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saw ? r l .. . ". ." .- Il- '. .:-.C- - k -- K .". I " V.-zf:. F It :f h:. le ft .-. i ";. M :- B .- 1 J. :. "ftrf of Sight Out of Mnd." In other months we forget the harsh 'winds of Spring, - But they have their use, as some say, to blow oat the .-" Bad air accumulated after ' Winter storms and Spring ' thaws. There is far more important accumulation of Badness in the veins and ar teries of humanity, which needs Hood's Sarsaparilla, 'This great Spring Medicine clarifies .the blood as nothing else can. It cures Fcrofjila, kidney disease, liver troubles, rheumatism and kindred ailments. Thus it Rives perfect health, strength and ap petite for months to come. Kidneys "My kidneys troubled me, and on advice took Hood's Sarsaparilla which fjave prompt relief, lettcr appetite. My sieep ia refrcMiin;. It cured my wife im." Minm.L ISoyle, 3173 Denny Street, ' Pittsburg. Pa. Dyspepsia "Complicated with liver nii'I kidney trouble, I suffered for years v.'th fiysjiopsla. Tilth severe pains. Hood's Sarvip'iri'la made me strong and hearty." J. 15. Kmehto:;, Main Street, Auburn, Me. Hip Disease " Five running sores on jny lilp caused me to use crutches. Wu confined to bed every winter. Hood's Sar taparilla saved tny life, as It cured me per fectlv. Am itroujj and well." Amiib Kopkrt,49 Fourth St., Fall River, Mass. orfi SoMai UJtnfim llorxi'i! I'HU dire lhr III. the nn Irritating and tne only ratliarili- l-i tnk? witii lluod'a SmraspartUa. A kind-hearted duchess one day slopped her carriage to give alms to a rapped woman hy the roadside. "God Man your ladyship for your kind peart." fervently ejaculated the poor woman: "I am sure we shall meet in heaven!" This was too much for the high-born dame's nobility. "Oh, good ness, gracious!!" she said, "drive on, John." Don't put your left stocking or sao on first when dressing in the morn ing or you will put your foot in it some way during the day. reeptag :BsmNki8 Do not think for a single moment that consumption will ever strike you a sudden blow.. It docs not come that way. It creeps its way along. First, you think it is a little cold; nothing but a little hack ing cough ; then a little loss in weight; then a harder cough; then the fever and the night sweats. The suddenness comes when you have a hemorrhage. Better stop the disease while it is yet creeping. You can do it with Ayers Cftemj etorai You first notice that vou cough less. The pressure on the chest is lifted. That feeling of suffocation is removed. A cureis hastened byplacingoneof Dr. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Piaster over the Chest. A Book Frcom It is on the Diseases of the Throat and Lungs. WpUg am Frmmty. If vu liavn siit cmrinlalnt whatever ana uM.re ine i"U medical aavlce yoa can rt'iliv Tpfeixe. writ th doctor I rH'lr. on will rerrtTC a. prompt reslT. tut coi.t. iii!rf. liC J. C. AR. LoweU, Ma tOVE$ I SR BRUP POMMEL The Beit Ss&JeCoat. Krfps boA xiltT n4 sidJle per fectly i!ry la the hardest storms. Subsr-tutes will disappoint. Ask for 1M7 1 isn Hran j Pommel Slicker it is entirely new. If net for sale ia jrc.r tovvn. writ: for catalogue ta A. J. 1 UWhR. Boston. Mai KILLED BY LIGHTING. A'LTSg aft ''troaT Kl co.u ell and lime U a new discovery, and produce a lislit which is next only to San. liKiit. boib in quality and eot. and Kthe raKt licautlful and perfect licbt known to - "J:1"- It hast went tune the licht power of oil and four times that or electrlcitv. Its light U so akin toMinlight that colors can be matched by It, and does not tire or strain the Why not own your own lichtinc plant? It's. ffii-.!!ir-,ll,nS fr 1IOlE' STORES. 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Ecatdla Bariry, W3 bnauIacTBla TKUIacTtoaikaypcraomatiT JM W. asfii. eisu. e- Wheat." facialis aar aaaaaia Ktm ISA e4 Catalocm. t;:iia all abaat car fana JW a rJ,tfcugaHf? f"'aMaf3y Slbv potMe.iMitiTelyartliflt.iafttaBW Xaktun,aaaMa.atatotaJBy Ak ,. aaaaaaM. jggW r aa79aw - zzmv vaw ri iia mt ani CAMPFIBE SKETCHES. GOOD SHORT STORIES THE VETERANS. FOR British SaUUers An Fond of TVearlac BaW Merit Tha X-Kaj la War far Athletics aad War The Great BamkardateBt. The Tbaader-CIend. (Maryland. 