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Believed Smallest Shetland Pony.
a . . A Blackburn England ( ) man owns a
; - . Shetland pony which Is believed 'to
t. "
00 the smallest In the United King
corn Four years old , fully grown ,
let black , with a long , shaggy coat , It
Is only twent.sev anti one . halt
Inches high , 01' ono.lmlf Inch short ot
seven hantls.
- " . ' Tobacco and Deafness.
Tobacco has been discovered to
pave a selective action upon the au
' , JI ; yTAY ; ! ' . . tUtory nerve. Moderation In the use
Jf the drug , and avoiding It altogether
where deafness has alreadY begun ,
or where there Is Ll family history of
such troubles , Is ndvlsable.
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y . . . An Englishman has erected n curls .
r I : . O\lS weather van on his house along-
llde the road near \Ycsterhnm It
depicts a motor car running over a.
, - . pedestrian , while al the arrow end
of the vane stands the avenger-a ho-
! Iceman with uplifted arm.
A statistician has arrived at the
conclusion that $25,000,000 Is spent
C'-- yearly .by the pUblic of London on
cabs. He also estimates that of that
great sum perhaps $7,500,000 represents -
sents tips and overcharges.
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At the government satlon Lulen , in
Sweden , experiments are being made
to secure varieties of plants not likely -
Iy to he Injured by fmst.
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One man's hypocrisy does nol ex
case another's indolence.
THE TRICKS.
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I" , Coffee Plays on Some.
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. / . .Y r z " It hardly pays to laugh before you
. ' , - . . . are certain of facts , for It Is some-
_ times humiliating to think of after-
" . . ards.
, ' : : . \Vhen I was a young girl I wa ; ; a
. . . . . . . - lover of coffee hut was sick so much
' " i : ! . the doctor told me to quit anti I did
r. ; flY : : but after my marriage my husband
: . - ' } begged me to drink It again as he
' : f' did not think it was the coffee caused
the troubles.
"So I commenced it again and continued .
tinued about G months until my stomach -
nch commenced acting bad and choking -
Ins as if I had swallowed something
the size of an egg. One doctor said
it was neuralgia and indigestion.
"OnEt day I todk ( a drive with my
husband three miles in the country
nnd I drank a cup of coffee for dinner.
" ' I thought sure I would die before I got
" back to town to n doctor. I was drawn
, , double in the buggy and when my
' " . - ' husband hitched the horse to get roe
. \ , , 'P' . out into the doctor's office , misery
. ' : ; ; l ( came up in my throat and seemed
to shut my breath off entirely then
left all in a flash and went to my
heart. The doctor pronounced it ner-
vous heart trouble and when I got
Homo 1 was so weak could not sit
up'
"My husband brought my supper to
my bedside with a nice cup of hot cof-
fee but I said : 'Talw that back , dear ,
I will never drink another cup of cof-
fee It you gave mc everything you are
, . worth , for it is just killing lI1e. ' He
and the others laughed at me and
' ' said :
fem. !
f7i' l : : " ' , " . . . " 'Tho idea or coffee killing any-
, , . . . 7 body'
F " -'VeIl ' ' ' else
'Well , I said , 'It is nothing
w ; ' . . but coffee that is doing it. '
: " ' . . "In the grocer one day my hus-
'i ' ; - . band was persuaded to buy a box ot
: it. " . ' . , Postum which he brought home and
'r ' ( y I made it for dinner and wo both
, / " : ' . thought Bow good It was but said
1 , . , t" ; ' : nothing to the hired men and they
' : , , . ) ; f . , : -
" - thought they had drunk coffee until
: we laughed and told them. Well wo
kept on with Postum and it was not
long before the color came back to
my cheeks and I got stout and felt
as good as I ever did in my life. I
have no moro stomach trouble and I
know I owe It all to Postum in place
at coffee.
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, , : : : "Mr : husband has gained good health
; . : ' on Postum , as well as baby anti I , and
' w. . . . . ' . ( / ; ' we all think nothing is too good to say
about it. " Name given by Postum
Co. , Battle Creek , Mich. .
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No Fun.
