CONGRESSMAN WILBER SAYS iTo The Pe-rn-na Medicine Co., of Columbus. 0.] “ Pe-ru-na is All You Claim For It.” yai'mLBmX r*°*NEW YORK..M Congressman D. F. Wilber, of Oneonta, N. Y., writes: 7be Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio: Gentlemen—“ Persuaded by a friend 1 have tried your remedy and I have almost fully recovered after the urc of a few bottles. 1 am fully convinced that Peruna Is all you claim for it. and cheerfully recommend your medicine to all who are afflicted with catarrhal trouble.”—David F. Wilber. Pe-ru-ua » Preventive and Care for Colds. Mr. C. F. Given, Sussex, N. B., Vice President of “The Pastime Boating Club,” writes: “Whenever the cold weather sets in I have for years past been very sure to catch a severe cold which was hard to throw off, and which would leave after effects on my constitution the most of the winter. “Last winter I was advised to try Poruna. and within five days the cold was broken up. and in five days more I was a well man. I recommended it to several of my friends and all speak the highest praise for it. There Is nothing like Perunn tor catarrhal afflictions. It la well nigh Infallible as a cure, and I gladly endorse'It.”—C. F. Qivcn. A Prominent Singer Saved Prom Loss of Voice. Mr. Julian Weisslitz,17r> Seneca street, Buffalo, N. Y., is corresponding secre tary of The Sangerlust, of New York; itthe leading second bassof the Sanger lnst, the largest German singing society of New York and also the oldest. WESTERN CANADA riNC. MIXED FARMINC. The Reason Why more wheat Is grown In Western Canada In a few short months than elsewhere. Is because vegetation grows In pro portion to the sunlight. The more northerly latitude In which grain j will come to perfection, the better ltia. Therefore 621b§. per bushel Is as fair a standard aa Ribs. In the Hast. Area under crop in Western Canada, 02, 1,987.330 Acres. Yield, 1002, 117.922,754 Bua. HOMESTEAD LANDS OF 160 ACRES FREE, tlie only charge for which Is B10 fonnaktng entry. Abundance of water and fuel, hulldlng material ' cheap, good pruHH for paatnre and hay. a fertile Boll, • Buttlrlenl rainfall, and a climate giving an assured and adequate aeaaon of grow th. Send to the following for an Atla* and other literature, and also for certificate gh.ng you re dared freight and passenger rate, etc, etc.: Superintendent of Immigration. Ottawa. < anada, or to W. V. Bennett. 801 New York Life Bldg.. Omaha, »eb., the authorlxed Canadian Government Agent. THE MEN AND WOMEN Who Enjoy the Choicest Products of the World’s Commerce. Knowledge of What la Beat More Im portant Than Wealth With out It. It must be apparent to every one that qualities of the highest order are neces sary to c'nable the best of the products of modern commerce to attain permanently to universal acceptance. However loudly heralded, they may not hope lor world-wide preeminence unless they meet with the general approval, not of Individuals only, but of the many who have the happy faculty of selecting, enjoying and learn ing the real worth of the choicest prod ucts. Their commendation, consequently, becomes important to others, since to meet the requirements of the well In formed of all countries the method of manufacture must be of the most per fect order and the combination the most excellent of its kind. _ The above is true not of food products only, but is espe cially applicable to medicinal ugents and after nearly a quarter of a century of growth and general use the excellent remedy, Syrup of Figs, is everywhere accepted, throughout the world, as the best of family laxatives. Its quality Is due not only to the excellence of the combination of the laxative and carmin ative principles of plants known to act most beneficially on the system and pre sented In the form of a pleasant and re freshing liquid, but also to the method of manufacture of the California Fig Syrup Co., which ensures that uniformi ty and purity essential in a remedy Sn Unded for family use. Ask any physi cian who Is well informed and ho will answer at once that It Is an excellent laxative. If at ail eminent in his pro fession and has made a special study of laxatives and their effects upon the sys tem he will tell you that It Is the best of family laxatives, because It is sim ple and wholesome and cleanses hnd sweetens the system effectually, when a laxative is needed, without any un pleasant after-effects. Every well-in formed druggist of reputable standing knows that Syrup of Figs Is an excel lent laxative and Is glad to sell