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HIAj (JAUULI ujiHJ UUW UULfi&do When a cheerful, brave and light-hearted woman is sud denly plunged into that perfection of misery, the blues, it is a sad picture. It is usually this way : She has been feeling out of sorts for some time, experi encing severe headache and backache ; sleeps very poorly and is exceedingly nervous. Sometimes she is nearly overcome by faintness, dizzi ness, and palpitation of the heart ; then that bearing-down feeling is dreadfully wearing. Her husband says, " Now, don't get the blues ! You will be aJl right after you have taken the doctor's medicine." But she does not get all right. She grows worse day by day, until all at once she realizes that a distressing female complaint is established. Her doctor has made a mistake. She loses faith ; hope vanishes : then comes the morbid, melancholy, everlasting blues. She should have been told just what the trouble was, but probably she withheld some information from the doctor, who, therefore, is unable to accurately locate her particular illness. Mrs. Pinkliam has relieved thousands of women from iust this kind of trouble, and now retains their grateful letters in her library as proof of the great assistance she has rendered them. This same assistance awaits every sick woman in the land. W Si REWARD He is chain. not escaped who drags his SOZCZCHT Totfli forta 25c REWARDS'. harkarhe. nervousness, sleepless neaa, weakness, hiss of vllalliy. lu rlplent klU-T.I!dder and urinarjr soruers mac fan nor 1yn1r.11 ny .iTVll'aW the (rut kidney. liver and blood medicine, owe it a.1 Oraasrl.ffc. Write for free sample. Address KID-NK-OIOS, at. Louie, Mo. S0Z0:C3TfrtsTEHIIZ5e IMETMHALfACOnTiy Of EXFtKlUKl ASttACKOr tVCRY SLICKED on COAT MABSTrttTtMtMVK. atnowipat a GAcmAtm am UB. ATCTBCXfr?N.IW8. i :oatr.z-itrjK! I MB ! asat. awe? aaa sesnv wynlisd-s- aWnViial wis l;iJ j ese hat I m immmmf ere raf. . . I a SMtataaiaalilsl Mrs. Winifred Allender's Letter. " Dear Mrs. Piwkham: I feel it my duty to write and tell yon of the benefit I haTe receded from your wonderful remedies. Before taking- Lydia E. Hole ham's Vegetable Compound, 1 was a misery to my self and every one around me. I suffered terrible pain in my back, head, and right side, was very nervous, would cry for hours. Menses would appear sometimes in two weeks, then ag-ain not for three or four months. I was so tired and weak, could not sleep nights, sharp pains would dart through my heart that would almost cause me to fall. "My mother coaxed me to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. I had no faith in it, but to please her I did so. The first bottle helped me so much that I continued its use. I am now well and weigh more than I ever did in my life." MBS. WINIFEED ALLENDEE, Farmington.llL Oris to the fact that acme akapticat people have from time to time questioned the reuuiaeneisof the testimonial letters re are constantly publishing;, we have deposited with the National City Bank, of Lynn. Mass.. t'-ooo, which will be paid to any person who can snow that the above testimonial Is not eenui ne, or was published before obtaining the writer's special pernuesioo. Lydia E. Puiziiaji Mediums Co. College Presidents' Votes. ' In the last vote for names for New York university's hall of fame. Presi dent Eliot of Harvard voted for the seven sciences named on the ballot; President Hadley of Vale confined him self to Audubon. Gray and Heny; Pres ident Iiw of Columbia voted for Gray, but not. for Audubon, who was, how ever, supported by E. C. Stedman. A:!: your grocer for DEFIANCE STARCH, the only 1G oz. package for 10 cents. All other 10-cont starch con tains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaran teed or money refunded. tvermsny Onr Hest Boose Customer. Germany is rapidly becoming a na tion of whisky drinkers, according to the report of Commissioner of Internal Hevenue Wilson. More distilled spir its are exported from this country to Germany than to any foreign country. The Germans, apparently, are partial to bourbon whisky in preference tc rye. For the year ending June 30. 