medical fraternity. Catarrh be
ing a constitutional disease, re
quires a constitutional treatment
I Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon th<
blood and mucous surfaces o
: the system, thereby destroyinj
the foundation of the disease
and giving the patient strengtl
by building up the constitutioi
and assisting nature in doing it
work. The proprietors have s<
much faith in its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundrei
Dollars for any case that it fail
to cure. Send for list of testi
monials.
Address,
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NOVELTIES IN NAMES.
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SOME THAT WILE NOT BE APT
TO GROW COMMON.
Odd Additions to the English Lan
guage Occasionally Heard in
This Country and Eng
land.
“Mysophobia” is one of the latest ad
ditions to the English language. It is
the name of a complaint whirli most
people will recognize. Probably its
commonest name is morbid fastidious
ness. Persons who suffer from myso
| phobia, says the London Hour Glass,
j become very faddy in their manner.
They are very particular that there is
not even a spot on the tablecloth’s
snowy surface. Every plate and dish
and glass that is brought to them is
eagerly scanned for any trace of dirty
fingers. Everything must be unsoiled
and immaculate. In the advanced
stage of mysophobia the sufTerer is
unable to resist the temptation to wipe
every article that, is placed before him.
It does not matter how clean or pure it
may be, the wiping propess has to be
gone through.
"Unciniariasis” is anoth'r novel com
plaint, or. rather, it is a novel name for
an old complaint. It is the disease which
causes the existence, in certain states, of
degenerates known as “crackers,” or
“poor whites; ” in fact, it is the germ of
laziness which has been isolated. In ad-'
vanced stages the sufferer eats clay be
sides being unusually lazy. At one of
the London police courts the magistrate
was sorely amazed by a witness describ
ing the prisoner as a “trance." It turned
out eventually that a “trance” is a man
who is given a lift frpm the country in a
market cart In return for which he as
sists the cartman to unload. “A dead
homer” was another curious expression
used in a London police court. The de
tective said it was a well-known expres
sion used by a person when he could not
very well free himself from a charge
which was hanging over his head. In
the case in question the charge was that
of stealing lead. It was unfortunate for
the prisoner that he was a “dead
homer.” „
A “gawkrodger,” “scrammy,” "caggy,”
and a “cuddypaw” are all different Eng
lish names for a left-handed man. But
a “jambiste” is about the latest name.
This came out in a case in which a per
son was sued for lessons given in danc
ing. The defendant denied that he re
ceived any lesson*, but said that he sim
ply attended the dancing classes as a
jambiste. A jambiste, it is explained, is
a young society man who occupies his
leisure hours by acting as an auxiliary
at a school of dancing. He is there for
the purpose of dancing -with any of the
women who are in want of a partner.
It appears that he furnishes his services
at the dancing school gratuitously. His
hope of reward usually is that he may
meet a rich young heiress at the school,
and be able to marry her.
“Electrofannite” is a peculiar kind ol
indisposition produced by the draught
from an electric fan or ventilator.
A “kitchen piano” is a name which
might puzzle a good many peoplet Itap
peared in a case tried at the Clerkenwell
county court that among furniture mov
ers a wringer or mangle is invariably
known as a “kitchen piano.”
The “dotter” is an instrument which
has now been adopted by the admiralty,
By the use of this instrument the firing
accuracy of the weapon #is enhanced
greatly. With its aid a gunner has been
able to hit a target at 2.000 yards eighi
times with eight shells in one minuto,
After all, the dotter has a good homely
rinp nhnilt it.
A terrible new name Is “Thymace
1 tinoxaethylacetamidothymol.” It is
highly recommended as a medicament tc
, people who suffer from “nerves.It has
been found, however, that in a few cases
It fails in its effect, in which case an ex
cellent substitute is stated to be Acety^
limidcoxyathyhymol. An excellem
thing for the nerves!
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Starting “Run” on Bank.
