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Bronchitis " I have kept Ayer'i Cherry Pec toral in my house for a great many years. It is the best medicine in the world for coughs and colds. " J. C. Williams , Attica , N. Y. All serious lung * troubles begin with a tickling in the throat. You can stop this at first in a single night with Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Use it also for bronchitis , consumption , hard colds , and for coughs of all kinds. Tfenetlm:25 . , Slc.SI. A OB > nlt yonr doctor. If be say taV It , flMBdo mi he sayi. If he tells TOO sot U lake It , then don't take It. He knowi. It with lilm. We are willing. J. C. AYER CO. . lA > well , A horned rooster delights the heart of J. A. Short , of Joplin , Mo. The horns are on each side of the bead , where the ears sould be , and ' t it is supposed the fowl hears through its horns. It is a remarkable * fact that the rooster has nospurs on its legs. Burning ; Head. Star City. Ark. . MayJOth. . A very remarkable case has just occurred here. Mr. W. H. McFnlis his l > wn suffer ing severely for two years \ \ Ith an ail- Kent that puzzled the uV-ioix : mcl rerybody. The trouble aeer.u'd to bo ! ! in his head , which had : i burning ensation all the time. Sometimes this burning pain in the head would be worse than at other times , but it : : ever left him. At last he Irlrd Ji new remedy called Dodd's Kidney Pills , ami was agree ably surprised to find that the burning gradually disappeared. An attack of J > a Grippe has laid him op for the last few weeks , but Dodd's Kidney Pills have banished his old trouble entirely. His son George used a few of the Pills which his father did not need. and they have done him so much good that he says he would not take ten cents a pill for the few he still has left. Artificial wood made from pulp is coming into use. By this patented process excellent imitations of oak. mahogany , and rosewood are now u . produced. T m Caa Get Allen's root-Ease FRBK Write to-day io Allen S. Olmsted , Le Roy K. 1" . , for a FREE sample of Allen's Foot Ka e , a powder to shnke into your shoes It cares tired , swenting , damp , swollen , coin ? feet. It mokes new or tifht shoe ? easy. A certain cure for Corns and Bunions drtirclst * * mi > l oe stores sell It. 25i General gloom prevails among th subjects ofMorocco's Sultan whet lie decides to marry , as everybod is expected -contribute a weddin , present. Living is cheap in Japan. Six It- eight dollars a month will suppi food , fuel and clothing for a famil/ of five persons. The postman is a taking fellow with a fetching way. In the business world sheet musk IB not classified as rolling stock" An audienre will not be cold if it is wrapped up in the performance. WHERE DOCTORS FAIL To Cure Woman's His , Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- poniid Succeeds. Mrs. Paulino . Judson Writes : "DEAR MBS. PINKHAM : Soon after iny marriage two years ago J found myself in constant pain. The doctor aid my womb was turned , and this caused the pain with considerable in flammation. He prescribed for me for MRS. PAULINE JUDSON , - gecretary of Schernierhorn Golf Club , Brooklyn , New'ork. . four months , when my husband became impatient because I grew worse instead of better , andin speaking to the drug gist he advised him to get ! Lyd'a E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. How 1 wish I had taken that at first ; it would have cared me weeks of suffering. It took three long months to restore me , but It is a happy relief , and we are both most grateful to you. Your Compound haa brought joy to our home and health to me. " MRS. PAULTKE JUDSOIT , 47 Hoyt Street , Brooklyn , N. Y. $5000 forfeit If ebooe testimonial la not genuine. It would seem by this state- xnent that womenvould save 1 time and much sickness if they ould pet Lydia E. Pinkbam's > Vegetable Compound at once , and also write to Mrs. Pinkham t IJynn , Mass. , for special ad vice. It is free and always helps. ) B.- TYPES OP NEGRO SONG THREE DISTINCTIVE STYLES OF THE FOLK MELODIES. Foster's Melodies TypifiedLife Before the War These Were Followed by SOUKS of Reconstruction Period , and These by Ragtime Tunes. "Did It ever occur to you that we have had in this country during a little more than a half-century three distinct types of negro songs 2" The speaker was a retired minstrel performer of-the old school , who u been spending a few days in Washing ton. "Perhaps it would be more correct to say two , for the so-called 'coon * or 'rag time' songs are far from typical of the American negro , " he continued. "The first that I would speak of are the antebellum melodies of the type com p'osed by Stephen C. Foster , 'Old Black Joe , ' 'Down 011 the Suwanee River , Massa's in de Cold , Cold Ground , ' 'Off for Charier' in so Early in the MorninY 'Old Uncle Ned' and 'Down Mobile' are of the class to which I refer. They are song's that depict to a considerable de gree