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A New Zeland wimni'i whel club
baa disbanded, owing to the member
being unable In acree upon the defini
tion of an amateur.
Before long the b:ke riders will be de
manding a transcontinental boulevard,
in order to have a (ml sweep for a
tpurt-San Francisco Call. ,
f-o much is the bicycle supplanting
steed in fine his only represent.- I
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and the i.iuhtmare. Sj rirgfleld News.
GREAT BOOK FREE.
When Ir. R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo. N. Y.,
published the 6rst edition of bis work, The
People's Common Sense Medical Adviser,
he announced that alter oKo.ooo copies had
been sold at the regular price, (i .50 per
copy, the profit on which would repay him
for the (rreat amount of labor and money
eipended in producing it, he would dis
tribute the next half million free. As this
Dumber of copies has already been sold, be
is now distributing, absolutely free, 500.000
copies ot this . most com-
pltte, interest-
l Ol l'U. ing ana vai-
able common
ical work ever
No. 112 I sense nied-
- published
the recipient onlv being required to mail
to bim, at the above address, this little
cofPON with tw?uty-one (21) cents in one
cent stamps to pay for postage and pack
ing only, and the book will be sent by mail.
It is a veritable medical library, complete
in one volume. It contains over 1000 pages
and more than yx illustrations. The free
Edition is precisely the same as those, sold
at $1.50 except only that the books are
bound in strong raanilla paper covers in
stead of cloth. Send now before all are
given away. They are going off rapidly.
KNOWLEDGE
Bring comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
lata expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the world' bent products to
the'needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid,
laiative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figt
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
ative ; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
It baa given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acta on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it U perfectly free from
vary objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs i for sale by all drug
gists in 60c and $1 bottles, bat it it man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Byrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if ottered.
Beecham's pills are for bil
iousness, sick headache, diz
ziness, dyspepsia, bad taste
in the mouth, heartburn, tor
pid liver, foul breath, sallow
skin, coated tongue, pimples,
loss of appetite, etc., when
caused by constipation; and
constipation is the most fre
quent cause of all of them.
One of the most important things for
every body to learn ia that constipation
cause more than half the sickness in the
world, especially ol women; and it can all
be prevented. Co by the book, free at your
druggist 's.or write B.F. AlleoCo. ,36sCanal
St., New York. Pills,! and 5 a boa.
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"I aiu now Ji ytuM lit. ' eaid filiv'a
Rwaubon.of While Km k,(oodhiie County.
Minn., to a Republican n prtwu! iIim-,
"and as vou esc I am not very larif
of suture. When 1 was 11 years old I
became afflicted with a sickuens whiih
bar!h-d the skill aud knowledge of th
physician. I was Dot taken suddenly .11
but on the contrary I can hardly stale
tim" wh? il I""- ,Th br,t,
synmtoma were iaiui id my uaclt and
Ili(,utg. The disease did not tr.m-
. . .
ble me much at first, but It seemed to
Lave settled iu uiy b.dy to stay and my
bilter eierieiice during the last thirteen
years proved that to be the case. 1 was,
of course, ft child and never dreamed of
the suffering iu store for me. I com
plained to uiy parents and they concluded
that iu time I would outgrow my trouble,
but when ihey heard me groauiut: during
tiy sleep they became thoroughly alarm
ed. .Medical advice was Bought, but to
uo avail. I grew rapidly sorw and wi
soon unable to move about, anil finally be
ta 111 e confined continually to my bed. The
best doctors thut could be bad were con
sulted, but did nothing for me. I tried va
rious kinds of extensively advertised pat
ent medicines with but the same result.
"For twelve long years 1 was thus a
sufferer in constant ngony without re
spite. Abscesses formed on my body in
raoid succession, and the world iudeed
looked very dark to me. About this time I
when all hope was gone and nothing
seemed left but to resign myself to my
most bitter fate, uiy attention was called
to Dr. Williams' l'ink Tills for Tale I'eo
ple. Like a drowning man grasping nt a
straw, in sheer desperation 1 concluded
to make one more attempt not to regain
my health il dared not hope so much), but,
i; HKKible, to ease my pniu.