It. at the regular price of fifty cents per bot tle, because it gives general satisfac tion, but one should remember that in order to get the beneficial effects of Syrup of Figs it Is necessary to buy the genuine, which is sold in original pack ages only, the name of the remedy— Syrup of Figs and also the full name of the Company—California Fig Syrup Co. —printed on the front of every package. In IS99 The Sangerlust celebrated its fiftieth anniversary with a large cele bration in New York City. The follow ing is his testimony: “About two years ago I caught »( severe cold while traveling and which settled into catarrh of the bronchial tubes, and so affected my voice that 1 was obliged to cancel my engagements. In distress I was advised to try l’eruna, and although I had never used a patent medicine before, I sent for a bottle. “Words but illy describe my surprise to find that within a few days 1 was greatly relieved.and within three weeks I was entirely recovered. I am never without it now, and take .an occasional dose when 1 feel run down.”—Julian Weisslitz. If you do not derive prompt and satis factory results from the use of l’eruna write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable ad vice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus.O. Tombstone epitapns should bo classed as grave literature. JUNE TINT BUTTER COLOR ; makes top of the market butter. Epigrams cover a multitude of sins. THE LINCOLN IMPORTING HORSE COMPANY LINCOLN, NI IWASK *. PlacK Perclierons Shires, and German Coachers 20 Per Cenl Off fo* the Noxt Thirty Day: A savingof $200 to $300 on each Slniiton Thoseare cold-blooded facts. W*imy buyer's railroad fare to Lincoln and return. Come and see ns at one,- and get £» winner Barnsand Office. 33d and Holdrege Streets, long Ois. Tel. 675. A. L. SULLIVAN. Mgr. I The Young Man Vanished. When Mr. Miles, assistant secretary of the treasury, was returning from Tuba a few days ago. a young man whom he had seen on the Key West steamer came up to him on the train and began a conversation with easy familiarity. "Get any cigars through?" asked the affable young man. "Oh, yes." replied Mr. Ailes. "A couple of boxes.” Didn't pay any duty on ’em 1 hope?" "Yes. I paid duty," said Mr. Ailes. sadly. "Oh, pshawV* said the young man. “You’re dead slow. I got 250 through and they didn't pay duty." “You see,” said Mr. Ailes. "the difference between us is that I am an assistant secretary of the treas ury." The young man vanished and Mr. Ailes did not see him again during the trip to Washington. Took Howells for a Crook. A Boston business man who has a very poor opinion of the detectives in that city sent for two of them recently and showed the photograph of a rather tough-looking person whose identity he seemed anxious to learn. One of the sleuths at once identified the man as a noted bank robber; the other in clined to the belief that it was an equally notorious forger. They finally agreed that it was the bank robber, whereupon the business man showed the back of the photograph— on which they read the original's name—'Wil liam Dean Howells. When the author heard that he had been mistaken for a noted criminal he thoughtfully ob served that he could not blame the detectives, Pharoah's Chariot Found. The credit for making the most in teresting discovery in Egypt last sea son is given to an American, Theodore M. Davis, vchose work resulted in the discovery of the tomb of Ihe Pharaohs of the eighteenth dynasty. in the tomb was the chariot in which the pharaoh rode at Thebes. The actual find was made known, not by Mr. Davis, but by Howard Carter, inspec tor of the monuments of Upper Egypt for the Egyptian government, who has been assisting Mr. Davis. We Are Great Apple Eaters. The latest estimate places the total number of apple trees or bearing age in the United Stales aT something over 200,000.000. This is nearly three trees to every person. These trees yield more than 175.000,000 bushels. Not all of these apples are consumed at home, for in years of full crop more than 3,000,000 go abroad. Yet the apples kept at home are more than two bushels to every adult and child. To those who work the world owes all its progress. OOOD IIOrSEKEEI’ERH Use the liest. That's wliy they boy Rod Cross Hall lilue. At leading grocers, 5 cents. It. always pays to respect tbe feel ings of others. Dealers say that as soon as a cus tomer tries Defiance Starch it Is im possible to sell them any other cold water starch, it can be used cold or boiled. An ounce of