A KENTUCKY WOMAN How She Gained Fifteen Pounds in Weight and Became Well by Taking / Dr. Williams* Pink Pills. * "Women at forty, or thereabouts, have their future in their own bauds. There will be a change for the better or worse, for the better if the system is purified by • such a tonic as Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. Mrs. D. C. Wedding, of Hartford, Ky., writes as follows concerning the diffi culties which afflicted her: “ T was seriously ill and was confined to my bed for six or eight mouths in all, during two years. I had chills, fever, rheumatism. My stomach seemed al ways too full, my kidneys did not act freely, my liver was inactive, my heart beat was very weak and I had dizziness or swimming iu my head and nervous troubles. “I was under the treatment of several different physicians but they all failed to do me uny good. After suffering for two years 1 learned from nu Arkansas friend alsint the merits of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills and I decided that I would try them. The very first box I took made me feel better and when I had taken four boxes more I was en t irely well, weighed fifteen pounds more than when I began, resumed my household duties, and have since continued in the best of health. I have recommended Dr. Wil liams’ Pink Pills to many people on ac count of what they did furmc, and I feel that I cannot praise them too strongly.” Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills restored Mrs. Wedding to health because they actually make new blood and when the blood is in full vigor every function of the body is restored, because the blood carries to every organ, every muscle, every nerve, the necessary nourishment. Any woman who is interested iu the cure of Mrs. Wed ding will want our book, “Plain Talks tc Women,” which is free on request. All druggists sell Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, or they will be sent by mail post pairi, on receipt of price. 50 cents per liox, six boxes for $2.50, by the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, 2T.Y. s Offer Reward for Brigand. * The Russian government has offered a reward of 10,000 rubles for the cap ture, dead or alive, of Murad Kisilun, the famous Caucasus brigand. He is said to have killed over 300 Russian soldiers and policemen. How’s This? Vo offer One Hundred Dollar* Reward for any CAAe of Catarrh ih&t cannot be cured by Hall's L’ starrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo O. We. the undcrfljTned. have kn >wu F. J. Cheney for the last 15 year*, and believe him perfectly hon orable .n all bu«iae>«> tran-actlona and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. Walivng. Kinvas i Marvin. Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. O. Htl’.'g Catarrh Cure la taken internally, acting directly upon the blood end mucous surface* of the system. 1 entlmonlals sent free. Price 75 cent* pel battle. Sold hr all Druggists. Take Hail'a Family P:;;* fur constipation. Scorpions Cause Disaster. Scorpions were to a great extent re sponsible for the recent bursting of the Kamalapuram tank in India. There had been very heavy rains, but when an attempt was made to preserve the bank of the tank scorpi ons issued from crevices in the earth work in such numbers that the at tempt had to be abandoned. Over 3C laborers were stung.—Shanghai Mer cury. __ Starch, like everything else, is be ing constantly improved, the patent Starches put on the market 25 years ago are very different and inferior to those of the present day. In the lat est discovery—Defiance Starch—all in jurious chemicals are omitted, while the addition of another ingredient, in vented by us, gives to the Starch a strength and smoothness never ap proached by other brands. Water in Epidemics. The relation of water to germs and epidemics is a subject full of interest from the standpoint of public hygiene. In the "Revue Scientifique” Dr. Mal -nejac discusses the whole subject of the experiments which have been made from 1885 to the present day to test this question, and especially with respect to Eberth's bacillus, which is that of typhus. All that is known of this bacillus—its vitality, habits and reproduction—is dwelt upon, with the result of showing that it subsists long er than any other in sterilized water Dr. Malmejac's conclusion is that wa ter should be regarded as a true am bient for germs, and not as an acci dental channel, and, above all, that pathogeneous germs