I The First Word. "That Is what I call an Ideal mar riage," Hardy declared to his wife as they were walking homeward after an evening at the Carrolls'. "Actually, I believe both think absolutely alike." "Yea, they are certainly charming" assented Mis. Hardy; "but about thinking, Joe, If you will notice, she generally thinks first." Youth's Com panion. Starch, like everything eiee, is b& Ing constantly Improved, the patent Starches put on the market 25 years ago are very different and Inferior to those of the present day. In the lat est discovery Defiance Starch all in jurious chemicals are omitted, while the addition of another ingredient, in vented by us, gives to the Starch a strength and smoothness never ap proached by other brands Speaking of Spooks. Rasmus What did der ghost say ter you? Rastus How yer tink I know? I never lurned de dead languiges. May)Ccraawcvv cvaccovwo WVvvc. XMa&ySywp tjTs&tVmr Vtt)s soW asssliYcto tvoivjto wo) be roAioi)i &sycTvsc&vv ukiv. wo wecici.as WubtsX cj rtmtits yaqvtvkA avceasss ma xiovvvTovct tvoursueTv, proper sgots.avi tvVwhi$ x&x&y. CALIFORNIA Fic Syrup Co. SOLD BY ALL LCADING DRUCOISTS ONE SllEONLV-REGULAR PRICE 50 PER BOTTLE You Are In Danger if you let that cold run on. Neg lected colds cause incurable dis eases. Don't risk your health. Keep a bottle of DR.D.JAYNE'S EXPECTORANT in your home. It's the safest, surest and quickest remedy for colds ever compounded. For Coughs, Bron chitis, Pleurisy, Inflammation of the Lungs, in fact, all diseases caused by neglected colds. It has no equal. Recommended and sold by drug gists everywhere. Three ilze bottles, $1.00. 50c, 25c SICK HEADACHE I.AKIrKNI these LmlePills. w I . , rvi f JlTTIF I tresa from Dyspepsia, In Vf l.ltr dltroHtluoaudTooHearty nl V r. K EutlnR. A perfect rem edy lor DUtlness, Nan- -rn- rlLLw pea, Drowsiness, Dad IJr" Trastc In tlie Mouth, Coat f m 'mf ' Fed Tonpi". ruin In the 1 B Ian. TOUriO LIVER, Tbey regulate the bowels. Purely Vegetable, SMALL PILL. SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE. Genuine Must Bear Fac-Similc Signature REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. Western Canada the Pennant Winner "The Last Best West" The government of Canada now gives to every actual set tier 1(0 aires of w heat-d rowing land free and an additional 1E0 acres at $3.00 an acre. The 300,000 contented Ameiican settlers making their homes in Western Cunaria Is the best evidence of the superiority of that country. They ate becoming rich, growing from 25 to 30 bushels wheat to the acre; 60 to 110 bush els oats and 45 to 60 bushels barley, be sides having splendid herds of cattle raised on the praitie grass. Dairying is an im portant Industry. The crop of 19(18 Mill keep Wcttern C.nmli In tlie leud. The world will toon look to it lit food-producer. 'Tho thing which mnt lmpred o w th innutiihiiip nt Hi" mutiny lint U uTallntila fur nurii'iilliinil purrxiM-n. ' Aullunul iiuiturtul tKirii'iiiulfiKy, Low railway rate., (nod trhool and church.., market, convenient, price, the hlghe.t, eliinat. periect. t,.inil nr fur Miln hr Ilnllwar an1 Land Com. rHIIH'v i'rSiTIltlV tKtlllillH'tMIHl IIIHpS Will fri'. r mil:i mii'i uml iiIIht InluriiiHiluii Hpplr Ui riiiH-riiiU'ii.li ni iif linmliir.itinn, tltuwa. ( unl, or Ibc aulhurlied Cunudiun Ouvvruaisul Agunl: W, V. BENNETT, (01 Dew York Lit. BullJloC. Omaha, Nfbruta. Worms "Caarareta are eerUlnljr 6ne. I gave a friend one when the doctor waa treating him for cancer ct theatomuch. The next mom Inn he ptwl fimr plfrxof tape worm. He then got a Iwi and la three lv be paued a tap.nrm 4S fnel long. It Mr. Mutt I'reck, of Milirr.uutK, lMupliin Co., t'a. I am quite worker for en a. rrta. I line tliem myiwlf and find them tienrtii ial for moat any diaeiuie cmiw-d by Impure lilmxl." Cbaa. E. Condon, Lenlttou, fa., (Mullid Co.) Plea.ane. Palatable, Potent, Taut Good. Do (tocnl. Never cilcken, Weaken or Grip.. Uc,2V, Vic. Nevrraoldlnbulk. The genu ine tablet atamped C C C. liuaraotcud to sura or yyw wuuey back. UI CARTERS IflVER Ioe"?"