Miss M. Cartledge gives some
helpful advice to young girls.
Her letter is but one of thou
sands which prove that nothing
is so helpful to young girls who
are just arriving at the period of
womanhood as Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound.
"Dean JIks. Pinkit.vm: I cannot
praise Lydiu E. J.Mnkhnm's Vojiro
tul)lc Compound too highly, for it
Is the only medicine I ever tried which
cured me. I suffered much from my
first menstrual period, I felt so weak
and dizzy at times 1 could not pursuo
by studies with tho usual interest.
My thoughts became sluggish, 1 had
headaches, backaches and sinking
r.pclls, also pains in the back and lower
limbs. In fact, I was sick all over.
" Finally, after many other remedies
had been tried, we were advised to get
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vcprotnblo
Compound, and I am pleased to say
that after taking it only two weeks, a
rvonderful change for the better took
place, and in a short time I was in
perfect health.- I felt buoyant, full of
life, and found all work a pastime. I
am indeed glad to tell my experience
with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vcprc
tnblo Compound, for it made a dif
ferent girl of me. Yours very truly,
Mips T.I. Oaiitlkdob, S33 Whitehall St.,
Atlanta. Ga." sS00O forfeit If original of
abouc letter proving genulnencsscannot bo produced.
Every child born into the
world with an inherited or
early developed tendency to
torturing, disfiguring humors
of the Skin and Scalp, becomes
an object of the most tender
solicitude, not only because of
its suffering, but because of the
dreadful fear that the disfigu
ration is to be lifelong and mar
its future happiness and pros
perity. Hence it becomes the
duty of mothers of such afflict
ed children to acquaint them
selves with the best, the
purest, and most effective
treatment available, viz. : the
CUTICURA Treatment, con
sisting of warm baths with
CUTICURA Soap, and gentle
anointings with CUTICURA
Ointment, the great Skin Cure.
Cures made in childhood are
speedy, permanent and eco- J
nomical. j
Sold throughout thf world, ftittcur 'rap, Vic, Ornt- '
mnnt, Site , llriolvtnti ;k:. (In form ol ChotoUte Cotli
l'lll. itt. ptr vlil of 001. Ilcpotl: Uimion, 27 Chtrtrr.
liouttSij I'rli,i Uuede U IluOon, 137 Cnluro-
bui Av. poller Jruj A Chrni. Corp., Sol I'runrlMon.
otn iid fur " Uuw lu Curt Torturlug, Mifljurioy
Jliimort from Infam-y to Agt
BEGGS' BLOOD PURIFIER
URES catarrh of the stomach.
N. N. U. R24. - 21 YORK NEB
01 Torturin?, Disfiguring
lllh OLD MAIN'S UUKbd
Daughter "llcio is a paragraph
in tho paper about 'pluoK-mo' stores
What aro pluck-mo stores?"
Father "UrnI don't know-1
dry goods stores I, guess"
Dyeing Is jib easy ns washing when
PUTNAM FADELESS DY15S are
used.
'Hie University of Michigan has
received from Mrs. .John S. New
uetry, of Detroit, three hundred
dollars for a fellowship In the classics
during tho coming college year.
ilrg. Wlnslow's SOOTHING SVKUP (or oldl
drcii teething, softens tho kuuik, ruductw luilu
niHtlon, Hlluyspuln euros colic. l'ilco36ii bottlo
LIKELY TO REM EM 13 Ell
Friend "1 notice you have a
string around your linger and a knot
In your handkerchief, loo"
Old Ladv "Yes, the string around
my linger is t'j remind me that I
have a knot in my handkerchief, and
the knot In tho handkerchief Is to
remind me that the things 1 want to
remember aro written on a pleco of
paper in my purse"
I'iso's Cur for Consumption promptly
relieves my little 5-year-old sister of
croup. Miss L. A. Pearce, 1!3 Pillim;
street, Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. '2, 1001.