"1 bought a box of the pills and tbey
seemed to do me good. 1 felt encouraged
an' continued their tiae. After taking six
bo. s I was up and able to walk around
the houre. I bsve not felt so well for
thi ecu years us during the past year.
On one year have I taken Ir. Williams'
Tii ; Tills and 1 am nble now to do chorea
am lttend to light duties.
" o I hesitate to let yon publish what
I h:v said? No. Why should I. It is
the truth and I am only too glad to let
otter sufferers know my experience. It
inu help those whose cup of misery is aa
full to-day as mine was in the past."
Dr. Williams' l'ink Tills contain, in a
condensed form, all the elements neces
sary to give new life and richness to the
blood and restore shattered nerves. They
are also a specific for troubles peculiar to
females, such as suppressions, irregulari
ties and all forms of weakness. They build
up the blood, and restore the glow of
health to pale and sallow cheeks. In ncn
they effect a radical cure In all cases aris
ing from mental worry, overwork or ex
cesses of whatever nature, l'ink Tills
are sold in boxes (never in loose bulk) nt
Ut cents a box or six boxes for f'J.-Vl. and
may he had of all druggists, or direct by
mail froei Dr. V illiams Medicine Com
liany. Schenectady, N. Y.
Ike Lswt of that Li.
The Kidderminster carpet carpet
rade "is improving at last," according
,0 the Ttittle Mercury. Most ot the
Kidderminster firms are fully employed.
taring orders to keep them going for
tome time. This ! a condition that
las taken place since we have bad free
wool. As we have several times point
Ml out, our Imports of Kngllsh made
;arpets have been steadily increasing
nuce the woolen schedule of the Gor
man tar I II went Into effect.
In a recent speech in London Kir
Henrv Irvine mentioned his son as a
striking Instance of the social bun
against the actor in Englrnd. His son
is a barrister and as such was eligible
to be presented at a levee held bv the
Prince of Wales, but now being an act
or, though still a barrister, the honor is
forbidden him.
Rkinnr Huffercrs Saved.
Tohsrco users ss a rule sre slways below
normal welsbt because tobsreo destroys ill-
geatloa and causes osrve Irritation thst ssps
brain uower ami vitality. i sn eel a
aulrk. cusrsnterd relief lir the use of No-T-
Bsc. sad then If you don't Ilk your freedom
sad Improved plirah-sl condition you rail
lurn 1 he uae of tobsi-co over sasln, Just
like the flrst Mine. No-To-Bse sold under
(iisrsuiee to eur by Druggists everywhere.
Book free. Ad. merllng Keineuy uo
York City or Cotrsgo.
New
It is Mr. Gladstone's latest statement
that the older a man in good Health be
comes the greater his mental activity
ought to be. lie declares that the mind
grows stronger and clearer as the body's
vitality dwindles, nnd he does not see
bow anything except disease of the
latter can prevent intellectual progrem
from continuing almost to the end of a
man's life.
Impure Blood
Manifests itself in hive, pimples, boils
ami other eruptions, which distlgure ttie
face and ciiuse puin and annoyance. Hy
purifying the blood Hood's Harsaparilla
completely cures these troubles and clears
the skin, 'Hood's Harsaparilla overcomes
that tired, drowsy feeling ho general at
this season, and gives strength and vigor.
HOOD'S SARSAPARILU
Is the onlv true blood purifier prominent
ly in the public eye today. SI ; sti lor ja.
Hood's Mis
cure bsbitusl constipation.
Price i cents.
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si Powdered id Pertumed.
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Unlike other bye It being a Hue
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removable lid, the coatenu
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THE question, Which
Is the uust useful of
all the Invention of
the present age?
would be a very In
teresting subject for
discussion In a de
bating; society, but
the question. Which
U the most popular
of recent Inventions?
Is hardly open for de
bate. The bicycle is ao far In the lead
that other competitors for popular fa
vor are not even within night.
And there is good reaaon for Its treat
popularity, for the bicycle Is a real
treasure a source of health and of
power as well as of delight. Pleasure
trips are no longer restricted to slow
and very limited excursions on foot, or
to expensive drives, or to the confine
ment of public conveyances; for the
bicyclist can get the full lienefit and
pleasure of a brisk walk without the
fatigue of it while at the same time
getting over more ground than a horse
can cover, and enjoying the variety of
scene w hich conies with rapid motion.