Wade Parleer-Wcll , my boy , how .
do you like Clc\'eland by this time ?
Q. A. Kerclt -DII't like \ It.
\Vado Parltcr-\Vhy , whllt's the
matter ?
Q. A. Kcrcily-It's the ollly town I
ever saw where a fellow doesn't get
any satisfaction out of passing Cana
than money. Everybody here would
just as soon take It as not.-Clcvelalld
Leader
Hot Time In the Old Church.
Well , sub , " said Brother ! Dickey ,
"my whole congregation pulled thou'
de blizzard wid fl 'ln' colors '
flyin' ; en you
know why ? "
"No ; you tell it. "
"I got liP a revival meelln' . en
preached 'bout de hot hereafter 'twel
de snow molted , en de Icicle ! ' ! run In !
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rivers from de housetop -Atlanta I
Constitution.
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The Cheerful Idiot
"Yes , " said the Checl'ful Idiot , "
"therc is one social chasm that po
lIteness cannot bridge. " s
" \Vhat , for instance ? " asked tll"
Tired CItizen , in the hope that the
Idiot was threatened with a lucid in-
te'rva1.
"Sarcasm , " replied the Cheerful
Idiot , laughing ghoulishly.-DaIUmore
American.
Dream Field Too Broad.
"IIa ve you ever studied the 11he.
I\omena of dreams ? " said one scien-
t.Ist.
"Some , " answered the other.
"Havo you any theory as to what
causes them"
"No. The flelll Is too broad. They
may bo caused hy anything from a
bad conscience to Welsh rarebit"
Literally So.
"Ah , " sighed the jUdge as Ill
yawned and lEaned hack In his chair
after the twenty-fifth divorce case had
been disposed of In one morning ,
"these are trying times ! "
"Indeed they are , " agreed an attorney -
torney as he looked at his watch , "and
we have time to try just one more be.
fore the clock strikes 12. "
Must Have Them.
"What with measles , croup and all
that , " remarked the family man , "chill-
dren are a great care , but they're
great blessings , too. "
'They are so , " replied the stranger.
"I don't know how we should get
along without them. "
"Ah , you'ro a family man , too ! "
"No ; a physician. "
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His OpportunIty.
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r. . . }
He-When shall I ask your father ?
Sho-\Vell , to.nlght ! would ho 1\ good
time. I saw him put on his house
slippers just before you came
Not Sufficiently Exclusive.
Mrs , Manning-I never expect to
he happy until I get to heaven.
1\11' Manning-From all I can gather -
or , society will not bo very select
tbere Really , dear , I don't think
'ou'll feel at home there.- oston
Transcript.
YELLOW CRUST ON DAISY
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Would Crack Open and Scab Causing
Terrible itching-Cured by
Cut icura.
"Our baby hind a yellow crust on his
head which I could not keep away.
When I thought I had succcedCll in
getting his head clear , It would start
again by the crown of his head , crack
and scale , and cause terrible Itching
I then got Cuticura Soap and Ointment .
ment , washing the scalp with the soap
and then applying the Ointment. A
few treatments made a complete cure.
I have advised a number or mothers
to use Cutlcur1l , when I have been
asked about the same ailment or their
babies. 1\11'8. John Doyce , Pine Bush ,
N. Y. "
Longest Straight Railway.
The longest straight piece or railway .
way line In the worlll is from Nyngan
to l\Iourko , In New South Wules This
railway runs 136 miles on a level In
a perfectly straight line.
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
with I.OCAI AI'I'IICATIONS.u they cannot reach
the coat of the dl e. ' ' ' , Catarrh 'A ' a blood or coustl ,
tutlonal dl'caI'e , I.nd In order to cure It you natal take
Intermit remedlM l1all's Catarrh Cure h taken In'
tenla11) , IInrl acts dirrctly au the blood and mucous
Sllrrl\Ce l1all' Catarrh Cure I. not a Quack mcdl '
cille It WaR prescribed by ono IIf hc best lhy.I'lahl
In ! this for ' ' " and I. ' ' , - . ,
n country yenta II regular -Ncrl\ltlon
It IA 1.111111'000,1 IIf the boat IlInlrs known , cotnbined
with the best blood pllrlllol'1l , acting : dirrctly 011 the
IIInounl surface The perfect 'uIIIblllllllulI or the
two ingredients : ' what produces such wonderful ro ,
cults In curing eatllflb Fend for 'elllllllln' ' , free
1".1 ClmNF.Y & CO"l'rllpa" , TOledo , 0
Hold by T1nllKIAta ! , price 7 ! ' > c.
