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F M' TF - I IMMIM IMMI BIIM " " " " , JT,, IIMIIIMMM mull pHViv "srrwsr- --- t" -igory ,7ag5f?,arR visvsjr- ws j-yj. i5P3T?rr---Tgaw?3 .?-- r . . fti ' r - r Wi-o l-:5 :-.-' r-;!U s . W . &. . A southern man who recently re tarned home after a visit to Boston M to a neighbor: "You know these tore romd. white beans?" The other atattted that he did. "We feed 'em to tomes down our way." "Yes." "Well, sir, up in Boston they take beans, boil 'em for three or four i, slap a little sow belly an' some and other truck in with em what do you suppose they do wMh m?" "Gosh, I do' no." "Well, alt," said the first speaker, senten Uowly. "I'm d d if thev don't eat '-' la a description- of the marvelous praiscts of a Tennessee boom town. ; a lady eulogist, quoted by the court la a recent case, said: "As to straw berries. I heard the Hon. Benton Mc- MllNa remark at a dinner that two weaMn't leave room In a tumbler for a stick!' " On this the court said: "By way of annotation, we might add taat the full significance of the remark ' at the Hon. Benton McMillin might at be appreciated by the uninitiated, who might wonder what connection there coald be between strawberries -la a tumbler and a stick. The infer- aaee that we draw from the remark, evidently made with pardonable pride by Mr. McMillin. is that mint is also faeigenoos to that locality, and. in aeei. we could conceive that, with the araaer proportions, one strawberry aad a stick would have been suffl deaf There is now in Philadelphia a Buddhist temple as complete in every eeaeatlal detail as any of the shrines ef Buddha in the far countries of the Orient It was put together by Pro fessor Maxwell Somir.erville, of the de aartaaent of archaelogy and Paleon tology of the university cf Pennsylva ala. and occupies a portion of the new archaeological building. Professor Bommervllle collected all the material from which the temple was constructed while on a recent tour of the world, haying the idols and all the objects of worship and religious rites from the priests cf Buddhist temples in China, Japan, Corea, India, Siam and Bur Mb. George Huh, of Portland, Ind., claims to have discovered a new gas which is editable foe use as fuel or for iilumi aating purposes, and which costs very Mttle to manufacture. He says that water and air are the oniy ingredients weed, and that the results are obtain ed by compressing the air and forcing H through water. Commodore Gerry, owner of the Windsor hotel, has suits piled up against him to the tunc of $12,000,000, the plaintiffs being the relatives of those who perished in the Windsor fire "The way to sleep," said the sci entist, "is to think of nothing." But this is a mistake. The way to sleep is ff think it is time to get up. 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JBBgiSS53a)9fjj I -BBXaTlJ 1 I We" FSeg? 1 Z Send your name and address on a g postal, and we will send you our 156-jg page illustrated catalogue free. (5 I wMKSTERREKATWGAIWSGI. I 9m Wmlmtii Aftaaa, am Katta, Cw. WM m V V ... y F v CAMPFIRE SKETCHES. GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR THE VETERANS. Omwmfm Immb t. Wawr-Called n mm OMnuilMd r.male Joarmllat mt MaaTU Vlllate Traaeaary A lacldeat of MHter. Eipedlttaa to Hollo. The Cent ratrat. Draw closer your oilskin Jacket IT To baffle the swirling snow. For tonight's storm is the nr-t . . That ever the Cape did know. The fiery eye of the lighthouse. That has flashed Its warnings far Out where the pitiless breakers Are pounding the seething bar. Has been fast closed by the pelting Of snow and blinding sleet. What help Is there now for the vessel A wait from the scattered fleet? Go down on the wrack-strewn beaches Where the sea gives up Its dead; Perchance there will be one living When the hungry waves arc fed. Go up on the reeling headlands. Where the sand and sleet fly fast. Propelled by a thousand furies. Pursued by the shrieking blast. And list for the boom of the cannon When tho tempest has paused for breath; Where the mad waves arc frightfully leaping There are men face to face with death. Then fight your way to the life crew. Those seamen true and brave Who will battle the wildest billows. Fear not! there are lives to save. May the God who rules above us Save tonight from the storm's" wild wrath Both the sailor and the lonely surf man Patrolling the wreck-strewn path. George A. Cowen In Boston Evening Transcript. Dewey's Lessee