1900, 411,489 gallons of bourbon and 137.578 gallon of rye whisky were sent. Italy's Possible Klnf. The new heir to the Italian throne is quite as interesting as the new oc cupant of that throne and his chances of becoming king of Italy are good. The duke is a cousin of King Emman uel III. He Is the father of two sons, whereas the new king, who was mar ried four years ago, has no children. While tbe king is frail and dislikes physical exertion, tbe duke ia devoted to sport and is one of the beat horse nrent In Italy. Cartafe Ink. Good Ink Is necmwlty for com) wrltlnr. Car tar's is lha best, Costa bo more than pour ink. It lin t the timber of a volca burn ing in lt range tbat gives It warmth. ( Si'M'lwli'Pllt NEW USES FOR SAWDUST. Machinery Inaatsl to Kitrsrl Its Yloabla lrlai. Scientific men Lavs long been en gaged in the study of methods of util izing waste product's, such cs rcwage, garbage and many other things, for merly throwa cway as fcorthlesa. Aftar it Is ascertained just vUat tacss ma terials contain that tr.. utilized, in genious men c helrv"v. n vrjik to invent mc:bine:y and ucvise prooessis by which the valuable commodities may be extracted. In this way many million dollars' worth of oils, fertiliz ers and other useful substances are now saved and the world la so much the richer. A great deal of sawdust has always gone to waste, though many mills have used it to supplement their fuel supply. Chemical analysts have been at work on the sawdust problem and it has been shown clear.y that it contains very useful olercents that are worth saving; and now ma chinery has been invented to extract these materials. The experiments have proven that 1,000 pounds of sawdust will yield about HO pounds of ihar wii.ch is practically the same as char coal, and equally servlceabe; ISO pounds of acids, 160 pounds of tar and a quantity of gaj.es that have ben tested for heating and illuminating and found to be excellent for both purpos es. While the acids, tar and char are the products particularly deaired it is said the gases are of commercial value. A machine has been Invented in Mon treal for the purpose of distilling sajv dust and obtaining the desired pro ducts. Consul General Bittinger writes that the machine treats about 2,000 pounds of wet sawdust an hour. As Canada manufactures enormou3 quantities of lumber, it is expected that the utilization of sawdust In that country will be an important source of valuable commodities. There are twenty places in Europe where oxalic acid is extracted from sawdust. In Scotland sawdust is used to make floor cloth, coarse wrapping paper and millboard, which is a kind of paste board used by bookmakers in the cov ers of books. Thus sawdust, ones thought to be a good deal of a nui sance Is quite a, useful article. New York Sun. California, lilr.l Kills Moakea. In southern California is a very pe culiar bird not because of its appear ance, but because of its habits. It has several names. The one by which it is best known is the California road run ner. It is also often spoken of as the chaparral cock. The scientists have classified it as a member of the cuckoo family, but to the observer who isn't scientific it appears more like a rela tive of the pheasant family. The road runner is a poor flier, and has to get a running start before it can rise into the air. It gets the name of road-runner from the fact that it will keep up along with a horse and buggy for miles by means of It3 brisk little legs, never resorting to its wings, and seem ingly making little effort. The most peculiar thing about this bird is its hatred of snakes and the method it takes to vent it spite upon tbem. In the section of country inhabited by this bird the cactus is a common plant. When the bird finds a snake taking a nap in the sun, as is a habit with his snakeship, it makes baste to gather j leaves of the cactus and lays them in a row anout tne sleeping serpent, at a safe distance. When it has one row completed it lays a second and a third, and continues thus to strengthen its fence until it is confident that the bar rier will servp the purpose Intended H then proceeds to awaken the unsus pecting victim by leaping over him giving him a spiteful peck as it passes over. The snake thus awakened starts to glide away, but brings up against the prickly spines of the cactus. Then he terns and tries another direction. He soon discovers that he is In a trap and then he gets very angry and races around the little inelosurv. getting pricked at every turn. If the snake geU wise and stops his mad plunging about tbe bird again hops over him and stirs him up with other blows from its sharp bill till the snake, again frenzied, rushes around among the sharp spines and receives new wounds. This continues until the reptile has punctured bis skin so frequently that he dies of his injuries. Chicago Rec ord. Assuraorw of Cultured Mnsncar. A fine looking man, fashionably dressed, with good maners and agree able conversation, has been making the round of visits in the fashionable quarter of Washington during the last few weeks, and nobody knows who he is. He has railed on the ladies of tbe others in official life, has acted like an old acquaintance, has made himself agreeable, but has left no cards and has successfully concealed his identity. Nobody knows where be lives or where he rame from, or what he is doing in Washington. He Is never seen except during calling hours in the afternoon, when he goes from bouse to louse in a hired cab. Washington Letter. What ratal Would Has ftaUJ. In the (ours of a debate