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THEODORE . . < ROOSEVELT { Takes the Oath of Office as Suc cessor to McKinley, i ——i • * ; TERSE SKETCH OF | H!S LIFE- Mother Was a Georgian—Youngest Man Who Has Ever Been President. , Buffalo. N. Y, Sept. 14. —Theo- dore Roosevelt, who today was ( tragically elevated to 'the chief magistracy of the American re public by the death of President j McKinley, took the oath at 3:30 ; this afternoon in the library of the j residence of Ansley Wilcox, a per-1 sonal friend. There were present Secretaries Root, Hitchcock. Long, Wilson, and Postmaster General Smith, Senator Chauncev M. De pew. Judge of the court of Appeals Haight, John N. Scratcherd, Mr. and Mrs. Ansley Wilcox, George P. Sawyer, Doctors, Mann, Park and Stockton, Mr. and Mrs. Carle ton Sprague, Mr. and Mrs. Johii G. Milburn, Secretary to the Presr ident William Loeb, Jr., Secretary to the deceased president, Geo. B. Cortelyou, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Carry, R. C. Scratcherd, J. D. Sawyer, and William Jeffers, offi cial telegrapher, in addition to Judge John R. Hazel, of the United States district court, who administered the oath. The scene was a most affecting one. The new president had just come from the Milburn house, where his pre decessor lay cold in death. Over come by the deep personal sorrow he felt, in his characteristically impulsive way, he had gone first to the house of mourning to offer his condolence and sympathy to the broken-hearted widow. Sec etary Riot who, twenty years a go, had beefi present at a similar scene when Arthur took the oath after the death of another president who fell a victim to an assassin’s bullet, almost broke down when he re quested Mr. Roosevelt, on behalf of the members of the cabinet of the late president, to take the pre scribed oath. There wasniot a dry eye in the room. The new presi dent was visibly shaken, but he controlled himself and when he lifted his hand to swear it* was as steady as though carved in mar ble. With the deep solemnity of the occasion full upon him he an nounced to those present that his aim would be to be William Mc- Kinley’s succcessor in deed as well as in name. Deliberately he pro claimed it 111 these words: A SIGNIFICANT PLEDGE. In this hour of deep and terri ble national bereavement, I wish to state that it shall be my aim to con tinue absolutely without variance the policy of President McKinley for the peace and prosperity and honor of our beloved country.” TERSE SKETCH OF HIS LIFE. Theodore Roosevelt is one of the youngest men who ever achieved the vice presidency and certainly few of our vice presidents have had so swift a rise or so romantic a career. He was born in New York city, October 27, 1858, and is there fore tinder 43 years of age. The original Roosevelts of New York have been famous from the time the Dutch founded their set tlement at the mouth of the Hudson to the present day. Through successive generations they have been sturdy, valiant and forceful men, who have contribu ted their full part to the country’s history, Their individuality has asserted itself in many ways and there has never been a time since political parties were formed in this ccun- * try when each cf these leading forces did not number Roosevelts ; among its devoted adherents and valiant captains. The Roosevelts have distiu guisl.ei themselves in war as well gown q &■£? <if> V 8 tet 2.* It you haven't a recuhir, healthy movement of the bowels every day, you're ill or will be. Keep youi bowels open, and be well. Force, in the shape of vio lent physic or pill poison, is dangerous. The smooth most perfect way of keeping the bowels elear and clean is to take /HI CATHARTIC-, EAT 'EfVi LIKE CANDY Palatable. Potent. Taste r-ood. Po Good. ** • .eke: . Weaken. or Grip.. 10, *5, and SO rents Per box. Write for fro* sample, and booklet on AcMre.j aTF.RI IY.. HKI?3T COHPtKT. CHII'iSO or KtW TORS. KEEP YOUR BLOOD CLEAN as in politics. Courage is part of, nature. To the jstotjdity ctf the TJjitc§l patifre has been added the enthusiasm and fire which has ever distinguished the mer of this republic. No fam ily in the United States has sus tained itself more steadily. Since the first Roosevelt landed here tbeje has not been a generation in which one or more ol them was not a.commaadjne figure * T:fe Snestiiiu If fcutch bliod V. lnc'a rjrtdonifn in Theodore Roosevelt has been enriched -by a dash of the best Scotch-Irish an cestry to be found. The original Roosevelt in America came in 1649. He was Kiaas Mattensen Roosevelt, a man who had proyed his quality before he crossed the 1 sea Slid who showed himself equal t? duties after he was domi ciled infNew York. Tue this bold and resourceful Dutchman held many places of trust and honor in their adopted state and became connect ed with several of the other lead ing families of New York. The father of Theodore Roose velt wa| a sfropg man in ‘ every sense; and he won for his wife a brilliant and accomplished woman, Martha Bulloch, daughter of James and Martha (Oswald) Bulloch, of