WHAT HOME THINKS THE POPE’S PHYSICIAN EN DORSES AN AMERICAN REMEDY. Dr. Lapponi Uses Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills In His Practice Because Re sults Meet His Expectations. Dr. Lapponi, the famous physician to the Vatican, whose name has re cently come so greatly to the from on account of his unremitting atten tion to His Holiness, the late Pope Leo XIII., and the high esteem and confidence with which he is regarded i by the^ present Pope, His Holiness, Pius X., is a man of commanding , genius. He is more than a mere man of science; he is a man of original and independent mind. Untrammeled by the "etiquette” of the medical pro fession. and having used Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People in his prac tice with good results, he freely avows the facts and endorses the value of this remedy with an authority which CO one will venture to question. “V Dr. Lapponi's Letter. “I certify that I have used Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills in four cases of the simple anemia of develop ment. After a few weeks of treat ment. the result came fully up to my expectations. For that reason 1 shall not fail in the future to extend the use of this laudable preparation not only in the treat ment of other forms of the cate gory of anemia or chlorosis, but also in cases of neurasthenia and . the like.” (Signed) GIUSEPPE LAPPONI, Via dei Gracchi 332, Rome. The '‘simple anemia of develop ment” referred to by Dr. Lapponi is, of course, that tired, languid condition of young girls, whose development to womanhood Is tardy and whose health at that period is so often im periled. His opinion of the value of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale Peo ple at that time is of the highest sci entific authority and it confirms the many published cases in which anemia and other diseases of the blood, as well as nervous diseases, such as ner vous prostration, neuralgia, St. Vitus* dance, paralysis and locomotor ataxia have been cured by these pills. They are commended to the public for their efficiency in making new blood and strengthening weak nerves. After such an endorsement they will be ac cepted by the medical and scientific world at their full value. Toys From Paving Blocks. An ingenious use has been found for the discarded wood blocks with which the London streets are paved. Several toy manufacturers now pur chase all these blocks which are not damaged in the process of beirfg torn up, for the purpose of making cheap toys out of them. Owing to the fact that the raw material is purchased so cheaply the home manufacturers are :n a position to undersell considerably tne foreign competitors. Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTOR!A, a eafe and euro remedy for infants and children, and see that it In Use For Over 30 Years. The Kind Yon Have Always Bought. Uses Wooden Leg Fifty Years. John Keeble, an eighty-five-year-old man of Kelvedon, Essex, has used the same tvooden leg for forty years. He has just celebrated his jubilee. A warehouse in Paris has been built with glass floors. WESTERN CANADA’S Magnificent Crops for 1904. Western Canada's Wheat Crop this Year Will be 60, 000,000 Bushels, and Wheat at Pres entis Worth $1.00 a Bushel. The Oat and Barley Crop Will Also Yield Abundantly. Splendid prices for all kinds of grain. cattle sr.d other farm produce for the growing of which the climate is unsurpassed. About lnO.OOO Americans have settled in 'West ern Canada during the past three years. Thousands of free homesteads of 160 acres each still available in the best agricultural dis tricts. It has been said that the United States will be forced to import wheat within a very few years. Secure a farm in Canada and become one of those who will produce it. Apply for information to Superintendent of Immigration. Ottawa. Canada, or to authorized Canadian Government Agent—W. V. Bennett, bUl New York Life Building, Omaha, Neb. NNMITH'EUIW 1MB am iuonns ?9U wikb pm> -^OWEJ?^* 1 / /Vj]ff 0WS® /WATERPROOF WIUER CLOTHING ► EVERYWHERE. The best materials, skilled work«-,r\ arid juty-seven .years experience heave mode TOWER'S Slickers. Costs and Hats famous the world over They arc modem block or .yellow for all kinds of wet work, and even; owner* beornj the SIGN OP THE rISH u guaranteed to give set isfaction AH reliable dealers sell them. AJ.TOWEB CO,BOJTO«.MA5i,D.5JL mrn mmx ca.LisutedTOKinaaH. Strawberry and Vegetable Dealers The Passenger Department of the Illinois Central Railroad Company have recently issuei a publication known as Circular Kp-12, in which Is described the bast territory in this country for the growimp of early strawberries and early vegetables. Every dealer in such product? should address a postal card to the undersigned ^e4U“tl“,I * “M “ J. F. merry. Asst. Gen’l Pass'r Agent SMOKERS. FIND LEWIS? SINGLE BINDER 5f Ciiv bettsr Quality than most K>f Ciftars 1 Y. In 1895 they amounted to only $13,750. and after that slowiy in creased to $37,000 in 1899, $77,000 in 1900. $115,000 in 1901, $144,500 in 1902 and $248,000 in 1903. The average contributing membership in the six months ending in March was 1,826. 