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The Commoner,
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JMPRIL 22, 1904.
DEAFNESS
CURED
A Device That is Scientific,
Simple, Direct, and Instantly
Restores Hearing in Even
The Oldest Person Com
fortable, Invisible and
Perfect Fitting
190 Pap Book Containing a His
tory of the Discovery ana Many
Hundred' Signed Testimonials
From all Parts of the World
-SENT FREE
Tlnoo you that the euro of deafness has at last
been solved by my invention.
Don't delay; write lor tho free book today and
address my nrmTho Wilson Ear Drum Co., 1749
Todd Building, fcoulsvllle, Ky U. a A.
JtHvwIliliil
Tho True Story of the Invention of Wilson's
Common Seme Ear Drums Told by Geo. li.
Wilson, the Investor.
I was deaf from Infancy. Eminent doctors, sur
geons and car specialists treated ma at great ex
pense and yel did mono good. Jttrlea all tho
artificial appliances that claimed to restoro
hearing, but they failed to benefit mo in the
least. I even went to thq best specialists In the
world, "but their efforts were unavailing.
My case was pronounced. incurable!
I grew desperate; my deafness tormented me.
Dally lyras becoming more olareclusefavoldlng
the companionship of people because of the an
noyance my deafness and sensitiveness caused
me. Finally I began to experiment on myself,
and after patient years of study, labor ana per
sonal expense, L porfected something that I
found took tho plnco of the natural -car drums,
and I called It Wilson's Common Sense Ear
Drum which I now wear day and night with
perfect comfort and do not even have to remove
them when washing. No one can tell I am
wearing them, as they do not show, and as they
give no discomfort whatever, I scarcely know
it myself.
With these drnms can now hear a whisper. I
join in Iho general conversation and hear every
thing going on around me. lean hear a ser
mon or lecture from any part of a large church
or hall. My general health is improved because
of the great change my Ear Drums havomado
in my life. My spirits are bright and cheerful.
I am a cured, changed man.
Since my fortunate discovery It is no longer
necessary for any deaf person to carry a trum
pet, a tube, or anv other Buch old-fashioned
makeshift. My Common Sense Ear Drum is'
cunt on tho strictest scientific principles, con
tains no metal, wires, or strings of any kind, and
is entirely new and up to date in all respects. It
Is so small that no one can see It when in posi
tion, yet ircollects all the sound waves ana fo
cuses them against tho drum head, causing you
to hear naturally and perfectly. It will do this
even when tho natural ear drums are partially
or entirely destroyed, perforated, scarred, re
laxed, or thickened. It fits any ear from child
hood to old age, malo or female, and aside from
tho fact that it docs not show, it never causes
the least irritation, and can be used with com
iort dayahd nightwithoutrcmovalforany cause.
With my device I can cure deafness in any pcr
Bon, no matter how acquired, whether from ca
tarrh, Scarlet fever, typhoid or brain fever, meas
les, whooping cough, gatherings in tho ear,
shocks from artillery, or through accidents. My
invention not only cures; but at once stops the
progress of deafness and all roaring and buzzing
noises. The greatest aural surgeons in tho world
recommend it, as woll as physicians of all
schools. It will do for you what no medicine or
medical skill on earth can do.
1 want to place my 190-page book on deafness
In the hands of evary deaf person In the world.
1 will gladly send It free to anyone whoso name
and address lean get. It describes and illus
trates Wilson's Common Sense Ear Drums and
contains bona fide letters from numerous users
in tho United 8tatoa, CanadaMexlco, England,
Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Australia, New Zeal
and, Tasmania, India, and the remotest Islands.
I have letters from people in every station in
life ministers, physicians. lawyersrraerchauts(
society ladies, etc. and toll tho truth about tho
benefits to be derivod from my wonderful llttlo
device. You will find the names of people in
your own town and state, many whose names
you know,and I am sure that all this will con-
internal feverish condition. Your
physician is your Lest source of in
formation. Kato F, "M. Your questions were
partly answered in tho Home Chats of
April 8. Under another heading will
be found other advice as to comfoit
able wear. Shirt-waists and a du&t-and-rain-proof
suit, I think will bo suf
ficient for" the -purpose. As your cli
mate is so different from ours, it will
be best to seek Information about tho
cyclamen from your southern florists.
1 do not think we set them out at all
here.
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I must ask our friemls to bo very
particular to write plainly their names
and addresses when sending for in
formation; some of them do not, and
I have to guess a lfttlo; then the let
ters come back" to me, or go to the
Dead Letter Office, and the friends
think I am careless of their wants.
In asking for addresses or questions
of a very personal Interest, it is best
always to send stamped, addressed
envelope, or at least give address very
plainly that you may be answered by
mail.
A Something Gone.