Roswell, Ga. It is said that the vice president is as .much a Bullock as a Roose velt. In him as in many men of marked ability and high ambition the traits of his mother are clearly displayed. The Bullocks made history in the war of the revolution the struggle with England in 1812-15 and on both sides of the civil war. Admiral Bullock, of the confed erate navy, who succeeded in send ing out the cruiser Alabama 011 its wonderful and historic cruise, was a brother of our vice president’s mother. Theodore Roosevelt 'was born not rich but in comfortable circum stances, with a proud and honora ble family name back of him. He was largely self-educated, but after the high school training he received in New York he went to Harvard, where he distinguish ed himself aS much by his stren uous and daring manhood as by his excellence in studies and soci etydebates. . Like Macaulay, he was looked upon as a prosperous leader in politics long before he entered pub lic life, and he has more than justi fied the highest of these -expecta tions. He was graduated at Harvard in 1880 and after spending a year in travel and study came to his home to find himself in demand for act ive party service and leadership. From his youth he had been a leader. Nature made him one and he has developed and exhibited powers of command which are rarely equaled He was elected to the New York legislature in 1882 and served there conspicuously for five years. He theu resigned it to become champion of many reform meas ures, and is the real author of New York’s present civil service law. He was defeated for the mayor alty of New York in ISB6 as the candidate of the reform party. In 1889 President Harrison ap pointed him a member of tiie United States civil service commis sion, an office which he held president of the hoard until May, 1893. He was the author, advocate, promoter and president of the New York city board of police commis sioners in 1595. In 1898 he was elected governor of New York. When the war with Spain broke out he organized his famous Rough Riders. Before the expiration of his term as governor he was nominated for vice president. A lame shoulder is usually caused by rheumatism of the mus cles, and may be cured by a few applications of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. For sale by Hall and Greexe. SEVEN YEARS IN BED. “Will wonders ever cease?” in quire the friends of Mrs. L. Pease, of Lawrence, Kan, They knew she had been unable to leave her bed in seven years on account of kidney and liet trouble, ner\cus prostration and general debility; but, “Three bottles of Electric Bitters enabled me to walk,” she writes, “and in three months I felt like anew person.” Women suffer ing from Headache, BackaH e. Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Mel ancholy, Fainting ar.d Dizzy Spells will find it a priceless blessing. Toy it. Satisfaction is guaranteed at Yeung Bros. Only see. (8 Thiy signature is on every box of the genuine Laxati , e BromoQuitiine Tablets ti_e ramodr that a d id fa one day IN CASE OF NERVES ■— ~ y Even When AU Else D cn t G° to Your Friers When in a “state of nerves” it ! is best not to seek human sym pathy. Likely as not our friends have troubles of their own, and ft’s alto gether too bad to risk breaking the possible weak link of thelchain of jfriendship. ! And this is just what lots of us do. * 1 When everything isr using.Us away we go to see Sue or Kit. If shown the pale green silk Sue haS just bought ior a waist we re mind her how ghastly Louise look ed in that Shade of pale green, and furthermore acidly admit it’s a color we’d never cliocse for our selves. On the other hand, if we favor (!) Kit with our society we probab ly give her to understand that we think her children ought to be turned out during the visit, or, if she has no children’, we perhaps suggest that there? ought to be a law compelling pfeople to make their maids wear felt-soled shoes. Or perhaps it’s the dog, or the sun shine. And then no doubt we go home and waste time wondering wlrv friends aren’t what they used to be. So take that famous piece of ad vice aud “don't,” When the blue devils get you just fly away to the Park, unless you can get to the country or the seashore. There you may tell your trials to the trees, with no fear of upset ting them. Their nerves are war ranted. They’ll murmur any amount of consolation, and go right a'ong with their work, caring not one whit whether or no you think their choice of autumn garb is a success. Or go to the clouds. They’ll take on all sorts of shapes for your diversion, and still “roil by,” none the worse for your attention. It even the park is out of the question try it on the dog. He'll listen with the most flattering at tention, and if you lay on the agony strong enough he may whim per his sympathy. At any rate, he’ll stay by you and sit close un til you take a more roseate view of affairs in this vale of tears. And then he’ll show his glee most un mistakably. How his tail will fly! Should none of these be within your reach, there’s still one