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MMMM JB J * ' WINTER WEAKNESS ( * Dr. Williams' Pink Pills the Tonic That Most People Need for Blocd and Nerves. In winter the air of the close rooms in which we spend so much of the timo does not furnish enough oxygen to tho lungH to burn put the < oul matter in tho blood. In the cold season we do not exer cise as much mid the skin and kidneys do r not throw off the waste matter as freely as usual. Tho system becomes overloaded with poisonous matter , and too feeble to throw it off. Relief can be had only through the use of a remedy that will promptly and thoroughly purify and strengthen the blood , and tho one best adapted for this purpose is the great blood fcoiiio known as Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. "They acted like magic in my case , " said Mrs. Clara L. . Wilde , of No.377 % Farnsworth avenue , Petroifc , Mich. "I was weak and thin and could not sleep. My stomach and nerves were out of or- iVjr. 1 can't describe how miserable I really was. I dragged through six months of feebleness , growing weaker all tho timo-until I finally hadn't strength enough to leave my bed. "Then a glad day came , the day when I began feo lakeDr. . Williams'Pink Pills. They modo mo feel strong right away. My appetite came back , I took on flesh and tho color returned to my cheeks. People wondered that these pills did for me what tho doctors could u 'b do. I took only six boxes and then I was perfectly well. If I.had not found this wcnderful remedy I surely think that I must have wasted to death. Believing firmly that theso pills saved my life by the strength whiuh they gave mo at a , critical mo ment. I unhesitatingly recommend them to Mliors. " Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain no fitiniuliinfc'hut .give strength that lasls. They may bo obtained at any drug store. Uetivecn Frleiidn. May me Fred says wuen we are mar ried I can have everything I want. Edyth loor fellow ! He is evidently up agulnsl an awful delusion. May me Why , what do you mean ? EdylU lie imagines you havemonpj. { tubbed In Church. Just think what an outrage it is to be robbed of all the benefits of the services bycontinuous coughinp throughout the congregation , wh-aii AnU-Grlpiue is guaranteed to cure. Sold everywhere , 25 cents. F. W. Die- "mer , M. D. , Manufacturer , Spring field , Mo. On the occasion of a cyclist's weddins at Enping , l ear London , the other daj the bride and bridegroom rode to churci on slugio machines and returned on a tandem BABY COVEEED WITH SORES. Would Scratch and Tear the Mesh.Un less Hands "Were Tied "Would Have Died but for Cuticura. " ' * My JilHe son , when about a yen and a1 half old , began to hare sore come out on his face. I had a ph : sician treat him , but the sores gre % worse. Then they began to come o his arms , Jhon on other parts of h body , and then one came on his dies I ' ' worse than theothers. . Then I callc i1 another physician. Still he grew wor * At the end of about a year and a ha of suffering he grew so bad I had tie his hands in cloths at night to kef1 him from scratching the soivs and tea Ing tho Uesh. ! lie got to be a me skeleton , and was hardly able to wal My A tint advised me to try Cuticu' Soap.and Ointment. I sent to the dru store awl got a cake of Soap and a bo of tho Ointment , and at the end o about two months the sores were a . well , lie has never had any sores o any kind since. He is now strong an healthy , and I can sincerely tay ; th:1 only for your most wonderful remedif my precious child would have dip from those terrible sores. Mrs. EC bcrt Sheldon , R. F. D. No. 1 , Wooc ! villo , Conn. , April 22 , 1903. " .Yoliimy Studies English. The diildrcn were told to write thrp- nouns ending in "c" that take the suf fix "otis" and become adjectives. John ny Beeclass turned in this list : Ou tr.'i e outra geous. Courajsjc courageous. Gorge gorgeous. Newark News. Do It Customer Why don't you tack up this 'Do It Now'motto V It's been .ty ing around on the counter for a month. " Grocer Wa-al , I'm a-goin' ter tack It up sometime if "I ever git to it Judge. A .Positive CURE Ely's Bream Balm is quickly absorbed. Gives Relief at Once. It cleanses , soothes , heald and protects tho diseased mem brane. < lltcurcs Ca tarrh and drives away , Cold in tho Hend quickly. Be- . , stores 'tho , 'Sonscs of ' Taate'uud Smell. Fullsize , - gista or by mail ; Trial Size 10 cts. _ by mail . _ _ _ . - . . ' - T7'l.rT > 4t- friir < -.i % .yO \ " " ' " iff rIi TJ * ; 1 OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS PROTECT KIAGABA FALLS. N .his recent message to