" " " \ FOR STIFFNESS , SORENESS , SPRAIN OR BRUISE , NOTHING IS BETTER THAT YOU CAN USE ; LUMBAGO'S PAIN , RHEUMATIC TV/INGE , YOUR BACK FEELS LIKE A RUSTY HINGE ; SCIATIC ACHES ALL PLEASURES SPOIL , FOR HAPPINESS USE ST. JACOBS OIL. 25c. ALL DRUGGISTS-SQo. FOH EVERY MEMBER THE FAMILY , AT ALL ° RIC5S. J 3QJgUt& doeis Kof ttsaffc & sell $ ? , * RW73i' # 1 mofoKen's $ S&$3.SOsttszcs fifau utftKiff w ( thxnassyothsr tas ufscltsre:1. THE REASON W. L. Douglas 'i < ? s an vors 1- more people in ail v.uh'iH nflifp thjv > uny ot'icr : : t ci-l-oca'jbc of t'uir excellent st' , cisv-lit'imj , and su-eu rw 'jii"g qualities. Theaek-rtion oi thei atiisns.indo'her ' . . .at < > n-ils for cacli part of th" shoj a ! c.crlit ; tail of thu inakrigi > > looked after bv s , who rccpive the hi h stQKPS jjaid in the eboei ndu tr- . and who e workmanship c-snnnt i e excelled. If I could t.ikc you nto lartpjfat"ones at I'rockton.Mns' . , nnd show you how carofulh Vv' . L. Douijla. s-hees are made , vou wouldthcn und"r < ta'd v.hv thov hold thiMrshaj > e , fit Letter , weartjonjvrjird are of sn-a-cr vtilu thai anv other make. ' 6e.equalled . si any price. ij Positively cured by tziesc Little Pills. Tliey also relieve * Dis tress roni Dyspepsia , In- dlgcsUoa and Too Hearty Eating. A perfect rem edy for Dizziness. Kausea , DroTTslness. Bad Taste rr In the Mouth , Ccated > rrt Tongue , Pain in tlie Side , t * TORPID LIVER. Tfcey regulate toe Bowels. Purely "Vegetable. SMALL FILL SMALL DOSE , SMALL PRiGL CARTERS Genuine Must Eear Fac-Simile Signature 1VER PILLS. SUBSTITUTES 1 Jim . \m \ .c * hott > e can draw the without help , if you reduce friction to almost nothing by applying No other lubri cant ever made wears so long and savcsso much horsepower. Next time try MICA. AXLE GREASE. Slant ! ord O 2 Co. Can't be cured by drugs : you know that. But it can be per manently by our home-made remedv. T -d far voars without a failure. Costs S ? : \i \ ts a life t. mo. hREE booklet. E E3OIV5E REMEDY CO. , ! , M-tion G , Cleveland , Ohio New 2nd Liberal IN /estern NEW DISTRICTS Kow Open for Settlement Sons cf the choicest lands IT the g ain 3jelts of Saslt-tcl.owknand Altxsrta have recently bsci cpened for w.tlement under the R . -e j Homestead Re u'.a + ion ; ct Caiada. Thcusanc c r liones eads ct 1 60 acres esch are now available. Tha new regula tions maJe it i.cssi'-is far entry to be made by prcxy , ihs opror'uraty that many in the Ur.-sd ! States have Lsen vaiti'i7 for. Arymember cf a family may rr.r/e entry for any ether member of the family who may be entitled to rr.ako entry for hirr.sc-lf cr herce . ' . Entry rr.av new be r ad3 bsfore the A s-nt or Sub- Aeent of the District by prcsy 'on certain conditions . byths father , mot bar. con. dauehter.'brothsr or sis ter of an intending homesteader. "Anyeven numbered section of Dominion Lands in I-lanitnba or the Iforth- West Provinces , Kccapt.c s and 26. not reserved , may be homesteaded - steaded by any person the sole her.U of a family , or male over 1 3 yea. s of ane , to the extent of oca-quarter sec ton , of ICO acres , more or less. " The fee in each ess ; will be $10.00. Churches. ichnolsand tna-kets convenient. Hez-Ithy cli'.nste , eplendidcrof s and ead lav/s. Grain crowing s.nd cattle rsisins prir.clval instries. For further j.articv'ars as to Rates. Routes. Eesi Tims to Co w.d V/hsre to Ldtate. sp ly tc \V. D. Stot" . Supt-rint-iidetit of InjiKur.inon Ottav.a , I'ana'Ki. or h. . T. HoVn-s , 31 ; J.ic' % ot' St. , . t. P.iuJ , Minn , n-tt I. M. M.KLach'm. Bo-s lib , Wal'-rtnv.