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• Zhe ititc0 Tionter. By ROBERT G. BAILEY. XONTANA. WICKES, There is nothing alarming in the Monroe doctrine to any nation whose intensions are honorable. Fame never pursues men. Its wreatn Is won by standing where honor dwells. Notoriety pursues; fame is enthroned. The man who laughs when he hears that walking -the -floor -at -night -with- the -baby joke is the one who hasn't a baby. Richard Mansfield's retirement from the stage will be accompanied by de- corous expressions of regret, but nc tears. You may paint youe presidential booms an inch thick, but to this com- plexion you must come at last.—The Dark Horse. Ambassador Etayard's prolonged sil- ence awakens the suspicion, that he has been inoculated with Dr. Cleveland's anti-talksin. Sir Henry Irving, who is in this ccuntry on another campaign, is enthu- siastically in favor of peace and op- posed to any contraction of the cur- rency. In times like these \Marching Through Georgia\ can hardly be con- sidered a patriotic song. In a short time it may be in order to sing \March- ing Through Canada.\ We regret to say that a considerable body of college professors are casting discredit on the idea of collegiate edu- cation. It isp't college life in itself that breeds the cramped -up pettiness, either of understanding or spirit, which dis- tinguishes so many of the college pro- fessors who have Made themselves heard on the Venezuelan case. According to Washington dispatches, Secretary Morton, of the department of agricultute, has issued en order post- poning the certification of export beef to March 1, 1896, on account of numer- ous petitions having been received from exporters of beef alleging that great damage to their trade must follow the enforcement of an order requiring the usual certification showing that the meat offered for exportation is sound and wholesome to be made January 1, 1896, on account of the large quantity of beef on hand, which, though in- spected, cannot be identified for certiti: cation. His purpose is to give the de- sired opportunity for the trade to ap- peal to congress for certain modifica- tions of the existing law, which are al- leged to be necessary to prevent the de- struction of a portion of the trade. Northern explorers look upon an ice- berg lifting its glittering peak high above the sea upon which it floats. To all appearances it is as stable as a rock- ribbed mountain. But it is two-thirds submerged, and down in the depths, warmer than the air, the gulf stream is at work upon its base. Suddenly, un- dermined by the tepid currents, it topples over and sinks in the sea. It is often so with reputation when dis- integrating influences are at work upon the foundations of character. The shining summit is held in high esteem, but, suddenly, admiration is turned into dismay, when the base, honeycombed by secret sins, fails to support, and all crumbles and disappears that seemed to brilliant and lasting. The swift de- cent of so many to the oblivion of shame is the product of unseen faults long at work to produce the sudden and surprising ruin. When character is lost, reputation will soon be wrecked. Be what you seem. The manufacture of beet sugar will be attempted in the neighborhood of Milwaukee next year. Fifty half -acre patches of sugar beets cultivated in the southern paet of the state have given results so satistectory, a company with a cash capital of $150,000 has been. formed.' It is claimed the soil of the southern portion of Wisconsin is pecu- liarly adapted to the raising of the white beet. The soil is rich, light and sandy, all of the requisites necessary to the cultivation of this species. In addition to this, there is underneath the soli a limestone formation which it isclaimed improves the saccharine qual- ities of the beet. The results of the ex- periments which have been made dur- ing the last year show that the Wis- consin beet is much harder and more solid than those which are grown in more see:here climes. There is about 17 per cent of saecharine matter in the beets. The company has engaged a number of chemists who will examine the land which is to be put under culti- vation for this particular purpose and decide which land is most suitable and what kind of seed will produce the best results in each particular case. In or- der