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Show is rev, et ringer, a email from which Booth fired tha fatal (hot. Several times it has been dsthted that tha darringar which I have Da one with which Lincoln was murdered," said Mr. Plowman, but thers is abaolutsly no doubt that it h th sama weapon. Thro or four fear after tha shooting, whila Georfi K, Ooodwtn and myself were runninl tha Walnut Street theater in Philadelphia, tha stage carpenter, who was forking at Fords theater the night d th at assassination, put fa an appears the Walnut Street theater. Hi Informed Mr. Goodwin (they had been friends for many years) in a eoulden-tia- i manner that he had in hi possession something that had caused him great anxiety. Tba carpenter, vhoac name I do not recall, totd Mr, Goodwin In my presence that he had the derringer that Booth had used to murder Lincoln. The reason he had' not aald anything about it prior to that tlntf. h said, waa because he was afraid d being arrested. The carpenter said he vest-pock- ; Some Novelties of the Day. i lag of bearer. W should never indulge la profane'swearlng if wa eaa avoid it Wa should aver remember the Usaon learned at the knee of ben we were little, our dear parent The Duchee. of Beaufort performed- b,ver d,m ,, Ur glffrBt, the other day the chief part In open- - When my grandfather was a boy ha lag a basaar for the restoration fund went to at hool where there was notb-laof the parish rburrh of Avening, Eng but prairia. and the boys whisfiend. pered because the teacher could not g The church contains some fairly well preserved specimens of early British 'architecture, but Its chief claim to dts- ti action lien tn tha fart that It U probably tha only ehurrb wbera n high waymaa has been honored with a - monument Lord John Chnndoa gained hia barony and tha grant of Judley CasUe by hia atrsnuous support of Queen Marys claims to tha throne. Afterwards, when that ill stir lived queen was hauling her object to Jail and to death as here -- find any switches and had a boll on hia hand. One day the teacher took a dried heavara tail out of bis desk and spanked the whole school with It. and It didnt leave a mark on tha hearer's tail, but there never waa any more whispering. My grandfather Is blind in ons eye, but bis memory is good. Tbe beaver la becoming very scarce, and you bare to go to tbe Field Mu seum to see one now. Johnny. Child Captain in the Armii. tics, Lord Chandoa, though opposed to .tha executions, had to net as tha queen instrument Hia son, Henry Brydgea, connived at tha asenpo of n family marked for punishment and being recognised, ha and his servants were forced to lead tha Uvea of out law. At his death hia admlrart put up tha monument to him In Avening church. Where Air Is Fare. During tha recent aclentiflc expedl tlon to Spitsbergen, under the direction of Professor Nathorst, tha bactert- ologiat of tha expedition, made careful examinations of tha polar atmosphere to determine the amount of Impurities It contained. In more than ninety different places u Bear Island, Spitsbergen, and King Charles Land, air was filtered and not tingle germ waa found In It, although over 20,000 liters of air war subject to " J Tha Kentucky state guard numbers among its members tbe youngest individual that ever donned shoulder-stra- p in tha United States army or who haa been under fire in battle. This person is Capt. Manley Lawton, son of tba late Gen. H. W. Lawton,, who, although only 13 years old. Is tha bugler for tbe first battalion artillery, Kentucky stats guard. At tbe aga of 11 years this boy waa on tha firing line and under firs. Ha went to the Philippines with his father and served in various commands until his fathers death in December, 1299. 8oon after arriving he was assigned to tha position of volunteer aids on bis fathers staff with tha rank of captain. Ha served faithfully and wall, going through tba entire campaign, taking part in nil tha expeditions, and enduring tha asm hardships as the others of ths command. Before starting on that long northern expedition with hia father to Lu-o- n. tha raault of which meant so much, ba served for soma tima as an aide to Gen. Fred Grant while tba latter was slstioned at Bacor. Of all tha relic brought back from tha Philippines, aays the Philadelphia Inquirer, - - tha teat , Similar investigations were made In purity of the water, 1 snow, and ice. Even salt water from n depth of 1.000 feet was subjected to the bacteriological test A few bacteria were found, but they were extremely rare. An examination of the intestines of different polar animals proved that tha animals are almost free from bacteria. Only tha polar gulls made an exception. In