-n , ix > . Dakota Authorized Govcni- cient j * tents. tni * a'1 nrti mpTit 353 To convince any ft ! woman that P.i- tiiio AntJ-pptIc 'vill Improve lur health and do all \vo ch.im lor it Wo will send ter ahsolutclv free \ larjre trial box oi Part.ne wilh book of Instruc tions aud g-nulne tcst&iunnls ! ! Send yoor nauio and aildress oa a postal card. 5 * PI cloaascs and heals irMl fga m U 0 O U 5 i m o HI - brann af- ltuu"lf , allCiJ &S * caburl ) sod inflammation ciu. > o < ftYfon : nine Ws ; aero eyc > < 3 , bor thtoii and iiiautli , by direct local trostni > j t Its our- atlvo jnivrcr over tlifsa i.-oubi ? la nnliuai7 aid u'vcu ImicediAto Tliouaa ids ofvoiaifn are tilug zra4 rae- onueoniiiug it ecry dty M amis nt dnpai > aor by ntnil. Kft&K'm5 > r , bowavdr , IT to.'yrs y < i ; N < yrriij > ' } TOTIIY IT. THB li. 1MJC1-OK CO. , :5o rm > ' , aiana. vv \\ICITINO TO AOVh.itTj.scKa .plcH r KIOT yon oaw Uiu aavarl oinai tkU An Ki > itnili oi Pope's Tlie following epitaph , written by Pope , was highly commended by John son. It was written to keep alive the memory of Elizabeth Corbett , who sleeps now in St. Margaret's , Westmin ster : Ilere rests -woman , good without prc- Blest with plain reason nnd with sober sense ; Xo conquest she but o'er herself desired ; Xo arts essayed , but not to be admired. Passion and pride were to her soul un known , Convinced that virtue only is our own ; So unaffected , so composed a mind , Po firm , yet soft ; so strong , yet so refined. Heaven , as its purest gold , by tortures tried ; Tlie salut sustained it , but the woman Disillusion. The American coritractor stood at the jase of. thf great pyramid ami looked at the venerable monument in disgust. "It's a big pile , all right , " he said ; 'and it may do well enough for Ivjypt , l.ut if a man in the United States should turn out a job of stone work like that the papers would roast him from Ilobokcn 1o Turning away disappointed , he con soled himself by taking a ride on a camel , vhic-h animal he found fully up to all the descriptions lie had read of it. A Matrimonial Xciiesslty. "Mary couldn't take that outing trip vitliout her husband. " "Why not ? " "All her waists button down the 'jack. " Cleveland Plain Dealer. Hides , Pelts and Wool. To get full /aluo , ? hip to the old reliable X. W. Hide nnd Fur Co. , IMinneapolis , Minn. I Miracle Lettuce. | "Yes , " said a florist , "I can work i miracles iu rny business. For instance. J I can grow you lettuce-while you wait , sweet , crisp lettuce that you may eat . for your dinner with the broiled spring chk-leH. "I do It in this way. I take a hand ful of lettuce seeds that have been soaked overnight in alcohol , and I plant them in a box containing three inches of loam and quicklime. I water this f.o5J. and in ten minutes the seeds Lurst. In twenty minutes two tiny leaves push through the earth. The , I&aves grow and multiply. In an hour' ' thsy are as big as half dollars. Theni ' you may pluck and eat them. They' are delicious a fairy salad. "Sometimes , when I give a dinner party , I have one of these little pre pared lettuce beds in the center of the table. The guests see the lettuce grow , and when the time conies for the salad course , there is their salad blooming before them , all ready for them to pluck. " Chicago Inter Ocean. SklncfBeauty Is a Joy Forrver. fcR. T. Felix Couraud's Gnontol v Cream or Magical Boautifier. Removes Tan , rimpleJ , liCi , &utu l'.itcLCSt , and bin D.sraJcs , and every bcini.-h ! oa bcscty. and lie- flaa detection. It has stood the test of 5v jeirs , and Is 09 handcra we tntiJo. - rin.aar Dr. L. A. wto to a t JuuJ. "As yru kidaes V'C1 CM lfc' ' . X roe n oii ' a ? tee J ast ha fal ef a'J tko Kkln fuwosV' P > .f' P ° r saV ; try all < ir ! Sflfia tawVanof * 3 Ue.