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N t y - " r . ENOWIEDGB Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when Tightly used. The many, who lire bet ter than others and enjoy life more, with (less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world's best products to the needs of physical being, will attest .the Talue to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in the remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect lax ative; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers ana permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kid neys, Liver and Bowels without weak ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. Syrup of Figs is for sale by all dnrj- ' gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is man ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, you will not .irccnt any substitute if offered. 'August Flower" "One of my neighbors, Mr. John Gilbert, has been sick for a long time. All thought him past recovery. He was horribly emaciated from the inaction of his liver and kidneys. It is difficult to describe his appear ance and the miserable state of his health at that time. Help from any source seemed impossible. He tried your August Flower and the effect upon him was magical. It restored him to perfect health to the great astonishment of his family and friends." JohnQuibell, Holt, Ont jn'ip XfKE PLEASANT 0i ftf rw NEXT MORNING I FEEL BRIGHT AND W AND MY COMPLEXION IS BETTER. N 3Ir doctor uts It arts KCBtlr on ttw loBnaek.llwr and kidney, and la a pleaiant laxative. TJjto drink is made from herb, and is prepared for ttao as easily as tea. It Is called LAHESMEDICIHE All drutrfsU sell It at Ste. and SI a &. If yon cannot get it, send your address for a free, sample. Lane's Fa Billy Medlclae sacres the bwcU earh day. Addrv I' OttATORH. WOODWARD. LaROT.S.X HAVE YOU COT A DOLLAR? DO YOU WANT A JOB? The railroads are polnp to cmplcy 250.0CO younp men and women they have to do so. If you want a job we can help you; whether you are experienced or not. Clerks, Train men and Mechanics arc constantly needed. Our Guide to Railroad Employment elves all necessary information. 1 bousands have ob tained situations in the same way. It is compiled by a prominent railroad man. If not as represented money refunded. They aro selling fa-t, and only a limited number to be sold. You can make more money In a year by railroading than can be made any where ehc in five. Price fl. post ape free: send orders to THE RAILWAY GUIDK wn. CO., m Xo. 16th St.. 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IaTICKAPOO SfV INDIAN S .BBs A a ,a. - W AUWAI aThegremtestUver, ftonacu, Blood aad Kidney Jteoedy. Baiki rwd Hert ftBd I AHmoltarWtwV Free Fnaf uauiaiiiT All MlneralS or OtberZ l Harmful Ia.5 rredleats.Z Lgiimr Dor. are mo rt neroSntxte. m 9 am -'tlJS? - - X lit. ASTJtta- Mm m. m V ---: a A ISPtMytMMl W AT GP3BB(fl W v'Zfiaasft tvwtnL m wsmmk m mfrmfMI 2 MSBm. Z Ettf'.OmV a Mfiasamm. yElMSVTV &m""vmmw i iir jsmsi w T was the night before Thanks giving', the city was ablaze witk light The first snow had fallen and the air itself seemed light hearted. The massive mansions that surrounded Gramercy park were brightly lightea. In muffled silence a young man, cloakless and gloveless, hurried by the iron bars that fence in the little acre of the rich toward'his lodging place. For five years -Jack Fleming had lived alone. No one knew very much about him, except that he was a thriftless, indolent genius. When his father died the fortune that might have gone to him had endowed certain wealthy charitable institutions. His mother had died in nis infancy, and Jack Fleming had grown up with the servants and his books for compan ions. He had never seen enough of his father to love him. In his child hood Jack had had one friend, Dora Goldth wait She was a beautiful girl, several vears his junior, who lived in the honse adjoining his father's, and every day one or the other would climb the fence that separated them and drop over into the little. yard for a romp. Dora was proud of her pro tector and playmate, for even then Jack was full of book knowledge, and Dora soon learned to love Shakespeare and Milton as read aloud by her hero. Another great tramping place for the little people was Gramercy park, for both houses faced the handsome playground and Mr. Goldthwait and Jack's father were among the favored rich who possessed keys to the great iron gates that shut out the children of the poor, who often lined the iron fence and peered wistfully between the bars at the smiling lawn within. The children were inseparable until Jack was 15 and Dora 13. Then Jack -went to college, but every holiday found htm at home again, and often books went by the board and Jack came home on the sly to see his little sweetheart Of course, on these oc casions he was smuggled into Dora's home and good natured, easy going Mr. Goldthwait would have thought it the basest treachery for any mem ber of his family to inform his next door neighbor, Jack's father, that his son was playing truant After three years of college Jack was hopelessly behind in his studies, and his father, still ignorant of the reason, called him a blockhead. One day Jack received a tender, loving letter from Dora asking him to come home at once, as her father had just received