at wblrh Hlomfleld, bishop of Iindon, wam asked to preside one of the students, with strong Indignation evident in bis voice, addressing the chair, Inqtrtred oratorlcally: "What, sir, would the Apostle Paul have said could he have seen tbe life of luxury led by our pres ent race or prelates and church dlg nltariea, riding about Id the carriages and living In their palaces? What, air, 1 repeat, would be have amid?" "I think," aald the bishop, Interrupt ing the speaker In a ek and mild voiee, -that he eroatd have aald.'Tblac In the church auat be looking an.'" LIFE IS WHAT WE MAKE IT Life Is simply what we make It as we hasten hteiilr-y.s on To the future that awatu us Jul beyond the irlliied duwn; We tan plant our path with rout-, aye. or water It with tears, We can ?haiow It with sorrow that will slay throuRhout the yearn: We can make our neighbors happy with a laugh or with a mmu. We can scatter nunshine always as thruuKh life we ias uIoiib: IJfe Is simply what we make if, let us make It bright and nay. For the bird that carola awwtly nUddens all the summer day. Aye, life is what we make It, blight or clouded o'er with woe. As fate doth sweep the pendulum unceas ing to and fro: Plant roses In your pathway, weed the thistle from your door. He In whose heart a laugh la liorn cannot be counted poor; So make life bright and merry, sunshine never killed a flower. And never came a smile amiss unto the weary hour: The birds doth nil with happiness the meadows where they thronK. And we can set the world aglee with laughter and with sonc. -T. C. HAKBAt'OlI. Jason's Golden Fleece. BY WILLIAM BLOS3, . (Copyright, 1801, by Daily Story Pub. Co.) When a man has been dissolute for long times together; when his friends shun his approach lest be be about to renew reiterated applications for "just a small loan, you know, old man"; when his clothes have descended from that sartorial half-basement called the shabby genteel to the sartorial sub celiar denominated the ragged; when even his kindred shim him; when the lady who furnishes his cheap lodgings intimates that unless the unpaid rent of the last fortnight be forthcoming at once, would he be so kind as to give up his key; when the 13-cent meal restau rant man with reluctance, but firmness, advises that further line of credit will be Impossible in his case until you can do a little something, sir. on this old account which has been run ning so long why, then, hat is a man to do? Broadest among the paths lying be fore him run two. First, there is sui cide. One always contemplates sui cide under such conditions. Whether one is remorsefully sober or sentimen tally drunken, suicide is the solace springing spontaneously to greet thought. In theory it is easy but in practice only the desperate rush to its chill embrace. The icy waters of the lake and river do not woo as did the Paphian goddess. And among those who have made a practice of drowning it is looked upon ns a disagreeable exercise. Carbolic acid and rough on rats have features most objectionable. Besides, one ban moral objections to self-destruction. Tbe church has cried anathemas upon It. Society frowns upon it by making its attempt penal in some stales. It is really not good form. And then one owes duties to others Jason didn't have the price, who might grieve. No, It must not be thought of. It Is disgraceful, determines he In such case as has been made and provided first herein. True there is the dual path of reform and work. Along Its broad and straight but steep and rocky way its twin aign-po.-U stand side by side, pointing with unbent fingers to tbe temple of hope shining afar in the fields of ease. But the ascent is ardu ous Nor is it so easily undertaken. If reform without work Is fruitless, equally true It Is that work without reform Is profitless. And to achieve tbe one and secure the other merely by determining to do so Is posalble only to those souls wlione fibres are pun from steel and ediimant. To the conclusions thus advanced rame Jason Fenwdk on the morning when he perceived with bllUrnewi that even tt one poor resources he had ben abie to rail bis own had been drunk and eaten all, leaving neither crumbs nor lees behind. He had slept uneaeily In a chair In an all-night saloon, fear ful of ejection from Its warmth, tlm oaoue of approaching tbe unspeakable "free lunch" which, beneath the ob servant era of the bartender, held out Ita bawdy allureenta only to tboae who had "tbe price," Jaaoa didn't have the price and he knew better than to invite the door by making' unjusti fiable advances. It is beter to be warm and hungry than cold and hungry, he argued, and it may be conceded that his lo'ic was not unsound. When tne porter and his early morn ing mop began tbe ablutions which were intended to restore the floor to decency, he seized np Jason's chair with that contemptuous