te Wemea. The Oriental hotel in Manila has long been the favorite abiding place of the wives of army and navy officers stationed there. Naturally they have their little. all-Important "set," In their eyes the cream of aristocracy. This set has a rigid outside; it does not Include any women of less aristocratic position than theirs, any one whose money Is the result of her own honor able labors. There was one of the lat ter class of women staying at the Oriental hotel during the months of the war excitement, a Miss 1 nompson, who was the correspondent of a syndi cate of American newspapers. She was a woman of ability. She did her work well and won the respect and esteem of every one who knew her; she was universally liked, except by the offi cers' wives, who could not condescend to know her. They made their attitude pronounced; they drew the social line, on whose safe Inside they congratu lated themselves upon being. Miss Thompson had an unexpected visitor one day. Admiral Dewey sent p his card. He paid a long call. He and Miss Thompson found much that was Interesting to talk about. In the enjoyment of their talk they were ap parently oblivious that the rest of the Oriental hotel bad gone mad. The world had quite come to an end In the teapot district, with its self-righteous Ideas of the fitness of things. The ad miral had called on a workingwoman! They were made to appear In the wrong. Perhaps it Is better to draw a veil over the subsequent walling and gnashing of teeth, the tears and rage of the would-be leaders of Manila so ciety. But Dewey was characteris tically relentless. He rubbed In the lesson he had given. He asked Miss Thompson If he might lunch with her the next day, and again the whole Oriental hotel knew it and was aflame. The woman who bad been humiliated by the pettiness of petty people was honored by a great man. And no one can doubt that behind the Iron com mander, with the eye of an eagle, the brain of lightning, and the will or steel, there exists the very tender heart of a gentleman of the old school. San Francisco Bulletin. Filipino Treachery. A little Incident occurred on the water-boat, alongside of the Newport, which exemplifies native character. Our quartermaster seized the small water-boat, which gets Its supply from a spring on the island of Guimeras. The water-boat Is the only means of supplying ships in the harbor with water. The owner of the boat demand ed $60 a day, which was refused by the' quartermaster. The owner went away, saying that he would get even with us. We had two American guards on the boat, who got on splendid with the new crew. The captain of the crew was especially pleasant to the Americans tried to talk with the soldiers, and in every way endeavored to make himself agreeable, says a writer in Harper's Weekly. That evening at dinner-time. Just at dusk was fading Into night the two sentinels were eating their dinner at one end of the waterboat; the three natives were at the other end. The natives' captain got up and came to ward the American guards, asking for a cigarette. Both Americans were sit ting down, and one of them threw his package to the captain. The next mo ment the native crew made a rush at the two guards. They were so taken by surprise that they did not have time to even draw their revolvers. One American was stabbed in the arm and shoved overboard; he was afterward picked jup by a lifeboat, little the worse for his adventure. The other guard was found on the deck of the water boat with his head split from ear to ear. There is little chance of bis re covery. Two of the native crew did not at tempt to escape, and were found in the water-boat They strongly assert that they are innocent The captain jumped overboard and escaped. The whole af fair was a cold-blooded and treacher ous murder, planned with utter disre gard of consequences. No doubt the Idea was to get possession of the water-boat White The changes of a century have made the white house poorly adapted o the reqairesseats of a presidential man sion. The associations connected with the historic edifice have caused hesi tation la making a decision to enlarge or remodel It It stands as the embod iment of simplicity that characterized the spirit aad conduct of the govern ment of oar great republic In its ear liest days. Woe until the congress or the political party that dares to des ecrate this simplicity In order to Intro dace British splendor. The president and his family practi