to start the industry the compahy furnishes the seed free, and will in a large measure supervise the cultivation of the crop. About 1,500 acres will be seeded. The state of Maine makes a good showing in increased valuation. The state -Rase/Mors report a gratifying in- crease in tile valuation of the state, it being over $4,000,000 in excess of 1894. The biennial valuation, to be com- pleted next year, will probably show an Increase in valuation of from $7,000,- 000 to $10,000,000. A large 'number of small towns have decreased in valua- tion, except where manufactories have been built, which enable them to hold their own. The farming interests are changing willies, hat, and it la noted that dairy farming is on the increese ON SPEED SKATING. THE ART AS RELATED TO MODERN PHYSIOLOGY. Three Noted Retiord Breakers—Wherein Speed Skating, Iriffera firma the Ordi- nary Amusement ',bort Sketches of Johnson. Nor•ing and Met ulluitgla. PEED skating as a distinct branch of athletics is of re- cent date, but as an art it is one of the oldest cultivated by the vigorous na- tions of the temper- ate and frigid zones. One of the teach- . e legs of modern physiology is that function makes structure; that if horses are raced gen- eration after generation we get the slen- der, nervous race horse, while if they pull heavy loads we have developed the Clydesdale type. Again if a man has to use his right hand and arm only, con- tinuously in 'his work, we get it large and brawny, while the rest of his muc- culer system may be but poorly devel- oped. It is this specialism that gives such a law a chance of showing its workings, se that one can often pick out a man's trade by peculiarities in his physique. Our present method of testing athletic prowess encourages the exclusive devel- opment of certain groups of muscles and the neglect of others—sometimes, as NORSING SPEEDING. we will see, tithe permanent deformity of its too zealous votaries. Other instances of anatomical changes brought about by special feats could be cited, such as the flat foot of the broad jumper, of the broad back and flat chest of the oarsman; but one of the best examples of this effect of function on structure is seen in \speed skating,\ which the international contests of the last few years itave done so much to popularize. Speed skating differs from ordinary skating in several marked particulars. The skate itself—about 18 inches long— has a flat blade, almost as thin AS a knife, set into a light tube supporting two uprights, circular, but hollow. These short upright tubes fasten it to the boot by means of a plate, the whole purpose being to combine the greatest strength and lightness. The boot laces tightly, giving firm support to the ankle. The racing posture of all the best skaters is practically the same. The back is kept straight and horizontal, the arms folded across the back except when spurting; then they are swung from side to side, keeping time to the stroke. Thighs are fixed to a right angle, while the knees are kept in half flexion, or almost straight. In a speed skater we would look for a strong back and broad neck, due to his -attitude while at work. His arms, which are kept idly folded on his back, would be small and weak, as would be his chest muscles. His abdominal mus- cles would get some work from the con- stant swaying, and he would have pow- erful, vigorous giuteal and extensor muscles, with sinewy hamstrings, but undersized calves. John S. Johnson, of Minneapolis, has had a somewhat meteoric athletic ca- reer. Although he has been wheeling and skating for nine years, he has been heard of only for about three years, when his phenomenal time was at first scarcely credited. Ills decisive defeat of the hitherto invincible Joe Donahue In Montreal. Feb. 8, 1894, in all distances up to five miles, brought him to the top of the tree, where he has remained perched on its topmost branch until the present hour, unquestionably the best man up to five miles on ice. He holds iearly all the records in speed skating. JOHNSON'S ATTITUDE. Adolph Norsing has skated since childhood on the rivers and fiords of Norway. For the last five years he has met the champions of this sport both at home And throughout Europe, and has visited America twice. He is a worthy representative of the land of the Vikings, and he now holds the