monthly suffering gives women
the same ? ° W hPlessthe ( ? ture appears , month after month
siege with menstrual pain !
Comparatively few women understand that excessive pain
indicates ill-health , or some
serious derangement of the
feminine organs.
A million women have been
helped by Mrs. Pinkham. Read
, _ what tv/o of them sav.
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.MRS. LIZZIE COLEMAN , of Wayland , N. Y. , writes :
DKAR MRS. PINKHAM For years I suffered with painful
menstruation and falling of womb. The bearing-down pains
m my back and hips were dreadful. I could not stand for
more tan five minutes at a time when menstruation be
an
But taanks to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vcge- '
table Compound , my sufferings are now
a thing of the past. I shall gladly
recommend . _ your medicines to all mv
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Mis. , C. D. MORRIS , 3 Louisburg E
Square. Boston * * * * * *
, Mass. , writes :
' DI\R MRS. PINKHAM I have
been using Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and it has
helped me wonderfully. I was
troubled with headache , backache
and that weak and tired
feeling. I
cannot say enough in praise of your
medicine for it has done me so much
good. I shall recommend it to all
my friends who suffer. "
Despondency is a dis
ease. Nervousness and
snappislmess come with
it.
Will power won't
overcome it. The femi
nine organs are
con
nected by nerves with
the brain and all parts
These organs must be healthy or the
All lew-spirited
or suffering women may write to Mrs. Pink-
ham at Lynn , Mass. , and
receive her advice free of
charge.
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ct i't of this notice and 14o postage I
AVe invite your trade nnd know when i
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A Skin of Beauty Is a Joy Forever.
r\i : T. ni.is GOUKAUH'S OIIIKNTAIJ
JJ ClttAH , Oit 3IAOIOA1. KEAtTlFlEJI.
Kemoves Ton. Pimples. Frcctles ,
Jloth 1-atches , Kiu-li , and Skin
aad every tik2uih on
bt-auty , and di-Iics
iletcciion. U lias
stood the test ol 13
years' , nnd is to
harmless V.P ta Jc it
to l e turc it is * pi cp-
, crly inttdo. Accept
no cbUiitcrfcit i > f
siniiinrnnnic. Ur. 1. .
A. Syr < - tsid to a
lady of the haul-ton
( a tuuient ) : "As you
ladies will 110 them ,
1 recommend 'Gour-
nurt'H Crtnm' as tlio
leabt Imrmfnl of all
pifpara- !
Fancy-Goods Dealer
FERD.T.nOPK . .vat Jones St. , N.Y.
Getting Next.
MS ; Ilubleigli I have always de
sired to live iu an atmosphere of art
: u ? < ! now sit last my hopes are to ue
Miss Wimlrig Oh , indeed ! I remem
ber , now , I heard some one pay the
oiit.-r day that yon were going to move
next door to a paint factory.
Prince Albert , Ssisk. .
August 17 , 1S9S.
William McCreary , Esq. , Immigration
Commissioner , Winnipeg , Man. :
Sir We , the undersigned delegates
from Kansas and Nebraska , U. S. A. ,
in reporting the results of our trip to
Dauphin , and subsequently to llegina ,
rriuce Albert and the middle fru -
katoliewan country , beg to say that our
tickets were limited to twenty-one
days , and as we had other large regions
to visit , we could only spend a short
time in the Dauphin country. We ex
amined , however , the principal culti
vated areas in the southern parts of
township 23 , range 19 , the great wheat
JieMs of Wishar Buchanan , Owen ,
Smiili , Ross , Sinclair , the Whitmores ,
Drinkwaters , etc. . and , subsequently ,
others to the north , and never , in our
experience , have we seen finer grain.
The whole country is watered by nu
merous streams flowing from the slopes
of Kiding Mountain , and excellent well
water is found everywhere , at from
nine to eighteen feel. Extensive for
ests of spruce and tamarack cover ihe
northern parts of the mountains , from
which timber is manufactured in Dau
phin and elsewhere , and sold at from
S12 a thousand at the mills. Wild hops
ami wild fruits arc abundant , and ripen
in the open air. Vegetation through
out is surprisingly luxuriant and , with
out hesitation , we would rank the
whole region among the best grain-
growing areas of the continent. The
output of wheat last yesir was about
7. > ,000 bushels , but this year it is esti
mated at over a million.
Westward lie the homestead lauds
which now , and when fresh surveys
are completed , will afford comfortable
homes to thousands of diligent fam
ilies. The great Gilbert Plains also
we were unable to visit , where grain-
growing has been conducted with the
best results for years , and which will
become a vast wheat field as soon as a
branch railway reaches there.