"I always dread a rainy day' said
my friend, the overworked mother of
several healthy, stirring children, "for
there seems no way of "keeping the
children indoors, but to let them dirty
up things. I have been picking up lit
ter and washing paste-pots and candy
pans all morning."
And somehow, her words stirred a
sharp touch of pain in my heart, for I,
too, had "washed paste-pots and candy-pans"
in the long ago perhaps as
impatiently as any other mother. So
I said, "Yes; I know it makes trou
ble; but you have the children with
you; and some day, you may wish you
had the candy-pans to wash." And
when I came back to my quiet home,
from which" the children are all gone,
tho pain grew larger and keener until
I felt that the silence and unbroken
order was almost more than I could
bear. The little restless boy whose
noise and stir was sometimes so wear
ing, is long since a man among men,
fighting life's battles not always vic
toriously afar from sheltering arms;
and when, now and then, he comes
back to the old home, he does not
bring the old, merry laugh, or the
whistled music, or the songs; but the
ence sparkling gray eyes are grave
r.nd wistful, and 'touches of pain and
sorrow have hushed the joyous chat
ter, and, there are hard, cruel lines
and scars on the thin face. The boy
is gone.
In separate cities of the dead lie the
blue eyes and the brown ones, and it
las been long, long since the boyish
voices grow still. The little, flower
faced daughter, too, has passed out of
our life, and today, just two old peo
ple face each other with folded hands.
There is nothing to do. And, some
how, we wish we had the candy-pans
and tho paste-pots to wash and put
away.
Dear mothers, take comfort with
the little ones now; do not grieve
overmuch if your floors are tracked by
little muddy shoes, or if little, sticky
fingers cling to your garments. Teach
them to help you, If you can; keep
them with you, whether it rains or
shines; give them of yourself, and let
them realize that you. love them;
what is a littered .floor In comparison
with their happy presence? It is so
short a time until the world will
crowd in between your heart and
theirs, for, whatever they may "be to
you, to them you will surely become a
memory and a sentiment. For the
world's worry will force them out of
your reach, andthe time will soon be
that you must stand alone, with tho
unbroken peace and silence all about
you. Do you reallzo what that will
mean to you?
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The Hardy Rose-Bed.
Hoses that have been taken from
tho garden, or are "field-grown" by
tho florist should bo transplanted as
soon' as tho ground is warm; nothing
is gained by too early planting. The
pot-grown stock should not be put out
until all danger of froBt and chill are
past It is bettor to pay a little more
for the field-grown, larger size, but if
one Is willing to wait for growth, or if
the choice is tea or ever-blooming va
rieties, small plants may answer.
wpaao up the soil to a depth oi eigh
teen inches, that tho roots may have
plenty of loose bottom space in which
to work; remove from the bed one
third of the original soil and replace
with the same bulk of well-rooted cow
manure, with which has been incor
porated some finely chopped sod
about half as much as of the manure;
spade this thoroughly into tho soil
left in the bed, and see that all lumps
or clods are well mashed. If the soil
is pasty, or two wet when worked, the
roses will not do so well; hence it Is
important that the ground must be
warm and friable when worked, to
insure good results. In setting out
the plants, Bpread out the roots as near
like they would grow as possible, and
do not neglect firming the soil about
tho base of the plant, treading well
with tho feet. It is best to set out
the pot-grown plants no earlier than
the middle of May, in the middle
states, and even later, further north.
Dr. Stoop's Rheumatic Curt
Coitx Nothing if K Fails
Aay Reseat per who wffers from XhetimatkHM '
wejeomelp this offer, iror years I Marched every
where to ted speclfto for JKaenmallm. jror wart
30 years I worked to tats ea. At Imk.In Or-masy,
S'.ch!ri,.rewr(le4' I 'own costly chemical,
last did not disappoint mo as other lihoutnatlo pre
scriptions had dlsappolatcd physicians everywhere.
1 do DO! tnciR that Ilr l.hnnn it b.itiu.iin i .... ...
.f?.?22TiJ5n.,u lnl flC8h .,B- " t ' Impossible.
Hut it will drive from tho blood the polsoa that causes
palp and swelling;, and then that la the cad of Iiheu
autism, l know tali so well that I will fHrnlsh-for a
full month my libeumatlc C uro oa trial. 1 cannot car
all cases within a month. It would be unreasonable
to expect that lJtit most ewes will yield wlthla as
days, 'i his trial treatment will convince you that Dr.
frhoop'j ltheumatle (. uro Is a power against l.houma
tn a potent forco against disease that Islrrrslsllble.
My offer Is mado to convlnco you of my faith. My
raltb is but tho outcomo of experlcnco of actual
know edge. I kkow what It can do. And 1 know tbla
so well that I will furnish my remedy on trial. Mtnply
write mo a postal for my book on Mioumatlim. Iwlll
then arrange with a druggist In your vicinity so that
you can soenre six bottles of Dr. t hoop's liheumatlo
euro to make tho test. You may tako It a full month
on. trial. If it succeeds the cost to you Is5WX If It
falls tho loss Is mlno and inlno alone. It wil bo left
entirely to you. I mean that exactly, I don't expect a
penny from ou.
