WOMEN ,
AND CONSIDER THE
ALL-IMPORTANT
FACT
That in addressingMrs. . Pinkham you
confidingyour private ft Is to a woman
a woman whose experience with wo
man's diseases covers a great many j'cars.
You can talk freely to a woman when it
is revolting-to relate your private troubles
to a man besides z , man does not under
stand simply because he is a man.
Many women suffer in silence and drift along1
from bad to worse , knowingfull well that they
ought to have immediate assistance , but a natural
modesty impels them to shrink from exposingthem
selves to the questions and probably examinations of
even their family physician. It is unnecessary.
Without money or price you can consult a woman
whose knowledge from actual experience is great.
Mrs. Pinkliam's Standing Invitation :
Women sufA'ringfrom any form of female weak
ness are invited to promptly communicate with Mrs.
Pinkham at Lynn , Mass. All letters are received ,
opened , read an < i answered by women only. A
woman can freely talk of her private illness to a
woman ; thus has been established the eternal
confidence between Mrs. Pinkham and the women
of America which has never been broken. Out
of the vast volume of experience which she
has to draw from , it is more than possible
that she has gained the very knowledge /
that will help your case. She asks noth-
ingin return except your goodwill , and her/ /
advice has relieved thousands. Surely any
woman , rich or poor , is very foolish if she/ /
does not take advantage of this generous
offer of assistance. Lydia E. Piukham
Medicine Co. , .Lynn , Mass.
Following- publish two let
ters from a woman who accep
ted this invitation. Note the
result.
First letter.
"Dear Mrs. Pinkham :
44 For eight years 1 have suffered scmsthing !
terrible every month with my periods. The
pains are excruciating and I cliu hardly stand
them. My doctor says I have ovarian and
womb trouble , and I must go through an op
eration if 1 want to get well. I do not want
to submit to it if 1 can possibly help it.
Pleaso tell mo what to do. I hope you can
relieve me.-Mrs. Mary Dimmick/Mth and E.
Capitol St > . , LciiniigP.O. , AVushingtonD.C.
Second letter.
4 Dear Mrs. Pinkham :
" After following carefully your advice ,
and taking Lydia E. Pinkhairi's Vegetable
Compound , I am very an 'ous ' to send you
my testimonial , that others may know their
valueaud what you have done for mo.
Natural Inference.
"Say , " remarked the half buck of the
Poduuk football aggregation , "the cap
tain of the Grasstown gang says he is
going to mop up the lield with us iu to
' "
morrow's ganu\
"Huh ! " exclaimed the quarter back.
"I always suspected him of managing
a. scrub team. "
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THE NEXTMCRN'NG I FEEL BRIGHT AND NEW
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inadtr from hfrl.s. and is prenarml for use as easily as
ta. Itib called "J ane o Tea" or
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Address , O. F. Woodward. LoRoy , N.Y.
TO THE
During tho months of March nnd April , there trill b
Eicur ion * on the various lino of railway to tho
OruiHcliim West. Hundreds of thousands of the bost
Wheat and Grazing lands on the Continent frea to tha
t-ettler. Adjoining hinds mny be purchased from railway
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we will send vou express prepaid
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FGSSSBiimES.
In no part of the United States has there
been suchvomlerful Commercial , Industrial
. nud Agricultural development as alou the
lines of the Illinois Central and the Yazoo
& Mississippi Valley Railroads In the States
of Tennessee , Mississippi and Louisiana ,
within the past ten years. Cities and towns
Lave doubled their population. Splendid
Lusluess blocks have been erected. Farm
lauds have more than doubled In value.
'Hundreds of Industries .have been estab
lished and as a result there Is an unprece
dented demand for
DAY LABORERS , SKILLED WORKMEN AND
ESPECSALLY FARM TENAHTS.
Parties with small capltjii. seeking an op
portunity to purchase a farm home ; farmers
who would prefer to rent for a couple of
1 fears before purchasing , aud day laborers In
fields or factories should address a postal
card to Mr. J. F. Merry , Asst. General Tas-
eenKcr Agent , Dubuque , Iowa , who will
promptly mall printed matter concerning
the territory above described , aud give spe
cific replies to all inquiries.
Please Read This
If you are a. male person betweeu 18 and 40
Tears of KO and wish a luxuriant mustache
or beatd and have fuzz , down or small hairs
to form a basis for growth I will guarantee
you a heavy mustache or beard or refund
ypur money. Sand for Van Horn's Hair
Ph'bsphate. Price 51.00 prepaid. Address
W. 8. Van Horn. Depr. A. , Suite 1M1 , l 0
Iff jissau St. , New York City , N. Y.
