THE VALENTINE DEMOCRA
I. M KICK , I'ul * iher.
VALENTINE , NEBRASKA
To err is human and to lie about
Js more so.
Even the pessimist is momenlari
happy in his unhappiness.
The string tied around a man's fing
Is merely a forget-me-knot.
Girls should never llirt in public u
til after they have a strangle hold c
art
In matrimony one and one maki
one , bnt in divorce one from one leavi
two.
These are great days for the rai
roads. The ferruginous equine nevi
carried great loads.
If the beauty of the average man
mind isn't more lovely than his fa <
It is entitled to sympathy.
There is no objection to a woman
having a great command of language
she knows when not to use it.
Hist ! Hist ! Has any Europeo
power been talking about the Mouro
doctrine behind its back latelj" ?
The pronouncement of a St. Loui
judge that the hatpin is a legltimat
weapon of female defense is supereroj
atory.
"Why do people persist in living s
near the deadly Mont 1'elec ? " asks a
exchange. They don't. They die by th
thousands.
They say King Edward now has th
look and bearing of an old man. This
however , is not remarkable. Edwan
cut his eye teeth quite a while ago.
A girl in Oklahoma won a $50,00
prize in a laud lottery , and at once re
ccived an offer of marriage , which sin
accepted. Thus does one lotterj' bege
another.
The lady who started to clean he
gloves with gasoline is now ponderin ;
seriously whether the saving on t
pair of 00-ceut gloves can be set of
against the loss on a $10,000 building
A bald-headed scientist has figuree
out that the world will be froze solid ir
1,000,000 years. Under Brother Baer'i
contract with Divine Providence then
will still , however , be plenty of an
thracite coal , BO that the outlook is noi
so bad after all.
Russia has three different armies. Ir
Europe her men are five years In th (
active army , thirteen in the reserve ,
and five years In the second reserve.
In Asia they are seven years in active
service and six in 'the reserve. In
Caucasia they are only three years in
the active army and fifteen in the re
serve. Not as easy as in this coun
try.
The advertising given the Missouri
mule in South Africa has brought him
into so great prominence that recently
500 of his brethren left their happy
home in Missouri for Bombay , British
India , where they will educate the
heathen Hindoo in the art of appearing
to work when the weather is not too
hot. The true mule can hear the din
ner bell fifteen minutes before it rings
and it is often a draw race between
him and the colored "pusson" as to
which one gets there first. The Hin
doo is very quiet and simple in his
tastes , but after he has driven the
American mule a few times , he will
sigh for a few hours of quiet repose in
Nirvana.
There is a vast amount of attltudiniz
ing in the world. The trouble is that
people are conventional in manners
that Is essential for any sort of ra
tional society. But they are conven
tional in thought. They seem to fear
to lead their own mental life to be
frank with themselves. Their ideas
are always in evening clothes , with
white cravat and patent leather shoes.
Many persons , for instance , profess to
regard prize-fighting as a tremendously
demoralizing and brutal sport. Yet they
road accounts of famous fights in de
tail. The truth probably is that they
really don't believe a quarter of what
ihoy say against pugilism. They say
it because they know it Is expected of
thorn.
Long ago the sceptre passed over
from King Cotton to King Corn. Every
year the demand for the great Ameri
can cereal is expanded by the discov-
ry of new uses to which it can be
put. The New York World has com
piled a list of products extracted from
< -orn , most * of them discoveries of the
last forty years : Bicycle tires , rubber
shoos , cornstarch. laundry starch , con
fectioners' starch , mucilage , corn oil ,
"pure" olive oil , filler for oleomargar
ine , lager beer , grape sugar , glu-
-ose , wall paper paste , gum drops ,
toilet soap , Ink , salad dressing , fancy
table syrup , table grits , health foods ,
popcorn , healing salve , several patent
medicines , British gum , pearl hominy ,
hulled corn , canned corn , canned soak
ed corn , maizena samp , degermhiated
samp , corn meal , flour adulterant , pan
cake flour , quick malt , brewers' grits ,
husks for battleships , pepper adulter
ant , alcohol , bourbon whisky , brewers'
meal , frumentum , flaked hominy , gum
paste , vulcanized corn oil , gluten food ,
brewers' sugar , confectioners' paste ,
candy , rubber erasers , corn oil cake ,
water proofing , phosphates , dextrin ,
paper box glue , buggy tires , rubber
( sheets , linoleum , albuminoids callc
filler , envelope sticker , army poncho ;
frubber heels , hot water bags , cattl
ifood , gum arable , stamp sticker. Thn
jls all to date. In forty years more th
' .list will probably be more tha :
Jdoubled. Besides this growing deman
more and more corn is being exportei
every year. When it is rememberei
that the area for corn growing is lim
ited it Is not difficult to account for th
unprecedented rise in the price of con
lands.