1SG3.) AH bushed the farm-lauds, with a listen ing air Silent the straggling suburbs. In the warm, Paved street hoof-wakened echoes sud denly .swarm. A turn, and lo! still, black, before you there. As noiseless as a picture. In the square A thousand horse drawn ud in march ing form. And at their bead, as sun-gleam to the storm A fair-faced boy. with long, bright streaming hair. Not a breath sounded nor a trooper stirred. And yet you saw how fierce would leap and flash The lightning of a thousand sabres, heard How all the elements would clang and clash. The thunder-riven valley quake and crash When Custer turned his head and gave the word! -James T. McKay. Soldiers on Furlough. The British soldier now on furlough in London in large quantities is richly ornamented with badges for service merit, says the London Daily Mail. Scarcely a redcoat Is seen whose arm is not adorned with either the crossed rifles for marksmanship, the crossed swords for gymnasium instructorshlp. the pioneer's crossed axes or the good conduct badge. Frequently the crossed rifles carry a star above them, indi cating that the wearer is the crack shot of his company. From this pro fusion of merit decoration it might be justifiably inferred that the obtaining of honors in the army is a very easy matter, or that the private soldier is a much more zealous individual than is universally suspected. Through inquiries made by a Daily Mall representative the reason for this boom in badges has been discovered, and it is simply vanity, for many of the badges have not been won or earned. If Tommy Atkins has not yet gained a sleeve ornament to display on furlough he will buy one and stitch it on bis tunic. If he be leaving Al dershot. for instance, be enters the train an ordinary soldier, and by the aid of a needle and thread, and a com rade perhaps, he leaves the station in London with a decorated arm that would become the waist of the smart est housemaid in Kensington. A modest but natty private the other day shyly owned up to the Daily Mail representative that the attractive badges that lit up hU scarlet sleeve m-as only worn on furlough and outside bis barracks district. "You see," he added, "we must have something to show when we come up to London. You couldn't pass the guards now without something on your arm, could you? Why, more than half of the badges are put on in the up trains and then taken off on the way back. You can't blame us, for we do want to look smart when on a holiday. Then it is we wear 'furlough boots as they are called, with high neat heels. They're not allowed in barracks, of course." The X-Ray lQ Warfare. It was long ago anticipated that Pro fessor Roentgen's marvelous discov ery of those invisible rays which will easily penetrate certain substances, while they are obstructed by others would prove of signal value in the bands of army surgeons. For the ex act situation of bullets or fragments of metal in the flesh can he easily detect ed; indeed, such metallic bodies can be seen by interposing between the eye and the wounded part a fluorescent screen. In this case nntioinntinn ban been Justified, and now every body of troops on active service carries the X-rays apparatus as part of its neces sary equipment. Surgeon-Major Bee vor, of the British army, recently gave at a lecture a most interesting account of his work with the apparatus during the Afridi campaign on the north western frontier of India, and spoke most highly of its merits. The Afridis are a brave end warlike race, but they are not very particular as to the mis siles which they fire against oppon ents, provided those missiles are hard and heavy. When bullets run short they use bits of telegraph wire, nails, stones, or anything that may be at band; and, in consequence of this cus tom, the wounds received by the Brit ish troops were of the most varied kind, and of great interest from .- sur gical point of view. Small fragments of metal which set up grievous inflam mation, and in some cases of blood poisoning, with every prospect of a fatal termination, were detected by the useful-X-rays, and removed. In manv a case life was thus saved which must have been sacrificed in the absence of such a detector. Many of the surgeon major's patients were treated at the front and under fire. Atbletlca and War. There is re-enforcement for those who insist on athletics as an essential part of the curriculum of American youths In the observations of Com mander Jacobson. a German naval of ficer, who was commissioned by his government to study the operations of our fleet and army in the Santiago campaign and who saw their perform ances at close range, says the St. Louis Republic. In one part of his report he says: "I am probably not mistaken in the as sumption that the good results at tained by some of the volunteer regi ments arc partly due to the circum stance that outdoor sport is carried on with great zeal in the United States. Polo, football, athletic exercise in run ning, walking, and Jumping, tennis, bicycling, rowing, etc, are excellent preparations for military service, be cause they harden the body and strengthen self-confidence. And if the volunteers further know how to han dle their guns and are good marksmen, which Is also included among the sports, they have very nearly all. the qualities which the Americans require of their soldiers." When this report reaches the emper or it will add to the appreciation which he expressed to an American at Kiel four years ago of the athletic sports practiced by the young men of the United States, particularly of baseball, which he said brought into activity all the various sorts of physical agility which his people seemed to