word from England that he had fallen heir '. a large property, including a theater in one of the large cities, and the business of the latter was In urgent need of his immediate attention. The family would sail for England immediately, but Dora wanted Jack to go with them, if he could. A few hours after receiving the letter Jack stood in front of the Goldthwait residence on Gramercy park. It was closed. No servant answered the bell, and Jack's heart fell like lead. Again he looked at the letter. It was dated two days before and had been delayed in the mails. At home he found ,his father, but in a mood in which he had never seen him before. "You young rascal!" he shouted as Jack entered. "So you have been wasting your time next door instead of studying." No pleading on the part of Jack could induce the turbulent old man to tell where the Goldthwaits had gone. "Nevermind," thought Jack, "I'll hear from her soon, and then " Hut no letter came. Weeks length ened into months and Jack grew tall and thin. One day he went, up to his college town, and an inquiry at the post office eliicted the fact that several letters had come, up to a month ago. but they had been forwarded to Gramercy park. That night father and son faced each other for the last time. "Where aro the letters Dora wrote rue?" demanded Jack, as he leaned over toward the old man, who stood smiling sarcastically in his face "I told you that if you refused to return tq college you would regret it" , was the reply. ' Jack turned on his heel and passed out of the house. He found it a harder struggle than he 'expected. His income fluctuated from next to nothing to nothing itself. , He became first a wanderer among I apartments, then among boarding houses, and at last an inhabitant of "furnished rooms," who ate at cheap restaurants when he could cat at all. He had lived a. week in a rear hall 1 bedroom on Twenty-second street be- ! fore ne discovered that its windows were only separated from those of his old home and that of Dora, on Gramercy park, by the brief New York back yards in which they used to play together. The Goldthwait house was dark. It had been ever since the day Dora left Next to it. where his father's mansion loomed up against the trees beyond, lights were often seen. But strangers occupied the familiar rooms. On Thanksgiving eve just five years since he had left his old life behind him Jack went to his dingy little window to gaze at the two mansions. He shivered with cold; but the blood rushed quickly to his face when he saw the home of the girl he still loved brightly lighted up. For an instant he stood still, amazed. Then he sat down on his bed to think Finally, downhearted and discouraged, he turned to a great pile of manuscript and rubbish on the floor, ana picking a book from the nondescript mass he turned over the leaves. "Twelve plays out" he muttered to himself; five of them probably lost" Only that day he had sent his best and latest comedy to the new English actor who had arrived the day before. As soon as it was rehearsed fas hi doubted not it would be) he would send the others in rotation. I For months he had exoccted success to come witn tne aawn of every new day, and to-night as he threw himself on his bed. hungry and broken hearted, he realized the mistake he had made in living in a dream. He made Krm resolutions to reform, bnt as his fingers clinched in newborn re solve his eyes strayed across the w iy again. For the second time that evening his heart stood stilL Behind the soft lace curtains of the Gold thwait mansion shadows of people flitted to and fro. The house was in habited again but by strangers of course, he thought Thanksgiving day found Jack poorer and hungrier than he had ever been before in his life. For forty eight hours he had not tasted fond, but he determined to breakfast in spite of the almost total emptiness of his pocket-book. He turned his face toward "the lower portion of the city, determined to accept whatever work offered itself, but it was a holiday, and several hours spent in tramping the quiet streets Jack turned his face homeward. As he trudged np Broad way a clatter on the stones behind attracted his attention and a driver less cab dashed into sight An elderly man was gesticnlating wildly from the window With a bound Jack re sponded. In another moment the run away horse stood panting in the road way, and Jack's sinewylband was on the bit " 1 : :." -.- ,1. 'One dollar to drive me ap to Del asonico's," shoated the man. "But your driver?" asked Jack. v ' "Drunk in a- Mloon," was the re sponse. Witabat another word Jack leaned np to the cabby's seat andi whipped np the horse. " It was the first time he had ever earned -a dollar by manual labor, and as he clinched his teeth firmly a flush mounted to bis cheeks. When the once familiar restaurant came into sight Jack thought, with moisture in his eyesi of the many times he and Dors had lunched in the. great dining room. As be reined np before it hageard and mud bespattered, totally dif ferent from his old self, he started" with amazement There, standing on the sidewalk was the sub ject of his dream not the Dora of old, with short frock and curling hair streaming in the wind, 'but the beauti ful woman into which the years had. changed her. For a moment Jack could hardly re strain himself from rushing forward