The Monitor from Vermillion, Kansas • 4

VLIET JOTTINGS. THE MONITOR. By J. IV. MAHAFFEY; AUCTIO Furniture Bargains, BED ROOM SUITS, $15.50 COJWJVIODES, FO3.00.

WAbb PPEF8(Bc BObT Report school la district No. 18, for the month ending March li: dumber enrolled, 2ii. Average daily1 attendance, 23. Those neither absent nor tardy are: Lucy Kob'uuoii, Minnie and Ililand Stevens, Arthur aud inier Johnnon, Bertha Ylan-der, Tilda Olson, Martin Carlson and Nellie L. Johnson.

Those absett but not tardy are: Delia CntchUeld.Juditl; and Lily Carlson and Minnie and Ella Anderson. Tliose whose jcvades averayed or BARBER SHOP. JAKE MURRAY, Prop'r. SHARP RAZORS AND CLE AX TOWELS. Sale! 7 Immense Jewell Owing to the fact Pianos, Organs, Watches, Clocks, Silverware ancl Jewelry Of all kincls, than the present trade will justify ine in carry ing in stock, I have decided TO REDUCE MY STOCK MAKX1TS SEVERAL AUCTION SALES IXT THE DUFF'S- Monday, At 2:30 p.

and 7:30, and will continue every afternoon and evening during the week. I made a very auction sale of this kind last year, and hundreds took advantage of it and secured some immense bargains. Now we propose to give poeple of Vermillion and vicinity the same opportunity. OtfR GOODS ABE ALL FIRST-CLASS AND FULLY WARRANTED. Eemember we will also sell at private sale, at very close prices, all during the week.

Come in before the sale commences and inspect our oods. And be sure to be present at the auction sales. All goods sold engraved free of charge. LADIES ESPEGIAbbY INVITED, li Ton "Want an Organ, Sewing Machine, or Anything Else in ciar line, is Tour Time ir-1 llSI- -A. I Pf RUSHED EVERY FRIDAY 310BXIXG A I ERMU.LIOX, KJXSAS.

ilnt'TC'l i.t the postofllee at Vfcrmll-' lior, Kansas, tts second-class iuail uiatter. Kill DAY, MAPvCH 19. Lodge Directory. V. A.

IIAKMOSV NO. ir cis and third evenings of a. month. All Neighbors arc Invited to the wlion In tlic city. Jason V.

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..0, mi 1 tr- lirst third Thursday tveniujis nl cai.li Masons In jtotxl 2tanlig to Mtcn 1. V. Mmvti.f., W. 51. V.

Secretary, K. UK WKI.CoMK I.OIM.H, Ml. in. i ts liri-t anil third Saturday evenings of a Month. 1 the order invited visit the loiiL wlicn in city.

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of U. and -IMMSTIAN CIUKC1I SI.IiVICHSoNSKC-n:d and Fourth Lord of ca' li month, iinday ii.ol jit Hi cii.i cr.cii Day i Kndi meeting at in. each 1 ord's Dav. C. Y.

IV.stor. Tin: KiiMii i.i i r.AND mkkts r.day and Friday cvi. ilia's. Yifitinji invited to Attend. Leader.

A El i i. secrcta' 1. That Vlie Kansas City, portrait Picture 1 ran.e i.fiVrs Special Induo-iwuls to A scuts. to tl.eni. ') to a day live liien The i'arm News, a mini lily jon.r-,:.

dcviitei to the interests of farm-Iml' and block raising, and the Moxi-roii for cents per year: or, the MoMToit. the Fai in News, Womankind, a ni.inthly Journal, Woman-Kind Cook I look, and Farm News "m.ilrv Hook, all for 1. 2S. cash in 'all a ud Any ore will commit, or to commit suicidi-. should have Jii (1 while yet very small.