Cana- dian record for half -mile (1:24). His training methods are peculiar: two hours daily, finishing with shout three miles at top speed, is hie quota of work till the day of the raft Ilia diet is principally oatmeal, iggs anti meat He allows himself one glass of ale at dinner, but otherwise does not use alco- hol and has never used tobacco. He it a typical skater. J. K. McCulloch, of Winnipeg, is cer- tainly the best representative that Can- ada has produced latele in speed skat- ing, and he takes front tank both in this sport and in bicycling. We would hardly expect the typical development of a skater, however, In this man who: excels as a gymnast and all-around athlete as well. At 11 years of age he was winning boys' races, and his sum- mer evenings are taken up by rowing, ' canoeing anti lacrosse. For the last three years bicycling has been his main form of athletic exercise during the five summer months. NEEDED IMPROVEMENT. Better Baseball Parks in the Western League Circuit.. The Western league will be improved materially in one particular next season —it will have much better baseball parks. New parks are to be built at. Detroit, St. Paul and Minneapolis, cities from which complaints of the small- ness of the grounds have been freely made each season. The new magnates at Minneapolis are talking of building a park as large as ;Milwaukee park, and Detroit is to have two new parks, one to be used for Sunday baseball exclu- sively. Comiskey's St. Paul grounds t are much like a cigar box. The build- ing of new and larger parks in the cities named will have the 'effect of reducing the batting there. Pop-up hits in Min- neapolis are often good for home runs, and the same holds good at Detroit and St. Paul. The scores of the games played at Minneapolis teemed with long hits all season, so that with new and adequate grounds the game will be more on its merits. If any of the other grounds have short fields, rules govern- ing hits over short fences should be made. What ought to be aimed at is an unobstructed exhibition of the gdme in all cities, and where short fences are the rules, the pitchers ought not to be made to suffer. GYMNASTICS IN THE HOME. Ile.slthful Exercises Which Bay 1 1( Practiced In One's Room. Women of fashion in New York are in a position to derive a great deal of valuable information from a series of lectures at present being given there. Miss Kethryn Staley is the lecturer, and her subject is physical culture. Attendance on the lectures has been gratifyingly large, showing clearly that the woman who desires to go in for athletics is no longer a novelty. Every woman, whether she will admit it or not, longs to be beautiful, and since she has learned that physical culture is akin to beauty she is devoted to the cause. Miss Staley says that to learn to stand properly is the prelude te all the exercises. To stand correctly women need equilibrium, not, like men military precision. She must be care- ful not to throw her chest out abnor- mally and must learn to have her arms hang normally from the shoulders and to see that her spine is held in an erect and easy position. Here is a useful exercise fur women with weak backs. It also strengthens the muscles of the hips and inner legs. It consists of a circular movement of the leg with the toe strongly pointed. Swing each leg alternately with a cir- cular movement. For strengthening the abdominal organs and to reduce cor- pulency try the following exercise: Lie prone upon the floor without any sup- port under the head and clasp the hands above the head. This position will pro- duce a strong tension upon every muscle GOOD EXERCISE. of the torso. Now, with the toes strong- ly pointed, lift the legs gradually uetil they are at right angles with the terse, using no muscular exertion except that required of the legs. To complete this exercise lie prone again, with the arms folded upon the chest and breathe until you move the torso to an upright posi- tion. This exercise makes muscle and displaces fat cells. None of these xercises should 'be attempted until the corset is removed. They may be prac- ticed in any loose flowing robe as Well as a gymnasium suit. In the beginning fifteen minutes should be given to t exercises in the morning and fifteen at night. Tie produce the desired' effect they must be practiced systematically. A