Congress President Roosevelt urged strongly the need of taking action to protect Niagara falls from the agen cies now threatening its destruction. He rec ommended that the State of New York , if it self unable to protect the falls , should follow the example of California in the case of the Tosemite valley and place this great natural attraction in the keeping of the national government. As the only way in which assured protection can be secured for the falls Is through the co-operation of the American and Canadian governments , the American Civic Association has begun an agitation to keep the subject before Congress and se cure action upon it at this session. The American people who regard Niagara with just pride as one of the great scenic wonders of their country and of the world , will be practically unanimous in their approval of this movement. The idea that the falls should be sacrificed to commercial vandalism is'obnoxious , but that apparently must be their fate unless something is done immediately. Ten power developing companies four American and six Canadian already have obtained authorization to utilize more than 35 per cent of the ef fective power of the falls. If their plans are put through the American cataract will be wiped out. If they suc ceed in drawing off only half the authorized amount of water the American fall will be only a thin trickle of water passing over bare rock. If the falls are to be saved no time should be lost in arresting the process of destruction. The American peo ple , through Congress , should intervene with measures which will stop the despoliation and insure the permanent preservation of the cataract under the joint protection of Canada and the United States. The essential thing is that Congress act promptly. To delay , even until another session , may postpone the necessary protective action until the time for saving the falls has passed. Chicago News. SOUND ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN. RESIDENT ELIOT , of Harvard College , has a way of making little adresses to entering classes at the old historic college that are gems in their way and worthy of wide circulation. His address this year is in keeping with the character of the man and the spirit of the col lege. A number of his sentences are striking ly epigrammatic and worthy of careful study : "It is a good rule early to work and learn how to work hard. " "It Is a good rule never to take four minutes to do what you can well accomplish in three. "A young man ought first to be a clean , wholesome vigorous animal. " "An honorable man must be honest , not with money alone , but in judgments , judgments of women , men , his tory and the prospects of mankind. " "It is a safe protective rule to live to-day as if you were going to marry a pure woman to-morrow. " These are sterling words that might well be embla zoned on the tablets of memory and placed high in the secret chambers of the heart He who lives according to these rules will enjoy peace , prosperity and sweetness of life. Pittsburg Press. INDUSTRIAL UNITY OF THS NATION. NDOUBTEDLY there are many persons in the North and East of the country who think of the great irrigation projects to which the govern ment is committed as exclusively in the inter est of the communities in the regions where the many millions of public money are to be spent. Those who take'this view do not fully realize the interdependence of the various parts of the country. Who buys the greater part of the grain and cattle raised In the West ? It is the people in the East. If the , grain-crop Is poor or light the price of flour goes up. If a hard winter kills off the cattle the price of meat rises. On the other hand , If business is slack in the East , if there is a strike in the textile industry , or if several large manufacturers fail AN HISTORIC HOUSE. From Here Rebecca Jfonrse "Was Taken ns a Witch and Hnng-ed. If the local historical society of Danvers , Mass. , takes possession of the old Nourse house , as is their pres ent intention , they will occupy a building whose story is one of the most dramatic In the colonial life of the nation. It was from this house in the days of ignorance and supersti tion that Rebecca Nourse was taken as a witch and hanged. The estate was originally known as the Bishop farm. In 1080 the house , which was built about 1G33 , was bought by Fran cis Nourse and his wife. Rebecca. Mr. Nourse had several children , and the prosperity of the family excited the envy of the neighbors , March 23 , 1692 , a warrant was issued on com plaint of Edward and Jonathan Put nam for the arrest of Rebecca Nourse