Take I1all's Fatally 1'1II.ler constipation.
It is stated that not one bride was
over twenty. two years old In the 34G-
590 marriages In .Japan last year.
bother Gmy' , Sweet Powders , for Chlhlren.
Successfully used by Mother Gray , nurse
In the Children's Home in New York , cure
Constipation , Feverishness , Dad Stomach ,
Teething Disorders , move and regulate the
Bowels and Destroy \Vorma. Over 30,000
testimonials. At all druggists : , 25c. Sample :
FREE Address A.S.OlmstedLoRoyN.Y.
A kind word Is a golden key l that
opens the hearts of the sad and the
wearr.-Ethel Pa'ne.
Unlike the human being , the horse
with the biggest "lmll" does the most
of the IHllllng
WOMJlN NEEDS I
For the relief and cure oC tile many del-
icate intricate and obstinate ailments
igecufiar to her sex , a remedy carefully
devised and adapted tu her delicnt
organization hy UII ( 'xperiencl'd and
skIlled ph1sician. Such a remedy i6
Dr. Pierce Favorite l'rl'scriplion.
The trealment oCllIII1Y thou8alHls oC
those chronic weaknesses ! and dislress-
ing ailments peculiar t.o females , at the
Invalids' lIotel and Surgical institute ,
Buffalo , N. Y. , has afforded a vast experience -
perence ; in nicely adapting and thor-
oughly testing remedies for the cure of
woman's peculiar lIIaladieH.
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
the outgrowth , or result , of this great
and valuable experience. Thousands
of testimonials received Cram patient !
and from physicians who have tested it
in the more aggravated and obstinate !
cases which had haf\led \ their skill ,
prove it to be a superior remedy for the
relief and cure oC suffering women. It
is not recolllmended us a cure-all , "
but as a most perfect specific for WOIII-
an's peculiar ailmen
As a powerful invigorating tonic , it
imparts strength to the w\Ole : system !
and to the womb and its appendages in
part.icular. For over-worked , " worn-
out , " debilitated teachers ! , milliner ! ,
dressmakers , sl'umstreses ! , "Eliot-
" ' mothers -
girls , house-lweplt'S , nursing l-
ers , and feeble women generally , " Favorite -
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earthly boon , being unequaled as an
appetizing cordial and restorative tonic.
As a soothing and strengthening
nervillo , " Favorite Prescription is
unequaled and is invaluable allaying
and subduing nervous excitability , irritability -
tability , nervous exhaustion I nervous
prostration , neuralgia , hysteria , spasms ,
chorea , or St. Vitus's dance , and other
distressing , nervous symptoms ! com-
monly attendant upon functional and
organic disease oC the womb. It induces -
duces refreshing sleep and relieves
mental anxiety and crondency
,
Every ] hOllseli l'lleshollll1 know
that If they will IIIIY Del1nl\l'e Colts
Wutel' Stared for laundry use I hey
will 8a \ ' 0lot only limo , because It
hover slleles to the iron , hut IIN'allsn /
each pnclcnge CO\ltahlB 16 O7.-one full
.
IIOItIHI-whllo all other Cold \Vatcl-
Starches are trot III in : } hound I\t'lt ) : +
ages , and the price Is the Hamo , 10
eents. 'l'lwn 11/-11111 / ; hecllIIBo Dona\lce
Starch Is free front t nil injurious chem ,
teals , If your grocer tries to soil you
a 12-oz . package It , Is because he has
a stock Oil hand which ho wishes ! ' ! to
dispose of before ho puts In DolIl\nl'o.