New Device. Ohe of the newest bicycle attach- ments is a device intended to keep the front wheel straight without constant pressure from the hands. It consists of three rings connected by sprines; two of the rings are placed on the sides of the front fork, and the third on the tubing of the frame. The front wheel can then be turned only by stretching one of the springs, which, however, are not strong enough to in- terfere with guiding the machine eas- ily. It is said that this \balance\ pre- vents wabbling and keeps the wheel steady and true, and it IR obvious that it maker! riding with the hands off an easy matter. The weight of the bal- ance is two ounces. Whether It has any practical advantage is open to ques- tion. *s ee _ WANTS TO MARRY HER WEALTHY RANCHER'S OFFER TO AN ACTRESS. Ile Write• Iler a Letter and Tells of Ills Vast Wealth anti What She Might Expect as Ills VI If,, Cut, have • Fresh Horse Each Day la the Year. ELDOM has a wom- an's b ea ut y re- ceived substantial recognition more speedily than in the case of Kiss Marie Studhoime, the English act- ress who is the theatrical sensa- tion of the hour in New York. Less than six weeks ago she arrived in this country. Her remarkable personal at- tractiveness was made tile subject of many newspaper articles, not a few of will& were accompanied by pictures of her lovely face and wavy hair. Appar 7 ently the fame of her beauty has trav- eled to the far norehwest, for a couple of days ago Miss Studholme received by mail an offer of marriage from Haines Webster of Fort Casper, Wyo. Mr. Webster explains in his letter that he has frequently seen pictures of Miss Studholme in the papers; that he is an Englishman; that he.owns a ranch; that he has 300 horses—she can have a fresh one every day in the year if she wante it, he says—and cattle galore, and that a bank at Green River, Wyo., or the Chemical National Bank in New York City will give information as to his wealth. He wants Miss Studholme to enter into correspondence with him— with matrimony as the ultimate object and he will either send her his \photo or, better still, if she desires it, he will come on to New York to see her. There is much more than this in the letter, of course, every line breathing ardent devotion and assuring the recipient that the writer, though he has thus suddenly declared his admiration, is not one to change hisopiniona or falter in his re- dbird. Miss Studholme was astonished on re- ceipt of this letter, not so much on ac- count of the subject discussed as of her correspondent's evident sincerity. Like rffost stage beauties, she is familiar with the maudlin sentimentality usually found in such missives, but declares that never before has she received a letter from an admirer who seemed to mean so much. It is understood in New York that Miss Studholme is al - MARIE STUDHOLME, ready married, though so far nothing definitely is known in regard to the matter. ACCUSED OF ABDUCTION. DOCTOR WITH A RECORD. lie la klixed Up with Many Civil and Criminal Cases. Dr. William D. DeKraft, now a pris- oner in Bellevue hospital, New York, possibly has more charges of fraudulent practice hanging over his head, is im- plicated in more litigation and has more unsatisfied judgments recorded against him thap any man in the city, lie has had civil and criminal actions brought - against him for defrauding people of sums of Jnoney aggregating nearly $100,000. He has been arrested numer- ous times, and in some manner has up to now eluded puniement. He has readily found victliViUn all classes of life, who have invested large sums of money in his plausible schemes and bogus companies. He has conducted an \Electropathic Institute\ for some time at 30 West TiN t r it tleth street, and has been dtsposses for non-payment of rent. Men and women alike seem to have fallen under his mysterious in- fluence. He has been accused of alien- ating the affections of a wife from her husband. He has had others arrested oreall sorts of pretexts. He has brought actions claiming damages for false im- prisonment, and is now held for the grand jury on a charge of perjury com- mitted during his examination in bank- ruptcy and for having claimed as cred- itors three men to whom he says he owed more than $120,000 and who de- clare that he never owed them a cent. He has been in contempt of