!riwFp? v 'n; ' . " v. x tram UrgrpU,coi)rii;M. I,y I inlerwowl it I'nOerwno,!. .4 r "Every day is a fresh beginning, Every day is the world made new." Madonna Lilies and Other That In tlifs(3 sunny lays' life grows rc- & tSs orifni lioiu tut! x. ... sclousnt'ss of wings stirs In the burled serd, and as if from very gladness of heart the sap In-tho naked trees mounts upward, ever upward, Into the golden light. The tiny leaves, close -clasped together In the bud, flutter timidly apart, to grow brave ly green, and flaunt their col or on the passing breeze. Tho maple tree in the yard now hears a voice oilt of tho un seen, calling from the blue skies, bidding It come up higher, and gladly does it make answer In the green tassels nud shining leaves, telllr.g of new growth and broader horizon. Out on tho old arbor, tho rough and siraggy grapovlno is sending forth little gray tendrils, reaching farther toward heaven and away from the earth that hides its foothold. How .blithely does nature echo forth her yearly message to every waiting heart her message of resurrection, joyous activity, high-mounting aspiration! Her myriad voices cry through every sense, to touch and penetrate tho spir it with gladness and good cheer. New readings from tho Gospel of eternal hope are seen on every side, In tho erowth of plant, the unfolding of leaf, the blossoming of flower. The woods are full of these shy spring darlings violets, dandelions, adder's tongues, spring beauties, bluebells and many, a nameless wlldllng, all hurrying gayly to deck the earth and celebrate the Eastertide. Certain flowers and plants have al ways been set apart as sacred things, and from tho very dawn of history we hear of flower-decked altars and wreaths of sacrifice. Tho heathen temples were udorned with earth's fairest blossoms, scattered on the al tars, and twined around tho brow of priest nnd ucolyte. The amaranth bloomed In deathless beauty upon tho Olympian heights, the myrtle was be loved of Apollo, the rose, tho lily, the mistletoe were favorites of legend and myth. The flowers once sacred to Freya, the spring goddess of northern mythology, were chosen for their spot less purity, In form nnd color. And when heathen myth gave place to Christian truth, these sacred treasures were transferred to the Virgin, and be came symbols of tho queen of hcuven. So It Is that In every story of saint or madonna we find either tho lily or tho rose tho lily with Its fragrance, us bending, bowing, waving hells, seems to whisper of purity and wor ship; the rose, with its faint and far away odor, which seems to hint of eternal hope. One might almost fill a garden wPh flowers ull nuincd for the Virgin Mary, generally because they As, V I if t I 1 1 "t v. y. Flowers Are Sacred chance to blossom on Our Lady's days (such ns the visitation, tho assump tion, her birlh, baptism, purification). There are lady's slipper, lady's mantle, lady's fingers, lady's smock, lady's tresses. Virgin's bower, or clematis, begins to bloom In July, the feast of visitation, and is at full bloom at as sumption In August. The lily was first found in connec tion with the Virgin In the story of her ascension to heaven, and it orig inated probably In the second century. According to this legend, It was three days after the burial of our Lord's mother that tho apostles visited and opened her grave and found It filled with fragrant, spotless lilies. Since then these matchless flowers have been called "Madonna lilies," or "flowers of the Virgin." The common white lily of our gardens, that blooms In July, and Is the sweetest and most graceful of nil flowers, might well be called "holy." No one seems to know Its