IIUW SUE REMEMBERED
Ulriks "J don't see how you can
remember the birthdays of all tho
children"
Mrs lilnks- "It's very easy Tho
iirst was born on August 17th I
remember it because on that day
you ave me a pearl necklace with
my name and tho dato on tho clasp'
The second was born July HOtli On1
that day you gave me a lifty-conb
book with my name and dato on the
lly leaf Tho third was born on Mayi
Oth On that day you got mad at aj
millinery bill which had just been;
sent in, and it isn't paid yet"
Citturru Ciwinot Ho Curctl
with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
roach tho scat of tlio illsen.se. Catarrh U u blood
or constitutional disease, and In order to euro It
you nuwi mko imorniu reinutuus. " m.i ju
Cnro Is taken Internally, and acts dlroctly on tho
blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh C tiro
is not a quack medlelno. It wiw proscribed by
ono of tho host physicians In this country for'
years, and Is a rojzular prescription. I t Is eoni-i
posed of tho host tonics known, combined with,
tho host blood purlllors, acting directly on tho
nmcoiis surfaces. Tho perfect combination op
tho two Ingredients Is what producos such won
derful roMilta In curing Catarrh. Send for tes
timonials, froo. . , , ,
K. .). OHKNKY & CO.. Props., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggist, prlco 75c.
Hull's Kunitly Pllla ure tho best.
At the solicition of the publishers
or The American Hoy, Deroit, Mich.,
the managers or the World's Ex
position at St. Louis have set apart
July 5th as American Hoy Day.
Fine programs for boys will ho given
in Festival Hall on that day the pro
grams being under the supervis'on
of the editor nf the American Rny
Tho banqueting hall of the British
building at tho world's fair Is fur
nished In line reproductions of
historical examples of tho Queen
period. The furniture consists of
chairs after the originals in tho
possession of the Ear of Westmore
land, old console tables that were
part of the collection of ViscounJ;
Hi ll.oi) at Morstam House and a
number of cabinets and tables of
historic interest.
I'caoocK hatpins are becoming the
rage.
BAD DREAMS
Indicate Titiiriiiei- Diet, Usually Duo
to Codec.
One of the comnion symptoms of
coffee poisoning is the had dreams
that spoil what snotild he restful
sleep. A man who found the reason'
fays:
" Formerly I was a slave to coffee.
I wns like a morphine tiend, could not
sleep at night, would roll and toss in
my hod, and when I did got to sloop
was disturbed by dreams and hobgob
lins, would wake up with headaches
and feel bad all day. so nervous I
could not attend to business. My writ
ing looked like bird tracks, I had sour
belchlngs from tho stomach, Indiges
tion, heartburn and palpitation of the
heart, constipation, ircgularity of the
kidneys, etc.
"Indeed, I began to feel that I had
all tho troubles that human flesh
could stiff or, but when a friend ad
vised mo to leave off coffee I felt as
if he had Insulted me. I could not
bear the idea, It had such a hold on
me, and I refused to believe It the
cause.
"Hut it turned out that no advice
was ever given at a more needed time,
for t finally consented to try Postum,
and with the going ol coffee and the
ceniingof Postum all my troubles have
gone and health has returned. I eat
and sleep well now, nerves steadied
down and I write a fair hand (as yon
can see), can attend to business again
and rejoice that f am free from the
monster Coffee." Name given by
Postum Co., Rattle Creek. Mich.
Ten days' trial of Postum in place
of coffee will bring sound, restful, re
freshing sleep. There's a reason.
Ixiok in each phg. for the famous
little book, "The Koad to Wellviile."
'UNKNOWN."
Or wttero the ring dove's notes, nwcet Bum
mer's augur
I'lont from the hillsides o'er the Tennes
see, Or hy the .1 nines, or by the Chlcknmnugn,
Or where the Gulf winds dip the snlla
1 nice.
