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CHIPS. A Galveston artesian well was sunt 8,000 feet without encountering either rook or water. Four Yeinnese have been fined for jeering at a lady for wearing crinoline in a publio garden. Mary Burton, a coy maid of 101 sum mers, was married in the Grimsby, England, parish church a few weeks ago. Some of the Comstock mines are so deep that no means have yet been de vised to overcome the excessive heat. Of tho whole length of the Suez canal Bixty-six miles are cuttings, fourteen were made by dredging through the lakes and eight miles required no la bor. One of the first tunnels in the Unit od States was on the Allegheny Portage railroad in Pennsylvania. It was 900 feet long and finished in 1831. Tbo little island of Iceland, with about 70,000 inhabitants, has the same number of newspapers as the great Empire of China. The sheep industry of Missouri has dwindled steadily from 1882 to 1893, the uumber of animals, it is reported, falling from 1,092,700 to 920,950. More than $70,000,000 have been sent out of tho United States since the first of January last. Tho gold kings of Wall street are taking care of them selves, and the people will bo “left with tho bags to hold.” According to the reports of the com missioner of immigration, the 152,360 immigrants abovo 20 years of age who arrived at New York in the first half of 1892 brought over S2O each on the average, or $8,060,908. More relics of George Washington have turned up. This time the arti cles are two army pistols that were presented by tho general to Kosciusko, his Polish aide. The pistols are in tho possession of Dr. Edward Thomas, of Vienna. The Most Interesting Thing in America. An English traveler passed through New York on the way to London. He had spent three months in the United States sooing things. A friend asked what was the most interesting thing he saw in the country, and he answered without hesitation that it was a mule 1 Then ho explained that fie had visited certain mines where mules were used to haul the tramcars, and their won derful patience and intelligence had .made on him a deep impression. Some of the tunnels were so low that the animals had to hold their heads down and partly stoop to go through, but there was never any trouble. He pointed out a character istic of tho mulo that makes him un like a horse. Many Americans have noticed it. If a horse touches his ears in going under a low bridge or through a tunnol he will invariably throw his head up and receivo a hard knock. When a mule’s ears touch anything his head goes down. In some parts of this country it is a high com plimont to a man to say that he has as much sense as a mule. It is seldom that a performer offers to sorve at a theatrical benefit in vain, but such was the case recently when Lottie Gibson tendered her talents in behalf of her husband, the Comedian Ward, who had just come from jail for beating her and setting fire to her flat. Tho committee in oharge of the event positively refused to let her appear.— New York Sun. The Faults ami Follies of tho Age Are numerous, but of tho latter none is more ridiculous than tho promiscuous and random use of laxative pills and other drastic cathar tics- These wrench, convulso and weaken both the stomach and tho bowe's. If Hos tetter’s Stomach Bitters be used instead of thee no-romedies, the result i-< accomplished Without pain and with great benefit to the bowels, the stomach and the liver. Use this remedy when constipation manifests itself, and thereby prevent it from becoming chronic. Tho use of torture in legal proceedings was permissible in Austria until well within the present century. For Impure or thin Blood, Weakness Mala ria, Neuralgia, Indigestion and Biliousness, take Brown’s Iron Bitters—it gives strength, making old persons feel young—and young persons strong; pleasant to take. The Pacific coast Indians call all white men “Boston men.” To Cleanse the System Effectually yet gently, when costive or bil ious, or when the blood Is impure or sluggish, to permanently cure habitual constipation, to awaken the kidnoys anl liver to a healthy aotivity, without irritating or weakening them, to dispel headaches, cold or fo vers, use Syrup of Figs. Out of every 100 persons in Pittsburg thirty are foreign born. If your Back Aches, or you are all worn out, good for nothing, it is general debility. Brown’s Iron Bitters will cure you, make you strong, cleanse your liver, and give you a good appetite—tones the nerves. Two negro women have started a newspaper in the African state of Congo. A. M. Priest, Druggist, Shelbyville, Ind., says : “ Hall’s Catarrh Cure gives the best of satisfaction. Can get plenty of testimonials, as it cures every one who takes it." Druggists •ell it, 75c. Impaired digestion cured by Beecham's Pills. Beecham’s—no others. 25 cents a box. Mr. Joseph Godfrey “ 10,000 Needles Seemed to be sticking in my legs, when I was suffering with a terrible humor, my lens being a tmanH of running wor.