-wn In the Ucil u Stuiw , CariKto acA BMt < n * \ , Ftcp , , 37 Great Jarcs Siat ! KcwM S1NAINCIAL \ * . - CHICAGO. In the largely increased volume of pay ments through the banks , decline in com mercial defaults and shipments of breadstuffs - stuffs double those of last year bringing thtf highest prices this season are found encouraging testimony to well-sustained activity in buiness. Less presure is also evident in money and the autumn demand for necessaries and factory outputs re flects steady consumption , which would not be so were the purchasing power gen erally curtailed. Weather conditions fa vor the leading distributive hues and movements of commodities compare favor ably with a year a o , forwarding to the interior being especially heavy. New contracts in iron and steel show best in structural shapes , wire , pipe and mer chant iron , but there * is no falling off in furnace deliveries and rail mills have oookings running into next July. Mercantile collections in the West make a satisfactory showing and credits iiv regarded healthy , notwithstanding the tightness of money. Agriculturists con tinue prompt iu their marketings for cash and the unusually profitable returns add rap'dly to country bank deposits. Retail trade here and at interior centers is seen to be of seasonable proportions. I.uying remains large In wholesale branches of dry goods , clothing , boots and shoes , fur niture and food products. Hank clearings. $ l > ( j'r)77,101) , exceed those of corresponding week in llJOb' by 1S.T per cent. Failures reported in the Chicago dis trict number 18 , against -1 last week and 20 a year ago. Those with liabilities over $ "JUOO were > in number , against 9 'ast ' year. Duns Tnde Review. NEW YORK. Trade , crop and industrial reports arc . -ather more irregular. Interest as to dis tributive trade has now largely passed from the wholesale and jobbing branches to retail trade , the development and pro portions of which will be closely scrutin ized from now on. So far the reports as to this line are conflicting , being best in parts of the Northwest , Southwest and Soutih. and relatively slackest at the Ksst , which needs sharp , cold weather for best activities. Jobbing business is fair as a whole , it being noted that house trade is very quiet , while filling-in orders vary with sections reporting. The money stringency is an additional feature which attracts attention , affecting as it does the item of collections on past transactions. As to this item of collections , too , it may be said that holding of crops has been a subject of complaint from several points. llusiness failures in the United States for the week ending Oct. 17 number 10-1 , against 102 last week , 170 in the like week of 1000 , 17S in 3003 , 227 in 3004 and 210 in lOOo. Canadian failures for the week number .10. as against 2-1 last week and IS in this week a year ago. BradsfYeet's Commercial Report. Chicago Cattle , common to prime $4.00 o $7.-ir : ; hogs , prime heavy , $1.00 to $0.00 : sheep , fair to ehruw , 5.00 to $ n.7.1 ; wheat , Xo. 2 , $1.01 to ? UU ; corn , Xo. 2. Olc to 02c ; oats , slatndard , olc ro o2c ; rye , Xo. 2 , SOc to 8Sc ; bay , timothy. $12.00 to $20.00 ; pi-uric , ? 