Do not think for a single moment that consumption will ever strihe you a sudden blow. It does not come that way. It creeps its way along. First , you think it is a little cold ; nothing but a little hack ing cough ; then a little loss in weight : then a harder cough ; then the fever and the night sweats. The suddenness comes when you havL a hemorrhage. Better stop the disease while it is yet creeping. You can do it with You first notice that you cough less. The pressure'on the chest is lifted. That feeling of suffocation is removed. A cure is hastened byplacingone of Dr. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Plaster over the Chest. A 2oc'r It is on the Diseases of the Throat and Lungs. Vfrfio . * frosJy * If yf : i ! .ivo fuiy complaint whatever mid des re the best medical ndvlce you can IIQJn'y receive , write the doctor freely , "i 1.1 will receive a prompt reply , without < - < . , r. Address. D ! . ' C. AVER. Lowell , Mass. Excursion Rates to Western Cinidi : nnd particulars as to how to secure 160 acres of the best W boat- growing land ( in the Continent , can 1) " secured on appli cation toUioSnperiutend. > nt of Immigration , Ot- tawii. i : ini : < l : lli nndersijined. Specially con ducted i'xcms will UaviSt. . Paul , Minn. , on thlirst iind t ! r 1 Wediu'sdnys in each month , and specially Ion r iii-s on all linesof railway reaching St. I'anfarc ! unquoted for excursion leaving on April otli for 11 .uitoba. Assinilioia , Saskatchewan nnd Alberta \.ldress X. Harlholoaiew. 306 Fifth St , DfsMo-n . lou-u ; Agent for the Government of Canid.i. An Excellent Combination. The plen unt method and beneficial effects of the well known remedy , SYRUP OF FIGS , manufactured by the CALIFOHNIA FIG SYRUP Co. , illustrate the value of obtaining1 the liquid laxa tive principles of plants known to be medicinally lasative and presenting1 them in the form most refreshing to the taste and acceptable to the system. It is the one perfect strengthening laxative tive- , cleansing the system effectually , dispelling colds , headaches and fevers gently yet promptly and enabling one to overcome habitual constipation per manently. Its perfect freedom from every objectionable quality and sub stance , and its acting on the kidneys , liver and bowels , without weakening or irritating them , make it the ideal laxative. In the process of manufacturing1 figs are used , as they are pleasant to the taste , but the medicinal qualities of the remedy are obtained from senna and other aromatic plants , by a method known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co. only. In order to get its beneficial effects and to avoid imitations , please remember the full name of the Company printed on the front of every package. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO , SAN FRANCISCO , CAL. LOUISVILLE , KY. NEW YORK , N. T. For sale by all Druggists. Price 50c. per bottle , STHMA POPHAM'S ASTHMA SPECIFIC Gl es relict In FITS minutes. Sender or a FUEE trial package. Sold by Druggists. One uoz sent postpaid jn receipt of 91.00. Sir boi * 8S.OO. irfdress THOS. POriJlH. PHILi. , IM. .Result of Hnrcl Practice. "They sy Faderewski practiced so liard at the piano during the past six months iliat ho paralyzed two of his lingers. " ' ' . There's liv- That's nothing. a girl - jug in the fhit below us who paralyzes everybody in the block when she prac- ict's. " _ Uoa't Mind the Weather. There is one thing that does not mind the weather , and that is rheuma tism ; aud one thing that does not niind rheumatism is St. Jacobs Oil , as it goes to work upon Jt and cures right off. Ilartl Luck. " Well , how are y - with that fun < i . . . saving sonic time ago foi i . .4) to the Paris Expo- Sition ? " "I've had 1 1 luck with It. I had $1.40 laid away , J : my wife happened to Hud it one di : ; just before a man with a newly C2 egg-beater came > ground. " AGUINALDO'S YOUTH. ITe WCB Precocious and nncl Learned a Lot of Aguinaldo was .111 apt scholar. ITo was precocious , Hko the Malay ; ambi tious , like the Caucasian , and ho had a .memory like that of the Chinaman the greatest memory