Settlement is speeding in all these
regions , reminding us indeed of the
eariy days in our own States ; and as
we have examined , since our visit to
Dauphin , a portion of the great coun
try lying south and east of Prince Al
bert we can readily' imagine the tide
of Immigration which will soon flow
into the Canadian West.
( RignerU
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Hall's Summit , Kan.
S. W. BENNETT ,
Hall's Summit , Kan.
S. F. BROOKS ,
Westphalia , Kan.
JOHN FLANNERY ,
Stuart , Neb.
BEDTIME.
Bone Tdcaa as to AVliat IsIfcs Best
.Retiring Hour.
A physician of courtly old-school
manners use < l to give prescriptions
marked respectively for early bedtime
and for late bedtime. A discussion
arose the other day as to what consM-
tuted early and what late beftime.
Some of the ladies maintained that 10
o'clock was the limit between the two ,
others thought that early bedtime last
ed until 11 , and a few who believed in
beauty sleep pleaded that early bed
time began at S and ended at 9:30 :
o'cjock.
So many people are engaged all day ,
and the dinner hour is necessarily , in
city life , deferred to so late an hour ,
the families do not break up from
their quiet evenings until after 10. So
ciety pushes its hours later and later ,
and the votaries of fashion come near
having no bedtime at all , snatching
their rest when they can between one
gay rout and another. The invalid and
the aged person and the child must per
force retire early. For those steady-
going persons who regulate their lives
by rule , and who habitually rise at an
early hour and breakfast punctually at
7 o'clock , 10 is certainly a good bedtime
hour. Brain workers would find their
account in seeking the repose of the
couch ind the darkened and silent
chaniber , with preferably opaque cur
tains 'to exclude the light of the room
and street lamp alike , at 10 o'clock.
A long sleep rests the mind as well
as the body , and prepares one for the
work of the next day , whatever it may
be. Far better than an opiate or a nar
cotic is the habit of seeking the pillow
at an early hour , and quietly lying still ,
with closed eyes and relaxed limbs ,
until sleep , gently wooeij , comes with
its healing touch and softly weaves its
spells of balm.
The good doctor probably meant by
early bedtime any hour between S and
9:30 : , and regarded the latter period as
between 9:30 : and midnight.
Growing children cannot too careful
ly be enjoined to get plenty of sleep.
The boy or girl who has lessons to
learn must waken early after a good
night's rest , and this is insured only by
punctuality in retiring. Eight o'clock
is a good bedtime for all young people
under 15 and should be insisted upon
by parents. Harper's Bazar.
Oldest Hotel in Europe.
The oldest hotel in Europe is the
Goldencs Kreuz ( Golden Cross ) at Re-
geusburg ( Ratisbon ) in Bavaria. King
Ferdinand I. halted at it on his way
to his coronation in 1531 , and no other
hotel in Europe possesses records of
such great antiquity as the Golden
Cross at Ratisbon docs , or can boast
of having had so many Royal visitors
as have enjoyed its hospitality. The
existing visitors' books , which date
from 1819 , contain the names of more
than five hundred imperial , royal and
princely personages. The room is
shown where , in 18G5 , the late Prince
Bismarck , at that time Prussian Pre
mier , slept when he came with his
sovereign to hold the conference which
was the last attempt to prevent war
between Austria and Prussia. The ne-
gotiat'ons ' were hold in the ' 'small hall"
of the hotel under the presidency of
King William of Prussia. The host
is equally proud of the autographs of
Schiller and other men of letters , which
he possesses. The author of ' 'Willielm
Tell" wrote 'the ' words "TJnd eine Hei-
math istles" ( "It is indeed a home" ) ,
in memory of his slay there , and no
landlord could wish for a better ad
vertisement.
Dickens and the Children.
Writing in the Century on Charles
Dickens' interest in the cause of edu
cation , James L. Hughes concludes his
article by saying :
He was the first great English stu
dent of Frocbel. He deals with nine
teen different schools in his books. lie
gives more attention to the training of
childhood than any other novelist , or
any other educator except Froebel. He
was one of the first Englishmen to de
mand national control of education ,
even in private schools , and the thor
ough training of all teachers. He ex
posed fourteen types of coercion , and
did more than any one else to lead
Christian men and women to treat chil
dren humanely. Every book he wrote
except two is rich in educational
thought. He took the most advanced
position on every phase of modern
educational thought , except manual
training. When he is thoroughly un
derstood he will be recognized as the
Froebel of England.
Over Three Score Decorations.