Three little children were playing 01
one of the streets of a western city th
other day , when along came a gir
about their age who was dressed as i
she were about to "go to a party. " Tin
rompers asked her to join in the !
sport. "No , " replied the newcomer , "
might soil my new gown. ( Yes , shi
said gown , and was only 10 her las
birthday. ) I am dressed for the after
noon. " The three girls , who had beei
enjoying a game of puss in the corner
ceased their play and crowded near
eager to examine the white fluffy fa
brie , the lace that had been sewed or
by hand and the ribbons used in dec
oration. "Mamma bought this at
in New York , " and the child mentionec
the name of a house famous the world
over. "We buy all our dresses there ,
Mamma wouldn't have me wear any
thing that came from any other estab
lishment. " The others crowded nearei
still and the flush on their cheeks told
of envy. "This gown cost $ r)0 , " the
child continued , "and I must be verj
careful for I can't have another firsl
best one until fall. " Now It's dollars
to doughnuts that little Sally Ann ,
dressed in a o-ccnt-a-yarel calico , mix
ing mud pies over in a back yard will
make a better woman , a fonder mothei
and a more useful member of societj
than this pert little miss who thinks
of nothing but her clothing. Sally Ann
is learning domesticity even if hei
school be an inverted wooden box , hei
dishes cracked and discarded pieces ol
crockery and the material she kneads
and bakes in the sun , black earth and
water. What is Miss Society learn
ing ? How to spend money and , worse
than all , how to feel the need of monej
to satisfy inordinate desires. She is
learning the terrible lesson of think
ing only of herself and how she will
look to others. Pier ideas of life art
false and her ambition may prove tc
her a curse. The wrecks along life' ?
pathway are not made from Sallj
Anns. But one should not blame littl <
Miss Society for her thoughts and hei
sayings. She is not responsible. It is
her parents who are at fault and some
day they will regret bitterly having
sown such seeds in her mind. Thej
have taught their little one to thinli
of herself as a peacock thinks ; to strul
about and call the world's attention t
her fine feathers.
WARNS OF OVERFLOW.
A Device for Use with Refrigeratoi
Drippinjr Pans.
Nearly every housewife knows th
extra work and damage entailed by the
overflow of the waste water pan whicli
catches the drip from the melting ice
in the refrigerator , and as it is an
easy matter to forget : o empty th
pan at regular intervals , this accident
is apt to occur several times in a house
hold in the course of a summer.
It has occurred to two Massachusetts
inventors that it would be a good idea
to introduce a mechanism which would
ALA KM FOK KEFKIGEHATOR PANS.
gire an alarm when the receptacle
was nearly full. The device consist
of a spring motor , mounted on a bas
adapted to clamp on the side of th
refrigerator pan , with a float at th
end of a rod extending out into th
pan , and a gong to be sounded by th <
motor. To put this device into position
for use it is only necessary to clamj
it on the side of the pan as shown ,
with the float resting on the water.
When the latter rises to the dange
point it lifts the float and trips th <
motor mechanism , which , of course
rings the gong for a considerabh
length of time , only ceasing its clat
ter when the spring has run down 01
the pan is emptied. The inventors are
Philip Yon and Louis Laprise , of North
Adams , Mass.
Food , Drink and a Penny.