the Intestines of polar bears and seals soma bacteria vera discovered which resembled the bactert uau-alfound in human Intestine. yregard to tbe ly A Wooden e Legged Cow. j In an animals hospital in tha East End of London there are to be teen Initiates who many enrioua four-footare in different stages of convalescence and our illustration It taken from a photo of n valuable cow which recently had one of Its four legs amputated. The quadruped Is shown with an in ed 4- - Jmhmmj om tka Kmtw, The beaver is an animal sharp teeth and a tall like a large omelet. It inhabits watery places, and is very fond of jjs young, of which It usually has several. The beaver Is very industrious and acquires great skill In tbe use of Its tall, with which it plasters its dwellings Tha way a beaver operates is as follows: It selects a Urge ' tree growing on the hanks of a brook er some similar atrwra.-ea- d thee lt gnaws the tree till it falls across tha stream, thus futmlng a dam. It is not wrong to say dam when you are speak- - wi i DERRINGER WITH WHICH COLN WA3 SHOT. LIN- picked it up on the stage of FsrdT theater after Booth had fled to Virginia. Ha pocketed tha weapon and kept it a secret Ha draw up a statement of tha occurrence and signed it In our presence. Than he gave ths derringer to Mr. Goodwin. When Mr Goodwin died hia widow mada ma present of the weapon, "together with tha stage carpenters signed - stats ment Mr. Plowman prizes ths weapon vary highly, says tha Philadelphia Inquirer and no amount of money, could pur chasa it Devise tot Train Vw Railway Wheal A simple device, it Ir reported, hai been- put in operation on aoma of th railroad by which the wheels can be trued up without Interfering with theix use. It consists of a brake-aho- a that contain pockets, filled with grinding material, so that when a wheel becomes flattened it la only necessary to remove the old shoe and put it in It place, doing tba braking a usual, tha wheel becoming turned down ia tha course of a little while. Aid la Carrying Uatsra. While the invention shown la ths eut haa been designed principal tot Da use of railway conductors in examining tickets at night, yet it may ba utilized to advantage by yersoni who must have their hands free fox carrying packages or for doing other work. , Tha arrangement consists of a framx ) of metal rods, which era hinged to gather to allow Da lantern to b tilted CAPT. MANLEY LAWTON. in any desired direction so as to Imtha most treasured by him are the of- pede the work to Da smallest degree ficial papers showing his assignment This frame la attached to Da arm b) and promotions while serving in the two straps, which pan around a curved volunteer army of tha United States plats at Da rear of the frame Tha strap) are of spring metal, hav ing several eyelets for varying the adrisfkwr ef AatessbUb Nahum, the Elkoshite, one of tha justment With this arrangement lx tersest and most compact of ths Old use by tha brakeman ho will hart both Testament prophet, may have foreseen tbe era of the automobile. In hia memorable utterance. natleff"Thi Burden of Niuevah, ba uses these words: "Ta chariots rage in tha streets; they jostle one against another in tbe broad ways; tba appearance of them is like torches; they run Ilka the in New Yorks lightnings Self-motchief thoroughfare meet that deacrip-uo- n , exactly, k 'MM or Those "persons who have tha double advantage of ancient family and careful forefathers, by turning up tha calendars unfortunately, they are not printed ones for the twelfth century, by Solomon Jarchoi, Will find the days and dates coincident with the present century. Such persona can save tha expense of buying for 100 years. Again those with a frugal mind who have preserved ' the almanacs of the nineteenth century will avoid an outlay for calendars of tha century commencing January .1, 2201, as the dates for the hundred years following, will be coincident with those of the last century. But life la scarcely long enough for such economies. j I Pistol Used by Booth I with Ten Are a.pplte Their Feod. Certain foods are issued to men of tha fleet dally, says a London newspaper. But these, apart from being In many cases of Insufficient' quantity, are also not varied enough to keep tha men in good health. Butter, cheese, milk. Jam and fresh vegetables are often conspicuous by their absence So to make good these very necessary articles tha men buv them from tha -- TARANTULA'S BIG JUMP. IIimj Birds la ImIuA The bn a fauns of Iceland is credited Waged by by Henry H. Slater with 102 species. Of Agaiusx laf. three are residents, twenty-seve- n Jhcse Thera are strange sights to be aeet summer occamigrants, twenty-on- e In Porto