the conditions of the Southern ne gro in the days before the war , or sug gest something of his feelings during that period. The melodies of not a few of those songs are , of course , familiar to the present generation. Foster's mel odies will never die not because of tht sentiments expressed therein , but be cause of the simplicity of their tuneful ness. There is nothing complex about them. "But particularly do I desire to speak of the second type of m gro songs , which are practically forgotten , and which are almost absolutely unknown to the young men and women who were born. say. since 1880. They are the songs that wore inspired by the condi tions obtaining during the reconstruc tion period , and which met a hearty response up to about the year I have mentioned. Who of us older fellows won't recall with pleasure Ned Harrl- gan's old words with the sweet melody of the late lamented Dave Braham ? "I am thinking to-day Of de years now passed away , When dey tied us up in bondage long ago. 'Twas in ol' Virginny State , It were dere we , separate , And it filled our hearts with agony and woe. " "There was a negro sotig of the per iod that went far toward building the national reputation that came to Harri- gan'and Hart. The people of the North during the reconstruction period were in a mood for such songs , and there was a multiplicity of them , just the same as there is a superabundance of 'ragtime * songs to-day. Why , who of the preceding generation doesn't re member the time when , with rapturous pleasure , he sat in ilu rlu-ater and list ened to the old negro's plaint , the chorus of which was : "Take me back to old Virgin ny , Dere's where de corn and de sweet per- raturs grow : Dere's whore de moon shine so bright in my childhood : Dere'.s where dis poor old darky's heart am long to go. " "The melodies and the words were turned out by song writers with rapid ity , and many of them were good and had remarkable sales. As I said before , there was a demand for them during the dozen or so years following the Civil War. Another song that had a long run in the minstrel shows of that period and was played by bands and orchestras and whistled in the streets was that in which an aged darky was depicted as recalling former days on * de ol' plantation. ' i remember one verse and I remember what a hit 'it made when it had its initial produc tion in the 'first part' of our show. It went : "In de eveniu' by de moonlight. When dis darky's work was oher. We would sit aroun' de fireside Till de boecake it was done : After dat we'd eat our supper. After dat we'd clear de kitchen ; 'Tas de only time we used to hab To hab a little fun. Uncle Gabe would take de banjo down Whicii bane upon de wall. While di moon was shiuin * brightly all de time. Tlow do ol' folks would enjoy it ; De would sit all uight an * listen \s we - < ang in de evenin * by de moVm- light. " "The old-time minstrel fellows , some jf whom are still at work .amusing the public , will recall with no little pleas ure the hits that were made with this second class of uegro songs to which I refer. And 1 believe that a revival of the songs of the reconstruction period would be a grand , good thing , as show- Ing to tbt present generation what then obtained in the way of negro melodies. Nearly all of them depicted the aged darky as being away from home and longing to go back. More often it was Geor-da. Alabama. Kentucky or 'ol' Virg.nny. ' with an occasional Tennes see , liie writers of the word * finding the 11.uues of these States more rhyth mical than Texas. .Louisiana or soino of the oilier slave-holding States. Why , L'rom 1STO to 1880 no minstrel show would think of going out without a tirst-clss : old man darky sketch in its olio , a .1 some of the best black-faced coined.ans in the country made their reputat.ons with such songs as I have mentioned. "As I believe I said in the begin ning , " continued the old-time minstrel , , iccordinj : to the Washington Star , 'those of the-generation of to-day , and ihink I may speak as a whole more particularly of people who live north f Mason and Dixon line , have listened ittentively during the last few years to coon' and 'ragtime' melodies , evldent- y believing that the , music and words f these peculiar and hybrid songs are is typical of the negro race that ho a large representation in our country. Nothing could be farther from the case. They are a creation dating back only a few years. Might as well say that the music of the 'hoochle-coochie' dance or the war whoop of the Indian is the music of the American negro. And , un derstand me , the two first-named typps of songs are not the native music of the American negro. He has a type that is peculiarly his own , and very few per sons on the stage have attempted to in troduce It. There have been about the country during the last twenty years several troupes of colored jubilee sing ers that have given the true negro music of a religious