cally live in what might be called a flat The white house is a two-story building, and for strictly family pur poses only about two-thirds of the sec oad etory can he ased. Nearly all of I the first floor Is devoted to half-public aa' uu ure 5U oaaB' gooa' EO ervlce. It eastern third forms the bcautIfnl ana s0 true- dat Mrs. taaoa. East Room, which is ' open Jnstwod-That what? Weary Wllly datly to the public. The Red Room Dat il won!d fce de helgnt of rashness the Bine Room aad the Green Room j t0 and eat any of your CQOkinf-sc d to half-public Wom te tt? frtajdeiffj family, hut are in reality of little use to them. On the walls of these parlors hang famous paintings, some of which have been presented by popular organisa tions, like the painting of Mrs. Hayes, given by the Woman's Christian Tem perance Union. The people, in visit ing the white house, assume the right to see these paintings, and the priv ilege, under certain restrictions, is usually granted. 'In the Blue- Room the president re ceives foreign ministers and other dis tinguished visitors of state. This de stroys the privacy of the parlors for family use. There is really but one private room on this floor the family dining-room, to which strangers are rarely admitted. One-third of the second floor Is used for offices. There ir the Cabinet Room, the War Room, with its corps of telegraphers, offices for the president, his secretary, and the half-dozen clerks who attend to correspondence. The remaining two-thirds of the floor are the apartments of the president and his family. They are relatively small anl Inconvenient The kitchen, laundry and other workrooms are ia the capacious basement. Painting Coder Fire. The experiences of the great Rus sian artist. Yasili Ycrestcbagin, In painting war as it Is, bear little resem blance to those of the artist who paints In the seclusion of his studio or under the comfortable shelter of his white umbrella. There have been times when Verest chagln was painting when bullets were flying above him and around him; when be has said to himself over and over again. "Ah. Yasili. your turn has come; you will be dead this time!" But when he escaped and found him self untouched, be could say, and one can guess with what relief, "Whew! that's over; that's a good thing!" He has bad to do some fighting, too, pretty often. When be has been on the battle-field painting, men have come rushing up to him wanting to cut his throat, and then, of course, be "had to defend himself. Once in Cen tral Asia some forty Russians were surrounded by many times their num ber and bad to defend themselves for many days. Yerestchagin took a rifle and fought with the rest On one occasion, when he was painting the figure of a dead man, the fighting grew so hot that he had to leave off and fight for four days before he could put In the legs. "Ah, yes. I know what war Is," Ver fstchagln recently said to a corre spondent of the London Chronicle. "I have fought myself, I have killed men, and I have been wounded. Oh, yes, wounded often. I have been hit here," pointing to his leg, "and there," point ing to his forehead, "and there and there. I have been wounded all over. "But it was necessary," he added. "There was no other way to obtain the facts. War painted in any other way is simply an Illusion, a myth, a farce." Cnbaas aad Americans. Mr. George Kennan, In describing the rapid Americanization of Cuba In business matters, tells of his astonish ment when he arrived at Santiago not long ago, and Cuban bootblacks sa luted him with cries of "Shine 'em up?" delivered with a real New York accent Thl is a humble but noteworthy il lustration of a tendency which perhaps should be expected. Against this com mercial Americanization must be placed a growing suspicion of the American rulers by Cubans who are fearful that the Unitel States soldiers will remain too long on the island. There Is also a strong feeling of re sentment, on the part of a naturally polite people, because of the arrogance of some of the Americans who have gone to the island on business er rands. That the Cubans should form their ideas of Americans from men who neuuer represent me spirit nor the manners of the nation, and of its polit ical system from a purely military government, is unfortunate. The people of this country sincerely desire to have the hearty friendship of the Cubans. Happily, sooner or later this will be evident The rela tions of the island with the United States