for witchcraft , and on the following morning she was arraigned before Justices Hawthorne and Corwin. She was indicted for having practiced "certain detestable acts called witch craft upon Mary Walcott and other women. " She was tried In the meet- Ing house. One of the witnesses , Ann Putnam , had a fit in court , which she charged upon the accused. In answer to the charge of witch craft Rebecca Nourse said : "I can gay before my Eternal Father I am Innocent and God will clear my inno- cency. " Justice , Hawthorne replied , "Here is never a one in the assembly but desires it , but if you be guilty pray God discover you. " She was then committed to the jail in Salem , and on April 11 was taken with four others to Boston by order of the council. The court met June 29 , and the jury first returned a ver dict of not guilty , but the crowd in the court-room made such a clamor that the jurors again retired , and shortly after returned a verdict of [ guilty. The records of the First Church , alem , how that on July 3 , 1G92. Ile- f becca Nourse was excommunicated. / She was brought up the alsLs of the . ' ckorch , h.er cba'us clanking , and the and shut down their mills , the ability of the people in tha East to buy meat and flour Is diminished , and the demand falls off , to the detriment of the Western producers. Now the irrigation plans under consideration provide for the reclamation of fifty million acres of arid land. It has been estimated that this area will accommodate a popu lation of twelve millions , engaged In various forms of agri culture. Crops can be produced more cheaply than on non- irrigated land , therefore it Is expected that the price of food will fall. At the same time the growth of a prosper ous population in the arid West will increase the demand for the manufactured goods of the East , the grain of the Northwest and the cotton of the South. Not a square mile of the country can prosper without benefiting all the rest. In like manner the Panama Canal will increase the pros perity of the whole Mississippi Valley , the Atlantic and Pacific Coast States and all the intervening region. It Is an undertaking of interest to the whole nation. Even the pro jected enlargement of the Erie Canal concerns the West aa much as New York State. The East cannot say to the West , "I have no need of you , " and the North cannot say to the South , "You have no need of me. " But all parts are joined in one body , and each serves its allotted purpose , Youth's Companion. BOK'S SUCCESS. i D WARD BOK gets the biggest salary of any I editor in this country and is married to the ( daughter of a multi-millionaire. A few years Jago ho was a poor Dutch iinmicnrant in New York City , selling lemonade from a bucket. ( Then he carried a newspaper route , cleaned windows , worked In a bakery , ran errands anything to make a living. He left school at 13 and studied stenography at night. Young Bok began to take down the sermons of Henry Ward Beecher. Then he printed and sold them. This led in time to the publishing of the Brooklyn Magazine. He sold the magazine and started In to learn the publishing business. He started a newspaper syndicate. Publishers kept an eye on this hard-working young man. Mr. Curtis of Philadelphia offered him $10,000 a year to edit one of his publications. Seven years after he began with Curtis he married the latter's daughter. Asked by the Interviewer who got the foregoing facts concerning the secret of his success he answered : ' "Work. I worked like the devil. " Not a nice thing for the editor of a woman's paper to say ? Mr. Bok simply meant to empha size the word work. But he added afterwards : "Work for the delight of it. " That's better. He got into work that delighted him. He found his place. For the joy set before him he did his work. There is no finer thing in the universe than to feel you have found your place and can do something with your whole heart. There is no other way. First get into your right place. Then w-o-r-k. Work is genius. Work is brilliancy. Work is success. Find the job you delight in , and work. Cin cinnati Post. WIFE WORSHIP. RS. CHARLOTTE PERKINS OILMAN was criticising wife worship the old fashioned , unreasoning , blind admiration that woman paid to her husband in the past , regarding him as the handsomest , bravest , wisest and most learned of men. "Mrs. Gladstone , " she said , "worshiped her husband in this way ; but , then , she had some reason. Even in her case , though , the good lady's exaggerated wife worship would sometimes make her appear ridicu lous. "Thus she was staj'ing once at a country house , and on a certain