character. " FORTUNES IN INVENTIONS. Enormous Incomes Knjoyed by Some Successful Patentees. Some of the largest fortunes appear to have been derived from the ipvcn- tion of trivialities and novelties , such as the once-popular toy known as "Dancing Jimcrow , " which for sev eral years is said to have yielded its patentee an annual income of $75.000. The sale of another toy "John Gil- pin" enriched its lucky inventor to the extent of $100,000 a year as long as It continued to enjoy the unexpect ed popularity that greeted it when first placed upon the market Mr. Plimpton , the Inventor of the roller skates , made $1.000.000 out of his idea , and the gentlemanlio first thought of placing a rubber tip at the end of lead pencils made quite $100,000 a year by means of his simple improve ment. When Harvey Kennedy introduced the shoe lace he made $2.500,000 , and the ordinary umbrella benefited six people by as much as $10,000,000. The Howard patent for boiling sugar In vacuo proved a lucrative investment for the capitalists who were able to remunerate the Inventor on a colossal scale. It is estimated that his income averaged between $200,000 and $250- 000 per annum. Sir .Tosiah Mason , the inventor of the improved steel pen , made an enor mous fortune , and on his death Eng lish charities benefited by many mil lions ofdollars. . The patentee of the pen for shading in different colors derived a yearly income of about $200,000 from this ingenious contriv ance. It is stated that the wooden ball with an elastic attached yielded over $50,000 a year. Many readers will re member a legal action which took place some years ago. when in the course of the evidence it transpired that the inventor of the metal plates used for protecting the soles and heels of shoes from wear sold 12,000,000 plates in 1879 , and in 1887 the number reached a total of 143,000.000 , which realized profits of $1,150,000 for the year. The lady who Invented the modern baby carriage enriched herself to the extent of $50.000. and a young lady living at Port Elizabeth. South Afri ca , devised the simple toilet requisite known as the "Mary Anderson" curl ing iron , from winch she derives ro3- alties amounting to $5.000 a year. It was the wife of a clergyman who de signed an improvement for the corset and made a fortune out of It. The gimlet-pointed screw , the idea of a little girl , brought many millions of dollars to the clever inventor. Miss Knight , a young lady of excellent tal ents , was gifted with wonderful me chanical powers , as will be seen by the complicated mechanism of her ma chine for making paper bags. We are told she refused $50,000 for it * shortly after taking out the patent- Scientific American. Russia's Gloomy Condition. M. De WStte is perhaps the greatest finance minister Russia has ever had , and in his last report he painted as gloomy a ew of the industrial and economic situation of the empire as any of his predecessors have doue in the darkest days of war , bankruptcy and famine. The metal industries , he says , are on the verge of ruin ; the textile nearly as bad ; in twenty years the productivity of the land has diminished over one-quarter ; an acre producing less than one-fifth of the same area in America ; the number of houses has di minished nearly one-half in thirty years ; nearly half of the population are lioplessly in arrears with their taxes , and the only parts of the empire which show any signs of prosperity are those nhabited by non-Kussian populations- Finland. Poland and the Caucasus. It s not a favorable showing for Russia's aggressive purposes , though she is little accustomed to abate them on account of hard times or the penury and suffer- ngs of her people. The Domestic Diplomat. The feminine domestic diplomat is a person of unlimited tact and good sense. She has what not to do reduced to a science , and , above all , she is at tractive. It is observed : That she never describes her aches md pains. That she never dwells on unpleasant reminiscences. That she lever apologixes for the food. That * he is never a martyr. That she uever forn'i'ts her children in the presence of any person , even the family. That disorder of a temporary nature does not visibly disturb her. That when the family skeleton threatens to be ex posed , she knows how and Avhen to fleftly change the subject and preserve peace. Th.it she gets rid of a guest who bores her by simply folding up a newspaper , and the other never sus pects. That she lets every one have iffirs : of their own. and does uot pry into thorn. Thn * she is always polite ind cordial io the children's friends. Fortunately a woman's disposition loesn't depend upon the. tit of her shoes. " * * " Force ef Gravity Over the Ocean. The force of gravity over the land is determined by counting the nuiii ber of swings of a pendulum of known length that occurs in a known lapse of time , f Dr. Hecker , of Potsdam , has recently made an attempt to de termine the