need. Tb Great Boaabirrfmvat. The regions of space beyond our planet are filled with flying fraemimt aay Popular Science Moathlv. Some meet the earth in its onward rw,- othera, having attained inconceivable Telocity, overtake and crash into the whirling sphere the loud detonation and ominous glare, finding destruction In its molecular armor, or perhaps rlehochetiBK from it again into the un- known. Some come singly, vagrant fragments from the infinity of space; others fall in showers like golden rain; all constituting a bombardment ap palling In its magnitude. It has been estimated that every twenty-fonr hours the earth or Its atmosphere is struck by 400,000,000 missiles of iron or stone, ranging from an ounce np to tons in weight Every month there rush upon the flying globe at least 12. 000,000,000 iron and stone fragments, which, with lurid accompaniment, crash into the circumambient atmos phere. Owing to the resistance offered by the air, few of these solid shots strike the earth. They move out of space with a possible velocity of thirty or forty miles per second, and, like moths, plunge into the revolving globe, lured to their destruction by its fatal attrac tion. The moment they enter our at mosphere they ignite; the air is piled up and compressed ahead of them with Inconceivable force, the resultant friction producing an immediate rise in temperature, and the shooting star, the meteor of popular parlance, is the result Army and Navy. It is understood that the war de partment is negotiating for a large tract of land about twenty miles from Honolulu as a site for an important military camp of instruction. Accom modations will be provided for about 12,000 men and also for a military school for officers and men, the officers to be trained in handling large bodies of troops and the men to be given in structions wnicn wm be as near as possible to service in the field. The object of the war department in estab lishing such a school is obvious. With the strong probability that it will be necessary for this government to maintain a large force of American soldiers in tropical climates for sev eral years, it is felt that they should be trained in camp life so as to avoid liability to sickness. Such a camp, to accomplish its purpose, should be away from large cities and in a climate that will prepare the men for their duty. The site selected in the vicinity of Honolulu combines all of these ad vantages and is an ideal place for the purpose, says the Army and Navy Journal. Late in the '70s in Great Britain six third-class cruisers were built and named after various precious stones Emerald, Opal, Ruby. Garnet Tour maline and Turquoise. It was a pretty idea of some official at the admiralty and these ships became known as the "gem" class. They were quite small vessels of only 2,120 tons displacement, and cost slightly over $500,000 each. One by one they have disappeared from the effective list of the navy. after doing good service on foreign stations where shlp3 drawing very lit tle water are of most service. The Ruby. Tourmaline and Garnet are the only three that have not been broken up or otherwise disposed of. Now the little Garnet pretty ship that she Is, with her pretty name, is to be con verted into a coal hulk, at a cost of about $60.000 an ignominious fate fc such a ship. Scottish Soldiers of Fortnne. Two centuries ago, scare a nation in Europe but had its Scottish regiment Spain, France, Russia, Prussia, Swed en; and many a time when opposing armies were drawing on to the conflict the cry was rung out "This is no like gallantin' roond the Cross o Edin burgh." it was one warlike Scot's greeting to his countryman in the conflicting ranks. Carlyle has let us see the part played by a great Scottish soldier, Marischal Keith, in his life of Frederick the Great And Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden owed much to his Scottish allies. An an example of their daring, one incident may be given of a Scottish soldier in the great Swede's army. Gustavus bad fought Wallen stein in what proved for the former a disastrous battle at Wurth in Ba varia. Wallenstein was strongly post ed on a hill near Wurth; and, the Swedish army having been mown down by famine and pestilence, Gustavus Adolphus was driven to the desperate course of attacking a superior force in a greatly superior position. All that military skill and daring could do proved vain. Six times with fresh troops the attack was made, and six times they were repulsed. After ten hours, and the loss of seventeen hun dred men, Gustavus withdrew his forces and prepared to retreat in face of the enemy, a task requiring all a soldier's skill and brave man's cour age. He had one man with the needed skill and courage. But the great Swede had offended Hepburn by promoting an inferior of ficer over his head, and the truculent Scot had sworn never to draw sword on the side of Sweden again. Gustavus in his plight laid