authority the black man loves to exercise upon his poor white brother, and set it upon a pool table that he might the better use the mop. Thus evicted, the young man wandered aimlessly out of tbe door. Remorse bit his soul and hunger gnawed his stomach. The west wind was keen, and pricked blm. "After all," he said, "I'm a hesita ting fool. Let's end this comic trage dy." AnJ he set his steps resolutely toward the Randolph street viaduct and Lake Michigan beyond. As he passed the towering cliffs of the Audi torium and th- Annex, the savage wind, pent as In a funnel, assisted him wit'a even more acridity and put an edge upon his purpose. He walked "I have found a lady's watch." on doggedly now, determined, and the hand of Providence alone could have moved him to turn him back. The trampled snow lay In glisten ing ridges upon Michigan avenue, al most deserted at that early hour, but the marks of Thousands of runner showed that the sleighing had been good the day before and that the well-to-do had been out in numbers to en Joy it. He Biniled bitterly as the thought flooded him. Once he, too, had driven fine horses on the boulevard. That was when be had been Mr. Fen wii k, the rising young lawyer. That was when he thought he was about to marry Edith. Well, he would drive once more to the Styx this time and he would wed, with Death, the grim. He had almoot reached the eastern curbing of the broad highway when Bomeihing shining In the snow drew down his glance. The new risen suit had thrust a dart through the crene lated wall reared as a parapet shield ing the eyes of the Lake Front park from the brutal utilitarianism of the railroad in the depths below and it had found a golden target. Jason stooped and picked from the snow a lady's gold watch, set with a wreath of dia monds. For an instant he stood In stupor, holding the glistening jewel in his un gloved, unwashed palm. Then with a swift motion he thrust hand and watch j into his pocket, clutching his prizo ! w" -'orrect KnouKh. eagerly, and looking sharply about to n a certain regiment was an expert see If there were any to dispute his 1 gymnast, who taught his brother sul-treami.-e trove. He who had been alterns how to walk across the barrack about to die. now would have fought ! room n their hands. While thus en fiercely to retain the means of living i BKd one evening the door opened, on. Visions of broiled steaks and j and the colonel, a stern disciplinarian, their noble entourage formed lmlos in entered the room, looking attentively his brain. Not Alnaschar himself be- j at tbe inverted company, shook his fore he kicked over his basket of glass- ! gravely and departed without ut ware. Indulged in more day dreams j tering a word. Extra parade duty next than did Jason In traversinc the seven ' morning was the least punishment ex- city blocks from Congress to Ran dolph streets. He had walked north ward mechanically, toward his original destination, and with an Impulse, un expressed even in his own mind, to get quickly as far away as possible i from the scene of his rare fortune. No cry of "halves" could be tolerated. No vague assertion of ownership should bo listened to. The prb.e was his. all his. Had he not found it? Columbus and Ihe Spanish dual crown had no better claim upon the vast new world. The wind and the arctic air had been forgotten. Ho felt a glow from ear to toe, and, within, his heart leaped In exultancy. An angel's arm had snatched him from the grave. Well, he would prove worthy to be saved. He would rehabilitate his manhood. The path of reform and work should now be his. Suddenly, as if his brain had en countered a live electric wire, came the shocking, sickening thought that even were this prize his very own he could not use It. Its value was extreme. How much he did not know, but bis trained experience had suggested at the first rapid glance that it bad coat hundreds. Nevertheless, it was dross In the hand which clutched it. Should he try to pawn It, he would ire ar rested. Should he try to sell to any reputable pcrsem be would be looked upon vflth suspicion and refused. If he took It to a "fence," some "levee'' , thieves' banker, he must accept the tenth value which would be. offered. As thcie reflections crushed him, his head was bent again and once more the wind stung him like a whip. Then a new Idea came to him and Jason turned westward and hurried to the saloon srross the court from the public library. He aelied a morning paper and feverishly turned to tbe Lost and Found "ads." Ah, here it was the first thing: I,OSTWhlle drlvlnc In Michigan boule vard, Thursday afternoon, between J ark. on and Thlrly-nrsl street, ladfe gold watch, set with diamond wreath. It la valued as a souvenir and taU will be paM far Ita return to MS Michigan eve. An hour later a worn sod tired mas. blue with cold. U from