air
" My hair came out by the hand
ful , and the gray hairs began to
creep in. I tried Ayer's Hair Vigor ,
and it stopped the hair from com
ing out and restored the color. "
Mrs. M. D. Gray , No. Salem , Mass.
There's a pleasure in
offering such a prepara
tion as Ayer's Hair Vigor.
It gives to all who use it
such satisfaction. The
hair becomes thicker ,
longer softer and
, , more
glossy. And you feel so
secure in using such an
old and reliable prepara
tion. J1.00 a bottle. Al | druggists.
If your drtiKK'st cannot supply you ,
send "us one dollar and MO will express
you a bottle. JJe sure and give the name
of your nearest express olhce. Address ,
J. C. AYEK CO. , Lowell. Mass.
The Ufe of reunion" .
, Jusfc how long pensions may con
tinue is illustrated by the fact thab
theie are still four widows of revolu
tionary soldiuis on the rolls. Ac-
pording to the same continuation and
Considering the average of life is in
creasing , this government may be pay-
jng pens' ) ! ] on account of the Span
ish wnr as late as 2018. It will not
be for any lack of applications ,
Which already numttr 44.000 , of
Svhich ne-irly 4.000 have been grant
ed. And the revnlulinnaiy wards
ire ii' L the only ones with long lives ,
[ or within the past year two widows
Of the war of 1812 and 325 widows if :
he Mexican war were added to the
list.
Denies PICTS arc C 'iitleTnPn.
/The / Ancestor , a new genealogical
Quarterly of London , contains an
jirticle by Sir George Sitwell on
I'Thc English Gentleman , " in which
be maintains that a gentleman is not
person of hcialdic status , who is
Entitled to bear arms , but a freeman
jvbnse ancestors always have been
free , lie makes the somewhat start-
jin i statement that quite 20 per cent
Df British peers aie not gentlemen.
Home Women *
There are women who devote their whole lives to
tome duties , many of whom know v.hat it h to drag
tlong day after day suffering intensely. The syrnp- ;
Joms arc spinal weakness , dizziness , excitability , bearJ J
tg down , all-gone feeling , and sudden faintness. Ths
nly safe and permanent cure for this is Vogeler's '
Curative Compound , which acts directly on the Sto.-n- ' .
pch. Liver , Kidneys , and vital organs of the body. It
femoves all impurities from the blood. It imparts { ,
Strength , vitality , and vigour in all cases from which
* * home women " suffer.
A free sample bottle r.-ill be sent on application to
It. Jacobs Oil , Ltd. , Baltimore.
A I'urk ol
In Gettysburg pirk : there are about
500 in on ura en ts. In arlrlilion to this
patriotic ornnamcut.ition there aro
225 mounted cannon and over 20U
monumental tal lets
Piso's Cure for Consumption Is the bpst
mefiifine I hive ever fo.nnl for
nnd coM.s. Mrs. Oscar Triyn * &h
111. , March liO. 1001.
Krmedy fur HourHeneM.
White of egg beaten with white
sugar and lemon juice relieves hoarse
ness. Take a teasponful every hour.
Alexandra Sits for Statue.
Queen Alexandra before going to
Denmark gave sittings to Albert Gil-
i bo.rt , B. A. , for a statue of herself.
It will be placed where the public
will always be able to see it. Wheth
er Mr. Gilbert will reproduce her
majesty's jewels and indicate their
color remains to be seen. He has
considered the subject of a tinted
statue , and also h'is been able to
offer a devise as to the most sculp
turesque fashion of wearing the
jewels on fine day of ihe coronation , j
8100 Jtew.ird , 91OO. j
The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there Is at least one dreaded dlMtasa
that science has been able to cure In all its
stages , ami that N Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh ( 'lira
Is the only positive cure known to tlie medical
*
fraternity. Catarrh beinp a constitutional < IU-
easo. re < | iiire.s a constitutional treatment. Hall's
Catarrh Cure is taken Internally , acting directly
on tho blood and mucous surfaces of the system , i
thereby destroying the foundation of the ill * .
aase. and clying the patient strength by building I
up the constitution and assisting nature in doing ,
Its work. The piopnetors have so much faith in
Its curative powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollar for any case that It faiL > to cure. Send
( or list of testimonials.