cannot be satisfactorily and permanently established by domineer ing Americans on the one hand, and by office-seeking politicians oa the other. The Speaker aad the Native. The-story which Mr. Sherman relates of the speaker has to do with a visit made by Mr. Reed to Lake Champlain. Mr. Reed, Mr. Sherman and Congress man Foote were being shown around by a native who had the story of that region at his tongue's end, and who, much to the amusement of his listen ers, was throwing in a lot of historical fiction as embellishment to his tale. The native seemed to take a particu lar interest in "stuffing" Mr. Reed, whose identity was unknown to him. In a spirit of fun Mr. Sherman intro duced the speaker. 'This gentleman," he said to the native, "is Speaker Reed, the speaker of the American con gress." "Do tell!" said the native, without any great degree of astonish ment. "I've heard something of you," he continued, addressing the speaker. "They do say as how you be the great est speaker that they have ever had. Thej do say that you can speak for fifteen hours on a stretch.'' "This is too much," said Mr. Reed. "He takes me for a United States senator." St Louis Globe-Democrat A Cuiloa Epitaph. The following mournful inscription was recently placed on a tombstone in the cemetery of Debreczin, in Hun gary: "Here He the remains of Joseph Moritz, the elder, who died at the age of 62 years. He was assassinated by his son. Beside him lie the remains of Mme. Joseph Moritz, the elder, who died at the age of 47 years, having been assassinated by her . daughter, Elizabeth Moritz, who died in her 17th year, having committed suicide after she had assassinated her mother. Be side them He the remains of Joseph Moritz, who assassinated his father, and who died in a convict prison at the age of 27 years. May the Lord in his mercy have pity upon their abandoned souls." This inscription has been placed upon the tombstone by direction of the last surviving mem ber of the Moritz family, which be longed to the farming elas3, and has been well known for many years ir Debreczin. A rioea Observer Willy (thoughtfully) Ah. "ca,J' Iaay' ..u 4 won l non; Garlands and (Memorial Day.) Brothers, a song to the friends that have left us. Friends of a distant memorial year. Comrades in times e'er death had be reft us Of those who were dearer than life is dear Shall we not bring them a garland and sing them Stories and songs that were fair to them here? But the garland, ah, shall It .be of roses, Bright as with Joy as with life.blood red. Or of jonquil pale, that at eventide closes Its petals and earthward hangs.heavy of head. Or of sad, drooping flowers from rain beaten bowers. Shall the garlands be made for our comrades, dead? Nay, for I know of a fairer flower. Growing in quiet, where winds are not It opens its heart as the sun and the shower , Nor faints whn the summer-sweet roons wax hot Far meetcr to strew for the friends we know Remembrance's blossom, forget-me-not And the socg, shall it be of the years behind us. Our sleepless nights and our sadder days. When cannon could deafen and volley Ings blind us. The bugles arouse us to wearying ways, Of the blue wreaths curled round our banners unfurled, The boom of battle, the murk, the haze? Nay, but brothers, here, hopeful hearted, Let us not think of the days op pressed. Count not our dead with the things de parted, Their glory yet lives by their sons pos sessed Let the bugles be still o'er our friends on the hill, Their song be now one of peace, of rest C. Fred Gauss. Memorial a Reunion. By GILBERTE HOLT. s. s i I AAMSMMWMWWtfWVWWWWWWWWWWVSN U S I N E S S had brought him to hiB native town in the sunny south. He was in haste that his mission should be concluded so that be might get away from the quiet, sleepy vil lage. The very beauty of 'Its frag rant spring dress saddened him. In a timid, hesitating way he had made a few inquires for old friends, but the answer was ever the same. War had scattered most of the old fam ilies. Those alone remained who slept in the peaceful cemetery in the dip which formed a vale at the bend in the river. "And the Ralstons?" All were gone. Of the impetuous, high spirited family, only Miss Erma was still alive. The Ralston boys four of them lay in soldiers' graves beside their gallant father. Mrs. Ralston had seen her brave boys brought horn dead one by one. But she gave them fpr her country's sake, gladly, but ber heart was slowly breaking. She did not