and declaring his identity. But a thought of his clothes and his work made him stop. He became as anxious to hide his face as he had been a mo ment before to tell his name. Dora and her father passed into the restaurant and Jack earned a second dollar by getting a new driver for his passenger's coupe. He passed and re passed the restaurant in an unsuc cessful attempt to get another glimpse of the woman he loved before he even satisfied his hunger. It was dark before he went back to his little room and stationed himself once more at his window to gaze at the Jights in the Goldthwait mansion. He was filled with a conflict of love and pride. He had no reason to be lieve that Dora had not forgotten him, but his love for her was as strong as ever. He longed to go to her, but the knowledge of his poverty and shabbi ness kept him back. The windows of the great old din ing room were bright with light and their raised curtains revealed to him a clear view of the place where be and Dora had spent many happy Thanks giving reunions together. He saw her flitting about the table as of old, put ting the finishing touches on the ar rangement of fruits and flowers. He could see her plainly. She looked even younger and more beautiful tbau she had that afternoon in her heavy - street wraps. Half an hour passed and some one else came into the room a tall hand some man. Dora seemed to forget her household duties, for she hung on the man's arm, and seemed to plead with him. At last he sat down, and then still another person came in; it was Mr. Goldthwait They sat by the HE SAT OX HIS BED AXD TJIOUGHT. fire, with Dora between them. She was talking earnestly, and the hand some stranger seemed to be listening intently. Occasionally Jack could see that Mr. Goldthwait spoke. Then Dora would beam with happy smiles. Sud denly she jumped up from her seat, and a moment - later when she re turned she had in her hands a flut tering manuscript. She read it The old smile played about her lips. The gestures waved the graceful hands. It maddened Jack. He felt that he must be near her once more must hear her voice again. A wisteria vine ran down from his window. Clasping the strong dry stock. Jack descended until he stood on the fence so dear to his memory. Softly he crept along until he reached the little veranda at the rear of the Goldthwait mansion, and peering through the window he feasted his eyes on the girl he loved. Jack was overcome as he saw again all the little details of the room which once had been so familiar to him. He bowed his head. He pushed against the glass of the swinging win dow. The window opened a trifle. Jack started back frightened, but the air was still outside, and the inmates of the room had not noticed. How he could hear Dora's voice. It said: "Now, Mr. Langdon,let me read the climax to you before dinner is an nounced." Laagdon was the name of the Eng lish actor to whom Jack had sent his play, and as Dora's sweet voice read on, Jack realized that it was his own comedy she was reading. The climax was rendered with tell ing effect The two men leaned for ward with interest "Capital! Capital!" cried Langdon. Jack was filled with intense excite ment His hands were clinched. "Do you accept it?" asked Dora, trininpbantiy, of the actor. 'I do," was the reply. It is the comedy that I have been waiting for." "I will write to him to-night then," said Dora. The beautiful girl sank back in her chair and went on: "And now I will, tell you a story that will explain why I was so anxious to have you take the play." Jack listened breathlessly. "You see," said Dora, "I used to have a friend here named John Flem ing. When wo went abroad I wrote to him, but he did not answer my let ters. I lost sight of him, but I did not lose my well, my regard for him." "A -SDlendid fellow," interrupted Mr. Goldthwait "There never was one like him," said Dora. Then she went on: "Well, when we reached New York last week father and I began to look him up, and we found in the first place that the reason he had not answered my letters was because his father, who was angry at both of us, had inter cepted them; in the second place, that father and son were never reconciled. and that the old crentleman disin- herited Jack when he died, and in the third place that Jack had been ever since barely making a living out of literary work and trying to get some one to produce his plaj's "We finally trot track of him this morning, and this morning also I saw the manuscript of this play lying on the table whsre you had left it when you brought it up from the theater. The words By John Fleming' canght my attention at once, and I picked it up and read it It seemed to me so strange that I made up my mind that you shouldn't send it back without reading it so I read it to you myself. And now I shall send for Jack to morrow and when he comes I shall have good news for him. And--and good news for Jack is is good news for for me, you see. So I am verv happy." J There was a noise of an opening window, and Jack, wild eyed and nnkempt but very joyful, stepped in. For a moment they did not recognize him. but when thev did "Well." said "Mr. Langdon, "this climax beats anything in your play." "Yes." added Mr. Goldthwait "and it is doubly good because it will be followed by a real Thanksgiving dinner. A Tree Christian. Mabel What makes