origin. It Is never found wild In Palestine, nor can we find Just where It grows without culture. Hut we see It In tho faded pictures of old Italian masters and Netherland painters, made long before the discovery of this New World. Nearly all of our great poets have prslsed this flower. Chaucer and Spenser speak of It as a mystical blos som In their faraway gardens and lady's bowers. Shakespeare It was who first said: "To gild refined gold and paint the Illy," and these lines from ono of his sonnets tell a truth that can never be forgotten: I'or sweetest tilings turn sourrst by their (lords; Lilies thnt fester smell far worms than ' weeds. Milton loved the lily and always spoke of It in connection with tho rose as did also Swinburne when he talks ol TIip lilies and languors of virtue; The roses and raptures of vice. And Tennyson says of Maud's gardon that it was Fairer tlinn nii(flit In the world beside, All made up of tho Illy and tho rose. Dear old Derrick, that sweet singer of spring, lias one lily thought that is like a sigh: Hut vanished mnn, I.IUo to n lily lost, never ran blntim nnevi Or luliiK his days to see u second spring. Shelley has tho lily In his wonder ful garden along with his sensitive plant. Wordsworth often praises It. Hums mentions It frequently. Tenny son bns lovely Illy thoughts; but our own Longfellow draws the prettiest picture of maidenhood Uenrs n Illy In thy linnd c.atrs of brass run not wltlislnnd Ore touch of that iiiukIo wand. James Russell Lowell always conies near to the lnart of things and left us more than one sweet lily poem and nl luslon, nnd our minor poets all tell their love for this perfect specimen of nntur'B handiwork. "Our Sweet Will Shakespeare" was born in April, and it was of April's flowers that he sang most frequently and most sweetly. THE CRACKING OF PAINT. Property Ownerg Can Save Money by Learning the Cause. Do you know what is wrong when paint peels, or cracks, or otherwise necessitates premature tepalutlng? Well, sometimes it hasn't been properly applied the surface being damp or there being too much turpen tine or too much drier. Hut, nine times out of ten, the trouble is caused by adulterated white lead. To avoid all such trouble, every houseowner should know In a general way, when a surface is in proper con dition to receive paint, what kind of primer and finishing coats different surfaces require, and how to avoid adulteration In materials. A complete painting guide. Includ ing a book Of color schemes, specifi cations for all kinds of painting work, and an instrument for detecting adul terations in painting materials, with directions for using It, can be had free by writing National Ioad Com pany, 1902 Trinity lildg., New York, and asking for llouseowner's Taint ing Outfit No. 49. This company, the largest makers of pure white lead, Invite tests, by means of tho blowpipe (Included in outfit), or In any other way, of the purity of the white lead sold under their famous "Dutch Hoy Talnter" trademark. That trademark on a keg of whito lead Is in Itself an absolute guarantee of purity nnd quality. NOT A WEIGHT LIFTER. "Is the baby strong?" "Well, rather! You know what a tremendous voice ho lias?" "Yes." "Well, he lifts that five or six times au hour!" Tongue Twisters. "Tongue twisters are the actor's bane," an actor said. "Lose your head on the stage, and you are bound to say 'Now Kababbns was a bobber,' for 'llarabbas was a robber,' "On a ilrst night I heard n tragedian refer to the Deity as 'a shoving leop ard,' when he meant 'a luvluif, shep herd.' "You make me a boff and a sky word!' I once shouted in a tank drama. "My uncle, a divine, concludsd an address on the suffrage before a wom en's club with the terrible words: 'But I bore you; I will cease; I do not wish to address a lot of beery wenches. My poor uncle meant 'weary benrhps.' I was