-# from knees down. I was nrgetl to take ftOttn'SSAK SA f*A HI t.i.A and in a short time I was Hood’s parula Cures perfectly cured. I am an o’d sailor. ane<l 74* ra the beet of health, thanks to Hood’s.” Jos. OoprRSY, Sailors’ Snug Harbor, S.aten Isl and. X. Y. Heed's Pills are tbe best after-dinner Pills, ss dst digestion, prevent cou^tipaUon BIG MONEY^ b L1 111 ”pI£S luxicle. No Competition. Exclusive Territory. Quick Sales. No Capital Required. Painter Preferred. References Exchanged. Address THE palm LETTER CO., 1# aad 17 Hammond tit., Cincinnati, Okie. ■ ii. i'r •. - ' A HORRIBLE SCENE SCORES OF DEAD AND DYING AND HUNDREDS INJURED. Tbc 014 Fori Opera Honse ip WasMiigton City Collapses AND CARRIES DOWN IN ITS RUINS OVER 400 CLERKS Who Were Employed iu the Record aud Pensions Office. Ford’s old theatre, the building in which Abraham Lincoln was assassi nated and which has been used by the government for many years as part of the offico of the surgeon general of the army, collapsed Friday morning at 9 :50 o’clock with a terrible result in loss of life and injury. The building stood on 10th street Northwest, be tween E and F streets, and not far from Pennsylvania avenue. It had been condemned at least fif teen years ago and had been repaired, propped up and renovated from year to year. There were 475 persons, mostly government clerks, employed in the building, and nearly all of these were ot work when the building fell. CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. An excavation for an electric light plant was being made in the cellar of the structure—a three-story affair— and, according to the best information attainable, the workmen on Friday morning had dug beneath the founda tion supports in front of the building, weakening them to such an extent that the walls gave way before they could be jacked. This explanation of the cause for the accident is the only ono advanced, but it seems somewhat strange, in view of the fact that the top floor gave way first. WITHOUT A WARNING. Men who were in tho building say the crash came without a warning. Those on the top floor were suddenly precipitated to tho floor below and tho weight of the falling timbers and fur niture carried the second and first floors with it. Fortunately, only the forward half of the floors gave way. The outer edges of the floor and the rear part of the structure remained in tact. The walls did not fall. The news that the building had fall en spread with lightning-like rapidity, and soon Tenth street and the adjacent thoroughfares were crowded with peo ple. Within an hour the news was known all over Washington and hun dreds of anxious relatives and friends swarmed to the vicinity of the old theater. Women appealed anxiously to every bystander for information about some particular person, white men came with tears in their eyes and imploringly besought the policemen to let them through the police lines >that they might obtain some knowledge of their friends and relatives. A general fire alarm was turned in a few minuteß after the crash, and then all the ambulances in the city were summoned. As quickly as possible the police and firemen formed a rescue brigade, and ready hands assisted them to tako out the killed and wound ed. In less than an hour, about twen ty-five people had [been taken out and every few minutes thereafter some still form would be borne on a stretcher from the building. Ann THE HOSPITAES UTiniZED. All the hospitals in tho city were utilized in caring for the injured and scores of physicians volunteered their services for this work. The commis sioners of the District of Columbia took possession of the building and vicinity in person and helped direct the police and rescuers. Col. Corbin, assistant adjutant general, of the army, was sent by Major General, Schofield to represent the war depart ment and to decide if it was necessary to call out the troops. Owing to the excellent police regulations, the res cuers were not hindered in their work by anxious crowds, aud it was not long before the debris had been cleared away to such an extent that the work of rescue could be carried on without hindrance. Both the military and naval autho rities took prompt action. General Schofield ordered two troops of calvary from Fort Myer, just across the river, and two companies of infantry from the arsenal to the scene of the disaster. The secretary of the navy ordered out all the naval medical officers stationed at Washington and also opened the hospital to receive the injured. The commandant at the navy yard was ordered to render all the assistance in his power. About half past 11 o’clock a com pany of the Fourth United States Ar tillery, from the Washington barracks arrived on the scene of the accident, and the men were distributed about the ruined structure to guard against interference with the workmen. Clerks who escaped were pressed into service and went willingly to work removing bundles of valuable docu ments. A great deal of the work of the pension office is dependent on these records, and their value to the govern ment and to