The most decorated man in Europe
probably is Count August of Eulen-
berg , the marshal of the German court ,
who has sixty-three decorations. This
record was not even equaled by the
late Prince Bismarck , who had only
fifty-four decorations. Count Yon
Moltke , another much-decorated man ,
had forty-four. Among living men Gen
eral Yon Hahnke comes after Count
August of Eulenberg , with a total of
fifty-two decorations. He is followed
by Prince Albrecht of Prussia , who has
forty-four.
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WHAT ALABASTINE JS.
Alabastlne Is the original and only durable
wall onatinc on thf market. It -entirely
. f.- t-a. f.o.i .1 I KaKuuiiuc preparations.
Alabastiue is made ready for use in white or
twelve beautiful tints by the addition of
cold water. It is put up In dry powdered
form , la five-pound packages , with full di
rections on every package. It takes the
place of scaling kalsomines , wall paper and
paint for walls. Alabastine can be used on
plaster , brick , wood or canvas and a child
ca brush it on.
"Every morning I have a
bad taste in my mouth ; my
tongue is coated ; my head
aches and I often feel dizzy.
I have no appetite for breakfast
and what food I eat distresses
me. I have a heavy feeling in
my stomach. I am getting so
weak that sometimes 1 tremble
and my nerves are all unstrung.
I am getting pale and thin. I
am as tired in the morning as
a ! night. "
What does your doctor say ?
"You are suffering from im
pure blood. "
V/hat is his remedy ?
You must not have consti
pated bowels if you expect the
Saroaparilla to do f bes.twork.
ButAyer's Pills cure constipa
tion.
tion.We
We have a book on Paleness
and Weakness which you may
have for the asking.
Write to cup Bocfops *
Perhaps you Tvould llko to consult
eminent physicians about your condi
tion. "Write us freely all the particulars
In your case. You will receive a prompt
reply.
Address , DR. J. C. ATER ,
Lowell , Mass.-
NOT MARRIED YET.
All Because the Young Man Did Not
Appreciate the Situation.
I rode np to a country store , where a
young girl stood ou the porch swinging
a sunbonnct and talking to a mountain
eer. I had left her in that position a
year before , and her father had told
me then his daughter and the moun
taineer would soon be married. Talking
to the father a few minutes later , I
asked :
"Is your daughter married yet ? "
"Xaiv , au * I don't reckon she will be. "
' Whai is the trouble ? I saAV her talk-
lug to her lover just now. "
"Yaas she don't do much else. Thct
fellor ain't no 'count. lie's ben courtin'
for three y'ar , an axed Sal ter marry
'in a y'ar ago. I toF him ter clean out ,
an' s'posed he'd 'lope with her. I tol'
Sal she could her my bes' hess ter run
away with , but he never did make no
propersition. I ain' goin' ter the ex
pense of no weddin' iixiu's , an' it looks
like he waif t goin' ter run off with her ,
so it jes' stau's thar. I ain't goiii' ter
her no home weddirf ; kain't afford no
sich nonsense ; an' I've hcd six gals run
off an' git married , and that feller don't
seem to hev no appreciation of the sit-
tywatiou. "
As I left the girl was still talking to
her lover , while the old man watched
-them from behind a tree. Washington
Star.
Fish with an Elastic Stomach.
The good old rule that a receptacle
must be larger than its contents finds
apparent refutation in the case of the
chiasmodon , a lish popularly known as
"the black swallower. " It is noted
for its voracity and for the enormous
distonsibility of its stomach , which
permits it to swallow fishes larger than
itself.
After the Cooling Process.
Don't cool off too quickly after being
in an overheated room. If you do , you
will need St. Jacobs Oil to cure Lum
bago , which sets in very often after the
cooling process. It relaxes the stiffened
muscles.
3Inrch Towai-il the Pole.
The distance from the farthest point
of polar discovery to the pole itself is
4GO miles.
Pleasant , Wholesome , Speedy. Three adjective * thnl
apply to Halo's Honey of Ilorehound nnd Tor.
I'ike's Toothache Drops Cure in one Minute.
New York's Bread.
Over S.000,000 loaves of bread are
cousuined daily in Greater New York.
WANTED. Cnseor had health that R-I-P-.VN-Sfrlll
not bf'iicflt. Send 5 cents to Ripnns Chemlca' Co. ,
Now York , for 10 samples nnd 1.000 testimonials.
Mrs. "Whitlow * * SOOTHING bxnop lor Children
cet'thin : eolti.-iis the cumx. reduces inflammation
allays pain.cures wind colic. .Scants a bottle.