Address , F. ,1. CHENEY Si CO. , Toledo , O.
Cs7" Sold by llrimL'Ists. 7f c.
Hall's Family Tills are tho bo L
A father in Norfolk , Va. , Is evi
dently proud of his connection with j
an explosive family , lie has named
three of his children Alice May
Burst , James Wood Burst and Henry
Will Burst.
PUTNAM FADELESS DYE pro
duces the fasto.st and brightest colors
of atiy known dye stuff.
Foreign vessels get more than
$200,000,000 a year for carrying Amer-
ican goods.
Use the famous Red Cross Eall Blno
large 2 oz. packniic 5 cents. Tu Hu&a
ooinpany , South ] end , Ind.
A lazy man in Holbrnok ,
spent a day in cleaning up a lilthy
cellar. He became sick in conse
quence of his exertions , and a week's
illness resulted. Now he says he'll
his wife clean up next time.
Don t forget n large 2 oz. pnclcapo Red
Croa ? Ball Blue , only 5 cents. The Russ
Company , South Pend. Ind.
From Early youth Ambrose S.
Ottcy , of Cecil county , MdM has
been an attentive reader of the
Bible , lie has read it from begin
ning to end 117 times , and informs
us that it contains 1.189 chapters ,
31,193 verses. 773.697 words , and
3,500,480 letters.
SecureAeronaut u. au Attraction.
Alfred 11. Post , of ISew York City ,
iu charge of the American exhibition
to DC held at the Crystal Palace , Lon
don , June to October , has announced
that definite arrangements have been
made with Santos-Dumuut , the aero
naut , now in this city , to navigate
his airship three days weekly from
the Crystal paiaeo around St. PauPs
and return , a distance of 14 miles.
One-third of the United "States
proper is vacant land.
Mrs. Mamie Herbert , 56 Elmwood Ave. ,
! Buffalo , N. Y. , Treasurer Empire State
'Fortnightly , Buffalo , N. Y. , After Eight
Years' Suffering Cured by Lydia E. Pink *
ham's Vegetable Compound. "
" DEAR MRS. PINKHAM : Inflammation and ulceration of the
uterus laid me low and robbed life of its joys for me. For eight years
I was in frequent pain and misery , and then Lydia E. Piiikham's
Vegetable Compound came to me , the greatest boon I have
known , for it brought new life and health to me. I used several
bottles of Compound and your Sanative Wash. My improvement
was slow , but from the first bottle I felt that I was better , and so 11
kept up courage and continued the treatment. None of my friends
ever dreamed that I would be well again , but I have now enjoyed Ufe
to its fullest extent for three years. " MRS. MAMIE HERBERT.
$5000 FORFEIT IF THE ABOVE USTTEIi IS JsTOT GENUINE.
When women are troubled with irregular , suppressed or painful
menstruation , weakness , leucorrhoea , displacement or ulceration of the
womb , that bearing-down feeling , inflammation of the ovaries , backache ,
bloating ( or flatulence ) , general debility , indigestion , and nervous pros t :
tration , or are beset with such symptoms as dizziness , faintness , lassitude ,
excitability , irritability , nervousness , sleeplessness , melancholy , "all-
gone" and " want-to-be-left-alone" feelings , blues and hopelessness ,
they should remember there is one tried and true remedy , ydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at once removes such troubles. a
Refuse to buy any other medicine , for you need the best. ab
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice
Jlh * bar fid ff thoaaandj to bealth. A4dr M , IM , Uftffc
Coal scams are made up of vegetable
reninius of former periods. Forests
have an important influence on climate
and on animal as well as plant life.
In the comparatively unknown world
of the ocean marine plants doubtless
have important functions.
The tail of a tish is his sculling oar.
He moves It first on one side and then
on the other , using his fins as balances
to guide his mot.on. If the lish Is
moTiug fast and wants to stop , he
straightens out his iins. just as the
rower of a boat does his oars.
