Mrs. Mittie Huffaker. DOC TROUBLES' RAILROAD. DUTY OF THE SWITCHMAN. SYMPTOMATIC OF SPRING. "Poverty Is no disgrace," said Uncle Eben, "but dat fact ain't a gqod ex cuse for de man dat . 'ud rather be broke dan to go to work." Washing ton Star. Likes Woolly West, Kscaxes from Car Managing the Intricate Syste ' Which Controls an Ele vated Tunetioa. When the Awfully Tired Man Hie and Avoids Capture for Long Tim. Him to the Water for Tussle with the Fish. i nasr- ';- . HAD GIVEN UP ALL HOPE. CONFINED TO HER BED WITH DYSPEPSIA, MI Owe My Life to Pe-ru-na" Says Mrs. Huffaker. , Mrs. Mittie Huffaker, E. R. No. 8, Columbia, Tenn., writes : "I was afflicted with dyspepsia for several year and at last was confined to my bed, unable to alt up. "We tried several different doctors without relief. "I had riven up all bona of any re' Net and waa almost dead when my husband bought me a bottle or He runa. "At first I could not notice any ben efit, but after talcing several bottles I Was cured sound and well. 'It Is to Peruna I owe my life to day. "I cheerfully recommend it to all .sufferers." Revised Formula. "For a number f years requests have come to me from a multitude of grateful friends, ' urging that Peruna be given a slight laxative quality. I have been experimenting with a laxa tive addition for quite a length of time, and now feel gratified to an nounce to the friends of Peruna that I have incorporated such a quality in the medicine whlcn, in my opinion, can only enhance its well-known bene ficial character. "3. B. Hartman, M. D." ' Needed Study. "De man who really gits de worst of curbstone argument," said Uncle Eben, "Is de one dat might have been doln' somethln' better wlf his time." Washington Star. LIMB RAW AS PIECE OF BEEF. Suffered for Three Tears with Itching- Humor Cruiser Newark TJ. S. N. Man Cured by Cuticura. ' "I suffered with humor for about three years off and on. I finally saw a doctor and he gave me remedies that did me no good, so I tried Cuticura when my limb below the knee to the ankle was as raw as a piece of beef. All I used was the Cuticura Soap and the Ointment. I bathed with Cuticura Soap every day, and used about six or seven boxes of Cuticura Ointment. I was thoroughly cured of the humor In three weeks, and haven't been at fected with It since. I use no other Soap than Cuticura now. H. J. Myers, TJ. S. N., V. S. S. Newark, New York, July 8, 1905." WAS WILLING TO "BITE." One In the Audience Who Had Never Heard of the Oreat Han in ; Question. At the recent annual meeting of the voters of Cape Elizabeth two names were presented for moderator, Henry S. Jorden and Clement E. Staples, Re publican and Citizen, respectively, says the Boston Herald. The orator who nominated Mr. Staples made mighty effort. "Who is Clement E Staples?" he cried, as he waved his arms like pump handles and strode back and forth on the platform. A deep and impressive silence followed. -Again waving his arms, he called in a voice of thunder: "Who Is Clement E. Staples?" The silence was more pronounced and the effect greater. The audience was visibly impressed. Be fore attempting to dwell upon the good qualities of his candidate, the speaker again proclaimed: "I say .who Is Clement E. Staples?" A small man in the rear of the hall stood on a chair and broke the silence by saying: "Waal. I'll bite. Who is he?" annoys ftXlfl n i mmtr a W . m t WJ" One bow-legged pup, with a lengthy pedigree and an adventurous spirit, has been the cause of more gray hairs to the baggage men, telegraph opera tors and station masters of the Union Pacific during the last three weeks than have ever been caused by their reflections upon past sins. The ani mal In question is a $1,000 prize Bos ton terrier, owned by Lynn Sutton ,of Seattle. Some three weelis ago he was placed In charge of Bob Schmalling, train baggage' master, and started on his way to the coast Being from Boston, His Barklets was intensely interested in everything which smacked of the wild and' woolly west, and when the train stopped at Cheyenne he sur veyed the town through the door of the car with every expression of ani mated pleasure. "How refreshingly picturesque," said he to himself. There Is nothing In Schopenhauer at all like it Were it not for these irk some bonds I really believe a tour of exploration would be productive of both pleasure and profit" Thus cogitating, he hastily chewed at the rope which bound him until it separated and gave him his liberty, whereupon he eluded the baggage man and joyfully departed to make his ac quaintance with the life of the fron tier. That started the trouble and the wires have been hot ever since. "Bulldog billed to Seattle got loose at Cheyenne," wired Schmalling to Denver. "Catch bulldog billed to Seattle," wired the local agent to the station master at Cheyenne. 'Bulldog billed to Seattle declines to be caught," was the reply. "Where Is my bulldog that was ship ped from Denver four days ago?" wired Mr. Sutton from Seattle to his friend, George Ady, local passenger agent of the Union Pacific. "Bulldog liked Cheyenne and got off there. Will try to convince him Seat tle Is a better town. Have patience," replied Mr. Ady. At Intervals the station master at Cheyenne reported by wire: "Have caught , bulldog," only to follow It a few hour3 later with "Bulldog chewed his rope and got away again," until the local baggage agent began to lose weight and talk In his sleep. Finally, in an unwary moment, the cause of all the trouble, allowed him self to be captured, fastened with a heavy piece of telephone wire and ship ped back to Denver. Here he arrived and was rebilled through to his mas ter, dirty, thin and tired, but still en thusiastic over the west. FREE COFFEE FOR THE MEN Bailway Employes of Baden Served with Hot Drink by the Companies. During thu last summer and winter the