happiness is worth more than a ton of hard coal. A new broom sweeps clean. Look for tbisTrade Mark: “The Klean. Kool Kitchen Kind." Tbe stove* without smoke, ajhes or heat. Make comfortable cooking. The love of sequels ;s the root of all evil. Universallu a Accepted |a as I The I Best I Familu [ Laxative /jP 1 00 v SYRUP OF FIGS% 'mM Is Iiecommended bu Manu Millions of The Well-Informed Throughout the World Manufactured bu San Francisco, Cal. Louisville, Kr> New York, N. Y. res SALE BY ALL LEAD IRQ DRUGGISTS PRICE PIETY CERTS TER BOTTLM HERO IN HARD LUCK FATE DEALS UNKINDLY WITH WOULD-BE REFORMER. Youth Who Rebuked Fat Man fof Promiscuous Expectoration Get* Into Serious Difficulty—Coarse Man Wipes Up Floor With Him. A fat man—fat and apparently coarse, and with a predilection for bullying over the common people— stirred up a big rumpus yesterday morning on the Staten Island ferry boat Robert Garrett, which left St. George at 7:10 o’clock. This person chewed tobacco with a noticeable vehemence, and with con secutlveness and frequency he was obliged to dispose of the usual by product. It was the fat man's method of disposing of his by-product that made the rumpus. Perhaps there were cuspidors, but the fat man didn't hunt tor them. He picked out vacant spots on the floor instead. There were worn' en passengers, and some of them be came almost panicky. Then it was that a small, heroic man made his appearance. He was a young man with pale-blue eyes, a slim waist, and an unhalling expression around his chin. He had dodged the big man's, hydraulic efforts once or twice, and felt, called upon to do something. He might have chosen a more original re mark. but under the stress of great mental excitement he resorted to the old saw. Catching the fat man’s eyes he said, angrily: “Do you expect to rate yourself as a gentleman?" (Swish!) "Huh?" said the fat man. "Then don't expectorate on the floor." added the young hero. A lot of "serves-you right-you-horrid old-thing" looks from the women re warded the young man, who thought he had done tiis whole duty. Perhaps he had. hut Ihe tat man relapsed from hts con templative mood Into one of strenuous actiou. He reached forth his big, chubby hands, and hooked them fast to the clothes of the young hero with the pale blue eyes. Then he bore down on the little fellow and doubled him hall up like a knife, and by sliding him backward and forward on the floor across the area of his temporary tobacco-chewing domain, he removed all traces of wet brown from tho cabin floor. There was plenty of feeling over this Incident. The young man didn't like it. He was in an uncomfortable po sition, as he afterward asserted with great positiveness. The aim sought for had been practically achieved, but the means—the means! There was the rub! He was incensed at the rub. Several coarse men i;urgled with glee, others swore right out, and the women set up such a clatter that the attention of deckhands was attracted. One of these hands was chewing tobacco himself, but long years of introspec tion had enabled him to observe prop er sapitary precautions. The deck rands “went for" the fat man. but he wriggled between the horses and trucks and lost himself in the crowd at the opposite end of the boat. The young man with the discouraged-look ing trousers and determined air was hot foot all over the boat after the large person, but could not find him. With the deckhands he stationed him self at the gangway when the passen gers left the boat at the Battery, con fident of catching the large person. But he didn't. Somehow', it is not made clear just how, the 220-pound of fender wriggled past them and went on his way, while the young hero, alter watching until the last man had stepped ashore, went to hts office chewing the bitter cud of reflection.— New York Tribune. Drifting Away. I read In your bright eyes the dreams of life's day; Hut I'm drifting away from you—drift ing away! I am drifting afar From life's storm and Its star— And I would 1 could answer the prayer that you pray! Hut l m drifting away, dear—I'm drifting away! I would strike from your life-road the thorns that would slay; Blit I'm drifting away from you-drifting away! The sorrow, the pa hi You may strive with In vain. 1 would bear; but I go; and I come not again— I'm drifting away, dear—I'm drifting away! You must reap for yourself In life's win ter and May: For I'm drifting away, dear—I'm drifting away! I have given you bread And a shelter o'erhead; And may God light the lonely, long way