solace left. You can sir fly recall some person much worse off than your self. In conning over his or her woes you will at least find com parative comfort. At any rate, save your friends You may need them some day. Geo. W. Lane, Pewamo, Mich., writes: “Your Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is the'best remedy for indi gestion and stomach trouble that I ever used. For years 1 suffered from dyspepsia, at times compell ing me to stay in bed and Causing me untold agony. lam complete ly cured by Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. In recommending it to friends who suffer from indigestion I al ways offer no pay for it if it fails. Thus far I have never paid.” A POOR MILLIONAIRE. Lately starved in London be cause he could not digest his food. Early use of Dr. King’s New Life Pill would have saved him. They strengthen the stomach, aid diges tion, promote assimilation, im prove appetite. Price 25c. Money back if not satisfied. Sold by Yeung Bros, diuggists. Only a Mask. Many are not being benefitted by the summer vacation as they should be Mow. notwithstanding much outdoor life, they are little if any stronger than they were. The tan on their faces is darkrr and makes them look healthier, but it is only a masit. They are still nervous, easily tire 1. upset by trifies, and they do not eit nor sleep well. What they need is what tone s the nerves perfects digestion, creates appetite, a.ni makes sleep refreshing, and that is flood’s Sarsaparilla, Pupils and teaeh- I era generally will find the chief pur j pose of the vacation best subserved by i this great medicine which, as we know ■ “builds up the whole system.” HEALTH INSURANCE The man who insures his life is wise for his family. The man who insures his health is wise both for his family and himself. You may insure health by guard-* Ing it. it is worth guarding. At the first attack of disease, which generally approaches through the LIVER and mani fests itself in innumerable ways I TAKE —i Tutt’s Pills And save your health. R&eHfflatlsffl Rheumatic paius are the cries of protest and distress from tortured muscles, aching i joints and excited nerves. The blood has been poisoned by the accumulation q 1 waste matter in the system, and Jfcan no longM- supply the pure and health sustain ing |6od they requite. TheJwhine system feels the effect of this acid poison ; and not until the blood has been purified and brought back to a healthy condition will the aches and pains cease. Mrs. James Ke’.l, of 707 Ninth street, N. E. VVasuinßtcm, D. C., writes as follows: “A fe\l months ago I hail an attack of Sciatic Rheums tism in its worst form. The pain was so intense that I became completely pros- trated. The attack was an unusually severe one, and ’^£34 condition was regard- ytTf ed as lieing very danger-’ mfi ous. I was attended by V JgoA one of the most able doc- V&ff aSAr tors in Washington, who is . also a member if the fac- tilty of a leading medical t college here. He told me to continue his prescrip tions and I would get well. After having L filled twelve times without receiving the slightest benefit, I declined to continue his treatment ant longer. Having heard of S. S. S. (Swift’s Specific* recommended for Rheumatism, I decided, almost In despair however, to give the medicine a trial, aud alter I had taken a few bottles I was able to hobble around on crutches, and very soon there after had no use for them at all, S. S. 5 having cured me sound aud well. All the distressing pains have left me, my appetite has returned and I am happy to be again restored to perfed health. the great vegetable purifier and tonic, is the ideal remedy in all fchjjs rheumatic troubles. There are no opiates ot minerals in it to disturb the digestion and lead to ruinous habits. We have prepared a special book on Rheumatism which every sufferer from this painful disease should read. It is the most. complete aud interesting book of the kind in existence. It will be sent free to any one desiring it. Write our physi cians fully and freely about your case. Wo make no charge for medical advice. * Th£ SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA. Only One Hope and That Hope is Love Loye is like a flower of the des sert. It is like the olive of Arabia that blooms but once and dies; it blooms iu the salt emptiness of life, and the brightness of its beauty is set upon the waste as a star upon a storm: It hath the sun above that is the spirit, and about it blows the air of its own divinity. • At the echoing of a step love blossoms, I say; I say love blooms and bends her beauty down to him who passeth by. He plucketh it, vea, he plucketh it, yea he plucketh the cup that is full of honey and beareth it away— away across the desert—away till the desert be done. There is only one perfect flower in the wilderness of life. That flower is love. There is only one fixed star in the midst of bur wandering. That star is love. There is only one hope in our despairing night. That hope is love. All else is false. All else is shadow moving upon water. All