Not many tourists who have visited
England , even among those who rnadt
a point of visiting out-of-the-way cor
ners , ever heard of a curious old monas
tery that stands back of Twyford , a lit
tie town near Southampton. It is a verj
old place , with an old and thick stone
wall around it. In this wall there is a
wicket gate , and by this gate a monl
is always stationed. The monk is then
to halt every traveler that goes by , and
having halted him , he gives him a cur.
of ale. a crust of bread and a penny
Centuries ago. it seems , some one died
and in his will left to the monastery ar
endowment that was to east * the way ol
weary travelers by giving them this re
freshment and a small coin. As long
therefore , as the monastery stands .1
monk will stand by its wicket gate , and
every traveler who passes will be cheer
ed with a drink , a bite and a penny.
The people are becoming so advaucec
that you occasionally find a man thes'
days who knows what ails him befon
he asks the doctor.
"Man , " said a philosophic doctor to
day , "is a. queer animal. " We're on
we know It.
HOW NICKELS AND PENNIES G
Bad Weather Keepinjr Penny Spende
In Affects the SubtreaHuricB.
The United States treasury durii
* he fiscal year which has just end
manufactured 79,011,1-13 cents and 2
480,213 nickels. Massachusetts to <
5,000,000 cents , Pennsylvania 4,000,0 (
Illinois 7,000,000 and New York Sta
nearly 10,000,000. These are the gre
cent-using States , and stand In t :
same order as to consumption of nic
els. Ten years ago pennies were litt
used in California and the South , ai
were unknown things in Nevada , Wy
ming and Arizona. Tip to date ITnc
Sam has turned out 1,100,000,000 cent
340,000,000 nickels , 100,000,000 dime
200,000,000 quarters and 100,000X
half-dollars. Somewhere In the wor
are 119,000,000 big copper pennie
What has become of them is a myster
for , barring a few in the hands of cc
lectors , they have disappeared , no 01
knows where.
Many years ago the government i
sued 4noO,000 bronze 2-cent pieces , ar
of these over .3,000,000 are still ou
standing. The same is true of the nici
'el 3-cent pieces , of which nearly 2.00C
000 are unaccounted for. Slot machim
have greatly increased the demand f <
coppers , and so also have the pern ]
newspapers and the odd prices mat"
popular in dry goods shops. Cents an
nickels wear out pretty rapidly , b
cause they are passing constantly froi
hand to hand , and the immense nun
bers of them that pour into the treai
ury at Washington are carefully sorte
over for the purpose of sorting or
those which are too much damaged t
be fit for further use. The life of a ccr
is only four or five years.
Cents arc subject to more accident
than any other coins. Being of sue
small value little care is taken of then
and that is why the treasury has to g
on turning out new ones at the rate o
00,000,000 to 90,000,000 a year. At th
treasury they say that the cent is
barometer of business conditions.
heavy storm or a sudden coming o
cold weather anything , in short , tha
keeps the penny-spending part of th
population at home is accurately re
fleeted in the falling off of the cent
coming to the subtreasuries for ex
change. During periods of dullnes
cents accumulate at subtreasuries , bu
when trade revives they bogin to circu
late rapidly again. Anybody who want
cents may got them by sending a checl
to the superintendent of the mint , win
will ship them at the expense of tin
government.
London alone reduces to ashes a mil
lion cigars a week.
Flying fish have been known to jun.ii
: en feet above the surface of the sea.
Large quantities of American coa
ire called for in the region of Pales
: ine.
The native Indian tribes of Alaska
lumber 29,530 , a gain of 4,182 in tei
rears.
Manchester , England , has more pub
ic houses than any other city in th <
kingdom.
There are IGo.OOO Britons living it
he United Kingdom at present who
vere born in the colonies.
An orange tree in full bearing has
iceu known to produce 15,000 orange's ;
. lemon tree 0,000 fruit.
Recent investigations enable New
rork City to point to her asphalt pav-
Qg as the costliest on earth.
The census of 1900 shows that there
re 13,197 negroes to every 100,000
whites , compared with 13,575 in 1S90.
There are no less than 3,202 different
pecies of fish inhabiting the waters of
Lmerica north of the Isthmus of Pan-
ma.