But it is the woincu who have moKt
reason to bless the Inventor of the bi
cycle, for It has done more to enfran
chise them from the reatraluts Imposed
upon them by time and distance than
anything else that we can think of
cotlld have done, Not only young wo
men, but women who are well along In
middle life; not only light women, but
pretty heavy women; not only robust
women, but delicate women any wo
man who is reasonably active cau ride
a bike, aud soon learns to feel at home
upon It
Then, instead of having to support
a welgnt or perhaps jm or even last
pound. -j every time she puts her foot
down, shij only requires to exert a
pressure of perhaps ten or twenty
pounds, and Instead of covering per
haps two feet at every step, she will
advance over six feet for every revo
lution of her wheel. Thus she will get
exhilarating open-air exercise, which
The .New Woman Awheel.
r- t-. . JU r"VPtg J L. i
Breaking a Century Record 011 the Klgln-Aurora I 111. 1
will refresh and strengthen her for iu
tloor work without much expenditure
of time.
Before long the bicycle will compel
the improvement of the country roads,
and the fanner's wife lustead of hav
ing to wall till her husband has time
to hitch up nnd take her for a drive,
will mount her wheel ut any time and
en off to visit her uelghbor or to do an
errand In the next Tillage; nrtd will get
through her housework all the more
easily afterwards.
The price of bicycle Is kept pretty
well up by the ever enlarging demand,
but' the time must coir.c la-fore very
long when the supply will exceed the
Jeinand, and then prices will fall, and
llmoat every family will find some way
it getting a wheel.
The Quality of Tact.
Tact is not dishonesty, writes l-'rau-es
K. I-anlgan, In the Ladles' Iloine
lournal. It does not mean the sit
presslon of the truth nor the expres
sion of an untruth, but it docs mean
the withholding of gratuitous disa
greements from arguments in which
they are quite superfluous; It also
means the effort to Induce an agree
ment kindly when possible, and If
an agreement Is Impossible It demands
d gracious acceptance of opposing
views. Tact cannot be said to be syn
onymous with policy; tact Is always
honest and policy cannot Invariably
be said to have that distinguishing
mark.
About Iturw-iil"".
Kvery woman whose Income requires
her to pause and asli Die price of what
ln buys catches the bargain fever at
some period of lief life, but those who
have ennl'ch 10 live on In reasonable
ci.Tioii recover from It ami 'hereafter
Immune. Tim intelligent shopper soon
l, i,rii. that the real bargains for per-
ally good artlcl
1'ie cnst or storage, to ninae nsnii tor
new goods, and to avoid the disaster
iliut attends a change of fashion. A
few of the shops that sifdress .hem
lves almost exclusively to tho rich
snvo bargains about which no great
'uss Is made. There Is never a crowd
In these shops, though their business
may aggregate millions a year. Mac
of their sales are made In single large
order. Others are made through cor
respondence. Tbey send salesmen with
goods to the homes of rich women who
find It Inconvenient to come out for
their shopping. Many thousands of
dollars' worth of the costliest goods are
seut out upon approval every day.
The Dainty Picnic Girl.
At dinner in the leafy woods
Her lemonade she sips.
And nibbles at the cake she holds
Between her linger tips.
Her beau Is there, and ere the rest
Are half done eating, she
Declares she has partaken of
"A great sufficiency," 1
But when she homeward goes at night.
She to the cupboard flies,
Andporkand beans, with beef and greens,
And pudding, cakes and pies,
She wildly grabs with both her hands
To hunger overcome,
And wags her jaws without a pause
And says, "Yum, yum, yum, yum!"
Sbrewd Buaincsa Wife.