may live in water for a sufficient length of time to cause epidemics. BEGGAR WORE SILK HAT. Attire of Mendicant Surprised Vis itors in London. Tbo visitors from the country turn ing from a London railway terminus into the street on Saturday stopped to gaze aghast at a man standing in the gutter, "Look,” said one, nudging the other, “even the beggars wear ‘top pers' in London!” It was true in this case, at any rate. Here was a man of about five and thirty, dressed like a city clerk, in a good morning coat and trousers, sound boots, clean starched shirt and collar and a well fixed tie. He was crowned with a silk hat, well brushed and k. ironed. But there he was in the con ventional attitude of the curbstone merchant, one foot on the pavement, the other in the gutter. One hand held out for sale half a dozen boxes of matches, the other invited alms. A man keeps a nice little place in the country from the profits of his pitch on the pavement in the Strand, but his workaday clothes would not fetch as much as this man’s hat cost to iron.-—London Evening Standard. SALES5IEX WASTED. We want a live.active and thoroughly experienced salesman in this locality wiih sufficient m<*uey to buyoutrignt his tir^t nucth's supply of our Sin pllelty Low Pressure Hollow W Ire Gaso line Lit ti. A utility needed i n every store and home a u fully comp,';ng wuh insurance rules. To snch a man we will give exclusive sales right and gaarar* ee to refund money i t * oods n<»t sold i n flB days. Further parti cm arson request. The Standard tiHieu logbt Co-. MO K. Hals ted St. Chicago. 11L (Sets some curious letters Peculiar Missive* Received by Miss Beatrice Harraden. Miss Beatrice Harraden is the re cipient of many curious letters from unknown correspondents, a large pro portion of whom are men. Shortly after the appearance of the German edition of “Ships That Pass in the Night” she received a letter from a German officer thanking her lor the pleasure and stimulus he had derived from reading the book and assuring her that he “prayed for her every night.” He further described himself somewhat minutely. As recorded in the Grand Magazine, he was 4<> years of age. and belonged to a Prussian cavalry regiment. It then appears to have occurred to the gentleman that he was writing to a single lady with whom he had no personal acquaint ance, and. seized by the spirit of cau tion. he added the postscript: “This is not an offer of marriage!” Men may humble themselves in the dust to lady novelists, but not so the American woman, especially when she chances to be a writer herself. She counts it her due “to be even” at all risks Soon after the publication of "The Fowler” Miss Harraden re ceived a letter from a lady in the States whose name she had never before heard. The lady had, however, written a NEAR THE BREAKING POINT. Rupture of an Engagement Due to Error Barely Averted. The engagement between a wealthy Baltimore belle and an impecunious clubman of that city was at one time last winter perilously near the “break ; ing off" point, and all by reason of the unfortunate mistake of a florist’s as sistant of whom the young man had ordered flowers for his beloved. I It appears that the young fellow had hastily dispatched to the florist's establishment two cards, one bearing an order for roses to be sent to the young lady's address and the other in i tended to be attached to the flowers. What was the astonishment and in dignation of the beloved one when on taking the roses from their box she | found affixed the card bearing the i legend: "Roses. Do the best you can for $3."—Harper's Weekly. OBJECT OF MUSICIAN’S CARE. * Lowell Had No Idea He Was Thinking of His Collar. The late Charles Hod son, chief clerk ' of the American embassy in London, served under eight American minis ! ters—under Lowell, Welsh, Bayard, : Hay, and so on down. | "Mr. Hodson," said a New York im; INVENTOR OF NEW EMBALMING PROCESS. After patient research and experiment covering a period of several years. Prof. Giacinto Vetere, member of the faculty of the college of Naples and 1 one of the most eminent physicians in Italy, announces that he has discov 1 ered a process for embalming which, if all his assertions are carried out, will have a tremendous effect ui>on burial customs of the civilized world and will completely revolutionize the present methods of preserving the dead. By his process. Prof. Vetere asserts a dead body may be preserved as it looked in life indefinitely. The