It is one of the most cowardly of and n.an or woman who has not the courage to live and battle for the of life for themselves and lliiwe dependent on them, never naw 'i lime when they where fit to live. No. from tlie farm al iment of the agricultural college is now ready, and a copy will be furnished to farmers making application it. The bulletin treats of experiments, with oats, the time of seeding, quality of seed sown, as lakeii from practical tests made from iwilve di Iter. nt varieties, tieaied during the season of A perusal of the bulletin might prove of practical value to the fanner who ronicinplates sowing oats.

I lipids Motor. Teachers ohoiild fill out at the close of the school term the classification register so that it will show the different classes and the advancement of each pupil. The program followed during the year should be in the register also. Then the school can be kept graded and the teachers can take up the woii; where the last left off. School boards should require the daily and the i-lassifii-atioii registers to be j.roperly filled out by the teacher and report made before the order for the lasl monlli's salary is drawn.

County rk spent a lew days week' before last at Topeka looking after a claim he has made for Marsha'! county against the state for expenses paid by the county in transporting prisoners to the penitentiary. expenses, should have been paid bv the state, but the sheriffs for (lie past six or seven years have been receiving their pay from the county and have not presented their bills to the slate. Mr. Woodman has succeeded in having an item put the miscellaneous ajipropria' a i'i-' senate covering the cl, Marshall County will ree: Ibis a'-count. Mr.

1: is served county well News. For Sale or Trade. have an le or tiv.L1... en ant an. Tl.

ca ii i I shall come prepared to do all kinds of REPAIRING, on Organs, Sewing Machines, Watches, Clocks and Jewelry. Bring them in and have a good job done. Written by Mr. J. C.

Shepard, to whom news items may Bs bended, or to whom any business connected with the Moxitor oflics may be entrusted, all of which -will receive prompt attention. Ed.1 J. L'enworthy was in Beattie Tues day. L. C.

Waits was in Frankfort Tuesday. Fred Warren wasj home a few days the last of the week. Mr Gottger was working in his garden Wednesday. W. H.

DeWalt was doing business in our city last Tuesday. Our merchants have beeu making arrangements for spring trade. H. S. Rosdale, y.hb lives north of town is building a fine new barn' oh his farm.

Mis. Banks, of Lecorr.pton, is visiting relatives and'frierids here. She arrived Tuesday. Mr. Jay T.

Smith ctili improving, but is not able to be as lively yet as he would lfke to be. Wm. Johnson, who lives on the McColm place, was transacting business in Marys ville last Tuesday. Mr. Jones, of Waterville, was in town one day last weeK, looming for a position In the blacksmith shop.

Mrs. Grimes was taKcn quite sicK Sunday evening. Dr. Dullard was called in and she is now much better. There was quite a large congregation cut last Sunday evening to wel come the new pastor, but he didn't welcome.

Richard Macicey was one of those who manifested his interest in the school by calling one day this wTceK-Come again. Charles and Silas JelUion made a trip to Brown Co. last wcck to assist their brother James in moving to that part of the state. Watson attended the entertainment here Friday evening. John at one 'me taught the school here and has many friends here.

Henry Twidwell went to Horton last weei; to Iook a position as engi neer. Henry has nacl considerable experience in this line of worK. In last weeks issue the item that read John Chickner should have read John Cluckncr. John says he has got so that he can hit the anvil now. Mrs, Beattie was a pleasant visitor at our school last weeK.

We would be pleased to see more of the patrons come in as it shows that they are interested in the worK. George Root went to Horton, last Thursday, to taKe charge cf a posi tion that he has secured in the shops at that place. George is a young man of business ability, and attends strictly to business. The entertainment Friday and Saturday evenings, given by Prof. Nold was quite well attended and all there seemed to enjoy themselves.