court over Musical Instructor I. Arrested on • Graie ('barge. Professor Harold Land, director of the Ladies' Military Band of Creston, Ia., has been arrested on a charge of abduction. He represented himself as a widower, and has had living with him two young women whom he introduced as his sisters, Mabel and Helena. They were both members of the band. May- or Scurr of Creston last week received a letter frem Mrs. Gilmore Smith, of Wingham. Ont., in which she asserts the two women are daughters of hers, who disappeared from home over a year ago and of whom no trace could be found. She charges that Land is an assumed name and that his real name Is Duncan Sumners, and that he has a wifseand children living in Canada. Mir Smith inclosed a letter she re- ceived from her younger daughter, Helena, which implores her mother to forgive her and to aid her, representing that she is badly treated by Land and her elder sister. The chief of police at once investigated the matter and the two young women confessed that the facts stated in the letter were true. Laid was immediately taken into cus- dy. Cured by a Mehl a Handkerrhiet. Nathan W. Baker, proprietor of the Baker house at Lewisburg, Pa., asserts that he was wholly cured of acute in- flammatory rheumatism, from which he was a sufferer for a score of years, through the mysterious power of Fran- cis Schiatter, the Colorado healer. None of the local doctors were able to help Mr. Baker, and it was only by the aid of crutches that he Was able to move about when not coined to his home entirely. MISR Faenaught, a Lewisburg girl who was visiting Denver friends, had Sehlatter bless a handkerchief, and then she sent it to Mr. Baker, lie placed It over the affected part of his body. and says he Was able to walk without pain or trouble in twenty-four hours. Now he claims to be better thid he has been for years The rew.ie• Blew Ep Mee Fred Seibert, of Middletown. Ohio. found some funny looking powder which she threw into the stove. Mr. Seibert now has a new stove tad Is paving a doctor to get his wife back into shape. DR. DE KRAFT. and over for non-appearance at supple- mentary proceedings, and he is now said to be shamming sickness in order to evade examination. Half a dozen law firms have stacks of papers concern- ing his many complicated cases, and an array of process seekers have haunted his quarters for so long that their faces have become familiar to the residents in the vicinity. On Aug. 28 he presented the petition to the Court of Common Pleas to make an assignment of property for the bene- fit of creditors and get his discharge. In his schedule of creditors appeared the name of W. D. Fricke, of Brooklyn, to whom he claimed to owe $39,965; Daniel E. Ryan of Barton, Fla., to whom he said he owed $44,750, and Robert W. Moore, $33,472. Before a police magistrate each of these swore that he did not owe them a cent. Moore is a clerk in a store who had never had more than his salary he earned and yet DeKraft swore that he had lent him $33,000 in money. CAST BREAD ON WATER, A Brooklyn Man Receives 8300,000 tor ure Blood means sound health. With pure, rib, healthy blood, the stomach and dim-al:10 organs all he vigorous, and there will be no dyspepsia. Itheuniatistu and neuralgia, will be unknown. Scrofula and salt rheum %%ill disap- pear. Your nerves will be strong, your sleep sound, sweet and refreshing. Hood's sersapa, rIlla makes pure blood. That Is aby it cures so many diseases. That is shy thousands take it to cure disease, retain good health. Remember ood's Sarsaparilla Is the One True Blood Purlfter. All druggists. Si. cure Liver Ills; easy to Hood's Pills take, easy to operate.2Se. ASK YOUR DEALER FOR W. L. DOUCLAS *3. SHOE B9 - 0 1 / 1 .D . r.