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VcHlriluquial Birds.
M. Emile Mcrwart. Secrerary-Gener-
nl of French Guiana , has sent to the
Jardin des Plants , in Paris , two pairs
of veutriloquial fowls. These birds ,
the "Temps" say , are greatly amusing
to visitors to the gardens , who assem
ble around their cage by their cries ,
which at once time appear to come
from the troes , at others from the sky ,
and sometimes from the midst of the
crowd itself. The llesh of the birds is
said to be more savory than that of
pheasants or the linest guinea fowls ,
and their eggs are in great favor
anion : ; American epicures. The Em
press Josephine tried to acclimatize the
species in the Malmaison aviary , but
without success
THERE IS JUST ONE SURE WAY.
Kidney IMlla Build Up Run-
Dowii People They Make Healthy
Kidneys and that ? .Icai3 Healthy Peo
ple - What Mr. and IMra. J. L , .
Dtiilcy tay :
Nora , I ml. . Feb. ( Mil. ( Special. )
Th.it I lie .sum way of building up run
down men and women is to put their
kidneys in good working order is
.M.own by the experience of Mr. and
M ; . Joseph I. . Dnffey of this place.
Hot ! ) were weak and worn and dispir
ited. They used Uodd's Kidney Pills
and < o-day both enjoy the best of
health.
Mr. Dtiffey says : "I was very weak
anl : almost past going. 1 tried every
thing which people said was good but
got no benelit till 1 tried Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. They helped me in every
way and I am strong and well now. "
Mrs. Dnffey says : "I was so bad
that if anybody would lay down a
string I felt I could not step over it.
.Since biking Dodd's Kidney Pills I
can run and jump fences. "
Healthy kidneys insure pure blood.
Dodd's Kidney Pills insure healthy
kidneys.
A Hare Disease.
Mrs. Juniper entered the doctor's of
fice , dragging by the hand an over
grown boy of fourteen. She was ex
cited and impatient ; he was dogged
and glum. "Oh. doctor , lie has lost
liis voice ! lie hasn't spoken a word
for two days , " she said.
The boy looked at her sullenly , and
suffered the doctor to hold his face up
to the light.
"Open your mouth. H'rn ! Tongue
all right ? "
"Va-ah. "
"Hold your head up and let me look
at your throat. Seems to be nothing
the trouble there. Push yotir tongue
nut. Now pull it back. Feel all
right : "
"Ya-ah. "
"Why. Mrs. Juniper , there is nothing
the matter with him , " said the doctor ,
impatiently. "Boy , why don't you
talk ? "
"How can I when I ain't go * ; noth
ing to say ? "
Getting Kid of Matilda.
Conjurer ( pointing to his cabinet )
f/ulies and gentleman , I now call your
attt'Kiun to the great illusion of the
evening. I will ask any lady in the
audience to step on the stage and enter
the cabinet. I will then close the door.
When I open it again the lady will
ha\v disappeared , leaving no trace.
Husband ( to his wife ) Matilda , my
love , do oblige the gentleman and wall *
up. Answers.
A FELLOW FEELING.
Why She Fell Lenient Towards the
Drunkard.
A groat deal depends on the point of
view. A good temperance woman was
led , in a very peculiar way , to revise
her somewhat harsh judgment of the
poor devil who cannot resist his cups
and she is now more charitable. She
writes :
"For many years I was a great suf
ferer from asthma. Finally my health
got so poor that I found I could not
lie down , but walked the floor whilst
others slept. I got so nervous I could
not rest anywhere.
"Specialists told me I must give up
the use of coffee the main thing that
I always thought gave me soine relief.
I consulted our family physician , and
lie , being a coffee fiend himself , told
me to pay no attention to their advice.
Coffee had such a charm for me that
in a restaurant and getting a whiff of
the fragrance I could not resist a cup.
I felt very lenient towards the drunk
ard who could not pass the saloon.