Rico, sa'd a yourg civil en sions! visitors and eighteen rare straggineer whosa swarthy skin was speak The land birds are few. includgler ing evidence of the year V had spen' ing only seven residents and five that in Uncle 8ama come in summer to brsed. Tbe great possession Tarantulas are one of them," he con auk esc reeemd to the Island, but th tinned, and you should tee a taranmct birds now probably tula jump! On of them went througt are tbsInteresting the great northnorthern a marvelous pe furuiiucc, with mysel ern dive and the wren, lcslaad 'alcon. Singad" a dog for spec'alor. The ing birds are few. Indianapolis News awoke me early on morning and r slipped into my shoes and rm Tlie Turkiah EnibsMutilor at St. out Bpot thats the dogs name waa haa iuforuird the MuUau of Petersburg making frantic plunges at an enormous Turkey that tba aouexatioo of tba tarantula, big b my palm, and its island of Crete to tirsece la iiusulee&l legs covering as much ground as a soup plate. Its wicked black eyes and inevitable. made me creep. All of a sudden th Tbe editor of the Review of Reviews, thing shrank up Ilka a sponge, and in Tbe Progress of the Werld for Jumped for the dg; I give you my word It Jumped fl.'tetn feet if It was November, discusses 1rekhleut Roosean inch. Twice the dog ran under velt's principles of appoiotiaeut, as rethe spider jump fact Others were lated to hia Southern policy: the tariff watching by this time, and they all and Cuba; the demand for publicity iu saw It Usually, though, he Just side- De management of trusts; the ship stepped a bit I broke up little pieces subsidy scheme; tbe Isthmian caual; of a branch of a tree end hurled them the Congrew, ;.t Mexico; at the tarantula My aim was Jus tbe New York municipal elect ion; the good enough to stir him up; at first he various state campaigns ami many kept Jumping away from us, but Spot other topics of the hour. always herded him back again; Den "Straws Skew Whlrk Wsjr tha Ted he Jumped strs'ght for us. At last a lucky shot keeed him over, and a few strokes with a convenient club finished and the constantly luciesslng demand him. Drinkng water would have been for and steady growth In popularity a pussle to us bad it not been for the of St Jacobs Oil among all classes of cocoanuts. When ne.tr the coast we people In every part of tbe cIvRlzed ourselves or sent world, show conclusively what remedy gathered these peons after Dem, but lnlind we De people use for their Rheumatism bought them of carriers, who would and bodily aches and pains. Facts sell you cocoanut for one cent, would speak louder than words, end the fact chop off the ends with their machete, remains undisputed t':at (he sile of St Jacobs Oil is greater Dan all other and bore s hole like s ten-cepiece for you. Then you drink the cocoa remedies for outward app ication comwater, ns they call It, and throw De bined. It acta like magic, cures where varyDlng else falls, conquers pain. nut away. "The natives are, many of them, Blggrst Grx it to a Railway. a queer lot. The Spanish census made Tha rant ever made to a biggest th population 86 per cent white and was 31000 square 18 per cent negro, I rather think De railway comptay miles given by the UnttrJ States govAmerican figures will Just transernment 0 D Union Pacific railway, pose Dos figures." Cleveland Pis' which was opened in 1869. Dealer. Held dog'-barkin- ; s, r; J Tha Kings KnflUK. The assassination of President 'Mc"They say Dat King Ed, VTL Kinley recalled to George Plowman, a ia careful of hia speech and often cox theatrical architect of Philadelphia, tbe recta an error la language mde by 4 . murder f President Lincoln by John othara.-- Wilke Booth at Ford theater, Wash' De natural guardian of ington. D. C.. on April It, 1865. Mr. thft Kings English, you knov Plowman is th possessor of the der- Free press. . ' ti-tr- Aa a rule. De canteens; partly out of their own saving price ITflxed pockets and partly with money ob- at about of tained from selling portions of value. .Salt pork, for examplTcosta th. orhment 6d a pound; but tf rations backlo the government This latter transaction on the part buy It back from Da men tW Iriva Jvl! of the Admiralty ia called savings." only 4d for It As .hewing In ships la the channel squadron and extent food is bought by Da on foreign stations a restriction ia report ataten Dat the annual turn-ovof an average battleD!?, placed upon the quantity of fresh meat which may be aaved. Thin, however, teen often exceed 1000. 