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.
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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 * .
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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.
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