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MEDICAL GOMP la any medical compound as much depends upon the manner in v/hich tt is compounded as upon the ingredients used. First , there must be a due proportion of the ingredients. Each drug In the pharmacopeia has its special action. To combine any drug with ither drugs that have slightly different action , the combination must be made with strict reference to the use for which the compound is intended. The drugs may be well selected as to their efficacy , but the compound ENTIRELY SPOILED BY THE PROPORTION in which they are combined. It takes years and years of experience to discover this proportion. There is no law of chemistry , of pharmacy , by which the exact balance of proportion can be determined. EXPERIENCE IS THE ONLY GUIDE. In compounding a catarrh remedy Dr. Hartman has had many years' experience. In the use of the various ingredients which compose the catarrh remedy , Peruna , he has learned , little by little , how to harmonize the action of each ingredient , how to combine them into a stable compound , how to arrange them into such nice proportions as to blend the taste , the operation and the chemical peculiarities of each several ingredient in order to produce a pharmaceutical product beyond the criticism of doctors , pharmacists or chemists. WE REPEAT , TEAT AS MUCH DEPENDS ON TEE WAY IN WHICH THE DRUGS ARE COMBINED AS DEPENDS UPON THE DRUGS THEMSELVES. The compound must present a stability which is not affected by changes of temperature , not affected by exposure to the air , : not affected by , age. It must be so combined that it will remain just the same whether used in the logging or mining camps of the northwest or the coffee plantations of the tropics. A complete list of the ingredients of Peruna would not enable any druggist or physician to reproduce Peruna. It is the skill and sagacity by which these ingredients are brought together that give Peruna much of its peculiar claims as an efficacious catarrh remedy. However much virtue each ingredient of Peruna may possess , the value of the compound depends largely upon the manner and proportion In which they are combined. The right ingredients , put together rightly , Is the only way a medical compound can be made of real value. Their Fini.ilt. Gunner There is certainly some thing about an American heiress that reminds ine of a pugilist in the ring. Guyer Strange combination. What is the resemblance ? Gunner When she takes the count she loses. Do You Open Your Mouth Like a young bird and gulp down what ever food or medicine may be offered you. ? Or , do you want to know something of the composition and character of that which you take into your s'tomach whether as food or medicine ? Most intelligent and sensible people now-a-days insist on knowing what they employ whether as food or as medicine. Dr. Pierce believes they have a perfect right to insist upon such knowledge. So he publishesfecQadcast ; and on each bottle- wr.inper , wha u3"n djcines are made of anov&Kificsj rmT3tr-6atlJ > ThisJio feels hecan _ vveU3iffrdiQ do thejngredi'pnts _ of which his medicines aremadc are studied and uniJcrstooaj.he' more willjtheir superior curatiVe virtues' Tor the cure of woman's peculiar weaknesses - ' nesses , irregularities and derangements , giving rise to frequent headaches , back ache , dragging-down pain or distress in lower abdominal or pelvic region , accom panied , ofttimes , with a debilitating , pelvic , catarrhal drain and kindred symp toms of weakness , Dr. Picrce's Favorite Prescription is a most efficient remedy. It Is equally effective in curing painful periods , in giving strength to nursinp mothers and in preparing the system of the expectant mother for baby's coming , thus rendering childbirth safe and com paratively painless. The "Favorite Pre scription " is a most potent , strengthening tonic to the general system and to the organs distinctly feminine in particular. It is also a soothing and invigorating nervine and cures nervous exhaustion , nervous prostration , neuralgia , hysteria , spasms , chorea or St. Vitus's dance , and other distressing nervous symptoms at tendant upon functional and organic dis eases of the distinctly feminine organs. 'A host of medical authorities of all the several schools of practice , recommend each of the several ingredients of which "Favorite Prescription" is made for the cure of the diseases for which it is claimed to be a cure. You may read what they eay for yourself by sending a postal card request for a free booklet of extracts from the leading authorities , to Dr. R. V. Pierce , Invalids' Hotel and Surgical In stitute , Buffalo. N. Y. , and it will come to you by return post. The Handy Doctor in Your Vest Pocket 7TS a thin , round-cornered llttlo I Enamel Box 1 * When carried in your vest pocket * - * it means Health-Insurance. It contains Six Candy Tablets of pleasant taste , almost as pleasant as Chocolate. Each tablet is a. working dose of Cas carets , which acts like Exercise on