" As you know , I wrote you that my doctor
said I must have nil ojjeration or I co'uld not
live. I then wrote } 'ou , telling you my ail
ments. I followed your advice and am en
tirely well. I can walk miles without an
ache or a. pain , and I owe my life to you and
to Lydia E. Piukhain's Vegetable Compound.
I wish every suffering woman would read
this testimonial and realize the value of writ
ing to you and your remedy. " Mrs. Mary
Dimmick , 59th and E. Capitol Streets , Ben-
ning P. O. , Washington , D. C.
When a medicine has been successful
In restoring to health so many women
whose testimony is so unquestionable ,
you cannot well say , without trying it ,
" I do not believe it will help me. " If
you are ill , don't hesitate to get a bot
tle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
i Compound at once , and write Mrs. Pink-
! ham , Lynn. Mass. , for special advice
I it is free and always helpful.
Might Have Bceii Worse.
Mrs. Gabbsby My ! 1 was at the
dentist's this afternoon , and he made
me keep my mouth open a whole hour.
It nearly killed me.
Mrs. Stillwater Ves , but it might
have been worse. If he had made you
keep your mouth shut for half that
long it would have killed you for sure.
Baltimore American.
80 Tin. MncitTonl "Wheat Per Acre ,
introduced by the U. S. Dept. of Agr.
ll is a tremendous cropper , yielding in
good land in Wis. , 111. , la. , Mich. , iud. ,
0. , Pa. . X. Y. . SO bu. per acre , and on dry ,
arid lands , such as are found in Mont. ,
Idaho , the Dakotas , Colo. , etc. , it will
yield from 40 to 60 bu. This Wheat and
Speltz and ilanna Barley and 13romus
Inermis and Billion Dollar Grass , makes
it possible to grow and fatten hogs , sheep
and cattle wherever soil ia found.
JLT.T SEXD IOC AKD TITIS NOTICE
to the John A. Salzer Seed Co. , La Crosse ,
Wis. , and they will send you free a sample
of this "Wheat and other farm seeds , to
gether with their great catalog , alone
worth $100.00 to any wide-awake farmer.
[ C. X. UJ
Real Sorrow.
A little girl had. the whooping
cough very badly , and it seemed that
no one could aid her in any way when
a paroxysm of coughing seized , her.
One day , after a most severe one , she
sat down all tired out , and with a look
of patient resignation said : "Oh , I do
feel so sorry for myself ! "
Have used Piso's Cure for Consump
tion nearly two years , and find nothing
to compare with it. Mrs. Morgan , Berke
ley , Gal. , Sept. 2 , 1901.
In After Years.
Old Fogy Father My father never
supplied me with money to squander
on fast horses , theater parties , late
dinners and the like.
Up-to-Dale Son Oh , that's all right ,
dad. You must remember that I come
of a moreurtisocratic family than you
i did.
Mean Thing !
"My husband always expressed a
preference for the brunette type , " said
the dark-haired wife to her friend.
"Yes , I think he likes dark-haired
women better still. The hair don't
show so plainly on his coat , you
know ! " said the other , with a sneer.
Yonkers Statesman.
"I Went Homo to IIc from Griwel Trouble.
Doctors failed. JJr. Daviil Kennedy's Favorite Kern-
edy cared me , " Mrs. C. W. Brown , Petersburg , N , Y.
A broken tooth startled a gentleman
in Vienna while he was hurriedly eating
his breakfast , eager to catch a train. Tho
accident was caused by his biting into a
roll , in the center of which was a rusty
nail. The baker was arrested nnd fined
four dollars.
A sharp tongue is the only edged tool
that grows keener with coustaut use.
Irving.
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CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of C
MY PINTO HORSE AN' ME.
Out on the lonely prairie , drinkin * the
cool night breeze ,
Watchin' the bright inoon steerin' her
course thro' the starry seas ;
Alone with the sleepin' cattle an'
thoughts o' the used to be ,
Nor woman nor filly to tempt us my
Pinto horse an' ine.
My Pinto horse was happy till he met a
filly one day
That swore to be his forever an' , latter
ly , galloped away ;
An. ' so , there's a-somethin' to bind us ;
that's why we'll always be
Bunkies till death cornes between us
iny Pinto an' me.
i
We whisper each other our stories the
tales o' the loves we knew ;
But we never say uothin' to hurt 'em
the gals we considered ontrue
For we know the pair as won 'em was
better fellers than we ,
An' we're chewin * the weeds o' silence
my Pinto horse an' me.