Friends often urged me to try Postum ,
but I turned a deaf ear , saying 'That
may do for people to whom coffee is
harmful , but not for me coffee and 1
wili never part. '
"At last , however , I bought a pack
age of Postuia , although I was sure I
could not drink it. I prepared it as
directed , and served it for breakfast.
Well , bitter as I was against it , I must
say that never before had I tasted a
more delicious cup of coffee ! From
that day to this ( more than 2 years ) I
have never had a desire for the old cof
fee. My health soon returned ; the
asthma disappeared , I began to sleep
well and in a short time I gained 20
pounds in weight
"One day I handed my physician the
tablets he had prescribed for me , tell
ing him I had no use for them. He
stayed for dinner. When I passed him
his coffee cup he remarked 4I am glad
to see you were sensible enough not to
let yourself be persuaded that coffee
was harmful. This is the best cup of
coffee 1 ever drank , ' he continuedhe ; !
,
c
0 trouble is so few people know how to
make good coffee. ' When he got his
second cup I fold him he was drinking
Pcsttun. He was incredulous , but I
convinced him , and now he uses noth
ing but Postum in his home and has
greatly improved in health. " Name
f. given by Postum Co. , Battle Creek ,
/ Mich.
Look In each package for the fa
mous little book "The Road to Well-
jville. "
A COLONIAL VALENTINE.
TO A BELLE IN 1770.
There's not a damsel In ye towne
But distanced Is cnmpletclle
By Polly in her prim gray gowne
That Uts her forme soe neatlle.
I would I wore ye golden plane
That clasps her frocke Bcctirlie.
Soe I rnteht klsse her dimpled chlnne
When downe she looks demurelle.
Ye little ruffle at hor wrlste
I envj' for its nearnesse
To her falrc hand , which oft hath kissed
Those folds of puckered Sheernesse.
And when I see her shy browne eyes
Thro * filmy lashes glancinge ,
Within my sober Quaker guise
My hearte is set a-dandngc.
And when upon yc windy square
By happle chance I meet her
( We 'thee" and "thou" each other there-
Sure langiinge ne'er was sweeter ! )
If I behold her eyelids fsillo
Bpnoatht ; my glances sreaflie
I cannot help but hope withal.
Sincee are "Friends" alreadie.
How often have I longed to looke
Within ye silken Shaker
That bends above ye slnglnge-booke
Of this mosto lovelie Quaker ;
But ah , her pletip reproves
My nll-too-ardente passion
I feare sometimes ye Spirit moves
In very worldie fashion.
For In this cities where yo Penn
Above ye sword hath honour ,
Ye rancnis of King George's incline
Had best not gnze upon her :
For tho' I : im n manne of peace.
And tho' my hearte Is tender ,
I'd 'challenge all yc Colonies
If need were to defemle her.
Soe. Polly. If I'm moved to-daye
By Sainte instead of Spirit ,
To tell my tale to thce , 1 prnye
That thon will deign to lira re it ;
Tis onlle that Sainte Valentine
For thee and mo discovers
That we should walk ns thine and mine
Not friends alone , but lovers.
.Tennio Betts Ilartswick , in Ladies' Home
Journal.
A FAIR SENORFTA.
HE day was a scorcher. In the
shady courtyard of old Pietro's
place , naif way up the narrow
Mexican street on the hillside , sat the
two Americans , dusty , tired and travel-
worn generally. They were in bicycle
suits , and neiufry against the wall leaned
their wheels. Everything was oppres
sively quiet. Newell was smoking a
cigarette , his hands in his pockets , his
cap set well back on Ins crisp , curly hair ,
his eyes lazily watching the sunbeams
glint'through the leaves overhead , and
all the time he was wondering what the
other had brought him there for.
"Why don't you say something ? " he
asked at last.
Truesdale made an impatient gesture ,
and the slumbering fires in his deep black
eyes seemed to leap to life.
"Why ? " he repeated in a low voice.