114. which considerably exceeds the highest figures of the British unions, although it certainly represents less than three-fourths of all the trade unionists in the United States. Work has been resumed, after a brinf period of idleness, in the plants of two of the greatest manufacturing companies of Chicago. In both in stances labor unions are ignored ab solutely. The men were taken hack under conditions less favorable than those they enjoyed before the shut downs. The concerns simultaneously announcing the new policy with the reopening of their shops are the Pull man company and the International Harvester company. The former put 2,000 of its former employes at work at wages lower by 10 to 20 per cent than they were receiving previously. These men have been picked with ! care in the ten days the plant has been closed. In their number will be found none who has been known as a labor agitator. Hereafter all applica tions for employment must be made at the general offices of the company in Chicago, and not at the shops. The September number of the Fed erationi.st, official magazine of the American Federation of Labor, con tains^ special articles from a score of the captains of the organized labor forces. Following are some thoughts trom the articles: “To-day the rolling masses have greater responsibilities upon them than ever before in the history of the j labor movement. * * * The men and women of labor face the future i full of confidence in the triumph of their cause—the cause of humanity.” i —Samuel Gompers. “Never in the history of the labor I world has there been a more crucial period for the workers than the pe riod through which we are now pass ing.”—P. J. Mulligan. “Coercion has never been able to smash unionism. It is unlikely that it will ever succeed in so doing. And, to speak frankly, coercive method* are double-edged when used by trad% unionists themselves. If we do not possess the wisdom to build on foun dations of conviction, it were better to camp out until we gain it.”—Frank R. Foster. “When the declaration of industrial independence is proclaimed the indict ment against the controlling class will startle the world of true men.”— George E. McNeill. What is one man’s automobile Is an other man's juggernaut. ALL BROKEN DOWN, No Sleep—No Appetite—Just a Con tinual Backache. Joseph McCauley, of 144 Sholto St., Chicago. Sachem of Tecumseh Lodge, says: “Two years ago my health was completely broken down. My back ached and was so lame that at times 1 was hardly able to dress myself. I lost my appetite and was unable to sleep. There seemed to be no relief until I took D o a n’s Kidney Pills, but four boxes of this remedy ef fected a complete and permanent cure. If suffering humanity knew the value of Doan’s Kidney Pills they would use nothing else, as it is the only positive cure I know.” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburo Co., Buffalo, N. Y. _ Mammoth Wedding Cake. A w’edding cake once made for the duke of Albany stood six feet high and weighed 200 pounds. It was dec orated with a chain of reading cupids, In compliment t« his royal highness’ literary taste. THE UNITED STATES WILL SOON KNOCK AT THE DOORS OF CANADA FOR WHEAT. A Crop of 60,000,000 Bushels of Wheat Will Be the Record of 1904. The results of the threshing in Western Canada are not yet complet ed, but from information at hand, it is safe to say that the average per acre will be reasonably high, and a fair estimate will place the total yield of ' wheat at 60,000,000 bushel3. At pres ent prices this will add to the wealth of the farmers nearly $60,000,000. Then think of the immense yield of oats and barley, and the large herds of cattle, for all of which good prices will be paid. The following official telegram was sent by Honorable Clifford Sifton, Min ister cf the Interior, to Lord Strath cona, High Commissioner for Can ada: “Am now able to state definitely that under conditions of unusual diffi culty in Northwest a fair average crop of wheat of'good quality has been reaped and is now secure from sub stantial damage. The reports of in jury by frost and rust were grossly exaggerated. The wheat of Manitoba and Northwest Territories will aggre gate from fifty-five to sixty million j bushels. The quality is good and the price is ranging around one dollar per bushel.” Frank H. Spearman, in the Satur day Evening Post, says: "W&en our first transcontinental railroad was built, learned men at tempted by isotherman demonstration to prove that wheat could not profit ably be grown north of where the line was projected; but the real granary cf the world lies up to 300 miles north of the Canadian Pacific railroad, and the day is not definitely distant when the United States will knock at the doors of Canada for its bread. Rail road men see such a day; it may be hoped that