possessed by mail. At the age of seven lie was the equal of most half-breed boys of twelve , and at ten he was menially the superior of most of the Tugals : iud half-breeds of the district. Whan he was fourteen or fifteen he was enrolled in the medical department of the Pontifical University of Manila , undrr Profs. Nalda and JJuitrago. He was a bright student , but nothing is known of his college career. Shortly after this time he committed what is ; an unpardonable sin , both secular and religious , in the Philippines by joining the Masonic order. Masonry was a pro hibited thing in the Philippines under Spanish rule , and any man joining the order might under , an ancient law be tortured and executed. About this time ( in 1S8S ) lie had some trouble with the authorities and went to Hong Kong , where there was a fair-sized colony of Philippine exiles and also of Filipinos who had crossed the China sea in busi- ne-s enterprises. Here lie obtained his first knowledge of the great world out side of the narrow Spanish civilization in which he had been brought up. He | attended the drills and parades of the British garrisons , frequented the gun shons on Queen's road , purchased fire arms for his own use , and in every way tried , to increase his fund of practical knowledge. According to report , he crossed over into Kowloon and served a shorr rime in the Chinese army , and there , finding that nothing more could be learned from the corrupt mandarins who oflicered the troops , but never drill ed them , he obtained his discharge and joined the crew of a Chinese warship which had some European instructors. He met the late Captain McGifliu , and is s-iid to have served under him several months. Whether these rumors be true or not , one thing is clear during his j sfiy in Hong Kong and that neighbor hood he gained a wide knowledge of wj.rfare. both military and naval , and Y ( : : d many works upon strategy and the campaigns of Bonaparte , Wellington , Von Moltke and Grant , and there are nr.merous photographs in existence in that city of him in both soldier and sailor uniforms. During the past year iu lias surprised many new acquaint ances with his knowledge and accurate opinions upon the famous battles and generals of Europe and America during tiie present century. Review of lie- views. Sinking thn Mercedes. According to Lieutenant Tejeiro , second end in command of the naval force of the province of Santiago do Cuba , in an account written by him of the bat tle of Santiago , recently published , the Itcina Mercedes was sunk by its own trow This'was done in order to close the mouth of the harbor , which had been left open by the removal of six torpedoes. All the wounded and the valuable papers and instruments were removed from the doomed ship to the steamer Mejico. The Mercedes left the harbor at 11:30 : o'clock on the night of July 4. She was instantly discovered by the American ilcot which began a terrific fire , "Xev- eitheless , " says the author , "the ship went down at the designated place. I'll fortunately a shot from the enemy severed one of her anchor chains and she swung around to one side , leaving the port opeu and making her sacrifice a use-less one. However , the sinking of the Mercedes prevented her from fall ing into the liauds of the enemy. " History's Cinderella. Cinderella is not entirely the product of fiction. The Princess Ithodopis , of Egypt , was the first Cinderella. Sao nas bathing in the Nile , and a bird , which Strabo calls an eagle , flying past picked up one of her slippers , or san dals , fiew away with it , and dropped it en the lap of Prince Psammeticus , who was holding a Court of Justice in Mem phis. He was so struck by the dainty manufacture and small size of the san dal that , being then in search of a bride , he at once vowed that he would only wed the maiden whose foot fitted the sandal. There were two elder daughters of the first marriage who greatly envied her good fortune and here we have all the essentials of the story. Lord Beaconsfield married for money , but though his wife was fifteen years older than himself , the