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UNCLBSAM "A Remedy That Has
Such Endorsements Should
Bs In Every Home. '
Election Returns That Interest All Parties.
W L. Douglas Kizltss and sscffs marc men's $3.5G
shoes than any other ntanufoctus-op fn the
The reason W. L. Douglas S3.W shoes arc the croatest ellers in theworld is bemuse of their escel-
lentBtyle , easy littinK and FU | > frior wearing qualities. If I could fliov.you the difference between the
bhoes inide in my factory ami those of other iiMkob and the iiicIi-KRide leathersusedyou would under
stand why W. 1 * . Douclas S3.CO Fhoes cost more to maUe , v liy they hold their shape , tit better , wear
longer , and arc of creator Intrinsic value than any other S3.M ) shoe on the market to-day , and why trio
sales for the year ending July 1,1WM , were S(5 , " ( > : ; .0-IO.OO. - , , * , * .
v * . L. Douul.ts guarantees their value by stamping his nume and price on the bottom. .LOOK lor it
take no substitute. Sold by shoe dealers everywhere.
SUPERIOR M FIT , ® 0MFQiT AND WEAR.
"W. I. . Douslas uses Corona Coltskiii in his S3.5O shoes. Corona Colt is conceded to
bo the firicbt Patent Leather uiuiie. Fast Color Eyelet H used exclusively.
W. L. DOUGLAS , Brockton , Massachusetts.
Ask
your dealer
to show you the iie\v
Shoe for Women
It is a perfect shoe , the final result
of years of experience in shoe mak
ing graceful in every line , hand
somely modeled after the newest
patterns ; very stylish , extremely
comfortable and unusually durable
It represents the highest type
of shoe quality produced under
the
name and trade-mark. If you
want the most for your money get
the "Western Lady. "
Your dealer hai or can get Ma > er
"Wettern Lady" ihoei for you.
Send DI his name and receive our
elezant new style bock.
We alw make "Martha Washing
ton" thoea. Oar trade-mark u
tamped on every tole.
F. MAYER BOOT & SHOE CO.
MILWAUKEE. WIS.
Limit of Laziness.
Two darkies lay sprawled on the
levee on a liot day. Moses drew a long
sigh and said , "Ileey-a-h-h ! Ah wish
Ah had a hundred watermellions ! "
Tom's eyes lighted dimly. ' Ilum-
ya-h ! Dat would suttenly be fine. An'
ef yo' L'ad a. huu'ed vraterincllioug
would yo' gib rue fifty ? "
v "No. Ah wouldn't gib yo' no fifty
watermellions. "
"Wouldn't yo' gib me twenty-five ? "
"No. Ah wouldn't gib yo' no twen
ty-five. "
"Seems ter me youse powailful
stingy , Mose. Wouldn't yo' wouldn't
yo' jrlb mo on1 ? "
"No. Ah wouldn't gib yo' one. Look
a hyah , niggah , are yo' so good-fer-nuf-
fin lazy dat yo' ciiihn't wish fo' yo'
own watermellions ? '
Matter oi'Territory.
Pauline George is desperately in lov
Trith me. He said the other evening
that he could cover the very ground
Btood OH with kisses.
Emma No doubt he could , dear if
& bad the time to spare. t
The Girth of Man Increasing.
An excellent illustration of the value
of records has been aff.ord.ed lately re
garding the question of physical degen
eracy. A firm in the north of England
has compared the measurements for
clothing made two generations ago
with those of to-day , the results going
to show that chest and hip measure-
inputs are now three inches on the av
erage more than they were sixty years
.ago. The same conclusion is reached
by the experience of the ready-made
clothiers. These facts , whatever may
be their generality , do not quite dis
pose of the question of degeneracy ,
i'hoy are what we should expect from
Iho more abundant and Cheaper food
i i'i illpooile ] , their bettor housing and
unproved sanitary surroundings ; but
the testimony regarding the untitness
Of recruits and progressive1 lack of
stamina in town , and especially manu
facturing , populations cannot be disre
garded. The girth of man may be in
creasing , but. like a fatting hog , is not
corpulency bringing clumsiness ?
QUICK RESULTS.
< trt \
W. .7. Hill , of Con
cord , N. f1. , Justice of
the Peace , says :
"Doan's Kidney
Pills proved a
very efficient
remedy in my
case. I used
them for disor
dered kidneys
and backache ,
from which I
had experienced
a great deal of
trouble and
pain. The kid-
nev secretions
were very irregular , dark colored and
full of sediment. The Pills cleared it
all up and I have not had an ache in
my back since taking the last dose.
My health generally is improved a
great deal. "
FOSTER-MILBURN CO. , Buffalo ,
N. Y. For sale by all dealers , price 50
cents per box.
Marriages in Burma.