The total value of the manufacture
f bricks and tiles in the United Stated
r 1900 was $70,33(5.871 ( , and of pottery
19,708,070.
Lieutenant do Clairmout , of the PhiIJ
mine commission , reports the exist'
nee of an odd white race of people in
ic Island of Mirioro.
An olive tree yields six pounds oil
lives when it is three years old. AJ
ie age of fifty it yields from twenty-
vo to twenty-six pounels.
A mile of wreck-strewn coast in
luthwestern Norway proves to bo
lied with magnetic iron ore , deflecting
te compass a wholes degree.
All the cork used in the world in a
jnr weighs just over one thousand
ns. It comes from France , Spain ,
ortugal , Italy and North Africa.
The diodon and the tetrodon , two
lied families of tropical fish , popu-
rly known as globe fish , have the
wer to float and swim back down-
are ! .
Japanese cotton mills have no ad-
intages over American mills , despite
e fact that the average daily wages
r men is 15 cents and womon 9 %
nts.
Fireflies are sold nightly by peddler ?
the crowded quarters of Tokio and
her Japanese cities. The insects sell
r throe rin apiece , a rin being equal
value to the twentieth part of a cent ,
[ n fasting feats the sect of Jains , in
din , is far ahead of all rivals. Fasts
from thirty to forty * days are very
urmon , and once a year they are said
abstain from food for seventy-five
ys.
The postal laws provide that post-
ice boxes shall not be rented to ruin-
3 or persons of unsound minds , and
at mall shall not be placed in boxes
rented if the parents or guardians
ject.
Shadins : the Stables.
Where it is the custom to keep the
aorses and cows in the stables at night ,
jind also for a portion of the day some
Drovision should be made for shade as
veil as for keeping out flies. The plan
shown in tho illustration has the merit
pf being simple as well as effectual.
Cover tho opening with fine wire net
ting , placing it so that it will not inter
fere with the management of the glass
window from the inside. Then make
a frame with light strips of lumber of
the form shown , and cover it with can
vas , or with a strip of unbleached mus
lin , bracing it at either corner as
shown. This device is readily made
and will add greatly to the comfort
of the animals in the stable. The
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A STABLE PKOT.1-.CTIO > , .
same arrangement couiel be applied to
the window spaces of the poultry house
and in such a position it would not be
necessary to use the fine wire screen
for the wire netting of ordinary mesh
voulei keep out intruders.
Illinois Apple Orchards.
Emerson Babcock gives Green's
Fruit Grower information in regard to
orcharding in Illinois as follows : An
apple orchard syndicate in Clay and
llichland Counties has sold the apples
of its orchards , which aggregate three
hundred and twenty acres , for $11,500.
This fruit is from young orchards just
coming into bearing. There are one
hundred and twenty acres planted with
3,300 Jonathan apple trees. Jonathan
is highly prized for its hardiness , pro
ductiveness and the fine quality of its
fruit. The best apple orchards of Illi
nois are on the southern border , era-
bracing seventy-five thousand acres of
apple orchards , mostly planted during
the past ten or twelve years. This is
the first general crop from these orch
ards. One thousand acres of apple
orchards maybe seen near Flora , 111. ,
and the trees there are heavily laden
with fine fruit this season. Ben Da
vis is the variety most largely grown.
The problem now is to got enough la
borers to harvest the fruit from such a
vast acreage of apple orchards , and to
secure apple barrels for such big orch
ards ! Three hundred and thirty cm-
loads of empty apple barrels have re-
I'cntly been shipped into this locality ,
Jind nine large evaporators have boon
built near Flora , with a capacity for
each of one hundred and fifty bush
els of fruit per day. A cold storage
iiouse , with a capacity of15,000 bar
rels of apples , has been built at Flo'-a
; his year.
For Brimhimr Fruit.
The fruit brusher is a comparative
icwcomer except in California. The
aecessity of clean , polished oranges
md the expense of brushing by hand
) rought It into being there. Now ,
) rushing , which has already been a
mbit with some packers , is becoming
A FKU1T JJKUSJiLU.