Congressman Johnson of North Da
kota has a wife who Is of rare value to
him as a business manager. Mr. John
son Is a farmer on an extensive scale
and during his sojourns In Washington
Mrs. Johnson assumes entire control
of 1.800 acres under cultivation. In the
spring of 1K03 Mr. Johnson Invested
heavily In hay lands. Before the hay
was ready to cut he was called to
Washington by an extra session of
Congress. He tried to find a man who
would attend to his hay for him dur
ing his absence, and. failing, allowed
his wife to assume charge of the big
hay farm. The harvest came on. and
Mrs. Johnson was in the fields bright
and early In her top buggy, and, w hen
one field was cut, selecting another, and
then another. All of the hay of-the
Johnson farm was mown, and then
Mrs. Johnson leased hay tracts in the
vicinity of Petersburg until the total
cut amounted to almost .'500 tons. Mr.
Course.
Johnson himself says that he never in
his life had a crop looked after In s
more business-like way than the hay
crop of 18!:i.
Kulae Hair linfashlotiHtile,
It Is re 1 Milted that the style of coif
fure which Will be the fashion among
women this year Is causing great de
pression In the artificial hair trade,
which in this country gives special em
ployment to perhaps 2.IKMI or M.tmo
persons, and In Kranci; to about nvire
that number. This season the hair Is
to be worn much after the fashion of
our grandmother. Hat and hiding the
ears; but, Instead of the old-time ring
lets, the coiffure will lie carefully un
dulated. The effect, it Is said, will be
striking, but. the style does not lend
Itself to the wearing of postlches, or
chignons, of more or less prominence.
Whenever there Is a demand for these
articles the workers in artificial hair,
as distinct from the coiffeur, are very
busy ami make a good deal of profit,
ami, of course, should fashion he
against them there Is corresponding
depression.
Heat Type of Kenuty.
Miss Kdlth Oiftiu, selected as prize
winner by the committee of Judges In
the California beauty contest.
Highest of aU ia Leavcaing Power.
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Correal Comment.
There is a feeling that the postmaster
general can be depended on to prevent
the trilby ctaze from breaking into the
geographies. Washington btar.
Xeal Dow at 91 is apparently as strong
and vigorous as he has been for 20 years.
But who could tell what be might be if
he would ouly let rum alone.
A large number ot presidential candi
dates on both sides are looming up on
the horizon. Tbey should make haste
j slowly in the looming business.
Christmas Weuthir Proverbs.
A light Christmas, a heavy sheaf.
A warm Christmas, a cold Easter.
A green Christmas makes a fat grave
yard. A wind on Xmas day, trees will bring
much fruit.
If ice will bear a man before Christ
mas it will not bear a man afterward.
If Christmas finds a bridge, he'll
break it; if he finds none, he'll make
one.
The shepherd would rather see his
wife enujr i)ie stable on Christm&a day
than the sun.
If the sun shines through the apple
tree on Christmas day there will be an
abundant crop the following year.
A Small Demand.
From Puck.
Lady. If I were a big, healthy man
like you, I'd be ashamed to beg! Why
don't you go to work V
Weary Waggles. 1 would work, lady,
but I can't get anything to do at my
trade.
Lady. Well, that is hard, poor fel
lowl What is your trade.
Weary Waggles. I'm a bank presi
dent, lady. .
It is given out cold in the hot pre
cincts of St. Louis that the local com
pany which lights the city with arc
lamps is losing $150,000 a year on the
lia per lamp rate. With a generosif
peculiarly rare, the company refuses to
give up the job. preferring doubtless to
lose all rather than violate a municipal
obligation. Such philanthropy deserves
a crown with a halo on the side.
What's in a name? W. .-ullivau
Vanderbllt Allen has been arrested for
debt in Chicago and Mrs. Minnehaha
Love McKinley Smith has been ad
mitted to the bar of the County of New
York.
One of our poultry breeders always
keeps lump of salt where the poultry
can get at it. It it claimed that tbey
will not eat enough to hurt them, and
that ia probably true.
Cold storage has unquestionably
somewhat raised the price of summer
eggs. But in doing that it has also
somnhat reduced the price of winter
If.
If early broilers are wanted, the in
cubator must be brought into use, if
enough chickens are expected to make
It worth while to go into the business.
From four to Ave feet of space si on Id
be allowed in the poultry house for
each hen. Fifty is enough to keep in
one bouse.
Rubies of small size have been found
in North Carolina and Virginia, and,
it is claimed, also in Colorado and New
Mexico.