hunger, grimed, unihaven, altering, timidly rang the electric bed at tbe veetlbuled doorway of No. 299S. He ehlvar Ing. partly In apprehension that be would wake up and And ha only dreamed. A neat maid responded to the summons. She looked him over In dublty. Such callers were not usual. "I have found a lady'e watch," he stammered, "and aoe by the paper " But tbe maid cut In on his speech. Sbe smiled graciously. "Miss Edith will be so glad," she said. "If you will come in, sir, I will call her, if she is up." He waited long, in a drawing room whose aromatic breath made blm think of all the unforgetable past and then there floated from behind the portiere a divine vision of loveliness arrayed In morning robe of cerulean blue and looked upon him in tbe dim light of the drawing room. He bad risen, hat in hand, with his old court ly grace, to greet a lady. Then, as he stared, speechless, the vision swept with a single undu lation to his very breast and threw both of hrr fair arms about his neck. "Ohf Jason!" she cried, "Have yon come at last?" "Edith!" was all he said, but being mortal, he kissed her where she stood. m The law firm of Jennlson and Fen wick lias the reputation of dividing the most lucrative practice in Illinois courts, and especially is its junior member regarded by the members of the bar which his talents adorn as one of Its brightest lights. Miss Jennlson's parents, you see, had only recently purchased No. 2999, and Jason didn't know it In his case that little knowledge would have been a dangerous thing. COUNT EGGS BY THE MILLION. Chicago llaaleru Ulaeusa Recent .Hie Order from the East South Water street men the other clay discussed the recent order of tin. eastern man. for 2,400,000 dozen eggs to be supplied by the commission men of the west, says the Chicago Chroni cle. This order runs into big figures and counted in eggs or dozens it looks large. At any rate, it means, even at the price of 10 ctmts per dozen, a trans action of nearly $250,000. The eastern buyer Is undoubtedly making his pur chase for cold storage purposes, anil will calculate to make his profit on the advance in price next winter. Com mission men are recalling the trans action last season by which Cudahy of Omaha and Chicago parties col lected and stored several millions of dozens of eggs which were afterward wld at the winter price and at a hand some profit. When talking about a recent ofTer rnado to the convention of Kansas and Oklahoma commission men to buy 2,400,000 doaen eggs sev eral South Water street dealers said that such an order could be easily handled by commission firms in the ordinary business way. One was of tho opinion that there are firms doing business with headquarters in Chicago that would not bo Btiimpfrd if called upon to furnish twice that quantity in the course of a couple of months. They would simply set to work among country and call for all that could bo supplied at stated times. pected for this breach of discipline. Home days panned, however, and, no notice being taken, It was thought that an apology and explanation should le offered by the prime insti gator of these unfioldierly movements. A reference being made to the evening, the colonel amazed the Intending apol ogist by exclaiming: "Hush, my dear fellow, I would not have anybody know it for the world. The fact Is, I had been dining out with an old brother officer who bad served with me in In dia, and 'pon my life I had no idea the i ine could have such effect upon me; but when I looked in to see if you were all right in your quarters I could have sworn that I saw you all upside down!" TId-Bits. , Mother Hints. kbit beta often complain that their babies do not appear really 111, and yet do not grow and look a healthy as they should. The dlcffrenre between a healthy and an unhealthy child la very marked. A perfectly healthy baby sleeps a great deal of tbe time during the firHt few months of Its life, and when it is asleep wears an expression j (,f absolute and blissful repose. The , jte cyellds are completely closed, the lips very rligbtly parted and the breathing it rhythmic and scarcely to be hlird. There is no vUlble move ment of '.lie nostrils In the bealtby baby vhne sleeping. When a young baby ep HiU the eyelids Incom pletely oosr-J, ao that the whltee of tbe eyes show, be sure that something is wrong. When the baby's rest Is broken by pain, even colic, tbe eyelids will twitch, and the eyes will not oom plctely close. But the same symptoms Indicate often the appearance of a se vere illness, so that the mother should always be onguaid. treat Mlnla ' "Vwik State. Iron mining la now carried on ex tensively In northern New York. One shaft Is Clinton has already paaaM through a small vein of pure ore, a) five feet below baa entered a 21-foot vela. i' - - ........ y "... 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