you think you are a Christian? .Blanche Well, last night when Fred smacked me on one cheek I turned to bim the other. f TrriTTniBMlmmi ''mmmvQVBBmmmmmmmmmUff I llrPBmmmmmr mmmmr! -dr In. FABM AND HOUSEHOLD: VARIOUS ,METHODS OP KEEP INQ SWEET POTATOES. TJse the Omm Which Is XMt' aad CMTeatfeat Grawtac rlea Qaality BerDlrr tad UeiMteM Helps, Kate Kwepiar Sweat Patataea. - In keeping the sweat .potato itv is advisable to use that method which is most economical and convenient, wlftch depends upon the size of the crop and the surroundings, says Farm and Fireside. The method matters but littlo so the following principles and conditions are ob served: 1. A sandy clay loam is best suitod to a strong and healthy growth of the potato. A heavy lime stone soil, or one strongly impreg nated with alkaline substances, in jures the skin of the tuber and makes it susceptible to rot Avoid soils that are . heavily fertilized with amoniacal manures. 2. Dig the sweet" potato before frost kills the vine. An injury to the stem kills the whole tuber. Se lect a dry time if possible, to dig in. Handle each potato carefully, do not bruise nor scratch them. Do not get tham sun blistered while digging. 3. Remove from patch directly to place of storage, and never handle them till taken out to market or to bed. Rot, if it sets in, may necessi tate an assortment, but such a con dition should nut exist If a second handling becomes necessary, use the greatest care. 4. The cellar or ' place of storage should be perfectly dry. Moisture is conducive to rot 5. Let the temperature range be tween fifty and sixty degrees Fahren heit, and never lower than forty. - 6. Ventilation is of vital import ance. Top ventilation should always bo (riven, especially after November; this is secured by proper, construc tion of the potato-house. Never cover the potatoes with straw or cloth of any kind, for this prevents the escape of moisture and injurious gases, anal often causes too high a temperature. The best cover, when cover ii used, is dry dirt or sawdust! No cover at all directly on the potato is decidedly preferable. An underground cellar is the easi est and most economical means of keeping a large quanti'.y of potatoes. These should be built where perfect freedom from moisture can be secured. An elevated point, with slopes from all sides, and a deep clay soil, is a good location. It is almost impossible to get a dry cellar when it is dug through rock strata or has a rock bottom. A rock wall is not so good; clay brick or wood is better. Partition the cellar into bins of from forty to one hundred barrels capacity each, with air space be tween each bin. Let an aisle of a few feet extend the length of the cellar, and build tho bins on (either side of it. Some varieties that are hard to keep require smaller bins, while other varieties can be bulked in larger quantities. If the season is wet and the potatoes sappy, avoid largo bulks. When tho potatoes are placed in tho cellar, leave open the doors or take up the floor immediately over the bins and leave up till cold weather necessitates their closing. Wnen closed they do not need to be opened again. Ventilation for the rest of the season should be given through hatchways one, two or three, as the case may require which should open above the aisle. These hatchways should serve as the entrance to and tho exit from the cellar, and should be left open as much as the weather will admit Pin trance from the outside should bo provided by a door or doors enter ing the space above the cellar. These may bo opened or closed as the tem perature requires. Avoid always a current of air. After the doors above tho bins have been closed or tho floors re placed for tho winter, they may bo covered with dirt or sawdust to pro tect the potatoes against extreme cold weather. o artificial heat is necessary by this method. An underground cellar so built as not to admit of the above treatment may bo so regulated as to observe as far as possible tho abovo principles. A topground cellar may be built upon the same plan as the under ground cellar just described. Double walls aro necessary, and means should ba provided for artificial heating. Pack tho walls with dirt or sawdust; also use a heavy layer abovo and below. The bins in this style of house can be made inlho center with a passageway around them. Pipes can be placed in this passageway for hot water heating, which is tho most economical and satisfactory means of heating. A small quantity of potatoes may be kept in a pit dug in some dry and sheltered place, as a barn or some outhouse. Observe same treatment as in keeping in cellar. Place plank over the pit and cover these planks with dirt when the weather gets cold. Tho sweet potato . is sometimes kept in banks like Irish potatoes and turnips. This bank should be shel tered and ventilated. The - potatoes should not be covered "with" dirt" un til seasoned for a few weeks, and not until the weather is cold enough to require it. Barrels filled in tho patch, re moved to any placo of storage and left uncovered will keep well if dug when dry, just before frost carefully handled, kept dry and at the right temperature. Enough potatoes may be kept in this way in a family room to supply the family through the winter. When the weather gets very cold the barrels should be rolled close to the