passage of time, far from deteriorating his i preparation, rather improves it, with the flexibility, mobility and softness of I the tissues retained. book and made the magnificent offer to send Miss Harraden a free copy on condition that the latter would send in return a copy of “The Fowl er.” There was to be no suggestion of favor in the matter. The great un known magnanimously added, “though I am aware that my book is larger and costs more than yours. I am pre pared to waive the difference in size and price!” Different Circulating Mediums. Among the earlier Chinese coins was one of porcelain about three-quar ters of an inch in diameter and a quarter of an inch thick, bearing the legend “Eternal Prosperity.” A very curious knife money was at one time used in the state of Tsi. It was of copper shaped like a bill hook, about seven inches long and fitted at the end with a ring. During periods of metal scarcity in China iron, lead, tin. baked earth, grain, silk and shells have been used as a circulating me dium. Motor Eye a New Disease. The motor eye is the latest develop ment that the medical profession has to deal with. It appears that contin ually rushing through the country on a motor car causes the eye to take a too rapid impression of the things it encounters and that this affects the mechanism of (he eye. Nature did not prepare us for the conditions of mod ern times, and while it is adapting it self to them many unforeseen circum stances occur. porter, "became an intimate friend of Lowell's during the poet's incum bency. He had all Lowell's books with autograph inscriptions and hf would narrate many stories of Low ell's quick wit. "At a dinner I once heard him say that Lowell was traveling on a Medi terranean steamer when a shabby oIq musician took out a fiddle in the eve ning after dinner and prepared tc make a few pennies by playing a tune or two. "A little American girl stood beside Mr. Lowell. Watching the musician she said: ‘“Why does he put a handkerchief under his chin like that when he 1 plays? Is he afraid of soiling his col lai ?' “ ‘No, my dear,’ said Mr. Lowell | 'He is afraid of soiling his violin.’ ” Great Postal Card Boom. Now that every country town has i its local souvenir postal card, the de mand on the government for one cent | stamps is enormous. Some of the local postmasters had prepared them i selves for the summer visitors, but an instance is recorded where the pur chase of 1,400 souvenir postal cards by visitors at a summer resort in New Hampshire cleaned the local office out of one cent stamps, and some of the postals had to wait until a new supply could be secured. Never before in the history of the department has the de mand for the smallest denomination of stamp been so great. COMMEMORATIVE OF THE PORTSMOUTH TREATY. Old Home of Indians. There is a cliff known as the home ; of the cliff dwellers on the banks of ; the Smoky Hill river, near Kanapo lis, Kan. It is a rising of about 60 to 80 feet sheer from the bottom lands of the river and about 100 feet back from the stream. The situation is said to have been the rendezvous of an old tribe of Indians, which is proved by the Indian characters on I the rocks. They are still clear cut I despite years of storms and winds, i At the base of the cliff are the lime- i stone caves washed out bv the waters j of long ago. These caves are used for various purposes, but the most inter esting use made of them is that one used for the district school. The schoolroom is 12x24 feet, with a high ceiling. The teacher’s desk is in one corner and the students’ desks are set in order on the hard dirt floor.—Chi cago Chronicle. Palace vs. Home. A man may build a palace, but he can never make of it a home. The spirituality and love of a woman alone can accomplish this.—Success. BABY’S TORTURING HUMOR. Ears Looked as If They Would Drop Off—Face Mass of Sores—Cured by Cuticura in Two Weeks for 75c." ‘1 feel It my duty to parents of other poor suffering babies to tell you what Cuticura has done for my little daughter. She broke out all over her body with a humor, and we used everything recommended, but without results. I called in three doc tors, they all claimed they could help her, but she continued to grow worse Her body was a mass of sores, and her little face was being eaten away; her ears looked as if they would drop off. Neighbors advised me to get Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and before I had used half of the cake of Soap and box of Ointment the sores had all healed, and my little one's face and body wei^ as clear as a new-born babe's. I would not be without it again if it cost five dol lars, instead of seventy-five cents. Mrs. George J. Steese, 701 Colburn St., Akron. Ohio.” When a widower marries a widow they arc both unselfish; neither of them thinks of No. 1. Lewis’ Single Binder straight 5c. Many smokers prefer them to 10c cigars. Your dealer or Lewis’ Factor)', Peoria, 111. To die for one's great ideas is glo rious—and easy. The horror is to outlive them. That is our worst cura bility.