\nore \ necessary on account of the wide
spread of white fly and other insects
pausing smut It is not only expensive ,
but difficult , to get at short notice the
Dumber of men necessary to hand
brush a car of oranges. With a brush-
sr , it is claimed , one man can do the
vork of several. Florida Agricultur-
'
sr.
Value of Small Fruits.
Not. all farmers seem to know the
ralue of small fruits to a family when
jrown iu their own gardens. You com-
nence with strawberries ; thoy continue
ibout a month. You pik perhaps from
; ix to twelve quarts a day. You have
Jiem on the table if you ploase. at
) reakfast. dinnor and toa , and you
vant little elso < \ < i-pr broad and but-
er. In one war or .mother the family
consumes about eight quarts a day.
tnd while they last no modicines for
odily ailments are required , as a quart
f strawberries daily will ironemlly dis-
lel all ordinary diseases not perirnn-
ntly in the system. After strawber-
ies come raspberries , and thoy last
bout three weeks. Then we have
ilackberries. the cultivated varieties ,
fext currants ripen , and they remain
intil early grapes mature. So , taking
be season through any family with
half an acre of land In a garden c :
grow small fruits that make counti
life delightful and at the same tin
save hundreds of dollars In table su
1 plies. Home and Farm.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Concentrated Foodn.
The real value of a farm is Its c
pacity to produce. It is really a stor
house of raw materials which are ma :
'
ufactured into salable products , ar
; may contain a mine of wealth requirlr
, but the labor to bring It to the surfac
Every pound of plant food returned '
\ the soil is an investment for the futur
In addition to the gain from the feei
ing stuffs purchased there are croj
rich in nitrogen which draw upon tl
atmosphere , through the agency (
minute organisms , for supplies of nitr
gen , even the roots , after the crops ai
harvested , enriching the soil. The nitn
, gen-gathering plants are limited i
| number , but all plants have the pow <
of deriving carbonic acid from the a
mosphero , and from this comes the ft
, and starch. The com plant coutaii :
large quantities of fat and starch , bi
is deficient in mineral matter , whil
bran , linseed meal , cottonseed meal an
middlings abound largely in the mil
oral elements. It will , therefore , pa
the farmer to feed his corn ami fodele' '
in connection with the concentrate' '
foods mentioned , as he is sure to gai
largely in the manure. Estimating nitre
geri at 15 cents per pound , and 13
pounds in a ton of 2,000 pounds , th
value of the nitrogen is $19.50 , and a
the food also contains about ? 3.5' '
worth of potash and phosphoric acid
its real value asi fertilizer is $23. Ii
aeldition , it also contains about 10i
pounds of fat and 500 pounds of stare !
per ton. This the farmer saves by usin ;
it as food , although a portion of tin
nitrogen and mineral matter is appro
priatcd by the animals and sold at :
higher price in the forms of milk am
meat. Philadelphia Record.
In Place of a Silo.
Not every farmer has a silo or i
com shredding machine. They cos :
too much for the man who has but twe
or three cows. But he can pick tju
oars from his corn stover anil have
the grain ground , and the cob , too , ij
he so wishes , then have the stovei
well cured in the field , and when he
takes it to the barn have it cut into
pieces not more than a half inch lontj
and shorter If possible. Then moisten
it with warm water if such is conven
ient to the cow stables and cover it
up to steam for twenty-four hours at
least before feeding. Put on eacL
cow's ration as much and such grain
as her condition calls for , and If sho
does not do as well as she would on
ensilage she will do better than on dry
corn stover. If obliged to wet it witii
cold water , it will be better for stand
ing forty-eight hours , to germinate a
little heat by fermentation. American
Cultivator.
A Handy Fodder Stack.
How best to stack corn fodder td
keep and be handiest in getting at
when feeding is often a question given
much thought by the farmer. Thid
method possesses many advantages
that will recommend it above others )
Set two posts twelve or sixteen feel
apart where you wish the stack to be.