"Do you mean why I have brought you
to this dead and alive hole ? Because
she lives here. "
"Oh , " murmured Newell , sympathet
ically , flecking the ash from the tip of
the cigarette lightly. "That's the idea ,
is it ? Fire ahead , old boy , give us the
details. Who is she ? " '
" ' " answered Trnesdalc
"I don't know ,
gloomily. "I never saw her but once ,
never spoke to her then , but that's all
right. I got it bad , and now I'm going
to see her. You know that day on the
San Luis road down the mountains , and
the old convent ? "
Newell nodded.
"Well , it was there I saw her. Just a
look as she passed with the nuns and
a lot of girls.
"And von don't know a thing about
her ? "
"Nothing , save that she lives here at
La Ginia. "
Newell looked meditatively at Pietro's
round brown face in the doonvaj * , and
Snally he beckoned to him.
"What is the young lady's name who
is so beautiful and goes to the convent
beyond San Luis ? * he asked , while
Truesdale frowned and pocketed his note.
Pietro's broad visage beamed with
kindly interest.
"There can be but one , scnors , " he an
swered genially. "In all La Cima there
are many go to the convent , but only one
so beautiful as to lead the Americans by
the smile in her eyes. 'Tis Senorita Do
lores , daughter of old Ruiz , and he keeps
her close , senors , oh , yes , for no one
knows better than Ruiz of the devil in
her eyes. He who seeks her favor innst
needs be a bold wooer. "
Truesdale bent forward with eager
eyes.
"Where does she live ? " lie asked.
"Yonder , near the church. "
Newell tapped idly on the table an < i
puffed thoughtfully.
"What shall I do ? " asked his compan
ion.
ion.A
A sudden flash of mischief shone in the
other's bine eyes.
"Send her a valentine. "
"Oh , quit your fooling , " said Trues
dale surlily.
"Not a bit of it , " protested Newell ,
rising. "Send her a valentine to tell
your love. Nothing easier. It's St. Val
entine's day , don't you know. "
"But where shall I get one ? " and
Trttesdale's dark , earnest face looked
mightily perplexed.
"Right here , " answered Newell ,
promptly , drawing himself up to his full
height. "Don't I make a good convinc
ing valentine to tell your true love all
the happy news ? "
Truesdale gave a quick glance at the
tall , well-knit , stalwart figure in the
white sweater and knickerbockers , the
handsome boyish face with a dash f
recklessness in the sleepy blue eyes.
"Altogether too convincing , " he said.
"Nonsense , " laughed Newell. "Lonk
here , Bob , you're not the only one , yon
kiiovc " and he snapped open the hack
of his watch. It was a pretty well-bred
girl who smiled out at Truesdale , and
he felt satisfied in a way. "I'm going ,
and if 1 don't bring you back a token
that will exceed your wildest hopes , then
you can make a Mexican mule of me. "
"Honest , are yon going , Rex ? "
"Honest. By-by. Won't yon even say
good lurk to your valentine ? "
I.ut Truesdale never answered.
Rex Newell strode down the hot , steep
streets , past the church , and paused.
"Where is Senor Unix's house ? " he
asked of a soft-eyed girl on the church
steps.
"Yonder , " she said. "Yonder where
the rose trees are. "
When little Tita opened tho door , she
vowed her heart sank at the splendid
bow of the tall young stranger , and his
air of deference. '
VALENTINE'S DAY.
"No , senor , " she said breathlessly.
"Senor Ruiz is not at home. He has rid
den over to Buena Ventura to see nbout
the suit that old Jose will bring against
him. and will not be hack till eve. "
"And the senorita ? "
Tita's eyes looked frightened now , and
she half closed the door.
"The senorita is at the convent. "
"No. she isn't by a long shot , " replied
Newell , smiling down at the little maid.
"You trot right off like a good little ffirl
and tell her her valentine is here. "
' 'Her her valentine ? " repeated Tita
hesitatingly , "what is that , seuor ? "
lie bent and kissed her with a laugh.
"That is a part of it , little one , " he
said , "now run and tell her. "
Out on the wide piazza , with the fra
grance of the garden floating up like in
cense around her , Dolores sat in a broad
hammock , and tried to keep her eyes
fixed on the book in her lap. Then sud
denly , Tita was before her , her cheeks
aflame , her voice trembling with excite
ment , while she told her tale.