long survive her husband. "Did Miss Erma still live at Iron wood?" No. The old plantation was desolate and Miss Ralston lived in a little white cottage down the road, the one al most smothered in jasmine red roses. The gentleman took his cane and with a brisk step which told of some young blood still flowing In his veils, started down the street in the warm spring sunshine. Tho squaro shoul ders, erect head and firm tread all be spoke the soldier. As he came in sight of Miss Erma's house his steady walk became jerky and finally settled Into an uncertain amble. For the fraction of a second be paused at ner gate, then beat a hasty and confused retreat Complete ly out of breath he drew up beside the high arched gate which opened upon the soldiers last tenting ground. "By Jove! It's no use. I couldn't face her," and the old man mopped his brow. "Whew, how her eyes did blaze! Facing a cannon Is play to standing the fire of Erma's angry eyes." He leaned against the post The light died out of his face and he thought of that long away time when he and Erma had been lovers. And then came the war. How quickly had followed that awful day when he went to say farewell and she would not look at him, because he wore the hated blue. He tried to argue, tried to per suade, but she would not listen. "WHY. THAT'S MY NAME." She was a southern girl Col. Ral Bton's daughter. If he fought the south, he fought her and was her dead ly foe. Was it not cruel enough that the dreadful war should deprive her of her lover, without calling him to fight against instead of for her? How clearly he could see her as she stood then on the low, wide steps, a slim, girlish figure clad in clinging white. Her cheeks were flushed and her mouth tremulous, but the chin was firmly set AH through the war he had carried in his heart the memory of her as she stood in the sunshine, framed by the stately pillars of the gallery: while he, with despair in his heart, but a dogged determination in Bis eyes, turned, when half way down the broad avenue of Uve oaks, and lift ing his union cap murmured. "God keep my southern sweetheart!" Hqw often )it rtcallea btr words, J Ir" 'jJ Jasa I u "vs, He could almost hear them now. "Go. You are a traitor. I never want to see your fade again." The old man shook his bead sor rowfully. No, she would never forgive him, not even now after all these years. Well, he would go back north on the morrow, so what matter? He and the Ralston boys had been college students together. He would pay a visit to their last resting place. He opened the gate and slowly made his way among the flower-covered mounds. When he reached the Ral ston lot, he looked about him sorrow fully. He felt, sadly desolate. He alone was left of all those merry, laughing fellows. Presently his eye wandered to a grave somewhat apart from the rest The scarcity of its flowers drew his at tention to it He wandered idly to ward It thinking, "Some poor friend less chap." He started and then dropped upon his knees in his eagerness to read the simple Inscription on the headstone. It ran: "MERRILL FREMONT." "Born 1838. Killed at Gettysburg, 1863." "Why. that's my name!" and the old man looked about him in a dazed ja SUDDENLY HE CRIED OUT. "ERMA." manner as though for a moment he doubted his identity. "Yes, my name is Merrill Fremont and I was born in "88, but though I was wounded I did not die at Gettys burg. A union soldier in a confederate graveyard. Ah, that accounted for the lack of memorial flowers," and he smiled grimly. "But I'm hot dead," and he thumped his cane vigorously upon the gravel path. He leaned his hands on his stick and stood gazing intently at his own name. "It Isn't me but it is some union soldier buried for me, and he shall have some flowers. Ye3. I'll deco rate my own grave," and with a chuckle Merrill Fremont started brisk ly down the path. As he neared the gate it opened, and a tall, slender figure clad in black en tered, followed by an old negro fairly staggering under the weight of mag nolia blossoms. Something familiar in the two figures made Fremont pause. But they did not notice him. The lady turned up a side path and walked quickly toward the end of the grounds Merrill had just quitted, followed more slowly by the old serving man. Merrill faced about and watched them. He was certain now that the woman was Erma. He expected her to enter the Ralston lot, but she only paused, waved her band toward the flower-hidden graves, said something