While a woman was waiting to de
posit five dollars in a New Englanc
savings bank she saw a man draw
out $900. She had never before seer
so much money at once, and concludec
that, the bank could not stand such i
heavy drain on its resources. She toll
her friends about it, and the new;
spread that the bank was in danger
I A "run” followed, and the depositor;
were not satisfied that the bank wai
5 sound until between ten and twent}
- thousand dollars had been withdrawn
The men who read this paragraph neei
1 not say that the thing would not hav<
. happened if it had not been for a sill}
r woman. Full-grown men, with yean
t of business experience, do just as sill}
' things wheu they get frightened abou
- losing their money.—Youth’s Compan
. Ion.
Kuroki’s Nam*.
Several French soldiers, survivors o
» the Chinese expedition of 185$, are re
P sponsible for the statement that Gen
Kuroki is in reality haif French. Hi
' name, they say, is properly spellei
Curique. According to the story o
these soldiers, a French officer, Capt
1 Curique, while serving in China ii
1 1856, married a Japanese girl. A soi
, was born to them, who was given th
j Japanese name Kuroki, corresponds
) ’ to the French Curique. This son, i
. ' is said, is Gen. Kuroki. Capt. Curiqu
j died last year in France.—Londoi
I Hour Giass.
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Wouldn’t Give Him Time.
| Brokeleigh—I did think of orderin
| a suit from Cutts, but I couldn’t get bir
| to promise to give it to me on time.
Newitt—Why, he’s usually ver
prompt.
Brokeleigh—Oh, yes; but he wante
f; me to he equally prompt.—Philadelphi
HOLD FUNERAL IN A TENT.
Big Canvas Put to Many Strange Uses
—Serves as Church to
Mourners.
In 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 use 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 w as ever put came
when Nels O. Cassem, a well-known
Kendall coiinty 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 w orth several hun
dred thousand dollars in valuable lands,
and the funeral promised to be larger
! than ary 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 had roamed for so many years, and
the funeral sermon was thus preached
| uqder canvas.
PAPER TRADE IN TURKEY.
! In 1903 $4C0,000 Worth of the Ar
ticle for Making Cigarettes
Was Imported.
In the year 1903 Turkey in Europe
imported paper and cardboard to the
value of about $500,000 and cigarette pa
1 per to the value of $400,000 Austria and
Italy were the chief sources of supply.
The German consul at Saloniki 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 paper
mills. The German consul general at
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
I a strong competitor of England in that
j 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 May Continue a Long Time
Without Injury to Either.
“Listen,” said the farmer, leaning on
his hoe. From the next field came a
sound of rapping, a sound as of sharp
snocks on a door. “What is that?” said
the city man. “A tortoise fight,” the
farmer answered. “We’ll go and see it.”
They made their way toward the rap
ping sound, relates the Baltimore Her
ald, and In a little while they came upon
two box tortoises that were fighting
hard. The creatures fought In a strange
way. They made at one another with
their heads protruded, but, at the mo
ment of collision, each tried to use his
front flap for a shield, and the result ol
this prudence was that not the heads but
only the shells of the tortoises hurtled
together. There was a bang. Then the
fighters backed oft and prepared for an
other round. The two men watched
them till the spectacle became weari
some. Then they returned to the pota
to patch.
BUND GIRLS GOOD WIVES.
Official of Chicago Association De
clares Sightless Maids Are
Ideal Helpmeets.
Mrs. Lena Osborn, chairman of thf
lady board of managers of the Social and
Mutual Advancement Association of thf
| Blind in Chicago, a free organization, is
. a blind woman herself. She says that
the life of a blind person is not th<
great misery that it is generall)
| thought by seeing people, and it is th<
purpose of the organization to show thai
even blind people may have a happj
! time of it. Mrs. Osborn says:
“If men knew what ideal wives blind
' girls make the blind girls would soor
be all taken. I can cook, sew, darn, and
do almost anything except to ventun
far from the house. I can write the or
. dinary handwriting from the memor)
_ of the letters I was taught 40 years age
in the public schools. We become s<
j sharp In our observation that we cat
j almost describe the appearanoe of th<
j person we address."
I Bad Effects of “Bushing.”