Across from one to the other , four and
i half or five feet from the ground ,
spike a 2 by 4. Stand the fodder
igainst this with the butts on the
ground and the smaller ends cominy
together at the top. There should be ,
i space of two or three feet at the bot-1
: om. This will give the rat , dog and. .
at an opportunity to keep the stack i
i-Iear of mice. This stack will turn1
he rain and snow of winter , will keep
Iry and bright and when used will
lot be opened to the weather , as no
stalks are left exposed by removing
he top. Farm Journal.
Iowa Horse Sales.
At the big sale of range horses at
iioux City good prices were obtained.
? he top figure was $00.50 , which was
iaid for a load of good , heavy , blocky
; eldings and mares of all colors. Tha
raft horses ranged from $50 to $ GO ,
eneral purpose horses from $35 to
-15.50. yearlings and 2-year-olds from
12.50 to $20 , and sucking colts from $0
} $11. National Stockman.
Farm Notes.
Skimmilk for hogs and the big profh
a it is all the talk now.
Ohio is a clover growing State. It is
Iso becoming an alfalfa growing
tate. |
The market for coarse flax fiber is'
Imost unlimited , according to a West-
I
rn grower.
A recent circular of the United States
lepartment of Agriculture defines the
iws regulating interstate shipment ol
irds and game. I <
The attendant who enters the stable
) milk a cow with a pipe in his mouth J
; not the proper man to perform that
uty. Milking should be regarded as |
10 cleanest and most importnut work ]
n a < : airy farm , as milk not only ab-
> rbs odors , but is also quickly af- '
> eted by any foreign substance.
Hundreds of horses are ruined everj !
? ar because they are not given water
'
lion thoj' require it. There may be
pillar rimes for watering , but rules
innot safely be made to govern the
jty. ( -ii warm days , when the horsea 1
? rspire froely. they give off from
icir bodies large quantities of moist-
: e. and should be watered often even
allowed but a small quantity at a
me.
The young animal pays more than
e adult because it grows and iu- ?
eases rapidly ; the younger the anid
al the lower the cost of production. "
pig farrowe.1 in early spring and j
arketed late in the fall will give a Ji
uch larger profit than will one kept
rough the winter. There Is also a
eat demand , with better prices , for
small carcass , a weight not exceed-
g 150 pounds being preferred to aa
: Imal that Is heavier.
A Surprised Phytilcian.
A dying patient recovers through
interposition of u humble Gerinnn.
Chicago , Nov. 15.
Some weeks ngo Dr. G , a very re-
utuble and widely known physician , Hv-
njj on Cstrert , was called to attend
n very complicated case of Ithuuinutiriin ,
Upon arriving at the house he found a
man about forty years of age , lying In a
prostrated and serious condition , with
his whole frame dangerously affected
with the painful disease. He prescribed
for the patient , but the man continued
to grow worse , and on Sunday evening he-
was found to he in a very alarming con
dition. The knees and elbows and larger
joints were greatly inilained , andould
not he moved. It was only with extreme
diinculty that the patient could be turned
in bed. with the aid of three or four per
sons. The weight of the clothing was so
painful that means had to be adopted to
keep it from the patient's body.
The doctor saw that Iiis assistance-
would be of no avail , and left the house ,
the members of the family following hint
to the door , weepl'ig. Almost immedi
ately tho grief stricken ones were address
ed by a humble German. He had heard
of the despair of the family , and now
asked them to try his remedy , and sic-
conliiigly brought forth a battle of St.
Jacobs Oil. The poor wife applied this
remedy. The first applie-ation easod the-
patient very much : after a fu-w hours they
used it again , and , wonder of wonders ,
tho pain vanished entirely ! Kvery subse
quent application improved the patient ;
and in two days he was well and out.
When the doctor called a few days after ,
lie was indeed surprised.
Judicious diet and exercise will
frequently improve a man's opinion
i'f his neiuhbors.
Years of sufferim. relieved in a
eight. Itching piles yield at once to
the curative properties of De > ans
Ointment. Never fails. At any drug
store , 50 cents.
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In the rural districts of Australia
many of the hursts wear cowhide-
shoes.