fireplace, and, if neces; sary, a fire kept burning all night This will require little attention in ordinary winters. Crorrliis Gooseberries The gooseberry is a neglected fruit with many, aud an Indiana man in an exchange speaks a few words in its favor: The market is very rarely over-supplied with the fruit," anda reason for this is -that it can be gathered and marketed through a long season, instead of all having to bo harvested and sold at one time. The green berries sell readily almost as soon as they are large enough to be picked, and bring then tho best prices of the season, but this is equalized by the fact that later on they are much larger, and a bush will then yield more quarts. A gooseherry bush at three years from planting should yield three quarts of fruit, and after that five quarts a season. An average re.tau price is about ten tcuw a quart. xne crop is almost a certain one, for if the worms are kept off, which may easily be done by tbe use of hellebore, the Ivuij uwci uueiujr tuey asve o fqar is mildpw. Our .native varieties are not. much subject to that Tho plaat ahoald be set on .cool, moist soiL and a partial shade does not injure. them, Close pruning will in crease their productiveness and tend toward making them lebger lived. The fruit is the very earliest of any we have from our home gardens, and for this reason only should be much more widely grown than it is. In planting we advise procuring one year plants in preference to those older. Give good cultivation, a reg ular manuring in the fallTand cool' mulch in the summer to protect the roots, and we think you shall have no cause to complain at the profit which, a small patch of the fruit will give you Journal of Agriculture. Grass rarsalac Grass-farming has been neglected in this country, especially in the West We have been working ourselves to death and into poverty growing grain. One trouble with us is that we have used too much land and pro duce too much grain. It would have been better if we had produced more to the acre, used less land and pro duced a less aggregate. Grass farm ing is much easier than grain farm ing and is in other ways less expen sive. It is not a branch of farming, however, that will run itself, though some practically seem to think so. The notion is common that pasture costs nothing. It is a mistake. No animal can be fed on land without taking from it the food of the plant Sheep will come nearer to doing it than any other animal and in most instances will actually benefit the land. Beef cattle, dairy cattle and swine will rob the soil of plant food Hence pastures sooner or later re quire attention if the land is to be kept up to its required standard of excellence. But our farmers would benefit by having more grass. land. Farmers' Voice. The Quality of Heet It makes a good deal of difference what is fed to fattening steers or other cattle as affecting the kind of meat -they will furnish. A sweet food that is easily digested makes .a better quality of beef than does corn, which is starchy and not easy to digest. Pumpkins ought to be part of the ration if much grain is fed. Hubbard squash is richer and sweeter than the pumpkin, and will fatten excellent beef without other feed. It is sometimes used for feeding by those who grow Hubbard squash for its seeds. American Cultivator. Dairy Notes. Separate the buttermilk from the butter as quicklv as possible. vA hard milking cow is a nuisance. The cow should milk easily to be a first-class cow. When a cow stops chewing her cud while being milked, something has gone wrong to disturb hor. The grain that is marketed in butter and cheese is marketed 'in less bulk, and hence at less freight rates. More patience and more pood com mon sense in milking and handling the heifer with her first calf, would prevent the spoiling of many a cow." There is used for soap grease and other purposes than buttering broad 30D,0'JO,000 pounds of bad butter every year in this country. Even at ten cents a pound there is a loss of $30, 003. 000. Cows have likes and dislikes. They often conceive a dislike for a milker, and that man or woman can never get as much from them as one they like can. Usually-tho only way to discover their likes and dislikes is to change milkers, and see which does the best with the cow. Young heifers that run with cows learn the habits of cows to a marked degree, and it is well to treat them precisely as the cow is treated. One dairyman even goes so far as to han dle the animal as if she were being milked. In that way he has a trained cow when she drops her first calf. In drawing off buttermilk, tho auuunai aiocKman says: xou can catch all the granules that run out with the buttermilk with a strainer made this way: Make a bottomless box, four by six inches, with side pieces projecting far enough to rest on tho top of a bucket; tack somo fine wire cloth on the bottom of the box and you have a good and effi cient strainer. Household Helps. If apples are cored before thoy are pared there is less danger of their breaking. If ink is spattered on woodwork it may bo taken out by scouring with sand and water and a little ammonia, then rinsing with soda and water. It is better to havo the sauco poured around an article than over it. and to have tho border of tho dish garnished with bits of parsley, celery top?, or carrot leaves. The dishes on