individuals is inestimable. They cannot be replaced. TAKING OUT THE BODIES. Every few minutes during the first two hours after the accident dead and wounded men were taken out of the debris. THE FIRST BODY FOUND. Those who were early on the scene found the body of a colored man in an alley in the rear of the building, where John Wilkes Booth had his horse tethered the night he killed Lin coln. This was George M. Arnold, a well-known colored elerk, appointed from Virginia. There were many very narrow es capes from death. A number of clerks whose desks rested directly upon the line where the floors broke away, saved themselves, while the desks at which they sat were preoipitated down thfi awful chasm. Within a very few moments a hun dared or more men, stripped for hard work, jumped into the building and began throwing out the wreckage in front and under the floors. SCENES AT THE HOSPITAIi. Most of those first taken out of the ruins were carried to the Emergency hospital. About 10:30 o’clock the dead and injured began to arrive fast er than the corps of surgeons could at tend to their injuries. Carried in on stretchers, they were dumped at the most convenient places. Those who were most seriously injured were at tended to, while the others, groaning and crying from the pain of broken limbs, lay iimpless, beseeching the doctors to dress their wounds. HEARTRENDING INCIDENTS. Shortly after the arrival of the firs* unfortunates, a crowd began to as semble in front of the hospital, many of them being the wives, daughters and relatives of the dead and injured. Their weeping and frantic cries for in formation were heartrending. They greatly interfered with the work of the physicians and Dr. Keer, in charge of of the hospital, determined to shut them out. Load after load of wounded, blind from the debris, and with limbs bro ken and maimed, were dumped at the door. They had to remain outside for some time, as the force and facili ties of the hospital were unequal to the emergency. As quickly as the surgeons, who were shortly reinforced by the young men graduates of tho city, could do so, they examined and dressed the wounds and they were then sent upstairs to more comfortablo quarters. Priests and ministers were soon on the spot, and being at once admitted to the cots of the injured, where they administered spiritual consolation. THRILLING EXPERIENCES. The hairbreadth escapes narrated by the survivors were numberless. One of the most thrilling scenes of the whole affair was the sight of a dozen men who were loft in the corner of the third story, clambering down on a hose pipe to the ground. Between 10 o’clock and noon the ambulances were kept busy carrying away the dead and injured. The faces of many of the victims were covered with pieces of cloth, an old coat, newspaper, or whatever could be had, but some of the mangled bodies were carried out with their faces exposed to the gaze of the great throng that sur rounded the building. THE CAPITAL IN GLOOM, The terible catastrophe has cast a frightful pall over the whole city. Politics and the affairs of government are completely lost in the discussion of this, probably the most shocking ac cident in the history of the govern ment. AT THE MORGUE. I At the morgue the sight was one horrible to behold. The little build ing w r as not near large enough to hold the dead bodies brought from the wrecked building. When the morgue was filled tho stable was turned into a reception room for the bodies. Blank ets were spread on the floor and the remains were laid out as respectfully as possible under the circumstances. The president was informed of the sad event just as he reached the en trance to the white house by one of the clerks, and ho at once interested himself in relief measures and noted with satisfaction what had been done by Assistant Secretary of War Grant. LIST OF THE DEAD. The following list of the dead thus far reported, with the names of their states, contains twenty-two names, in cluding the unknown and one proba ble duplication, only twenty-one bod ies having been taken from the ruins. The list of the dead is : Unknown man, evidently a clerk; George Allen, Pennsylvania; George W. Arnold, Virginia; J. W. Boody, New York ; Samuel P. Barnes, Penn sylvania; Johnßussius, District of Co lumbia ; J eremiah Daley, Pennsylvania; James B. Fagin, Kansas; Joseph B. Gage, Michigan; David C. Jordan, Missouri; M. M. Jarvis, Michigan; J. Boyd Jones, Wisconsin: F. B. Loftus, New York; F. B, Meader, Howard S. Miller, Ohio; J. H. M’Fall, Wisconsin; E. G. Shull, Kansas; William M. Scriever, Maryland; H. S. Wood, ; F. B. Williams, Wiscon sin ; J. E. Chapin, South Carolina; One man taken from the ruins was identified by a bystander as old man McAuley, w r ho lives in Virginia, but this identifiction was not verified. LIST OF INJURED. The injured are: A. L. Ames, Iowa; L. C. Calvert, Maryland; S. J. Dewy, New York; Louis Dusapy, George W. Davis, Missouri; H. B. Esterling, Fort Scott, Kas.; Washington Fry, W. S. Gustin, Ohio; Dr. James H. Howard (colored), Maryland; C. F. Hathaway, Ohio; J. N. Hammer, Tenn. ; George Handy (colored), Thomas Hynes, Missouri; J. G. Johns, W. Kugler, New Jersey; Clifton Lowe, Iowa; William L. Ecture, District of Columbia; E. Leger, Mississippi; Frank Metcalfe, Massachusetts; G. M. McLaughlin, Tennessee; J. P. Mc- Cormick, Wisconsin: M. McLaughlin, K. M. Petrick, — Pody, police officer; G. L. Pruce, Texas; P. K. Pendleton, Alabama; Charles Robinson, Col orado ; A. C. Black, Indiana; Charles B. Moore, District of Columbia; B. F. Driscoll, New York; J. A. Miller, District of Columbia; J. A. Stewart, J. F. Sims, J. D. Shadbolt, (colored), Missouri; F. B. Smith, Tennessee; R. A. Smith, Connecticut; F. F. Sams, Illinois; William M. Smith, Baker, South Carolina; William R. King, Mississippi; C. A. Johnson, Missouri; P. U. Summer, Ohio; John H. Thomas, Sedalia, Mo. ; F. W. Test, Illinois; C. R. Weller; N. T. Worley, Tennessee; James A. White, of Georgia; A. G. Young, of Pennsylania. VALUABLE PAPERS BURIED. It is thought that when the debris is cleared away all the papers of value will recovered. The Washington Star, commenting on the accident says: Then la innocent blood on the head of that intangible power Known aa the goramment 9f the United States. The miserly Angara .are red with the blood, which but a few hoars ago oonrsed through the bodies of men. The widows and the orphans wsep for ths hus bands and fathers sacrificed on the altyr of leg islative economy and administrative disregard At a meeting of citizens Friday af ternoon, $5,500 was subscribed. Pres ident Cleveland, who had been asked to preside over the meeting was unable to do so, because of a pressing official business engagement, but sent his check for SIOO, and Secretary Thurber his for $25. The newspapers of the city are actively engaged in the good work, and the clerks in the depart ments are contributing liberally. TWENTY-FOUR DEAD. The total number of dead is now known to be tw'enty-four, and the in jured, so far as ascertained,aggregates fifty-two. The hospitals report all pa tients doing nicely. ANOTHER DEATH. The death roll received another ac cession Saturday morning, when A. M. Gerault, a clerk from New Jersey, gave up the struggle which he had main tained against awful odds for nearly twenty-four hours. The report made by the superintend ent of the Emergency hospital is en couraging. Most of the patients show improvement in their condition. The jury of inquest empaneled Sat urday morning consists of practical business men of high character. In vestigation by the war department will also be had. President Cleveland did not go to the white honse Saturday morning, but remained at his suburban residence, “Woodley.” The president is said to be much perturbed over the calamity and will give his personal attention to the matter of securing a full investi gation. A SAD DAY AT WASHINGTON. The remains of the dead victims of the horrid wreck of Ford’s theater, have nearly all been disposed of. Washington was a city of funerals Sunday, and all day long mourners were going about the streets. Ev ery one knew what the sad processions meant, and the sym pathy of all was extended, albeit unexpressed in many cases, to the sor row-stricken ones. Inquiry confirms the statement that none of the Victims were men of property. Most of them lived on their salaries entirely, and left little for a day like this. Most of them were married, and some had large families, who are now left, if not entirely, dependent upon friends and relatives, at least lacking in funds for immediate use. THE INQUEST WAS EXCITING. Government Clerks Wanted to Lynch Colonel Ainesworth. The inquest over the bodies of the victims of the Ford theater disaster was commenced at Washington Mon day at 11 o’clock, in Willard’s hall, adjoining Willard’s hotel, in a room capable of accommodating about five hundred people. Just at 11 o’clock Colonel Ainesworth, chief of the rec ord and pension division, who has been placed on the defensive by im plied accusations that he was re sponsible for the presence of clerks in the old building, entered the hall and engaged in a short consultation with his attorney. About a hundred persons were present, most of them clerks of the record and pension divi sion, with a sprinkling of war depart ment officials, doctors, contractors and policemen. Dr. Schafer, the deputy coroner of the district, introduced the inquest. Near the table, around which the jurymen sat, was a smaller table, at which was seated Colonel Ainesworth, his attorney and a stenographer from the war department. The district attorney’s office was also represented. The deputy coroner called the jury to order and prefaced the [investigation by a statement, that holdihg an inves tigation in a public hall was something of an experiment, and he admonished the public present to keep perfect quiet. There was nobody on trial, he said. The jury would simply endeav or to get at the facts in the case.. He stated that the inquest was to be held over the remains of J. A. Chapin, whose body had been selected