The proceeds ill be usee in securing a library for our school. One day last weeK Mr Schuylers dogs attac-Kcd and bit Walter Foltz while he was on his way home from school. It would be well for owners of such animals to Iook after them a little better. The dogs may be valuable but human life is far more so. Constipation iu its worst forms, dyspepsia, sick heacjache.

biliousness ami derangement of tbe liver are readily cured by )e Witt's Little Early Risers. These little pills never gripe. Small pill, safe pill, best pill, II. I). "j.i.iams.

The Missouri Pacific Railway will sell tickets to the Young People's Christian Endeavor Society meeting to he held in San Francisco, Califoi-nia, from July 7th to 12th, for $40,00 from all points ia Kansas. Tickets wiil be on sale June 22nd. 23rd, and 30th. Retuin limit August 15th. School reports and other articles of like Dature not reaching this office by Tuesday will hereafter be laid over until the lol-lowing week.

All articles of this, character must be in type by Wednesday eveu-ings, and unless received by Tuesdays this cannot be done, aurt we. always have all we can possibly do on Thursdays, without them. Please remember this. F. CANNON, DEALER IN Fresh I Bait Meats.

Vermillion, Kansas. ITICIEST MARKET PRICE PAW FOR HIDES, TALLO IF. F. TC. FAT STOCK BOUGHT EVERY THE WEEK.

DAY Of DR. H. BULLARD, Physician Surgeon, VERMILLION, KANSAS. All calls promptly attended, day or uight. Charges moderate all cases.

Willing to consult with all neighboring Physicians. Wanted-An Idea Who can think nt Home simple thing to patent? Mpn thftT mav brlnir you wealth. Write J6HK WEDDERBCRK Patent Attorney, Washington, D. for their $1,800 prize pnTer and new list ol oue tbotuaud UlTeoUoiis wanted. Your Price Is Ours at the Auction that I have more Sewing Machines, BXJIIDIITG.

OIT March 22, All Hinds cf OCK! Weekly Tribune Every membsr of Every family on Every farm, Every village, in Every State or Territory. For Education, For Noble Manhood, For True Womanhood. THE MONITOR- ST Very large stock ot Furniture of all kinds at prices lower than the same quality of ool can be purchased ior elsewhere. Large and elegant slock of Chairs, Iron Bod-steads, Lounges, and the best stock of Oilcloth to be found any-vherc. Also Pictures and Picture Frames.

UNDERTAKING MRS. L. F. RIGjHAPyDS. Lankey Dob Fitzsimmons is the champion pugilist of the world.

Tie knocked James J. Coi -bett, the California out in the 14th round in tlie tight at Carson City, Nevada, Wednesday. A bio. over the heart did the business. The following news items arc take; from the Frankfort Review and condensed: "Lew Youngs has moved from Frown county to cue of Chris Roust's farms in Cleveland township, which he will work 1 lie coming year.

Wni. PoUlt, Who had beeii in Cuba for several months, and who was twice wounded in battle, escaped from that country last v.xek and is now in Minneapolis, He is expected to be at the home of his parents, rear Peattie, in few days. Married, March 7, lfred Morton and Minnie L. Stump. March Frank Crevier and Grace Parthlow were mai ried; alsoonsame day, Art Parthlow and Delia Crevier.

March 12, Van Hartshorn and Myrtle Maddox vert joined in marriage, at the home of the bride's parents, near La Grange. Ihe north bound Missouri Pacific passenger train was wrecked a mile and a half cast of Hiawatha, an hour or so before midnight, last Sunday night. The train was running at full speed when five head of horses were run into, four of which were thrown clear from the track, out of the way of the train, but the fifth went the engine, causing It leave the track. The baggage, smoking and chair eu's were piled up on the engine, only the sleeper staying on the rails. Three men were killed outright, and a number of trainmen and passengers more or less seriously injured.

The dead are: Engineer Edward Nye, Fireman L. O'Conner, and John 13. Meador, of Atchison, traveling salesman for theSymes Grocery Company. The above particulars of the wreck are taken from the Kansas City Journal's report of the affair, January 15th. He You A at.