relative force "of gravity over different parts of the Atlantic ocean between Hamburg and Bahia by means of a barometer and a hyp- ometer ( a boiling point thermome ter ) . The barnmeteric formula con tains a term depending on the inten sity of gravity at the place of obser vation. The hypsometer is indepen dent of this influence. A compar ison of the results of simultaneous observations by the two methods affords a means of determining the force of gravity approximately. The perliminary results indicate that gravity of the deep ocean is nearly normal and they conlirm Pratt's hy pothesis in regard to the isostatic arrangement of the masses of the earth's crust. N. Y. Sun. The World' * Smallest Horses. ' According to the theory of a well- known horse breeder , the conditons bhat would produce the smallest race of horses are a monutainous countiy in a very hot climate. One of the most experienced horse breed ers of New England descrbes a race of horses which he says he discov ered had been existing for many years on a high plateau in the island of Hatyi , and tells his experience in capturing and transporting them to bis home farm in Rhode Island. Leslie's Monthly. In ancient days the addition of a cross to a the signature did not al ways indicate that the signer < : ould not write but was as an attestation of good faith. Speaking of money matters why , it matters a great deal. Can a vegetarian's literary feast include a slice of Lamb and a bit of Bacou ? Many persons look on the wrong side of life to see the funny side of it Like cider , some people remain sweet uotii it is time to go lo work. Of all the old maids in this country the oldest is Miss Columbia. U w r or Olntm * at * Fur Catarrh that -oataiu Aiercurjr , as mercury "will surely destroy the sense of < miell and completely demote the whole system when entering It tlirotigh the mucous Mimicas. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians.-as the lamage they w 111 do S tenfold to the good you an po lblv derive from them. 1 full's Catarrh Cure , manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co. . Tole do. O. , contains no mercury , and K taken inter nally , acting directly upon the blood and mu cous surfaces of the system. In buy jug Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the jrenuiue. It Is taken internally , and made in Toledo. Ohio , by r * J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. & Solu by Druggists , price 75c. per botUe , Hall's Family Pills are the best. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of HEADACHE , BACKACHE , DIZZINESS . ( PE-RU-NA CURES PELVIC CATARRH. ) " 1 am perfectly well , " says Mrs. Martin , of Brooklyn. "Pe-ru-na cured me. " Mrs. An.ua. Martin , 47 Floyt.trout , Brooklyn. N. Y. , writes : "Peruna did so much for me that I feel It my duty to recommend it to others who may be similarly afflicted. About a year ago my health was com-- pletely broken down , had backache , dizziness and Irregularities , and life seemed dark Indeed. We had used Peruna in our home as a tonic and for colds and catarrh , and I decided to try it for my trouble. In less than three months I became regular , my pains bad entirely disappeared , and I am now perfectly well. " Mrs. Anna Martin. Miss Marie Johnson , 11 Columbia East , Detroit. Mich. , is Worthy Vice- Templar in Hope Lodge , No. li. Indepen dent Order of Good Templars. Miss John son , as so many other women aKo have done , found in Peruna a specific for a severe case of female weakness. She writes : 'I want to do what I can to let the whole world know what a grand medi cine Peruna K For eleven years I suf fered with female troubles and compli cations arising : therefrom. Doctors failed to cure me , and 1 despaired ol be ing helped. Peruua cured me in three short month * . I can hardly believe it myself , but it is a blessed fact. 1 am perfectly well now. and have not had an ache or pain for months. I want my suffering sisters to know what 1'ernna has done for me. " Miss Marie Johnson. Miss Ruth Emerson. 72 Sycamore > t. . Buffalo , N. Y. . writes : "I suffered for two years with irregular ami painful menstruation , and Peruna cured me within sis weeks. I cannot tell yo-i how grateful I feel. Any agency which brings health and strength to the af- ln Japan the horses wear shoes made out of rice straw , and they are fastened to the hoofs with ropes made of the same material. I cannot praise Piso * Cure enough for the wonders it has worked in curing me. R. H. Seidei ; 2206 Olivt street , St. Louis , Mo. , April 15 , 1901. The skeleton of a man of average size weighs about fourteen pounds. PUTNAM FADELESS DYES do not stain the hands or spot the kettle. A well-proportioned man should weigh twenty-eight pounds for every foot of his height. A farm for raising butterflies . nd moths has been established near Scarborough , England. Married men , on an average , live seveu years longer than bachelors , and wives live