which meats, fish, jellies and creams arc placed should bo large enough to have a margin of an inch or so between the food and the lower edge of tho border of the dish. Gold or silver embroidery may bo cleaned by warming spirits of wino and applying it to the embroidery with a bit of soft sponge and then drying it b rubbing It with soft, new canton flannel. A taolospoonful of molted butter is measured after molting, but that a spoonful of butter melted is measured before. The distinction should bo carefully observed, as it makes tho difference between success and failure. The work of garnishing should not be overdone. Even a simple garnish adds ranch to the appearance of tho dish, but too much decoration only injures it. Garnishes should bo bo arranged as not to interfere with the serving. Tea should always be made with freshly boiled water. The gases that a-e in water and give an agiec able flavor are driven oT bjTboiling; and when water has been boiled ior any length of time it loses most of its gas and will n-jt make tea of a fine flavor. Tho mat and vegetables for a stew should, when possible, be browned in a littlo fat and then tho hot water added. As" soon as tho stew comes to the boiling point skim it and set it back where it will sim mer but not boil. in this way tho meat will bo tender and juicy. "old of rmtor II ackbarn. Senator Klnckburn has the proiu .dice against being taken for an in- dianian which seems inherent in all native-born Kentuckians, says tho. Atlanta Constitution. While coming to congress, several sessions ago, he was approached in the Pullman coach by a New Yorker, who, after bowing politely to him, said: "Is not this Senator Blackburn'of Indiana?" The Kentuckian sprang from his seat.and, gla-ing at his' interlocutor, replied angrily: "No, sir, by . The reason I look so bad is, I have been lick;" as TMto la America skeletona are neither legal tender nor monuments of title,bat it is differeat at the antipodes in that as ia aaaay other thing. I New Zealand, for instance, a European can not acquire title to anew piece of land till the individual Maori title is extin guished, and that has to be done before, a native land court In this court the "thuoncas" or iadges of local law de clare that there is no valid title unless the last preceding owner's thoracic skeleton be produced. It appears that among the Maoris, when the laud of a descendant becomes the property of another man the new-comer haags up the skeleton of the descendant's body fashioned into a cage, with a parrot in side the ribs. This ia fact Wore the eyes of all and no one would dare to dispute the claims of the holder of such paramount evidence. ATealeThat Qaleta the Nerves. Not all the sedatives and Nerve fooJs and narcotics In which this age of medlc-il dis covery Is so proline, can restore quiet to the serves permanently, so loo as the tran quility of those sensitive organs are cU turbed by lrresular digestion. When t e food is not adequately digested and assimi lated, a tonic cr invlgiratlag effect luot exerted upon them, they remain weak and unstrun?, and nightly repo-o is disturbed and fitful. Beglnalng at ti.e fountain head, iiostetter'sS-omach Hitter ref-rms a dis ordered condition of the stomach and pro motes general vigor, in which, tbe nerves share in common with the rest of the sys tem: Arezular action of the bowels and liver, resulting from the use of the med. clne, also conduce t i this good effect. Ma laria, rheumatism and kidney complaint all nerve disturbing complaints-are re moved by the Bitters. Willing to Work. The people of Manitou were enter tained the other day by tbe spectacle of a man carrying a stone around a triangular track, letting it drop and shouldering it again at every turn. The performer was a man who has a reputation for a disinclination to labor, and the incident was the outcome of a wail he was making about the hard times and his inability to get work. A citizen told him he would not work if he got the chance and offered him 50 cents an hour as long as he would carry the stone. To the surprise of all he ac cepted the offer and held out for five hours. A large crowd gathered to watch the performance. Denver Re publican. There is more Catarrh In this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years doc tors pronounced It a local disease, and pre- Bcnoea local remeoies, ana dj constantly tail ing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and therefore re quires constitutional treatment Hall's Ca tarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney A Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on tbe market It Is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonfuL It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case It falls to cure. Send for cir culars and testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, a Cirsoid by Druggists, 75c An Interesting Decision. An interesting case was tried before Justice Payne of Charleston a few days ago. The suit was brought by James King against John Bryant for the re covery of $225 paid by King to Bryant for worthless blank paper, King hav ing bargained for $1,000 worth of coun terfeit money. The justice crave a ver dict in favor of the plaintiff for the full amount Wheeling Dispatch. Laae'sXedlclae Mores the Bowels Each Day. In order to be healthy this Is