? rw i w ' i i f j V- 4 mEMm 'msB ft HAiLSK3S' 1 The letter of Miss Merkley. whose picture is printed above, proves beyond question that thousands of cases of inflamma tion of the ovaries and womb are annually cured by the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. "Deaii Mus. PnranAir: Gradual loss of strength and ncrvo force told mo something was radically wrong with me. I had severe shooting pains through the pelvic organs, cramps and extreme irritation compelled mc to Beck medical advice. The doctor said that I bad ovarian troublo and ulcera tion, and advised an operation. I strongly objected to this and decided to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vei?c tablo Compound. I soon found that my judgment was correct, and that all the good things said about this medi cino were true, and day by day I felt less pain and increased appetite. Tho ulceration soon healed, and the other complications disappeared, and in eleven weeks I was once more strong and vigorous and perfectly well. " My heartiest thanks are sent to you for tho great good you have dono me." Sincerely yours, Miss Makoaiiet Mebklet, 275 Third St, Milwaukee Wis. fSOOO forfeit If original of abow IHt$r proving gtnuixinttt cannot fce produced. Some Postal Figures Tho United States employed 10.5GC men in distributing mall last year. Tho cost, distributed among 1,400 lines, was $03,594,000. In 373 acci dents to mall cars eighteen clerks were killed and seventy-eight seriously injured. Tho right kind of a clrl doesn't need leap year in her business. dxmjbt. $gg JCi OTCURi IlASK YOUR DEALER FODJHt JSIilCKErRL nauc rAmuus dt a wcihiiaiion TENDING OVED MOPE THAN, Jr LJAIC. A -EUTIlrVr "" viimli - cmuwi.'. TOWER'5 sarmtnU uvtjpfc? i now ore ttiooc or uie dcsi rj m&terials In black or vellow Ml J 1 1 I for &II klrvis of wet work. I I t I 3ATUFACT10HIJ CUABAKTEED IF YOU MICJTO THH Mf.N nh THF FKHf -J.SW,.,."i-A'".'- .Ja IAS5,U S.AT OaOMTO. CAN. I TOWER CANADIAN ",lvivi.5i.r? """"' raan'1 o. CO.Lli.rt.rf T orld's Feir New Train Service On and after Sunday. April 24th. 1904, Word's Fair Trains will leave Omaha Union Station for Kansas City and St, Louis at 10:45 a. m. 5:30 p. m. 11:45 p. m. Special rates on sale commencing April lfitn. For tickets, berth and In formation, call or address AKnt Union Station or TIIOS. F. OODFREV. Pass, and Ticket Agent. S. E. Cor. 15th and Douglas Streets, OMAHA, NEB. Looking for a Home? Then why not keep In view the fact that tho tormina lands of Western Canada re sufficient to support a population of S0.W0.000 or oer? The Immigration for the patt six years lus been phenomenal. FREE Homestaad Lands easily accessible, while other lands may bs pur chased from Hallway and Land Companies. The main and grating lands of Wet tern Canada are the best on the continent, producing the best grain, and cattle (fed on grass alone) ready for market. JUurUeta, Schools, Hallway and ull other t indlttoiis make Western Canada uu eni I iililo spot fur the settler. Write to Superintendent ImmUratlon.Ottawa.Can ada, for a descriptive Atlas, and other information. or to the authorized Canadian Government Arent W. V. Dennett, B01 New York Life Uuiiding, Omaha. Neb. PORTRAIT AGENTSsSS Our roods tbe tint. Prices the lowest, I'rotnptablp tnenls. Delivery of all portraits guaranteed 6end fur catalogue ami airenia' piie Hat, Address ADAM J. KttOLL & CO., Haw Era 2Uf .. Ohicajo. Ho More Blind Horses SiKfne.?.nba ore eyes, Hary Co., Iowa City. la., U e a sure cure, W. N. U., Omaha. No. 191904 BEGGS' BLOOD PURIFIER CURES catarrh of the stomach. w 'TT' w ill NEBRASKA STATE NEWS LAST BIG ROAD REPORTS. Northwestern Files Its Statement with State Board of Equalization. LINCOLN. Tho Chicago & North western was the last of the big roiuls to nialto a return of Its property to the State Board of Equalization. Tho company returns Its net earnings for tho year at $17,;!02,!)30.88. Hb gross earnings amounted to $54,752,590.0:1. Tho company spent for operating ex penses $35,593,411.04; for taxes, $1,950,242.71, making a total of ;t7, 449,0511.75. Tho company spent In Improvements or betterment ?4,'.lSG. 595.15. During tho year It declared four dividends of 2 per cent each on preferred stock, each amounting to $447,900, and two on common stock of 3V6 per cent, amounting to $1,GT1, GC2 each. The company has a capital stork of $100,000,000, of which $22.S9S,954.GG la preferred and $77,001,045.44 Is common stock. Of this amount all the preferred and scrip out! $50,074, 475.97 of the common stock, making a total or $70,073,130.53, is paid up. On the Now York exchango March 20 the preferred stock was quoted at 213 and tho common stock was quoted 170. The Indebtedness Is returned at $113,304,000. Tho company returns Its mileage In and out of Nebraska nt 7,lfl.l7 miles and In Nebraska at 1,000.13 mlle3. Its bridges are valued nt $350, 842, its deposits, etc., $4GG,295, and Its rolling stock in Nebraska at $1,449, 050. Will Argue Insurance Suit. LINCOLN. May 17 has been set as the date for the argument before the supreme court of the controversy be tween tho foreign life and Ilro In surance companies doing business in Nebraska and the city of Omaha In regard to the right of the city to levv, a municipal tax upon the gross pre mium receipts, under tho new reve nue law, and of the city treasurer of Omaha to collect such taxes. The in surance companies claim that when they have paid their tax to the state auditor, according to law, they are not subject to- further taxation on their gross receipts; also that slnco the money Iiub been sent to the homo offices, outside Nebraska, the money has been removed from the Jurisdic tion of tho courts and tax collectors of this state. A splendid Business Chance. By investing a smnll sum of money there s now offered to any citizen In any county of Iowa or Nebraska, a most excellent opportunity to make money. A new invention In the shape of a folding poultry coop for shipping poultry, which, when returned by the Exprep Companies, costs less than one-half of what Is charged now for returning the ordinary shipping coop. Every farmer or shipper of poultry cannot fall to lecogulso the advantage In this respect alone. For an illus trated circular and full particulars write A. W. Clark. Itoom 421, Bee Building, Omaha, Neb., who is a thor oughly reliable and responsible man. Odd Fellows Celebrate. SIDNEY. The Odd Fellows of this cley celebrated the eighty-fifth anni versary of the order with a parade through the city In the afternoon and at night the Tobin opera house was packed with an enthusiastic audience listening to speeches. Take Plea Under Advisement. LINCOLN. Representatives of tho various fraternal orders mado argu ments before the State Board of Equalization protesting against taxa tion of securities and reserve fund. The board took the matter under ad visement. Says Securities Are Taxable. Attorney General Prout filed with the State Board of Equalization a second opinion in the matter of as sessing securities deposited with the auditor by fraternal companies. His second opinion is like tho first, except that he mado stronger arguments why the securities i .ould be taxed. With Eggs From Michigan. Fish Commissioner O'Brien .has re turned from Michigan with 12,000,000 eggs of the wall-eyed pike, which wilt be deposited at tho South Bend hatch eries. Later another shipment of 2.000,000 will be sent to the hatcher ies. Texas Itch Appears. Texas Itch has made its appearance In tho vicinity of Broken Bow. Dr. Thomas, state veteranarian, has re turned from there and stated that a dip would bo built at Broken Bow and sulphur and lime would bo the prin cipal parts of tho m!. up. A successful man Is one who suc ceeds In making others think as well of him as he thinks of himself. After Nebraska Hunters. LINCOLN. Offenders against tho fish and game laws of Nebraska are having a hard time. Gamo Warden Carter was at Broken Bow Monday and Tuesday, appearing in the dis trict court of Custor county against