his case before the Scotsman and begged his aid, when Colonel Hepburn, putting away his re sentment, nobly replied: "Sire, this is the only service I cannot refuse to perform, since it requires some dar ing." And he executed that danger ous feat right well. They Settled tlie Set. New York Press: The "gangs" that used to make life burdensome in this city have been to a large extent ex terminated, and such as are left oner- aio in a small wav, The German gro cer is easy prey. Three pals entere.i i a store the other day to settle a bet. It took only a few moments to explain that one had lo3t a wager and was now about to pay. The penalty was that he was to take home his derby hat full of molasses, and the German grinningly proceeded to measure out the sticky treacle. It was about the funniest joke he had ever heard of. His fat sides shook with internal laughter as he handed the hat to the victim. The latter quickly jammed it down upon the grocer's head, the mo lasses flooding his face, neck and body. It blinded him. He spluttered and yelled. But in the meantime the palls had gone through the ca&h drawer and helped themselves to its contents, some $235. Rockefeller Makea a Teat. John D. Rockefeller, who for so loni has had a quarrel with the officials of Mount Pleasant, N. Y., over the as sessment of some of his property there, and who has frequently threatened to sell out at less than the assessed valua tion, has disposed of 220 acres of land, said to have cost him $250 per acre, for $U3 an acre. This is not all the land he had there, but it is believed he will get rid of what remains. Doga Tfcat Xercr Bark. There are three varieties of the dog that never bark the Australian dog, the Egyptian shepherd dog and the "lion-headed" dog of Thibet A traveler sometimes fails to get his trunk checked when going away, but V he fails to get his grip checked he may go away never to return. Talae ef Stntw ea thm Wm A few years ago we did aot grow enough straw on the farm properly to bed all the animals. But by utlllsta what we had and adding to our ray ply from other farms, we hare been able to increase our supply; and wltk the increased supply we have learned how to use it to a much better ad vantage, and much more of It, writes a correspondent of Country Gentleman. First, we aim to cover the feed-lots with a quantity sufficient to prevent all it from the open -floor. They seemed to mud, and then keep the horses and cows clean by a liberal use of It Whenever the feed lots begin to get filthy, fresh straw is scattered over :hem. A few years ago, on account of the Inclement weather and. the lack of shelter, we found it necessary to lot our feeding hogs about the straw stack, ered about the worst thing a farmer can do. Yet we found it enormously better than no shelter, and feeding in the mud. We scattered the ear corn over fresh straw, and let the hogs ea By the mass of farmers this is consid enjoy rooting in the straw for the grain, and their noses always looked clean, and not as they would bad thej been allowed to root in the mud for their corn. To make this kind of feed ing safe and healthful, we were care ful to keep fresh straw over the feed ing place, and to pull out fresh, clear straw from the sides of the rick for bedding. Soon we had shelter room for the hogs under the sides of the rick. Now, if our hogs are fed in a lot, we make it a point to keep the lot clean with straw. In many instances the gravel walks about the barns can be' kept clean dur- j iug soft weather, and made more dura ble, if straw is spread over them in lib eral quantities and removed when it becomes filthy, and a new supply used. This calls for a little work, but it means less wading in the mud, and moro comfort to the farmer and the animals. Temporary sheds are nearly a 1 way 8 needed on the farm. These can well and cheaply be covered with 6traw. The usual fault is, when a farmer starts out to put a straw cover on a shed, he does not use enough straw; not because it is scarce, but be cause he has not realized the difference between a poor and a good straw roof. At present we havo a temporary root house covered with straw, and a straw covered addition to the barn shed for our sheep. They answer the purpose excellently, and can be easily removed when not needed or wanted any longer. It is often much cheaper to fill cracks with straw than to feed animals that, without this, would he exposed to drfv- ing winds. The farmers in this section have seldom, for three or four years, grown their needed supply of potatoes, j Yet there is one farmer that grew good crops under straw, when his neighbors all failed. For our home use, we will depend mainly in the fu ture on the crop grown under straw. Many clay farms could be much bene fited by a light covering of straw plow ed under. This requires considerable labor, but 1 beneve would in the end be a source of profit to the farmer. Oftentimes this would give the land more