Burma is unique among the coun
tries of the East in the position ac
corded to women. Thero is no purdah
there , and , gentle as she looks , the
married woman is the head of her
house. The girls , before their ears
are pierced , which is equivalent to a
coming out reception , are allowed to
roain about the streets playing boyish
games with their brothers and their
friends , and afterward there are many
opportunities for young men and wom
en to meet at festivals , boat races and
other gayeties. Marri.iires in Burma ,
therefore , are usually love matches ,
and the unmarried woman is in no
hurry to change her state. Burmese
women are charmingenerally slen
der , dainty and demuivly coquettish.
They wear gayly colored garments ,
which make them look like flower
beds , and their hair , which is shining
and smooth , is always uncovered and
decked with flowers.
Not Up to Dace.
"Mamma , " said the pretty fluffy-
haired girl. "I think I ought to go to
cooking school , don't you ? "
"It isn't necessary , my dear , " replied
the mother , "I can teach you to cook. "
"But that would never do , mamma , "
protested the fair daughter , "you only
know how to cook the ordinary things
that people really eat. "
There are plenty of acquaintances is
the world , but very few real friends.
J. P. Dayis.
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"You haven't gone on your vacation
yet , have you ? " said the grocerymai ;
to the pretty cook.
"Why , yes , I have , " returned the
cook , smartly , "I was at South Ilaveii
having the loveliest kind of a time. "
"I'm dreamin' agin , " owned the gro-
ceryman , with a grin. "Pinch me , Eva-
Una , and wake me up. "
"It would take more than pinch to
do that , " said the pretty cook.
"Don't fool yourself ; I'm a light
sleeper , " said the groceryman. "You
don't need to throw no more cold wat
er on me. "
"If you'd like it hot " said the
cook , advancing with the dipper to tht
stove.
"Wouldn't that scald you ! " exclaim
ed the groceryman , backing apprehen
sively to the door. "Quit it now. " he
added. "I'm afraid of a woman when
she tries to throw things. I know yen ;
wouldn't aim to hit me , but that's
what I'm scared of. When are you
going to take your two weeks off ? "
"When they pay me wages for en
joying myself , " replied the cook. "But
I don't care about it , anyway. It's
hot as I want it over this stove , an'
if I want flies in the kitchen all I've
got to do is to open the screens. "
"That's me , " agreed the grocery
man. "I get pleasant drives , good
roads , ripe fruit and hard work right
on the job an' I don't have to pay any
$6 per for 'em. I got good an' wet ,
too , yest'day mornin' , just as wet as
I could have got out in the country.
I did go last year an' they gave me
grub and a hard slat bed. Little old
SAVSNG A CITY.
H. T. Whigham , who went through
the Cuban War and earned fame dur
ing the South African War by his let
ters to the London Morning Post gives
the following story in V. C. of a cour
ageous missionary who braved a city
full of Boxers :
It happened while I was in China ,
just after the Boxers had torn up the
Manchurian railway and were playing
hanky-panky with laAv and order. The
Russians had to stop this sort of thing ,
and they did it in their usual fashion
by marching from city to city , destroy
ing and looting as they went.
On these expeditions they generally
got a Protestaut missionary to go with
them , in most cases a Scotchman or an
Englishman , to act as interpreter. The
missionaries were glad enough to go
because they hoped to check in some
measure the frightful excesses of the
Russian soldierj- .
In most cases the cities and villages
laid down their arms without a mur
mur and waited for the Russians to
walk oven them. But at once place
something happened. The Russians
marched up to the gates and were just
about to enter when the Boxers open
ed fire upon them. The army was
withdrawn , the batteries were got out ,
and the general was just going to
smash up the city when the Scotch
'
missionary , Doctor Westwater , ap
proached him and asked for a mo
ment's truce.
' I undertake , " he said , "to enter the
city and to induce it to surrender with
out a shot being fired on one condi
tion. "
"Which is ? "
"That there shall be no destruction
and no looting ; none whatever. "
The general yielded , and mounting
his ponj * . Doctor Wes'twater rode for
ward to the city alone.
Now when you consider that the city
was full of Boxers , you will realize
that it was a pretty considerable act
of courage for a missionary , of all
men , to 'ride unarmed through those
seething streets. This was what West-
water did. The city was a roaring
hive of armed Boxers , muskets peep
ing from roof and window , and the
streets ringing with the noise of arms.
At the missionary quarters Doctor
Westwater was fortunate enough to
find a Christian convert , who conduct
ed him to a place where the merchant
gild were holding a sort of cabinet
council.
Westwater explained matters , ap
pealed to the citizens to avoid blood
shed , and pledged his word that
neither destruction nor looting should
mark the Russian occupation of their
city. The appeal was successful , and
he rode quietly back to the Russian
general.