a duke In a recent problem play, and when my servant asked me one night If I had any luggage, I re plied: 'Only two rags and a bug.'" Judging by Size. The Georgians of Augusta are chuck ling over a new story about Mr. Taft, who drove out one afternoon to see a Georgia planter. The planter's cook, a very old woman, takes no interest In public affairs, and she did not recog nize the portly guest. "What did you think of that gentle man, Martha?'' the planter asked, after Mr. Taft had driven off. "Well, sir," old Martha replied, "I can't say as I saw nothln' pcrtlckler about him. He looked to me llko the kind of mnn as would be pretty reg'ler to bis meals." Louisville Times. The Secret of Success. The motto of succcbs was given In this tale, told at a banquet: A Swede among the miners In tho west was noted for always striking pay dirt. His fellows thought that there must be some secret to the un usual success of the Swede and ques tioned him as to how ho always suc ceeded In finding the spot where the gold cropped out. "Veil, Ay don't know ef Ay can tell anyang 'bout dat," answered Ole. "Ay only know dat Ay y list keep on dig Bin'." Milwaukee Free Press. SISTER'S TRICK But It All Came Out Right. How a sister played a trick that brought rosy health to a coffee fiend Is in interesting tale: "I was a coffee fiend a trembling, nervous, physical wreck, yet clinging to the poison that stole away my strength. I mocked at Postum and would have none of It. "Ono day my sister substituted a cup of Postum piping hot for my morn ing cup of coffee but did not tell mo what It was. I noticed the richness of It nnd remarked that the coffee tasted fine but my sister did not tell me I was drinking Postum for fear I might not take any more. "Sho kept tho secret and kept giv ing me Postum Instead of coffeo until I grew stronger, more tireless, got a better color In my sallow cheeks and a clearness to my eyes, then she told me of tho health-giving, nerve strengthening life-saver she had given me in place of my morning coffee. From that time I hecamo a disciple of Postum and no words can do Justlco In telling tho good this cereal drink did me. 1 will not try to tell It, for oiily after having used It can one bo convinced of Its merits." Ten days' trial shows Postum's pow er to rebuild what coffee has de stroyed. "There's a Reason." Look in pkgs. for tho famous llttlo look, "Tho Road to Wellvllle." lover ruirl ibe nhnvr lellerf A new iib Hirrnr I rum time to time, Thev rr ftfutilor, true, nail full of biiuian latere!. THE NEWS IN BRIEF. Lngland is preparing to build a fleet of nlrtdilps to be used In war. At the request of the king of Cii rc" the cabinet, of wh!eh M. ThroloMs Is premier. Iihs withdrawn it.-i n sana tion. Asslsiuni Secretary of (lie Treasury Coolldgc has approved a plan lor sys tematizing designs for I'nlted States notes and coin certificates. The fifth annual conference council on medical education Ameiican Medical association of the of the began at the Auditorium hotel In Chicago. Treating frieuds to drinks of whisky or beer on Sunday Is a violation of ibe law, according to a decision handed down by Judge Krleger in lmlsvllle. The senate continued the appoint ment of Charles Dyer Norton of Chi cago to be assistant secretary of the treasury. Mr. Norton was sworn in at once. Admiral Perez, chief of the naval slutlon at Taleahuauo, has been com missioned by the government to visit the Culled States on an important mission, the nature of which has not been disclosed. An Arabian stallion valued at $2,500. Fred Atlierlon, a race horse, and other stock perished in a fire which de stroyed the stahlcs at I he country home of It. C. Hall, president of the I'll l.