life and aid in starting a crop of clover, which would be a step on the road to improvement. A good deal oT this is not done because the profit does not come immediately to hand. We must learn in our farming operations that we must be continually adding to the needs of the soil or the poverty of the soil, when we most need Its strength, will come upon us with crushing certainty. I know lands in this condition that are a burden to the owner never yielding a Just com pensation for the labor bestowed on them. Make Your Own Plant Cultlng The cuttings of the plants to be used in the flower garden should be rooted during the months of February or March. Geraniums made during these months should be covered with blooms during the summer months if they are given proper care. Other plants that add greatly to the beauty of the garden, and which may be propagated by cuttings, arc the Coleus, Iresine, Al thermanthera and Centaura. These plants all root readily from cuttings, they can be started in a cutting box in the window, which should be as long and wide as drsired. for the limited space and about four or five inches deep. It should be filled with clean river sand. When the cuttings are first made they shcuid be shaded during the heat of the day and sprinkled several times a day until the cuttings become thoroughly established. The sand should always be kept moist, but never wet. Cuttings are often rooted in a deep plate filled with moistsand. There are various contrivances reed for root ing cuttings, but in each cate the root ing medium is clean moist sand. Soil is apt to become seggy. W. H. Moore in Farmers Review. How to Kill tlio Leaf Hopper. From r aimers' Review: Leaf hop per, Thrip and Erythroneura vitis are all different names for one small in sect, which is cflen very numerous on grape vines during summer. It is about an eighth of an inch long, of a light color, and marked by three dark red bauds. They fly from their position on the under side of the leaves when the vines are shaken and soon light again. To combat them in the sum mer when their destructive work is noticeable is difficult. Now is the time. They may be foun.u under the leaves near the vines. If the vineyard is cleaned of all litter and this promptly burned many will be destroyed. The insects remaining on the ground can be killed by a spray of coal oil emul sion. Danish Law and Preservatives. Denmark has passed a law to make the use of preservatives such as salt petre, boracic acid, formic acid and salicylic acid, a misdemeanor, and to require the sterilization by heat of all separated milk before it leaves the creamery. A good many of the milk handlers in this country use some of the chemicals named, and while all have their medicinal uses in certain cases, their continual use cannot but be destructive of health. The increas ed use of various sorts of preservatives and adulterants of dairy products will soon compel national legislation in this country. Elgin Dairy Report. Building Wire Fences In the build ing of all wire fences, whether barbed wire or woven wire, one important item is the setting and bracing of the corners and end posts sc that they will cot give; otherwise the wires are cer tain to sag ,and this naturally lessens the effectiveness of the fence. Consid- ' ering the small amount of extra fence. it will always pay to take time to build in a substantial manner and to uee good material; otherwise there Is a con tinual bill of expense in keeping in re pair. Plan out the farm so as to reduce the expense as much as possible, and then build what is necessary substan tial. Wisconsin Agriculturalist. Oatmeal or rolled cats make the beat first food for chicks, says an exchange, I Modern Science Recognizes RHEUMATISM -a. - is a Disease of thft Blood There is & popular idco. th&t this disease is C4used by exposure to cold, and that some localities are infected with it more than others Such conditions frequently promote the development or the disease, but from the fact that this ailment runs in certain families, it ary, and consequently a disease oi- the blood. . ' Among the oldest aad best kaown residents of Bluffs. 111., is Adam Vaagundy. He has always been prominently identified with the interests of that place. He was the first President of the Board of Trustees, and for r. long time has been a Justice of the Peace. He says : "I had been a suf ferer of rheumatism for a number of years and the pain at times was very intense. I tried all the proprietary medicines I could think or bear of, but received no relief. "I finally placed tny esse with several physicians and doctored with them for some time, but they failed to do me any good. Finally, with my hopes of relief nearly exhausted I read an article regarding Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, which induced me to try them. I was anxious to get rid of the terrible disease and bought two boxes of the pills. I began using them about