evening , having finished dressing before her hus band , she descended to the drawing room alone. In the draAviug room three or four gentlemen were discussing the misfortunes of Ireland. One of them , as she entered , said : " 'I can't imagine what will be the fate of poor old Erin , but there's One above who knows. ' " 'Yes , ' said Mrs. Gladstone , complacently ; 'he will be down in a minute. He is upstairs brushing his hair. ' " - New York Tribune. sentence of excommunication was pronounced. July 19 , 1692 , she was taken with eighteen others from the jail in Salem to Gallows hill , Salem , where she was hanged. Her body was later thrown among the rocks , being recov ered that night by her family , taken to this town and reverently buried. July 30 , 1SS5 , a monument to her memory was erected In the family lot near the Noursehomestead. . ' The mon- THE OLD I7OUHSE HOUSE. ument Is of granite. The die on the front is inscribed : Rebecca Nourse , Yarmouth , En gland , 1621 ; Salem , Mass. , 1692. Also these lines by Whlttier : "O , Christian martyr , who for truth could die , When all about thee ownedthe hide ous lie ; The worldredeemed from supersti tious sway , Is breathing freer for thy sake to day. " On the reverse side of the monu ment Is this Inscription : "Accused of witchcraft , she de clared , 'I am innocent , and God will clear my innocency. ' Once acquitted , yet falsely condemned , she suffered death July 19 , 1692. In loving mem ory of her Christian character , even then fully attested by forty of her neighbors , this monument is erected. " The Dominant Factor. "The first husband eloped with her , " said Miss Cayenne. "And the second and third ? " "She eloped with them. " Washing ton Star. THE OUTDOOR SIESTA. One WIio Has Tried It Discredit * Its Virtue. There has been and will be much written on the efficacy of fresh air and sunlight as sleep producers , and the scientifically raised baby could tell ; a tale of his lonely hours al fresco , could he but speak ; but it remains for a victim of insomnia to present tho reverse of the shield. Her physician ordered that at least the siesta should be taken on the sunny side of the pa tient's veranda , where a couch could be placed in comparative seclusion , and that for three hours of the day , under the aky and in the breezes , noth ing could bo doing. Well , the insom niac tried the prescription to the let ter. A tented umbrella prevented sun stroke during the hottest days , and kept off the rain when it stormed. She had every style and degree of covering , and infinite patience , but It was no go. Sleep was as far from her eyelids as in her well-furnished bedroom. The very country silence buzzed in her head and little creeping breezes tickled her under the chin , and every insect that enjoyed the summer day came to confide In her ears. What a fraud the "fresh air" cure could be under present circumstances. "If you were perfectly well , you'd like it , " clucked the birds. "You would not be conscious of those chickens really miles away , or listen for the chug-chug of the automobiles not allowed to stop at your door , " shrieked a locust sun ning himself on the lawn. In fact , na ture conspired to undo what good this "nap" that never came was prom ised to accomplish. "Fresh breezes and the sun rays" are capital sleeping po tions if one has no timo'to indulge In tue dolce far nlente , but the Instant tr.ey are courted , they probably recog nize some special antidote in the In valid's desire , ajd all their charm van ishes ! As soon as a man gets rich enough to have fire all over the house , he burns 'the claims he made all through life that it Is healthier to sleep Jn a ' cold room. - 4 7 Force ot Habit. I Waiting on the street corner , giv ing precedence to a heavy red motor [ car that was lunging , puffing , and i trailing its odor past them , stoofl Ismail Freddy with his hand thrust j confidently Into his father's. The : i- I cense number on the rear caught the little fellow's attention and he said : ' 'Father , why do they always leave FJC price' mark on automobiles ? " Lip- piurett's Magazine. \Vorih Knovrinjy tliat Allcock's are the original nnd only genuine porous plasters ; all other fco-called porous plasters are imitations. Penalty for Disobedience. The thief hafl broken through and t7as stealing. "Serves 'em right , " he said , "for lay- In' op fheir treasures so nice an' con venient on top of this bureau , where I can git at 'em. " The moth and rust , meanwhile. wefe at work in other portions of the elegant and costly mansion. A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES. Itching , Blind , Bleeding Protrndrnj ; Piles. Druggists are antborzed to refund money if PA2O OINTMENT falla to cure In ti to 14 days. 50 ? . To Get Eesrs All "Winter. A flock of early "hatched pullets Vvlth a comfortable house free from vermin , with proper ventilation , a scratch pen and box of grit , all grain buried in litter , will do nobly during the whole whiter , but the roosts must be sprayed with kerosene oil twice a week ; their bodies dusted each month with good insect powder , plenty of fresh drink at comfortable temper ature , green feed such as sliced beets , steamed clover , or loose cabbage to pick at freely , all the green cut bone with clean , fresh , sweet adhering meat that they will eat at one meal twice a week must be supplied. A , mash of middlings with one part in | three of corn meal in zero weather stirred thick enough to be crumbly , | oats or wheat at night except in zero weather when corn should be fed warm at night are also excellent , pro vided only about two-thirds as much as will be eaten up clean in ten min utes is fed at a time. Pullets require more than hens and Leghorns less than heavier breeds. Just the Reminder Needed. Cheaply Hello , old man ! You seem to be in a brown study. Popley Oh , hello ! Yes , I am. You Bee , my wife asked me to stop at the market for something and I can't think tvhat it was. Cheapley Here , have a cigar. Maybe that'll help yiu to think. Popley Thanks. Oh , yes , I remem ber now ; it was cabbage she wanted. Philadelphia Press. "Winter Pastune for Cow * * A Kentucky fanner says : One of my neighbors attributes th fine color of his winter butter and the thrifty look of his chickens to a small patch of rye or barley which he- grows for winter pasture. This is sown early enough to be ready for grazing by February. He began with one and one-quarter acres , but finally increased to fifteen acres. His poul try runs on it a large portion of each day and the cattle in the mornings when the ground is frozen. The ad vantage shows in the appearance of the poultry and stock as well - in Uia additional milk and eggs. How's This ? We offer One Hundred Dollars itevvard ft any case of Catarrh tlran cairuot be cured by Hull's Catarrh Ccu-e. F. J. CHENEY & CO. , Toledo. O. We. the. undersigned , have known F. J- Cheuey for tJie hist 15 years , aud believe him perfectly honorable In all business transactions nnd financially able to can/ out any tfbllocations made by hs ! flan. TVALDISG. KINSAN & HAICVIX , Wholesale DrngRlsts , Toledo , O. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally , acting directly upon the btood nnd mucous surfaces ot the system. Testimonials sent free. Trice 75c per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. . _ Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Vast Crack In the Earth. The second largest crack in the earth in the United States has been discov ered in a remote part of the Terliagua quicksilver district , about ninety m'les south of Marathon , Tex. , according to Dr. William B. Phillips , formerly direc tor of the State mineral survey , who is now operating quicksilver mines in that section. Dr. Phillips says that this wonderful crack Is fourteen miles long and is at no place under 700 feet wide. It is 1,800 feet deep. The walla are almost vertical. So far as known no exploration of the crack has ever been made. The country where it is found has an alti tude of 3,000 feet It is believed that an exploration of the crack may re veal rich minerals , particularly quick silver. The search that has been made re cently for quicksilver prospects in that section has brought to light other inter esting geological wonders. It is re ported by Dr. Phillips that fifty ec- tinct volcanoes have Deen found there. A number of rich quicksilver mines , is being operated in the district and prep arations are being made to develop many other promising prospects. Dr. Phillips says that the quicksilver out put of the district this year will be at least G,000 flasks. Dr. Whitman of .the University of Chi cago , one of the Carnegie institution's advisers , recommends a biologic.il farm for the study of heredity , variation and evolution. 300 Boxes of Greenbacks For the most words made up from these letters Y-I- e = Nuts 331 people will earn these prizes Around the fireside or about the well-lighted family reading table dur ing the winter evenings the children and grown-ups can play with their wits and'see how many words can be made. 20 people making the greatest num ber of words will each receive a little box containing a $10 gold piece. 10 people will each win one box con taining a $5 gold piece. 