0.00 to $ lo.OO ; butter , choice creamery , 27c to 2Sc ; egcs fresh , lOc to 24 ? ; potatoes , per bushel , r , c to Ouc. Indianapolis Cattle , shipping , § 3.00 to $7.10 : hogs , good to choice heavy , $ .1.00 to $0.80 ; sheep , commoa ro prime , $ : J.OO to $4.7.1 ; wheat , Xo. 2. $1.03 to $1.04 ; corn , Xo. 2 white , 03c to ( He ; oats , Xo. 2 white , 51c to 52c. St. Louis Cattle. $4..10 to S7.15 ; hogs , $4.00 to $0.0.1 ; sheep , $ o.OO to $ .1.50 ; wheat , Xo. 2 , $1.0,1 to $1.00 ; earn , Xo. 2 , Ooc to 04c : oats. No. 2 , .10c to file ; rye , Xo. 2 , S2c to SJJc. Cincinnati Cattle , $4.00 to $ .1.75 ; hogs. $4.00 to $0.7.1 , sheen. ' ? " > v ) ! ) to $ .1.2.1 ; whc.it , Xo. t > , $1.01 to $1.03 : corn , No. 2 mixed. OSe to ( > ! ? : oats. No. 2 mixed , F3c to14c : rye , No. 2 , Die to i)3c. Detroit Cattle , $ -1.00 to $1.30 ; hog , $4.00 to $0..10 ; sheep , $2..10 to $1.7.1 ; wheat. No. 2 , $1.03 to $1.0-1 : corn , No. 3 yellow , 07c to OS'e ; oat , No. 3 white , 5Hc to .10c ; rye. No. 2 , SOc to OOc. Milwaukee Wheat , No. 2 northern , $1.11 to $1.13 ; corn. No. 3 , 02c to 03c ; oats standard. 32c to .lie ; rye. No. 1 , STc to 8Sc ; barley , standard , $1.10 to $1.11 ; pork , mess. $10. I 1'nffalo Cattle , choice shipping steers , $ i. ( 0 to $0.00 : hogs , fair to choice , $ ! .00 to $7.00 ; shpop. common to good mixed , $ ! . < ) to $1.21 ; lambs , fair to choice , S.l.U ) to $7.7.1. New York Cattle , $1.00 to $0.00 ; hogs , $4.01) to $7.00 ; sheep , $3.00 to $ r0 ; wheat , Xo. 2 red. $1.00 to $1.11 ; corn , No. 2 , 71c to 72c ; oats , natural white , ISc to 02c ; butter , creamery , 2oc to 28c ; eggs , western , 10c to 24c. Toledo Wheat , No. 2 mixed , $1.00 to $1.02 : corn. No. 2 mixed , 03c to Olc ; oats. No. 2 mixed. ; 13c to 54c ; rye. No. 1 , SOc to f > 0c ; clover seed , prime , $10.70 In tlie Sporting "World. Sir Thomas Liptou expressed great dis appointment at not being able to make terms to race for the America Cup. Keene'a Colin won a $0,000 stake at Brighton. George Penaett announced he would quit the turf forcrer. The Yale football eleven started off with a smart victory over Wesleyan. Bobby Walthonr , the American cyclist , was seriously hurt in a race in Berlin. Line bucking won the game for tha University of Pennsylvania which its tenm played with Villa Norn. Philadelphia and Detroit Americnq League teatus playet a. mnarhable seven- to a flnnvn scoro. , of A number of small North Side girts lind opened a lemonade stand at the edge of the curb. The drink was in a large glass pitcher with sliced lemons floating appetix.ingly at the top. One small girl , with a red crayon , had let tered the word "artificial" and leaned it against the pitcher. "What's that forV" inquired a pass erby. "Pure food law , " said the girls la chorus. "But why should you label it ? Are not the water , the lemons , and the sugar pureV" "Yes. " "Well , what's artificial about it ? " "The ice. " Chicago inter Ocean. BAGS GAVE OUT. A Tj-pienl Cne of Kidney Trouble uiul a Tvplcnl Cure. Mrs. Chloe Page , or 510 S Pitt street. Alexandria , Va. > says : "My back hurt me terri bly ; I had sharp shooting paimj , changing to dull. dragging ju-Jic. . 1 not stand for any length of tiuit- and my back hurt lue when 1 * at down. My rellt anl "nklls' wcrt' badly swollen every evening nnd of order. Doan's Kidney Pills cured me of these trou bles in 1002 , and for five years I have had no return. " Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-MJlbnrii Co. . Buffalo. Xc Y. to Kent. Canaries have served an odd pur- this season , " said a dealer in birds. "They have been used us one of the features in house and church decorations. At weddings , commence ments , nnd social affairs of all kinds where lavish doc-orations were in order , cages of canaries have been hung here and there among the flowers and foli age. Most of these birds were rented for the occasion. In the spring and early summer the demand for canaries as part of a decorative scheme was so great that I iccpt more than a dozen extra birds on hand for renting pur poses. " The Trouble. Jones r understand there is trouble between Mrs. Poet and her husband. Smith Yes. lie