—John Oliver Hobbes. Wail of the Pessimist. Life is such a poor business that the strictest economy must be exercised in its good things.—Schopenhauer. Lady Minto’s Work in India. The countess of Minto, who did so much to extend the work of the Vic toria* Order of Nurses in Canada, has now undertaken a similar work in India, where her husband succeeded Lord Curzon as governor general. Important to Mothers. Ermine carefully every bottle of CASTOfflA. a safe and sure remedy for infants end children, and see that it Bears the Signature of Tn Use For Over 30 Years. The Kind You Have Always Bough: Died in Westminster Abbey. Henry IV. died in Westminster Ab bey in 1413. It is claimed ftSat from that time to this no life has ended there, except that of a minister named Shepherd, who dropped dead in the famous old sanctuary, just as he fin ished a speech, at a meeting recently held under the charmanship of the Dean of Westminster. A Desirable Animal. “Nussah." replied old Brother Bun kum. “Dar wa'nt no nigger festival uh-gwine on over in dat direction yis te’day atternoon. De repo’t come to us dat a cullud man's mule had done whirled in and kicked de cullud man’s yallah wife on de p'int o’ de chin, uh causin’ of de lady to bite off an inch and a half of her tongue. And—uck! —de puhsession yo’ seed was imposed of rnar’d culled men uh gwine over dar to price dat ’ar mule. Yassah!— dat’s what ’t wuz.”—Puck. Hindu Moon Lore. The full eclipse of the moon was ob served in Singapore on the night of August 4. According to the Hindus this eclipse Is the contact between the moon and another planet called Rahoo, but the masses believe that owing to the will of God. Rahoo, or the serpentlike planet, catches hold of the moon by its hideous mouth and re leases it after a short time. At the first contact the Hindus bathe principally in the sea and anxi ously await the release. After the contact they take another bath. Dur ing the interval they are not allowed even to drink a cup of water, as their belief is that all things in the world get polluted during the contact.—Sing apore Times. Bird Breding Islands. During the last year the Audubon Society of Louisiana has rented some 17 bird breeding islands. located in the waters of the gulf. Last year the islands were watched by two wardens, whose wages were paid by the na tional committee of Audubon societies, and although they were not wholly able to prevent trespassing and egg stealing nevertheless the results at tained were wellnigh marvellous. On their own and the neighboring islands of Breton reservation, owned by the federal government, by these simple preventive measures, there were hatched and raised all of 40,000 birds, composed of the following species: Common tern3, foresters, terns, royal terns, laughing gulls, black skimmers. —Country Life in America. RIGHT HOME. Doctor Recommends Postum from Personal Test. No one is better able to realize the injurious action of caffeine—the drug in coffee—on the heart, than the doc tor. When the doctor himself has been relieved by simply leaving off coffee and using Postum, he can refer with full conviction to his own case. A Mo. physician prescribes Postum for many of his patients because he was benefited by it. ‘He says: “1 wish to add my testimony in re gard to that excellent preparation— Postum. I have had functional or aervous heart trouble for over 15 years, and part of the time was unable to attend to my business. "I was a moderate user of coffee and lid not think drinking it hurt me. But bn stopping it and using Postum in stead, my heart has got all right, and l ascribe it to the change from coffee to Postum. “I am prescribing it now in cases of sickness, especially when coffee does not agree, or affects the heart, nerves or stomach. “When made right it has a much better flavor than coffee, and is a vital sustainer of the system. I shall con tinue to recommend it to our people, and I have my own case to refer to.