union , which lasted thirty years , was a very happy one. She was his confidante , ad viser and helpmeet , and the hours he spent with her in retirement were the happiest of his life. Probably the great est joy he .ever had was when he was able to decorate her with a peerage. In the dedication to her of "Sybil" he affectionately and gratefully describes her as "the most severe of critics , but a perfect wife. " MBS. COOPER. The Most Famous Sculptress in the World , Entirely Cured by Pe-ru-na. MRS. M.C. COOPER. Mrs. M. C. Cooper , of the Royal Acad emy of Arts , London , England , is un doubtedly oue of the greatest living sculptors. She has modeled busts of half the nobility of England , and Is now , in Washington making busts of distiu- , guished Americans. Mrs. Cooper has just completed a bust of Mrs. Belva Lockwood , which is uow iu the Cor- coraii Art Gallery. Iluskin , the great artist , placed Mrs. Cooper as one of the greatest sculptors and painters of this century. Mrs. Cooper is an ardent friend of Pe-ru-na , and iu a letter dated January 20 , written from Washington , says the following : "I take pleasure in recommending Pe-ru-na for catarrh and la grippe. I have suffered for mouths , and after the use of one bottle of Pc-ru- na I am entirely well. " Mrs. M. C. Cooper. Send for a free book on catarrh en titled "Health and Beauty. " This book is written especially for women , aud will be found to be of great value to every woman. Address Dr. Hartman , Columbus , Ohio. "Farmers and Land Seekers. " For cheap vild lands'and choice Improved farms , within30 miles of Iowa , on crop payments and easy terms , call on THOMAS K. sniK , Windom. Minn. Write him for line map of Min nesota and list of lands ; sent free. The AKC. of an Oyster. He who wishes may find out the ex act age of an oyster , though he has not QIC telltale evidence in teeth. The lines in the groove of the hinge of the shell tell the whole story , each line repre senting a year. An oyster is of age at four years ; that is , he is old enough to vote , take care of a family , aud go to market Going to market is a disas trous undertaking , for a 4-year-old oys ter is particularly palatable. By this it must not be supposed that after an oyster has passed the four-layer period and has five , six , or even ten wrinkles ou his shell he is a back number. In deed , there are records of oysters being eaten just after celebrating their thir tieth birthday , and in most cases they formed a delicious meal. Thirty is an unusual age for an oyster to attain , be cause few are given an opportunity to live so long. If left to enjoy life in his - > wn way , it is quite probable that the vsler would become an octogenarian ,1 even centenarian. Captain Coehrane on his last trip to Fulton market brought in an oyster found on his beds that is believed to be at least 35 years old. Fishing Gazette. Peace Costs Bijj Money. It is estimated that since the days of the Trojan war 110 fewer tliau 1,200,000,000 men have been sacrificed on the altar of the god of Avar. If it were possible to gather together these millions of war's victims into one ghastly army they would form a col umn , twenty-seven abreast , long enough to clasp the earth at the equa tor , with a residue of ten similar col umns stretching from London across Europe to Naples. If this file W2re to pass a salutiug point at the rate of one every second , night as well as day , the last "shade" would only become yhnble in the autumn of 193G. Two and a half million men fell in European battlefields during the first half of this century alone ; and this slaughter cost Europe the colossal sum of $0,830,000,000. Each victim cost $2- 640 to kill. A calculation as careful as is possible places the total cost of Avar during the last 3,000 years tit the ap palling sum of $000,000,000,000. All the countries of Europe are spending on their armies and navies at the rate of nearly $50 a second , or the almost -Incredible sum of $4,000,000 a day. day.The The Confederate badge which Presi dent McKinley Avore at Macon , Ga. , has made it so popular that the organiza tion