March, 1897. After I had taken two boxes I was com pletely cured, and the pain has sever returned. I think it is the best medi cine I have ever taken, and am willing at any time to testify to its good merits." Blnffs 111.) Timtt. FTiAWrJWWWJlWJM?M Tne genuine sold only in pack ddes like trus. 50 per box ItatWMK; AXAT1VE BMNMUMINE His Sipatin Wh&i2Z Is n every bu of LAXATIVE BROMO SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. A The February issue of the "Book of the Royal Blue." published by the Bal timore and Ohio Railroad, contains a very instructive article on "The Reg ular Army of the United States" by Major H. O. Heistand, Assistant Adju tant General. Major Heistand gives facts and figures concerning the mili tary department since its organization, during the war of the revolution. Some of his statistics are very inter esting. During the revolution the number of individuals actually in mil itary service did not exceed 250,000; in the war of 1S12 there were 471.622. of which 62,674 were regulars; In the war with Mexico there were 116,321, of which 42,545 were regulars; in the war of the rebellion there were 2,259.168 United States troops of whom 178,975 were colored, and 67,000 regulars, the total being 2,326,1C8; in the war with Spain there were 219,033 volunteers, (10,189 being colored) and 55,682 reg ulars, a total of 274,717. Major Hei stand also gives the number killed, wounded and lost and the deaths from disease in each war. including the In dian wars, and other important facts. MRS. COOPER. The Mast aTanaoas 8enlptre la the World, Entirely Cared by Pe-ra-aa. Mrs. M. C. Cooper of the Royal Acad emy of Arts, London, England, is un doubtedly one of the greatest living Fculptors. She has modeled busts of half the nobility of England, and is now in Washington making busts of distinguished Americans. Mrs. Cooper has just completed a bust of Mrs. Bel va Lockwcod. which is now in the Mrs. M. C. Cooper. Corcoran Art Gallery, Ruskin, the great artist,placed Mrs. Cooper as one of the 'greatest sculptors and painters of this century. Mrs. Cooper is an ar dent friend cf Pe-ru-na and in a letter dated January 26. written from Wa?h ington,- says the following: "I take pleasure in recommending Pe-ru-na for catarrh and la grippe. I have suf fered for months and after the use of one bottle of Pe-ru-na am entirely well." Mrs. M. C. Cooper. Send for a free book on catarrh en titled "Health and Beauty." This book 1b written especially for women, and will be found to be of great value to every woman. Address Dr. Hartman, Columbus, O. A small boy is always very indus trious when it is time for him to go to bed. Slfi.OO Fer YTefk. We will pay a salary of $1. per week and expenses for man with Ki? to introduce Per fection Poultry Mixture and Insect Destroy er in the country. Address with stamp. Perfection Manufacturing Co., Parsons, Kan. Men may be bribed, nut you can't induce women to take "hush money." Two bottles of Fiso's Cure for Consump tion cured me of a bad lung trouble. Mra. J. Nichols, Princeton, Ind., Mar. 26, 1896. A smoking tree has b2i fount! in the village of Ono, Japan. It smokes only in the evening, just after sun set, and the smoke issues from the tcp of the trunk. Alabastine. the cnlr durable wall coat ,nc takes the place of scaling; kalsamlnes. wall paper and paint for walls. It can be used on plaater, brick, wood or caavas. CSaFlaH aaasSJBrSK aBBBBBBBBBBBak bbbbbbbbbbbbbI jbbbbbbbbbbbbbV bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbV aBBBBBBaPatV aaal3l4BBBkf"aaBBBV it is shown to be hered-i At drug gists or direct from. OrViilliAms Medicine (. Scheneutty. tmTtmc a(S in 6RIP CURE that DOES CURE! Mrs. McCumber wife of the senator elect from South Dakota, was formerly a resident of Farso, where she em ployed as assistant manager of the Western Union Telegraph office. While still Miss Jennie Scheming she waa transferred from Fargo to the Wahpe torc office, where Attorney McCumber wooed and won her. Senator Hoar, while spikin5, con stantly jingles a bunch cf kcy.s; Sen ator Jones of Arkansas twirls a key attached to a bit of tape; Senator Till man juggles his glasses, a-iil Senator Chilton keeps his glasses 01 iis fore head above his eyes. Mr. Wlnnlow'ft Soothing Syrnp. For children teetuln?, eortern the gums, raluces lc damniMlun. allnys paln.cures wind colic 23c a bottla. Don't turn back when once stirfed on a journey or bad luck will rollov you. n75 used DR. SETH A It VOLIVS COUi: II K I I.LER In my famllr for 23 ycar. Mrs. A. tuchancck. Mlnneapoll , Minn. 25c a buttle. If you give away a cat or one goes away don't let it come back or a ccw or a horse will die. Health for Ten Out. A lively llv r. purr liiootl. 