If you've won an' lost a woman , don't
buck an' kick an' rare ,
But shake the dross o' the city an' strike
for the open air.
Strike for the God-made prairie if
you're wishin' to be free ,
Gome , live on the plains o' Texas with
my Pinjto horse an' me.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
CHOPLEIGH was a re-
tired officer , who possessed , a
handsome estate , was rich , and
in sturdy health , considering his long
service in India. And yet he was not
happy. Because he regarded his son
Augustus as a ne'er-do-v/ell , though
that young man was neither better
nor worse than the average , and ,
moreover , the colonel pined for a help
mate to take the place of the'\'ii'o
who had been carried off by jungle
fever. So it was that he did not enjoy
life as he should have.
Suddenly matters took a different
turn.
turn.A
A young lady of strikingly prepos
sessing appearance Millicent Van-
John , only daughter of Kev. Aloysius
Vanjohn , the vicar had been espied
by the colonel proceeding up the lane
-REAPPEARED WITH Mir.LICEXT.
Which ran parellel with his grounds ,
us he paced along his favorite shrub-
Lory walk. Being on his own properly
Inspired him with courage ; he. had
gazed at her and she had blushed and
looked down. He hurried into the
house and shut himself up in his
study.
"I am . " > , " he said to himself. "I
am well , I am good-looking ; my
waistcoat is of decent girth ; 1 have
a good complexion , and a man is only
as old as he feels. Why shouldn't I ?
I may be called an old fool. Well ,
there are plenty of even older fools in
the world. I well I will ! "
Miss Vanjolm was walking at the
Identical hour the next day , and the
next day after that , and so on for
more than a week , and each day the
same little comedy was played
sheep's eyes on the part of the colonel ,
blushes and looking down on the "part
of Miss Miliccnt Vanjohn.
Did Miss Vanjohn walk up that
lane so regularly with a fixed pur
pose ? Why , of course she did.
Punctually at 4 o'clock every after
noon Augustus Chopleigh , Jr. , met her
at the top of it. It was rather an odd
thing to do the daughter of a well-
known parson meeting clandestinely
the son of an equally well-known colo
nel. Tiie following conversation wiil
explain it :
"Oh , Gus ! I begin to feel so awfully
guilty , meeting you like this. Why
can't we love each other openly ?
here's nothing to be ashamed of in it.
Why , my dear Gus , your father is In
love with me. "
"By Jove , Millie , it's no laughing
matter that it isn't. A man's father
his rival in love ! "
That evening Mr. Gus appeared at
tome at an unusually early hour.
"Well , " was the greeting of his par
ent , "you are not here so precious
early with that goody-goody face for
nothing. I'm sure , you young scamp !
When you turn up punctually to din
ner I know you want something out
of me. But , mind , not another half
penny do you get"
"What a deuce of a hurry you are
in , father ; I don't want money from
you , " said the young man ,
"Well , what the dickens Is it , then ? "
asked the old gentleman , seeing that
bis son looked confused.
'Why well , I'm in love , that's all , "
Gus. "And I'm going to be
to the best girl In England
a perfect lady , well bred , well con
nected , and "
The effect of this speech upon the
old colonel was electrical. He jumped
up from his end of the table , almost
upset Parker , who was handing him
the chaUias , rushed toward his sou ,
and shook his band heartily , his faco
beaming with exclteincnt and pleas
ure , as he exclaimed :
"You're sure of what you say ? It
isn't Fifine of the Jollity , hey ? A lady-
well bred , Avell connected "
"I've been a bit of a scamp , perhaps ,
father , " said the young man , "but I've-
never gone in for low form ; so , v/hen
I tell you she's all that could be
wished you must believe me. "
"Of course I will ; of course I do ! ' ! '
roared the colonel. "Who is she ? "
"Well , I don't want to give her
name just now , for many reasons , but
you may take my word for it that
she's nobody to be ashamed of , " said
Gus.
"All right ; all right ; I won't ask
any more questions. So long as you
are going to steady down with a good ,
lady-like wife I don't care , " said his
father. "By gad , Gus , I thought you
were going to be a millstone around
my neck for the remainder of my life.
And now , my boy , I'm going to aston *
ish you. What do you think Is about
the most unlikely tiling I should do ? "
"Give up hunting , " said Gus , "or
sell your orchids ; or put up for tho
county ; or "
'VXo , no ; nothing of that kind , " saiii
the colonel , chuckling. "I'm I'm go
ing to be married , too. "
The son affected the greatest aston
ishment. The colonel continued :
"But look here , my boy , it won't
Interfere with your prospects , and
and , when I say I'm going to be mar
ried I mean that I have my eye on
some one , and 1 rather think ahem !
that some one has a reciprocal eye
on me. I'm not such an old bird , eh ? "
"Not abit of it , " replied Gus : "and
may I ask who the fortunate object :
of your attentions isV"
"Well , answered the colonel , laugh
ing , "I've a good mind not to tell you ,
3'oti dog , as you keep me in the dark
about your inamorata. But I will.