officials of the Baden railroads in augurated the practice of serving hot coffee to their employes at the expense of the management of the railroads or at the expense of the government The experiment has been attended with gratifying results. The consumption of alcoholic drinks has materially de creased as a result of the practice aad the efficiency of the workmen has in creased. It has been observed that the employes have performed their various duties more cheerfully aad have been more faithful in the dis charge of the same. This has been especially noticeable among the workmen in the various freight departments. The powers of endurance notably , Increased. There were also fewer accidents to the em ployes, as they had better command of their faculties. In consequence of '.he beneficial results from the -experiment the railroad officials have decided to serve hot nonalcoholic drinks to the employes on all the Baden- railroads during the present winter. The practice of serving hot colfee. tea and meat broth to the employes on the Prussian railroads has been in practice for some time in the freight department especially where the men are obliged to make long runs. On some lines hot and cold drinks are sold to employes at the reasonable price of two pfennigs (one-half cent) per por tion of coffee or tea or for a bottle of mineral water. On some of the lines in Germany the employes have been, forbidden to take any alcoholic drinks while on duty. In consequence of the Increased number of English and French speak ing tourists the railway employes in Bavaria, such as station masters, tick et collectors, guards ard porters, are obliged to learn English aad French in order to facilitate travel during the tourist season. Scnolarships are to be given to those who make the meet progress and the successful student will be sent at the expense of the rail way management for a holiday in England to complete his studies. Sheriff or Tramp. The town of Newport, Me., was at ene time the proud possessor of a county sheriff who was death on tramps. This man, whose name was George Cole, had the reputation of be ing the slackest for miles around in regard to dress. One night having heard that there were tramps about the railway station. Cole gathered up a few men and went to investigate. A freight car door was opened and Cole entered. He struck a match and discovered that the car contained about a dozen "weary ones." As he stood there holding the match a sleepy-eyed wanderer blinked up at him and remarked: "Youse'll have to go into the next car, pard; we're all full here." Boston Herald. High above the network of elevated tracks and switches at the Thirty sixth street junction station of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit lines, even above the roofs of the station sheds themselves, stands a small, steel con structed box house perched on the top of two tall iron pillars. The walla are pierced by so many windows of such unusual dimensions that at first glance It would appear that the walls are made entirely of glass. This house, says the New York Tribune, is the new electrical switch tower, from which the intricate system of switches controlling the main New York line, the two Junction lines run ning to Bay Ridge and Coney Island and the ladder tracks of both the new and the old train yards are operated by means of a costly electrical device. The interior of this tower offers a striking contrast to the old-fashioned type, where there was a double row of huge iron levers, to swing which the strength of two men was some times required. Here the small, con veniently placed electric levers can be turned with the strength of one fin ger. The switchboard occupies the center of the room, having been built in such a position that the operators standing before It have an uninter rupted view of both the Incoming and outgoing tracks of all the lines. On this switchboard the levers are ar ranged in a double row, one below the other, 36 In all. The handles of the bottom row are painted red and con trol the boards of the semaphores. The handles of the top row are paint ed blue and black and control the switches and tne switch locks. By this means, if a switch is to be turted. the operator first swings the upper lever, which throws and locks th switch itself, and then swings the lower lever, which drops one or the other of the semaphore boards as the case may be, thus giving the signal for the train to proceed on its way. Directly In front of the operators as they stand by the levers is an ex act reproduction in miniature of the tracks, switches and crossovers con tained In the ground plan of that sec tion of the road. In the miniature the tracks are represented by little brass strips, and the positions of the switches, semaphores and dwarf sig nals are painted and numbered on the background of the reproduction. The entire device is electrically connected with the switchboard. When the op erators, therefore, turn a switch on the regular tracks, the corresponding switch in the miniature turns also, so that the operators can see at a glance what has been the result of their ac tion, and if by any chance the mechan ism should have gone wrong they can take steps to rectify it Immediately. After 9:30 o'clock In the morning, or, in other words, when the morning rush hour has come to an end, ithe train dispatcher begins to reduce the amount of service on the road from six to three cars all around. These ex tra cars have to be cut out promptly and sidetracked at - either the Culver depot or at the yards of the Thirty sixth street station. Here they re main and undergo a careful inspection until the evening rush hour begins at shortly after four o'clock, when they are again taken out of the yards and impressed into the regular service to meet the Increased demand. GAUDY RAIMENT