We will give 14 cents per bushel for corn on subscrip tion to the MttNiTou. Mf i-i-l-cl. At the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and W. D.

Oliver, on Wednesday evening, March 10, Mr. A. L. Chad wick to Miss MaxieOlivor, Ley. McAlyiion officiating.

The following is a list of presents received by the happy pair: Miss Adeline Stewart set of glassware, Jeff Johnson, set silver teaspoons, Charles Christie salt and pepper boxes, Mr. and Mrs, W. D. Oliver, set cMshes and table linen, Mr. and Mrs.

11. E. Turner flat irons, Sir. aud Mrs. Ered Chad wick paper rack, Mr.

and Mrs. W. II. Cliadwick, silver knives aud forks, Mr. and Mrs.

W. II. McCoweti set dishes, Mr. and Mrs. Smith VanGilder lamps, James VanGilder silver teaspoons.

Mr. and Mrs. set glass tumblers, Mr. and Mrs. A.

D. Shepherd fruit dish, Mr. aud Mrs. Ernest Nau-maii sauce dishes, Mr. and Mrs.

C. S. Williams bed comforters, Mr. aud Mrs. Chas.

Oliver clothes basket, Mr. aud Mrs, Van Oliver teakettle, Ahhie Green cake staud, Annie and Addie Oliver set silver knives aud folks, Amy Naumau, glass pitcher, Ed towels, ljobert and Jennie YVilkins lamp, Albert Hone dish aud set berry disUes, Blanche Johusou butter knife, ben and Davis water pitcher, Eugene aud Gertie Scliafer towels. Minutes seem like hours when a life is at stake. Croup gives no time to send fur a doctor, delay may meau death. One Miuute Cough Cure gives instant relief and insures recovery.

Tlie only harmless remedy that produces immediate results. II. 1). AVilliams, The examination for common school di i.Iomas will be given in orthography and physiology ou the last Saturday in and in arithmetic, grammar, local government and general reading, on the lhst Saturday in April, l'upiis may take the two examinations in the same year, or in two cousecutive years, retaiuing all the graces uie use year equal ur Srea'er than the required average ner f.t-nt.. I'uiiils tor fr.n ion im 1 iiKike a standing ou subjects in which they are examined of not less than 00 aud all grades of SO per cent or more may lie credited for the second year's examination.

Pupils may be admitted to the. ihsl examination upon completion of the seventh year's work, as outlined in the course of study, and to the second examination upon the completion of the eighth year's work. The required average is is so per cent. The examinations will be held at Sum-mei'Hcld, Axtell, Beanie, Home City, Ma-rysville, Okelo, Blue Rapids, YVaterville, Irving, Frankfort, Herkimer and Vermillion. An examination fee of teu cents will be charged to pay the expense of sending the manuscripts to the county superintendent's office, aud returning reports to the applicants.

All the different forms of skin troubles, from chapped hands to eczema to indolent ulcers can be readily cured by De Witt's Little Early Risers, the great pile cure. II. I). Williams. POPULAR PRICES.

GiveHis your work and we wi 1." endeavor to please you. G. H. Cullimore Cc Proprietor of the. Second-Hand Store Frankfort Kansas ISuy.s and sells all cf Goods.

Also buys Old Iron, Hairs, Copper, Lrass, iuc aud Lead. Job Work and Repairing of a Kinds a Specialty. Tin: CENTHALIA PFATi Before having work Ura clone. He will 'JU vide with you oc r-j. your i.j-ccat corn hli Crown and BriA4- Work a Specialty.

All work done with as i.n i i.i: r.ux as possible. Hair 15 els: Hair Clipped, 10c. City Barber Shop, TWO DOORS NORTH OF P.O. H. D.

CaSSADY, Prop'r. I guarantee all work to be first class or no pay required. DIETZ No. 3 Street Lamp HAS A SHINING RECORD OF 20 YEARS. It is offerei as an ctu.il antidote for and is th-r- curuy well mads oa principles.