' 'My valentine , did he say ? " qneried
Dolores , a frown wrinkling her pretty
forehead. "What is that ? "
"I I do not know , senorita , " faltered
Tita with downcast eyes.
"And he is tall and fair , you say ? Let
him come to me. "
"But your father "
"Let him come , Tita , " said her young
mistress decidedly.
What he said , Newell never could
have told , but he found himself sitting
on a low stool beside the hammock , look
ing up into a gem of a face , all fleeting
blushes , and dimples , and shy glances
from long-lashed , dark eyes , striking
straight for his heart. He never thought
of poor Truesdale , whose deputy he was ,
only that he was there beside the dearest
girl in the world , with all the Fates on
his side , and roses all around them. If
ever Dan Cupid did a quick , neat job
it was in that hour. By 5 o'clock Rex
was calling her all the pet names ho
knew in English , and she was teaching
him Spanish improvements. By 6 little
Tita was frantic for fear the good Senor
Ruiz would come home and murder them
all , and by 7 , when all the hillsides and
valleys were decked in the glory of a
coming twilight , two horses rode out of
La Cima to the northward.
Next morning over the border at Tro-
jadina a very happy couple sat over a
dainty breakfast , and blue eyes smiled
down into brown in perfect content with
love , life and all else. Then Newell saw
the desolate figure wheeling toward them ,
and to do him justice , a dull Hush swept
up to his curls , and he gave an awkward
laugh.
"Good morning , " Truesdale said quiet
ly , taking in the picture with pitiless
scrutiny.
' 'Hello , old man , how are you ? My
my wife , Trndsdale. "
Truesdale bowed gravely , and Dolores
slipped away , leaving them alone. Rex
was suspiciously silent , and as for the
other , lie was speechless. He looked at
the little table set for two , at the rose
in Newell's coat , at the dainty lace hand
kerchief on the floor at his feet , and
sighed heavily.
"Say , " he said at last , "I guess you
were a kind of comic valentine , weren't
you ? " Chicago Ledger.
LINCOLN'S GETTYSBURG ADDRESS.
LINCOLN'S BOYHOOD.
A Playmate V"ho Saved Him from
Death by Drowning.
The child's life during the time ? the
family lived in Kentucky appears to
have been entirely uneventful , says St.
Nicholas. lie helped his mother after he
was o years old in the simple household
duties , went to the district school and
played with the children of the neigh
borhood. The only one of young Lin
coln's playmates now living is an old
man , nearly 100 years old , named Austin
liollnher , whose mind is bright and clear
and who never tires of telling of tho
days Lincoln and he "were little tikes
and played together. " This old man. who
yet lives in the log house in which he
has always lived , a few miles from the
old Lincoln place. tells entertaining
stories about the President's boyhood.
Mr. Gollahcr says that they were to
gether more than the other boys in
school , that he became fond of his little
friend , and he believed that Abe thought
a great deal of him.
In speaking of various events of minor
importance in their boyhood days Mr.
Gollaher remarked : "I once saved Lin
coln's life. " Upon being urged to tell
of the occurrence he thus related it : "We ;
had been going to school together one
year , but the next year we had no school
because there were so few scholars to
attend , there being only about twenty
ii the school the year before. Conse
quently Abe and I had not much to do ,
but as we did not go to school and our
mothers * were strict with us we did not
get to see each other very often. One
Sunday morning my mother waked me
early , saying she was going to see Mrs.
Lincoln , and that I could go along. Glad
of the chance , I was soon dressed and
ready to go. After my mother and I
got there Abe and I played all through
the day. While we were wandering up
and down the little stream called Knob
creek Abe said : 'Right up there , ' point
ing to the oast , 'we saw a covey of part
ridges yesterday. Let's go over and
get some of them. ' The stream was
swollen and was too wide for us to jnmp
across. Finally we saw a narrow footlog
and we concluded to try it. It was nar
row , but Abe said : 'Let's coon it. ' j
"I wont first and reached the other
side all right. Abe went about half
way across , when he got scared and be
gan trembling. I hollered to him : 'Don't
look down nor up nor sideways , but look
right at me and hold on tight. ' But he
fell oft into the creek and as the water
was about seven or eight feet deep and
I could not swim and neither could Abo
I knew it would do no good for me to
go in after hyn. So I got a stick a long
water sprout and held it ont to him.