Avhich issued it has been over whelmed with requests for duplicates. It has been promptly copyrighted , and several hundred are now being turned out daily. Darinjj Deeds of Modern Surgery. In a recent address before a London medical association Dr. L. A. Weather- ly , a prominent physician , said that if a surgeon of sixty years ago could wake from his everlasting sleep in this world and find himself in one of the modern operating theaters of a med ical Institution he would rub his eyes and stare with utter amazement at the daring deeds of the modern surgeon : that "he Avould see the patient brought in already unconscious of what was about to be done ; he would note the scrupulous cleanliness which antisep tic surgery has taught us in all the sur roundings of the room , the appliances of the operating surgeon and bis assist ant ; he would , perhaps , see the abdo men opened and its contents handled with the most perfect confidence , and this or that operation , never dreamed of in his day as being even possible without instant death , brought to a successful termination. And we- fer ment would be justifiable. " ) r. "Weatherly thought the fault with the modern young operator in surgery Avas that he was a little too prone lo use his knife as a means of diagnosis , without giving his powers of observation a chance to arrive at a right conclusion. The address of the distinguished phy sician has attracted Avide attention. Leslie's Weekly. $1OO Reward , $ IOO. The readers of this paper will bo pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to euro in all its stages , and that is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the mcl- ical fraternity. Catarrli being a constitutional disease , requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrli Cure is taken internally , acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system , thereby destroying the foundation of the disease , and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they oiler One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address , F. J. CHUNKY & CO. , Toledo , 0. by Druggists , 75c. . . Arizona's Petrified. Wood. Some of the petrified Avood found in Arizona , it is said , is so hard that steel tools will not work it , the petrifications being only three degrees less in hard ness than the diamond. Oh , That Delicious Coffee ! Costs but Ic. per Ib. to grow. Salzer has the seed. German Coffee Berry , pkg. l6c. ; Java Coffee pkg. 15c. Salzer's New American Chicory 15c. Cut this out aud send 15c. for any of above packages or send 30c. and get all 3 pkgs. and great Catalogue free to JOHN A. SALZElt SEED CO. . La Grosse. Wis. ( c. u. ) Always Beliiml. ' What's the matter ? I hear that you are going lo withdraAV from our club. " "Yes , I can't afford to run the risk of being ostracized by society for re maining a member of an organization that has never had a cake Avalk. " \Vbile You Sleep. Do not have too much air blowing through your room at night , or Neural gia may creep upon you Avhile you sleep. But if it conies , use St. Jacobs Oil ; it warms , soothes and cures. A Prolific Youn ? ? Mother. A little son was born into a family near Sabattus , Me. , recently , being the tAvelfth child of a mother only 35 ot 3G years old , the eldest of the family being but IS years old. Heaviest Anchors Kvcr Made. Eight and a half tons is the weight of each of the anchors of the Cunard liner Campaniavliich were tested to bear a strain of 120 tons. The weight of the cables and anchors together for that vessel was 10r tons. These anchors are the heaviest ever made. Shake Into Your Shoes. Allen's Foot-Ease , : i powder for the feet. It cures painlul.swo.lejisinaitiig feet nn l instantly takes t iC sting out of corns and bunions , it's the greatest comfort discov ery of the age. Allen's Knot-Ease makes tiilht-litting or new shoes fe ! easy. It is a , certain euro for sweating , < allous and hot. tired , aching feet Tryitto-ffriy. Hod ; by all druggists and shoe &tores. I > v mail for iJ5c , in stamps. Trial package. KREE. Address , Al.en b. Ohu&tcU , L Ki.y , N. Y. A Confidential