'hLmL la only that Da local purveyors may had enough and sufficiently not have to deal wiD too great a fluc- food allotted Dem. the saviL. tuation in the quantities which Dey tern would soon die out of Its cvn ae-may have to order. er S -- k j -- 'U . The belief in Englaod is that Turkey will abaniiou ber procaslioatiag tactics and fulfill her engagements. Are Yoa t'slox Allen's Pont-Eas- e. It Is the only cure for Swollen, Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet, Corns and Bunions. Ask for AllenS , a powder to be shaken Into the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y. F0ot-Ease- Joseph Herrings, an American newspaper correspondent, has been expelled from Prussia. Flso's Cure fnr Consumption Is an Infallible mod. cine for oougha and 00 Ida. N. W. Bauds! Ocean Grove. N. J.. Feb. 17, 100Q. Senor Horta Michadoe haa been appointed Portuguese Minister at Washington. WHERE THE OOIN WAS MADE. ef the Mint Cnn Be mined by Certain Marks. Coins and coons" look al ka to moat men, but it is easy to tell where any coin of twenty-fiv- e cents or over was made. There are four placet of coinage is De country Philadelphia, San Francisco, New Orleans and Carson City. The first mint waa established at Philadelphia., and ax of other places of coinage waa Den unforeseen there was no necessity of putting a mark on coins which came from that jtty. But aa tha country grew In territory, population and wealth, and as the mines in De west were developed mo.e and more each year. It became necessary to establish other mints whereby the government could keep track of the output from tach place, and, . If an error should occur in tha coinage, cculd at once lo-l- at the mint from which. De defective coin had come. AU coins are supposed to weigh exactly De same aa others bf De same denomination. Silver coinage may he pretty well worn before it ia liable to rejection, but that is not De case .with gold pieces, and a slight decrease In weight necessitates recoin-nge- .. It was for the? reasons that marks are put on coles made elsewhere (turn in De Quaker City. These marks are placed below tbe eag e or the bunck of arrows. If there be a letter ia the place deslgrated it will be either Lnention .the-foundin- g xMiss Lillie Degenkolbe, Treasurer South End Society of Christian Endeavor, 3 14 1 Michigan Ave., Chicago, 111., Cured by Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound. Dear Mrs. Pinkham: When life looted brightest to me I sustained a hard fall and internal complications were the result I was considerably inflamed did not feel that I could walk, and lost tny good spirits. I spent money doctoring without any help, when a relative visited our home. She was so enthusiastic over Lydia E. Finkhams Vegetable Compound, having used it herself, that nothing would satisfy her until I sent for a bottle. I have thanked her a hundred times for it since, for it brought blessed health to me 4 and cured me within seven weeks. I now wish to thank you, your medicine is a friend to suffering woman?' Those bearing the letter a are from the mint at San Frnncsco. Others having De letter o are from New Orleans, while those hearing the letters cc nr from Carson City. If you do not find any letter on the coin at AIL it la an indication Dat the coin came from Philadelphia. Chicago Chro icle, cc. Ijuje'Dege'nkolb $5000 FORFEIT IF THE ABOVE LETTER IS NOT GENUINE. When women are troubled with irregular, suppressed or painful menstruation, weakness, leueorrhcea, displacement or ulceration of De womb, that bearing-dow- n feeling, inflammation of the ovaries, backache, bloating (or flatulence), general debility, indigestion, and nervous prostration, or are beset with such symptoms as dizziness, faintness, lassitude. ii v.i excitability Mroraim,.. gone," and Dey should remember there is one tried and true remedy. Lydia Pinkhaxna Vegetable Compound at once removes such troubles. Itofuse to buy any oDer medicine, for you need De best Hulas Ehe Mrs. Pinkham Invites all sick women to write her for ad vie. has guided thousands to health. Address, Lynn, Maas, 'f. UNION MADE 3-- SHOES3-9- 5 WCJORVJ T C iM ilct ri. Brown eyes and a brown drees go well together. fkflr1lM)aHsrfCaiiffry L NiUatAft lUHl i'Y 1 SO comfort iuui maikw soiti aL mm. athin tuu won ta luu tv n a loqr Ihi VV.L.lt!riaftoo'bar to Ttr trr titan o ter $3 and y hoe bmfWWF bir rr jvrtatiOBfor ttt ti $4,0 and hnr maid 1 Ai&mrd. Vtanuard ha$alw at bwm main-a- ', that tb Wdarwr rewr toorr trIcf , V.'w m Wi iote 1vr b'; mo? 1$ tto IV. L. lBRixuix T' wgi.ot than lie nn r elwbrYk U. iKttfrt'U mtkF and pell mor $ 00 and $JUn hota"W any oVr tvro r ismifactnirni Iin t k woridFna IolarV) oi KtrlPtfi M Jut m Ya $ CF la MMj way. Dnvrim , $4 in Amricn tih tttHmO ita V MiIm teJHtPMwHiji tv na4. W. Ltettlwrs mm4 la ihff , aad Tito MM high Making Wnler Ball! Dnms. Many readers who do not follow the