couldn't sell his poems , and she couldn't cat them , so she left him. Lydia * E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound ELLEN M. OLSON CLARA E.DARMSTADTER , The responsibility' for a daughter's future largely rests with the mother. The rijjiit influence : md the information mation v/liich is of vital interest to the daughter imparted at the proper time has not only saved the life Init insured the success of many a beau tiful girl. When , a girl's thoughts "become yish. vrith headache , dizziness era a disposition to sleep , pains in backer or lower linl > s , eyes dim , desire for solitude ; when she is a mystery to herself and friends , her mother should come to her aid , and remem ber that Lydia E. Pinkliara's Vege table Compound , made from native roots and herbs , will at this time prepare the system for the corning change , and start this trying1 period in a young girl's life without pain or irregularities. It has been thus depended upon for two generations. Hundreds o letters from young girls and their mothers , expressing gratitude for what Lydia E. Pink- ham's Vegetable Compound has done for them , are constantly being1 re ceived. Miss Ellen M. Olson , of 417,2ST. East St. , Kewanee , 111. writes : Dear Mrs. Pinkham : "I havp liad the best doctors in our town for my sickness and they all thought that an operation was necessary. I had headache , other remedy has such a record of actual cures of female ills. Thousands of women residing in every part of the tjnited States bear willing testimony to the wonderful virtue of Lydia. E. Pmkliam's egetablo Compound and what it has done for them. ' Lydia E. PZnfe&ans's Vegetable Compounds Woman's Remedy for Woman's flls. Sawdust is now upcd by some Paris res taurants , the ( jaulois says , as a dressing for cutlfLs , instead of broad crumbs. It costs only GO cents a sack. sideaclw. and my feet wereso son I coulcj hanlly.stand. I took two bottles of LviluiE. 1'tnkhiuns Vog-tn.hlo CompouwlUGII my poriotls were established and now I am iMM-fectly v.vll. Munms.iys she \\or.fc.be > without your medicine in the house. ] have told one girl what Lytli , ' . E. Piukhum's Vr efciMo Compound has douo for me and bho is taking it noxv.11 Miss Clara E. Darmstadter , of 453 Ureckenridge St. , lJufTalol > .Y. , writes : Dear Mrs. Piakham : "For about a year , except during the pnsfc few months , I suH'croil with ii voro ] > nin3- every month , \ \ ith backaches and lieadachesL I h.d the blues so bail that Ius in df-spalr. It is a pleasure to tell you that Lydia E. Pinkliniirs Vegetable < 'ciupnunil IKUurcd - nu . The change in iny : ii > ptar.-in is wonderful - dorful an'l I desire that tliis good may come- to every sufferer. Any ono desiring to kupTT further < lot ails may write to me and I shall bo clad to give them. . " If you know of any young1 girl who- is hick and needs mothcrjy advice- . a-k her to address Mrs. Pfnkham , at- Jjynn , Mass. , and ( ell her cvury detail of her symptoms , and to Icccp nothing- back. She will receive- advice , abso lutely free , from a source that has DO rival in the experience of womanja ills , and it will , if followed , put her on the right road to a strong1 , licaltny and happy womanhood. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound made from nafiv.e- roots and herbs cures where others faiL Of all hinacr , 2-i per cent is free hereditary causes. S. C. X. IT - - No. 41 1M)7. ! has met "with pronounced favor on the part of physicians5 pharaia- ceutical societies and medical authorities. It is used by physicians with results most gratifying. The extended use of Oastoria is questionably th& result of three facts l First The indisputable evidence that it is harmless ? Second That it not only allays stomach pains and quiets the nerves ? but assimi lates the food l Third & is an agreeable and perfect substitute for Castor OiL It is absolutely safea It does not contain any Opium , Morphine , or other nareotio and does not stupefy , it is unlike Soothing Syrups , Batemans BropSj Godfrey's Cordial , etc , This is a good deal for a Medical Journal to say3 Our duty , however - ever , is to expose danger and record the means of advancing health , The day , for poisoning innocent children through greed or ignorance ought to end. To our knowledges Castoria is a remedy which produces composure and health , by regulating the system not by stupefying it and our readers are entitled to th0 information , Hall's Journal of Health. addressed to Chas Fletcher. $ s& Dr. B. Halstead Scott , of Chicago , Ills. , says : "I have prescribed youir Castoria often for infants durins my practice , and find it very satisfactory. " Dr. "William Belmont , of Cleveland , Ohio , says : "Your Castorla stands first in its class. In my thirty years of practice I can. say I never have found anything that EO died the place. " Dr. J. H. Taft , of Brooklyn , N. Y. , says : "I have used your Castoria and found it an excellent remedy in my household and private practice for many years. The formula is excellent. " ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT. Dr. H. J. Ilamlen , of Detroit , Mich. , says : "I prescribe your Castoria A EgcteblcPrcparaiionforAs- extensively , as I have never found anything to crjia.1 it for children's - Va * raa3 sirailaiiiigiftcRjotfantfRcgula- troubles. I am avrare that there are imitations in the field , but I alvraya > aiOF li ling die Stomachs aniBovclsof ECS that my patients get Fletcher's. " ( i" > iU / . 'J. Dr.Tv"m. J McCrann , of Omaha , Neb. , says : "As the father of thirteen children I certainly linovr- something about your great medicine , and aside from my own family experience I have in ray years of practice found Cas Promotes DigoslionJChe erfu- ! toria a popular and efficient remedy in nlrncct every home. " ncss and Rest.Conlainsncilfer Dr. J. II. Clausen , cf Philadelphia , Pa. , says" : "The name that your Cas OpiiBiuMorphinc norMneral. toria has made for itself in the tens oi" thousands cf homes blessed by the NOT NARCOTIC. presence of children , scarcely needs to be supplemented by the endorse ment of the medical profession , but I , for one , most heartily endorse it ancl believe it an excellent remedy. " Dr. R. M. Yard , of Kansas City , SIo. , says : "Physicians generally do not ItekdteMs- prescribe proprietary preparations , Lut in the case of Castoria my experi ence , like that of many other physicians , has taught me to make an ex m ception. 1 prescribe your Cantoria in my practice because I have found It ItimSted- CftmTKd Swjtsr - - to be a thoroughly reliable remedy for children's complaints. Any physt * ' cian who has raised a family , as I have , Trill join me in heartiest recom Aperfect Remedy forConslipa- mendation of Castoria. " tion , Sour SlorcacIi.Dlarrhoca WorrasConvttIsions.FcvErisIi- ness andLoss OF SLEEP. . ara the Signature of Facsimile Signature of : NEW YOEK. * * n& Yftsi Ws ra I1wa § ns ? 4li illli liai iiiydjS DuiUC. Esact Copy of Wrapper. n Use For Over SO Yea ? . . THE CCHTAlJa COUP3MY. TT MURRAY CTnCET. tiCUf YOntt CVTT- & -W2tt ' Color more aonds brighter and lasfer colors fltan rny o < fcrtlye. 6no lOc psiAaac iu > ! ors aH liters. liy dycln cnd ! wafrr h M ' anctbtr Ayr . Tooca * r sy fanaenl wlliou < ripping apart. V/rUc let Iis booMd Uoc lo Dye. Dleacb aad Mix. Calcti. MGf"ROE "D CO. , QtiinrjHlfnmlf -