W M1S5 WLL WMd FEinrUT, DECLINE OF BTRWHQTU COMPLETELY ARRESTED, Keitlca! HUII1 Hnt Almost Kxluttifttttl ttioll lu Vain Attempt to Kcllovo Her A IlenvirUiiblu Jli.ttilt. Tho rocovory of Miss Gertrude L. Bnll of i;rcat iutoroBt to tlio medical world. vory bad cough followed a novoro at tack of pneumonia It Boomed impoflsi Wo to break it up or to rontons hor itrongth, whloh hud boon nndly u:idor iiiuud. In fc.ilto of tlio beat offoi-m of Jho doctors und tho uso of eovoral ml ver ified modes of treatment hor condition luily grow more nenoui. Sho finally Hncoiitliiuod nil mcdlciuo and gave her Kilf up to despair. "what wna your condition at this lirao?" flho was asked. " My stomach wan bo wonk I conld not kt:ep food down. I nafforod from con ttuut muifiea. My kidneys woro in ter riblo coudi tion. M y foot and ankles woro iwollon bo badly that it pained mo ovon to Btand on thorn. I wan vory bilious. My heart was in bad shapo ko I could sot go up nud down stairs or Btand any exertion or sloop in a natural position." " It nceniB a woudor that you should ever havo recovered. How did it " You may wwl call it a, murvol, but Dr. "Williams' Pink Pills wrought it. Nouo of my friondw thoui?ht I could livo many mouths longor. My parents had 00 hope. Just then a pamphlet adver tising Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Palo Peoplo was thrown in our door. It was groat ovont for mo. Thoso pills Baved tno from tho gravo. Within a week from tho timo I began to tako thorn I folt hot t"r, and in thieo months I wan entirely well. I cannot praise Dr. Williams' 1 ink Pills too highly and I dearly hopo Unit my oxporionco may bring good to imiio other sufferers." Miss Bull, who -was ao romarknbly tared, rt'iden at Union Grove, Illinois. l)-.Will.a-.:is' Pink Pills actimnicdialoly n tho blood, purifying and enriching it. In all delimitating diseases, such ns long troubles, grip, fevers, and in nil anas in which tho pvstem is thoroughly rundown, theso p'.lls porforni wonders. ?hy are sold by nil (li upglstfl through vat tho world. A valuable booklet on Ilseanosof tho blood, will bo sent frco lo any ono who applies for it to Dr. "Wil tiams Modiolus Oo., JMonectudy, N. Y. Many BcHool Clilldren Are Blckly. Mother Orny'i Bwm Povrdrt for Chlldrsa. & " " tar uraj. a niirt in uoiiartn't noma, W York. Break U Coldl In 24 honn. enra Cam! Freriihnii. Uudmhi Kinm.nl. or I'roublei, TMthUg DUordtn. hoys und regulate ain Dowaii ana Dflitroy Worrai. Bold bj ruviTUU or tr mall. 26a. Hanoi mil ltd v Iddraii Amur B. 0i.MaTB, La aurafi aluut B. UtKirit, La Hor. N. Y. There Is ncthln cheap In life un less it Is housbt wlthtbe cash. 400-ACRE FARM YIELD8 25 PER. CENT PROFIT IN A YEAR. ! Vhut a Mercer County (Ohio) Fnrmtr Received from Cue Year' Crop. Extracts from an Interesting letter from P. II. Uynhnrd, of Btnrbuck, Manitoba, Canada, gives an excellent Idea of the prosperity of those who fcave gone from the United States to Oauada. He soya: "I bought, August, 1003, 480 acres f land, paying $12,000 for it We threshed 2,078 bushels of wheat and between 1,200 and 1,800 bushels of oats and barley from 200 acres. But part X tho wheat went down before tilling and was not harvested except for hay. jiie crop was worth at threshing tlms 3,000. Besides 120 acres laying Idle accept a timothy meadow which Is not eluded in this tlmate. Counting Ike value of the product and the In feease of value of land will pay me More thaa 36 per eent oa. the lavest Two brothers