The American Museum Journal re
ports that the twelve specimens of wild
pigeons recently added to the collec
tions of the museum were secured only
with much dllliculty , because of the
surprising fact that this species of our
native birds , which within the past
fifty years has b eu one of tUe most
abundant , is now so rare , not only in
a state of nature , but also In collec
tions , that it is practically unobtain
able.
Kaln acts in two ways : (1) ) chemical
ly , by dissolving certain substances ,
such as lime , out of the rocks , and (2) ( )
mechanically by wearing down their
surface's as it flows ovvr them. Any old
building a ruined castle or cathedral ,
for instance shows a "weathered" sur
face resulting from the action of rain
and wind. In sandstone structures the
details of carving are often lost and on
old tombstones the lettering'can hardly
be dec.phered. Springs are due to the
rain water collecting in rocks and ris
ing to the surface. Rivers are fed by
rains and' springs.
The widest difference between the
American and the British types of loco
motives , says the Scient ie American ,
is in their boiler capacity , and the great
er hauling power of our locomotives is
due moro to the fact that they possess
larger heating surface in their boilers
than to any other CLUKC. Yet enormous
as our locomotive boilers have become ,
there is still a call for greater power ,
and this can only be obtained by a
change in the style of the boiler , for j
much larger machines would not easily
pnss through the tunnels and by the
platforms now in use.
The question , how far can light pene
trate a layer of water , and what is the j
cause of the very various colors of the
ocoan , have been studied on several
scientific voyages during the last ten
years. Transparency varies with the
color of the water ( greatest for blue
water ) , the sun's altitude ( greatest for
large altitudes ) , the season of the year
( greatest in winter ) , with the salinity
of the water , with the temperature
( greatest for low temperatures ) , with
the depth of the water ( greatest for
deep water ) , with the cloudiness of the
Bky ( greatest for clear skies ) , with the
dsturbance by waves ( greatest for calm
seas ) , and so forth. The greatest trans
parency observed in tue Aegean seas
-was fifty-one yards. Photographic
plates were also exposed at various
depths , to see bow far the chqmical
rays of sun-light penetrated. Fifty-five
experiments at depths varying from
350 to 1,825 feet were maCe , and beyond
the latter depth no action at all was
bserrecL
CIGARS THAT SAVED THEM.
T-wo Doctora Hissed Train that Was
Wrecked in New York Tnnnel.
That the habit of 'cigar smoking Is
conducive to longevity is the firm be
lief of two physicians of the eastern
district of Brooklyn. Their faith in so
peculiar a theory is born of the fact
that they owe their continued existence
to the fondness of one of them for
smoking.
The story Inrolred has to do with
the recent disaster in the New York
Central tunnel. Dr. Peter Hughes , eur-
geon-ln-cbtef of SL Catharine hospital ,
and Dr. Paul F. Caranagh of 610 Bed
ford avenue , are the physicians con
cerned. Dr. Hughes has a pati . in
Bast 128th street near Lenox avenue ,
Manhattan , who is suffering from acute
appendicitis. On the night preceding
the day of the fatal collision in the
Park avenue tunnel Dr. Hughes called
In Dr. Gavanagh in consultation in the
case. The physicians remained at the
home of the patient all night Leaving
there on the following morning they
walked to 125tb street , Intending to
board a New York Central local train
for the Grand Central station.
"There's a train at 8:08 : , " said Dr.
Cavanagh. consulting his watch ; " > ve
can make It if we hurry. "
"All right" returned Dr. Hughes ,
"but I must get a cigar to smoke. "
"Oh , never mind the cigar , " said Cay-
smagh. "We haven't the time. "
"I'll have that smoke if I miss a doz
en trains , " insisted Hughes.
Cavanagh yielded and entering a
store they purchased some cigars , hur
rying out again to catch the train. As
they neared the station the train the
fatal South Norwalk express came
puffing in. The two doctors ran up the
stairs , but just as they reached the
platform the train pulled out
"There , If it hadn't been for these
blamed old cigars we'd be on our way
ilowntown now , " said Cavanagh , an
noyed.