Uo knows that Defiance Starch hits
printed on every package ill largo lo\ \
tern anti figures " 16 07.s. " Denu\I\(1 ( Defiance .
fiance and save much time lull money
and the nnnoynnce of the iron sUcle
Ing. Defiance never sticks ,
Covetcous Engineers.
The civil engineer often wisher
with 1\ High that ! ho were really neon )
arch of nil that ho HI\I'\'oys.-SomClI
\'l11e Journal. _
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M . . N . . . . . lN59 . . tOtI A tlt6 +
iI i Y J
iI d , TRADE
I q , , MAfIK.
For Cupboard Corner
St. Jacobs Oil
.
Slrahhl : , strong , sure , Is the best
household remedy for
Rheumatism
Neuralgia Sprains
Lumbago Bruises
Backache Soreness
Sciatica Stiffness .
Price , 25c. and 50c.
. ssse . N . . stl esc . Ntio . t . I . . . .
A prospective mother cannot begin
too early to look after her own health
and physical condition This is sure
to be I'ellectd ( in ! the 1)111) ) . ' Any Wl'lIk-
I\'S8 or nervous depreHsion , or lack of
vigor , 011 the lIIothel"s part should 1 b'o
overcolllo early during the expectant
lime hy the use oC Dr. Pierce's 'uvorito }
Prescription , which promotes the per-
fect health unit strength oC the organ-
ism slecially ) ! concerned /IIotherhood. .
It snakes the cOlllillg oC baby absolutely -
lutl'ly safe arid eongparati \ 'ely free from
pain ; renders the mother strong and
cheerful , and trallHlllil healthy consti-
hltional vigor t.o the child.
IHL H V. P"molt , Buffalo , N. Y. :
lwr SHOllie / cluh 'I'nl'K nllO , after the
btrth ut our fll'St haby , I was loft Ina weak ,
I'UIl-tlOWII COIIIUUUII and it "oumcd my ' s
wore baIIS ! UlIsll'lIl1 nJcI not suiTor much
pain hint Ioolhvo , t MIITI'Id o'ur'thillIhRt
anyone could : bulTm' with nervousness. Lito
tnl.et ' ' 14) ! , I doctored with gcxxl
was a ! > I'I' 5 lillie ) ( ( ) a )
'ti ' , ) ' slciau bl'vorul years hut obtained 110 10-
Hot. Then I 10)1 allllost all kinds ot patent
nwdldnes , and allllu nil the old "tra h"
that CIUllO 111'011I111 1 got 110 rid it' ! , hut grew
worse all limo tlmo. t'lnl1ll chanced 10 ! : ol.
hold of ono of ycnr valllJlhlcls and ! thOlllht I
would write to ) ' 01\ , I WIL In fear that you
would write that there coulll ho nu cure . hut .
I'roltY3'i my joy . when I l'ccllvoll ! your
answer ! that J I'IIU/lt / be CUTl'd I took one bot-
110 ut ) )1' , I'lon'o's I.'a'orllo Prescription ! , two
of Golden Medical Dlseovcry" J amid tour vials
ot Dr. Plorcu's Pleasant 1'1lIet ! J am never
without those lItllu "I'ellet-s" III the hou o.
J am also cured of thou , terrible headaches
I would advisor ! all sufferers to 10 ' to Doctor
fierce of gtuifalo N y" for I'cllot. J don't
thlllk they wilt ho dlsapix > Intcd. J do not
know how to thank you enough ! for all time
good your lJIeclll'ho has ! Bono fur nm.
\II'S. ! ' 1' . g , lIuYAlY.r. .
roG WlntMJr ! Avenue , Elmtra. N. Y.
All women should rend Dr Pierce's
lIouRI\lHI-pfl t illustrated hook , " ' 1'llo
People's Common Sense Medical Ad-
v imr. " It contains more clear and
comprehensive advice on medical subjects .
I jects titan any other hook ever pub-
IiEhei A IHlper-hound copy sent free
for twenty-one me-cent stamps to pay
the cost of 1/IuiliJ/g / only. Or clothbound -
bound for thirty-one etal'1'B.