Kxp'.anation. Ilardrocks Why do 3-011 call your two sons Alpha and Omega ? Bullion Because they have nevei been able , so far. to make cuds meet. To Cure a Colrt In One Day Take Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. All drugaists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. U. Q. on each tablet. As many as 111,000,000 bottles of champagne are stored in the vaults of French producers. They represent q , cost price of $50.000.000. PERFECT womanhood depends on perfect health. Nature's rarest gifts of physical beauty vanish before pain. Sweet dispositions turn morbid and fretful. The possessions that win good hus bands and keep their love should be guard- T edby Avomen every moment of their lives. The greatest menace to woman's per manent happiness in life is the suffering that comes from derangement of the feminine organs. Many thousands of women have realized this too late to save their beauty , barely in time to save their lives. Many other thousands have availed of the generous in vitation of Mrs. Pinkham to counsel all suffering women free of charge. MRS. H. J. GARRETSON , Bound Brook , N. J. , writes : "DEAR MRS. PINKHAM I have been tak ing Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with the best results and can say from my heart that your medicines are \vonderful. My physician called my trouble chronic inflammation of the left ovary. For years I suffered very much , but thanks to Mrs. a Pinkhams Vegetable Compound - | - pound and kind advice , I ( ' * * * am today a Avell wo man. I Avould say to all suffering women , take Lydia E. Pinkham's medicine and your suf- erings will vanish. " MRS. MAGGIE PHIL- LIPPE , of Ladoga , Iiid. , writes : DEAR MRS. PINK- HAM For four years I suffered from tilcera- tion of the Avomb. I became so weak I could not Avalk across the room without help. After giving up all hopes of recovery , I was advised to use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound and Avrotc for special information. I began to improve from the first bottle , and am now fully restored to health. " WILL MAIL SAMPLE BOTTLE ON RECEIPT OF 25c FOR CENTURY-WOW CURE ! Unsolicited Testimonials and Sworn Affidavits Offered to Prove Every Assertion " 5 DROPS" Scores Marvelous Triumphs ; Breaks Its Own Record. What T. M. Dulce , Lemon , 1IIs . , Hn lo M T nboiit " 5 SWANSON RHEUMATIC CUUE Co. , CincAno ; Donr Sirs I uill say to jon nml the rest of the tvorld that it has been rnanv years since 1 have boon able to do a day's work until this spriu * . ' . I commenced taking " 5 li < UlJCj " in December last , and I now feel like a iew : man. 1 have had the Rheumatism ever since I was 5 years old. I am now 60 jears old and cured. Yours "ratefully. I. "M. DUK K. June 20 , 1698. Lemon. Miss. Cured by " 5 DROPS" After Phyufclun * nn.l All Medicine. Fall. X RHEUMATIC CUKE Co. , CHICAGO : Gentlemen This is to certify that "si DKOI'S" cured my wife of n , very severe case of Rheumatism. I had used various liniments and patent rn > di- cines. and had the best physicians . in West Texas on her case , all . with no effect She grew uor-e all ' ' - one side , the arm , ! - , but it is a fact and if any ' ' ' ' Ood-'acnt'rc'mc'dy let them write me , inclosing self-addressed stamped envelope , and I will nro\e it. Gratefully , JOHN OLIVKIi. June 21 , 1S98. lluckabay , Te.\as. Jf you have no' sufficient confluence , after reading these letters to rend for one Inrco bottle for * 1. 00. wlilctJ will Mircly cure 1OI1 , UiL-n Fencl tor a 2C > * licit : . which contains enough medicine to more than satisfy you of Us wonderfu. run properties. Prepaid by mail or express. This wonderful curative sivei n'u - . , . Instant relief and I : i permanent cure for KIicumutli.ni. Solution , Xcnralslu , ly in. pnlu , KucLnclie , Aotluiin. lliy I'cver. Catarrh , Sloeylc * ne * , NCT\OII - lie * * , > ervou nnd jVeurnlelc Jlrudnolicx. Heart WeaLnes * . Toothache , Kur- nclic. Croup , J.u Grippe , Mnlarlu , Crceplnc Aumbncn * , UronchitN and Kindled diseases. " 5 DROPS" is tlie namn nnd do-e. Large bottle ( BOO dour * ) Al.OO , prepaid by ma-l or express ; three bottles 42.50 ; iiinple i5c. So'd only l > y us and our agents. Agents app'iiutei in ( TRADE : BHEUMATIC CORE "A Good Tale Will Bear Telling Twice. " Use Sapolio ! a B aJ OO a This Signature is on every box of LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE TABLETS , Accept no substitute represented to lie "just as good , " SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS IN Druggists refund the THE AND UNITED CANADA. STATES GRIP CURE DOES CURE ! if it fails PRICE to 25 cure. CENTS money St. Jacobs Oil cure * St. Jacobs Oil " Xeun\l ht St. Jacobs Oil it St. Jacoha Oil it Sciaticv St. Jacobs Oil itn Sprum * . St. Jacobs Oil n St. Jacobs Oil n St. Jucob-i Oil < St. Jacobs Oil it St. Jacob. LM1 .1 Tfipt-vpu'rir Charity. Mrs. Ilciipyquc So you did nn act of charity to-day to commcMiinratu the tenth anniversary of our wedding ? Mr. Henpequc Yes ; one of my clerks wanted a rise of salary so thai he could get married , and I refused him. I believe ray prompt use of PJHO'H Cure prevented quick consumption. Mrs. Lu- t-y Walluco. Maniuctto. Kan. . D ' - . 12 , ' 95. x with the Mouth Shut. A physician declares that people who sleep with their mouths shut live long est. _ _ .11 r * . VI inflows SooTiimo rytour lor Cbildrvu .rethine : KOI tens tlio iriiniK. reaucca tnflanira.ntiou. laj i-ain. euros wind colic. & cents a bctilo. WANTKIX-Ciiceofbadhf-alihilialR-I P'A H not bi-ncflt. Sftitl 5 cents to Rlpaita Ctioir.lcal Co. . New York , for I0san : > l > snni1 l.OUMrstlmonJala. True blessedness consisted ! In a good life and a happy death. Solon. FARIV3 , Salur's Sttis are Warranted to Produce. T , .Mahloo Luthtr. Ea t Troy , ! ' . . attcnl.l.c.l th * word\ ! by JTOttinfJ SM l > u-bels Big Four Oat * , J BrriJer f MMiicott , Wi . , 173 bashtli B Iv , an. ! II Lovrwy \ Ucd Win ? , M'nn. , by Rrowhi ? 3.0 buthets Salo. ? ' * Corn" nrr acre. If yon djubt write th n. We wlilj to Kaiu 4jO,0 < jO new cnitouitrrs , bnce wtil imd en trial ! 0 DOLLARS V/ORTH FOR IQcj mammoth Seed Cat Jogui > Ullng ! all tbout car " i Vurm S eJi , etc. . all niaUed you upon r icii > ! J of bat lOc. pottage , positirely wcith S W , to . gtt > Uit. JUO.OOO btjla. trtil 1' . . talc ? , at $1 20 aud up.bU. 35 VijC * . earlint Vegetable Pleas * Catalog alone , to HO.LVM. R DUCK CALL ; This C ill is made rntirtlyof Knhiiur and will iv t shrink or swell. Jt is the be.st Duck Call iiade. All hunters have experienced tlN diffi culty with the wooden call ; because when a call shrinks or swells it changes tone , and lo continue to blow it will do more danvige than aoMl. Thy nut ? and Tongue of this Call arc in one piece , and will not tall in pieces when tak r apart. This Call is tuned to the perfect unniit.v tioii of a wild duck , and anyone with a little practice can iinmitate any Duck that fhui. WILLS DGHETQAHY ADDRESS BY KALGHHECiTCF75c ! KUI5ISKK I > LCK CAIf , CO. , 413 Fourth Street , Sionx Oty , Iowa. OOOD enough FOR And good enougff for you. There is ir.ore of Carter's Ink used by the U. S. Government than of all other makes put together. It costs you no more than the poorest ask for it. Funny booklet "Hoxv- Make Ink Pictures "free. CARTER'S INK CO. , Boston , Mass. FOR I4CEMTS We wish to gain this T"w 200.000 ! _ _ new customers , and nance oner ' " lPkg.l8DBTKadI h lOc 1 Pkg. EarlT Ripe Cabbagt lOc ! ,1 > p Earliest Bed Be t lOc " LonsLiKhtn'gCncumber..lCc " Sailer's Best Lettuce 15c " CaJilornia FiizTomoto 20c Early Dinner Onion lOc " Brilliant Flower Seeda ISc I Worth S 1.00 , for 14 Ct3. tucoj Above 10 pkgs. , worth $1.00 , wo wiJl , mail you free , tojetherwitb oarsreat Kant and Seed Catalogue , upou TO- ' cpipt of Ihii notice and 14e ixwtiga IVo invite jour trade end know when you once try Salzer * * Sce l you will _ never get along withoat them. On- 3 Ion Seed 68c end cpnJb. Pota- gi ' toe * ot 81.20 n bbl. Catalogue ra 'nlonoScent * . 2o.C. > f. JOHN A.SAL2KIISEED CO. , Lo Crcw.Wb. Get Your Pension DOUBLE QiHCK ! TTrite Cant. C'PA22SLL. Peaaoa Agsst.Wacissts. B.C. MENTION" THIS PAFZR WOT * w&mxo TO ADtrirruzcs. S. C. N. 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