the Bowels and Liver. It will not purge , sicken , nor upset the Etomach. Because it is not a "Bile-driver , " like Salts , Sodium , Calomel , Jalap , Senna , nor Aperient Waters. Neither is it like Castor Oil , Glycerine , or other Oily Laxatives that simply lubricate the Intestines for transit of the food stopped qp In them at that particular time. * * * The chief cause of Constipation and Indigestion is a. weakness of the Muscles that contract the Intestines and Bowels. Cascarets are practically to the Bowel Muscles what a Massage and Cold Bath ure to the Athletic Muscles. Theyx stimulate the Bowel Muscles to contract , expand , and squeeze the Diges tive Juices out of food eaten. They don't help the Bowels aSnd Liver in such a way as to make them lean upon similar assistance for the future. ThiG is why , with Cascarets , the dose may be lessened each succeeding time Instead of increased , as it must be with all other Cathartics and Laxatives. * * * Cascarets act like exercise. If carried in your vest packet , ( or carried in My Lady's Purse , ) and eaten just when you suspect you need one , you will never know a sick day from the ordinary Ills of life. Because these Ills begin in the Bowels , pave the way for all other diseases. "Vest Pocket" box 10 cents. ' 737 Be sure you get the genuine , made only by the Sterling Remedy Company , and never d In bulk. Every tablet stamped "CCC. " , I A Gllmpwe Into the Czn.r' Kitclicii ! A Russian now in Xew York wlic served two years in the Czar's kitcher at the winter palace in St. Petersburg has given some interesting details as to the cuisine of the imperial house bold and the precautions taken againsi any attempt to poison the autocrat ol all the Russians. The head chef of th imperial kitchens holds the rank ol general in the Russian army , receives a salary of more than § 50,000 a year and is an important official of the State. Under him there is an army ol some 300 men as chefs , underchefs am subordinates , and also the keepers ol the wine cellars. Every dish that is prepared for the imperial table uiusl first be partaken of by a major of the army , the food is then placed in a closed shaft , which the major also en ters , and it then ascends to the dining- room of the Czar , where the major again partakes of it , and , no ill effects ensuing , it is then served to the im perial household. The menu is ordered each day by the Czar , who is a hearty eater , and who occasionally demands that new dishes be invented by his chef. The dining-room in which the regular meals are taken is small , made of cast iron , is bomb-proof and is sealed like a bank vault between meals. It In. Old Skinem Huh ! So you want to marry my daughter , eh ? Young Man Well , I guess that's about the size of it. Old Skinem Urn yes. Can you sup port her in the style to which she has been accustomed ? Young Man I can but I'm not mean enough to do it. Ills Job Safe. "I wish the company would discharge that conductor. He's the most uncivil m'an I ever saw. " "That may be , but he can crowd more passengers into a car than any conduc tor on the pay roll. " 3S Great Difference After All. "It isn't considered polite to ask a Chinese how many wives be has. " "Well , it isn't polite to ask an Amer ican how many wives he's had , either. " Detroit Free Press. OVER $1,000 A YEAH AND "LIVING. " That Is the Story of a Michigan Farmer AVlio Lives in "Western Canada. Spruce Coulee Ranch , Olds , Alberta , Dec. 10th , 1900. Mr. M. V. Mclnnes , Canadian Govern ment Agent , Detroit , Mich. : Dear Sir and Friend : It will be four years next May since I came to Olds , and I have lived here ever since. Since I came here wheat has run from 25 to 45 bushels per acre , oats from 65 to 115 , that I know of. I raised that last year ; 115 bushels to the acre of the finest oats I ever seen , and oats that I sowed the 31st day of May this year went 72 , to the acre and -weighed 41 pounds to the bushel. My barley went 40 bushels last year and 50 this year , and was not sown until the latter part of May. I had three acres of potatoes this year and sold 700 bushels and put 275 bushels in the cellar and no bugs to pick. We have a fine Government creamery at Olds. Our cows made $41 per head and didn't feed any grain only prai rie hajso you see we are doing well We have the patent for our homestead BOW and am very thankful that we came to Alberta. We have made a little over $1,000 each year besides making our Hyiug. I would not go back to Michigan to live for anything. If I had my choice of a ticket to Olds or a 40-acre farm in Michigan , I would take the ticket , and in two years I could buy any of their 40-acre farms. This is the country for a poor man as well as a man with money. I will close , thanking you for our [ U-osperity. I remain , yours truly , ( Signed ) OTTO YETTING , Olds , Alberta , Canada , Box 159. Information as to how to secure low rates to the free grant lands of West ern Canada can be secured of any Janadian Government agent Unions In Switzerland have a total membership of 41,802. Boston ( Mass. ) ladies' ganncnt cutters formed a union recently. Eighteen unions in Germany publish a newspaper of their own. Minneapolis building laborers -will ask for ? 