\ It you pay 84 to SO for shoes, ex- d o 4 , 31 .4 amine the W. I. Douglas Shoe, and see what a good shoe you can buy for OVER 100 STYLES AND WIDTHS, CONGRESS, BUTTON, and LACE, made in all kinds of [behest selected leather by skilled work- men. We make tord sell lllll ro $3 Shoes than any t Ii 0 r nianufarittirer In the world. None genuine unless name and price us stamped on the bottom. Ask your dealer for our 85, 84, 83.50, 82.50, 82.215 Shoes; *2.50,82 and $l.5 for boys. TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. If your dealer cannot supply you, send to fat- tory, enclosing price and 36 cents to pay carriage. State kind, style of toe (cap or plain), size and width. ?Jur Custom Dept. will fill your order. Send for new Illus- trated Catalogue to Box It. W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass. Expert Opinion The Canadian Government re- cently sent an appraiser to the principal bicycle factories in this country, to detcrmine the exact value of various makes for im- port into Canada. After an ex- haustive investigation, his re- port to his Government rated Columbia Bicycles 7 1 / 2 per cent. high- er than any other make and they JI pay duty, accord- ingly. This but confirms the pop - Befriending an Ohl Woman. ular verdict. Col - About four years ago Henry Lewis, a confectioner who lives with his wife umD tS are — and six children in Brooklyn, found an aged woman sitting on the stoop of his house. She was poorly dressed and evi- dently without funds. As she showed evidences of culture, he intnted her to his home. She accepted, and Mrs. Lew- is refused to let her go. The aged vis- itor remained with them until six months ago, when Lewis found it a difficult matter to support hi* family. Then she told them she would not con- tinue to be a burden to them, and in- sisted on going to the poorhouse at Flatbush, where she remained until a few weeks ago, when she returned. She had gone away comparatively a pauper, but returned worth over $300,000, which she has turned over to Lewis for hip HENRY LEWIS. kindness in taking her in and ...firing for her when she was without a friend. The discover) that she was heir to the money was made when the surrogate of San Francisco inquired for her through the Brooklyn sureogate, and It was discovre ed that she was an Inmate of the poorhouse. Ground to Pulp. At Neville, Ind., Levi Benney, in at- tempting to rp move some obstruction In a corn husking machine, met with a horrible death. Ills sleeve caught in the machinery, pulling his right arm from its socket and grinding it to bits and his head passed between the roil - eta, smashieg it to pulp. ----- — Santa Claus cannet come down flit - chimneys now, but ho gets there just the same.—Botncrville Journal. STANDARD OF THE WORLD. , Unequalkd, Unepproacheci. Beautiful Art Catalogue of and Hart- ford Bicycles is free if you call upon any Colum- bia agent by mcil from us for two 2 -cent stamps. • POPE MANUFACTURING CO. Factories and General Offices, Hartf ord, Conn. Branch Stores and Agencies in almost every city and town If Columbia. are not properly represented in your vicinity let us know. A Fortune for Mantel Oardeners! The Woienerful Now African Bunch Yam Early Sweet Potato, n tel:ow usvoid InI sweet as honey, earliest and moot prolific if:.own. a t‘iinanza for the mot h, en aceoun t of Its rapid growth and earl,' maturity: matures in the extreme north long before frost. easily cultivated as it grows right up silI, no vines to bother w It.: an immense yielder Largo Pres Catalogne containing poer fifty new vitriol includiog m• Ned Rome - Grown Coffee.,, h testineed tin from patter. all over tho l'nlen who have tried it on I it 2 ecru • ler pound to raise this col,' to' tato Reed. poet paid. 36 cents per poorul y C. E. COLE, Needleman, Buckner, Ito. Free Rumple of coffee and I,arge for S eta stamps TOE A ERMOTOR CV. dons Tit the svorliTs wind mil. trualnivre Pecansp it has red kleed thl/ cost rif wind power to I C ',hal II MU , • It Ii,I roan, brsnrh hOU800, and pplles It. reel. 111,1 repaint at your do.. It ran soil lurtloth hotter art,, le for Ie.. money than ol he, it makes Porn fang lIfol (feared. ' , O PP!, riaivanired after. Completion WIroholOok, Tilling nrui Fixed Steel I \or.. Steel Mott , Prunes. Steel I'red 1..iller, 1111,1 rp.4 • DI•11.,11 , 0 , o 'or 'I nano , one It Me.. art1,- , e• r.one.11 J annar y 1111, at I /II 111, 1,11111 1 ,r1r.e it 11.,” Tanks and Pumas or and. Send rev Paeans: 121b. Rockwell awl Flamers &retie, , kk ez ts. Patents, Trade-Marks, Psarnin•tion and Ad. e if• to Patrinial or , re I n v•nlIon for In••otor• 11111.1e .,11, 0,1 • latent\ PAT= OTLLULL. 11111TN3Ttl1 D C. and /•111.11 11,t Of Pr? uer•eeri•• rnrnIoh , ngl. o , nOor• toot. I'lann. 111nUe. Vorni•hfer , hroole, Noflon., .1.••, ,, r. I morroe HAYDEN BROS., Omilia, Nub. , larnornha. Rte L. N. U. No. 5.1896. VIP -Kindly Mention This Pape. When You Write to an Adverts. - 1