The general was an awful brute , as
bad as he could be , but Westwater's
action seemed to impress him. and his
orders were very exact. During his
occupation of the city there was no
single instance of crime. Westwater's
gallant action , too , impressed even the
Boxers. They named him the savior
of the town , and when , some months
later , he took his departure for home ,
he was made the honored guest of
extraordinary banquets , and was ac
companied to the railway station by all
the grateful citizens , half of them
waving flags and half of mem banging
musical instruments.
HOW TRAMPS WORK RAILWAYS.
Successful Travelers Who tny No Fees
for Transportation.
Of the feats done by tramps on rail
ways , none , I believe , excels in daring
that known In the vernacular as "deck-
go's good enough for me. It < vas
i change , though. I guess that's why
folks go there. There ain't nothin *
like a change. "
"That's right , " agreed the pretty
cook.
"Ain't that iceman gittin' a little
monot'nous ? " asked the groceryinan ,
insinuatingly. "Seems to me it's about
time for suthin' a little different. Seems
to me I can smell wet sawdust every
time I come around here. "
"Wet sawdust is better than cigar
ettes , anyway , " observed the pretty
cook.
"Do you want me to smoke up ? " ask
ed the groceryman. "I will , if you say
so. I'd do anything to make you hap
py. All you've got to do is to mention
what you want. " '
"Then pick up your basket and get
out of here , " said the pretty cook ,
promptly. "That'll make me happier
than anything I know of. "
' 'I know you don't mean it , " said
the groceryman , picking up his basket.
"As soon as I'm outside of the gato
you'll be ready to call me back an' tell
me you're sorry. The trouble with you ,
Evalina , is that you don't know jour
own fond , foolish , flutterin' heart.
When you nex' see me , an' find me
cold an' immeltin' an' repellin' your
warm affeckshunit caresses you'll re
alize too late what you've done. You'll
realize that all the
bow-legged ice-
ir.en "
The end of the broom struck the door
post , displacing the lithographed calen
dar from the wall , and the grocery-
man's boots clattered down the back
steps. Chicago Daily News.
ing a train. " To deck a train one ridos
on top of the cars a sleeper , prefer
ably , since the method is one em
ployed only at night. Its great nd-
vantage over other positions is that
here the tramp traveler mny squat un
disturbed at all stops. FLit on the
car top , on the darker side of the sta
tion , he usualy escapes detection ; more
often , at any rate , than the man who
dismounts at every station. Once on
top , therefore , it may be an all-night-
ride ; for the only men whose eyes fall
on these car roofs in the course of reg
ular business are those who once in a
wJiile refill the ice-water tanks , which
oftentimes open on the roof. Either
the vestibule work on the end sleeper
or the step-ladder en the engine
tender will serve as a stepping-stone
to the car top , although there are
men nimble enough to scale the height
from a vestibuled platform. In any
case , the successful rider needs move
quickly and unobserved , mindful all
the time that one misstep may mean
death by the wheels. On deck the pas
senger finds security in clinging , per
haps , to a small gas pipe not unlike
a fly on the back of a trotter exposed
to burning cinders , a wind of hurri
cane force , and the fatal swinging of
curves. On these same fast trains , as
well as on slower "passenger.- , " tramps
ride "blind baggage" day and night
To go bHnd baggage is to ride the
front end of a baggage car , which or
dinarily has a platform but no door
way. With the end of the cars thxis
built solid , hobo travelers on the plat
form have an excellent lounging place ,
out of immediate sight of engineer and
fireman , and yet affording all tho
beauty of fleeting landscape , without
any of the inconveniences of an over
crowded day coach. Leslie's Weekly.
Food lor Invalids.
No slander on the diet of the stal
wart German race is intended by this
story , which the Argonaut prints , but
the sentiment of rho tale might have
coiae from the lips of Mr. Dooley's
friend , Schwartzmeister , or some of
his brethren of iron digestion.
A German was discussing the high
price of cabbage.
"I dell you , dese cappages is way
up high dis year. Me und my vlfe
puts up six or seffen or eight parrels
of sauerkraut effery year , yes. But
ve can't do ut dis year , no. Der cap-
pages , dey cost too much. "
"But you put up some sauerkraut ,
don't you , Chris ? " asked a friend.
"Oh , so ! Yes , ve put up some , two
or t-t-tree parrels , shust to haf in der
house in case of sickness , yes. "
Scaring Him Away.
The musical young woman and her
father were on their way home after
Professor Fortissimo's piano recital.
"He has all the pupils he can take
at ten dollars a lesson , and more op
portunities to play in concert than ho
can accept1 , ' said the young woman ,
enthusiastically. "And just to think
that five years ago he has told me
himself the wolf was always at his
door ! "
"Well , then , I'll venture to saj * ho
didn't pomi ! 22. loud. 112 he does now , "
said the unfeeling parent.