Then the two went downstairs and
boarded a Madison avenue car. When
Ihey got down to 42d street three am-
Inilances dashed up in front of the
Central station and a crowd was
gathering there.
"What's all the excitement aboutr
tsked Dr. Hughes of a policeman who
.Mjnrded the car.
' "There's been a feig accident in th
id , " repiM tto bta c at ; "a whtlc
lot of people kKled. One train ran Into
ai.other. "
I "Which train was hit ? " inquired the
doctor , with suddenly 'increased ' inter
est
"South Xorwalk train , due here at
:17. " returned the policeman.
I Dr. Hughes looked wide eyed into the
face of Dr. Cavanagh and Dr. Cavan-
* ngh looked wide-eyed into the face of
Dr. Hughes.
"Say. let's get off here , " suggested
Hughes , somewhat huskily.
Then the two physicians went Into
i the Grand Union hotel and prescribed
'
for each other's nerves. They pre
served the stumps of their cigars and
each now has one on exhibition in his
office
"That cigar. " each tells his friends ,
says the New York Times , "saved me
from probable death or serious injury.
It pays to be a smoker sometimes. "
LETTER-CARRIER'S WOES.
"Postage Due" Causes Him Trouble
and Iwen Financial Loss.
To the postman the woman with the
shoulder shawl tied round her head
groaned : "Now , isn't that too bad ?
j Four cents due , did you say ? And 1
haven't got a bit of change. But you'll
trust me , won't you ? I'll be sure to
pay you the next time you come
around. "
The postman kicked his boots against
the side of the house and turned the.
letter over doubtfully. "Yes , " he said
"I suppose I'll have to trust you ; but 1
oughtn't to by rights. Yon have no ider
how much money I am out of pocket
! all the time by paying the postage due
| j for you folks on my route. You see 1
! have to settle with the government be-
I fore taking the letters out of the olh'ce
I and trust the people to pay me. Some
times they meet their obligations am
sometimes they don't. But they're never
wholly squared up with me , for the best
of them are slow about getting arotim :
in their payments. And then , in this
neighborhood , they're apt to move awa\
and forget all about the little item com
ing to inc. To be sure , no one person
ever owes me more than S or 10 cents
but if you get enough people to owe yot :
10 cents you're the loser of a nice littlt
Bum in the long run.
"It's a funny thing to me why people
who write letters can't put OH enougl
stamps in the first place , anyway. They
know approximately how much a letter
or package will weigh , but they don't
care. If they send out n parcel weigh
ing half n pound they just stick on
2-cent stamp and fire it into the mail-
box , leaving the postman a the othei
end of the line to square accounts. All
we fellows put together are required
to collect hundreds of dollars every day
for postage due. I've noticed that the
heaviest postage-due mail eomes in on
Wednesday and Friday mornings. I
don't know the cause of this peculiar
ity , but I can swear that it Is a fact
By the waj' , this is Friday , and I gen
erally get the worst of it on this day.
I'm getting so I h-te the very sight of
a postage-due stamp.
The woman rubbed her nose , which
was purple with cold , says the New
York Times. "So do I , " she said. "But
(
you Kha'n't lose these 4 cents. I'll surely
pay you on the next trip. "
One ibr the Linwyer.
When youth and inexperience pits it
self against age and wisdom , it gen
erally gets the worst of it Some years
ago many farmers along the line of a
large railway brought suits against it ,
nnd engaged a young lawyer named
Brown. The judge who was presiding
was compelled to throw many of the
cases out of court because they were
improperly brought at which the law
yer became nngry. Swelling with in
dignation , he arose and said :
"Your honor , will you please tell me
how it is possible in this court to get
i
justice against a railway company ? "
The court quietly ignored the con
tempt of court shown by the lawyer ,
and asked :
"Do you want an answer to that ques
tion , Mr. Brown ? " 1
Yes. sir , " was the defiant reply ; 1
"yes , sir , and I want to know how a
farmer can get his case into this court
BO that it will be heard. "
The Judge smiled and said :
"Well , first Mr. Brown , I'd advise
the farmer to employ a lawyer. "
Mr. Brown had nothing more to say.
Slaves to Habit.