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little book, “The Road to Wellville,” in pkgs. j “There's a reason.” CURED OF GRAVEL. Not a Single Stone Ha* Formed Since Using Doan’s Kidney Pills. J. D. Daughtrey. music publisher, of Suffolk. Va., says: “During two j or three years that I had kidney trou ble I passed about 2H: pounds of gravel and sandy sediment j in the urine. I haven't passed a stone since using Doan's Kidney Pills, however, and that was three years ago. I used to suffer the most acute agony during a gravel attack, and had the other usual symptoms of kidney trou ble—lassitude, headache, pain in the back, urinary disorders, rheumatic pain, etc. I have a box containing 14 gravel stones that I passed, but that is not one-quarter of the whole num ber. I consider Doan's Kidney Pills a fine kidney tonic.” Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y. Strange World Tour. A story is told In Paris of a titled painter’s pilgrimage. Ten years ago Viscomte Jacques de Gruart laid a wager of $60,000 that he and his bride, to be married in the day of departure, could make a tour of the world, living on the earnings of the vicomte's brush. There was no stipulation as to time. The pair have just reached Paris on their return, after successfully ac complishing their undertaking and winning their bet. They have trav ersed Euroupe, America, Africa and Australia, living on nothing but the meager profits of the vicomte’s brush. "Tips” Given by Monarchs. King Edward disburses a good deal of money in tips every year. Each visit to one of his subjects costs him from $1,000 to $3,000. At shooting parties the gamebeaters get *15 each and the gamekeepers $2a or $50 each. When he goes abroad he does still better. On the occasion of his recent visit to the kaiser he gave away near ly $10,000 in this way. When the czar visited England he left behind a check for $15,000 to be distributed among servants who attended him. Laundry work at home would be inucl> more satisfactory if the r:gh* Starch were used. In order to get the desired stiffness, it is usually neces sary to use so much starch that the beauty and fineness of the fabric is hidden behind a past? of varying thickness, which not only destroys the appearance, but also affects the wear ing quality of the goods. This troub’e can be entirely overcome by using De fiance Starch, as it can be applied much more thinly because of its great er strength than o’her makes. The Port of Hong-Kong. Hong-Kong is one of the most active shipping ports in the world, but it is not a market. It is a convenient point for the transfer of cargoes from or intended for the different ports of China. Japan. Korea, the Philippine islands. Siam and other parts of the east, but it is a small island, with a limited population, who produce noth ing and consume comparatively little but handle a great deal of trade in transit. Cheap Excursions South. On the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month the Big Four Ry. will sell ex cursion tickets to most ail points in Virginia, South Carolina. Tennessee. Alabama and Georgia at rate of one fare plus $2.00 with return limit 30 days. Liberal stopover privileges. Write I. P. Spining, General Northern Agent. Big Four Route, 23S Clark St., Chicago, for further information. Bernhardt’s First American Tour. Sarah Bernhardt made her Ameri can debut in "Adrienne Lecouvreur.” at Booth's theater. New York, Novem ber 8, 1880. Dresses, Cloaks, Ribbons, Suits, etc., ; can be made to look like new with PUT- ■ NAM FADELESS DYES. No muss. Occasionally the flr3t to propose a reform is the last to accept it. Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c cigar made of rich, mellow tobacco. Your dealer or Lewis’ Factory, Peoria, 111. Imitate Sw-ma, who laid np much secret merit—From the Chinese. Mr*. Winslow** Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens tde gums, reduces in- i finxn run uon *11**8 i«in, cur~es wind colic. 