neces sary. Cures constipation, headache, kidney and liver troubles and regulates the stom ach aad bowels. There are some men who are always po lite they have gloved souls. When the devil fishes for men he does not let them see him bate the hook. Go South Via the Wabash. Tourists' tickets now on sale to ail points. Homeseekers tickets at half fare on ex cursion dates, Dec. 12th, Jan. 9th, Feb. 13th, March 13th, April 10th and May Sth. For rates or folders giving full description of lands, climate, era, call at Wabash Ticket office, No. 1502 Farnam Street, or write Geo. N. Ciattos, N. W. P. Agt, Omaha, Neb. Foot-ball is losing of college athletics. its standing on the list Cee'a Cewgh Bsdaaaa Is the oldest and best. It will break up a Cold quick er than anythiagelseltlaalwaysreiiable. TrylW In the medical profession a carriage is often more essential than skill. If the. Baa-y Is CaUlls Teeth. Be sore and use that old and well tried remedy, Mas. Wnratow's Sooranrc Stkcp for Children Teething-. Love, after giving more than it has, ends by giving less than it receives. ' HamsoK's Magic Cant Salv." . Warranted to cure or money refunded. Ask your arug-istforit. FncelScent. The old critic is always kind and consid erate; the young critic is implacable. See Colchester Spading Boots adr. in other column. There are five Chinese medical students in the university of Michigan. The Western Trail Is published by the Great Rock Island Route, and Is issued quarterly. It will be sent free for one year by addressing Editor Western Trail. Chlcaro. Jko. Sebastian, O. P. A., Chicago. A hobby is the medium between a passion and a monomania. 16 World's Fair Photos for Oae Dime. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail way has made an arrangement with a first class publishing house to furnish a series of beautiful World's Fair pictures, of a large size, at tbe nominal cost to the purchaser of only ten cents for a portfolio of sixteen illustrations. Nothing so handsome in ref erence to the World's Fair has before been rablished. The series would be worth at east twelve dollars if the pictures were not published in such large quantities, and we are therefore able to furnish these works of art for only ten cents. Remit your money to George H. Heafford, General Passenger Agent, Chicago. Mil waukee & St. Paul Railway, at Chicago, 111., and the pictures will be sent promptly to any specified address. They will make a handsome holiday gift. Gratitude is one of the rarest of virtues. A man is strong when he admits to him self his own weakness. ALL AGUES OF JOINTS, NERVES AND MUSCLES ST. JACOBS OIL WILL CURE AND PROMPTLY HUSTLES. KtJSsslIayB Fain and Inflammation, "HWi? tha SonaVjtetrattsliasi aJJtona Xaate aad SmelL Ota BAUf'is applied intothe XoarSH awsM jOraggtaf or tj mail, B.T MMTfflOtg, M Waoam Sin NswIsWIl S ouvenir CoinforEighty Cents nevtrv urrtnLU DtTUKt IUK Father op Mother; Sister or Brother; Sweetheart or lovei- Would bt pleased rectlve as a GWms or New ojaax- WORLDS FAIR t SOUVENIR f HALF t DOLLAR? Qnf Du r,t a. . jj x Oala li.ltd --w ia. ft. ..w . ""' rwjTu iuaor auurcx tor BBkknca uHicav uuu Take no Substitute for Royal Baking Powder. It is Absolutely Pure. All others contain alum or ammonia; Speat Few DoOara ! Staaaaw -The expenses and eccentricities of the stamp collector's hobby were illus trated at the Portland (Me,) postoffice the other day, in the receipt of a registered-letter bearing a postage stamp of the 54 denomination. The fees due on the letter only called for 10 cents post age, and the reason for using so costly a stamp was that cancelled, it is of much greater value to the collector than an uncanceled one, and he took this method of obtaining his end. It is not an uncommon' thing for a collector thus to use a rare and costly stamp on an ordinary letter, registering the let letter as a safeguard against it going astray. A Faaeral Tax la Paris. Paris is threatened with a deficit in her budget and the. municipal council proposes to provide for it by an in creased tax on funerals. Undertakers are public officers in France, and fees are fixed by law. The lowest price of a grave of two square meters is 870. An additional meter costs $200. The council proposes to make the minimum charge 5100 for two meters. Coughs and Cold. Those who are suf fering from Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, etc, should try Browx's Broxchixl Tboches. Sold only in bom. There is nothing like the exercise of power for teaching you politics. Women are apt to see chiefly the defects of a man ot talent and the merits of a fooL There are but few moral wounds that soli tude does not cure. Tbe flie3 that are on society are mostly butterflies. Old age is a burden carriage. which hardly pays To have to look in ways kills a lie dead. the face of truth al- Suffered for Twelre Yean. Orefcfc, (formeriy EnUrpriteJ Taylor County. IT.VaV f World's DispkxsabtMkdicai. AssocxAzioir. Buffalo, N.Y.: Gentlemen A heart ovcrflowisa-with grati tude prompts me, to write you. Twelve low weary yean I suffered great ly, from Uter ine Derange ment and at last was given up by my phy sician to die, besides spend ing almost all we bad. After ve months' treatment with your Doctor Pierce's Favor ite Prescrip- MBa.WruKMCAiroam.0. JoTmo-sTe: cellent health. I would, to day, have been in my gTave, and my little children mother less, had it not been for you and your medi- long as I live. -ilh.