3 a day after April 1. A building trades council has been formed in Lawrence , Mass. A new union of cigarmakers has been organized at Crookston , Minn. Labor unions of Richmond , Ya. , are planning to erect a ? 100,000 temple. The cloth hat and cap makers will meet in convention May 1 at New York City. Master horseshoers of San Jose , Cal. , have granted the journeymen the wage raise demanded. Efforts are being m adeto organize thoroughly the Italian tailors and press men of Boston , Mass. The International Butchers' Union is building up rapidly , forty-two charters having been issued last year. A meeting to form a Massachusetts State organization of city employes' unions will be called in Boston. Waitresses of Phoenix , Ariz. , are on strike for a ten-hour day. They have been working eleven and twelve hours. The International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths , and Helpers recently organ ized a branch local in the isthmian canal zone. Kanakas , in Queensland , Australia , ex empted from deportation , are forming a union for the protection of their own in terests. The Associated Blacksmiths of England report * "hat this is the jubilee year of the society , which was established in Au gust , 1S57. The railwaymen's unions in Italy have decided to amalgamate , there being 23.393 votes in favor of amalgamation and 489 against. The Cooks and Waiters' Union of Val- lejo , Cal. , is making a determined fight against the non-union restaurants and hotels of that city. Union printers of Norfolk , Va. , have made a demand for an increase in. their wage -scale of $3.50 a week. The increase is based on the increased cost of living. A reduction of one and one-half hours a day lias been obtained for the Waltham barbers by the Boston journeymen's union , which includes Waltham in its jur isdiction. Union carpenters of Oakland , Cal. , are banding together to build a labor temple. Articles of incorporation have been filed by the Union Carpenters' Hall Associa tion. The capital stock is $100,000. Reports from the general headquarters of the Iron Molders' Union of North America are to the effect that 7SSG names of niolders and core makers were added to the membership rolls during 190G. Officers of tbe New York Harbor Boat men's Union recently announced that there would be a general strike of tug boat men unless their demands of $10 a month increase in wages is granted. The following scale of wages paid in China will give some idea of the daily returns received for labor done ( in Unit ed States gold ) : Laborer , 10 cents ; ma sons , 15 cents ; artisan , 10 to 20 cents , and clerk , 40 to 50 cents. Sacramento is soon to have a hand some and commodious labor temple. The building is to be erected by the Sacra mento Labor Temple Association , com posed of representatives of the various labor organizations of tbe city. The Operative Bricklayers of England , with a membership of 40,000 men , Lave resolved to make their executive a per manent body , to meet daily for the trans action of business. The executive is to be elected for two years instead of one. According to a Census Bureau report is sued recently , women wage earners are increasing steadily and are engaged in 31G of 339 industries. The greatest in crease is shown for the manufacture of tobacco , cigars and cigarettes. New York State leads in the employment of women , with garment-making most prominent. Chicago , 111. , has just formed a new labor union , articles of incorporation hav ing been granted by the Secretary of State. The organization is known as the Retail Drug Clerks' and Soda Dispensers' Benevolent and Protective Association. The organization has made no move to ward affiliation with the-Chicago Federa tion of Labor. After being organized for nearly two years without making any formal re quests from the lumber companies , the representatives from unions of the Inter national Brotherhood of Woodsmen and Sawmill Workers have formulated plans for a uniform scale of wages and hours for the various camps and mills of Hum- boldt county , Colo. The organized farmers of Colorado will raise no beets next year. This was de cided at a convention of the Beet Grow ers' Union at Fort Collins , recently. The executive board of the union reported that it bad failed , after negotiating with the sugar trust , to get tbe price paid for beets last year restored. Tbe trust had announced that it would reduce the price 5 per cent. A committee of five from the Lake Seamen's Union has met a similar committee - mittee from the Marine Firemen , Oilers and Water Tenders' Benevolent Associa tion of the Great Lakes , tbe purpose be ing to provide means for closer relations between the two organizations. Piledrivers and dock builders of Cleve land , Ohio , have signe'd an agreement for two years with all contracting firms ex