years longer than maids A shrit may be like a tume horse * ace if it has a dull finish. Germany's twentv-two shipyards give employment tu ( iOOOU , men. TVrmHifiill' "tnftl. > ont or nerve June-SuuM dr t day'iu < - o' ! > - . Klint-'t. G JMC J rve He- . DK. R. H K1.INK I id. . US/ . ' . . J'lilla.i : UH J-i. MRS. ANNA MARTIN , flicted 5s always a welcomeofriend , and to-day the market is M > tilled with uaelesa and injurious medicines that it is a pleasure to know uf bo reliable a _ rem edy as you place before the public. " Miss Huth Einer > on. It is no longer a question as to whether Peruna can be relied on to enn all suci eases. During tlumany .vrars in which Peruua lias been put ttest in all form * and stageof -ttutf ami hronie catarrfc no one ye.ir lia > p u this remedy to greater ! : than the pt-t : year. Periin.i is tintfUmmIetlgtM ] catarrfc remedy of tile .ige. Dr. I nTinao , th itimpuiindi'r of Peruna. has written book mi tinphases of r.\tarrb peculiar to women , ciiiitled. "Health ami Beauty. " It il ! lie sent free to any address by The Peruna Medicine Co. . Columbus , U. . If you do uot derive prompt and satfo factory results from the use of 1'eruott \vriU > at once to Dr. Ilartman. giving-a full statement of your case , and he will be pleased to give you his valuable ad * vice gratis. Address Dr. Hartiuan , President 0 ? The Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus , ( X "Left the Shell. "You had chinis on the 'hair- shell , " explained the testa urant proprietor , "and your bill is $1. " But , " explained the .patron , "ii seems to me that ) you ou ht to make a reduction for the shells ; I didn't eat them. " ' Ohio State Jour nal. The ' 'soft soap" of lis constitu ents cannot make a politicians repu tation clean. JUSTTHINKOFIT fanner hia landlord , no In on br.iuces.liU btalrmxTr inurvaglnit .year bj Itui ] y lup increa stooiiuTeaaine , spln did clioiuttt , axe He si-lnKN u > d low taxation , bi b forcattlf auU Krnin , ow railway rates , and ererf possib e comfort This is tincondition of IkB Unner in Western Canada , Province of Manitoba and district ! of Astiuiboia , Saskatebewan an AILerut. 'rlniiiinnu.s of Am-noans re now sttloC there. Reduc < l rate * on nil railways for DORM. New i2i tricts are beinir P > t.r. . Th n - r 4 < i-mirp Atlat at WesteriiCauudftjent free to all ] > pljrHtiU. Apply l 1. ! ' * < ! exSuj.t. . of Inii.ii r ti > n. DituHa. Can.oc ti > lV.'Beiinrii. . WM N.-w York Life I5lil > r. , Oma ha. N : b. . A vui Tor tliv ( . .wwruwut > ' CaiutU * . I / . Health will come with all its blessings to those who know the way , and it is mainly a ques tion of right-living1 , with all the term implies , but the efforts which strengthen the system , the games which refresh and the foods which nourish arc important , each in a way , while it is also advantageous to have knowledge of the best methods of promoting freedom from nnsani- tary conditions. To assist nature , when nature needs assistance , it is all important that the medicinal agents used should be of the best quality and of known value , and the one remedy which acts most beneficially and pleasantly , as a laxative , is Syrup of Figs manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. With a proper understanding of the fact that many physical ills are of a transient char aeter and yield promptly to the gentle action of 'Syrup of Figs , gladness and comfort come to the heart , and if one would remove the torporand strain and congestion attendant upon a con stipated condition of the system , take Syrup of Figs and enjoy freedom from the aches and pains , the colds and headaches and the depression due to inactivity of the bowols. In case of any organic trouble it is well to consult a competent physician , but when a laxative is required remember that the most permanently gratifying results will follow personal cooperation with the beneficial effects of Syrup of Figs. It is for sale by all reliable druggists. Price fifty cents per bottle. The excellence of Syrup of Figs comes from the beneficial effects of the plants nsed in the combination and also from the method of manufacture which ensures that perfect purity and uniformity of product essential in a perfect lamily laxative. All the members of the family from the youngest to 1 lie most advanced in years may use it whenever a laxative is needed and ihare alike in its beneficial effects. We do not claim that Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of known value , but it possesses this great advantage over all other laxatives that it acts gently and pleasantly without disturbing natural functions , in any way , as it is free from every ob jectionable quality or substance. To get its beneficial effects it is always necessary to buy the genuine and the full name of the Co. California Fig Syrup Co. is printed on tlie front of every \ package. \ i1 . * - > San Francisco , Cal. ' . " ? Louisville , Ky. New York , N. Y. i - * j