-fwjHj xf;--i-" - m-anpi ( a V 9r. V -' r f ft. h tf i if' ' & i ?( Would Never Do. The great theatrical manager frowned. "Ever lose your diamonds?" "No." "'Ever mixed up in a newspuper scan dal?" "No, sir." "Ever get divorced?" "Sir, my reputation is nbovo re proach I" "Well, you'vo got a ncrvo to ask mo to star you, with all thoso disadvan tages." Town Topics. A MODI2UN OEOUG13 WASHINGTON. ' "Poor manl How did you lose the Bight of your eye?" "Loolciu' for work, mcml" Pick-Mc-Up. One on Albert. "By the way, Jennie, how did you like the dog show?" "Oh, Albert, wasn't it too lovely for anything? There was one dog there that had such a human fucc. 1 did ad mire that dog." "Indeed, did ho look anything like me?" "No, not n bit. It had too much char acter in his countenance." Then Albert reached for his hat, Tammany Times. WIIEKE WILL I AliuoNt the Same. ' Nonie Is your husband as shy now as he was before you married him? Laura Almost, for then he used to told his breath with fear, and he does it just the same now when he comes home late from the elub. Pittsburgh Daily News. Hovr She UeiiHoncil It. "My dear," said Mrs. Fosdick to her ten-year-old daughter, "you should not eay 'teeth brush.' Vou should always eay 'toothbrush.' " "But, mamma." said the little girl, " limsh all my teeth with it." N. 1'. Trib une, More Effective. t Artist (gloomily) Somehow, my pic tures won't keep the wolf from the door. Friend Did j'ou ever try hanging them on the doorknob? N. V. Journal. In the lleut of the Conflict. He Do you think your judgment is os good as mine? She Oh, no, dear. Our choice of life partners proves that it isn't. N. Y. Journul. I.oii(iclt- n Virtue. Why should loquacious girls bo belles? Pray answer tno this rlddlo, I make a kucss, It Is becauso Their tongues hang In tho mlddlo. -N. Y. Tribune Intended to Knee Htm. "Now, when you tifek papa for me, be Bure to face him like a man." "You bet I will. He doesn't get any chance at my back if 1 can help it." Cleveland Plain Denier. HiinIiionh Item. "I understand you to say that JJogers is the proprietor of u match factory." "So he 1h. lie runs u mutrimouial Bgeuey.' Up-to-Dute. V (( Forenoon. Mrs. MeSwatt Iiilliger.whcn I asked you to get n book for a birthday pres ent for brother John I supposed you would select one that had at least ii substantial binding. This one will fall to pieces before he has it six months. Mr. MeSwatt No it won't, Lobelia. It will last that brother of yours 100 years, in any kind of binding. It'a a book on manners. Chicago Tribune. Too Much Stuck Up. Miss Upperten (daughter of a rich manufacturer) Pardon mc, mis1?, but I have not tho honor of your acquain tance. Miss Lowcrtcn (who docs not intend tobeputdown in that style-) I thought you had, at ono time; but never mind. Perhaps if my father owned a big mucilage- factory like your father's, I'd be stuck up, too. N. Y. Weekly. (Jootl llcnNon for It. It was the seventh time she had tried on tho gown, and she still had fault to find with it. "It doesn't seem to mc," sho said, "that it becomes my complexion." Tho dressmaker shrugged her shoul ders. "Madame forgets," she said, "that sho has not tho same complexion she woro last time she was here." Chicago Post. In the llcejco IxliintlH. "Whnt did you say the name of thi3 missionary was?" asked King Ktwapta. "Live ever, your highness," said tho trembling chief; "he said it was John." "Well, for a change" King Ktwapta looked lovingly nt his toothpick "let us have a Jackpot-pie." Town Topics. Hltt VIuvth on' Lultor. First Tramp Do you b'licve in keep in' out the pauper labor of Europe? Second Tramp I don't mind the pau per labor, but when it comes to lettin' in paupers what don't work, I'm afraid they'll crowd us fellers into iookiu' fer a job. N. Y. World. Uriel l'Niilm of I,lfc. What ardent friends were you and CJray! You wore each other's collars. But you lost him when, one luckless day. You lent him $40. Chicago Tribune. IT STMKE? I'reimrlnir for the End. Crimsoubcnk (discouraged) Oh, I'm tired of life. Yeast (lightly) Been eating some of your wife's cooking, old man? "No; but I'm willing to now." Yon kers Statesman. Sclf-Evldcnt. They haven't conllded their secret to me, nut I know tho engagement's begun, For ho'3 ordered a bicycle built for two, Sho u rocking chair built for one. N, Y. Journal. I1EAHD IN AFRICA. Mrs. Ostrich So you are the sucker I've been laying for? Up-to-Date. An Additional