Most of ns eat too much. A great
many of us eat so rapidly that we do
not digest our food properly. Djspep-
sia is a national and an increasing dis
ease. We are slaves to habit In eating
as well as in other matters. A famous !
English surgeon has given it as his
opinion that more persons acquire dis
eases and shorten their lives by over
eating than by indulgence in Intoxi
cating liquors. The two meal a day
plan Is growing in popularity and has :
Its enthusiastic advocates among the
plain people as well as those who have
studied the question scientifically. The
Americans are the most carniverons ;
nice on earth. More vegetables and
less meat would save them much mon
ey and many bodily ills. Comparative
ly few of us apply the rules of common
sense-to our habits of eating and pay
a heavy penalty for this rashness. The
reformers who are appealing to this
over-eating generation sometimes go to
extremes , but on the whole , they are
on the right line and will accomplish
much good. u >
b ,
Culinary. V
"ily predecessor , 1 believe , " said the
new missionary , "did not live here very
long. I suppose the climate killed U
a
him. "
"Really , " replied the cannibal chief ,
"I ratlipr incline to the belief that our e (
cooking had a great deal to do with it. " n , '
Philadelphia Press. 3 (
38t
8t
When we hare a great deal to do we 8tUl
ewdlj oMproaiM by doi f atUuag.
WORTH A KING'S RANSOM ,
Saves
. COL. B. J. GKKSHAM. Treas
MRS. Daughters of the Confederacy
and President Ilennlon Vihn e
ImproMilllit S iety. writes the follow
ing Icttr-r from LU'rndoii , Fairfax Coun
ty , Virginia :
Herndon. Va.
The Ppruna Medicine Co. . Columbus , O. :
Gentlemen "I cannot speak too high
ly of the value of I'eruna. I believe
that I owe m.v life to Us wonderful
i'uris Zoo GwtH .1 wild Uorte.
A genuine wild horse has just ar
rived ' in the Paris "zoo. " Savants
say the North and South American
mustangs cannot be regarded as be
longing to the wild species , being
evidently descended from domestic
animals , wheieas Central Aia , es
pecially Turkestan , still contains
herds closely resembling the zebia.
The specimen brought here was
captured by a Russian explorer. Ifc
.
is a timid , nervous creature with a
woolly coat and scant mane and tail.
Rheumatism Cured at Last.
Lake Sarah. Miun. , May 12th. Thou-
r uds will read with pleasure that a
cure for .Rheumatism has at last been
f' nd.
A Mrs. Hildebrandt of thte place ,
after trying very many medicines , has
recently found a successful remedy for
this painful disease.
This woman suffered so with the
Rheumatism in her arms that sleep or
rest became impossible.
She heard of Dodd's Kidney Pills ,
but having little faith in anything , was
very reluctant to spend any more
money for medicine.
However , she decided to try one box ,
and this helped her so much that she
c-ontinued to use the Pills. Now she
says : *
"I am real well and I don't know how
I can express my thanks to Dodd's
Kidney Pills for what they have done
Cor me. "
A Serious Charge ,
Prof. Starr makes a serious charge
against our barbarian ancestors , says
the Chicago Tribune , when he says
that they introduced the swallow-tail
coat.
Great Britain now produces scarce
ly enough anthracite coal for home
consumption.
Mrs. Window's SOOTIUNo SYRUP for children
eethlngr , oft ns tb gums , redascs lanamation
pain , carei wind colic. SSc bottle.
Ifc is cnstomary , at the continuous
performance theatres , for the mana
gers to send on the stage , toward the
lose of the afternoon , some of the
uost wretched actors. These are
jailed "chasers , " and they are in
structed to do tbelr best which is
heir worst to weary the patron ,
ind chase them out of the house , to
nake room for the night audience.
Mount Sangay is the most active
rolcano in the world.
CONVINCE YOURSELF that Ely's
> eam Balm deserves all that has boon
aid of it as n means of quick relief and
inal cure in obstinate cases of nasal ca-
arrh and hay fever. A trial size costs
ut ten cents. Full size , f > 0 cents. Sold
iy druggists or mailed by Ely Bros. , 5t >
Varren street , New York.