to her attendant and passed on her way until she stood beside the undecorated grave. Fremont rubbed his eyes and stared. The lady motioned to negro to lay his fragrant burden down. Merrill hastened up the path. He was near enough to hear the well-remembered voice say, "You may go. Uncle Sorney; I'll arrange the flowers myself." The servant shuffled away down the path he had come, while his mistress knelt to place the blossoms. Merrill Fremont paused, hat in hand. Erma believed him dead and forgave him. How would it be when she found him alive; He stood In dumb uncer tainty. She was his only love and to lose her again would be more terrible than not to have found her. Dead, she surely loved him: her action prov ed it. Would he not better go away in the certainty of that love than, by staying, perhaps revive the old bitter ness which bis return to her unharmed while all her beloved family lay dead, might recall? He was about to retreat It was too late, the lady turned and saw him. He stood awkwardly before her. She look ed at him in puzzled inquiry. Suddenly he cried out "Erma." She moved back a pace in surprise at being so addressed by an apparent stranger. Once his tcngue loosened Merrill gave ber no chance to escape. In quick, incoherent words he poured forth the mistaken report of his death, his love, his sorrow for her grief, and at last an earnest plea that she would prove more kind than in the past. As she listened a delicate flush crept Into the lady's pale, sweet face. The shadow that rested in the deep, blue eyes lifted. She looked searching! at the man before her. Could this really be her young lover, returned In the sulse cf this impetuous elderly man? She had neve rthought of him save as the soldier Ley who had gone away at her bidding. At last she seemed to understand. For a moment the corners cf the lovely mouth forgot to droop. By the light of memory the man and woman grew young again. When his torrent of words ceased she stood silent for some moments.and tlicn held out her hand as she softly a id: " Wc banish our anger forever When we laurel the graves of dead.' " our Con fated l'apll. On one occasion the Prince of Wales had a hearty laugh at a Hindu school boy in Madras. The youngsters had been drilled into the propriety of say ing "Your Royal Highness" should the prince speak to them, and when the heir apparent accosted a bright eved lad and. pointing to a prismatic compass, asked: "What is this?" the youngster, all In a flutter, replied: "It's n royal compass, your prismatic high ness." Hew H. Wen Her. "If I were a man." she said, "yon would not And me here today. I'd De away, fighting for my country." "If yon were a man," he replied, "you wouldn't find me here today eith er. I, too. would be away fighting for my country " After that all he had to do was to gain papa's consent." Cleveland Leader. The bogs raised In Cape Colony are like the razor-backs of our south.em itatei. London coroners are sticklers for their rights. A box held at a railroad station recently, owing to the railroad officials having lost the waybill, was opened, .though It was consigned to a Hamburg museum, and the body of a young woman and two skulls were found inside. The young woman was a mummied Peruvian and the skulls were prehistoric, yet the coroner of the district insisted on holding inquests on both mummy and skulls unless the museum people would have them removed. Women seldom live to be 100 years old; they linger around 30 too long. He Mere "Ordinary Sleepers. Borne time ago the Pullman Com pany, as an experimental measure. In troduced "Ordinary" sleeping car ser vice on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail road between Baltimore and Newark, and Pittsburg and Chicago. The re sults to the Railroad Company were very gratifying, but subsequently It was ascertained the Pullman Company was not In position to furnish this class of equipment to all roads oper ating Pullman cars east of Chicago and St Louis, and to allay any friction that might result from this inequality of service, the Pullman Company re quested the Baltimore and Ohio Rail road to resume the standard cars pre viously In service, which will be done commencing April 10. V. 8. Patent Once Baslaess. Patents are granted for Inventions In many instances that have never been tested, but are theoretically oper ative and practical. In a recent deci sion by Judge Morris in the court of appeals of the District of Columbia