25c a bottle. ! About the dearest thing on earth In a cheap man. Defiance Starch—Never sticks to the iron—no blotches—no blisters, makes ironing easy and does not injure the goods. Don’t allow your dogs, your children or your troubles to trouble your neigh bors. Defiance Starch is the latest inven tion in that line and an improvement on all other makes; it is more eco nomical, does better wont, takes less time. Get it from any grocer. One Cause of Wrong. tVhat some men owe worries them much less than what they would like to owe. By following the directions, which are plainly printed on each package of Defiance Starch, Men’s Collars and Cuffs can be made just as stiff as de sired, with either gloss or domestic finish. Try it, 16 oz. for 10c, sold by all good grocers. Duse Refuses Jubilee. Eleanor Duse, the famous Italian actress, has posirively vetoed a plan to celebrate her jubilee as was done In England and France for Ellen Terry and Bernhardt. When the subject was broached to the signora she thanked her friends but declined the honor. She enjoys the distinction—almost unique in her profession—of shunning everything in the shape of publicity. As a general rule she also scorns the usual artifices of her sex on the stage tn the matter of paint and powder, ap pearing almost as nature made her, rapidly graying hair and all. 1ST JACOBS OIL | Penetrates to the Spot i ' Right on the dot. Price ;23c and 50c STAND FIRM "When you buy an £j OILED SUIT or SLICKER demand i. Its the easiest and l$r\ 'Sold everywhere 9 H»l« rjMOMi CO rc«eN>0 com. C95 nnn on FOR AGENTS. Pleasant (P^JjUUU.UU work among year friends, frequent sale*', large eom missions. and big prize* for ail. Address Dept. 16X. 11 E. 2#tb 8t.. K.Y Citj. 7J£SZS££il Thompson’s Eye Water W. N. U., OMAHA. NO. 40, 1906. Shirt Bosoms, and Cuffs LAUNDERED WITH Defiance Starch never crack nor be come brittle. They last twice as lone as those laundered with other starches and give the wear er much better satisfaction. If you want your husband, brother or son to look dressy, to feel comfortable and .o be thoroughly happy u se DEFIANCE STARCH in the laundry. It is sold by all good grocers at ioc a pack age—ib ounces. Inferior starches sell at the same price per package but con tain only 12 ounces. Note the difference. Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE STARCH. Insist on getting it and you will never use any other brand. LDefiance Starch Company, Omaha, Neb. ___ There are t\fo classes of remedies; those of known qual ity and which are permanently beneficial in effect, acting gently, in harmony with nature, when nature needs assist ance; and another class, composed of preparations of unknown, uncertain and inferior character, acting tempo rarily, bnt injuriously, as a result of forcing the natnral functions unnecessarily. One of the most exceptional of the remedies of known quality and excellence is the ever pleasant Syrnp of Figs, manufactured by the California Fig Syrnp Co- which represents the active orincinles of I plants, known to act most beneficially, in a pleasant syrup, in which the wholesome Californian bine figs are used to con tribute their rich, yet delicate, fruity flavor. It is the remedy of all remedies to sweeten and refresh and eieanse the system gently and naturally, and to assist one in overcoming consti pation and the many ills resulting therefrom. Its active priuei- I, pies and quality are known to physicians generally, and the A remedy has therefore met with their approval, as well as with II the.favor of many millions of well informed pe rsons who know $ 4 of their own personal knowledge and from actual experience fi I that it is a most excellent laxative 1 pmedv. We flirt Tint claim that 1* it will cnre all manner of ills, bnt recommend it for what it really 11 represents, a laxative remedy of known quality and excellence, l containing nothing of an objectionable or injurions character. There are two classes of purchasers; those who are informed as to the quality of what they buy and the reasons for the excellence of articles of exceptional merit, and who do not lack courage to go elsewhere when a dealer offers an imitation of any well known article; bat, unfortunately, there are some people who do not know, and who allow themselves to be imposed upon. They cannot expect its beneficial effects if they do not get the genuine remedy. To the credit of the druggists of the United States be it said that nearly all of them value their reputation for professional integrity and the good will of their customers too highly to offer imitations of the I Genuine—Syrup of Figs manufactured by the California Fig Syrnp Co., and in order to buy the genuine article and to get its beneficial effects, one has only to note, when purchasing, the full name of the Company— California Fig Syrnp Co.—plainly printed on the front of every package. Price, 50c. per bottle. One size only. j