No chnncp for disappointment If yoi ?
servo Mrs. Austin's famous 1'sinrakes. All
grocers s"ll it.
It is said that onions earcn raw are
i preventive of and sometimes a cure ,
'or malarial fever.
It's enough to make a strong man-
remble to think of a pour shad with ,
heumatism in all his
Almost a Uliracle.
Case No. < W,7 ( > : i. .Mrs. M. Istcd , of
207 Strand Street , ( Jalveston , Tex. ,
vho is proprietor of a boarding house
t that aeldress , numbering among her
loarders a dozen medical students , ,
ays : "I caught cold during tho flood
f September , 11)00 ) , and it settled in.
tiy kidneys. Despite the fact that I
ried all kinds of medicine and was
indor the care of physicians , the ex-
ruoiating twinges and dull aching
cross tho small of my back refused to
? ave , and trouble with the kidney se-
retions began to sot in. From then ,
relinary Anglo-Saxon fails to describe-
lie annoyance and suffering I endured ,
'he fearful pain through my body , loss
f appetite , loss of sloop , consequent
) ss of energy , and , finally , an indica-
on of complete dissolution compelled
ie , from sheer agony and pain , to
ither Ho on the floor and scroam , or
jrced mo into spasms. On such" occa-
ons my husband called in a physician ,
'hose morphine treatment relieved me
? mporarily. I grew weaker and thin-
er , and so run down physically that
othing was left but skin and bone.
11 my friends , acquaintances and
eighbors knew about my critical con-
ition. and on one occasion I was re-
arted de ad and they came to see ruy
> rpse. At last the doctors attending
10 hold a consultation and agreed
iat if I did not undergo an operation
could not live' . Preparations wore-
iaeU' , a room selected at tho city hos-
ital , and thoy even wont so far as to-
ivo tho carriage brought to tho door
* carry me there. I don't know why ,
Jt something told mo not to go , and
absolutely refused. Now I want the
aders to grasp every word of the
illowing : A friend of ours , a Mr.
'r-fiaund. knowing that my kidneys
ere the real cause of the entire tro'u-
o , brought a box of Doan's Kidney
ills to the house , and requested me
give thorn a trial. I had taken so
uch medicine that I was more than
scorn-aged , and had littlo , if any ,
ith in any preparation. However."i
asoned if they did not do me good
ey could not possibly make me worse ,
I began the treatment. Aftor the
irel dose , I felt something dart across-
o like a flash of lightning , and from
at moment I began to improve. The
in in my back and kidneys positively
appeared , the kidney secretions be-
me free and natural. At present I
st and sleep well , my appetite is
od. my weight has increased from
8 to 355 pounds , and my flesh i s
m and solid. My friends actually
irvel at the change in my appear-
co. Words cannot express my own vJ-
? lings. I am not putting it too strong-
when I say I have been raised from
e dead. I am satisfied that had it
t been for Doan's Kidney Pills ,
ken when they were. I would have
en either lying iu the Lake View
metery , or an invalid for the balance
my life. I will be only too pleased
give minuter particulars of my case
any one calling on mo , not , of courso.
t of idle curiosity , but if they really
vo kidnoy complaint and want to
ow what course to pursue to get re-
FREE TRIAL of this great Kid-
v medicine which cured Mrs. Isted
11 be mailed on application to any
ft of the Tnited States. Address
ster-Milburn Co. . Buffalo. N. Y. For
e by all druggists. Price 50 cents-
r box.
in some of the Prussian cemeteries-
ire are open vaults connected with
ctrical appliances to prevent the
rial of persons who may be onty in
ranee.
TC Permanently Cured. No fit. or nervousness
* VJ after flr > t day' * us-e of Dr. Kline's Urtat
re Ktstorer. Send for KKEE * 2.CO trial bottle and
ties. DR.R.H. KLINE , SI. I > . 931 Arch St. , Phila.
hia , Pa.
Idle Monv
cioualy laYested. can be maAf to earn a.lmr. < lom
mo. Earnin ? power of my inve-tment * , a high
i per cent. For particular ! * , address
JAMES BILLINGS. k'l
27 Williim Street , New York City Ji
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