in the nun Hshrh kerhood bought 100 acres each six tnasss ago. They have not don a sin gle thing to thta Und except to fence It end break and cultivate about one half of It Harvested last year 28 msheJs wheat per acre. This year 27 fMshels per acre. They ean get any 4ay $35 per acre. These are only a few of many hundreds of snch chances. It looks like boasting, but truth U Jsstlflable and the world ought ti ataow It, especially the homo-seeker S know of quite a few farmers that 'fcav made fortunes in from 10 to 24 jqars, retired with from $20,000 to flOOO. Writing concerning another district tlio Canadian West, S. L. Short saysi "Dear Sir I have to inform you that I have just returnod from tht Carrot river country In Saskatchewan where I located land of tho very Ihiest black vegetablo loam, which I an proud of, and will move in the spring Farm era are still plowing there. A mild climate and beautiful country ti behold. Cattle are fat and ruunlni outside. Wood and water good. Sav BPotatoes large and well ripened; alsi wheat thut brought there 82 cents. Tin :ountry exceeded my expectations Jfeaw oats in stook, thicker on th t . - M At. "jtrounu tnan appears in uiauy oi uu Illustrations Eent out lu deacrlptl Wmiuphlets. I have boon In many West M.. D.Uf. K4- anil nrnalo nnv 141 ouuen, uiil v. v.. j ver saw." 'Pho nnn.niUnn Crovernment Aceut. t different points report that tho In Ailrlcs for literature and rallroat lites, etc., to Western Canada are tin BTORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN OF THE PRE88. n.i.i r i . . . v.nrioH una JunnKlinble I'linaea of Iliiuiaii Nnturo Graphically Portray eu uy j.mincHt Word Artlta ot Onr Own Day A Iluduct of Fun. Uc (at broakfaHt) Do you rcmem bcr Waggsby, who bombarded ua with rice when wo were married? Sho Yes. What of him? J lo on, nothing, only I've invited hhn to tako dinner with us to-morrow, and I want you to make some of your nunouH biscuit A Double Comparison. "My lovo for you." said the widow er, with the bald pato, "in llko a ring, because thoro Is no ond to it." "And my lovo for you la also llko a ring," rejoined the summer girl, "be cause It hiiB no beginning." Win Idea - A Cinch. First Tramp Say, Rngsy, do you fear death? Second Tramp Naw; I once heard i preacher say that death was ono long-continued Bleep. IMnylnjf Hofe. Mrs. Youngwed Tho cook left this morning, and I will havo to got tho fllnnor myself. What would you llko for mo to cook, dear? Mr. Youngwed Oh, any old thing that you know I don't like. Ills Little Scheme. Peckem My wlfo novcr pays any at tention to what I way. Hnpcck Mlno does at times. FcekcMn How do you manage It? Bnpeck I talk in my sloop. INFORMATION Uncle Josh Be yew 'th' feller what answers qucshtions? Clerk Yes. What would you llko to know? Uncle Josh Heow much do yew git a week? nattering Beaux. Girls, bowaro of flnttoring beaux, for while as friends they always peaux, they often turn out to be feaux; thoy flatter your oyes, inouth nud ueaux, and praise your makeup from head to teaux. They take you to balls, par tics and shoaux thoy say a good deal, but it seldom geaux; sickly Binlles oft conceal their weaux, for they are as flcklo as the wind that bleaur. Should Try the Cab. "Hey, there, cabby, do you think that horse can carry us both to tho station?" "I dunno. Why don't yo ride in th' cab, nnnyhow?" So Sayn "Uncle Snm." "You will have to pay extra for this," said tho customs oillccr to the rotunilng tourist "Why should