occurs the following: "There is a great difference between inoperativeness and imperfection. It is well known that many Inventions were extremely crude in their incep tion, and it is not always easy to rec ognize the original conception in the perfected device." As a rule inventions are not born perfect and the evolution of important Inventions and Industries is highly interesting. Where two or more in ventions contribute to the perfection of a machine or art each has rights that will be respected by the courts The following is one of the claims allowed to C. H. Connelly of Fort Madison, la., for a combined lock and seal in which a key cannot enter the lock without breaking the fragile seal: A lock casing, a latch-bolt therein, a lock bolt engaging said latch-bolt, a seal box within the casing engaged by the lock-bolt and a seal In said seal box registering with the key hole of the lock casing. Printed matter containing interest ing information sent free. THOMAS G. ORWIG & CO.. Solicitors of Patents. Des Moines, la., May 6, 1899. In Russia no person Is permitted to marry after the age of eighty, and only five marriages are permitted. 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For children teething, soften the Ruma, reduces Canimitloa.alUyipaln.curea wlndcollc 23cabottIa Dr. John Duncan Quackenbos, emer itus professor of Columbia university, asserts that hypnotism may he em ployed not only to alleviate pain in some cases which he thinks is about all there is to Christian science hut that It may also be used to reform criminals and to remove criminal tendencies through "suggestion." He instances some cases where he has cured boys of the confirmed habit of cigarette smoking by this method. 500,000 FAMILIES RELY ON PE-RU-NA. W. H. B. Williams, publisher of Tho Farmers' Industrial Union, in a recent letter to Dr. Hartman says: "I have used Pe-ru-na as a family medicine for several years. I find it of especial use for myself. I have had several tedioii3 spells with systemic catarrh and before j using re-ru-na i nau ineu socru . Mr. W. H. B. Williams. Columbus. O. other remedies with little or no suc cess. But In Pe-ru-na I found a prompt and sure cure. I always keep the remedy which promptly relieves any attack of the same malady. "My wife also uses Pe-ru-na. She finds It of especial use for severe spalls. to which she is subject We always keep it In the house as a family medi cine. We think It an excellent remedy for the various ills to which children are subject especially climatic dis eases. Address Dr. Hartman, Colum bus. Ohio, for a free book on- family medicine. ii 7 i V ' " " Stomach, constipation, aUoliver and tude. It Is an excellent Kerve Tonic. Sena lor tree sample ana a tree iiiusiraieu no page uw ui receipts etc., and send your Fvmptoms and don't take any subftftute they mar 11 will send it by return mail prepaid. lOcts., and 25cts., pestege prepaid. A coffee house should make a maa rich, declares Ylctor Smith in the New York Press. The finest Santos can be bought for 19 cents a pound, Maracai bo for 25 and Mandheling Java for 33. The largest demi tasse in the city res taurant holds a trifle less than two ounces of the beverage; but suppose we call it two. That would give us sixty-four half cups to' the gallon, or 12S to two gallons. One pound of berries roasted and ground will make easily two gallons of drink, and at 10 cents a cup the profit is anywhere between $12-47 and $12.61 per pound, or about 400 per cent w OMEN are assailed at to their sex. Every mysterious ache or pain is av symptom. These distressing sensations will keep on coming ss!?ss properly treated. The history of neglect 's wasted figures of nine tcnths of our women. every one of whom may receive the invaluable ad vice of Mrs. Pinkham, without charge, by writing to her at Lynn, Mass. Miss Lula Evans, of Parkersburg, Iowa, writes of her recovery as follows: Dear Mrs. Pinkham I had been a constant sufferer for nearly three years. Had inflammation of the womb, leucorrhcea, heart txomble, bearing-down pains, backache. avsa. J&&&SU VcJTIrV wrrv -)y-r ii irTrsr s more, E. Pinkham 's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash a sure cure for leucorrhcea. I am very thankful for your good advice and mrd'ein" " -A HAND SAW IS A GOOD THING, BUT NOT TO SHAVE WITH." SAPOLIO IS THE PROPER THING FOR HOUSE-CLEANING; It is equally as important to be sure you are wrong before backing out as it is to be sure you are right