Cheader than Using Matches.
"Sniithers says he lights one cigar
fiom another now , he smokes so
mucli. "
"I don't wonder , considering tho
Idnd of cigars he smokes. "
"Why ? "
"Matches would cost more. " Mod
ern Society.
Not in a Give-Away Mood.
Kind Lady How long since yoa
have done any work ?
Hobo Pardon me , mum , but I'm
sensitive about my age. Balt&aor
American.
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I Two severe cases of Ovarian Trouble
and two terrible operations avoided. Mrs.1
Emmons and Mrs. Coleman each tell
how they were saved by the use of
Lydia E , Pinfcham's Vegetable Compound.
R MRS. PIXKITAX : I am so ploasoclwith tbe results obtained
from Lydia E. Jinkliam's Vegetable Compound. that I i'ccl it a duty
and a privilege to write you about it.
"I suffered for more than five years with , ovarian troubles , cuns-
ing an unpleasant discharge , a great weakness , and at times a fumtness
would come over me which no amount of medicine , diet , or exercise
seemed to correct. Tour Vegetable Compound found the weak spot ,
however , within a few weeks and saved me from an operation
all rny troubles had disappeared , and I found myself once more healthy
and well. Words fail to describe the real , true , grateful feeling that is
in my heart , and I want to tell every sick and suffering sister. Don'c
dally with medicines you know nothing about , but take Lydia E. Pink-
ham's "Vegetable Compound , and take my word for it , you will ho a
different woman in a short time. " 31ns. LAURA Exuoxs , "Waiker-
ville , Ont.
Another Case of Ovarian Trouble
Cured Without an Operation.
"DEAR MRS. PINKILAM : : For several years I
was troubled with ovarian trouble and a painful
and inflamed condition , which kept me in bed part
of the time. I did so dread a surgical operation.
"I tried different remedies hoping to get better ,
but nothing seemed to bring relief until a friend
who had been cured of ovarian trouble , through
the use of your compound , induced me to try it. I
took it faithfully for three months , and at the end
of that time was glad to find that I was a well
woman. Health is nature's best gift to woman ,
and if you lose it and can have it restored
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MAX , Commercial Hotel , Isashville , Tenn.
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Don't hesitate to write to 3Irs. Pinkham if there is anything1
about your sickness you do not understand. She will treat you
with kindness and. her advice is free. No woman ever regretted
writingher and she has helped thousands. Address JLynn , Mass ,
0lk nin FORFEIT if we cannot forthwith produce the ortein.il letters and signatures of
-rafS 2 S U 11 i 3 abOYo testimonials , which will prove their absolute genuineness.
5. Pinkliaiu ilodicine Cu. . iynn. .
Indiana Vice Presidents.
Four Imlinnians have boon nomi
nated for the vice presidency since the
Civil War Schuyler Colfax and
Charles W. Fairbanks on the Republi
can ticket and William II. English and
Thomas A. Ilendricks on the Demo
cratic ticket. Colfax ran with TJrant
in 1SGS ; Ilendricks v.'ith Tildeu in 1STG
and with Cleveland in 1SS1 ; English
\vith General Winlield Scott Hancock
in 1SSO.
Ont of these nominations Indiana
has had but two Vice Presidents Col-
fax and Hendncks. The latter was de
feated the first time he ran , in 1STG.
but was successful in 1SS4 , while En
glish was defeated in 1SSO.
For Compulsory Athletics.
Rev. Dr. Percy S. Grant , speaking
before the League for Political Edu
cation , at New York , said that the
coming New Yorker would be G feet 3
inches high and have the chest meas
urement of a prize fighter. Judging
from the Increased standard of mo
rality and intellectuality in our uni
versities since athletics became univer
sal and popular , Dr. Grant says that
physical training should be an impor
tant part of the public school system.
He had noticed that 25 per cent of the
national guardsmen were too poor
physically to pass the doctor.
MEXICAN
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cures Sprains and Strains.
IET WEATHER COMFORT
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Slickcrforfive years and can truth
fully say that 1 never hava had
anything give me so much com
fort and satisfaction. Enclosed
find my order for another one. "
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I will soil SO acres fine farm land 2 miles from
Napoleon , county S3at of Lojrau county. .N. D. .
on Soo road , tor § 500. half cibli. Will sell uood
SO two miles from Foreitbunr. on C. . I. & . St. I' . ,
In Sanborn county , S. I ) . , for $300. StjO cash.
School houses within eighty rods of both.
GEO. W. KELLEY , Woonsocket , S. I ) .
TT/-HEN / TVRIT1NG TO ADVERTISER ! ?
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In thla paper.
S. O. N. U. No. 4tJ 1O04
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CUKES WHEHt ALL ELSE FAILS ,
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