I pay extra?" asked tho traveler. "Because," replied tho obdurate oUl- clal, "U'k you;' luty' No Comae far Alarm I "George, dear," tmld the fair mold in the parlor scene, "don't tarn tho gas too low. ' "Why not, sweetheart?" queried George. "jjucaiise it is dangerous, biio re plied. "I mad about a man who turn cd tlio gas ho low that tlio lack of pressuro extinguished tho spark and he was asphyxiated." "Don't you bo alarmed, darling," he said encouragingly, as he seated him self by hor side on tho sofa. "Just feel the muscle of this strong right arm; there Isn't going lo bo nny lack of pressure about this spark, and don you forget it." And It came to pass Just as ho pro phesied. Modern Enterprise. Homer Sanders, tlio grocer, Is th moat enterprising chap I evor met. Nixon What's tho answer? Homer Ho advertises to give away a parachuto with each gallon of kero sene he scIIk. Nixon Slashem, the barber, li equally as enterprising. Homer What's his scheme? Nixon Ho has a card in his window offering a pnekago of court plaster froe with each shavo. She Didn't Mind It. f . i v . aiisircss 'ora, you snouuin't use kerosene to light tho Are with. It's dangerous. No rah OI alius used it at me last place, mum. Mistress And you never got blown up xsorau aure, an' oi did, mum most ivery day, by th' missus. Tha Real Thine. "What la tnct, mamma?" asked small ITloramay. "Tact, my dear," replied the know Ing mother, "is a woman's ability to innko her husband bellevo ho is hav lng his own way." Now Ilc'a Pnzzled. "My dear," said Mrs. Growells to hor husband, "don't yon think it would bo a good Idea to hare your life In sured?" "No, I don't," lie snapped. "If I were to do that it would Just be my fool luck to live forever." "Oh, well, then," replied Mrs. G., li mere s any uiceionood of that, don'f do it." it M Ik. m WANTED. Canse and Effect. Jnyson I wonder what caused th advance In the price of wheat? I'nyton rrobably that Chicago gir' who won a millionaire husband through her ability to moke bread li responsible for It. Jayson Why, how's that? Payton Moro than likely every girl In tho country wjio heard of tlio altali Is now practicing the bread-maklns act, and the result is an increase lu the demand for Hour. See? The Secret Out. She I wonder what makes the wid ow Gray so popular with the men? He Oh, she always shuts up and listens when a man wants to tallc. Maninin Wiih Shocked. "Mr. Iluggius asked mo to marrj him last night," said tho blushing damsel. "And what did you say?" asked hoi mother. "Why," replied tho fair maid, "J told him to ask you." "Ask me!" exclaimed the astonished parent. Why, my dear, you surely wouldn't; want your poor old mother to commit bigamy, would you?" lifted. City Cousin Now, don't have the trouble lng llko city folks. you fnrmon of houso hunt Kansas Uncle Don't, oh? Well. I'vi been hunting for a houss thut tho cy clotio can-led away for two ytnrs and Tumors Conquered Without Operations Unqualified Success of Vegetable Compound and Miss Adams. Ono of tho greatest triumphs of Lydia E. Plnlcharn's Vegetable Compound is tho conquering of woman's dread enomy, Tumor. DO-caiica "wandering pains may eomo from its early stages, or tho pres onco of danger may bo made manifest by oxccsslve menstruation accompanied Dy unusual pain extending from tho ovarios down tho trrdin and thiirhs. If you have mysterious pains, if thoro ar& Indications of inuammation ulcera tlon or displacement, don't wait for tirao to confirm your foars and go tnrough tho horrors of a hospital opera tlon: secure Lydia E. Plnlcharn's Vetre' table Compound right away and begin Ito uo and write Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn. Mass., for advice. Road thcsostronirlottors from orate- zui women who havo beon cured: Dear Mrs. Plnkhara: (Pint Letter.) -in iookiiie ovor your dook i eoetn&CYour medicine cures Tumor of tha Uterus. I have beon to a doctor and ho tolls me I havo a tu mor. I will bs more than crateful if von can holp msns I do dread an operation." Fannie D. Fox, 7 Chestnut St, Bradford, Pa. Dear Mrs. Pinkham: (Second Letter.) " I take thellborfcv to ryinprjitiiTjitn vmi nn tbe eucceosl hare had with your wonderful modi cine. "Bltthteen month ago my monthliea topped. Shortly after I felt bo b&dlvl mih. xnltted to a thorough examination by a phy sician, and -vros told that I hod a tumor on tho uterus and would have to undergo an operation. " I Boon after read one of your odTortiia ments and decided to giro Lydia E. Pink ham' s Vegetable Compound a trial. After takiue five bottles as directed, thn tnmnr entirely gone. I havo again boen examined V ...It . n:f.i ,... . drum ci fiiiHuan s vegeiwuic wmpooM PHONOGBAPBS IN THB FD- TURK. Motber-"Whab In the world sbal 0 UOP OUT Rnn onnnnh n VMUSJUU tlltUlU t'J narry, yeb he Is determined on ir. Father-"I'll fix him. The vflrv UIKUL I1R Cnmfl.Q In ntn Till - UH x 11 i.irc Lnac old phonograph to screeoh "B out some or your midnight balks tu iuo. " a dinner zlvon bv an Encriioh jooieman an old gentleraan rose ho ,,u" u loas-i ana, though his )penlnK sentonoo was enthusiastically Ht-uuuuu, ic was evidently not quite "iau no nun mtenrlerl it- ihnnwi v,. uuuuill 111. i reel." said he. "that fnr 1 mi r fltn nninfr. -. ... , . ... 1 ""w uijracil LU uiu uuuu li v Rniiira 1 1 Ira .v, . 1 uuioi, t,ms learned nomnn D tn s . 1 J wo .u v. u uiicuns DOIoreswlng . it nrus ume ume before ho understond uy uis nearers laughed ously. so uproar- HAD SOME EFFKfiT Hosekeeper-'So you are located i Dairy TilJe? Thafa .k. it oilkman comes froa.M Rural Pastor-'.Yea, he l8a reguj tttendanb at our church, and always appears deeply impressed during the lervlces." riousekeoper -"Yes, V ve noticed r ii n r s r i Ifnnrlnnn iU. on w.,uujr0 uuuu on ocuer days." The Easier Wa7-Traver8lI hoar rou are lecturing on the strenuous Palavers-Yes, 1 tired' of aust'lng, and it'sosmuoh easier to u other people what to rin n,nn u. I s to do things one's self '-Detroit rco Press THAT BEADTIFUL COMPLEX- ION. iho'life'iyr88 D. R0Se tel,s rae l' n?!:.hf''f! complex- m . A Kiaiiuiiiouier. " Flora "Whs hn.. itber a "OB,uWI Worth A ThMin, TlmoM Its Cost THIS IS NO ORDINARY OFFER send 10 cents, todny, bofoto vou" "iot iq. ve wni maj postpaid, the handsomest .nost valunblo Booklet ever 'ished. Its payps shine llkn you, and pub- dln- monds and It may linht your path to riiies rou cannot nford to bo ffi'hout one-money refunded If not perfectly S(itisftctory. STANDARD THA DING CUM- f 1 a ? tt .... .... i i m wisst 21st ST. rORIC (HTY. KEW Lydia E,. Pinkham in Cases of Mrs. Foot br tho physician nnd ho says I havonosfgl of a tumor now. It has also brought me monthlies around onco moro; ana I as entirely well . I shall novor bo without a boi tlo of Lydia Pinkbam's Vegetablo Compoasf in the houso." Faunio D. Fox, Bradford P Another Case of Tumor Cure by Lydia B. Pinkliain't) Veota bio Compound. Dear Mrs. Pinkham : "About threoyearsagolhadintonsepail iu mj