All 1 am , or can be. I owe to my
angel mother. Abraham Lincoln.
WHAT "KALSOSVS1WES" ARE.
Kalsomines are cheap and temporary prep
arations , manufactured from whiting ,
chalks , clays , etc. They are stuck on the
walls with decaying animal glue. Alabas
tine is not a kalsomine. It is a rock-base
cement , which sets , and it hardens with age.
It can be re-coazcd and re-decorated without
having to wash and scrape off its old coats.
Beware of a large four-pound package of
light kalsomine , sold to dealers for four
pounds nnd offered to customers as a five-
pound package.
Universal Genius.
He Have you n-ul Kipi'ng's ' "De-
partim'ntJil Ditties ? "
Shi iou don't ineni : to tell me he
has taken up the department stores ?
What won't lie try next ? Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Without Knowing It.
While sitting in a draft , without
knowing it we may become s-ore and
stiff from cold. We feel soreness and
stiffness all gone after using St. Jacobs
Oil , hardly knowing when.
S. N. D. North , of New York , says he
was the first person to make a practical
business use of the typewriter. He
used it first in 1ST2.
In "Winter UBC Allen's Foot-Ease.
A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
During winter your feet feel uncomfort
able , nervous , and often cold and damp.
If you have perspiring , smarting feet or
tight shoes , try Allen's Foot-Ease. It
warms and rests the feet and makes
walking easy. Cures swollen and
sweating feet , blisters and callous spots.
Relieves corns and bunions of all pain
and is a certain cure for chilblains and
frost bites. Try it to-day. Sold by all
druggists and shoe stores for 20c. Trial
package mailed FREE. Address Allen
B. Olmsted. Le Roy. N. Y.
Mine. Janauschek , one of the old-
school actresses , always has a good
hearty supper. She has been seen eat
ing pigs' feet and cabbage with beer.
There Is more Catarrh In this section of the
country than all other diseases put together , and
until the last fc\vyears was supposed to bo in
curable. For a great many years doctors pro
nounced it a local disease , and prescribed local
remedies , and by constantly failing to cure with
local treatment , pronounced it incurable. Science
lias proven catarrh to bo a constitutional dis
ease , and therefore requires constitutional treat
ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure , manufactured by
F. J. Cheney & Co. , Toledo , Ohio , is the only con
stitutional cure on the market. It is taken in
ternally In doses from ten drops to a teaspoon-
ful. It acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. They offer ouo hundred
dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials. Address ,
F. J. CHENEY & CO. , Toledo , Ohio.
3 ? Sold by Druggists , 75c.
Don't think a woman will ever dis
cover that she is beautiful if she waits
until some other woman tells her.
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. All
drugcists refund the money if it fails to cure.
2oc. The genuine has L. 1 > Q. on each tablet.
Be calm in arguing , for fierceness
makes error a fault , and truth discour
tesy. Herbert.
Pico's Cure for Consumption is the best
of all cough cures. George W. Lotz , Fa-
bacher , La. , Aug. 2G. 1S95.
If we could neither laugh nor cry life
would not be worth living.
Society
Women
&nd.m fdCt.nearly all
women who undergo
& nervous strain , arc
compelled to regret
fully watch the grow
ing p&lloT oF their
cheeKs. the coming
wrinkles and thinness
that become more
istressing every day.
Every woman
knows that ill-health
is a Fatal enemy to
beauty and that deed
health gives to the
plainest Face an en
during attractiveness.
Pure blood and strong
nerves these are the
secret of health and
bsauty.
DT.Willi&ms * P nK
Pills For Pale People build up &nd poTify the. blood , and
strengthen the nerves. To the young owl they are invaJ-j-
able. to the mother they are a necessity , to the womtn
approaching FiFty they are the best remedy that scier.ee
has devised For this crisis of her lire.
Mrs. Jacob Weaver , of Bushncll , 111. , is fifty-six : years old. Sh says :
"I suffered for five or six years with the trouble that comes to women at
this time of life. I was much weakened , was unable , much of the time , to
do ray own work , and suffered beyond my power to describe. I was down
hearted and melancholy. Nothing seemed to do me any good. Then I
jnade up my mind to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People.
T bought the first box in March , 1897 , and was benefited from the start.
A box and a half cured me completely , and I am now rugged and strong. "
Buzhnell ( III. ) Record.
The genuine package alw&ys bc&rs the Full name At
all dru di'sts or sent pobtp&- on receipt oF price 50 *
per box by the uT.Willio.ms Medicine Co , Schengetfrdy.Ny.