for that purpose. Much bitter feeling was entertained by the clerks against Colonel Aines worth, and during the taking of testi mony a government clerk should that Colonel Ainesworth should be arrested for murder and not allowed bail. On this announcement the tempest broke in full blast. “Hang him !” was shouted from a dozen throats. Every man in the spectators’ seats rose up at the cry, “Hang him ! hang him !” and the howl grew .louder. Colonel Aines worth sat cool and collected. Some body said after the uproar was over that his hand moved to his inside coat pocket and remained there. His fea tures seemed absolutely immovable. It was with considerable difficulty that quiet was restored, and Dr. Schafer quickly adjourned the inquest until 10 o’clock Tuesday morning at the central police station. AN INDIGNATION MEETING. The department clerks stood about the hall talking excitedly over the ac cident. Colonel Ainesworth sat in his chair for a minute and then walked out of the building, entered a carriage and was quickly driven away amid an gry expressions from the crowd. When the hall was emptied the ex cited language of the clerks continued on the sidewalks, and finally old But ler Fitch mounted the steps and pro posed an indignation meeting immedi ately. The proposition was adopted and the clerks took possession of the hall. A committee was appointed to wait upon the president and protest against the proposed secret session at the police station and to urge the suspension of Ainesworth during the inquest. AS TO HAWAII. Mr. Blount Hints That a Protectorate Will be Established. The latest advices from Honolulu are to the effect that the annexation party of Hawaii have settled it in theii own minds that the United States if going to establish a protectorate oven the islands. Annexation, except at something in the future, is not now discussed, and the cry, “annexation oi nothing,” is no longer heard. It if reported that Minister Blount hae dropped a hint that a protectorate is the proper thing to look for. If the constant protest of the royalists are to be believed, they have no intention oi makinga move until after the decision of the United States is known. TELEGRAPHIC GLEANINGS. The News of tie World Condensed Into Fitly and Pointed Paragraphs- Interesting and Instrnctive to All Classes of Readers. The Joseph Binnis Chemical Works in Williamsburg, N. Y., -were burned Sunday night. The loss is SIOO,OOO. The works of the Merriam and Mor gan Company, at Cleveland, 0., were partially destroyed by fire Monday night. Loss, $200,000, partially in sured. The forty-first annual convention of the international typographical union began at Chicago, Monday. There were fully 300 delegates present. W. B. Prescott called the meeting to order. Mayor Carter H. Harrison made an address of welcome. The second week of the Borden case at New Bedford, Mass., opened Mon day with an appearance of increased interest. Over one-half of the specta tors in the court room were women. A notable feature of Monday’s proceed ings Avas that Miss Borden’s inquest testimony was excluded. The Citizens’ National Bank, of Hillsboro, 0., was closed Saturday by order of Comptroller Eckels and placed in the hands of bank examiners. C. M. Overton is president. The bank’s statement shows: Capital stock, SIOO,- 000; surplus, $50,000; undivided prof its, $19,000; average deposits, $275,- 000; circulation, $22,500. The Union Stock Yards State bank at Sioux City, la., filed an asssgnment Saturday morning, Howard G. Pierce assignee. The assets of the bank are placed at s4B2,667,liabilities $163,140. The bank is capitalized at 300,000. The clearing house committee, which has charge of the failure, states that it is- dire to loose methods of carrying on business and will not affect anybody else in the city. A special cablegram of Friday from Paris states that James Gordon Ben nett, proprietor of the New York Her ald, was dangerously injured on Wed nesday. Mr. Bennett fell from a coach on Avhich he was riding and was so badly hurt that medical attention was at once required. His condition grew worse and Drs. Robin and Ledentu performed an operation Thursday with a vieAv of relieving him. Mr. Bennett’s condition is now very dangerous. Advices of Saturday from Madrid states that a bill has been introduced in the cortes providing for the reorgani zation of the government of Cuba. It prays to suppress the provincial coun cil and create a council which will sit in Havana and have power to deal with the budget and frame laws for reforms recommended by the Span ish government. The conservative Cubans, oppose the bill. The public generally, although regarding it with disfavor are less bitter in their opposi tion. A New York special of Monday says: Drexel, Morgan & Cos. announce that about 90 per cent of all classes of stocks and bonds of the Richmond Terminal company have already been deposited, and that the outstanding stock and bonds Avill be received by June 24th, but only payment of pen alties of 50 cents on common stock, $1 per