He came un. grabbing with both hands ,
and I put the stick into his hands. Ho
clung to it. and 1 pulled him out on the ;
bank , almost dead. I got him by tho i
arms and shook him well and then rolled
him on the ground , when the water
poured ont of his mouth. He was all
right very soon. We promised each oth
er that we would never tell anybody
about it , and never did for years , f
never told any one of it until after Lin
coln was killed. "
A hungry man needs no bill ov fare.
Four score and seven years ago our
fathers brought forth on this continent
a new nation , conceived in liberty , and
dedicated to the proposition that all
men are created equal. Now we are
engaged in a great civil war , testing
Avhether that nation or any nation so
I conceived and so dedicated can long
endure. We are met on a great battle
[ field of that war. We have come to
dedicate a portion of that field , as a
final resting place for those who hero
save their lives that the nation might
live. It is altogether fitting and prop
er that we should do this.
But , iu a larger sense , we cannot
dedicate we cannot consecrate we
cannot hallow tills ground. The brave
men , living and dead , who struggled
here have consecrated it , far above our poor power to add or detract. The
world will little uote , nor long remember , what we say here , but it can never
forget what they did here. It is for us , the living , rather to be dedicated here
to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly
advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remain
ing before us that from these honored dead we take increased devotion
to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion that
we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain that
this nation , under God , shall have a new birth of freedom and that gov
ernment of the people , by the people , for the people , shall not perish from
the earth.
The postal service of the United
States employs more persons thanthat
of any other government in the world.
The chief clerk of the Postoilice De
partment has prepared a list showing
that 207,502 persons are under the or
ders of the Postmaster General. The
army and navy combined does not ag
gregate more than half of this num
ber. The postal employes arc divided
as follows : Postmasters , 00,4SG ; rural
free delivery carriers , 30,001 ; city let
ter carriers , 21,7)7)4 ; star routes and
railway mail service , 41',731 , of which
32,214 are in the railway mail service ;
clerks , second class oliices , 24,743 ; as
sistant postmasters in first and second
class postotfices , l.rjrU ; estimated num
ber of clerks in third and fourth class
oiliccs , 14,000 ; estimated number of
clerks paid by postmasters , C2COO. In
the Postoflice Department there are
1,150 clerks and other employes and
400 inspectors. The figures of Chief
Clerk Chance do not include 30,000
substitute rural free delivery carriers I I
and about 3,000 substitute city letter
carriers , which would swell the figures I I
to 302,302 employes. It is estimated
that the postal employes draw about
? 1U,000,000 a year in salaries.
"
By the Panama Canal the distance
by wftter from S.'ui Francisco to New
York will be reduced from 13,700 to
. " ,300. and the distance from New York
to Yokohoma or to Sydney will be re-
, duced from about 13,000 to less than
10,000. On the other hand , the Panama
Canal will make it no easier to nui
over from New York to Hong Kong
for a day's fishing than it is now to
go by the Suez ; the routes east and
Avest are each more than 11GOO miles
long , and the route by way of Suez is
100 miles shorter.
Interest in the Department of Agri
culture's water sterilizer has been re
newed by the success attained in .1
city of the Middle West. The water
supply had become infected with ty
phoid-fever germs. Dr. Moore of the
department sterilized the reservoir
with copper sulphate so successfully
that although the germs were wholly
eradicated and the epidemic checked ,
no trace of the disinfectant could be
detected in the water by sight , smell
or taste. The amount was one part of
copper sulphate to one hundred thou
sand parts of water.