Or wherp the Schuylkill cIohvos the veninl
, shndows,
Or strctehtfu fur tho commorco-Ratherlng
nnus
Of the brtwtl Hudson, through the fresh
ened meadows
Of vIIIhrc rims nnd harvest-blooming
rarnis. .
Where'er we tnfft the frJend one fondly
cherished I
And hnnds nit wnnn with old affection 1
tske,
Itrentlip y with love the lmnuwi of those
who perished
And Hleep lu craves unknown, for Free
do uf a Hflke. ,
The witoded slope of Chnttunoonn shnd
own I
The level Holds where they repose, alone; i
In serried rows In. Arlington's" green nieiul
own.
Their headstones tweak the one mmI word,
Thknuwn."
tlalm-hrenthlng Junes, to old home-farms re
turning,
Hoar from green fields no pltmsunt nlrs
to them,
Nor rose and lily's odorous eunsers burn
ing, In morning suns, from dew-hejeweled
stem.
The west winds blow by Chlcktinmugii
IMver,
The south winds play the Unplthm bo
Hldu; hut they are dead, nnd we shall sec them
never,
Till heaven's armies follow Him who
died.
l'cneel Let us mingle love's sweet tears
with pity's
For those who bought the heritage we
own,
Who gave their all, and lu dentil's silent
cities
llnvu but tho nameless epitaph, "Un
known." Iloston Herald.
A Romance of Memorial Day.
Ahvnys towards Decoration Day old
Silas Morton went through the self-snnio
period of excitement, fervor nnd patriot
ism. Along about the '20th of Mny lie
became u being revivified by stirring
memories, nnd no man kept better step,
looked more dignified nnd important than
the old hero of Company II, who had
saved the regimental colors nt Pea Ridge
forty odd years back. Silas had got a
two-lino notice in the busy prints for
that live-inimite plunge amid shot and
shell, but a century of love and devotion
in the hearts of comrades and their de
scendants. Memorial Day was a picturo-dronm to
liim, an occasion where rarely fervent
and tender emotions mingled. lie devot
ed hours to formulating programs of cer
emonies, to brushing up Ids cherished nc
coulrements. On the eve of the day
memorable he strolled over to the home
of his veteran companion in arms, John
Ridgely.
Paul Ridgely, grandson, sat on the rus
tic porch, his bond between his hands, a
victim of either deep dejection or medi
tation. He started up confusedly, stam
mered, and turned dead while.
"How's the grandfatherV" inquired
Morion.
"Very much better," answered Paul.
"The fever is gone, and the doctor says
lie will be well and about soon if lie
keeps mind and body quior."
"He won't do neither if he realizes it's
Decoration Day," declared Silas.
"He mustn't realize it. then in fact,
we have fixed the calendar several (lavs
out."
"Straiue proco.sf.ioii without him in
the ranks!" grumbled Morton. "I won't
see him, then, till it's over might blurt
out the truth, for I'm naturally fall ol'
the occasion. That's why I run down. I
was thinking, Paul; my old blue suit is
pretty shabby, .iohn nnd I nre about a
size. He wouldn't object, if he knew
would you, if I wore his to-morrow V"
"Surely not," answered Paul quickly.
"I'll get it for you at once."
Paul knew just where to find the suit,
for lie had put it nway himself the last
time his grandfather had worn it. That
wan two weeks before. The old man had
gone to a fi. A. R. meeting, had return
ed with a sore throat, and the next day
wns laid low with fever.
Paul sighed as he thought of that
night in question, so much had depended
on it, and out of it had come only si
lence, disappointment and suffering. Over
in n corner was Paul's trunk, packed,
lie was going to leave Colesvillo as soon
as his relative was better and for a
great, sorrowful reason.
"Why haven't you boon down to see
us 7" inquired Morion, as Paul handed
him the pnrcel "Reen a pretty steady
nurse, though, I reckon, for you look
peaked. Come soon Madge lias missed
you."