before going ahead. What "KaUoaalnes Are. "Kalsomincs" are cheap temporary preparations manufactured from ,chalks, clays, whiting, etc., and ar3 stuck on the wall with decaying ani mal glue. They bear no comparison with Alabastine. which Is a cement that goes through a process of setting, and hardens with age. Consumers, in buying Alabastine, should see that the goods are in packages and properly labeled. Nothing else i3 "Just as good" as Alabastine. The claims of new imitations are absurd on their face. They cannot offer the test of time for durability. Dry plates are all well enough in a photograph studio, but mniisters do not think favorably of them in churches. Arc Ton Vlne Allen's Foot-Kane? It is the only cure for Swollen, Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet. Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder to be sha!;en into the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoo Stores, 25c Sample sent FREE. Ad dress, Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y. We are told that the cat has nine lives and we are ?nclined to believe it spends eight of tbcm in vocal cul ture. Hairs Catarrh Cor. Is taken internally. Price, 73c. Some people seem to know every thing except that fact that they don't know how much they don't know. Shirt Bosonn Should always l dried before starching. JtSi Jav nsjdo twentv ,:,ini,to lcfore ironing. AH grocers hell "Fnultless Starch," IOc. A man may dodge the earthly collec tors, but he must pay the debt of na ture as lie goes. 9IS.OO Per Week. We will pay a salary or $15pcrweek nnd expanses for man with K!g to introduce Per fection Poultry Mlxtiireanrt Inject IVstroy er In the country. Allress with stamp. Perfection Mfg. Co., Parsons. Kansas. The best friend ou have on earth is a better friend to himself than he is to you. Piso'a Curo for Consumption is our only I medicine for conglis mm cold. Mrs. (5. Beltz, 439 8th Ave., Denver, Co!., Nov.S.SS. Few men are born leaders, but lots cf them grow up and become drivers. Coo'm Conch n-ilara ! th oldest and I est. It will lric up acolilqrilcker tbau an t bins else. It Is always rcllible. Trr lt- Although the gas meter never fails to register, it isn t allowed to vote. Brnarr cf Fr.itnl nvory mkc" lirril ImltuC .r an-l counterfeit erf. I."lc t for ulotlltif h n vim ak for Cacati'ts Cai:rty Cathartic. .Ml drus;!4ti, lUc. :3c. 50c. Truth lies at the bottom of the well and anglers never go there to fish. Turtle OH. A healing antiseptic fur cnt. burn and i round. Lots of animated thinkers a-e poor talker3. xrrazzzjzzzza REV. L. L. CARPENTER, Wabash, Ind., is President of the Bethany Assembly at Brooklyn. Ind. He is perhaps the most prominent clergyman in the Christian Cuurch to-day. He has dedicated about 500 churches and laptised 7000 converts. Ho writes. "It affords me great pleasure to rive mv testimony as to the efficiency of Dr. Kay's remedies. Dr. Kay's'Lung Balm is the very best cough, cold and throat remedy that I ever used. I have also received great benefit from the use of Dr. Kay's Renovator. My son had for years been greatly afflicted with the piles; he commenced the use of Dr. Kay's remedies and experienced relief almost from the first. We have no words to express our thankfulness for the benefit we have received as the result of useing these remedies. I take great pleasure in commending them to the suffering'." L. L. Carrenter, Missionary and S. S. Evangelist, Christian Church. Dr. Kay's Renovator. 1 m It is a perfect renovator of the whole system. It is the very best remedy known for Rtomach troubles, indizestion, dyspepsia, catarrh of the kidney troubles, and to overcome effects we will give you free advice. If druggists say is 'Mutt as good," for it has no equal; Price 2;Vts., and 81.00 or six for 15.00. DR. B. J. Kay medical CO., oaratoga j...iijjiiiiiiiiiij Dr. Charletoa M. Lewie, the aew Emil Sanford professor of English at Yale, is the youngest fall professor la the faculty. His age Is 33. He has not been a prolific author, his only published work belns a Ph. D. thesis in 188 on "Foreign Sources of Modern English Versification, with Special Reference to the So-Called Iambic Lines of Eight and Ten Syllables," published both in this country and in Germany. Throughout the world there arc 672 known volcanoes, 270 of which are active. every turn by troubles peculiar written in the worn faces and WOMEN WHO MEED MRS. 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