cept one , which provides for tbe closed shop and tbe nine-hour day , -with the same pay as received for ten hours. The new agreement will go into effect on April 1. The Three Specie or .s There are supposed to be tlirce spe cies of moose : The European moose or elk , found in northern Europe aud adjoining parts of Asia : the common moose of eastern America , distin guished chiefly from its European con gener by tlie skull being narrowed across the maxlllaries , also by its greater size and darker color ; and the Alaskan moose , separated by Its giant stature , its narrow occiput , broad pal ate and heavy mandibles. Expressed In external features as il lustrated In the adult male ( always best for differentiating species ) : The Scandinavian elk is a pmall gray animal with little palm and many enikes on its antlers. Tnclr Thl * Up. At the first sign of Backache or pain fn the region of the Kidneys , or weak ness and Urinary trouble , the follow ing simple prescription should be used : Fluid Extract Dandelion , one-half ounce ; Compound Knrgon , one ounce ; Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla , three ounces. Take a teaspoonful after each meal and at bedtime. Any good prescription pharmacy will supply these three ingredients at small cost , which can easily be mixed "by shaking well in a bottle. This is said to force the Kidneys to filter the sour acids and poisons from the blood , over coming the worst cases of Rheumatism. LimitritiouM. "Papa , you always travel first class , don't you ? " "Not always , my son. I always pay first class fare that's all. " A Good Record. Out of all the external remedies on the market we doubt if there is one that has the record of that world-renowned porous plaster .Allcock's. It has now been in use for sixty years , and still continues to be as popular as ever in doing its great work of relieving our pains and aches. It is the remedy we all need when suffering from any form ot ache or pain resulting from taking cold or over-strain. Allcock's Platters are sold by Druggists in every part of the civilized world. . The present Princess of Wales , who was born on May 20 , 1SU7 , received no less than eight names ut the baptismal font. Take Garfield Tea , the herb remedy that has for its object Good Health ! It purifies tbe blood , cleanses the system , makes people well. 'Guaranteed under tlie Pure Food Law. Old IIunits. Mrs. Hunks Ezra , what is good for a pain in the jaw ? Old Hunks Give the jaw absolute rest. Deafness Cannot be Cured by local applications , as they cannot reach the diseased portion of rhe ear. There l-i only one way to cure deafness , and that Is by constitutional remedies. Deafness ib caused by an inflamed condition of the mu cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is Inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect bearing , and when it i ? entirely closed- Deafness is the result , ami unless the inflammation can lie taken our and this tube restored to its normal coudi don , hearing will be destroyed forever : nine cases out of ten are caused by Ca tarrh. which is uothins but an inflamed con dition of the mufous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness ( caused by catarrh ) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars , free. F. .T. CHENEY & CO. . Toledo. O. Sold by Drujrjrists. Toe. Take IIr' ' ' < * ' " - " MH fnr on tlpaton ! IVotiling ol' the Iviiicl. "Fishing through the ice , are you , son- nvv" "Naw ! I'm fishin' tree dis hole in de Ice. Can't ye see ? " Mr * . WlnaiowQ Bocnzora DTBUT tor tothina ; totems the gnmn , radneva Inflame ai pain , curaa wind colic. 23 eentx botU . from the same physical disturbances , and the nature of their duties , in many cases , quickly drift them into the horrors of all kinds of female complaints , organic troubles , ulceration - tion , falling1 and displacements , or perhaps irregularity or suppression causing1 backache , nervousness , ir ritability , and sleeplessness. Women everywhere should re member that the medicine that holds the record for the largest number of MRS. A. M. HAGERMANN actual cures of female ills is E. Pinkhani's Vegetable Compound made from simple native roots and herbs. For more than thirty years it has been helping women to be strong , regulating the functions per fectly and overcoming pain. It has also proved itself invaluable in pre paring for child birth and the Change of Life. Mrs. A. M. Hagerraann , of Bay Shore , L. I. , writes : Dear Mrs. Pinkham : "I suffered from a displacement , excessive and painful functions so that I had to lie down or sit still most of the time. Lydia E. Pinkhanrs Vegetable Compound has made me a well woman so that I am able to attend to mv duties. I wish every suffering woman would try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and see what relief it will give them. " Mrs. Pinkham's Standing Invitation to Women Women suffering from any form of female illness are invited to write Mrs. Pinkham. at Lynn , Mass , for advice She is the Mrs. Pinkham