And this ad. and we will send you this biff , new 1809
f-tyle , 310 Ib. high-prrade Beservoir Cool and "Wood
Cook Steve by freight C. O. I ) . , subject to exami
nation , examine It at your freight depoc end if found
perfectly satisfactory and the greatest stove bargain
you ever saw or heard of. pay the freight
agent OtJE SPECIAL PHICE , SI4.5O ,
less Sl.CO ecnt with order , or 313.SO and
freight chargon. Freight amounts to next to THE
iotniifT compared with whet you save in price.
Will ship this ctove cither from foundry at Keoknlc , ACME
la. , or Chicago , depending where you live and th < '
freight on the sto > o will average 81.25 for each 000
miles tom either point. IOWA
' 3 size No. 8 , oven Is 1319x11.
Jt is made from Tery
riff iron , in very latest full Kococo design , oven _ _ . _ - _ _
nearly uquare , has extra lar o flues , heavy covers , * % if „ ± , . Kt3 - ft af „ Write fi
heavy linings and grates , heat reflector , handsome nickel CTfeWn * * * * FreeSUn
plated ovenbhelf , heavytmliacdoTcndoor8handsomenickcl xrS2-.1 s3 -n Citaloc *
plated front , name plates , oven door panel ? , nickel towel rod , * > * * "
nickel tea pot holder. Osborn patent oven door kicker , mounted on larse handsome Rococo has ? , has eztn
larfre , deep , genuine Standish porcelain lined reservoir ; cemented oven top , swing feed. Extra "Wood Grat
Free. BO it can be instantly changed from a Coal Burner to a perfect "Wood Burner. " ° 7e iasuo a writtei
bindine gruaranteo with every stove : we truarantco it to reach you in perfect condition. "We can furnish an ;
parts-wanted in years to come. O3DERTO-DAY. DON'T DELAY. "Wewill lavoyou S1O.OO.
SEARS , ROEBUCK c : CO. ( inc. ) , CE-21GAGO , 5LL
CHURCHES AND SCHOOLHOUSES
The Interior walls of churches , schoolhouses -
houses and all public halls should never be
coated with anything but the durable and
pure Alabastine. So evident has this fact
become , that hundreds of tons are used an
nually for this work. The genuine Alabas
tine does not rub or scale off. It is cleaniy
during the long period of its usefulness. Ev
ery owner of a building should use it. Ask
your paint dealer or druggist for card of
tints , and write for free copy of our paper ,
Alabastine Kra. to Alabastine Co. , Grand ,
Kapid ? , Mich. I
Recommends PeBro = na to
All Catarrh Victims.
HON. H. M McCoRD.
Hon. Myron H. McCord , es-Governor
of Xew Mexico , in a letter to Dr. Hartman -
man , from Washington , D. C. , says :
Gentlemen At the suggestion of a
friend Iwas advised to use IViu-na for
catarrh , and after using one bottle I be
gan to feel better in every way. ] t helped
me in many respects. I wa.s troubled
with colds , coughs , sore throat , etc. . but
as soon as I had taken your medicine I
began to improve arid soon got well. I
take pleasure in recommending your great
remedy to all who are atlliet 'd with ca
tarrh. M. H. McCord.
Thousands of cases of chronic catarrh
have been cured by Pe-ru-na during the
past winter. In spite of changeable
weather , in spite of the natural setbacks
from catching cold , and confinement to
illy ventilated rooms , the grout catarrh
remedy Pe-ru-na has effected these
cures. But now spring is here. The days
are longer , the sun is warmer , nnd the
blizzard is gone for another yoar. This
presents a much more favorable- opportu
nity for the permanent cure of chionic ca
tarrh , especially old , stubborn cases. Now
is the time to begin treatment. Other
things being equal , one month's * Tieatment
in the spring is worth two months * treat
ment during the inclement waliier of
winter. Insist upon naving IV-rii-na.
There are no successful substitutes for
this remedy. Send to Dr. Hart man , Co
lumbus , Ohio , for a free catarrh book.
S. C. N. U.
"WRITING TO ADVERTISERS
WHEN
plcnae aiy yea saw ( lie atlvurUduiiient
la this payer.
REJECT THE "JUST AS GOOD. "
The dealer who tells you that he can sell
you the "same thing" as Alabastine or
"something just as good , " either is not post
ed or is trying to deceive you. In offering
something he has bought cheap and is trying
to sell on Alabastlne's demands , he may not
realize the danger to himself as well as to
you. Beware of all new substitutes. Deal
ers risk a suit for damages by selling and
consumers by using an infringement. Ala
bastine Co. own the right to make and sell
wall costings adapted to mix with eokf
water.