statesmen also will see it, and arrange their reciprocities while they may do so gracefully. Americans already have swarmed into that far country and to a degree have taken the American wheat field with them. Despite the fact that for years a little Dakota station on the St. Paul road— Eureka—held the distinction of being the largest primary grain market in the world, the Dakotas and Minnesota will one day yield their palm to Sas katchewan ” Electric Light for Bags. A San Franciscan has invented an electric-lighting attachment for physi i cians’ bags. Nor will this device be of interest solely to sawbones, seeing that travelers will find it convenient in many ways. The light, which is 25 candle-power, burns twelve hours, has 10,000 Sashes and weighs less than a pound. The battery is placed in an in side pocket. Ill-Fortune in Spilling Salt. That ill fortune attended the spilling of salt is an idea arising from the be ! lief of the ancients that salt was in corruptible. It was therefore made the . symbol of friendship and if it fell casually the ancients thought their friendship would not be of long dura ! tion. In Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last ! Supper.” the betrayer is represented | in the act of spilling salt. Her Best Qualities. A woman’s best qualities do not reside iu her intellect, but in her af fections. She gives refreshment by , her sympathies rather than by her knowledge.—Exchange. -- Two Kinds of Wives. There are two kinds of wives—one kind thinks her husband is the great est man on earth and the other thinks she is greater than her husband. One Letter Make* Diffemece. There is one letter in the marriage ceremony the substituting of which by another would induce thousands to marry who are now single, and would give a license for unfaithfulness to thousands who are married. Which is the letter? The letter “V.” If you could substitute the letter “K” you alter “So long as ye both shall live,” into “So long as ye both shall like.” You never hear any one complain about “Defiance Starch.” There is none to equal it in quality and quantity, 16 ounces. 10 cents. Try it now and save your money. Gulls in United Kingdom. Before the eBlfast Natural History society Mr. J. Brown gave reasons for concluding that there are 2,000,000 gulls in the United Kingdom, and that during the herring season each bird destrayed 200 fry a day, or 12,000 dur ing the two months of the season. These, if they had come to maturity, would have been worth £24,000,000.— I—London Feathered Life. Weary Repetition. No socner does one generation get through with its litlle part upon t’#e earth when another comes along, do ing, thinking and acting the same things. Indeed it’s a mighty hand from an exhaustless urn that pours forth the never-ending flood of years. "Dyspepsia Tormented Me for Years. Dr. David Kennedy'** Favorite Remedy cured me.’" Mrs. C. fc. i>ou£herlj, Millville. N. J. I bed over 20 \ ear*. 11.00. Rarest U. S. Coin. The rarest coin in the United States is not, as many suppose, the silver dollar of 1S04, but the double eagle of 1849, of which there is only one in existence, and that belongs to the cab inet of the United States mint. It can not be bought. XfTC permincntty cured. Ho fltn or nerrrarao** afte* ■ 119 Srst di.v'8 upe of I>r. Kline's Oreat Kerre Kf^top er. Send for F'BEE •2.00 trial bottle and treatise. V2.1LIL. Kistz, Ltd., SSl Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa Tragedies of Love and Life. The end of love Is a tragedy, just like the end of life. Both are facts in nature, and must he accepted in the same spirit. A person is no more to be blamed when his love dies than j when bis body dies.—New York Times. — Mrs. Winslow's Kootiilnj; Symp. ?or children teething, softens the frurue, reduce* fn flamiMtUoD, aliays pain, cures wuia colic. 25c a Lottie. Women Net Wanted. One of the curious social laws of Peru forbids women to attend funerals and they do not appear at weddings (except as one of the principals), un less they are very intimate friends of the contracting parties. Murine Eye Remedy cures sore eyes, ' makes weak eyes strong. All druggists, 50c. j They’re Little, but O My! The brain of Taguchi, the Japanese anatomist, weighed 1.520 grams, and it; stands 30th on the list of brain weights ! of men distinguished in the profes sions, arts and sciences. I am sure Piso's Cure lor Consumption saved 1 my life three years a;ro.—Mrs. Thos. Robuins, Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y., Feb. I", 1300. Sees End of Harmful Bacteria. A London physician thinks that within 100 years all bacteria that are ' harmful will have been killed, and that the people of the 21st century will live to be 100 years old. Defiance Starch is guaranteed big gest and best or nrnney refunded. 