Do you know Miss Van John ? "
"Tall girl , brown hair , brown eyes ? "
asked Gus , innocently.
"Yes , yes that's the one ! She's
going to be Mrs. Chopleigh. the sec
ond , " said the colonel , rubbing his
hands gleefully. "I think ahem !
that if I can screw up my pluck I
shall speak to her to-morrow. "
That evening the Rev. Aloysius
Vanjohn received an unexpected vis
itor in the shape of Augustus Chop
leigh. Urged by the desperate aspect
of matters , the young man had re
solved to face the terrible parson , as
he believed him to be. and to lay the
state of affairs before him. To his glad
surprise the reverend gentlemean.
who was really a good fellow , and
thought very well of Gus , laughed
heartily at the thought of the colonel's
suit , and promised ( lus that Millicent
should marry him when and where he
pleased.
" 1 say. Gus , " roared the colonel , as
they were leaving the smoking-room
for bod. "promise me you'll bring
Mrs. Chopleigh hero directly after
you're married. "
A few days afterwards MiHif-nt
Vanjohn was quietly and unostenta
tiously made Mrs. Augustus Chopleign
in London. Faithful to his word , tho
young man wrote his father of his
marriage , and telling him that he
should run down on the following day
to Introduce his bride to her new
father.
The colonel was at dinner that is
to say , he was playing at dinner for
what with his own consuming passion
and the eager expectation with which
he awaited the arrival of his son
and his daughter-in-law , he sent away
untasted every dish that was set be
fore him.
The door bell rang. The colonol
jumped up to answer it himself , bur.
checked lus movement suddenly.
"Xo , no , " he said , "I'll have it a sur
prise to the last. "
Gus entered.
"Here I am , father ! " he said.
"Yes , yes : but Where's " said
the colonel , impatiently.
Gus went out , and reappeared with
Millicent.
The colonel staggered at first , and
something like a frown gathered on
his brow. But he recovered himself ,
and with a smile that illuminated
his whole face said , heartily , address
ing Millicent :
"I am indeed delighted to welcome
you to my house as my daughter. "
Then turning to his son he added :
"Gus , my boy , you've had an uncom
monly narrow escape ! ' ' Indianapolis
Sun.
The Secret ol"Happiness.
The man who can drill his thoughts ,
so as to shut out everything that is
depressing and discouraging and SCHJ
only the bright side even of his mis
fortunes and failures , has mastered tho
secret of happiness and success. Ho
has made himself a magnet to draw
friends , cheer , brightness , and good
fortune to him. Every one is pleased
to sec him. His presence is like a
sunbeam on a dull day.
There Is no accomplishment , no
touch of culture , no gift which will
add so much to the alchemic power of
life as the optimistic habit the deter
mination to be cheerful and happy no
matter what comes to us. It will
smooth rough paths , light up gloomy
places , and melt away obstacles as the
sunshine melts snow on the mountain
side. O. S. Marden in Success Maga
zine.
About a year after marriage when
a man's wife comes and sits on his
knees and kisses him he always won
ders hp.w much it is going to cost
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so Many Trustworthy and Prominent People. "
. , .
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"When buying loose coffee or anything your grocer happens
to have in his bin , how do you knp\V what you are
getting ? Some queer stories about coffee that is sold in bulk ,
could be told , if the people who handle it ( grocers ) , cared to
speak out.
Could any amount of mere talk have persuaded millions of
housekeepers to use
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the leafier of all package coffees for over a quarter
of a century , if they had not found it superior to all other brands in
Pairiiy , Strength , Flavor an S Uniformity ?
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II the verdict o2 MILLIONS OF
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you ol me merits oS LION COFFEE ,
it costs you bat a trifle to buy a
package. It Is the easiest way to
convince yourself , and to make
you a PERMANENT PURCHASER.
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and reaches you as pure and clean aa when it left"jur
factory. i&4
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EVERYWHERE
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nhipe lietier , \ vcnlonger , uiid lire ol trreiter vnltie th : n nny
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Chas. L.farrelt , Asst. Cashier Tlte C' < tpital Sationa'.Bunk , Indianap-jhs , Ind.
Boys wear W. L. Douglas $2.50 and $2.00 shoes because they fit
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