share on preferred stock and S2O each on 5 and 6 per cent bonds. They also announce the first call of $1.50 per share on account of the as sessment deposit on common stock at their office on June 29, 1893. The Kansas City, Wyandotte and Northern railroad was sold at sheriff’s sale at Kansas City, Mo., Monday un der foreclosure of a mortgage for $1,000,000, held by the Farmers’Loan and Trust Company, of Boston. Jay Gould came into practical possession of the road about two years ago, when he was obliged to take it to preserve his interest in it, as he held a majority of the stock. The sale was a mere le gal formality. The road was bought in by the Gould people and will be made a part of the Missouri Pacific system. It has a mileage of two hun dred and thirty-eight miles, and runs from Kansas City to Beatrice, Neb. VIRGINIA POPULISTS Making Preparations for a Ylgorous Campaign in that State. A Richmond special of Wednesday says: The Virginia populists will hold their state convention for the nomina tion of governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, in Lynchburg on Thursday, August 3d. This is just two weeks before the democrats will assemble in Richmond for the same purpose. The basis of representation in the people’s party gathering will be one delegate and alternate from each precinct. These matters were determined at a meeting of the state central committee held at Richmond Wednesday, with twenty-one persons present, represent ing all of the districts except the sixth and eighth. The committee had two long sessions and discussed the politi cal situation in the state quite freely. The executive committee reported an address to the Virginia voters which was adopted and will be submitted to the state convention as a basis for the party platform. The paper is quite long and declares in favor of the free coinage of silver, equalization of taxa tion and the repeal of the Anderson- McCormick electoral board law. The party will also favor a dog law and a graped income tax. Secretary Harris states that the party is organized in twenty-four counties, partially organ ized in twenty more and has chairmen in ninety-six out of one hundred counties. Mexican Corn Importations. A San Antonio special says: Gen eral Warren T. Sutter, consul general of the United States for north Mexico, has just completed his report, which shows that the importation of corn in to Mexico during the fourteen months ending" February 28,1893, were 353,- 800,000 pounds, valued at $6,000,- 000. Mr. Sutter states that but for the nearness of the United States and the unlimited supply, thousands of the very poor of Mexico must have died for lack of food. As it was there was much severe suffering and the effect will be felt for years. A Peddler’s Retort. “Do you want to buy some pencils?” asked a peddler of an old country lady, who regards agents and their kin as a very pestilence. “No,” she an swered sharply through a half closed door. “Tape?” “No.” “Shoe laces?” “No.” “Paper and envel opes?” “No.” “Needles?” “No, no, no.” “No, no, no, no,” echoed the saucy mendicant, “it’s a wonder you’ve got a no-o-ose left on your face. ” — Springfield Homestead. Queer Japanese Animals. The Japanese believe in the exist ence of a crane which, after it has reached the age of 600 years, has no need of any sustenance except water. Their mythical dragon has the head of a camel, the horns of a deer, the eyes of a demon, the ears of an ox, the body of a serpent, the scales of a fish and the claws and wings of an eagle. —Philadelphia Press. Do You Wish the Finest Bread and Cake? It is conceded that the Royal Baking Powder is the purest and strongest of all the baking powders, j The purest baking powder makes the finest, sweet est, most delicious food. The strongest baking pow der makes the lightest food. That baking powder which is both purest and strongest makes the most digestible and wholesome food. Why should not every housekeeper avail herself of the baking powder which will give her the best food with the least trouble ? Avoid all baking powders sold with a gift or prize, or at a lower price than the Royal, as they invariably contain alum, lime or sul phuric acid, and render the food unwholesome. Certain protection from alum baking powders can be had by declining to accept any substitute for the Royal, which is absolutely pure. “German Syrup” Judge J. B. Hied, of the Superior Court, Walker county, Georgia, thinks enough of German Syrup to send us voluntarily a strong letter endorsing it. When men of rank and education thus use and recom mend an article, what they say is worth the attention of the public. It is above suspicion. “ I have used your German Syrup,” he says, ‘‘for my Coughs and Colds on the Throat and Tungs. I can recommend it for them as a first-class medicine.” — Take no substitute. & rajRITGHEDJEH MONTHS A troublesome skin disease caused me to scratch for ten months, and was cured by a few days’ use of KsXSSSi M. H. Wolff, BSEaS! Upper Marlboro, Md. 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