1 lean lln. bright ryes perfect health Ca. carets l'nnly Cathartic nil! obtain anil tocure them for you. All drucsists. Ile, 23c. &k It's foolish to attempt the cultiva tion of friendship by giving your friends an occasional die. CRESCENT HOTEr EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, Opens Febrnary 23rd. In the Ozark Moun tains. Delightful climate. Beautiful scen ery. Uncqualed medicinal waters. Cheap excursion rates. Through slecjx-rs via Frisco Line. Adress J. O. Plank, Man ager, Room II, Arcado, Century Bttililin?, or Frisco Ticket Office, No. 102 N. Broad way, St. Lon is. A big head doesn't always prevent a man from coming out at the little end of the horn. Iowa I'atFDt ORire Report. The total number of U. S. Patents issued last week is 349. Of this num ber 43 are for Designs. 28 for trade marks, 7 for labels, 2 for prints and 1 reissue; all the ethers for composi tions, methods and mechanical de vices. A patent has been allowed to P. Woodring. of Oelwinc, la., for a sim ple and ingenious improvement in u well known art and described in his claim as follows: In a buck saw frame the combina tion of two mating wooden stays thai are uninruired at their central por tions br removal of wood, a flexible U-shaped metal clam having coiucM ing boits in its ends and a screw bolt and nut, and for the purposes set forth. A simple improvement in any known art may be of such importance as to control sale". When a dealer can point to a late patented improvement in a wagon, or farm implement, it often decides the selection of the farmer in making a purchase. Consultations and advice about in ventions and printed matter giving valuable information about securing and selling patents, free to all inquir ers. THOMAS G. ORW1G & CO., Solicitors of Patents. Des Moines, March 4. 1890. Every man can see where theri fr room for a lot of improvement in all other men. TO CCRE A COLD IK ONE DAT Take Laxative Uromo Quinine Tablets All druggKts refund the money if,it fails to cure. 25c The genuine has L. U Qrcn each tablet The successful politician learns the A B C of politics at the primaries. Cot)' Coach Balaam la the oldet ad t-ect. It 111 l.realc up cold quicker than anything elic. It Is always reliable. Try It. Beauty is but skin deep, so it is on an equal footing with freckles. If you find a pipe of tobacco, don't bring it home or someone will die Alabastine can be used over paint or paper: paint or paper can be used over Alabastine. Buy only in lle pound pack aces, properly labeled; take no substitute A young tailor named Berry, lately succeeded to his father's business, once sent in his account to Charles Matthews somewhat ahead of time. Whereupon Matthews, with virtuous rage, wrote him the following note: "You must be a goose Berry, to send me your bill Berry, before it is due Berry. Your father, the elder Berry, would, have had more sense. You may look very black Berry, and feel very blue Berry, but I don't care a straw Berry, for you and your bill Berry. There ta a Claaa ef Faepla Who are injured by the use of coffee. Recently there has been placed in all the grocery stores a new preparation called GRAIX-O, made of pure grains, that takes the place of coffee. The most delicate stomach receives it without distress, and but few can tell it from coffee. It does not cost over one-fourth as much. Children may drink it with great benefit. 15 cents and 25 cents per package. Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O. Victoria, a lioness in Sanger's circus, near London, has given birth to six cubs. This is believed to be the largest number born at one time in captivity. The cubs have been named after Queeen Victoria's children. There is more Catarrh n this section or the country than ull other diseases put together, and until the last few jcars was supposed to bo incurable. For a crcat many years doctors pro nounced it a local disease, and nncribed local remedies, and by constantly fitiling to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science has pro en catarrh to be a constitu tional disease, and therefore rc:uirvs consti tutional t rcatmenu Hall's Catarrh Cu re. man ufactured bv 1"'. J. Cheney &. Co.. Toledo. Ohio. Is the only constitutional cure on the market. It i.s taken internally In ilces from 10 drops to a teaspoonfuL It acts directly upon the blofd and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails tocure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & CO.. , Toledo, Ohio. Sold bv Drujriilsts. 73c. Hall's Family Pills re the best A single epigram may outlive a vol ume of machine-made philosophy QUININE TABLETS. Accept no sebstitite Is not this statement nxrth lnrpotfiratln?. f f n-n hare a friend suffering from any KMney dleae? 1 Not m patent meilMue: neither Is patient oMIgcil to runic 10 jfw 1 orK lor treatment, fcjvnlnatlon una test of urine free of rh.irj.-e. :-end 4 oi.. exp. paM. Tompltinj-Corbin Co.. !30U iiroatiwar. New York City. A GOOD GARDEN i Is a pleasure and a profit. CreKrys seed Ikh: dl reels a rlpht Wslonltii;. tSrcsory"" Peed lnire the mou surcci-slul end In p. tSet the lrfxik now !t free. JAMES J. II. GREGORY & SON. Mars'ehead. Mass. DCAieiflll GetYiirFeisiOB DOUBLE QUICK Write CAPT. O'FARRCLL. Pension Aratt. 