who has been advising sick women free of charge for more than twenty years , and before that she assisted her mother-in-law Lydia Ef Pink- ham in advising. Therefore she is especially well qualified to guide sick women back to health. L S3.OO AND $3-50 SHOES W. L. DOUGLAS $4.00 GILT EDGE SHOES CANNOT BE EQUALLED AT Km PRICE. SHOES FOR EVERYSQDY AT ALL PRICES : 3Ien'B Shoes , $5 to 81.50. Hoys'Shoes , S3 to SI.2C. Women' * Shoes , $4 to $1.50. Misses' & Children's Shoes , fca.irC to 81.00. W. L. Douglas shoes are recognized by expert judt'ps of footwear * to be the beat in style , fit and wear produced in this country. Each part of the shoe aud every detail of the making is looked after and watched over by skilled thoemakers , without regard to time or cost. If I could take yon into my large factories atl Brockton , Mass. , and show you how carefully "W. L. Douglas ! shoes are made , you would then understand why they hold their shape , fit better , wear longer , and are of greater value than any other makes. W. L. Donslas name and price la stamped onihc bottom , which protects the tvMrer apalnst hlph prices and Inferior shoe : * . TiiUe Nn Sul > tUiitc. Sold by the hct * ho dealers everywhere. Fatt Color velets tttcd ejclusivclu. Catalog mailed Snc. " % V. ! . DOUG.L.A.3 , JUrocIstou.Maj * . * A Positive CURE Ely's Cream Balm is quicklr absorbed. Gives Relief at Once. It cleanses , soothes j heals and protects i the diseased mem brane. It cures Catarrh - j tarrh and drives away a Cold in the \ Head quickly. Ee- } [ * FEVEK stores the Senses of ' W fawBBua Taste and Smell. Full size 50 cts. , at D ? ap. gists or by mail ; Trial Size 10 eta. by maiL Ely Brothers , 56 "Wftrren Street. New York , "He says lie read and understood Browning when he was a little boy ; he must be highly cultured , eh ? " "Yes ; a highly cultured liar. " Fort Worth Record. For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of S. C. X. U. - - Xo. 13 1907. To convince any woman that Pax- tine Antiseptic will improve her health and do all we claim for It. We will send ber absolutely free a large trial box of Paxtlne with book of Instruc tions and genuine testimonials. Send your name and address on a postal card. cleanses and lu'als mucous m o m - brano af fections , such as nasal catarrh , pelvic catarrh and inflammation caused by femi. nine Ills ; sore eyes , sore throat and mouth , by direct local treatment. Its cur ative power over these troubles Is extra ordinary and gives immediate relief. Thousands of women are using and rec ommending it every day. CO cents at druggists or by mall. JJemember , however , IT COSTS YOU NOTHLXO TO TKY1T. TJ3LB K. PAXTO2T CO. , Boston , Maaa. MOTHER GRATS SWEET POWDERS FOR CHILDREN , A Certain Care for FnvcriphneaVr Constipation , Headache H to ranch Trouble * , 7 eethinj Disorders , and Dcstro Kolher Gray , Worms. TheBreak up Col , Nurst ? In Child in 34 honn. At all Cragaimi. Sfictft ren' * Homo , Sample mailed FREE , fddna. A. S. OLMSTED. La Hoy. H ? Western Washington Timber Land OF f E" Personal knowledge is the winning factor in the culminating contests of 1 this competitive age and when of ample character it places its fortunate possessor in the front ranks of A ; The Well Informed of the World. A vast fund of personal knowledge is really essential to the achievement of the highest excellence in any field of human effort. A Knowledge of Forms , Knowledge of Functions and Knowl edge of Products are all of the utmost value and in questions of life and health when a true and wholesome remedy is desired it should be remembered that Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna , manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. , is an ethical product which has met with the approval of the most eminent physicians and gives universal satisfaction , because it is a remedy of Known Quality , Known Excellence and Known Component' ' Parts and has won the valuable patronage of millions of the Well Informed of the world , who know of their own personal knowledge and from actual use that it is the first and best of family laxatives , for which no extravagant or unreasonable claims are made. This valuable remedy has been long and favorably known under the name of Syrup of Figs and has attained to world wide acceptance as the most excellent family laxative. As its pure laxative principles , obtained from Senna , are well known to physicians and tlie Well Informed of the world to be the best we have adopted the more elaborate name of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as more fully descriptive of the remedy , but doubtless it will always be called for by the shorter name of Syrup of Figs and to get its beneficial \ effects , always note , when purchasing the full name of the Company California Fig Syrup Co. printed on the front of every package , whether you call for Syrup of Figs Ml n. cr by the fufl name Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. SAN FRANCISCOCAL. , LOUISVILLE , KY. LOND NEN LAND.NEW YORK.N.Y