Messrs. Ely Bros. Please send me one
ottle of Cream Balm , family size. 1
hink it is the best me-iiciue ft5r catarrh
the world. Mt. Olive , Ark.
J. M. SCtlOLT/ .
Messrs. Ely Bros. I have beea atlirct-
d with catarrh for twenty yars. It
lade me so weak I thought I had con-
umption. I got one bottle of Ely's Cream
aim and in three days the discharge
topped. It is the best medicine I hare
fled for catarrh.
FRANK B. KINDLBSPJBB.
Gal.
merit * . I suitfiMvil with ratarrh of
head andnup \ in it > worst form ,
the doctors fairly : TJV ' tinup , and I i -
spat red of < > V Tttin well attain.
" 1 noticed your i-vertiseiueut ! and th
splendid te timoiiiIs given by pvopto
who had hern cnr d by Peruna. and de
termined to try a bottle. 1 felt but littlf
bettor , but tiM-d a second and a thir
bottle and kt'pt on improving slowly.
"It took six bottles to cure me , bo&t
theyvere worth a king's ransom * c t
me. I talk Peruna to all my frienJj
and am a true believer in its worth. *
Mrs. Col. E. J. Gresnaoj. j
Thousands of women owe their livctf
to Peruna. Tens of thousands owe theto
health to Pernna. Hundreds of thou
sands are praisinz Pernna in every Stnt
in the Union. We have on file a tcrt-n *
multitude of letters , with written per
mission for nse in public printv2iicfe
can never be used for want of space.
Address The Pernna Medicine Co '
Columbus , O. . for a book written espe
cially for women , instructively i
ted , entitled "Health and Beauty.
free to women.
Iiulictlil lit of tile C < > rH U
From time to time physicians
protested apaints the use of the mock
cm corset , sajs the Medical EecordLj
A French medical man asserts thao
out of a hundred young women whV
wear this article only 30 retain peiv
feet health , and proposes a law whick
shal1 forbid any woman under 30 t
wear a corset of any kind. Punishx
ment , three months of irtipri ( > nmen& '
or , if a minor her guardian to pay *
fine of x'rom 100 to 1,000 franco" "
tOe.
tSe. 60 .
Genuine stamped C. C. C. Never sold In
Beware of the dealer who tries to zdl
"something just as good. "
FOR EVERY
Price $1.00
*
CUTICURA SOAP , to cleanse the sky
Of crusts and scales and soften the thicfc
ened cuticle , CUTICURA OINTMENT ,
to instantly allay itching ,
tion , and irritation , and soothe and hea
and CUTICURA RESOLVENT PILLS.
to cool and cleanse the blood. ASH7GL9
SET of these great skin curatives u
often sufficient to cure the most tortur
ing , disfiguring , itching , burning , bleed-
Ing , crusted , scaly , and pimply skin
scalp , and blood humours , with loss of
hair , when all else fails.
Millions of People
USB COTICUHA SOAP , assisted by CUTICURA
OINTMENT , for prudervinjf , purtfyinr , an
beautifying the skin , for cleansing tbe sciir
of crusts , Bcalea , and dandruff , ami the stop.
ping of falling hair , for softening , whitening ,
and soothing red , rough , and sore hands , faff
baby rashes , itchings , and chafiugs , aod fcif
all the purposes of tho toilet , bath , and nurs.
ery. Millions of Women use CCTICU2A SOAJ ?
In the form of baths for s.ano'-ing Irritation ,
Inflammations , and excoriations , or too frea
or olfcnsive perspiration , in the form ofi
washes for ulcerativeweaknesses , and fo *
many sanative , antiseptic purposes whick
readily suggest themselves to women.
COTICUKA RESOLVENT POLS ( Chocolata
Coateil ) are a new , tasteless , odorless , eco
nomical substitute for the celebrated liqni
CCTICPEA RESOLVENT , as well as for all otheg
blood purifiers and humour cures. In screw *
cap vials , containing 60 doses , price 25c. j
BoW threcichoct U -rorW. . BOAP ,
ft * abC r %