BARRED. Trainmen of Northern Pacific Not Allowed to Wear Colored Shirts or Shoes. On and after May 1, according to an order issued by the general superin tendent of the Northern Pacific , and approved by the general manager, pas senger and dining car conductors, ticket exchangers and collectors, pas senger brakemen, train porters, depot masters and agents will appear spick and -span in summer raiment, orna mented with gilt and silver buttons and braid. "No employe will be considered fully uniformed," says the order, "If he wears flannel shirt, colored linen or colored neckties. The shoes of all uniformed employes must be black and neatly polished." The uniform for passenger conduc tors will be single breast sack coat, single breast waist coat without col lar, of brown duck; trousers, the pre vailing style, with two side or top pock ets. The hip pockets and one watch pocket. The cap will be of black silk with double twisted eold cord, natent leather peak, the word "conductor" be ing embroidered in gold bullion In half-inch black letters straight across the front, with one small gilt button on each side. The dining-car conduc tors will wear white waistcoats. Brakemen and porters will not be required to wear waistcoats with sum' mer coats, and, according to the new regulation, the order applies to agents only so far as caps are concerned The agents' caps will be of black silk, with a double twisted silver cord and patent leather peak, with the word "agent" In a straight line across the front of the cap. The shoes of all uniformed employes must be black, and that means that red shoes are on the blink. And in another part of the circular it says no more colored neckties, which means also that embroidered glad things must be laid on the top shelf. Touching. "Could yer give a poor man a quar ter ter git a bite to eat?" "See here. fellow, you're the same man I gave a quarter to yesterday." ' "Say, boss, don't folks in your set eat . dinner every day Cleveland Leader. . . Tea, my dear; the man la very tired. . He has been working Awfully Hard for the Past Year. Now he will pro ceed to take a Rest He will rest, I said. To-morrow he WiU shoulder a Fishmgrod, lug a can of Worms in one hand and a basket of Lunch in the other and hie him self to the River for a Fishing Stunt Will that rest him? He thinks it will, and that Is Enough. Five days a week for the past year he has sat at a Desk three Hours In the forenoon and three hours In the afternoon, dictating letters and telling Other men what to do. This has been very strenuous, and he is Much Fatigued. So to-morrow he will tramp 'steen miles through mud and sand and brush, stand in the hot sun, drink river water, eat a Cold Lunch full of Ants and Bugs, and In the evening he will drag himself home, wondering all the way if he will ever Get There. In the morning he will arise as stiff as a poker and as sore as a gum boil, but he will be Rested. It was a day off from the strenuous business life, and that is Sufficient But it is Funny, isn't it, that a man can get Rest out of that sort of thing? No, he will not get any Fish. He will get Sunburn. MiJ-,, and Chiggers; but he will get no Fish. Deafness Cannot Be Cured ' br local application, as 'the? cannot reach the die eased portion of the ear. There Is only one way to cure deafness, and that Is by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube la inflamed you have a rumbling sound or im perfect bearing, and when It la entirely closed. Deaf ness Is the result, and unless the Inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to Its normal condi tion, bearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which Is nothing but an Inflamed condition of tbe mucous surfaces. 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For the druggist to offer you something he claims is "Just as good" is to insult your intelligence. Every ingredient entering into the world-famed "Golden Medical Discovery" has the unanimous approval and endorse ment oi tne leaamg medical authorities of all the several schools of nractice. No other medicine sold through druggists for uko purposes nas any sucn endorsement. The "Golden Medical Diacoverv" not only produces all the good effects to be obtained from the use of Golden Seal root, in all stomach, liver and bowel trouDies, as m dyspepsia, billiousness. con stipation, ulceration of stomach and bowels and kindred ailments, but the Golden Seal root used in its compound ing is greatly enhanced in its curative ac tion by other ingredients such as Stone root, Black Cherrybark, Bloodroot, Man drake root and chemically pure triple- renueu glycerine. "The Common Sense Medical Adviser is sent free in paper covers on receipt of 21 one-cent stamps to pay the cost of mail ing only. 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In consequence of frequent wetting of the feet, periods become painful and irregular, and frequently there are faint and dizzy spells, with loss of appetite, until life is a burden. All these symptoms point to a de rangement of the female organism which can be easily and promptly cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta ble Compound. Miss Abby F. iSarrows, JSelsonville. Athens Co., Ohio, tells what this great medicine did for her. She writes : Dear Mrs. Pinkham : "I feel it my duty to tell you the good T.vdia. E. Pinkham's Vegetable Comrxnmd and Blood Purifier have done for me. Before I took them I was very nervous, had dull headaches, pains in back, and periods were irregular, I had been to several doctors, and theyjiid me no good. "Your medicine has made me well and strong. I can do most any kind of work without complaint, and my periods are all right. "1 am in better health than I ever was, and I know it is all due to your remedies. 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