you must triad— For I'm drifting away, dear. I'm drifting away! —Frank I.. Stanton In Atlanta Constitu tion. Why Willie Pasaed Up the Ham. Willie had been particularly im pressed with that part of the cate chism which recounted the things which his sponsors in baptism had ‘promised and vowed in his .name." So when the grandmother said sweet ly: "Willie, dear, won’t you have some deviled ham?” he looked at her stern ly and replied: "No, grandma. You know I have renounced the devil and all his works.” A Work-weary Suicide. John McCartney, a lH-year-oId, work-weary lad, employed by a dairy man. living in Baltimore, shot and killed himself in his employer’s home Monday. This note was found on a bureau: “1 am to die like a dog would, hut 1 am better off dead. I do nocking but work." When* '7 sails A-e Rexpivlefl. At the ancient church of St. Mich ael. at Schwatz. in Tyrol, the sacred edifice is invariably kept secretly closed on the evening before every great festival, and the simple peas antry of the district arc convinced that on these occasions, when no one is present, an immense toad comes crawling before the altar, where it kneels and prays, weeping bitterly, for the population Is imbued with the belief that toads ere for the most part good Christians who have made vows to go on pilgrimages and who have died without fulfilling their pledges. So the poor ereature3 go hopping about astray, bewildered and per plexed, striving to find their way to shrines, which perchance have long ceased to exist. Arsenic in the Food Arsenic, the dreaded poison that Vrofe39or Armand Gautier, of Paris, asserts is essential to life, proves to he dissesminnted in the primitive rocks from which sea water derives it store. The minute quantity taken in the food becomes localized In the skin and its appendages, the thyroid hones, mammary glands, the nrain and the bones, and it is stated to be the ex citing ferment of the functions of sen sation and reproduction, just as pros pnorus is the exciting element of the functions of cellular nutrition. Married a Century Ago. At Banjaluska. in Bosnia, lives a man born so long ago that his birth day has been forgotten, but in the year 1802, he wns married and was, as his J WORLD 6 cmfwyp cmfwyp cmfwyp certificate proves, over 20 years of age. He is supposed to he at least 122 years old. His father, he says, died at 80, and his mother at 125. The old man is still active, possesses an unimpaired set of teeth and has smoked for the last 100 years,hutonly a chihoque. Cigarettes he considers harmful and refuses to accept them. Lived in Three Centuries. Mrs. Myrsalla Keith, of Montgom ery, Ala., celebrated her 116th birth day on the 7th, with religious services at her home. Mrs. Keith was born In South Carolina, but has been liv ing In Alabama since a child. She has lived in three centuries, and has vivid recollections of incidents before the war of 1812. Though in ill health for six years, her faculties are not in the last impaired. She is the mother of thirteen children. Hundreds of dealers say the extra quantity and superior quality of De fiance Starch Is fast taking place of all other brands. Others say they cannot sell any other starch. Where one woman darkens a home, a srore of men do likewise or worse. Important to breeders is the Linroin Importing Horse Co.'s ad in this paper. Labor is the corner stone of faith. A gilt-edged volums needs no ac cuser. Prison Official's Daring Feat. Second Warden E. A. McPherson climbed the prison wall at Salem. Ore., the other night to test the vigilance of guards. McPherson's feat was per formed at the risk of his life, llad he been discovered he would probably have been instantly shot. He placed n ladder against the exterior of the wall, climbed up, lowered his ladder in the jail yard, and descended. He went through the prison shops, and as a final touch carried away the coat and hat of one of the guards. It was from this jail that the famous Tracy es caped last summer, and it is supposed that the rifle with which he fought his way out was taken into the prison over the yard fence. Reed and the Spanish War. One of the late Tom Reed’s friends and colleagues was telling story the other day illustrative of the distin guished speaker’s opposition to the Spanish war and interference in Cuba. About the time war was declared Reed came out of his hotel one morning boiling mad. To a friend he declared: “I would not give a drop of American blood for all the 'dagoes* and negroes in the island of Cuba. I would