> Prof. Thomas Oliver, addressing th<
3 industrial hygiene section of the sani
’ | tary congress in Glasgow, said the sys
t tem of “rushing” work introduced intc
3 j Britain from America not only causec
II unwholesome fatigue and many acci
1 dents, but “predisposed the individua,
i to ill health and created a taste for stim
! ulants, unhealthful recreation and lov<
=! of excitement such as was offered bj
3 j theaters and music halls.”
■ , Church as Whisky Storenouse.
j Thorverton church, Devon. England
was recently used as a storehouse fo
*! whisky which had been taken from th
: village l»n during a fire.
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ness in some form. In your home there is
a sufferer. There is another in your neighbor’s home.
Wine of Cardui will cure you, your sister, your mother or your
daughter. It will euro your neighbor.
Over 1,500,000 suffering women have been cured by Wine of Cardui.
Hundreds of thousands of well and happy women have their health
because some interested friend took them a bottle of Wine of Cardui or
told about what this wonderful woman’s tonic would do.
Will you not follow Mrs. Smithers’ example by giving Wine of
Cardui a trial and then tell other sufferers of your cure?
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RHGU1ATIS1 CURED
By Paracamph..
ZZr E. L. Hawkins, 123 West 27th
St., New York City, Says:
1 i have used Paracamph in a severe case
of Rheumatism, and will say that I got
immediate, relief. I have tried almost
, --ery preparation that is now before the
public, and find that Paracamph is with
i out question the best remedy for Rheu
! matism. I wish you success and heartily
rcccmtned Paracamph ”
Hr Hawkins is only one out of many
thousands that have been cured by the
wonderful penetrating remedy Paracamph
This new remedy is a scientific prepara
tion which when applied, opens the pores
of the skin, allowing the soothing, cool
ing oils to penetrate to seatof the ailment,
removing the soreness and congestion,
drawing out the fever and inflammation
by inducing sweating. It sweats out the
pain and aches, and this is Nature’s plan.
Don’t ruin your stomach with strong
internal medicines for Rheumatism, Neu
ralgia, Sore Joints, etc. We guarantee
Paracamph to relieve and cure you if used
! as directed. If it fails your druggist will
refund your money. If your druggist don ’ t
handle Paracamph ask him to get for you.
j If he won’t do this send direct to ns.
But don’t take any substitute because there
is nothing just as good. Paracamph is sold
i only in 25 cent, 50 cent, and $1.00 bottles.
! The 50 cent size contains three times as
much as the 25 cent size; the $1.00 bottles
eight times as much as the 25 cent size.
The Paracamph Company Louisville,
Rv.. U. S. A.
WASH BLUE w'.
Costa 10 cents and equals ao cents
worth of any other kind of bluing:
Won’t Spill or Break
Can’t Spot Clothed
DIRECTIONS FOR USE:
around in the tauter*
PORil A .it AND
NORTHWEST.
Without change via Union Pa
fic. This route gives you 200
miles along the matchless Colum
bia River, a great part of the
distance the trains running so
dose to the river that one can
look from the car window almost
directly into the water. Two
through trains daily with accom
modations for all classes of pas
sengers. This will be the popu
lar ro re to the Lewis and Clark
Exposition 1905. Inquire of
J. H. Lothrop, G. A.,
903 Olive Street,
St. Louis, Mo.
THROUGH TOURIST CAR SER
VICE TO CALIFONIA.
Commencing Saturday Septem
ber 17th. the Iron Mountain
Route will inaugurate through
car service to Los Angeles, Cali
fornia. This is the “True South
ern Route’- 1 Texarkana and
1 El Paso. S;> d low rate colo
i i-is’ California points
v ! . ’ jitember 15th to
j v Iron Mountain
- ’ ■ ■ and reserva
; i •: gent
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LOUIS, MO., VIA THE IRON
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Coach Excursion tickets will be
on sale daily, except on Friday
and Saturday—September 14th to
September 30th inclusive. Rate
S5.60 round trip; childen under
12 and over 5 years of age $4.00,
return limit on these tickets
seven davs from date of sale.
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