16 ounces, 10 cents. Try it now. Few Top Boots Worn. The old-time top boot is fast disap pearing from th-e face of the earth. Even the miners of the west, among whom an ordinary pair of shoes used to be as rare as sombreros on Broad way, are abandoning them. Insist on Getting It. Some grocers say *hey don’t keep Defiance Starch. This is because they have a stock on hand of other brands containing only 12 oz. in a package, whichth ey won’t be able to sell first, because Defiance contains 16 oz. for the same money. Do you want 16 oz. instead of 12 oz. for same money? Then buy Defiance Starch. Requires no cooking. London consumes 2 000 tons of ice daily. -■?---- j MEXICAN Mustang Liniment Oil*, as Sprains and Strains. GINSENG Fortunes In little gard ens. Easily grown everywhere. Sells ia American msrket at S7 to 911 i»er lh.: costs u» grow lees than *1. Big demand: roots and seed fur sale; booklet free; write to-day. OZARK GI3SEMG CO., Dept. S, Joplin, Xo. When Answering Advertisements Kindly Mention This Paper. WORLD’S •»FAIR«* ROUTE ST. LOUIS. ELEGANT PULLMAN SLEEPING CARS, RECLINING CHAIR CARS (Seats Free), DINING CARS (Meals a la Carte). EXCURSION TICKETS NOW ON SALE. A handsome World’s Fair folder containing complete information, ▼iews of buildings, etc., and map of St. Louis, will be sent free on request to H. C. TOWNSEND, General Passenger and Ticket Agent. St. Louis. 9Mrs. Anderson, a prominent society^ woman of Jacksonville, Fla., daughter of Recorder of Deeds, West, who witnessed her signature to the following letter, praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. “ Dear Mrs. Pinkham : — There are but few wives and mothers who have not at times endured agonies and such pain as only women know. I wish such women knew the value of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. It is a remarkable medicine, different in action from anr I ever knew and thoroughly reliable. “ I have seen cases where women doctored for years without perma nent benefit, who were cured in less than three months after taking your Vegetable Compound, while others who were chronic and incurablo came out cured, happv, and in perfect health after a thorough treatment with this medicine. I have never used it myself without gaining great benefit. A few doses restores my strength and appetite, and tones up the entire system. \ our medicine has been tried and found true, hence I fully endorse it.”—Mas. li. A. Amjerson, 225 Washington St, Jack sonville, Fla. Sirs* Keed, 2425 E. Cumberland St., Philadelphia, Pa., sayst u Dr Ait Mrs. Pikkitam : — I feel it my duty to write and tell you the pood I have received from Lydia E. Pinkliam’s Vegetable Com pound. u I have been a great sufferer with female trouble, trying different doctors and medicines with no benefit. Two years ago I went under an operation, and it left me in a very weak condition. I had stomach trouble, backache, headache, palpitation of the heart, and was very nervous; in fact, I ached all over. I find yours is the only medicine that reaches such troubles, and would cheerfully rec ommend Lydia E. Pinkliam’s Vegetable Compound to all suffering women.” El When women are troubled with irregular or painful menstruation, weak ness, leueorrhcea, displacement or ulceration of the womb, that bearing-dow* feeling, inflammation of the ovaries, backache, flatulence, general debility. Indigestion, and nervous prostration, they should remember there is one tried and true remedy. Lydia E. Pinkkam’s Vegetable Compound at one* removes such troubles. The experience and testimony of some of the most noted, women of America go to prove, beyond a question, that Lydia E. Pinkliam’s Vegetable Compound will correct all such trouble at once by removing the cause and restoring the organs to a healthy and normal condition. If in doubt, write Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass, as thousands do. Her advice is free and helpful. Xo other medicine for women in the world has received such wide spread and unqualified endorsement, Xo other medicine has such a record of cures of female troubles. Refuse to buy any substitute. FORFEIT if wo cannot forthwith produce the original letters and styuatw^f above testimonials, whi^h will prove their absolute genuineners. Lydia K. i’inkiiam Medicine Co., Lynn, Mf j . It is the purest, cleanest starch made. It is free of injurious chemicals. It can be used where ordinarily you would be afraid to use starch of any kind. That’s Defiance. Your grocer sells it THE DEFIANCE STARCH CO., OMAHA. NEB. »W, L Douglas S8S $3.50 SHOES ^ W. L Douatam make* m 93.BO ahoam than any ® Tlie reason W. I* Donehi tx.co shoes am greatest teller* ia the world u because of the.r excellent * we»nr.ij qnalitie*. If 1 could . ifference between the shoes made In my factory m?k*» al?!* «>• high-grade leather* nsec would understand why \V. I,. Douglas $a,50 shoes oom. ■ to make, why they hold their shape, m better, wear ana are of greater intrinsic value than any other tSJ ?•;, th,e *»«ket to-aay. and why the tale* tor the year July L, Hot, were $8,203,040.00. Douglas guarantee* thefr value by stamping hi and twice on the bottom. Look for It—take nobU E'xcl^nv^