not give the life of one American to save 3,000,000 of them. No, sir, I would not. except—perhaps—” here a smile spread over his big face and he re lapsed into his "down East" drawl— “yes, l believe 1 might sacrifice Sen ator -and he named a senator whom he hpld responsible for much of the feeling that resulted in the war with Spain, and who is still a member of the senate. I It is not always the most positive trail who is best informed. COOKING CONTEST. Right in the Family Kitchens. The ladies have a champion inter ested in the betterment of family cooks. $7,500.00 in cash has been donated by C. W. Post, Chairman of the Pos tum Cereal Co.. Ltd., to be distributed between now and July next in 735 cash prizes to stimulate family cooks to better service. Less burned and greasy meat, and potatoes; less soggy biscuits, cake, etc., and better coffee, Postum and tea is the motto. The girls arc to compete in the prep aration of good, everyday dishes and in general cookery. Probably Grape Nuts and Postum Coffee will come in for some attention Incidentally, but the tests will be conducted under the daily direction of the housewife and 735 cooks will win varying cash prizes from $200.00 down to $5.00, no one is required to pay anything whatever to enter this contest and each TTlnner will receive a large certificate or di ploma with the big Postum seal in ^Mt, a badge of distinction much to be sought after. Particulars can be had by addressing Cookery Dept. No. 345 of Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Creek, Micb. TWO SIGNALS. There are p two serious I signals of ! Kidney Ills. The first slg n a 1 comes from the back i with numer- j ous aches and I pains. I The second! signal comes! in the Kid-3 ney s e c r e- E tions. TheK urine is thin£ and pale, or loo rngniy coioreu, unu nuuwiue m “brick-dust like” deposit. Urination is Infrequent, too frequent or excessive. You should heed these danger sig nals before chronic complications set in—Diabetes, Dropsy, Bright's Dis ease. Take Doan’s Kidney Pills In time and the cure is simple. J. F. V/ainwright, of the firm of Bones & Walnwright, painters and contractors, Pulaski, Va., says: "Four or five times a year for the past few years 1 have suffered with severe at tacks of pain in my back, caused from kidney trouble. During these spells 1 was in such misery from the constant pain and aching that It was almost im possible for me to stoop or straighten and it really seemed as If the whole small of my back had given away. At times 1 also bad difficulty with the kidney secretions which were discol ored, Irregular and Braiding, and I was also greatly distressed with headaches and dizziness. I used a number of recommended remedies but I never found anything so successful as Doan’s Kidney Pills. When 1 heard of them I had Bn attack and procured a box of them, in a few days the pain and lameness disappeared, the trouble with the kidney secretions was cor rected and my system was Improved generally. I have every confidence In Doan’s Kidney Pills.” A FREE TRIAL of this great kid. ney medicine which cured Mr. Wa‘n wrlght will he mailed to any part of the United States on application. Ad* dress Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all druggists, price 50 cents per box. TmSinwrrjfMn^Ml tgV You can buy of us at whole- 8 sale prices and save money. 8 Our 1,000-page cata'ogue tells 8 the story. We will send it upon i recelpt of 15 cents. Your neighbors B trade with us—why not you ? p 4 CHICAGO |s The house that tells the truth. M work f baa no terrors for ■ the mun who wears SAWYER’S EXCELSIOR BRAND Suits and Slickers Warranted waterproof. flct the tcnuiiK'. Unh f«r trad* ■ark. If )our 4oul»r t ■ h»\«* UlQIii, wno- lor v»lHlgfu< to M. HAW YF.K A HON, H.lr Mir.., r».t «'.iabrla«r, Hlu. i ■ ■■ i i in mP RESULTSCOUNT! There are some things that have to depend on catchy “talking points" in older to induce sales. There are other things that are sold solely on their merit and on account of RESULTS ! A notable, example of this is found in the New Tiffin Wagon which owes its supremacy SOLELY to RESULTS. Its wonderful durability and capacity for carrying enormous loads, and the remaikable ease with which it runs are some of the “results’1 which have made it famous wherever known. INSIST on your dealer ordeiing one for you If he refuses to do so write THE TIFFIN WAGON CO.. TIFFIN. OHIO, and they will tell you who handles this superior wagon. j ub UNION MADE Mf. 1. Douglme make* and amtlm more man'a Goody mar Well