A. E. Brigham, who Is charged with shipping 8G0 prairie chickens out of the state In a car of hay. Owing to the absence from the state of several important witnesses, tho state filed a motion for a continuance. Tho" state claims t have evHence to convict Brigham. THE STATE AT LARGE. Eight saloon licenses Intro boon granted In Beatrice this year, two moro than last season. Miss Nettle Holmes of Fremont was adjudged Insane and taken to tho state hospital nt Lincoln. Tho work of building an electric lino between Lincoln and Omaha will bo begun wjthln a month It Is clnlmed. Miss Ellen Hoborts of Barneston has been declared Insane nnd taken to the nsylum nt Lincoln. She Is about 40 yenrs of age. The Modern Woo.linon lodges of Lincoln nre to have a homo of tholr own, to cost probably $25,000, nnd that. Just as soon ns the building can bo selected. Tho Kendnll Drug company of Su perior YV. Kendall nnd J. F. Wndslald, incorporators has filed nr tlclcs of Incorporation. Tho capital stock Is $50,000. Th'o Modern Woodmen of Amorlcn of Pnwneo City nro organizing a drill team which, according to prcsont plans, Is to represent their order nt tho St. Louis exposition. A deal has just boon closed where by tho Plattbtnouth Telephone' com pany becomes the owner of tho South Omaha Independent Telephono com pany system nnd franchise. Concerning a runipr that Dr. Kerr hns resigned his position of president of Bellevuc college, It Is stated offi cially at the college that he hns not done so. It Is hoped nnd believed Hint ho will not do so. Knutsen & lsdell of Kearney will erect a new normal building nt that place nt a cost of $41,500. Tho state board of education awarded the con tract. Joseph Sparks of St. Joseph was the contesting bidder. Tho Bentrlco Gas and Mineral com pany of Beatrice has received word that land owned by tho compnny In Kansas Is oil-producing. The stock holders expect to push the work of prospecting as fast as possible. A declaration for Hie organization of a commercial club has been signed by thirty-five business men nnd others Interested in the progress of Grand Island, and It Is expected that organ! ' zatlon will be perfected next week. Members of the Beatrice board of education and others are considering the ndvisnbillty of bringing tho de partments of music nnd drawing in tho city schools under tho same head and under the supervision of ono director. One hundred and seventy-five In dians left Hushvlllo for St. Louis, whore they will take part In tho In dian and Wild West congress. They were In charge of Colonel Cummins and J. F. Assay, and are n line rep resentative body of people. Including men, women and children. The Odd Fellows celebrated their eighty-fifth nnnlversary ut Crete by a gathering of nil the lodges of that or der in Saline county. A program was given in the city opera house, con sisting of music, recitations and ad dresses, followed by a supper served by the ladies of tho Daughters of Ho bekah. Fred Harvey of Lincoln, convicted of an assault on his couslug nnd sen tenced to serve three years In prison, was taken to the penitentiary. Tho girl was found with her hands tied, and her story created a sensation throughout tho state. Sho deceived her parents In nn nttempt to save Harvey. Messrs. Hockett, Gaddls and Scott bought at Grand Island thlrty-Beven head of western horses, turning them In a pasture three miles west of Har vard. Next morning when going to look after them thirteen were found dead along tho wire fence, tho sup position being that they had all been killed by lightning. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Llppincott of Lincoln celebrated their golden wed ding. A stranger who was lodged In tho Jail at Beatrice In an Intoxicated con dition committed suicldo by, hanging himself. He commlted the act by tearing a strip from tho bed clothing and attaching ono end of it to tho top of tho cell and nfter placing tho other end about Ills neck Jumped from the bunk on which he was standing. The State Board of Equalization has followed the counsel of Attorney Gen eral Prout and will not nssess life Insurance policies that have a cash surrender value and tn all likelihood will disregard tho counsel of the at torney general in the matter of as sessing securities deposited by frater nal companies and decided not to as sess these. The semi-annual convocation of tho priests of the Weat Point deanery was held last week. A large number of priests were In attendance. Hight Rev. Bisop Scannoll presided over tho deliberations of tho body. During tho sessions many important ques tions concerning church government nnd policy were considered and de termined. Prof. Roscoo C. Cathor.nnd his as sistant, Miss Ella G. Johnston, of tho Oxford High school, havo been re tained for nnother yoar. There aro llvo vncnnclos yet to be filled, Nebraska stockmon aro organizing to fight tho Texas Itch. Tho disease has spread among tho herds on tho ranges of the northwestern part of the state and Is now making its ap pearanco in eastern and southern counties. State Veterinarian Thomas returned from Brokon Bow and re ports that many cattle in Custer csuu ty are infected WOMEN'S WOES. tRj Much of women'n ijjTTv dally woo 1b due to I.lilney troublo. HIcK kidneys cnuso back tulio, languor, blind headaches, dizxl uiss, Insomnln nnd urinary troubles. To euro yourself yon must euro tho kid ncjs. Profit by tho cxpcrleuco of oth ers who havo boon cured. Mrs. William W. Brow n, profession al nurse, of 10 Jane St., Pnterson, N. J., says: 'i hae not only seen much suf fering nnd mnny denths from kidney trouble, but I have Buffered myself. At ono tlmo 1 thought 1 could not live. My buck ached, there wero frequent headaches and dizzy spells, and tho kidney secretions wero disordered. Donn's Kidney Pills helped mo from tho first, nnd soon relieved me entire ly of nil tho distressing ami painful symptoms." A FREE TRIAL or this great kid ney medicine which cured Mrs. Brown will bo mailed on application to nny part of tho United States. Address Foster-Mllbum Co.. Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by nil druggists; price CO ccuUj per box. Women enn't help wondering why men fall In lovo with them. How's This ? We otter One Hundred liollara llenard for but caio dt Caturrh thai cunuot ho mrvd by Haifa C'nlarrh Cure. , . , K. J. CIIKNT.V A CO., Toledo, O. e. the iinurtlKiirl. hao known 1". .1. clicnry for thelait IS yearn, anil hcllere him perfectly Imn uratilo In all iiiiitrirn irantactloita and financially able to curry out any otilliratlime mule liy lilt arm, Waliiimi, Kinak A Mahvi.n. W holpale llniRKlatf. Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure l taken Internally, acllnn directly upon the Mood and mucous surfaces of ilio system. Icstlmonlal sent free. 1'rlco T5 cents per bottle, '-old b all Druiriilsta. 'laVe Hall's 1'amlly l'llls foruontttpatlon. If t druggist has no conscicnco ho usunlly has something ho considers equally good. When n man starts to run through a fortune there aro lots of other men who aro willing to act as pacemakers. No man wns over discontented with tho world ir ho did his duty In it. Save Your Tho ordinary old-stylo Bmnll cylin der wastcB enough grain and tlmo to pay your thresh bill. Why not save tho grain ordinarily put Into the straw Btnck? Why not Bavo tho tlmo which tho ordinary threshing outfit wastes for you? This enn bo dono by employing the RED RIVER SPECIAL. It has tho Big Cylinder, with lots of concave and grato Biirface. It has tho Man Behind tbe Quo, that does most of tho separating right nt tho cylindor. Besides theso, It hns nil tho separat ing capacity of other machines. It runs right along, saving your grain and Baving time, regnrdlesB of conditions. There hns como Improvements In threshing machinery tho same ns in everything else. A 'af '"IQ1 NICHOLS & SHEPARD CO.. Builders of Threshers and Engines, Battle Creek, Mich. GO YEARS IN BUSINESS. BRANCH HOUSES AND AGENTS EVERYWHERE. wemsrm 'NEW RIVAL" Winchester Factory ter