It will eLve more iiji.t thaa any cas-tiirnm iamp.do it i do tt with kerosene cil It can be lit ani regulated from the outside; carie-RtiiiiieinVtismes des; it th; can and w.il give S3.t;sfa.:tii..n, rci c-f its absolute ic. It but or.e number an enormous f.im:l. rt that bmid. ar.d to we would g'ad ti tntr--due- ycu by means i our Catalogue, which we mail free uron applitan If you insist upon having the very best uvls maie, your dealer will pive you Iietz. If cannot ol.taia tiiis Lanpof yur dealer will deh-er it, freight prepaid, to any pirt the L.

S. or Canada, upon receipt ot its price, R. E. DIETZ 60 Laight Street, New York. Established in 1840.

$1800.00 GIVEN AWAY TO INVENTORS. $150.00 every month given away to any one who applies through us tor the mcst meritorious patent during the month preceding'. We secure the best patents for otir clients, and the object of this ofer is to encourage invent jrs keep track of their bright ideas. At the same time we wish to impress upon the public the fact that IT 'S THE SIMPLE, TRIVIAL INVENTIONS THAT VIELD FORTUNES, such as the "car-window" which can be easily sHJ trf and down without breaking ths passenger's back, sauce-pan," collar-button 'nut-lock," "bottie-stopper, and a thousand other little things that mo any one can find a way of improving; and these simple inventions are the ones that bring largest returns to ths author. Try to think of something to invent.

IT IS NOT SO HARD AS IT SEE.V.S. Patents taken out through us receive special notice in the National Recorder," published at Washington, D. which is the cestnewspaper published in America in the interests of inventors. We furnish a year's subscription to this journal, free of cost, to all our clients. We also advertise, free of cost, the invention each month which wins our $150 prize, and hundreds of thousands of copies of the "National Recorder," containing a sketch of thewinner, and a description of his invention, will be scattered throughout the L'niied States among capitalists and manufacturers, thus bringing to thetf attention the merits of the invention.

AH communications regarded strictly confidential? Address JOHN WEDDERBURN Solicitors of American and Foreign Patents, 618 Street, N.W., Box 385. ashington, D. C. ry Retrence editor ct faf-tr. JVriujrmr FSES.

THS DREADED CONSUMPTION CIS BE CURED. T. A. iM.Ctiio Great Chemist anri Scientist. Semi Free, lo the Afflicted, Threo Bonks of His D'scovere Remedies to Cure Consumption and All Lung Troubles.

L-iiro for tUrcmt iind Iimir oi v.srin ami Uioovered a reliable and all general ileeline i at ir.h aiiv! all coii'lition? maUe it irreat merits known, he anv rea I semi, tree, three bottles to the MoxiTo'J who mav be st- Alroaily tiiivncw seicntiiie course oi me.l-ici'.ie" lias lH-rnianentiV cured of apparcntiv hopeless cr-ses. doctor eonsi h-rs it his religious duty-, adntv wliii-h he owes to lH.ir.anity--to donate his ini'aHible cure. He lias proved the dreaded consumption to be a curable disease beyond any doubt, and lias on in bis American and Knrop-ean laboratories testimonials of experience from those benefitted and cured in all parts of the world. Don't delay until it is too late. Consumption, uninterrupted, means -peedv and certain death.

Address T. A. M. Vine street, Sew York, and hen writing ths Doctor, please give express and postoftice address, and also meinivn reading this article in the MoMron. TJ31LW above in the regular monthly examination are: Minnie and Ililand Stevens, Lucy and Charley Robinson, Oscar, Arthur and Elmer Johnson, Minute and Ella An dersen, Judith, Lily and Martin Carlson, Bertha Ylander, Nellie L.