The Spinel, often sold for the or. em
tal ruby, has been found in New En
gland, Virginia and North Carolina.
Never give poultry brine. In givii.g
salt mix a teaspoon ful to a quart of
dry meal and then wet it.
If eggs are turned in the nest or in
cubator with the naked hand they may
be ruined.
"Thoughtless Folks Have the Hardest
Work, but Quick Wilted
People Use
SAPOLIO
Tell Your
that you have
read that Santa
Claus Soap is
one of the
greatest labor
saving inven
tions of the
tjme. Tell
her that it
will save her
strength, save
her time, save
her clothes.
The merits of
SANTA ClAUS SOAP
appeal at once to every thoughtful woman. It's the best, purest, and
most econom ical soap to be procured. Sold tTerywhera. Made only by
The H. it. Fairbapk Company, - Chicago:
. Latest U. a. Gov't Report
Cars or Milk IB Summer.
Cleanliness in all dairy operations is
of first importance. Milk with dry
hands. Keep the atmosphere in win, u
the milk must stand free fr n bad
odors. Preserve the desirable II v gra
in the cream. If thi m lit ;s wanted
sweet, lower the temp rature i6 soon
as the milk is drawn Iroin the cow to
just above freezing if possible. Neg
lect of proper cara of milk by pn'rona
is the cau-eof much trouble at 1 lu; fac
tory and resulis in a like reduction in
net. proti's.
o ng to Bed by Co 1 pass.
'I ill Wi.y s s'ee: wnlr mv bead to thw
North," sai 1 a well-known electrician
the other day. "Ahy? j-'or the t.)mpl
reason iliat. I think that, was the way
nature intended us to sleep. If a hu
man body could be susp' uded in the
air, hung like a magnet needle, you
would find that it would act like one.
The head of the body will eventually
point toward Die north. It might take
time but it will surely get there. Now,
taking this Into consideration, I be
lieve that every person thould sleep
with the head to the north to get tn
benefits of the magnetic currents I hat
come from that source. Yes, it ia
rather inconvenient sometimes. In
many hotels where I have stopped 1
have had to place the bed diagonally
across the room. When I travel I al
ways carry a compass to go to bed by..
To me it is just as important as &
watch."
ra:r Faced Mux
A fad which bids fair to become fair
ly, popular is now blossoming quite ex
tensively in Washington. When thw
young lady thinks he is dear enough to
rts ve her photograph she has a mini
ture painted on ashaving mug or mua--tache
enp, or, better still, some bit of'
cnina bric-a-brac. In order that it
shall stay fsst the painting ia burnt iiu--
As amateur artists have often been
employed in this work, the results have-
not been very satisfactory. The chap
pies have sent their photographs tm
New York to have the work carefully
done, and some good results have bees ;
reached. Of course, in case of rupturw
and the selection of new loves, th
china can be as easily broken as If it.
were in the hands of some ot our kitctV '
en mechanics. Washington Star.
I am entirely enred of hemorrhage of .
lungs hv I'iso's Cure for Consumption.
Louisa Lindman, Bethany, Mtx Jan, 8, 'M..
Rev. Mr. Wheeler of New Brunswick,
who rides a wheel on Sundays when ht
feels like it, has declared in bis hut
sermon, "I see no more harm in a spin
on oue of our streets on a Sunday af
ternoon than I do in a walk on th
same."
Hall's Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 75 cents.
A Chicago judge decides that bicycles
can be debarred from office buildings.
This ought to stimulate inventive gen
ius into getting up a "bike" which caa
be taken apart and stuck in the vest,
pocket. 1'hiladelphia Item.
Mrs. Wluslow's Soothino Svpcr for child
ren teelhiiiK. softens the gum, reduces inflanv
liiatlon, allnys psin.cu reswind colic. i" bottle.
It would be rank folly tor Uncle 8am
to consider the suggestion that be name
his next cruiser Kentucky unless be
should decide to discard twin screw
and use corkscrews instead. Chicago
Times Herald.
,lis Helen Gould has presented to
the Christian Kndeavor society 50,000
copies of Hev. Dr. Smith's hymn,
"America."
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