pattern, penetration ally than any other shells. The special paper and the Win chester patent corrugated head used In making "New Rival" shells give them strength to withstand reloading. BE SURE TO GET WINCHESTER MAKE OF SHELLS. CONSUMERS ALWAYS ASK FOR THE BEST These brands will guarantee Star and Crescent Comet 1 Our PRAIRIE QUEEN leads all See that our name is F. P. KIRKENDALL ainfs W. L. DOUGLAS $4.00, $3.50, S3.00, $2.50 , UNION GUnCC BEST IN MADE OnUCO THE WORLD. w.L. Douglas shoes aro worn by mora men than nny other make. Tho reason is, they hold their shape,litl)ettor,wear longer, and havo greater intrinsic vaiuo tlian any other shoes. Sold Entry where. J.OOIC mr iiuniA and ui h-i .. I...it..i. Oouglua uses Corona ColtsVilii, which la eTJrywIier conceded tobet he Durst 1'utrnt Leather et jirnil need. Fait Color Cytlili uud. ttbbts lir inall.ts rents eitra. .Write ror Catalog. W. JL. VOVQUAH, llrotktou, Mass. vk ttitjfi t.m Russia's Commissariat Problem. Franco Mllltulro contnlnn an Intor ostlng studv of tho commissariat prob lem of tho Russian nrmy. For nn army or 300,000 men and 100,000 horses, 1.000 tons of food nnd fodder nro required. This amount enn bo transported In six trains composed of from thirty to forty-fivo cars, tho loading of which requires not more than a dny. But there nre already nt Mukden, Port Arthur nnd other polntB In Mnuchtirla provisions for six months, and Mnnchurla nnd tho Rub sinn const provinces nro rich In grain and cattle. According to thin study, In September Russia can dis pose of 00,000 tons of grain produced on tho spot, In addition to 700,000 cat tle and u vast quantity of pigs. Dur ing tho summer tho servlco which will bo rendered by tho waterways will reliovo tho Trans-Siberian rond. Fine Gown for Beautiful Woman. Search In being mndc hero for tho most beautiful woman In America to wenr tho most expensive and beauti ful gown in Amerlcn. Tho gown In question is in tho bonded warehouse at St. Louis, nnd Is estimated to bo worth $5,000, being nlmost nn exact duplicate of tho ono thnt tho first wife of NnjKileon Bonnpnrto wore when ho placed tho Imperial crown upon her brow Tho original gown coBt $200,000, and the dupllcnto, which has been mntlo by a celebrated mnn milli ner, Is only leas expenstvo In Its Jew els nnd decoration, for tho mnterlnl and tho design nro carried out faith ully. For splendor nnd uneqtinietl delicacy of tasto this garment Is tho chief marvel of tho dressmnitlng art. King Edwnrd is not so tall ns many peoplo Imagine nnd whenover his ma jesty Is photographed in n group ho is lnvnrlably put to Btand on somo smnll eminence, Btich ub n step, In order that ho mny compare as well as possible with thoso about him. In his stockings he is just 5 feet 7 inches. HIb majesty wears bootB with high heels, and his total height as ho walks Is G fcot'8 1-2 Inches. Don't you know that Deflanco Starch, besides being absolutely stipo rlor to nny other, is put up 10 ounceB In packnges and sella nt samo prlco an 12-ounco packages ot other kinds? Thresh Bill As tho modern self-binder is abend ot tho old reaper of forty yenrs ago, bo is tho Dig Cylinder and Man Dchlnd the dun abend of tho small cylinder old-stylo thresher. The old-style thresher with its smnll cylinder and limited soparatlng enpac ity, has Btood for years without Im provement. Tho RED RIVER SPECIAL in fully up with the times. It is built for modern, up-to-dnto work; to thresh well; to thresh fast; to savo tlmo nnd money for both tho thrcsherman and farmer. It docs it. Thoro nr reasons why, Send for our new book on threshing, It gives them nnd It Is free. . Employ tho RED RIVER SPECIAL, It Is tho only machine which has tho Mao Deblad tbe Qua. and saves enough grain and time to pay your thresh bill. BLACK POWDER SHELLS. It's tho thoroughly modern and scientific system of load ing and the use of onlvthe best materials which make Loaded "New Rival" Shells elve bet and more uniform results gener OF SHOES WESTERN MADE SHOES. you a good shoe for men: E. Z. Walker Cock of Walk others in Women's and Children's Shoes. on the shoes you buy. & CO. Manufactured in OMAHA. THE ONLY PAINTS made solelr '"' tills Western climate. Ttiey stand It llko tbe sintls tttai won't enme t.tT - they stay.and beautify jrour heme while tlirjr protect li from i t tie weatljf r. Write us (nr namr nt nearest agent, uuu kci m sprciai coiur aetiKU wii'juui com. LINCOLN PAINT & COLOR CO. Lincoln, Nobr. PA R U C Q ? I HKHT ON ICAIlTtI TH n m L n O I Hirncu, Collars and Saddlet With BB trade mark are made from th o'd-li- hioncd tanrnd California Itathrr. With care will last a litttims. Ask your Italcr il they do not handle our roods. Send 2 cent stsmp (or Catalog oi our Harness and Sadd c. which show you a way to buy them. nUCKSI'Alf llltOH., The IlHrnees Men, Llncolni Nebrnnkn. Lawn Fence lion or wiit uiMuy stylex. fcrrxMiIi'iu i flnirch school, rmiettry (mullrl mill ho irmT fm in i:atf Sunrt (or UlUiKSMIf (lump'oo Iron ird wire Herts tlMAIIA. NK11 'VelThompson'- Eya Water HK """' j iatJZaTr-lwi HOSPITAL SECRETS. A Nurso Says: "Pe-ru-na is a Tonic of Efficioncy." - - r MIIS, KATB TAYLOR. Mrs. Kate Taylor, a graduated nurso of prominence, gives her ex perience with Peruna In an open letter. Her position In society and professional standing combine to give special prominence to her ut terances. CHICAGO, ILL., 427 Monroo St. "An fur its I havo olmcrvtHl Poruna Is tho finest tonlo nny man or woman can ubo who Is weak from tho after effects of nny serious Illness. "1 havo Recti it used In n number of con valescent cases, nnd liuvo soon several other tonics used, but I found thnt tlioso who used Pcrtinn hnd tho tuilcltcst relief. "Peruna seems to restore vitality. Increase bodily vigor and renew health and strength In a wonderfully short time." MRS. KATB TAYLOR. In vlow of tho (rrcnt multltudo of women AtifTot-ltiK from sotno form of femnlo disease nnd yet tuinblo to find any euro, Dr. Ilnrt nuin, tho renowned specialist on fetnalo catarrhal diseases, has announced his wllllnpticss to direct tho treatment of ns many cuses an mako niiplleatlou to him during tho summer months, without eluirKo. AddrcsB Tho Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio. WE DEMANLV YOUR ATTENTION:. If anyone offered you a good dollar for an imperfect oncj would you take It? If anyone offered you one goo'dl dollar for 75 cent) of bad money would you take it? I We -offer you 16 ounces very best starch made for No other brand b so good. all others cost 10c for 12 ounce Ours Is a business proposition. DEFIANCE STARCH b thejcit and cheapest We guarantee R satisfactory Ask your grocer." Tke DEFIANCE STARCH CO.,' Omaha. Neb J FOR WOMEN A Doston physician's dis covery which cleanses and heals all inflammation of the mucous membrane wherever located. In local treatment of female ills Fax tine is invaluable. I sid as a douche it is a revelation in cleansing and healing power; it kills all disease germs which cause inflammation and discharges. Thotisantlsof letters from -women firovo that It Is tho greatest euro for eucorrhosii ever IlHcoereil. I'axtine never fails to cure pchic catarrh, nasal catarrh, ore throat, sore mouth and sore eyes, ueiause these diseases are all caused by inflammation of the mucous membrane. For cleansing, lilti-nlng nnd pro servlrifj tho troth ao cliullengo tho world to produce Its equal. rhyMcians and &pc taints everywhere prescribe and endorse I'axtine, and thou sandsoftestlmoniallLttcrsproveits value. At druggists, or smt postpaid 50 cts. A largo trial package nntl book of instructions absolutely free. Write The H. rxton Co.. Pept. 5 Boston, Mass. TheLANKFORD HUMANE Horse Collar It isottoii r ird.ant'-ctiannjr It JU (nxlutriy cure and prvtcut galls suit mre slumldera and do away Htl pails, rkyuurtlcaler f' r thrill Write fur catalogue and rrirltr ur niHniiiraiiauni urrount Imol; lief THE P0W 1K8 UFO. CO., Waterloo, Iowa. LUKrS nnlttf all HVf TADS- Ileal Cuua-b Ejrup. Ttutea Ooud. TJe in nina. ia UT anijriHats. , X?v. t