Prof. Wiley , of the Bureau of Chem
istry at Washington , who is conduct
ing the adulterated food experiments ,
complains that he is utterly unable to
procure for his purpose any uncolored
butter. He also denounced the use of
the coal tar dyes with which butter
is colored , saying that they "overbur
den the kidneys. " This is an instruct
ive comment on the United States laws
which prohibit the coloring of artifi
cial butter , even with palm oil , which
is perfectly wholesome , but permit the
coloring of genuine butter with coal
tar dyes or anything else.
It is expected that a constitutional
amendment will be offered during the
present session of Congress prohibiting
polygamy in any State or Territory of
the Union. It is now agreed that this
is the only method by which the con
dition of affairs'in Utah can be rem
edied. It is impossible to revoke the j
enabling act by which Utah gained j
Statehood , and the general opinion
seems to be that a constitutional
amendment is necessary to give the
government sufficient authority over
a State in which polygamy is prac
ticed to eradicate the evil.
Fearing the arduous work of the
mid-winter maneuvers of the North
Atlantic squadron of the United
States navy , some 520 men deserted
during three mouths last autumn , a
fact which has just leaked out from
official sources. The following esti
mate is made of the numbers of de
serters from various vessels : Battle
ships Kearsarge , GO ; Alabama , 75 ; Il
linois , G5 ; Massachusetts , 55 ; Maine ,
64 ; Iowa , 72 ; Missouri , 100. Converted
yachts Mayflower , 10 ; Scorpion , 13.
Grover Cleveland , the only living
ex-President , will be 72 years old when
Roosevelt's term is completed in 1909 ;
yet there can be no addition to the
corps of ex-Presidents till then. Mr.
Roosevelt , who will then be but little
more than 50 years old , ought to have
a long membership in the "ex-Presi
dents' club , " which of late years has
sadly dwindled in numbers.
Since the Bureau of Plant Industry
was organized , three yeai's ago , it has
been necessary to increase its force
nearly ijp per cent , and it now em
ploys OuO workers , GO per cent of
whom are engaged in scientific investi
gation , and its application to the
farm , the orchard and the garden.
,
During the past fifteen years the
United States government has spent a
million and a half dollars on irriga
tion and geological surveys of the
Great American Desert. As a result ,
it is asserted that a large part of this
arid land can be brought under cul
tivation by irrigation and made to sup
port a population about as great as
that of the whole country to-day. With
this assurance it Is plain that we havg
not , as yet , even approached the limit
of our producing power. '
GENERAL DEBILITZ RESULTS PE03I
IMPOYEEISZED BLOOD.
TCemcdy That Uliifcc.i Xow TJ
cn TTonlincns , Jleadnchen , In-
dijjcstion nntl Xcrvoiis Troi l > I -i.
Hundreds of women suffer from hend-
nches , dizziness , restlessness , languor
and timidity. Pew realize that their
misery all conies from the bad state of
'
their 'blood. They take one thing for
their head , another for their stomacfy/ ,
a third for their nerves , and yet all tlQJ
while it is simply their poor blood that
is the cnnse of their discomfort.
If one sure remedy for malting good ,
rich "blood wero used every one of their
distressing ailments would disappear , ns
they did in flio CCKO of Sirs. Ella F.
Stone , vrho had been ailing for years and
was completely ran down before sho re
alized tho nature of her trouble.
"For several years , " said Mrs. Stone ,
" I suffered from , general debility. Ifc
began about 1806 with indigestion , ner
vousness and ster.dy headaches. Up to
1000 J hadn't bem ale to find any relief
from this con < J Hmi. I was then very
thin and blo e3oKS. An enthusiastic
friend , who had tsscd Dr."Williams'Pink
Pills , urged ino to ive them a trial and
IL finally bought a bar.
" I did not iifrtico any marked change
from the use of tfeo first box , Imt I de-
Oermined to give tiaem a fair trial aud I
kept on. "WhcHi I had finished tho
second boxlconldseo very decided signs
of improvement in my condition. I be
gan to feel bettor nil over ajid to hare
hopes of a complete enro.