-iliurg chamber of commerce. John .1. Hall, u first cousin of Abra ham Lincoln's mother and a son of Mrs. Matilda Hall, step sisler or Abra ham Lincoln, one of Ihe pioneer resi dents of Coles county, died at Mat- toon, years. The at lln to the from pneumonia, aged Sll denih of Mrs. Fanny Friedman age of y years was reported health board of New York citv. It was her boast llial she never had a doctor In her life. Five children. .11 grandchildren and IS great grandchil dren survive her. The Servian government, has noil fled Austria-Hungary of Its willingness to negoilale a commercial treaty. It Is announced ihat Crown Prince (leorge, who formerly was Prince Alexander, will continue his studies at a Cicrman university. Judge Morton in the supreme court at. Moslon refused lo appoint a re ceiver for the cslale of ihe lale An drew J. Davis of Montana, or lo issue an Injunction uguiust the removal to Montana of any of the property of the estate located within Massachusetts. Norwich, N. Y., claims the distinc tion of the first foul hall accident of the season. Ray Conklin, a ll'-year-old school liyy, Is the victim, and sustained his injuries in a panic between the teams of two ward schools, bllter ri vals, who had met to settle Ihe ques tion of supremacy left undecided last fall. Third Victim of Assassins. Mcltao, (la.. Apr. fi. That Pope Hill, a prominent attorney of Macon, is the third victim of an assassin in the now celebrated Dodge case is Ihe belief of the authorities of Ibis counly. The coroner's jury, ufier a careful examin ation, declared Hill was murdered bv "parties unknown." Croker Calls on Taft. Washington, Apr. fi. Richurd Crok er. former chief of Tammany, arrived In Washington from the south, called on President Taft and declared the 1'nltcd Stales Is his home and he In tends to spend a large pint of every year on this side of the water In the future. Horse Imitates Rip Van Winkle. San llcriiardino, Cal., Apr. ti.- Charles Muir, a mine owner of Wild Rose canyon, has a queer equine case on his hands. Ills horse went to sleep two weeks ago and, despite the most strenuous efforts to arouse It, has re mained in deep slumber ever since. Lynch Slayer of Officer, Pensacoln, Fin., Apr. 6. Dave Alex ander, a negro, was lynched here yesterday for the murder of Po- lieeman Canton, whom the negro slabbed lo death early Sunday morn ing while resisting arrest in Ihe negro section. THE MARKETS. New York. Apr. fi. I.IVK STOCK-i Steers 1.1 il 4,7 1.'. MoKH T li .' 7 ." sne. p 4 :w fi :ti n.orit- w inter Htt-HigiitM.. r. tn hi cmi v li r.A r-.May I :i vn i - July 1 l..V I I'i CdllN -.Inly 'a '(I T:i', l(Ylv n. 'J Western !i II Ml HI TTKK -i'i. iiin. i v ' :il'4 IK ids in 'a :i ciikksi: i.' " it CIIKWCO. (WTTI.r.- I'nnev Ulcers .... ' T .M.'.lluin to li I Sti-ciH.. ''i i. JO Cews, I'I. .in to I'uncy.... I! to ti u 'in.lt e y . . it. t ;l 1 1 fn j .41 I'lllve 3 .'41 11 S '"I MuiiS llniw fuckers li ! 'a 7 "I ll.-HVV llllt" li. t'S 7 ll 'II 7 17'i f UH 4 .41 f.l II .41 f.l'TTKU i'i. inn. ry i 21 Diirv ii i.tvi: fni i.Tfv s "f w i: ; ;s I 'a :i fiiTATM'S r Int. I I'I i 1 I'Mil'lt -SnrliiK Wheat, Hp'l ''i 'u ! Ho llivi .May i.i-i'i i i:'4 July I l li 1 7 t'eni, May H7'ii lis'. u;its. May .'-n Kv, May 7ii li MII.WAIKKi:. lilt VI. V-Wheat, No. 1 Noi'n It I :l Mav I "7 'ii I In I'.iin. Mnv IIT'-.'.I i.T1. OalH. Staii.lai.l .".4..'. .'4. i;yc vi n m'j KANSAS CITY. (Jlt.VIN-Wheat. Nil Hard fl l ' I fl No. ltd i ::; i it:1 I'ulli, No. - MKc.l i.ti.n lints, No. .' White .'.J If ST. I .of IS. (WTTI.K-Niitlvo ritecrit . .. : 'o 7 ki Texas Steers 4 ii 'u li 4' IP M IS - fa. k. iH i 7" HI i l.'i Hull Ids li I"1 li 7 I.'. FUKKl'-Natlve I ,Mi 'u i; .Mi OMAHA. CATTI.K --Native Steer ...III.-, it 'fi 75 Stuck, is an. I fee.l.-rs ! ti 5:.'. Cows an. I ll. lf.Ts .' '. iii 4 Ill ICS - M. iivv 'il 7 O KiiKKi'-Wcitit ii '. ;:. 