Observation. "Truth crushed to earth will rise again." quoted the earnest man. "That's true," replied Senator Sor ghum, "but, in many cases, not until after the referee has counted ten." Wushlngton Star. WOMAN TO WOMEN. From tho Republican, Bclvldcro, 111. Many a woman will recognize the ills de scribed below by Mrs. W. L. De Munn, of Capron, 111. Unfortunately, they are ills paculiar to the sex, and we nave no doubt, whatever, will be read with tho greatest in terest. The factB arc given precisely ns stated to a reporter of this paper. Mrs. Do Munn said: "I was almost a wreck. I was all run down and too weak to do anything. I felt ns if there was no hope for relief. 1 mannged to keen around the house a good part of tho lime, hut the bed was tho proper place for mc. No one knew how bndlv I felt. Mv appetite was gone, I was troubled with a weakness peculiar to women, and at times became ho dizzy that J coulu not stand up. On several occasions I reeled oil the side walk and fell when I attempted to walk. I have given you but a faint idea of my con dition." "Howdid it happen that you were cured?" "I read an article in one of tho papers which Deemed plain and honest and was in duced to buy a box of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. I was delighted to obtain relief be fore using the entire box. I continued tak ing tho medicine and to-day am completely cured. You can't say too much for thoso pills." repeated Mrs. Do Munn. "Do you know of any other cases?" "Yes, I know of several. 1 recommended tho pills to my neighbors and everyone who has taken them think there is nothing liko them. My sister took them for nervous headache and received prompt relief. There seems to ho something in Dr. Williams' Pink Pills to make sick people well. I think they were rightly named when they called them Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Palo People." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain, in a condensed form, all tho elements necessary to give new life and richness to tho blood and restore shattered nerves. They arc an unfailing specific for such discuses as loco motor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Vitus' dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, nerv ous headache, the after effect of la grippe, palpitation of the heart, pale and sallow complexion, all forms of weakness cither in male or female. Pink Pills arc sold by all dealers, or will he sent post paid on receipt of price, 50 cents n box or six boxes for $2.50, by addressing Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y. Wo know a man who refuses to wear glasses because it would ho an acknowl edgment that he is growingoldcr. Washing ton Democrat. Mr. Snaggs "My dear, isn't the grocer on the next corner a Celtic gentleman i" Mrs. Snaggs "No, indeed! lie sells for cash only." No-To-Iluc for Fifty Ccntfl. Over -100,000 cured. Why notlctNo-To-Bac regulate or remove your desire lor tobacco? Paves money, makes health and manhood. Cure guaranteed, 50c and $1.00, all druggists. You never really know how many dis eases there are to which mortals ore sub ject until you hear a crowd of old women talking together. Atchison Globe. Fits stopped free and permanently cured. No fits after first duy'H use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Free $2 trial bottle & treatise. Dr. Kline, 033 Arch st., Phila., Pa. "Is that a good hen, Uncle Josh?" "A good hen?" said Uncle Josh; "why, that 'ar lien lays eggs ns big as hailstuns." Detroit Free Press. Pleasant, Wholesome, Speedy, for coughs is Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar. Pike's Toothache Drops Cure in one minute. "Dear me!" exclaimed the fond father, anxiously. "Whatever can he the mutter with the baby? It isn't crying!" Like nn electric current St. Jacobs Oil seeks and cures Sciatica. i i .I- When a man gets so mean that his wifo won't live with liiin, he says marriage Jb a failure. Washington Democrat. Just try a 10c box of Casearcts candy ca thartic,fmcst livcrand bowel regulator made. The world demands that a poor wife he loved by her husband as much us a good one. Atchison Globe. A sprain cannot cripple if you use St. Jacobs Oil. It cures it. It is not the women who look at the most dry goods, who buy the most. m "Can't cure my rheumatism!" You can, you must use St. Jacobs Oil. A man is a fool for betting the opposito way from which he vote a. THE GENERAL MARKETS. Kansas City, Mo., May 3. CATTLE Best beeves. 