300 people will each win a box con taining $1 in i > aper money and one person who makes the highest number of words over all contestants will re ceive a box containing S100 in gold. It is really a most fascinating bit of fun to take up the list evening after evening and see how many words can be added. A few rules are necessary for abso lute faia play. Any word authorized by Webster's dictionary will be counted , but no name of person. Both the singular and plural can be used , as for instance "grape" and "grapes. " Tho letters in " " "Y-I-O-Grape-Nuts" may be repeated in the same word. Geographical names authorized by Webster will be counted. Arrange the words hi alphabetical classes , all those beginning with A to gether and those bejinning with E to come under E , etc. * When you are writing down the words leave some spaces , in the A , E , and other columns to fill in later as new words come to you , for they will spring into mind every evening. It Is almost certain that some con testants will tie with others. In such cases a prize identical in value and character with that offered in that class shall be awarded to each. Each one will be requested to send with the list of words a plainly written letter describing tire advantages of Grape- Nuts , trat the contestant is not re quired to purchase a pkg. These let ters are not to contain poetry , or fan cy flourishes , but simple , truthful statements of fact. For illustration : A person may have experienced some incipient or chronic ails traceable to unwise selection of food that failed to ITive the body and brain the energy , health anfl power desired. Seeking bet ter conditions a change in food is made and Grape-Nuts and cream used in place of the former diet. Suppose one quits the meat , fried potatoes , starchy , sticky messes of half-cooked oats or wheat and cuts out the coffee. Try , say. for breakfast a bit of fruit , a dish of Grape-Nuts and cream , two soft- boiled egjjs , a slice of hard toast and a cup of Posturn Pood Coffee. Some amateur says : "A man would faint atray on that , " but , my dear friend , will tffct dollars to your pennies that the noon hour will find a man , on our breakfast huskier and with a stronger heart-beat and clearer work ing brain than he ever had on the old diet. Suppose , if you have never really made a move for absolutely clean health that pushes you along each day with a spring in your step and a re serve vigor in muscle and brain that makes the doing of things a pleasure , you join the army of "plain old com mon sense" and start in now. Then after you have been 2 or 3 weeks on the Grape-Nuts training you write a statement of how you used to be and how you are now. The simple facts will interest others and surprise your self. We never publish names except on permission , but we often tell the facts in the newspapers and when re quested give the names by private let ter. There is plenty of time to get per sonal experience with Grape-Nuts and write a sensible , truthful letter to be sent in with the list of words , as the contest does not close until April 30 , 190G. So start in as soon as you like to building words , and start in using Grape-Nuts. Cut this statement out and keep the letters Y-I-O-Grape-Nut3 before you and when you write your letter you will have some reason to write on the subject , "Why I Owe Grape-Nuts. " Remember 331 persons will win prizes , which will be awarded in an exact and just manner as soon as tb.6 list can be counted after April 30 , 190G. Every contestant will be sent a printed list of names and addresses of winners on application , in order to have proof that the prizes are sent as agreed. The company is well known , all over the world for absolute fidelity to its agreements and every single one of the 831 winners may depend on , re ceiving the prize won. Many persons might feel it useless to contest , but when one remembers the great number of prizes (331) ( the curiosity of seeing how many words' can really be made up evening after evening and the good , natural fun and education in the competition , it seems worth the trial ; there is no cost , noth ing to lose and a fine opportunity to win one of the many boxes of gold oc greenbacks. We make the prediction that some who win a prize of gold or greenbacks will also win back health and strength , worth more to them than a wagon full of money prizes. There are no preliminaries , cut out this statement and go at it. and send in the list and letter before April 30 1906. to Postum Cereal Co. , Ltd ' Bat ' tle Creek , Mich. , and let your''name and address be plainly written. -Si.