"How is Mndgo7" inquired .Paul, chok
ingly. "Oh! same as usual she's going to the
grovo to-morrow."
Paul's face fell gloomier than ever, as
Iorton wont, and soon ho had resumed
His old dejected position on the porch.
Memorial day dawned clear and
warm, but all Paul saw of it was the
passing groups; nil he heard of iL was
the dim echo of drum and trumpet'.
His grandfather slept peacefully. , and
after noon, a neighbor coming in insist
ed on Paul taking a respite. Ho. wan
dered about aimlessly, thinking constant
ly of Madge, and finally readied the edge
of the grove.
Paul skirted the precincts of the high
platform whero speaking was in pro
gross. There he saw old Silas, nnd, near
by a team hitched to a light wagon.
Madge wns in the rear seat. From a
shield of hushes Paul watelied licr fer
vently. He fanclod her face looked sad
and preoccupied.
The last speech was followed by n
I Tin: Borrowed fiiiiili. j
MEMORIAL DAY
It is to the South, tho land of llowers and fragrance and chivalry onl
beautiful women, that the North owes the line idea of decorating tho graves
of soldier-dead with llowers, sotting nimrt ono day each springtime for tho
ceremony. , '
The custom spread to the North, and was universally observed, oven
before it was established as: a national institution.
Hy a general order Issued by General .Iohn A. Logan, Commandor-ln-Chlef
of the Crand Army of the Republic, May r, 18(18, May 110 wan ilxexl
as Memorial Day for that year lu all States and Territories and tho District
of Columbia, except Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iulsiana, MIhsIh
slppi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas. Tlieso States fixed their
own dates for Memorial Day. It Is observed earlier In tho South than in
the North, tho date for several of them being April 2(1. Although there linn
never been any Federal legislation touching Memorial Day, many of tho
States have made It a holiday, and loth houses at Washington, whenever in
session, always adjourn on May 80, in respect to tho dead.
It: Is a beautiful custom, founded entirely on Hontlmont. Respect for
the dead means nothing only as it Inlluences the living. Memorial Day
knows nothing of strife, of wrong, of 111 deeds, of small natures, of selfish
ness. It says: Men were brave to the extent of dying for what they be
lieved to be principle. They endured hardship, privation they suffered much
and all for the cause In which they believed.
There is no sectional line in bravery. There never has boon. We
honor courage and devotion, and a.sk not under what Hag heroism wan
proven. We place llowers on grassy mounds, and pray that the generation
that has grown up since the great struggle has all of the lire and courage atUJ
virtue of those who have gone. We hope tlint future generations will find so
much lo admire lu the deedH of those now living, that In the years that aro
to come wo will be remembered, even as are those of the silent army of
the great war. St. Iouis Chronicle.
song, this by a prayer. Then the chair
man lifted his hand, and in signal, in the
distance, yet thunderous, n cniinon made
the echo ring.
A shriek, a crash, loud calls of alarm,
and. mad with terror, Silas Morton's met
tled team tore towards the sleep down
hill road.
In a Hash Paul saw whnt had hap
pened. Madge, driven from her seat,
had struck the floor of the vehicle, nnd
lay insensible. The reins dragged. As
Paul darted away, with a shout .Morion
cleared the platform. Paul reached the
runaways, How at their heads, clung
I here, dragged and swung, as they near
ed the terrific decline where a plunge
meant denth. Morton gained the road,
seized the trailing lines, was dragged Hat,
but his iron fists sawed at Iho sinewy
leather strips.
As Morton gained tho wagon seat,
Paul sprang into the box. Madge had
sustained a bruise on the forehead ami
was stunned. Somo ono brought cold
waler she rovived slightly, and lay in
Paul's arms, while Morton anxiously
drove homewards.