Bwumca, wim crompo ana ragir uoauacuus. xuo uocior proscriDoa ror nt but finding that I did not get any bettor 1 exnminea me ana, xo my surpruo, I had a tumor in the uterus. "I felt Euro that it meant mv death i and was very disheartoned. I spent bund of dollars in doctoring, but tho tumor ke growing, till the doctor said that nothintt 1 an operation would navo me. Fortunatehn corresponded with my aunt in the New En and States, who advised me to try Lydia A Pinkham's Vogetablo Compound before sub mittine to an operation, and I at onco BfartaJ taking a regular treatment, finding to my ;reat reller that my general health began ft morore. and after thi-Aa monthn T nnHrJ that the tumor bad reduced in ska. I kS On taking tha Comnonnd. and In ton mnntM it had entirely disappeared without an opar atlon, and using no modiclne but Lydia si Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and words iau to expross now grateful I am for the goof it ha done me." Min T.uMIa Aduru. Cntm. nad Hotel, Seattle, Wash. Suoh unquestionable testimony proves tho value of Lydia E. Pinkh&nA vegetable Compound, and should airm confldonce and hope to every s4ek woman. Mrs. Pinkham invites all ailhss! women to write to her at Lvnn. Mih. for advice. a Weaai's KtMdy I r Wnub' lUt, Union $3.50 SHOES For Men. vr. Tj nontrliin makes and sells mora fin. AH nlinfM Ihfin nnv nth.. atetra innnurr KSWARD facturer hi the world. SilO.OOO roiuij use woo iu ouproTl uui W. Im DoiiKlaa 113.00 shoes ara th frreatest Hers la th worl" eeaose ot heir exoellont atria. ut .itllnip amVi uirariur wearing: qnaiinea. Xliar mi just m fona as uiosa taat as tho tkat cost fro 8.00 t 7.00. Tha only different la tna prise. XV, ost more to I.. DOBsrlaa tm3.KO ikaM battar. waar loBser. and ara of a vaina tnan auy othartu.no ihu ikk aaarkat to-dar. W. ju. Dona las smar aatM their vain y sUmplar Msr ame aad prica on the bottoaa aT aaak ho- Ijook tax It. Taka ao subsUtiita. W. Im Doagrlaa S3. 19 skaes ara sokS throuahhUown retail atorMln thanrlav. elnal olUes, sail by ahoo daalera averjw h Hera. X4aniattrwliamTon llvn. W. IV Xons;laa skaes ara within your reaakw EQUAL 9M.OO SHOE. Hf have teem W. L. Duglu fSM $htt fyr Vtnrt, and rontiifrr thtm rijual to any HjOO o now on the market. Tktv Jtave oiven entire tatlAfictt." -torn. If. AullrfH, Ruil Agtnt, Xaiuu City, Ma. Boys wear W. L. Doaglas $3.00 aad $2.99 boaa bacaaaa thsy fft baftar, bold thslr sbspa and wear longer than other ssakaa. YT. L. Dtugltujuai Cronm CtUMn U hit tt.SO than. Conna CH it conceded t U the jtnut patent leather produced). Pott Color By Mm will mot war Brasty. W. L. Dons 1m bu the Uxset ahoa mall onfr bnalncia In Uie -norld. Nn troabla to yet a lit ut imii. Dsnvn spirit prcpaxa ilFIITery. ii too aoiiro luruiir iniu f ran dnltrn furthar I unnatlon, unit for Jtluttrated Catalogue of iiprinv Xtvlei UIVICI. Brockloo, Man. W. I. DOUOLAS. The ucly woman who acts as judge at a beauty show seems a little out of place, to say the least of It. Perhaps you wouldn't notice the 111 manners of others so much If you would pay more attention to youi own. BEGGS' BLOOD PURIFIER CURES catarrh oi the stomach. The areas of the principal cities oi the United States are: Now Yorkt 209,218 ncres; Uhlcugo, 122,008 acres; Philadelphia, 82,993 acres Boston, 27,251 acres; St. Louis, 30,277 acros Clpvolnnd 20 880 ncres. iUHib intil ALL USE lAllS Oouun Sri 9 Taitv Good. DM in time. So'd br druitvlnti. N tL ?C9 -13 YOltIL NEI3 m: mm at 4f f