John-sou, Delia and Lucy Critchlield and Tilda Olson. Those Whose grades averaged 8o or above are: Alvin Anderson, Harry and Edmac Ylander aud Severln Aty'uist. Number ol visitors C. SiiKitir.A.v, Teacher. Chicora, Herald: "Richard Veusel reports One Miuute Cough Cure the greatest success of medical scieuce.

lie told us that it cured his whole family of terrible coughs and colds, after nil other so called curey had failed 'entirely. Mr. Veuyelsaid it assisted his children through a very had siege ot the measles. Oue Minute cough cure makes expectoration very easy aud raj.id. H.

p. Williams. Iteport of the primary department of the Vermillion schools, or the mouth ending March 12: No. pupils enrolled, average daily attendance, 41. Those neither absent nor tardy during the mouth, Bessie French, Bertha Spiague, George Johnson, Kenneth vans, Walter 4iall, Carl May-hew, Charley Sprague, Maggie Barnes, Alda Duffy, Walter Ruby.

No. visitors, i. L.vuivvE, Eisiihr, Teacher. PS) 5 CT C-r- go 9) CD 4 va K1 a) CD CD 13' Sm 1 1 S3 09 District No. 75.

Ed Ukele was in Frankfort Men. day Clark Williams was in Axtell, SaL urday. Albert Hone was the guest of Bert Wood won li, Sunday. Pev. A.

S. Payne was the guest of A. W. Duffy, last Suuday. Jeff Johnston went to Frankfort, Sunday, to visit with his mother.

Poy Dewey, of Corning, is visiting with S. Wood worth, in district Miss Gallic Williams returned from Frankfort on Thursday of hist week. Miss Caliie Williams was the guest of Mrs. I. N.

Stewart, Sunday and Monday. Van Oliver did a wholesale business in breaking neckyokes last Monday. Mrs. E- LT. Greene, of Wyoming, was the guest of Mrs, John Hone, last Thursday, Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur Chaddock were entertained at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Clark Williams, Sundaj1 night. if vou want a "scran" on your hai.ds, just ask Lon Davis whore he lost his bridle a week ago last Tues day night. Clark Williams purchased some hogs, last Saturday.

Clark is a rusL lor and knows how to make the stock business pay. Chester Purkhart has rented the farm of Ed Ukele. Chester thinks he will tear the whole farm up, but we think the greater portion of the land will still be there in the fall. School was resumed in district 75 last Monday, with William Stewart as teacher, in place of his sister, Miss Addie. who was so frightfully burned by her clothing catching fire one day last week.

We hoped to see better times after McKinley's inauguration, but as usual were doomed to. disappointment two new brush and straw bridges were put in out in this vicinity lately. We expected them to be of solid gold. Euclid. J.

W. Mabaffey, proprietor of the Monitor, is prepared to do your Auctioneering at reasonable prices YOURS RESECTFULLY, 0. H. ANDREWS. J.

W. MAHAFFEY, Auctioneer. Dealer in LIVE Vermillion, Kansas Stockers and Feeders For Sale at all times, The New York It gives all the important news of the nation, It gives all the important news of the world, It gives the most reliable market reports, It gives brilliant and instructive editorials, It gives fascinating short stories, It gives an unexcelled agricultural department, It gives scientific and mechanical information, It gives illustrated fashion article, It gives humorous illustrations, It gives entertainment to young and old, It gives satisfaction everywhere to everybody. 1 5-katvt, Deuber, gold-filled The works are Deubor's 17-lied, adjusted, and are first-class i cry particular. A a 1 uber case wit Is Elgin works.

Just as handsome a watch, and just as good a time-Keeper as ihe first mentioned, but -o expensive. will trade eitht or both, of the awe watches for a good driving i. a cow. or hogs, and if any difference, will pay it in cash. salJ.

If you want a good watch we can save you money. Call at the Mositok office and see the timepieces. Lost A dear little child, who made home happy by its smiles. And to think. It might have been saved had the parents ecly kept in the house Oue Minute Cough 1 'J the infallible remedy for croup.

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