literature of engineering will be Interested la De statement that one of De methods' employed by Amrrican en gineers la forming reservoir dams Is to call la the services of a powerful In hydraulle mining. jet of water, as By directing such a jet against De upper slopes of a. valley, De sand, oil and gravel scoured from De hillsides can be carried by De force of tifc stream to the site of De dam in De lower part of the valley. By suitable management, De water not oaly convey Da materials, but consolidates them in position,, dropping De larger stones at De sides and carrying tha finer material to De center of Da dam. 2 ff. L Dm jIm $4 Gi I Ed: tins C,n;wt M tqt&M si Aiy Fncs. 7 JA Caialo fin riimm : mm4 fke $t lasW anaa fcuwtaf W & iWafta akaaawfek aae'" aa Wrtia. 8 bora amt nf arte a4 wb oa rervip e( pnr and Sfre. aMte ttooal for aunAitfi) Taka nmnia ?' jpmoof u$ OMirpa; t. rtirni: and wultb ttnally worn; tuaiaora sut ei'S tDwttam. oi ligtat goiea. La Bom kKm. Brock4 cm. Kia. wmnm wmmmmmmfnmtmmmm $8.00 For this at voow wranon. Warraxted Accurate ' .., Otter Am ssssllx tew. AX. amusiwn.aBmnr, AMCKVCAN LADY RmSQIIE mtff rut, want food aoo$ or BUY THE MAKER limm (B. Pay, tte rmpla.) Bsaatavo, K. Y. hwUai A4iimHr 0 E., Assayer. Chemist, Metallurgist Im. McPm bui.s as,Sk'lnwt,(i Itenr. omtk ALEXANDER. W N. Salt K,f7 M Ltka.-- No Ois. M.W4 ia ar loot nDnonvI nm.Xwa Uru.i mcowht. qslokreH.rwMlrsre. huok of trMtwoalfct. wd I. Bate treatOMat rasa. aa. a. .aasax wixsm a. .aiM.aa. 3 eeostt-tuiiot- "T London Globe. at There more Cslarrh is this section f vm country than sU other diseases pnttesether, and until the last few years was snppoaed to b Incurable. For s great many years doctor pronounced it n local disease, and preaeriked local remedies, and by constantly laUiux le sur with local treatment, pronounced It incurable. Kcluuoe has proven catarrh to be a coast! disease, and therefore requires treatment. Hall Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney A Co., Toledo, Ohio, Is the enly constitutional cure on De market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonfuL It sets directly upon the blood sad mucous surfaces of the svstem. They offer one hundred dollurs for say caselt falls to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address F. J CHENEY a CO., Toledo, tibia. Pold by Dnnnrtsls. o. Hall s Family FUU are De best, nt - Globe-Democr- i(a mwi De St. Louis 1 A Baas The great majority of men who hiv passed forty are old or young according to their belief. Those who Dink themselves old are old; Dose who Dink themselves young are vosjl. Chicago Inter Ocean. Wtal Ages a Hwua. It ain't .hard work so muck the makes a womaa old, fnr the kia work an toll an grub fur them she loves an still coma up amilla an rosy, het dts waitin' an hayin' an starvin' that ages 'am. There have been constructed Ml mile of telegraph lioe ia Alaska by the United Stales signal corps and arrange ins Is bare beea mad with tba Caoadiaa government to use its lines to Alaska. s(( English FnraMrs years. . s - 1 There baa been much written about De indifference of De harvest Drough England this year. It is true enough Dat In many parts De crops are thin and th straw hands free to assist passengers la get- but there are extraordinarily short, exception' Anyone who ting on and off the trains and yet the has visited De fen country must be allow-spring clamps light to tx. astonished at the' luxuriance of tbe Instantly detached for waging a xlgnaL crops. There has not been such a harvest of wheat and barley for many V.r.tll. Dr. Glttlnga, years, and De crops of roots are enorIn addition to Inventing a net proc- mous. Whether or no this is altoess for manufacturing iron. Dr. Enoch gether, to the financial good of the Glttlnga proposes to displace stum as farmer is another question, for in rea motive force, abolish coal asd hap- - spect at any rate of potatoes in Ireland, ness De tides. He has also discovAmerica and De continent the crons ered a cure for cancer, and ia .are equally plentiful, and prices will a book on psychic phenomena.writingit be low. There is a proverb among fen win not ba Dr. OUtings fault ff there farmers Dat "a bad year is better than ia noDlng doing for Da next few a good, and a good worse than a bad." two-thir- Mew Kritwa v. 1 Odd Facts Affect lag Calendars, geniously made leg of wood, which hag been affixed In place of the missing member. It waa thought at first that the cow would have to be' killed, as tha Injury to Its leg was a serious one, hut the owner begged that every effort might be made to save its life. . y x ( Monument to a KoDDcr. v VI rttiti Ad Taataa . hr dnxrjrHa. Coutfh &ymp. to tima, 45. ISO! , |