6 It PE-RU-NA For Cramp In th Ntntnnr.h of rt Y ear Maud lug. "I was troubled with cramps in the stomach for six years. I tried many kinds of medicine, also was treated by three doctors. "They said that I had nervous dys pepsia. I took the medicine- or two years, then I got sick again and gave) up all hopes of getting cured. I sawa testimonial of a man whose case was similar to mino, being cured by Peruna, so thought I would give it a trial. I procured a bottle at once, and commenced taking it. "I have taken nineteen bottles, and am entirely cured. I bclicvo Peruna is all that is claimed for it." Mrs. J. C. Jamison, 6 1 Marchant St., Watson ville, Cal. ALL THE DIFFERENCE. He llefore Jones got married he used to command a large tolury. She And now? He Now he only tarns it. Ills wife cemmnnds it! Laundry work at tome would be much more satisfactory If the right Starch wero used. In order to get the desired stiffness, it is usually neces sary to use so much starch that the beauty and fineness of tho fabric is bidden behind a paste of varying thickness, which not only destroys the appearance, but also affects tho wear ing quality oY the goods. This trou ble can be entirely overcome by using Defiance Starch, as it can bo applied much more thinly because of its great er strength than other makes. From Plutarch. Neither rich furniture nor abun dance of gold, nor n descent from an Illustrious family, nor greutness of authority, nor eloquence and all the charms of speaking, can produce so great a serenity of life as a mind free from guilt, kept untainted, not only from actions, but purposes that are wicked. Plutarch. Wise people use llitmlins Wizard Oil to stop puin because tlicy know it always make. good. Foolish people tiy experi ment. Ask your dnigtjiHts about it. At the Butcher's. "Is this meat dear?" "No, ma'am, Bhcep!" imi.kh rntrn is to n hay. PAZO OlMTMKNTiniftiarenlrail to rum anv ran I it lii-hlng. llllml. HIi'.mIink r PtiiiruJing rile, i 6 .0 llday.ur uiunnr refuuilua. Ug. It's difficult to get a crooked man interested in the scenery along the straight and narrow path. Twia' Sintrln Pander atrniirtit tin riirnr. Made of extra quality tobacco. Your dealer or Lewi factory, leuna. 111. When a man gives more than a dol lar to charity lie usually manages to get caught in the act. TV-uriAnum anil pntiut inn t inn nr. ft vfttiliililj. miseries take Itiniicld Tea, Nature' Herb luxame. Samson was the first actor on record to bring down the house. Allan' Vn..l.-iian .... forwnllen.wrtliit'ft. IJivinliiMant relief. Th original powder fur Ilia fet-u Sic at all bruygialai From the blackmailer's viewpoint. seeping secrets is a paying business. WORTH MOUNTAINS OFGOLD During Change of Life, says Mrs. Chas. Barclay Cranlteville, Vt. " I was passing through theChangeof Life and Buffereu I from nervousness and other annoying symptoms, and I can truly say that l.ydiaK.nnkham'a Vegetable Com pound has proved worth mountains of gold to mo, as It restored my health nnd strength. I never forget to tell my friends what l.vdiaK.lHiikbnm'a Vegetable l'ouioimf has done for me during- this trying period. Complete restoration to health means so much to mo that for the sake of other suffer ing women I amwilliiirT to make my trouble public so you may publish, this letter." M Its. ('HAS. BARCLAY, K.F.).,(;ranitcville, Vt. Xo other mediclno for woman's ilia has received such wide-spread and un nualilled endorsement. 'o other med icine wo know of has such a record of cures of female Ills as has Lydia E. I'inkham's Vegetable Compound. For more than ao years it has been luring" female complaints such as Inflammation, ulceration, local weak, nesses, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, backache, Indigestion and nervous prostration, ana it is unequalled for carrying women safely through the period of change of life. It costs but little to try Lydia E. IMnkham's Vegetable- Compound, and, nsMrs. llarclaysays.lt is "worth moon talus of gold to buffering women, :'vSi' . 1 3,'.Sfe: