SUFFERED FROM CATARRH Of LUNGS 80 COMMON IN WINTER. CURED BY PE-RU-NA. 'I tU ! A PLAIN TALK On a Plain Subject in Plain Language. The coming1 winter will cause at least one-half of the women to have catarrh, colds, coughs, pneumonia or consump tion. Thousands of women will lose their lives and tens of thousands will acquire some chronic ail ment from which they will never recover. Unless you take the necessary precautions, the chances are that you (who read this) will be one of the unfortu nate ones. Little or no risk need be run if Peruna is kept in the house and •t the first appearance of any symptom catarrh taken as directed on the ttle. Peruna is a safeguard, a preventative, ti Specific. a cure for all cases of catarrh acute and chronic, coughs, col£* m*‘rr fcut*votion, etc. „ or free medical advice, address I>r. S. B. Ilartman, President of The Hart man Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio KEEP PERUNA IN THE HOUSE. 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Six years' experience. » lKiHo8 ft <10 Py tot 11.75 to WAt ParTSL Fium, CnUraHir nd Brtmte OUT o—■«—f> (Ht ASRMStsEaBtr A COLD ON THE LUNGS THREATENS TO BECOME SERIOUS. Pe-ru-na Brings Speedy Relief. Mrs. H. E. Adams. Ex-President Pal metto Club. of New Orleans, La., writes from 110 Garfield Court, South Bend, Ind.. as follows: •‘lam pleased to endorse Pcrtma, as I took It about a year ago and It soon brought me relief from a cold on my lungs which threatened to be serious. ‘•The lungs were sore and inflamed. I coughed a couple of hours every night, and 1 felt that something must be done before my lungs became affected. “Peruna was suggested by some of my friends who had used it. and acting upon their advice I tried it and found that it was able to bring about a speedy cure. You have my highest endorse ment and thanks for the good it did me.” Sounding the Praises of Peruna. Mrs. Frances Wilson, 32 Nelson St., Clinton, Mass., writes: ‘•Hail you seen me at the time of my illness and now. vou would not wonde? that 1 take delight id praises of Pen^^ ■ aliment was a severe cold which the bronchial tubes and lungs. “/ followed your special directions and after using six bottles of Peruna, I was on my feet again. I think PerutJ a wonderful medicine. ” Ever? housekeeper should know that if they will buy Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry use they will save not only time, because it never sticks to the iron, but because each package contains 16 oz.—onr> full pound—while all other Cold Water Starches are put up in %-pound pack ages, and the price is the same, 10 cents. Then again because Defiance Starch is free from ail injurious chem icals. If your grocer tries to sell you a 12-oz. package it is because he has a stock on hand which he wishes to dispose of before he puts in Defiance. He knows that Defiance Starch has printed on every package in large let ters and figures *T6 ozs.” Demand De fiance and save much time and money and the annoyance of the iron stick ing. Defiance never sticks. If everybody possessed the sense of humor most people would have to laugh when they look in their mirrors. If you cannot procure Sand holm’s Eczema Lotion and Dandruff Cure from your druggist I or uarbcr. write Sandbolm Drug Co.. 27 Man batua Bldg . Des Moines. Iowa, they will send ■ it express prepaid. It cures when all doctors’ internal medicines, greasy salves and ointment-? fail. Free booklet for the asking. Describe your disease and special directions will be furn ! ished Eczema. Pimples. Acne. Old sores. Ring Worm. Blood Poison. Black Heads. Insect Bites. Dandruff, Scalp Trouble. Falling Hair. Nervous Trouble. It never fails. Lotion, il; ooap, 25» The only time a man has any admi ration for a strong-minded woman Is when it is necessary for him to take i refuge behind her skirts. More Flexible and Lasting. won’t shake out or blow out; by using Defiance Starch you obtain better re sults than possible with any other brand and one-third more for same money'. _ An old bachelor says too many of I the roses that bloom on feminine cheeks are transplanted from drug stores.—Chicago News. Those Who Have Tried It. will use no other. Defiance Cold Wa ter Starch has no equal in Quantity’ or Quality—16 ounces for 10 cents. Other brands contain only 12 ounces. This world would be far more dis mal than it is if the public found out about it every time anybody made h fool of himself. No chromos or cheap premiums, but a better quality and one-third more of Defiance Starch for the same price of other starches. Piso’s Cure for Consumption is an infallible medicine for coughs and colds.—X. W. SiAtUtL, Ocean Grove, N. J. Feb. 17,1900. You never know how much religion you have until some one treads on your best corn. A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES. Itching. Blind. Bleeding <>r Protruding Pile-*. Your druggist will refund money If PAZO OIN'TiLEN'T falls to cure you In 6 to il days. 50c. The Bible proves itself supernatural by its simple naturalness. DO YOU Gough DCNT DELAY r a k e; « n c> P s BALSAM T1L^ roat. Croup, mentis and It Corea Cold*, Coughs. Sore Thr Influeaza, Whooping Cough, Broncfe Asthma. A certain core tor Consumption in first stage*. and a sure relief in advanced stages. Urn atones. You will see the exoellaai effect after tahlag the first doae. Sold by Farewell, the ties are broken That linked them in rtie past, The parting words are spoken. Love’s sky looms overcast. The first mad. boyish passion Has spent its fierce delight— They loved in frantic fashion And part in foolish spite. Oh, Love, how may they sever The bond that held them twain? ’Tis hard to part forever. To quaff the cup of pain. But they must sup of sorrow And taste of bitter grief. How drear will dawn the morrow That brings them no relief. Their love had too much laughter. And not enough of tears; Remorse must follow after The love that laughs at fears. Your memory he will cherish. The fairest of his foes. Till Life itself shall perish. And Death his door disclose. We never can recapture Those joys of bygone years. That first fine godlike rapture Lies quenched in haunting fears. Who wins sweet Fame will lose her. Who loses her will gain. Though Fancy still pursues her, Her strenuous quest is vain. The fairness of the flower Bloomed richly in your face, For Beauty was your dower. The heirloom of your race. Gray eyes that shamed the morning. Charged with shy. pure disdain. Flushed with fine girlish scorning, As starshine drenched in rain. w Say. Rose, do you remember The day you sang his rhyme. As the nightingale in December, Your voice rang like a chime. No thrush's note rose sweeter. As your linnet's carol clear. With music's mournful meter. That thrilled the spellbound ear. Fate keyed their hearts together. Pitched to the self-same tune. But tickle as a feather. You changed with every moon. Sweet was the summer season When he and you first met. To love you was his treason. Then he is a traitor yeti Your lustrious eyes shone brighter Than stars that gem the Dawn, Your buoyant step was lighter Than soft tread of timorous fawn. Your rose-leaf face was fairer Than foam from wind-swept spray, Your beauty's rich and rarer Than blithe harbinger of May. Time's up for love and laughter. For soft t ows and bridal bliss, Remorse must follow after And chill sweet clinging kiss. They’ve had their share of pleasure. They’ve drained the sweets of life; Joy gave them heaping measure, Of Dove's keen lusty strife. Farewell, the farce is ended, The tawdry play is done. Love dies when undefended. Like some suppliant in the sun. We never can rekindle The tire on Fancy's -dirine. The smoldering rife will dwindle— That fire we deemed divine! JAMES E KIXSELLA. Registry Division. Chicago Postoffice. Soldiers of t he Czar It is a relief to turn from the Rus sian officer to the Russian soldier, says Thomas F. Millard in Scribner's. Ivan, poor fellow, with all his ignor ance and stupidity, is a man to love. His simple, kindly nature, unswerving loyalty to Czar and country who have done so little for him, unquestioning obedience to officers who take such little care for his welfare, never fail ing patience under reverses, unflinch ing courage in the presence of the en emy, generally uncomplaining attitude in misfortune and quiet endurance of poor food and excessive fatigue make him an almost heroic figure. Unaccustomed to what he would concider ordinary comforts, he does not miss them: knowing nothing bet ter, he is contented with his lot. Per haps it is his deeply religious nature that enables him to bear so well the hardships put upon him. He would rather enter battle without feed than without the blessing c? the regimental priest, whose picturesque flowing gown and long, uncombed hair are to be met even on the firing line. Many priests wear the £t. George cross, giv en only for gallantry under fire. As a soldier Ivan is fairly well drilled in ordinary marching evoiu- j ticus and ihe manual of arms, for • which he must thank his non-commis- ; sioned officers; but he apparently gets very little instruction in modern fight ing tactics. Entirely destitute of per sonal initiative, he is apt to become practically helpless if he loses his of ficers. He has a fairly good weapon, though inferior to the rifle used by the Japanese, but has been given little in struction how to use it. Target prac tice is expensive, and in an army the stee of Russia's the men get the mini mum. In this war it has been no ticeable that such infantry fire con trol as is displayed by the Russians is directed almost entirely by the non commissioned officers, and its efficien cy falls far below that of the Japan ese. The Russian soldier, too, is poorly supplied and clothed in comparison to those of most armies. His rations de pend largely upon his foraging ability. When the war began his clothing was j unsuitable for the requirements of modern conflict, but as time has gone by efforts are being made to remedy this. Prayer to Almighty one who rules the des tinies of sheep, cows, pigs, farmers, chickens and other live stock, place your ears near the ground and listen to our plea. Eternal and ever growing ones, who kill, kill, kill and chop and scrape and slash and can, who fry and boil and freeze at will: we pray that you con fine your boilings and freezings, your cannings and killing to the tribute we pour in, nor insist forever on human sacrifice. Let the blood you spill be the blood of beasts and not be the drippings from corn-husking fingers. All powerful ones, we do not ask to see your books, we do not question as to your rebates, your private cars, your methods of ruining small butch ers. We do not care what price you charge for beef, embalmed or fresh. We question not the ingredients of your croquettes, soups or tr males. But, oh. great ones, please let up on us. We pray you to call off the market-quoters who at your dictation tell us our stock when light is “hair fat” and would bring good prices if Officers Be the Packers heavy. Make them drop their call for "light handy cattle” when curs are heavy. Oh. rich ones, don't continue to steal our young heifers and our old bulls. Tell your menials in the yards, we pray you. that when they skin us. as they ever do, that our hides do not reach to the bone. Stop, we pray of you, the daily yawp of "lack of demand” when you. by cor ralling the whole works on land and sea and on lands beyond the sea, are the only demand. Say that you don't want our stock and we shall more greatly respect you. Oh, large, fat and prosperous ones, our prayer rises before daylight from a million farms; range men sing it in the teeth of the blizzard and in storms of alkali dust. It must be heard or we parish and with us your power to work more evil. We care not for the price you charge the consumer, we cannot afford to eat of your output. Charge him as much as you like, great peo ple. but divide, oh, divide a fraction of your spoils with us or we perish.— William Kent, Genoa, Neb. si in World Many things combine to make the American officer the best in the world, writes Thomas F. Millard in Scrib ner's. In the first place, there is a large and intelligent population to draw upon, an advantage, it is univer sally admitted, not equally enjoyed by any other great nation. Again, owing to the smallness of our army, the num ber of officers to be supplied; in pro portion to the total population, makes possible a care in selection and edu cation impracticable elsewhere. Con sider how a great majority of officers in the United States army are ob tained: Appointments to West Point are secured, as a rule, only after a competitive examination, in which a number of young men of good ability and character take part. The man thus selected goes to West Point, where he must pass a rigid physical examination before he is admitted. Then, owing to the exatcing nature tit the curriculum and the severity of the discipline, a large percentage of the candidates fail to complete the four years course. Those who do com plete it and obtain commissions must have attained a standard which other nations find it impossible, for a vari- J ety of reasons, to exact. That, even under our system, we have incompe- j tent officers simply proves that per- : fection has by no means been reached. ! and does not alter the fact that our army is better officered than any in the world. But take Russia, with her vast standing army of a inillicd and a quar ter men. exclusive of supplementary reserve organizations of even greater magnitude, a country where the | masses of the people have almost no i educational advantages, where the level of intelligence is undoubtedly lower than in any other great nation, and how is she to supply her army with competent officers, in our accep tation of the word? She simply can not. The United States government would find it equally impossible, with all our undisputed advantages, to equip an army of a million men with officers of the standard of those who , now command our little army. How Gypsies Sell Horses It is to be presumed that a day or so before there could have been found In a gypsy camp not far away a btoken-winded and weatherbeaten plug of a horse worth perhaps $30 in open market, says a writsr if. Outing. Then began such a grooming, clipping, polishing and doctoring as icrast rank among the arts. Mane and tail were miracles of braiding, intertwined with fresh straw and fetchingly beribbonefl. Into the crowded village was led a mettlesome and shining steed, care fully escorted, too valuable, forsooth, j to be put up for sale. After the horse was tied near a pop ular public house three of four rustics strolled up to the owner of the beast, who looked to be all “hayseed.” They looked the “bargain” over, shook their heads in disappointment that no dick ering was possible and drifted into the tap-room of the “pub.” Presently other farmers pricked up their ears and wanted to see the horse. And so it went on until the cleverly disguised gypsies who made up the original bunch of “rustics” had created a strong undercurrent of interest set ting toward the transformed "plug.” The first show of cash came from among these masquerading farmers, whose identity lurked only in the mid night eye and shifty glance with the true gypsy slant in the corner of it. And after hours of palaver over many mugs of beer it was one of these made-up Hodges who closed the deal, bought the horse and paid for it in os tentatious sovereigns. The genuine farmer, for whom »he bait was cast, could not withstand this evidence of a “rare bargain,” and was the mcge eager now that it had slipped out of hia grasp. Therefore it was not long before the “fake” buyer was offered a bonus of a pound to let go of his pur chase, held out for two and got it and **ri«haJ i» 1 on wings. H Rained. This fs how the junior reporter does it in Home of the country news papers: He was asked to write a paragraph mentioning the fact that it had recently rained, and this is what he let loose: “After many days of arid desiccation, the vapory captains marshaled their thundering hosts and poured out upon scorching humanity and the thoroughly incinerate vegeta rian a few inches of aqua pluvialis.” British Army Red Tape. A good idea of the extent to which red tape is carried by the British army is given by the following para graph from recent station orders at Aden: “Stationery—589. The G. C* C. sanctioned the purchase locally of a bottle of red ink under the financial powers granted to him in .V R. 1. (Army Regulations, India). Yol. Ill, Para. 6 (ii) and 7 (ii).” Facts About Mahogany. The United States is not a mahog any growing country, unless Cuba may now be said to be a part of the United States. It is a tropical wood. Its home is in Central America and in Cuba, Jamaica and Santo Domingo. These islands, says the Mississippi Valley Lumberman, give the smallest but heaviest and prettiest wood. Divers Get Mess of Sprats. While a diving bell seventeen feet in diameter was being lowered at the government harbor works, Dover, the other day, it passed through a shoal of sprats and a thousand of the fish were caught in the bell and carried down to the sea bottom, where the divers secured them. Tree That Should Pay Rent. Probably the most costly tree in the world is the plane tree which grows in Wood street, in the city of London. It occupies space which would bring in a rental of 51,250 per annum and this capitalized at thirty years’ purchase gives a value of 137,500. Pretty Custom Is Japanese. The custom of sending New Tear cards originally came from the mi kado's kingdom. More than one hun dred and fifty years ago the art of making and the custom of exchang ing beautifully illuminated little works of art became the fashion. Protection fcr Horses. California has a law against the docking of horses’ tails. The first ar rest under it has just been made in the person of a veterinary surgeon. He may be fined 5500 or imprisoned for six months. Painstaking Author The late Hans Hopfen was one of the few modern authors who made it a point of keeping his stories, poems and plays in his desk until he felt that he could not improve them any more. San Salvador Stamps. A postal curiosity is the fact that one of the smallest countries in the world. San Salvador, has Issued the enormous number of 405 different postage stamps. Mm. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. For children teethlntt. softens the fnircg, reduce* tty 4anm.»uoo, *ii*j» pain, cures wlnucolk.. toc*ooiua. A Madrid restaurant keeper has sued a woman for a meal. He swears that she ate and drank without ceas ing from 8 p. m. to 2 a. m. CITC permanently cared. Fo fit* or ofmewe aftee lllw ft rat due's ase of Dr. Kline's G>eat »rre Restor er. Send for FBEE 99.00 trial bottle and treatise* DA- IL B. Kim, Ltd., XU Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pity the boy who, at his birth, is sentenced to idleness for life. Superior quality and extra quantity must win. This is why Defiance Starch is taking the place of all others. Happiness is the harvest of help fulness. Miss Rose Peterson, Secretary w™, Parkdale Tennis Club, Chicago, from ex-j perience advises all young girls who have pains and sickness peculiar to their sex, to use Lydia E* Pinfeham's Vegetable Compound.] How many beautiful young girls develop into worn, listless and hopeless women, simply because sufficient attention has not been paid to their physical development. No woman is exempt from physical weakness and periodic pain, and young &irls just budding into woman hood should be carefully guided physically as well as morally. If yon know of any young lady who is sick, and needs motherly advice, ask her to write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass., who will ; give her advice free, from a source of knowledge which is un equalled in the country. Do not hesitate about stating details which one may not like to talk about, and which are essential for a full understanding of the case. — Miss Hannah E. Mershon, Col lings wood, N. J., says: “I thought I would write and tell von that, by following your kind advice, I feel like a new person. I was always thin and delicate, and so weak that I could hardly do anything. Menstruation was irregular. “I tried a bottle of your Vegetable Com pound aud began to feel better right away. I con tinued its use, and am now well and strong, and menstruate regularly. I cannot say enough for what your medicine did for me.” 1 How Hrs. Pinkham Helped! Fannie Kumpe. , “Dear Mbs. Pinkham: — I feel it is my duty to’ write and tell you of the benefit I have derived from your advice and the use of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The pains in my back and womb have all left me, and my menstrual trouble is corrected. I am very thankful for the good advice you gave me, and I shall recommend your medicine to all who suffer from female weakness.” — Miss Fanme Kumpe, 1922 Chester Sl, Little Rock, Ark. (Dec. 16,1900.) Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound will cure any woman in the land who suffers from womb troubles, inflamma tion of the ovaries, kidney troubles, nervous excitability, nervous prostration, and ail forms of woman’s special ills. pORFEiT we c*nnot forthwith produce the origin*] Vetters and signattirwsoff above teeuiuouial*, which will prove their absolute genuineness. / Lfdis E. PinkUaw Med. Co., Ljrna, Mm INCUBATORS. uif vuj iiLusi x in cubators are made by , Johnson, the Incubator Man. »• ho made SOJXsi be fore Inventing his OLD TRUSTY. Apmy-for-ltself hatch er. Forty days' free trial and a live year's guaran tee. For big free cata logue. 300 poultry Illus trations. address. m. m. junnson co.f Box O. T., Clay Center. Neb. _' ____ 9ooDrops i* ■ in lineral. ot Narcotic. tfoujk-ssMmmamR Stmt' A perfect Remedy for Cons tips Ron, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea Worms .Convulsions .Feverish ness and Loss of Sleep. Facsimile Signature of NEW VORK-, Al b nionlhs oid J) Dnsis - J^Cl MS EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. CASTOMA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Thirty Years CASTOMA Put your lin ger on our trade mark. Tell your dealer you want the best starch your money can buy. Insist on having the best, DEFIANCE. It is 16 ounces for 10 cents. No premiums, but one pound of the very best starch made. We put all our money in the starch. It needs no cooking. It is absolutely pure. It gives satisfaction or money back. UNITED STATES Importing Canadian wheat i now a fact. Get ft Free Homestead In Western Canada, or kef aomeof the beet wheat lands on the continent, and become a producer. The average yield of wheat this year will be about twenty bushel* to the acre. The «>ai and barley crop wtU also yield abundantly. Splendid climate, good school* and cburcbea, excellent marketing facilities. Apply for Information to Superintendent of IramW prat ion. Ottawa, Canada, or to authorized Caoadlaa Government Agent—W. V. Bennett, Sul New Torn Life Building, Omaha, Nebraska. Please say where you saw this advertisement. W. N. U. Omaha No. 3—1905, PUTNAM FADELESS DYES , , f*s‘er.”for* ,h*n *"5 **h*r $»•. Ow 10c package colon ailk, wool and cotton eauallj well and i* guaranteed to one perfect reoutt*. Aafc dealer or we will send post paid at 10c a package. Write tor tree booklet—How to Dye. Bleach and Mia Colon. MOJtHu* DMUu CO., Vnimm^uU, JfiaawwH When Answering Advertisements Kindly Mention This Paper. BEGGS* CHERRY GOUGH SYRUP curat coughs and colds. U M PTION