3 DO & -i 70 Stackers. 4 10 -1 35 Native cows. ii 40 3 C5 1IOGS Choico to heavy 3 00 3 774 SHEEP 3 7.1 4 75 WHEAT No. 2 red 05 UU No. Uhnnl bO ft! CORN No. 3 mixed 3 U3K OATS No. 2 mixed 10 'JO UYE No.2 31 Si! FLO-UK Patent, per sack 2 40 2 W) Fancy 185 2 OJ HAY Choice timothy 0 CO 0 CO Fancy prairie (5 M 7 00 BRAN (sacked) 53 61 BUTTEK Oholco creamery.... 10 lOj CHEESE Full cream 10tf 11 EQOS Choice 7K'(i "Hi POTATOES 2 25 ST. LOUIS. CATTLE Native una shipping 3 85 4 70 Texuns 3 CO 4 05 HOQS Heavy 3 00 4 00 SHEEP Fair to choico 3 40 4 75 FLOUK Choice 3 25 3 35 WHEAT No. 2 red U5 0J CORN No. 2 mixed 21 21K OATS-No. 2 mixed 181 10 KYE-No. 2 3J 35 BUTTEK Creamery 13 17, LARD Western muss 4 00 4 05 PORK 8 35 8 75 CHICAGO. CATTLE Common to prhno... 4 65 5 40 HOGS Packing and hhipplng.. 3 00 4 05 SHEEP Fair to choice 3 SO fi 25 FLOUR Winter wheat 4 30 4 M WHEAT No. !! red 18 Ul CORN No.2 24Ji "l'i OATS-No.2. 17 1H RYE J3 33ft HUTTEK-Crcamcry 12 10 LARD 4 07tf 4 124 POKK 8W 8 65 NEW YORK. CATTLE Native Steers 4 60 6 00 HOGS-Good to Choice 4 15 4 40 WHEAT-No. 2 red 71 m CORN-No. 2 , 20JU 30 OATS No. a 22 23 BUTTER-Crcamcry. 13 17 PORK Mess 8 75 0 60 DcnfncjiH Cannot lie Curcil by local applications, as they cannot reach tho diseased portion of the car. There is only one way to cute deafness, and that 1b by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by nn iullamcd condition of the mu cous lining of tho Eustachian Tube. When this tube ijets iullamcd you have a rumbling Bound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is the result, and unless the inllnmmalion can he taken out and this tube restored to its Mormal con dition, hearing will bo destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing hut an iullamcd condition of the mucous surfaces. Wo will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot bo cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. 1 J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Fold by Druggists, 7fic. Hall's Family Pills arc tho best. "Why did that rude-looking train-boy bite tho quarter 1 gave him?" "He's nn ex cowboy from Texas, ma'am; and they fre quently bite the dust out there." Hocked on tlio Crent of the Wiivew, The landsman, tourist or commercial trav eler, speedily begins, and not only begins, but continues, to feel tho extreme ot hu man misery during the transit ncross the tempestuous Atlantic. Rut if, with wise prescience, ho has provided himself with a supply of Hostetter's Stomach Rittcrs, his pangs aro promptly mitigated, and then ccaso ero thegood ship again drops her anchor. This is worth knowing, and thou sands of our yachtsmen, summer voyagers, tourists and business men do know it. i Mrs. MusicuB "Did yon havc( much trouble in learning to sing so beautifully?" Miss Frankly "Yes; especially with the neighbors. "Stnr Tobacco." Aa you chew tobacco for pleasure, uso Star. It is not only tho best, but thu most lasting, and therefore thu cheapest. i Every time a man looks thoughtful as long ns two minutes nt a time, his wife be gins to wonder what is on his conscience. Atchison Globe. Piso's Cure cured me of n Throat and Lung trouble of three years' standing. E. Cady, Huntington, Intl., Nov. 12, 1801. Some people spend a great deal more time being mean than it would take to be cour teous. "For 0 years hod neuralgia." You haven't used St. Jacobs Oil to euro it. Overwork is a thief of time. Ram's Horn. Tho trouble with worthless people is that they are the ones who worry about it. When bilious or costive cat a Cnscarct, candy cathartic, cure guaranteed. 10c, 25c. Ono of the most pitiable things in the world is tho mutual disappointment of a man and wife. N. Y. Weekly. Any kind of a bruise St. Jacobs Oil will cure at any time no mnttcr how bad. Some people give so much good ndvice to others, they have none left for their own use. N. Y. Weekly. t Casearcts stimulate livtjr, kidneys and bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gripe, 10c. 1 m ' We recently heard a doctor say a piece of pic was good for n person just before retir ing in the evening. Atchison Globe. Knocked out by lumbago? It's because you don't cure it with St. Jacobs Oil. Charity robs herself when sho frowns while bestowing a gift. Ham's Horn. WEIGHTY WORDS la M Ml allium Ml ILI1I1 I PT V f t for &mi m. Ayer's Sarsaparilla. 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