Write mo and I will send you tho book. Try ray
remedy for a month. If itf alls tho loss Is mine.
AddroH Dr. Bhoop, Box 8515 liaclne, Wis.
Allld cases not chronlo are often cured by one or
two bottles. At all druggists.
keep it from gaping. Ladles' Homo
Journal.
For tho Sowing Room.
There are so many points in favor
of the gown of summer silk that for
summers past the silk gown has occu
pied a place distinctively its own.
It is. light jn weighty cool, durable,
comparatively inexpensive, and, with
care in selection, it may be mado to
answer the purpose of several gowns.
When the rising temperature has put
tho wool tailor suit out of the ques
tion, nothing takes Its place so well
as the useful gown of silk, and there
are numerous schemes and devices by
which this simple gown may be trans
formed into a very dressy affair.
The skirt and blouse suit of silk will
bo worn again this year; made up
with a skirt of instep length, and a
blouso without a lining, nothing can
exceed the coolness and comfort of
such a gown, and for it, the Louisines
and taffetas are now considered
smarter than the foulards. Skirts for
tho shirt-waist suit should be kept
quite simple, though they may be
made after a plaited, tupked one or
two piece circular model, or even af
ter the familiar five, seven or nine
gore shapings. A shepherd's plaid
taffeta is nice for the blouse suit, and
would be pretty If trimmed with pip
ings of scarlet, green or black, while
a plain taffeta would look well if
piped with Scotch plaid.
A dainty and very feminine acces
sory to a plain suit of the shirt-waist
character is a turn-over colfar and
cuff set of linen or sheerest white
lawn.
The revival of the styles of 1830 in
dicate full skirts; the fullness may be
given by a well-cut flare or be sup
plied by gathers In the -shirred or
smocked style, or by the use of the
still-fancied short vertical tucks about
the hips. Linen, brilliantlne, duck,
heavy cotton cheviot, and other like
goods will be used for skirting, but
principally linen because of its wash
ing and wearing qualities.
Always shrink the goods before
making up a skirt of washable mater
ial. For wash goods an easy-fitting
skirt near the belt, and one which is
well-flared below is the best. The
more seams a skirt has, the better it
will hang after It Is washed. Use sev
eral snap fastenings on the placket to
OfMsflpifloH Causis
Headache. Bad Blood and Urinary Trouble
Drake's Palmetto Wine cures in three day.
Free bottle sent oa request by Drake Formula
Company. Chicago.
World's Fair Wear,
Wo have quite a few Inquiries for
information on this subject, and from
various sections of tke country, so
that what will answer for one would
hardly do for all. Those who live to
the northward will find St. Louis wea
ther warm in proportion to distance.
fand may need to bring medium or
very light-weight clothing, according ,
to the time tho visit is intended to" ho
made; while those living to tho south
ward will find it just the opposite.
The climate of St. Louis Is variable,
and cannot always bo depended on,
though ordinarily, it is very pleasant.
It has been decided that the two-piece
suit of serviceable, wear-defying ma
terial, In combination with plenty of
shirt-waists, will answer the ordinary
needs, if one makes sight-seeing her
main object. It is best not to burden
one's self with much baggage, as the
cost of carriage will not bo a small
matter; then, too, St Louis is a "coal"
city, and there will be much dust and
rain, and crowds and jams, so that it
will be well to take such matters Into
consideration. Several inquire as to
"comfort gowns" to be worn Indoors
and at night. One lady has made up
some plain, neatly fitted house-wrappers
of dark material which she In
tends for slipping on when returning
to her room and wearing all night,
thus saving tho trouble of a night
gown and greatly lessening her
worry "in case of fire."
Let me beg of you, have easy fitting
shoes and stockings; not too large,
but well-broken and of comfortable
size. Do not bring new shoes if you
have tender feet. Mohair and dust- .
proof serge make serviceable under- .
skirts, as the dust can be shaken.. out
of them after the day's wear. What
ever you bring in tho way of cloth
ing, let it be as comfortable in fit and
as serviceable in material as possible,
for "doing the Exposition" will be
hard work at best. As to tho cost,
make up your mind to part with all
you can well spare, and thon, to tho
sum total add a few more dollars. The
exposition Is not being run "for the
fun of it," or for any one's "health."
You can get any accommodation you
want, but you must pay for it. Every-
ing will have a money value,
Senator Fryo has introduced a bill"
providing for the appointment of a '
committee whose duty it shall be to'
ascertain the most desirable legisla
tion for tho development of Amerl-
can merchant marine and commerce.
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