" I used in aH etghb or ten boxes , and
vhen I stopped I had got back my regu
lar weight and a jrsod healthy color and
tho gain has lasted. I can cat what I
please without dfocomforfr. My nervous
ness is entirely gwie , raid , while I had
constant hcadnctoe before , I very rarcy
have one now. I cheerfully recommend
Dr. "Williams' Fik Pills to women who
Buffer as I did. "
Mrs. Stono was seen at her pretty
home in Jjakewood , R. I. , where * as the
resnlfc of her experience , Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills ana very popular. These fa
mous pills are eoi by all druggists. A
book that every woman needs is pub
lished by tho lr. Williams Hedicino
Company , Scbcneotady. N. Y. It is en
titled "Plain Tnlkw to Women"and"will
be sent free on request.
Ho\v to Know a Diamond.
A small RoadHng , Pa. , girl , whosa
love of finery Is very prorio-unced , was
tireless in her importunities for a ring.
The latter finally brought their com
plete reward ia the form of a preten
tious gew-gaw. A caller several days
later , wifh tfee aid of the little one ,
noticed the acquisition , and remarked :
"What a pretty ring ; is it a dia
mond ? " '
"Well , I guess it ought to be , " re
plied its possessor , indignantly. "It
cost 75 cents. "
AN OLD MAWS TRIBUTE.
An Ohio Fi-Trit Raiser , 78 Years Old ,
Cured of n Terrible Case After Ten
Years of Suffering.
Sidney Jnst , fruit dealer , of Men
tor , Ohio , says : "I was cured by Doan'a
Kidney PffJs of a severe case of kid
ney trouble , of
eight or ten
years' standing.
I suffered the
most severe
backache and
oilier prtins in
the regibn of the
kidneys. These
were especially
severe when
stooping to lift
SIDNET JTTSTUS. anything , and
often I coTsid hardly straigQten my
back. The aching was bad in the
daytime , but jsst as bad at night , and
I was ahvcys lame in the morning. I
was bothered wih rheumatic pains
and dropsical swelling of the feet. The
urinary passages were painful , and the
secretions wore discolored and so free
that oi'len I hud to rtse at night. I
felt tired all day. Half a box served :
to relieve me , and three boxes effected
a permanent cnre. "
A TRIAL FREE Address Foster-
Milburn Co. . Buffhlo , N. Y. For sule
by all dealers. Price , 50 cts.
The XV o in an.
"Yesterday , " said .Tabson , "I refused
a poor woman a request for a small
sum of money , and in consequence of
my act I passed a sleepless night. The
tones of her vcice were ringing in my
ears the whole time. "
"Your softness of heart does you
credit , " said Malison. "Who was the
woman ? "
"My wife. "
Ask Tour I > erclcr for Allen's Foot Eae
A powder. It rests the feet. Cures Chil
blains. Corns , Bunions. Swollen. Sore , Cal
lous. Acblos , Swpnting Feet and Ingrowing
NaSls. AHcn's Foot-Kase makes new or
Lteht shoes easy. At all Dni-cists and Shoe
Stores , JS cents. Accept no substitute Sam
ple mailed FRFJB. Address Allen S. Olm-
Ited. Le Key , N. Y.
Asked uncl Answered.
"Professor , " said Misa Giddav.
'you've made a study of human naturW'
tfotv , at wkat ac would you say t
iverage man ef intelligence 13 most likef
y to marry ? "
"Dotage , " promptly replied Professort ;
) Idbache. Philadelphia Press.
Piso's Onre for Consumption is the b * *
ae 3Jsc I Live ever 'owml fur cougb
aid ois. . I rs. Ooar Trip ? , Sig Roc ,
& . , March 20. 1201.
"Those tTo kats ! o . alike. " said th *
"hat , neve.loss , there is a
difference iw thora. " ;
"Yes. " rejoined tie prospective castoia-\
r , "I see cae is marked $2 more than
s
he other. "
A new kind ol cotton nas > been brought *
'roin Egypt into Texas. Its fiber is
arger and it is said to be in every way ,
iuperior to any species thus far grown ia.
Be South ,
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