else is wind and vanity. Who shall say what is,the weight of the measure of love? It is born of the flesh. It dwelleth in the spirit. From each does it draw its comfort, For beauty is as a star. Many are its shapes, hut all are beautiful; and none know where the star arose,or the horizon where it shall set. —Rider Haggard. A RAGING, ROARING FI.OOD Washed down a telegraph line which Chas.C. Ellis, of Lisbon,la. ,had to repair. “Standing waist deep in icy water,” he writes, “gave me a terrible cold and cough. It grew worse daily. Finally the best doctors in Oak land, Neb., Sioux City and Omaha said I had Consumption and could not live. Then I began using Dr. King’s New Discovery and was wholly cured by six bottles.” Pos itively guaranteed for Coughs, Colds and all Throat and Lung troubles by Young Bros. Price 50c and SI.OO. The laws of health require that the bowels move once each day and one of the penalties of this law is piles. Keep your bowels regular by taking a dose of Cham berlain’s Stomach and Liver Tab lets when necessary and you will never have that severe punishment inflicted upon you. Price. 25 cts. For sale by Hall and Greene. Genuine stamped C. C. C. Never sold In bulk. Beware of the dealer who tries to sell “something just as Good." Norris Silver. Norih Stratford, N. H.: “I purchased a bottle of One Minute Cough Cure when suf fering with a cough doctors told me it was incurable. One bottle relieved me, the second and third almost cured. Today lam a well man.” S ops tlie Cough ami Works of! the Coid. Laxative Brr.mo-Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day. No Cure, No pay. Price 25 cents. The Rights of Others 'Pittsburg Dispatch, Let no one be .so intent upon the mote in the eye of his neighbor that he Will forget the beam in his own. Too commonly the fact is ignor ed that a man’s opinions and con victions are his private personal blatter, with which no one else* has a right to meddle. In politics, the spending *of money, in social life, in dress, aud education, each cne should scrup ulously avoid acting as censor of others who may differ with him self. A man may believe in homeopa thy to the highest dilution, but that belief does not entitle him to the privilege of calling his neigh bor to account because he chooses to seek relief by means of mercury and quinine in as heroic doses as he may fancy. No one is privileged while a guest to attack the opinions of the family whose hospitality he enjoys. When, for any reason, he can not acquiesce in the family regulations, let him depart and not try to re form the family to his standard of propriety. By calm, personal argument, or by ihe force of example, one may try to convince another that his way is the better, but a true cour tesy requires that he shall not un asked present his opinions where to do so will wound and not altar in the slightest degree the course of his opponent. Let no person flatter himself that because a man is loud of voice and blunt in speech, ever ready with cruel judgment of others and free with advice on all matters thgt he will pleasantly accept such treat ment from othe'rs, for he is quite as likely to resent interference with his affairs as the man of gentler speech and greater charity. It is so easy to form the habit of meddlesomeness, to persuade one’s self into the belief that one’s mis sion is to be a “private investiga.- tor and public advisor,” that one is apt to forget that in the regula tion of one’s o,vn conduct life pre sents enough perplexing problems without trespassing upon the rights of others in a mistaken zeal to con vert them to a better way. A VICTORY FOR BOERS- They Kill Sixteen British Soldiers and Capture Many London, Sept. 19.—A dispatch from Lord Kitchener, from Pre toria, dated Sept. 18, announces that the Boers, Sept. 17, ambushed three companies of mounted infan try, with three guns, commanded by Maj. Gough, in the vicinity of Scheopers Nek. After severe fighting the British weie overpow ered and lost three guns, the sights and breech blocks of which were first destioyed. Two officers and fourteen men were killed and five officers and twenty-five men were wounded. Five officers and 150 men were made prisoners. Maj. Gough, who escaped during the night, reports that the Boers num bered i,oco men and that they were commanded by Gen, Botha. Gen. French reports that Com mandant Smuts, in order to break through a cordon, rushed on a squadron of the 17th Lancers at Elands Riverport, killing three offi cers and twenty men and wound ing one officer and thirty men. The Boers, who were dressed in khaki and who were mistaken for British troops, lost heavily. What most people want is some thing mild and gentle, when in need of a physic. Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets fill the bill to a dot. Thev are easy to take and pleasant in effect. For sale by Hall and Greene. STEPPED INTO LIVE COALS. “When a child I burned my foot frightfully,” writes W. H. Ends, of Jonesville, Va.,“which caused horrible leg sores for 30 years, but Bucklen’s Arnica Salve who’ly cured me after everything else failed.” Infallible for Burns. Scalds, Cuts, Sores, Bruises and p iles. Sold by Young Bros at 25c Sid Darling, 1012 Howard St. Port Huron, Mich., writes: “1 have tried many pills and laxatives but DeWitt’s Little Early Risers are far the best pills I have evei used.” They never gripe. Wo Id’s Great Fever Medicine Johnson’s Tonic dm s in a day what slow Quinine cannot do in ten days. Its splendid cures are in striking con trast with the feeble cures made bv qui nine. Ifyou are nt'erlv wretched, take a thorough dose of Johnson's Tonic and drive out every trace e: malarial poi soning The wise insure their lives and the wiser insure their health by using Johnsmn’s Chill aim F- \er Tonic. 1; cos’s oO cents if it cures: not one cent i' it ilt.es uo: B. W. Pursell, Kintersville.Pa., says he suffered 25 years with piles and could obtain no relief until DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve effec ted a permanent care. Counter feits are worthless. Girls and Sofa At a recent social gathering in Forsyth some one sprung the ques tiou, “How does a sofa pillow differ | from a girl?” There were as many different answers as persons pres ent. A bright brunette said that the girl is living while the pillow is dyed. One young man said that the i pillow was a soft thing while the girl was not. Another young man’s experience said that the pillow could be stuffed while the girl could not. Another sa ; d that a girl looked pretty in a shirt waist, but a sofa pillow did not. The idea of one young man was that you could sit down on a sofa pillow while a girl could sit down dn you. He did not explain his remark. A blonde beauty said that she could see no difference, both the girl and pillow were pretty and useful and looked best in the par lor. A cynical old batchelor said that one was stuffed while the other was padded. But the young man who sprung the question on the crowd declared that all these answers were wrong, the real difference being that you could hold a sofa pillow on your lap but not a girl. Here and There. What joy to find that the sum mer gas bill not only looks like 30 cents, but is for exactly that amount. A good letter is a joy to receive, but a responsibility in the way of answering. It would economy if more of us had rather play cards than eat. Postage stamps are as tiresome as some gallants —always getting stuck on everything. A mere man, and a laundryman, dared discriminate against the sex; his card announces a charge of three cents for the feminine collar, as against two for those of his own persuasion. Now it is that the seeker after a hat listeneth to the cajolery of the saleswoman. A rainy day makes it a case of rubbers in more senses than one. Deliver us from our contempor aries is evidently the motto of those who desire everything sup pressed until their death. Fresh emblems of mourning are still going up. The draped portrait and the flag at half-mast are by far the most dignified of these emblems. Were Treated as Insane Men- Baltimore Sun. On seven occasions Queen Vic toria was attacked by persons evi dently bent upon killing her. Al though the law of Great Britain makes such attempts treason, pun ishable with death. Queen Victoria’s assailants, at her request, were de clared crazy and sent to asylums for life. Some of them are still alive in madhouses. The British are very particular about keeping the criminal insane where they can* do no mischief. - Their theory is that a man who is afflicted with homicidal mania ought not to be allowed to go at large free to take life when the impulse seizes him. The consequence is that an accus ed person who pleads insanity iu exteuuation of crime in Great Bri tain is liable to get a severe sen tence if he is adjudged insane. He may escape the gallows, but he is almost sure to spend his life in an asylum for the criminal insane. Hows This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any ease of catarrh that can not be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F. J CHEN’KV &CO., Props., Toledo, Ohio. We, the undersigned, have known F. J, Chem-y for the last fifteen years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions, and financially able to carry out unv obligation made by their firm. West & Trxtax Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0.- Waloing, Kinsaji cV Mar Vin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,O. Hall’s Catarrh Cure us taken internal ly, acting directly upon tlie blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price, 75c. per Dot! le. .Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. Hall’s Family Pills are the l>st. Esdo! Oysptfsia Oure digests what you eat. Money to Loan. A limited sum of money can be borrowed on farm ing - lands. Apply to Jno. H. Wikle, Att’y. "I* C3 IET X Bears the jQ Tte Kind Vcu Have AhibS BcagH Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Diqßsts what you est. Educate Tour Bowels With Cascarets. Candy Cattiartic, cure constipation forever. 10c, sc. If C. C. C. fail, druggists refund money.