-. a wui rccummqpq tout metucinA l! i any one doubts this, aive aav and address. Tours sincerely. Mas. MALVmA WILSON. THE JUDGES Of the WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION Have made the HIGHEST AWARDS (Medals aad Diplomas) to WALTER BAKER CO. On each of the following named articles: BREAKFAST COCOA, PremiaR No. 1, Chocolate, Yanilla Chocolate, -a ' German Sweet Chocolate, Cocoa Batter. For "purity of material," "excellent fla or," and "uniform even composition." WALTER MKERftCOLXMGHESTER, MASS. Map of the United States. A larcje, handsome map of the United States mounted, and suited for home use. is issued by the Burlington Route. Copies will 'be mailed to any address, on receipt of fifteen cents in postage, by P. S. EUSTIS, Gen'l Pass. Agent, C, B. Jfc a R. R... Chicago. 111. BWssrlHIRSE ssrCH gents want cormnoadeaSs GUXN'ELS MONTHLY, TOLEPO. OHIO. If afflicted with uiThiawfiw's Eyt Waftr. sore eyes. OMAHA BUSINESS HODSESL Morse-CoeStBl don't nandla our line write as, and we wilt Inform yoa where ww -. . n to buy them. Ask for our C3. V II fl D I fl 3.C0 and B4.00 Shoes. BrrrxK avIIIIK llll THAN ANT OTHKR MlKLVllVV fV factvhx at uataswa, n Oaaaba Works STOVE REPAIR (pairs for 4.S different stores. Repairs for 4S, different stores. usr Jiaaasaa ssc. OMAHA. XEB. III! I IHCDV WHOLKSAU AND KKTAU ITII1.I.IIIE.I1 1 " ISM Douglas Stnet. FURS Anlabansh Fur Co.. S09 So. 15th 81, Omaha. Ladles'and Gents' Tne Cloaks a Coats, Collars. Muffs, etc. All foods oar owa manufacture. Nam thia m. per and you will get 5 per cent disc't. OUilDTIII MflANSANTS School of Short OnUn I flJMU band, 513 N.T. Life. Omaha. Neb. Ask for catalogue. I UUL I If I 'oRV S1 Commission Mer chant, 121C Uarney Street. Omaha DYEWORKSSfc Omaha, Neb. OYSTERS, 71S1 CILEKT, CATHV l'LATT COMPANY. Omaha, Neb. m. write Tor irinL LESS THAN ONE DOLLAR. to Year's Present . . ou rente in i nr .. . " " Lll t1" nips. w . u. acacia aaSBBBBBBBflaV ! aaHHaBBBsVr lK W TsBTBSBsfaBraaa vA awsBBBBBBBsAJrHaX&laavSsW W BmWsEM? Wast Jackca Am Uaklnd Brother. Small Boy Mamma, isn't it all nW to throw rice after a bride and grooml Mamma Certainly; why do yotfask Small Boy 'Cause my new brother! in-law said he was going to lick rn when he came home from the .honer moon 'cause I soaked him in .the ear with a hunk of soft boiled riep"v- York Journal. 'CiT aUleh'a CetMtjtnptloti Cars II U M & msrUl(M It nurM T....l . A Keady Reply. It was at the world's fair that scine Washington young women met Fred Smith quite unexpectedly. "Dear me!" said one of them; "hcrw ill you are looking. You are 'getting thin," j 3 "Yes," was the reply. 'I believe ' I am." , .. "How much have you lost?"'. "Ninety collars." - ;-- Who would be free from earthly iUs mna buy a boc of Beecham's Pills. i5ntsv -box. Worth a guinea. . - . Carious Clubs. . . There is a club in Berlin called 'The Giants," every member of which is'sis " feet tall. Vienna has a "Lazy:CIub-l no member of which does anything for a living, and London a "Bald-headed Club," where nothing but polished. skulls are seen. " "COLCHESTER Spading Boot ForKarmers.Miners.H-R-Hanil.fi other. TtwouterortapvoioextenaoEi 'pewholelenpthof thesolodjnn toWlacaa the heel. Drotectlnir th hrnk inESeul dltchlo?. digging, 4c Best quality tnruugnoot. MEND YOUR OWN HARNESS fl WITH THOMSON'S SLOTTED CLINCH RIVETS. Ho -tools required. Only a hammer needed to driTe and clinch them p-.ii- mH mii,.ii- tearing the clinch absolutely ?mo"tlu Requinnr. '. Bo hole to be made in the leather nor burr for the It'Tf.'4- The are STRONG. TOUGH and "BUBBLE. ' j Millions now in use. All length, uniform or Asst yoar rte-aler for them, or fend 3s ia stamps for a box of 100; aborted sizes." MASCrXCTCEJ; BT JUDSON L. THOMSON MFC. CO., Wallhara. Mass. MAR LIN ai Sl cfmnltir tr-.fwt arn M-iile in s!J tTlM.l size-. I.Irfitet.stroSitt.' easiest -wor'1n? w"j ilmnlfMif tnnt accurate. mot omMCt, S4 most modern. Jlodcl 1S31 in 32 cat. uses chort and Inns rimirtiif on cost of ammunition OTer any other 32 ral. refcatef made. Model 1SXX now ready In 31 J and S jX j 1 l!J now ready in s: wanu.j. REPEATERS Catalogues mailed Free. THE MARLIN FIREARMS CO.. 5m &,&- .1' alfcWicaaMIIrfalrl CUflES WHR 11 flSf fi!!S f Best Cough fiyrup. Tastes Good. Use m time. tOMtrd rueirssl l WlSn. C.mmt.gmMtlmi'lUhrm, , fll T rill.H rrmTMU..l.fr..vLMMUL raa a a swa iHirA6ocsLzco.,ni,m. . UBUMERSh Are you going fi ' issue a Holiday edition? Do you intend to use a Hoi . iday Supplement? Have you been our ; samples? Wire . us. Wssfsri Ktwspaper Union. 500-511 So. 12h St., OMAHA. NE. . StCMd-Hand Brevier BnjyTypt For Salt Cheap. 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Sample copy and List or Dooks t ree rite tnis wcon, Homestead Co.. 511 So. 12th St. vnaha, Neb. n.10 per year. PLAYING CARDS Yoa caa obtain a pack of best aJ"r cards by sendinyfifteen cents ia JgitaV k. KUSTES, Gen'l Fass. Agent C, B. & Chicago. 111. -TZ. aaaasw SBaBMBSajPVBBBaBm sBBBH TasBssaasB -TsfSS?' mBsbbbbbbt sbbbbbbbi sbbbbU fer-.-?a- aSBSSSBSSr BBBBBBBBsl BBBBBBBT nc SBBBSBBBBBBa? aF TgflL aaacaaVaaaaaaaakk'TaSl tV. H. U. 0mahQ50; 1W: & --"V. Stw ZST-r- 'A :Mr3 H. "" :-&' kc-; 'v;ji-r '.SS ,JZi; at- ' r Ji-KVw v. "' . -.-- - .- . -... - - - - - . ? - rt Cttcaoo, in. Wmm