1425 ftew York Avenue. WASHINGTON. D. C jKIVSH Jvm Waaalasloa, .:! ? Successfully Prosecutes Claims. IJit PrinrtDO.1 iSxamirer U H. Ponslon Bureau Jvriii-ivinTjr,15ailii.lie;ilnrsc!aiiu.att niiK-e. CURE YOURSELF! i in. , . 1 rr wair uiiuaiurai ' baI ia unHar, ..r ... .. . irrtmu cQur-oa. I',..,!...,, and nut astrir. HtEvMSCHtmCAtCa Kent nr poisonutia. kCiNCItHTI.0.fl JoM Hy Br ma !. C.8.A. 7. r or sent In Flain trraprer. ry eaprea. prepiid. for fl t. or3 t'tl!. f?.7.l. Circular ei-ut on request r DO D CV NEW DISCOVERY: sue- BhrcVrO I qi'lck relief anil cure wor-t cue. Italic tiZ testimonial and 10!ityMreiit UleUt Free. Dr. H.H.GHMbMSS, Bx B, allaala. Va. Dr. Kay's Lung Bain KSS If afflicted with TtiaalMien?e Carat aVi. tore ejres. uscf inaijMiii bjnaiiia fmmm : The Most Efficient Bicycle Ever Dovised is tho ; ffiAfityP' That i. it shows the hithest rati of aseful work to power expended. For scientific design, thoroughness of construction and elegance of finish our new COLUMBIA CHAIN-DRIVEN MODELS are uneqnaled among- bicycles of the chain type. The most thorough laboratorial and practical tests have proven them to bo structurally perfect. HARTr ORDS have every advantage of most bicycles that cost more. VEDETTES are the best bicycles that it is possible to offer for their price. PRICES: Chainless Models 39 and 60, $75. Chain Coitimbias, Models f.7 and 5S, $50. Hartfords. $35. Vedettes,, S25 (mns); $26 (ladies). To close out the balance of our 1S0S models, tin: leaders of last season, we offer them as follows: Columbia Model 4t (ladies') $45; Models 45 and 49, (men b) $40; Hartfords, Patterns 7 and 8, $30and$3i. SwSKe? POPE MFC. CO., Hartford, Conn parsons' ares TMTTACnES to any make of separator, pays for itself in one season. Auto F inatic governor, variable friction feed. Adopted by all the leading u hresher Dataara of imitation "CwglC in namuand construction. Write Isr Oflss-je rA Price Lae. Mcntim tba raper. PARSONS MUD CUTTEltSELF FEEtEB CO., Hiwttn, It wa. "WHERE DIRT GATHERS, WASTE RULES." GREAT SAVING RESULTS FROM THE USE OP SAPOLIO TINE Kvery church anil schoolhouse should be coated only with Alabastine. Hundred", or ton us'd j carl:, for this work. :n ine Alababtinv dots net rub and scale off. 1 SOMEHOW AT SOXBWHUI f I AMOKo -rtta Mvsctas and joints 1 IN MM 911 MMt If ( RHEUMATISM ) f Right oa its track 1 ; St. Jacobs Oil ( I CftCCPSM. J 1 Khawii.St.nte.IkifNOlL f Spalding's Trade Mark1 Means "Standard of Quality" on Athletic Goods Insist upon Spalding's Handsome Catalogue Free. A. G. SIWLDIXO & 11KOS. New Yorlc. Clii.'axo. Denver. A. hi FlV rATU A PIIP HtiKCtfUZto Dr. Kay's Binwator, gffagg! siu. constipation. Incr and kitlneydlseases.bil llousaess. headache, etc. -t ilniRKiMs 25c & it. W.JN.U. OMAHA. No. 1 1 1800 fc'iea Aaswsnarj Hovctttsresw Kaaiy Mcntios This Fcoer. r s aB BUJ mBlmBBBBBmBl TABLET represtitN to be "jost as gooi." Druggists refund the aoiey if it fails to care. PRICE 25 CENTS E81111MI FOR 14 cents: Wo mhtorain thin yearStW.UJ ne cu.-tomrrH, ami hence otter 1 Plcir. I.t I Mr Katlish. Itlc 1 ft:?. LarlrKipo Catlike, IPC 1 " K.-.r.u-t Kl Uect, ire 1 Ims l.itrlitnV Cucumber li o 1 " Bslier'a Bent Lt. nee, lie I " falilornti r ig To'-.tatu. S'a 1 Ksrly Dinner Union. loo 3 Brilliant lower BeeJa, 1-w Worth ai.03. fori 4 ceata, sTui i Above 10 plcga. worth fl.CO, we will mail you free, toyther with oar lETeikt Plant and herd Catalogue upon receint of this nollrr it He -taKe. Wr invito your trnileanil know whenyti.i r ot try alrrT'n tlie.iu:ni.i;i !:: il f!Hr. ami np n It,. I'ofnrnra at Xl.Stl a. Bhl. Catalog lon.V. Nc.-r nun m. HaUKK sriO III., I tun-vie WW. tiBBef tug As Black YourJjJL DYE YourWfiiskers A Natural Biack with Buckingham's Dym 50cts.ofdruc:tsorR.P.rfeII&Co.,Na;hua,M.H. Excursion K3T6S TO Western Canada and porllruljr ai ti ho t eeiir- 1(V aere if tho !e t Wheat Ton!nK Lint on th- i out n'nt.im Ins ret ured on upplit itlori to the Su prili'ml-Mit of ltninlsr.it ton. I tfi a. C .rnilu. or III- tttnlertlned bpeiinlly tondm I'M -tirMotit 1II Ieje t. I'miiI on the firt and third Vedned IT" of eji h month, and pei I illy lo r.ite- on al! line ( rallwiy r leh-ln(c-t. 1'aul. are '(Ins quoted Inri-n iir.iiin le.ivlui; thir-on April .Mh for Manltoii. .In!ti:.i. . kiit' he ! and Mlierti V. . Dennett, (Ht Sea Yut'm. Life lSii!!dmt;,l)iii.iha, Neh. WASTED-i'Me t.f had heslta that R-M -N-S will not Iiciicnt. bent! 5 if tsts t I:lpnnt tticnitral. Co.. New York, for lo oamples asd 1,ojii testimonial-. BmmVBKBVHaBmMNF 1 1 RjJ 'RHLb 2M0.aHBW I IffiHf W!lW H & Ira "" aH 84-JBfi- CHAINLESS. o .daaWtlTr-SC' jaSajMBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBW AW2&ttZ'ttmZiM f3f9m9B.WKBwK5Stn!St9m AlaLastlne packages have full direction- Aiii one can brush It on. Ask paint i-a!-r for tint card. "Alabastine Eri'' free. Alatbastine Co., Grand Itaplds.Mlch. - - .' c 1 :-: I . J