Paul carried Madge into the parlor of
the farmhouse, placed her on a couch,
and left her to the cart! of her grand
mother. As lie wont out and sat on tho
doorstep, he was shaking like a leaf.
The emotions of the past hour had been
a vivid strain. Suddenly a light step
preceded a timid touch on the shoulder.
Looking up. lie thrilled to the grateful
glance of the fair girl whose life he had
saved.
He could say nothing, as she sat down
beside him, telling him brokenly what
sho felt she owed to his unselfish bravory.
Then there was an interruption. In his
shirt sleeves, storming ferociously, old
Silas came up.
"See here!" lie- cried, extending tho
coat he had worn that day. "I'd rather
have lost the team than that happen!"
In rushing to Madge's rescue lie lind
slit one sleeve entiro of tho borrowed
garment.
"Don't lot that worry you, Mr. Mor
ton," said Paul.
"It docs worry mo. I've spoiled my
old friend's regimentals!"
"Why," assured Madge gently, "I
think I can sew it up so it won't show
much."
She took , tho coat, nodding mcoiirag
ingly to Morton as lie walkud off, and,
as sho turned over the garment, from an
inside pocket n sealed letter foil out.
"Why!" she exclaimed In surprise, "it
is addressed to me."
"Paul gave a gasp. Was it possible?
His handwriting, "the" letter!
Yes, thoro it wan; tho missive sollllng
his destiny, which he had asked his
grandfather to hand to Madgo two weeks
previous.
AND SENTIMENT.
And the old veteran had forgotten all
about. It, and fever had Intervened, and
now It had magically come to light, mil
Paul had misjudged Madge, and boliov
ed her Indifferent.
"1 wonder who wrote It?" sho mur
mured.
"I wrote It," answered Paul, boldly.
Their eyes met hers sparkled, felt
She blushed divinely understood!
"Shall shall I read it?" sho Ptnm.
merod, with downcast glance, and trem
blingfor joy.
"No. Let mo tell you what it says,"
whispered Paul, and drew her unresist
ingly to his sido.
The holy stars of Memorial Night,
looking down upon those two, hallowed a
love that had found brightness and ponc
Ineffable.
arnnt Throw Awrty His Clear.
There Ufd to ho a rule late in th
war against smoking at the War Depart
menl. All visitors there were required
not to smoke within tho old building. A
story used to be told by Lieut. .lames
Hutchinson, formerly of the Thirteenth
New York volunteers, that Grant, when
a lieutenant general, approached tin
building, u cigar in ids mouth. A veter
an of the reserve corps, which Hutchin
t.on commanded, was on guard. Hutch
inson wns ollleer of the day. "You can't
go in and keep your cigar," said tho sol,
dior on guard to the general, and hn
quietly throw the cigar away. Gen. Hid
leek, after Grant departed, Issued an
order that olllcers should bo allowed to
smoke within tho building, but it is snid
this never was suggested by Gen. Grnnt
Washington Post.
Tho Seventh Mioliigiin'H ICxplolt.
The success of tho brilliant movo
across the river nt Fredericksburg makes
a bright page In tho annals of the Sev
enth Michigan Infantry. Confcdornto
sharpshooters lined tho opposito hank
nnd impeded tho work of laying pontoon
bridges, which had finally been abandon
ed. A call was made for volunteers to
cross and drivo tho enemy out. Soldiers
of the Seventh seized some empty pon
toons, rowed rapidly across, jumped
ashore nnd drove tho Confederates from
the rille pits nnd from the houses. Two
Massachusetts regiments followed and
aided them in holding the position.
In Itoveroiico Tread.
In reverence tread near the spot whero
they lie
And deck It with gnrlauds the fairest;
f.et tears like the dews that are wept from
on high
Refreshen Its verdure, tho rarest;
For nearest, to heaven of all earth Is the
sod
AVhere dust of our bravo hoys reposes,
And nearest their souls to the groat throne
of drill
J When deuth their proud history closes.